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HEADstrong Foundation Brings Annual Benefit to Fishtown

The HEADstrong Foundation, an organization dedicated to aiding families battling cancer and making care more accessible, will host its 15th annual fundraiser on September 18, 2025, from 6 p.m....

Kensington Faces Extreme Heat, Local Leaders Urge Action

Yesterday, local leaders, public health advocates, and elected officials gathered for the first event in the Extreme Weather Emergency Tour, a four-state press tour highlighting how climate-change-fueled extreme weather...

Around the Neighborhood: January 10, 2022

Valentine’s Day-themed workshop at Academy of Natural Sciences The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, will host a junior scientist...

Two local organizations among those to receive grants from the Penn Foundation

The William Penn Foundation recently announced 44 grants totaling more than $6 million to support job training and workforce development for over 2,000 Philadelphians,...

Around the Neighborhood: January 3, 2022

Bingo on Jan. 15 St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, Trenton Avenue and Cumberland Street, will be having a bingo on Saturday, Jan. 15, from 1-4 p.m....

Around the Neighborhood: December 23, 2021

Comcast in 2021 Comcast is looking back at its 2021 milestones, including introduction of advanced Wi-Fi technology capable of delivering the fastest speeds. In addition, Comcast...

Over $4.5 million in development grants awarded to four area organizations

State Rep. Joe Hohenstein recently announced that four local organizations will be the beneficiaries of $4.5 million in grant funding.  Of that amount, $1 million...

Special delivery

There is less than two weeks before Santa trots all over the globe in a single night, but luckily, he is still accepting letters. South...
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