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Phila. smokers and drinkers get ready for (tax) hit
The Philadelphia InquirerThe destitute Philadelphia schools are counting on Kevin Sosinavage, and others like him, to come to the rescue by continuing to do what they're doing: smoking and drinking. Sosinavage, 45, sat at the bar at SugarHouse Casino on Friday, sucking on a...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia), New York City, Business, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Phila. controller's race enlivens a sleepy ballot season
The Philadelphia InquirerFor any city controller in Philadelphia there is a conflict between the ideal job specifications and the political reality of getting yourself elected. The public would like to see a snarling watchdog keeping a wary eye over city finances, fearlessly...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Judges, Bankruptcy, Bucks County, Montgomery County (Pennsylvania)
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Leaking water in subways costs millions in claims
The Philadelphia InquirerSEPTA, PATCO, and the City of Philadelphia have paid millions of dollars to victims of slip-and-fall accidents in subways while failing to fix the hazards that cause the accidents. Leaking ceilings and slippery floors remain, sometimes for years after...Tags: Trials, Subway Transportation, Republic of Ireland, Medical Procedures and Tests, Litigation
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Flower Show lost $1.2 million, and leader blames TV
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Pennsylvania Horticultural Society usually makes about $1 million in profits from the Philadelphia Flower Show. But not this year. The 2013 show actually fell short about $1.2 million, not an unprecedented event in its 184-year history but a...Tags: Lehigh Valley Weather, Services and Shopping, Media Industry, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), National Weather Service
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Less-costly natural gas? Not for some in Pa.
The Philadelphia InquirerAmid the Marcellus Shale natural gas boom, Melinda Taylor has watched with growing frustration as the price of natural gas plunged, but not the heating bills in her neighborhood in Tredyffrin Township. Taylor and her husband, Bill Bailey, use oil to...Tags: UGI Utilities, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Peco Energy Company, Robert W. Godshall
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Diekman searching for former form
The last two springs, reliever Jake Diekman has caught the eyes of some pretty influential members of the Philadelphia Phillies organization. Major league pitching coach Rich Dubee was smitten with the long-armed left-hander during spring training in...
Tags: Antonio Bastardo, Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Grapefruit League, Sports, Spring Training
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Chase Utley is playing like a star again, thanks to new offseason regimen
The Philadelphia InquirerChase Utley found serenity here, at a baseball diamond named for a coach who accepted a $1 salary for 16 years to save his college's team from abolishment. Dante Benedetti Diamond is squeezed into the corner of a sleepy neighborhood at the edge of the...Tags: San Francisco Giants, Charlie Manuel, Brandon Phillips, Chase Utley, Spring Training
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Beverly Brownstein, an enterprising entrepreneur
The Philadelphia InquirerBeverly B. Brownstein, 75, who helped her husband build an ad agency and later ran her own businesses, died May 13 at her Bala Cynwyd home after battling breast cancer for several years. Born in South Philadelphia, Mrs. Brownstein was 19 when she...Tags: Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Religion and Belief, Mount Airy, Marketing, Judaism
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Phils find gem in a Germany high school
The Philadelphia InquirerThe Phillies have signed players from all over the world and recently they added an outfielder from Germany. Julsan Kamara, a 17-year-old outfielder and a member of the German Junior National Team, was recently signed to a seven-year minor league...Tags: Sports, High Schools, Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies, Schools
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Just one ticket is good for big Powerball jackpot
The Philadelphia InquirerOne ticket sold in Florida has won the Powerball jackpot, with a final annuity value of $590.5 million, short of the advertised estimate of $600 million. The jackpot did not break the all-time record of $656 million set in March 2012 by Mega Millions....Tags: Lotteries, Powerball Lottery, Lifestyle and Leisure, Mega Millions Lottery
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Oxbow wins the Preakness
The Philadelphia InquirerD. Wayne Lukas, his silver hair sparkling like the trophy he had just won for a record sixth time, his black suit and white shirt perfectly tailored and pressed, looked like anything but what he proudly claimed to be -- a ruthless hitman. "I get paid,"...Tags: Pimlico Race Course, Orb (racehorse), Itsmyluckyday (racehorse), Rosie Napravnik, Pimlico
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Sat. S.J. boys and girls: EHT gets first playoff win
The Philadelphia InquirerAfter falling behind by two goals early, the Egg Harbor Township boys' lacrosse team rallied to make school history. Sal Avellino tallied the game-winner with 44 seconds left to lift eighth-seeded Egg Harbor over No. 9 Howell, 6-5, in the first round of...Tags: Lacrosse, Sports, Baseball
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