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Maybe We Should've Taken the Bus

This morning, a couple of Phillyists ended up standing in the cold a long, long time, waiting for for the El to come. During this time, they heard several busses pass beneath them. Maybe if they'd seen this video before heading to the El platform, they would have been tempted to try a different way to get to work. Maybe.

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By Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey in on February 5, 2009 11:00 AM

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Bomb on El Tracks?

(Link changed, post altered slightly. Thanks, phillybits.)

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By Jim Genzano in on December 18, 2008 12:15 PM

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Proofreading Philly

Proofreading Philly tries to capture typos, wordos, and all other kinds of grammatical mistakes that we see around the city. But we need your help! Email photos to us from your computer or your phone, and show the city that you care about good grammar.

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By Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey in on October 9, 2008 2:00 PM

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Everything Looks Better in Black and White

Even SEPTA.

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By Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey in on October 1, 2008 11:00 AM

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Yo, Philly in the News

  • The rebuilding of the Market-Frankford El, a project that is now $300 million over budget and two years behind schedule, may finally be entering its last stage.

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    By Jim Genzano in on August 20, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Expect backups late tonight into early tomorrow morning on the westbound Schuylkill. Click through for details. Also expect upcoming delays with SEPTA as it makes another push to finally complete its overdue, overbudget reconstruction of the Market-Frankford El.

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    By Jim Genzano in on July 9, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Hopefully you're already aware that tomorrow is Tax Day. If not, you'd better get to work! Regardless, a warning: "According to a recent study by nonprofit groups in Philadelphia, a significant number of commercial preparers still are scamming customers into accepting costly refund-anticipation loans."

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    By Jim Genzano in on April 14, 2008 9:00 AM

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  • Who will really decide the outcome of Pennsylvania's April 22nd primary: the voters, or the delegates? Perhaps the real answer is the gays! Meanwhile, Obama had fun with the college crowd at Penn State.

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 31, 2008 9:00 AM

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    Return to Sender: Violation

    Dear Philadelphia:

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    By Jillian Ashley Blair Ivey in on March 7, 2008 2:00 PM

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  • Chelsea Clinton was at Penn yesterday, stumping for her Mom, and said we should expect to see her and her family a lot in the near future. Which sounds like a threat to us. Beware, Philadelphians! They're coming! Watch the skies! Keep watching the skies! (BTW, in a related story, voter interest is surging in Pennsylvania suburbs.)

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    By Jim Genzano in on March 6, 2008 9:00 AM

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    Photoist

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    By Jim Genzano in on January 24, 2008 1:00 PM

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