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Parents and students were shocked and saddened by news Stella Maris may be shutting its doors for good in June. The school has been recommended for closure according to a letter sent home to parents Feb. 12.

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Keeping the faith

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Weeks after rumors circulated about two local Catholic schools closing, one will remain open while the other’s supporters have their sights set on the same.

By Amanda L. Snyder

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ast week, parents at two local Catholic schools feared the bases of their children’s education would shut their doors for good in June, but both — Holy Spirit and Stella Maris — have refused to go down without a fight from their supporters.

Now, one group is rejoicing after its school is officially off the chopping block,

while parents and community members of the other are organizing a grass-roots effort so their educational institution will have the same fate.

Holy Spirit, 1845 Hartranft St., and Stella Maris, 814 Bigler St., had considered closing their respective schools after the 2009-10 school year due to rising costs and declining enrollment. Holy Spirit has 197 students, while Stella Maris has 182 with 27 set to graduate at each in June, according to an Archdio-

cese of Philadelphia spokesperson. The churches associated with the schools will not be affected.

Financial difficulties for some parishes began years ago and happened more rapidly for others, the spokesperson said.

Regardless, rising prices for materials, as well as increased salaries over the years, compounded by the decreased enrollment, ultimately forced costs to be shared See SCHOOLS page 9

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To the Editor: You never appreciate what you have until it’s gone. We have all heard this saying and have all experienced the feeling. The latest rumor that a historical landmark in South Philadelphia, Stella Maris School, will be closing this year is a sign of the times and the decline of God in people’s lives.

My wife and I were two of the original children to attend this great school when it was built in the 1950s and followed that by sending our three children there, as well. Of course, when we attended it was for free because of the amount of nuns that taught and the amount of practicing Catholics in the parish that contributed to the collection.

Now we have about 30 percent who attend Mass and a low student enrollment. Always increasing the tuition is not the answer because it drives poorer families away. The pastor is caught between a rock and a hard place. He needs more money as costs for everything continue to rise.

Where are the people who attend Mass at Christmas and Easter? Imagine if they showed up every week; this school would not be closing if they did. These very same people get upset when they need a funeral or a wedding Mass and the pastor is not too obliging because he never sees them at Mass and they seldom contribute. Then they get upset when he charges them for such a Mass. He’s obligated to them, but they’re not obligated to him.

Another factor regarding the low enrollment in the school is the parish has not had an infusion of young couples staying in the area. I can’t say I blame them because the area is not what it used to be. Just walk around some of the streets and you’ll see what I mean.

Our taxes go to the public schools that would not be able to function if it weren’t for the Catholic schools.

Imagine what would happen if they all closed. Where would these children go? How about South Philadelphia High? That’s a wonderful school if you like going through metal detectors every day. If you watch television and the news today, you’ll see this is exactly what our society wants.

God is out and everything else is in.

This nation was founded on Christian principles where people were proud

to boast of their religion and have it as part of their education. We have allowed our society to change as, over the years, liberal groups have infiltrated our traditions and made everything politically correct.

Catholic schools stand for all of the right things in this world and to see them close one by one is a travesty.

I hope people come forth to save this historical site or will it become another empty building to remind us of a decaying time.

We won’t know how much we miss it until it’s gone. The neighborhood will never be the same. God bless Stella Maris.

Ron Mento Sr. South Philadelphia

Johnny be good To the Editor: During this winter for the ages, it’s easy to lose your temper with neighbors. There are those who don’t shovel their sidewalk; those who put chairs in the street to save parking spots; and those who let you shovel out a spot and then use it as their own.

Yes, there are plenty opportunities to talk about neighbors, but sometimes there are too few opportunities to recognize a good one. The 2300 block of South 11th Street has a great one who needs to be recognized. His name is Johnny Johnson.

John is your basic good Samaritan.

Although probably going on 65 with some health issues of his own, John has been the first out on the street after each of the snowstorms to shovel in front of his house and all the homes on his side of the street. He has often gone out of his way to assist me with such things as carrying groceries or putting out trash cans.

I’ve witnessed him assisting other neighbors with everything from snow removal off their awnings to digging out their cars. Other times, I’ve watched him clean the sidewalk, the streets and even clear a path to the sewers to keep our block looking good.

If I even try to help him, his wife, Margie, will tell me, “Pete, go inside. John will take care of it!” And, he does. Every time.

If the Review had a category for “Best Neighbor” in their annual

“Best of” issue, Johnny Johnson would get my vote.

Pete Santini South Philadelphia

Snow job To the Editor: South Philly must be the lost city.

Streets were not cleaned, snow was not removed from small streets, the Streets Department was out in force giving tickets to residents who had not cleared snow from their sidewalks.

After the snowstorm ended two weeks ago, I had to walk to get groceries from the store. I thought the easiest way would be around City property. Surely they would be cleared by the City to show a good example. I tried to walk around the rec center at Fourth and Shunk streets. That was my first mistake.

The sidewalk was on of the worst I encountered. I called 311 to report the situation. A week later and the snow, much of which turned to ice, still encompassed the rec center. The City must have been waiting for the spring thaw.

I also requested a front-end loader to clear the 300 block of Gladstone Street. No luck there, either.

George Munce South Philadelphia To the Editor: Another bright idea from our mayor: Telling people they could save their parking spots if they shoveled it out by putting something in the street, saying if it took two hours they were entitled to do it. That’s the most absurd thing I have ever heard.

Guess what, Mayor? it took everyone that long and if everyone did it there wouldn’t anywhere for people to park. You’re encouraging people to break the law. One person already got their tires slashed for parking in a spot when she went to visit her mother. What’s next? Fistfights, or worse, someone getting hurt?

My street hadn’t been touched during either storm. I parked wherever I could because I couldn’t park up my own street.

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The trio was walking on Fifth, going towards Dickinson, and saw the unknown man in a black-hooded sweatshirt tied tightly around his face. They promptly ran north on Fifth when several shots were fired at them, Detectives Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.

One of the three, a 20-year-old who was unharmed, called police to Fourth and Dickinson streets, where the other two remained after they had been shot, Tolliver said. Police arrived to find the 18-year-old with a wound to his left side and the 21year-old with a gunshot to his upper left arm. Both were transported to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in guarded and stable condition, respectively.

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Separate charges, same address A Grays Ferry resident allegedly threatened his girlfriend and her family and, when police arrived at the scene, they wound up arresting him and his roommate on separate charges.

In the initial incident, Khalif Phillips, 27, entered the rear bedroom of his apartment on the 1800 block of South 30th Street at 10:30 p.m. Feb. 17, where his same-aged girlfriend was, following an alleged verbal dispute and minor physical altercation with her that occurred moments before, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. Telling her, “I got something for you,” Phillips is believed to have exited the room and quickly returned.

He then allegedly pointed a black-and-silver sawed-off shotgun at the woman’s face and ordered her to leave or he would “kill her,” Tolliver said. As she fled the dwelling, running home to call the police, he allegedly threatened to kill her family.

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After detectives left, police awaited Philadelphia Housing Authority maintenance workers to fix the door that was knocked in while executing the search warrant and subsequently arrested Phillips upon his return home, Tolliver said.

He was charged with aggravated assault, possession of an instrument of crime, terroristic threats, simple assault and recklessly endangering another person.

He was previously convicted and served time for a 2001 robbery, as well as firearm violations, according to court documents.

Severed finger An officer patrolling South Street Saturday night may have lost part of his finger when the man he was arresting allegedly turned around and bit him.

Police received a radio call for disorderly conduct for a person refusing to leave the area of the 400 block of South Street, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. When the cop attempted to put the suspect — Ronnie Gilman of Newark, Del. — in the back of the cruiser, the 22-year-old allegedly began to resist, Tolliver said. During the struggle, Gilman allegedly clamped down on the officer’s right pinkie finger.

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Big move for the Big Top The circus has set up The Greatest Show on Earth in a new home after 41 years at the Spectrum.

By Ross Burlingame Review Intern

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he Greatest Show on Earth has been calling the Spectrum home for decades, but when the clowns, elephants and tigers from Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey’s “FUNundrum” arrived in town Tuesday, the gang set up shop in unfamiliar surroundings.

Prior to this week, June 1997 marked the only other time the show set up residence at the Wachovia Center — and that was a temporary, one-time-only situation — rather than the 43-year-old Spectrum. The center is available because the Philadelphia Flyers are on a two-week Olympic break and the Sixers are out West.

The other big change coming around this time is this is the first year the show has been locally performed as early as February and it is during a shorter-thannormal five-day engagement — a total of 11 performances — through Sunday.

Typically, the circus has come to town for 10 days with 16 performances.

Show promoter Alexis Frappier said the move to the center came with a smaller window of time to prepare the venue.

“The Wachovia Center hosts so many events that it was a lot more difficult to find time where either the basketball or the hockey team wasn’t playing and, of course, we needed to continue this event in Philadelphia because no one wants it to go away,” Frappier said.

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n an effort to secure food supplies to alleviate the suffering in Haiti, area urban lifestyle retailer VILLA is running the Fill Up the VILLA Food Truck campaign through March 1. Customers and city residents are encouraged to drop off food cans at any VILLA store location. Customers also are welcome to donate to Haiti relief efforts, which will go to the International Red Cross.

For more information, visit www.ruvilla. com.

Off to the capitol

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The circus arrived in town earlier this week aboard the Pie car, above. Ringmaster Jonathan Lee Iverson, left, is ready to make his Wachovia Center debut.

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She was quick to add the venue logistically worked more soundly since the facilities are newer — built in 1996 — and larger — 3,000 more seats than the Spectrum — than those at its soon-to-be-demolished neighbor.

While the Spectrum may be missing,

Ringling Bros. will strive to bring its own magic to whatever venue it is housed in.

Jonathan Lee Iverson, the circus’ first African-American ringmaster, as well as the youngest ringmaster to welcome children of all ages, is looking forward to reminding the public of the magic that is associ-

N E W S B R I E F S adelphia has a charter bus departing 7:15 a.m. from 30th Street Station and returning mid-afternoon to protest against investors.

The cost is $25 per person.

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For more information, visit www. meetup.com/TeamPhilly.

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abbie cats — such as those celebrity felines Garfield, Heathcliff and Mor-

ated with the show.

“Ringling Brothers will always be around because we have two little secrets that everyone else lacks: One is talent, and the other is that we’re into a thing called miracles. Skeptical as people are, especially in this day and age, they still want to see people fly, they still want to see people overcome humanity, and that is the magic we bring to this world.” SPR Comment at www.southphillyreview.com/news.

ris — are available for adoption through the Pennsylvania SPCA this month. Adult tabbie cats (older than six months of age) may be purchased for a reduced fee of $40. Through the “Adopt-A-Buddy” Program, animal lovers can adopt two cats or kittens for the price of one.

For more info, call 215-426-6300 or visit www.pspca.org.

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Visit www.theflowershow.com/Support/VillageVolunteerForm.html for more info. SPR

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Pushing off closure for a year could result in a tuition increase, in addition to developing ways to increase enrollment, the spokesperson added.

Stella Maris already had made its recommendation to the Archdiocese by Feb. 12 — which was to close the facility — while Holy Spirit was weighing its options at the time of a meeting with parents Feb. 18, which was the second time the Rev. John Calabro had met with parents on the topic. The latter session left many in attendance in turmoil, including parent Marie Breslin. “I’m actually sick to my stomach,� the resident of 20th and Hartranft streets said after last Thursday’s gathering where about 100 parents discussed the possibility of closure. “I’ve never felt this way.�

Breslin’s 12-year-old son, John, has attended the Packer Park school since prekindergarten. He’s a seventh-grader now and would graduate next year, but for a short time, it looked like it might not be from Holy Spirit. Luckily for Breslin and his classmates, the school has steered itself in the opposite direction and Calabro

announced at Sunday Mass there would definitely be no closure. “I think someone came through with a monetary pledge to them, so [Calabro] spoke to the vicar and he rescinded his position,� parent Maria Capetola, of 20th Street and Pattison Avenue, said. “[Calabro] thinks the school is going to be viable for years to come.�

‘Even my daughter put it on her Facebook — “I’m so happy my school is staying open� — and kids put signs in their house windows.

They’re relieved their school isn’t closing.’ —Holy Spirit parent Maria Capetola, on the potential closing of the school The news was welcomed by Capetola and her children, fourth-grader Juliet, 9, and second-graders Enrico and Philip, 7. “My daughter put it on her Facebook — ‘I’m so happy my school is staying open’ — and kids put signs in their house windows,� she said. “They’re relieved their school isn’t closing.�

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it was “no longer in the financial position to operate an independent parish school� and looked into becoming a regional school. However, only Holy Spirit shared the same vision, DiMaria said in the letter dated Feb. 12. “All other parishes remained steadfast in their decision to continue to operate independent schools, even in the face of the overwhelming evidence that such a deci-

sion would bankrupt all parishes within three years,� the letter stated.

A regionwide institution was not an option with only the two schools since enrollment was low at both; another school was needed to make it work. Consequently, a recommendation was made to the Archdiocese to close Stella Maris at the end of the academic year.

The needed documents for the school’s closure are ready for Cardinal Justin Rigali, who will review the data from the feasibility study that examined Catholic identity, education programs, personnel, class size, enrollment, facilities, demographics and finances before rendering a decision at a yet-to-be determined date, according to the Archdiocese spokesperson.

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tion, is open to all rowhome residents, but a block must submit a group entry through one person. Submissions will be judged on a range of criteria, including participation, and those with the highest will advance to the semifinals and undergo a site audit to identify areas where energy is escaping.

During the semifinals, a panel of judges will review the essay each block must submit about the neighborhood and its envisioned future.

