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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....

Winter Jam returns to the Piazza this weekend

Crowds flock by the thousands to the Piazza at Schmidt’s each January, braving the cold for the radio’s free Winter Jam concert. PHOTO COURTESY...

Maritime Academy Charter High School thrives in new location

Principal Edward Poznek poses in the school. ALI EAVES / STAR PHOTOAt Maritime Academy Charter High School, the windows are called portholes. The floor is...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Jan. 15

Suspected drunk driver crashes into cars, house in BridesburgA man driving a box truck was taken into police custody after he drove into several...

Prison for pot grower

Vinh Quang NguyenThe fragrance of fabric softener blowing out of a Frankford Avenue house in December 2012 was supposed to mask the odor of hundreds...

Two murders within minutes last night

Rickey Carroll, 35, was shot and killed at 9:09 p.m. yesterday in a house on the 3300 block of Amber Street in Port Richmond,...

Local families celebrate Three Kings Day

Volunteers and board members dressed as the Three Kings deliver gifts to children in Concilio programs. COURTESY OF CONCILIOFor some neighborhood families, it’s not just...
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