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The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc. Honors Hunger Action Month with International Find the Good Day

The Junior League of Philadelphia, Inc. (JLP) honors Hunger Action Month with International Find the Good Day on Saturday, September 20, 2025. From 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., at...

Survey Reveals Jersey City + Newark Football Fans Are the Most Desperate for Their Own Pro Football Teams

While 32 cities across America get to cheer for their own NFL teams, more than half the states are left on the sidelines. But if fans had their say,...

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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