Independence Hall, which once housed the Liberty Bell, is now home to Philadelphia’s second-most famous crack.
According to an Associated Press article on Philly.com, the Independence Hall tower is leaking, and National Park Service officials have budgeted $4.3 million to go toward its repair.
The article said construction would begin in 2011, and the Hall will remain open to the public.
Until then, bring an umbrella. Nobody likes a soggy tourist.
Philly.com’s daily poll wants to know about your vocabulary. A simple question; do you curse?
I mean, I know what I #*&^ing put for my *&@#ing answer, but I would imagine that the sentiments would be rather similar in the Philly.com offices after their parent company, Philadelphia Newspapers, filed for bankruptcy recently.
Last checked around 11:45 a.m., 278 (57.1%) curse often, 182 (37.4%) curse occasionally, and 27 (5.5%) are *&$^ing liars and claim to never curse.
Ironic that the headline of Sunday’s Philadelphia Inquirer was “A Measure of Relief.”
Philadelphia Newspapers L.L.C., which not only owns the Inky but also the Daily News and philly.com, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today. The company faces $390 million of debt. TTN has learned an e-mail has been sent to staff members.
The company attributes “advertising downturn, rising costs for newsprint, and the migration of readers to the Internet” as causes for the profit loss.
However, the filing will not affect the daily production of the paper. A restructuring of the organization is expected.
