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Living the car-free dream in Philly. Philly public school parent. Brompton Bicycles are the ultimate urban life hack. I only really care about Philly issues; it’s not my job to provide context to my posts for non-Philly folks.
I don’t know if this already means I have too much crap but I’m getting so annoyed by all the Black Friday ads because I have no interest in buying any of it!
The only BF promo I’ve acted on was the Philadelphia Film Society’s 15% off deal for annual memberships! filmadelphia.org/support-us/m...
The only BF promo I’ve acted on was the Philadelphia Film Society’s 15% off deal for annual memberships! filmadelphia.org/support-us/m...
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November 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
I don’t know if this already means I have too much crap but I’m getting so annoyed by all the Black Friday ads because I have no interest in buying any of it!
The only BF promo I’ve acted on was the Philadelphia Film Society’s 15% off deal for annual memberships! filmadelphia.org/support-us/m...
The only BF promo I’ve acted on was the Philadelphia Film Society’s 15% off deal for annual memberships! filmadelphia.org/support-us/m...
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Melissa Bruntlett is an urbanist storyteller. This is her story.
𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘.
NYTimes 🎁 article
@modacitylife.com
𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘.
NYTimes 🎁 article
@modacitylife.com
She’s on a Mission to Make the World More Bike-Friendly
www.nytimes.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Melissa Bruntlett is an urbanist storyteller. This is her story.
𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘.
NYTimes 🎁 article
@modacitylife.com
𝙊𝙣 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙡𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨, 𝙬𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙊𝙆, 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨, 𝙞𝙩’𝙨 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙜𝙤.” 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙙. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣 𝙞𝙣 𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙞𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙛𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙡𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙚 𝙙𝙞𝙙𝙣’𝙩 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙧𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘.
NYTimes 🎁 article
@modacitylife.com
Make it permanent. whyy.org/articles/hur...
November 27, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Make it permanent. whyy.org/articles/hur...
Feels like everyone is trying so hard to sell me shit this weekend. I literally don’t want to buy anything on Black Friday.
November 27, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Feels like everyone is trying so hard to sell me shit this weekend. I literally don’t want to buy anything on Black Friday.
Beautiful new red bus/bike lanes! I’m a huge fan of these on streets where there isn’t room for a separated protected bike lane.
Arguably should do this on Washington Ave, especially as the 64 bus is going high frequency with the revamped bus network.
Arguably should do this on Washington Ave, especially as the 64 bus is going high frequency with the revamped bus network.
November 26, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Beautiful new red bus/bike lanes! I’m a huge fan of these on streets where there isn’t room for a separated protected bike lane.
Arguably should do this on Washington Ave, especially as the 64 bus is going high frequency with the revamped bus network.
Arguably should do this on Washington Ave, especially as the 64 bus is going high frequency with the revamped bus network.
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This is what we have to resort to in the sixth largest city in America because for some reason they can’t just sweep the fucking streets. Remind me again what my city wage tax pays for?
The guys used to sweep the street with janitor brooms, “just so our kids could come out and play without glass around,” Masucci said.
“Neighbors would be like, ‘Oh, it’s nice, but it’s really dusty,’ and I’d be like, ‘God! There’s gotta be a better way,’” he said.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/k...
“Neighbors would be like, ‘Oh, it’s nice, but it’s really dusty,’ and I’d be like, ‘God! There’s gotta be a better way,’” he said.
www.inquirer.com/columnists/k...
These South Philly dads bought personal street sweepers for their block: ‘It’s like a little Zamboni’
The German device isn't marketed for street cleaning, but when brooms weren't enough to keep their kids safe from broken glass and debris on their block, these three men got ingenious with it.
www.inquirer.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is what we have to resort to in the sixth largest city in America because for some reason they can’t just sweep the fucking streets. Remind me again what my city wage tax pays for?
Our household had a gross income of less than $136k in 2025 dollars when we had two young kids in NYC. We made it work. We weren’t saving much for retirement, bc we also had student debt to pay off.
