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Tony Danza didn't start the school year in a Hollywood studio. Instead he started it in a classroom at Northeast High in Philly where he began taping episodes for the latest batch of reality TV that uses the public education system as the foreign habitat. While Phillyist is reserving the right to comment on this reality TV experiment (perhaps being done at the sake of high school students?), it is probably safe to say that he is encountering the challenge of his life. The show will air on A&E at a later date, but as a future high school English teacher, I can guess that at the present moment, he is facing a stack of essays higher than the mop he wielded on Who's The Boss? He may be the boss, but those students are about to give him a run for his (measly amount of) money.

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Your faithful Phillyist Proofreader caught this Florida-plated Hyundai on Germantown Avenue, just north of Girard, in that neighborhood nostalgically and perhaps misleadingly called "Olde Kensington."

This might be the best documentary on Old City, ever.

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

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This one doesn't star Katherine Hepburn. Instead, you get the judicial system.

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The sustainability revolution is sweeping the nation, as consciousness shifts from a mentality of environmental degradation to one of preservation. According to the Inquirer, “Going Green” is quickly becoming the purview of local colleges, as administrators look for ways to contribute to the sustainability movement. Area schools such as Arcadia University, Muhlenberg College, and Philadelphia University have added courses or concentrations in sustainability. Villanova has gone one step further by naming is naming its coming semesters the Year of Sustainability, with an eye toward improving the academic study of sustainability across its curriculum. Drexel University has plans to implement a "bio wall, which is an interior wall of plants that promotes energy efficiency and better air quality.

We're excited that Moore College of Art & Design is about to kick off its celebration of 160 years as the first and only women’s art college in the country. During the commemoration, there will be numerous opportunities available for the public to not only learn more about Moore and its accomplishments, both as an innovator and through the success of its graduates, but also to participate in some unique art-related activities.

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