Posted 11:30pm
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Tampa Bay Rays tonight 4-3 in Game 5 to win the World Series.
The game in Philadelphia has set off celebrations into the streets of South Philly with fans setting off fireworks. The Associated Press reports that people are spraying beer and waving their rally towels. Philadelphia police call the [...]

Posted: 5:45pm
The Associated Press reports the following: A federal judge has ruled that Pennsylvania election officials must make paper ballots available to voters if half the machines at a polling place break down.
The state has previously required that paper ballots only be offered if all the machines break down.  Several voter groups filed a lawsuit, [...]

It looks like Barack Obama has closed the deal with Pennsylvania voters.
The latest Franklin and Marshall poll out today confirms it.
The Democrat holds a 12 point lead over Republican rival John McCain going into the final days of the campaign.
I doubt Obama will win by 12 points on Tuesday, but it looks like he will [...]

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A Philadelphia cultural institution is the first in the city to add bicycle parking under a new program. WHYY’s Tom MacDonald talked to one official at the Academy of Natural Sciences who said that given the number of patrons who ride to the museum, putting out the new spaces was [...]

Let’s play ball. Tonight: A slight chance of rain and snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. West wind between 11 and 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. (Forecast from 5:26pm)
Land valuation tax plan gains traction in a Philly suburb. Initial plan calls for split, pay 50%  prop tax and [...]

Stand back, I am going to try talk about issue of race in the presidential election without histrionics or hysterics.
Let’s begin with a prediction.
In next week’s election, Barack Obama will win 99 percent of the black vote in Philadelphia.
To some people, that would be proof that blacks will only vote for blacks and that this is [...]

WHYY’s Tom MacDonald reported the following for WHYY 91FM.

The abuse of handicapped parking in Philadelphia was the subject of a Philadelphia City Council hearing today.
City Councilman James Kenney says too many able-bodied people are acquiring handicapped parking placards from elderly friends and relatives and abuse is rampant.
Kenney: “The problem is with all things is that [...]

Posted: 1:14pm
Major League Baseball announced just minutes ago that Game 5 will NOT be played tonight. That means, tomorrow night (weds, Oct 29 @ 8:37pm eastern) is the next chance for the suspended World Series to be played.
So we remain in the middle of the 6th inning of Game 5 in the World Series with [...]

We want to know what you make of all the latest economic problems. The global markets are struggling. Our city is on track to run a budget deficit over the next five years somewhere along the tune of $650- $850 million. Our nation’s unemployment levels are on the rise as jobs are being slashed.  People’s savings and [...]

Campaign events: Electoral college vote breakdown PA 21, NJ 15, DE 3. Winner takes all electoral votes in each of the 48 states except in Maine & Nebraska which allow split.
Barack Obama holds rally in Chester, PA @ 10am.
CANCELLED: John McCain & Sarah Palin campaign in Quakertown, PA @ 10:15am
World Series: To be continued. Game [...]