Big week for Dude — sorry, I mean, Mayor Michael Nutter — this week as he took on some major lions, even though there are some kitties lying in wait, ready to pounce. The headline, of course, refers to the post-Street vengeance on previously bought and sold interests that Nutter is sweeping out with a big ol’ broom. We’re sure that he’s pissing people off, and that there may be hell to pay for this later, but coming off of eight years of nothing BUT paying hell, Jesus it still feels like a… new… day. Briefly, then:
· Hallwatch details everything that went down with the casinos yesterday: Not just Nutter’s thunderclap on the SugarHouse licenses (scroll down for the press release from City Hall), but also Frank DiFlunky’s flaming hoops for FoxWoods which, if passed, will make the Fox jump through eight, eight magical hoops before the City would even thinking about passing over that paper. [Hallwatch]
· Not content to merely ruin the day for culturally bankrupt casino investors, Dude then takes on rednecks and Charleton Heston — the NRA, that is — by considering a sweeping new enforcement policy against guns in the city that would in effect go against state law by adhering to local laws. Before you get on your right-to-bear-arms soapbox, just fess: This is Philly. The only people who should have guns here are the bartenders. [HeardInTheHall]
· You may be asking yourself at this point, “Just how committed to cleaning up this town IS Nutter?” So much so that — in a news story that slid by just about everyone — he hired the lady who got Street’s office bugged to be his Chief Integrity Officer. Yes, that is a position that exists now in City Hall. This guy! WHO IS THIS GUY? [AP]
· And yes, while he may be taking bloggers out to breakfast, there is still that nagging issue of what the hell is up with the promised Office Of Art & Culture? We contacted Nutter’s office earlier this week for comment, but we got tumbleweeds. Steady, fellas. Steady as she goes. [AllSpinZone/Artblog]

This entry was posted on Friday, January 25th, 2008 at 2:37 pm.