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Crime in Port RichmondWoman Allegedly Forced to Strip at Port Richmond Strip Club The Cove
News broke yesterday that The Cove, a gentleman's club in Port Richmond, was where Staysha Hackmann, Michelle Rolon and Michael Watts forced a Texas woman to strip for several days, according…
Joshua Albert | 07/21/2015 -
Community in KensingtonMuch Needed Walk for Peace This Saturday in Kensington
Operation Save Our City, a community group dedicated to combating street violence in some of the tougher parts of the city, is holding its 4th annual walk for peace this…
Joshua Albert | 07/21/2015 -
Crime in Kensington68 Arrested in Kensington After PPD Narcotics Target “Congregation of Buyers” in Two-Day Sting
[caption id="attachment_3772" align="aligncenter" width="900"] Philadelphia Police Department Captain Lee Strollo speaks to press.[/caption] The Spirit broke news of a Narcotics Strike Force operation on Thursday that continued through Friday, netting…
Bob Stewart | 07/20/2015 -
Community in FishtownA Fish Out of Water: Spirit Reporter Discovers Another Fishtown Across the Pond (Part 3)
SOLUTIONS, DISSENTING VOICES AND CULTURAL OWNERSHIP Despite the varying levels of affordability and overall differences in the sustainable economic climate of both Fishtown and Shoreditch noted in last weeks (Fish…
Andrew Mark Corkery | 07/20/2015 -
A&E in Northern Liberties#FiddyinPhilly: We Will Be Live Blogging The 50 Cent Bottle Signing Wednesday
Earlier this week, we broke news that a man — who was shot 9 times, survived, hung out with Dr. Dre, leaked his own sex tape and filed for bankruptcy, among many other…
Spirit Staff | 07/17/2015 -
FeaturesInstagram Photos From The Past Few Days To Get You Excited About The Weekend
It's been a long week, hasn't it? Luckily, the weekend is just around the corner, and you've been preparing for it all week with some creative and fun Instagram posts.…
Hayley Marks | 07/17/2015 -
Features in FishtownFront Street Café on its Way to Fishtown
On the corner of Front and Thompson Streets stands a beautiful, brick building, left over from the 1800s. Good thing it stuck around to be the site of Front Street…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/17/2015 -
FeaturesThe Politics are Hyperlocal: “We are working to actively remap all of the Riverwards”
Mayor Michael Nutter has signed a bill rezoning wide swaths of the Frankford Avenue/Front Street corridor in East Kensington and Fishtown. We first reported on the two proposed companion bills,…
Kenneth Lipp | 07/17/2015 -
Crime in Port RichmondUPDATE: Old City Bank Robbers Dump Tracking Device and Some Cash Near Thriftway Shopping Center
A downtown bank robbery led Philadelphia Police to the corner of Aramingo Avenue and York Street on Friday morning after a suspect tossed the tracking device that was inside a stolen bag of money. The…
Joshua Albert | 07/17/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonPPD, SWAT and Narcotics Units Target Heroin Distribution in Kensington
There was heavy police activity in Kensington on Thursday afternoon following a series of narcotics busts in the area. Officers of the 26th District, as well as narcotics units and SWAT, gathered…
Bob Stewart | 07/16/2015 -
FeaturesOne Simple Question: What’s the Best Pizza in the Riverwards?
We like pizza, you like pizza, you probably don't trust people who dislike pizza. So today we posed a simple question on our official Facebook page: "Who has the best pizza…
Joshua Albert | 07/16/2015 -
A&EArtist: Would You Like To Paint a Mural in Kensington?
Are you a muralist currently residing in the Riverwards? If so, you could be the next one chosen by residents to create wall art that will adorn a local business.…
Denise M. Krenski | 07/16/2015