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Photo 1: The South of South Neighborhood Association held its Clean Sweep Christmas Tree Recycling event at Carpenter Green, 1701 Carpenter St., Jan. 3. The four-hour occasion also included the recycling of electronics and styrofoam and the shredding of paper, but Christmas trees were the stars, with 167 seasonal plants collected.
Photo 2: Lovers of Louisiana and Italy united Saturday at Garage Philly, 1231 E. Passyunk Ave., Saturday for Gitjo Cookery Presents ParmaJawn. Craig Mac, the sous-chef of the Center City-situated Amis Trattoria, and Michael Strauss, owner of the Girard Estate-based Tap Room on 19th, 2400 S. 19th St., hosted the food celebration.
Photo 3: In conjunction with his squad’s Saturday game against the 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center, Indiana Pacer Damjan Rudež, a Croatian-born rookie, visited Balkan Express Restaurant, 2237 Grays Ferry Ave.
Photos 4 and 5: The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia, 1166 S. Broad St., last week welcomed a film crew for an upcoming TV show about the history of the Catholic faith in Philadelphia. The piece will air in the fall as part of the 2015 World Meeting of Families Week.
Photo 6: Four civic associations and Bartlett Tree Experts combined to hold Saturday’s Christmas Tree-Cycling at Columbus Square Park, 12th and Wharton streets, with the overseers chipping 543 trees.
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Photos Provided by South of South Neighborhood Association, Michael Strauss, Balkan Express Restaurant, Rev. Dan McLaughlin and Sarah Eisenstein
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