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Hope Moffett is not a politician but conducts herself with as much aplomb as an established officeholder.
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“I decided to leave school my last year ’cause I thought I knew everything,” Louis Carfagno said of missing his senior year of high school. Calling from his Houston, Texas, home, the current manager for space suit and tool processing for…
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Our neighbor Russell is affectionately known as the mayor of Logan Square. He is a civic-minded citizen who goes on graffiti patrol, helps with our yearly block and Halloween parties and unofficially represents the Logan Square neighborhood.
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ALL-PUBLIC HONORS
Twelve area players received all-league honors. In the Public League’s Division A, Southern senior guard Jermaine Flowers won second-team plaudits. Prep Charter senior forward Mark Wilmer found a spot on…
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A Hawthorne man was charged with two counts of attempted murder Feb. 21, but after one victim died last week, he will be charged for his murder.
James Thompson, of the 1200 block of Bainbridge Street, allegedly shot Scoey…
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The miracle of life can spell the death of independence for a first-time mother. Jacey Lucas, however, delights in having her new title, offering boundless love to her 17-week-old son Shepard.
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Yesterday was Ash Wednesday, a sacred day on the Christian calendar. For many years, Roman Catholics did not eat meat on Friday. Today, many forego beef, fowl, veal, pork and lamb on Fridays during Lent.
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As the 1980s continue to shrink in our cultural rearview, movie studios continue to greenlight decadent, souped-up homage vehicles in an attempt to cash in on the new retro. Some of these films rely too heavily on the nylon-and-neon kitsch of their setting…
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Dana Milbank of the “Washington Post” didn’t do us a favor when he placed a self-imposed blackout on Sarah Palin in his column a month ago. We wondered what life would be like without her quotes all over the media. We found out…
After making a pit stop on the way home from a gentleman’s club, a man was chased down and shot in the head.
A 36- and 38-year-old man left Club Onyx, 2908 S. Columbus Boulevard, early March 2 and were headed north in a white…
A Grays Ferry man was robbed inside his laundry business last week.
The 47-year-old was cleaning out the lint traps of the dryers at K Laundromat, 2710 Snyder Ave., when an unknown masked man put a small black…
The 1st District holds its Police District Advisory Council meeting (for members only) 6 p.m. March 15 and a town watch, as well as Police Service Area 1 and 2 6:30 p.m. March 15 at the 1st District, 2301 S. 24th St. For more information, call 215–686–3010.
A privately-owned, pay-per-month Queen Village parking lot security booth was vandalized as were at least four of the cars parked on its property.
An unknown person vandalized a Philly Park LLC parking lot, 706 S. Third St., breaking a…
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Anthony “Buckets” Blakes of the Harlem Globetrotters dazzled young spectators Tuesday in front of Queen Village’s Famous 4th Street Delicatessen, 700 S. Fourth St. He practiced 35-foot 4-point shots as his squad prepared for this weekend’s set of games…
As a Dickinson Narrows man was taken into custody for violating his parole, he allegedly assaulted and threatened to take a cop’s life Saturday.
3rd District police spotted Eugene Sanders, 40, on the 700 block of Dudley Street when officers…
The Philadelphia Police Department is using its website and social media sites to help nab wanted criminals.
“If you have information, maybe about drug sales or someone that’s stealing cars or into illegal activity, send us a tip,” Lt. Ray…
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PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): You want to focus on your career goals, but this isn’t the time to work on the big picture. Take care of the mundane tasks and what you do well. Lucky number: 015.
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A Point Breeze man entered the women’s bathroom inside a local hotel and offered to pay for oral sex, but when she refused, he robbed her.
Lorenzo Moore, 23, of the 1900 block of Sigel Street, walked into a restroom for…