N.J. kid on 'Boardwalk Empire'
Blackwood, N.J.'s, Nick Martino will be seen on several episodes of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire." Martino, 15, is a student at Highland High School and plays Pius D'Alessio, the youngest of the D'Alessio brothers, a fictional Philadelphia family of bootleggers, on the series, which stars Steve Buscemi and is set in Prohibition-era Atlantic City.
Oprah visit is news to Temple
Oprah Winfrey just gave $1 million to Mastery Charter School. But contrary to an E! News report that the talk-show queen would bring a group of students from her South African Leadership Academy to visit Temple University, a Temple spokesman told us yesterday that Winfrey's show has not contacted the university about a visit.
Out and about
* Comedienne Wanda Sykes joined her wife Alex and two other women for dinner Sunday at Parc on Rittenhouse Square. The couple, who live in Media, Delaware County, are the mothers to 18-month-old twins.
* Phillies reliever Jose Contreras finally
took J.C. Romero's advice and stopped by Talk of the Town (3020 S. Broad) for a cheesesteak. Romero's a regular, and
Contreras could become one.
* Braves pitcher Derek Lowe and wife
Carolyn popped into Davio's (111 S. 17th) for dinner Sunday, where they had
cheesesteak spring rolls, calamari, and steaks. The couple, who shared a bottle of red wine, told staff they plan to visit the new Davio's in Atlanta.
Band records at funeral home
We last told you about local band Spin when Spin magazine tried to force the group to change its name. The band refused. Now the group is debuting its first full-length release, "Believe," on Sept. 28 and playing a party Oct. 30 at the Grape Street (4100 Main). It was recorded at a South Philadelphia funeral home that asked the band not to reveal its name.
Hear them at spinrocks.com.
Judge signing books
