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Sandbox VR Philadelphia Grows Experience Portfolio with Stranger Things Collaboration

Sandbox VR, the world’s premier destination for virtual reality, is expanding its partnership with Netflix with the release of its new experience, Stranger Things: Catalyst, available to book now...

Philadelphia Art Museum Announces Daniel H. Weiss as Director and CEO

The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Art Museum (“art museum”) announced today the appointment of Daniel H. Weiss as the George D. Widener Director and CEO, effective December...

A.G. Shapiro, Councilmember Gym call out “greedy” Moscow & Monica landlord

One day after locked-out tenants were restored access to their apartments in Olde Kensington, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro and City Councilmember Helen Gym...

Around the Neighborhood

FNA meetings Fishtown Neighbors Association will hold a Beautification Committee meeting on Thursday, March 25, at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. Weather-permitting, the meeting will be in-person.  Social...

SEPTA: Somerset station will see “a number of safety and security improvements” upon reopening

SEPTA’s Somerset station, which closed this past Sunday, will see “a number of safety and security improvements” upon its reopening, according to SEPTA’s Chief...

Around the Neighborhood

FNA general membership meeting Fishtown Neighbors Association will hold its monthly general membership meeting  on Wednesday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. The meeting will be hosted...

Edgemont Caterers owner: “I would much rather make peace than war”

It was late Sunday night into early Monday morning when some Bridesburg residents first heard the commotion last week. “There were parked cars honking horns...

Back to school

Pre-kindergarten through second-grade students began returning to school buildings for in-person learning on a rolling schedule on Monday. City, School District of Philadelphia and teachers’...
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