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There are very few things that annoy me into "action." One of those things is protests. I find them trite, pointless exercises that delude people into thinking that their voices are heard. You can count on one hand the number of protests that resulted in effective legislation or affirmative action taken. The other is the people constantly soliciting you for money from Greenpeace, Children International, etc. Don't try to prey on my guilt to get me to donate money to your organization. The answer is "No"; I do not have a second for the chlidren or the environment.

Two holes-in-one on the same hole? Maybe these guys should have played the lottery on their way home.

Philadelphia Police Officers Robert McDonnell and Richard Cujdik were removed from street duty amid FBI and local investigations in to police misconduct. Richard Cujdik, brother of Jeffrey Cujdik, took part in a September 11, 2007, raid of a bodega owned by Jose Duran. McDonnell did not take part in the raid, but is linked to allegedly bunk search warrants.

I know it's difficult to imagine wanting to walk/jog/bike/blade/streak along the Delaware River on a snowy morning like this one, but bare with Nutter Butter for one minute because he kinda made a big announcement yesterday. Fresh off giving the old Penn's Landing Corporation a good spanking for its lethargy and corruption, Nutter called a press conference on Sunday to announce the first major public space project in the implementation of the PennPraxis Civic Vision for the Central Delaware.

A Pennsylvania dog groomer thought she had come up with the perfect sideline for her business: Piercing kittens' ears and necks and marketing them as "gothic" over the Internet. Holly Crawford, 34, said she didn't think she was doing anything wrong when she decided to pierce her black kittens and attempt to sell them for hundreds of dollars apiece. Humane officers disagreed, charging her this week with cruelty and conspiracy in a case that has sparked outrage among animal lovers.

Lately, it's kind of seemed like it's always Restaurant Week—but then 2008 went by in a blur, so maybe it's just us. But today, at least, it's not just us, because Restaurant Week is once again on the horizon. The restaurant list features old favorites and new additions alike, and even though the price has gone up a bit in the last few years, we still think most restaurants put out special price-fixed menus that are tough to beat for $35 (plus tax, alcohol, and tip—of course).

HOW MUCH: $15 if you get 'em now, $17 at the door.

The Philadelphia School District is suffering from a high number of teacher vacancies, which experts say points to systemic problems in the hiring process.

At first glance, the details about the upcoming Center City District Restaurant Week look the same as always. So does the list of participating restaurants. What has changed, though? The cost of your prix fixe dinner will now be $35 instead of $30.

Phillyist still isn't used to it being pitch black when the work day is over, but the folks at the Center City District are giving us a night light, for this evening at least. Five buildings along the Avenue of the Arts (from City Hall down to Pine) will be lit up like a movie starlet's makeup mirror. These "murals of art" aren't all though: there will be entertainment on the Avenue as well as restaurant booths selling their wares at reduced cost (which is really the only way we'll be eating at Bliss on a random weeknight). The kick-off ceremony takes place at 5:30 in front of the Bellevue, but the food and entertainment run from 5-8.

"Sherwood Forest" - which is actually "the concourse below 15th Street linking Suburban Station with tunnels to City Hall, the Municipal Services Building, and the Broad Street Subway" - is not always the most pleasant place to be. As the Inquirer puts it: "in August, when Philly's temperature and humidity soar, the pungent odor of urine-soaked concrete is unforgettable." That's why the Center City District, a privately funded organization created to improve cleanliness, safety and the quality of life downtown, has taken it upon itself to give the place a daily scrubbing from now on.

booze. We're getting ahead of ourselves.

Wednesday: ordinarily, the day that Phillyist takes Pilates. During the summer? The day that Phillyist has to do her very best to avoid skipping Pilates, because starting tomorrow, it's also the day for Center City Sips, during which a number of bars and restaurants around Center City will feature $4 cocktails, $3 wine, $2 beers, and $1 appetizers (correct us if we're wrong, but didn't the appetizers used to be free?) from 5-7PM.

A U. Penn researcher is using Science!^TM to try to disprove a fascinating story about maidens ritually killing themselves in a Mesopotamian tomb 4,600 years ago.

Twice a year, something amazing happens to make Phillyist happy—and maybe a few pounds heavier. That something is the Center City District's Restaurant Week, and it's coming up January 28-February 2. Thirty dollars (before drinks, tax, and gratuity) gets you three courses at any of 106 top Center City and Old City restaurants.

From noon until 8:30 tomorrow, the Center City District is putting on a little outdoor soiree on both 13th Street between Chestnut and Walnut Streets & Sansom Street between 12th and 13th Streets. There will be music, art, books for sale for $1 per pound (woot!) and several local restaurants and business will be out hawking their wares. For more info on the who's and where's, you can visit the Center City District Website.