Posted on 23 August 2011 by Mike Lyons

An image from the U.S. Geological Survey shows reports of the quake along the East Coast.
While sitting at the kitchen just before 2 p.m. today we heard a glass start to move. We figured since it was garbage day on our block that the truck was coming through. Or our dog fell off the couch. Maybe someone moving in next door. Nope, it was an earthquake.
Folks in West Philly were among millions to feel the effect of an earthquake that rolled up the East Coast just before 2 p.m. today. Buildings in Center City were evacuated.
SEPTA sent out a warning that trains and subways would be up to 15 minutes behind schedule. Fire and police crews scoured the city for structural damage and gas leaks. Police asked that people only call 911 for an emergency.
The quake was reportedly felt as far north as Rhode Island.
Posted on 01 June 2011 by WPL

Kahuna
Today’s pet is Kahuna. He is currently living at the ACCT shelter.
Kahuna is a mostly white, 3-5 year old boy with some brindle patches, and a cute little brown spot above his eye. He’s a medium sized dog.
He loves to play with toys – rope toys, squeaky toys, and kongs. Another great thing about him is that he loves being around people.
Kahuna has a pen pal who is teaching him lots of stuff. He’s learning commands, which he’s doing very well with because he’s very smart. His pen pal is also teaching him to walk like a gentleman on the leash by using an Easy Walk Harness. Kahuna walks pretty well now, but can get a little excited when he sees people or other dogs.
Kahuna loves other dogs so if you want to see him you can bring your dogs with you. He is up to date on all of his shots. He is also microchipped and scheduled to be neutered. In other words: he is ready to go home with you.
If you’d like to meet Kahuna, stop by 111 W. Hunting Park Ave, walk straight to Adoptions (or Lifesaving, if you’d like to foster him). For more information call 267-385-3800 or email: acctadoptions [at] pspca.org
If you cannot adopt him permanently but would like to help anyways, you can consider fostering Kahuna until he finds his happy ending. Fostering will save not only this dog’s life but also the life of the dog that would move into Kahuna’s kennel at ACCT.
Posted on 02 January 2011 by Mike Lyons
High school basketball teams from New York City swept Philadelphia teams in a top-shelf tournament at the Palestra on Sunday. The 4th annual Villa Holiday Classic featured some tight match-ups in every sense of the word, but finished with 4 NYC wins.
Here are the results (From Dylan Butler’s blog at the NY Post):
Bishop Loughlin (NYC) 63, Dobbins Tech (Philly) 54
Boys and Girls (NYC) 62, Imhotep (Philly) 61 in a heartbreaker
Rice (NYC) 69, Penn Wood (Philly) 54
Christ the King 69, Neumann Goretti 66 in overtime
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