Block by block, many once vibrant, yet affordable neighborhoods have become casualties to the war on poverty. They have fallen so far down that the hope to save these ravaged communities is all but lost for the majority of neighbors. The only remnants of past prosperity is a monument in one of the cities rundown parks or perhaps a shell of a once bustling factory.
The violence in our city is getting out of hand. People from out of town will stop coming to see sports.
Your publication is straining credibility with its “exceptional” rating of every restaurant. Within the past several months, virtually every review in “The Toque Stops Here” has awarded three tips. This renders the ratings meaningless. I would suggest that instead of displaying the weekly “three tips,” just run an editor’s note stating, “all restaurants reviewed are considered exceptional.”
To 1st District Councilman Mark Squilla: The Fels Community Center opened approximately 12 years ago and was a welcome addition to South Philadelphia residents. It has become a mainstay in the community, providing a senior center, a day care center and a pool to our area. It has been relayed to the members of the center that the facility is being sold and rumors have been that a charter school is most likely going to buy it.
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