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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...

New year, new GM

  There was big news to share at the biannual membership meeting at Kensington Community Food Co-op. Nearly five years after being named the general manager...

The Young Dubliners to perform at Rivers Casino

Celtic rock band the Young Dubliners are set to perform at Rivers Casino on Wednesday, March 16, at 8 p.m.  Formed in Los Angeles, California...

Republicans pick nominee for Senate special election

Republicans on Saturday endorsed real estate developer Sam Oropeza in the 5th Senatorial District special election. Oropeza will face Democrat Shawn Dillon in the May...

Around the Neighborhood: January 24, 2022

History meeting on Feb. 2 The Northeast Philadelphia History Network will hold a Zoom meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 2, at 7 p.m. Historian Jack McCarthy...

FNA holds first general membership meeting of year

The Fishtown Neighbors Association hosted its first general membership meeting of 2022 on Wednesday, Jan. 19, over Zoom. The meeting, hosted by FNA president Jon...

Trio of local organizations among those to receive funding for Child Tax Credit outreach efforts

The Office of Community Empowerment and Opportunity recently announced that three local organizations are among over a dozen others to receive a total of...
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