YOUTH APPRECIATION
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United they clean Residents spruced up Grays Ferry blocks and a riverfront trail as a part of a citywide litter reduction effort Saturday.
■ Ciarra Bianculli, a senior at Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School, will be honored as a Youth Appreciation Award April 22 at southphillyreview. com/news/youth.
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T ■ An East Passyunk Crossing school student will look to leap to glory at the Penn Relays.
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hose passing by the 1600 block of South Ringgold Street Saturday might have thought there was a block party happening based on the crowd, the music and the abundance of food. Instead, it was the Grays Ferry block’s way of participating in the sixth annual Philly Spring Cleanup with residents of all ages and Mayor Mi-
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Springlike temperatures provided the perfect setting for volunteers to team up and landscape the Crescent athletic and and civic activities — chael Nutter starting the cleaning at the Grays Ferry also included tidying up the 1500 party at 9 a.m. Esplanade. to the 1700 blocks of South Taylor “He was enthusiastic. His speech Photo by and 24th streets. was really nice,” block captain and A n d r e w T h ay e r Volunteers cleared three Taylorresident of 10 years Elaine Roache Street and two Ringgold-Street lots of said of the mayor. “He told us who to trash and weeds and beautified each site with contact if we wanted to keep this up and get mulch and flowers. Some residents even made supplies like paint. The event — sponsored by Power 99 FM, the flower pots for in front of their house. Philadelphia More Beautiful Committee and AllSee SPRING CLEANUP page 10 >> City Classic, an organization that engages youth in
A revamped Packer Park playground is open again less than 10 months after an arson wrecked the popular site.
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