Philadelphia

[phattymatty]

sarcones has the best bread...there really isnt an argument there....but there are some other phenominal south philly bakerys as well

taylor for lunch sometime this week?

[ice grillin you]

im down for friday

[ice grillin you]

2 Philadelphia women face charges of animal cruelty
By GLORIA CAMPISI
Philadelphia Daily News

campisg@phillynews.com 215-854-5935

Animal cruelty investigators are preparing charges against two city women accused this week in some of the largest hoarding cases in recent memory.

George Bengal, director of law enforcement for the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said he expects cruelty charges against Olga Federov, of Olney. Officials seized 90 animals from her house on Tuesday, including dogs, cats, chinchillas and pigeons.

A South Philadelphia woman, not yet identified, will be charged in connection with keeping an astounding 85 Chihuahuas and Chihuahua-mix dogs at her home on Earp Street near 8th, Bengal said. Two cats and two dead dogs also were found there in a raid Wednesday, he said.

Bengal said that the South Philly woman, who is 59 and on disability, used to be a Chihuahua breeder, but "was overwhelmed."

"She hasn't sold them in a number of years. That's why the numbers have grown," he said. "There were dogs in every room of the property."

Several feet of feces coated the floors of the three-story house, and the dogs were covered with it, Bengal said.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

Rolling closures of firehouses being used to meet budget

That could be dangerous.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

...and some kid dies in a fire, when the closest firehouse was closed.

[PhillyPhreak54]

Mayor Nutter's genius plan of rolling brown-outs.

[Seabiscuit36]

i laughed.  See you all in hell

[PhillyPhreak54]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/pennsylvania/20100809_Fatal_West_Philadelphia_fire_sparks__brownout__policy_questions.html

After reading the story, there's got to be a better way to save the $3.8M. Why do the public safety services always seem to be the ones that catch the shaft?

[ice grillin you]

cause they dont make money for any politicians

the fireman lobby isnt very strong

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

This is why "bureaucracy" has become a dirty word.

[smeags]

wow, just wow.

[Diomedes]

This is why "bureaucracy" has become a dirty word.

If she's got a computer, then she's rich.  The government is right to take her money.

[Tomahawk]

Maybe these dumbasses shouldn't be claiming that money on their taxes.

[PoopyfaceMcGee]

This is why "bureaucracy" has become a dirty word.

If she's got a computer, then she's rich.  The government is right to take her money.

How did you post that?  The Philadelphia police will drive down to Baltimore to collect your $300.

[Diomedes]

I'm at a library.