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LOCAL POLITICS MEET COUNCILMEMBER-ELECT KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON

PERSON of Helen Gym

THE YEAR The councilmember's call for change is ringing loud and clear, from City Hall to Capitol Hill.

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MEET OUR PERSON OF THE YEAR: COUNCILMEMBER HELEN GYM

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FRENTE UP FRONT

TO BUILD A MOVEMENT COUNCILMEMBER HELEN GYM’S CALL FOR CHANGE IS BEING HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR, FROM CITY HALL TO CAPITOL HILL. LA INVITACIÓN DE LA CONCEJALA HELEN GYM PARA GENERAR UN CAMBIO SE OYE ALTO Y CLARO, DESDE EL AYUNTAMIENTO HASTA EL CAPITOLIO.

Councilmember Helen Gym spoke at AL DÍA Talks on Sept. 19, 2018. . Photo: Samantha Laub / AL DÍA News Councilmember Helen Gym visitó AL DÍA para una entrevista el 19 de septiembre, 2018

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f there is one thing about Councilmember Helen Gym which no one could question, it is this: She shows up.

Protests, events, signings, openings—she’s everywhere that she has something to say.

And there are a lot of things about which she has a lot to say.

It’s part of her ethos, not just as a politician but as a citizen, an organizer, and, perhaps most tellingly, as a journalist (in our story on pg. 12 it’s notable that, intentional or not, Gym says she is a journalist, using the present tense to still identify with the profession).

“I hope that what people see, despite all the chaos we see all around us, is an essential need for people to get engaged and involved—to understand that politics doesn’t have to just be election day and candidates, that politics is about every single day of our lives,” Gym told AL DÍA in September 2018.

Her Fair Workweek legislation was about to be passed that fall, and her work so far in her first term in City Council had solidified her role as a leader of a variety of progressive causes.

Flash forward a year, and Gym is still focused on the same message. It’s just that now, her audience has grown.

Her legislative achievements in 2018 set the stage for

ENGLISH Gym’s rising national profile in 2019, and a resounding affirmation of her first-term legislative efforts at the ballot box with her own victory and that of third-party candidate Kendra Brooks, whom Gym supported against Democratic establishment wishes.

The councilmember, who achieved the most amount of votes in recent history for any at-large City Council candidate, has been a local voice on the national stage. In July, she gave a keynote address at Netroots Nation ahead of the presidential forum—featuring Democratic presidential candidates Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro, and others—in which she urged Democratic leaders not to fall into looking for safe routes to victory at the expense of bolder action given the urgency of climate change, poverty, discrimination, and the many other issues which the country faces.

Another national spotlight shone on Gym last week, when she was named in ELLE as one of 20 women of color to watch in politics in 2020, according to She the People.

In her interview with AL DÍA for this week’s cover story featuring the councilmember as our person of the year, Gym says that she eschews the label of “progressive,” and dislikes the concept of “celebrity politicians,” though at this point many would find it difficult not to associate her with both of those concepts, given her popularity among voters and her track record in City Council.

But all labels and honors aside, Gym is adamant that she sees herself as part of a movement for “quality public schools, clean drinking water, and a roof over people's heads,” and other “immediate and fundamental human rights needs.”

And if her personal political trajectory tells us anything, it is that her legislative vision is winning—in Philadelphia and beyond. ❚

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Foto:: Samantha Laub / AL DÍA News

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i hay algo que nadie puede poner en duda sobre la concejala Helen Gym es que ella está presente.

Protestas, eventos, firmas, inauguraciones - ella está en todos los lugares donde tiene algo que decir, y sobre esto hay mucho.

Es parte de su ética, no sólo como política sino como ciudadana, organizadora y, quizás lo más revelador, como periodista (en nuestra historia de la página 12 es notable que, intencionalmente o no, Gym dice que es periodista, usando el tiempo presente para seguir identificándose con la profesión).

"Espero que lo que la gente vea, a pesar de todo el caos que vemos a nuestro alrededor, sea una necesidad esencial para que la gente se comprometa e involucre - para entender que la política no tiene que ser sólo el día de las elecciones y los candidatos, que la política se trata de cada día de nuestras vidas", dijo Gym a AL DÍA en septiembre de 2018.

Su legislación de la Semana del Trabajo Justo estaba a punto de ser aprobada ese otoño, y su trabajo hasta ahora en su primer mandato en el Consejo de la Ciudad había solidificado su papel como líder de una variedad de causas progresistas.

Un año más tarde, Gym sigue enfocada en el mismo mensaje. Pero ahora, su audiencia ha crecido.

Sus logros legislativos en 2018 prepararon el escenario para su creciente perfil nacional en 2019, y una rotunda afirmación de sus esfuerzos legislativos de primer mandato en las urnas con su propia victoria y la de la candidata de terceros Kendra Brooks, a quien Gym apoyó en contra de los deseos del establecimiento demócrata.

La concejala, que logró la mayor cantidad de votos en la historia reciente para cualquier candidato al puesto, ha sido una voz local en el escenario nacional.

En julio, pronunció un discurso en Netroots Nation antes del foro presidencial -con la presencia de los candidatos presidenciales demócratas Elizabeth Warren, Julian Castro y otros- en el que instó a los líderes demócratas a no caer en la búsqueda de rutas seguras hacia la victoria a expensas de una acción

más audaz dada la urgencia del cambio climático, la pobreza, la discriminación y los muchos otros problemas que enfrenta el país.

Otro foco de atención nacional se posó sobre Gym la semana pasada, cuando fue nombrada en ELLE como una de las 20 mujeres de color a las que se debe observar en la política en 2020, según She The People.

En su entrevista con AL DÍA para el reportaje de portada de esta semana en el que se presenta a la concejala como nuestra persona del año, Gym dice que evita la etiqueta de "progresista" y que no le gusta el concepto de "políticos famosos", aunque a estas alturas a muchos les resultaría difícil no asociarla con ambos conceptos, dada su popularidad entre los votantes y su trayectoria en el Ayuntamiento.

Pero dejando a un lado todas las etiquetas y honores, Gym se mantiene firme en que se ve a sí misma como parte de un movimiento por "escuelas públicas de calidad, agua potable limpia y un techo sobre las cabezas de la gente" y otras "necesidades inmediatas y fundamentales de los derechos humanos".

Y si su trayectoria política personal nos dice algo, es que su visión legislativa está ganando en Filadelfia y más allá.❚ DEL EDITOR

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POLITICS TALKING EDUCATION AND POVERTY IN PHILADELPHIA WITH

COUNCILMEMBER-ELECT KATHERINE GILMORE RICHARDSON THE YOUNGEST WOMAN EVER ELECTED TO PHILADELPHIA’S CITY COUNCIL IS READY TO GET TO WORK. LA MUJER MÁS JOVEN ELEGIDA PARA EL CONCEJO DE LA CIUDAD DE FILADELFIA ESTÁ LISTA PARA EMPEZAR A TRABAJAR. By | Por: NIGEL THOMPSON AL DÍA News Content Producer nigelt@aldianews.com TRANSLATION | TRADUCCION:

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rowing up, Katherine Gilmore Richardson says she had the privilege to attend some of Philadelphia’s most prestigious schools.

For middle school, she got into the extremely competitive Julie R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School, and in high school, Gilmore Richardson went to the educational mecca that is the Philadelphia High School for Girls.

Both schools were integral to shaping how she views education today, but it was another experience that put into perspective its importance.

After getting her undergraduate degree in political science from West Chester University, Gilmore Richardson spent two years as a substitute teacher at Overbrook High School.

“It was a life-changing experience,” she said.

A NEW PERSPECTIVE

Katherine Gilmore RIchardson is the youngest woman ever elected to Philadelphia City Council. Photo: Michelle Myers/ AL DÍA News.

Katherine Gilmore RIchardson es la mujer más joven elegida para El Concejo de la Ciudad de Filadelfia. Foto: Michelle Myers/ AL DÍA News.

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Having spent her childhood and adolescence at institutions of excellence within Philadelphia’s educational system, Overbrook was Gilmore Richardson’s first time seeing some of the difficulties facing the city’s schools.

She admits to witnessing things in her classroom that she’d never seen before and found herself visiting students’ houses and buying them uniforms when they couldn’t afford it.

When Gilmore Richardson visited AL DÍA on Dec. 11, she shared a specific story of a student who had trouble staying awake in one of her classes.

“Why are you falling asleep?” she remembered asking him.

At first, he was resistant to Gilmore Richardson’s daily inquiries, but she finally learned that his exhaustion came from having to stay up at night and protect his mother as she went to buy drugs on the street.

It struck a chord in the young substitute teacher, who was reminded of her own life experience as an adopted child.

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urante su niñez, tuvo el privilegio de asistir a los colegios más prestigiosos de Filadelfia, dice Katherine Gilmore Richardson.

Para sus primeros años de secundaria ingresó a la extremadamente competitiva Julie R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School, y luego, Gilmore Richardson continuó sus estudios de secundaria en la meca de la educación, Philadelphia High School for Girls.

Los dos colegios integraron su visión actual de la educación, aunque fue otra experiencia la que puso en perspectiva su importancia.

Después de graduarse en ciencias políticas de West Chester University, Gilmore Richardson pasó dos años como profesora sustituta en Overbrook High School.

“Fue una experiencia que me cambió la vida”, dice.

UNA NUEVA PERSPECTIVA

Después de haber pasado su niñez y adolescencia en instituciones de excelencia dentro del sistema educativo de Filadelfia, su estancia en Overbrook fue la primera vez que Gilmore Richardson vio las dificultades que enfrentaban los colegios de la ciudad.

Admite que fue testigo de cosas en su sala de clase que no había visto antes y que terminó visitando a estudiantes en sus casas y comprándoles uniformes cuando no los podían pagar.

Cuando Gilmore Richardson visitó AL DÍA, el 11 de diciembre, compartió la anécdota específica de un estudiante que no podía estar despierto en su clase.

Recuerda que le preguntó: “¿Por qué te quedas dormido?”

Al principio, se resistía a las preguntas que le hacía Gilmore Richardson a diario, pero finalmente ella supo que su cansancio se debía a que tenía que

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Gilmore Richardson visited AL DÍA on Dec. 11, 2019. Photo: Michelle Myers/ AL DÍA News.

Gilmore Richardson visitó AL DÍA en el 11 de diciembre de 2019. Foto: Michelle Myers/ AL DÍA News.

ENGLISH “That was so moving to me,” said Gilmore Richardson. “I know, as someone who was adopted at birth, it’s so easy for someone to fall into the systems around us and not have a chance, or an opportunity for a better life expectancy.”

In addition to praising teachers who she says do a job that is often “impossible to do,” Gilmore Richardson acknowledged the diverse backgrounds and experiences each child enters the classroom with in Philadelphia.

“We have to try to be everything we can for those young people,” said Gilmore Richardson.

“There’s always more work to be done.”

For her, that work starts by tackling poverty in the city.

CREATING JOB OPPORTUNITIES

In the fall, City Council launched its Special Commission on Poverty Reduction and Prevention in arguably its most widespread and holistic approach to poverty to date.

Gilmore Richardson said she’s “excited” to be a part of the discussions brought to Council by the Commission, and is specifically focusing on the educational solutions.

Her approach involves making the Philadelphia high school

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graduate as prepared as possible for university or professional life.

“I learned working at Overbrook that not all of our young people will go to college, but they should be college, or career-ready at graduation,” said Gilmore Richardson.

One way she wants to do that, is by committing to put more funding into Philadelphia’s trade schools to make them more accessible.

She also wants to see more connections being made between graduates and the city’s corporate, nonprofit and government sectors to open up further opportunities for sustainable employment.

“We can’t expect our external stakeholders like the corporate community, nonprofits and others to do all of this work alone,” she said.

It all begins on January 6, 2020, when Gilmore Richardson and the rest of City Council's newest members are sworn in at The Met. ❚

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Esto tocó una fibra sensible en la joven profesora, a quién esta experiencia le recordó la suya propia como hija adoptiva.

“Eso me conmovió tanto”, dijo Gilmore Richardson. “Sé que, como una persona que fue adoptada al nacer, es muy fácil que alguien caiga en los sistemas que nos rodean y se quede sin la opción o una oportunidad de tener mejores expectativas en la vida.”

Además de elogiar a los profesores, que en sus palabras hacen un trabajo que muchas veces es “imposible de hacer”; Gilmore Richardson reconoció la diversidad de procedencias y experiencias con las cuales cada niño entra a una sala de clase en Filadelfia.

“Tenemos que tratar de ser todo lo que podamos para esos jóvenes”, dijo Gilmore Richardson. “Siempre habrá más trabajo por hacer”.

Para ella, ese trabajo empieza atacando la pobreza en la ciudad.

CREAR OPORTUNIDADES DE TRABAJO

En otoño, el Concejo de la Ciudad lanzó su Comisión Especial para la Prevención y Reducción de la Pobreza que ha demostrado ser su solución a la pobreza más extendida e integral hasta la fecha.

Gilmore Richardson dijo que está “entusiasmada” de ser parte de la discusión traída al Concejo por la Comisión, y está enfocada especialmente en soluciones para la educación.

Su enfoque se trata de que los graduados de la educación secundaria de Filadelfia estén tan preparados como sea posible para la vida universitaria o profesional.

“Aprendí al trabajar en Overbrook que no todos los jóvenes irán a una universidad, pero deberían estar preparados para la educación superior o para iniciar una carrera profesional al momento de graduarse”, expresó Gilmore Richardson.

Una de las maneras de lograrlo, es comprometiéndose a destinar más fondos a los centros de educación vocacional para que sean más accesibles.

También quiere que haya más conexión entre los graduados y los sectores corporativos, sin fines de lucro y gubernamental para abrir más oportunidades de empleo sostenible.

“No podemos esperar a que los grupos de interés externos como la comunidad corporativa o las organizaciones sin fines de lucro hagan todo el trabajo solos”, dijo.

Todo comenzará el 6 de enero de 2020, cuando Gilmore Richardson y los demás miembros recientes del Concejo de la Ciudad tomen su juramento en The Met.❚

"It's so easy for someone to fall into the systems around us and not have a chance."

"Es muy fácil que alguien caiga en los sistemas que nos rodean y se quede sin la opción".

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THE ANTONIO MACEO BRIGADE HAS BUILT NEW BRIDGES BETWEEN CUBA AND ITS DIASPORA. LA BRIGADA ANTONIO MACEO HA CONSTRUIDO NUEVOS PUENTES ENTRE CUBA Y SU DIÁSPORA. By | Por: ALBOR RUIZ Columnist

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ecember 22, 1977 was a clear day, perfect for the arrival in their native country of a group of young Cubans residing abroad. They had been taken out of Cuba as children by their parents. Nothing like this trip had happened since 1961 and it marked a before and after in the incipient relations that would develop between what is defined today as the Nation and its Emigration.

