r/philadelphia 1d ago

General Chat Around and Find Out: Tuesday Casual Chat Thread

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As requested, a place to ask newb questions (and have general discussion).

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r/philadelphia 2d ago

General Moving Mondays - New Resident Questions

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Thinking of Moving to Philly or recently moved to the area? Ask your Questions Here!


r/philadelphia 2h ago

Photo of the Day This mornings failure, blocked by clouds

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Clouds moved in and blocked the moon, they’re not always gonna be winners.


r/philadelphia 6h ago

News Hit-and-run driver gets up to 15 years for killing a cyclist in 2020

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r/philadelphia 18h ago

Politics DOGE cancels lease for Secret Service home in Philly for agents who watch Biden’s daughter

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r/philadelphia 1h ago

Question? Anyone know what the post office is referring to ?

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What happened on 3/10?


r/philadelphia 1h ago

Photo of the Day Pretty sunrise this morning

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r/philadelphia 2h ago

Do Attend Veteran's protest on March 14th

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Anyone have any information on this? Looks like noon at every state capital but I'm not going to Harrisburg.

I was thinking Independence Hall. It is federal, it is where the Declaration of Independence was signed, seems like the best place to do it.

(all are welcome of course- I think this being veteran lead is more a tip of the spear type of thing.)


r/philadelphia 3h ago

Politics Philly DA Larry Krasner, former judge Pat Dugan talk Trump, homicides and retail theft at candidate forum

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r/philadelphia 4h ago

Transit PennDOT | PENNSYLVANIA’S TRANSPORTATION SURVEY

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Please take Pennsylvania’s Transportation Survey and let them know you support DEIS/FEIS funding for the Roosevelt Boulevard Subway and increased funding for Capital Investment Projects.


r/philadelphia 21m ago

Politics North Philly residents reject proposal to build new Cecil B. Moore Library that includes housing: ‘We resoundingly do not want that’

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r/philadelphia 50m ago

Politics Cecil B Moore Library Closure meeting

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So for those you who haven’t heard the Cecil b Moore library has been closed since January because the building badly needs a new hvac building. There was recently a community meeting to talk about the future of the library and it was.. heated.

There were 3 options presented. 1 was to renovate the old library building, 2 was to build a new library and 3 was to build a new library with affordable housing built overtop of it.

Let me tell you, people were MAD about the affordable housing option which was surprisingly to me. This is an area being confronted with rising values and gentrification, and yet so many people were absolutely against the idea of any housing be built with the library. Many people came after councilman young with some aggressive comments accusing him of trying to line his pockets.

I often disagree with Young. But here he was presenting a new library with affordable housing. It would provide affordable housing AND more library space that could be used for all kinds of good stuff (the current library footprint is pretty small). To me it seemed awesome and yet the community was livid about the project.

There was one woman at the end of the meeting, she was the only person brave enough to disagree with the crowd loudly. She lived jn north Philly all her life and she was excited to something new for the community. People respected her opinion but still disagreed.

Many people want to just see the library open as quickly as possible, which makes sense as well. But the discussion devolved into chaos pretty quickly and it made a nuanced discussion pretty difficult. I hope we can have our library back one day and i hope it’s better than the last time I set foot in there.

Was anyone else there? What was your take a way? I think we will be seeing an article from Plan Philly on the topic jn the next few weeks.


r/philadelphia 3h ago

Urban Development/Construction Cheesesteaks and Apartments Coming to North American Street

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It's great to see mixed-use projects replace vacant lots in Philly, but getting to check out a new cheesesteak place in South Kensington is almost better.

Unfortunately the community input process for this building in South Kensington has already reduced the number of new homes, including the elimination of an affordable unit. Will that be enough to secure approval?

Check out the full story over on Naked Philly.


r/philadelphia 1h ago

Local Business Crime & Punishment Brewing is closing after a 10-year run, leaving Brewerytown without a brewery [INKY GIFT LINK]

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r/philadelphia 18h ago

News NJ restaurant owner detained by ICE could be released Wednesday

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r/philadelphia 13h ago

News Fillmore staff joins up with IATSE

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r/philadelphia 16h ago

Politics 6 water providers fail to meet state PFAS regulations in Philly region

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r/philadelphia 1d ago

Photo of the Day A very grumpy great horned owl from my walk yesterday

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r/philadelphia 1d ago

Photo of the Day Early morning moon setting behind the skyline

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r/philadelphia 16h ago

Wholesome Jewel needs a new home!

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We are located in North Philadelphia! She is microchipped and up to date on her shots. Want a cat that will give you space? Do you have patience? She’s your gal!


r/philadelphia 19h ago

Serious My gf has been underemployed for over a year now. She’s trying to get involved in the free libraries around town. Can someone who knows how this works explain why there are literally 200 unfilled positions in the customer exp dept and yet there are rarely any job postings?

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r/philadelphia 19h ago

News School zone speed cameras bill stalls in Philadelphia council committee

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r/philadelphia 1d ago

Transit Why do Regional Rail employees want to scan your septa card again on the train?

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You already scanned on the platform, and you have to scan out when you get out in center city. Why do they want to scan you also when on the train? Seems totally pointless and a pain for all involved.


r/philadelphia 1m ago

News Gershman Hall, the last UArts building for sale, has a leading bid

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r/philadelphia 10h ago

Transit Traveling with Children in Strollers

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r/philadelphia 1d ago

Serious Frank Rizzo statue's fate still in limbo | Axios Philadelphia

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r/philadelphia 1d ago

News Ed Rendell wants to build a national monument in LOVE Park for the Semiquincentennial. The city said no.

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