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Philly Police Offer Awesome #NoSavesies Reminder

Well, this is charming:

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Another Winter Storm Hits Tuesday Night

NBC 10 reports: “Get ready for round two. While Monday’s snow is gone, another storm from the southwest is heading towards our region. A winter storm watch […]

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Snow Days Are Squeezing the School Schedule

CBS Philly reports that area school districts can’t afford too many more snow days, or they’ll have to extend the school year: For the Spring-Ford Area […]

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Commuter Etiquette: The 10 Commandments of Sloppy Weather SEPTA Riding

Philadelphia might lead the nation’s big cities when it comes to bike commuting, but this winter it feels like every single person in the city […]

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Snow Forecast Shuts Down Philly Schools

The expected snow—as of this 5 am writing, it still hasn’t materialized—has led to the shutdown of Philadelphia schools for the day. Trash collection will […]

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Another Big Snow Will Hit Philly Overnight [Updated With Link to School Closings]

[Update 8:54 pm] Some area schools are beginning to announce closings and postponements. So far, the Philadelphia district is not on the list. National Weather Service, […]

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Cecily Tynan: 3 Possible Storms Next Week

Our friends at Be Well Philly have tipped us off to the fact that Philly weather juggernaut Cecily Tynan is warning of snow on Monday. […]

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Smart, Attractive Couple Walks on (Frozen) Water

Our friend HughE Dillon sends us these pics of Oliver and Jenny from Love Story  a lovely couple walking onto the frozen Schuylkill River this week—right […]

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The New John Bolaris Project in No Way Reeks of Hubris

Pretty clear that this is soon going to be our new favorite thing ever: It appears John Bolaris is finally letting us in on his […]

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Philly Closes in on January Snow Record

CBS 3 reports this is Philly’s fourth-snowiest January on record. “Philadelphia now has 24.7″ of snow so far this month. The #3 spot is not […]

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NoSavesies: Here’s Why Saving Your Parking Spot Is a Bunch of BS

Walking down my block this morning, I saw something beautiful. About half a dozen vacant parking spots, framed by piles of half-melted, salt-stained, tire-mushed brown-yellow-gray […]

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AccuWeather: More Snow Saturday

6ABC relays the AccuWeather forecast: “SATURDAY: A powerful cold front will sweep through our region. The high is 32. It will be windy. A snow […]

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SEPTA Employees Apparently Took a Snow Day, Too

Here’s one reason SEPTA performance suffered Wednesday, the day after Philadelphia got hit by a massive snow storm. “More than 320 SEPTA vehicle operators, including […]

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The Complete Guide to Philadelphia Snow Etiquette

After two seasons without much of a winter at all, the Philadelphia region has battled snow several times already this winter. And, as you may […]

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Philadelphia Schools Will Be Open on Thursday

At the end of a snow day on Wednesday, the school District of Philadelphia announced that all district schools will be open on Thursday. Here’s […]