Though content with solitude, Ronalta Conn has enjoyed bonding with fellow seniors at the Samuel S. Fels South Philadelphia Community Center, 2407 S. Broad St., for nine years. One of more than 1,000 members of its Marconi Older Adults Center, she has contributed to its theater group for five years, yet mounting debt will likely drop the curtain on her performances and all other activities at the 43,000-square-foot site.
With Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa as its chief occasions, December dominates the gift giving calendar. Lower Moyamensing Civic Association president Kim Massare hopes locals can make the other winter months equally notable expressions of philanthropy.
Tom Brady, Bill Belichick and the team that beat the Birds in 2005 or Eli Manning and the NFC East rival Giants? Depressed Eagles fans have to accept the fact that one of these teams will be crowned the champion Sunday night. Besides, from the football game to the halftime show to the year’s most expensive commercials, the Super Bowl provides entertainment for all.
“As emotional as everything is, you need to avoid coming at it from an emotional stance,” Patricia Cody said after Friday’s dismissal of 293 pupils from Epiphany of Our Lord, 1248 Jackson St.
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