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/southphillyreview @southphillyreview @sophreview southphillyreview.com Photo by Tina Garceau South Philadelphia Lions show their pride The club that merged with the South Philly Lioness Club in 2008 celebrated 81 years and three police captains. 9 Review Staff Writer n June 22, Vare, 2600 Morris St., opened. The next day, the crown jewel of 19146 opened, O’Connor at 2601 South St. Ridgway, 1301 Carpenter St., wel- comed its first users Friday. Anderson, 740 S. 17th St., was full by Saturday. Barry, 1800 Johnston St., and Mur- phy, 300 W. Shunk St., were cooling off kids by Tuesday. Yesterday saw the opening of Chew, 1800 Wash- ington Ave., and Sacks, 400 Wash- ington Ave., two lovely Washington Ave. bookend oases. Today and to- morrow, Ford, 609 Snyder Ave., and Stinger Square, 3200 Dickinson St., swing the gates open. It’s pool season! “One of our city’s most cherished traditions,” Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement. “Our public pools are great amenities that provide fun, safe, healthy opportunities for Phil- adelphians of all ages to stay cool and enjoy in their neighborhoods.” There are more than 70 public pools and, by tomorrow, all of them will be officially open. Some say they’re criminally un- derused. Others think they’re dirty. There’s little convincing to be done, though, for sweaty children (and their parents) who can walk to a nearby pool and swim for free. They’re cool with chlorine. Last year Lisa Whittle, the city’s aquatics coordinator, said overseers switched from powder to liquid chlorine, “there’s no room for error – we’ve never been closed due to low or no chlorine.” She and her peers take pool safety very seriously. “We’re hoping to be a safe, cool place for people to cool off, hang out, have a little physical activity – some people will go there to swim laps or do water aerobics,” Whittle said. “Older people might just want to sit and use it for arthritis. Some neighborhood kids are there from the time the pool opens to the time the pool closes. Every pool offers swim lessons.” The free attractions are, for the most part, open with regular hours: Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and noon to 5 p.m. on Sat- urday and Sunday. Prospective users will want to contact their local pool to determine when swim lessons take place or, perhaps more importantly More than 70 pools, free and open to the public, are now cooling down nearly one million users.
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South Philadelphia Lions show their pride
The club that
merged with the
South Philly Lioness
Club in 2008
celebrated 81 years
and three police
captains.
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Review Staff Writer
n June 22, Vare, 2600 Morris St., opened. The next day, the crown jewel of 19146 opened, O’Connor at 2601 South St.
Ridgway, 1301 Carpenter St., wel-comed its fi rst users Friday. Anderson, 740 S. 17th St., was full by Saturday. Barry, 1800 Johnston St., and Mur-phy, 300 W. Shunk St., were cooling off kids by Tuesday. Yesterday saw the opening of Chew, 1800 Wash-ington Ave., and Sacks, 400 Wash-ington Ave., two lovely Washington
Ave. bookend oases. Today and to-morrow, Ford, 609 Snyder Ave., and Stinger Square, 3200 Dickinson St., swing the gates open.
It’s pool season!“One of our city’s most cherished
traditions,” Mayor Jim Kenney said in a statement. “Our public pools are great amenities that provide fun, safe, healthy opportunities for Phil-adelphians of all ages to stay cool and enjoy in their neighborhoods.” There are more than 70 public pools and, by tomorrow, all of them will be offi cially open.
Some say they’re criminally un-
derused. Others think they’re dirty. There’s little convincing to be done, though, for sweaty children (and their parents) who can walk to a nearby pool and swim for free. They’re cool with chlorine.
Last year Lisa Whittle, the city’s aquatics coordinator, said overseers switched from powder to liquid chlorine, “there’s no room for error – we’ve never been closed due to low or no chlorine.” She and her peers take pool safety very seriously.
“We’re hoping to be a safe, cool place for people to cool off, hang out, have a little physical activity –
some people will go there to swim laps or do water aerobics,” Whittle said. “Older people might just want to sit and use it for arthritis. Some neighborhood kids are there from the time the pool opens to the time the pool closes. Every pool offers swim lessons.”
The free attractions are, for the most part, open with regular hours: Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and noon to 5 p.m. on Sat-urday and Sunday. Prospective users will want to contact their local pool to determine when swim lessons take place or, perhaps more importantly
More than 70 pools, free and open to the public, are now cooling down nearly one million users.
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“For an intelligent, educated man, he certainly ran his affairs stupidly. I’m terribly disappointed because I liked him a lot.”
Carmela Davis, 16th Street and Packer
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“It’s great. It’s about time they got one of the dirty
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“He deserves everything that he’s getting. His lack of an apology doesn’t sit too well with me either, and that should upset the people he represented.”
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Avenue Interviews by Joseph Myers Photos by Tina Garceau
To the Editor:I would like to thank Mayor Jim Kenney
and City Council for their great courage in standing up to the powerful soda indus-try and enacting the sweetened beverage tax (aka soda tax). This tax will fund a revitalization program of schools, pre-K, recreation centers, parks, and libraries – increasing resources for our kids and supporting a renewal of our community. If that weren’t enough, it will encourage Philadelphians to purchase healthier bev-erages.
This is not and never was a grocery tax - soda does not equal groceries. I think of the kids in our neighborhood who are be-ing diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes, and how many of those cases we can avoid
when they (and their parents) start to compare prices and choose water over soda or “juice drinks.” Research shows this will save hundred of lives and mil-lions in health care costs, not to mention all of the benefi ts of the funded programs to help Philadelphia’s children.
I applaud the many diverse groups that united around our kids and combatted the soda lobby’s multi-million dollar adver-tising campaign. Let’s now move past the last several months of misleading claims and move ahead with 6,500 new pre-K seats, 25 community schools, and a $300 million plan to revitalize facilities in our neighborhoods – as the Mayor reiterated this week. Thank you again, Mayor Ken-ney and City Council, for these important
programs, and for helping to make the healthy choice the easy and more afford-able option.
Julia KoprakSouth Philadelphia
Bullet points
To the Editor:The letter from the June 23 issue (“Trig-
gering action”) that bemoans the horrors of all the multiple murders in the United States of America caught my attention be-cause after the author listed some of these recent killings, including the Orlando massacre, she went on to blame fi rearms for causing these murders. Let me iterate some facts.
