Edward "Babe" Heffron and his legacy get immortalized with a monument at Herron Park Playground. Plus more South Philly news, opinions, and entertainment.
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Review Staff Writer oseph and Anne Heffron had Ed- ward “Babe” Heffron in 1923, the third of five children, Irish Catholics who worshipped and lived in Pennsport in the heart of what’s now affectionately known as Two Street. He went to Sacred Heart Catholic School and dropped out of South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., when the Great Depression hit to do his part for his family in desperate need of resourc- es. Maybe it was this experience that drove Heffron to enlist at the age of 18 in ’41, a duty he took on with a daunting willingness to jump into World War II and fight for his coun- try. Heffron died in December 2013 at the age of 90. Soon after, Jim Ken- ney, Democratic nominee for Mayor of Philadelphia and Two Street na- tive, initiated the process of organiz- ing a committee that would prompt design, fundraising efforts and man- power behind establishing an Edward “Babe” Heffron memorial, which got a dedication Sept. 17 at Herron Park Playground, 250 Reed St. Heffron, whose accomplishments and bravery 7TH ANNUAL 7TH ANNUAL Special Feature on page 19 Special Feature on page 19
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oseph and Anne Heffron had Ed-ward “Babe” Heffron in 1923, the third of five children, Irish Catholics who worshipped and
lived in Pennsport in the heart of
what’s now affectionately known as Two Street. He went to Sacred Heart Catholic School and dropped out of South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., when the Great Depression hit to do his part for his family in desperate need of resourc-es. Maybe it was this experience that drove Heffron to enlist at the age of
18 in ’41, a duty he took on with a daunting willingness to jump into World War II and fight for his coun-try.
Heffron died in December 2013 at the age of 90. Soon after, Jim Ken-ney, Democratic nominee for Mayor of Philadelphia and Two Street na-tive, initiated the process of organiz-
ing a committee that would prompt design, fundraising efforts and man-power behind establishing an Edward “Babe” Heffron memorial, which gota dedication Sept. 17 at Herron Park Playground, 250 Reed St. Heffron, whose accomplishments and bravery
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“I like when trees change colors. Cooler temperatures help me to work better, too. Football, of course, too.”
Ted Benales, Southwest Philadelphia
“I’m most looking for-ward to the cool weather, enjoying pumpkin festivals and Halloween, lighting the chimney, making smores and doing whatever else I have time to do.”
Amy Mescia, 16th and Ritner streets
“I’m looking forward to the New York Yankees getting into the playoffs, celebrating my 29th wedding anniversary with my wife and enjoying the Pope’s visit.”
Padraic McCaffery, Broad and Ritner streets
To the Editor:We at Mighty Writers humbly (and with
no illusion that it will be noticed by our honoree) bestow the title of Mightiness upon Pope Francis.
The decision was a no-brainer. One, the Pontiff is just so darn joyous. He smiles. He laughs. He likes people. He especially likes kids. And because he does, his com-passion just flows. “A little bit of mercy makes the world less cold and more just,” he says.
Argue with that at your own risk.
(We did mention how he especially likes kids, right?)
Two, he disrupts conventional dialogue. (It’s what writers do when at their best, for your information.) He spends time in the trenches: with the poor, with refugees and immigrants, the incarcerated and low-income school kids. And because he does, he sees the world from far more angles than the rest of us. It shapes his mission, dictates his message, propels the urgency.
The man would make an awesome non-profit leader. He’d be an awesome choice,
come to think of it, to lead most anything. (The Eagles, for one, could desperately use his access to divine intervention.)
Joy and disruption are big favorites at Mighty Writers (1501 Christian St.). We’re no Francis by a long shot, oh no, but we do value and strive to emulate his leadership. We work with Philly kids ev-ery day. Some days may require a little more oomph than others, but this is cer-tain: If you can’t find joy here, you ain’t going to find it. We all see how the sys-tem treats Philly kids: how expectations are systematically lowered, resources routinely squandered or not forthcoming. And we all watch as communities we love are depicted beyond recognition by politi-cal fools on TV every night. A little dis-ruption, isn’t that the least we can serve up?
Distill Francis’ message, and it comes to this: An insistence on fairness for all. Consider us acolytes. Meanwhile, Your Mightiness, welcome to Philadelphia. We have a feeling you’re going to like it here.
To the Editor:Yes, I love each one of them without ex-
ception. They have to be a very exception-al and better-than-average breed of human to do what they do because they truly care for those so dependent on them. Honestly, how many of us have what it takes to be a cop? Not too many, I am sure.
We all have jobs, going to work each day and being pretty sure that we will re-turn home at the end of our shifts. Not so for the police, who really don’t know mo-ment to moment if this day will be their last on earth, particularly with the many loose cannons who walk our streets car-rying guns and just hoping for an encoun-ter with officers in the hope of ending their lives. How terribly horrible is that?
Do any of you have any concept at all of what we would do without them? Can you imagine what our streets and cities would be like?
Yes, like any job, there will always be those rare misfits who spoil it for the good and dedicated to be weeded out. I am grateful for the two officers who pulled me over three weeks ago to inform me that my brake lights were defective, a little thing that could have proven to be quite dangerous. Please give that passing cop a little smile and a “hello,” perhaps even a little “thank you.” Those can’t hurt! We all need that little boost from time to time. It doesn’t cost much, does it?
Theirs is truly a thankless job, and I sin-cerely thank them for doing it. I hope you never need them, but know they will be there when you do. Thank you, guys.
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complainant, also observing the supposed aggressor holding a large knife, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. They instructed the latter figure to drop the item and took her into custody.
The victim told them she and her boyfriend live with the woman and her partner and that she and the detained individual had argued over a dishwasher. After she left the spat, the complainant again appeared in the pres-ence of the charged offender, who allegedly swung the knife while running toward her and struck her on the left arm.
Law enforcement agents, who recovered a knife, detained Dawn Coopertino and charged her with possession of an instrument of crime, assault and recklessly endangering another person.
A juvenile is in police custody based on a Southbrook Park shooting.
Responding to a person-with-a-gun report on 27th Street and Snyder Avenue at 8:51 p.m. Friday, authorities observed the first complainant on the highway at 2100 Point Breeze Ave. with a gunshot wound to her lower back and right calf, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. They also noticed a second victim dealing with a gunshot wound to his right hip and transported the duo to Penn Presbyterian.
Based on flash information, peers stopped a juvenile on the 1600 block of South 28th Street and following the recovery of evidence related to the crime and witness identifica-tion, they arrested the 1700-block-of-South- Hollywood-Street resident and charged him with aggravated assault and related offenses.
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At 6:14 p.m. Sept. 17, police responded to the Broad Street Diner, 1135 S. Broad St., for a report of an assault and met with the com-plainant, learning from him that an unknown female approached him and said “You’re not alone,” Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. She pepper-sprayed his face before she and an accomplice fled
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Authorities released the images of two men sought for a commercial robbery in Girard Estate.
As first reported in the Sept. 17 South Philly Review as “Hefty heist,” at 5:30 p.m. Sept. 14, police ventured to H & Y Royal Jewelers, 2437 S. 23rd St., and met with the business owner. The proprietor informed them two unknown individuals entered and began to
look at jewelry, with one of them punching him in the face when he came from the rear of the store.
