Larger Than Life A New Look At Big Frank Rizzo; Mural Tribute Observes 90th Birthday
HUGE 9th Street Market mural of Mayor Frank Rizzo was repainted, using latest material available to mural artists, and dedicated Saturday by City’s Mural Arts Program. At ceremony were his son Councilman Frank Rizzo, Jr. and his daughter-in-law Debbie Rizzo.
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With a lick of fresh paint and some redesigning by a world-class mural artist, The Mayor Frank L. Rizzo Mural, located at 9th & Montrose Streets, looms larger than life along the 9th Street Market. A re-dedication ceremony was held on Saturday, which coincided with would have been a landmark birthday for the likable Mayor. Mayor Rizzo was born on Oct. 23, 1920. He died on Jul. 16,
1991. Were he alive for the rededication, he would have been 90 years old. The “Tribute to Frank Rizzo” public mural, located on the wall of the building at 910 S. Ninth Street in the Italian Market, shows a portrait of the Mayor in an Italian Market landscape. This portrait reflected his image as Mayor and Police Commissioner of the City of Philadelphia. The Mural’s imposing presence (Cont. page 2)
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A group of high-school students will host a forum tomorrow morning to talk about why they fought their demons and realized that going back to high school was the right choice. Members of OICA'S Creative Learning Academy, which is an accelerated high school housed inside of South Philadelphia HS, will tell (Cont.page 19)
Washington Ave. Goes Green by Rory G. McGlasson Residents in Queens Village and Pennsport are the first in the city to have a waterfront “green” park on their doorstep. What was once a sea of asphalt at the foot of Pier 53 is now a utopia of green garden space, plush trees and foot path – now known as Washington Avenue Green. (Cont. Page 2)
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COUNCILMAN Frank DiCicco and Mayor Michael Nutter join members of The Delaware River Waterfront Corp. yesterday to cut ribbon at new Washington Avenue Green on the Delaware River at Pier 53.
Pennsport Civic Salute Fire Chief Members of the Pennsport Civic Association are worried their community will be adversely affected by all the negative changes that the City has imposed on the local firehouses. Twenty-three of the City’s 56 fire companies are on the schedule for what is called “rolling brownouts.” Three firehouses a time will be in
service during the day and three at night. The City hopes to save more than $3 million, but at what cost? It could take up to eight minutes for another company to get to a fire if the firehouse at 4th & Synder is closed. Recently, a swift two-alarm fire tore through an apartment building in (Cont.page 19)
Over 2,500 people attended the 2nd annual Cow Chip Bingo event in Grays Ferry. Despite a mix-up with the winning Cow Chip grid winner, organizers said the event met its objective and raised funds for some really worthy cause, and next year will be bigger and better. “So many people helped raise much needed funds for a lot of charities, said organizer, Robert Gormley. (Cont. page 2)
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October 28, 2010
Reward Offered State Rep. Bill Keller and labor leader John Dougherty have joined toghther and posted a $5,000 reward for information relating to a deadly shooting last week on Jackson Street. Anthony De Marco, 20, of Ritner Street, was killed last week during a robbery attempt at 2nd &* Jackson. No arrests had been made as of press time yesterday. According to the police, DeMarco was shot during a scuffle after two men arrived on the block and announced a robbery. For more information, please call Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5, homicide unit, (215) 686-3334.
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