Just a week after winning a fierce court battle for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lewis Katz died in a plane crash. Known for being a Jewish philanthropist, Katz made for stories in the local news over the ownership of the area’s largest newspaper. Headlines in the paper he would eventually takeover read, “Katz accuses Norcross of ‘innuendos and lies’ in Inquirer battle.”
Category: Philadelphia
bookmark_borderFree Philly Family Fun
Free things to do in and around Philadelphia:
- Philadelphia Visitors Center, The Liberty Bell and Independence Hall
- Love Park
- Self-guided Tour of Historic Philadelphia Homes
bookmark_borderMarch Against Monsanto – Philadelphia, PA
According to protest organizers, “It is official everyone.On Saturday, May 24th March Against Monsanto Philadelphia will be at Rittenhouse Farmers’ Market . We will march through the streets of Philadelphia at the markets close (MARCH AT 3PM) !! I just got off the phone with Bob Pierson founder and director of Farm to City and he is delighted to have us. He informed me that the market is 100% non-gmo with a concentration on organic and local foods. March Against Monsanto Philly and GMO Free PA will have free information and GMO-Free swag available to the public fro 9am to 3pm. Food not bombs will be feeding the masses for free from 12 noon until we march. The march will start at 3pm and the march route will weave through center city as we distribute thousands of flyers to the sheeple. The march will end in Love Park with a moment of love and solidarity for all the awareness we have inspired!”
