South Philadelphia
This South Philly Artist Is Turning Her Block Into a Get-Out-the-Vote Art Exhibit
South Philly artist Maria Möller has shown her site-specific and public art works in galleries, vacant lots, libraries, motels and all sorts of other other […]
Philly Health Commissioner Refuses to Eat Indoors or Outdoors at Restaurants
Indoor dining is a hot topic for discussion right now among Philadelphia restaurants and the public — well, in all of Pennsylvania, really. The city […]
Dear Eagles Fans: Say Goodbye to Tailgating
A roundup of news from the Philadelphia area. Philly Just Ruined Your Eagles Tailgating Plans By now, you are probably over the fact that the […]
South Philly Roofer Faces Outrage After Telling Black Man to Go Back Where He Came From
Thanks to a partial foot amputation, Stephanie Sena tries to park as close as possible to her home in South Philadelphia. After dropping her daughter […]
Internet Calls Death at South Philly Playground a Lynching, Relatives of Deceased Say Otherwise
There are two things that everybody agrees on about the death of Allen Mikell. One is that he breathed his final breath at Capitolo Playground […]
Men Break Out Guns, Bats and Hatchets to “Protect” South Philly’s Christopher Columbus Statue
A roundup of Philly news. This post may be updated at any time as new information becomes available. Men With Bats, Guns and Hatchets “Protect” […]
103-Year-Old South Philly Woman Insisted On Going to Vote After Mail-In Ballot Didn’t Show Up
There’s been a lot of bad news to report lately, and that’s what I’ve spent most of the last three months doing. So when I […]
Just Listed: Old-School Renovated Rowhouse in South Philly
We’ve showcased any number of radical transformations of older Philadelphia rowhouses and other structures in this section over the years. Today, we offer a radical […]
Just Listed: Rehabbed Rowhouse in Girard Estate
Something every Philadelphia rowhouse-hunter faces at some point in their search for the ideal domicile is this: A rowhouse built sometime between the two World […]
Philly Coronavirus News: Main Line Grocery Store Worker Tells Customers “Go Away”
A roundup of Philly coronavirus news. Main Line Grocery Store Worker to Customers: “Go Away” Earlier this week, we told you that Pennsylvania Governor Tom […]
Kenney Was a Coward in Letting Philly’s Safe Injection Site Fail
When the public rails against a project that would ultimately be in its best interest, you have to consider it a failing of the project’s […]
South Philly Barbacoa’s New Sister Restaurant Is Almost Open … Sorta
Last month, we reported that South Philly Barbacoa is opening a new restaurant in the space that used to house Koukouzeli, at 1134 South 9th […]
South Philly Barbacoa’s Cristina Martinez Has a New Restaurant in the Works
South Philly Barbacoa’s Cristina Martinez is partnering with Dionicio Jimenez, of El Rey, for a new restaurant. The restaurant, which will be named Casa Mexico, is going […]
The Most Important Philly Restaurants of the Decade
There are restaurants that come and go, filling voids and hopping trends, and there are restaurants that change the game completely. Generational spots that, when […]
They Love Supermarket Sweep, So This Guy Proposed with a Philly Version of the Game Show
As the year winds down, the number of proposals ratchets up. It’s pretty much science. (It’s also why December is Proposal Month here at Philadelphia […]