While one offender suppressed him, the other removed approximately $50,000 from the shelves and safe. A witness saw the crim-inals escaping in a gold-colored Hyundai So-nata that sped northbound on 22nd Street.
Call South Detectives Division Det. Fields at 215-686-3353 with DC#15-01-039477, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Authorities are after the perpetrator of a Grays Ferry shooting.
At 8 p.m. Monday, police in the area of 27th and Dickinson streets met with the first complainant and a witness, learning the victim was suffering from gunshot wounds to his chest, back and right wrist, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The witness told them the victim, who received transport to Presbyterian Hospital, had been walking on the 1500 block of South Newkirk Street from Tasker Street when someone began shooting. They also learned that a boy’s bicycle ended up struck.
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ours truly is the product of 16 years of Catholic schooling (it would have been more had I not gone to a secu-lar site for graduate studies), so I can
barely contain my excitement concerning all of the events happening this weekend. I have the fortune of being able to attend Saturday’s Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul as a journalist and will somehow join in the joy of Sunday’s Papal service. While Pope Francis will be encouraging attendees’ spirits during his stay, entertainment heavyweights such as Andrea Bocelli, Aretha Franklin and Mark Wahlberg will be tending to congregants’ more worldly needs. Based on their con-tributions, I started to think about what other individuals would have made great selections, so here is my top 10 list of we-
I love co-median Jim Gaffigan, who will participate in Saturday’s
Festival of Families cel-ebration, but before Pope Francis would have partic-ipants genuflecting, Fallon would have had them roll-ing on the ground in fits of laughter.
Who can hear the words “Benjamin Frank-lin Parkway” and not think of the
“Rocky Steps” at the Philadelphia Mu-seum of Art and the nearby bronze statue? Someone should have convinced Sly to fly by for a stop. We all know he could use some divine intervention in charting the rest of his career.
Every film buff knows that the renowned direc-tor has a penchant for setting mov-
ies in his native New York, but perhaps a trip here could have inspired the next great Philadelphia-based movie. We certainly
have plenty of good fellows and gals who deserve a cinematic depiction.
Surely the devout Catholic star of
“The 40-Year-Old Virgin” would have made a great advocate for abstinence discussions.
Mock him, if you must, for his football feats, but this man deserves respect for his al-
legiance to his faith. He could have even shown the pontiff the art of “Tebowing.”
The lead singer of U2 has spent a large part of his career pon-tificating about many matters. An-
other couple days could not have hurt, could they have?
Could anyone else imagine the “Hoo-ah” that Pacino would have exclaimed had anyone
thought to invite him?
The im-mediate predecessor of Francis, Pope Benedict XVI never garnered
as much global esteem as the present pon-tiff, but residual regard would have been his anyway had anyone considered includ-ing him.
If only to remind peo-ple that arrogance
and Christianity do not mesh well...
Only the return of the Messiah could eclipse the fer-vor that Francis has brought to our
city and, dare I say, the global fam-ily. Imagine them concelebrating the Pa-pal Mass. Yes, that just gave me chills, too.
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esidents of East Passyunk Crossing have surely been asking one another one persistent question: “What the heck is going on with 10th Street?” It’s an all-consuming construction project that forces complete
road closure from Tasker to Moore streets in shifts, and it’s causing many headaches. South 10th Street is a frequent-ly-used expanse where makeshift fences and cones have caught motorists and cyclists off-guard since March.
“On March 15, 2015 the Water Department was noti-fied of a cave-in on the street near the corner of 10th and Fernon streets and responded that day. Our Sewer Mainte-nance Unit made repairs to the broken sewer and our Dis-tribution Unit repairs to the water main,” according to a fact sheet issued by Philadelphia Water June 1. Then it got worse. “Several weeks later, on April 23 we were called to the block again regarding reports of a broken water main and a depression in the street. In the process of repairing the water main, it was discovered that we had valves that
were not properly functioning. As a result of their investi-gation and the evaluation of the water main and sewer in these blocks, it was determined that the water main and sewer from 10th and Tasker to 10th and Moore [streets] should be replaced.”
The mains along this section of South Philly date back to 1925 and 1895.
“I think at the very beginning there were a lot of ques-tions around what was going on,” John Digiulo, a spokes-man for Philadelphia Water and project point person, said. “Replacing a sewer takes approximately six to eight weeks per block and the water main approximately four
weeks. Every job is unique. We’ve finished the water main replacement for the whole two blocks; we still have the sewer left.”
Some residents have reported rodents emerging from the wreckage at night. Parking has been completely removed. Sidewalks abut rubble and fresh, loose dirt. Businesses like Fountain Porter, 1601 S. 10th St., become rooms where neighbors gossip about timelines. As of print, Phil-adelphia Water believes the project will be finished around Nov. 20. In the June fact sheet of frequently asked ques-tions, it finishes “it is anticipated that 10th Street will re-main closed for approximately another 3-4 months.” Four months from June 1 is October 1, next Thursday.
In an another Q&A stamped Aug. 18, Digiulo wrote “South Philadelphia is one of the most congested areas of the city and thus the impact of construction and repair ac-tivities tends to feel magnified to those who work and live in the area.” In the meantime, if you live on the 1600 and some of the 1700 block of South 10th Street, your life for eight months of this year has been characterized by beep-ing construction trucks, jackhammers, dust and restricted access to your front door, another consequence of urban density and an aging city’s infrastructure perhaps. -Bill Chenevert
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t was 2008 when Peg Talbott-Lane and a small team of volunteers conceived of and pulled off a festival they called the Southwest Center City (SWCC) Rock
‘n Run. It was a 5k run followed by some bands on 22nd Street in Graduate Hospi-tal and, at the time, “Julian Abele [Park] was a mud pile,” she said. Fast forward to ’13 and Blocktoberfest as we know it had become a superstar South Philly block party. Nearly 15,000 people showed up, 200 kegs were guzzled and $80,000 was raised for philanthropic purposes. This year’s version falls next weekend on Oct. 3, and the now year-round planning com-mittee is getting ready for more through the annual extravaganza.
“Blocktoberfest is an established entity and year-round in a strict sense, but the bulk of our work takes place in the sum-mer and early fall leading up to the event,” Chris Durham, the president of the Block-toberfest board of directors, said.
The planning committee has 12 volun-teers and as many as 100 additional vol-unteers turn out on the big day to provide
free labor. The Blocktoberfest board receives grant
applications for the money raised by the beer bash.
“[We] evaluate grant applications and make decisions [on behalf] of non-profit community organizations of all stripes,” Durham said.
Past beneficiaries include the South of South Neighborhood Association (SOS-NA), the festival’s former big brother and sponsor, school support organizations like Friends of Chester Arthur and Stan-ton Community Partners, Mighty Writers, and Catharine Park.
“In 2014, we issued more than $30,000
in grants,” Durham beamed. “2013 got so big we got a little ner-
vous,” Talbott-Lane admitted, so for ’14 they moved it to a holiday weekend, it rained, and still as many as 12,000 folks showed up. The festival also highlights South Street West, the final destination for the block party, which as she pointed out, “when we moved to South Street, there are so many empty storefronts and empty lots.”
