Suburbs
Tax Burden Lightens for Philly’s City Dwellers
A Pew Charitable Trusts report shows that the tax burden facing Philly’s city dwellers has decreased significantly since 2000. The report also indicates that people […]
HughE Dillon: Design Home 2012 Party
Last night, the Philadelphia magazine Design Home 2012 had its official opening party. This year’s home is located in Newtown Square. Below: Marcie Line, Jessica […]
New Book Says Obama Is a Threat to the Main Line
Do you live in South Jersey, Delaware County, the Main Line or elsewhere in Philadelphia suburbia? Enjoy it while you can, because your way of […]
Engineer Thinks PennDOT and Its New I-95 Ramps Suck
Charles Marohn—a Professional Engineer from Minnesota—recently took to the blog Strong Towns to skewer the New I-95/Commodore Barry Bridge ramps proposal that earned PennDOT local […]
Here Are a Few Other Places Mayor Bloomberg Can Point His Shrink Ray
Over the last few days, the flap over Mayor Bloomberg’s absurd attempt to ban sugary drinks deemed too big for anybody’s good has opened up […]
Teen Falls Asleep at the Reins, Crashes Horse and Buggy into School Bus
A school bus tried to pass a horse and buggy in Lancaster County Tuesday morning. Authorities say that the horse and buggy collided with the […]
The Dangers of Unmarked Police Cars
In separate incidents recently, two people were gunned down on Mississippi highways by a police impersonator, who, it appears, used a fake unmarked police car […]
Paoli’s DuckDuckGo Wants to Bring Google to Its Knees
What prompted you to create a search engine like DuckDuckGo, and play David to Google’s Goliath? I was going in a bunch of different directions […]
You’re Not Paying Enough for Gas
Gas prices are getting higher in the United States these days. But it’s a slow crawl, and they’re nowhere near high enough. It’s time to […]
Move House and Find Out Just How Much Junk You Have
As a homeowner-turned-landlord and longtime renter, I appreciate both sides of the home ownership vs. rent debate. Honestly, when it comes down to it, I […]
Every Small Town Wants to Be a Cultural Mecca These Days
I never thought I’d hear a deejay say this: “Van Halen is about to take the stage, so come on out. Tickets are still available […]
For Rent: Main Line Manse Owners Can’t Sell
Stroll along the cul-de-sacs of Collingswood, Conshy, Wayne and Wynnewood, and you can’t miss them: “For Rent” signs, invading impeccably manicured suburban lawns like ragweed. […]
Grocery Shopping in the Burbs: Acme’s Walk of Shame
Nobody would ever take a reusable Acme bag into Wegmans. No one would want to represent Acme, the lowest rung chain of grocery-store chains, its […]
So You’ve Stopped Texting While Driving, Right?
We’ve all done it. You’re cruising along in your car and paying more attention to something other than the road in front of you. Maybe […]
Zahav’s Michael Solomonov to Open Project On Main Line
We hear a lot of complaints from Main Line dwellers about the food scene out there. Apparently, Hymie’s just isn’t cutting it anymore. There was […]