Blogged Around Philly: West Philly Time Travel Edition

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Welcome to the return edition of "Blogged Around Philly." For what is typically a downtime for news, there have been some surprisingly scanda-licious updates this summer, but we'll put the past behind us and show you the best of what came across the e-wire this week.

Though this project was unveiled earlier this year, we thought we would give a nod to University City Off the Grid for posting this time-lapse video of the construction of the "green" public art display at 38th and Powelton. Yes, it is true that this Phillyist works in the neighborhood and happens to be friends with the artist, but all that is purely coincidence: the piece rocks and you should definitely check it out if you haven't already.

We like dark humor as much as the next guy, but Philebrity out-douches itself with this week's posting of an "Asian American Suicide Mixtape." Welcome, South Philly High freshmen! The harder they come, really?

Ladies and gentlemen, we present to you the greatest Philly blog this side of Phillyist: Nachodelphia.

Philly Insider reports that a current Penn graduate student ate her weight in tacos. We really hope she is studying to be a nurse.

700 Level shows us the first glimpse of AT&T Station at the southern terminus of the Broad Street Subway line. Stay tuned next week for drawings showing the station shaped like the new iPhone.

BOOBS! Thanks, Shmitten Kitten. Warning: put headphones on if you work in a cubicle.

Grub Street gives us yet another reason to hate Joey Vento and another reason to love Masaharu Morimoto.

Politi-blogs like Philly Clout are abuzz with talk of Sam Katz making a run for Michael Nutter in 2012. Apparently he has the support of former opponent, Sleaz-osaurus Rex John Street, who has showed us a new level of negligence as chairman of the board of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.

Speaking of juicy news about inappropriate actions by public officials, Clout also interviews Mayor Nutter about PHA's recent turmoil and the move to eliminate the DROP program.

Brownstoner has some great coverage of the bike sharing demonstrations, from interviewing the project leader (via PlanPhilly) to Mayor Nutter explaining the concept to some doe-eyed newlyweds. Who needs a limousine?