Get Ready for Starr’s Latest

His Center City speakeasy opens Sunday. Plus: A Philly candidate outed (as straight?), fighting over Rittenhouse Square, and more of what's news this morning
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Center City State Rep Candidate Outed….As Straight? State rep Babette Josephs says her opponent, Gregg Kravitz, is only pretending to be bi-sexual so he can garner gay votes; Kravitz insists he swings both ways. This may be the most entertaining story the Inky has run in 15 years. [Inquirer]

Starr’s Ranstead Room to Open This Sunday. A speakeasy in the back of his new Mexican restaurant. [The Weekender]

Rich People Fighting! This time it’s in Rittenhouse Square, with neighbors disagreeing on how commercial the Square should be. [Daily News]

Settlement Coming in Webcam-Gate? Lawyers spent four hours yesterday discussing a financial settlement in the Lower Merion case. (Meanwhile, the Post’s Sandy Hingston has a few thoughts on the so-called invasion of privacy in the case.) [Inquirer]

Plug Pulled on Comcast’s Planned Olympics Channel. US Olympic Committee said it didn’t “make sense.” [NYTimes]

Ray Didinger: Eagles 2010 Schedule Will Help Kolb. Philly’s most popular football wonk likes what he sees for next fall and winter. [CSNPhilly]

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