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Vol. 66 NO. 36 ■ September 5, 2013
Happy Rosh Hashana
The fecal frontier Queen Village residents are rallying against dog waste matters with a burgeoning campaign. Barley, a retriever mix whose owner has been instrumental in creating and overseeing the initiative, has made use of the adjacent container and surrounding sites.
■ Chef Wilson Vazquez prepares Bitar’s Middle Eastern dishes, many of which are family recipes, including its Lebanese Fattoush Salad. See page 30.
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SPORTS ■ By Joseph Myers R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
■ A West Passyunk football team spoiled a new-look Lower Moyamensing squad’s opener.
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ertain scents and sights seem forever afliated with summer, most inspiring anticipation and recollection. One horrendous exception, dog feces, has become such a nuisance that Queen Village dwellers officially began rebelling against the refuse
last month by launching the Scoop the Poop campaign. Preaching practicality and responsibility, they are hoping their neighbors and fellow South Philadelphians will exorcise excrement from all communities. “Such waste has troubled the area for some time, and we’ve been addressing it very diligently for two years,” Sean Mellody, co-chair of QVK9, said Tuesday afternoon on the 300 block of Fitzwater
Street, which features one of the seven receptacles for feces-only disposal. “So far, dog owners are ecstatic and we’re looking to continue to rid them and others of the problem of wondering what’s going to happen to our streets.” Walking to the location with his dog, Barley, by his side, the resident of the 200 block of Queen See SCOOP THE POOP page 10 >>
Philadelphia Live Arts and Fringe Festival returns Edgy entertainment The for its 17th year, but with a new name: FringeArts. 8