Jen Dionisio

Recent Actions

• Posted Extra, Extra to Phillyist
  Tyler Perry is sending all of the kids who were turned away from the Valley Swim Club to Disney World. Taxi drivers protested against unfair tickets and fees this afternoon in Center City. Newly Democratic Sen. Arlen Specter and his Republican challenger, Pat Toomey, are virtually tied according to a recent poll. Two men killed in South Philly yesterday have been identified. Image via Flickr user c.d. harrison...
• Posted Extra, Extra to Phillyist
  The Broad Street Line groper has been caught... and he is only 14. A voodoo cleansing ritual administered in Camden County has left one person dead. A forum on homelessness in Philadelphia is being held tomorrow at the Independence Visitor's Center. Finally, in national news, President Obama has nominated a surgeon general. Image via Flickr user theducktest...
• Posted Extra, Extra to Phillyist
  Philly drivers rank among the worst in the country. Surprised? A teenager was killed last night while walking his dog in Darby. Police believe the shooting was random. The facility where a man plunged to his death in a vat of chocolate yesterday may not be up to code. The Philadelphia School District paid for its outdated computers to be recycled, yet they still ended up in a West African landfill. Oh, and on...
• Posted Extra, Extra to Phillyist
  Scary headline of the day: "Multiple States on Verge of Collapse," according to the Huffington Post. While the related article is a little less dramatic, it is noted that in Pennsylvania "state workers will receive only partial pay on July 17 and July 24, after which paychecks will be withheld entirely until the impasse is solved." Awesome. In other state-related news, earthquakes happen in Delaware? Who knew? A man was found dead this morning...
• Posted Extra, Extra to Phillyist
  Gary Kao, the radiation oncologist responsible for nearly 100 prostate cancer patients at the VA Hospital receiving excessive or insuufficient doses of radiation, has taken leave from Penn's med school. A man was charged today in the June 14th shooting of a city police officer. Fox News Philadelphia aired a disgusting segment on an army of cockroaches overtaking a block in Camden. A report shows that Philadelphians denied gun permits are increasingly going out...