In ’09, when the sophomore effort moved to the 2000 block of Christian Street, they introduced beer – 750 showed and 15 kegs were emptied.
“The following year we added more
beer, 45 kegs, and that was the year that 5,000 people showed up. Budos Band was our headliner. We ran out of beer at 4 p.m.,” Talbott-Lane remembered. “It was craziness. The neighbors on Christian Street said ‘Wow, this is great. You have to move now.’”
In ’11, on South Street and with a new partner in Bella Vista Beer Distributors, 755 S. 11th St., they went through more than 100 kegs.
“We have succeeded every year, even when less-than-optimal weather resulted in lower attendance and revenues,” Dur-ham, a resident of the 1900 block of Mon-trose Street and neighborhood resident of seven years, said. “I think it’s overwhelm-ingly viewed as a fun, successful event that for many businesses is their best business day of the year.”
Like most success stories involving neighborhood volunteerism, it’s clear – you never know what you can accomplish without a leap of faith.
“We cold-walked into businesses and asked for money, and they actually gave it to us,” Talbott-Lane incredulously said. “Blocktoberfest is about the neighbor-hood. There’s been a groundswell of sup-port to lift up the neighborhood, and we help to support and be a part of that mo-mentum.”
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.
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were portrayed in the critically-acclaimed HBO minise-ries “Band of Brothers” (inspired by Stephen E. Ambro-se’s 1993 non-fiction book by the same name) that aired for three months in the fall of 2001, was by all accounts a humble hero and a lover of his neighborhood.
Heffron was a private in Easy Company, 2nd Battalion, in the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division of the United States Army and the accompany-ing monument’s pair of plaques detail his personal history and war accolades. For his bravery in Operation Market Garden, in defending Bastonge, Belgium in the Battle of the Bulge, in liberating the Kaufering concentration camp in Landsberg, Germany, and capturing Hitler’s Ea-gle’s Nest in Austria, he was awarded the Bronze Star and Purple Heart with clusters for his service.
“As [Tom] Brokaw said, it was the greatest generation. These were just young kids and they went and they de-feated the two best armies in the world; it was a tremen-dous feat,” Terry Jones, a Newtown Square-based sculp-tor whom Kenney recommended early on as the ideal artist to execute the monument, said.
The artist himself served for six years in the Marine Corps Reserve and was flustered when asked to articulate what meaning can be pulled from Ambrose’s stories of American men and women’s service.
“It’s massive. Half of those guys didn’t make it back. As Babe said, he’s no hero – the heroes are the ones that are in the ground in Europe.”
Jones’ work may be familiar to South Philadelphians; he received a commission from the St. Andrew’s Society of Philadelphia to create the Scottish Immigration Monu-ment at Penn’s Landing, which saw a dedication in Oct. ’11. He sculpted Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller at the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, VA, dedicated in ’12, the most decorated Marine with five Navy crosses.
“All I tried to do was represent Babe in two dimension and then in three dimension. You’ve got to make the uni-form absolutely accurate,” Jones said. “I have an airborne uniform, and I got the boots, and I got all the medals he would’ve gotten – you go the extra mile to do it right.”
Kenney and Jones recently appeared on the Vai Sikahe-ma noon show and “the first thing I said was I’m honored to have the opportunity to create this memorial. It’s going
to be there for 500 years. Bronze and granite outlive the mere mortals that we are. For Second Street to have a memorial like that, it will be iconic.”
“IT WAS JUNE of 2014 that [Kenney] came up with the idea of honoring Babe and doing it in South Philadelphia,” Ed McBride, a ’12 South Philly Review Difference Mak-er, who was on the committee that Jim Kenney’s staffer and 2014 Difference Maker Rich Lazer pulled together, said. “[Terry Jones] did a wonderful, wonderful job of it. We were in awe. At the young age of 18, you can make a difference if you apply yourself. Anytime we would have a fundraiser we would always mention that.”
The monument is a reminder, especially for younger generations, of heroes in history and the importance of the lives lived before them. “This statue is dedicated to all of the brave men and women from South Philadelphia and all over the world, who have served and sacrificed for
our great country,” the dedication plaque says. “It serves as a reminder of the true meaning and importance of free-dom and what it means to fight for it.”
“It’s great because it makes a couple generations re-moved aware of what those people did in that time,” McBride said, later harping on a common refrain that Heffron never wanted any glory. “He did not want to be considered a hero. The heroes are the people who did not come home,” he added, and when the book (and later the miniseries aired) was published Heffron often told folks “now you can stop asking me about it because every-thing’s in the book.”
The committee formed included Kenney, state Rep. Bill Keller, First District Councilman Mark Squilla, Lazer, ’13 South Philly Review Difference Maker Dan Stevenson, Trisha Zavrel, Allie Pfender, McBride, Mark O’Connor, Amanda Wozniak, Joe Brooks, Froggy Car Club and Jimmy Vesare.
Lazer actually has a very distinct memory of Heffron and his best friend, William “Wild Bill” Guarnere, tour-ing South Philly schools and visiting classrooms to offer first-hand accounts of WWII. Heffron and Guarnere, with the help of journalist Robyn Post, co-authored “Brothers in Battle, Best of Friends: Two WWII Paratroopers from the Original Band of Brothers Tell Their Story.”
“Babe probably walked by the monument over a hun-dred times,” Lazer said. “We thought it was fitting to put him in a playground.”
He remembers Heffron and Guarnere, who also passed at the age of 90 last spring, visiting his seventh grade classroom at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, formerly on the 2300 block of S. Third St., in about 1998.
“It was something I’ll always remember,” he mused. “He was a kid when he went off to war, did some great
things in horrible situations, and he came back and got back into the life and worked at the waterfront and raised a family,” added Lazer. “Second Street was so important to him; he loved it and he never wanted to leave.”
Lazer fondly remembers Heffron’s love for betting on “ponies” and drove home the soldier’s humility. “The things that that unit did and the awards they won and the medals they were given, plus the HBO documentary and the mini-series, it never changed who he was. No amount of fame or any type of glory changed the person he was.”
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Comment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.
One-on-one computer tutoring for seniors daily by appointment; Star Party 6:30 p.m. Sept. 28; Baby and Toddler Storytime 10:15 a.m. and Toddler and Preschool Storytime 11 a.m. Sept. 29; Story Jams in Dickinson Square Park (12th and Wharton streets) 10:30 a.m. and Chess Club 3:30 p.m. Sept.
30. 932 S. Seventh St. 215-686-1766.
Challenge Club: Structured Activities for Kids with Social Challenges 6 p.m. Sept. 28; Tod-dler Storytime 10 a.m. Sept. 29. 2437 S. Broad St. 215-685-1758.
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Child reads from “Make Me” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 29; Going Beyond the Headlines: Bringing Jobs to Philadelphia 11 a.m. and Wil Haygood reads from “Showdown: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court Nomination That Changed Ameri-ca” 7:30 p.m. Sept. 30. Cost for reading: $7-$15. 1901 Vine St. 215-686-5322.
LEAP Afterschool activities 3 p.m. Mon-days through Thursdays. 1935 W. Shunk St. 215-685-1755.
