Part of Mansfield Avenue renamed in honor of former lawmaker Tasco
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A Philadelphia street now has a new name in honor of a former lawmaker. Marian B. Tasco served on the Philadelphia City Council for 28 years, from 1988 to 2016.
Saturday, a portion of Mansfield Avenue, between Vernon Road and Slocum Street in Northwest Philadelphia was named in her honor.
Tasco also became a supporter of a workplace smoking ban after her husband died of lung cancer.
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