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During his meeting with members of City Council yesterday, Willie Brown said he regretted calling for the strike at 3 a.m. "I regret calling [the strike] the time I did," he said after the meeting. "But I don't regret the strike."
And in other SEPTA strike news, the union is apparently considering a "revised offer" from SEPTA. Might the strike end by the evening rush hour, and perhaps more importantly, does the "revised offer" give in to some of the union's demands, which will pretty much require commuters to open up our checkbooks to cover increased costs?
Three men held up an armored car at a TD Bank in Abington Township. No word on how much the thieves wrangled from the car.
There's any number of words you could use to describe Local 234 President Willie Brown, but this one says it all: "the most hated man in Philadelphia."
The fire on the R5 train this morning was not strike related sabotage. The cause of the fire is officially listed as electrical.
We hope you voted yesterday. If you didn't, you have no right to complain (at least about the officials who were up for election) until the next cycle. Notable winners include Chris Christie in the NJ gubernatorial race and Judge Joan Orie Melvin in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court election.
Iceman Cliff Lee didn't have his lights-out stuff last night, but it was good enough as the Cardiac Kids v. 2.0 forced the World Series to a Game 6 with an 8-6 win. It'll be Pedro vs. Horseface on Wednesday.
Fortunately, Philly got some measure of victory over New York yesterday, as the Eagles trounced the New Jersey York Giants, 40-17.
A police chase in Southwest Philadelphia ended with a violent crash. Two men were taken into custody.
SEPTA riders, prepare to get screwed by the Transit Workers Local 234 union if an agreement between SEPTA and the union is not reached by week's end. (Like local columnist Doron Taussig, we're sure the union's choice of timing for a potential strike—to coincide with the World Series—is pure coincidence.)
The Germantown Groper has struck again. The perverted bastard fondled a 16-year-old girl on Germantown Avenue near Gowen yesterday at around 8 a.m.
It looks like the Piazza at Schmidts is canning their $15 all-you-can-drink screenings of Phillies' games for the World Series, thanks to a shooting incident there during the Phightin's' NLCS win last week.
Could independent New Jersey gubernatorial candidate Chris Daggett actually affect the election, in favor of Jon Corzine?
The arrest total from the other night's NLCS win celebrations: 49. We think that's a surprisingly low number. Of course, just wait and see what happens if the Phillies win the World Series.
Dawn Stensland's contract will not be renewed at Fox29. Kerri-Lee Halkett will resume the role for the 10 PM newscast.
Hate those long lines to catch the Broad Street Line from Citizens Bank Park? Well, SEPTA is putting extra trains on the tracks for after tonight's Game 5 of the NLCS.
Local investors putting up a bid for the have upped their offer by $20 million.
Matt Lauer was awarded with Temple University's Excellence in the Media Award today.
And speaking of last night's game, check out this "Dewey Defeats Truman"-esque headline that was posted on MLB.com before last night's game was even over. FAIL. (Via Preston & Steve.)
We suspect that the Eagles got the memo that the Raiders would be an easy win. They just didn't read the part that said they'd still have to show up and actually play some football to get it.
A 21-year-old West Chester University student was found dead, shot in the face, in North Philadelphia. Police are questioning the student's boyfriend.
As you can tell from being outside, crappy weather is hitting us. Well, there's more to come. It's even going to snow in the Poconos. Gah!
The District Attorney's office will seek the death penalty for four people charged in connection with the Rian Thal-Timothy Gilmore murders.
Could revitalization be around the corner for Philadelphia? Some experts suggest that post-recession housing trends will have people moving from the suburbs back into cities.
In other happy sports news, the Eagles announced a $500,000 grant program to assist local animal welfare organizations. Among the recipients of grant money will be our friends at PAWS, who will receive money to support the construction of a low-cost spay and neuter facility in the city.
McFadden's at Citizens Bank Park is hosting a Game 4 Watching Party tonight starting at 5 PM. You can sign up for the VIP list here. Darren Daulton and Glen Macnow will be taping a radio show from 4 PM-5 PM as well.
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This: At 8:42 this morning, an otherwise unidentified male who may have been a track inspector was struck and killed by an inbound R3 train near Melrose Park. The R2 (Warminster), R3 (West Trenton) and R5 (Lansdale/Doylestown) lines going beyond Fern Rock are all suspended at the moment due to the accident, which SEPTA is politely calling "police activity" on its website.
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[Ed. note: We originally ran this post last week, before the SEPTA strike was, as we reported this morning, officially upon us. Now that the strike is in effect, we are running this post again to clarify, for those of you who may have missed it the first time, some of the inevitable questions about which services cease during the strike, and which don't.]
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Despite all signs—and threats by Governor Rendell to really put the screws to both SEPTA and TWU Local 234—pointing to a SEPTA contract resolution without a work stoppage, the drivers' and mechanics' union has called a strike.
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How are you feelin' this morning, Philly? We're feeling a little banged-up, like maybe we drank a little too much and stayed up a little too late last night. Wonder how that could've happened...
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