Have a nominee for Asshole of the Week? Send it to us! We're gonna keep this one short and sweet because, let's face it, it's 4:00 pm on Friday before the Memorial Day long weekend. Most of you probably aren't at work anymore anyway... if you even bothered to go to work today at all. But, if you're reading this post right before heading leaving the office, getting into your car, and heading for the......

Philadelphia police were questioning Leroy Townsend, 53, about possible narcotics violations on May 18 when an officer noticed red dye on his pants and then recognized him (from wanted photos broadcast on television) as a serial bank robber believed to be responsible for five Center City heists. He was, of course, arrested. A group calling itself the Keystone State Skinheads has taken credit for a series of racist posters put up in Port Richmond......

Hey, Greensgrow, a North Philly urban farm, got profiled in a New York Times article! Go them! (Via Dexter) A plan made public yesterday reveals the city prisons commissioner's strategies to reduce prison overcrowding, fight recidivism, and improve prison-staff morale. Meanwhile, an as yet unreleased study of the Philadelphia prison system reveals that recidivism has less to do with prison overcrowding than first-time offenders. "A member of the Eagles Pep Band will be walking 90......

Pepper is summer beach music. So we weren't sure how they would play out on a cool October night in the northeast. When summer-style music is played indoors in the autumn or winter, it can bring a touch of warmth to a cold night, or it can just sound horribly out of place, like Bing Crosby at your Uncle Jon's Memorial Day barbecue. So we were a little apprehensive, but still excited for the show.......

If you're famous and melting down this week, you're in good company. Such good company, in fact, that we've devoted the entirety of today's "This Week in Celebrity" to celebrity meltdowns. Thanks to Jessica for the inspiration! ...Lindsay Lohan: Last week, we swore we'd never trust Lindsay Lohan again. Here's why: Lohan was booked last week after a Memorial Day drunken-driving incident, but released almost immediately on bail. Only a few days later, and not......

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Philly's classical music community seems to be back from its Memorial Day break as well. Wednesday Take a walk at lunch. The Holy Trinity Church presents one of its lunchtime Brown Bag Concerts with The Cypress Trio. Holy Trinity Church (Rittenhouse Square); 12:30 PM; FREE w/ optional donation Friday Everyone loves HMS Pinafore, right? Listen to the Savoy's rendition of such popular tunes as "I'm Called Little Buttercup," and "I am the Captain of......

Many things that had to wait while PA and NJ were in their impasse about dredging the Delaware can now move forward. One of those things is repainting the Ben Franklin Bridge. This holiday weekend, lots of folks were getting in as much fun as they could at the Jersey shore, despite the fact that, in Surf City at least, there was the possibility of blowing up. A beach replenishment project ended up digging up......

It's Memorial Day. Banks are closed. The post office is closed. We can officially wear white. We're barbecuing. We're honoring our wounded and fallen soldiers. One thing we're not doing, though? Blogging. Enjoy your Memorial Day! We'll see you tomorrow. Image via Flickr user Sparkwash.......

All across the Ist-A-Verse (or at least the American parts thereof), writers and editors are in the midst of enjoying their three-day weekend. But after the week we've all had, we feel like the break is not only needed, but deserved. Just look at everything we've been doing! Gothamist headed into the Memorial Day weekend with a number of tasks accomplished. They worried about Long Islanders giving New Yorkers a bad name. They tried......

A Quirky Column about Dog Walking Adventures in the City of Dog-Owning Love Dog Custody Friday night in Fishtown, I met a friend of a friend who joked about losing two dogs in two previously unsuccessful relationships. “And I didn’t do anything wrong,” he said. “I didn’t cheat on my girlfriends, treat them like shit or anything and they wind up with the dogs.” He’s over it, but hasn’t wanted to get a new dog......

Memorial Day weekend is filled with block parties, barbecues, picnics and family. If you get tired of your perverted Uncle or nosy Aunt, then head over to Tower Theatre to see Rocco Deluca and the Burden opening for Keane. Rocco Deluca and the Burden hail from Long Beach, CA and just released their debut album I Trust You To Kill Me. "Colorful," their new hit single, has wowed critics in both the magazine and......

The first-ever national sudoku championship will be held right here in Philadelphia, October 19th through the 21st, at the Convention Center. As one might expect, Will Shortz will preside over the event. Late yesterday morning, a tanker truck overturned and spilled a bunch of home heating oil onto I-95, closing the southbound lanes in Delaware County for over four hours. I-95 was finally mostly clear of tie-ups by 4:30PM. There was a march against......

Memorial Day is next Monday. This means very little in the scheme of commercial holiday celebrating, of course, except for the fact that it means a day off and, for whatever reason, official permission to wear white. And how, whether clad in white or not, do most people celebrate Memorial Day? With a barbecue. Duh. Unfortunately, five years in Philly haven't taught us any good spots to grill. We have our little Ikea grill that......

- Most of us were off this past holiday weekend, but gun violence failed to take a holiday. Shootings over Memorial Day weekend resulted in six injuries, and two fatalities (both shot in the head). - Our local tourism board might want to rethink their "Philly's More Fun When You Sleep Over" campaign; at least for musicians. Yet another band has had its van and gear stolen from the parking lot of their hotel.......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Do Good Deeds Endure: The Historical Society of Montgomery County presents a Memorial Day tribute. 11AM at The Historical Society (1654 DeKalb Street). Museum admission is $5; the tribute is free. Vinnie Spins Rock, Rock, Rock N Roll: Rock and Roll on the decks at the M-Room (15 W. Girard). With "No Cover Never Ever!" (21+) Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here and share......

On Memorial Day Weekend, Americans all over the country gather together to remember those who have died in service of our nation...by getting a really good deal on a pair of shoes, and then going outside and partying in them. Hey, we're Americans; buying and partying is what we do. Oh, and eating a lot of barbecue. Anyway, here's some stuff you can do in Philly to celebrate your Memorial Day Weekend - some of......

Our weekly look into the odd, strange and bizarre at one .org Insert obvious NC-17, car-related joke here. Okay, but the first movie we go see is Over the Hedge. Oh, SNAP! of the week. Not quite the country club image this town's known for, huh? We're sure your dreams are shattered. Sorry, honey, but we’ll give you a break since you’re not from around here. There are no empty rooms at the shore......

By Daniel J. Linehan Even since Phillyist went to the Found Footage Festival last Saturday, we can’t stop wondering about Wayne Brian Meyer. Wondering, and giggling. See, Meyer hosts a show on Wisconsin cable access television, apparently for the sole purpose of expressing his tremendous amount of inchoate rage. Even before he warns that he will be “ordering people to DROP DEAD in the name of Jesus,” his glaring, hulking, be-flanneled form tells you that......