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Hill Gap to close
by NANCY BERGER and MICHAEL J. MISHAK
Stock up on your jeans and turtlenecks, because the
Gap, at 8600 Germantown Ave., is closing its doors at the end of
business on Friday, December 26. Bah humbug.
According to Gap spokesperson Debbie Eliades, a “variety
of metrics” were used in determining the future of the store,
including demographics and the locations of other Gap stores. But
one source told the Local
that a high level of shoplifting kept the store from making its
numbers. When questioned about the store’s loss prevention
and security...
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Springside’s five-foot lacrosse weapon joins
Georgetown’s arsenal
PHOTO CAPTION: With her parents at her side, Zan Morley signs a scholarship
agreement to play lacrosse for Georgetown University. At right is Springside
lacrosse coach Brooke Fritz.(Photo by Karen Tracy)
by TOM UTESCHER
Georgetown University lacrosse coach Kim Simons speaks of
Zan Morley’s competitive nature, determination, and feistiness.
Brooke Fritz, Morley’s coach at Springside School, simply
calls it her “fight.”
It’s the reason why the Springside senior, undersized
by even high school standards, was offered a scholarship to attend Georgetown
University...
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Philly’s
top pop artist
Ex-Hiller gains fame painting
Iconic images of Philadelphia
Every
Philadelphian knows Rocky ran through the Italian Market on his
way to the Art Museum steps, but a better kept secret is his detour
through Rittenhouse Square to drop in at the Perry Milou Gallery,
128 S. 18th St., which opened in May of this year. Well,
in truth, it was Rocky’s alter-ego, Sylvester Stallone, who
strolled in one afternoon and happened upon artist Milou painting
in the front window of his gallery-cum-studio. Milou immediately
struck up a conversation with the actor, who is a painter himself.
“He paints with a palette knife,” Milou confided knowingly.
And, in the end, Milou’s Balboa Blues found its way
into Stallone’s personal collection.
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