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Beanie Sigel Pleads Guilty

Rapper Beanie Sigel—probably known by most for a beef with mogul and icon Jay-Z—has pleaded guilty to tax evasion. The rapper didn’t file taxes from […]

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Mann Center Robbed…Again

In 2008 the Mann Center was robbed of $11,000. This afternoon, a few stickup artists made off with a significantly larger bag of cash. The […]

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Daytime Profiles Will Smith’s House

Daytime did a piece on the Fresh Prince’s California castle. Nice digs for a kid that was West Philadelphia born and raised. [Yahoo!]

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Pasadena’s Playhouse Casts Philly Musical

South Street—Pasadena Playhouse’s fall musical set in Philadelphia—has officially been cast and is set to premiere September 16th. The play focuses on a South Street […]

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Questlove’s Amy Winehouse Story

Questlove—drummer for the Roots—has been known to work and hang with a large variety of artists. Questo had been in talks to work with the […]

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New Album from the Roots Drops This Year

Questlove tweeted that the Roots’ 13th album—scheduled to drop later this year—will be titled Undun. Last year’s How I got Over is still on the […]

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Feds Seize a Ton of Ivory From Philly Store

A Philly shop owner—68-year-old Victor Gordon—has been arrested after the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York alleges that he conspired to […]

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Wall Street Journal’s House of the Day Is in Chestnut Hill

Leonard Bruno and his wife Lori—of Ligne Roset fame—have some swanky digs out in Chestnut Hill. Their home is on the market for $1.15 million […]

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Judge Issues Compromise for Philadelphia Orchestra and Musicians’ Union

The American Federation of Musicians is positing that the Philadelphia Orchestra Association should cough up some of its $140 million in endowments if it will […]

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Video: VisitPhilly.com Shows Creation of Phillies 3-D Painting

VisitPhilly.com has released a video detailing the creation of the 3-D “With Love” painting at Citizens Bank Park. [Crossing Broad]

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U2 Sings Happy Birthday to Nelson Mandela

Last week U2 played a show in Philly for the first time in years. Their setlist included some of their most popular songs and a […]

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Selena Gomez and Ryan Seacrest Visit Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

As a part of the efforts of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation to provide opportunities for children to learn about broadcast media, the American Idol host […]

Restaurants

Tashan Gets an Opening Date

We’ve been patiently waiting on Munish Narula’s Tashan at 777 South Broad for more than a year now and we will have to wait just […]

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Vote to Help Save the Music in Philly

VH1’s Save the Music has partnered with Energizer to hold a contest for a grant to restore instrumental music in a local school. Voting has […]

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Trade Your Shoes for U2 Tickets

Stub Hub’s Take Off Your Boots campaign runs until 2 p.m. or while supplies last in the rotunda at the Shops at Liberty Place today. […]