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Programs at Richmond Library Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St., hosts a preschool and toddler storytime and play group on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 10:30 a.m. Join Ms. Meghan for stories,...

Reunions

HIGH SCHOOL • Archbishop Ryan Class of 1984. 40th reunion. Friday, Nov. 22. Southampton Room, 2980 Southampton Road. 7-11 p.m. https://www.arhs.me/class84reunion. • Archbishop Ryan Class of 1999. 25th reunion. Saturday, Nov....

Cheri wants a showdown

Cheri Honkala rides a horse along East Allegheny on Monday, Aug 29 to raise awareness for her campaign for sheriff as a Green Party...

Bridesburg’s Miss Jackie could get her ‘way’

Bridesburg Rec’s Miss Jackie outside of the center, where residents are trying to get a petition together to rename the stretch of Richmond Street...

Reclaiming Kensington South’s Benson Park

Benson Park in Kensington South has seen better days.Overgrown trees uproot sturdy metal grates, making the area a hazard for passers-by. The centrally located fountain...

These Fairmount ladies are walking the walk

In Japanese tradition, if a person folds 1,000 paper cranes, that person gets a wish.One of the most famous tales of this practice is that...

Residents, officials welcome new Superfresh

Flanked by an Atlantic and Pacific delivery truck from 1926 and an enormous six-tiered rotating cake, Mayor Michael Nutter announced the grand opening of...

Ackerman gets an F

“Queen Arlene,” they called her.And now, she’s been dethroned.After a tumultuous career as superintendent of the Philadelphia public school system, Ackerman last week took $905,000...

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