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Trial for alleged murderer of trans woman postponed until December By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com A jury trial for the alleged murderer of trans woman Diamond Williams has been postponed until December. Charles N. Sargent stands accused of stabbing Williams to death with a screwdriver, then dismembering her with an ax, depositing her body parts in a vacant lot in Strawberry Mansion in July 2013. Sargent told police he acted in self-defense after Williams became violent during a sexual encounter. Advocates for Williams dispute that claim. Sargent’s trial was scheduled to begin Feb. 27, but his standby attorney, J. Michael Farrell, recently was convicted of multiPAGE 13 ple felonies in
Guilty plea in Maya Young murder
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NOT THEIR PRESIDENT: Hundreds protested in Center City Monday against restrictive policies and positions coming from the new Trump administration. The “Not My Presidents’ Day” march and rally, planned to coincide with the annual federal holiday celebrating American presidents, included remarks from speakers about LGBT rights, health care, immigration, racial justice, women’s rights and more. Photo: Scott A. Drake
Philly Pride Presents confirmed to PGN the organization will reschedule its annual Pride Parade and Festival for the first time in its 29 years. Pride will now be held June 18 at Penn’s Landing so it does not conflict with the Washington D.C. National Pride March on June 11, the local event’s original date. “It’s a decision that had to be made because even some people who work with us are going to go to D.C.,” said the organization’s executive director, Franny Price. “It was a decision that we never wanted to make but it was a decision to save the Philadelphia Pride Parade and Festival and OutFest. We did not want to cause a conflict [with] the community [members] who would want to go to the march.” The National Pride March began as a Facebook event that grew to more than 31,000 confirmed guests and more than 109,000 guests designated as “interested.” Price said out of the previous 28 Philadelphia Pride PAGE 13 events, 25 have been held during
Philly gears up for LGBT conferences By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com
NORTHERN NETWORKING: City Fitness hosted ConnX Feb. 21 at WeWork at Schmidt’s Commons. The traveling monthly social brings together members and supporters of the Independence Business Alliance, the region’s LGBT chamber of commerce. Guests enjoyed beer and wine and food from SNAP Kitchen while they networked and explored the co-working space at WeWork. Photo: Courtesy of Independence Business Alliance
Two LGBT organizations planning conventions in Philadelphia were represented at a local business luncheon Tuesday. PHL Diversity hosted its 11th-annual Business Opportunity Luncheon for professionals to network and learn about new business initiatives for the city. Kim Reed of Reed Development Group moderated a panel with representatives from Health Professionals Advancing LGBT Equality, formerly known as the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), and the True Colors Fund. GLMA Executive Director Hector Vargas and True Colors Fund Executive Director Gregory Lewis answered questions from Reed about their organizations. GLMA will bring its 35th Annual Conference on LGBT Health Sept. 13-16 to the Doubletree Philadelphia City Center, 237 S. Broad St. During this conference,
GLMA will educate health providers and others on the health needs of LGBT people and their families. Additionally, GLMA will report the latest research impacting LGBT health. Vargas noted this is the first time the organization will host its conference here. “Philadelphia is a great place for us,” he said. “There’s a very vibrant LGBT community here. There’s a health center that focuses on LGBT health — Mazzoni. There’s a lot going on in the political and advocacy sphere around LGBT health both in Philadelphia and in Pennsylvania.” Meanwhile, the True Colors Fund will bring its 40 to None Summit to the city in October. No location or exact dates had been finalized by presstime. During this two-day event, individuals addressing LGBT-youth homelessness across the country will meet up for sessions, performances, action-planning breakouts and networking opportunities. PAGE 13 “For us at the True
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PGN requests public hearing in Morris dispute By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com PGN has requested a public hearing in a dispute involving access to 911 recordings pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident believed to be in the possession of the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. The request, filed Feb. 16 with the state Office of Open Records, notes uncertainty about whether the D.A.’s Office possesses any 911 recordings for the Morris case. As of presstime, the OOR hadn’t ruled on the paper’s request. Morris was an African-American trans woman found with a fatal head wound in 2002, shortly after a courtesy ride from police in the Gayborhood. Her homicide remains unsolved, and the D.A.’s Office says it’s conducting an ongoing probe. On Dec. 28, in response to a prior open-records appeal by PGN, the OOR determined that the only Morris 911 recordings in the possession of the D.A.’s Office are those provided by PGN. PGN provided those recordings to the D.A.’s Office in 2009, after obtaining them from a private individual. The recordings haven’t been certified by a law-enforcement agency. In a Feb. 9 letter to PGN, the D.A.’s Office denied possessing any Morris 911 recordings. In its request for an OOR hearing, PGN said it’s in the public interest to resolve conflicting statements by the D.A.’s Office
regarding its Morris holdings. “[A hearing] will afford the OOR an opportunity to take a hard look at the troubling issues raised in this matter.” If the OOR denies PGN’s request for a hearing, a final determination regarding PGN’s appeal for all Morris 911 recordings in the D.A.’s possession is due on or before April 12. The matter has been assigned to OOR Appeals Officer Joshua T. Young. The police department reported it had lost its entire Morris homicide file in 2003, and when a partial homicide file was located at the city Archives Unit in 2011, it didn’t contain any Morris 911 recordings. In 2011, the city’s Police Advisory Commission issued a subpoena to the D.A.’s Office for Morris 911 recordings. In response, the D.A.’s Office said its only Morris 911 recordings were provided by PGN. In 2013, the PAC took an unprecedented step of recommending state and federal probes of the Morris case. Numerous LGBT organizations have called for an independent probe of the Morris case, including Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia, National Center for Transgender Equality, Mazzoni Center, Equality Pennsylvania, William Way LGBT Center, GALAEI, Racial Unity USA, Pennsylvania Youth Congress, LGBT Elder Initiative, Human Rights Campaign, GLAAD and National LGBTQ Task Force. No such investigation is underway, as of presstime. n
Lesbian group hosts inaugural LGBTQ Women’s Week By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com A lesbian organization will host Philadelphia’s first LGBTQ Women’s Week beginning this weekend. The Strong Catalyst, an organization dedicated to bringing community and visibility to lesbians, will produce 10 events over seven days as part of “The Revolution.” “There are not a lot of things for specific groups of women currently in the city,” said Strong Catalyst co-founder Amanda Swiger. “There are things for queer people in general. There are things for older lesbian women. There’s not really anything that has the word ‘women’ in it that invites all women under the LGBTQ umbrella and it’s not for a specific age range.” An LGBTQ Women’s Expo will kick off the week at noon Feb. 25 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. This event will feature more than 40 vendors, with a focus on LGBT women-owned businesses. According to a statement from the Strong Catalyst, the event will provide “everything from pole fitness to photographers, Realtors to clothing companies, community organizations to corporate companies like Tito’s Vodka and Walgreens.” Additionally, The Revolution’s events will include free and low-cost community forums,
parties, burlesque shows, spoken-word performances and open photo shoots. Swiger said the week is designed to give genuine representation of the word “lesbian.” “I think on a national level, we don’t see ‘lesbian’ represented outside of two really femme chicks kissing for straight guys, a pornographic kind of setting,” Swiger added. “‘Lesbian’ can look like your next-door neighbor. It can look like somebody who’s femme, somebody who’s butch, somebody who’s black, somebody who’s white, somebody who’s old, somebody who’s young. We’re trying to give more representation than two blonde white chicks making out. That’s not really what being a lesbian is about. We’re trying to create space both on a national level in terms of physical representation and locally, giving space for people who identify like we do.” Swiger encouraged people to attend the event because of its pioneering nature. “We have events like Pride and OutFest and I think one of the main complaints is that they are centered on white male voices. These events throughout this week are the exact opposite of that,” Swiger said. “There are so many unique voices in our community that belong to LGBTQ women.” n Visit thestrongcatalyst.com for more information and a full schedule of the LGBTQ Women’s Week.
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Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce hosts inaugural LGBT Business Summit By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com A Lehigh Valley organization will host its inaugural networking luncheon for LGBT professionals and allies. The Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce will host the LGBT Business Summit on March 7, including lunch and breakout sessions with LGBT and ally business owners speaking about professional successes. Keynote speakers for the event include Lehigh Valley Chamber of Commerce CEO and President Tony Iannelli and out comedian Lea DeLaria, who is known for her role as Carrie “Big Boo” Black on “Orange is the New Black.” Dr. Lizabeth Kleintop, chair of the LGBT Business Summit committee, noted DeLaria’s status as the first openly gay comic on a late-night talk show. “She has been a very outspoken member of the community and she’s able to present that message in a way that people haven’t heard it,” Kleintop said. “It’s great to be able to have her bring her message and put that message to use.” In addition to the keynote speakers, guests can attend two of four breakout sessions dedicated to LGBT people and allies in the workplace. Topics include: • Power of the LGBT Dollar • Inclusion in the Workplace • An LGBT entrepreneurship panel • Being An “Out” Professional After attending the event, Kleintop said LGBT attendees will think, If they can do it, why can’t I? “If you’re LGBT and you want to be a businessperson, [you will learn about]
some of the things you have to deal with when doing so and some of the markets you should consult with in the LGBT community,” she said. However, Kleintop also mentioned the importance of allies attending the summit, as the numbers of LGBT professionals are “not huge in the market and the community.” Kleintop, a transgender woman, added there are currently only 1.4-million documented transgender adults in the country, according to a June 2016 study by the Williams Institute at UCLA. “If we’re going to get change, we’re going to have to work with allies,” Kleintop said. “We’re going to have to be there alongside them, help them with the tools, help them develop the leverage they need to change the workplace so we are equal partners in business and the community. Allies are really important. We learned that in the civil-rights movement and it just carries forth from there.” Kleintop referenced several reasons LGBT people and allies should attend the summit. “They can learn, build some skills and develop some competencies they can take back with them to their workplaces,” she said. “But they can also network and tie into other people with other businesses in the community. Networking is always important, but here we can build upon that. We have built [it] into the program: opportunities to talk and network with others, make those new connections and build up old ones.” n The LGBT Business Summit will be held 9 a.m.-2 p.m. March 7 at Muhlenberg College, 2400 Chew St., Allentown. Tickets cost $50 for members and $98 for future members. Visit http://bit.ly/2lnditn to purchase tickets.
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AFFIRMING ANNIVERSARY: Members of St. James United Church of Christ in Havertown staged a celebration Feb. 19 to mark the three-year anniversary of the congregation being designated Open and Affirming. The title signifies congregations that welcome members of all sexual orientations and gender identities. In February 2014, the Delaware County church unanimously adopted an ONA statement that pledges support for diversity and inclusion of all people in the church’s sacraments, extends a welcome to LGBT people and condemns discrimination.
Defendant in murder of trans woman pleads guilty By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com A defendant in the February 2016 murder of a transgender woman pleaded guilty to three charges last Thursday in a deferred-sentence agreement. Tiffany Floyd pleaded guilty to third-degree murder, conspiracy to commit third-degree murder and possession of a weapon with criminal intent in the murder of Maya Young. Floyd’s final sentence will be delivered at 9 a.m. Nov. 8 in Room 1105 of the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St. Assistant District Attorney Gwenn Cujdik confirmed Floyd will not be able to withdraw her guilty plea during this time. The defendant is facing up to 85 years in prison and a fine up to $85,000. Until then, Floyd will undergo a pre-sentence investigation, where the court will compile information about her work history, education, family history and other background information. Additionally, she will take part in a mental-health evaluation, which will determine if she has any issues the court should be aware of for sentencing purposes. During the hearing, Floyd said she takes medication for bipolar disorder and anxiety. While representing Floyd in the court hearing, defense attorney Dan Stevenson said her co-defendant, Jose Pena, holds more blame for Young’s death. “Ms. Floyd struck the first blow but not the death blow,” Stevenson said. In previous court statements, Floyd said she asked Pena for help in killing Young,
whom she said used “voodoo” to “cast a spell” on her boyfriend. Pena’s statement contended he and Floyd met Young at a park, where the two women smoked crack. According to Pena, Floyd stabbed Young with a knife. Floyd and Pena pursued the victim as she “ran for her life,” according to Cujdik. Cujdik confirmed a witness identified Floyd as she was pursuing Young. According to Cujdik, Floyd asked the witness, “Where the f*ck is Littles?” referencing a nickname Floyd used for Young. Pena said Floyd stabbed Young and said she would have him killed if he did not “finish” her. “It was my life or hers,” Pena said in the statement. Cujdik confirmed Pena’s final blow, which killed Young, was captured on video. Pena was offered a plea agreement but elected to stand trial, which is scheduled for 9 a.m. Aug. 21 in Room 607 of the CJC, before Judge Sandy L.V. Byrd. Additionally, he will also stand trial for the murder of Angel Torres in a proceeding scheduled for 9 a.m. Sept. 18 in Room 1007. ADA Guy D’Andrea, who is prosecuting the latter case, told PGN last month that evidence collected in the Young investigation helped his case. “The arrest for the murder of Maya gave us some additional information about my murder [case], which helped give us a stronger warrant, so to speak, to arrest him on this murder,” D’Andrea said. D’Andrea declined to go into further details about the evidence. n
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HRC focuses on moving ‘equality forward’ in Philly By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com When planning got underway last summer for the 2017 Human Rights Campaign Greater Philadelphia Dinner, organizers were looking forward to celebrating the start of Hillary Clinton’s presidential administration at the event. “It was an interesting period where we were all very hopeful, all working on the campaign and planning for the gala. And then the election turned out the way it did,” said Nicole Svonavec, co-chair of the local dinner. “Everyone took time to process their feelings and see where things might be able to go, then just jumped into action.” “It became even more important than ever to provide a place for people to be involved with us, and a time to be together,” said Katherine Sprissler-Klein, a member of the HRC Board of Governors. The 21st-annual gala, themed “Equality Forward,” will be held from 5-10 p.m. Feb. 25 at Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market St. The event will feature din-
ner, dancing, a silent auction and remarks by HRC National Field Director Marty Rouse, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey and Broadway star Billy Porter. “The content of the program is going to be very topical,” Svonavec said. “We have several politicians attending who hadn’t attended in the past; we always have a political element but that’s even more important now.” The volunteer steering committee reached out to 105 local politicians to both invite them to the event and establish a relationship for future partnerships, Svonavec noted. About 550 people are expected to attend the dinner. The annual silent auction, which features more than 300 items in 125 packages, will for the first time this year feature an online-bidding component, so guests can up their offers even during dinner. Fundraising generated will support a range of HRC’s efforts, Sprissler-Klein said. “With every cabinet nominee, we’re getting the word out, talking to our friends on
the Hill, building bipartisan support the best we can in a tough climate,” she said. HRC recently organized a large coalition of parents of transgender children to lobby against discriminatory policies, is monitoring and working to stem the rise of anti-
“Everyone’s identity is intersectional: being LGBTQ, you may also be Muslim, a person of color. We are mindful of intersectionality.” LGBT state legislation and is concentrating on building partnerships with allies. “We are standing with our progressive brother and sister organizations,” SprisslerKlein said. “Part of what it means to be a participant in progressive causes is being an active partner across a lot of different causes. Everyone’s identity is intersec-
tional: being LGBTQ, you may also be Muslim, a person of color. We are mindful of intersectionality.” The organization is also mindful that the gala has a higher price point, with tickets starting at $100. HRC will host an official after-party, “Party with a Purpose,” 10 p.m. Feb. 25 at Voyeur, 1221 St. James St. There will be a suggested donation of $10 at the door, along with drink specials and performances by Aurora Whorealis, Bev, Haus of Ham, Sutton Fearce, VinChelle and Tiel. Svonavec said the event will be an enjoyable night of fun and networking, but this year will take on added significance, given the political climate. “There’s always a good reason to have members of Philadelphia’s LGBTQ community and allies come together but this year it’s even more important for the community to support one another and hear updates about how HRC is preparing for what may come in the future.” For more information or tickets, visit http://bit.ly/2kIDzTl. n
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Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Feb. 6-12. Information is courtesy of Sixth District Crime Analyst Officer Robert Savino. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS. INCIDENTS — At 12:12 p.m. Feb. 7, a man used a demand note to attempt to rob the Royal Bank, 1230 Walnut St. The teller did not give him any money and he fled north on 13th Street. Later, police arrested a man for other bank robberies in the area and he also was suspected of this crime. Charges are pending. — At 4:25 p.m. Feb. 10, a woman observed two women attempting to force their way into her apartment on the 200 block of South 13th Street through an open window. She contacted police and the suspects, ages 27 and 34, were arrested and charged with burglary and related offenses. — There were five thefts from parked vehicles reported Feb. 6-12: outside 114 S. 12th St., 1100 Pine St., 242 S. Eighth St., 900 Bonaparte Ct. and 807 Addison St. — There was one theft of a bicycle reported Feb. 6-12: outside 1305 Locust St. ARRESTS — At 9:52 p.m. Feb. 6, police arrested an 18-yearold man for assault on police after an incident inside Wawa, 201 S. Broad St. — At 5:51 p.m. Feb. 8, police arrested a 23-yearold woman on suspicion of driving under the influence of narcotics in the 300 block of South Eighth Street. n
News Briefing Gay inmate seeks legal materials Last month, openly gay inmate Kenneth J. Houck Jr. filed a request for access to legal materials so that he could pursue his wrongful-injury claims against the federal Bureau of Prisons. In November 2011, Houck was brutally assaulted at the Federal Detention Center in Philadelphia. At the time of the assault, Houck was reading an LGBT novel in his cell. Houck’s right leg sustained multiple fractures, and he continues to walk with a limp. The inmate is suing the federal Bureau of Prisons for more than $1 million in damages, according to court records. Houck said his assailants hurled anti-LGBT slurs while assaulting him. However, authorities declined to classify the incident as a hate crime. In a Jan. 30 federal-court filing, Houck contended he was being denied access to necessary legal materials to help him litigate his claims. As of presstime, Houck’s request
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for access to legal materials remained pending with U.S. Magistrate Judge Kathleen M. Tafoya. Houck, 41, is currently housed at a federal penitentiary in Marion, Illinois. Imprisoned for transporting child pornography, his scheduled release date is June 23, 2018. Justin Long, a spokesperson for the U.S. Bureau of Prisons, declined to comment, citing ongoing litigation. — Timothy Cwiek
Dance party returns with fundraising focus An LGBT dance party will be held this weekend to raise funds for ACT UP Philadelphia. “Thermal: AN NSFW Dance Party of Resistance” will be held 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Feb. 25 at an as-yet undisclosed location. After a 10-month hiatus, the NSFW series, which started nearly five years ago, is returning with an enhanced focus on fundraising and community building. “We’ve been inspired by the countless protests and demonstrations lately,” said Marquise Lee, who started the series with Paul Blore. “Everyone is feeling that they need to resist in whatever way they can, and we believe NSFW is one of the assets that we, personally, can lend to this movement. We’ve always thought of the party as
a form of community building, so why not use it to get people together and behind something?” “I love that there’s been a spike in support for well-known non-profits like ACLU and Planned Parenthood, but I worry about those smaller organizations that are working for the marginalized and for social justice on a local level,” Blore noted about the beneficiary. “How will they be doing in four years?” Tickets to “Thermal” are $5, cash only. The party is 18 to enter and 21 to drink. Pre-registration is required at http://bit.ly/nsfwparty46. Registrants will receive an email with the event location Feb. 23.
