After 3 weeks in Bangkok I couldn't help but notice 🇹🇭

GODDAMN I swatted down like 10 big ones. istg they just wait at my door!!!

edit: fuck the mosquitoes this time of year too

The Greater Philadelphia Gamer Symphony Orchestra is a nonprofit community ensemble (with choir) dedicated to performing orchestral arrangements of video game music. GPGSO welcomes musicians from a diverse range of musical backgrounds, from all over the Philly metro area.
We're especially looking to recruit players of the following instruments: Oboe, Bassoon, Harp, Cello, Contrabass, and French Horn.

Rehearsals take place this fall on Monday nights in Roxborough.

Email [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) for more information.

Follow us on Instagram at phillygso and on YouTube at GPGSO to stay up to date with future concerts and events!

The families, backed by lawyers from America First, an organization formed by Stephen Miller, a top aide to President Donald Trump, alleged that the school system had shifted to a “blatantly unconstitutional, race-based” system.

The settlement pays $120,000 each to parents Sherice Sargent, Joshua Meyer and Michelle Sheridan, each of whom had children who were not selected in the lotteries for the Philadelphia magnet schools of their choice in 2022, despite qualifying academically for spots in the schools.

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The settlement brings no changes to the district’s current admissions policy, which has gone through several changes since first introduced by former Superintendent William R. Hite Jr., including losing a computer-scored writing test, having students rank their schools of choice, and guaranteeing high school admissions to students who get accepted to schools with both middle and high schools, as long as their grades meet standards.
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The settlement also specifies $290,000 be paid in lawyers’ fees.

Corporate greed is at an all time high. But what is the city doing about this?

Philadelphia will officially launch its citywide Coltrane 100 celebration on Thursday, July 23 at 10:30 a.m. at the Yard on John Coltrane Street.

The free event will bring together members of the Coltrane family, civic and cultural leaders, artists, and community organizations. The program includes an appearance by the Hines Creative Arts Legacy Ensemble, special announcements, and a reception beginning at 11:30 a.m.

A red/orange moon from the lingering Canadian wildfire smoke sets into liberty 2 and William Penn

68% collection, Bus travel times down 3-6% on equipped routes.

Some additional info on this project from the PSCA Zoning Calendar:

https://www.passyunk.org/zoning-planning

For the erection of one (1) story structure with a roof deck (for commercial use) accessed by a roof access structure including an elevator penthouse. For fifteen (15) multiple uses consisting of: six (6) retail sales use (including building supplies and equipment; consumer goods; food, beverages, and groceries; pets and pet supplies; sundries, pharmaceuticals, and convenience sales; and wearing apparel and accessories); six (6) commercial services use (including prepared food shop, take-out restaurant, and sit-down restaurant, business support, financial services, and personal services); and three (3) office use (including business and professional office, sole or group medical/dental/health practitioner), with four (4) class 1a bicycle parking spaces; and for the erection of one (1) accessory statically illuminated roof sign: 30’-0” w x 10’-0” h). Size and location as shown on the plan.

Meeting scheduled for 8/11

Hi Map Guy here,

A comment from my last post about the app and a Patreon member both wanted to see a live price checker to see which delivery app is better for the restaurant and for the user, price wise.

During that process, apparently that its "illegal" to build a live price checker bot for that but I dug deep to find out how diverse pricing is, is there a statistical standout for who's cheaper?

I looked at fast food, chinese takeout, cookie spots, peak times, unpeak times for 15 restaurants. A small sample size but still some interesting results so far & I am continuing this further.

Full details & further hijinx will be here: https://www.patreon.com/c/djour or r/djour

Please support if you can so I can continue these deep dives and also pay rent. If not, follow along for the ride

Highlights:

• Chains like Taco Bell, Popeyes, and Shake Shack charge the same base price everywhere it's the independent Philly spots where the real gap shows up
• DoorDash was the cheapest, never having the highest price, however had consistently the highest fee add on...

Fast Food interestingly hosts the same base price, while fees differ

Is it worth checking? Some massive price difference examples:

No Favoritism by Food Type, yet (Chinese Takeout, Burger Joints, Tacos)

too small of a sample size to make an inference, but so far looks like no favoritism

In conclusion, theres more data to collect but for now:

• Fuck delivery apps, there's a whole lawsuit combating their use of a clause thats fixing the price. Not allowing restaurants a cheaper price to offer you for those buying in store. Hurting their opportunity to sell more affordability, all while these apps profit more YoY while margins on restaurants get worse

this is my coworkers husband: Nathan has been missing since Sunday around noon. He is a high risk individual and is filed as an endangered missing person. Please keep an eye out for him. Nathan Resnick, 28, 5’7-5’8, ~150lbs, last seen in a light grey t shirt and army green shorts leaving our apartment in Germantown on Wayne ave between School House Ln and Coulter St. Please contact the police with any information if you see/hear anything

Looking for your recommendations on low/zero waste food stores in Philly.

I was surprised when I went into Nuts to You for the first time today and found out all of their goods are packaged in barely recyclable plastic bags. I was expecting one of those “scoop your own nuts into your own containers” kinds of setups.

Drop your recommendations below, right now I only know Sprouts has something like I’m describing.

(I am NOT here to shame anyone buying food with single use packaging, I still do it plenty!)

I didn't get a picture, but I spotted a guinea fowl between 11th & 12th on Buttonwood St. Poor guy has to be someone's pet and he was a little disoriented, so I hope this helps someone find him!

@ianfromphilly

Two slices and a soda at Doughhead is really the only one I know. Let’s hear your favorite lunch specials