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• Lawsuit filed after trans student uses boys’ locker room • A vigil for trans lives lost to violence
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Weiss’ gifts to Williams spotlighted in indictment By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com In a blistering grand-jury indictment released this week, Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams is accused of accepting expensive gifts from individuals facing legal problems, including local LGBT business owner Michael Weiss. Weiss is identified as “Business Owner #2” in the indictment. He couldn’t immediately be reached for comment. Weiss co-owns Woody’s Bar, a popular LGBT venue. The
indictment doesn’t charge Weiss with any criminal wrongdoing. But prosecutors say he lavished Williams with gifts in 2012-15, including a Jaguar convertible, car-insurance payments, cash payments, round-trip airline tickets to vacation spots and lodging expenses. In return, according to the indictment, Williams appointed Weiss as “special advisor” to the D.A.’s Office, helped Weiss obtain a police-accident report for an associate and wrote a letter to a California agency reviewing Weiss’ liquor license in that state. The indictment includes several
text messages between Williams and Weiss. In one text, Williams reportedly asks: “Can I be a greeter or celebrity bartender to work off my debt to you ... ? LOL.” In another text, Williams reportedly wrote: “Dude ... I never want to feel like a drag on your wallet ... but we are ALWAYS ready for an adventure.” The indictment notes that in 2010, Weiss pleaded guilty to “corruptly endeavoring to impede the due administration of the federal tax code,” stemming from his involvement with the Palmer Social Club, an after-
hours club on Spring Garden Street. Weiss was sentenced to three-years’ probation and fined $30,000. The social club was fined $562,063.04. Williams faces 10 counts of accepting bribes, 11 counts of wire fraud and two counts of extortion. His alleged felonious activity includes diverting funds that were supposed to pay a relative’s nursing-home costs for his personal use. Numerous groups and individuals are calling for Williams’ resignation. But as of presstime, he remained in office. He was scheduled to be arraigned March 22. n
Philly candidate seeks to be nation’s first trans male judge By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com
City LGBT commission charts path forward By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Newly appointed Director of LGBT Affairs Amber Hikes spoke at a press conference prior to the first Commission on LGBT Affairs public meeting last Thursday. Mayor Jim Kenney and Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown introduced Hikes to the public in the Mayor’s Reception Room. Kenney welcomed Hikes to her former home of Philadelphia from Southern California, where she was director of the Upward Bound program. The mayor also outlined the goals of the new commission, which had 21 of its members in attendance
during the press conference. “This body represents the diversity of our city as well as the many voices and experiences in the LGBT community,” Kenney said. “I am confident this group will work with Amber in her office and provide our administration with ways to increase LGBT community access. They will also assist Amber with bringing vital LGBT community needs to the attention of city agencies and helping those agencies develop ways to address those specific needs.” Reynolds-Brown said Hikes is “wellequipped to lead this office” and is not afraid to speak directly with communities. PAGE 14 “We can’t do our job
History could be made in Philadelphia this spring. Henry Sias is seeking a judgeship on the Court of Common Pleas. If he’s successful in the May 16 primary election, and later the general election, Sias would be the first transgender man to be elected judge in the nation. “There are no trans guys in any judgeship in the United States,” Sias said. “I’d be the first trans man to take the bench if I won so it’s exciting.” Transgender women are currently serving on the bench in California and Texas. Sias, 40, said he believes he’s also the first transgender candidate to ever seek elected office in Philadelphia. The Yale University Law School grad has been living in the city for about a decade. After graduating from Yale in 2005, the Detroit-area native joined a law firm in New York. He began dating someone in Philadelphia and was won over by
the city after visiting here. He and his wife now own a home near the Italian Market. After his move, Sias joined Philadelphiabased firm Blank Rome LLP and went on to clerk for two state Supreme Court justices: James J. Fitzgerald 3d and Jane Cutler Greenspan. He later clerked for Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judges Barbara McDermott and Kenneth Powell. He also founded the Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity, a nonprofit legal-aid organization informally known as the Expungement Project. Sias said the agency has performed thousands of free expungements for clients, including many transgender individuals. It was during his tenure working with McDermott, an out lesbian, that Sias began transitioning, in 2011. The judge was the first person he came out to at work. “You can’t take it for granted that just because somebody is a member of the LGBT community that they’re going to be up to date on what it means to be trans and respond appropriately, but [McDermott] absolutely took it in stride and was a wonderful supporter,” he said. “She helped me transition in the courts in a way that was not awkwardly ostentatious but not furtive; she set the right PAGE 12
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PA student sues after trans student uses boys’ locker room By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com A high-school student is suing a Pennsylvania school district after claiming his privacy was violated by a transgender male student using the boys’ locker room. The complainant and his parents, all of whom are identified anonymously in the complaint, alleged that the Boyertown Area School District violated the student’s rights during an incident occurring on or about Oct. 31. The district is located in Berks County, about 60 miles northwest of Philadelphia. According to the complaint, the student began changing in the locker room for gym class and while standing in his underwear, realized there was another student in the room who was wearing shorts and a bra. The student, along with classmates, went to speak with Assistant Principal Dr. E. Wayne Foley about the trans student’s use of the boys’ locker room. According to the complaint, Foley responded that there was
nothing he could do and that students have a right to use the facilities corresponding with their gender identity. Following this conversation, the student’s parents scheduled an appointment with Foley and Principal Dr. Brett Cooper. According to the suit, Foley indicated the school was “all-inclusive,” while Cooper suggested the student could change in the nurse’s office instead. Meanwhile, Superintendent Dr. Richard Faidley said the student could withdraw from school and be homeschooled, according to the complaint. The suit claims the district’s actions forced the student to stop changing during gym class and that he has received disciplinary action and poor grades because of only receiving a half day’s credit for not changing into gym clothes. The suit claims he is distracted from instructional time and experiences “anxiety, stress, intimidation, fear, apprehension and loss of dignity.” The student and his family also suggests the school should be regulating facilities based on sex, not gender identity.
“By adopting gender identity theory as the basis for regulating access to private facilities, defendants are violating sex-discrimination law by not protecting students based on sex but instead imposing an individual’s subjective perception of their gender on other students who value their privacy based on anatomical differences between the sexes,” the complaint states. The plaintiff also claims he experienced embarrassment and humiliation as he was viewed by a member of the “opposite sex” and fears future embarrassment of possibly meeting students of the “opposite sex” in the restrooms. He now allegedly avoids using the bathroom during the school day. The student is seeking a jury trial. “We are very appreciative of the Boyertown Area School District for its continuing inclusion and support of trans students,” Pennsylvania Youth Congress Executive Director Jason Landau Goodman told PGN. “This is a position that many schools are in right now. They may not have a formal policy but in practice are linking
Disqualified judge: I didn’t fix any cases By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com Dawn A. Segal, the disqualified judge who’s seeking reinstatement to Philadelphia Municipal Court, recently denied in court papers that she fixed cases at the behest of a corrupt colleague. In December, the Court of Judicial Discipline ordered Segal permanently removed from the bench, claiming she fixed cases on behalf of then-Municipal Court Judge Joseph C. Waters Jr. Segal, an open lesbian, is appealing that decision in state Supreme Court. In her appeal, Segal repeatedly denies fixing any cases for Waters. Segal claims the Judicial Conduct Board, which probed her conduct, never accused her of fixing cases. “Simply [put], the court created an allegation of case corruption and case fixing and attached it to Judge Segal to justify Judge Segal’s removal,” she contends in her brief. Segal maintains she’s being unfairly blamed for Waters’ corruption. “The Court of Judicial Discipline painted [Segal] with a broad stroke — condemning her as liable for the corrupt conduct of former judge Waters,” Segal asserts in the filing. Waters was convicted of fraud and spent almost two years in federal prison. He was released Nov. 25, according to prison records. Segal isn’t accused of any criminal wrongdoing. In her appeal, Segal admits to improperly discussing three cases with Waters. But she
insists that none of her rulings in those cases was influenced by Waters’ input. “[Waters’] calls did not affect case outcomes or her decisions,” Segal states. The FBI wiretapped the conversations in 2011-12 while conducting a probe of judicial corruption in Philadelphia. Segal urged the high court to consider the totality of the evidence, rather than focusing solely on the taped conversations. “[T]he Court of Judicial Discipline found [Segal] guilty once the wiretaps were played. Nothing else mattered,” according to the brief. “[T]he Court of Judicial Discipline made clear that the only evidence it ever considered in this case was the wiretap evidence.” In her brief, Segal admits she should have promptly put a stop to Waters’ calls and reported him to authorities. But those lapses don’t warrant permanent removal from the bench, she said. “[No] precedent exists for the removal of a judge charged only with failing to report, recuse and reject the [improper] calls of a colleague,” Segal states. Segal also notes that Pennsylvania judges involved in more serious wrongdoing were given reprimands or temporary suspensions. Moreover, Segal contends the court deprived her of her right to be presumed innocent. “The presumption of innocence is a core value to be accorded to all of those accused of wrongdoing. That presumption should not be cast aside or ignored merely because the accused wears a judicial robe.” The court’s handling of Segal’s case was such a travesty of justice, it conducted a trial “in name only,” according to her brief. As of presstime, Segal’s appeal for reinstatement remained pending. Neither side had a comment for this story. n
case-by-case decisions that are essential to the full inclusion and inequity of trans students. We are very concerned with the filing of this lawsuit — the chilling effect even by just filing it on districts — but we will continue to reach out to districts across the commonwealth to make sure that they know they should be striving for the safety and inclusion of transgender students in their school. In Boyertown, we are hopeful they will fight with all of their resources to defend some of the most vulnerable students in their school.” Goodman noted that issues of transgender inclusion are occurring across the state. He said now that transgender students’ rights are starting to become fully recognized, “there should be zero issues.” “There is a mutual accommodation for anyone who wants more privacy but to continue to shoulder that burden on the trans student is unacceptable, isolating and demoralizing and it separates the trans student to make them think there is something wrong with them,” Goodman said. n
Vigil to honor trans lives lost to violence By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com A local LGBT health and wellness organization will host a vigil at William Way LGBT Community Center this weekend to remember and celebrate the lives of transgender people who were murdered in the country this year. The Candlelight Vigil for Lives of Trans Women Lost to Violence is being organized through Mazzoni Center’s Sisterly L.O.V.E. (Leading Others Via Education) program. Celena Morrison, Mazzoni community-engagement specialist, noted a personal connection when organizing the March 24 event. “I’ve been a victim of an attack and even planning this type of event was a little triggering for me,” Morrison said. “So I had those tough moments where I had to take a moment and take a walk outside because, in order to do this, I need to read about each one of those murders and I could really relate on so many levels because — not one or two of those situations — but several of those situations, I have actually found myself in or I know someone who has been in that situation. Although none of these murders happened within Philadelphia, it was really triggering. It really hit home. It makes it so much more real because I made it out and I very easily could have been one of those victims.” The event will include guest speakers Morrison described as “fresh voices.” Tatianna Carter, Sharron Cooks and Milan Sherry will be on hand to speak while singer Minister Kandee Love will perform.
Additionally, Morrison said there will be resources available for community members to get information on where to donate and support the transgender community on national and local levels. Morrison also noted service providers will be in attendance. “There will be some social workers there,” Morrison said. “So if people are having a hard time during this event, we will have some people on hand who are equipped and well-versed in dealing with these types of things.” The event was initially supposed to be held at the Leeway Foundation on March 17 but with the large response from the community, it ended up being rescheduled and moved to a new location. “I really planned on a small, intimate community event that was maybe 30 people, 40 at the very most, and it went beyond my expectations,” Morrison said. Morrison said she was initially unaware of the high number of trans murders already this year, due to reports falling “under the radar.” “This is important to bring to light that things have not slowed down as far as attacks on trans-identified folks are concerned,” Morrison said. “Things have not gotten better. I think it’s important for people to look at how difficult [life for] the trans community has become and how that’s played a part in the amount of attacks and the increase on the amount of attacks.” The Candlelight Vigil for Lives of Trans Women Lost to Violence will take place 5:30 p.m. March 24 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/598973333646244/. n
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NEW SUNDAY TRADITION: LGBTs and allies of varying faiths gathered at Tabu Sunday morning for the inaugural LIP Service Interfaith Drag Brunch. The event featured participation from leaders representing Jewish, Muslim, Catholic and other religions, who spoke about the intersection of LGBT and faith issues. The event featured performances by Brittany Lynn and other drag stars. Photo: Scott A. Drake
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“One thing we know about hate: If it’s unchecked, it gets a lot worse. And in some cases, it gets a hell of a lot worse. We want to make sure that if someone is engaged in that kind of crime and if that crime involves the use of force, they should be denied a firearm. If we do that, the likelihood of a Pulse Nightclub crime is substantially reduced.” ~ Sen. Bob Casey, page 7
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PROTEST 101: Mural Arts Philadelphia and Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts teamed up this week for a panel discussion outlining the role of artistic expression in social-justice protests. The March 21 discussion featured remarks by local advocates and artists, including Michelle Angela Ortiz, who spearheaded the Gayborhood mural of Gloria Casarez. The “Art of the Protest” series will continue throughout the spring. Photo: Scott A. Drake
N.J. renews push for dismissal of trans birth-certificate case By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com New Jersey officials last week continued to urge the dismissal of a federal lawsuit seeking to allow trans people born in New Jersey to change the gender on their birth certificate without undergoing surgery. “Jane Doe” has gender dysphoria and seeks to change the gender designation on her birth certificate without undergoing surgery. New Jersey currently requires proof of gender-confirmation surgery prior to issuing to a trans person a revised birth certificate with a different gender. Doe’s lawsuit, filed in November, remains pending before U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Arpert, based in Camden. In a March 13 brief, attorneys for New Jersey officials emphasize that Doe already has an accurate birth certificate. “[Doe] never demonstrates how a birth record that lists her physical anatomy as that of a male can possibly be ‘inaccurate’ when she actually has, and was born with, the anatomy of a male,” the attorneys wrote, adding that none of Doe’s civil rights is being violated by New Jersey officials. “[B]irth certificates are only proof of an individual’s physical features, initially ascertained at birth,” they wrote. “That birth certificates are used for identification purposes is thus immaterial to [Doe’s] claim that she is being denied access to an ‘accurate’ birth certificate. The court should reject [Doe’s] attempt to manufacture a factual dispute.” Additionally, the attorneys claim that gender identity can’t be ascertained at birth. Thus, a birth certificate by its nature cannot document a person’s gender identity. According to New Jersey officials, granting Doe’s request would open the door to
fraud and identity theft. “If an individual could obtain a birth certificate with different physical identifying information upon demand and without proof, as [Doe] seeks to do here, the state would be forced to create multiple, conflicting versions of otherwise genuine birth certificates for one individual. These different versions could then be used by that individual, or sold to imposters, to establish fraudulent identities.” The defendants are state registrar Vincent T. Arrisi and state health commissioner Cathleen D. Bennett, along with the agencies they head: the New Jersey Office of Vital Statistics and the New Jersey Department of Health, respectively. Doe’s suit notes several states, including Pennsylvania, New York, California, Iowa, Oregon, Vermont and Washington, permit gender changes to birth certificates without gender-confirmation surgery. Also, New Jersey doesn’t require gender-confirmation surgery to change a gender marker on a driver’s license. Julie Chovanes, an attorney for Doe, is optimistic that the case will move forward. “Essentially, the state defendants denigrate trans people by saying we can’t be trusted, and that we’re different than everyone else,” Chovanes told PGN. “Trans people shouldn’t lose rights by being trans. If America is about anything, she’s about the right of each of us to define ourselves, to be ourselves — with the full protection of the law and in full recognition of our human dignity. We feel confident the court will recognize those basic, immutable values.” Paul Loriquet, a spokesperson for the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General, declined to comment, citing the ongoing litigation. n
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CURTAIN CALL: After the screening of qFLIX closing-night film “Something Like Summer,” the film’s actors Ben Baur (from left) and David Santos, composer John Patrick and actor Grant Davis headed to Knock for an after-party. The indie film had its North American premiere at qFLIX, which featured several-dozen LGBT-themed films and works by LGBT filmmakers. Photo: Scott A. Drake
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Brandon Bostian, the engineer involved in a fatal train derailment in Philadelphia, isn’t required to publicly disclose his home address in a lawsuit against Amtrak, a judge has ruled. In a one-page order docketed March 10, Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Arnold L. New said Bostian’s attorneys must convey Bostian’s address to Amtrak’s attorneys. But the judge stopped short of ordering that Bostian’s address be publicly disclosed in court papers. The judge said Bostian’s attorneys must comply with his order by March 20. In prior court pleadings, Amtrak argued that Bostian was required to disclose his complete home address in publicly accessible court papers for his case to move forward. Neither side had a comment for this story. Bostian, who is gay, filed suit against Amtrak in January, claiming the passenger railroad service failed to ensure a safe work environment for him. In court papers, Bostian disclosed that he lives in Boston, but he declined to publicly disclose additional details. Bostian’s attorneys stressed their client’s need for privacy. “Were the court to require Mr. Bostian to disclose his address on a pleading, Mr. Bostian could be subjected to constant harassment, threats and encroachment of his personal solitude,” they wrote in a
March 1 pleading. Bostian’s attorneys added that he’s already been subjected to “online harassment and social-media attacks. He has been threatened by individuals hiding under the anonymity of social media. It is not a stretch that someone would use Mr. Bostian’s personal home address for sinister purposes.” On May 12, 2015, an Amtrak train operated by Bostian derailed on the Frankford Junction curve in Port Richmond, killing eight people and wounding more than 50. The train was traveling 106 mph as it approached the curve, though the posted speed limit was 50 mph, according to federal investigators. Bostian’s suit claims his train was “under attack” by projectiles prior to the derailment. “While operating a train that was under attack by projectiles, one of which caused [Bostian] to become disoriented — and/ or unconscious — [Bostian] was caused to sustain injuries due to the negligence and carelessness of [Amtrak],” according to Bostian’s suit. Federal investigators say Bostian was distracted by radio transmissions about a nearby SEPTA train being hit by a rock. Bostian suffered “severe, permanent and painful personal injuries” due to the incident, including a traumatic head injury, according to his suit. Bostian seeks more than $50,000 in damages. A jury trial has been requested. No criminal charges have been filed against Bostian. n
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An LGBT-equality organization hosted a tele-town hall with a Pennsylvania senator Monday to discuss issues facing the LGBT community. U.S. Sen. Bob Casey served as the keynote speaker for Equality Pennsylvania’s teleconference event, which was part of the organization’s series of statewide town-hall series. Equality PA Executive Director Ted Martin noted Casey’s involvement in several pro-LGBT efforts, including the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” the passage of the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act and support for the Employment Nondiscrimination Act, civil unions and same-sex marriage. “He has worked really hard to make sure that the community is part of those folks that he represents, part of the people that he has listened to and we are very grateful to have him here this evening,” Martin said. Casey said he owes Equality PA a “heart full of gratitude” for helping him become a stronger advocate and for helping public officials and non-public officials. He noted the progress the community has made. “We are going to continue to march right alongside you in a lot of these battles that are still ahead of us,” Casey said. The senator continued by noting his intentions to “fight” President Donald Trump’s administration on matters important to the public’s values, while holding them accountable. “For many years, you have had to struggle and endure hardships, rejection, pain, isolation and victimization but in so many ways you have been triumphant,” Casey said to the LGBT community. “That doesn’t mean that all of the fights are over. That doesn’t mean that all of the battles are won but you have been triumphant in overcoming all kinds of obstacles in your way as individuals, even more so [in regard to] the obstacles in your way in terms of public policy that were not supporting LGBT Americans and most recently not supporting young men and women who happen to be transgender.” Casey talked about the policies he is currently working on, including the Equality Act, which would provide LGBT people protections from discrimination in the workplace, public education, housing and public accommodations. He said the measure will be
Casey noted “a couple who gets married on Saturday could be fired when they get to work on Monday just because of who they are and because of whom they love.” The senator referenced a letter he received from a seventh-grader with two moms from Southeastern Pennsylvania. “‘They are hard-working individuals who provide for my sister and me. I do not think it is fair to be fired for whom you love,’” Casey quoted from the letter. The second issue Casey talked about was bullying prevention. He suggested legislation for school districts to enforce codes of conduct to prohibit bullying and harassment. Casey said people in his generation often say bullying is “part of growing up.” “That’s a bunch of BS,” Casey said. “Bullying has never been worse. When we were kids, yes you could be bullied in the school but it’s a lot worse now because bullying can follow a child home. They can be bullied online. They can be bullied and it can be an aggregation of a community of bullies around one child all night long online. Then when they’re at school, it becomes a 24-hour hell for that child.” Casey talked about his cousin’s 12-year-old daughter, who committed suicide after enduring bullying from her peers. “She died because of bullying and we have to do something about it,” he said. The senator also noted his work with hate-crimes prevention, which would prohibit access to firearms by persons convicted of misdemeanor hate-crimes involving use of force. These include simple assault, harassment, property destruction and domestic violence. “One thing we know about hate: If it’s unchecked, it gets a lot worse. And in some cases, it gets a hell of a lot worse. We want to make sure that if someone is engaged in that kind of crime and if that crime involves the use of force, they should be denied a firearm. If we do that, the likelihood of a Pulse Nightclub crime is substantially reduced.” Casey concluded his speech with a quote from John Adams: “I steer my bark with hope in the head, leaving fear astern.” “That’s a good image for us,” Casey said. “As we steer this ship, steer this boat forward, we know it’s not going to be easy. We know the water will get choppy. We know that there will be friends all around us. But we’re going to steer this boat with hope in our heads, leave the affair behind us and move forward.” n
Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between March 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 — A man reported that on March 11, a group of men and women assaulted him inside El Vez, 121 S. 13th St., just after 11 p.m. The
victim sustained a broken nose. He described the group only as Hispanic.
