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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...

Living next to a nightmare

In the river wards, there is no shortage of stories about nightmare neighbors — from hoarders to party houses to drug hangouts — who can make life on...

Port Richmond’s Shenanigans looks to Front Street

Patrick Murray and Colleen Murray, who are trying to open a bar at 1624 N. Front Street, at a community meeting held to discuss...

Cheri wants a showdown

Cheri Honkala rides a horse along East Allegheny on Monday, Aug 29 to raise awareness for her campaign for sheriff as a Green Party...

Bridesburg’s Miss Jackie could get her ‘way’

Bridesburg Rec’s Miss Jackie outside of the center, where residents are trying to get a petition together to rename the stretch of Richmond Street...

Reclaiming Kensington South’s Benson Park

Benson Park in Kensington South has seen better days.Overgrown trees uproot sturdy metal grates, making the area a hazard for passers-by. The centrally located fountain...

These Fairmount ladies are walking the walk

In Japanese tradition, if a person folds 1,000 paper cranes, that person gets a wish.One of the most famous tales of this practice is that...
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