Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Tuesday post only collects the early announcements, so definitely check back on Thursday for the latest ticket news. COMEDY D.L. Hughley Music Box at The Borgata, Atlantic City Fri, 4/4/08, 9PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Lisa Lampanelli Kirby Center, Wilkes-Barre Fri, 5/2/08, 8PM On sale: Sat, 10AM, Live Nation Wayne Brady Music Box at The......

In hoops, the Sixers try to break their five-game losing streak with a win tonight against the Chicago Bulls at the Wachovia Center, 7PM. Broadcast on Comcast Sportsnet, or buy tickets. On ice, the Flyers come off a 5-1 road trip to challenge the Boston Bruins at home Saturday at 1PM at the Wachovia Center. Broadcast on Comcast Sportsnet, or buy tickets. The Phantoms, whose fourth straight win Wednesday night against the Lowell Devils kept......

Dear Philadelphia: Congratulations! Just a day after The Inquirer reported that violent crime was down across the city, we received a press release from the GPTMC extolling all your other achievements in 2007. You deserve a big pat on the back for the national and international media mentions you've garnered this year. People are paying attention to you. You're like a celebrity now. On the Food front, The Today Show decided that Vesuvio Restaurant's......

We all remember the rather infamous incident earlier this year when an 18-year-old driver shot a 14-year-old on his bike supposedly because the boy didn't get out of his way fast enough. The accused attorney says his client did indeed kill the boy, but it wasn't a premeditated act; he saw the boy reach under his long T-shirt, thought he was in danger, and fired. Four young men from Mantua were arrested yesterday for......

There must be something in the Cheez Whiz, since Rick Oliveri, the owner of Rick’s Philly Steaks in Reading Terminal Market, is again in some hot water. The last time that Rick, a member of the original Pat’s Steak’s family, was in the news, was last October, when he was getting sued by relative Frank Oliveri Jr. over references to Pat’s Steaks in the promotional materials for his Citizens Bank Park location. Well, this......

Girls Rock Philly is part of a foundation that works to run summer camps for local girls, ages ten through eighteen, in which they get the opportunity to "make their own band." In the process, they do musical training, while also honing their song writing skills and learning how to design band merchandise. Girls Rock Camp began in Portland, Oregon, in 2000, and this year will be its first summer in Philly. In an effort......

by Ryan Dougherty Editor's note: In celebration of the Phillies' opener that's going on right about... well, now, here's a preview from a reader who'll soon be a writer. Enjoy! It’s Opening Day in Philadelphia, and the forecasts for the weather and the Phillies are bright. Which means a plurality of Delaware Valleyians is thinking one thing: “How are they gonna [foul] it up this time?” It’s hard-boiled and reasonable skepticism. As has been the......

We're relieved to hear from the NBC10 News website that what we thought was an enormous fire in South Philly is actually a junkyard blaze in Camden, which makes it more likely that no one has been hurt. There are a lot of things catching on fire around here lately. Distant photo by author, SkyscraperSunset.com. Photo from Citizens Bank Park by Editor Jill.......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. Al Martino Resorts Atlantic City Sat, 3/31/07 - Thu, 4/5/07, many dates and times $40 On sale: Today, 10AM, Ticketmaster 2u w/Mini Kiss House of Blues Atlantic City Sat, 3/10/07, 8PM $10 On sale: Fri, 10AM, Ticketmaster Mushroomhead......

If the Phillies manage to hold on to this half game lead in the wild card race until the season runs out (pleasepleaseplease), the third inning of yesterday’s 10-7 win over the Florida Marlins will encompass the long strange trip this has been. The Phils were down 4-0 in the third inning – not good in a to-the-wire pennant race where there is no room for error. But they didn’t roll over and die.......

The Phillies called up 22-year-old superstar Cole Hamels to the big leagues yesterday. There’s a few reasons why this is a great move: an 0.39 ERA over the starts in Scranton. In those three games, he allowed a whopping one run, and batters are hitting .128 against him. The starting rotation needs more ammo, but we hope Hamels is ready. This is the same kid who’s been set back in his major league course......

It wasn’t a pretty win. Far from it. Tom “Flash” Gordon blew his first save. The Phils managed to load the bases in the bottom of the ninth with Bobby Abreu up to bat. Last year, this was never a good sign – Abreu could never hit in clutch situations. And what he did last night wasn’t really a hit. It was a squeaker, really, but he bolted to first base, and when New......

The Phillies are riding high into this weekend’s series with the San Francisco Giants. Showing some of that “fighting” side, the Phils worked themselves up to a .500 record by beating the Atlanta Braves 6-3 last night. Sure, their last two series were only pairs, but they swept them both. And last night’s win was no easy feat considering that Braves starter John Thomson brought a league starter best 1.32 ERA into the game.......

Aaron Rowand made a big stamp on his first year in Philadelphia last night with a two-run home run in the eighth inning to keep the Phillies winning streak going with a 5-4 win over the Atlanta Braves. That’s two game-winning hits in two games. "Up until a few nights ago, we hadn't had one come-from-behind win," Rowand told Ken Mandel at MLB.com. "When you get on a roll like this, it changes the......

A three-game winning streak? Could it be? We think so. The Phils took one out of three from the terrible Pittsburg Pirates and then won both in a set with the Florida Marlins. The Phils are coming home after a slightly better road trip than their last home stand. That's not saying much – they looked like dead men walking when they last took up residence at Citizens Bank Park. So how many fans......

