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Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $30 Million in Traffic Signal Upgrades Across Pennsylvania

The Shapiro Administration have announced that 57 municipalities across the Commonwealth will receive nearly $30 million through the Green Light-Go Program to improve traffic safety and mobility by reducing...

Marshall Charloff & Purple xPeRIeNCE Coming to Rivers Casino

Prince lovers in Philadelphia will "party like it’s 1999" as the acclaimed "Marshall Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE" brings the icon’s timeless hits to The Event Center at Rivers...

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...

Richmond Street closure starts today

A two-year closure of Richmond Street is set to begin Monday, Feb. 3, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation announced yesterday.The detour is part of...

River Wards events for the week of Jan. 29

Northeast Catholic Alumni Memorial Scholarship FundThe fund will be accepting nominations for tuition assistance grants until Jan. 31, 2014. The nominees must be the...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Jan. 29

Police plead for tipsPhil­adelphia Po­lice De­part­ment detectives are still looking for help in identi­fy­ing the man who killed 26-year-old Am­ber Long in a rob­bery in...
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