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The city’s revaluation for Tax Year 2025 is complete, meaning property values and property taxes are on the rise. And although some increases may appear to put a strain on...
Veteran scribe Zach Berman chronicles Eagles’ greatest era
Aug 16, 2024 · That investment has paid off handsomely for Lurie as the team is conservatively worth $6 billion these days. In the meantime, Eagles fans have been treated to sustained success, three Super Bowls and one of the league’s most consistently entertaining franchises.
Bridesburg teen a new Eagle Scout - Star News
Jun 28, 2024 · An Eagle Court of Honor for Christopher Misko was held on Sunday at Holy Innocents St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 7001 Torresdale Ave. Misko, a Bridesburg resident who will be a senior at Central, is a member of Boy Scout Troop 372. Misko began his career in scouting in 2012 with Pack 372, sponsored by St. […]
The latest zoning controversy in Fishtown involved a sign that says ...
Sep 27, 2021 · Within the last few years, two establishments along the Olde Richmond/Fishtown border of York Street have marked their territory with new names for their enterprises. The Mugshot Diner, located at York and Gaul streets, proudly renamed itself the Fishtown Diner, boasting its neighborhood pride. Around the same time, the Port Richmond Village shopping center, located […]
Pierogi Fest is back and more prepared than last time
Aug 17, 2021 · May 4, 2019 was when State Street Events held its first Port Richmond Pierogi Festival and by all accounts it didn’t go so well. “We sold out of pierogies and got pretty beat up for it,” said the event’s organizer, Melissa Michalczyk. The 10,000 people who showed up from all across the Philadelphia region was […]
Fishtown veteran Inacker enters controller race - Star News
Jan 22, 2023 · Veteran Jack Inacker, a married father of two from Fishtown, announced his candidacy for city controller in the special election’s Democratic primary on May 16. Inacker served in the Air Force during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as a nuclear weapons systems specialist responsible for managing and auditing more than $500 million worth of nuclear […]
America’s first zoo celebrates 150 years on July 1 - Star News
Jun 14, 2024 · Nine years before the Phillies threw their very first pitch in the National League, Philadelphia already had its biggest, most enduring pastime. On July 1, 1874, 150 years ago, the Philadelphia Zoo opened its doors to the public for the first time. Since then, more than 100 million visitors have passed through the gates of […]
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Programs at Richmond Library Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St., hosts a preschool and toddler storytime and play group on Wednesday, Aug. 28, at 10:30 a.m. Join Ms. Meghan for stories,...
School district develops a plan for Frankford HS - Star News
Jun 23, 2024 · The School District of Philadelphia has embarked on a $19.9 million investment to reopen Frankford High School. The reopening plan will address damaged asbestos and improve and refresh the main portion of the 108-year-old building from the ground to the fourth floor. The main part of the school has been closed since April 2023 due […]
Former Philadelphia Coke Site set to be rezoned for warehousing ...
Nov 26, 2020 · Voss said that in 2015 city planners recommended the site, which is currently zoned for residential mixed use, be rezoned industrial. The planners made the decision, Voss said, because of potential contaminants in the soil from its previous years as in use by the Philadelphia Coke Company, which was in operation from 1929 to 1982.