Portal:Philadelphia/Philadelphia news/June 2009


 * June 29: Director of the Cleveland Museum of Art, Timothy Rub, is named the new director of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, almost a year after the death of Anne d'Harnoncourt. (Philadelphia Business Journal)
 * June 24: WWDB radio talk show host Irv Homer dies. (WCAU)
 * June 19: WPVI-TV sportscaster, Gary Papa dies. (MLB.com)
 * June 9: The 518 ft skyscraper, The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton, is officially dedicated. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
 * June 8: The first swine flu related death in Philadelphia, a 26-year-old woman who died June 7, is reported by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
 * June 1: Philadelphia area newspaper The Bulletin suspends production. (AP)
 * June 1: The Philadelphia Inquirer celebrates the 180th anniversary of its founding. (Philadelphia inquirer)