Literacy Enrich-ment Afterschool Program 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays; English as a Second Language Class and Wee Ones Storytime 10 a.m., Ready-to-Read Storytime 11 a.m. and Teen Advisory Group 4 p.m. Sept. 24; Gaming Club 3:30 p.m. Sept. 25; English as a Second Language Class 10 a.m. Sept. 29; Yoga Class for Children 5:30 p.m. and for Adults 6:30 p.m. Sept. 30. 200 Snyder Ave. 215-685-1754. SPR Visit freelibrary.org.
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The pain from losing a child is crippling and can lead you to wonder what to do with the rest of your life,” Aleida
Garcia said Monday from her residence on the 1800 block of South Juniper Street. “For us, the answers are never to surren-der to the chaos and to empower yourself and others to talk about and eliminate the epidemic that is homicide.”
On Sunday, eight months and three days after the North Philly-situated shooting death of son Alejandro Rojas-Garcia, the East Passyunk Crossing inhabitant and ex-husband Wilfredo Rojas will take in the Papal Mass as VIP guests bent on advo-cating for the needs of similarly suffering households and for emphasizing the lega-cies of those lost to violence.
“Families of murder victims are also vic-tims,” Rojas, who initiated the plan to har-ness the holiness by seeking to be among the chief guests of the Pope Francis-led, Benjamin Franklin Parkway-situated cel-
ebration, said of what he deemed a dearth of ministry offerings for grieving clans. “We would love for the Catholic Church to recognize our needs, and we’d love to draw attention to what families and soci-ety lose when violence claims lives.”
He and Garcia learned Sept. 11 of their distinguished status, with the former partners seeing the recognition as an un-matched means to commend their son. Rojas-Garcia, who shortly before his Jan. 24 death moved to East Falls after having lived on the 1800 block of South Broad Street, had won the respect of countless companions and loved ones as a father, student and poet. Having graduated from Community College of Philadelphia in December, he had gone on to enroll at Temple University as a marketing major.
“The sadness will be there for the rest of my life,” Garcia said of parting with the 34-year-old, whose death occurred at the hands of an unknown assailant. “Start-ing and overseeing justiceforalexnow.com have become my therapy, and with Pope Francis’ visit, I sense that something re-ally positive is coming with regards to our cause and the mission of other hurt indi-viduals.”
Contending that her child is at peace, she wants to ensure that his name and those of other fallen figures will live on, a stance stemming from her hope that society will move away from remembering only the perpetrators of heinous acts. With tomor-row marking the National Day of Remem-brance for Murder Victims and Sunday serving as their most revered opportunity
to tout turning one’s attention to God to coun-ter catastrophes, she and Rojas, who await fur-ther details on the detention of Leonaldo Rive-ra, who on Feb.
27 turned himself in to authorities in con-junction with the crime, believe everyone can be a calming voice among a confused throng.
“Of course we would rather have Alex with us,” Garcia said. “Because he’s gone, we have to make our lives a reflection of the beauty of his. Loss hurts, but never close your own door; keep willing your-self to better outcomes.”
Visit justiceforalexnow.com. Contact Editor Joseph Myers at jmyers@south-
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, 20th and Fed-eral streets, holds a PSA 1 Meeting 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at the SOSNA office, 1901 Chris-tian St. 215-686-3170. phillypolice.com/districts/17th.
, 11th and Whar-ton streets, holds a PSA 2 meeting 6 p.m. Sept. 24 at the Mummers Museum, 1100 S. Second St. 215-686-3030. phillypolice.com/districts/3rd.
meets Wednesday nights 7:30 p.m. at 1549 S. 29th St. 215-200-8575.
, 229 Moore St., is hold-ing a Charity Estate Sale to offset a mem-ber’s medical expenses 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 26 and Oct. 3 at the church. There will be: clothing, cherry wood furniture, Bose speakers, household appliances and a mahogany bedroom set.
, 1904 E. Passyunk Ave., hosts the Fountain Farm-
ers’ Market on Wednesdays 3 to 7 p.m.; and recommends Pope Weekend Events on E. Passyunk Ave. including a Pope Block Party at the Pub on Passyunk East 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26 and 27 on the 1100 block of Dickinson St. Lucky 13 Pub, 1820 S. 13th St., is also celebrating seven years of business 10 p.m. Sept. 26 with a block party, DJ and giveaways. 215-336-1455. [email protected]. visiteastpassyunk.com.
is electing GENA board members 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Sept. 29 at the Donatucci Library, 1935 W. Shunk St. girardestateneighbors.org. [email protected].
recommends Revolution Shake-speare’s “Love’s Labour’s Lost” Wednes-day through Sunday through Sept. 27 in Hawthorne Park, S. 12th and Catharine streets. 215-735-1225. info@hecphilly.
org. hecphilly.org.
hosts Franklin Flea 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 26 at the Head-house Shambles, S. Second St. between South and Lombard streets. franklinflea.com.
rec-ommends the Julian Abele Park Farmers Market 2 to 7 p.m. on Tuesdays, S. 22nd and Carpenter streets.
holds a Zoning & Planning Meet-ing 6:45 to 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Fumo Library, 2437 S. Broad St. [email protected]. lomophilly.org.
meets 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Clevemore Fancy Brigade, 2811 S. Hutchinson St. 215-334-1035.
, 1166 S. Broad St., holds a simul-cast of the Papal Mass 4 p.m. Sept. 27 (a ticketed event, Parishioners and Friends of the Shrine seated first at 3:30 p.m.). 215-546-8333. saintritashrine.org.
holds a South Philly Language Ex-change 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 24 at Tamalex, 1163 S. Seventh St. [email protected]. passyunksquare.org.
holds a Prostate Health Assessment event 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sept. 30 at the Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center Bodine Building, 111 S. 11th St. For more informationa and to register: 1-800-JEFF-NOW.
, 1901 Christian St., holds a Board of Directors meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 30 at the SOSNA office. south-ofsouth.org. 215-732-8446.
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Photo 1: Seventeen acts helped to make Sept. 13’s Yo’ South Philly Festival outside Galdo’s Catering, 1933 W. Moyamensing Ave., a celebration of local talent. Photo 2: St. Monica School held a Celebrity Scoop Fundraiser at Rita’s Water Ice, 20th Street and Oregon Ave., Sept. 17. Photo 3: Last weekend’s Saint Padre Pio Festival, centered at 10th and Dickinson streets, included music, children’s activities and many more delights for local residents. Photo 4: Personnel from the Charles Santore Branch visited Dickinson Square Park, Fourth and Tasker streets, for Sept. 16’s Story Jams! in the Park. Photo 5: The East Passyunk Crossing Civic Associa-tion celebrated its ninth anniversary Sept. 14 at Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School, 1736 S. 10th St. Photo 6: The DanceAdelphia Dream Team perfected its cheers at its instruction location, 1100 Snyder Ave., Sept. 17. Photo 7: Saturday’s Back in the Day Dance Party at South Philly Bar & Grill, 1235 E. Passyunk Ave., benefited Louie’s Voice, a nonprofit that advocates for those contending with autism.
