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NEWS

By Amanda L. Snyder

Keeping the faith

Last week, parents at two local Catholic schools feared the bases of their children’s education would shut their doors for good in June, but both — Holy Spirit and Stella Maris — have refused to go down without a fight from their supporters.

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Posted Feb. 25, 2010 | Comments: 19

NEWS

By Amanda L. Snyder

Forward motion

Joseph A. Prim Jr. was often invited to dinner at Rick Furia’s home at Broad and Tasker streets. The two were good friends, growing up in South Philly, and from their days attending Annunciation B.V.M., 1150 Wharton St., all the way up to their University of Pennsylvania days.

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Posted Feb. 25, 2010 | Comments: 2

FOOD & DRINK

By Phyllis Stein-Novack

Dover right in

I clearly recall my first encounter with Dover sole. It was during my first visit to London at a restaurant called Lacey’s. After a starter of avocado stuffed with shrimp, the chef came to my table pushing a trolley. An entire Dover sole sat on a silver platter. With one fell swoop of a very sharp knife, the chef removed every bone from the fish.

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Posted Feb. 25, 2010 | Comments: 0

SPORTS

By Jess Fuerst

Birds of a feather

The parking lot at the NovaCare Complex last Saturday morning was filled with cars, but the large, white practice facility appeared quiet in the offseason. Just past 10, high-pitched cheers broke the wintery air.

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Posted Feb. 25, 2010 | Comments: 0