Killed in University City

Police arrested two men and charged them with the murder of a local following a brief car chase through University City early Sunday.

Nathaniel Crawford, 26, from the 2200 block of Fitzwater Street, was ambushed by bullets at 1:12 a.m. in front of University…

Dishing up laughs

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Any good chef knows mixing two ingredients can result in triumph or disaster. In Adam Gertler’s case, acting and food just might be a winning combination.

Any fan of, “The Next Food Network Star” can attest — especially after the…

Runaway Winner

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Many Public League football coaches are thankful Luke Lassiter has graduated from Bok, as, come fall, they will no longer have to build their game plan around trying to contain the First Team All-Public and Second Team All-City running back. This 5-foot-8, 160-pound…

EAGLES CARNIVAL & AUCTION

Tickets for the 14th annual Eagles Carnival & Auction, benefiting the Eagles Youth Partnership, go on sale 10 a.m. June 24. The event takes place 3 to 8 p.m. Aug. 17 at Lincoln Financial Field. Tickets may be purchased at philadelphiaeagles.com.

LEEDing the way

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The Avenue of the Arts is no stranger to the stop-and-stare. Five days after Cirque du Soleil packed its trapezes and high-wires and left town, folks strolling a few blocks north on the Avenue of the Arts had another large, tent-like structure to gawk at.

Music from the heart

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For generations, musical talent has come from inside the rowhomes lining our streets. Whether opera or doo-wop, the neighborhoods have earned bragging rights courtesy of the Billboard charts.

Rain delay

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On a busy morning, women wheeling strollers, a man on a motorized scooter and dozens of other…

Missed it by that much

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I really wanted to like “Get Smart.” The semi-classic 1960s TV comedy has been made into one really bad theatrical movie (‘80’s “The Nude Bomb”) and one so-so TV movie (‘89’s “Get Smart, Again!”). It deserved better. With 2008’s “Get Smart” it gets…

Food glorious food

Spending a couple of months recuperating from a recent illness, I have become addicted to the Food Network. I have spent many hours contentedly watching Rachael Ray whip up a meat casserole in 30 minutes. I have watched Emeril Lagasse kick everything up a notch, Bobby Flay lose a meatball…

Pearl

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Last week, I witnessed something that made me smile. As I sipped a small martini ($11.75) at Pearl, the new pan-Asian spot on Chestnut Street next door to the Boyd Theater, four young men entered. They had a reservation and told the hostess they were celebrating a birthday.

Take a seat

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One of the most congenial phrases in Western civilization is “Have a seat.” The implication being the visitor is not only welcome but hospitality is offered. Thus, one of the friendliest places in the Delaware Valley is the Delaware Art Museum, where an exhibition of more…

Food glorious food

Spending a couple of months recuperating from a recent illness, I have become addicted to the Food Network. I have spent many hours contentedly watching Rachael Ray whip up a meat casserole in 30 minutes. I have watched Emeril Lagasse kick everything up a notch, Bobby Flay lose a meatball…

Splish Splash

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Enjoying the perfect weather last week, 3-year-old Ella Sharon, left, and Isabelle, center, and Rosalind Seidenberg, 7- and 4-years-old respectively, beat the heat in a kiddie pool in front of the Seidenberg family home on Third and Fitzwater streets, while Dean Sharon…