Here is something I found close to the Rita’s in NoLibs. As you can see, it is a broken stroller with Plan B birth control lying in it along with what looks like dried up vomit. Im only assuming someone had an accident Friday night, took Plan B on Saturday, then got nasty drunk. In [...]

… and before that, it was this SUPER HIP tire factory. After our post on Union Transit, the new Bowery Presents/R5 Productions/Four Corners Management venue, ran earlier, stalwart Philebrity commenter Timo hipped us to the fact that, in the mid- to late ’80s, 1026 Spring Garden St. was the site of After Midnight, a legendary [...]

We’re not sure, but we’re standing by.

It’s at turntable.fm/philebrity_boom_boom_room. Come on in and drop a jam and chat. It’ll be fun. UPDATE: This is totally fun.

We promised we wouldn’t tell you what it is, but we’re telling YOU that you may want to check it out, because it’s a film we’re pretty stoked about. Especially in light of, well, ah, no spoilers. Get more clues here.

Above is the latest experiment in harnessing geotagging information by Eric Fischer, whom you may remember from that Philly segregation map not too long ago. “Red dots are locations of Flickr pictures,” says Fischer. “Blue dots are locations of Twitter tweets. White dots are locations that have been posted to both.”

After months of speculation and scuttlebutt, NYC promoters Bowery Presents revealed their Philly plans the way you’d expect them to: With an item on the New York Times‘ ArtsBeat blog. As previously discussed here, Bowery is partnering with Sean Agnew/R5 Productions and Avram Hornik/Four Corners Management on a 600-person capacity venue at 1026 Spring Garden [...]

It’s not OK. Hamels already teeters so close to the edge to begin with.

The Bicycle Coalition is once again calling for action to help defend the rights and opportunities of cyclists. Last week, the House Transportation Committee unveiled a proposal for their six-year plan. According to the HTC, the proposal “streamlines and reforms federal programs, expedites the project approval process, maximizes leveraging of limited resources, provides flexibility for [...]

According to 6 ABC, blood donations at the American Red Cross are down to their lowest point in 12 years. The Penn-Jersey Services Region told 6 ABC they were down about 900 units. In a statement released by the Red Cross, they “highly encourage all type O negative blood donors who meet the eligibility requirements [...]

Over the weekend, a report came out that the family of the late Israel Switt, a deceased Philadelphia jeweler, had 10 Double Eagle gold coins from 1933. The coins, which were worth $20 each in 1933, could now pull in an estimated $75 million dollars, but the government says they were stolen by Switt and [...]

One of the biggest concerns for many Pennsylvania residents is fracking, and a recent episode of This American Life tackled two different opinions based on two different calculations. “Just broadcast: “Game Changer.” A professor in Pennsylvania makes a calculation to discover his state is sitting atop a massive reserve of natural gas—enough to revolutionize how [...]

Print media is dead, etc. AdWeek is reporting that the Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News will begin to sell Android tablets with their content already built in at a discount (the actual price point has not yet been announced, although an Inquirer announcement put it at “about half price”). According to the AdWeek report, [...]

We’re both confused and intrigued. A little research has shown us that the guy in the right is the 14″ Chase Utley doll, while our worst fears came true for the one on the left: it’s the Chase Utley hand puppet. But to be fair, these dolls look much more like the actual players than [...]

We usually give you a recap after it happens, but this week, one of our favorites is returning to the First Person Arts Slam. Juliet Hope Wayne, native Philadelphian and all-around great person, will be the special guest storyteller tonight at the First Person Arts Slam, trying out a story she’ll be telling at the [...]

FRIDAY: >>>The Barbary presents TVI (Turnaround vs. Immediate) – Rock & Soul Freakout. TVI is Philadelphia’s premier & longest running 60′s/70′s soul-funk-psyche-rock&roll​ party featuring Mr. Pharmacist, The Mighty Rusty Seger, EBGIII, and Ian St. Laurent. Don’t forget your dancin’ shoes. >>>Khaira Arby And Her Band along with Urban Shamans are playing Johnny Brenda’s tonight. World [...]

RECOMMENDED/ABSOLUTELY GO SEE THIS BEFORE IT LEAVES THE RITZ: We mentioned director Mike Mills‘ Beginners in passing here a few weeks ago, but having taken it in and absolutely falling in love with the picture whilst hiding from Welcome America last weekend, we feel we must revisit: This is a truly great movie. Ostensibly a [...]

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Kinda gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “bullet train.”

Just came across this gem of a quote from now-dethroned Philly D.A. Lynne Abraham, who’s still grousing about present-day D.A. Seth Williams‘ new program, which has “saved an estimated $2 million in the past year by diverting thousands of marijuana-possession cases into a new program that processes pot smokers quickly and leaves them with a [...]