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🍕 Angelo's vs. the neighbors 😋 Flavors on the Avenue this weekend

🍕 Angelo's vs. the neighbors 😋 Flavors on the Avenue this weekend

Plus, a long-standing smoking bar has met its last match, and a real estate project we never thought would finish is complete.

🚲 🚗 Washington Ave. overhaul continues 🐰 Easter events aplenty this weekend in South Philly

🚲 🚗 Washington Ave. overhaul continues 🐰 Easter events aplenty this weekend in South Philly

Plus, a beloved old home to a hoagie shop that needs some love, and news on a few business openings in the neighborhood.

🍔 Burgers, bank to replace chemical plant 🌮 Last call for popular Mexican restaurant

🍔 Burgers, bank to replace chemical plant 🌮 Last call for popular Mexican restaurant

Plus, daytime events aplenty this weekend as the spring season kicks into gear. If only the weather would follow.

🧹 Should Philly expand street sweeping? 🍰 Isgro Pastries to get a big new facility

🧹 Should Philly expand street sweeping? 🍰 Isgro Pastries to get a big new facility

Plus, not one but *two* major highway ramps are closing, and South Philly is home to two of the best chefs in the country.

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⚓️ Would you ever live in the Navy Yard? ⚾️ Phillies come home to South Philly this week

⚓️ Would you ever live in the Navy Yard? ⚾️ Phillies come home to South Philly this week

Baseball season is here, and we're imagining the world where these developers want thousands of people to live in the Navy Yard next to thousands of people honking in traffic after the Phils game.

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🤼‍♂️ America's top college wrestlers descend on South Philly; Arts Bank to be preserved?

🤼‍♂️ America's top college wrestlers descend on South Philly; Arts Bank to be preserved?

Plus, police dispatch calls from a wild scene in Point Breeze on Wednesday.

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☘️ Your South Philly St. Patrick's Day weekend event calendar

☘️ Your South Philly St. Patrick's Day weekend event calendar

Plus, the redevelopment of a neighborhood rec center and a ton of non-holiday events to keep you busy this weekend.

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🇺🇸 How are South Philly's reps in Congress navigating Trump?

🇺🇸 How are South Philly's reps in Congress navigating Trump?

What have Reps. Evans and Scanlon been up to this year in Congress? We take a deep dive. Plus, a busy week of business openings, closings, and events.

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🦅🏆 GO BIRDS! Super Bowl fever takes over South Philadelphia

🦅🏆 GO BIRDS! Super Bowl fever takes over South Philadelphia

The Birds are back in the big game, and we're ready.

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🚊 Passenger trains on Delaware Avenue? 🦅 South Philly getting Super Bowl ready

🚊 Passenger trains on Delaware Avenue? 🦅 South Philly getting Super Bowl ready

We're getting ready for the Super Bowl! Plus, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation wants to know if you'd ride a train from Penn's Landing to Reed Street.

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Welcome to South Philly Scoop!

Welcome to South Philly Scoop!

This is a brand new newsletter dedicated to serving South Philadelphians with events, news, and conversation that matters to you -- someone who lives here.

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