Philadelphia Basking In Reflected Glow of NCAA Tournament Spotlight
"We're probably looking at an economic impact of eight to ten million dollars," says Larry Needle, executive director of the Philadelphia Sports Congress.
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"We're probably looking at an economic impact of eight to ten million dollars," says Larry Needle, executive director of the Philadelphia Sports Congress.
The planned Shop Rite store, on the Admiral Wilson Boulevard, will be 75,000 square feet and will anchor a retail strip of stores in the East Camden neighborhood that Mayor Dana Redd believes is long overdue.
Thanks to the rising "locavore" movement, New Jersey farms are contributing billions of dollars each year to the state's economy.
A spokesman for Governor Corbett says he's pleased, even though the committee made significant changes to his proposal.
The NCAA men's basketball tournament looms large, but perhaps nowhere larger than at the Shops at Liberty Place.
Fantasy sports enthusiasts will be able to place bets on the results of matchups between their (nonexistent) teams, but it won't be taxed like gambling.
A legendary investor and Guinness record-holder has a lot of stories to tell, and a lot of concerns for our current stock climate.
At Drexel's East Falls campus on Queen Lane and at medical schools around the globe, the traditions of "Match Day" were being observed Friday.
Hundreds of city workers whistled, jeered and shouted at the mayor as he tried to deliver his speech in City Council on Thursday.
Council voted 11-6 for the measure, but a two-thirds majority, or 12 votes, will be needed to override another expected veto from the Mayor.
"Nobody wants to have to pay that, but the numbers are in line with inflation, (or) a little bit higher," said Matthew Mitchell, president of the Delaware Valley Association of Rail Passengers.
The chambers of Philadelphia City Council were packed to the rafters with angry union members as mayor Michael Nutter prepared to unveil his new budget.
This came after several lengthy speeches both for and against the measure on the floor of City Council.
Hospital executive director Susan Campbell (in photo) says a full-blown family room was not an option, given the hospital's layout.
Prominent real estate developer Bruce Toll may be interested in bidding on the bankrupt Woodcrest Country Club in Cherry Hill.