William Way, Toasted Walnut mark Women’s Day The community is invited to learn about the multifaceted women’s programming at William Way LGBT Community Center next month. Toasted Walnut Bar & Kitchen, 1316 Walnut St., is hosting an International Women’s Day Happy Hour 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 8. At the social, guests can get information about the center’s resources and events for women, sign up or renew center membership and network with other community members. Complimentary fare and drink specials will be available. n — Jen Colletta
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Grassroots campaign finds a home in the ’burbs By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com On a recent Friday afternoon, Elayne Aion arranged stacks of brightly colored lawn signs in a corner of her Glenside gift shop. “Tomorrow’s going to be a busy day,” Aion said, grateful that the printer delivered another 200 signs before the weekend. Since Aion’s Dovetail Artisans on Glenside Avenue started selling the “Hate Has No Home Here” signs in January, more than 2,000 have flown off the shelves. The hot-ticket item originated in Chicago as a way to counter the uptick in hate crimes and pervasive hate speech following the presidential election. Beneath the anti-hate message, the words are translated into Hebrew, Arabic, Korean and Spanish. A heart emblazoned with an American flag sits on each side of the sign, which is blue on one side and red on the other. The campaign is a nonpartisan one meant to promote tolerance and peace, and not necessarily any political statement. “I know what this stands for for me, but that might be different from my next-door neighbor; I’m looking at eight signs right now on my block, and all of those owners probably have a slightly different nuanced interpretation of what hate is,” said Kate Thompson, who spoke to PGN while standing outside her Glenside home. Thompson learned of the sign campaign back in December from a neighbor. “I thought, I need to literally put a stake in the ground on this issue. I thought I would get 20 and maybe some friends will want one; I sent out a text and five minutes later everyone wanted one. So I thought I’ll do a print run of 100. That first 100 turned into 700 in 24 hours. And then that 700 turned into 6,000 over the course of two months.” For a time, Thompson was distributing the signs from her front porch. “I’d say probably 300 people came through my house in the beginning. The majority of them were upset and needed to talk but a lot said that they just needed to start somewhere. It was almost like a sense of shock and paralysis and they just didn’t know where to start, what to tackle first,” she said. “But it was heartening that this wasn’t just people grabbing a sign off a shelf. These people Paypaled some random person money, showed up at my house and took time out of their day. They were pretty motivated.” Thompson, a marketing professional, launched a Facebook page for the campaign, and soon several local stores offered to assist with distribution, including Dovetail Artisans. Aion, 63, a native of nearby Elkins Park, has lived in the Ardsley section of Glenside for 20 years, operating Dovetail Artisans for the last 10 in downtown Glenside. She
and her wife have two of the yard signs on either end of their property. “I originally ordered four, for [the store] and home,” she said. “Then I met Kate and she was distributing them out of her house at the time and I said I’d be happy to be a distribution site. It just felt like something good to do.” Dovetail and the other sites order from Fort Washington-based Gallop Printing, which uses union labor. The distributors pay for the signs up front and then sell them at cost, about $5, making no profit. “At first, nobody wanted to lay out a ton
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of money to buy 600 signs and then have momentum die down and they’d just be looking at the signs, dusting them off,” Aion said, noting that distributors were ordering in small amounts, leading to wait lists of hundreds of customers. “But now we know momentum is continuing to grow.” Aion has actually had to put out money to hire extra help at Dovetail as business booms. “People are very appreciative I’m distributing the signs. For me, that’s my activism. It’s pretty much a full-time job. And I already had a full-time job,” Aion laughed, noting that, even though her workload has increased, she’s grateful for the opportunity to interact with supporters of the campaign. “Many of them just feel the need to separate themselves from the hate, to say that they embrace the diversity of their neighborhood; it’s not OK to just put up with diversity.” Seeing the area saturated with the signs has provided a needed spark of hope, Thompson said. “It’s really heartening,” she said. “I think I knew, intellectually speaking, that there were a lot of people out PAGE 14
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Day in the Life of ... By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Wife-and-wife duo CJ and Jolin Bachmann are quick to note the benefits of the 1SEO office in Bristol. The spacious employee common area includes a basketball court, foosball table, ping-pong table, pool table and other athletic and board games. “Our job is extremely stressful,� said Jolin, the company’s chief operating officer. “You receive all of those emails. You receive all of those phone calls. We wanted to create an environment where, yes, you have the stress, but you know what? You can walk away as well. Go have fun.� VP of Operations CJ noted that the office does not have cubicles and features “bright and inviting� colors. 1SEO also provides “unique and fun� names for offices such as the “Data Mine� for the SEO (search-engine optimization) team room and “Mission Control� as the informational-technology room. CJ refers to these aspects as “just silly little things to help us stand out.� “No one likes to get up and go to work every day but if you like the person sitting next to you and you enjoy the atmosphere
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digital agency executives CJ and Jolin Bachmann sustainable since you have to “constantly sell to stay alive.� Then, the company expanded its services to include SEO, paid advertising, social media, reputation management, video production, website design and other digital-marketing initiatives. Throughout the company’s development, Jolin said she has loved meeting new people and has developed friendships with some clients. “You meet clients internationally and it also affords you the ability to travel and take your family places that you never thought you’d get to experience,� Jolin said. CJ added that the ability to travel is “impactful� because of where she and Jolin previously lived. CJ said their hometown of Sumter County, Fla., had a “very tiny population� and few opportunities for travel. Jolin moved from Sumter County to Bucks County in Pennsylvania to be with her family. CJ was already friends with Jolin at the time and would frequently visit her before deciding to move. “I always consider myself the black sheep of the family because I always wanted to move,� CJ said. “I ended up
making that connection [and] you’re visiting a new area. Those are things that the growth and development of the company allows us to be part of.� “We also allow our employees to go with us to these different places,� Jolin added. “There are a lot of benefits we try to offer. We try to make it a great place and a fun environment.� 1SEO employees also get to enjoy this environment within the office. “You’re not tied to your desk,� Jolin said. “At 11 o’clock, there could be people over there playing horse. At 2 o’clock, there could be people over there playing pingpong. That’s not the norm but at any point, you can get up, walk away. You don’t clock in. You don’t clock out. You have a job. You do your job and however you go about doing that throughout the day is up to you.� When it comes to getting away from their desks, CJ and Jolin take different
approaches. “I’ll go play basketball but none of them want to play me because I’ll beat them,� Jolin laughed. “You never want to go to Dave & Buster’s with her,� CJ added. CJ’s work at 1SEO involves human resources, a task she performs even when she steps away from her desk. She enjoys talking to other employees about their likes and dislikes to establish connections within the office. “I try to spend that extra time learning a little bit more about them because at the end of the day, I’m the one that they’re going to come to if they have a problem or if someone else has a problem,� CJ said. “Understanding those individuals helps me.� While CJ said she enjoys getting to know other employees, she also laughed about PAGE 14 working with her wife.
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of the workplace, it makes a bad day a little less bad and makes a good day even better,� she said. However, the company did not always have these perks. Originally, 1SEO was in a North Wales townhome where Jolin lived with her brother, Lance Bachmann, the company’s president. The brother and sister worked together in a 10-by-12-foot room from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. They conceived the idea for a company where people would buy websites from them and they would subcontract them out to designers and developers. Eventually, Jolin and Lance realized this idea was not
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taking a leap and moving up here. It really changed everything simply because it was so different.� Jolin and CJ began dating soon after that and married on April 15, 2011. The couple now raises a 14-year-old son, Landen, and a 1-year-old daughter, Kaden, along with two dogs: a red-nosed pitbull named Jax, 7, and an English bulldog named Meatball, 2. Since CJ moved to the area, the couple has enjoyed several business trips to meet clients in countries such as Greece, India and Italy. “You don’t necessarily have to go visit that client but why not?� CJ said. “You’re
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D’Anne Witkowski
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States’, students’ rights Though nothing had been finalized as of presstime, the Trump administration this week was expected to issue guidance on the treatment of transgender and gender-conforming students — and, not surprisingly, the outcome is not anticipated to be good. Under the previous administration, federally funded schools were instructed that trans students are able to use facilities that correspond to their gender identity, even if they were born with a different gender. White House spokesperson Sean Spicer alluded earlier this week to that rule, suggesting the issue should be dealt with at the state level rather than federally. That reasoning is the same that was bandied about during the debate over marriage equality and countless other issues of equality. And it continues to hold no weight. Despite what critics contend, trans students aren’t asking for “special” rights. They’re not requesting any exceptions, exemptions or expansions — they’re simply seeking to be treated equally. And they deserve that — not only ethically and morally, but all students deserve equal protection, guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution. If the administration rolls back these protections, countless trans and gender-nonconforming youth will be at risk for discrimination and harassment in their schools, places that are supposed to be safe and inclusive. Without formal policies in place, the landscape for youth will be in chaos: Some states, schools and officials may be cognizant of the need for trans-affirming positions, while others won’t, leaving students in the lurch. Studies have shown that youth who can attend school without the fear of marginalization are more likely to succeed, while those in restrictive settings are at risk for academic struggles, peer issues and more. Exposing these youth to those risks for the sake of states’ rights is shameful. That argument, like the criticism of federally mandated marriage equality, is simply an attempt to invalidate a community’s identity. But, like with the fight against marriage equality, erasure is infeasible. Same-sex couples continued to fall in love, form unions and families, regardless of their respective states’ laws. Trans youth will continue to exist, to come out, to need and deserve an education, regardless of their states’ positions on inclusive education. Depriving students of a safe education won’t make them invisible — it will only deprive our society of the contributions of youth who have grown to recognize their full potential. n
Hair is a very charged and political thing. It has been since, well, forever. For example, a colleague of mine once called the mullet “the haircut of the oppressed,” pointing out that it was a style most commonly worn by Native Americans, lesbians and lower socioeconomic whites. It helped me to understand why mullets are so easily ridiculed and the joke suddenly became much less funny. Then there’s the fact that men traditionally go to barber shops, and women go to salons. Because men have short hair and women have long hair, right? Well, no, but hair and gender identity are closely linked and American men and women are expected to stay within the “normal” range. Men can have as much body hair as they please, their hairy legs and armpits a sign of virility and strength, while back hair is often frowned upon. And pretty much all of the hair on a woman’s body is considered gross and should be removed via razor or hot wax at regular intervals so that her body may remain as hairless and smooth as a toddler. But if you think about it logically, our “rules” about hair don’t make any sense. They are silly and even harmful, especially since we don’t live in a world where each and every person has a gender identity that neatly fits into cultural expectations of “male” or “female.” Which brings me to Kendall Oliver of California, who identifies as genderqueer and keeps their hair closely cropped, as is their right. It’s their hair after all. Oliver sued when they were denied a haircut at a barbershop because the owner told Oliver, “We don’t cut any type of women’s hair.” Keep in mind, it’s not like Oliver was asking for a perm or something. What Oliver wanted was totally within the barber’s experience and abilities. Except the owner doesn’t cut women’s hair because it says in the Bible that a woman should have long hair. Thankfully, California law says discrimination is wrong, even if you claim God is telling you to do it, and so the barbershop lost the case. Which led professional homophobe Peter LaBarbera of Americans For
Truth about Homosexuality to declare this “yet another example of what I’m calling LGBTyranny — ridiculous even by ‘gay’ standards.” LaBarbera claims that anyone identifying as “genderqueer” should totally expect to be discriminated against and should basically shut up and like it. “For goodness’ sake,” he writes, “if you identify yourself as genderqueer, you should expect a little pushback, right?” LaBarbera then goes on a rant against “genderqueers” as if it is the craziest and most dangerous thing he’s ever heard of, then adds, “These LGBTQueer lawsuits make a mockery of real civil rights, and America a laughingstock around the world.” Ah, so Oliver’s civil rights aren’t “real” because Oliver doesn’t look the way LaBarbera would prefer a woman to look. Referring to a picture of Oliver that LaBarbera posted on his website, he writes, “By the way, look at the photo: There’s a beautiful woman under all that faux masculinity.” Nope. Nope. Nope. Get out with that sexist bullshit. Oliver’s gender is not for LaBarbera or anyone besides Oliver to decide, nor is their beauty up for LaBarbera to define. LaBarbera’s opinion doesn’t matter in the slightest, thank you very much, because it’s none of his fucking business. By the way, look at LaBarbera’s photo. Perhaps under that combover is a man with some compassion for fellow humans, but I’ve yet to see any. Hey, the combover, in all its maligned glory, is his right, after all, but if you identify as an antigay bigot, you should expect a little pushback, right? n
LaBarbera then goes on a rant against “genderqueers” as if it is the craziest and most dangerous thing he’s ever heard of, then adds, “These LGBTQueer lawsuits make a mockery of real civil rights, and America a laughingstock around the world.”
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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So-called Muslim ban a danger to LGBT community Any day now, President Donald Trump when they have been raped, but that pracis expected to announce — with great fantice is slowing down. To a larger degree, fare, I’m sure, including a drum roll — his honor killings are practiced on people who pronouncement on the ban of immigrants are LGBT. from seven Muslim-majority Many of the LGBT commucountries. This alone should nities in those nations believe appall any American, or anyone they could find safe exile in the who has decent human empathy, West particularly, in the United especially when you understand States, especially those from what many of these people are countries where we have troops, escaping. And we in the LGBT such as Iraq. Ah, Iraq — a community should understand it country so full of spilled blood, a lot more. the red sky of dawn almost Most people in that region matches its blood-red-soaked (the seven nations mentioned desert. And that’s what they’d thus far: Iraq, Syria, Iran, love the LGBT community to Yemen, Sudan, Somalia and do: disappear. Just look at the Libya) are simply escaping website of the Iraq LGBT community in exile: QueerIraq. war, but LGBT people are also If we won’t be accepting fleeing a culture that does not Mark Segal LGBT exiles from the region, allow their existence. Note, I will the Palestinian National just said culture, not religion. Authority accept them? And what about The issue here is not the Islamic religion but rather the culture in that region, which Israel, who has accepted Palestinian other Islamic regions do not practice. That Muslim exiles? Just a few questions for our time. n culture sanctions a practice called “honor killing.” That’s when a family kills a memMark Segal is the nation’s most-award-winning comber who brings dishonor to the family. It’s mentator in LGBT media. His recently published memmostly used against daughters who have oir, “And Then I Danced,” is available on Amazon. sex out of wedlock and in some cases even com, Barnes & Noble or at your favorite bookseller.
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Street Talk Should city workers be asked to voluntarily offer their LGBT status for diversity tracking? "No, I think that's too intrusive. It's applying pressure on somebody that shouldn't have that pressure. I Charvelle Holder understand model why the city Los Angeles would want to track race and gender. But LGBT is going too far. I don't see the need to know."
"No. That question doesn't have anything to do with a person's work ethic. Our society is getting too concerned Florian Lawrence with people's server private South Philadelphia affairs and information. We have to draw the line at some point. It's not necessary to ask about somebody's LGBT status."
"No, there's too much potential for misuse in this current political climate. The information may not be used Jennifer properly. I Notorfrancesco appreciate photographer the intention South Philadelphia of helping the LGBT community. But I'm not sure that's what will happen."
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Letters and Feedback In response to “Exclusive: Amber Hikes, Nellie Fitzpatrick discuss transition,” Feb. 17-23:
In response to “Tuesdays with Toomey protesters speak out for LGBT equality,” Feb. 17-23:
“It’s very welcomed. Hopefully the attitudes in the Gayborhood club and bar scene change to be inclusive to all members of the LGBTQTIA community.”
“Sims lectured, ‘I sit here today with the voices and lives of immigrants, of black folks … who have been affected by this administration.’ What about the black folk and women who been affected by the systematic racism and sexism in the Gayborhood? People who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones.”
— SocialJusticeGirl In response to “After Trump election, out gov’t agent from Philly resigns,” Feb. 17-23: “What can I say? Our kid has tremendous ‘integrity chops’!” — Henry J. Lunardi
— CounterCultureRadical In response to “Rumors swirl after antiTrump march,” Feb. 9-16: “In any protest movement, it is essential to be willing to work with people who
do not share your ideals 100 percent. As long as differences are duly noted and put on the back burner, a coalition can and will occur to fight the greater evil or unacceptable situation. Looking for ideological purity is a sure way to kill any movement and leave us as individual islands with no power and no force and of course no change. All successful movements need other groups and other people who can share the goal without sharing 100 percent of the ideology.” — Ronald Nicholls
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Warmth for the winter February, despite being the shortest month, is ents of transgender children, part of Human Rights Campaign’s new, nationwide Parents for often a hard one. Where I live, any day might be a snow day, with my son home from school Transgender Equality Council, who sent a letand the sidewalks needing to be shoveled. The ter to President Donald Trump condemning the usual routine of laundry and groceries and dinJustice Department’s announcement that it will ner doesn’t stop. In recent weeks, too, I have no longer try to overturn a district court’s hold been distracted by the news stories of a govon protections for transgender students that ernment chipping away at the rights of LGBTQ were instituted by the Obama administration. people, immigrants and others. How not to be The department’s action means the hold stays overwhelmed by it all? Here are some of the in place and the protections remain in limbo. stories about LGBTQ families making February I am motivated, too, by Gavin Grimm, a just a bit warmer. transgender 17-year-old who is head A U.S. District Court in South ing to the U.S. Supreme Court next Carolina has ruled that it is unconmonth, backed by the American stitutional for the state to refuse to Civil Liberties Union, to challenge put same-sex spouses on their chilhis school district’s rule requiring dren’s birth certificates. The plainstudents to use the restrooms corretiffs, Casy and Jacqueline Carson, sponding to their “biological genare a lesbian couple who married ders.” While the case is about his in Washington, D.C., before their right to use a restroom without undue home state of South Carolina recogburden, it could also have a broader nized marriage for same-sex couples. impact. As the ACLU noted in its When Jacqueline gave birth, they blog last October, “Gavin’s case, and indicated on hospital forms that they the so-called restroom debates more were married, but then received birth are about much more than Dana Rudolph broadly, certificates naming Jacqueline as the just restrooms. This is a chance for “Mother” — with “No Father Listed” the country to get to know our transin the space for the other parent. gender family, friends, colleagues and commu The state had previously said it would only nity members.” issue birth certificates with both same-sex Finally, a story of allies. When spouses spouses if they got adoptions or court orders Becky and Kipp Fawcett depleted their own — an extra burden not required of different-sex savings adopting their children, they then spouses. The couple could not afford this. Casy wanted to help other families who might be is a National Guard veteran who left active duty facing even greater financial obstacles, Becky in 2013 because of a serious injury. Jacqueline told me in a phone interview. She hoped to is a teacher. offer her services as a publicist pro bono to Without Casy on the birth certificates, they an adoption-grant organization. She discovhad trouble getting her Veterans Administration ered, however, that none of the organizations and Social Security benefits for their children. she found welcomed same-sex or single parAdditionally, they worried that Casy could be ents, and all charged application fees. Those kept from getting either routine or emergency weren’t the kind of organizations she wanted medical care for the twins and that their chilto support. She and Kipp therefore decided to dren would feel stigmatized when they were start Helpusadopt.org, an “equality-based adopold enough to understand their birth certificates. tion-grant program.” They filed a lawsuit last May, backed by Since 2007, they have awarded 208 grants Lambda Legal and South Carolina Equality. In of $500 to $15,000, for a total of more than her ruling Feb. 15, Judge Mary Geiger Lewis $1.8-million dollars, to those seeking to comwrote that the state’s action violates their rights plete an adoption after their home study. under the 14th Amendment and their “fundaGrantees have included same-sex and single parents as well as different-sex parents, and mental right to marriage and other protected Becky noted that transgender parents have been liberties.” This decision makes me hopeful for the among them. “We take our diversity very serioutcome of another case that could have ously here,” she affirmed. A total of 16 percent even greater visibility. The National Center of their grant money has gone to LGBTQ parents, she said, and she’d like to increase that for Lesbian Rights last week appealed to the number. They award grants three times a year, U.S. Supreme Court, seeking to overturn an and their spring application deadline is April Arkansas Supreme Court decision that denied 15. same-sex parents the right to be on their chil The media is full of stories that may rightly dren’s birth certificates. To assist, Family Equality Council is preconcern and frighten us. We should not ignore paring a “Voices of Children” amicus brief, them — but neither should we feel that all seeking stories from older or adult children of is lost. We are still winning some court batsame-sex parents in any state who have or had tles, still fighting back when we lose and still birth certificates without both same-sex parhave allies. Most importantly, whether we are ents listed. They prepared a similar brief for LGBTQ parents or parents of LGBTQ children the winning federal marriage-equality cases in (or both), we are strengthened by the bonds of years past; seeing them do so again gives me love and family. Nothing is going to change hope. (If you would like to contribute, contact that. n Director of State Policy Denise Brogan-Kator: Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian DeniseBK@familequality.org.) (mombian.com), a GLAAD Media Award-winning blog I’m also inspired by the nearly 800 parand resource directory for LGBTQ parents.
