Taking Cleats To City Hall
CHRISTIAN CONEY, Julianna Casasanto, Councilman Jim Kenney, Anthony Serviolo and Francesca Tronieri in City Council Chambers.
Vol. III No. 7 (Issue 71)
To celebrate their season-long success, members of the South Philadelphia Soccer Club were welcomed to City Council Chambers by City Councilman at Large Jim Kenney. Kenney and his constituent services representative Rich Lazer were made honorary members of the local soccer club when they were presented with club hoodies with their names embroidered on the sleeve. Kenney greeted Francesca Tronieri, of the 2008 City Champion Little Lady Strikers, Christian Coney of the U10 Strikers, Julianna Casasanto
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of the U14 City League Champions, Lady Strikers and Anthony Serviolo from the '95 Strikers. They proceeded to give the young athletes a tour and the associated history of both City Council Chambers and the Council Caucus Room. Each player took turns at being "City Council President" and members of Council as they posed up at the president's podium for pictures and around the caucus table. Under the lead of Rich Lazer, the Councilman's office has helped the (Cont. Page 2)
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Local Business Owners Keep Giving Back by Maria Merlino In the face of a worsening economy and a decline in their businesses, you would excuse South Philadelphia’s business leaders if they cut back on the money they gave back to the community. That’s not how they do it in ut not in South Philadelphia, though! Despite declines in sales, local business owners in our area are probably giving more now than ever before. Four of the most generous members of South Philly’s commercial sector were honored for doing so last week. A sold-out crowd gathered at Galdo’s Entertainment Complex to honor them last week. The South Philadelphia Business Association honored Pesto Printing’s (Cont. Page 23)
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PETITION to keep basketball courts at Marconi Park signed by 800 residents was given to State Rep. Bill Keller yesterday. Kids using the courts now must walk all the way from Broad to 4th & Shunk Streets to play. At Marconi Plaza, adults also used to play basketball for pickup games; seniors use the bocci court as well. It’s also the site for the “Senior Olympics” which takes place each summer. Rumors are circulating around the north side of the park, from Shunk Street all the way to Tasker Street, that the City is planning to remove the swings and the bocci court – all to expand the dog-walking facility. Fairmount Park, which is responsible for Marconi Plaza facilities, didn’t return calls before press time. “We have just fought to keep our (Cont. Page 2)
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by Rory G. McGlasson Scores of angry residents have put their paw prints on a petition to stop Marconi Plaza from being stripped of its community assets. Eight hundred people have signed a petition to save the basketball courts at Marconi Park. Three months ago the City removed the basketball courts from the park at Broad & Shunk Streets.
February 12, 2009
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Residents Fight For Basketball Courts
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