Rags and riches

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Anastasia Korbal did not just watch her favorite musicals, she lived them.

Once the then-2-year-old learned to work the VCR and DVD players, such classics as “The Wizard of Oz,” “The Sound of Music” and “Annie” were on heavy rotation —…

Reward offered for killer

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The Citizens Crime Commission is offering a $5,000 reward for the arrest and…

Star-maker

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Cheryl Shepherd isn’t used to being the center of attention. That’s reserved for the two men on Broadway whose careers she’s helped shape since they were kids. One is her 29-year-old son, Chaz, and the other is 28-year-old James Lane, a former Meredith Elementary School…

La Collina

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The Philadelphia area is filled with culinary legends, but no one has done more for authentic Italian cucina than the late Inez Gaetano. She owned a gem of a restaurant, located in a brownstone on Walnut Street, and nurtured many future chefs, including Benny Munoz, who…

Fatal bullets to chest

Police responding to a report of a shooting last Thursday found a 21-year-old mortally wounded on the 400 block of Daly Street.

A medic pronounced Jhamal Shockley from Somerdale, N.J., dead at the scene at 8:55 p.m., after being discovered less than 10 minutes…

Port of contention

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At one point Friday, International Longshoreman’s Association Vice President Jim Paylor was so angry he walked out after telling off Philadelphia Regional Port Authority Chairman Brian Preski.

Twin powers

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Marcus Morris recently told his Prep Charter teammates if they didn’t win the 2007 Public League championship, they would have to pick him up off the floor.

Luckily, they didn’t have to worry about trying to lift the 6-foot-9 senior from the…

Familiar territory

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When Prep Charter and Imhotep Charter face-off, it’s more than just a game.

In all three meetings this season, including last night’s Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association AA boys’ basketball semifinal, which started after…

Roman dethrones the champs

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When talking about Philadelphia rivalries, Neumann-Goretti-Roman is at the top of the list. In terms of Catholic League boys’ basketball, these are two of the greatest programs of all time, with a combined 40-plus league titles.

The mountains’ majesties

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You can hear it now: horns honking, people yelling, trains rumbling by. Doors are slamming, crowds are rushing and the loud clammer of construction rings through the streets. They’re the sounds of the city, and they’re hard to escape.