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Coping with change and uncertainty through mindfulness Uncertainty is a feeling many of us ments to our behavior or thinking that have experienced in recent months. It’s will help us navigate life with a greater been a fixture in news headlines, driven feeling of stability and calm. by the political upheaval that has followed Being calm does not mean that we’re last November’s election. This kind of being complacent. It simply means that, macro-level uncertainty can absolutely when a change comes unexpectedly, we affect how we feel in our everycan respond from a more day lives. And of course there focused and thoughtful state are numerous personal examof being. This helps us take ples — a job loss, a break-up, action that is more likely to be a move — where a sense of effective and may be better for uncertainty about the future can our well-being than if we react create real anxiety that impacts from a state of stress. our mental and physical health Step one is about managing in a tangible way. the stress of major changes. You’ve probably heard the Start by paying attention to expression, “The one constant the symptoms of your stress, in life is change.” It describes breaking them down into three a beautiful and sometimes areas: body, mind and heart. frustrating paradox about life. What physical sensations are While uncertainty can produce you noticing? What thoughts feelings of anxiety in many coming through your Robert Pileggi, are of us, one of the lessons I’ve mind? What emotions are you MSS, LSW having? learned through the study and practice of mindfulness is that Depending on which area paying close attention to the things that feels most prominent to you, you can are changing around us — even as they take steps to address it. If your body feels are changing — can help us find stability. most impacted by stress, try standing up and stretching, going for a walk or Think about the way surfers pay close attention to the rhythm of waves: noticing breathing slightly deeper than usual for subtle changes and making micro-adjust10 breaths. Breathe in for a count of four, ments in order to stay upright. It’s not pause for a count of two and exhale for a easy to begin with — they fall down a count of four, then repeat this five to 10 lot. It takes practice learning how to pay times. attention. And as they do, they learn to If you’re carrying stress in your mind, notice whether your thoughts are about stay stable and upright even while experithe future (these are often what stress us). encing the constant changes in the waves. Remind yourself that these are ideas that We can practice the same principles in our daily lives. We can learn to get used are not real. Use your mind to tell yourto change and uncertainty, and in the self what’s real in the moment. Keep it process, learn how to make micro-adjustsimple, for example: “I’m sitting. I feel
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the second weekend in June. Philly Pride Presents traditionally sends out vendor applications in January but organizers postponed the process due to uncertainty about the original June 11 date. Price said the vendor-application process will begin next week and the organization will notify annual vendors of the new date. Additionally, Price said the organization had been in contact with the annual vendors about the possibility of a date change prior to this announcement.
She noted that P h i l a d e l p h i a ’s c l o s e proximity to D.C. could have hurt attendance, as well as vendor involvement. “We don’t want people to make a choice,” Price said. “There will be some who would have stayed local but there would have been a lot more who would jump on a $10 bus or carpool [to D.C.]. It is only a stone-throw away.” Price said she hopes vendors and sponsors will be onboard with the new date. “All we can do is start planning and going forward.” n
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an unrelated case. Last week, Common Pleas Judge Diana L. Anhalt postponed Sargent’s trial until December. Sargent intends to represent himself during his murder trial. But Anhalt appointed attorney Benjamin Cooper to replace Farrell as Sargent’s standby attorney to assist. According to court records, jury selection is set for 10 a.m. Dec. 11 in Courtroom 807 of the Criminal Justice Center, 1301 Filbert St. On Feb. 2, Farrell was convicted of 10 felonies for his participation in a drug-trafficking ring that operated in Maryland, known as the “Nicka Organization.” Prosecutors say Farrell crossed the line between representing
the chair cushion. I see people going about their day.” If your emotions and your heart feel most troubled, find someone you can share these feelings with and connect with them. It could be a call or a text exchange with a friend. Look for a support or recovery group. If the situation is serious, contact a crisis hotline, such as 215-686-4420. Writing down what you are feeling in a journal or notebook is another effective way to manage emotions. What I’ve just described are simple mindfulness practices intended to build your capacity to focus on what’s happening in the present moment. Step two would be to make this into a practice, so it becomes second nature. A more focused mind is more nimble in responding to change and challenge, meaning that it’s easier to do and takes less time and energy to respond in a healthy way. Much like strengthening muscles, repeating these exercises will build results over time. So consider doing one of these practices for a few minutes each day. Set a timer for two or five minutes, or try an app like Headspace that will guide you through similar practices. To practice body awareness, focus your attention on sensations in the body starting at your feet and working your way up to your head. For example: feet, knees, back of legs against a chair, lower back and abdomen, upper back and chest, shoulders, hands, jaw, eyes and top of head. Just move attention through the body like you are shining a spotlight on different areas. Notice sensations for a few moments, such as tingling, warmth, defendants in the drug ring and joining them in unlawful activities. Farrell didn’t testify during his 14-day trial, but tape recordings were played to jurors that incriminated him. He was convicted of conspiracy, money laundering, tampering with a witness and tampering with an official proceeding. Farrell, 64, faces up to 200 years in federal prison when sentenced May 15. He remains free but cannot travel outside the continental United States. Last week, U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus set a March 2 deadline for Farrell to file a motion for acquittal or a motion for a new trial. Meanwhile, Sargent, 47, remains incarcerated at the CurranFromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia. n
pressure, etc., and then move on to the next area. To practice breath awareness, notice the sensation of breathing in a particular area of the body. People typically start by noticing the sensations as the breath moves in and out of the nose. Each breath is different, so be curious about each one. Some folks find it easier to follow a wave of breath move into the nose, through the throat, into the lungs and chest and then back out again. Practicing gratitude helps keep the mind focused on what you’re grateful for right now in the present moment, rather than on the past or future. Simply name things you are noticing in the moment for which you are grateful. For example: I’m breathing; I’m able to enjoy the taste of this food; I have friends, etc. You’ll likely notice that whatever you’re focusing on is changing. So you get two major benefits out of these practices: You learn to focus the mind and you get more used to “being with” things that change. Both of these may make it easier to respond to sudden and/or significant changes in your life. As you practice focusing the mind, you’ll notice that the mind tends to wander. It’s like falling off the surfboard – it happens to everyone, especially at first. Just get back on the board and keep practicing. n Robert Pileggi, MSS, LSW, is a psychotherapist at Mazzoni Center who also leads Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction courses, and is currently teaching mindfulness in two NIH-funded studies. For information on MBSR offerings at Mazzoni, visit www.mazzonicenter.org/mindfulness.
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C o l o r s F u n d , i t ’s important to create opportunities for young people to broaden their horizons and understand a world of possibilities,” Lewis said of the organization’s mission. “I will be honest with you, these are the most vibrant, resilient people you will ever meet in your entire life. They will overcome obstacles, and as a result, turn into some of the most incredible adults you will ever want to
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get to know in this world.” Both conferences are expected to have a positive economic impact on the city: Vargas noted the medical conference would bring in $900,000 and Lewis said the youth event would draw $1 million. Also coming to the city later this year is the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association’s convention, Sept. 7-10, and Out & Equal Workplace Advocates’ Workplace Summit, Oct. 9-12. n
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there who felt the same way that I did about this message but it’s easy to let get lost in the shuffle of the news. It’s been a dark and confusing time in our history — that includes the campaign, not just the election — so it’s heartening to see these signs popping up and go, ‘OK, that’s right. There are a lot of people out there who are really committed and brave enough to stand up with this sort of message.’ That makes me feel a lot more optimistic about the future.” Aion has seen customers come from well beyond the Glenside area, including Northeast Philadelphia, New Jersey and Bucks County. She has even had folks buy signs to ship to relatives overseas. Thompson updates the Glenside “Hate Has No Home Here” page almost daily with information on which distribution sites have the signs in stock. Car magnets are also on their way. Thompson said the near-100 messages she gets every day have shifted from where to find signs into how people can start their own campaigns. More than a dozen localized Facebook campaigns and distribution sites have cropped up in the region since the Glenside page started.
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With the distribution sites set up and nearly 3,000 followers on the Glenside Facebook page, Thompson said she’s now changing focus onto how to support those who
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want to take the campaign’s message to another level. “Now the conversation is around how do we get people to live into those lawn signs further. Whether it’s a workshop talking to kids about race, or anything across the spectrum of what people define hate as; I’m open to ideas from everyone in the community as to what we can do to extend our ability to listen, to learn from each other, to continue to make progress.” “It’s not ‘put up a sign and you’re done; you’ve done your civic duty,’” Aion added. “Communities are coming together, neighborhoods are coming together. The more people see these signs, the more motivated they are to say, ‘Yeah, we need to be steadfast in our resistance to hate crimes, to racism, to anti-Semitism.’ This is about a community coalescing around the idea of diversity and safety. I’ve always loved Glenside because it’s so diverse but I don’t think people thought about these concepts in such active terms until things got so scary.” For more information about the Glenside campaign, visit https://www.facebook.com/hatehasnohomehereglenside/. For more information about Dovetail Artisans, visit http://thedovetailartisans.com. n DILO from page 9
CJ said she initially hesitated taking on a position within 1SEO because she would be unable to “turn it off” when it comes to working with family. “If it’s not about the children, it’s about work,” CJ said of the conversations the couple has when they go home in the evening. However, they find ways to work around this. The two purposely do not have their offices next to each other, and they maintain a sense of humor about the situation. “We’ll try actively not to [talk about work when we go home] but it doesn’t work out,” Jolin said with a laugh. In their work, CJ and Jolin said neither have encountered obstacles due to their lesbian identities but have seen challenges because they are women. Jolin recalled one male client who told her he would rather work with a man. That was when Jolin’s brother stepped in. “He said, ‘Listen, she’s my sister and she runs the company. If you feel a certain way, we’re not the right fit for you. You have a choice to accept it or go find another company,’” Jolin said. The client ended up signing the agreement and “everything worked out,” she said. Meanwhile, CJ said she has had to “work extremely hard” for people to take her seriously. “I do tend to over-speak sometimes and I tend to overanalyze things and research really hard,” CJ said. “Because I know when I walk into a room, a lot of times I have to overcompensate. It shouldn’t be that way but a lot of times, it is. When I meet with someone, they don’t necessarily expect me to know what I’m doing and when I finally break that barrier, it’s no big deal. But that has always been a barrier I had to make sure gets broken down.” However, the rewards of the work far outweigh any obstacles. “I can think of a couple of clients who have come to us and said, ‘In six months we’ll be out of business. We’re entrusting you can do the right thing by our business,’” Jolin said. “Within those six months, they are doing extremely well and they’re happy as can be. To have someone tell you they’re going out of business in six months and now, they’re growing … in our space, it doesn’t get much better than that.” To learn more about 1SEO and its services, visit 1seo.com. n
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ou might think we would be doing a victory lap upon hearing the news earlier this month that District Attorney Seth Williams would not be seeking reelection. After all, few have spent more column inches railing against the absurdity of this District Attorney’s tenure in office. You might think that Williams’ walking quietly off the public stage would be enough for us, but it is, most assuredly, not.
Williams must go because of the mistakes he continues to surround himself with … We join with our brothers and sisters on Sixth and Market Streets in the call for Williams immediate resignation, but for slightly different reasons. The Inky Ed Board predicates its call for his resignation on the legal troubles surrounding him:
“The legal cloud that hangs over him has to be a distraction. The taint he has brought to the office has to be demoralizing to the other prosecutors and staff. “But most troubling of all, Williams’ taking of thousands of dollars in gifts — including some from defense attorneys — shatters the integrity of the District Attorney’s Office. Putting aside any legal questions, in accepting the gifts, Williams has created a potential and ongoing conflict of interest when it comes to deciding how to administer justice. Whatever good works or reforms Williams may have accomplished while in office have been overshadowed by his taking of these gifts. His credibility is shot; the District Attorney’s Office cannot adequately function while he remains in charge.” We agree on all counts. But what most destroyed Williams credibility, and the integrity of the District Attorney’s office, was the utter hypocrisy of a man who would force State Senator Louise Bishop out of office. She pleaded no contest to failing to report a $1,500 gift, while at the same time Williams was failing to report ten times that amount in gifts.
Not seeking reelection is not enough for District Attorney Seth Williams. Photo by Spark49 via Wikimedia Commons.
Under these circumstances, one might think he allowed Ms. Bishop to serve out her term and go quietly off the public stage. No, Williams chose to humiliate Bishop in his zeal to, in his words, “fight corruption and keep this city safe.” The fact that Seth Williams believes the Bishop standard should not be applied to him is yet another example of this man’s love affair with hypocrisy. However, our call for his resignation is not rooted in the mistakes of judgment that have riddled his time in the District Attorney’s office. Williams must go because of the mistakes he continues to surround himself with in the district attorney’s office. It is bad enough that we are left with ten months of a man heading a law enforcement office obsessing on himself and his future; ten months where every decision Williams makes —
State Senator Louise Bishop suffered harsher consequences for relatively minor infractions. Photo courtesy of legis.state.pa.us
who to prosecute and what crimes to charge — must be viewed through the lens of Seth Williams’ personal career choices. Blind justice isn’t so blind when the D.A. is looking around the corner for his next gig. But beyond the personal problem Williams presents by staying on as D.A. are the personnel problems within the office that will linger on thru the remainder of his term. Over two years ago, three men in the District Attorney’s office, Marc Costanzo, Pat Blessington, and Frank Fina, were exposed by former Attorney General Kathleen Kane for circulating racist, sexist and misogynistic emails among each other while on duty. Despite calls from the Attorney General, State Senator Tony Williams, and City Councilwoman Cindy Bass for their imContinued on page 2 FEB. 19-26, 2017
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Go Now Seth Continued from page 1 mediate resignation, Williams put them through a day-long sensitivity program and kept them on the payroll. To this day, two of them, Covington and Blessington, remain on the D.A.’s payroll — not even a slap on the wrist for them, but a lingering slap in the face to city taxpayers. The sting from this slap will continue until Seth and these guys are removed from office. Then there is Assistant District Attorney Mark Gilson, acting as Williams’ pit bull, who prosecuted Bishop. On the day he negoti-
ated the plea deal with Bishop’s attorney, he decided to hold a press conference at the Dauphin County Courthouse to present sealed grand jury information in an effort to embarrass Kathleen Kane, by leaking her sister’s emails. Kathleen Kane was convicted and may go to jail for this very kind of behavior while Gilson gets a pat on the back from our D.A. It’s time to throw out Seth Williams and the trash that surrounds him in the D.A.’s office.
Terrell Jones Is Mr. Clutch Continued from page 12 were really locked in since 2017 started,” Gallman said. “They bought into the Aces process. They played for each other and they work very hard in practice. The coaches make sure the team is prepared for each game. I know I am very proud of the improvement and the success.” Jones, Naj Walker and teammates made news recently by kneeling during the national anthem in recent games. Walker designed t-shirts that the team members wore in pre-game warm-ups that say, “I am a Muslim. I am a refugee. I am an immigrant. I am an American. I am an Ace.” Jones and Walker shared a statement about the ideals behind the words on the shirt. “What’s beautiful about America is that everyone is different. And whether we are black, white, brown, orange, yellow or red, it is our legal right to express our opinions and beliefs. In the last few weeks, our team has been criticized by a few peo-
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ple because some of us choose to sit and others choose to stand for the national anthem. We have not been unified on the issue and we realize we may never be. That is OK. We are free to disagree and have different points of view. We are free to express our first amendment rights.” “What we do want to convey, however, – as a full team – is that no matter where you come from, no matter who you are, you should be welcomed, respected and heard. As a team we believe in fighting for the rights of all: protecting, defending and giving voice to those who feel marginalized, who live in fear, and who face injustice. We recently met and decided that the best way to express our views on what concerns us about what’s happening in the world is to show a unified front and to wear a t-shirt with this message.” Gallman said that all players and coaches supported the shirts.
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Provocative billboard over I-95 draws attention to Jason Black’s film. Photo by Salvatore Patrone.
social media post shows a man identified as Brother Willis standing in front of a billboard overlooking I-95 that reads “Black people are being pushed out of Philadelphia.” Then it offers a date, Feb. 18, and website, www.youwillbemoved.org. Feb. 18 was the premiere for the film “Gentrified — Ethnic Cleansing: American Style,” in Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Atlanta and Washington, D.C. “If we get enough feedback from Philly we will do a screening of Gentrified,” the Facebook post, dated Feb. 8, offers. “Let us know.” The documentary is produced by Norfolk, Va. native Jason Black, who holds a B.F.A. in film and digital media from the University of California at Santa Cruz. It examines gentrification in cities throughout the nation through interviews with sociologists, realtors, residents, business owners, community activists and others. Philadelphia still isn’t on the list of cities for the screening. But elsewhere, the documentary — or at least its billboards — has created a buzz. In Atlanta, Chicago, New York, Detroit and elsewhere, the billboards are also making the bold claim that Blacks are being pushed out of their respective cities. In a WVON Chicago radio interview with Black, host Mark McGill commented, “The billboard got a lot of attention. People were wondering what this billboard was saying … people were texting me …” Black responded, “I wanted to make sure I put up something that wasn’t unambiguous.” He then defined gentrification as “ethnic displacement through economic means.”
