Weather
Winter’s Back, Because Nature Hates Your Guts
(Sigh.) Spring is here, but the winter weather isn’t quite done yet. A nor’easter is approaching our area and should hit parts of the region […]
Cheer Up: Winter’s Almost Over. And Next Year’s Might Not Be So Bad
The latest iteration of FiveThirtyEight, baseball and politics geek Nate Silver’s quantitative journalism site, launched yesterday. And, in an article by Matt Lanza on this […]
In Philadelphia, It’s the Worst Winter for Potholes — Ever
On the heels of yesterdays’ news of our snowiest half-decade ever, there’s an interesting fact in this story by PlanPhilly’s Christine Fisher: The Philadelphia Streets […]
Philly’s Snowiest Half-Decade, Ever
FiveThirtyEight writer Matt Lanza says this was one of the most miserable winters on record—and that Philly, in particular, has experienced a rather extraordinary half-decade […]
Snow Snow Snow Snow….
Spring starts this week! But one of the snowiest winters in city history just won’t let go. Philly.com reports:
State to Examine Ice Storm Power Outage
Remember last month’s ice storm that led to a record number of power outages, a problem so vast that some parts of suburban Philly didn’t […]
The Ultimate Philadelphia Klout Ranking
Klout, Inc. was founded in San Francisco in 2009. It measures online influence by using data from Twitter, Facebook, Google+, Instagram, WordPress and a bunch […]
Warm Weather Returns to Philadelphia — But What’s Looming?
The temperature is going to hit 60 — at least! — today. Finally, some nice weather. Sixty! Phillywx informs us it’s the warmest it’s been […]
20 Signs that Spring Is Actually Going to Happen in Philadelphia
Begone with your Punxsutawney guesswork and horticulture-based projections — this super-beautiful weekend has me convinced that spring is precariously close to sprung. I base this not on unreliable […]
The Weather Won’t Suck This Weekend
A couple of things to know about this weekend: • Daylight savings begins! Spring your clock forward an hour on Saturday night, so that when […]
“Cyber Snow Days” Could Keep Classes on Schedule
NewsWorks reports on the possibility of Pennsylvania educators implementing “cyber snow days” to keep education rolling when the snow makes travel impossible: Following this winter’s […]
The Philadelphia Streets Department Just Made an Example of Wendy’s
Don’t shovel snow into the street. Or else the Philadelphia Streets Department will publicly humiliate you on Twitter: $100 ticket issued to Wendy’s today for […]
Animated GIF of Fox 29 Reporter Steve Keeley and the Snow Plow
Fox 29 reporter Steve Keeley vs. the snow plow.
Our Favorite Instagrams From the “Upside Down” Snow
Even a subpar snow makes for some great, or even funny, photos. To wit:
Are My Savesies Chairs Nice Enough?
I’m not going to name the town where I live. Go ahead and feel superior if you like — if you and all your kumbaya […]