I tried a high-intensity interval training workout once in the heat and promised myself I would never do that to myself again. The panic that arose in me, feeling like I couldn’t breathe in the heat,...

Working out has never been my thing. No matter what gym or home exercise routine has been advertised to me, I’ve never had an interest. But when I saw that Launchpad Fitness, a gym located in the...

A vibrant purple building near the beginning of Manayunk’s Main street, The Volstead by Unity is the newest addition to the lively town, having opened earlier this month. But The Volstead is unique,...

With the end of the semester approaching, finals seem to be ominously hanging over our heads. As deadlines and final assignments pile up, stress is inevitable. You can’t outrun the clock, but it’s...

The St. Joe’s men’s and women’s rowing teams have been severely impacted by the recent flooding in Philadelphia and the surrounding area.  On Sept. 1, Hurricane Ida struck the East coast and the...

Tim Spinner, owner of Taqueria Amor on Main Street in Manayunk, was “one of the lucky ones” to make it through the flooding last week unscathed. “We had water in our 12-by-12 basement down there,...

Hurricane Ida caused historic levels of flooding and storm damage in Manayunk on Wednesday, Sept. 1. St. Joe’s was aware that a significant portion of students live in Manayunk. Despite this, there was...

As the coronavirus pandemic began to close gyms and other fitness centers last year, Matt Lydon ’21 and Sam Berman ’19, former teammates on the St. Joe’s men’s rugby team, saw an opportunity to...

Late on May 16, Jamie Powell, general manager of Mad River Bar & Grill, posted to Facebook and confirmed what many St. Joe’s students dreaded: the bar on Main Street Manayunk had seen it’s last...

Dashi Hebeja is constantly busy, running around his shop. Holding up two massive homemade pizzas fresh from the oven, he has his hands full. “This is my life, you know?” Hebeja said, placing the...