And the appointments keep on rolling in. This week's may have been the most interesting though, as Michael appointed himself(!), along with one of his aides, to the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority. The Authority will be headed up by another Michael aide who was appointed this week. The moves were yet another dig at the Street administration, as Michael is joining the Authority more or less to clean up the mess of Street's Neighborhood Transformation Initiative.......

We haven't reported on Michael naming new officials in a while, so let's start with that. This week, Michael tapped attorney Rue Landau to be the next head of the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations. Michael announced an $8 million spending plan to help Philadelphia's homeless population. Michael defended the city's decision to raise the rent on the Boy Scouts' headquarters due to the organization's policy against homosexuals. Michael is pushing for stricter gun laws......

Some of you have work tomorrow. Others do not. To the former, our condolences. To the latter, our congratulations. TWO STAGES AT DOC WATSON'S This is one of our more basic but to-the-point event names. Yes, there will be two stages rocking tonight over at Doc Watson's Pub. We Are Castles, Domi, The Orange, Conversation with Friends, Common Crave and Bodega will be playing. Also, enjoy $3 Magic Hat #9 and a late-night Happy Hour......

The first weekend in April brought with it a host of grim violence, including two home invasions, a robbery, a stabbing, five shootings, and a homicide. Not on the list: A man was assaulted and robbed on the El Friday night by three men wearing black wigs. For those keeping track at home, that’s three assaults around the El in the last 10 days. Mayor Nutter assures us that they are just isolated incidents. Representatives......