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Tons Of Alien Sightings In PA.

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The latest big story in Bucks County, PA. is all its recent Alien sightings.

What started with a single UFO sighting over a Middletown Mexican restaurant Jan. 26 has turned into a science fiction sensation.

Spaceships were spotted over Sesame Place.

Black boomerangs were reported over Citizens Bank Park during the Phillies National League Championship series.

An extraterrestrial even was seen recently in the men’s department of the local JCPenney, smiling at our women.

With more than 50 reports from Bucks since January, the Pennsylvania Mutual UFO Network says it now will gather here for its next alien hunter conference Jan. 24 at Bucks County Community College.

Holyshit. The UFO conference will be held on the most depressing day of the year. Seriously. Not joking. Incredibly depressing.

On June 23, a woman reported seeing an “alien entity” in the JCPenney’s men’s section.

“He was standing by a clothes rack,” the report said. “She described him as being male, no hair, gray skin, almond black eyes with a lumpy heavily wrinkled face.” The alien appeared to be shopping and had a “pleasant smile” for ladies in the store.

Yet the woman told MUFON she decided to leave the scene “because she and her husband were planning to attend a movie.”

(It’s not known which outlet the aliens chose for their shopping spree, though several other sightings were reported near the Oxford Valley Mall.)

It’s good to know the impending alien invasion won’t be that bad; the aliens have the same commitment to savvy shopping as we do, at least. So hey, what’s to worry about?

In completely unrelated news, the UFO Call Center is sick and tired of receiving prank phone calls.

National Protest Against Prop 8 Today

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Are you looking for information on where to attend the National Protest Against Prop 8? Well, we have the information right here for you!

City: Philadelphia

Address: City Hall: Broad & Market Street
Dilworth Plaza @ City Hall
Across from LOVE park.

Date: Saturday Nov. 15, 2008

Time: 1:30pm - 4:00PM (We will honor a 1 minute moment of silence at 2:00PM for rights lost in California)

Organizer(s):
Brandi Fitzgerald
(We have no ’sponsors’ just groups coming together to promote LOVE)

Contact info: Brandi
brandi146@gmail.com

For more information on the Philadelphia protest, click here.

Dave Huddleston Join CBS 3 As Weekend Anchor

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Dave Huddleston has landed at CBS 3 where he’ll co-anchor the weekend evening newscasts with Mary Stoker Smith starting next week, the station announced this afternoon.

Huddleston spent six years at Fox 29, which did not renew his contract this summer. Huddleston lives in Delaware County with his wife Tracey and their two daughters.

“I’m excited to be joining the CBS 3 news team and delighted to have the opportunity to stay in Philadelphia which has become home to me and my family,” Huddleston said in a CBS 3 statement this afternoon.

Quotables

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Like I’ve always said: Heidi’s hair and makeup people are some of my favorite homosexuals on the planet, and if they want to marry each other, I’m not about to be like, ‘Don’t.

The sage and ever-eloquent Spencer Pratt — a staunch Republican — discusses Prop 8 during an interview today.

What a douchebag…

Oh, and do you know how frickin’ hard it is to find a picture of just Spencer Pratt? Heidi keeps poking her ass into every picture…or it may be the other way around.

Philadelphia Weekly Fires Tim Whitaker

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Adamma Ince has replaced Tim Whitaker as the editor of Philadelphia Weekly, the paper’s parent company Review Publishing announced this evening. Whitaker, who led the newspaper since 1994 when it was still known as the Welcomat learned today that he was being replaced. Ince spent 12 years at the Village Voice which she left last year as the New York weekly’s deputy managing editor. Anthony A. Clifton, the Englishman who owns Review, says he’s “excited to welcome Adamma to our team and to have her build on the foundations and growth established by Tim Whitaker who has served as Editor of Philadelphia Weekly since 1994.

BREAKING: Casino Zoning Passes!

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Two zoning bills that open the door for a casino to be located in the Gallery at 11th and Market streets were approved in City Council this morning.

It has been two months since Foxwoods investors announced they are considering moving their casino project from a state-approved location on the Delaware riverfront in South Philly to the Gallery. Foxwoods has not shown any plans for what a Center City casino might look like. Foxwoods will need state approval for a move and approval from the City Planning Commission on a plan of development in order to open at the Gallery.

Looks like Philadelphia just lost the little bit of class that it had.

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Knoll Dies At 78

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Catherine Baker Knoll, who at age 72 became the first woman to be elected as Pennsylvania’s lieutenant governor, died Wednesday after a four-month battle with cancer. She was 78.

Knoll died at National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington, D.C., where she was recovering from a viral infection she contracted as a result of chemotherapy treatment for cancer, Gov. Ed Rendell said.

Knoll was diagnosed with neuroendocrine cancer in July 2008 and began radiation and chemotherapy treatments before publicly revealing her illness in August.

(Via our partner, CBS 3)

Philadelphia - Now Featuring an Obama Mural!

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Here’s a report from Its Our City, talking about Philadelphia’s first Barack Obama mural.

Yes, normal crazy philadelphians have joined together to create a Barack Obama mural. Hope.

