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Philly’s forgotten history as a hub of anarchism with a thriving radical Yiddish press

On a late summer day in 1906, a small group of newly arrived Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia took a streetcar across town to Fairmount Park. Several miles from the cramped row houses and oppressive sweatshops of the immigrant quarter of South Philly, the neighborhood now known as Queen Village, they…

The Conversation

Taylor Swift’s ‘Better Than Revenge’ and the temptation to rewrite the past. But should artists always give in?

PHILADELPHIA — Taylor Swift has been here and gone, playing to over 200,000 fans inside Lincoln Financial Field during her three-night South Philly stand back in May, not to mention the thousands more who stood outside the stadium singing along.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

The Celebre twins: How Richie Ashburn and a South Philly pizza shop became ‘family’

PHILADELPHIA — The AM-radio broadcast hummed in his car, providing a soundtrack for the summer nights he delivered pizzas throughout South Philadelphia. The announcers — Harry, Whitey, Wheels and Andy — were able to make a nine-inning game feel like a breeze. And when the Phillies entered the late innings,…

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South Jersey man makes an unlikely journey to fishing glory

Most of the world's legendary largemouth bass fisherman are from the South, not South Jersey by way of South Philly.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Get your fill in Philly – one of the world’s great food cities

“Ah this guy makes the best meatballs in South Philly!” I’m touring Philadelphia’s Italian Market – a name that’s historically accurate but now, thanks to many excellent Mexican and Vietnamese food businesses, something of a misnomer – and my hugely knowledgeable guide, trained chef Jacquie, has bumped into another person…

The Week

Philly’s spending on gun violence is surging, but many funded programs lack clear goals to show progress

PHILADELPHIA — Haason Butler entered the swelling ranks of Philadelphia’s gunshot victims in shocking fashion in May last year. While he smoked a cigarette on a South Philly corner, a stranger gave him a hard look, which led to words being exchanged and finally the man pulling a gun and…

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Dozens of mail ballots are going to a GOP ward leader’s South Philly P.O. box, raising ‘ballot harvesting’ concerns

PHILADELPHIA — A mail ballot mystery is unfolding at an otherwise unremarkable post office box in South Philadelphia.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Bobby Rydell, Philly teen idol known for ‘Wild One’ and ‘Volare’ dies at 79

PHILADELPHIA — Bobby Rydell, the singer who rose to fame as a South Philly teen idol with hits like “Kissin’ Time,” “Wild One” and “Wildwood Days” and maintained a career in show business that lasted six decades, has died at age 79.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Ben Simmons about to file a grievance against the Sixers?

Thursday evening's Sixers-Nets meeting is one of the most anticipated games in South Philly in recent memory, a spectacle with battles within battles within battles. There's Kevin Durant vs. Joel Embiid, James Harden vs. his former teammates, and ...

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