1. Firearms are inanimate objects; they do not love, hate, or kill.
2. People, not inanimate objects, kill people.
3. Long before the invention of fi rearms, people killed people. They used swords, spears, bows and arrows, sharpened sticks, rocks, and even their bare hands to choke someone to death.
4. At the Boston Marathon, the perpe-trators used a pressure cooker as a bomb. Should the federal government require a license and a background check on every person who owns or is trying to buy a pressure cooker?
5. It is people we need to control to re-duce the number of massacres. Luckily, we already have organizations and indi-viduals that are dedicated to saving lives. They are our police departments, state troopers, and the Federal Bureau of In-vestigation, and I will conclude by saying SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL POLICE.
James CallosSouth Philadelphia
All hail their divinity
To the Editor:
At this time, I would like to congratu-late the baseball team from Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School. It was a team that fi nished on top as Catholic League, City, and State champions and made us all proud in South Philly, especially when the club beat their neighborhood rivals, Ro-man Catholic High School, in the Catho-lic League quarterfi nals.
Hats off to the coach, Kevin Schneider, who was named the Philadelphia Inquir-er’s Southeastern Pennsylvania coach of the year and who guided the Saints to 13 straight victories. Congratulations to the Neumann-Goretti Saints from a proud alumnus.
Bobby BurnsSouth Philadelphia
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t 3:25 p.m. June 21, law enforcement of-fi cials ventured to Checkers, 2008 W. Or-egon Ave., for a report of a robbery. The location’s general manager said an ex-
employee had entered the business without per-mission by pushing her aside and she blocked the door, made her way to the back room offi ce, took cash resting on a desk, placed the money in her pants pocket, and marched to the front drive-through cash register to remove additional dollars, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South De-tective Division said. The overseer ordered the supposed aggressor to vacate the premises and said the former worker threw the money all over the eatery, bent down, and scooped up an unde-termined amount of the spoils before exiting.
On Friday, police detained Shakeara Parker and charged the 25-year-old with simple assault, burglary, criminal trespassing, robbery, theft by unlawful taking, and theft by receiving stolen property. She posted her $5,000 bail Saturday and awaits a July 12 preliminary hearing.
A man robbed a woman as she attempted to purchase tokens in the Stadium Complex area.
The complainant sought to buy the items just outside the entrance to the Broad Street Subway station at Broad Street and Pattison Avenue at 5:15 p.m. Monday, with an unknown male ap-proaching her as she placed her money into the machine, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The stranger pointed a small black and silver fi rearm at her and de-manded money, receiving approximately $40 be-fore he fl ed, on foot, in an unknown direction.
The victim described him as black, 18 to 22 years old, and 5-foot-5; having a thin build, a medium complexion, and short dark hair; and wearing a white T-shirt and dark pants or jeans.
Call South Detectives at 215-686-3013, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Police released the im-ages of two men who committed a residential burglary in Grays Ferry.
Surveillance video cap-tured their likenesses as they entered a home on the 1900 block of South 28th Street at 2 p.m. June
17, using the rear of the property to do so. They took a laptop computer and keys to the complain-ant’s gray 2010 Toyota Corolla, with the PA tag number JHZ 2359, using the vehicle to fl ee from the scene in an unknown direction.
Call South Detectives at 215-686-3013 with DC#16-01-026938, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
A group of male juvenile offenders attacked a fellow teen in Lower Moyamensing.
At 12:08 a.m. June 15, the complainant was walking on the 1100 block of Snyder Avenue, having exited the Broad Street Subway stop at Broad Street and Snyder Avenue. Observing the aforementioned fi gures walking toward him, he walked into the street to avoid any contact, De-tective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Di-vision said, but they followed, with one punch-ing him in the face, resulting in the breaking of his eyeglasses and the falling of his cell phone to the ground.
They combined to deliver several more punch-es to his face and demanded his money. They received $220, took the phone, and fl ed south-bound on 12th Street toward Jackson Street. The victim described them all as black teens, with one wearing a red T-shirt.
Call South Detectives at 215-686-3013, text PP-DTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Authorities are on the hunt for a man who com-mitted commercial rob-bery in Marconi.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. June 19, the offender entered Dunkin’ Donuts, 2654 S. 18th St., and or-dered a donut. He quickly
added that he wanted a cup of coffee but pro-duced only $1 for payment for the combination, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The cashier told him he lacked suffi cient funds and opened the register to charge him only for the donut.
When the worker did that, the aggressor pulled out a black gun and demanded money, grabbing approximately $80 when the employee backed away a few steps and then fl eeing in an unknown direction.
Call South Detectives Division Det. Conaway at 215-686-3013 with DC#16-01-027228, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Police are hoping these images can lead them to the perpetrators of an ag-gravated assault in Whit-man.
On June 23, authorities released the likenesses of the juveniles, who, ac-cording to the complain-
ant, pelted him with rocks at 10 p.m. May 29 as he sought shelter from the rain inside the TD Bank vestibule at 2653 S. Fifth St. The home-less victim received transportation to Methodist Hospital, where personnel treated him for minor cuts to his head and neck pain.
Call South Detectives Division Det. Jackson at 215-686-3013 with DC#16-03-030621, text PP-DTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.SPR
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have often felt that I lead an insular life, but, having been a South Philly resident for 12 years, I know I have enjoyed many occasions where I have been able
to revel in having thriving outgoing ele-ments to my personality. As summer has always resounded as the most social season to many, its recent arrival led me to think about the top 10 ways that I like to bond with the constituents of the 19145 through 19148 zip codes.
10) Facebook chats: The only entry that does not involve face-to-cafe interaction, this component of my list often leads to story ideas, reactions to news in our neigh-borhoods, and chances just to catch up with those whose ultra busy existences necessi-tate our using computers as go-betweens.
9) Athletic endeavors: Nobody will ever mistake me for Roger Federer, but I certainly enjoy taking to Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s tennis courts to work on my one-handed backhand. I enjoy sharing a few words with other lovers of the sport, fi nding their mix of serious and relaxed play a perfect metaphor for the need for balance in life.
8) Food shopping trips: I rarely go without a chance to reminisce about some-thing when venturing to a South Philly su-permarket, as I frequently see my subjects striving to nourish themselves and their families. I particularly like when I have not seen someone in some time, as that leads to longer recollections and company as I cover the aisles.
