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Snow Is About to Bury Philadelphia and the Suburbs

[Update 7:55 am] Philly public schools will close at 12:30 pm today, due to the storm. [Original 5:30 am] CBS Philly reports a big snow storm, […]

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Turbulent Weather Creating Pothole Epidemic in Philly

Remember last week, when a “polar vortex” hit Philadelphia, and sent temperatures plunging to 3 degrees? Remember how the vortex went away, and by the […]

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(Updated) The Walt Whitman Bridge was Closed for De-Icing

[UPDATE: 11:54] #UPDATE: All lanes of Walt Whitman Bridge are re-opened after earlier accident caused by icy conditions: http://t.co/Iz5ZTz9Twj — CBS Philadelphia (@CBSPhiladelphia) January 10, […]

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Streets Department Can’t Pick Up Your Trash Because It Is Cold

Does your job let you slack off because it’s cold outside? No? Sucker. You should be working for the Philadelphia Streets Department.

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It’s Still Phreezing!

Baby,  it’ still cold outside:

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28 Bone-Chilling Photos of Philadelphians Braving the Polar Vortex

We sent Philly Mag’s The Scene photographer HughE Dillon out into the plunging temperatures today to document how Philadelphians were enduring the Polar Vortex. We […]

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Philadelphia to Philadelphia Streets Department: You Suck at Plowing

The last time we checked, which was mid-2013, Philadelphia Streets Commissioner David Perri was earning a cool $140,000 per year, which is about $118,000 more […]

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Phreezing: How Philadelphians Are Celebrating the Cold on Twitter, Vine, and More

As expected, Philadelphians are documenting today’s record cold in photos, videos, and social media: Obligatory cold weather tweet. #Philly pic.twitter.com/pcLVKxPtU0 — Mark Headd (@mheadd) January […]

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Philadelphia School Closings On Tuesday Due To Extreme Cold? [UPDATED]

UPDATE: Philadelphia School District schools are open on Tuesday in spite of the extreme cold overtaking the region, according to district spokesperson Fernando Gallard. Responses […]

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Just How Cold Is Philadelphia Going to Get?

Yes, it might feel like spring outside in Philadelphia. It’s definitely not going to stay that way—temps will drop all day and into extreme conditions […]

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Philadelphia Roads and Sidewalks Are Sheets of Ice

Thanks to the freezing rain falling on the Philadelphia area on Sunday morning, many roads and sidewalks have become ice covered and are expected to […]

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TV Ratings Don’t Lie: Winners and Losers in Yesterday’s Weather Wars

The biggest ratings days of the year for local TV are bad weather days. That’s why the entire weather team comes in, coverage is expanded […]

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John Bolaris and His Eight Inches Win the Weather Wars (This Time)

Yesterday, amply-mocked weatherman John Bolaris told Philly.com readers that Philadelphia could get as much as eight inches of snow — two inches more than his earlier prediction. […]

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Philly Police: No Saving Parking Spots With Your Lawn Chair

With any snowstorm in Philadelphia comes people trying to save the parking spots they’ve dug out on the street. They use lawn chairs. They use […]

Philadelphia Eagles and Detroit Lions line up during the first quarter at the Lincoln Financial Field Snow Bowl
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Snowstorm Hercules Shuts Down Schools; Philly Remains Officially Pumped About Playoffs

While the lead story over at the school district is that thanks to Snowstorm Hercules, all Philly public schools are closed, along with what seems […]