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South Philadelphia’s historic Bok Building became a cultural classroom in July as hundreds of wine lovers, chefs, creators and hospitality professionals gathered for the eighth annual Wine & Culture Fest, hosted by The Hue Society. The festival, centered on the theme “Summer School,” used wine, food and music to explore heritage and culture while challenging […]
Fox-Rok A.A. won the 8-and-under Philadelphia baseball “World Series” with a 10-0 victory over the visiting Somerton Spartans. The Aug. 14 championship game matched the winner of the city Department of Parks and Recreation League (Fox-Rok) and the Phillies RBI League (Somerton). Frankie Beck and Gavin Gallagher each pitched three innings for Fox-Rok, combining to […]
Graduate Hospital Restaurant Week The inaugural Graduate Hospital Restaurant Week is taking place through Aug. 30. For one delicious week, participating neighborhood restaurants will offer special three-course prix fixe menus at either $30 or $45, giving you the perfect excuse to discover a new favorite spot or revisit one you already love. In addition to […]
Competitive products restore jobs For years, we have been discussing at length the importance of reviving manufacturing in America. Many products continue to bear the names of American corporations, but we need to restore no less than 50% of everything now sold in America with an American-made label once again. It is clear that a […]
Glen Foerd presents its next Third Thursday on Aug. 20 from 6-8 p.m. There will be live music by Ashton John, family-fun activities and arts and crafts. The event is free. The public is invited to bring blankets or chairs, enjoy lawn games, roam Glen Foerd’s grounds and explore its Gilded Age mansion, which will […]
More than 80 guests gathered on the sweltering Aug. 4 evening in Grays Ferry for the official dedication of A Legacy of Dance Excellence, a mural honoring generations of black dance pioneers whose influence transformed ballet and modern dance in Philadelphia and beyond. Painted by artist Bernard Collins Jr., the mural centers on “The Mighty […]
I ventured to the 1st District at 24th and Wolf streets and interviewed the 1st District commanding officer, Capt. Kelly Robbins, about retail theft in South Philadelphia. Speaking to Capt. Robbins in her office, she mentioned that she housed a Retail Theft Team that covered all of South Philly. “The Retail Theft Team is two […]
For Joe Canuso, this year’s Philadelphia Fringe Festival is as much about family as it is about theater. The South Philadelphia theater veteran and founder and former artistic director of Theatre Exile will present “The Sicilian Dilemma,” a solo performance about his Sicilian grandfather, while two younger generations of his family also take part in […]
A new light is shining on the historic 9th Street Market. Perhaps the only thing better than the food and wares produced by the century-old, family-owned businesses along 9th Street in South Philly are the stories that shaped them. Although known primarily as the “Italian Market” because of the Italian immigrants who founded the area […]
Dan McMeans is a retired sales manager who has found a second career as a writer. McMeans has written eight books, with another manuscript recently submitted to a publisher for editing and formatting. “I’ve been quite busy,” he said. One of McMeans’ books, The Adventures of the Lawndale Gang, chronicled his upbringing in the 1970s […]
Independent film festival returns to South Philly Independent filmmakers from around the world will converge on South Philadelphia later this month for the Philadelphia Unnamed Film Festival, an event that organizers say is designed to support both underground cinema and the city’s creative economy. The volunteer-run nonprofit festival will take place Aug. 25-30 at Theater […]
City Councilman Isaiah Thomas is hosting the 15th Annual Thomas and Woods Foundation Basketball Camp for young people, with last week’s session taking place at MaST Community Charter School II, 6501 New State Road. This week’s second camp is taking place at the Sixth Man Center, 4250 Wissahickon Ave., and will conclude with a cookout […]
Representatives of Children First, PA Youth Vote and Teach Plus PA last week visited the office of state Sen. Joe Picozzi to thank him for voting in favor of the recent $50.8 billion budget. Noting that the state has a constitutional obligation to fully fund schools, the officials were pleased that the budget included another […]
August 19–20 Restaurant Week at Live! Casino & Hotel – Summer Restaurant Week returns for another year at Live! Casino & Hotel Philadelphia. Guests can enjoy discounted prix-fixe menus at their three restaurants, Sports & Social, Luk Fu by Jet Tila, and The Prime Rib Monday through Thursday from August 10-20. Menus are $35, $39, and $69 (not including tax or […]
