Washington Avenue’s growing pains

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Mercer Cafe’s Mascarpone French Toast

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Running an eatery requires many gifts, with Liza Bello blessed to belong to a family with respected roles as proprietors. The 33-year-old is continuing to call on lessons learned from her relatives as the owner of Mercer Cafe…

The Prime Rib

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When it opened in 1998, The Prime Rib became an instant classic American steakhouse. The décor, ambiance and menu harkened back to the ’40s when elegantly dressed Americans sipped cocktails and enjoyed hearty prime beef and bottles of red wine cared for by tuxedo-clad…

McNeil pleads guilty

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A Dickinson Square West resident faces a prison term of 20 to 40 years after pleading guilty to murdering a man in 2013.

Tyreek McNeil, of the 600 block of Mifflin Street, will have a sentencing hearing Aug. 5 following his May 27…

Johnson joyously adjusting Sherlock Holmes story

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Dave Johnson has experienced excitement through numerous stage-based entities, but Lantern Theater Co. has emerged as his coveted confines, owing to his overseers’ emphasis on offering intimate inspections of…

Digital dismay

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Police arrested a Lower Moyamensing resident for allegedly attacking a man with a machete.

Law enforcement officials responded to a person-with-a-weapon call on the 1200 block of Daly Street at 6:29 a.m. May 29 and observed a large amount of…

Reported rapist busted

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Based on an anonymous tip, police arrested 32-year-old Raheem Felder for a May 25 alleged rape on the 1800 block of South Rosewood Street. In that matter, a woman told authorities an unknown black male entered her residence at 5:30 a.m., placed his hand…

A selfless star student

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“I met John as an incoming ninth grader and from day one, he has always exhibited respect, compassion, and courteousness to everyone he interacts with”.

Washington Avenue’s growing pains

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Five-star student

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Amira Nicholson, 12, of the 1000 block of South 6th Street, displays what George W. Nebinger Elementary refers to as “Five Star” behavior. She is a bright student who made Honor Roll for the first and second quarters of the school year, has perfect attendance…