Although the deadline is not until April 5, community groups are already brainstorming. Kim Massare, president of the Lower Moyamensing Civic Association, said it would be a worthwhile — and challenging — undertaking.

“I thought it sounded like a great opportunity, but one that might take a lot of work for which to qualify,” she said.

The resident of the 900 block of Wolf Street said she thinks people are naturally “skeptical about giveaway contests,” so getting enough to participate might take some coaxing.

The association, which serves Snyder to Oregon avenues and Broad to Eighth streets, plans to reach out to its members to find willing block coordinators, Massare said. Educational sessions, planned for March 1 and 10, are designed to help participants spread the word about the contest and muster resident support.

Even before the contest, Massare was a big supporter of being part of the solution where the environment is concerned and the association has a history of participating in environmental activities.

“The benefits of going green have become too evident for us to ignore and it’s so encouraging to me that we, as a city, have finally come to embrace being green.

We participate twice a year in volunteer TreeVitalize tree plantings, have built community gardens, hosted home weatherization workshops and organized regular neighborhood cleanups,” she said, adding the association also has begun working with the Philadelphia Water Department to host rain barrel workshops for residents.

Melody Damis, secretary for the East Passyunk Crossing Civic Association, said she plans to bring the topic up at Monday’s monthly meeting. The resident of the 1800 block of South Broad said the contest sounded like a “terrific” opportunity.

“I think it’s something we should get involved in,” she said. “We already have a strong Clean and Green Committee.”

struck him several times on the head with a bottle anyway and took his wallet that contained $20 before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction.

The 23-year-old was transported to Methodist Hospital in stable condition, where he was treated for cuts on his head.

To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.

The winning block from the citywide contest will receive several green upgrades, including repairs to existing roofs and energy audits for participants’ homes.

“We are proud to be able to help the Philadelphia neighborhoods become more energy efficient and comfortable,” Jerome Peribere, president and CEO of Philadelphia-based Dow Advanced Materials, said.

The contest could be just the push the city needs to help residents become even more environmentally aware.

“Rowhomes have charm and character, and have long been a unique architectural feature of the city, but most were built without the advantage of modern building science or materials,” ECA Executive Director Liz Robinson said. “The initiative to make them more energy efficient, and in effect ‘greener,’ can help to improve the quality of life for the residents while saving them money on heating and cooling bills.”

Although installation time will depend on weather conditions, cool roofs for a whole block can be installed in less than a week; insulation and air-sealing will take about three to five hours per home.

The winning block will be announced May 10 with — what else — a block party to follow in June.

“I encourage all Philadelphians to get involved in this contest that will save energy, and save you money,” Nutter said. SPR For more information and official contest rules, visit www.retrofitphilly.com.

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Meeting reminder Meetings to address the merger of the 3rd and 4th police districts, which will take effect March 1, are planned with Police Service Area 1 set for 1 p.m. Feb. 26 at 1300 S. 11th St. and Area 2 scheduled for 12:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at 1511 S. 10th St. Area 1 is Lombard Street to Washington Avenue and 10th to the Delaware River; and Area 2 is Washington Avenue to Tasker Street and 10th to the river.

Launched last year and now in all 23 districts, the areas are smaller geographical subdivisions within a district. Each is led by a lieutenant, who, along with sergeants and officers, polices within the smaller defined area of their district. SPR Contact Staff Writer Amanda Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117. Comment at www.southphillyreview.com/news.

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This process drives up yearly, overall energy bills.

Participants on the winning block will receive: repairs to existing roofs, if needed; a white, elastomeric roof coating, which will bounce off solar energy to prevent it from being absorbed into the roof and house (black asphalt roofs soak up the sun’s heat and allow it to transfer between a house’s exterior and interior); an energy audit — from basement to rooftop — assessing where insulation and air-sealing could improve efficiency; and the installation of sealants and insulation. A five-judge panel comprised of those from the local media, environmental organizations and the building industry will review each submission.

“Our Greenworks Philadelphia goal is to retrofit 15 percent of the city’s rowhome roofs and the Coolest Block contest is jump-starting this effort,” Nutter said in a press release, “but changing the roof is only part of the package.”

According to the U.S. Department of Energy, proper insulation and air-sealing of a home can reduce heating and cooling costs by as much as 30 percent. Air infiltration, which often occurs between walls and floors, around windows and doors, and through other gaps and cracks, can account for as much as 40 percent of heat lost in homes. One way to prevent this in a rowhome is to use foam sealants, which expand to keep heat outside during the summer and inside during the winter.

A 19-year-old is accused of robberies in Bella Vista and Passyunk Square and police said a search of his residence revealed evidence connected to both.

While on a bicycle, Kevin Sullivan, of the 1600 block of South Orkney Street, allegedly approached a 25-year-old on the 600 block of Catharine Street at 9 p.m.

Feb. 18. With what is believed to be a BB gun under his sweatshirt, the suspect allegedly demanded — and got — the woman’s purse containing her wallet with credit cards and identification before speeding off in an unknown direction, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The woman was unharmed.

In a separate incident two days earlier at Eighth and Morris streets, Sullivan allegedly told a 28-year-old, “give me your money or I’ll shoot you” and pushed the man before the latter gave up his wallet containing $3, as well as his cell phone, Sgt. Gwen Bartlett of South Detectives said.

Each victim identified Sullivan out of a photo array, Tolliver said.

At 10 p.m. Feb. 19, Sullivan surrendered to police and was arrested at his home. He was charged with two counts of robbery and related offenses.

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SCHOOLS continued from page 9 the Archdiocese accepts the recommendation, a meeting would be held in March to answer parent and student questions.

However, when the letter made its way to parents, it was the first time many if not all were hearing of the potential closing.

“I was surprised that this is one of the schools on the chopping block,” Amy DeFeo, of 18th and Shunk streets, who picks up 8-year-old grandson, Joseph, from the school, said.

Feb. 19, Stella Maris parents created an online petition at http://www.petitiononline.com/974846/petition.html for Rigali, which, as of press time, had 173 signatures. According to the petition to stave off the closure, parents were “shocked and dismayed” at the decision and, if informed earlier, thoughts of shuttering the institution could have been prevented.

“We sincerely ask that you [Rigali] allow Stella Maris School to remain open and that the income and expenses of the parish and the school be reviewed at a public meeting,” the petition stated. “We feel the school could be saved if the parish income were budgeted properly.”

More time is needed to work through the problems instead of springing it on people halfway through the school year, parent Rachael Vandevender said.

“The problem isn’t us,” the resident of 13th and Bigler streets added. “The problem is getting us to try to beat the problem instead of pointing fingers at each other.”

A meeting was set for the same night as Holy Spirit’s, but was canceled due to a death in the vicar’s family. Parents want the meeting rescheduled, although it had not been by press time.

DiMaria isn’t thinking of other potential consequences since a possible school closure may have an effect on Mass attendance, as well, Vandevender said.

“Until he started making us go to church with our child, there wasn’t that many people there,” she said.

And Vandevender’s third-grade daughter, Kaitlyn Stone, would be sad to see her academic home close.

“I’m going to miss this school because I really like [Principal Sister Lawrence Elizabeth] and everybody here,” the 8-year-old said. SPR Contact Staff Writer Amanda Snyder at asnyder@southphillyreview.com or ext. 117. Comment at www.southphillyreview.com/news.

Parents gathered in the parking lot of Stella Maris to pick up their children as they filed out of the school at 814 Bigler St. Monday afternoon.

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Neumann-Goretti grad Hai-Lung Dai secured his spot on Temple University’s dean’s list by closing out the fall semester with a 3.57 grade point average or better. He is continuing his studies at the school’s College of Science and Technology. SPR

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Joseph A. Prim Jr., who practices law in Center City, specializes in workers’ compensation cases.

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A Neumann grad with four decades of legal experience is serving his second term as the Philadelphia Bar Association’s treasurer.

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oseph A. Prim Jr. was often invited to dinner at Rick Furia’s home at Broad and Tasker streets. The two were good friends, growing up in South Philly, and from their days attending Annunciation B.V.M., 1150 Wharton St., all the way up to their University of Pennsylvania days.

“His father was a judge and I’d have dinner at the family table and Judge [Edward W.] Furia — we’d have spirited conversations,” Prim said of the former U.S. District official. “He said to me, ‘You know, you’d make a good lawyer’ and I said, ‘Really? I never thought about it.’”

The endorsement sealed the deal for Prim, who resided at Broad and Moore streets with sisters Suzanne and Helene in the home their grandfather, Thomas Armstrong, bought in 1919. The son of Joseph and Leila wrapped up his senior year at Penn where he majored in English literature in ’67 and promptly enrolled at Boston University School of Law, where he earned his juris doctorate three years later.

Now a partner at the Center City-based Duca & Prim, where he mainly deals with workers’ compensation cases, the ’62 Bishop Neumann High School alum also is serving his second year as the treasurer for the Philadelphia Bar Association.

Prim became involved with the group in the early ’80s, when he began attending meetings for the association’s Workers’ Compensation Committee that expanded into a section in ’95.

“In ’94, I was asked to chair that committee and I enjoyed it very much,” the 65-year-old said. “After that, I was treasurer of Workers’ Compensation Committee until last year and, as I became more active in other areas of the bar association, I thought that it would be nice because of my experience to get in a more visible leadership position.”

He served as co-chairman of the bar related groups Solo and Small Firm Committee, along with the Law Practice Management Division, and was elected to the Board of Governors in 2005.

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LIFESTYLES continued from page 16 ing, so I ran for assistant treasurer [in ’08] and when the treasurer resigned because he was running for judge in Montgomery County, I ran for treasurer,” he said.

Last year, he beat out three other candidates vying for the position that includes reviewing the financial condition and the audit of the association; he ran unopposed for the seat for this year.

SINCE THOSE DINNERS with Furia, the attorney has continued to absorb various aspects of the field — which continued when Prim became Furia’s law clerk.

“The entire thing is a learning process,” he said. “I began to learn about the law and our system of law around the table in college and I learned more in law school, saw how it’s applied in clerkship and, when I started working, learned how to apply it myself. I’m still learning.”

He began practicing at O’Halloran, Stack & Smith, a former Center City law firm, before opening his own practice in ’73 where he took on various cases including criminal defense, personal injury and contracts. During two of his years as a solo practitioner, he worked on the Pennsylva-

‘His father was a judge and I’d have dinner at the family table and Judge [Edward W.] Furia — we’d have spirited conversations. He said to me, “You know you’d make a good lawyer” and I said “Really? I never thought about it.”’

—Attorney Joseph A. Prim, who is treasurer of the Philadelphia Bar Association nia Supreme Court Rules Committee.

“It involved doing research for the committee into different jurisdictions and how they solve problems in rule-making to see if the Supreme Court rules could be adjusted to work better,” he said.

In ’80, while opposing Steven Sheller on a domestic relations case, Prim’s career took an unexpected turn.

“He said, ‘You know you should be working over here with me.’ I was like, ‘All right. Make me an offer.’”

And Sheller did.

He joined Steven Sheller and Associates, which represented labor unions and developed a small workers compensations division, which he became actively involved in.

Prior to this job, he had worked in various areas of the law before finding his niche.

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After refining his passion during the seven years on the job, he opted to venture out.

“I decided in ’87 it was time for me to move away from there and go out on my own again. I bumped into Paul [J. Duca] on the street we started talking and he mentioned he had a vacant office.”

The two worked together for awhile and soon developed Duca & Prim, 1500 Walnut St. Duca concentrates on real estate, commercial law, estates and personal injury, while Prim focuses on workers’ compensation and some personal injury cases.

“I think I got to be pretty good at it and I got more and more work, so that eventually became the major part of my practice,” he said of his workers’ compensation cases.

The Gladwyne resident deals with getting benefits for clients or having them

reinstated if they are cut off before the worker is fully recovered in addition to advising self-insured businesses.

“About half involve injured workers who suffer an injury on the job and the injury is not recognized by the employee for whatever reason,” the father of four — Jennifer, 36, Joseph, 34, Marian, 16, Tom, 10 — with wife of 18 years Jeanne and grandfather of five said. “Some reasons are that the employee is concerned about the increase in premiums if they acknowledge the injury or they don’t like the fellow or the worker was only there for a short period of time.”

Aside from his courtroom work, he speaks at law education seminars about changing ethical standards, among other topics.

Even after practicing for 40 years, Prim does not see an end in sight.

“I want to continue my work with the bar association in the leadership position and continue to develop my practice and work on the law, which I enjoy very much,” he said. “There’s some people who are looking forward to the day they retire from the day they start working, but I get great pleasure from the work I do.” SPR

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tling is spirits are notoriously narcissistic and always crave attention. Being invisible, you have to be noisy for people to pay attention to you. Perhaps the chains are a form of haute couture in the spirit world. Isn’t there a better alternative? Maybe they received

By Tom Cardella a gift certificate to Home Depot. Couldn’t Columnist ghosts simply use the leftover noisemakers from New Year’s Eve? My wife has her own theory. She believes the chains are a kind of musical inhat is “paranormal” activity? strument in the spirit world. Don’t think The dictionary definition is any- my wife is a bit odd, but she also thinks thing that is supernatural. In each ghost has its own theme song. She movies, paranormal activity usually in- swears the one haunting our home is parvolves apparitions from the spirit world, tial to “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On.” commonly called ghosts. Spirits can be Maybe that’s why she affectionately calls either evil or benign or, as in the case of it Jerry Lee Lewis and keeps our 12-yearCasper the Friendly Ghost, friendly. old granddaughter away from it.

