A plan to save the interior of the historic Boyd Theater will be debated at today’s 1pm Philadelphia Planning Commission meeting.

Local uber-blogger Atrios is pretty well known in the blogosphere for his writing about the national political scene, the war in Iraq, economic issues, and federal/state/local policy on land use, planning and transit. His insights into these polices often hit pretty close to home. In a post from yesterday, Atrios comments on Suday’s Inquirer Editorial regarding the use of mass transit and makes one simple, but potentially very enlightening, suggestion:

It’s a scorcher today compared to last week. But that didn’t stop a group of protesters from staging a sit-in outside the Philadelphia Nursing Home earlier today.

Think before you idle. That’s the latest message from Cherry Hill lawmakers.

It might be the dead of summer, but government is still at work. Here’s a look at what’s happening around town this week:

Another blow for Vince Fumo. KYW is reporting that a computer staffer close to the indicted state senator from Philadelphia will plead guilty and cooperate with federal prosecutors.

Later this morning, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter will make architecture professor Alan Greenberger the city’s new planning director. Greenberger’s job will be to run the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, which he’s been a member of since January.

The Inquirer reports today that Nutter is using his campaign funds to finance his trip to the Democratic National Convention in Denver later this month. But he’s not going alone.

Philadelphia public school students are making academic strides. That’s according to the latest figures released by state education officials.

The opponents to Unisys Corporation’s plan to hang its name on Liberty Two Tower were caught off guard today. With little notice, a continuation hearing by the Philadelphia Zoning Board of Adjustments scheduled for September has been moved up to tomorrow.