If you missed our recent post on the breed-specific legislation bill pending in the Pennsylvania legislature, which would have an adverse effect on many of the dogs we've profiled on Phillyist, check it out here! Napolean (ID# A04872884) Napolean is a 1-year-old Pit Bull mix with a super-expressive face, as you can see. When he came to the shelter, he was wearing a collar, but his family never came to claim him. Napolean is a......

If you missed our recent post on the breed-specific legislation bill pending in the Pennsylvania legislature, which would have an adverse effect on many of the dogs we've profiled on Phillyist, check it out here! Digger (ID# A04736110) Digger is a 1-year-old sweetheart of a Pit Bull. He's a medium-energy dog who needs a home where he'll get regular walks, but he's generally a calm boy. He came to the shelter as a stray, so......

Photo by anitakhart/Flickr SFist asked, since it was National Pigeon Day this past week, one simple question about the urban winged creature: love 'em or hate 'em?California prepared for legal gay marriage, which begins Monday evening, and also watched as Los Angeles celebrated equality during last week's Pride celebration.Torontoist featured photos from Woofstock, the city's festival for all things pooch—and the largest and most adorable event of its kind on the continent. The event......

If you missed our recent post on the breed-specific legislation bill pending in the Pennsylvania legislature, which would have an adverse effect on literally all of the dogs we've profiled on Phillyist, check it out here! Toro (ID# A04736110) Toro is a young (1-2 y/o) American Bulldog/Pit mix who came to the shelter last month as a stray. Unfortunately, he's gotten a bit depressed at the shelter and is experiencing some weight loss, so the......

The Inquirer profiles a Germantown clinic whose services are described as indispensable, but which may shut down soon due to a lack of funds. Suspended Episcopal Bishop Charles E. Bennison Jr. testified yesterday in his ecclesiastical trial, trying to explain why he had not told anyone that his brother was sexually abusing a high-school student in the 1970s. A preliminary hearing was held yesterday for the five North Philadelphia teens arrested in the beating and......

Have you been in Rittenhouse Square on a nice Saturday afternoon lately? If so, you've probably seen volunteers from the Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS) out with some of their adoptable pets. If you've seen the PAWS folks out and about, or if you've checked our recent profiles of PAWS dogs, you may have noticed that many of these shelter dogs are Pit Bull mixes, and that they're complete sweethearts. Unfortunately, Pit Bulls get a......

Greta (ID# A04825232) Greta is a lovable pit mix who was found as a stray near the PAWS shelter. She's around 6 months to 1 year old, and she's likely reached her mature size at around 35 lbs. She's a medium energy dog, and she still needs to be taught not to jump, so she'd do best in a household without small children. Greta is a super sweet girl—she loves to give kisses to anyone......

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If you'll remember a couple weeks back, we ran a series of Cat of the Day and Dog of the Day posts profiling adoptable pets from Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society, better known as PAWS. We had a lot of fun with the posts, and PAWS is a wonderful organization, so we've decided to start running a weekly posts about some of the great companions you can pick up from the PAWS shelter. Each Tuesday, we'll......

As promised, yesterday Mayor Nutter announced his plan to combat homelessness. Click through for the details. The 14-year-old Lansdowne boy accused of stabbing his older brother to death over a video game has admitted to voluntary manslaughter. The judge will determine his sentence at a hearing on June 5th; he faces a maximum of seven years of supervision until he reaches age 21. The polo team from the acclaimed equestrian program on Chamounix Drive in......

This entry is part of our week-long series profiling adoptable pets from Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). So far, we've introduced you to Crunchy, Dunkin, Nevada, Sebastian, Mesu ,Meena, Midnight, Pooh and Miracle. Also, don't forget to make it out to tomorrow's PAWS on Main event in Manayunk. And now, it's time to meet today's PAWS Dog of the Day: Griff (A# 04409697) Griff is a one- to two-year-old pit bull mix. He’s a curious......

This entry is part of our week-long series profiling adoptable pets from Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). So far, we've introduced you to Crunchy, Dunkin, Nevada, Sebastian, Mesu, Meena and Midnight. And now, it's time to meet today's PAWS Dog of the Day: Pooh (A# 04049478) If ears are your thing, Pooh’s the dog for you. Just take a look at the cute fella. This pit bull mix is between six months and a year.......

This entry is part of our week-long series profiling adoptable pets from Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). So far, we've introduced you to Crunchy, Dunkin, Nevada, Sebastian and Mesu. And now, it's time to meet today's PAWS Dog of the Day: Meena (A# 04295190) Meena is a pretty pit bull mix (check out the eyes – one blue, one brown) who's somewhere between 1 and 2 years old. She's very smart, and very eager to......

This entry is part of our week-long series profiling adoptable pets from Philadelphia Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). So far, we've introduced you to Crunchy, Dunkin and Nevada. And now, we're happy to introduce you to today's PAWS Dog of the Day: Sebastian (A# 04274007) Sebastian is a really sharp 2-year-old male who's already mastered the "sit" and "down" commands. He was found as a stray, and could use some fattening up. He's very affectionate, and......

As we're sure you read this morning, we're trying to lend a hand to our friends at PAWS in anticipation of this coming Saturday's PAWS on Main event in Manayunk. This morning, you read about one of the wonderful adoptable cats that PAWS has available for you to make your new pet. Now we're going to tell you about one of their available pets of the doggie variety. Unfortunately, when it comes to dogs, most......

