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Students in trans-restroom case say they’re unfairly being compared to racists

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Mazzoni to honor lawyer who defends LGBT rights PAGE 5

Introducing the electrifying ‘Black Lightning’ star PAGE 17

Spouse of undocumented citizen speaks Will state antibias agency enact LGBTout after husband is detained friendly guidance?

By Brittany M. Wehner brittany@epgn.com

By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com

The husband of a gay undocumented citizen from Mexico addressed the public Monday with support from local organizations at the William Way LGBT Community Center.

Paul Frame and his husband, Jose “Ivan” Nuñez, were married April 9, 2016. The couple was in the process of petitioning to change Nuñez’s immigration status when plans were derailed.

Nuñez was picked up by Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on Jan. 31.

The couple were petitioning for the I-130, a document for an alien relative. The day of the routine interview with the offices of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, ICE agents came into the room and took Nuñez away in handcuffs. He remains in York County Prison.

Frame, a Chester County native, was visibly distraught at the press conference.

“This is not an easy thing for me,” Frame said as he wiped away tears. “It’s very difficult for me to understand. We were going through the process the correct way.”

Frame met Nuñez in August 2014 at a wedding.

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Almost a year after the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission requested public feedback on proposed LGBTfriendly agency guidance, the matterremains under consideration. The guidance would facilitate PHRC investigations of LGBT antibias complaints, despite the lack of explicit LGBT protections in state or federal antibias laws.

These laws explicitly ban sex discrimination. The proposed guidance clarifies that PHRC could investigate an LGBTdiscrimination complaint as a sex-discrimination complaint. The agency currently PAUL FRAME HOLDS A WEDDING PICTURE AT A PRESS investigates sex-discrimination complaints CONFERENCE. HIS HUSBAND WAS DETAINED WHILE in the areas of employment, housing, pubTRYING TO BECOME A LEGAL CITIZEN. Photo: Scott A. Drake lic accommodations, commercial property and education. It has 75 staffers and an annual budget of about $10,197,000.

Thousands of Pennsylvanians sent feedback to PHRC, with many of the comments opposing the proposed guidance in its current format.

A PHRC spokesperson said the public will be notified when the proposed guidBy Timothy Cwiek ance is scheduled for public discussion. timothy@epgn.com The agency’s next public meeting will be held 1 p.m. Feb. 26 in Harrisburg. As of Charles N. Sargent, accused of the presstime, the proposed LGBT guidance grisly slashing death of trans woman wasn’t on the agenda.

Diamond Williams, is scheduled to have Justin F. Robinette, a local civil-rights his day in court next week. attorney, urged prompt action by PHRC In July 2013, Sargent allegedly stabbed to help eradicate LGBT discrimination Williams to death, dismembered her across the state. corpse with an ax and deposited her body “All we’re asking for is a clear statement parts in a vacant lot in the Strawberry from PHRC that all LGBT discriminaMansion section of the city. tion is sex discrimination,” Robinette told He told police he acted in self-defense, PGN. “LGBT people who file complaints after Williams became violent during a with PHRC should never have a comsexual encounter. However, advocates for plaint of LGBT discrimination dismissed Williams dispute that claim. on the basis that the LGBT discrimination SHAKEN, STIRRED AND SASHED: “Diamonds are Forever” was the theme for this According to published reports, Sargent doesn’t constitute sex discrimination. That year’s Glamsino Royale fundraiser, held Feb. 15 at Kimpton Hotel Palomar. About 250 had prior violent encounters with trans would be completely unacceptable and people attended to play casino games and get tickets for prize drawings all to benefit women in Philadelphia, but the alleged inconsistent with the trend of recent court Action Wellness. Attendees were asked to dress the part and a few were rewarded for encounters weren’t reported to authorities rulings saying that all forms of LGBT their efforts: Nelly Arnold (from left) and Christopher Bryan were named best-dressed until after Williams’ death. bias constitute sex bias. LGBT people pay couple, Michael Toklish was awarded best-dressed Bond and Megan Fife, best-dressed Sargent, 48, is charged with murder, taxes and have a right to expect services single. Action Wellness executive director Kevin Burns rounded out the group. The gala abuse of a corpse and related offenses from this agency. PHRC must make it raised about $15,000 for the organization. Photo: Scott A. Drake ,but prosecutors aren’t PAGE 14 PAGE 14 clear that LGBT com-

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Litigants in trans restroom case object to racism analogy

By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com

asked the Third Circuit to reject the proposed brief in its entirety.

Omar Gonzalez-Pagan, an attorney at Students at Boyertown High School, who Lambda Legal representing the school don’t want to share restrooms and locker administrators, defended the brief.

“I think the plaintiffs’ opposition to rooms with trans students, claim they’re unfairly being compared to “racist bigots” the brief speaks to the brief’s merits,” Gonzalez-Pagan told PGN. “They don’t in a lawsuit pertaining to the dispute.

Last year, several students filed suit in want the court to consider it because the federal court, requesting a preliminary experiences noted within the brief from injunction to prevent Boyertown school-dis- schools across the country demonstrate trict officials from implementing a trans- how baseless and out of touch with reality friendly restroom and locker room policy. the arguments for excluding trans students The policy allows trans students to access from the restrooms consistent with their restrooms and locker rooms consistent with identity are. Multiple courts have taken note of the experiences of these school their gender identity.

In August, U.S. District Judge Edward districts and we hope the court of appeals Smith declined to issue a preliminary in this case does so, too.”

Gonzalez-Pagan added that analogies to injunction, paving the way for implementation of the policy during the current school prior race-based discrimination contained year. But objecting students filed an appeal within the proposed brief are appropriate with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, and aren’t directed at specific students.

Randall L. Wenger, an attorney for the where oral arguments are expected in April.

A group of about 30 former and current objecting students, issued this statement: school administrators across the country “Every student deserves privacy, so when want the Third Circuit to consider their some schools undercut that expectation, a national debate views in a “friend naturally folof the court” brief. “They don’t want the court lowed. But debate The administrators means discussion, don’t work at the to consider it because the Boyertown school experiences noted within the not name-calling.

Throwing ‘racist’ district but support its trans-friendly brief from schools across the into the conversation does nothing policy. country demonstrate how to solve the priOne administravacy issue.” tor is quoted in the baseless and out of touch Wenger added: proposed brief as with reality the arguments “Our main [objecstating: “[W]e’re tion to the] brief not going to tell the for excluding trans students is this: The brief transgender stufrom the restrooms consisclaims that there dent[s] they can’t are no issues arisgo where they’re tent with their identity are.” ing from putting comfortable. I can still remember the remnants of white peo- boys into girls’ locker rooms, and vice ple being uncomfortable with black people versa. But that claim depends on acceptbeing in same locker rooms and restrooms. ing [the administrators’] assumption that a So it’s not about whether everyone is ‘com- woman only has privacy rights in respect fortable.’ Just because some people were to biological men with male gender idenuncomfortable, [it] didn’t mean you treated tities. So their brief sidesteps the real problems that arise from opening privacy people as second-class citizens.”

Another school administrator stated: facilities to the opposite sex because under “The outcry [is] similar to the arguments their assumption, there never could be a put forth by those who were faced with problem.”

As of presstime, the court hadn’t ruled black students in white schools.”

Attorneys for the objecting students on the objecting students’ request to reject referred to the quotes as “scandalous” and the proposed brief. n

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ART ON THE MOVE: CRUXspace New Media Art Gallery director Andrew Cameron Zahn (left) talks with a few of the 75 or so people who showed up for some wine, beer, cheese and other nibbles during the christening of the gallery’s new home in WeWork Northern Liberties. CRUXspace relocated from 700 Master St. over the winter and is currently working on shows for the remainder of the year. The new space is located in the lower area of WeWork and is open to the public. More information can be found at cruxspace.com. Photo: Scott A. Drake

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Mazzoni Center to honor attorney at awards luncheon

By Brittany M. Wehner brittany@epgn.com The Mazzoni Center is preparing for its anticipated awards luncheon, where the health and wellness organization will honor a local attorney who fights for LGBT rights.

Tiffany L. Palmer will receive the 2018 Justice in Action Award at the March 2 event.

Palmer was the first attorney of Equality Advocates Pennsylvania, formerly the Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights. She subsequently became the organization’s first legal director. The attorney currently serves as the director of Family Law Institute of the National LGBT Bar Association.

“I’m very excited about it,” Palmer said of the award. “It really means a lot to me to be recognized for the work I’ve done the past 20 years on behalf of the LGBT community.

“The thing we always have to take away is there is still a lot of work to be done and ,even though we’ve made a lot of advances in LGBT civil rights, there’s still a lot of battles that have to be won. I don’t think there’s ever a time we’re going to think there is nothing left to do with respect to the LGBT community.”

Each year, the awards luncheon unites legal professionals, law students and others to raise money and awareness for Mazzoni Center’s Legal Services program.

This program offers free legal services specific to the needs of low-income LGBT Pennsylvania residents.

The Legal Services program also helps individuals with advisement, information and representation. This provides them with an understanding of their rights, using the law to protect themselves and their families, and how to respond to discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.

“This year’s honoree, Tiffany L. Palmer, Esq., exemplifies the spirit of this award. It is easy to forget how different the world was for our community in 1998 when Tiffany started her work on behalf of the LGBTQ community,” said Larry Benjamin, Mazzoni Center’s director of communications.

“Legal protections for LGBTQ individuals and families were mostly uncharted territory. There were few rules, much less statutes or precedent, for the ability of same-sex couples to protect one another or their children,” Benjamin added.

Mazzoni Legal and Public Policy Director Thomas W. Ude Jr. also spoke on Palmer’s achievements.

“I’m thrilled that we are honoring Tiffany L. Palmer at this year’s luncheon,” Ude said. “She was the first attorney and the first legal director of the Legal Services program that is part of Mazzoni Center.

“While our community and our program owe a great deal to each of our previous Justice in Action honorees, the work that we do here today is deeply indebted to Tiffany for the work that she has done and for the amazing work that she continues to do every day.”

The annual luncheon honors people whose careers have improved lives through significant progress toward justice and equality.

“We plan this program because it’s important to recognize that while the LGBTQ community’s advances are not the result of one person alone, there are individuals whose work and vision has moved us forward and brought us to places that others had not even imagined,” Benjamin said.

Mazzoni Center will offer information on the Continuing Legal Education program during the luncheon, as well as discuss the danger the LGBT community faces from those who seek to invoke religion as justification for discrimination or harming community members.

“Antidiscrimination laws were still considered a novelty. As staff attorney and then legal director with the Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, Tiffany blazed a trail where there had been none,” said Benjamin.

“At the same time, she wrote the map laying out legal pathways to safety, showing the way for our community and other attorneys who serve them. And she continues to do that to this day.”

The Justice in Action Awards luncheon is the single largest source of program-specific revenue for the Mazzoni Center’s Legal Services program, Benjamin said. n The Justice in Action Awards Luncheon will be held 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m. March 2 at Loews Philadelphia Hotel, Commonwealth Hall at 1200 Market St. For more information or to register, visit https://www.mazzonicenter.org/events/justice-action-2018-awards-luncheon.

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LGBT elder group to host inaugural networking event

By Brittany M. Wehner brittany@epgn.com A national program benefitting and advocating for LGBT elders will host a special event in Center City.

SAGE & Friends will hold the inaugural event March 1 to bring together community members and supporters, while working to provide program updates, successes and other information. SAGE CEO Michael Adams and Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District and Under Secretary of the Army, also plan to attend.

SAGE, Advocacy & Services for LGBT Elders, is a national program that works to address issues of aging related to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and achieve a high quality of life for LGBT older adults.

The program also aims to support and advocate for human rights, foster a greater understanding of aging in all communities and promote positivity in LGBT life.

SAGE Philadelphia, established in 2009,

is one of 29 affiliates around the country and is a senior program run out of the William Way LGBT Community Center. “[SAGE Philadelphia] offer[s] opportunities we hope will interest an LGBT senior to stop in and participate in our programs. There are trips to museums, excellent speakers, discussion topics, movies, a self-led support group and more,” said Ed Miller, senior programs coordinator.

“Over the past five years, we have seen the number of seniors grow so much that we now use the Mark Segal Ballroom each week to accommodate the men’s senior social, Tuesday Mornings Out,” Miller added.

“Beyond the programs and events, people find relationships, support and a sense of community they may not have known existed.”

The center’s long-standing partnership with the Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA) continues to grow as programs and services are shared and expanded, according to Miller.

In recent years, AARP and William Way

LGBT Community Center have partnered on information and education efforts, which continue as events are planned for this year.

Miller joins other affiliate leaders on a monthly call to receive important updates on national SAGE initiatives, legislative changes and opportunities for local seniors to participate in national projects.

“Each affiliate is quite different from

the next, yet we share the same deep commitment to honoring LGBT seniors and respecting their unique needs. [With] the relentless efforts of Philly’s local LGBT leadership, along with our city and state government supports, SAGE Philadelphia at William Way is poised for the future,” Miller said.

The SAGE & Friends event will draw in members from all over the country. The Investors Circle is SAGE’s donor-recognition society and is comprised of a group of individuals, corporate partners and community leaders working to advance SAGE’s mission of improving the lives of LGBT older adults.

“Support of SAGE comes at a crucial time in the LGBT movement where after years of steady progress, we are now at risk of losing ground in building the inclusive and diverse community we deserve. This is why it’s more important than ever to bring people together and reaffirm our commitment to our LGBT pioneers,” said Joey Wasserman, of SAGE National.

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The forgotten epidemic T The numbers are staggering. tional levels, and higher rates of unemployment and incarceration According to the CDC, in 2016, African Americans accounted for 44 create additional barriers to accesspercent of all HIV diagnoses, even ing quality health care. This may though they comprise only 12 percent place some African-American gay and of the U.S. population. More than half bisexual men at higher risk for HIV. (58 percent) of those diagnosed with Stigma around homosexuality and HIV were gay or bisexual bisexuality in the Africanmen, and 39 percent of those American community. were aged 25 to 34.

This contributes to the I should note here that it “down-low” phenomenon, is not just African-American which may silence men who gay and bisexual men who have sex with men, keeping are disproportionally affected them from accessing approby HIV. African-American priate care. women also have considerably So now that we have higher rates of HIV infeca basic understanding of tion compared with women factors that cause dispariof other races/ethnicities. In ties in HIV infection rates, 2015 (the last year for which what can we do? Raising figures are available), of the awareness about what HIV total number of women diagis and what it’s doing to the nosed with HIV, 60 percent African-American commuDr. Marcus nity is a start. But there’s were African American, 17 percent were white, and 17 Sandling more we can do: percent were Hispanic/Latina.

Know your status. Think Although Mazzoni Center about getting tested for primarily provides care and support HIV. Then do it. Make it a part of stayservices to the LGBT community, we ing healthy. see a significant number of heteroPrevention is key to stopping the sexual and bisexual women as well as spread of HIV. Ask your partner about homosexual and bisexual trans men, all their HIV status and, if possible, ask of whom are at risk for HIV through your partner if they would like to go vaginal intercourse. Though rarely disget tested together. Practice safe sex. cussed, trans men who have sex with Use a latex condom and a water-based men are at increased risk for HIV. lubricant each time you have sex. If Before we can look at ways to comyou think you may have an STI, see bat the disparity in HIV-infection rates your doctor and get treatment. between African Americans and other If you’re HIV-negative, consider races/ethnicities, we must first examine starting PrEP. PrEP, or Pre-Exposure the underlying factors that are driving Prophylaxis, is a combination of these disparities. two HIV medicines — tenofovir and We know homophobia and discrimiemtricitabine. The daily medication nation play a role in creating barriers to can block the virus from entering your gay and bisexual men of all races/ethbody and significantly reduce your risk nicities accessing healthcare, including of HIV infection.

HIV testing, treatment and other prePrEP can be prescribed only by a vention services. In addition, Africanhealth-care provider, so talk to yours American gay and bisexual men face to find out if PrEP is the right HIVspecific additional challenges that place prevention strategy for you. Keep in them at increased risk. These include: mind, you must take PrEP daily for it to Smaller and more exclusive sexwork. You’ll also need to take an HIV ual networks. African-American gay test before beginning PrEP to be sure and bisexual men are a small subset you don’t already have HIV, and every of all gay and bisexual men, and their three months while you’re taking it. partners tend to be the same race. The The cost of PrEP is covered by many smaller population size and the higher health-insurance plans, and a commerHIV prevalence in that population, cial medication-assistance program puts these men at greater risk of being provides free PrEP to people with exposed to HIV. “limited income and no insurance.”

Unknown HIV status. A lower perThe PrEP clinic at Mazzoni Center centage of African-American gay and has navigators who can help facilitate bisexual men know their HIV status insurance coverage and enrollment in compared to gay and bisexual men patient-assistance programs. n of other races/ethnicities. Not knowDr. Marcus Sandling is a member of Mazzoni ing your HIV status means you can’t Center’s clinical team. His special interests include take advantage of HIV care and treatHIV and hepatitis C treatment, sexual health, and ment and increases the risk you may health disparities in minority men. To learn more unknowingly pass HIV to others. about Mazzoni Center’s HIV Prevention and Care Certain socioeconomic factors, services, visit https://www.mazzonicenter.org/hiv-prevention-care. such as lower income and educa-

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LGBT-friendly senior apartments receive AED donation

By Brittany M. Wehner brittany@epgn.com An LGBT-friendly senior apartment complex received a heartfelt donation Wednesday from a local city club.

John C. Anderson Apartments, a complex for low-income LGBT residents, was given an Automatic External Defibrillator.

These small, portable devices can automatically diagnose life-threatening cardiac situations and provide electrical shock to stop heart arrhythmia and re-establish an effective rhythm.

The AED was officially installed in the lobby Feb. 14. It is stored in an alarmed protective case near the lobby elevators for easy and rapid access to residents in need.

The gift was awarded by the Mayfield Social Club, which operates Voyeur Nightclub in the Gayborhood.

“We were actually a little surprised to learn that the Anderson Apartments didn’t already have an AED. These residents were the first ‘out’ generation. It’s thanks to them that the LGBTQ community has made the achievements we have,” said Mayfield Social Club President Bill Kuehn.

Kuehn said he saw a social-media post about residents looking to raise funds to

buy an AED, and representatives from the club decided to help.

“They deserve not only nice housing, but the peace of mind knowing that life-saving medical assistance is close at hand and Mayfield is happy to provide that. It’s one of those things you don’t ever want to use but if you need it, you’re thankful it’s there,” said Kuehn.

Individuals can use them with little to no knowledge of the device by following the step-by-step voice-guided directions.

Residents of the apartment complex plan to organize CPR-training classes in the future to help support the use of the new life-saving technology.

“They were able to make this happen for us and I think they deserve a great thanks from us. Some people just step up and do the right thing,” said Dawn Munro, a resident of the Anderson Apartments.

