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Kensington Schools Embed Mentors to Turn Survival Into Graduation Wins

In West Kensington, one of Philadelphia’s most economically challenged neighborhoods, high schools are rebuilding the path to graduation by embedding support directly inside classrooms. More than a quarter of...

Two Killed in High-Speed Crash on I-95 North in Port Richmond

A deadly overnight crash brought Interstate 95 northbound in Philadelphia’s Port Richmond section to a standstill for hours early Friday morning, killing two people and triggering a complex emergency...

Taste of Port Richmond to showcase neighborhood dining scene for fifth year.

If you want to have your kielbasa, coffee and Stock’s pound cake, too, look no farther than Port Richmond this Wednesday. The Port Richmond Business...

River Wards events for the week of Nov. 6

Stars and Stripes, Bars and Pipes raffle fundraiser     Stars and Stripes, Bars and Pipes Bravo chapter is selling $10 chances for a chance to...

Memphis Street Academy gets a new library

Officials from Memphis Street Academy and American Paradigm Schools were on hand Friday morning for the ribbon-cutting of the school’s new library, which was...

The gift of giving back

It’s only the first week of November, but Bridesburg native Robin Stratz is gearing up for the most wonderful time of the year. This upcoming...

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...
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