Ernest Fantom, of S. Philadelphia has been set up at corner of S. 3rd and Oregon Ave for the last 6 years selling New Years novelty items but has been working the Mummers Day Parade selling these items for the past 18 years. He will be at this site tomorrow. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News / All Photos © 2011 / Philadelphia Media Network
Approximately 900 youth participated in the attempt to break the Guinness book of world record for dreidels spun simultaneously in the same room. The current record is 541. These jewish teens were at the center city Marriott for the United Synagogue Youth Annual International Convention. The event started at noon in the ballroom of the Marriott on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Greater Philadelphia Tourism and Marketing Corporation and Wells Fargo Advisors sponsored Fear No Ice to create an ice sculpture at the Penns Landing River Rink on Wednesday, December 28, 2011. Cutting the ice with a chain saw is Peter Slavin of Fear No Ice. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News © 2011 / Philadelphia Media Network
Philadelphia fire marshall investigates one of two car fires located on N. 2nd St. near Ashdale St. in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning December 28, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia fire marshall investigates one of two car fires located on N. 2nd St. near Ashdale St. in Philadelphia on Wednesday morning December 28, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia fire fighter with Foam 60 was taken to the hospital after injuring himself during a fire at 1813 S. Taylor near Mifflin in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia on Friday morning December 23, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News All Photos © 2011 / Philadelphia Media Network
Philadelphia fire fighter with Foam 60 was taken to the hospital after injuring himself during a fire at 1813 S. Taylor near Mifflin in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia on Friday morning December 23, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News All Photos © 2011 / Philadelphia Media Network
Shown at top right is Detective Anthony McFadden with Special Victims Unit, Philadelphia police department making a statement to media gathered near the scene where a newborn baby was found on N. 27th St in the Strawberry Mansion section of Philadelphia. Center is Robert Taylor one of the two men that handled the box before the baby was discovered by his partner as they started to clean the neighborhood street surround N. 27th and Huntingdon St. on Wednesday, December 21, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
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All pictures © 2011 / Philadelphia Media Network. Philadelphia police are investigating along N. 27th St. at Sergeant St where earlier a pedestrian found a box containing a newborn baby on Wednesday morning December 21, 2011. According to police the baby is alive and was allegedly taken to St. Christophers Hospital for Children here in Philadelphia. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
@jimmacmillan Jim forgets that quality takes time. The words craftsmanship, quality, attention to detail are not typically used in the same sentence as quickly done, first to the tweet, speculation, half truths, lacking detail. So if people see blurbs on blogs, opinions and speculations as the new journalism, then I feel sorry for all the un-informed and underinformed people walking around. In my opinion newspapers are more important today then ever. When it comes down to facts backed up by solid reporting, the well informed individual will turn to a reliable source. Newspapers have a track record that is hard to beat. They have been a source of for accurate information for hundreds of years. They may play by an old set of rules or standards but then this is what separates someone that has dedicated their life to a profession and a hack.
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From top left, clockwise, Attorney Michael Graves Jr. arrives at the CJC. He is representing Jean McIntosh, Attorney Perry De Marco Jr. representing Gregory Thomas, Attorney George S. Yacoubian representing Linda Ann Weston and Turgut Gozleveli, landlord that found victims locked in sub-basement of his apartment building. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer ©2011 / Philadelphia Media Network
Anne Caruso. of Carlight Lashes with her red Volkswagen Beetle dressed up with eyelashes over the headlights in the parking lot of McDonalds on Delaware Avenue in S. Philadelphia on Thursday afternoon December 15, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Marlene Gonzalez of Philadelphia has been living on the streets of Philadelphia for about eleven years. She was photographed for a story about the homeless and their affect on tourism and the new Barnes Museum being built on the Ben Franklin Parkway. The story ran a while back but cannot remember if the pictures were displayed. So I thought I would post them. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Found it while driving through Roosevelt Park in S. Philadelphia on Wednesday, December 14, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Members of the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia rode their bicycles across the Ben Franklin Bridge on Wednesday morning. The BCGP would like to see the Delaware Rvier Port Authority build a ramp on the Camden, NJ side of the bridge so commuters can roll down rather then have to dismount and carry their bikes. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
Spent a little time yesterday looking for a feature shot for Wednesdays paper. This photograph shows a guy painting the plywood panels covering the 2nd floor windows of warehouse at N. American St. at Dauphin in Philadelphia. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Moments after storybook reader Denise James finishes reading Christmas stories to children gather at the Dejesus house, Santa Claus arrived to visit with the children.
