The CONVENTION CENTER GUIDE for DUMMIES; Spelling Out the Whole Miserable Debacle in 10 Easy-to-Follow Missteps

From: Philadelphia Weekly | Date: March 5, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

So you've heard there's some kind of trouble over at the Convention Center. Union price gouging, fistfights, cursing, political power grabs, lawsuits heading to the state Supreme Court.

Sounds kinda exciting, doesn't it? Kinda like a pirate ship. Like something you should be keeping up on. Because, after all, convention business is one of the primary engines pulling the city's train, providing 44,000 jobs and pumping $2.6 billion into the local economy.

But every time you try to read yet another of the bazillion Convention Center articles pumped out by our two well-meaning dailies, your eyes ...

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