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Sandbox VR Philadelphia Grows Experience Portfolio with Stranger Things Collaboration

Sandbox VR, the world’s premier destination for virtual reality, is expanding its partnership with Netflix with the release of its new experience, Stranger Things: Catalyst, available to book now...

Philadelphia Art Museum Announces Daniel H. Weiss as Director and CEO

The Board of Trustees of the Philadelphia Art Museum (“art museum”) announced today the appointment of Daniel H. Weiss as the George D. Widener Director and CEO, effective December...

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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