A Class By Herself
by Joe Shaheeli Had scheduling allowed it, there is no doubt President-Elect Barack Obama would have been in attendance along with the hundreds of friends and colleagues who gathered Monday at St. Matthews A.M.E. Church, 57th & Vine Streets, for the funeral services of Councilwoman Carol Ann Campbell. She had been in Obama’s corner long before there was any indication he could be the serious contender for the Democratic nomination for President, especially in a state whose Democratic powerhouse had already committed to his opponent. Among those who did attend and take part in the funeral services were Mayor Michael Nutter, former Mayor John Street, Congressman Robert A. Brady and Chaka Fattah, Council President Anna Verna, State Sens. LeAnna Washington and Anthony Williams, former House Speaker John
Perzel, State Rep. Louise Williams Bishop, Rep.Elect Vanessa Brown, and the Members of City Council. But death comes on its own schedule as it did to Carol Ann, at the age of 71 and after an intense struggle of several months. While she fought to get better, medical staffs marveled at the calls she was constantly making and receiving on behalf of constituents. Carol Ann Campbell was a stickler for details, leaving little to chance, and used her telephone to reach and move the high and the lowly. The following information was drawn from the Funeral Services message written by her family: “Carol Ann Campbell was one of the most powerful political forces the city of Philadelphia has ever known. Her lifetime of tireless dedication to the citizens of the city she loved came to an end Wednesday, Nov. 19 at Methodist Hospital. (Cont. Page 5)
George’s Curiosity Helps Our Seniors Vol. II No. 49 (Issue 61)
Geno’s Gives $ to Officers Kin
“Reporting South Philadelphia the way it deserves”
Value 50¢
December 4, 2008
Save-A-Lot Store Set for South Philly Discount Chain to Open in ‘09, Could Produce 100 New Jobs
Geno’s Steaks, 9th & Passyunk, will be hosting a fundraiser for the family of Sgt. Tim Simpson beginning 10 a.m. this morning through to 5 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5. All proceeds collected during this 24-hour period through the sales of any steak sandwich, hoagie, fries, or any soft drink will be donated to the family of Sgt. Simpson. (Cont. Page 2)
SAVE-A-LOT discount grocery store set to open this spring will replace the old Levitz Furniture store at 22nd Street & Oregon Avenue. New store could provide over 100 new jobs in South Philadelphia region.
...Sgt. Tim Simpson
by Rory G. McGlasson South Philadelphia residents will get to save a few extra bucks on their grocery list, thanks to a new discount store opening next year. The national “Save-A-Lot” store is set to open in spring at the old Levitz Furniture site at 22nd Street & Oregon Avenue.
Around 100 jobs could be created. Metro Commercial, the region’s largest full-service retail real-estate firm, announced this week that it has brokered a nearly 17,000-square-foot lease transaction for Save-A-Lot supermarket in South Philadelphia. The supermarket, which is ex-
pected to open next spring, joins Family Dollar in the redeveloped former Levitz Furniture space at 2201 Oregon Avenue. Michael Murray of Metro Commercial represented Save-A-Lot in the lease transaction. (Cont. Page 2)
No matter what time of day it is, George Leporati can be seen on the streets of St. Richard’s and St. Monica’s Parishes in South Philadelphia interacting with neighbors. Five days out of his week he is employed at a neighborhood CVS store. There he is getting to know his neighbors better by engaging many of his CVS customers in friendly conversations. Usually by the end of the conversation he sets a date to go to their homes and help with any number of jobs, including, but not limited to, moving furniture, placing or removing a window A/C unit, painting walls and odds and ends. When he is home, he usually meets with neighbors in the street and helping the elderly put their trash out and cleaning up around their homes. At 75, “taking care of his neighbors and parishioners,” which he likes to refer to as his extended family, as well as taking care of his immediate family, is what keeps him young at heart. This tireless man will continue to serve others before he takes care of himself. This truly is what makes this older gentleman the young man in spirit that he is, and is what we all need to take (Cont. Page 2)
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