ing a black jacket, and the second had a beard and was wearing a black jacket and blue jeans.
— At 3:10 a.m. March 12, two men stopped two people who were walking north on the 200 block of South 11th Street. The first man allegedly produced a knife and said, “Which one of yous wanna die?” Both suspects then stole the victims’ phones and fled in a black Nissan with Delaware tags. Both men were described as black, in their late 20s and between 170-180 pounds. The first was 5-foot-7 and wear-
— There were four thefts from parked vehicles reported March 6-12: outside 1300 Chestnut St., 900 Locust St., 1216 Locust St. and 200 S. Eighth St. ARRESTS — At 4 p.m. March 9, police arrested a 21-year-old man for defiant trespass inside Thomas Jefferson Universy Hospital, 1130 Chestnut St. n
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What can we, as health-care providers and Those of us who work in the field of HIV/AIDS educators, do to change this? and public health know that transgender • Talk about bodies and sex and sexuwomen, in particular transwomen of ality without judgment or stigma. color, as a population are disproportion• Create information and materials ately impacted by HIV. That’s why an that are trans-affirming in their content article published last fall in the Journal (language, imagery) and make them of the International AIDS Society, available through as many relevant revealing the critical role of gender networks as we have access to. affirmation in research and clinical • Work to ensure that outreach staff practices, caught our attention. What and HIV testers and counselors, medthis group of researchers found was that ical providers, everyone involved in “PrEP demonstration projects and clindelivering care and services, are eduical trials have largely excluded trans cated and culturally competent with regard to transgender individuals. (As women, or have not included them in a the authors of the article noted, “They meaningful way.” Clearly, if researchers and pubwill largely avoid settings that may lic-health professionals are not identifyin stigmatizing encounters and Simon result ing or including trans women in clinical threats to their identities.”) Pedisich • Facilitate the education of maintrials and research, medical providers stream medical providers about PrEP: are unlikely to fully understand the how it works, and who should consider it. unique needs of trans women and how best to It is crucial that we as community members serve them, leading inevitably to sub-standard medical care for an already underserved commuadvocate for the health, well being and PrEP access of transgender women, including transnity. What’s the missing piece here? Why are trans gender women of color. And it needs to happen women not getting the same access to or benefit right now. As individuals, we may feel that we from PrEP as, for example, gay cisgender men, have little control over larger societal factors like to whom PrEP is aggressively marketed? job access, economic structures, and the health While transgender and gender-diverse figcare system as a whole. But we do possess a ures in pop culture have received a good deal of weapon to advance PrEP access: ourselves. Each exposure through the media in recent years, far of us is a vector for information and thus we are too many trans women — and especially trans vectors for access. women of color — continue to be excluded from Imagine if every individual person that knows crucial social structures, resulting in a lack of about Mazzoni and/or GILEAD and/or PrEP access to health care, education and economic and/or nPEP (post-exposure prophylaxis) and/ stability. The truth is that many trans women or HIV testing and/or STD screening (etc.) tells of color face extremely high levels of violence one other person what they know. That person is and harassment in their everyday lives. Access empowered to tell another person, and so on. to consistent preventative health care from a If every person well-versed in medical self-adcompetent provider who is well-versed in their vocacy attended an appointment with a person specific needs and concerns is a luxury many of who had not yet found their own empowerment, these women simply do not enjoy. quality of care would skyrocket. If every doctor We encounter a similar gap with prevention who was not knowledgeable about PrEP was efforts, which tend to focus on people engagable to network with a provider that often makes ing in sexual activity for pleasure. This angle PrEP available to their patients, the network neglects to support people who are engaged in would explode. sex work or who depend on “survival sex,” many We need to start talking about it, writing about of whom do so because of lack of access to other it, signing about it, yelling about it, blogging means of sustenance. about it. Think about that moment when some Furthermore, HIV/AIDS-prevention materials one offered you a solution to something you had tend to primarily feature images of white cisgen- been struggling with for what felt like forever; der people — despite statistics indicating that now, it’s your job to extend that love to someone other populations are at higher risk — and often else. use language that is not inclusive of people that Mazzoni Center offers a weekly PrEP clinic have lower English reading/writing literacy. (by appointment only, no walk-ins) at the HIV/AIDS-prevention efforts that focus on Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St., to “women” and/or “men” both exclude transgender help people who could benefit from taking PrEP women on the basis of genitals, gender presentameet with a provider and get quickly connected. tion and rampant homophobia (and transphobia). To learn more or make an appointment, contact Many of these efforts are based on assumptions navigation@mazzonicenter.org. n — about anatomy, sexual activity and even terminology — that continue to exclude the more Simon Pedisich is a navigation specialist at complex lived experiences of trans and genMazzoni Center.
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Make us count Visibility is power. Conversely, invisibility is oppression — and that’s just what the Trump administration is seeking to do to LGBT Americans. In recent years, data collection on LGBT people began gaining steam — from the U.S. Census to research on LGBT youth and seniors. Government officials and social scientists, largely pushed by LGBT advocates, increasingly began appreciating that the needs of the community couldn’t be met until more was understood about who LGBT Americans are to begin with. The more solid data that defines a community, the more accessible funding and other resources become. However, the new administration either doesn’t want to understand the nation’s LGBT populations, or doesn’t believe the community is valid enough to warrant data collection. Whichever the reason, the exclusion of LGBT people from data collection is a significant cause for concern. The administration recently removed LGBT-related questions in the proposed language for this year’s National Survey of Older Americans Act and Annual Program Performance Report for Centers for Independent Living, documents that collect information on aging and disabled populations, respectively. Such efforts document access to health care, levels of family involvement, roles of community organizations and much more about the lives of people who are already often marginalized. Intentionally ignoring these populations will further marginalize and deprive these communities of needed support. The administration’s move also signals that LGBT invisibility could be a trend that continues across other federal data-collection efforts. Though the fronts on which our community is now fighting are varied and diverse, data collection deserves to be among the priorities. Research has proven to be a significant predictor of past successes for the community; from surveys to public polls, reliable information about the role of LGBT people in our country has formed the basis for everything from grant applications to the launch of programs to the enactment of laws. Our lives deserve to be counted, to be researched and to be documented. No matter what the Trump administration thinks, LGBT Americans are and always have been an integral part of the fabric of America. Scrubbing us from data collection won’t change that fact; it will only put the most at-risk populations at further peril. n
We all remember back in the 1850s when a well-known politician famously said, about the influx of Irish immigrants to the United States, “Culture and demographics are our destiny. We can’t restore our civilization with somebody else’s babies.” For context, remember that back then the Irish were not considered American (i.e., “white”), and therefore were treated as less than human because “real” Americans didn’t appreciate those dirty Irish sullying up the gene pool. Thankfully, discrimination no longer exists in America and as proof we have one day a year when everybody dons shamrock attire and day drinks, and the streets run green with vomit. I am, of course, kidding. Not about the end of discrimination in America (it’s still very much alive even if the Irish are no longer the targets). Or the green vomit (college towns are excellent places to look for specimens). But about the U.S. Representative who said the super-racist shit about “somebody else’s babies.” Steve King (R-Iowa) didn’t utter those words over 160 years ago; he said or, rather, tweeted them March 12. There was plenty of outrage on Twitter in response to King’s “babies” comment, as there should be, but anyone who has been following King at all during his time in the House knows that he’s a racist creep who thinks that only white people contribute to civilization and that brown people don’t belong here. He is also a raging homophobe. He’s been Creep of the Week more than once before for his hateful and stupid ideas about LGBT people. Imagine that. Racist AND homophobic. It’s almost like if you hate people because of their skin color you’re likely to hate them because of their sexual orientation and gender identity, too. In May, King blasted the Obama administration for issuing guidelines to schools about keeping trans students safe. King sneered that the next directive would call for all students to become “transgendered vegans.” Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality nationwide, King said that Justices Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be impeached since they’d participated in weddings for same-sex couples and thus should have recused themselves. Shortly before the marriage-equality ruling, he claimed that it would throw the country into “endless trauma” because Americans would never accept it. He even introduced legislation that would ban federal courts from hearing
any cases related to marriage equality. In 2014, King suggested that gays don’t go to Heaven because they’re sinners. Earlier that year, he suggested that business owners had a “God-given right” to discriminate against LGBT people. I could go on but you could always just Google him. If you haven’t recently eaten. His long litany of racism is on full display as well, all archived on the Internets for all to see. Did I mention that both David Duke and Richard Spencer are Steve King fanboys? You know, a few years ago in the summer I saw a package of raw meat that had been run over in a Barnes & Noble parking lot. I suspect that if that package of raw meat run over in a parking lot had a mouth, it would say things like, “We can’t restore our meat civilization with somebody else’s meat
Shortly after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of marriage equality nationwide, King said that Justices Elena Kagan and Ruth Bader Ginsburg should be impeached since they’d participated in weddings for same-sex couples and thus should have recused themselves. babies” and “The natural meat family is a meat man and meat woman joined together hopefully in holy meat matrimony blessed by Meat God with meat children.” In other words, Steve King is a hateful meat head. So why not donate $5, roughly the cost of a pound of raw hamburger, to Kim Weaver, who is planning a run against him? You can do so here: https://secure.actblue.com/contribute/ page/weaverforiowaexpresss. n 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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I asked, you answered Every so often I ask my Facebook and from the Trump campaign and adminisTwitter friends (about 30,000) to suggest tration. This backlash can further translate subjects for me to address in this column. into anti-LGBT legislation. Here are some recent suggestions: The ongoing delay on the federal Conversion therapy: It’s torture and Equality Act. That is our community’s imprisonment, mostly of LGBT youth. fault. We have not fought back against the How Trump’s travel ban Republicans who control the affects the LGBT community. House and Senate. It is our job Think of all those oppressed to be creative and make our LGBT people in those six opposition hurt them, with noncountries where travel has been violent civil disobedience that restricted who are attempting captures the American public. to escape. It just became a little Fight back! Don’t sit back. We more difficult to justify this polhave a lack of national LGBT icy. leadership. Are you listening, TrumpCare and PrEP. PrEP HRC? is covered by ObamaCare, but Finally, Sue Kerr asked to under Trump it’s a crap shoot mention a program in Western at best. Chances are that if you Pennsylvania called The are not on a corporate plan, you Amplify LGBTQ Project. most likely will have a hefty There are few lesbian correpayment out of pocket. spondents in our community Recent attacks against our it’s always an honor to supMark Segal and community centers and indiport their efforts. n viduals, mostly trans commuMark Segal is the nation’s most-award-winning comnities. When you compare these incidents mentator in LGBT media. His recently published memwith similar ones targeting Muslim, Indian oir, “And Then I Danced,” is available on Amazon. and Jewish communities, it’s a systematic com, Barnes & Noble or at your favorite bookseller. form of hate, emboldened by hate speech
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In response to “Local nondiscrimination ordinances see progress, roadblocks,” March 17-23, 2017: What are all these transphobic people afraid of? We trans have been in bathrooms with them for well over 100 years, with no problems existing, even as of now. I use the women’s room without any difficulties, and have some nice conversations, at times, with the ladies. Trans people are not scary or dangerous. It’s all in your mind to scare you, by transphobes. — ChloeAlexa Landry In response to “Inmate cites alleged antiLGBT censorship,” March 17-23, 2017: We all overlooking the whole child porn thing? — dregj
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In response to “The rise (and fall) of an LGBT miniseries,” March 17-23, 2017: I’ve still got it on my DVR and look forward to it. It’s been an emotional month for me so I didn’t think I could go there right now. That said, LGBT people make up what, 10 percent or so of the television-viewing audience? I don’t think it adds up, to lay the low ratings at our feet, as several opinion pieces have done. By the way, my straight sister binge-watched the whole thing and just loved it. n — Mark S. King
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Street Talk Should gun control be on the LGBT community's agenda? “Yes. But gun control should include arming yourself against Ivan Aquino data collector violence. Statesboro, Ga. People doing nothing are getting shot down. Orlando is a perfect example. A lot of violence is aimed at the LGBT community. I think the LGBT community should arm themselves.”
“Yes. If you don’t have life, you don’t have any civil rights. So I think Marie Carroll it’s fine if teaching assistant the LGBT Statesboro, Ga. community takes on gun control. That doesn’t mean they ignore other issues. But they can add gun control to their agenda.”
“Yes. It’s an issue the LGBT community should embrace. I hope the LGBT com- Michael Harrington munity can reach student West Philadelphia out to other groups and form coalitions. It’s always good to make allies. The effort could benefit both public safety and LGBT rights.”
“No. The LGBT community has enough on their plates right now. Zach Siravo Trump illustrator Northern Liberties will keep them plenty busy. They don’t need another cause to tackle. Other groups are in a better position to deal with gun-control issues.”