7) Corner store encounters: Growing up in Southwest Philly, I relied on two cor-ner stores for convenience and conversa-tion. Finding a few notable ones in South Philly, I have come to count some owners and workers not only as story subjects but also as friends.
6) SEPTA travels: Whether through a bus or the Broad Street Subway, I never fi nd myself short on occasions to bond
with eager travelers. Whether we speak or I just observe, I feel a sense of camaraderie between us, thinking they also want their fares to go toward helping them to fulfi ll the next step on their literal and fi gurative journeys.
5) Sporting events: I consider myself a pretty competitive person, so I enjoy op-portunities to watch professionals and amateurs as they show true Philly grit. Youth-centered contests really drive home the point that while receiving pay for one’s play has its perks, nothing can top just go-ing out and giving the best that we have.
4) Playground stops: Being a practicing Roman Catholic, I can appreciate the prac-tice of church hopping, but I fi nd sampling different playgrounds equally inviting. I love being able to say to my son that I want to take him to a “new playground” in the sense that it will be novel for him. I look forward to the days when “new” actually means “original.” Keep those playgrounds coming, powers that be.
3) Church services: I have attended Mass at every Catholic Church in South Philly and have felt great pride being among fervent searchers for solace in this ever-confusing world. With so much dis-cord occurring on a national scale, be it related to politics, taxes, issues of equality, wages, and other matters, that shared quest for spiritual companionship will always lead me to genufl ect, achy tennis knees be damned. With that language, it must be confession time.
2) Occasional neighborhood walks: My neighborhood, which some dub Marconi and others call Penrose, has great proxim-ity to Girard Estate and Packer Park, so when I go for walks, I am destined to fi nd someone I know pretty well, a phenomenon that leaves me receiving and giving well-wishes and feeling that my heart, no matter life’s obstacles, will never grow dormant until the day I meet my maker.
1) South Philly Review assignments: When I was a graduate intern here in 2009, I remember being incredibly frightened on my fi rst assignment. I still have an oc-casional moment of worry upon heading to meet and profi le people, but, knowing I will have a true opportunity to fi nd out what makes them strive to succeed in their given fi elds, I become a curious kid who often covets more knowledge that any ar-ticle can convey. I am thankful that the nine entries before this one are able to serve as additional sources of happiness when the questions stop and I cap my pen. SPR
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nother heated South Philadelphia Homes zoning meeting is in the books, this time concerning Ori Feibush’s plan to devel-op 1245-1249 Point Breeze Ave. into a
grocery and three fl oors of studio apartments. On Monday evening, Dr. Andre Ford, vice chair of the Homes RCO Zoning Committee, did his best to run the meeting at St. Barna-bas Church, 1814 Wharton St., that considered three projects: Feibush’s, 1922 Gerritt St. and 2227 Latona St.
All of them seem to strike a nerve with long-term residents who don’t like to see change in
their neighborhood, be it three-story homes with roof decks or increased amounts of cars resulting in dwindling parking and frustrating traffi c.
“Why do you all want to go so high?” one resident asked of the 2227 Latona developer.
“It does not look like the rest of the block!” another meeting attendee commented.
2nd District City Councilman Kenyatta John-son’s Community Planner and Engagement Liason, Jasmine Sadat, was in attendance.
“My offi ce has built quite a number of hous-es. The sole purpose here is to bring a fresh grocer to Point Breeze Avenue,” Feibush said, meeting with a mix of applause and boos.
In fact, a fl yer circulated ahead of the meet-ing that read “Ori’s back trying to build more condos and luxury apartments on Point Breeze
Ave. to push us out – we need everybody to come out and vote no – show Ori he can’t bully Point Breeze.” At the meeting, Feibush said they would all be rental apartments that his company, OCF Realty, would manage.
He reported researching grocery co-ops and non-profi ts and plans to rent the fi rst fl oor of the property for $1 annually (Feibush joked that he “trolled” the South Philly Food Co-Op, but it wasn’t interested because the majority of the members live east of Broad Street). He even said he plans to put a deed restriction on the property so that the only permitted use will be as a grocery store. That met with more ap-plause than boos.
The 15 studio apartments will be small, 370 to 470 square feet, and rent at approximately $800 to $900.
Most of the questions from the audience were about park-ing and what kind of grocer would come in. A caller the fol-lowing afternoon suggested that abandoned grocery stores should be considered before anything new is built, name-ly the Bottom Dollar, Pathmark at 3021 Grays Ferry Ave., or the Drug Emporium at Point Breeze Avenue and Dickinson Street. - By Bill Chenevert SPR
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The club that merged with the South Philly Lioness Club in 2008 celebrated 81 years and three police captains.
Review Staff Writer
arbara Ricci doesn’t seem 82. The retired teacher and resident of the 2300 block of South Woodstock Street is clearly a beloved fi xture of
the South Philadelphia Lions Club and, on the phone, she sounds 22. Taking on a fair share of duties for the club, she did a bit of emceeing on Tuesday evening at the Waterfall Room, 2015 S. Water St., and as she took hold of the microphone another member hollered “go get ’em, Barb!”
She loves being a Lion and was even a Lioness, the all-female version of the club that merged with the South Philadelphia Lions in 2008. She says, worldwide, they boast 1.4 million members in 206 coun-tries.
“At present, we have about 55 members. We do a lot of good,” she said of the local constituents.
This week, they honored the three South Philly Philadelphia Police district captains in celebration of their 81st charter anniversary.
Ricci listed the good deeds her club takes on, all of them with at least some form of fundraising involved: a Valentine’s dinner; an Italian Festival in October; a Christmas luncheon for blind and visually impaired adults and children and another for His-panic youths at St. Thomas Aquinas, 1719 Morris St.; volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House; donations to organiza-tions that serve the blind; $2,000 of annual scholarships to four outstanding South
Philly students; and a football banquet that honors players, coaches and parents.
“Our motto is we serve – our slogan is liberty, intelligence and our nation’s safety,” Ricci said. A former president led a toast on Tuesday that’s said to be used around the world: “Not above you, not be-neath you, but with you.”
Ricci remembers Tuesday lunches in the 9th Street Italian Market at Palumbo’s, the famous restaurant and club that burned down in 1994. Melvin Jones is said to be the founding member, establishing a char-ter in ’35.
“I was invited to a Christmas luncheon for blind children, and I sat at a table with seven blind children and three adults and I wasn’t a member at the time,” Nick Mon-tone, a resident of the 500 block of St. Mi-chael Drive and a 50-year Lion, said. “The children got up and sang Christmas songs. I was so touched by that moment that I de-cided I was going to become a member.”
