Results tagged “budgetcrisis”

Back from last week's detour on the sunshine train is your regularly scheduled hot jerk injection.

It's been a while since we were able to introduce you to a new writer on Phillyist, but today, we have the pleasure of introducing you to Colleen Clemens. Colleen became a feminist on the marching band field, and an English professor on the Lehigh campus. We're thrilled to add her, and her Ph.D., to the mix.

• Scary headline of the day: "Multiple States on Verge of Collapse," according to the Huffington Post. While the related article is a little less dramatic, it is noted that in Pennsylvania "state workers will receive only partial pay on July 17 and July 24, after which paychecks will be withheld entirely until the impasse is solved." Awesome.
• In other state-related news, earthquakes happen in Delaware? Who knew?
• A man was found dead this morning in Fairmount Park. He had been shot several times.

• Fees to access Philly.com are coming soon.
• In other news-related news, CBS3 anchor Larry Mendte is no longer under house arrest.
• A dogfighting ring was uncovered in Overbrook, and the bust revealed stashes of drugs and weapons.

Freshness: we has it, in the form of neighborhood food co-ops.

Get the complete run-down on city employees.

In a move that stumps us over here at Phillyist, since the veto period is over and the bill is officially enforceable, Mayor Nutter is scheduled to sign the ban today. This strikes us as somewhat unnecessary and, if the Mayor reads the papers, a quiet statement of independence. We reported on Tuesday that, in lieu of legislation making its way through the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the city stands to lose millions in funding for enacting its own ban. Here's to hoping someone in City Hall realizes this, and then does something about it. The people may have already had their last chance to chime in on the budget, but a city under budget pressure like ours should be careful about maintaining its eligibility for state-sponsored infrastrcture funding.

Sure we want more, but we're Philly, i.e. we know they'll choke.

CineFest/Philadelphia Film Festival time is upon us, and some reviews, including a few of local-based documentaries, are in.

We are drumming Japanese, we really think so: The Kyo Daiko performers bang the drums.

We're really bad about using Amazon for everything, but we're going to try really really hard to be better. Losing Robin's made us die a little inside.

A little insight into the new Mayor's Office for the Reentry of Ex-offenders, and some of the folks who will (hopefully) benefit.

We're with Isaiah: tell us about some young white Christian kids moving in Kensington and we get twitchy. But turns out they're really the real deal.

Improv drummer + YouTube = World domination. Kinda.

Who is causing all the fires in Coatesville? Theories abound, but answers are still elusive.

The city budget crisis threatens the only domestic violence shelter in the city.

Science! Chemistry plus mummies means new thinking about building materials and the pyramids, mice may cure MD, baldies may soon have more options than just Rogaine, and fish smoothies may help the environment. All in a day’s work for city researchers.