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City creates fund that gives Kensington residents more power over their neighborhood.

Featured | Home Page Tom Beck - May 5, 2021 0

The office of Mayor Jim Kenney announced last week the creation of the Kensington Community Resilience Fund, an effort the city is calling “a...

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FNA creates scholarship to benefit one lucky Penn Treaty student

Tom Beck - April 28, 2021 0

Thanks to the Fishtown Neighbors Association and Friends of Penn Treaty School, one lucky high school senior at Penn Treaty School will be the...

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A.G. Shapiro, Councilmember Gym call out “greedy” Moscow & Monica landlord

Tom Beck - April 6, 2021 0

One day after locked-out tenants were restored access to their apartments in Olde Kensington, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro and City Councilmember Helen Gym...

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SEPTA: Somerset station will see “a number of safety and security improvements” upon reopening

Tom Beck - March 25, 2021 0

SEPTA’s Somerset station, which closed this past Sunday, will see “a number of safety and security improvements” upon its reopening, according to SEPTA’s Chief...

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Edgemont Caterers owner: “I would much rather make peace than war”

Tom Beck - March 17, 2021 0

It was late Sunday night into early Monday morning when some Bridesburg residents first heard the commotion last week. “There were parked cars honking horns...

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Developers make some changes, but towering height remains on 2400 E. Huntingdon project

Tom Beck - March 8, 2021 0

Members from the 2400 E. Huntingdon St. project’s development team presented the latest version of their proposal, located at the site of a former...

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Could time-limited and paid parking soon be coming to the Fishtown business corridor?

Tom Beck - March 1, 2021 0

If you drive into the heart of East Passyunk, Center City, Fairmount or any other business district in the city of Philadelphia, you might...

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Part of the old Frankford Arsenal is being revived by a local development company

Tom Beck - February 23, 2021 0

On the northernmost edge of Bridesburg tucked away at the corner of Tacony and Bridge streets just below I-95 lies the Frankford Arsenal, a...

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Teachers resist as schools are slated to resume in-person teaching

Tom Beck - February 17, 2021 0

Philadelphia teachers took to the streets last week to protest the School District of Philadelphia’s decision to return to in-person learning for students in...

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The Fishtown District is hitting the Radio Waves

Tom Beck - February 9, 2021 0

The year 2020 has been a difficult one for business districts all over the city, and Fishtown’s is no exception. As the pandemic raged...

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A new water treatment facility is headed Port Richmond’s way

Tom Beck - February 1, 2021 0

The Philadelphia Water Department announced last week that Port Richmond will be home to a new $100 million preliminary treatment building next door to...

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