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Pennsport: Hospital Redevelopment Draws Mixed Reactions from Neighbors

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An art-deco brick tower rises over Pennsport, a silent witness to the rapid growth of the surrounding neighborhood.  As new housing goes up on what seems to be every corner, Mount Sinai Hospital sits empty. [Read More]

Food

Pennsport: Guerrilla Ultima Serves Up Barbecue Without Boundaries

April 4, 2014 tub10245 0

Great beer and great food should go together. That’s how a delicious Pennsport partnership got started between the 2nd Street Brew House, located on Second and Morris streets, and the Guerrilla Ultima BBQ food truck, helmed [Read More]

Amateur Sports

Pennsport: Rizzo Rink Scores a Hat Trick

March 17, 2014 tub10245 0

A little boy of about six years old comes careening across the ice. He moves alarmingly fast for his small frame, bulked up only by the pads under his jersey. He hits the wall, falls, [Read More]

Economy

Pennsport: Five People You Need To Know

February 27, 2014 tub10245 0

There’s a lot to love about Pennsport.  It’s got a rich history of Mummer’s associations and immigrant settlements combined with a growing population of young people and new businesses.  With rapid growth and change, neighbors [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Pennsport: Five Places You Need To Know

February 21, 2014 tub10245 0

Pennsport is South Philadelphia’s spot along the Delaware. This stretch of prime waterfront property sits nestled between Washington and Snyder avenues and east of Sixth Street. Compared to other parts of Philadelphia, it can appear [Read More]

Featured Stories

Pennsport: Neighbors React to Actual Value Initiative

January 23, 2014  0

With the reassessment of property values due to the Actual Value Initiative, some lifelong residents are seeing their property taxes go up. Several assessments have tripled the property value, and some residents are worried they [Read More]

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Pennsport: AVI Assessments Take a Toll on Homeowners

January 23, 2014  1

With the Actual Value Initiative (AVI) raising property taxes throughout the city, many Philadelphia homeowners are wondering exactly why and how this is happening. The main goal of AVI was supposed to be a reassessment [Read More]

Arts and Entertainment

Pennsport: Community Vision Becomes Reality at Manton Street Park

December 16, 2013  0

On an unusually warm November afternoon, the 400 block of Manton Street was overflowing people. The crowd’s focus was Manton Street Park, a small pocket park toward the corner of Manton and 4th streets. In [Read More]

Economy

Pennsport: Long-time Residents Concerned Over Housing Constructions

December 13, 2013  0

The construction of new houses on Reed Street in Pennsport is expected to bring new and younger tenants into the neighborhood. Long-time residents do not mind the changes but there are a few issues. “This [Read More]

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Pennsport: The Guerilla Ultima Brunch Experience

October 23, 2013  0

A sit-in food truck just became the new Sunday brunch. Guerilla Ultima, run by Chef Robert Legget, is an American BBQ food truck in Philadelphia. Like any other mobile restaurant in the city, it makes [Read More]

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