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Kenyatta Speaks Out Against Funding Cuts to Philadelphia Schools

In light of the proposed federal cuts to Title I funding for public schools, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta today stood with faculty and parents from Philadelphia schools to highlight...

Susan G. Komen to Host MORE THAN PINK Walk in Philadelphia

The annual MORE THAN PINK Walk hosted by Susan G. Komen, the world’s leading breast cancer organization, is quickly approaching on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at the Navy Yard....

Soft spot for ice cream

Once an ice cream shop, always an ice cream shop. At least that's how father and son duo Frank, 61, and Anthony, 32, DiSalvo saw...

Crease Street Garden continues efforts to maintain its space

Efforts to maintain a vacated lot-turned-sprawling garden in Fishtown received a major boost this past week. The Crease Street Garden, located on the 1200 block...

Henon to remain in office until sentencing

City Councilman Bobby Henon (D-6th dist.) released a statement indicating he will remain in office until he is sentenced on Feb. 22. A federal jury...

Finding new ways to practice religion

A new community at Grace Episcopal Church and the Incarnation in Port Richmond is looking to reimagine how young people can engage in Christianity. Called...

Henon guilty, sentencing on Feb. 22

City Councilman Bobby Henon faces a Feb. 22 sentencing after a federal jury convicted him Monday of 10 counts of conspiracy to commit honest...

VFW holds Veterans Day ceremony

The Bridesburg Lawton VFW Post 2 celebrated Veterans Day with a memorial service on Thursday. Friends, neighbors and fellow veterans gathered at the headquarters of...
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