Upcoming meeting to discuss the future of former Tolentine Community Center

At the end of August we informed you that the Tolentine Community Center would be shutting down after 25 years at 11th and Mifflin. Now that the center is no longer in operation there, what exactly does the future hold for this

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OpenTable names 3 South Philly restaurants as ‘Best Restaurants for Foodies in America’

The restaurant reservation website, OpenTable, has compiled a list of 100 of the “Best Restaurants for Foodies in America.” A total of 5 restaurants from Philadelphia made the list, with 3 of them being South Philly restaurants. 

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Check out odd postcards from the ’50s and ’60s at this East Passyunk Avenue Fringe Festival event

The past two winters, you have probably seen the windows of the large home at East Passyunk Avenue and Tasker Street decorated with images of neighbors and the celebrities of East Passyunk Avenue’s past. While the holiday season is still

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Completed East Passyunk Avenue gateway to be unveiled at upcoming ribbon cutting ceremony

We’ve been following the plans for the East Passyunk Avenue gateway project since it was first announced back in January of 2014. After a few month of work since the April groundbreaking ceremony, the completed gateway is ready to be

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