This is the Mac Daddy of West Philly porch sales. Actually, it’s more of a warehouse sale. The organization Penn Moves is once again collecting all of the stuff departing Penn students would otherwise leave behind – on the sidewalk or in the dump – and selling it for charity.

OK sure, so there might be too many mouse pads and God knows how many pairs of Uggs, but there could always be a hidden gem behind that tiny little refrigerator.

This year the sale will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on June 4 at a warehouse Penn owns at 3401 Grey’s Ferry Ave (see map below). You can get in for a sneak peak at 8 a.m. for $5.

Goodwill Industries International Inc. will handle the sorting and transportation of the myriad items students donate, which range from cocktail dresses to cocktail sauce and coffee makers to coffee tables. One striking image at last year’s sale at the Class of 1923 Arena was a wall of microwaves.

All the proceeds from the sale go to Goodwill. Last year that was $22,000.

Penn Moves will collect items through May 18 near college houses and through May 31 at Sansom Place  (3600 Chestnut St.)

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If you haven’t had a chance to see the Curio Theatre Company‘s staging of  Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, you are in luck because they just added three more shows. The wildly popular performances have been packed every night since the show opened on April 22. The run was originally scheduled to close this Saturday.

The added shows at the Calvary Center (4740 Baltimore Ave.) will be May 19, 20, 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $10/$15 and are available here.

Penn’s student move-out began Saturday and will continue through May 18. The key days to keep in mind are Tuesday and Wednesday, May 10 and 11, when Spruce Street will be closed between 34th and 38th Streets from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Penn Public Safety says that authorized vehicles (parents etc.) will be allowed to access Spruce Street at 38th and must exit Spruce at 34th.

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia reminded us that bikes will have access down Spruce on Tuesday and Wednesday.

We got an update from Nugget’s owner, Melissa Santangelo:

Thanks to everyone who kept an eye out for Nugget. I just found out that he was hit by a car and died on Friday morning. RIP “Nuggs”.

“Nugget,” a 5-year old male orange tabby cat, was last seen on his porch on the 4600 block of Springfield on Friday, May 4.

The cat is neutered, with yellow eyes and a striped tail. He’s not wearing a collar. He is very friendly at first, but can get a little aggressive when picked up by strangers.

If you’ve seen “Nugget” please call Melissa Santangelo at 215-380-8262 or email: santangelo878(at)hotmail.com

Update: We’re happy to report that this guy has found his owner!

This puppy was found today in Cedar Park. He was wearing a white flea collar and a yellow (with rhinestones) collar. Please reply to this Craigslist posting if you think you might know where this dog belongs:

comm-zfgyg-2369207980@craigslist.org

Two dogs were found and picked up by police this morning at 9 a.m. at 42nd & Locust.

Both are large dogs. One is a huge boxer, white with some dark spots, friendly and puppyish, wearing a red collar. The other is reddish-brown, possibly a pit-bulldog mix, shorter and chubbier, with no collar.

It’s possible that they were taken to Animal Control (ACCT/PSPCA) in Port Richmond (NE Phila). Please pass this along to your block groups, dog park groups, and neighbors ASAP. The number for ACCT is 267-385-3800.