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Crime in Port RichmondPort Richmond: 31-year-old man pulls a shovel, 66-year-old man pulls a gun.
Gunfire rang out Tuesday night around 11:30 p.m., during what police call a neighbor's dispute on the 2100 block of East Ann Street in Port Richmond. Police say during the…
Spirit Staff | 07/15/2015 -
Community in FishtownZoning 101
Zoning confuses the heck out of many of us. Luckily, we have resources in the neighborhood to help put everything having to do with zoning into simpler terms. This primer…
Spirit Staff | 07/14/2015 -
NewsMan in Stable Condition After Shooting in Olde Richmond
A shooting that took place Friday evening resulted in an 18-year-old with a gunshot wound to the shoulder. The incident took place on the 24oo Block of Tulip Street. The…
Joshua Albert | 07/10/2015 -
Community in Northern LibertiesMore Neighborhood Construction? 88 New Residential Units to Face Zoning Board
[caption id="attachment_3544" align="alignright" width="300"] Conceptualized housing along the 600-block of N. 5th Street[/caption] This year has given rise to construction in the area, with commuters seeing a change—for the worse—in…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/10/2015 -
Community in KensingtonFloor Plans Released for Future KCFC Food Market
The Kensington Community Food Co-op (KCFC) is a step closer to its goals of being a full-service, neighborhood grocery store, as its collaborator in CDS Consulting released a prospective floor…
K. Andrew Deffley | 07/09/2015 -
News in KensingtonThree Men Injured in Kensington House Fire
Three men were injured last night after a fire ripped through a Kensington row home. The fire happened on the 100 block of East Westmoreland Street. The cause of the…
Joshua Albert | 07/08/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonOne of Two Suspects Who Shot Seven People In Kensington Arrested, Police Say It Started With A Fight
A man has been arrested in connection with a shooting in Kensington that occurred several weeks ago, which left seven people, including children, wounded. 36-year-old Dennis Tindal was arrested yesterday and is suspected…
Joshua Albert | 07/08/2015 -
Crime in KensingtonKensington Man Found Dead In Pool Of His Own Blood During Violent Holiday Weekend
Reggie Ellis, a 44 year-old Kensington resident, was shot multiple times at the 2000 block of East Stella Street early on Sunday morning, according to Philadelphia Police. Police officials say the…
Joshua Albert | 07/06/2015 -
Features in KensingtonWATCH: Man Walks Off SEPTA Platform Onto Tracks At Somerset Station
On Wednesday evening bystanders and SEPTA police rescued a man who walked off the El platform and onto the subway tracks below. The incident, which was caught on SEPTA camera…
Joshua Albert | 07/03/2015 -
News in Bridesburg21 Year-old Murdered in Bridesburg, Suspect Arrested in Bridesburg
According to police a 21 year-old shot in Bridesburg earlier today has died. The shooting happened on the 2800 block of Orthodox street around 1:30 P.M. Afterward police managed to…
Joshua Albert | 07/02/2015 -
Food in FishtownFishtown’s Philly Style Bagels (Maker of Great Music Videos and Fine Bagels) Reaches Funding Goal
Last month, you may have read about and/or watched this pretty amazing bagel-centric music video shot in the Riverwards. If not, it's pretty straightforward. An animated bagel is projected on…
Joshua Albert | 07/02/2015 -
News in KensingtonSquare Framed Spectacle Wearing Suspect Looking For Girlfriend Rapes 51 Year-old Woman, Leaves Her Naked In Street
Monday night in Kensington, a man allegedly walked up to a 51-year-old woman and told her he was "looking for his girlfriend." After the man realized the woman wasn't his…
Joshua Albert | 07/02/2015