We think Philly’s own Choc Mic might be one of those artists who’s making music for kids that doesn’t know he’s making music for kids. Don’t get it twisted, though: That’s actually a compliment.

>>>Our own Madeline Bates tagged along with Occupy Philly to their protest of the (already cancelled) speech by Eric Cantor. She described the scene as, “pretty intense” and said “within 15 minutes of me being there they marched right into Wharton and started chanting.” Apparently, even though Cantor cancelled, they weren’t fans of the fact [...]

They’re making a Joseph Gordon-Leavitt movie about you. Sars.

Last week, the Washington Post ran this AP piece on development in what is variously called the Eraserhood, the Loft District, Callowhill or, and we hope this one picks up steam if indeed neighbors are starting to bristle at “Eraserhood,” NoNo (north of nothing). It’s encouraging to see that the Reading Viaduct — a project [...]

South Street’s Tritone — which just celebrated a 10-year anniversary and was home to the Citywide Special, Sugar Town, West Philadelphia Orchestra’s Baltic dance party, and many other Philly micro-institutions — looks like it’s setting up to close, claims Foobooz. And it’s a bummer. While the city has witnessed a new era of small music [...]

Oh hey, we’re going to try doing a Daily Poll each morning now, wherein we ask you, the people of Philadelphia, random things about your life here, and on Earth. Got a question you want to see the people answer? Suggest it at: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

FRIDAY: >>> We think we can officially call it now: South Philly has finally, inevitably slain NoLibs/FishyKenz in the Great Wars Of Cool. Anybody who didn’t see this coming should be directed to the Olive Garden For Hipsters, I mean, Barcade on Frankford Avenue. Game over. To invite everyone into the fold, the South Philadelphians [...]

I was at 18th and Walnut yesterday and about to lock up my bike to a street sign when I saw placards attached to the street signs that say “no bicycle parking use designated racks.” These signs are in front of the aka condo building and restaurant. I asked the concierge what happens to bikes [...]

According to Politico, Eric Cantor abruptly canceled his speech to be given at the Wharton School, “after his office was told that the school opened the speech to the public.” It’s probably for the best. There were going to be a lot of people who aren’t big Cantor fans around there, and while Occupy Philly [...]

Occupy Philly hit day fifteen today, and if we’re being honest we kind of expected it to fizzle out by now. So congrats occupiers! You did it! On another note, the protesters are currently occupying Eric Cantor, probably based off of some claims he made where he called them mobs and said they were “pitting [...]

Whoa. Vance Worley yo.

And so it comes to pass that Comcast, new owner of NBC and thus NBC Sports, has approved a move for NBC Sports to move from New York City to… Stamford, CT. As a devoted reader put it to us: “I know New York is New York and all, but if you’re Comcast and you [...]

A chick was wearing this in the bar last night in Manhattan. She’s a die hard Mets fan and I thought you would get a kick out of it. Here is proof of something we always suspected: Even when they’re cute, the very existence of Mets fans, in this day and age, is every bit [...]

… we do apparently have a “Mad Men” Cop, apparently locked in a “DeNiro face” pose. For some reason, this only makes us miss Salvatore again. God, we hope they bring back Salvatore at some point. What were we talking about? God, I totally spaced. Previously: Say What You Will About The Ever-Shifting NYC Vs. [...]

Full prediction here. Oh hey, we’re going to try doing a Daily Poll each morning now, wherein we ask you, the people of Philadelphia, random things about your life here, and on Earth. Got a question you want to see the people answer? Suggest it at: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

“I’m from Washington, just passing through, but I heard about this and it seems like a place I need to be.” -Evan Kerschner >>>Tomorrow, House of Representatives Majority Leader Eric Cantor is speaking at Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania at 4:30PM. About an hour before that, Occupy protesters plan to march from City [...]

The 20th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival kicks off tonight with a screening of the already award winning Like Crazy. Then, starting tomorrow, the festival kicks into high-gear with more than 100 films over the next ten days. Featuring shorts, documentaries, dramas, horror, and everything in between, the fest promises to have something for everyone. The [...]

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You will admit it to yourself, and perhaps your significant other or spouse, but no one else knows your fondest wish: That somehow, someway, they had been able to make Bill Clinton King Of America and Permanent President at the end of the 1990s, and spared all of us so much of the awfulness of [...]

It’s been a while since we’ve touched on the “mob attack” (quotes meant as air-quotes only because we don’t know what else to call it), but this week in The Star there is a full-page (paid) letter from Danny Cordere, manager of The Last Shot (2723 E Allegheny Ave) in Port Richmond. The letter is [...]