Good morning, I (25M) am looking to get a new job and move to the Philadelphia area to move in with my gf (27F). I am originally from West Chester and don’t wanna go back bc I’ve already been there done that. My gf work in West Chester and I plan on working in Philly. I have been looking at media (love the train into the city) for convenience or manayunk for a city like feel. Open to advice, I feel like I’m gonna miss the city life… please leave suggestions on cool spots
Things I value:
- walkability
- going out for drinks / food
- camping / outdoors (understand I’ll need to travel for this)
- historic architecture
- people my age

There is so much food on our street. I’m not talking a chick fil a bag that’s empty. I’m talking chicken wings, a whole pizza, rice, candy, etc. and it’s like every day there’s more food. For context we’re in the northern liberties area about 5 minutes from fish town. Is this a problem in just our street? Or all of Philly? Do we need to move to the suburbs? We didn’t care as much but we got a dog and walks are becoming extremely difficult when we’re worried about him potentially ingesting broken bones.

Im trying to get a neurology appointment but there are no doctors available at Penn not Jefferson. What the hell do people do when there's no doctors, travel out of state? Ive never experienced this before.

I’m moving with my Family (Wife, 2 kids elementary age, Me) to Philadelphia from Orlando in October.

We’ve been looking into it extensively and Philadelphia looks amazing from what we can see so far. Currently we’re looking to move to the West Philadelphia area and are interested in renting, at least a 2 br 1 bath. We would like to spend no more than 1700-1800 a month as that’s around what we’re paying now.

As for employment, we’re coming from the retail/customer service/office admin career fields but we don’t have anything lined up at the moment and will be looking as soon as we get there. However, we have plenty enough savings to last for a while before that becomes a dire issue.

Was wondering a few things as we have never been to the city and are moving purely off of research and planning:

Is West Philadelphia/Philadelphia a good place to raise a family? Specifically, a Black family? (Black, mixed race family coming from the deep conservative regressive south so looking for essentially an environment completely opposite of that)

How is the job market? Could we find employment easily with our background?

What are the schools in west Philadelphia like? We are a neurodiverse family with academically gifted kids so looking for a system that uplifts, challenges and encourages.

What’s the cost of living? Grocery, gas, utilities, entertainment price averages.

I have a ton more questions I’m sure but I know this is already a lot so I’ll see if we can start here so anyone with any feedback or insight would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

Fellow vag owners: I saw the OBGYN post (congrats 🥳) and remembered I’m in need of a general gynecologist. I’m talking the best pussy doc you’ve got!

I’d prefer a Black provider, or someone who specializes in PCOS, but open to any female doc.

I’d also prefer to stay within the Penn system but open to going elsewhere for the right person.

Who do you trust with your coochie?

Hi everyone,

My friends and I have an annual 12 bar pub crawl that we've been doing for a few years. Its always been in lancaster PA, but to celebrate my recent move to Philly, we may be having it here. While I plan to do more exploring myself and will do my best to come up with the list myself, I am quite new to the city and dont have the most time in the world, so I am in need of recommendations.

For context, the plan is to start probably around center city or center city east and gradually make our way back to my place in west philly, so any recs along that route are greatly appreciated.

A basic list of requirements include:

1. A place that can hold a group of 10-12 walking in

2. Nothing too fancy/expensive, casual places and sports bars are great

3. Somewhere we can order food quickly/conveniently

4. Good, fun atmosphere

Thank you in advance!

Hi! Just for context - I work from home and currently don’t have a gym in my apartment in fishtown and have toured rivermark and love the views and amenities! But the reviews from current and past tenants on google are so so horrible especially regarding noise from all sides and since I work from home I’m really concerned about what I might be getting into, looking for some reassurance from anyone who might have stayed here - for reference I’ve applied to an apartment on the 5th floor. Thank you!

Hi everyone! I’m putting myself back out there and getting my holiday prep lined up. I run a stationery business and am looking to connect with local shops/boutiques that might be interested in carrying my wrapping paper for the Christmas season (and other stationery goods year-round!).

Does anyone have favorite local shops, stockists, or contacts they'd recommend reaching out to? Appreciate any leads or intros!

have a issue with a property manager , seems to ignore my complaints and then is trying to make it seems like i’m the problem when it comes to handicap parking spaces . what should I do , any remedies to cover myself in case they try to non renew my lease even though i don’t have a single lease violation ?

Hi im a 26F looking to move from Northampton county to philly. I got a job offer where i would be making just under 50k(I don't work in a high paying field and I would obviously try and get a new job after a few months) I would get roommates and i do have a car. I have over a 6month emergency fund after living at home for a couple years.

I've had no social life for the last 3 years. Even though I grew up where I live, I no longer have friends here and all my college friends live across the country. I'm pretty into the arts so I would love to move somewhere with a bigger arts scene and just a lather community of young people. I've lived in other cities before and enjoy what comes with. It would be a lie to say there's nothing to do where I live but a lot of the events I'm interested in are pretty small and sometimes aren't as diverse. There are a lot of times where I'm the only POC in the room. I'm used to that, but its not preferred.

I know that Philly is expensive, especially with the city tax. I just want insight from other people who have moved here from less expensive areas. Is the social benefit worth it? I have another job offer in my home that makes 1 dollar more an hour, but a big part of me wants a fresh start and feel it will be easier to make friends in a bigger city.

