Yesterday morning, we caught the Today Show interview with Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain Philadelphia Police officer Daniel Faulkner. She was being interviewed along with Philadelphia conservative radio talk show host Michael Smerconish about Murdered By Mumia, the book they wrote together chronicling her struggle after the death of her husband. Most people probably have never heard of Officer Faulkner, but most likely they have heard of the man convicted of his 1981......

Clearly in reaction to the whole dust-up around the potential sale of that Eakins' masterpiece by Thomas Jefferson University, Mayor Street is proposing strengthening Philly's historic preservation law in order to stop valuable art from leaving the city. Will Smith and Dr. J might own the Sixers by the end of the year. That kind of warms our hearts a little. The union and our favorite Philly papers have reached a tentative agreement on the......

NBC 10 election coverage Kudos to NBC 10 for airing a live election special Monday night dealing with the issues and candidates in the Delaware Valley. Steve Highsmith handles things like this very well, but co-anchor Tim Lake seemed like a lightweight sitting next to him. Among the highlights: conservative talk show host Michael Smerconish and Democratic analyst Rob McCord provided a nice right/left debate on some issues and tactics. WCAU really did their......