August 8, 2006
Yo, Philly in the News
- On Wednesday, the art and architecture committee of the city's Art Commission voted on whether or not a bronze statue of Stallone as Rocky (donated by the actor during the release of Rocky III) would be moved to the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, and ended up returning a split decision. The application has been withdrawn, but will be brought before the committee again in a new form - and possibly with a new location in mind. It seems some folks don't consider the statue art, but a prop. We take offense at the idea that a prop couldn't be art, but we have to admit, this particular one isn't all that artful.
- Rejoice local soccer fans! We might have an official Major League Soccer team in Philadelphia in the next couple of years.
- GlaxoSmithKline is looking for up to ten small nonprofit community healthcare organizations in the area worthy of one of its 10th Annual GlaxoSmithKline IMPACT Awards. If you know one you think deserves recognition, nominations are being accepted through 4PM on September 5th, and the award includes $40,000. For more info, click the link above, check out GSK's site, or call them at 215-751-5171.
- The Daily News has an interesting, longer piece about the effects of one of the many recent murders in the city on the victim's family, and the various rituals of grief that local families go through. There's also an accompanying photo gallery. This Phillyist, even having lived in or near the city all his life, still finds some of the local rituals of grief - such as the purchasing of memorial T-shirts - to be pretty odd. Still, everyone has to deal with loss in their own way.
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Was I out of line there? If so, I apologize. I was just trying to give the regular honest blogger commentary, and I certainly didn't mean to hurt anybody's feelings.
Jim, I don't think that you were out of line, but I think it just brings to bear that the majority of the African American community in the city might just be on another planet compared to the Whites in the city. I hate to say it but this is one of the most segregated cities in the country, despite bright spots of integration like Mt. Airy. The Santourm voting Joe Six-Pack in the Northeast would loathe to have anyone who isn't a white Eagles loving, support the police without question person move into their neighbrohood.
Norm, where to start, where to start:
So because African-Americans have different modes of grieving, they are from a different planet? I guess because Indians celebrate when their loved ones died, they are from a different planet too? Get your head out of your deirere. Also, you fail to notice that there are whites and hispanics in the city who do the same things pointed out by Phillyist. How tight are those blinders on your head?Norm, how long have you lived in Philly, son? The NE is mostly working class and want NOTHING to do with Santorum. I don't even think you have to be from Philly to realize the working poor of most of the city, let alone the NE, do not like Ricky.
I was making bit of a metaphor about how the whites in the city really have no social interaction with the majority African American community.
As for the people from the Northeast, all of them that I have encountered - a large amount of them - seem to fit into the mold I mention.