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  • July 2008

    • Manhole Cover Thieves Hit Streets of Philadelphia

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Jul 23, 08 8:47 AM CDT

      Manhole Cover Thieves Hit Streets of Philadelphia

      These days you have to watch your step in Philadelphia. The City of Brotherly Love is suffering from an epidemic of manhole-cover theft, as rising scrap metal prices have led to a 2,500% increase in stolen covers and grates. Thieves are selling the covers for $5 to $10 at junkyards, reports the New York Times, and some streets now have so many orange cones marking off danger zones that they look like a slalom course. More »

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      Philadelphia  • theft  • steel  • metal prices  • iron

    • Philly Anchor Charged With Hacking Co-Worker

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jul 22, 08 12:19 PM CDT

      Philly Anchor Charged With Hacking Co-Worker

      Former comedian and KWY-TV anchor Larry Mendte probably isn’t laughing now. He’s facing a felony charge for hacking into ex-co-anchor Alycia Lane’s computer and doling out information—including bikini photos—to gossip columnists and blogs, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. “The charges are unprecedented,” Lane’s lawyer for a separate wrongful-termination suit says. More »

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      scandals  • Philadelphia  • gossip  • Alycia Lane

    • Dog Tale Has Happy Ending

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jul 18, 08 12:41 PM CDT

      Dog Tale Has Happy Ending

      Two Philly cops engaged in an intense chase yesterday, using their cruisers and their feet as they took to the streets in pursuit of a fugitive, Inquirer columnist Jill Porter reports. The hour-long hunt ended with the apprehension of a terrified youngster and moved one of the arresting officers to say, "We've got to find her a home." The runaway is … a puppy. More »

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      police  • dog  • Philadelphia  • adoption  • Philadelphia police  • Animal Control

    • Rat's Nest of Urban Politics Behind Philly's 'Big Stall'

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jul 17, 08 3:50 PM CDT

      Rat's Nest of Urban Politics Behind Philly's 'Big Stall'

      Lamenting the lack of progress in another urban redevelopment project, Karen Heller takes aim at the Pennsylvania Convention Center expansion in the Philadelphia Inquirer . The Center expansion has been in the works since 1993, spurring numerous building demolitions, but few new constructions: in short, North Broad Street, advertised as a coming “avenue of the arts” is closer to “the Boulevard of Parking.” More »

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      Pennsylvania  • Philadelphia  • budget  • Ed Rendell  • real estate development  • urban revitalization  • urban development

    • One for the Books: Ben Franklin Weds Betsy Ross

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jul 4, 08 1:23 PM CDT

      One for the Books: Ben Franklin Weds Betsy Ross

      Betsy Ross married Benjamin Franklin last night at Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, in what probably seemed to many onlookers as a bit of historical fantasy in honor of July 4th, the Inquirer reports. But this was not acting: The couple was Linda Wilde and Ralph Archbold, two of Philadelphia’s most popular historical impersonators, who just happened to get married in character. More »

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      Philadelphia  • America  • Michael Nutter  • impersonator

    • Philly Guides Seek Liberty From Licensing Law

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Jul 3, 08 10:40 AM CDT

      Philly Guides Seek Liberty From Licensing Law

      Three tour guides in the cradle of democracy are taking the city to court over a law they say tramples on their constitutional rights, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer . The law compels Philadelphia guides to pay a fee and take a test to get a tour license—and the plaintiffs argue the requirements violate their First Amendment right to free speech. More »

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      Philadelphia  • First Amendment  • Constitution  • tourists  • freedom of speech

  • June 2008

    • Proposed Philly Mega-Skyscraper Rivals US' Best

      newser  |  Philadelphia Daily News  |  Jun 20, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      Proposed Philly Mega-Skyscraper Rivals US' Best

      Philadelphia took a step toward entering America's mega-skyscraper club today, the Daily News reports, with a city councilman introducing zoning legislation for a building that, at 1,500 feet, would eclipse Chicago's Sears Tower. Plenty of bureaucratic hurdles remain for the proposed American Commerce Center, including retooling the city's planning commission.  More »

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      real estate  • Philadelphia  • mayor  • skyscraper  • Michael Nutter  • development

    • Fake Airline Has Philly Giggling

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 6, 08 7:44 PM CDT

      Fake Airline Has Philly Giggling

      An ad for "Derrie-Air" airlines made Philadelphia readers the butt of a publicity joke today, the AP reports. The owner of two newspapers and an ad agency revealed that the airline—which claimed to charge passengers by weight, and be carbon-neutral—was cooked up to prove the power of advertising. And it's generating online buzz aplenty, a media company says. More »

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      airline  • newspaper  • Philadelphia  • weight  • hoax  • advertisements