The Mayfield Social Club works to give back to the community. Within the past year, several bikes were purchased for the Sixth Police District, according to J Nathan Bazzel, a club spokesperson. This district includes the Gayborhood. Additionally, the club has donated to Washington Square West Civic Association, Philadelphia FIGHT and other organizations. n

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Fighting for children against religious-exemption laws As a growing number of states allow child-welfare agencies to discriminate against LGBT parents and LGBT youth in care, a new campaign is fighting back — but it needs our help and our stories.

The Every Child Deserves a Family campaign (ECDF), launched last December, brings together dozens of LGBT, child-welfare, faith-based and civil-rights organizations into a coalition chaired by Family Equality Council and PFLAG. It aims to promote the interests of all children in the child-welfare system by increasing their access to qualified caregivers, Dana and to ensure LGBT youth in the system get safe, supportive care. In the current era, that means resisting those using religion to discriminate.

ceration and other problems.

LGBT parents “can be part of the solution,” said Kruse, citing a study from UCLA’s Williams Institute that indicated approximately 2-million LGB adults were interested in adopting.

And LGBT youth are overrepresented in foster care, with studies showing they likely had more foster placements (less permanency), and are more likely to run away, or have been homeless, kicked out or trafficked.

and allies to share with state and federal elected officials and use in media placements, videos and reports.

Anti-LGBT discrimination in the child-welfare system “is a topic that all too often lacks coverage,” Bewkes explained.

“We need to show how harmful these laws are. We also want to hear positive stories that we can hold up and say, ‘That’s a family; that’s love,’ because those are messages that any audience can understand.”

Kruse said her goal is to get stories from all 435 Congressional districts across the country. Visit welcomingallfamilies.org to submit yours.

A broad campaign The new ECDF campaign grew out of earlier work by Family Equality and other organizations to support the bipartisan “Every Child Deserves a Family Act.” The bill would withhold federal child-welfare funds from states that discriminate against LGBT prospective parents or LGBT youth in care, and allow redress in federal courts.

With the growing number of state laws intended to withhold funds from those who don’t allow discrimination, however, and an anti-LGBT federal administration, “we needed to have a combined federal and state campaign,” Kruse said.

Frank J. Bewkes, policy analyst at the Center for American Progress (CAP), one of the coalition’s founding members, explained in an interview, “While CAP believes that the free exercise of religion is a fundamental American value, we’re increasingly seeing that right being used as a weapon instead of a shield, which we think is a corruption of its purpose.”

Now, he said, “that weapon is harming some of our most vulnerable youths. With the ECDF campaign, we’re mobilizing to combat these religious-exemption bills for child-placement agencies as they arise, trying to be more offensive in our strategy, or at the very least, more unified and organized in our defense.”

Kruse hopes the new campaign will build on past successes. Family Equality partnered with other advocates to defeat discriminatory child-welfare bills in Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma, and defeated ones in Alabama, Michigan and Texas three times before they passed. They are now on the ground again in Oklahoma and Georgia, working with local groups and national organizations such as Lambda Legal to combat new bills there.

A plan for action People should also visit Everychilddeservesa.family to learn more and sign up for action alerts, Kruse advised.

Additionally, they can give the new HHS rule feedback through March 27. Visit regulations.gov and search for “Protecting Statutory Conscience Rights in Health Care.”

Kruse also encouraged people to ask their employers to oppose religious-exemption legislation that would harm children in care. She noted the many companies that took action against broader anti-LGBT bills in North Carolina and Indiana because they wanted the states in which they’re based to be welcoming to LGBT employees. Similarly, “once they

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A growing threat Michigan, Mississippi, North Dakota and Virginia have — for several years — allowed child-welfare agencies to cite their religious beliefs or moral convictions as reasons to reject otherwise qualified parents, including LGBT ones, single ones and ones of different religions. In 2017, similar bills passed in Alabama, South Dakota and Texas, and others are pending in Oklahoma and Georgia. Most also allow discrimination against LGBT children in care, which could mean placing them with a family that does not support their LGBT identity, or even wishes to subject them to widely discredited and damaging “conversion therapy.”

Only three states plus D.C. explicitly protect prospective foster and adoptive parents against discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; five more protect based on sexual orientation alone.

The danger is at the federal level too. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Jan. 18 announced a new rule that will allow health-care workers to refuse medical services if providing them violates their religious or moral beliefs. A new Conscience and Religious Freedom Division within its Office for Civil Rights will enforce it. While the rule targets medical procedures, including abortion, sterilization and assisted suicide, Julie Kruse, a federal policy advocate at Family Equality, said in an interview that HHS’ language and actions seem to indicate they intend the division’s scope to encompass all of HHS’ activities, including human services such as adoption and foster care.

The need for homes Federal data indicates more than 440,000 children are currently in foster care, 117,000 of whom are waiting for adoption. More than 20,000 children age out of the system each year without finding a permanent family, putting them more at risk for joblessness, homelessness, incar-

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The need for stories To support the campaign, Family Equality and CAP have launched “Welcoming All Families,” an initiative to collect stories of anti-LGBT discrimination (and the benefits of inclusion) in adoption and foster care. They want stories from LGBT adoptive and foster parents, current or former adoptees and foster youth, child-welfare providers, faith leaders

realize that their LGBT employees may want to form families, they’ll realize this is an important business decision for them, too,” she added. “I think it’s simply a question of getting the education out there and building that support.”

People should also ask their members of Congress to cosponsor the Every Child Deserves a Family Act, she said. Even though the current Congress is unlikely to pass it, Kruse feels that if the Democrats regain a majority in the fall elections, the bill could make it into law.

Another way to help is through letters to the editor, “saying that these discriminatory bills are out there, that they are increasing in number, and that they harm kids,” she suggested.

Kruse referenced a Public Religion Research Institute survey from last September that found 68 percent of Americans oppose discrimination against same-sex couples in federally funded adoption, including a majority of Republicans and evangelicals.

“I think as soon as the general public realizes what’s going on, we will win,” she said. “Anybody who cares about kids should care about this issue.” n Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian (mombian.com), a GLAAD Media Awardwinning blog and resource directory for LGBTQ parents.

LGBT Youth Supplement Our twice-yearly issue includes stories, images, poetry and opinions written for and by LGBT youth of our area.

Interested youth ages 16 through 25 are encouraged to email editor@epgn.com about submissions.

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D’Anne Witkowski

Brandon Morse

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Free Ivan The front page of this issue of PGN features a story on a couple whose happy day was upended last month.

Jose “Ivan” Nuñez and his husband, Paul Frame, were in the process of changing Nuñez’s immigration status. The couple was married April 6, 2016, and this would have been their last step in making sure Nuñez, who is from Mexico, a documented citizen of this country — even though one could argue this country was his home the moment he set foot here.

The pair had a Jan. 31 meeting with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in West Philadelphia to confirm the validity of their marriage.

Yet, even though they tried to do the right thing, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained Nuñez, despite his lack of a criminal record.

He is currently being held at York County Prison.

GALAEI and Juntos held a press conference Monday in support of Nuñez.

Frame was also in attendance and spoke through tears about the turmoil he went through with his husband.

“I had no doubt that morning we would go in and everything was going to be fine. I was very confident,” Frame said. “I’m a very strong person. I’ve been through a lot in my life. [But] I’m scared. I’m nervous and my heart bleeds for Ivan. I am mad because we were trying to do the right thing.”

GALAEI and Juntos united to ensure Frame would be united with his husband.

The groups launched a petition, which can be found here: http://bit.ly/2GexqV0.

There is no reason why Nuñez should continue to be detained, and the only way to ensure the couple spends many happy years together is to speak up. Several national media outlets have already brought critical attention to this issue, and the online petition has more than 1,000 signatures at this writing.

This may elicit feel-good vibes about how the community has come together to #FreeIvan but it can’t stop there. It may be difficult to take action by holding a press conference if you don’t have the time or resources to do so, but signing a petition is easy.

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As if the Olympics aren’t already infused with politics. And anyway, “tainted” is an ugly word.

Here, I fixed it: “every action they had there was FABULOUS with it.” Much better.

Morse writes that Kenworthy and Rippon “seem to believe themselves to be special due to their homosexuality. Furthermore, they seem to believe that many people are aghast at this, particularly Vice President Mike Pence, whom Kenworthy and Rippon use their platform to denounce regularly.”

In an effort to defend the vice president, Morse posted a tweet from Pence to Rippon that read, “I want you to know we are FOR YOU. Don’t let fake news distract you.”

But the thing is, Pence’s long antiLGBT history isn’t fake news. It’s real life.

Expressing support for Olympic athletes is also, like, the bare minimum a vice president can do. It’s hardly a repudiation of his anti-LGBT agenda. Besides, Pence is one impeachment away from the presidency But the thing is, Pence’s and he’s hand-picklong anti-LGBT history isn’t ing anti-LGBT judges for Trump fake news. It’s real life. to give lifetime appointments to.

Expressing support for Pence has the power Olympic athletes is also, in this dynamic.

But Morse like, the bare minimum a appears to see vice president can do. It’s Kenworthy and as a couple hardly a repudiation of his Rippon of mean girls. anti-LGBT agenda.

“It seems to them,” Morse writes, “their sport was just the ticket to the political platform from which they now grandstand.”

Granted, Olympic athletes start training when they’re practically still in diapers, but sure, Kenworthy and Rippon probably decided to dedicate their lives to their respective sports because they hoped one day that the country they live in would elect leaders who hate them and they’d be able to swing their medals around in defense.

Morse might think that being a gay athlete is boring, but what’s really boring is another straight guy’s take on how gays need to shut up. After all, the shock value of being a homophobe is “pretty much all but dissipated.” n

Confession: I haven’t been watching the Olympics. I’m not against it or anything. I just have other shit to do.

But I’ve been seeing on the internets that a certain Adam Rippon has been ice skating on rainbows, and skier Gus Kenworthy is also out and proud in Pyeongchang representing the U.S. In fact, Rippon and Kenworthy make quite the pair on Instagram, where they’ve posted some unbelievably handsome/adorable/are-these-men-even-real-how-can-theylook-so-perfect photos.

Under a shot of the men with their arms around each other, Kenworthy wrote: “I feel incredibly honored to be here in Korea competing for the U.S. and I’m so proud to be representing the LGBTQ community alongside this amazing guy! Eat your heart out, Pence. #TeamUSA #TeamUSGay” followed

by American and rainbow flag emojis.

Kenworthy’s dig at Pence caused some understandable controversy. Telling Pence to “eat his heart out” is incredibly unfair, as there’s no evidence that he has a heart to begin with. I mean, a fleeting glance at Pence’s long anti-LGBT history as Indiana governor, in Congress and now as vice president will show you that Pence is a cruel and hateful little man.

But cruel and hateful men are running the country right now, so that’s fun. GOOD WORK, AMERICA. Please Jesus, go vote for Democrats in every election for the rest of your life, because it’s doubtful any of us will live long enough to see the Republican Party redeem itself in any meaningful way. (Note to Log Cabin Republicans: Get everyone out of the cabin safely and burn it down.)

Anyway, the Rippon/Kenworthy bromance (or maybe more, who knows? That’s their business. But I’ve heard rumors about what happens in the Olympic Village that would make Pence go running for mother) has angered some.

One such person is Brandon Morse, a writer for Red State. In a Feb. 12 piece, Morse writes that “the shock value of being homosexual is pretty much all but dissipated. A man announcing he’s gay in today’s society is worth about a shrug.”

In other words, gay Olympians are so boring that Morse had to spend 700-plus words writing about them, but OK. Morse laments that “the two men turned their sports expedition into a political one, and every action they had there was tainted with it.”

D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.

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Seeking LGBTQ-inclusive hospice care?

Here’s what to look for Discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, gender nonconforming, queer and/or questioning (LGBTQ) people is unacceptable in any instance, but it is particularly unforgiveable when encountered in a hospice or palliative-care environment.

When an LGBTQ person has a serious or life-limiting illness and seeks palliative care or hospice care, they run the risk of isolation and marginalization at the precise time when they need support the most. LGBTQ family members of straight patients seeking hospice care are also vulnerable.

A 2016 survey quoted in The Atlantic article “LGBT Seniors Are Being Pushed Back Into the Closet,” by David R. Wheeler, “found that the respondents were frequently mistreated by care-center staff, including cases of verbal and physical harassment, as well as refusal of basic services. Some respondents reported being prayed for and warned they might ‘go to hell’ for their sexual orientation or gender identity.”

Stripped of any sense of comfort, those facing a serious illness may find their situation all the more excruciating. While palliative care and hospice care are appropriate for people of all ages facing serious or life-limiting illnesses, LGBTQ older adults who’ve already experienced a lifetime of discrimination may be particularly vulnerable as they seek care.

Most organizations are LGBTQ-friendly and inclusive, but when seeking LGBTQinclusive hospice and palliative care for ourselves or a loved one, it is critically important to know what to look for.

Though published as a handbook for hospice and palliative-care professionals, “LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care” by Kimberly D. Acquaviva (Harrington Park Press) offers guidelines that translate easily into advice for those seeking palliative and end-of-life care.

The book is the recipient of the Book of the Year (Palliative Care and Hospice category) by AJN (the American Journal of Nursing).

Beyond sensitivity training in caring for LGBTQ patients, this first and only guidebook reiterates the broader tenet of never assuming anything about patients, family members, colleagues or employees: Never assume the gender a person identifies as or the pronouns they want used to refer to themselves. Never make assumptions about how a person wants to be addressed, never assume that an LGBTQ person’s family either rejects or embraces, and never assume anything regarding spirituality.

In addition to fundamentals about how to conduct an inclusive “intake interview” and how to understand complex family dynamics, the book offers clear-eyed guid-

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ance on topics that may not be as obvious, but are equally critical, such as whether or not an LGBTQ healthcare professional should disclose their gender identity and/ or sexual orientation in an effort to bond with the patient. The book also reminds professionals to be mindful of not inadvertently “outing” patients whose sex anatomy and gender identity do not match by using their preferred gender pronouns, and making sure patients’ wishes are legally protected with a healthcare power of attorney.

From the book’s chapter on advising institutions and programs on how to reach LGBTQ people, it is clear that for those searching for a hospice or a palliative-care organization, one of the most important things to look for is a prominently displayed, LGBTQ-inclusive nondiscrimination statement.

The statement should, at minimum, include the phrases “gender identity” and “sexual orientation,” in addition to the other phrases that commonly appear in nondiscrimination statements, such as those pertaining to race, ethnicity, age and religion.

The nondiscrimination statement should appear on the organization’s website homepage (not buried on some other page), be included in any printed marketing materials, and be easy to Google by entering the name of the organization and the word “discrimination.”

If it does not appear on the homepage, typing the terms “LGBTQ,” “gay,” “lesbian,” “bisexual,” “transgender,” “discrimination,” “gender identity,” “gender expression” or “sexual orientation” into any search boxes embedded on the organization’s homepage should yield a link to the nondiscrimination statement.

Additionally, look to make sure the statement protects LGBTQ employees.

Make sure staff diversity doesn’t appear awkward, forced, or worse, stock photos of crayon-box lineups and ads in LGBTQ newspapers and websites, an information booth at a local Pride festival, and availability of an LGBTQ bereavement group.

Lastly, here’s an easy way to assess how inclusive a hospice or palliative-care program really is: If you visit the program’s offices, look for gender-neutral bathrooms. A willingness to address the needs of all people by installing gender-neutral bathrooms is a pretty good indication of its commitment to LGBTQ inclusivity. n “LGBTQ-Inclusive Hospice and Palliative Care” is published by Harrington Park Press, a specialized academic/scholarly book publisher devoted to emerging topics in LGBTQ diversity, equality, and inclusivity and distributed by Columbia University Press. For more information, visit www.haringtonparkpress.com

What African-American LGBT individual do you admire most?

“RuPaul.

She’s very witty and has a great sense of humor.

RuPaul is funny as hell.

And I like her politics.

She seems Jade Keller to support car detailer all the right Manayunk causes.”

"Wanda Sykes. I love to laugh and she always makes me laugh. She's intelligent, funny and has a spark that's Colette Marie indescribable. yoga instructor I can't say Society Hill enough about her."

“Laverne Cox. She’s an excellent role model for the LGBT community. She does great work on screen.

She’s very bold [and is] a wonderful advocate for the community.”

“Marsha P. Johnson. She was quite a trailblazer.

I heard she threw the first brick at Stonewall. I find that very heroic. We need more trans people like her today.”

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Mikey Rox

Seven acts of self-care you should already be doing Life comes at us fast, and it’s getting easier and easier to get lost not only in our circumstances but also in the world around us. Work, friends, family, politics, relationships, past relationships — they all affect us, and not necessarily in a beneficial-to-our-well-being kind of way. That’s why it’s important to step back from it all on a regular basis, take stock of our own physical, emotional and mental health, and give ourselves the self-loving we need.

Here are seven ways to start today.

1. Cut the bullshit and get back to basics Sometimes you just need to reset, and that means concentrating on your necessities instead of the frivolous BS that consumes your time and energy and, in all likelihood, makes you love and enjoy yourself even less. Clear your head. Get enough sleep. Drink more water. Eat healthier. Exercise several times a week.

These are your start-over essentials; none of the other crap matters until your most primitive requirements are met to the best of your ability.

“In addition, start each day with a selfcare moment,” adds work-life balance expert Suzanne Brown. “Don’t check your phone first thing to avoid kick-starting your stress. Instead, do a mental self-care check-in before you get out of bed. Take a few moments to see how you’re feeling.

Then you can make mental adjustments so you’re in a better mindset for the day.

It will help in your interactions with your family and coworkers.”

2. Set a daily reminder to take a deep breath I listen to Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on Z100, and one of the co-hosts reminds listeners every hour to take a deep breath. I look forward to it every day. It’s totally one of those things we take for granted, but it can help out a great deal when we’re feeling stressed.

Certified health coach and yogi Angela Rocchio agrees.

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News Briefing Black Trans History panel to be held at William Way In honor of Black History Month, members of the city’s black trans community will participate in a panel discussion.

Trans Equity Project, the TransMasculine Advocacy Network (TMAN), L’amour and members of Philadelphia’s trans communities will host the annual “Philly Black Trans History: A Multigenerational Panel Discussion.”

The panel will feature influential trans pioneers and will celebrate black trans resilience. The event will provide an opportunity to learn about Philadelphia’s black trans history and to network with members in the community.

The discussion will be held 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.

Scholarship apps open next month for LGBT community-college students Point Foundation is offering scholarship opportunities for LGBT community-college students planning to transfer to a four-year school.

LGBT students accepted into the program will benefit from a financial award, school-transfer coaching and academic planning guidance at the Point Community College Transfer Symposium in Los Angeles, Calif.

“Due to the lack of familial and community support, LGBTQ students often come from resource-challenged backgrounds. Many are also the first in their families to try and navigate a path to higher education,” said Point Foundation Executive Director Jorge Valencia in a statement.

Point Foundation launched the scholarship program in 2016 in partnership with Wells Fargo. The foundation promotes change through scholarship

funding, mentorship and leadership and has awarded almost 400 students since 2002.

“Right now the LGBTQ community is under attack from those who want to roll back important rights and protections we have fought hard to attain. So it is imperative that these students have [access] to much-needed financial support and academic guidance that will allow them to succeed in college and beyond,” said Valencia.