The question for today is: If paranormal For some reason, the spirit world cannot activity happens often enough, can it really be captured in high-definition. The people be supernatural or does it become natural? who shoot it always use a handheld camera We know in the case of abnormal activity, that shakes quite a bit. There is a feeling in if it happens often enough it becomes nor- Hollywood nothing is quite as scary as a mal. For example, the infidelity of politi- badly lit video shot with a shaky hand and cians or golfers can no longer be consid- populated by unknown actors or hysterical ered abnormal. This non-actors. is not an idle quesMy feeling is they See Jerry Lee Lewis perform tion, my friends. hire a camera operaTurn on the TV or “Whole Lotta of Shakin’ Goin’ tor who suffers from at www.southphillyreview. go to the movies and On”com/opinion/cardella.

St. Vitus’ dance. Rethe subject of spirits member when your and haunted houses mother told you if comes up pretty frequently. you held in your urine, you would get St. You can always tell the difference be- Vitus’ dance? On second thought, perhaps tween evil and benign spirits. Let’s say that was only my mother. It’s the only dance you forget about an Italian hoagie on the step I ever learned. Maybe St. Vitus was the kitchen table and go to bed. The benign patron saint of kids who didn’t want to take spirit removes the onions and eats the time to go to the bathroom. hoagie (there is nothing worse in the spirit Getting back to why spirits only haunt world than a ghost with onion breath). us in the middle of the night. My exhausThe evil spirit will use the hoagie to club tive research on the subject is spirits like you into a bloody pulp and the killing will to sleep late and stay up late. Paranormally wind up on “20/20.” speaking, ghosts are not ready to haunt until Spirits throughout history often have “Jimmy Kimmel Live” is over. been portrayed wearing a sheet with holes In case you haven’t noticed, spirits rarely cut out for the eyes. Question: If you are haunt single men — Scrooge being the noa ghost, do you really need eyeholes? table exception. Spirits take great joy ruinGhosts often are mistaken for members ing a couple’s sex life. Between the “Late of the Ku Klux Klan. The easiest way to distinguish a Klan member from a ghost is Show with David Letterman” and ghosts, the Klan only haunts African-Americans, it’s a wonder anyone has sex anymore.

Paranormal investigators never doubt Jews and Catholics. Also, ghosts normally spirits are real. They cite a drop in temperdon’t burn a cross on your lawn.

I have always wondered if ghosts wash ature as evidence of a haunting in progtheir own sheets or send them out. Do they ress. The rest of us call a plumber to check have a change of sheet? Do the better- a malfunctioning heater.

Polls show most Americans believe in ghosts dressed ghosts wear designer sheets? If with roughly the same enthusiasm they usually you think about it, there has never been a ghost, to my knowledge, with a food stain reserve for tax cuts for themselves. Americans on its sheet. Sloppy eater that I am, I find also believe Scrooge and Republicans that are willing to compromise also are real. this little detail just a bit curious.

Actually, Scrooge will be appearing In today’s world, spirits are usually invisible, except in remakes of “A Christmas with Barbara Walters before next ChristCarol.” Ghosts, for some unknown rea- mas, at which time he will be brought to son, carry chains. They have this annoy- tears when she discloses his generous doing habit of rattling them in the middle of nations are tied to contributions being taxthe night during the workweek. The least a deductible. SPR ghost can do is wait for the weekend when you can sleep in.

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With his overly somber, but deeply personal translation of Maurice Sendak’s immortal children’s book, “Where the Wild Things Are,” writer/director Spike Jonze wildly and accurately captures the essence of childhood, an achievement he shares with co-writer Dave Eggers.

Fittingly, the tone and events seem to have sprung from the mind of a 9-yearold, thriving on anarchy and marked by emotional peaks and valleys. The oldschool look is earthy and tactile, and the voice work from the likes of James Gandolfini and Catherine O’Hara is wonderfully untamed.

It’s not specifically for kids or grownups, but for grown-up kids. SPR

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ad it not been directed by Martin Scorsese, “Shutter Island” probably would have vanished into the muddle of twisty, “gotcha!” thrillers.

Adapted by Laeta Kalogridis from the novel by Dennis Lehane, the story is smart and absorbing, but it’s begging for some hack to turn it into a cheap trick — tightening the noose around the neck of the audience before kicking out the foot stool, dashing from the room and switching off the light. In the hands of Scorsese, who fully realizes the twists and makes grimly gorgeous the creepy subplots, it’s the welcome opposite: A fun and focused exercise in artful manipulation.

In a performance more suited to the Oscar-ready holiday season than oft-barren February, Leonardo DiCaprio is commandingly fierce and affectingly fragile as Teddy, a U.S. Marshal who, along with his partner (Mark Ruffalo), sets out to a mental institution on a Boston island to investigate the disappearance of a patient. It’s an intense ride, following DiCaprio as he snakes his way through this ominous mystery, his fourth collaboration with Scorsese. The actor is clearly at home — every action is confident, every emotion in harmony with the director’s vision.

Most laudable are the ways Scorsese makes the film, which opened at No. 1 last weekend, his own. The setting is a singular wonder of gloomy atmosphere — all perilous cliffs, woods, hallways, caverns and vicious weather — but, more importantly, the era (early 1950s) is ever-present. “Shutter Island” has all the vintage stylings of a Hitchcock noir. Scorsese’s also assembled one meaty supporting cast, reaping chilling turns from Ben Kingsley,

Michelle Williams, Jackie Earle Haley and the great Patricia Clarkson.

Many will want to take in this film again, myself included. There’s the urge to retrace, to see if Scorsese covered his tracks.

My guess is the meticulous master didn’t leave a single detail unaccounted for.

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The Black Eyed Peas, fronted by the smokin’ hot girl known as Fergie, go boom boom pow 7:30 p.m. March 3. Tickets: $46.50-$89.50. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.ComcastTIX.com.

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Highlights this Week Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus entertains with “Funundrum!,” through Feb. 28.

Tickets: $10-$90. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.ComcastTIX.com.

“Romeo and Juliet” share the love Feb. 25-April 11.

Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. www.ardentheatre.org.

“Capriccio” hits the stage 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25, 27 and March 2. Tickets: $28-$48. Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce St. www.avaopera.org.

Philadelphia Fashion Week struts into town Feb. 25-27. Tickets: $35-$60. Hotel Palomar, 117 S. 17th St. www.philadelphiafashionweek.com.

Free clothing and household items giveaway 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 26-27. Bring shopping bags and carts. Mount Hebron Ministry, 1415-19 Wharton St. 215-217-1991.

“Under Autumn Moon: Reclaiming Time and Space in Chinatown” runs Feb. 26-May 8. Opening party is 6-9 p.m. Feb. 26. Philadelphia Folklore Project, 735 S. 50th St. 215-726-1106. www.folkloreproject.org.

Fresh Fest 2010, with Salt n’ Pepa, Biz Markie, Whodini, Rob Base, Slick Rick and The Force MD’s, go old school hip-hop 9 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets: $42.50-$73. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www. liacourascenter.com.

Snoop Dogg raps it up 9 p.m. Feb. 28. Tickets: $47$50. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-5988696. www.livenation.com.

Muse performs 7 p.m. March 2. Tickets: $35-$59.50.

Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.ComcastTIX.com.

A Mad Tea Party happens 6-8 p.m. March 3.

Tickets: $5-$10. The Rosenbach Museum & Library, 2008-2010 Delancey Place. www.rosenbach.org.

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>North Mississippi Allstars: 7 p.m. Feb. 25. Tickets: $25-$35. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com. >Flogging Molly: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 26. Tickets: $28-$30. Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St. 215-336-2000. www.electricfactory.info. >Twiztid: 9 p.m. Feb. 26. Tickets: $20-$23. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com. >Howie Day: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets: $24-$34. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com. >Cage the Elephant: 9 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets: $11.25-$18. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com. >Bob Mould: 8 p.m. March 3. Tickets: $25-$35. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com.

Sesame Street Live’s Elmo’s Green Thumb: March 4-7. Tickets: $17$52. Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbor Blvd., Camden, N.J. 877-5988696. www.livenation.com.

The Irish Tenors: 8 p.m. March 5. Tickets: $45-$250. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.liacourascenter.com.

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Omarion: 9 p.m. March 6. Tickets: $20.10. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www. livenation.com.

Ronan Tynan: 8 p.m. March 6. Tickets: $29.50-$49.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

The Radiators: 7:30 p.m. March 9. Tickets: 27-$37. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com.

One: 7:30 p.m. March 10. Tickets: $13.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com.

Company of Thieves: 8 p.m.

March 10. Tickets: $15-$18. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com.

Joe Henry: 8 p.m. March 10. Tickets: $25. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com.

Harlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m.

March 12. Tickets: $20-$106. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-2984200. www.liacourascenter.com.

Mike Gordon: 9 p.m. March 12.

Tickets: $23-$26. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-5988696. www.livenation.com.

Alice in Chains: 8 p.m. March 13.

Tickets: $40-$43. Tower Theatre, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby.

877-598-8696. www.livenation.com.

Phil Vassar: 8 p.m. March 13. Tickets: $32.50-$39.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Harlem Globetrotters: Noon and 5 p.m. March 14. Tickets: $20-$160. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.

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Black 47: 6:30 p.m. March 14.

Tickets: $21-$31. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com.

Irish Rovers: 7:30 p.m. March 15.

Tickets: $29.50-$35. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Train: 8 p.m. March 17. Tickets: $35-$38.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Taylor Swift: 7 p.m. March 18-19.

Tickets: $25-$69.50. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.ComcastTIX.com.

Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell and Fabian: 8 p.m. March 19.

Tickets: $69.50-$79.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. www. keswicktheatre.com.

Royal Comedy Tour: 8 p.m. March 19. Tickets: $43.50-$73. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-2984200. www.liacourascenter.com.

America: 8 p.m. March 20. Tickets: $39.50-$49.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Bon Jovi: 7 p.m. March 23-24. Tickets: $26.50-$132. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.ComcastTIX.com.

George Thorogood & The Destroyers: 7:30 p.m. March 24.

Tickets: $39-$59. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Mike Snow: 9 p.m. March 25.

Tickets: $18-$21. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com.

Jonatha Brooke: 8 p.m. March 25. Tickets: $40. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com.

The Blue Method: 8 p.m. March 26. Tickets: $15. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com.

Michael BublĂŠ: 8 p.m. March 26.

Tickets: $49.50-$95. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.comcasttix.com.

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Steve Harvey: 8 p.m. April 24.

Tickets: $42.50-$49.50. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-2984200. www.liacourascenter.com.

Hot Chip: 8 p.m. April 25. Tickets: $30-$33. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www. livenation.com.

Bill Cosby: 4 and 8 p.m. May 1.

Tickets: $49-$67. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Corinne Bailey Rae: 9 p.m. May 1. Tickets: $27.50-$30.50. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com.

Johnny Mathis: 7:30 p.m. May 2.

Tickets: $40-$61. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. www.academyofmusic.org.

Sia: 8 p.m. May 2. Tickets: $2-$23.

Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com.

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: 8 p.m. April 6. Tickets: $20. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com.

Fab Faux: 8 p.m. April 10. Tickets: $46.50-$66.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Chelsea Handler: 8 p.m. April 17.

Tickets: $55-$85. Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby. 877598-8696. www.ticketmaster.com.

Edie Carey: 11 p.m. April 17. Tickets: $5.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com.

Colin Hay: 7:30 p.m. April 20-21.

Tickets: $35-$45. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com.

One Night of Queen: 8 p.m. April 22. Tickets: $32.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: 8 p.m. April 23. Tickets: $38.50-$48.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Cowboy Junkies: 7:30 p.m. April 24. Tickets: $40-$50. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com.

Joe Bonamassa: 8 p.m. April 24.

Tickets: $27.50-$40. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

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HIM with We Are the Fallen, Dommin and Drive A: 7:30 p.m.

March 26. Tickets: $21-$31. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com.

Los Lobos and Leo Kottke: 8 p.m. March 27. Tickets: $42.50.

Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. www. keswicktheatre.com.

Carlon: 11 p.m. March 27 and April 17. Tickets: $5. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com.

Francis Dunnery and The New Progressives: 8 p.m. March 28.

Tickets: $20. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com.

Keith Emerson and Greg Lake: 8 p.m. April 2. Tickets: $35-$75.

Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. www. keswicktheatre.com.

The Temper Trap: 9 p.m. April 3. Tickets: $16-$19. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-5988696. www.livenation.com.

Norah Jones: 8 p.m. April 3. Tickets: $43-$63. Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby. 877598-8696. www.ticketmaster.com.

Florence & the Machine: 9 p.m.

April 3. Tickets: $20-$23. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com.

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>African American Museum: “Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia, 1776-1876,” ongoing. 701 Arch St. 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. >American Swedish Historical Museum: “Printscapes: Impressions of Nature,” through May 2; Nudes by Anders Zorn” and “Material Matters: Samples from the Textile Collection,” both through spring.

1900 Pattison Ave. 215-389-1776. www.americanswedish.org. >AxD Gallery: “Fabricated Stories,” through March 6. 265 S. 10th St. 215627-6250. www.a-x-d.com. >Bridgette Mayer Gallery: “High Light Rhythm,” through Feb. 27.

“Nightlife & The Divided Plane,” March 2-27. Opening reception is 6-8:30 p.m. March 5; “New Ceramic Works,” March 30-May 1. Opening reception is 6-8:30 p.m. April 2; “New Works,” May 4-29. Opening reception is 6-8:30 p.m. May 7. 709 Walnut St. 215-413-8893. www. mayerartconsultants.com.

Clay Studio: Elements of Function, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 29-30. 137-39 N. Second St. 215-925-3453. www. theclaystudio.org. >Da Vinci Art Alliance: “Text/ Textile,” through Feb. 28; “Confluence,” March 7-28; “Claybody,” March 31-April 30. 704 Catharine St. www.davinciartalliance.org. >Fleisher Art Memorial: Works by George Ferrandi, through April 23.

