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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...

Police identify Kensington man in bank robbing spree

The FBI and the Philadelphia Police Department are looking for help in nabbing John Digman, 48, who authorities say has been on a bank...

UPDATE: Police release sketch of man wanted in rape of Fishtown teen

Philadelphia Police have just released a sketch of a man wanted for the July 11 rape of a 14-year-old girl in Fishtown.The attacker is...

Groups, pols meet with developer Grasso

It was a full house last week when community representatives met with developer David Grasso to determine whether a community benefits agreement might be...

Boosting Girard Avenue’s creative economy

Online, “crowd funding” has become big business.The idea — getting a large group of people to chip in and offer individual donations — isn’t new, but lately, it’s...

Seniors get a little extra security

The residents of Kensington’s Casa Carmen Aponte Senior Development project, just across the street from Norris Square at Hancock Street and Susquehanna Avenue, are...

A robust new Rodin

A renovated Rodin was unveiled last week. Three years of work to the exterior of the museum yielded an alluring garden area, fountain and...
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