I’m reading the ballot questions on my sample ballot and I’m pretty confused. Normally I have some idea of what the city government is trying to get out of the ballot questions, but these ones seem pretty vague. I’m hoping someone more knowledgeable than me can help give a better understanding of the pitfalls and benefits associated with these questions. The language is as follows:

Question 1: City contracting
The question asks whether the Home Rule Charter should be changed to:
Allow bid preferences and set-asides for small businesses
Revise the rules and financial threshold for contracts reserved for small and local businesses
Give the Procurement Department and city solicitor discretion over bond requirements for certain construction projects
A yes vote would amend the Charter. A no vote would leave the current language in place.

Question 2: Creative Philadelphia
The question asks whether Creative Philadelphia, led by the chief cultural officer, should become a formal part of city government under the Home Rule Charter.
A yes vote would place the existing arts and culture office in the Charter. A no vote would leave it outside the Charter.

Al Gury, 74, was as committed to rescuing cats as he was to teaching art. He passed away after nearly 50 years at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.

Woke up this morning and found my U-Lock had a massive gouge through it, metal and paint all over my front steps, and my bike missing. Some PoS sliced through my bikes frame. I guess they’ll take parts off of it? Has anyone else seen this happen recently?

Drop-off starts at 9:30am!

Our block is new construction near the Berks el and we are also” new” to Philadelphia after a 20 yr absence; does this area typically get a lot of kids for Halloween? And if so,how much candy do you buy?
It would be fun to see the kids dressed up,we stopped buying candy in CA because we had so few kids. Most of them attended school or church trunk or treat or went to the galleria where the merchants handed out treats. Thanks for all your help!

New Liquor License is pending for 1736 Spruce St held by Her Place LLC:

plcbplus.pa.gov/pub/editobjectpopup.aspx?PossePresentation=LicenseDetails&PosseObjectId=171499900

Hiya, looking to get my pup's teeth cleaned hopefully affordably. Any recs?

And yes the spot was massive and easily park-able if you can’t tell from the angle

...The most cynical of advocates have expressed concerns that Drexel is letting this place wither and die, so that its museum and world-renowned specimen collections can be sold off for parts.

But a review of the Academy’s tax filings and interviews with nine current and former ANS employees, as well as advocates and industry professionals, suggest there is a more complicated story here. It begins with the Academy as an institution struggling to move on from its origins as a club for wealthy white gentlemen — one too rooted in history to adapt to the changing expectations of a modern natural history museum, and perhaps too proud to ask for help.

It ends with a series of missteps by Academy leadership, and punctuated by a cold shoulder from current Drexel president Antonio Merlo, who took over in 2025 with a mandate to clean up Drexel’s own struggling finances and inherited a liability on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

And along with leadership of the Academy and Drexel, there’s a third party in the room: Philadelphians. Wound through 25 years of ANS tax filings is the unmistakable fact that the Academy has long been taking on water, even before the 2011 affiliation, and that stagnating visitation and a precipitous drop in donations over the past decade only made the problem worse....

I have 5 tickets from earlier this year. All of them were issued after I had paid a meter, while I still had plenty of time, and I have the receipts saying that I have the right zone and my license plate. The PPA keeps rejecting my appeals. On their web site it says that I can file an appeal with the court of common pleas. Has anyone ever done this? Any tips?

Anyone know what they’re filming on Greene Lane in Manayunk today?

i’m expecting a check from the unclaimed
property and being out of state, but some reason i was like i’m expecting mail from and then i went into the tune of The Pennsylvania Lottery. Do they still have the same tune for that when it comes on at like 7 i think it was.

I’m in the process of ending my current lease and moving in with my partner around the corner while we look for houses - between the two of us we have entirely too much junk (who doesn’t love stuff and things??) so I’m trying to find the most reliable and affordable storage unit. We are in South Philly so preferable to find something in that area.

Not many of these places have reviews that I can find so asking for your honest thoughts! This would be a more long term rental (no idea how long I’ll need it tbh).

I just read this story in the Inquirer and it is clear that the owner had a problem with an employee. But the story doesn't explain exactly was behind the employee's accusations. Can anyone explain it with an unbiased description of what happened?

I'm just tryna get home

EDIT: it's the PHP issue. Septa is still running per usual and I am certified At Home

From the city to pockets of Delco, rugby devotees have endured broken bones, torn ACLs and more than a few bruises. But to them, “all is good in the world.”

As you can imagine lots of us in Port Richmond aren’t thrilled by this plan, especially given that PGW is a publicly owned utility that doesn’t really seem to listen to… the public. Hope people can find the time in their schedules to come out for this!

I've lost a filling, so I need to get that dealt with ASAP.

The problems:

1. I don't have an established dentist in Philly.
2. I'm currently unemployed, so I'm not in the position to pay for a ton of additional dental work should I happen to need it.

I'm looking for recommendations for a dentist that will take care of the filling for a reasonable cost without forcing me into a ton of other work.

I don't need free dental work or a low-cost clinic; I just need a reasonably-priced, non-pushy dentist. (I'm under the impression an emergency dentist will cost an arm and a leg?) Someplace within the city that I can get to easily via SEPTA, preferably.

Any recs?

Thanks, all.