MANAYUNK: The 13th Annual Manayunk Brew Fest was last Saturday. Dock Street Brewing Co., Lancaster Breweing, Yards and Philadelphia Brewing Company are just a few among the 20 microbreweries that were on tap for those who attended the micro-festival this past weekend. Manayunk Brewery’s entire selection was available as well. The festival ran from 1pm-5pm [...]

I’m pretty sure everyone in South Philly can smell summer approaching. And by that, I mean the the stench of grossly mishandled refuse at the pho restaurant /Asian strip mall on 6th and Washington. And that’s the 311… who I called last year about this and haven’t heard shit from since. See attached photos of [...]

In case you haven’t heard: This quote, which popped up on thousands of people’s Facebook feeds and Twitter yesterday… “I mourn the loss of thousands of precious lives, but I will not rejoice in the death of one, not even an enemy.” – Martin Luther King, Jr … isn’t quite real. But since everybody’s having [...]

We only ask because, well, a City Council session being delayed because someone stole the stenographer machines strikes us as, you know, uniquely Street-sian. (As does the fact that it’s gonna be hard to find the culprits because the, uh, well, the security cameras were stolen, too. A different time.) OK, we have a confirm [...]

Aw. Who needs a dog or a baby when this guy’s around? Hi, Treeface! Want me to get that dog thing out yo grill, or are you trying to tell us something? Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

Get Schoolled: A weekly dispatch to the city of Philadelphia from the original gangster, Schoolly D. Philadelphia native Schoolly D is widely considered the original gangster rapper. Schoolly has recorded nine studio albums, including PSK, Saturday Night, Smoke Some Kill and Welcome to America. He has scored numerous films, such as King of New York [...]

Really? Or at least that’s the elephant in the room for us here. Nevertheless, Britney Spears is booked to appear at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, July 30, flanked by Nicki Minaj, Jessie and the Toy Boys, and Nervo. But after a few summers in an entertainment industry marked by ambitious tours like this, [...]

Some douchelord in an H&M flannel hanging outside of Dos Segundo with some chicks who probably love Etsy. Wild Style, it’s not.

We told you back in September about Hipster City Cycle, the Philly-grown iPhone game in which it’s the player’s aim to: [...] help Binky achieve his dream of becoming a penniless bike messenger hipster by winning races, gaining followers, then throwing parties for you and your followers, thereby blowing Binky’s trust fund. As Binky becomes [...]

Still, though, George Manney‘s doc on legendary South Street music venue JC Dobbs does tell a valuable part of the story of Philly freak history. According to Manney, who’s done plenty of time as a local musician here, “Meet Me On South Street: The Story of JC Dobbs documents the evolution of Philly’s fertile music [...]

The Boy Scouts Rent Flap Homophobic Hyperspace Clusterfuck: It’s the story that never stops giving, and at this point, might not ever go away entirely. In today’s twist in a story that is almost older than this website, the Rent Flap Saga takes us on a trip down memory lane, when a robust youngish mayor [...]

In case you were wondering, it’s over before it ever started. In the words of the great Champ Kind, “WHAMMY!” Hey, remember when we showed you that oh-so-classy (it had a picket fence, yo!) pawn shop across from Sugarhouse? Well, as the reader and photo above indicate, it looks like it may all have been [...]

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release May 1, 2011 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON OSAMA BIN LADEN East Room 11:35 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Tonight, I can report to the American people and to the world that the United States has conducted an operation that killed Osama [...]