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Archive: December, 2010
Despite disturbingly-Philadelphian indications of votes coming in past the poll's closing time, CP declares Drew Lazor the victor in this year's Philebrity Awards!
We are just so damned proud.
Congrats, Drew!
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The sports world is exploding over news that Cliff Lee has struck a deal to return to the Phillies, and for fewer years (reportedly five with a vesting option for a sixth) and less guaranteed money than was being offered by either the Yankees and the Rangers.
And for the record, ESPN's resident Philly homer Jayson Stark predicted this on Twitter 8 hours before it happened, after SI's Jon Heyman tipped everyone off to the "mystery team" still in the running.
Ruben Amaro, in one bold stroke, has just guaranteed himself a lifetime of free drinks in this town.
Relatedly, to clear salary, Joe Blanton could be on the move, meaning the Phils' 2011 rotation could line up something like:
- Doc
- Lee
- Oswalt
- Hamels
- Kendrick/Worley/Jamie Moyer's disembodied arm, because at this point, who really cares who takes the ball on the fifth day?
Yankees fans are not happy. Phillies fans are.
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Last week, the story of the "Kensington Strangler" â the person-at-large who may or not be responsible for multiple murders and choking assaults in and around Kensington â reached fever pitch in the Philly news media, the Inquirer and Daily News both running lurid headlines about the massive police manhunt underway in Kenzo.
But in amid all the hype, it's not clear that the Kensington Strangler really exists â or, rather, that a single person has been responsible for certain recent crimes. In fact, it's not clear to what extent some of these crimes could happen fairly often.
To be sure, police have linked the same person (by DNA) to the two murders-by-strangulation that ignited the story. That Kensington Strangler does exist, and has yet to be identified.
But several more cases of murder and assault involving choking have not, despite appearing over and over again in articles about the Strangler, been linked to the same suspect.
And CP wondered: Kensington is, after all, a neighborhood ridden with both violent crime and prostitution â could it be that the sudden media spotlight was simply picking up incidents that happen more frequently than we'd like to believe?
Indeed, Police spokesman Lt. Ray Evers told CP late last week that he thought the media was "going overboard," and cautioned that half-dozen or so crimes being examined may not, in fact, be linked:
We believe the three [assaults on prostitutes that involved choking] are closely tied. The two homicides are definitely tied. And the three assaults and homicides may be tied together. . . But this is [an area with] high risk activities.
In fact, Evers said, the police have already arrested one area man accused of choking a woman â but who police say is unconnected to any of these cases. Police have also detained a person of interest in the recent murder of a third woman, but do not presently believe that person to be connected to the other two murders or choking cases.
In other words, there's no doubt women are being attacked and choked in Kensington â but whether it's the work of a single individual, or a disturbing glimpse into patterns of regular violence against these women â is much less clear.
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I fail to see the speculation. First, no, its not common to find people in vacant lots dead by strangulation in the streets of Kenso. True, drug violence, prostitution ( although isolated parts of the area)but bodies of missing people found dead via strangulation stands out like a soar thumb. Secondly,it is true that not all the reported incidents my be related but nevertheless I take offense at what is being insinuated--that violence of the kind that has been reported is just part of Kensington. Yes, in the life of pimps and prostitutes, sure, there is violence but that is isolated to either Frankfort Ave and Kinsington Ave. Kensington is much larger than those two strips.
I agree wit KensingKING.
[...] Kensington Strangler Strikes Again? A partially-clothed woman with a plastic bag covering her head was found deadin a desolate lot in Kensington yesterday. Police Commissioner Charles H. Ramsey says investigators are uncertain whether this crime is related to a string of other murders in the area. [Daily News]Â But what if there is no Kensington strangler at all? [Citypaper] [...]
Clearly there is one person commiting these crimes because all three murders were swabbed and all three had the same DNA on them. What does that mean exactly? It means that one and only one person is committing these homicides. Therefore, even though I would love to agree with you that the media and scared Kinsington residence are hyping a mass serial killer theory - I simply cannot. Even the victims who survived the stranglings all described the same guy or a description that's very much the same. Now I am aware that this article was posted in early december, but even then the murders of the first to females were connected by DNA - which once again shows us that the same man committed these murders. There is one theory that police detectives and FBI are throwing about and that is this man may be a man who caught HIV or AIDS from a prostitute and is now taking his revenge out by these stranglations. Which tells us another thing about this kill - he is positive with HIV or AIDS. Because police do not assume in cases like these, so they must know he's positive with the disease.
