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North Philly Land Trust Renovates Homes for Low-Cost Rentals

A community land trust operated by the North Philadelphia nonprofit Esperanza is acquiring deteriorated rowhomes and converting them into renovated, below-market rental housing in eastern North Philadelphia. The initiative...

Lucky Duck Opens on Delaware River Waterfront in Philly

On a stretch of the Delaware River that has seen little nightlife activity since Festival Pier closed, a new bar has opened its doors. Lucky Duck began serving customers...

EKNA president and local artist hope to make a big purchase: a firetruck

Jeff Carpineta, president of the East Kensington NeighborsAssociation, chats with artist Jesse Gardner while seated at a 1974Ford fire truck. The pair hopes to...

Street crime or success: the choice is theirs

Kensington resident Guillermo Soto says he feels as though his life has been saved.The 21 year-old, who lives on Allegheny Avenue, could have ended up...

Editor’s notice

Star’s neighborhood dropboxes, where readers can drop off letters to the editor, birthday, memorial, congratulations, event and other notices, are back in use. We’ll...

Union claims fire deaths were ‘preventable’

Local 22, the union that represents Philadelphia’s firefighters, has called for the resignation of Fire Department Commissioner Lloyd Ayers, along with two top members...

Crazy contraptions in Kensington

See our photo gallery at right. For a list of winners and more information, visit www.kensingtonkinetic.org.

Riverward upcoming events for this week, May 23

Beef and beer for Flo Callazo-JordanSaturday, June 9 from 7 to 11 p.m. at Veterans Boxer Association Ring 1, 2733 E. Clearfield St. $25...
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