FUN FACT: That lifelong Fallser you know probably has at least one nickname that everyone else who grew up here knows him by. Oh, how you’ll tank our insanely local quiz! And wow, the hair in these yearbook pics… [more…]
Politics & paranoia on a site for pics & memories? A funny thing happened on I’m From East Falls last month… Well that was interesting. If you witnessed the “I’m From East Falls” meltdown on [more…]
Local artist Dan Ostrov and a team of volunteers bring back Redeemer’s 100+ year old slide after decades of storage. Are you ready to slip back in time this Saturday? [more…]
Next week’s East Falls Open is the 97th anniversary of the country’s longest running neighborhood golf tournament. [more…]
UPDATE FEBRUARY 2017: The Prince has big plans for the family home, including offices and a small Kelly Family museum. UPDATE OCTOBER 2016: SOLD! Phillycurbed.com reports Grace Kelly’s childhood home sold this month for $775k [more…]
Two Fallsers return to their old stomping grounds (Krail & Ridge Ave), and take us on a neighborhood tour through their eyes. Photos, memories, old friends — and new — on a day trip spent with [more…]
One interesting revelation from this week’s McMichael Playground debate at Gustine Rec Center: I don’t think we’re fighting about a playground, guys. UPDATE 2017: McMichael Park’s playground has been green-lit & funded but the controversy [more…]
Ever wonder about McDevitt’s murals? In our first “Fallser Friday,” we get schooled on an East Falls Sports Association legend, Mike Dooney aka “Monzone” (and his faithful dog Gandolf!) Let’s get one thing out, right off [more…]
BOOM! Larry Benjamin blows up local social media again — recounting experiences with neighborhood racism, and tangling with “Mo” from the peanut gallery NextDoor. A brutally frank conversation between two sides of the race divide in East Falls. If you’ve been [more…]
Look up — Falls of Schuykill library’s weathervane has fins instead of feathers! Up close ‘n personal with East Falls’ catfish cupola, including the question on everyone’s mind: What’s the deal with fish around here? A neat quirk [more…]
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