Joe Wadsworth
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Hoping this is a temporary solution so they can finally build the long-term solution next to 30th Street station. www.inquirer.com/transportati...
Greyhound bus terminal will return to Filbert Street after two years of tumult
The Philadelphia Parking Authority will renovate the former intercity bus terminal and run it on behalf of the city government.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Hoping this is a temporary solution so they can finally build the long-term solution next to 30th Street station. www.inquirer.com/transportati...
I wish Tylenol gave people autism, we'd have a fully functional rail system if it did.
September 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I wish Tylenol gave people autism, we'd have a fully functional rail system if it did.
Perfect example of Nimbys using preservation as a weapon to protect the status quo. Developer worked with community and artist to preserve the mosaic but Nimbys still fought it because the well designed building was like 1 floor to high. Now it's being demolished!
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Former Painted Bride building will be demolished to make way for apartments
For more than 25 years, the building was wrapped in a 7,000-square-foot mosaic created by famed artist Isaiah Zagar. Some pieces were removed in 2023 in anticipation of demolition.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Perfect example of Nimbys using preservation as a weapon to protect the status quo. Developer worked with community and artist to preserve the mosaic but Nimbys still fought it because the well designed building was like 1 floor to high. Now it's being demolished!
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The "protection costs" the police/city are forcing all the festivals to pay is ruining one of the things making this city great. These festivals build community, bring people out of their homes into the streets and make us safer.
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Midtown Village cancels its fall festival after 20 years, citing rising costs
Organizer Fergus Carey said that the Midtown Village Merchants Association — which hosts the festival — has been unable to pay back the city for costs associated with 2024.
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September 24, 2025 at 1:32 PM
The "protection costs" the police/city are forcing all the festivals to pay is ruining one of the things making this city great. These festivals build community, bring people out of their homes into the streets and make us safer.
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This guy, Brendan Carr, is a few months older than me, he's only 46. Hate really ages you huh. Maybe he should learn to laugh at comedians instead of silence them.
September 19, 2025 at 5:07 PM
This guy, Brendan Carr, is a few months older than me, he's only 46. Hate really ages you huh. Maybe he should learn to laugh at comedians instead of silence them.
With all these billionaires caving to Trump we need a new network for places like Sesame Street, Colbert, Kimmel, South Park, etc. Maybe we can call it American Network Television Institute For All or A.N.T.I.F.A. for short.
September 18, 2025 at 12:00 PM
With all these billionaires caving to Trump we need a new network for places like Sesame Street, Colbert, Kimmel, South Park, etc. Maybe we can call it American Network Television Institute For All or A.N.T.I.F.A. for short.
So now FOPS is forcing a civic group to funnel money to their lawyers who are making our city less safe.
Society Hill group to vote on joining fight against bike lanes share.google/Lnz0oEfXzVbp...
Society Hill group to vote on joining fight against bike lanes share.google/Lnz0oEfXzVbp...
Society Hill civic association wants to pay $25,000 to prevent new bike protections on Pine and Spruce Streets
A proposal calls for donating money to pay lawyers helping the Friends of Pine & Spruce, which is opposed to added bike lane protections.
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September 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
So now FOPS is forcing a civic group to funnel money to their lawyers who are making our city less safe.
Society Hill group to vote on joining fight against bike lanes share.google/Lnz0oEfXzVbp...
Society Hill group to vote on joining fight against bike lanes share.google/Lnz0oEfXzVbp...
I always thought that this was kind of a BS stat but glad to get rid of. Philly was successful enough to maintain a high population unlike cities like Detroit and Cleveland. #3 and not far behind on the list is NYC which no one would call a poor city.
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Philly is no longer the country’s poorest big city
Philadelphia's poverty rate dropped below 20% for the first time since at least 1979, according to new data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Houston is now the nation's poorest big city.
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September 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
I always thought that this was kind of a BS stat but glad to get rid of. Philly was successful enough to maintain a high population unlike cities like Detroit and Cleveland. #3 and not far behind on the list is NYC which no one would call a poor city.
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It's a disgrace that the city is allowing cops to fleece neighborhood groups like this that are trying to open our streets to people.
