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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....

ATV crackdown

Officer John Lordan of the 7th Police District in Northeast Philadelphia, works detail that gets illegal motor bikes off the road including Dirt bikes,...

Judge tosses felony charges against Bridesburg priest

The Philadelphia district attorney’s office has vowed to fight a Municipal Court judge’s dismissal of felony charges against a former Bridesburg-based priest accused of...

‘Kensington Strangler’ guilty, will serve three lifetimes

In this undated handout photo provided by the Philadelphia Police Department, Antonio Rodriguez is shown. Police announced at a news conference, Monday, Jan. 17,...

River Ward events for the week of August 15

Back to school salePlease join Society of St. Vincent de Paul at 901 E. Luzerne Street for a “back to school” yard sale August 18,...

Bridesburg Elementary student honored for activism

Jordyn Colville, from Bridesburg, recieves the Young Heroes Award at the National Liberty Museum for outstanding community and school achievements, Thursday, August 9, 2012,...

Letters to the editor for the week of August 15

Will the city ever make things right?To the editor:This is an open letter to all Philadelphia residents. If you have problems with backed-up sewers and weeds,...
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