Are you kidding me?!?! Being a reporter, YOU should do your homework. KENSINGTON was and still is a area that hard working people live and love. There are still hardworking people who live here and are scared to leave their homes, or allow their children to go out after dark. How dare you criticize, or put down a entire neighborhood, because of its hardship. Guess what "Mister Reporter" DRUGS,PROSTITUTION, AND VIOLENT CRIMES happen everywhere in Philadelphia, oh and YES even in the surrounding SUBURBS of Philly. Its easy to sit behind your desk and type how YOU feel, but have YOU ever walked the streets of our neighborhood. I grew up in "Kensington" and now live minutes away and wont trade my childhood for anything in this world. To me its sounds as if you a "bully" think you are better than the hard working "KENZO" who bust their bums. A true "KENZO" will always protect their family and neighbors. Maybe you should try it out sometime after all this is the "CITY OF BROTHERLY LOVE"
You sound like an uneducated sorry sap in my opinion. If you did your research, you would know that this man is a serial strangler and a predator. Living here for 20 years, born and raised, this is not something that is a pattern. Yes, there is violence, prostitution, and drugs in the Kensington neighborhood. However, that does not make this situation any less serious. It's almost as if you are saying what he is doing is OK and just a regular day in our neighborhood. It is not. People like you disgust me.
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The city's chief integrity officer is, CP just learned, investigating a weekend incident in which the Streets department issued, and the Philadelphia Police enforced, a temporary parking order on a Fairmount block which, according to the observations of one resident, appeared aimed at providing parking for a private party.
This weekend, City Paper caught wind of an interesting incident that occurred on Friday, in which an entire block in Fairmount was suddenly â and for reasons unclear â subjected to a temporary no-parking order.
The details came courtesy of Chris LaPierre, a resident of the 800 block of N 26th St, who told CP today the following story (the incident was mentioned today on Philebrity):
On Friday, LaPierre was having dinner when a Philadelphia police officer knocked on his door and told him (apologetically, he says) that he'd have to move his car, due to a temporary no-parking ordinance affecting both sides of the entire block. LaPierre moved his car (no small feat in Fairmount), and, upon returning, noticed someone else parking on the block. He warned them about the situation, but the driver seemed unconcerned: "The guy said, 'We're fine, don't worry about it,'" he reports.
As the block filled up with cars, LaPierre inspected and found many to have, posted inside their dashboards, written notes on City of Philadelphia letterhead.
He then watched as the newly-parked cars' owners proceeded to a party at the house across the street, a property belonging to attorney Worrell Nero.
A call to Nero's office today was un-returned. CP made slightly more headway with the Mayor's Press Office.
At 6:15 p.m., spokesperson Katherine Martin told CP that the city's Chief Integrity Officer, Joan L. Markman, is looking into the incident and the process by which the temporary parking order was issued.
Ms. Martin declined to elaborate.
Parkinggate? Just had to coin it first. Plus, the double-g is cool.
Also: Vote Drew Lazor! He deserves it, and yes: you can vote every day. Cupcakes, indeed.
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Sounds like this lawyer needs to pay the city for police overtime.
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It's Thursday, and that means it's time for our City Council roundup.
Public Comment — DiCicco jumps in:
This week marked the second in which public testimony is allowed as part of Council's weekly meeting — the result of a court decision determining that Council's previous meeting format, in which testimony was not allowed, violated the state's Sunshine Act regarding government openness and transparency.Members of the public may now spend up to 3 minutes commenting on agenda items.
That still doesn't cut it, says attorney Darrell Zaslow, who appeared — for the second week in a row — before Council to urge the body to hear testimony on any issues, whether they're on the agenda or not.
"I believe you are in violation yet of the Sunshine Act," Zaslow told the body.
Another interesting twist came when Bob Caruso stood to testify against a planned development near the riverfront in Old City, which he characterized as a nightclub, and upon which a controversial electronic billboard is proposed to be placed.