The 55 young Cubans, eager to explore their roots, but also to see for themselves the reality of Cuba, distorted and demonized during many years

by U.S. propaganda and its Cuban American allies, proudly took the name of general Antonio Maceo, one of Cuba’s greatest heroes of its wars of independence against Spain.

The trip, the emotions, the moving and welcoming visits with family residing on the island are all documented in "55 hermanos," a film made by Cuban filmmaker Jesús Díaz (available on You Tube).

“Today we pay tribute to those who no longer accompany us, Carlos Muñiz, Margarita Lejarza, the Gastón brothers, Dagmaris Cabeza, Jorge Cañas, Yoel Camayd, Elizardo Martínez and Onecys Villarreal Lemus,” said Raúl Álzaga, one of the founders of the Antonio Maceo Brigade and a resident of Puerto Rico.

“Today we also greet the rest of the 55 brothers and sisters who continue to work for

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ENGLISH the development of that relationship between the Nation and its Emigration,” added Ricardo Fraga, also a resident of Puerto Rico and one of the original 55 hermanos.

“And we pay homage to those 55 brothers and sisters of the First Contingent of the Antonio Maceo Brigade, who 42 years ago, with their courage and sacrifice, opened the way for the reunification of the Cuban family, the restoration of diplomatic relations between Cuba and the United States and actively organized the fight against the economic blockade against our country.”

Yet, today, 42 years after the Antonio Maceo Brigade opened so many doors for the first time, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Díaz Balart and the rest of the morally bankrupt Washington gang are doing their best to close them and make Cuba surrender by starving and abusing its people, the same people they hypocritically proclaim they want to help.

But it will never happen, as they should know after 60 years of failure. ❚

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l 22 de diciembre de 1977 fue un día despejado y hermoso, perfecto para la llegada a su país natal de un grupo de jóvenes cubanos residentes en el extranjero. Habían sido sacados de Cuba de niños por sus padres. Nada como este viaje había sucedido desde 1961 y marcó un antes y un después en las incipientes relaciones que se desarrollarían entre lo que hoy se define como la Nación y su Emigración.

Los 55 jóvenes cubanos, ansiosos por explorar sus raíces, pero también por ver por sí mismos la realidad de Cuba, distorsionada y demonizada durante muchos años por la propaganda estadounidense y sus aliados cubanoamericanos, tomaron con orgullo el nombre del general Antonio Maceo, uno de los más grandes héroes de las guerras de independencia contra España. El viaje, las emociones, las visitas conmovedoras y la bienvenida de familiares que vivían en la isla están documentados en "55 hermanos", una película realizada por el cineasta cubano Jesús Díaz (disponible en You Tube).

"Hoy rendimos homenaje a quienes ya no nos acompañan, Carlos Muñiz, Margarita Lejarza, los

Nothing like this trip had happened since 1961 and it marked a before and after.

40th anniversary of the Antonio Maceo Brigade. Worldwide tribute Aniversario 40 de la Brigada Antonio Maceo. Homenaje mundial. radio-miami.org

Nada como este viaje había sucedido desde 1961 y marcó un antes y un después.

hermanos Gastón, Dagmaris Cabeza, Jorge Cañas, Yoel Camayd, Elizardo Martínez y Onecys Villarreal Lemus", dijo Raúl Álzaga, uno de los fundadores de la Brigada Antonio Maceo y residente de Puerto Rico.

"Hoy también saludamos al resto de los 55 hermanos y hermanas que continúan trabajando para el desarrollo de esa relación entre la Nación y su Emigración", agregó Ricardo Fraga, también residente de Puerto Rico y uno de los 55 hermanos originales.

“Y rendimos homenaje a esos 55 hermanos y hermanas del Primer Contingente de la Brigada Antonio Maceo, quienes hace 42 años, con su coraje y sacrificio, abrieron el camino para la reunificación de la familia cubana, la restauración de las relaciones diplomáticas entre Cuba y Estados Unidos y organizaron activamente la lucha contra el bloqueo económico contra nuestro país ".

Sin embargo, hoy, más de cuatro décadas después de que la Brigada Antonio Maceo abriera tantas puertas por primera vez, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio, Mario Díaz Balart y el resto de la pandilla de enanos morales de Washington hacen todo lo posible para cerrarlas y rendir a Cuba por hambre y el abuso a su gente, la misma gente que hipócritamente proclaman querer ayudar.

Después de 60 años de fracasar en sus intentos de doblegar a la más grande de las Antillas, ya deberían haber aprendido que esto nunca sucederá. ❚

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POLÍTICA TRUMP IS IMPEACHED:

THREE KEYS TO UNDERSTAND THE HOUSE VOTE PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP HAS BECOME THE THIRD PRESIDENT IN U.S. HISTORY TO BE IMPEACHED. EL PRESIDENTE DONALD J. TRUMP SE HA TRANSFORMADO EN EL TERCER PRESIDENTE EN LA HISTORIA DE ESTADOS UNIDOS EN SER LLEVADO A JUICIO DE DESTITUCIÓN. ESPAÑOL

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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) immediately following votes on articles of impeachment of U.S. President Donald Trump in Pelosi's ceremonial office at the U.S. Capitol December 18, 2019, in Washington, DC. T (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) La presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), inmediatamente después de votar sobre los artículos de la impugnación del presidente de los Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, en la oficina ceremonial de Pelosi en el Capitolio de los Estados Unidos, el 18 de diciembre de 2019 en Washington, DC. T (Foto de Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Republicans repeated in unison the script stipulated by the president.

Los Republicanos repitieron al unísono el guión estipulado por el presidente.

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ENGLISH itnessing the vote on the impeachment articles in the House of Representatives on Wednesday amounted to 11 hours of painful, almost childish exchanges between Republicans and Democrats.

It was arguably the latest evidence of the erosion of American politics.

One thing was clear, however: the Democratic caucus had research-based arguments to support the need to pass the articles on the abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, while the Republicans fell short of questionable counter-arguments rooted in troubling tribalism.

For all of us who were attentive to the "I yield back" of each legislator, it was difficult to find any respectable media or commentator who could make the case for the president or his party on social media.

Finally, with 230 votes in favor and 197 against, President Donald Trump was labeled on the floor of Congress as "an unorthodox president who has tested America's institutions with a series of uncontrolled actions," to quote the Washington Post.

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resenciar el voto sobre los artículos de destitución en la Cámara de Representantes el día miércoles equivalió a once horas de dolorosos intercambios casi infantiles entre Republicanos y Demócratas.

Podemos decir que fue la última evidencia de la erosión de la política estadounidense.

Sin embargo una cosa estuvo clara: la bancada Demócrata contó con argumentos basados en investigaciones para sostener la necesidad de aprobar los artículos de abuso de poder y obstrucción del Congreso, mientras los Republicanos se quedaron cortos con cuestionables contra-argumentos anclados en un preocupante tribalismo.

Para todos los que estuvimos atentos a los “I yield back” de cada legislador, era difícil conseguir en redes sociales algún medio o comentarista respetable que pudiera hacer el caso a favor del presidente o de su partido.

Finalmente, con 230 votos a favor y 197 en contra, el presidente Donald Trump fue catalogado en el suelo del Congreso como “un presidente poco ortodoxo que ha puesto a prueba las instituciones de Estados Unidos con una serie de acciones incontroladas”, para ponerlo en palabras del Washington Post.

Estos son tres asuntos clave de la votación sobre la destitución del presidente:

1. EL ÚLTIMO LATIDO DE LA DEMOCRACIA ESTÁ, BUENO, EN EL LADO DEMÓCRATA

Alexander Hamilton solía decir que el gobierno se había instituido “porque las pasiones del hombre no se ajustarán a los dictados de la razón y la justicia sin restricciones”. Es por ello que los Padres Fundadores diseñaron el proceso de destitución: para asegurar que ningún hombre estuviera por encima de la ley, es decir, para evitar la tiranía.

Es muy difícil, sin embargo, entender cómo funciona el partidismo político, sobre todo cuando es acérrimo.

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ENGLISH These are three key issues in the impeachment vote:

1. THE LAST HEARTBEAT OF U.S. DEMOCRACY IS, WELL, ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE

Alexander Hamilton used to say that government was instituted "because the passions of man will not conform to the dictates of reason and justice without constraint.” That is why the Founding Fathers designed the impeachment process: to ensure that no man was above the law; that is, to avoid tyranny.

It is very difficult, however, to understand how political partisanship works, especially when it is as fierce as it is today.

Among Democrats, five people disagreed with the vote for both articles –two voted "no" on the first and three voted "no" on the second– and even Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii and candidate for the Democratic nomination) voted only "present" on both occasions.

Let's just say that breaking with consensus has never been as laudable as it is in the Trump Era. Republicans, for their part, repeated in unison the script stipulated by the president, his advisers and Fox News, all voting against both articles.

In fact, the only Republican to disagree with the Party and the president, Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, had already resigned from the party and gone independent.

2. THE IMPORTANCE OF SYMBOLISM

No one can dispute the work of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi over the past year.

From getting the job to keeping the president in line, the 79-year-old California representative has carried out the impeachment decision and investigation process with calculated sobriety.

On Wednesday, while the younger members of the caucus and the general public were congratulating themselves by saying

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"Merry Impeachmas," Pelosi adopted mourning and sadness as symbols of what is really happening in the country.

Wearing a long-sleeved black dress and an outstanding golden Ann Hand eagle brooch inspired by the symbolism of the sergeant-at-arms of the House, Pelosi wanted to make clear what she had said from the beginning: This is a sad moment for the country.

"No one comes to Congress to impeach a president," the Speaker has often repeated, opening the vote by assuring that "the vision of our founders of a republic is threatened by the actions of the White House.”

3. THIS VOTE DOES NOT IMPLY THAT THE PRESIDENT IS REMOVED FROM OFFICE

No, Donald Trump will not pick up his bags and leave the White House after the Democratic majority in the House passed the impeachment articles.

The issue is more complicated than that and, paradoxically, is likely to be resolved in a very simple way: the Republican majority in the Senate can vote to acquit him.

But to do so, rules and procedures must be stipulated, for this is an unprecedented situation in the country.

What is true is that the Republican majority controls the Senate and, in theory, it takes a twothirds vote to remove a president from office, and that is virtually impossible.

For those who still had doubts, it was only a matter of listening again to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky tell the media that any decision they make regarding the Senate trial will be "coordinated" with the White House Counsel.

(You can read our point two above and understand our argument.)

However, the House of Representatives still has the advantage of deciding not to send the articles passed on Wednesday immediately to the Senate, and to wait for the rules of the trial to be established to act accordingly.

"We are not sending (the articles) tonight because it’s difficult to determine who the managers would be until we see the arena in which we will be participating," Pelosi said in a press conference after the vote. "So far, we haven't seen anything that looks fair to us, so hopefully it will be fairer, and when we see what that is, we’ll send our managers.” ❚

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Digamos que romper con el consenso nunca había sido tan loable como en la Era Trump.

Los Republicanos, por su parte, repitieron al unísono el guión estipulado por el presidente, sus asesores y Fox News, votando todos en contra de ambos artículos.

De hecho, el único Republicano en estar en desacuerdo con el Partido y con el presidente, el Representante Justin Amash de Michigan, sencillamente tuvo que renunciar e “independizarse”.

2. LA IMPORTANCIA DEL SIMBOLISMO

Nadie puede disputar la labor de la presidenta de la Cámara Nancy Pelosi durante el último año.

Desde lograr el puesto hasta mantener a raya al presidente, la representante de california de 79 años ha llevado a cabo el proceso de decisión e investigación del impeachment con una sobriedad calculada.

El día miércoles, y mientras los más jóvenes en el caucus –y el público en general– se felicitaban diciendo “Merry Impeachmas”, Pelosi adoptó el luto y la tristeza como símbolos de lo que realmente está sucediendo en el país.

Con un vestido negro de mangas largas y un sobresaliente broche dorado con el águila de Ann Hand, inspirado en el simbolismo del sargento de armas de la Cámara, Pelosi quería dejar en claro lo que ha dicho desde el principio: este es un momento triste para el país.

“Nadie viene al Congreso a destituir a un presidente”, ha repetido con frecuencia la presidenta, quien inauguró el voto asegurando que “la visión de nuestros fundadores de una república está amenazada por las acciones de la Casa Blanca”.

3. ESTE VOTO NO IMPLICA QUE EL PRESIDENTE ES DESTITUIDO

manera muy simple: la mayoría republicana en el senado puede votar para absolverle.

Pero para ello, hace falta estipular reglas y procedimientos, pues esta es una situación sin precedentes en el país.

Lo que sí es cierto, es que la mayoría republicana controla el Senado y, en teoría, para destituir a un presidente hacen falta el voto de dos tercios del órgano, y eso es, virtualmente imposible.

Para quienes aún tenían dudas, es sólo cuestión de volver a escuchar al líder de la mayoría en el Senado, Mitch McConnell de Kentucky, decir a los medios que cualquier decisión que tomen con respecto al juicio en el senado será “coordinada” con el concejo de la Casa Blanca.

(Puede leer nuestro punto dos más arriba y entender nuestro argumento) Sin embargo, la Cámara de Representantes aún tiene la ventaja de decidir no enviar los artículos aprobados el día miércoles de inmediato al Senado, y esperar a que se establezcan las reglas del juicio para actuar de manera coherente.

“No vamos a enviar (los artículos) esta noche porque es difícil determinar quiénes serán los coordinadores hasta que veamos la arena en la que participaremos”, dijo Pelosi en una rueda de prensa después del voto. “Hasta ahora, no hemos visto nada que nos parezca justo, así que esperemos que sea más justo y cuando veamos lo que es, enviaremos a nuestros coordinadores”. ❚

No, Donald Trump no recogerá sus maletas y se irá de la Casa Blanca después de que la mayoría demócrata en la Cámara aprobara los artículos de destitución.

El asunto es más complicado que eso y, paradójicamente, es probable que se solucione de una

Pelosi adopted mourning and sadness as symbols of what is really happening in the country.

Pelosi adoptó el luto y la tristeza como símbolos de lo que realmente está sucediendo en el país.

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LEADERS FIFTY YEARS OF DRIVING CHANGE IN GREATER PHILADELPHIA THE URBAN AFFAIRS COALITION RECENTLY CELEBRATED ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN NOVEMBER. LA COALICIÓN DE ASUNTOS URBANOS CELEBRÓ RECIENTEMENTE SU ANIVERSARIO 50 EN NOVIEMBRE.

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ast month, the Urban Affairs Coalition celebrated 50 years during its annual Anniversary Breakfast event at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.

The Urban Affairs Coalition (UAC) is a coalition of more than 80 partner organizations from the government, business, and neighborhood sectors.

Founded in 1969, as a result of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s assassination and the civl unrest that was happening in the nation at the time, business and community leaders partnersed together to create the then-Philadelphia Urban Coalition, with the purpose of eliminating poverty, discrimination, and unrest while securing human and civil rights.

