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95% of Philly School Speed Cushions Fail Safety Standards

A newly released report from the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office details extensive noncompliance in speed cushions installed outside city schools, finding that nearly all reviewed locations failed to meet...

Health Experts Urge Vaccination as Measles Cases Surface in Lancaster County

Pennsylvania has recorded its first five measles cases of 2026, all in Lancaster County, among unvaccinated school-aged children and young adults. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed the cluster,...

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...

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...
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