Phillyist likes supporting good causes, and you can’t get a better cause than breasts. Our lip service pales in comparison, though, to the efforts of five local women, who are raising money to participate in 2008 Philadelphia Breast Cancer 3-Day this October. Each walker must raise $2,200 to take part in the 60-mile trek, and the women, collectively known as Team Bosom Babes, are turning to a time-honored Philly tradition to meet their goal: the......

Dear Philadelphia: I have lived here now for nearly six years. I made it through four and a half without buying pepper spray, and only acquired one from a friend when a string of sexual assaults last fall were a little too close to home. It remains attached to my keychain, except for when it isn't: before shows at the Electric Factory or TLA, I make sure to detach it and leave it somewhere......

There's a new big boss man in the City of Brotherly Love, which means there's a new column on Phillyist. Each week, we'll be tracking Michael Nutter's mayorship (which we only found out was a word when spellcheck didn't correct it) and giving you the Reader's Digest version of the week that was in Nutter's tenure. Think of it as SportsCenter for the new man in charge: You might not have seen the whole story......

Our obsession with food blogs led up to this tasty tidbit, courtesy of Philly’s own Marisa McClellan: Apparently Saturday is "Invite Your Neighbor To Dinner Day" in Pennsylvania. No, really, it was proclaimed and everything, courtesy a House resolution back in 2002 that declared it an official holiday. Unfortunately that means we’ve missed out on 5 years of celebration, but thankfully we got wind of this in time to enjoy this year. In all seriousness......

The Philadelphia Inquirer has a disturbingly effective visual aide that brings together the homicide data from last year - data we are quickly on our way to surpassing in 2007. Philadelphia was once referred to as the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ but lately, it has been making a name for itself as one of the most violent and murderous cities in the nation. A recent Inquirer article said that the murder rate is indicative of......

From the tallest skyscraper in the City of Brotherly Love to Canadian tourism copywriting brilliance, here's what you should know from our -ist cities: This week, Phillyist took a gleeful listen to the White Stripes' exciting new release, watched in awe as their new tallest skyscraper was finally topped off, found a cheaper way to get to Gothamist, invented a tasty new dessert, and brought back their Craigslist Round-Up feature with a bang. Bostonist......

With all that went down this week, we thought we'd cheer everyone up by giving everyone a double dose of dogs. It was a rollercoaster ride of emotions this week at DCist. Like the rest of country, we were floored by the news of so many dead coming out of Virginia Tech, and with so many of the victims and their relatives from the D.C. area, we felt it important to pay tribute to those......

Film: Consequences Future Screenings: No future screenings scheduled Once in a while, you hear about a movie that gets booed at a film festival, that film festival usually being Cannes, a.k.a. the film festival to end all film festivals. Having your film booed at Cannes is almost a death sentence: the film has to be re-edited, new scenes have to be filmed, and even then, chances are that it won't do very well in the......

We keep forgetting to post about this article from the Washington Post that Phillyist writer Sydney de Lapeyrouse sent us a little while ago about Philly's BYO "revolution." We hesitate to call it a revolution, really—we've been BYOing for at least five years, since we first moved to Philly—but whatever they want to call it down in D.C., we do have to admit that our BYO culture really is unique to the City of Brotherly......

Surprisingly, its not the usual bouquet of aged urine, fecal matter, and assorted garbage left to ferment. The Subway actually smells nice. In the last week and a half, I've seen crews at work at 30th, 11th, and 8th street stations actually mopping. Other times I've come across a slowly drying non-urine film accompanied by yellow signs telling me "Caution Wet Floor" and something or other in Spanish. Yes, they were mopping the subway.......

As predicted, it is going to be a fab year for the undead in Philly. With two, count ‘em, two major Egypt exhibitions in town, plus ten months chock full of mummy-fun, it’s never been a better time to be a desiccated corpse in the City of Brotherly Love. Sure, there’s lots of history and whatnot involved, but be honest: it’s our wrapped up brethren that fascinate and amaze and really bring in the......

We here at Phillyist know that a good portion of our readers may not reside within the limits of the City of Brotherly Love, and instead retreat to the pleasant confines of suburbia after a hard day's work. Rest assured, suburbanites! You are not alone, and Phillyist cares about your entertainment needs, too. That's why we've decided to start a new weekly feature here at Phillyist, focusing on fun to be had outside city......

Well, at least one representative of Philadelphia is doing well in sports - that being a guy named Tom Smith, who goes by the name Vertical Paper when competing in his sport of choice: Rock Paper Scissors. The International World Championships went down this past weekend in Toronto, and Smith won the bronze medal. He's one of only five Americans to ever place in the top 3 during the five-year history of the event, and......

The good folks over at DailyCandy tipped us off this morning to an awesome new web site. Or, what has the potential to be an awesome (and very helpful!) website that hasn't exactly taken off in the City of Brotherly Love quite yet. It's called Unthirsty, and theoretically, you should be able to enter your city and find a slew of happy hours to meet your every need. One problem: there are currently only......

Dear Incoming Class of 2010 (at whatever local university you may be matriculating at): Welcome! Four years ago this week, I was in your shoes. I'd been to Philadelphia exactly once before I moved in to my dorm at Penn. I'd been on the East Coast twice. I wasn't entirely sure what I was getting myself into. And I couldn't have been more excited. You see, I chose to go to Penn because it......

We didn't wear a cowboy hat our first time in Philadelphia. And we didn't spend much time on Second Street. But this about sums up how we felt our first time through the City of Brotherly Love.......

