City sends post office packing, but the mail will go through

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News
KYLE O’CONNOR, 21, a Drexel University computer-engineering student, was expecting to pick up a textbook he needed for class. “I kind of need it right now,” he said. “But, oh well.”O’Connor was one in a steady, daylong flow of people yesterday confused to find that Philadelphia’s massive and ornate main [...]

New team of City Year volunteers sworn in

 Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News
Mayor Nutter took the stage at the Warwick Hotel yesterday – in the same ballroom where he celebrated his nomination as Democratic candidate for mayor in 2007 – and beamed as he donned a red jacket.
He was there to speak and swear in 215 young adults as corps members of [...]

Fans & Vans: A tail of two cities

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News | Sept. 22, 2008
If you run out of beer tailgating an Eagles game, don’t worry. Vince Pacifico’s got you covered.
“We always take in strays, as long as they’re Eagles fans,” said Pacifico, 44, one of thousands of fans tailgating before the Eagles-Steelers game yesterday. “But if they’re Steelers fans, [...]

Fugitives turn selves in by the hundreds

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News | Sept. 20, 2008
Beating today’s deadline, Philip Hall turned himself in for outstanding drug and petty-theft warrants yesterday at South Philadelphia’s True Gospel Tabernacle Church, joining 769 others who had come in since Wednesday as part of the Fugitive Safe Surrender program.
“I’m a little nervous, but I got a [...]

Building falls and lives hit a wall

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News | Sept. 15, 2008
Catherine Clancy, 70, clutched an old photo of Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio and Lou Gehrig as she watched a construction crew sift through what used to be her home.
“It’s messed up,” she said, wiping the large photo with her thumb. “You can’t see his face.”
Clancy, who [...]

Did alleged sex offender offer free haircuts?

Morgan Zalot | Philadelphia Daily News | Sept. 13, 2008
Parents in Holmesburg are shocked at claims that an alleged sex offender passed out leaflets offering free haircuts to girls at Forrest Elementary School on Wednesday.”It’s allegations from one parent that we acted on because . . . we have to be as cautious as possible [...]

Family hails life of cop who died in collision

Philadelphia Daily News | Sept. 8, 2008
This is the first story I worked on at the Daily News, written by Stephanie Farr. I contributed to the reporting.
WHAT 15-year-old Jazmin Nazario admired most about her mother, Philadelphia Police Officer Isabel Nazario, was something that she was surprised to find within herself yesterday – strength.
“Right now, I’m [...]