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Walking in memory of Sgt. Fitzgerald

Franklin Towne Charter High School last week hosted the Sgt. Christopher Fitzgerald Memorial Mile Walk in memory of the slain Temple University police officer. The...

Celebrate with Mardi

Mardi has been in foster care for about four weeks and her life has done a 360 in that time. Mardi arrived at a...

Two murders within minutes last night

Rickey Carroll, 35, was shot and killed at 9:09 p.m. yesterday in a house on the 3300 block of Amber Street in Port Richmond,...

Local families celebrate Three Kings Day

Volunteers and board members dressed as the Three Kings deliver gifts to children in Concilio programs. COURTESY OF CONCILIOFor some neighborhood families, it’s not just...

A family business

Andrew Rakowski with his wife, Laura, daughters Jenna (right) and Kathryn (center) and son Andrew, Jr. The family will reside above the funeral parlor,...

River Wards events for the week of Jan. 15

Adoption & grooming eventPoochies Place, 342 W. Girard Ave., will host an adoption and grooming event on Sunday, Jan 19.Cats and kittens will be available on...

Local music education nonprofit reaches children citywide

Rock to the Future Program Director Joshua Craft helps Takhari Casselle, 10, play the electric guitar for the first time at a free workshop...

Bridesburg farm share plans take root

The offerings of a Common Market/Farm to City CSA box. COURTESY OF FARM TO CITYAn idea for the use of a vacant lot in Bridesburg...

River Ward events for the week of Jan. 8

WE CAN NOT GUARANTEE THAT EVERY SUBMITTED EVENT WILL RUN. Send your event information to star@bsmphilly.com, or 2512 Metropolitan Drive., Trevose, PA, 19053.Rizzo PAL sports sign-upsRizzo...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Jan. 8

Stephen Starr’s newest eatery to open in FishtownFishtown will call itself the home of team Stephen Starr and Aimee Olexy’s most recent project later on...

Freed from prison, Lynn confined to a NE parish

The public got a look at a much changed Monsignor William Lynn on Monday morning as he entered the Criminal Justice Center at 13th...

A fond farewell

About one year and nine months ago, I took the position of managing editor for this newspaper, a career move that was thrilling, challenging...

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