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Borski Park Opens in Bridesburg with July Celebration

A decade in the making, Bridesburg’s Robert A. Borski, Jr. Park will be open to the public on July 11th at 10 am with a dedication ceremony taking place...

Philadelphia Launches Red Card Philly Anti-Trafficking Campaign

As part of the City of Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget, City Council approved $500,000 in funding to launch “Red Card Philly,” a comprehensive, multilingual awareness campaign to...

River Wards events for the week of July 28

Call for cookbook recipes The Free Library and Interfaith Philadelphia are seeking recipes from home cooks for a free to low-cost community cookbook, Kensington, Fairhill...

River Wards events for the week of July 21

Riverfront North BIG funding The final cycle of Riverfront North BIG grants will be accepted and awarded on a rolling basis through Sept. 15. Applicants in...

Appreciating our veterans

State Rep. Joe Hohenstein, City Councilman Bobby Henon and the Mayfair Business Improvement District held a veterans appreciation barbecue on Saturday afternoon, July 10,...

Fishtown racing school receives grant from NASCAR, will host parking lot grand prix with its drivers

Anthony Martin started the Urban Youth Racing School in 1998 to introduce the world of motorsports to kids in inner cities - one of...

River Wards events for week of July 5

Riverfront North BIG funding The final cycle of Riverfront North BIG grants  will be accepted and awarded on a rolling basis through Sept. 15. Applicants in...

Striding in the right direction

  Thanks to the generosity of a handful of organizations, hundreds of Philadelphia youth will stride into the summer with an essential item: a pair...
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