La Fontana Della Citta
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For 10 years, the property at the corner of 17th and Spruce streets stood idle. It was quite an eyesore. Last fall, I noticed major reconstruction going on at the site, which for many...
Rocky’s Cafe
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When Jack Campbell, from Medford, N.J., told his Jersey friends he bought a house in South Philly that he would rehab and move into, they told him he was nuts. After all, nobody...
Evolution of the Saints
Golden Boy Bobby Rydell, born Robert Ridarelli, is a product of Southeast Catholic High School, as is entertainer Cozy Morley. South Philadelphia's first boys' Archdiocesan high school served as one of the building...
No touchdown for ‘Longest Yard’
Way back in 1974, when Burt Reynolds was the biggest star in the galaxy, he made a bone-crunching film named The Longest Yard. Directed by man's man Robert Aldrich (The Dirty Dozen, The...
Divided byway
Winding along the west bank of the Schuylkill River, West River Drive is one of the most peaceful, scenic thoroughfares in the city. But it's been the scene of controversy since Feb. 16,...
Another high note for Marian
As a child, Blanche Burton-Lyles would watch opera star Marian Anderson perform concerts at the Academy of Music. Afterwards, the youngster would visit the home at 762 S. Martin St. That wouldn't...
Kebob meals
Memorial Day is the traditional kickoff of the cookout season. Although many people grill all year long, I don't usually fire up my old Weber kettle until the last weekend in May....
Honoring a storied man
On the day that Charles Santore would have been 93, Southwark Library will be named in his memory. And what better birthday gift is there than recognition of a legacy? ...
Nonprofitable owner?
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A longtime civic activist's public criticism of a plan to build dozens of new homes in his neighborhood has gotten him suspended from the organization he cofounded and made him the target of a...