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Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $30 Million in Traffic Signal Upgrades Across Pennsylvania

The Shapiro Administration have announced that 57 municipalities across the Commonwealth will receive nearly $30 million through the Green Light-Go Program to improve traffic safety and mobility by reducing...

Marshall Charloff & Purple xPeRIeNCE Coming to Rivers Casino

Prince lovers in Philadelphia will "party like it’s 1999" as the acclaimed "Marshall Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE" brings the icon’s timeless hits to The Event Center at Rivers...

Public notice: A letter from State Rep. John Taylor Re: 2121 Wheatsheaf Lane

2121 Wheatsheaf Lane, where the Kintock Group will build its headquarters. It could one day become a halfway house. SAM NEWHOUSE / STAR PHOTOTo: Mr....

Giving from one neighborhood to another

A family smiles with the school supplies donations they picked up at the “Stuff the Bus” event. COURTESY OF HYPERION BANKThe Portside Arts Center in...

Neighborhood news in brief for the week of August 28

State wants motorists’ inputPennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission seek the public’s input on traveler information through a brief online survey, available at www.511PA.com...

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...
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