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Philadelphia remembers JoAnne Epps

The sudden untimely passing of Temple University acting president JoAnne E. Epps has brought together many of the region’s leaders in memory of her...

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Fall fest in Port Richmond Port Richmond Neighborhood Action will hold a free fall fest on Saturday, Oct. 14, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.,...

25 Years and Counting for the NKCDC

For more than 25 years, the New Kensington Community Development Corporation has striven to make the neighborhood a better place.The Star was able to gather...

Plan aims to avoid Fishtown parking wars

The Fishtown Neighbors Association hosted an open meeting last Tuesday to address a growing concern — parking, particularly along Frankford and Girard avenues.A group of approximately 30–40...

Fishtown nanobrewer finds a new spot

Call it the little brewery that could.Tim Patton, the Fishtown resident behind the proposed Saint Benjamin Brewing Co., says he found a new site for...

At Fairmount Park’s Sedgley Woods, disc golf rules

On the fringe of Fairmount Park, almost every day, you’ll find a growing throng of “golfers” on what is said to be the nation’s...

Get Ready to Pour! Philly Beer Week Returns!

Philadelphia has been called the best beer-drinking city in America and, this week, the city will celebrate the title — call it the City of Brew-therly...

Making Port Richmond’s waterfront the place to be once again

A Port Richmond resident Janusz Kowalski, right, obtains information of the I-95 project from Doug Robbins of URS Corporation at a public meeting event...

Piazza gets ‘Awesome’ summer film line up

When Josh Goldbloom saw the oversized screen going up on the wall at the Piazza at Schmidts a few years ago, his gut instinct...

Piazza gets ‘Awesome’ summer film line up

Josh Goldbloom is hosting ‘The Awesome Fest’ at the Piazza in Northern Liberties this summer.When Josh Goldbloom saw the oversized screen going up on the...

Hunt is on for suspect in Trax slaying

A man twice arrested for violent criminal behavior and illegal possession of a weapon — and twice let free when witnesses failed to appear in court — is...

Historic Church of Assumption spared, for now

To borrow a phrase from Mark Twain, reports of the demise of the Church of the Assumption might have been greatly exaggerated.Also exaggerated are...

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