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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...

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...

Shot at, cop shoots back, hits her mark

An officer of Port Richmond’s 24th Police District was narrowly missed by bullets during a midafternoon gunfight on Monday, Oct. 24.But the thug that shot...

NoLibs updates: Parks, Plans, and a place called ‘Phlirt’

The Northern Liberties Neighbors Association’s monthly meeting, held Thursday, Oct. 27, was a treasure trove of information.NLNA president Matt Ruben led the busy get-together,...

BB gun stand-off gives residents a Halloween scare

Halloween got off to a genuinely scary start on Monday when police closed off Frankford Avenue at Allegheny Avenue due to reports of a...

Cops charge ‘bad hair bandit’ in Hyperion Bank robbery

Police have collared the man they believe robbed a Girard Avenue bank on Oct. 12.According to Officer Tanya Little of the public affairs unit, police...
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