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Bill protecting those who call 911 not without detractors PAGE 5

Family Portrait: Rev. Fritz Fowler on how religion and LGBT sexuality coexist PAGE 21

Judge: Morris records belong in a homicide file

By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com A Philadelphia judge last week said computer-assisted dispatch records pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident belong in an official homicide file.

Common Pleas Judge Linda A. Carpenter made the statement during oral arguments in an open-records case involving the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office.

Morris was a transgender woman found with a fatal head injury in 2002, shortly after a police “courtesy ride.” Her homicide remains unsolved.

PGN is seeking a certified copy of dispatch entries pertaining to a traffic stop initiated by Officer Elizabeth Skala, who gave Morris the ride. Inexplicably, Skala

initiated the traffic stop while assigned to handle Morris, who was intoxicated.

As Skala ticketed a motorist at 13th and Market streets, Morris gradually became brain dead, laying unconscious at 16th and Walnut streets.

Philadelphia police claim that original dispatch records for Skala’s traffic stop are lost. But neither the police nor the D.A.’s Office have placed into their homicide files copies of dispatch records of the traffic stop obtained by PGN. PGN obtained 13 dispatch entries for Skala’s stop from the city’s Police Advisory Commission in 2008. PGN gave the entries to the D.A.’s Office in 2009, but the office destroyed them.

In 2013, PGN once again gave the entries to the D.A.’s Office, and in 2015, the state

Office of Open Records ordered the agency to certify them.

PGN maintains it’s entitled to a certified copy of the entries, or an affidavit of non-existence — neither of which the D.A.’s Office has produced.

In court papers, the D.A.’s Office trivialized the entries, comparing them to a photograph of the Loch Ness monster.

During oral arguments April 7, Carpenter made clear that she wouldn’t countenance such trivialization.

Assistant District Attorney Douglas M. Weck Jr. said PGN’s records originated at the police department, thus police are their proper custodian. But Weck also said police lost many Morris records, an assertion that didn’t appear to sit well with Carpenter.

Weck urged Carpenter to reverse OOR’s

PA appeals court asked to rule on civil-union case

Allentown mayor, state politicians among hundreds at BradburySullivan ribbon cutting

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By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com Andy Dalpe and his partner Wally Barnette were the first to get “legally hitched” in Glen Gardner, N.J., just over the Pennsylvania border from Easton.

“When the town clerk signed our papers, she cried,” Dalpe remembered after the April 9 ribbon-cutting ceremony at the BradburySullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown. It’s the first LGBT center in the Lehigh Valley and the sixth in the state.

Dalpe and Barnette were together 35 years when Barnette died in 2009. Dalpe said he went to a bereavement group at a local hospital but it was hard because, in addition to grieving, he had to focus on opening people’s minds about his relationship. He said he brought artwork that Barnette had painted.

“If you can’t grieve for your full loss, if you have to keep explaining that away, you can’t deal with the whole of it,” said Anne Huey, who will lead an LGBT bereavement support group at the new Bradbury-Sullivan center at 522 W. Maple St. “This is a gold mine,” Dalpe said, noting he planned to frequent PAGE 9

pro-certification ruling, claiming it’s not based on settled law, nor the intention of state legislators.

Carpenter said she’ll hold the matter under advisement while researching relevant law.

Several Morris advocates attended the proceeding, including Lou Lanni, who seeks to serve as a state legislator for the district where Morris was killed.

“If elected, I’ll ask hard questions about the Morris case,” Lanni said after the proceeding. “If local authorities don’t answer them, we’ll put them on trial in the court of public opinion. If their hands are clean, they should have no problems letting all of the facts be known, unless they have an active investigation with a suspect. I think it’s pretty clear that’s not the case.” n

FABULOUS AT 40: About 150 people gathered at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts April 7 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Philadelphia Gay News. The event included remarks by PGN founder and publisher Mark Segal, former Gov. Ed Rendell and Mayor Jim Kenney, among other leaders, as well as the reading of congratulatory letters from Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. The cover of last week’s commemorative edition was also unveiled by Segal (from left), Kenney, PGN editor Jen Colletta, Segal’s husband Jason Villemez, Rendell and Carrie Nork Minelli, director of advertising and public relations at Parx Casino, the sponsor of the event. Guests were welcomed to PAFA by Brittany Lynn’s Drag Mafia members, who were dressed head to toe in copies of PGN. Before the formal program, attendees perused tables of PGN memorabilia, including some of the publication’s largest issues. For more photos, see page 15. Photo: Scott A. Drake

A Philadelphia woman is asking an appeals court to allow the dissolution of her civil union to proceed — more than a decade after the relationship ended.

Freyda Neyman and her former partner, Florence Buckley, have essentially been “wedlocked” since they parted 14 years ago. The two were joined in a civil union in Vermont in 2002 but ended their relationship later that year.

At that time, in order for the union to be dissolved by a Vermont court, one of the parties would have needed to move their legal residence to the state for six months.

The Civil Division of Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas had dissolved a few civil unions, but that practice ceased in 2012, after a Commonwealth Court ruling that civil unions should be treated equal to marriage — the dissolution of which is handled

by Family Court.

However, last summer a Family Court judge said a civil union is not equal to marriage and, thus, the case was out of that court’s jurisdiction.

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Exec orders meant to advance PA Fairness Act

By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com With the budget battle concluded, there’s an opening to turn the state’s focus to LGBT nondiscrimination legislation.

So says Sam Gehler, field director for Pennsylvania Competes and organizing director for Equality Pennsylvania.

When Gov. Tom Wolf signed two executive orders April 7 adding LGBT nondiscrimination protections for state employees and state contractors, two state representatives were in attendance: Brian Sims, an openly gay Democrat from Philadelphia, and Thomas Murt, a Montgomery County Republican.

Murt cosponsored an LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination law when it was introduced as House Bill 300 in 2013. He has not yet committed to supporting the Pennsylvania Fairness Act, the current proposal for nondiscrimination.

Sims cosponsors the Fairness Act, which has been stuck in committee since September. The lead sponsor in the state Senate is Republican Pat Browne from Lehigh County.

“In Pennsylvania, we’re a state that has

News Briefing Trans case is settled The federal lawsuit of Sam Melrath, a trans man who allegedly experienced antitrans bias as an employee of the Giant food chain, has been settled.

Between 2011-13, Melrath worked as a bagger at a Giant in Huntingdon Valley. But Melrath claims his employment became intolerable because management pressured him to appear as a female. For instance, Melrath allegedly was pressured to let his hair grow long, wear a female nametag and uniform, act in a feminine manner and avoid any LGBT references.

In 2013, Melrath quit his job due to the alleged mistreatment and filed suit against Giant in November.

Giant denied any wrongdoing.

A settlement in the case was announced in court papers filed April 8, but the terms weren’t divulged. Neither side had a comment for this report.

AIDS agency seeks dismissal of antibias suit The AIDS Care Group has requested the dismissal of an antibias suit filed by Dr. Emmanuella Cherisme.

Cherisme, a physician specializing in

the opportunity to actually move in a positive direction,” Gehler said. “We have a governor that’s taking positive first steps.

We have a legislature that wants to take that next step and just needs to break the logjam that’s caused by the really nasty fights going on right now [about other issues].”

Wolf acknowledged thinking of the Pennsylvania General Assembly and states like North Carolina, which prohibited municipalities from protecting LGBT people in nondiscrimination ordinances, when he made his own executive orders.

“I am taking action to protect those that I can and send a signal to the country that Pennsylvania is open for business no matter who you are or whom you love,” Wolf said in a statement. “What happened in North Carolina, and what is going on in other states, should be a call to pass nondiscrimination legislation in Pennsylvania now.”

Wolf’s first LGBT order protects 73,000 state employees from discrimination at work. The second order extends LGBT protections from employment discrimination to those working in 3,525 state contracts and 9,000 agency grantees. It’s the first time LGBT employees at organizations that receive state contracts have been protected

in a nondiscrimination executive order, said Ted Martin, executive director of Equality Pennsylvania.

Adrian Shanker, executive director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown, noted his organization is a state contractor.

“Lots of organizations have a state contract, for-profits and nonprofits,” he said.

“It tremendously changes the scope of who’s covered in Pennsylvania.

“The other big deal is it added an enforcement mechanism,” Shanker said. “It added an audit procedure to guarantee that state employees involved in hiring decisions are doing it ethically and following the executive order.”

Wolf’s office said there would be no increase in program costs for implementing and enforcing the order.

In 1976, Gov. Milton Shapp was the first governor to issue a nondiscrimination order to protect gay state employees. Subsequent governors reauthorized the order and Gov. Ed Rendell added protections for gender identity in 2003.

Martin called the executive orders “important steps” but noted LGBT protections from discrimination are still needed in

housing and public accommodation, areas that the Fairness Act addresses, in addition to employment.

Dozens of LGBT people from across the state travelled to Harrisburg last week to witness Wolf signing the orders.

