South Philadelphia
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South Philly’s Ladder 11 is Back in Service After 15 Years
A decade-and-a-half after being deactivated, Ladder 11 in South Philadelphia now back in service, writes Cherise Lynch for NBC 10 Philadelphia. This year also marks the 60-year anniversary for the South Philly firehouse. Ladder 11 was one of seven companies that were forced to close during The Great Recession in 2009. All of them had…
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Philadelphia Pro Ultimate Frisbee Team Prepares To Enter Sophomore Season
The Philadelphia Surge, a local pro ultimate frisbee team for women and nonbinary athletes, wrapped up its inaugural season by dominating the Premier Ultimate League and drawing large and imposing home crowds. Now, the team is entering its second season and is planning to build on previous successes by growing its fanbase and extend play…
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Philadelphia’s First Hawaiian Restaurant Will Transport You To the Aloha State
Mahalo Hawaiian BBQ, Philadelphia’s first Hawaiian restaurant, will make you feel like you are in the Aloha State, reports Bob Kelly for FOX 29. The new spot is located at 250 South Street. The owner, Ivy Cheng, has been living with her family in the South Philadelphia neighborhood for eight years. “We love this community,”…
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Independence Seaport Museum Earns Institutional Award of Merit
Independence Seaport Museum recently announced that it is the recipient of an Institutional Award of Merit from PA Museums. It earned the distinction for its exhibit, At the Water’s Edge: Working and living along the Delaware River. “This award is such a tribute to the efforts of our creative, dedicated and hard-working team at the…
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Center City Pretzel Reopens 18 Months After Fire
A year-and-a-half after a devastating fire forced it to shut down, Center City Pretzel has finally reopened to its pretzel-loving customers, writes Maggie Kent for 6abc. Prior to its forced closure in 2022, Center City Pretzel had been a South Philadelphia staple for over 40 years. Its giant oven, which is responsible for turning the…
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See Where USA Today Ranks the Phillies’ Citizens Bank Park Among the Best MLB Stadiums
A USA Today panel recently got together to rank the MLB stadiums in terms of both quality and best food, and Philadelphia’s Citizen Bank Park was ranked handsomely in both lists, writes Damon C. Williams. Citizens Bank Park was ranked the third-best MLB stadium, chosen as a top ballpark due to its amenities and overall…
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Phillies Are Partnering With Comcast Spectacor in $2.5B South Philadelphia Sports Complex Transformation Efforts
Comcast Spectacor is getting a new partner in its efforts to transform the South Philadelphia Sports Complex in the Philadelphia Phillies, writes Tom Dougherty for CBS News Philadelphia. Last month, Comcast Spectacor unveiled plans to make the sports complex a “world-class, live-work-play sports and entertainment district” by upgrading Xfinity Live!, adding a mid-sized concert venue,…
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How South Street’s Suplex Vintage Wrestling is Preparing For Wrestlemania XL in Philadelphia
Suplex Vintage Wrestling has been at its South Street location for about a-year-and-a-half, and sees next month’s Wrestlemania XL as a big opportunity for a sales boost, writes Cory Sharber for Billy Penn at WHYY. Inside Suplex Vintage Wrestling is a haven for WWE and wrestling fans of all ages and walks of life. The…
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Philly Sports Legends Mike Quick and Rubén Amaro Jr. Are Professionals in Residence At Rowan Sports CaM Program
The ever-growing popular Sports Communication and Media (Sports CaM) program at Rowan University welcomed Philadelphia sports icons Mike Quick and Rubén Amaro Jr. as professionals in residence earlier in the school year, writes Rowan Today. As part of their involvement, the pair has delivered a series of guest lectures at Rowan for students aspiring to…
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South Philadelphia’s Historic SS United States Could Be Repurposed As a Hotel in Manhattan
After 30 years of sitting dormant and mostly unused, the SS United States on South Philadelphia’s Delaware River waterfront has a proposal for its long-term preservation, writes Michael Tanenbaum for Phillyvoice. The latest proposal would see the retired ocean liner into a hotel and public destination near the Hudson River in Manhattan. In revealing its…
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Longtime Flyer Wayne Simmonds Retires, Will Sign 1-Day Contract With the Team
Wayne Simmonds, who played the bulk of his NHL career with the Philadelphia Flyers, has announced his retirement from the sport, writes Kevin Kurz for The Athletic. Simmonds spent 15 seasons in the NHL, playing 584 games out of a career 1,037 with the Flyers from 2011 to 2019. “Taking the ice in a Flyers…
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Two Historic South Philadelphia Piers Are Starting a New Chapter
Real estate firm Tower Investments acquired Piers 38 and 40 from the Philadelphia Regional Port Authority over a year ago and efforts to preserve them are currently underway, writes Aaron Moselle for WHYY. Tower Investments’ principal Bart Blatstein, one of the city’s most influential developers, has reached out to the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia…
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South Philly Musician, Suzanne Sheer, Goes Viral for Playing Abandoned Piano on Broad Street
While walking home from the grocery store with friends on a recent Monday evening, Suzanne Sheer spotted a piano her neighbor had discarded on the sidewalk along Broad Street and decided to play it, writes Heather J. Chin for Billy Penn at WHYY. On the piano, she played an original song titled, “Pop Star,” set…
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Largest Vessel To Ever Visit the U.S. East Coast Pulls Into the Port of Philadelphia
The Port of Philadelphia recently welcomed the largest container ship to ever visit America’s East Coast, writes Cherise Lynch for NBC 10 Philadelphia. Its name is the CMA CGM Marco Polo, and it is now docked at the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal on the Delaware River. The massive vessel is 1,300 feet long. To compare,…
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This South Philly Artist Uses Printmaking As His Muse and Shares His Techniques With Others
Alexis Nutini opened his South Philadelphia print shop in 2018 as a tribute to his roots, writes Némesis Mora for Billy Penn at WHYY. Since beginning his artistic career at 19, he’d often travel to his native Mexico to show friends the new paintings he had worked on. His friends would jokingly describe his work…
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Inside Federal Donuts & Chicken’s Newest and Largest Location in South Philadelphia
Federal Donuts & Chicken recently opened its newest location in South Philadelphia, and it’s the largest to date, writes Michael Klein for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The location in the Whitman neighborhood, on the corner of Wolf and Swanson Streets near Columbus Boulevard, essentially replaces its original location a mile away in Pennsport, which closed in…
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Independence Seaport Museum To Unveil New Entryway and Introductory Gallery Exhibition on March 22
Beginning Friday, March 22, visitors at the Independence Seaport Museum will be able to step inside through a newly-designed and welcoming entrance that will be more accessible to the community. Facing southward onto Spruce Street Harbor Park and toward the Independence Seaport Museum’s two historic ships, Olympia and Becuna, the new entrance will more closely…
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Comcast Spectacor Has A $2.5 Billion Master Plan For the South Philadelphia Sports Complex
Comcast Spectacor executives have unveiled a new $2.5 billion plan to transform the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, writes Emily Rose Grassi and Siobhan McGirl for NBC 10 Philadelphia. The plan will include upgrades at Xfinity Live!, a 5,000-square-foot concert venue, a new hotel, shopping and restaurants. Those plans, considered Phase 1 of the plan, will…
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