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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,...

Special focus on Kensington

City Council President Kenyatta Johnson last week announced the appointees to the Special Committee on Kensington. The members are Councilwoman Quetcy Lozada, the chairwoman; Councilman...

Boosting Girard Avenue’s creative economy

Online, “crowd funding” has become big business.The idea — getting a large group of people to chip in and offer individual donations — isn’t new, but lately, it’s...

Seniors get a little extra security

The residents of Kensington’s Casa Carmen Aponte Senior Development project, just across the street from Norris Square at Hancock Street and Susquehanna Avenue, are...

A robust new Rodin

A renovated Rodin was unveiled last week. Three years of work to the exterior of the museum yielded an alluring garden area, fountain and...

More new restaurants head for Fishtown

With Stephen Starr’s new Frankford Hall, the recently opened Fathom restaurant, and the now-hiring barbecue joint at Girard Avenue and Leopard Street, Fishtown is...

Slugging for tradition

Ah, summertime.That sweet, relaxing time of year when one can sit outside, recline with a cold ice tea and watch the boys of summer...

Look the look for Bastille

H. Kristina Haugland, Associate Curator, Costume & Textiles, at Philadelphia Museum of Art shows a silk damask gown from late 18th century.This weekend, Fairmount will...

Old City’s art exiles look toward Fishtown

Brian Sedowsky, left, with his son Brian, daughter Meadow and their friend Gabby, check out the photography of Brad Cox during First Friday on...

Bambi gone bad: Dead deer stinks up Richmond

Residents of Richmond Street in Port Richmond returned to an unpleasant homecoming after the Fourth of July holiday — the body a large white tail deer...

After hitting Allegheny Ave bank, crook heads to Center City

The FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department are seeking the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a man responsible for the attempted robbery of...

Adult education takes a big hit in river wards

Thanks to drastic cuts in this year’s state budget, education initiatives across Pennsylvania are seeing spending for programs and services drop more than $1 billion.In...

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