River Wards

Tom Sheridan gets to work almost every Sunday at 6 a.m. That’s brewing day over at Do Good Brewing in Port Richmond. Sheridan meets his two employees over at the brewery on 3245 Amber Street

On a recent Saturday afternoon, Yay Clay was the venue to host member Sharon Rosen’s birthday party. The large building was decorated with balloons and signs directing partygoers to the festivities. Once inside the Yay

Each May, Port Richmond residents and people from surrounding neighborhoods look forward to the beginning of Second Saturdays, a free street festival that takes place on the 3100 block of Richmond Street. The event features

Down on Richmond Street, at the intersection of East Clearfield Street, traffic is sparse. An occasional 18-wheeler drives down the road and most of the stores, from the bakery to the bar to the bookstore,

Port Richmond resident Erica Quinn said she remembers the day her longtime friend Nicole Fisher called her to discuss going back to work. It was 2012, and both women recently had children. Although they both lived

Matthew Albasi and Max Pulcini (above), two young Temple University graduates who love journalism and the city of Philadelphia, recently purchased The Spirit of the River Wards newspaper, which serves the Fishtown, Kensington, Bridesburg, Port Richmond and Northern

Many forces are up against Greg Gillespie and his bookstore. “They’ve closed Richmond Street from Cambria south. So it’s all dead end,” Gillespie said of recent construction in the area. “This used to be an

Port Richmond is known for its prominent Polish and Polish American communities. While younger, newer crowds enter the city and surrounding areas, many continue to try the Polish restaurants, delis and bakeries that the area