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Back from last week's detour on the sunshine train is your regularly scheduled hot jerk injection.

• As we mentioned last night, Jim Johnson, former Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator and NFL coaching legend, died yesterday. Johnson, 68, was battling melanoma.
• Employees of the city's Northwest Transfer Station, which compacts trash to be shipped to landfills, have alleged that they were discriminated against based upon their race. Lawrence "Lonnie" Powell explains that he had to ask permission to go to the bathroom and was not permitted to use a bathroom just feet away that white employees were able to use without permission.
• A city audit of the Philadelphia Parking Authority is going to show that the agency is top-heavy with managers, spends its money in an unorganized way, and is not cooperating with the city regarding an explanantion as to who receives free parking passes to park at the airport. PPA spokeswoman Linda Miller said that there is a lot in the audit that the agency "adamantly disagrees" with.

Happy morning, everyone! As it's Thursday, we're now down to the final balloting hours to send Shane Victorino to the All-Star game. Cast away, little ones. As it turns out, Carlos Beltran of the Mets will be out of the game due to injury, and since Cholly is the team's manager, he may be able to finagle Victorino onto the roster regardless of whether or not Shane wins the Final Vote. But that doesn't matter; it's PRIDE people! But really, let us know in the comments, did Mayor Nutter show up at your door to ask you to vote for Shane?


• A swim club in Huntingdon Valley allegedly kicked a group of campers out of their pool based on race. The camp had set up prior arrangements to use the pool throughout the summer, but once the campers arrived, things got heated. There were allegations of racial comments made by club members and a week later the club sent the check back to the camp without a reason for the refund.
• Updates on Rian Thal: The neighbor, who was arraigned earlier week, has been arrested. Police are still looking for the man who left the apartment after the shootings and they still believe it's a robbery gone horribly awry.
• Not really Philly related, but the third Oscar Mayer died on Monday night. It's really not a good time to be famous, anymore. We plan on eating eight bologna sandwiches for lunch in his honor.

Hey there, Philadelphia. How 'bout those Phillies? Did any of you see the slaughter that was the 22-1 game last night over the Reds? Hot dawg. And we're playing them tonight and Wednesday, too!

• Philadelphia's elected officials are up for a five-percent cost-of-living-adjustment raise. Mayor Nutter and 19 cabinet members and commissioners will give back their raises.
• Tony Blair spoke at the University of Pennsylvania yesterday. Blair's speech focused on faith and its ability to bring people together and humanize them.
• Four people remain in the hospital after suffering injuries as a result of a taxicab jumping a curb Wednesday night on Broad Street. The cab was trying to avoid hitting a car that was trying to merge onto Broad Street near Spruce Street.

Freshness: we has it, in the form of neighborhood food co-ops.

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City Solicitor Shelley Smith told the Committee of Seventy that she agrees with her predecessor that the ordinance that enacted the Deferred Retirement Option Plan for employees of city government does not disqualify elected officials.

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In a move that stumps us over here at Phillyist, since the veto period is over and the bill is officially enforceable, Mayor Nutter is scheduled to sign the ban today. This strikes us as somewhat unnecessary and, if the Mayor reads the papers, a quiet statement of independence. We reported on Tuesday that, in lieu of legislation making its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the city stands to lose millions in funding for enacting its own ban. Here's to hoping someone in City Hall realizes this, and then does something about it. The people may have already had their last chance to chime in on the budget, but a city under budget pressure like ours should be careful about maintaining its eligibility for state-sponsored infrastrcture funding.

Doesn't get dirtier than the Schuylkill, boat or no.

Sure we want more, but we're Philly, i.e. we know they'll choke.

CineFest/Philadelphia Film Festival time is upon us, and some reviews, including a few of local-based documentaries, are in.

We are drumming Japanese, we really think so: The Kyo Daiko performers bang the drums.

We're really bad about using Amazon for everything, but we're going to try really really hard to be better. Losing Robin's made us die a little inside.

We're with Isaiah: tell us about some young white Christian kids moving in Kensington and we get twitchy. But turns out they're really the real deal.

Who is causing all the fires in Coatesville? Theories abound, but answers are still elusive.

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