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TerraPower Chooses Philly for $450M Medical Isotope Hub

A nuclear science company founded by Bill Gates has chosen South Philadelphia for a new manufacturing facility dedicated to producing radioactive medical isotopes used in cancer treatment. TerraPower Isotopes...

Little Walter’s Turns Neighbor’s Request Into Gluten-Free Pierogi Night

Little Walter’s, a modern Polish restaurant in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, now hosts a monthly gluten-free dinner service after a special event created for one neighbor with celiac disease drew...

River Wards: Then and Now, Old and New: A lifelong Northern Liberties resident

Barbara Geiger, who lives on N. Randolph St.Barbara Geiger grew up in Northern Liberties when it was a bit like a mini-Ukraine.“Growing up, this block...

The River Wards: Then and Now, Old and New

Photo of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge over the Delaware River. CARINA MCKEE / STAR PHOTOHow newcomers and lifelong residents, young and old, see life in...

River Wards: Then and Now, Old and New: New to Northern Liberties

Aimee Viggiani, who lives at 2nd and Brown streets.Aimee Viggiani moved from the Northeast to Northern Liberties with a bit of hesitation.“I had a misconception...

River Wards: Then and Now, Old and New: New to Fishtown

Sean Gibbons, who lives on E. Montgomery Ave.Sean Gibbons and his wife decided to move to Fishtown just shy of a year ago because,...

River Wards: Then and Now, Old and New: A lifelong Bridesburg resident

Teresa Pyott, who lives on Edgemont Street.Teresa Pyott said she has many memories of Bridesburg, some more striking than others.“I saw Franklin Delano Roosevelt riding down...

River Wards: Then and Now, Old and New: A lifelong Port Richmond resident

Theresa Varillo, who lives on Gaul Street.You might say Theresa Varillo’s Port Richmond home is the rock of her life.She’s lived in it since she was...
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