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Archive for the 'Animal Rights' Category
City Hall Attacked Today By Duo Of Knife-Wielding Egomania– Oh, Wait, They’re Just Cardboard Cutouts
Aired May 17th, 2010 on Animal Rights.0 Comments500°, 1504 Sansom St.
Someone Famous Went Somewhere Once: Bob & Brad At Cuba Libre?
Aired May 12th, 2010 on Animal Rights.0 CommentsLittle birds were chirping in our little ears this morning that Robert De Niro and Bradley Cooper stopped into Cuba Libre for din-din last night, after a long day of using Philly to impersonate New York filming their new movie The Dark Fields. Apparently, they shared some small plates and downed some mojitos at the [...]
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Dave & Buster’s Changes Hands, Poises Self To Become The McDonald’s Of Office Parties
Aired May 4th, 2010 on Animal Rights.0 CommentsGood ol’ Dave & Buster’s has been sold to new management, Oak Hill Capital Partners, for reportedly $570 million. Apparently D&B had been doing well for itself, being bought in 2006 for about $375 million. Oak Hill believes “there is a tremendous opportunity to grow the Dave & Buster’s store base given its differentiated format, [...]
What’s The Meanest Thing You’ve Ever Done Or Said When You Were Hungry?
Aired April 21st, 2010 on Animal Rights.4 CommentsIt is kind of astounding that it took the ad industry 2,010 years to alight upon the premise and universal truth of the above Snickers commercial: You’re not you when you’re hungry. And while we have our doubts that a Snickers bar could ever fix that (or, for that matter, that Betty White couldn’t kick [...]
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Dept. Of TMI: Thanks For The Pizza Glue Trap News, PETA!
Aired April 13th, 2010 on Animal Rights and Pizza.2 CommentsEver since we signed up to vote in the “World’s Sexiest Vegan” contest (we were young, it was the “in” thing to do), the people over at PETA have taken it upon themselves to inform us about all kinds of things. The latest? Lima Pizza of Media are allegedly using glue traps to kill mice. [...]
It’s A Historic Day: Citywide Menu Labeling Law Goes Into Full Effect
Aired April 1st, 2010 on Animal Rights.3 CommentsThis in from City Hall this afternoon: “Philadelphia, April 1, 2010 – Today Mayor Michael A. Nutter and Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown marked the first day that the citywide menu labeling law goes into full effect. This legislation was sponsored by Councilwoman Reynolds Brown and passed by City Council in November of 2008. It mandates [...]
Celebrating National Frozen Food Month
Aired March 15th, 2010 on Animal Rights and Phoodies.2 CommentsRemembered today as the forefather of frozen foods (and namesake of the Birds Eye brand), Clarence Birdseye developed efficient technology for quickly freezing and packing food, which allowed it to be stored for long periods while retaining its flavor. But before finding success in the marketplace, Birdseye’s first company, Birdseye Seafoods, Inc., went bankrupt due [...]
Produce Workers Strike, Expect Lag In Your Berry Supply, Brah
Aired March 1st, 2010 on Animal Rights and Fruit.0 CommentsWhile a cold snap in Florida is doing its part to limit supply and cause fresh produce prices to soar, a more homegrown problem might soon have similar effects. 250 workers at the Philadelphia Regional Produce Market belonging to Teamsters Local 929 went on strike at midnight after failing to secure their desired contract terms [...]
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