Point Foundation will announce the recipients for 2018 in June during LGBT Pride Month.

The application process will open March 1 with a deadline at 11:59 p.m.

May 1. For the application or additional information, visit http://bit.ly/2sDMEBi.

Applications open for PNC Bank LGBT Business Award An Independence Business Alliance member business will receive $10,000 cash to support its plan for growth.

IBA is accepting applications for the 2018 PNC LGBT Business Award. The award, sponsored by PNC Bank, annually provides $10,000 to an IBA member business.

The business will demonstrate growth plans in innovation, sustainability and continuous contribution to the community.

Applications will be accepted through April 16.

For more information about qualifications or the award, visit https://www. thinkiba.com/programs/pnc-bank-lgbtbusiness-award/.

— Brittany M. Wehner

DVLF to host networking event at Cinder DVLF, an LGBT grant-making organization, next week will host its monthly networking event. OurNightOut will be held 6-9 p.m. Feb. 27 at Cinder Copper & Lace, 1500 Locust St. Visit http://bit. ly/2BH8YNj to register. The cost is $5 online and $10 at the door.

Proceeds will go toward an LGBTserving organization. n — Jeremy Rodriguez

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when you breathe deeply, it sends a message to your brain to calm down and relax.

The brain then sends this message to your body, which slows down your heart rate and decreases your blood pressure.”

To maximize the effects of your deep-breathing routine, Rocchio suggests sitting comfortably with your eyes closed after setting a timer for two to three minutes.

Allow yourself to inhale and exhale; do each for a count of five seconds.

“Try not to judge yourself for being distracted when distractions come up,” she continues. “Our brains are just doing their job.

When distracted, bring yourself back to the breath. It gets easier over time. Just know that we all struggle with it – even those that have been practicing meditation for years.”

3. Power down and shut those screens off I’m a slave to my screens, and you probably are too. That’s precisely the reason why I need to go on a social-media hiatus occasionally — at the very least deleting the apps from my devices, but sometimes deactivating my accounts temporarily so I don’t tempt myself so easily. It’s worked in the past, and I feel infinitely lighter than when my face is glued to Facebook and Twitter, allowing myself to be affected by all the soul-eating negativity day in and day out.

Dr. Colleen Carroll, bestselling author of “Hooked on Screens,” details more of the detrimental effects of our digital addiction.

“Adults check their phones approximately 150 times a day,” she reveals. “This is shortening our attention span, creating a tech dependence and instant-gratification cycle with social media and gaming, and, at the very least, causing ‘tech neck’ and other back problems.

“Our relationships are suffering, too.

We don’t talk to our spouses as much, and we communicate with most friends via Facebook instead of picking up the phone.

Strong interpersonal relationships are the key to a healthy emotional state at all stages in life. Screens are interfering with making and keeping friends.”

Start small — maybe an hour or two a day — and expand your time offline as you feel necessary. Put your devices away an hour before bed, too. It’ll help your brain relax and get into sleep mode for a more restful night.

4. Escape and let yourself be free Physically escape when you can — even a quick vacation can revitalize you — but also allow yourself to be yourself, and that might be off the beaten path. For instance, when I’m feeling particularly stressed and com-

pressed, I like to get naked. But that doesn’t have to mean sex. Happy-ending massages and nude beaches are a great way to kick back and unwind, but I’ve also enjoyed getaways to clothing-optional resorts, like the Grand Resort and Spa in Fort Lauderdale, where I can let it all hang out without anybody batting an eye. (A wink my way never hurts, though.)

5. Find the sunshine — inside and out Make a list of all the great things about yourself and everything that’s going right in your life — even if it’s just a few things.

Review that list and remember that while it may seem like you have it bad (or maybe not as good as you’d like), there are people out there who have it much worse. Chances are you’re actually quite blessed with your lot in life, comparatively. When you put it into that sort of perspective, you won’t have much left to complain about.

Get out into the sun too — with a proper SPF, of course. It’s scientifically proven that exposure to the sunlight improves our mood, among many other benefits, so when you’re feeling down, seek the ’shine.

6. Learn to love being alone with yourself I’m an extremely social person, but I schedule “me” time at least once a week.

Usually that means taking my pile of magazines to Starbucks to read, but I’m a huge advocate of doing all manner of things alone, including having lunch with me, popping into a nice restaurant for a couple glasses of wine with me, and seeing movies with me. I really enjoy it, because I’m a big fan of me. It’s time for you to be a big fan of you, too.

7. Practice gratitude, every day We all have so much for which to be grateful, but we rarely recognize it — and that has to change.

“Studies show that practicing gratitude has a multitude of good effects, and writing down what you’re grateful for each day can be particularly rewarding as well,” says Amy M. Gardner, certified professional coach with Apochromatik. “But even if the most you can muster is thinking of one thing each morning in the shower, do it. You can improve your mindset and outlook with just that simple exercise.”

Words to live by. n Mikey Rox is an award-winning journalist and LGBT lifestyle expert whose work has been published in more than 100 outlets across the world. He splits his time between homes in New York City and the Jersey Shore with his dog Jaxon. Connect with Mikey on Twitter @mikeyrox.

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International Tom Daley and Dustin Lance Black announce impending fatherhood British diver Tom Daley and screenwriter husband Dustin Lance Black have announced they are becoming parents.

The couple is pictured in an Instagram photo Feb. 14 holding a picture from a baby scan.

A spokesperson for Daley confirmed “Tom and Dustin are thrilled to share that they are expecting their first child in 2018.”

Daley, 23, and Black, 43, announced their engagement in 2015 in the Times of London and wed last year.

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good-looking Latino man there,” he said.

In July 2015, Frame took a trip to Las Vegas with Nuñez and proposed. They were married in April 2016, making Nuñez eligible for a green card.

“I had no doubt that morning we would go in and everything was going to be fine. I was very confident,” Frame said. “I’m a very strong person. I’ve been through a lot in my life. [But] I’m scared. I’m nervous and my heart bleeds for Ivan. I am mad because we were trying to do the right thing.”

Nuñez originally fled Mexico out of fear of being killed for his sexuality.

Gonzalo Peralta, an attorney representing the couple, was also present Monday, and stated that Nuñez has no criminal charges. He was detained strictly for being undocumented.

Representatives from Juntos, a Philadelphia-based immigrant humanrights group and GALAEI, an organiza-

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plaints are welcome at the agency, and at a minimum, their website and complaint forms should reflect that position.

This should happen expediently, as justice delayed is justice denied.”

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania is urging victims of LGBT discrimination to file complaints with PHRC, despite the lack of clear agency guidance. “Folks are experiencing discrimination in Pennsylvania today and we want to make sure they are pursuing

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Black is an American screenwriter and director who won an Academy Award in 2008 for his screenplay for “Milk,” a biopic of gay-rights campaigner Harvey Milk.

Lesbian couple the first in New Zealand to get married in Pride parade A lesbian couple has become the first in New Zealand to get married in a Pride parade.

Tears flowed and applause rang out as Victoria Envy, 28, and Sinead O’Connell, 25, tied the knot on their very own float as the parade snaked its way down Auckland’s Ponsonby Road Feb. 17.

The momentous occasion was made even more special, as it was at the same parade that the pair first locked eyes years ago.

“We had some ‘meaningful eye contact,’ but I realized very quickly that she was there with someone else,” said Envy.

The 28-year-old barber put it out of her mind until months later, when luck would have it, the pair matched on the popular dating app Tinder.

tion advocating for LGBT Latinx people, also spoke out in support of Nuñez and Frame. The organizations have launched an online petition in hopes of pressuring ICE to release Nuñez. The petition had more than 1,000 signatures by presstime Wednesday.

“I’m a very strong person. I’ve been through a lot in my life. I’m scared.

I’m nervous and my heart bleeds for Ivan. I am mad because we were trying to do the right thing.”

“Ivan’s case, in particular, is really striking a chord with our communities and if anything, it highlights, particularly for our communities, the importance of doing intersectional work,”

the remedies available to them, including filing complaints at PHRC,” said Julie Zaebst, senior policy advocate at the ACLU of Pennsylvania.

Zaebst said the chapter plans to embark on an educational effort soon.

“We want to make sure the public knows these are important claims that they should be bringing to PHRC. We’re going to be doing some public education across the state to clarify the state of the current law and to invite folks to contact us if they are LGBTQ and have experi-

Victoria and Sinead Envy have been inseparable since their acquaintance blossomed into love, getting engaged after just six months.

“The first questions was: ‘Do you remember me from the Pride Parade?’ and she did, so we hit it off.”

When it came to planning their wedding, the pair were filled with dread over costs.

So, when they won a competition to get married on a pride parade float, they were thrilled.

Hong Kong gay pop star says Malaysia show dropped over LGBT support A Hong Kong pop star said Feb. 15 she had been denied permission to perform in Malaysia because she campaigns for gay rights, amid criticism from activists of rising intolerance toward the LGBT community in the Muslim-majority nation.

Singer Denise Ho, who is openly gay, said Malaysian officials told her promoter that her application to perform in capital Kuala Lumpur in April was refused due to her support for lesbian, gay, bisexual and

said Nikki Lopez, GALAEI executive director.

“I’ve always been a believer in any work for revolution and any work for families,” she added. “Radical love is what is building our communities, radical love is what is saving our communities. Please practice radical love in your communities.”

Miguel Andrade, of Juntos, urged the public to stand in support and take action.

“It is no understatement when I say that immigrant communities are under attack right now under this current administration,” said Andrade, who added that what should have been a quick interview and happy moment going through the process ended with heartbreak.

Frame frequently goes to visit Nuñez in York but it takes an emotional toll, he said. Frame and his attorney, with support from the community, said they will continue fighting to bring Nuñez home. n

enced discrimination.”

Zaebst also emphasized the desirability of a statewide antibias law containing specific LGBT protections.

“At the same time, it remains crucial that we get nondiscrimination in Pennsylvania’s [antibias] statute to make crystal clear what the law is and to protect LGBTQ Pennsylvanians moving forward.

So we will continue to fight for the state law as well. Both [case law and state law] are important.”

Zaebst was asked if the ACLU is con-

transgender people.

The LGBT community is routinely persecuted in Malaysia, where gay sex is criminalized, punishable by up to 20 years in prison, caning or a fine, and the government sanctions campaigns seeking to curb homosexuality and transgenderism.

“I am disappointed,” Ho, one of Asia’s most famous Cantopop stars, said from Hong Kong. “You would think that in 2018, where many countries are pushing for gay rights and same-sex marriages, that the world would be progressing. But in fact, it is not.”

A Malaysian government minister did not specify why the application was turned down, but said all performances in the country must be done in accordance with “local law and values.”

“Malaysia welcomes any artist who projects a wholesome value,” the country’s communications and multimedia minister, Salleh Said Keruak, said.

Ho, who came out publicly in 2012, said she had performed in Malaysia in 2006 without any issues. At least 2,000 people were expected to attend her concert in April, she added. n — compiled by Larry Nichols

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seeking the death penalty. He was unemployed at the time of Williams’ alleged murder but previously was employed as a bouncer at nightclubs.

Last year, Sargent requested the dismissal of all charges, claiming his right to a speedy trial was violated. But in August 2017, Philadelphia Common Pleas Court Judge Diana L. Anhalt denied Sargent’s request.

His former attorney, J. Michael Farrell, recently was sentenced to a federal prison in New Jersey after he was convicted of witness tampering and money laundering in an unrelated case.

Sargent will serve as his own attorney during his trial, but he’ll have the assistance of standby attorney Benjamin Cooper.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, Sargent’s jury trial will begin 10 a.m. Feb. 26 in Room 807 of the Criminal Justice Center, 1315 Filbert St., with Anhalt presiding.

Sargent remains incarcerated at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia. n

cerned about the quality of an investigation that would be given to an LGBT complaint at PHRC. “At this point, we don’t have any concerns about the quality of investigation this type of complaint would receive,” Zaebst replied. “We do welcome folks who have filed a complaint or are considering filing a complaint [with PHRC] about LGBTQ discrimination to contact us for more information and support.

They can do so online at www.aclupa.org/ complaint.” n

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Safe Injection Sites, Part III Let’s do it. Here’s how.

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f we ever do find the political will to build a safe injection site in Philadelphia, it should be named after Mike Newall, the Philadelphia Inquirer reporter who has, almost singlehandedly, brought the heroin crisis into our collective consciousness. He and Inquirer staff photographer, David Maialetti, have taken us from the steps of the Firm Hope Baptist Church on Auburn Street to the Gurney Street train gulch; from the McPherson Square library lawn, to the hulking ruins of Ascension of Our Lord church.

…current public policy is tantamount to the use of public funds to support unsafe injection sites.

In and around Kensington there is no shortage of unsafe injection sites; they are under bridges and down side alleys. As Newell writes in philly. com, “There are Gurney Streets everywhere.

For weeks, a tent city sprang up in vacant lots at Kensington and Somerset. Large domed tents.

The city scattered the camp to smaller lots along The Avenue like the one where Taylor, from Harrisburg, and Mackenzie, from Delaware County, now sleep.

Taylor used to stay at the shuttered church.

‘It was dirty and terrifying,’ she said. She said she feared she would be raped in the ruins.

The crowds living under the Emerald Street Bridge have grown so thick in recent months that the place’s ironic moniker — Emerald City — doesn’t sound so ironic anymore.”

When the city cleared out the Conrail shooting gallery, critics warned that this would simply spread the problem throughout Kensington. They were right.

We support the city’s effort to create a safe injection site, because current public policy is tantamount to the use of public funds to support unsafe injection sites. But, our support comes with the responsibility to answer the same concerns raised by law enforcement and politicians. How do we provide a safe injection facility that: 1. does not simply enable illegal drug use; and 2. does not further destroy Kensington by defining it as a haven for heroin use?

Here’s our answer. At Second and Erie streets there is a vacant warehouse that was a former logistics depot for Home Depot. It is 96,000 square feet surrounded on three sides by DePaul construction materials and equipment. It is buffered by more than 10 acres of concrete and fencing.

The facility cannot be seen by any residential neighborhood and it sits at ground zero of our city’s heroin epidemic. The bulk of the facility sits over 1,000 feet from any school, church, or park.

The site can house all of the programs that the

Beyond clean needles and shelter, an SIS would be a gateway to counseling and recovery. Photo Todd Huffman via Wikimedia Commons.

proposed Seattle-based safe injection site will host. While the consumption aspect of the Seattle Community health engagement location (CHEL) is what makes headlines, what Philadelphia is proposing expands beyond safe injections. In Seattle, the proposed $2 million will cover the following: overdose treatment, naloxone and oxygen; overdose prevention; syringe exchange services; sexual health resources and supplies; referral to basic medical treatment, social services, case management; peer support and health education; rapid linkage to medication-assisted treatment, detox services and out-

patient/inpatient treatment services; supplies and space for consuming illicit drugs via injection, smoking or sublimation, and nasal inhalation; and post-consumption observation space. In addition, the site can also house a homeless shelter for addicts.

Access to the facility would be strictly monitored by a Philadelphia police department sub-station housed at the gated entrance to prevent the nightmarish street scenes that have defined the neighborhood surrounding Vancouver’s safe injection site.

While this seems like a fairly expensive proposition (and city officials Continued on page 2 Feb. 18-25, 2018

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Safe Injection Sites, Part III Continued from page 1 have pledged that any safe injection site would be privately managed though no private company has stepped up to signal their interest), the public policy move toward safe injection sites is driven, in part, by the huge public cost of the heroin epidemic.

Yes, there are questions we cannot answer: most important of which is how do we insure that this facility does not enable a mini-city of long-term heroin users. But, as we have seen in this series, studies show that this

facility will save lives without increasing heroin addiction. We know that it will relieve pressure on neighborhoods in and around Kensington that now house addicts in back alleys and under bridges.

What we don’t know is whether such a facility can change the upward trajectory of heroin deaths in Philadelphia. But let’s take the bold step of becoming one of the first cities in America to try.

Lower Merion Wins Central League Continued from page 12 stay in that gym. We knew [by the time] the playoffs came around we were just going to be back on track and fully healthy.” He added: “Winning the Central League is an amazing accomplishment.

I’m happy I can cherish this fun time with my team and coaches.

It took a lot of hours in the gym to get this done. I’m happy all the hard work paid off and I’m happy my dad [who passed away in October] can look over me and see a champion.”

Teammate Harrison Klevan, who has become one of the best Lower Merion success stories in coach Gregg Downer’s 28 years at the helm of the club, knocked in 15 points in the win. He thinks the Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl success has inspired the Aces. “All season, I have felt like we should be compared to the Eagles because I felt we were always written off,” said Klevan, who played less than half the games as a member of the fresh-

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man and junior varsity teams his first three seasons. As a senior, he became a 12.4 ppg scorer and starter on varsity. “Jack Forrest was out some of the time, being too sick too play; I’ve missed a game; many others have been sick or hurt and we have fed off of each other and really promoted the “next man up” mentality. And it has been really working for us.

We always know what we are going to get from Jack and Steve, so it’s up to the remaining 14 of us to step up.”

Payne thinks chemistry is the key to the team’s high playoff seeding. “I wouldn’t say we have a magical chemistry,” Payne said.

“But, we do click really well. I think it’s just from growing up with each other and playing with each other this summer and really building our team chemistry.

I'd love to go far in these district and state playoffs; this is what we dream of.”

Black Panther Power Film provides opportunities to engage African-American youth

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ven before Marvel’s “Black Panther” opened on silver screens worldwide, pre-ticket sales were on track to outpace every other superhero movie in

history.

A number of community-minded people also saw the film as an ideal opportunity to engage youth.

One of them was Philadelphia writer and promoter Mister Mann Frisby, of Renaissance Mann Inc., who says, “This is not a movie, it’s a movement.”

On Feb. 20 and 21, Frisby is hosting screenings of the film for a number of schools. In the audience will be winners of an essay contest he sponsored titled “Black on the Black Hand Side,” which asked the students to write about why the film, featuring black and brown actors, mattered.

“It really hit home to them,” Mann says of the film, adding, “It’s a fictional African nation, but [it's Mister Mann Frisby provides analysis on "Black Panfictional status] doesn’t matter.” ther." Photo courtesy of Mister Mann Frisby Youth are finding in the movie, what other AfWalt Reeder provided funding as well. “A lot of inrican American fans are: feelings of empowerment and inspiration. dividuals reached out to me and said, ‘Here’s forty “Black Panther,” released by Walt Disney Studollars for students to go see the film.’” dios on Feb. 15, tells the story of an African The film, which the New York Times called “a prince from the land of Wakanda who returns defining moment for black America,” is directed home following the death of his father to take

by African-American filmmaker Ryan Coogler, his rightful seat at the throne. However, a and features an ensemble African-Amerconflict endangers not only the people ican cast that includes Chadwick of Wakanda, but also the world. The Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Luprince must conjure his Black pita Nyong’o, Angela Bassett, Forest Panther powers to save them.

Whitaker and others.