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Street festival organizers say the rising costs of Philadelphia police patrols are crushing them
Street festival organizers are considering shrinking or canceling events, as security consumes a higher portion of the event budget.
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September 5, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's a disgrace that the city is allowing cops to fleece neighborhood groups like this that are trying to open our streets to people.
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How is this is considered groundbreaking, giving people cash with no strings attached improves their lives! This is why I think UBI should replace almost all social programs. Bonus, normal people spend money, improving economy instead of hoarding it like the rich.
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Philly’s first-in-the-nation experiment giving cash to struggling renters is working, researchers say
Families that got cash rental assistance were less likely to be evicted, experience homelessness, and report having serious problems with their homes, according to a study of the PHLHousing+ program.
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September 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
How is this is considered groundbreaking, giving people cash with no strings attached improves their lives! This is why I think UBI should replace almost all social programs. Bonus, normal people spend money, improving economy instead of hoarding it like the rich.
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Must be a good sign of they are announcing in Philly
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Which Philadelphia restaurants will make the new Michelin Guide? The answer will be revealed in Philly
Michelin has announced that it will reveal its newest restaurant guide at an invitation-only event on Nov. 18 at the Kimmel Center.
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August 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Must be a good sign of they are announcing in Philly
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This looks great, hope we're able to get the funding in place after Republicans literally clawed it back. A park running through the heart of Chinatown is so much better than a highway and shows we can build cities for people instead of cars.
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Chinatown Stitch design advances despite funding cancellation
City seeking $200 million for highway cap after federal budget bill rescinds grant.
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August 14, 2025 at 12:05 PM
This looks great, hope we're able to get the funding in place after Republicans literally clawed it back. A park running through the heart of Chinatown is so much better than a highway and shows we can build cities for people instead of cars.
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Great use of the space
Philly Fringe to use the empty Wanamaker Building - WHYY share.google/KZUIga4JOOU9...
Philly Fringe to use the empty Wanamaker Building - WHYY share.google/KZUIga4JOOU9...
Shuttered Wanamaker Building will host Philly Fringe this fall
The Layaway, a program of queer-based performance and cabaret, will be staged in Wanamaker’s Greek Hall.
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August 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Great use of the space
Philly Fringe to use the empty Wanamaker Building - WHYY share.google/KZUIga4JOOU9...
Philly Fringe to use the empty Wanamaker Building - WHYY share.google/KZUIga4JOOU9...
Next stage of fascism initiated because of "Big Balls" seems right out of Idiocracy
August 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Next stage of fascism initiated because of "Big Balls" seems right out of Idiocracy
Introduce a bill to make DC a state today
August 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Introduce a bill to make DC a state today
A surprise to no one that has been paying attention the last 20 years the plans to urbanize the sports complex have been delayed.
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Philly's biggest puzzle: The road to a new Sixers arena
Comcast Spectacor is rewriting a roadmap for the area that's already set in motion.
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August 5, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A surprise to no one that has been paying attention the last 20 years the plans to urbanize the sports complex have been delayed.
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Excited to see this being finished and more easily ride to Bartram's Garden
New swing bridge connecting Bartram's Garden to Grays Ferry nears completion | PhillyVoice share.google/4LizBP18TqdO...
New swing bridge connecting Bartram's Garden to Grays Ferry nears completion | PhillyVoice share.google/4LizBP18TqdO...
New swing bridge along Schuylkill River Trail in South Philly nears completion
Six truss segments have been installed at the site of a former span that was dismantled in 2018. It will connect Crescent Park in Grays Ferry to Bartram's Garden.
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July 30, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Excited to see this being finished and more easily ride to Bartram's Garden
New swing bridge connecting Bartram's Garden to Grays Ferry nears completion | PhillyVoice share.google/4LizBP18TqdO...
New swing bridge connecting Bartram's Garden to Grays Ferry nears completion | PhillyVoice share.google/4LizBP18TqdO...
We should be encouraging more events like this not less. It's like we're repeating the streeterys fiasco all over by over regulations. This is how we build communities and make our cities for people.
