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• Shakespeare Ruhl Ayckbourn and Rebeck Will Find Home at Philly's Wilma in 2010-11 (Playbill via Yahoo! News) The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia announced three Philly premieres and a season-opener of Macbeth for its 2010-11 season. read more >> • Playoff-bound Cavs make a stop in south Philly (The Sports Network) Playoff-bound Cavs make a stop in south Philly read more >> • Yo Philly in the News (Phillyist) A statewide child porn investigation has led to 44 individuals being charged . The defendants "[range in age from a juvenile to a 70-year-old." Local favorite business Tasty Baking Company—makers of all those delicious Tastykakes— has a new home a huge bakery and warehouse facility at the Navy Yard in South Philly. Vince Fumo's former allies are now supporting Pat Meehan —the U.S. Attorney ... read more >> • Fired Philly Officers Get Second Chance (Officer.com) Philadelphia police say eight officers who were fired or disciplined after a TV news helicopter captured video of them beating three suspects are getting their jobs back or punishments reduced. read more >> • Old laws raids leave Philly bar owners foaming (AP via Yahoo! News) A real brouhaha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly Love frothing over with anger. read more >> • Frank's work still haunts Philly; a Zapparition? (Pioneer Press) "Philly '76" recorded on Oct. 29 of that year at the Spectrum embraced Frank Zappa's weird pop side and is truly exquisite stuff from a master of his trade. read more >> • Brew-haha frothing over after Philly bar raids (Bay News 9 Tampa Bay) Beer lovers frothing over after police seize 'unlicensed' beers in raids on 3 Philly bars read more >> • Wind rain knock out power to 70K in Philly area (6abc Philadelphia) Strong wind and heavy rain roared through the Philadelphia area Saturday leaving tens of thousands of customers without power while across Pennsylvania officials and residents kept a nervous eye on rivers swollen by rain and melting snow. read more >> • Sizzling Squirettes making trip to Philly (Gettysburg Times) Up to this point in the season the biggest blockages the Delone Catholic girls basketball team has faced this year have been mental. read more >> • Brew-haha frothing over after Philly bar raids (AP via Yahoo! News) A real brew-haha has beer lovers in the City of Brotherly love frothing over with anger. read more >> • NHL: Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2 (UPI) PHILADELPHIA March 13 (UPI) -- Chris Pronger redirected a Claude Giroux pass into the net with 2.1 seconds left lifting the Philadelphia Flyers to a 3-2 win over Chicago Saturday. read more >> • PLCB Philadelphia Beer Raid Comes to a Head (BellaOnline) The Philadelphia beer scene came to a head during the first week of March 2010 when more than a dozen armed state police descended in simultaneous raids upon three upscale Philadelphia pubs... read more >> • Philadelphia bar owners foaming about raids old laws (The Patriot-News) View full size AP Photo/Matt Slocum Bartender Sean McGuinness pauses while working at the Resurrection Ale House Wednesday March 10 2010 in Philadelphia. read more >> • NBA: Cleveland 100 Philadelphia 95 (UPI) PHILADELPHIA March 12 (UPI) -- LeBron James returned from a two-game absence Friday to score 23 points and pace Cleveland to a 100-95 victory over Philadelphia. read more >> • PIAA CLASS AA BOYS' FIRST ROUND Philadelphia West Catholic (10-14) vs. Tri-Valley (16-8) (The Pottsville Republican & Herald) PIAA CLASS AA BOYS' FIRST ROUND Philadelphia West Catholic (10-14) vs. Tri-Valley (16-8) Today 2:30 p.m. At Archbishop Carroll High School Philadelphia West Catholic Coach: Bill Ludlow How they got here: Lost 51-42 to Imhotep Charter in District 12 cha read more >> • 2010 Philadelphia Phillies Schedule (AP via Yahoo! Sports) All Times EDT April 5 at Washington 1:05 p.m. April 7 at Washington 7:05 p.m. April 8 at Washington 4:35 p.m. April 9 at Houston 8:05 p.m. April 10 at Houston 8:05 p.m. April 11 at Houston 2:05 p.m. April 12 Washington 7:05 p.m. April 14 Washington 7:05 p.m. April 15 Washington 7:05 p.m. April 16 Florida 7:05 p.m. April 17 Florida 7:05 p.m. April 18 Florida 1:35 p.m. April 20 at ... read more >> • Scouting report: Blast vs. Philadelphia KiXX (Baltimore Sun) Tonight's game Philadelphia KiXX (6-9) at Blast (11-7) Time: 7:35 read more >> • Orlando Titans turn back the Philadelphia Wings in lacrosse (Orlando Sentinel) The Orlando Titans got five points from Jordan Hall and Ryan Boyle in an 11-9 victory against Philadelphia in a National Lacrosse League match. SUMMARY: Jordan Hall