Mann’s celebrity friends In Philadelphia, the Friday night show was joined him in contributing to the also followed by a jam session inspired by youths’ opportunities to see the Black on The Black Hand Side and Black film and discuss its content. For Panther at Delaware avenue music venexample, Pepa, of the legendary ue Warmdaddy's, sponsored by Pathrap duo Salt-N-Pepa, provided finders Travel Magazine for People of funding for the Creative and Color and Patty Jackson, of WDASPerforming Arts High School, FM. the singing group Kindred the Efforts like Mann’s are not specifMarvel's "Black Panther" is poised to break box office Family Soul paid for stuic to Philadelphia, donors across the records. Photo: ©Marvel dents from Lee Elementary country are providing opportunities to attend and popular promoter Studios 2018. for young people to see the film.

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, March 6, 2018 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.

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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 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 re-sell 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, 215-6861483 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

$113,988.90 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-303 749 S 19th St a/k/a 749 S. 19th St Unit 1 a/k/a Unit A 19146-1841 30th wd. 1,069 Sq. Ft. OPA#888303980 Residential Property Karl A. Michelfelder C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 02020 $178,907.47 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-304 1212 N. 64th St 19151 34th wd. Land: 1,616 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,542 Sq. Ft.; Total: 3,158 Sq. Ft. OPA#344256300 Residential Property Niaja Brown C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01855 $69,663.31 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1803-305 1025 Herbert St 19124 23rd wd. 1,288 Sq. Ft. OPA#234085800 Residential Property Denise Diane George C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01545 $78,771.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-306 3871 Manayunk Ave 191285111 21st wd. 1,462 Sq. Ft. OPA#212126400 Residential Property Helen E. Nicholson a/k/a Helen Nicholson C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01416 $171,287.64 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-307 1625 E Cheltenham Ave 62nd wd. 1,991 Sq. Ft. BRT#621086500 Residential Dwelling Maurisa Burton C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03323 $118,856.88 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-308 3009 S Sydenham St 19145 26th wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft. BRT#261236100 Residential Real Estate Gregory Lazer a/k/a Gregory J. Lazer and Stephanie Lazer C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 04448 $321,306.24 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-309 26 S 59th St 3rd wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. BRT#031125900 Residential Dwelling Erma Louise Holmes C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 04354 $60,826.08 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-310 7213 N 21st St 19138 10th wd. 1,770 Sq. Ft. BRT#101175500 Residential Real Estate Geneva Holness Williams C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02510 $116,000.18 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-311 6636 N Opal St 19138-3132 10th wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. OPA#102047400 Residential Property Tamarah Murphy, in Her Capacity as Administratrix and Heir of The Estate of Nola Murphy a/k/a Nola Mae Murphy; Joel Murphy, in His Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Nola Murphy a/k/a Nola Mae Murphy; Marilyn M. Mcneil, in Her Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Nola

Murphy a/k/a Nola Mae Murphy; Shemaiah L. Murphy, in Her Capacity as Heir of Judith Murphy a/k/a Judith E. Murphy, Deceased Heir of Nola Murphy a/k/a Nola Mae Murphy, Deceased; Carshena R. Murphy, in Her Capacity as Heir of Judith Murphy a/k/a Judith E. Murphy, Deceased Heir of Nola Murphy a/k/a Nola Mae Murphy, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Nola Murphy a/k/a Nola Mae Murphy, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Judith Murphy a/k/a Judith E. Murphy, Deceased Heir of Nola Murphy a/k/a Nola Mae Murphy, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 04214 $71,042.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-312 7217 Yocum St 19142-1043 40th wd. 1,280 Sq. Ft. BRT#403279700 Residential Real Estate Charlotte Jean Mears a/k/a Charlotte J. Mears, Trustee for Lance Owen Mears and David Michael Mears a/k/a Michael Mears and Charlotte Jean Mears a/k/a Charlotte J. Mears, Individually C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02737 $37,351.05 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-313 2004 Laveer St a/k/a 2004 W Laveer St 19138 17th wd.

1,135 Sq. Ft. OPA#171297900 Residential Property The Unknown Heirs of Geneva Jones, Deceased, Tamika Jones, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Geneva Jones Deceased and Michael Rhinehardt Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Geneva Jones Deceased C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 03315 $66,091.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-314 5747 Reedland St a/k/a 5747 Reedland Ave 19143-6131 40th wd. 864 Sq. Ft. OPA#402192800 Residential Property Patrick Maruggi; Jeana Maruggi C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02686 $94,156.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-315 7514 Fayette St 50th wd.

1,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#501016200 Subject to Mortgage Residential Dwelling Vincent Wilder, Jr. C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00269 $23,621.36 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-316 934 S 2nd St 19147 2nd wd. Land Area: 552 Sq. Ft. BRT#021380100 Residential Dwelling Brian C. McLaughlin and Nicole McLaughlin C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 02506 $228,985.93 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.,

Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1803-317 267 Dimarco Dr 191544340 66th wd. 1,056 Sq. Ft. OPA#662299700 Residential Property Cynthia Jean Roth, in Her Capcity as Executrix and Devisee of The Estate of Jean E. Stephenson a/k/a Jean Stephenson C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01536 $123,348.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-318 2008 N Marston St a/k/a 2008 N Marston St 19122/19121 32nd wd. 746 Sq. Ft. BRT#323197000 Residential Dwelling John Vanderhost C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01944 $39,667.06 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1803-319 7414 Thouron Ave 19138 10th wd. 1,593 Sq. Ft. OPA#102492300 Residential Property Willie F. Green C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02885 $120,694.63 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-320 1742 Scattergood St 19124 62nd wd. 1,104 Sq. Ft. OPA#622126200 Residential Property Loretta Grant C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01278 $65,911.06 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-321 5804 Tulip St 19135-4208 41st wd. 1,728 Sq. Ft. OPA#411420400 Residential Property William Gross C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00016 $101,995.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-322 7662 Brentwood Rd 19151 34th wd. 1,304 Sq. Ft. OPA#343227000 Residential Property James L. Hayes C.P. July Term, 2011 No. 01819 $44,462.66 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-323 4122 E Howell St 19135 62nd wd. 1,339 Sq. Ft. OPA#622174000 Residential Property Shareema Peterkin C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01673 $127,424.19 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-324 4209 Disston St 19135 55th wd. 2,631 Sq. Ft. OPA#552187100 Residential Property Kevin S. Starling C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 01155 $155,386.58 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-325 2821 Memphis St 25th wd. All That Certain lot or piece of ground with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, Situate on the Southeasterly side of Memphis St at the distance of 148 ft Northeastwardly from the Northeasterly side of Somerset St in the 25th ward of the City of Philadelphia.Containing in front or

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, March 6, 2018 1803-301 5812 Akron St 19149-3402 62nd wd. 1,174 Sq. Ft. OPA#621424300 Residential Property Veronica Rentas C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00553 $113,031.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-302 5401 Rutland St 19124-1127 62nd wd. 1,650 Sq. Ft. OPA#621328000 Residential Property Erick Charles C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00558

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breadth on the said Memphis St 14’2” and extending of that width in length or depth Southeastwardly between lines parallel with the said Somerset St 64’3-3/4” to a certain 3 ft wide alley, which extends Southwestwardly from Auburn St and communicates at its Southwesternmost end with a certain other alley 3 ft wide, which extends Northwestwardly and Southeastwardly from the said Memphis St to Aramingo Ave. PRCL# 25-1-4848-00 ROW 2 STY MASONRY Pennington 189 Management LLC et. al. C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 02112 $86,747.41 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1803-326 3544 Shelmire St 19136 64th wd. Land: 1,588 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,416 Sq. Ft.; Total: 3,004 Sq. Ft. BRT#642173800 Residential Property Brian P. Mallon and Colleen M. Wellington C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02903 $159,717.76 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1803-327 2650 S 68th St 19142 40th wd.

1,264 Sq. Ft. OPA#406100000 Residential Property The Unknown Heirs of John A. Binion, Deceased and Vivian Pine Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of John A. Binion, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01843 $29,487.84 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-328 1005 Borbeck Ave 191112604 63rd wd. 1,041 Sq. Ft. OPA#631259600 Residential Property Alyson M. Piper C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 03378 $124,767.18 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-329 5915 Larchwood Ave 3rd wd.

Beginning Point: Situate on the North side of Larchwood Avenue 111 feet 10 inces west from the West side of 59th St OPA#032083600 ROW 2 STY MASONRY Donald Randall Jr. administrator of The Estate of Donald Randall C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 01428 $79,118.92 Patrick J. Wesner 1803-330 7105 Brous Ave 19149 64th wd. 3,737 Sq. Ft. BRT#641060900 Residential Real Estate Elizabeth Ernwood C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 00463 $133,360.62 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-331 1538 Church St 19124 23rd wd. 3,737 Sq. Ft. BRT#232037400 Residential Real Estate James Panetta C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00370 $83,916.06 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-332 5337 Wyalusing Ave 19131 44th wd. Land Area: 1,344 Sq. Ft. BRT#44-2073500 Residential Dwelling Shenneth Reed and Darrell Reed C.P. July Term, 2017 No.

02171 $55,730.29 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1803-333 3208 Belgreen Rd 19154 66th wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft. BRT#663084100 Residential Real Estate Raymond T. Grant and Anne F. Grant C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 02597 $142,586.57 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-334 6149 Spruce St 19139 46th wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft. BRT#031122200 Residential Dwelling Andrew Guyton C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 01926 $99,186.58 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1803-335 5512 Devon St 12th wd. 1,087 Sq. Ft. BRT#122260200 Residential Dwelling Janet Kofman and Arkady Kofman C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 01689 $69,038.03 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1803-336 315 New St, Apt 301 19106-1134 5th wd. 1,103 Sq. Ft. OPA#888056602 Residential Property David L. Schellenberg C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00685 $54,937.42 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-337 5729 Commerce St 191392428 4th wd. 1,110 Sq. Ft. OPA#042013100 Residential Property Craig Gregory Parker; Catherine E. Parker C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02822 $42,963.64 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-338 2539 S Galloway St 191484715 39th wd. 1,216 Sq. Ft. OPA#392233700 Residential Property Elvis G. Fernandez C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03626 $75,488.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-339 3214 Fordham Rd 191143805 57th wd. 1,164 Sq. Ft. OPA#572099900 Residential Property Nicholas Keck; Jaime Keck C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03625 $163,145.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-340 4035 Dungan St 19124-5316 33rd wd. 1,232 Sq. Ft. OPA#332420300 Residential Property Marian Wright, in Her Capacity as Administratrix and Heir of The Estate of Milton Wright, Jr; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Milton Wright, Jr, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02028 $114,330.33 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-341 3878 Kipling Pl 66th wd.

2,918 Sq. Ft. BRT#662288000

Residential Dwelling David Cleary and Patricia Cleary C.P. October Term, 2007 No. 03220 $152,759.31 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-342 1340 Alter St a/k/a 1340-42 Alter St 19147-4407 2nd wd.

1,088 Sq. Ft. OPA#021170910 Residential Property Lisa Y. Risco, in Her Capacity as Administratrix and Heir of The Estate of Ferdinand Risco; Ferdinand L. Risco, Jr., in His Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Ferdinand Risco; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Ferdinand Risco, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00718 $297,721.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-343 5714 Hegerman St 191354103 41st wd. 946 Sq. Ft. OPA#411355100 Residential Property Matthew Robertson C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00735 $75,686.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-344 2859 N Stillman St 19132 38th wd. 917 Sq. Ft. OPA#381079300 Residential Property Dana Garner; Monica H. Garner C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01537 $35,602.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-345 2626 N. 9th St 19132 19th wd.

1,344 Sq. Ft. BRT#371135700 Residential Dwelling Steven E. Curtis C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 2128 $39,979.84 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1803-346 2233 Ellsworth St 19146 36th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#361234900 Residential Property Matthew R. Newlin C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02041 $112,230.66 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-347 1328 Mt. Pleasant a/k/a 1328 E Mount Pleasant Ave 191502029 50th wd. 1,598 Sq. Ft. OPA#502440010 Residential Property William R. Martin, Jr. C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01330 $193,468.27 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-348 7135 Torresdale Ave 19135 65th wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1,440 Sq. Ft. BRT#651257400 Residential Dwelling Beth Ann Ellinger C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00499 $158,780.22 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-349 863 Granite St 19124-1728 35th wd. 1,022 Sq. Ft. OPA#351138100 Residential Property Igor Mirgorodsky; Irina Mirgorodsky C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00368 $54,028.90 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1803-350 4006 N 12th St 19140 43rd wd. 1,169 Sq. Ft. OPA#433163700 Residential Property The Unknown Heirs of Alice Hubbard, Deceased and Willie Mae Greene Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Alice Hubbard, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01497 $12,132.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-351 1819 S 28th St 191451701 48th wd. 810 Sq. Ft. OPA#482344600 Residential Property Manisone Keomanivanh C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00492 $87,835.81 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-352 912 Griffith St 19111 63rd wd. DET 1.5 STY MASONRY+OTHER; 1,140 Sq. Ft. BRT#631264000 Residential Dwelling Jerome I. Cantor C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01938 $223,631.61 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-353 7223 Brous Ave 19149 64th wd. 1,666 Sq. Ft. OPA#641064400 Residential Property Dennis A. Hunter Jr. and Dawn M. Hunter C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02589 $70,576.48 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-354 202 W Duncannon St 19120 42nd wd. 907 Sq. Ft. OPA#422214300 Residential Property Frederick Moore C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01302 $94,140.27 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-355 3327 Guilford St 191364308 64th wd. 1,408 Sq. Ft. OPA#642094300 Residential Property Jennifer A. Bruno C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 03549 $160,907.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-356 533 Pierce St 19148-1807 700 Sq. Ft. OPA#011380600 Residential Property Sidiq Shaheed Montgomery C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00950 $66,573.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-357 5659 Loretto Ave 19124 35th wd. 1,432 Sq. Ft. BRT#351402300 Residential Real Estate John Gibbs, Jr. a/k/a John Gibbs C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01532 $62,129.82 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-358 5627 Larchwood Ave 19143 60th wd. 1,178 Sq. Ft. OPA#604140000 Residential Property Arnold Benjamin Perkins, Jr. Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Elaine P. Allen, Deceased and Kristen Scurry Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Elaine P. Allen, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00676 $73,274.37 KML Law Group, P.C.

1803-359 8523 Cratin Pl 19153 40th wd.

3,240 Sq. Ft. BRT#405183804 Residential Real Estate Shamsiddin Hameen Islam C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04379 $221,886.00 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-360 843 N 66th St 19151-3331 34th wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft. OPA#344358900 Residential Property Angela M. Robinson C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02033 $129,071.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-361 1747 N 59th St 19151 4th wd.

1,576 Sq. Ft. OPA#043310800 Residential Property Angel M. Slaughter C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02075 $148,475.15 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-362 6022 N 16th St 19141-1908 17th wd. 1,362 Sq. Ft. OPA#172145100 Residential Property Dawn Mcclary C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00736 $67,933.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-363 6037 Lansdowne Ave 19151 34th wd. 1,520 Sq. Ft. OPA#342051900 Residential Property Dorothy David and Michael David C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00742 $86,309.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-364 3922 K St 19124-5430 33rd wd. 1,536 Sq. Ft. OPA#332309700 Residential Property Thi Nu Le, in Her Capacity as Heir of Vinh Q. Le, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Vinh Q. Le, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 03467 $52,671.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-365 4006 Gilham St 19135 55th wd. 975 Sq. Ft. OPA#552128000 Residential Property Nicole M. Bowdler C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04175 $96,493.46 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-366 245 Rochelle Ave 19128 21st wd. 2,007 Sq. Ft. OPA#213013300 Residential Property Aimee Pilgermayer a/k/a Aimee Pilgarmayer; Ben Sheaffer a/k/a Benjamin Shaeffer C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00434 $266,305.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-367 1339 Robbins St 19111 53rd wd. 1,198 Sq. Ft. OPA#531047800 Residential Property Esther Dalturis and John Jeantel C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 03670 $115,716.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-368 6347 Kingsessing Ave 19142 40th wd. 1,095 Sq. Ft. OPA#401258000 Residential

Property Bung Thi Nguyen C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00213 $87,822.44 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-369 130 W. Albanus St 191203407 42nd wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#422130300 Residential Property Ida Isaac C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00371 $9,960.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-370 5328 Master St 19131 44th wd. 1,387 Sq. Ft. BRT#442160200; OPA#442160200 Residential Dwelling Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Edward Watson C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 01535 $93,803.39 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-371 2718 W York St a/k/a 2718 York St 19132 28th wd. 992 Sq. Ft. OPA#281246500 Residential Property The Unknown Heirs of Willie Reed Deceased, Andrew Reed Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Willie Reed Deceased and Joseph Reed Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Willie Reed Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03551 $29,985.08 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-372 1842 W. Champlost St 49th wd. 1,415 Sq. Ft. BRT#171203400 Residential Dwelling James E. Williams, Deceased and Arnetha Williams, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07205 $124,356.56 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1803-373 4910 N 15th St 19141 13th wd. 884 Sq. Ft. BRT#132068300; OPA#132068300 Residential Dwelling Robert L Furlow; Beaulah McLaurin C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01532 $68,733.32 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-374 3014 S 15th St 19145 26th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,364 Sq. Ft. BRT#261177400 Residential Dwelling Catherine E. Wenner C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 06023 $192,325.46 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-375 6316 Cottage St 19135 55th wd. 1,451 Sq. Ft. OPA#552388100 Residential Property Eric Donahue C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 01174 $53,775.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-376 8439 Bayard St 19150 50th wd. 1,449 Sq. Ft. OPA#501218200 Residential Property Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Geneva Fluid, deceased and

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Sandra Sykes, Known Heir of Geneva Fluid, deceased C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02204 $127,496.48 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-377 4312 N 8th St 19140 43rd wd.

771 Sq. Ft. OPA#433366100 Residential Property Jamillah Copeland C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02262 $63,624.07 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-378 6128 Glenloch St 19135 41st wd. 1,760 Sq. Ft. OPA#411201900 Residential Property Alex Santiago C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02285 $94,329.10 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-379 2611 S Bialy St 19153 40th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 960 Sq. Ft. BRT#404097000 Residential Dwelling William E. Morris and Sandra E. Morris C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 01801 $70,979.66 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-380 130 E Pomona St 191441931 59th wd. 1,408 Sq. Ft. OPA#592152900 Residential Property Kevin R. Gray C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 03307 $84,859.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-381 2622 S Carlisle St 191454620 26th wd. 1,110 Sq. Ft. OPA#261137300 Residential Property Phyllis M. Valentino a/k/a Phyllis M. Castelli C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 03996 $106,740.23 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-382 1610 N 30th St 19121 32nd wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1,815 Sq. Ft. BRT#324190200 Residential Dwelling Adrianne L. Grant, Known Surviving Heir of Ada Crawford, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Ada Crawford, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 03836 $141,446.45 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-383 8307 Rugby St 19150-2809 50th wd. 1,159 Sq. Ft. OPA#502103600 Residential Property Ernest Trice C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02688 $109,757.54 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-384 5225 Diamond St 52nd wd.

