Puppy! Girl! Yay! Et Cetera!

Suburban alt-weekly-ish paper Philly EDGE (get it?) has come up with what could be a smart way to get people to pick up the paper: Putting cute girls on the cover. (Slaps forehead, goes “Ohhhh!”)

This week, the cover girl is none other than Real Worlder and Bucks County resident Svetlana Shusterman. Here’s one of the photos:

Yes, she’s holding a puppy. The only thing that would make me like this photo more is if she had on an Eagles hat, too. And if she was playing Tecmo Bowl or something.

Svetlana Shusterman from The Real World: Key West [Philly EDGE]

Quickies: Suing For A Pretty Penny

• A Penn student is suing the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity for injuries he said he sustained in a hazing incident. He allegedly was repeatedly punched repeatedly in the thighs. And, of course, the student’s father brings up t”his: “For a black fraternal organization to treat black aspirants the way African-Americans were mistreated and abused during slavery, and to do it in the name of fraternity, is obscene.” I see. [Daily News]

• The head of the Northwood Civic Association, Northeast Philly, began a recent meeting with this line: “We’re part of Frankford, but we don’t have to look at Frankford.” Uhh, dude, you live in the Northeast. Nobody wants to look at you. [Northeast Times]

• Clearly, the Southampton Free Library is piggybacking off the popularity of The Real World’s Svetlana Shusterman. They’re going to be offering books in Russian. [Bucks County Courier Times]

• Forbes released its most expensive zip codes of the last year, and Stone Harbor clocks in at No. 48. Oh, Avalon’s going to feel even more second-rate now. [Forbes]

• In Columbus, Ohio, a half-dime was sold for $1.3 million. That better be some good shit. [AP/CNN.com]