So far, Council members have been reluctant to engage with those who testify in them meetings — probably out time concerns, and perhaps also not wishing to be dragged into a debate during the session.
But Councilman Frank DiCicco, in whose district the development is being built, couldn't resist:
"I certainly don't want to get into a debate with the folks here to testify, but ... what is the procedure, because I do have a question for the last witness."
And with that, DiCicco helped set what may prove important precedent. The witness was called back to the microphone, and DiCicco engaged with him, emphasizing that the development is not a nightclub:
"I will not let my fifteen years of hard work in Old City be destroyed by one project, which I think is a much-needed project," he said.
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Bald Eagles(100776): A rare bald eagle's nest has been identified in Pennypack park. A bill was reported out of committee today that would place parts of the park under special protection.
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The Billboard (no vote): Many members of the public testified against the placing of a giant electronic billboard on the aforementioned Old Development, which would face drivers coming across the Ben Franklin Bridge.
Opponents (mostly neighbors) voiced concern over the sign's appearance, effect on neighborhood aesthetics, pollution footprint (they emit CO2, it turns out), and effect on drivers.
AAA spokesman (and Philadelphia taxpayer) Rick Remington testified that "such a sign would pose a hazard to motorists as they weave their way through heavy traffic and tight turns trying to enter the city. For those leaving the city, a safety hazard would be posed as flashing lights suddenly appear in their review mirror."
"Many of you no doubt are aware of the increased attention on distracted driving ... these electronic billboards are another form of distraction which diverts motorists from the job at hand."
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Tow Trucks (100536 no vote): Tow truck drivers and company owners appeared to voice their continued opposition to the bill, which would place tow truck dispatch authority under the PPA. Today we heard an interesting take on the mater from Gary (I didn't catch his last name, but will try to supply it) an ex-convict who opposes a provision in the bill that requires the PPA to deny a license to anyone convicted of aggravated assault on an official or convicted of various crimes related to vehicles.
"I'm 46 — it's kinda late to be looking for a new career. ... Everybody shouldn't have to pay the price, because I work hard."
"They never mention the good stuff we do," he added: "Help people, take people home, take people to hospitals, get up at 3 o'clock in the morning. Them companies should be dealt with like individuals, because lot of good people including myself are going to be hurt."
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It isn't every day Philadelphia happenings get mentioned in the New York Times — let alone the front page: but this story appears to have sneaked past every news outfit in Philly.
Yesterday, the Times reported that the Philadelphia History Museum has been in the process of âquietlyâ selling more than 2,000 of their items in order to raise money for the museum's $5.8 million renovation, as well as tighten their collection. The newsy hook is that in the museum world, pawning off your collection for some cash money is pretty much frowned upon (even in the recession and even if, like the History Museum, your nearly 200-year-old building needs a face lift).
If you haven't heard about the Philadelphia History Museum at the Atwater Kent in a while, it's because it's been closed for almost two years now due to renovations. The remaining work will cost about $1.5 million, and the museum hopes to pay for it with the sale of a mystery artifact. (Other mysteries include why museum treasurer George J Kleiber initially told the Times that there were no records of the sales, then later âI'm sure there are records around. I'm not sure I've seen them.â)
The question being raised is whether selling off historical assets to fund renovations is ethical. It turns out to be tricky.
Kleiber told the Times that many of the artifacts they were selling didn't fit in with their âmission as a history museum.â Most notably, the museum sold an 1815 still life by the Philadelphia artist Raphaelle Peale-- a charming painting of a fish, an onion and a fennel bulb, among other things. Kleiber justified its sale by saying, âThe Peale we felt was very much outside the mission. We're a history museum, not an art museum. It's a picture of a fish.â
Not all agree. From the Times:
Others say the scope of the sales is troubling. âThe motivation appears to be liquidation, rather than preserving the embedded knowledge and experience that these artifacts bring,â said Kenneth Finkel, lecturer in American studies at Temple University who briefly served as deputy director of the museum. âDecisions made by donors and curators and libraries become the legacy. And the decision to deaccession stupidly is also a legacy.â
The only other news organization to weigh in so far is blog ArtNet, which had this to say:
âDespite the general rule against selling works from museum collections, it happens all the time, with the understanding that the institution's savvy curators have some grander vision in mind, finely tuned by their years of sophisticated experience in their field. Not so at the PHM, which seems to be run by a confederacy of dunces, with Kleiber as head fool.â
I'm inclined to wonder what's more important, selling a few items and re-opening the museum's doors, or keeping the entire collection intact only to be seen by those with keys to the museum. Just wondering.
