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Local 234 management seems to have finally gotten what they wanted. The union's rank-and-file is expected to approve the agreement today. But with unemployment at over 10% nationally, and most people's raises and bonuses being reduced or cut entirely, how will the citizens of Philadelphia react to the new TWU contract? Leave us a comment and let us know your thoughts.

Our commute was thrown into chaos this morning when at the 8th and Market El stop we were greeted by the sight of an empty car with lights off sitting on the tracks and one poor woman yelling out that there were shuttle buses upstairs. As is often the case with emergency SEPTA shuttle buses, by the time they actually made it there they were packed to the gills, and hissy fits started to spontaneously break out all around, on the bus and in the queue. We decided to take our chances with the trolleys (since no one could tell us what, exactly, the problem was, what the hell); when we got to 13th there was an El train on the eastbound side that had been rerouted to go west, which we gratefully collapsed onto—this adventure of course had to take place on our first day back to work after three out with the flu.

Fun around town, for $10 or less:

(Link changed, post altered slightly. Thanks, phillybits.)

Philebrity takes us back in time and into God-knows-where!

Poor Philly. We've been named the city with the most unattractive people, the fattest, and the most miserable. But, finally we've caught a break. Walkscore.com—an online tool to help people find great neighborhoods to live in—named Philadelphia the fifth most walkable city in the country. San Francisco was number one on the list, with New York and Boston coming in second and third, respectively. Although, one has to wonder how San Francisco is so walkable with all those hills. They’re definitely not easy on the knees.