Arts & Entertainment

Wine Dive brings Vegas glam to South Street

Perhaps the only thing missing is a neon sign reading “Vino Las Vegas.” When Chris Fetfatzes and Heather Annechiarico dreamed up their newly-opened 1970s, Vegas-inspired Wine Dive on South Street, they thought of just about...

A serenade to Saturnalian

Second Street was a scene of celebration on Saturday as the Mummers saluted Saturnalian with a traditional serenade for winning the Fancy Brigade division in the 2020 Mummers Parade. Thousands gathered on the streets...

Check, Please! TV show showcases South Philly cuisine

Make your reservations to sample a taste of a new television show featuring several South Philly restaurants. “Check, Please!”, a WHYY production, features 39 restaurants in the Philadelphia area, which are visited by local patrons...

‘Geography Lady’ Alycia Larson sharing world knowledge with kids

Alycia Larson doesn’t mind if people don’t actually know her real name. Being known as “The Geography Lady” suits the 38-year-old South Philly resident just fine as she continues to spread her wealth of worldly...

Broadway Musical seeking actors to portray Michael Jackson

Do you have what it takes to portray the King of Pop? MJ the musical has announced a multi-city search for actors of all ages, including young performers to play Michael Jackson at age 10....

Mummers Results

STRING BANDS South Philadelphia Quaker City Fralinger Woodland Avalon Aqua Uptown Polish American Ferko Duffy Hegeman Greater Kensington During Greater Overbrook Pennsport Jersey STRING BAND CAPTAINS Denny Palandro (South Philadelphia) Jimmy Good (Quaker City) Stephen...

Can they do it again? Quaker City tries for back-to-back titles

It all starts on Jan. 2. “It's always my favorite day because we put everything aside and we stop,” said Harry Brown, Jr. in the back room of the Edward O’Malley Athletic Association building in...

Giving Back: A Mummers Tradition

It was six years ago when Mummer Bill Mulligan, a recovering alcoholic, went to the Philadelphia Veterans Comfort House and realized the limited resources the city’s veterans had.  “I went in there and they brought...

Raw Street Productions marches on

“It's a hurdle to become a nonprofit, but once you do, it makes everything so much more accessible for you,” said Gianna Lozzi Wolf as she sat at a makeshift wooden dinner table serving...

Former Mummers broadcaster, string band member and music businessman writes first children’s book

Whether designing string band costumes or moderating panels at the CBGB Music and Film Festival, South Philly native James Donio has dabbled in a gamut of artistic experiences.  However, the now-Collingwood resident has recently embarked...
Philadelphia
overcast clouds
48.4 ° F
50.3 °
46.3 °
79 %
3.8mph
100 %
Fri
54 °
Sat
56 °
Sun
62 °
Mon
58 °
Tue
47 °
12,459FansLike
7,336FollowersFollow