1,749 Sq. Ft. BRT#521153900 Residential Dwelling Robert D. Potts, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02344 $114,371.26 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1803-385 2448 S 6th St 19148 39th wd.

1,292 Sq. Ft. OPA#392353900 Residential Property Joseph F. McMullen, Sr. a/k/a Joseph McMullen C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02584 $19,987.12 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC

1803-386 2814 Nature Rd 19154-1606 66th wd. 1,695 Sq. Ft. OPA#662531800 Residential Property Patrick J. O’Connor; Donna M. O’Connor C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02715 $89,696.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-387 7022 Saybrook Ave 19142 40th wd. 1,254 Sq. Ft. OPA#403307500 Residential Property Veronica L. Jenkins C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00460 $29,580.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-388 3015 Memphis St 19134 25th wd. 954 Sq. Ft. OPA#251492600 Residential Property Ariana M. Adam a/k/a Ariana Adam C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02821 $81,699.46 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-389 220 Tree St 19148-3341 39th wd. 928 Sq. Ft. OPA#391089000 Residential Property Janice Farro C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 01142 $222,053.53 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-390 2451 S Camac St 19148 39th wd. 840 Sq. Ft. OPA#394336700 Residential Property Joseph N. DiDonato C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02743 $151,098.89 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-391 536 N 58th St 19131-4836 4th wd. 1,792 Sq. Ft. OPA#043134100 Residential Property Chanel R. Drayton a/k/a Chanel Drayton C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 02010 $76,278.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-392 1922 Annin St 36th wd. 750 Sq. Ft. BRT#361024200 Residential Dwelling Yvonne Lott C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03836 $99,117.00 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1803-393 524 E Penn St 191441406 12th wd. 1,163 Sq. Ft. BRT#12-1141400; OPA#121141400 Residential Dwelling Patricia John C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01357 $98,745.52 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-394 314 Roseberry St 19148 39th wd. 731 Sq. Ft. OPA#392209200 Residential Property Kurt Horstman and Anna Marie Horstman a/k/a Anna Horstman C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00156 $131,453.35 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-395 564 W. Clapier St 22nd wd.

2,411 Sq. Ft. BRT#133061800 Residential Dwelling Joseph D’Angelo, Deceased and Under Ida D’Angelo Deceased C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07222 $159,496.26 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC

1803-396 7180 Andrews Ave 10th wd.

1,699 Sq. Ft. BRT#101145900 Residential Dwelling Ruby Thompson C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07214 $107,854.20 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1803-397 847 Sanger St 35th wd. 1,208 Sq. Ft. BRT#35-1219700 Residential Dwelling Robert Minkiewicz, Kelly Minkiewicz and Richard Schmidt C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03330 $87,971.43 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1803-398 6312 N. Fairhill St a/k/a 6312 N Fairhill St 42nd wd.

2,605 Sq. Ft. BRT#611119800 Residential Dwelling Dawn Hopson C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02868 $365,100.42 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1803-399 3144 Aramingo Ave 19134 25th wd. 998 Sq. Ft. BRT#23N18-224/251481500; OPA#251481500 Residential Dwelling James Parkhurst; Tricia Parkhurst C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 03168 $153,692.58 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-400 4534 Hale St 19135 41st wd.

1,344 Sq. Ft. OPA#411162200 Residential Property Shana M. Coady C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 02351 $28,253.79 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-401 6041 Colgate St 191116004 35th wd. 938 Sq. Ft. OPA#352279400 Residential Property Dawn Thorne, in Her Capacity as Administratrix of The Estate of Irene V. Thorne; Verdia Thorne, in Her Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Irene V. Thorne; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Irene V. Thorne, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 00054 $108,752.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-402 943 E Russell St 33rd wd.

834 Sq. Ft. BRT#331183100 Residential Dwelling Albert Sepulveda C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03719 $36,479.62 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-403 611 E Comly St a/k/a 611 Comly St 19120 35th wd.

1,021 Sq. Ft. BRT#352149500 Residential Dwelling Ivan Quinones C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02228 $51,883.80 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1803-404 2740 Latona St 19146 36th wd. 651 Sq. Ft. BRT#362062100; OPA#362062100 Residential Dwelling Ester Jefferson, Known Heir of Carthella

Jefferson; James Jefferson, Known Heir of Carthella Jefferson; Thelma Jefferson, Known Heir of Carthella Jefferson; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Carthella Jefferson C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01347 $210,084.52 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-405 501 E Tulpehocken St 19144 22nd wd. 3,077 Sq. Ft. BRT#59-2-1192-00; OPA#592119200 Residential Dwelling Chauntae Hopkins; Darrin K. Hopkins, Sr. C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03505 $182,749.14 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-406 6616 Chew Ave 19119 22nd wd. 1,070 Sq. Ft. BRT#221254600 Residential Real Estate Spencer Evans, Administrator of The Estate of Eartie P. Evans-Coleman, a/k/a Eartie Coleman, a/k/a Eartie Evans C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 00612 $99,441.72 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-407 3206 Ancona Rd 19154 66th wd. 2,640 Sq. Ft. BRT#663075500; OPA#663075500 Residential Dwelling Kristy McNamee a/k/a Kristy L. McNamee; Mark J McNamee C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00533 $185,469.87 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-408 4450 N 12th St 19140 49th wd. 1,372 Sq. Ft. BRT#491456500 Residential Real Estate Alana Bell C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 02148 $58,139.47 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-409 6635 Haverford Ave 19151 34th wd. 2,090 Sq. Ft. BRT#34-4-0054-00 Residential Dwelling Tamika McConnaughey C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00868 $111,994.26 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-410 3534 W Crown Ave 19114 66th wd. 3,012 Sq. Ft. OPA#661179100 Residential Property Jeffrey Combs C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01299 $133,703.32 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-411 1943 Plymouth St 19138 10th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#101320400 Residential Property Shelley Dixon C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01963 $66,235.95 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-412 1215 N 56th St 19131 4th wd.

1,590 Sq. Ft. OPA#041216800 Residential Property Patricia D. Sample C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02762 $40,087.48 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-413 4014 M St 19124 33rd wd.

1,125 Sq. Ft. OPA#332456900

Residential Property Colette Thomas C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 02321 $57,639.65 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-414 1224 Pratt St 19124 62nd wd.

1,395 Sq. Ft. BRT#621016100 Roger Everett, Jr C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01708 $125,791.86 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-415 1120 E Sharpnack St a/k/a 1120 Sharpnack St 191503109 50th wd. 1,110 Sq. Ft. OPA#502323800 Residential Property Linda C. Koonce, in Her Capacity as Administratrix and Heir of The Estate of Marion Koonce a/k/a Marian Koonce; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Marion Koonce a/k/a Marian Koonce, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02503 $91,326.66 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-416 2036 Amber St 191251914 31st wd. 920 Sq. Ft. OPA#311122400 Residential Property Carlos L. Santos, Sr., in His Capacity as Heir of Carmen Santos, Deceased; Carlos L. Santos, Jr., in His Capacity as Heir of Carmen Santos, Deceased; Geraldo Santos, in His Capacity as Heir of Carmen Santos, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Carmen Santos, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02263 $9,392.90 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-417 1805 Emerson St 191522303 56th wd. 1,898 Sq. Ft. OPA#562094300 Residential Property Mark A. Freeman C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01044 $248,442.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-418 861 E Thompson St 191253509 18th wd. 1,296 Sq. Ft. OPA#181400700 Residential Property Dorothy Tharp; David C. Tharp C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 03726 $143,011.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-419 3252 F St 19134-1833 33rd wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#331285500 Residential Property Matilde Pantoja C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02639 $50,233.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-420 10736 Philcrest Rd 19154 66th wd. 1,801 Sq. Ft. OPA#662072272 Residential Property John A. Zanczuk C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02501 $170,915.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-421 1336 Kimberly Dr 19151

34th wd. 1,603 Sq. Ft. OPA#343296900 Residential Property Tigist Guebreyes C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 03984 $135,001.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-422 315 New St Unit 109 19106 5th wd. 892 Sq. Ft. OPA#888056516 Residential Property Thomas Conley C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 04350 $317,008.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-423 3599 Nottingham Ln a/k/a 3599 Nottingham Ln Unit F 19114 66th wd. 1,797 Sq. Ft. OPA#661243800 Residential Property The Unknown Heirs of Dolores J. Olewnik, Deceased, Sharon Olewnik, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Dolores J. Olewnik, Deceased, Eugene Olewnik Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Dolores J. Olewnik, Deceased, and Richard Olewnik Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Dolores J. Olewnik, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03137 $161,993.59 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-424 4111 N 9th St 19140-2203 43rd wd. 1,044 Sq. Ft. OPA#433387400 Residential Property Juan C. Rey C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02641 $43,219.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-425 12501 Medford Rd 191541914 66th wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft. OPA#663256000 Residential Property Harold William Myer a/k/a Harold W. Myer; Raymond K. Myer; Cynthia Lorraine Vitali C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00995 $159,941.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-426 6968 Forrest Ave 19138 10th wd. 1,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#102519300 Residential Property Annette Henry C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07376 $77,790.31 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-427 1702 68th Ave 19126-2606 10th wd. 1,472 Sq. Ft. OPA#101250600 Residential Property Gilbert Branche; Kelle Branche C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01221 $134,716.90 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-428 1341 Tyson Ave 19111 53rd wd. 5,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#532240400 Residential Property Nicholas Trubisky C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02649 $85,962.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-429 4662 James St 19137 45th wd.

1,051 Sq. Ft. OPA#453409200 Residential Property William A Graber and Donna M. Graber C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02490 $55,545.81 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-430 3826 Lawndale St 19124

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33rd wd. 975 Sq. Ft. OPA#332253000 Residential Property Tomasa Diaz-Ruiz and Maria E. Oliveras C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02311 $94,865.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-431 7329 Ogontz Ave 19138 50th wd. 1,888 Sq. Ft. OPA#501308700 Residential Property Andrea Tabron and Earl Tabron C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 00176 $53,904.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-432 4723 Bleigh Ave 19136 65th wd. 973 Sq. Ft. OPA#651022200 Residential Property Guy Alston IV C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00875 $114,677.38 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-433 707 Medary Ave 191263718 49th wd. 4,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#492078400 Residential Property Willie Mae Hall C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01665 $249,194.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-434 4921 N Carlisle St 19141 13th wd. 1,163 Sq. Ft. OPA#132022800 Residential Property Dana C. Garner a/k/a Dana Garner C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01458 $33,135.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-435 4410 Greenmount Rd 191543709 66th wd. 1,528 Sq. Ft. OPA#662458900 Residential Property Robert F. Laing, Jr a/k/a Robert Laing C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01184 $211,729.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-436 300 W Byberry Rd, Apartment 301 19116-1944 58th wd.

960 Sq. Ft. OPA#888582305 Residential Property Patricia E. Paulus C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07618 $115,288.87 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-437 4209 Pechin St 19128-5021 21st wd. 1,549 Sq. Ft. OPA#212174900 Residential Property Loretta M. Livingston C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07603 $111,809.59 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-438 2444 W Cumberland St 19132-4120 28th wd. 1,626 Sq. Ft. OPA#281266300 Residential Property R Jervay Aluko C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02507 $78,189.56 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-439 227 N Ruby St 19139-1412 44th wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#441197400 Residential Property Lorraine Coles C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 03457 $20,213.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-440 1102 Haworth St a/k/a 1102 Hayworth St 19124-2506

23rd wd. 1,392 Sq. Ft. OPA#234160800 Residential Property Robin A. Lewis a/k/a Robin Lewis C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 00438 $143,668.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-441 4520 Loring St 41st wd.

1,080 Sq. Ft. BRT#412172800 Residential Dwelling Igor Mirgorodsky, Individually and as Power of Attorney for Irina Mirgorodsky and Irina Mirgorodsky C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03331 $105,867.82 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1803-442 3737-39 President St a/k/a 3737-3739 President St a/k/a 3737 President St 39 66th wd.

9,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#661081800 DET W/B GAR 1.5 STY MAS+O Tara A. Konyves and Jeffery S. Konyves $246,090.44 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1803-443 1444 Creston St 54th wd.

1,257 Sq. Ft. BRT#541007200 ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Ademola A. Babalola C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 01953 $155,325.76 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1803-444 6341 Chester Ave 19142 40th wd. 1,004 Sq. Ft. OPA#401222800 Residential Property Leonard A. Murphy C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03033 $68,423.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-445 6243 Magnolia St 19144 59th wd. 1,488 Sq. Ft. OPA#592250400 Residential Property Kendra Dean C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04373 $102,532.96 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-446 6116 Lensen St 19144 59th wd. 1,358 Sq. Ft. OPA#592275900 Residential Property Lisa D M Smith C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03019 $115,079.21 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-447 3647 N 13th St 19140 43rd wd. 1,012 Sq. Ft. OPA#432177000 Residential Property Walter Anderson C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00957 $35,113.73 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-448 849 Anchor St 19124 35th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 956 Sq. Ft. BRT#351281600 Residential Dwelling Raquel E. Jordan f/k/a Raquel E. Wells C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 00686 $76,629.81 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-449 6536 N 11th St 19126 49th wd.

4,390 Sq. Ft. OPA#493083600 Residential Property Angie S. Smith-Frazer a/k/a Angie S. Smith Frazer C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03266 $439,518.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

SHERIFF’S SALEPGN SHERIFF’S SALE 1803-450 11929 Millbrook Rd 191543701 66th wd. 1,296 Sq. Ft. OPA#662237700 Residential Property Thomas M. Corcoran, Jr C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 03987 $168,429.54 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-451 241 S 6th St Apt 211 a/k/a 241 S 6th St, Apt 211A a/k/a 241 S 6th St, Unit 211A 19106-3728 5th wd. 777 Sq. Ft. OPA#888051135 Residential Property William Langheim C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 01474 $226,664.02 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-452 8020-26 Lowber St 19150 50th wd. 13,687 Sq. Ft. (land area); 2,880 Sq. Ft. (improvement area) BRT#502050800 Subject to Mortgage DET W/D GAR 2.5 STY STONE William B. Saunders, Jr C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02151 $227,128.72 Keri P. Ebeck, Esquire 1803-453 116 N Millick St 19139 34th wd. 1,016 Sq. Ft. OPA#341121700 Residential Property Stepan Kunitski and Yaroslava Kunitski C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01539 $78,114.32 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-454 1448 McKinley St 19149 54th wd. 1,524 Sq. Ft. OPA#541070500 Residential Property Clevan A. Murray C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02123 $179,603.40 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-455 245 W Albanus St 19120 42nd wd. 910 Sq. Ft. OPA#422144700 Residential Property Jean Osner Dupin C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03181 $31,646.34 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-456 1834 W Eleanor St 19141 17th wd. 1,121 Sq. Ft. (land area); 1,150 Sq. Ft. (improvement area) BRT#171011900 Subject to Mortgage ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Barbara A. Riley C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03502 $65,411.66 Kevin J. Cummings, Esquire 1803-457 5243 Westford Rd 19120 42nd wd. 1,496 Sq. Ft. OPA#421408700 Residential Property Sadie Perez C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 03487 $130,157.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-458 2639 S 64th St 19142 40th wd. 1,101 Sq. Ft. BRT#402135000; OPA#402135000 Residential Dwelling Joseph J. King, III, Known Heir of Joseph King also known as Joseph J. King, Jr., also known as Joseph James King, Jr.; Sean P King, Known Heir of Joseph King also known as Joseph J. King, Jr., also known as Joseph

James King, Jr.; Sherri Perkins also known as Sherri A King also known as Sherri Ann King, Individually and as a Known Heir of Joseph King also known as Joseph J. King, Jr., also known as Joseph James King, Jr.; Suzanne C. King, Known Heir of Joseph King also known as Joseph J. King, Jr., also known as Joseph James King, Jr.; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Joseph King also known as Joseph J. King, Jr., also known as Joseph James King, Jr. C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01565 $60,145.26 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-459 1233 Pratt St 19124 62nd wd. 1,777 Sq. Ft. OPA#621020700 Residential Property Lawrence Clark Mensch Jr C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01455 $36,715.65 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-460 619 E Chelten Ave 59th wd.

3,526 Sq. Ft. BRT#591008000 S/D CONV APT 3 STY MASON Michael Williams C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 02227 $177,989.02 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1803-461 4419 Richmond St 19137 45th wd. 1,156 Sq. Ft. OPA#453318400 Residential Property Jamie M. Haas a/k/a Jamie M. Haas C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00597 $102,379.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-462 163 E 64th Ave 19120 61st wd. 1,936 Sq. Ft. BRT#611338400 Residential Dwelling Barbara J. Terry C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04348 $113,615.71 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1803-463 1527 Swain St 19130 15th wd. 952 Sq. Ft. BRT#152183900 Residential Dwelling Omar Jefferson and Kimberly N. McGlonn-Lucas C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00860 $342,623.90 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1803-464 1138 E Sharpnack St 50th wd.

1,635 Sq. Ft. BRT#502324700 ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Joshua M. Brandt C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00534 $127,587.18 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1803-465 5946 Windsor Ave a/k/a 5946 Windsor St 3rd wd. 1,130 Sq. Ft. BRT#034099500 ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Shakirah Torrance a/k/a Shakirah A. Torrance C.P. September Term, 2016 No.

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00080 $107,409.24 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1803-466 45060.72 50th wd. 993 Sq. Ft. (land area); 1,160 Sq. Ft. (improvement area) BRT#371152600 Subject to Mortgage ROW 2 STY MASONRY Roy Covington C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00732 $45,060.72 Kevin J. Cummings, Esquire 1803-467 3523 Sheffield Ave f/k/a 3523 Sheffield St 19136 56th wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#642-227600; OPA#642227600 Residential Dwelling Jeanette Conran; Howard Hofner C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03928 $100,608.63 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-468 229 N 52nd St 19139 44th wd. 1,700 Sq. Ft. (land area); 1,816 Sq. Ft. (improvement area) BRT#441129500 Subject to Mortgage SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY Herbert E. Bracy C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01225 $74,038.13 Kevin J. Cummings, Esquire 1803-469 5418 Pentridge St 19143 51st wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#513231800 Residential Property Joan Greene C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 02581 $35,352.12 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-470 3713 N Percy St 19140 43rd wd. 816 Sq. Ft. (land area); 960 Sq. Ft. (improvement area) BRT#432332700 Subject to Mortgage ROW 2 STY MASONRY John Harris C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 03083 $30,526.17 Kevin J. Cummings, Esquire 1803-471 209 W Chestnut Hill Ave 19118 9th wd. Approximately 278,784 sq. ft. of land (approximately 16,581 sq. ft. of improvement area) OPA#092227010; BRT#09-22270-00; BRT#88-6-0855-00; BRT#77-5-1110-00 Subject to Mortgage Commercial building Greylock Holdings, LLC C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00796 $1,152,554.84 plus interest at the rate of $198.31 per diem from and after August 31, 2015, and costs Michael J. Barrie, Esquire; Jennifer R. Hoover, Esquire; Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan, & Aronoff LLP 1803-472 1459 McKinley St 19149 54th wd. 2,329 Sq. Ft. OPA#541079000 Residential Property Joanne Felder C.P. December Term, 2010 No. 00557 $170,845.42 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1803-473 4746 C St 19120 42nd wd.

