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Borski Park Opens in Bridesburg with July Celebration

A decade in the making, Bridesburg’s Robert A. Borski, Jr. Park will be open to the public on July 11th at 10 am with a dedication ceremony taking place...

Philadelphia Launches Red Card Philly Anti-Trafficking Campaign

As part of the City of Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget, City Council approved $500,000 in funding to launch “Red Card Philly,” a comprehensive, multilingual awareness campaign to...

Final Stop

It’s fair to say that Joe Sullivan, owner of Fishtown’s Palm Auto, is something of a collector.On the first floor of his Frankford Avenue...

Second man arrested in slaying of Shane Kelly

Police have arrested a second man who they believe had a part in the Nov. 13 slaying of 27-year-old Shane Kelly, who was shot...

New Group to Tackle Issues that Plague Port Richmond

Though the group is little more than a month old, the Port Richmond West Community Action Network already has gained a foothold in the...

Buried Treasures

(left) Jessica Rosado, 16, Alysis Santana, 16, Delio Rondon, 16, and Jesus Perez, 17, look at a book describing the different dig sites along...

Local group helps combat health care debt

Millions of Americans are uninsured or underinsured.In 2009, the U.S. Census bureau found that as many as 50.7 million, or about 16.7 percent of...

DiCicco era ends

His upcoming role in Philadelphia politics has been clear for some time, but after last week’s general election, Democrat Mark Squilla will soon officially...
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