Business Person Special today down at Citizens Bank Park. And it’s a perfect day to, uh, catch that cold that’s been going around. Just wear sunblock so the boss can’t tell you were sitting out in the sun all day. To prove that we’re not totally negative about the Phils over here, props to David Bell for his three-run home run in last night’s 9-5 win over the Rockies. It could be that the......

No one wanted it to turn out this way, but it has: Little Gavin Floyd has crashed and burned in the big leagues. Now, we don't completely blame you for what's happened. The kid dazzled in Spring Training, and it was easy to think that he'd be a snug fit in the rotation. But last night's performance of seven runs in 3 and 1/3 innings does not a starter make. And his comments in......

Who knows what these Phils are up to these days? The only good news from Friday's game was that the man they pegged ace, John Lieber, didn't completely stuck it up...well, at least not until the fifth inning, and the Phils lost 4-3 to a Marlins squad that's made up of a lot of fresh, young things. Saturday's rain-out might have been a boon for the squad because they came out swinging on Sunday......

Every Tuesday and Thursday, we'll be posting events that are going on sale during the current week. This Thursday post only collects the latest announcements, so definitely check the Tuesday post for any you may have missed. COMEDY Chris Tucker Borgata Event Center, Atlantic City Sun, 5/28/06, 8PM $85-$95 On sale: Sat, 10AM, Electric Factory MUSIC Bonnie Raitt w/Keb' Mo' Mann Music Center Sat, 7/15/06, 7:30PM $45-$65 Pre-sale: Today, 10AM - Fri, 6PM, Electric Factory......

Time magazine has put together lists of the ten best and five worst US Senators, and there are Philly connections for folks on both lists! Our own Arlen Specter made the best list, getting cited for his "principled contrarianism," which is a great phrase, and is really what we look for in our public figures. Meanwhile, Phillies Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning of Kentucky got a spot on the worst list. How about......

Alright, boys. We love you. We really do, but you’re killing us. You’re 1-6, and while Bobby Abreu’s walk-off home run on Sunday was a nice, sunny spot on the new season, we forget good things fast when you suck it up the first week of the season. If you want anyone to come to Citizens Bank Park this year for anything other than the Red Sox, the Yankees and Dollar Dog Days, you’re......

The Philadelphia Phillies lost to the New York Mets at Citizens Bank Park last night, 3 - 2. While the Phillies are not mathematically eliminated from the playoff hunt, their chances are now very slim. They sit 2.5 games back of the Wild Card leading Houston Astros, who beat the St. Louis Cardinals last night, 3 - 1. The Phillies now have four games left to play, starting with this evening's "Fan Appreciation" night game......

A 2+ hour rain delay didn't deter many fans at last nights Phillies/Mets game at Citizens Bank Park. It didn't deter Jimmy Rollins, either. The red-hot shortstop extended his hitting streak to 31 games - tying the Phillies' all-time record - with a first pitch lead-off homerun. The hit put the Phillies in the lead, which they'd hold until the eighth inning when Ugueth Urbina gave up four runs - three of them earned -......

The Phillies played in front of the smallest crowd in Citizens Bank Park history last night, but the lack of attention suited them just fine: the Phils, behind winless rookie pitcher Eude Brito, topped the Braves and ace starter Tim Hudson 4-1. The Phils only needed a 2-RBI, bases loaded single from Pat Burrell to jump out to a lead. Brito took the team the rest of the way, baffling Braves hitters who knew next-to-nothing......

Even though the Eagles are starting their season tonight, we're going to annoy you for a moment with some Phillies news. After some heartbreaking losses to the Astros, the Phillies came roaring back by taking 2 games out of 3 from the Florida Marlins over the weekend. The wins pulled the Phils to a game and a half behind the wild card leading Astros and a game behind the second place Marlins. Tonight, the Phillies......

If we were old school, we'd believe in baseball gods and Skip Bayless. If were nu skool, we'd believe in Stephen A. Smith and Moneyball. But we sit comfortably in between, so we believe in heartbreaking baseball and anyone but Charlie Manuel. The Phils lost their fourth straight game tonight, and their second straight to Houston, 2-1 at Citizens Bank Park. Things were actually going quite smoothly for the Phils as Jon Lieber cruised through......

The Phillies capped off a terrible Labor Day weekend with a heartbreaking loss to the Houston Astros last night, 4-3. The game seemed to get out of hand immediately as an error, as well as two Brett Myers walks, led to four first-inning runs for the Astros. Last week, we agreed with disputed lanky columnist Phil Sheridan that Myers was beginning to look like the team's ace. We started to doubt ourselves after the first......

While the Phillies were busy losing game two of a day-night doubleheader to the Washington Nationals, Michael Marcavage, the face of Repent America, was busy pissing off fans in the 300 level of Citizens Bank Park. Marcavage was on-hand to protest Gay Day, the third annual night for gays to celebrate in groups at a Phillies game. The game has always been a center of controversy, including when the homophobic Todd Jones made his debut......

ESPN is reporting that Peter Forsberg, former center for the Colorado Avalanche, has signed with the Philadelphia Flyers for 2 years and over $10 million dollars. The move will put the Flyers over the salary cap, thus reports are surfacing that the Flyers will deal center Jeremy Roenick, the team's highest paid player, to the Los Angeles Kings for draft picks. Roenick, you might recall, was outspoken during the lockout. Forsberg was once a Flyer,......

You know, there was something ironic about this game. Was anyone else thinking that the Astros looked a lot like the Philles when the Phils are at home? Minute Maid Park in Houston is really not that different from Citizen’s Bank Park in terms of its left-field wall. In fact, the left wall in Minute Maid (315 ft.) is actually shallower than its CBP counterpart (329 ft.). And, like the Phillies at home, the Astros......