Another member, Jason Douglas, has often led spirited dances and celebrations with the same children.
Montone says “it’s a nice organization to belong to.” The 77-year-old banker and
father of two told a story that gala co-chair Rita DiAntonio joked is a well-shared one. After studying at Penn’s Wharton school, he was encouraged to attend Brown Uni-versity but didn’t want to attend if it en-tailed typing. But his wife stepped up and offered her typing skills for three years – he had heard of Bob Fosse gifting Gwen Verdon a gold life-saver pendant when she stepped in for Liza Minnelli in “Chicago” and had a custom-made life-saver pin made for his wife.
“I had it special made and my wife wears it like a code of honor,” Montone said.
At Tuesday’s party, attendees recited the pledge of allegiance and Nancy Sum-ner led the room in singing “God Bless America.” Rev. Nick Martorano, a 2010 South Philly Review Difference Maker, led a prayer blessing Lions supporters and wishing them to receive new members, something Ricci and Montone both admit the club needs.
Captains Louis Campione (1st District), Frank Milillo (3rd District) and Debo-rah Francis (17th District) were honored, though Francis was not able to attend be-cause her grandmother passed away this past weekend. Milillo accepted a plaque and said “I hope your organization is around for many more years.” Campione graciously said “it’s not us, it’s the offi cers out there” but thanked the Lions and said “you do a lot for the community.” SPR
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.
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to kid-free South Philadelphians, when adult swim takes place (typically the last hour the pool is open, 6 to 7 p.m. on week-days).
It’s all funded by taxpayers – nearly 800 citizens get temporary employment either as lifeguards or maintenance staff.
“These jobs are a great way for some young people and adults to earn some ad-ditional income during the summer months while keeping our pools safe, clean and ready to use,” Parks & Rec managing di-rector Michael DiBerardinis said.
For Mica Root, a city employee who was raised in New York City but calls Passyunk Square home for the foreseeable future, it was the O’Connor pool that won her heart.
“We have more outdoor public pools than any city. The city can be brutal in the summer – it’s hot, it’s sticky, it’s sweaty,” she said. “It’s hard to fi nd any relief.”
She found O’Connor in 2002. “My favorite, I think, will always be
O’Connor pool. It’s my fi rst and I worked there and it’s enlightened me to the ex-istence of these pools,” she said. “It’s a particularly nice pool with the high, brick walls and setting. O’Connor will always be the one I have the most allegiance to, but there isn’t a single pool that I wouldn’t want to visit.”
BEN BRYANT, WHO studied urban planning at the University of Pennsylvania, is an-other South Philadelphian who stumbled upon O’Connor on his sweltering walks across the South Street Bridge.
“I was walking down South Street one day in grad school on a typical hot Philly day,” he explained.
The question became ‘Where do these pools come from?’ He was keenly aware of it as a public space asset.
“I kind of feel like the public pool system is the best-kept secret for ways to spend
your summers in Philadelphia, completely open to the public and free,” he offered. “A lot of people think the only options are to take a vacation or go to the Jersey Shore or join an expensive pool club.”
South Philly defi nitely has a few gems, but you may also want to take a trip to some of Lisa Whittle’s favorites. West
Philly and North Philly are home to the densest collections of pools, but the big-gies are outside of Center City: Kelly Pool, the largest in the system, is near the Please Touch Museum; Hunting Park in North Philly could be a close second for size; Cobbs Creek in West Philly is walkable from the 63rd St. Market-Frankford line
station; and Vogt Pool, in Northeast Philly, is another big one.
Down here, though, Whittle’s partial to the [Marian] Anderson pool.
“Everybody thinks their own pool is the best pool, their community pool or their gem in their neighborhood, [but] Anderson is a hidden gem – it’s a very large pool, and I think that’s one where you have every-one swimming together,” she explained. “Whether it’s old, young, African-Ameri-can, white, you have different people us-ing it, and it just looks like a great place to be.”
Bryant helped secure a Knight Founda-tion grant for the Francisville pool in Fair-mount, converting the space for two sum-mers (including this summer) into an even more desirable hangout with furniture and programming. Open late on Mondays with the Pop-Up Pool Project, Francisville brought in aqua zumba and yoga, encour-aging some exercise followed by a dip.
Bryant, in his research and implementa-tion with the Fairmount Park Conservancy regarding Francisville, found the obvi-ous – private versus public pools aren’t so different, other than the pricetag. You can wait on a list for years for a swim club like the Lombard Swim Club, or shell out $300 for a full membership to the North Shore Beach Club in Northern Liberties, but the public pool system’s free nature is a won-derful equalizer. No one is turned away.
“It’s weird because it’s the only type of public space where there’s this huge perception divide between private pools and public pools,” he explained. “Smith Playground, for example, is a very nice playground, but no one assumes that it’s a membership-only playground.”
Oh, and on the premise of catching some-thing or getting sick from a swim, Root says “to get sick from any sort of body of water, most of the time, you have to drink it – I don’t know why you’d want to drink chlorinated water.” SPR
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.
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13PORTRAIT PHOTO AND PLAYBILL BY ROBERT DAPONTE
A Passyunk Square theater
professional’s newest
project draws from his
affi nity for an aquatic
cinematic masterpiece.
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veryone eventually says farewell to some sources of fascination, but the preservation of prefer-
ences, particularly those from youth and adolescence, can prove incredibly benefi cial to one’s artistic impulses. Rob-ert DaPonte has nurtured ad-miration for “Jaws” for some time and is ensuring that the movie will never grow long in the tooth for his taste through “The Jaws Project,” an homage to the Steven Spielberg mas-terpiece and the fondness the 36-year-old has for his native New England.
“It’s been near and dear to me for so long,” the resident of the 1400 block of South Clarion Street said of the 1975 fi lm that called on Martha’s Vineyard as the location for what an ac-companying show release dubs “a legendarily disastrous pro-duction that resulted in one of the greatest movies of all time and an unprecedented fi nancial success.” “I wanted to tackle it to tell the story from the per-
spective of the locals who ex-perienced the shoot.”
