The Philadelphia Weekly is on the market, according to publishing sources around town. I hear that the asking price for the freebie formerly known as the Welcomat is north of $25 million and that Review Publishing LP has signed confidentiality statements with prospects. It’s not clear whether other Review papers - the Atlantic City Weekly [...]

>>> WHYY debuts a new cooking show, One For The Road, in April. Hosted by Cibucan owner (and ex-chef) Owen Lee (pictured), the show “travels throughout the Americas in search of the people, places and style that enrich Latin culture and influence the world today.” First airing is Sun., April 1st at 1:30pm.
>>> Hey Northern [...]

A spokesman for the newly created Association of Rocky Balboa in the village said: “We want to create a new image of our village because up to now Zitiste has only ever been talked about when we have floods or disasters here.
“We thought long and hard about what would represent our new image, and we [...]

It’s Oates’ time to shine, bros.

They’re called “TRKFLD” ‚Äî as in “track and field” ‚Äî and while we cannot in good conscience support the genocide of vowels, we can say these bags are cute as the Dickens.
TRKFLD.com: This Spring, Put Your Bike Messenger In Seersucker

Journalists, especially. The way they thought was so alien to Tierney. Most of them seemed happy to be semi-_anonymous cogs in a big, important machine. To Tierney, this was as counterproductively Old World as the crappy TV cart in the lobby. Journalists weren’t journalists anymore. They were brands. That’s what the New World of media [...]

FRIDAY:
>>> They probably mean nothing to you, but Australia’s You Am I are true believers, and in their home country, they’re probably regarded as like Tom Petty or a much less embarassing Black Crowes: In other words, frill-less rock and roll in the grand tradition. We’ve loved them for years, and you should, too. They [...]

If the two of you don’t get down here and MOW THIS LAWN RIGHT NOW, I’m taking away your Playstation.

Can you hear something that Andy Reid is trying to think about? Send it along to tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

Philly, we love/hate you how you are, but goddamn if you aren’t a little less messy today.
There goes Sharif Street walking on the vegan edge, a free philosophy session at the Free Library, and the possibility of more time to stop and smell the street vendors while crossing at busy intersections. Your pet chicken, your [...]

Philadelphia is now the 6th largest U.S. city, and by that we don’t mean obese. We topped out at 5th last year, so it’s not like the population change is noticeable, and over in Port Richmond, we hear a gaggle of teen girls are reproducing at the rate of rabbits on speed. After careful thought, [...]

>>> Third Eye Blind versus Ben Folds Five: File under “Arguments You Thought No One Was Having.” [DailyPennsylvanian]
>>> Mayoral candidates answer whether or not they’re gonna be douchebags about bike lanes. Nowhere in here is there anything about a paintball game between fixed-gearers and Israeli cab drivers that will decide it once and for all. [...]

And yes, we just booked the afterparty. Hot.
Pitchfork: I Am Moz, Bow Before Me

Listen. R. Kelly can’t do no types of wrong. R. Kelly can pee on a thousand little girls on their way to a thousand little Girl Scout meetings and he’ll still be a saint in my eyes. If I had a daughter, I’d let him take a shot at her, maybe hoping it’d help me [...]

>>> The Philly Skyline Chili Cookoff. It’s good fer wot ails ye! At Tritone, 8pm, with The New Pony Blues Band. In related news, Erin O’Hearn, like, totally digs B-Money’s way-up-high photos.
>>> Broadzilla tonight is also The Klaxons listening party thing. Klax-on, klax-off, the klaxer!
>>> Control Group is a documentary being produced locally about those [...]

This one might have slipped under your radar, but believe it, people: The Ritz Theaters have been sold to the Landmark chain of theaters. Don’t freak out just yet, though: Landmark pretty much owns the whole art house thing nationwide, and are said to do a good job of it. But damn, we wanna know:
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¬? Philly Boy Roy shows off his cheesesteak at SxSW!
¬? Sweatheart is sweatin’ hard.
¬? City Council does good, people clap.
¬? Morning Music gets into Lightning Bolt and their lil’ monsters!
¬? Let’s all celebrate warm weather!.
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On Tuesday, Gail Shister was told she would no longer be writing her widely read column, and would instead be asked to do more pop-culture television features, she confirmed yesterday.
“We’re all part of a new world here, and I never thought I’d be immune, but I’m not ready to uncork the champagne yet,” Shister said [...]

Bruce Langfeld, 45, singer-songwriter and guitarist for roots-rock band Bag of Hammers and others in the 1990s, was found dead on Sunday in his Center City apartment.
This one hits pretty close to home. We knew Bruce, played with Bruce and drank with Bruce in the ’90s. He had a caustic wit, a deep sense of [...]