My wife stayed at home, so that cut childcare costs and we didn’t own a car so that helped!
My wife stayed at home, so that cut childcare costs and we didn’t own a car so that helped!
People saying the analysis is BS? Which bit is wrong? Which of these items do you think you could cut?
Childcare: $32,773
Housing: $23,267
Food: $14,717
Transportation: $14,828
Healthcare: $10,567
Other essentials: $21,857
Required net income: $118,009
Gross income: ~$136,000
Childcare: $32,773
Housing: $23,267
Food: $14,717
Transportation: $14,828
Healthcare: $10,567
Other essentials: $21,857
Required net income: $118,009
Gross income: ~$136,000
November 26, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Our household had a gross income of less than $136k in 2025 dollars when we had two young kids in NYC. We made it work. We weren’t saving much for retirement, bc we also had student debt to pay off.
My wife stayed at home, so that cut childcare costs and we didn’t own a car so that helped!
My wife stayed at home, so that cut childcare costs and we didn’t own a car so that helped!
This is a great story. I love what these guys are doing. But the takeaway shouldn’t be that we need to enable more people to clean their streets.
Keeping our streets clean is the city’s job and one that Philly has failed at. This is a basic function of a city govt! www.inquirer.com/columnists/k...
Keeping our streets clean is the city’s job and one that Philly has failed at. This is a basic function of a city govt! www.inquirer.com/columnists/k...
These South Philly dads bought personal street sweepers for their block: ‘It’s like a little Zamboni’
The German device isn't marketed for street cleaning, but when brooms weren't enough to keep their kids safe from broken glass and debris on their block, these three men got ingenious with it.
www.inquirer.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:04 PM
This is a great story. I love what these guys are doing. But the takeaway shouldn’t be that we need to enable more people to clean their streets.
Keeping our streets clean is the city’s job and one that Philly has failed at. This is a basic function of a city govt! www.inquirer.com/columnists/k...
Keeping our streets clean is the city’s job and one that Philly has failed at. This is a basic function of a city govt! www.inquirer.com/columnists/k...
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Spending a week and a half in Paris and Madrid really drives home the point that the (American-ish) concept of a "one-seat ride" is overrated, and frequent headways at nearly all hours of the day is the true gold standard.
November 25, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Spending a week and a half in Paris and Madrid really drives home the point that the (American-ish) concept of a "one-seat ride" is overrated, and frequent headways at nearly all hours of the day is the true gold standard.
Ever since my oldest son took the psat last year, I’ve been getting spam from small liberal arts colleges I’ve never heard of. I don’t know how these schools survive.
I hope it doesn’t mean my son’s scores were so bad, he’s not getting spammed by the good schools. 😁
I hope it doesn’t mean my son’s scores were so bad, he’s not getting spammed by the good schools. 😁
November 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ever since my oldest son took the psat last year, I’ve been getting spam from small liberal arts colleges I’ve never heard of. I don’t know how these schools survive.
I hope it doesn’t mean my son’s scores were so bad, he’s not getting spammed by the good schools. 😁
I hope it doesn’t mean my son’s scores were so bad, he’s not getting spammed by the good schools. 😁
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Friendly reminder: we have an email list
It's low traffic. If you sign up, you'll get an email with the ride info, usually the Mon or Tue before the ride (this week's hasn't gone out yet, I'll send it later today)
Sign up for email: stats.sender.net/forms/dPk8yb...
It's low traffic. If you sign up, you'll get an email with the ride info, usually the Mon or Tue before the ride (this week's hasn't gone out yet, I'll send it later today)
Sign up for email: stats.sender.net/forms/dPk8yb...
stats.sender.net
November 25, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Friendly reminder: we have an email list
It's low traffic. If you sign up, you'll get an email with the ride info, usually the Mon or Tue before the ride (this week's hasn't gone out yet, I'll send it later today)
Sign up for email: stats.sender.net/forms/dPk8yb...
