"What do you think? Forbes is a pretty influential mag for corporate druids."

If my dept.(most folks are in their 20s and 30s and a fair share are
from somewhere other than Philly) is any indication, I think
their rating for us is probably true.

Good news for us!

Ha, yes! And we are the same...kind of on the long-toothed end of "young professionals" but we could have moved anywhere in the country and chose Philly. We've been very happy and are about to buy a place in Center City. The cost of living, variety of entertainments, great restaurants, parks, and walk-and-bikeability, not to mention proximity to New York and DC and our respective families have made it a perfect choice.

I talk to young people visiting from New York and other places, and they all think Philly is great. Sure, they're not looking at the "whole" city, but who does? When you say "New York," do you think about the South Bronx or the Empire State Building? An energetic new mayor combined with Philly leadership in Harrisburg and the new Democratic majority in Congress is only going to make it better.

I find if I don't read the newspaper or read this forum, just walk the streets and actually talk to people, I always feel pretty great about Philly. Hmm.

certainly makes me feel good about wanting to move to philly.

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Is it ghey that I love this song so much?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl_Wc6Nm8lc

I guess you could say I'm not as jaded about "stuff" such as enduring love yet...

Note that Philly also made Forbes' list of "most resilent US real estate markets."

So, Forbes' top ten resilient real estate market, top 10 for young professionals, Men's Journal "best downtown," and Food & Wine's "Great Food City" (written by the magazine's editor, no less, whom I know slightly and is a world-travelled Park Avenue princess and no dummy) -- all in one year. That's not even over.

The murder rate is horrific, and the city could certainly be cleaner. But these things are major. I know everyone is going to say that's just PR bs, but I promise you that these things make a difference. The negative view of the city is for suckers.

Also recall it being rated as one of the best cities for singles to meet others by some top rag or another.

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Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that. -George Carlin

i think it is very true. specially for 20-somthing single professionals. atleast i hope it is true!

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Is it ghey that I love this song so much?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl_Wc6Nm8lc

I guess you could say I'm not as jaded about "stuff" such as enduring love yet...

Funny you should mention them in the same breath: I used to live in Chicago and Philly has always reminded me of it politically (socially too in some ways), except that the Chicago machine is a much bigger juggernaut.

That line made me laugh out loud. Its funny because its true and so succinct. *high five*

And the Daley clan is quite powerful. What mayor can just slip a phone call to a contractor buddy and have Miggs Field destroyed overnight? [Which also stranded several planes at the airport that were parked there]

If the mayor doesn't like you there; then you might as well move out.

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WHYY pays their CEO $750,000 a year. So WHYY should I renew my membership? Seems they have no problems finding money and spending it unwisely.


And this is why you should donate to PACCA, not PETA:

In September, PETA made headlines in Vermont and across the nation for asking Ben & Jerry's ice cream to use human breast milk in their ice cream, instead of cow milk