Hitting Dem polls

With uncontested primaries on both halves of the ballot in the First and Second Council districts and a pair of unchallenged mayoral candidates, the Democratic at-large primary becomes the only draw this election. The field consists of the five incumbents plus five challengers — a couple of whom…

Youth Appreciation Award: Michael Policella

Growth opportunities

The faculty at St. John Neumann High is accustomed to watching students enter the school as boys and leave as young men.

Active duty at DSCP

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Eight years and millions of dollars later, one could argue the Defense Supply Center…

Lowering the volumes

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For four years, Bernard Serota has been one of the most frequent visitors to the Whitman Branch of the Free Library.

The 72-year-old from the 2500 block of South Philip Street is a fixture at the library two or three times a week…

Primary vote

“We usually do, to get a better city.”

Gloria Lavini,

2400 block S. 20th Street

“I’m not voting. I just moved [within South Philly], and haven’t registered.”

Triple tragedy, no answers

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Carl Randolph didn’t see or hear anything that night because he was out cold.

Suffering from what he deemed his worst allergy attack ever, the 32-year-old popped a Clarinex and retired to bed.

On that note

Whenever a recording artist plugs his or her latest project, the disc is always the best ever. Just once, it would be nice to hear a performer note that “the new material just isn’t up to my first album. I could have done better.”

‘Matrix’ sequel gets with the program

The Matrix Reloaded is one freaky movie. It has all the things you would expect.

It has Keanu Reeves kicking some serious butt as The One and doing “his Superman thing,” in the words of another character. It has Laurence Fishburne looking…