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Shoulder Excavation Planned at Night Next Week on I-95 South in Northeast Philadelphia

The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) announced today that shoulder excavation is planned at night next week on southbound I-95 in Northeast Philadelphia. Motorists are advised of the following travel...

City of Philadelphia to Ring in America’s 250th Anniversary with ‘Ring It On! One Philly, A United Celebration’

The City of Philadelphia today launched Ring It On! One Philly, A United Celebration—a sweeping initiative that puts the city’s neighborhoods at the forefront of America’s 250th anniversary and celebrations...

A flair for flowers and foliage

By Melissa Komar Star Editor If you thought your mind was playing tricks when 3D floral figures sprung up last year in Fishtown at the onset...

Can Richmond Street’s overhaul reinvigorate the formerly thriving business corridor?

When Joe Livewell was growing up in Fishtown, getting to Port Richmond was easy.  “You’d come from Girard to Richmond Street and it would be...

Port Richmond Celebrates 100 Years of Port Richmond Savings Bank

In a world where the American economy seems to be increasingly ruled by big corporate financial institutions, many small community banks have found themselves...

Community staple, Port Richmond Books, is under threat of demolition

The current home of Port Richmond Books, located at 3037 Richmond St., is in danger of being demolished, according to both the building’s owner,...

A historic Fishtown home is saved from demolition

A demolition permit for 1514 E. Montgomery Ave. was revoked on Thursday after initially being issued by the city Department of Licenses and Inspections...

New report shows just how bad residents’ health is in parts of Kensington

The city Department of Public Health and Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University recently released the first report to detail health measures...
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