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Hey Friday, Philly! Seems like you all pulled out for your boy Shane yesterday as it was announced that he won the final spot on the All-Star game roster. High fives all around! Go eat some Musubi and dance around in a grass skirt and a coconut bra tonight in celebration. We know we will.
- As it seems, the events that occured at Valley Swim club are taking more of a turn. It's become national news and everyone is pointing fingers at each other. One of the club's directors stated that the swim club doesn't discriminate and cited people of the black, Asian, Jewish and Russian communities as members. The state Human Relations Commissions is now investigating the allegations.
- Ladies, be careful out there. There's a reported groper hanging out on the Broad Street Line and previous attacks have occured during the day. Philly.com has a photo of the suspect from security cameras.
- Short Stories: Water main break in S.W. Philly. We haven't heard the last of the city pool closings. NFL bound rookie shot in Cheltenham.
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Dear Philadelphia:
Phillyist just came across an interesting tidbit while scouring philly.com blogs: The Temple Owls and coach Fran Dunphy will be taking the subway to their game versus the Duke Blue Devils at the Wachovia Center tonight. Coach says, "This is a tremendous opportunity for our team to travel as Philadelphians do on a daily basis to and from work," and so it is. Good for them. But just a heads up to all those commuters that the boys will be heading out at 4:45, getting on the Broad Street Line at Cecil B. Moore and off at Pattison, so if you’re heading south you may run into a wall of owls. Luckily they don’t bite—unless you’re a devil.
As the weather gets yucky (this week's high temps will be at or near fifty, but we're looking at rain, rain, and more rain), I find myself reluctantly taking SEPTA more and more often, often during rush hour. Because I try to be a courteous SEPTA rider, I make a point of not putting my belongings on the seat beside me if the subway car, trolley, or bus seems to be getting crowded. I...
Philadelphia is feeling less safe by the day. There was a shooting today, this time in the middle of the day in the stairwell to the southbound Broad Street Line at Olney.
On Wednesday, we posted about a Google hack for SEPTA, but now we have a new map to not utilize.
