With rising gas prices, more Philadelphia area residents have chosen to stay closer to the area for their vacations. In an effort to please some of these “stay-cationers” and hopefully take some tourism dollars from the Jersey shore, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter has commissioned Japanese construction firm Icanhaz Properties to build five artificial islands off [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Mayor Nutter’
July 28, 2008
Anti-Straw Purchase Campaign Misses Mark
A recent television ad campaign starring Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne Abraham targets those individuals involved in straw purchases of handguns. In this scenario, a person who cannot purchase a weapon due to their ineligibility gets a proxy buyer to acquire the gun. The commercial states that the D.A. will prosecute any buyer of handguns that [...]
July 24, 2008
Nutter to Impliment New "Tuck" Rule
On March 31st of 2008, Mayor Nutter threw out the celebratory first pitch at Citizen’s Bank Park in front of 44,000 Phillies fans, but not many people saw it. Their eyes were full of tears, bellies were full of laughter, and hands were waving in the air in sheer disbelief. “How could a man tuck [...]
July 22, 2008
Rittenhouse Square to become Circle
Preliminary plans began today at City Hall under the watchful eye of Mayor Nutter. His mission is to completely redesign the section of the city known as Rittenhouse Square. The city landmark was known as the southwest square until 1825 when it was named for the astronomer-clockmaker, David Rittenhouse. He’s dead now, and various city [...]