705 Christian St. www.fleisher.org. >Institute of Contemporary Art: “Video Art: Replay, Everyday Imaginary,” through March 21; “Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World),” through June 6; and “Video Art: Replay, Part 3,” April 23Aug. 1. 118 S. 36th St. 215-573-9975. www.icaphila.org. >International House: “Homeland,” through March 5. 3701 Chestnut St. 215-235-3405. www.inliquid.com. >Laurel Hill Cemetery Tour: “A Rich Heritage: Celebrating Black History Month Saturday,” 2 p.m. Feb. 27; “The Victorian Celebration of Death,” 2 p.m. Feb. 28; “Where is Julia? Pretty Places & Victorian Era Superstitions,” 2 p.m. March 21; “Unearthing Laurel Hill: A History Written in Stone,” 2 p.m. March 27; “The Moving Finger Writes: Laurel Hill in Words So Written,” 2 p.m. April 17; “A Note Suspended in Time: The Musical Masters of Laurel Hill,” 2 p.m. April 25; “Designing for the Dead: Laurel Hill’s Art & Architecture,” 2 p.m. May 22; “Unearthing Laurel Hill: By the Rise of the Full Flower Moon,” 7 p.m. May 27. 3822 Ridge Ave. 215-228-8200. www.thelaurelhillcemetery.org. >National Constitution Center: “Ancient Rome & America,” through Aug. 1. 525 Arch St. 215-409-6895. www.constitutioncenter.org

>Newman Galleries: “Pennsylvania Impressionism,” through March 13. 1625 Walnut St. www.newmangalleries.net. >Philadelphia Art Alliance: “Convergence: Pottery from Studio and Factory” and “En route series,” both through May 3. 251 S. 18th St. 215545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. >Philadelphia Museum of Art: “Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris,” through April 25; “Cai GuoQiang: Fallen Blossoms,” through March 7; “Notations/Bruce Nauman: Days and Giorni,” through April 4; “Picasso and the Avant-Garde in Paris,” through April 25; “Marcel Wanders: Daydreams,” through June 13; “Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal” through July 25; “Arts of Bengal: Wives, Mothers, Goddesses,” through July;.“ 26th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. >Philadelphia Zoo: Family Overnight: Who’s Awake in Winter?, 6:30 p.m. Feb. 27-10 a.m. Feb. 28; Reader’s Club for ages 2-6, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 28; Keeping Up With the Keepers, 9-11 a.m. March 16 and again May 16; Bunny Hop, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 27-28; Zoo Spring Break Camp 2010: I Want To Be a Zookeeper, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. March 31-April 2; Junior Nature Journey: Sounds of Spring, 7-9 p.m.

April 9; Zoo Keeper Evening, 6-8 p.m.

April 10; Creatures of Habitat Opening Weekend, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. April 10-11.

34th St. and Girard Ave. 215-243-5336. www.philadelphiazoo.org. >Please Touch Museum: “Scat Cat’s Junior Jazz Jamboree,” daily through Feb. 26; “Exploring Trees Inside and Out,” through May 2; “Jazz Playground,” 1 and 3 p.m. Feb. 28; Rhythm Romp, March 5-7; “There’s Something Under My Bed,” March 5-May 9; Puppet Play Date, March 21.

4231 Avenue of the Republic. 215-9630667. www.pleasetouchmuseum.org. >Print Center: “Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious,” through April 11. 1614 Latimer St. 215-7356090. www.printcenter.org. >Rosenbach Museum & Library: “Moore Adventures in Wonderland,” through June 6; “Friend or Faux: Imitation and Invention from Innocent to Fraudulent,” through July 11.

2008-2010 Delancey Place. 215-7321600. www.rosenbach.org. >Simone Museum: “Best of Britain,” through March 14. 6825-31 Norwitch Dr. 215-365-7233. www. simonefoundation.org. >Sol Mednick Gallery: “Observations & Anomalies,” through March 7; “Drawing the Time in Between,” March 12-April 2; “Fall River Boys,” April 9-May 2; Sophomore photography exhibit, May 7-21; “Brace for Impact: The Aftermath of Flight 1549,” May 28-Aug. 7. The University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St. 215-717-6300. >Space 1026: “It Was Good While it Lasted” through Feb. 26. 1026 Arch St. www.space1026.com.

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This year’s theme for the Philadelphia International Flower Show is “Passport to the World,” taking visitors on a trek around the globe Feb. 28-March 7. Tickets: $13-$23. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. 215-988-8899. www. theflowershow.com. >University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: “Righteous Dopefiend: Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America” and “The Goodlands: Young Photographers Inspiring Hope in North Philadelphia,” both through May; “Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania,” through July 11; 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. www.museum. upenn.edu. >Vox Populi: Micah Danges and Roxana Perez-Mendez multimedia works; Steven Baldi, Lucas Knipscher and Piper Marshall; and Emily O’Keefe and Matthew Osborn all through Feb. 28. 319 N. 11th St. 215-238-1236. www. voxpopuligallery.org.

Special events “David Goodis … To A Pulp,” a film biography of noir writer David Goodis, has its world premiere 8:30 p.m. March 5. Tickets: $10. Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St. 215-923-0210.

Jerry Blavat hosts a social 8 p.m.

March 6. Tickets: $35. St. Monica’s Farrell Hall, 16th and Porter streets.

215-334-1659.

Mutter Ball, benefiting The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 7:30 p.m.-1 a.m.. March 12-13.

Tickets: $50-$100. Mutter Museum, 19 S. 22nd St. 215-563-3737. www. muttermuseum.com.

Heritage Day, honoring Bishop Audrey Brunson and Dr. Walter Lomax, takes place 4 p.m. March 21.

First African Baptist Church, 1600 Christian St. 215-735-1050.

Theater/Dance/Opera >Any Given Monday: Through Feb. 28. Tickets: $15-$40. Plays and Players Theater, 1714 Delancey St. 215-218-4022. www.theatreexile.org. >The Breath of Life: Through Feb. 28. Tickets: $10-$35. St. Stephen’s Theater, 10th and Ludlow streets. 215829-0395. www.lanterntheater.org. >The Eclectic Society: Through March 7. Tickets: $10-$60. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. www.walnutstreettheatre.org. >Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue: Through March 14. Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. www. walnutstreettheatre.org. >Blue Door: Through March 21. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. www. ardentheatre.org. >The Irish and How They Got That Way: Through April 18. Tickets: $35-$47. Innovation Studio at the Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. www.kimmelcenter.org.

>Respect, A Musical Journey of Women: Through April 18. Tickets: $40-$45. Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St. 215-925-3769. www. comcasttix.com. >Flashpoint DNA, Dynamic New Art: Through May 3. Tickets: $35$45. Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215-665-9720. >Annie: Feb. 26-28. Tickets: $20-$70. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. www. academyofmusic.org. >Language Rooms: March 3-April 4. Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. 215546-7824. www.wilmatheater.org.

Pennsylvania Ballet: “The Four Temperaments,” “Carmina Burana” and “Rodeo,” March 4-13. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-5517000. www.paballet.org.

Happily Ever After: March 4-28.

Tickets: $20-$35. Adrienne Theatre, 2030 Sansom St. 215-592-9560. www.1812productions.org.

Peking Acrobats: March 7-10. Tickets: $17.50-$27.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Chlamydia dell’Arte: “A Sex-Ed Burlesque,” March 9-13. Tickets: $15. Second Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. chlamydia.show@ gmail.com.

Groovaloo, The Hip Hop Sensation: March 9-14. Tickets: $25-$59.50. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. www. academyofmusic.org.

Pennsylvania Ballet: “The Crossed Line,” “In the Night” and “The Concert,” March 10-14.

Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-551-7000. www.paballet.org.

Fallen Angels: March 16-May 7.

Tickets: $10-$60. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. www.walnutstreettheatre.org.

Belles of Dublin: March 17-21. Tickets: $20. The Red Room at Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St. 215-9230210. www.societyhillplayhouse.org.

The Gnadiges Fraulein (Gracious Lady): March 19-April 3.

Tickets: $20. Second Stage at the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215-285-0472. www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org.

Red Hot Patriot:: The Kick-Ass Wit of Molly Ivins: March 19-April 18. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. 215-985-0420. www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org.

Philadelphia Young Playwrights’: “Away He Flew” and “Monster Butterfly,” 11 a.m. March 20. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215-665-9226. www.phillyyoungplaywrights.org.

The Lion King: March 23-April 24.

Tickets: $23-$95. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. www. academyofmusic.org.

How I Became a Pirate: March 26-27, April 3 and 8-10. Tickets: $10-$14. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. www. walnutstreettheatre.org.

Travels With My Aunt: March 30-April 18. Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. www. walnutstreettheatre.org.

Henry IV, Part I: April 1-May 2. Tickets: $10-$35. St. Stephen’s Theater, 10th and Ludlow streets. 215829-0395. www.lanterntheater.org.

Cirque Du Soleil’s Ovo: April 8May 2. Tickets: $24.50-$112. Big Top at The Avenue of the Arts, Broad St. and Washington Ave. 800-450-1480. www.cirquedusoleil.com.

Philadelphia Young Playwrights’: “Temple High” and “Falling Apart,” 11 a.m. April 10. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215-665-9226. www.phillyyoungplaywrights.org.

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: April 14-May 30. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-9221122. www.ardentheatre.org.

Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake): April 15-May 8. Tickets: $35-$45. Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215-665-9720. www. flashpointtheatre.org.

Girls Night: The Musical: April 20-May 23. Tickets: $49. Innovation Studio, 260 S. Broad St. 215-8931999. www.kimmelcenter.org.

August, Osage County: April 27May 2. Tickets: $34-$126.50. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-8931999. www.academyofmusic.org.

Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family: April 29-May 2. Tickets: $45-$70. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www. liacourascenter.com.

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Cafeteria of Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School, 1736 S. 10th St. 215339-0400. www.epcrossing.org.

Grays Ferry Community Council covers 27th and Wharton streets to Moore St. to 34th St. and 24th and Moore streets to Passyunk and Penrose avenues. Service area meeting is 7 p.m. March 23 at William Barrett Nabuurs Center, 28th and Dickinson streets. Nominations for board members will be taken at meeting.

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W h a t ’s H a p p e n i n g Lower Moyamensing Civic Association services Snyder to Oregon avenues and Broad to Eighth streets.

Town Watch walks every other Monday. www.lomophilly.org. >Passyunk Square Civic Association serves Washington to Tasker, Sixth to Broad streets. General meetings are 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at South Philadelphia Older Adult Center, Passyunk Ave. and Dickinson St. Gold Star Park Clean Up is 10 a.m.-noon the second to last Saturday of the month. www.passyunk.org.

Pennsport Civic Association meets 7 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. EOM, 138 Moore St. 215-462-9764.

Point Breeze Civic Association is registering children ages 7-12 for tutoring in reading, math and English. 1518 S. 22nd St. 215-755-6628.

South of South Neighborhood Association serves the area from Broad St. to the Schuylkill River, South St. to Washington Ave. Meetings are the second Wednesday of the month. www.southofsouth.org.

West Passyunk Point Neighborhood Association meets 6:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month. Cafe con Chocolate, 2100 S. Norwood St. 215-498-6891. westpassyunkpoint@hotmail.com.

Community and senior centers JCCs Stiffel Senior Center: Thrift shop sells used clothing 10 a.m.noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. 604 Porter St. 215-468-3500.

Philadelphia Senior Center: Digital photography class, 1 p.m.

Mondays; diabetes support group, 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month; Silver Sneakers fitness classes, 2 p.m. Tuesdays; T’ai chi, 1 p.m. Mondays; Rev Up, 10 a.m.

Wednesdays and Fridays; yoga, 11 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. 509 S. Broad St. 215-546-5879. www. philaseniorcenter.org.

Point Breeze Family Center: McDaniel Elementary, Room 102, 22nd and Moore streets. 215-952-0625.

Samuel S. Fels Community Center: Free exercise program Tuesday and Thursday mornings. 2407 S. Broad St. 215-218-0800.

Single Parents Society holds senior dances Fridays, 8-11 p.m. 1430 S. Passyunk Ave. 215-465-2298.

South Philadelphia Older Adult Center: Socials every Wednesday, 7-10 p.m., with live music and refreshments. Cost: $7. 1430 Passyunk Ave. 215-952-0547.

Tolentine Community Center: 1025-33 Mifflin St. 215-389-0717.

United Communities Houston Community Center: Emergency energy assistance, ESL and computer classes. Free clothing giveaway 1:30-5:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Emergency food cupboard.

Houston Center, 2029 S. Eighth St. 215-467-8700.

United Communities Southwark House: Bingo, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m.

Thursdays; karate classes for ages 14 and up, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 101 Ellsworth St. 215673-1484. www.ska.org.

Wharton Street Recreation Center: 2300 Wharton St. 215-685-1888.

Wilson Park Senior Center: 2508 Jackson St. 215-684-4895.

Salvatore Terruso Lodge Sons of Italy meets 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. The Prudential Building, 20th St. and Oregon Ave. Rich Vinci, 215-389-7799.

Triangle Park needs volunteers for watering and cleaning sessions 7 p.m.

Wednesdays. Meet at Sixth and Christian streets. 215-704-7466. 215-5745050. www.friendsoftrianglepark.org. parkwebadmin@gmail.com.

Santore Library: Smoking cessation six-week course, 1 p.m. Mondays. 932 S. Seventh St. 215-686-1766.

South Philadelphia Library: ESL classes, 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 1700 S. Broad St. 215685-1866.

Mummers Hog Island N.Y.A. holds preteen dances 7 p.m. Fridays. Donation: $7.

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Churches and congregations Zion A.M.E. Church is hosting a black and white tea noon-3:30 p.m.

March 20. All Red Hat groups welcome. 1600 S. 21st St. 215-334-4953.

