Neighborhood news in brief for the week of June 5
Church changes in the River WardsHoly Name of Jesus Parish, 701 Gaul St., and Saint Laurentius Parish, 1608 E. Berks St., will merge on July...
Port Richmond embraces its fallen soldier
A plaque honoring Stanley A. Gogoj, the Port Richmond native who was the first American casualty in the Korean War, was displayed at Campbell...
Port Richmond embraces its fallen soldier
A plaque honoring Stanley A. Gogoj, the Port Richmond native who was the first American casualty in the Korean War, was displayed at Campbell...
Step right up to the plate in NoLibs
Everybody Hits owner David Gavigan stands proudly in front of the crowd at his new indoor batting cages. The cages opened May 1 in...
Group says AVI overprices low-cost homes
A coalition of Philadelphia civic organizations, including several from the River Wards, has criticized the recent citywide AVI reassessment, calling it flawed and saying...
Firefighters oust union boss
Bill Gault would sometimes borrow from The Godfather to illustrate the challenges confronting him as the elected president of Philadelphia’s firefighters union, which is...