The Pennsylvania SPCA was called to the 1800 block of E. Cornwall to investigate after neighbors supposedly tipped them off that several dogs were found dead and decomposing in the backyard of a rowhouse on this street. George Bengal of the PSPCA makes a statement outling the facts as of Thursday afternoon December 8, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Pictures from less then an hour in the life of Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood. http://tinyurl.com/ctpszxw Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Pictures from less then an hour in the life of Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood. http://tinyurl.com/ctpszxw Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Pedestrians make their way underneath their umbrellas in center city Philadelphia on Wednesday morning December 7, 2011. According to weather reports areas outside the city and north could get snow later in the day. This photograph was taken along N. 16th St. at JFK. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Four shots from an assignment yesterday to show pedestrians taking unnecessary risk by walking in the street instead of finding a safer route because construction crews fenced off all of Dilworth Plaza on the west side of Philadelphia City Hall. So the Philadelphia Police department positioned officer to redirect people. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
Philadelphia Eagles Jeremy Maclin and DeSean Jackson met with students from Our Lady of Calvary in Northeast Philadelphia on Tuesday, December 6, 2011. The players presented a check to the school to help promote a healthy lifestyle. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Photographed Larry Shubert, real estate tax assessor for the city of Philadelphia. Talking with him you would not guess he had one of those jobs people around the city do not appreciate and often times tell him directly. Fortunately for Larry he has taken it to heart and made himself bitter towards residents of this city.
Sunday Supper and West Kensington Ministries provide healthy meals for families to enjoy together. And then the chef and organizer instructs them on how the cook the healthy meal they just ate. Video was shot handheld with my iphone.
Philadelphia fire department and hazmat unit investigate a call for hazardous materials at Father Judge High School in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday morning December 5, 2011. Handheld exposure with Canon EOS1 Mark IV, 70-200 mm , ISO 2000, 80th at F/ 5.0. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Germantown neighbors want blight court to force repairs to 10-year eyesore house
The Ryan Howard Family Foundation announced a donation of over one million dollars to sports programs in the Philadelphia Public School system on Thursday morning December 1, 2011. The announcment was made in the Mayors Reception room Philadelphia City Hall. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Video built around the press conference giving by Mayor Nutter on the events that took place around Dilworth Plaza and Center City Philadelphia as he saw them. Incorporated stills are from the events taking place on the street and video from conference room inside Municipal Service Building. November 30, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Members of Occupy Philadelphia take to the streets of Center City Philadelphia after being removed from the encampment site at Dilworth Plaza on Wednesday morning November 30, 2011. These protesters clashed with police taunting them but eventually police blocked them along N. 15th St. and took many into custody. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Philadelphia Daily News
Wayne Johnson of Philadelphia is homeless and living at Occupy Philadelphia underneath a makeshift plastic canopy along the Northwest corner of City Hall in Philadelphia. According to Mr. Johnson he has been on the street for about 35 years. Photograph taken on Tuesday morning November 29, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez / Staff Photographer
This is a picture of Alicia Castillo and Teresa Infante. I went to school with both of them. Only I started with Alicia probably in kindergarden at Webster Elementary School. This photograph taken after lunch at El Rancho on Vernor Hwy at Cavalry
Video of the giant heads dancing to music as they parade down Woodward Avenue at Henry St. on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 2011. Alejandro A. Alvarez
As a kid we would visit this park with out parents, then as teens with our friends passing the time watching the barges float down river. Some times in the winter we would do foolish things like jumping on the floating pieces of ice. Looking back now this was dangerous. Thankfully no one was ever hurt doing this.
