Little Miss Sunshine owes The Bee Girl a little cred and maybe some bank, and this song is much better than you remember. In fact, it’s quite splendid, really.
THE EARLY WORD: Onward Hessian Soldiers
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KILLADELPHIA: 9 More Since U Were Down The Shore
BY MENSAH M. DEAN & REGINA MEDINA As block parties and barbecues reverberated across Philadelphia over Labor Day weekend, so did something that is growing just as common in many neighborhoods: homicide. [wow, embarrassingly bad lede.] Eight people were slain from Friday through yesterday, while the death of a ninth person, whose remains were found stuffed in a duffel bag in her home, was being investigated, police said yesterday. A 20-year-old man was shot in the head yesterday morning in an alley adjacent to the M. Hall Stanton Elementary School in North Philadelphia. The man, whose identity was being withheld […]
QUESTION THE PARKING AUTHORITY: Darren Finizio Has A Few Questions For THE MAN
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KILLADELPHIA: 4 More Dead Since U Went To Bed
Four more persons were killed early today in separate and apparently unrelated shootings on the streets of Philadelphia. Two of the shootings occurred in West Philadelphia, one in 3800 block of Haverford Avenue and the other in the 6100 block of Callowhill Street. Another shooting took place near 31st and Norris in Strawberry Mansion and yet another was in the 600 block of E. Wishart Street in Kensington. The incidents occurred between approximately 3 and 4:30 a.m. There were no immediate arrests and homicide detectives continued to investigate. [via INQUIRER]
SUDS: Supreme Court Re-Considers Six-Pack Sales
INQUIRER: The state Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether Pennsylvanians will be able to walk into their local grocery or corner store and pick up a six-pack of beer along with toilet paper and a carton of milk. The case grew out of a central Pennsylvania chain’s long-running attempt to capitalize on the state’s arcane liquor laws and sell six-packs at one of its convenience stores. A victory for Sheetz Inc. could produce new profits for such chains and supermarkets. It could also mean major competition for the hundreds of traditional beer distributors. They worry that customers will stop […]
REAL ESTATE: A Skycraper Grows In West Philly
The University of Pennsylvania and Brandywine Realty Trust will announce plans today for a dramatic residential, commercial and hotel project on 30th Street. The 14-acre Cira Centre South project, which includes a 40- to 50-story office tower on Walnut Street and a 25- to 30-story residential tower on Chestnut Street, will be developed by a partnership of the university and Brandywine, which is based in Radnor. Penn president Amy Gutmann said in an interview yesterday that the project would help unite University City with Center City and provide a gleaming “Gateway to the University.” The post office conversion and construction […]
ENERGY: Major Solar Plant Breaks Ground In Bucks
KYW: Ground will be broken in November for the 16?-acre plant at the base of Waste Management’s GROWS landfill in Falls Township.Tim Brown is a spokesman for Exelon, which is partnering with the German firm Epuron and SunTechnics Energy Systems. “We’re gonna have 17,000 solar panels, which is gonna result in the fourth largest solar project in the country.” Governor Rendell is hoping it will spur the legislature to pass his proposed energy independence initiative. “The impact of this for the environment is obvious.The impact for helping us free our dependence on foreign natural gas and oil is dramatic and […]
THE BREAKDOWN: The Clash Of Civilizations
BY M. EMANUEL For the sake of hip hop, on Sept. 11, make tracks to your local music spot, your iTunes, your friendly neighborhood Target store, or wherever you legally buy music and purchase two copies of Kanye West’s eagerly anticipated Graduation. Why two? Well, the extra copy will go a long way in assuring that Kanye wins round one of his faux-WWE Smackdown-esque showdown with Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson. The infamous date and ensuing hype surrounding the respective releases is to be expected, as West and 50 are considered in most circles as the two biggest rap stars in […]
PAPERBOY: “Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical” Edition
BY AMY Z. QUINN Like time, news waits for no man. Keeping up with the funny papers has always been an all-day job, even in the pre-Internets era. These days, however, it’s a two-man job. That’s right — these days you need someone to do your reading for you, or risk falling hopelessly behind and, as a result, increasing your chances of dying lonely and somewhat bitter. Hey, we know how it is — so many words to read, so little time to surf for free porn. That’s why every week, PAPERBOY does your alt-weekly reading for you, freeing up […]
KILLADELPHIA: 4 More Dead Since U Went To Bed
Police are investigating four different murders that occurred in Philadelphia Wednesday. So far, there is no one in custody for any of them. Around 8am, police found a 28-year-old woman dead at 524 West Hill Creek Drive, in the Hill Creek Housing Complex in the Crescentville section of the city. Investigators aren’t sure if she was shot or stabbed. At about 10:30am, police responded to Conlyn Street, near Old York Road in the Fern Rock section, where they found a 30-year-old woman dead from multiple stab wounds. The third victim died just after 2pm at the Hospital […]
GREETINGS FROM ASBURY PARK: ‘Baby This Town Rips The Bones From Your Back, It’s A Death Trap’
BY DAN DELUCA OF THE INQUIRER For me, growing up an hour down the Garden State Parkway in Ventnor, Asbury Park was a place to escape to, a destination where there was a music scene, unlike the rest of the culturally barren Jersey Shore. We made pilgrimages to the still-active Stone Pony in hopes of catching a Springsteen pop-in. Sometimes, we hit the jackpot. Others, all we got was Gary U.S. Bonds. But when I drove there on a hot Sunday afternoon in July — stopping on the way into town at what seemed like the loneliest Starbucks in the […]