AltWeeklies Wire
Would a Proposed State Law Protect Philly's Dogs, or Just Put Breeders on a Short Leash?new
Proponents say that amended dog laws will finally protect the pups in Pennsylvania's infamous puppy mills and help law enforcement catch abusers. But to owners worried about reconfiguring or rebuilding kennels, regulating temperature or paying extra vet bills for things they've always done themselves, the proposals seem draconian and punitive.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
04-15-2008 |
Animal Issues
Rolling Holynew
Can you find God in a North Philly skate hall?
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
01-15-2008 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Foiled Againnew
Fencing may look easy, but our reporter takes a stab and finds it difficult to make the cut.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
10-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Flying Solonew
Drexel's one-man figure-skating program heads to the collegiate championships.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
08-07-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Card Shark: National Postcard Weeknew
Deltiologist Donald Brown gets ready to show off nearly a million postcards.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
05-08-2007 |
History
Tags: history
Pushing Envelopesnew
Collector John J. Cuddy is preserving Philadelphia's industrial past through its office supplies.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
02-13-2007 |
History
Tags: history
The Exonereenew
A one-time convicted axe-murderer becomes the local death-penalty abolitionists' frontman.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
09-19-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Young Gunsnew
As the war in Iraq rages on, military recruiters scramble to fill thinning ranks in city schools.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
05-23-2006 |
War
Tags: war in iraq, military recruiting
The Comeback Kidnew
After more than a decade on death row, boxer Anthony "Two Guns" Fletcher fights for his life.
Philadelphia City Paper |
J.F. Pirro |
04-17-2006 |
Crime & Justice
