Wawa
Philly loves Wawa. Ever since the first Wawa opened at the corner of MacDade Blvd. and Swarthmore Ave. in Folsom, Pennsylvania over 50 years ago, we’ve had an obsession with this local chain. Wawa isn’t just a convenience store, it’s the convenience store of Philadelphia. It’s where we start our days with freshly brewed coffee and end our nights with late-night hoagies. It’s a beloved and celebrated part of Pennsylvania culture, so it makes perfect sense that we would continue to bring you the latest on Wawa, whether it’s news about the chain’s drive-thru store concept or our ranked lists of the best Wawa sandwiches. Follow along as we pay homage to the iconic Philadelphia brand.
The 5 Worst Wawa Parking Lots in the Philly Area
Oh my dear Wawa. I love your coffee. I love your hoagies. I love that I can leave my house and be at two of […]
Wawa Now Offers Tables and Chairs. Maybe Next You’d Like Napkins and Plastic Forks, Mr. Fancypants?
The Inky’s Joseph DiStefano discovers that the new Wawa on Route 202—between Wilmington and Concordville—has chairs. And tables. He writes: “This 16-gas-pump, hoagies-smokes-snacks-and-Cokes shop adds […]
Penn Students: Pooping in Bushes, Peeing in Wawas
Last week, a drunk Penn student was seen “droppin’ trou and lettin’ loose” in a bush near 39th and Spruce. A couple nights later, another […]
4.5 Tons of Hoagies Apparently Proof that Philly Has “Come A Long Way”
The U.S. Secretary of Education may be calling us out, but at least one tourist was prettttty impressed by the 4.5 tons of hoagies being […]
Wawa May Be Right About Black-Market Cigarettes
In southeastern Pennsylvania, it’s an article of faith that Wawa represents all that is good in the world, while all other convenience stores — Sheetz […]
Wawa Warns Against Cigarette Taxes for Schools
The people of Philadelphia are well acquainted with the charms of Wawa, but they mostly tend to be expressed in terms of love for the […]
State Senator Rails Against that “Damn Sheetz” in Liquor Hearing
Sheetz, that backwatery, red-headed stepchild of a convenience store, is lobbying for liquor privatization so that it can sell beer. Boosters say it will create […]
Is Conshohocken Really “Younger, Wealthier, Whiter”?
This morning’s Philadelphia Inquirer features about the transformation of Conshohocken, which–as one reader said this morning–was considered a “ghetto” when she was growing up 30 […]
Inquirer Copies New York Times’s Wawa vs. Sheetz Story…Two Months Later
On February 9, the New York Times’s Trip Gabriel wrote an amusing account of Pennsylvania’s Sheetz vs. Wawa rivalry, delighting readers near and far. So […]
Farm Workers Storm Wawa to Demand Better Labor Conditions
Okay, storm was a little strong. And technically, they don’t work for Wawa (farm country is Sheetz country anyways). Nor are they actually protesting Wawa’s […]
I Lost My Heart at Wawa: Where Pennsylvanians Find True Love
Via Buzzfeed, Psychology Today has come up with this map of where “missed connections” occur on Craigslist—those entries that say, essentially, “I saw you from […]
Sheetz Versus Wawa in the New York Times
Sheetz versus Wawa is an argument we’ve heard mainly between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia Penn Staters. I’ve never been to a Sheetz but as Dan McQuade […]
Best Responses to the Times Article on Wawa vs. Sheetz
As we all know from the history books, the Wawa-Sheetz feud began when a member of the Sheetz family stole a pig from the Wawas. […]
How Much Bigger Can Wawa Get?
You’re just starting your new position. How is it different from what you’ve been doing at Wawa? I’ve been at Wawa for over 15 years, […]
Everything Is Going to Be OK Because Wawas Are Reopening
What’s the first thing you want to do when your Internet goes down? Google, “How to fix the Internet.” It’s kind of like how when […]