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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...

River Wards events for the week of May 16

Writer’s workshop and American Sign Language at St. Michael’s St. Michael’s Lutheran Church, 2139 E. Cumberland St., will host a six-week generative writing workshop until...

This Fishtown resident supports war heroes and educates the youth

Fishtown resident Sandy Bukowski had been a public school teacher for 30 years before she was asked to be on board for Philadelphia Vietnam...

A way with words

Bridesburg Auxiliary 821 member wins essay contest.Amy Flanagan, treasurer of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 821 Bridesburg and Eastern vice president of the Pennsylvania Auxiliary,...

River Wards events for the week of May 8

Stay up to date on what’s going on in your neighborhood.Inaugural Youth Bri Tri registrationRegistration is now open for the Inaugural Youth Bri Tri,...

Pierogi party

Port Richmond Pierogi Fest ready to roll at Campbell Square this weekend.By Melissa KomarIt’s been argued Port Richmond is the unofficial pierogi capital of the city,...

Solomon and Hohenstein talk about Harrisburg’s Philadelphia Delegation’s plan for the city

“The idea is to build accountability to what we are doing in Harrisburg each and every day and to make Harrisburg relevant,” Solomon said.Pennsylvania State...
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