1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#421355900 Residential Property Safraz Mohamad C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02901 $19,767.99 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC

1803-474 2635 Sperry St 19152 57th wd. 3,956 Sq. Ft. OPA#571123400 Subject to Mortgage Residential Property James H. Hunsberger, Sr., a/k/a James H. Hunsberger; Donna L. Hunsberger C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 05428 $103,180.58 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1803-475 5427 Sansom St 19139 60th wd. 2,016 Sq. Ft. OPA#603018800 Residential Property Valerie GibbsCummings; Basil Gibbs C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 03474 $91,822.42 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1803-476 3853 N Franklin St 19140 43rd wd. 945 Sq. Ft. OPA#432292000 Residential Property Dennis Brooks C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00533 $65,809.90 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1803-477 204 Lockart Ln 19116 58th wd. 2,807 Sq. Ft. OPA#582137500 Subject to Mortgage Residential Property John B. Priadka C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00167 $244,604.86 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1803-478 4038 M St 19124 33rd wd.

1,125 Sq. Ft. OPA#332458100 Residential Property Jaselly Cintron-Garcia C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03789 $109,207.62 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-479 5531 Westford Rd 19120 42nd wd. 1,080 Sq. Ft. OPA#421415200 Residential Property James Peaks a/k/a James E. Peaks, individually and as Administrator to the Estate of Sandra Paris C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 01197 $69,614.85 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1803-480 8066 Erdrick St 19136 65th wd. 2,643 Sq. Ft. OPA#652206700 Subject to Mortgage Residential Building Danny Alonso C.P. August Term, 2011 No. 00987 $30,704.11 Drew Salaman, Esquire 1803-481 1213 Greeby St 19111 53rd wd. 1,091 Sq. Ft. OPA#531145800 Residential Property Kam Tai Lau a/k/a Kamtai Cheung Lau a/k/a Kam L. Tai a/k/a Kamtai Lau; Wai Man Lau C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 02437 $163,596.26 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1803-482 532 E Brinton St 19144 59th wd. 2,951 Sq. Ft. OPA#592171000 Residential Property Monique S. Bennett, a/k/a Monique Bennett; Carl-

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ton J. Bennett a/k/a Carlton Bennett C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02521 $40,927.47 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1803-483 2647 N Stanley St 19132 28th wd. 700 Sq. Ft. BRT#28113300 Subject to Mortgage Residential Dwelling Eugene Robinson, Known Heir of Lucy Robinson Werts; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Lucy Robinson Werts C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 00907 $42,027.85 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-484 5753 Osage Ave 19143 60th wd. 981 Sq. Ft. OPA#604111700 Residential Property Crystal White C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 00707 $65,441.93 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1803-485 1945 Elston St 19138 10th wd.

1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#101338100 Residential Property Elizabeth Mason C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03723 $92,656.98 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-486 2139 Church Ln a/k/a 2139 E. Church Ln 17th wd. 1,062 Sq. Ft. BRT#171250800 ROW 2 STY MASONRY Carolyn L. Sudler, Known Heir of Philip Sudler a/k/a Philip G. Sudler, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 02413 $64,783.66 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1803-487 403 Delphine St 19120 42nd wd. 1,044 Sq. Ft. OPA#422270100 Subject to Mortgage Residential Barbara Mather C.P. March Term, 2011 No. 02693 $54,726.03 Drew Salaman, Esquire 1803-488 6328 Farnsworth St a/k/a 6328 Farnsworth Ave 19149 62nd wd. 1,686 Sq. Ft. OPA#621528100 Residential Property Roberto Montero and Rosy Segura C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 01928 $45,174.48 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-489 5345 Irving St 19139 46th wd. On North Side of Irving St 81 ft 0 in; East of 54th St Front: 16 ft 0 in Depth: 80 ft 0 in OPA#603053800 Subject to Mortgage Residential Dwelling Unknown Heirs of Ollie McColley, Deceased and Rudolph McColley, Jr., Solely in his Capacity as Heir of Ollie McColley, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 02028 $97,556.74 plus legal interest in the amount of $15,045,52 for a subtotal of $112,602,26 Ron L. Woodman, Esquire 1803-490 5127 Ranstead St 19139 60th wd. 915 Sq. Ft. OPA#602017900 Residential Property Gabriel S. Taylor C.P. July Term, 2017 No.

04025 $9,904.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1803-491 2738 Plum St 19137 45th wd.

996 Sq. Ft. OPA#453077900 Residential Property Shawn Gerbe C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00006 $120,262.25 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-492 417 W Duncannon Ave 42nd wd. 2,214 Sq. Ft. BRT#422225700 Residential Dwelling Michael Bruce Marchiondo, Personal Representative of the Estate of Eugene Marchiondo, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00673 $25,948.66 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-493 598 Alcott St 19120 35th wd. 1,296 Sq. Ft. BRT#352058200; OPA#352058200 Residential Dwelling Melrose Robinson C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 02195 $81,341.13 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-494 2627 Pratt St assessed as 2625-27 Pratt St 19137 45th wd. 2,366 Sq. Ft. OPA#45-3144500 Residential Property Laura Jean Righter a/k/a Laurajean Righter and Maurice M. Righter C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03899 $117,790.73 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-495 6724 N 17th St 19126 10th wd. 1,490 Sq. Ft. OPA#101052400 Residential Property Kellen D. Redmond a/k/a Kellen Redmond C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 04065 $155,669.99 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-496 909 Ritner St 19148 39th wd.

950 Sq. Ft. OPA#393346000 Subject to Mortgage Residential Property Abraham Carlinski a/k/a Abraham P. Carlinski C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 00943 $54,508.78 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1803-497 1650 Harrison St 19124 AUTO REPAIR SHOP MASONRY BRT#882002860 Erected Thereon Joseph G. Jensen, deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02877 $55,484.76 Robert W. Williams, Esquire 1803-498 299 G Shawmont Ave assessed as, Unit 3C7 19128 21st wd.

1,364 Sq. Ft. OPA#888210579 Residential Property Dara T. Brickhouse, Abdwul Dawson and Green Tree Run Community Two Association C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02850 $167,578.23 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-499 3512 Sussex Ln 66th wd.

2,469 Sq. Ft. BRT#661203700 Residential Dwelling Charles A.J. Halpin, III, Esquire, Personal Representative of the Estate of Patricia A. Kerner a/k/a Patricia Ann Kerner, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 02332 $121,631.96

SHERIFF’S SALEPGN SHERIFF’S SALE Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-500 3219 Rawle St 55th wd. 1,706 Sq. Ft. BRT#551185000 Residential Dwelling Luis A. Caseres and Ashley Galinda a/k/a Ashley Galindo C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01420 $139,420.02 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-501 32 W Penn St 19144 12th wd.

6,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#124011600 Residential Property Stephanie Williams (mortgagor), Anthony Hinton (real owner) and Pauline Hinton (real owner) C.P. February Term, 2010 No. 02778 $123,811.91 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1803-502 1511 Clearview St 191412303 17th wd. 912 Sq. Ft. OPA#171110200 Residential Property Gabriel Saint Fort C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00387 $39,250.61 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-503 733 S 59th St 19143-2436 3rd wd. 1,365 Sq. Ft. OPA#033188800 Residential Property Edgetine B. Poulson a/k/a Edgetine Poulson C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 02206 $94,746.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-504 7431 Rugby St 19138-1218 10th wd. 1,224 Sq. Ft. OPA#102469300 Residential Property Thomas Pratt C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 00391 $107,554.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-505 6005 Woodstock St a/k/a 6005 N Woodstock St 19138-2436 17th wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#172-3928-00 Residential Property Larry C. Raye C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02642 $41,890.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-506 9246 Wissinoming St 191144224 65th wd. 1,700 Sq. Ft. OPA#652418220 Residential Property Barbara Ann Golding C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 00757 $246,586.23 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-507 1335 Passmore St 191115536 53rd wd. 1,080 Sq. Ft. OPA#53-1-117800 Residential Property Joseph P. George, Individually and in His Capacity as Executor of The Estate of Henry George a/k/a Henry J. George; Michael Schiavo, in His Capacity as Devisee and Beneficiary of The Estate of Henry George a/k/a Henry J. George; Brian George, in His Capacity as Trustee of The Estate of Henry George a/k/a Henry J. George C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00088 $24,375.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-508 2931 Walnut Hill St 19152 57th wd. 1,095 Sq. Ft. OPA#571080500 Residential

Property Michael Castaldi a/k/a Michael M. Castaldi C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02673 $77,487.45 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-509 1116 W Somerset St 191331219 37th wd. 854 Sq. Ft. OPA#372332800 Residential Property Timothy Glenn a/k/a Timothy L. Glenn C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 01332 $38,297.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-510 1832 Church Ln 191411320 17th wd. 1,673 Sq. Ft. OPA#171235500 Residential Property Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under John Blanks, Sr a/k/a John A Blanks a/k/a John Andrew Blanks, Sr., Deceased C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02825 $77,072.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1803-511 233 E Mount Pleasant Ave 19119 22nd wd. Land: 2,242 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 2,288 Sq. Ft.; Total: 4,530 Sq. Ft. OPA#222147600 Residential Property Debra Bryant, solely as heir to the Estate of Merriel L. Wallace, deceased and Unknown Heirs of the Estate of Merriel Lee Wallace, deceased C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 00156 $285,494.62 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1803-512 5230 N Broad St 19141 17th wd. 4,625 Sq. Ft. OPA#871400465 Subject to Mortgage Rare Rose Enterprises, LLC C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02691 $245,963.26 Ryan M. Paddick, Esquire 1803-513 6437 Emlen St 19119 8th wd. DET 2.5 STY STONE; 4,566 Sq. Ft. BRT#223218000 Residential Dwelling Simone Prussien and Joseph Prussien C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03670 $322,702.63 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-514 1240 Englewood St 19111 53rd wd. DET W/D GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,726 Sq. Ft. BRT#532351200 Subject to Mortgage Residential Dwelling Angel J. Laychock C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 02212 $32,964.75 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-515 4913 Chancellor St 19139 60th wd. SEMI/DET 3 STY MASONRY; 2,010 Sq. Ft. BRT#601051900 Residential Dwelling Gordon Jones C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01989 $200,417.53 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-516 2873 Walnut Hill St 19152 57th wd. 2,569 Sq. Ft. BRT#57-1-0830-00; OPA#571083000 Residential Dwelling Marie M.

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O’Gorman, Known Heir of Robert G. O’Gorman; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Robert G. O’Gorman; William O’Gorman, Known Heir of Robert G. O’Gorman C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 03558 $171,987.14 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-517 5946 Christian St 19143 3rd wd. 1,695 Sq. Ft. BRT#033065100 Residential Dwelling Rosiland West C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01431 $107,177.24 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-518 7544 Beverly Rd 19138 50th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,360 Sq. Ft. BRT#501366700 Residential Dwelling Ronald Crawford, Administrator of the Estate of Elaine Wright-Holloway a/k/a Elaine Holloway, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00730 $75,152.88 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-519 5734 N 17th St 19141 17th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,576 Sq. Ft. BRT#172205700 Residential Dwelling Susan M. Dixon, Known Surviving Heir of John Minnick, Treeva D. Minnick, Known Surviving Heir of John Minnick, Jonowyn M. Murray, Known Surviving Heir of John Minnick and Unknown Surviving Heirs of John Minnick C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00785 $111,953.27 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-520 2556 E Ann St 19134 25th wd. 1,699 Sq. Ft. BRT#251063000; OPA#251063000 Residential Dwelling Thomas Convery a/k/a Thomas J. Convery a/k/a Thomas J. Convery, III; Tracy L. Convery C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 02104 $160,456.23 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-521 2335 Wheatsheaf Ln 19137 45th wd. 78,668 Sq. Ft. OPA#884195003 IND WAREHOUSE MASONRY Binh H. Truong C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 001704 $678,157.93 plus interest through the date of the sheriff ’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire 1803-522 1384 Dyre St 19124 62nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,126 Sq. Ft. BRT#621004000 Residential Dwelling Amritpal Singh Sandher C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 00417 $84,159.11 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1803-523 1254 Elbridge St 53rd wd.

1,116 Sq. Ft. BRT#531090900 Residential Dwelling Joseph P. Lowry, Jr C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03203 $31,546.40 Weber Gallagher Simpson

Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1803-524 3935 Ogden St 19104 24th wd. Sq. Ft. OPA#243145700 Residential Property Alpha Omega Family House and John Morris C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 033552 $7,877.50 Kenny, Burns & McGill 1803-525 2334 N. Fawn St 19133 37th wd. 658 Sq. Ft. OPA#371244900 Subject to Mortgage Residential Dwelling James Holmes a/k/a James W. Holmes C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00800 $46,631.10 Michael Boland, Esq. 1803-526A 3039 N. 26th St 19132 38th wd. 907 Sq. Ft. OPA#381145100 Subject to Mortgage Leroy West C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 007749 $251,515.05 Ryan M. Paddick, Esquire 1803-526B 3446 N. 16th St 19140 38th wd. 1,900 Sq. Ft. OPA#11-22063-00 Subject to Mortgage Leroy West C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 007749 $251,515.05 Ryan M. Paddick, Esquire 1803-527A 5955 Horrocks St 19149 62nd wd. BRT#621355700 Joseph J. Kilian and Barbara Kilian C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07614 $103,080.77 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1803-527B 5955R Horrocks St 19149 62nd wd. BRT#621385000 Joseph J. Kilian and Barbara Kilian C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07614 $103,080.77 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1803-528 1020 Johnston St 19148 39th wd. 1,325 Sq. Ft. BRT#395047300 Residential Real Estate Carlyle A. Sanzone and Eileen N. Sanzone a/k/a Eileen Sanzone C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03297 $240,089.74 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1803-529A 634 Christian St 2nd wd.

4,820 Sq. Ft. BRT#871600070 Mixed-Use Property Banca Calabrese, LLC C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 03333 $3,505,879.62 plus interest in the amount of $642.34 from July 14, 2015 Michael V. Phillips, Esquire 1803-529B 638 Christian St 2nd wd.

4,050 Sq. Ft. BRT#871036550 Mixed-Use Property Joseph Taylor Gatta (50% undivided tenant-in-common interest) C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 03333 $3,505,879.62 plus interest in the amount of $642.34 from July 14, 2015 Michael V. Phillips, Esquire 1803-529C 630-632 Christian St 2nd wd.

2,635 Sq. Ft. BRT#884960203 Industrial Warehouse Lawrence A. Gatta C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 03333

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1,440 Sq. Ft. BRT#251018800 Vacant Land Jeffrey D. Massey and Sandra S. Massey C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00673 $85,700.25 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-530B 2810 E Thompson St 25th wd.

690 Sq. Ft. BRT#251252500 Subject to Mortgage Residential Dwelling Jeffrey D. Massey and Sandra S. Massey C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00673 $85,700.25 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1803-531A 3321 G St 19134 33rd wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. BRT#331331700 Subject to Mortgage Greet Tree Asset Management, LLC C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00091

$183,058.50 Ryan N. Boland; Offit Kurman, P.A. 1803-531B 247 E Lima St 19120 42nd wd. 1,132 Sq. Ft. BRT#421212400 Subject to Mortgage Greet Tree Asset Management, LLC C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00091 $183,058.50 Ryan N. Boland; Offit Kurman, P.A. 1803-532A 2800 Bridge St n/k/a 28002802 Bridge St 19124/19137

45th wd. 1,722 Sq. Ft. BRT#453155000 Residential Dwelling Alexandra Flint, Known Heir of Deborah Flint; Brian Michael Fishman, Administrator of The Estate of Deborah Flint; The Estate of Deborah Flint; Lance Flint a/k/a Lance W. Flint, Jr., Known Heir of Deborah Flint; Melanie Flint, Known Heir Deborah Flint; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associa-

tions claiming right, title, or interest from or under Deborah Flint C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01567 $99,520.66 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1803-532B 2802 Bridge St n/k/a 28002802 Bridge St 19124/19137 45th wd. 1,722 Sq. Ft. BRT#453155100 Residential Dwelling Alexandra Flint, Known Heir of Deborah Flint; Brian Michael Fishman, Administrator of The Estate

of Deborah Flint; The Estate of Deborah Flint; Lance Flint a/k/a Lance W. Flint, Jr., Known Heir of Deborah Flint; Melanie Flint, Known Heir Deborah Flint; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Deborah Flint C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01567 $99,520.66 Udren Law Offices, P.C.

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Sharp Financial Group Says Thank You in Grand Style Clients are treated to extravagant food and entertainment

by HughE Dillon The Sharp Financial Group held their annual Client Appreciation Party on Feb. 10, 2018 at the Union League of Philadelphia. Guests enjoyed a cocktail party, before heading into Lincoln Hall. Torresdale Flowers provided beautiful decorations with a Valentine’s-themed motif enhanced with luxurious ostrich plumes. Guests enjoyed dinner and dancing to The Eddie Bruce Orchestra. There was also entertainment by Philly Improv as well as Marilyn Monroe and Frank Sinatra impersonators who circulated amongst the crowd.

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Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Mayoral Luncheon Jim Kenney discusses Philly’s future with business leaders at annual event

By HughE Dillon During the annual Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce Mayoral Luncheon, Mayor Jim Kenney focused on important issues impacting Philadelphia. He talked about how well 2017 went, and what we can look forward to in the new year, outlining the administration’s top priorities for 2018. Over 1,000 business leaders attended to hear the mayor's plans and to take advantage of the great networking opportunity. The event started out with a cocktail party, before the guests headed into the Marriott Downtown's ballroom to enjoy lunch.

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Lower Merion Wins Central League Championship

Steers Announcement With Justin Steers starting the season at Friends’ Central, it looked to be a squad that could challenge Westtown for a Friends League boy’s title. However, Steers left the school for personal, academic and financial reasons in the fall and ended up starring for Sam Rines’ RockTop prep team.

On February 13th, he announced he had signed with Binghamton University and will join Shipley star Sam Sessoms, who is also committed there. Sessoms is the area’s leading scorer at 35 points per outing. Steers scores 18 points a night on a more well-rounded roster that includes three other Division I players. For Steers, this was not a hard decision. “I love the entire coaching staff at Binghamton,” he said. “They have a plan for me to come in and contribute right away, along with Sam, so I believe them and trust everything they are trying to do.

We have a great recruiting class and I think we can take our team dancing in March. The last time they have been to the tournament was 2009 and that team was led by Philly dudes like D.J. Rivera and Malik Alvin.”

Aces snatch last-second victory

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Imhotep Stays On Top

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n Feb. 2, after giving it everything he had to score 27 points in a loss to Conestoga, Steve Payne collapsed in the locker room and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. On Feb. 13, he once again fell to the floor. This time, he collapsed in joy. His layup in the final second of the game gave Lower Merion a 48-46 win over Penncrest, winning the boys Central League title at Harriton.

