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Philly Education Budget: Shapiro’s $51.5B Plan for Schools & Public Safety

Governor Josh Shapiro has proposed a $51.5 billion budget aimed at addressing key issues in education, child care, and public safety across Pennsylvania.  The plan includes significant education investments in...

El Chingon Expands to Fishtown, Bringing a Taste of Puebla

El Chingon, the East Passyunk Mexican BYOB that built a following for its Puebla-style cemitas and brunch, is opening a second location in Fishtown this spring.  Signs for the restaurant...

Hotel, entertainment at Rivers

Rivers Casino announced it will open a 62-suite boutique luxury hotel inside The Battery, the mixed-use lifestyle campus underway on Beach Street in Fishtown. The...

New-look tourism vehicle

By Samantha Bambino Star Reporter Ever since she was a child, Janet White felt sorry for the horses pulling carriages around the city. “I remember seeing those...

Franklin Towne Charter graduates 255; honors fallen hero

Franklin Towne Charter sent 255 Class of 2023 graduates out into the world where they will attend at least 55 different colleges, technical schools,...

A call to action for a better Philadelphia

In his new book, Philadelphia, Corrupt and Consenting: A City’s Struggle against an Epithet, Rhawnhurst native Brett Mandel defines corruption in the city as putting private...

Historic photos for the 21st century

  Maurene Cooper is bringing a Victorian-era touch to modern-day memories. The founder and owner of Vanity Tintype is bringing 19th century photography techniques into the...

It’s happy hour on Summer Tuesdays

Fishtown Business Improvement District has launched a summer-long weekly happy hour at neighborhood bars and breweries. Fishtown Taps will run every Tuesday through Labor Day,...
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