Nothern Liberties Night Market canceled as city costs skyrocket share.google/jHDfvn5mq9dD...
Nothern Liberties Night Market canceled as city costs skyrocket share.google/jHDfvn5mq9dD...
The Northern Liberties Night Market is canceled after the costs of required police patrols and sanitation services have more than doubled
The July 23 event on 2nd Street was canceled after the city quoted organizers more than $24,000 for police, sanitation, and inspections — a sharp increase from 2023.
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July 17, 2025 at 8:09 PM
We should be encouraging more events like this not less. It's like we're repeating the streeterys fiasco all over by over regulations. This is how we build communities and make our cities for people.
Nothern Liberties Night Market canceled as city costs skyrocket share.google/jHDfvn5mq9dD...
Nothern Liberties Night Market canceled as city costs skyrocket share.google/jHDfvn5mq9dD...
In the least surprising news...
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Over $150 million in federal funds taken from Chinatown Stitch project by Trump’s tax bill
The project involves capping the highway from 10th to 13th Streets to create a park and more developable land to reconnect Chinatown with the neighborhood to its north.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In the least surprising news...
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If Dems wanted to win elections they would be saying something like this every day. "We all agree immigration reform is needed but the current policy of rounding up people and putting them in camps is not sustainable. Why haven't the Republicans brought forth a bill to address a long term solution."
July 11, 2025 at 11:28 AM
If Dems wanted to win elections they would be saying something like this every day. "We all agree immigration reform is needed but the current policy of rounding up people and putting them in camps is not sustainable. Why haven't the Republicans brought forth a bill to address a long term solution."
Is there a question about building the arena with one line public transportation access for people living in the city and the burbs that actually connects people to the city instead of sea of parking on the outskirts of town? share.google/AH8nrboCWlsm...
Flyers and Sixers Joint Survey Asks Fans for Input on New Arena Design and Reimagined Sports Complex
An email went out to customers of both teams on Thursday morning, containing a lengthy survey asking for their input on what the arena needs and what should be included in the project.
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July 10, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Is there a question about building the arena with one line public transportation access for people living in the city and the burbs that actually connects people to the city instead of sea of parking on the outskirts of town? share.google/AH8nrboCWlsm...
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Chuckling at this video with its upbeat style describing how to make Disneyworld and Disneyland more car-friendly which, of course, makes them profoundly miserable and unsafe for everyone not in a car.
And yet we gladly do this for urban and suburban design.
And yet we gladly do this for urban and suburban design.
I Redesigned Disney World... But For Cars
YouTube video by Streetcraft
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June 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Chuckling at this video with its upbeat style describing how to make Disneyworld and Disneyland more car-friendly which, of course, makes them profoundly miserable and unsafe for everyone not in a car.
And yet we gladly do this for urban and suburban design.
And yet we gladly do this for urban and suburban design.
Would have been nice if they were playing in the new arena at Market East instead of in the middle of a bunch of parking lots on the outskirts of the city. Still exciting news though.
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Philly awarded WNBA franchise that will begin play in 2030
What put Philadelphia over the top, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert said, was “Josh [Harris] and his partners stepping up making a very, very lucrative bid for a great basketball city.”
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June 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Would have been nice if they were playing in the new arena at Market East instead of in the middle of a bunch of parking lots on the outskirts of the city. Still exciting news though.
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Possible site for Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame?
The shuttered Philadelphia History Museum is a blighted eyesore share.google/hZslTeIuGICL...
The shuttered Philadelphia History Museum is a blighted eyesore share.google/hZslTeIuGICL...
Philadelphia’s defunct history museum is now a blighted eyesore on East Market
The city-owned historic property has become a gallery for trash, needles, and graffiti.
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June 27, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Possible site for Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame?
The shuttered Philadelphia History Museum is a blighted eyesore share.google/hZslTeIuGICL...
The shuttered Philadelphia History Museum is a blighted eyesore share.google/hZslTeIuGICL...
Is it a constitutional crisis if the other two branches freely give up their power to the executive branch?
June 27, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Is it a constitutional crisis if the other two branches freely give up their power to the executive branch?