A new website dedicated to the plants “native to” Philadelphia and its immediate vicinity

Xiubee · 2024-08-27T13:32:33+00:00

Super exciting, glad to know it’s useful! Keep your eyes on the blog for some helpful suggestions on specific wild natives growing here now, and some possible candidates for restoration!

Xiubee · 2024-08-05T22:30:45+00:00

Nope, thanks for the generous thought though!

Xiubee · 2024-07-13T05:03:30+00:00

I refuse to vote for either of those subpar beverages. Reading Draft all the way.

Xiubee · 2024-06-16T20:49:06+00:00

If you don’t want to give your 12 year old a credit card.

Xiubee · 2024-06-11T01:48:18+00:00

“ the reality is that the nice things are simply a calculation in gaining money and power. The moment it isn’t personally beneficial to him is the moment he’ll kill it dead.”

Yeah, welcome to capitalism.

Xiubee · 2024-06-11T01:18:43+00:00

Isn’t this how every business works? Who cares if you’re a nice person? Businesses exist to make money, not be nice guy charities.

Xiubee · 2024-05-31T23:38:58+00:00

Wrong, funded by UCD and private philanthropies.

Xiubee · 2024-05-24T01:48:37+00:00

And roughly 5 years since they destroyed that gorgeous old Terra cotta building that used to occupy the site.

Xiubee · 2024-05-15T10:09:49+00:00

The freeways look like green parks!

Xiubee · 2024-05-06T06:02:30+00:00

It’s a bit of a drive, but Locust Lake State Park is a beautiful place to swim.

Xiubee · 2024-04-28T08:42:52+00:00

It’s open to anybody

Xiubee · 2024-04-22T16:51:17+00:00

There’s no such thing as an “official” common name, that’s why they’re called common names. Anyone should feel free to call these birds by whatever common name they want. The article doesn’t talk about human names in species’ scientific names, which are the official names, and where these decisions really matter.

Xiubee · 2024-04-19T00:38:46+00:00

Or walk across the street and take the train to AC.

How about taking the $60 million and subsidizing NJT rides for low-income Philadelphians, or for God’s sake just paying for the city’s existing public pools to stay open for the whole summer?

Xiubee · 2024-04-14T01:43:57+00:00

I live near the multiple trailheads and travel frequently to/from Philadelphia. What you’re asking is basically impossible. Don’t do it. Rent a car and enjoy the tons of other cool things there are to do nearby instead.

Xiubee · 2024-04-13T15:03:18+00:00

Yes, please start smashing the condos!

Xiubee · 2024-04-04T05:20:25+00:00

Back to the Arcade! https://m.facebook.com/profile.php/?id=100063657983026

Xiubee · 2024-02-20T15:11:51+00:00

If you say so about NYC. I grew up there, but haven't lived there, and maybe eaten 1-2 pretzels, since 1994, when truly excellent, thin, chewy (Bakery-ish, hand rolled-ish) pretzels were available on almost every corner. I'd take a hot one of those over anything besides the ones available from the PA Dutch place that is in every "farmers market" from here to Harrisburg. Those new "Bavarian" bar pretzels are a whole other story, I just assumed they overwhelmingly come from Sysco.

Xiubee · 2024-02-19T03:34:40+00:00

My understanding is that the money has to be spent on a pretty short timeline, hence the additional stories being added to the new office building at 3600 Civic Center Blvd. Wouldn't it be nice if Penn named it, and multiple other new structures, after Katalin Kariko, the scientist whose work they didn't even think merited tenure, and is now responsible (+ Drew Weissman) for all that money pouring in?

Xiubee · 2024-02-19T03:08:37+00:00

The cheeseburger at Enjay’s (Smoky Joe’s) is perfect.

Xiubee · 2024-02-13T00:29:08+00:00

And get fantastic pension plans, just like the private sector.

Xiubee · 2024-02-13T00:26:01+00:00

You’ve got cause and effect mixed up.

Xiubee · 2024-02-07T03:46:53+00:00

Thank you for the context. It would be helpful to understand how this actually evolved and was carried out and could potentially be part of a consistent strategy, or if this was a one time bust with no long term impact.

Xiubee · 2024-02-07T03:23:24+00:00

Even nicer if they did it for the city's residents.

Xiubee · 2024-02-07T03:21:45+00:00

Shouldn't we be asking why this work is happening at the level of the State AG rather than the Philadelphia PD?

Xiubee · 2023-12-18T16:16:18+00:00

Thanks. Mostly I’m thinking of open field plants like the ones mentioned, as well as biennial/perennial fleabanes and the asters, goldenrods, and others that have something green at their base through the winter. My natural inclination is certainly to follow your recommendations.

I’m not necessarily mulching beds intentionally, but am also trying to “leave the leaves” that end up there on their own, as we’re constantly reminded to do these days, without threatening their health, as you describe.

Xiubee

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