To do so, the Passyunk Square dweller united with South Phil-adelphia-based peers Sam Hen-derson and Mary Tuomanen to create “a wicked rude comedy, an unlikely love story, and an unfl inching examination of a turning point in American cul-ture.” Handling all of the roles in the devised piece, the trio is presenting the result of regard for the classic through Inde-pendence Day, with the Plays & Players Skinner Studio The-ater helping them to sink their teeth further into the original’s mystique.
“This project is pretty pre-cious to us,” DaPonte said of the brainchild. “I feel amazing-ly fortunate to be able to team up with Sam and Mary because they’re such respected and pas-sionate members of the Phila-delphia theater community.”
He approached Henderson last summer when the latter fi gure was crafting the Fringe-Arts Festival offering “Damned Dirty Apes,” with performances at Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Broad Street and Pattison Avenue. Sort of forgetting the idea of collaborating, DaPonte jogged his interest when learn-ing of Tuomanen’s enthusiasm for the concept. Taking shape quite quickly once the triumvi-rate believed it could go swim-mingly, “The Jaws Project,”
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through a romance between a production assistant and a Black Dog Tavern bartender, treats what press material describes as “the stark differences between invader and in-vaded, Hollywood and clannish New Eng-land.”
“It’s something that we want to use to entertain, so there’s defi nitely confi dence in what we’re staging because we’ve come to everything honestly,” DaPonte said prior to its June 26 premiere. “Because of that, I feel it’s already succeeded. I’m defi nitely a proud father.”
THE RHODE ISLAND product initially acted as the patriarch of creative writing efforts, beginning his infatuation by penning short stories. Theater eventually became his primary discipline, with enrollment at the since-shuttered Bradford College in Haver-hill, Massachusetts serving as the source of a robust attraction to instant gratifi cation.
“I tried to do as much as I could and work as much as possible,” DaPonte, who added acting tutelage through the Waterford, Con-necticut-situated National Theater Institute,
said of his immersion into stage-based en-deavors. “It became so empowering not only to gain experience but also to take part in such a collaborative act and obtain access to an entirely new strata of individuals with similar drives.”
Holding that theater “starts and ends with passion,” DaPonte decided to gamble on Philadelphia as the place where he could romance plots and long for opportunities to revisit his writing desires. The now-defunct Mum Puppettheatre granted him his inau-gural chance as a City of Brotherly Love inhabitant, with the hire fi nding himself ea-ger to foster the expanse’s reputation as a welcoming stretch for those with boundless ambition.
“There’s defi nitely work here, and it’s es-pecially exciting to have great connections with people who love to collaborate and create,” DaPonte said. “It’s such an amaz-ing time where there are groups such as Pig Iron Theatre Co., Applied Mechanics, New Paradise (Laboratories), The Berserker Residents, Swim Pony (Performing Arts), and The Bearded Ladies making original work. There’s such a pull to that sort of use
of imagination.”The reverent name-dropper has worked
with the South Philly-heavy Berserker Res-idents and Swim Pony, the latter through the Eastern State Penitentiary-based pro-duction of “The Ballad of Joe Hill,” along with local-friendly entities EgoPo Classic Theatre, The Philadelphia Artists’ Collec-tive, and Theatre Exile, 1340 S. 13th St.; Curio Theatre Co.; Hedgerow Theatre; People’s Light; and Shakespeare in Clark Park. While scripted opuses greatly appeal to him, he delights in having opportunities to create from scratch, which counts as one of the many reasons that “The Jaws Proj-ect” has become so special for him.
“They’ve had a really admirable willing-ness to tinker and get at the heart of our story,” DaPonte said of Henderson and Tuomanen, who champion local writers through the Orbiter 3 playwrights produc-ing collective. “This has been so much fun that my next show, where I’m just an actor, is going to be a fascinating experience be-cause the preparation and execution are so different.”
Once “The Jaws Project,” part of the in-
spiration for which came after his brother’s wedding in Martha’s Vineyard led him to read a book about the fi lming of “Jaws,” fi nishes making waves, he will ready him-self for his turn as Geoffrey in Common-wealth Classic Theatre Co.’s Drexel Uni-versity-bound production of “The Lion in Winter” and come the fall, he and the South Philly-rich cast of “Rizzo” will remount the play concerning South Philly native Frank Rizzo through the Philadelphia Theatre Co. Noting that as an actor or actress, one must always face the fi nality of a job, DaPonte is excited to keep hunting and confronting any barriers to breakthroughs.
“Regardless of the location, this city’s theater possibilities are amazing,” he said, noting his fortune over swimming in the same creative waters with many South Phil-adelphia-based stage pioneers. “It’s those possibilities that keep compelling us all to try to do better.” SPR
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guess one could say my relationship with my sister is complicated. No doubt she would agree if she could speak. She’s been in a coma for more than four-and-a-
half years, so she can’t do much of anything except open and close her eyes. Those eyes are still a startlingly beautiful blue color, tinted by a hint of violet. Someone once said of my sister, “Eleanor has eyes like Liz Taylor” (My sister’s name is Eleanor like my mother, whom she battled with most of her life). I wonder, now, what those eyes see and what she is thinking. The doctors tell me there is no sign of brainwave activity, but is it possible in some metaphysical way that she is defying science?
It seems as if defi ance has always been a big part of my sister’s life. Defying her par-ents, much to their chagrin. Even defying death. After all, she has been rushed from the nursing home to the hospital numerous times since she suffered an attack of con-gestive heart failure in 2012 and survived every last one of them. Been on a ventila-tor and taken off. Somehow found a way to breathe on her own. The last time this hap-pened, the doctor called me and counseled that maybe it was time to place my sister in hospice care. “The efforts to resuscitate her might be causing her pain,” she said. At least that’s what her grimaces told the medi-cal professionals.
Heretofore, in the absence of a living will, I had always deferred to keeping Eleanor alive until she herself decided it was time to pass. But during that time, I had always been assured she was being kept comfort-able. The end of life can sometimes turn grotesque. I didn’t think Eleanor would want that, so I reluctantly agreed to place her in a hospice.
My sister is fi ve years younger than I. She was the apple of my father’s eye. To say that Dad overprotected my sister is like saying the Sixers haven’t won in awhile. He took her to and from work so she wouldn’t have to ride public transit like many working people. He paid her medical insurance while she was single and still living in our household, and later in life purchased a home in Wildwood for her when he was much too old to carry a mortgage. It was understandable, I guess, that, my mother resented all the attention, especially the fi nancial help he showered on Eleanor from their moderate income.
