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Friday, February 29, 2008

Money doesnt buy happiness but you can do some cool stuff with it

A couple just gave the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine arts Two Million Dollars.

Anyway, it's nice to see that some people have an appreciation for the fine arts.

Details at http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2008/02/25/daily41.html

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W.C. Fields was right about Philly part 1

Check out http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,333708,00.html

It seems to gay porn actors got busted while breaking into a building through the roof. Seems like the porn industry might not be paying very well.

The funniest part of the article was

"N.J., when he broke out the glass with his head and jumped into a lake while still handcuffed, police Chief Dave Kunkel said.

"He swam across like Flipper, taunting the officers, saying, 'You'll never catch me," Kunkel told the Daily News.

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Major League Soccer coming to philly.

Well, not really to Philly, but to Chester Pa which is just a short hop down the I-95 parking lot.. er expressway.

You'll have to wait till 2010 though for things to get underway. They still have to build the $115 million dollar waterfront stadium.

More info at http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/629979/major_league_soccer_expands_to_philadelphia.html

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Flower Show From March 2 to March 9 2008

The Philadelphia Flower Show will run from March 2 through March 9th 2008.It's being held at the Philadelphia Convention Center.

Tickets are about $22 for adults (plus parking, food etc) Proceeds benefit the Philadelphia Horticulural Society.

For more information, check out the Flower Show's Website at http://www.theflowershow.com/tickets/individualtix.html

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