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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...

A drive to give back

Port Richmond native uses basketball to bring youth together, help son overcome obstaclesDever’s youngest son, Joseph, 12, participates, and many of his fellow workout...

Playing with words

The Head and the Hand to host 3rd annual spelling bee for adult literary communityBy Melissa KomarLooking to showcase your wordsmith skills and score some...

Blood in the streets in the town of Kensington

“In one of my comp books I remember writing — in my own blood — ‘no more’ after doing a shot.”“There is no way things are supposed to be....

177th district candidates take to Veterans Boxing Association for debate

Democratic candidates Maggie Borski, Joe Hohenstein, and Dan Martino were all present at the debate. Patty Pat Kozlowski was the lone Republican candidate to...

River Wards events for the week of April 25

Stay up to date on what’s going on in your neighborhoodOne Book Preschool StorytimeRichmond Library, 2987 Almond St., will host a special storytime with...

H.A. Brown in the process of turning dilapidated playground into potential recess site

Principal Carnivale and volunteers repainted the playground structure, mowed the lawn and removed all the graffiti from the playground.Volunteers from the community, Friends of...
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