Hey, remember last year when the original owners of JC Dobbs tried to reopen it? They totally whiffed on getting their ducks in a row, ran out of money before they could secure a liquor license and closed really quick. Now somebody, we’re not sure quite who, is attempting to open it again! All we [...]

Philadelphia is full of guys and gals who are movin’ and shakin’ and makin’. However, and correct us if we’re wrong, but it seems like the girls the only ones who have the patience to use Etsy these days! Thanks ladies! You’re making the holidays easy for us all, and helping us feel good about [...]

If you’re as into Shaking Through as we are, and are interested in seeing young musicians create stable careers for themselves, as well as continue to bring great new tunes our way, have a look at the above video. Consider donating a few bucks to Shaking Through’s Kickstarter program this year. Weathervane has helped talented [...]

· PBC Teams With Greensgrow To Make This Hoppy Delicious Ale! It’s Cheap Too! · Homemade English Muffin Toasting Bread · Corner’s Opening Date Is Around The… Corner All this and more — plus the Phoodie Restaurant Guide and Phoodie Calendar on Phoodie.info, the new food and drink blog from Philebrity.

We haven’t heard much about it here in the U.S., but Wales and Northern Ireland recorded the coldest temperatures in November ever on record. What does this have to do with Philadelphia? Nothing… yet. We just thought we’d share, because it’s getting pretty damn ridiculous. On Friday in North Yorkshire, they recorded a temperature of [...]

What a strange surprise. We mentioned this experiment of Honus’s here before, but after an apparent one time gig in Seattle, with Michael Cera joining the band, Mister Heavenly put on another great show in Portland on Thursday. Honus Honus says that it all happened simply because Cera is friends with Nick. They’ve scheduled another [...]

Could it be true? No more two turn tables with your microphone? Apparently so. Panasonic claims that analog turntable sales are 5 percent of what they were ten years ago. After more than 35 years as a leading manufacturer of analogue turntables, Panasonic has regretfully taken the decision to leave this market. However, Panasonic will [...]

FRIDAY: >>>Holiday Happenings: As always, hosting hip and slightly nerdy events, HISTORY AND HOLIDAY, @Art in the Age, 6PM. Frankford Holiday Walk 2010! >>> International House: Animated Experiments – Rhythm, Light and Color,  7PM. Painting/Movement, 9PM, $8. >>> First Friday: C’mon, it’s not that cold out! Give the gift of art to your friends this [...]

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Ask anyone who’s currently slugging it with their first home in, say, Kensington or some of the gamier parts of Gray’s Ferry: Being an early adopter is sometimes a huge pain in the ass. But no would-be gentrifiers we know have quite the horror story Jenn Friberg and Rob Quigley have; after they bought a [...]

FIFA just announced that they’ve selected Qatar as the location for the 2022 World Cup, dashing hopes for the U.S., where voting for the World Cup to be here in Philly was especially strong. (It had already been announced that Russia will host in 2018.) Sorry, Philly. On the upside, by 2022, you never know: [...]

The DN art department: Don’t fuck with them. Rejoice, Citizens Of Whoville! Mayor Nutter, “after ‘personal reflection’ on the matter,” has decreed that the Secular Holiday Shantytown will in fact be named the “Christmas Village” after all! The Daily News has pretty much owned this story from the get-go, but they really dotted the i’s [...]

Ahem. More on this later, we just wanted to let you know this was happening.

You know, after the whiskey. Now, while it’s true that this is nowhere nearly as bad as naming your child, say, Adolf Hitler, and while it’s also true that Jameson gives you drunken superpowers (especially when combined with delicious pickle juice) and that there is nothing wrong with that AT ALL, it does go further [...]

Hard to believe it’s been nearly a decade since Philly boy Bill Ricchini came into the local music consciousness with Ordinary Time, a little four-track album of sweet, simple pop that made fans of his all over the world. (To say nothing of the cross-country tour with Joey Sweeney and a young BC Camplight that [...]

INSPECTOR GENERAL KURLAND, DISTRICT ATTORNEY WILLIAMS AND POLICE COMMISSIONER RAMSEY ANNOUNCE ARREST OF FORMER LICENSES & INSPECTIONS CLERK Philadelphia, December 1, 2010- Inspector General Amy L. Kurland, District Attorney R. Seth Williams and Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey announce that Thomas Wright, a former Clerk 2 with the Department of Licenses & Inspections (L&I), was [...]

Autistic Behavior, of course, being one of the area’s earliest hardcore bands. Love how they handle the po-po here. Previously: The Year Is 1981: Mick Jagger Tips A Philly Cab Driver $1

Which begs the question: Has the person who designed these ever been to Frankford Avenue?

It’s about that time again: The 2010 Philebrity Awards, our annual readers’ poll, will be launching sometime tomorrow, and as we speak, we are gathering and compiling nominees from our top-secret, elite panel of judges. (This sounds like bullshit, but it’s actually a real thing: You should see the emails going back and forth among [...]