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Shapiro Administration Invests Nearly $30 Million in Traffic Signal Upgrades Across Pennsylvania

The Shapiro Administration have announced that 57 municipalities across the Commonwealth will receive nearly $30 million through the Green Light-Go Program to improve traffic safety and mobility by reducing...

Marshall Charloff & Purple xPeRIeNCE Coming to Rivers Casino

Prince lovers in Philadelphia will "party like it’s 1999" as the acclaimed "Marshall Charloff & The Purple xPeRIeNCE" brings the icon’s timeless hits to The Event Center at Rivers...

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...

Neighborhood still pays for ‘slumlord’ scams

Robert N. Coyle, Sr., who was dubbed the ‘slumlord millionaire’ and is arguably the most infamous landlord in recent Philadelphia history, was sentenced to...

River Ward events for the week of May 29

Musical at Bridesburg Rec. CenterCompany B presents “Don’t Stop Believing.” Tickets: $7. Shows are Thursday through Saturday, May 30 through June 1, at 7 p.m.,...
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