True story - OP, talk to your neighbors. There’s very good odds that your kitten is in their backyard

That’s greater center city, not the city of Philadelphia. Greater center city doesn’t include west, north, and most of south Philly

If you want something different, maybe try the pretzel shortbread cookies from Lost Bread?

I do not have a recommendation but I wanted to wish you and your dad luck as you navigate this diagnosis.

I hope your buddy comes back safe & soon

We’re new to Philly so I can’t tell if this is gonna suck but it’s cheap so we’re going anyways: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/south-sillys-april-fools-tickets-570878130857

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People don't get shot in the head for refusing to pay rent or leave a place they're being evicted from. If that's what actually happened, that would be a headline for sure, but the story suggests there was some type of altercation which left the landlord-tenant officer with injuries. The headline seems like a deliberate attempt to stir up anger before anyone knows what actually happened.

Mini golf is definitely not going to be there, they pulled out. Only confirmed tenant right now is a daycare, which I'm actually pretty excited about with a newborn.

Evictions can get real ugly real fast. I’ve had the displeasure of attending several evictions, like this is the day you are dragged out by the sheriff’s office and your stuff moved to storage evictions. They can get really scary really quick. The officers who do this work tend to be some of the most even tempered with nerves of steel folks I’ve ever encountered. They also tend to give people a lot of opportunity to do the right thing before any escalation takes place. I’m not saying this particular office did the right thing here since we don’t know the full story. Rather I’m saying I couldn’t hack it one day doing that job and I’m glad these folks are willing to do it!

It just takes a while. They reach out to the owner and all kinds of stuff. They took 3 cars off my block a couple months ago.

"Moved down the block" will be a problem for getting it removed. They're looking for deflated tires, expired tags, other damage like that.

Parking on the street for a long time isn't abandonment, at least technically.

Agreed, we don’t have the full story. That headline is crazy though. Pay your rent or get shot in the head!

I did that thank you. I’m scared someone has already picked him up. He’s very friendly. I’m scared I’ll never see him again.

Your daily dose of senseless violence with a little bit of municipal corruption sprinkled in.

From another article:

In Philly, eviction court orders are handled by a private attorney's office handpicked by the Philadelphia Municipal Court. Since 2017, that contract has been held by Marisa Shuter, whose firm hires and trains private security personnel — often retired police officers — to serve as deputy landlord-tenant officers, the Inquirer reports.

Shuter was awarded the contract, which has paid millions of dollars in fees collected from landlords, in a private, noncompetitive process, the Inquirer reports. Her husband, David Shuter, sits on the municipal court and has presided over eviction hearings that have produced work for his wife's office, WHYY reports. Marisa Shuter's father, Alan Silberstein, formerly ran the municipal court system as president judge.

Not much to say about this until the full story comes out. Someone being threatened with deadly force (knife) has the right to use deadly force to defend themselves, but it's unclear at this point if that's what actually happened.

Put out his litter box, bed, or something of similar size. The smell and familiarity might help bring him back to your front steps.

You’re right. They should have just towed you.

Collingswood might be a similar vibe but finding a house might be an issue.

Right? OP should be thankful they were so kind.

So… you were in a tow away zone for over 30m? Man, they did you a serious solid by just not towing you.

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes, friend.

Yeah, I called the obscured tag phone number earlier this week. I left a message. I still haven't heard back and the car moved down the block. Maybe other people have had better experiences but, I'm not optimistic.

tbh, I'm not sure you'll have much luck with the NJ suburbs either. It's pricey and competitive too, esp in places you want that same vibe.

There’s some nice burbs with main streets in South NJ but you won’t find that same vibe and walkability IMO until you hit central NJ/NNJ. Down south, Collingswood, Vorhees, Haddonfield, Pitman come to mind.

Collingswood, Westmont, Haddonfield, Pittman, Oaklyn, Maple Shade, Bordentown

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