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New adoption restrictions spark need for public outrage Services. Of those, 26 percent wait more An increasing number of states are than two years and 6 percent wait more risking harm to children in foster care by than five years before finding a permanent allowing discrimination against LGBT home. Between 23,000-24,000 foster chilpeople and others who wish to foster or dren turn 18 without ever finding one. adopt them. On March 10, South Dakota enacted a law stating that no child-place Children who lack permanent homes ment agency may be required to provide have added risk of major difficulties in services that conflict with its “sincerely transitioning to a healthy adulthood, the held religious belief or moral convicMovement Advancement Project (MAP) tion,” even if they are receiving public reminds us in its recent Issue Brief, funds or tax benefits — a move widely “License to Discriminate.” And on an ecoseen as targeting LGBT pronomic level, the longer children spective parents. Similar bills are in care, the greater the costs have advanced in Alabama and to the child-welfare system. Georgia, and others are pend Same-sex couples are four ing in Oklahoma and Texas. times more likely than married Michigan, North Dakota and different-sex couples to be raisVirginia already have such laws ing adopted children and six in place. times more likely to be raising Unlike the outcry when foster children, with an estiIndiana and North Carolina mated 16,000 same-sex coupassed anti-LGBT laws in ples raising more than 22,000 2015 and 2016, respectively, adopted children in the U.S. as the response to the latest bills of 2013, per UCLA’s Williams seems tepid at best. “There’s Institute. Dana Rudolph Moreover, youth in care don’t not the same level of mobiget a choice of agency or caselization,” said Emily Hechtworker. Under the new legislation, agenMcGowan, chief policy officer of Family cies could cite religious beliefs to place Equality Council. Part of this may be because of a misLGBT children into homes where the parconception about which course of action ents might try to “pray away the gay” or better serves children. Proponents of the force them to undergo conversion therapy. The danger isn’t just for LGBT chilchild-placement bills say that forcing agencies to close rather than to comply dren, either. Human Rights Campaign with nondiscrimination laws causes harm noted on its blog March 16 that this legisby reducing the number of agencies availlation means that agencies could refuse to able to serve children. They point to agenplace foster children (of any identity) with cies affiliated with Catholic Charities in LGBT relatives, even though placement Massachusetts, Illinois and Washington, with extended family is “often considered D.C., which closed rather than comply to be in the best interest of the child.” What to do? Family Equality, HRC and with state laws saying they must not disthe American Civil Liberties Union are criminate against same-sex couples. Hecht-McGowan asserts, however, that testifying in state hearings, identifying the closing of these agencies has made “no local families who can testify and working discernable impact” on children finding to raise awareness. Individuals in any of homes. First, these agencies did not make the states with pending legislation should that many public placements to begin with. call (don’t just e-mail) their legislators, Catholic Charities’ own annual surveys Hecht-McGowan says. If a bill passes, call showed that nationally, it finalized 2,000the governor and ask for a veto. 2,500 adoptions per year between 2008-11 MAP has created a guide for “Talking About Religious Exemptions and Adoption (when they stopped reporting this data), Discrimination,” which may be helpful to only about 4 percent of all adoptions. Yes, it is troubling if even one child in those advocating with either legislators or need does not find a home. The providneighbors. Read it at lgbtmap.org. If you are a former foster child, an adopers that closed, however, transferred all their cases to other agencies. In fact, when tive child or a foster or adoptive parent, Illinois cancelled its contract with Catholic Hecht-McGowan advises, “Tell your story. When people learn an issue impacts someCharities in 2012, the percentage of adopone they love, it changes minds.” tions performed by public child-welfare And everyone should help spread agencies in the state went up 4 percent. The reasons are unclear, but the data the word. “Laws like this help no one,” argues against the idea that shuttering disHecht-McGowan affirms, but adds, “We criminatory agencies reduces placements. need public outrage and momentum and energy” to stop them. n The need for families is urgent. There are nearly 428,000 children in foster care Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian in the United States, with 103,000 of (mombian.com), a GLAAD Media Award-winning blog them awaiting adoption, according to the and resource directory for LGBTQ parents. U.S. Department of Health and Human
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another pronoun situation, they can come and talk to me about it. The judges want tone.” That attitude was echoed throughout their courtrooms to be places of respect and openness but they may not have ever the workplace, Sias said. “Regardless of whether it was a judge, met someone who identifies as transa staff member, a sheriff, everybody gender or gender-queer. I want to be a wanted to get it right and to show me resource in that case.” respect they’d show to any employee,” Apart from elevating transgender issues, Sias said he would also be eager he said. But, Sias noted, many transgender to help revamp the judicial system’s techpeople don’t have such a positive expe- nological capabilities. Most of the computers in the First rience in the workplace. “In Philadelphia, the trans community Judicial District, he noted, use the outhas a very serious problem with jobs: dated Internet Explorer. Almost half of trans people report some “That can create a security vulneraform of discrimination or adverse expe- bility,” Sias said. “Computers now have rience related to their trans identity at e-discovery, witness statements, medical work — and that’s not including all the records of people who’ve been victims of people who never get a call back when assault or sexual assault; those are sensian employer Googles them and they’re tive documents.” outed as trans and the employer doesn’t He said the city’s judicial system was want to hire them for that purpose,” he one of the earliest to start e-filing but said. “Employment discrimination is an its technological leadership has since waned. enormous issue in “I want to our community.” “If I’m elected and any of the revisit some of That’s part of the trailblazing w h y h i s e l e c - judges in the First Judicial tion would be so District has a question about electronic stuff we did previously meaningful, Sias how to handle someone who to make sure the said. system is safe “To have somemaybe doesn’t use ‘he or and still working body run for elecas it should,” Sias tion, be out and she’ and would prefer ‘they’ said. say to the city, He will com‘Hey, consider me or there’s another pronoun pete against 47 on equal terms as situation, they can come other candidates all the other peofor one of 10 p l e a s k i n g f o r and talk to me about it. The your vote. It’s judges want their courtrooms vacancies. At last week’s ballot-ponot disqualifying s i t i o n l o t t e r y, that I’m trans. to be places of respect and S i a s d r ew t h e I’m a real person, openness but they may not sixth spot, giving a trans person, a member of the have ever met someone who him an edge over lower-ballot cancommunity who identifies as transgender or didates. has contributions He noted that, to make just like gender-queer. I want to be a while judicial all trans people resource in that case.” elections don’t in the communormally draw nity. Consider me equally.’ To have the city yes to that big crowds, he’s hoping the LGBT and elect me? That may mean nothing community will mobilize behind his to people who think, Yeah, no big deal; potentially history-making campaign. of course we’d consider you. But to the “I really need the LGBT community trans community, that would mean the to come out and show support for me,” world. We’re not used to that feeling of he said, noting that his campaign is just people considering us equally with other now taking off because he had to wait applicants. We have decades of a differ- until he resigned from his clerk posient experience, of doors closing to us tion. “Because I’ve been working in the courts, I’ve been prohibited from when people find out we’re trans.” If elected, Sias said he would hope to any political activity until right about now. That’s one of the reasons I’m a serve as a resource for his colleagues. He noted that misunderstanding about good candidate: I know the courts intithe trans community, including among mately from working in the courts. But members of the court system, prevents because of that, I haven’t been able to get to know people politically the way many people from becoming allies. “There’s stuff about us that just doesn’t you normally do when you run for make sense to some people and it would office, so I really need the LGBT comif they knew a trans person and had some- munity to come out in force on Election body to talk to,” Sias said. “If I’m elected Day.” n and any of the judges in the First Judicial District has a question about how to han- For more information on Sias’ camdle someone who maybe doesn’t use ‘he paign, visit https://www.facebook.com/ or she’ and would prefer ‘they’ or there’s HMSias4CommonPleas/. JUDGE from page 1
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Engagement Gabrielle Gibson and Jaden Rogers By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com After talking for several months on Facebook, Gabrielle Gibson and Jaden Rogers had their first official date at Longwood Gardens in October 2014. “We walked hand-in-hand on the tour enjoying the scene and it started raining,� said Rogers, 32. “So we hid out in a tree house. It became our special place.� For several months, Rogers planned to gather several family and friends at Longwood Gardens to surprise Gibson on Oct. 25, 2015. A mutual friend took Gibson to the garden and pitched the occasion as a “girls’ tea party.� However, Gibson ended up experiencing more than that as she started to encounter family and friends. “I look up in the treehouse and [Jaden is] standing on the balcony in a suit jacket and a purple shirt,� said Gibson, 33. “Everybody was wearing shades of purple and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, this is really happening,’ and I start crying hysterically. I go up to the balcony and he gets on one knee and he proposed. It was the most romantic gesture anybody has ever done for me. I couldn’t see anybody topping that for me and I couldn’t see myself doing that with anybody else but him.� Gibson said she initially did not see marriage in her future. “I thought I was just going to be the fab single one who just dated around but it was funny because even when we first got together, he even said to me that we’re going to keep this casual and we’re just going to see where it goes,� Gibson said. “He was the one who made the first moves as far as getting in the relationship, which was great.� Rogers noted that he dated many people but Gibson’s family was the first to make him feel like “one of theirs.� “I already knew I loved her but her family really was the turning point for me,� Rogers said. “From the minute I met them, I felt loved and welcomed and I knew that, right then, those were the kind of people I could see myself around for the rest of my life.� In addition to celebrating their love, the couple is also making moves for transgender visibility. Gibson will appear on TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress� March 25 episode, becoming the second transgender bride-to-be featured on the franchise. The first was Precious Davis on “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta� last year. Gibson said the crew at Kleinfeld Bridal, where TLC films, was “awesome� and
encouraged a more positive self-image. “As soon as they put me in the dresses to make them look good on me, I had a new respect for my body,� Gibson said. “I felt so respected and I felt so beautiful in that moment that I can’t look at myself any other way now. I learned that I was a lot more than just a transgender woman. I am a woman. Period. I need to own every bit of who I am.� Rogers said he worried he would never find love as a trans person. He hopes their romance being shown on “Say Yes to the
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by sitting behind our desk,” the councilwoman said. “That’s not where the real work happens. We have to be willing to go to the front lines of this community and talk eyeball to eyeball to those who are most negatively impacted and mistreated.” Hikes thanked Kenney, Reynolds-Brown and the people in the audience for their attendance. “I just need to take a breath now because this is a moment I’d never thought I’d experience,” Hikes said, drawing applause from the audience. “I’m humbled especially to be standing on the shoulders of giants who served this position before me: Michael Hinson, Nellie Fitzpatrick and, of course, Gloria Casarez
— the great Gloria Casarez,” Hikes continued. She added this was her first time working in government and said she was excited to work with people who “get it.” She said the task before her and the commission is a “tremendous one” and referenced a quote from writer Audre Lorde: “It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept and celebrate those differences.” “Our differences as a community, we know, are many and I think there’s plenty of people who think that is a hindrance for us but in truth, I find that to be our greatest strength,” Hikes said. “In my opinion, our diversity is our power.” Hikes referenced emotions some LGBT community members might have felt about the relationship between
the community and city government — including anger, sadness, confusion and frustration — feelings that she said are “incredibly valid” and “real.” “For those of you who have not felt like you’ve been heard, I hear you,” Hikes said. “For those of you who haven’t been seen, I see you. For those of you who haven’t had a seat at the table, I say pull up a chair. Because in truth, we need all of the voices in this conversation. We need all of us.” The new director pointed out the diverse backgrounds of each commission member and called each of their names to be recognized by the public. “The time has come to unite,” Hikes said. “We are unstoppable together. When I look around at this beautiful gathering of individuals, I know a few things to be true: We
Meet the Commission on LGBT Affairs By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com The city’s new Commission on LGBT Affairs met for the first time last week. PGN spoke with 22 of the commissioners about what they plan to accomplish as members. They come from varying backgrounds, and we included their ages and how they identify on the LGBT spectrum if they chose to provide that information. Some responses have been edited for length. Deja Lynn Alvarez, transgender woman Trans activist and LGBTQ Home for Hope director “I’m hoping to continue some of the great work that has been done by that office over the last couple of years, especially pertaining to transgender folks. Also, the conversation has moved forward around racism within the LGBTQ community and I hope to push forward the agenda of our own intersectionality within our own community.” Chris Bartlett, 50, gay William Way LGBT Community Center executive director “[I will be] continuing to address violence against trans people and other targeted communities, focusing on expanding resources for LGBT community members and working with the Human Relations Commission and other departments of the government to continue to address the racism within our community.”
Kimberley Brown-Flint, 48, lesbian Education administrator and William Way LGBT Community Center board member “My priorities are to ensure that LGBTQIA youth have access to resources to improve their quality of life, such as housing, education, job training and mentoring. My second priority is to ensure that schools maintain a safe and welcoming environment for our children.” Leonore Carpenter, 43, lesbian LGBTQ civil-rights attorney and professor of law at Temple University Beasley School of Law “I want people to feel like this is the best city in the United States for people in queer and trans communities to live.”
Sharron Cooks, transgender woman Owner and CEO of Making Our Lives Easier, LLC; social-justice advocate and Equality Pennsylvania board member “In this particular political climate, I think it’s very critical for everyone to work together to have racial diversity, sexual diversity, religious diversity and ethnic diversity. I think everything needs to be intersectional right now as we’re moving forward through the next four years under the Trump administration.”
Francisco Cortes, 25, gay Latino Education administrator, youth-program coordinator at GALAEI and Juntos board member “I want to make sure I help individuals in Philadelphia who need access to resources and might not be able to get them or might not be aware they are available.” Amanda Dougherty, 32, bisexual Associate attorney at Reiff and Bily, Philadelphia Trial Attorneys; and longtime advocate for the LGBT community “Right now, there is no real solid, central location for anyone — who identifies with the community or who would like to volunteer to assist with the community’s needs — to find out who those [LGBTfriendly] organizations are and what kind of needs they have. I’d like to see the committee work on becoming a central resource for that information.” Jason D. Evans, 43, gay Community activist and Philly AIDS Thrift board member “There needs to be a focus on health issues in the city, not just sexual health but mental health and general health as well. I believe we can do a lot more as an organized group by taking all of the different organizations for the city that provide services and somehow creating a
network to get people where they need to be quickly, and also improve communication across all of those different organizations.” Heath Fogg Davis, 46, transgender man Professor of political science at Temple University and volunteer at TMAN (Trans Masculine Advocacy Network) “The city has an extensive array of legal protections for LGBT people but I’m interested in figuring out ways to translate some of those laws and those civil-rights protections into actual things that make people’s everyday lives better. I’m interested in helping businesses, schools, even local government in our area come up with better administrative policies, particularly around transgender inclusion.” Kati “Jazz” Gray-Sadler, 59, lesbian and gender-fluid President of Gray-Sadler, Inc.; producer and host at LesBe Real Radio/Media; and board president of Fifty Shades of Purple Against Bullying “I’m a strong activist for bullying-prevention programs in our public schools. I’m also an unwavering supporter of LGBT elder health initiatives.”
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owe it to our city to fight injustice and oppression whenever we see it. We owe it to our elders to pick up the torch and to carry it forward in the right direction. We owe it to our youth to set an example and to lead the way. And we owe it to ourselves to come together and to fight for a better tomorrow for all LGBTQ Philadelphians. So let’s get to work.” The commission members got to work immediately after the press conference for their first public meeting, where 21 of the members introduced themselves in a roundtable format. Hikes outlined rules and procedures for the members — noting that once a member misses two consecutive meetings, the individual will be removed from the commission. Each member signed up for committees they were
Kae Greenberg, 33, transgender man Assistant defender at Defenders Association of Philadelphia
“A particular point of interest [I have] is [providing] services primarily for trans women of color [who] interact with the criminal-justice system. [I want to] address the harassment targeting trans women who are arrested for walking while trans.”
Stephanie Haynes, 46, lesbian Philadelphia Family Pride executive director
“I want to make sure that every stone has been turned over in every place where city forms say ‘Mom and Dad.’ They actually can be inclusive and say ‘Parent and Parent’ or other language that would be inclusive for our folks.”
The Rev. Jeffrey Jordan, gay Metropolitan Community Church pastor “I want to bring a faith perspective to the organization and I want to be in a position to create a dialogue between LGBTQIA individuals and faith leaders who are not LGBT.”
interested in. The members chose from one or more of nine committees: • City relations • Community outreach • Economic empowerment • Health and wellness • Immigration, civil rights and faith • Race relations • Seniors • Transgender equality • Youth, families and education Additionally, Hikes said the commission will vote on a chair, secretary and treasurer among its members. Elections and meeting frequency are to be determined.
Malcolm Kenyatta, 26, gay Chamber of Commerce memberengagement coordinator
“I hope for this commission to increase job placement for people within the LGBT community, specifically trans women of color who we know face a lot of challenges in terms of being successful in the job market.”
Anthony Leon, 28, gay cis man Mazzoni Center youth-education manager
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“I want to make sure the voices of the youngest in the city aren’t forgotten and taken for granted. That includes looking at ways to solve LGBTQ youth homelessness and making sure all of our schools are safe for everyone.”
Barrett Marshall, 33, non-binary Attorney and LGBTQ legal-services expert “One of the biggest issues we’re seeing in the LGBT community in Philadelphia right now are issues of race. I’m really hoping that I can work in solidarity with people of color to solve some of those problems. I also think outside of issues of race, there are always issues of public accommodations and discrimination that can be addressed everywhere.”
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Following the meeting, Hikes shared with PGN her thoughts on the first commission gathering. She noted this was her first time being able to sit with the commission in the same room. “Before [the meeting], I knew them on paper,” Hikes said. “I saw their applications after I accepted the position and I was able to get to know them from reading but they are completely different people than they are on paper. They also have a vast number of priorities that they hadn’t talked about before so it was really great to hear them be able to speak on their own terms about their passions and see the heads shaking around the table with everyone getting on one accord. I am very enthusiastic about where the commission is going.” n
Soheila Gigi Nikpoue, 56, gay Community Legal Services Aging & Disabilities Unit; LGBT sports; actively assists LGBT asylum-seekers
Raquel E. Saraswati, 33, femme womanist Muslim activist/writer and expert on gender-based violence
“My interest is to make sure that we cover [LGBT elders] if they have fallen through the cracks and [help] them secure better financial stability.”
“One of the things I’m most interested in trying to do is engaging religious and safe spaces in making their spaces safer for LGBTQ individuals and also focusing on intersectionality between LGBT, folks of color and folks of faith.”
Libby Peters, 34, cisgender gay woman Assistant rowing coach in University of Pennsylvania Women’s Rowing Program
“The two issues that I would like to present as priority issues for the commission are the enforcement of gender-neutral, single-stall bathrooms in bars and restaurants in Philadelphia, and the safety of trans women of color against violence and STDs.”
Evan Urbania, 36, gay Chatterblast Media chief executive officer and founding board member and former president of Independence Business Alliance
Bianca Pichardo, 33, queer Latinx activist and GALAEI board member “My primary goal is to be a voice for queer Latinas. I don’t feel like there’s a lot of visibility or programming when it comes to that subgroup. I hope to be a force behind the queer Latinas out there who don’t have the resources or the voice to speak up and be a force for all identities combined.”
“I want to continue to look at making Philadelphia the friendliest, most open and accessible city for LGBT individuals. [I also want to look at] the economic-development factors — LGBT entrepreneurs, the business community, the nonprofits and the community-organizing [committees] and how they work together.” Yoshiaki Yamasaki, 48, gay Executive director of Philadelphia AIDS Consortium d.b.a. World Health Care Infrastructures “LGBT communities and small businesses have always been treated like regular businesses, and minority businesses have a little more advantages right now. I would like to see LGBT small businesses being seen as minority businesses as well.” n
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Marketing for Good Behavioral scientists from local universities are trying to figure out how to get more city residents using more services By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy This article first appeared in the Philadelphia Citizen. It has been edited for size.
