What happens when you choose your vacation destination purely by plane ticket fare price? A local med student winds up in Italy, dazzled by glass blowers and Alpine views. East Falls Local was there! (sort of…) [more…]
Nonna’s in Germantown closed, but Nonna’s Pizza Tavern opened a few months later with a very similar menu. Great new spot for pizza freaks in nearby Germantown. Two styles of amazing pies, and a variety of slices. [more…]
Falls Flea this year was off to a rainy start, but that didn’t stop bargain hunters from coming out in droves for great deals on clothes, antiques, and funky treasures of all kinds. A pop-up playground & a bike raffle, too. Pics and videos of McMichael’s annual neighborhood fair. [more…]
A day after Community Council’s zoning committee voted unanimously to green-light new riverfront development, East Falls’ other RCO initiates a democratic vote of members. But first: neighbors on both sides discuss plans for an “organic” playground at [more…]
Took some doing, but RAH residents finally got the bridges on Scotts Lane & Ridge Avenue lit up after dark. [more…]
Keep McMichael passive, you say? The community doesn’t want a playground here? Oh really? Chris McCabe’s got questions for Alexis and her Friends. [more…]
Relaxed, dog-friendly hike this weekend from Henry Ave trail head! Includes hermits’ caves, a Lover’s Leap, and a hidden playground/ballfield under a canopy of trees. If recent bear sightings have turned you off the Wissahickon, come [more…]
Alexis Franklin writes in defense of green space at McMichael Park and recaps a recent vote by the Friends of McMichael. [more…]
5-18-16: Philadelphia’s Zoning Board of Adjustments today approved HOW Properties’ application for a variance for 9 residential units in Redeemer & new construction of five townhomes on the adjoining lot off Penn. See plans here. [more…]
Almost twenty years of community planning may finally transform the East Falls Riverfront Business District! [more…]
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