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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...

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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