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n September 2014 ... Philadelphia received one of three inaugural grants from City Accelerator — a program of the Citi Foundation and Living Cities — to promote innovation in local government. Under Mayor Kenney, some in the tech community have worried that those efforts are being curtailed. Now he’s making his mark with programs like GovLabPHL, formally launched last month to continue and expand on the City Accelerator work. So far, six departments have started work with the Philadelphia Behavioral Science Initiative, which pairs volun-
teer researchers from Penn, Swarthmore, Temple, Princeton and Drexel with city officials to essentially help answer a series of simple but important questions: How do you communicate with residents? How does that make them behave? How can you get more of them to take advantage of more costsaving and healthy measures? “Marketers have done this for a long time, to get you to buy a certain pair of jeans, or orange juice,” explains Syon Bhanot, a behavioral and public economist at Swarthmore College, who is working on several different city projects. “We try to think about, Why doesn’t the city do it as a way to save money, and save people money? I think of it as marketing for good.” Most people outside of marketing and academics probably first heard of
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Grant monies, city initiatives and academic resources converge to bring smart marketing to civic programs.
behavioral science in 2002, when psychologist Daniel Kahneman won the Nobel Prize in Economics for his work in this area. In 2009, Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein published the New York Times bestseller Nudge: Improving Decisions about Health, Wealth, and Happiness, a non-academic explainer for how and why we make decisions. “The book made policymakers take notice,” Bhanot says. Sunstein, a Harvard Law professor, went on to work in Obama’s White House as the “nudger-in-chief,” bringing the concepts of behavioral science to the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs. That was the first, big application of the academic field into American public policy. Thaler, a University of Chicago economist, meanwhile, became an advisor to the Behavioural Insights Team in the United Kingdom, considered the first governmental institution dedicated to applying behavioral science to public policy. (BIT is now a publicprivate partnership, with an office in the United States.) The effort to incorporate behavioral science
into city government has taken off in the wake of those two projects in the last four or five years, as the field has become more “cool and known,” as Bhanot puts it. “The ideas aren’t new, but the applications are,” he says. Bhanot and three other academics from Swarthmore, Penn and Princeton formed the Philadelphia Behavioral Science Initiative to apply what researchers know — and want to know — about real people’s behaviors in real world situations. The relationship with City Hall happened a bit organically — PBSI was looking for a way to work with city government at the same time as the city had started looking for ways to increase its use of behavioral science techniques. Several researchers have already begun projects with city departments, and Bhanot says they are continuously recruiting more experts from universities around the region, as they see a need. The work is a win-win for everyone: The city gets to take advantage of brilliant academic minds; academics get problems Continued on page 2 MARCH 19-26, 2017
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Marketing for Good Continued from page 1 and populations to study, resulting in research they can publish. “We have all these super smart people who study this all the time, sitting a 10 minute drive from City Hall,” Bhanot says. “We want to be a clearinghouse for them to interact with the city. It’s way more efficient for the city to use human capital that’s already here. This creates something for academics to give back, that also gives them cool academic projects.” It’s too soon to tell how successful these efforts will be in signing more people up for tax rebates, or bike shares, or in getting them to put their trash in bins, or make healthier choices (all proj-
ects PBSI is working on). Chainani is planning a conference in the spring for city officials, to give them an overview of the work so far, hoping to recruit more to the efforts. “This can save the city money, time and resources,” Chainani says. “Applying these kinds of frameworks can have a larger impact too — residents feeling engaged, understanding what they can get and do, in order to solve what they need.” Or, as Bhanot puts it: “We want to see how we can really help people improve their quality of life.”
John Mosco is the Man Continued from page 12 scored 66 points in the two Neumann wins and averages 23 per game, “I thought he was good and I was calling college coaches about him last year,” said Mosco of his Villanova recruit. “He started playing at a higher level in the AAU circuit this summer and for us. And then in the first few games he was just at another level. He’s really a poker player. He doesn’t change his expressions on the court. He’s not very big [6’2”] but he just controls everything out there on the court. I remember when the Penn State coaches saw him early in the year and they said they would be back to see him. I didn’t know if they were blowing smoke or not. But I guess they were serious. He had a few offers. I think Maine was one of the big ones back in the fall. But he bet on himself. He didn’t want to go
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far away to school. He just kept working at it. Then all of a sudden, Villanova saw him play a few games and the next thing we knew, he got an offer from them. I remember when his mom asked him if he was excited about it and he said, ‘I am just going to do what I have been doing for the last 15 years.’ He is an unassuming kid. He has a lot of confidence.” So back to Arrigale and the Saints. Has Wood’s emergence hurt his relationship with his mentor? “No, not at all,” said Mosco. “We didn’t talk before our games, but after a couple of days, after the championship, we talked, and we have been talking pretty much every day since. He has been giving me advice for the tournament and is always helpful and a great friend.”
Africa Inspired, Economically Motivated UPenn grad’s gowns part of exhibit, prom dress give-away by Sheila Simmons
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n 2015, East Orange, N.J., teenager Kyemah McEntyre posted an Instagram photo of the African-inspired prom gown she’d designed herself. The image went viral. It snagged the 18-year-old an interview in the New York Times, a part in a Teen Vogue story, and a role in a Dove hair products campaign about natural curls, which appeared in Glamour, Allure and Images from the African fashion clothing exhibit on display at the Art Sanctuary. Photos by Sarah J. Glover. Vogue magazines. collected more than $11,000. With that, she proThe response to McEntyre’s gown was not lost duced her clothing brand, using tailors and seamon Philadelphia’s Breanna Moore, creator of LaBré stresses in Ghana, and whose lines can now be found fashions. on her website, shoplabre.com. Now, a full line of African-print gowns — deOn the website, visitors can pick from a selection signed by Moore and a number of designers in of economically and moderately priced items. Items Ghana — adorn mannequins positioned in the exhiinclude a $64 African beaded lace top for women, bition space at Art Sanctuary for “Threads of Africa: and for men, a $12.50 Nkrumah bowtie and pocket Gowns by LaBré,” on display through April 15. square. The brand’s website states “LaBré is enthused Moore’s focus is not just fashion but economic opto give young ladies a beautiful, custom-made prom portunity for African economies, particularly women. dress, generate global visibility of African fashion “It went from creating a label to creating jobs designers, and create economic opportunities for Af[for] women, who are a majority of workers in that rican designers, seamstresses, and tailors by sourcfield as far as making clothes from these fabrics,” ing our gowns directly from Ghana and Nigeria.” Moore said of her line. “And then I grew it into a For every seven gowns sold, one will be donated company, from a fashion line to an e-commerce to a teen in need for her own prom. platform to which different designers from Ghana Says Moore, a 2015 University of Pennsylvania and Nigeria currently fulfill their clothes to reach a graduate, “These dresses are beautiful. So I thought larger international market, specifically one here in why not do something to make these girls feel beauthe U.S.” tiful and unique, by having a custom-made gown no According to Moore, the textile/clothing market one else has. accounts for the second-largest number of jobs in deMoore, who has a B.A. in International Relations veloping countries, after agriculture. and African Studies, created LaBré after studying The Art Sanctuary is located at 628 S 16th St. twice in Ghana, where she fell in love with ankara Gallery hours are Tue. and Wed., 10 a.m. - 4 p.m., fabric and kente cloth. She wanted to create a collecThur., 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., and Sat. 12 noon - 4 p.m. tion that features these fabrics, as well as others with Interested prom gown contestants should email conorigins in Africa and India. tact@shoplabre.com. Moore launched a crowd funding campaign that
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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, April 4, 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
IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jose L. Reyes C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03310 $83,839.49 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1704-303 5645 Florence Ave 51st wd. 1281 Sq Ft BRT#513262200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mary E. Duvall C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02581 $47,491.47 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1704-304 1321 S 57th St 19143 51st wd. 2924 Sq Ft OPA#513039200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole Hewlett, Solely as Heir to Tangerine B. Hewlett, Deceased; Unknown Heirs of Tangerine B. Hewlett, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02362 $53,603.19 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1704-305 7910 Michener Ave 191501321 50th wd. 1312 Sq Ft OPA#501120800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary Dearry C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04806 $142,709.86 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-306 5630 Pine St 60th wd. 1560 Sq Ft BRT#604100600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Bernadette Abraham C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00332 $117,163.03 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1704-307 5804 Tulip St 191354208 41st wd. 1728 Sq Ft OPA#411420400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William Gross C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00016 $101,995.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-308 12501 Medford Rd 191541914 66th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#663256000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Harold William Myer a/k/a Harold W. Myer; Raymond K. Myer; Cynthia Lorraine Vitali C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00995 $159,941.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-309 6620 N Gratz St 19126-2632 10th wd. (formerly 50th wd.) 1212 Sq Ft OPA#101104500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Hedley B. Patterson; Cutting Edge Funding Group, LLC C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02427 $130,572.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-310 6811 Oakley St 19111 35th wd. 2500 Sq Ft OPA#353226700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nhak Kroeung; The Unknown Heirs of Nheap Kroeung, Deceased; Bopea
Chum Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Nheap Kroeung, Deceased; Phom Khim Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Nheap Kroeung, Deceased; Nhep Kroeung Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Nheap Kroeung, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01831 $162,648.65 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-311 6022 N Water St a/k/a 6022 Water St 191202015 61st wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#612485300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Howard G. Palmer C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03388 $102,856.78 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-312 5824 Woodcrest Ave 19131 52nd wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#522146200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Florence Green, Deceased; Marie Weddington, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Florence Green, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02134 $96,994.25 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-313 2541 S Dewey St 191423517 40th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#402073300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Joan M Milstead, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02916 $8,912.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-314 2269 N Gratz St 19132 16th wd. 634 Sq Ft OPA#162045500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Millicent Lucas C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00781 $66,961.57 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-315 7223 Brous Ave 19149 64th wd. 1666 Sq Ft OPA#641064400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dennis A. Hunter, Jr. and Dawn M. Hunter C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02589 $70,576.48 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-316 5313 W Berks St a/k/a 5313 Berks St 19131 52nd wd. 1662 Sq Ft OPA#521115800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cicero Dunn and Gail L. Dunn a/k/a Gail Dunn C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02018 $92,858.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-317 1318 Gilham St 19111 53rd wd. 1048 Sq Ft OPA#531160700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ruth Noble C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01327 $92,794.98 KML Law Group, P.C.
1704-318 4322 Palmetto St 19124 33rd wd. 1155 Sq Ft OPA#332191700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Delores Davis C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02297 $95,386.43 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-319 4515 Parrish St 191391934 6th wd. 1104 Sq Ft OPA#062065000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christine Mathews C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03992 $35,536.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-320 4626 Pilling St 19124 23rd wd. 3750 Sq Ft OPA#234241000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ayana Dockery a/k/a Ayana N. Dockery C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01077 $161,319.51 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-321 6021 N Camac St 19141 49th wd. 1331 Sq Ft OPA#493168100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alan Johnson C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 03474 $91,614.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-322 7623 Thouron Ave a/k/a 7623 Thouron St 19150 50th wd. 2000 Sq Ft OPA#502164000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dekari M. Berry as Administrator of the Estate of Ella Tate a/k/a Ella M. Tate, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03290 $122,467.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-323 1326 Spruce St a/k/a 1326-42 Spruce St Unit 1405 191075804 88th wd. (formerly known as 5th wd.) 1209 Sq Ft OPA#888050287 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard A. Smakulski, in His Capacity as Executor and Devisee of the Estate of Gerald Shovlin C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04924 $83,605.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-324 1422 S Napa St 19146 36th wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#364443500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of William L. Scott; The United States of America Department of Treasury; Internal Revenue Service; William L. Scott (deceased) C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02544 $14,014.62 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1704-325 722 Oregon Ave 191484539 39th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#395018600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph Schaffer a/k/a Joseph M. Schaffer; Ma-
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rie Callis C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 00202 $77,189.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-326 2640 Elbridge St 19149 62nd wd. Land Area: 1902 Sq Ft BRT#621295600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Breus Eloge C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01968 $97,710.55 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; James French, Esquire 1704-327 6152 Walnut St 191393704 3rd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#031071800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lanorde Wheeler C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03387 $75,869.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-328 1506 Alcott St 62nd wd. 1230.89 Sq Ft BRT#62-11019-00; BRT#141N19-0157 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher Thude C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02406 $94,470.93 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-329 3467 Palmetto St 33rd wd. 1152 Sq Ft BRT#331388900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jose L. Maldonado C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03377 $49,131.73 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-330 1001 10th and Chestnut 19102 88th wd. (formerly 5th Ward wd.) 963 Sq Ft OPA#888110424 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard Trosko; Allison Trosko C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03259 $263,225.19 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-331 145 W Wyneva St 19144 12th wd. 1746 Sq Ft BRT#123030400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Earl Hammond and Irma Gardner Hammond C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02838 $118,643.21 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1704-332 5736 Haddington St a/k/a 5736 Haddington Ln 19131 4th wd. 1252 Sq Ft OPA#043223700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Benjamin Brown C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01931 $128,006.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-333 5435 Diamond St 191313110 52nd wd. 1633 Sq Ft BRT#522094100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Richard Hall C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00796 $147,291.87 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1704-334 6629 Algard St 19135 55th wd. 1416 Sq Ft OPA#552372800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-
TIAL PROPERTY Kimanh Le a/k/a Kim-Anh Nguyen, Individually and in Her Capacity as Heir of Gilbert N. Nguyen a/k/a Gilbert Nguyen, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03004 $127,181.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-335 2651 N Reese St a/k/a 2651 Reese St 19133 19th wd. 854 Sq Ft OPA#192233320 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yolicet Grin-Lopez a/k/a Yolicet Grin C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00378 $33,367.57 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-336 120 Thorndike Rd 19115 63rd wd. 9000 Sq Ft OPA#632064300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony D. Dattilo and Angela E. Keisler C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00156 $330,485.06 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-337 7103 Theodore St 19142 40th wd. 1221 Sq Ft OPA#404248800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole Alexandria Woolford C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00881 $138,992.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-338 248 N Wilton St 19139 44th wd. 910 Sq Ft OPA#441148600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Freddie J. Jones, Jr., Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Rosetta Jones, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03690 $16,077.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-339 6512 Mascher St a/k/a 6512 N Mascher St 19120 61st wd. 1600 Sq Ft OPA#611025900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Althea E. Lucas C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01959 $59,344.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-340 5001 N Sydenham St 19141 17th wd. 1344 Sq Ft OPA#172076900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Entrust Cama, FBO Janette Lee Curry; Ira and Bruce D. Ryan C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03193 $48,293.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-341 5915 Penn St a/k/a 5915 N Penn St 19149 62nd wd. 1643 Sq Ft OPA#621494600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of John R. Burns, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01259 $25,970.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-342 15009 Theresa Dr 19116 58th wd. 3700 Sq Ft OPA#583165153 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Margaret H. Rowan C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01843 $320,780.86 KML Law Group, P.C.
