To paraphrase the First Amendment of the federal constitution, “The Mayor of Philadelphia shall make no law abridging firefighters’ freedom of speech … or their […]

Now that you’ve memorized my list of 10 things you didn’t know about the Phillies, here are 15 things you probably didn’t know about Philly celebs, […]

Andy Reid’s Family Issues Statement. Last night, Andy Reid issued a statement on behalf of his family indicating that Garrett Reid’s death was drug-related. [Birds […]

Now that the Boy Scouts of America has re-affirmed its ban against “open or avowed homosexuals,” the BSA should extend an olive branch to its […]

Go behind the scenes

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey will seize control of the department’s Twitter handle so that he can live-tweet Philly’s National Night Out on Tuesday. National […]

On Monday, Newsweek released its annual bundle of listicles that double as the college-selection Sparknotes for rising seniors at high schools everywhere. They take a […]

Bradley Cooper crushers and local paparazzi, take note: the Jenkintown-bred actor is scheduled to attend the premiere of The Words at the Prince Music Theater […]

Holy traffic, Batman! The 1.1 million total pageviews is sure to eclipse the mark of 1.2 billion set during the Beijing Games in 2008. Unsurprisingly, […]

Tim McManus of our Birds 24/7 blog has been reporting and curating news and reactions to the sudden death of Garrett Reid, the oldest son […]

If peeing in the pool is cool, consider Michael Phelps Miles Davis. The most decorated Olympian of all time recently told the Wall Street Journal […]

The Newsroom Producer Is a Local Product. A producer of The Newsroom who directed two of the episodes in the show’s first season is a […]

Jeffrey Ross isn’t exactly a household name. The man’s a comedian who gets most of his facetime for hurling inappropriate humor on marginal celebrities for […]

Find out who’s being honored this year

Nick Delpopolo—a 23-year-old American judo fighter from Jersey—is the first Olympian to be expelled from the London Games for failing an IOC drug test. Delpopolo […]