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Philadelphia Appeals Court dismisses 'malfunction' fine.

John Pangia — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:03:41 -0400

Story Link: NewsDay

Congrats Above Average Jane

Karl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 17:06:30 -0400

Just wanted to shout out to Above Average Jane on sharing here 2000th post with the Philadelphia community. You've been a daily must read for me and so many to keep up with the political happenings in our region

Take two minutes to help open up city government

Karl — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:24:52 -0400

More eyeballs make all bugs shallow. It's an old saying in open source development circles.

The folks at Young Philly Politics and Hallwatch.org are trying to open up our city's electronic voting results on the Web sooner and to more citizens across the region.

click for more information.

Ultimately, there should be ZERO access to that back end database and a read only version of the results should be published to a public URL. Hopefully by pressing the matter, this will change.

NJ Gov tries end-around on 800% toll hike.

John Pangia — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:53:00 -0400

Story Link: Courier Post

Cartoon from Sid in the City

Happy 4th of July Philadelphia and America

Karl — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:48:57 -0400

Here is to a great 4th of July from the city at the heart of the American Revolution.

ushistory.org

Charters of Freedom - The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights

I hope you are doing well Philly Future folks,

Karl

Fun Flea Market at St. Michaels in benefit of The Emlen School

pastor — Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:21:36 -0400

St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 6671 Germantown Ave., is holding a community-wide flea market, book drive and fun day to benefit the Emlen School on Saturday, July 12 from 9:00 am – 2:00 pm. The rain date is Saturday, July 19.

In addition to the flea market, there will be a barbecue, activities for children, singing, praise dance, and knitting lessons.

St. Michael's is looking for people to rent tables ($10 donation), donate elementary age books (new or used and in good condition), and/or provide bookstore gift certificates or tax deductible cash donations for the school.

This is the second community event and fund raiser that St. Michael’s has organized to benefit Emlen. St. Michael's is concerned about inequities in the education system and decided to partner with its local public elementary school to support its success. St. Michael's hopes to provide mentors for students in the fall. St. Michael's sees the flea market as a way to raise community awareness and show give support to one of our local public schools.

For information about the flea market, to rent a table or make donations: Kathryn Mariani 215-380-0842 or kathrynmariani@aol.com. For information on how to partner with St. Michael’s to support the Emlen School, contact the church office at 215-848-0199.

Philly WiFi Forum Wednesday Night!!!

twolfson — Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:03:22 -0400

Hey all:

MMP and Temple have rescheduled our Public Forum on the Future of the Philly WiFi initiative for next Wednesday night. We understand that there are some serious negotiations in the works and we hope there will be a deal announced shortly. Please come next Wednesday. In the meantime, here is the basics regarding the forum:
The Future of Philadelphia's Wireless Internet Initiative:A Public Forum
When: Wednesday, June 18, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Tuttleman Learning Center, Room 105,
Corner of 13th St. and Montgomery Ave. Temple University
Panelists Include:
Mark Rupp, Principle, Boathouse Communications
Beth McConnell, Executive Director, Media and Democracy Coalition
Karl Garcia, Technical Staff, Google's Wireless network, Mountainview, Calif.
Greg Goldman, CEO of Wireless Philadelphia
Phuong Ninh, Philadelphia Student Union's Youth Leadership Team
Bill Green City Councilman-At Large
Invited, representative from the Nutter administration
The Media Mobilizing Project and Temple University's School of Communications and Theater are co-hosting a public forum to discuss the future of affordable broadband Internet access in Philadelphia. Please join us in helping to shape the future of the network and ensuring that all Philadelphians-regardless of their income or education levels-have access to affordable, high-speed Internet.

Confirmed: Giant Transforming Robots at UPENN Today.

rzklkng — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 08:39:24 -0400

As initially reported on Dueling Tampons, Michael Bay's AWESOME Transformers 2 (regretably sub-titled Revenge of the Fallen) is shooting today at the Quad on University of Pennsylvania's Campus. Post links to any pictures you take today in the comments.

Short Documentary on Philly WiFi

grausc01 — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:31:01 -0400

On June 12, 2008, Earthlink Wireless plans to disconnect their municipal WiFi service in the City of Philadelphia. For the sake of being timely, I am releasing my unfinished documentary about the joint program between Earthlink Municipal WiFi and the local non-profit, Philadelphia Wireless, forgoing further editing and technical corrections.

My aspiration for this film was to represent the personal insights of a few Philadelphians and their hopes for how municipal wireless service could affect positive change in their city.

Philadelphia Wireless (the local non-profit) is still searching for a new provider to manage the network, continuing their mission of bridging the digital divide by providing internet service to those who can't afford it.

Please forward the link to anyone you think might be interested in this topic.

Change is in the Airwaves: A Documentary about the Philadelphia Wireless Initiative from George Rausch on Vimeo.

South Philly Woman Missing...Need Your Help!!!

Help Me — Thu, 29 May 2008 17:14:19 -0400

We need your help. Bonnie Nardini,a South Philly resident, suffers with bi-polar disorder and she went missing in Center City Philadelphia Tuesday morning without a trace. She has no money and no meds which means we’re now in crisis mode. The police were contacted yesterday and are asking for citizens’ help. We have contacted all of the area hospitals in Philadelphia and the morgue and there has been no sign of Bonnie.

The story is running on NBC 10 and KYW1060. The other local news stations have been contacted and we’re hoping that they will help us too. There is a photo of Bonnie on the Web link above.

If she has just wondered off, she’s likely to be found in Center City, South Philly or South Jersey. However, since we have no idea where she could be or what happened to her, we’re asking that you please spread the word.

She was last seen in the vicinity of 11th and Spruce Streets in Philadelphia on Tuesday, May 27th at 9:30 AM wearing a white button-down shirt and beige Capri-pants. Bonnie is approximately 5’1” tall, weighs about 105-110 lbs, has blonde hair which was recently cut very short and blue eyes.

Thank you so much for your help.