New Greenwich Light Baptist Church is open for prayer noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays. 121 W. Oregon Ave. 215-467-9259. www.newgreenwichlight.com.

The Lighthouse gives away clothes and food 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays. 30th and Wharton streets. 215-463-2434.

Mount Enon Baptist Church holds a free lunch program 12:30 p.m. the third and fourth Wednesdays of the month. 500 Snyder Ave. 215-334-2844.

Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church hosts a book club 7 p.m. the last Monday of the month. 916 S. Swanson St. 267-304-3424.

Education/hobbies/ volunteering ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships is looking for volunteers to lead enrichment activities for children one hour a week. 215545-2727. info@phillyasap.org.

Center for Literacy offers multilevel ESL classes for adults 9-11:30 a.m.

Tuesdays and Thursdays. Francis Scott Key Elementary School, Eighth and Wolf streets. 215-474-1235.

Job Corps STARS Initiative is looking for volunteers to tutor students two hours a week. Darvin, 267-386-2890.

Point Breeze Education Center offers “The Point Breeze Charm and Etiquette program” for ages 8-13 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesdays. 1518 S. 22nd St. 215-755-6628.

Programs Employing People seeks volunteers to help disabled classes as well as literacy tutors. Broad and Federal streets. 215-952-4292. marnie. whelan@pepservices.org.

Saints in Training, offered by Neumann-Goretti, is a free enrichment program for fifth- to eighth-graders who want to excel in academics and become more involved in school activities. 215-465-8437, ext. 250.

Health Zumba Boot Camp and Hatha Yoga Flow classes, ongoing. Cost: $5-$10. Bring a yoga mat or towel.

Arts Parlor, 1170 S. Broad St. alievidich@gmail.com. jillianthomason@ gmail.com. >“Fire Up Your Metabolism” is a lecture by Dr. Scott Yorker, 7 p.m.

Feb. 28. Essene Market & Cafe, 719 S. Fourth St. 215-922-1146. www. essenemarket.com.

Red Ball, hosted by The American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, is 8 p.m.-midnight March 6. Tickets: $175-$275. Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park. 215-299-5491. www.theredball.org.

Legal Clinic for the Disabled offers free legal advice and representation for low-income people with physical disabilities. Magee Rehabilitation Hospital, 1513 Race St. 215-587-3350.

Intercultural Family Services Inc./PHACE provides free HIV counseling and testing, contraception and workshops. 2317 S. 23rd St. 215-468-4673.

Child Care Information Services offers funding and services to help parents find, select and pay for childcare and school-age programs. 1500 S. Columbus Blvd. 215-271-0570.

Community Labor Refinery Tracking Committee works on environmental and health issues related to living near the Sunoco Refinery. Meets the second Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. Mercy Wellness Center, 2821 Island Ave. 215-640-8800.

Diversified Community Services/Point Breeze Family Center offers information/referral services, counseling, parenting and education/computer classes. Dixon House, 1920 S. 20th St. 215-336-3511.

Face Your Giants Rap Sessions features group meetings to discuss life experiences and develop relationships 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays.

2144 S. Broad St. 267-582-1667.

Prancing Paws Animal Rescue is dedicated to saving street cats and kittens. ppar.rescuegroups.org. pparcats@gmail.com.

Recreation centers and playgrounds Libraries >Central Library: Children’s Prints Exhibit, through March 12. 1901 Vine St. 215-686-5322. www.freelibrary.org.

Donatucci Sr. Library: computer tutorials for adults and seniors, noon Thursdays; LEAP After-School Program, 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; homework and computer assistance, 3-5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; yoga for adults and seniors, 6:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Chess and Board Game Club, 4 p.m.

Fridays; arts and crafts, 4:30 p.m.

Wednesdays; and Teen Gaming Club, 4 p.m. Thursdays. Hours: Noon-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; closed Sundays and Mondays. 1935 Shunk St. 215-685-1755.

Marian Anderson: Better Days offers HIV/AIDS counseling, contraception, teen workshops and more. 17th and Fitzwater streets. 215-685-6594.

Capitolo: After-school program for ages 6-13 3:30-6 p.m. MondayFriday. Cost: $10/week. Ninth and Federal streets. 215-685-1883.

Chew: 19th St. and Washington Ave. 215-685-6596.

DiSilvestro: After-school program for ages 5-12 3-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Cost: $25/month. 1701 S. 15th St. 215-685-1598.

Guerin: Pinochle, 12:30 p.m.

Monday-Friday; Ballet, tap and jazz/hip-hop lessons, 5 p.m. Thursdays; After-school program 3-6 p.m. weekdays for ages 5-10; Girl Scouts meet 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays; Ceramics are 7:30 p.m. Mondays.

Acting classes through February for ages 8 and adult. 16th and Jackson streets. 215-685-1894.

Hawthorne Cultural Center: Linedancersize, 6:15-8:30 p.m.

Wednesdays and kung fu classes 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays; after-school program for ages 5-12 3-6 p.m.

Monday-Friday. Cost: $5/week; drawing, and painting classes 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturdays. Free. Students must provide their own supplies and will be given a list. 1200 Carpenter St. 215685-1848. hawthornerec@yahoo.com.

Murphy: Aerobic classes 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost: $6; Ceramic classes for adults, 6:30-8:30 p.m.

Mondays. Cost: $2; sculpture/ceramics classes for ages 12-18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays; Murphy Recreation Center holds an after-school program 3-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays for ages 6-12.

Cost: $7/week. 300 Shunk St. 215-6851874. www.murphyrec.com.

Starr Garden: Yoga for Everyone, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays; Chess Club for ages 5-12, 3:30-4:30 p.m.

Fridays; Capture the Flag Games, 3:30-5 p.m. Thursdays; Children’s Film Workshops for ages 7-10, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays; Children’s art classes 10 a.m.-noon every other Saturday; and Intro to French classes for adults, 7-8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Cost: $35; Indoor Soccer at McCall School Gym, 6-7 p.m. through March 17, Mondays, for ages 5-6 and Wednesdays for ages 78. 600-44 Lombard St. 215-686-1782.

Tolentine: After-school programs for ages 5-13 Monday-Friday. Van service as well as full- or half-day coverage available. 11th and Mifflin streets.

215-389-0717.

Reunions Epiphany of Our Lord class of 1969, 7-11 p.m. March 20. Cost: $45.

Mancini Caterers, 1840 S. Camac St. John Matteo, 609-972-6499 or keyboard45200@yahoo.com.

Ss. John Neumann & Maria Goretti class of 1975, 7 p.m.-midnight April 16. AC Hilton Hotel & Casino. Cost: $75. Maria Montone Polillo, bchbunny1105@comcast.net; Joe Sarnese, 800-962-5373, ext. 2.

Support groups Al-Anon meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at St. John’s Evangelist Church, Third and Reed streets; 7:30 p.m.

Fridays at 1605 E. Moyamensing Ave.; and 11:15 a.m. Saturdays at Episcopal Church of the Crucifixion, Eighth and Bainbridge streets. 215-222-5244.

Alzheimer’s Association holds a support group for families of people with Alzheimer’s 2-4 p.m. the third Saturday of each month. St. Agnes Continuing Care Center, 1900 S. Broad St. 800-272-3900.

Codependents Anonymous meets at Methodist Hospital, 2301 S. Broad St., 6:30 p.m. Sundays. 215-333-7775.

Debtors Anonymous meets 7 p.m.

Thursdays. William Way Center, 1315 Spruce St. Susan, 610-203-3200.

Gamblers Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Methodist Hospital, Broad and Ritner streets.

NARANON for families and friends of addicts meets 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, 910 Watkins St. 215-808-7422.

Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group meets 1:303:30 p.m. the second Saturday of the month (except August). Ralston House, 3615 Chestnut St. 215-9471730. sklein16@verizon.net.

Smoking cessation is 4-5 p.m. or 6-7 p.m. the first two Tuesdays and Thursdays of the month. Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce St. www. pennmedicine.org.

Philadelphia Access Center holds Jobs for Life, a biblically based job training program; and Moms’ Group, a biblically based study with free childcare. 1832 S. 11th St. 215389-1985.

Pennsylvania Recovery Organization–Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT) hosts a family program to help recognize and address addiction 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. 444 N. Third St. 800-221-6333. www.proact.org.

Recovery International for those with stress, anger, sadness, fear or depression meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1831 Bainbridge St. 215-732-2787. www.recovery-inc.com.

Supportive Older Women’s Network for ages 60 and over meets 1 p.m. Mondays. JCCs Stiffel Senior Center, 604 Porter St. 215-468-3500.

Mercy LIFE (Living Independently For Elders) for caregivers for ages 55 and over meets 6-7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. 215-339-4157.

Substance Abuse Program meets 9 a.m.-noon and 11 a.m.-2:15 p.m.

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Voice It Sistah for HIV-positive women meets 11 a.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month.

Similar sessions held during coffee hour noon-1 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays. YOACAP, 1207 Chestnut St. 215-851-1898.

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CHEESE & SAuCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .25 STEAK, CHICKEN, MEATBALL OR RABE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .95 AddITIONAL TOPPINGS 75¢ (See Pizza)

HOT SANDWICHES STEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .25 CHEESE STEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .75 MuSHROOM CHEESE STEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 PEPPERONI CHEESE STEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 BACON CHEESE STEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .75 CHEESE STEAK HOAGIE Lettuce, tomatoes, mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 PIZZA STEAK Sauce, provolone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 STEAK MILANO Fried Tomato, Provolone, Oregano . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 ITALIAN SAuSAGE (Fresh) HOT OR SWEET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .00 ITALIAN SAuSAGE PARM Sauce, provolone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .50 GRILLEd CHICKEN Lettuce, tomato, mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .25 CHICKEN PARMIGIANA (Breaded or Grilled) Sauce, provolone . . . . . . . 5 .50 CHICKEN STEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .25 CHICKEN CHEESE STEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .75 CHICKEN CHEESE STEAK HOAGIE Lettuce, tomato, mayo . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 BuFFALO CHICKEN CHEESE STEAK Hot sauce & bleu cheese . . . . . 5 .95 CHICKEN CuTLET Lettuce, tomato, mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .25 HOT PORK COMBO Roast pork, provolone, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 HOT BEEF COMBO Roast beef, provolone, . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 HOT TuRKEy COMBO Turkey, provolone, gravy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 B .B .Q . PORK Roast Pork, KC Masterpiece BBQ Sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .75 GRILLEd CHEESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .95 GRILLEd CHEESE & TOMATO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .25 GRILLEd CHEESE & BACON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .50 GRILLEd HAM & CHEESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .50 EGGPLANT PARM Provolone & sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 MEATBALL PARM (Homemade) Provolone & sauce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 HOT dOG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .00 TEXAS TOMMy Bacon & cheese whiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .75 FISH CAKE (2 fish cakes on round roll with lettuce & tomato) . . . . . . . . . 3 .50 CRAB CAKE (1 crab cake on round roll with lettuce & tomato) . . . . . . . . 3 .50 EXTRA CHEESE American, Swiss, Provolone, Whiz, Mozzarella . . . . . . . .75

SPECIALTY SANDWICHES POPEyE Grilled chicken, spinach, provolone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .50 HONEy MuSTARd CHICKEN Grilled chicken, bacon & honey mustard . . . . 6 .75 B .B .Q . CHICKEN (Grilled) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .75 CRAWdAddy SPECIAL Chicken cutlet, lettuce, hot pepper, tomato . . . . 5 .50 SPARK PLuG PORK Roast pork, hot American cheese & gravy . . . . . 6 .25 CHICKEN CORdON BLEu Grilled chicken, ham, Swiss, bleu cheese . . . . 6 .25 CHICKEN SuPREME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 Grilled chicken, proscuitto, provolone, balsamic vinegar, lettuce, tomato, mayo CHICKEN FLORENTINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 Grilled chicken, spinach, prosciutto, provolone & balsamic CHICKEN CAESAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 Grilled chicken, Romaine lettuce & Caesar dressing BuFFALO CHICKEN Grilled chicken, hot sauce, tomato, romaine, bleu cheese . . . 6 .25 VEGGIE Eggplant, broccoli rabe, roasted peppers & sharp cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .50 CHICKEN ITALIAN Grilled chicken, roasted peppers, broccoli rabe, sharp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 PROSCIuTTO & FRESH MOZZARELLA w/roast peppers & oil . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .75 ROAST PORK ITALIAN Broccoli rabe, roasted peppers & sharp provolone . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 ROAST BEEF ITALIAN Broccoli rabe, roasted peppers & sharp provolone . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 SAuSAGE ITALIAN0 Broccoli rabe, roasted peppers & sharp provolone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95

Sandwiches

Bagel Sm . Roll 2 .75 2 .75 3 .25 3 .25 3 .25 3 .25 3 .25 3 .25 3 .75 3 .75 3 .25 3 .25 3 .25 3 .25

Long Roll 4 .00 4 .50 5 .50 4 .50 4 .95 4 .50

3 .25 3 .25

4 .50 5 .50

PLATTERS

12 .95 12 .95

MOZZARELLA & RICOTTA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 .95 STEAK OR CHICKEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 .95 PEPPERONI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .45 SAuSAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .45 HAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .45 BROCCOLI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .45 MuSHROOM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .45 SPINACH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .45 GREEN PEPPER & ONIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 .45

10” 16” EGG & CHEESE . . . . . . . . . . . .4 .99 7 .99 BACON, EGG & CHEESE . . . . .5 .99 8 .99 SAuSAGE, EGG & CHEESE . . .5 .99 8 .99 HAM, EGG & CHEESE . . . . . . .5 .99 8 .99 PORK ROLL, EGG & CHEESE 6 .50 9 .50 PEPPER, EGG & CHEESE . . . .5 .99 8 .99 STEAK, EGG & CHEESE . . . . .7 .45 12 .95 POTATO, EGG & CHEESE . . . .5 .99 8 .99 SCRAPPLE, EGG & CHEESE . .6 .45 8 .99 ALL NEW BREAKFAST WRAPS . . . .(Add)1 .00

SIDE ORDERS

12 .95

STROMBOLI One Size CHEESE Mozzarella only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 .95 PEPPERONI Mozzarella & pepperoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .95 SPINACH Mozzarella & spinach . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .95 BROCCOLI Mozzarella & broccoli . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .95 SAuSAGE Mozzarella & sausage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .95 MuSHROOM Mozzarella & mushroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .95 HAM & AMERICAN CHEESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 .95 CHEESE STEAK American cheese & steak . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 .95 CHICKEN CHEESE STEAK chicken steak &American cheese . . . . . . . . 10 .95 ITALIAN Salami, capicolla, provolone, pepperoni, roasted peppers . . . . . . . . .11 .95 MEAT LOVERS Meatball, sausage, pepperoni . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 .95 MEATBALL Meatball, Mozzarella, & Gravy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 .95 SAuCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .add 1 .50

(8am-4pm)

BACON (5 STRIPS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SAuSAGE LINKS (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SAuSAGE LINKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PORK ROLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

HAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SCRAPPLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

HOME FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

FRENCH TOAST STICKS (6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

12 .95

16” whole - $1 .75 • 1/2 .$1 .00 • 10” whole $1 .25 • 1/2 .75¢ Pepperoni, Sausage, Ham, Onions, Broccoli, Mushrooms, Olives, Steak, Green Peppers, Spinach Add Steak, Chicken, Broccoli Rabe, Meatball, Eggplant 16” whole - $4 .00 • 1/2 .$2 .00 • 10” whole $2 .00 • 1/2 $1 .00

BREAKFAST Pizza (Made with American Cheese)

NEW!

