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The city budget crisis threatens the only domestic violence shelter in the city.

We told you last week about an upcoming vote to increase the Delaware River bridge tolls and PATCO fares. As expected, the vote was approved today, and starting September 14, tolls will go up $1. PATCO fares will also rise by 10 percent. In September 2010, we can expect to see another $1 increase and an additional 10 percent for PATCO fares. This increase will affect the Commodore Barry, Walt Whitman, Ben Franklin, and Betsy Ross bridges, as well as the PATCO high-speed line. For more information, visit the DRPA website.

Another new writer today, folks. Please help us welcome Don Montrey, who is a comedian and a writer. He has no criminal record as far as you know.

Photo from the Ben Franklin Bridge walkway. Photo by author, SkyscraperSunset.com, November 25, 2007....

...this time from below. Photo by author, SkyscraperSunset.com, October 5, 2007....

...this Phillyist walk across the Ben Franklin Bridge.

Looking east from 10th Street in Chinatown, with the Ben Franklin Bridge in the distance.

Once in a while, our awesome skyline adds a little variety by changing the lighting scheme on a whole bunch of buildings. Our four tallest skyscrapers - One and Two Liberty Place, the Mellon Bank Center, and the Bell Atlantic Tower - will spend their October nights wearing bright pink in support of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

The shift normally happens on October 1st, but since it falls on a Sunday this year, we wouldn't hold our breath. In addition to the skyscrapers mentioned above, the usual cast of characters includes City Hall, the Inquirer Building, the Hyatt Penn's Landing, One South Broad (PNB), the Ben Franklin Bridge, and street level lighting of the National Constitution Center. Last year, Camden City Hall even jumped in the mix, and ever the showoff, the new Cira Centre sported a 300 ft. pink bow, created entirely by its facade lighting. We'll have our eye out for new participants this fall.

October's not the only month to expect a change. During the last few years we've seen green buildings late in the football season, red near Valentine's Day, and of course, red, white, and blue for the 4th of July.

Phillyist appreciates the effort, but the coordination between buildings has been inconsistent in the past. Let's see if they can work as a team this October.

We see dead people. You might too, considering you can't swing a dead cat in Philadelphia without hitting someone with a ghost story. Professional ghost hunters like the Philadelphia Ghost Hunters Alliance probably never have a shortage of haunted sites to investigate. But you don't have to be a professional or go on a tour to find the spirits -- you simply need to know where to look.