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Monday, September 8th, 2008 at 7:29 am - by Matt Campbell
South Philadelphia power broker Vince Fumo goes on trial today in Federal Court. Jury selection is expected to last about a week, opening statements likely will begin on Sept. 15 and the trial could continue well into December. Why the long trial? A 139 count indictment that essentially says the Pennsylvania state senator used other people’s [...]
Saturday, August 23rd, 2008 at 10:00 am - by Matt Campbell
This week has been a wild ride for those for and against two casinos planned for Philadelphia’s riverfront. Foxwoods Casino announced it is considering alternative sites and Sugarhouse Casino won a big victory in Pennsylvania Supreme Court to build over submerged land on the Delaware River. And it should be noted that one of the [...]
Sugarhouse Casino wins PA Supreme Court ruling
Friday, August 22nd, 2008 at 9:30 pm - by Matt Campbell
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruling strengthens Sugarhouse Casino’s ability to build on the Delaware River front in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia Daily News blog Clout reports that the Court determined that Mayor Michael Nutter was wrong in his attempt to revoke riparian rights previously granted by the City under Mayor John Street’s administration. The blog [...]
Gov: Foxwood willing to consider other sites
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 at 7:01 pm - by Matt Campbell
Foxwoods could still move. That’s the take-away message Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter gave to the press this afternoon. But I’m not so sure we’re in a dramatically different place than we were before today’s Gov/Foxwoods meeting. Take a look at the bolded words in a carefully worded statement released this [...]
Gov/Sugarhouse meeting not expected until after the DNC
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 at 1:45 pm - by Matt Campbell
As we await the results of today’s meeting between Gov. Ed Rendell and Foxwoods, It’s Our City checked in with Sugarhouse to see when its officials will meet with the gov…
Gov/Foxwoods meeting won’t change a thing
Thursday, August 21st, 2008 at 9:53 am - by Matt Campbell
Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell is scheduled to meet today with representatives of Foxwoods Casino, which plans to build a casino in South Philadelphia along the riverfront. [...]
