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City Hacks: Everything You Need to Know About Those Evil Philly Potholes
No, “City Hacks” is not a reference to the elected officials and bureaucrats running (or trying to run) our city. It’s a new Philly Mag […]
Inside YaFavTrashman’s Meteoric Rise From Mild-Mannered Sanitation Worker to Garbage Superhero
It’s a glorious Saturday morning in May, and Terrill Haigler, dressed in a gray knit cap, a black work jumpsuit emblazoned with a stylized cartoon […]
Philly’s Ex-Litter Czar on Why the Hell the City Can’t Pick Up Trash on Time
Chances are you’ve been engaged the past few weeks in a game of peekaboo with your trash bins, checking each day to see if they’ve […]
You’ll Soon Be Able to Track Philly’s Snowplows on Your Phone
Hooray! There’s actually a significant amount of snow in Philadelphia. This means my kids get a real live snow day. But it also means something […]
Yes, You Can Get the City to Cover Your Car’s Pothole Damage
One of the most persistent quality-of-life problems city residents had to deal with during the first big wave of the pandemic was trash pickup, with […]
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 […]
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 […]
South Philly’s Eyesore Viaduct: Whatever Happened to the 25th Street Bridge Improvement Project?
Raise your hand if you remember when, in 2015, City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson stood with officials from the railroad company CSX, shovel in hand, and […]
Here’s How to Recycle Your Christmas Tree in Philly
This story has been updated to correct the date at the Palmer Doggie Depot. What to do with a Christmas tree after its holiday tour […]
Will Philly Ever Get Its Act Together on Street Sweeping?
Sometime in the coming weeks, the City of Philadelphia will determine the fate of its desperately needed street-sweeping pilot program, which launched in April and […]
Philly to Facebook: Get Your Dating Ads Off of Our Sidewalks
In case you haven’t heard (or if the ubiquitous social media site hasn’t already informed you — or if you haven’t literally stepped on an […]
Let There Be Light (Emitting Diodes): Philly to Retrofit All 100,000 City Streetlights
The city of Philadelphia has a great many plans to reduce its municipal energy consumption in the name of staving off climate change. These include ambitious […]