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Our pal Eric Smith of Geekadelphia and uwishunu fame snapped this shot on South Street, where it seems that they make one pretty twisted gyro...

While this video probably leaves a few things to be desired (like the pronunciation of "tilapia"), we can't fault anybody who loves one of our favorite spots in the city.

Gorgeous setting? Check.

• Vice President Joe Biden has announced the first payouts of stimulus money for passenger rail expansion will be coming at the end of the summer.
• As Twittering teen gangs seem to be taking over South Street on the weekends, residents and police officers are strategizing how to end the violence.
• Yesterday, Reading High School withheld diplomas from all seniors after learning that some students had hacked into the school's computers and changed their grades.

Annie Baum-Stein, a local West-Philadelphia resident, parent, and yoga instructor, will be holding a free Yoga for Youngsters class at the Free Library's Walnut St. West location, this Saturday, June 6th. Focusing on children ages three and up (along with their parents and care-givers), Annie will be teaching according to the curriculum at Yoga Child—the fantastic yoga studio on South Street where this Phillyist just happens to practice. Registration is required, so call 215-685-7671 to save a place for your child in this great class. We are also told that if this event goes well, Yoga for Youngsters will be come a regular series in the fall, so head on out and show your support for bending and stretching!

If you've never happened upon Sonny Holliday while strolling along South Street, we strongly urge you to play hooky from work the next good-weather day you get and go seek him out. Best part is, he takes himself far less seriously than David Blaine.

An in depth look at Olney, the forgotten stepchild of Philly neighborhoods.

Julia Zagar of Eyes Gallery and Bill Curry of Copabanana have come up with a great way to make use of vacant storefronts on South Street by letting artists use them as “creative incubators” until the economy improves. South Street developers Howard Lander and Steve Giannascoli are donating at least half a dozen of these storefronts to the cause. Arts groups will pay utilities but no rent for two months, with a month-to-month renewal option. For information on volunteering, email Copa321@mac.com.

We'd like to introduce you to Andrew P. Goodman, an old schoolmate of Editor Jill's, and our newest addition to the Phillyist staff. Andrew is a planner at Penn Praxis and sometime-contributor to PlanPhilly.com—meaning we can count on him to keep us updated on all sorts of cool stuff going on in Philly's urban development. But for now, he's just going to tell us about some serious soul food. Welcome, Andrew!

HOW MUCH: Free! RSVP here.

Many Phillyist staffers were sad to see Ludwig's replaced by Time. Sure, it was a little sketchy, but it was a real German beer hall, and we loved it.

The most exciting thing we've ever had happen to us at Johnny Rockets was receiving a lecture on why they didn't have tomatoes ("they have salmonella") about a month after the tomatoes had all been cleared. We would have preferred the dancing.

Sometimes, though, we do miss it. But not today!

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

Poor Philly. We've been named the city with the most unattractive people, the fattest, and the most miserable. But, finally we've caught a break. Walkscore.com—an online tool to help people find great neighborhoods to live in—named Philadelphia the fifth most walkable city in the country. San Francisco was number one on the list, with New York and Boston coming in second and third, respectively. Although, one has to wonder how San Francisco is so walkable with all those hills. They’re definitely not easy on the knees.

Some of you have work tomorrow. Others do not. To the former, our condolences. To the latter, our congratulations.

Psych!

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 very definite advantage over Restaurant Week: tonight's festival kick-off, featuring complimentary food and drink courtesy of the participating restaurants. Donations to the Historic Trust Conservancy will be accepted during the event, and we strongly suggest you make one. They're the ones that keep the Headhouse from which Headhouse Square takes its name in shape, and they do a good job at it.