Trial begins in tot’s slaying
During his opening argument Monday, prosecutor Richard Sax warned the 16 jurors that they might want to eat a little less for breakfast during the next couple of weeks. That was the...
Doing justice to D.A. race
They're running for the same office, but their styles couldn't be more different. Confident and resolute, Seth Williams told residents gathered April 26 at Hawthorne Cultural Arts Center, 1200 Carpenter St., why...
Study in contrasts
As Linda De Lorme perused Center City's Mastery Charter High School, she got a glimpse into her child's future. De Lorme saw spacious classrooms - many with computers - painted a lavish...
Window into artist’s method
Known for depictions of solitary figures in urban landscapes with sometimes-melancholy overtones, Edward Hopper (1882-1967) serves as a marvelous example of the heights once to be scaled within American representational and realist art....
Roots from ‘the boot’
Lifelong South Philly resident Matilda Fabrizio wanted to give something back to her cardiologist for all the care he'd given her over the years. At the same time, the third-generation Italian American from...
Whale still spout and about
That beluga whale can't seem to make up his mind. After he spent a week last month in the Delaware River, marine officials thought the wayward white whale, dubbed Helis, was making his...
Film’s impact no accident
Watching Crash brings to mind an old Yiddish proverb: "Man makes plans and God laughs." Paul Haggis' powerful new film reminds us that we are but specks in the universe, at the mercy...
A perfect storm
It's a wild time in the auto industry. On the one hand (judging by the recent round of auto shows), it's business as usual. On the other, the whole culture of carmaking is...
Hello, cupcake
The cupcake is the all-American petite treat and the star at children's parties, bake sales and school events. But cupcakes are not just for kids anymore. When New York City's Magnolia Bakery was...
