Portal:Philadelphia/news archive/2006
Philadelphia Portal news archive
2006[edit]
- December
- December 21: The Museum of Art and the Academy of the Fine Arts purchase Thomas Eakins's painting, The Gross Clinic. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- December 20: The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board approves the Foxwoods and SugarHouse Casinos along the Delaware River. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- December 19: Philadelphia 76ers trade Allen Iverson to the Denver Nuggets. (WCAU)
- December 10: The number of homicides in Philadelphia pass 380, making 2006 the deadliest year since 1997. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- December 7: A Taco Bell E. coli outbreak spreads to Philadelphia and its suburbs. (KYW)
- December 5: The Philadelphia School District cuts 175 administrative positions. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- December 5: A Taco Bell E. coli outbreak spreads to suburban Philadelphia. (AP)
- December 2: The Navy wins the 2006 Army–Navy Game at Lincoln Financial Field. (AP)
- November
- November 28: The older brother of Mayor John Street, Milton Street, is charged with tax evasion and fraud. (WTXF-TV)
- November 28: Democrats win control of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives after two tight races are called three weeks after the midterm elections. (AP)
- November 20: Philadelphia Phillies player, Ryan Howard, is named National League's Most Valuable Player. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- November 20: Former Philadelphia Eagles player Andre Waters commits suicide. (KYW)
- November 18: Congressman Chaka Fattah announces he will run for mayor of Philadelphia in 2007. (Evening Bulletin)
- November 10: Jefferson University approves the sale of Thomas Eakins's painting, The Gross Clinic to the National Gallery of Art and the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- November 9: Philadelphia native and former WDAS reporter Ed Bradley dies. (CBS)
- November 8: Philadelphia Inquirer editor, Amanda Bennett, announces she will step down and be replaced by William Marimow. (Reuters)
- November 7: In the midterm elections, Ed Rendell is reelected Pennsylvania governor, Bob Casey, Jr. is elected state senator. Democrats win all three seats for Philadelphia City Council. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- October
- October 22: After a poor start of the NHL season, Philadelphia Flyers general manager Bob Clarke resigns and head coach Ken Hitchcock is fired. (WCAU)
- October 20: Christoph Eschenbach announces that he will step down as the Philadelphia Orchestra's music director at the end of the 2007 - 2008 season. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- October 16: The home of the daughter and friend of seventh district representative, Curt Weldon, is raided by the FBI in a corruption probe. (CNN)
- October 15: The Reading Terminal Market opens on Sunday for the first time. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- October 12: Johnny Callison, former Philadelphia Phillies player, dies. (Sports Illustrated)
- October 11: Former Philadelphia Phillies player, Cory Lidle, dies in a plane crash in New York City. (CNN)
- October 6: The Philadelphia Zoo announces that its elephant habitat will be closed in 2007. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- October 2: Four children injured at the Amish school shooting in Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania are brought to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. (KYW-TV)
- September
- September 25: A public smoking ban goes into effect for Philadelphia bars and restaurants. (WPVI-TV)
- September 22: Eight days after signing a smoking ban law, Mayor Street announces that the ban will go into effect as early as September 25. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- September 21: The Philadelphia Orchestra announces that it will be the first major U.S. orchestra to sell downloads of its performances directly from the orchestra's website. (Fox News)
- September 14: Mayor Street signs a smoking ban law that will go effect in 2007. (WPVI-TV)
- September 12: Amtrak announces plans for high-speed train service between Philadelphia and Harrisburg along the Keystone Corridor. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- September 9: Space Shuttle Atlantis lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center with Philadelphia native, Christopher Ferguson as the shuttle's pilot. (CNN)
- September 6: The Philadelphia Art Commission approves the placement of a statue of Sylvester Stallone's film character, Rocky Balboa, from the film Rocky III near the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (WCAU)
- September 5: The Archdiocese of Philadelphia and the union that represents Roman Catholic high schools' teachers in Philadelphia and its suburbs agree to a new contract avoiding a strike. (KYW-TV)
- September 2: The remnants of Hurricane Ernesto cause power outages in parts of southeastern Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- August
- August 11: Talk show host and Philadelphia icon Mike Douglas dies. Reuters
- August 8: Aramark Corp.'s board of directors accepted a buyout offer that would take the company private pending shareholder approval. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- August 5: Former Eagles player Reggie White is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame posthumously. (WCAU)
- August 2: Macy's department store opens in Center City at what once was Wanamaker's flagship store. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- August 1: Franklin Square officially reopens after a US$6.5 million renovation. (WPVI-TV)
- August 1: A deadly heat wave brings temperatures close to 100°F (38°C). (WCAU)
- July
- July 26: Philadelphia is eliminated as a candidate for the host city of the 2016 Summer Olympics. (CNN)
- July 22: Mayor Street tells the Cradle of Liberty Council to either stop discriminating against homosexuals or pay rent for their Center City offices, if they don't they will face eviction. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- July 22: About 600 people march against violence in Southwest Philadelphia. So far there have been 223 homicides in 2006, setting 2006 up for being the deadliest year in a decade. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- July 22: Former councilman Michael A. Nutter announced his candidacy for mayor. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
- June
- Plays and Players Theatre will be performing James and the Giant Peach June 18th through July 2nd.
- In June 2006, Philadelphia enacted a Smoking ban.
- May
Philadelphia City Councilman Richard T. Mariano convicted for corruption on March 17, 2006, stepped down on May 1, 2006.
- April
The Rocky Steps will be featured again in Rocky VI. The bronze statue of Rocky will return to the foot of the steps in 2007.
- March
Chaka Fattah has not ruled out a run for Philadelphia Mayor.