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Sweetgreen Fishtown Opens with Food, Fun, and a Mission to Give Back

Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood is buzzing with excitement as one of the area’s most anticipated new restaurants, Sweetgreen, opens its doors at 1359 Frankford Avenue.  Known for redefining fast-casual dining with...

Saint Joseph’s Hawks Show Depth in Win Over La Salle

The Saint Joseph’s Hawks demonstrated their growing depth with a 76-52 win over La Salle University in a women’s college basketball matchup at Hagan Arena.  Despite missing key players Talya...

Study says cash flows from water

Bridesburg Outboard Club Commodore Patrick McGrath welcomes everyone to last week’s press conference. McGrath spoke of seeing the waterfronts transformation over his years as...

Fairmount actress takes on challenging role

(From left) Wendy Staton and Cathy Simpson take on the only two roles in the New City Stage’s ‘Night, Mother production at the Adrienne...

Protecting the neighborhood

Tom Updegrove, senior consultant for InterNetwork Service, explains how the security system works.Northern Liberties residents might soon be under the watchful eye of a new...

Fare brings fresh, organic food to the table

Fare General Manager Robert Amar. The Fairmount Avenue restaurant opened it’s doors back a few weeks ago with the mission to offer only organic foods.Philadelphia...

25 Years and Counting for the NKCDC

For more than 25 years, the New Kensington Community Development Corporation has striven to make the neighborhood a better place.The Star was able to gather...

Plan aims to avoid Fishtown parking wars

The Fishtown Neighbors Association hosted an open meeting last Tuesday to address a growing concern — parking, particularly along Frankford and Girard avenues.A group of approximately 30–40...
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