What do Sarah Palin and the City of Philadelphia now have in common? They both like to drop utterly batshit news on you on a Friday afternoon when they think you’re not looking. Just before lunch, the Mayor’s Office dropped a little tidbit of information you might wanna know: Because of the ongoing State budget [...]

Saw this on Walnut & Juniper: I am always up for streetscape improvements; somehow I don’t think this really qualifies. Also, is it such a far stretch to believe that drivers really are smart enough to figure out where the money goes without these gorgeous signs, perhaps the big green box with a P on [...]

And that’s something, coming from Maxim. They have articles. Previously: Season 5 Of Always Sunny Debuts Sept. 17th

You could listen to Gemini Wolf‘s new full-length, Synchronized Eyes, all week long and still not really be able to say what kind of band they are. We know because we just did this. But we know this much: Amidst the electronic pop and fizz banging up against the real-time instrumental and vocal vamping that [...]

So, hey, how’s your crazy week of bopping all around the Global Fusion Festival been going? It was news to us, too. But all is not lost: On Saturday, the Global Fusion Festival — which seems not so much “global” as “Latin, Caribbean and R&B” — will descend upon Penn’s Landing for a free, all-day [...]

At right, anti-casino activist Jethro Heiko will explain how — gambling is more and more definitively becoming a matter of dark arts for pols, and rather than forge ahead, they’re finally starting to just vote the way their most vocal constituencies want them to — but that doesn’t make it any less surprising. House Bill [...]

We’d heard this was happening, but gosh-dang those Googlors move fast. A reader writes: I was Googling directions to Green Lane for a MS ride tomorrow, when I noticed Google giving me an option for “public transportation!” Seems like Septa’s finally been integrated with Google Transit, although on further searches, it seems like just the [...]

Friday, July 17, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY MAYOR NUTTER TO ANNOUNCE DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY WHO: Mayor Michael A. Nutter WHERE: Mayor’s Reception Room, Room 202, City Hall, Philadelphia WHEN: Friday July 17, 2009 2:00 pm WHAT: Mayor Nutter will announce the City’s new Director of Sustainability to replace Mark Alan Hughes who left [...]

>>> Is it just us, or is this one of the first truly, oppressively hot days we’ve had this summer? It’s positively disgusting; there’s no air in that air. But summer nights like this one can sometimes be the best, as you can finally and without too much guilt crank the shit out of the [...]

Judging by the people wandering around aimlessly, trying to keep from getting overwhelmed, one might assume that Wednesday’s events were associated with some sort of catastrophic natural disaster. Instead, they were the result of a new Walmart Supercenter opening in the Levittown Town Center. In the Bucks County Courier Times’ report from the scene, shopper [...]

We’re not going to spend a lot of time on this because if we wanted to, we could populate this whole site with nothing but posts about lists that Philadelphia is or is not on, but really: How in the joeyventofuckinghell is Philadelphia not on the list of the ten meanest cities in America? The [...]

Like you, we’ve spent a large part of the day trying to decide how we feel about our newest Phillie, Pedro Martinez. That arm? We think we like it. The cockfighting? If he gets us some wins, we suppose we could learn to love it. But what is up with this pork analogy (made by [...]

In something of a shocker, the message board Domelights.com, a frequent steam vent for Philly Police officers, is being sued by its own. The Guardian Civic League, which represents a large group of African-American Philly cops has just sued to have Domelights shut down, alleging that a large majority of its postings are issued directly [...]

Nicky the Crow! Salvie Testa! The Chicken Man! Little Nicky! Sigh. From an old A&E show. Part 2 here, part 3 here.

Our love for Philly singer-songwriter/vibe sherpa Kurt Vile is, at this point, no secret. And with the news of Vile’s recent signing to Matador Records and a new record due in October, we’ve been anxiously awaiting the inevitable pre-release mp3 links. And today, the Matablog did just that, releasing cover art and a track from [...]

Heather Lynne Zeo, the prismatic recording artist/math teacher who came to our attention as the “Lansdale Mary Kay Letourneau” back in May, appeared in court yesterday for a preliminary hearing. After her two 17-year-old “victims” testified against her, the court ruled that Zeo will face charges of child endangerment, despite the fact that she went [...]

The case of one Paul Schlear, the local guy who was caught imitating a Catholic priest at the funerals and bedsides of recently fallen Philadelphia Police, just seems to get weirder. As his story was breaking on Monday, we know now that Schlear turned himself in to authorities on that day, where he was charged [...]

Much like our own Conor Corcoran, Aaron Krolikowski spent all day Tuesday in Federal Court, watching the epic sentencing hearing for Vince Fumo. Unlike Conor, Krolikowski drew lots and lots of pictures, all of which are currently up on his website, www.interview-press.com. And if, say, you’re a friend of the prosecution or an enemy of [...]

And while we agree, the announcement that the Flyers will go up against the Boston Bruins on New Year’s Day 2010 at the legendary Fenway Park in Boston prompts so many questions: We’re assuming they’ll cover the green with ice? Or will they just get all Fishtown with it, and have some guys in sneakers, [...]

The long-in-coming redo of Pop’s Playground at Huntingdon St. & Trenton Ave. is finally upon us, and the community-built skatepark is this close to being finished. “We’ve been working with Philadelphia Parks and Rec and utilizing some of the parks and playgrounds effected by the recent budget cuts,” says Exit skate shop’s Steve Miller, who [...]