Philly Cops Take On Criminals, Grenades

Philly police officer Mark Uffelman was shot in the arm yesterday, but still managed to chase down a robbery suspect, and was even out of the hospital on the same day. Impressive!

What’s even more impressive: Uffelman, 52, finished the Broad Street Run this year in 65 minutes, a 6:30 mile pace for the 10-mile run.

In other cop news today, somebody put a grenade on top of a police cruiser in West Oak Lane. Somebody really has a vendetta against Crown Vics.

Wounded cop runs after suspect - and nabs him [Daily News]
Grenade Found On Philadelphia Police Cruiser [CBS 3]

Famous (Zoning) Cookies

This week’s Center City Weekly Press contains a 1700-word article about how the Bella Vista Zoning Forum called for change recently. If you’re not up for reading this much about the Bella Vista Zoning Forum — or if the impending doom in the headline of “Bella Vista Zoning Forum calls for reform — but whose reform?” didn’t inspire you to read it — I felt the need to read it, and can recap for you.

Really, all you really need to read is the part where Zoning Board of Adjustment David Auspitz urges of community members to write their concerns:

Auspitz also urged people to email him with their concerns and ideas as long as they don’t talk about current cases (which he is not allowed to discuss while they’re on-going). With comments of less than three paragraphs write him at: David@Auzspitz.com. Otherwise at David@famouscookies.com

Because you can’t really separate David Auspitz from his famous cookies, can you?

Front Page [Weekly Press]

And The Neighborhood Shortening Continues

Yesterday, Graduate Hospital becomes G-Ho. Today, Bella Vista becomes:

Hmm. I guess that’s fine, but that’s not really that much shorter, now, is it?

The Weekly Press