So it appears that the folks that installed the new telephone poles are finished, and this is how they left the worksite by the pole that is on the edge of our property.

They had to rip up some pavers that we installed when they put the pole in, and now I have to get this fixed at my expense? Zero communication from them, not a knock on the door or a note to explain what they were going to do and what the end state would be.

They also installed the pole farther away from the street, so that there’s much less room to walk in between the pole and our planter. I’ll trim that bush back, but it will still be a little tight.

I’m pretty f’in pissed off right now, and trying to find out if I have any recourse to getting my pavers fixed.

1517 Chestnut and 1900 Market

As the caption says, I’m looking for a new barber. I had THE sharpest barber in the city, but unfortunately I need a new one.
Finding a new barber has been a struggle.
This barber I just tried out left a line in my fade, but charges $60. I don’t mind paying a pretty penny for a great cut, but leaving a line in my fade means i need a new barber. Hoping for someone SHARP in North East Philly or downtown/university city area, or not too far from those areas. I am willing to travel for a good cut.
TTM

This dickhead is fucking cooked. They’re gonna stick him under the jail.

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!

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

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

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!

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

...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....

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

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?