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Kensington Schools Embed Mentors to Turn Survival Into Graduation Wins

In West Kensington, one of Philadelphia’s most economically challenged neighborhoods, high schools are rebuilding the path to graduation by embedding support directly inside classrooms. More than a quarter of...

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...

Twelve days a countin’

There will be no shortage of Christmas cheer in Bridesburg during the 12 nights leading up to the holiday this year. Bridesburg resident Stacy Schwab,...

BBCA holds public meeting about former Philadelphia Coke site

The Bridesburg Civic Association (BBCA) hosted a public meeting on Monday, Dec. 13, at Franklin Towne Elementary School regarding development plans for the site...

Soft spot for ice cream

Once an ice cream shop, always an ice cream shop. At least that's how father and son duo Frank, 61, and Anthony, 32, DiSalvo saw...

Crease Street Garden continues efforts to maintain its space

Efforts to maintain a vacated lot-turned-sprawling garden in Fishtown received a major boost this past week. The Crease Street Garden, located on the 1200 block...

Henon to remain in office until sentencing

City Councilman Bobby Henon (D-6th dist.) released a statement indicating he will remain in office until he is sentenced on Feb. 22. A federal jury...

Finding new ways to practice religion

A new community at Grace Episcopal Church and the Incarnation in Port Richmond is looking to reimagine how young people can engage in Christianity. Called...
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