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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...

A sculpture garden grows in Kensington

A little-used and barren field in Kensington will get a new chance at life as the Little Berlin artist’s collective has targeted the plot...

Phillies throw stikes in Northern Liberties

Philadelphia Phillies star catcher Carlos Ruiz, known as “Chooch,” was watching for a different kind of strike on Sunday, when he and several fellow...

Here’s to new beginnings

Star readers sure do know how to make the new girl feel welcome.As the Managing Editor of the Star, I ended my first week Friday...

Riverward upcoming events for this week-April 25

Riverward night outThe RiverWards CrimeWatch will host a neighborhood night out against crime on Friday, April 27, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., at Hetzell’s field,...

Comcast Cleans up in Kensington

After years of neglect, Kensington’s McPherson Square is a changed place.The park, which houses one of the city’s remaining public libraries funded by the late...

Welcome to the ‘search church’

In Northern Liberties, there’s a church at 1028 N. 3rd St. that is unlike any other.It was built in 1850, and sunlight still shines through...
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