It’s really one of my favorite places in the area.

You are welcome!

It is awesome! It’s in Levittown so it’s an only occasional treat but hands down some of the best Chinese food I’ve had ever! I learned about it actually on another Reddit thread. There is a small bar partitioned off with the typical Polynesian style bamboo fencing, taxidermied pufferfish lamps hanging from the ceiling, ceramic coconut cups, tiki menu, etc. all unchanged for 40/50 years. I also have a fondness for tiki. Funny mix of families and laid back road crews tossing beers back. Definitely a unique gem of a place.

Hong Luck north of the city- incredible Chinese food in a tiki bar/diner that’s been there since the 70s.

Barry’s is getting demolished for….apartments.

Literally just go to your doctor. They will flush it with saline or warm water and it will feel glorious and everything will sound like it’s in stereo after.

Ugh. Horrible.

I'm not familiar with this case- was this in Roxborough on Henry Ave? There was a hit and run of a woman with an infant, but I never heard anything else about what happened.

lol, uh...never?

these guys should have just gone on Maury and called it a day

I just lost brain cells reading about the motive for this crime. What a waste.

If you don't get an answer here, check out some of the old house subreddits. I know exactly what black iridescent tile you are talking about as my parents had it in their NE rowhome (that is, until it was removed during a Bath Fitters remodel :( )

Manayunk Timber or Rittenhouse Lumber. If you need wide old growth pine it might be difficult to find here- we had to drive to Lilitz PA to a mill to find wood that was appropriately aged for our 100+ floorboards.

They caught him- a family member or spouse

Philadelphia Sky & Ceiling

This guy is a carpenter in Roxborough that does cornice fabrication and does beautiful historically accurate work. Did our house and several others in the neighborhood. Like the other poster said, cost will depend on how much of a cornice you have behind the vinyl- sometimes you need a full replacement, sometimes you might just need a few corbels or gingerbread millwork that needs to be replaced. He can use wood or plastic for what you need reproduced.

Of course different strokes for different strokes! I would gather to ascertain that the couple's preferred stroke is the city, considering he's literally asking about a neighborhood in it, with not a mention of a single suburb?

If the guy says he wants to live in your rural town or that rural town- then maybe you can counsel him! But he specifically said he was looking to live in the city, and you said the suburbs are better and that the city sucks for a number of reasons.

PS. I didn't call the suburbs boring, nor did I say they were full of drugs. You aren't necessarily more brave or better than someone else because you have the experience of living in the city vs the burbs. You're coming across as having a chip on your shoulder, or that you are still sour about 2009.

A quick glance at your comment history in this sub, and 50% of it is how this sucks living in Philly, that sucks living in Philly, even this response to me is a complaint about Philadelphia.

Dude asked for some advice about a neighborhood in the city he wants to live in, and you immediately tried to steer him into living in the suburbs! Yes, renting in an area before you buy is solid advice, but that's not even advice that you gave. If it was, I wouldn't be pointing out your bias to you. ' If you have kids "no", if you want green space, "no", if you want parking, "no" '- that was your advice to this guy who wants to live in the city.

I didn't say you shouldn't get to contribute in the sub, but your bias is showing.

1. Lmao, couple posts to r/Philadelphia, 'thinking of buying a home in a perfectly safe/nice part of the city I happen to be from'.
2. Is met by a thousand people from surrounding suburbs who've joined r/Philadelphia cautioning them with their own extreme bias!

Isn't there an r/Ardmore or r/Conshy Reddit you could go jazz up?

You know there are problems in suburbs, too right? Or does fentanyl not exist there? I don't know about you, but I grew up in Philly and I know that the suburbs aren't all sunshine and rainbows for kids that grow up there. Drunk driving, addiction, rehab- kids can fall into that stuff no matter where they grow up.

There are plenty of green spaces in Manayunk. Most houses here have ample yards. In fact, one could argue its one of the greener areas of the city. I know a ton of people that are having kids with the intention of staying. I know a ton of people who raised kids here and still are here. I was raised in the city, and hell, I think my life is pretty good. I want my kid to also have a good experience, and to take advantage of what living in a city has to offer. Just because it's a different experience than the suburbs doesn't mean its bad.

Let them know to join Roxborough Mommas on FB- there are a ton of informative and involved parents in there. I was assuming that the public elementary schools were just so so, but through the group I've heard tons of parents singing the praises of the two local elementary public schools, with even some well to do parents opting to keep their kids in the public schools rather than private or charter because they've found the parent and teacher community *that* good. I've heard great things about Dobson and Cook-Wissahickon, and then there is Green Woods charter, which has people from East Falls, Mt Airy and Chestnut Hill trying to enroll there.

There are a few good schools for young kids in the area, actually. Both public, Catholic, and charters. Lots of great daycares as well.

Current homeowner in Manayunk on the cusp of Roxborough. Husband and I are in late 30s and early 40s. The neighborhood is awesome. Yes parking can be a pain the ass, you might have occasional porch/car burglaries. You get more bang for your buck vs other 'cool' neighborhoods in the city like Fishtown and Passyunk, etc, which is probably why we've had a lot more families and couples moving in. Lots of great restaurants, boutiques and coffee on Main Street, but houses with yards etc. You get a mix of all ages, and again, a lot more couples/couples with kids moving in with a lot of rentals selling off recently. Still have the occasional college party or house, but nothing unreasonable. Quick drive to the Main Lline for Trader Joe's or Whole Foods, quick drive to Mt Airy and Chestnut Hill, King of Prussia. Great train options and close to the Wissahickon which is a godsend, as well as the Bala Cynwyd trail, etc. A very unique neighborhood geographically as well- grew up in the city and always had a fascination with the lower NW driving past all the houses on the cliffside while on I-76. We love it.

“If only you had a couple million dollars for your own bad business scheme!”

Lame af. North Star deserved more.

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