1704-343 252 E Mount Pleasant Ave 19119-1832 22nd wd. 1450 Sq Ft OPA#222142100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nathaniel A. Thompson, in His Capacity as Heir of Barbara Jean Thompson a/k/a Barbara Thompson, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Barbara Jean Thompson a/k/a Barbara Thompson, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00584 $194,896.27 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-344 5901 Colgate St 19120 35th wd. 975 Sq Ft OPA#352275200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edgardo J. Reyes a/k/a Edgardo Reyes C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 01077 $110,796.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-345 810 Brighton St 191114127 53rd wd. 1551 Sq Ft OPA#532245200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cheryl Forker C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00525 $166,880.70 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-346 5326 Vine St 19139-1414 44th wd. 1760 Sq Ft OPA#441040200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brenda Pitts C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03098 $31,178.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-347 5918 Pine St 19143 3rd wd. (formerly 46th wd.) 1480 Sq Ft OPA#032043000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michelle Fagan C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02496 $74,920.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-348 5329 Woodland St a/k/a 5329 Woodland Ave 19134 51st wd. 2176 Sq Ft OPA#512098200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barbara J. Brunson a/k/a Barbara Brunson C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02595 $139,301.43 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-349 4140 Fairdale Rd 191543612 66th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#662568400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Timothy James a/k/a Timothy A. James C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03087 $200,999.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-350 6112 Hasbrook Ave 191115904 35th wd. 1144 Sq Ft OPA#352256400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Galan Emiliano A. Ramirez; Gloria Deleon
C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00742 $116,218.12 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-351 6909 Greene St 191193413 22nd wd. 1620 Sq Ft OPA#223240600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald P. Willis; Jacqueline Willis a/k/a Jacquelin Willis C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02504 $111,455.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-352 5117 Oxford Ave 191242521 62nd wd. 1516 Sq Ft OPA#621310100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Felix M. Baez C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01036 $100,965.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-353 3607 Spring Garden St 191042300 24th wd. 3150 Sq Ft OPA#242005500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ala S. Rabady; Jihane Hajj; 3607 Spring Garden, LP C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 01537 $163,867.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-354 1236 Glenview St 19111 53rd wd. 1728 Sq Ft OPA#532150400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James T. Caprio, Sr. C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00437 $150,135.11 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-355 5133 Oxford Ave 191242521 62nd wd. 1516 Sq Ft OPA#621310900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eric Jones C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01572 $132,570.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-356 5215 Oakland St 191241813 62nd wd. 1237 Sq Ft OPA#621401300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeffery A. Wilson C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00351 $110,145.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-357 2214 S Woodstock St 19145 48th wd. 1036 Sq Ft OPA#481342900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alfred Rodgers C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02204 $52,479.43 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-358 2547 Grays Ferry Ave 19146-3909 30th wd. 1494 Sq Ft BRT#30-2-3190-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Denise Glover C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02159 $313,031.96 BARBARA A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1704-359 1107 Glenview St 19111 53rd wd. 2766 Sq Ft
OPA#532158900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Theresa Blackwell C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 01451 $151,511.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-360 37 W Rockland St 19144 12th wd. 1505 Sq Ft OPA#123037600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andri Council, Jr. C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01113 $120,061.53 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-361 6639 N Fairhill St 19126 61st wd. 1545 Sq Ft OPA#611115400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeanette Wideman C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01962 $83,414.39 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-362 1932 Morris St 19145 36th wd. 1075 Sq Ft OPA#363126000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Javina R. Chamberlain C.P. August Term, 2007 No. 01179 $96,377.95 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-363 1950 N 29th St 19121 32nd wd. 828 Sq Ft OPA#323238700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles David Smith C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03626 $25,215.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-364 6550 Harlan St 19151 34th wd. 2039 Sq Ft OPA#344014300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janet Afflick Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Esperanza C. Miller a/k/a Esporanza C. Miller, Deceased; Morris Miler, Jr. Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Esperanza C. Miller a/k/a Esporanza C. Miller, Deceased; The Unknown Heirs of Esperanza C. Miller a/k/a Esporanza C. Miller, Deceased; Charma Miller, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Esperanza Miller a/k/a Esporanza C. Miller, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00752 $71,017.51 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-365 5943 Ella St 19120 61st wd. 1104 Sq Ft OPA#612504100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Helena Wilson C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02486 $82,800.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-366 6713 N 15th St 19126 10th wd. 1530 Sq Ft OPA#101013300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna M. Walker a/k/a Donna Walker C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01047 $39,624.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-367 2215 N Hobart St 191312204 52nd wd. 1612 Sq Ft
OPA#522241400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith P. Givens C.P. August Term, 2009 No. 02509 $94,372.27 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-368 1133 Bridge St 191241819 62nd wd. 1248 Sq Ft OPA#621028500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Louis S. Zachary C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 01065 $51,378.67 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-369 1951 N 24th St 191212010 32nd wd. 1278 Sq Ft OPA#322146000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kewscha Akpabio C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04387 $103,127.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-370 6108 Castor Ave 191493215 53rd wd. 1422 Sq Ft OPA#531347800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Melody Campbell C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 00043 $73,637.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-371 6515 Torresdale Ave 19135-2821 41st wd. 1216 Sq Ft OPA#41-1-3203-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeffery Williams, in His Capacity as Heir of Jane A. Williams, Deceased; Brian Aguado, in His Capacity as Heir of Jane A. Williams, Deceased; Michael Aguado, in His Capacity as Heir of Jane A. Williams, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Jane A. Williams, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02280 $15,873.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-372 4345 Boone St 19128 21st wd. 1066 Sq Ft OPA#211270250 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Warren Snyder and Kelly M. Snyder C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01808 $208,295.58 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-373 628 Martin St 191281621 21st wd. 952 Sq Ft OPA#213177100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert D. Biddle C.P. September Term, 2011 No. 03840 $60,264.10 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-374 5122 Glenloch St 191242105 62nd wd. 864 Sq Ft OPA#622413900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Louise Annette Nedd a/k/a Louise A. Nedd C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03245 $99,106.64 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-375 1861 E Clementine St
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19134 25th wd. 777 Sq Ft OPA#252261900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Juan A. Morales C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02122 $62,326.37 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-376 4424 Devereaux St 191353642 55th wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#552025100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna M. Costello a/k/a Donna M. Holzshu C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03419 $98,616.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-377 655 N 37th St 19104 11th wd. 1833 Sq Ft BRT#242177700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Cleveland Johnson, Individually and as Known Heir of Ollie Mae Johnson; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Ollie Mae Johnson C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00391 $57,548.31 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1704-378 1820 N 76th St a/k/a 1820 76th St 19151 34th wd. 1533 Sq Ft OPA#343313500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony J. Brittingham and Lakisha K. Hardy a/k/a Lakisha K. Brittingham C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02036 $78,131.48 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-379 2028 W Spencer St a/k/a 2028 Spencer St 19138 17th wd. 1180 Sq Ft OPA#17-12567-00 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY ROW HOME Timothy E. Lasmith C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 000463 $118,061.73 Craig H. Fox, Esq 1704-380 1861 W Nedro Ave 19141 17th wd. 1933 Sq Ft OPA#171173600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lydia Edwards C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 03267 $63,067.67 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-381 6236 Revere St 19149 62nd wd. BRT#621549000 Eileen Pagano and John Pagano C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00801 $140,940.26 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1704-382 10027 Bridle Rd 58th wd. 2993 Sq Ft BRT#582468200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marat Snitkovsky C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00088 $163,448.20 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-383 2234 E Washington Ln 19138 50th wd. Land Area: 1650 Sq Ft BRT#50-1-3927-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wanda Dales, in her capacity as heir
of Ronald Dales, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Ronald Dales, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00941 $129,483.65 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1704-384 2623 S Shields St 19142 40th wd. 1296 Sq Ft OPA#406026300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Sims C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01950 $89,382.55 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-385 8123 Terry St 19136 64th wd. 1296 Sq Ft BRT#642035300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Edward Creedon and Frances Creedon C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00100 $89,161.13 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1704-386 5142 Brown St 19139 44th wd. 992 Sq Ft OPA#441271500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Atif Lacey C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 01438 $87,662.25 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-387 6546 Windsor Ave a/k/a 6546 Windsor St 19142 40th wd. 1600 Sq Ft OPA#403083100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lamarcus Lashawn Robinson C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02052 $39,170.10 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-388 6616 Chew Ave 19119 22nd wd. 1070 Sq Ft BRT#221254600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Spencer Evans, Administrator of the Estate of Eartier P. Evans-Coleman a/k/a Eartie Coleman a/k/a Ertie Evans C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 00612 $99,441.72 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1704-389 1431 N Felton St 19151 34th wd. 810 Sq Ft OPA#342331700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joan Murray (Deceased) and Ira R. Murray, III C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 02872 $53,688.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-390 3566 Edgemont St 191345408 45th wd. 1533 Sq Ft BRT#451223760 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Richard Pawlucy and Sabrina Reichart C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04929 $158,064.16 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1704-391 6136 N 6th St 19120 61st wd.
1568 Sq Ft OPA#61-1133900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Reginald Freeman C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02525 $157,298.24 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1704-392 4623 Vista St 41st wd. 1383 Sq Ft OPA#412214800 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/ APT 2 STY MASON Anthony M. Cancelliere C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01790 $118,981.31 Kevin D. Birkhead, Esquire 1704-393 225 W Zeralda St 19144 13th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#133024600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Polly Carmichael C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02191 $161,813.93 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-394 3400 Richmond St 19134 45th wd. 2016 Sq Ft OPA#871570320 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donald N. Perry C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03941 $94,189.54 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1704-395 1997 Plymouth St 19138 10th wd. 1141 Sq Ft OPA#101323100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mildred F. Washington C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01512 $52,607.60 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1704-396 3227 Cottman Ave 64th wd. 1949 Sq Ft OPA#641149900 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASON Anthony M. Cancelliere C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02606 $120,385.51 Kevin D. Birkhead, Esquire 1704-397 3424 Englewood St 19149 55th wd. 1424 Sq Ft OPA#551490000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John J. Bender; Teri A. Bender a/k/a Teri Bender C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01069 $181,639.39 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1704-398 7246 Charles St 41st wd. 2803 Sq Ft OPA#412236900 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: ROM CONV/APT 2 STY MASON Anthony M. Cancelliere C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01340 $126,576.26 Kevin D. Birkhead, Esquire 1704-399 7227 Jackson St 19135 41st wd. 1485 Sq Ft OPA#412324100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ieshia D. Neal C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03138 $144,886.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-400 1075 Alcott St 19149 35th wd.
1260 Sq Ft OPA#352084200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Daniel Charyna; Dominic Delorenzo; Theodore Duda C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00603 $51,432.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-401 936 E Price St 19138 59th wd. 1314 Sq Ft OPA#591068400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward M. Russell, Jr.; Christine Russell; Denis W. Sweeney C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01092 $44,762.39 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-402 7309 N 21st St 19138 10th wd. 1888 Sq Ft OPA#101178800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cynthia Nurse and Robert Nurse, Jr. C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 02647 $159,443.56 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-403 1630 Murdoch Rd 19150 50th wd. 2181 Sq Ft OPA#501504800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eugene Adderly C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 003443 $197,112.77 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-404 137 W Manheim St a/k/a 137 Manheim St 191443655 12th wd. 2640 Sq Ft OPA#123077600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Najoua Richey; Skander Errai C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00805 $124,683.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-405 6215 Osage Ave 19142 3rd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 2203 Sq Ft BRT#032060210 Edward Morris C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00108 $81,561.69 Richard J. Weitzman, Esq.; Law Offices of Richard J. Weitzman, P.C. 1704-406 1525 S Stanley St a/k/a 1525 Stanley St 19146 36th wd. 858 Sq Ft OPA#364426300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gerald E. Thompson C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02227 $34,197.58 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-407 1916 Poplar St 19130 15th wd. 2876 Sq Ft BRT#881809615 IMPROVEMENTS: MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL Steven M. Sumter C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 2077 $362,378.85 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1704-408 9949 Bridle Rd 19115 58th wd. 3346 Sq Ft OPA#581234900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lourdes Lopez and Wilmar Lopez C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02347 $260,941.22 KML Law Group, P.C.
1704-409 6532 N 9th St 19126 49th wd. 3624 Sq Ft OPA#492150400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bridgette McIntosh C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00479 $187,574.05 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-410 611 Comly St 19120 35th wd. 1021 Sq Ft BRT#352149500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ivan Quinones and Josue Deleon C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02228 $51,883.80 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1704-411 137 Roselyn St 19120 61st wd. 1140 Sq Ft OPA#612191100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Candice Brace C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00041 $157,014.33 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-412 229 N Robinson St 19139 34th wd. Land Area: 1585 Sq Ft BRT#341171400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lana Arlene Watkins C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03018 $23,185.51 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1704-413 12715 Hollins Rd 19154 66th wd. 2000 Sq Ft OPA#663340700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Kathryn M. Weisbrod, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03250 $202,593.41 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-414 4725 A St 19120 42nd wd. 1364 Sq Ft OPA#421297600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimsan Keo C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 001427 $93,980.49 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-415 7923 Michener Ave 50th wd. 1620 Sq Ft BRT#501150600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Jackie Whaley a/k/a Jacqueline Whaley and Don Whaley C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03684 $111,022.50 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1704-416 2504 S 61st St 40th wd. Land Area: 1096 Sq Ft BRT#402063500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Shakir Muhammad and Linda Jones C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03645 $97,932.75 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1704-417 6555 Belmar St 19142 40th
wd. Land Area: 1550 Sq Ft BRT#403087200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Bernadino Varallo and Tricia Rossi C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01331 $74,640.41 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1704-418 7047 Souder St 54th wd. Land Area: 1398 Sq Ft BRT#542325900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Benito Johnson C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02650 $264,485.42 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1704-419 420 N 66th St 19151 34th wd. 2827 Sq Ft BRT#343134900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Abdul Timite, Known Heir of Soumahoro Bouake; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Soumahoro Bouake C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01659 $101,765.87 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1704-420 344 E Church Ln 19144 22nd wd. 2122 Sq Ft BRT#122032600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Leah Tate a/k/a Lena Tate, Last Record Owner; Darlene Cerone Tate, Known Heir of Leah Tate a/k/a Lena Tate, Last Record Owner; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Leah Tate a/k/a Lena Tate, Last Record Owner C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 02919 $129,997.07 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1704-421 4944 Greene St 19144 12th wd. 1819 Sq Ft BRT#123162700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robert C. Harris; Valerie L. Harris C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02769 $67,950.05 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1704-422 7438 Rockwell Ave 19111 2446 Sq Ft BRT#147-N-20-33 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jacqueline Schonewolf, Known Heir of Robert Schonewolf; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Robert Schonewolf C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00687 $153,713.43 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1704-423 3750 Clarendon Ave, Apt 37 19114 66th wd. 1138 Sq Ft OPA#88-8-6600-37 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer A. McGovern C.P. August Term,
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2015 No. 03878 $127,214.20 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-424 2236 Cross St 19146 36th wd. 672 Sq Ft OPA#364056800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sherrylynn Coots, Known Heir of Clara C. Cain; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Clara C. Caine C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03375 $90,468.50 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1704-425 9561 B James St #20B 19114 65th wd. BRT#88-8651450 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kenny Yeretzian C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01962 $138,396.77 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1704-426 7121 Theodore St 40th wd. 1259 Sq Ft BRT#404249600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Jose A. Rodriguez C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04395 $140,706.99 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1704-427 6046 W Oxford St 34th wd. 1470 Sq Ft BRT#342091400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 3 STY MASONRY Jeffrey White C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01115 $111,964.78 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1704-428 2617 E Norris St 31st wd. 1654 Sq Ft BRT#313011900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Simone Cesarini and Lidia Cesarini C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 01563 $397,209.02 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1704-429 2034 Lansing St 19152 56th wd. 2563 Sq Ft OPA#561472900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robin Miller and David J. Miller, Jr. C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 02080 $190,250.39 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-430 5856 Fernwood St 19143 3rd wd. 1240 Sq Ft OPA#034037700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Estell Grady, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Edward T. Fell, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01700 $7,604.18 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-431 1503 N Redfield St 19151 34th wd. 1420 Sq Ft OPA#342165200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aliya S. Small C.P. December Term, 2008 No. 00510 $51,907.45 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-432 22 E Montana St 22nd wd. 943 Sq Ft BRT#221134700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Joyce D. Johnson C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01295 $65,579.15 Milstead &
Associates, LLC 1704-433 2938 Gilham St 19149 55th wd. 1254 Sq Ft OPA#551059300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Melissa A. Casile and Robert W. Garman C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 04163 $107,600.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-434 1532 N Saratoga Pl 19122 20th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1600 Sq Ft BRT#202272700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Eula Bouden a/k/a Eular Bouden, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00976 $176,270.96 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-435 6025 Walton Ave 19143 3rd wd. 1701 Sq Ft OPA#032165900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Emma ShawCamara C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00423 $96,072.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-436 1627 Murdoch Rd 19150 50th wd. APT 2-4 UNITS 2 STY MASONRY; 1320 Sq Ft BRT#501506300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Maggie Ann Burnam C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00776 $142,299.12 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-437 3125 Aramingo Ave 19134 25th wd. 979 Sq Ft OPA#251463700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Teresa Derr C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00554 $67,435.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-438 5638 Cedar Ave 19143 46th wd. SEMI DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1560 Sq Ft BRT#463052700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lucy M. Ridley a/k/a Lucy Ridley C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01288 $112,487.46 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-439 5932 Turner St 19151 34th wd. 1070 Sq Ft OPA#342102900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacqueline Black Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joyce L. Jenkins, Deceased; Judith Jenkins Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joyce L. Jenkins, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02465 $99,631.77 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-440 419 W George St 65th wd. 507 Sq Ft BRT#057200500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Luciano Roman C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 04350 $279,659.28 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1704-441 6319 Vandike St 19135 41st wd. 1289 Sq Ft
OPA#411345300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barbara J. Kinsing a/k/a Barbara J. WithersKinsing C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03180 $43,465.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-442 2316 E Lehigh Ave a/k/a 2316 Lehigh Ave 19125 31st wd. 2700 Sq Ft OPA#314252600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Joseph Szymczak a/k/a Joseph Szymezak, Deceased; Tammy Szymczak, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joseph Szymczak a/k/a Joseph Szymezak, Deceased; Mary Szymczak C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03136 $185,422.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-443 2028 Plum St 23rd wd. Land Area: 1425 Sq Ft BRT#232112700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2.5 STY MASONRY Jeffrey P. Rinehimer a/k/a Jeffrey Rinehimer C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00382 $81,651.70 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1704-444 4006 Claridge St 19124 33rd wd. 1114 Sq Ft OPA#332337200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Wilbur G. Nunez C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03406 $82,438.24 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-445 7334 W Passyunk Ave 19142 40th wd. 1827 Sq Ft OPA#404247200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas W. Blickos C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 03372 $43,894.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-446 531 S Salford St 19143 3rd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1093 Sq Ft BRT#032210300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kenneth McNeil Lane, Jr. C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02267 $44,946.67 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-447 1409 E Luzerne St 19124 33rd wd. 1230 Sq Ft OPA#332026000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leonard G. Irwin; Victoria Larocco a/k/a Victoria L. Larocco; Howard Webb C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00055 $62,758.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-448 147 Harvey St 59th wd. Land Area: 5503 Sq Ft BRT#593054600 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D CONV APT 3 STY MASON Idris AbdusSaber C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01131 $321,632.68 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1704-449 7281 Leonard St 19149 54th wd. (formerly part of the 35th wd.) 1452 Sq Ft OPA#542490200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL
PROPERTY Kok Lam Ng C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02594 $123,404.38 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-450 905 W Lindley Ave 19141 49th wd. SEMI/DET 3 STY MASONRY; 1613 Sq Ft BRT#492005700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Shahida Garrick, Administrator of the Estate of Rosalyn Garrick, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02677 $172,230.48 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-451 313 Stevens St 19111 35th wd. 1458 Sq Ft OPA#352186900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Julius Williams C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01063 $140,340.83 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-452 8564 Forrest Ave 19150 50th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1159 Sq Ft BRT#502213100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ernest Barron C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02871 $106,095.73 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-453 1821 Georges Ln 19131 52nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1374 Sq Ft BRT#521349700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Arnold Murphy C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00375 $116,025.90 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-454 3421 Brighton St 19149 55th wd. 1656 Sq Ft OPA#551376300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Susan C. Martin C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02278 $46,028.86 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-455 2010 W Cheltenham Ave 19138 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1480 Sq Ft BRT#101408700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Johnette F. Johnson, Known Surviving Heir of Eloise Johnson; John W. Johnson, Known Surviving Heir of Eloise Johnson; Frederick Tate, Known Surviving Heir of Eloise Johnson; Ronnetta D. Avent, Known Surviving Heir of Eloise Johnson; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Eloise Johnson C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03393 $109,057.54 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-456 2957 N Camac St a/k/a 2957 Camac St 19133 37th wd. 1451 Sq Ft OPA#372264600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joella Frazier Davis Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Juarrannetta McNabb a/k/a Juarannetta McNabb, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04915 $56,096.54 KML Law Group, P.C.
