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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,...

Penn Home is where the heart is

It was about 10 years ago when Teri Ramsay’s family faced the reality of one of the hardest decisions they ever had to make....

Around the Neighborhood

SOPO meeting The South Port Richmond Civic Association will hold its monthly meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 7 p.m. on Zoom. Agenda will include zoning...

City residents and lawmakers unite to take on illegal fireworks

After weeks of suffering from lack of sleep, scared pets and PTSD triggers, a group of Philadelphia residents has banded together to put an...

Portside to begin hosting classes at gallery space at Cherry Street Pier.

Fresh off taking third place in the Interiorscape Class Competition at the 2020 Philadelphia Flower Show, Portside Arts Center in Port Richmond was ready...

Around the Neighborhood

Riverfront North programming Residents are encouraged to share their solo cleanups. Volunteers should post a picture of solo volunteer efforts and tag @riverfrontnorth and #riverfrontnorthtrailblazer. Participants will...

Community input sought

Heitzman Recreation Center, 2136 Castor Ave., in Harrowgate was among the first sites selected to benefit from the City of Philadelphia’s Rebuild program. The program...
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