KESWICK THEATRE FRI., APR. 6 @ 8 PM & SAT., APR. 7 @ both 5 & 9 PM During these shows, patrons are respectfully requested to bring non-perishable, non-glass food items to benefit Philabundance, www.philabundance.org, an organization dedicated to providing hunger relief in the Delaware Valley. A collection bin will be in the lobby throughout the week and all are welcome to contribute during regular box office hours.
Hoping Against Hope, Rescue Teams Work To Unearth George Washington’s Slaves; ‘Unlikely Anyone Still Alive,’ Says Expert; ‘You Gotta Believe,’ Says Mayor*
BY JOSEPH SLOBODZIAN OF THE INQUIRER Calling it the first step in “digging for the truth,” Mayor Street and National Park Service officials this morning broke ground for the memorial to the first presidential residence – and to the slaves who lived there serving the first president.”We’re digging for the truth about the start of this country and the great tragedy of slavery, which affects everything we do in this country today,” Street told a crowd of about 150 at the corner of Sixth and Market Streets on Independence Mall. Street then climbed into the cab of a green track […]
Philly Pretzels Sent To War On Terror, Army Hoping To Render Taliban Sluggish And Couch-Bound With Warm Doughy Goodness
Some US troops in Afghanistan are getting a taste of Philly courtesy of a South Philadelphia soft pretzel company. A picture of 13 US Air Force members in Afghanistan, armed with automatic weapons and soft pretzels, is now on display in the front entrance of Federal Pretzel Baking Company. The general manager of the store, Richard Bezila, says he sent a box of pretzels earlier this month to Master Sgt. Larry Polettie of Delaware County (front row, left), who is serving in Operation Enduring Freedom: “With it being a fresh product I had no idea what would happen.” So did […]
3,300 Years Old, Boy King Still Puts Asses In Seats
That King Tut can sure draw a crowd. In just over six weeks the Franklin Institute’s Tutankhamun exhibit has attracted 616,000 visitors. That’s already 13,000 more than the fascinating Body Worlds exhibit, which ran there from October 2005 to April 2006 and which was previously the most well-attended traveling exhibit in the city’s history. [Via Dan Gross]
BUSH TO CONGRESS: Blow Me
WASHINGTON – Flexing their political muscle against the White House, Democrats in the House and Senate are insisting that President Bush’s top aides describe their roles in the firings of eight federal prosecutors on the record and under oath. A House committee was to vote Wednesday to authorize subpoenas for political director Karl Rove and other administration officials despite Bush’s declaration a day earlier that Democrats must accept his offer to allow the officials to talk privately to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, but not under oath and not on the record. Would he fight Democrats in court to […]
HIZZONER ’07: Idle Hands Are The Devil’s Plaything
Mayoral candidate Tom Knox amused observers in a City Hall courtroom yesterday when the businessman whipped out an emery board and began filing his nails, according to an e-mail sent to us from the courtroom. The well-groomed Knox attended a hearing regarding U.S. Rep. Bob Brady‘s status on the May primary ballot. He and state Rep. Dwight Evans are supporting a challenge over Brady’s financial-disclosure forms. [Via Dan Gross]
GUNCRAZY 2: Cops ‘Put Down’ Gun-Wielding Motorist
Philadelphia police last night shot and killed a man who allegedly pointed a handgun at officers after a traffic stop in Kensington.The confrontation — the fifth deadly shooting involving police this year — occurred about 9:30 p.m. near Cambria and Rosehill Streets. Police late last night were poring over the scene and did not divulge many details of what happened. Some witnesses, however, said the shooting occurred after a white Plymouth sedan heading east on Cambria was pulled over just past Rosehill, in front of a brick rowhouse. The driver exited the vehicle with a gun in his hand, they […]
GUNCRAZY: 8-Year-Old Suspended For Toy Gun
An 8-year-old girl who took an authentic-looking toy gun to school in Delaware County on Monday will be suspended for 10 days, police said yesterday. The girl, a third grader at Highland Park Elementary School in Upper Darby, thought the gun was real, township Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. She took it because she knew her older brother would not be able to walk her home from the bus stop that day, as he usually did, Chitwood said. “She’s afraid to walk home from the bus stop alone, so she takes this gun with her for protection,” Chitwood said. INQUIRER: […]
MONOPOLY: TV Fans Chafing From New Backdoor Assault, Decry Lack Of A Courtesy Reacharound
Comcast Corp. is giving some viewers a little agita by pushing HBO into its more expensive digital-cable tier just weeks before The Sopranos begins its final season.The change doesn’t sit well with some customers, who see it as reducing their service or forcing them to pay more for channels they already have. “I guess the thing that bothers me is, the service is bad and rates keep increasing,” said Alan Letofsky, one of many customers who recently received a notice from Comcast saying they would need a digital-cable box to keep HBO, which telecasts The Sopranos. “We just don’t want […]
ELEPHANT 3: Baltimore Tells Stampy To Bacdafucup
The Philadelphia Zoo’s three African elephants will not move to the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore, which announced today that it has delayed the expansion of its elephant habitat and would not be able to accommodate Petal, Kallie and Bette this spring as planned. Officials at the Philadelphia Zoo, which is closing its elephant exhibit, said they are working with the Association of Zoos and Aquariums to find another home for the animals. Dulary, the Philadelphia Zoo’s Asian elephant, is still scheduled to move to the Elephant Sanctuary in Tennessee, most likely in April. INQUIRER: Alas, The Great Philly-Pachyderm Assimilation Experiment […]