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In its eighth year, this Thanksgiving brunch event looks different but still serves those in need

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Brent Cronin’s Thanksgiving brunch first became a holiday tradition eight years ago. The feast, typically held at St. Michael’s Roman Catholic Church in Kensington,...
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Former Philadelphia Coke Site set to be rezoned for warehousing operation

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The office of City Councilperson Bobby Henon has announced plans to rezone the site of the former Philadelphia Coke Company plant via ordinance to...
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Penn Home added to city’s register of historic places

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The Philadelphia Historical Commission added Penn Home to its register of historic places in the city Friday morning, virtually preventing the recently closed retirement...
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PA, Philly go blue, with help from NoLibs, Fishtown and rest of the River Wards and other election news

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By the Friday after Election Day, the writing was on the wall. As outstanding votes from mail-in ballots and the most Democratic areas of...
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Norris Square Neighborhood Project wins $20,000 award for its efforts in sustainable agriculture

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Since 1973, the Norris Square Neighborhood Project has provided a safe space for local residents and their children to develop sustainable-agriculture skills in the...
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Kensington Avenue is getting a police substation, which the PPD hopes can benefit surrounding neighborhoods as well

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The Philadelphia Police Department’s 24th district, which includes Kensington, Port Richmond, Harrowgate and Juniata, currently leads the city with 46 homicides so far this...
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Historians, community advocates fret over the future of former Penn Home building in Fishtown

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When the Star asked historian Oscar Beisert if he thought the now former Penn Home building - Fishtown’s oldest structure dating more than 250...
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Fishtown neighbors come together to show support for family who lost son to suicide

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Standing in front of a small crowd of his fellow Fishtown residents at the corner of Albert and Tulip streets Wednesday evening, Tony Cassetta...
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Hohenstein, Isaacson cosponsor bill to give driver’s licenses to undocumented immigrants

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There used to be a time when an Individual Taxpayer Identification Number was all Pennsylvania residents needed to obtain a state driver’s license. But...
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Hohenstein, PPD work to fight illegal drag racing near Bridesburg

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Yvonne Stephens can’t get any sleep. She’s not the only one. “The music is so loud you can hear it in Bridesburg,” Stephens, who resides...
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Penn Home is where the heart is

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It was about 10 years ago when Teri Ramsay’s family faced the reality of one of the hardest decisions they ever had to make....
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