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Three Philadelphia Tour Guides are up-in-arms due to a City Council bill that says all guides must be certified by obtaining a license. The license is given after the guides pass an exam that tests their knowledge of Philadelphia history. They feel this is in violation of their rights and have filed a lawsuit against the city.

When the United States finally gained its freedom from King George III, the Founding Fathers went down to the historic City Tavern and got wasted on Thomas Jefferson’s special ale and Ben Franklin’s “Poor Richard’s Shooters."

Ever wondered what it would have looked like if Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin fought about the Declaration of Independence? Wonder no more!

Is N.Y.P.D. Pizza on South 11th Street across from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital going to be the next pizzeria to face the wrath of the New York City Police Department? Perhaps, given the fact that a similarly named chain of pizzerias based in Orlando has incurred the wrath of New York’s Finest and is getting sued for having a logo that is a doppelganger for the NYPD logo and selling faux-NYPD gear - all without being official licensees.

Seattlest has a talk with the photographer from last week's "Segway Mom" and then experiences some dissension in the ranks over the question of wine vs. beer. It's not West Side Story, but about as close as they'll get. They're also still waiting on some inbox relief after a spammer is arrested.

Since changing from Jake’s Real Italian Pizza & Grill to Milano’s Pizzeria & Grill, the pizza has improved at this South 10th Street restaurant across from Thomas Jefferson Hospital.

As you've no doubt heard (and several times by now), Thomas Jefferson University plans to sell "The Gross Clinic," a painting by local artist Thomas Eakins, to the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Arkansas for a not-so-inconsiderable sum of money. Some members of the community are upset by this decision on the part of the University, and would prefer to see local art stay, well, local. And as we told you yesterday, Mayor Street is proposing measures so that works deemed important will undergo "appropriate review and consideration before they can be altered or removed from the city."

You might expect good pizza from a place claiming to be "real Italian." But most restaurants that use a place in the name to make you think you're getting authentic quality usually aren't any good. Jake’s Real Italian Pizza & Grill is no exception to this rule.

It would be redundant of us to list all of the official events here (particularly as you can get a fairly comprehensive picture reading here and here), but suffice it to say that we're a party town so in love with our freedom that the celebration has already begun. Upcoming highlights include readings of the Declaration of Independence (that's that bit of paper Nicholas Cage was running about with in National Treasure for you film buffs), an evening with Thomas Jefferson at Independence Hall (he's the nickel guy), and loads of concerts - including the big one at the Art Museum prior to the kick-ass annual fireworks display. This year's performers: Lionel Richie and American Idol Winner Fantasia Barrino. And if you're planning to come to this show, remember to come early, stay hydrated, and come prepared to ooh and ahh.

Time to give another ballplayer the title of “Fighting Phil.” Centerfielder Aaron Rowand made a bang up catch in last night’s Phillies game – literally. He bashed his face into the center field railing, saving what could have been a triple in last night’s 2-0 win over the New York Mets.

Some Phillyist writers aren't down with the public nudity, but some of us dig it - if only because it makes for bizarre local news. Take, for instance, what happened today at 8th and Market: