The Year That Was … Daily Examined
For the first half of 2007, there was no Daily Examiner. It was a dark time at phillymag.com. However, light began to seep in around the edges when we launched in early August, and it’s been getting brighter ever since. In 2008, we’ll unveil improvements to make our space a must-visit daily destination for Philadelphia residents and web-crawling curiosity-seekers. Thanks for your eyeballs. Here’s a look at some of the stories that made this job much easier in the past almost-half-year.
August: The beginning …
Stu Bykofsky unleashes a 9/11 column destined to piss off half the country
Margate bar final vacation spot ever for European tourist
The Reid boys begin to enjoy their new lives
Michael Nutter (and Al Taubenberger) become the hit of comedy night
An American Idol hopeful gets mouthy
Speaking of mouths, Stephen A. Smith gets column-stripped at the Inquirer
Alycia Lane fully established as New York tabloid target
Inquirer writer Sam Carchidi picks a fight with Brett Myers; Phillies roll their eyes
PHL security measures are suspect
Crowd brawls at Phillies games become more and more violent
September: The city falls back in love with the Phillies
Lee Stetson’s exit at Penn leaves a lot of questions
Victor Fiorillo’s brilliant Weekender column begins
SugarHouse protesting becomes more vocal and organized
Barry Manilow’s fans don’t hide their allegiance
The NFL doesn’t mess around with even the tiniest dog-fighting rumors
“10,000 Men” idea takes shape, attracts controversy
Attractive blonde becomes rumor target thanks to the Guv’s rep
The Phillies steal our hearts and save our souls
October: Chef fights and Platt pondering
The Phillies’ breathtaking journey ends with a fizzle in Colorado
Baltimore engages in war of words over City Paper’s Poe story
Scientology center creeps into Center City
Mitch Williams says acquiring Curt Schilling is a bad idea
Philly Mag editor Larry Platt entertains thoughts of a Congressional run
Philadelphia becomes ugly to everybody
Chef Capasso opens can of whoop-ass on grouchy customer, kind of
November: The Guarino erupts, elections take shape
The Guarino begins not-so-graceful exit
Homophobes no fans of Jack Kelly
New police chief welcomed, then immediately scrutinized
Patriots letter-writing campaign proves irksome
Daily News writer Bill Conlin becomes blog target, targets blogs
David Oh won’t stand for shenanigans
December: Girls gone wild
Dykstra opens magazine, possibly incriminated for steroids
Platt snubs Washington, decides to stay at mag
Alycia Lane slugs, slurs her way into the hearts of America