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Sandbox VR Philadelphia Grows Experience Portfolio with Stranger Things Collaboration

Sandbox VR, the world’s premier destination for virtual reality, is expanding its partnership with Netflix with the release of its new experience, Stranger Things: Catalyst, available to book now...

Philadelphia Art Museum Announces Daniel H. Weiss as Director and CEO

The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Art Museum (“art museum”) announced today the appointment of Daniel H. Weiss as the George D. Widener Director and CEO, effective December...

Penn Treaty Middle School to expand in fall

Penn Treaty Middle School, 600 E. Thompson St. GREATPHILLYSCHOOLS.ORG.Penn Treaty Middle School, 600 E. Thompson St., will add grades 9 through 12 in the...

River Wards events for the week of July 31

St. Anne’s produce vouchersSt. Anne’s Senior Center, 2607 E. Cumberland St., has been distributing produce vouchers through the Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP.) Seniors...

Celebrating the Big Green Block

PHOTO COURTESY OF NKCDCOn Saturday, July 20, from 11 a.m. to noon, the New Kensington Community Development Corporation, the Philadelphia Water Department, Pennsylvania Horticultural Society,...

A F.O.R.K. in the road

And they’re off: The F.O.R.K. Tour group hustles to Steap and Grind, 1619 Frankford Ave. The teashop and cafe was the first of several...

The Best of the River Wards 2013

After a very popular 2012 contest in which Star received almost 2,000 votes for the best local businesses, people, recreation spots, food, shopping and...

River Wards events for the week of July 24

SKCP to meet tonightThe South Kensington Community Partners will host a community zoning meeting tonight, July 24, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at 1301 N. 2nd. St.The...
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