🌱 Sheriff's Office Chaos + Eagles Fly Home + Oh! Another Candidate

Hi all. Patty-Pat Kozlowski here with your fresh copy of the Philadelphia Patch newsletter. Even if you and your honey don't "do" Valentine's Day, order a pizza and tell them, "I Love You To Pizzas".

• The Philadelphia Sheriff's Department has a $200,000 ethics problem.
• Can an eagle fly when its stunned? The Birds are back in Philadelphia.
• David Oh is the first Republican candidate to run for mayor.

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But first, today's weather:

Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 55 Low: 40.

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Here are the top three stories in Philadelphia today:

1. The city of Philadelphia pays Under-sheriff Tariq El-Shabazz almost $200,000, and yet he still moonlights as a defense attorney. Yeah, that's a big ethical red flag. The Philadelphia Inquirer uncovers that Undersheriff El-Shabazz has been representing clients in city courts, records show, an apparent violation of ethics rules. (inquirer.com)
2. The Eagles have landed — without the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Their return flight from Super Bowl 57 arrived at Philadelphia International Airport on Monday afternoon to a group of fans instead of to a parade of hundreds of thousands. 6abc Philadelphia
3. Did you hear the one about 10 Democrats running for mayor in Philadelphia? Well, add a Republican candidate to that race! City Councilman Daid Oh resigned his seat and announced his campaign from the National Constitution Center. (WHYY).

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Today in Philadelphia:

• Class of 2023 Bake Sale - Carver Engineering & Science (12:00 AM)
• 282 Blood Drive Dance and Wrestling Gym (7:30 AM)
• GNPCC Board Meeting - Board Members Only (8:00 AM)
• Valentine's Day at HIROKI (9:00 AM)
• Valentine's Day at Wm. Mulherin's Sons (9:00 AM)
• Valentine's Day at The Rittenhouse's Lacroix (9:00 AM)
• NLBiD Meeting - Liberty Lands Community Garden (10:00 AM)
• Residential Transformation Committee (3:30 PM)
• Handpan/Drumming Program - Office of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy (4:00 PM)
• Anti-Valentine's Day at Recreation at Moxy NYC Downtown (5:00 PM)
• Valentine's Day at The Ivy Room at Royalton Park Avenue (5:00 PM)
• Boys JV/V Basketball vs. Redbank Valley (H) (6:00 PM)
• Girls JV/V Basketball @ Redbank Valley (6:00 PM)
• Rooted: Genealogy 101 - Historical Society of Pennsylvania (6:30 PM)
• Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night at Dave and Buster's - Philadelphia (7:00 PM)
• The Dinner Detective Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Show (7:00 PM)
• Valentine's Day Variety Show! (8:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board to hold lotteries for 814 rare whiskey bottles, including bourbons from Buffalo Trace Antique Collection- According to Philly Voice, "The Buffalo Trace Antique Collection lottery consists of multiple drawings for limited-release bourbon bottles that are each at least 15 years old" and retail for around $110. If there isn't a country and western song about this, there should be. (PhillyVoice)
• Dear Eagles' fans that flipped a car before the Super Bowl celebration defeat, did you wear gloves when you did it? Because the police want to talk to you. It was about 4 p.m. when a silver Volvo was flipped over and then used as a platform for Eagles' fans already on North Broad Street on Temple University's campus. (PhillyVoice)
• Love Stinks. But you still gotta eat! For those of us that are anti-Valentine today, Martha in Kensington and the Wet Palette Supper Club know that the way to your cold, dead heart is through your stomach. (Wooder Ice)
• That went REALLY well. When the Philadelphia Housing Authority opened up the rolls to apply for public housing — the first time in over a decade — the definition of a stampede is an understatement. Over 37,000 people applied. And only 10,000 made it through.(aldianews.com)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Tuesday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Patty-Pat Kozlowski

About me: Patty-Pat Kozlowski has been writing community news and Philly-cenric Op/Eds for over 20 years. A Jill of all trades she's been a stand-up comedian, chef, DJ, newspaper editor, food trucker and Parks Director for Philadelphia Parks & Rec as well as a community relations/legislative aide for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and Philadelphia City Council.

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