Many high-school athletes look to their coaches as father figures, and that’s especially true for Southern quarterback Jalil Harris.
His assistant coach, after all, is his father, former Rams starter Greg Harris.
Anthony Turchi spent most of his life driving — not always behind the wheel, but always behind the scenes.
The steering force of the South Philadelphia Sabres organization made sure every kid played baseball, even if the parents couldn’t pay the whole registration…
From Washington Avenue, Wing Phat Plaza looks like a thriving shopping center that adds cultural flavor to the area.
From 11th Street, it looks like a living nightmare.
A large chunk of the small plaza — which is home to a Vietnamese restaurant, a…
Shark Tale is the story of Lenny, who is not like other sharks. They all want to kill, while all he wants to do is swim and be left alone.
This is particularly problematic because Lenny’s father, Don Lino (voiced by Robert DeNiro in this animated feature), is…
A heaping mound of trash might be an appropriate sight for a landfill, but it’s quite unwelcome at the entrance of a neighborhood park.
Especially to John Wierzbicki, of the 1700 block of South Fourth Street, who said his block has been getting “dumped on” for the past…
Police have not yet put a name to the attacker who victimized five women in South Philly and three more in other parts of the city.
The Special Victims Unit announced yesterday that DNA analysis has linked an eighth rape to a single attacker who preyed on women…
October is a popular month for walks throughout the city that support sufferers of lupus, leukemia, breast cancer and more.
But if you happen to pass Second Street this Saturday, you’ll see a massive number of people walking and running to support their own community.
They rivaled 4-foot-high weeds and the threat of being eaten alive by bugs.
Now they’re tackling the real dirty work: taking on a local politician.
It’s all in the name of community space — in this case, a small potential play area…
High-school students who think the most important vote they’ll cast will be for homecoming queen have a lot to learn.
And Philadelphia Student Voices, a nonprofit public education group, is ready to teach them, just in time for the presidential election.
White signs with black print sit throughout the Acme supermarket at 10th and Reed streets, but they’re not advertising a sale.
To the contrary, they’re advertising that the store won’t be sold off.
I had not ventured into Northern Liberties in more than a year when I visited Abbaye, at the corner of Third and Fairmount. The word is French for “abbey,” and the pub/restaurant aptly specializes in Belgian beers and offers a full menu.