Sappily ever after
What's cornier than a reality-show marriage proposal and less likely than Simon Cowell winning the Nobel Peace Prize, but manages to be quite charming in spite of itself?
The answer is The Princess Diaries...
Crime by the numbers
Crime by the numbers Police records show an increase in violent incidents locally, but some types of illegal activity are on the decline. By Lorraine Gennaro Violent crime is up all over the city,...
In rare forms
Politics, it is said, makes for strange bedfellows. Art, on the other hand, creates truly weird juxtapositions. Consider the city's Municipal Services Building Plaza, across from City Hall. There stand a South...
Artistic Vision
In Lou Giraldi's living room, one noteworthy object is a ceramic sculpture of two graceful swans. Nearby is an abstract wood sculpture. And on one wall is a three-dimensional clay piece. All...
Back in circulation
It has been eight years since doctors told Steven Sabb that his heart was too big. They were not speaking metaphorically. The deacon at True Gospel Tabernacle Church, 16th and Mifflin, was...
Ready for battle
Growing up on the 1500 block of Opal Street, near 20th and Tasker, David Townes lost two friends to street violence. That's more loss than the 21-year-old Army private first class has...
Blue note for local singer
As Erica Gagliardi exited the stage at Trump Marina Hotel and Casino on Sunday night, the disappointment showed on her face. Like the other five finalists in McDonald's Presents Gimme the Mike...
Saving Grays
The crime wave that has swept through Grays Ferry and surrounding neighborhoods this summer has left many residents feeling like prisoners in their own homes. Some talk of being afraid to venture...
Zorba’s Tavern
One week from tomorrow, the eyes of the world will focus on Athens, one of the ancient capitals of the world. The Greeks gave us glorious architecture, intriguing stories and myths, the frying...