During the Anniversary Breakfast last month, several speakers detailed the impact that the UAC has had across the region during its 50 years.

“A world without the coalition would be one with far less equity, inclusion, and humani-

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l mes pasado, la Coalición de Asuntos Urbanos celebró 50 años durante su Desayuno de Aniversario anual en el Pennsylvania Convention Center.

La Coalición de Asuntos Urbanos (UAC por sus siglas en inglés) es una coalición de más de 80 organizaciones de los sectores de gobierno, empresarial y las zonas vecinales.

Fundada en 1969, como resultado del asesinato del Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. y de los disturbios civiles que sucedían en la nación en ese momento, los líderes empresariales y comunitarios se asociaron para crear la Coalición Urbana de Filadelfia de aquel entonces, con el propósito de eliminar la pobreza, la discriminación y los disturbios asegurando el respeto de los derechos humanos y civiles.

Durante el Desayuno de Aniversario el mes pasado, varios oradores hablaron en detalle acerca del impacto que la UAC

“A world without the coalition would be one with far less equity, inclusion, and humanity.”

“Un mundo sin la coalición sería un mundo con mucho menos igualdad, inclusión y humanidad”.

Sharmain Matlock-Turner received the inaugural Key to Community Leadership Award. Photo: Jensen Toussaint / AL DÍA News Sharmain Matlock-Turner recibió el primer premio de la llave al liderazgo comunitario. Foto: Jensen Toussaint / AL DÍA News.

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James Mergiotti, board chairman of the Urban Affairs Coalition.

DECEMBER 25, 2019 - JANUARY 1, 2020

Hundreds of people gathered at the Pennsylvania Convention Center to celebrate the Urban Affairs Coalition's 50th anniversary during its annual breakfast on Friday, Nov. 22.

Photo: Jensen Toussaint/AL DÍA News Cientos de personas se reunieron en el Centro de Convenciones de Pensilvania para celebrar el 50 aniversario de la Coalición de Asuntos Urbanos durante su desayuno anual el viernes 22 de noviembre. Foto: Jensen Toussaint / AL DÍA News

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To honor the work that the UAC has done, Mergiotti announced a new $25,000 UAC competitive fellowship, named the Sharmain Matlock-Turner Legacy Project, after the coalition’s president. The fellowship will look to provide valuable opportunities for recent college graduates of color.

With each program and initiative, the UAC’s main objective remains adhering to the community’s needs.

“The work that this coalition does to give voice to the voiceless, to give voice to people who are struggling and striving and sacrificing for a better life for themselves, their families and their communities… is so central to our nation’s future,” said Senator Bob Casey.

Several leaders were honored during the event, including Charisse R. Lillie, CEO of CRL Consulting; Cecilia Moy Yep, founder & executive director at Philadelphia Chinatown Development Corporation (PCDC); Lucinda Hudson, executive director at Parkside Association of Philadelphia; Mel Wells, President of One Day at a Time (ODAAT); Vincent J. Hughes, Pennsylvania State DECEMBER 25, 2019 - JANUARY 1, 2020

Senator of the 7th District; and Pat Eiding, President of Philadelphia Council AFL; along with Wells Fargo and PECO. Philadelphia Foundation, which celebrated its own milestone anniversary this year, also presented Sharmain Matlock-Turner with the inaugural Key to Community Leadership Award for embodying the vision of connecting, activating and accelerating change across the region, as well as for her fierce and fearless advocacy.

As she accepted the award, Matlock-Turner showed great excitement and appreciation for the honor.

“For me, it is always about trying to drive change and including everybody in it. And I believe in the glass half-full, I believe that things can change and that things can get better, and that if we do it together, it is lasting,” she said.

While celebrating 50 years of the coalition and 20 year milestone with it, Matlock-Turner was very clear in her closing message: “We are just getting started,” she said. ❚

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“Un mundo sin la coalición sería un mundo con mucho menos igualdad, inclusión y humanidad”, dijo James Mergioti, presidente de la junta directiva de la Coalición de Asuntos Urbanos.

Para dar un reconocimiento al trabajo que ha hecho la UAC, Mergiotti anunció una beca competitiva UAC de $25.000 dólares, la cual lleva el nombre del presidente de la coalición, Sharmain Matlock-Turner Legacy Project. La beca busca ofrecer oportunidades valiosas para los recientes graduados de color.

Con cada programa e iniciativa, el objetivo principal de la UAC sigue siendo adherirse a las necesidades de la comunidad.

“El trabajo que esta coalición hace para dar una voz a los que no la tienen, para darle una voz a los que se luchan y se esfuerzan y se sacrifican para tener una vida mejor para ellos mismos, sus familias y sus comunidades…es fundamental para el futuro de nuestra nación”, dijo el senador Bob Casey.

Se rindió reconocimiento a varios líderes durante el evento, incluyendo a Charisse R. Lillie, directora general de CRL Consulting; Cecilia Moy Yep,

“I believe that things can change and that things can get better, and that if we do it together, it is lasting.”

“Creo que las cosas pueden cambiar y que las cosas pueden mejorar, y si lo hacemos juntos, será algo duradero”.

Sharmain Matlock-Turner

fundadora y directora ejecutiva de la Corporación para el Desarrollo del Barrio Chino de Filadelfia (PCDC por sus siglas en inglés); Lucinda Hudson, directora ejecutiva de Parkside Association of Philadelphia; Mel Wells, presidente de One Day at a Time (ODAAT); Vincent J. Hughes, senador del distrito 7 de Pensilvania; y Pat Eiding, presidente de Philadelphia Council AFL; junto con Wells Fargo y PECO. Philadelphia Foundation, que celebró su propio aniversario hito este año, también le otorgó a Sharmain Matlock-Turner el Premio a Líderazgo Comunitario por hacer realidad la visión de conectar, activar y acelerar el cambio en toda la región, así como por su representación aguerrida y audaz.

Al recibir el premio, Matlock-Turner mostró gran emoción y aprecio por el reconocimiento.

“Para mí, se trata de impulsar el cambio e incluir a todos en él. Creo que el vaso está medio lleno, creo que las cosas pueden cambiar y que las cosas pueden mejorar, y si lo hacemos juntos, será algo duradero”, dijo.

Mientras celebraba los 50 años de la coalición y el hito de 20 años en ella, Matlock-Turner fue muy claro en su mensaje de cierre: “Apenas estamos empezando”, afirmó. ❚

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HELEN

GYM IF YOU LOOK AT THE PAST YEAR IN PHILLY POLITICS, NO ONE HAS WON MORE FOR MORE PEOPLE THAN HELEN GYM.

EN RETROSPECTIVA, ESTE AÑO EN LA POLÍTICA DE FILADELFIA, NADIE HA GANADO MÁS PARA MÁS PERSONAS QUE HELEN GYM.

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DECEMBER 25, 2019 - JANUARY 20, 2020

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“If the radical left means quality public schools, clean drinking water, and a roof over people's heads, then I'm happy to be part of that mission and vision.”

“Si la izquierda radical significa escuelas públicas de calidad, agua potable limpia, y un techo sobre la cabeza de la gente, entonces soy feliz de ser parte de esa misión y visión”.

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Gym believes that her widespread suppport comes from the fact that "people resonate with someone who is cognizant of what this moment means."

Photo: Nigel Thompson / AL DÍA News

Gym cree que su amplio apoyo proviene del hecho de que "las personas resuenan con alguien que es consciente de lo que significa el momento".

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ouncilmember Helen Gym is as comfortable among people in a crowd as she is giving speeches at a podium.

Her ability to move within and between different groups might be the secret to the movement she is leading both in Philadelphia and on the national stage.

It’s enough to see Helen Gym just once speaking in front of a crowd or circulating among protesters to understand that being around people is where she feels most at home.

But, the Lizzo fanatic confesses that she also enjoys time spent alone, writing, thinking, reflecting, and reading.

One of her favorite topics are books about what other people are doing to change the world around them, like “People like Us: The New Wave of Candidates Knocking at Democracy s Door” by Sayu Bhojwani.

“I read for fun, sometimes I like to read poetry, but mostly I am a journalist, so I like reading journalism,” she explains.

“I love the idea of the intrepid journalist who would go everywhere, see things and change the world.”

It’s a curiosity and a passion that comes from her childhood growing up in Columbus, Ohio, as “the only Asian kid.”

Feeling that she did not fit the model of a “blonde cheerleader,” she pursued other interests, like reading, and looked up to characters like Wonder Woman.

The description of the superhero, Diana, says: “Beautiful as Aphrodite,

ENGLISH wise as Athena, swifter than Hermes, and stronger than Hercules, Princess Diana of Themyscira fights for peace in Man's World.”

Just like the journalist in her books and Wonder Woman, Helen Gym has dedicated her career to seeking justice and supporting others in that fight.

In 2000, before she ran for public office, Gym led the campaign “Stadium Out of Chinatown Coalition,” that stopped the construction of a baseball stadium in the neighborhood in an attempt to prevent gentrification and displacement of the area’s longtime residents.

Eight years later, she found herself fighting a similar battle, opposing the Foxwoods Casino construction on Chinatown.

Over the years, Gym has worked as a community organizer for education reform, co-founded Parents United for Public Education and the Philadelphia Public School Notebook, and has even been honored by the White House with a Cesar Chavez Champion of Change.

In 2016, Gym decided to step into politics and make change happen from the legislative branch. Her background in activism, the support of her family, and the coalition of groups and communities she had worked with as an organizer helped her become the first Asian-American woman elected to Philadelphia City Council with 145,087 votes.

“Time is limited, I definitely feel the pressure of time and you know, opportunity can only happen at certain points

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a concejal Helen Gym se siente tan cómoda entre la multitud como dando discursos en un podio. Su habilidad para moverse dentro y entre diferentes grupos podría ser el secreto del movimiento que lidera tanto en Filadelfia como en el escenario nacional.

Vasta con ver a Helen Gym solo una vez hablando frente a la multitud o circulando entre los manifestantes para comprender que estar cerca de las personas es donde más se siente en casa.

No obstante, la aficionada de Lizzo confiesa que disfruta del tiempo que pasa sola, escribiendo, pensando, reflexionando, y leyendo.

Uno de sus temas favoritos son los libros sobre lo que otras personas están haciendo para cambiar el mundo que los rodea, como “People like Us: The New Wave of Candidates Knocking at Democracy’s Door” por Sayu Bhojwani.

“Leo por pura diversión. Me gusta leer poesía, pero soy sobre todo periodista, por lo que me gusta leer periodismo”, explica. “Me encanta la idea de un periodista intrépido que viaja a todas partes, observa las cosas y cambia el mundo”.

Una pasión que proviene de su infacia en Columbus, Ohio, como “la única niña asiática”.

Sintiendo que no encajaba en el modelo de una "animadora rubia", se dedicó a otros intereses la lectura y personajes como la Mujer maravilla.

La descripción de la superhéroina, Diana de Themyscira , dice:

"Hermosa como Afrodita, sabia como Atenea, más veloz que Hermes y más fuerte que Hércules, la princesa Diana de Themyscira lucha por la paz en el mundo del hombre".

Al igual que la periodista en sus libros y la Mujer Maravilla, Helen Gym ha dedicado su carrera a buscar justicia y apoyar a otros en esa lucha.

En 2000, antes de postularse para un cargo público, Gym dirigió la campaña "Stadium Out of Chinatown Coalition", que detuvo la construcción de un estadio de béisbol en el vecindario en un intento por evitar la gentrificación y el desplazamiento de los residentes de toda la zona.

Ocho años después, se encontró peleando una batalla similar, oponiéndose a la construcción del Casino Foxwoods en Chinatown.

En el transcurso de los años, Gym ha trabajado como organizadora comunitaria para la reforma educativa, cofundó Parents United for Public Education y la Philadelphia Public School Notebook, e incluso ha sido honrada por la Casa Blanca con un Cesar Chavez Champion of Change.

En 2016, Gym decidió ingresar a la política y hacer que los cambios sucedan desde el poder legislativo. Su experiencia en activismo, el apoyo de su familia y la coalición de grupos y comunidades con las que había trabajado como organizadora la ayudaron a convertirse en la primera mujer asiático-estadounidense elegida para el Concejo Municipal de Filadelfia con 145,087 votos.

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And because of that, I think I will take this time that I've got very seriously.”

She believes her widespread support comes from the fact that “people resonate with someone who is cognizant of what this moment means.”

But the hard work of uniting people with different voices, and different priorities, is its own challenge.

“The preparation leading up to that, the relationships that you build, how you talk about things in ways that are inclusive, and expansive, that is what makes people excited,” Gym says.

PUSHING THE “PROGRESSIVE”

The team is also predominantly Latino, with a few African-American players in the mix.

El equipo también es predominantemente Latino, con unos pocos jugadores afroamericanos.

Gym opens the door to her office in City Hall. The councilmember said that she considers her work to be more "populist than progressive."

Photo: Michelle Myers / AL DÍA News

Gym abre la puerta a su oficina en la alcadía. La concejal considera que su trabajo es "más populista que progresista".

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If you look back on 2019 in Philadelphia, it was another year the city took a leap to the left in both leadership and policy. Many would call it a “progressive” push, but Gym isn’t big on labels.

“It is kind of funny, but I saw this ad during the elections that was like, ‘the radical left is trying to take over Philadelphia,’” Gym said. Her reaction? “If the radical left means quality public schools, clean drinking water, and a roof over people's heads, then I'm happy to be part of that mission and vision,” she told AL DIA. But if anything, she considers her work to be more "populist than progressive.”

Yet, this imposed characterization, she says, comes from seldom-updated political language, that brands her as “progressive” for supporting legislation and movements that “provide immediate and fundamental human rights needs” for people.

“What’s happening to their kids in schools? Do they feel

ESPAÑOL "El tiempo es limitado, definitivamente siento la presión del tiempo y ya sabes, la oportunidad solo puede suceder en ciertos momentos", reflexiona Gym. “[Como hijos de inmigrantes] No tenemos el privilegio de poder cometer errores. Y por eso, creo que aprovecharé esta vez que me he tomado muy en serio ".

Ella cree que su amplio apoyo proviene del hecho de que "las personas resuenan con alguien que es consciente de lo que significa el momento".

Pero el arduo trabajo de unir a las personas con diferentes voces y diferentes prioridades es su propio desafío.

"La preparación que lleva a eso, las relaciones que construyes, cómo hablas sobre las cosas de manera inclusiva y expansiva, eso es lo que entusiasma a las personas", dice Gym.

EL IMPULSO “PROGRESISTA”

En retrospectiva el 2019 en Filadelfia, fue otro año en que la City Hall tuvo una tendencia más liberal tanto con respecto al liderazgo como a la política.

Muchos lo calificarían como un impulso “progresista”, pero Gym no es una aficionada de las etiquetas.

