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Governor celebrating Small Business Week in Pennsylvania

Gov. Josh Shapiro marked the beginning of Small Business Week with events across the commonwealth dedicated to bolstering Pennsylvania’s economy by supporting the state’s...

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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,...

Candidate Freed visits River Wards

David Freed (left), the district attorney in Cumberland County who is running for attorney general, Bob Branstetter (center), and Marc Collazzo (right) sit down...

Author remembers Depression-era Fishtown

Some 80 years ago, close to midnight on sleepy Sunday evenings, the elevated train returning to Philadelphia from Atlantic City would pull up and...

Victory blooms in the River Wards

Eight River Wards-based gardens took honors in this year’s Philadelphia Horticultural Society Citywide Garden Contest.About 250 Philadelphia gardens were entered into the contest, which began...

In brief: back-and-forth over Finnigan’s balconies

Last Tuesday, Mayor Michael Nutter vetoed a controversial plan to build balconies above Spring Garden Street at the Finnigan’s Wake bar and restaurant in...

Port Rich. pizza cook charged in phone hoax

A Port Richmond pizza cook is in hot water with the feds after allegedly perpetrating a fake bomb threat as revenge for a “compromising...

Arts and crafts for all at Lehigh Ave. Arts Festival

Now in its biggest year ever, the Lehigh Avenue Arts Festival attracted over 50 arts vendors to Port Richmond last Saturday to peddle their...

Fishtown: ‘Yes’ to Canal St. North project

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThough the primary — and overwhelming — concern was the availability of parking, Fishtown residents voted in support last Tuesday of Core Realty’s proposal for a “family-friendly...

River Ward events for the week of September 12

EKNA/FNA to meetEast Kensington Neighbors Association and Fishtown Neighbors Association will hold a public meeting tonight, September 12 at 7:15 p.m. at Circle of Hope...

Kensington co-op searches for a permanent home

During a recent tour of fellow food co-ops around Philadelphia, directors and members of the Kensington Community Food Co-op got an inside look at...

Firefighters’ union files complaint for Buck Hosiery records

In the wake of April’s Buck Hosiery factory fire that left two firefighters dead, the firefighter’s union has filed a complaint against the city...

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