Philly is known as many things: The City of Brotherly Love, The Birthplace of Liberty, home of the angriest fans in the country, & someplace where it's always sunny (although in this Phillyist's opinion, not especially funny). And if Philly's own recent inductee into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, Kenneth Gamble, has anything to say about it, we'll also be sporting the moniker, "The Home for Rhythm and Blues," in recognition of the impact our......

 Books Inq is having some gender agreement issues this month- literarily speaking. Was Homer a woman and Emily Bronte a man? This is the City of Brotherly Love tells us where to get some Hot Pickles! , which is helpful, as Metroblogging Philly informs us about an organization who wants to make it legal for us to get the munchies. The Clog plays the flower-petal game with Entertainment Weekly. We know they're talking about Philly......

- iFlipFlop is searching for a good man in Philly; and not in the Flannery O'Connor sort of way. Can you help him solve the mystery of the missing Good Samaritan? - Perhaps less pressing, but still a mystery to be solved: where can the Smedley Log find this pen? - Someone on The City of Brotherly Love is seeking vegan-friendly food options. - And a good old fashioned shout-out to those who helped......

-By way of the This Is the City of Brotherly Love LJ Community, (and subsequently The Inquirer and Bizjournal.com) we learn that Philly isn't as smart as we might think we are. We were going to start a discussion about how this was a syllogistic fallacy to equate "degreed" with intelligence, but we just couldn't be arsed, frankly. So, um, yeah. How do you like those apples, smarty pants? - Please, won't some one......

Somebody Set Us Up the Bomb: The Lunabomber is trying to resurrect the "All Your Base" meme in honor of its fifth year. Phillyist is happy to help, because we'd rather see "All Your Base" make a triumphant return than the dreaded Dancing Hamsters. We Get Signal: The Kimmel Center Blog reports that they will be allowing folks the chance to play the new organ between 1 - 5 PM this Saturday (for a......

- The Illadelph complains about strip club discrimination. Clearly, men and women should be objectified equally! - From the Philly LiveJournal Community, This is the City of Brotherly Love, we learn about two events taking place this very weekend: a straight-edge, vegan-friendly Scavenger Hunt and the local manifestation of the 2006 Global Cannibis March. - Akkam's Razor notes that society has been turning our social commentary over to comics and cartoons. (And, of course, Colbert.)......

Films: Zim and Co., Tapas Future Screenings: Zim and Co.: Monday, April 10, 9:30PM, The Bridge Tapas: Tuesday, April 11, 10PM, The Ritz Five I didn’t make it to as many films as I’d have liked this weekend because I had out-of-town company. Fortunately, my friend from Texas has a love of foreign films that rivals mine, so we were able to catch a few films when I wasn’t showing him around the City of......

As we're sure you're aware, today, March 17th, is St. Patrick's Day, the celebration of the patron saint of Ireland. That means wearing green, drinking beer, and perhaps even drinking green beer. But you may not be aware of what tomorrow is all about. Is it Hangover Day, you ask? Everybody Can Stop Pretending To Be Irish Again Day? No, silly! It's Hall and Oates Day! At least, it is in Philly. Seriously, Mayor Street......

CBS 3 reports that the City of Brotherly Love is conducting a review of our current disaster readiness plans, which it then intends to have completed by the end of June, "just in time for the 4th of July holiday." (Phillyist thinks this is great, although we're not clear why Independence Day is relevant here, since any meaningful review completed on June 31st is unlikely to be fully realized by July 4th.) Pedro Ramos,......

Oh, Mr. Franklin - we know you've quite a reputation as a player when it comes to the ladies, but we can't help but wonder if you knew that while you were turning heads in colonial society, you were apparently wooing a whole city too. Not only is Philadelphia falling all over itself to celebrate your 300th birthday, (Phillyist admits we're not above a little Ben-lovin' ourselves), but as if various parties around town......

Philadelphia was the site of one of several Live 8 concerts this past Summer, and Anna Nicole Smith's appearance at the show in the City of Brotherly Love has prompted a lawsuit. Apparently, Smith showed up "intoxicated and scantily clad" and Trimspa failed to pay organizers a promotional fee in the amount of $320,000. Phillyist finds it hilarious that Trimspa has to pay people to put Anna Nicole Smith in the line up, but we......

Dear Philadelphia: We complain about you sometimes. Often, even. But that’s what we call tough love. (If we hated you, we’d have moved by now.) Sure we sometimes find that your manners leave something to be desired, and we wish the males amongst you were more charming than crass, and we’re not that big on cheesesteaks. But there’s something about you, Philly. A certain je ne sais quoi that we can’t exactly put our fingers......

Benergy? Is that like Joe-mentum or Bennifer? "Philly's Got Benergy!" is the brand-spankin' new motto of the tercentennial birthday celebration of Philadelphia's favorite inventor and founding father, Ben Franklin. The celebration officially kicked off on October 9 with a recreation of Franklin's arrival in Philly. Who says you can't amount to anything when you start out as a penniless runaway? The Philly's Got Benergy! brouhaha is a year long celebration in the City of Brotherly......

Last week Mayor John Street announced a ten year, $10 million plan to eradicate homelessness in the City of Brotherly Love. The $10 million for the project is already accounted for, having been earmarked from city, state and federal funds. There's a plan, devised by city officials meeting with homeless advocates and other experts. It's a huge undertaking, but one that Phillyist feels is incredibly important for the future of our city. But can it......