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95% of Philly School Speed Cushions Fail Safety Standards

A newly released report from the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office details extensive noncompliance in speed cushions installed outside city schools, finding that nearly all reviewed locations failed to meet...

Knicks Crush 76ers 138-89 as Alvarado Hits Eight 3s

The New York Knicks closed the first half of their season with a 138-89 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night at Xfinity Mobile Arena in the final...

The Pink Elephant 5K is coming back for a fourth year

Over the past five years, drug addiction has claimed the lives of more than 4,500 Philadelphians. Since that time, many selfless people in the...

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 was revoked on Thursday after initially being issued by the city Department of Licenses and Inspections...
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