Philebrity reader Stanley H.R. Griggs II is, by his own description, a dreamer. And Stanley has a dream for this summer. It’s kinda kooky, it’s kinda fun, but it’s also kinda pretty attainable. It’s… well, let’s just let him tell you about it: Allow me to introduce myself, I am Stanley H. Griggs II (North [...]

MAYOR NUTTER TO MAKE ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING PERSONNEL WHO: Mayor Michael A. Nutter WHAT: Mayor Nutter will make an announcement regarding personnel. WHERE: City Hall, Mayor’s Reception Room, Room 202 WHEN: Thursday, June 3, 2010 12:00 pm TODAY It’s like, I don’t even know why he bothers talking to us anymore. He’s only going to do [...]

For as long as we have been aware of its existence — which is to say, many, many years — we have been mildly obsessed with the Fumo Mansion. What was once the domicile of revered/detested/currently incarcerated legendary Philly pol Vince Fumo still stands as a testament to patronage and gaming the system. It has [...]

Via NorthernLiberties.org: Here is the latest from the press conference. 21 year old Sabina Rose O’Donnell was found dead this morning near her Northern Liberties Apartment. She was last seen last night at El Camino Real. She was beaten, strangled and found naked in an alley way. Cops say last night at 730pm she was [...]

· In a new update of the ever-updating updated worst-case-scenario for the BP Gulf disaster, some analysts are now saying that the new worst case scenario is that the leak may last until Christmas. At which point, the entire Earth, including all humans, will covered in crude, which will cause us to view the Spike [...]

View Larger Map What is increasingly sounding like a grisly murder/potential rape is sending waves of dread through the Northern Liberties/Fishtown/Kensington area today, as police investigate the finding of the body of a nude Asian woman on the 1200 block of N. Orianna St. According to some message board postings we’re seeing, there may be [...]

· Percentage of the city’s $3.9 billion budget that will be cut (starting July 1) in round two of reductions, as announced Tuesday by Budget Director Stephen J. Agostini: 2% · Amount saved by immediately freezing purchases of equipment, materials, and supplies in all departments: $13-14 million · Amount of additional revenue not being collected [...]

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Tastykake unveiled the Stanley Cupcake at the Comcast Center this morning; we think you’ll agree that Butterscotch Krimpets reveal themselves to have a previously unheralded constructive purpose. [Photo via Philadelphia Flyers FB page]

… and, try as we may, we’ve given up on trying to find a Philly hook for any of this. Phew! That was strenuous. Here’s the awful track (evidence that maybe all Apple laptops shouldn’t include GarageBand?) and here is the news about the French Fry.

Something tells me we don’t wanna know. But yes: Like we told you, SugarHouse is going to have table games, and just plunked down $16.5M for the right to do so. That sweet batch of money reserves 40 table games for SugarHouse, as well as an abiding gut feeling that A) anything is for sale [...]

Holy shit, L&I actually did something not motivated by revenge or petty graft: Today, Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections Frances Burns announced that L&I’s clean-and-seal backlog — that is, the long list of abandoned houses in the city that required sealing (and, er, making sure there were no living or dead people in them) — [...]

A reader spies the super top secret Walnut Street Apple Store in progress. How did he do it? HOLES! “I guess the consttruction company wasn’t told about Apple’s notorious secrecy,” he says. “You can look right through some holes in the plywood to see how they’re progressing.” Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it [...]

Promise #333: This is the first and only time we will ever discuss the phenomenon of “icing,” if only to say: Wackest fucking meme ever. Read more Philebrity Promises here.

Because it’s a whole new exciting kind of fail! Well, not really. And like we were saying, it’s probably not a “maybe” that we’ll see some pay wall shenanigans here in Philly soon. Nevertheless, this guy gets it right about why pay walls fail. And for those of you who knee-jerkily reply that Murdoch doesn’t [...]

Tonight at our weekly Philebrity Salon hang at 700 in NoLibs, we’ve decided to pay tribute to some of our favorite deep, old-school reggae sides. The fun gets underway at 9PM, barkeep Anders Larson will be on hand testing out some new summer recipes, and you can bet there will be some irie feelings shared. [...]

As you probably know, there is a good chance that oil will continue gushing from that open sore in the Gulf until August; that is just the way things are. But did you know that we are also looking at perhaps one of the worst hurricane seasons of ever, and it starts today? And that [...]

We love this freak — it’s fun to think of him as “Jeff Tweedy’s Id” — but good lord he was a hot mess last night. [h/t The 700 Level]

MONDAY, AUGUST 2 @ Mann Center for the Performing Arts ARCADE FIRE SPOON Tix: $29.50-$49.50* / Drs: 6pm, Show: 7:30pm / All Ages * $1 From Every Ticket Sold To Benefit Partners In Health. Info @ www.pih.org. General Public On Sale: Fri, June 4 @ 10AM We just thought you’d like to know. Also: Foursquare!

PGW, quite easily the city’s most fucked-up, incompetent and hilariously awful public utility, have just announced that they’re lowering rates by 5%. But don’t worry, it’s only through September. Thanks PGW!