Philadelphia

COOKIES! COOKIES! COOKIES! Right now. On Ridge. We popped by Famous Fourth for a chat an owner about plans for their new bakery in the old liquor store. [more…]

Ridge and Midvale won’t be the same again: after 15 years, Johnny Mananas has shuttered for good. Neighbors chime in with comments & memories of this popular Mexican restaurant with the giant chili on top. [more…]

Happy Halloween, Fallsers! And beware dark paths where perhaps the ghosts of long-gone inhabitants remain, ever-watchful. One jogger’s tale of an eerie encounter before sunrise. [more…]

Earlier this summer, Gina Snyder and her family scored a second-hand canoe they couldn’t wait to try out. Rowing was a dream — but portage hammered home how much we need public river access. [more…]

All you ever wanted to know about the Paulownia aka “Princess” tree in East Falls [more…]

Who knew we were so hungry for dinner theatre here? Full house both nights at Trolley Car Cafe for “TURNPIKE,” an original play by Fallser Kathy Anderson and the Philadelphia Theatre Workshop.  [more…]

Parks, schmarks — in East Falls, we take over CASTLES! Join your neighbors Saturday October 1st for a pop-up beer garden at Undine Barge Club’s historic boathouse aka Castle Ringstetten. Plus: local artifacts to see — and buy. [more…]

Local business owner learns first-hand what it means to be part of our can-do community. [more…]