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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...

River Wards restaurants experience first week of outdoor seating, with mixed results

Earlier this month, the city of Philadelphia announced its plan to allow restaurants to offer outdoor seating, which officially went into effect on June...

Neighbors speak out against the 26th Police District’s actions Monday night, say they feel “unsafe”

In the wake of the 26th Police District’s handling of the act of vigilantism shown by a group of mostly white men in Fishtown...

What’s buzzing around Richmond Library?

The manager of the Richmond Library has a beekeeper suit, but she doesn’t like to wear it. “It's really uncomfortable,” Amy Thatcher explained, “and the...

A peaceful march to drive out fear in Fishtown

Pastor John Brice was “very intentional” when he made a left turn onto Girard Avenue on Tuesday evening. “We knew exactly where we were,” he...

If you’re a River Wards Democrat who’s opposed to safe injection sites, you have nobody to root for in the area’s two biggest primary...

When candidates running in Pennsylvania’s 175th house district race were asked whether they supported safe injection sites at a Virtual Meet the Candidates event...

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There has been no shortage of creative ideas springing up throughout the city to cope with the stay-at-home order. Peruse social media for a few...
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