“I had tears in my eyes,” said Angela Giampolo, an out lawyer from Philadelphia who writes the Out Law column for PGN. “You could tell everyone got chills. We clapped for a solid minute.”

She said it felt a little surreal to be so excited about basic protections that the LGBT community should already have like any other Pennsylvanian. But, Giampolo said, she respects the governor’s action.

“It has an actual, real impact on protecting people,” she said, adding Wolf said he would prefer the legislature to pass a nondiscrimination law rather than adding LGBT protections through an executive order.

“Ever since marriage equality, there’s been nothing but backlash,” Giampolo said. “Gov. Wolf is the first governor since this backlash to say our state welcomes everybody. It’s a huge symbolic move to wake up our legislature.” n

obstetrics and gynecology, worked at AIDS Care Group in 2013. She left after allegedly experiencing workplace sexual harassment and discrimination on the basis of her race, gender and national origin.

Cherisme is seeking in excess of $150,000 in damages, along with legal fees and costs. A jury trial has been requested.

But in an April 7 submission, AIDS Care Group asked U.S. District Judge Nitza I. Quinones Alejandro to dismiss the case, citing insufficient facts alleged by Cherisme. “[Cherisme’s] extremely sparse complaint does not allege sufficient facts which would allow this court to infer more than the mere possibility of misconduct or liability on the part of AIDS Care Group under federal or state law,” the filing states.

AIDS Care Group, based in Delaware County, was formed in 1998 and serves as a comprehensive health-services agency for people with HIV/AIDS. It also receives federal HIV/AIDS-prevention funds.

Neither side had a comment for this report.

Carpenter ruled in Bagwell’s favor in February, affirming the ruling March 31.

While he was an employee of the state Attorney General’s Office, Fina sent and received numerous anti-LGBT emails. He had no comment for this report.

“It’s unfortunate that Seth Williams’ office continues to drag this out,” Bagwell told PGN. “They’ve done everything they can to delay providing these records that have twice been ruled [upon]. I don’t look forward to having to fight this again. But I will vigorously pursue a successful resolution and seek additional sanctions for his office’s frivolous conduct.”

ACLU hosts free-speech panel

Judge affirms release of Fina’s computer information Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Linda A. Carpenter recently affirmed that Internet browsing information on Assistant District Attorney Frank G. Fina’s computer should be released.

The dispute is pending in Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court.

Ryan Bagwell of Acton, Mass., seeks the information through a Right-to-Know Law request, which the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office opposes.

— Timothy Cwiek

Girls Rock earns $5K grant A music and mentorship nonprofit for cis- and transgender girls received a $5,000 grant this week.

Girls Rock Philly says it provides “a community-driven response that is dedicated to identifying and deconstructing gender-based oppression while addressing the ways it manifests itself in female socialized and/or identified youth.”

Millennial-run grantmaking organization Spruce Foundation provided the grant. It will award three other $5,000 grants to the Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory, Portside Arts Center and Greener Partners.

The organizations will receive their grants at the annual Spruce Gala 8 p.m.-midnight April 15 at the Arts Ballroom, 1324 Locust St. Tickets cost $75.

For more information or tickets, visit http://ow.ly/10CfHF.

The American Civil Liberties Union’s Philadelphia chapter will tackle free speech in the 21st century at its annual meeting.

The event, which is free and open to the public, takes place 6:30 p.m. April 21 at Moore College of Art and Design, 1916 Race St. Amara Chaudhry Kravitz, a Pennsylvania ACLU board member and civil-rights lawyer, will moderate “Fighting Words: Free Speech in the 21st Century.” Speakers will include Emily Bazelon of the New York Times Magazine, Burton Caine of Temple University School of Law and Vernon Francis of Dechert LLP. Attendees can chat one-on-one with the panelists at a reception following the event.

For more information, visit http:// ow.ly/10ChuI. — Paige Cooperstein

Driftwood brunch returns The third-annual I’m From Driftwood Spring Brunch will be held 1-4 p.m. April 23 at John C. Anderson Apartments, 251 S. 13th St. The event will feature a brunch buffet; open bar with beer, wine, mimosas and Bloody Marys; live music; and raffle prizes. Guests must be 21 or older.

Advanced tickets are $55. Tickets are $100 at the door. Proceeds benefit the LGBT-storytelling initiative.

For more information or tickets, visit www.bit.ly/SpringBrunch2016. n — Jen Colletta

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Philadelphia says goodbye to longtime COLOURS family member Lawrence Frazier.

15 THE GREAT PUMPKIN: Peter Valencia (from left), Michael “Pumpkin” Gardner and Eric Feiner celebrated at the annual Pumpkin Ball April 2 at January’s in New Hope.

The event, centering on drag star Pumpkin, featured a disco theme, with drinks, dancing, a costume contest and raffles. More than 150 people turned out, raising over $16,000 for organizer Fighting AIDS Continuously Together, which provides HIV/AIDS services in Bucks, Hunterdon and Mercer counties. Valencia and Feiner won for best disco-themed outfits. Photo: Scott A. Drake

This week in PGN 12 — Gettin’ On: Sex, drugs and HIV 13 — Thinking Queerly: Love is a chemical reaction we need

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PASSING THE BATON: At the 24th-annual “Shut Up & Dance” performance April 9 at Forrest Theatre, longtime host Michaela Majoun (with microphone) was honored by new host Martha Graham Cracker (from left), Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance CEO Sue Daugherty, Pennsylvania Ballet’s Ian Hussey and MANNA director of external affairs Rob Saxon. The event raised $150,000 for MANNA, which delivers nutritional meals to those facing life-threatening illnesses. Photo: Scott A. Drake

State legislator defends 911 dispatch-records bill

By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com State Rep. Maria P. Donatucci (D-Phila.) is defending a bill she says is aimed at protecting the anonymity of 911 callers in dangerous situations.

Her proposed HB 1310 passed unanimously in the state House in October. It may be voted on shortly in the state Senate.

But 23 newspapers across the state editorialized against the bill, claiming it will block the release of incident locations contained in 911 dispatch records and make it impossible for the public to gauge emergency-response times.

Melissa B. Melewsky, media law counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, said the bill also would render it impossible to compare response times among various socioeconomic areas, such as the Gayborhood.

“You wouldn’t know whether responders spent 20 minutes traveling two blocks or 10 miles, or whether response times differ between neighborhoods,” Melewsky said.

But Donatucci insists her bill only seeks to withhold the location of a 911 caller in cases where the caller’s location differs from the location of the actual incident.

“It was never the incident location that we wanted hidden, it was the location of the caller,” she told PGN. “If a caller is calling at the location of the incident, then that location has to be released.”

Donatucci cited a domestic-abuse victim who needs anonymity for safety reasons.

“If a young lady is getting beaten up by her boyfriend and she runs to her sister’s house a few blocks away, where she calls 911, her safe haven shouldn’t be revealed to the boyfriend,” Donatucci said.

Donatucci was asked if her bill could be

amended to clarify that incident locations never should be withheld by agencies.

“People are reading too much into this. I don’t think an amendment is necessary [for clarification]. All we’re wishing to do is protect a 911 caller who needs anonymity,” she said, adding citizens may be discouraged from calling 911 without such protections. “I’d hate to have information [endangering someone] on a log that gets released to the public. I want to take all possible precautions to avoid that. I am not trying to hide any emergency-response times.”

Melewsky said safeguards already exist in the state’s open-records law to protect a 911 caller’s personal safety and security.

She also said an appeals procedure is in place to handle disputes, which wouldn’t be the case if HB 1310 is enacted.

“HB 1310 needs to be clarified if the intent of the law is to preserve public access to 911 response locations,” Melewsky said.

“The bill expressly prohibits the release of address or cross-street information of the caller in all circumstances, even if that is the location for the response. PNA supports legislation intended to preserve public access, but HB 1310, as written, does not.”

Erik Arneson, executive director of the state Office of Open Records, said the agency hasn’t taken an official position on HB 1310. But he personally echoed Melewsky’s call for clarification so that incident locations aren’t withheld.

“This bill is attempting to balance two very important things: the need for the public to be able to review the work of emergency responders, and the need for citizens to feel secure reporting emergencies, crimes, etc.,” Arneson told PGN. “It’s not an easy balance to strike. But I think Rep. Donatucci and the General Assembly are taking that balance very seriously.” n

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School district pushes for dismissal of bullying suit

By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com Officials at the Bangor Area School District continue to seek the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the parents of a bisexual girl who alleges widespread anti-LGBT bullying within the district.

Tammy and Russell Bittenbender claim their daughter, S.B., had to transfer to another school in New Jersey because the harassment and sex discrimination was so pervasive at Bangor. They contend the district violated Title IX, a federal law banning sex discrimination in education.

But in a March 31 reply brief, district officials reiterated that the district shouldn’t be held liable for sex discrimination. “[T]he totality of the allegations in the

complaint may establish that S.B. was subject to general physical and verbal harassment, but the occasional and sporadic sexualized references are insufficient to establish severe and pervasive harassment because of sex,” the filing states.

