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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,...

Around the Neighborhood

Richmond Library programs Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St., is offering free, socially distanced programming to the public. A storywalk is posted on the fence surrounding the...

Philly L&I: Reporting contractors digging under basements is “one of the most important things” residents can do

As the construction boom in Philadelphia persists into the new decade even despite the coronavirus pandemic, unfortunately so have shoddy construction practices. In South...

Sprucing up Campbell Square

Benches in Port Richmond’s Campbell Square received some much-needed TLC on Sunday afternoon. More than 40 volunteers came out and, over two hours, scraped, sanded...

Moving forward

The community surrounding Samuel Recreation Center received on Wednesday night a long-awaited update about the future of the field. An hour-long meeting took place via...

Making strides

While participants may not have been running side by side on the streets of Bridesburg for this year’s Youth Bri Tri, the event went...

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:...
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