River Wards News Today

Called Unless Kids, the startup aims to help parents live their sustainable values and contribute to a circular economy.

Indego will add 1,000 new bike docks, primarily in West Philly, in 2024. The city bike share program shared its latest expansion plans on Thursday, targeting Kingsessing, Mill Creek/Parkside, Wynnefield/Overbrook, Kensington/Richmond and the upper section of East Falls

The park will be one of eight along the Delaware River that could be connected with a continuous greenway trail.

The 76ers arena proposal appears to be on the track for legislative approval. Councilmember Mark Squilla, who represents the Center City neighborhoods where the arena would be built, indicated that an ordinance authorizing the project is being drafted. He plans to introduce it but say it needs "some community stakeholder support."

As their dark comedy Abandon All Hope sets up for a Philadelphia run at Beacon Church, writer/producer Peter Fenton and actor/producer Avery Kellington share backstory on the play's creation and their own creative partnership.

The Philadelphia Liquefied Natural Gas Export Task Force met a wall of unified resistance in Chester for its plans to build an LNG terminal along the Delaware River.

New Jersey increased the penalties for "boom parties," gatherings in which people outfit vehicles with massive speaker systems and blast music that can be heard miles away. Philly's City Council has passed a bill that would impose stiff penalties for violators, though it has yet to be signed into law.

For rowhouse residents, construction next door can bring risk. Here are steps you can take to protect yourself.

Several Philadelphia council members want to preemptively ban supervised injection sites in five city districts that include the River Wards and parts of North and South Philly.

Philadelphia is holding its municipal primary election on Tuesday, May 16, with polls open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. Voters will determine party nominees for city controller, sheriff, register of wills, City Commissioners and judges to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, Superior Court, Commonwealth Court, Court of Common Pleas for Philadelphia and Municipal Court.