After Dad passed, Mom found receipts showing his additional fi nancial help had continued without her knowledge. Even though he was gone, Mom argued with him in her dreams about it. Dad even faced down a notorious mob fi gure because the mob-ster’s son had been bullying his grandson. It became the stuff of which family legends are made. When she was around fi ve years old, Eleanor slugged me over the head with one of those wooden pull toys. When I com-plained, my father said, “You’re fi ve years older than your sister.” End of discussion.
You had to look hard to fi nd a time when Eleanor’s life wasn’t troubled, but I found an old photograph from just such a time. My sister was a child of the rock ‘n’ roll era when Elvis mania was beginning to take hold and Philadelphia gave birth to Chubby Checker and The Twist and all those doo-wop groups. She received a 45 RPM record player one Christmas. She had quite a col-lection and played them all every day at the volume one can only call “loud.” For a brief time during her high school years, Elea-nor even dated South Philly’s own Bobby Rydell. For my sister, the Fifties were her glory days.
About that photograph of her I once found...
It is black and white, so one really can’t see the blue-violet of her eyes or her blonde hair (like her mother’s). But even in the black and white photo, it is apparent those eyes were something special. She is sitting on the stairway in our house on Fifth Street near Jackson. Her hair is tied in a ponytail, and though she is sitting sideways, her face is turned toward the camera. Her jeans are rolled up in the style of the times. And she is smiling this beautiful smile. The smile seems at fi rst glance secure in the knowl-edge that she is something special living in special times. But if you look more closely, you can discern the hint of insecurity, the knowledge that this special time will not last. Her future would be mostly one of strife and poor health.
My wife and I, along with Jerry, the love of the last part of her life, were in the room at the hospice when they removed the venti-lator and tubes from Eleanor. The attending doctor leaned over to me and whispered that my sister would likely last only a couple of minutes, at most an hour. That was fi ve days ago.
My sister is still breathing in defi ance of the odds. She is being kept comfortable. Jerry by her side. She will pass away on her own schedule, at a time of her choosing.
Sometimes you just have to admire defi -ance. SPR
Editor’s Note: Eleanor passed away Saturday, fiour days a fter the composition of this column..
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8 p.m. July 3. Tickets: $28.50-$31. The Tro-cadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.
10 p.m. July 3. Tickets: $7-$10. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. 215-739-9684. johnnybrendas.com.
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 4. Free. National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Hall E. 215-923-3811. nmajh.org.
7 p.m. July 5. Tickets: $25-$75. BB & T Pavillion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ. 856-365-1300. livenation.com.
8 p.m. July 5. Tickets: $3. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.
7:30 p.m. July 6. Free admis-sion. The Balcony at the Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.
7:30 p.m. July 6. Tickets: $8-$16. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-726-1106. worldcafelive.com.
8 p.m. July 6. Tickets: $15. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. 215-821-7575. r5productions.com.
8:30 p.m. July 6. Tickets: $20. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden
St. 215-232-2100. utphilly.com. SPR
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OTHER GOODIES
Summertime balletThe modern balletic dance company, now in its 11th year, celebrates two world premieres: An-nabelle Lopez Ochoa and company co-founder, Matthew Neenan, will present never-before-wit-nessed dance with contemporary fi nishes July 6-17. Tickets: $22-$40. The Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. 215-546-7824. balletx.org.
Light it up!Sure, you can expect pyrotechnic might from Wawa Welcome America celebrations on the Parkway (10 p.m., July 4), but you can also fi nd them in Atlantic City, Avalon, Wildwood, Margate and Cape May up and down the Jer-sey Shore. There’s also 9:30 p.m. fi reworks at Penn’s Landing July 1st and 2nd. visitphilly.com.
Night fl icksThe Delaware River Waterfront’s “Screening Under the Stars” begins with “National Trea-sure,” the political adventure fi lm starring Ni-colas Cage, June 30 but runs through Aug. 25 with titles like “Creed,” “Zootopia” and “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” to come. 8:30 to 10:30 p.m. Free. The Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, 101 S. Columbus Blvd. 215-928-8807. delawareriverwaterfront.com.
ushers kids (and kids at heart) through the process of campaign-ing, securing the nomination, and getting through the general election in November and it’s timely, through Nov. 13. Tickets: Free-$14.50. The Na-tional Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. 215-409-6600. constitutioncenter.org.
is open in City Hall through July 29 and exhibits nonpartisan works connecting the arts and voting. Brought to you by the City’s Offi ce of Arts, Culture and the Creative Economy, the exhibit is on display on the second and fourth fl oors of City Hall, through July 29 (opening reception 5 to 7 p.m. July 7). Free. City Hall, 1401 JFK Blvd. 215-686-1776. phila.gov.
face the Kansas City Royals and Atlanta Braves, but on Friday and Saturday you can catch a fantastic fi reworks display, through July 6. Tickets: $10-$100. Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way. 215-463-1000. phillies.com/tickets.
festivities lead up to the huge Fourth of July celebrations on the Park-way. This year celebrates the Sound of Philadelphia with performances honoring the music made fa-mous by locals like Gamble & Huff. Through July 4. Free. Various locations. welcomeamerica.com.
’s a local singer-songwriter who calls Memphis home now. Catch him while you can on his old stomping grounds, 9 p.m. July 2. Tickets: $10-$12. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. 215-739-9684. johnnybrendas.com.
celebrates the Museum of Art’s “Creative Africa” through a Family Festival featuring Kulu Mele African Dance & Drum Ensemble, 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. July 3. Tickets: Free-$20. Philadel-
phia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin
Parkway. 215-763-8100. philamuseum.org.
combines pop-up morning workouts with an incentive - get through an hour of fi tness and you get a free brunch drink, 10 a.m. July 3 (Sundays through Aug. 10). Free. City Tap House University City, 3925 Walnut St. 215-662-0105. citytaphouseucity.com. facebook.com/citytapucity.
is easily one of the coolest concert picks this week. 7 p.m. July 3. Tickets: $25-$140. BB & T Pavillion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ. 856-365-1300. livena-tion.com.
returns in its third year of fi ve days and nights of LGBTQ fi lms at the Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, The Prince Theater, and the Caplan Studio at the University of the Arts, July 5-10. Tickets vary. qfl ixphilly.com.
continues through Aug. 17 every other Wednesday - tonight is “Pee Wee’s Big Adventure.” 8 p.m. July 6. Free. Headhouse Square Shambles, S. Second and Lombard streets. southstreet.com.
