SPR News

Play ball! The Lawrence E. Murphy Recreation Center on Shunk Street in South Philly’s Whitman neighborhood is now open for business after a $7.5 million Rebuild renovation project was completed.  City officials gathered at the park on May 20 to unveil new synthetic turf fields, basketball courts and other improvements to the 4.9-acre park. “I […]

The Susan G. Komen More Than Pink Walk raised more than $290,000 at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on May 18, helping fund breast cancer research and provide critical support services for patients and their families. The annual 3.1-mile walk brought together 4,500 supporters, survivors and families to honor those impacted by the disease.  “As a newer member […]

The birthplace of the nation. Championship sports teams. Cheesesteaks. Philadelphia is recognized and respected for many great reasons. But in recent years, the city has also drawn attention for its high rate of sexually transmitted infections. Sexually transmitted diseases are also rising. However, in true Philly fashion, the city Department of Public Health has forces […]

Fan Expo Philadelphia wrapped up its third and final day on Sunday at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. The pop culture extravaganza featured movie and TV stars, musicians, artists, writers, exhibitors, comics creators, cosplay, panel sessions and shopping. Among the stars whom fans had a chance to meet were John Cena, John Carpenter, Christopher Lloyd, Claudia […]

Gov. Josh Shapiro visited the Philadelphia Navy Yard to highlight a $30 million investment of transforming 54 acres into advanced manufacturing, life science and commercial use sites.  The money was awarded through the Pennsylvania Strategic Investments to Enhance Sites program and aims to create jobs and grow the state’s economy by developing the Navy Yard’s Greenway […]

May 21 Josh Allen, Football Player (29) Mr. T., TV Actor (73) May 22 Naomi Campbell, Model (55) Novak Djokovic, Tennis Player (38) May 23 Melissa McBride, TV Actress (60) Jewel, Pop Singer (51) May 24 Bob Dylan, Folk Singer (84) Priscilla Presley, TV Actress (80) May 25 David Pastrnak, Hockey Player (29) Roman Reigns, […]

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL • St. Bernard, St. Dominic, St. Jerome, St. Leo, St. Matthew, St. Timothy, Our Lady of Consolation, Resurrection of Our Lord Class of 1975. 50th-year reunion. Saturday, Nov. 15. FOP Lodge 5, 11630 Caroline Road. Ann Marie Walsh: 267-716-4597; Kevin Smink: 267-566-3054. HIGH SCHOOL • Archbishop Ryan Class of 1975. 50th-year reunion. Friday, […]

$11 opera tickets return Opera Philadelphia’s 2025-26 season, the first curated by General Director and President Anthony Roth Costanzo, will once again feature tickets for as low as $11, or a higher price of your choosing, in the company’s second year of its successful Pick Your Price initiative. Single tickets are on sale now. “For 50 years, Opera Philadelphia […]

May 22 Old Crow Medicine Show – At 7:30 p.m. at the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts. Old Crow Medicine Show makes its Penn Live Arts debut with a mix of traditional country, old-time string music, bluegrass and folk. The six-piece band was discovered by bluegrass legend Doc Watson and since then has earned two Grammy Awards, […]

Make more in America again When we look back at the history of the Industrial Revolution in America, we see that it brought over 100 years of jobs and prosperity to the United States. The Industrial Revolution in America saw many inventions that improved the lives of the American people. In 1769, James Wall developed […]