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James “Jimmy” Darren will be in flight tonight, heading from the West Coast back to his native Philadelphia for the first time in about two years.
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Conrad Booker, of Fifth and Catharine streets, was chatting with neighbor Charlie Branes about a year ago. Branes, who lives on Fulton Street, was lamenting a standstill about getting a muralist to paint the Fulton side wall of 770 S…
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Apathy parted with a great adversary Aug. 14 when Jeffrey Rush lost his brief fight against pancreatic cancer at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. He was 67. The Queen Village crusader had devoted more than three decades to addressing a plethora of…
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Last week, I took a much-needed break from writing on Hal 2000, my mind-of-its-own computer, brewed a cup of Harrod’s afternoon tea and settled in to watch the erudite Anthony Bourdain travel up the Hudson River.
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Daryl Nelson cherishes occasions to compete, such as his 1987 Thanksgiving Day masterpiece for the former St. John Neumann High School, 2600 Moore St., when he ran for 337 yards to lead his alma mater to a 43–0 thrashing of…
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Last week, I recommended kitchen equipment for students moving into their first apartment (“Equipping the cook,” Aug. 16). I forgot to mention a roasting pan, with lid, a can opener, coffee pot and a classic glass Pyrex lasagna pan. Keep a box of Band-Aids and a…
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An attempted robbery resulted in a woman sustaining only minor injuries from her attacker.
While walking home on the 1600 block of South 13th Street at 1:43 a.m. Friday, a 21-year-old woman heard someone running behind her…
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Since U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin became the №2 man on the Romney ticket, political friends and foes alike have described him as “serious.” It is a sign of our times when being serious in itself is an unusual virtue for any politician.
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Deputy Police Commissioner Kevin Bethel walked around Chew Playground, 1800 Washington Ave., Saturday afternoon with a smile on his face.
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Making “The Dark Knight Rises” look like “Occupy Wall Street for Dummies,” David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis” has the eerie, savvy sheen of a movie wholly unaware of its unmistakable relevance. This is no mere accident, as the film, which takes place in a sort of fever-dream…
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Though he appreciates his studies at Edward Bok High School, 1901 S. Ninth St., Ernest Graham learned Aug. 6 that out-of-school occasions can prove just as educational. While bicycling to his job at United Communities Southeast…
A Whitman woman lost a hefty sum of cash and valuables from her home safe.
The 45-year-old reported she secured her home Saturday, but upon returning to the 2800 block of South Marshall Street Monday, she noticed her basement rear door had been…
A woman was mugged prior to picking up her children from their Lower Moyamensing day care last week.
The 23-year-old parked on the 2600 block of Broad Street when a man, who was sitting on the steps of My Space Preschool & Nursery…
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VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): The world is filled with warmth and generosity today. You give others wholehearted encouragement. The example you set is inspiring and uplifting. Lucky number: 982.
Three men conversed with their intended target before robbing him in West Passyunk Monday afternoon.
The 24-year-old was strolling along the 2200 block of Winton Street when he saw the men staring at him at 4:30 p.m., Detective Danielle Tolliver of…