I had two stories and a couple briefs in today’s Metro, including news of the arrest of a teenager who allegedly duct-taped a tabby cat now dubbed Sticky. The North Philadelphia teenager who was arrested for allegedly wrapping a cat in duct tape lost both his father and brother to street violence in the last [...]

I contributed to one and grabbed a byline on another in a small package for Metro on talk of closing Philadelphia post offices in response to lagging volume. With mail volume down, jobs dwindling and the highest deficit in agency history, technology has brought the United States Postal Service into its darkest days. Read the [...]

A city-state-federal policing partnership criticized as threatening the civil rights of immigrant populations in Philadelphia was the focus of a short brief I had in today’s Metro, following a brief interview with state. Rep. Babette Josephs following a press conference in City Hall. Read it here. I wrote a fairly large profile of Josephs for [...]

I covered for Metro Philadelphia the political battle between my alma mater Temple University and another alumnus Rep. John Taylor, who is pushing to hold back a $175 million appropriation for the school because of a closed hospital. Nathaniel Nnadiugwu says he feels like there’s nothing he can do about a political fight between Temple [...]

I reported on a wrongful termination suit and received a double-byline, front-page story in today’s Metro in Philadelphia. [He] wears women’s clothes because he says they better show off his feminine features. Read the rest here. The Metro story has been kicked offline, but you can find coverage in the Inquirer here. Pick up a [...]

For free daily newspaper Metro Philadelphia, today I covered a press conference and related fallout from Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter warning of the Plan C budget he says he’ll be forced to introduce if two provisions aren’t passed by the state legislature. I wrote a main brief on Nutter’s use of political theatrics: framing the [...]

Pick up a copy of today’s Metro Philadelphia, in which I have a story. Unfortunately, it’s currently not online. Metro, the international newspaper group with a successful outlet in Philadelphia, recently dropped AP content. Though they still use Reuters and other wire services, losing the largest means perhaps more opportunity for interested freelancers. So I [...]