https://vimeo.com/25143605] Patty-Pat Kozlowski’s family used to live in Venango. Her father, grandmother and great-aunt grew up in a neighborhood that no longer exists. Into the mid-20th century, the Kozlowskis had farmland near the river. There [continue reading…]
Saturday afternoons during the summer at the baseball field of Samuel Recreation Center have been the same for generations. Many families with young sons in the community come out to see their kids compete against [continue reading…]
https://vimeo.com/24823567] Founded in 1933 by Joseph Jankowski, the Polish American String Band has been entertaining audiences, both young and old, for decades with its traditional, powerful polka sound. Headquartered on the corner of East [continue reading…]
On a warm Saturday morning, residents of Port Richmond start off their day at Campbell Square, a three-acre park that lies in the heart of the neighborhood, to walk their dogs. Many of the [continue reading…]
Once upon a time the ‘River’ was the favored destination for waterside relaxation. “Everyone remembers days on the river. We didn’t need to go to the Jersey shore, that was our beach,” Patty-Pat Kozlowski told [continue reading…]
On a sunny Saturday afternoon, residents of Port Richmond gathered in a Kmart parking lot on Aramingo Avenue for a community flea market. Many of the vendors were locals selling inexpensive or secondhand goods such [continue reading…]
It’s hard to walk down a block in Port Richmond without seeing a Polish deli or market. On Allegheny Avenue, there are two delis across the street from each other. Despite the direct competition, Polka [continue reading…]
Joan Aichrath gets to work at 6 a.m. six days a week to open Donna’s Bar on 2732 East Allegheny Ave., a pub that has served as a neighborhood drinking well for 25 years. Aichrath, [continue reading…]
In 1984, a community theater was born in Port Richmond at the Nativity Blessed Virgin Mary parish. Seven years later this company moved further down Allegheny Avenue towards the Delaware River to the Lithuanian Music [continue reading…]
Anthony Burgis of the Front Street Gym in Port Richmond will be moving on to the National Golden Gloves tournament for the third consecutive year, after stopping Rosilindo Morales in their 132 pound bout this [continue reading…]
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