PHILLY CAR SHARE PRESENTS: BBC's PLANET EARTH / THE PRINCESS BRIDE So what if they lost the city contract to a competitor? Any company that brings in live music, local artisans and The Princess Bride is okay in our book. Sit on some of that green grass (actual condition of grass at location may vary). You'll all be very glad to know that the movie version of everyone's favorite tale of "true love and high......

There are few things we love more in the world than food. And when it's good food that comes cheap, we love it even more. That's why we're excited for 8 Days of Eats, the South Street Headhouse District's answer to the Center City District's Restaurant Week. There are fewer restaurants to choose from, sure, and most of those restaurants don't have menus posted on the event website, but 8 Days of Eats has a......

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! We don't pretend to include everything there is to do today in this post, because let's face it: this city is already crawling with drunkards and it's only noon. Some of us took the day off today, to continue a weekend full of Irish-themed debauchery. Others are sitting in our cubes, sad and alone. Not to mention sober. And working. Not that we would have started drinking already if we......

On Monday night, I went on a trek through town. I eventually ended up in the Wawa near Second and South (by Headhouse Square). After paying for my hot chocolate and waiting for a friend to finish in line, I saw a notebook. I'm nosey. OF COURSE I read it... and almost peed myself laughing. Because it was not an abandoned diary, but a log. Where police officers signed their names and what type of......

Headhouse Square Movie: Is it possible the city isn't sick of this movie yet? For those of you who still have a "Yo, Adrian" or two left in you, there's a free screening of the original Rocky tonight on Headhouse Square. Giveaways at 7PM - movie at 8PM. The Pale Nimbus: Philly locals The Pale Nimbus play the MarBar (40th & Walnut) tonight (and, it looks like, many Wednesday nights until the end of......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Headhouse Square Movie: Free screening of Philadelphia on Headhouse Square. Giveaways at 7PM - movie at 8PM. Concerts in the Park: Free performance by DJ Junior and Tortured Soul in Rittenhouse Square. 7-9PM Amy Goodman: Amy Goodman, author of Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People Who Fight Back, speaks at Central Library (1901 Vine Street) at noon. Free Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Sensational Soul Cruisers: Sensational Soul Cruisers play the Pennypack Park Music Festival at 7PM. Nocturne Wednesdays: All ages weekly alternative dance party at Shampoo Nightclub (7th & Willow) at 9PM. $7 Headhouse Square Movie: Free screening of Grease on Headhouse Square. Giveaways at 7PM - movie at 8PM. Free Fringe: Don't forget it's Fringe season, and several shows are free. Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy!......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Headhouse Square Movie: Free screening of "Cheech and Chong"(we have no idea which movie- perhaps Up in Smoke?) on Headhouse Square. Giveaways at 7PM - movie at 8PM. Landmine: Landmine, Skeleton Proof Tanks & Conspiracy to Kill at the Balcony at The Troc (1003 Arch Street). $7. All ages (21+ to drink). 6PM Josh Davis: with Groove Train Riders and Bodega at The Fire (412 W. Girard).......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Here There Be Pirates: Independence Seaport Museum (211 S. Columbus Boulevard) presents an outdoor screening of Crimson Pirate (starring Burt Lancaster). Doors open at 8:15, the movie starts at 9:00. Tickets are $4. Concerts in the Park: The first of four free weekly concerts in Rittenhouse Square. This week, Carol Riddick & Unlikely Cowboy. 7-9PM. Headhouse Square Movie: Get your tissues ready; there's a free screening of......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: True Stories: The Talking Heads classic, $3 at The Cinema (3940 Walnut Street) at 8PM. The Forest for the Trees: Scribe Video Center is presenting the Philly premiere of The Forest for the Trees, a documentary about activists in a legal battle with the FBI. Show at iHouse (3701 Chestnut Street) at 7PM. $10 Headhouse Square Movie: Free screening of Raiders of the Lost Ark on Headhouse......

Fun around town, for $10 or less: Negative Space: Negative Space, Streetcar, Appy Polly Logic & The Tweakers 8PM at The Kyhber (56 S. 2nd Street). $8. 21+ Headhouse Square Movie: Free screening of The Sting on Headhouse Square. Giveaways at 7PM - movie at 8PM. Pennypack Park Music Festival: Billy Joel tribute act 52nd Street performs free 7PM to 9:30PM in Pennypack Park. Got a frugal tip? Don't be stingy! Send it here......

Fun around town, for $10 or less Nanny McPhee: The PDR Movie Night presents Nanny McPhee at 7 PM at Campbell Square (Allegheny Ave & Belgrade). Free. Take Charles Atlas by the Hand: Free screening of Rocky Horror Picture Show on Headhouse Square. Giveaways at 7PM - movie at 8PM. Kitty Kat Dirt Nap: Kitty Kat Dirt Nap, Metroplex, The Tattle Tales, US Funk Team, and Algernon Cadwallader at The Fire (412 W. Girard). 5PM.......

Phillyist is certain you're sickened to know that you missed your chance to meet Pennsylvania Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff - he was in town yesterday to help celebrate Buy Local Week, July 10-17. But don't despair! Despite not being able to worship Dennis Wolff in person, you can still celebrate Buy Local Week - Friday night at 7pm - Local Grooves, Local Brews, Local Food Dinner at World Cafe Live.Saturday, 10am-4pm - Buy-Local-Palooza at the......

Co-authored by Rebecca Rindler Trying to find a way to satisfy your love of movies and still get those "It's summertime, you really should go out and get some fresh air," do-gooders off your back? You're in luck, because this July, Philly has two (two!) weekly outdoor movie options for you to choose from. And they're free. Wednesday Nights at 8: Fortress Communications presents "Make it A Film Night" at historic Headhouse Square (2nd &......