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Though an accomplished martial artist, Zahed Aryadarei might soon find himself persuaded to deliver lines instead of blows.
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For six years of his life, Passyunk Square’s Brian Abernathy was a self-described “№2” to 1st District Councilman Frank DiCicco. Many area residents may know him in that role of the former politician’s director of policy and…
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It always amazes me how architects plan and design buildings. What goes through Frank Gehry’s mind when he sits at his drawing table and creates a masterpiece?
The same can be said for the men and women who gut a building and turn a former big-box…
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A Southwest Philly man was gunned down while in transit last week.
Jujuan Hinton, 29, of the 6000 block of Buist Avenue, was driving his 2002 Chevy Impala on the 2200 block of Snyder Avenue at 7:55 p.m. Aug. 23 when he was wounded multiple times…
A man was stabbed without warning in Point Breeze in an attempted robbery Friday.
The 59-year-old male was headed westbound on the 2200 block of Cross Street at 8:47 p.m. when two men came up from behind him, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South…
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With her Halloween due date approaching, Rachel Howe knows her heart and home will readily welcome her fourth child. She also cherishes having acquaintances who will laud the birth as yet another means to…
A West Passyunk gas station was held up last week.
At 8:12 p.m. Aug. 23, two males — one armed with a black automatic firearm — entered the office at the Vince and Sons’ Gulf gas station, 2435 W. Passyunk Ave., Detective Danielle Tolliver…
A deliveryman was tackled and robbed after he tried to avert a heist in South of South Monday.
A 47-year-old employee from an unknown business was delivering an order to the 2000 block of Catharine Street at 11:20 p.m. Monday…
A bicyclist passed two men, but turned around and robbed the duo by gunpoint in Queen Village Tuesday.
A 24- and 22-year-old man were walking on the 500 blcock of Catharine Street at 12:30 a.m. when the offender turned around and hopped off a…
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“Lawless” unfolds along a very dusty stretch of Prohibition-era Virginia, and it’s peppered with cocksure symbolism like roosters pecking at each other’s necks, but there aren’t nearly enough raw and rugged touches from director John Hillcoat to break this booze-soaked drama out…
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VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): Enthusiasm makes life enjoyable, but it could get overwhelming. Treat it like a big wave by going with the flow. Lucky number: 421.
Police are seeking a suspect who swiped a gold-painted metal statue of Jesus from a crucifix on a Bella Vista’s church property.
A caretaker at St. Mary Magdalen de Pazzi Church, 714 Montrose St., which serves as a worship site…
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To the Editor:
My family and I are returning from the funeral of Officer Moses Walker Jr., who was shot and killed Aug. 18. There were many there to pay respect to Walker and his family. Although my family and I did not…
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A shooting victim refused to cooperate, attempting to flee the West Passyunk scene Friday…
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The end of summer always brings a smile to my face. I hate the heat and humidity and detest running a load of laundry every other day. The lack of rain brought a nationwide drought just as it was depicted by John Steinbeck in his masterpiece, “The Grapes of Wrath.” Let’s…
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The fourth rendition of the Philly Naked Bike Ride gave modesty a break Saturday. Hundreds of cyclists, including this sunflower lover and his peers pedaling along Columbus Boulevard and Washington Avenue, rode to promote awareness of fuel consumption, positive body…
An unknown man, without saying a word, fired a single shot just missing a man in Passyunk Square.
A 42-year-old was in the process of putting stuff in the trunk of his car on the 1300 block of Dickinson Street at 5:50 p.m. Aug…
A woman was shot while sitting outside on a companion’s West Passyunk steps.
The pair of 19-year-old women were hanging out in front of a home on the 2200 block of McKean Street when they heard gunshots at 12:50 a.m. Aug. 23, Detective…
An armed bike rider, who threatened to blow a man’s head off, robbed the male and his mate at gunpoint in Bella Vista.
A 64-year-old man and his wife of the same age were strolling on the 800 block of East Passyunk Avenue at 11:30…
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“I’m expecting a great game,” coach Anthony Pastore said Friday as his Horace Furness Falcons completed their four-week camp at the South Philadelphia super site, 10th and Bigler streets. “It is the next…