Who They Are: Generally, these Breakout Philebrity posts are reserved for a single human being, but since just last May, local shirtmakers Commonwealth Proper have established such a strong brand and following that, hell, in a city notorious for its failures in producing celebrities, Commonwealth Proper somehow counts. To answer the “who” question, though, [...]

Who He Is: Long-hair noisenik from Kensington; moonlights (or, more appropriately, daylights) at Philadelphia Brewing Company.
What He Does: It feels kind of weird tagging Kurt with the “Breakout Philebrity” thing, because we’ve known him for years — and maybe you have, too. Vile has been playing low-key gigs and hand-burning CD-Rs in Philly for literally [...]

Who She Is: Newly installed (as of August) President and Director of The Free Library of Philadelphia. Comes to Philly as a longtime pro at library wonkery, having served previously in high-level positions at Westchester Library System, Brooklyn Public Library and New York Public Library.
What She Does: Right now, whether it was anyone’s intention or [...]

Who He Is: Vaguely exotic Philly-based singer/songwriter; born in South Africa, with roots in the jam band Metagroove but more recently, won a Barrymore Award for excellence in theater with his project Franzschubert. His new album, Motherpearl & Dynamite, is just out on Mad Dragon and he begins a monthlong residency at The Fire tonight.
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Who He Is: Amazing industrial designer dude based out of Philly whose work might already be in your house.
What He Does: In addition to teaching at Philadelphia University, Owen has designed a whole grip of home-furnishings goodies out of his studio in South Philly. Among them: The knock-off bowling pin lamp, the tone knob lamp, [...]

Who She Is: Well, if you believe her blog title, she IS Philadelphia’s Sommelier.
What She Does: Has worked for the The Starr crafting wine lists for Striped Bass, Parc, Buddakan and Morimoto. Director of Wine Studies at the French Culinary Institute. Co- “Wrote” a book with the brewmaster of Dogfish Head Brewery called He Said [...]