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visit to his Facebook profile page reveals that Alex Bechtel contributes to Philadel-phia’s theater scene as an actor/creator/music director/composer/sound designer,
a litany of labors that can appeal to lovers of punctuation and dedication. Feeling for-
tunate to nourish that many titles, the 29-year-old is feeding the final fac-
tor of that fivesome through Vil-lanova Theatre’s production
of “Eurydice,” continu-ing a calling that yields wisdom and wonder with each endeavor.
“I love every chance to grow and learn, and I’m certainly approaching this work as an educational opportunity,” the resident
of the 1200 block of Dickinson Street said of lauded playwright Sarah Ruhl’s re-telling of the Greek myth concerning the title character and husband Orpheus. “It’s a really good play, and I value working as part of such a cohesive col-laborative.”
The Passyunk Square inhabitant noted that the show, which commenced last night and con-cludes Oct. 4, includes a touch of newness for him, as it marks one of the first times that he has not composed original music for an assign-ment. It also reunites him with director and fel-low Barrymore Award winner and South Philly dweller James Ijames, with whom he performed in Arden Theatre Co.’s 2014 “La Bete” produc-tion and for whom he sound designed June’s “Moon Man Walk.” Infused with found sound that he tabbed “ornate and lush,” the note-based components find Bechtel amplifying the emo-tional depth of the narrative, which has Eury-dice debate whether to leave the underworld with her mate or to remain in it with her father.
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“I admire the means through which this has come together, especially because of James and his eye for handling the text,” Bechtel said of his peer’s prowess. “For me, that’s been interesting because I’ve become accustomed to the pace of the pro-cess and because I’ve been able to mess around with a couple techniques.”
Blessed with a musical mind and a “brainy and obsessive way” of consider-ing the power of theater, he regards the Delaware County-based venture as an ex-cellent way to accentuate his creative im-pulse and augment thriving connections with enthusiastic practitioners.
“I’ve definitely found my tribe,” he said of tallying colleagues in Philadelphia, a realm he lauded for its endowing him with occasions to join micro-communities and add to their theatrical ambition. “When I’m pitching an idea or becoming aware of one, I always sense this energy, and that makes me hungry to work with people. The city seems like an all-day buffet, and it welcomes voracious people. I’m thrilled to count many of them as my friends.”
BECHTEL BEGAN TO align himself with similarly excited creative forces as a Lu-
zerne County-reared youth. Thanks to his gifted relatives, particularly his parents, music meshed with him immediately, with theater endeavors joining melodic pursuits when he turned 10.
“Revelations are still coming to me on how to combine the two,” he said of what has become a renowned merger of the pas-sions. “As I’ve said, though, Philadelphia enables me to do that, and there seems no shortage of chances for me to contemplate the fusion.”
In forming early drafts of his vocational journey, Bechtel, finding a level of cer-tainty within theater that other options lacked, chose to challenge his cerebral sensitivities by entering the field, with the University of the Arts as his postsecond-ary education haven.
“I wanted that deeper understanding of stage-based possibilities, and it became apparent there,” he said of being a musical theater major at the institution, through which he has secured employment as an instructor. “When my time there was done, the lure of employment was the initial pull, but collaborators and friends quickly won favor, too.”
Fellow Passyunk Square denizen Jen
Childs became his initial benefactor, hir-ing him in ’08 for “This Is the Week That Is,” a staple of her Whitman-headquartered 1812 Productions. He spent a stint in Chi-cago but realized that Philadelphia would offer more camaraderie and flexibility and decided that being a local factotum would best serve him.
“When I came back, I did so believing I could pursue everything with more fer-vor and direction,” Bechtel, who became a member of the premiere graduating class at the Pig Iron School for Advanced Per-formance Training in ’13, said. “I can’t credit everyone enough for having that become a reality.”
Because of his constant craving for hon-oring his creative drive, the multi-faceted presence has needed to compartmental-ize his career and admitted that can prove challenging. That he even has the fortune to sketch schedules pleases him, as hon-oring his gifts means as much as having them.
“It’s true glee that I feel in being able to say I have this interest and that desire and can somehow go after them all,” Bechtel, whose University of the Arts freshmen add more vigor to his aspirations because
of their enthusiasm for acquiring diverse identities, said. “My skills flow into one another, and I am quite fortunate to be able to express my voice through charac-ters and projects.”
Area theater aficionados could come to hear his timbre three times Nov. 2 at The Merriam Theater, as he is contending for a trio of Barrymore honors, including the prestigious F. Otto Haas Award for an Emerging Philadelphia Theatre Art-ist. Before that, he will handle sound du-ties for the FringeArts building-centered “Holden,” with a pleasant spring opportu-nity acting in the Walnut Street Theatre’s “Peter and the Starcatcher” and next sum-mer’s release of a solo musical ensuring that his tireless brain will keep earnestly firing.
“Philadelphia is so special to me,” Bech-tel said. “The vibe is conducive to such a range of projects. When that’s part of your world, you’re doing pretty well.” SPR
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ncle Nunzio was surprised to find me at home. “This is your good week, isn’t it?”, he asked. Columnist’s note: I am fortunate enough to enjoy about 10 days
out of 14 free from side effects after every chemo cycle. Uncle does not usually indulge in circular questioning, so I wondered what he was insinuating.
“Wait a minute,” I replied, the light bulb be-ginning to light. “You mean because of the pa-pal visit?”
“Yeah, I expected all of you atheists to go running out of town.”
“I am not an atheist. I think I may be an ag-nostic,” I said somewhat uncertainly. I was un-sure enough not to be indignant.
“An agnostic is just an atheist without the courage of his conviction.”
I abandoned this argument quickly, not lik-ing where it was headed. Lately Uncle has been getting the best of me at too many arguments. I blame a side effect known as “chemo brain,” where the cancer-hunting chemicals cause tem-porary memory lapse. For instance, since the chemo treatments began, I mix up Khloe and Kim Kardashian. “What you’re missing, dear Uncle, is that atheists tend to like Pope Fran-cis more than Catholics. There’s no reason to run away from him. Quite the contrary.” Uncle claims this is just another bogus claim liberals make about the so-called liberalism of the Pope. He thinks this is what comes from watching too much of MSNBC’s “The Rachel Maddow Show.” “Did you know that the Pope says that even atheists can get into heaven?” I retorted. Another liberal distortion, according to Uncle, who I’m starting to think is related to Daily News columnist Christine Flowers. Un-cle claims I would have to be “redeemed” first before I could get into heaven. “You’re about as incapable of redemption as an expired S&H Green Stamp,” he says.
The great expectations about the visit of Pope Francis is about more than Church doctrine. He has become a great world spiritual and moral leader in a relatively brief time because his message resonates with our time. He has ad-dressed issues such as climate change, poverty and immigration with keen insight and com-passion. He has changed my perception that too often in recent years, the American branch of his church has seemed just another wing of the RepubIican Party. I expect he will talk to us about the refugee crisis in Europe this week-end with the compassion lacking in some of
our presidential candidates. If the Pope’s visit accomplishes only knocking Donald Trump off CNN and the front pages of America’s newspa-pers, I will be happy.
One does not have to lack compassion to ques-tion how we get around the question of vetting the refugees. The possibility that ISIS will use the world crisis to try to sneak terrorists into re-ceiving countries is a real one. The vetting pro-cess here takes weeks, as I understand it, and we do not have that kind of time.
