Gunning for safer streets
With 44 cases on the docket Monday for the first day of Gun Court, the 19-year-old from the 400 block of Dudley Street sat quietly and alone, waiting his turn. The young...
Following the Doctor’s orders
Inside the Four Corner Crusade for Life Missionary Church rests a neatly stacked pile of shoes. The church's pastor, the Rev. Anthony Stevenson, hopes the footwear can take its owners to new...
Businesses want a breather
Lou Lozzi is all too familiar with the business privilege tax that the city of Philadelphia imposed decades ago. Ever since he opened his automobile repair shop in 1963, Lozzi has forked...
The veal deal
Two weeks ago, I dined at Valentino on the Square, where chef John Burke prepared a veal dish that was downright delicious. He pounded thin three pieces of top-quality veal, laid them flat,...
Horror in the homeland
Though thousands of miles from Indonesia, Jonathan Wijaya was quickly aware of the tragedy unfolding in his homeland. He cringed as his TV displayed inconceivable images and details stemming from an earthquake-induced...
Slayings slowed in 2004
Police logged homicides at a steady pace across the city last year, beginning with 15 in the first two weeks of January. However, South Philadelphia was spared much of the bloodshed of...
Future Ivy Leaguer applied himself
Out of approximately 12,000 applications, Dartmouth College accepts just 2,000 students every year. Next fall, Furness High student Mark Wilson will be one of them. The senior got his first taste...
The Smoked Joint
Center City has a new barbecue restaurant, appropriately called The Smoked Joint. The location, at 1420 Locust St. in the Academy House, once housed Marabella's and has changed hands so many times that...
A pad worth visiting
In the Arden Theatre's holiday family presentation, an unlikely friendship develops between a cheerful frog and a rather grumpy toad. Their companionship blossoms as they travel through four seasons of life lessons. Along...
Champ of a story
Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) has trained and managed some amazing fighters during a lifetime spent in the ring. Of the many things has taught his students, the most important lesson was, "Always protect...
