Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Pirate It Up: Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day with a screening of Bob Hope’s The Princess and the Pirate at Independence Seaport Museum (211 S Columbus Blvd), 7:30PM. $4 For Something More Serious: Leerraum Night featuring Swiss, Japanese, and German Experimental film and video at the Rotunda (4014 Walnut), 8PM. Free Soothe What Ails Ya: Experimental electronic music of Tantrum Tonic at the Random Tea Room......

A look at how locals are faring in the Olympics. Police are still searching for the rapist or rapists who have been terrorizing the Frankford section of Philadelphia. A man was arrested Saturday in a kidnapping and sex assault, but police don't believe he's connected to the other incidents. The Inquirer takes a look at the crowded and sometimes dangerous conditions on the Kelly Drive bike path at Boathouse Row. The Daily News lists......

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Phillyist would like to introduce you to the newest member of our team, Sharon Cole. Sharon used to walk other people's dogs when she wasn't walking her own, and now she'll be sharing her stories. Additionally, we are looking forward to reading her thoughts on Philadelphia's Youth Aid Program. A quirky column about dog walking adventures in the City of Dog Owning Love... True. When I moved to Philly from Delaware just over six years......

The Penn and Drexel Cycling Clubs are co-hosting The Arkema Group Schuylkill Challenge Bicycle Race in Fairmount Park this weekend. (Note that the title of that last page we linked to predicts the winner as Penn - we wonder if the folks at Drexel, not to mention the other schools, have noticed that yet.) It's actually a series of bike races and time trials taking place in various places and at various times on Saturday......

Last night, FX premiered its new comedy line-up: Starved, followed by It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. Starved highlights four neurotic New Yorkers-- kind of like Seinfeld, except darker, raunchier, and filmed like an indie movie. Starved is different from your average sitcom not only in the way it is filmed, but also in its level of crassness. It's not for the faint of heart: this episode included frank sexual scenes, obscured nudity, and not-at-all......