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  • Bicyclist impaled on fence post in Fairmount Park

    A man in his 40s was riding a bicycle through a curvy ribbon of Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park section overnight when he lost control, crashed, and was impaled on a metal picket, according to police. It was not known why the man lost control at about 1:25 this morning as he was riding downhill on a 10-speed bicycle at Black Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. But he ended up off the ...

  • Almost Justice Two mothers sad bond over one trial

    Chapter 5: One Trial, Two Mothers Beau Zabel's mother sat in the lonely pews of a Philadelphia courtroom. She had prayed for strength and grace for what lay ahead. Another woman walked in, wearing a strained smile. It held back waves of sorrow. "This is Tyrek's mother," the prosecutor ...

  • Phillies Minor League Report Jim Murphy homers twice in Reading victory

    The IronPigs had an offensive explosion Wednesday night, and it was the driving force behind their 10-6 win over the Toledo Mud Hens at Fifth Third Field in Toledo, Ohio. The victory for the IronPigs was their second in a row over the Mud Hens and the eighth in their last 11 outings ...

  • Bicyclist Crashes Gets Impaled by Fence

    The force of the crash caused the cyclist to become impaled on a metal pipe fence near Black Road and Lansdowne Avenue in Fairmount Park -- that is near Memorial Hall, according to Philadelphia ...

  • Study Business School Grads Are Most Likely To Be Under-Employed

    website says college graduates with a bachelor’s in business are most likely to be under-employed. Two Philadelphia schools say they buck that ...


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Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) [DVD]

Wings of Desire (Der Himmel über Berlin) [DVD]

Wings of Desire, which marked director Wim Wenders return to his native Germany after more than a decade making films in other countries, is dedicated to all the old angels, especially Yasujiro [Ozu], Franois [Truffaut], and Andrei [Tarkovsky]--all of whom are cinematic mast ... ...

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  • New Luxury Hotel Opens In Stone Harbor

    Ron Gorodesky (credit: David Madden) The Shelter Haven Hotel changed this town when it opened in 1912, and hopes are its' replacement, The Reeds at Shelter Haven, will do the same now. It offers 37 guest rooms and luxury suites, catering space for 200, and two top flight ...

  • Slim Whitman 90 country singer who struck a chord

    MIAMI - Country singer Slim Whitman, 90, the high-pitched yodeler who sold millions of records through ever-present TV ads in the 1980s and 1990s and whose song saved the world in the film comedy Mars Attacks!, died Wednesday at a Florida hospital. Mr. Whitman died of heart failure at Orange Park Medical Center, his son-in-law, Roy Beagle, said. Mr. Whitman's tenor falsetto and ebony ...

  • Democrat Holts video contrasts him with Booker

    Senate candidate Newark Mayor Cory Booker addresses a gathering of supporters at an event in Deptford Township, N.J. Tuesday, June 18, 2013. Several lawmakers and local officials gathered Wednesday with Booker to announce their endorsements, saying he has the best chance of the four Democrats in the race of winning the seat. (AP Photo/Mel ...

  • After struggles Brookfield grad looks to future

    Chrystal Montgomery, valedictorian of her graduating class, gets rhe red carpet treatment and a limo ride to her graduation at Brookfield Academy in Cherry Hill, Wednesday, June 19, 2013. Because her mother does not drive, they were picked up for a free ride courtesy of a local limo company. MICHAEL S. WIRTZ / Staff ...

  • City pauses the ban on afternoon carriage rides

    Abraham Chappelle, a carriage driver of 13 years, waits for customers on the corner of 5th and Chestnut, on June 17, 2013. Chappelle said the new hours have been very profitible so far. Budget cuts forced many tourist destinations, like Independence Hall, to close early, prompting Councilman Squilla to propose carriages be permitted to run during rush hour so visitors have more options for ...

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