boston: Philadelphia Metropolis

Philadelphians Are Nice. Really, I'm Not Kidding.

By Emily vanSonnenberg» Philadelphians perplex me. I have lived in seven zip codes. Boston (my birthplace); San Diego (raised, 17 years); Galveston, Texas; Los Angeles, Phoenix, and Salamanca, Spain. For the past year and a half, my zip has been a Philadelphia code. I left LA to attend graduate school in Philly to study the 'Science of Happiness.' Thus, the virtue of kindness intrigues me. As a Philly-"import", I have come to believe that Philadelphia is the apotheosis of genuinely kind and friendly people, anywhere, though I know this perspective is atypical. If you're a Philly native, you are now doubt aware of your reputation. Philadelphians are notorious for being rogue and brash. Philadelphia is (Comments)

Taxing College Students to Help Public Students

  If the leaders of this city have the political courage it will take to do it, there is a way to raise millions to help the Philadelphia public schools from an untapped source of wealth. It will not cover the... (Comments)

The Hippies Made Us Do It

It wasn't the devil that made Roman Catholic priests chase after altar boys; it was the 60's that made them do it. So concludes a study done for the U.S. Conference of Bishops by researchers at the John Jay College... (Comments)

The Mother Tongue

By Robert Corry» There's this game we have played, my three year old and I. It goes like this: he asks for something to drink, and pretending not to understand what he's saying, I don't give it to him. He repeats his request, gesturing towards the sink with a red plastic cup, and I again feign confusion, because while I know he wants water, he's saying wooder, which, as you may have noticed, is how it's pronounced around here. After a few rounds, he'll try whining. This goes nowhere, but instead of dissolving into a puddle of frustration, he changes tactics and asks again, only this time he opens with Please may I have some (pause), Daddy? (Comments)

Answer to Question 4

C: 22% It will be hard for the city to reach that goal.  Currently, Philadelphia ranks 22nd out of the nation's 25 largest cities in the percentage of residents over the age of 25 with college degrees.  Here is a... (Comments)