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Camera: 5D Mark II

Your faithful Phillyist Proofreader caught this Florida-plated Hyundai on Germantown Avenue, just north of Girard, in that neighborhood nostalgically and perhaps misleadingly called "Olde Kensington."

• This morning's crazy storm is expected to return later in the day... just in time for rush hour!
• Police have caught the 59-year-old man suspected of robbing a Center City bank yesterday.
• A man was shot 25 times in South Philly last night.

In fact, we're pretty certain that many programs devoted to kinetics would decline participation in the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby. We can't imagine why, though.

First came Center City Restaurant Week. Then came South Jersey Restaurant Week. Legal drama ensued between the two Restaurant Weeks. And when that was done, even more legal drama ensued, this time kept within South Jersey. But really, all we want is a drama-free, food-filled Restaurant Week. Something reflective of our more laid-back temperament. Maybe something new, or at least someplace that doesn't generally get a whole lot of attention. Thanks to the New Kensington Community Development Corporation and Phoodie.info, our wish has been granted in the form of the Riverward Restaurant Week, which runs from this Friday, May 1, to next Wednesday, May 6. (Yes, the timing of the restaurant "week" to span two weeks and not run a complete week is a little odd, but apparently this was due to some scheduling issues.)

Budget Travel recently published a piece called 25 Reasons We Love Philadelphia. Of course, they include the mandatory cheesesteak reference. But they do us justice in their mention of that most magnificent of creepy-ass ruins, Eastern State Penitentiary, the homegrown fashions of Vagabond Boutique, and the (literally) artful hotel The Independent. There's bound to be something on the list you didn't know about (like the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby), or maybe just never took advantage of, like the 9,200 acres (!) that make up Fairmount Park.

We're with Isaiah: tell us about some young white Christian kids moving in Kensington and we get twitchy. But turns out they're really the real deal.

Which conductor did you like better as a kid: Ringo Starr or George Carlin? We must say we have a much deeper respect for Carlin’s comedy now than we did when we were five years old, but that’s for another post.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Kensington loses a beloved resident, and friends want to know why.

Thanks to bruhinb for this awesome video of the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby!

Phillyist VIP: Matt Nelson

It's nasty out, but don't let the weather keep you from exploring all that this city's artisans and art curators have to offer!