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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....

Helping to make each breath better

Chris Mizes (middle, with glasses), and volunteers for the Port Richmond Air project wore air monitors on their backpacks (the small silver devices) for...

Port Richmond woman reaches 101 years old

Mary “Mamie” CelebreMary Celebre has lived in the neighborhood her entire life, and said she still feels like a teenager.Mary Celebre has lived in Port...

Beware the holiday ‘grandparent scam’

A con known as the “grandparent scam,” according to Attorney General Linda Kelly, is being run on Pennsylvanians almost every day, sometimes with tragic...

City Council reaches ‘balance’ in new zoning amendment

Recent tweaks to the zoning code by City Council have angered some River Wards residents, while others are relieved that changes weren’t more severe.City Council...

Tax delinquency, blight, and one blogger’s fight

It’s no secret that one of the prevailing quality-of-life problems in the River Wards, and in the entire city, is blight.Where, then, does blight come...

Holiday happenings in the River Wards

CHARITY DRIVES AND AIDAnthony’s Café toy driveAnthony’s, 319 E. Girard Ave., is hosting its first holiday toy drive for the patients at the Children’s Hospital of...
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