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• Teamsters yell 'cut' on plum movie-set jobs
  It's a chance to rub elbows with Hollywood stars. And make good money while doing it. For years, a select group of Teamsters Local 107 members have apparently been on a short list for high-paying jobs…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 04:47 AM // philly.com
  
• A road trip to pitch the Convention Center
  WASHINGTON - An early March sunset haloed the White House, the Jefferson Memorial, and the Washington Monument, but Jack Ferguson never got to see that tourist-postcard scene from atop the Hays-Adams…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 04:40 AM // philly.com
  
• Christie to propose cap on property-tax hikes
  Gov. Christie will propose a constitutional amendment to cap property-tax increases at 2.5 percent per year in his budget speech tomorrow, hoping to hold down the levies that have been a long-standing…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 04:40 AM // philly.com
  
• Burlco Bridge Commission has deep ties to county GOP
  As he assumed control of the obscure but powerful Burlington County Bridge Commission three years ago, chairman John Comegno oversaw the launch of a public-relations campaign designed to burnish a bad…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 05:51 PM // philly.com
  
• Students say assault report is lacking
  Duyngoc Truong is a lithe, 16-year-old junior who stands 5-foot-3 and weighs 108 pounds. At dismissal Dec. 3, she was chased through the streets outside South Philadelphia High School until she ran ou…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 04:05 PM // philly.com
  
• Weather's Wild Ride
  First in an occasional series. ABOVE THE NORTH PACIFIC - Eight miles up, in a mysterious region where the atmosphere harbors some of its most dangerous secrets, Cmdr. Jeff Hagan was taking in the iron…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 01:05 PM // philly.com
  
• Yemenis: U.S. terror suspect tricked guard
  SAN'A, Yemen - An American al-Qaeda suspect detained in Yemen fooled his hospital guards into unshackling him by asking to join them for prayers, security officials said yesterday. He then killed a gu…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 09:02 AM // philly.com
  
• Disquiet in Google's online library
  Google has been busy. The Internet giant has been copying and storing millions of the world's out-of-print and out-of-copyright books in a vast online archive. It could all be just a mouse click away…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com
• Acquaintances reflect on S. Jersey man's terror arrest
  Acquaintances of Sharif Mobley, the South Jersey native arrested in Yemen on homicide charges and for possible links to al-Qaeda, described him yesterday as a playful youth who grew increasingly priva…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 06:29 PM // philly.com
• Young filmmaker honored for documenting an addict's tale
  It was Thanksgiving 2008 and Tara Acquesta was thinking of her cousin, Nicole Fogel, who had gone missing two years earlier.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 03:16 PM // philly.com

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• SEPTA proposes fare hikes, other changes
  Facing rising costs, SEPTA officials yesterday announced plans to hike fares about 6 percent, eliminate midday low-cost train fares, and raise the price of transfers.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
• Shock and disbelief follow terrorism arrest
  See MOBLEY on A4Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
• N.J. al-Qaeda suspect worked at area nuclear sites
  The American arrested in a sweep of al-Qaeda members in Yemen last week had worked as a laborer at five nuclear complexes in South Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Maryland, federal officials said yesterday.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
• Punishment cut for 8 officers in televised beating
  Eight Philadelphia police officers who were fired or disciplined in 2008 after a television news helicopter captured them beating three shooting suspects are getting their jobs back or having their pu…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com

Philadelphia Daily News

• Reader's tip nabs alleged sexual assailant in country illegally
  A 26-year-old illegal immigrant who likes to get it on with little girls, and who had even gotten a 13-year-old pregnant, authorities say, is behind bars after a lone Daily News reader led authorities…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:04 AM // philly.com
  
• Could Concilio's 'black eye' be fatal?
  It's considered the heart and center of the Hispanic community. Its headquarters is a place where mayoral candidates know they can reach out to Latino voters and where weddings, baptisms and other mil…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:03 AM // philly.com
  
• Gordon is very playful
  This week's Adopt-a-Pet at the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society is Gordon, a 12-week-old American Staffordshire Terrier mix. Gordon loves people and is playful. He needs to go to someone who has ow…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:03 AM // philly.com
  
• Stu Bykofsky: Immigration reform should ease legal efforts
  IF SUCCESSFUL Indian immigrant Vincent Emmanuel wanted to sponsor his brother to bring him to America today, he says, the process would take 15 years.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:03 AM // philly.com
  
• Briefly... CITY/REGION
  Man dodges car, cops say Police have arrested and charged a woman who, they said, tried to run down her boyfriend with a car in North Philly last night.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:03 AM // philly.com
  
• A successful program to aid at-risk juveniles is caught in the budget vice
  WHEN THE CITY'S Department of Human Services cut $150,000 from the Don't Fall Down in the Hood rescue program for first-time juvenile offenders, it might as well have cut a piece out of Archye Leacock…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:03 AM // philly.com
  
• 3 die in spate of weekend violence
  A church musician whose gun-packing fellow congregants offered backup, a taxi driver whose cab crash was caused by a bullet and a diner patron who got caught up in a breakfast brawl were among victims…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
  
• Hiring of 10 library guards to ease closings hit a glitch
  Here's a depressing update: Due to an administrative misstep, most of the 10 new security guards promised to the city's short-staffed library system have not been hired yet.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
  
• Harry Gross: Looks like that $995 is gone
  Dear Harry: In early fall, I received an advertising letter from a company offering me a guarantee to get a grant for home repairs. However, I would have to send them $995 for the detailed information…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
  
• 'Preacher' Nutter cites census value
  Mayor Nutter found himself acting as a preacher without a license yesterday, meeting congregants at five churches to explain the importance of the 2010 census.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
  

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• John Baer: New moon and signs of hope, foreboding
  TODAY IS the Ides of March and a new moon. The former, since Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, carries foreboding. The latter, ritualistically, is cause for renewal.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
  
• 'Tainted Justice' series nets another award for 2 DN reporters
  Daily News reporters Barbara Laker and Wendy Ruderman garnered another award today for their Tainted Justice series on police misbehavior, winning the Scripps Howard Foundation's prestigious Ursula an…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 02:37 PM // philly.com
  
• Cop dragged a block by SUV he stopped
  A Philadelphia police officer trying to stop an SUV belonging to a Montgomery County man who had been found dead in his blood-spattered living room was dragged about a block yesterday when a man seen…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 08:44 PM // philly.com
• Art Museum seeks $1.5M for paintings lost in alleged scam
  A pair of lawsuits filed this week detail a swindle that appears to have cost the Philadelphia Museum of Art $1.5 million.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:44 PM // philly.com
• Gunmen sought in Nicetown, Summerdale slayings
  Police yesterday were seeking suspects in two unrelated Thursday-night shootings that left a Nicetown man and a Summerdale teenager dead.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:39 PM // philly.com
• Grandfather sentenced to 30-60 years for rape of 3 girls
  Hector Ayala, the rock of a large Philadelphia family, broke into tears in court yesterday as he listened to his wife of 45 years, two of their four children and others beg a judge to have mercy on hi…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 01:44 PM // philly.com
• In Ocean City, politics is Wonderland: Amusement pier owner runs for mayor
  HIS JOB is to make kids smile. His workplace is a giant white castle on the boardwalk. On some days, riding a Ferris wheel might be considered work for Jay Gillian.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 06:16 AM // philly.com
• Briefly... CITY/REGION
  1 dies, 1 hurt in shootings One man was killed and another injured in separate shootings in the city last night. A 21-year-old man was riddled with bullets about 9 p.m. in Kensington, police said. The…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:34 AM // philly.com
• Retirees can find fulfillment through volunteer work
  With improved health care, the average life expectancy in the U.S. is 78. With the country's average retirement age of 62, retirees can anticipate nearly two decades of rest and relaxation. But is tha…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:34 AM // philly.com
• Solomon Jones: I'm no Archie Bunker but those were the days ... the '80s, I mean
  I'M TURNING into one of those people I used to hate. You know the type I'm talking about. They despise anything new, condemn progress as a tool of the devil and spend their days in a wingback Archie B…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:34 AM // philly.com

