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HEADstrong Foundation Brings Annual Benefit to Fishtown

The HEADstrong Foundation, an organization dedicated to aiding families battling cancer and making care more accessible, will host its 15th annual fundraiser on September 18, 2025, from 6 p.m....

Kensington Faces Extreme Heat, Local Leaders Urge Action

Yesterday, local leaders, public health advocates, and elected officials gathered for the first event in the Extreme Weather Emergency Tour, a four-state press tour highlighting how climate-change-fueled extreme weather...

Federal money will help port grow

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey Jr. and Gov. Tom Wolf last week held a news conference celebrating a $20.3 million grant for the Port of...

Congressional hopeful says country on wrong track

Congressional candidate Aaron Bashir told supporters at a recent fundraiser that the city and country have many challenges. Bashir spoke of the city’s 414 murders...

Senior fair at St. Anne

  State Sen. Tina Tartaglione held a senior citizen fair last week at St. Anne Church, 2328 E. Lehigh Ave. There were numerous vendors, and...

Pickle sales to help fight hunger

WMMR’s 25th Annual Preston & Steve Camp Out for Hunger is less than a month away. Fishtown Pickle Project co-owners Mike Sicinski and Niki Toscani...

Baltimore, Arthur are charmers

Baltimore is a 4-month-old pittie mix who found himself as a stray at the city shelter. Thankfully, he was scooped up by Noah’s Ark...

Around Town

Bingo on Saturday St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 2139 E. Cumberland St., will hold a bingo on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 1-4 p.m. Doors will open...
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