by RORY McGLASSON South Philadelphia senior Joe Mastropoalo takes a lot of aging vitamins. It helps him see the balls on the billiards table. Joe, 100, played a special game of pool this week against his brother, Anthony. It was Joes 100th-birthday party. South Philadelphias latest centenarian, Mastropoalo of 10th & Wolf Streets, was hosted […]
Kenyatta Johnson Wants Noisy Neighbors To “Stop The Boom” In South Philadelphia
January 30, 2013 2 Comments
Johnson, South Phila. Residents Protest Car Crunching Scrap Yard by RORY McGLASSON AN ANGRY GROUP of South Philadelphia residents threw the first punch in what might be a long scrap with a noisy neighbor tonight. At a rally on Wednesday, around 50 neighbors from the Packer Park area stood with Councilman Kenyatta […]
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The Port of Philadelphia may be crippled through no fault of International Longshoreman Association, Local 1291, if the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance, Ltd., do not settle their differences by Dec. 30. If the Port of Philadelphia shuts down (the last East and Gulf Coast port strike was 1977), it would negatively impact every […]
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