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Hurricane Sandy Should Make PECO Ashamed of its Twitter Account
With the ominous Hurricane Sandy set to make landfall in the Philadelphia area, Twitter users might be looking to the Twitter account of PECO (aka […]
Storm Shelter Population Grows Quickly
Officials now say more that 230 Philadelphians have taken shelter at one of the city’s three emergency storm shelters, in advance of Hurricane Sandy. The […]
That Awesome Photo of Soldiers Standing Guard During the Storm? Also Fake, Sort Of.
We honestly don’t know what makes people try to take a dramatic event and make it more dramatic with faked or misleading photos, but: That […]
PECO’s “Army of Thousands” Ready to Battle Sandy Damage
The power may go down when Hurricane Sandy hits, but PECO is working to ensure service is restored quickly. In a press release, the company […]
Who Is Still #OpenInPHL AND Who Is Now #ClosedInPHL
Han Dynasty’s Dan Dan Noodles in Manayunk – Great the next day too We’re still tracking tweets of bars and restaurants that are indeed #OpeninPHL but as […]
President Obama Asks for Cooperation in Face of Storm
President Obama today asked Americans in the path of Hurricane Sandy to heed evacuation warnings, saying they could endanger emergency workers otherwise. “Please listen to what […]
Mayor Nutter Says Shelters Already Holding 150 People
Mayor Michael Nutter says he’s pleased with the pace of neighborhood evacuations in the face of Hurricane Sandy. Three city shelters are already filling with […]
Photo of the Avalon, NJ Wawa
A familiar location to many Jersey Shore goers. The water is almost up over the sand bags at the Avalon Wawa. – Seven Mile Times
Chris Christie Uses His Power of Belittling People to Save Lives
You didn’t think Chris Christie would just try to organize an evacuation of New Jersey’s most flood-prone areas during a dangerous storm, did you? Nope! […]
Sandy on Sandy
“Sandy is Really Blowing Hard.” This is just one of the headlines I’ve been receiving via email, text and Facebook today. And I guess it’s to […]
That Awesome Hurricane Sandy Photo of the Statue of Liberty? Fake.
If you’re like us, you’ve seen your friends passing around this photo of the Statue of Liberty as Hurricane Sandy approaches: Cool, right? One problem: […]
Hurricane Sandy Has Already Submerged Atlantic City
No, Hurricane Sandy hasn’t made landfall yet. Doesn’t matter. Atlantic City has already been thoroughly flooded—and will get even worse when high tide hits tonight. […]
Hurricane Cocktails For A Rainy Monday
So perhaps you’ve heard the news that we have a bit of rain headed our way… Hurricane Sandy is currently bearing down on Philly (and […]
Our Favorite #SandyInPhilly Tweets, So Far
Sure, it’s still a few hours before Hurricane Sandy makes landfall. But the storm is causing Philadelphia to Twitter up a storm. Yeah, we went […]
John Bolaris Gets Engaged on Howard Stern, Still Fearlessly Puts Sandy in a Twitter Headlock
Remember how we told you that Hurricane Sandy is making John Bolaris stronger than you can possibly imagine? Well, you might think that a weatherman—even […]