The Westboro Baptist Church, known nation-wide for hating everyone all the time, is planning a protest in Philadelphia tomorrow. In honor of the upcoming national conference organized by the International Association of Jewish Genealogical Societies, the Kansas-based church has planned a fun field trip up to the City Of Brotherly Love … er … The [...]

Thanks to NBC 10’s reporting, we just learned that we have a new hero: Jamie Robinson, a Penn Valley man who has dubbed himself the “frog whisperer.” After a house in his neighborhood was purchased, the new owners created an almost impenetrable seal over the backyard swimming pool with a plastic tarp, two-by-fours, and wire, [...]

On one hand, KYW 1060AM‘s Hadas Kuznits (pictured) really, really just shouldn’t be allowed to interview people on the streets of Philadelphia anymore — not for fear of what she’ll say, but for fear of the amazingly stupid shit they’ll say. (GPTMC folks: Isn’t there some kind of slush fund you guys can use to [...]

We got really excited late yesterday when City Hall issued a release stating that Mayor Nutter would be leading a rally at 2PM today, urging action in Harrisburg over the current state budget impasse, which, as you know, is wreaking havoc left and right. Then we realized something. This rally, where Nutter would be “urging [...]

>>> We have some late-breaking news regarding tonight’s scheduled performance at Waterfront Wednedays: Due to incoming storms, tonight’s event with Jack Rose & The Black Twig Pickers has been POSTPONED to August 26th. But it’s not all bad news: Rose (pictured) will instead perform with The Black Twig Pickers TONIGHT at Kung Fu Necktie at [...]

Sick of hearing about bikes yet? NO!? Well good, because today it was announced that the Philly Naked Bike Ride will take place on September 6th. According to their website, fliers will be distributed around the city poste-haste. The group claims that they are organizing a naked bike ride to bring more awareness to their [...]

So, the big news today is that the Phillies nabbed 2008 Ameican League Cy Young winner Cliff Lee (pictured) from the Cleveland Indians, in exchange for a bunch of prospects you probably knew nothing about (Class A right-hander Jason Knapp, Class AAA right-hander Carlos Carrasco, shortstop Jason Donald and catcher Lou Marson). And this is [...]

For some time now, we have been closely following the latest meter rate-hikes that the Philadelphia Parking Authority has been proposing in order to effectively discourage people coming to Center City and also cause an East-Coast-wide run on quarters. Since the PPA opted to postpone the most recent raise of parking meter rates from $2 [...]

So, yesterday, Michael Klein at the Inquirer reported (sorry, no link) that the A&E network is considering a new reality show in which Tony Danza (pictured at right in happier times) would be a public school teacher, in all likelihood, here in Philadelphia. As you can imagine, there are like a million things that are [...]

As much as we love spending the weekends in our fair city and generally encourage you all to do the same, we recognize that sometimes, it’s important to get away. With a change of scenery can come new perspectives, valuable insights, and a newfound appreciation for life. These benefits can be achieved along with a [...]

The last time we checked in with the SS United States, it was well on its way to being wrenched from its home, near the South Philly Ikea, sold to Somewhere In Asia, and chopped up into a million rusty pieces of sadness. We put out a call for any local bazillionaires to step up [...]

Philebrity would like to throw some heartfelt “Mazel Tov”‘s and “YEAH BOYEEEE”‘s to the boys in Dr. Dog. After four albums on smaller indies, the group just announced that they’ll be moving to the Anti- label, home to Booker T., Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Tom Waits and many other heavy, [...]

Philebrity: Hi, Eli, we got a tip that, unfortunately it seems, Philly Car Share laid people off this week, and since we talked with you before, we figured that you’d be the best person to go to and find out if this is true. Can you confirm or tell us anything about that? Eli Massar: [...]

Hey, remember when Dr. Ward told you all about that dumb “Ken Kalfus on Philly” piece in Dwell magazine? You know, the one where Inga Saffron‘s husband acts like he’s all above us and stuff? That was lame. And now, Apartment Therapy agrees. In a blog post on Monday, AT took Dwell to task for [...]

On the one hand, Philly’s ever-growing bike-friendliness is truly a thing of beauty. Truly. It’s so in line with this city’s own DIY sensibilities, and it’s just the right thing to do, and, not for nothing, it’s cool. On the other, we’re not really fans of the “gotcha” culture wherein people take pictures of other [...]

Aw, man. This actually kinda makes us feel bad. Do you know just how many people look at the cover before it goes to press and how really hard it is to get a typo like this? It’s like the same odds as having a bird shit on your head, getting into a fender bender [...]

“Guests, like fish,” wrote Benjamin Franklin, “begin to stink after three days.” And while we know we kinda asked him to come out here and everything, you know, we’re really starting to regret it. Because the Travelocity Gnome is really kind of annoying. I mean, even if you set aside the fact that people keep [...]

>>> Our readers of a certain age and aesthetic pose will remember that, no matter how punk or goth or metal you thought you were in the late 1980s, you probably still liked Jody Watley. You’d have to be some kind of monster not to. Sure, she was no Neneh Cherry — who I think [...]

In the event that you were considering heading down the Jersey Shore in the immediate future, you should carefully consider the new tourist attractions they have on display. Like a surreal take on a seafood buffet, myriad sea creatures have been washing ashore up and down the coast. Margate can now boast veritable dunes of [...]