After being given fluids at Bryn Mawr Hospital, Payne quickly recovered from the Feb. 2 incident and eased back into full playing shape. He is one of five Aces who have missed time due to illness or injury this year.

“I saw that the clock had 10 seconds to go,” said Payne who scored 18 points, including his gamewinner. “Darryl (Taylor) gave me a great brush pass near the top of the key. I felt like I needed to take the last shot. So, I drove to the basket and made a play. It felt amazing when the ball went in.”

The Aces (20-4) will receive a first-round bye in the upcoming PIAA District 1 6A playoffs, where they are the third seed.

It’s their highest since 2012 and 2013 when they were second behind Chester. This time Plymouth Whitemarsh and Abington are ranked 1 and 2.

“Being 20-4 is great for us,” Payne said. “This team has been waiting for moments like this since freshman and sophomore year,” he said. “Unfortunately, we had a lot of illnesses this year including me. Our mindset was to keep working and

“I felt like I needed to take the last shot. So, I drove to the basket and made a play.”

Imhotep's Donte Scott (#24) maneuvers past a defender. Photo by Sarah J. Glover

Last year, the Panthers finished the season ranked as high as second in many national publications, after a 30-2 season. Imhotep once again enters the Public League, city, and state playoffs with two losses and favorable national ranking.

Bernard Lightsey has surprised many by scoring over 18 points a game as a senior and had a 55-point game in the Public League two weeks ago. Donte Scott is the team’s top overall player and the junior is being recruited by almost every top program and league in the country.

“People thought it was silly when I said we could be as good as last year [our graduated backcourt included Fats Russell, who is at Rhode Island, and David Beatty, who is at South Carolina now]. We have a lot of pieces and can play many styles depending on game needs and match-ups,” said coach Andre Noble, who is looking for his ninth Public League title and eighth state title and third national ranking. “Our chemistry and size and depth are really good. I like the way we are playing right now. It’s a committed group that understands the culture here and expects to win.”

Imhotep had a giant win over Camden two weeks ago.

Camden was ranked no. 1 in South Jersey at the time.

PLYMOUTH WHITEMARSH ALSO RANKED National pundits have loved what PW (24-0) has done this year. The team is nationally ranked by USA TODAY and others for the first time in 10 years. “I think (coach) Jimmy (Donofrio) has done a phenomenal job with this group,” said George Wadlin, a long-time assistant with the program. “Our guys play so hard and we make good decisions when it counts.”

The development of 7-foot-2-inch Naheem McLeod has been the key to the season. “We knew he was going to get better, but he has taken it to another level and we are just seeing him touch his potential,” said Ahmad Williams, a starting guard for the team. “Where he will be in a few years, now that’s scary.”

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POWER For Philly native, a bolt of ‘Black Lightning’

By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com TV shows based on comic-book superheroes are pretty much omnipresent these days.

But one of the latest additions to the fold is garnering attention for featuring the first black lesbian superhero.

“Black Lightning,” based on the adventures of the DC Comics superhero of the same name, debuted on The CW last month.

The show focuses on the titular character (Jefferson Pierce, when he’s not in costume), who hasn’t used his powers in nine years and stopped fighting crime as his alter ego at the behest of his wife, who grew weary and afraid of her husband risking his life and limb. Jefferson spent that time raising his daughters and working as a high-school principal in the fictional city of Freeland, where he mentors young adults and tries to keep them on the right path.

But after nine years on the sidelines and a recent estrangement from his wife, Jefferson takes on the Black Lightning mantle again when the increasing violence from the 100

Gang and the reemergence of one of his greatest enemies threaten the lives of his students, his family and his community.

Philadelphia native Nafessa Williams plays Jefferson’s oldest daughter, Anissa, who is openly gay and is coming to realize she has superpowers of her own.

Williams said she was a fan of superhero shows and movies before getting cast in “Black Lightning,” but she had little to no knowledge of the character going in.

“I had never heard of Black Lightning, so I was curious and went back to the early days of the comics,” she said. “‘Black Lightning’ was created in the 1970s and I got caught up.

It was this interesting story about this cool superhero and his family.”

Anissa is the overachiever of the family, compared to her rebellious sister, Jennifer.

When she isn’t going to college or teaching classes at her father’s school, she’s committed to community activism and keeping her students on the right path. Her relationship with her girlfriend also gets a healthy amount of screen time.

“I really admire her strength and the will

in her to fight against injustice in her community,” Williams said about Anissa. “I found it perfect timing considering what is going on in our country.”

One big difference between Anissa (who will eventually take on the name Thunder) and her father is that he’s way more conflicted about the use of his powers and his role in the community than she is. Williams said that, for the time being, Anissa is enjoying her newly found abilities.

One interesting thing about the family dynamic in “Black Lightning” is that both Anissa and Jennifer talk openly with their parents about their sex lives. Anissa talks about relationship issues with her mother and teenaged Jennifer boldly tells her parents when she intends to lose her virginity to her boyfriend. But Anissa, who realizes she now has superpowers, keeps that information from her parents. So far, the adults haven’t told their kids that their father is really Black Lightning.

“I think that aspect of their relationship is beautiful,” Williams said. “Their sexuality is something that they are sure of,

and they speak so confidently and boldly about it. They understand it and their parents have accepted it and supported it. With the superpowers, they’re discovering themselves. They don’t know how to understand it or voice it. They’re on this journey of struggling with the idea of learning to understand exactly what is happening and how these powers work. With my character, she’s moving deep into research trying to figure this thing out. And when she does and when the time is right, it will be something to discuss with her parents. But for right now, she doesn’t even know how to deal with it herself.

“She’s so excited,” Williams added. “If you were to ask her parents, they’d think she’s a little too eager. But she’s ready to use her activism through this and stand up for the community. She takes a Malcolm X approach where Black Lightning takes a Martin Luther King approach. She’s so excited to understand her powers, hit the street and take down some bad guys.”

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DC superhero shows: “Supergirl,” “The Flash,” “Arrow” and “Legends of Tomorrow.”

“Supergirl” exists in a different reality from the other shows but, every once in a while, those characters appear on each other’s shows.

“Black Lightning” also exists in another reality separate from the other CW shows but Williams said that while the separation keeps the plotlines on “Black Lightning” more focused, she hopes there will be some kind of crossover.

“That would be cool if we could find a way to make it work,” she said. “But I think the focus has been on the universe of Freeland.

There’s so much to discover and to unfold about this family. It’s a journey of the activism that they are pursuing in their community and fighting for justice. So there’s a lot to focus on in ‘Black Lightning’ with the family and community of Freeland, but I think it would be cool if we could find a way for it all to make sense. But we are in a totally separate universe.”

Williams added that “Black Lightning” is appealing to viewers who might not be into other superhero shows.

“We are seeing a show that is very necessary and very authentic to cities that are very similar to Freeland, and it is done in a very smart way. I think it’s brilliant, the authenticity that the creators have brought to the show and making sure that the stories are told in an inner-city like Freeland. So, touching on the social issues, I do believe that has brought in an audience that maybe another superhero show may [not] have. Also what makes our show different is those superheroes are single and in their 20s and they’re figuring out life.

Here, we have a hero who’s a middle-aged man and he has two daughters who are strong, powerful young women along for the

ride with him. So I think it’s a conversation within itself. The show sparks people’s curiosity and people want to tune in and see what the first black superhero family is about.”

Williams said the feedback about the show has been very positive.

“When they turn on the TV, [fans] are seeing themselves,” she said. “I think representation is important and, in particular, I’m playing the first black lesbian superhero, which has never been seen before. I’m honored and proud to give a voice to that.

I believe that representation is everything and I believe [we] want to turn on the TV and see ourselves and relate to the character that we are watching. The reaction has been an appreciation for representation and I’m really honored and inspired to be a part of it.”

“Black Lightning” arrives in the middle of a resurgence in superhero shows and movies featuring heroes of color. It’s hitting the airwaves about a year after the critically acclaimed “Luke Cage” debuted on Netflix and a month before “Black Panther” hit the big screen. Both are properties of Marvel, a rival of DC Comics. However, Williams said she has nothing but admiration for shows and movies from other companies.

“Obviously I am a part of the DC Universe but I give so much support and love over to the cast of ‘Black Panther’ because this is a movement of black superheroes,” she said.

“Regardless of what universe you are in, our stories are being told and we’re being represented and I’m honored to be part of that movement. It’s beautiful and cool for the “Luke Cages” and the “Black Panthers” that are out there. I definitely support it.” n “Black Lightning” airs 9 p.m. Tuesdays on The CW. For more information, visit http://www.cwtv. com/shows/black-lightning/.

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— Plato Wi n o n a Wy a t t i s a m u l t i t a l e n t e d Philadelphian full of charm and gaiety- and some interesting surprises.

PGN: I only know of one other [Wynonna] and she has a “Judd” in her name and a number of Grammys. Two questions: How did you come to have the name, and do you sing?

WW: So Winona is a Native-American name and stands for “first-born daughter,” and I think the story behind how I came to have my name is that when I was born, I was born prematurely, so I was really, really tiny. When he saw me, my father just kept saying, “Wow. Wow” over and over again. So then they thought, OK, we’ll make her initials W.O.W. I don’t know where they came up with Winona but it’s the Anglicized form of the Dakota tribe word Winúnna — “first-born daughter.”

My middle name is Odelette, which is a Greek name meaning, surprisingly enough, “Little Singer.” And I’ve also heard that it translates to something like, “The sound of her cries is musical.” And then my last name is Wyatt.

And yes, I do sing.

PGN: Winona Odelette Wyatt. WOW. Have you been singing for a long time?

WW: I’ve essentially been singing [for] it feels like my entire life. I started playing piano in second grade and before that, I always enjoyed singing Christmas carols.

Once I was able to read music, I loved to play and sing along with them. In middle school, I joined the school choir and have been in choirs throughout my school years. I remember my mother always made me sing something when we had company over. I’d always have to sing a little song for the guests before they left. So I’ve pretty much been singing my entire life.

PGN: Do you remember the first solo you performed?

WW: I do not!

PGN: No? I was a ringer for the afternoon kindergarten class. I was in the morning class, and for the school recital, I played the cat in “Peter and the Wolf” and then did some kind of song. Apparently the afternoon class was lacking talent and they put me in the afternoon performance too, even though I wasn’t part of that class!

WW: That’s amazing. I do remember the first solo that I had, but not singing. It was on the saxophone.

PGN: Look at you, Miss Multi-Talent!

WW: Well, I was in the band in middle school and played the saxophone. We played the song “Kokomo” by the Beach Boys, and it has

that great sax solo in the middle, which I got to play during a concert.

PGN: That’s pretty cool. Did you play at football games?

WW: Yeah, I was in the marching band. Well, we were the marching band in the fall and the concert band in the winter. And I’m trying to remember if we also did pep band, but I think that was just in college.

PGN: I went to a predominantly white high school and all of the black kids would sit in one section for football games and we’d spend half the game yelling for the band to play “The Horse.” You know that song: [sings] “Ba dum duh duh duh, ba dum ba dah dah.” We’d lose our minds when they played it.

WW: No, I don’t know that one. Our high school was also predominantly white but we had a nice little mix and even had a drumline, because there was a student who graduated and went to Del State, which is an HBCU [Historically Black Colleges and Universities] and they had a drumline, so when he came back to our school to teach, he brought it with him. Our percussion section was a full-on drumline.

WW: I was actually born in D.C. My mother was in the military so I was born in Walter Reed but I grew up in Dover, Del., where my dad was stationed.

PGN: Tell me about the folks?

WW: They’re both originally from Texas. My dad joined the Air Force early on and luckily they did all their moving around before I was born. My mother was 36 when she had me and she had just joined the Army. My dad was a flight engineer working on the C-5s and Dover was the only place they had them, so we got to stay put in one spot.

PGN: Any siblings?

WW: I have a half-brother but he came along later, so I grew up as an only child.

PGN: And you do theater too, correct?

WW: Yes. From early on in my life, I always spoke about wanting to be an actor. I was so busy doing everything else, I never got around to it. I had my music stuff and dance classes and other extracurricular things. And then life

to do the Christmas show. We were asked to open for Rosemary Clooney — jazz legend and aunt to George Clooney — at Dover Downs. She always asked for a local choir to open for her. We were doing holiday music and I had a solo singing “Silent Night.”

Everybody knows “Silent Night” but I don’t know what happened. I guess I was nervous and I COMPLETELY forgot the lyrics … to “Silent Night!” I botched it like no other. I don’t even know what I was singing but I just kept going, singing words at random. Right after, a friend of mine grabbed me and said, “What were you singing?” and I was like, I have no idea. But I got through it. At least I didn’t stop.

PGN: You should have just said you were speaking in tongues!

WW: Right?

PGN: Well, I’m sure you redeemed yourself with the amazing all-women’s choir, Anna Crusis. How long have you been singing with them?

WW: I’m on leave right not, but four or five years. They are a great group.

PGN: What’s a song or genre of music people might be surprised to know you listen to?

WW: Country. It’s my mother’s favorite genre of music.

She always listened to the country-music station when I was growing up.

PGN: Where did you go to college?

WW: I went to Delaware State University for about two years, and then I took a little bit of a break and then I came back and went to Wilmington University where I got my degree.

PGN: What was your degree in?

WW: So [laughs] OK, my bachelor’s degree was in general studies. The reason for it was that when I was at Del State, I was a computer-science major. I got a full scholarship but it had to be in a STEM field so that’s what I chose. I was completely bored in that major and I thought, The money’s not worth it! I need to follow my dreams! So I changed my major to music education. At Del State, they didn’t have much of an actual music program, so I figured I’d do music education. Turned out I hated the education part. So I thought, OK, I’ll just do music, but since there wasn’t really a music school at Del State, I thought, You know the world is my oyster, just choose something else, so I went into mass communications. I didn’t care for that so I was like, What am I doing in college? And I just stopped. I had computer-science credits. I had music credits. I had education credits [and] mass-communications credits, but when I went back to go to Wilmington University, the only way I could get them all to transfer was to be a general-studies major. And that’s how that happened! And at Wilmington, I took TV production and acting classes, screenwriting and all sorts of creative things. After I graduated, I took a year off and then want back and got my master’s in information technology!

PGN: That’s wild! So are you from Delaware?

PGN: I never liked country until I started dating a woman from Louisiana.

WW: Ah, that’s that bluegrass country.

PGN: Yeah, she was more pop-country, Garth and Reba and the other Wynonna. She has some incredible songs.

What’s your favorite Judd song?

WW: I have no idea! I’ll listen to country, but not enough to know who sings what. and work took over but a few years ago, I finally decided to pursue it. I was living in Phoenixville and auditioned for a show at the Forrest Theater and got a small part, and from that, I was asked to audition for a role in “Thoroughly Modern Millie” and I got the part of Muzzy Van Hossmere!

PGN: What was the zaniest thing to happen to you on stage while performing music?

WW: [Laughing] So when I was at Del State, I was in the choir and we had the opportunity

Photo: Suzi Nash

PGN: What? She has some great songs. There’s one called “What the World Needs Now.” That’s just beautiful. I’ll send the lyrics to you. Tell me about your own writing?

WW: I write sad songs. I feel like that’s what I always end up writing. But sad songs are the best!

PGN: If I offered you a record contract tomorrow, what would be the first single we released?

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In the meantime, some of the LGBT sports groups are making moves and starting to prepare for the return of life. There’s definitely a larger percentage of people who sport outdoors in milder weather than sport indoors during the season of cold, gray, dark, death: winter.

Registration information for Stonewall spring leagues has been released. If you’re interested in kickball or billiards, the following schedules apply: Registration for each is Feb. 26-March 12. Kickball starts April 8 and billiards begins April 19.

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City of Brotherly Love Softball League is ready to help you improve your pitching, or teach you how to pitch, during four clinics in March. Join Kim Kirkpatrick or other experienced pitchers at the clinics 10 a.m.-noon Sundays in March at the Dorothy Emanuel Rec Center, 8501 Provident St. Go to cblsl. org for details.

The Philadelphia Spartans are, as always, looking for new guys who want to take it to the mat. The group currently meets the first Sunday of the month, but there is a poll underway to determine if a second Sunday is desired and feasible. The wrestlers are eager to engage and work on skills, while the competitive people can work toward the team’s Pride weekend tournament. For more information, visit http://bit.ly/2FiFHbo. I love Paris in the summer Gay Games 10 in Paris are fast approaching. As bits of information float in, I’ll gladly pass them along and

I’m thrilled to tell everyone that the Philadelphia Falcons Soccer League is sending two teams to the games in Paris this August - an 11v11 men’s team - and a 7v7 women’s team and they are all actively looking for more sponsors. The Falcons winter league is underway. Visit Falcons-soccer.org for more information.

Federation of Gay Games site-selection committee member David Killian is helping coordinate an event for visiting GG board members in town for meetings March 9-11.

From 6-9 p.m. March 10, there will be fun, food, drink and music to celebrate and acknowledge local athletes and supporters in the Ascend Lounge at Tavern on Camac.

There is a requested $10 donation at the door and part of the proceeds being used for matching Philadelphia shirts for those going to Paris. Awards will also be presented that evening. The event includes a cash bar and complimentary light appetizers. Email david. killian@gaygames.net to register for the event, as there is limited space.

All info for the Paris games can be found at paris2018.com/en.

Short stops • The Philadelphia Union is holding its Pride Night May 30 vs. Chicago, continuing the club’s commitment to inclusiveness.

A pride bundle will be available for this match as well as a Pride DJ on the plaza prior to the match.

• City of Brotherly Love Softball League holds its recruitment day (formerly skills day) March 24 outside the Palumbo Rec Center, 700 S. Fourth St. Visit the league’s website for more information. All skill levels are welcome!

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Cherry Jones), who went to university with Bill, and has become Janet’s longtime friend.

April describes Martha as “a first-class lesbian and a second-rate thinker.” Martha’s Writer-director Sally Potter’s “The Party,” wife, Jinny (Emily Mortimer), arrives later is a deliciously bitchy black comedy. The with some big news. She has just been to the film opens Feb. 23 at the Ritz Five and the doctor and is expecting triplets.

Bryn Mawr Film Institute.

Shot in black and white, the film’s striking Last to turn up is Tom (Cillian Murphy), a “wanker banker” in an expensive suit first scene has Janet (Kristin Scott Thomas) who rushes for the bathroom to snort some opening a door, looking frazzled and brancocaine to get through the evening. Tom’s dishing a gun. Cut to earlier that same day. wife, Marianne, works for Janet and was one Janet is preparing to have some guests over of Bill’s students. Tom’s nervous energy is to celebrate her victory at becoming the disruptive, but so is the gun he’s carrying in Shadow Minister for Health. As she toils a holster under his jacket. in the kitchen, taking congratulatory phone As “The Party” gets into full swing, chamcalls, her husband Bill (Timothy Spall) setpagne is served. Someone pops the cork and tles into a chair in the living room. He has breaks a window. It’s a harbinger for many a hangdog expression that belies something bad things to troubling him. come, starting He gets up with Bill’s mostly to change uncomfortable the record on his announcement beloved phonothat jeopgraph. ardizes his Enter the future with guests. First to Janet. Various arrive is Janet’s other devastatsupportive and ing revelations sarcastic bestie, follow.

