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A full spectrum of support
“That’s Santino!” a young student shouted as most of Vare-Washington School, 1198 S. Fifth St., prepared to walk for Autism Awareness in...


Review: Hall & Oates in Camden
Preparing to review a Hall & Oates show is like studying for a final exam you've been neglecting all semester. Their catalog is mammoth:...


Palumbo lives matter
The 3:04 p.m. bell rang Friday at Hawthorne’s Academy at Palumbo, 1100 Catharine St., and a handful of organizers were ready with signs,...


Love your mom (and park), squared
Moms across South Philadelphia love their park. Their sons, daughters, husbands, girlfriends, boyfriends, and family members love them,...


Marching to End Rape Culture
It was 2011 when Michael Sanguinetti paid what he believed to be a routine visit to York University’s Osgood Hall Law School in Toronto...


L&I zipped on 19146
If you took a stroll down the 1500 block of South Taylor Street, you wouldn’t think South Philly is booming like it is. There are a total...


It's hot, take a dip in one of the city's public pools
Across Philadelphia, from deep South Philly to Germantown, West Philly to Port Richmond, Philadelphia operates 70 outdoor public pools...


'An American in Paris': Ecstatic joy of freedom
The Broadway Philadelphia season at the Kimmel kicks off with an ecstatic version of 'An American in Paris.' The show ended its Broadway...


Pride's many shapes and sizes
A play’s debut doesn’t usually catch front-page attention at the South Philly Review, but these are extenuating circumstances: the play...


South Philly's most "Electric Street"
The 1300 block of Percy Street is unique simply from an architectural perspective — it bends, there’s no front yard or house façades, you...
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