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Port Richmond

Featured Stories

Port Richmond: Residents Hopeful, But Wary, Over Plans to Improve the Riverfront

June 16, 2011

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

Amateur Sports

Port Richmond: Tigers Baseball is a Family Tradition

June 13, 2011

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

Arts and Entertainment

Port Richmond: Award-Winning, Polish-American String Band

June 9, 2011

  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

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: Campbell Square Park Attracts Dog Walkers

June 8, 2011

  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

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: Plans for the Riverfront Discussed Over Water Ice in the Park

June 5, 2011

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

Port Richmond

Port Richmond: A Community Flea Market to Help the March of Dimes

May 28, 2011

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

Featured Stories

Port Richmond: Deli Owner Feels the Pull of Poland

May 24, 2011

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

Arts and Entertainment

Port Richmond: Locals Young and Old Gather at Donna’s Bar

May 18, 2011

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,

Arts and Entertainment

Port Richmond: A Community Passionate About Theater

April 17, 2011

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

Amateur Sports

Port Richmond: Burgis Claims Third State Boxing Title

April 15, 2011

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

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