April (Patricia PATRICIA CLARKSON (FROM LEFT) AND Potter’s Clarkson), and KRISTIN SCOTT THOMAS film may feel her German lifelike a theatricoach boyfriend, Gottfried (Bruno Ganz). He spouts platitudes cal chamber drama, set entirely in one locaand opinions about medicine. April’s favorite tion, with a small cast of characters, and at times “The Party” does feel a bit stagy, but refrain appears to be “Shut up, Gottfried.” the minimalist quality works in the film’s Viewers could get quite drunk if they sipped favor. Clocking in at a brisk 70 minutes, this liquor every time April belittles her partner, lean, mean comedy-drama zips along from or anyone else in the film for that matter. crisis to crisis as it covers and satirizes pol Next to arrive is Martha (out actress

itics, feminism, academia, class, medicine, sexuality and fidelity.

Some of the histrionics are amusing, as when Janet slaps Bill — twice — after he says something that infuriates her. In contrast, some of the action is a symbolic distraction from the greater conflicts, anger and recriminations taking place in the living room.

As the long night wears on, all of the relationships hung together by delicate threads start to unravel.

Potter may be making a point about the changing nature of couples, gay or straight, but she also may just be creating pot-stirring drama for the sake of entertainment. The seven characters are all rather horrid.

Moreover, the black-and-white cinematography, extreme closeups and stark lighting magnifies the ghoulish, shadowy aspect of everyone’s faces.

The dialogue is also hardly complementary. After one particularly intense moment, April tells Janet, “I believe what you are experiencing is a feeling. I can see it is unpleasant, but like all feelings, it will surely pass.” The film is filled with such witty lines delivered by a uniformly strong cast.

Thomas gets to play a range of emotions as Janet, whose moment of professional triumph quickly descends into a series of emotional defeats. The actress deftly whipsaws between pride and anger, cheerily chatting on the phone one minute and then facing an ugly, painful truth the next. In contrast, Spall appears nearly catatonic through “The Party,” sporting a dazed look on his face that is actually quite comical.

Even funnier is Clarkson, who steals the film with her droll remarks. Her character’s bitterness refreshingly cuts through any social niceties, such as her line, “I expect the worst of everyone.” Given all of the bad behavior on display in “The Party,” one can’t

EMILY MORTIMER (FROM LEFT) AND CHERRY JONES blame her.

In support, Ganz and Jones play their insufferable characters to the hilt, but never push too far into parody. They make good foils for April, and that friction is what makes “The Party” crackle.

Rounding out the cast, Mortimer and Murphy have the weakest roles, but they have several intriguing scenes together, adding an interesting background to the main action.

“The Party” may not be enjoyable for the characters, but this slight, satisfying film provides good fun for viewers. n

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Are you ready to ‘Rot’? Hit musical comedy makes Philly debut

BLAKE HAMMOND (LEFT) AND ROB MCCLURE IN “SOMETHING ROTTEN!” Photo: Jeremy Daniel

By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com After amassing high praise and numerous Tony Award nominations on Broadway, the smash-hit musical-comedy “Something Rotten!” is making its Philadelphia premiere Feb. 27-March 4 at the Kimmel Center.

Set in the 1590s, the production follows aspiring playwrights Nick and Nigel Bottom, two brothers desperate to write their own hit play to compete with the theatrical rock star of the day, William Shakespeare, by creating something new: a musical. To that end, they enlist the talents of a local soothsayer, Thomas Nostradamus, nephew of the more-famous and successful seer.

Needless to say, things go hilariously off the rails.

Out actor Blake Hammond plays Nostradamus and, while it’s not one of the show’s central roles, the character with the swaggering role of Shakespeare destined to be is also remembered and talked about.

“They’re the two really great flashy character parts,” he said. “The leads, they have the work of carrying the show, so they don’t always get to have fun. Me and Adam Pascal, who plays Shakespeare: We come on to the stage and have a good time. That allows us to be a little more out there and have fun.”

Hammond added that while Nostradamus’ visions aren’t always the most helpful or accurate when it comes to the Bottom brothers’ aspirations, his heart is in the right place.

“There’s nothing sinister about him,” he said. “He isn’t really crazy. He really

is a soothsayer but someone could think that is crazy. But he doesn’t feel he’s crazy. He’s not necessarily always right with what he sees but he’s very interesting. He’s a very unusual character and I love playing him because I was given free range to be as out there as I wanted to be with him. I certainly look crazy in the role with the hair and makeup.”

Hammond said the show is something special and audiences don’t have to know — or even like — the worlds of Shakespeare, musicals or theater to enjoy it.

The show has heart, but it’s really about the comedy,” he said. “It’s very fast-paced. It has its moments of heart and love but that’s not what the show is about. It’s this crazy guy who is trying to write a play to beat Shakespeare at his own game. It’s wacky, fast-paced fun.

“If you love Shakespeare, there are a lot of great references for it. If you hate him, we make fun of him as well. So both sides get their enjoyment out of it.

You also don’t have to know anything about Shakespeare to have fun at this show. If you don’t love musicals, you would still love this show because it’s still a very funny show. But there are also two amazing production numbers in the show and they bring the house down every night. These numbers are as good as it gets. There’s nothing like them. So that’s a great artistic achievement right there.” n

Broadway Philadelphia presents “Something Rotten!” Feb. 27-March 4 at the Kimmel Center’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-893-1999 or visit www. kimmelcenter.org.

Theater & Arts Chefs: The Sizzling Kitchen Showdown Hunky chefs give you a peek behind the apron as they cook through a series of escalating culinary challenges — and when they lose, they lose their shirts, 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215572-7650.

Design in Revolution: A 1960s Odyssey Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of pop art and psychedelia from the civilrights and anti-war movements through Sept. 9, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

The Humans Walnut Street Theatre presents the Tony Awardwinning new play about a family’s holiday turmoil through March 4, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550.

Kevin Smith at Home Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition spanning five decades of the Rochester-based artist’s mixed-media photographs, prints and books through July 8, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Magical & Real: Henriette Wyeth and Hurd, A Retrospective The Michener Art Museum presents an exhibition of works by Peter Hurd (1904-84) and Henriette Wyeth (1907-97), important contributors to

ORIENT-ATION: Five millennia of traditional Chinese culture come to the stage when the Shen Yun Dancers perform traditional dance and visuals Feb. 24-March 11 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-893-1999.

the arts of both the Philadelphia region and the Southwestern United States, through May 6, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215340- 9800.

Michio Kaku The theoretical physicist, futurist and author of “The Future of Humanity: Terraforming, Interstellar Travel, Immortality, and Our Destiny Beyond Earth” hosts a reading 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 27 at Central Library, 1901 Vine St.; 215-567-4341.

Patricia Urquiola: Between Craft and Industry The work of acclaimed designer Urquiola, who creates cool, innovative objects for the home and office, is on display through March 4 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100.

Ready Steady Yeti Go Azuka Theatre presents the worldpremiere drama about a romance that tries to bloom in the aftermath

of a hate crime, through March 11 at Proscenium Theatre at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St.; 215-5631100.

The Revolutionists Theatre Horizon presents a comedy about four badass women trying not to lose their heads in this irreverent, rebellious comedy set during the French Revolution through Feb. 25 at Theatre Horizon, 401 Dekalb St., Norristown; 610283-2230.

Shen Yun 2018 The traditional Chinese dance ensemble performs Feb. 24-March 11 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.

Something Rotten!

Broadway Philadelphia presents the Broadway hit set during the 1590s in which two brothers are desperate to write a hit play to compete with Shakespeare Feb. 27-March 4 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-7905800.

Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye Arden Theatre Company presents the powerful adaptation exploring the destructive power of racism and the strength of a community attempting to embrace an era of change, March 1-April 1, 40 N. Second St.; 215922-1122.

Varujan Boghosian: Master Manipulator Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition featuring works by the artist and collector who scours antique shops and flea markets for materials to use in his imaginative sculptures and collages, through April 18, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100.

Virtually Rudy: New Dimensions in Sculpture The Michener Art Museum presents an exhibition of sculptures and their digital representations

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Queen cover band will become the champions at Tower Theater

By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor

THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER (WITH AGE): Classic new wave and synthpop singer-songwriter Howard Jones takes fans on a trip through his greatest hits when he performs 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville. For more information or tickets, call 215-257-5808.

through April 8, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215340-9800.

performs 8 p.m.

Feb. 25 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215922-1011.

Weeding Out the Stoned The audience tries to find the sober comic in this stoner comedy show 8:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at Good Good Comedy Theatre, 215 N. 11th St.; 215-3991279.

Howard Jones The new-wave singer performs 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808.

Witch Taint: The Black Metal Dialogues Comedian Dave Hill’s real-life attempts to get signed to a Norwegian Black Metal record label with his fictional band Witch Taint are brought to life on stage 10 p.m. March 2 at Good Good Comedy Theatre, 215 N. 11th St.; 215-3991279.

Music Nora En Pure The EDM producer and DJ performs 11 p.m. Feb. 23 at Coda, 1712 Walnut St.; 267-639-4630.

Lights The Canadian singer-songwriter

Kelela The R&B/electro singer-songwriter performs 8:30 p.m.

Feb. 27 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215922-1011.

Nightlife Mimi Imfurst Presents Drag Diva Brunch Other performers include Bev, Vinchelle, Sutton Fearce and special guests, 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Feb. 24 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555.

Envoute The magic and burlesque show takes the stage 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215-5920656.

Philly Black Trans History: A Multigenerational Panel Discussion Celebrate with stories of black trans resilience and an opportunity to learn about Philadelphia’s black trans history, 6-8:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.

Outta Town Anthony Jeselnik The comedian performs 8 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Best Picture Marathon All of this year’s Oscar nominees for the Best Picture category are screened 11 a.m. Feb. 24 and

12:45 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228.

The Seven Year Itch The classic film starring Marilyn Monroe is screened 1:30 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228.

Blues Traveler The alternative-rock group performs 8 p.m.

Feb. 24 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

A Nightmare on Elm Street The classic horror film is screened 9:45 p.m. March 2 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. n

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The internationally renowned God Save the Queen will celebrate its 20th anniversary with its first mega-tour of the United States. The Queen cover band will present a spectacular recreation of its classic namesake concert experience, with this season focusing on the ’80s Queen and a short-haired, mustachioed Freddie Mercury as opposed to the ’70s longhaired late lead singer.

The members will fly from their native Argentina for a stop at the Tower Theater in Upper Darby Feb. 24. The original Queen played the same theater Jan. 31, 1976, and this cover ensemble — called Dios Salve a la Reina in its native land — got a thumbs-up from Queen’s original tour manager Phil Murphy, when he claimed the group was “as good as the real thing.”

This interview with singer Pablo Padin and drummer Matias Albornoz occurred via email with the help of a translator, since neither man speaks English.

PGN: God Save the Queen/Dios Salve a la Reina has been together for 20 years. What is the secret of the band’s staying power?

How can you stand each other for going on two decades?

MA: Well, we’re certainly blessed by all the success we’ve had over these 20 years.

The audience has been our key to success [at] to our shows in Europe, Latin America and [the] U.S. We are a family. We spend months together and we get along pretty well.

PGN: Before the four of you were God Save the Queen, did you play in other cover bands or, for that matter, create original music?

MA: We formally started with Queen. It was and still is our passion. We just love their music. In fact, it was that passion that convinced the band’s originators — me, Mathias, and Pablo — to start this group.

We had that passion in common: Queen!

PGN: Once you started, how did you make decisions on what to do and how to do a tribute?

PP: It started as something very small.

Our friends and family insisted that we play the set in bars and suddenly the venues started getting bigger and bigger.

This year, we’ll be [celebrating] 20 years as God Save the Queen, and we’ve had the privilege of playing in Europe, Latin America and the U.S. PGN: Did any of you ever attend a Queen concert?

PP: We haven’t had that pleasure, but we did attend a concert of Brian May, guitarist of Queen — a legend and an incredible experience.

Photo: Pablo Padin

MA: So unique; a dream come true.

PGN: What were the criteria for your version of “Freddie Mercury”? What did he have and why?

MA: First, the talent has to be there, and then how much you can look alike.

Freddie had one of the most powerful voices ever, and the technique isn’t easy to maintain during a show. But Pablo?

Just wow, the talent and the look is there.

PGN: There are other Queen tributes out there. What makes yours stand out?

PP: We’re trying to make the audience feel that they’re watching the real Queen, with all the respect they deserve. We take care of every little detail, looking to be as close as we can to the real and original Queen in terms of clothes, lights and sound.

PGN: Why did the four of you choose the ’80s/early ’90s Queen to focus on as opposed to the ’70s version?

MA: Because it is the hardest version to play live. We try to sound like the record. For example, we do every sound live in “Bohemian Rhapsody.” That’s the challenge. And we’re pretty happy about the results. When we met Freddie’s personal assistant, he told us we were the best Queen tribute ever, such an honor coming from a person who saw Freddie many times live in concerts.

PGN: You sing in English but do not speak the language. What problems arise from that fact?

MA: Our singer memorizes the lyrics and studies Freddie as much as he can. The idea is to have the best Queen experience possible. You have to be very careful with pronunciation in order to deliver a quality show. n God Save the Queen will perform 8:15 p.m. Feb. 24 at the Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit http://bit.ly/2GseG4E.

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By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Neighborhood bar and eatery The Cambridge has a few years under its belt but it is currently bringing heat and sizzle to the neighborhood with a new menu.

The cozy space between Broad Street and the former Graduate Hospital strikes the perfect balance between pub and bistro. And the menu backs up the vibe with comfort dishes that mostly hit the spot. The one lone misstep on our visit were the sweet-potato hush puppies ($9), an excellent idea that either had an off night or suffered in execution. Glazed with hot cinnamon, the sweet starter looked like a winner but, once bitten, proved disappointing. Inside the crusty exterior, the hush puppies had lost all the warmth and fluffiness one would expect.

Fortunately, things rebounded quickly. The pierogies ($10) were pleasantly light and crisp, topped with generous amounts of caramelized onions and spicy sour cream.

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and deep with jalapeños, chorizo, lime crema and cheddar, giving the starter layer upon layer of bold smoky, spicy flavors. The Cambridge makes some outstanding wings ($13) as well, available in garlic hot or chili dry rub. We tried the garlic hot wings and they had the perfect level of spice and a comfortable heat that lingered pleasantly on the palette.

As good as the starters were, they were just setting the stage for the excellent entrées. The one we tried showed off how skilled The Cambridge kitchen is with a deep fryer. The ale-battered fish and chips ($17) was perfect classic pub fare with thick, perfectly crisp slabs of fish. The 1/2 fried chicken ($19) was juicy, with a hint of sweet spiciness, drizzled with sriracha garlic honey butter, and buttermilk chive dressing. A cool and creamy potato salad, buttermilk biscuits and grilled leeks rounded out the bonanza and gave this meal a Southern charm.

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PORTRAIT from page 19

WW: The working title is “Release Me” and it’s about being in a toxic relationship and letting it go.

PGN: Any hidden talents?

WW: Well, when I was younger, I did synchronized swimming.

PGN: That’s so cool. Any other hobbies?

WW: I don’t know. I just get into random things. I’m one of those Jack-of-all-trades people. I do web-design stuff. I’ve dabbled in photography. I’ve tried writing. I’m a dabbler.

PGN: Do you collect anything?

WW: Feathers.

PGN: What started that?

WW: I don’t know. I’ve just always been drawn to them. I have a feather tattoo and a little collection of mostly found feathers.

[Laughs] Kind of disgusting when you think about it but I enjoy them.

PGN: What’s your most unusual possession?

WW: Oh, I don’t know if I should share it because it’s definitely weird. One day, I was walking down the street in Rehoboth. I was there for a film festival and I found a seagull wing. Not just the feather, the whole wing.

I grabbed a plastic bag and took it home for my collection.

PGN: Well, as long as you didn’t try to glue it to your shoulder and fly away. It shows you’re not a squeamish person.

WW: No, no.

PGN: What was the best thing about coming out and what was the scariest?

WW: I came out late, or at least late compared to my peers. I was about 25 years old.

The scariest part was admitting it to myself.

Like many of us do, I grew up with an idea of what relationships were supposed to look like, what attraction was supposed to look like, and everything else was outside the norm. I always was around a lot of gay people and considered myself very openminded, but insisted to myself that I wasn’t gay, even though I felt a certain pull. So it was scary to have the self-realization that I was indeed gay. And then it took a while for me to tell my parents. I didn’t say anything until I started dating someone.

PGN: And their reaction was?

WW: They were fine with it. They were worried that I might have a difficult time, because it’s not always easy being a lesbian in this world, but they were fully supportive.

PGN: What’s been the best thing about coming out?

WW: Living my truth and being able to be in relationships where I’ve been truly happy and the sense of community. Now I’ve been in the community for so long, I sometimes forget what a beautiful bubble I live in until I talk to someone not in the community and remember there’s a whole other world out there.

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PGN: Ha. I feel that too. Thankfully, I don’t think I have any mean or hurtful people in my liberal little bubble. So it’s hard to understand how people can be so hateful when I rarely deal with those folks. Tell me what else is going on in your life.

WW: There’s a lot in transition. I just started a new job at the Kimmel Center as a digital marketing associate. I work on their website. They’re a great organization to work for and lots of perks like being able to see some great shows. Once I settle in there, I’ll be able to pursue more acting and singing opportunities.

PGN: Totally random question: In the theater, which armrest is yours?

WW: I take a little on each side but I’m good at sharing, so I just take a little part of each armrest.

PGN: Historical figure you’d want to have lunch with?

WW: That’s so hard! I cannot answer that question. I’m fascinated with people so I would be happy having lunch with anyone — famous or not — as long as they were interesting.

PGN: If you could do something dangerous just once with no risk, what would you do?

WW: The first thing that pops in my head is bungee-jumping.

PGN: Strangest date ever?

WW: [Laughs] All of them. There was one time when someone faked an emergency phone call and left right in the middle of it.

PGN: How did you know it was fake?

WW: I could tell they were trying to come up with a reason to get out from the start, and the bad acting job.

PGN: Which actress would you want to do a love scene with?

WW: Again, pick just one? I’m intimidated!

I can’t pick just one!

PGN: [Laughing] Well, I’d say pick several but then that would be an orgy, not a love scene!

WW: True!

PGN: The feature I get the most compliments on is?

WW: My smile? It’s probably the dimples.

PGN: What’s on the horizon?

WW: I’d like to start a podcast and write a one-woman show, but that’s a little ways out.

I’m also going to be starting a digital-marketing design and consultation company with Ashley Philips called Blerd Bytes Media.

We’ll do website design and social media, etc.

PGN: Blurred?

WW: No, Blerds, like black nerds!

PGN: Got it! So cute. Sounds like another success coming! n To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol.com.

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