OPINION > VIEW FINDER: PHOTO OF THE WEEK
By Greg Bezanis
When the Harlem Globetrotters start their patented moves, it’s like seeing double. This time it was no mirage when player Blenda Rodriguez, center, came to America’s Best Contacts and Eyeglasses, 2437 S. 24th St., last Thursday to help Police Athletic League members Ishay Sims, left, an eighth-grader, and seventh-graders Saeed Rollins, second from left, Safhir Green, third from left, and Emanuel Cooper with their eye exams. Along with the vision test and — of course — a showcase of basketball skills, the kids got free eyeglasses and tickets to see the team play. PAL Officer Joe Ellerby, right, couldn’t be happier.
It is said when times are rough, we try to escape from reality. During The Great Depression, people flocked to the movies to see fluff with over-the-top dance routines choreographed by Busby Berkeley. Rough times are upon us again. Never has it been easier to escape reality, but nowadays we escape it so often we rarely confront it anymore.
OPINION > LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
By Review Readers
To the Editor: I am a new resident. We chose to live in South Philadelphia for its emerging vitality, community spirit and affordable homes. None of these assets will be enhanced by the proposed Foxwoods Casino at Reed Street and Columbus Boulevard — no matter who’s running it, or how financially successful it might be for its investors (“Wynn or lose?,” March 4).
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