Architecture “Star Doors” Take Center Stage In A City Of Rows Like the human eye, exterior doors can be a portal into the soul of a row house. Ashley Hahn drops in with the backstory on “star doors,” a singular piece of Philadelphia charm
History New Audio Archive Gives Voice To Philly Immigration History Relive Philly public history in high fidelity through those who came before us. Historian Janneken Smucker gives us a listen inside the inner workings of the digital oral history project, “Philadelphia Immigration”
History Market Talk: Exploring South Philly’s Italian Dialect What is the heck is a brahzhoot? While fading, the unique pronunciations of certain Italian food and the dialect of Philadelphia’s Italian community endures on South 9th Street. Emma Jacobs takes us down to the Italian Market to examine the phenomenon.
City Life A Peek Inside South Philly’s Lerro Candy As fourth generation John Pasquale Lerro attends Wharton, the nearly century old Lerro Candy on South Broad sees a future with younger customers who appreciate fresh to order chocolate.