"Es algo gracioso, pero vi este anuncio durante las elecciones que decía," la izquierda radical está tratando de tomar Filadelfia ", dijo Gym. Su reacción? "Si la izquierda radical significa escuelas públicas de calidad, agua potable limpia y un techo sobre las cabezas de las personas, entonces estoy feliz de ser parte de esa misión y visión", dijo a AL DIA. Pero, en todo caso, considera que su trabajo es más "populista que progresista". Sin embargo, esta caracterización impuesta, dice, proviene de un lenguaje político poco actualizado, que la califica de "progresista" por apoyar la legislación y los movimientos que "proporcionan y necesidades fundamentales

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Gym spoke with AL DÍA on Dec. 13 about her work this year.

Photo: Nigel Thompson / AL DÍA News

Gym habló con AL DÍA el 13 de diciembre sobre su trabajo este año.

Foto: Nigel Thompson / AL DÍA News

“Time is limited, I definitely feel the pressure of time and... opportunity can only happen at certain points in time.”

“El tiempo es limitado. Sin duda siento la presión del tiempo y las oportunidades sólo ocurren en ciertos momentos”.

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In 2018, that meant fighting for and passing a Fair Work Week bill to expand workers’ rights in the city.

Inside City Council’s chambers this year, she has both introduced and backed over 230 bills to continue that message.

For one, after securing money for a legal fund to represent residents facing eviction, Gym built on the victory by passing a bill this year requiring free legal counsel for low-income Philadelphians.

She’s also been a major part of making Philadelphia one of

the most LGBTQ-friendly cities in the country.

In the area of transgender rights, Gym introduced and passed three bills. The first deals with potential discrimination at Philly’s youth-serving organizations by requiring them to create policies protecting trans and non-binary youth, and then display those policies on their websites and inside their physical locations.

The second bill updated City Hall’s historic facilities and the rest of the city’s by requiring gender neutral bathrooms. The final bill expanded the definitions of gender identity and sexual orientation in the city’s Fair Practice Ordinance.

Another bill Gym also sponsored in 2019, alongside the bill’s primary legislative sponsor, Councilwoman Maria

de derechos humanos ”para las personas. “¿Qué sucede con sus hijos en las escuelas? ¿Se sienten seguros en las calles? ¿Pueden darse el lujo de pagar por transporte y un pase de autobús para ir al trabajo? ¿El agua se enciende y será segura? ¿Puedo predecir que podré pagar mi renta este mes?”, dijo Gym sobre las preguntas que la enfocan como legisladora.

En 2018, eso significó luchar y aprobar un proyecto de Fair Work Week bill para expandir los derechos de los trabajadores en la ciudad.

Dentro de las cámaras de City Hall este año, ella ha presentado y respaldado más de 230 proyectos de ley para continuar ese mensaje.

Después de asegurar el dinero para un fondo jurídico para representar a los residentes que se enfrentan al desalojo, Gym incrementó la victoria al aprobar un proyecto de ley, este año, que exige asistencia jurídica gratuita para los residentes de Filadelfia con bajos ingresos.

Gym también es una pieza clave en hacer de Filadelfia una de las ciudades más amigables para las personas LGBTI en el país.

En el área de los derechos de las personas transgénero, Gym introdujo y aprobó tres proyectos de ley. El primero trata sobre la posible discriminación en las organizaciones de Filadelfia que prestan servicios a jóvenes, exigiendoles que creen políticas que protegen a los jóvenes trans y de género no binario, y que ademas hagan la normativa publicarla en sus sitios web y dentro de sus instalaciones físicas.

El segundo proyecto de ley actualizó las instalaciones históricas de City Hall al exigir baños neutros en términos de género. El último de los tres amplió las definiciones de identidad de género y orientación sexual en la Ordenanzas de prácticas

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“I think it is essential for women to support women, but I also think it is incredibly hard to do it.”

“Pienso que es fundamental que las mujeres apoyen a las mujeres, pero sin duda es muy difícil hacerlo”.

About forty of the "Home is Here" marchers made a pit stop on Nov. 1 in Philadelphia marking the halfway point of their trip to Washington D.C. for the Supreme court arguments..

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Alrededor de cuarenta personas del movimiento "Home is Here" visitaron Filadelfia el 1 de noviembre.

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But for all she’s achieved inside City Hall, a large part of Gym’s impact and appeal also comes from her past as an organizer - and the ways in which she continues to apply the organizer mindset as a councilmember.

If you ask Gym about her favorite achievements from the past year, both involve organizing people outside of her office behind issues and getting results.

Issue-wise, she’s most proud of her office’s efforts around calling for the closing of Glen Mills Reform School after a Philadelphia Inquirer investigation revealed extensive abuse by faculty towards students. The school was eventually closed.

Other organizing efforts from Gym’s office over the year included fighting the closure of Hahnemann University Hospital alongside its thousands of employees (which also led to her passing legislation in Council), standing with DACA recipients part of the Home is Here movement when they came to Philly, and calling for the closures of the Philadelphia Refinery after part of it exploded and the Berks County deten-

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2019 ELECTIONS

All that organizing outside her office and across the city has made Gym by far the most popular City Councilmember in Philadelphia. If you don’t believe it, just look at the vote tallies from this year’s primary and general elections.

Gym does benefit from being an at-large, city-wide candidate, but her approximately 107,000 votes in May’s primary were more than anyone had received in recent history.

For perspective, in 2007, when Mayor Jim Kenney was the most popular councilmember, he brought in about 95,000 votes.

Gym followed up her performance in May by reeling in over 200,000 in the November general election.

Gym’s influence extended beyond her own victory. The

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Otro proyecto de ley que Gym también patrocinó en 2019, junto con la principal patrocinadora legislativa del proyecto de ley, la concejal María Quiñones-Sánchez, fue la Declaración de Derechos de las Trabajadoras Domésticas, que brindará protección laboral a las 16,000 niñeras, amas de casa y cuidadores de la ciudad en lo que ha sido reconocido por muchos como la legislación más fuerte en el país.

Además de todo lo que ha logrado dentro de City Hall, una gran parte del impacto y atractivo de Gym proviene de su pasado como organizadora, y de las formas en que continúa aplicando esa mentalidad como miembro del consejo.

Si le pregunta a Gym sobre sus logros favoritos de este año, ambos tienen que ver con organizar a las personas alrededor de los problemas problemas y obtener resultados.

En cuanto al tema, está muy orgullosa de los esfuerzos de su

oficina para pedir el cierre de Glen Mills Reform School después de que una investigación de Philadelphia Inquirer revelara un abuso extenso por parte de los profesores hacia los estudiantes. La escuela finalmente se cerró.

Otros esfuerzos de organización por parte de la oficina de Gym durante el transcurso del año incluyeron luchar por el cierre de la Hahnemann University Hospitla, junto con miles de empleados (que también la llevó a promulgar leyes en City Hall), apoyar a los beneficiarios de DACA como parte del movimiento Home is Here cuando llegaron a Filadelfia, y hacer un llamado por el cierre de la Philadelphia Refinery luego que una parte estallara y abogar por el cierre del centro de detenciones del condado de Berks por su alojamiento de familias de inmigrantes detenidos.

LAS ELECCIONES DE 2019

Toda esa organización fuera de su oficina y en toda la ciudad ha hecho que Gym sea, por mucho, la politica más popular de Filadelfia. Si no lo cree, solo mire los recuentos de votos de las elecciones primarias y generales de este año.

Gym se beneficia al ser una candidata general en toda la ciudad, pero sus aproximadamente 107,000 votos en las elecciones primaria de mayo fueron más de los que cualquier otra persona haya recibido en tiempos recientes.

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PORTADA ENGLISH councilmember’s support was a significant factor in the success of third-party candidate Kendra Brooks in claiming one of the two at-large minority seats as a rep from the Working Families Party.

Gym and Brooks are friends from their days of organizing around education. For her, Brooks’ triumph was also one of her favorite moments of the year.

Back in November, AL DIA was present at Brooks’ election party. Gym was one of the people invited to be on stage with Brooks as she announced the results.

When her victory was announced, Gym could not contain her excitement. With bright eyes and a big smile on her face, she jumped and clapped, waiting her turn to give Brooks a celebratory hug.

It was an uncommon scene in a field, and a society, that tends to pit women against each other.

“I think it is essential for women to support women, but I also think it is incredibly hard to do it,” Gym explained. “It is not like, ‘Oh! We are all women, we all get along,’ the opposite is true. We are encouraged not to get along so you have to very consciously break that. When Kendra won I feel like we made it together, we did it together.”

It was a victory hard earned by Brooks in the midst of Gym going against the wishes of the Democratic establishment in Philly to support her campaign. There was pushback against Gym’s decision to cross the aisle, but to her thinking, the strength of a wider movement she sees herself as being a part of is what prevailed.

Her widespread success places her on a short list of potential candidates for mayor in 2023.

Gym admits the mention is exciting, but at the moment she is more focused on accomplishing more goals over the next four years.

After all, she has never been into “celebrity politicians.” For her, “Council is not about us individually becoming a superstar, is about us pulling a body together that could harness the power to really create amounts of change.”❚

ESPAÑOL En perspectiva, en 2007, cuando el alcalde Jim Kenney era el concejal más popular, obtuvo alrededor de 95,000 votos.

Gym rompio su propio record de mayo al conseguir más de 200,000 votos en las elecciones generales de noviembre.

La influencia de Gym se extendió más allá de su propia victoria. Su influencia fue presumiblemente uno de los más grandes motivos por los que la candidata del tercer partido, Kendra Brooks, fue exitosa en asegurar un escaño como representante de las minorías por acumulación como representante del partido Working Families.

Gym y Brooks eran amigas de sus días como organizadoras en temas de educación. Para Gym, el triunfo de Brooks también fue uno de sus momentos favoritos del año.

En noviembre, AL DÍA estuvo presente en la fiesta electoral de Brooks. Gym fue una de las personas invitadas al escenario mientra Brooks anunciaba los resultados.

Cuando se anunció su victoria, Gym no pudo contener su

emoción. Con sus ojos brillando y una gran sonrisa en sus labios, ella saltó y aplaudió esperando su turno para darle un abrazo de felicitación a Brooks.

Una escena poco común en un campo, y en una sociedad, que tiende a enfrentar a las mujeres unas contra otras.

“Pienso que es fundamental que las mujeres apoyen a las mujeres, pero también considero es es extremadamente difícil hacerlo”, explicó Gym. “No es algo como ‘Todas somos mujeres y todas nos llevamos bien’, más bien es lo opuesto. Nos animan a que no nos llevemos por lo que uno debe romper con eso de forma muy consciente. Cuando Kendra ganó sentí que lo habíamos logrado juntas; lo logramos juntas”.

Una victoria ganada a pulso por Brooks y apoyada por Gym, aún cuando le significo oponerse a los deseos del la cuadrilla demócrata de Filadelfia.

El respaldo de Gym recibió críticas, pero su popularidad prevaleció.

Ese éxito generalizado la coloca en una breve lista de posibles candidatos a alcalde en 2023. Gym admite que la mención es emocionante, pero en este momento está más enfocada en lograr más objetivos en los próximos cuatro años.

“I love the idea of the intrepid journalist who would go everywhere, see things and change the world.”

“Me encanta la idea de un periodista intrépido que va a todas partes, ve cosas y cambia el mundo.”

Después de todo, nunca la ha atraido la idea de la “política por celebridad”. Para ella “En Concejo no se trata de que nos convirtamos individualmente en superestrellas sino de unirnos para formar un cuerpo que pueda utilizar el poder para realmente crear muchos cambios”. ❚

Gym said that though she is a public figure, often busy meeting and talking with other people, she likes to have time to read and reflect.

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Aunque Gym es una figura pública, ocupada muchas veces con reuniones y hablando con otras personas, tambíen le gusta tomar tiempo para leer libros y reflexionar.

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CULTURA DESTINATION: THE NORTH POLE, MEXICO THIS "MAGIC TOWN" MAKES 37 MILLION CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS A YEAR. ESTE “PUEBLO MÁGICO” FABRICA 37 MILLONES DE ESFERAS DE NAVIDAD AL AÑO.

More than two thousand families are involved in the business of manufacturing and selling crystal spheres in what is now known as Latin American Lapland.

Photo: Courtesy of Turismo Michoacán.

Más de 2 mil familias se dedican al negocio de la fabricación y venta de esferas de cristal en la hoy conocida como la Laponia latinoamericana. .

Foto: Cortesía Turismo Michoacán.

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n Tlalpujahua ('spongy land', in Nahuatl), a town of just over 25,000 inhabitants in the Mexican state of Michoacán, Christmas lasts as long as it does at the North Pole: all year round.

This town with a mining past, which has earned itself the nickname "magical," is the largest producer of Christmas decorations in the country, especially of colorful Christmas ornaments that hang from the fir trees during the festivities, and most of those who live there have been dedicating themselves to Christmas crafts since the 1950s, generation after generation.

The greatest gift of Christmas for its inhabitants is that it exists, since more than 2,000 Mi-

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n Tlalpujahua (‘tierra esponjosa”, en nahualt), una localidad de poco más de 25.000 habitantes del estado mexicano de Michoacán, la Navidad dura tanto como en el Polo Norte: todo el año.

Este pueblo de pasado minero, que se ha ganado el apelativo de “mágico”, es el mayor productor de adornos navideños del país, especialmente de esferas navideñas de colores que cuelgan de los abetos en estas fiestas, y la mayoría de quienes viven allí llevan desde los años 50’ dedicándose a la artesanía navideña, generación tras generación.

El mayor regalo de la Navidad para sus habitantes es que exista, ya que más de 2 mil familias michoacanas se dedican un negocio que genera cerca de 1600

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EL HOSPITAL ST. CHRISTOPHER’S PARA NIÑOS SE MANTIENE DE PIES ESTAMOS CONSTRUYENDO UN NUEVO FUTURO CON TOWER HEALTH Y DREXEL UNIVERSITY Nos enorgullece anunciar que el Hospital St. Christopher’s para niños continuará sirviendo a la región bajo una emocionante asociación de Tower Health y la Universidad de Drexel. Esta instalación reconocida a nivel nacional y su personal han sido un recurso vital para los niños de todas las edades y sus familiares desde 1875. Y bajo nuestra copropiedad, St. Christopher’s está volviendo a sus raíces sin fines de lucro al tiempo que brinda atención pediátrica excepcional para mejorar la salud y el bienestar de comunidades a las que servimos.

Cuente con el St. Christopher’s Hospital para niños.

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Tlalpujahua is one of the first places in production of Christmas ornaments worldwide.

Tlalpujahua ocupa uno de los primeros puestos en producción de esferas navideñas a nivel mundial.

Artisan Craft House in Tlalpujahua, Mexico.

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Casa artesanal en Tlalpujahua, México .

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choacán families are devoted to a business that generates nearly 1,600 jobs, from the making of the ornaments to sales.

