Gene McFadden of McFadden & Whitehead passes away.
Minus 10

In town while his brother is shooting Rocky Balboa, Frank Stallone drops in on his childhood home in the Northeast. Nowadays it's Milton Street and Michael Bacon's bachelor pad.
Plus 1

Two surveys show an increase in homelessness in the city. We predict a hot new trend for 2006: hobo condos!
Minus 5

New pet hotel, wherein dogs and cats are fed fancy food and kept in "suites," not cages, opens up in Center City. Cheri Honkala burns it to the ground.
Even

The city still isn't ready to collect campaign finance data electronically as per a Dec. 15 law. "What? I'm supposed to just kick Milton and his abacus to the curb?" asks Mayor Street.
Minus 2

The city has worked out a deal with Earthlink to provide wireless Internet; it now needs approval from City Council. "There's not going to be any mandatory parental controls, right?" asks li'l Frankie DiCicco.
Plus 3

Coffee shop across from Camden courthouse offers DNA paternity tests. Just ask for the Venti Baby-Mamaccino.
Minus 1

Philly will soon have a revamped witness relocation program. For starters, they're gonna stop handing out maps to the star witnesses' homes.
Plus 2

Larry Magid and other employees of Electric Factory Concerts who worked on Live 8 are given Liberty Bell award by Mayor Street. "Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of guys," say starving children of Africa.
Plus 2

Total pluses: 8
Total minuses: 18
This week's total: -10
Last week's total: -8