Schoolyard dreams take root at Hackett
Students from Hackett Elementary School participate alongside an adult volunteer during a renovation and redesign of their schoolyard last weekend. SAM NEWHOUSE / STAR PHOTOStudents...
Local playwright pens musical journey
Jerry Perna, who lives in Port Richmond, spent many years writing “The Music You Remember,” in which he also stars. It plays at The...
Gaming Board hears city’s opinion of Wynn
Paul Boni, a board member of Stop Predatory Gambling, held up a print-out of a 2007 quote by Mayor Michael Nutter to the effect...
Fishtown’s Civil War legacy honored
Civil War re-enactors stand at attention during an unveiling ceremony for the Willingmyre brothers memorial at Palmer Cemetery. SAM NEWHOUSE / STAR PHOTOJust over one...
River Ward events for the week of October 2
Scripture study at M.D.G.The topic of Mother of Divine Grace’s fall scripture study will be “women of the Old Testament.” Join in on this 10-week...
Kensington tulip garden wins big
Little Emma plays in Joe Caltagirone’s award-winning garden on Tulip Street in Kensington. MARIA POUCHNIKOVA / STAR PHOTOA neighborhood oasis: Twenty years ago, local resident...