The cards were stacked against A&E Television Network as it tried to generate positive buzz about its new series, Parking Wars. For one, it's a reality show about meter readers. Two, the show doesn't feature celebrities.

By Joseph A. Slobodzian, The Philadelphia Inquirer Sep. 6--Leaders of Philadelphia's striking taxi drivers ended their 48-hour strike a day early yesterday but promised to continue fighting problematic new high-tech dispatch and credit card systems mandated by the Philadelphia Parking Authority.

The army of yellow cabs that trolls New York City's streets was somewhat smaller Wednesday as some drivers idled their cars to protest new global-positioning technology the city wants installed in all taxis.

By Philadelphia Daily News Aug. 18--THE PHILADELPHIA Parking Authority won the first round in its boxing match with the city's taxi drivers, when a Common Pleas judge ruled this week that the authority can have global positioning systems (GPS) installed in cabs.

By Susan Snyder, The Philadelphia Inquirer Feb. 2--Still facing a $16 million shortfall, the Philadelphia School District yesterday instituted a 30 percent cut in discretionary spending at its schools through June, which sent shock waves through the education community as word spread.