South of South St. from River to River
The St. Maron’s Lebanese church is throwing its 39th annual Lebanese festival this weekend — three days of food, music, beer and events at 10th and Ellsworth. We checked this shindig out last year, and man, it turns into quite
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Coffee and waffle favorite Chhaya has begun construction on its bigger, badder location just a couple doors away, which we told you about back in February. Owner V Beuria said she doesn’t have a firm opening date yet, but we’ll
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A version of this post was published in partnership with PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com, a project of Temple University’s journalism program. By Jennifer A. Nguyen and Taisha T. Zeigler Forget Pat’s and Geno’s. We all know that South Philadelphia’s food culture encompasses much more than just cheesesteaks.
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We happened to be passing South Philly High recently and noticed these neat little vertical gardens lined up along Broad Street. Molly Devinney, of the Lower Moyamensing Civic Association, said the “garden sticks” are planted with flowers, vegetables and herbs. They
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The city plans to spend several hundred thousand bucks to improve pedestrian and traffic flow at the hazardous intersection of 10th, Reed and Passyunk. Sam Sherman at Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation said that the city is in charge of the
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All-night service on the SEPTA subway lines starts on Saturday, but if you’re getting on a train in South Philly after midnight, chances are, you’re going to have to pay the train conductor. Like on the bus. SEPTA says that
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