Says our reader: “Danny Bonaduce, just before he emptied the change in his pockets and gave it to a homeless man (pictured, on the right, leaning against a building), 3rd and Chestnut.” You know, we razz Danny a lot, but there’s something about this that kinda gets us right where we live. And yeah, yeah, [...]

>>> Waterfront Wednesdays is back tonight! This week’s act is the John Clark Little Big Band (pictured), who specialize in jazz standards; we just listened to their song samples, and we can already tell this is gonna be super-sweet and remind you how amazing it is to live in a city where people gather and [...]

Philebrity is proud to announce that starting next Friday, July 31, we’ll be hosting a totally island-vibe happy hour thing each week at Octo Waterfront Grille, which just might be the beach-iest place in the entire city. If you’ve not been yet, you’re in for a treat; perched right on the river with a great [...]

A recent poll proved that while the rest of the state of Pennsylvania blames Ed Rendell for the failure of the state budget and thinks he’s doing a pretty crap job lately, Philadelphians think he’s… doing alright! Whereas his statewide job approval rating is only 39%, down from 54% in May, Philly voters gave him [...]

We always did like the Australians. From the Aussie TV show (they have TV???) The Chaser’s War On Everything. Previously: Editorial: Boycott The Philadelphia Inquirer.

With wolves rapidly fading as the go-to animal of choice for fashion and music, it’s time for the public consciousness to embrace a new animal that reflects the current zeitgeist. In Philadelphia, all signs point to that hot new animal being the raccoon. The raccoon is actively taking steps to become an integral part of [...]

On Sunday, September 13, Bike Philly will single-handedly be responsible for infuriating motorists, giving the pro-bike battalions (both the new and the old) a brief glimpse of utopia, and instilling a false sense of confidence in unskilled cyclists (just the new). The annual Bike Philly event will block off several major streets to motor vehicles, [...]

Let it be known to one and all: Summer ’09 is the summer we finally “got” Pieces Of A Dream. Please tell us awesome things about them and local lore in the comments below.

OK, stay with us, because this could get confusing: Remember the American Commerce Center aka The French Tickler? Of course you do, it’s only the (proposed) tallest building/marital aid ever to be built in Philly! After you recover from being gobsmacked that, hell or high water, it seems like this thing is going to get [...]

To understand why exactly we’d like to punch Dom Giordano (pictured) in the dick right now, you first have to understand what birthers are: They’re the wingnuts who don’t believe Barack Obama is a documented American citizen and thus, is not legally eligible for the Presidency and is therefore holding America under siege, against its [...]

A reader tells us: “Someone just came into the office talking about some massive taxi protest on Market between 31st and 32nd, I believe.” Anybody seeing this? Or is this one of those things, to quote Jimmy The Cab Driver, where “It’s like going crazy when you’re already nuts.” Update: More info: Taxi drivers are [...]

I cannot tell a lie: When Leonard Cohen played the Academy of Music back in May, I cried real tears at the beauty of it all. It was very embarrassing, seeing as how I was seated on the same row as every other rock critic in town. Rock critics aren’t supposed to cry. Even if [...]

In case your knee-jerk reaction to the news of the Diamond G-String/Miss Exotic Pennsylvania Contest was vowing only to attend “wholesome” events, your first opportunity to stay true to your new way of life will take place this Saturday, as Dog Day Afternoon (a day for dogs, dog owners, and dog enthusiasts to come together [...]

Amidst all the buzz being given to the 40th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing, Buzz Aldrin, most famous for arriving fashionably late on the moon (letting Neil Armstrong take the first step in case it was actually, ya know, dangerous) but also a well known rapper, is striking while the iron is hot by [...]

>>> Click here for tonight’s insane-o drink menu and info on DJ Pasta (picture) at what is bound to be a very special episode of Philebrity Salon at 700. Fun starts at 9PM, Tour De France (Stage 16, Martigny – Bourg Saint Maurice) comes on at midnight. Admission is free and this will probably be [...]

· Lunches We Love: Mrs. K’s Koffee Shop · One Giant Leap For Vegankind: Horizons Chef At James Beard House · It’s Picnic Times Again: Win A Gourmet Picnic Basket From Cornerstone Market At Waterfront Wednedays · Brain Trust: Cheesecake, Munchin’ On The Cheesecake All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide and Phoodie [...]

Ruth Arnao, the nice lady in South Philly that Vince Fumo treated as both his personal secretary and partner-in-graft, has received a sentence of one day and one year for her crimes related to Fumocracy. And as you might expect, Michael Nada is pissed all over again: “This is some form of kind of a [...]

Folks, if you make it to one Philebrity Salon this summer, make it tonight. DJ Pasta comes to us by way of our friends at Park The Van Records down in New Orleans; he’s currently touring the East Coast, and we snuck him tonight as he makes his way from D.C. to NYC (NYC readers: [...]

If you’ve found yourself at a film screening or show at the Prince Music Theater over the last few years and wondered to yourself just why there wasn’t stuff you wanted to see there all the time, you are not alone. For some time now, the once-promising Prince has been a source of consternation for [...]

The Austin, TX band Sunset, whom we were lucky enough to host at 2424 Studios earlier this summer, are also among the first bands to do a Weathervane Music Project. When they arrived at Brian McTear‘s Miner Street Recording to record earlier this year, they were so moved by the studio’s immediate environs — Fishtown [...]