Posted in City Event News, Philly News on Dec 30th, 2007
Not sure if a service/store will be open on New Years Day? Here’s the best list we could compile.
Agency Pennsylvania New Jersey
Banks Closed Closed
Savings & loans Closed Closed
Federal agencies Closed Closed
Federal courts Closed Closed
State agencies Closed Closed
Local/state courts* Closed Closed
Liquor stores Closed Optional
Postal service** Closed Closed
* Arraignment court at the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert [...]
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Posted in Philly News on Dec 18th, 2007
Whatever happened to that municipal wifi plan we used to hear so much about? I remember the days of Earthlink blanketing San Francisco and Philadelphia with free public wifi. Apparently, it’s too difficult to get a few routers implanted around the city.
I guess I’m ok with that. There are enough coffee shops offering free [...]
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Posted in City Living Alerts, Deals on Dec 17th, 2007
Get a GPS. Bestbuy.com has the TomTom One LE for a cool $150 with free shipping - that means you don’t have to fight IKEA traffic on Columbus!
These things work wonders in cities for newcomers, and now that they’re getting dirt cheap, I see no reason for anyone to be lost again. TomTom is [...]
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Hot damn! I love Wegmans. Somehow everytime I end up doing my grocery shopping in that store, I end up with a very empty wallet. The decision to sell liquor there won’t help me out anytime soon.
Apparently it was costly for them, too - a liquor license in New Jersey costs $500,000. Although, [...]
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Posted in Entertainment, Philly News on Dec 11th, 2007
The pic above speaks the truth..sort of. The signage and the space are being setup for the Center City Art of Shaving location, but it’s certainly not open yet. It doesn’t look like they are far off from the November 2007 time frame though, but you may want to get pops a gift from [...]
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Posted in Philly News on Dec 10th, 2007
I must say I’d be happy if Philadelphia were to follow, although that appears unlikely. The primary concern that Philadelphia expressed was the effect it may have on Wine & Spirit stores locally.
Not much, apparently.
In Pennsylvania, liquor control officials said they were unconcerned that broader supermarket sales in New Jersey could siphon off [...]
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