Taking class action
High-school students who think the most important vote they'll cast will be for homecoming queen have a lot to learn. And Philadelphia Student Voices, a nonprofit public education group, is ready to...
Simmer serve
Autumn is officially here, so it's time to pull out your pots and pans and get down to some serious but simple cooking. I always associate fall Sundays with the Eagles -- and...
He keeps on ticking
Staring at his wall of awards, one can see that 93-year-old Frank "Tick" Coleman has lived a very productive life. Fortunately, he shows no signs of slowing down just yet. He...
Progress report
Perhaps taking a cue from their new mascot, the students of Ss. John Neumann-Maria Goretti High School surprised administrators at opening ceremonies this month by behaving like saints. The goodwill and school...
Backtracking
Like an old horse past its prime, the proposal to build a harness-racing track at the Philadelphia Naval Business Center collapsed before the finish line late last week. A community hearing had been...
Grassroots politics
Political debates always involve parties, but generally they're not the kind with live music and dancing. That will change Sept. 30, when the Philadelphia Public Debates Project sponsors an event in Goldstar...
Getting schooled in safety
Alana Ward was teaching a science lesson at St. Thomas Aquinas School when she heard the din of men arguing in the street. As the fight grew more heated, she looked out...
Shielding the children
When Marc H. Rosenberg drove to Franklin Mills Mall on Sept. 14, allegedly for a date with a 13-year-old girl he had met via an Internet chat room, he got some action all...
Answered prayer
Every couple hundred years or so, something miraculous occurs. In 19th-century France, it was the birth and extraordinary life of St. Th�r�se of Lisieux. In 21st-century South Philadelphia, it is the efforts of...
