Philly Cupcake Truck Is Seized

Apparently because Philadelphia wants to be known as the stupidest city in America. Plus: Why Carl Greene might be about to get canned, a potential new river for the Duck boats, and more of what Philly is talking about this morning

Cupcake Truck Is Seized. The already-legendary Philly cupcake truck was seized by L&I yesterday for “vending in a prohibited area.” Once more: the cupcake truck was seized by L&I. Seized by L&I. If you’ll excuse The Scoop, he is now going to kill himself over how fucking stupid this city is. Honestly. [Inquirer]

Is Greene About to Get Canned? The PHA board says it will soon make an “aggressive” decision about the fate of embattled Carl Greene, its financially questionable, politically-shady leader. (Although, in Greene’s defense, he never did anything as reprehensible as operate a cupcake truck in a restricted area.) [Inquirer]

SEPTA Upgrades Its Smart Phone Service. Android, iPhone and other smartphone users can now look up fares, search for sales locations by ZIP code and view regional rail and transit service maps. Find it at m.septa.org. [Business Journal]

Philly Fed Report Leads to Stock Market Tumble. Its business index of leading indicators dropped, leading to a selloff on Wall Street. [Wall Street Journal]

Could Duck Boats Be Moving to the Schuylkill? It’s not as busy as the Delaware, which means less chance for accidents. [WHYY]

Eagles First-Round Pick Named A Starter. Brandon Graham of Michigan has impressed coaches enough that he’ll be playing with the first unit at defensive end from now. [CSN Philly]