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Philadelphia City Council ‘Pretty Much Shot Our Load’ When It Comes To School Funding

06/18/2013
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Philadelphia City Council ‘Pretty Much Shot Our Load’ When It Comes To School Funding

Yes, I am immature. But it’s good to see that City Councilmen Bill Green, Bobby Henon and Kenyatta Johnson caught the double entendre when Council President Darrell Clarke noted that the legislative body “pretty much shot our load” on various measures designed to raise funding for the city’s public schools. Go ahead. See for yourself.…

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Dear Bicyclists, When Part Of A Bike-Safety Event, Don’t Ride Like Maniacs

06/18/2013
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Dear Bicyclists, When Part Of A Bike-Safety Event, Don’t Ride Like Maniacs

From the Fox affiliate in Washington D.C.: Wednesday evening last week just before nightfall, an estimated 600 people gathered for a monthly meet up in Dupont Circle called DC Bike Party. “Our goal is to have a good time, help other people have a good time and to be safe,” said Lia Seremetis. She is…

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Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CDXL

06/17/2013
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Hit-and-Run America, Vol. CDXL

An ongoing collection of unsolved hit-and-run cases, with a focus on car/pedestrian incidents, from across the country since Jan. ‘010. If you know something about any of these incidents, or one that I’ve missed, do the right thing and call the police, even anonymously. 3830. Somerset, Mass. June 14. 65-year-old man who used a motorized…

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Don’t Rush To Judgement About The Guy Who Attacked Medics And Tried To Steal A Fire Truck After Getting Hit By A Car [Update]

06/17/2013
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Don’t Rush To Judgement About The Guy Who Attacked Medics And Tried To Steal A Fire Truck After Getting Hit By A Car [Update]

It’s not likely news to you that I got hit by a car in 2008. If it is, please refer to this link. Fast-forward to today, when the quirky Philly news can be summarized by the headline of a story I wrote: Man struck by car on Boulevard near Germantown attacks medics in ambulance, tries…

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The Goodyear Blimp Traveled Over Louden’s Playground On Sunday

06/16/2013
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The Goodyear Blimp Traveled Over Louden’s Playground On Sunday

While it was likely en route to Merion for NBC’s coverage of the US Open golf tournament, I prefer to think that the Goodyear blimp just wanted to get some footage of Louden playing at the William Penn Charter school playground on Father’s Day.

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Here Are Two Of The Nine ‘Twerkin at 3am in Philly!’ Videos Uploaded to YouTube Today

06/16/2013
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Here Are Two Of The Nine ‘Twerkin at 3am in Philly!’ Videos Uploaded to YouTube Today

Twerkin in front of cars. Twerkin in front of cars. Twerkin on top of cars. Twerkin on top of cars. The possibilities, endless. Twerk it.

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