Louise Hanible has accumulated many momentous memories, but few can challenge the 72-year-old’s recollections of what her Hawthorne neighborhood experienced Aug. 3, 1965. On what the resident of the 1000 block of South 13th Street termed “a beautiful day,” Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited 13th and Fitzwater streets during his Freedom Now tour’s two-day Philadelphia stop.
With Friday the 13th placing a harbinger of doom on calendars tomorrow, it may be wise to counteract the bad omen with some good vibes in the form of the luckiest number around: Seven.
Ms. Tootsie’s Restaurant Bar Lounge, 1312 South St., kicked off the year-long Spread the Love campaign, an initiative consisting of monthly random acts of kindness, Monday. Its owner Keven Parker and his team will seek out individuals in need, whether it is assisting with buying groceries or paying electric bills, the fourth Monday of each month until Dec. 31.
By Jess Fuerst
Andrew M. Kurtz began thinking there was more to traditional opera more than a decade ago. “Just me. It was just me when I started,” Kurtz, the Center City Opera Theater founder, said of his company’s 1999 debut. “It took lots of organization and a lot of hard work — a real vision and very long days. And we’re still a young company; I consider us a very young company in terms of other institutions in Philadelphia that have been around for dozens of years.”
Jordan Payne has spent the last eight months shedding unwanted weight and gaining desired motivation. Never more determined, the West Philadelphian and senior at The Academy at Palumbo, 1100 Catharine St., will make Sunday the latest proof of his resolve when he competes in the half-marathon portion of the Philadelphia Marathon. He will receive the bulk of his support from his dozen Team Palumbo colleagues and running leader Joe Whelan.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A group member, who was taunting a pair traveling through Hawthorne, fired shots early Sunday.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A Hawthorne doughnut shop was robbed at gunpoint.
By Amanda L. Snyder
In Sunday night’s final local shooting, a man was shot three times as he and another male player walked to a Hawthorne basketball court to play some hoops.
David Blocker eagerly awaits his courses in wildlife management and conservation at Delaware Valley College. If chess were a major, the 18-year-old would be better suited to stand before students than to sit among them. The recent graduate of The Academy at Palumbo, 1100 Catharine St., displayed his teeming talent at July 27’s Checkmate Violence Chess in the Summer event at Center City’s Shops at Liberty Place.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A man allegedly responsible for six Center City robberies is believed to have recently resided in Hawthorne.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A Hawthorne pharmacist was sentenced to a decade in prison for illegal drug sales that totaled more than $1 billion.
By Joseph Myers
Wires interfered with the flight of balloons on 13th and Fitzwater streets June 30, but Michael Kelly smiled anyway.
»COMMUNITY PROFILE
Boundaries: Broad to 11th streets, South Street to Washington Avenue
Origin of Name: Residents are unsure of the name's significance, but say the city designated the area as Hawthorne.
Brief history: The area’s most famous building is the former Ridgway Library. Modeled after the Parthenon, the historic structure, which now houses the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, 901 S. Broad St., dates to 1878. The former library’s vastness made it difficult to maintain a constant temperature, and volumes of books were damaged as a result. In 1997, the building was restored and CAPA moved in. The Martin Luther King housing project (once known as Hawthorne Square) at 13th and Fitzwater streets was imploded in 1999. From its ashes rose townhomes for sale and rent to low- to moderate-income families.
Famous Residents: R&B group Boyz II Men graduated from CAPA when it was in the Palumbo Elementary building at 11th and Catharine streets.
Major Landmarks: Hawthorne Cultural Arts and Recreation Center, 12th and Carpenter streets; CAPA.
Architecture: While brick homes are scattered throughout, the area consists mostly of townhouses.
U.S. Congressional District: 1st, Bob Brady (D)
U.S. Senators: Bob Casey (D); Pat Toomey (R)
Pennsylvania Governor: Tom Corbett (R)
State Senate District 1st, Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D)
State House District: 182nd, Babette Josephs (D) and 186th, Kenyatta Johnson (D)
City Council District: 1st, Frank DiCicco (D)
Ward: 2nd
Police District: 3rd, Capt. Michael Ryan; Community Relations Officers Ace Delgado and Gary Harkins
Civic Groups: Hawthorne Empowerment Coalition
Libraries: Santore, 932 S Seventh St., in Bella Vista
Schools: Academy @ Palumbo, 1100 Catharine St.; CAPA, 901 S. Broad St.
Places of Worship: Church of God, 1219 Fitzwater St.; New Hope Temple Baptist Church, 711 S. 12th St.; New Life Temple Baptist Church, 1227 Christian St.; New Mount Zion Baptist Church, 919 S. 13th St.; Rising Sun Baptist Church 745 S. 12th St.
Rec Centers: Hawthorne Cultural Arts, 1200 Carpenter St.
Parks: Hawthorne Park, 12th and Catharine streets.
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