Apparently There Is Only One Person In Philadelphia Who Knows How To Remove Bees

The bees won’t go away! Yesterday, another swarm showed up at 17th and Chestnut, looking for a place to build a hive.

Although swarms of bees are now daily commuters to Center City, they’re not dangerous, according to Jim Bobb of the Pennsylvania State Beekeepers Association. “You could probably put your hand in the swarm, and they wouldn’t hurt you,” he said. Yeah, I’ll let you do that, Jim Bobb.

The city, however, couldn’t get the bees removed by the same person from the day before. So the city turned to another beekeeper. Er, wait, it didn’t.

But [the woman who removed the bees Tuesday, Nancy] Schnarr was already booked, so she called in a pinch-hitter, her 70-year-old mother, Dawn Potts. Her mother is not a beekeeper, so she had to follow instructions given by cell phone.

The bees, the Inquirer notes, that slack-jawed gawkers “said they had heard that the bees may have come from North Philly,” as the section is known for its vast beehive fields.

Center City abuzz over bees seeking place to call home [Inquirer]
Yesterday: So That’s Where All The Bees Went!

Foot Fetishist Loose In Center City

CBS 3 reports today of a serial attacker in Center City who is robbing and sexually assaulting women in Center City.

The first assault took place near Franklin Field before the assailant moved east to Center City. But here’s the kicker:

Sources say the common denominator in the attacks, aside from the description, is a foot fetish. The suspect, sources say, touches the victim’s feet in some manner during the attack.

Put those sandals away, ladies. You hear me, Penn sorority girls? I’m talking to you!

Police Seek City Serial Fondler With Foot Fetish [CBS 3]

Leftovers: All Explosions, All The Time

• The upside to the Great Center City Explosion of 2006: “Thousands of workers from several nearby buildings, including 1500 Market Street, were evacuated. At that point, [Fire Commissioner] Ayers says, many employers gave their workers the rest of the day off.” [KYW 1060]

• And, in case you really, really need to know about a ruptured power line downtown, here are all the relevant news and forum links: CBS 3, 6 ABC, NBC 10, Inquirer, Philly Future, Phillyblog, Craigslist Rants & Raves.

• The Action News morning team took a trip down the Brandywine Creek this morning. Tamala Edwards writes, “But that may not have been such a good thing, since David and Karen ended up in more banks than the earlier team of Tam and Karen. Tam and Matt sashayed down the river, talking politics and wedding planning (Tam was very anxious to get to the end of the trip; her wedding dress was waiting in South Philadelphia, with a shop owner who was about to leave on an international trip. The pressure!).” The Brandywine Creek makes you talk in the third person, apparently. [6 ABC]

• In New Jersey, you now have more rights in your car than in your home. Look for a burgeoning meth lab operation out of peoples’ trunks sometime soon. [Camden Courier Post]

Leftovers: Cheap Booze!

• Tonight in Center City, a whole bunch o’ restaurants are offering $4 cocktails, $3 wine and $2 booze. And this happens every Wednesday until Aug. 30! Sadly, the Center City District’s plan to drop 400 beach balls at 16th and Market was cancelled due to inclement weather; if you’re in the market for a beach ball, try and contact the CCD and see if they’ll give you one. [Center City District via The 14th Windiest State]

• Three more Knight Ridder papers have been sold, which leaves three to go, according to my calculations. [Akron Beacon Journal]

• In case you haven’t been up on Barbaro news, the president of Penn visited him last week. Give it a few weeks before Bush comes down to see everyone’s favorite horse. [Daily Pennsylvanian]

• The moral of the story: Don’t trust online mail order pharmacies to keep your info private. [Romenesko]

• See, it’s not just good players who take illegal supplements; it’sshitty ex-Phillies, too. [The Clog]

• The Phillies game is starting, like, now. Go Ryan Madson! Pitch like Jason Grimley on HGH! Er, wait, pitch better than that. [Yahoo! Sports]