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Vol. 66 NO. 45 ■ November 7, 2013
southphillyreview.com
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SENIOR GUIDE
■ This eight-page special section provides helpful information pertaining to programs and events geared towards the local senior population. See page 23.
NO RESERVATIONS
■ Pennsport’s Robert Legget, owner and chef of the Guerrilla Ultima Food Truck, shares his recipe for the very popular Pennsporter sandwich. See page 36.
SPORTS
Art connoisseurs and area residents congregated to commend the 26-year-old mural’s influence on the neighborhood and its artist’s ability to inspire youngsterss to relate to one another on deeper levels. S ta f f P h o t o b y K at h r y n P o o l e
■ By Lauren Hertzler er Review Contributor
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■ An East Passyunk Crossing football team succumbed to a powerful foe in its first championship tussle in three decades.
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Wall of inspiration
elcome to our block,” a condent Tanya Covington said. The block captain of 22nd and Ellsworth streets was beaming with excitement Saturday afternoon, as she looked out to a cheery crowd of neighbors and friends flooding her Point Breeze street. It was a celebration, and her appreciation was contagious as she stood in front of a recently restored
S t d ’ P Saturday’s Point i tB Breeze Breeze-based b based d mural dedication has restored a fresh coat of life to a piece created by a late, prominent artist. Keith Haring mural facing 22nd Street named “We the Youth” — the late artist’s only collaborative public mural that is still intact at its original site. Thanks to the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, the 26-year-old mural is in tip-top shape
again for Covington and her neighbors to enjoy for decades to come. It was 1987 when Haring and a group of teens from CityKids, a New York organization founded just two years prior to engage youth, skipped town to the City of Brotherly Love
andd partneredd with i h Brandywine B d i Workshop, 730 S. Broad St., to create the iconic mural in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution. Haring, known for his street art, gave South Philly a taste of pop art in a piece that celebrates diversity. “We the Youth” has an energetic and joyful feel, as it depicts Haring’s signature dancing figures in the brightest of colors. Sean Stoops, of 16th and Tasker streets, described it as a piece of art that speaks to peoSee HARING MURAL page 10 >>
A N.I.C.E. gesture Residents held a block party to generate buzz about a Point Breeze’s school needs. 8