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I was about to review a high-end restaurant when a friend who lives in Bella Vista told me about Santucci’s Square Pizza, a new pizza restaurant at 10th and Christian streets.
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On her drive down to the Shore last week, Angela “Chickie” Pagano, 15, was still reeling from everything that had happened in the last few weeks. After attending The International Model and Talent Association Convention in New York City…
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Frank Morrison may not be able to blast winners past professional greats Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, but his game possesses enough strengths that like the Swiss and Spanish stars, he can call himself a champion.
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The police department is working to residents with security cameras to help to solve crime.
SafeCam is a recently launched initiative that will allow the police to find residential and business security cameras…
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A man was chased and stabbed near Mifflin Square Park Saturday night.
Three men pursued a 48-year-old along the 600 block of Ritner Street at 9:53 p.m. before beating and stabbing him, Detective Danielle Tolliver…
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An accused gunman smashed into multiple police vehicles with his minivan near Whitman after eluding officers in West Philly.
Police observed a 41-year-old man chasing a man from an alley near the 500 block of North…
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A South Philly rapper pled guilty to three counts of failure to file federal income tax returns Tuesday.
Dwight Grant, better known by his alias Beanie Sigel, will be sentenced Nov. 18 and could face one to three years in jail…
A 16-year-old is currently imprisoned in county jail. Devon Marcus, of Southwest Philly, allegedly fired four shots at an officer on the 600 block of South Front Street after 11 p.m. July 16, according to police. Residents also have been…
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The U.S. House of Representatives left for the summer last week. The messy negotiations were over. The debt ceiling was raised. The summer lull in news coverage has begun. A weary nation trying to beat the record heat is the big story.
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Women, men and children, including many locals, marched toward City Hall Saturday in the first-ever SlutWalk Philadelphia, a rally that aims to stop the presumption that women are raped due to their choice of attire. The march has taken place in several…
The 1st District is warning some Grays Ferry and West Passyunk residents about a surge in burglaries. Residents between 18th and 28th streets and Moore Street and Snyder Avenue should double-check that their doors and windows are locked before leaving…
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Inanimate objects have enabled George Lam to alter his attitude toward Philadelphia. A resident of Seventh Street and Oregon Avenue, the 18-year-old had grown so tired of the area that a move after time at Drexel…
A teen whacked a woman in the head and threatened to shoot her in an attempted robbery in Marconi Plaza Friday.
A 44-year-old woman was sitting on a park bench near 15th Street and Moyamensing Avenue chatting on her cell phone at 8:55 p.m…
1st District, 2301 S. 24th St. 215–686–3010.
• Police District Advisory Council: 6 p.m. Aug. 16. 1st District.
• Captain’s Town Hall: 6:30 p.m. Aug. 16. 1st District.
Two men mugged a duo at gunpoint in Queen Village last week.
A 22- and 24-year-old were strolling along the 700 block of South Fifth Street at 1:15 a.m. Aug. 3 when a man screamed behind them, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South…
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Unless you have been living deep in the Australian Outback, or in the frozen tundra of Antarctica, you know America has become deeply entrenched in an obesity epidemic. Walk down the street and see extremely overweight teens swigging from a…
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There’s a lot of talk of “inside” versus “outside” in Miranda July’s “The Future,” with the outside generally representing savagery and loneliness, and the inside supposedly denoting comfort and peace. But, as we soon learn in this beautifully layered meditation on…
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LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): You may decide it is now or never to take a relationship to the next level. Let this person know your intentions to see if the desire is mutual. Lucky number: 105.
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The 1st District is collecting book bags and school supplies for needy children. Donations for the annual Tools for Schools drive may be dropped off at 2301 S. 24th St. Aug. 15 to 19.
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Eight summers ago, warfare in Monrovia, Liberia, generated unrest for Daniette Horton and her family. Though none of her relatives perished in the Second Liberian Civil War, the conflict brought the city the constant…