Yo, Philly in the News

• The PA Gaming Control Board isn't handing out its two Philly slots parlor licenses until tomorrow, but Mayor Street has already picked one group he'd like to be a recipient: Planet Hollywood's Riverwalk Casino. That just happens to be the group with lots of local minority investors that plans to use city-owned land - and that's funding the New Years Eve fireworks display.
• The foot fetish guy has moved on to South Philly, but we've also got a description now: "thin, with a light to medium complexion, 5-feet-8 to 5-feet-10, with widely spaced, deep-set eyes and a light, salt-and-pepper beard." Call 215-685-3251 or -3265 if you've got any information on this creep.
• One 16-year-old boy had a really bad night on Saturday. He got arrested for gun charges, jumped out the window of the police HQ at Broad and Champlost Avenue, fell two stories - and got hit by a car. He's in critical condition.
• This Phillyist takes the PATCO train into Philly to work every day, but yesterday it took a little longer because a train in front of ours was forced to stop on the bridge when the front car began smoking (insert smoking ban joke here) due to a minor electrical problem. We're glad we didn't end up on that particular train, as passengers in the smoking car were asked to evacuate onto the bridge catwalk before being allowed to board one of the other train cars. Anyway, the train eventually made it into Philly without further incidents or injuries, and actually caused a longer delay to folks driving over the bridge than it did to those taking the trains, as police and fire department vehicles were called to the scene, forcing two bridge lane closures.
• Our very own Philadelphia International Airport has been ranked 7th healthiest for food alternatives amongst 13 of the nation's busiest airports by the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. This is the first year that PHL has made the survey, and considering that there are only 12 other airports on the list, our number seven rank puts us in the middle of the pack. But really, who goes to an airport and expects to eat healthy - especially the airport at the home of the cheesesteak?

Photo of a non-smoking PATCO train going over the bridge by Flickr user chrisinphilly5448