It's important to remember another resource we have to make the life of crime difficult: law-abiding neighbors.

You wouldn't want to read a newspaper with content that had been bought. I know you wouldn't.

"Casinos are in the mining business," the councilman told the crowd, "and they're here to extract money from you."

We Call Hypocrisy:  [You] should have also pointed out the "transaction" that took place when the oft-mentioned address in the article paid City Paper for its advertisement on the top left corner of page 96.

This is the first installment of a collaboration between City Paper and the local political blog Young Philly Politics. Over the past two years, YPP

A new poll and the weak fundraising of Brady and Fattah started a move by their supporters in City Council to lift the campaign-finance limits.

It's a day after a New York Times article tried to explain why a seven-term U.S. representative would walk away from a Capitol Hill that his party had just usurped to enter his hometown's mayoral race.

Sometimes, the story speaks for itself. So, here's a trio of highlights from Tuesday's 273-page corruption indictment that, if true, expose the Honorable Vincent J. Fumo as a paranoid megalomaniac and political Koresh who views us commoners with the contempt generally reserved for a smear of pigeon shit that falls upon a custom-made Brioni

Republican City Committee Chairman Vito Canuso confirmed that an endorsement meeting will be held in Michael Meehan's office at the Wolf Block law firm this afternoon.

Philly fan favorite Gregg Baker has tried out many major roles here. This month the tall baritone adds a new portrait to his gallery: the crippled, noble Porgy.

Chris Archibald of Illinois; Matt of tatteredcoat.com; Dan Murphy of Megawords magazine; Brendan Mulvihill of Backseat Driver.

Woodmere Art Museum's "Emerging Artists Series " is a rare chance for up-and-comers to show their stuff to wider audiences. Christopher Hartshorne makes impressive use of this opportunity.

Fri., Feb. 9, 8:30 p.m., $5-$10, Asian Arts Initiative, 1315 Cherry St.

Feb. 8-18, Philadelphia Theatre Alliance

Ana-Maurine Lara, Tue., Feb. 13, 7 p.m., free, Big Blue Marble Books, 551 Carpenter Lane.

Eric Klinenberg, Tue., Feb. 13, 5:30 p.m., free (registration required), Annenberg School for Communication at University of Pennsylvania, 3620 Walnut St.

As Giselle slipped back into her grave and Albrecht fell to the ground weeping, it ended as it began: a fairy tale of love and loss.

DanceBrazil's capoeiristas offered frequent bursts of this martial art meshed into the context of contemporary dance. The seamless integration added to the excitement.

Through Feb. 11,Delaware Theatre Company,200 Water St.,Wilmington, Del.

Through Feb. 18, The Media Theatre, 104 E. State St., Media

Through Feb. 25, Luna Theater Company, Walnut Street Theatre Studio 5, 825 Walnut St.

Through Feb. 18, Act II Playhouse, 56 E. Butler Pike, Ambler

"I met my husband on Match.com and we got married in August," Jill Sherer Murray, writer and relationship expert. "[But] I have a lot of girlfriends and I see they're all afraid of online dating — they have no idea how to write a profile."

Thought up the perfect extraterrestrial romance story but not sure how to market it? This month's meeting of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society hosts Victoria McManus, a sci-fi erotica writer who doesn't mind sharing her publishing secrets.

Tomorrow night's opening of "Heart Show," only a week after "Tattoo Show," will feature more than 50 artists.

Staged in a doomed Vienna, 10 licentious couples' lives intertwine in La Ronde, Arthur Schnitzler's scandalous German drama.

The two rows of high school girls seated in front of me worked themselves up to a near-panic level of jumpiness even before the lights dimmed for this half-full opening-night show.

I'll admit it, I was flummoxed. A year or so ago, Devin Greenwood told me he was cooking up material that included "darker new wave moments." It didn't sit right.

There may not be a more interesting pianist on the planet than Leon Fleisher. We will never know how different things would have been for the now 79-year-old artist if his career had not been halted in 1965, at the height of his power, by a muscular disorder in his right hand.

Every few years, we're introduced to a British singer who uses his or her mouth for not only belting out the trend anthem of the moment, but also blabbing off in the media.

nless global warming shows up like the day after tomorrow, there's no way you're heading out to The Fire for six consecutive nights of NoLibs Winter Music festivities.

The latest -- and hopefully permanent -- Sugar Town revival has got some promise.

There was a time when superstar organists walked the earth. It was Bach's favorite instrument, and he was far better known in his time as an organist than as a composer.

El Wingador To Go, 342 W. Girard Ave., 215-925-9464, open Mon.-Fri., 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sat., 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sun., 11 a.m.-6 p.m.

Victory Love Fest; Valentine's Day Market Weddings; War of the Worts XII Homebrew Competition; Hot Chocolate: The History of Chocolate

1) Caribou Cafe; 2) Rx; 3) Chris' Jazz Cafe; 4) Adademy Cafe; 5) Fadó Irish Pub

Omakase is a sushi option where the customer surrenders his or her volition and the chef prepares dishes based on what he thinks the customer will like and whatever ingredients are freshest at the moment.

Valentine's Day is on us like a bad Meg Ryan movie. Lucky for you, Philadelphia has something for everyone and their freaky ideas of what it means to be romantic.

British naturalist Charles Darwin is coming up on his 198th birthday. To celebrate, Penn Museum is throwing a party, complete with "Intelligently Designed" cookies.

The Persuasions have spent the last 40 years singing a cappella all over the world.

Summer lovin' — had you a blast? The lovey-dovey-datey fun doesn't have to stop just because it's 20 below.

Charmed by Egypt; Ernie and Neal CD Release Party; Art of Childhood Art Classes; Critter Couples; Kids Day at the Auto Show

The Victorian era, spanning the mid- to late-19th century, was known for its elaborate, artistic gravestones, many of which are on display at Laurel Hill Cemetery.

Here's a little Sewing 101: The topstitch binds multiple fabrics in a garment, and is both decorative and functional. It's fitting, then, that three of Philly's most popular handcrafting shops have formed a collective of the same name.