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Features in Port RichmondAnything and Everything: Where Unique Antiques Call Home
You can find many a gem wandering the streets of Port Richmond, but few quite as rewarding as Anything and Everything, a 12,000 square foot warehouse that we discovered when…
Justin Helm | 03/09/2016 -
A&E in Port RichmondAmerican Ninja Warrior Set to Visit Port Richmond in May
Ninjas of the Riverwards, take heed: According to a Philadelphia Magazine article, American Ninja Warrior, a reality TV show involving contestants trying to complete the most challenging obstacle courses imaginable,…
Grace Shallow | 03/07/2016 -
Community in Port RichmondPa. Rep. Taylor to Host SEPTA to Help Seniors Get Free Key Cards on March 9th
Seniors who wish to sign up for SEPTA’s Key Senior ID card will be able to apply for one and have their photos taken at the district office of Pa.…
Max Pulcini | 03/05/2016 -
Community in Port RichmondKnow Your History! Port Richmond Just Celebrated It’s 169th Birthday
With connections to Ben Franklin, George Washington, international wars and much more, Port Richmond should be considered a significant historical location in the northeast. On February 27th, Port Richmond celebrated…
Spencer Homan | 03/03/2016 -
Features in Port RichmondPaving the Way: After Years of Development in Fishtown and Northern Liberties, New Projects Arise in Port Richmond
As Fishtown and Northern Liberties have been transformed by the influx of residential development for the past decade, Port Richmond has remained largely unchanged… until now. On Feb. 15, an…
Paulina Malek | 03/03/2016 -
Features in Port RichmondWhat Horror Lay at the Bottom of Tank 061A: Leaky Tanks and High Fines at Kinder Morgan’s Port Richmond Facility
A storage tank at a Port Richmond terminal owned by energy firm Kinder Morgan came up about 2,600 gallons lighter than it should’ve during a 2015 inventory check. Tests later showed…
Jack Grauer | 02/11/2016 -
Features in Port RichmondWhere the Community Flows: Yoga at Cohox
Every idea starts with a point of interest. Hopefully, that starting point takes you somewhere unexpected and real. In this case, a yoga class took me straight into the heart…
Jen Painter | 02/04/2016 -
Crime in Port RichmondFive busted in Port Richmond Drug Raid
According to Metro, Philadelphia narcotics officers busted a group of drug dealers in Port Richmond last Friday. The Narcotics Unit was investigating the area around the 2300 block of East…
Daniel Rainville | 02/03/2016 -
Community in Port RichmondThe Best of Us: Remembering Fr. Dan Moriarity
“There’s a little bit of the bad in the best of us, and a little bit of good in the worst.” Just about every sermon I heard from Father Dan…
Jim McGovern | 02/03/2016 -
Community in Port RichmondFour to One: Archdiocese Combines Parishes in Port Richmond
Over the course of the next 18 months four Port Richmond parishes will combine as one, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia announced on Sunday, June 24. According Philly.com, Our Lady Help…
Thomas Weir | 01/25/2016 -
Local Business in Port RichmondKenney, Port Richmond Firm Discuss the Future of Manufacturing in the Riverwards and in America
According to the Philadelphia Business Journal, United States Secretary of Labor, Thomas Perez, paid a visit to PTR Baler and Compactor, a manufacturing company in Port Richmond that produces recycling…
Thomas Beck | 01/15/2016 -
Features in Port RichmondPA DEP Zaps Kinder Morgan’s Port Richmond Plant with Civil Penalties
Energy firm Kinder Morgan has incurred a $570,000 fine by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP). The penalty resulted from a 2015 fuel spill at Morgan’s Port Richmond…
Jack Grauer | 01/08/2016