Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Overrated - 1/4/2008

Unfortunately, Philadelphia lost its spark a long time ago. The job market is terrible for those coming out of higher education and those unemployed. The city is very secluded; outside of College[more...]

Get us out of here!!! - 1/3/2008

My partner and I moved to Philadelphia about a year ago with a job transfer. We were sold on the pitch of living in one of America's greatest Cities. Well....it's great alright....a great big mess.[more...]

Philly's not so bad - 12/25/2007

Sure, Philly is a huge city and yes, there is dirt, crime, and other major negatives. But it's no different from other large cities. People create those problems because they stop caring about[more...]

weird mix - 11/28/2007

My family, specifically my mother has lived in Philadelphia for the past 4 years renting a 3 bedroom apartment for under 600 dollars a month in the North East Philadelphia area. I live in Brooklyn[more...]

Limited Night Life for the Poor - 11/17/2007

Night Life in Philadelphia only includes places that cost money. This makes it difficult to enjoy night life if you are[more...]

It's What You Make It - 11/4/2007

Philadelphia is a nice please to live...I've live here for over 32 years and really haven't had any problems. As most big city in America there are pros and cons about people, places and the mayor.[more...]

I love Philly but now I live in Miami, and please - 10/18/2007

look I am a hatian American Black male (not all hatian are black)I was born in Philly, Graduated from Penn Wood High School, which was a chater mix school in LANSDOWNE Pa, Philly public scholl is[more...]

If you enjoy racial segregation and ignorance Phil - 10/9/2007

If you enjoy segregation, Philly is a great place Caucasians live in Caucasian neighborhoods; Caucasian children attend predominately-Caucasian schools African Americans live in African[more...]

Lets turn the city around - 9/17/2007

The City of Philadelphia is really a great place to live, you have access to everything, meet really interesting people and can learn a lot for the historic context. but in recent years the crime[more...]

Been here way too long... Part 3 - 8/14/2007

Addition to my 3/1/07 posts, please read them first for the whole picture. Even though we have the highest wage tax in the US [4.3% of every paycheck], the city is so poorly run that now we face[more...]

TOO MUCH TO LIVE - 7/15/2007

Being a resident of philadelphia has taken me on an up and down swing. Certain areas are nice, and others well.....not so friendly. The cost of living has spiked tremendously. Properties that were[more...]

Some Philadelphia Statistics are Skewed - 7/5/2007

The average home price in Philadelphia is in the lower 100,100's. This is true. The fact is though, most people who would move to Philadelphia would be interested in Center City or the Suburbs[more...]

Moldy city - 6/26/2007

Over the last few years, the airborne mold count (something that, unfortunately, is not talked about nearly as much as pollen) has been way too high, making me miserable much of the time, thanks to[more...]

transportation - 6/25/2007

I love this city, big city but not crowd, public transportation anywhere.[more...]

Quality of life - 6/19/2007

Pay to play, thuggish, crime ridden, pothole infested, legal blood sucking enviromement, limited entertainment, very few good resturants, and soon to be the murder captial of the country. However,[more...]

Philadelphia is totally Fine. - 5/24/2007

Crime yes... but it's isolated but comparable to other top big densely popultaed cities. But it is affordable and best of all everything is on a human scale. You can walk or bike pretty much[more...]

Philadelphia - The end to a great city. - 5/14/2007

For years Philly has been viewed as the country's biggest small town. Not any more. Philly has lost any good image it may have had to a short sighted city government that condones filthy streets,[more...]

Climate in the NE Philly - 5/12/2007

Overall the climate is pretty well balanced. We experience all four seasons as much the global warming allows us! It is nice becasue the climate generally follows the[more...]

Good and bad, and yet I stay - 5/6/2007

I've lived all over the world and I bought a house in Philly five years ago in the Italian Market area. There are many great things about the city - it's extremely walkable, full of small theater[more...]

worst place to live - 4/26/2007

i've lived in this city way too long . i'm raising four children here and i'm afraid every day .there are no oppertunities here nothing but trouble ;the mayor here is raciest and cost of living is[more...]