Dear Philadelphia: Congratulations! Just a day after The Inquirer reported that violent crime was down across the city, we received a press release from the GPTMC extolling all your other achievements in 2007. You deserve a big pat on the back for the national and international media mentions you've garnered this year. People are paying attention to you. You're like a celebrity now. On the Food front, The Today Show decided that Vesuvio Restaurant's......

With a preliminary hearing for the case scheduled for tomorrow, the Inquirer takes another look at the 41-year long murder of Police Officer William Barclay. Pennsylvania officials will decide soon whether to spend $45 million to build a stadium in Chester as the final step toward securing a Major League Soccer team for the Philadelphia area. Right now, Philly is second behind St. Louis for the remaining expansion slot, its chances contingent on a stadium......

Yesterday morning, we caught the Today Show interview with Maureen Faulkner, the widow of slain Philadelphia Police officer Daniel Faulkner. She was being interviewed along with Philadelphia conservative radio talk show host Michael Smerconish about Murdered By Mumia, the book they wrote together chronicling her struggle after the death of her husband. Most people probably have never heard of Officer Faulkner, but most likely they have heard of the man convicted of his 1981......

...Philadelphia Recognition: Jodie Foster, Phillyist's graduation speaker, actually gave quite a good speech, and what you can't hear in the clip is all the Penn grads singing along with her. Superficial, you disappoint us. (Via The Superficial) ...Reconciliation: Martha Stewart and theDonald seem to have made up because she sent his new baby a gift. Thus proving that you can be rich and still need people to buy you things to make you feel fulfilled.......

...Anarchy: Apparently, the Clash were really just advocating terrorist attacks. (Via The BBC) ...Skank: Lindsay Lohan. Just look at the (possibly NSFW) pictures, and see why we don't feel any commentary is necessary. (Via The Superficial) ...Fan Base Betrayal: Katie Couric is leaving NBC's Today Show for the anchor seat at CBS's Evening News. Soccer moms everywhere plan protest. (Via CNN.com) ...Surprise! Eminem and his wife are getting divorced again. Gee, we saw that coming......