Anna Verna calls it a career

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“I feel as if I am leaving home. This has truly been my life,” City Council President and 2nd District Councilwoman Anna C. Verna said Jan. 27.

Remembering Rev. Ronald Jakows

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At 6-foot-8, Rev. Ronald M. Jakows stood more closely to heaven than most. Though impressive, his physical prowess was miniscule when compared with his spiritual renown among the parishioners at his Passyunk Square church.

Johnny Sample

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There was an amusing article in the New York Times a couple of weeks ago prior to the Jets playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. The article credited the late Johnny Sample as the first real trash talker in pro football. It triggered very endearing memories for…

Palumbo completes best season

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The third act usually intensifies a drama’s action, blending expectation with mystery. The boys’ basketball team at The Academy at Palumbo, 1100 Catharine St., made its third season akin to any worthwhile dramatic composition, crafting…

Messiah Dance Works to move

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As an ordained minister, Duane Wilkins is well-versed in miracles; therefore, he knows humans cannot will their occurrence. Minus divine intervention, he and the students at Messiah Dance Works Productions Inc. will need to leave their location…

Stella Maris priest’s past conduct to be examined

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(Also see Ex-Marconi pastor accused of abuse for another clergy member named in the grand jury report.)

Along with Rev. Joseph Gallagher, the former pastor at St. Richard of…

Renaissance Initiative to help troubled schools

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A new year cannot always cloak old problems.

Five troubled area schools learned that Jan. 25, as the School District of Philadelphia included them among 18 facilities in Year II of the…

CAPA baller hits milestone

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Matt Powers has plenty of unsought experience with single-digit numbers and admirable familiarity with a four-digit figure. If he could have his druthers, the senior at The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts, 901 S. Broad…

Corner store bandits

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The trio was apprehended after successfully stealing about $200 from three of the five small grocery stores they attempted to rob.

Dongchul Park and Francis Hines, both 28, from the 2500 block of South Darien Street, and Jesse…

Gallagher brothers perform at La Veranda

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One kid playing the drums is enough. In the Gallagher household, there very well could have been seven.

“I have six brothers and they’re all musicians. It was pretty amazing growing up in that…