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When Olde Richmond neighbors first saw renderings of Greenpointe Contruction’s development plans for the former hosiery mill at 2400 E. Huntingdon St., their reaction, to say the least, was negative. ...
Just 10 days after 485 nurses at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children staged a picket during Nurse’s Week, the two sides came to an agreement on a three-year contract that the union says will usher ...
State Rep. Joe Hohenstein (D-177th dist.) defeated Republican Mark LaVelle in last week’s election, prevailing 65 percent to 34 percent. LaVelle took 59 percent in the Bridesburg-based 45th Ward, but ...
The former tar decanter area of the Philadelphia Coke Company plant. | Photo taken from an EPA Environmental Indicator Inspection Report. Photo by Michael Baker, Jr. The office of City Councilperson ...
The event space at Building 39. | Photo by Tom Beck. On the northernmost edge of Bridesburg tucked away at the corner of Tacony and Bridge streets just below I-95 lies the Frankford Arsenal, a campus ...
Basically, we are all spoiled, even if it doesn’t always feel like it. Fans of the Philadelphia Eagles are in the midst of one of the longest, most successful stretches any National Football League ...
70SIX Boutique, a female-owned fashion boutique, recently opened the doors to its first location at 215 W. Laurel St. in Northern Liberties. The shop, created by Lindsey McKinney, features women’s ...
On Monday, Philadelphia labor unions representing firefighters, paramedics, and transport workers gave their emphatic support behind Judge Pat Dugan’s campaign for District Attorney. Leadership from ...
Arway Linen & Uniform Rentals has found a home for its new corporate headquarters, a 70,000-square-foot industrial facility at 3711-3763 Sepviva St. in Port Richmond. Commercial real estate firm ...
As part of the City of Philadelphia’s Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget, City Council approved $500,000 in funding to launch “Red Card Philly,” a comprehensive, multilingual awareness campaign to ...
NKCDC executive director Bill McKinney was optimistic that the fund could create community participation, but cautioned that truly reforming the Kensington neighborhood would cost hundreds of millions ...
State Senator Christine Tartaglione (D–2, Philadelphia) has formally introduced Senate Bill 19, a legislation aimed at raising Pennsylvania’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026 and tying future ...