KYW1060

• Nutter Disappointed by Lobbyists' Fight to Kill Soda Tax
  Philadelphia Mayor Nutter has harsh words for lobbyists of the beverage industry, who have been launching an all-out assault on his proposal to tax sodas and other sweetened drinks.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 04:23 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Lawmaker Opposes Residency Rules for NJ Gov't Workers
  A Bucks County, Pa. lawmaker is hoping to put the brakes on some legislation across the river that would require government employees who work in New Jersey to live in the Garden State.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:58 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Buxco HS Students to Host Senior Prom for Senior Citizens
  The theme of the evening is Old Hollywood.  Justin Solar, who is a senior at Council Rock South, says the prom is being sponsored by the 12th grade honors philosophy class.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:48 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Jury Deliberations Resume in Mike Veon Corruption Trial
  Jury deliberations are continuing in the corruption trial of a former top Pennsylvania House Democrat and three former staffers. Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:30 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Know Your Options When Dealing With Flight Cancellations
  This winter travelers saw airlines cancel flights before the expected bad weather hit.  A travel expert explains what your rights and options are if this happens to you.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:21 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Phila. St. Patrick's Parade Soaked but Spirited
  It was a sodden tribute to the patron saint of the Old Sod on Sunday, as the 240th St. Patrick's parade marched down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 03:54 PM // kyw1060.com
  
• Time Change Known to Have Effects on Health
  There have been several major studies about the effect of Daylight Saving Times on people and their health. Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 11:11 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Israeli Leader Urges Calm Over Row with Washington
  Israel's prime minister is urging calm following another stern rebuke from Washington over plans to build 1600 apartments in contested east Jerusalem. Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 09:20 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Some Local Colleges to Offer 3-Yr. Bachelor's Degrees
  It's the newest trend in higher education -- programs that enable students to earn an undergraduate degree in three years. Now, local colleges are getting on board. Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 09:15 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Jr. Executive Music Program Meets With Phila. Schools
  A local non-profit that works with kids who want careers in music is holding a fundraising event this week as it works to expand its program to schools. Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 09:10 AM // kyw1060.com
  

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• NY Times Columnist David Brooks to Speak at the Kimmel
  Author and New York Times columnist David Brooks will be in Philadelphia as part of the Philadelphia speaker series. Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 08:50 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Mystery Knitting Adorns Trees in a West Cape May Park
  Perhaps someone’s just having a little fun in a little town down the shore where locals have been doing a double take as they stroll through a local park. Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 08:38 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Local Web Site Offers Free Tax Advice from a CPA
  Have a question on your tax return? A local web site may have the answer. Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 08:30 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• City Council to Consider Buying Electricity in Phila.
  State caps on PECO's rates expire at year's end, and Fifth District Councilman Darrell Clarke says that is likely to cause a jump in electric rates come 2011. So he has introduced a bill calling for t…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 07:49 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Battle Continues on Capitol Hill Over CO2 Emissions Control
  It doesn't get as much play as the struggle over health care reform, but a second epic battle is being waged in Congress over whether the EPA should regulate carbon dioxide emissions. Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 07:45 AM // kyw1060.com
  
• Area Supermarket Workers Honored for Anti-Hunger Efforts
  Shop Rite supermarket associates at local stores throughout the region are being honored at special store ceremonies for their work to help end hunger.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 02:35 PM // kyw1060.com
• Thousands Attend Science Teachers Conference in Phila.
  About 15,000 science teachers from across the nation will be in Philadelphia later this week, sharing strategies.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 01:56 PM // kyw1060.com
• Positively Philadelphia: The Gospel Show Audition
  An estimated 2,500 people stood in line for hours at the Pennsylvania Convention Center earlier this month -- some even overnight -- to audition for season three of BET's gospel show, Sunday Best.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 10:00 AM // kyw1060.com

Phila Business Journal

• Soda tax opponents hire Ceisler, Echo firms
  A group that is fighting Philadelphia’s proposed soda tax calling itself “Philly Jobs. Not Taxes” announced Friday that the Ceisler Jubelirer and Echo Group firms would be handling its media inquiries…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 05:43 PM // feeds.bizjournals.com
• An effort to grow Philadelphia-area STEM education at stadium
  Lincoln Financial Field Monday will be the site of a rally not for its main tenant, the Philadelphia Eagles, but for a collaboration to boost STEM — science, technology engineering and math — educatio…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 02:53 PM // feeds.bizjournals.com
• MedQuist reports drop in revenues for 2009
  MedQuist Inc.’s revenues dropped 6 percent last year, to $307.2 million from $326.9 in 2008, according to year-end financial information released Friday. (MEDQ) Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 02:43 PM // feeds.bizjournals.com
• Bank of America: Loan modifications grow under HAMP
  Bank of America has completed nearly 20,666 mortgage modifications under the federal government's Home Affordable Modification Program (HAMP), according to the bank's latest monthly progress report to…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 02:07 PM // feeds.bizjournals.com
• Endo hires former Centocor president McHugh as COO
  Endo Pharmaceuticals named Julie McHugh as chief operating officer of the specialty pharmaceutical company, effective March 15. (ENDP) Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 01:39 PM // feeds.bizjournals.com
• SEPTA proposing 6% fare increase
  SEPTA is proposing fare increases of about 6 percent systemwide starting July 1. Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 01:26 PM // feeds.bizjournals.com
• NYSE Amex to delist Orleans Homebuilders stock
  Orleans Homebuilders Inc., which filed for bankruptcy last week, said that the NYSE Amex exchange planned to delist Orleans stock. Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 PM // feeds.bizjournals.com
• PREIT announces credit facility, funds from operations deficit
  Mall owner Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust said Friday it has received a $670 million credit facility. (PEI) (WFC) Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 11:25 AM // feeds.bizjournals.com
• Pa. SERS fund finishes 2009 ahead of projections
  The Pennsylvania State Employees Retirement System said Wednesday that its fund finished 2009 with $24.4 billion in assets and ahead of projections. Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 02:05 PM // feeds.bizjournals.com
• Actor Paul Sorvino buys stake in Janson-Beckett Cosmeceuticals
  Actor Paul Sorvino has become a part-owner in a South Jersey-based skin-care company called Janson-Beckett Cosmeceuticals. Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 02:03 PM // feeds.bizjournals.com

Inquirer Business

• People in the News
  The AmeriHealth Mercy Family of Cos., Philadelphia, has named Michael A. Rashid president and chief executive officer. Rashid had been executive vice president.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com
  
• On the Boards
  Neil A. Stein has been named to the board of the Homebuilders Association of Bucks and Montgomery Counties, a trade association. He was also reappointed chairman of its Political Action Committee. Ste…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com
  
• Property managers' duties shift in tight times
  In better times - that is to say, when companies were clamoring for office space rather than looking to jettison it - property management didn't have to amount to much.Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com
  
• Insider Transactions
  Securities trades recently reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission by officers, directors, and principal shareholders of corporations based or having sizable employment in the Philadelphia…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
  
• Business Calendar
  Treasury Auctions 3-month and 6-month bills, Mar. 15; 4-week bills, Mar. 16; 1-year bills, Apr. 6; 2-year notes, Mar. 23; 5-year notes, Mar. 24; 3-year notes, Apr. 6; 7-year notes, Mar. 25; 10-year TI…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
  
