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Neal Rubin can’t understand what all the fuss is about. After all, he owns the property on the 1100 block of South 13th Street that is currently the location of a community garden, and Rubin wants the green to go.
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South Philadelphia High is celebrating its 100th anniversary Oct. 6, but after a forgettable week-one loss to Edward Bok Tech (26–0), doubts surfaced this year’s football team might not have what it takes to add to the good memories.
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My grandmother, who was born in Austria, made her own sauerkraut, pickles and roasted peppers. I have always loved sauerkraut, especially on a hot dog. Many years ago, I discovered a dish from Alsace that made delicious use of this shredded, fermented cabbage and…
An alleged victim quickly turned offender when he shot one of two teens he told police had beaten and attempted to rob him.
The incident happened at about 8:15 a.m. Saturday on the 2000 block of Emily Street, where the suspect, Elmer Ward, was working as a…
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Shahrazad Ali filed into the auditorium of South Philadelphia High School, 2101 Broad St., last Thursday and took a seat several rows back from where School Reform Commission members sat.
The Prep Charter girls’ basketball team is calling out to the community to make its December basketball tournament at Walt Disney World a reality. The goal is to raise $5,500, which will cover meals, transportation, lodging and games. If everything goes according to plan, Prep Charter will be in the…
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It’s apt Van Halen with David Lee Roth, and Bruce Springsteen with the E Street Band will each play two shows the same week at the Wachovia Center. The common denominator for these artists is performance.
We have come full circle with Donovan McNabb. A few years ago when Rush Limbaugh claimed the liberal media wants McNabb to succeed because he is black, the Eagles quarterback ridiculed the notion he gets preferential treatment. That was then, this is now. Today it is McNabb who…
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Even in broad daylight, traversing the desolate decrepit cell blocks at Eastern State Penitentiary is downright creepy, Site Manager Francis X. Dolan admits.
“Oh absolutely, it is. The building was built to inspire fear, so its ominous…
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If an actor plays a mental patient, it is joked Oscar will beat a path to their door. In “King of California” megastar Michael Douglas plays a man just recently released from a mental institution. It is a…
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Eagles wide receiver Hank Baskett, mascot Swoop and the Eagles cheerleaders led a Tuesday morning pep rally at DN Fell School, 900 W. Oregon Ave., to promote a healthy lifestyle. There were plenty of prizes, including eighth-grader Catherine Briggs winning a pair of…
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On an unseasonably warm September afternoon, Michael Thomas slowly pushed a shopping cart out of Pathmark, 330 Oregon Ave., half-filled with bags — paper inside plastic — holding a week’s worth of groceries. By doubling up the carriers, Thomas said the trip home…
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I have a question I haven’t been able to answer: What is the life expectancy of a new restaurant?
I asked myself this multiple times at Knock Restaurant and Bar, which opened over the summer at 12th and Locust streets. This…