and Ryan Boyle each scored twice and added three assists Friday night leading the Orlando Titans (5-3) past the Philadelphia Wings (2-8) 11-9 in a National Lacrosse League match at Amway Arena. The Titans' Casey Powell did not play ... read more >> • Hank Baskett returns to Philadelphia Eagles with one-year deal (ESPN) Wide receiver Hank Baskett has signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles the team said Friday. read more >> • Mistake-prone Cleveland Cavaliers beat losing-prone Philadelphia 76ers (The Cleveland Plain Dealer) The Cavs survive a bevy of their own mistakes to edge the 76ers 100-95 at Wachovia Center in Philadelphia where they have now won seven times in a row. read more >> • FRANK MANZO TO DEBUT AL-ANABI RACING TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR IN GAINESVILLE (The Auto Channel) Al-Anabi Racing Group March 9 2010 Contact: Wes Buck 660.216.9779 cell; wesbuckinc@gmail.com FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FRANK MANZO TO DEBUT AL-ANABI RACING TOP ALCOHOL FUNNY CAR IN GAINESVILLE (3-11-10) GAINESVILLE Florida – Beginning a new chapter in his storied drag racing career Frank “Ace” Manzo widely considered the most prolific Sportsman racer in the history of ... read more >> • Hight fastest in rain-shortened Funny Car qualifying (CBS Sports) Robert Hight raced to the Funny Car lead Friday during a rain-shortened qualifying session in the NHRA Gatornationals. read more >> • Hight leads Funny Car qualifying (ThatsRacin.com) GAINESVILLE Fla. Robert Hight raced to the Funny Car lead Friday during a rain-shortened qualifying session in the NHRA Gatornationals. read more >> • Hight leads Funny Car qualifying (The Daily Jeffersonian) GAINESVILLE Fla. (AP) - Robert Hight raced to the Funny Car lead Friday during a rain-shortened qualifying session in the NHRA Gatornationals. The defending series champion powered his Ford Mustang to a Gainesville Raceway-record 4.060 seconds at 310.13 mph to move to the top of the 16-car qualifying order. read more >> • Hight leads Funny Car qualifying (The Gainesville Sun) The Associated Press Robert Hight raced to the Funny Car lead Friday during a rain-shortened qualifying session in the NHRA Gatornationals. read more >> • Economy is funny business to them (The Tennessean) When people ask Yoram Bauman why he does stand-up comedy when he has a Ph.D. in economics he jokes "My dad doesn't like it either." read more >> • How to be funny in 15 minutes or less (Bluffton News-Banner) Being funny is one thing. Being funny in an article on deadline is something else entirely. Last night I’m thinking I had all my stories turned in for today. With nothing to worry about I settled in to watch some television relax and get to bed early. read more >> • Giving voice: Nilaja Sun’s funny poignant one-woman show ‘No Child...’ comes to Long Wharf (New Haven Register) NEW HAVEN — She’s not whispering. Not yet anyway. It’s a few weeks before Nilaja Sun gives her vocal chords a rest in preparation for her one-woman show “No Child...” where oh does she raise her voice and make you listen to what she has to say. read more >> • Review: Something 'Funny' indeed happening in Chardon (The News-Herald) Lyrics from the opening musical number of "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" promise "something for everyone. A comedy tonight!" That is exactly what is delivered in this Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart play — and in the current Geauga Lyric Theater Guild's production of it. read more >> • Editor-At-Large: Three cheers for our clever funny Generation Y (Independent) Lucy Neville-Rolfe of Tesco is one of a handful of bosses (including her own chief executive Sir Terry Leahy and Sir Stuart Rose of M&S) who seem to delight in denigrating young people painting a picture of a generation that's not just lazy but unemployable. Last week she addressed the Institute of Grocery Distribution moaning that some school leavers "seem to think the world owes them a ... read more >> • Cohasset students learn the joy of giving back through Random Acts of Kindness (Grand Rapids Herald-Review) February was Random Acts of Kindness Month at Cohasset Elementary School. Join our Premium Online Membership to view the rest of the story. Not Yet a Member? read more >> • Lower limits and random tests will save lives (Vancouver Sun) Proposals for changes to the Criminal Code that would lower blood alcohol limits for drivers and provide for random testing to determine levels of impairment have predictably triggered a debate over whether the measures go too far in a democratic society. read more >> • Ottawa mulls random roadside