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A&E in FishtownFishtown Beer Runners Sprint Onto the Silver Screen
What do you do to feel better? What’s your medicine? David April, founder of Fishtown Beer Runners, found his through running… then drinking — two activities we don’t usually think…
Thomas Weir | 10/09/2015 -
FeaturesThe Local Lens: Debut as a Public Nudist
As a journalist, I’ve covered a lot of strange events. Perhaps one of the strangest was in the late 1990s when I was asked by an editor to cover a…
Thom Nickels | 10/08/2015 -
Features in FishtownFor Safer Riverwards Communities, Install More Bike Lanes
Earlier this summer, several Fishtown residents, including LeeAnne Mullins, decided they were fed up with the situation on York Street—cars barely slowing down at stop signs, driving two-abreast and a…
Randy LoBasso | 10/08/2015 -
A&E in FishtownNight Market Photo Contest Entries
Here are all the entries for our Night Market Photo Contest. Whichever one has the most likes by 5 PM on Friday, October 9 wins free tickets to see Misterwives…
Ben Smolin | 10/07/2015 -
Community in BridesburgThe Importance of Play: Councilman Henon Introduces Newly Renovated Bridesburg Rec Playground
Bobby Henon, Philadelphia’s Councilman of the 6th District, made his way up the sidewalk at the Bridesburg Rec Center on a dreary Tuesday afternoon. Striding to the rec center’s playground,…
Max Pulcini | 10/07/2015 -
A&E in FishtownFishtown, Live! Local Legends Hall & Oates Open Up Philly’s Fillmore
"We're in Fishtown, right?" Daryl Hall said to a sold out crowd of fans and concertgoers. "I used to be scared to come up here." [caption id="attachment_5307" align="aligncenter" width="900"] /Walter…
Max Pulcini | 10/07/2015 -
Community in FishtownNight Market Comes to Frankford and Girard for a Rainy Night of Food and Fun
On October 1, Fishtown hosted what may have been the wettest Night Market yet. Still, a determined crowd turned out to enjoy the festivities. Here's a collection of social media…
Spirit Staff | 10/02/2015 -
Education in Northern LibertiesJust Like B. Hop: Joe Hand Gym Produces Champions of All Ages
One of the biggest problems facing the youth of major cities like Philadelphia is a lack of viable after school programs. Sure, money is a big factor and sports and…
Ptah Gabrie | 10/02/2015 -
FeaturesClean Plate: Stuffed Baked Potatoes
For me, cooking is cathartic and it’s one of my favorite creative outlets. Spending a few hours in front of the stove or oven is good for my sense of…
Casey Ann Beck | 10/02/2015 -
Features in Port RichmondThe Local Lens – Sitting in on Service at St. Anne’s
Far from the excessive papal lockdown of Center City, with its fences and overkill road restrictions, the open doors of Saint Anne’s Church on East Lehigh Avenue welcomed a diverse…
Thom Nickels | 10/01/2015 -
Community in FishtownFrom Factories to “Maker Spaces,” Has Fishtown’s Next Working Class Heyday Arrived in Yoga Pants?
There's something I really don't get when people say that Fishtown is 'gentrifying.' I mean, I know what they're saying. They're saying that people are moving here and that rents…
Conrad Benner | 10/01/2015 -
Community in FishtownWhat to Expect from a Rainy Night Market
As you may have heard, Night Market is coming to Fishtown tomorrow. You may have also heard that the forecast calls for awfully lousy weather. Night Market is happening rain or shine, so how…
Max Pulcini | 09/30/2015