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The pith of Smith Point Breeze residents are rallying to convince the school district to salvage a beloved school.
■ The 2013 Readers’ Choice Awards will be here before you know it — and your say says a lot. There are new categories, returning favorites and the chance to win $100. See ballot on page 20
NO RESERVATIONS REQUIRED ■ Will BYOB showcases its recipe for Parsnip Veloute in the new food feature, No reservations required. Chef Christopher Kearse opened the restaurant on the avenue in August. See page 32.
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Smith Academics Plus students could have only five more months of dismissals ahead of them. The final in a three-part series covering proposed changes to the School District of Philadelphia’s learning institutions.
■ By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
Despite a loss on its coach’s big day, a Lower Moyamensing basketball team is celebrating newfound confidence.
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he School District of Philadelphia doesn’t know that it is hurting so many children from the inside out,” Betty Beaufort said Monday. “So many of them are already
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in turmoil over their situations, such as William R. Hite Jr. recomStaff Photo by being from single-parent homes, and losmended for closure Dec. 13. Greg Bezanis ing their site would only With decades of dedication to harm them more.” Smith, Beaufort is vowing to rally The resident of Garnet and Reed support for its survival, with a recent streets and her Point Breeze allies City Council decision as a potential godsend. are pleading with the educational The Concerned Citizens of Point Breeze presioverseer to spare Smith Academ- dent has found the news especially disheartening ics Plus, 1900 Wharton St., one of because her son graduated from Smith and she 37 schools, including 22 elemenSee SMITH page 10 >> tary locations, that Superintendent
Local cat lovers have devoted years to helping feral and stray felines within a Pennsport shopping district.
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