tests for drunk driving (CTV British Columbia) The federal government is considering making sweeping changes to drunk driving legislation including tougher penalties for repeat offenders and allowing random breathalyzer tests on Canadian roads. read more >> • NNPD to conduct random survey (WAVY TV 10 Portsmouth) The Newport News Police Department will be conducting a random survey this weekend so don't be surprised if you get a call from the police. read more >> • 'Random' Taylor drive-by peppers car (KXAN 36 Austin) A seemingly random drive-by shooting in the early morning hours Friday peppered a vehicle parked in front of a home according to Taylor police. read more >> • Rant & Rave: Seattle Times readers praise random acts of kindness (Seattle Times) Cheers for benefactors jeers for bigots in this week's collection of reader rants and raves. read more >> • Federal government asking for public input on random breathalyzer tests (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News) OTTAWA - The federal government is mulling over the idea of allowing random breathalyzer tests. read more >> • Random acts of senseless sporting - 3/14 (Salem News) A few weeks ago I said the best thing Tiger Woods could do was make his return at the rowdy raucous Phoenix Open. It would've shown a great deal of courage as golf's biggest player faced his fears head on in front of an unrelenting crowd. Of course he didn't. read more >> • White heat (New York Post) “Is it possible for a brother and sister to dress in only red white and black play blues music with no computers or samples travel across the Arctic to places other bands would be scared to venture play free shows everyday at random locations and not be the biggest thing... read more >> • Bubble banter — Who’s in out of NCAA tournament (MSNBC) News analysis feature stories random thoughts... if it's about college basketball either in season or during the summer doldrums you'll find it in Beyond the Arc. read more >> • Imaginary creatures fill hilarious 'Flanimals' (Post-Tribune) You just have to love "Flanimals -- Pop-Up" by Ricky Gervais. The first paragraph tells us that Flanimals are the most diverse phenomenon in the known universe. Or in the unknown universe for that matter. Of course we don't know anything about the unknown universe or it wouldn't be unknown. That tells you what to expect in this hilarious look at imaginary creatures. Each spread has at least one ... read more >> • Will Wright Makes Surprise Appearance at GDC (Game Informer) As the mystery guest for GDC's final panel Spore creator Will Wright came out of hiding to discuss leaving Electronic Arts the game he's spent the most time with in his life and a little thing he calls the "metaphysics of game development." In typical Will Wright fashion the speech featured quick-witted quips a hilarious slide presentation and an amalgam of insightful ideas. The wide ... read more >> • Venable: A song by millions of musicians (Knoxville News Sentinel) A couple of weeks ago - back when the steely grip of snow ice and bitter winds threatened never to relax - I got a hilarious telephone message from a reader named Lee Kennedy. read more >> • ‘Dirty but hilarious’ take on ‘Sunset Boulevard’ (Gay City News) The great silent screen star Norma Doesmen salts much of her conversation with exclamation marks like this: “You lie lie lie lie!!!! They still want me!!!!! Me! Me!! Me!!!! Me!!!!!! Me!!!!!!! Me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” read more >> • 'Avenue Q': Perv puppets timely themes (Manila Bulletin) It’s not very often that one would get to see in the cottony flesh puppets making love on stage. But that’s not all there is in the fifth staging of “Avenue Q” in Manila. Aside from the aforementioned hilarious visual “feast” it boasts of a powerful ensemble of thespians a relevant message delivered with hilarity and profundity and hook-laden brilliant songs that are just awesome to bits ... read more >> • Inaccurate Reenactments reenactedInaccurate Reenactments reenacted (Telluride Daily Planet) It’s back. If you missed the first staging of SquidShow Theatre’s absurd hilarious sometimes off-color romp “Inaccurate Reenactments” it’s back tonight at the Sheridan Opera House. read more >> • A fertile documentary and a sterile comedy (Washington Post) The very notion of fatherhood begins on a scale so tiny it has to be measured in microns. It's where babies come from some of whom get roles as sitcom children but we'll get to that after some learnin' about sperm. read more >> • Actors & Artists Against AIDS to benefit AIDS WALK Kansas City (Kansas City InfoZine) Directed by Jeff Church Producing