Taste Of Our Town SOUTH PHILLY'S FAMOUS radio personality Bob Pantano, who, with his wife Debbie, hosted annual Taste of South Philly at Cruise Terminal in Navy Yard, welcomes Lou Galdo and his catering team to event. Lou had been out of commission for a while, but has successfully recovered from surgery. (More pics page 25)
Southwark’s Brown Contrasts With Featherman In TV Debate by Joe Shaheeli Southwark community leader Karen Brown is obviously maturing on the campaign trail and if she takes the GOP voters endorsement May 17, could prove to be a feisty candidate against her Democrat opponent in the general election. She took on quite a load of GOP MAYORAL candidate Karen personal abuse by Republican Brown, right, is all smiles at positive re- independent candidate for sponse to recent television debate with in- Mayor John Featherman. He dependent challenger John Featherman. had the better grasp of the TinWith her at Taste of South Philly event kerbells that often end up runMonday is Sarah Canuso, wife of RCC ning the city, but head Vince Canuso. (Cont. Page 2)
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Pt. Breeze Entrepreneur Promises Jobs, Training A Point Breeze entrepreneur promises to get local people back to work now that his company owns a minority certification from the state. Uliho, Inc. is a newly proclaimed State- and locally-certified minority business enterprise under the provisions regulated by the Pennsylvania Dept. of General Services and the City Office of Economic Opportunity. (Cont. Page 2)
…Pt. Breeze Entrepreneur, Keith Mungin.
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Laying Down A Marker Moyamensing Prison Site Gets Historic Signage
Another south Philadelphia historic marker was officially placed yesterday infront fo the old Moyamensing Prison. Local elected officials and community joined hundreds of residents, some who used to work at the former prison, at the 1400 East Passyunk Avenue. To the new generation of Moyamensing residents, the plot of land at the southwest intersection with Passyunk Avenue & Reed Streets is where they might buy their groceries at the ACME, but how many people in the area know before the ACME, before the senior center, it was home to Al Capone? For long-time Moyamensing residents with relatives or friends that once worked at the New County Prison, before it was demolished in (Cont. Page 2)
HISTORIAN CELESTE Morello, far right, joins Sam Sherman of Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corp., historian Bruce Laverty, Penna. Historical and Museum Commission Executives Wayne Spilove and Janet Klein, 1st Dist. Council candidate Mark Squilla and Father Mark Weiss to unveil Moyamensing Prison Historical Marker yesterday.
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