Marketing pros and demographers out there, just try and tell us this wasn’t a well-educated media buy for the Philadelphia Prison System Class Action Settlement, placed on Family Guy on WPHL 17 this week. You are a Class Member and could get benefits if: You entered the Philadelphia Prison System; AND You were placed in [...]

Back in December, you may have read here about the threat presented to Philly’s Film Tax Credit by non-Philly-representing members of the PA House who, like terrorists, hate our entire way of life here in the 215. The Film Tax Credit, to be fair, is sizable: 25 percent tax credit to films that spend at [...]

As we speak, Mayor Nutter is on the podium at the Franklin Institute, rolling out his plan for Greenworks Philadelphia, which we told you about on Monday. In that plan is an ambitious challenge to make Philadelphia the greenest city in America by 2015, with directives spanning from simple recycling to the reduction of energy [...]

Back in 2006, American Loft, the 11-story dark prince that looms over Northern Liberties, (quite understandably) freaked us the hell out. There was something oh-so-bubbly about it; NoLibs might have won the Gentrification Olympics in Philly (for now), but even amidst the Piazzas and Thin Flats of the world, an 11-story Center City-style luxury condo [...]

The Pains Of Being Pure Heart — whom Philebrity single-handedly made The Biggest Band In The World Right Now (we kid) — just dropped the new video for “Young Adult Friction,” one of the standout tracks on their self-titled debut album. Right click here to download the track so you can play it on your [...]

Ritz At The Bourse is beginning its Midnight Movies program this Saturday night, and right-on-YES! It’s been far too long in Philly since there’s been a steady midnight movie program, and I guess we’ll see how this goes. You can buy advance tickets here.

It was all part of an elaborate plot, you see, for me to penetrate the deeply fucked psyche of the Republican Party for nearly five decades, to earn their trust, but then, in one of the moments they needed me most, for me to be all like, “SIKE!,” flip to the Dems, and leaving these [...]

NYC rapper Will Roush pays homage to a Philly classic.

That’s because the Philadelphia Parking Authority — this city’s great bastion of integrity, understanding and giving back to the community — is going whole hog on this Smart Card business. That’s because last year’s Center City Smart-Card enabled zones brought in major bucks for the city. But that’s not all: In July, the PPA will [...]

We know the Heat Wave has everybody freaking out and running and jumping and playing in fields and all — and proud we are of all of you — but trust us on this one: You can’t handle it out there. You are not a traditionally “healthy” person. You are unfit for the world and [...]

Remember when the Inky gloated about its circulation increase back in ’07 with that whole “Pigs Fly” campaign? Well, the problem with that is that it pretty much permanently assigned the imagery of the Tierney-era Inky to that of a pig. Which works better than it really should, and that’s before we could even think [...]

If, like everyone else in the world who’s employed by a cable news network, you are suffering from 100 Days Fever — twice as boring as Swine Flu and almost as deadly — allow us to direct your attention to U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar (pictured), who will be in town tomorrow to [...]

If you drink me, do I not bleed hubris? Joining a group of other Philadelphians whose reputations precede them, The Vince Of Darkness has been welcomed into National Mechanics‘ pantheon of infamous-Philadelphian pint glasses. The Vince glass has one important distinction, however. It’s always half full. Of other people’s shit. Previously: Dept. Of Telling But [...]

Hey, remember how we told you last week about how totally awesome Chain & The Gang were, and how they made the new Philebs themesong and whatnot? Well, they are playing TONIGHT at the Barbary with indie legend Calvin Johnson and Mahjongg. The show is all ages and it’s at 7pm and we swear, it’s [...]

· Philly Spells Writing Center has approached Philadelphia with a mission. That mission is to instill our city’s youth a lifelong love of literacy. Inspired by the Dave Eggers’s 826 model of teaching, Spells hopes “to get 6 to 18 year olds excited about creative and expository forms of writing.” The idea is as simple as [...]

Update from today’s earlier post. What follows is the email that went out from PCS on Friday, apparently penned by Bill Lumberg. From: PhillyCarShare Sent: Friday, April 24, 2009 5:40 PM Subject: Important News Regarding your PhillyCarShare Account Rate Plan Change to Benefit You: Please read on… PhillyCarShare is pleased to announce that we’re simplifying [...]

The video at right will probably be just one piece of the puzzle considered at 4PM today at the Police Advisory Commission offices, when higher-ups review just what the hell happened last night behind the TLA. And good luck to them with that, because this is the kind of thing that seems like it will [...]

Engaging new spot produced by the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, touting just how much we rule so hard at museums.

Very soon, this pristine loft-like space will be soiled by loud music, sleepy interns, fast food detritus and the dirty id of the city that made it. Just a quick programming note: Philebs will be moving into our new office at 2424 Studios later this afternoon, and posting may be spotty. But we swear, we’re [...]

Over the weekend, many users of Philly Car Share were shocked to find that, despite what previous plan agreement they had been a part of with the company, their credit cards were all now being charged $15 a month. PCS’s grand notification of this scheme? A single email sent out to its customers, just days [...]