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Reconnecting to future plans After two years of detours, residents can once again cross the Schuylkill River at South Street bringing traffic and more development to the area. By Erica J. Minutella Review Contributor
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ancy Silverman, owner of Ants Pants Café, 2212 South St., diligently worked behind the counter, while co-owner Elizabeth Fleming stood outside in the crisp fall weather handing out cider and hot chocolate to passers-by. The café has entered its sixth year of business, and has already established a regular clientele within the area. While Silverman explained that her business See BRIDGE page 10
New Jersey residents Brian Santora and his 2-year-old son, Brody, stopped by the Spectrum Saturday morning to grab the leftover inventory from the building that was once known as America’s Showplace.
Sports Staff Photo by Greg Bezanis
To see more photos from the event, see page 12.
Bow to the bow tie
A former fashionable college basketball coach is being inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. By Joseph Myers................Page 38
Handy C friends Catholic school students in Passyunk Square are learning life lessons courtesy of puppets.
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lose friends deserve as much credit for what they convince people not to do as for what they encourage them to pursue. Since September, Joyce Meder has made herself and her eight puppets the newest chums for the first and second graders at St. Nicholas of Tolentine School, 913 Pierce St. The youngsters enjoyed their sixth session with Meder and her sewn sidekicks Nov. 4, learn-
ing methods to ward off conflict and anger while embracing the joys of high self-esteem. The Abington resident makes Thursday treks to the school as a prevention specialist for Shalom Inc., a schooland community-based private, nonprofit that has offered drug and alcohol prevention, intervention and treatment services in Philadelphia’s non-public schools since 1973. Meder has worked for the Fishtown See SHALOM page 8