Thanks for Four Years of Awesome
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Blogged Around Philly: Farewell Edition
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- On Saturday night, off-duty police officer Frank Tepper shot and killed 21-year-old William Panas, Jr. during a large street brawl in Port Richmond. Now there are some serious questions about whether the shooting was justified, and whether Tepper was drunk when it happened.
We knew we loved Stu Bykofsky for a reason.Byko is with us on the whole "cyclists should have to follow the rules of the road like the rest of us" thing. Honestly, why is this even controversial?- National Sudoku Championship officials have stripped third-place winner Eugene Varshavsky of his prize from last month's tournament after an investigation and "re-test" of Varshavsky's sudoku skills made it appear that he had cheated in the tournament.
- We hate pigeons as much as anyone. (They're rats with wings, and please stop feeding them.) But we've got to say, using them for target practice is going a bit far, even for us.
- With the Dad Vail regatta leaving town, city officials are considering whether they can start up a new race, or lure an existing one to Philadelphia to replace the Dad Vail.
- The Flyers fell into a 5-2 hole against the Avalanche last night before trying to mount a comeback in the third period. They came up just short, though, losing 5-4.
- The St. Joe's hoopsters played DePaul tight in their Paradise Jam third-place game last night, but the Hawks let the game slip away in the final two minutes.
- Today's AccuWeather forecast: Mild and cloudy with morning drizzle, high of 58°. Cloudy tonight with a low of 44°. Also, eat fish.
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