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For this year’s Philly Fringe Festival presentation of The Philadelphia Opera Collective’s “The Consul,” a piece by Gian Carlo Menotti, audience members won’t need a tux.
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The Anderson Monarchs baseball representatives know the feeling of being victorious guests, having compiled a 9–4 record during July’s barnstorming tour to honor Jackie Robinson’s 65th anniversary of demolishing Major…
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Fredy, an undocumented 19-year-old student at Horace Furness High School, 1900 S. Third St., emigrated from Mexico at age 12, leaving his grandmother and his ethnic home behind. After the forced move, he had to adapt to a new…
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The man who left one dead and another injured in a deadly knife fight was sentenced to up to 25 years in jail.
Con Kim, 30, of the 500 block of Ritner Street, was arrested Aug. 31 2009 — about nine months after Van Tri Chi, 37, of…
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Police are alerting residents to be proactive if their dwelling’s mail slot is close to their door knob and/or dead-bolt lock.
Thieves are using a new method access and burglarize homes: Reach through their mail slots. “In these…
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Murphy Recreation Center, Third and Shunk streets, will host zumba classes 7:30–8:30 p.m. Thursdays beginning Sept. 20 for $6 per meeting.
Call 215–685–1874.
Submit Sports Briefs to Staff Writer Joseph Myers at jmyers@southphillyreview.com or ext. 124.
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Any Given Sunday (1999)
A hard-hitting predecessor to last year’s business-minded “Moneyball,” “Any Given Sunday” largely chronicles action that unfolds off the field, be it the skirt-chasing ways of…
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September signifies novelty for local students, but tomorrow will offer extra newness to the nearly 200 enrollees at the James Alcorn Middle Years Academy, 1319 S. 26th St.
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Rosh Hashana, the Jewish New Year meaning “head of the year,” begins at sundown Sept. 16. It heralds a month-long series of holidays including Yom Kippur, Sukkot and Simchat Torah.
EOM, 144 Moore St., is holding registration for its biddy soccer league for ages 3 to 7, with games occurring Saturdays from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
The $30 cost includes a uniform, T-shirt, five weeks of instruction and games and a trophy…
A Jersey man pled guilty to assaulting an off-duty North Jersey cop outside of a popular cheesesteak establishment after the Jan. 2 NHL Winter Classic.
Dennis Veteri, 32, of Sewell, N.J., entered a guilty plea for aggravated assault…
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A number of years ago, some Philadelphians mused about adding shops and cafés to the beauty that is the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. I loved the idea that I could order a café au lait, sit outside and watch the people go by — just like I do in Paris.
A Point Breeze man was found guilty and sentenced to jail for robbing a man inside a local bar and then burglarizing the man’s home in 2010.
Tracey Thomas, 22, of the 1200 block of South 22nd Street, was sentenced Aug. 29 to 10 to 20…
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This little guy on the 2500 block of South 13th Street partially escaped the remnants of Hurricane Isaac Tuesday thanks to this umbrella. The tropical cyclone battered the northern Gulf Coast last week and showed this area some of its holdover power…
A teen was shot in the leg in West Passyunk on Labor Day.
The 16-year-old heard a gunshot when his leg began to ache as he was walking on the 2000 block of South Croskey Street at 12:30 a.m., Detective Danielle Tolliver of South…
1st District, 2301 S. 24th St., holds a community meeting 6:30 p.m. Sept. 18. 215–686–3010. phillypolice.com/districts/1st.
17th District, 20th and Federal streets, holds a Block Rep meeting 5:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the…
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There are all sorts of compelling narratives heading into the NFL season. Pro football is the subject of a concussion lawsuit by former players and a defamation suit by Jonathan Vilma of the New Orleans Saints. Losing both could cost the NFL oodles of money and threaten…
My ideal convention would last just one day. We all know nothing is decided at conventions anymore. Everything is preordained and scripted. There are no surprises.
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VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): Strength comes from an ability to overtake others. A rapidly changing attitude creates an overloaded feeling. Don’t let family place demands on you. Lucky number: 364.
Police are investigating the homicide of a former Southern hoopster.
Robert McKee, 24, of the 1200 block of Bainbridge Street, was gunned down with a shot to the head at 5:46 a.m. Tuesday on the 600 block of South 12th Street and was pronounced dead…