http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/philly/ en-us Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:24:04 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191831/posts Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C., the parent company of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com, has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection Sunday. The company says it is looking to restructure $390 million in debt and decided to pursue Bankruptcy Court following 11 months of negotiations with lenders. “This restructuring is focused solely on our debt, not our operations,” chief executive Brian Tierney told Philly.com. He said the filing would not affect the media company’s daily operations. Newspaper Guild president Dan Gross notified members about the filing in a letter. He asked members to stay calm and to still... msnbc http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2191831/posts#comment Mon, 23 Feb 2009 11:24:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2161098/posts The DOJ is suing the “New Black Panther Party for Self-Defense” and three of its members over what authorities allege was Election Day voter intimidation in Philadelphia. Filed yesterday in federal court in Philly, the lawsuit alleges that two men intimidated voters Nov. 4 by standing outside a polling place at 1221 Fairmount Ave. wearing party uniforms. The lawsuit seeks a court order barring party members from being deployed to, or displaying weapons at, polling place entrances. Panther Party chair Malik Zulu Shabazz told Fox News that the men were there to provide security because people wearing Nazi insignia had... Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 44th Estate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2161098/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:55:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160793/posts Good news: Someone in the Justice Department took the Election Day intimidation tactics of the New Black Panther Party in Philadelphia seriously. The DOJ filed an injunction today against the NBPP bullies over their billyclub-wielding thuggishness at a Philly polling place, which was captured on video: Remember? Michelle Malkin.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160793/posts#comment Thu, 8 Jan 2009 08:42:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124901/posts At least one voter has been observed voting twice even as a Philadelphia poll worker watched. Click here to view at ObamaHood.org Obamahood.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2124901/posts#comment Tue, 4 Nov 2008 19:21:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123717/posts Found in my corporate e-mail (corporate travelers get these kinds alerts in advance of travel, but usually they're just warning of transit strikes and the like): Severity: Warning Alert Security: Civil unrest possible late Nov. 4-early Nov. 5 after U.S. election results are announced. Avoid demonstrations. This alert affects United States. This alert began 28 Oct 2008 16:51 GMT and is scheduled to expire 06 Nov 2008 23:59 GMT. Event:Presidential electionDate: Nov. 4Location: NationwideImpact: Heightened security; possible civil unrest SummarySecurity forces are preparing for outbreaks of civil unrest after the results of the Nov. 4 presidential election are announced. Thousands... e-mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123717/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 18:13:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2122554/posts Sen. Joe Biden and Jill Biden will return to Pennsylvania to hold a "Change We Need" rally on Monday night, the eve of the election, in South Philadelphia. The rally will be held at Marconi Plaza on South Broad Street & Bigler Street. Doors open at 8:30p.m. This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required but an RSVP is strongly encouraged. Click here to RSVP Fox29 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2122554/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 15:33:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116952/posts Philly station banned by Obama/Biden campaign too? CBS 3 Philly is apparently also on the Obama/Biden ban list. The Pittsburgh Tribune Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116952/posts#comment Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:53:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110598/posts HBO and FOX will be covering this - we need to get as many people there as possible! Go to www.democratsforMcCain.com for more info. From: Frank Pinizzotto DemocratsforMcCain.com has finalized plans for a big event in Philadelphia this Saturday, Oct. 25th. HBO will be covering the Event for a Special they are doing. Several other media outlets will be there. The Event is from 11AM until 5PM. The start off point is The Constitution Center: Arch Street between 5th and 6th Streets in Philly. The Event is Called: McCain Brotherly Love - A Liberty Event. The Liberty Group will be... Democrats for McCain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2110598/posts#comment Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:31:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094292/posts Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen to rally for Sen. Barack Obama in Philly on Saturday -- for a last minute push to register rockers, young and old to vote. The concert takes place this Saturday and voter registration deadline is the following Monday. Pittsburgh Tribune Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2094292/posts#comment Tue, 30 Sep 2008 