Chef Jose Garces brings new restaurant to Rittenhouse
James Beard Award winner and former Iron Chef contestant Jose Garces recently opened a new restaurant, Buena Onda, in Rittenhouse at 114 S. 20th St.
Featuring 1,700 square feet of space that can seat 48...
Early Learning Programs host Day of Hire on Thursday
Hundreds of early learning programs throughout Southeastern Pennsylvania are coming together to sponsor a Day of Hire on October 7.
Throughout the day, participating programs will host walk-in hiring events, featuring on-the-spot interviews at their locations....
Fulgham and veterans give Eagles fans a reason for hope
By Al Thompson
The Eagles enter week seven with a disappointing 1-4-1 record. In any other division, the Birds would be at or near the basement and deservedly so.
But this is the 2020 NFC East,...
Find the Easter spirit on South Street
South Street is the place to be for Easter festivities, beginning this week and leading up to the big day on April 9.
Kids can get into the Easter spirit early, as the 3rd Annual...
10 years of iconic images
Ten years of photographing iconic images on Philadelphia streets has created quite the portfolio for Conrad Benner.
So when he needed to narrow down a decade’s worth of work and choose his favorites for a...
Councilmember Johnson honored by American Legion
Officials of the American Legion Lincoln Post 89 in South Philadelphia honored Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson on Nov. 14 for his continuous support of the organization.
The ceremony took place at the post’s headquarters...
Patience and motivation brought Vespe to Florida Gulf Coast
Patience paid off for Blaise Vespe.
The 2021 graduate of Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti High School had received some college basketball offers, but none seemed big enough to satisfy the expectations of the...
Calendar Events – November 20 Issue
Thursday, November 21
Monthly Zine Workshop at 4 p.m. at Whitman Library, 200 Snyder Ave. A zine is a self-published magazine or mini-comic that can be about any topic or interest. You'll learn about simple...
Letter-to-the-Editor: Rebuttal to Tom Cardella’s abortion stance
By: Gloria C. Endres
South Philly resident
In keeping with the spirit of respect and lucid conversation urged by Tom Cardella in his column on the abortion debate ("Save us all from the true believers," May...
Third district community crime bulletin – Feb. 11 to 17
From Feb.11 to Feb.17, there were four robberies throughout the third police district in South Philadelphia with no arrests, bringing 2019’s reported robbery totals to 39 with eight arrests.
During this same time, there were...