The Bittenbenders complaint notes that S.B. was physically assaulted by classmates and verbally abused over the course of five years. She allegedly was called “lesbian,” “gay,” “whore,” “slut” and “fag.” But the district’s filing minimizes the alleged verbal abuse as “stray remarks,” which don’t establish severe and pervasive harassment, even if some of the remarks had a sexual connotation. “[R]elevant case law overwhelmingly supports the supposition that schoolyard bullying does not become actionable under

Title IX just because of the use of sexualized language,” the brief states. The school district also refutes the Bittenbenders’ claim that their daughter was discriminated against because she didn’t conform to gender norms.

The facts in the Bittenbenders’ complaint suggest that S.B. was abused because of her athletic success, not gender non-conformance, according to the school district.

“The only conclusion supported by the allegations in the complaint is [the Bittenbenders’] averment that S.B. feared for her safety because she knew that her bullies would attack her even more aggressively due to her [athletic] success,” the filing states.

Moreover, the district claims the Bittenbenders failed to report the alleged

sex discrimination suffered by S.B. to an “appropriate person” within the school district.

For their part, the Bittenbenders maintain the district violated Title IX because school officials knew about the sex discrimination and didn’t take reasonable steps to end it.

The alleged discrimination caused S.B. to suffer depression, anxiety, sleep disturbances, social isolation, suicidal thoughts and other emotional harm, according to the Bittenbenders.

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LGBT state employees recall Gov. Shapp’s original nondiscrimination order at anniversary celebration

By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com In 1976, Marilyn Hewitt hadn’t yet come out as a lesbian to her parents or sisters, much less colleagues at work with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. But then a friend tapped her to join the Council for Sexual Minorities, newly created by Gov. Milton Shapp.

“I had a decision to make,” Hewitt told a crowd of about 70 people gathered April 12 at the State Museum in Harrisburg. “After weighing everything, I decided to accept the appointment. I decided to come out and take that weight off my own shoulders.”

She said the first thing she did was tell her boss about joining the council.

“I knew he couldn’t fire me because the governor said so,” Hewitt said, referencing Shapp’s executive order banning employment discrimination based on sexual orientation. It was the first time an order of that kind had been enacted in Pennsylvania.

Subsequent governors reauthorized the nondiscrimination executive orders. Gov. Ed Rendell added gender identity and presentation as a protected class in 2003.

The audience applauded in approval during the more-than two-hour presentation that celebrated the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Council for Sexual Minorities. The council operated until 1987, with LGBT people from across the state and representatives from eight major state agencies meeting regularly. Gov. Bob Casey, Sr., neglected to reappoint council members when he took office.

“I’m sure my coming out had some impact on my coworkers,” Hewitt continued. “I don’t think they’d ever thought of a gay person before, but they already liked me. That’s the most important thing. Make people get to know you and it changes them completely.”

SPEAKERS AT THE 40TH-ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE COUNCIL FOR SEXUAL MINORITIES INCLUDED BARRY LOVELAND (FROM LEFT), JAMES VAUGHAN, LOUIE MARVEN, TED MARTIN, DR. RACHEL LEVINE, TONY SILVESTRE AND MARK SEGAL Photo: Paige Cooperstein

Fifteen others spoke at the 40th-anniversary event, including Pennsylvania Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine; Ted Martin, executive director of Equality Pennsylvania; Mark Segal, PGN publisher; Dr. Tony Silvestre, chairman of the council throughout its existence; and Jason Landau Goodman, founding executive director of the Pennsylvania Youth Congress.

Barry Loveland, chairman of the LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania History Project, took the lead on organizing the event and the corresponding exhibit, “We’re Here: Pioneering LGBT Rights in Pennsylvania,” which is on view until Oct. 30 at the State Museum, 300 North St.,

Harrisburg.

Louie Marven, executive director of the LGBT Center of Central Pennsylvania, said he felt inspired to see the records indicating strong LGBT organizing in the rural center of the state.

“This record is a reminder to me and the people who use the center that our community is everywhere,” Marven said. “There are role models in our history.”

Silvestre shared the accomplishments of the Council for Sexual Minorities. He gave credit to Shapp, calling the former governor “ahead of his time” for continuing to support the gay-rights movement even amid pushback from the legislature.

Silvestre said the council was instrumental in the ultimately successful efforts to repeal sodomy laws in Pennsylvania and increasing AIDS funding with the Special Pharmaceutical Benefits Program, which still functions today.

“We have yet to accomplish Gov. Shapp’s goals of making services available to all LGBT people,” Silvestre said, noting work needs to be done to make things like aging services and public schools more LGBTinclusive.

Sam Deetz, a former council member, said he’s proud of the council’s work of increasing the visibility of gay people.

“Back in those days, most gay men I knew lived two lives,” Deetz said. “One on the weekends and holidays, where they could interact socially with people they were comfortable with. Then during the week, it was going to work and monitoring how they spoke and who they spoke about.”

Levine and Martin talked about Gov. Tom Wolf’s two executive orders, which he signed last week to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in state employment and state contracting.

“More LGBT Pennsylvanians are safer from discrimination than last week,” Martin said, noting the orders covered 73,000 state employees and, for the first time in state history, those working in 3,525 state contracts and 9,000 agency grantees.

Martin said recent polling indicates more than 78 percent of Pennsylvanians support nondiscrimination legislation and called on the legislature to pass the Pennsylvania Fairness Act. “It is time for us to move beyond partisanship and recognize that this is a serious issue that affects the good people of our state,” he said. “Nondiscrimination is an issue tailor-made for common ground, common decency and common sense.” n

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Obituary Lawrence Frazier, former COLOURS leader, 39

By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Lawrence Frazier, a longtime employee of The COLOURS Organization and a fixture in the ballroom community, died April 10 of natural causes. He was 39.

Frazier served as director of operations for COLOURS, an LGBT and HIV/AIDS service organization geared toward people of color, until 2014, when he stepped down for health reasons. He continued to work as a consultant for HIV-prevention, ballroom and transgender-awareness projects.

The Connecticut native started with COLOURS in 2008 as a health educator, transitioning from his career as a medical assistant.

“Lawrence just loved the work,” said COLOURS executive director Mark Wilson. “He loved doing HIV-prevention and working with the community.”

His passion for community involvement dovetailed with his work with the ballroom community. In 2000, he cofounded House of Blahnik with longtime best friend Damon L. Humes.

“It was a house developed to break down the racial divides in the ballroom community between African-Americans and Latinos,” Humes said. “The house ballroom community spoke to his experience of feeling that divide. He felt compelled to do something. This was a community he grew up in, and he became a legend in that community.”

Frazier served as father of the Philadelphia chapter of House of Blahnik.

He led education presentations, promoted HIV-prevention activities and provided direction for ballroom retreats, in addition to sitting on the national executive board of the organization.

He was affectionately known as “Fuzzy” by his fellow Blahnik members.

Friend and colleague Lee Carson said Frazier was a role model for younger members of the community.

“Lawrence knew intimately how difficult things are for young black and Hispanic people, given his connection to the ballroom scene and of course due to the population that COLOURS was serving during his time there,” Caron said. “Lawrence had a belief that it is important for a person’s spirit to be nurtured and renewed.”

Carson said Frazier would often post words of encouragement on his Facebook page for anyone who might be going through a tough time.

“He simply wanted to help make the lives of others better and he was able to do that

through his work in the ballroom community and through COLOURS,” Carson said.

At COLOURS, Frazier worked closely with executive director Robert Burns, who passed away suddenly in 2011. Wilson said Frazier stepped up to take on more responsibility in Burns’ absence.

“He really became second in command,” Wilson said. “He looked over all operations, made sure staff was trained, made sure the bills got paid. During some challenging times for the organization, during a period where there was no executive director, Lawrence stepped up.”

Frazier’s leadership was inspiring to many younger people, Wilson said. He said he considered him a mentor.

“Lawrence and Rob were the people who introduced me to COLOURS. They were both role models and mentors,” Wilson said. “Lawrence impacted a lot of young people, a lot of young leaders. A lot of people respected him.”

COLOURS lead prevention specialist Will T. McNeil said Frazier could always be counted on to be honest and straightforward.

“He was true to who he was and stood firm in what he believed,” McNeil said. “He put his truth into his work.”

“He was a gentle soul, who was very honest and direct,” Carson added. “You would know how Lawrence felt about things because he’d tell you. If there was something he disagreed with, he’d tell you that, so you always knew where you stood with him. He was a caring man who wanted others to live as good of a life as they could.”

That generosity evinced itself after Frazier was diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Humes said he got involved in Facebook groups for other people dealing with the condition, and shared his own story and advice.

“He was always giving,” Humes said.

“He was a hero, and a loyal friend. We had a 24-year friendship and he never wavered, not one time. He just had such a strong belief in others; even if he was wronged, he gave folks another chance. He always believed people could do better. He didn’t have room for negativity.”

Outside of his community work, Frazier was passionate about gospel music and was an avid traveler, recently visiting the Bahamas, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Puerto Rico.

