Thursday sputters

• Post-election bits
  
  The Inquirer summarizes all the results (with 99% or so in) here, and the Daily News discusses the low turnout here (without noting that it was 50% bigger than predicted). An Inky editorial ruminates on what we can learn from this election here, and Ray Murphy offers his own take here (which jibes with mine).
  
  
  
  • Mayoral
    
    
    
    1. IT'S NUTTER, BY PLENTY (from Wed) -- summary of the challenges ahead
       
       
    2. Mayor-elect calls for civic service
       
       
    3. Nutter looking for a few good recruits: He asks biz, civic leaders to join his administration to help resurrect city
       
       
    4. Nutter, Council showing love
       
       
    5. Editorial | Mayor-Elect Nutter's Mission
       
       
    6. YPP: You Elected Michael Nutter
    
    
  • Judicial
    
    
    
    • McCaffery, Todd give Dems the high court -- will be worth watching Supreme Court activities to see what changes
    
    
  • Council
    
    
    
    1. Still no winner in Oh-Kelly Council race -- second Republican seat shows a difference of dozens (Oh ahead) with thousands of provisionals and absentees to be dealt with.
       
       
    2. Council vote tally may take 2 weeks
    
    
  • Suburbs and other
    
    
    
    1. Suburbs tighten up -- closer races, but nothing changed hands
       
       
    2. GOP keeps control in Delco
       
       
    3. AAJane: A Few More Election Notes
       
       
    4. NJ: Wet or dry? Three towns decide
  
  
• Other news
  
  
  
  • Pitch for I-80 tolls leaves them cold (Northwestern PA)
    
    
  • Society Hill condo plan advances: Washington Square's Dilworth house would be partially razed.
    
    
  • CityPaper: The Unbearable Plight of Wireless-less-ness: WiFi Philadelphia was supposed to be the best thing ever. So far, it's not. Is there hope?
    
    
  • Schools interim CEO coy about applying for permanent job
    
    
  • AAJane: A Few Updates on Veterans Legislation
    
    
  • Opinion: A waterfront challenge -- Matt Ruben says give the new riverfront plan a chance
    
    
  • YPP: Temple Workers are Organizing (from Jobs with Justice)
    
    
  • Two from Albert: first, he placed in a citywide photo contest (yay!), and second, he notes the unique gargoyles that will be lost when a neighborhood firehouse is demolished in the near future.