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NEWS

By Fred Durso Jr.

Everything under the sun

Ten years ago this month, the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp., (PIDC) acquired the Navy Yard site in the hopes of ushering in a new era on such historic grounds. As the saying goes, history has a way of repeating itself.

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Posted Mar. 25, 2010 | Comments: 0

NEWS

By Jess Fuerst

Boxed in

Many famous faces have graced cereal boxes, including Michael Jordan, Mary Lou Retton and Willie Mays. Once the pinnacle of stardom, it is still an honor bestowed on a select few. One of those people is Amanda Frattari.

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Posted Mar. 25, 2010 | Comments: 0

FOOD & DRINK

By Phyllis Stein-Novack

Gefilte fish 101

When I was a girl, I would watch my grandmother and mother make gefilte fish from scratch during the run-up to Passover. My grandmother pulled out the meat grinder, attached it to her kitchen counter and grounded the fresh carp by hand. My mother always bought the fish already grounded and then proceeded to prepare this delicacy.

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Posted Mar. 25, 2010 | Comments: 0

SPORTS

By Bill Gelman

One win away

The 2009-10 boys’ basketball season has been an exciting one for Neumann-Goretti with trips to Hawaii and Springfield, Mass. — home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.

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Posted Mar. 25, 2010 | Comments: 0