At this moment, I’m thinking of hiring a map reader to figure out which SEPTA routes are running and where. Based on the map online, it looks as if Route 2 will be running from John-ston Street to Wolf Street with a detour to Cam-bodia. I know that can’t be right, can it?
Pope Francis has achieved rock star status, and I wonder what he thinks about displacing Drake on some folks top ten list of entertainers. Imag-ine the joy he will feel when he gets his name mentioned by Mario Lopez. I see that Aretha Franklin has been signed for the special concert in the Pope’s honor. It is not easy to restrain one-self from getting down and dirty when Aretha belts out R-E-S-P-E-C-T. The Pope has his work cut out for him trying to restrain himself from dancing. We forgive him if he does let loose. Maybe we should even encourage this man, who is truly of the people.
The since-nixed plan to open up a campsite for the tourists was a great idea, so I figure ho-tel managers in the City can’t be thrilled. The vacancy rates of our best hotels for the papal weekend are higher than Tommy Chong on a good day.
Our fine restaurants are also worried about this upcoming weekend. Although the City seems to have loosened the restrictions on food deliveries, they still appear unnecessarily complicated. For instance, is it necessary to have a couple of hours one morning devoted entirely to the delivery of mozzarella and fresh basil? Someone posed the question to Mayor Michael Nutter, who advised everyone to chill out with a fresh lemonade (lem-ons are restricted to delivery between midnight and 1 a.m.). The mayor is deciding whether to wear his conservative wingtips to the papal con-cert or, since Aretha’s been added to the lineup, his discophonic blue suede shoes.
I have to believe that somewhere this week-end, Jerry Blavat will meet the Pope, and I am hoping that moment is recorded for posterity. The Pope’s best language is Spanish, and I am not sure how the nickname “Geator with the Heater” translates.
Pope Francis has shown that regardless of the agenda set up for him in the past, he likes to go into poverty-stricken areas to preach to the poor. That will be a challenge here. The way his agenda has been set, Pope Francis will be seeing more politicians than the poor.
I am guessing that he finds a way. SPR
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Through Sept. 25. Tickets: $5-$10. Perelman Theater at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kimmelcenter.org.
Through Sept. 28. Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Frank-lin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.
Through Nov. 8. Tickets: $10-$15. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. penn.museum.
Saturdays through Nov. 21. (For ages 5 to 18). Free. Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine St. 215-922-3456. fleisher.org.
Through Dec. 12. Free. The Galleries at Moore College of Art & Design, 1916 Race St. 215-965-4027. moore.edu.
Through Jan. 4. Tickets: Free-$25. The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Ben Franklin Pkwy. 215-278-7000. barnesfoundation.org.
Through Jan. 7, Tickets: Free-$16. Thomson Gallery at the Mütter Museum, 19 S. 22nd St. 215-560-8564. muttermu-seum.org.
Through Feb. 15. Tickets: $11-$34.95. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215-448-1200. fi.edu.
Through Feb. 21. Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benja-
min Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.
: Ongoing. Tickets: Free-$8. American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave. 215-389-1776. americanswedish.org.
6:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Tickets: $20-$25. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. 215-232-2100. utphilly.com.
7:30 p.m. Sept. 24. Tickets: $29-$39. The Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, PA. 215-572-7650. keswicktheatre.com.
1:30 p.m. Sept. 26. Free. John C. Anderson Apartments, 251 S. 13th St. 267-428-0269.
8 p.m. Sept. 26. Tickets: $25-$39.50. The Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, PA. 215-572-7650. keswicktheatre.com.
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Madonna brings her Rebel Heart tour to the stadiums with three decades of hits and controversy-courting videos 8 p.m. Sept. 24. Tickets: $40-$355. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. comcasttix.com.
gets humming as temperatures drop. Now’s the time to get spooked, through Nov. 7. Tickets: $13-$39. Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave. 215-236-3300. easternstate.org.
touches down on N. Broad St. to mess with our heads 8 p.m. Sept. 24. Tickets: $55-$125. The Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-298-4200. liacourascenter.com.
continue preseason play this week with a local matches against the Islanders (Sept. 25) and the Devils (Sept. 30) 7 p.m. Tickets: $52-$269. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. wellsfargocenterphilly.com.
brings previous season winners together with 2015’s Phunniest for two nights of champion comedy Sept. 25 and 26. Tickets: $20-$31. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215-496-9001. heliumcomedy.com.
, despite logistical concerns, is worth trying to experience Sept. 26-27. Free (tickets vary). Eakins Oval and along the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 855-963-2015. worldmeeting2015.org.
is where local Grammy-winning producer cuts and mashes up greats like Jimi Hendrix with the Beatles as a mad DJ scientist 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28. Tickets: $15. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. worldcafelive.com.
marks the beginning of the Orchestra’s cultural season 7 p.m. Sept. 30. Tickets: $50-$95. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kimmelcenter.org.
kicks off at FringeArts with “Amelie” 8:30 p.m. Sept. 30. Free. FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. 215-413-1318. fringearts.com.
celebrates women and “the change” but men can come, too Sept. 30-Nov. 22. Tickets: $45-$65. Penn’s Landing Playhouse, 211 S. Columbus Blvd. 855-448-7469. plplayhouse.com.
are being presented by Quintessence Theatre Group in a rare repetory combo (“R&J” Sept. 30-Nov. 7, “Mandrake” Oct. 14-Nov. 8), Sedgewick Theater, 7137 Ger-mantown Ave., Mt. Airy. 215-987-4450. quintessencetheatre.org.
8 p.m. Sept. 27. Tickets: $25-$35. The Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, PA. 215-572-7650. keswicktheatre.com
9 p.m. Sept. 27. Tickets: $13-$15. Johnny Brenda’s. 1201 N. Frankford Ave. 215-739-9684. johnnybrendas.com.
8 p.m. Sept. 28. Tickets: $3. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.
8:30 p.m. Sept. 28. Tickets: $12. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. 267-639-4528. bootandsaddlephilly.com.
8:30 p.m. Sept. 28. Tickets: $25.Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. 215-232-2100. utphilly.com.
Sept. 29-30. Tickets: $12-$28 (Sept. 29 is a Making Strides Against Breast Cancer benefit show). Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215-496-9001. heliumcomedy.com.
Sept. 29-Oct. 1. Tickets: $12-$125. Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way. 215-463-1000. phillies.mlb.com.
The Italian Market Wishwall Installation requests South Philadelphians to come out and post wishes, intentions and prayers on a giant installation of art on South Ninth Street. Plus there’ll be live enter-tainment, arts & crafts, and exciting eats, 11 a.m. Sept. 26 and 27. Free. Ninth St. Italian Market, S. Ninth between Washington Ave. and Christian St. 215-278-2903. italianmarketphilly.org.
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t’s always an indecisive process judg-ing which pizzeria has the perfect slice. There are so many factors – the best crust, cheese, sauce and toppings, but
when you find the perfect slice, you don’t forget it.
That’s why the South Philly Review’s seventh edition of the Pizza Olympics lets its readers decide the best pizza in the neighborhood.
Pizza lovers have had the chance to vote on the following seven categories since the inception: best crust, veggie, Sicilian, top-pings, white, tomato pie and overall slice.
