Although this is an artist’s rendition (which ALWAYS look better than the real thing) - it looks like we’re going to get some new skyline eye-candy in the city very soon.
The tower, Cira Centre South, will house commercial stores, a hotel, and residential space, and go a long way to cleaning up the area immediately [...]

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The F as in Fat: How Obesity Policies Are Failing in America, 2007 Report was recently released, showing that adult obesity rates rose in 31 states. Not good.
Pennsylvania was in the middle of the pack as the 23rd fattest state. I guess its not the worst.
Pennsylvania has the 23rd highest rate of adult obesity at [...]

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Some yokel in Indiana was the SOLE winner of the huge Powerball jackpot. Unbelievable.
I do hear that the Mega Millions jackpot (which runs through the rest of the country) is up to $250 Million for Tuesday’s drawing. There might still be hope!

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Gallery and new exhibition openings are one of the most enjoyable things to try to take in living in Philadelphia.  On that note, we’ve just received word there’s a new art exhibition set to open at the Seeber Fine Arts Gallery courtesy of Kathryn Pannepacker & Corey Armpriester.
The theme should be interesting and relevant: ALLEGIANCE: WAR OR PEACE [...]

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Are you kidding me?! Is NO ONE buying tickets for this thing??
Word is this is the biggest jackpot in the past 18 months.  The drawing is on Sunday. And frankly I don’t know why I’m even posting this since all it’s likely to do is encourage people OTHER than myself to buy a ticket…

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Did I miss something?
When did he quit? Certainly one could be confused with all the hooping and hollaring this guy does on TV.  Even the article says
Smith’s column, which he began writing in 2003, last appeared on Friday, when he asserted that the Phillies were in better shape than the Mets.

Excuse me? His last column was [...]

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