I must admit, I thought this was a great idea from the folks at Lifehacker, and actually one that I use quite frequently when I travel.

This tip is especially useful for those who’s wallet

resembles that of George Costanza. Hard candy anyone?

Anyone have thoughts on the redesign of the Philadelphia Inquirer (philly.com) home page? Looks kiddish to me. I assume this happened within the last few days, and I must admit I’ve been sorely disappointed looking though the new page. I actually thought the old version was relatively up-to-date and better than most city newspaper websites.

Now I feel like I’m reading a comic book. And I still can’t find exactly where the hell the news actually appears.

Looks a lot like they just pulled the old uwishunu template and slapped their content up against it. Nice work.

Declaring Philadelphia’s Fourth of July “the premier event anywhere,” Mayor Nutter announced yesterday that R&B artists John Legend and Philadelphia’s Boyz II Men would be the top acts at the city’s festivities

I’m actually pretty excited about this. Sure, I haven’t heard a Boyz II Men song since I was in 6th grade, but John Legend definitely brings a suave element to the party.

Fireworks will follow both concerts.

And that’s not all, per Nutter,

Between June 28 and July 6, we will have concerts, fireworks, a parade and a tremendous amount of educational programming, and we’re bringing back to Philadelphia just plain old fun.

As more details get released we’ll be sure to pass them along! [LINK]

On May 15th, FREE iced coffee and participating Dunkin Donuts, 10AM to 10PM. Unless you plan on heading in late that day don’t think they’ll cough up the goods on your early morning commute.

Unlike the Wawa’s in Center City, the Dunkin Donuts still stand strong. Happy drinking (coffee).

20th and Locust. 16th and Walnut. Now 20th and Chestnut.

One by one, they’ve all closed, and taken their fee-free ATM’s with them. Having moved to Philly from another state - a state where you drive, not walk, to get your groceries, I can say that losing these stores is a pretty big hit. One thing I’ve always felt is that Center City could use more of is grocery-type stores. Sure there’s a Trader Joe’s and a few smaller shops & delis scattered around, but walking across town for a gallon of milk and bread pretty much sucks.

Hopefully someone steps in to fill in some of the holes left behind.

CNN reports these as the “key notes” about Pennsylvania’s vote this afternoon. Are they leaving anything out? How about some federal assistance for education and/or crime ills?

• Voters go to the polls April 22 in Pennsylvania, where the Democrat-laden east and the GOP-heavy west has been a national presidential battleground for decades. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama vie for 158 delegates at stake.
• Voter dissatisfaction about the Iraq war and a pay hike for state lawmakers helped Democrats in 2006 win a majority in the state House of Representatives for the first time in 12 years.
• Recent strides by Pennsylvania lawmakers to increase statewide health care benefits make it an appropriate Democratic debating ground for rival national health plans proposed by Clinton and Obama.
• Many residents of Pennsylvania are older; in 2006 it boasted the second-largest elderly population in the nation — outdone only by Florida.
• Voters in the state’s mountainous central region often oppose gun control legislation and tend to harbor strong religious values, according to the Almanac of American Politics.