April 8, 2013
The first day of spring is well behind us, so it’s time to bring on the spring festivals. The South Street Headhouse District does its part to welcome spring at the district’s first spring festival on Saturday, May 4. Enjoy food and drink from more than 20 of the neighborhood’s bars and restaurants while basking [...]
Read more»April 3, 2013
The birds are chirping, winter coats are nearly packed away and the sun is shining late into the day. Spring is here, Philadelphia, and we couldn’t be more excited. The spring season is full of daylong, weekend long and month long festivals that are sure to get you outside to enjoy the mild temperatures. Philadelphia’s [...]
Read more»January 18, 2013
Pizzeria Stella, Stephen Starr’s pizza joint is providing Philadelphia with a counter restaurant week offer full of pizza and other goodies. Pizza Week is back by popular demand. The popular feature presents guests with three delicious courses and a beverage for only $30. Guests have their choice of soup, salad or antipasti for their first [...]
Read more»November 26, 2012
Here’s something to look forward to in addition to your Thanksgiving leftovers: South Street Headhouse District’s 2012 Winter Wonderland, set for Sunday, December 2 from 4-7 p.m. Festivities include a holiday market underneath the Headhouse Square Shambles featuring 20 South Street Headhouse retailers and restaurants, free horse-drawn carriage rides from Philadelphia Trolley Works, the popular [...]
Read more»October 19, 2012
South Street Headhouse District’s annual fall extravaganza returns for its fourth year in a row on Saturday, October 27. The Headhouse Square Shambles at 2nd and Lombard Streets will transform into Pumpkinland, with five hours of entertainment and activities for the whole family. The 2012 Pumpkinland Fall Festival offers a free pumpkin giveaway, arts and [...]
Read more»September 27, 2012
Pizza Week is back at Stephen Starr’s Pizzeria Stella in Headhouse Square. Running parallel to Center City District Restaurant Week (September 30-October 5 and October 7-12), the artisanal pizza restaurant is offering diners the chance to try one of their delicious pies (included on our roundup of Philadelphia’s best wood-fired pizza) alongside any one antipasti [...]
Read more»September 6, 2012
Philadelphia’s largest environmental festival and street fair returns to Headhouse Square this Sunday, September 9, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Greenfest Philly boasts more than 100 exhibitors and vendors and has something for everyone: shopping for local green wares, great food, live music, live demonstrations, kid-friendly activities and more. And it’s totally free. Bonus: the fest will [...]
Read more»June 15, 2012
Slow Food’s eighth annual fundraiser with Farm to City, “Good Food, Good Beer and the Rest is History,” returns to The Shambles at Headhouse Square, Saturday, July 21, 6-9 p.m. Both organizations, centered on educating communities about the importance of a healthy nutrition and eating local/sustainable goods, will add food trucks to this year’s event [...]
Read more»May 11, 2012
There’s plenty to do this weekend both indoors and out, in neighborhoods around the entire city, in every genre of activity and for every demographic. And the forecast looks great, which is always a win. Our top picks for your best weekend, below: Friday, May 11 Dad Vail Regatta (Fri, Sat) The New Market at [...]
Read more»April 24, 2012
Entrepreneur Bob Logue of Federal Donuts and Bodhi Coffee is expanding his business developments in Philadelphia to Headhouse Square with an interactive vendor concept rooting from the square’s late 18th century history called “The New Market at The Shambles.” Inspired by the many neighborhoods of families who worked in factories in our city, “The New [...]
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