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The Blizzard of 1996
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Philadelphia
With Philadelphia on the brink of its second major winter storm in a week – and third of the season – I was reminded of this photo I made there after the Blizzard of 1996 – still the city’s all-time greatest single storm – which buried the City of Brotherly Love under 30 inches of snow.
Go Sixers
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Free tees!
Philly is still cold and damp and I was running between appointments concerning my broken bones and a broken car today, when I was cheered up by a bus full of young people tossing free tee shirts along Broad Street late this morning. Now everything is fixed, I have a new shirt and Philly is rocking with both the 76ers and Flyers hanging tough in playoff action.
Bike Philly in 30 Seconds
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BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia: Next week at Temple University
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What is BCNI?
BarCamp NewsInnovation Philadelphia is the national conference in a country-wide effort to reinvent the news industry.
Using the BarCamp open grid format (what’s that?), some of the greatest minds around will discuss new ideas on how to reenergize and innovate the news industry. This is NOT a journalists-only event! Invite any friends from various industries who are concerned about the future of news. Even your friend that complains about the biased media. Especially that guy. There will be representatives from news organizations all over the country.
The event is FREE and will be hosted at Annenberg Hall on the campus of Temple University in Philadelphia, Pa. Doors will open at 9 a.m. and the presentations will start at 10 a.m. After an hour break for lunch at 1 p.m., the last presentations will start at 5 p.m.
What to expect:
Doors will open at 9 a.m. and there will be hour to grab some coffee and meet your new best friends. There will be a blank presentation board and a stack of post-it notes. Write down your topic and post it in the time slot of your choice. Be sure to get there early to get the time you want.
At 10 a.m. presentations will begin in one of the four floors of Annenberg Hall. Each classroom has a projector and computer, some have more than a dozen machines. There is even a TV studio if the desire so strikes you. Presentations will continue until 1 p.m. when we will break for lunch. There are dozens of lunch trucks, pizza places and restaurants on campus at your disposal.
Presentations will resume from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m. with the event closing at 6. After-party details to come.
Rest in Peace Harry Kalas
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Harry Kalas autographs a baseball in Cooperstown in 2002.
Legendary Hall of Fame Philadelphia Phillies announcer Harry Kalas died suddenly today.
Listen to Harry as the Phillies win the 2008 World Series.
