Anthony Hennen

Anthony Hennen is executive editor of Philadelphia Weekly. He is managing editor of expatalachians, a journalism project focused on the Appalachian region. Previously, he was managing editor at the James G. Martin Center, a higher ed think tank in Raleigh, North Carolina. Anthony grew up on the Ohio/West Virginia border. @anthonyhennen.

Recent Articles from this Writer

Why Does City Hall Still Love Bobby Henon?

The tight ties in City Hall means sticking with the convicted
The sound of Heterosexuality

Shamir drops his 8th album
The fatal allure of national politics

Think locally, not nationally
Sonic expressions of The Wombats

Introspective "Fix Yourself, Not the World" a new phase
The Health Department Undermines Itself

The city's vaccine mandate is another instance of government overreach
The Districts Are Back

"Great American Painting" comes out February 4th
Of Economy and Crime

Rising violence threatens the local economy
The plague masks won’t save us

End the mask mandate and make it easier to get tested for COVID-19
Take the councilman to the clink

On Monday, politics-as-usual in Philadelphia got a gut-punch: A federal jury convicted City Councilman Bobby Henon and union boss John Dougherty of conspiracy and honest services fraud. Even if the […]
The Siren Song of Rent Control

Too many of our local elected officials are flirting with disaster by pretending housing supply won’t affect the cost of rent.
The landlord’s lament

The demise of the small-time landlord hurts affordable housing
The fatcat trial of the year

Corruption will be front and center in two upcoming trials involving Councilman Bobby Henon and union leader John Dougherty.
Small rules don’t fix big problems

It's not the bag ban itself that's bad. It's the long and arduous process of getting anything done in Philly government.
NFTs: A new art market

Philly artists find outlet in non-fungible tokens
Darrell Clarke’s crusade to keep rents high

Want to improve the life of the average person in Philly? Get rents and housing prices down.

Recent Articles from this Writer

Why Does City Hall Still Love Bobby Henon?

The sound of Heterosexuality

The fatal allure of national politics

Sonic expressions of The Wombats

The Health Department Undermines Itself

The Districts Are Back

Of Economy and Crime

The plague masks won’t save us

Take the councilman to the clink

The Siren Song of Rent Control

The landlord’s lament

The fatcat trial of the year

Small rules don’t fix big problems

NFTs: A new art market

Darrell Clarke’s crusade to keep rents high