Senior Center Brady, Capitol Police Joins Quest Salute ‘Champion’ Vento For Best The race to find South Philadelphia’s best senior citizens is heating up and now one of South Philadelphia’s best senior centers has teamed up with us to find the best. The South Philadelphia Older Adult Center, located at 10th & Reed Streets, is asking to send nominations into it. The center is widely recognized as one of the most outstanding senior facilities in Philadelphia, under its Director Lynn Marshall-Sieruc (Cont. Page 2)
by R. George Linton Joey Vento has amassed a collection of patches worn by police in departments across the country, but his collection didn’t include a US Capitol Police Dept. patch. Now it does! Congressman Bob Brady stopped by Geno’s with two USCPD officers for a steak sandwich, but, more importantly, to surprise Vento with a new Police Patch from D.C. Chief Phillip D. Morse, Sr. presented the USCPD patch to Vento outside of Geno’s Steaks on 9th Street & Passyunk Avenue. Before that, Vento treated the Congressman and two D.C. officers with cheesesteaks inside his restaurant. Brady is the Chair of the House Administration Committee, which has oversight of the Capitol Police. Brady (Cont. Page 4)
Vol. II No. 50 (Issue 62)
“Reporting South Philadelphia the way it deserves”
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CONGRESSMAN Bob Brady joins Joey Vento as US Capitol Police Department Chief Phillip D. Morse, Sr. and Assistant Chief Dan Nichols present Vento with a Capitol Police badge from Washington, D.C.
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New-Look GAMP School Hits All The Right Notes
South St. Bridge Facelift Begins Commuters beware! If you use the South Street Bridge to get into or out of University City, make ready to detour your plans. On Monday, the City started on the two-year, $67 million demolition and reconstruction project to completely replace the current structure. The bridge closed Monday morning. It will close until a brand-new, and more pedestrian-friendly, bridge makes its debut in 2010. However, before the closure on (Cont. Page 2)
Music Academy Shows Off Its Renovations by Rory G. McGlasson The new-look Girard Academic Music School has hit all the right notes. It’s little wonder its choir sang “You Raise Me Up” at a dedication ceremony Tuesday. You couldn’t hide the smiles on the faces of the students and parents, the school opened its doors to the brand(Cont. Page 4)
GIUSEPPE DiLORIO displays his nativity, or presepe, scene at St. Monica’s Church now through Dec. 22.
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by R. George Linton Members of St. Monica’s Parish are in for a surprise this week! A hand-made wooden nativity scene, or presepe, is on display inside the church at 17th & Ritner Streets. The display is by Giuseppe DiLorio, an internationally renowned craftsman from Italy. His displays have been viewed in Florence, Rome and Bari and in his hometown of Chieti. The display describes the history of the presepe as well as explaining the deeply rooted differences in the expression of the nativity scene. The presepe scene will be displayed now through Dec. 22 at St. Monica’s Church.
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EVEN FIRST-GRADE students from George Washington ES are demanding answers from Mayor Michael Nutter on his proposed budget cuts. This pupil posed some tough questions this week as Mayor Nutter and School CEO Arlene Ackerman received grant from “Verizon Reads”, a Children’s Literacy Initiative, nonprofit teacher-training program from Verizon, at 5th & Federal Streets school.