By Amanda L. Snyder
Wiretaps led Montgomery County authorities to 32 individuals, including a local, as they uncovered the operation of methamphetamine distributors, users and pushers that spanned from Montgomery County to Philadelphia.
By Amanda L. Snyder
Police are seeking a suspect wanted for breaking into vehicles and stealing their contents in Newbold/Point Breeze.
By Amanda L. Snyder
Two burglaries — one in Newbold and another in Pennsport — resulted after residents allowed who they thought were PECO workers inside their homes. Instead, they were thieves who stole cash and jewelry without the victim’s knowledge.
Deanna D’Amore, middle, won the South Philly Review’s second annual Bracket Challenge by tallying 133 points, a total aided by choosing the University of Kentucky as the champion.
By Joseph Myers
Upon taking office in 2008, Mayor Michael Nutter stated he wanted Philadelphia to become America’s greenest city. His March 8 Fiscal Year ’13 budget and Fiscal Year ’13-’17 Five-Year Plan proposals revealed he would love for it to end up as the healthiest, too.
As it enters its ninth year of serving up cold beers, readers have solidified the South Philadelphia Tap Room, 1509 Mifflin St., as the top local spot for craft beer selection.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A Passyunk Square man was arrested for slashing a man outside an Old City bar just hours after his 30th birthday ended.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A man burglarized a Newbold business by entering through the roof to steal cash and cigarettes Saturday.
By Joseph Myers
Parting with her beloved Labrador retriever Hannah on Independence Day devastated Debra Mazda for months yet could not dull her belief that animals, however brief their time as pets or therapy companions, offer myriad benefits.
Bicycle commuting in Philadelphia has increased by approximately 151 percent between 2000 and ’09, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. South Philly, in particular, has seen a dramatic increase in bicycle riders and, because of such growth, has been chosen as one of the first neighborhoods to be revamped to create bike-priority streets.
By Amanda L. Snyder
A thief pointed a gun at a man, who caught him breaking into his vehicle in Newbold.
By Amanda L. Snyder
The offender sought for robbing another man on a subway platform was apprehended Monday.
»COMMUNITY PROFILE
Boundaries: Washington Avenue to Wolf Street, Broad to 18th streets.
Origin of Name: Residents gave the name Newbold, still considered Point Breeze (Broad to 25th, Washington to Mifflin) by many residents, to the area as a part of an ongoing revitalization effort. It was also the original name of Hicks Street.
Brief History: Real estate developer John Longacre, known to residents as “the original founder of Newbold,” saw potential in the undeveloped area, so he started purchasing properties that turned into residential and commercial spaces in the early 2000s. Later, he developed the nonprofit, Newbold Community Development Corp., which later shared its boundaries — Tasker to Wolf, Broad to 18th streets — with Newbold Civic Association, which launched around ’06.
Other, mainly newer, residents spanning Washington to Passyunk avenues with like ideas of how to improve their neighborhood began meeting at one another’s homes in ’07. Soon those neighbors formed Newbold Neighbors Association.
While tensions have emerged between the Newbold civic groups, both have similar goals of improving quality of life, mainly by ways of cleaning and greening. However, Newbold Neighbors has also met resistance from some Point Breeze residents, who feel threatened by the new group invading the community where they have lived for a number of years.
Famous Residents: singer/pianist Buddy Greco, a native of the 2000 block of South Chadwick Street; disc jockey Jerry Blavat, formerly of of 17th and Mifflin streets; singer Al Martino, a 15th-and-Tasker-Street native; The Four Aces' lead singer Al Alberts, of the 1800 block of Chadwick Street
Major Landmarks: Mercy LIFE, formerly St. Agnes Continuing Care Center, 1900 S. Broad St.; Richard W. Kubach installed a 19-stool counter at Melrose Diner, 1501 Snyder Ave. nearly 70 years ago; and two abandoned garden plots that became the Bouvier Community Garden, 1348 and 1350 Bouvier St., DiSilvestro Playground, 1500 Morris St.
U.S. Congressional District: 2nd, Chaka Fattah (D)
U.S. Senators: Bob Casey (D); Pat Toomey (R)
Pennsylvania Governor: Tom Corbett (R)
State Senate District: 1st, Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D); 8th, Anthony H. Williams (D)
State House District: 184th, William F. Keller (D); 186th, Kenyatta Johnson (D)
City Council District: 2nd, Council President Anna Verna (D)
Wards: 36th and 48th
Police Districts: 1st (below Moore), Capt. Louis Campione and Community Relations Officer Paul Bryson; 17th (above Moore), Capt. Anthony Washington and Community Relations Officer Horace Gibson
Civic Groups: Broad Street West Civic Association; Newbold Civic Association; Newbold Neighbors Association; South Broad Street Neighborhood Association
Library: South Philadelphia, 1700 S. Broad St.
Schools: George W. Childs School (formerly Barratt), 1599 Wharton St.; St. Thomas Aquinas, 18th and Morris
Places of Worship: Abundant Harvest House of Prayer, 1715 Snyder Ave.; Collick Missionary Church, 1250 S. 17th St.; The Foundation of I-Kaun-Tao, 1634 S. Broad St.; House of Prayer Baptist Church, 1333 S. 15th St.; International Bethel Church Bethany Phila., 1538 S. Broad St.; International Bethel Church, 1536 S. Broad St.; Miracle Temple of Christ, 1539 McKean St.; Mount Hebron Baptist Church, 1419 Wharton St.; Mount Olivet Church, 1638 Reed St.; St. James Missionary Baptist Church, 1243 S. 17th St.; St. Mary's Holiness Church, 1214 S. 17th St.; St. Rita’s of Cascia Church, 1166 S. Broad St.; St. Thomas Aquinas, 1719 Morris St.; Spirit and Truth Apostolic Church of South Philly, 1442 Wharton St.; Trinity Lutheran Church, 2300 S. 18th St.; and True Gospel Tabernacle, 1606 Mifflin St.
Recreation Centers: Guerin Rec, 16th and Jackson streets.
Parks and Playgrounds: DiSilvestro Playground, 1500 Morris St.; Wilson Park, 15th and Wolf streets
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