More News:

South Philadelphia

Courts

Two men sentenced to at least 45 years in prison for fatal shooting of 15-year-old boy in 2018

Charges Rasul Benson death

Entertainment

Xfinity Live! will host Halloween masquerade parties with costume contests and karaoke

Xfinity Live Masquerade

Food & Drink

3 Philly restaurants named on Tripadvisor's annual 'Best of the Best' list

Tripadvisor Restaurants 2023

Food & Drink

Bagels & Co. to open new shops in South Philly, State College by 2024

Bagels and Co Expansion 2024

Lawsuits

Pat's Steaks hit with another wrongful death suit, this time over 2021 brawl

Pat's King of Steaks

Food & Drink

Philly's Heavy Metal Sausage Co. and Pietramala make Bon Appétit's list of best new restaurants

Heavy Metal Sausage Co

Food & Drink

South Street Smorgasbord to offer week's worth of deals at restaurants

South Street Smorgasbord

Food & Drink

Over 100 spirits available to sample at Twisted Tail's Whiskey Bonanza

Whiskey Bonanza Twisted Tail 2023

Entertainment

Wrestlemania 40 breaks WWE record for most money from ticket sales

WWE ticket sales

Food & Drink

Enjoy all-you-can-eat tacos from South Philly chefs at Bok Building food festival

Taco Food Festival Bok

Environment

Diesel tank leaks 100 gallons of fuel at the Navy Yard

Navy Yard oil spill

Arts & Culture

Philabundance to be honored with community-made mural at hunger relief center in South Philly

Mural Philabundance

Food & Drink

South Philly Sausage Fest returns with comfort foods, local beer and a flea market

South Street Sausage Fest

Investigations

Canoes, fishing gear used by youth programs vandalized at FDR Park, friends group says

FDR Park Vandalism

Transportation

SEPTA increases train services for Premiere League tournament

SEPTA premiere league

Festivals

SmörgåsBeer returns to FDR Park next weekend with Nordic beers and Swedish lawn games

Smorgasbeer 2023

Movies

'Midnight Oil,' a documentary about the 2019 Southwest Philly oil refinery explosion, now streaming on YouTube

Midnight Oil Documentary

Entertainment

Playboi Carti to perform in Philly this fall for Antagonist tour

Business

Center City Pretzel Co. looks to reopen in late July – 10 months after it caught fire

Center City Pretzel reopen

Festivals

Philadelphia Taco Festival returning with piñata smashing, eating contest and wrestling

Taco fest

Festivals

Brauhaus Schmitz to host South Street block party with German beer and family-friendly activities

Brauhaus Schmitz Block Party

Investigations

Motorist fatally struck by metal debris that crashed through her windshield on I-95 in South Philly, police say

I-95 Driver Killed

Entertainment

Queen & Rook to move to South Street, expand with retro arcade this fall

Queen and Rook Relocating

Food & Drink

Jam out to live music, dine on local cuisine and get creative with arts and crafts at Bok's annual street festival

B[L]OK PARTY

Festivals

Odunde Festival returns to South Philly June 11 with celebrations of West African culture

Odunde Festival

Arts & Culture

Look for 'rain poetry' to appear on some Philly sidewalks during the next storm

philadelphia rain poetry

Festivals

Newbold's summer music festival returns with live music and local beer

Newbold Music Fest

Education

A sixth Philadelphia school closed after asbestos exposure, City Council wants independent oversight of buildings

Universal Vare School asbestos

Festivals

Local artists will pay tribute to Jerry Blavat at this year's Italian Market Festival

Italian Market Festival

Transportation

Philly will increase policing of bike lanes in effort to improve traffic safety

PPA Bike Lanes

Fitness

Climb stairs at the Linc to raise money for leukemia and lymphoma research

Big Climb Philly

Celebrities

Tom Hanks gifts 1950s typewriter from personal collection to South Philly repair shop

Tom Hanks Typewriter

Festivals

Sample international cuisine and browse free comics at South Street Fest

South Street Fest

Food & Drink

P'unk Burger, Slice owners to open throwback sandwich shop and deli in South Philly

Nipotina Italian Restaurant

Food & Drink

Sample cocktails, dishes from local chefs when Bok Bar reopens this spring

Bok Bar Reopening

Music

WXPN to release limited-edition Record Store Day vinyl featuring Philly musicians

WXPN RSD 2023

Food & Drink

Sample South Philly's best eats during Flavors on the Avenue

Flavors on the Avenue

Holiday

Dress in your Sunday best and win prizes during Philly's Easter Promenade

Easter Promenade 2023

Government

Philly to resume street sweeping this spring in neighborhoods most impacted by litter

Philadelphia Street Sweeping

Food & Drink

Mawn, a BYOB Cambodian noodle house, to open next month in South Philadelphia

mawn noodle house south philadelphia

Performances

Academy of Vocal Arts reimagines classic Italian opera in 1960s South Philly

academy of vocal arts philadelphia opera don pasquale

Entertainment

Listen to scores from your favorite Warner Bros. movies at candlelit performances at Bok Building

Candlelight Warner Bros

Videos