By Amanda L. Snyder
Having lived in the same neighborhood her whole life, Margaret Baldwin has seen many faces come and go.
By Joseph Myers
A Lower Moyamensing attack caused a man to seek immediate medical care.
It’s never too early to start chasing success. Kelly Sumbung, an eighth-grader at Calvary Temple Christian Academy, 3301 S. 20th St., already displays the drive that will surely lead her to fulfill her dreams later in life.
An open letter to Neighbors: As you may have heard, the fifth annual Philly Spring Cleanup is quickly approaching on April 14. Many of you signed up last fall to register your block as a Litter-Free Zone, and LoMo would like to help support you and keep that positive momentum going!
OPINION > VIEW FINDER: PHOTO OF THE WEEK
By Greg Bezanis
A resident on the 2600 block of South Iseminger Street unveiled a colorful, yet tasty and welcoming wreath full of Easter spirit. But don’t let that afternoon snack craving fool you as this holiday decoration is not for eating, just admiring. These Peeps are taken.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A Seventh-and-Porter-streets man charged with raping a little girl has pled guilty.
By Joseph Myers
Legend holds that Queen Marie Antoinette declared “Let them eat cake” during an 18th-century French famine. Courtesy of Saturday’s appearance on Country Music Television’s smash show “My Big Redneck Vacation,” Michael Scipione and Michael Giletto could profess “Let them eat snake.”
By Joseph Myers
With 4-year-old daughter Simone on his lap, Ramore Moore thrust his left hand skyward Sunday upon learning he and his Temple University basketball buds had received the fifth seed in the NCAA Tournament’s Midwest Regional. The senior guard out of South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., will strive to help the Owls, the Atlantic 10 Conference’s regular season champion, to slay either California or South Florida tomorrow at Nashville, Tenn.’s Bridgestone Arena. The 9:50 p.m. second-round clash will offer the 24-7 North Philadelphia squad a chance for redemption, as Friday’s 77-71 conference quarterfinal loss to the University of Massachusetts somewhat sullied a regular season run that included Jan. 4’s 78-73 win over Duke at the Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. The second-leading scorer in the 14-team league at 17.7 points per contest, Moore totaled 40 points in last year’s two Big Dance games and will work to advance coach Frank Dunphy’s charges to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 2001. TNT will televise the tussle. Four players with area ties are competing in the National Invitation Tournament with dreams of reaching New York City’s Madison Square Garden for March 27’s semifinals and March 29’s final. Freshman...
By Lauren Hertzler
With D. Olivieri Jewelers’ friendly, relaxing atmosphere and affordable prices at 2523 S. Broad St., the family-owned business since 1957 topped the rest as best jewelry store.
By Amanda L. Snyder
“How sweet it is. We’re not even open and the people picked us,” Nanci Italiano, owner of Italiano’s Water Ice said upon learning of her business’ water ice victory.
As a young girl in the United States, Catzie Vilayphonh once thought she was Vietnamese — an assumption she simply based on the people around her. She was actually born in a refugee camp in Thailand, to the west of Laos, the small country from which her family hails.
By Amanda L. Snyder
Police are seeking the man that swiped cash from a Lower Moyamensing corner store last week.
»COMMUNITY PROFILE
Boundaries: Snyder to Oregon avenues, Broad to Eighth streets
Origin of Name: Moyamensing Avenue crosses diagonally through the neighborhood’s boundaries from northeast to southwest. Although situated on the east side of Broad, the postal designation for Moyamensing Avenue, south of Snyder Avenue, is “West.” Since this is confusing, the designation “Lower” was chosen. Soon after, “LoMo,” an abbreviation of Lower Moyamensing, became a common term.
Brief History: Moyamensing Township included ground turned over by the Dutch to the English and Wicaco, except such parts of the latter that were in Southwark. Its northern boundary was South Street and below the existing parts of Southwark; its eastern boundary was the Delaware River, and its western boundary was Schuylkill Sixth, now known as 17th Street.
In 1816, Moyamensing was estimated to be 3 miles by 2 miles over 2,560 acres. By act of March 24, 1812, its inhabitants were incorporated as “the township of Moyamensing.”
In April 4, 1831, the township was divided into East and West. It was one of the earliest created after the settlement of Pennsylvania, and became part of Philadelphia in 1854.
Moyamensing Prison was built between 1822-35 at 10th and Reed streets. A portion of it also housed a Debtors Prison. The structure was demolished in 1967.
Famous residents: Singer Bobby Rydell
Major Landmarks: The Brush Factory; Epiphany of Our Lord Church, 1144 Jackson St., which was established in 1889; Methodist Hospital, Broad and Wolf streets.
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: 184th, William F. Keller (D)
City Council District: 1st, Frank DiCicco (D)
Ward: 39th
Police District: 3rd, Capt. Michael Ryan; Community Relations Officers Ace Delgado and Gary Harkins
Civic Groups and Town Watches: Lower Moyamensing Civic Association; South Broad Street Neighborhood Association; South Philadelphia Communities Civic Association
Library: Fumo Family Branch, 2437 S. Broad St.
Schools: Epiphany of Our Lord, 1248 Jackson St.; Abram S. Jenks School, 2501 S. 13th St.; Francis Scott Key School, 2230 S. Eighth St.; South Philadelphia High, 2101 S. Broad St.
Places of Worship: City Church of Philadelphia, 2311 S. 13th St., and Epiphany of Our Lord Roman Catholic Church, 1121 Jackson St.
Recreation Center: Fels Community Center, 2407 S. Broad St.; Ford P.A.L. Center, 609 Snyder Ave.
Parks: Mifflin Park, Sixth and Wolf streets; Weinberg Park, Sixth and Jackson streets; and Marconi Plaza, Broad Street and Oregon Avenue.
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