“It’s happening in every single, major city and mid-size city in America,” Black insists. “It’s not limited. … I did this film because people are having the [mistaken idea] that, oh, it’s just Manhattan or Harlem. This is happening everywhere, and it’s concerted and it’s organized.” A Pew Charitable Trust report titled, “Philadelphia’s Changing Neighborhoods,” examined gentrification in Philadelphia. In one neighborhood, Graduate Hospital, the income level between 2000 and 2014 increased 111 percent. Black argues that with the attraction of urban living growing nationwide, many neighborhood improvement projects are meant to cater to a type of resident who does not currently reside in that neighborhood. “Well, what do ya know, here comes Whole Foods. Here comes Mariano’s,” he joked. Black’s documentary doesn’t indict people who move into gentrifying neighborhoods, but can be understood as a wake-up call for the current black residents who are not positively invested as homeowners or business owners. “You must control the resources in your neighborhood,” Black says on WVON. “If you don’t have that, you are simply squatters. … Until we make that [investment] the number one priority, we are simply waiting to be removed from every city in America, and put into an out-of-sight, out of-mind status, with no services, no police, no fire, no anything.” Screening information can be found at www. youwillbemoved.org.
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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, March 7, 2017 at First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 9:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned off shall be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price. Additionally, where there is active bidding, the highest bidder, and the second highest bidder, if any must post the entire amount of the cost of the distribution policy for the property at the time of sale by certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The Sheriff reserves the right to reject any certified check, attorney’s check or money order that on its face has an expired use date and is presented for payment of the deposit. The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest bidder to the Sheriff at his office within 30 days from the time of the sale. An extension of time for an additional 30 days may be granted at the discretion of the Sheriff upon receipt of written request from the buyer requesting the same, except when a second bidder has been duly registered. Also, if the first bidder does not complete settlement with the Sheriff within the thirty (30) day time limit and a second bid was registered at the sale, the second bidder shall be granted the same thirty (30) day time limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return the writ to court. A second bid must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the sale. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered on a property at the sale. The first bid or opening bid on each property shall be set by the City of Philadelphia. In no event will the successful bidder be allowed to settle on the property unless all the Sheriff’s costs are paid notwithstanding the final bid. The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the
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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
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PROPERTY Hakim Abdus-Salaam C.P. May Term, 2009 No. 02477 $184,665.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-312 228 S 59th St a/k/a 228 59th St 19139 3rd wd. 1104 Sq Ft OPA#031129900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sandra Williams C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01551 $38,676.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-313 5418 N Mascher St 19120 42nd wd. 4958 Sq Ft OPA#422373100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald H. Humphrey a/k/a Ronald Humphrey C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 04774 $140,887.52 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-314 3137 Willits Rd 19114 57th wd. 6000 Sq Ft OPA#57-20925-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marc A. Wagner and Karen McCarthy C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 04010 $236,942.45 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-315 211 Robat St 19120 42nd wd. 1163 Sq Ft OPA#421185000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose M. Fuentes C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01680 $108,776.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-316 6630 Tackawanna St 191352504 55th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#552245600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Raymond R. Patrick a/k/a Raymond R. Patrick, Sr.; Jacqueline S. Patrick C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01541 $95,716.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-317 10016 Jeanes St 191163610 58th wd. 2800 Sq Ft BRT#582437200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Monica Sirotovitz, Administrator of the Estate of Michael Sirotovitz and Robert Sirotovitz and Bella Zhilo C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00778 $185,360.35 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1703-318 4515 Princeton Ave 41st wd. 2194 Sq Ft BRT#412058900 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/ DET 2 STY MASONRY Anibal Cruz and Carole M. Cruz C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02631 $146,853.00 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-319 1039 Surrey Rd 19115 63rd wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#632103000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher H. Johnson C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 01672 $247,156.67 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-320 871 N 20th St 15th wd. 1321 Sq Ft BRT#151082100 IM-
PROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET 3 STY MASONRY Donald Watkins, Jr. and Donald Watkins, Sr. C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 01491 $409,558.56 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-321 1986 Sterling St 10th wd. 1619 Sq Ft BRT#101396300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Sean Christian and Lola Christian C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01175 $74,922.33 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-322 1239 E Venango St 19134 33rd wd. 1664 Sq Ft OPA#331227400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ethel Walton C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01331 $36,361.02 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-323 2550 S 72nd St 19142 40th wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#404007900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Thomas Johnson, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02925 $128,028.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-324 3509 Englewood St 19149 55th wd. 1292 Sq Ft OPA#551505600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Johnny Cruz C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02045 $148,764.56 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-325 3335 Ashville St 19136 64th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#642279800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marshal D. W. Thomson C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00552 $140,602.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-326 4615 Van Kirk St 19135 41st wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#411098500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Guadalupe Velazquez and Milagros Velazquez C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02114 $156,377.33 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-327 2550 S 5th St a/k/a 2550 S 5th St 19148-4619 39th wd. 1140 Sq Ft OPA#392296500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenneth M. Manning; Olga E. Manning C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02796 $41,378.63 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-328 132 W Queen Ln 19144-6272 12th wd. OPA#123116800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephen Holts, Sr. C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02924 $122,230.04 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-329 4007 J St 19124 33rd wd. 1292 Sq Ft OPA#332244100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Satina L. Sheed C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00371 $49,636.23 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-330 6530 Chester Ave 19142 40th wd. 1092 Sq Ft OPA#403098900
www.Officeof Philadelphia Sheriff.com SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, March 7, 2017 1703-301 316 W Wellens Ave a/k/a 316 W Wellens St 19120-3333 42nd wd. 1036 Sq Ft OPA#422229700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anne Mangini C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 00707 $39,840.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-302 4134 Poplar St 19104 24th wd. 1986 Sq Ft OPA#06-2-1499-00 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING Wanda G. Walker; Artie Woodlyn, III; Philli-E-Development, Inc. C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 002419 $75,708.46 Craig H. Fox, Esq 1703-303 2601 Pennsylvania Ave Unit 143 19130-2316 15th wd. 758 Sq Ft OPA#888072456 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John J. Manacchio, Jr. C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02276 $165,057.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
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IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mamadou Bah C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02716 $44,001.07 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-331 1724 Wagner Ave 19141 17th wd. 1002 Sq Ft OPA#171028900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Estherlean Edmonds C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02418 $39,063.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-332 233 N 62nd St 19139 34th wd. 796 Sq Ft OPA#341213302 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph Johnson C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02541 $39,699.12 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-333 7559 Sherwood Rd 19151 34th wd. 1868 Sq Ft OPA#343245500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lynette Ford C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03630 $101,183.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-334 5705 Nassau Rd 19131 4th wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#043258000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William L. Jamison and Sherry M. Jamison C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01751 $104,956.39 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-335 2925 S 67th St 19142-2613 40th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#406616300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cire Diane; Mustapha Saccoh C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 00031 $159,649.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-336 733 N 43rd St 19104-1417 6th wd. 2052 Sq Ft OPA#061281200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeffrey J. Latham C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03661 $126,793.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-337 7535 Greenhill Rd 19151 34th wd. 1868 Sq Ft BRT#34-3-250200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Selena D. Hammond C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00832 $138,441.81 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-338 4821 N 10th St 19141 49th wd. 1290 Sq Ft OPA#491337400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Deborah Nash; Rudolph Nash a/k/a Rudoloph Nash, Sr. C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03330 $37,140.89 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-339 1404 N 61st St 19151-4210 34th wd. OPA#342255700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lynwood Savage C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01958 $41,257.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-340 1516 E Duval St 191381104 10th wd. 1420 Sq Ft OPA#102286200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tamara A. Ross C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00017
$216,101.49 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-341 1811 W 73rd Ave 19126 10th wd. 1296 Sq Ft OPA#101349400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Margaret L. Cole C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01078 $37,551.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-342 2931 Walnut Hill St 19152 57th wd. 1095 Sq Ft OPA#571080500 IMPROVEMENTS: 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 1703-343 2513 W Cumberland St 19132-4102 28th wd. 1356 Sq Ft OPA#281275200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edwin R. Wallace C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02996 $59,260.50 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-344 5832 Norfolk St 19143-2403 3rd wd. 1032 Sq Ft OPA#033045700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary Williams a/k/a Mary L. Williams C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01216 $12,825.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-345 6655 N 20th St 19138-3116 10th wd. 1210 Sq Ft OPA#102037700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna Stroman C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00847 $69,207.79 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-346 2130 N Carlisle St 191211607 32nd wd. 1845 Sq Ft OPA#321078600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Najeeb Sheikh a/k/a Najeeb H. Sheikh-Yousef C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02680 $132,835.79 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-347 307 W Chew Ave 191202330 61st wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#612047700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kim Le Thi Son C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01363 $119,231.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-348 2522 S Rosewood St 191454631 26th wd. 1044 Sq Ft OPA#261108600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Catherine M. Buonfiglio C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02819 $133,617.49 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-349 710 Emily St 19148-2426 39th wd. 1134 Sq Ft OPA#393038900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Valarie E. Payne C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02574 $55,871.94 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-350 6023 Ditman St 19135-3624 41st wd. 952 Sq Ft OPA#411228000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kelly Murray C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00323
$37,355.53 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-351 3521 Vista St 19136 64th wd. 1568 Sq Ft OPA#642165100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jessica Leager C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03374 $130,265.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-352 3324 Meridian St 19136 64th wd. 1108 Sq Ft OPA#642231400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael M. Poehler C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00303 $206,042.27 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-353 1212 Devereaux Ave 191115828 53rd wd. 1514 Sq Ft OPA#531006400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ernest Michael Burke a/k/a Ernest M. Burke a/k/a Ernest Burke C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02035 $82,731.09 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-354 4326 Potter St 19124-4428 33rd wd. IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tomasa Garcia C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 04242 $68,630.74 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-355 3249 St Vincent St 191491627 55th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#551447200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles F. Fulmer; Margaret Fulmer C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00319 $69,217.53 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-356 4032 Ford Rd 19131 52nd wd. 1828 Sq Ft OPA#521407700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Phyllis James C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00005 $65,816.61 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-357 1341 Tyson Ave 19111 53rd wd. 5500 Sq Ft OPA#532240400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicholas Trubisky C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02649 $85,962.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-358 2435 S 72nd St a/k/a 2435 72nd St 19142 40th wd. 1370 Sq Ft OPA#404004000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrea C. Jones C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01515 $91,334.19 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-359 979 Carver St 19124 35th wd. 980 Sq Ft OPA#351259400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Juanita Malave-Garcia C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02568 $132,533.64 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-360 4062 Creston St 191354423 62nd wd. 1068 Sq Ft OPA#622191800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Luis DeJesus, Sr. C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03035
$83,592.20 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-361 556 Alcott St 19120-1236 35th wd. 1100 Sq Ft OPA#352054700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ebony Graham C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02161 $130,866.36 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-362 829 McClellan St 19148 1st wd. 700 Sq Ft OPA#012357400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nelson Martinez C.P. September Term, 2009 No. 02893 $40,447.84 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-364 5832 Lebanon Ave 191313032 52nd wd. 1672 Sq Ft OPA#522076800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christina Edwards C.P. July Term, 2010 No. 03196 $77,538.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-365 436 Mark Pl 19115-1113 58th wd. 2185 Sq Ft OPA#581094500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Saji Varghese; Abi S. Varghese C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 01493 $407,154.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-366 207 Wilder St 19147 1st wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#011020200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Catherine A. Conroy a/k/a Catherine A. Conroy Lord; Benjamin Lord, as believed heir to the Estate of Catherine A. Conroy a/k/a Catherine C. Conroy Lord; C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01968 $132,541.57 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1703-367 7849 Temple Rd 19150 50th wd. 990 Sq Ft OPA#501091900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tangie Boston C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00394 $82,861.23 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1703-368 607B Edison Ave 19116 58th wd. 1040 Sq Ft and 1.0526% undivided interest in the common elements, as more fully described in the Declaration of Condominium and Plats and Plans dated 01/26/1979 and recorded 01/29/1979 in Deed Book DCC 16567 page 9. BRT#888581360; PRCL#160 N7-29 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM Mark A. Cummings SC-12-0223-5779 $12,086.00 Glenn M. Ross, Esquire 1703-369 2617 Memphis St 31st wd. 840 Sq Ft BRT#312028200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Margaret Bogren C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04850 $53,691.72 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-370 5012 N Convent Ln, Unit K 65th wd. BRT#888650367 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RES CONDO 2 STY FRAME Edward F. Stinson C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02320 $174,934.74 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-371 1315 Friendship St 191114205 53rd wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#532307400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Peter J. Johnson, Esq, in His Capacity as Co-Administrator of the Estate of Joyce M. Craig a/k/a Joyce Craig-Lewis a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig-Lewis; Timothy J. Holman, Esq, in His Capacity as Co-Administrator of the Estate of Joyce M. Craig a/k/a Joyce Craig-Lewis a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig-Lewis; Mekhi Green, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Joyce M. Craig a/k/a Joyce Craig-Lewis a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig-Lewis c/o Suzanne N. Pritchard, Esq; Laylani Lewis, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Joyce M. Craig a/k/a Joyce CraigLewis a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig-Lewis; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Joyce Craig a/k/a Joyce Craig-Lewis a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig a/k/a Joyce Michelle Craig-Lewis, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02414 $149,826.60 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-372 22 E Springer St 19119 22nd wd. 1080 Sq Ft OPA#221188300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Penny Goldman, in Her Capacity as Heir of Starletta Goldman, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Starletta Goldman, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 01348 $236,266.72 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-373 4765 N Mascher St a/k/a 4765 Mascher St 19120 42nd wd. 1500 Sq Ft OPA#422355600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ada Oriz, in Her Capacity as Heir of Eduardo Marquez, Deceased; Shelia Marquez, in Her Capacity as Heir of Eduardo Marquez, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Eduardo Marquez, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01835 $70,823.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-374 6023 Tackawanna St 191354414 62nd wd. 1080 Sq Ft OPA#622323800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Joseph L. Jean-Pierre, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Marianne Jean-Pierre; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Marianne Jean-Pierre, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00588 $108,029.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-375 4014 Cambridge St 19104 6th wd. 1349 Sq Ft BRT#062155900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Juanita Fred Cason, Known Heir of Leona F. Cason; Robbin Angela Cason, Known Heir of Leona F. Cason; Ronald Douglas Cason, Known Heir of Leona F. Cason; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Leona F. Cason C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01481 $56,092.62 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-376 1541 E Wynsam St 10th wd. 2389 Sq Ft BRT#102193800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Magdelyn Stith Qualls C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 01117 $108,018.72 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-377 1950 E Pike St 45th wd. 1185 Sq Ft BRT#452217500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Ramon L. Albaladejo a/k/a Ramon Albaladejo and Sonia Y. Albaladejo a/k/a Sonia Albaladejo C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02612 $91,192.85 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-378 8030 Ditman St, Apt 78 19136-4427 88th wd. 708 Sq Ft OPA#888650978 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Duane W. Thompson C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00219 $90,226.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-379 152 Widener St 61st wd. 1226 Sq Ft BRT#612116100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Crystal D. Parker C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03590 $203,789.62 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-380 228 Sparks St a/k/a 228 W Sparks St 19120-1417 61st wd. 1020 Sq Ft OPA#611252200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leslie Tyler C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 03527 $42,523.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-381 3170 Livingston St 191345129 25th wd. 1058 Sq Ft OPA#251330600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Teresa Derr C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01688 $86,122.95 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
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1703-382 5653 Hazel Ave 191431935 46th wd. 1020 Sq Ft OPA#463015900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eric J. Seigle C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01367 $52,765.01 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-383 245 E Comly St 35th wd. 1388 Sq Ft BRT#352145900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/DET GAR 2 STY MAS Cheron Goodman C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 03450 $150,688.10 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-384 1733 N Robinson St 19151-3928 34th wd. OPA#342279700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kershaw P. Leatherbury, Jr. a/k/a Kershaw P. Leatherbury; Brenda D. Leatherbury C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01015 $80,048.60 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-385 926 E Schiller St 191341315 33rd wd. 1176 Sq Ft OPA#331188500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Roberto Sanchez C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01556 $41,685.74 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-386 5748 Woodcrest Ave 191312225 52nd wd. 1760 Sq Ft OPA#522144300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Raheemah Beyah, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Devisee of the Estate of James L. Spain, Jr. C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01179 $126,290.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-387 2020 E Clearfield St 25th wd. 1232 Sq Ft BRT#252229500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Gregory Stanislaus and United States of America C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 01145 $70,757.39 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-388 3145 W Thompson St Unit 24 a/k/a 3145 W Thompson St 19121 88th wd. 1367 Sq Ft OPA#888290044 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Daryl McGraw C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01834 $691,440.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-389 5030-36 N Warnock St 19141 49th wd. 1650 Sq Ft OPA#491388900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Overly A. Waddell C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03380 $28,208.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-390 819 W Stella St 19133 37th wd. 742 Sq Ft OPA# 372409900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Willie Hampton, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00546 $15,274.98 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC
1703-391 3634 Edgemont St 191345507 45th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#451224500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Antonelli C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04068 $222,381.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-392 908 N 63rd St 19151 34th wd. 4520 Sq Ft OPA#344198700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Duranton Dormeus and Ketleen Dormeus C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 00182 $217,317.27 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-393 4525 Bleigh Ave 19136 41st wd. 1209 Sq Ft OPA#412159900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lawrence Frazier C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03593 $125,168.77 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-394 1817 W Juniata St 191402930 13th wd. 1086 Sq Ft OPA#131323000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lavon S. Stevenson; Lai-Lonnie I. Perkins C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01626 $24,013.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-395 1516 Beverly Rd 19138 10th wd. 1558 Sq Ft OPA#102161500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Patricia A. Jackson, Deceased; LaTyra Williams a/k/a LaTyra Kemp, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Patricia A. Jackson, Deceased; Keinan Oxner, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Patricia A. Jackson, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02021 $120,946.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-396 424 N 59th St 19139 4th wd. Land: 1560 Sq Ft; Improvement: 1320 Sq Ft; Total: 2880 Sq Ft BRT#04-2-2470-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Khadijah Gresham C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01630 $123,887.53 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1703-397 921 N Saint Bernard St 19131 44th wd. 825 Sq Ft OPA#442213700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marguerite Pressley, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of William Pressley, Deceased; Daryl Pressley, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of William Pressley, Deceased; Randall Pressley, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of William Pressley, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01972 $69,422.76 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-398 1533 W Butler St 19140 13th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#131084400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith A. King C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01874 $23,304.41 KML Law Group, P.C.
