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><channel><title>philebrity.com &#187; GOOD NEWS</title> <atom:link href="http://www.philebrity.com/category/good-news/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.philebrity.com</link> <description>philly&#039;s longest-standing cityblog</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:42:00 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1</generator> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: William Penn Foundation Awards $16 Million In Grants</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2012/02/09/and-now-todays-good-news-william-penn-foundation-awards-16-million-in-grants/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2012/02/09/and-now-todays-good-news-william-penn-foundation-awards-16-million-in-grants/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:55:20 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jim Adair</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=55232</guid> <description><![CDATA[In light of Governor Tom Corbett&#8216;s slash and grab craziness, this is especially great news: The William Penn Foundation, &#8220;approved 37 grants totaling approximately $16 million for a variety of organizations and projects benefiting the Greater Philadelphia region.&#8221; The grants include: >>>The Foundation will invest $300,000 in the Philadelphia Schools Project, which seeks to increase [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2012/02/09/and-now-todays-good-news-william-penn-foundation-awards-16-million-in-grants/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: Kickstarting Kensington?</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2012/02/07/and-now-todays-good-news-kickstarting-kensington/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2012/02/07/and-now-todays-good-news-kickstarting-kensington/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:25:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>tips</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=54942</guid> <description><![CDATA[Last year, when we made our little rant about the inherent annoyingness of Kickstarter, we were quick to point out that it all gets a lot less annoying when folks use crowdfunding to do things that directly benefit their communities (as opposed to, say, making more blogrock). It would seem that acclaimed local filmmaker Jamie [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2012/02/07/and-now-todays-good-news-kickstarting-kensington/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: Legislation Encouraging Solar Panels Implemented</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2012/01/20/and-now-todays-good-news-legislation-encouraging-solar-panels-implemented/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2012/01/20/and-now-todays-good-news-legislation-encouraging-solar-panels-implemented/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:30:55 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jim Adair</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=53970</guid> <description><![CDATA[Something we&#8217;re proud of here at the Philebs is our fine city&#8217;s mission to be on the forefront of green energy and technology, and another step has been made in that direction. Two ordinances have been implemented to, &#8220;amend the Philadelphia Building Construction and Occupancy Code to greatly reduce the costs of securing both electrical [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2012/01/20/and-now-todays-good-news-legislation-encouraging-solar-panels-implemented/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: People On Facebook Will Pay The Medical Bills Of The Poor And Screwed!</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/12/12/and-now-todays-good-news-people-on-facebook-will-pay-the-medical-bills-of-the-poor-and-screwed/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/12/12/and-now-todays-good-news-people-on-facebook-will-pay-the-medical-bills-of-the-poor-and-screwed/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:05:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>tips</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=52825</guid> <description><![CDATA[Well, maybe. A just-launched 501c3 called Sink Or Swim Philly seeks to directly aid those among who, in these tough times, go without health insurance, only to be bitten in the ass by that later. (And increasingly, that&#8217;s a lot of us; as of 2008, 14.1% of Philadelphians were uninsured, accounting for 1 in 6 [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/12/12/and-now-todays-good-news-people-on-facebook-will-pay-the-medical-bills-of-the-poor-and-screwed/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: Ryan Howard Gives $1.2 Million To Philadelphia School District</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/12/05/and-now-todays-good-news-ryan-howard-gives-1-2-million-to-philadelphia-school-district/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/12/05/and-now-todays-good-news-ryan-howard-gives-1-2-million-to-philadelphia-school-district/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:31:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jim Adair</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=52592</guid> <description><![CDATA[Ryan Howard, who will likely see little to no action this upcoming baseball season, isn&#8217;t letting that stop him from helping out Philadelphia. Through The Ryan Howard Family Foundation, Howard is donating $1,152,000 worth of athletic apparel to the School District of Philadelphia. The money donated will allow 57 high schools with athletic