City Living
Yahoo! Autocomplete Thinks Philly Is “Ugly”
The Atlantic Cities flags a website that collects Yahoo! autocomplete searches for various cities, states, and countries, and then flings them onto a map. Philly, […]
VIDEO: “Urban Exploring” Philadelphia’s Abandoned Spaces
We’re not always sure what to make of “ruin porn,” but Philadelphia certainly is a great place to make it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPsnDET4CGU
WATCH: Short Film Celebrates Literally Everything About Philadelphia
At first, we couldn’t decide if this short film celebrates Philadelphia, or is just a group of people enthusiastically reading the city’s Wikipedia entry. We’ve […]
The 10 Reasons You Should Never Drive In the City of Philadelphia
I recently met someone who lives in Center City and is debating whether or not she should buy a car. Are you kidding me? Driving […]
Why Philadelphia’s UnLitter Us Campaign (Or Any PSA) Won’t Work
It’s not news that Philadelphia has a litter problem. As I’ve noted before, this literally goes back centuries: “Filthy-dirty” has been a pejorative nickname for […]
PHOTO: What Are These Giant Lines In the Philadelphia Sky?
UPDATE: Can HAARP, chemtrails or Cecily Tynan explain any of this? Read the followup here. Original: I don’t mean to alarm anyone, but while in […]
Two Dudes Will Bike the City’s 72-Mile Border Tomorrow
Shawn McKenna–a triathlete (and market researcher) and a friend, James Huth, are embarking on a 72-mile (give or take) expedition tomorrow to cycle the entire […]
Q&A: Franklin Flea Founder Mark Vevle
The same day that we learned that the Brooklyn Flea brand failed here in Philadelphia, we also learned that its locally based manager, Mark Vevle, […]
SEPTA Might Finally Have a Half-Decent iPhone App
Oh, thank God. Philadelphia Business Journal reports: “SEPTA launched a new iPhone app that shows — in real time — the arrival times of trains, […]
“I Was the One Who Found the Eye”: Tales and Photos From the SEPTA Lost and Found
I’ve been riding the West Trenton line to and from work for six years. That’s roughly 3,120 trips, or, as I’ve come to realize, 3,120 […]
Handyman 2.0?
So, you need that coffee table from Ikea assembled? Hot soup delivered to your sick brother? The next cubicle wrapped in cling wrap on April […]
Center City’s Paul Levy Leads Philadelphians on Innovator List
Via Philadelphia Business Journal, we see that Paul Levy, executive director of Center City District, leads the list of Philadelphians in Top 100 City Innovators Worldwide […]
Zillow Ranks Philly’s Top Trick-or-Treating ‘Hoods
Our old friends at Zillow have released a list of the country’s top Trick-or-Treating cities. Philadelphia comes it at #9 (S.F. is number one). Our […]
10 Things Montreal Has That Philly Desperately Needs
Montreal is a great city. Philadelphia is a great city. Here, some things that our great city should steal from theirs, based on observations from […]
RIP Carl Goldenberg, Peanut Chew Mogul
Carl Goldenberg, who headed the family that made Goldenberg Peanut Chews, has died at age 85.