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Ok, apparently I mixed up Philadelphia City Commissioner Marge Tartaglione and the undead truck driver featured in Pee Wee's Big Adventure. My reportorial bad.
And speaking of reportorial ... Heard in the Hall reports that prolific PW reporter Aaron Kase managed to get Commissioner Tartaglione's hackles up today. [My reportorial bad again: I misspelled Aaron's last name in the original post].
Kase, apparently, was pressing her on recent revelations that her daughter, former Deputy Commissioner Rene Tartaglione Matos, committed ethics violations in engaging in campaign work against State Rep. Angel Cruz (including ordering 2,000 promotional ballots for Cruz which directed his supporters to push the wrong ballot button).
According to Heard in the Hall, the shoe dropped when Kase asked if her office was corrupt.
Replied Tartaglione: You say that... I'll jump over this table and punch you out!"
Luckily (we reporters have to stick up for each other) Case escaped unharmed. Unluckily, the episode just missed the paper's print deadline. Look's like it's off to the blog mines with you, Aaron.
It's Kase, not Case.
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Thanks, Nina: mistake fixed! - I
also, it's "Renee" Tartaglione. let's make sure she gets the credit she deserves.
A strange, complicated, battle played out in City hall today.
On the one hand, it seemed to pit a group of residents fighting for their neighborhood against the cold, machinery of city politics; on the other, it showed residents fighting for a cause so particular and so hard to understand that it wasn't clear what, exactly, the real conflict was over in the first place.
For days, I've been getting emails from a number of Chestnut Hill residents knows as the Chestnut Hill Residents Association regarding an apparently-controversial dialysis center to be built on a currently-vacant property near Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill.
The strange thing is that the center isn't really controversial: its hours are — and only by nine hours.
In a nutshell (summary thanks to a detailed article in the Mt. Airy Independent): Major international dialysis operator Fresenius Medical bought the vacant building with the intention of developing it into a dialysis center. Neighbors raised concerns over the hours of operation, particularly night hours, requesting that the center operator put in writing that the center would operate only from 6 am to 6 pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.
Eventually the Zoning Board of Adjustments granted a needed zoning variance with the restricted hours in writing as part of the deal. But then the developer hired power attorney Carl Primavera, who — somehow — managed to get the ZBA to reverse its decision about the hours without another hearing. According to the Mt. Airy Independent, his missive to the ZBA contained letters of approval from Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller and other city officials.
The residents sued, but, before they could have their day in court, Councilwoman Miller then a bill that would allow spot zoning for the property, to be heard in Committee today, well in advance of any court dates.
Now the residents are mad as hell: they feel betrayed both by the developer and by the city, which they say let a powerful player rig the game in favor of his client, and at the expense of regular residents who fought fair and square.
Which brings us to today's Council hearing. Members of the Residents Association and Primavera showed up to make their case. Primavera said his client shouldn't have to promise not to keep night hours. Residents say the democratic process has been hijacked.
But (and here's where it gets even more complicated)The main question on the minds of Council members — why the hours made a difference anyway — didn't seem to have a clear answer.
It isn't hard to understand why neighbors would be angry over having their local victory trumped by power and politics, but it is more difficult to understand why the thing they're fighting over in the first place — an extra 9 hours of business per week— matters.
"Our greatest concern is that they lied to us originally about hours of operation and have since put on a full course political press with expensive legal/lobbyist support to win what seems a minor point," wrote resident Peter Burke to me in an email, "so what else are they keeping secret?"
Fair enough: but one comment from a resident in today's hearing made CP wonder if there aren't other, unstated issues here. Referring to a neaby ironworks, the resident noted that "They stop working at 5 pm and go home." As to another nearby business, he noted that its workers "don't stay here at night."
Clearly, this battle has symbolic value to the neighborhood residents waging it. But is it possible there's a NIMBY dread of outsiders — especially coming into the neighborhood, at night — at play as well?
