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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...

Henon guilty, sentencing on Feb. 22

City Councilman Bobby Henon faces a Feb. 22 sentencing after a federal jury convicted him Monday of 10 counts of conspiracy to commit honest...

VFW holds Veterans Day ceremony

The Bridesburg Lawton VFW Post 2 celebrated Veterans Day with a memorial service on Thursday. Friends, neighbors and fellow veterans gathered at the headquarters of...

Reeling in funds

More fish will soon be visible in Fishtown – fish-head trash can lids, that is. Fishtown Kensington Area BID announced it was one of the...

Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame honors newest inductees

Over a dozen local sports figures became the newest inductees into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame on Thursday. The event, which took place at...

Brooklyn Bowl set to open in Fishtown

Philadelphia’s newest music venue, the Brooklyn Bowl, is set to open at 1009 Canal St. in Fishtown on Nov. 4.  The 1,000-capacity venue is the...

Ensuring families are prepared for the winter

With winter right around the corner, Rivers Casino, Operation Warm and numerous other organizations hosted an event for those in need at the Fillmore...
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