FRIDAY: >>> Raise your hand if THIS WEEK MADE NO FUCKING SENSE. What you need is a party. Here’s an idea: Everybody in NoLibs KenzFish, go to BNNA CLPS and The Ancient Scrolls of Washington Ave. at Saigon Maxim Restaurant at 6th and Washington Ave. in South Philly; meanwhile, everybody The Land Cantina Built, go [...]

We know we shouldn’t laugh, but seriously, guys. Come on. Previously: Hundreds Of Rockist Manchildren Rejoice As Magnet Resumes Print Publication

Here’s to the end of 15 years of Comcast-Spectacor ownership, and hopefully, the final death knell for Hip-Hop and the righteous rebirth of Big Shot! It’s a cause we shall never give up on and, possibly, the only thing we truly believe in.

The birth home of Philadelphia (and music) legend Marian Anderson at 1833 Webster Street is up for sale for $399,000. The 3 bedroom, 1 bathroom house has a placard outside the house stating it is the birth home of the legendary singer, and is … um … kind of creepily decorated. Here’s a look at [...]

Oh thank God, we thought there may be some kind of east coast/west coast cheesesteak feud going on.

Is it officially a scandal? We’re not sure, but let’s call it one, it sounds cooler. Philly Mag’s Victor Fiorillo took a more serious look into the “Mummer Hummer” scandal than we did (which is obvious due to our co-opted use of Mummer Hummer) and actually brings up some pretty interesting points. Such as: >>>Why [...]

MAYOR NUTTER URGES CITIZENS TO SIGN COMMISSIONER RAMSEY’S PETITION AGAINST H.R. 822 Philadelphia, October 13, 2011– Mayor Michael A. Nutter sent the following letter early last week to members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns regarding H.R. 822 National Right-to-Carry Reciprocity Act of 2011: Dear Friend, Right now, Congress is debating a law that would eviscerate [...]

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.

The Pennsylvania Partners in the Arts, a much cooler PPA than that other one, is granting nearly $95,000 to local art groups at an October 20th ceremony at PECO’s Energy Hall. The money will be distributed as Project Stream grants to 47 nonprofit arts groups and performers from around the region. The PPA is a [...]

Philadelphia Weekly took notice of this, but over on Occupy Philly’s Facebook page, something fishy is going on. As PW says, “Either the administration went berserk or someone else—someone identifying himself as ‘Jay’—has hijacked the keys to the movement’s digital kingdom.” The current man-in-charge, “Jay,” is to be quite honest, freaking out over there. He [...]

Top Chef winner Kevin Sbraga‘s new restaurant, Sbraga, is opening this Saturday. Our own Madeline Bates got some exclusive pictures of the interior of the 65-seat space. Check out the rest of the images over at Phoodie.info.

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None of that stuff is actually happening at City Hall however, as it is still pretty quiet down there. Is this what an occupation is? We’re being serious here. We’ve never been occupied before so we just assumed it was full of things, you know, happening. If it really is just a bunch of people [...]

Transforming Dilworth Plaza from theOLINstudio on Vimeo. Curious about the Dilworth Plaza renovation? Lots of cool things to look at here. One question, though: Will #occupyphilly hold the project up?

Like we were telling you, DesignPhiladelphia, the sprawling, 11-day festival dedicated to all things both Design and Philadelphia kicks off its seventh annual run today with a host of events — most notably, a kickoff event underneath the Reading Viaduct and gallery crawl in the Eraserhood, followed by a stop at the freshly re-opened Trestle [...]

… along with, for the first time ever, people trying to sell back MP3s. Whoa. Is this really happening?

As seen in South Philly… The Church of Black Betty Boop? At 5th and Dickinson. Seeing something around town of note? Cameraphone it to: tips[at]philebrity[dot]com.

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.

Lord have mercy. Don’t any of these people watch Prohibtion? This place hasn’t actually been part of America since before the Volstead Act! Then again, if any city on the East Coast is ripe for revolt, A.C. is putting up the right numbers. From the info section on Occupy Atlantic City‘s Facebook page: 24% of [...]

Today was our first real visit to Occupy Philly since the tent city got set up, and we’re not sure if it’s the weather, or the time of day, or whatever, but it was remarkably quiet down there. The numbers were hard to estimate, since some people may have been inside the tents, but the [...]