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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...

Concise anecdotes

Fishtown resident set to release self-published book of extremely short stories, “Shortliners.”By Melissa KomarIn the literary world, short stories typically run a couple of thousand...

Could protected bike lanes be going up in NoLibs in the near future?

The proposed bike lanes on 5th and 6th streets would go from Spring Garden Street to Market Street. The 2nd Street protected bike lane...

Indicted

City Councilman Bobby Henon was charged Wednesday in a bombshell indictment that also ensnared Local 98 boss John Dougherty.By Jack TomczukFederal authorities last Wednesday announced...

River Wards events for the week of Feb. 6

Stay up to date on what’s going on in your neighborhood.Girls-only wrestling program has openingsBeat the Streets Philadelphia has started a girls-only wrestling program at...

The City Council longshot with the pink mohawk: Joe Cox

Cox, who lives near the corner of 7th and Washington in South Philly, is the founder of the Positive Mental Attitude Bike Ride aka...

Rock Ministries does its part to help provide shelter to those in need

In a city with more than 1,000 unsheltered homeless individuals, according to the Office of Homeless Services’ most recent point-in-time count, which was completed...
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