21:20:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092105/posts PHILADELPHIA—Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin takes her cheesesteak with Cheese Whiz and onions. The Republican vice presidential candidate made a brief campaign stop at Tony Luke's steak shop in South Philadelphia on Saturday evening. Wearing jeans and a beige raincoat, Palin greeted curious onlookers, signed autographs and posed for pictures before ordering two steaks to go. "Sarah, your steak is ready," a cashier said over the loudspeaker a few minutes after she ordered. As dozens of onlookers crowded around her, Palin headed back to the window to pick up the order. The cashier told her the order was on the house,... The Evening Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2092105/posts#comment Sun, 28 Sep 2008 01:54:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2090802/posts Here's a link to a video report on Sarah's visit to Philly. Not in this video, but shown on CBS3 TV, was video of her returning from jogging along the Schuylkill River today. http://cbs3.com/video/?cid=234 CBS3 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2090802/posts#comment Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:17:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031723/posts Beau Zabel, 23, came to Philadelphia from Minnesota six weeks ago, eager to experience urban East Coast living and to become a math teacher in the city school system. He found a place to live through roommates.com in South Philadelphia near the Italian Market, and took a temporary job at the Starbucks at Fourth and South Streets. He recently updated his page on MySpace.com, which proclaims his optimism: "Just waiting for life to begin." But his life ended about 1:30 a.m. yesterday, when police said Zabel was ambushed as he walked home from the midnight shift at the coffee shop.... Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031723/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:43:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031512/posts Hillary Clinton's mention of RFK's assassination was the final nail in the coffin of her candidacy. Along similar lines, can you imagine the howls of MSM outrage if John McCain were to suggest that he might "bring a gun" to his campaign against Barack Obama? Yet Obama has made just such a statement. Expect the liberal media to . . . yawn. Newsbusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031512/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 19:48:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031256/posts Hillary Clinton's mention of RFK's assassination was the final nail in the coffin of her candidacy. Along similar lines, can you imagine the howls of MSM outrage if John McCain were to suggest that he might "bring a gun" to his campaign against Barack Obama? Yet Obama has made just such a statement. Expect the liberal media to . . . yawn. Said the Dem candidate at a Philly fundraiser on Friday night, anticipating Republican attacks: "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun." NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031256/posts#comment Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:25:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031172/posts Barack Obama is warning supporters that the general election fight between him and John McCain may get ugly, but the Illinois senator is vowing not to back down. "If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun," Obama said at a fundraiser in Philadelphia Friday, according to pool reports. "We don't have a choice but to win," Obama said, joking that he has heard "folks in Philly like a good brawl. I've seen Eagles games." Obama again said that the GOP will make try to make him look "scary" to voters. Obama pledging to swing back at... The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031172/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:38:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031108/posts He [Obama] warned that the general election campaign could get ugly. “They’re going to try to scare people. They’re going to try to say that ‘that Obama is a scary guy,’” he said. A donor yelled out a deep accented “Don’t give in!” “I won’t but that sounded pretty scary. You’re a tough guy,” Obama said. “If they bring a knife to the fight, we bring a gun,” Obama said. “Because from what I understand folks in Philly like a good brawl. I’ve seen Eagles fans.” Time http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2031108/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:33:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030217/posts PHILADELPHIA — Five teenagers fatally beat a man on a subway platform after a friend dared them to hit someone, saying "next person we see we're going to hit," one of the defendants allegedly told police. "We all didn't want to seem like no punk," Ameer Best, 17, told police in a written statement read at a preliminary hearing Wednesday for Best and four co-defendants. Best and the other teens, Kinta Stanton, Arthur Alston, Rasheem Bell and Nashir Fisher, all 16, will be tried as adults on charges of third-degree murder and conspiracy for the March 26 beating, Municipal Court... