We at Phillyist have just a little bit of a thing for animals, especially doggies and kitties (as if you haven't noticed). On the flip side, we're not too big on sleazy politicians. Especially ones under indictment for corruption. We know there's that whole "innocent until proven guilty" thing, so you'll have to forgive us if we're not giving Vince Fumo the benefit of the doubt in his federal corruption trial. So combine our love......

We're not sure how you could have missed it if you live in or near Philadelphia, but just in case you did: THE PHILLIES WON THE WORLD SERIES!!! Philly.com has plenty of pictures, and many stories about the fans and their celebrations. Speaking of celebrations, here are the details on the victory parade, to be held at noon tomorrow. We think it's lame that school kids won't get the day off. Meanwhile, what's with the......

The Phillies didn't just win last night—they absolutely brutalized the Rays to win Game 4 of the World Series 10 to 2. Philly, that puts us one win away from our first major sports championship in 25 years. Oh, and let's not forget the Eagles won, too. Good times for Philly sports fans! Police were investigating two homicides and at least two shootings in the city over the weekend. Police found a 20-year-old Bucks......

Around 2AM yesterday, Joseph Kelly Sr. was driving along the Vine Street Expressway when he saw a homeless man in a wheelchair marooned on the median. He pulled over and crossed three lanes on foot to try to help the man across the street. As one car slowed down to let them pass, another struck that vehicle and then ran into Kelly and the other man, killing them both. A 17-year-old male knocked on the......

The Inquirer takes a look at the political landscape on the morning of Super Tuesday. If you're from New Jersey or Delaware, remember to vote! As long as you've done your research, and you care at all. If neither of those things are true then please, don't vote. A federal lawsuit filed in December says that President Bush's housing czar, Alphonso Jackson, pressured the Philadelphia Housing Authority to transfer land worth $2 million to Kenny......

There was a cool marathon at the AMC at the Neshaminy Mall on Saturday: all five Best Picture nominees in a row. Kind of wish we could have made it to that... If you can't wait to see the result of the legal proceedings against Senator Vince Fumo... well, get used to disappointment, because the trial isn't likely to start until early 2008, and it'll probably go on three to four months. Check out......

As we reported yesterday, Milton Street got arrested! Will this deter him from continuing his run for mayor? We're betting not. Our favorite parts of this story are the details: the cops found him outside a 7-Eleven near his Moorestown, NJ home, arrested him because of two traffic tickets that led to contempt citations, and he ended up in jail because he couldn't pay the combined fine of $3,250. (Btw, non-imprisoned mayoral candidate Chaka......

Scary story: a bus got out of control, apparently due to a mechanical problem of some kind, on the campus of Bucks County's Pennsbury High School and injured 17 students, one of them critically. Philly police have invited the family of Bryan Jones - the 20-year-old that cops shot during a New Year's Day gun battle - to meet with them, in order to discuss the details of his death. The cops need your help......

- Senator Arlen Specter is taking the federal administration to task for leaving Congress out of the loop - and suggesting that a "constitutional confrontation" is on the horizon. (Hey, who needs both checks and balances anyway?) In a letter to Dick Cheney, Specter allegedly makes note of recent domestic spying activity and a congressional raid by the FBI. Phillyist finds it refreshing that our elected officials are protecting our rights in the battle......

Fellow Philly bloggers Albert Yee, Howard Hall, and Tulin Ozturk sat down with Senator Vince Fumo, his son, and a couple of City Councilmen on May 10th to talk off the record about politics in general, the next mayor's race in particular, and the internet. Fumo's son is a computer software engineer, and suggested the meeting after reading some posts expressing frustration with local politics. Fumo (who doesn't have time to read "that stuff," apparently)......

- Looks like the Mayor's brother won't be running for state representative after all. We imagine he didn't want the job all that badly, since he didn't bother showing up to defend his petition. - The Frankford part of the city is in the news for gunfire again...this time a deliveryman was robbed at gunpoint, and several shots were fired at his car. Thankfully, he was not wounded. - Senator Vince Fumo claims the Republicans......

According to the Chicago Tribune, Philly is one of about thirty cities that were recently invited to submit a bid explaining why they should host the 2008 Republican National Convention. We're thrilled; are you thrilled? If our bid turns out to be the most attractive, we would ask that Cheney please leave his guns behind. (Via) 60 years ago this week, ENIAC, the first practical, all-electronic computer, was unveiled right here in Philly, at U......

by Neil McGarry Daniel McQuade, formerly of The Evening Bulletin, recently became Philadelphia Weekly’s official blogger/puppy maven at Philadelphia Will Do. We took a few minutes of Dan's time at a coffee shop on 12th Street to get his views on blogs and media, which suprisingly aren't exactly the same thing. And, of course, we spoke about Philadelphia as well. When did you start blogging? I had a Web site when I was in 7th......