Developer Wants to Merge Masterman School, Three Others at Divine Lorraine

Divine Lorraine High School? Developer Eric Blumenfeld wants to take the Masterman School, Franklin Learning Center, Benjamin Franklin High, and Parkway Center City High and turn them into one massive school with the Divine Lorraine as the campus’s centerpiece. Oh, and he wants a big gym and school lunches by Marc Vetri. Wish we’d have thought of that. [Daily News]

Port Richmond Man Allegedly Funded Terrorists. A man from Port Richmond is alleged to have provided resources and support for the Islamic Jihad Union. The IJU is a group from Uzbekistan responsible for American deaths in Afghanistan and suicide bombings in U.S. and Israeli embassies in Uzbekistan. [6 ABC]

Ilya Bryzgalov Breaks Flyers Shutout Streak. Ah, how quickly they grow up. Just yesterday Bryz was on “sick leave” and the punchline of every joke on Philly sports radio. Now, he holds the record for longest shutout streak as a Flyer. And the Flyers beat the Isles 3-2. They’re 8-2 in their last 10 games. [The 700 Level]

Occupy Philly at it Again. Police arrested one Occupy Philly protester during a demonstration at the Municipal Services Building in response to Mayor Nutter’s plea for Philadelphians to stop feeding the homeless outside. [Daily News]

Fat Baby Alert! A baby born at Paoli Hospital Wednesday weighed 12 pounds, nine ounces at birth. That’s good for the record at Paoli. [6 ABC]

Dead Pony in North Philly. A miniature pony was found dead in Feltonville yesterday. No word on how it died or who left it there. Hint: give HBO a call? [NBC Philadelphia]

Northeast Man Starved Father to Death. A 57-year-old man was arrested yesterday for allegedly starving his father to death. Police arrived at his home in December and found his mother extremely malnourished and his father dead in the basement. [Daily News]