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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...

New report shows just how bad residents’ health is in parts of Kensington

The city Department of Public Health and Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University recently released the first report to detail health measures...

Fishtown’s battle against Starbucks earns another big, unexpected win in the battle for the soul of Frankford Avenue

In a huge win for Fishtown’s anti-Starbucks cohort, the city’s Zoning Board of Adjustment has denied Starbucks its request for a special exception under...

At the Fillmore, Cory Booker rails against gun violence, racial issues

It was three years ago at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia when one speech seemed to rise above the others. It was a...

Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office to distribute free gun locks in South Philly tomorrow

Deputies and other personnel from the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office will distribute free gun locks as part of Philadelphia’s Public Safety Awareness Month on Wednesday,...

Getting Cozy

City councilmembers Allan Domb and Mark Squilla gathered in Port Richmond at the end of July to celebrate the groundbreaking of the Student-Run Emergency...

Renderings unveiled for new stretch of Delaware River Trail

At Cherry Street Pier Wednesday evening, The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation unveiled renderings of what the Delaware River Trail will look like from Washington...
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