Blood spilled at an alarming rate Friday to Sunday, claiming the lives of five people.
Five minutes to midnight Friday, a man was shot dead in front of a convenience store on the 1400 block of Tasker Street.
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When GAMP baseball coach Art Kratchman wants to stop the opposition from scoring, he hands the ball to Andrew Caines. He has plenty of faith in his other throwers, but the senior All-Public selection entered the May 21 Public League quarterfinal contest with a…
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Maureen Marchiafava knew her day would come.
Not wanting to be caught off guard, the 17-year-old has spent the last three years learning how to pitch. Having All-Public pitcher Kim Paynter on the roster for the 2005 and ’06 seasons…
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Since fuel prices have spiked in the last few years, trips to the gas station haven’t gotten any easier for Jim Tolomeo, especially this week. Placing the precious resource into his 1996 Ford Taurus Monday, the retiree’s $20 didn’t stretch far since he was filling on a…
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In 1998, restaurateur Neil Stein opened Rouge on Rittenhouse Square. He wanted it to be an authentic French bistro, just like those in Paris. It has large windows that open out during warm weather, with tables and strong wicker chairs that spill onto the sidewalk.
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Inside the Bok Technical High School gymnasium, about 10 boys ages 12 to 17 were pounding…
I once believed no one ever died in summer. I thought if a loved one could just make it through the year until the hot months came, they could not die. Summer was tinged with immortality. I believed it right until the time my mother passed away a few years ago in the midst of the July heat.
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A run-of-the-mill location was not the proper setting for theater company rainpan 43’s newest play. So when a production manager came across an ad for an available South Philly garage, those involved knew they had stumbled upon a winner.
It used to be a movie had to make a lot of money to be called a summer blockbuster. Now it can be called one if it’s expected to make a lot of money, even if it doesn’t.
The following 10 films are some of the most anticipated of the season. They probably won’t all bring in a lot of…
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The High School for Creative and Performing Arts boys’ volleyball team enjoyed a nearly perfect season.
Unfortunately, its lone defeat came in the May 18 District 12 Class AA championship game to Masterman, 3–0, which means no…
CAPITOLO COED BASKETBALL
Capitolo Playground, Ninth and Federal streets, holds a free coed basketball league for ages 8 to 12. Registration is 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Games begin in June. Call 215–685–1883.
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I spent every summer at the Shore until I was 13. Our first Atlantic City house was in Bellehaven Court in the Inlet and had a beautiful backyard filled with fragrant honeysuckle and rose bushes. I shared a room with my big sister Sandy and our window offered a beautiful…