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An armed man emerged from the passenger side of a silver or gray Buick after it squealed to a halt at Fifth and Dickinson streets at 10:14 a.m. Sunday and targeted three men with his gun.
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The parking lot at the NovaCare Complex last Saturday morning was filled with cars, but the large, white practice facility appeared quiet in the offseason. Just past 10, high-pitched cheers broke the wintery air.
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For me, a perfect restaurant meal is in lovely surroundings with adequate lighting, soft music, a caring staff and a chef and assistant chefs who create clear, clean-tasting dishes with the finest in-season ingredients.
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Joseph A. Prim Jr. was often invited to dinner at Rick Furia’s home at Broad and Tasker streets. The two were good friends, growing up in South Philly, and from their days attending Annunciation B.V.M., 1150 Wharton St., all the way up to their University of…
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The Greatest Show on Earth has been calling the Spectrum home for decades, but when the clowns, elephants and tigers from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s “FUNundrum” arrived in town Tuesday, the gang set up shop in unfamiliar surroundings.
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If Philadelphia plans to actualize its vision of being the greenest city in the nation, it will have to start playing it cool.
In an effort to foster some friendly neighborhood competition and hot-wire the local green movement, Mayor Michael Nutter…
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Point Breeze Civic Association is hosting a boys’ basketball tournament for ages group 12 to 15. Registration is 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Vare Middle School, 24th Street…
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What is “paranormal” activity? The dictionary definition is anything that is supernatural. In movies, paranormal activity usually involves apparitions from the spirit world, commonly called ghosts. Spirits can be either evil or benign or, as in the case of…
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I clearly recall my first encounter with Dover sole. It was during my first visit to London at a restaurant called Lacey’s. After a starter of avocado stuffed with shrimp, the chef came to my table pushing a trolley. An entire Dover sole sat on a silver platter. With…
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PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): Voicing what is wanted professionally is a step towards making it happen. If having problems verbalizing aspirations, write them down. Visualizing the future gets you closer to the prize. Lucky number: 071.
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Had it not been directed by Martin Scorsese, “Shutter Island” probably would have vanished into the muddle of twisty, “gotcha!” thrillers.
Adapted by Laeta Kalogridis from the novel by Dennis Lehane, the story is smart and absorbing…