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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....

Local author explores colorful history of NoLibs

Harry Kyriakodis said he didn’t know why there was never a book written about the history of Northern Liberties, so he decided to write...

Become a part of Adaire’s foundation

The yard at Alexander Adaire Elementary School, 1300 E. Palmer St., looks much like many other schoolyards in the city.It is bleak, bare and devoid...

Fishtown on the small screen

Fishtown is being sized up, like it or not.A Boston-based television production company, Powderhouse Productions, is deciding if there is potential for a reality show...

River Ward events for the week of October 31

Mater Dolorosa “Night at the Races”On Saturday, Nov. 3, celebrate the church’s biggest fundraiser of the year. Mater Dolorosa, at 1676 Ruan St., will host...

Shenanigans Saloon raising money for neighbor’s vet bill

Shenanigans Saloon, at 3133 Gaul St. in Port Richmond, is rallying neighbors to help an elderly neighbor and her dog after a pit bull...

Northern Liberties TV program is moving on up

If you’ve spent any time at all in Northern Liberties, then you might have heard the name Larry Freedman. Locals know Freedman as chairman...
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