Historic local landmark gets $60 million overhaul, including a new pool, dog park, and a gourmet outdoor kitchen (?!) plus rumors of first-floor retail. What else is going on in this far corner of East Falls? [more…]
Further afield with a long-distance runner who shares eerie, fascinating images of a mysterious giant pyramid at abandoned Mt. Vernon Cemetery. [more…]
What’s going on with the staff at Wister? For Robin Lowry, it’s like Sitting in Limbo… Welp. We don’t know where we’ll be next year. Wister? A new school? Quit? Go into Forestry? (That’s what I [more…]
A new community coffee shop is brewing in a little red house in East Falls. UPDATE 2017: This space has been purchased by a local artist for residential (with possible plans for a ground-floor art gallery). First [more…]
Ouch! A reader asks why we’d cover a “dubious and dangerous” enterprise as Frequency Tattoo Company on Ridge. We rush to the defense of John Howie & his talented crew — and tattooed people everywhere (many we [more…]
Online discussions about East Falls’ first round of rezoning included opinions about who might buy if St. Bridget’s was selling — and a side bar about how Walgreens is close to buying out Rite Aid. What’s [more…]
Our second installment of a favorite feature for thirsty Fallsers and new neighbors curious about the local color. Introducing new EFL reporter Tim Reardon (Conrad Street). Everybody knows that a good dive bar is all [more…]
Big turnout for East Falls Forward’s first Community Social last week — lots of neighbors seem excited by the potential for new commerce and development to our area. Congrats to Kevin O’Brien who won the [more…]
Penn Street resident & budding photojournalist Katherine Wzorek is back from two years in Latin America, and turning her lens homeward on our Instagram feed. Follow Katherine for a special look at our local landscape, plus upcoming profiles [more…]
Can’t tell a RSA-5 from a RM-2? Answers here! East Falls’ proposed zoning changes in plain English, with context and links to all the important stuff. Thanks, East Falls Forward! So Philly is going thru [more…]
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