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If Mr. 3000 has any place in the history of cinema, it will be as the movie that made people forget about Gigli. Bernie Mac plays Stan Ross, a baseball superstar who ensures...

Anchoring the city

New businesses, extensive research facilities and a vibrant marina are just a few of the grand plans for the reconstruction and renovation of the former Navy Yard. A master plan crafted by...

Honda’s hidden hybrid

I didn't attract much attention when I hit the road in my 2004 Honda Civic Hybrid. Aside from the discreet badge on the tail, there was very little visual evidence that the car...

Life-or-death questions

Ariel Dorfman's play Death and the Maiden, performed by the Luna Theater Company, is concerned with the barbarity of human torture and its impact on those involved -- both victim and perpetrator. Its...

Bountiful blessings

Rosh Hashanah -- the Jewish New Year -- begins at sundown Wednesday. Although the menu for our New Year dinner has settled in nicely through the years, I thought I would prepare a...

Lucky number

Friends, employees and fellow gamblers all crowded into a corner of the Turf Club on Tuesday, hoping to catch a few snippets of Carmine Martino's conversation. Martino, who has been a daily...

Back in the saddle?

There's bad news for stadium-area residents who thought the possibility of another high-traffic venue was behind them. The Pennsylvania State Harness Racing Commission will be in town Tuesday to discuss the revived...

Still no green light for cameras

Red-light cameras have been a popular idea in Philadelphia since before the state approved the devices nearly two years ago. Politicians fought for them, police endorse them and the parking authority maintains...

La Stanza

Renovations have been taking place at La Stanza, chef-owner Frank DeCotis' restaurant at 20th Street and Oregon Avenue. Although I reviewed La Stanza exactly six years ago, I felt a return visit was in...

Dwindling days

The last weeks of summer are a happy-sad time, to paraphrase the great Tim Buckley, with carefree days dwindling to a precious few. The kids count the days until school starts, the lawnmower...
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