Also by David Gambacorta
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The state Senate has been tightening up its gambling laws, but they don’t go far enough for Sen. Vince Fumo.
Carla Novello and three friends were sitting on the corner of 19th and Porter streets, just around the block from her Girard Estate home, three weeks ago, when four teenage males approached and asked if they had a cigarette.
Driving down Broad Street or Passyunk Avenue, it’s impossible to overlook the beautiful paintings splashed on the sides of buildings. The murals feature artists, performers, former mayors, community activists and more.
Around Edward Bok Tech, most know Joe “Pepe” DeSalis as the All-Public shortstop for the school baseball team.
Far fewer realized that DeSalis played football for the Wildcats. That was always the sport the 17-year-old senior took on just for fun.
A man knocked on an apartment neighbor’s door early Monday to try and settle a dispute, but the other tenant’s response was to attack him.
m with a machete, police said. The 39-year-old victim suffered large cuts to his face, head and hands in the…
I have always enjoyed dining in unusual spots, whether it’s lunching by the Seine in Paris or sipping champagne among the mummies at the University Museum.
The latest in “location dining” is McFadden’s, which is adjacent to Citizens Bank Park, the new home of the Phillies. The pub…
Sports complex patrons might find some relief in traffic woes in the months and years to come.
The Philadelphia City Planning Commission announced last week that it had accepted a consultant’s study suggesting possible improvements to reconnect the…
The print ads for Shall We Dance? suggest a throwback to the days of Astaire and Rogers.
Indeed, the dancing is good and, in the case of Jennifer Lopez, it is quite stunning. However, the choreography is not the best reason to see this movie, a remake of a highly…
When Beanie Sigel reports to the big house next month to serve one year for a gun charge, he’ll be wearing federal property — a twist of irony for the rapper whose clothing line is called State Property.
It was July 2003, and Frank “Roscoe” Natale was standing in the kitchen of his South Philadelphia home, enjoying a beer and sharing a few laughs with some friends. The gathering was in honor of the high-school teacher and football coach reaching the big “5–0.”
North, south, east, west — construction in South Philly is everywhere you turn. A dramatic change from the residential flight pattern of less than a decade ago, new houses are being raised on empty lots while old buildings receive facelifts. The inundation of development and revitalization is all in the…