>>>Grid Magazine is throwing the Grid Alive! event at Trinity Memorial Church (22nd and Spruce). There will be music from Spinning Leaves, and talks from Katherine Gajewski (Director of the Office of Sustainability), Mike DiBerardinis (Deputy Mayor for Environmental and Community Resources), and Karen Randal (Director of the Office of Business Attraction and Retention). Tickets [...]

A mind-blown reader writes in: You ever listen to The Buzz Bissinger Radio Show on WPHT, 3:00 – 6:00 pm? He just busted out the full N word, all on his own. Not quoting somebody, not in a historical context, just BAM! He was talking about the Greek triple jumper who was kicked off the [...]

As you may have heard, the man known as “Victim 2″ in the Jerry Sandusky trial — the one Mike McQueary found being raped in the showers at the Penn State football facility — has been found. He plans to sue (and in the offing, shed even more light on Sandusky’s horrible crimes) and as [...]

For as long as it has existed — even back when it was the McSweeney’s Festival and before this website even existed — The 215 Festival has been near and dear to our hearts. Why? Because The 215 Festival — essentially a literary fest with tentacles into music, comedy, and film — always represented a [...]

At the opening of the Showboat Atlantic City Hotel & Casino‘s Earl of Sandwich yesterday, good ol’ Snooki was on hand to unveil a sandwich named after her book, Gorilla Beach. You heard that right: In Atlantic City there is a sandwich, named after a book, written by Jersey Shore‘s Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi. “What is [...]

Lollapalooza: It’s expensive and far away. The Lollapalooza webcast: It’s free and wherever you keep your computer. And a week from tomorrow, while you’re probably still at work (but, you know, mentally checked out) you can catch sets by Dr. Dog and The War On Drugs back-to-back. Day one of Lollapalooza 2012 is August 2nd, [...]

What is Universal Cave? Well, it’s a lot of things. In the temporal time-space continuum, it is the fragrance and accessories line of the great Tequila Sunrise Records (which sadly has left the physical plane at 6th and Girard but lives on as a truly awesome mail-order operation). But it is also a DJ night [...]

Over in the teeny-tiny Delco borough of Millbourne, the demographic is shifting. The borough (sandwiched between Upper Darby and Cobbs Creek Park) is less than a tenth of a square mile and is experiencing a massive influx of immigrants from Africa and Asia (the 1,159 strong population is now 56% Asian). In fact, that the [...]

According to The Inquirer, Philadelphia’s Evan Schiff (who has been living in London for a few years) will be taking part in the Danny Boyle-directed Olympic opening ceremonies tomorrow. He’s been rehearsing for the ceremony for months, but had to keep secret agent-level quiet about it. Yes, we know he’s not technically an Olympian, but [...]

A lose-lose for the people at the PPA is a win-win for just about everyone else: According to Newsworks, PPA workers (including ticket writers and taxi drivers) will be undergoing hospitality training. It’s going to take a lot of work and a lot of time to turn around the city’s perception of the PPA, but [...]

>>>The Philadelphia Eagles have added a Pro Bowl … uh, punter to the team. [Reading Eagle] >>>According to reports, the Phillies offered Shane Victorino straight-up to the Reds for reliever Logan Ondrusek, but the Reds said no thanks. [Rant Sports] >>>And in last night’s MLS All-Star Game in Chester, the MLS stars defeated Chelsea FC [...]

The day has finally come. The new superintendent of the Philadelphia School District, William R. Hite Jr., had his salary of $300,000 approved by the SRC. Hite comes to Philadelphia from the school district in Prince George’s County, MD and faces a district in debt, disarray, and dysfunction. There’s a lot more specifics about the [...]