🚣 Aquatic programs impacted by FDR Park floods

🛍️ Things To Do in Queen Village

We’ve spent a lot of time on South Street this week learning about its past, why people are drawn to the corridor, and what’s next for it. But the strip is just one part of several neighborhoods with a wider history, community presence, and retail spaces. So today we’re sticking east of South Street and exploring what makes Queen Village special. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

• Related: If you want even more recommendations, check out our Queen Village guide also on our site and explore the west side of South Street with our Graduate Hospital guide. [📝 Hey Philly]

🌊 Nonprofit Needs Support After Floods Destroy Equipment

FDR Park is located along a floodplain and has been prone to rising waters for years. High water levels this summer have seriously damaged Discovery Pathway’s boathouse which stores equipment for its community fishing and boating programs, environmental field trips, and dragon boat team. [🎧 City Cast Philly, WHYY]

💍 Uptick in Records Requests After REAL ID Implementation

If you’re trying to get a Real ID, you may need extra documentation to receive it. Philadelphians whose last name does not match their birth certificates are rushing to secure marriage records to prove their identity. If you do not have a REAL ID, you must present a passport when flying domestically or visiting certain government buildings. [Hoodline]

• Related: Request a marriage record from the Register of Wills here. [City of Philadelphia]

🏠 Tax Breaks for Philly Homeowners

Unsure whether you’re eligible for the city’s property tax relief programs or didn’t know they existed? This quiz can help you. [🔒 The Inquirer]

• Related: If you’re buying a home for the first time, here are some tips and resources to assist you through the process. [🎧 City Cast Philly]

We’re taking a moment to walk down memory lane as our listeners and guests recollect what makes South Street special for them.

Aaron R.: “I recently helped organize the Philadelphia Naked Bike Ride. Twenty-two years in a row, we’ve been on South Street. We love South Street.”

Cosmo Baker: “I have a long history with South Street and I think maybe some of the earliest memories that I've had were as a kid going to Jim’s.

“I remember that my parents would take us to Eyes Gallery, which is [owned by] Isaiah and Julia Zagar… Those are some of the earliest memories that I had from South Street: just being really cool, really funky. It was obviously a little bit of sensory overload if you're a kid. You go down there and there's all sorts of interesting things to see, interesting things to do [and] an incredible, vast spectrum of cool people which is really part of the South Street story if you go back, not just decades, but centuries…We didn't go to the mall, we went to South Street.”

Michal G.: “Whenever people ask me where I grew up, I say off of South Street in the ‘80s and ‘90s. It feels that memorable and formative for me.

“We were young and looking for things to do. My house became a home-base for many. [We’d go] back and forth on South, down to Penn’s Landing, stop at South Street Diner, back to mine. Finding other kids along the way who were doing the same thing. I still have many of these friendships. We found our freedom on South Street.”

Every Thursday we highlight shoutouts from our City Cast Philly Neighbors. Become a member to tell us what you love about Philly.

📣 Todd F. says, “Two great, new(ish), family-run, neighborhood spots on the west side of South Street: La Sera and Saigon Grace Cafe. Go support them!”