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The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc. Honors Hunger Action Month with International Find the Good Day

The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc. (JLP) honors Hunger Action Month with International Find the Good Day on Saturday, September 20, 2025. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at...

Survey Reveals Jersey City + Newark Football Fans Are the Most Desperate for Their Own Pro Football Teams

While 32 cities across America get to cheer for their own NFL teams, more than half the states are left on the sidelines. But if fans had their say,...

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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