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2030217/posts#comment Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:55:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021997/posts The Boy Scouts of America's Philadelphia chapter has sued the City of Philadelphia in federal court to block the city's May 31 deadline for the scouts to open membership to gays and atheists, or vacate their historic 1928 headquarters off Logan Square. The civil rights lawsuit, filed Friday in federal court in Center City, contends that the city's ultimatum violates the scouts' rights under the U.S. and Pennsylvania Constitutions. "The City has imposed an unconstitutional condition upon Cradle of Liberty's receipt of a benefit that Cradle of Liberty has enjoyed for nearly eight decades, and that many other organizations that... The Philadelphia Inquirer http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2021997/posts#comment Tue, 27 May 2008 18:00:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013654/posts Days after a Philadelphia police sergeant was killed with a semi-automatic rifle, Mayor Nutter and Gov. Rendell called upon Congress to enact a new federal assault-weapons ban that would remove such weapons from the streets."The time has come for politicians to decide," said Rendell at the City Hall news conference attended by top police brass and state elected officials. "You have to decide whether you're on their side - the men and women who wear blue - or whether you're on the side of the gun lobby."The federal assault-weapons ban, which lasted from 1994 through 2004, outlawed an array of... Philadelphia Daily News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2013654/posts#comment Fri, 9 May 2008 17:34:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012882/posts PHILADELPHIA (May 7) - Fifteen police officers were taken off the street as authorities investigate a video showing three suspects being kicked, punched and beaten after they were pulled out of a car during a traffic stop. "At a glance it does appear to be a bit beyond the pale," Doug Oliver, a spokesman for Mayor Michael Nutter, said Wednesday. "Officers are not allowed to operate outside of the law." The police department identified the 15 officers who were involved in Monday night's arrests in the city's Hunting Park section, where police had been investigating a triple shooting, Oliver said.... Aol/AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2012882/posts#comment Thu, 8 May 2008 07:21:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003196/posts PHILADELPHIA, April 17, 2008 – The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia honored U.S. troops and veterans of service in Iraq and Afghanistan during a dinner here yesterday. U.S. Marine Gen. James E. Cartwright, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, hands a commemorative coin to a soldier before the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia dinner in Philadelphia, April 16, 2008. The council presented its Atlas Award to U.S. troops and veterans of Iraq and Afghanistanin to recognize their service. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam M. Stump   (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available.... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2003196/posts#comment Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:42:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999180/posts Philadelphia - While the Commission on Human Relations may think the fight against cheesesteak tycoon Joey Vento is out for the count, the steak slinger himself said he's got one more round in him. Advertisement From the brick walkway honoring fallen Philadelphia police officers outside Geno's Steak in South Philadelphia, Mr. Vento, flanked by his attorneys, said he is giving the Commission on Human Relations 30 days to decide whether or not to change a vital piece of its policy - or else they will sue. On March 19, the commission, in spite of pressure from City Council to press... The Bulletin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1999180/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 21:45:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1998796/posts A Philly Tax Cutter Can Mayor Nutter cure the city’s cancer? With 380 homicides recorded already this year, a spate of recent cop shootings, and one particularly gruesome cop killing that led to a nationwide manhunt, Philadelphia is among America’s most dangerous big cities. The crime issue dominated this year’s mayoral race, which Michael Nutter, a blunt and sometimes histrionic former councilman, eventually won. But while crime gets the most attention, Nutter’s success as mayor will ultimately rest on improving the city’s dysfunctional economy. Notwithstanding the glitzy renaissance taking place in its center, Philadelphia is an economic basket case. The... City Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1998796/posts#comment Wed, 9 Apr 2008 02:58:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992763/posts Last Edited: Thursday, 27 Mar 2008, 6:06 PM EDT Created: Thursday, 27 Mar 2008, 4:43 PM EDT An armed man continues to keep authorities at bay on the Walt Whitman Bridge. The Walt Whitman Bridge between South Philadelphia and Gloucester City, N.J., has been closed since about 4:30 p.m. New Jersey State Police Capt. Al Della Fave says troopers tried to stop a vehicle for a minor speeding violation, but the driver wouldn't pull over. He says troopers stopped the pursuit after a few minutes because the man was driving erratically and police feared someone would get hurt. After that,... MyFox Philadelphia http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1992763/posts#comment Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:35:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988435/posts PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia agency has ruled that English-only signs at a famous cheesesteak shop are not discriminatory. Associated Press http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1988435/posts#comment Wed, 19 Mar 2008 23:26:47 GMT