River Wards news at-a-glance
Port Richmond trail project scheduled to begin this weekStreets Commissioner Clarena Tolson announced Oct. 4 that work was scheduled to begin Tuesday on the Port...
Felony charges reinstated against Bridesburg priest
Felony sex charges were reinstated last week against a Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old altar boy at St. John Cantius Parish...
Mid-Century needs new space after zoning refusal
Mid-Century Furniture Warehouse, a Fishtown furniture store, is leaving its current location after unexpected neighborhood opposition at a Zoning Board of Adjustment meeting led...
River Ward events for the week of October 10
EKNA zoning meetingTonight, Oct. 10, at 7:15 p.m., the East Kensington Neighbors Association will hold a zoning meeting open to the public at Circle of...
Port Richmond landlord could face jail time
A landlord known as the “Slumlord Millionaire” as owner of over 300 properties in parts of Port Richmond and Kensington pled guilty in an...
Samantha Pawlucy, mocked for Romney shirt, returns to school Tuesday
Ed. note: See image gallery at right, and look for an interview with Samantha Pawlucy in Wednesday’s Star.A crowd of over 50 veterans and...