Artistic Director of the Coterie Theatre this provocative and outrageous comedy features a collection of hilarious characters starring local legends Ron Megee and Missy Koonce. read more >> • Get the Message? Now Get the Picture with FunTweet A New Way to Visualize Twitter Streams (PRWeb) America’s largest mobile content community FunMobility announces today the launch of FunTweet a web service which turns any Twitter stream into visual messages that are related to the text. FunTweet allows users to post their tweets but also makes the most basic tweets inspring hilarious and fun when the text turns into a matching image. (PRWeb Mar 13 2010) Read the full story at [[[SHIFTOUT ... read more >> • Get the Message? Now Get the Picture with FunTweet A New Way to Visualize Twitter Streams (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) America’s largest mobile content community FunMobility announces today the launch of FunTweet a web service which turns any Twitter stream into visual messages that are related to the text. FunTweet allows users to post their tweets but also makes the most basic tweets inspring hilarious and fun when the text turns into a matching image. read more >> • Comedian Paul Bond in Waco (Waco Tribune-Herald) New York comedian Paul Bond who has toured nationally with “Saturday Night Live’s” Jim Breuer will perform shows at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Waco Civic Theatre 1517 Lake Air Drive. Tickets cost $25. read more >> • Comedian Madigan coming to Indiana (The Indiana Gazette) Comedian Kathleen Madigan recently spent some time between gigs traveling with her family near Fort Myers Fla. It was time to relax but she most likely was keeping an ear out for material too. read more >> • Olympic official sold 2010 Vancouver accreditation to Russian comedian (Vancouver Province) A Tajik Olympic official says the country sold one of its official accreditations to the Winter Olympics in Vancouver to a Russian comedian. read more >> • Comedian Engvall heads to the fair (Modesto Bee) Comedian Bill Engvall will bring his "Aged and Confused" act to the Stanislaus County Fair read more >> • Comedian entertains with life's little truths (Wichita Falls Times Record News) Comedian Rodney Carrington is wise my friends. read more >> • Hound crowned Let's Dance winner (BBC News) Comedian Rufus Hound is crowned Let's Dance champion in aid of Sport Relief after an entertaining parody of a Cheryl Cole hit. read more >> • Celebrity birthdays on March 14 (Miami Herald) Actor Michael Caine and composer-conductor Quincy Jones are 77. Comedian Billy Crystal is 62. Actor Adrian Zmed is 56. Country singer Jann Browne is 56. Actress Tamara Tunie ( Law & Order : SVU) is 51. Actress Penny Johnson Jerald (24) is 49. Singer Kristian Bush of Sugarland is 40. Actress Grace Park (Battlestar Galactica) is 36. Actor Chris Klein is 31. Singer-keyboardist Taylor Hanson of ... read more >> • Celebrity birthdays for March 14 (Pioneer Press) Actor Michael Caine is 77. Composer-conductor Quincy Jones is 77. Country singer Michael Martin Murphey is 65. Sax player Walt Parazaider of Chicago is 65. Comedian Billy Crystal is 62. Actor Adrian Zmed is 56. Country singer Jann Browne is 56. Actress Tamara Tunie is 51. Actress Penny Johnson Jerald ("24") is 49. Drummer Michael Bland of Soul Asylum is 41. Singer Kristian Bush of Sugarland is ... read more >> • ‘Mr India’ sets off on 3000-mile mission (Bolton News) HE was nicknamed Mr India by his most famous pupil — Bolton comedian Peter Kay. read more >> • Movies television Broadway: Susie Mosher has done it all (Lancaster Online) For singer/actress/comedian Susie Mosher the hardest part about movie acting is the pacing."It's not like live theater with weeks and weeks of time to rehearse. You get to the set they light you and sometimes they allow you one run-through. But then after that the cameras start rolling" Mosh... read more >> • John Harrigan: Unthawed jump steak can also be dear meat (New Hampshire Union Leader) Longtime reader Cook Anderson dropped me a note recently about when to call it "deer meat" and when to call it "venison." read more >> • New Meat Loaf Album Coming in May (antiMUSIC) A top story from this week. May 11th may not be a hot summer night but Meat Loaf fans will once again be able to offer up body parts to the wolf with the red roses for some new music from the iconic singer read more >> • Feds: Sushi bar served whale meat (CNN) A trendy California sushi restaurant in is accused of serving the meat of endangered whales. read more >> • No job unless you're Polish: Biggest Asda meat supplier excludes English speakers as 'all instructions