11th & Shunk www.steakemup.com EVERYDAY SPECIALS(YES, EVEN FRIDAY)

2 Large Pizzas, One with Free Topping . . . $10 .99 (MUST MENTION ORDERING) FREE Topping does not include steak,WHILE chicken, eggplant, 2 Large Pizzas, One with-Plus Free Topping . . . $10 .99 meatball, ricotta tax and delivery FREE Topping does not include steak, chicken, eggplant, 3 Cheese Steaks or 3 Mixed $12 .99 meatball, ricotta -Plus Hoagies . . . tax and delivery Ham,or Turkey, Tuna $11 .99 3 Cheese Steaks 3 MixedItalian, Hoagies . . .

Ham,Cheese Turkey, Italian, Tuna Pickles, Peppers extra - Plus tax and delivery Pickles, Peppers - Plus tax and delivery Must Cheese mentionextra at time of Order

SPECIALS

Must mention at time of Order

CATERING

Small Large

Hoagie Tray Made on Carangi Seeded Bread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49.95 Buffalo wings Tray SM: 75 Wings, LG: 100 Wings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45.00 wrap Tray Your choice of wraps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59.95 specialTy Tray Your Choice: Grilled Chicken, Eggplant, Pork, Beef, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59.95 sTromBoli Tray Mixed, Your Choice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55.00 garden salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24.95 caesar salad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29.95 Add Grilled Chicken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10.00 appeTizer Tray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .39.95

59.95 55.00 69.95 69.95 75.00 30.95 34.95 10.00 49.95

Onion Rings, Broccoli Balls, Fried Ravioli, Mozz. Stix, Jalapeño Peppers, Breaded Mushrooms

HOAGIES

All Hoagies made with Lettuce, Tomatoes & Onions

CHEESE HOAGIE Your choice American, Provolone or Swiss . . . . . 4 .75 MIXEd CHEESE American, provolone, Swiss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .25 PROSCIuTTO & PROVOLONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .50 CHICKEN SALAd (Homemade) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .45 HAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .95 TuRKEy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .95 BOLOGNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .75 ROAST BEEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .75 CORNEd BEEF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .50 GENOA SALAMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .50 TuNA FISH Made with Mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .25 ITALIAN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .25 Add CHEESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

COLD SANDWICHES & CLUBS

CORNEd BEEF SPECIAL 1/2 Lb Cornbeef on rye w/ 1000 Island, coleslaw . . 5 .95 ROAST BEEF SPECIAL 1/2 Lb Roastbeef on rye w/ 1000 Island, coleslaw . 5 .95 TuRKEy SPECIAL 1/2 Lb Homestyle Turkey on rye w/1000 Island, coleslaw . . 5 .75 B .L .T . Mayo, lettuce, tomato, bacon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .25 TuRKEy CLuB With coleslaw, chips & pickles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 ROAST BEEF CLuB With coleslaw, chips & pickles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 HAM CLuB With coleslaw, chips & pickles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 TuNA CLuB With coleslaw, chips & pickles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 CHICKEN SALAd CLuB (Homemade) with coleslaw, chips & pickles . . . . . . 6 .95 Add CHEESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

BURGERS

HAMBuRGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHEESEBuRGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . dOuBLE CHEESEBuRGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

TRIPLE CHEESEBuRGER Think You Can Eat It? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

PIZZA BuRGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

BACON CHEESEBuRGER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHEESEBuRGER HOAGIE Long roll with mayo, lettuce & tomato . . . . .

HAMBuRGER dELuXE Lettuce, tomato, onions, French fries, coleslaw . .

CHEESEBuRGER dELuXE Lettuce, tomato, onions, French fries, coleslaw BACON CHEESEBuRGER dELuXE Lettuce, tomato, onions, French fries, coleslaw

WRAPS

3 .00 3 .75 5 .75 6 .75 4 .00 4 .25 6 .25 5 .50 6 .25 6 .25

All wraps include Coleslaw, Chips and Pickles TuRKEy CLuB Lettuce, tomato, bacon, mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 TuNA Lettuce, tomato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 ROAST BEEF Lettuce, tomato, honey mustard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 CHICKEN CAESAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 Romaine lettuce, croutons, sharp, caesar dressing CHICKEN ITALIAN With roasted peppers, rabe, sharp . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 GRILLEd CHICKEN Lettuce, tomato, mayo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 BuFFALO CHICKEN Grilled chicken with romaine lettuce, tomatoes, hot sauce & bleu cheese . . 6 .95 CORdON BLEu Grilled Chicken, Ham, Swiss, bleu cheese . . . . . . . . 6 .95 VEGGIE Eggplant, roasted peppers, sharp, broccoli rabe . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 CORNEd BEEF SPECIAL Coleslaw, 1000 Island dressing . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 CHEESESTEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .75 CHICKEN CHEESESTEAK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 .25 CHICKEN SALAd (Homemade) Lettuce, tomato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 NEW! RANCHO Grilled chicken, bacon, lettuce, tomato & ranch dressing . . . . . . . . 6 .95 CHEESEBuRGER WRAP (2 burgers) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .75

1 .25 2 .95 2 .00 2 .00 2 .00 2 .50 2 .75 3 .25

CHEESE OMELETTE Home fries & toast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 HAM ANd CHEESE OMELETTE Home fries & toast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 SAuSAGE, EGG & CHEESE OMELETTE Home fries & toast . . . . . . . 6 .95 GREEN PEPPERS & ONION OMELETTE Home fries & toast . . . . . . . 5 .95 STEAK, EGG & CHEESE OMELETTE Home fries & toast . . . . . . . . . . 8 .95 POTATO, EGG & CHEESE OMELETTE Home fries & toast . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 BAGEL W/CREAM CHEESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .00 BAGEL W/BuTTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .25 NEW! WAFFLE PLATTER 3 Waffles, home fries, syrup & butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 .45 NEW! PANCAKE PLATTER 5 Pancakes, home fries, syrup & butter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 .45 NEW! FRENCH TOAST PLATTER 4 Pieces French toast, home fries, syrup & butter . . . . . . . .5 .45 NEW! ITALIAN OMELETTE Broccoli Rabe, roasted peppers & provolone, home fries & toast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 .95

BEVERAGES

Hot Coffee, Hot Tea, Hot Chocolate, OJ, Chocolate Milk, Pepsi, Coke, Snapple, V8, etc.

APPETIZERS

BuFFALO WINGS (6) 4 .75 – (12) 8 .45 – (18) 10 .95 – (25) 13 .95 CHICKEN NuGGETS (6) 2 .50 – (12) 4 .00 – (18) 5 .25 MOZZARELLA STICKS (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .95 PROVOLONE BALLS (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .75 BROCCOLI CHEESE BALLS (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .75 JALAPENO POPPERS (6) (Cream Cheese) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .95 SHRIMP IN A BASKET (21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .50 BREAdEd MuSHROOMS (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .95 FRIEd RAVIOLI (5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .95 ONION RINGS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .25 MEGA FRIES Bacon, mozzarella cheese & cheese whiz . . . . . . . . . . 5 .50 FRENCH FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .50 CHEESE FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .00 PIZZA FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .25 MOZZARELLA FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .00 AMERICAN FRENCH FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .00 W! NE BREAdEd BuFFALO BITES (8) Stuffed with blue cheese & hot sauce . . . . 4 .95 OLd BAy FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .75 CuRLy FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .00 CuRLy CHEESE FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .75 CuRLy MEGA FRIES Bacon, mozzarella cheese & cheese whiz . . . 5 .75 SWEET POTATO FRIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .00 CHICKEN FINGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .50 CHICKEN FINGER MEGAS Bacon, mozzarella cheese & cheese whiz . 6 .50 PIZZA ROLL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .00 CRAB CAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .50 FISH CAKE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .00 FRIEd SCALLOPS (10) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 dEEP FRIEd BANANA FOSTER BITES (8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 BuFFALO CHICKEN FINGERS Hot sauce & bleu cheese . . . . . . . . . 6 .25 SAMPLER PLATTER (See photo) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95

PLATTERS

CHICKEN TENdERS Chicken tenders, French fries & cole slaw . . .

FISH CAKE (2) Fish cakes, French fries & coleslaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CRAB CAKE (2) Crab cake, French fries & coleslaw . . . . . . . . . . . . .

SHRIMP (21) Shrimp, French fries & coleslaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHICKEN NuGGETS (8) with French fries & coleslaw . . . . . . . . . . . .

The following items are served with a side salad EGGPLANT PARMIGIANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHICKEN PARMIGIANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

CHICKEN ITALIAN Grilled chicken, broccoli rabe, roasted peppers .

SHARP PROVOLONE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7 .95 5 .95 6 .95 6 .95 5 .95 7 .95 7 .95 7 .95 1 .00

SALADS

GARdEN Lettuce, tomato, onion, cucumber, olives, croutons . . . . 4 .95 CHEF Roast beef, ham, turkey & American cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 .95 CHICKEN SALAd Homemade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 BuFFALO CHICKEN SALAd Romaine, grilled chicken with hot sauce and blue cheese on the side 6 .95 TuNA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .95 CAESAR Romaine, croutons, grated cheese . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .95 GRILLEd CHICKEN CAESAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 .95 FRESH MOZZARELLA Roasted peppers, mozzarella, olives . . . . . . . 7 .95 DRESSINGS: Italian, Creamy Italian, French, Thousand Island, Blue Cheese, Caesar, Balsamic Vinegar, Ranch EXTRA dRESSINGS .75¢ EXTRAS ON SANDWICHES

BROCCOLI RABE . . . . . . . . 1 .00 GREEN PEPPERS . . . . . . . . . .75 SHARP PROVOLONE . . . . . 1 .00 dOuBLE STEAK . . . . . . . . . 3 .00 dOuBLE MEAT . . . . . . . . . . 3 .00 LONG HOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .00

ROASTEd PEPPERS . . . . . . . . . . 1 .00 MuSHROOMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 BACON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .00 EXTRA CHEESE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 EXTRA SAuCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50

ICE CREAM & SUNDAES -

BREYERS ICE CREAM

Vanilla • Chocolate • Strawberry • Butter Almond • Cookie & Cream • Mint Chocolate Chip (Green) Coffee • Chocolate Banana • Cookie Dough • Cherry Vanilla

Single double PLAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .75 2 .75 SuGAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 .25 3 .00 dISH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sm . 2 .75 Lg . 4 .00 WAFFLE (ONE SIZE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .50

MILK SHAKES

Vanilla • Chocolate • Strawberry • Butter Almond • Cookie & Cream • Mint Chocolate Chip (Green) Coffee • Chocolate Banana • Cookie Dough • Vanilla Fudge • Cherry Vanilla

FLAVOREd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .50 Add OREO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Add SNICKERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Add REESES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Add MARSHMALLOW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 Add FRESH BANANA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 .00 Add MALT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

SUNDAES

Includes Chocolate Syrup, Whipped Cream & One Topping SMALL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 .75 LARGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 .75 Wet Nuts • Pineapple • Cherry • Strawberry • Caramel • Snickers M&M • Jimmies • Oreo • Banana • Reese Cup • Hot Fudge • Marshmallow

WAFFLE ICE CREAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 .25 Ice Cream, waffle, whipped cream, chocolate syrup & one topping EXTRA TOPPINGS Add . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 .00

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acaroni and cheese has been a beloved side dish in America since the 19th century. With roots coming from all corners of the globe, including Italy, Paris and England, it’s no wonder this much-traveled dish is long overdue for an infusion of local creativity.

Thanks to Eileen Collins, of the 300 block of Wolf Street, the modern makeover includes hot dogs and beer, making her Mac and Cheese Dog Casserole the perfect combo comfort food. SPR

Weekends with Ol’ Blue Eyes

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outh Philly Bar & Grill, 1235 E. Passyunk Ave., welcomes guys and dolls to its Sinatra Brunch that combines the music of The Chairman of the Board with chef Angel Diaz’s menu. Brunch selections include Nice ’n’ Easy Cinnamon French Toast, Three Eggs My Way, High Hopes Cheeseburger and more.

