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South Street

Arts and Entertainment

South Street: How Katrina Duva Is Keeping Tradition Alive at Bob and Barbara’s

November 14, 2024Marie Schmidt

The dive bar has been serving drinks and live entertainment for over 50 years.

Business

South Philadelphia: Miss Lisa Lisa Talks Hosting the Country’s Longest Running Drag Show

November 11, 2024Marie Schmidt

She is one of the few Black trans women to be in a hosting position.

Neighborhoods

Penn’s Landing: Construction Underway for New Pedestrian Park above Interstate 95

April 21, 2024Jacob V. Smedley

A section of one of the busiest highways on the East Coast is getting a new look along a stretch of roadway in Philadelphia. Construction of a new pedestrian park above Interstate I-95 near Penn’s Landing is underway.

Arts and Entertainment

South Street: ‘Mom’ Cares for its Community

January 13, 2020Jayna Schaffer

Tattooed Mom, a neighborhood bar, doubles as a community meeting space.

Education

South Street: New Business Uses Terrariums to Improve STEM Literacy

November 21, 2019Francesca Furey

Holden Ohl grew up immersed in nature. His hometown of Narrowsburg, New York, has a 12,000-acre nature reserve and a 10-mile-wide Boy Scout camp. There were forests, rivers, and trails to discover and roam, making

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment: Record Label, Store Boost Metal Scene In Philly And Beyond

December 20, 2016Vincent Bellino

Beyond its popular and busy live music scene, Philadelphia has a number of small labels and record stores that stand behind heavy metal artists. These labels help to build artists, local and otherwise, from inside

Bella Vista

Queen Village: Five Can’t-Miss Places Around South Street

October 3, 2016Marissa N Giletto and

South Street, which serves as the northern border for Queen Village, Hawthorne and Bella Vista, is an urban melting pot. Located just southeast of Center City, the corridor has a unique edge and several can’t-miss

Arts and Entertainment

Graduate Hospital: Local Neighborhood Organizations Are Making Sure You’ll Love It Here

April 25, 2016James J Orlay

A community is only as good as its people allow it to be, and the folks living west of Broad on South Street have taken this notion to heart. Both the South of South Neighborhood

History

Queen Village: How Residents Helped Create the First Conservation District

January 19, 2016pnadmin

It all started because there were too many garages in Queen Village. According to the co-chair of the Queen Village Neighbors Association zoning committee, Michael Hauptman, it was around 2006 or 2007 when the neighborhood started

Arts and Entertainment

Graduate Hospital Area: A Fireside Chat with Christina Saboe

October 27, 2015pnadmin and

“I’m one of those types that if you implant an idea in my brain, I can’t get rid of it,” said Christina Saboe, owner of Fireside Camp Supply located on South Street. Her two-year-old camping

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