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Vol. 67 NO. 35 ■ AUGUST 28, 2014
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A baseball team with heavy local ties made history by advancing to the Little League Baseball World Series.
DIFFERENCE MAKERS
■ The South Philly Review is seeking nominations from its loyal readers for the 2014 class of Difference Makers to be profiled this fall. See page 4.
See page 31. P h o t o p r o v i d e d b y t h e Ta n e y Dragons and Pennlive.com
Mo’ne Davis earned the Taney Dragons’ first victory in the Little League Baseball World Series.
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Geeking out on air ■ By Bill Chenevert R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
■ Chef James
Hennessy shares Lincoln Financial Field’s recipe for Buffalo Chicken Mac and Cheese. See page 24.
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ome of the biggest geeks in Philadelphia are south of South Street and recording their geek speak for mass-consumption quite successfully. The 2014 Philadelphia Podcast Festival just wrapped Sunday night after a successful long weekend at Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. But the
podcasts keep broadcasting and the podcasters, many with big followers, are setting up studios and connecting with other like-minded conversationalists throughout South Philly. To be clear, the premise of a podcast is pretty simple. iPods are almost 15 years old now. And with them began the era of constantly listening or reading or tapping on a device, and podcasters
P h o t o b y N at h a n K u r u n a
The Philadelphia Podcast Festival funneled South Philly geekdom into earbuds.
See PODCASTS page 10 >>
Hire, respect, repeat
Wash Cycle Laundry’s a booming local business that celebrates employability and sustainability.
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