Let's face it: dialysis centers in this city attract a crowd that skews ... not toward the gentry. And the idea of night hours isn't a light one for patients: dialysis takes hours, and patients with day jobs will rely on night hours to keep their jobs.
Not surprisingly, meanwhile, (on neighborhood issues, Council members almost always defer to the judgment of the Councilperson whose district it is) — the zoning variance passed out of committee.
Chestnut Hill residents, mayb you can fill us in: why the big deal over night hours?
tricky issue, tricky situation. It's fair to question all possibilities of NIMBY concerns---the good ones and the possibly not so good. One way to look at it is, there are other businesses along the Avenue that operate into the evening and that's regarded as positive for the neighborhood. So this block is different. But what if another business wanted to move in with evening hours for services more appealing or useful to neighbors? Would they still object? On the flip side, the power politics of special interests cannot be ignored either. And there's a subtle issue related to complex problems of public health and health care reform which is the possibility that dialysis centers are not just a sign or symptom of an urgent health need in the community but that dialysis has funding advantages that other health problems don't get. Meaning, that dialysis is different from other health care services in the way that it's funded and there are concerns that financial incentives favor dialysis, which can be a treatment for preventable late complications from other diseases made worse by lack of funding for other, better but inaccessible health care services. It's very fair to consider the role of dialysis in our for-profit health care system. However, I don't think that's a major reason why the neighbors are objecting. And, restricting the hours of operation won't solve the nation's health care problems. But it's an important aspect of the whole issue, particularly in a city with such very high rates of diabetes.
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The annual Pennsylvania Society Weekend is upon us ... well, it's upon those who are invited. It's upon them, anyway — the powerful and influential, those voted into power and those who just seem to have it: the Pennsylvania Society.
Every year, this prestigious group of businesspeople and politicians meets in New York City, far away from the greedy, insensitive public they have to deal with all the time, and allow themselves to be wined and dined by their other constituency: the powerful, who have much to give and, often, need so much from them.
It's lobbying at its absolute purest: special interests simply lavishing their target audience for hours on end.
Take, for example (and there are many examples to choose from), the Waste Management Eastern Group Cocktail Hour. Or the Holiday Reception at the 21 Club hosted by powerful casino law firm Cozen O'Conner. Or the after-dinner receiption hosted by the Marcellus Shale Coalition.
Below is the the 2010 Schedule, thanks to PoliticsPa.com. See what you can find, and post it below.
Oh, and don't worry: I haven't asked them all, but surely the myriad elected officials going can assure us that they won't be influenced by any of it. They care just as much about your humble little e-petition as they do the gas drilling industry's oysters and martinis.
Click here for the full schedule.
The Full 2010 Pennsylvania Society Schedule of Events
THE 2010 PENNSYLVANIA SOCIETY WEEKEND EVENTS
Thursday, December 9, 2010
Holiday Toasting: Christine J. Toretti
6:00pm
Club Macanudo, 26 East 63rd Street
By invitation only
This annual party has been one of the go-to events for more than a decade, and a great way to kick off the Pennsylvania Society festivities. Trouble is, this may be the weekend's most exclusive party, so don't show up without an invitation in hand.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania Annual Commonwealth Club Luncheon:
Special Guests: Governor-elect Tom Corbett, Lt. Governor-elect Jim Cawley,
US Senator-elect Pat Toomey
11:00am VIP Roundtables $5,000 per person
12:00pm Cocktails $1,000 per person
12:30pm Luncheon
The W Hotel, Forest Ballroom, 541 Lexington Avenue
After a wave of Republican victories all across Pennsylvania, this event is a no-brainer for those looking to rub shoulders with the incoming Governor, Lt. Governor, Senator, and others.
Government Relations Briefing
Blank Rome LLP
12:00 â 2:00pm; Lunch will be served
The Chrysler Building, 24th Floor Boardroom
405 Lexington Avenue
By Invitation only
Broadband Cable Association of Pennsylvania
2:00p.m. â 5:00p.m.
