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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....

Arts and crafts for all at Lehigh Ave. Arts Festival

Now in its biggest year ever, the Lehigh Avenue Arts Festival attracted over 50 arts vendors to Port Richmond last Saturday to peddle their...

Fishtown: ‘Yes’ to Canal St. North project

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAThough the primary — and overwhelming — concern was the availability of parking, Fishtown residents voted in support last Tuesday of Core Realty’s proposal for a “family-friendly...

River Ward events for the week of September 12

EKNA/FNA to meetEast Kensington Neighbors Association and Fishtown Neighbors Association will hold a public meeting tonight, September 12 at 7:15 p.m. at Circle of Hope...

Kensington co-op searches for a permanent home

During a recent tour of fellow food co-ops around Philadelphia, directors and members of the Kensington Community Food Co-op got an inside look at...

Firefighters’ union files complaint for Buck Hosiery records

In the wake of April’s Buck Hosiery factory fire that left two firefighters dead, the firefighter’s union has filed a complaint against the city...

Kicking cancer to the gutter

If you’ve never seen the Cohen brothers’ 1998 cult classic, “The Big Lebowski,” now’s your chance, man.Come Saturday, Northern Liberties’ North Bowl, at 909 N....
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