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PA’s Get Away Campaign Aims to Boost Tourism in Philly

PA House Tourism & Recreational Development Committee Chair Mary Jo Daley has said she is proud to help announce that the Pennsylvania Department of Community & Economic Development launched...

Stroke Survivor to Perform at Philadelphia Tango Festival After Remarkable Recovery

May is Stroke Awareness Month, and a Philadelphia-based dance teacher exemplifies the extraordinary recovery that ispossible with hard work, timely medical care, the support of a caring partner and...

Behind the scenes, he has a starring role

Dan Schultz is no stranger to stage fright.For the Northern Liberties resident and technical director for the Walnut Street Theatre, though, nerves come not from...

Riverward upcoming events for this week, May 16

Breast Cancer WalkThe 8th annual Ladies of Port Richmond Breast Cancer Walk will be held on Sunday, May 20 at 10 a.m., at the Monkiewicz...

Remembering Sabina

You don’t have a soul,You are a soul,You have a bodyIn June of 2010, I opened a Star story with those lines from a poem by C.S. Lewis.The...

Africa, adventure and an ambulance

By night, they huddled together to sleep under the roof of a 23-year-old ambulance.By day, they navigated a multi-continental course through Europe and Africa.At least...

A celebration of crazy creativity

Scenes from the Trenton Ave. Arts Fest and Kinetic Sculpture Derby held in Fishtown on Saturday, May 21, 2011.This weekend, get ready to see crazy...

Riverward upcoming events for this week, May 9

Breast Cancer WalkThe 8th annual Ladies of Port Richmond Breast Cancer Walk will be held on Sunday, May 20 at 10 a.m., at the Monkiewicz...
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