programs to, [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/12/05/and-now-todays-good-news-ryan-howard-gives-1-2-million-to-philadelphia-school-district/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: Zoe Strauss PMA Show Opens Jan. 14, Accompanied By 39 Billboards Around The City</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/12/01/and-now-todays-good-news-zoe-strauss-pma-show-opens-jan-14-accompanied-by-39-billboards-around-the-city/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/12/01/and-now-todays-good-news-zoe-strauss-pma-show-opens-jan-14-accompanied-by-39-billboards-around-the-city/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:41:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>tips</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=52354</guid> <description><![CDATA[South Philly (Mattress Flip Front), 2001 (negative); 2003 (print). Zoe Strauss, American, born 1970. Chromogenic print, Image: 6 7/8 x 10 1/8 inches (17.5 x 25.7 cm). Sheet: 8 x 10 3/8 inches (20.3 x 26.4 cm). Courtesy of Philadelphia Museum of Art. It&#8217;s been known for a while now that internationally acclaimed photographer and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/12/01/and-now-todays-good-news-zoe-strauss-pma-show-opens-jan-14-accompanied-by-39-billboards-around-the-city/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: No To Fracking!</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/11/18/and-now-todays-good-news-no-to-fracking/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/11/18/and-now-todays-good-news-no-to-fracking/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:41:32 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jim Adair</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=52053</guid> <description><![CDATA[We told you yesterday about a vote that was going to take place on whether or not to allow fracking in the Delaware River Basin. In fact, we even called on Joe Biden (Senator Amtrak to some) to stop the whole thing from going down. Well as it turns out, the vote itself was cancelled [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/11/18/and-now-todays-good-news-no-to-fracking/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>7</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: 13th Street Bike Lane To Stay</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/11/17/and-now-todays-good-news-13th-street-bike-lane-to-stay/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/11/17/and-now-todays-good-news-13th-street-bike-lane-to-stay/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 20:04:58 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jim Adair</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=51995</guid> <description><![CDATA[Starting last May, the Mayors Office of Transportation and Utilities began a pilot program to see if a bike lane could work on 13th Street, between South and Hamilton Streets. In a report compiled by MOTU, it was decided, &#8220;The data collected during the pilot validates the public and our intuition: vehicle traffic flows well [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/11/17/and-now-todays-good-news-13th-street-bike-lane-to-stay/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>3</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: Whiteween Is No More</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/10/28/and-now-todays-good-news-whiteween-is-no-more/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/10/28/and-now-todays-good-news-whiteween-is-no-more/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:14:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jim Adair</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=51235</guid> <description><![CDATA[The horrible tradition that was Whiteween, where the white children in Fairmount had a separate Halloween so not to mix with the minorities, is no more, or at the very least, on its way out. The Two Neighborhoods, One Community campaign being led by Becky Johnson of the Fairmount CDC (along with the Greater Brewerytown [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/10/28/and-now-todays-good-news-whiteween-is-no-more/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>And Now, Today&#8217;s GOOD NEWS: Philadelphia Named America&#8217;s Top City For Culture</title><link>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/10/27/and-now-todays-good-news-philadelphia-named-americas-top-city-for-culture/</link> <comments>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/10/27/and-now-todays-good-news-philadelphia-named-americas-top-city-for-culture/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:51:43 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Jim Adair</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[General]]></category> <category><![CDATA[GOOD NEWS]]></category><guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.philebrity.com/?p=51175</guid> <description><![CDATA[WE&#8217;RE #1! WE&#8217;RE #1! Please excuse the excitement but this is a pretty cool deal. According to Travel and Leisure Magazine&#8216;s America&#8217;s Favorite Cities survey 2011, Philadelphia is the best city in the nation for culture. In addition, Philadelphia was also rated as No. 3 city for “Food, Drink and Restaurants,&#8221; #1 for &#8220;Sports-Crazed&#8221; and [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.philebrity.com/2011/10/27/and-now-todays-good-news-philadelphia-named-americas-top-city-for-culture/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>2</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
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