I assume you’ve read about the abortion Dr. in West Philly, who made national headlines and is charged with the deaths of both newborns and adults According to “Health Grades,” he stacks up alright… In fact, he is one of their “Five Star Doctors.” His communication skills are grand! But he could use some work [...]

Just a quick update on yesterday’s post on Nutter’s new ethics rules, which he signed into law today. Those these are not the full text in legalese of what he signed, here’s what they are, broken down into plain language: Executive Order 01-11, which addresses nepotism, prohibits City officials and employees from having a role [...]

Put the cobwebs back in place.

Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa. Hype, or SNOH, GOD: BOOK II?

Yesterday, Politico scratched the surface on what was going on with fresh-out-of-a-job Gov. Ed Rendell over at NBC and found out a lot indeed. For one, it looks like a pretty sure thing that Rendell will be going on the payroll at both NBC and MSNBC as a political analyst. (Thanks, real-life Ari Gold!) He’s [...]

Before he passed away in 2004, Philadelphia born character-actor Julius Harris was in over 70 movies and God only knows how many TV shows. We just noticed him last night while catching a re-run of Hell Up In Harlem (the sequel to the Blaxploitation classic Black Caesar), where he was amazing as Papa Gibbs. Turns [...]

When we endorsed attorney Vern Anastasio for City Council in the First District back in 2007 over seemingly eternal incumbent Frank DiCicco, we put it succinctly: “He doesn’t have hair plugs, a former life as a casino flunky, OR floors paid for by Vince Fumo. You could do a lot worse. Hey, you already are!” [...]

After issuing a request for proposals for “amphibious tours on the Schuylkill River” back in November — one that only Ride The Ducks responded to — Mayor Nutter has announced that the City of Philadelphia will not be awarding a contract to the controversial tour boat group. This comes not just in the wake of [...]

Tomorrow afternoon, Mayor Nutter will sign four Executive Orders prohibiting nepotism, acceptance of gifts, and sexual harassment by Executive branch City employees, and regulating outside employment of Executive Branch City employees. We’ll try to get the full text of those orders for ya tomorrow, and start gambling on the exact number of people who are [...]

What do you think this is, Jezebel? No, we’re talking about William Cramp and Sons Shipyard, at Beach and Norris Streets at the Delaware in the dirty Port Richmond/Kenz/Fishtown area. As of earlier this afternoon, one reader reported that the facilities there had been about one-half torn down. Ah, Philadelphia: A place where they used [...]

As you may well have heard, Friday night’s edition of MSNBC’s Countdown with Keith Olbermann was, surprisingly to many, his last. (View his sign-off, at right.) Just hours before the broadcast, Olbermann and MSNBC execs set the terms for his departure, finally ending a now-infamously acrimonious relationship between host and seemingly everyone else. At least [...]

It’s gonna be a lonnnnnggggggg winter. Hell, it already is.

Philly, you sure did have some hair.

There is a man called JAWN! PS. A little later today, we’ll be talking more about MSNBC, Keith Olbermann and Comcast. Stay with us.

Pig Iron Theatre Company, Philly’s highly-regarded experimental theatre group, announced this morning their plans to open the Pig Iron School For Advanced Performance Training in the Crane Arts Building next fall. According to the press release, “The School is an alternative to a traditional MFA program, designed specifically to teach young artists to actualize their [...]

The viral campaign was cute, and had great fonts. The Facebook group gave lots of people’s moms something to do on Facebook that one day. And though Tasty Baking Co. — known to you and I as Tastykake — got a temporary reprieve from its lenders on the 14th of this month, that reprieve, according [...]

The wind chill is making it feel like 8 degrees outside, and Philly has issued a Code Blue, which happens every time temperature or windchill factor drops to 20 degrees. They’re taking it very seriously this time, encouraging those that see anyone suffering from this extreme cold to get them someplace warm. Warning signs: shivering, [...]

Sailor the pup returned home Thursday, after surgery on Tuesday. The docs had to re-position the bone, because it was already healed from the initial trauma. Yikes! The new placement required only 2 pins though, which is amazing. The real test now is to see how he fairs when he musters the strength to get [...]

Ben Dickey and Drew Mills of Blood Feathers play an unreleased track, Isaac, at the Tin Angel. Yo La Tengo at the Troc. Noveller at Highwire Gallery. Here We Go Magic at the Ox with Nightlands and Ape School. Cool song, fucking disturbing video. Commenter barryg just told us today’s show with Ted Leo and [...]

Among many reports that boast spurring job growth by building biking infrastructure, The City Fix reports that it actually creates more jobs than road maintenance projects. A case study from the Political Economy Research Institute, “Estimating The Employment Impacts Of Pedestrian, Bicycle, and Road Infrastructure,” examines job data from 2008 in Baltimore, and proves that [...]