Remember when we told you about La Ronda, that awesome (and possibly of historic value) Spanish-style manse out in Bryn Mawr, which some anonymous jerkface wanted to raze to the ground? Welp, it looks like ol’ Moneybags McPlateO’Dicks is getting his way. But what of the protests? The historical concerns? Future generations? Whatever. In Bryn [...]

>>> We’ll try not to dress this up too much: Vince Fumo is now living with Milton Street. [DailyNews] >>> Shit-scared wonks from Philly’s shrinking old-world advertising industry say the darnedest things: “Let’s help Tierney save his business and our society.” Oh no you didn’t. [PhillyGrrl] >>> As heathens who were raised Catholic, we know [...]

Oh, hai. Sorry we’re getting such a late start. When we got home from Philebrity Salon last night — the “London Cup” ruled, BTW — we were shocked to learn that The Magnificent Amerbersons had come on TCM! And it’s never on! And it’s a real pain in the ass to track down on DVD! [...]

Philebrity Salon will be enjoying one last slice of our summer session, before we break for a couple of weeks. But starting September 15th, we’ll be back on a weekly basis, along with a full calendar of appearances and activities. If you’d like to read something, say something, sing something, play something or screen something [...]

Urban planning wonks are having a field day pondering possible outcomes for Philly’s Chinatown these days. It seems that over the past few years, everybody’s wanted a piece of it, for one project or another. For one, there’s the Pennsylvania Convention Center, which has already changed Chinatown irrevocably and, some would argue, robbed it of [...]

It’s been a while since the whole Shut The Duck Up campaign was in high gear. But we can probably all agree even so: Ride The Ducks has gotta die. So we cast this tidbit, forwarded from a reader, to the most clever amongst our readership: Surely, there has got to be a way to [...]

MAYOR’S OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS Tuesday, September 1, 2009 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NUTTER MAINTAINS URGENT REQUEST FOR HARRISBURG ACTION Updates timetable for implementation of Plan C, announces short-term borrowing to ease cash flow problems Philadelphia, PA – Today Mayor Michael A. Nutter provided an update on the City’s financial situation in light of last week’s commitment [...]

Promo clip for this Sunday’s MAKING TIME Pool Party: The Sequel @ Bamboo Bar w/ !!!.

1. Well, where’s the last place you saw it? 2. We’re not sure, but we have a feeling it could have been magically transported to the Magical Wonderland Of Lies where Brett Myers hurt his eye playing catch with his son/exiting his wife’s Escalade/not getting beat up in a bar in Fucking Jacksonville. 3. Inside [...]

I suppose we’ll have to wait for the book. (Note to publishing folks: you have considered approaching The Vince of Darkness regarding his tell-all bio, right? ) In any case, the Vince did indeed report to Ashland, KY yesterday — Kentucky! Oh, the humanity! — and now, he’s what the rappers call “in the system.” [...]

You knew it was love when she got a man on the street to say Michael Jackson was the closest thing to a family member he ever met. And then you thought you must have been on an eternal cosmic wavelength when she revealed how the recession was affecting the nature of love itself. But [...]

Happy September, everybody! But as you stare out your window wistfully and feel that epic breeze that just makes you wanna get lost, know this: The H1N1 Virus is lying in wait, just counting the moments until you run yourself down, maybe get a little too hungover and then caught in the rain, or forget [...]