Entries from Phillyist tagged with 'dui'
July 28, 2008
Former Atlantic City mayor Robert Levy has been convicted of lying about his Vietnam War service record to collect additional benefits. Less trash, fewer arrests, and less traffic have Jersey Shore merchants down. Seriously? Sure, tourism is important, but so is peace of mind. The city burns from below and Chinatown loses power this weekend while the mess is cleaned up. A Delaware man learns that if you're about to be busted for a......
Continue Reading "Yo, Philly in the News"July 17, 2008
The Philadelphia area is under an excessive heat watch through Sunday. In response, the Philadelphia Senior Center, in conjunction with Comcast-Spectacor, will give away 300 fans on a first-come, first-served basis this morning. The Daily News examines how an alleged DUI killer's outrageous MySpace page is not exactly helping his case. (What a freaking idiot.) The city's Board of Revision of Taxes meets at 10AM today to vote on the Actual Value Initiative, a plan......
Continue Reading "Yo, Philly in the News"July 3, 2008
Philly International will not see a great reduction in number of flights this fall, unlike other major cities like Las Vegas and Chicago. If you're counting on that trip to Vegas paying the heating bill this winter, better head out there now. Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey will hold six town hall meetings in July. Each public meeting will focus on particular neighborhoods, and residents will be asked about local problems and suggestions on making......
Continue Reading "Yo, Philly in the News"August 12, 2007
Londonist are starting to think their city is getting just a little bit too expensive, when even Christian Slater can't afford to go out there. And there's no escaping, as local singer Lily Allen discovered when she was barred entry to the US. The British mapping agency caused further bad karma, by blocking a 3-D representation of London in Google Earth. But the smiles returned to Londonist's faces as they interviewed Baroness von Reichardt,......
Continue Reading "Across the Ist-A-Verse"July 26, 2007
If you're famous and melting down this week, you're in good company. Such good company, in fact, that we've devoted the entirety of today's "This Week in Celebrity" to celebrity meltdowns. Thanks to Jessica for the inspiration! ...Lindsay Lohan: Last week, we swore we'd never trust Lindsay Lohan again. Here's why: Lohan was booked last week after a Memorial Day drunken-driving incident, but released almost immediately on bail. Only a few days later, and not......
Continue Reading "This Week in Celebrity Trainwrecks..."May 6, 2007
There's so much going on across the Ist-a-Verse that it's almost impossible to keep track these days. Fortunately, we do it so you don't have to! Londonist took a walk through Oliver Twist's London, thanks to a gorgeous map layer for Google Earth. They also caught up with modern-day fictional London, with the Fantastic Four and 28 Weeks Later. It was a week of insanity over at DCist. They started the week off with......
Continue Reading "Across the Ist-a-Verse"January 4, 2007
...Rejection: If he read the blogs, he'd know that she's not a firecrotch. Her esthetician makes sure of that. (Via The Superficial.) ...Holy Crap! He's a scrawny guy, but we still wouldn't be happy if this happened to us. (Via Popsugar.) ...Reconciliation: Hell, as a heterosexual female, this Phillyist would want her back, too. (Via Hollywood Rag. ...Coverage: That is the sound of a thousand erections vanishing. (Via Popoholic.) ...Rude: Another category Paris Hilton......
Continue Reading "This Week in Celebrity..."October 5, 2006
The Daily News has an almost excessive amount of coverage of Monday's bizarre murders of five Amish school girls in Lancaster County by a seemingly mild-mannered 32-year-old milk truck driver, who subsequently killed himself. In more disturbing gun-related deaths, two Philly police officers have killed themselves in three days. And as we pass the 300 mark on the number of homicides in Philly this year, the state House of Representatives soundly rejected the last bit......
Continue Reading "Yo, Philly in the News"March 9, 2006
...Divorce: David Hasselhoff's estranged wife, Pamela Bach, filed for a restraining order against the former Baywatch star, following allegations of domestic violence. The presiding judge did not issue the order, but strongly reccommended the two stay apart. We have no real opinion on this matter, since the only thing we think of when we hear Hasselhoff's name is this video. (Via The Associated Press.) ...Illegal Activity Kept Quiet With Hush Money: Tara Reid is on......
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