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DRCC organizes food drive, partners with River Wards and Northeast Philly businesses to support Bridesburg Food Pantry Star News | By Melissa Komar Existing as a nonprofit often means depending on grants and the generosity of others. The Delaware River City Corporation is one of those nonprofits and, having experienced the benevolence of the community…

Parks and Rec has entered the final design phase for the massive project. Philadelphia Magazine | by Claire Sasko Rumors of a giant waterfront park in Bridesburg have been swirling for years – since 2014, in fact. This week, Philly Parks and Rec entered the final design phase for the 10-acre attraction, which the organization hopes will…

PlanPhilly | By Hayden Mitman Tucked away behind a parking lot filled with yellow school buses and a busy metal recycling facility along the Delaware River in Bridesburg, there is a rutted, weed-strewn 10-acre lot. It might not look like much today, but plans are underway to bring life to the unused space by making…

PhillyVoice | By Michael Tanenbaum Philadelphia’s northernmost River Ward neighborhood is on track to reconnect with the Delaware River waterfront, a scenic treasure dominated by industrial activity for the last several decades. More than two years after initiating plans to create a public park in Bridesburg, the city’s Department of Parks & Recreation revealed this…

The project just entered its final design phase Curbed Philly | By Melissa Romero It’s been a long time coming, but plans to bring a 10-acre park to Bridesburg along the Delaware River just took another step forward with the news that the project has entered its final phase of design. The Philadelphia Parks and…

The 10-acre park will be designed mostly for passive use and contain terraced seating with riverfront views, multi-use event space, a stage and unstructured play areas. Star News | By Tom Beck Philadelphia Department of Parks and Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell, Councilman Bobby Henon, former Congressman Robert Borski and other special guests joined members of…

The trail along Delaware River will expand in Tacony. Northeast Times The city’s Department of Parks and Recreation received a $1 million Transportation Alternatives Program grant to expand the trail along the Delaware River in Tacony. The grant will be used to construct a sixth-tenths of a mile, 12-foot-wide trail with landscaping and site amenities along…

The annual event brings together Northeast communities for a fun run by the river Star News | By Lindsey Nolen The Delaware River City Corporation (DRCC), a non-profit dedicated to creating an 11-mile network of riverfront trails and parks in Northeast Philadelphia, will host the Greenway 5K Run/Walk, presented by Just Born Inc., on Sunday, Oct….

The local community is invited to participate in “Yoga by the River” Star News | Lindsey Nolen Just in time for the often stressful back-to-school season, the Delaware River City Corporation and the Breathing Room yoga studio invite local residents to grab their yoga mats and find zen in the grassy oval in Pulaski Park, located…

Pennsylvania Environmental Commission | by Lizzie Hessek When the Pennsylvania Water Trails Partnership released its Strategic Plan for the Water Trails Program in 2016, it recommended the development of new funding opportunities for water trail managers across the State. To that end, PEC worked closely with DCNR, another member of the Water Trail Partnership, to…