The 8:30 Report: What Philly’s Talking About
Put on your red shoes and …: Well, so much for no Philadelphia teams making the tournament. Villanova, Temple and St. Joe’s all received NCCA tournament bids yesterday, drawing two 12th seeds and an 11th seed, respectively. [Inquirer]
Take that, William Penn: If the American Commerce Center building does actually make its way from the drawing board to reality, Philadelphia would be well on its way to becoming a city of really tall buildings. The ACC, designed at 1,500 feet, would top the Commerce building to become the city’s tallest and make the city much more architecturally substantial. [Daily News]
Cop car found, driver still missing: Police apprehended two armed suspects early Sunday morning, but somehow one of the handcuffed men managed to get from the backseat of the police cruiser to the front seat and take off. The banged-up remnants of the cruiser were found in Camden, but the suspect is still on the loose. [NBC 10]
Learn more about unibrowed women: There’s much more to artist Frida Kahlo’s life than steamy affairs, bushy uni, and paintings — don’t forget about her personal pain and suffering due to a car accident at a young age. The Inky talks about how Kahlo’s survival of the crash in 1925 was a modern miracle, considering all that hospitals at that time could offer her. [Inquirer]