[ ] EarthLink Inc. is shuttering its wireless high-speed Internet service in Philadelphia, after it could not find a buyer for the $17 million network. EarthLink will give current customers until June 12 to switch to another provider. (AP via Metro)

 

 

[ ]   Horsham-based home builder Toll Brothers’ home sales plummeted 30 percent to in the second quarter, the company reported this morning. (Courier Times blog)

 

 

[ ]   A bike rider beat a car and a SEPTA passenger in the four annual commuter race in Philadelphia this morning. (Inky)

 

From the story:

 

…The event is part of a national Bike-to-Work Week.

 

According to Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia’s Alex Doty, the cyclist is always the hands-down winner in sparing the city traffic congestion and air pollution.

 

And the cyclist gains by getting some exercise and (presumably) enjoying the ride.

 

"When I bicycle commute, it changes a part of the day that is usually one of tedium and turns it into something that is joyful," Doty said. "I miss it when I don't do it. I don't think many other people miss their commutes."

 

The car driver, Heather Kemp, the PhillyCarShare Marketing Project Manager, pulled to the curb and leapt from her car at 20 minutes and 10 seconds….

 

 

 

[ ]   Philadelphia Park Casino plans to add even more games this summer including more electronic displays that simulate roulette and poker. (Courier Times)

 

From the story:

 

Philadelphia Park Casino will add even more games this summer and plans to trade in older slots machines for new electronic roulette and poker games, officials said. …The casino currently has 2,703 slot machines. The new license also authorizes it to trade 50 slots for 50 electronic table games.

 

There's bad news for the buffet lovers, though. Casino Vice President Tom Bonner said the third floor smorgasbord will be shut down because it was getting “very little business.” There seems to be an insatiable appetite for the slots though.

 

 

 

[ ]  A NASCAR race car will be displayed at a Wal-Mart in Horsham this Friday. (Intelligencer blog)

 

 

[ ]   Gov. Ed Rendell won’t accept any statewide bar business smoking ban that weakens the one already in place in Philadelphia. (Metro)