flair accurate.

what are the better news sources

IMO yes. It helps make Twitter make sense.

Yup! Get a new Key. Log in to the Septa Key website and register both cards. Then, under Card Options, claim the old one as lost/stolen/damaged. Once it's registered and hotlisted, you can transfer the funds to the new card.

This "hotlist" is the quickest way I've found to transfer funds.

A traditional South Philly Smooch!

they're so mad that the city won't let them privatize trash collection

The flag is good, actually.

The free section of craigslist is my first place to look. Seems like there's some for free ready for pick up in Mt Airy: https://philadelphia.craigslist.org/zip/d/philadelphia-free-cut-split-firewood/7596612287.html

Damn, I was hoping it would be a Five Guys.

If you can live without a car (and this is very, very possible in Philly it's just a matter of taste) then the city is your oyster. Adding a car to the mix is a limiting factor on where in the city you'd like to live. I have heard that the Lincoln Square apartments at Broad and Washington are full of similarly positioned people.

It just hits different, leave me alone!

I feel similarly about pizza. It's all about the cost, quality, and proximity, with proximity being the most important.

And thus Philly must do more and more. 1,169 applicants for 8 units! Wild.

Safety is relative. What I consider safe might not be what you consider safe, but it works for me. I've lived in south philly, Fishtown, and center city over the past decade-plus and only once ever had an incident I thought warranted the cops (found out they can't do much for a purse-snatch, of course). Neighborhoods like the far northeast or Roxborough are actually pretty big and can be very different places from block to block.

Anyone know if it's all market rate/for sale, or if there's a mix of rentals in there?

Could always start at something like Philly Improv Theater (Friday night shows are $10 and BYO) then move on to Five Iron Golf around the corner or goth night at The Dolphin.

Bring a book!

Yeah it's probably ok for trains* but the CSX operators certainly do not give a crap about the cars parked underneath.

*the news cycle around rail carriers and their unions has made me question any carrier's dedication to quality, so maybe it's not ok for trains who know.s

Oh not at all I just personally only notice the train when it's full of trash (smell) or coal (very distinctive cars). Pure confirmation bias on my part. Plus the idea is that the viaduct could provide more than just rail freight by using a covered street for things like a bike/walking path that is sheltered, market stalls, or some other novel use that improves quality of life. Not saying it has to do any of these things, only that they are within the realm of possibility once CSX and the city can come to an agreement about who maintains what on this stretch.

I too felt unsure that it was real, but it is real. I never even got a sticker in the mail but it all worked.

25th Street is such a strange place. It's a crumbling no-man's land (thanks, CSX) that cleaves off a part of the neighborhood. It could be a cool piece of infrastructure that moves more than just coal and trash trains, but what we get is a really, really dangerous street that doesn't work for anyone.

I thought CBAs offset the tax breaks developers get.

I meant the clearance rate for the commission itself.

The good thing is that the Art Commission is the last stop for approval, so these are basically a go.

They were also the only ones on the agenda. Four out of 4 is a pretty good start for a completely new process.

It feels like Lancaster Ave gets worse and worse as you get closer to the city line. I've white-knuckled it through a few intersections there.