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Old City Media Donates Free Groceries for Holiday Dinners to North Philly Residents on Dec 19

Ray Sheehan, founder of Old City Media, a Philadelphia-based global experiential marketing agency, will be giving away free bags of groceries at two Grocery Outlet locations on Friday, December...

Sandbox VR Philadelphia Grows Experience Portfolio with Stranger Things Collaboration

Sandbox VR, the world’s premier destination for virtual reality, is expanding its partnership with Netflix with the release of its new experience, Stranger Things: Catalyst, available to book now...

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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