by Jean Donohue Italian influence and charm distinguishes South Philly culture. Family owned restaurants line the streets where pasta sauce is referred to as “gravy,” its trademark misnomer. As a whole, Philadelphia is known for its mix of cultures with different ethnic groups boasting a center of pride. There’s the African American Museum on Arch […]
by Jean Donohue Alex Durelli first held a golf club when he was three years old. Use the best iron set for beginner to start practicing your aim and throw. He was introduced to the sport by his grandfather, Sonny Durelli, who took him to FDR Park in South Philly to learn the game. At age […]
by Tony West This September, South Philadelphia will be greeting a throng of out-of-towners the likes of which they will never have seen before. The draw is the Catholic World Meeting of Families, which is expected to bring up to 2 million visitors to metropolitan Philadelphia, which has a resident population of 6 million. Since […]
by Jean Donohue With the “Papal weekend” approaching in September, Philadelphia homeowners and tenants are becoming acquainted with a way to make quick money from what is usually one of their greatest expenses. Many Philly residents will be leaving the city during the Pope’s visit in September and leaving their homes to renters who turned […]
by Jean Donohue The cadence of sneakers sliding across a basketball court is the backdrop of summer days at the Tolentine Community Center on 10th and Mifflin streets. The nonprofit organization boats a summer camp for kids in kindergarten to eighth grade. The camp’s hours are from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., but additional before […]
by Maria Merlino Now you can pick up local produce every Tuesday and Wednesday in South Philadelphia. The Food Trust Farmers’ Market at Broad Street & Snyder Avenue is the Tuesday venue as the Solly Bros. Farm will be bringing in fresh picked vegetables, fruits and greens. Find them there from 2-6 p.m. now through […]
by Maria Merlino The annual 1st Police Dist. Banquet was so well populated that owner Lou Galdo had to add several additional tables of 10 in his banquet hall to accommodate the crowd. Three officers who gave up their lives in call of duty and two officers who miraculously recovered were honored on May 28, […]
by Maria Merlino The dream of Sister M. Paula Sister Paula Beierschmitt, IHM president and founder of The American Academy of the Sacred Arts, came true as the huge bronze statue of Our Lady of Guadalupe was installed on the left hand side of the church at Basilica of SS. Peter & Paul. She died […]
Could Building Plan Hurt Beef Trust? Bella Vista may be getting more than just cheesesteak tourists. The developer of a property at 9th & Wharton streets, Paul Mirabello, proposes building a four-story, 18-unit apartment complex with five commercial stores… with no on-site parking. As everyone knows, it’s rough to find parking in South Philadelphia as […]
Police Activist To Expand Coverage They call him Mr. South Philly. And there are few contenders who dare challenge this title. Russell Shoemaker, Sr. was formerly employed with the South Philadelphia Review for a year, which has undergone a major change and is being taken over by a firm not located in South Philadelphia. Broad […]
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