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WEBJul 18, 2024 · Property taxes are on the rise. The city’s revaluation for Tax Year 2025 is complete, meaning property values and property taxes are on the rise. And although some increases may appear to put a strain on... News Star News - August 26, 2024.
As St. Anne’s gets a new elevator, it finds historical artifacts in the ...
WEBSep 11, 2018 · Miller told the Star that there was a massive fire at the church in 1947. A large portion of the church had to be demolished and rebuilt as a result. “As they were demolishing the old church, they probably just kind of used [the artifacts] as backfill,” he said. Construction for the elevator, which costs $37,000, will be paid for by the ...
Contractor behind collapse of Fishtown home will soon have …
WEBMar 6, 2019 · Philadelphia’s department of Licenses and Inspections has begun the process to revoke the contractor’s license held by Q Construction, the contractor of record said to be responsible for the collapse of 633 and 635 E. Thompson St. in Fishtown early last month. Since the Star’s most recent report on the family’s situation, a city ...
What’s going on with Port Richmond’s parishes? An interview with …
WEBJun 21, 2019 · Last month, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia revealed that four parishes located in the Port Richmond region – Saint Adalbert Parish, Saint George Parish, Mother of Divine Grace Parish and Nativity B.V.M. Parish – will merge together. The merger will take effect on July 1. To get a better idea of what exactly that means for parishioners, the ...
Mummers sponsorship, TV announced - Star News
WEBDec 16, 2023 · The Mummers and WDPN-TV announced their new three-year television partnership to broadcast the parade through 2026. New this year the 2024 parade will also be simulcasted on 69 WFMZ-TV, which will extend the broadcast further north into parts of the Wilkes-Barre and New York markets. “Last year was the …
Tournaments to remember - Star News
WEBAug 3, 2011 · Tom Mack, a long time Tigers coach, has helped organize the tournament for the last 17 years, and remembers the first one vividly. “There was nothing like it. It was given massive coverage,” recalled Mack. “City Hall put up a softball team, even WIP 610 put up a team.”. But, really, Mack said, the tournament was a neighborhood thing ...
Figo Ristorante debuts igloo dining experience - Star News
WEBDec 6, 2021 · Diners in Northern Liberties can now treat themselves to a new unique eating experience this winter. In partnership with Glu Hospitality, Figo Ristorante, located on N. 2nd Street, recently launched its igloo dining option, which allows up to eight patrons to enjoy their meals in one of seven clear, weather-proof domes outside Figo.
Finding new ways to practice religion - Star News
WEBNov 18, 2021 · Called “Word & Table,” the community, which targets millennial-aged adults and meets every Tuesday evening at 7, looks to address younger people’s waning engagement with organized religion by providing an alternative manner of approaching it. The Rev. Brian G. Rallison, the rector at Grace Episcopal, first …
Part of the old Frankford Arsenal is being revived by a local ...
WEBFeb 23, 2021 · On the northernmost edge of Bridesburg tucked away at the corner of Tacony and Bridge streets just below I-95 lies the Frankford Arsenal, a campus of buildings formerly used as a design and development space for artillery initially constructed in the early 1800s by the federal government. The campus expanded over the years before it …
Kirkbride Arts & Apartments hosting grand opening - Star News
WEBSep 12, 2022 · Pennbrook Partners recently announced that Kirkbride Arts & Apartments, located at the intersection of Thompson and Buckius streets in Bridesburg, will be having its grand opening on Saturday, Sept. 24, from 3 to 8 p.m. Constructed on the site that was previously home to the All Saints Catholic Church until its closure in 2013, the revamped ...
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