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Glen Foerd 3rd Thursday Returns July 17 with Live Music, BBQ & Family Fun

Glen Foerd’s popular 3rd Thursday event returns on Thursday, July 17, 2025, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. at Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19114. This month’s event features: ...

HEADstrong Foundation Brings Annual Benefit to Fishtown

The HEADstrong Foundation, an organization dedicated to aiding families battling cancer and making care more accessible, will host its 15th annual fundraiser on September 18, 2025, from 6 p.m....

Neighborhood demographics: clear like never before

A screenshot of the CultureBlocks tool, with a certain area of the city identified. See bottom of story for River Wards’ data. FROM CULTUREBLOCKSThanks...

Neighbors encouraged to stay vigilant in light of recent crime

In a 2012 photo from a meeting about Port Richmond safety, from left: PROPAC president Ken Paul; 24th Police District community relations officer Tina...

A Fishtown fashionista styles for the small screen

Lauren Dougherty, right, who works in Fishtown, appears in fashion segments on many popular TV shows. PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHELE COHENA local fashion designer is...

A memorial’s missing name

Fishtowner John Plenskofski (left) has a bronze plaque (middle) for a Port Richmond soldier who died in the Korean War; he and fellow vet...

Documentary team catches crime on film

Members of Rock Ministries, a nondenominational ministry on Kensington Avenue, do outreach with women on Kensington Avenue, as portrayed by the ‘This Is Kensington’...

Planting a dream

Little Emma stands in the com­munity tulip garden at Tulip and East Cum­ber­land streets. Calta­girone cre­ated the garden 20 years ago. MARIA POUCH­NIKOVA /...
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