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slack on our vegetable intake, with Dolores Mansor offering her recipe for Lebanese Sautéed Escarole or Dandelion.
The inhabitant of the 1200 block of South 10th Street noted that preparers can pair this light delight, which they can serve hot or cold, with Lebanese pita bread to give it a whole grains complement. Thanks to the Passyunk Square denizen, expect these greens to battle any nutritional blues. SPR
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any years ago, when I was working for a South Jersey daily newspaper, the food editor asked me if I would like to be a food copy editor as well as a reporter. I
jumped at the chance to learn this craft.I soon mastered the Associated Press style
and continue to use it today.I learned that a few chefs do not know how to
write a recipe and their directions on preparing a dish could be a hot mess. Many do not know how to write a menu.
This may explain the terrible trend of listing ingredients, set off by commas, on restaurant menus. It tells the patron little about a specifi c dish.
I had this experience at brunch at Bourbon & Branch in Northern Liberties. I will address this later.
The building has been a pub/restaurant since the late Victorian Era. It retains the original tin ceiling and beautifully carved dark wood bar. Simple booths line one side of the main room. Long-time Philly residents may remember the restaurant when it was Liberties.
I sipped a well-prepared Bloody Mary ($8), made with Sacramento tomato juice, although I thought it odd when our delightful server asked me if I wanted bacon in it.
Whenever I hear the Beatles sing “Eleanor Rigby” and “Come Together,” I am immedi-ately in a good mood. I also had a fi ne view of a soccer game from my booth.
The brunch menu at Bourbon & Branch has something for everyone. It is well-planned even though I thought it odd the restaurant does not serve omelettes.
The menu does not describe any dish. There is a heading and then ingredients are set off by commas.
Lumberjack scramble ($12) was quite con-fusing. There are scrambled eggs, bacon, sau-sage, ham, and cheddar cheese in the dish. I or-dered my eggs gently scrambled. I asked how the cheese was used and learned it was in the eggs. I nixed the cheese. I also had the choice of potatoes or grits. I always select grits over potatoes. A homemade biscuit with gravy was included. I asked for honey butter in place of gravy.
I received overcooked scrambled eggs that
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aving patronized and lent helping hands to Cafe de Laos, Phanida Kongboon and Sakesun Supasri felt sad when learning of the plan to close the haunt. Eager to have
Asian dishes continue to come out of 1117 S. 11th St., the two bought the space and dubbed it Ratchada Thai & Laos Cuisine. Three-and-a-half years after opening the nod to their homeland and its cuisine’s connections to Laotian fare, the co-owners fi nd themselves thankful for the receptiv-ity that their brainchild has received.
“They love it!” the Passyunk Square-based proprietors simultaneously said of reactions from patrons, particularly Americans, with Kongboon adding that the last 18 months have generated the genial exchanges they had hoped for upon open-ing.
She and her business partner, a resident of the 1700 block of South Chadwick Street, came to the United States with education as their mo-tivation, with the former studying hospitality and the latter earning an MBA in fi nance. With Kongboon’s drive and Supasri’s youth-heavy food preparation background, along with mutual pride in their heritage’s dishes, they had no fear in establishing a restaurant.
“I love cooking,” Supasri said of his vocational prowess, which special menu offerings every three months help to strengthen. “We wanted to take over the space, and we had a feeling that af-ter some time, we would see some good results.”
Ratchada has indeed claimed positive regards, with Kongboon noting complimentary Yelp posts from guests who love the 55-seat operation’s am-bience and variety.
“It’s been a great opportunity to show belief in ourselves,” she said of her fi rst venture in the res-taurant world and Supasri’s second. “We appreci-ate everyone who believes in us, too.”
Formerly an inhabitant of the 1700 block of Moore Street, the Overbrook dweller grew up living a very independent life in Bangkok, so Ratchada serves as an extension of her desire for autonomy. She and Supasri elected to share their venue’s recipe for Chu Chee Duck, with the latter individual doubling as Ratchada’s chef.
“It’s very popular,” he said of the $18.95 water-fowl plate. “We have good responses from Amer-icans overall, but not many of them know about
Chu Chee Duck, so this is our way to familiarize them with it.”
“It’s always been on our menu, so it says so much about us,” Kongboon added, noting that she and her ally include “Laos” in the name of the restaurant because of the country’s infl uence on the Northeastern part of Thailand’s nutritional identity. “We’re proud to share the recipe because of that.”
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Combine the Chu Chee curry paste, coconut milk, sugar, paprika, and salt in a medium sauce-pan, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Low-er the heat, and add the chili paste, cream, and pineapple slices. Continue cooking on low heat for two to three minutes, stirring occasionally.
Fry the roast half duck at 325 degrees until crispy, taking perhaps 10 to 12 minutes. Fry the basil leaves at the same temperature for one to two minutes, and put them on a paper towel for later use.
Cut the duck, and place it on a serving plate. Warm the Chu Chee sauce, and pour it over the waterfowl. Garnish with the basil leaves, and serve with Thai jasmine rice and steamed mixed vegetables. SPR
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were prepared with bits of the aforementioned meats. It looked mighty unpleasant. I thought the meats would be on the side.
The replacement was delicious. The eggs were perfectly cooked. The chopped meats were to the side. The grits were stone ground, creamy, and tasty. The grits could have been hotter. I slathered on the whipped honey butter on the biscuit and enjoyed my meal.
Buttermilk pancakes ($9) were three jumbo slightly thick and undercooked offerings dust-ed with a little confectioner’s sugar. Fresh ripe blueberries and strawberries were scattered over the plate. I thought the pancakes could have been a bit hotter.
A side of homemade sausage patties ($5) was slightly salty. However, the portion was generous.
Coffee ($2.25), served in a mug, was a little on the weak side.
Bourbon & Branch is just a few doors down from Green Eggs. There was a line out the door for the latter, just like the one that guests would fi nd at its South Philly location. But Bourbon & Branch had just a handful of patrons.
We chatted with a gentleman who turned out to be the owner’s father. He was born in Cuba and came to Philly as a small child. He now lives two months a year in Key West. I found his life story fascinating. We talked about Cu-ban food and how diffi cult it is to fi nd authen-tic Cuban bread outside of Florida and Cuba.
I realized that I would like to cook with this man. I could learn much more about Cuban cuisine.
