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Rich Grouse as FAA Moves to Reroute Jets

Residents of tony suburbs fight plan to decongest air traffic

Aug 12, 08 3:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wealthy Northeasterners are fighting FAA plans to decongest air traffic by rerouting jets, sending them over many upscale suburbs, reports USA Today. The FAA says it can cut delays by 20% and save airlines $285 million by fixing routes around New York and Philadelphia, but the rich and politically connected... More »

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New York City • FAA • Greenwich • Philadelphia • air traffic • Federal Aviation Administration • airplanes • Westport, Conn.

APPRECIATION

 'Girls Just Want
 to Have Fun'
 Scribe Dies

Hazard, 59, best known for writing Lauper hit

Aug 7, 08 1:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Philadelphia music icon Robert Hazard, best known for writing the Cyndi Lauper hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun,” died at the age of 59 on Tuesday from cancer complications, the Philadelphia Daily News reports. "He was one of the biggest local performers ever," Hazard's former... More »

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music • obituary • Philadelphia

 Philly Loves Hump Day

Center City Sips trades Fridays for Wednesdays

Aug 6, 08 5:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Wednesday is the new Friday in Philly, even if Thursday isn’t the new Saturday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Confused? A coordinated set of happy hours called Center City Sips has made hump day the evening for urbanites to socialize before they head out of town for the weekend. "... More »

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Philadelphia • bars • happy hour • hump day

Girl's Death Moves Philly Mayor to
Tears, Fury

Suspends 7 in uproar over starved teen

Aug 5, 08 12:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Philly mayor Michael Nutter was visibly enraged today as he announced the suspension of seven city social workers who failed to prevent the starving death of a young girl, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. Nutter was responding to a grand jury report that found the negligence of caseworkers abetted Danieal Kelly’... More »

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Health and Human Services • bureaucracy • starvation • Philadelphia • child neglect • Michael Nutter • city government • Danieal Kelly

Manhole Cover Thieves Hit Streets of Philadelphia

Scrap metal prices result in 25-fold spike

Jul 23, 08 8:47 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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theft • Philadelphia • iron • steel • metal prices

 Philly Anchor
 Charged With
 Hacking Co-Worker 

Mendte dished gossip to media from co-anchor's computer

Jul 22, 08 12:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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’... More »

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Philadelphia • gossip • Alycia Lane • scandal • Larry Mendte

 Dog Tale Has
 Happy Ending 

Vigorous chase leads to heart-melting

Jul 18, 08 12:41 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

OPINION

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

Many demolitions, huge budget, no benefits

Jul 17, 08 3:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

One for the Books: Ben Franklin Weds Betsy Ross

A history-based love is consecrated in Philadelphia

Jul 4, 08 1:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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America • Philadelphia • Michael Nutter • impersonator • Ben Franklin • Betsy Ross

Philly Guides Seek Liberty From Licensing Law

Test requirement violates First Amendment, guides argue

Jul 3, 08 10:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

Proposed Philly Mega-Skyscraper Rivals US' Best

1,500-ft. tower would top Sears; Chicago, New York plan taller

Jun 20, 08 4:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Fake Airline Has
 Philly Giggling 

'Derrie-Air' vowed to charge passengers by the pound

Jun 6, 08 7:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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newspaper • weight • Philadelphia • airline • advertisements • hoax

 
 Drivers Pump
 Less, Run Out
 of Gas More
 

Philly AAA calls double as drivers run out of gas

Jun 2, 08 3:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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. Calls 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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fuel • Philadelphia • gas prices • AAA • Ben Franklin Bridge • The Nielsen Co • Courtesy Patrol

 Scouts Dig In
 for Philly Fight
 Over Gays 

Battling city over eviction for barring gays

May 28, 08 9:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Philadelphia • civil rights • US Supreme Court • United Way • gays • Boy Scouts of America • atheists • Cradle of Liberty • Shelley R. Smith

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

City of Brotherly Love has been trophy-less since 1983

May 20, 08 2:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Cop Stomp Video
 'Worse Than
 Rodney King' 

Philly officers ordered off streets amid furor

May 9, 08 8:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Al Sharpton • Philadelphia • police department • Charles Ramsey • videotaped beating • Sgt. Stephen Liczbinski • Internal Affairs • assault weapons

 Philly Cops
 Caught on Tape
 Stomping Suspects 

City's cops on edge as hunt for cop killer continues

May 7, 08 4:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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

 Philly Best for Young Grads 

City of Brotherly Love has many of New York's charms—but at a big discount

May 1, 08 8:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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—... More »

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

 Philly Museums
 Save Painting
 From Wal-Mart Sale 

Eakins will remain in city after museums match heiress' bid

Apr 24, 08 12:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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art • Philadelphia • painting • Wal-Mart • Thomas Eakins • Alice Walton

Obama Clashes
With Philly Pols
Over Payouts

Candidate won't pay 'street money,' riling local Democrats

Apr 11, 08 2:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Barack Obama • Pennsylvania • Philadelphia • Democratic Party • Democratic presidential primaries • Pennsylvania primary

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