Their work, like that of the little elves who work for Santa, is hard and constant: Tlalpujahua is one of the first places in production of Christmas ornaments worldwide and around 37 million units are made, 60% of which are exported to Argentina, the United States, Canada, Malaysia, Japan and some European countries.

THE SPHERE FAIR

The municipality is so famous that it holds its annual Sphere Fair, which welcomes thousands of national and international tourists looking for unique and handcrafted decorations to decorate their homes at Christmas. But what makes them so special?

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Above all, their careful elaboration, which sometimes requires up to seven people to make a single sphere in the nearly 150 manufacturing workshops in the village. But also the great variety of models: up to 400 different ones, points out El Heraldo de México. And with prices that can reach up to $10, depending on the size and decoration, which is also of the most varied, from drawings of Santa Claus to painted unicorns, according to taste. That includes models that adorned the Vatican in 2012 and had not been presented before.

While red is, along with green, the color of Christmas, this year the matte shades set the trend, says the manufacturer Alfredo Muñoz Ruiz to El Universal.

"We are practically every year at international fairs in Germany or New York, which are setting the trends for us to follow," he says.

If it wasn't enough to consider Tlalpujahua the Latin Lapland, they even have the House and Village of Santa Claus, which simulates the street of Bavaria, in Rothenburg, in honor of the first spherical artisans of the world.❚

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empleos, desde la elaboración de la esferas hasta la comercialización.

Su labor, como la de los duendecillos que trabajan para Santa Claus, es dura y constante: Tlalpujahua ocupa uno de los primeros puestos en producción de esferas navideñas a nivel mundial y llegan a elaborarse alrededor de 37 millones de unidades, el 60% de las cuales son exportadas a Argentina, Estados Unidos, Canadá, Malasia, Japón y algunos países europeos.

LA FERIA DE LA ESFERA

Tanta fama tiene el municipio que celebra anualmente su Feria de la Esfera, que recibe a miles de turistas tanto nacionales como internacionales que buscan adornos singulares y artesanales con los que ornamentar sus hogares en Navidad. Pero, ¿qué las hace tan especiales?

Sobre todo su cuidada elaboración, que a veces requiere de hasta siete personas para elaborar una única esfera en los cerca de 150 talleres de fabricación que hay en el pueblo. Aunque también la gran variedad de modelos: hasta 400 diferentes, apunta El Heraldo de México. Y con precios que pueden alcanzar hasta los 10 dólares, dependiendo del tamaño

y el decorado, que también es de lo más variado, desde dibujos de Santa Claus hasta unicornios pintados, según el gusto. Incluyendo los modelos que adornaron el Vaticano en 2012 y que no habían sido presentados antes.

Si bien el rojo es, junto al verde, el color de la Navidad, este año los tonos mate marcan tendencia, asegura el fabricante Alfredo Muñoz Ruiz a El Universal.

“Nosotros prácticamente todos los años estamos en las ferias internacionales en Alemania o Nueva York, que nos van marcando las tendencias a seguir”, dice.

Si no fuera bastante para situar Tlalpujahua como la Laponia latina, tienen incluso La Casa y la Villa de Santa Claus, que simula la calle de Baviera, en Rothenburgo, en honor a los primeros artesanos de esferas del mundo.❚

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Dr. Patricia Guerra-García de Independence Blue Cross visitó AL DÍA News el 2 de diciembre.

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Even if you can't get to a gym, the physician suggests building movement into your daily routine.

Incluso si no puede ir al gimnasio, la médica sugiere incorporar el movimiento a su rutina diaria.

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sually we only think about our health when there is something wrong. But for Dr. Patricia Guerra-García and other doctors, it’s essential that we all pay attention to our daily habits to better cultivate our health and well-being, long before we find ourselves in a health emergency situation.

One of her goals as a physician with Independence Blue Cross is to ensure that people have access to the insurance and preventative health care that they need to stay healthy all year long.

“Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be a doctor and help people,” Guerra-García said.

“Most people think about visiting the doctor only when they’re sick, [but] it is important to visit the doctor also to stay healthy. Through preventative

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or lo general, solo pensamos en nuestra salud cuando nos pase algo malo y no tenemos otra opción. Pero para la Dra. Patricia Guerra-García y otros médicos, es esencial que todos prestemos atención a nuestros hábitos diarios para cultivar y mejorar nuestra salud y bienestar, mucho antes de que nos encontremos en una situación de emergencia de salud.

Uno de sus objetivos como médica con Independence Blue Cross es garantizar que las personas tengan acceso al seguro y a la atención médica preventiva que necesitan para mantenerse saludables durante todo el año.

"Desde que era pequeña, quería ser médica y ayudar a la gente", dijo Guerra-García.

“La mayoría de las personas piensan en visitar

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care, we’re able to identify illnesses earlier, we are able to manage the conditions more effectively, and treat them before they become more complicated or debilitating,” she added.

Dr. Guerra-García recommends that everyone make at least one visit to their primary care physician per year, and she also suggests choosing your doctor according to your language needs or other preferences.

IBX offers a way to find Spanish-speaking doctors, for example, on their website and mobile app.

If you want to start investing in your health, here are five things you can start focusing on, says the physician: Drink water. Sounds simple enough, right? But to consume a good two liters (8 cups) worth of water a day often takes a concerted effort, said Dr. Guerra-García—one that is certainly worth making. You should try to complete your glasses of water before the evening and avoid drinking a lot of water at night to avoid it affecting your sleep (more on that later).

Eat healthfully. Start with practicing portion control, says Dr. Guerra-García. Stick to one plate’s worth of food at a meal.

Ideally, your plate should be one half vegetables, one fourth lean proteins, and another fourth should be whole grains. You also need 2-3 fruits per day. Though it’s important to stay away from eating trans fats and saturated fats, you need healthy fats in your daily diet, of the sort found in olive oil, canola oil, salmon, nuts, eggs, avocado, yogurt, or dairy.

The physician says that one way to kick off the new year is by clearing your kitchen of high calorie foods or junk foods, and replacing them with healthier alternatives before the calendar switches over to 2020.

Exercise. The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends 150 minutes, or two and a half hours, of moderate intensi-

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ty aerobic exercise, which includes activities such as walking briskly, dancing, or riding a bike at less than 10 miles per hour. AHA also says that 75 minutes of vigorous exercise (running and high intensity activities), said Dr. Guerra-García. Even if you can’t get to a gym, the physician suggests building movement into your daily routine. “Every little bit adds up,” she says, noting that that might mean parking farther away from the entrance to get in a few extra steps, taking the stairs instead of an elevator, and getting off the bus a stop earlier to walk a little bit farther. “You can get creative, you just have to think about it that you have to get done,” Dr. Guerra-García says.

Get sleep. The recommended amount of sleep that people should get on average is 7-8 hours of sleep each night. Basic sleep hygiene means you should “try not to bring your worries to your bed,” Dr. Guerra-García says. You should avoid bringing your phone or a bright light to your bed so that you can fall asleep more quickly while experiencing a better quality of sleep.

Connect with others and take care of your mental health. Socialize. Take care of your relationships. Get some kind of health screening for mental health. Latinos and women especially, Dr. Guerra-García said, can find a lot of support from family members and friends, but sometimes it is necessary to speak up and reach out to a behavioral health provider if you are struggling with your mental health. It’s important, and it’s also connected to your physical well-being. “It’s hard to say what started first, depression to physical health conditions or vice versa—they are intertwined,” says Dr. Guerra-García. “Now we look at patients from a holistic way. An integrated approach.”

For more information on IBX health insurance plans and general health tips, check out the website www.ibx4you.com ❚

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La Dra. Guerra-García recomienda que todos hagan al menos una visita a su médico de atención primaria por año, y también sugiere elegir a su médico de acuerdo con sus necesidades de idioma u otras preferencias. IBX ofrece una manera de encontrar médicos de habla hispana, por ejemplo, en su sitio web y aplicación móvil.

Si desea comenzar a invertir en su salud, aquí hay cinco cosas en las que puede comenzar a enfocarse, dice el médico: Beber agua. Suena bastante simple, ¿verdad? Pero consumir unos dos litros (8 tazas) de agua al día a menudo requiere un esfuerzo concertado, dijo la Dra. Guerra-García, y es uno que ciertamente vale la pena hacer. Debe intentar completar sus vasos de agua antes de la noche para evitar que afecte su sueño (más sobre eso más adelante).

Comer sano. Comience con la práctica del control de porcio-

"Most people think about visiting the doctor only when they're sick, [but] it is important to visit the doctor also to stay healthy."

"La mayoría de las personas piensan en visitar al médico sólo cuando están enfermos, [pero] es importante visitar al médico también para mantenerse saludable".

Dr. Patricia Guerra-García

nes, dice el Dr. Guerra-García. Cíñete al valor de un plato en una comida. Idealmente, su plato debe ser la mitad de vegetales, un cuarto de proteínas magras, y otro cuarto debe ser granos enteros.

También necesitas 2-3 frutas por día. Aunque es importante evitar el consumo de grasas trans y grasas saturadas, necesita grasas saludables en su dieta diaria, del tipo que se encuentra en el aceite de oliva, aceite de canola, salmón, nueces, huevos, aguacate, yogur o lácteos. La médica dice que una forma de comenzar el nuevo año es limpiar su cocina de alimentos ricos en calorías o comida chatarra y reemplazarlos con alternativas más saludables antes de que el calendario cambie a 2020.

Hacer ejercicio. La American Heart Association (AHA) recomienda 150 minutos, o dos horas y media, de ejercicio aeróbico de intensidad moderada, que incluye actividades como caminar enérgicamente, bailar o andar en bicicleta a menos de 10 millas por hora. AHA también dice que es igual si hace 75 minutos de ejercicio vigoroso (correr y actividades de alta intensidad), dijo el Dr. Guerra-García. Incluso si no puede ir al gimnasio, la médica sugiere incorporar el movimiento a su rutina diaria. "Todo se suma", dice, y señala que eso podría significar estacionar más lejos de la entrada para dar unos pasos adicionales, subir las escaleras en lugar de un ascensor y bajar del autobús una parada antes para caminar un poco más lejos. "Puedes ser creativo, solo tienes que pensar que debes hacerlo", dice la Dra. Guerra-García.

Dormir. La cantidad recomendada de sueño que las personas deberían dormir en promedio es de 7 a 8 horas de sueño cada noche. La higiene básica del sueño significa que debe "tratar de no llevar sus preocupaciones a la cama", dice el Dr. Guerra-García. Debe evitar llevar su teléfono o una luz brillante a su cama para que pueda conciliar el sueño más rápidamente mientras experimenta una mejor calidad de sueño.

Conéctese con otros y cuidar su salud mental. Socializar. Cuida tus relaciones. Obtenga algún tipo de examen de salud para la salud mental.

Los latinos y las mujeres especialmente, dijo el Dr. Guerra-García, pueden encontrar mucho apoyo de familiares y amigos, pero a veces es necesario hablar y comunicarse con un proveedor de salud mental si tiene problemas de salud mental. Es importante, y también está conectado a su bienestar físico. "Es difícil decir qué comenzó primero, depresión a problemas de salud física o viceversa, están entrelazados", dice el Dr. Guerra-García. “Ahora miramos a los pacientes desde una perspectiva holística. Un enfoque integrado ”.

Para obtener más información sobre los planes de seguro de salud de IBX y consejos generales de salud, consulte el sitio web www.ibx4you.com ❚

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THE RECEPTION

With the mighty Sphinx overlooking the audience, Prospanica Philadelphia held their 2019 End of Year celebration at the Penn Museum located in the heart of the University of Pennsylvania campus.

THE GUESTS

Accepting awards were Raquel M. Arredondo for Drexel University, Manuel Santiago III for NY Life Giving, Pedro Viera for PNC Bank, Raul DeLa Rosa for NBC Comcast, Janelle Coluccio for Lincoln Financial Group, Natily Santos for Aramark and Melany Bustillos for Cigna. The evening also included an undergraduate student and two masters program students awarded with scholarships, a tour of the museums new Mexican and Central American exhibits, as well as a performance by the Estilo Dance Group. ❚

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1 Awards displayed at the celebration 2 Melany Bustillos 3 Pedro Viera 4 Raquel M. Arredondo 5Manuel Santiago IIII 6 Raul De La Rosa 7 Raquel M. Arredondo, Lilibeth Ramirez 8 Jameel Rush, Natily Santos 9 Dennice Anderson, Terrell Anderson, Aicha Ly

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on la poderosa Esfinge observando la audiencia, Prospanica Philadelphia celebró su fiesta de fin de año en el Penn Museum, ubicado en el corazón del campus de la Universidad de Pennsylvania.

La recepción

Con la poderosa Esfinge observando la audiencia, Prospanica Philadelphia celebró su fiesta de fin de año en el Penn Museum, ubicado en el corazón del campus de la Universidad de Pennsylvania.

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10 Members from the Estilo Dance Group performed during the festivities 11 Manon Flamini, Aliza Rozen, Yissel Samaniego, Jorge A. Kuri 12 Hannah Hauptman, Ashley Childress 13 Maria Cristina Rios, Janelle Coluccio 14 Dwayne Edghill, Cassandra Moore 15 Sol Vazquez, Robin and Jeffrey Montague

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Entre los homenajeados estuvieron Raquel M. Arredondo de la Drexel University, Manuel Santiago III de NY Life Giving, Pedro Viera de PNC Bank, Raúl De La Rosa de NBC Comcast, Janelle Coluccio de Lincoln Financial Group, Natily Santos de Aramark y Melany Bustillos para Cigna. La velada también incluyó a un estudiante de pregrado y a dos estudiantes del programa de maestría que recibieron becas, un recorrido por las nuevas exhibiciones de los museos de México y Centroamérica, así como una actuación del Grupo de Danza Estilo. ❚

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SPOTLIGHT

A CONVERSATION WITH

JULIO AVILES M

y full name is Julio Aviles. I was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, but was raised in Mayaguez, a city located to the west and home to the only zoo on the island. It was in Mayaguez that I attended the University of Puerto Rico at the local campus and received my bachelor’s degrees in business administration, majoring in accounting. After graduating, I moved to San Juan to kickstart my career in finance and in 2019, made the move to Philadelphia.

Before moving to Philadelphia, I was a controller for Fortune 500 medical device company, Baxter International for eight years. At Baxter, I was responsible for accounting and financial activities for the Puerto Rico and Caribbean regions, working closely with various departments in the business, such as marketing, supply chain, sales, human resources and others. In 2017, an opportunity arose at Johnson & Johnson in Trenton, New Jersey, and I jumped at the opportunity that eventually led me here, to Philadelphia. At Johnson & Johnson, I managed financial planning in one of their medical device franchises, which included operations across the U.S., Puerto Rico, Latin America and Europe.

Today, I work as a Finance Manager for Aetna Inc., a CVS Health company, in Center City, which I joined in 2018. At Aetna, I manage all accounting and financial responsibilities for the Medicaid line of business for all Pennsylvania.