“Everybody has a good pizza,” Ralph Scuilli, co-owner of Ralph and Rickey’s, 2700 S. Seventh St., an event newcomer, said. “Everybody makes it differently.”
For all but the inaugural feast, the Pizza Olympics have had its slices served at Penns Landing Caterers, 1301 S. Colum-bus Blvd. Although the annual event won’t be held there this year, patrons can visit each participating pizzeria from Monday through Oct. 26 to pick their favorites.
Returning for the seventh straight year is Cacia’s Bakery, 1526 W. Ritner St., a family-run business that has been around for 62 years, and last year, won the gold-medal for best Sicilian slice.
“It’s really fun for not only us, but it’s
fun for our customers,” Joey Cacia said. “Hopefully we can bring more customers so they see what we’re all about. I’m go-ing to miss going there and seeing every-body and handing out pizzas. Since we’re a close neighborhood, it’s nice to see ev-erybody contributing. ”
Ralph and Rickey’s, a pizzeria estab-lished in 1967, is owned by brothers Ralph and Rickey Scuilli. The two have been worked in the pizza-making business since Ralph was 19 and Rickey was a 15-year-old freshman at then-Bishop-Neumann High School selling cheesesteaks to his classmates for 55 cents to promote the family business.
“I do it for the community,” Ralph Scuil-li said. “We’ve been around 48 years. We must be doing something right.”
Pizza certificates will go on sale starting tomorrow at the South Philly Review of-fice, 2448 S. 12th St., between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. Tickets will cost $15, with a por-tion of all proceeds going towards local elementary schools.
“Anyway the schools can be benefited is nice,” Cacia said. “We were a little am-bivalent about the change of the event, but because it was helping schools it made our decision easier.”
This year’s winners will be announced in the Nov. 5 issue. Local schools inter-ested can call 215-336-2500 ext. 106 or 129. See other contents of this page for participating eateries, a map to guide your pizza-fueled journeys, a sample certificate and a ballot.
Comment at southphillyreview.com/news/fea-tures.
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K, so the start of the 2015 Philadel-phia Eagles season has not exactly been memorable. Following Sun-day’s one-sided 20-10 loss to the
Dallas Cowboys in their home opener, what looked like a potential Super-Bowl-contending season suddenly resembled a finger-pointing session on everything that is going wrong.
Aramark executive chef James Hen-nessey really cannot be concerned about the on-the-field performances when he has 60,000-plus fans coming through the turn-stiles for eight regular season games and possibly the postseason. Unlike the Birds, the Academy of Culinary Arts grad is earn-ing some early praise from his critics.
“All of our new items were offered during the summer events and preseason games. The feedback we received was great. Fans especially like the addition of Zac’s Burg-ers, a DelCo favorite,” Hennessey, who noted that he occasionally catches a snap or two, said.
A larger braised beef sandwich and a beef brisket meatball sandwich (recipe in-cluded) are a couple of the other rookies on the menu. For those who prefer watching the Eagles at home, or in need of a meaty lunch for upcoming away games against the New York Jets and Washington Red-skins, the chef has downsized his recipe for those looking to put this sandwich in play for a much smaller crowd.
“The Beef Brisket Meatball Sandwich, it’s one of the newest additions to the team this season, and the feedback has already been tremendous,” Hennessey said. “Just like the new guys on the field, this is sure to be a Sunday pleaser.”
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Clean, pick and chop the herbs. Combine
the milk, eggs and bread; set aside. Grind the brisket. Mix all of the ingredients, ex-cept for the egg mixture, in mixer. Slowly add the egg, bread and milk mixture. Roll the mixture into two-ounce balls.
Put eight meatballs in 12 rows on a sheet pan. Pour one quart of water in each sheet pan of the prepared meatballs. Place in the oven for 20 minutes.
To build a sandwich, heat the meatballs in the sauce or gravy of choice. Slice the roll lengthwise. Place the meatballs inside of the rolls. Add the sauce, and garnish with the parsley. Makes eight to 10 sand-wiches.
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dLIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): Accepting an offer ignites a fast-paced period favor-
ing your job and financial interests. Take advice from coworkers and family. Friends question your priorities and pull you in different directions, but pleasing everyone is impossible. Lucky number: 874.
fSCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): Bend when an interruption interferes with items
on your agenda. If you fail to deliver on a promise, someone will be negatively affected or vice-versa. Find a way to carry out jobs that you promised to do. Lucky number: 185.
gSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): Weed out any pitfalls by looking at your
future prospectus. Do not burn bridges until facts are clear. Deliberate on why you are so keen to move on, as your current situation might have op-portunities you have yet to exploit. Lucky num-ber: 936.
hCAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): Tak-ing a backseat role will be necessary for
you to take part in a charitable event, and you will be happy to let others helm it. There will be sur-prise benefits to playing a background part. Lucky number: 239.
AAQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): Try to avoid nervous tension. You want to accept
every challenge, opportunity and offer, but you will realize you are limited. Anticipation could turn to dread. Hold back from making any sudden changes. Lucky number: 769.
SPISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): Be hon-est about what you want when with your
partner. Displaying confidence and talent is criti-
cal to your career success. Romantic messages, creative inspiration and adaptability will keep you delightfully busy for most of this week. Lucky number: 310.
DARIES (March 21 to April 20): Do not expect friends to come through with a
promise. Discrepancies will relate to money or en-tertainment costs. Your social life will leave much to be desired. If anyone does not appreciate how hard you are working, consider moving on. Lucky number: 410.
FTAURUS (April 21 to May 20): Some-thing will hold you back from following
your inclinations. Intuition helps you to know that timing is everything when it comes to shaking up the current situation. Luck number: 183.
GGEMINI (May 21 to June 20): A person who annoys you could be in a position to
perform a favor tomorrow. Consider the benefits to your future by keeping critical remarks to your-self. Avoid discussing private matters in public, or a rival will have ammunition for a later duel.
Lucky number: Lucky number: 089.
HCANCER (June 21 to July 22): Going after new goals could mean ending current
ties. Your desire to please a partner or loved one is holding you back. Look to promote yourself over less ambitious individuals. Lucky number: 157.
aLEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): Your powers of perception are working overtime. Someone
who respects your talents will offer you a greater level of responsibility. Present events bring out the romantic or psychic in you. Lucky number: 043.
sVIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): Business or legal challenges drain you, so be real-
istic in your expectations. You may need more time to complete a project. A resourceful friend or colleague will help you to solve your problems. Lucky number: 648. SPR
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HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY
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Jayliana Nevaeh RiveraYour smile is infectious
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Five months since our lives were changed. My only son, I love you dearly. You have touched so many people and we allmiss you dearly. Nothing is the same.Always in our hearts,Love Mom, wife Starlene, sisters; Eshia, Shy & Cinaya, nephew Thomas and niece Butt Butt, sons; Junior, Darius, Damar, Devon, family & friends
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pon entering William Penn Char-ter School as a freshman, Kenny Bergmann Jr., socially comfort-able and athletically blessed, de-
veloped doubt over being able to achieve academic success at the renowned East Falls-situated institution. Never one to es-chew a challenge, the Whitman resident has strengthened his identity as a student, with the merging of all his gifts leading the football and baseball star to score a scholarship to the University of Connecti-cut.
