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Connecting Trail to Open for Weekends In Summer Great news! Everyone’s favorite trail is opening for the season! The Baxter Trail, connecting Pennypack on the Delaware Park to Pleasant Hill Park along the Delaware River, will be open Saturdays and Sundays from 8am – 8pm from May 25th to Labor Day Weekend. If you are…

Free Outdoor Movie Series Northeast Philadelphia’s Shared Backyard Is Getting a Movie Theater   UPDATE: Due to the weather, the showing of Goosebumps 2 on June 20th has been rescheduled for a date to be determined in October. —- Northeast Philadelphia’s biggest outdoor movie series, presented by Riverfront North Partnership, is kicking off Thursday, June…

On Monday we were thrilled to celebrate the re-opening of Pulaski Park with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation, Councilman Bobby Henon, DCNR and many other Port Richmond community groups. This hidden gem along the Delaware in Port Richmond is well loved by the community and serves as the southern-most park of Riverfront North, as well as…

Riverfront North Partnership has announced a round of public meetings this month to present updates to their master plan based on community meetings held last summer. Meetings are scheduled for the following times and locations: Tacony Library (6742 Torresdale Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19136) on Monday, April 29th, 2019 from 5:30-7:30 pm; and Richmond Library (2987…

WILLIAM PENN FOUNDATION AWARDS RIVERFRONT NORTH PARTNERSHIP $2 MILLION FOR NEW RIVERFRONT PARK IN BRIDESBURG A Major Step Forward in Creation of New 10-Acre Park Along the Delaware Riverfront   PHILADELPHIA (February 20th, 2019) – The William Penn Foundation has granted $2 million to Riverfront North Partnership in support of the creation and activation of…

Riverfront North Partnership is excited to announce the lineup and locations for our 2019 FREE outdoor movie series. This series is back by popular demand and we are pleased to be traveling to multiple park locations this year to spread the fun to all of the neighborhoods along the trails and parks of Riverfront North….

Despite having to reschedule our annual Martin Luther King Jr. day of service due to the frigid weather, our dedicated volunteers came out in the snow on our rescheduled date to help with our forest restoration project in the south woods at Pennypack on the Delaware.   Volunteers helped clear the area for future spring…

Riverfront North Partnership is grateful to have been awarded a $7,500 grant from the Clif Bar Family Foundation in support community participation in environmental stewardship across all eleven miles of our riverfront greenway. including: volunteerism, job skill training, environmental learning, and shoreline restoration projects. In 2018 we logged over 5,200 volunteer hours from over a…

Riverfront North Partnership is excited to be growing in 2019! We are seeking two new team members: a Development Coordinator and a Programs and Partnerships Manager. Click on the jobs below for a description and information about how to apply. Programs and Partnerships Manager   Development Coordinator  

Thank you to all of the volunteers who expressed interest in our MLK Day of Service. Due to forecasts of dangerously cold weather, winds and potential snow and ice, we will no longer be holding this volunteer event on Monday, January 21st from 10am-12pm at Pennypack on the Delaware.   We will reschedule this same…