Three victims in three hours

Gunfire erupted in Point Breeze Sept. 21 and, when the smoke cleared, three people were injured in two separate incidents, police said.

Two victims in the first incident appear to be innocent bystanders, but detectives are still investigating the second…

Diamond visions

When an athlete retires from a 10-year Major League Baseball career, things are supposed to slow down. There are no cross-country road trips and the body no longer needs ice packs to heal from the grind of a 162-game schedule.

In the swing of things

If it comes down to playing softball or tennis, without hesitating, Dana Anello will pick softball every time.

It’s not a hard choice, either.

Softball is where she is an All-Public third baseman for the GAMP Pioneers and the sport she…

Tre Scalini

Tre Scalini was the first restaurant I reviewed and, since that delightful evening, I have dined at chef Franca DiRenzo’s trattoria on a number of occasions.

Tre Scalini, which means “three little steps” in Italian, is a popular BYOB just off Passyunk Avenue. When I first wrote…

Larger than life

Staring down at what many would call two South Philly icons — Pat’s Steaks and Geno’s — are seven more. A mural featuring several legendary music figures that were born and raised in South Philly has been created at 1231 E. Passyunk Ave., next door to Anastasi’s Café.

Fruits of their labor

The second largest food distribution center in the world is about to get bigger.

City and state officials announced Sept. 22 the east end of the Navy Yard is slated as the future home of the Philadelphia Regional Produce Terminal and new seafood terminal. Jointly…

Curbside confusion

Taking out the trash is not as easy as it sounds for Beverly Trobman. 
 After her store closes at 5:30 p.m., the owner of Maxie’s Daughter, 724 S. Fourth St., habitually places her garbage on the curb on days prior to collection. For more than 10 years, this routine proved harmless — until this…

‘Twist’ again

For a director, adapting a literary classic can be a double-edged sword. On one hand, you have a built-in audience and story. But, the absence of risk can induce a director to go on cruise control and produce a work of towering mediocrity.