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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....

Neighbors fight methadone clinic

A proposed methadone clinic would operate at 2100 N. Front St., down the street from its current location at Kensington Hospital. CAROLAN DIFIORE /...

Going green

Kensington CAPA was the first public high school in the country to receive a LEED Platinum certification. CAROLAN DIFIORE / STAR PHOTODespite widespread budget cuts...

A bar with a story

The exterior of the building where bar-room, a proposed 1920’s themed restaurant, may open this summer. CAROLAN DIFIORE / STAR PHOTOOpening a bar at 2658...

River Wards events for the week of Feb. 5

Caregiver support groupThe CARES (CAregivers REducing Stress) Program support group will meet on Wednesday, Feb. 5, and on the first Wednesday of every month, from...

Fishtown’s disappearing trees

A tree on the 400 block of Belgrade Street was recently removed at request of the landowner. Many trees like these are removed due...

Now accepting bitcoin

Philadelphia Brewing Company in East Kensington displays an orange bitcoin sticker at the checkout counter alongside the typical Visa, MasterCard and Discover stickers. ALI...
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