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Little Walter’s Turns Neighbor’s Request Into Gluten-Free Pierogi Night

Little Walter’s, a modern Polish restaurant in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, now hosts a monthly gluten-free dinner service after a special event created for one neighbor with celiac disease drew...

Robin Morton Broke Cycling’s Barrier as First Woman Team Owner

Philadelphia is preparing to recognize its many firsts ahead of the nation’s 250th anniversary. Among them is a development from the city’s cycling community. In the 1980s, Robin Morton...

A River Wards Halloween

The Girl Scouts at Frank Glavin Playground and its Advisory Council went all out for their Halloween haunted house, on Friday and Saturday, Oct....

River Ward events for the week of October 30

Liberti church Halloween partyOn Halloween night, liberti church east will open its doors at 2424 E. York St. for kids and families to enjoy...

City announces tax plan to help some homeowners who have fallen behind

The city this month announced it will help some homeowners who have fallen behind in paying their property taxes to get current and stay current.They...

Community grants from SugarHouse will soon increase

The SugarHouse casino has disbursed funds to some River Wards communities through the Penn Treaty Special Services District since 2009. FILE PHOTOIt may just be...

Art with no home

Viking Mills studios, at Hagert and Boston streets. The building is closed indefinitely as of Oct. 21. SAM NEWHOUSE / STAR PHOTOEDITED TO ADD: Philebrity...

Just another blighted building?

The facade of the long-vacant Nativity B.V.M. School, at Belgrade and East Madison streets. The building overlooks Campbell Square, and many neighbors think it...
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