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…

Word of mouth

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Though 87, Aaron Gelman speaks with vivid clarity when recalling his past. He not only reels off exact dates and names, but has an interesting story for each.

The numerous mom-and-pop establishments (Gelman can name a bunch) nestled inside his…

Care package — with a twist

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Due to the ease of world communication, Pennsylvanian Mike Quirk has kept in touch with Senior Master Sgt. Lawrence J. Paoletti, now serving in Afghanistan. The buddies, who have known each other for 40 years after growing up in Delaware County…

Driver killed

Two alleged drug dealers trying to evade pursuing police slammed into another car at a high speed, killing its 30-year-old male driver.

Naffesah Riddick, 22, from the 1300 block of Ellsworth Street, and Alicia Brooks, 20, from the 3700 block of Sheaff Lane, were arrested at the…

A classic, remodeled

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At one point during its extensive renovations, the Christian Street YMCA’s lobby seemed incredibly bare. Containing only a single desk with a printer on a side table, it was difficult to envision what the room would eventually become.

Uptown

One thing I’ve never gotten used to is people from other parts of the city looking puzzled when I mention I am going uptown. Uptown is downtown to them. Just a difference in direction, but from such simple differences do big differences grow.

Sports briefs: 3–29–07

DVYAA BASEBALL

DVYAA is accepting registrations for its spring baseball programs 6:30 to 8 p.m. weeknights and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Barry Playground, 18th and Johnston streets. Age groups are: 5 to 7 (T-ball); 8 to 9 (pee-wee); 10 to 12 (majors); and 13…

Uptown

One thing I’ve never gotten used to is people from other parts of the city looking puzzled when I mention I am going uptown. Uptown is downtown to them. Just a difference in direction, but from such simple differences do big differences grow.

A great skate

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Every now and then, a certain Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic from Chicago, who shall remain nameless, feels honor-bound to defend a good review for a movie he knows will probably not get a great response otherwise. Since he is one of my idols, I don’t feel so bad…

Pass it on

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Although our menu for Passover Seder, which begins sundown Monday, has settled in nicely through the years, I like to tweak a recipe from time to time and test it on my family. They enjoy being culinary guinea pigs.

Reaching high

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Tanya Pezanowski was hardly thrilled when she heard about the changeover of Thomas Middle School into a high school.

“There’s no way they could just shut it down,” the resident of 21st Street and Passyunk Avenue told the Review in February…

Carr back in gear

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Simon “One Punch” Carr’s boxing career had been stuck in neutral since October when he lost a unanimous decision to Andre Hemphill. Lacking a promoter, it was hard to line up fights.

Huskies’ complete sweep

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Prep Charter’s road to the state finals required beating a familiar opponent, not once, not twice, but three times.

The most recent victory over Imhotep Charter came in the March 21 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic…