Re: [UC] Parking Spaces @ 43rd & Baltimore

At 06:32 PM 8/5/2011, you wrote: I was riding past the Green Line this afternoon and saw the parking spaces on the 43rd Street side blocked off with sawhorses and the cars replaced with tables and chairs. What's up with that? Philadelphia's First Parklet http://www.universitycity.org/news/it

Re: [UC] recycling acceptables

At 10:21 AM 10/21/2009, Dan Widyono wrote: Take plastic bags to your local chain grocery store or IKEA where they accept them for recycling. Dan W. FWIW, IKEA no longer has a large recycle center so go elsewhere if you are looking to get rid of light bulbs, batteries or grocery bags. They

Re: [UC] Mexican Food

At 08:48 AM 4/21/2005, Michael Hesson wrote: While you're out of the neighborhood, you might also try Taqueria Veracruzana, across the street from Garibaldi. The Taqueria is great. I also enjoy Rio Bravo right down the block. -Ben You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the li

Re: [UC] Sad commentary

At 03:39 PM 4/19/2005, Dan Myers wrote: As a side note, I have been asking my Uncle (who owns most of the KFC's and Taco Bells you are referring to) to put one in University city. He was having a hard time with Penn wanting only family-based businesses around. Well, there's a problem with that.

Re: [UC] Pet News from All Over

At 10:29 AM 4/13/2005, Susan Jacobson wrote: Scrunch the Cat (who is feeling much better today, thank you) would like to legalize Wisconsin legiuslator hunting! Ben the tax payer would like to see more cats off the street and if this is what it takes, so be it. -Ben You are receiving this

RE: [UC] What to bring to the Bridge -- Leave the baby at home, but don't forget your 9mm, you might need it ....

At 01:17 PM 2/22/2005, Susan Jacobson wrote: In Phildadelphia, not only can you carry your semi-automatic firearm into the movies, but apparently no more than 10 women may live in one house together. I learned this from one of my students who is in a fraternity. More than 10 women = brothel. This l

Re: [UC] Kicked out of The Bridge

At 11:54 AM 2/21/2005, Jon Moore wrote: But even so, I can see the logic of a *policy* denying babies after a certain time, for the enjoyment of the other guests. It surprised me that this was apparently a Philadelphia *law*. At any rate, we would have liked to have known about it beforehand (or at

Re: [UC] Kicked out of The Bridge

At 11:26 AM 2/21/2005, Jessica Moore wrote: Public service announcement: Don't try to see a movie with your baby after 7:00 pm a The Bridge. Or if you do, carry the baby inside your coat instead of a car seat. :) Well I'm sorry to hear it happened to you, I am so happy to hear it is happening

Re: [UC] Social life in UC

At 04:04 PM 2/18/2005, Andrew Diller wrote: Mmmm, Sam and I hit RX almost every day while they had breakfast... it was only the coming of the GL that sounded the final death-knell for RX breakfast. They had excellent lattes and great sausages m m m. They had it going for a long t

RE: [UC] Social life in UC

At 03:51 PM 2/18/2005, S. Sharrieff Ali wrote: Sorry, but very few people from around the city know anything about Marigold and RX. The two restaurants need more than our community to survive, they can't even serve breakfast during the week. Well, I think part of the not serving breakfast comes fro

Re: [UC] farmer's market on 43rd?

At 10:58 AM 2/11/2005, Mark Krull wrote: What's "that"??? I'm guessing that the "that" is the Farmers's market on 43rd street that is the subject of the e-mail and shows up in your quote. -Ben -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Feb 11, 2005 9:48 AM To: Cc: univcity@list.purp

[UC] UCD crime increase

William H. Magill Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:26:28 -0800 Has there been? I have not seen any increase in crime in the past several years. Quite the contrary, from my point of view, it has decreased significantly. And have seen no crime take place in the past 60 days. As for a recent spate of crime, I w

[UC] City Council (was Parking rage (and trash can spot claimers))

At 10:57 AM 2/4/2005, Kyle Cassidy wrote: Of course, she [Jainie Blackwell] doesn't have to listen to anybody if she keeps running unopposed. Do you or anyone think that anyone has a chance against her?  What about if they don't fit in to the majority demographic in her region.  One of the guys h

Re: [UC] Age on the UC List -- A Demographic Survey

At 09:48 AM 1/31/2005, Sarah Scheckter wrote: sarah - age 26 - have lived in the neighborhood for about 4 years. :) Glad to see I'm not the youngest! Ben -27 (28 in 21 days), been here in West Philly/University City/Powelton Village for 5.5 years. -Ben You are receiving this because you ar

Re: [UC] Re: Posel, Art Films, Real Estate

At 03:51 PM 1/27/2005, William H. Magill wrote: They have a picture of 41st and Chester on their "Properties" page. http://www.poselmanagement.com/properties_ucity.html Does it really look that attractive? The last time I remembered seeing it, it still looked like the warehouse it was. Last ti

Re: [UC] How an on-campus crime becomes an off campus problem

At 10:17 AM 1/24/2005, Andrew Diller wrote: You should be asking why she was taken to Jefferson Emergency room, and not HUP, if you are looking for a conspiracy here. Surprisingly I can answer this. My friend who is a social worker here at Penn said that Jefferson has a much better rape treatmen

Re: [UC] Phone, DSL, Cable

At 08:59 AM 12/10/2004, Vincent/Roger wrote: About a week ago someone mentioned an alternative company that could provide all of the above services at a good price.  I think the gist of the message was that they were installed in a local apartment building.  I've lost track of this message and we

Re: [UC] striking at strikes ....

At 03:18 PM 12/7/2004, Brian Siano wrote: So the yardstick we're using for determing pay scales is the _intent_ of the employee to make the job a career. As for your comment that "many of the problems are people believing that their job at Wal-mart should be something to support their family," w

Re: [UC] striking at strikes ....

At 02:32 PM 12/7/2004, Clinton, J. Scott wrote: I'd like to think that too, but do you shop at Wal-Mart?  A lot of people are starting to make a distinction between "minimum wage" and "living wage".    Personally, I believe that my earnings impart a responsibility upon me to use those monies wis

Re: [UC] striking at strikes ....

At 01:38 PM 12/7/2004, Brian Siano wrote: You're telling me that, rather than get more money, you would follow principle and _not_ unionize your job classification? This doesn't sound as though you're working for your own self-interest. I'm not totally dumb, of course I'd rather have more money h

Re: [UC] striking at strikes ....

At 01:00 PM 12/7/2004, Brian Siano wrote: And pray tell, what is _your_ salary, and can you justify it when others are willing (and capable) of doing your job for less? My salary is not enough but that doesn't mean I think I should Unionize my job classification to get more money and yes I can ju

Re: [UC] striking at strikes ....

At 01:07 PM 12/7/2004, Clinton, J. Scott wrote: >If they laid off all these people, they could afford to run septa and >probably have a surplus. SEPTAs problems are much greater than the cost of their labour. While every Philadelphian has their stories of rude SEPTA workers, most of them do their

Re: [UC] striking at strikes ....

At 11:48 AM 12/7/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What is your biggest issue? Scab labor? Over-Unionization of the city/state which leads to everything being much more unaffordable. It is possible to get a good wage and not be part of a Union. Unions had their day (and a few actually do still ser

Re: [UC] striking at strikes ....

At 10:28 AM 12/7/2004, Kyle Cassidy wrote: The Carpenters Union is picketing outside of our soon-to-be bowling alley. http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/strikes1.jpg http://www.asc.upenn.edu/usr/cassidy/temp/strikes2.jpg Nobody would talk to me, but my guess is they're hiring non-u

RE: [UC] DirectTV or Dish Network

At 09:31 AM 12/3/2004, Jonathan Cass wrote: Did I hear correctly that Campus Apartment has its own private network which provides very cheap broadband/telephone/cable service if you happen to live within the boundaries of the network? Bill, do you know anything about this? Yes, you did. http://www

Re: [UC] car chase & police radio

At 01:04 PM 12/3/2004, you wrote: The 2:00am chase??? The 10+ car chase I saw was around 8:30pm. Is this a case of misreporting (ie changed facts to try and tease out people who might falsely claim to know something) or is there still something we're missing? It sure was a busy night in the hood.

Vet School (was Re: [UC] Baltimore/University Ave Reconfiguration)

At 12:35 PM 12/1/2004, Bill Sanderson wrote: Just as a counterpoint. I recently took our beagle to the Vet school... Much of it has to do with when/where at the Vet school you go. Craig's message sounded much more like what I saw when I went to the Vet ER vs what I've heard about if you make an

Re: [UC] Airport Savings

At 01:09 PM 11/30/2004, Margie Politzer wrote: There is always Lady Liberty which is based at 47th and Woodland (215-724- or #27 at the ground transport desk at the airport). It costs $8.50 from/to your door. The ride does take longer than a cab, however, as there will be other travelers to pic

Re: [UC] taxi overcharging from airport

Stephen, That's really good to know and I know they've never told me this. When you say it only cost you $15, I assume you mean metered. I only had one cab who asked me if I wanted metered or flat. Metered was better for me. -Ben You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the l

Re: [UC] If it weren't for Penn's dismal track record in top-down planning...

At 08:59 AM 11/30/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:  If it weren't for Penn's dismal record in top-down planning for its commercial spaces, its horrible rate of failures, its revolving door for one business after another that make no market sense ... I'd assume the following was a spoof. Al Krigman

Re: [UC] List Question

At 02:35 PM 11/23/2004, Charles H. Buchholtz wrote: I've configured my system to remove duplicate messages. Perhaps you can do that with yours. I did it first to avoid dupes of messages posted to both PFSNI and UClist, but it also clears out dupes of messages sent to the list and directly to me.

Re: [UC] List Question

At 11:57 AM 11/23/2004, Andrew Diller wrote: Oh that's opening a real can of worms. Read why you don't want to do that: http://www.unicom.com/pw/reply-to-harmful.html -andy diller I read it and would still rather have it. And see my reasoning in the other message I sent. Further, getting two cop

Re: [UC] List Question

At 11:51 AM 11/23/2004, Stephen Fisher wrote: I think it's better that people accidentally reply to just the sender than accidentally reply to the entire list. At the same time, when I was a grad student I learned that a particular faculty member "hated" me when he accidentally replied to an enti

[UC] List Question

Is there anyway to change the list so the default reply-to is [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Ben You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see .

Re: [UC] Bike regulations

At 10:52 AM 11/23/2004, Katherine Schultz wrote: Think about what you just asked him. "did you not see him park?" You're suggesting that a biker is responsible for looking at parked cars and predicting when the passengers will open their doors in addition to paying attention to all the moving tr

RE: [UC] Bike regulations

At 11:05 AM 11/23/2004, Dubin, Elisabeth wrote: That sounds more like the cabbie's fault (because he should know better than to give people the opportunity to jump out into the bike lane).  At least theoretically, right? It depends and is hard to tell from the info given.  If the student just got

Re: [UC] Bike regulations

At 10:43 AM 11/23/2004, Clinton, J. Scott wrote: friends watch friends, and report wrongdoing!   (smile, your government loves you) Are you one of those that are worried they're tracking your easypass??? -Ben You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity."

Re: [UC] Bike regulations

At 10:15 AM 11/23/2004, Stephen Fisher wrote: The really obnoxious thing about this is that a bicyclist is fined $50 to $115 for biking on the sidewalk and a motorist is only fined $35 for parking in the bike lane. For your information, the Penn Police phone number is 215-573-.  I recommend

Re: [UC] Bike regulations

At 10:14 AM 11/23/2004, Paul Grossman wrote: Unfortunately it was a cab driver who never pulled over to the curb.  The passenger got out on the curb side into the bikelane and I had no time to react.  The cab driver pulled away before I could take anything down.  I was caught off guard. You shou

Re: [UC] Bike regulations

At 09:48 AM 11/23/2004, Paul Grossman wrote: This is from today's Almanac... As a bicyclist I agree with not riding in heavy pedestrian areas but it says at the bottom of the article that police are enforcing bikelane areas.  I don't ever see this happen.  Just look outside the Wawa at 38th and S

RE: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 22, 2004 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [UC] Well, maybe Eric's leaving wasn't such a disaster for UC after all John Fenton of UCD just sent me this: Crime in University City Year to Date Violent Crime is down

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

At 11:38 AM 11/19/2004, William H. Magill wrote: That "empty, dark room" is in fact a screening room. (If I remember correctly, there are 6 or 8 screens in the walls of the room.) You are correct, it is that... The original expectation was that "3-5 minute shorts" would be playing there to entert

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge (and art films)

At 08:48 AM 11/19/2004, Clinton, J. Scott wrote: regarding the regulars at the bridge: visit the riverview and see a film there sometime. You will come running back to The Bridge with open arms. I do regularly go to the Riverview and don't come running back to the Bridge. The price differentia

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

At 07:34 PM 11/18/2004, Wilma de Soto wrote: Frankly, why should we create MORE places for MORE kids to play video arcade games? ("Element" or no!) If there is a need, why not. (I don't know that I think there's a need but that's not the point.) However, the bridge is one of the few movie theat

