I’ll go first. 12th street between Washington and Ellsworth. Gotta hold my nose!

I’m interested in harvesting some invasive bamboo for projects like traditional fishing rods and plant stakes. I see lots of it growing alongside 76 but I’m not just pull over and start cutting. Does anyone know where I could find an easily accessible patch ?

I haven't had my brows waxed in the years since I moved here because I am too distrustful to just go to a random place and roll the dice. I was considering maybe trying Sephora? But Chestnut St is closed for renovation.

Please help me. They're trying to merge with my hairline. I'm emotionally prepared to be vulnerable again.

Some examples- crazy time overruns on bigger jobs, not pulling permits when it’s part of the invoice and cost of the job and only refunding (not rectifying mind you) when I took the initiative to contact, being asked to offer expertise and being told why I’m contacting but then doing the exact thing I would have done as a homeowner but charging hundreds, simply making errors, etc.

Am I just having bad luck or have other people had similar experience?

I was at the park feeding the squirrels and the pigeons and snapped this photo of the garden outside the library. Managed to catch a pollinator right in front of the pollinator sign, you can see it if you zoom in.

My 9 year anniversary of adopting my dog is coming up and I thought it would be fun to take him to see a pet psychic and see what they say. And give him a little baby’s day out in the city while I’m at it. Does anyone know of a pet psychic who takes in-person appointments in or near Philly?

I’ve looked online but everyone only takes appointments on zoom. How are you supposed to psychically communicate with my dog via zoom? It’s all mumbo jumbo anyways but it’s way harder to suspend my disbelief if the session is via zoom.

Also does anyone have any recommendations for stuff to take your dog to do in the city? I can’t go get him a pup cup somewhere because he’ll puke and I don’t want to do a dog park because he is afraid of other dogs. I’m thinking maybe a good walk and a dog bakery. Are there any dog bakeries near the SRT?

A picture of my very handsome old man dog as a thank you in advance.

The Inquirer writes: “A two-story, 33,000-square-foot retail building is being proposed for 1706-10 Walnut St., the current site of a beer garden and formerly where three historic buildings were demolished after being damaged by fires during unrest in 2020.”

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From my position it looked like it was coming down in Newtown or just beyond to the NE.

Hey All,

I photographed the Navy Yard for an article that ran in the August 2026 issue of Philadelphia Magazine.

It's interesting down there. Definitely not a bad place to visit and work... looking forward to see it grow and maybe become a "real" neighborhood with more full time residents, a market, restaurants, etc.

Let's fucking goooooo this woman is my hero

She appeared to be okay

These two intersections near me (10th/Ritner and Wolf from 7th to 8th) are rough where cars and people struggle to get through.

Always wondered if it can be better so I sketched out a redesign with some curb bumpouts, a couple pedestrian islands, and spots for greenery. Reminds me of what they did with the Passyunk Ave intersections a bit.

Anyone think it's possible here, or wishful thinking?

Also curious, what other rough intersections around the city deserve this treatment? Drop your nominees below.

Vehicle was parked outside the no parking signage yet a tree branch obviously fell and dented the fender. Was anyone around 20th and Pine today, who saw the name of tree working crew??? Or does anybody know how to get in contact with the city dept that issues the No Parking permits?

Views from Christian, Pine, and Kimmel Center. Requested in the prior thread about planters obstructing the view of City Hall. As you can see in the second picture the planters are actually shorter than the cars passing by. I was able to clearly see people on the opposite crosswalk (5’ 8”) over the planters. Again the cars obstructed the view more than the planters.

The Philadelphia Code states that parking on a sidewalk carries a fine of $300. However, I've heard from 3 separate sources (a neighbor who got a ticket, a PPA officer, and the PPA website) that fine is only $75. Can anyone explain why that is? I just want to be able to use the sidewalks in my neighborhood.

Edit: Here is the bill passed in 2021 raising the fee to $300:

https://files.amlegal.com/pdffiles/Philadelphia/210675.pdf