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News in FishtownHere Are All The Travel Details You Need To Know Regarding That Annoying Construction On Girard
Riverward commuters, your daily trip down Girard Avenue just got a bit more annoying. SEPTA tells us that they will be conducting a track renewal project on a portion of…
Max Pulcini | 05/27/2015 -
Music in FishtownNew Live Nation Music Venue in Fishtown to Announce First Batch of Shows June 2nd
The new Live Nation music venue is set to open and start kicking out jams sometime this fall, but they just announced they will release their first batch of performances…
Joshua Albert | 05/27/2015 -
Community in FishtownUPDATE: Dauphin County Court responds to request for O&N criminal complaint documents
We’ve recently written about a criminal complaint filed by the Pennsylvania Office of the Attorney General against engineering firm O’Donnell & Naccarato (O&N). The Philadelphia Archdiocese commissioned O&N to produce…
Max Pulcini | 05/26/2015 -
News in KensingtonThief on Bicycle Strikes in Kensington, Almost Foiled by Victim
A man on a bicycle targeted a woman walking on the street on the 1900 block of East Allegheny Avenue on May 17. The man came up behind her and…
Ben Smolin | 05/26/2015 -
News in FishtownNo-kill Shelter Comes to Fishtown
After careers in journalism and public relations Jerry Buckley has found his new calling as an animal activist. Buckley has been the CEO of PSPCA (Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of…
Ben Smolin | 05/26/2015 -
FeaturesHere’s A Handy Map We Made That Define the Lines That Separate Our Various Hoods
There seems to be constant and consistent confusion about where neighborhood borders actually begin and end in the Riverwards. It tends to happen when major local TV news affiliates report on crime scenes, often when…
Spirit Staff | 05/26/2015 -
News in BridesburgMemorial Day Parade Returns to Bridesburg
The annual Memorial Day Parade returned to Bridesburg this past Monday. The parade started in 1947 and has continued ever since. Charles Hesser fought in the Korean War and attended…
Ben Smolin | 05/26/2015 -
News in Kensington
Police Seek Suspect in Kensington Shooting
A man was shot in the back around 8:30 PM on the 1900 block of East Monmouth Street in Kensington . The man was found shot in the back and…
Ben Smolin | 05/26/2015 -
News in Port RichmondIdiot Who Tried to Force Luck By Robbing WaWa Lotto Tickets Won’t Get $$$ Even If He Wins
On Monday, May 6th a man decked out in his finest basketball shorts, Nikes and sleeve tattoos walked in to a Port Richmond WaWa, rammed his arm up a PA…
Joshua Albert | 05/22/2015 -
News in FishtownBoxing Comes to Fishtown
Promoter David Feldman is bringing boxing to Fishtown on June 12 at the Sky Box in Fishtown at 2424 E. York St. At a press conference at the Mugshot Diner…
Ben Smolin | 05/21/2015 -
News in Northern LibertiesUpdate On That Philly Police Officer’s Gun That Was Stolen From Dos Segundos Last Month
Short answer: The gun is still on the loose. It was reported that on April 6th, after finishing what appears to be a margarita pitcher outside of Dos Segundos in…
Joshua Albert | 05/21/2015 -
Food in FishtownSteak Breakfast Burrito Pizza Slice’s Tomorrow at Pizza Brain, Because Why Not?
Tomorrow West Philly's Honest Toms and Fishtown's Pizza Brain will be teaming up to give pizza and burrito lovers everything they could ever dream of—steak breakfast burritos pizza slices. The…
Joshua Albert | 05/20/2015