Tonic Sports Bar
727 7th Avenue
Invitation Only
The Metropolitan Caucus
2:30 â 4:30pm
The Waldorf -Astoria, Jade Room, 3rd Floor
By Invitation Only
Forum for a Better Pennsylvania, Wachovia
3:30 â 5:00pm, Reception
The Waldorf -Astoria, Conrad Suite, 4th Floor
By Invitation only
The Genevieve Society Reception
4:00 â 6:00pm
The Waldorf-Astoria, Metropolitan Suite, 18th Floor
By Invitation only
Cocktail Reception with Auditor General Jack Wagner
4:00 â 6:00pm
The Waldorf-Astoria, Cocktail Terrace, Park Avenue Lobby
By Invitation only
Gleason Family Cocktail Reception
4:00 â 6:00pm
The Mahogany Room, Harvard Club
35 W. 44th Street
By Invitation only
PA Society Reception Hosted By Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi
5:00 â 7:00 pm
Waldorf-Astoria â Louis XVI Suite
Invite Only
Celebratory Reception honoring Senator-elect Pat Toomey
Hosted by Dan DiLella and Gary Silva
5:00 â 6:30pm
Barlizon/63
140 East 63rd Street (63rd & Lexington)
By Invitation only
Waste Management Eastern Group: Cocktails
5:00 â 7:00pm
The Waldorf-Astoria, Park Avenue Suite
By Invitation only
Children's Champion Reception
Host: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
5:30 -7:30pm (6:30 awards to Governor Rendell and US Rep. Dent)
The Waldorf-Astoria, Starlight Roof, 18th Floor
By Invitation only
Michael Clark Cocktails
5:00 â 7:00pm
The Waldorf Tower, Suite 33A
By Invitation only
Fundraiser for Rep. Bill Shuster, Rep â elect Pat Meehan
5:00 â 7:00 PM
The Benjamin
125 East 50th Street
New York, NY
Shuster and the newly elected Meehan are on respective steering committees in Congress, so you can be sure that both will quietly (but quickly) gain influence down in Washington. With bright futures for both congressmen, expect a good crowd.
The McCord Committee
Rob McCord, Pennsylvania State Treasurer
5:30 p.m. until 7:00 p.m.
Four Seasons Hotel
Salons A & B
57 East 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
A Night on Broadway honoring the new Pennsylvania Congressional delegation
Hosted by Phil English
6:00 â 8:00pm
Arent Fox LLP
1675 Broadway, 34th Floor
By Invitation only
Out are Kathy Dahlkemper, Joe Sestak, Patrick Murphy, Chris Carney, and Paul Kanjorski, in are Mike Kelly, Pat Meehan, Mike Fitzpatrick, Tom Marino, and Lou Barletta. What a difference two years can make.
Friends of Dan Onorato/Orbital Engineering
6:00-8:00
The Waldorf-Astoria, Hilton Room
By Invitation
Holiday Reception at 21 Club: Cozen O'Connor
6:00 â 9:00pm
21 West 52nd Street
By Invitation only
One big addition (see below) to the firm boosts Cozen's existing lineup of political movers and shakers.
Pennsylvania State Democratic Party Chairman Jim Burns Cocktail Reception
Co-hosts include Senator Bob Casey, Congressman Bob Brady, Mayor Michael Nutter and Mayor Luke Ravenstahl
Co-sponsored by Cohen, Placitella & Rith, Summe Development, Matt McTrish and Berger & Montague
6:30 â 8:00pm
Jade Room at the Waldorf-Astoria
Reception: BlankRome
7:00 pm
Hotel Intercontinental, Astor and Whitney Rooms (Lobby Level)
By Invitation only
With the departure of David Girard-diCarlo, this event might have fallen down a notch, but it still draws the important politicos from Philadelphia.
Stevens & Lee Cocktails and Dinner
James M. White, Host
Four Seasons Hotel, 57 E. 57th Street
7:00 Cocktails, 8:30 Dinner
By Invitation
IBEW Local Union 98, Penn-Del-Jersey Chapter, NECA
9:30 p.m.- 12:30 a.m.
The Waldorf-Astoria, Hilton Room
Johnny Doc will honor Gov-elect Tom Corbett at his yearly bash, which usually features the most fun, and always the best dancing.
PoliticsPA/Governor Mifflin Society
10:00 p.m. â 1:00 a.m.
The Waldorf-Astoria, Conrad Suite
By Invitation
Credentials Required
Sure, we're tooting our own horn, but this event gets better and more important to attend each year. If you've got a ticket, it's a sure bet to bump into the elected officials and insiders you want to see, including Sy Snyder himself.