Re: [UC] Arcade at the Bridge

At 12:28 PM 11/18/2004, Mark Krull wrote: This Arcade would not fit the upscale image and could bring in "the element" -Mark Have you seen a movie there? "The element" is already there talking on their phones during the movie, shouting at the screen, letting their 2 year olds cry all though rate

RE: [UC] Electric Heat

I had them in my last apt.  They were called (if I remember correctly), forced air heat.  They worked okay but slowly.  Also, they were VERY expensive to run.  1 bedroom apt ~ $150 per month leaving the thermostat at ~71. -Ben At 04:18 PM 11/12/2004, Mario Giorno wrote: Clinton,       I've seen u

RE: [UC] Voter Turnout

At 01:37 PM 11/2/2004, Turner,Kathleen wrote: Clarification on this: there are two separate divisions that vote at this location. One of them may be entirely made up of that building (although I don't think so because I saw friends who live elsewhere standing in that line), but it isn't that the a

RE: [UC] Voter Turnout

At 12:41 PM 11/2/2004, Mayer, Ann wrote: I voted at the Fairfax at 9:30. One of the new machines was ALREADY broken, and the line was getting long. I have voted there for many, many years and never previously had to stand In line. I don't know if you live there but I was told that there were more m

RE: [UC] Voter Turnout

I was number one hundred ninety-something at 9:40 am at the Garden Courts. I agree, they were very unprepared. What sucked even more was that they only had 3 booths and one was broken. There definitely should have been more booths. I am told that at 7 am it was a 2 hour wait. -Ben You

Re: [UC] Marigold Kitchen {Strike One 3 your out}

At 11:46 AM 10/25/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Maybe, but the ultimate responsibility is for the owner / manager to train employees properly and I am not sure the person that meet them at the door was not a manager or owner Walter, I agree with you completely. Further, I was always told a

Re: [UC] cable

At 10:15 AM 8/23/2004, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does anyone in West Philly have any suggestions for alternatives to Urban Cableworks? We currently have service through them on 3 sets, at $13.50/mo (this is an unadvertised rate) which gives us only a very few channels (ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, DUTV, shop

Re: [UC] Stray kittens - you know you want one (cute cuddly photos!)

At 08:29 AM 8/10/2004, Kyle Cassidy wrote: What is it with West Philadelphia? Why do people toss their cats out? What are the chances of the Vet School sponsoring a spay and release program in the hizzle? In any event, a kind soul working at the Ralston House found four new kittens living under a p

Re: [UC] Babylon System is a Vampire

At 01:43 PM 7/16/2004, Pete Coyle wrote: I think this is good advice from admin If the subscribers of a list mostly become uninterested in a subject, they hopefully will ignore the subject, and posters on the subject will quickly become silent as they perceive they have no audience. If a lengthy

Re: [UC] Re: Dayworkers

I think there is a company that hires day-to-day labor workers on Lancaster between 36th and 37th on the North sides of the street. -Ben You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see

[UC] Movers

Hi All, Anyone know of a good moving company that services the area? (I'd be moving from Powelton Village to ~47th and Spruce). I'd prefer someone insured. Thanks, Ben You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information,

Re: [UC] And in other west philadelphia union news ...

At 01:51 PM 3/18/2004, Bill Sanderson wrote: That article cites a number of other possible reasons for the closing--you certainly were careful to pick and choose. If I remember correctly (and I may not), didn't they say that Shula's 2 couldn't turn a profit because of the demands of the Union empl

Re: [UC] parking in the hood

>_I have read with some interest others posting about the difficulty in >_finding a parking spot in west philly. My neighbors have recently discovered >_a solution: park in my driveway. I came home from work yesterday to discover >_a beige station wagon merrily parked in my driveway. Thinking perha

Re: [UC] Penn's Enhanced Mortgage Program

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Mark Krull wrote: >_A friend of mine who works for Penn was eligible for >_the enhanced mortgage program. I find this curious indeed >_-Mark Who said they were eligible? I'm eligible by what their website says. Again, the problem is that it's not been updated in who knows how

Re: [UC] Penn's Enhanced Mortgage Program

On Wed, 4 Feb 2004, Gail Defendorf wrote: >_This is what the Office of Community Housing has on it's website about >_the Enhanced Mtg. Program: >_gail If you look though, their site has not been updated in the longest time. Their current edition newsletter is Sept 2002, their events calander