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Thursday, October 11, 2012
The Situation in Philadelphia
Today's Wall Street Journal has some interesting reading as well, with the headline: Can these Philadelphians be fabulous again? Familiar issues under the familiar leadership of Allison Vulgamore.
This is like reading about a relative. AV's court-approved solution for Philadelphia is interesting ... and she certainly says all the right things as 'one part cheerleader, one part diva'. ... but much of what I've been recently reading about her tenure here is that although she was an adept fundraiser, she pretty much managed the finances of the ASO to failure. The boneyard that is the Verizon Amphitheater springs to mind ...
This is like reading about a relative. AV's court-approved solution for Philadelphia is interesting ... and she certainly says all the right things as 'one part cheerleader, one part diva'. ... but much of what I've been recently reading about her tenure here is that although she was an adept fundraiser, she pretty much managed the finances of the ASO to failure. The boneyard that is the Verizon Amphitheater springs to mind ...
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