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With its campy nod to the French Revolution and all things French, Fairmount's 15th annual Bastille Day fest spans four days and ends in a ridiculous rain of Tastykakes.
Joyce Davis fondly recalls her husband, Ernie.
"He was a very good father, and he loved being a cop," she said.
Ernie Davis, who lived on Minden Road in Parkwood, worked in the Police Department's radio room before becoming an officer. He was assigned to the 25th Police District.
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Play the days of summer away with this long-time Philadelphia favorite

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On a humid, summer Saturday afternoon, the third floor of the African American Museum of Philadelphia was cool and comfortable, even though the place was bustling with people dressed to the nines.
The event was the First Annual Living Legend Music Awards, held June 27 in honor of Black Music Month, giving props to musical masters like Chubby Checker and saxophonist Bootsy Barnes - a regular at Ortlieb's in Northern Liberties.
Silver Lake Nature Center’s tour of private bodies of water will take place July 19 and 26
For two weekends in July, the Silver Lake Nature Center in Bristol wants people to mill around other people’s backyards — they’ll even provide a map to the most interesting ones.
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On the morning of Friday, Sept. 5, the year holds promise for Jazmin Nazario. It is the third day of classes and she likes her teachers. She's the 10th-grade class representative on student council. She's made honor roll for as long as she can remember, plans to maintain her perfect record, and, in April, when she turns 16, she and her mom are going to the Caribbean. Aruba or Barbados.
It's not every day that a homicide suspect who's been on the lam for months says "thank you" to the cops escorting him to a new jail cell.





