And we quote: “It’s the fucking end of the world in there, man!” Previously: Places We Can’t Understand: Zee Bar

Found in Rittenhouse Park. We have nothing to add to this. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

Let’s be straight here. We usually give Comcast a hard time (because they usually deserve it) but we would be jerks if we didn’t give them credit for good things in the rare times they deserve it. Gizmodo reports that Comcast is lauching the Internet Essentials program. The basis of the program is cheap internet [...]

At 12th and Poplar, someone has found a use for those obnoxious “we buy houses” signs. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

According to our sources, The Inquirer and the Daily News have both cut down on their comics pages. In the time since they have upped their price from 75 cents to $1, the Inky has cut Sally Forth, Overboard, Non Sequitur, Hagar the Horrible, Rex Morgan M.D., Ziggy, and Lio (done by local cartoonist Mark [...]

Philadelphia, August 8, 2011 – Mayor Michael A. Nutter announced that the Administration in cooperation with the District Attorney’s Office, the Philadelphia Municipal Court, Philadelphia Police Department (PPD) community groups, business owners and other stakeholders will launch a coordinated response to “flash mobs” and teen violence, including more enforcement and sustainable, positive opportunities for young [...]

Brazilian motor-racing champion Ayrton Senna was widely regarded as one of the best Formula One racers of all time, with an outside personality to match — all of which made him a national hero in Brazil long before he met his untimely demise behind the wheel in 1994. Senna is Asif Kapadia’s documentary on the [...]

So, about that press conference today: “So, if you want to be aggressive, we’re going to be aggressive. And let me just share this with you. We’ve got the biggest, baddest gang in town – a committed group of citizens and a committed government and we’re working together and we’re not going to have this [...]

We know it’s not this Ray The Crippler, so there must have been another one, goofin’ off in Philly in 1982.

One of our fave urban gardening sites, Life On The Balcony, did a post on Philly container gardens. But there’s definitely better ones than these out there, no? Take a look and tell us what you think. And feel free to brag/share links.

Will MLB freaking SAY SOMETHING about Friday night already? Shane’s expecting suspension, and so are we, frankly. But it’s nearly noon on Monday and still no word. What kind of Philebrity off-season hours does Bud Selig keep, anyway?

It’s a harsh question to ask, for sure, but it’s one we all ought to be asking, as Mayor Michael Nutter is now in the full throes of what we’ll call his “I’m Mad As Hell And I’m Not Gonna Take It Anymore” tour. Spurred on by yet another summer marked by pop-up violence from [...]

We feel it coming, so we might as well give you Olds a place to do your thing. As for you Youngs, if overnight Facebook statuses are any indication, for some of you, this only just ended like two hours ago. [Photo credit: PYT]

Across from the Rita’s on 2nd… Is this the most pretentious sign in Northern Liberties? Can’t be, but its still pretty douche-tastic. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

FRIDAY: >>>After you check out all the First Friday arts, head on over to the Race Street Pier for their first ever First Friday Party. The pier will have food, and music from Trinidelphia and DJ Jack Tripper from 7:00PM to 10:00PM rain or shine. >>>We gave away some tickets, but even if you didn’t [...]

So the Streets Dept. Trash Truck leaked hydraulic fluid all over Memphis St. yesterday turning it into a giant oil slick. Their solution? Dump a half ton of sand on street. Well Tanks for nuttin’! HURRY! SOMEONE ALERT DRY FEET! Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

“I shot this slideshow earlier this summer documenting the decay of the Julia de Burgos School — what was once a terrible beautiful architectural relic, smack dab in the middle of the ghetto,” says our friend, photographer Dan Murphy. Little could he have known that it’d be engulfed in sad, awful flames earlier this week. [...]

Everyone’s falling in love with Hunter Pence. The Phillies’ new right fielder has hit safely in every game since being called up from AAA Houston, err, traded from the Astros, hitting .360 with a homer and 5 RBIs. Furthermore, Ryan Howard, who bats directly in front of Pence, has flourished as well. The “Big Piece” [...]

Effective August 8th, Allied Integrated Marketing and Terry Hines & Associates — which have been competitors for years in the Philly film market — are merging. This is a little bit inside baseball, but basically this means Philly is pretty much down to one huge publicity house handling all but a very few of the [...]

We’ve been staring longingly and wistfully at the flyer for Cinémathèque Internationale of Philadelphia‘s “August 2011 Crime Spree” all week long. It’s like they’re in our heads: We love nothing more than movies that are French/movies about people stealing shit. It is truly the Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup of the visual world. Their series of [...]