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PA Primary Election 2026: Dates, Deadlines, and How to Vote

Pennsylvania's 2026 primary election is scheduled for Tuesday, May 19. The deadline to register to vote is Monday, May 4, and the deadline to apply for a mail or...

Philly Council Moves to Ban ICE Masks and Raids on City Property

The Philadelphia City Council on Monday advanced a seven-bill legislative package that would ban ICE agents from wearing masks, using unmarked vehicles, or operating on city-owned property, moving the...

Fighting crime in the riverwards…together

Throughout the riverwards, neighborhood organizations and community groups have long strived to make the region a safer place.Now, many have banded together to create the...

A tribute to players who broke baseball’s boundaries

It’s fair to say that Jerry Franklin, branch manager of the Richmond Library, is a devoted baseball fan.A baseball-memorabilia collector since his youth, Franklin has...

A career ‘alternative’ for former union organizer

In 2003, Kensington resident Ronald Jablonski retired after 42 years as a sheet-metal worker and union organizer.But it hardly has been a traditional retirement.Instead,...

March Madness!

This year’s 11th annual March Madness — an academic competition that pits area students against one another in a trivia challenge — kicked off with a roar on...

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...
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