Highway Patrol Officers were passing a house on Jefferson Street near 26th on Friday night when they spotted a man who matched the description of someone who had robbed and shot another man earlier that night. When they arrested him, they discovered that the house had a cache of drugs, money, and weapons, including seven loaded handguns, an AK-47 assault rifle, a shotgun, two Kevlar vests, $3,000 in cash, and $25,000 worth of cocaine. In......

Governor Rendell said that he would back the indicted Senator Fumo's reelection bid if Fumo just asked him. Ed says: "We would be lost in Harrisburg without him because of his skill. He has done great things, and we are lucky to have him." The Inquirer is getting excited about the Philadelphia Flower Show, which will have a preview opening for selected guests tomorrow, and then open to the general public on Sunday. Catherine......

Prominent Philadelphia trial lawyer Dennis Cogan may defend state Senator Fumo, if he can get the case delayed for several months so he can study up on all its complexities. On November 14th, Penn Praxis will unveil its vision for the Delaware River waterfront, which is based on discussions with residents and representatives of commercial and government interests. But details about the plan have already come out, and although it has many supporters, it......

Remember the gull-killer? This is the dude who ran over 189 seagulls in a lot at the Packer Marine Terminal and went to trial for it. Well, the judge decided it was an accident, but also decided that according to the law the prosecution doesn't have to prove intent, so she has to convict the guy anyway. The best she could do was fine him the minimum amount of money per bird - which......

We received some interesting top ten lists from Match.com, as a sort of response to Forbes' annual list of top cities for singles. Philly ranked on every one of them. Amongst "Cities where you will find singles hitting the gym," we took ninth place. On the "Cities committed to healthy diets" list we were at 52%, making us number eight. We hit number nine again on "Top cities for vegetarian lovers," and we just......

Good news for those of you planning on heading down the shore this summer: the beaches are in excellent shape. Our fair neighboring state of NJ is getting close to banning sex offenders from using the internet. Woah. We're not sure how to feel about that. John Carter (the one who used to run the Independence Seaport Museum, not the one who went to Mars) has been charged with stealing more than $1 million......

Oh no! The city's Ritz theaters will likely have a new owner as soon as March 30th! Luckily, the buyer is Landmark Theatres, "the nation's premier chain devoted to indie and art films," and thus the types of movies shown at the Ritz are unlikely to change. So the only thing we don't like about this is that Mark Cuban is one of the guys behind Landmark. We just don't trust that guy. (Via......

Local officials are saying that Bush's proposed budget is bad news for Philly, as it would mean decreased funding for community-development block grants, local law enforcement, housing, and healthcare. Two Philly Dems, State Reps. Dwight Evans and James R. Roebuck Jr., are proposing a $14 million initiative to get teachers into urban and rural districts in PA and keep them there. Well, if there was favoritism being shown to Andy Reid's kids it seems to......

Philly.com has a couple of big articles about the illegal drug trade in Philly: one focusing on the dealers and how they're getting younger all the time (as young as 10, in fact) and another focusing more on narcotics officers, and the fact that city cops have seized more drugs in 2006 than in any other year (which is... good... we guess). The recent death of President Gerald Ford has Philly.com and Philadelphia Will......