South Philly News

Mutt Strut for a good cause

The dog days of summer are over, but Philly’s finest furry friends will have their day to strut their stuff at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The 18th Annual Mutt Strut...

New exhibition at Da Vinci Art Alliance 

Lisa Hendrickson, in partnership with Broad Street Love, presents a collection of intimate portraits capturing the humanity of the "unhoused." This exhibition, called “Unhoused & Unseen: Our Invisible Neighbors,”...

Capone is a professional snuggler

Capone began his journey as a rescue dog at Philadelphia’s Animal Care and Control and has been living, through no fault of his own,...

Art Sparks at Settlement Music School

For more than a century, the Settlement Music School at 416 Queen St. in South Philly has been creating enormous opportunities for students in...

The Quality of Life czar

Longtime city employee Bridget Collins-Greenwald is enjoying her new role – Licenses and Inspections Commissioner for Quality of Life. “I love to be able to...

Molly stands up for her beliefs

Lisa Lyne Flynn is a Castor Gardens native and Fox Chase Cancer Center nurse who also performs as a singer/guitar player for the band...

Maifest coming to South Street

South Street will say “Guten Tag” to visitors on May 4 as Maifest takes over South Philly’s iconic avenue. Brauhaus Schmitz, the renowned German restaurant...

Community Calendar

April 24 Witness to Revolution: The Unlikely Travels of Washington's Tent Museum of the American Revolution, 101 S. 3rd St. Through Jan. 5, 2025. 11...

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