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January 8, 2008
Hakim Glover, the cousin of the man who allegedly killed Officer Chuck Cassidy, pleaded guilty yesterday to charges of hindering apprehension and obstruction of justice. Glover is accused of helping his cousin flee to Florida. The Convention Center expansion project was halted on Christmas Eve when the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia obtained an injunction ordering wrecking crews to stop work. The preservationists want to save the two small but historic Broad Street buildings......
Continue Reading "Yo, Philly in the News"April 4, 2007
The Daily News has an amusing article about how fans let nothing stop them from enjoying yesterday's Phillies home opener - even inconvenient little things like the fact that the Phillies lost. One guy came even though the game was the same day as his pregnant wife's due date. Commonwealth Court upheld Philly's much discussed limits on campaign contributions on Monday, but Chaka Fattah said he would appeal the ruling, which would bring the......
Continue Reading "Yo, Philly in the News"March 9, 2007
The latest on Philly school district problems: unless it receives lots more funding from city and state (which is just as unlikely as it sounds), it'll need to make $67 million in program cuts next year. Despite the grim outlook, the district says it will have a preliminary plan for a balanced budget by Wednesday. The charter school movement could apparently take the brunt of the cuts. Meanwhile, in other school news, there was......
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