THE 8:30 REPORT: This Morning in Philly
It was vandalism at Boeing plant: Defense Department officials have concluded that the damage to two Chinook military helicopters discovered at Boeing’s Delaware County plant on Tuesday was intentional. A $5,000 reward has been offered for information in the case. [KYW]
We’re the new Hollywood East: As the Marley & Me shoot overran the still-beating heart of the Inquirer’s newsroom yesterday — during which reporter Sam Wood kept us all entertained with his newfound Twitter abilities — Michael Klein put together an interesting look at how new state tax incentives have made it impossible for us to walk down Center City streets without being accosted by famous people. [Inquirer]
For free, that’s pretty expensive: The Metro’s Josh Cornfield has a blockbuster scoop this morning — the John Street-initiated citywide wi-fi network that was supposed to have been free to Philadelphia taxpayers has actually cost them more than $2.6 million. The biggest chunk of that was a $1.4 million city loan — later forgiven — to help launch the Wireless Philadelphia nonprofit group; the rest was spent on consultants. The I-told-you-so brigade this morning includes City Councilman Brian O’Neill, Philadelphia Forward honcho Brett Mandel, and Nutter administration spokesman Doug Oliver. [Metro]
