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PA’s Get Away Campaign Aims to Boost Tourism in Philly

PA House Tourism & Recreational Development Committee Chair Mary Jo Daley has said she is proud to help announce that the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development launched...

Stroke Survivor to Perform at Philadelphia Tango Festival After Remarkable Recovery

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and a Philadelphia-based dance teacher exemplifies the extraordinary recovery that ispossible with hard work, timely medical care, the support of a caring partner and...

Fallen officer honored in Harrowgate

The Philadelphia Police Department’s 24th district was joined by state Sen. John Sabatina Jr. and Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 president John McNesby...

River Wards events for the week of Oct. 24

Designer bag Bingo Franklin Towne Parent Association will host designer bag bingo on Friday, Oct. 25, at Cannstatter’s, 9130 Academy Road. Doors open at 6...

Fishtown residents disapprove of potential 10-story Delaware Ave. property

Residents at last Tuesday night’s Fishtown Neighbors Association zoning meeting voted 28-3 against a new 10-story apartment complex at 1130 N. Delaware Ave., next...

City unveils new mural to celebrate Resilience Project

In honor of the one-year anniversary of the Philadelphia Resilience Project, the city’s Mural Arts Program painted a new mural under the bridge that...

A found farewell

ebbie Welte can still recall Miss Edie handing over the keys to Cohox Rec Center to her nearly 30 years ago. “I worked with the...

City proclaims Oct. 19 ‘Philly Grocery Co-op Day’

On Friday morning, Mayor Jim Kenney hosted a celebration for the inaugural Philly Grocery Co-op Day at City Hall, which will be Oct. 19...
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