Getting to Know: American Babies

June 21, 2011   Leave a Comment  

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The perfect soundtrack for a cross-country summer road trip

“The Art of the Steal” — Philly hijacks classic suburban museum

March 5, 2010   Leave a Comment  

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Blast sits down with director Don Argott

Student sues over airport detainment

Feb. 11, 2010   Leave a Comment  

College student Nicholas George, of Montgomery County, Penn., sued the federal government yesterday for detaining him at Philadelphia’s airport, according to the Washington Post. George claimed that three Transportation Security Administration officers, two Philadelphia police officers and two FBI agents violated his constitutional rights to free speech and freedom from unreasonable seizure. According to CNN, [...]

We The Kings beatdown in Philly

April 27, 2009   7 Comments  

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We The Kings crew members get in confrontation with Philadelphia police.

Vintage in Blue

April 1, 2009   1 Comment  

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It all began with a girl who had nothing to wear. Liza Goncalves was hosting MADD Sports on BET, and she had resorted to cutting up old jerseys to create dresses for her onscreen wardrobe.‚  “It was out of necessity because there was no fashionable sportswear for women,” Goncalves said. “I thought there must be [...]

Heaviest snow of the season coming to NYC and Philly

Jan. 8, 2009   Leave a Comment  

State College, Pa. — AccuWeather.com — A large swath of snow will stretch across the northern third of the nation later Thursday through this weekend from a fast-moving “clipper” storm. This storm is found in southern areas of British Columbia and Alberta today and will dive southeast bringing a large area of 3 to 6 [...]

Philadelphia’s Spectrum to be demolished

July 15, 2008   Leave a Comment  

There has been speculation for some time, but now it seems official, the Spectrum in Philly will close at the end of this year and be demolished. The arena is 42-years old. "This has been one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make," said Ed Snider, Comcast-Spectacor’s chairman. "The Spectrum is my baby. [...]

Philadelphia: 100 Seasons without a winner

May 19, 2008   2 Comments  

In case you missed, and judging by the amount of people that have sent me the link to the Cnnsi.com story you haven’t, Philadelphia is officially a town that hasn’t had a pro sports championship in 100 seasons. The 76ers won in 1983, and all four teams have now gone winless in their last 25 [...]

Perry Diary: Iverson’s return to Philly

March 20, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Allen Iverson returned to Philadelphia for the first time on Wednesday night, and I was one of the people in the sold-out Wachovia Center. Here’s my diary from the evening: For the last week my friends were asking me if I would ‘boo’ Iverson. I really thought I was going to. His attitude about practice, [...]

Source: McNabb wants to stay in Philly

Feb. 10, 2008   3 Comments  

A source close to Eagles Quarterback Donovan McNabb recently told me that the embattled star “absolutely wants to stay” in the City of Brotherly Love. McNabb told ESPN in a recent interview that he thinks they should bring more star-caliber talent into the Eagles’ the roster. Many think that he is just saying all the [...]