In addition to his COLOURS and House of Blahnik families, Frazier is survived by a brother, Samuel, and a sister, Tonya.

A memorial will be held 2 p.m. April 16 at May Funeral Home, 4075 Haverford Ave. Memorial donations can be made in Frazier’s name to the House of Blahnik Scholarship Fund, c/o Abounding Prosperity, Inc., 2311 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., Dallas, Texas 75215. n

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The fifth-annual Pennsylvania Youth Action Conference was held April 8-10 at the University of Pennsylvania, bringing together more than 100 youth activists throughout Pennsylvania to discuss LGBT safety in the state.

“We’re working toward creating the change we want to see in the world and that starts here at the Pennsylvania Youth Action Conference,” said Jason Landau Goodman, founder and executive director of the Pennsylvania Youth Congress, which is Pennsylvania’s first and only statewide LGBTQ youth-advocacy organization and hosting organization to the YAC. The conference, which emphasized issues in transgender safety, was designed to create a social-justice movement and build the activism that is essential to LGBT community safety in Pennsylvania. Those in attendance experienced three days of plenary talks and panels by leaders in the LGBT community, as well as breakout sessions, encouraging meaningful dialogue and exploring issues facing the community.

The opening plenary focused on the history of violence against the trans community and actions that can be taken to work toward a safer environment.

“We’re tired of eating crumbs from a table we should be sitting at,” said Samantha Jo Dato, director of the Philly Trans Health Conference, which is the largest conference of its kind in the world. As a trans woman of color, Dato discussed her efforts to strengthen the bridge of kinship in her community nationally.

Dato noted the average life expectancy for a trans woman of color has dropped to the staggeringly low age of 29. Besides physical brutality, the lack of opportunity has led to a rise in homelessness and hunger among trans women of color.

“We’ve only learned survival skills because we’ve been forced to. Now we need the opportunity to stop learning survival skills and start learning life skills,” said Deja Lynn Alvarez, trans activist and director of Divine Light LGBTQ Wellness Center, Philadelphia’s first LGBT homeless shelter.

“Let’s start at the beginning and give everyone an equal opportunity.”

Alvarez has expanded her activism efforts to work with the Philadelphia Police Department, where she interfaces directly with law-enforcement officials to address the long history of issues between police and the trans community.

While the consensus was that there has been much growth for the trans community, there was overwhelming agreement that there is a long road ahead.

“When strides are made, there’s often backlash,” said Timonthy Cwiek, longtime PGN reporter who worked on bringing

transparency to the 2002 death of trans woman Nizah Morris.

Talks continued Saturday, where the afternoon’s plenary focused on criminal-justice reform. The panel, consisting of activists and trans women who had experienced injustices during incarceration, addressed how to amend the current system while channeling energy into long-term reform.

“Are the systems broken? Quite frankly, the systems haven’t been built yet,” said Nellie Fitzpatrick, director of the Philadelphia Office of LGBT Affairs. She added the system was not created for people who don’t fall exactly within the gender binary, which leaves many trans people marginalized. While the panel accentuated a need for overall reform, Fitzpatrick is pushing for short-term changes.

“I’ll be damned if I sit around and sacrifice progress for absolute perfection,” Fitzpatrick said.

Some of that progress lies in Directive 152, which the Philadelphia Police Department put in place two years ago to address how officers interact with the trans community, including details on respecting pronouns and gender identity. That, paired with the Prison Rape Elimination Act, have helped the incarcerated trans community attain better treatment while in prison.

However, it is up to local leaders to implement PREA. The panel pointed to young activists as potential vanguards for taking on their local prison systems.

While laws may be on the books, making sure they’re carried out is another battle.

A representative from Hearts on a Wire, a Philadelphia-based organization focused on ending policing and imprisonment of LGBT communities, read letters written by trans inmates, citing mental and physical torture and being “treated like animals.”

“We become sexual objects in prison when they house us in the wrong place,” said Ciora Thomas, founder of Pittsburgh-based sisTers United, a community organization for trans women of color suffering discrimination. Thomas told the crowd her story of homelessness, sex work and abuse from fellow inmates and guards during incarceration in a male prison.

“I know change takes time,” Thomas said, “but we don’t have time. I’m losing my sisters and brothers every day.”

Stonewall Riots veteran Miss Major Griffin-Gracy shared her own experiences with incarceration and activism in her keynote speech Saturday evening.

Though the community still experiences tragedies provoked by ignorance and bias, YAC attendees were optimistic that efforts such as those highlighted at the conference will open the door to a safer future.

“We’re getting things done at the local and state level that even we never imagined possible,” Goodman said. “You have the power across the state to make a huge change.” n

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the center. “This is like heaven on earth.”

Despite the steady snow, hundreds turned out to celebrate the opening of the Bradbury-Sullivan center. It took more than 300 volunteers 3,100 hours to rip up the dingy carpet in the 13,000-square-foot building and scrape off the glue, revealing a well-kept hardwood underneath. The walls were painted purple and rainbow flags were hung in the former ammunition warehouse.

“It’s true that a strong LGBT community deserves a strong LGBT center,” Lt. Gov. Mike Stack said in a video message played at the opening.

Allentown has the third-largest LGBT population in Pennsylvania, behind Philadelphia and New Hope, said Adrian Shanker, executive director of Bradbury-Sullivan.

Letters from President Barack Obama and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey were also read in celebration of the opening. A representative from U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey’s office attended the ribbon-cutting, along with 14 elected officials from the state legislature, Lehigh County, Allentown City Council and the Allentown School Board.

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski read a proclamation welcoming Bradbury-Sullivan to the city and declared April 9 a day of appreciation for the LGBT center.

“We have a very supportive community,” said Liz Bradbury, an LGBT activist for more than 20 years in the Lehigh Valley.

She and her partner, Dr. Patricia Sullivan, are the namesakes for the LGBT center.“This is the first time that an LGBT nonprofit has ever owned its own space here. That offers a sense of permanence, like things won’t go away.”

Bradbury will direct the training institute for cultural competency at the LGBT center. Her first project is to train prison guards in Pennsylvania.

Other free programs and services at Bradbury-Sullivan include an LGBT library with more than 1,200 books, CDs and DVDs by and for LGBT people; two professionally curated LGBT art exhibits; HIV and STI testing every other Wednesday through a partnership with the Allentown Health Bureau and the AIDS Activities Office at the Lehigh Valley Health Network; LGBT bereavement and LGBT drug-recovery support groups; LGBT adoption cafes to run in partnership with Pinebrook Family Answers; a GSA advisory coalition to support LGBT student groups, thanks to a grant from Crayola; and a speaker series.

Ryan Thoreson from Human Rights Watch will be the first speaker April 20. He will cover safe schools and human rights for LGBT youth.

In the fall, staff at Bradbury-Sullivan plan to launch an LGBT community archive with the help of Trexler Library at Muhlenberg College.

Denise Spivak of CenterLink, a national network of more than 175 LGBT community centers, said one of Shanker’s great strengths in leading Bradbury-Sullivan is his ability to build and sustain partnerships.

“When he becomes part of a community, he really becomes part of the community,” Spivak said.

She said it felt poignant for her to fly from Florida to celebrate the opening because she used to work in Allentown. She said when she and her wife lived in the Lehigh Valley about 17 years ago, they had closeted lives.

“To find other LGBT people was virtually impossible,” Spivak told PGN. “People don’t understand the value of a community center until it comes to their town.”

“Centers are often the silent heroes of the LGBT movement,” she said during her public remarks.

In his own speech, Shanker said he was proud to be part of the growth of downtown Allentown. He also thanked the sponsors that came together in support of the local LGBT community: from dating app Grindr, which donated funds for the HIV and STI testing, to ESSA Bank and Trust from East Stroudsburg, which donated $25,000 to the building, making it the largest capital contributor.

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State board of probation and parole hires out chairman

By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com Out lawyer Leo Dunn recently took the reins of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole with an aim to improve conditions for inmates and parolees with mental-health issues. A fourth of the state prison population has mental health issues, he said.

Dunn previously spent more than 15 years with the state Department of Agriculture and taught classes on LGBT legal issues at Widener University Commonwealth Law School near Harrisburg. He married his husband in New York in 2011, the first summer it was legal in the state.

The two have been together 21 years.

“My big thing is trying to get our agents trained and focus on special populations in areas where we can have an impact in decreasing recidivism,” said Dunn, who became probation and parole board chairman March 16 after serving in various agency capacities since 2004.

Internal research shows offenders with mental-health issues under supervision of specialized parole agents had the rates of them returning to prison reduced by 10-12 percent, Dunn said.

“In this world, that’s huge,” he said, adding 22,000 correctional officers have been trained in mental-health first aid, which helps them recognize signs of a mental-health crisis and deescalate the situation.

Agents who were specially trained to deal with sex offenders saw an 8-10 percent decrease in the rates of returning to prison.

“If we want to keep reducing recidivism rates, we need to keep doing these specialized approaches,” Dunn said.

