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| Philadelphia City Council Votes to Raise Property Taxes and Parking for School Budget |
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 by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/17/11 12:05 am | updated: 06/17/11 12:05 am |
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After a long day of deliberations, negotiations, and proposals, City Council ended the day around 8:30 pm settling on a $53 million package that includes a 4% property tax increase, an increase in Center City parking, and a $10 million appropriation.
Mayor Nutter is happy with this package despite it not including his 2-cents-per-ounce 'soda tax', the second year in a row it has been shot down. This made the beverage workers lobbying at city hall happy as well.
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| Weiner Hangs It Up |
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 by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/16/11 11:03 am | updated: 06/16/11 11:03 am |
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Embattled Rep. Anthony Weiner makes history this week. He becomes the first Congressman whose career was wrecked by indiscretions on Twitter.
Weiner, who mistakenly tweeted a photo of his underwear-clad erection last month and then lied to cover it up, has been under escalating pressure to quit as one embarrassing revelation after another came to light.
Most of the House leadership had already called for his resignation, and President Obama made a similar... Read More |
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| Ferris Wheel Death Legal Fight Begins |
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 by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/15/11 6:52 am | updated: 06/15/11 6:52 am |
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The parents of the 11-year-old girl who fell to her death from a Wildwood Ferris wheel have involved an attorney to communicate to the media. This appears to be the beginning of legal actions related to the death of their daughter Abiah Jones, an honor roll student visiting Morey's Pier on June 3rd.
For now, Jones parents suggest new safety measures. "We just want to make sure this doesn't happen to another child," Abiah's father Byron Jones said. The family's attorney has... Read More |
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| Philadelphia 2nd Dirtiest in New Poll |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/15/11 6:38 am | updated: 06/15/11 6:38 am |
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Travel and Leisure magazine released its list of America's dirtiest cities and reports that Philadelphia ranked No. 2 on its list. If you're scratching your head wondering who was dirtiest, number one went to New Orleans.
Voters in the 2010 "America's Favorites Cities" poll identified themselves as either residents or visitors. In each category, voters can rate a city on a scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the best.
According to visitors, Philadelphia ranked 34th... Read More |
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| Jones Family May Sue Over Morey Ferris Wheel Accident |
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by: iradioal - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/15/11 12:25 am | updated: 06/15/11 12:25 am |
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On June 3rd, 11-year old, Abiah Jones fell to her death from the Ferris wheel at Morey's Pier in Wildwood, NJ. She was on a school trip to the beach resort. At a press conference in Philadelphia on Tuesday, June 14, lawyers for the family said they were considering filing suit against Morey's.
She was alone in her car and about halfway up the 156 foot high wheel when she fell. There were no mechanical or operational problems found with the ride. The exact cause of the accident is... Read More |
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| Atlantic City Cranks Up The Sex Meter |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/13/11 11:46 am | updated: 06/13/11 11:46 am |
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Atlantic City or Atlantic Sexy? Right now there's an effort to attract new business and fight off competition from casinos in neighboring states. The emphasis: sexiness - designed to appeal to a younger - and more free-spending crowd.
Three casinos have bikini beach bars on the sand. Outside the gambling halls, there are a half-dozen strip clubs and a sex swingers/voyeurs club; The famous New York strip club Scores wants to put a branch in a casino and next month, Resorts Casino... Read More |
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| Camden Business Curfew Coming? |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/13/11 11:42 am | updated: 06/13/11 11:42 am |
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A business curfew for Camden is to be voted on this week.
The proposal is designed to curb drug-related crime, which Camden police say often occurs near after-hours eateries.
Every restaurant, retail store, and fast-food joint in the city's nine square miles would close from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays and midnight to 6 a.m. on weekends.
Exceptions to the curfew would be bars and taverns with liquor licenses and automotive services at gas stations.
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| Hardball on Independence Mall and Education |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/09/11 10:12 am | updated: 06/09/11 10:12 am |
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NBC's "Education Nation On the Road" tour made a stop on Independence Mall for a LIVE taping of "Hardball with Chris Matthews."
Among the guests were Mayor Nutter and his wife, Lisa, president of Philadelphia Academies, who spoke briefly about the struggle to get the community to reinvest in public education and prepare students for a changing job market.
Also featured were former U.S. Rep. Patrick Murphy and Montgomery County Commissioner James Matthews - Chris... Read More |
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| DROP is A Keeper |
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by: Rebel - Havertown, PA
started: 06/09/11 10:09 am | updated: 06/09/11 10:09 am |
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Deferred Retirement Option Plan. Council gave preliminary approval to keep DROP, but at a reduced cost. Police and firefighters would be exempted from some changes.
The final tally at the committee-level vote was 15-2 in favor of the plan.
Mayor Nutter, declined to say whether he would veto the bill if it receives final passage, which could come as soon as next Thursday.
DROP has drawn public ire because elected officials have enrolled - including some who signed up, ran... Read More |
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| Weinergate Just Keeps Growing |
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by: iradiotom - Philadelphia, PA
started: 06/09/11 8:06 am | updated: 06/09/11 8:06 am |
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| It's getting hard to ignore the swell of interest in this Weiner story. It's even harder to avoid the bad puns and double entendre. Weiner is of course, US Representative Anthony Weiner, who engaged in sexting X rated messages and photos to strange women. Weiner lied about it, but nobody swallowed, so he fessed up. Now the Weiner weiner pictures are floating around in cyberspace and Weiner watchers must see the Weiner picture. An elected public official gets caught in a juicy lie. Now, it... Read More |
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