THAT Eugene Varshavsky sure is talented.
Over the weekend a man using that name placed third in the Philadelphia Inquirer’s National Sudoku Championship taking home $3000. In 2006, a Eugene Varshavsky was beating top chess champions in an event also in Philadelphia. That is until he was asked to remove his hat. He initially resisted then [...]

A plan announced today calls for bringing light rail on Market Street to connect City Hall and the Delaware River waterfront within six years.
That’s the plan. The reality is that the plan still must undergo environmental impact studies and it has to be paid for. The price tag is $500 million.
The good [...]

The Associated Press has forced the release of the recorded audio of a Teterboro air controller bantering about a dead cat minutes before a small plane collided with a tour helicopter near New York City. The Aug. 8 crash killed nine people aboard the two aircraft, including pilot Steven Altman, of Ambler, Pa.
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Filmmaker Steven Spielberg is set to receive the 2009 Liberty Medal for his artistic and humanitarian achievements. Former President Bill Clinton will present the medal to Spielberg at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia tonight at 6:30 p.m.
The event will be broadcast live by local ABC television station WPVI Channel 6, and a live Internet [...]

Sugarhouse is planning a Thursday, Oct 8th 3:00 pm official ground breaking ceremony for what will likely be the first of two major casinos in Philadelphia. The other planned casino Foxwoods has a license to build along the Delaware River in South Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter, Councilmen Frank DiCicco and Darrell Clarke, and other elected [...]

By Heather Shayne Blakeslee, Interim Executive Director Delaware Valley Green Building Council
Flying cars have been science-fiction fodder for generations, but considering there are millions of auto accidents a year, we might not be ready for them.  Wouldn’t it be amazing if there was a better way to avoid collisions as we ferry [...]

By Carla Zambelli
Yesterday was September 1, 2009 and like many people I am trying to remain positive over La Ronda, but I have to tell you it’s hard. Should La Ronda be preserved? Absolutely. But will she be preserved? Who knows? I was told earlier yesterday afternoon that the demolition permits HAD been issued, but [...]

By Mark Berkey-Gerard
Last week, Philadelphia Media Holdings, which owns the Philadelphia Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com, presented a reorganization plan in U.S. Bankruptcy Court that it says will keep the local newspapers open for business.
Under the plan, a group of local investors would provide $35 million in cash and a $17 million line of credit. [...]

By Mike Tanenbaum

Controversy over the Eagles’ acquisition of quarterback Michael Vick has hit the sales floor. Dick’s Sporting Goods, with 409 stores nationwide, has announced that it will not carry Vick’s number 7 jersey until demand for the product makes it economically sensible. The company denies that its choice has anything to do with [...]

By Bill Smith is a co-founder of Main Line Animal Rescue
We care for these animals.  Dogs ravaged by dog fights.  Animals who have endured the most unspeakable acts of cruelty imaginable.  Dogs with severed or missing ears.  Dogs suffering from dozens of puncture wounds.  Animals set on fire for not performing well.  Last winter, a young pit bull was hung [...]