What is it about First Fridays that makes the weather come? It really does seem like every fourth Friday, the weather turns to crap, just in time to descend on art-loving urban hipsters traveling from gallery to gallery to imbibe free wine. If we feel like trading the Film Festival for First Friday, here's where we'll be imbibing: Pinot Boutique, an Old City shop that could only be improved upon if Pennsylvania laws allowed......

But hey, at least we liveblogged it!......

Wednesday, we told you about The Barking Beauty. And while we still encourage you to buy tickets and support Stone Soup Theatre Arts and PAWS, we also know there are more than a few reasons you may not be able to. (Palm Sunday being one of them. The limited space at L'Etage being another.) But, if, in your absence, you still want to be kept abreast of the goings-on at The Barking Beauty, have......

Ah, the Miss America Pageant. From the 1920s to just a few short years ago, it put Atlantic City on the map just as much as any casino did. But in 2006, the pageant packed up shop and moved to Atlantic City: The Sequel Las Vegas, leaving our region (Atlantic City's not that far!) without the glitz and glamor that only fifty-two (one for every state, plus D.C. and the U.S. Virgin Islands) leggy......

Do you like dogs? Oh, who are we kidding? Of course you do! So then clearly, you'd be interested in knowing that the American Kennel Club has released its list of the Top 10 Most Popular Dogs in America. Tops on the list? For the umpteenth year in a row, it's the Labrador Retriever. Also notable: German Shepherds (our faves) at #4, Poodles at #8 (is that surprisingly low to anyone else?), and, for......

Every weekday of December (except for December 25, that is), Phillyist will be counting down to 2008 with our highlights from the past year and our predictions for the next. If you have a list you'd like to submit, let us know! Twelve months and ten epochal collapses later, we're nearing 2008 and a fresh calendar year for career (or structural) decimation. Let's count 'em down from 10: 10. Pete Doherty (again) 2007 hasn’t been......

The big story this morning is about a young couple - him a Penn grad, her a Drexel student - who allegedly burglarized neighbors' apartments, stole identities, made fake driver's licenses, and opened phony credit card accounts, all in the name of living the high life. The two were arrested Friday, but are free on bail. The Daily News has a more detailed look at some of their scams in an article with a typically......

Editor Jill is off slaying dragons helping to produce an arts festival, so several intrepid Phillyist staffers have agreed to help her with her regular content while she's knee-deep in nonprofit – among them, William J. Hayes, who is is taking over Monday Manners this week and next. This weekend, I went to the dog park near me to take in some of the lovely fall air. I really enjoy the dog park, first because......

The Red Sox has permeated nearly every facet of Bostonist's lives. When they're not live-blogging the games, waxing poetic about the games, thanking Curt Schilling for his splendid work, or telling Dane Cook to watch his hair, they're watching certain presidential candidates hop on the Red Sox bandwagon (sorry, Gothamist). The Sox are so branded on the local brain that people are using the Series to spice up their sex lives. Speaking of spice, Bostonist......

"A former lawmaker has returned $79,000 he was paid to serve as litigator for House Republicans." But the state Ethics Commission still has to decide whether his contract violated Pennsylvania law, in which case he might have to pay fines equal to three times that amount. The 90-year-old woman who was beaten and robbed outside her Port Richmond home last month has now died from her injuries. The police are asking for help in......

Gothamist learned about the craziest urban nightmare come true: A huge python found in the bathroom pipes. It was also a nightmare for some Yankees fans, as manger Joe Torre declined to come back and manage the Bronx Bombers. At least the city's attempt to give some direction to subway riders was interesting, pranksters went shirtless at the Fifth Avenue Abercrombie & Fitch and the I Heart Brooklyn Girls calendars came out. And just......

Dear Rittenhouse Square: Thank you, thank you, thank you for the good times we've shared. Thank you for the picnics. Thank you for the people-watching. Thank you for the adorable dogs and even more adorable children. Thank you for serving as a frequent shortcut. I'm a big fan of any diagonal path that can get me there faster. Recently, while crossing the park, I saw two young men in t-shirts and baggy blue jeans carry......

A story (via Jason) and video on New York's WCBS-TV alerted Exelon Corp. to the fact that security guards at its Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station in York County, PA have been literally falling asleep on the job, and now Exelon is moving to terminate a contract with the company that provides security at the plant. This is a pretty clever idea: primary-care clinics in retail stores. They're called MinuteClinics, and four will be opening......

By Bill Hayes and Pencopal This week, the Renegade Phillyists are feeling slightly less hateful, but just as snarky. Think of it as haterade lite. So instead of picking people off one by one, we've decided to taze them. Bill's To Taze List: 1) The people at Pitchfork. If you've heard of an album, they probably think it blows. I've been listening to the latest Tegan & Sara album, The Con, and I have been......

Happy first weekend of September - and happy Labor Day weekend, too, for our American cities! Let's take a look at what's been happening around the Ist-a-verse. The deaths of two firefighters shook Bostonist this week. Boston's firefighters bent over backwards all week long - first, they fought flames pouring from the Boston Tea Party museum, and then a restaurant fire killed two and injured many more. Their efforts make everything else - like Tom......