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Week of December 25, 2008
NEWS – Feature Full of cheer by Alexis Abate Residents have turned a vacant lot at Third and Moyamensing into a canvas for holiday wishes.	NEWS Strutting another day by Lorraine Gennaro After a month of uncertainty due to funding, the Mummers’ New Year’s tradition remains somewhat intact, but community donations are being sought.	NEWS Newsbriefs
NEWS Looking into the past by Kathleen Williams The search is on for artifacts and information on the history of Lighthouse Baptist Church, which is celebrating its 200th anniversary next year.	NEWS Light Show	NEWS Police Report by Lorraine Gennaro Shot in the chest
LIFESTYLES – Feature Moving east by Lorraine Gennaro A woman of Cuban and Moroccan ancestry who has traveled the world has founded a local company focusing on Oriental Dance.	LIFESTYLES – Movie Review Depressed Silver Screen by Brett S. Harrison	LIFESTYLES – Movie Listings Movie Listings
LIFESTYLES – Cardella Christmas 2008 by Tom Cardella	LIFESTYLES – Horoscopes Horoscopes by Mystic Terry	LIFESTYLES – Bol's Eye Bol's Eye by Shaun Boland
Opinion & Editorial – View Finder It’s in the air by Greg Bezanis	Opinion & Editorial – Word What do you like best about the holiday season? What don’t you like about it?	Opinion & Editorial – Letters Practice what you preach
FOOD – Feature The starting lineup by Phyllis Stein-Novack However or wherever you spend the first minutes of 2009, the flavors that make up those moments should be ones to savor, but they needn’t take the waning days of ’08 to make.	FOOD – Restaurant Review Meritage by Phyllis Stein-Novack	FOOD – Reader's Recipe Rita’s Sausage Stuffing
SPORTS – Feature The Owl has landed by Bill Gelman A prize recruit passed on more prestigious ACC and Big East programs to continue hisfootball career on North Broad.	SPORTS – Sports Briefs Sports Briefs by Nicolle Morales Kern	SOCIALS Socials
OBITUARIES Obituaries