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Gossiped GirlsDespite an apparent mob fetish, Alycia isn't the only local TV gal to (allegedly) go wild.
by Gabriele Valentine"Tell Alycia, welcome to the criminal enterprise. She doesn't want to
cover us; she wants to be one of us," says Ruth Ann Seccio, former
mistress of mob-boss-turned-rat Ralph Natale. In fact, Seccio thinks
more highly of Lane since she was arrested last month for allegedly
slugging a female New York City police officer.

The Bell CurveCity Paper's Quality-o-Life-o-Meter
New police commissioner Charles Ramsey has less than a month to develop
a strategy addressing Mayor Nutter's declared "crime emergency." "I've
got a plan right now," says Ramsey, holding up the double DVD set of 28 Days Later with deleted scenes and bonus features. "But I gotta warn you, things are going to get worse before they get better." Plus 1
Coffee Clash by Kishwer VikaasAt 3 p.m. Friday, Annie DiAntonio entered the Philadelphia Zoning Board's meeting room. She was a half-hour early for the hearing about her plan to
Who's Watching the Watchers?A police-oversight agency is shuttered.
by Tom NamakoEdwin Pace, deputy director of the city's most powerful law enforcement
watchdog, is used to sorting through stacks of police documents, using
that information to author reports that exceed hundreds of pages.
Gimme More NegativityAll's well when Britney brings rock bottom to Philadelphia.
by Brian HickeyFirst, I was going to hit the state store across the street and grabsome plastic-bottle vodka along with a couple cans of Red Bull. Then,it was off to Rite Aid to pick up Vicodin, Ritalin, Zantac, NyQuil andthe best over-the-counter sleeping and diet pills that company moneycould buy.

Meeting the New Boss by Mary F. PatelA high-level VIP donor party was held earlier in the evening at Urban
Outfitters, near the Terminal. According to guests who attended, and
who did not want to be named for obvious reasons, it was a disaster
with long lines for drinks, little food and very loud music that did
not impress the 500 or so attendees who complained as they drifted in
the main reception.
Rock BottomThe lowest of Philly's low.