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Presenting the Worst of Philly 2019: From Brian Sims to Geno’s Steaks and Beyond
Well, we searched high and low to find you the Best of Philly 2019, but we couldn’t do so without also recognizing the worst. Enjoy! […]
Gritty Pays Tribute to 7 Iconic Philadelphians As Only Gritty Can
Dear Gritty: It me. Gritty. I’ve been writing this note in my head for a while, but it’s been hard to come up with just […]
We’re All Getting Screwed by Fees, Pretty Much All the Time
There’s something perversely satisfying about learning that someone who screwed you over is, in turn, getting screwed. That was my first thought when I read […]
All Those Maddening Fees on Your Comcast Bill, Explained
1. Universal Connectivity Charge To ensure people living in low-income and rural areas have access to high-speed internet, the federal government set up a fund […]
Can South Philly Hold On to What’s Always Made It Unique?
In the late summer of 1981, very much against my Catholic mother’s wishes, I had just moved into a rowhouse at 17th and Naudain — […]
South Philly Is Changing
It’s our most famous neighborhood — a place defined by its immigrants and its characters, by intermingling (sometimes clashing) cultures, and by near-constant change. Where […]
Quiz: How Well Do You Know South Philly?
How well do you know the South’s quirky neighborhood trivia and traditions? Let’s find out.
Racial Discrimination Is the Legacy South Philly Can’t Seem to Outgrow
I always had a visceral dislike for Frank Sinatra,” says Tayyib Smith, owner of Little Giant Creative and co-owner of Pipeline Philly, “and I realized […]
A Brief Timeline of South Philly Through the Ages
40,000 BCE– 10,000 BCE Paleolithic peoples enter North America. The Lenape settle territory along the Delaware Watershed. Buffalo roam. 1631 Dutch settlers establish a foothold […]
Should We Be Afraid of the Mariner East Pipeline?
It was dark outside, around 5 a.m., when the flames took over the sky. Neighbors described it like this: a loud hissing noise. A massive […]