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,”...

Around Town

Controller: City contracts were exempt from public bidding City Controller Christy Brady issued a special report on the City’s contracting process that found departments awarded...

The ‘Angry Grammarian’ returns

After a successful spring run, South Philly resident Jeffrey Barg is back on stage with his hit musical The Angry Grammarian. Running from Sept. 20-29...

2 awesome shepherd mixes

Roxy and Raina are 5-month-old shepherd mixes and are awesome. They have been staying with a foster mom who says they are the sweetest...

Jennifer Blaine gets creative on stage

Jennifer Blaine has always felt a strong connection with her audience.  The South Philly resident and Brooklyn native arrived at a crossroads shortly after moving...

Attend a vampire wedding

Before daylight breaks, there’s still time to catch REV Theatre Company’s My Big Fang Vampire Wedding as part of the 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival. The...

Learn candle and perfume making

Loomen Labs, a BYOB scent and floral bar in Queen Village, is celebrating its third anniversary with a meet-and-greet event and new seasonal fragrances. On...

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