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Mayor Nutter To Auction City Vehicle Fleet


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Published March 12, 2009 at 4:19 p.m.

In an effort to ease the financial strains on the city of Philadelphia, MayorMichael Nutter is reducing the number of vehicles taken home by city employeesby 40 percent ...

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Man, woman shot in Torresdale


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Published March 11, 2009 at 10:39 p.m.

A man and woman are hospitalized after both were shot in Philadelphia's Torresdale section ...

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Alleged brothel raid in Philadelphia


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Published March 11, 2009 at 5:42 p.m.

Federal lawmen have busted an alleged brothel in Philadelphia ...

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Bank gives generously to Philly arts


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Published March 11, 2009 at 11:49 a.m.

With all the bad news about the economy, a bank doled out money today in support of the arts in the Philadelphia region ...

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Jon and Kate: Behind the Philadelphia Magazine Story


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Published Feb. 27, 2009 at 9:59 a.m.

A Q&A with Jessica Remo about the reporting for her March 2009 article “Jon + Kate + 8 = $$$”What did you think of the show before you began reporting?Before I began my research I was a huge fan. There is no denying how adorable the Gosselin children are, and I thought Jon and Kate’s [ ... ] ...

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The Story Behind the Philadelphia Inquirer Bankruptcy


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Published Feb. 23, 2009 at 8:27 a.m.

Philebrity broke the news late last night with the full text of a Newspaper Guild memo to its members, and the Inquirer confirmed it this morning with an A1 story: “Inquirer Owner Files for Bankruptcy.”For an in-depth look at what brought Brian Tierney’s Philadelphia Media Holdings group to this drastic step after fewer than three [ ... ] ...

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EXCLUSIVE: No Film Fest for Philly


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Published Feb. 13, 2009 at 4:09 p.m.

BY VICTOR FIORILLOThanks to an intense rift between longtime Philadelphia Film Festival honcho and TLA Entertainment CEO Ray Murray and the festival’s co-presenters at the Philadelphia Film Society, it looks like all you movie lovers will have to turn to Netflix to get your film fill this spring.The drama started back in December when Murray, [ ... ] ...

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Joanna Pacitti Kicked Off American Idol, Gets Her Wish


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Published Feb. 12, 2009 at 12:47 p.m.

When asked back in the summer of 2006 how she felt about the star-making power of American Idol, singer and Mayfair native Joanna Pacitti told Philadelphia magazine’s Richard Rys that she’d “rather have my experience than overnight success.” It seems she’s gotten her wish yet again: Right after she was shown reaching the semifinals last [ ... ] ...

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The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Final Frazzled Days


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Published Jan. 28, 2009 at 11:51 a.m.

All big-city newspapers have been hurt by the rise of the Internet, declining ad sales, and an economy gone south. But the brain trust at the Inquirer and Daily News has a deeper problem: They think we still need their papers to find out what’s going onBY STEVE VOLKIN THE HEADY early days after Brian [ ... ] ...

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Andrew Wyeth’s Last Interview


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Published Jan. 16, 2009 at 10:31 a.m.

Renowned Philadelphia-area artist Andrew Wyeth died this morning at the age of 91. In May 2008, Philadelphia magazine senior writer Matthew Teague spent days with the extended Wyeth family at their Chester County compound, including an almost unprecedented full day with Andrew that comprised his last public interview.Having just finished a painting — a [ ... ] ...

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