are in Polish' (Daily Mail) Cooked meat manufacturer Forza AW effectively barred anyone but Poles for applying for jobs on its production line in East Anglia by insisting all staff speak the language fluently. read more >> • Meat processing workers 'abused' (BBC News) An inquiry finds "widespread evidence" that agency and migrant meat plant workers are abused and exploited. read more >> • US Chef Charged With Serving Whale Meat (redOrbit) The Justice Department said on Thursday that a California sushi chef and the restaurant that he worked for have both been charged with illegally serving meat from an endangered Sei whale. read more >> • Meat recalled over listeria fears (Toronto Sun) The public is being warned not to consume some Siena Foods meat products after a listeria outbreak sent two people to hospital. read more >> • Canyon News - Restaurant Charged With Selling Whale Meat (Canyon News) SANTA MONICA—On March 10 the United States Attorney’s Office announced that federal prosecutors filed a criminal complaint that charges a Santa Monica sushi eatery and one of its chefs with illegally selling the meat of protected Sei whales. read more >> • Florida burger maker buys closed Hastings meat plant (Grand Island Independent) HASTINGS -- A Florida burger company announced Monday it's buying Hastings' former Armour-Eckrich meat processing plant which was closed last July. read more >> • Huge Protest Outside Sushi Restaurant Charged with Serving Whale Meat (KNX 1070 Los Angeles) (KNX 1070 NEWSRADIO) - A well-known sushi restaurant in Santa Monica was the scene of a big protest Friday. Owners of The Hump have been charged with illegally selling whale meat. The feds have clamped down on the restuarant after a undercover sting. read more >> • Celebrity chef Flay signs onto TV series (UPI) LOS ANGELES March 13 (UPI) -- U.S. celebrity chef Bobby Flay reportedly signed on to serve as a judge on the new TV series "America's Next Great Restaurant." read more >> • Celebrity Memorabilia Site Helps Cover Corey Haim's Funeral Costs (E! Online) In the wake of Corey Haim's death a celebrity memorabilia company has stepped up with a generous donation to help cover costs of his funeral. Startifacts.com has offered up... read more >> • Celebrity gardener Cundall back in court (thewest.com.au) Celebrity gardener Peter Cundall is listed to face court where his not guilty plea to an anti-pulp mill protest charge is expected to be taken as a test case. read more >> • Blagojevich to appear on "Celebrity Apprentice" premiere today (The State Journal-Register) The moment you may or may not have been waiting for is almost here: Rod Blagojevich on “The Celebrity Apprentice.” read more >> • Barbie Fashion & Celebrity Doll SALE (Leader Community Newspapers) Modern and Vintage Barbie Fashion & Celebrity Dolls for Sale along with Doll Accessories Magazines & Kaiser Doll Stands. Doll Display and FREE DOLL VALUATIONS! Cost is: $2 Adult & $1 Child 12noon till 4pm read more >> • 'Celebrity Apprentice' returns with Blago (Chicago Tribune) What have we done my fellow Illinoisans to deserve another reality show starring a Blagojevich? Apparently ours is not to wonder why. Ours is to merely endure "The Celebrity Apprentice" (8 p.m. Sunday WMAQ-Ch. 5) and pray for an eventual end to the Blagojevich clan's 15 minutes of fame. read more >> • Hospital fund-raiser features celebrity chefs Ray and Burke (New Jersey Herald) Celebrity chefs Rachael Ray and David Burke will be featured guests at this year's An Evening of Wine and Roses a fund-raising event to support Newton Memorial Hospital Foundation's 2010 Annual Giving Program. read more >> • WWE To Announce New Addition to Hall of Fame Celebrity Wing (Lords of Pain) According to an article in the Milwaukee Journal WWE is set to induct Brewers announcer Bob Uecker into their Celebrity Wing at the 2010 Hall of Fame Ceremony. We have the latest details! read more >> • Will Celebrity Apprentice Decide Most Embarassing Political State? (Chicagoist) AP Photo/Mary Altaffer With the debut of Celebrity Apprentice coming Sunday get ready for another Blagojevich onslaught. Watching the former Illinois Governor in competition for Donald Trump’s approval in New York will be a reminder that we are not living in the only politically shameful state in the Union. The Empire State's upheaval makes one wonder which is more dysfunctional Springfield ... read more >> • "I'm A Celebrity..." - next series shortlist... (Handbag.com) You must be logged in to contribute. Log in | Register "I'm A Celebrity..." - next series shortlist... read more >> << Next Page >> |
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