>>> DesignPhiladelphia kicks off! Philebs tipsheet here. >>> Former Philadelphian/present-day Citizen of the World Scout Niblett returns to us tonight at the M Room. >>> The Food Trust’s Night Market debuts on Passyunk Ave. >>> And, as mentioned yesterday, Built To Spill checks in at the Trocadero. >>> Plus: Night Train and Snacks.

Rooftop lounging? Yes, please. 1200 Bank, a new development project from developer Paul Giegerich and architect David Schultz at DAS Architects slated to go in at the old Beneficial Bank at 12th and Chestnut, goes into its final zoning hearing next Wednesday. And if it does well there, it could well extend the whole Midtown [...]

It gets worse! Previously: Readers Cameraphone: New Bike Racks A Little Too Generous, Thank You

The psycho bot-schtick was getting old and discouraging actual discussion. Sorry, CampMisty, maybe someday you can have another account wherein you post actual thoughts and not creepy faux-Bible verse. But not today. Not here.

To the “Spank Jenga” posse at the Standard Tap: How can you ever possibly play again, unless it’s with this? Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

As shown during yesterday’s NLDS game. Before the hatred arrives, Dips, know that we have felt that pain. It tastes like caviar and new car smell.

US Airways Flight 1070 from PHL to Bermuda was grounded before takeoff this morning, citing a “TSA security breach.” Sounds jive, but could actually be something. Anyone? UPDATE: “Police tell Action News that, at 10:56 a.m., two US Airways employees were loading Flight 1070 to Bermuda. A third man helped the two employees and, police [...]

Members of the national touring cast of Jersey Boys pull the covers off the PIFA Truck, the one-of-a-kind vehicle the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts has outfitted for promo, as PIFA fest tickets go on sale today. The truck is on the road today, offering fresh croissants and chances to win a pair of [...]

Mayor Michael A. Nutter stands with Gloria Casarez, Director of the Office of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender Affairs, yesterday at Dilworth Plaza for the first annual Rainbow Flag Raising Ceremony at City Hall in honor of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month. For the first time, the rainbow flag will be flown [...]

The bad news, or good news, depending on what the scene is like at your local coffee shop: More folks are still getting the hell out of Philadelphia — to a life in New Jersey, we presume, where no one will get angry at you for being stupid. But the silver (or black) lining is [...]

Yeah, boyee, for the no-no heard ’round the world! Something to do with our little talisman? Perhaps.

Jesus, Joe, it fucking took you long enough. What the ad neglects to say, though, is that even Santorum is, at his root, kind of creeped out by Toomey. I guess one day, when Toomey inevitably is caught in some hot manlove at a highway rest stop, we’ll all have a drink about this and [...]

Between your Pavements, your Superchunks, your Matador Las Vegas (we’re OK if we never see another Facebook post about that shit again, btw), this fall has seen your 1990s nostalgia go big (and then, soon, probably, go home). But what of the humble and hairy Built To Spill? Those dudes never really stopped moving — [...]

It’s been a few weeks since Elizabeth Wellington quite rightly bemoaned the ratfuck of various Philadelphia fashion events, all masquerading as some version of “Philadelphia Fashion Week,” but guess what? As one or more Philly Fashion Week approaches (we literally cannot tell which is which, and this is after requesting clarification from the publicist from [...]

We take it back: The world is not a vampire. The world is Dann Motherfucking Cuellar, trying to friend people on Facebook while you are torn apart by a pack of vicious dogs.

A week or so ago, in a fit of Phillies madness, we asked one of you, someone, anyone, to make us animated GIF of Roy Halladay morphing into Brad Lidge morphing into James Hetfield of Metallica, because we feel like the direction the Phils are going in this fall is VERY FUCKING METAL, baby. Well, [...]

We’ve never made any secret of our deep, abiding love for Philly soul legend Teddy Pendergrass, who died last January. And likewise, Pendergrass’s tormented personal life was never particularly well-hidden, either. But in a sad final act, it’s come to pass that the singer’s wife and son are at war over his will and legacy, [...]

So, remember that post yesterday about the Route 15 SEPTA trolley being re-routed to SugarHouse? Well, we heard from someone active in the FIshtown community, and it turns out, that’s not really what’s happening. See, re-routing the 15 to SugarHouse would have been, in some quantifiable ways for tourism and convenience, smart. Obnoxious and shitty [...]

As we mentioned, DesignPhiladelphia rains down like so many DWR catalogs from October 7 to 17th. It’s a week-long celebration of design – from architecture to interior design, fashion design to product design, multi-media to graphic design. Check out the full schedule of events here, but in the meantime, to pique your curiosity and give you [...]

We’re really, really excited for tonight’s edition of Philebrity Salon, and not least because the weather could not possibly be any Nick Drake-ier. Plus, we’ve partnered with HBO’s Boardwalk Empire, who have kindly offered to pick up your first hand-crafted cocktail from our barkeep, Anders Larson. Just go here for the password, and we’ll handle [...]