A large congregation of music students and proud parents gathered last week in the upstairs foyer of Port Richmond’s Portside Arts Center for the first public performance for many of the young participants. Tiny hands [continue reading…]
Opened eight years ago by a Temple University graduate, the Olde Philly Pharmacy at 2923 E. Thompson St. has been fulfilling prescriptions, and providing home deliveries, for the people of Port Richmond since day one. [continue reading…]
Walking throughout the old streets of a neighborhood that residents consider one of Philly’s finest, it is hard to ignore the presence of hard work and generosity that beams off locals. Port Richmond, a small, [continue reading…]
For more than 60 years, the Stokley playground has been a neighborhood hub at the corner of East Thompson and Indiana streets in Port Richmond. This fall, the playground is set to undergo a $640,000 [continue reading…]
Port Richmond is a neighborhood in Philadelphia that contains a deep Polish heritage. The residents are predominantly of Polish origin, while the nationalities of other locals range from German, Irish and Italian. Located between the [continue reading…]
As part of the Community Benefits Agreement with SugarHouse Casino, the Penn Treaty Special Services District has received $500,000 per year from SugarHouse since opening in 2010. Once SugarHouse’s second phase is finished, presumably bringing [continue reading…]
While the gaming license process is often presented as an us-versus-them scenario pitting the big bad casinos against potential neighbors who want no part of said casinos, the reality is much more nuanced than that. [continue reading…]
As the rough winter of 2013-2014 gives way to warmer weather, Philadelphians and tourists alike have slowly popped up along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers like plant life getting its first glimpse of the sun [continue reading…]
Port Richmond locals enjoyed the final “Second Saturdays” event of the season on October 12. The monthly street festival created by a board of Port Richmond locals kicked off in August. Activities included face painting, [continue reading…]
In the near future East Palmer Street will see a new dog park right next to Shissler Recreation Center. Dog owners in Fishtown consider this new facility “a welcome addition.” Volunteers gathered recently to plant [continue reading…]
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