The heart of Saturday night

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(Another in a series on the life and times of Eleanor and Pete, the columnist’s parents.)

They had a taste for night life. In the early 1950s, they called it “clubbing.” We went clubbing, they would say. They waited…

Williams makes movie debut

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Zack Williams has a refreshing mindset, the antithesis of what one might expect a former criminal to foster. Having spent three years behind bars on a drug conviction, Williams returned home in January 2009 to further his passion for video…

What’s new in Wildwood?

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The most moving addition to the Wildwoods is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall, an exact half-size replica of the original Vietnam Wall in Washington.

Oh, them changes

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Ahoy again from Wildwood By-the-Sea where since last season the landscape has undergone major changes, both literally and politically.

One of the real pleasures on Five Mile Island is to ride along John F. Kennedy Boulevard in North…

Knights in white sneakers

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Though someone’s first exposure to tennis can come at any age, what better time is there than childhood to start an athletic love affair? Ask Bryan Hughes, and he will certainly reply “None.” Hughes, a self-proclaimed tennis fanatic, runs Jedi…

Oh, happy day!

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It was a time of celebration and appreciation on June 19 for the members of Consolation “Holy…

Still stringing along

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In a fast-paced and ever-changing city such as Philadelphia, it’s nice to know that some things are constant like 71-year-old Robert

“Banjo Bobby” Pfenninger, of Seventh and Ritner streets, who is never too far away with a cheerful tune and an uplifting…

Stellar example

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A sign displaying “Thanks for the Memories” adorned the school yard at 814 Bigler St., as gold and blue balloons seemed to sway in time with the children’s voices as they sang the school song.

Still stringing along

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In a fast-paced and ever-changing city such as Philadelphia, it’s nice to know that some things are constant like 71-year-old Robert

“Banjo Bobby” Pfenninger, of Seventh and Ritner streets, who is never too far away with a cheerful tune and an uplifting…

A leg up

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With a touch of the everyday and a little splash of the surreal, Melissa Crotty, of 17th and Wolf streets, sculpts functional pottery that looks anything but ordinary. Her collection of tumblers, vases, cups, bowls and quintessential household items sport detached limbs…