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Fishtown welcomes unique sushi experience

Nothing says sushi quite like 1990s-era hip-hop. That’s the concept behind the latest, most unique culinary experience in Fishtown’s ever-growing, ever-better restaurant scene. Sushi by...

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Programs at Richmond Library Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St., offers a Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program that meets Mondays and Tuesdays from 2-6 p.m. and Wednesdays,...

In Romney T-shirt uproar, both sides call for threats to stop

In the wake of what’s become a national discussion about the freedom of speech in schools, Samantha Pawlucy and Lynette Gaymon both have seen...

Port Richmond girl: ‘I’ll still wear the shirt’

Ed. note: This story has been updated from the print version.It all began with a T-shirt.Samantha Pawlucy decided to wear a pink shirt bearing the Mitt...

River Wards news at-a-glance

Port Richmond trail project scheduled to begin this weekStreets Commissioner Clarena Tolson announced Oct. 4 that work was scheduled to begin Tuesday on the Port...

Felony charges reinstated against Bridesburg priest

Felony sex charges were reinstated last week against a Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old altar boy at St. John Cantius Parish...

Mid-Century needs new space after zoning refusal

Mid-Century Furniture Warehouse, a Fishtown furniture store, is leaving its current location after unexpected neighborhood opposition at a Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting led...

River Ward events for the week of October 10

EKNA zoning meetingTonight, Oct. 10, at 7:15 p.m., the East Kensington Neighbors Association will hold a zoning meeting open to the public at Circle of...

Port Richmond landlord could face jail time

A landlord known as the “Slumlord Millionaire” as owner of over 300 properties in parts of Port Richmond and Kensington pled guilty in an...

Samantha Pawlucy, mocked for Romney shirt, returns to school Tuesday

Ed. note: See image gallery at right, and look for an interview with Samantha Pawlucy in Wednesday’s Star.A crowd of over 50 veterans and...

The greener side of Fishtown and Kensington

Young Involved Philadelphia is exactly what it sounds like — it’s a 12-year-old organization that strives to get young people in the city involved in such...

‘Needle Park’ gets new playground, but will it help?

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAIt’s early afternoon in Kensington’s McPherson Square, a public park behind the McPherson public library at 601 E. Indiana Ave.The square has long been...

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