Stars of David

August 21, 2008 - Michael Elkin, Arts & Entertainment Editor

Damon Feldman

Punch-drunk love? That's got to be the case with Damon Feldman these days. The retired undefeated boxer is running rings around the collars of other match promoters; his latest accomplishment: Nailing Playboy covergirl/one-time download queen Cindy Margolis as promo partner in a "celebrity grudge" match between Danny Bonaduce and Rev. Bob Levy of Howard Stern's Sirius show, the night of Sept. 13 at the Marple Sports Arena in Broomall. Wonder if Vai Sikahema will do the play-by-play for what promises to be a heart-thumper. ... Maybe Damon should be sending Howard Weitz a couple of tickets to see how heart-pumping it actually will be: The good doc has been chosen as new director, cardio division/department of medicine, at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University. He was also named top man of the Jefferson Heart Institute. ... A lawyer with heart? Yup. It happens. And it happens that one

Lloyd Zane Remick

with the biggest and the best is Lloyd Zane Remick. The lawyer with a clientele that has more glitter than a table filled with Tinseltowners -- it's quite possible that the popular attorney invented the tasty "power bar" -- has just been saluted with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Medal of Honor for military service. It all happened during a ribbon-bedecked big event at the Fellowship House in Conshohocken. For he's a jolly good -- and successful -- fellow: Remick has something else to sing about. "Bunny" Sigler's first gospel album just hit the CD shelves and the recording's a joint project of Bun-Z Music & Records, LLC, and LZR himself. ... News to di for: Chuck Darrow, longtime writer for the Courier-Post, has left the Camden paper -- hope he doesn't miss the beautiful landscapes -- to become the new casino columnist and blogger for the Daily News. Welcome to the other (cleaner) side of the Delaware, Chuck. Something tells "Stars" that he'll still need his swim trunks for an occasional dip in the Atlantic given his coverage. ... All aboard! Setting sail on the scholar ship and making waves is Nicole Albert. The third-year med student at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine -- and daughter of the late Sherman Albert and Linda and Bernard Millis of Huntingdon Valley -- has been named winner of the Martha and Michael J. Avallone Memorial Scholarship. ... On the money that Lee Zeplowitz!

Lee Zeplowitz

The name behind the Zeplowitz Group, "a client-centered wealth coaching firm," is never on the sidelines. He's been named to the planned-giving advisory committee of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Hey, think it's cheap to keep all those electric guitars in tune? What? Oh. ... Explosive -- or is that implosive?-- announcement from Ed Snider, Comcast-Spectacor chairman: "This will be the final year of the Spectrum," which will be coming down after the next season of hockey and soccer games are played out. Well, it's no Yankees Stadium, but the House That Ed Built has seen a lot of action over 42 seasons. And for those who recall Dr. J's last house call, relive it at: rememberthespectrum.com. ... Making news herself these days is NBC newswoman Andrea Mitchell. The KYW alum and her husband, someone named Alan Greenspan -- reportedly a former professional saxophonist who played with irrational exuberance, but fed his talents elsewhere eventually -- have endowed the seventh PIK Professorship at the U. of P., where Mitchell is a trustee. Dr. Robert Ghrist is the one chosen to be the Andrea Mitchell University Professor. (The university's not named after her, just the professorship.) ... Little muggy out for a board walk? Never! Cozen O'Connor's Justin B. Wineburgh -- wonder if he's ever read Sherwood Anderson? -- can tune up for his latest added role; he's now on the advisory board of Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. And the sun's shining on attorney Jeffrey M. Kolansky, managing partner of the local office of Archer & Greiner, P.C. He's just been named to the board of directors of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. As they say in the biz -- suite.