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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....

Kensington Faces Extreme Heat, Local Leaders Urge Action

Yesterday, local leaders, public health advocates, and elected officials gathered for the first event in the Extreme Weather Emergency Tour, a four-state press tour highlighting how climate-change-fueled extreme weather...

Philadelphia Antiques Show to support lung transplant center

The upcoming Philadelphia Antiques Show will give visitors a chance to purchase unique and timeless treasures, while at the same time benefiting Penn Medicine.Proceeds...

Looking for a place to call home

It might not look like much to an outsider, but to the few that call it home, a small camp under the Betsy Ross...

A ‘banner’ moment in Fishtown

After many months of planning and design, Project organizer Kathy Rhoads unveiled a new historic banner at Girard and Frankford avenues.Unveiled on Saturday, March...

Spicin’ it up!

Hundreds filled 2424 Studios last weekend for the second annual Fishtown Chili Cook-Off.Judges awarded the restaurant’s tasty chili top prize in Sunday’s event, with...

LSH finds a way

Although the Lutheran Settlement House lost about $374,000 in state funding for its 30-year-old Community Education and Employment Department, newly found funding will keep...

Northern Liberties shop owner uses ‘Duke’ — his dog — as inspiration

Matt Godfrey / For the StarDuke & Winston owner Seun Olubodun folds t-shirts at his showroom in Northern Liberties.There’s no question that starting your...
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