In a 40-minute PGN interview, Dunn also talked about addressing the needs of LGBT people who interact with the criminal justice system.

He said the Department of Corrections has 116 self-identified transgender and intersex inmates and 1,900 who have self-identified as gay or bisexual. The parole board does not track these numbers in its own system partly because it doesn’t have a funded statistical infrastructure like Corrections and partly as a privacy issue for parolees.

“We pay attention to the Department of Corrections numbers,” Dunn said. “When we see large populations we say, OK, can we address the needs of these people with our current policies or do we need something different?”

PGN: Could there be specially

trained parole agents to help transgender people with reentry, like there are for people with mental-health issues?

LD: I think it’s something we need to learn more about. I know the Department of Corrections, especially under the Prison Rape Elimination Act, has tried to get the staff better educated and working more with its transgender population. The Department of Corrections made its first transfers of transgender inmates to prisons that align

with their gender identity. That started in January. I also pay attention to the recommendations in the Center for American Progress report, called Unjust, on LGBT people in the criminal-justice system.

We can’t go back and re-sentence someone. That’s not our job. But if we get them to the point where they can get paroled, we can get them linked up to support systems in the community.

PGN: How does the parole process work?

LD: I interact directly with inmates, though I don’t go out to prisons as much anymore. Normally we do video conferences. Myself and a hearing examiner [and sometimes others] vote to parole individuals.

Then the board will ask for a home plan. The field agent will investigate the home or apartment and talk to the person living with the former offender so they know the regulations and how it will impact their life. Everyone is asked if they’re in a relationship or not. That allows the agent to know who that other person is and pay attention to make sure no domestic violence is going on.

PGN: Does the probation and parole board have policies in place to prevent discrimination against

LGBT people?

LD: We’re supervising 42,000 parolees. I’ve not yet had any parolee come to me to report discrimination because of LGBT status. If we go to our code of conduct, the first thing it requires is for all employees to perform duties with “integrity and impartiality.” Agency officials can’t treat someone differently or demean them based on several categories including sexual orientation.

PGN: But not gender identity?

LD: I certainly would consider it.

Even though it doesn’t specifically go into how to interact with the [whole] LGBT community, I think it’s very clear that no discrimination will be tolerated. I don’t think the code of conduct has been updated in the last 10 years. It’s probably time to do that and bring the language up to modern standards. Anyone within the agency can initiate the consideration of a procedure change. The governor has executive orders on nondiscrimination and we do follow those, which is why sometimes we don’t specifically update our policies.

PGN: Did you ever have issues in your career because of your sexual orientation?

LD: At my previous job in agriculture, very much so. The agriculture community was not the most accepting of someone who was openly gay. On the other hand, I was respected for my knowledge.

They just didn’t want to hear about anything I did after work. I was lucky to have come from a family that ended up being very inclusive.

When I came out to my mother, she spent 45 minutes going down a list of all the gay and lesbian family members and friends we have.

Coming from a supportive background, I do feel the need to help other people.

PGN: How do LGBT former offenders get connected to LGBT resources?

LD: We have had parole agents hook clients up with LGBT centers and other community organizations that could help them with reentry from an LGBT perspective. The board and I can also write notes to staff asking them to link people to LGBT resources. Depending on how we word it, it could be a requirement. While interviewing a young bisexual man to determine his parole status, I came out to him and said, “It’s OK that you’re bisexual. You’ve got to be who you are.”

I wanted to let him know he was not in an unfriendly environment here. n

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EDITORIAL PGN

Creep of the Week

D’Anne Witkowski

Michael Brown

Editorial

Forward from 40 The staff at PGN breathed a big sigh of relief last week when we sent our commemorative 40th-anniversary issue to the printer. The 100-page special issue was quite an endeavor, one that took us about six months to piece together.

In pulling together archival materials for the edition, we learned a lot about PGN’s history. We got to see the stories and series that broke ground, the initiatives we launched to keep pace with the changing journalism industry and even the times when we could have benefitted from a dose of education. We have several employees who’ve devoted their entire careers to PGN, and we’ve heard many tales of PGN days past from them. But getting to see the organization’s 40-year development through our own pages was an eye-opening experience.

And it was one that will be beneficial to shaping our work moving forward. As we look to the next chapter of PGN’s history, we do so with knowledge of our strengths and awareness of the areas on which we could improve.

We will continue to strive to fairly and effectively represent all members of our ever-diversifying community. We will work to cover the issues, events and developments that affect our readers. We will recommit to developing a better understanding of the roots of division within our community and explore those issues within our pages. We will invite readers to use our publication as a unifying platform.

Immersing ourselves in PGN’s history gave our staff a better appreciation for the power of this entity. As the LGBT community’s place in society has evolved over the years, PGN’s role in the community has also changed; this paper has meant many different things to many different people.

The LGBT community is certainly not a fixed entity, and we will continue to transition with the changing times. We look to our readers to keep us true to that commitment: Tell us when we need to take a stronger position on an issue, more proactively encourage discussion or more effectively reach a segment of our community.

This publication has always embraced change, but in four decades, we’ve never wavered in our commitment to being a community newspaper. We look forward to another 40 years of serving as a voice for and of our community. n

Backlash. That’s what we’re seeing here ple of conscience in the flurry of anti-LGBT (and heavy on to say: ‘Enough the T) legislation that’s been proposed and is enough with passed across the nation (or, in the case of your bullying,’” Georgia, vetoed. Thank you, Gov. Deal).

Brown writes on North Carolina is a shining turd of an CharismaNews. example of what happens when the people com. “We are not in charge are a bunch of assholes. No won- going to bow down der it’s called the Tar Heel State, because to your threats. they’ve really stepped in it this time.

We will do what In case you weren’t paying attention, is right, regardless North Carolina just passed the harshest of cost or conseanti-LGBT law in the country. It all started quence, and in the end, we will be vindiwhen Charlotte, one of the state’s more cated for taking a stand.” civilized cities, passed an anti-discrimi Yeah! Stop trying to bully Christians nation law that included protections for out of bullying everybody else. If you’ve LGBT people. a threat of economic or legal significance, Rather than let something so terrible take it to Jesus! Specifically the Jesus we happen in their state, North Carolina lawmade up that hates homos and stuff. makers held a special session so they could The “regardless of cost or consequence” bang out a sweeping law that banned all part is intriguing. I hope that the result cities from enacting any is both economic and laws that would dare to Yeah! Stop trying to spiritual bankruptcy.

Brown also points protect fags, dykes or bully Christians out out that “some of the trannies. of bullying everybody companies protesting They made sure to put particular emphaloudest already else. If you’ve a threat the sis on making sure that have policies to protransgender students tect LGBT ‘rights’ and of economic or legal can’t go to the baththose policies are comsignificance, take it room. Or, more spepletely unaffected by cifically, can’t use the to Jesus! Specifically the new law.” bathroom at school that It’s as if Brown the Jesus we made up thinks that these commatches their gender identity. You know, that hates homos and panies exist in a vacbecause trans students uum and that the LGBT stuff. just have too many people who work for rights. them and who live in The business community has come out North Carolina aren’t negatively impacted in strong opposition to the law. Companies by a law that basically states they aren’t like American Airlines and Bank of worth a damn.

Brown claims that “the activists who America are like, “Stop it, this is bad for business.” This law’s passage, in spite of came out of the closet want to put you what corporate America wanted, highand me in the closet.” He adds, “That will lights the fissure going on in the GOP never happen, and we will go to jail rather between the pro-business and pro-Jesus than compromise our convictions.”

To which I say, is that a threat or a promRepublicans, two factions that used to be ise? It would be karmic justice if people basically one in the same.

And if you’re Michael Brown, author like Brown who are so concerned about of “Outlasting the Gay Revolution: Where the “threat” of trans people being allowed Homosexual Activism Is Really Going and to use bathrooms never get to take a shit in How to Turn the Tide,” then you see these private again. n companies as just a bunch of schoolyard bullies trying to steal the Christian kid’s D’Anne Witkowski has been gay for pay since lunch money so that they can go spend it 2003. She’s a freelance writer and poet (believe on sex-change operations or something. it!). When she’s not taking on the creeps of Criticism from these companies — or the world, she reviews rock and roll shows in Detroit with her twin sister and teaches writing anyone — will not stand! at the University of Michigan.

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First ally governor Listen up, LGBT history fans. gay activists. Gov. Shapp, however, not When you think of LGBT history, you only met with us, he had his press team likely think of San Francisco or New invite media to photograph the meeting.

York City, but the truth is, 40 years ago, But most importantly, he took our issues Pennsylvania was at the vanguard of the seriously.

American struggle for LGBT equality.

Every state department was to have a You’re probably thinking I’m representative at meetings going to mention those pickets of the council, which was outside Independence Hall every comprised of gay activists.

July 4 from 1965-69, or the Members would then pair off Dewey’s sit-in in 1965. None of with the various department the above. heads to talk about changing This week in Harrisburg, the government from the inside.

