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TROUBLE INTERSECTIONS: A Meeting of Bad Driving and Increasing Poulation
During the past few months, Spirit News has closely examined issues involving streets in the Riverwards. In this installment, we look at some of the problem intersections throughout our…
Steve Bohnel | 06/07/2017 -
Features in Port Richmond
The Thrifty Irishman Moves To A Newer, Bluer Home Across the Riverwards
There’s a new pot of gold in Port Richmond, but it’s not a cauldron with coins. Run by a thrifty Irishman, this prize at the end of the rainbow…
Shealyn Kilroy | 06/01/2017 -
Features in Port Richmond
President Trump to Welcome Family of Michael J. Strange to White House
On Monday, June 5th, President Trump will welcome 50 Gold Star families (families who have lost immediate relatives in military combat) to the White House to honor the memory…
Thomas Beck | 05/30/2017 -
Education in Fishtown
Thanks to 12+ Program, Penn Treaty School Seniors Set to Graduate With Perspective and Future Plans
Many students in the Philadelphia School District don’t go to college, let alone graduate high school. Only 65 percent of students who began high school in 2008 and 2009…
Shealyn Kilroy | 05/25/2017 -
Community
Are We In Jersey? Possible Roundabout Coming to Busy Riverwards Intersection
The intersection of Frankford and Trenton avenues and York Street is typically busy, as hundreds of cars merge daily into what Spirit News defines as the meeting point of…
Steve Bohnel | 05/25/2017 -
Features in Kensington
Front Street Gym’s Frank Kubach Inducted Into the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame
On Sunday, March 21, the Pennsylvania Boxing Hall of Fame inducted Front Street Gym owner Frank Kubach into the class of 2017. The ceremony was held at Romano’s Catering…
Tim McCloskey | 05/24/2017 -
Crime in Kensington
Community Members March For Peace Through Kensington Following Shooting of Child
On Sunday May 21, residents of West Kensington as well as community activists from Operation Save Our City and the CHARLES Foundation gathered at the corner of Malta Street…
Ptah Gabrie | 05/24/2017 -
Community in Port Richmond
Locals Keep Meaning of Memorial Day Alive at Port Richmond Veterans Park
There’s something of a mystery surrounding a Vietnam War Memorial in Port Richmond. For years, American Legion Post 152 took care of the small parcel of land on the…
Max Weinstein and John Henry Scott | 05/24/2017 -
Education in Port Richmond
Students, Parents Make Case for Memphis Street Academy
They came off a school bus on North Broad Street, donning bright orange shirts with “Proud Supporter of Memphis Street Academy” written across the front. These parents and community members,…
Steve Bohnel | 05/19/2017 -
Features
Doubling Down on York Street’s Back-In Angle Parking Issues
A couple weeks ago, Spirit News reported about street issues in Fishtown and the surrounding neighborhoods. One of those issues was back-angle parking on York Street to the immediate…
Steve Bohnel | 05/18/2017 -
Community in Kensington
Kensington Will Play Host to Super Bowl of Derby Racing This Saturday
Riverwards residents! Prepare for wacky and crafty, because the largest D.I.Y. spectacle in North Philadelphia is coming. The 2017 Philadelphia Federal Credit Union Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and…
Shealyn Kilroy | 05/17/2017 -
Features
Walking the Walk, Talking the Talk: Philadelphia Activists March on Harrisburg
When Tone Starks gets to talking, you better be ready for a political earful. And when he starts walking, you’d best go ahead and make an appointment for a foot…
Bob Stewart | 05/15/2017