November 20-26, 2003

the bell curve

City Paper's weekly gauge of Philly's Quality of Life

The FBI probe expands to Redevelopment Authority and Penn's Landing offices. City residents are so excited, they ask if they can vote for Street again.
Minus 2

Virgin USA is contemplating setting up a headquarters in Philly. May we suggest the campus at St. Joe's University?
Plus 5

Two robbers steal $300,000 worth of jewelry from store in Franklin Mills Mall. "Anywhere else it would have been $600,000 worth," store owner says proudly.
Minus 1

Eagles debut black jerseys in win against Giants. Rush Limbaugh says the NFL just wants to see black-jerseyed football players succeed.
Plus 2

Plans for $5 million "tourist tunnel" below Chestnut Street to Independence Hall are canceled. Milton Street wins the contract anyway.
Minus 3

Police Commissioner Sylvester M. Johnson orders his detectives to wear suits and ties while on duty. "You know, like on Law & Order," says the Commish. "Tomorrow I'm deputizing the city's cab drivers."
Plus 1

B101 FM and 104.5 FM WSNI both switch to an all-Christmas-music format. One Teri Garr notices.
Minus 10

Fred Durst launches into an obscenity-laden tirade on Y100 after DJ Matt Cord says he doesn't like the new Limp Bizkit CD. Durst then directs obscenity-laden tirades at a coffee machine, a leaky pen and a $1,000 bill that gave him a paper cut.
Minus 1

Total pluses: 8

Total minuses: -17

Score for the week: -9

Last week's score: Even

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