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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....

24th Police District Advisory Council provides Thanksgiving meals for officers

For nearly a decade, the 24th Police District Advisory Council has been providing Thanksgiving meals for police officers that are assigned to work on...

Happy Thanksgiving from Star!

As Thanksgiving kicks off the holiday season, Star would like to wish its readers a very happy one, and we hope you take the...

Firing up Philly kids’ creativity in Fishtown

A group of teenage boys from West and South Philly visit the Philadelphia Sculpture Gym to try their hands at welding, as part of...

Families thankful for this Christmas cause

Kass Wurtenberg, Saramia Suarez and Kelly Suarez in Wurtenberg’s home. Saramia started Project Christmas Angel five years ago, as a way to help local...

An abundance of gratitude

Philadelphia City Council President Darrell L. Clarke greets seniors at Lutheran Settlement House on November 20 where he, At-Large Councilman Bill Greenlee and Walmart...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of Nov. 27

26th Police District responds to Fishtown Rec. Center incidentsFishtown’s Interstate Drafthouse, 1235 E. Palmer St., which is next to the Fishtown Recreation Center playground,...
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