Read more Philadelphia stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4393/philadelphia.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 7:02:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72722/cops-bust-phillies-fan-in-sex-for-tix-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Phillies fan willing to go the extra mile for World Series tickets is facing misdemeanor prostitution charges after a police sting operation. A pair of undercover cops responded to the woman's Craigslist ad describing herself as a "gorgeous tall buxom blond" desperate for tickets, reports the New York Daily...http://www.newser.com/story/72722/cops-bust-phillies-fan-in-sex-for-tix-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Oct 2009 4:52:04 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72283/stingers-release-philly-acorn-video.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe ACORN stingers have released another video, this time of their visit to the Philadelphia location—where, ACORN has until now insisted, they were kicked out. In the new, edited video, James O’Keefe says they weren’t kicked out, but instead sat for more than half an hour with an office...http://www.newser.com/story/72283/stingers-release-philly-acorn-video.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 9:00:14 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71201/top-us-sports-city-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith championship NFL and NHL teams and solid college squads, Pittsburgh is America’s top sports city, the Sporting News rules. “Sports fans in Western Pennsylvania have had a lot to be proud of these last 12 months. Pittsburgh truly is the City of Champions,” says Mayor Luke Ravenstahl, who briefly...http://www.newser.com/story/71201/top-us-sports-city-pittsburgh.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 07 Oct 2009 23:31:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70058/swim-club-discriminated-against-minority-kids-panel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA state panel has found that a Philadelphia-area swim club racially discriminated against a day camp group of mostly black and Hispanic children when it canceled an agreement to let them swim, the Philadelpha Inquirer reports. The panel examined the Valley Club's actions and communications before and after the agreement...http://www.newser.com/story/70058/swim-club-discriminated-against-minority-kids-panel.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 23 Sep 2009 1:50:26 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69984/white-philly-cop-busted-down-to-desk-for-cornrows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA white Philadelphia police officer with cornrows was ordered by a black superior to cut his hair and was temporarily busted down to desk duty because of the braids, reports the Philadelphia Daily News . Thomas Strain was ordered to cut his hair to look more "professional," even though dozens of...http://www.newser.com/story/69984/white-philly-cop-busted-down-to-desk-for-cornrows.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 5:43:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69199/army-recruiters-video-arcade-draws-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Army Experience Center in Philadelphia—a sort of video arcade/recruiting center—has numerous detractors, and those opponents have an influential ally. “This is just a new version of an old attempt” at recruiting, Pulitzer Prize winner and former New York Times war correspondent Chris Hedges tells dscriber. The simulations...http://www.newser.com/story/69199/army-recruiters-video-arcade-draws-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 11 Sep 2009 17:26:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68704/philly-voters-do-you-know-where-your-da-candidate-is.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWould-be Philadelphia District Attorney Michael Untermeyer has outfitted himself with a stylish new accessory—an electronic ankle monitor, of the kind he’d like to slap on the city’s criminals, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. For the next 30 days, curious voters will be able to keep tabs on him via his...http://www.newser.com/story/68704/philly-voters-do-you-know-where-your-da-candidate-is.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 05 Sep 2009 14:22:22 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67974/vick-plays-early-gets-standing-o-in-philly-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThough there was a smattering of protesters both for and against Michael Vick, the convicted dog-killer got a standing ovation from the Philadelphia fans when he made his Eagles debut on their first offensive series of tonight’s exhibition game, the Inquirer reports. Vick lined up at quarterback and wide receiver,...http://www.newser.com/story/67974/vick-plays-early-gets-standing-o-in-philly-debut.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 19:25:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67879/vicks-fans-critics-plot-rallies-ahead-of-eagles-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMichael Vick’s first NFL game since his conviction for dog fighting has triggered strong reactions among animal and civil rights advocates in Philadelphia and they plan to let him know it, AP reports. Before he steps onto the field today as the Eagles’ quarterback, the Pennsylvania SPCA will throw a...http://www.newser.com/story/67879/vicks-fans-critics-plot-rallies-ahead-of-eagles-game.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Aug 2009 1:28:08 CDT