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Here’s a short Philly Weekly piece about Joey Jihad.

Catch up with him on MySpace.

Jazz guitarist Monnette Sudler gave us a nice treat last night when she hauled out her Mbira!

Brian from Make Major Moves was there and picked up a nice souvenir from the show.

The next (and final!) jazz concert of the season will be Thursday, September 18th fro 7-9pm and will feature the Nate Murray Band!  Seriously, put it on your Google Calendar:

Al Green informs me that the vintage barrel trash cans are on their last legs.  This one, oddly, was the only one targeted by the Eagle Eye street team:

Really, these cans are like swiss cheese at the bottom and make Al’s job that much tougher.  It’s hard to dampen his enthusiasm for his job, but let’s not push it:

Any readers who might know of a secret cache of available trash cans somewhere in Philly can send me a note.  We need four.

I heard this guy coming a block away, and, when he saw me fishing for a camera, he stopped short to let me take this shot:

He’s Squeaky Ray Ray, a member of Dead Broke Chevyz car club.  You can see a few more pics of this sweet ride at his MySpace page.

Highly respected Jazz guitarist Monnette Sudler will perform tonight from 7-9 in Malcolm X Park as part of the Summer Heritage Jazz Series.  The weather is shaping up to be just perfect for a night in the park:

Monnette Sudler

Location: Malcolm X Park @ 52nd and Pine

Time: 7-9pm

Cost: FREE

Find out more about Monnette Sudler and hear some of her music at her website and MySpace.

The Friends of Malcolm X Memorial Park will meet at 6pm in the park tonight to discuss upcoming business, and also at 6pm, Ali Hackett will fire up his turntables and get everyone on their feet for his Post Labor Day Dance Party:

Last weekend’s Malcolm X Park Block Party hosts–Catalyst for Change Church–followed up with a nice note for those of you who made it out for the festivities and pictures, for those of you who didn’t:

On Sunday, August 24^th, Catalyst for Change Church hosted our first ever Block Party. We had an awesome opportunity to meet our neighbors at Malcolm X Park. We shared a fabulous time with our new friends: live music, entertainment, free food and fun for the children. We loved meeting, eating, mingling and spending time with you.

Although we’re new on the block, Catalyst for Change Church is deeply committed to serving and reaching out to our community. The Block Party was just the beginning. Come join Pastor Keon A. Gerow and the Catalyst family at our “launch party”, our first service, on Sunday, September 7, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Come as you are and meet us at 3801 Market Street, First District Plaza.

A change is coming…come be a part of history in the making. For more information log onto www.achangeiscoming.org or call us at 215.382.3222.

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Tonight: 6-9pm in Malcolm X Park! Here’s a scene from last week:

Chaka Khan performed Monday night at the Neighborhood2Neighborhood Festival:

On Saturday, August 30th, Malcolm X Park was the setting for a lovely wedding ceremony. Congratulations to Lynne and Natasha!

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