It's low traffic. If you sign up, you'll get an email with the ride info, usually the Mon or Tue before the ride (this week's hasn't gone out yet, I'll send it later today)
Sign up for email: stats.sender.net/forms/dPk8yb...
Disney+ is on sale for Black Friday BUT don't give in! Don't forget how they treated Jimmy Kimmel.
The whole CK thing took longer to blow over than most news stories but it eventually did. ABC/Disney could've just held out for a few more days but instead, they showed themselves to be spineless.
The whole CK thing took longer to blow over than most news stories but it eventually did. ABC/Disney could've just held out for a few more days but instead, they showed themselves to be spineless.
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Disney+ is on sale for Black Friday BUT don't give in! Don't forget how they treated Jimmy Kimmel.
The whole CK thing took longer to blow over than most news stories but it eventually did. ABC/Disney could've just held out for a few more days but instead, they showed themselves to be spineless.
The whole CK thing took longer to blow over than most news stories but it eventually did. ABC/Disney could've just held out for a few more days but instead, they showed themselves to be spineless.
Minneapolis punches way above its weight in terms of its local economy, public transit, bike infrastructure, cultural institutions, parks, and more. And you get all this for one of the lowest costs of living for a US city.
November 24, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Minneapolis punches way above its weight in terms of its local economy, public transit, bike infrastructure, cultural institutions, parks, and more. And you get all this for one of the lowest costs of living for a US city.
Five years ago, my family was deciding to move to Minneapolis or Philly. We chose Philly. Did we make the wrong choice? :)
Just kidding. We love it here. Minneapolis would've been great too. Perhaps there's a parallel universe where we moved to Minneapolis and another where we stayed in Hoboken.
Just kidding. We love it here. Minneapolis would've been great too. Perhaps there's a parallel universe where we moved to Minneapolis and another where we stayed in Hoboken.
Minneapolis has been named one of the world’s most bike-friendly cities! A new report covering 100 cities in 44 countries ranked Minneapolis as the #2 biking city in the U.S., #5 in North America and #44 globally. Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/news/2025/november/2025-bike-friendly-city/
November 24, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Five years ago, my family was deciding to move to Minneapolis or Philly. We chose Philly. Did we make the wrong choice? :)
Just kidding. We love it here. Minneapolis would've been great too. Perhaps there's a parallel universe where we moved to Minneapolis and another where we stayed in Hoboken.
Just kidding. We love it here. Minneapolis would've been great too. Perhaps there's a parallel universe where we moved to Minneapolis and another where we stayed in Hoboken.
Reminder to fill out this long term planning survey. I just submitted my responses today! My ideal Philadelphia in 2050 is one with 3 million Philadelphians. Let's plan and build Philly to be an affordable and vibrant home for everyone who wants to live here!
When you have a chance, please take the time to fill out this survey to give input to the City of Philadelphia's long term planning looking to 2050. www.phila.gov/2025-11-20-c...
City launches public survey to update the long-range plan for Philadelphia | Department of Planning and Development
The Planning Commission launches public opinion survey to update the City's comprehensive plan.
www.phila.gov
November 24, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Reminder to fill out this long term planning survey. I just submitted my responses today! My ideal Philadelphia in 2050 is one with 3 million Philadelphians. Let's plan and build Philly to be an affordable and vibrant home for everyone who wants to live here!
Transit works best in high density cities and neighborhoods. That’s kinda obvious but when you hear folks complain about why their bus/train to and from low density areas is so infrequent and unreliable… well yeah, sorry.
November 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Transit works best in high density cities and neighborhoods. That’s kinda obvious but when you hear folks complain about why their bus/train to and from low density areas is so infrequent and unreliable… well yeah, sorry.
I made my kid go to school even though he’s recovering from the flu/cold. He has an audition for the All City orchestra that he can’t make up. 😢 He’s going to have to go Michael Jordan and pull out a flu game performance.
