Rick Santorum Catches Mitt Romney in Polls
Santorum Catches Romney in the Polls. A recent Pew survey shows that Rick Santorum and Mitt Romney are virtually tied in the race for the GOP candidacy. Other polls indicate that Santorum is comfortably ahead in Michigan two weeks before the state’s primary. We can’t believe it either. [Inquirer]
Philly Ready to Sell PGW? Anyone have $1.5 billion lying around? Mayor Nutter announced yesterday that the city will consider selling Philadelphia Gas Works to turn a profit. [Inquirer]
Philly Sets Record for Longest Soul Train. In honor of the late Don Cornelius and Whitney Houston, hundreds of Philadelphians gathered on the Art Museum steps to set the record for the world’s longest Soul Train line. Mayor Nutter was there to get things started—his rendition of “Rapper’s Delight” was not. [HughE Dillon]
VFMA Cadet Arrested for Sexual Assault. Radnor Police arrested a cadet at Valley Forge Military Academy yesterday after he was accused of sexually assaulting a female cadet last week. [NBC Philadelphia]
Philly Cops Nab 22 Fugitives This Morning. The Philadelphia Police Department worked cooperatively with other regional officials to carry out a series of raids this morning that led to the capture of 22 fugitives. [Inquirer]
Quit With the Baby Talk. UPenn researchers recently found that some infants can understand the meaning of words by the time they’re six months old. [FOX 29]
Sixers Win Gimme Over Bobcats. Lou Williams hit some clutch threes to lift the Sixers over the Bobcats last night. But, that doesn’t show much, considering that the Philly mag edit staff could throw a team together and compete with Charlotte (They’ve lost 15 straight). [The 700 Level]
Wow. No Murders Overnight. Happy Valentine’s Day, Philadelphia. Last night there were no murders in the city. Well, at least there were none that have been reported yet.