FOX Cancels Mad TV

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It looks like Saturday Night Live has finished them off. Fox has canceled one of its longest-running shows — the late-night sketch comedy veteran “Mad TV.”

The Saturday night mainstay’s current 14th season will be its last on the network.

The show’s co-creator David Salzman says he’s not giving up on the program and plans to shop “Mad TV” to cable networks and other outlets.

I kinda’ think Mad TV started going down hill once the original cast split.

6 Dead In Car Crash

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A fiery crash left six people dead yesterday, including four children, in Kent County.

Police said two SUVs collided head-on while driving on Carpenter Bridge Road in Frederica at about 3:30 p.m.

Both of the SUVs burst into flames following the crash. The intense fire charred grass surrounding the accident scene and left the roadway blackened.

The crash killed thirty-six-year-old Kelly Rinaldi of Harrington and four of her children: fifteen-year-old Jacob Rinaldi, five-year-old Jessup Crow, five-year-old Kyle Crow, and seven-year-old Kaylee Crow.

The driver of the second SUV, thirty-four-year-old Michael Miller of Frederica, was also killed.

No one yet knows why this accident happened.

Just terrible.

All New South Street Bridge (13 Years In The Making)

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Mayor Nutter finally held a press conference yesterday to announce the South Street Bridge is finally coming down in December!

And, of course, an actual date that this project will begin to happen has not yet been released:

“The design phase for the new bridge began in 1995.”

It’ll most likely take them around twenty-four months to finish this project. The city also has an entire web page full of detour maps and other fun .pdf files.

I wonder when the exact date will be announced…

The Electoral Map If Only Young People Voted

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Hmm…it doesn’t really surprise me at all.

Sarah Palin Calls Critics “Cowardly” and “Jerks”

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Now, we’ve gotta’ give Sarah Palin a hand. She’s been enduring comments that none of us could probably handle. She seems like a lovely woman, but I’m incredibly happy that she will not be our next vice president. Now 2012 may be a different story.

Just last week we mentioned that anonymous people have been releasing comments about Sarah Palin, such as that she did not know that Africa is a continent, and not a country.

Well, Mrs. Palin has made a couple comments on the…err…other anonymous people’s comments about her.

“If there are allegations based on questions or comments that I made in debate prep about NAFTA, and about the continent vs. the country when we talk about Africa there, then those were taken out of context,” she said. “That’s cruel, It’s mean-spirited. It’s immature. It’s unprofessional and those guys are jerks if they came away with it, taking things out of context and then tried to spread something on national news. It’s not fair, and it’s not right.”

Newark, DE Police Investigate UD Student’s Death

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Police in Newark, Delaware are investigating the death of a University of Delaware student early Saturday Morning.

Medics were called to the scene of 28 Annabelle Street in Newark, Delaware around 2:30 a.m. for reports of an unconscious ninteen year old male. The unconscious teen student was transported to Christiana Hospital where he was pronounced dead of an apparent alcohol overdose.

The investigation in the accounts surrounding the teen’s death remains active and no further information is available.

According to eyewitness account, a group of college students were having a contest to see how many shots of alcohol they could do in five minutes.

Mothers Against Drunk Driving says four out of five students drink at college but two out of every five students are considered binge drinkers. The organization also says nearly half of all alcohol consumed by students at four-year colleges, is consumed by underage students.

The University Of Delaware has seen its fair share of deaths.

Help Out No On Prop 8

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As you may know, Prop 8, the proposition in California to ban gay marriage; has been passed.

If you would like to help out No On Prop 8, here are some rallies that you can attend in California:

San Fran
The Big SAN FRANCISCO march from the Civic Center is
TODAY, FRIDAY, November 7, 2008
5:30 pm
Market & 7th St.

San Diego
Marriage Equality protest
TODAY, FRIDAY, November 7, 2008
9 pm
6th and Laurel, marching to city hall!

Long Beach
Long Beach Marriage March
TODAY, FRIDAY, November 7, 2008
7 pm
Starting at Redondo & Broadway

Sacramento
Sunday, November 9, 2008
1 pm
At the state capitol (10th and capitol)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/event.php?eid=34935479124#wall_posts

Los Angeles / Silver Lake
Saturday, November 8, 2008
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Sunset Junction (Sunset and Santa Monica)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=38682341090&ref=share

Huntington Beach
Saturday, November 8, 2008
2pm
Huntington Beach Pier, Huntington Beach

Laguna Beach
Protest March & Vigil
Saturday, November 8, 2008
5:30pm
City Hall 505 Forest Avenue, Laguna Beach
Marching to Main Beach

If can also visit them online at noonprop8.com.

We here at About Philadelphia, PA obviously feel that this proposition should not have been passed.

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There is more to Philadelphia than cheese steaks and the setting for Rocky. As one of the country's oldest cities, Philly offers a wealth of history and culture. So whether you are from the city, surrounding towns, or planing to visit, look no further than this blog for your source of news, environmental issues, concerts, restaurant reviews, local events, historic facts, and anything else having to do with the City of Brotherly Love.

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