Three tips of the toque to Bourbon & Branch. SPR
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s a South Philly-bred boy, Louis Cerino Jr. loved playing common sports but eventually came to laud lacrosse, holding that in stopping
him from following the pack, the game might grant him continuous opportunities to enjoy novelty. The inhabitant of the 2300 block of South 17th Street has in-deed found fresh experiences through ev-ery stop along his journey, with April hav-ing yielded his second trip to the Czech Republic.
“To have had such a chance to compete and make friends is going to resonate with me for the rest of my life,” the ecstatic athlete said Monday, his 27th birthday. “It’s another step for me in being an ad-vocate for this terrifi c sport.”
The Girard Estate dweller ventured to the Central European land as a member of the Boston Megamen, one of 21 teams participating in the Aleš Hrebeský Memo-rial Tournament. The box lacrosse gather-ing has won global renown, with Cerino happy not only to have represented his country but also to have acquired more belief in his decision to ditch baseball, among other pastimes, for his ever-grow-ing obsession.
“I don’t think there’s anything more exciting,” he opined of his endearing endeavor. “There’s so much creativity involved and so much to learn about your-self, especially when you’re competing on a big stage.”
The local and his contemporaries, whose club has won the pageant three times, most recently in 2012, matched their sticks and stamina against those of equally eager adversaries in the munici-pality of Radotin. Charged with being a transition player, Cerino, who last year notched eight goals, tallied once in his new role and offered outstanding de-fensive efforts, with his squad dumping Swiss, Austrian, and German units to advance to the quarterfi nals, where it fell
4-3 to Finland. Grabbing two victories after that setback, the Megamen fi nished fi fth in the 23rd annual duel.
“This has defi nitely become a way of life for me,” Cerino said, noting how the Czech Republic’s natural beauty served as a perfect complement to the strong bonds formed among the hosts and visitors. “I really want to get stronger in my approach as a player and as an ambassador because all aspects of the game really help me and others to grow. From an individual aspect and a team perspective, it’s as much fun to achieve goals as it is to score them.”
WHEN ENTERING THE world of lacrosse, with a camp that occurred during his seventh-grade year at St. Monica School, 16th and Porter streets, proving instru-mental, he quickly realized that, at least locally, that it was a very small cosmos comprised of practitioners bent on form-ing a tight-knit brotherhood. Keen on coupling his enthusiasm with the inher-ent excitement of the action, he sought to make graduate yet noticeable strides as his comprehension matured, with Roman Catholic High School endowing him with an immense confi dence boost.
“It was an up and coming program,” he said of his Center City alma mater’s la-crosse status upon his arrival. “I wanted to help us to grow and become a very com-petitive team in the Catholic League.”
Noting that his I.Q. for the game in-creased each season during his Cahillites tenure, which included the unit’s initial playoff win during his sophomore year, Cerino decided to intensify his intelli-gence by enrolling at LaSalle University. The North Philly-based institution sated his curiosity for computer systems/infor-mation technology and fi lm studies and granted him four seasons to make history as a passionate pursuer of triumphs.
“I started at attack my entire time there and had a wonderful set of coaches and teammates who were so dedicated to improving each time we went out there together,” Cerino said of his time as an
Explorer, a stretch that bore the program’s initial winning season during his fresh-man campaign and eventual conference and national tournament distinction. “It was the perfect place for me to develop and ponder the next set of experiences that I could have through the sport.”
Leaving as the school’s all-time leading scorer, he soon returned as a coach, with Roman and Haddonfi eld, New Jersey’s Paul VI High School also having ben-efi ted from his wisdom. His infatuation with fostering focus has also bred junior varsity head coaching duties and varsity assistant tasks for Shawnee High School in Medford and trainer employment at The Field House in Moorestown, which is where he also prepared for the Czech Republic’s early spring congregation.
“Last year was amazing, of course, but I was a bit more excited this time because of my familiarity with the tournament and the chance to add a few unforgettable memories,” Cerino said.
Finishing fourth in 2015 and fi fth two months ago, the Megamen definitely proved large infl uences on how he will conduct himself as he plots his next ex-cursions. Locally, Cerino plies his trade through Philadelphia Box Lacrosse Asso-ciation matchups at Rizzo Rink, 1001 S. Front St., with this year marking his fi fth season. Next month, he will participate in a charity tournament in Toronto, with that experience serving as a precursor to his longed-for November involvement in a free agent camp for the New England Black Wolves, formerly the Philadelphia Wings, of the National Lacrosse League.
“I’m constantly preparing for that,” he said of what he hopes will be a fortunate fall trip to Uncasville, Connecticut. “I’m taking in everything that I can because I absolutely love this game. The more I play, coach, and train, the happier I feel about committing myself to seeing what’s possible for me in following my dreams.” SPR
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A Girard Estate resident reveled in a chance to participate in a Central European-situated lacrosse tournament.
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The summer camp for ages 5 to 12 at Barry Playground, 1800 Johnston St., is accepting registrations. The cost, which includes breakfast and lunch, is $450 for six weeks, with the hours being 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on week-days. The camp will include trips, swimming, sports, arts, and crafts, and participants will receive a camp shirt. Contact Anthony, 215-685-1886.
On June 24, the Philadelphia Catholic League lost the Carpenter Cup Classic fi nal, falling 3-2 to SOL Ameri-can/Continental at Citizens Bank Park. Neumann-Goretti High School alum Nicky D’Amore drove in a run for the runners-up.
Fitness expert Jona’e A. McAllister, a South Philly resident, will offer the Dare 2 B Me Childhood Obesity Awareness Fitness Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 9 at Markward Playground, 400 S. Taney St. The cost is $20 per child, with registration through youthfi tnesscoa.eventbrite.com.
On June 23, the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame an-nounced its 2016 inductees, including the 1966-’67 NBA champion 76ers; Brian Dawkins, who earned fi ve Pro Bowl selections as an Eagle; Charlie Manuel, who guided the Phillies to the 2008 World Series title; and Jimmy Watson, who played on the Flyers’ Stanley Cup-winning teams.
Rizzo Rink, 1001 S. Front St., is accepting camp registrations for ages 6 to 12. The cost is $350 for six weeks beginning Tuesday and running weekdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call 215-685-1593, or contact [email protected].
Buddy Ryan, who served as the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles from 1986 to ’90, died Tuesday at the age of 82. SPR
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