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Shots Fired?! How To Tell If That Was a Firecracker, Car Backfire or a...

Bang! Pop! Boom, boom, boom! Crack! These are just some of the onomatopoeia used to describe gun shots. (And Adam West-style Batman brawls of course. Take that, Joker!)  Pow! Boom! Crack! Crackle!...

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Home Grown Airwaves: WPPM 106.5, The New Community Radio Station For The...

 In the basement of the old Bok Technical High School on S. 9th Street, technical volunteers from hackerspace Hive76 and PhillyCAM work, with vigor, on refurbishing old donated radio studio consoles....

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Gin Blossoms to ACTUALLY Perform in the Riverwards

  Nineties rock sensations the Gin Blossoms will be performing at SugarHouse Casino. The Arizona-based band will be bringing the nineties back to the Riverwards on Friday, August 12 at 9 PM.   But this...

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What Is That?! Ampere Electric Building, 2200 E. Norris Street

  If you’ve walked by the corner of Norris and Sepviva and wondered, “What the heck is a Sepviva?” you are not alone. You may have also wondered about that building on the southeast corner of that...

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Eye on Business: Hue Food Market Brings Fresh Food to Cecil B. Moore Ave

 Joseph Yun had a distinct vision for the corner of 16th and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. Hue Fusion Food Market stands out with a burst of color among the row of dilapidated storefronts it sits among.  With...

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HeARTs in the ‘Hood: Fishtown Artist Amberella Pours Her Heart onto Philly...

 If you could tell the world what is in your heart, what would you say? Would you even have the guts? That’s the idea behind a daring new body of artwork playing out on the streets of Philadelphia....

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Penn’s Garden Development News: Find Out What’s Being Built on Your Block

Francisville Several weeks ago, the Land Bank released a request for proposal (RFP) for eight vacant properties in Francisville, specifically near 19th and Brown Streets. This is the Land Bank’s first...

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Youthquake: The Monkey and the Elephant hosts night featuring Philadelphia’s...

On the third Thursday of every month, young poets between the ages of 13 and 23 are welcomed to The Monkey and the Elephant Café (2831 W Girard Avenue) for Youthquake, one of Brewerytown Social’s...

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Unparalleled Problem? A Cursory Overview of and Debate on the Systemic Issues...

Parking can be difficult in Fishtown. With the influx of new residents comes an influx of new cars — sometimes multiple cars per person — and every car needs a spot to park. Many new area developments...

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Penn Treaty Development News

Last week Spirit News reported on a rendering we obtained that appeared to show plans for a hotel in the lot next to Penn Treaty Park. We reached out to Sugarhouse Casino and Councilman Mark Squilla to...

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