>>>In response to Mayor Nutter’s move to squash outdoor feedings on the Parkway, the homeless-run newspaper One Step Away gives a wary thumbs-up. As editor Kevin Roberts explains, “We’re talking about whether people can eat inside or outside, but the real issue is that people are hungry.”[Philly.com]

>>>To sort of clear things up, Nutter recently went on record on Radio Times about loopholes in the policy: “You can still feed and provide food service outdoors if you get a permit, which is free, and go through a food safety program which is also free.” [PW]

>>>And finally, on the other end of the quality-of-life spectrum, Penn kids are being harassed by “panhandlers” on campus. “The fact that there are panhandlers here certainly decreases the Penn experience,” says one Wharton freshman. Right on. Can’t a man live in dignity anymore? [Daily Pennsylvanian]

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