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Senator Tartaglione Introduces Bill to Raise Minimum Wage

State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D–2, Philadelphia) has formally introduced Senate Bill 19, a legislation aimed at raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and tying future...

New Affordable Housing Project Opens in Port Richmond

Mid Penn Bank (the “Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Mid Penn Bancorp, Inc. (“Mid Penn”) (NASDAQ: MPB), is proud to announce its construction financing of the Martha Street Workforce...

Kissing a pig for a good cause

Stephen Hewitt, assistant principal at Maritime Academy Charter School, last week took part in TruMark Financial Credit Union’s Feed-A-Pig financial literacy fundraiser. Like most of...

Rivers Casino hosts “JOBtober” fair

Rivers Casino hosted a “JOBtober” career fair at its event center in Fishtown this past Tuesday. Throughout the morning and afternoon, prospective employees were able...

Paula Abdul to co-host annual Wigs and Wishes gala

Grammy-winning artist Paula Abdul and celebrity hairstylist Martino Cartier will host this year’s Wigs & Wishes gala at Rivers Casino. The event, which will take...

New book to explore crime in Philadelphia

A new book exploring crime in Philadelphia is set to be released next month.     Titled True Crime Philadelphia: From America's First Bank Robbery to the...

Rivers Casino Philadelphia to Host “JOBtober Fair”

Rivers Casino Philadelphia will be hosting a "JOBtober Fair" hiring event on Tuesday, October 5, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m....

Coming home to make people laugh

South Philly will always be home for Eleanor Kerrigan, even if she’s tweaked her accent a bit. The stand-up comedienne who has performed on some...
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