Fun With Lists
Penn Leads Pa. in New Global University Rankings
U.S. News and World Report has a new ranking of the Top 500 colleges and universities in the world — and a half-dozen Pennsylvania schools […]
Report: Philly Has Highest Overdraft Fees in America
Bankrate.com is reporting that Philadelphia has the highest bank overdraft fees in America — so, you know, it might be a good idea never to […]
Moving Company: More People Moving to Philly Than Out
They may all move to Conshy, eventually, but for now, everybody’s moving to Philly.
Are Philly College Students Really America’s Most-Caffeinated?
This can’t be right, can it? Online food delivery service GrubHub has crunched all the numbers in its database to determine the 10 most-caffeinated campuses […]
Report: Philly 3rd in U.S. for New Construction Jobs
Newsworks reports that Philadelphia is third in the nation in the growth of construction jobs over the last year.
Four Lessons Philadelphia Can Learn from The Simpsons
I’m not (necessarily) proud of it, but I spent most of my weekend with The Simpsons. At best, I’m a casual fan, but on a […]
Atlantic City Makes “Unfriendliest Cities” List In Conde Nast
Revel is bankrupt (again!). Casinos are closing. Property taxes are going up 29 percent. And now this: Conde Nast just named Atlantic City one of […]
Three Area Colleges Have High SAT Scores
NBC10 reports that a new Forbes‘ list puts three area universities on its list of schools whose students have high SAT scores:
Pa. Ranks Second in Teacher Sex Crimes
This is a list we’d rather not make: AP reports that Pennsylvania ranks second in the nation in the number of teacher sex crimes.
The Top 5 Things Smart Philly Residents Care About [UPDATED]
UPDATE: The below has been clarified to reflect the fact that PlanPhilly was concerned only with issues around the built and natural environments, as they […]
The Big List of the Worst Philly Lists of 2014
They’re called demolisticles. Or, at least that’s the name FiveThirtyEight editor Chadwick Matlin came up with for them. The idea is that you appeal to a […]
Hey Philly, You’ll Never Guess Who Made the “Unhappiest Cities” List
God as our witness, we have no idea whether this is good news or bad news. So let’s try it: Philly, you’re on a new […]
Believe It or Not: Philly Not a “Most-Stressed” City
The good news: Philadelphia is not in the Top 10 of CNNMoney’s new list of the nation’s most-stressed cities. The not-as-good news: We still rank […]
The 10 People You’ll Meet at Spruce Street Harbor Park
In Philadelphia, there’s always something to argue about. Whether it’s the Phillie Phanatic, the clientele at Center City Sips or the worthiness of Wawa, we are a people […]
Oops: Forbes Forgets Comcast’s Roberts Family on Its Richest Families List
The good folks at Forbes have put together a list of the 185 American families with fortunes of $1 billion or more, topping out at […]