“I’m excited about the future, for sure, but there’s plenty of business in the pres-ent to take care of,” the senior said Sat-urday after the Quakers downed Bishop Shanahan 19-12 to improve to 2-1, their other victory being Sept. 12’s 40-14 decimation of Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School, 1736 S. 10th St. “Football is re-ally picking up, and baseball is going to be a big test as usual, so I’m not thinking too far ahead.”
The 18-year-old will play the latter sport for the American Athletic Confer-ence constituent and will look to head to the Constitution State by leading his Inter-Ac location to gridiron and diamond prestige. Navigating participation in each pastime has proven highly influential to the teenager, who, no matter what the calendar says, loves encouraging and in-fluencing his contemporaries.
“I’ve always been very enthused about helping my teams to win,” Bergmann said. “It’s always such a rush to contribute and to be a part of a cohesive unit.”
As a linebacker and occasional tight end for the Quakers, who will host Interboro today, the young man is building on a pigskin legacy born of his father, whose Lycoming College Warriors clubs cap-tured the 1991 and ’92 Middle Atlantic Conference crowns. As “a release from baseball,” which he commenced playing at age 8 through the Delaware Valley Youth Athletic Association, 2840 S. 18th St., the younger Bergmann gravitated
toward football thanks to his patriarch’s founding of the Warriors Catholic Youth Organization program. Finding amazing competition through both endeavors, he sold himself on the value of selflessness, believing that giving 100 percent would yield great results on scoreboards and in his heart.
“We all have pivotal moments, and I count myself fortunate to have had so many by this age,” Bergmann said. “I want to grow a little more mature each day because I know that I can inspire oth-ers to want the same in their lives.”
THE START OF fall forces one’s focus to be on football and though Bergmann has turned in some terrific performances when temperatures have dropped, he has won even more commendable kudos for
his spring output. Time at DVYAA bred durable memories and endearing relation-ships, with the earnest individual citing coach and fellow Whitman inhabitant Joe Gorman as a huge factor in his matura-tion.
“Baseball was something to do in the summer, but it became a calling,” Berg-mann said of evolving through the Marco-ni-based entity. “I came up at a great time, and many of my teammates have become my best friends.”
Travel opportunities exposed him to formidable foes, leading him to increase his tenacity and strengthen his resolve. Those endowments encouraged Packer Park native Kenny Koplove to speak with Bergmann about attending Penn Charter, at which the former achieved such suc-cess that he became a Duke University
registrant and the Phillies’ 17th-round draft pick in June. Making it his selection over Neumann-Goretti and New Jersey’s Bishop Eustace Preparatory School, the latter under the direction of Lower Moya-mensing product Sam Tropiano, he knew that social interactions and sporting op-portunities would offer intense enjoyment yet came to discover difficulty in fostering his academic existence.
“There was a huge jump in going from grade school to high school,” Bergmann said of his tremulous transition. “I started to think Penn Charter wasn’t the school for me.”
He used ample encouragement from his tight-knit clan and circle of friends to guide his ascension, with the repetition of his sophomore year an instrumental component of his progression. While bol-stering his classroom prowess, he contin-ued to evolve as a two-sport athlete, with baseball acquiring slightly more clout.
“It’s interesting having to shift focus de-pending on the time of year,” Bergmann said. “I become fully dedicated to one sport at a time, and when football season ends, I’ll be thinking about making great contact and throwing guys out from be-hind the plate.”
UConn became aware of his baseball savvy the winter of his second sophomore year, with Bergmann, who this past sea-son received First-Team All-Inter-Ac dis-tinction, finding the interest intoxicating.
“It’s a wonderful school where I think I can thrive and be close to my family because that’s really important to me,” the likely business major said. “They had a huge role in my formation, so I love that we’re not going to be that far apart.”
In choosing to head to Storrs, Berg-mann joins Koplove; Nick Lamb, who attends Muhlenberg College; Demetrius Jennings, who matriculates at Wofford College; and Demetrius Isaac, who is en-rolled at Chestnut Hill College, as South Philly natives and Penn Charter personnel who have combined their academic and athletic dedication to gain postsecondary education attention.
“It’s like a little factory,” the most recent commit quipped. “I’m proud to represent the school and South Philly now and for-ever.” SPR
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Through Oct. 4, the Philadelphia Phillies are accepting ballgirl applications for next season. Visit philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/community/ballgirls/index.jsp.
The Delaware Valley Youth Athletic Asso-ciation, 2840 S. 18th St., is accepting week-night registrations from 6 to 7 p.m. for its fall baseball season. The age range is from 7 to 12 years old. Call 215-685-1886.
The Edward O’Malley Athletic Associa-tion, 144 Moore St., is accepting registra-tion for its soccer program for ages 3 to 7. The cost is $30, which covers a uniform, six games and a trophy. Games occur on Saturday mornings. Call Coach John, 215-266-4195.
Capitolo Playground, 900 Federal St., is looking for teams for upcoming men’s rough touch football league. Contact Char-lie, 267-784-7599.
Guerin Recreation Center, 2201 S. 16th St., oversees a 15-and-younger Monday night draft league. Cost is $30, which in-cludes shirts, referee fees and awards.
Murphy Rec Center, 400 Shunk St., is
accepting weeknight in-person registra-tions for its in-house biddy basketball league for ages 6 to 8. The cost is $40, which includes a shirt, a trophy and a pizza party. Call 215-685-1874.
Rizzo Rink, 1101 S. Front St., offers a free co-ed skateboard clinic for ages 6 to 12 from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays through Nov. 24. Call 215-685-1593, or visit riz-zorink.com.
Shot Tower Playground, Front and Car-penter streets, is accepting registrations for its 10-and-younger fall coed flag football and soccer programs. Football will occur 5:30 p.m. on Mondays, with soccer being 6 p.m. Wednesdays. Call 215-685-1592.
The South Philly Tennis Association will hold a co-ed camp and tournament for ages 7 to 16 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Fri-day at Barry Playground, 1800 Johnston St., for $25. The association also oversees junior team tennis and after school tennis classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays. The session fee is $75, with one free private lesson as part of the package. Contact Bry-an Hughes, 215-528-0196, or [email protected].
Send sports briefs by fax to 215-336-1112 or by e-mail to [email protected].
Lining up wellembers of the Philadelphia Eagles joined with Mid-Atlantic Youth Anglers & Outdoors Program registrants Sept. 15 at the FDR Park Boat House for the team’s first community event of the season. Here’s hoping the Birds can reel in their initial victory this Sunday when they visit the New York Jets.
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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITYAll real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to federal, state and local fair housing laws, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discrimination based on race; color; religion;sex; disability; familial; (pres-ence of children); national origin; age (Pennsylvania and New Jersey); martial status or sexual orientation (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), or source of Income (Philadelphia only) in the sale, rental or financing or insuring of housing. This paper will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which violates these laws. The law requires that all dwellings advertised be available on an equal opportunity basis. If you believe you have been discriminated against in connection with the sale, rent, financing or insuring of housing or commercial property, call HUD at 1-888-799-2085
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