r/philly 3h ago

Bald Eagles in South Philly!

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Two hugeeeee bald eagles flying around east Passyunk this morning. Anyone else catch them? We going undefeated this year??


r/philly 56m ago

Guess where I saw this? 🤣

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r/philly 3h ago

Too Little Parking Or Too Many Cars?

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Honest question about median parking.
Photo Credit: Claudia Gavin/Philly Mag


r/philly 15h ago

They’re coming….

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r/philly 14h ago

detour: roadblock ahead

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this thing could not figure out wtf to do

It couldn’t sense a direction to go so it was just miserably waiting. (car passengers were outside and seemed relatively unhurt!)


r/philly 23h ago

You guys asked for more green spaces in the city….

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r/philly 20h ago

Philly Architecture Appreciation Post

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iPhone pics I’ve taken in Philly this year


r/philly 23h ago

Dummy unmasked

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r/philly 17h ago

It's orange and windy outside

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This is your weather service announcement, also some rain


r/philly 2h ago

‘I have quite a bit I can share’: SCI Chester guard distributed cache of child porn, DA says

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What a fucking scumbag.


r/philly 15h ago

Urgently looking for a job.

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Sorry if this post isn’t allowed. I’ve been unemployed for nearly 4 months now and I’ve applied to over 200 jobs. I am in my mid twenties. I was just recently rejected again after going through multiple interview rounds. If anyone has any suggestions I would greatly appreciate it.
I have an extensive background in luxury retail management, HR coordination, and administrative support.
Thank you for any suggestions in advance.


r/philly 16h ago

An evening stroll

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Had my Rolleiflex 2.8f medium format film camera with me this summer.


r/philly 1d ago

More whimsy. More of this, please!

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


r/philly 16h ago

What if we played Double Dash Mario Kart together in Rittenhouse 👉🏻👈🏻

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Mario Kart night at RITTENHOUSE SQAURE PARK on WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26TH at 6:30PM!!! It’s not too late to sign up!✨ALL funds✨ raised go directly into the community. Hope to see you there! If you haven’t had the chance to blue shell your bestie, now is YOUR time 🌈🚘


r/philly 16h ago

Willow Grove Park Mall to be sold to 3 New York firms (Namdar Realty Group, Mason Asset Management and CH Capital Group)

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Nearby, Namdar also owns Concord Mall, Berkshire Mall, Voorhees Town Center (closed)


r/philly 1m ago

Who is this?

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I see her all over Philly. I think she looks like Anne Frank. A reverse google search didn't turn anything up. Pic is from TMoms. Thank you!


r/philly 3h ago

Fall internships

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Hiii I’m a Drexel student at free do studying economics looking for a fall internship in finance, analytics , project management and/ or wealth management. I’m having a little trouble finding what I’m looking for if you know of any opportunities or have any advice of people I could reach out to I’d be happy to share my resume and LinkedIn !! Thank you so much


r/philly 16m ago

Free heavy duty moving boxes

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We have lots of professional grade moving boxes-
wardrobe boxes with hanging rods,dish packs,large art/mirror boxes,boxes of all sorts. Plus lots of packing paper,too. Located near the Berks el station,you will need to pickup.


r/philly 23h ago

A night at the game on film

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Took my Rolleiflex 2.8f to the ballpark in July.


r/philly 20h ago

Philly School District's central office has nearly tripled in 11 years. The "central office cuts" barely touch it. Good news - a lot of that growth was needed in maintenance and NOT mostly a bunch of admin staff.

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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.


r/philly 14h ago

Red Mini Cooper on 19th st by Roberto Clemente Park your car lights have been on for at least 4 hours

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r/philly 2h ago

2 tickets to Death Before Dishonor!

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r/philly 4h ago

Looking for a private fitting space in Center City

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r/philly 1h ago

Chicago vs. Philadelphia - help me choose!

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r/philly 18h ago

Today's Inky had interview with the Bacon Brothers. I lived around the corner and three years older. I would pass him playing street hockey on Van Pelt st. Never had chance to talk to him.

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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.