• Bankruptcies
  Pennsylvania Stone Specialties & Landscape Management Firm Inc., 1804 Stout Dr., Warminster; Chapter 11; no schedules available. John P. Klinck doing business as Bucks County School of Bartending doin…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
  
• Christie to take a giant step
  TRENTON - Three months into his term, Gov. Christie is ready to jump off the cliff. For weeks he has referred to the scene in the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in which the bank-robber hero…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 07:59 PM // philly.com
  
• Burlco Bridge Commission has deep ties to county GOP
  As he assumed control of the obscure but powerful Burlington County Bridge Commission three years ago, chairman John Comegno oversaw the launch of a public-relations campaign designed to burnish a bad…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 05:51 PM // philly.com
  
• Gas Drilling Going Deep
  So far in 2010, natural gas exploration companies have broken ground on three Marcellus Shale wells in Pennsylvania every day, triple the pace of a year ago.Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 02:06 PM // philly.com
  
• Monica Yant Kinney: Sidestepping to move up
  I don't know about you, but I need a break from workplace malaise, grim jobs reports, bankruptcies, and buyouts. So today I offer a charming bit of counterprogramming. Consider it a reminder that even…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 12:52 PM // philly.com
  

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• Comcast founder celebrates 90th birthday
  The Fralinger String Band played, and the guy from cable TV's Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro, was there with a vanilla-and-fudge cake in the shape of the Comcast Center.Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 12:01 PM // philly.com
  
• Incoming Drexel president has ambitious plans
  Two months before former Drexel University president Constantine Papadakis died, he met with John A. Fry, president of Franklin and Marshall College, to discuss starting a Drexel medical school campus…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 11:08 AM // philly.com
  
• PhillyDeals: Senator leads effort to get banks out of investment biz
  It's two years since Bear Stearns Cos. Inc.'s failure exposed the rot in the financial system, crashed the economy, and fed demands that our leaders stop this from ever happening again.Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 03:03 AM // philly.com
• Pa. insurance chief is shaping Obama's message
  Just because Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Joel Ario went to a Christmas party at President Obama's house in Washington . . .Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 03:03 AM // philly.com
• Disquiet in Google's online library
  Google has been busy. The Internet giant has been copying and storing millions of the world's out-of-print and out-of-copyright books in a vast online archive. It could all be just a mouse click away…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com
• Consumer 10.0: From one health insurer's perspective
  If you're a health insurer nowadays, chances are you feel cast as Snidely Whiplash. Just ask the folks at Philadelphia's Independence Blue Cross.Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com
• Web Wealth:
  Spring is just about here. Is an economical vegetable garden in your immediate future? Gardening can save money, and be good for your health. But beware of those $64 tomatoes.Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com
• The Week in Words: Storming cash register; ramping up our game
  The snowstorms couldn't keep consumers away from the cash registers, and neither could the constraints imposed by tightening credit card terms and near double-digit unemployment.Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 12:34 AM // philly.com
• After layoffs, signs legal business is stabilizing
  One year after a wave of layoffs roiled the legal world, there are signs that the business is stabilizing. Law firms in Philadelphia and around the nation are reporting financials for 2009 that while…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 12:34 AM // philly.com
• This Economy: Financial regulation a tricky process
  Before collapsing in bankruptcy in September 2008, the New York investment bank Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc. used off-balance-sheet trickery to make its financial condition appear better than it really…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 12:34 AM // philly.com
• Palm Inc. teeters instead of soars
  SAN FRANCISCO - Last year, Palm thought it had all the pieces for a turnaround in the market it pioneered: a new CEO known for making the iPod a household name, a sleek new smart phone called the Pre,…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 06:06 AM // philly.com
• Yellen reportedly is Obama's Fed pick
  WASHINGTON - President Obama is preparing to nominate Janet Yellen, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, as vice chair of the Federal Reserve, an administration official said ye…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com
• A surprising 'ka-ching'
  WASHINGTON - Retail sales posted a surprising increase in February as consumers did not let major snowstorms stop them from racking up purchases.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com
• Art Museum files suit against insurer
  The Philadelphia Museum of Art filed suit this week alleging that its insurance company had declined to cover losses the museum says it incurred after becoming entangled in the collapse of Salander-O'…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
• SEPTA proposes fare hikes, other changes
  Facing rising costs, SEPTA officials yesterday announced plans to hike fares about 6 percent, eliminate midday low-cost train fares, and raise the price of transfers.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
• Business news in brief
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• Mixed reports give stocks little direction
  NEW YORK - Mixed economic reports pinned the stock market to only modest moves yesterday, but gains for the week were strong.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
• Workers plan to sue Aramark over overtime pay
  Aramark Corp., the huge Philadelphia food-service company, routinely cheats local stadium workers out of overtime pay while getting them to work through lunch and breaks without compensation, a union…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 02:33 AM // philly.com
• PhillyDeals: Soda's only virtue: It makes money - so tax it
  You can buy three liters of cola - 101 ounces - for 99 cents at our local ShopRite. It's cheaper than seltzer water, which shows the syrup and dye bottlers add are worthless.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 08:18 PM // philly.com
• Tasty Baking shows off new digs
  The new home of Butterscotch Krimpets at the Navy Yard in South Philadelphia is a study in contrasts. A larger-than-life-size 1920s image of a little girl eating a Tastykake hangs outside the building…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 10:24 AM // philly.com
• Stern words for teens in Center City melees
  One was an honors student, another a 15-year-old father whom police found carrying 12 bags of marijuana. One was an athlete looking forward to a big game this weekend, another a 16-year-old girl who a…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 09:28 AM // philly.com
• PREIT lands renewal of its credit line
  Ron Rubin wasn't nervous. At least, so says one of his top executives. But even Rubin couldn't downplay yesterday what his company had just pulled off.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 06:49 AM // philly.com
• Obama: Export plan key to jobs
  WASHINGTON - President Obama sought yesterday to put some details behind his lofty drive to double the nation's exports over the next five years, calling the effort imperative to putting people back t…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 03:03 AM // philly.com
• Old-school Pa. union leader is bowing out
  William George is old school. He got his first union card in 1960, when he was 18 and went to work at the old Jones & Laughlin steel mill in his hometown of Aliquippa, Pa.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 03:03 AM // philly.com
• Business news in brief
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• Bill would cap parade organizers' contributions
  City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones Sánchez, defying the Nutter administration, proposed an ordinance yesterday that would set limits on the cost of parades and street festivals.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
• Federal regulators may seek more auto-safety oversight
  WASHINGTON - Government vehicle-safety regulators may seek greater authority to investigate defects in cars and trucks after Toyota's recall of more than eight million vehicles for safety problems.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
• Dow up 3d day as financial shares climb
  NEW YORK - A rally in financial stocks yesterday helped the market extend its rise to a third day. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed just above its January peak to set a 17-month high. That could…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
• Investors in fraudulent Web firm to get some relief
  Hundreds of investors in a fraudulent Internet company will recover much of the money they lost thanks to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement investigation that managed to seize $7.7 million of…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
• Feb. foreclosure filings at year-over-year low
  February witnessed the lowest year-over-year increase in foreclosure filings since January 2006, RealtyTrac Inc., of Irvine, Calif., reported yesterday. Filings also fell 2 percent from January, Realt…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 02:35 AM // philly.com
• Phila. in census push to make everyone count
  Hot rhythms pour from a sidewalk speaker at Centro Musical, a compact-disc shop near Fifth Street and Lehigh Avenue in a heavily Latino part of North Philadelphia. Largely Puerto Rican, the enclave ca…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 05:53 PM // philly.com
• Fry elected Drexel's next president
  Elected Drexel University's next president by unanimous vote yesterday, John A. Fry overcame initial skepticism about his lack of a doctorate and won people over with his inclusive leadership style, p…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 03:29 PM // philly.com
• Moorestown dealer hopes to renew ties with GM
  Tom Hessert Jr. once drove 215 m.p.h. as a race-car driver. Until last spring, he sold 400 to 500 new Chevys a year as owner of Classic Chevrolet in Moorestown. Then General Motors waved a red flag: A…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 03:06 PM // philly.com
• Lobbyists lining up against Nutter's soda tax
  The food and beverage industry is mobilizing against Mayor Nutter's proposed tax on sweet drinks, with a rush of activity that has City Hall bracing for a madhouse.Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 09:59 AM // philly.com
• Short sales become foreclosure alternative
  With the highly touted federal mortgage-modification program falling short of its target numbers, the government has looked into alternatives to foreclosure and come up with a possible, though not ori…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 08:36 AM // philly.com
• N.J. bill mandates public employees live in state
  If New Jersey taxpayers fund your paychecks, you ought to live in the Garden State, too. That's the thinking behind a bill proposed in the Legislature this week, which already has drawn bipartisan sup…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 07:55 AM // philly.com
• Report: City saved $4.2 million fighting corruption
  The city saved $4.2 million last year by rooting out corrupt employees, according to a report to be issued today by Philadelphia's Office of Inspector General.Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 05:35 AM // philly.com
• Judge hears final arguments in Trump casinos' bankruptcy
  A case that could have major implications for Atlantic City's gambling industry wound down yesterday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Camden, on the same day that revenue figures revealed a rough February…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 05:33 AM // philly.com
• Verdict against DEP employees' actions stirs fears
  A federal jury's verdict that four Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection employees are liable for $6.5 million in damages stemming from a series of disputed enforcement actions has trigg…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 05:04 AM // philly.com
• PhillyDeals: Area supermarket competition bubbling
  How slow is the national commercial real estate business? Forget New York towers or Miami hotels. Philadelphia supermarket shopping centers are, if not quite hot, at least warmer than the rest of a co…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 03:02 AM // philly.com

