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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...

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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