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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....

River Wards events for the week of March 29

Stay up to date on what’s going on in your neighborhood.PVVM memorial markersThe deadline for spring orders for the 12 x 12 granite pavers has...

Meal with a meaning

St. George and Mother of Divine Grace parishes host Poor Man’s Supper to collect donations for Kensington soup kitchen.“The ‘Poor Man’s Supper’ is a longstanding...

Green celebration

Greensgrow marks 20 years of operation with mural dedication ceremony.By Matthew HaubensteinResidents and community groups gathered at the corner of Almond and Cumberland in...

Fishtown business owner gets green light for church conversion

Church of the Liv­ing Word to be­come tat­too and cre­at­ive design stu­dio and res­id­en­tial space.By Mary Elizabeth SullivanMike Ski got a thumbs-up from Fishtown...

Port Richmond students score for a cure

Our Lady of Port Rich­mond holds an­nu­al March Mad­ness com­pet­i­tion to be­ne­fit Ladies of Port Rich­mond.By Melissa KomarThe stakes were high as the Poke’ballers and...

Sharing the faith in the River Wards

In­ter­faith gath­er­ings aim to bring to­geth­er com­munity mem­bers of dif­fer­ent re­li­gions to see bey­ond ste­reo­types.By Melissa KomarDif­fer­ences in re­li­gion and faith brought a group of...
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