Fortunately we still have a stash of masks so he doesn’t get others sick.
Fortunately we still have a stash of masks so he doesn’t get others sick.
November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I made my kid go to school even though he’s recovering from the flu/cold. He has an audition for the All City orchestra that he can’t make up. 😢 He’s going to have to go Michael Jordan and pull out a flu game performance.
Fortunately we still have a stash of masks so he doesn’t get others sick.
Fortunately we still have a stash of masks so he doesn’t get others sick.
It was my dog Springsteen’s lucky day. We ran out of dental treats and PetSmart has a buy 3, get 2 free sale so I stocked up to try some different varieties.
I told him to pick one to try first and it seemed like he understood the task. 😁
I told him to pick one to try first and it seemed like he understood the task. 😁
November 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It was my dog Springsteen’s lucky day. We ran out of dental treats and PetSmart has a buy 3, get 2 free sale so I stocked up to try some different varieties.
I told him to pick one to try first and it seemed like he understood the task. 😁
I told him to pick one to try first and it seemed like he understood the task. 😁
I got a Baby Taylor almost 20 years ago as a travel guitar. Didn’t end up playing it much and as my kids were growing up, I was hoping they’d want to learn with it.
It’s taken a while but my 13yo finally seems interested so I let him keep the guitar in his room. 🥰
It’s taken a while but my 13yo finally seems interested so I let him keep the guitar in his room. 🥰
November 23, 2025 at 12:58 AM
I got a Baby Taylor almost 20 years ago as a travel guitar. Didn’t end up playing it much and as my kids were growing up, I was hoping they’d want to learn with it.
It’s taken a while but my 13yo finally seems interested so I let him keep the guitar in his room. 🥰
It’s taken a while but my 13yo finally seems interested so I let him keep the guitar in his room. 🥰
Best place to get Korean food in all of Philadelphia. H-Mart Philadelphia food court.
November 23, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Best place to get Korean food in all of Philadelphia. H-Mart Philadelphia food court.
Life got busy and I neglected getting flu and Covid shots for my teen boys. And now the oldest has a fever of 102+. 😩 Go get your flu and Covid shots!
November 23, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Life got busy and I neglected getting flu and Covid shots for my teen boys. And now the oldest has a fever of 102+. 😩 Go get your flu and Covid shots!
It's kinda crazy how hard it is to find a free one-page PDF with basic major and minor guitar chords on a website that isn't full of ads or makes you give them your email address first.
I should just make one and put it on my website.
I should just make one and put it on my website.
November 22, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It's kinda crazy how hard it is to find a free one-page PDF with basic major and minor guitar chords on a website that isn't full of ads or makes you give them your email address first.
I should just make one and put it on my website.
I should just make one and put it on my website.
I dunno... this guy is from Newark and worked at the Met. He's essentially a New Yorker. How dare we hire an NYC transplant to lead the PHILADELPHIA Museum of Art???? /s
The Philadelphia Art Museum has named Daniel H. Weiss as its new CEO and director. His resume includes the Metropolitan Museum of Art and local colleges.
Philadelphia Art Museum names a new director and CEO
Daniel H. Weiss was president of Haverford College and, for eight years, leader of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
www.inquirer.com
November 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
I dunno... this guy is from Newark and worked at the Met. He's essentially a New Yorker. How dare we hire an NYC transplant to lead the PHILADELPHIA Museum of Art???? /s
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When you have a chance, please take the time to fill out this survey to give input to the City of Philadelphia's long term planning looking to 2050. www.phila.gov/2025-11-20-c...
City launches public survey to update the long-range plan for Philadelphia | Department of Planning and Development
The Planning Commission launches public opinion survey to update the City's comprehensive plan.
www.phila.gov
November 21, 2025 at 3:47 PM
When you have a chance, please take the time to fill out this survey to give input to the City of Philadelphia's long term planning looking to 2050. www.phila.gov/2025-11-20-c...