State Museum of Pennsylvania Nothing like this had ever been held a program to celebrate done before. the 40th anniversary of the There were 30 departments Governor’s Council on Sexual under Gov. Shapp’s purview, Minorities. This was the first and 27 of them made sweeping time in American history that a changes because of this coungovernment body was created to cil. At each change, the legislalook into the issues of the LGBT ture would fight back, and the community. There was no roadgovernor held his ground. At map; instead, Gov. Milton Shapp his own party pleaded Mark Segal times, built the roads for every mayor, for him to stop. He got death governor and even president to threats, people protested him make strides for LGBT equality. wherever he went, his family was harassed, He not only created the council, he but he continued. Why? backed it up with an executive order end As he told me when I asked, “My real ing antigay discrimination in all state last name is Shapiro. I had to change it to departments under his jurisdiction. He also get into politics. I understand discriminaissued the first statewide gay Pride resotion when I see it.” lution in the nation. I say all of this with Governor, thank you for your leadership some pride, since Gov. Shapp was my as the nation’s first LGBT ally governor. n friend. That friendship came from a letter I wrote Gov. Shapp in 1973, which has just Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the nation’s been unearthed in the State Archives. most-award-winning commentator in LGBT He was courageous. Up until him, no media. You can follow him on Facebook at U.S. governor had ever been willing to www.facebook.com/MarkSegalPGN or Twitter at https://twitter.com/PhilaGayNews. even meet with, as we were called then,

Mark My Words

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Street Talk Will you watch "I Am Cait," Season 2?

"No. I don't like her political views. She's a pretty lady but she's very Republican, which I find hypocritical. Richard Bruno She wants to travel agent be accepted South Philadelphia by the world but she's closed-minded. I watch a lot of TV, but not that show."

"I watched the first episode, but no more.

She's not relevant to what's going on in my life. She's old enough Chanell Coles to be my beautician grandmother. Bensalem She's had her 15 minutes of fame. That's enough. Her family is more interesting than she is."

"No, I'm not homophobic, transphobic or anything like that. But whatever she says has nothing to do with me getting food Quinton Johnson on my table. baker/musician I don't hate Point Breeze her. I'm not against her as a person. But she has nothing to do with me. I'm not going to watch the Republican debate either.

Peace and love to all."

"I've watched the show in the past.

She's a fascinating person. If it's on, I'll watch it but I wouldn't set my DVR Keith Stiles for it. I find bar manager that her Gayborhood personality lacks appeal. Her conservatism is beginning to grate on my nerves."

of affinity, Black LGBT people were often met with racism from mainstream Caucasian-owned and -operated spaces, something that still happens to this day. In fact, Philadelphia Black Pride, which was birthed from The COLOURS Organization, has celebrated Black LGBT Pride in Philadelphia annually since 1999 during Penn Relay weekend to honor this tradition.

This rich tapestry will be brought to life in photos and other memorabilia during a gallery exhibition that will open on April 22 at the John J. Wilcox Jr. Archives Gallery at William Way LGBT Community Center. The exhibit will prominently feature the work of COLOURS over the past 25 years and will feature some of the predecessor entities that paved the way for COLOURS. It will also feature an elders and ancestors section to honor those we have lost

over the years, as well as those who are still with us and have helped to pave the way to provide spaces in Philadelphia where we can be whole in our Black LGBT identities. The exhibit will be an evolving one and will change in mid-May to accommodate more of the story of COLOURS and Black LGBT Philadelphia.

The gallery opening will be held 6-8 p.m. April 22 at William Way, 1315 Spruce St., at the John J. Wilcox Jr. Archives Gallery on the first floor. The reception is free of charge and will feature appetizers, wine and non-alcoholic refreshments. For more information on the opening reception, contact COLOURS executive director Mark Anthony Wilson, Jr. at 215-851-1973. n

COLOURS@25: A Photographic Retrospective This year marks the 25th anniversary of the founding of The COLOURS Organization, a nonprofit organization in Philadelphia that has provided social-justice initiatives, community-building programs and HIV/AIDS related services to Black lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons since 1991. The precursor to the organization forming was a nationally distributed magazine called COLOURS Magazine. The magazine was revolutionary for its time because not only was it written by and for Black LGBT persons, but it gave a national voice to the struggles we were seeing in Black LGBT communities at the same time when HIV/ AIDS was beginning to be seen as a major threat to the lives of Black gay men and transgender communities. In addition, the magazine served as the only mechanism in Philadelphia at that time to prominently feature stories and information for Black

LGBT persons outside of the HIV epidemic. On the social-justice front, Brother X, a featured column, was a radical, revolutionary voice featured in the magazine that challenged the status quo alongside articles about health and wellness and activities happening in the city geared toward strengthening the full spectrum of Philadelphia’s Black LGBT communities.

The COLOURS Organization is one part of the rich tapestry of the Black LGBT experience in Philadelphia. During Penn Relay weekend since the mid-1900s, Black LGBT people would convene for house parties, or what was well known as speak easies, because it was not legal to have gay bars at that time. One could be arrested for having same-sex contact in a public establishment, so much of the public same-sex activity had to be covert. Even when LGBT people were able to have more overt expressions

Lee F. Carson is a member of the board of directors of The COLOURS Organization, Inc.

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Sex, drugs and HIV Since the beginning of the HIV/AIDS crisis, the epidemic has had a direct and reciprocal link to substance use and addiction. While various efforts have helped to raise public awareness of the risk that intravenous drug use has in the contraction of HIV, less attention has been paid to the other ways that substance use impacts HIV-positive populations.

The medical and scientific community have made great advances in treating HIV/ AIDS. However, substance abuse can greatly reduce the effectiveness Joe of any number of antiretroviral medications, potentially damaging the heart, kidneys and liver. An HIV-positive person who continues to use drugs may see many of their HIV symptoms worsen and increase the likelihood of many health issues.

These issues are compounded by an unwillingness to seek treatment and adhere to prescriptions and other medical instructions consistently.

“Number one, most people won’t go to the doctor when they are tweaked,” said AIDS activist Keith Carter.

“They won’t go to the dentist because they think they have meth mouth. They don’t want doctors to see their track marks. They won’t go to the ear, nose and throat doctor because of the effects on the nose.

“When you are in that state, the last thing you are thinking about is taking meds or going to the doctors,” Carter added.

Given how much adherence impacts the effectiveness of HIV medications, not sticking to a treatment regimen will greatly reduce the success of these medications.

Research has consistently shown that an individual is more likely to engage in

risky sexual behaviors when under the influence of certain drugs. Drug use also affects the ways that someone communicates with his or her partners about sexual health and risk reduction, significantly increasing the likelihood of transmitting HIV to others.

The availability of drugs in today’s society further magnifies all of these issues.

We are in the midst of an opioid-abuse epidemic of unprecedented scale. Access to prescription medications like Percocet, Vicodin and Oxycontin, Cotter both in doctors’ offices as well as on the black market, is acting as a gateway to harder, less-expensive intravenous drugs like heroin. The Centers for Disease Control has warned that this could lead to more severe outbreaks of HIV and Hepatitis C. One rural county in Indiana, for example, had 145 new cases of HIV diagnosed in a four-month span in 2015, in an area that had not witnessed more than five new cases of HIV or Hepatitis C in a given year.

The outbreak was highly correlated with increasing opioid abuse in the county.

Drugs such as crystal meth also contribute to the cycle of HIV and substance use. Meth, or methamphetamine, is a synthetic stimulant that releases a barrage of dopamine into the brain, responsible for the positive feelings that accompany a range of everyday tasks, from eating breakfast to having sex. Carter notes that during his years as an activist, “most people that I come across in Philadelphia either smoke, snort, slam or all of the above. I really do think that crystal meth use in the gay community is high and underreported.”

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Meth is the ultimate “feelgood” drug, offering the user a long-lasting, easily accessible high, making it especially appealing in the LGBT community, which, according to the American Psychological Association, experiences higher rates of general depression and anxiety than does the general population.

LGBT people who are HIV-positive are at an even higher risk of isolation and depression, often having lost community supports due to the various stigmas surrounding being LGBT and HIV-positive. It is therefore unsurprising that many LGBT HIV-positive people turn to meth or other drugs after their diagnosis, with these drugs serving as a coping mechanism or offering an escape.

These high rates of drug use currently impacting individuals living with HIV/ AIDS highlight the need to increase the services and supports available to these communities. Greater funding for community health centers, treatment services and community-outreach programs is a place to start.

In March, the federal government announced it would send $95 million to health centers in 45 states, including Pennsylvania, to address opioid abuse. Unfortunately, Philadelphia will only receive $325,000 of that funding. Nevertheless, it is encouraging that the federal government seems to be recognizing, albeit belatedly, the toll that drug abuse is taking across the country.

On May 21, the LGBT Elder Initiative will hold a free community forum on substance use and HIV, as part of our HIV & Aging series. For more information about this program, contact info@lgbtei.org. n Joe Cotter is a master of social work student at Temple University and an intern with the LGBT Elder Initiative. For more information on the organization, visit www.lgbtei.org.