City Paper - Blogs

• Don't worry, the WMD Hot Sauce "hot sauce emergency" has been resolved
  Photo | Molly Eichel CP's own Molly Eichel, who oversees our film coverage as well as our excellent A&E blog Critical Mass, dropped us this photo of a sign taped up on the door of WMD Hot Sauce, whic…citypaper.net
• Where in the World is MGMT?!
  Google Maps is the Best At 15th and Walnut, apparently. That's where you'll find the Brooklyn twosome Fan Capturing like right now soon. They just posted the clue (as expected, it was a set of co-ord…citypaper.net
• The Clog Weekend Omnibus: Bearly There Weekend
  Friday: First Friday was last week so all of you've got your highbrow art out of the way. Now it's time to travel off the beaten path, like at the Liberty Bears Art Show, where those big and brawny f…citypaper.net
• TRAILER!:
  Premiering March 14 at the film component of SXSW, Lebanon, PA is the story of Philly ad man Will who returns home for his father's funeral. The epic Return Home Due to Dead Dad Issues isn't a new co…citypaper.net
• Sneak peek at Wishing Well, opening hopefully soon
  Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer Wishing Well Public House (Ninth and Catharine), which A.D. Amorosi told you about back in the fall, is ready to open — but their liquor li…citypaper.net
• Highbrow Bar Crawl gives Craft Beer Express some competition
  It's Philly Beer Weekend (or Ghost Beer Week, which we think has a certain je ne sais quoi) and there's the freshly legal Russian River Supplication to line up for, the new Flying Fish Exit 16 to tas…citypaper.net
• Specter surge?
  A new Research 2000 poll out today has Sen. Arlen Specter — the subject, of course, of this week's cover story — widening his leads against both Joe Sestak in the primary and Pat Toomey in the gen…citypaper.net
• LAST CHANCE: at the Arden
  Photo | Mark Garvin for Arden Theatre Co. Kes Khemnu as Simon/Rex/Jesse in Arden Theatre Co.'s production of Blue Door. Thanks to our neighbor Arden Theatre Co.'s crazy-long runs, you've still got ti…citypaper.net
• Seven Starr restaurants partner with DiningIn to offer home delivery
  Craving Buddakan's wasabi-crusted filet and lobster mash but just can't face the crowds swarming around the golden Buddha?  You're in luck; Starr Restaurant Organization (SRO) has just announced a pa…citypaper.net
• Sunday: Hawthornes beer brunch to wrap up Philly Beer Week(end)
  Photo | Drew Lazor Marie D told you about Philly Beer Scene's beer brunch recipe contest back in February — readers were encouraged to submit beer-infused breakfast/brunch recipes, the best of which…citypaper.net

More

• MGMT Mystery!/Publicity Stunt!/Geocaching?
  Will captured fans be released? I kinda don't know what to do with this info. So I'll just barf it out on you. Today at 2:30pm EST (rain or shine) MGMT will reveal a clue to a secret location in the…citypaper.net
• Tasty Baking Co. moves to the Navy Yard
  April Saul/Inquirer staff photographer The Krimpet gets a new home Today, Inquirer staff writer Harold Brubaker takes a look at the new Navy Yard home of the Tasty Baking Co., makers of  iconic local…citypaper.net
• Q&A with JAY BARUCHEL: "Because I have to look however someone wants me to look so friggin' often, I have to do these little measured acts of defiance."
  Courtesy of Paramount Pictures LEAGUE OF NATIONS: Jay Baruchel, T.J. Miller, Nate Torrence and Mike Vogel of She's Out of My League. Uh … awkward. Back story: I’m an intern and I'm sent to interview…citypaper.net
• JUST DO IT: Secret Shakespeare dessert theater extravaganza
  The header on Puppet Uprising's Web site right now — Five Acts * Five Companies * Five Desserts * One Play — is enough to pique our interest. But it's the secret part that really sends our drama-club…citypaper.net
• takes on the Comcast buy-out
  For the first time, the oh-so-meta 30 Rock discussed the Comcast buyout of NBC/Universal from erstwhile parent company GE (fond adieu, Sheinhardt Wig Company). This time around, Comcast is called Kab…citypaper.net
• Is the irony of a Betty Draper Barbie too much to handle?
  variety.com I would say that this is a What We Heart, if these Mad Men Barbies weren't super creepy. The special collection dolls based on everybody's favorite morally lax ad men (and their ladies) r…citypaper.net
• WaPo's got big love for small Philly restaurants
  Barbara Johnston for the Washington Post We are gonna need more shelving soon, Philly, because the accolades just keep piling up. First we snag a handful of James Beard nominations, and now the Washi…citypaper.net
• NIGHT WATCH: Lady Gaga's "Telephone" video, ft. Beyonce, ciggy shades
  We just can't help ourselves. You can't, either; just admit it. Gaga, whose album The Fame made our Top 21 Albums of 2009, was set to debut her new video at 11:30 p.m. on E! News tonight, but it looks…citypaper.net
• ’90s INDIE NERD ALERT: Pavement tickets go on sale tomorrow at noon
  But you know that already. So, here's a slideshow of Pavement t-shirts. For some reason. The show is Sept. 17. Go to manncenter.org for ticket info. And note: the Mann site says Check back often for…citypaper.net
• Metropolitan Bakery adds hand-crafted pizza
  Courtesy of Metropolitan Bakery Metropolitan Bakery now offers individually sized pizzas at its Rittenhouse (262 S. 19th St.) and Reading Terminal Market (12th and Arch) locations. Metro co-founder J…citypaper.net
• IDOL HANDS: , From Boyz II Men
  We like American Idol. Too much. Tommy Button: For the first time since we got outta Hollywood I think the boys did better than the girls. After Seacrest's infinite intro I thought this episode was d…citypaper.net
• Have you tried Google's new bike maps feature?
  You should. It's pretty amazing. I tried it yesterday, when it debuted, going from The Clog headquarters to Studio 34 — and by golly, it knew where bike lanes were and where the South Street Bridge…citypaper.net
• KALEIDOSCOPIC: Scout Niblett, "Your Beat Kicks Back Like Death"
  I wrote a little thing in today's paper on Scout Niblett’s new album, The Calcination of Scout Niblett, but I forgot to mention: She’s playing JB’s tonight. Her shows always rock in a weird, weird way…citypaper.net
• Pub & Kitchen debuts new space, new menu
  Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer We got a chance to preview Pub & Kitchen's (1946 Lombard St.) newly-renovated second floor dining room and a few of the new menu items whip…citypaper.net
• ART PHAG: Kicking ass, changing names and shop-shop-shopping
  babble.com Every Thursday, we give you this week’s LGBTQ to-do list. The gay community was handed more good news this week with the passage of gay marriage in Mexico City. Even though it’s in a compl…citypaper.net

