Featured | Home Page

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...

21,490 Fans Pack Philly as Unrivaled Shatters Women’s Hoops Record

Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center became the center of women’s basketball on Friday night as Unrivaled staged its first games outside Florida and drew a crowd that rewrote the record...

Safe sweep

For more than a decade, the City of Philadelphia has organized the annual Philly Spring Cleanup in early April. Neighborhoods and corresponding civic groups and...

When mass layoffs ensue, creativity sparks for Philadelphia residents

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, South Philly resident Cassie Jones worked as a part-time manager at Painting With a Twist in Center City, a...

Heart of gold

If anything has been learned about River Wards residents and businesses during the COVID-19 crisis, it’s that while PPE may be in short supply,...

The Fishtown/Kensington BID is doing its part to support local heroes

As thousands of people in the River Wards community struggle to deal with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Fishtown Kensington Area Business...

Riverfront North announces first round of BIG grants for Bridesburg.

Riverfront North Partnership announced Monday the first round of the Bridesburg Impact Grants. March recipients are the Bridesburg 5K, Trish Houck and United Veterans of...

Feed the need

Last Thursday, more than 200 hams were handed out to residents in front of Grace Episcopal Church and the Incarnation in Port Richmond. The hams...
Current Edition Star