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95% of Philly School Speed Cushions Fail Safety Standards

A newly released report from the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office details extensive noncompliance in speed cushions installed outside city schools, finding that nearly all reviewed locations failed to meet...

Health Experts Urge Vaccination as Measles Cases Surface in Lancaster County

Pennsylvania has recorded its first five measles cases of 2026, all in Lancaster County, among unvaccinated school-aged children and young adults. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed the cluster,...

SOPO holds its monthly meeting, provides community updates

The South Port Richmond Civic Association held its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 12, at the Veterans Boxing Association on Clearfield Street. The meeting, which...

38 Special to perform at Rivers Casino

Southern rock band 38 Special is set to perform at Rivers Casino on Friday, Feb. 25, at 8 p.m. With over a dozen albums to...

Special election to replace Sabatina May 17

Lt. Gov. John Fetterman on Saturday signed a writ declaring a special election to replace Sen. John Sabatina Jr., who resigned from his Senate...

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....
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