1704-457 6821 N Gratz St 19126 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1270 Sq Ft BRT#101102800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Anthony M. Jackson, Known Surviving Heir of Dorothy Kay Jackson; Reuben Jackson, Jr., Known Surviving Heir of Dorothy Kay Jackson; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Dorothy Kay Jackson C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02338 $85,471.36 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-458 1423 Tyson Ave 19111 BRT#532241000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mary Ann Monger a/k/a Mary A. Monger C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00207 $44,300.39 Alicia M. Sandoval, Esquire 1704-459 3054 Fairfield St 19136 57th wd. 1719 Sq Ft OPA#572043000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Susan D. Ferris C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00159 $113,413.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-460 2141 Bridge St 19124 62nd wd. 3600 Sq Ft BRT#622123700 IMPROVEMENTS: 5 UNIT 3 STY MASONRY ROW HOME Thomas Marion C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00925 $81,992.45 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1704-461 1451 Westend Dr a/k/a 1451 West End Dr 19151-2232 34th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#344431700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sherria Allen C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00039 $111,525.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-462 2327 E Somerset St 191344227 25th wd. 1728 Sq Ft OPA#252032500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Hector O. Ortiz C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02617 $54,510.65 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-463 6248 Addison St 191431015 3rd wd. 1099 Sq Ft OPA#032082600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Demetrius Young, in His Capacity as Heir of Belinda Haynes, Deceased; MI-A Haynes, in Her Capacity as Heir of Belinda Haynes, Deceased; Steven Hardy, in His Capacity as Heir of Belinda Haynes, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Belinda Haynes, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03968 $53,802.72 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP
1704-464 1639 S 26th St 191451214 36th wd. 1060 Sq Ft OPA#364212900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James E. Helman; Christian J. Losch, in His Capacity as Personal Representative of the Estate of Gary Thomas a/k/a Gary R. Thomas; The Gary R. Thomas Living Trust Agreement; Unknown Trustees of The Gary R. Thomas Living Trust Agreement; Unknown Beneficiaries of The Gary R. Thomas Living Trust Agreement C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02146 $53,366.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-465 104 Tree St 19148 39th wd. 816 Sq Ft OPA#391085500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven Siegfried C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01040 $136,766.60 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-466 4816 N 10th St 191413930 49th wd. 1350 Sq Ft OPA#491353100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James T. Williams; Bernadette H. Williams C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03257 $48,208.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-467 5454 Chestnut St 191393337 60th wd. 2280 Sq Ft OPA#603017205 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven J. Hill a/k/a Stephen J. Hill C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03164 $155,831.63 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-468 424-26 Gilham St 19111 35th wd. 1730 Sq Ft OPA#353075500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sarah A. Newton C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01546 $146,669.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-469 4204 Barnett St 19135 55th wd. 1328 Sq Ft OPA#552062800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eric Kemp and Suzanne M. Scoda C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 03050 $44,713.34 KML Law Group, P.C. 1704-470 2066 E Fletcher St 19125 31st wd. Land Area: 1197 Sq Ft BRT#313049600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Zodiac 18 Properties, L.L.C. C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 00926 $155,879.92 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1704-471 108 W Chew St 19120
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61st wd. 1792 Sq Ft BRT#612044200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Omar Goodwin C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01412 $57,760.32 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1704-472 5913 N Mascher St 191201933 61st wd. 884 Sq Ft BRT#612443700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE James Pleasant, Jr. C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00617 $111,490.75 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1704-473 1022 Foster St 19116 58th wd. 1602 Sq Ft BRT#582164500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Sergey Zherlitsin a/k/a George Sergey Adams; Lyubov Zherlitsina a/k/a Anna Love Adams C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00844 $204,124.32 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1704-474 1141 Passmore St 191115411 53rd wd. 1278 Sq Ft OPA#531111700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Timothy J. Cervino C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 00504 $117,007.27 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-475 6233 Ellsworth St 19143 3rd wd. 2466 Sq Ft OPA#033141100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Claude A. Blagmon C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 004567 $117,289.01 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-476 52 N Robinson St 19139 34th wd. 1112 Sq Ft OPA#341180600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janyce Carter Lawton, Known Heir of the Estate of William E. Hines, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under William E. Hines, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01048 $13,304.86 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-477 5140 Pennway St 191243021 23rd wd. 1327 Sq Ft OPA#233100300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ricardo I. Lopez, Jr. C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 03016 $130,809.76 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-478 236 Linton St 19120 61st wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#612130800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Eugene V. Grevious, Deceased; Sharika Grevious, Known Heir of Eugene V. Grevious, Deceased; Devia Grevious, Known Heir of Eu-
gene V. Grevious, Deceased; David Harper, Known Heir of Eugene V. Grevious, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00937 $57,364.46 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-479 1232 E Pike St 191245520 33rd wd. 1290 Sq Ft OPA#332004500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gilberto Martinez C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03447 $57,338.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-480 2210 N 17th St 19132 16th wd. 2288 Sq Ft OPA#161161901 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Gonzales, Administrator of the Estate of Belinda M. Gonzales, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03444 $46,586.91 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-481 1964 Brill St 19124 62nd wd. 1840 Sq Ft OPA#622146420 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tony Duran C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04492 $66,580.45 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-482 6018 Walton Ave 19143 3rd wd. 2832 Sq Ft OPA#032177710 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ian Jon Robinson C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03070 $100,343.36 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1704-483 8326 Ditman St a/k/a 8334 Ditman St 19136 65th wd. 4330 Sq Ft OPA#652284600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs of Robert W. Staich, Deceased; Richard J. Staich, Solely as Heir to Robert W. Staich, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 05070 $97,457.06 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1704-484 7645 Gilbert St 19150 10th wd. 1320 Sq Ft OPA#102490600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dennis R. Bell a/k/a Dennis Bell C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 00841 $176,977.85 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1704-485 3232 Wellington St 19149 55th wd. 1792 Sq Ft OPA#551459400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dolores W. Schrenk C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04546 $156,244.82 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-486 1647 S 26th St 191451214 36th wd. 1060 Sq Ft OPA#364213300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James Helman a/k/a James E. Helman; The Gary R. Thomas Living Trust; Unknown Trustees of The
Gary R. Thomas Living Trust; Unknown Beneficiaries of The Gary R. Thomas Living Trust C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00774 $59,340.27 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-487 3401 Saint Vincent St 191491627 55th wd. 1600 Sq Ft OPA#551450800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald C. Kurmer C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00540 $14,087.43 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-488 2814 Nature Rd 191541606 66th wd. 1695 Sq Ft OPA#662531800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patrick J. O’Connor; Donna M. O’Connor C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02715 $89,696.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-489 725 S 56th St 19143-2507 46th wd. 1856 Sq Ft OPA#463214300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY George Akanno C.P. May Term, 2012 No. 01896 $66,874.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-490 5633 Upland Way 34th wd. On NE side of Upland Way; Front: Irregular; Depth: Irregular OPA#522004100 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Irma Powell C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00048 $85,148.11 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1704-491 4203 Malta St 33rd wd. On Southeasterly side of Malta St; Front: 16’3”; Depth: 107’6” OPA#332138200 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Carlos Mercado C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01070 $149,907.24 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1704-492 2028 W 68th Ave 10th wd. On S side of Sixty-eighth Ave; Front: 14’8”; Depth: Irregular OPA#102438400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Cheryl M. George and Joseph P. George C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00729 $42,475.46 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1704-493 6901 Valley Ave Apt C4 a/k/a 6901-29 Valley Ave Apt C4 19128 21st wd. 780 Sq Ft OPA#888211027 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James H. Higgins; Martin Higgins C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 00310 $140,245.29 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1704-494 2320 S Carlisle St 19145 26th wd. 1068 Sq Ft OPA#261131600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carlo Gallelli; Erica Gallelli C.P. February Term, 2014 No.
02262 $68,504.04 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1704-495 8638 Provident Rd 50th wd. On Southwesterly side of Provident St; Front: 16’2; Depth: 89’8” OPA#501180900 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Wanda Hankins C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02818 $171,916.86 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1704-496 1121 E Rittenhouse St BRT#591-1382-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tiffany Rose Melvena Gay and Lawrence Lovelace C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02132 $128,834.64 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-497 407 W Abbottsford Ave BRT#133040700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robert Balazs C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02258 $128,537.30 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-498 846 E Haines St 22nd wd. 5850 Sq Ft BRT#591161600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Melvin F. Moragne, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 01065 $137,616.80 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-499 2628 Dudley St BRT#48-20490-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Samuel P. Dawkins, Jr. C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02884 $160,547.74 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-500 1526 Race St a/k/a 131 N Mole St 19102 8th wd. Front: 20.70’ x Depth: 104.20’; 2157 Sq Ft BRT#5881551000 Gus Grevenitis and Popi Grevenitis C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00358 $567,763.11 Justin L. Krik, Esquire; Lipsky and Brandt 1704-501 1810 S 28th St 191451614 48th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#482349500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Terrance Washington C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00574 $123,084.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-502 724 Chestnut St 19106 (Land) 3625 Sq Ft; (Improvements) 14100 Sq Ft OPA#882490900 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL PREMISES (FIRST FLOOR)- 4 UNITS, 4 STORY Bonnie Richman C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 0769 $501,270.00 Dana S. Plon, Esquire; Sirlin Lesser & Benson, P.C. 1704-503 7128 Tulip St 191351428 65th wd. 1008 Sq Ft OPA#651295500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher J. Nugent C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 03646 $70,957.24 Phelan
Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-504 648 Kerper St BRT#353135500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ahmed M. Besharat C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00581 $169,926.35 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-505 449 E Washington Ln 59th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the Northwesterly side of E Washington Ln (50 feet wide) at the distance of 66 feet Southwestwardly from the Southwesterly side of Musgrave St (50 feet wide) OPA#592149900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Crystal L. Thompson C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01275 $117,326.57 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1704-506 3060 Livingston St 191345039 25th wd. 774 Sq Ft OPA#251326400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Susan Rolkowski C.P. August Term, 2010 No. 03093 $53,170.27 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-507 5830 Haverford Ave 191314848 4th wd. 1737 Sq Ft OPA#042189500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Colette L. Jackson C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00302 $58,483.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-508 3354 East St 19134 7th wd. 1036 Sq Ft OPA#073195900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jorge L. Mateo, Jr. C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01633 $54,121.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-509 5833 Penn St 19149 62nd wd. 2265 Sq Ft OPA#621492600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brian L. Devor and Florence D. Ronan C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00243 $151,930.12 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1704-510 1232 S Ruby St 191434808 51st wd. 918 Sq Ft OPA#511248200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jason Beggs C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03299 $48,650.02 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-511 6509-6511 N Park Ave 19144 49th wd. 6906 Sq Ft OPA#493234700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carlton J. Bennett and Monique Bennett and United States of America C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03434 $175,623.95 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1704-512 5222 Schuyler St 19144 12th wd. APT 2-4 UNITS
2STY MASONR; 6132 Sq Ft BRT#123242100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lisa Marie Baron, Administratrix of the Estate of Michael E. Shields, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 03335 $267,136.79 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-513 480 Hermit St 191283638 21st wd. 1432 Sq Ft OPA#212009610 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Neil M. Silverman C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00984 $188,497.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-514 1037 E Phil Ellena St 19150 50th wd. S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1474 Sq Ft BRT#502359700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ronald E. Bouwie, Known Surviving Heir of Robert Bouwie and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Robert Bouwie C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02601 $181,239.91 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-515 10918 E Keswick Rd a/k/a 10918 Keswick Rd 191544116 66th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#662100200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Margaret Ries; Charles Ries C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00107 $200,198.57 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-516 105 Rochelle Ave 21st wd. 9187 Sq Ft OPA#881083720 IMPROVEMENTS: APTS 5-50 UNTS MASONRY Ronald Kaisen C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03090 $570189.03 together with interest at the per diem rate of $141.52 accruing after May 14, 2012 Frank G. Murphy, Esquire 1704-517 177 East St 21st wd. 2549 Sq Ft OPA#211030125 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Douglas Financial Industries, Inc. C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03314 $191707.47 together with interest at the per diem rate of $41.08 accruing after May 14, 2012 Frank G. Murphy, Esquire 1704-518 660 N 56th St 191314802 4th wd. 1664 Sq Ft OPA#043048600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven R. Phillips a/k/a Steven Robert Phillips, in His Capacity as Administrator dbn and Devisee of the Estate of Ruby S. Phillips; Ruby Seaman Phillips C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03457 $106,009.59 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-519 1001-13 Chestnut St #307 East 19107 5th wd. RES
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CONDO 5 STY MASONRY; 528 Sq Ft BRT#888110420 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Bruce Behmke and Pamela Behmke C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03383 $240,417.41 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-520 2452 79th Ave 19150 50th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#501453300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Veronica D. Wilkins C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03402 $145,055.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-521 2123 S 15th St 19145 26th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1724 Sq Ft BRT#261143100 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mary Rossiter, Known Surviving Heir of Mary Accardo; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Mary Accardo; Joseph Accardo, Sr., Known Surviving Heir of Mary Accardo; Saverio Accardo, Known Surviving Heir of Mary Accardo; Raymond J. Accardo, Known Surviving Heir of Mary Accardo; Louis D. Accardo, Known Surviving Heir of Mary Accardo; Luisa Accardo, Known Surviving Heir of Mary Accardo; Anthony J. Accardo, Sr., Known Surviving Heir of Mary Accardo C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00251 $103,726.05 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1704-522 452 E Pleasant St a/k/a 452 Pleasant St 191191937 22nd wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#222069000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Evanese Tucker C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02245 $156,574.80 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-523 1423 Grays Ferry Ave 191434458 27th wd. 756 Sq Ft OPA#273032700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gloria WilliamsSummers, in Her Capacity as Executrix of the Estate of Leanora Williams; Winston E. Williams, in His Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Leonora Williams C.P.
August Term, 2015 No. 00594 $40,283.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-524 5413 Rutland St 191241127 62nd wd. 1417 Sq Ft OPA#621328600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yadira Bermudez C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03064 $45,323.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-525 5013 Hawthorne St 191241340 62nd wd. 1164 Sq Ft OPA#622256000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Guillermo Alvarado; Audy Bautista C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00610 $43,109.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-526 4544 N Uber St BRT#132225800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Anton Drummond, in His Capacity as Heir of Audrey L. Drummond, Deceased; Roger A. Drummond, in His Capacity as Heir of Audrey L. Drummond, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Audrey L. Drummond, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01965 $92,515.16 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-527 7505 Torresdale Ave 191363326 65th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#651263300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Raymond Scott, Jr. a/k/a Raymond Scott C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02520 $57,429.60 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-528 8902 Fairfield St 191521310 57th wd. 1599 Sq Ft OPA#571170700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher Brent Ayres C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02640 $159,798.01 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-529 419 N Sickles St BRT#041150300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Johnell Basley C.P. February Term, 2016 No.
00087 $57,990.74 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-530 3515 N Warnock St 43rd wd. 784 Sq Ft BRT#432124900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daryl S. Martino, Personal Representative of the Estate of Mary Lou Martino a/k/a Mary Lou Martino-Gantt, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03146 $21,152.83 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1704-531 5714 Hunter St 4th wd. 1244 Sq Ft BRT#043194000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Yvette Hill-McCrea C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02382 $68,177.13 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1704-532 2315 E Cambria St 25th wd. 940 Sq Ft BRT#252112000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charles A.J. Halpin, III, Esquire, Personal Representative of the Estate of Walter Okomski C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01959 $18,490.32 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1704-533 65 E Clapier St 191445932 12th wd. 2065 Sq Ft OPA#121028200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Roy Smith; Brandy Holden C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 01034 $245,954.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1704-534 925 Dudley St BRT#39-32750-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christine R. D’Avella C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02118 $125,701.69 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1704-535 2639 Muhlfeld St 40th wd. 1193 Sq Ft BRT#406156800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Cynthia Parker C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01521 $84,400.83 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1704-536 224 N Felton St 34th wd. 1400 Sq Ft BRT#341256500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Susan Maxine Ferguson C.P.
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Party for Pirate Premiere VIP meal and reception bookend opening night of “Le Corsaire” By HughE Dillon The Pennsylvania Ballet hosted an intimate dinner in the ballroom at the Academy of Music to celebrate the world premiere of Angel Corella’s “Le Corsaire.” After the performance, guests and dancers mingled at a dessert reception, served on stage.
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Dutch Treat Holland is featured in this year’s flower show By HughE Dillon On March 10, the 2017 Philadelphia Flower Show opened at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. This year’s show, titled “Holland: Flowering the World,” was kicked off with the annual black-tie gala hosted by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. The entrance to the convention center was festooned with a dramatic canopy of 30,000 tulips.
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Talking Turkey, Tuna and Tofu Future of Philly features powerhouse restauranteurs By HughE Dillon On Wednesday, March 8, at their Northern Liberties location, collaborative workspace company WeWork hosted some of the best minds in the local food industry for its monthly Future of Philly event series. Over 200 people enjoyed a cocktail reception before settling in for the panel discussion. Kim Ramirez, co-founder of learning services company FactSumo, moderated a panel which included three of the city’s most successful restaurateurs: Chef Jose Garces, Ellen Yin and Chef Joe Cicala.
