Snow

City Life

What Your Favorite Philly Weather Forecaster Says About You

In this town, there’s no shortage of meteorologists to turn to when you want to spend hours listening to hyped-up, laughably inaccurate forecasts while sending […]

City Life

Meet Robert Drake: Philadelphia’s Unofficial Weather Savior

Over the last several major weather events in Philadelphia, we’ve noticed that more and more people seem to be looking to a guy named Robert […]

Things to Do

18 Movies and TV Shows to Stream On Your Snow Day

Snowstorm duds are the best kind of duds: Many of us still get a snow day from work and we don’t have to worry about shoveling our sidewalks. […]

City Life

Mayor Nutter Defends Closing the City Today

Mayor Nutter is defending the city’s decision to shut down the government Tuesday. Philadelphia only ended up getting a couple inches of snow, despite predictions that a historic blizzard was upon […]

Be Well Philly

The Ultimate Guide to Living Room Workouts for Snowy Days

Okay, okay, so we didn’t quite the get snowy wallop weather forecasters predicted. But by the looks of my desolate office and the largely deserted […]

Expect crowded conditions on the Broad Street Line around this time every day during the convention. | Photo: Ben Schumin
City Life

Here’s Why the Subways Ran All Night Last Night

The threat of snow gave many workers in Philadelphia Tuesday off. It also had another benefit: It caused SEPTA to run the Market-Frankford El and […]

City Life

The Best and Worst of Local News Snow Coverage

“Be sure to warm up before shoveling. You can walk around, or march in place.” This was actual advice, delivered by Action News, on Monday […]

Citified

The Brief: Who Will Win the Snow Primary?

Philadelphia’s primary election will be held on May 19. But today is the Snow Primary: a solid chance for the city’s mayoral candidates and mayoral-maybes to show […]

City Life

Snowpocalypse? Not Now.

Post by NBC10 Philadelphia. So much for Snowmageddon. In Philadelphia, at least, the latest “storm of the century” is turning out to be a big […]

City Life

Here’s the Latest on What You’re Going to Wake Up To Tomorrow

Update 10:15 p.m.: Mayor Nutter just held the day’s final press conference, saying that all city government offices will be closed Tuesday; Philadelphia’s public and […]

Shoppist

Monday Obsession: You (and Your Dog) Will Love This Awesome Sled

Philly’s public and parochial schools have already closed for the day and it’s not looking promising for tomorrow. You know what that means? Sledding. Not tomorrow, […]

Be Well Philly

Cecily Tynan Tears ACL in Poconos Ski Accident

6 ABC meteorologist and avid runner Cecily Tynan took quite the tumble over the weekend during a ski trip in the Poconos. And despite a tear […]

Be Well Philly

Snow Run (with Free Beer!) Tonight at Philadelphia Runner

What can make a snow day better? A snow run, of course. Philadelphia Runner will be closing its Center City store (16th and Sansom) early […]

City Life

Wolf Declares Snow a “Disaster Emergency”

Gov. Tom Wolf has declared the snowstorm a “disaster emergency,” his office said in an email to reporters this afternoon.

City Life

Mayor Nutter: Snow Emergency at 6 p.m. — “Move Your Car!”

Mayor Nutter held a press conference this afternoon on the impending Big Snow (aka the Citywide Panic Attack). Here’s what you need to know: