Mummers – Passyunk Post

Festive Farewells

A Whitman-based funeral home supervisor often calls on Mummery to create touching sendoffs. By Joseph Myers As Brian Donnelly sees it, death need not be a somber matter to face. Instead, the passing of an individual can serve as a

Developments Pennsport

Hegeman String Band’s clubhouse on Two Street sold for residential redevelopment

November 19, 2015November 19, 2015 Albert Stumm 1247 S. 2nd St., 2nd Street, Mummers, Two Street min read

Here’s a big thank you to the friendly neighborhood tipster who pointed this out. You can help too. So, if you see something, say something – in an email to punk@passyunkpost.com. The clubhouse of the Hegeman String Band at 1247 S.

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Happy New Year, South Philly!

January 1, 2015January 1, 2015 Taylor Farnsworth Mummers, New Year's Day, South Philly min read

Can you believe we made it all the way to the year 2015? While we kind of expected flying cars to be a thing by now, 2014 proved to be an amazing year in our fair city, especially in South

Events Pennsport

‘Two Street,’ a gay Mummer rom-com, surpasses goal on Indiegogo

August 25, 2014August 22, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth 2nd Street, Fringe Festival, Indiegogo, Mummers, Tribe of Fools, Two Street min read

Local theater troupe Tribe of Fools went the crowdfunding route in order to create one of the more uniquely Philly plays you’re going to see at the FringeArts Festival this year. They recently surpassed their goal of $5,000 with a few

News you can use

Mummers might want to skip most of South Philly this year

August 6, 2014August 7, 2014 Albert Stumm Broad Street, Mummers min read

UPDATE: South Philly resident (and friend of the Passyunk Post) has started a campaign to keep the Mummer strutting through South Philly, including this Facebook page: Keep the Mummers Struttin’ in South Philly. The Mummers are considering a new New

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Get struttin’ this summer with ‘Mummer’s Under the Stars’ on Thursday nights

July 1, 2014June 30, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth Mummer's Museum, Mummers, Outdoor concerts, Two Street, Washington Avenue min read

Looking for something to do that’s uniquely Philly on Thursday night’s this summer? Head on down to the Mummer’s Museum at 2nd Street (sorry, Two Street) and Washington Avenue for Mummer’s Under the Stars — an old fashioned block party