Philly named 6th Worst Dressed City In America by GQ. Here’s the worst part: They’re completely right. There’s like a dozen men in this city who actually dress like men (and not, say, Artie Lange). If we had our druthers, Commonwealth Proper would be doing triage on every street corner.

So sayeth the Philadelphia Business Journal, who is claiming that deal is imminent to get the Pathmark that never opened to NoLibs to open after all. Pathmark and Superfresh share the same parent corporation, Great Altantic & Pacific Tea Co., which is currently in a bankruptcy mess. In May, a judge told A&P that it [...]

>>> Color us stoked to dig into the new one from Philly’s own Nikki Jean, whose new Pennies In A Jar sees her pulling a sweet throwback move and going all Dusty In Memphis with producer Sam Hollander. The result, from the few tracks we’ve scoped so far, sounds like the middle point between Mark [...]

There are few things we enjoy in America more than a good holiday, even if it’s not ours. This Bastille Day (which is today, Happy Bastille Day!) there are quite a few ways to celebrate the storming of the infamous French prison right here in Philadelphia. Head over towards Eastern State Penitentiary any time in [...]

“Hipsters are bohemian, homosexuals who enjoy obscure music and the atmosphere of that permits gay sexual acts to occur.” But, um, for us, it was like a “Fucking A right on!” thing; for them, it was a strange and curious brand of hate. (That, not for nothing, a lot of our commenters seem to share. [...]

We felt like, if we ran this, it might make up for #planbvomitbabystroller. Thanks to reader Katie Mc. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

COMCAST-SPECTACOR REACHES AGREEMENT TO SELL PHILADELPHIA 76ERS Philadelphia, PA – July 13, 2011 – Comcast-Spectacor today announced it has reached an agreement to sell the Philadelphia 76ers basketball team to a group led by Joshua Harris, Co-Founder of Apollo Global Management, LLC. Terms of the agreement, which is subject to approval by the National Basketball [...]

Brooklyn-based artist Kenny Scharf, in conjunction with the Mural Arts Program, is bringing new art to 13th Street between Walnut and Sansom Streets. Living Proof Magazine documented the painting of the rooftop-mural, and pictures from the making of it can be seen here. Scharf’s mural is the beginning of a partnership between artists and Mural [...]

>>> The Ministry Of Secret Jokes — comedian Doogie Horner‘s loose brigade of jackals/what is actually turning into one of America’s best indie comedy scenes, we’re told — returns to Fergie‘s. >>> Soundgarden at Festival Pier is sold out, but hey, there’s always Craig.

It’s a great read, and the full-text is now online for your perusal. Our favorite excerpt: They tease him about everything, and the loudest one laughing at him … is him. Rather than defend himself, he’ll gyrate and turn the pop hit Like a G6 into “Like a cheese steak! Like a cheese steak!” or [...]

Snap that Kindle in half and toss away that Twilight book (seriously, throw it on the ground) because we have just found your beach reading for the rest of the summer. The Education Accountablity Agreement is here for your perusal. As the webpage states: “On June 5, 2011 Mayor Michael A. Nutter sent a letter [...]

Tomorrow, from 5:30PM to 7:00PM, Mayor Nutter will be hosting City Hall’s 2nd Annual Youth Poetry Night, with members of the Philly Youth Poetry Movement (who were recently featured on CNN). All poets will be performing original work, and some of the participants have been selected to participate in the 2011 Brave New Voices International [...]

Jesus Christ, what is wrong with you people: You found a large African-American man in Darby who is also called Casey Anthony, and did a story worthy of The Daily Show on him. [via Gawker] Previously: Dept. Of If It Bleeds, It Leads: NBC Philadelphia, This Is Why You Suck

Lamagier hails from Fishtown and will be playing Dobbs this Friday night, the 15th. And while this is a little too “modern rock” for our tastes, it does feature shirtless dudes, a van and cakes. “A” for effort, lads.

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According to its press release, “The historic Tea Party Presidential Debate is the first and only scheduled debate focusing exclusively on tea party issues, with candidates answering questions that come directly from activists within the broad grassroots movement.” But we all know what it’s really going to be: A sick little (maybe) mutedly racist blamefest [...]

We had a feeling these bedbugs, who’ve been slowly but surely creeping up on us from NYC, might be a nasty sort. Newsworks is reporting on a possible bedbug situation at the Harbison and Levick police station, a bustling hub where prisoners, officers and detectives all pass through on a daily basis. Though it’s been [...]

About two years ago, Hope Campbell, Ainé Doley, Emaleigh Doley, and bunch of neighbors on W. Rockland Street in Germantown got together and decided that they’d need to take a new tack in combating blight and other problems on their block. Instead of relying solely on the City of Philadelphia and/or a larger neighborhood association [...]

>>>Urge Overkill, touring behind their first new album since 1995, are playing at the North Star Bar tonight with Creem Circus and The Cocks. Tickets are $15 and the show starts at 8:00PM. This should be an interesting bill. >>>180 Gram Presents Spirit Animal at Kungfu Necktie. It is Spirit Animal’s record release show, and [...]

Insurance giant Cigna announced plans to move its corporate headquarters from Philly to Bloomfield, Conn. as part of an aggressive $50 million economic incentive package being offered by that state. Cigna currently employs about 1,100 people in Two Liberty Place, and promises that the move is “not expected to materially impact” its Philly employees. Okay?