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 conversation with Lutheran Settlement House’s new executive director, David Chiles
If you’re going to run an organization as illustrious and long-lasting as Lutheran Settlement House, change is inevitable. Just last month, the River Wards-based...