Philadelphia Weekly

• Buyers baffled by lack of bargains
  Home Sale HindsightTara-Nicholle NelsonInman NewsQ: My wife and I have been house hunting with more or less urgency since this housing crisis began, around 2008. We really expected there to be lots of…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:41 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Roof shingles to rave about
  Durability, looks, fire protection are unparalleledPaul BianchinaInman NewsWhen it comes to shingles, there are choices galore. But one of the most attractive from a number of standpoints is the lamin…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 11:54 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Imitation building materials don't flatter
  Do fake construction products justify the discount?Arrol GellnerInman NewsThe other morning I stopped at a local mom-and-pop coffee stand to grab some breakfast. I was about to settle for a toasted ba…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 10:37 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• The unfair late fee
  Longtime tenant fights policy absent from leaseRobert GriswoldInman NewsQ: I have been a tenant in the same apartment for nearly 12 years. Last month was the first time I couldn't pay my rent on time…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 04:00 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Foreclosure tsunami hits high-end homes
  As unemployment persists, more affluent borrowers facing inevitableSteve BergsmanInman NewsA few months ago, one of my columns focused on the tie-in between unemployment in the financial sector and th…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 04:00 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Failed loan mod? Try again
  REThink Real EstateTara-Nicholle NelsonInman NewsQ: I worked with an attorney and applied for a loan modification. After about six months of making no payments, the bank gave me a three-month trial mo…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 10:17 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Wheelchair access retrofit: Who pays?
  Rent it RightJanet PortmanInman NewsQ: We have lived in our apartment, a ground-level unit in a new complex, for several years. Now my husband, who has multiple sclerosis, needs to use a wheelchair. S…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 04:00 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Universal design hitting home
  Rising long-term care costs fuel demand for aging-in-place modsTom KellyInman NewsBuilders are doing an admirable job of incorporating universal design features in new homes, but baby boomers continue…Thu, 11 Mar 2010, 04:00 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Rancher: Don't fence me in
  Law of the LandTara-Nicholle NelsonInman NewsIn the case Barnett v. Gomance, Keith Gomance's mother, Wanda Stafford, owned a cattle ranch neighboring another cattle ranch owned by Shelby and Linda Bar…Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 02:12 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• The Yellow Handkerchief
  COpens Fri., March 12Given that most films like The Yellow Handkerchief—that is, overly earnest indies swimming in Sundance cliches and boasting an overqualified cast of slumming stars seeking cred—te…Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 01:21 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com

More

• Prodigal Sons
  C+Opens Fri., March 12It’s not every documentary that can claim a male-to-female post-op attending her 20-year high school reunion—in Big Sky Country, no less—as one of its least interesting elements.…Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 01:16 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• 5-step deck restoration plan
  Special care urged for pressure wash, stain removalBill and Kevin BurnettInman NewsQ: I am removing the screws from our 10-or-more-year-old redwood deck. At about 1,200 square feet, it's a big job, an…Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 11:56 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Savage Love
  Q: I’m a girl who sabotaged my relationship. I was angry, but my real issue was a store of repressed childhood trauma, and I was working it out on the closest person to me. We had something and I dest…Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 10:46 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Outsmart timeshare hucksters
  5 facts owners should know about resaleMary UmbergerInman NewsScammers love to prey on consumers who are at their most vulnerable -- during difficult economic times -- and the timeshare business isn't…Wed, 10 Mar 2010, 04:00 AM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Superstar RADvice: Henry Rollins
  Welcome to the latest installment of “Superstar RADvice,” our advice column written by a superstar. This week, punk icon, spoken-word artist and human locomotive Henry Rollins takes your questions. P…Tue, 9 Mar 2010, 09:37 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Six Genre Films About the War on Terror
  American Dreamz (2006): The masses have rejected the serious—or allegedly serious—films made about our current stints in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. (For example, In the Valley of Elah , Lions for Lambs…Tue, 9 Mar 2010, 09:33 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Home Is Where The Art Is
  Now in its 75th year, the Whitney Biennial is still the big kahuna—the show every American artist wants to be in and every art lover wants to see. This year, the career-boosting show includes no Phil…Tue, 9 Mar 2010, 09:30 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Praise the Lard
  More than 20 years ago, the National Pork Board started pushing the leanest, cleanest parts of its little piggies with the slogan, “Pork. The Other White Meat,” and the American people—including my mo…Tue, 9 Mar 2010, 09:29 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Pearls Before Swine
  if you want to dress it upBack in 2008, then-Sen. Obama caused a flap when he compared John McCain’s presidential campaign to “lipstick on a pig.” Feisty liberals shuddered with pleasure and Sarah Pa…Tue, 9 Mar 2010, 09:27 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com
• Robbins’ Hood
  There’s a growing faction of Lower Merion parents pushing back against the lawsuit filed last month by the family of Webcamgate poster boy Blake Robbins. The suit accuses the school district of unlaw…Tue, 9 Mar 2010, 09:25 PM // feeds2.feedburner.com

WHYY News

• Autism through the lifespan #7- Adulthood
  As part of our continuing series on autism, Erika Beras reports on the challenges and triumphs of adulthood with autism.Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 05:00 PM // whyy.org
  
• A Valero refinery deal looking more likely in Delaware
  Speculation is running high that a buyer for the Delaware refinery, Valero, will happen before the end of March.Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 03:21 PM // whyy.org
  
• Autism through the lifespan #6: Early Adulthood
  For most, early adulthood is full of new found independence. Going to college, getting a job, moving from home and possibly starting one’s own family are among early adulthood’s rites of passage. But…Sun, 14 Mar 2010, 07:00 AM // whyy.org
  
• Autism through the lifespan #5: Caregiving
  Autism is characterized by deficits in communication and social skills and rigid, repetitive behaviors. Many with the condition require care from the cradle to the grave.Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 08:00 AM // whyy.org
• Autism through the lifespan #4: The Teen Years
  Adolescence is a time full of changes. Often emotional, it poses challenges for all teenagers. Those with autism have the same issues as a typical teen – and then some. In the fourth segment in our se…Sat, 13 Mar 2010, 07:00 AM // whyy.org
• Congressional candidate Pat Meehan wants his petition signatures reviewed
  It's not every day that a candidate asks prosecutors to investigate their nominating petitions. But that's exactly what a Republican candidate for Congress in the 7th district did this week. Pat Meeha…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 06:27 PM // whyy.org
• Local historian donates Tubman artifacts to Smithsonian
  A local historian has donated his collection of Harriet Tubman objects to the Smithsonian Institution in Washington D.C.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 06:13 PM // whyy.org
• TV's wasteland is sprouting oases
  Is television still a vast wasteland? In today’s Center Square essay, Chris Satullo begs to differ.Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 05:52 PM // whyy.org
• City energy idea has backers, doubters
  Philadelphia area residents and businesses can expect to see a spike in their electricity bills next year after state rate caps expire. A new proposal in City Council aims to cushion the blow for some…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 05:47 PM // whyy.org
• Big field in Pa. race for Lt. Governor
  State Representative Daryl Metcalf surprised political observers in Pennsylvania this week when he announced he is running for Lt Governor. That brings the field of Republican candidates to nine, and…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 05:05 PM // whyy.org