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John Mosco is the Man Coaching for the game at hand is just one of Mosco’s secrets to winning By Jeremy Treatman
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hen John Mosco was interviewing for the Archbishop Wood head boys’ basketball coach four years ago, his biggest supporter for getting the job was Carl Arrigale. While it didn’t seem to be a big deal at the time, as it has turned out, it has become a very big deal. Arrigale, Neumann-Goretti’s eight-time Catholic League and four-time PIAA AAA state winning coach, felt his former top assistant should take the position if it was offered to him. Few would imagine that, four years later, on March 1 at a sold-out Palestra, Mosco would lead Wood to its first ever Catholic League title, by beating Neumann after coming back from a 13-point halftime deficit. Wood also knocked off Neumann in the regular season. Wood and Neumann are both in the hunt for state titles now. Wood plays in the 5A classification. Arrigale’s team moved up to 3A this year. “The whole thing with beating Neumann was bittersweet. That is the word to use,” said Mosco. “Obviously for our guys and me and the coaches, we’re thrilled. To win at the Palestra with all the legendary coaches who have won here is an honor. It’s really exciting and amazing to have the success we have had this year. Honestly, it was tough the second time around beating Neumann. We wanted to win, obviously. But I coached with those guys for many, many years. I coached the assistant coaches when they were players. I worked under Carl for a long time. He is one of my best friends. And all of the seniors, I was there when they were coming in. I care about all those guys. They were all very gracious and wished us congratulations.” So, who saw this coming? Wood has never been to the semifinals in the history of the Catholic League playoffs, let alone
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win it. In just his fourth year, Mosco found a way to win it all. “We were hoping that we could build this program and eventually get to the pinnacle of playing at the Palestra in the post-season, and maybe winning a title,” he said. “We were lucky enough to beat Neumann twice and just keep on improving during the year. I think we caught
mitted to getting better. They listened to me and the coaches. We came to work every day. We really did and still are.” Mosco said a turning point was Jan. 5, when a wall inside the Wood gymnasium came tumbling down. No one was hurt, but the boys witnessed it and were gearing up for practice. The team practiced in the
Archbishop Wood’s coach John Mosco with standout starts Collin Gillespie (left) and Seth Pinkney. Photo by Sarah J. Glover.
lightning in a bottle this year. [Superstar point guard] Collin Gillespie just kept getting better and better from the summer and just went to another level this year. I can’t say I knew that was going to happen. All of this winning happened faster than I thought it would. I think what happened in part is that we just built great team chemistry. The guys really like each other. They practice hard. They are dedicated. They were com-
girls’ gym at the school after that and never played another home game all year, making the feat even more remarkable. After losing its first league game to Father Judge, Wood has still not lost a game. “The wall thing incident definitely brought us closer together. We went as a team to see [former player] Tommy Funk play at Lafayette that weekend, too.” Mosco credits Arrigale for much of his
success. “What I learned from Carl is to just focus on the next game on hand. You know how the brackets come out and everyone starts talking about this game or this possible game. I won’t do that. I know many coaches do that and that leads to trouble. Carl never did that. My assistants were talking about a game earlier in the playoffs, and I told them I am not doing that, if we lose this game, there is no next game. So while you think that many coaches preach this, I think coaches and players can get [carried away] by looking too far ahead. I am in my first state tournament now and it’s very exciting. This is how Carl prepared us at Neumann and that’s how I am doing it now. I handled things as a [top] assistant, but never running my own ship. It’s exciting. Now that we have beaten Neumann, we have a big target on our backs. I don’t want to fall on my face in the state playoffs. I wanted us to be ready for King and we were [in the District 12 game title game], and we won our first state playoff game already.” Mosco said that he tries to let his players play through mistakes and not yell or intimidate. He said he lets his coaches coach. He wants the atmosphere to be a positive family-like culture where the players enjoy learning, working hard, improving and competing. “I like to think as coach that I bring the guys together and am a calming influence on the sideline. It helps that the kids really understand what I want on the court as far as [x’s and o’s and strategies] also.” It also helps to have a star-studded team. Wood has shooters, big men, rebounders, players like Tyree Pickron who can defend at three positions and Gillespie, who has probably been the area’s most valuable player this year and the most improved impact player in this area in a long time. He Continued on page 2
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Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus marks its 35th year with tribute concerts By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus is celebrating its 35th anniversary with “Philly Made,” a series of concerts commemorating the city’s contribution to music this weekend at Prince Music Theater. PGMC President Adam Funck and artistic director Joseph J. Buches said “Philly Made” will include songs from a wide range of musical genres and styles from artists and composers who originated in and around Philadelphia. At times the selections will reach back as far
as the 1950s, with songs made famous on “American Bandstand,” as well as selections from Randall Thompson’s “Frostiana” and Leonard Bernstein’s best musicals. “We’re doing everything from classical to pop,” Buches said. “We’re doing things like Hall & Oates, Patti LaBelle, The Hooters — groups that originated in Philadelphia — and some other people who are local like Taylor Swift.” “We went out to Doylestown for P!nk so we did the surrounding regions as well for the pop stars,” Funck added. Since Philly natives have contributed
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chorus’ 35-year history, Funck said that, while times have changed over the threeand-a-half decades, PGMC’s mission has largely stayed the same. “Like any nonprofit, it’s all about funding and grants and donors, as well as keeping the audience entertained,” he said. “Then also working on our mission as a nonprofit, with our outreach programs making sure we are engaging the community in that way. It’s about keeping yourself in front of people, reminding them what you do, why you’re important and also putting on a great show so that they’re entertained and want to come back.” Buches said the chorus itself has grown in size and popularity over the course of its history. “When I started with the chorus 13 years ago, there were only 35 singers and the concerts were smaller,” he said. “We’ve grown now to theaters and bigger production value and more instrumentalists. We’ve commissioned new works; one of the works we commissioned last year is actually being published this year. We’ve done concerts with Anthony Rapp from ‘Rent’ and countless others. There’s a lot of things over the years that we’ve encountered that have really helped us to grow our artistry and professionalism.” Buches added that a constant influx of new singers tries out for the chorus every year. “We have maybe 10 people in the chorus who’ve been with us over 15 years,” he said. “The majority of the singers right now are newer, from the past 10 years. We do auditions in August and December and we usually get 30-40 auditionees. People are still interested in being part of the group.” Despite evolving political and social climates for LGBT people in the last 35 years, Buches and Funck agreed the role PGMC plays in the community continues to be important.
“For the foreseeable future, there’s always going to be a need for us to continue to deliver our message of tolerance and acceptance, even as the pendulum swings in favor of the LGBT community,” Funck said. “We’re not going anywhere. There are always bullies in school. People need to understand that our differences make us great.” “Philadelphia has been lucky as far as being on the more positive side of LGBT issues,” Buches added. “Drive one hour or two hours outside of Philadelphia and the mindset of people is totally different. The relevance of a gay chorus is even more so now with the times, and it’s important to the lives of young people — and anybody, actually — to keep that open-mindedness and understanding of who we are and what it is we do.” As for the chorus’ future, Funck and Buches said they envision it continued expansion in both mission and message. “We’ve grown the outreach aspect of our program,” Funck said. “Reaching out to the community as a whole and making a difference, that is something we are very proud of and we look forward to growing that program in the coming years.” “We want to entertain but we want to educate as well,” Buches added. “So over the years we’ve done concerts addressing the issue of gay teen suicide. We’ve talked about crystal-meth addiction. Next March we’re doing a piece called ‘Two Boys Kissing,’ which is basically a coming-out story based on the book; it’s addressing issues in a way that people can understand and it keeps things going as far as what’s on people’s minds and how we can try to share that message and inspiration.” n The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus celebrates its 35th anniversary with “Philly Made,” 8 p.m. March 24 and 2 and 8 p.m. March 25 at Prince Music Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. For more information or tickets, call 215-422-4580 or visit www. pgmc.org.
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Out photog to host Philly Fur Ball By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Out celebrity photographer and TV personality Mike Ruiz will be in town to host the 20th Annual Fur Ball, an event to benefit Morris Animal Refuge, the nation’s first animal shelter. Ruiz is in demand for his skills both behind and in front of the camera, as he has appeared on numerous television shows. But he said he also found himself
making time for animal-rights causes once a rescue entered his life. “It all started with my rescue Oliver,” Ruiz said. “I adopted a sweet pit bull four years ago. My photography agent has been doing animal rescue for years and she was always asking me to participate in events and I just never seemed to find the time. But the reality was I never really had a profound connection with an animal until I found Oliver. Suddenly I became aware of the plight of animals everywhere. I started advocating on behalf of pit bulls specifically, then I started advocating for various animal rescues by donating art to events. As I started doing that, people started sending me, ‘Can you post this about this dog?’ I was reposting a lot of stuff. Then I just became hyperaware of the plight of animals that are being discarded and abused and neglected. I couldn’t just sit by and do nothing about it, so I do as much as I can.” Ruiz has worked on photo shoots for PETA, which he said were especially impactful. “They showed me all the video of how they infiltrated
cattle and chicken farms so I’m seconds away from being vegan and I stopped eating dairy. I don’t wear leather, fur or wool. I’m very in tune with animals and their rights. I feel like it’s my duty to do everything I can to spare any living thing any physical neglect or abuse.” Ruiz has also lent his photography talents to create calendars like “Hunks & Hounds” and “Pecs & Pups,” featuring shirtless men with adoptable animals, to benefit animal-rescue organizations. “It’s always a good time,” Ruiz said about the calendar shoots. “I love being around dogs and it’s great to just have a room full of puppies. It’s even more wonderful to be in a room full of hot guys holding puppies. It’s a win-winwin-win situation. It’s for a cool cause and everybody is donating their time, so it’s always a lot of fun.” Ruiz has worked with music stars like Kelly Clarkson, Vanessa Williams and Kelly Rowland and had his photography appear in such magazines as Vanity Fair and Vogue. He has also appeared on reality shows like “America’s Next Top Model” and “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” “I wasn’t always [comfortable in front of the camera] but I certainly have been for the last several years just out of necessity,” he said. “It was do or die for a lot of the on-air stuff that I was doing. So yes, I’m very comfortable in front of the camera and speaking publicly and doing my dog and pony show.” As for what people will see when he hosts the Fur Ball, you’ll just have to show up to find out. “I’ll throw a little bit of my flair into the mix,” he said. “I’m pretty off the cuff when I’m hosting an event or speaking, so I guess we’ll see how conservative the crowd is. It might get a little raunchy but it will be a good time no matter what.” n Morris Animal Refuge presents the 20th Annual Fur Ball 8 p.m.-midnight April 1 at the Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd. For more information, visit phillyfurball. com or mikeruiz.com.
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Theater & Arts American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring watercolor painting’s remarkable rise in the United States between 1860-1925 through May 14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Brad Williams The comedian performs through March 25 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001. Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies, I through VII Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of new works by Nauman, which continues the artist’s exploration of video, sound and performance, through April 16, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Craig Shoemaker The comedian known for his character “The Lovemaster” performs March 30-April 1 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001. Hand to God Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the Tony Award-nominated Broadway comedy about a puppet at the Christian Puppet Ministry with a shockingly sinister agenda March 31-April 30 at Suzanne Roberts
Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-9850420. The Importance of Being Earnest Walnut Street Theatre presents the classic Oscar Wilde play through April 30, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550. Lino Tagliapietra: Painting in Glass Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition showcasing the artist’s complex glass vessels through July 16, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Pat Metheny and the American Beat The Philadelphia Orchestra performs selections with the acclaimed composer March 31-April 1 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie The Barnes Foundation presents an exhibition featuring works by 40 international artists making provocative spectacles of themselves through May 22, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-2787000. Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the beauty and cultural significance of phulkari, ornately
TALK TO THE ‘HAND’: Philadelphia Theatre Company presents “Hand to God,” the wickedly funny Tony Awardnominated Broadway comedy about the Christian Puppet Ministry, as foul-mouthed sock puppet Tyrone, who has a less-than-Christian agenda, teaches those around him that a person’s darkest urges and desires are well in reach. The show runs March 31-April 30 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215985-0420.
embroidered textiles from a region straddling Pakistan and India, through July 9, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Rachel Feinstein The comedian seen on Comedy Central performs March 30-April 1 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E Laurel St.; 215606-6555. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I Broadway Philadelphia presents the story of a British schoolteacher and governess who is invited to Siam by the imperious king to educate his many wives and children through April 2 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-7905800. Where the Wild Things Are The fantasy film based on the beloved children’s book is screened 8 p.m. March 27 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.
Music Garth Brooks and Tricia Yearwood The country superstars perform 7 p.m. March 24-26 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543. The Temptations and The Four Tops The R&B vocal groups perform 8 p.m. March 24 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215572-7650. Foxygen The rock duo performs 8:30 p.m. March 26 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100. Simple Plan The punk-rock band performs as part of
its 15th-anniversary tour 7 p.m. March 28 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 29 E. Allen St.; 215-6253681. Holly Bowling The pianist performs her renditions of jam-band classics by the Grateful Dead, Phish and more 8 p.m. March 28 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. T Sisters The indieAmericana group performs 8 p.m. March 29 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400. Thursday The alternativerock/punk band performs 7:30 p.m. March 30 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 29 E. Allen St.; 215-6253681.
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Philly nightclub singer Eddie Bruce rocks on, 25 years later By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor
SEASONS OF LOVE: The talented teens at the High School for Creative and Performing Arts take on the LGBT-centric “Rent,” which features several out characters and deals with issues such as HIV/ AIDS, gender identity and addiction. Local HIV/AIDS organizations will offer resources at the performances, 7 p.m. March 29-April 1 and 2 p.m. April 2 at 901 S. Broad St. For tickets, visit http://m.bpt.me/event/2858611.
Bon Jovi The rock band performs 7:30 p.m. March 31 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543. Flannel: A Grungy ’90s Revival The grunge-tribute band performs the music of Pearl Jam, Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, Weezer and more 8 p.m. March 31 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-2221400.
Nightlife BEV’s Birthday Bitchfest Philly drag star BEV lets it rip with special guests Mimi Imfurst, The Goddess Isis, Vinchelle AKA Shea Butter Work and more 9 p.m. March 25 at Tabu, 200 S.
12th St.; 215-9649675. Envoute The magic and burlesque showcase, 7 p.m. March 26 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215-5920656. Exoticonda The all-male revue with music by DJ Genesis, 9 p.m. March 26 at Boxers PHL, 1330 Walnut St.; 215-735-2977. Friday Night Beats: Stacked House Three local DJs get the dance floor moving 9 p.m. March 31 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215964-9675.
Outta Town Swingers The 1990s comedy is screened 9:45 p.m. March 24 at the
Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. The Sandlot The classic comedy about an idyllic summer in the 1960s is screened 2 p.m. March 25 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228. America The classic-rock band performs 9 p.m. March 25 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Frenzy The classic Alfred Hitchcock film is screened 2 p.m. March 26 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. n
When you talk with Eddie Bruce — the young, but old-school-stylized nightclub Philadelphia vocalist who splits his career between wedding singing and cabaret crooning — you can feel the urgent passion in his voice as he addresses his work and his life. However, mention that he has an upcoming “cabaret” coming up at Dino’s Backstage in Glenside with fellow singer Paula Johns and songs such as “What Matters Most,” Sondheim’s “Being Alive” and “Do You Love Me?” from “Fiddler on the Roof” and Bruce bristles. “OK, first let’s talk about the term ‘cabaret,’” he begins. “I don’t like it. It is misleading to many people who think they are going to see the Kander and Ebb Broadway show ‘Cabaret.’ It is more accurately an intimate concert where the performer presents music that has meaning to him and/or a universal meaning that the audience can experience. It doesn’t have to mean just the Great American Songbook or Broadway … as long as the performer is able to leave the audience with a better sense of who he or she is at the end of the show. Honesty is crucial. Ah, I’m talking too much.” Bruce has a similar passion when he discusses coming out as a gay man — 25 years ago — after having long been happily married to a woman with children and the whole white-picket-fence-car-life scenario. In anticipation of his show with Johns, “Rhythm & Romance” at Dino’s Backstage/The Celebrity Room March 29-30, the singer/bandleader chatted about his professional and personal lives with PGN. PGN: You seem annoyed that I used the word “cabaret.” Has that limited you in a way that maybe you thought you had escaped, like with the wedding-singer tag? Do you not like being pigeonholed? EB: Not at all, and I am hardly annoyed about the wedding-singer thing, because I make my living doing those. I do, like, 35 weddings a year. I have one this weekend: 3,500 people at the Bellevue. The term “cabaret” is this intimate idea of a concert that we’re referring to. People often consider it to be too old, tired or mistake it for a Liza Minnelli movie. Maybe it can be all that, but it can also be as contemporary as you want it to be, and as cutting-edge as you need it to be — performance art mixed with old-fashioned nightclub vibes, like the Copa or the Empire Room. Add a little truth to that, instead of an act, mix in some self-disclosure, some honesty and music that means something to you. That is what cabaret should be. Maybe we need another term. Let’s make one up. PGN: I like the performance-art thing, and there are singers similar to you who feel the same way. EB: Marilyn Maye for one — this incredible lady life force who is going on 89 years old and still selling out shows. She bills herself as a nightclub performer with the glamour and style of the old days in an intimate setting and with a little bit of honesty. PGN: And personal revelation. Rip the Band-Aid off. You came out ages ago. Why did you do so when you did so?
EB: That’s an old Band-Aid, a different era, a little harder than it might be today. I couldn’t stand the dishonesty and inauthenticity of my seemingly beautiful life: children, dogs, wife, cars, house, career: a perfect picture. I was unhappy — not in my love for all of them, my wife included — but that I was faking it. I was disintegrating internally. When the pain of not doing so was worse than the pain of doing it, I came out.
PGN: There are songs you did before you came out that surely you do now. How do the words and feelings change? EB: They change with age for sure, whether you’re straight, gay, stay in or come out. The songs I sing are about finding my own truth. I’m not partnered up with anyone at present so I don’t have a particular person I’m thinking of when I’m singing a love song … I take that back. I do a song in this new show, “What Matters Most,” about cherishing what you have when you have it and think of my ex-wife when I’m singing. I loved her, and it was great when it lasted. So what if it didn’t last a lifetime? What matters is that we loved at all. Love is love. It doesn’t come down to gender. PGN: You’ve performed the songs of Tony Bennett and Anthony Newley and now the righteousness of romance. What sort of show would you like to do next? EB: I’d like to do the story you just mentioned: something gritty, honest and autobiographical modeled after Elaine Stritch’s “At Liberty”: the raw confessional telling of one’s triumphs, struggles. I have three children who made it through my divorce, but at what price? There’s struggles with substance abuse, jail, institutionalization, near-death — rough shit — but we all came through it happy and healthy, all while I put on my tux every Saturday night. Now, that’s a cabaret. n Eddie Bruce performs with Paula Johns 8 p.m. March 29-30 at Dino’s Backstage/The Celebrity Room, 287 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. For more information or tickets, visit www.dinosbackstage. com.
