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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...

L&I Commissioner Perri: L&I needs more money to fight contractors’ ‘greed and ignorance’ that’s…

L&I Commissioner Perri: L&I needs more money to fight contractors’ ‘greed and ignorance’ that’s ‘putting the public at risk’According to L&I spokeswoman Karen Guss, the...

Award-winning outlook

Longtime Bridesburg Rec summer camp director recognized for dedication to volunteering.By Melissa KomarFor more than three decades, Melissa McAteer Costello has spent countless hours at...

Elected officials, residents rail against possibility of Kensington-area safe injection site at Harrowgate meeting

Representatives from Safehouse detailed the organization’s plans to open the country’s first safe-injection site in Philadelphia in front of community residents at Thursday evening’s...

Fishtowners overwhelmingly disapprove of potential Starbucks on Frankford Ave.

The meeting was held because of an ordinance passed by former City Councilman Frank DiCicco called the Central Delaware Zoning Overlay, which mandates that...

River Wards events for the week of April 3

Stay up to date on what’s going on in your neighborhood.FNA zoning meetingThe Fishtown Neighbors Association will hold a zoning meeting on Tuesday, April 2,...

At last, the Swimmo will come back to life

The Swimmo initially closed its doors two years ago because of plumbing issues.Rebuild is a citywide initiative to rebuild parks and community centers in the...
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