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Mapping the Future: The first in a three-part series covering proposed changes to the School District of Philadelphia’s learning institutions.
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Like her beloved savior, Joan Pettit cherishes children. She has accomplished the task predominantly through motherhood and a 38-year School District of Philadelphia teaching career, with membership at St. John the Evangelist…
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On the television sitcom “Seinfeld,” the character George Costanza shunned intensely intellectual pursuits.
To the good fortune of The Academy at Palumbo boys’ basketball team, 1100 Catharine…
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Police are seeking the man who robbed an East Passyunk Crossing bank Friday.
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Kathryn Bigelow may have failed to land an Oscar nod this year, but the director still scores with “Zero Dark Thirty,” a riveting, modern war epic charting the 10-year quest to catch (and kill) Osama bin Laden. It’s rare to see a film about recent headlines…
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On some days, Kory Aversa’s dog, Buster Brown, can be found running through the Columbus Square dog park, 12th and Reed streets, about a mile north of his home on the 2600 block of South Sartain Street. In…
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I have wanted to review Will BYOB ever since it opened during the dog days of summer but the windows were open on brutally hot nights, so I made a note to wait until the weather cooled down.
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A 21-year-old woman went to South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., to sign up for classes, but never made it past the metal detectors.
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For a while, Penn State had become a feel-good story in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child abuse scandal. The school made administrative changes, accepted the NCAA sanctions and got itself a coach in Bill O’Brien who persuaded most of his key players…
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A vehicle’s passengers robbed a pair of men in West Passyunk Sunday night.
An 18- and 21-year-old man were on the 2100 block of South 19th Street at 11:30 p.m. when a gray sedan with tinted windows passed by them and pulled over…
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Police have released surveillance video of a Point Breeze afternoon shooting in hopes of…
An unknown, armed man held up a Passyunk Square convenience store Sunday.
The man entered 7-Eleven, 1034 Washington Ave., at 6:04 a.m. with a silver firearm in hand and demanded money from the employees, Detective Danielle Tolliver of…
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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): Someone you live with is ready to play emotional games. Restricting a partner their freedom may leave you out in the cold. Make changes around the house and do some entertaining. Lucky number: 935.