south-philly

South Street was always a place that brought Chivonn Anderson comfort and a sense of belonging.  Now, the Philadelphia native will open a sports bar in that same neighborhood with the same intentions. By the end of the summer Anderson intends to open Marsha’s at 430 South St. The bar will be recognized as the […]

It wasn’t just the record temperatures that made things appear tropical in South Philly.  Children’s Playhouse on Marshall Street in the Whitman neighborhood was the site of an art collaboration on June 24 as kids helped paint a mural called “Sharing Seasons, Growing Together.” The new artwork is a vibrant reflection of South Philadelphia’s multicultural […]

Alivia Leuzzi squeezed every opportunity possible out of her experience at Saints John Neumann and Maria Goretti Catholic High School. There was drama, there were sports, and there was the backbone of Catholic education that has driven Leuzzi’s family history for generations. There was simply no other choice. “My mother, aunts, great aunts and both […]

They were wild times. Once standing at the corner of 21st and South Street was the tiny punk rock cultural phenomenon of a concert venue known as the Hot Club, which attracted almost every punk rock and new wave band in the late 1970s. It gave young local music lovers — some too young — […]