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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...

KCFC reports positive financial news in most recent State of the Co-op

At a Monday night State of the Co-op event, Kensington Community Food Co-op board member Oren Roth-Eisenberg revealed that the co-op had dug itself...

River Wards events for the week of Jan. 22

FNA zoning meeting Fishtown Neighbors Association will hold a zoning meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 7 p.m. at the Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E....

Six story residential/commercial project on York Street a no-go for Fishtown residents

By a margin of 27-70, Fishtown residents voted against a planned development at 2504-08 E. York St., which includes a six-story apartment building complete...

Dividing lines

Tensions were high last Monday night when talks commenced about a potential high-rise parking garage in Bridesburg. The Bridesburg Community Action Alliance hosted a meeting...

Henon ousted as majority leader

By Jack Tomczuk Sixth District Councilman Bobby Henon was ousted as majority leader in favor of Councilwoman Cherelle Parker during Monday’s inauguration at the Met...

River Wards events for the week of January 8

After-school arts program at Portside Portside Arts Center, 2531 E. Lehigh Ave., is accepting new students into the after-school arts program for the remainder of...
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