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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...

Around Town

Boulevard speeders being ticketed The Philadelphia Park Authority has begun issuing speeding tickets along Roosevelt Boulevard. Speed cameras have been installed at the following eight intersections:...

New Fishtown development slated for the Delaware Waterfront

Over the last few months, Philadelphia has been taking another small step toward rehabilitating the Delaware River waterfront by demolishing the one-story industrial warehouse...

Riverfront North announces second round of BIG recipients in Bridesburg

Riverfront North Partnership announced earlier this month the second round of recipients for its Bridesburg Impact Grants initiative.   Individuals and projects that received funding include   Stephen...

The Fishtown Mutual Aid program has helped hundreds, but it’s not done yet

Since the beginning of the Fishtown Non-essential Mutual Aid program, the initiative has delivered more than 700 face masks to households all throughout Fishtown....

Riverfront North Partnership gives Henon award of excellence

Riverfront North partnership presented Councilman Bobby Henon with the Robert A. Borski Jr. Award of Excellence, given to individuals who are key in advancing...

Something to celebrate

The Bridesburg community is one step closer to gaining long-awaited access to the Delaware River. A $1.4 million-step, to be exact. Riverfront North Partnership announced Tuesday...
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