The 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing will see three former Temple Owls competing for gold in Men’s Crew. CSTV.comis reporting 2003 Temple grad, Marcus McElhenny will serve as coxswain for the USA team and Jason Read, a 2002 graduate will be an alternate. Rowing the Irish National Team in Beijing will be Sean [...]
The Associated Press is reporting that Tonya Cardoza will be replacing Dawn Staley as the Temple women’s basketball coach. Cardoza has been at the University of Connecticut for 14 seasons. She helped coach the Huskies to numerous national championships. It is expected that Temple will make the official announcement tomorrow.
Now that the Dirt Lot may be nearing extinction, you might want to think twice before parking illegally somewhere else. The Philadelphia Parking Authority has announced an increase in towing fees – from $15 to $150. This applies for cars booted in the “Live Stop” program, which looks for drivers with improper registration or invalid, [...]
Thank you, philly.com. The Web site that is Philadelphia assembled for us an archive. An archive entitled “Alycia Lane in the News.” Don’t worry. Larry’s on there, too. It might as well be called “CBS3 in the News.” And the latest story comes from the columnist who is Philadelphia, who assembled for us her thoughts defending [...]
It’s sad but true. The dirt lot will no longer be a haven for Temple commuters. The Temple News is reporting that the dirt lot will become the home to a academic building. The newest addition to Temple’s campus will be four-to-seven stories high, complete with classrooms and an auditorium. But fear not commuters, the building’s construction [...]
CBS3′s Susan Barnett announced today on Eyewitness News at 6 that her former co-anchor, Larry Mendte, has been released from his contract. The result of the federal investigation into Mendte’s alleged snooping of previously fired CBS3 diva Alycia Lane’s private e-mail has not come, but Barnett said a private investigation by CBS3 led to the [...]
A bright yet subtle change may be soon coming to the Philadelphia skyline. But as with most additions to Center City, controversy is high. Two Liberty Place, what is now the third-tallest building in Philadelphia, dwarfed by its big brother One Liberty Place and the new Comcast Center, may soon be donned with 11-foot high [...]
Six schools will be taken back from private managers by the Philadelphia School District as of July 1st. The Daily Newsis reporting that Temple University is one of the institutions that will be losing a school from the six year old experiment of putting students’ education in the hands of private enterprises. School Reform Commission [...]
If you are in need of something to do today, get some culture and head to the Philadelphia Art Museum. The museum will be free today till 6p.m. for everyone. The complimentary admission is in honor of the late Anne d’Harnoncourt. D’Harnoncourt led the museum for many years.
A nationwide trend is hitting close to home. So close that it’s actually sending teens home. Christiana Mall in Newark, Del., has caused a stir in the southern suburbs. Beginning July 11, the mall will kick those naughty teenagers out of the mall at 5 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. After that, teens aged 17 [...]