Additionally, the legendary Frank Sinatra can be seen through performance footage shown during the meal served 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays.

For more information, call 215334-3300 or visit www.southphillybar.com. SPR

Eileen’s Mac and Cheese Dog Casserole Ingredients:

1 pound of elbow macaroni, cooked according to package directions 2 tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil, separated 1 package of hot dogs, cut into 1-inch pieces 1 tablespoon of butter 1 onion, finely chopped 2 tablespoons of flour 1/2 cup of beer or chicken broth 2 cups of milk Salt, pepper, brown mustard and ketchup, to taste 3 cups of shredded sharp cheddar, separated

Directions:

Preheat the boiler.

While the pasta cooks, add a tablespoon of the oil and the hot dogs to

a large, deep nonstick skillet over medium-high. Brown the hot dogs on both sides then drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

Add the remaining oil and the butter to the pan. Once melted, cook the onion for about five minutes. Add the flour and cook for one minute. Add the beer or broth and cook down completely. Whisk in the milk and heat until bubbling.

Stir in the salt, pepper, mustard and ketchup. Lower the heat to a simmer and add two cups of the cheese. Stir to melt.

Drain the pasta well and combine with the hot dogs and sauce, coating all evenly. Pour into a large casserole dish and top with the remaining cheese.

Heat under the broiler until the cheese has browned.

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American/Continental 1601 Restaurant/Wine Bar: 1601 S. 10th St., 215-218-3840, www.1601cafe.com, $$ Carman’s Country Kitchen: 1301 S. 11th St., 215-339-9613, $ Fuel: 1917 E. Passyunk Ave. 215468-FUEL, $$ Royal Tavern: 937 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-389-6694, $ Sabrina’s Café: 910-12 Christian St., 215-574-1599, $$ South Philly Bar & Grill: 1235-37 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-334-3300, $

Asian International Smokeless Barbeque: 600 Washington Ave., 215-599-8844, www.smokelessbbq.com, $

Coffee/Café/Sweets Anthony’s Coffee House: 903 S. Ninth St., www.italiancoffeehouse. com/anthonysitaliancoffee, 215627-2586, $

Fast Break

Sarcone’s Deli: 734 S. Ninth St., 215-922-1717, $

dining out Vincenzo’s Deli: 1626 S. Ninth St., 215-463-6811, $

French Beau Monde: 624 S. Sixth St., 215-592-0656, www.creperie-beaumonde.com, $

Italian Cent’Anni: 770 S. Seventh St., 215925-5558, $$ Cucina Forte: 768 S. Eighth St., 215-238-0778, $$ Dante and Luigi’s: 762 S. 10th St., 215-922-9501, www.danteandluigis. com, $$ Karina’s Restaurant: 1520 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-218-0455, $$ Kristian’s Ristorante: 1100 Federal St., 215-468-0104, www.kristiansrestaurant.com, $$ La Fourno: 636 South St., 215-6279000, www.lafourno.com, $$ La Stanza: 2001 W. Oregon Ave., 215-271-0801, $$

Mamma Maria: 1637 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-463-6884, www.mammamaria.info, $$$ Marra’s: 1734 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-463-9249, www.marras1.com, $$ Mezza Luna: 763 S. Eighth St., 215-627-4705, $$ Ralph’s: 760 S. Ninth St., 215-6276011, www.ralphsrestaurant.com, $$ Saloon: 750 S. Seventh St., 215-6271811, www.saloonrestaurant.net, $$$ Vesuvio Ristorante Bar: 736-38 S. Eighth St., 215-922-8380, www. vesuvio-online.com, $$ Victor Cafe: 1303 Dickinson St., 215468-3040, www.victorcafe.com, $$ Villa Di Roma: 936 S. Ninth St., 215-592-1295, $$

Mexican The Adobe Cafe: 1919 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-551-2243, $$ Restaurant La Lupe: 1201 S. Ninth St., 215-551-9920, $$ Taqueria La Veracruzana: 908 Washington Ave., 215-465-1440, $$

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Nam Phuong Restaurant: 1100-20 Washington Ave., 215-468-0410, www.namphuongphilly.com, $$ Pho 75: 1122 Washington Ave., 215271-5866, $ Broad Street East

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Chinese

Middle Eastern Bitar’s: 947 Federal St., 215-7551121, www.bitars.com, $

Seafood Anastasi’s: Ninth St. and Washington Ave., 215-462-0550, www. phillyitalianmarket.com/market/anastasi_seafood, $$ Little Fish: 600 Catharine St., 215-4133464, www.littlefishphilly.com, $$

Vietnamese

McFadden’s Restaurant and Saloon: Citizens Bank Park, One Citizens Bank Way, 215-952-0300, www. mcfaddensphilly.com, $

Chinese

JC Chinese Restaurant: 748 Morris St., 215-334-1056, $$

NEW SUPER

Golden Szechuan: 2120 S. Broad St., 215-336-5310, $ Happy Dragon: 2047 S. Third St., 215-271-0552, $ Peking Inn: 20th St. and Penrose Ave., 215-271-1389, $$

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Bomb Bomb Bar-B-Que Grill & Italian Restaurant: 1026 Wolf St., 215-463-1311, $$ Caffe Valentino: 1245-49 S. Third St., 215-336-3033, $$ Johnnie’s: 12th and Wolf streets, 215334-8006, $ La Cucina Varallo: 1635 S. 10th St., 215-952-0504, $$ Franco’s HighNote Cafe: 13th and Tasker streets, 215-755-8903, www. francoandluigis.com, $$ Ralph & Rickey’s: Seventh St. and Oregon Ave., 215-271-6622, $ Ristorante Pesto: 1915 S. Broad St., 215-336-8380, www.ristorantepesto.com, $$

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Morimoto

By Phyllis Stein-Novack R e s ta u r a n t R e v i e w e r

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or me, a perfect restaurant meal is in lovely surroundings with adequate lighting, soft music, a caring staff and a chef and assistant chefs who create clear, clean-tasting dishes with the finest in-season ingredients.

This description sums up my recent trip to Morimoto. I never reviewed this restaurant, but my meal at Zama, the monthold Japanese restaurant off Rittenhouse Square, prompted me to visit.

Fans of the Food Network’s “Iron Chef” are familiar with Masaharu Morimoto.

He’s a brilliant technician in the kitchen, known for his Japanese creations, but he can put ingredients together resulting in dishes from the world’s cuisines.

The dining space is ultra-contemporary.

The tables are made from Lucite and the colors change from green to blue to pink.

Dainty wooden chopsticks sat on a smooth metal stone alongside a white linen napkin and silverware. My server brought me the menu and mentioned the recent lunch additions, such as noodle bowls and pubstyle sandwiches. She poured me some Schuylkill punch and, about five minutes later, asked if I would like something to drink.

I rarely drink wine or beer during the day, but an article on Oregon pinot gris in The New York Times revealed the fine taste of these wines, especially with spicy foods. I ordered a glass of King Estate Pinot Gris ($12) because I wanted to see if it paired well with duck curry udon ($16).

The big, hot bowl that was placed beCoffee/Café/Sweets Caffe Chicco: 2532 S. Broad St., 215-334-3100, $

Fast Break Brunic’s Luncheonette: 17th and McKean streets, 215-755-7645, $ Celebre’s Pizza: 1536 Packer Ave., 215-467-3255, $ Millie’s Luncheonette & Ice Cream: 15th and Shunk streets, 215-467-8553, $ Moe’s Hot Dog House: 2617 Grays Ferry Ave., 215-465-6637, $ Simonetta’s Italian Hoagies: 2510 S. Broad St., 267-324-5758, $ Southview Pizza: 367 Durfor St., 215-467-2050, $ Talk of the Town: 3020 S. Broad St., 215-551-7277, $ Texas Weiners: 1426 Snyder Ave., 215-465-8635, www.texasweiners. com, $

fore me was brimming with broth made with duck stock, curry, lime juice and cilantro. Shreds of silky duck confit, grilled pink in the center slices of the breast, chunks of fingerling potatoes, udon noodles and bits of Napa cabbage made this a hearty meal.

It immediately won me over. I never tasted a stock like this. The balance of lime and curry, along with the distinct flavor of cilantro, was unique. Udon noodles are a little thick and can be slippery when enjoying them with chopsticks, but I had fun slurping them up.

The use of duck confit was inspiring. It added a little fatty flavor, which gave body to the soup. This was nothing short of a masterpiece in a bowl. The pinot gris was a fine choice, indeed.

I’ve eaten sushi all over town. It has become so popular supermarkets and hospital cafeterias offer it. Although the duck curry udon was more than satisfying, I felt compelled to sample the sushi.

It was the finest I’ve ever had in the city.

The $30 sampler consisted of 15 pieces of roll and sushi. I told my server I like eel and she assured me it would be included.

She placed the eye-appealing, long rectangular wooden plank in front of me and described each in-season piece. I poured some soy sauce into a small bowl and looked forward to this course.

Six rolls were filled with eel and avocado. Black-and-tan sesame seeds peeked through the finest sushi rice I have ever tasted. The chefs formed them into small Italian

Criniti Pizzeria and Ristorante: 2601 S. Broad St., 215-465-7750, $$ Barrel’s Fine Food: 1725 Wolf St., 215-389-6010, www.barrelsfinefood.com, $ Italian Bistro: 211 S. Broad St., 215-731-0700, $$ L’Angolo: 1415 Porter St., 215389-4252, $$ La Stanza: 2001 Oregon Ave., 215271-0801, $$ Medora’s Mecca: 3100 S. 13th St., 215-336-1655, $$ Popi’s: 3120 S. 20th St., 215-7557180, www.popisrestaurant.com, $$ Royal Villa Cafe: 1700 Jackson St., 215-462-4488, $$ Scannicchio’s: 2500 S. Broad St., 215-468-3900, www.scannicchio. com, $$

Iron chef Masaharu Morimoto, who appears regularly on the Food Network, plates his tasty creations at his Center City namesake establishment.

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quenelles before topping them with the immaculately fresh fish.

In-season fish included fatty toro, sweet shrimp, needle fish, eel, two types of salmon, including fatty salmon, a white fish and yellowtail. I never tasted sweet shrimp and needle fish, but both burst with flavor and texture. I particularly liked the texture of the shrimp. It simply melted in my mouth. The seafood was so fresh, it rarely needed the requisite soy sauce, ginger and wasabi.

Half of the sushi was packed up for me to take home. A pair of chopsticks and small container of soy sauce were tucked inside the pretty tote bag.

Morimoto is the finest Japanese restau-

Tony D’s Italian Bar and Restaurant: 3540 Wharton St., 215-463-6424, $$

Turkish Dining Divan Turkish Kitchen: 918 S. 22nd St., 215-545-5790, divanturkishkitchen.com, $$ Cafe Fulya: 727 S. Second St., 267909-9937, www.cafefulya.com, $$.

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American/Continental International House of Pancakes: 3 Snyder Ave., 215-339-5095, www.ihop.com, $$

Fast Break New York New York Pizzeria: 1400 Columbus Blvd., 215-463-6205, $ Southview Pizza: 367 Durfor St., 215-467-2050, $ Tony Luke’s: 39 Oregon Ave., 215551-5725, www.tonylukes.com, $

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By Phyllis Stein-Novack Food Columnist

of butter. Top with the parsley.

Bake the fish for about 30 minutes, depending upon its thickness, but Dover sole is usually thin.

Serves two.

■ Oven-Roasted Vegetables ■ Ingredients:

Foods. Bring a pot of water to boil, add the shrimp and cook just until pink, about five minutes. Plunge them into ice water to stop the cooking. After you have peeled them, place the shells in the freezer and keep them there for the next time you need fresh fish stock.

Since I planned on serving a variety of vegetables, I nixed the salad. A fresh baguette from Metropolitan Bakery, a bottle of Muscadet and poached pears with cheese ended the meal.

■ Avocado Stuffed with Shrimp ■ 1 firm avocado, peeled, pitted and halved 1/2 pound of wild Gulf shrimp Olive oil, for drizzling Juice of 1 small Meyer lemon Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions: Place the avocado halves on two plates.

Place the shrimp in a bowl and drizzle on some oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Note from Phyllis: Depending on the size of the shrimp, you may want to cut each in half.

■ Baked Dover Sole ■ Ingredients:

1 pound of, or about 5, Dover sole fillets, patted dry with paper towels Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste 1 cup of dry white wine, such as Muscadet Juice of 1 large Meyer lemon Butter, for dotting the fish Fresh Italian parsley leaves, snipped

Directions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Sprinkle the fish with the salt and pepper. Place in a baking dish. Pour the wine over the fish. Squeeze the lemon juice over the fish. Dot each fillet with two small pats

8 Brussels sprouts, trimmed 1 each of a large carrot and parsnip, peeled and sliced into matchsticks 2 heads of Belgian endive, separated into leaves Olive oil, for drizzling Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions: Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.

Place the vegetables in rows in a baking dish. Drizzle with the oil. Season with the salt and pepper.

Bake for about 30 minutes.

Serves two.

Note from Phyllis: If the Brussels sprouts are large, cut them in half. If you have a pastry or silicon brush, use it to brush the oil on the vegetables. You can bake this dish while cooking the fish. They should be done at the same time.

Although this is a dinner for two, all of the recipes can be easily doubled. It’s fine for company, too. SPR Comment at http://www.southphillyreview. com/food-and-drink/features.

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Ingredients:

Toss well.

Place the shrimp inside the avocado halves and around the plate.

Serves two.

