Philadelphia-based reporter, editor and videographer for The Associated Press. Owner of a very bad cat. Puzzle fiend. With a passion for all things Philly, except cheesesteaks and overblown stories about Eagles fans throwing snowballs at Santa.
Occasionally she takes photos and blogs them here and on Instagram (katmath13).
On Sundays, she blogs The New York Times crossword here and at www.crosswordkathy.net.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
Union agrees to bargain to help save Philly newspapers
The union representing journalists at Philadelphia’s two major newspapers said Thursday that it will bargain a new contract to help prevent the troubled company from being liquidated.
Local investors buy Philadelphia newspapers for $55M
A group of powerful local business leaders announced Monday that it had bought Philadelphia’s two largest newspapers from hedge funds for approximately $55 million, a fraction of what investors paid for them in 2006.
