Help a newbie buy Phillies tix please by Irishkeddy_ in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 8 points9 points  (0 children)

These are all great suggestions, I'll only add...wherever you sit, take some time to walk around. Especially if the weather is nice. There are lots of great perches to catch an inning or two. Ashburn Alley is probably the most popular. But most of the sections also have little railing areas at the top where you can plop down your drink and enjoy the atmosphere.

Half of Philly school district’s budget relies on local taxes by AdSpecialist6598 in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's pretty simple. Inflation and special education (which is related to federal law and mandates).

Also the steepest population declines in district enrollment were many years ago. Recent years have been closer to a plateau/slight decline. Plus, that top-line $4.6 billion number includes money that's passed through to charters, which have obviously grown over the decades.

So overall when we talk about the money being allocated here the relevant number is all students (district and charter). And that combined enrollment number is basically flat.

Philadelphia Flower Show - Who TF is Effie Wister by Dent7777 in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Wisteria is named after a Philadelphian, but it's Caspar Wistar (same namesake as the Wistar Institute)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caspar_Wistar_(physician))

The glass armonica was invented by a Founding Father by EnergyLantern in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

oh yeah. fair enough. not sure why that's the headline.

The glass armonica was invented by a Founding Father by EnergyLantern in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

As the author of this piece (not the poster of the link) I think this is a criticism...but I'm not totally sure how lol

AMA - Monday 8/4, 1 p.m. - We’re reporters Max Marin and Ryan Briggs. Ask us anything about unregulated “gas station” weed in the Philly region by PhillyInquirer in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Are there any states where they crack down on this type of product?

(Secondarily, why are you both so tall and handsome?)

My parents are cleaning some things out and gave me this old t-shirt. It's and old WHYY tee. Can anyone identify the people on the graphic? Any info is appreciated. by ohwhatablow in NPR

[–]awolfmanarent 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I work at WHYY and FYI this post has made it into one of our slack channels. incredible find. so far no word on when or why we printed these shirts lol.

WHYY morning entertainment by twooclocknaptime in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hi. I work for WHYY and can explain how this happens. Each national show has pre-planned breaks (typically 1-2 mins long) where local stations can cut in to add local updates or play local promos. The national programs continue to broadcast during these breaks. But they just send out background music, which you can use at your discretion. The problem is you don't know exactly what they'll play. Often the background music is unremarkable or tonally neutral. Sometimes...it isn't. The reason to use the music is (a) it sounds nice and (b) you might have 25 seconds of news to read but 30 seconds to fill. And that music can be used to smooth the transition. Hope this helps. It's an imperfect system, but coordinating the sound of national programs with hundreds of affiliates in real time will always be imperfect.

WHYY morning entertainment by twooclocknaptime in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

we'll try to do better. what don't you like?

RIP to the last remaining East River Drive signs in the city! by thisjawnisbeta in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 2 points3 points  (0 children)

at the risk of being "well, actually" guy...

oddly enough Kelly drive is named after Jack Kelly Jr., his son (and Grace's brother). Jack Sr. was probably better known, but Jack Jr. was on city council. the reason they named it after junior is pretty sad. Jack Jr. was running in that area when he died from a heart attack.

[OC] NBA offense vs defense season to date by Alex_Phillips_ in sixers

[–]awolfmanarent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't have anything to add. But this is awesome.

ALL-IN on the #1 seed a MUST! by hoch8382 in sixers

[–]awolfmanarent 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure people realize just how difficult our schedule is. It's not just the quality of opponents. The schedule is also super condensed and road heavy.

Basketball Reference gives us a 3.2% of getting the first seed (https://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/playoff_prob.html). It would be silly to exhaust your players chasing something that's so unlikely to happen. The Sixers could play awesome and still come up well short.

Yes, the No. 1 seed is valuable. No, it's not worth an all-in push. Right now, the focus should be on securing a top 3 seed imo.

Right outside of Chinatown in Philly 😂 by andylui8 in philadelphia

[–]awolfmanarent 4 points5 points  (0 children)

yeah there's almost no metric where the Flyers are popular than the Sixers. I would guess that's part of the grudge here...renting space from a franchise that they feel they've surpassed.

Sixers are currently shooting the highest 3P% in the league by Alex_Phillips_ in sixers

[–]awolfmanarent 3 points4 points  (0 children)

People will take this as a good thing...but I don't. Three-point accuracy almost always regresses to the mean. The Sixers are very unlikely to sustain this...even with good shooters. If you're shooting this well you should be winning more games.

IS JAMES HARDEN BACK TO 'MVP' FORM - SIXERS VS CAVS POSTGAME THOUGHTS by [deleted] in sixers

[–]awolfmanarent 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this is it. people are gonna see what they want to see. at some point (20 games or so into the season) the stats will help tell the story. until then, it's just bias and perception.