Guess who's not coming to dinner
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The city of Philadelphia, PA has a dearth of black, male waiters, even though its population is 50% African-American and 12% Latino. African-American attorney Obra Kernodle III believes that most restaurants want no more 20 percent minority workers because more than that would make their white clientele uncomfortable.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 2001
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The great cannoli war
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Termini Brothers is an Italian-American bakery that is best known for its luscious cannoli dessert. Its archrival is Cosmi's Pastries, which is run by a family that is related to the Termini family by blood. The feud that has kept the two families apart is believed to have erupted in the 1920s.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 1999
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Second coming
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A description is presented of the lifestyle, achievements and career of the Mayor of Philadelphia John Street. His political ambitions and his plans for Philadelphia, PA, are discussed.
Publication Name: Philadelphia Magazine
Subject: Regional focus/area studies
ISSN: 0031-7233
Year: 2000
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