Philadelphia gets ready to play "Pong" on building

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia is getting ready for a supersized game of "Pong" -- on the side of a skyscraper. The classic Atari video game will be re-created later this month on the facade of the 29-story Cira Centre, where hundreds of embedded LED lights.....»»

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Philadelphia gets ready to play "Pong" on building

PHILADELPHIA -- Philadelphia is getting ready for a supersized game of "Pong" -- on the side of a skyscraper. The classic Atari video game will be re-created later this month on the facade of the 29-story Cira Centre, where hundreds of embedded LED lights.....»»

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Cop went too far in sex sting, lawyer says

HOMESTEAD, Pa. -- The attorney for a woman facing prostitution charges says an undercover Pennsylvania detective went too far when he allowed the woman to begin a sex act before arresting her. Homestead Officer Ronald Depellegrin writes in his criminal c.....»»

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Town considers public-pooping ban

ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A rural Alaska town is considering whether to borrow from state law and make it illegal for people to defecate or urinate in public. If the law passes in Bethel, public excretion could be punishable by local fines as high as $200......»»

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Suspect"s $180K Lamborghini up for auction

RENO, Nev. -- Looking for a fast sports car with low miles? Sheriff's deputies in Reno may have a deal for you......»»

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Denny"s now has weddings on the menu

You may have said "I do" to a plate of scrambled eggs at Denny's, but how about to a life partner?.....»»

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Woman sees sign from God on cracker

MELBOURNE, Fla. -- Patti Burke eats two or three pounds of Goldfish crackers in a week, one by one, looking for the saltiest of the snacks. But only once has she found a sign from God on a little orange cracker. "When I picked this one up, I knew he was s.....»»

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Goat taken from zoo walks into bar

BUTTE, Mont. -- So the goat that walked into a Montana bar last weekend ... was stolen from a petting zoo. Fairmont Hot Springs Resort general manager Steve Luebeck says staffers knew the goat was missing but didn't realize it had been stolen until they s.....»»

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Teacher accused of sex act while driving

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. -- A teacher and coach at a north-central Pennsylvania high school has been suspended with pay after being charged with performing a sex act on himself that a passing trucker saw on Interstate 80. Online court records don't list an atto.....»»

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Judge orders defendant to change shirt

ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. -- A Vermont judge refused to arraign a domestic violence suspect until he changed his shirt, which had the words: "I bust mine to kick yours." Caledonia Superior Court Judge Mary Miles Teachout told Christopher Bryant on Wednesday she .....»»

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Woman shot with arrow at ABQ dog park

A woman is OK after being shot in the back with an arrow at an Albuquerque dog park Wednesday night......»»

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Cat carefully walks Man"s Best Friend

It's definitely not something you see every day. The cat takes charge and leads Man's Best Friend up some stairs......»»

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Survey: 49% of women fear becoming "bag lady"

A survey says almost half of the women in the United States fear becoming "bag ladies," according to video from WFYM. Even 27 percent of women who make more than $200,000 per year are afraid they will end up carrying their possessions in plastic bags arou.....»»

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Cops: Man pawned wedding ring to pay hooker

GREENWOOD, S.C. - A man is accused of selling his wedding ring to a pawn shop for $20 so he could pay for a prostitute, according to video from WLTX. Marvin Holmes, 33, picked up a prostitute and told her he didn't have any money, but he drove her to a pa.....»»

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Woman accused of hitting 3 in parking lot

CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- A Wyoming woman is behind bars after authorities say she intentionally hit three women with her car in a bar parking lot. Twenty-year-old Julia Big Crow of Cheyenne was being held at the Laramie County jail Wednesday on aggravated assaul.....»»

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Cop: Man pawned wedding ring to pay hooker

GREENWOOD, S.C. - A man is accused of selling his wedding ring to a pawn shop for $20 so he could pay for a prostitute, according to video from WLTX. Marvin Holmes, 33, picked up a prostitute and told her he didn't have any money, but he drove her to a pa.....»»

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Cops: Man tried to cut off girlfriend"s toe

SANTA FE, New Mexico -- A former shoe salesman accused of biting off part of his girlfriend's toe has been arrested again, this time for allegedly stalking the woman and trying to cut off her big toe with a cigar cutter. Police say the incident Monday was.....»»

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"Jew in a Box" exhibit stirs controversy

BERLIN -- "Are there still Jews in Germany?" ''Are the Jews a chosen people?" Nearly 70 years after the Holocaust, there is no more sensitive an issue in German life as the role of Jews. With fewer than 200,000 Jews among Germany's 82 million people, few.....»»

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Man scares off intruders with "fire poker"

MEDFORD, Ore. -- By Steve Johnson's account, it was a sight that struck terror in the hearts of the two young would-be burglars. When the 50-year-old Medford, Ore., man rounded a corner in his house clad only in his skivvies and armed with a fireplace t.....»»

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Man scares off intruders with "fire poker"

MEDFORD, Ore. -- By Steve Johnson's account, it was a sight that struck terror in the hearts of the two young would-be burglars. When the 50-year-old Medford, Ore., man rounded a corner in his house clad only in his skivvies and armed with a fireplace t.....»»

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