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In my personal time, I very much enjoy traveling and experiencing different cultures, people and food. Some of my favorite travel adventures include skydiving in Las Vegas, cruising around the Mediterranean Sea and river rafting, ziplining and volcano climbing in Costa Rica. To me, there is nothing better than discovering something you have never seen or tried when visiting somewhere new.

In my opinion, the key to success is being true to yourself, while being confident, motivated and persistent.

As someone who has remained true to who I am at every stage of my career, I have built that confidence to achieve any goal ahead of me that I have set for myself – but that is not without a good bit of motivation and persistence.

One very important person who inspires me every day is my father, Julio. He was a business owner and as I was growing up, I saw firsthand how success does not come without hard work and persistent progress toward achieving your goals. I will always carry the lessons he taught me from a very early age into every stage of my life and career.

One year from now, I would like to have acquired new professional certifications on leadership and management. Five years from now, I expect to have developed new skills in my career and have obtained a higher managerial position within a company that supports me in pursuit of my professional goals. ❚

ESPAÑOL

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i nombre completo es Julio Áviles. Nací en San Juan, Puerto Rico, pero crecí en Mayagüez, una ciudad ubicada en el este y hogar del único zoológico de la isla. Fue en Mayagüez que asistí a la Universidad de Puerto Rico en el campus local y me gradué de Administración de Empresas, con especialidad en contabilidad. Después de graduarme, me mudé a San Juan para arrancar con mi carrera en finanzas y en 2019 me mudé a Filadelfia.

Antes de mudarme a Filadelfia, fui gerente financiero, durante 8 años, de la compañía de dispositivos médicos que está en la lista Fortune 500, Baxter International. En Baxter, era el responsable de las operaciones contables y financieras para Puerto Rico y el Caribe, y trabajé de cerca con varios departamentos de la compañía, tales como mercadeo, la cadena de suministro, ventas, recursos humanos y otros. En 2017, se presentó una oportunidad en Johnson & Johnson, en Trenton, New Jersey, y me lancé a tomarla, lo que después me condujo hasta aquí, a Filadelfia. En Johnson & Johnson, yo me encargaba de la planeación financiera en una de las franquicias de dispositivos médicos, que incluían operaciones en todo Estados Unidos, Puerto Rico, Latinoamérica y Europa.

Hoy, soy el gerente financiero de Aetna Inc., una compañía de CVS Health, en el centro de la ciudad, a la cual me uní en el 2018. En Aetna, manejo todos los deberes contables y financieros para la línea de negocios de Medicaid para todo Pensilvania.

En mi tiempo libre, disfruto mucho de los viajes y de experimentar diferentes culturas, personas y platos. Algunas de mis aventuras Julio Aviles, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, works as a finance manager for Aetna, Inc., a CVS Health company.

Julio Aviles, nacido en San Juan, Puerto Rico, trabaja como gerente financiero de Aetna, Inc., una compañia de CVS Health.

de viajes favoritas son hacer paracaidismo en Las Vegas, ir de crucero por el Mar Mediterráneo y el rafting, canopi y escalada de volcanes en Costa Rica. Para mí, no hay nada mejor que descubrir algo que nunca hayas visto o probado cuando visitas un lugar nuevo.

En mi opinión, la clave del éxito es ser fiel a ti mismo conservando la confianza, motivación y persistencia.

Como una persona que ha sido fiel a quien es en cada etapa de su carrera, he construido esa confianza para lograr cualquier meta que me haya puesto al frente, pero eso no se da sin una buena parte de motivación y persistencia.

Una persona muy importante y que me inspira todos los días es mi padre, Julio. Él tuvo su propia empresa, y mientras yo iba creciendo, vi de primera mano que el éxito no llega sin trabajo duro y un progreso persistente en dirección a las metas. Siempre llevaré conmigo las enseñanzas que me dio desde una temprana edad y en todas las etapas de mi vida y de mi carrera.

En un año, me gustaría tener nuevos certificados profesionales en liderazgo y gerencia. En cinco años, espero haber desarrollado nuevas destrezas en mi carrera y haber ascendido a un cargo de gerencia más alto dentro de la compañía que me dé el apoyo para llegar a mis metas profesionales ❚

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ADVERTORIAL

SHERIFF’S SALE Properties

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Sheriff on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 9:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned off shall be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price.

Additionally, where there is active bidding, the highest bidder, and the second highest bidder, if any must post the entire amount of the cost of the distribution policy for the property at the time of sale by certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The Sheriff reserves the right to reject any certified check, attorney’s check or money order that on its face has an expired use date and is presented for payment of the deposit.

The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest bidder to the Sheriff at his office within 30 days from the time of the sale. An extension of time for an additional 30 days may be granted at the discretion of the Sheriff upon receipt of written request from the buyer requesting the same, except when a second bidder has been duly registered.

Also, if the first bidder does not complete settlement with the Sheriff within the thirty (30) day time limit and a second bid was registered at the sale, the second bidder shall be granted the same thirty (30) day time limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return the writ to court. A second bid must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the sale. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered on a property at the sale.

The first bid or opening bid on each property shall be set by the City of Philadelphia. In no event will the successful bidder be allowed to settle on the property unless all the Sheriff’s costs are paid notwithstanding the final bid.

The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the Sheriff’s cost, then to any municipal claims that the City of Philadelphia has on the property.

Finally, if a balance still remains, a Sheriff’s Distribution

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Policy will be ordered and the money will be distributed accordingly.

No personal checks, drafts or promises to pay will be accepted in lieu of certified checks, attorney’s checks or money orders made payable to the Sheriff of Philadelphia County.

The Sheriff reserves the right to grant further extensions of time to settle and further reserves the right to refuse bids from bidders who have failed to enter deposits on their bids, failed to make settlement, or make fraudulent bids, or any other behavior which causes disruption of the Sheriff Sale. Said bidders shall be so refused for the sale in which said behavior occurred and for said further period of time as the Sheriff in his discretion shall determine.

The Sheriff will not acknowledge a deed poll to any individual or entity using an unregistered fictitious name and may, at his discretion, require proof of identity of the purchaser or the registration of fictitious names. The bid of an unregistered fictitious name shall be forfeited as if the bidder failed to meet the terms of sale.

All bidders are advised to remain at the sale until after the last property is sold. The Sheriff reserves the right to resell any property at any time before the end of the sale, upon the successful bidders’ failure to tender the required deposit. The Sheriff reserves the right to postpone or stay the sale of any property in which the attorney on the writ has not appeared and is not present at the sale.

Prospective purchasers are directed to the Web site of the Philadelphia Bureau of Revision of Taxes, (BRT) brtweb.phila.gov for a fuller description of the properties listed. Properties can be looked up by the BRT number – which should be cross checked with the address. Prospective purchasers are also directed to the Room 154 City Hall, 215686-1483 and to its website philadox.phila.gov and to its website at http://philadox.phila.gov where they can view the deed to each individual property and find the boundaries of the property. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE NATURE, LOCATION, CONDITION AND BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTIES THEY SEEK TO PURCHASE. The BRT # refers to a unique number assigned by the City Bureau of Revision of Taxes to each property in the City for the purpose of assessing it for taxes. This number can be used to obtain descriptive information about the property from the BRT website.

Effective Date: July 7, 2006 NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION The Sheriff will file in his office, The Land Title Building, 100 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, a Schedule of Distribution Thirty (30) Days from the date of the sale of Real Estate. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

The name first appearing in each notice is that of the defendant in the writ whose

property is being sold. All Writs are Writs of Executions.

The letters C.P., Court of Common Pleas; O.C., Orphans’ Court; Q.S., Court of Quarter Sessions; C.C., County Court - indicate the Court out of which the writ of execution issues under which the sale is made: S. 1941. 223. means September Term, 1941.

223, the term and number of the docket entry; the figures following show the amount of debt; and the name following is that of the attorney issuing the writ.

Attention is called to the provisions of Act No.104, approved July 27, 1955, which requires owners of properties which are used, designed or intended to be used by three or more families, or of commercial establishments which contain one or more dwelling units, to deliver to the buyers of such properties a use registration permit at the time of settlement, under certain terms and conditions. Sheriff Sales are not subject to provisions of the said Act and the Sheriff will, therefore, not deliver use registration permits in connection with any sales conducted by him.

Very truly yours, JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff City and County of Philadelphia

2001-304 524 E Penn St 191441406 12th wd. 1,163 Sq. Ft. OPA#121141400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Patricia John C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01357 $98,745.52 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley, Esq. ID No. 319712 2001-305 4338 Lauriston St 19128 21st wd. Land Area: 2,103 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,920 Sq. Ft. OPA#212145700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charles Malloy a/k/a Charles A. Malloy; Mary Beth Malloy a/k/a Marybeth Malloy C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 00869 $210,604.89 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley, Esq. ID No. 319712 2001-306 421 Ritner St 19148 39th wd. Land Area: 996 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1,280 Sq. Ft. OPA#392191600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STORY MASONRY Richard Braude C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 02803 $68,928.04 Phillip D. Berger, Esq.; Berger Law Group, PC 2001-307 2238 Greenwich St 19146 36th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#364046100 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christen M. Landtroop a/k/a Christen Landtroop C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 00833 $239,137.82 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 2001-308 342 N 52nd St 19139 44th wd. 2,400 Sq. Ft. OPA#441355600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Polosky; Hawanatu Konteh; Foday Mansaray C.P. May Term, 2009 No. 00306 $214,816.70 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 2001-309 242 Rubicam St 191203317 42nd wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#422206900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lorenda D. Legions a/k/a Lorenda Legions C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 00836 $58,311.63 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-310 5928 Devon Pl 191381510 22nd wd. 1,890 Sq. Ft. OPA#592312400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Darin L. Williams a/k/a Darin Williams C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01742 $244,557.14 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-311 1811 Widener Pl 191411335 17th wd. 1,503 Sq. Ft. OPA#171193800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Morris L. Moll C.P. February Term, 2019 No. 02906 $135,694.89 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones,

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SPECIAL NOTE: All Sheriff’s Sales are conducted pursuant to the orders of the Courts and Judges of the First Judicial District. Only properties that are subject to judgments issued by the First Judicial District are listed for sale. By law, the Sheriff’s Office cannot decide if a property can be listed for sale; only the District Courts can order a property to be sold at auction.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, January 7, 2020 2001-301 8346 Michener Ave 19150 50th wd. 1,682 Sq. Ft. OPA#501135600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barrington Hylton; Phyllis Hylton C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02541 $144,867.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-302 8082 Fayette St 191501228 50th wd. 1,182 Sq. Ft. OPA#502289800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Harry Moore, Jr C.P. April Term, 2019 No. 01747 $183,434.45 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-303 4728 Chestnut St 19139 60th wd. 2,805 Sq. Ft. (land area); 7,200 Sq. Ft. Improved OPA#881145070 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: APTS 5-50 UNITS MASONRY PNP Real Estate Group LLC C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 03776 $849,353.42 William F. Saldutti, III, Esquire

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2001-312 7034 Tulip St 191352009 41st wd. 0 Sq. Ft. OPA#412452705 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sheila L. Ferguson C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 02591 $198,663.47 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-313 2804 Fuller St 191523103 64th wd. 1,250 Sq. Ft. OPA#641228200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Sullick C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00660 $174,651.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-314 1014 N Pallas St 19104 6th wd. 882 Sq. Ft. OPA#062322800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shawnnette D.L. Johnson a/k/a Shawnnette D. Johnson C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02580 $65,329.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-315 4065 Ford Rd 19131 52nd wd. 1,463 Sq. Ft. OPA#521411800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Felecia Harcum C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01251 $176,926.16 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-316 166 Covington Rd 19120 61st wd. 1,944 Sq. Ft. OPA#611442800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Herbert Frayer C.P. February Term, 2010 No. 02163 $165,811.04 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-317 1523 N Alden St 19131 4th wd. 1,125 Sq. Ft. OPA#043292600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer Chanthaboun C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 01165 $47,624.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-318 3045 Disston St 19149 55th wd. (formerly part of the 35th wd.) 1,801 Sq. Ft. OPA#551309500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William Russell C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 00748 $119,039.04 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-319 409 D. Shawmont Ave 19128 88th wd. 1,208 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 349’3-7/8 from Hillside BRT#888210921 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 3 STY MASONRY Linda Marie Smith C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 03133 $118,631.00 Stern & Eisenberg, P.C. 2001-320 3417 Jasper St 19134 45th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#452363000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Philip A. Appenzeller C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 02173 $15,755.96 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 2001-321 6026 N 2nd St 19120 61st wd. 1,514 Sq. Ft. OPA#612421800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Teresa G. Brooks C.P. January

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Term, 2018 No. 03974 $41,641.76 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-322 5856 Oxford Ave 19149 35th wd. 1,131 Sq. Ft. OPA#352342100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William J. Seltner, Jr. and Christine Snellbaker C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 01929 $11,320.62 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 2001-323 7828 Thouron Ave 19150 50th wd. 1,337 Sq. Ft. OPA#502145300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lutissua Ballard as Administratrix of the Estate of Horace McAllister Deceased, Keisha Henderson, Anthony McAllister as Administrator of the Estate of Horace McAllister Deceased and Derrick Washington C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00458 $200,747.79 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-324 1759 N 61st St 19151 34th wd. 1,230 Sq. Ft. BRT#342250000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Percy R. Banks C.P. May Term, 2019 No. 00780 $154,918.71 Stern & Eisenberg PC 2001-325 1837 E Tioga St a/k/a 1837 Tioga St 19134 45th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#452108200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angel Ramos and Ana Maria Ramos C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01474 $65,905.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-326 1227 N 30th St 19121 29th wd. 802 Sq. Ft. OPA#292283800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kathleen V. Campbell a/k/a Kathleen Campbell C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 01639 $149,426.96 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-327 2556 E Ann St 19134 25th wd. 1,699 Sq. Ft. OPA#251063000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Convery a/k/a Thomas J. Convery a/k/a Thomas J. Convery, III and Tracy L. Convery C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 02104 $160,456.23 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-328 1500 Kinsdale St 19126 10th wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#101226700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James Cartwright C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01598 $123,985.66 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-329 5929 Media St 19151 34th wd. 1,050 Sq. Ft. OPA#342036400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Garey Powell, as Administrator of the Estate of Ruth Issac Deceased C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00871 $88,302.24 KML Law Group, P.C.