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The chemistry of love Love is one of the most important Another shift in our brains as a elements of our human existence. It result of being in love relates to a is vastly written about in novels and brain chemical or neurotransmitter in poems, is sung about in all sorts called serotonin. If you or anyone you of music genres, is the topic of many know has ever taken medication to movies and serves as central inspirahelp reduce anxiety, that medication tion for art of various forms. It comgenerally acts to help your brain keep pels some of the most intense emomore serotonin. Serotonin is sharply tions and is perhaps the most related to anxiety and being sought-after experience in in love actually causes us to the course of a lifetime. But, produce less of it, making what is it that makes love the likelihood of experiencquite this important? ing anxiety greater. If you’ve There are some obvious ever been in a relationship reasons that love is such a where you feel that you’re point of focus. For instance, being controlled or that your no one wants to experience partner is obsessing, it most loneliness, and having a certainly relates to serotonin.

In short, love can cause us partner to experience new to act in all sorts of irratiothings with is enjoyable. In nal ways. Love is powerful fact, there are probably thousands of reasons that can be beyond measure and our cited to try to explain why brain activity quite literally love matters so much, but proves this. it turns out that the primary Kristina Furia The good news is, longterm couples seem to have reason relates to our brains. more regulated levels of norephinephLove causes the brain to have a whole rine and serotonin while continuing to array of reactions that explain why have heightened dopamine levels, the guys like Shakespeare spent the betneurotransmitter that actually helps ter part of their careers portraying the love to feel good. pain and strife of love: It’s biological.

In recent years, studies have been Some quick tips for maintaining conducted that take pictures of the dopamine (and love): Eye contact is brain’s activity while participants are the most powerful way of maintaining shown photos of their spouses versus deep connection. Think of a mother photos of friends, acquaintances and and infant gazing into one another’s even strangers. What the study found eyes — this occurs to establish a bond was that, even after decades of being between mother and child. Similarly, together, couples that reported still romantic connection is maintained being in love had the brain activity to with this very-valuable eye-gazing. back it up. Specifically, high levels of Next, you’ve probably heard you dopamine, a brain chemical or neushould maintain a healthy sex life in rotransmitter associated with the posorder to keep love alive. What you’ve itive feeling of reward, were detected heard is true! Longer-term relationonly when the study participants were ships typically result in decreased shown images of their spouses. On the frequency of sex, which is normal; other hand, dopamine was not proresearch is also varied on how much duced when viewing photos of friends, sex is enough sex, but I’ll just say acquaintances or strangers. In other that if you can’t remember the last words, romantic love has long-term time you had sex, it’s definitely been value and reward on a completely too long. Oxytocin, most commonly biological level. Romantic love quite known as the love drug, is produced literally causes our brains to function during sex and is crucial to keeping differently indefinitely. romantic love alive.

Love also causes several less-pleas Beyond that, unlike the compliant brain activities that relate to feelcated nature of our brain in love, quite ings that we might describe as lovesimply, maintain love by being kind, sick. When we are in love, especially focusing on your partner’s best traits newly so, our brains typically experiinstead of their worst, supporting one ence greater production of stress horanother and continuing to experience mones like norephinephrine. Have you new things together. ever found yourself unable to eat or Love is complicated but it is pretty struggling with the feeling that your amazing too, so if you’ve got it, enjoy heart is going to jump out of your it, respect it and protect it. Your brain chest? Not only can this feeling occur will thank you. n as the result of love lost, but it can Kristina Furia is a psychotherapist comalso occur in response to being in love. mitted to working with LGBT individuals These feelings relate to fear; specifiand couples, and is the owner of Emerge cally, fear of losing the love that you Wellness, an LGBT health and wellness have acquired, and they can contribute center in Center City (www.emergewellnessphilly.com). to a crazy-in-love feeling.

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Philadelphia’s new City Council appeared equally divided on a gay-rights bill, for only $ when y according to a telephone poll a minimum conducted by PGN. It was thought a gay-rights bill could pass by a slim margin, but Council President George Schwartz stymied progress on such a measure in the past. In 1975, Schwartz bottled up Bill 1275 in the Law and Government Committee.

Schwartz was influential with most of the council, especially Councilman Melvin Greenberg.

Schwartz’s opposition to 1275 was largely responsible for the bill not being scheduled for a vote, despite the fact that Greenberg previously said it should be read for a vote by the whole council.

No gay-rights bill was pending in early 1976.

Some councilmembers said they wanted to see proposed legislation before deciding if they would support it. The only member to come out in strong support of a gay-rights bill was Lucien Blackwell, who supported gay rights during his time in the state House of Representatives in the early 1970s.

U.S. Supreme Court rules private gay sex illegal Adapted from reporting by PGN staff In a setback to the gay-rights movement, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled March 29, 1976, that a state can prohibit private consensual sex acts between two adults of the same sex.

The ruling was the first made by the Supreme Court about issues affecting gay people.

Previously, the court refused to hear gay-related cases that had been brought before it.

The case concerned a North Carolina man who had been convicted of committing a sex act with another consenting male in his private home. n — compiled by Paige Cooperstein

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ney Tiffany L. Palmer of Jerner & Palmer, P.C., who is handling Neyman’s case with Thomas W. Ude, Jr. of Mazzoni Center Legal Services. “This is a big problem for quite a few people in Pennsylvania. Their relationships aren’t considered a marriage but they’re not considered not a marriage.”

Because they are still tied to one another, neither Neyman nor Buckley can marry or add a partner to their health-insurance plans.

Now, Neyman, 54, is asking the Superior Court of Pennsylvania to find that the Philadelphia Family Court has jurisdiction over her request for a dissolution of the civil union and that it be allowed to proceed the same as a divorce would.

In their April 5 brief, Neyman’s attorneys argued that Common Pleas Judge Margaret Theresa Murphy erred last year in focusing on the difference in title between a civil union and marriage but not giving “consideration of the rights, benefits, burdens and responsibilities taken on by the parties when they entered into that status under Vermont law and comparing those with the rights, benefits and responsibilities taken on by spouses under Pennsylvania law.”

In 2002, same-sex marriage was not legal anywhere in the country, and Vermont was the only state granting civil unions. Lambda Legal filed an amicus curiae brief with Neyman’s filing that noted that 181 couples from Pennsylvania were joined in Vermont civil unions in 2002.

Neyman and Buckley worked out a custody agreement for their twin sons, who are now 19. However, because of the civil union, Neyman can’t establish a legal connection to her current partner and her child.

“I’ve been with my current partner for almost 13 years. She’s raised the kids with me and I have a stepchild. But we can’t have any kind of legal ties that have to do with the children because of this,” Neyman said.

Apart from the logistical impact, Neyman said the emotional impact of the ongoing case has been trying.

“Emotionally, that almost supersedes everything else,” she said. “What people say about closure and finality, that’s not to be dismissed. I just want this to be done with.

My ex and I will always have a linkage because of the children but I want there to be a finality.”

Attorneys will next present oral arguments before the Superior Court. Palmer noted the divorce filing is not contested by Buckley; both are asking for the same resolution.

“If the court rules that civil unions can be treated as equivalent to marriage, that opens the door for other people to file these cases; if they don’t, it’s back to staying in legal limbo until another case comes up and challenges this in a different way,” Palmer said.

Apart from finally ending her own civil union, Neyman is eager for a precedent.

“I’d like to see this go to Family Court and finally get dissolved in the same fashion a divorce would be carried out. Yes, hopefully this will help me but we want to make law; we want to make sure that this is fixed for everybody.” n

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Who We Are Millennials and Poverty Defining Philly As the Kenney era begins, the Pew funded Philadelphia Research Initiative provides a baseline from which to judge our new mayor’s progress. The following are the un-editied conclusions of the report published last week.

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hiladelphia in 2016 is a growing city undergoing a sweeping transformation, most evident in the age and diversity of those who live here.

The city’s population has risen for nine consecutive years, up another 5,880 in the most recent count. The increase since 2006 stands at 78,732, a stark reversal after a decrease of nearly 600,000 over the previous five decades.

More compelling, though, are some of the factors that underlie the city’s growth.

One is age. As the United States has gotten older, Philadelphia has become younger—largely because of the growth of the city’s young adult population, the much-discussed millennials. A decade ago, Philadelphia had a median age of 35.3, only a year below the nation’s 36.4. In the most recent census, the city’s age was down to 33.8, while the national figure had risen to 37.7—a difference of nearly four years. Remarkably, this happened over a time in which the number of children in the city was declining.

Philadelphia is again a city of immigrants,

as it had been for most of its history—but not for much of the 20th century. As recently as 1990, Philadelphia had barely more than 100,000 foreign-born residents. Today, it has in excess of 200,000, mostly from Asia, Latin America, and the Caribbean, with no single nationality accounting for more than 13 percent of the whole.

