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How Philly-Area Athletes Performed at the 2026 Winter Olympics

Team USA closed the 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo ranked second behind Norway in both overall medals and gold medals. The Americans totaled 33 medals,...

Up to 16 Inches of Snow Hits Philadelphia, Snow Emergency Declared

A winter storm dropped more than a foot of snow across Philadelphia, triggering a Snow Emergency and activating a citywide response. The National Weather Service reported 14.0 inches of snow...

SNAPSHOTS: Port Richmond kids

COURTESY OF FRIENDS OF POWERS PARKOn Nov. 16, students from Memphis Street Academy Charter School in Port Richmond helped rake leaves and clean up Powers...

New PECO scam gaining traction in the city as the holidays approach

A scam that involves fooling PECO customers into paying con artists, not the utility, for supposedly outstanding electric bills seems to be a hustle...

Dancing toward her dreams

Jade Adams during ballet practice. SUBMITTED BY JENNIFER ADAMSJade Adams is a soft-spoken young girl who is hesitant to talk about her ballet accomplishments, though...

Big changes for the area discussed at PRCG meeting

Changes to a local SEPTA bus route were one of the items discussed at the PRCG meeting last month. WIKIMEDIA COMMONSChanges, both definite and...

SNAPSHOTS: Mayor Nutter shops in Fishtown

Mayor Michael Nutter checks out the merchandise in a Fishtown boutique on Small Business Saturday. Photo courtesy of Mayor Michael Nutter’s Office of Communications.On...

River Ward events for the week of December 4

PROPAC/PRTW to meetThe next meeting of the Port Richmond on Patrol and Civic and Port Richmond Town Watch will be Thursday, Dec. 5, at 7...
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