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Her respectful and playful nature has made Julia Parmisciano plenty of friends over the last 79 days, but the 13-year-old yearns for nothing more than a reunion with her closest cronies.
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In two seasons as a Philadelphia Phillie, right-handed pitcher Roy Halladay has made many eyes marvel over his magnificence. He proved pleasing stomachs matters to him as much as embarrassing hitters Sunday.
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One of my favorite cookbooks is “Sicilian Home Cooking: Family Recipes from…
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David Blocker eagerly awaits his courses in wildlife management and conservation at Delaware Valley College. If chess were a major, the 18-year-old would be better suited to stand before students than to sit among them…
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A serial bank robber is believed to be responsible for another area heist.
An unknown man strolled inside Sovereign Bank, 2701 S. 10th St., at noon July 27 and handed the teller a note with “follow instructions —…
Three bullets resulted in a man’s death around the corner from his home early Wednesday.
Eric Whittaker, 24, of the 1900 block of South 21st Street, was struck once each in the stomach, chest and face at 2:04 a.m. on the 2100 block of Mifflin Street…
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There’s a point in “Crazy, Stupid, Love” when reformed schlub Cal (Steve Carell) phones his ladykilling GQ savior, Jake (Ryan Gosling), after a second-act friendship hiatus. So starkly divided are these two men’s personal stories that it truly feels like one…
Two sexual assaults occurred within 30 minutes and five blocks of each other with a similar incident happening three months ago that may have been the same perpetrator.
A man tried to start a conversation with a 20-year-old on the 1000 block of…
A woman’s skin was peeling off after her Passyunk Square roommate allegedly doused her with bleach when she denied his advances.
Roberto Soto, 79, of the 1000 block of Washington Avenue, allegedly was upset with his 68-year-old roommate at…
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There is a Saul Bellow novel (I forget which one. The Internet is silent on its identity, and Saul is no longer around to ask.) where he proposes the theory that Americans are going crazy because of lead in our drinking water. This piece is being written as America…
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Buying tickets just got a little bit easier thanks to the help of Frank Panko and wife Missy. The Passyunk Square couple and regular Phillies games attendees launched a site where fans across the globe can give people a…
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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): Joining others who share educational aims becomes fulfilling. Attending a seminar could enhance qualifications. Increasing understanding of the world is its own reward. Lucky number: 456.
A couple was convicted Tuesday of robbing a South Street jewelry store and leaving their son at the crime scene.
John Benson, 48, of Northeast Philly, was found guilty of attempted murder of the first degree, aggravated assault…
A senior citizen was beaten inside his East Passyunk Crossing apartment, which was set on fire in what was deemed arson.
The 75-year-old was traveling home on the 2000 block of South 13th Street when an unknown man loitering in front of the…
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I detest the heat and humidity of summer. I am constantly asking “is it October yet?” There are those of you who adore 90-degree days by going to the beach, claiming an inch of sand to set up a chair and taking a dip in the seaweed-filled sea.
A man inappropriately touched a child at a South of South public swimming pool Monday.
At 2 p.m., the man approached a 9-year-old swimming at the Marian Anderson Recreation Center’s pool, 744 S. 17th St., and indecently assaulted her, according to…