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Borski Park Opens in Bridesburg with July Celebration

A decade in the making, Bridesburg’s Robert A. Borski, Jr. Park will be open to the public on July 11th at 10 am with a dedication ceremony taking place...

Philadelphia Launches Red Card Philly Anti-Trafficking Campaign

As part of the City of Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget, City Council approved $500,000 in funding to launch “Red Card Philly,” a comprehensive, multilingual awareness campaign to...

Around the Neighborhood: February 8, 2022

Bingo at St. Michael’s St. Michael’s Church, Trenton Avenue and Cumberland Street, will host bingo on Saturday, Feb. 12, from 1 to 4 p.m. Doors will...

KP’s Fine Meats opens brick and mortar shop in Port Richmond

A local butcher delivery service can now say that it has a permanent home in Port Richmond. KP’s Fine Meats, founded in March 2020 by...

New exhibit highlights a transforming Fishtown and Kensington

Commonweal Gallery’s newest exhibit, which opens on Feb. 8 with an opening party on Feb. 11 from 6-9 p.m. and will run through March...

Dems pick Driscoll for Council race

Democrats on Thursday night unanimously selected state Rep. Mike Driscoll as their candidate in an upcoming special election in the 6th Councilmanic District. The meeting...

Around the Neighborhood: January 31, 2022

Bus trip to Atlantic City Holy Innocents is running a casino trip to Resorts on Thursday, Feb. 24. A bus will depart L Street and...

FNA holds public safety meeting, addresses community concerns

The Fishtown Neighbors Association hosted a public safety meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 25, over Zoom. The meeting, which was hosted by FNA public safety committee...
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