When we heard that this year’s 2nd Street Music Festival was being programmed by the Philadelphia Folksong Society, we had a feeling that here would be a pretty great addition to Philly’s already quite robust lineup of summer festivals. What we couldn’t have guessed was that it would wind up being one of the stronger [...]

A concerned reader writes in, just after midnight last night: I was just in rittenhouse square talking on the phone and having a smoke when I was kicked out by a cop in an SUV who announced to me over his speaker “parks closed.” what the hell? they’ve been driving around all night kicking people [...]

City officials are boggled while citizens remain scared and confused this morning, as one and all wake to realize THE ENTIRE CITY SKYLINE OF PHILADELPHIA appears to have gone missing. In its place, nothing but a “hot gray milk” color (see above) adorns the sky. No building over four stories tall seems to have survived [...]

>>>Gang Gang Dance is playing Johnny Brenda’s with Total Freedom and Nguzunguzu at 8:00PM. GGD are touring behind this year’s excellently reviewed 4AD release Eye Contact. >>>Over at the World Cafe Live, you can check out School of Rock presents “The Rock the House Tour” featuring the School of Rock AllStars. This is the best [...]

Our friends over at Going To The Shore sent this one our way, and boy are we intrigued. Randy Senna runs Flipper’s Fascination on the Wildwood boardwalk and has been featured on an episode of A&E’s Hoarders. Our very own Intern Jim has been to Flipper’s Fascination and had this to say: My brother, a [...]

And while we’re laughing, D.C. will be drinking. According to NBC Washington, Duffy’s Irish Pub in Washington, D.C. is offering “PBR tallboys, Buds and High Lifes for whatever Jayson Werth’s batting average is at the time.” That means, currently, you can get any of those beers at Duffy’s for $2.12, not a bad deal. If [...]

It’s not what you think. Some entrepeneur has placed this “Magnificent Asian Garden Patio Bench” on Craigslist for only $150 or best offer. It serves so many purposes! You can sit on it, rest your feet on it, be creeped out by it, or all three. As the seller says, “It measures 27 inches long [...]

The City of Philadelphia has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the region today, and has therefore opened Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s “Heatline“, and is encouraging you to look in on elderly relatives, neighbors, and friends. The Heatline can be reached at 215-765-9040 and will be in operation until midnight. Let’s be careful out there [...]

Yes, that is Ghostbuster‘s Ron Jeremy (don’t be afriad to click that link, he was in the actual Ghostbusters) hanging around outside our beloved Liberty Bell. As the sender said, “definitely a surreal life.” Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

Lee Tamahori‘s The Devil’s Double, a film about seeing the House of Saddam through the eyes of Latif Yahia, the man who was forced to become Usay Hussein’s double, is having a fancy pre-screening on Monday evening, and we like you so much that we want you to go. Dominic Cooper’s performance as both Latif [...]

Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Because we sure as hell couldn’t. Love ya, Chris.

We’re blaming all of you midwestern transplants for how “high” we scored. Previously: Here Is A Live Stream Of People Not Leaving Donations For Free Honest Tea At 5th & Market

Best press release header of the week: “MEDIA ADVISORY: Smurf Mania Hits Philadelphia,” trumpeting the fact that “Philadelphia families can celebrate Smurf Fever at Smurf-Tastic Saturday at the Market & Shops at Comcast Center.” Meanwhile, the Weinermobile has already invaded Philadelphia. And though we can’t quite explain how, we know this feels related: Freaks & [...]

Oh, look: It’s three things I have zero fucking interest in, but will have to hear about for the rest of my life! Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

But seriously, the birthplace of punk rock and the best they can do is a pie in the face? This is why you lost the Revolutionary War, son. Maybe we should start a Hurricane F*cking Schwartz account to give Philly weather commentary. Has to be better than the real thing. Has to. Oh man, imagine [...]

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Say goodbye to Justin Rigali. According to NBC Philadelphia, the new Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is Charles Chaput. Chaput comes from the Archdiocese of Denver, where according to City Paper, he was known as a bit of a hard-ass. “Archbishop Chaput has taken well-publicized action against one priest accused of abuse, [but] his [...]

Since mid-May, the City of Philadelphia has been cracking down on cyclists who are breaking the law with the Give Respect-Get Respect campaign. The campaign “is an educational initiative for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians to be more aware and mindful of each other on Philadelphia’s roads… texting while walking is not illegal, but it is [...]

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Mayor Nutter, Clear Channel Radio, Radio One and WURD have launched a new initiative called “iPledge: What are you prepared to do?” iPledge promotes personal responsibility and collective action by encouraging Philadelphians to make personal or community pledges to have a positive impact on the city and encourage societal ownership of problems or concerns. Throughout [...]