Principal Sister Mary Ripp patrolled the hallways of Our Lady of Port Richmond on her way to supervise the lunch room. The hallways were alive with second-, fourth- and sixth-graders making their way to the [continue reading…]
Local residents met Tuesday night at the Fishtown Recreation Center to help support local business. The Fishtown Market, owned by Mark Reiber was found out of variance in a license renewal. Zoning laws prohibit Reiber [continue reading…]
2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the Leprechauns Sports Association, which has provided a variety of sports for local youths in Port Richmond to participate in. Nearly 300 athletes between the ages of 7-18 participate [continue reading…]
Located in the heart of Port Richmond, Aramingo’s Best Pizza has been serving up its signature “Sauce on Top” pie for almost 20 years. Created unlike other pies throughout Philadelphia, Aramingo’s Best starts out with [continue reading…]
In lieu of an unanticipated increase in crime in the neighborhood, residents are now turning to Port Richmond’s Town Watch (PTRW) group for support, explanations and, above all, solutions. However, PTRW members say that some [continue reading…]
There is an invisible line that runs down Aramingo Avenue dividing one neighborhood into two. The west side showcases a mixture of dilapidated houses and blight due to overpopulation with rentals, abandoned cars left in [continue reading…]
The blocks of Frankford Avenue that snake through Fishtown and Kensington have seen a resurgence in businesses in the past five years. This trend is only expected to intensify if the proposed zoning code changes [continue reading…]
Long before construction crews broke ground at SugarHouse Casino, owner Neil Bluhm met with members of the community to sign a community benefits agreement that would allot funds back into the surrounding neighborhoods of Fishtown, [continue reading…]
For six years, Casino-Free Philadelphia’s mission has been to stop casinos from coming to Philadelphia, bankrupt any that do and reclaim local neighborhoods. The activist group’s No Casino in the Heart of Our City Coalition [continue reading…]
Lietuviu Namai: the “Lithuanian home,” is a cherished notion for a people who for many years endured occupation and displacement. For those of Lithuanian descent living in Philadelphia and surrounding areas, Port Richmond has become [continue reading…]
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