12/09/08 5:00am
Free use of laundry machines in College Houses lets students save money when they wash their clothes. And with new online alerts that track the status of washers and dryers, students will be able to conserve their time as well.
The new service, called Laundry Alert, lets residents check the status of laundry machines in their building.
12/05/08 5:00am
As of this week, a cab ride to Center City will cost a little bit less.
The 50-cent gas surcharge taxis began charging in June was recently nixed in response to dropping gas prices.
The Philadelphia Parking Authority's board voted to drop the extra charge - which raised the base fare from $2.
11/26/08 5:00am
Center City may be getting brighter - but not everyone is happy about it.
Some groups in the city anticipate negative effects of Commercial Entertainment District zoning, which lifts some parking constraints and allows for rooftop, revolving, electronic or flashing signs.
11/24/08 5:00am
College senior Abigail Seldin - who co-curated an exhibit at the Penn Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology - was among the 32 American students awarded a Rhodes Scholarship yesterday.
Seldin plans to study anthropology at Oxford University.
"I'm really happy that this will bring more attention to my work with the Penn Museum," Seldin said.
11/21/08 5:00am
By ALEX MELAMED
Staff Writer
amelamed@dailypennsylvanian.com
Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program, which uses art to improve local communities and collaborates with Penn's Fine Arts Department, will lose $500,000 in funding with the city's recent budget cuts.
11/20/08 5:00am
Philadelphia's Mural Arts Program, which uses art to improve local communities and collaborates with Penn's Fine Arts Department, will lose $500,000 in funding with the city's recent budget cuts.
The cuts will have an immediate impact on MAP, which plans to turn to philanthropists and other organizations in order to continue projects affected by the cuts.
11/14/08 5:00am
It could soon take just the swipe of a card to ride the subway.
SEPTA took the first steps toward revamping its fare-collection system by requesting proposals for an electronic "smart card" payment system last week.
The new system, which officials say could be completed within two years, will allow SEPTA passengers to wave a pre-loaded "smart card" to ride the subway.
11/03/08 5:00am
The record for the largest pinata in the world was broken in Philadelphia yesterday. But the pinata itself, to the dismay of the hundreds gathered for the event, stayed intact.
A large crowd formed at Washington Avenue and South Broad Street yesterday afternoon to see the breaking of a six-story pinata filled with 8,000 pounds of candy, but many left disappointed after safety concerns caused the breaking to be postponed.
10/27/08 5:00am
A Penn education can really pay off. Just ask College seniors Brett Muhlada and Nancy Duan, who came from behind to win the first-ever Robbins Diamond Dash - and a $20,000 Hearts on Fire diamond ring. Hosted by local jeweler Robbins Diamonds, the 550-person scavenger hunt spanned more than two hours last Saturday, kicking off at Philadelphia's Thomas Paine Plaza and concluding at Love Park.
10/23/08 5:00am
A prettier Clark Park may be in the near future.
With a local architect at the helm and newly unveiled designs, proposed renovations of Clark Park may begin as early as late spring.
The park's pathways, lighting and center plaza will all get overhauls as part of a plan to revitalize the aging park.
10/20/08 5:00am
The Mormon Church is planning to build a multi-level temple on North Broad Street, where churchgoers from the region will be able to perform the faith's sacred rituals.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Philadelphia and at Penn praised the announcement, which they said came as somewhat of a surprise.
10/03/08 5:00am
Thinking wings or pizza for dinner? How about wasabi-crusted filet mignon from Pod or El Vez's signature guacamole?
A newly struck partnership between campusfood.com and diningin.com - two Web sites that let students order food from a variety of restaurants - will give students more options for food delivery.
09/26/08 5:00am
Sometimes reaching the top isn't so great.
A number of recent rankings in publications like Forbes and Travel & Leisure have rated Philadelphia near the top in their rankings of the most miserable, stressed, overweight and unattractive cities in the United States.
09/18/08 5:00am
In a city suffering a population decline, some organizations are trying to share the Brotherly Love.
Philadelphia's population decline from 2000 to 2007 was second only to New Orleans among major U.S. cities, with job losses and economic issues taking the blame.
09/15/08 5:00am
Sometimes you can't leave something dead and buried.
That was apparent in many of Edgar Allan Poe's stories, and it now seems to be true in an ongoing debate over the author's remains.
Last October, local writer Edward Pettit began arguing that Poe's body should be moved from Baltimore to Philadelphia.
09/05/08 5:00am
Even with the rising costs of flights and related fees this summer, students traveling great distances to Penn found themselves mostly unaffected.
According to industry experts, a troubled economy and high oil prices have helped drive ticket and fee prices up.
07/10/08 5:00am
On June 26, Philadelphia's citizens finally got what they'd been waiting for: Mayor Michael Nutter endorsed PennPraxis's recommendations for clearing and greening the Delaware waterfront. Community leaders gathered at Independence Seaport Museum to hear the announcement.
05/02/08 5:00am
A greener future is blowing in the wind.
The University recently made a commitment to increase its expenditure on wind energy for the next two years, making it the biggest patron of wind power among universities in the United States.
Renewable wind energy will account for nearly half of Penn's power because of the University's purchase of an additional 80,000-megawatt hours per year from Community Energy Inc.
04/29/08 5:00am
Next year, Penn should be a little bit greener with the recent announcement that Dan Garofalo will be the University's first-ever sustainability coordinator.
Garofalo - currently senior facilities planner at the Office of the University Architect - will be responsible for forming Penn's strategy to minimize waste, make transportation more environmentally friendly and conserve energy throughout campus.
04/25/08 5:00am
Thanks to a new program by Housing and Conference Services, throwing out unwanted items at the end of the school year has never felt better.
In an effort to promote environmental and social responsibility, HCS will be collecting students' old clothes and appliances and donating them to charity during the move-out period.
