Riverward upcoming events for April 18
Flea market at Konrad SquareThe Friends of Konrad Square will host a flea market on Saturday, April 28, at Konrad Square Park, Tulip and Dauhins...
“It looked like the sky was on fire”
Last week, on the morning of Monday, April 9, a fire tore through the long-vacant Thomas W. Buck Hosiery building at York and Jasper...
A knot-ty way to fight autism
A pretzel from the Philly Soft Pretzel Factory is always a treat.During April, however, if you swing by the Philly Soft Pretzel Factory at 3377...
iPhone your councilperson
Newly elected City Councilman Bobby Henon (D-6th cist.) might just be the most technologically savvy politician in the city.It’s a role the councilman found himself...
Shouting it from the blacktop: Take back vacant land!
Community activists from the city’s First Councilmanic District turned out for a March 27 to discuss managing vacant land in Philadelphia — a problem that continues...
Keeping up the ‘blight fight’ throughout the riverwards
Vacant and damaged properties were a primary focus of last week’s meeting of the Port Richmond Community Group, including discussion of state Rep. John...