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Local duo to open park concert series

Local talent will be featured when the 61st annual Pastorius Park Summer Concert Series opens on Wednesday, June 17.

The summer concert series has always brought a parade of regional talent to the stage in Chestnut Hill’s Pastorius Park for concerts of every stripe. This year’s series will be as diverse, but a key change for this year is a focus on local talent. Musicians and groups are all from Northwest Philadelphia.

“We were sitting in Starbucks, planning, and the idea just came to us,” said event organizer Janine Dwyer. Her coffee partner was concert co-chair, Grant MacAvoy, a local professional musician.


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Andy Maher (left) and Danny Fisher will open the Pastorius Park concert series on June 17.
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Other News…

EMAN sells Community Lving group homes

City Hall renews Hill BID

 


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These hot dogs can cut the mustard
In this ‘hot dog economy,’ paws-itively great ‘dogs’ at new Wyndmoor eatery

Some pundits have referred to the current deep recession in the U.S. as a “hot dog economy,” with millions of hard-hit families scaling down their lifestyle — from SUVs to compact cars, from downtown restaurants to neighborhood BYOBs, from steaks to hot dogs.
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Senate Bill 850 got what it deserved

One of Northwest Philadelphia’s most influential lawmakers had a big hand Monday in blocking a piece of state legislation that would have slashed billions from state programs, including funding for “main street” development grants, libraries, education programs, health and human services and arts and culture grants. The bill, if passed, would have eliminated funding for the state’s park system, including nearby Ft. Washington State Park.
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Friends School Haverford graduating sixth graders Eddie McCann of Bryn Mawr, Avery Weiss of Haverford, and Sarah Noonan-Ngwane of Mt. Airy were presented with the McFeely Award. This award is given each year to the student or students who exemplify leadership in the classroom as well as on the athletic field, cooperate well with others and show respect for school, teachers and peers alike.
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Springside stick stars destined for DC

Springside School juniors Courtney Caputo and Nicole Lombardo will not be playing lacrosse together in college, but they will not be playing very far apart, either.

Both stick standouts for the Lions recently made verbal commitments to play Division I lacrosse in Washington, DC, Caputo at Georgetown University, and Lombardo at American University.
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Recycling workers Jeffrey Curry (left) and Mark Perkins drive a truck covered with “Draw Your World” by Artist Desiree Bender and Big Picture Students from Waring Elementary School, the Design center at Philadelphia University and the Mural Arts Program sponsored by Philadelphia Streets Department. Visit http://closeup.brianrudnick.com for a video interview of Curry and Perkins.

 

 

 

 

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