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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...

Financial literacy is a fundamental life skill

By Christy Brady Former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan’s adage, “The No. 1 problem in today’s generation and economy is the lack of financial literacy,”...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of June 5

Church changes in the River WardsHoly Name of Jesus Parish, 701 Gaul St., and Saint Laurentius Parish, 1608 E. Berks St., will merge on July...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of June 5

Church changes in the River WardsHoly Name of Jesus Parish, 701 Gaul St., and Saint Laurentius Parish, 1608 E. Berks St., will merge on July...

Port Richmond embraces its fallen soldier

A plaque honoring Stanley A. Gogoj, the Port Richmond native who was the first American casualty in the Korean War, was displayed at Campbell...

Port Richmond embraces its fallen soldier

A plaque honoring Stanley A. Gogoj, the Port Richmond native who was the first American casualty in the Korean War, was displayed at Campbell...

Step right up to the plate in NoLibs

Everybody Hits owner David Gavigan stands proudly in front of the crowd at his new indoor batting cages. The cages opened May 1 in...

Group says AVI overprices low-cost homes

A coalition of Philadelphia civic organizations, including several from the River Wards, has criticized the recent citywide AVI reassessment, calling it flawed and saying...

Firefighters oust union boss

Bill Gault would sometimes borrow from The Godfather to illustrate the challenges confronting him as the elected president of Philadelphia’s firefighters union, which is...

Neighborhood still pays for ‘slumlord’ scams

Robert N. Coyle, Sr., who was dubbed the ‘slumlord millionaire’ and is arguably the most infamous landlord in recent Philadelphia history, was sentenced to...

River Ward events for the week of May 29

Musical at Bridesburg Rec. CenterCompany B presents “Don’t Stop Believing.” Tickets: $7. Shows are Thursday through Saturday, May 30 through June 1, at 7 p.m.,...

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