1703-399 7821 Forrest Ave 19150 50th wd. Land = 1989 Sq Ft; Improvement = 1088 Sq Ft; Total = 3077 Sq Ft OPA#50-2220800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Evelyn Blocker, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03614 $128,708.34 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1703-400 728 W Annsbury St 191401302 49th wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#491021400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carren S. Cohen a/k/a Carren Sebrina Cohen C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00274 $39,847.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-401 4419 Mitchell St 19128 21st wd. Land: 1080 Sq Ft; Improvement: 725 Sq Ft; Total: 1805 Sq Ft OPA#212208800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacqueline M. Meyers C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01083 $125,247.78 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1703-402 5947 Reach St 19120 35th wd. 1575 Sq Ft OPA#352242300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Philip S. Appenzeller and Tammy M. Lowe C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01527 $126,999.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-403 7259 Mansfield Ave 19138 10th wd. Land: 1526 Sq Ft; Improvement: 1152 Sq Ft; Total: 2678 Sq Ft OPA#102360500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patrice Hollinger and James D. Fate C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00731 $161,142.42 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1703-404 6409 Saybrook Ave 191422320 40th wd. 1482 Sq Ft OPA#401344000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark V. Tran; Tuoi Pham a/k/a Tuoi Ngoc Pham a/k/a Toui N. Pham C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00360 $68,745.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-405 5354 Priscilla St 19144 12th wd. 980 Sq Ft OPA#124136400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shantee Stradford, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Sabrina V. Sullivan, Deceased; Sherrie Sullivan, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Sabrina V. Sullivan, Deceased; Sean Sullivan, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Sabrina V. Sullivan, Deceased; Shane Sullivan, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Sabrina V. Sullivan, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04192 $23,468.42 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-406 3865 Jasper St 19124 45th wd. Land: 1391 Sq Ft; Improvement: 980 Sq Ft; Total: 2371 Sq Ft OPA#452375100 IMPROVE-
MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph D. Kalita C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02968 $26,643.25 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1703-407 4723 Bleigh Ave 19136 65th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#651022200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Guy Alston, IV C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00875 $114,677.38 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-408 6222 Delancey St 19143 3rd wd. 992 Sq Ft OPA#032029300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY April L. Mitchell C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03624 $111,545.79 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-409 5815 Woodstock St 19138 17th wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#172391400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Whittaker Group, LLC and Crystal D. Tindal a/k/a Crystal D. Hills C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02230 $66,212.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-410 7319 N 18th St 19126 50th wd. 1260 Sq Ft BRT#101091200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dedria Milburne C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00691 $77,888.74 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; James French, Esquire 1703-411 6451 Oxford Ave 19111 53rd wd. Land Area: 230,000 Sq Ft; Improvement Area: 171,000 Sq Ft OPA#881163000 IMPROVEMENTS: APARTMENTS 100 UNITS, MASONRY Oxford Apartment Partners, LP C.P. October Term, 2003 No. 02481 $6,000.00 plus interest from 01/21/2005 and costs Timothy R. Hough, Esquire 1703-412 6420 Garman St 191423023 40th wd. 1223 Sq Ft OPA#406265100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dolores Fahy; Joseph P. Fahy, Jr. C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04441 $72,808.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-413 1304 S 22nd St 19146 BRT#361328500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Qiara Aycox C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 01025 $74,355.72 Alicia M. Sandoval, Esquire 1703-414 643 Artwood Dr 191152826 63rd wd. 1497 Sq Ft OPA#632163600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stuart Janoff; Allison Janoff C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02450 $202,063.02 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-415 4065 Ford Rd 19131 52nd wd.
1463 Sq Ft OPA#521411800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Felecia Harcum C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01251 $176,926.16 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-416 444 N Wilton St 19139 44th wd. 944 Sq Ft OPA#442307800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cynthia Baptiste and Myron G. Baptiste a/k/a Myron Baptiste C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00426 $31,464.93 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-417 4830 N Marshall St 19120 49th wd. 935 Sq Ft OPA#491197500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Julio Fernandez a/k/a Julio E. Fernandez C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03186 $36,699.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-418 319 E Elwood St a/k/a 319 Elwood St 19144 12th wd. 1088 Sq Ft OPA#121010400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tynehl Wilson a/k/a Tynehl S. Wilson C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01751 $90,106.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-419 550 Van Kirk St 19120 35th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#352097600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tracy Hua and Chi-Hung Mu C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 02922 $135,815.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-420 4632 N Marvine St a/k/a N Marvin St 49th wd. 1156 Sq Ft BRT#491432700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY William H. Choice C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 02772 $48,967.97 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-421 2932 N 27th St 19132 38th wd. 1086 Sq Ft OPA#38-1-2143-00 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michelle Fletcher C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03657 $63,777.27 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1703-422 6222 N Hancock St 19120 61st wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#611039900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Blanca Rios C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03427 $21,680.89 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1703-423 4245 Tackawanna St 19124 23rd wd. 924 Sq Ft OPA#232344400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christina Ortiz C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01730 $57,950.35 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-424 5031 Newhall St 19144 13th wd. 2580 Sq Ft OPA#133104600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Timothy C. Coleman C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03529 $174,286.96 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC
1703-425 2069 Mercy St 19145 48th wd. 1216 Sq Ft OPA#481125700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ann P. Fromm C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03272 $118,808.21 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-426 4341 Reno St 19104 6th wd. 1134 Sq Ft OPA#062048600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anwar H. O’Neal and Marie D. Pressley C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01605 $31,180.85 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-427 6032 N Broad St 19141 17th wd. 2221 Sq Ft OPA#172009000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicholson Pericles C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 02111 $91,338.69 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1703-428 6311 Oakland St 19149 54th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#541259600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eddie H. Smythe C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02296 $179,457.47 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-429 248 E Durham St 19119 22nd wd. 1969 Sq Ft OPA#222155800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bruce A. McCall, Jr.; United States of America C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00745 $98,933.94 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1703-430 3759 Richmond St 19137 45th wd. 1019 Sq Ft OPA#451141300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James Hammell C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01084 $157,519.90 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-431 813 Tyson Ave 19111 53rd wd. BRT#532230600 Abdelhamid Mouhou a/k/a Mouhou Abdelhamid; Tammy S. Mouhou C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 01854 $214,303.91 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1703-432 320 Delphine St 19120 42nd wd. 840 Sq Ft OPA#422264600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Darnell B. Hurley a/k/a Darnell Hurley C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 00331 $53,193.33 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1703-433 7355 Rockwell Ave 19111 63rd wd. 2968 Sq Ft OPA#631112311 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose Vazquez C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 03208 $206,954.35 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-434 1722 N Willington St 47th wd. 15’90”x70’10” OPA#471245100 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Willington Properties, LLC C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01724 $90,704.06 Jay E. Kivitz, Esq.
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1703-435 2604 Pratt St assessed as 2602-2604 Pratt St 19137 45th wd. 3240 Sq Ft OPA#453138600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lorraine Homes, Executrix of the Estate of Yolanda Farina, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01823 $95,201.77 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-436 2422 Montrose St 30th wd. 700 Sq Ft BRT#302214200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Anthony Bligen; Odessa Jordon; Rochelle Bligen; Cynthia Bligen C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02801 $176,128.80 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-437 6231 Ludlow St 19139 3rd wd. 1164 Sq Ft OPA#03-1012600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Isaac P. Ivery; Doris Ann Ivery C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02704 $53,575.60 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1703-438 6551 Cottage St 19135 55th wd. 1511 Sq Ft OPA#552413300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard Dennin, III and Stacey Dennin C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02402 $156,447.47 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-439 1812 E Thayer St 45th wd. 990 Sq Ft BRT#452062400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Raymond Vandegrift C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02653 $55,385.51 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-440 7822 Cottage St 19136 65th wd. 1528 Sq Ft OPA#65-1241900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James G. Costello C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 00527 $103,393.30 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1703-441 1526 S Hollywood St 19146-3516 36th wd. 658 Sq Ft BRT#364408500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Walter J. Fuller C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00775 $53,446.72 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1703-442 2651 Aramingo Ave 18th wd. 951 Sq Ft BRT#312147100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Jill Morris C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00877 $143,982.75 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-443 2038 N Hope St 19122 18th wd. 1620 Sq Ft OPA#183231701 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Iluminado Maldonado C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02112 $79,309.29 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-444 7844 Michener Ave 19150 50th wd. 1253 Sq Ft BRT#501119900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associa-
tions Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Gloria M. Lyons C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02610 $116,765.87 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-445 857 Foulkrod St 19124 35th wd. Land: 1488 Sq Ft; Improvement: 1308 Sq Ft BRT#351080400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Tony Graves, Jr. and Tao J. Graves C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 001115 $74,869.03 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1703-446 1816 W Ruscomb St 17th wd. 1068 Sq Ft BRT#171047300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY James E. McDaniels, Jr. C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01801 $134,442.76 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1703-447 5127 Aspen St 19139 44th wd. Land Area: 1136 Sq Ft; Improvement Area 1532 Sq Ft BRT#441254900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Sylvester Broxton C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02118 $49,969.35 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1703-448 5007 Brown St 19139 44th wd. 1288 Sq Ft OPA#441276400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary Munyantwali C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00639 $85,006.72 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-449 3545 Emerald St 191342033 45th wd. 2850 Sq Ft BRT#452328300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Germaine Brown a/k/a Germaine Borski C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01260 $38,250.14 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1703-450 7050 Van Dike St 19135 41st wd. 1650 Sq Ft OPA#412423300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Terrance Berkery C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 1303 $148,945.91 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-451 4535 Aldine St 19136 41st wd. 1056 Sq Ft OPA#412126500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Megan Boyle C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01299 $116,276.00 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-452 225 W Champlost Ave 19120-1844 61st wd. 1616 Sq Ft OPA#612166100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicholson Pericles C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01054 $50,435.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-453 3850 Woodhaven Rd #701 19154 66th wd. Land Area: 0 Sq Ft undivided interest in the common elements (as defined in such declaration) of .851933 percent; Condominium BRT#888660319 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sharea L. Day C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01078 $134,065.91 Martha E. Von
Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; James French, Esquire 1703-454 5922 Catherine St 19143 3rd wd. 1760 Sq Ft BRT#033003800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Victor B. Smith, Sr., as Administrator for the Estate of Robin D. Smith a/k/a Robin Smith C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01119 $57,882.13 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1703-455 276 W Sheldon St 19120 42nd wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#422200500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fidelina Rodriguez C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 001792 $94,878.49 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-456 5148 Greene St 19144 12th wd. 1816 Sq Ft BRT#123166400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Darlease White Claitt; Emanuel Claitt, Individually and as Known Heir of Clarence Claitt; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Clarence Claitt C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00523 $53,039.88 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-457 7539 Briar Rd 19138 50th wd. 1350 Sq Ft BRT#501347100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Keith Ball, Known Heir of Juanita C. Ball; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Juanita C. Ball C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04541 $77,598.97 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-458 4622 E Howell St a/k/a 4622 Howell St 19135-4027 41st wd. 1600 Sq Ft OPA#411103700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Freddie Rivera; Yajaira Cruz C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00769 $133,940.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-459 5607 Lebanon Ave 19131 52nd wd. Land: 1600 Sq Ft; Improvement: 1290 Sq Ft; Total: 2890 Sq Ft OPA#522081400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tamara Lewis C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01242 $71,215.08 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1703-460 1539 Wilton St 19143 51st wd. 15’x53’ OPA#512053200 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING Gloria T. Walter C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02666 $43,284.39 fees/costs Michael F. Schleigh, Esquire 1703-461 5628 Belmar Terr 51st wd. On the Southeasterly side of Belmar St 196 ft Southwestwardly from the Southwesterly side of
56th St; Front: 16’ Depth: 63’6” OPA#51-4-1052-00 Maurice Nesmith C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 001516 $63,958.21 Lois M. Vitti, Esquire 1703-462 1936 S 23rd St 19145 48th wd. BRT#482258700 C. Thomasine Kirk (deceased) C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00192 $157,985.15 Michael F.J. Romano, Esquire 1703-463 629 Wynnewood Rd 19151 34th wd. 2443 Sq Ft OPA#344207000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daniel McMillan, Jr. C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01626 $150,461.42 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-464 102 W Ritner St a/k/a 102 Ritner St 19148-4021 39th wd. 1400 Sq Ft OPA#391128400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Justin Schletterer C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02099 $200,725.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-465 6644 N Lawrence St 19126 61st wd. 1676 Sq Ft OPA#611088800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Antoinette Freeman; Gregory Freeman C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 00186 $119,152.90 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1703-466 4243 W Stiles St 191041024 6th wd. 1743 Sq Ft OPA#062188100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kendrick Ellison C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03387 $45,150.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-467 1630-90 Welsh Rd Unit G50 19115 56th wd. 1752 Sq Ft OPA#888561598 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eric Szymanski; Erin M. Gallagher a/k/a Erin Gallagher C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00317 $253,187.06 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1703-468 3248 Princeton Ave 19149 55th wd. 1735 Sq Ft OPA#551383300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bryn Michael Wevodau; Patricia Wevodau a/k/a Patricia J. Wevodau C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01268 $185,191.01 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1703-469 8228 Elberon Ave 19111 63rd wd. 4464 Sq Ft OPA#631039300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward L. Smith C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01701 $146,764.68 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1703-470 5747 Reedland St a/k/a 5747 Reedland Ave 19143-6131 40th wd. 864 Sq Ft OPA#402192800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patrick Maruggi; Jeana Maruggi C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02686
$94,156.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-471 5334 Akron St 19124 62nd wd. 1345 Sq Ft OPA#621420000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elnora Johnson C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01531 $115,299.10 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1703-472 5705 N 6th St 19120-2201 61st wd. 1310 Sq Ft OPA#612283000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Troy Farlow C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02066 $137,638.93 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-473 6142 Tackawanna St 191353416 55th wd. 1088 Sq Ft OPA#552239800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bryan J. Galie C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 00036 $38,853.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-474 1324 Locust St #1131 a/k/a Locust St Unit 1131 a/k/a 132432 Locust St 19107-7008 5th wd. 403 Sq Ft OPA#888115774 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas M. Leonard C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01729 $123,332.45 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-475 2101 Chestnut St Unit 808 a/k/a 2101-17 Chestnut St Unit 808 19103 8th wd. 862 Sq Ft OPA#88-8111994 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carol Shore C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01064 $198,898.58 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1703-476 3418 Brighton St 19149 55th wd. 1657 Sq Ft BRT#551360200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Philip Brandes and Christine Adams C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01483 $164,126.02 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; James French, Esquire 1703-477 3939 Pennsgrove St 19104 24th wd. 1434 Sq Ft OPA#243175300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Larry R. Towns, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00270 $24,998.41 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-478 1706 Wagner Ave 19141 17th wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#171028000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Monique Wells C.P. September Term, 2008 No. 004422 $84,915.05 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-479 732 N 2nd St 19123 11th wd. Front: 20’; Depth: 80’; 1613 Sq Ft OPA#871509470 IMPROVEMENTS: 4 STORY STRUCTURE COMMERCIAL/RESIDENTIAL BUILDING Joseph Steward, III
C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01895 $600,063.24 Thomas D. Bielli, Esq.; Cory P. Stephenson, Esq.; Bielli & Klauder, LLC 1703-480 5602 Hunter St 19131 4th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#043191300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gertrude Gaskin a/k/a Gertrude T. Gaskin C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03384 $20,797.20 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1703-481 5915 Reach St 19120 35th wd. 1575 Sq Ft BRT#66N4-43; OPA#352240700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING James E. Bradley C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03095 $67,298.40 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-482 147 E Walnut Ln 19144 59th wd. 3398 Sq Ft OPA#592072300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ada Butler a/k/a Ada N. Butler C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 00711 $173,055.30 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1703-483 3514 Englewood St 19149 55th wd. 1424 Sq Ft BRT#551492200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Owen J. Burke C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03835 $117,949.53 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-484 6259 N Broad St 19141 49th wd. 1599.36 Sq Ft BRT#493254900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Barrington Hylton and Phyllis F. Hylton C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00941 $146,783.55 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1703-485 8832 Blue Grass Rd 19152 13th wd. 6336 Sq Ft BRT#571194600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Unknown Heirs, Executors, and Devisees of the Estate of Bobbie R. Lewin; Bobbie R. Stepps, solely as known heir and executrix to the Estate of Bobbie R. Lewin C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02095 $126,954.90 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1703-486 3251 N Lee St 19134 7th wd. 917 Sq Ft BRT#073024700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jose Robles C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00521 $41,542.99 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; James French, Esquire 1703-487 3039 Witte St 19134 25th wd. 681 Sq Ft BRT#252417700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Raymond Vandegrift C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02214 $57,424.79 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; James French, Esquire 1703-488 5042 Gainor Rd 19131 52nd wd. 1898 Sq Ft BRT#521158600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
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TIAL DWELLING Pierrette Nix-Pearson a/k/a Pierrette V. Nix-Pearson C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04596 $91,514.05 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-489 2921 Knorr St 19149 55th wd. Land: 1993 Sq Ft; Improvement: 1168 Sq Ft BRT#551206100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Karen M. Wenger C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00022 $159,656.74 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1703-490 238 E Stella St 7th wd. (formerly the 33rd wd.) 48900 Sq Ft BRT#07-1-2563-00; PRCL# 37-N-13-158 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Katrina Strickland C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00406 $59,044.73 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1703-491 6718 N Gratz St 50th wd. (formerly part of the 42nd wd.) 1548 Sq Ft BRT#10-1-1066-00; BRT#134-N-23-156 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph G. Wingert C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02721 $86,577.16 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1703-492 163 W Penn St 12th wd. 3577 Sq Ft BRT#12-4024700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Barbara L. Zaga and United States of America C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 02788 $276,070.96 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1703-493 1826 Evarts St 19152 56th wd. 3969 Sq Ft OPA#562239900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorann Matthews as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Raymond Bennett, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03606 $47,350.89 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-494 5048 Irving St 19139 60th wd. 1005 Sq Ft OPA#602097500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sarita Porter, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Williams Sanders, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00820 $184,603.35 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-495 1503 N Uber St 19121 47th wd. 4319 Sq Ft OPA#472111010 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Wright, Administrator of the Estate of Mary H. Cherry, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02487 $120,000.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-496 2601 Pennsylvania Ave Apt 929 19130 15th wd. 725 Sq Ft OPA#888073134 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY 2601 Parkway Condominium Association; The Unknown Heirs of Joyce M. Anderson, Deceased; Lauren Colomb, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joyce M. Anderson, Deceased; Susaye Lawson, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joyce M. Anderson, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2015 No.
03026 $253,602.53 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-497 3137 N Spangler St a/k/a 3137 Spangler St 19132 38th wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#382190600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Larry D. Abney, as Executor of the Estate of Shirley Thomas-Kennedy a/k/a Shirley Thomas, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03003 $52,739.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-498 2436 E Clearfield St 25th wd. 1270 Sq Ft BRT#251109200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kathleen M. Wikiera, Personal Representative of the Estate of Grace Wikiera, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01391 $46,936.31 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1703-499 602 E Westmoreland St 33rd wd. 1023 Sq Ft BRT#331091800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Cesar Garcia C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02738 $89,030.87 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1703-500 3253 St Vincent St 64th wd. 1590 Sq Ft BRT#551447400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marguerite B. Schoppe and Cheryl Hess C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00273 $64,538.33 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1703-501 4420 Malta St 33rd wd. 1736 Sq Ft BRT#332136000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Margarita Rodriguez Cardec and Ramon Cardec, Jr. C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00027 $158,427.49 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1703-502 747 S Cleveland St 30th wd. Land Area: 696 Sq Ft; Improvement Area: 896 Sq Ft BRT#301365400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Brian Eugene Tucker C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02508 $191,145.12 Brett A. Berman, Esquire 1703-503 3820 Elsinore St 19124 33rd wd. 900 Sq Ft OPA#332204600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Loretta Webb C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01242 $33,554.87 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-504 4616 Marple St 19136 65th wd. 1101 Sq Ft OPA#651098900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nathan Sallard C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00859 $108,895.66 KML Law Group, P.C. 1703-505 7722 Thouron Ave 19150 50th wd. 1345 Sq Ft OPA#502142900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jervazz E. Ballard C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02127 $173,561.05 KML Law Group, P.C.