2001-330 1969 Lardner St 19149 62nd wd. (formerly part of the 35th wd.) 3,039 Sq. Ft. OPA#621178900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Amneris Rosado C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02967 $134,290.02 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-331 565 E Carver St 19120 35th wd. 1,058 Sq. Ft. OPA#351248100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald Bogush C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 06865 $52,283.46 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-332 2750 Buckius St 19137 45th wd. 2,768 Sq. Ft. OPA#453104900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eileen Busler C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 00998 $122,407.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-333 6141 Old York Rd 19141 17th wd. 9,041 Sq. Ft. OPA#172016911 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Seqouia Montgomery Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Rhonda Montgomery Deceased and The Unknown Heirs of Rhonda Montgomery Deceased C.P. February Term, 2019 No. 00633 $170,205.91 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-334 7661 Brentwood Rd 19151 34th wd. 1,386 Sq. Ft. OPA#343234300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Deon A. Paylor C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01446 $155,888.43 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-335 2006 E Huntingdon St 19125 31st wd. 1,149 Sq. Ft. OPA#314133300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Raymond Nickolas Brozek a/k/a Raymond N. Brozek C.P. March Term, 2019 No. 02408 $343,467.58 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-336 1149 N 65th St 19151 34th wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft. OPA#344302000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James Nicholson C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 02527 $103,251.88 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-337 421 Knorr St 19111 35th wd. 2,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#353147000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Delilah A. Bhagwat and Joseph Uriah Bhagwat C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 01363 $144,668.16 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-338 1818 Church St 19124 23rd wd. 1,580 Sq. Ft. OPA#232041900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth Vargas C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 07218 $76,640.04 KML Law Group, P.C.

2001-339 521 Robbins St 19111 35th wd. 3,111 Sq. Ft. OPA#353029600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Catisha Blue C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 02396 $212,305.23 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-340 1712 N 19th St 19121 47th wd. 2,845 Sq. Ft. OPA#472097512 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Judy Vereen Bey C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 00433 $97,703.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-341 7336 Chelwynde Ave 19153 40th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#404318800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tiffany C. Chism C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 02418 $78,479.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-342 5343 N 15th St 19141 17th wd. 1,170 Sq. Ft. OPA#172047400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Erica J. George C.P. April Term, 2019 No. 04066 $136,485.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-343 5814 Ashland Ave 191433916 3rd wd. 1,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#034044200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Colleen Lucas C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03967 $73,360.03 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-344 2901 S Robinson St 19142-3417 40th wd. 1,216 Sq. Ft. OPA#402090600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kyha Williams C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 04068 $145,012.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-345 2415 S Clarion St 191483511 39th wd. 1,040 Sq. Ft. OPA#394445100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas K. Masi a/k/a Thomas Masi C.P. August Term, 2019 No. 01814 $11,649.14 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-346 9527 Frankford Ave 19114-2812 65th wd. 2,216 Sq. Ft. OPA#652201810 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Debbie Tillery C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 01416 $335,564.40 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-347 4410 Carwithan St a/k/a 4410 Carwithan Rd 19136-1409 65th wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. OPA#652114600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lillian Gentekos; James W. Gentekos, Jr C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 03284 $138,176.43 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-348 4016 Lyman Dr 19114 65th wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft. OPA#652490900 IMPROVEMENTS:

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Sq. Ft. OPA#251011100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenyatte R. Mack a/k/a Kennyatta R. Mack and Keisha M. Mack and United States of America C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00768 $116,006.67 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 2001-357 6637 Torresdale Ave 19135 41st wd. 2,115 Sq. Ft. OPA#411324400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose Santiago C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 00085 $156,945.59 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 2001-358 818 E. Hortter St 19119 22nd wd. Land: 3,109 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,600 Sq. Ft.; Total: 3,109 Sq. Ft. OPA#221172800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marla S. Davis C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 00626 $174,706.32 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 2001-359 1822 W Moyamensing Ave 19145 26th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#262322400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Alison Ferrante a/k/a Alison D. Ferrante; Michael C. Ferrante C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 03822 $231,548.20 Robert Crawley 2001-360 3215 Brookdale Rd 191143517 57th wd. Land: 8,450 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,584 Sq. Ft.; Total: 8,450 Sq. Ft. OPA#572111100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carole A. Tustin C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 00642 $185,453.79 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 2001-361 614 E Wyoming Ave 19120 42nd wd. 1,760 Sq. Ft. OPA#421052600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jason Blaine, a/k/a Jason R. Blaine C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00490 $85,104.83 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 2001-362 12501 Fedor Rd 19154 66th wd. 2,000 Sq. Ft. OPA#663165600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Donahue; Nicholle Donahue C.P. May Term, 2019 No. 01684 $185,446.35 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 2001-363 4009 N Twelfth St a/k/a 4009 N 12th St 191402101 43rd wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#433160900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Hamond Hawkins C.P. November Term, 2018 No. 02434 $34,744.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-364 6810 N Broad St 191262801 10th wd. 2,492 Sq. Ft. OPA#101002700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

PROPERTY Tiffany Dudley C.P. May Term, 2019 No. 01820 $167,586.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-365 910 Hoffnagle St 191111437 63rd wd. 2,286 Sq. Ft. OPA#631384700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Miguel A. Martinez C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 00594 $315,984.18 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-366 1531 Womrath St 191244550 23rd wd. 1,615 Sq. Ft. OPA#232012300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jason Robinson C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 07348 $81,550.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-367 321 Stanwood St 19111 63rd wd. 3,867 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1,727 Sq. Ft. OPA#631327600 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/D GAR 1 STY MASONRY Joseph M McKeever C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 07321 $40,902.63 Robert Crawley 2001-368 5042 Gainor Rd 191313306 52nd wd. 1,536 Sq. Ft. OPA#521158600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pierrette Nix-Pearson a/k/a Pierrette V. Nix Pearson C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04596 $110,088.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-369 5762 Haddington St a/k/a 5762 Haddington Ln 19131 4th wd. 1,252 Sq. Ft. OPA#043225000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Betty Davis C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 03168 $76,194.74 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 2001-370 5803 Anderson St 191381801 59th wd. 1,775 Sq. Ft. OPA#591215600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Estate of Karen E. Vereen a/k/a Karen Emma Green Vereen a/k/a Karen Green c/o Nancy Bellamy, Personal Representative; Nancy Bellamy, Personal Representative of the Estate of Karen E. Vereen a/k/a Karen Emma Green Vereen a/k/a Karen Green; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Karen E. Vereen a/k/a Karen Emma Green Vereen a/k/a Karen Green C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02024 $84,321.50 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley, Esq. ID No. 319712 2001-371 5100 Overbrook Ave 19131 52nd wd. 11,250 Sq. Ft. OPA#521204600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shirley Jones A. Shakur a/k/a Shirley Jones-Shakur, Individually and as Adminstratrix of the Estate of Khairi Shakur

a/k/a Gary Bredell Black a/k/a Imam Khairi Abdus Shakur, deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00033 $390,356.23 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 2001-372 6923 Garman St 19142 40th wd. 1,050 Sq. Ft. OPA#406263100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sherre Smith C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02620 $94,864.56 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 2001-373 7516 Montour St 19111 56th wd. 6,329 Sq. Ft. OPA#561055200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kellie Hart, a/k/a Kellie A. Hart; Nicholas Hart, a/k/a Nicholas E. Hart C.P. May Term, 2019 No. 01629 $15,680.04 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 2001-374 1115 W Chelten Ave a/k/a 1115 Chelten Ave 19126 49th wd. 5,022 Sq. Ft. OPA#493059000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Diana W. Campbell C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 01699 $127,026.10 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 2001-375 540 E Wyoming Ave 19120 42nd wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#421051000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Erick E. Juarez-Mendez, a/k/a Erick E. Juarez C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 02981 $27,496.50 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 2001-376 5938 N 11th St 19141 49th wd. 6,720 Sq. Ft. OPA#493076300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marquita McCarter C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 00714 $160,806.59 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 2001-377 610 N 64th St 19151 34th wd. 2,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#344245400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Monica E. Hearst, a/k/a Monica Hearst C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00530 $151,542.47 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 2001-378 2705 S Beulah St 19148 39th wd. 1,059 Sq. Ft. OPA#395201700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carol Bormann, Known Heir of Rolf G. Bormann, Deceased, Stacy Shazes, Known Heir of Rolf G. Bormann, deceased, Michael Bormann, Known Heir of Rolf G. Bormann, deceased, Christopher Bormann, Known Heir of Rolf G. Bormann, deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or under Rolf G. Bormann, deceased

C.P. April Term, 2019 No. 04569 $55,384.31 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 2001-379 4800 Convent Ln 19114 65th wd. 13,505 Sq. Ft. OPA#652168910 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth A. Hoyer as Executrix of the Estate of George Lynch a/k/a George Thomas Lynch, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2019 No. 04067 $257,710.10 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-380 1544 S Stillman St 19146 36th wd. 616 Sq. Ft. OPA#364201000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Elwood Calhoun, in His Capacity as Heir of Margaret Calhoun; Maurice Calhoun, in His Capacity as Heir of Margaret Calhoun; Shirley Calhoun, in Her Capacity as Heir of Margaret Calhoun; Elizabeth Calhoun Hayes, in Her Capacity as Heir of Margaret Calhoun; Andre Calhoun, in His Capacity as Heir of Margaret Calhoun; Terrence Calhoun, in His Capacity as Heir of Margaret Calhoun; Jacqueline Calhoun, in Her Capacity as Heir of Margaret Calhoun; Shalise Calhoun, in Her Capacity as Heir of Margaret Calhoun; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Margaret Calhoun C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 02482 $63,615.12 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley Esq., ID No. 319712 2001-381 3825 Arendell Ave 19114 57th wd. 3,796 Sq. Ft. OPA#57-2143700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sharon V. Woods C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00597 $205,737.25 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 2001-382 3272 Webb St 19134 45th wd. 656 Sq. Ft. OPA#451228600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cynthia Hancock, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Bolestaw L. Psut, Deceased, Susan McGuork Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Bolestaw L. Psut, Deceased, Benjamin Psut Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Bolestaw L. Psut, Deceased, Jessica Psut Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Bolestaw L. Psut, Deceased and Joseph Psut Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Bolestaw L. Psut, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02582 $107,390.57 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-383 5610 Diamond St 19131 52nd wd. 1,833 Sq. Ft. OPA#522089000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Deanna J. Davis C.P. February Term, 2019 No. 00650 $100,088.72 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC

2001-384 1445 E Lycoming St 19124 33rd wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#332064900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keisha L. Rivera C.P. August Term, 2019 No. 02328 $156,369.24 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 2001-385 3642 N Percy St 19140 43rd wd. 1,174 Sq. Ft. OPA#432121800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jason Colon C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02217 $42,256.31 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 2001-386 8930 Revere St 19152 57th wd. 3,374 Sq. Ft. OPA#571211400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rebecca Tapan a/k/a Rebecca C. Tapan; Liza Tapan a/k/a Liza C. Tapan a/k/a Liza T. Convento C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02944 $214,898.69 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 2001-387 9849 Haldeman Ave 19115 58th wd. 2,936 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#581345800 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/B GAR 1 STY FRAME Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Ria Dora Segalow a/k/a Dora Segalow; Pola Michaels, Known Heir of Ria Dora Segalow a/k/a Dora Segalow; Ricky Segalow, Known Heir of Ria Dora Segalow a/k/a Dora Segalow; Ria Dora Segalow a/k/a Dora Segalow, Last Record Owner C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03075 $207,518.31 Robert Crawley 2001-388 6549 N. Gratz St n/k/a 6549 N. Gratz St 19138 n/k/a 19126 50th wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#172293500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Timothy Morton, individually and in His Capacity as heir of Mabel Harris; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Mabel Harris C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02711 $92,626.81 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley, Esq. ID No. 319712 2001-389 5325 Wingohocking Terr 19144-5831 12th wd. 1,148 Sq. Ft. OPA#122187800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Winston Weedon C.P. April Term, 2019 No. 00339 $60,209.59 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-390 1171 S Darien St 191475136 2nd wd. 1,176 Sq. Ft. OPA#021516800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lawrence J. Rao, Jr C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03452 $389,067.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

2001-391 6611 W Girard Ave 191513604 34th wd. 1,404 Sq. Ft. OPA#343034900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alfonso M. Moore C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 01885 $107,981.53 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-392 4233 Fairdale Ave a/k/a 4233 Fairdale Rd 191543703 66th wd. 1,296 Sq. Ft. OPA#662581400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Litman C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 00091 $147,469.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-393 1700 Christian St 19146 30th wd. Land Area: 816 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 2,388 Sq. Ft. OPA#30-1189200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Lurube Developers, LLC C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02437 $469,825.25 plus interest of $51.73 per diem from 9/25/19 to and inc. 10/14/19 Andrew W. Bonekemper, Esquire 2001-394 2716 W Cheltenham Ave 19150-1312 50th wd. 1,560 Sq. Ft. OPA#501274000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert L. Williams C.P. May Term, 2019 No. 09277 $103,860.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-395 941 Granite St 191241730 35th wd. 1,104 Sq. Ft. OPA#351142000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joanne Bradley C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 05032 $96,818.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-396 629 E Westmoreland St 19134 33rd wd. 923 Sq. Ft. OPA#331103500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cynthia Rivers C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00076 $74,076.32 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-397 703 Marwood Rd East a/k/a 703 Marwood Rd 19120 42nd wd. 1,631 Sq. Ft. OPA#421227000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alicia Jordan C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 05509 $52,992.77 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-398 5914 N Warnock St 19141 49th wd. 2,520 Sq. Ft. OPA#492220700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alphonso W Mears a/k/a Alphonso Mears C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 00568 $92,165.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-399 2053 Devereaux Ave a/k/a 2053 Devereaux St 19149 62nd wd. 2,588 Sq. Ft. OPA#621234900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Colleen Dauber C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00595 $66,993.55 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-400 9620 Convent Ave 19114 57th wd. 3,441

Sq. Ft. OPA#572216900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kevin Sherman C.P. February Term, 2019 No. 01751 $226,339.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-401 2601 S Jessup St 191484413 39th wd. 1,456 Sq. Ft. OPA#394199122 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Giovanni Martino; Emilia Martino C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 02027 $87,284.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-402 6247 Gardenia St 191441608 59th wd. 1,472 Sq. Ft. OPA#592225100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dolores Johnson, in Her Capacity as Heir of Dolores T. Johnson, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Dolores T. Johnson, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 06844 $25,807.20 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-403 154 W Ashdale St 19120 42nd wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. OPA#422171700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Millicent Pitter, in Her Capacity as Heir of Cosmo D. Pitter a/k/a Cosmo Pitter, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Cosmo D. Pitter a/k/a Cosmo Pitter, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 03581 $77,810.54 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-404 30 Bonnie Gellman Ct, #B30 19114 57th wd. 1,486 Sq. Ft. OPA#888570260 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Tanya Edwards and Jesse R. Edwards C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 06867 $205,406.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-405 4903 N Marvine St 19141 49th wd. 2,058 Sq. Ft. OPA#491424800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joan P. Mitchell C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 00883 $129,567.42 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-406 4201 Vista St 19136 41st wd. 1,027 Sq. Ft. OPA#412203600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly D. McDevitt C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 03866 $41,546.57 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-407 6430 1/2 Tulip St 19135 41st wd. 1,399 Sq. Ft. OPA#411430700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janine Cancelliere C.P. March Term, 2019 No. 03373 $107,291.17 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 2001-408 621 E Clearfield St 19134 33rd wd. 1,276 Sq. Ft. OPA#331005700 IMPROVEMENTS:

