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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....

Presenting: Best of the River Wards 2013! — Part I

Staff members at Mugshot Diner, with manager Andy Likogiannis at back right. STAR PHOTO / MIKALA JAMISONBest New River Wards Hot SpotWinner: Mugshot Diner, 2424 E....

Presenting: Best of the River Wards 2013! — Part II

The Groove Hound co-owner Gert Schooley with one of her “clients.” SAM NEWHOUSE / STAR PHOTOBest Pet Shop or GroomerWinner: The Groove Hound, 2236 Frankford Ave.Call...

And your winners are…

After five weeks of voting by Star readers (who voted by mailing in their paper ballots or voting online this year), we’ve found this...

We will never forget

In tribute: A memorial flag is illuminated near the spot where American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001. FROM...

Coming next week…

Check out the September 18 edition of Star to see which people, places and businesses in your neighborhoods won in our 2013 “Best of...

A church grows in Bridesburg

A soon to be sacred space: Pastor Rob Burns of Realife Church in Bridesburg, inside the church’s new building, currently under renovation. SAM NEWHOUSE...
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