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Philly Theatre Week returns: seven South Philly highlights

March 30, 2022April 1, 2022 Managing Editor Crossroads Comedy Theater, Iraisa Ann Reilly, Philly Theatre Week, Theatre Exile min read

As part of the 10-day event, South Philly’s Theatre Exile will host live shows by Crossroads Comedy Theater, and an online reading of a play-in-development. Theatre Philadelphia announces the return of Philly Theatre Week featuring hundreds of theatrical performances across

Civic & Community

Neumann Goretti teams return from Hershey with “sweet” rewards

March 29, 2022April 1, 2022 Managing Editor Lady Saints, Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School min read

By Duke Doblick, CFRE, Director of Institutional Advancement Saints Neumann-Goretti High School When the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams from Neumann Goretti High School traveled west to the Giant Center in Hershey, PA, on March 24 and March 26 for

Food & Dining Foodie Friday Point Breeze

Self-Taught and Homemade

March 25, 2022 Managing Editor Homemade by Bruno, Janine Bruno min read

Janine Bruno’s gelateria and pasta-making space in Point Breeze opens today. Chef Janine Bruno never went to culinary school. She never planned on being a chef, she never saw herself hosting pasta-making workshops and culinary classes, and she certainly never

Faith & Religion Marconi

St. Richard of Chichester welcomes Father Matthew Brody

March 21, 2022 Joseph Myers Fr. Matthew Brody, St. Richard of Chichester Parish min read

The Marconi-based Catholic church’s new parochial administrator has Philly roots. During youthful considerations of what life might yield for him, Matthew Brody entertained the thought of becoming a doctor, a vocation that would have found him bettering bodies. Straight out

All over South Philly Food & Dining

South Philly women mean business: restaurants & bars edition

March 15, 2022 Managing Editor Devil's Den, Donnamarie DeCotiis, Erin Wallace, Jet Wine Bar, Jill Weber, Michele Ganas, Noir, Noir Restaurant and Bar, The Bottle Shop, Women's History Month min read

In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re looking at the women of South Philadelphia who continue to carve their space in the community. This piece highlights some women-owned-and-run restaurants and bars. Citywide, a mere 18.5 % of Philadelphia businesses are

All over South Philly Civic & Community

Women Mean Business at upcoming event

March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 Sequoia Medley Cara Stipa, East Passyunk Avenue, Elissa Kara, Jennifer Zavala, Juana Tamale, Nice Things Handmade, Shana Heidorn, Society Hill Dance Academy, The Utopia Collective, Women's History Month min read

East Passyunk Avenue is renowned for its higher concentration of women-owned businesses, with nearly 45% of the independent storefronts boasting female founders. On March 28th, coinciding with Women’s History Month, Society Hill Dance Academy, 1919 East Passyunk Ave., will host