South Philadelphia
Philly’s Biggest Kickstarter Ever Is Still Infuriating Backers Five Years Later
The Noria air conditioner, now called the Kapsul air conditioner, sounded like a great idea way back in 2016. That’s when South Philly engineer Kurt […]
Bee Swarms Keep Popping Up in Philadelphia. Here’s What to Do If You Spot One
I don’t know about you, but bees and all of their stinging cousins in the order Hymenoptera rank pretty high on my list of phobias, […]
South Philly’s Singing Fountain Might Get a Pretty Dramatic Makeover
If you’ve ever strolled down Passyunk Avenue in South Philadelphia, you’ve probably stumbled across the Singing Fountain. You would remember this, because while there are […]
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 […]