FRIDAY: >>>The Barbary’s Wildstyle’s Won Yr Annivrsry Pzzrty won top line coverage when they sent us this whacked-out video, which ironically captures our affection for ambiguously gendered mascots in the voice a ’70s newscaster. >>>InLiquid‘s annual benefit at the Crane Arts building features a silent auction of art, jewelry, and casual hand brushing, while a [...]

RECOMMENDED: Every movie coming out this week eats giant plates of many dicks, so do like we’re doing, and SEND HOLLYWOOD A MESSAGE: Lilyhammer is Netflix’s first original series (translation: you can only get it on a Netflix), and it stars Steven Van Zandt from Sopranos/E Street Band/Little Steven’s Underground Garage. It should not be [...]

Strap yourselves in, gang, it’s gonna be a bumpy ride: PHILLY HOMETOWN MEDIA ANNOUNCES NEXT STEPS FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 10, 2012 PHILLY HOMETOWN MEDIA, LLC, which on Monday, February 6th announced its intention to pursue an acquisition of some or all of the assets of Philadelphia Media Network, Inc. (“PMN”) today set forth [...]

A few weeks back, the PA House of Representatives passed a resolution to declare 2012 the “Year of the Bible.” Well, some people had a problem with that. Wait, did we say some people? We meant most people. Although the motion passed unanimously, lawmakers are now saying the Year of the Bible part was buried, [...]

This could be a key to understanding the traditionally delightful mood of most City Hall employees. Or, maybe not. [Photo courtesy JOSEPH MEADOWS]

It would seem that the brass at Philadelphia Media Network would have had ample opportunities to learn some valuable lessons about transparency this week: When they weren’t making a complete and total mess of out of a potential bid from Bart Blatstein’s Philly Hometown Media group, they were busy barring the door for the Perelmans, [...]

By the end of the year, flight passengers will have the option to volunteer personal information in exchange (here’s hoping) for an I’m-not-a-terrorist VIP fast pass through security lines at Philadelphia International. According to an AP report, via newsworks.org, The program works this way: Participating travelers will walk through a dedicated lane at airport security [...]

Mayor Nutter‘s controversial “bounty” on the heads of killers may not have convinced experts, but not much has been said about Nutter’s other crime-fighting plans, such as additional funding for the witness assistance program. Leland Kent, executive director of Victim/ Witness and Neighborhood Services for the Philadelphia district attorney’s office, spoke to Newsworks about it. [...]

After Jerry Sandusky made a weird, rambling, awkward statement outside of a hearing today, MyFoxPhilly is reporting, the Jerry Sandusky sex abuse trial will begin May 14th in Bellefonte, PA.

Raymond Perelman (of the in-construction Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine and tons of other stuff) and his son Ronald (of having billions of dollars) tried to enter the bidding for the Philadelphia Media Network but were denied. The Daily News reports (seriously) that the Perelmans, “complained in a letter to PMN’s board on Wednesday that [...]

Yesterday, we mentioned the idea of tearing down I-95, and today we have news of people who have already thought in-depth about that idea. They are the people at Next American City, and they are hosting “Reimagining Urban Highways” at the Academy of Natural Sciences on February 23rd. As the event description says: After decades [...]