For client, Phillies pitcher Brad Lidge. BACKGROUND: Brad “Lights Out” Lidge became a hero to young and old Philadelphians alike last year, when he began a series of saves for the Phils that ran clean through the last season and into this one. Lidge, in many ways, defines the present-day Phillies’ cool, dignified workaday playing [...]

Another reason to start grooming Kevin Bacon for an eventual mayoral or gubernatorial seat back home: Someone stole his Blackberry on a subway platform in NYC, and then he chased the perp. He didn’t catch the guy, but that’s not the point. Silver lining: Some mugger in NYC now has lots and lots of famous [...]

>>> If you tune in to Radio Times with Marty Moss-Coane RIGHT NOW, you’ll hear Brian Tierney acting like he has principles (re: the John Yoo thing, of course), with Will Bunch sitting right next to him, feeling very uncomfortable. Groan. [WHYY] >>> Hey! Did you know Lisa Thomas-Laury is a journalist? Ha, news to [...]

Greetings! And welcome to our new post category entitled “Someone Famous Went Somewhere Once,” where we dump all the tips about so-and-so being at whatever restaurant, and so on, because even though we really don’t care about this shit — famous people do have to eat and drink, you know — we know that some [...]

This Friday, Philebrity.com is teaming up with our new home base, 2424 Studios, and Weathervane Music Organization, a new non-profit music organization from Philadelphia whose goal is to improve the state of music in our society, while improving future career potential for the great independent artists making music. (Find out more by signing up for [...]

FRIDAY: >>> Prediction: Thanks to a sagging economy and an earlier Memorial Day than usual, more of us will be stuck in Philadelphia on this Memorial Day Weekend than at any time since 1932. We don’t back this up with facts, but rather, vibes. But here’s the upshot: Look at how happy people were, these [...]

RECOMMENDED: Listen to me now and, if you like, repeat it aloud: There is nothing better in this world than movies about people stealing shit. And if you liked Adrien Brody in The Darjeeling Limited as a rakish kook who hates that he’s a rakish kook, we think you’re gonna like The Brothers Bloom. In [...]

So, yeah! What are you doing/planting/cooking this summer? And can we go with you?

This Saturday night at the Barbary, Foggy Notion, Philebrity’s monthly rock ‘n’ roll dance party, is back, and this is gonna be a really special one, folks. Free Energy are gang of recent Philly transplants, some of whom used to be in a band called Hockey Night that you might have heard of. After woodshedding [...]

>>> Groover’s Paradise, of course, is Chris Smith aka DJ Mental Feelings‘s monthly foray into the world of music he calls “Illegal Vibrations,” where funny coconut drinks meet girls who can make their blue jeans talk, and Jerry Jeff Walker is about as solid a bro as you can find. It takes place tonight at [...]

“Love Is A Wave” is the A-side of the new seven-inch by Brooklyn’s Crystal Stilts, and it needs to be on your summer mixtape. By the grace of Slumberland Records, you can download it for free by right-clicking here, but you should also order the actual record, because this is a BIG single in the [...]

· The Annual Philadelphia Brewing Company/Slow Food Pig Roast · Stephen Starr’s Tent Event: Not Just For Car Buyers And College Grads · Who’s Got The Best Stack O’ ‘Jacks In Philly? · Field Guide: Banh Mi For Me And For You! All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide and Phoodie Calendar [...]

Anonymous Sei Whale, weight 50,000 pounds, passed away last week off the coast of Dewey Beach, Delaware. A spritely young fellow whose life was cut tragically short due to a hit-and-run by a large ship which fractured his skull and jaw, his corpse spent the past few days offshore before coming to rest peacefully on [...]

Alert! Looks like we might have our own homegrown Mary Kay Letourneau on our hands. (It’s a Memorial Day Miracle! A Memoriacle!) Heather Lynne Zeo, a 36-year-old math teacher at North Penn High School in Towamencin Township, near Lansdale, is facing charges of Endangering the Welfare of a Child and Corruption of Minors. Zeo has [...]

Ah, Spring, when a young thug’s fancy turns to sticking up those That 70s Show-looking people that just moved in down the street. And so it shall come to pass that the Mugging Season begins, borne of a seemingly eternal Haves/Have-Nots border comprising Fifth Street, in many cases, where the Section 8 border separates Northern [...]

It seems that this year, more than any other in recent history, is Franklin Square‘s year. Since the park — which sits on a strange little slice of land between Chinatown and Old City — was rehabbed in 2006, it has had a PR push behind it that is just now coming to a head. [...]

A bit of raw footage from yesterday’s protest of concerned citizens outside the Inquirer building. Related: Editorial: Boycott The Philadelphia Inquirer.

This weekend rings in the unofficial beginning of summer, and with it, the return of our back-and-forth commute to the Jersey Shore. Now, there are some fairly legendary pieces of musical poetry dedicated to the Jersey Shore, like Cozy Morley‘s immortal “On The Way To Cape May,” and so on. But in recent years, the [...]

Ah, 1896, what a grand year! William Jennings Bryan delivered his timeless “Cross of Gold” speech. The first modern Olympic Games were held. Even Utah got in on the fun by sending Philly the Hipster Grifter joining the United States. But no 1896 event was better suited to satisfying the leisure needs of Philly’s suburbs [...]

Interesting story in yesterday’s Philadelphia Business Journal — not just because bosses think that your own personal social media usage could somehow reflect on their own company/brand, but more because there’s nothing in here about just how much Facebook-ing and Twitter-ing is done on company time. (In our experience, it’s a lot. Like, a LOT.) [...]