A big tax increase for tens of thousands of Philly’s smallest businesses is causing consternation and drawing urgent calls for a fix. People urged city council members to pass a bill that would establish new Business Income and Receipts Tax exemptions.
Philly small businesses protest BIRT tax hike
Loss of exemption and new tax on Uber and Lyft rides provoke fiery pushback.
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West Craft Fest is TOMORROW. It's my first art market of the year. Come say hi?
Roasting peeps over an open fire seems the only appropriate way to eat them
Am i turning into an old lady because i want to start every day in the garden and smile back at the flowers?
Crabapples are my new favorite blooms to find. What perfect lil cuties
Art market season is upon us! Share this with your favorite market-wandering buddies and I’ll see you out there!
What a treat to get to teach a nature journaling class in a magnolia garden in full bloom
Seriously it’s like there is a giant chunk of tech people who don’t understand that when you’ve learned how to write, you feel proud, you look forward to doing more of it, you cheerfully neglect your other work just so you can write more
...starts chanting "Spring! Spring! Spring!" as i press my seedling's roots into the earth and the thunderstorm rolls in...
What made pre-modern artists great? The fact that they didn't have nonstop music to vibe out to while they painted and sculpted. They probably didn't feel like doing the work ALL the time, but pulled their druthers together enough times to get it done. Over and over and over. Mad respect.
Join our next Philly Nature Journaling Club meet up at the Schuylkill Center! Woods, ponds, trails, gardens, and so much more! Sign up so we can send you deets. This is free and open to the public: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Being self employed is awesome until you cant concentrate for a whole day and get zero work done. And then get mess up your whole week's workflow. Im normally so good at this but today my mind is fluttering around like a drunk butterfly! Uuuuugh
My work this week requires me to draw violent acts from US history. It's emotional work. So I'm warming up by drawing this lynx bebe. I hope you all hold onto your peace this this.
Teaching my neighbor how our composting tumblers work & inviting her to contribute when she has scraps. This morning she rushed out to give me a bag of old lettuce, apologizing that it already started to brown and so shocked/relieved when I said that decomposing is what its all about. I love this.
Great day nature journaling with the Philly Nature Journaling Club today. Not a cloud in the sky and so many little green things popping up everywhere
I live near an inlet that someone has named "Turtledelphia" and, appropriately, the rock sunners have come out if hibernation and are ready to charm us all season. Happy Spring!
Our last days to pre-order the 2nd edition and hot-n-swampy expansion pack are here! Check them out: www.kickstarter.com/projects/out...
I've been told it's an ornamental tree. "It does nothing for the environment." But every day, dozens of sparrows wake up within the thickest part, shaking the greenery in the face of the breeze. This useless tree is home. There is so much bird shit under it.
Every day more reports come in of community members getting snatched off the streets. New Sanctuary Movement helps track who gets sent where and supports family and community left behind. Sales of this shirt go to that effort. Get yours: philadelphiaprintworks.com/products/kee...
Keep Families Together T-Shirt - Philadelphia Printworks
Support immigrant families with the Keep Families Together T-Shirt by Meg Lemieur.
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Meg Lemieur Art@megstampede.bsky.social · 5mo agoNew shirt design! 100% of proceeds support New Sanctuary Movement, who are leading on-the-ground efforts to support those impacted by ICE. Support your neighbors and get your shirt: philadelphiaprintworks.com/products/kee...
Winter wouldn't seem to budge. Heavy, cold, dark. Forever. But against my every willingness to hope, the geese fly north. The hay is picked for nests. The buds that clung to the branches are loosening. Thank the gods for the seasons' timely stubbornness. Never let me stay dormant for too long.
Check out the 2nd edition and expansion pack for Defenders! I've been hunching over my drafting table scrawling out drawing for this awesome game. Im so pumped for this!!
Outlandish Games@outlandishgames.bsky.social · 5mo agoIt’s time to rage against the machines! 🔥Defenders of the Wild 2nd edition and 🐞Critter Moon Expansion is now on Kickstarter! Every single reward includes the backer exclusives *for free.* www.kickstarter.com/projects/out...
Perform your civic duty to the U.S. economy and buy Onion apparel. https://store.theonion.com/products/bald-eagle-tired-of-everyone-just-assuming-it-supports-war-headline-t-shirt?_pos=1&_sid=9cd6589c4&_ss=r
I make a lot of assumptions when climate activists say they use chatgpt for anything. Do people not believe that data centers are bleeding towns of water and electricity? Is it just that they dont want to think about it even though they've heard it's bad? Its too convenient to deny? What is it?
New shirt design! 100% of proceeds support New Sanctuary Movement, who are leading on-the-ground efforts to support those impacted by ICE. Support your neighbors and get your shirt: philadelphiaprintworks.com/products/kee...
Wondering why my back is killing me after a day of drawing and then getting a photo of how i sit for hours at a time... 🤦♀️
Join us in our first 2026 OUTDOOR meet up in March! We are really hoping that Spring will be well on its way by then. Crossing all the fingers. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Yip yip! Spring is coming and we are pushing for the flowers! This is a really nice article. 😍🐞🐝🌸
Sarah McAnulty, Ph.D.@sarahmackattack.bsky.social · 5mo agoOh hey!! A Billy Penn article all about the Native Plant project is OUT! Featuring interviews from me, @zajic.com @megstampede.bsky.social and @the666cat.bsky.social! Check it out! billypenn.com/2026/02/24/s...
