CBS3 broke a story this morning about a heroin bust in Northeast Philly. Over one million dollars in heroin was seized by Philadelphia Police "near 'G' Street and Hunting Park Avenue." The drugs purportedly originated in New York and Colombia (CBS3 put themselves in the crosshairs of our very own Proofreading Philly by misspelling the name of the coffee-and-drugs capital of the world). The cheeky criminals hid the stash, totaling over eight pounds, in the......

One of the more hilarious perks of writing for Phillyist is that we occasionally receive press releases and statements from overworked press flacks trying to make their musician clients look like the second coming of The Beatles. It's rare, however, that we get a press release that actually reduces us to helpless laughter, which is what happened when we got an email from Amy Winehouse's spokesperson announcing that Amy Winehouse was cancelling her US tour......

As we mentioned a while back, King Tut is coming to town this weekend! Well, okay, maybe not the King himself, but a bunch of his coolest stuff will be on display at The Franklin Institute. Now that it's become clear that Tom Knox is doing exceedingly well, and has a great deal of money, a bill has been introduced to temporarily cancel the campaign contribution limits in order to even things out a......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Candy - An Australian indie film adaptation of the novel of the same name starring Heath Ledger as a poet named Dan and Abbie Cornish as the title character, an art student who falls for Dan. To get closer to him, she starts taking heroin. "Their story becomes a love triangle - a boy, a girl, and a drug." We haven't read the book, but we've......

Here's a weird and disturbing story: a 30-year-old woman was killed in a double hit-and-run in Kensington very early Sunday morning. It sounds like what most likely happened is that one car hit her and threw her into the path of the other car. Neither vehicle stopped. One of the cars - a black Lexus with Maryland plates - was found nearby a little later, on fire. Very strange. Here's the Daily News version......

What's new and/or interesting in Philly theaters this weekend. Brothers of the Head - This fictional life story of Siamese twin rock stars is now getting its wider release in Philly, but we caught it months ago at the Philadelphia Film Festival. Read our review here. Trailer Showing at: Ritz at the Bourse Heading South (Vers le sud) - This one was also at the festival, but we didn't catch it. If you didn't either,......

Gun Violence in the Northeast: a Juniata woman was shot while standing in her kitchen, and a police officer was shot while trying to stop a robbery at a bar in the Frankford section of the city. Unwise Crime: A Bristol Township bankrobber took the money but didn't run...he ordered breakfast at a local diner, where he was subsequently arrested. Police tracked down Edwin Lopez for failing to return his parole officer's calls...only to discover......

Houstonist reports on cross-dressing thieves and undressing educators this week. A Peeping Tom defends himself with a papaya and an outraged onlooker asks Ken Lay, "TATER TOTS OR FRIES?" Also, FEMA wants it's money back. LAist are a bug bunch of geeks. They're Star Trek geeks, David Duchovny geeks and Frank Gehry geeks. During their Cochella preview their readers reveal themselves to be Depeche Mode geeks. Seattlest saw their basketball team preparing to leave for......

- News about the tainted heroin is having the opposite of the expected affect. - Sometimes it's better not to listen to your parents; both for you and them. Just ask Devonzo Dawson, who has been prosecuted for telling his daughter to recant her statement about a murder once she took the witness stand. - Newsstand owners, who came to work Monday only to discover their newsstands had seemingly melted into the night, have......

If you're a resident of Pennsylvania and plan on voting in the May 16 primary elections, you may be in for some fun surprises: new voting machines with which both you and the poll workers will most likely be unfamiliar! Sixty of the state's 67 counties have acquired new voting machines to comply with federal law, but many waited until the last moment and are only now starting to train poll workers and educate voters.Luckily,......

There's a whole wide world out there, and here's the proof: DCist revels in The University of Maryland's basketball triumphs, marvels at Metro's security strategy, and applauds DC local Katie Couric's new gig. Phillyist is all about the Philadelphia Film Festival. OK, not all about -- they still have time for loitering, underage sex, and random wacky news. LAist would have to send a camera around the world to get shots as bizarre as Katie's......

...Mischief: Utah Jazz player Carlos Boozer (we're refraining from making a joke about his name) has filed a complaint against Prince, who is currently renting Boozer's Southern California home. The Artist, or somebody employed by him, made "unauthorized home improvements" in the form of purple stripes and other decorations (including Prince's symbol and "3121," the name of his new album.) Oh, Dave Chappelle, where are you and why aren't you making fun of this? (Via......

...Divorce: David Hasselhoff's estranged wife, Pamela Bach, filed for a restraining order against the former Baywatch star, following allegations of domestic violence. The presiding judge did not issue the order, but strongly reccommended the two stay apart. We have no real opinion on this matter, since the only thing we think of when we hear Hasselhoff's name is this video. (Via The Associated Press.) ...Illegal Activity Kept Quiet With Hush Money: Tara Reid is on......

...Stupid: This isn't a stupid celebrity, so much as a stupid fan. A Kanye West fan showed up at the artist's Birmingham, England show sans ticket and decided that the best way to get into the concert would be by firing at the security guards in his way. (Via E! Online) ...Awesome: Sheryl Crow's prognosis is "excellent" after her breast cancer surgery last week. Ex-fiance Lance Armstrong, himself a cancer survivor, is confident that she......

To Whom it May Concern: We’d like to tell you a little about our friend and fellow contributor, “Phillial” columnist Jessica Haralson. As we’ve mentioned before, Jessica co-edits a little publication called Quake. Although Quake isn’t the first magazine of its kind, it is the first literary erotica magazine at Penn. Jessica got some great press last month from Philadelphia Weekly, and two weeks ago, the magazine’s first print issue arrived. Of course – and......

The Philadelphia Inquirer has been around for a while, but don’t take our word for it, just check out their coverage of the Civil War. That’s right, they were around all the way back when those dumb-asses thought it was a good idea to stand 30 feet apart and drill each other in the face with crude lead bullets. Luckily for history buffs (and the infantry), technology and military stratagems have come a long way......

Ali G, though, isn't driving Phillyist around in a limo, so we'll have to slum it by providing you with some concert previews for the upcoming week. A reunited (and it feels so good) Dinosaur Jr. is touring this Summer with a set that we've heard is gritty, dynamic, and just plain good. No doubt aging hipsters will be flocking to the Electric Factory to revisit their youth and the recently rereleased first three Dinosaur......