DAILY GRINDER: Another Unrelated Incident Leads to Pot Arrest

CoverPW-dicePhiladelphia firefighters responded to a West Philly fire yesterday afternoon and found “at least 100 marijuana plants in the house,” with a growing room taking up the entire second floor. That’s at least three police/fire incidents which have led to the discovery of marijuana growing and/or selling in less than a month.

Black Madam news: She allegedly used “silicone from Thailand” and Krazy glue—with a “K”—to perform cosmetic surgery on peoples’ butts at so-called “pumping parties.” And a doctor testified at her trial that silicone particles were found on an exotic dancer’s lungs, which could have killed her. And here the dancer had been promised getting mystery liquid pumped into her behind while leaning on a dining room table in Germantown was 100 percent safe!

Eagles Quarterback Michael Vick is getting married in Miami.

North Philadelphia residents testified against a zoning change that would prevent older buildings in Kensington from being converted to multi-family dwellings, suggesting it’s because she, Sanchez, lives in the area. “The councilwoman has not imposed any plans in other neighborhoods that are part of her district — only in the Norris Square area,” said Diana Quiñones, no relation, at Council.

Mayor Michael Nutter appointed Jamira Burley, former chairperson of the Philadelphia Youth Commission, as its executive director.

The Philadelphia Catholic Church’s secret archives show a memo to Msgr. Lynn noting an “effort to prevent the legislature from extending the deadline for purported victims of sexual abuse by priests to file lawsuits against the church.” Prosecutors are using this memo and others to accuse Lynn of lying about being in the dark about sexual abuse of minors.

Slime Dick Morris says Bob Casey will lose to Tom Smith in the Pennsylvania race for U.S. Senate.

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