Community Action Groups Shut Down Center City, Protest Gov. Corbett
When Governor Corbett comes to Philly, he does so with good reason. Like, say, he speaks with the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce, the one group in Southeastern Pennsylvania that may still support his budget priorities. That’s what happened yesterday at the Prince Music Theater—and protesters from several community action groups were ready for his...
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DAILY GRINDER: Pat Toomey for VP? “Very Unlikely”
Cardboard can't even run for office! Senator Pat Toomey told the Express Times, a newspaper in the Lehigh Valley that it is “very unlikely” he will be the vice presidential nominee, noting, “We’ve got a deep bench. We’ve got a lot of people that would bring a lot to a national ticket.” There’s a “your momma” joke somewhere in there,...
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Gov. Tom Corbett Protests Begin at 4 p.m.
Don't edit my blueprint for human extinction! Tom Corbett is in town today for a meeting with the Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce (who, by the way, have marketed themselves in the past as being not as evil as the U.S. Chamber; they have no affiliation) at the Prince Music Theater at Broad and Chestnut in Center City. Meeting him will be a horde of...
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Occupy Philly May Day Protests End in Two Arrests
Yesterday’s Occupy Philly’s May Day celebrations promised—through the animated depiction of UC Davis campus Police Lt. John Pike’s head ripped off and spouting blood like a Kill Bill action sequence—closing down banks throughout Philadelphia. That was at least the thought at 12:30 yesterday afternoon when a crowd gathered at the Wells Fargo branch at...
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WATCH: Occupy Philadelphia and Police Clash at Wells Fargo
Occupy Philadelphia protested around Center City today with the intention of taking their word to Philadelphia’s banks. While they were shouting obscenities regarding all banks (some the banking structure, in general), Wells Fargo seemed to be the main culprit. This is likely due to the School Swaps deal the bank infamously made with the Philadelphia School...
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May Day Poster Depicts Decapitated Police Officer
Occupy Philadelphia protesters, and perhaps others, are making their case to join their in-progress May Day celebrations by email and on a website today, called MayDayPhilly.com. On that site is the schedule of operations and two images, one of the Monopoly guy being pulled down from a Wall St. statue ala a precious-metallic Saddam Hussein in Baghdad, circa 2003....
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DAILY GRINDER: Islamic Groups Offer Reward for Burqa Thieves
An organization representing dozens of Philadelphia Muslim congregations is offering $20,000 to help catch the burqa-wearing thieves who’ve been terrorizing and robbing Philly-area banks. Some Islamic leaders believe the crimes “could make Muslim women the targets of mistrust or even violence.” While the original details of the crimes appeared on anti-Islamic...
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Romney in Town Tonight; Tax Day Protests Tomorrow
This is what happened the last time Romney was in town to raise funds. Mitt Romney will be in town tonight for the fourth annual Tri-State Tax Day Summit at the Franklin Institute, beginning at 6:30 p.m. He’ll be there to address the Independence Hall Tea Party Association, who say they are holding the event to discuss Tea Party principles of low taxes, less...
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Security Guards Rally for Unionization at Love Park
State Rep. Cherelle Parker (D-Phila) speaks at a Love Park union rally. When Verell Rhyne’s wife suggest the couple move from Memphis, Tenn., to her native Philadelphia, he agreed. Rhyne, a security guard, figured that in a pro-labor city such as Philly, he’d get a good union job. Not so. “I knew security guards made more here,” he says. “That was my...
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Philadelphians March, Make Statement on Trayvon Martin Killing
By Ryan K. Smith On Friday, at a quarter after seven, it was Philadelphia’s turn to make a statement on the Trayvon Martin killing. “It’s time for us to come together for something right,” said Nuwriy Abdul of North Philly. A reported 8,000 people running the gamut of age and ethnicity gathered together and marched from 30th Street to Love Park waving...
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