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Passyunk Avenue

Business

East Passyunk: Stepping Back to a Simpler Time

January 23, 2020Michael Carey

Typewriters, books just a few ways East Passyunk is bringing nostalgia back

Business

East Passyunk: Struggles Of A Small Business Owner

July 2, 2018Elizabeth Siegel

Michelle Dewey is from Wilmington, Delaware. She makes the drive into Philadelphia everyday and hopefully, depending on traffic, it will only take her around 30 minutes. It’s a blistering hot Sunday afternoon when she arrives

Food

South Philly: Five Places to Satisfy Any Meal of the Day

January 25, 2016Amber Clay and Abigail Durey

South Philly hosts a number of good eateries that are worth trying out, and the further south you, go the more food gems you’ll find. Whether you’re trying to get some breakfast, lunch, dinner, or

Arts and Entertainment

South Philadelphia: Vincent Iannelli Keeps Up 105 Year-Old Family Business

June 11, 2015Emily Catharine Ganser

Walking down East Passyunk Avenue, you might miss this Italian, family-owned and operated pizza shop. Iannelli’s Famous Brick Oven Bakery may be small but third generation owner, Vincent Iannelli, knows his way around the kitchen.

Religion

Passyunk: Non-denominational Fellowship Welcomes All in South Philadelphia

February 17, 2015Paul Klein

When Sean Roche’s pastor at Calvary Fellowship, one of the biggest church groups in Philadelphia, brought up the idea for a South Philadelphia location, Roche jumped at the chance to help. Roche, a teacher at

Environment

East Passyunk: Urban Jungle Helps Beautify Homes

October 15, 2014

A walk down Tasker Street from the subway to Urban Jungle on Passyunk Avenue takes one past two or three neighborhood Italian restaurants but nothing beats fresh tomatoes from your own garden. Kristin Mulvenna, the

Featured Stories

South Philadelphia: Local Schools Benefit from Supply Drive

September 5, 2012

Backpacks, notebooks and pencils are standard items on’ back-to-school lists for young students. With lists of needed items often being long, some families struggle to send their children off for that first day of school

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