So the short version of the story goes like this: kids get in fight, one kid shoots other kid in face, kid IDs shooter, shooter shoots up kid’s house while whole family is inside as possible witness intimidation, Inky profiles kid’s mom. After that, kid’s brother (allegedly) rides his bike to find those responsible, opens [...]

Former syndicated radio-host and all around guy-who-just-won’t-go-away Danny Bonaduce is selling his 4-story loft at 45 S. Strawberry Street. The home’s kitchen was featured on the DIY Network’s Kitchen Impossible for a full kitchen remodel last year, which we guess is a selling point. Also, this picture is on the Center City Team website, so [...]

You can finally stop holding it in, Comrades! (Or alternately, stop using the 15th Street Wendy’s; we’re not sure which is more marfworthy.) According to a press release issued today, “The American Friends Service Committee has opened their kitchen, media rooms, restrooms and conference rooms to the occupation.” We’ll have a larger Occupy Philly update [...]

Oh, Mummery: What isn’t wrong with it. But upon learning of the prostitution ring that was broken up last night at the Downtowners Fancy Brigade clubhouse on Two Street, we are taken with two things that, while not changing our minds about this loathsome Philly cultural touchstone, do command a little bit of respect: 1) [...]

While we are aware that it has befallen us to pay attention to Philly Democratic Machine cog turned Republican nominee for Mayor Karen Brown for you, we’d like to ask you to take a little time this week to listen to this. That’s a link to Brown’s interview — we almost want to call it [...]

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.

PA’s own Langhorne Slim will be bringing his brand of alt country to the Union Transfer tomorrow night, and we have THREE PAIRS of tickets we want to give out. Email ihopeiwin[at]philebrity[dot]com with “Be Set Free” in the subject header. You’ll automatically be subscribed to the forthcoming new Philebrity Reader weekly newsletter and win chances [...]

According to the Inquirer, the US Supreme Court this morning, “refused to consider a petition by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office challenging a federal court ruling granting convicted cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal a new death penalty hearing.” The inky also says that the court ruled without comment as it also rejected over 100 other cases. [...]

Urban Outfitters, who have not been ones in the past to shy away from controversy, may be in some legal trouble over their use of “Navajo.” According to Jezebel, UO has multiple items for sale described as “Navajo,” but none of those items are actually Navajo. Not only, as Jezebel point out, is selling “Navajo [...]

International celebrity Mike Jerrick slept out at Occupy Philly last night in response to a bet he made with fully sentient humanoid machine Steve Keeley that if the Phillies lost he would sleep out on a cot with the Occupy Philly protestors. However, according to Fox 29, when Steve Keeley went to wake him up [...]

Adriana got contraband ham past the pigs. Check out this check point scandal and watch Adriana’s winning performance from last night’s “Close Calls” First Person Arts StorySlam in the video below. First Person StorySlams take place every second Monday at World Cafe Live and fourth Tuesday at L’Etage. The next Slam is on Tuesday, October [...]

Both Market Street and JFK Boulevard are currently down one traffic lane, as a test run to see how well they do with only three traffic lanes for the next two weeks. According to The Daily News, the outcome of this trial-run (which is a collaboration between the Mayor’s Office of Transportation and Utilities and [...]

On a list of things that would obviously make parents upset, candy shaped like a pot leaf is pretty close to the top, but that didn’t stop a Delco company from making it. According to an AP report, Landsdowne’s Kalan LP has been making “Pot Pops” and “Ring Pots” which has the Buffalo, NY City [...]

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.

Philadelphia’s own (Urban Outfitters subsidary) Anthropologie is currently getting the spot-on parody treatment at Anthroparodie. The site uses catalog images to poke fun at the sale of faux-found items and the strange places the models and products are situated. The image for the Jenga-Inspired Sofa above is one of our favorites, but keep an eye [...]

04 Park by wearesolidgold We are finding that this helps. A lot. Oh, Sleeping Bags, how we love thee. Come to Philadelphia, please.

It’d be hard to say that the Nutter administration isn’t working overtime to bring an abrupt end to their Season(s) Of Schools Hell. After a year that saw the very, very expensive ouster of Arlene Ackerman with a scandalous School Reform Commission epilogue, it was announced a few weeks ago that some Rutgers brass would [...]

Over the last few years, we’ve noticed a trend in what happens when various and sundry well-known political figures come to town for a sit-down interview: If they’re laughably right-wing and/or have been discredited by most sane people — think of what we’ll call “High Creme Pie In Face” risks like Donald Rumsfeld, etc. — [...]

We are all hurting here at Team Philebs, and as most people who have gone through some trauma feel, we feel a bit lost. Luckily, today is World Mental Health Day, and psychologist Dr. Dan Gottlieb and WHYY‘s Behavioral Health reporter Maiken Scott are here to guide us through this confusing time. According to Gottlieb [...]

The “Philadelphia is totally cool now, but only in certain spots” GQ list we told you about a while ago has finally hit the internet. So now, those who were able to resist the “you know you want to buy this magazine” stare of Leo DiCaprio can read GQ’s take on such spots as AKA [...]