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The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc. Honors Hunger Action Month with International Find the Good Day

The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc. (JLP) honors Hunger Action Month with International Find the Good Day on Saturday, September 20, 2025. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at...

Survey Reveals Jersey City + Newark Football Fans Are the Most Desperate for Their Own Pro Football Teams

While 32 cities across America get to cheer for their own NFL teams, more than half the states are left on the sidelines. But if fans had their say,...

River Ward events for the week of August 28

Frank Glavin Girl Scouts car washThe Girl Scout Troops at Frank Glaving Playground, 2600 Westmoreland St., will host a car wash on Saturday, Sept. 7,...

Fire displaces Green Street residents

A fire broke out at 429 Green St. on Sunday, Aug. 25. PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY WOMBACHER DANKANISSeveral Northern Liberties neighbors were displaced this...

A new Saturday tradition

Paula from Bridesburg shows off the Star newspaper article that inspired her to bring her family to Second Saturday. SAM NEWHOUSE / STAR PHOTOChildren raced...

A spot for small scholars

Learning with love: Nicole Fisher, co-founder of Port Richmond Academy, with her twin 2-year-old daughters, Ryann and Reese, who are both enrolled in the...

Port Richmond man who stabbed retired officer is arrested

Joseph Fitzgerald. COURTESY OF THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENTAccording to a press release issued by the Philadelphia Police Department’s Office of Media Relations, The Philadelphia...

River Wards changes, by the numbers

One of the charts presented at the LSH meeting, which shows the changes in median income in the River Wards over the past several...
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