We haven't reported on Michael naming new officials in a while, so let's start with that. This week, Michael tapped attorney Rue Landau to be the next head of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. Michael announced an $8 million spending plan to help Philadelphia's homeless population. Michael defended the city's decision to raise the rent on the Boy Scouts' headquarters due to the organization's policy against homosexuals. Michael is pushing for stricter gun laws......

The closure of I-95 has taken a toll on some, but the road did indeed reopen this morning around 6:30AM, and it's expected to remain open during the more permanent repair of the cracked column that will soon follow, and which should take about a month. After that comes the really major work: "Replacing the whole elevated stretch of I-95 between Spring Garden Street and Cottman Avenue." A split three-member panel of the Philadelphia......