The high-speed car chase and wreck on Roosevelt Boulevard that led to the death of a 17-year-old boy appears to have come out of a dispute over a 14-month-old baby—a baby who died early yesterday morning from injuries sustained in the crash. Philadelphia photographer, founder of phillyskyline.com, and friend of Phillyist Brad Maule has sued The Colbert Report, and the Philadelphia Daily News and Inquirer for using his photographs without permission. He is seeking......

-How tall is too tall? Fairmount area residents seem to feel 47 stories is a bit much for a planned residential tower in their neck of the woods. - Governor Rendell announced some initiatives to help quell gun violence, including a $7.5 million grant to help offset interstate patrol costs and put more police on the street. - And a good thing too, because our violent crime rates might be higher than we realize; a......

Hey, Philly, we're the 14th most desirable city to live in! That's according to the results of a recent online survey of 1000 college-educated 25-to 32-year-olds. We were beat out by other -ist cities like Chicago (at 7), Boston (at 8), and New York (who took the top spot). Ah, well. At least we're in the top 15! There's a new restaurant opening in the city, in what's perhaps a rather unexpected spot: the......

Mother's Day has Philadelphia origins, having been conceived by resident Anna May Jarvis, as well as recognized here first as an official holiday. We only feel the need to share these facts because this Sunday is Mother's Day (and if you're just realizing this now, Phillyist has to warn you that all the good Mother's Day cards are already taken), and we wanted to let you know there are some things happening around town to......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: FRIDAY Fish Census: Free annual demonstration of fish census taking techniques by the Philadelphia Water Department's Office of Watersheds. You know, if you're into that sort of thing (which you might want to consider being, as it's related to determining the cleanliness of our drinking water). 10AM at the Fairmount Water Works (640 Waterworks Drive). From Philadelphia With Love 3: "Still More Industrial, Educational, and other Lost Local......