University of Pennsylvania

• IFC approves new fraternity
  Anjali Tsui The Interfraternity Council voted March 3 to allow a new fraternity chapter on campus and to change its expansion policy, according to IFC President and Wharton junior Christian Lunoe. Al…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:34 AM // thedp.com
  
• Quakers find California magic off the court
  David Greenbaum Although the Penn men’s tennis team goes to southern California every spring break in search of sun and tough competition, this year it returned with something far more important: tea…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:26 AM // thedp.com
  
• That's What Schwenk Said | Soda tax would be more than just fizz
  Alyssa Schwenk My name is Alyssa, and I have a problem. My beverage of choice is always Diet Coke. One friend estimated that, when not sleeping or at the gym, the probability that I have a Diet Coke…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:24 AM // thedp.com
  
• Wright-ing On The Wall | Join the club of equality
  Jonathan Wright Imagine if the 76ers, the Eagles or the Philadelphia Orchestra chose to routinely offer men a lower ticket price than women just because, well, just because. Pandemonium would ensue.…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:19 AM // thedp.com
  
• Late-game energy is no help for Penn
  Melissa Goldstein On the surface, the box scores show a 2-5 record for the Penn softball team’s spring break stand. But a closer look reveals a persistent squad that consistently fought back in the l…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:18 AM // thedp.com
  
• Finding camaraderie in California
  Sima Golnabi Penn women’s tennis embarked on a spring break trip to San Diego hoping for a string of wins but came back reminiscing about something quite different. The inevitable team bonding on a l…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:08 AM // thedp.com
  
• Quakers staying alive for one last week
  Megan Soisson Though results are unofficial until later this week, the Penn fencing season continues for at least five Quakers. However, the fate of two will remain undetermined until later this week…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:07 AM // thedp.com
  
• UNC wins national showdown
  Ari Seifter The women’s lacrosse team knew that spring break would hardly be a breeze with two of its starting midfielders sidelined due to injuries. Without the help of 2009 first team All-American…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:04 AM // thedp.com
  
• Letter from the Editor | Engage in the election
  Rachel Baye To many students, student government feels petty. A few people make decisions that don’t seem relevant. Why bother voting, or even paying attention? But student government doesn’t have to…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:03 AM // thedp.com
  
• Penn tops Big Green in first Ivy win
  Jennifer Scuteri The Penn women’s basketball team concluded its season with the fewest wins ever in the program’s 40 years. But — better late than never — the Quakers did rack up their first Ivy Leag…Mon, 15 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thedp.com
  

Drexel University

• Diagnostics from the Great Recession: part II
  The collapse of the U.S. economy into the liquidity trap has put into question several macroeconomic thoughts that were taken for granted before the onset of the 2007-2009 Great Recession. Some of the…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• MAD Dragon host show at Mandell
  On March 6, MAD Dragon Records and MADKo Concerts held their annual concert at the Mandell Theater. The concert showcases the talent of the record label's roster and gives Drexel students a chance to…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Students, faculty gather to meet Fry
  John Fry addressed Drexel University students, faculty and administrators at the University Assembly March 10, after being named Drexel University's 14th president. His family, as well as Interim Pres…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Softball heads to UMBC
  The Drexel softball team will participate in its final non-conference tournament of the season March 14 it heads to Baltimore, Md. to take part in the UMBC Tournament. The Dragons (3-5) are coming off…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Students post highest exam scores in Pa.
  According to Pennsylvania state data, the Drexel College of Nursing and Health Professions' nursing program had the highest pass rate in the region for the nursing licensure exam. 335 of the 340 stude…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Pacific makes its debut in Philly
  The scene from the new HBO miniseries The Pacific will be instantly familiar to anyone who has seen executive producer Steven Spielberg's other war films, such as Saving Private Ryan. As hundreds of g…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• DU Police raise theft awareness
  The Drexel Police Department is cracking down on one of the major problem sources of on campus crime: theft from vehicles. In the last reported week, for instance, there were eight instances of valuab…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Dragons aim to repeat as champs
  A year after winning its first-ever Colonial Athletic Association championship and qualifying for its first-ever NCAA Tournament, the Drexel women's basketball team (17-12) returns to Harrisburg, Va.…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• 'Great Works' introduces new course at Drexel
  Each year, the Great Works Symposium offers courses throughout the year based on a theme. This year's theme was energy alternatives, and the class to be offered spring quarter is energy and the green…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Why I consider myself a Drexel fanatic for life
  When the Drexel men's basketball season ended March 9, so did my career covering the Dragons as an undergraduate. It seems like just yesterday that I attended my first game Nov. 14, 2005 when Drexel t…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org

More

• SigPhiEp funds cancer research
  Members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity shaved their heads for cancer March 11. The event, which was held at the armory, was well attended and the proceeds were donated to the St. Baldrick's Found…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• 10 things that mattered at the Oscars
  10 I've said it before and I'll say it again: Kathryn Bigelow is the first woman to win Best Director because she's the first to have really earned it. This was not some political award; it was simply…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• UNA looks to discuss global issues
  The Drexel Student Alliance, which is an affiliate of the United Nations Association of the United States of America, held its first information session on campus March 2. The UNA is a grassroots fore…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Fry selected as new Drexel president
  John Fry, current president of Franklin & Marshall College, was unanimously voted the 14th president of Drexel University by the Board of Trustees March 10. This is the second time Fry has held a high…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• DU games unlock achievement
  According to a Princeton Review news release, The Princeton Review and GamePro Magazine recently ranked Drexel's video game design program third among universities in the United States and Canada. The…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Victory ! Drexel shocks No. 3 Notre Dame in OT
  The Drexel men's lacrosse team piled on each other like they'd just won the national championship. It wasn't necessarily a miracle, per say, but the 20th-ranked Dragons made the impossible happen Marc…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Deans address student queries
  The Mechanical Engineering Graduate Student Association hosted a Future in Academia panel discussion March 4, where students on a panel of Drexel engineering faculty answered student questions. The pa…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Old Dominion takes CAA title
  For all the talk of the Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball tournament being a wide-open field-seven teams had won at least 10 games- the favorite still came out on top. Just as I predicted…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Crime & Policy Violation Report
  The following are crimes that occurred on or near campus and were reported to The Triangle by the Drexel University Department of Public Safety between Feb. 22, 2010 and Mar. 5, 2010. All information…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Women's lax wins again
  The Drexel women's lacrosse team boosted its record up to an impressive 6-1 after beating Bucknell 13-11 March 7 in Lewisburg, Pa. The Dragons deflated the Bucknell crowd by mounting a second-half com…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• High hopes for John A. Fry
  Our University has been without a permanent president for almost a year since the passing of Constantine Taki Papadakis in April 2009. Taki helped to bring the University out of financial distress in…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Tennis wins, swimming breaks records at CAA's
  The Drexel men's and women's tennis teams are each coming off of convincing conference victories, as both teams defeated Hofstra March 6. Both the men and the women won by a margin of 6-0. After blank…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• An idea for your co-op money
  My father, like many of his co-workers, is a company man. He's been working at SEPTA for over 32 years. When he retires, he'll get fat pension checks, full benefits, and - after he turns 62 - social s…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• University celebrates women
  This March marks the 30th Anniversary of Writing Women Back into History, the theme of 2010's Women's History Month. The official celebration of women first started in 1911 with International Women's…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Westboro Church not welcome
  The Westboro Baptist Church. By name alone, it sounds unassuming and inoffensive; after all, there are copious varieties of religious affiliations and organizations that co-exist in this world, and in…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Brewery creates chili pepper beer
  Spring is a wonderful time of year - snow is melting, birds are chirping, and flowers are blooming. This week has been a wonderful example of the season if you don't include the clouds, cold breezes,…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Slavery, American style: the new paradigm
  A couple of articles caught my attention recently. In one, the 345 richest American families were profiled. They all earned at least $400 million last year - gee, haven't they heard there's a de, sorr…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org
• Bubble House food is sufficient, service horrible
  I am dissatisfied with your service tonight and I'm a little bit appalled that you had the audacity to automatically add an 18 percent gratuity fee to our order, was the last thing I said to the manag…Fri, 12 Mar 2010, 12:00 AM // thetriangle.org

