The Phlog: The Rittenhouse Museum of Snowmen
This seven-foot snowman is just one of a slew of playful snow-creatures on display at Rittenhouse Square Park (Matt Petrillo).
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Miracle? SEPTA Says It Has Funds For Smart Cards
Find SEPTA’s fresh press release copy/pasted below, in full [Emphasis mine]: “SEPTA Board Approves Plan To Advance New Payment Technology” PHILADELPHIA, PA (January 27, 2011) – The SEPTA Board today approved a proposal that will allow the Authority to fund plans for fare modernization under the New Payment Technology initiative. The board...
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First District Candidates Respond To DiCicco DROP Bill
It took a few hours but two of the five non-incumbent candidates for Councilman Frank DiCicco’s First District seat – Service Employees International Union official, Jeff Hornstein, and former executive director of Cease Fire PA, Joe Grace – responded (separately, of course) to Frank DiCicco’s attempt to get out of DROP via legislation. [Emphasis mine] Jeff...
Continue ReadingDROP Everything: Is Frank DiCicco This Scared?
Councilman Frank DiCicco will apparently do anything to get out of DROP due to its ramifications that could result in the non-re-election of Frank DiCicco for Philadelphia’s First District. The Inky is reporting that he circulated a bill yesterday that “would allow him and other elected officials to exit the controversial DROP retirement program.” DiCicco...
Continue ReadingWATCH: PA House Goes Bonkers
Thanksgiving came early this year for the Pennsylvania legislature. According to WGAL, “shouting, profanity, and accusations” began at the State House in Harrisburg after Republicans accused Democrats of “gumming up the gears of government” through a wave of amendments to bills. Majority Leader Mike Turzai wasn’t happy, so Republicans forced through...
Continue ReadingSecond Chance: On Vick’s Endorsement
The Eagles’ season is over – and you’re depressed about it – but Quarterback Michael Vick’s endorsements have begun, after a more than 3-year hiatus. First it was Woodbury Nissan, now it’s Unequal Technologies, a sports gear company whose shock-absorbing padding Vick sported after his rib injury against the Redskins: It’s unknown at this time how...
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The Phlog: City Hall Sleet and Silhouette
The South Broad Street entrance of City Hall shows that a nasty mixture of snow and rain coupled with bitter winds forced some Philadelphians to either stay inside or bundle up (photo: Matt Petrillo).
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Sadness: Casey and Toomey Can’t Find Seats Next To Each Other At State Of The Union
Boo fucking hoo: After talk of small steps toward phony bipartisanship through Operation Seat Cushion, all it came down to was Pennsylvania’s U.S. Senators likely being too polite to ask Michele Bachmann to move down for fear of being called a socialist or getting thrown under the Tea Party bus, of which Bachmann is both a metaphorical and physical driver! Either...
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Will You Join The Great American [Toilet] Paper Boycott?
The Great American Paper Boycott is a cause begun by environmentalist and musician Lloyd Hart as a way to halt deforestation in the United States. (Note to self: Please save the Highlander/Ghostbusters 2 jokes for later.) Hart’s been on an environmental conquest since he lost his father to complications related to radioactivity 30 years ago. In 1987 he...
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