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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...

Blighted wall collapses; neighbors hope for action

The partially collapsed property at 325 W. Girard Ave, seen above on Aug. 20, has been declared “imminently dangerous” by the city’s Department of...

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...
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