Temple University

• TTN Slideshow: Temple Owls vs. La Salle Explorers 02/28/2010
  Slideshow by Jazmyne AndersonMon, 1 Mar 2010, 07:36 PM // temple-news.com
• TTN Slideshow: Philadelphia International Flowershow 2010
  Philadelphia International Flowershow Slideshow by Anna ZhilkovaMon, 1 Mar 2010, 06:34 PM // temple-news.com
• Run This Town
  The old Juan Fernandez is back, according to coach Fran Dunphy. After scoring in double digits just twice after suffering concussion-like symptoms at Fordham on Jan. 23, Fernandez showed the type of o…Sun, 28 Feb 2010, 05:36 PM // temple-news.com
• TTN Slideshow: Women’s Basketball Senior Game vs George Washington
  The Owls beat the Colonials 61-51 on Saturday afternoon. It was also the women's senior game, in which all the seniors were honored before the game. Slideshow by Jazmyne AndersonSat, 27 Feb 2010, 07:54 PM // temple-news.com
• Student dies in Virginia crash
  One Temple student is dead and others are injured after a crash on a Virginia highway around 2:30 a.m. Kammini “Mini” Ragoopath, 21, a sophomore kinesiology major and member of the Bhangra dance team,…Sat, 27 Feb 2010, 07:48 PM // temple-news.com
• Owls shine on Senior Day
  On a day in which the senior class was honored, an underclassman stole the spotlight on the court. Sophomore forward Kristen McCarthy led all scorers with 22 point as the women’s basketball team beat…Sat, 27 Feb 2010, 04:41 PM // temple-news.com
• TTN Slideshow: Temple Smash 02/24/2010
  Photographs by TTN Kaitlyn DoughertyFri, 26 Feb 2010, 03:56 PM // temple-news.com
• TTN Slideshow: Temple Owls vs Dayton Flyers 02/24/2010
  Temple Owls beat Dayton Flyers 49-41 on Wednesday 02/24/2010. Slideshow by Jazmyne AndersonFri, 26 Feb 2010, 02:38 PM // temple-news.com
• Preseason favorite visits Wednesday
  Dayton, the preseason Atlantic Ten pick, travels to the Liacouras Center after a loss to Duquesne.Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 03:49 PM // temple-news.com
• Richmond serves as final road test
  Temple faces a Spiders team that has not beaten an Atlantic Ten opponent with a winning record.Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 03:31 PM // temple-news.com