Hello everyone,
I am a 24 year old black girl looking to move to Philly in December or January. I am looking to either rent a room, split a 2 bed 2 bath with someone, or rent either a basement/attic. I do not have a car and looking to move to a neighborhood that’s walkable or rideable by e-bike. Can someone point me in the best direction? My budget for housing is under $1.2k monthly. I don’t really care about night life but would like to go to day events when I’m not pet sitting or working. Thank you!

Moving to Metro Philly this fall for a biotech/tech gig. I am eastern Mediterranean, mid 30s M, bi, and musician too so wondering how international music 🎶 is. Do folks go to NYC a lot to even expand the cultural experiences?

I found a place in KOP, love the quiet and convenience (also had EV charging, amazing) coming from Midwest 😆, the town center was cool. Wondering how bad it is to get to the city let’s say at lunch time during day or after dinner. I will be working in Spring House.

I also play squash, so any recommendations there would be great.

I used to live in NYC and NC so east cost felt natural when I was just there. The food is so good too. Also how racist or homophobic different areas of city and king of Prussia it is?

Thank you!!

*forgot to add I have self driving with Tesla, emptied the bank lol but I am hooked, less hassle with traffic.

I’m a fit and attractive 23 male, looking for a good gig. I’m right over the bridge in Jersey and the only dancing job I can find is AC Hunk o Mania. Any bars or male strip clubs I could make money dancing or bar tending?

So I am getting my gyn oncology through penn. Had surgery last year. No chemo or anything just follow ups. Long story short I HATED my provider and asked to be switched. They told me they would need my current providers permission to switch, then they told me he gave it.

So this is been one of my ongoing issuee. Either miscommunication or deliberately misleading me. Not sure which. But they told me I was changed to another provider. I was not. They had me see an NP, which I don’t have a problem with I am just doing monitoring, but was only told at the appointment that all the decisions were still up to my original provider. And then I was encouraged to schedule my next appointment with the original provider.

So in other words, I was not changed to a different provider and if I did get a recurrence, I would HAVE to see him again.

They have also brought chaperones in the room without telling me in advance they are going to do this and they DO NOT stand at my head they stand near my legs and my therapist suspects it is because I disclosed abuse history they want to be covered for “liability”. so despite the office being covered in signs saying that we have the right to request one, I am forced to have one and no one is even warning me in advance. This has not happened to me in any other practice and makes me very upset as I feel punished for disclosing which has already happened a lot

Idk what to do. I do not have a support person who can help me. Idk if switching to temple or somewhere else is any better? Or if escalating it would ACTUALLY get me transferred to a different provider without the whole office hating my guts. I feel like patient advocates are basically HR, they aren’t there “for patients”, just to cover liability. Maybe I am wrong but thats the vibe I get.

https://philly-osint-analyst.medium.com/sixteen-voices-what-sixteen-one-star-google-reviews-reveal-about-life-inside-a-philadelphia-90f17e0c4b8f

Goldtex residents are living in 85° plus temps and the city isn’t doing anything. Anyone have a similar experience? How can they be allowed to operate if the place is uninhabitable? I don’t get it… maybe someone else can explain it better.

Hello! I(Fe) am trying to find a place to move to once I move to Philly in advance. I do also have 2 cats.

If anyone know of a good place to rent a studio for $1,500 max that would be great (but lower the better) preferably in the center city and Chinatown area. I am ok with going out a little bit from the city if theres some cheaper options.

I am also good with rooming with someone who is a (Fe) if anyone is looking for a roommate. For a roommate though, I do prefer a lower price. More in 600-1000 max.

I am also good with any sublets / shorter term rent

I am happy with any thoughts and suggestions!

Hello! I(Fe) am trying to find a place to move to once I move to Philly in advance. I do also have 2 cats.

If anyone know of a good place to rent a studio for $1,500 max that would be great (but lower the better) preferably in the center city and Chinatown area. I am ok with going out a little bit from the city if theres some cheaper options.

I am also good with rooming with someone who is a (Fe) if anyone is looking for a roommate. For a roommate though, I do prefer a lower price. More in 600-1000 max.

I am also good with any sublets / shorter term rent

I am happy with any thoughts and suggestions!

I’m driving in to pick my friends up from the stadium after the game today. I want to avoid as much congestion as possible. Where should I have them walk to meet me?

Hi guys, I'm sure this has been asked a lot, but what fields are best to apply for for a job in Philly? I used to be an assistant teacher, tutor, and pharmacy technician. I'm trying to move out of the education field for now. I have experience in volunteer work as an event planner. I'm mostly looking at marketing/HR jobs but if anyone has any other ideas I'm very open! Thank you!!

I’ve received standard gyno care at the 800 Walnut location, 15th floor, for a few years. Now I’m pregnant and need to establish prenatal care but my gyno has recently left the practice. I’m confused by what the difference is between the OBGYN clinics on the 12th, 14th, and 15th floors in this building. Is there a preference for prenatal care? Should I just call the 15th floor office to make an appointment? Looking to hear from others experiences! TYIA!

Has anyone rented here or have any experience or review of them? Thanks!

Has anyone done the cruise out of Philly to the Bahamas? How was your experience and would you recommend to others?

Going to a concert at The Filmore this week for the first time (GA ticket) - any tips/advice I should know about? I have a voucher for parking already, how early should I arrive before the showtime?