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qFLIX documentaries exemplify the phrase ‘watch and learn’ By Scott A. Drake scott@epgn.com
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How much do you know about the routing out of gays and lesbians from government jobs in the 1950s and ’60s? How much do you think you know about the fight for marriage equality? What about Armistead Maupin, Bayard Rustin or Sampson McCormick? The recent qFLIX film festival included a better-than-average selection of documentaries crossing decades, genders, cultures and content. What is especially rewarding with docs is the substantial educational value they can bring. We sometimes think that we know about something simply because we know of it. To the contrary, these documentaries show how much we don’t know. The judges and audiences split on the best-documentary prize this year, awarding both “Lavender Rage,” the story of the Eisenhower/McCarthy years of LGBT witch-hunting, and “Freedom to Marry,” detailing the decades-long struggle for marriage equality — which, even though you know the ending, is still an amazing tale. The latter takes its name from the organization that spearheaded the state-by-state battle leading to equality on June 26, 2015. The film includes original interviews from states as the issue was being debated and decided in the years leading up to the national fight. The emotional struggles of the LGBT people involved are sometimes heartbreaking, even though we know already that they will succeed. On the dark side, sometimes watching the hate groups protesting is angering and nauseating enough to make you want to smack someone. Its polar opposite, “Lavender Rage,” focuses on what is possibly the worst time period in this country for people who were gay or lesbian. (There was no term “transgender” in the 1950s. For the story on the first widely recognized transgender woman, see “The Christine Jorgenson Story.”) The director talks to people who were in the military, postal service, the state department and numerous other government agencies for new first-hand recollections from victims and persecutors alike. There are so few of the thousands fired to talk to; many committed suicide — one man on the street in front of where he had just been fired — and most others faded into obscurity with new jobs to protect their secret. (Fast film facts: Eisenhower signed an executive order barring homosexuals from working in the federal government in 1953, Clinton prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation in 1998 and, on Jan. 9, 2017, Secretary of State John Kerry formally apologized for the discrimination of the ’50s and ’60s. And 15 days later,
President Trump had the apology removed from the state department website.) Other films included “Small Town Rage,” the story of the AIDS epidemic in a small-town setting: Shreveport, La.; and the short film “Bayard and Me,” the story of Rustin from photos, news clippings and interviews with his partner Walter Naegle. Sadly, “Upstairs Inferno,” the documentary on the 1973 mass-murder arson in New Orleans, was unavailable at the last minute. But not all documentaries are serious. “A Tough Act to Follow” is about the
SAMPSON MCCORMICK 15-year journey and some performance clips of one of the first out gay black comics, Sampson McCormick. “The Untold Tales of Armistead Maupin” interviews the prolific writer as well as Olympia Dukakis and others with revealing insights on Maupin’s transgender character Mrs. Madrigal — one of the first humanized transgender characters. My personal favorite documentary this year was “Kiki.” Yes, “Let’s have a kiki” had its origins here. A kiki is a subset of the ballroom scene, which, in itself, was explored 25 years ago in “Paris is Burning.” It is composed mainly of younger members of the black and brown LGBTQ communities. If you’re not familiar with ballroom and its resonance as family and celebration, briefly, it’s a way for young people to learn responsibility, leadership and competitiveness in a supportive setting, and HIV prevention is a regular facet of a kiki. Just as importantly, kikis are enjoyable and very much create a welcoming community. Documentaries are not always a first choice when deciding to buy, rent or stream something to watch, this is true. But our community, all of us, can learn something about ourselves, our sisters and brothers, our past, our struggles, our successes and our pain and joys by dedicating an hour watching an occasional doc. And the more we are out there, the more stories there will be to tell — and be told. What would you like someone to know? n
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Al Fuchs: Event planner who got his start on the stage This week we take a moment to talk to event planner and man about town Al Fuchs. PGN: Tell me about where you’re from. AF: I’m from North Jersey, a town called Denville. It’s about 40 minutes from New York City, 30 minutes without traffic. If you drive west from New York, it starts becoming residential around Route 80 and then you run into farmland. So even though we were close to the city, we grew up with 3-and-a-half acres and horses in the back. I was a theater kid, so because the city was so close, I was able to do my acting thing and was cast in a couple of shows in New York. It was a great way to grow up, the best of both worlds. I could be in a matinee in New York and then go home and ride my sister’s horse. PGN: What was the first show you did? AF: It was when I was in fourth grade. There was a woman who worked for PBS who came to our school; she was the mother of one of my fellow students. She had red hair and an amazing personality and she was just brilliant. She brought in people from “Sesame Street” to help us make puppets. I made one and when I was finished, she called my parents and said, “I have a friend who’s doing a show and I’d love for Al to audition for it.” I did and got cast. It was a dinner-theater production of “The Sound of Music.” It was my first show and I did over 100 performances that summer. I loved it, just loved it. And so my parents knew that they had a theater kid on their hands. Someone saw me in that show and asked me to start auditioning for shows in New York. I did the Eugene O’Neill play “Ah, Wilderness” when I was 11, and then I grew very tall very quickly and grew out of being able to be a child actor. I stayed in the business but I wasn’t very marketable. I joke that I had a better career when I was 10 than I did when I graduated college. But I still am involved in theater, more as a hobbyist, and mostly with a theater in South Jersey called the Ritz Theater Company. I’ve been there for about 20 years now, and I direct at least one show a year. It’s a good time. Once you start in the theater, it’s hard to stop, so this keeps the passion alive. PGN: I went to “The Nutcracker” this year and I was watching all the kids who were a part of the production and wondering what it was like to be 10 and required to be on stage every night. Is it a real grind, or does the youthful energy take over? AF: It’s kind of crazy: When I did my show in New York, it was hard because when I did go to school, I was always late and never quite on the same page as
everyone else, even though I had tutors. My dad was out of work at the time so he was able to drive me back and forth to New York City; otherwise, I don’t know how we would have managed it. There were a lot of daytime hours required for rehearsals, etc., and then very late hours during the production. It was tough. I recently thought about it and called to say thank you so much to my parents. I mean, my dad was out of work and had to drive me around, which must have cost them a lot of money. They did a lot to keep me happy and I’m grateful. PGN: And school? AF: It could be hard because, as I said, you were missing or late all the time and other kids resented the special treatment. So they could be as brutal as teens can be because … well, you know. But for the most part, it was a great life. I don’t regret anything. And I do a lot of work with kids now; I love working with them. Up until two years ago, I directed at a local high school doing their yearly musical. I try to teach them about the business. Everyone thinks it’s so glamorous, but it can be a hard life. [Laughs] I’m like, “If you can do anything else, go with that!”
PGN: And by “we,” you mean the fabulous Eric Schellack? I interviewed him years ago about his horticultural skills. AF: Yes, Eric and I have a house in Haddonfield that we’re renovating. We’re both mid-century, modern fanatics so we’re transforming a little bungalow, using my design ideas and his horticultural expertise. Generally, I’m the inside and he’s the outside but he’s trying to get me more involved in all aspects. We have a barn and a huge garden out back and he’s trying to teach me how to keep it alive. He’s also an amazing cook, something I take far too much advantage of. PGN: So have you made an honest man of him? AF: Yes! We actually had a secret wedding. We’ve been together for 16 years and married for two. We mostly did it because I wanted him to be able to take advantage of my benefits. We invited people over to a friend’s house, who had been ordained. We invited a bunch of
PGN: I was the co-host for the “Bozo the Clown” show for three years and I always joke that it was the most high-profile job that paid the least amount of money that I’ve ever done. AF: Yup! Exactly! It’s crazy. It’s all about who and what, and I wasn’t good at that. It’s why I went into event planning. PGN: So tell me about what it is that you do now. AF: I’m an event planner for the accounting firm KPMG. I run their conference center, so I plan meetings all day and also do some event planning for them, both social and business. The conference center is beautiful with one of the best-looking views of the city. [Laughs] I do traffic reports from my window! I also head our LGBT group, KPMG Pride Network. We do a lot of work with The Attic Youth Center and P-FLAG and do a lot of educational programs with our allies here at KPMG. I also lead our KFFL, which is our KPMG family for literacy. We distribute books to children. PGN: Outside of work and theater, what interests do you have? Play any instruments? AF: No, I studied piano for nine years and never got out of Book One. I just didn’t have it. But I have an ear for music and I love supporting musicians. We love going to hear live music or entertaining at our place.
friends and their kids and at dinner we shared with them that we were going to get married and that as our chosen family we wanted them to be a part of it. Everyone was saying, “Oh that’s so great!” “How nice!” “We’d love to,” and then to everyone’s surprise we added, “So if you wouldn’t mind stepping into the other room, we’re going to get this done … “ The next day we posted a picture of our hands with the rings and the marriage license on Facebook. Three-
hundred “likes” later, everyone knew. A year after, we had a big party at a place called The Factory in Collingswood. It’s essentially a wood shop and coffee shop in an old theater. So we partied amongst the power tools and it was awesome. PGN: Do you have a big family? AF: I have two older sisters; my one sister still is local and my niece attends the University of the Arts, so the theater is in the blood. My great Aunt Deirdre studied with Michael Checkhov and she brought the Michael Chekhov method of acting to the states with her friend, my “Aunt” Beatrice Straight, who won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for the film “Network.” She was on screen for five minutes and two seconds, the shortest performance ever to win an Academy Award for acting. PGN: What did/do the parents do? AF: They’re retired. My mom is a former administrative assistant and my dad was a chemist, which was the only class I ever failed in high school. PGN: I understand that you’ve involved with a number of nonprofits. Where did that altruistic mentality come from? AF: I like to connect people and through KPMG we have a program called Involve that I spearhead. It’s our philanthropic community-outreach program. KPMG really cares about the organizations that their employees are a part of. Working here really helps extend your network because you discover things that you didn’t even know you might have an interest in. With your colleagues and friends here, you really extend out into the community as a group and there are a whole diverse group of interests to get involved in. We support both monetarily as well as with hands-on volunteering. PGN: You’ve self-described as quirky. What are some of your quirkiest moments or traits? AF: I think part of the quirkiness is that I have my hand in a lot of different pots. I love theater, I love design, I love all things ’80s and all genres of music. If you listened to my iPod you’d hear everything from classical to hip-hop to German-industrial PAGE 30
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punk. There’s also the fact that I love pop culture and have a lot of useless knowledge in that area. Educational and historical facts just don’t stick in my brain, but I could tell you what Marilyn Monroe wore to her first Oscar celebration! PGN: [Laughs] That’s great. AF: When I was in high school, I was part of the club scene in New York. The Limelight was my second home for a while; I was tall so I could get in underage. I was a punk rocker so I had the big spiked hair and the whole 9 yards. I was one of the kids who handed out passes so people could get in for free. I don’t know how I was able to do that, especially on school nights, but I guess that’s the privilege of being the youngest. You can get away with murder! PGN: When I was 17, I used to go to clubs in New York on my way home from school in Boston. I met this guy who drove the “Disco Cab” and he’d let me change in the back of the cab so I could put on my party clothes and then back into normal attire on my way home for Thanksgiving. [Laughs] I keep trying to corrupt my nephew so he’ll have some adventures to talk about but he’s too good to be bad. AF: I know! I have a niece — actually, she’s my best friend’s kid — and I’m always pushing her to go out and have fun, to do something crazy, but the kids today are so cautious. PGN: How did you end up in Philly? AF: I went to Glassboro State and then to Rowan, so I’ve been in the area for quite some time. It’s amazing to see what a great city Philadelphia has become. I swear, in the beginning there was not much here, but now the restaurant scene and the cultural scene have just exploded. I definitely consider myself a Philadelphian now. This is my city. PGN: Now for the silly part of our interview. Any reoccurring dreams or nightmares? AF: I definitely have one from when I was a kid. I’m being chased by a group of random people in my hometown. I’ve had it about once a year since I was a kid, though I haven’t had it in a while. I hope I didn’t just curse myself! PGN: Who was your first kiss with? AF: My best friend Liz Kleiner. I’m still friends with her to this day. And we got caught by my parents! PGN: I spend the most time reading … AF: John Irving novels, he’s my favorite author. I can re-read “The World According to Garp” at any time. I can open to any page and just start again.
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I love the book. Even the movie was good, though they scaled it down a ton. It still did justice to the book. PGN: A song that you’re embarrassed to admit is on your iPhone? AF: There’s some Milli Vanilli I won’t talk about. PGN: What talent would you most like to have? AF: I love music and I can still get up on the dance floor but I’d love to be able to do some type of professional dancing, whether it be modern or classical, etc. But I just can’t, I’m not flexible in that way, but I think that dance is the greatest form of expression. I love watching “So You Think You Can Dance.” Those kids are incredible. PGN: Which literary character most resembles you? AF: I am a bit like Tigger from “Winnie the Pooh.” Always going forward and trying to find it all out! PGN: A favorite show quote? AF: It’s from the TV show “Eight is Enough”: “A plate of homemade wishes on the window sill … ” PGN: If you were on “This is Your Life,” what two people would you want to see? AF: I’d love to bring my Aunt Deirdre back, she’s no longer with us. She’s the one who taught me acting and I would love to pick her brain now that I’m an adult and teaching others, to learn about the method and the acting and to learn more about her personally. I’d also love to see an old teacher of mine, Per Brahe. He was an incredible teacher and now he’s a spiritualist and mask maker in Bali. I’d love to study with him again, and have a chance to go to Bali because I love to travel! PGN: If heaven exists, what would you like to hear when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? AF: I think I’d just want a big welcome and a warm hug. PGN: You made it! AF: [Laughs] Yes, because there have been times when I’m not sure I would. PGN: Movie that makes you cry? AF: One of the reasons Eric and I clicked is that “The Color Purple” was both of our favorite movie. So on our first date we watched it together. It’s a four-cry movie for me, and I’m talking ugly cry! We opened things up on our first date and have been together ever since. PGN: Awww, now I need a tissue! n To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@ aol.com.
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1. The bottom line 6. Stat for Richard Simmons 10. ___ jockey strap (support for a radio host?) 14. Became erect 15. Stein fillers 16. Jerusalem server 17. Downton Abbey veteran who plays 57-Across 19. Note to Jared Polis’ staff 20. “Shall Caesar send ___?” (“Julius Caesar”) 21. “Gorillas in the Mist” author Fossey 22. Gay character played by Josh Gad 23. Arizona resort 25. Annoy during a blow job? 26. Light, woody material 29. Wok concoction 31. Aladdin’s
monkey 32. Third Reich chronicler William 34. Cable sports award 38. With 40and 57-Across, Disney remake that features a gay character 40. See 38-Across 42. Coldcock 43. Mel pretended to be gay for her in “What Women Want” 47. Emergency road service gp. 48. Producerdirector Bailey 50. What Donald Duck lacks down below 52. Son of Uranus 55. Samples some buns, e.g. 57. See 38-Across 58. Birth of a notion? 59. Circumcise clumsily, e.g. 63. Come quickly 64. Harry Potter veteran who plays 38-Across 66. Early indicator of orien-
tation 67. The Seattle Storm, for one 68. Like Baldwin in Paris 69. Daughters of Bilitis co-founder Phyllis 70. Snakes in hieroglyphics 71. Nuts
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deg. 22. Island necklace 24. “___ of Eden” 26. Streisand, familiarly 27. Aid’s partner 28. Hawaiian wedding wingding, perhaps 30. Hunks of history 33. Metropolitan Community Church song 35. “South Park” owner of a gay dog 36. Terrific, in slang 37. Yelled yeses 39. Prepare a bra for removal 41. Mane location 44. Where
Roxane Gay works? 45. One of the motorist’s aids 46. Cuff-tocrotch lines 49. Fla. clock setting 51. Hubby of Demi 52. “American Idol” judge Paula 53. All choked up 54. Slowly, to Sondheim 56. Viewed, to Tweety 60. Continent of Cho’s parents 61. Hole opening? 62. Spanking spot 64. LAX pilot’s guess 65. Singer DiFranco
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Revolution Taco: where pigs fly By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Fast-casual taco and burrito restaurants, whether they are franchises or mom-and-pop establishments, are on damn near every corner of Philly. But Revolution Taco, 2015 Walnut St., stands out. Though the restaurant is situated on one of the busiest streets in the city, the space is cozy, and chefs and former food-truck owners Carolyn Nguyen and Michael Sultan make it worth the trip, with a global and classically trained approach to the familiar fare. Revolution’s tacos hit all the right notes, with quality proteins like housemade chorizo ($8 for two, $11 for three) or gold angus ground beef ($7.50 for two, $10.50 for three), as well as vegan offerings like smoked mushrooms or fried cauliflower (both $7 for two, $9 for three). There’s no mixing and matching so go with what you love. They also have a weekly fish taco (MP), which depends on the season, and empanadas ($3), either a spinach artichoke or a weekly offering, which, when we visited, was a lovely smoked brisket. All of the traditional Tex-Mex fare is exceptional but Revolution Taco’s efforts to push the envelope and be more adventurous are especially worth checking out. Splurge a little and feast upon the roast duck taco ($10 for one), which is juicy and overflowing with Asian flair thanks to a crispy scallion pancake that serves as the tortilla/taco shell, and generous helpings of plum barbeque sauce, ginger cabbage slaw and pickled oyster mushrooms. The latest addition to the menu is the Pig Wings ($10 for three), named to evoke the idea of buffalo wings. These braised-pork shanks are dredged, fried and coated in sauce or dry rub (Korean BBQ or chipotle BBQ) and served with rice, beans and housemade salsa. Tasty and different, yes, but to be honest, these slow-cooked meaty pork behemoths come across like pork chops reimagined as finger food rather than buffalo wings. But that doesn’t take away from their charm. The wings swoop in with bold flavors that could win over staunch chicken-wing enthusiasts. Revolution has also added tamales to the daily menu, with a rotating variety that will change each
month. We sampled the Tee Chicken Verde tamales ($4 each), which were moist and hearty. These are definitely something you’ll want to try if you’re looking for more homestyle fare. Yes, there are plenty of great taco places in the city, but Revolution Taco definitely distances itself from the pack by constantly evolving its style and menu. n
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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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Community Bulletin Board Community centers
■ 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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