    • Drivers Pump Less, Run Out of Gas More

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 2, 08 3:05 AM CDT

      Drivers Pump Less, Run Out of Gas More

      Strapped-for-cash drivers hit by rocketing gas prices are putting less in their tanks and gambling on having enough to last the week—but many don't make it. C alls to AAA for help from out-of-gas drivers in Philadelphia have doubled since prices began to spiral, AP reports. More »

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      gas prices  • Philadelphia  • fuel  • AAA

  • May 2008

    • Scouts Dig In for Philly Fight Over Gays

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  May 28, 08 9:09 AM CDT

      Scouts Dig In for Philly Fight Over Gays

      The Philadelphia chapter of the Boy Scouts of America is locked in a legal battle with the city over the group's refusal to enroll gays. Philadelphia gave the Scouts an ultimatum to quit their historic city-owned headquarters—or pay a new fair-market annual rent of $200,000. The Scouts have responded with a federal civil rights lawsuit and are digging in for a long battle, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • civil rights  • Philadelphia  • gays  • Boy Scouts of America  • United Way

    • Flyers' Exit Extends Philly's Title Drought to 100 Seasons

      newser  |  Sports Illustrated  |  May 20, 08 2:30 AM CDT

      Flyers' Exit Extends Philly's Title Drought to 100 Seasons

      The Flyers’ elimination from the NHL playoffs was more than the end to a hockey season in Philadelphia—it was the 100th consecutive season to see one of the local teams came up short of a championship. “Fans have been conditioned for failure,” suggests Sports Illustrated , which chronicles the 100 worst moments in Philadelphia sports since the city last raised a banner in 1983. More »

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      MLB  • NBA  • NHL  • NFL  • Philadelphia Flyers  • Philadelphia 76ers  • Philadelphia Phillies  • Philadelphia  • Philadelphia Eagles

    • Cop Stomp Video 'Worse Than Rodney King'

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 9, 08 8:22 AM CDT

      Cop Stomp Video 'Worse Than Rodney King'

      Authorities have ordered 13 Philadelphia police officers involved in the videotaped beating of three black suspects off the streets, AP reports. The video shows the suspects being kicked, punched, and hit with nightsticks while appearing to offer no resistance. Rev. Al Sharpton compared the incident with the videotaped beating of Rodney King in Los Angeles. More »

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      Philadelphia  • Al Sharpton  • police department  • assault weapons

    • Philly Cops Caught on Tape Stomping Suspects

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 7, 08 4:51 AM CDT

      Philly Cops Caught on Tape Stomping Suspects

      A TV news helicopter has filmed six Philadelphia police officers repeatedly kicking and punching three suspects pulled from a car. The city's police commissioner said it "does not look good," but emphasized that the department "won't rush to judgment." Philly cops have been on edge since an officer was shot dead during a robbery on Saturday, he said, and one suspect is still being hunted. More »

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      police  • Philadelphia  • police brutality  • cop killer  • police officer  • taped beating

    • Philly Best for Young Grads

      newser  |  MSNBC  |  May 1, 08 8:29 PM CDT

      Philly Best for Young Grads

      Cheesesteaks aren’t the only things luring young people to the City of Brotherly Love, MSNBC reports. A survey by Apartments.com and Careerbuilder that factors in the cost of apartments, job opportunities, and the number of 20-somethings, puts Philadelphia—$962 for a one-bedroom compared with $1,520 in NYC— atop its list. The rest of the top 10: More »

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      Los Angeles  • Chicago  • New York  • Detroit  • Boston  • Philadelphia  • Atlanta  • housing  • Houston  • Dallas  • Phoenix  • Generation Y  • college graduates

  • April 2008

    • Philly Museums Save Painting From Wal-Mart Sale

      newser  |  Philadelphia Inquirer  |  Apr 24, 08 12:24 PM CDT

      Philly Museums Save Painting From Wal-Mart Sale

      The saga over the sale of Thomas Eakins' The Gross Clinic came to an end yesterday when the Philadelphia Museum of Art announced it had raised enough money to cover the $68 million price tag. Eakins' painting of an operation in an anatomical theater was almost bought by Wal-Mart heiress Alice Walton, but it will now remain in Philadelphia after a last-minute scramble for a competing bid, writes the Philadelphia Inquirer . More »

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      art  • Wal-Mart  • painting  • Philadelphia

    • Obama Clashes With Philly Pols Over Payouts

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 11, 08 2:44 PM CDT

      Obama Clashes With Philly Pols Over Payouts

      Barack Obama has been expected to do well in Philadelphia in this month's Pennsylvania primary, but a test of wills between his campaign and local party bosses might jeopardize his chances. The Philadelphia political scene has a long tradition of "street money"—payment to Democratic operatives who dispense $10, $20, and $50 bills to those who help get out the vote. But Obama's people won't pay up, writes the Los Angeles Times . More »

  • March 2008

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