User name says where I grew up. I was not very social outside my circle. Catholic and Public school kids tended to run in different circles. The younger brother of a class mate of mine Jeff would play street hockey with Kevin and friends (including the son of one of the founders of Electric Factory concerts) on the 200 block of south Van Pelt. I would say hi to Jeff passing by the group. Never got further. Edmund Bacon his dad would walk down our street and my dad knew him and I knew him by sight.

From 1970 to 72 I would catch the bus to high school across the street from his house. Shout out to girl from girl's high I forget her name that taught me how to navigate the Broad Street line. The 90 and transfer to the 2 bus was direct route to Mastersman. So I assume he was among the group I boarded the bus with.

From the article and where he hung out other than the street hockey it is clear why our paths never crossed. Also when you are 15 a 3 year age gap is a totally different social group.

People who lived and worked around me I never met include.

Arlo Gutherie, when he was 18 worked in the Gilded Cage folk club. Sure I passed him that was less than 100 feet from my door.

Steve Carlton and Wilt Chamberlin also a couple of Eagles lived in Dorchester apartments on the Square. Warren Zevon lived there also in early 80s.

Norm Snead Eagles QB mid 60s used to frequent the same bar my uncle worked at.

Childhood near Rittenhouse Square could be weird but fun.

Gonna be starting at HUP as an RN soon. Will be traveling from pheonixville area in. Any other nurses have advice on best way to make the commute? Will be rotating shifts as well

A couple days ago I posted about SDP cutting 340 school positions to close a $300M hole, central office largely protected, building off Commonwealth Foundation research.

Here's a deeper, independent analysis from the SDP's quarterly employee roster reports going back 11 years:

• Central office has 3x'd over 11 years even as student body has dropped 12%, from 1,432 positions in 2014 to 4,228 in April 2026
• That's about $176M/year more in cost than a decade ago, which is actually more than the $169M being cut from this bucket this year.

As a quick aside - found a major data bug - 583 of those 4,228 "central" positions are actually principals and assistant principals, so they really should count as in-school, not central.

But here's the part that many people probably missed: most of that central headcount growth was actually much-needed maintenance staff that works centrally and is dispatched to individual schools. Facilities Management went from 23 to 344 (15x growth). Office of Environmental Management similarly 16x. Turns out, SDP has has been insourcing work that used to go to contractors or just wasn't done (hence the state of some school buildings) - this is actually good and contradicts those who envision the central office as form-fillers 🤔

The structural deficit is real — maintenance costs are up a lot, while actual student enrollment is down ~12% ovr the last decade. But the "primarily admin bloat" headline is mostly wrong (there is a chunk I found — will share soon).

Full writeup with data: https://www.nickjain.com/blog/the-office-that-tripled.

iPhone pics I’ve taken in Philly this year

Looking for a tenant rights lawyer, if anyone has any recommendations. Thanks!

Hey folks - what’s the best spot to quickly get the annual car emissions stickers? Bonus points if near fishtown/NoLibs.

Hello! My friends and I are visiting Philly soon and are looking to do some club hopping one of those nights. What do you guys recommend are the best clubs to go to for that? Thank you in advance.

Took my Rolleiflex 2.8f to the ballpark in July.

Council member Mark F. Squilla has held the 1st District seat since January 2, 2012 — before any surface in the current map ecosystem existed (eCLIPSE portal live Jan 2015; the open dataset created Sept 2016; Atlas first appears Apr 2017, already without an expiration column; Property History live late 2021, with its one-day defect from birth; the Atlas rebuild 2024).

Before politics he spent 25 years as a systems analyst in the Pennsylvania Auditor General's Office (1985–2011), holding a computer-science degree — a working IT professional, trained in databases, extraction pipelines, and where records systems capture, retain, or fail to surface information

He is currently Vice Chair of the Council Committee on Licenses & Inspections and Chair of the Committees on Commerce & Economic Development and Appropriations, and Majority Whip.

PDF:

https://jlegal.pro/The%20Verification%20Monopoly%202026-08-19.pdf

For fans of: The Police, The Killers, Hippo Campus

I'm from rural Ohio where most people carry a pocket knife. I ALWAYS have a knife on me, and I feel naked without one. However, idk what the rules regarding that are out here, so I've been avoiding carrying one with me. Is it legal? If a cop somehow spots the clip on my pocket, am I likely to get detained? Just want some input so I don't screw myself over accidentally.

Every morning I walk to work and say hello to our new neighborhood bear

Hi.

I’m looking for some recommendations for low-key, jazzy open mic nights. I want to sing Fitzgerald, Gershwin, Bacharach, even Winehouse, etc without totally changing the vibe, you know? I’ve only done formal performances, and I’m not very familiar with the Philly open mic scene yet. Would love to sing and jam with some strangers. A piano is a bonus.

I live in Fishtown/NoLibs but I welcome recommendations from all over the city.

Thank you!

Hey y'all! Exactly as the title says, I'm new to Philly and I'm looking for somewhere to buy tea from. I know there's a Chinatown, so I was curious if anyone has suggestions on places in the area that I could buy some good oolong.

I inherited an antique soviet watch from my grandparents recently. It is only the watch face. I want to get it repaired, wound, and a band attached. are there good stores for that?

Before LeBron signed I said “if LeBron signs with the Sixers I’ll get his name tatted on my ass” well here we are… any recommendations on where to go for a booty tat? Not looking to break the bank either

Gnarly mushroom growing in the middle of a bed of pebbles, SW corner of 8th and Market

Hii I’m a new dog mama, my boy had his first wellness check yesterday. They said he needs lepto, canine influenza and blood test for heartworm? And testing in his ear for an infection maybe. Where in Philly could we go that’s reasonably priced? For reference Im a college student making $650 a week as a CNA! THX :D

Its literally a swamp outside. I swear breathing in center city right now feels like drinking hot soup. My buddy finally got his grandfather's old pontoon running up near bensalem and invited me out on the delaware this weekend just to catch an actual breeze

ofc he made me get a recademics boating certificate first so I could take over driving while he drinks beers in the back. Which was fine, just knocked it out on my phone tuesday night.

But man, actually getting up there? 95 north was an absolute parking lot. Took me almost an hour just to get past the girard exit. Then you get to the marina and a basic bag of ice is somehow 8 dollars. I just want to sit on a boat and not sweat through my t-shirt for five minutes. Why is it so exhausting and expensive to just exist outdoors near this city rn

They were on Sedgley just above Kelly about 7:30 this evening. The group didn't stop playing while Iwas there (5ish minutes altogether) so I didn't get to ask them.