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Philadelphia’s Most Expensive Neighborhoods in 2024

Philadelphia's real estate market in 2024 continued its upward trend, with housing prices reaching a two-year high despite persistent high interest rates.  According to Bright MLS data, the median home...

Philly Education Budget: Shapiro’s $51.5B Plan for Schools & Public Safety

Governor Josh Shapiro has proposed a $51.5 billion budget aimed at addressing key issues in education, child care, and public safety across Pennsylvania.  The plan includes significant education investments in...

Holly, jolly July

While many in-person events have been postponed or canceled, Christmas in July sales are heating up online and one River Wards purveyor just jumped...

Art Star moves craft bazaars to virtual platform to showcase vendors amid pandemic conditions.

As restrictions on aspects of daily life continue to change amid the pandemic, local businesses continue to find creative ways to adapt. Northern Liberties’ Art...

Fishtown set to breathe new life into Mount Airy ice cream shop trolley

It was the year 2000 when Philadelphia-based entrepreneur and real estate investor Ken Weinstein opened the Trolley Car Diner in Mount Airy. Beside it...

Local Photographer Creates Complimentary Headshots for Unemployed Workers

  Local photographer Matthew Hamilton, of MHamiltonVisuals, is participating with Headshot Booker and Brookfield Properties in the largest, single-day photo initiative that will provide 10,000...

A safe space

If you’re looking to get a breath of fresh air and a place of inclusivity amid the COVID-19 pandemic and recent protests, look no...

Giving Back Globally

When Morrell Park’s Sofia Cavicchia attended Independence Charter School, 16th and Lombard streets, she had the opportunity to learn Spanish and take a service...
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