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95% of Philly School Speed Cushions Fail Safety Standards

A newly released report from the Philadelphia City Controller’s Office details extensive noncompliance in speed cushions installed outside city schools, finding that nearly all reviewed locations failed to meet...

Health Experts Urge Vaccination as Measles Cases Surface in Lancaster County

Pennsylvania has recorded its first five measles cases of 2026, all in Lancaster County, among unvaccinated school-aged children and young adults. The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed the cluster,...

Hop Along is Back in Business at Johnny Brenda’s

Hop Along played a surprise headlining show at Johnny Brenda’s Saturday night, which sold out within a few hours of going on sale.On the heels...

Getting into tip-top shape

Residents form friends group, work toward improving playground space next to the ElBy Melissa KomarSometimes, a different lens is all that’s needed to see a space...

Local organizations to participate in citywide cleanup day

The spring cleanup event is put on by the Philadelphia Streets Department.In honor of Philadelphia’s citywide annual spring cleanup event, various organizations in the...

Executive director of Riverfront North — formerly known as DRCC — is calling it quits

Tom Branigan is retiring. Again.The recent early spring snowstorms may have been disrupting the interview process, but sometime in the coming weeks, Riverfront North — formerly...

River Wards events for the week of April 4

Stay up to date on what’s going on in your neighborhoodTigers signupsThe Port Richmond Tigers are now holding sign ups for baseball and softball...

Marching for justice

Families of murder victims Ryan Kelly and Gerry Grandzol rally in Port RichmondThe victims were not given that opportunity, she stressed.“When Robert, Ryan, and Gerry...
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