South Street

Mary Harvey is the owner of Urban Princess Boutique located just off of South Street. After years of working local fashion house parties, she decided to not only open her own boutique but also become [continue reading…]

Artistic creation can be visually appealing to anyone. Street art is a way for people to share their work with a broad audience without the awkwardness of attending a cramped gallery showing. It is right [continue reading…]

Lamont B. Steptoe said that when he returned from Vietnam, he was ready to buy a gun. In the wake of a much-debated war, the veteran was so frustrated with his country that he said [continue reading…]

Anyone who knows Philadelphia artist Isaiah Zagar will tell you that he is a storyteller at heart. His stories are told through the jagged and shimmering pieces of tile, glass and what some would consider [continue reading…]

Thrift shops, like Retrospect (above), are popping up all around Philadelphia, and the center of the used and vintage craze is Queen Village. With Fabric Row on 4th Street, many thrift and vintage shops have [continue reading…]

Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens (at right), located at 1020 South St, has stood as a visual staple in the community for years. Education and Outreach Manager Olivia Edlund (above) has been working off and on at the [continue reading…]

Now that the Zoning Board of Adjustment has approved Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s plans to add more than two million square feet of office space onto Schuylkill Avenue, residents in the area have weighed in. [continue reading…]

Bicycle commuting in Philadelphia more than doubled between 2000 and 2011, and with more bicycles parked in and around the city, theft has become a hot topic – particularly in Graduate Hospital. [acf field=”embed_code”] Bike activity rates much higher in the [continue reading…]