{"id":2087,"date":"2026-07-05T23:42:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:42:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2087"},"modified":"2026-07-05T23:42:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T23:42:05","slug":"an-award-a-quick-stop-at-jims-and-ritas-water-ice-colman-domingos-july-4th-in-his-hometown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2087","title":{"rendered":"An award, a quick stop at Jim\u2019s, and Rita\u2019s water ice: Colman Domingo\u2019s July 4th in his hometown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div><audio><\/audio><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It might not have been a long time, but Colman Domingo certainly seemed to have himself a good time during a whirlwind 24 hours in Philadelphia for Saturday\u2019s Fourth of July festivities. <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2085\">Aaron Nola posts longest outing of the season, but Phillies\u2019 bats go silent in loss to Royals<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The West Philly native and Emmy Award-winning actor was in town to accept an award from Mayor Cherelle L. Parker as part of the city\u2019s Semiquincentennial celebration. And he did what any Philadelphian would do to deal with the heat: eat a cheesesteak and wash it down with a water ice.  <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cOh Philly! A time was had in 24 little hours,\u201d Domingo wrote on Instagram Saturday, along with photos from a variety of Philly sites and restaurants, posing with his husband Ra\u00fal Domingo. \u201cThank you to Mayor Parker for the tremendous honor this morning at Constitution Hall. Got me a cheesesteak and a water ice and I am good!\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<blockquote>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><svg><g><g><g><\/g><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Domingo, who has vaulted to stardom through roles in HBO\u2019s <i>Euphoria<\/i> and the Academy Award-nominated film <i>Sing Sing<\/i>, among others, joined the throngs of visitors that filled the city for the celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>The actor stopped at South Street, where he patronized Jim\u2019s South St. and Rita\u2019s Italian Ice &amp; Frozen Custard.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe were in here doing our thing like normal, and [people] were like, \u2018Oh, my God,\u2019\u201d Earon Waiters, the manager at Jim\u2019s, said of Domingo\u2019s surprise appearance. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s a very down to earth, chill guy, funny, real relaxed \u2014 very pleasant to talk to,\u201d Waiters added. \u201cSome staff recognized him immediately, but he didn\u2019t want any special treatment; he went through the line, placed his order. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe was really cool.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Waiters said Domingo was at the restaurant for about a half hour, eating and taking photos with customers and members of the staff. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Asked about Domingo\u2019s order, Waiters paused to check with the cooks. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThey say he ordered a Whiz with onions,\u201d he reported back. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>(His cheesesteak order, the actor told The Inquirer in 2023, consisted of \u201ccheesesteak with Whiz, grilled onions, salt, pepper \u2014 you always gotta say salt, pepper, ketchup \u2014 pickle, and sweet peppers.&#8221; )<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2083\">July 4th storms downed trees and wires, causing power outages throughout the Philadelphia region<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Domingo\u2019s stop at Rita\u2019s \u2014 a few minutes\u2019 walk away from Jim\u2019s \u2014 was more covert. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Aaliyah Neal, an employee at Rita\u2019s, was working on Saturday when Domingo stopped by with a group of people. She didn\u2019t immediately know for sure it was him, she said, as he was wearing a hat and sunglasses. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHim and all the people he was with were very nice,\u201d said Neal, who recognized the actor from <i>Euphoria<\/i> and his role in <i>Michael<\/i>, the recent Michael Jackson biopic. \u201cI recognized him, but &#8230; I wasn\u2019t sure if it was him. I didn\u2019t ask, because I didn\u2019t want to bother him.\u201d <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cHe got a small water ice \u2014 I just don\u2019t remember the two flavors he had gotten,&#8221; she added. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>On Saturday, the actor was honored, along with six others, during a ceremony at the National Constitution Center celebrating the nation\u2019s Semiquincentennial. Domingo, who attended Temple University, was presented with the \u201cOne Philly Award for The American Voice\u201d award by Mayor Parker, part of the city\u2019s Celebration of Freedom.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>His social media post included a photo of him with WDAS host Patty Jackson and singer Yolanda Adams, who sang the national anthem at the event.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>As he often does, Domingo spoke glowingly of the city that shaped him at the ceremony. <\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPhiladelphia, I love you so much,\u201d he said in his address to the gathered crowd. \u201cI love the people, the spirit. And baby, let me tell you something, when people say, \u2018Where do you get your style from?\u2019 I said, \u2018I come from Philly.\u2019 \u2018Where do you get your work ethic?\u2019, \u2018I come from West Philly.\u2019 \u2018Where do you get your stride?\u2019 I said, \u2018Just look around at the people in Philly \u2014 they\u2019ll show you everything.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/corporate-movers-usa.com\/?p=2081\">Brandon Marsh joins Jhoan Duran as first-time All-Star: \u2018It hasn\u2019t hit me yet\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Emmy Award-winning actor ordered a Whiz with onions and got himself a small water ice on South Street. \u201cPhiladelphia, I love you so much,\u201d he said during a ceremony for the Semiquincentennial.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2086,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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