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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...

River Wards Happenings: Nov. 9–15

BRIDESBURG HISTORIC MEETSThe next meeting of the Bridesburg Historical Society will be held on Weds., Nov. 9, at 7:30 p.m. in All Saints’ Marian Hall...

He’s on a mission

Fishtown’s Christopher Sawyer has an interesting hobby.He likes to be a thorn in the side of absentee property owners, short-dumpers and those pesky ne’er-do-wells...

River Wards Happenings: Nov. 4–9

FREE HEALTH SCREENINGSThe Arab American CDC is holding a health fair on Nov. 4 from 12–4 p.m. at the Al-Aqsa Islamic Society (1501 Germantown...

North player found a new home with Cahillites

Roman Catholic senior midfielder Norman “Boomer” Steigelman and Father Judge’s Matt Matwiejczyk battle during a playoff game at Northeast High School on Monday, October 31.Kevin...

Nutter to absentee property owners: See you in court

It’s been said that blight in Philadelphia is like pornography.You know it when you see it.Just as all art with nudity isn’t porn, not all...

UPDATE: PennDOT work on Girard Ave. bridge starts

The historic Route 15 trolleys will be missing from the river wards straight through Christmas Eve.And with construction scheduled for the Girard Avenue interchange...
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