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February 5, 2016

Commission Releases Pre-K Report

A commission assembled by former mayor Michael Nutter has released a report on pre-kindergarten education. The commission has outlined a proposal, costing $60 million per year, that lays out a plan for universal pre-K education for all three and four year olds in the city of Philadelphia. The key words in the report relating to the pre-K schooling were “high-quality, […]

February 4, 2016

Are Philadelphia’s Tactics on Ride-sharing Against the Public Good?

Residents of Philadelphia who patronize ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft are having their own dollars used against them, says a report by Reason.com. The report alleges that the Philadelphia Parking Authority (PPA) is using money gleaned from parking tickets and other violation fines to fund a big-budget legal campaign against ride-sharing services. Reason.com cites The Philadelphia Inquirer in stating […]

February 3, 2016

Philly News Briefs: 02/03/16

1.) The Philadelphia Auto Show is full of vehicles to look and and explore, but one overriding theme at the show is family friendliness. Cars featured at the show tout many innovative features designed with families and safety in mind. The new Chrysler Pacifica minivan was designed with kids in mind, featuring the Uconnect Theater system. It consists of two […]

February 2, 2016

Fiat Popemobile Sells for $82K at Auction

It’s an iconic image: the Pope waving out of the window of his dark car as he is driven by to greet the crowds. Such were the pictures taken by press when the pontiff visited Philadelphia. Now, one of those dark cars has been auctioned off. The Fiat 500L that was one of the vehicles used by Pope Francis for […]

February 1, 2016

Philadelphia Drone Use Creates Problems

Drones are pretty hot right now. It’s likely that you or someone you know ones one – they were, in fact, one of the past holiday season’s hottest-selling toys. The problem is that drone use is creating some very un-fun problems for Philadelphia, and current legislation lacks the capacity to deal with them. The Daily Pennsylvanian reported an incident in […]

January 29, 2016

Coming this Weekend: The Philadelphia Auto Show

It’s back, Philadelphia! The Philadelphia Auto Show kicks off tomorrow at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, bringing the newest and coolest in vehicles to the City of Brotherly Love. It’s set to last for eight days: tomorrow through next Sunday, February 7th. For those who eat, breathe, and sleep cars, it is set to be a truly blissful experience. Dave Kelleher, […]

January 28, 2016

Philadelphia Police Address Spot-Saving

It’s a tale as old as time: the snow falls, people shovel a parking space, and then the coolers, lawn chairs, cones, and other forms of space-savers come out to play. Philadelphia residents are not alone in feeling entitled to the parking space that they cleared out – news reports say that similar activities are taking place in Boston and […]

January 27, 2016

UberEATS Takes a Pass on Philadelphia

When you are in the mood for some food from your favorite restaurant but you don’t want to go out (and the restaurant doesn’t offer delivery), what do you do? Right now, you have several options – Caviar, Grubhub, Eat24, and other such services, all of which exist to bring restaurant food to your door. Competing with those existing services […]

January 26, 2016

Philadelphia Ends Snow Emergency

Philadelphia has lifted its state of snow emergency following this weekend’s blizzard. The snow storm, which has gone down in the record books as the fourth-greatest in recorded history, started Friday and continued through Sunday. The snow emergency state was extended through Sunday so that city officials could be aggressive with plowing efforts. The fact that the emergency state has […]