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Even in Jail, Vince Fumo Can’t Escape the IRS
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 4/04/2013
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You know Tax Day is coming up when the IRS is knocking on your jail cell, asking for $2.9 million. But such is life for ex-State Sen. Vince Fumo, serving 61 months in Kentucky for fraud. Ralph Cipriano reports:
On March 21, Fumo got a visit in prison from an IRS agent bearing a notice from Guadalupe N. Ortiz, acting area director of the agency's Philadelphia office. The IRS was formally notifying Fumo that he was being hit with an extremely rare "notice of jeopardy assessment and levy," which, including tax, interest and penalties, amounts to a bill for a total of
South Philly Coffee Shop Ranked #1 in the Country
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 4/04/2013
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Ultimo Coffee, in Point Preeze/Newbold, has been named the country's best coffee shop by The Daily Meal, a website that is exactly what you think it is. Despite the coffee shop's precious hipness (my words, not theirs), "what you won’t find at Ultimo is an attitude." Not coincidentally, Ultimo won Philly Mag's 2012 "Best of Philly" coffee shop too. And the reason this magazine was most excited about the place (they've got beer) was not lost on TDM: "Bonus points for the craft beer store the Newbold location shares its space with—caffeine to start the day, beer to end it." So either
“It’s Always Sunny” to Air on a Channel You’ve Never Heard of
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/28/2013
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Eager to titillate its younger audience a little more than usual, FX has decided to create a spin-off channel called "FXX." (Dangerously close to FXXX, the casual googling of which may get you arrested in some midwestern states.) And on that channel, designed specifically for 18-34 year olds, you will find the 9th season of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," come fall 2013. The new network will beam into 70 million homes on September 2nd. "The League" and "Totally Biased with W. Kamu Bell" will also move to FXX. Oh my God, is that really the name?
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Which Philly Neighborhoods Have the Most High School Dropouts?
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/28/2013
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Did you or someone you know enroll in the 9th grade class of a Philadelphia public high school in the Fall of 2006? If so, you (or they) are famous! The current edition of the Public School Notebook, their annual dropout edition, has compiled a map noting which neighborhoods have the highest rates of high school dropouts. (By location of residence, not school.)
Clocking in at 0-10%: 19103 (Rittenhouse) and 19106 (Old City).
Clocking in at 41-50%: 19133 (North Philly) and 19146 (Grad Hospital/Point Breeze).
The overall six-year drop-out rate, for kids who matriculated in '06, is 33%.
[The Notebook]
Police Release Video Of Convenience Store Robbery
By Joel Mathis 3/26/2013
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Coming Soon to A Stage Near You: Frank Rizzo
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/25/2013
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Before he left the Inquirer for ESPN, before he published a manifesto on "overrated and underrated" players, before he stalked Barry Bonds for a year, Salvatore Anthony Nicholas Paolantonio wrote a biography of former Mayor Frank Rizzo. And now, that biography is being converted into a play to be staged in South Philly.
Philadelphia’s Theatre Exile inked a deal March 22 to bring the best-selling biography of the larger-than-life mayor to the stage. “It's still in the very early stages, right now,” said Joe Canuso, artistic director of Theatre Exile. “We need to do a lot of research and development, decide whether
Rocky’s House Can Be Yours, Unless This Rocky Enthusiast Buys it First
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/19/2013
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Friday it was revealed that Rocky's southwest Philly rowhome (the one he buys in Rocky II with winnings) was being sold for $139,000. Forget Rocky hats, hoodies, gloves, VHS's, whatever. Would that not be the ultimate collector's item? Thats what one mega-fan appears to be thinking.
Felice Cantatore, author of the motivational book "Rocky Spirit: The Rocky Balboa Connection to Success," says he is preparing to place a bid on the home, which went on the market last week. "In my mind, I always wanted to own a piece of the film, never thinking that something like this would become available" Cantatore said.
Get Yer New Andy Reid Chiefs T-Shirt…in South Philly?
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/08/2013
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Miss Andy Reid, but happy that he's not coaching the Eagles? Then grab one of these, for 20 bucks.
Big Charlie's--in case you're wondering why the heck a South Philly bar is celebrating Andy Reid--is the city's resident Chiefs bar. H/T Spike Eskin.
Beanie Sigel’s Percocet Habit Sends Him to Jail…Again
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/07/2013
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South Philly-bred rapper Beanie Sigel has been sentenced to up to two years in jail owing to a charge he incurred this summer. Wait, haven't I read this somewhere before? Ah yes, here we are, a Scoop from July 12th, titled, "Rapper Beanie Sigel Sentenced to Two Years in Prison." Oh except that was for tax evasion and this one is for illegal possession of Percocet! (Not that hard to get a prescription, you just need to know a rich college student.)
But here's what's really impressive: Sigel racked up the Percocet charge almost two months after being sentenced for the
Philly’s Own Papal Expert Heading to Vatican for Conclave
By Simon van Zuylen-Wood 3/01/2013
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South Philly's own papal svengali Rocco Palmo is headed to the Vatican to cover the highly anticipated conclave this month, reports Poynter's Andrew Beaujon. More importantly, I missed Poynter's earlier profile of Palmo, which ran last week. Interesting details: Palmo speaks Italian (a must), FaceTimes with bishops, and hates being called a blogger. (It's true, he works sources and uncovers scoops like an old-school scribe at the Inky, where his father worked in the circ. department.) Also, of course, check out the Q&A I conducted with Palmo after the Pope announced his resignation. [Poynter]
