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Judging by its new lineup, the city's embattled Commission on Human Relations won't have an issue with diversity.
The eight new commissioners introduced by Mayor Nutter yesterday at a City Hall news conference represent a panoply of races, religions, ethnicities, sexual identities and physical capabilities.
Elton Brand shoots a layup against the Houston Rockets during the game at the Toyota Center on April 16, 2008 in Houston. (Photo by Bill Baptist/NBAE via Getty Images)
The free agent's move to Philadelphia is a "done deal," a source close to the star forward said.
If everything goes as expected, the 76ers will become a much better team today with the signing of Elton Brand, a free-agent power forward who would fill their biggest need.
"Macbeth," a Polish import with Danuta Stenka (left) as Hecate and Cezary Kosinski in the title role, was staged in an open-air warehouse to the rumbling of traffic on two New York bridges.
The classical arts - which have safely huddled in posh theaters in all their stately, stationary dignity - are suddenly on the move, literally, in ways previously unimaginable.
Facing Florida , Greg Maddux again failed to reach 351 wins.
Breaking news from the front trenches of stamp collecting: To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the national pastime's theme song, the U.S. Postal Service is issuing a "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" stamp, a 42-center, next Wednesday.
Pals hit the road for a cause.
Van Frederick is used to it when he rides his BMW motorcycle through Old City Philadelphia. Tourists gawk. Drivers whip out their camera-equipped cell phones. Sometimes, traffic stops altogether.
Dave Barnes is living the dream.
Well, maybe not at this particular moment. Thanks to a bout with food poisoning, the singer-songwriter is a day behind schedule, taking a commercial flight from his home in Nashville to play at the annual Taste of Chicago jamboree.
His attorney argued that testimony in the NBA case could affect sentencing on other charges.
Disgraced former NBA referee Tim Donaghy is scheduled to appear in a New York court today to contest a restitution claim by the NBA.
Golfers on a roll
Golfers and guests made their way to the Crystal Tea Room for the 33d annual Tournament of Champions Gala to benefit Variety - The Children's Charity. More than 450 guests attended the black-tie event, held on June 19, to raise funds for children with dis
Billionaire investor in SugarHouse to seek OK to fund ailing Majestic Star.
While Philadelphia politicians mounted an eleventh-hour effort to move two planned casinos from the Delaware River waterfront, the billionaire developer of one of them has been concentrating on Pittsburgh for the last few days, ready to pour millions into that city's stalled casino project.
An MRI exam has revealed that Detroit Tigers hurler Dontrelle Willis has tendinitis in his right knee.
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For a $15 ticket, police said, a young Yeadon couple punched meter maid Kalliopi Maroulis in the head and caused her to break her wrist, before speeding away with her ticket book.
NOW THIS is a road trip.
"I know that when I worked PHI, WASH, FLA, ATL and COL in 2005," wrote "jet-setting" vendor Glenn Gray in an e-mail, "I was flying one or two legs of a huge triangle that covered about 60,000 miles about once a week, it seemed. Talk about living airport land."
There's never a dull moment in the Wildwoods. Take a look at what's on tap for the rest of this month.
How delicious are Teresa DeSanctis' ravioli?
Let's just say that Jersey Shore restaurants often don't bother to make their own.
Here are some gadgets for more fun in the sun
Summertime and the living is easy. Or so goes the old song. These days, many of us turn to high-tech devices to make the prophecy come true. And wow, does the Gizmo guy have a bunch to share today.
When we ran into Jim Seiwell at the end of the Earth - on a secluded deck overlooking a protected stretch of the Jersey Shore next to a gated Coast Guard installation - we suspected he was scamming the system.
The 76ers last night reached a verbal agreement to sign Los Angeles Clippers unrestricted free agent Elton Brand. A deal should be announced today.
IN THE OFF-SEASON between last summer and this one, while Philly was nestled snug in its rowhouses, our downashore neighborhood, Wildwood, made another bold step toward the shiny new nostalgia-tinged future it's been imagining for itself lately.
WONDER if the little guy came into the world with six-pack abs?
Uber-buff actor Matthew McConaughey's longtime model girlfriend, Camila Alves, gave birth to the couple's first child, a 7-pound, 4-ounce boy, Monday night in California, McConaughey's publicist, Alan Nierob, confirmed yesterday.
IT IS A MONTH before the Beijing Olympics, and already, the Chinese are about to begin scrubbing their air in earnest - or, at least sweeping the dirtiest parts under a rug.
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Dave Barnes is living the dream.
Well, maybe not at this particular moment. Thanks to a bout with food poisoning, the singer-songwriter is a day behind schedule, taking a commercial flight from his home in Nashville to play at the annual Taste of Chicago jamboree.
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The 76ers last night reached a verbal agreement to sign Los Angeles Clippers unrestricted free agent Elton Brand. A deal should be announced today.
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