Results tagged “supremecourtjustice”

  • Still on the subject of Philly's violence problem: Mayor Street and top law enforcement officials said yesterday that the attitude in the city needs to change before the violence will stop - meaning, more witnesses have to find the courage to step forward. Probably true, but... well, that's easy for you to say.
  • Have you happened to notice, walking the streets of our fair city, the occasional odd plaque seemingly sunk into the blacktop of the street, saying something about Toynbee? Well, you're not crazy; we've seen them, too, and in fact, Philly's got more than a dozen of them, and may actually be the birthplace of the phenomenon, although they can be found in cities all over the world. Nobody knows for sure who makes them or what they mean, but for more information, as well as for pictures and various crazy theories about the tiles, check out sites like Toynbee.net and ResurrectDead.com.
  • - It's official, Philadelphia's annual Fourth of July celebration on the Parkway will feature Lionel Ritchie and...U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito? Frankly, we're a little disappointed the former Commodore and the Justice aren't going to be doing a duet. (For a full-listing of events for the week long celebration, visit the America's Birthday website). (Via)

    Justice Sunday III came and went in Philly yesterday, and Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum had the chance to rub elbows with darlings of the religious right like Jerry Falwell. After Senator Santorum's shimmy to the left on issues like Intelligent Design and the death penalty, Phillyist wondered if he would continue to reach out to those not in his conservative base.

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