On Tuesday, Council staffers called Ten Pennies Florist (1921 S. Broad) to ask that arrangements be sent to the Nutter ladies at the family's Wynnefield home. We're told the arrangements consisted of calla lilies, roses and hydrangeas.
Boyz get starz
Boyz II Men this morning are in Hollywood, where the smooth-singing Nate Morris, Wanya Morris and Shawn Stockman, graduates of Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.Pam Grier here
Actress Pam Grier and Food Network hosts Ted Allen and Daisy Martinez will be in town tomorrow filming a national Dining Out for Life commercial with ActionAIDS. The spot, produced by Shooters, will air around the country leading up to the April 26 Dining Out for Life event, in which various restaurants will donate a large portion of proceeds to fight AIDS. The event began in Philadelphia in 1991 to benefit ActionAIDS and now raises money for other AIDS organizations.'Real' charity
We told you a few months ago that Teresa Giudice of "Real Housewives of New Jersey" would compete on "Celebrity Apprentice" to benefit Berwyn-based kidney-disease foundation NephCure; yesterday, Giudice made it official. She was among the "Celebrity Apprentice" castmates who appeared on NBC's "Today" show with show creator Donald Trump, and she revealed that her charity of choice was indeed NephCure. The nonprofit funds research into the kidney disease focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, better known as FSGS. NephCure Executive Director Henry Brehm said he was very thankful that Giudice would raise money for, and awareness of, the disease.OUT AND ABOUT Musician Bobby McFerrin dined the other night at new Chestnut Hill BYOB Heirloom (8705 Germantown), where he went for beet salad, Brussels sprouts, and shrimp and scallop purloo. The "Don't Worry, Be Happy" singer lives in the area.
Music notes
Tritone (1508 South) closes for good in March, and on Saturday night, filmmakers from Backseat Conceptions will be at the rock bar and arts space interviewing Tritone fans about their favorite memories there for an online tribute. The Sideshow Prophets and the Cisco Jeeters perform along with King Snake. Backseat's Doug Sakmann, Nick Esposito and Zafer Ulkucu moved to Philadelphia 10 years ago and began promoting events alongside the Sideshow Prophets and Cisco Jeeters."If not for the loving reception we received from Tritone and the late co-owner Rick D., we would have never moved to Philly," Sakmann says. The guys will collect people's thoughts at their production vehicle, a school bus, which will be parked outside. The show starts at 9 p.m.