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Voluntary commitment A Lower Moyamensing high school and three local grade schools hosted improvement events. By Joseph Myers R e v i e w s ta f f w r i t e r
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t a time when millions of unemmm ployed and underemployed Amerierricans are rightfully pining for fo opportunities to enhance their financial i l ial standing, selling the rewards of volunteererer ing can prove tough. Through Saturday’s ys y’s 18th annual Philly Cares Day, though, gh, more than 3,000 volunteers reiterated teedd that unpaid efforts do for the soul what hat ha dollars do for one’s bank account. Th The hee helpers, representing churches, commumu u-nity groups, corporations, schools and nd nd universities, spent four hours beautifying n ng 91 sites throughout the region, with four ouur
David Guinn is hoping his cherished 10-year-old piece remains an undaunted fixture. The artist will learn its fate next week. S ta f f P h o t o b y Greg Bezanis
Autumn sunset
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Bella Vista residents are rallying to prevent construction from blocking a beloved mural. By Joseph Myers r e v i e w s ta f f w r i t e r
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An East Passyunk Crossing school’s volleyball team clinched an undefeated regular season By Joseph Myers.............Page 34
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want to save it because I think of it as my child,” David Guinn said Tuesday. Over the last two weeks, the artist has teamed with about 1,500 new friends to preserve unobstructed views of “Autumn (Your House in the Forest),” a mural that has given Bella Vista an aesthetic lift for a decade. A single-family townhouse could
block the creation, which overlooks an empty lot at 631 S. Ninth St. and has proven the most revered piece from Guinn’s Seasons series, if a developer’s plan wins the Zoning Board of Adjustment’s favor next week. Guinn, a Spring Garden area resident, has built a successful career primarily through the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program and has made South Philly the benefactor of his talent five times, but 631 S. Ninth St. LLC is attacking the ex-
istence of “Autumn” during the very time of year its colors convey. Measuring 35 by 80 feet, the product followed the construction of 1998’s “Casa di Pazzo,” 1143 S. 12th St., and ’99’s “Winter: Crystal Snowscape,” 10th and Bainbridge streets. Painted directly on stucco, it features numerous trees, the titular home and a child holding a bird. Guinn planned the final element as an homage to See MURAL page 8