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Vol. 66 NO. 46 ■ November 14 , 2013
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BRANCHING OUT
■ For a comprehensive listing of South Philadelphia-based library programs and events turn to the Branching Out section. See page 10.
NO RESERVATIONS
■ Rex 1516 chef Justin Swain shares the recipe for his No Bake Pumpkin Pie, which is part of the not-on-therestaurant-menu collection. See page 26.
Base for celebration AL Lower ower M Moyamensing oyamensing e establishment stab blishment h honored onored a an na armed rmed fforces orces division’s birthday with an outdoor gathering.
SPORTS
■ By Bill Chenevert R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
A ■ A West Passyunk walker and a Girard Estate runner will test their mental and physical might as Philadelphia Marathon entrants.
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few blocks of Oregon Avenue were blocked off Sunday, with Cookie’s Tavern, 2654 S. Alder St., seated at the heart of the event as hundreds of Marines marked their birthday. Beer owed into yellow plastic mugs, with attendees smoking cigars and consuming hot dogs en masse, and a marching and rock band entertaining in the early afternoon chill. To be a Marine is to be a part of a brotherhood. And when the United States Marine Corps commemorates its founding every Nov. 10th, every
Marine celebrates their nuclear and weapon Ooh-rah! Marines from near and far birthday. stock, said “a celflocked to Cookie’s Tavern for one “A lot of people don’t ebration of the Corps. huge, raucous birthday bash. understand that the USMC What we’ve done, Photo Provided by birthday is our birthday,” where we’ve been and C o o k i e ’ s Tav e r n Tony Ghaffari, who had traveled where we will go.” from State College for the day and What’s surprising to lots of was wearing, alongside a handful of his Philadelphians is that the Marine brethren, a dark green sweatshirt that labeled him Corps was founded right here — in Old City. In a member of a FAST company — Fleet Antiterror- the same space where the Continental Congress ism Security Teams, said. often met, the now extinct Tun Tavern, formerly When asked to pinpoint what the day meant to Front and Sansom streets, the Marine Corps mahim, Ghaffari, who joins his peers in protecting high-value naval installations, often specific to See MARINES page 10 >>
Easy as ABC and 123
A Globetrotter hit a Lower Moyamensing school to tout an anti-bullying campaign.
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