City Living
The City’s Going Through My Trash
Every once in a while, my landlords slip a note under the doors of all their tenants. Usually it’s a reminder that they’re changing the […]
Ticketmaster and Live Nation Could Learn From the Airlines
I spend way too much money on tickets. Some are of the parking variety. Most are for concerts and sports. It’s a sickness, especially considering […]
Scenes from Germantown Avenue
“See anything down there?” Lena wonders what I’m looking at, from the overpass on Germantown Avenue, just west of Hunting Park Avenue. “Just trash,” I […]
Are Some Philadelphia Zoo Animal Habitats Too Cruel?
I’m not a native Philadelphian, so from time to time some local things have me a bit befuddled. I realize I’m going to ruffle some […]
“Yo” Is So Philly
I was walking in Wissahickon Park this weekend when I heard it. “Yo Lar!” I know I’m in Philly when I hear those two words. […]
North Philly on Foot
The trash is always stunning, maybe the most stunning thing. Cigarette butts, paper, junk. But that, too, is just cultural, mere habit, a way of […]
Cab Sharing In Philly: Green? Or Gross?
Taking a cab in Philadelphia should be like ordering a cheesesteak at Pat’s—wit or witout—there’s very little room for socializing. But now Cabcorner.com is coming […]
The Ugliest Piece of Art in Philadelphia
It looks like a mistake. It looks like a construction site abandoned long ago and only remembered by a forgotten piece of twisted steel wobbling […]
Scooter-Mania!
I rode scooters before scooters were cool. When I bought my first bike, soon after the wheel was invented, I had my choice of three […]
What’s So Wrong with Philadelphia?
She called me, a woman with wild red hair. Sarah was a long-time New Yorker, then lived in Hong Kong for 13 years; in September, […]
Cleaning Up Philadelphia
As you walk through the north portal of City Hall from north Broad Street headed south and look to your left, you will see a […]
Don’t Move Out of Philly Until You Read This
Do I care that Portfolio.com ranked Philadelphia a ho-hum-yawn 32 of 67 on their “Best Labor Markets for Young Adults”? No. But I’d still like […]
Who’s Really to Blame for the Trash Tax?
Mayor Nutter has resorted to picking through the city’s trash to find a way to balance next year’s budget with its $150 million shortfall. Last […]