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The Brief: Philly’s Hotel Occupancy Rates Explode to a Modern High
1. Philadelphia’s hotels were more booked last month than during any other June since 1993. The gist: The Philadelphia Inquirer reports that Center City’s hotel occupancy rates “reached 89.4 percent in […]
July Fourth In Philly Is Probably Going to Be a Pain In the Butt
Can we have a brief conversation about July 4th being on a Wednesday? We’re all getting jipped. Pretty much no one has Monday and Tuesday […]
The Founding Fathers Would Have Been Protesters at Occupy Wall Street
Last week I drew criticism from some in the state’s business community for daring to suggest that the decision to potentially turn essential public services […]
OWS Could Force Supreme Court Ruling on Free Speech
It seems clear that the Occupy Philly/Wall Street/Oakland/Atlanta/EVERYWHERE movement is headed to the Supreme Court. What started as a movement to protest the economic disparity […]
Can We Starve Out Philly’s Homeless Before the Barnes Opening?
Given all the hubbub last week over Obama’s dismal jobs report, you could be forgiven for missing a juicy nugget of local news: a modest proposal […]
The Secret Thoughts of Wealthy Philadelphians
One thing that separates magazine journalism from newspaper journalism is point of view. That is, while newspaper reporters generally strive for objectivity and balance in […]
Gingrich Says Occupy Protest Is Anti-Semitic
As if it weren’t bad enough that one of the Republican presidential hopefuls, Herman Cain, has based his economic platform on the video game Sim […]
How This Philly Occupational Therapist Is Pursuing Wellness While Social Distancing
Welcome to Sweat Diaries, Be Well Philly’s look at the time, energy, and money people invest in pursuit of a healthy lifestyle in Philly. For […]
Retired Philly Police Captain Wears His Uniform at Independence Hall Protest
Ray Lewis—the 60-year-old former captain in the Philadelphia Police Department who was arrested during an Occupy Wall Street demonstration—was protesting with Occupy Philly today at […]
?uestlove Is Occupy Wall Street’s Paul Revere
Last night, Mayor Michael Bloomberg orchestrated an eviction of Occupy Wall Street protesters from Zuccotti Park in New York City. Before police were able to […]
Bernie Bros to Occupy Local Campgrounds for DNC
Hotels across the Delaware Valley will host about 6,000 delegates and supporters during the Democratic National Convention this July. But some Bernie supporters are looking to […]
Congressman Eric Cantor Cancels Speech
United States Representative Eric Cantor was scheduled to speak at the Wharton School of Business today, but has canceled his speech after Occupy Philly protesters […]
Chris Christie Keeps His Cool While Protesters Chant
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie had a little run in with the valiant protesters of Occupy Des Moines while out in Iowa stumping for Mitt […]
Nine Protesters Arrested at Comcast Center
Occupy Philly protesters marched down 18th Street a little while ago to converge at Comcast headquarters on JFK Boulevard. They staged a sit-in and two […]
Economist: The Rich Stay Rich, the Middle Class Get Thriftier
Silly me. My career went into a ditch at the start of the Great Recession when I traded a good job and a comfortable income […]