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Glen Foerd 3rd Thursday Returns July 17 with Live Music, BBQ & Family Fun

Glen Foerd’s popular 3rd Thursday event returns on Thursday, July 17, 2025, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114. This month’s event features: ...

HEADstrong Foundation Brings Annual Benefit to Fishtown

The HEADstrong Foundation, an organization dedicated to aiding families battling cancer and making care more accessible, will host its 15th annual fundraiser on September 18, 2025, from 6 p.m....

Fishtown Taps celebrates summer happy hour at two dozen hotspots

It’s always Happy Hour in Fishtown. Well, on Tuesdays from 7 to 9 p.m. through Oct. 29, that is. The Fishtown District announced that Fishtown Taps...

Franklin Towne Charter strengthens its bonds with West African school

The Benia International School has a strong bond with Franklin Towne Charter. The Duazon, Liberia elementary school welcomed a shipment of more than 2,000 study...

Celebrating 250 years of independence

City and state leaders and others recently kicked off the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence by announcing the first wave of a multi-year schedule...

America’s first zoo celebrates 150 years on July 1

Nine years before the Phillies threw their very first pitch in the National League, Philadelphia already had its biggest, most enduring pastime. On July 1,...

Around Town

Programs at Richmond Library Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St., offers a Literacy Enrichment Afterschool Program that meets Mondays and Tuesdays from 2-6 p.m. and Wednesdays,...

Aaron is a home run

Aaron is about 2 years old but still has energy like a puppy. Aaron was taken to the city shelter after being found squatting...
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