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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gerard A. Merz, a/k/a Gerard A. Merz, Jr. C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 00164 $12,744.93 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 2001-409 5707 Leonard St 19149 62nd wd. 1,220 Sq. Ft. OPA#621515600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Beth A. Stieffenhofer, a/k/a Beth Stieffenhofer C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 00082 $80,723.95 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 2001-410 4931 Duffield St 19124 23rd wd. 1,908 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 2,590 Sq. Ft. OPA#232278200 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/ DET 2 STY MASONRY John D. Wilson; Helene M. Wilson C.P. April Term, 2019 No. 04795 $12,961.55 Robert Crawley 2001-411 2856 Nautilus Rd 191541608 66th wd. 1,680 Sq. Ft. OPA#662520800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kelliann Smithers C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 00455 $175,909.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-412 2918 S Broad St 19145 26th wd. 1,553 Sq. Ft. OPA#261086100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daniel A. Leonard a/k/a Daniel A. Leonard, Jr. a/k/a Daniel Leonard, Jr; Sharon M. Leonard C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 07325 $49,467.89 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley, Esq. ID No. 319712 2001-413 12215 Medford Rd 19154 66th wd. 2,000 Sq. Ft. OPA#663252800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Schnitzel C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 01752 $120,517.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-414 4360 N Orianna St 19140 7th wd. 884 Sq. Ft. OPA#072138700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pablo N. Soto C.P. December Term, 2018 No. 03859 $48,372.07 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 2001-415 911 S 59th St 19143 3rd wd. 1,257 Sq. Ft. OPA#033191600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fannie Oates C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 06866 $148,784.35 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-416 2305 N Colorado St 19132 28th wd. 676 Sq. Ft. BRT#161180600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY

Christine Thomas C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 03982 $37,172.57 Milstead & Associates, LLC 2001-417 4751 N 13th St 19141 49th wd. 806 Sq. Ft. BRT#491502700 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/ DET 2 STY MASONRY John A. Carr, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 03565 $46,212.98 Milstead & Associates, LLC 2001-418 511 Catharine St 19147 2nd wd. 1,233 Sq. Ft. BRT#022037720 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/GAR 3 STY MASONRY Roderick T. Meer a/k/a Roderick Thomas Meer and Alexandra S. Meer C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 00557 $472,667.89 Milstead & Associates, LLC 2001-419 2220 N Melvin St 19131 52nd wd. 1,298 Sq. Ft. BRT#522252700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Keith M. Woodson a/k/a Keith Woodson and Lakeisha S. Adkins C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 00433 $161,760.15 Milstead & Associates, LLC 2001-420 2917 S 67th St 19142 40th wd. 3,180 Sq. Ft. BRT#406615800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Thomas G. McGill Tappeh and Gweh Nementobor a/k/a Nementorbor Gweh a/k/a Gweh Tappeh C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03507 $198,342.63 Stern & Eisenberg PC 2001-421 5001 N Warnock St 19141 49th wd. 1,561 Sq. Ft. OPA#491372600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Linh T. Nguyen C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 01091 $140,284.82 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 2001-422 2121 S 9th St 19148 39th wd. 1,050 Sq. Ft. OPA#393413100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tracy Hua and Chi-Hung Mu C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02801 $204,209.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-423 6814 Paschall Ave 19142 40th wd. 3,773 Sq. Ft. BRT#403320300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Eugene Garfield Jr. C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 01637 $87,657.06 Stern & Eisenberg, P.C. 2001-424 4724 Oxford Ave 19124 23rd wd. 2,758 Sq. Ft. BRT#882013650 IMPROVEMENTS: MISC DAY CARE MASONRY David Dornevil C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 03962 $59,042.85 Milstead & Associates, LLC 2001-425 3147 Agate St 19134

25th wd. 694 Sq. Ft. OPA#252335800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Markeyes Anderson C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01811 $48,328.27 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-426 7827 Provident St a/k/a 7827 Provident Rd 191501322 50th wd. 1,014 Sq. Ft. OPA#501183400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brandi Bennett a/k/a Brandi Bryant C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03034 $86,712.38 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-427 4727 Edmund St 19124 23rd wd. 2,000 Sq. Ft. OPA#232392700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Harold Rhodes III C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 05107 $20,542.87 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-428 6025 Reach St 191115910 35th wd. 1,224 Sq. Ft. OPA#352244500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas W. Redmond, Jr C.P. August Term, 2018 No. 02542 $99,494.20 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-429 7226 Dungan Rd 19111 53rd wd. (formerly part of the 35th wd.) 3,212 Sq. Ft. OPA#532418700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Craig Hansen C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 05380 $139,463.24 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-430 7924 Marsden St 191363247 65th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#651252100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kathleen A. Finch C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 00078 $90,173.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-431 3900 Ford Rd Unit 5-K 19107 52nd wd.

0 OPA#888520065 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Tracey Wingate, as Administratrix and Heir of The Estate of Delores Bailey-Collick a/k/a Delores Collick a/k/a Delores Maria Collick; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Delores Bailey-Collick a/k/a Delores Collick a/k/a Delores Maria Collick C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 00615 $53,605.63 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley Esq. ID No. 319712 2001-432 715 E Cornwall St 19134 33rd wd. 838 Sq. Ft. OPA#331122800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sheila A. Newsome C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01552

$51,756.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-433 5603 Cedar Ave 19143 46th wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#463039900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL X avier J. Hernandez a/k/a X avier Hernandez C.P. March Term, 2019 No. 01971 $49,611.01 Stern & Eisenberg, P.C. 2001-434 2126 S 8th St 19148 39th wd. 1,055 Sq. Ft. BRT#393254500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Michael Shoemaker and William R. Toughill C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 07242 $119,158.48 Stern & Eisenberg, P.C. 2001-435 2938 Poplar St 19130 15th wd. 840 Sq. Ft. BRT#152345500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Karen T. Robinson a/k/a Karen Robinson C.P. March Term, 2019 No. 00074 $78,722.65 Stern & Eisenberg, P.C. 2001-436 4437 Loring St 19136 41st wd. Land: 975 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,072 Sq. Ft. OPA#412184200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Karen Kenny C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 007437 $114,944.29 Stern & Eisenberg PC 2001-437 5638 Cedar Ave 19143 46th wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1,560 Sq. Ft. BRT#463052700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lucy M. Ridley a/k/a Lucy Ridley C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01288 $112,487.46 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 2001-438 5708 Drexel Rd 19131 52nd wd. Land: 2,367 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,548 Sq. Ft.; Total: 2,367 Sq. Ft. OPA#52-2-189100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michelpia Owens, Co-Executor of the Estate of Paula Owens, deceased and Bernard Smith, Co-Executor of the Estate of Paula Owens, deceased and United States of America and United States of America C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03135 $318,015.42 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 2001-439 1307 S 54th St 19143-4801 51st wd. Approximate size: Land 1206, Improvement 1356, Total 1356 OPA#511252400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Linda O Deloach C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 02938 $55,511.16 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 2001-440 427 Fern St 19120 61st wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,200 Sq. Ft. BRT#612204800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

DWELLING Rosetta Kennedy a/k/a Rosetta R. Jackson C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 03076 $39,494.55 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 2001-441 1948 N Hollywood St 19121 32nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,020 Sq. Ft. BRT#323245300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Timothy E.C. Thompson, Jr. and Jocelyn Thompson C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03187 $37,794.52 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 2001-442 4709 James St 19137 45th wd. 1,819 Sq. Ft. BRT#453418100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kristine M. Hall, a/k/a Kristine M. Depaul in Her Capacity as Heir of Robert Depaul, Deceased and Khristian Hall in His Capacity as Heir of Robert Depaul, Deceased and Robert Depaul in His Capacity as Heir of Robert Depaul, Deceased, and Sofia Depaul in Her Capacity as Heir of Robert Depaul, Deceased and Anthony Depaul in His Capacity as Heir of Robert Depaul, Deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Robert Depaul, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2018 No. 00108 $107,058.07 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esq.; Lorraine Gazzara Doyle, Esq. 2001-443 1447 N 60th St 191514204 34th wd. 1,236 Sq. Ft. OPA#342191400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Georgetta Smith C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03118 $41,127.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-444 106 E. Westmoreland St 19134 7th wd. Land Area: 1,096 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#073226000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Louis W. Clegg, Jr., Known Heir of Marie Clegg a/k/a Marie M. Clegg; Nancy Clegg-Thomas, Known Heir of Marie Clegg a/k/a Marie M. Clegg; Russell S. Clegg, Known Heir of Marie Clegg a/k/a Marie M. Clegg; Stephen M. Clegg, Known Heir of Marie Clegg a/k/a Marie M. Clegg; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Marie Clegg a/k/a Marie M. Clegg; Charles Clegg, Known Heir of Marie Clegg a/k/a Marie M. Clegg C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01414 $41,095.44 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley, Esq. ID No. 319712

2001-445 5925 N Water St 19120 61st wd. 1,381 Sq. Ft. OPA#612487900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Juanita Johnson C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 00866 $83,123.06 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-446 3112 Westmont St 191211127 32nd wd. 970 Sq. Ft. OPA#323144300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Denise Pompey C.P. March Term, 2019 No. 02076 $26,152.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 2001-447 419 Cobbs Creek Pkwy 19143 3rd wd. Land Area: 1,360 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 2,074 Sq. Ft. OPA#032253100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michele Borum C.P. May Term, 2011 No. 00371 $70,771.65 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley, Esq. ID No. 319712 2001-448 10706 E Keswick Rd 19154 66th wd. 2,104 Sq. Ft. OPA#662097505 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Natalie N. Evans and Eric W. Evans C.P. February Term, 2019 No. 02641 $200,701.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-449 3910 N Smedley St 19140 13th wd. 1,334 Sq. Ft.; Improvements: 1, 426 Sq. Ft. OPA#131198800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Noris M. Flores C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02822 $54,232.09 Robert Crawley 2001-450 7273 Valley Ave 19128 21st wd. 4,145 Sq. Ft. OPA#214171900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregory Morace and Megan M. Morace C.P. August Term, 2019 No. 00008 $175,628.93 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-451 5806 Christian St 19143 3rd wd. 1,240 Sq. Ft. OPA#033059900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gwendolyn Scott Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Notabelle Johnson Deceased and Diana Stokes Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Notabelle Johnson Deceased C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01076 $74,818.38 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-452 1930 W Sparks St 19141 17th wd. (formerly part of the 49th wd.) 1,470 Sq. Ft. OPA#171272500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Judith Dill C.P. March Term, 2019 No. 00623 $143,056.15 KML Law Group, P.C.

2001-453 5252 Oxford Ave 19124 23rd wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#234274600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daniel H. Kulp C.P. July Term, 2019 No. 04146 $54,215.53 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP; Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 2001-454 5947 Reach St 19120 35th wd. 1,575 Sq. Ft. OPA#352242300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Philip S. Appenzeller and Tammy M. Lowe C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01527 $126,999.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-455 4227 Elbridge St 19135 55th wd. 1,105 Sq. Ft. OPA#552091700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Khadier Thompson Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Renee Thompson Deceased C.P. April Term, 2019 No. 03688 $100,121.06 KML Law Group, P.C. 2001-456 3833 N 8th St 19140 43rd wd. 1057 Sq. Ft. BRT#43-2302200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Linda Pough a/k/a Linda M. Pough C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 01707 $53,628.02 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 2001-457 845 Anchor St 19124 35th wd. 1050 Sq. Ft. BRT#35-1281400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Beatrice Cooper and Rodney Cooper C.P. February Term, 2019 No. 01021 $65,356.77 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 2001-458 1907 N 63rd St 19151 34th wd. 6000 Sq. Ft. OPA#882015370; PRCL#70N413 IMPROVEMENTS: MISC FUNERAL HOME MASONRY Helen E. Waite C.P. January Term, 2019 No. 02714 $90,756.07 Barry W. Krengel, Esquire; Dolchin, Slotkin & Todd, P.C. 2001-459 1663 Staub St 19140 13th wd. 1,303 Sq. Ft. OPA#132290480 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Harvey A. Ellison, as Executor of The Estate of John Ellison a/k/a John C. Ellison a/k/a John Calvin Ellison; Marcus Ellison a/k/a Marcus D. Ellison, in His Capacity as Heir of John Ellison a/k/a John C. Ellison a/k/a John Calvin Ellison; Q uita F. Craft a/k/a Q uita F. Craft, in Her Capacity as Heir of John Ellison a/k/a John C. Ellison a/k/a John Calvin Ellison; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under John Ellison a/k/a

John C. Ellison a/k/a John Calvin Ellison C.P. March Term, 2019 No. 02858 $40,183.88 RAS Citron LLC - Robert Crawley, Esq. ID. No. 319712 2001-460 743 N 63rd St 19151 34th wd. 2,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#342359800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Maurice Thomas C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00807 $198,119.72 RAS Citron, LLC - Robert Crawley, Esq. ID No. 319712 2001-461 5701 Warrington Ave 19143 51st wd. Of the Northwestwardly side of Warrington Ave and the Southwestwardly side of 57th St; Property Dimensions: Width: 16 feet, Depth: 100 feet to a driveway OPA#871234600 Subject to Mortgage Subject To Rent Tenant Occupied IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL RETAIL AND RESIDENTIAL DWELLING R&C Property, LLC C.P. June Term, 2019 No. 5433 $99,376.79 James McGarrity 2001-462 6157 Lebanon Ave 19151 34th wd. 1504 Sq. Ft. OPA#342130400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Andre M. Thompson C.P. May Term, 2019 No. 00522 $107,397.00 Jill M. Fein, Esquire 2001-463A 3241 Joyce St 19134 45th wd. 6,100 Sq. Ft. BRT#452290900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tina M. Naples C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 00577 $127,148.52 Powers Kirn, LLC 2001-463B 3243 Joyce St 19134 45th wd. 6,100 Sq. Ft. BRT#452291000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tina M. Naples C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 00577 $127,148.52 Powers Kirn, LLC 2001-464 4631 E Stiles St 19137 45th wd. RESIDENTIAL: Semi/Detached 2 STORY MASONRY OPA#453455800 IMPROVEMENTS: ERECTED THEREON Monica Flagg C.P. October Term, 2018 No. 03800 $53,696.00 Christina J. Pross, Esq. 2001-465 4353 Main St 19127 21st wd. 1169 Sq. Ft. OPA#871274400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: STR/OFFICE APT 3.5 STORY MASONRY Linda Westphal C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03303 $97,589.96 Jennifer D. Gould, Esq.; Stark & Stark, PC

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