Philadelphia Wind Advisory Until Tomorrow Afternoon!

Philadelphia is currently under a wind advisory until tomorrow (Monday) afternoon!

Wind gusts of up to 50 mph can be expected!

The Most Dangerous City In The World?

You would think that with watching the local news that Philadelphia is the most dangerous city in the world but here is an article that says it is not. I don't think that Philly even made it in the top ten!

Currently it seems that Philadelphia has had more murders than in the number of days so far this year. It's sad to know that there are other areas that have even a higher crime rate.

Camden, NJ is on the list though!

The National Building Implosion

In case you missed it the old National Building has been imploded and the convention center in Philadelphia will be expanded. Now I have had occassion to be around the area where the convention center is located and it was already a huge place! But I guess they need more room! I do know that if the Philadelphia convention center is expanded then they will have more room for more events thus being able for them to make more money.

I think I remember hearing in the news about how the convention center was saying that their lack of space accounted for them not being able to book as many events as they would like - so this will probably help.

Personally I like the older buildings in Philadelphia but I guess it wasn't feasable to keep that building up and operating. At least its not because they want to put another luxury apartment or condo building in the space but I suspect that we will be getting more of those anyway.

There Is A Manhunt Going On!

Unfortunately crime is a very big issue in the city of Philadelphia. There have even been jokes made because Philadelphia is known as the city of brotherly love and lots of people like to make jokes about that.

There is a major manhunt going on today because a police officer got shot. At the area of 66th & Broad Street (where Broad Street and Old York Road meet) a police officer was shot in the head as he entered a Dunkin Donuts store. (Before you start making jokes about cops and donuts you should know that in this case the policeman was doing a routine check at the Dunkin Donuts because it had been robbed before.

According to the news this happened around 10:30 this morning. It seems that the policeman entered the shop just as a robbery was taking place. The robber shot the police officer in the head and then took his gun and then fled.

So the police have launched a massive manhunt for this man! Schools and daycares in the area were put on lockdown and the parents that were concerned about their children could check the news and find out the status of the schools and daycare centers where their children were.

I live near the area - well near enough to hear the police helicopters in the sky and they are still there as of late this afternoon.

Of course you can find out what is going on now concerning this incident by checking either your local news or KYW radio.

The Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia Has Job Openings!

What is so surprising is the number of job openings that the Children's Hospital Of Philadelphia has! There are quite a few of them and they are varied. Everything from RN and nurses to office positions are available!

The only caveat here is that to apply for the jobs you have to apply via their website. I know someone who went to the hospital in person and couldn't even apply for the job in person because the information - including his job application and resume had to be submitted online and submitted via the hospital's website.

So if you're looking for a job then you can visit the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's website

Well It Doesn't Look Too Good For The Phillies Does It?

I'm not a big sports fans but who can't help but get caught up in the Phillies Fever craze? They are in the play-offs now but they have lost the first two games! The best three out of five - so we still have some time (and some hope) left!

You know what they say - Never Give Up! and Never Give Up Hope!

I Do Most Of My Grocery Shopping At Shoprite

I do most all of my grocery shopping at the Shoprite at the Cheltenham Mall. Technically its not in Philadelphia but the Shoprite is located just outside the city limits on the other side of Cheltenham Avenue.

I used to work at that store (its a loonnnnnnnng story!) so I'm still friendly with most of the people that work there. But even though I used to work there the store is still pretty good shopping-wise! Their pastry section is to-die-for and they have a very good seafood department.

The store is also at a very good location because it is right near the bus depot at Cheltenham and Ogontz Avenues.

There's also a sale going on and the store has many sample exhibits where shoppers can sample some of the foods that are on sale.

The "Death" Of A Beloved Radio Station!

Imagine my shock when I turned on to get one of my favorite radio stations - WHAT - only to find out that there was another format playing!

It seems WHAT has been bought! For those of you not familiar with the station it was a local community talk station that discussed important issues in the Philadelphia area. Probably the most famous host there was Mary Mason. She was also a bit of a controversial radio host.

It seems the station had trouble keeping up financially and that was the reason why it was sold. So far I think that the only alternative station is WURD which is 900AM. This is also a talk show radio station about important community issues in the Philadelphia area. I have had a chance to listen to this station and it is pretty good although I know that they need more sponsorship and advertisers so that they won't go the same way that WHAT did. I also believe that you can listen to them online as well (although I not absolutely sure).

We have gone through so many radio station changes! I believe the first one was when WWDB - also a talk station - changed its format. Then another one of my favorite radio stations - WJJZ - changed its format. But now I have come to find out that WJJZ has moved a little "up" the dial so I can still listen to them and their "smooth jazz" format.

It will be interesting to see where Mary Mason turns up and I do miss some of the other hosts like "Mr Midday" - but he does have a myspace site.

So the number of "my favorite" stations are decreasing. I do know that there is an internet radio station called LaMott Radio which is near where I live and there are a number of other Philadelphia-related internet stations online that I have to find out more about.

I'm A Philadelphia Native!

I was born and raised in Philadelphia!

My initial blog started out with me blogging about Philadelphia but then it branched out into free things that I found on the Internet.

So I decided to start another blog about Philly! Since I still live near the area there are still people, places and things that I still enjoy about the Philadelphia area and I feel that having a blog devoted to Philadelphia is worth it!