News

Join the HEADstrong Foundation in Fishtown on Sept. 18 for a gala supporting Nick’s House, helping cancer patients and ...
Yesterday, local leaders, public health advocates, and elected officials gathered for the first event in the Extreme Weather Emergency Tour, a four-state press tour highlighting how ...
Breaking the zoning code: how a “gargantuan” 7-story apartment building neighbors deplore could be built in Olde Richmond ...
Kicking it: The Cougars U8 team enjoys some time together after a game. PHOTO COURTESY OF BRIDESBURG COUGARS Every facet of daily life has been impacted in the River Wards and beyond by the COVID-19 ...
Arway Linen & Uniform Rentals has found a home for its new corporate headquarters, a 70,000-square-foot industrial facility at 3711-3763 Sepviva St. in Port Richmond. Commercial real estate firm ...
State Rep. Joe Hohenstein (D-177th dist.) defeated Republican Mark LaVelle in last week’s election, prevailing 65 percent to 34 percent. LaVelle took 59 percent in the Bridesburg-based 45th Ward, but ...
It was the year 2000 when Philadelphia-based entrepreneur and real estate investor Ken Weinstein opened the Trolley Car Diner in Mount Airy. Beside it was the Trolley Car Ice Cream Shoppe, housed ...
Philadelphia City Council allocates $500,000 for Red Card Philly, a multilingual campaign to raise awareness and fight human trafficking citywide.
The Philly Streetlight Improvement Project helped reduce gun violence by 21%, improved public safety, and upgraded energy efficiency across Philadelphia.
City Council unanimously passed legislation sponsored by Councilman Mike Driscoll (D-6th dist.) cracking down on “tag flippers,” devices allowing drivers to change or alter the license plate displayed ...
The Riverwards Group last week held a groundbreaking ceremony for its newest residential community, Somerset Station, 2200 E. Somerset St. The first phase will be 220 units of a 535-unit residential ...
Philadelphia voters approved the creation of a Prison Oversight Office and Community Oversight Board to increase transparency in the city’s prison system.