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  • Michael Young puts slump behind him

    Michael Young in action during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals, Tuesday, June 18, 2013, in Philadelphia. (Matt ...

  • Philadelphia Eagles position battle preview Safeties

    Earl Wolff Allen & Coleman have started the majority of games at safety over the past couple seasons. Both came to the team as picks in the 2010 draft with Allen in the 2nd and Coleman in the 7th. The fact that the Eagles drafted a safety and signed two others this offseason is probably proof enough of how they feel about the progress of the Allen/Coleman pair. Patrick Chung is a former ...

  • Flyers have 2012-13 performance bonus overage

    The Flyers already have salary cap issues going into the 2013-14 season. Now they will now have to deal with a bonus overage carryover, as well.Sources tell CSNPhilly.com the Flyers will have a 2012-13 performance bonus overage of $182,927 tacked onto this coming season's cap, courtesy of Brayden Schenn and Sean Couturier. The overage is not entirely bad news, however, because if their ...

  • Report Flyers will buy out Briere Bryzgalov another story

    Tim Panaccio . Briere, 35, had six goals and 16 points in 34 games this season. There’s no question that he can still contribute, but it’s also not hard to see why Philadelphia would want to be free of his $6.5 million annual cap hit, given their circumstances. The bigger question now is what the Philadelphia Flyers might do with ...

  • Gas Works v. Nutter Mayor owed $507 gas bill

    Mayor Michael Nutter is a busy man. So busy is he that Nutter may have forgotten to pay his gas bill. Philadelphia Gas Works filed a claim against the mayor May 18 for failure to pay $507.76 owed to the city agency for gas service at the mayor's house on North 50th Street in the Wynnefield section of West Philadelphia. The amount was eventually paid this month, according to a court ...


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Movie Review

Theatre of Blood [DVD]

Theatre of Blood [DVD]

William Shakespeare is probably the most sadistically violent author to still be taught on a regular basis in public schools. Dressed up in undeniably beautiful poetry, his plays features a litany of brutal murders and atrocious deeds, from stabbings, to beheadings, to mutilation, to cannibalism, not to mention all the black magic, treachery, and illicit sex. Worried adults who jump on the bandwa ... ...

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  • At Germantown High a final goodbye

    The final graduating class of Germantown High said goodbye on Wednesday - to each other, to their teachers, to a historic but troubled school that's being closed by a district desperate to save money and improve academics. "I'm holding back tears," said Principal Emeritus Margaret Mullen-Bavwidinsi. Others let them flow. The 146th commencement brimmed with sadness and joy, ...

  • General managers approve mandatory visors hybrid icing

    have approved all the recommendations of the competition committee on Wednesday. Those recommendations include the grandfathering of visors, hybrid icing, shallower nets and video review on all four-minute high-sticking penalties. Beginning next season, all players coming into the league will be required to wear a visor. Players who have played more than 25 career NHL games will not be forced ...

  • Mayor Nutter Forgets to Pay Gas Bill

    The Mayor’s Office confirmed that a lien was placed on Mayor Michael Nutter’s home by the Common Pleas Court last May because he didn’t pay his gas ...

  • Fitch Releases Report on Philadelphia PA

    Money Market Funds Explore Callable Commercial Paper in Value Search Money market funds (MMFs) are slowly increasing exposure to a relatively new short-term instrument - callable commercial paper (CP), according to Fitch Ratings. MMFs are exploring callable CP as a way to add additional yield and diversification to portfolios, as well as in response to banks' reduced appetite for providing ...

  • Dom Speaks With Pa. Senator Chuck McIlhinney About Liquor Bill

    - WPHT's Dom Giordano spoke withPa. Senator Chuck McIlhinney on Wednesday as he unveiled the Senate’s version of the Liquor Bill. The senator explained how there would still be state control in the wholesale sector, but no longer in retail. McIlhinney says the idea that Pennsylvania does not have enough liquor licenses is false. "There's 14,000 liquor licenses out there ...

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