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Diners do not often yield teachable moments, but Melissa Bressi and the Penrose Diner, 2016 Penrose Ave., are hoping to transform an unpleasant experience into an exercise on appreciating differences.
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Stephen Garbesi, also known as DJ Beezzy, was mixing beats in his 1130 W. Moyamensing Ave. studio, when founding partner and artist Brandon Tomasello, 19, began to sing. This was the first time, though they were lifelong friends, that Garbesi…
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On a cold, gray afternoon my wife and I visited the National Museum of American Jewish History at Fifth and Market streets. Although my wife is a first generation Italian-American and I am second generation, in a strange and wonderful way we have been…
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A man threatened to infect a Bella Vista business manager with HIV via a needle if he did not supply him with money.
The offender approached a 38-year-old man inside his place of employment at Chapterhouse Café and Gallery, 620 S. Ninth…
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The Academy Awards will be handed out Sunday night, and, as in years past, my eyes will be glued to the television set. When I was a little girl, I begged my parents to allow me to stay up late so I could swoon over all of the pretty dresses.
Teens robbed a customer inside a West Passyunk takeout eatery last week.
The 39-year-old woman was inside a Chinese takeout spot on the 2200 block of South 22nd Street when two men pushed her against the glass in the establishment and a third man…
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The George C. Platt Memorial Bridge, which carries an average of 56,000 vehicles a day, is undergoing long-term lane closures into next week to prepare for “much needed repairs” on the 61-year-old structure, according to the Pennsylvania Department of…
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Ava Washington will graduate from St. Gabriel School, 2917 Dickinson St., in June and had felt heartache over her likely fate as a member of the Grays Ferry site’s final commencement.
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In its unending efforts to remedy Oscar stuffiness and better the telecast’s ratings, the Academy pulled a lot of tricks from its sleeve this year, changing the 10-wide field of the last two years to an uncertain total, and even announcing…
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A problem that has plagued residents for years — the cleanliness (or lack thereof) of the city’s streets — is exemplified by this vacant lot on the corner of Ringgold and Morris streets. Toward the back of the space, a trash can, overgrown with vines, displays…
An individual pursued and tried to kill another man in South of South Tuesday.
A 25-year-old was walking away from an ATM at 22nd and Lombard streets at 6:24 p.m. when an unknown man followed him, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South…
Three men attempted to hold up a pizza shop deliveryman in Grays Ferry Sunday night.
The employee of Domino’s Pizza knocked on the door of a home on the 1500 block of South Taney Street where an order was to be delivered at 11 p.m. when a man…
Pennsport and Whitman residents will protest the closing of two neighborhood Catholic schools tonight.
The rally will kick off at 6:30 p.m. at Third and McKean streets. Organizers are encouraging protestors to bring banners, signs…
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The 17th District’s Police Service Area 1 meeting is 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the South of South Neighborhood Association Office, 1901 Christian St. Additionally, an assistant district attorney from the Public Nuisance Task Force will listen to drug dealing concerns…
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I rarely fall for TV commercials, but when ads for Old El Paso tacos kept interrupting my viewing, all I could think of was Mexican food. I have not reviewed a Mexican restaurant since last fall when Sandy, Edward and I discovered Isabel, a marvelous BYOB. I did…