1703-506 9518 Dungan Rd a/k/a 9516 Dungan Rd 19115-3822 58th wd. 2000 Sq Ft OPA#581371500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lynette D. Kirkman C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03337 $248,071.04 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-507 2406 N 54th St 19131-1309 52nd wd. 2701 Sq Ft OPA#522207500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole Massey; Richard Raymond Massey C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02869 $214,912.42 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-508 239 W Abbottsford Ave 191444214 13th wd. (formerly 22nd wd.) 1962 Sq Ft OPA#133039400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rashaan Lawrence a/k/a Rashan Lawrence; Cassandra P. Lawrence a/k/a Cassandra Lawrence C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 01761 $172,455.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-509 4644 Hurley St 19120 42nd wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#421439400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Umida F. Ergashbaeva C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01807 $55,973.04 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-510 4491 E Allen St 19137-2012 45th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#453348900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephen J. Barker C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02766 $92,394.65 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-511 6614 Walker St 19135-2612 55th wd. 1088 Sq Ft OPA#552314100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher G. Donlon; Doreen Donlon C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01086 $89,398.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-512 5708 Drexel Rd 52nd wd. 2367 Sq Ft BRT#522189100; PRCL# 110 N 12-202 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Paula Owens, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00174 $61,194.80 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1703-513 7819 Centaur Pl BRT#405869300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under William N. Flood, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00349 $146,877.57 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1703-514 758 N Uber St 19130 15th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1290 Sq Ft BRT#151066400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lorraine G. Ruffin, Administratrix of the Estate of Ruth Golphin, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P.
January Term, 2015 No. 01714 $297,683.14 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-515 5119 Ditman St 19124 62nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1060 Sq Ft BRT#622445600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Valerie R. Blackshear C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 04097 $21,629.86 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-516 1020 S Ithan St 19143-3907 51st wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 992 Sq Ft BRT#513027900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Syreita Johnson C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 00399 $63,604.90 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-517 6332 Cardiff St 19149 62nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1176 Sq Ft BRT#621567900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Martin Fabry C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00091 $117,134.71 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-518 4031 Balwynne Park Rd 19131-1601 52nd wd. 1828 Sq Ft OPA#521403600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Modjtaba Azadegan C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02500 $125,683.49 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-519 101-103 N 58th St 19139 4th wd. ROW CONV/APT 2 STY MASON; 2280 Sq Ft BRT#042085900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Troy Grant, III C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03404 $130,038.30 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-520 4653 Weymouth St 191204619 42nd wd. 800 Sq Ft OPA#421594600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ambar C. Rodriguez C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02503 $67,239.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-521 239 S St Bernard St 19139 6th wd. ROW CONV/APT 2 STY MASON; 2040 Sq Ft BRT#601095100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Timothy A. Tobin C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03303 $99,285.63 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-523 515 Parlin St 19116-3334 58th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#582058200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Calakudi P. Mathai C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00727 $118,883.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-524 5836 Malvern Ave 19131 52nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1217 Sq Ft BRT#522113600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Yanick R. Jean-Louis, Known Surviving Heir of Gerard D. Jean-Louis and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Gerard Jean-Louis C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 03457
$92,503.66 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-525 7349 Ogontz Ave 191381305 50th wd. 1402 Sq Ft OPA#501309700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tiffani Dean C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02507 $109,825.70 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-526 4232 N Darien St 19140 43rd wd. 1038 Sq Ft OPA#433383700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela L. Pembleton; Glenn T. Pembleton; Haamid Saahir C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03971 $20,101.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-527 4719 Comly St 19135-4139 41st wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#411125300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Adrienne Cooper, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Gary Cooper a/k/a Gary Michael Cooper C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02030 $45,064.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-528 2002 66th Ave 19138 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1158 Sq Ft BRT#102362800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sandra Heggs C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 05088 $94,905.42 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-529 5747 N 20th St 19138-2901 17th wd. 1848 Sq Ft OPA#172375400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tamika A. Murphy, Individually and in Her Capacity as Co-Administratrix of the Estate of Juanita Murphy C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03379 $67,732.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1703-530 6017 W Columbia Ave 19151 34th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1568 Sq Ft BRT#342113200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph W. Robinson, Known Surviving Heir of Charmaine Robinson and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Charmaine Robinson C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00818 $93,103.45 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-531 5960 Elsinore St 19120 35th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1042 Sq Ft BRT#352301100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Courtney Wright a/k/a Courtney A. Wright C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03017 $79,306.38 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-532 6352 Sherman St 19144 59th wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1707 Sq Ft BRT#593190200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ronnie Graham, Known Surviving Heir of Willie V. Graham; Vincent Graham, Known Suviving Heir of Willie V. Graham; Dorothy Shaw Wiley, Known Surviving Heir of Willie
V. Graham; Rudolph E. Graham, Known Surviving Heir of Willie V. Graham; Renee C. Graham, Known Surviving Heir of Willie V. Graham; Allen D. Graham, Known Surviving Heir of Willie V. Graham ; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Willie V. Graham C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00679 $148,281.17 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-533 1840 Tomlinson Rd BRT#582197400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Amy Flite C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03552 $205,152.57 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1703-534 1741 S Avondale St BRT#401179900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher Haye C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 02572 $40,347.83 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1703-535 2523 S Galloway St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1256 Sq Ft BRT#392232900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Denise M. Hasson and Thomas Hasson, Jr. a/k/a Thomas M. Hasson, Jr. C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01941 $121,898.03 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-536 6144 Walker St 19135 55th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1260 Sq Ft BRT#552309600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Diane M. Capra, Known Surviving Heir of Joseph C. Fortuna; Eileen M. Small, Known Surviving Heir of Joseph C. Fortuna; Michael Fortuna, Known Surviving Heir of Joseph C. Fortuna; Gerald J. Fortuna, Known Surviving Heir of Joseph C. Fortuna; Nancy E. Schmukler, Known Surviving Heir of Joseph C. Fortuna; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Joseph C. Fortuna C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03077 $124,083.06 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-537 1614 E Hewson St 19125 6th wd. 767 Sq Ft BRT#181221400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Amber Batzig, Known Heir of Edward R. Batzig, Sr.; Eddie Batzig, Known Surviving Heir of Edward R. Batzig, Sr.; Maggie Batzig, Known Heir of Edward R. Batzig, Sr.; Thomas Batzig, Known Heir of Edward R. Batzig, Sr.; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Edward R. Batzig, Sr.; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Jeanette A. Batzig C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03452 $77,549.32 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1703-538 1427 N 57th St 4th wd. on Easterly side of the said 57th St; Front: Irregular Depth: Irregular
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S. Michell; David B. Michell, Known Surviving Heir of Donald S. Michell; Gloria D. MichellWong, Known Surviving Heir of Donald S. Michell; Gary K. Michell, Known Surviving Heir of Donald S. Michell; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Donald S. Michell C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00886 $99,706.72 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-545 722 W Raymond St 19140 49th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1098 Sq Ft BRT#491026100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charisse Evans, Known Surviving Heir of Charlene T. Berry; Wesley A. Hill, Known Surviving Heir of Charlene T. Berry; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Charlene T. Berry C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03321 $115,161.80 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-546 11881 Colman Rd 19154 66th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MAS㤱 㤱; 1332 Sq Ft BRT#662014700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sandra A. Bruennig C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01894 $193,458.31 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-547 4710 Greene St 19144 12th wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1792 Sq Ft BRT#123159300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Chevelle Davis, Administratrix of the Estate of Leroy Davis C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03364 $38,644.36 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-548 616 Annin St 19147 2nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 612 Sq Ft BRT#021224550 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marcella Fiorentino, Known Surviving Heir of Bernadette Fiorentino (a minor) and the Unknown Surviving Heirs of Bernadette Fiorentino C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02952 $153,445.48 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-549A 3136 Judson St 19132 11th wd. 1212 Sq Ft OPA#111437000 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TPM Properties, Inc. C.P. September Term, 2016
No. 02870 $239,244.45 plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1703-549B 1347 N Alden St 19131 4th wd. 1133 Sq Ft OPA#043112500 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TPM Properties, Inc. C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02870 $239,244.45 plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1703-549C 5938 Sansom St 19139 3rd wd. 1140 Sq Ft OPA#031046500 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TPM Properties, Inc. C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02870 $239,244.45 plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1703-550 6618 Ditman St 19135 41st wd. S/D W/D GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1280 Sq Ft BRT#411223600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Martin Rodriguez C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00224 $152,509.15 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-551 2639 S Lloyd St 19153 40th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1066 Sq Ft BRT#404014800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Nakia A. Calicat C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04573 $93,920.78 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-552 603 Rosalie St 19120 35th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1116 Sq Ft BRT#352041200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sothea Oun C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04042 $79,303.49 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-553 1412-1414 W Tioga St 11th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the Southerly side of Tioga St at the distance of 156 ft 4 in Eastwardly from the Easterly side of 15th St in the 11th ward of the City of Philadelphia Tax ID No. #881070780 IMPROVEMENTS: APTS 5-50 UNITS MASONRY Shlima Misyuk C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00591 $623,920.61 Sean P. Mays 1703-554 1230 E Chelten Ave 12th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the
Southeasterly side of Chelten Ave at the distance of 239 ft 6 in Northeastwardly from the Northeasterly side of Anderson St in the 12th Ward. OPA#122125400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/ APT 2 STY MASONRY Matthew C. Sams C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01148 $63,381.49 Patrick J. Wesner 1703-555 6615 N 13th St 19126 61st wd. S/D W DET GAR 3S STONE; 2300 Sq Ft BRT#611194000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Clarence Butler, Jr. C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01262 $92,569.41 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-556 2628 Welsh Rd, Unit 311 19152 57th wd. RES CONDO 3 STY MASONRY; 1233 Sq Ft BRT#888570120 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Amy E. Devor, Known Surviving Heir of Barbara Lasky and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Barbara Lasky C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04120 $104,176.29 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-557 10215 Rubin Ln 19116 58th wd. S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MAS OTH; 2290 Sq Ft BRT#582521457 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lyudmila Mandzhiyeva and Aleksandr Mandzhiyev C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02788 $279,553.07 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-558 1416-18 N 61st St 19151 34th wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1814 Sq Ft BRT#342256300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jerry L. Williford C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04303 $81,944.11 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-559 7601 Elmwood Ave 19153 40th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1056 Sq Ft BRT#404228500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mark C. Thornton and Sheila D. Clay C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 00922 $99,832.32 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1703-560 2634 Cecil B. Moore Ave a/k/a 2634 W Columbia Ave
19121 32nd wd. 2660 Sq Ft BRT#324038400 IMPROVEMENTS: MULTI-FAMILY UNIT 2364 Cecil B. Moore, LLC C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 4282 $133,645.71 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP; Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1703-561A 258 E Allegheny Ave 19134 7th wd. Land = 1560 Sq Ft; Improvement = 3120 Sq Ft; Total = 4680 Sq Ft OPA#882934000 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL CruzLugo, LLC C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02134 $419,549.29 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1703-561B 256 E Allegheny Ave 19134 7th wd. Land = 1280 Sq Ft; Improvement = 1440 Sq Ft; Total = 2720 Sq Ft OPA#882934003 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL CruzLugo, LLC C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02134 $419,549.29 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1703-562A 5828 Race St 19139 34th wd. 1472 Sq Ft OPA#042057500 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING TPM Properties, Inc. C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02870 $239,244.45 plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1703-562B 6919 Saybrook Ave 191421820 40th wd. 1114 Sq Ft OPA#403297500 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL TPM Properties, Inc C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02870 $239,244.45 plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1703-562C 626 E Hilton St 19143 33rd wd. 1108 Sq Ft OPA#331047300 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL TPM Properties, Inc C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02870 $239,244.45 plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1703-563 7624 Wyndale Ave 19151 34th wd. 2152 Sq Ft BRT#343178000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Frances E. Tillman a/k/a Francis E. Tillman C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01112 $71,540.57 Udren Law Offices, P.C.
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Together Forever At 50, one-hit-wonder Rich Astley remains a fan favorite By HughE Dillon Eighties heartthrob Rick Astley rolled into the Electric Factory on the evening of Saturday, Feb. 11 and was greeted by at least 1,000 adoring fans. Opening acts for Rick were DJ Robert Drake, and Harrison Kipner. Astley entertained the crowd for nearly 90 minutes singing old favorites and tracks from his new album “50,� as well as a medley of hits by Philadelphia songwriters.
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Philly Cooks — And Eats Fare from Philly’s hottest spots delights local media and foodies By HughE Dillon Philadelphia Magazine held it’s annual Philly Cooks at the Sheraton Hotel Downtown earlier this month. Guests tasted signature dishes from Philadelphia Magazine’s 50 Best Restaurants, mingled with the chefs who created them and toasted the evening with cocktails from the city’s top bartenders. The vegan cheesesteak served up by Wiz Kid was a delightful highlight. There was also a raffle that benefitted The Food Trust.
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Teeing Off To the Future Inspiration for the next generation of duffers is celebrated By HughE Dillon The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia held their “Leaders and Achievers Gala� earlier this month at Cescaphe in Northern Liberties. The First Tee of Greater Philadelphia is a youth development organization that provides youth with educational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choices through the game of golf. Speaker Erik Weihenmayer shared his inspiring story of being the only blind person to reach the summit of Mt. Everest. Jay Sigel, is one of the finest amateur golfers of all time and a prominent philanthropist, especially with First Tee. He was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Terrell Jones Is Mr. Clutch Lower Merion senior adds to his buzzer-beating legacy By Jeremy Treatman
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“I have always enjoyed the big moments and I take the big shots with confidence. ” Getting mobbed by your teammates and the fans is a great feeling.” Jones loves the fact that the team has won the title twice in four years, and for the 15th time in the previous 25 years. “It’s a great feeling that we won the Central League title again. It has been a while. We seem to be always in the hunt for it and we are playing our best basketball now, which is a good sign.” Jones admits there have been
Lower Merion’s Terrell Jones (#34) celebrates after shooting the winning shot vs. Penncrest. Photo by Sarah J. Glover
times in his four years on the school’s varsity where he didn’t always know this success would happen. Jones had difficulties sitting the bench as a freshman and being a role player as a sophomore. He admits he wasn’t always the easiest to coach on the team or the best teammate. He credits his teammates and coaches with supporting him as he matured on and off the court. “Let’s just say I have come along way from freshman year to where I am today,” he said. “For that, I have to thank the coaches and the players who played ahead of me when I was younger. They stuck with me though the whole process for what, hopefully, can [continue to be] a memorable high school career.” Jones is scoring 17.1 points as a senior and helped the team overcome a 4-5 start to reach a solid 17-7 mark though February 14th. “We lost some key players from last year’s team, so people were already making predictions in the beginning that we weren’t going to have a good year,” he added. “With the 4-5 start, we didn’t change too many of those people’s opinions, even though we played well in losses to Allentown Allen and Parkland. Now at 17-7, we finally have a chance to make some noise, we are the 10 seed in District 1 [PIAA Class 6A] and we some how clinched a top 10 spot in the [PIAA District 1 6A playoffs] and a home game in the first round. Being 17-7
just brings a lot of hope to the Lower Merion basketball community.” Jones was confident that the team could emerge from a tough early season, which included losses to Harrisburg and Conestoga. “I think the guys stayed together and trusted the coaches. We have been in this position before, in fact last year, and we made the states,” Jones said. “We got a lot better during the season.” Assistant coach John Gallman said that Jones is a key reason for the 17 wins. Especially his heroic shot and their triumph over Penncrest. “Terrell always wants the ball in his hands for the last shot,” said Gallman. “That’s a great trait to have, and great for the coaches to have someone they can count on in that spot. Since that Penn Wood game last year he has been our clutch player. He has had a great senior year,” Gallman added. “He’s really matured and he allowed himself to be coachable in these last two years, since I’ve been on the bench with the varsity. He’s showing great senior leadership. If a teammate makes a mistake, he says, ‘Next play.’ He turned it all around by helping out his teammates in practice if they made a mistake.” Gallman said the team stayed focused during a rough first month of the season. “The kids Continued on page 2
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Queer rock band reaches the light at end of ‘Tunnelvision’ By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Pioneering out rock band Boys’ Entrance is releasing a double album this month entitled “Tunnelvision.” The queer rock opera set in the 1980s during the AIDS epidemic centers on openly gay rocker Tim and his tumultuous relationship with a closeted fan, Troy, which quickly spirals into a roller coaster of break-ups and make-ups, drugs, alien encounters and one of the men becoming a rent boy. Written by the band’s lead singer, Tim Cain, the album convincingly mixes glam rock, new-wave, goth, industrial and pop
styles across its sprawling 17 tracks, echoing the feel of artists ranging from David Bowie and Peter Gabriel to Duran Duran and The Velvet Underground — all the while coming across as refreshingly original and raw, especially appreciated in these days of over-manicured and polished pop songs. Cain said the writing and conceptualization of what he considers his magnum opus has taken more than a decade. “It took over 10 years to create this and it was always going to be called ‘Tunnelvision,’” he said. “For some reason I always had that title in my mind but I didn’t start off the idea of creating a rock opera. I did create a concept album that was based
around the idea of sexual obsession. It was loosely based on those things and one day I was listening to those tracks and realized that there was a dialogue that started off with the song ‘The 13th Step,’ which has two characters in it, Tim and Troy. Then I realized that the other songs that were part of the group of songs could be conveyed as different characters. I started rewriting it and what we ended up with is a Boys’ Entrance album that is in the first person by me.” Cain added the album is not supposed to be seen as being about his life. “There are elements of it that are certainly autobiographical but it’s fictionalized,” he said. “I’ll just say it that way.”
Cain started Boys’ Entrance more than 25 years ago in Chicago. The band now features his husband, bass player and multi-instrumentalist Bill Ramsey, as well as lead guitarist Jaybo Key and drummer John Spinelli. Cain said that while times have changed for openly gay musicians since groups like Boys’ Entrance and Pansy Division emerged, there haven’t been many gay rockers to come out in their wake. “We started in 1991 along with Pansy Division,” he said. “We both celebrated our 25th anniversaries last year. In that time period, there weren’t and still [are] not that many gay rock bands. PAGE 16
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More than anything, there have been lesbian rock bands but [Boys’ Entrance] and Pansy Division have been the only two that I can point to. Maybe the Scissor Sisters but even then I’m not sure about that; their focus wasn’t necessarily on writing gay music for gay people, which is where we started out. For a while I thought, because of gay marriage, we wouldn’t be relevant anymore. Now it seems we’re more relevant than ever because of the resistance to Trump and his administration. We have to be very vigilant and know that just because you receive rights at some point in your history, these things should not be taken for granted.” Cain has since relocated the band from the Windy City to Central Florida. When asked how the laidback and conservative state of Florida compares to the hip, rock-friendly metropolis of Chicago, his answer was surprising. “I loved Chicago but I actually find it easier in Florida,” Cain said. “We’ve had more success since we’ve moved to Florida. It seems to be counter-intuitive because I thought the redneck culture and more conservative culture of Florida wouldn’t take kindly to the band but we’ve been rated in the top-10 bands of Central Florida for three years now. Because Chicago was a bigger market, it was harder to get those sort of ratings. But it’s been great down here.” Speaking of queer rock operas, Cain isn’t worried about “Tunnelvision” being compared to another globally famous and revered story about an out rock singer in a stormy, strained and somewhat doomed relationship (i.e., “Hedwig and the Angry Inch”). “That’s the most prominent one that would come to mind,” he said. “I think it’s equal part [The Who’s] ‘Tommy’ as well as ‘Hedwig,’ I suppose.” Like “Hedwig,” Boys’ Entrance plans to take “Tunnelvision: The Musical” to the
stage for a limited run this summer as a theatrical show in which performers other than the bandmembers will play the parts of the main characters. “In June we’re going to debut it in St.
