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Taking down take-out menus

From Alfredo’s to Zorbas, these menus are seen everywhere – most aggravatingly on our doorsteps, sidewalks and streets. It’s annoying and any given day a new menu will be jammed in my door or strewn across my stoop. I’ll recycle it immediately, but also find the same menus tossed to the sidewalk only a few doors down. This isn’t exclusive to my street, and I wonder who else is frustrated with the daily greeting by pizza parlors and burger joints before your key is in the door. Like plastic bags and trans-fats, must they too be stopped?

For the annoyed there may be a way to curb this problem: Licenses and Inspections can background check the legality of each company’s menu distribution through a permit investigation. It’s worth looking into, and I’ll simplify the requirements and inquiry contacts over the weekend.

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Melissa Dribben has been a staff writer at the Inquirer for 18 years. Her current beat chronicles the characters, trends, quirks and challenges of Center City.

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Ned Rauch-Mannino is filling in for Melissa while she's on vacation. Ned is the policy and program analyst for the Urban Industry Initiative, an economic development agency of the City of Philadelphia. He helped craft the anti-litter campaign, "Love Where You Live," and works to connect communities to government resources in an effort beautify neighborhoods and educate citizens.


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