>>>There’s some cheap (or free, depending on when you show up) music at Kungfu Necktie from Heroes and Villains with Mop Top, Jack Deezl, Aaron Ruxbin, and more; along with more cheap jams at PhilaMOCA as Fred Knittel of Folkadelphia curates the Tuesday Tune-Out featuring music from Gretchen Lohse and a screening of The Beast [...]

Gotham city’s live music archivist, NYC Taper, was able to snag a recording of The War On Drugs‘ set at the Shine A Light Festival up in Wantagh, NY a few weeks ago. The whole set can be downloaded over here in MP3 or FLAC, for you audiophiles. Let it soundtrack summer’s fade-out.

Just to remind us all how little money we have in the grand scheme of money, an 1873-CC “No Arrows” Liberty Seated dime was auctioned off at Stack’s Bowers Galleries last week for a total of $1.84 million after buyer’s fees. So next time you dump some change into a cup on your dresser, or [...]

Well, this is uplifting: According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, America is so fat (How fat is America?) that not a single state has a percentage of obese citizens lower than 20%. And Pennsylvania? We come in at 28.6%, while New Jersey surprisingly has one of the lowest rates in the nation. [...]

The illustrious beacon of douchery known as Xfinity Live! will be alive with the buzz of regional newscasters tonight as the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) prepares to announce the nominees for the 2012 Local Emmmy Awards from 6:30-8:30 PM. And if Xfinity Live! proves just too much [...]

Bill’s been orchestrating the perfect date for a month. There’s nothing that can stand in between him and the imminent first kiss at the end of the evening. Or is there? Will Bill blow his perfect evening with Bonnie? Find out in his winning story from last night’s First Person Arts StorySlam. The theme was [...]

The people over at Licenses & Inspections, responsible for things like this, have got themselves an updated website that is jam-packed with information on permits, violations, appeals, codes and regulations. You can check if your builder has the right licenses, get your own business started on the right track, or (our favorite) poke around over [...]

Were you looking for a lavish Ventnor beach house on the (relatively) cheap? Do you mind a little bad juju? No? Then great! The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s got the mansion for you! According to ABC News, the Archdiocese is putting up an 11-bedroom mansion, used as “a retreat for priests” since the mid-1960s, as well [...]

Judge William Yohn originally blocked the Homeless feeding ban about a month ago, but he has now released a 56-page opinion saying, among other things, “The governmental and private programs that minister to needy Philadelphians are largely overwhelmed and clearly insufficient to meet all their needs … To impede plaintiffs’ efforts can only harm the [...]

>>>Contrary to first rumors, Jeffrey Lurie will maintain control of the Philadelphia Eagles in his divorce settlement. [NFL] >>>Former Sixer Andre Iguodala went ahead and won himself a gold medal over the weekend, which he can take back to his new home in Denver. [Lehigh Valley Live] >>>And Doug Martin, who was recently hired as [...]