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

Featured | Home Page Tom Beck - November 27, 2020 0

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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Featured | Home Page Melissa Komar - November 20, 2020 0

When Lemiya Shaat, 18, learned that her mentor, Tony Simeti, would be closing the doors to his gymnastics studio for good, she saw a...

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Neighbors speak out against the 26th Police District’s actions Monday night, say they feel “unsafe”

Tom Beck - June 8, 2020 0

In the wake of the 26th Police District’s handling of the act of vigilantism shown by a group of mostly white men in Fishtown...

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What’s buzzing around Richmond Library?

Tom Beck - June 5, 2020 0

The manager of the Richmond Library has a beekeeper suit, but she doesn’t like to wear it. “It's really uncomfortable,” Amy Thatcher explained, “and the...

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A peaceful march to drive out fear in Fishtown

Tom Beck - June 4, 2020 0

Pastor John Brice was “very intentional” when he made a left turn onto Girard Avenue on Tuesday evening. “We knew exactly where we were,” he...

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If you’re a River Wards Democrat who’s opposed to safe injection sites, you have nobody to root for in the area’s two biggest primary...

Tom Beck - May 22, 2020 0

When candidates running in Pennsylvania’s 175th house district race were asked whether they supported safe injection sites at a Virtual Meet the Candidates event...

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Read all about it

Melissa Komar - May 19, 2020 0

There has been no shortage of creative ideas springing up throughout the city to cope with the stay-at-home order. Peruse social media for a few...

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Virtual medium

Melissa Komar - May 13, 2020 0

Many local businesses and organizations have had to find creative ways to serve clients, while adhering to social distancing and closure mandates associated with...

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Safe sweep

Melissa Komar - May 6, 2020 0

For more than a decade, the City of Philadelphia has organized the annual Philly Spring Cleanup in early April. Neighborhoods and corresponding civic groups and...

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When mass layoffs ensue, creativity sparks for Philadelphia residents

Tom Beck - May 5, 2020 0

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Philly resident Cassie Jones worked as a part-time manager at Painting With a Twist in Center City, a...

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Heart of gold

Melissa Komar - May 3, 2020 0

If anything has been learned about River Wards residents and businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, it’s that while PPE may be in short supply,...

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Feed the need

Melissa Komar - April 24, 2020 0

Last Thursday, more than 200 hams were handed out to residents in front of Grace Episcopal Church and the Incarnation in Port Richmond. The hams...

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