BUSINESS HOURS

I had visited Philly 3 times prior to moving here and I have no recollection of noticing that they roll up the sidewalks pretty early here. I though, big city, everyplace will be open late. Wrong. It is as though Marshall law were in effect. Even the pushcarts are gone by 5, 5:30pm. Not like New York.
Avoid traveling at rush hour. Philly is a Union town, and hence, a 9 to 5 town. Busses and subways are far less crowded after 9:00AM and after 6:00PM
SOURCES OF INFORMATION:
Two free papers are Philadelphia Weekly, comes out Tuesday afternoon to night, and the City Paper. Where one has its strong points the other is week & vice versa. City paper has comics & crossword puzzles, while the Philly has more meaningful rental classifieds.
ComCast Cable offers public bulletin boards which list community events. If you can afford it.
TV
Radio
Websites: phillydex
Cyber Cafés - Link to list
ING supplies the PCs and java
17th Street & Walnut Street
http://home.ingdirect.com/about/about.asp?s=INGDIRECTCafe
Wi-Fi
There are two varieties of wireless internet: FreeSpots & HotSpots (pay).
There are two kinds of HotSpots, subscriber and pay-as-you-go.
FreeSpots in Center City

Hot$pots in Center City

Old City Coffee
Northeast Quadrant of CC
221 Church Street
Philadelphia
Between Filbert & Market and 3rd St & N.Am Street.

Millennium Café
Washington Square West
Southeast Quadrant
In the heart of the Gayborhood

Intermezzo Café
3131Walnut Street
University City
just across the Walnut Street Bridge

 Hotels are by far the most expensive.
The Airport and Convention Center have Wi-Fi
50% of the Star Bucks have T-Moble service
All Border's Books have T-Mobile
 

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