Duane Morris, LLP and Duane Morris Government Affairs, LLC, Reception
10:00 p.m.- midnight
21 Club, 21 West 52nd Street (between Fifth and Sixth Avenues)
By Invitation
First Book Gala: 3rd Annual Book Bash
9:00 pm â 11:30 pm
Featuring Don Cunningham & The Cabinet,
Joan Allen, Melissa Fitzgerald,
Brian Wentworth, Ali Wentworth
$150.00 per person
Waldorf-Astoria, Empire Room
To purchase tickets, contact:
Saturday, December 12, 2009
PNC Breakfast Reception
James E. Rohr, Chairman and CEO, The PNC Financial Services Group
7:30 â 9:30 a.m.
The Waldorf-Astoria, Skylight Roof
By Invitation
The Penn Breakfast hosted by President Amy Gutmann
8:30 â 10:30 a.m.
The Penn Club, 30 West 44th Street
By Invitation
PMA's Annual Seminar and Luncheon
9:00 a.m. Seminar begins, lunch follows
Frederick W. Anton, President & CEO- PMA, and Hugh Long, Regional President, Pennsylvania/Delaware, Wachovia, and Dr. Terry Madonna
The Metropolitan Club, One East 60th Street
By Invitation
Particularly for journalists and scoop-seekers, the PMA luncheon is the weekend's top gossip exchange. After the bevy of events the night before, most of the people who make it to the luncheon have the latest chatter on all things Pennsylvania.
Event with Rep. Charlie Dent
Congressman Charlie Dent and co-hosts:
Sen. Dave Argall, Sen. Pat Browne, Sen. Bob Mensch, Rep. Gary Day, Rep. Marcia Hahn, Rep. Julie Harhart, Rep. Doug Reichley, Rep. Marcy Toepel, Rep. Elect Joe Emrick, & Rep. Elect Justin Simmons
Saturday, December 11, 2010
2 â 4 PM
150 E 50th St.
New York, NY 10022
(Between Lexington & 3rd Avenue)
By now, everyone has heard rumblings that Dent may be positioning himself for a Senate run in 2012, so it must be a coincidence that this event is at the exact same time as the one below, right?
Bob and Terese Casey
2:00 PM â 4:00 PM
The Irish Exit NYC
978 Second Avenue at 52nd
(two blocks from the Waldorf Astoria)
New York, NY 10022
As Pennsylvania political observers turn their heads to what promises to be a nationally watched Senate race in 2012, this event with Sen. Casey should be one of the weekend's biggest. The owners of the Bar, the Irish Exit, are from Pittsburgh, so expect the Iron City to flow freely on Saturday.
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Cocktail Reception
4:00-6:30 p.m.
The Waldorf-Astoria, Starlight Roof, 18th floor
By Invitation Only
Thomas Hagen and Roger Richards Reception
5:00 â 6:30 p.m.
The Waldorf-Astoria Towers, Suite 37A
By Invitation Only
Reception Honoring Speaker-Elect Sam Smith
5:30-7:00 p.m.
Suite 32H
The Waldorf Towers
By Invitation
The Pennsylvania Society One Hundred Twelfth Annual Dinner
6:00 p.m. Reception â East Foyer
7:00 p.m. Dinner â Grand Ballroom
The Waldorf-Astoria
Gold Medalist: Hon. Robert P. Casey (posthumously)
By Invitation: Members $350pp; Non-members $400pp
Premier Party Hosted by the Energy Association:
In Harmony, Felicia Renae following the Society dinner
Marco Polo Room, The Waldorf-Astoria
By Invitation
After Dinner Reception
Dilworth Paxson
9:30 â 1:00am
Conrad Suite, Fourth Floor
The Waldorf-Astoria
By Invitation
Marcellus Shale Coalition
9:00 â 1:00a.m.
Chief Sponsors: Chesapeake Energy, Chief Oil & Gas, Range Resources and Talisman Energy USA
W Hotel
541 Lexington Avenue
RSVP Required
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Sunday Brunch Temple University and Wachovia
9:00—11:00 a.m.
The Waldorf-Astoria Starlight
By Invitation
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