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Bodi.Me Joins Philly FatCon 2025 as First-Time Mid Sponsor and Marketplace Vendor

Bodi.Me, a leader in innovative Sustainable Fashion Fit Technology, will make its debut at Philly FatCon 2025 as a Mid Sponsor and Marketplace Vendor during the two-day convention, to...

Senators Tartaglione and Saval Partner with Student Leaders to Introduce Lifesaving Naloxone-in-Schools Legislation

State Senators Christine M. Tartaglione (D–Philadelphia) and Nikil Saval (D–Philadelphia) today announced the introduction of Senate Bill 1054, groundbreaking legislation that would require all high schools in Pennsylvania to...

Love in Bloom

Kristine Kratt and Bill Shaffer, Northern Liberties residents, were married on March 7 at the Philadelphia International Flower Show — only the second wedding ever held there.Mauro...

Nutter visits ‘Needle Park’ to announce the fifth annual Spring Cleanup

The sun shone brightly on Kensington’s McPherson Square last week as Mayor Michael Nutter joined elected officials and a cadre of hard-working local volunteers...

Port Richmond native’s film ‘Swooped’ to screen at the Troc

Matt Godfrey / For the Star (From left) Gariffo and Costello in front of an advertisement for their movie.There’s one tip for writing that every...

Filmmaker focuses on cleaning up Kensington

Documentary filmmaker Jamie Moffett has had plenty of opportunities to live and work in the hustle and bustle of major metropolises like New York...

Dunbar hopes to take the 177th

Legislative elections are just around the corner, and this year, there’s a new face in the mix.Democrat William Dunbar, a fresh-faced 27-year-old, will run in...

Picking up the pieces

On Thursday, the Panas family finally heard the word they’d been hoping to hear for more than two years — “guilty.”The parents of slain Billy Panas...
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