Hawthorne Park to kick off summer series of monthly jazz performances on Thursday

Hawthorne Park, located at 12th and Catharine, will be continuing its summer jazz night tradition again this year. Starting on May 19, the park will play host to free jazz performances on the third Thursday of each month from now

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Friends of Chester Arthur raised $55,000 for school improvements at a recent fundraising auction

Friends of Chester Arthur, the community group working to improve the school at 20th and Catharine, just raised a pretty big chunk of money. At their recent Friends Night Out fundraising auction, $55,000 was raised to contribute towards the improvements

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South Philly ‘feelin the Bern’ as Bernie Sanders mural goes up at 22nd and Catharine – but it won’t be there forever

South Philly is truly “feelin’ the Bern.” Two street artists, Disto and Old Broads, are in the process of transforming the side of the building at 22nd and Catharine into a mural in honor of Democratic presidential candidate, Bernie Sanders.

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Italian restaurant and marketplace to take over former Tashan space at Broad and Catharine

Tashan Indian restaurant closed in 2015 after four years in their location at Broad and Catharine. Now a new Italian restaurant called Tasty Tuscan will be taking over the space, with plans of opening a dining spot and marketplace by

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Spotted: Cash reward for drone stuck in tree near 21st and Catharine

This episode of Spotted is from the South Silly Facebook group. If you see something, say something – in an email to punk@passyunkpost.com Drones are all fun and games–until you get yours stuck in a tree. This drone was seen near 21st and

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