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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.
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Though most are more than four times his junior, more than 100 local students learned Saturday why millions of people adore singer-songwriter Paul Simon.
The Philadelphia Police Department’s Community Health Enrichment Empowerment Resource Service, or C.H.E.E.R.S., program is seeking students age 8 to 17 for its initiative that allows youth to interact with positive role models while educating the…
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Kudos to the Academy for recognizing Alejandro González Iñárritu’s “Biutiful,” which earned Oscar nominations for Best Foreign Language Film (Mexico) and, in a surprise twist, Best Actor for Javier Bardem. This is a difficult picture, even for Iñárritu, who with “Amores…
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Chinese New Year begins today. This year it is the Year of the Rabbit. Yesterday was Groundhog Day, but since I write my columns in advance, I do not know whether Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow.
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An enormous, beautifully constructed dragon was sculpted out of snow over the weekend in Dickinson Square Park, Fourth and Tasker streets, and remains the talk of Dickinson Narrows and beyond. The creator, Virabuth Sary, an artist from Los Angeles living…
A Lower Moyamensing bank was robbed for third time since July. One of the most recent alleged bandits was nabbed the same day.
Two men entered Wachovia Bank, 2227 S. Broad St., at noon Jan. 26 and one handed the teller a plastic bag and a…
The 17th District will hold its community meeting 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at its headquarters, 20th and Federal streets. For more information, call 215–686–3017. SPR
Contact Managing Editor Amanda L. Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117.
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Jessica Marine is a hero. At the very least, the Newbold resident is a hero to her sixth-grade students at St. Francis de Sales, a Catholic school in Southwest Philadelphia. Luckily, the people at the National…
A 17th District officer was arrested for a retail theft in the Northeast, police announced Friday.
Officer Nicholas Adelizzi was arrested and charged Jan. 21 for a retail theft that allegedly occurred Jan. 10 at a Northeast…
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AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): Your sweetheart may feel neglected while you attend to home matters. Maintain relationship by sneaking in a few moments of affection. Lucky number: 975.
A man indicated via telephone that a specific SEPTA bus running along Oregon Avenue contained an explosive device last week.
Police K-9 and Bomb Squad units responded to the 1000 block of Oregon Avenue where the G bus had pulled over after an…
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Whenever I return home from London, I hunger for afternoon tea and good hearty stick-to-your- ribs pub fare. I have savored many delightful meals in a number of cities in the U.K. After three visits to The Dandelion, Stephen Starr’s newest culinary baby which made its…
Two men broke into an elderly man’s Newbold home overnight, threatened his life and ransacked the place, but did not take anything.
The 72-year-old was asleep on the first floor of his home at 4:19 a.m. Sunday when two…