Petersburg [Fla.], the actual rock opera,” Cain said. “That involved a manuscript as well as the songs. It’s entirely different. It’s going to be sung by actors. Boys’ Entrance are going to be the backing band for the performances. It’s going to be very theatrical. The song ‘The Body Snatchers,’ for instance, is about aliens. It’s a metaphor, but aliens come down and inhabit the bodies of the characters. It’s an AIDS metaphor and we’re going to have aliens on stage and they come down out of a tree as the song suggests. So it’s going to be very dramatic and fun.” Cain added he’s interested in experiencing his songs being performed by someone other than himself. “I’m very psyched to see it,” he said. “I have an image of what it’s going to be like in my mind. To actually hear the actors singing it and juxtaposing the dialogues within the music, I’m just excited to see how it’s all going to be live on stage.” n “Tunnelvision” is available on iTunes, Amazon and Spotify now. Physical copies of the CD can be purchased at www.cdbaby. com/boysentrance5. For more information on Boys’ Entrance, visit www.boysentrance. com.
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Carrie Preston: Global growing, from Jersey to Holland Knock on wood, Philadelphia has escaped the threat of a storm-filled winter, but that doesn’t mean we’re not still jonesing for a taste of spring. Enter the Philadelphia Flower Show, our annual gift to the world,where Philly gets to show off its softer side. This week’s Portrait is expat Carrie Preston, landscape designer extraordinaire who will be exhibiting at this year’s show. She spoke to me from her current home in Holland — also the theme for the show. PGN: I understand you’re a Jersey girl. CP: I am. I grew up by the shore, near Red Bank. PGN: Tell me about it. CP: My father’s family has been in that area for a long time so we were really knit into the fabric there. I have an older brother who still lives nearby. I really enjoyed it too, but for some reason I always really wanted to leave. The grand irony is that whenever I go back I think, Now why did I want to leave here? I was outside constantly, though I’d usually try to go to the beach in the evenings or in the winter when it was quiet. I went to Sandy Hook Nature Center a lot, which was about 20 minutes away biking. [Laughs] That’s very Dutch of me to measure things in biking time! I worked in a garden center there when I was 14 and that’s where a lot of my interest in gardening took root. PGN: Did you stay away from the beach during regular hours because you were an introverted kid? CP: I wouldn’t call myself introverted but I’m definitely not a crowd person. I’m on the cusp of being introverted. I like people, I’m good with people and can lecture large crowds, but in this profession I’m also alone a lot and I enjoy that. I spend about 80 percent of my time alone and I like it that way. PGN: I’m the same way; I do a lot in public but actually like being alone quite a bit. I call myself an extroverted introvert. So at age 14, you were working in the garden center, learning how to propagate plants and literally learning about the birds and the bees. CP: [Laughs] I guess I was. But I think what really drew me to it was that Red Bank was very posh, a lot of extreme wealth. My father’s a contractor, so we were part of it, yet not part of it, and I was craving something real. The garden center was something very tangible in that world. And I liked being an expert at something. I enjoyed learning a vocabulary that not many people had, and so all of my allowance as a kid went to experimenting with plants and crafting this world for myself.
A lot of kids at that age are searching for their identity and trying on what other people suggest they should like, but this was very much my own thing. It was a blessing to find something that I loved right off the bat. PGN: When did you have your first inkling about being gay? CP: I had a crush on the manager at the garden center. She was much older and therefore safely out of reach, which is how I wanted it for a long time. My first genuine relationship wasn’t until I was 29. I think relationships with women ask for a certain amount of vulnerability from me that I definitely avoided for some time. But I’m now happily married. She’s from this area but grew up abroad, so I call her Dutch-light. PGN: How did you meet? CP: She’s a graphic and commercial retail designer and I was familiar with her from a women’s entrepreneur network. When I ran into her at a creative networking event, I invited her to an architectural network program, which I thought very clearly was a date but she was clueless about it. [Laughs] I had to send her an email the next day to let her know that it had been our first date — at least in my mind — or we might have never gotten together. PGN: That’s great. So how did you go from being a kid from New Jersey working in a nursery to being a world-traveling designer? CP: I always wanted to leave Jersey. I took a trip around the world when I was 22 and at the end I still wasn’t ready to go back, so I got some education here and started a business and one thing led to another. Holland wasn’t meant to be a permanent destination but it seemed to embrace a lot of the values that I had on environmental issues, social issues, etc. What’s funny is that all those things that were so stridently important to me — riding my bike everywhere and bringing my own bag — is passé here; grandmothers do it. One thing that Holland’s taught me was to not try so hard. It’s a very unambitious place, which is very healthy for a high-strung perfectionist from New Jersey who always needs to achieve more. And Holland is like, “Please stop that. Just do less and be less and have a cup of coffee.” It may sound very strange to an American, but it’s very therapeutic in many ways. PGN: Tell me your best and craziest moments traveling around the world. CP: In 1999-2000 I spent about seven months woofing across Australia, when that practice didn’t really exist.
PGN: Woofing? CP: Willing Workers on Organic Farms. I’d studied sustainable agriculture and I was always looking for off-the-beaten path places. A few of us traveling around realized, Oh, shit. Christmas is coming and we haven’t figured out what to do. We ended up on this goat farm in Telangana, about two hours north of Melbourne in the middle of nowhere. We were castrating goats with these Seventh Day Adventists. It was awful; they fed us this horrible bean-curd for three days straight. At one point, we went to go for a walk but there were so many flies all over us we couldn’t even do that. That’s when we decided we’d had enough and the day before Christmas we took off and got the most expensive hotel room in Melbourne as an antidote to our horrible goat-castrating, bean-curd-eating, fly-covered outback experience! Sometimes you discover just why something is off the beaten path. Best experience would be in South Africa.
It’s one of the most beautiful places in the world and it was very oddly familiar, partially because there’s so much biodiversity in the plant life there. I was seeing plants from around the world, which were like old friends. Oh, and last June I had an amazing time visiting the botanical gardens in Tajikistan for two weeks. It’s so remote, there’s amazing vegetation in the wild, and traveling around with 15 plant nerds who knew more than me was fantastic as well.
PGN: It’s funny, I think we have the impression that every place except the U.S. and the U.K. is war-torn rubble. CP: I think we all have an image of most of the former Soviet Union being vacant and empty, which is part of why I wanted to go. I wanted to fill in those empty places on the map that you have no mental picture of. And going there you realize that 80 percent of life there is just like home. I’ve had some amazing opportunities. On Nov. 9, the day after the U.S. election, I was in Russia to give a naturalistic planting lesson for Russians and it was the best place to be because those people know how to deal with that stuff. No one even mentioned it. “Let’s just talk about life and plants and anything but the election.” So yeah, we often think we’re the center of the universe when the rest of the world is going day to day and not as concerned with us as we think. PGN: Right on. Let’s talk about your business. I was looking at some of your work and it’s absolutely beautiful. It’s contemporary but still very natural. Nothing looks forced; it looks like the plants all belong there. CP: That’s a fantastic compliment because that’s what I strive for. I think in the best design, you almost forget it was designed. There’s a word in Dutch, “Vanzelfsprekendheid,” which translates somewhere between obviousness, naturalness and “of course it should be this way.” I try to design so it fits you like your favorite sweater. The contemporary side is a reaction to Dutchness. The Dutch landscape is very linear, mostly manmade. They once did a survey across the world asking for their favorite painting and pretty much every culture chose a picturesque landscape, but the Dutch chose an abstract painting, which is partly their aesthetic but it’s also their self image. They want to be very modern, progressive and forward-thinking. When I first came here, it took me a while to get used to all the straight lines. I resented what I saw as rigidity but I came to realize that once you accept structure, it actually leaves more room for the wildness around it. I’ve found that both in life and design. PGN: [Laughs] I’m going to need you to spell that word for me. PAGE 24
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‘The Curious Incidents’ of Tim Levy By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor In theater circles in the U.K. and U.S., Tim Levy is a living legend. After having hit after hit on New York City’s Great White Way with Brit imports, the producer at London’s acclaimed National Theatre opened an American branch of the company, creating a direct pipeline where he could oversee touring American productions of English stage sensations, and returning such favor with U.S.-to-U.K. shows. Levy’s newest event is “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” which rolls out at the Academy of Music starting Feb. 28, at the tail end of the Free Library’s One Book One Philadelphia program. The colorful, experimental play, based upon the 2003 mystery novel of the same name by British author Mark Haddon, quotes Sherlock Holmes’ (well, Arthur Conan Doyle’s) 1892 short story “Silver Blaze”; features first-person narration by its 15-year-old hero, Christopher John Francis Boone (“a mathematician with some behavioral difficulties” related to Asperger’s Syndrome and high-functioning autism); and is ultimately the greatest tale of an outsider the 21st century has produced so far. PGN: How did you go from bringing British theater to Broadway on a semi-regular basis to this constant stream? TL: Well, as an example, we started “Curious Incident” in London five years ago in our smallest theater in the National — 350 seats — and nurtured it. It was astonishing to watch it grow, to see how popular it became, so much so that we had to move it to our West End. After we did that, there was a thought and a hope: that our really wonderful experience we had bringing other National Theatre shows to America, such as “War Horse” and “History Boys,” would work with “Curious Incident,” that it would be embraced by Americans as they were. You never really know what audiences — let alone, American audiences —will respond to, so you’re always taking a chance, especially with a play as opposed to a dazzling musical. PGN: Why open National Theatre America in the first place? TL: We opened an office in America because we had been bringing British shows steadily to the states for years and — though we worked with brilliant American producing partners and still do on occasion — we simply wished to oversee it ourselves. That made sense as I was
here and loved America. I was always in Manhattan. I have cousins in Michigan. I simply had this love affair with America. For National Theatre America, rather than have me just swoop in at a show’s start then swoop back to London and let the shows fend for themselves, I could stay here and become part of the American ecosystem, likewise the productions. Also, knowing that in New York City we see as much American theater as we can and meet with as many American theater artists as possible, we have crafted a two-way-street. In that way, we can bring as much great American theater to London as we do the other way around, and create an additional conversation, a new dialogue. PGN: I should ask as you’re speaking to PGN, What is your relationship status? TL: I am indeed married to an American man — six years now. We met a month after I moved to America 10 years ago, and we’ve never separated. PGN: I went to school at the National and grew up with the British greats such as Alan Ayckborn and Jonathan Price. Seeing and hearing their works and ideas transferred to the Americas then seemed elegantly esoteric. Is that less the case now, as you tour the very-English “One Man, Two Guvnors” with James Cordon or “The History Boys”? TL: When you bring over a show that is really British or really relishes that Britishness, often America embraces those productions. The more English, the better. Look at how America ate up “Downton Abbey.” There’s a real love in addressing what it means to be English or live as Englishmen and women; the more culturally specific, the more intriguing. You look too to the comparisons that exist here; whether it has a correlation to something that Americans can relate to, that’s when a show becomes truly universal. PGN: How did you get to Mark Haddon’s novel in the first place? TL: We have a resource at the National called the National Development Studio, where all of our new projects reside. Dozens of different artists work there at one time and we just happened to have both Haddon developing one work and Simon Stephens doing a different work, and they became fast friends. Mark said quietly to Simon after so many others wanted to do so, if Simon would attempt to make “Curious Incident” into a play. That’s how it happened, totally artist-driven. PAGE 20
Theater & Arts American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring watercolor’s remarkable rise in America in the late 19th century March 1-May 14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Blockbuster Broadway David Charles Abell leads the POPS orchestra and three of Broadway’s most talented stars in a roundup of the best of modern Broadway Feb. 24-26 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215790-5800. The Bodyguard Deborah Cox stars in the musical based on the hit film through Feb. 26 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215790-5800. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time The Tony Awardwinning new play by Simon Stephens, adapted from Mark Haddon’s bestselling novel about a teen with an extraordinary brain who falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor’s dog, runs Feb. 28-March 5 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215790-5800.
MARTHA GRAHAM CRACKER RAMPS IT UP: Legendary Philadelphia performer Martha Graham Cracker leads a “Full Access” show with accessible accommodations, enabling people with disabilities to experience the force of her balls-to-the-wall drag performance, 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. For more information or tickets, call 215-413-1318.
Found Footage Festival Joe Pickett (The Onion) and Nick Prueher (“Late Show with David Letterman”) come to World Cafe Live with an allnew edition of the Found Footage Festival, featuring newly unearthed VHS gems found at thrift stores across the country, 8 p.m. March 2 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400.
written just weeks before the start of World War II, through March 5, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100.
The Gift Walnut Street Theatre presents the story behind the making of a great novel through March 19 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550.
Laughter On The 23rd Floor Walnut Street Theatre presents the Neil Simon play that gives the audience a peek into the writer’s room of a hit 1950s television show through March 5, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.
Jitish Kallat: Covering Letter Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an immersive installation and video project by Mumbai-based artist Kallat, presenting a historical letter by Mahatma Gandhi to Adolf Hitler
Late Night Catechism 3: ’Til Death Do Us Part The comedy about saints, relationships and faith, 3 and 8 p.m. Feb. 25 at The Razz Room at the Prince, 1412 Chestnut St.; 267239-2941.
Martha Graham Cracker Cabaret: Full Access The hairy-chested alter ego of thespian Dito Van Reigersberg performs a ballsto-the-wall drag cabaret backed by her stellar band
8 p.m. Feb. 27 at FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd.; 215-413-1318. Michelle Wolf The comedian and actor seen on “The Daily Show” performs through Feb. 25 at The Punchline Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555. Pennsylvania Ballet Presents: The Jungle Book The Prince Theatre presents Pennsylvania Ballet’s first foray into the world of children’s programming 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Feb. 26, 1412 Chestnut St.; 267239-2941. Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie The Barnes Foundation presents an exhibition featuring works by 40 international artists to speak to commodity fetishism, gentrification, gender politics, globalization, racism and homelessness Feb.
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PEDALS TO THE METTLE: Azuka Theatre continues its first pay-what-you-decide season with a world premiere of “Shitheads,” written by Philadelphia playwright Douglas Williams, about a down-and-out bike shop in lower Manhattan, where the new manager has to get creative to save the shop he loves and the employees who work there, through March 12 at Proscenium Theatre at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St. For more information, call 215-563-1100 or visit www.azukatheatre.org.
25-May 22, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-2787000. Shen Yun 2017 The acclaimed international Chinese dance company performs through Feb. 26 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. Shitheads Azuka Theatre presents the story of a down-and-out bike shop in lower Manhattan, where the new manager has to get creative in order to save the shop he loves, through March 12 at Proscenium Theatre at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St.; 215-5631100.
Music Panic! At The Disco The alt-rock band performs 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543. Game of Thrones Live The hit fantasy TV show comes to the stage 8 p.m. Feb. 26 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543. KT Tunstall The rock singer performs 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808.
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Ariana Grande The pop singer performs 7:30 p.m. March 1 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543.
Nightlife The Revolution LGBTQ Women’s Expo Philly’s only LGBTQ womenfocused week kicks off with an afternoon of vendors and pop-up shops noon-4 p.m. Feb. 25 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215732-2220. The Revolution: Kickoff Party The party celebrating Philadelphia’s first LGBTQ women-centered week, 6-9 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Toasted Walnut, 1316 Walnut St.; 215-546-8888.
The Revolution: Full Front Street Burlesque The burlesque show hosted by Honeytree Evil Eye and featuring Whiskey Flip, Bum Bum Kapau and Abortia Carriage, starts 9 p.m. Feb. 27 at The Victoria Freehouse, 10 S. Front St.; 215543-6089.
Outta Town The Black Stallion The film based on the classic children’s novel is screened 2 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. Critters The sci-fi film is screened 9 p.m. March 3 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. n
Trans author and activist Jennifer Finney Boylan returned this week to Ursinus College, where she served as the Updike-Hoyer Writer in Residence in 2010, for a discussion on gender, resistance and the imagination in the current national climate. Boylan is a writer-in-residence and professor of English at Barnard College of Columbia University Her 2003 autobiography, “She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders,” was the first book by an openly transgender American to become a bestseller. She has written 15 books in her career, including the upcoming suspense novel “Long Black Veil,” which comes out April 11. Boylan said that speaking in public about trans issues and activism has changed in many ways in recent years. “We’ve reached a point where some audiences, particularly on college campuses, are really way beyond ‘Trans 101’ and are interested in talking about intersectionality and politics and the complexities of living a life that is gender-nonconforming,” she said. “But another part of the audience is going to be people who are new to the issues and have no idea what you are talking about at all. Then there’s a subset of the trans-identified or queer-identified audience that think they know about transgender issues but what they really know is one small corner of it. Some places I go, if there are trans people in the audience, they are strictly binary. Other places I go, binary people are considered so 1990s and all people want to talk about is genderqueer and genderfluid identities. So that’s the challenge: how to get everybody on the same clinical ground and the highest clinical ground as swiftly as possible.” Boylan added that she approaches her speaking engagements like an educator. “I’m not a social scientist or a psychologist,” she said. “I’m a storyteller and an English teacher. I use the medium of story to shine a light on one particular person’s experience. And even in doing that, my own experience has changed a great deal, not just in terms of before and after transition, but
also the times immediately after transition and now. I’m just shy of 60 years old now and I’ve seen huge changes in the 15 years since I came out. My primary concern is not social justice but literature, which is sure to disappoint many people who want something else from me. So I’m going to tell stories.” Boylan said that, in these chaotic socio-political times, interacting with people on a human level can be more effective at winning over hearts and minds and effecting change than political action. “It may be more helpful for people who are still in the dark to simply open their hearts and show gender-nonconforming people of every kind basic human kindness and a little love. You can learn a lot that way, especially if you’re concluding that whomever you are speaking to is not the ultimate authority of anything other than their own life,” she said. “There is one problem that we have in the trans community: Everyone is an expert in their own life and [it is] very common, I think, for people to wind up in front of microphones and television cameras and claim they are the emblematic transgender person, when in fact there is no such thing. If you’ve seen one transgender person, you’ve seen one transgender person. I tell stories. I try to move people that way and I say, ‘Look, here are a lot of the different identities that are out there, but knowing all these identities may be less important than simply showing a fundamental human decency to people who are different from yourself.’ That’s for people who aren’t trans. It goes for straight people. It goes for anybody who embodies some kind of difference, which as far as I can see, is pretty much everybody.” n
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Situated across the street from Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room, Pinefish is really giving off an Antique Row vibe. The comfortable and retro psychedelic aesthetic comes across more like a hookah lounge than a seafood restaurant but it works, whether one is there for an informal happy hour for $1 oysters and clams or for a full dinner in the form of Pinefish’s three- or four-course prix-fixe winter lobster menu. The small plates show off a lot of charm and technique. On the cold side, the oysters lemon salsa ($3.25 each) are as bright and refreshing as a raw oyster can be. The romaine hearts ($9) are served amid a decadent and generously dressed Caesar salad adorned with slivers of anchovy and fried oyster croutons. On the hot side of the small-plates menu, the fried cauliflower ($7) was surprisingly delightful (considering cauliflower in any form usually isn’t our thing), but the crispy texture and the dressing of pine nuts, raisins and anchovies really elevated the dish. The fried oysters ($9) were lightly fried, allowing the flavor and freshness of the oysters to outshine the fluffy batter coating. The lobster bisque ($7) was served up thick and steaming, topped with lobster roe and perfect for a cold winter’s night.
