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Because of his early exposure to leadership roles through sports, Art Kratchman can count himself among the fortunate figures who as children can envision their vocational goals.
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For failing to acknowledge using a third ineligible player, the girls’ basketball team at Prep Charter High School, 1928 Point Breeze Ave., will have its two District 12 AAA City titles and two of…
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When Assunta “Dolly” DiJoseph instructs mathematics today at the Old City-headquartered Center for Literacy, she will continue to laud learning as a life-changing aid well worthy of one’s devotion.
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The sun is beaming down, the air is thick and sweat drips off your brow. Yes, it’s summertime in the city. Luckily, residents have an outlet to stay cool: City swimming pools.
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FBI agents startled Maribel Caballero at about 7:30 a.m. June 26 as they entered her Watkins-Street home and eventually led her husband from the residence at gunpoint. Authorities did not explain themselves or give a…
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Two teens were apprehended as their victim reported the incident in Bella Vista.
The duo followed a 33-year-old man at 12:07 a.m. Saturday on the 700 block of South Eighth Street, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said…
After a rash of robberies on or near Broad Street one night, Police identified the culprit allegedly responsible for two of them.
Gerald Hogan, 36, of North Philly, allegedly was riding a bike when he approached a 28-year-old woman at 9:50…
A woman lent a lighter to a man who then robbed her as she walked home from a West Passyunk convenience store Thursday.
The 20-year-old was inside 7-Eleven, 2300 W. Passyunk Ave., at 4:04 a.m. when an unknown man asked to borrow her lighter…
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“The Lone Ranger” has its moments, and anyone who’s gaga for Westerns will fleetingly appreciate the old-school feel and John Ford references, but there’s more to loathe than love in this overloaded tentpole movie, yet another disappointment in what’s become a grim…
Three assailants beat a man who refused to give them his belongings in Newbold Sunday.
A trio of bicyclists surrounded a 53-year-old man and ordered him to empty his pockets at 3 a.m. on the 1900 block of South 17th Street, Detective…
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This summer the Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger is supplying children age 18 and younger free meals at select sites. South Philly boasts more than 100 locations, including recreation centers, schools, churches, community organizations, public housing…
The American Red Cross issued an emergency call for platelet and blood donors of all blood types as June donations were down 10 percent. Donors with types O, B and A negative are especially needed.
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CANCER (June 21 to July 22): Take a break from that overwhelming to-do list to chuckle at the goofiness of life. The comic relief is a necessary break as the list can wait. Lucky number: 102.
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I visited my Uncle Nunzi recently in the retirement home where he now lives. He was eating a turkey sandwich on white bread and grumbling the entire time.
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I have much respect for chefs who have mastered the art of French culinary techniques. The use of fresh, in-season ingredients, properly reduced sauces, the right touch of seasonings and eye appeal are just a few on the list.
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A haven for boarders and the 2005 host of the now-defunct Gravity Games, the FDR Skate Park, Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, became a patriotic patch this weekend as its users gave it a fitting paint job. As adept with their hands as they are with their feet, they even…