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Tag Archives: Philadelphia

Philly Home Owner Workshops

August 28, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Our friend Lynn sent this to us today… Seeing as most of these apply to us and they’re FREE, we’ll have to find time to check them out! “I saw […]

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New Center City bike lanes!

September 24, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Mayor Nutter cut the ribbon to officially acknowledge the new east-west bike lanes on Spruce & Pine yesterday!  It is so so nice to have our very own lane to […]

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Craziness in the GHo

September 30, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

A house collapsed today on Grays Ferry 😦 my dad drives by it when he comes up to help (um every day) and had been keeping us updated on their […]

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Philly Bike Commuters Take Over!

October 5, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

This is amazing!  Philadelphia is No. 1 Among Big Cities For Bicycle Commuting  The US Census Bureau’s 2008 American Community Survey recently reported that Philadelphia has the most bicycle commuters […]

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Neighborhood sights

October 7, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

This is a pic of the house that collapsed last week… Too sad, all that’s left is the front door some back wall and a bunch of debris.

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Blocktoberfest, So Many Good Things

October 23, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

BLOCKTOBERFEST is tomorrow, on Christian Street between 20th and 21st (which is just a few blocks away from our house)… here is the scoop from the official website: This day-long outdoor […]

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