Sweeney went out and accidentally unlocked this bad boy last night, which is why there were no posts until 2PM. We heartily apologize for the tardiness. Blame it on the Crunked Badge.

For years, the transgendered population in Philly have been tormented. We are not speaking of the callous bigotry they encounter on the street or in the workplace. We are also not speaking of the depression and confusion the transgendered often endure as young adults. No, we are speaking today of something that possibly cuts to [...]

Remember the conniption fits Democrats threw when our troops couldn’t maintain consistent order in the streets of Baghdad and Iraq in general, in the days before the surge? Well, Democrats, what are you and Mayor Nutter doing to combat this? I think I can speak for us all here: Fuck these people.

Hey everybody! This is our friend Ed. As you may have guessed from the awesome flag he made for the 700′s supporters of the Philadelphia Union, Ed is a soccer superfan. He also writes for the Philadelphia Soccer Page. And in case you didn’t know, tonight is the first-ever Philadelphia Union match, which is a [...]

So, yeah, that happened.

>>> Are we the only people that have deep, shockingly sincere and wholesome crushes on Basia Bulat and can’t figure out why she is so mightily slept on? After all, she is the missing link between like 50 classy lady singers of the last 50 years, and runs the gamut from brokedown gospel to Celtic/Fairport-style [...]

Above, our old buddy/Philly expat/Berlin’s hottest beardrock DJ Dave explains what the dilly is with his super secret house show in Philly tomorrow night. All we know is, if he doesn’t play “Flying Pizza,” there’s gonna be hell to pay.

Dear Google, What’s up? It’s me, the guy who’s always googling “Janeane Garofalo splosh videos.” Now, listen: You may not know this, but Philadelphia is poised — has always been poised — to become the Silicon Valley of the East. We’re used to doing something with nothing, we’ve never waited for some rich daddy to [...]

Last night’s First Person Arts StorySlam at L’Etage brought out stories about gifts, gifts like pregnant hermaphroditic cats, cheap tobacco, a possible STD and a father’s blessing for his son’s career in music. But Naomi B. took home the Golden Ticket for telling the tale of when she was given the gift of friendship after [...]

From Penn’s DEPT of public safety: March 24, 2010 Public Safety Notice From Penn Public Safety The Division of Public Safety has been made aware through various sources that a large gathering of juveniles will be convening on the 40th Street corridor later this afternoon. DPS is working closely with the City of Philadelphia and [...]

Wednesday, March 24, 2010 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAYOR NUTTER, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY ANNOUNCE RESPONSE TO RECENT ‘FLASH MOBS’ Philadelphia, March 24, 2010 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter, Commissioner Charles Ramsey, elected and city officials, and community and business leaders addressed concerns today about ‘flash mob’ incidents in the City. The Mayor announced a graduated response including [...]

… well then I just don’t know what is. Hey, everybody! Should we plan a Philebrity Day at the Philadelphia Zoo field trip? That would be a lot of fun. (They have beer at the Zoo, right?)

If you are (or know anyone) in health care in Philly, you know this much: Temple University Hospital sees as much or more urban carnage than arguably any other hospital in the city. As a result, its staff gets the kind of road burn that’d make even Nurse Jackie wince — so you think it’d [...]

Or so sayeth the Twitocracy. Email fwds flyin’, tongues a-waggin’ and Freddie Daniels, can’t you get anything right?

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Which is why this March Madness-style bracket contest put up by the The Phield is so damned genius: At this point, there’s so many blogs about The Phillies, cutting through all the dreck and declaring a few solid winners will actually be a public service. For the moment, we’re supporting The Fightins all the way [...]

MAYOR NUTTER, COMMISSIONER RAMSEY, AND ELECTED AND CITY OFFICIALS TO RESPOND TO ‘FLASH MOB’ INCIDENTS WHO: Mayor Michael A. Nutter Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey Elected and City Officials WHAT: Mayor Nutter and Commissioner Ramsey will outline the City’s response to ‘Flash Mob’ incidents. WHERE: Headhouse Square, 2nd Street between Lombard and South Streets WHEN: Wednesday, [...]

>>> Tonight’s edition of Philebrity Salon at the 700 in Northern Liberties takes its inspiration from one of the last albums jazz piano legend Bill Evans ever recorded, You Must Believe In Spring. Kyle’s got the night off, so join ol’ Jojo as he plays tracks off of this gem, as well as like-minded spring [...]

Courtesy of RedLasso. We’ll embed it after the jump, because apparently RedLasso still crashes some of your browsers. (Get with the times, people!) Fun facts: · There are no cameramen behind the cameras at Fox29 — they’re all controlled in a secret room. That’s why Sweeney’s eyes are darting all over the place (no, really): He [...]

And on this, the day when the term was finally retired! (As if.) In any case, yeah: This City’s Charming Youth have been really racking up ultraviolence points lately, as the new trend in South Philly seems to be young bols happening upon groups of hipsters (even busting into house parties) and getting all Clockwork [...]