Portal:Philadelphia/Philadelphia news/September 2007

September 27: Bono and the organization DATA accept the Liberty Medal at the National Constitution Center. [http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news&id=5679391 (WPVI-TV)]
September 25: The U.S. Department of Transportation gave US Airways tentative approval for direct flights between Philadelphia and Beijing. [http://www.philly.com/philly/business/breaking/20070925_US_Airways_wins_China_route_from_Philadelphia.html (Philadelphia Inquirer)]
September 15: The Philadelphia Museum of Art's Ruth and Raymond G. Perelman Building officially opens to the public. [http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20070915_A__90_million_picture_at_the_Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art_was_finished_today_when_an_eager_public_walked_through_the_front_door_of_the_museum_s_first_new_exhibition_building_since_the_main_structure_opened_eight_decades_ago_.html (Philadelphia Inquirer)]
September 2: A trans fat ban goes into effect in Philadelphia restaurants. [http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20070903_Simmering_over_trans_fats.html (Philadelphia Inquirer)]
September 1: The body of Floyd Nelson, father of basketball player Jameer Nelson, is found in the Delaware River. [http://www.myfoxphilly.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=4238021&version=6&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1 (WTXF-TV)]