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Cop Killers' Fate Decided, Pat Burrell Returns To Face Phillies, Spycam Case Update, and Blago Verdict

The Omelette Wednesday August 18, 2010 Edition "Philly Cop Killers" won't face death penalty

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Philadelphia Police Busted in Heroin Ring Deserve Life Sentences

Normally when you hear about police officers getting caught up in drug dealing it's in a movie.  American Gangster, which came out in 2008 probably covered this angle better than any film in history. 

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Earth Day Celebrates 40 Green Years in Philadelphia

The year 1970 kicked off a decade dedicated to promoting peace and love, and was host to the our very first Earth Day on April 22.

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Gino's Burgers and Chicken Returns with Franchise Opportunities in Philadelphia

On December 30th 2009, a single line from The Philadelphia Inquirer started a frenzy around the area that has only gotten bigger since the announcement. So what exactly WAS this eye grabbing headliner? Gino's Hamburgers to make a comeback

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Weekly News Wrap-Up: New Philly Bike Lanes Coming, Beer at WalMart, Palin Should Resign From Fox News

The Local: Oh happy day – if you’re a biker (or someone who hates bikers getting in the way of their SUV.)

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Weekly Wrap-Up: Snowmageddon in Philly, PA House Healthcare bills, Debra Medina, and Glenn Beck

In spite of the Philadelphia government’s usual awfulness as it pertains to any sort of street clearing capabilities after snowstorms, this past week’s "Snowmageddon", as it’s been called by the mass media (see also: “Snowpocalypse”) has been no match for the city g

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Philadelphia Police Department Needs Facelift After Frank Tepper and Tyrone Wiggins incidents

The Philadelphia Police Department has itself in a public relations quandry. One of the stories got swept under the rug and the media should be ashamed for not putting on the full court press. The other story is getting a lot of publicity and rightfully so. Let's turn to the first story, which is receiving very little media attention, which involves one Tyrone Wiggins.

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Rise in Bicycle Accidents in Philadelphia is leading to more Bike Laws

On October 15, police found Andre Steed, a 40-year-old paralegal, down and bloody at 16th and Locust. Witnesses would tell police he’d been struck by a biker. Within 10 days, Steed was dead. The biker who fled scene still hasn’t been identified.

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FirstGlance Film Festival in Philadelphia

The 12th annual FirstGlance Independent Film Festival  kicked off on Thursday, October 22nd and ran through Sunday, October 25th in The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. The event took place at Franklin Theater and debuted more than 34 projects, and an online short film competition.

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Septa Strike: The TWU workers should take a paycut for their horrible service

Hey! It’s time for the semi-annual strike by the Transit Workers Union! I’ve been dying to be completely inconvenienced so a group of unskilled, rude, horrible, imbecilic, ignorant and, most importantly, overpaid token collectors can fight for their right to… well, let’s look at what this strike is actually about.

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