Marconi Older Adult Center relocates

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Jennie DiGiandomenico bore a radiant smile Monday morning as she fraternized with friends during a nutrition workshop at the Marconi Older Adult Program, 2433 S. 15th St. The ladies delighted in having the chance to chat, a custom…

Dedication touches home

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Readers have proven their dedication to PrimoHoagies, 1528 W. Ritner St., by voting the Marconi sandwich shop and now 100-plus franchise №1 for best hoagie for the fifth-consecutive time.

Social success

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The readers have deemed the Social Scene as their favorite South Philly Review section.

Each week the section features a variety of celebrations that readers want to share with the rest of the community. Announcements vary from engagements…

Confessions of a guilty meat eater

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I am not a vegetarian. Actually, what I am is a guilty meat eater. I have never been able to overcome my carnivorous upbringing.

My family ate meat about six times a week. My American-born mother kept…

Defending champion

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It’s a phrase Philadelphians very rarely hear when talking about their pro sports teams: Defending champion. The Eagles were once described as the “gold standard” of the NFL but have yet to win Super Bowl. The current Phillies were built to win multiple World…

Death becomes them

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While global governments strive to decrease taxes, funeral directors aim to diminish the pain associated with death — life’s two constants, according to an old saying. For 92 years, the Baldi and Jacovini families have striven to console and help grieving…

Bragging rites

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With approximately 10,000 registrants from more than 3,600 families, St. Monica Church, 17th and Ritner streets, never lacks prayerful participants at its two daily and six weekend Masses. The worship site for South Philly’s largest parish has received readers’…

Ladling success

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Is it gravy or sauce?

Come on now, this is South Philly, and there’s only one correct answer.

“It’s always gravy. It’s the South Philly way,” Christian Varalli, chef and co-owner of Scannicchio’s Italian…

Questioning leads to answer

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The alleged shooter who gunned down a West Passyunk man as his young son looked on in a Girard Estate parking lot was taken into custody Sunday.

Sorn to helm Cambodian New Year celebration

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When Rorng Sorn arrives at Bala Cynwyd’s Hilton Hotel Saturday evening for the 34th annual Cambodian New Year Celebration, she will experience the gathering as a reveler and a realist.