Honoring police hero Jimmy O’Connor
Several hundred people braved heavy rains Friday morning to pay tribute to fallen police Cpl. Jimmy O’Connor.
A plaque was dedicated in O’Connor’s memory outside...
Historians, community advocates fret over the future of former Penn Home building in Fishtown
When the Star asked historian Oscar Beisert if he thought the now former Penn Home building - Fishtown’s oldest structure dating more than 250...
Exploring AI
If catching up on reading during these unprecedented times has been on your checklist, look no further than the River Ward’s own backyard.
Bridesburg resident...
Fishtown neighbors come together to show support for family who lost son to suicide
Standing in front of a small crowd of his fellow Fishtown residents at the corner of Albert and Tulip streets Wednesday evening, Tony Cassetta...
Pulling for Petey
Petey didn’t have much going for him when his owner, St. John Cantius pastor the Rev. Joseph J. Zingaro, passed away in May from...
Artist Lauren Rinaldi gets “outwardly political” in her latest exhibition, Representative
In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, studies showed that banks led by a higher proportion of women fared better during the great...