Neighbors encouraged to stay vigilant in light of recent crime
In a 2012 photo from a meeting about Port Richmond safety, from left: PROPAC president Ken Paul; 24th Police District community relations officer Tina...
A Fishtown fashionista styles for the small screen
Lauren Dougherty, right, who works in Fishtown, appears in fashion segments on many popular TV shows. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELE COHENA local fashion designer is...
A memorial’s missing name
Fishtowner John Plenskofski (left) has a bronze plaque (middle) for a Port Richmond soldier who died in the Korean War; he and fellow vet...
Documentary team catches crime on film
Members of Rock Ministries, a nondenominational ministry on Kensington Avenue, do outreach with women on Kensington Avenue, as portrayed by the ‘This Is Kensington’...
Planting a dream
Little Emma stands in the community tulip garden at Tulip and East Cumberland streets. Caltagirone created the garden 20 years ago. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA /...
In honoring their lives, she’s saving her own
Helen Schick, 58, of Cumberland Street in Kensington, holds a bundle of the “firefighter ribbons” she creates in her home to honor fallen firemen....