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The Worst of Philly 2021: From Fraudulent Hoagies to Headhouse Square to Ben Simmons
Every year since 1974, Philly Mag has published the Best of Philly: the people, places and things we want to lift up and celebrate. Things […]
Philly to Honor Ruth Bader Ginsburg With 2020 Liberty Medal
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Receive Philadelphia’s 2020 […]
Mayor Kenney Claims 200 Sanitation Workers Are Out Sick Daily. Union Head Calls B.S.
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Mayor Kenney Claims 200 Sanitation Workers Are […]
Mayor Kenney’s Thursday Zoom Press Conference Didn’t Go So Well
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Mayor Kenney Really Didn’t Want to Talk […]
Mayor Kenney to Philadelphia: Knock It Off With Your DIY Home Reno Projects
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Your DIY Household Projects Are Contributing to […]
A Philly Trashman on Picking Up Your Garbage in the Middle of a Pandemic
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, trash collection has been a touch-and-go affair. With so many of us sheltering in place, residential trash has […]
Wawa’s Newest Concept? A Store You’re Not Allowed to Enter
A roundup of Philly news. This article may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. The World’s First Wawa Drive-Thru Is Scheduled […]
Dear Philly: Mayor Kenney Hates How Trashy You’re Being During the Pandemic
A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Mayor Kenney Hates How Trashy You’re Being During the Coronavirus Pandemic Philadelphia has always had a major trash problem. […]
Who Is Leaving Flossers All Over Philly Sidewalks?
Most days, I walk 1.6 miles to work, traversing the city from one side of Broad to the other. I keep my eyes trained on […]
Philly Is (Probably) Launching a Street Sweeping Pilot Next Year
Street sweeping is finally returning to Philly. Probably. Nic Esposito, director of the city’s Zero Waste and Litter Cabinet, recently told WHYY’s Radio Times that […]
Hallelujah! Center City Is Getting New Trash Cans… And They’re Free
Philadelphia City Council approved a tentative deal to bring 275 new trash compactors to Center City on Thursday and all we can say is it’s […]
It’s Official: MilkBoy’s South Street Dumpster Is Perfectly Legal
Earlier, we told you of a kerfuffle that had erupted on South Street thanks to a dumpster sitting in front of the soon-to-open MilkBoy South […]
Dumpster Wars Strike South Street
UPDATE: The city says that the MilkBoy South Street dumpster is perfectly legal. For the full story, go here. ORIGINAL: Usually, a South Street bar […]
Can Disneyland Help Clean Up “Filthadelphia”?
Ever since Disneyland opened 60 years ago, cleanliness has been a virtue. Walt Disney designed the park so that visitors have trash cans at every turn — you’re never more […]
Residents Protest Plan to Ship NYC Trash to Chester by Rail
Chester residents Wednesday night protested a new plan to ship trash by rail into the city. The plan would haul 400,000 tons of trash from […]