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Pinefish has one of the best octopus dishes ($13); it is sous-vide before it is perfectly seasoned and roasted, making it fork-tender and melt in your mouth. The pan-seared salmon ($10) had perfectly crispy skin and was tender and flaky underneath, sitting on a bed of steamed spinach and a rich Parmesan cream. The sliced sirloin steak ($15) was equally well thought-out, expertly done, tender and well-rounded with a red wine, shallot and shiitake mushroom reduction. Pinefish has a comfortable and laidback vibe but its talent for serving up interesting seafood dishes is serious. If you are looking for a restaurant to set the appropriate mood for a night out, make a reservation at Pinefish. n
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PGN: The play is not solely about autism, yet it touches upon its themes. What challenge did this present? TL: We wanted to honor what Mark had and said, that vivid and beautiful creation of the inside of the mind of a boy whose mind is completely different, and on the autism spectrum without defining it. Haddon is not a fan of labels. From there, we wanted to take the audience on a unique trip and find the most theatrical way of telling such in its design, chore-
ography, projection and music — a full sensory immersion. It looks as if a spaceship has landed with a grid-like design that bends to Christopher’s imagination. If he believes we’re in space, the set becomes the cosmos. If he believes we’re in a desert, we’re in a desert. That’s a fertile imagination. n “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime” runs Feb. 28-March 5 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, visit www.kimmelcenter. org.
1. R.E.M. follower? 6. In the pink 10. Roehm’s sausage 15. Cocoon creator 16. “Uh-oh!” to Shelley 17. Cole Porter’s “___ Men” 18. Part of a daisy chain? 19. Left to pirates 20. Out 21. Bette said she had the most fun with Joan ___... (See 22-, 41-, and -56-Across) 22. See 21-Across 24. You, to Frida 26. Bowie collaborator 27. Volgaís outlet 30. Joan, who feuded with Bette 35. Bill written by Alice Paul 36. Playground retort 38. Sons of, at Beth Chayim Chadashim 39. Lindsay of “Liz & Dick” 41. See 21-Across 43. Michelangelo sculpture 44. Former “Vibe” editor Wilbekin 45. Andes animal 47. Refusal in Rouen 48. “Whatever
Happened to ___?” 52. George once of San Francisco 54. Moist ending 55. Piece of a pansy 56. See 21-Across 60. Bette, who feuded with Joan 64. Rock Hudson movie with James Dean 65. Singer La ___ Jackson 66. Be a ham in _Hamlet_? 67. Joe of “JFK” 68. Moon of Endor inhabitant 69. Streisand’s “Prince of Tides” costar 70. White as a ghost 71. Hard to come by 72. A flamer does it
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11. “Look out ...” 12. Rex Reed et al. do this to movies 13. Direction from Susan Feniger 14. Caesar’s X 23. Bambi character 25. Feathers adhesive 27. _Advocate_ cover, often 28. It arouses two body openings 29. Madras title 30. Part of Batman’s costume 31. J. Edgar Hoover’s org. 32. Bridge call, informally 33. Boca ___ 34. Frasier’s lover in Boston 37. Shoe bottom 40. Son of Aga Khan 42. The Windy City, to Judy Chicago
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GREEN AND GOLD: The Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club took gold in the annual Blizzard Cup Feb. 17-19 in Albany, N.Y. The Falcons usually host their own tournament over Memorial Day Weekend but this year will be competing in Miami, moving the tournament instead to OutFest weekend. Falcons players and friends are also attending the USA women’s soccer game against Germany March 1 at Talen Energy Center. A limited number of group tickets are $40 each and can be purchased at philadelphiafalcons.wufoo.com/forms/m1o7l5ic1trel96/. Photo: Jay Zhang
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The sport of protesting, marching and rallying Lately there have been more protests, marches, rallies, shop-ins and boycotts than I can remember from any era. And no, they’re not really a sport, since sports are friendly competitions where a person or team competes to show superiority. Someone comes out a winner. But let’s look at this for a moment. In this case, the winner isn’t determined by who scores the most points or who was judged best or who knocked out their opponent; however tempting that idea is, these actions are judged by how we are, in the end, represented and treated. And there are definitely points being made in sports and protests. Gaining ground is part of both processes: winning a game or winning a political battle. The analogies go on and on, but don’t we already overuse sports analogies in dayspeak? Let’s just suffice it to say that I’ve been getting plenty of exercise the past few weeks. Walking and biking has certainly given me some of that exercise, but I gave myself the best as I exercised my right to protest, rally, march, speak and work to hold our elected officials responsible for truly reflecting their constituents’ desires.
of their support of the Mets than their Republicanism. I’m fine with your right to speak — just shut the hell up when you’re in our ballpark. For those fans of the softer sport, head out for the City of Brotherly Love Softball League’s spring skills day 9:30 a.m.-1 p.m. March 11 at Palumbo Field, followed by the annual spring bar crawl starting 2 p.m. at Boxers PHL. Open registration for recreational play starts 9:30 a.m., with the women’s divisions starting at 11. For more information or to order your bar-crawl shirt (required to drink and crawl), go to cblsl. org. Stonewall Sports Philadelphia is throwing a curve (kick)ball into the spring season. For this spring only, everyone signs up as a free agent and will be assigned to teams based on a mix of playing levels, from experienced to “What’s a kickball?” Other seasons will remain the same. Registration opens Feb. 27 and the season starts April 9; stonewallphilly.leagueapps. com.
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CP: You can’t spell check Vanzelfsprekendheid? [Laughs] And that’s not even a long one. The Dutch have a tendency to stick 10 words together and call it one word. PGN: The Flower Show theme this year is “Holland: Flowering the World.” What are you going to be doing? I read something about “stinze?” CP: When Americans think of Holland, they think of bulbs, so I know I need to have bulbs in the garden but I don’t want to go full-on keukenhof, which is a typical, almost kitsch-style garden that’s very showy and very loud that people associate with the Dutch. It was originally a kind of catalogue for bulb growers to show off their bulbs. Most Dutch people don’t really like it. It’s the Disney version of a garden. I wanted to do something different. In the northern part of the Netherlands, there are a lot of beautiful estates built out of stinze, which is the Fresian word for stone. In the 12th century, gardeners there started collecting and trading bulbs, mostly small, naturalized bulbs that just spread and spread. If you go there this time of year, you’ll see swaths and swaths of bulbs that have been spreading for eight centuries, both native and foreign due to the travels of those botanical explorers. And they come back each year, more beautiful than ever. So my design is inspired by those estates. I’m using a lot of Dutch plants but I’m also incorporating American native plants to show people how they can create their own stinze garden. PGN: I have to admit, I’m one of the ugly Americans who just plants new annuals each year. I want it to be different each year. CP: Ah, but done right, a garden is going to be different each year. PGN: And like Veruca Salt from “Willy Wonka,” I want it now! CP: [Laughs] Well, that’s a more honest answer. Annuals are all about immediate gratification. But the motto of one of our bulb growers here is “Enjoyment is thinking ahead.” Gardening is a very slow and humbling process; immediate gratification is nice, but the sublime, reach-into-yourheart beauty happens slowly over years and sometimes decades or centuries. PGN: [Laughs] Duly chastised. Have you participated in the Flower Show before? CP: Years ago I went to Delaware Valley College in Doylestown to study horticulture and sustainable agriculture and we did an exhibit, so it’s kind of surreal to be going back after all this time. Kind of a full-circle moment. I’m using the stinze theme but I’m also incorporating imagery from my childhood. I built an arbor, which is very Dutch linear and stately, but I’m also using chain-link fence, which evokes memories of the shore for me. It brings some American vernacular into the piece. The lace pieces are really cool. I like mixing the strong industrial aspect of the metal with the high femme of the lace.
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PGN: Will you be seeing the family while you’re here? CP: Yes, they’ll all be coming to the show, which is a little unnerving. [Smiles] I’m used to going to them, not having them come to me and being part of my world. PGN: I read that when you design, one of the most important elements is your listening skills. CP: Any sort of design process is very intimate. I spend a lot of time getting to know who the clients are and what’s going to draw them outside to really use the space. I don’t design gardens to look at, I design gardens to be in. People will tell you the socially desirable answers that they think you want to hear, or describe who they want you to think they are so you have to get under the surface and unearth who they really are. My questions aren’t necessarily about the garden but about who they are as individuals. Are you at heart a messy person? What makes you really tick? PGN: Let’s learn some things about the way you tick. Are you one of the handful of Americans that knows the difference between centimeters and feet? CP: Ha. I have to say, one of the challenges of the Philly show has been trying to remember how to think in inches and feet again. It’s hard! I much prefer working in centimeters. PGN: What three people would you invite to your garden party? CP: Beatrix Farrand, she’s probably the most influential female landscape architect of the 20th century in America. Mien Ruys, who is a Dutch landscape designer, one of the most influential designers, male or female, in Holland. And Topher Delaney, she’s a pretty fascinating post-modernist designer in California. I’m interested in all three because they’re more artist than architect in their approach, yet they all have very divergent approaches to their work. It would be fascinating to have all three together to get their viewpoints. PGN: Best and worst food in the Netherlands? CP: Dutch food sucks. There’s a reason you don’t find Dutch restaurants anywhere in the world, not even here! These are farmers and sober people who believe in working hard; they’re Calvinists — you don’t enjoy life, you work hard. And so Dutch cuisine is pretty much a cheese sandwich for breakfast, lunch, and if it’s possible, dinner. When I came here, just trying to get a salad was like … let’s just say there are a lot of good things about Holland, just not the food. Though they do have amazing cheese and chocolate, so we’ll give them that. n For more information about the Philadelphia Flower Show, visit www.theflowershow.com. To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol.com.
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ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) meets 6-9 p.m. Mondays at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; 215-386-1981, www.actupphilly.org. Delaware Valley Chapter, Americans United for Separation of Church and State seeks activists and supporters of church-state separation. Holds monthly meetings and events; www.dvau.org. Equality Pennsylvania holds a volunteer night 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 605; 215-731-1447, www.equalitypa.org. Green Party of Philadelphia holds general meetings 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month, except August and December; 215-243-7103, www.gpop.org. Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club meets seasonally; www.libertycity.org.
Arts
Library Book Club meets to discuss a new book 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at William Way. Men On Tap, an LGBT group that performs with choirs, organizations and at the Fringe Festival, rehearses 8 p.m. Mondays at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.; dale@ magicalfantasies.com. Philadelphia Freedom Band, an audition-free LGBT band that does concerts and parades, rehearses 7-9:30 p.m. Mondays; philadelphiafreedomband.com. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus rehearses 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays; 215-731-9230, auditions@pgmc.org. Philadelphia Voices of Pride, Philadelphia’s first mixed LGBT chorus, rehearses 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at William Way; www.pvop.org. Queer Writer’s Collective workshop and discussion group meets 3-5 p.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at William Way. Reading Queerly, open to all women and genderqueer/ trans people, meets 6:45 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.
Recreation
Gay Bridge Club non-beginners group meets Monday 2-5 p.m. at William Way; reservations required. Call 215732-2220. Gay-friendly Scrabble Club meets 5:30-10:30 p.m. at Abner’s Steaks, 38th and Chester streets; 215-382-0789. Humboldt Society: Lesbian and Gay Naturalists meets 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at William Way; 215-985-1456, www.humboldtsociety.org. Independence Squares LGBT square-dance club, modern Western square dancing hosts an open house and Tuesday classes in the fall at Lutheran Church, 2111 Sansom St.; philadances@gmail.com, www.independencesquares.org. Male Oenophile Group forming to discuss, appreciate and taste various wines. Will meet once a month to investigate the nuances and glories of the fermented grape; 267-2306750. Mornings OUT LGBT Senior Social activities for senior gay men are held 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at William Way. PhilaVentures, Philadelphia’s LGBT outdoor group, meets for hikes in Wissahickon Valley and Valley Forge Park; philaventures.org.
Sports
Brandywine Women’s Rugby Club meets for practice at p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Greenfield Park, West Chester; www.brandywinerugby.org. City of Brotherly Love Softball League serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area with games on Sundays, beginning in April, at the Dairy and Edgeley Fields in Fairmount Park; www.cblsl.org. Frontrunners running club meets 9:30 a.m. Saturdays for a run and brunch at Lloyd Hall, No. 1 Boathouse Row; www.philadelphiafrontrunners.org. Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club, open to LGBT and allies, practices 8-10 p.m. Mondays and 2-4 p.m. Saturdays; www.falcons-soccer.org. Philadelphia Fins Swim Team, open to male and female swimmers, meets 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Friends Select School and 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays; www.philadelphia-fins.org. Philadelphia Gay Bowling League meets 8 p.m. Wednesdays September-April at South Bowl, 19 E. Oregon Ave.; 856-889-1434, philagaybowling@yahoo.com.
Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League plays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at FDR Park; www.phillyflagfootball.com Philadelphia Gryphons Rugby Football Club, open to players of all skill levels, meets 7:45 p.m. Thursdays at Columbus Square Park, 1200 Wharton St.; 215-913-7531, philadelphiagryphons.org, becomeagryphon@gmail.com. Philadelphia Liberty Belles women’s semi-pro full-tackle football league holds fall tryouts; phillybelles.com. Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association plays yearround, all skill levels welcome; philadelphialibertytennis. com. Philadelphia Firebirds women’s football team seeks players; www.philadelphiafirebirds.com. Philadelphia Women’s Baseball League seeks players, all skill levels and ages. Practice is 7 p.m. Thursdays at Marian Anderson Recreation Center, 17th and Fitzwater streets, with games at 2:30 p.m. Sundays; 215-991-5995 (day), 301-919-1194 (evening), phillywomensbaseball. com. Philly Gay Hockey Association Philadelphia Phury seeks players; 917-656-1936, phury@gayhockey.org. Philly QCycle LGBT bicycling club promotes organized recreational riding for all levels in the Greater Philadelphia region; contact the organization via Facebook. Rainbow Riders of the Delaware Valley motorcycle club meets regularly; 215-836-0440, www.groups.yahoo.com/ group/rainbowridersdv/. Rainbow Rollers gay and lesbian bowling league meets 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays at Boulevard Lanes in Northeast Philadelphia; rainbowrollers.com. Spartan Wrestling Club gay wrestling team meets 6:30-9 p.m. Mondays at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-732-4545, www.phillyspartans.com.
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AIDS Law Project provides free legal assistance to people with HIV/AIDS and sponsors free monthly seminars on work and housing at 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 600; 215587-9377, www.aidslawpa.org. BiUnity, Philadelphia-area social and support network for bisexuals, their family members and friends; http://biunity. org. Delaware Valley Pink Pistols, for LGBT people dedicated to legal, safe and responsible use of firearms for self-defense, meets 1 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at The Gun Range, 542 N. Percy St.; 610-879-2364; www.pinkpistolsdelval.org. Delaware Pride holds planning meetings 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the United Church of Christ, 300 Main St., Newark; 302-265-3020, delawarepride.org. Haverford College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance holds open meetings 10-11 p.m. Mondays during the school year in the lounge in Jones Basement at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave.; 610-896-4938. Men and Women for Human Excellence support group meets from noon-2 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month at 26th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue; 267-2733513, cmoore8300@yahoo.com. Long Yang Club Philadelphia, social organization for gay Asians and their friends, holds monthly socials; www. longyangclub.org/philadelphia. Our Night Out, a casual social networking party of LGBT professionals, friends and colleagues, meets in a different Philadelphia hot spot each month. To receive monthly event invitations, email OurNightOutPhilly@gmail.com; more information on Facebook. Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Advice offered 5-8 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month; 215-238-6333. Philadelphia Prime Timers club for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers meets regularly; primetimersofphiladelphia@yahoo.com. Philadelphians MC Club, for leather men and women, meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at The Pit at The Bike Stop, 201 S. Quince St.; philadelphiansmc.org. Rainbow Amateur Radio Association ARRL-affiliated, weekly HF nets, quarterly newsletter; www.rara.org. Silver Foxes, a social and educational group for gays and lesbians 50 and older, meets 3-5 p.m. the fourth Sunday of the month at William Way; 215-732-2220. SNJ Queers meets monthly for queer/queer-friendly folks in South Jersey to mix and mingle; 856-375-3708, wmf69@comast.net.
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■ The Attic Youth Center 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331, atticyouthcenter.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Groups meet and activities are held 4-7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and 4-8:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday-Friday. ■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St., 215-898-5044, center@dolphin. upenn.edu. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. MondayThursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088
■ Rainbow Room: Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth Center Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 ext. 9065, rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. Activities held 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays.
■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220, www.waygay.org. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Peer counseling: 6-9 p.m. Monday-Friday Library: noon-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Volunteers: New Orientation, first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
Key numbers
■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: 215-587-9377
■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org
■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221
■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378
■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851 ■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 n The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 215-496-0330
■ LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK ■ Mazzoni Center: 215-563-0652; Legal Services: 215-563-0657, 866-LGBT-LAW; Family & Community Medicine: 215-563-0658 ■ Office of LGBT Affairs — Director Nellie Fitzpatrick: 215-6860330; helen.fitzpatrick@phila.gov
■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel: 215-6863318 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-760-3686 (Rick Lombardo); ppd.lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: 215875-9288 ■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537 ■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)
■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833 ■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: 215-686-4670
Health
Anonymous, free, confidential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 216 W. Somerset St.; 215-763-8870. ActionAIDS Provides a range of programs for people affected by HIV/ AIDS, including case management, prevention, testing and education services at 1216 Arch St.; 215-981-0088, www. actionaids.org. GALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice Organization Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; 215-851-1822 or 866-222-3871, www.galaei.org. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays (walk-in) and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays (by appointment) at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215685-1821. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite
■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia Board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; free referral service at 215-6279090, www.galloplaw.org. ■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly busi-
108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077. Mazzoni Center LGBTQ counseling and behavioral health services, HIV/ AIDS care and services, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth floor; 215-563-0652, www. mazzonicenter.org. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronic-disease management, including comprehensive HIV care, as well as youth drop-in (ages 14-24) 5-7p.m. Wednesdays; 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Philadelphia FIGHT Comprehensive AIDS service organization providing primary care, consumer education, advocacy and research on potential treatments and vaccines; 1233 Locust St.; 215985-4448; www.fight.org. Washington West Project of Mazzoni Center Free, rapid HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 pm. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.
Professional groups nesses and professionals; 215557-0190, www.IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com. ■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgja.org/ philly; philly@nlgja.org.
■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus Regional organization dedicated to promoting LGBT tourism to the Greater Philadelphia region, meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; 215-8402039, www.philadelphiagaytourism.com.
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