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Two Killed in High-Speed Crash on I-95 North in Port Richmond

A deadly overnight crash brought Interstate 95 northbound in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section to a standstill for hours early Friday morning, killing two people and triggering a complex emergency...

Philly Teachers Demand Virtual Classes as Schools Reopen to 50° Rooms

The Philadelphia Federation of Teachers called for virtual learning on Friday after students returned to school buildings that the union said remained unsafe following last weekend’s snowstorm and several...

River Wards events for the week of April 11

Stay up to date on what’s going on in your neighborhoodTigers signupsThe Port Richmond Tigers are now holding sign ups for baseball and softball...

Winners of Kensington Avenue Storefront Challenge still looking for funding

Kiva is a nonprofit with a website that allows people to band together to help provide loans to small business owners and other people...

Hop Along is Back in Business at Johnny Brenda’s

Hop Along played a surprise headlining show at Johnny Brenda’s Saturday night, which sold out within a few hours of going on sale.On the heels...

Getting into tip-top shape

Residents form friends group, work toward improving playground space next to the ElBy Melissa KomarSometimes, a different lens is all that’s needed to see a space...

Local organizations to participate in citywide cleanup day

The spring cleanup event is put on by the Philadelphia Streets Department.In honor of Philadelphia’s citywide annual spring cleanup event, various organizations in the...

Executive director of Riverfront North — formerly known as DRCC — is calling it quits

Tom Branigan is retiring. Again.The recent early spring snowstorms may have been disrupting the interview process, but sometime in the coming weeks, Riverfront North — formerly...
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