More

• TTN Video: Liacouras Walks: Rachel Brown
  Liacouras Walks, the new video segment for The Temple News hosted by Hanh Nguyen, follows the daily lives of various faculty members and administrators on Temple University's Philadelphia campus.Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 03:13 PM // temple-news.com
• Richmond serves as final road test
  Temple faces a Spiders team that has not beaten an Atlantic Ten opponent with a winning record.Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 02:51 PM // temple-news.com
• Lacrosse hopes to build on worst season with playoff run
  Last year’s lacrosse team finished a program-worst 4-12 and lost 10 consecutive games at one point, but Temple won four of its last six games and returned all but three players.Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 02:32 PM // temple-news.com
• Every team a test from here on out
  Saint Joseph’s had a losing record but still took Temple to overtime.Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 02:18 PM // temple-news.com
• Frontcourt duo reaches for new heights: Natasha Thames
  Natasha Thames never expected to start inside.Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 02:06 PM // temple-news.com
• Frontcourt duo reaches for new heights: Michael Eric
  Micheal Eric did not start playing basketball until a growth spurt.Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 01:38 PM // temple-news.com
• University withdraws ‘unconstitutional’ fee
  After TU Purpose contacted the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, a security fee assessed to the student group for a fall event was canceled.Thu, 25 Feb 2010, 01:27 PM // temple-news.com
• Defensive effort downs Dayton
  The men's basketball team used its best defensive effort of the season to defeat Dayton, 49-41. Temple improves to 23-5 overall and 11-2 in the conference. Next up is La Salle on Sunday.Wed, 24 Feb 2010, 10:13 PM // temple-news.com
• TTN Video: Strange Encounters in Cyberspace
  Video by Joshua Fleury and Justin McGoldrick Edited by Justin McGoldrickWed, 24 Feb 2010, 04:12 PM // temple-news.com
• Site gives privacy for STDs
  STDUniversity.org educates young adults anonymously about safe-sex practices.Wed, 24 Feb 2010, 04:00 PM // temple-news.com
• Weeks later, snow remains issue for drivers
  Commuter students found themselves in a bind after the recent blizzard cleanup left piles of snow in street parking spots around campus. Many are turning to Temple’s parking lots.Wed, 24 Feb 2010, 03:47 PM // temple-news.com
• TSG gives State of Campus
  Student Center leaders announced new on-campus event guidelines for organizations.Wed, 24 Feb 2010, 02:43 PM // temple-news.com
• Health center celebrates 10 years
  Temple’s Center for Asian Health, a unique research branch, serves the city’s Asian population.Tue, 23 Feb 2010, 01:54 PM // temple-news.com
• Track and field brings back bronze
  Both the men’s and women’s track and field teams finished in third place at the Atlantic Ten Conference Indoor Championships. It was the women’s best finish since 2003. The men have never finished thi…Tue, 23 Feb 2010, 12:27 AM // temple-news.com
• Students present fee push
  Student leaders met with the University Fees committee to advocate for the green fee.Tue, 23 Feb 2010, 12:07 AM // temple-news.com
• Students spread safe sex
  Temple’s first-ever Sexual Awareness Week is set to take place in April.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 11:53 PM // temple-news.com
• Temple tweets
  I’ve done it. You’ve done it – oh my stars, how you have done it – the emo tweet. A cluster of raw vagueness that absolutely no one other than you can understand, the emo tweet begs for concerned @rep…Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 11:30 PM // temple-news.com
• Dressing for success
  In conjunction with the Career Center’s Dress 4 Success program, Macy’s provided a fashion show in Mitten Hall to show students the best ways to make a good first impression with a classy wardrobe.…Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 11:16 PM // temple-news.com
• Private-habit survey scares shy participants
  Columnist Sarah Sanders set out to find what gross habits her readers would be embarrassed to admit. More were embarrassed than she expected.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 11:08 PM // temple-news.com
• Staying single no more
  Libby Peck’s sex column takes a turn when her love life takes a new turn as well – with newfound monogamy.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 10:56 PM // temple-news.com
• Remembering the past
  Various student organizations pulled together this February to celebrate Black History Month.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 10:48 PM // temple-news.com
• Vagina virtues
  The Vagina Monologues remind females to use womanhood as personal empowerment.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 10:36 PM // temple-news.com
• Restorative Justice makes a difference
  Ryan Derfler spills the paint on his job as a MAP guide.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 10:21 PM // temple-news.com
• TTN Slideshow: John Mayer live at the Wachovia Center 02/21/2010
  John Mayer played the Wachovia Center in South Philadelphia on February 21st, 2010. Slideshow by TTN photo editor Colin KerriganMon, 22 Feb 2010, 10:17 PM // temple-news.com
• Spring into this season with fun fashionista tips
  Rosella LaFevre lays out the dos and don’ts of spring fashion this year, so ladies on campus can look their best while soaking up some sun.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 10:05 PM // temple-news.com
• ‘Any Given Monday’ on any day
  There’s something to be said about the current state of the world. It seems more bad things are happening, and most of us are lost in the middle. That sense of helpless solitude is at the heart of Bru…Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 09:55 PM // temple-news.com
• Street Sounds: Man Man
  A strange but catchy band, Man Man takes blues, rock and pop to create a vaudeville-folk, Gogol Bordello-like sound. The addition of experimental sounds makes Man Man difficult to identify with any on…Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 09:48 PM // temple-news.com
• Temple students versus new Tyler
  All the schools are part of the same univeristy, so why does it seem like they can’t get along?Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 09:40 PM // temple-news.com
• Curly comeback
  African-American women are embracing their locks and forgoing harmful chemical hair straightening for a healthier, more natural look. Salons and stylists in the city are helping this trend grow.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 09:31 PM // temple-news.com
• Philadelphia panel on crime
  The city of murals has inmates to thank for their hard work splashing color on community walls.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 09:20 PM // temple-news.com
• Black women return to their natural roots
  Shari DaCosta writes about her decision to not only go natural, but to make it a statement.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 09:11 PM // temple-news.com
• Karma’s helping hand
  Gathering his crutches, Herb Vann helped himself up off the sidewalk. He had been sitting in front of the Rite Aid on Broad Street and Oxford Avenue, looking slightly disheveled with a plastic bag wra…Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 06:06 PM // temple-news.com
• As waste mounts, residents’ graves get deeper
  For Philadelphia to improve across the board, citizens need to think twice before trashing anything.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 05:38 PM // temple-news.com
• Bra burning aside, today’s women must relight feminist match
  The less vocal, third wave of feminism works to ensure U.S. women have access to proper care.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 05:11 PM // temple-news.com
• Beggars can’t be choosers, unless you have the cash
  If the homeless population really want what they’re begging for, they should learn proper etiquette.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 05:05 PM // temple-news.com
• Open Infection
  When it comes to STD education and care, secrecy is not the answer.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 04:57 PM // temple-news.com
• Slippery Games
  Voters need to be cognizant of more than just snow removal.Mon, 22 Feb 2010, 04:51 PM // temple-news.com
• TTN Slideshow: Temple Owls vs St. Joe’s Hawks 02/20/2010
  Slideshow by TTN photographer Anna ZhilkovaSun, 21 Feb 2010, 06:04 PM // temple-news.com
• Owls outlast Saint Joseph’s in overtime
  Sophomore guard Ramone Moore scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed a season-high nine rebounds in Temple's 75-67 overtime win against Saint Joseph's. Moore's layup at the end of regulation sent t…Sat, 20 Feb 2010, 04:03 PM // temple-news.com
• TTN Video: Liacouras Walks Dr. Ruth Ost
  Liacouras Walks, the new video segment for The Temple News, follows the daily lives of various faculty members and administrators on Temple University’s Philadelphia campus. The first segment of the s…Thu, 18 Feb 2010, 05:51 PM // temple-news.com
• Second half surge pushes Owls past Duquesne
  After a slow start in the first half the women’s basketball team (20-6, 9-2), got a boost in scoring from sophomore guard Kristen McCarthy in the second half en route to a 52-41 win over Duquesne, a t…Thu, 18 Feb 2010, 12:06 AM // temple-news.com
• Looking to break the deadlock
  The women’s basketball team plays two teams it is tied with for second place in the Atlantic Ten standings. With two wins, Temple could lock up a first-round bye for the A-10 Tournament.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 07:50 PM // temple-news.com
• Allen and Eric will look to dominate inside vs. Hawks
  Lavoy Allen and Micheal Eric scored 33 points combined in last month’s 73-46 win against Saint Joseph’s. The teams meet again this Saturday.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 07:48 PM // temple-news.com
• Softball hopes to reach A-10 playoffs this year
  Last year’s Temple Owls failed to make the playoffs after finishing with a 15-25 overall record, including 6-8 in the Atlantic Ten Conference.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 07:32 PM // temple-news.com
• Season starts against Florida Gulf Coast
  The baseball team just missed the Atlantic Ten Conference playoffs last year. Temple will have to make up for the loss of three senior starters this season.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 07:26 PM // temple-news.com
• Williams’ work pays off with regular playing time
  After an injury to senior guard LaKeisha Eaddy, BJ Williams entered the starting lineup as the point guard for the women’s basketball team.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 07:17 PM // temple-news.com
• Rest gave Owls time to regroup
  Temple used a week off to get healthy and work on shooting after its last loss.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 07:08 PM // temple-news.com
• Moore to come
  Sophomore guard Ramone Moore is becoming a reliable option off the bench.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 06:56 PM // temple-news.com
• Diamonds in the rough
  Despite a lack of official athletic status, the Diamond Gems dance team finished in fourth place at Nationals.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 06:48 PM // temple-news.com
• Temple holds Live Chat with potential students
  Live Chat! Experience Temple is a new program that allows admitted or perspective students to ask University staff questions via a monitored chatroom.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 06:24 PM // temple-news.com
• Contest promotes sustainability
  Temple’s fourth year participating in RecycleMania aims to raise environmental awareness.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 06:11 PM // temple-news.com
• Student group to go to NYC
  PS Society, a new student-run political science organization, is already planning trips to go to Washington D.C. and New York City this spring.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 05:54 PM // temple-news.com
• Philadelphia philanthropist Jack Wolgin dies at 93
  The namesake of the Jack Wolgin International Competition in the Fine Arts died Jan. 27.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 05:48 PM // temple-news.com
• SWAT organizes coalition
  Inspired by a UPenn group, a coalition for strong women is emerging at Temple.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 05:37 PM // temple-news.com
• Law to create ‘plastic gap’
  Legislation slated to take effect Feb. 22 will make it harder for some under 21 to get credit cards.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 05:28 PM // temple-news.com
• Street Sounds: Kurt Vile
  Kurt Vile’s ethereal brand of psychedelic folk rock is, quite obviously, not easy to describe.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 05:17 PM // temple-news.com
• Christ Church vows not to disappoint
  Summer Beckley goes to church to find out why the rest of Philadelphia is missing out on this gem.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 05:04 PM // temple-news.com
• Revolution of subtle comedy
  Ciccarelli asks readers if they “remember their first beer.” Then he tells them why do they do.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 04:54 PM // temple-news.com
• Love is buried at Laurel Hill ground
  Laurel Hill Cemetery shared eternal love stories from the grave in “‘Til Death Do Us Part.”Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 04:27 PM // temple-news.com
• Spells Writing hosts Eat, Love and Write
  Elizabeth Gilbert comes to lead a workshop based on her novel.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 04:16 PM // temple-news.com
• Haiti receives a dose of medicine
  Giant Mind and local bands gather to perform a benefit concert for the disaster victims in Haiti.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 04:02 PM // temple-news.com
• On their feet and off the streets
  Back on my Feet, a homeless advocacy agency, is partnering with the women’s soccer team at Temple to promote self-sufficiency through running.Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 01:01 AM // temple-news.com
• Hollywood bound
  Tyler Grady surprised the judges with his voice, but does he have what it takes to make American Idol’s top 24?Tue, 16 Feb 2010, 12:09 AM