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clearly recall my first encounter with Dover sole. It was during my first visit to London at a restaurant called Lacey’s. After a starter of avocado stuffed with shrimp, the chef came to my table pushing a trolley. An entire Dover sole sat on a silver platter. With one fell swoop of a very sharp knife, the chef removed every bone from the fish.

One bite and I was hooked.

I dined on Dover sole at the Savoy Grill.

The chef at this classic London hotel performed the same procedure. Instead of avocado and shrimp, I started dinner with a platter of briny oysters. Our waiter suggested a bottle of Muscadet, a crisp, tinny white that is traditionally served with oysters in France. It also is fine with Dover sole.

I spotted fresh fillets at John Yi in the Reading Terminal Market two weeks ago.

A flood of memories came to mind, recalling my first taste of this delicate fish. At $14.99 a pound, it was a bargain. Restaurants charge at least $35 for one serving.

Dover sole can be sautéed or baked.

Since I was going to oven-roast a medley of vegetables, I decided to bake the fish in a white wine-lemon butter sauce. I snipped some fresh Italian parsley leaves to top it off.

Begin your dinner with avocado stuffed with shrimp. I buy wild shrimp caught off the coast of South Carolina at Whole

A delicate white sh found in European waters is the centerpiece of a meal elegant enough for guests, but easy enough to prepare for two.

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The hidden areas of inner life become accessible. Talking to a trusted person may help to make sense of it. Lucky number: 024.

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The feedback helps you to recognize your path. Lucky number: 351.

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Dad, it’s been two years since you’ve been gone. We will always remember and treasure the good times we had. We love and miss you so much. New Year’s will never be the same without you.

Love always, your loving daughters Denice & Bridgett P.S. Happy Valentine’s Day, Dad!!!

Ten years have gone by and your 29th birthday hasn’t been forgotten. Your son is growing up so fine. We miss you every day and now dad has come with you to stay. We just can’t wait until the day that we all reunite as one again.

2/13/81 • 2/18/00

We love you!

Love, Mom & Family

Congratulations

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WEBB, RN.

Kim has graduated from Harcum College with a degree in nursing. She is the recipient of the prestigious Student Nurse Leadership Award, and was honored as the valedictorian for her graduating class. She has successfully passed her nursing board exams and has earned her Registered Nurse license. We are all so proud of you and wish you much success and happiness in your career.

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With lots of love dad (in spirit), mom, Ashley, Terri, your family, friends and pets.

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Dozer is a year-old American bulldog mix with lots of energy. He is sweet with everyone he meets and has been working very well with our Behavior Team trainers to learn basic manners. Dozer would love to live with older children, but likely has too much energy for small children. He would be happy to live with another energetic dog, as long as he has the opportunity to meet a potential canine housemate before he goes home.

If you think Dozer would be a good addition to your home, please come down to the Pennsylvania SPCA, 350 E. Erie Ave., and meet him today or contact www.pspca.org or 215-426-6300.

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In Loving Memory Of

The family of

Mary Ferriola

ANITA R. GHIRETTI 9/30/29-2/9/2010

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Memories are treasures that time can not destroy.

Rest in Peace

12/26/1927

02/20/2000

Camillo (John) DiBartolo It is 10 years since you left us.

We miss you and think of you every day.

You are always in our hearts.

We know you are in Heaven with God praying for us.

Love, Wife - Catherine Children - Catherine, Camille, Joseph, Marie Grandchildren - Christina, Eric, Victoria, Jonathan Brother - Rosario (Sax), Rose, Family and Friends

Love, Anthony & Anne XO

would like to express their heartfelt thanks to everyone who showed support during our recent loss. Your kindness and generousity were greatly appreciated. Mom will live in our hearts forever.

Sincerely, Susan, Andrea, Linda and families

TO MY LOVING WIFE & MOTHER

J O A NN

Love Always & Forever – Your Family

To My Best Friend.......My Loving Mother

2-20-96 TO 12-17-09

I can’t believe it’s been a year, a year not being able to hear your voice, a year not to kiss, hug or even tell you I Love You Wishing you were here when I need you more now than ever, though I know you’re not too far away, for you are closer than ever before, you are in my Heart and that’s where you shall forever stay.

Nicole

Happy Birthday Lenny! We miss you so much!

Words cannot begin to express the sadness in our hearts. There is a constant emptiness without you in our physical lives. We look at pictures every day and listen to your voice through videos. We look for you in our dreams and special signs. You were a kind and generous person with a great sense of humor, and it was an honor to have known you as a person as well as our son and brother. You are our Angel and Protector. There is a star in the sky named just for you. When we look to the stars we know just where you are, you’re looking down upon us.

Love you forever; Mom, Dad, Christina and Buddy.

Love and Birthday wishes from Nonno, Nonna, Me-Mom, Aunt Andrea, Uncle Gene, Alyssa, Christopher and all your aunts, uncles and cousins.

support and prayers, which made our journey with Lenny more bearable, over the last two years. A special thank you to Stella Maris School, the 8th grade class, Sister Lawrence, teachers and staff, Father DiMaria and Monsignor Mazzotta for all they did to make Lenny’s services so special. Also, thank you to Dr. Philips and the oncology staff at CHOP for all the kindness and special attention given to Lenny. Lenny has a special place in all our hearts and his strength and courage will be a constant guide and inspiration for all of us.

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Love always & forever

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You are always on our minds and in our hearts. Our memories with you we shall cherish forever, until we meet again.

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We knew little that morning that God was going to call your name. In life we loved you dearly, in death we do the same. It broke our hearts to lose you; you did not go alone; For part of us went with you, the day God Called you home. You left us peaceful Memories. Your love is till our guide; and though we cannot see you, you are always by our side. Our family Chain is broken and nothing seems the same; but As God calls us one by one, the Chain will link again.

Sadly Missed By Husband Sam, Son Dennis, Sheila, Son Sam & Eleanor and Famiy

M m Countless memories soften our grief, knowing you and Pop Pop are watching over us brings us relief...

We find comfort and peace in the thought of the joy that you always brought.

Missing you today and always, Christopher, Alexis and Jaime

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It’s hard to believe it has been 9 years since you left us. You will forever be in our hearts, thoughts, and prayers. It gives us great comfort knowing you are watching over us and helping guide our lives from above. We will always love & miss you very much. Until we meet again with all our love.

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Love Always Your Baby Girl, Diane Febuary 24th 1983 • March 31st 2008 “Happy Birthday” Dear Nicky you’re 27 today There’s not much left to do or say I’ll bake you a cake and release some balloons Grieving in my heart, that you left us too soon I thank the Lord,for the blessings, He’s already bestowed By helping us walk together down this long,lonely road I’ll ask Dear God to make my one wish come true To have His choir of Angels sing “Happy Birthday” to you We miss you and love you forever and a day Love Mommy, Daddy, Paul, Vinny, Rachel, Jimmy, Krissy, Maria, Angelyna, Alyssa, Cenzo,Vienna and many family and friends

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‘She’s said her earliest memories from when she was 3, 4 would be spending Sundays watching football, but she’s marrying a Cowboys fan and it’s just killing me.’

—Eagles fan Danette Harmon, on daughter Kimberly at this year’s Eagles Academy for Women

Birds of a feather Female fans ocked to the area last weekend to take part in the fourth annual Eagles Academy for Women.

By Jess Fuerst

Review Contributor

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Point Breeze Civic Association is hosting a boys’ basketball tournament for ages group 12 to 15. Registration is 6:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays at Vare Middle School, 24th Street and Snyder Avenue (enter on Snyder). Call 215-755-6628 or e-mail pbcal15182003@aol.com.

DVYAA SPRING BASEBALL

DVYAA is accepting registrations for its spring baseball program at Barry Playground, 18th and Johnson streets, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday. Age divisions are: T-ball for ages 5 to 7; pee wee for ages 8 to 9; majors for ages 10 to 12; and senior for ages 13 to 15. Call 215-468-1265.

SABRES BASEBALL

Team mascot Swoop gave the Eagles Academy for Women participants some laughs during Saturday’s session.

S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s

THE DAY BEGAN with 6abc broadcaster Jamie Apody, who has been with the station as a sports anchor and reporter for four years, talking about locker-room etiquette, no-dating rules and being a woman in a

man’s world.

“The players treat me with respect,” Apody said. “The locker room, though, it’s not a comfortable place to be for me.”

The slightly less than 200 women who were there for day one set the tone, asking questions about the locker room and booing Apody when she said she passed on an eight-day work trip to Phillies’ spring training in Clearwater, Fla., because, “I didn’t want to miss my boyfriend.”

From there, the group was divided and the women embarked on a five-hour rotation that included classroom instruction on defense, offense, special teams and scouting and a field skills portion of catching footballs, throwing for accuracy, kicking field goals and a female-friendly version of a blocking drill. Classroom instruction was given by current staff and alumni of the Eagles, including Troy Vincent, Doug Pederson, Mike Miller, Jeff Nixon and Mike Caldwell. continued on next page

SEYAA SPRING SPORTS

SEYAA is accepting registrations for coed T-ball for ages 4 to 6; pitching machine for ages 7 to 8; live pitch for ages 8 to 10 and 10 to 12; Babe Ruth Baseball for ages 13 to 15 and 16 to 19; and girls’ softball for ages 12 to 14 and 15 to 18.

Register at the Taggart School gym, Fifth and Porter streets, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays or download the form at www.seyaa.com. Call 215-463-8802 or visit www.seyaa.com.

STELLA MARIS BASEBALL REUNION

Stella Maris baseball is holding a reunion of former players during the April 10 Neumann-Goretti/Roman Catholic game at noon. Call Joe Messina, 215816-1238 or e-mail jmess16@aol.com.

—By Bill Gelman and Ross Burlingame

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cluding Jersey, as well Delaware and Bucks counties, local roots were represented.

“We thought it would be something fun to do together,” 26-year-old Jamie Lynn Galasso of Eighth and Reed streets, said of her coworker outing. “It’s fun. It’s interesting. I don’t follow [football] really. I know the basics, like what a down is, but I’m learning more about football.”

Though another participant, Joann Clark, had to drive in from her Cherry Hill, N.J., home, the 10th-and-Porter streets native enjoyed the trip back to her old stomping grounds.

“I watch the Eagles all the time, but I’m learning about the plays we watch, learning things all the time,” the 49-year-old said of the Academy.

Registration begins March 1 at Seventh Street and Packer Avenue for Sabres baseball and softball.

Baseball divisions are: T-ball for ages 4 to 6; coach pitch for ages 7 to 9; and live pitch for ages 10 to 12 and 13 to 15.

Softball divisions are 10 to 12 and 16 and younger.

For baseball, call Coach Bob, 215868-0860. For softball, call Coach Kim, 609-820-2662.

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he parking lot at the NovaCare Complex last Saturday morning was filled with cars, but the large, white practice facility appeared quiet in the offseason. Just past 10, high-pitched cheers broke the wintery air.

Though there were no practicing players on the field at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, almost 200 diehard fans were grooving to the sounds of “Let’s Do It” by the Black Eyed Peas and cheering and jeering each other through football drills.

The gathering was the first wave of people who had bused in from just about every where for the fourth annual Eagles Academy for Women.

“We really get people from all over. I think one time someone had come in from Arizona,” Mike Malo, the football team’s director of marketing, said.

This year was no different as the first round of the two-day event kicked off with women of all ages, outfitted head-to-toe in Eagles green, smiling and snapping pictures.

“I’m from D.C.,” Melissa Wenzel said.

“I’m a big Eagles fan. I found out about this on their Web site. I’m [originally] from the Northeast. I’m actually here with my sister. She’s over there [on the bench] because she just had knee surgery so she can’t do [the field skills] part.”

Though Wenzel was a first-timer, warming up across the field was a mother-daughter pair from Lancaster who had some idea of what to expect.

“This is our fourth one,” Danette Harmon, 49, said. “It’s fun and I’m an Eagles junkie. I check their Web site every day.”

Next to her in a personalized jersey, daughter Kimberly, 22, admitted she was a fan, as well, but not exactly of the same caliber: “Ya, well, growing up with her …” “ … She’s said her earliest memories from when she was 3, 4 would be spending Sundays watching football,” Danette finished, “but she’s marrying a Cowboys fan and it’s just killing me.”

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“We had a training portion once, an officiating class.”

This year’s addition — scouting — talked about draft-day logistics, how the team ranks prospective players and who makes the decisions. One class, when told many potential players flex their biceps to impress scouts, asked if they could accompany the group on the next outing.

A huge draw, in addition to the information given and the personal tour of the practice complex, was the chance to meet players. Over the two days, longsnapper Jon Dorenbos, linebackers Omar Gaither and Akeem Jordan and safety Quintin Demps helped the ladies hone their football talents.

“I think it’s cool that women want to take an active role in learning about football. I’m sure their husbands or boyfriends appreciate it,” Dorenbos said from the NovaCare practice field. “[I hope they learn today] that it’s not just a bunch of meatheads running around. You have to have intelligence to play this game; it’s like chess.

“When they leave here, I hope they see that we are a family. We are very passionate about our team. And when they leave, I hope

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Those not of the female persuasion will be happy to know the Eagles Junior Combine will take place March 19 to 21 and the men’s version of last week’s festivities will unfold in late spring.

“We started with the Women’s [Academy] and they kept saying, ‘Oh, my husband would love to come to this.’ And some even started bringing their husbands to the women’s one. So we listened to our fans and made the Eagles Academy for Men,” Malo said of last year’s male-version debut.

Being with the team for four years, Malo agrees there is a unique brand of fan for the Eagles — as evidenced in Saturday morning’s glowing faces of teenagers and senior citizens alike who had put on Sunday’s finest for the chance to experience a small part of their favorite team.

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