We’re constantly raving about our high-ranking restaurant scene in South Philly, but how about the retail?
Moon + Arrow on Fabric Row.
The “50 Best Restaurants” list from Philadelphia Magazine included 15 spots in our neighborhoods, along with 14 on the “Best Bars” list. Now the “50 Best Shops” is highlighting 8 of our retail destinations, showing that maybe the retail in our part of the city is catching up to the restaurant scene.
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If you were out-and-about around the city on Friday, September 18, you might have spotted a few pop-ups in metered parking spaces as part of Park(ing) Day. In case you’re unaware, Park(ing) Day is a day to transform parking spaces into temporary public parks.
This is Philly’s eighth year participating, and this year, there were two pop-ups in South Philly.
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Moon & Arrow has been closed since the devastating fire that rocked Fabric Row in April and killed firefighter Capt. Michael Goodwin.
Luckily, with the support and good will of the community (and a nearby vacant storefront) owner Chelsea Peace, is back in business. While waiting for her landlord to deal with the smoke, water and structural damage at the old location, Pearce was recently able to open a pop-up store directly across the street at 749 S. 4th St.
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The Queen Village Neighbors Association has launched a fundraising campaign to bring some money to the businesses affected by the tragic fire this weekend that killed 53-year-old Capt. Michael Goodwin.
Several businesses were damaged or destroyed, including the longtime anchor of the corner Jack B. Fabrics.
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If you must keep up with the Joneses with the newest and most gigantic, flat-screen TV or have furnished your home with floor-to-ceiling Raymour & Flanigan, Moon & Arrow probably is not for you.
Chelsea Pearce, owner of the new Fabric Row boutique, collaborated with Territory Hard Goods to create “a lovingly-curated retail and art space, linking outdoors to in, primitive to modern, small artisans to a diverse urban community seeking one-of-a-kind treasures.”
Moon & Arrow, 754 S. 4th St.
Mindless, conspicuous consumerism is frowned upon here, and those who care about supporting artists and kind-to-the-world small businesses will be giddy with the ever-changing vintage and handmade objects that Moon & Arrow stocks; hand-drawn, silk-screened maps of South Philly, sequined jackets, air plants in glass orbs, weathered cowboy boots, knitted deer antlers, glowing globes and more!
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