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NEWS > POLICE REPORT

By Amanda L. Snyder

Triple threat

Video surveillance surfaced of a shooting that targeted a 24-year-old.

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Posted Jun. 13, 2013 | Comments: 6

NEWS > FEATURES

By Joseph Myers

GAMP quartet goes hands on with Rebuilding Together Philadelphia

Gabriella D’Alonzo has a simple directive for those who wish to enhance communal morale — volunteer.

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Posted Jun. 13, 2013 | Comments: 0

FOOD & DRINK > RESTAURANT REVIEWS

By Phyllis Stein-Novack

La.Va Café

Last week, my friend Howie told me he enjoys reading the South Philly Review over coffee at La.Va Café. He is a fine theater critic and was my favorite editor when I covered ballet and dance for the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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Posted Jun. 13, 2013 | Comments: 14

NEWS > COURT REPORT

By Amanda L. Snyder

Staying put

After a failed attempt at retaliation against the man he thought wounded his buddy in the face, Christopher Goodwin gunned down his target’s uncle.

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Posted Jun. 13, 2013 | Comments: 0

McFadden’s Ballpark’s Guinness Shepard’s Pie

While his backstory could pass for that of someone from South Philly, Jeff Burke, the chef for McFadden’s Ballpark, 1 Citizens Bank Way, hadn’t cooked in Philly until he landed his current gig six years ago. Growing up outside of Scranton, he learned his passion from his mother, who spent a lot of time in the kitchen preparing family meals.

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Posted Jun. 13, 2013 | Comments: 0

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