Partly as a result of this immigrant influx, Philadelphia is becoming increasingly diverse. Twenty-five years ago, only 9 percent of residents identified themselves as something other than African-American or non-Hispanic white. Today, that figure is 23 percent and growing—14 percent Latino, 7 percent Asian, and 2 percent everyone else— creating a richer and more complex civic landscape in one neighborhood after another.

Philadelphia is becoming increasingly diverse … creating a richer and more complex civic landscape.

This is a lot of change in a relatively short time. But other aspects of life in Philadelphia have not changed—at least not enough to

Data collected by Pew shows median household income in Philadelphia is significantly lower than in the Philadelphia metro area or the nation. Illustration by LCP staff.

make much of a difference.

Poverty, arguably Philadelphia’s most daunting and intractable problem, falls into that category. At last count, the city’s poverty rate stood at 26 percent, down slightly in the past few years but still the highest among the nation’s 10 largest cities. More than 400,000 Philadelphians live below the federal poverty line, including 37 percent of children and 43 percent of Latinos.

Helping to explain this poverty and the low median income rate is the low level of educational attainment. Only slightly more than 1 in 4 Philadelphians over the age of 25 have at least a four-

year college degree. That’s better than in recent years but far behind many other cities. In Boston, about 300 miles north of Philadelphia, nearly half of all adults are college graduates; in Washington, 130 miles to the south, more than half are.

A number of other indicators also have improved over time but remain troublesome.

In 2015, for instance, unemployment in Philadelphia fell to 7 percent on an annualized basis, the lowest in eight years.

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Who We Are Continued from page 1 than in a number of other cities, including Cleveland and Chicago. The city’s job count reached 680,800, the highest since 2002.

But it grew by less than 1 percent in 2015, hardly cause for celebration when the national job total increased by more than twice as much.

The number of violent crimes, which has been declining gradually during the past decade, was virtually unchanged in 2015, while homicides rose by 13 percent from historic lows the previous two years. Philadelphia’s per capita homicide rate was lower than those in Baltimore, Cleveland, Detroit, and Washington but higher than those in Boston, Chicago, and Houston.

Home sales increased for the

fourth year in a row, and residential building permits came in only slightly lower than the record number in 2014. But civic leaders and neighborhood activists expressed concerns about rising rents, the availability of affordable units, and the sustainability of the housing boom, particularly if the uncertainty and turmoil surrounding the city’s school system continue.

For nearly a decade, Philadelphia has been transformed by demographic trends that have produced growing populations across much of urban America. The question is whether those trends are forming a foundation for real progress on the city’s most persistent challenges.

Xzavier Malone’s Big Year Continues Continued from page 12 school,” he said. “You know, a lot of people wonder: Why Rider? If you would’ve waited, you could be going somewhere higher than Rider; Why did you sign with Rider? Rider is getting a steal.

Well, you go with the feel of the school, not the feel of the name. I think it’s the right decision to play here and not somewhere higher and maybe have to sit a year or struggle to get minutes.”

Malone has also already made one major adjustment applying to his playing career. Living in the city for most of his life and playing in the Pubic League, he moved to the suburbs following 10th grade. He excelled on his new home court at Plymouth Whitemarsh. “City ball is way tougher than suburban ball,” he

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said. “But I had to adjust to the patient, smarter and more strategic side of basketball that suburban basketball brings. It was a great experience. I loved playing at Plymouth Whitemarsh.” The team and individual success this year was not a surprise to Malone.

“My year was driven by the loss I took to [Abington] in last year’s district final at Temple,” he said.

“I was simply embarrassed, and I wanted to come back and prove I was one of the players in the state because I have been undervalued for the longest time. I am happy though that I know for a fact that I opened a lot of eyes this season and I hope to win a championship [in the Donofrio Classic] and make a mark [at Rider] too.”

Familiar Tales UrbanToons publisher seeks to fill gap for books featuring children of color

By Sheila Simmons house, are featured in the book. Likewise are his elIn Ki’el Ebon Ibrahim’s fairytale worlds, Pinocementary school, John B. Kelly, on Pulaski Street, chio encounters lessons in Germantown, Cinderella and one of the city’s last remaining African-Ameriis a Latina named Isabella, and Peter Pan’s adventure can book stores, Black and Nobel, at the corner of N. involves lost slave children.

Broad Street and Olney Avenue.

They are the worlds found in the offerings of “Now Pinocchio is UrbanToons, a year-old alive,” the book’s descrippublishing venture that tion says, “and Sonny’s features a series of tratrying to keep him safe ditional fairytales whose and on the right path in characters are re-imagined these Philly streets.” as children of color in urIbrahim offers, “I’m ban or historical settings. a native of Philadelphia, “There’s a lack of so I wanted to reach the characters in the market Philly market, and to give for children of diversity,” them something.” said 38-year-old Ibrahim, That the 38-year-old who grew up in Germanpublisher has already town and now lives near managed to get his prodWillow Grove. “People ucts into a number of want books that are qualsmall, local retail outlets ity, and that feature chilis just one example of his dren that look like their entrepreneurial spirit. children. And it’s hard to “In the last year I’ve find that out there. So I written nine books, alfigured why not create it? though I haven’t pubI can fill in the void.” lished them all,” Ibrahim The unique take his says. “But I can push the UrbanToons brings to Grimm’s grim fairytales Author Ki’el Ebon Ibrahim with some of his modern takes button on their release.”

But he works to make can be seen in the bold, on classic children’s story characters. Ibrahim photo by Sarah J. Glover. Illustrations courtesy of UrbanToons. his books as accessible to bright and colorful graphtoday’s young readers as possible, promoting them ics. Some characters have hip-hop styling, and profor download onto smart phones. Ibrahim shows tagonists sport braids or dreadlocks. Ibrahim’s stooff a digital tablet decorated with the UrbanToons ries are illustrated by a team of artists, that he’s met logo, a silhouette of his Bengal cat, named Swahilli. over the years.

The tablet is pre-loaded with five UrbanToon titles, For the setting and plot of UrbanToons’ newest which Ibrahim vows will be “the very first Africanrelease, “Pinocchio” Ibrahim didn’t have to look far American owned and distributed tablet.” for inspiration. Woodcarver Geppetto becomes the He also contributes $1 from his books towards character Sonny, modeled after Ki’el’s grandfather. the World Food Program, which feeds poor children “He had the same beard with the white hair,” he in Africa through Ibrahim’s Food for Art Program. notes.

“Keep me on speed dial,” he urges, “because I Real life locations remembered from Ibrahim’s have a lot of projects coming up.” childhood, like his grandmother’s Germantown

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 9:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned off shall be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price.

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

The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest bidder to the Sheriff at his office within 30 days from the time of the sale. An extension of time for an additional 30 days may be granted at the discretion of the Sheriff upon receipt of written request from the buyer requesting the same, except when a second bidder has been duly registered. Also, if the first bidder does not complete settlement with the Sheriff within the thirty (30) day time limit and a second bid was registered at the sale, the second bidder shall be granted the same thirty (30) day time limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return the writ to court. A second bid must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the sale. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered on a property at the sale.

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

The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the

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Sheriff’s cost, then to any municipal claims that the City of Philadelphia has on the property. Finally, if a balance still remains, a Sheriff’s Distribution Policy will be ordered and the money will be distributed accordingly.

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

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

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

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

Prospective purchasers are directed to the Web site of the Philadelphia Bureau of Revision of Taxes, (BRT) brtweb.phila. gov for a fuller description of the properties listed. Properties can be looked up by the BRT number – which should be cross checked with the address. Prospective purchasers are also directed to the Room 154 City Hall, 215-6861483 and to its website philadox. phila.gov and to its website at http://philadox.phila.gov where they can view the deed to each individual property and find the boundaries of the property.

PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE NATURE, LOCATION, CONDITION AND BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTIES THEY SEEK TO PURCHASE. The BRT # refers to a unique number assigned by the City Bureau of Revision of Taxes to each property in the City for the purpose of assessing it for taxes. This number can be used to obtain descriptive information about the property from the BRT website. Effective Date: July 7, 2006 NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION The Sheriff will file in his office, The Land Title Building, 100 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, a

Schedule of Distribution Thirty (30) Days from the date of the sale of Real Estate. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within ten (10) days thereafter.

The name first appearing in each notice is that of the defendant in the writ whose property is being sold. All Writs are Writs of Executions.

The letters C.P., Court of Common Pleas; O.C., Orphans’ Court; Q.S., Court of Quarter Sessions; C.C., County Court - indicate the Court out of which the writ of execution issues under which the sale is made: S. 1941. 223. means September Term, 1941. 223, the term and number of the docket entry; the figures following show the amount of debt; and the name following is that of the attorney issuing the writ.

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

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

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1176 Sq Ft OPA#102145500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrea B. Paul as Executrix of the Estate of Ophelia Turner, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00766 $121,264.60 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-308 1023 Borbeck Ave 19111 35th wd. 3165 Sq Ft BRT#631260500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Peter M. Dacko C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01651 $39,343.00 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire 1605-309 2429 S Franklin St 19148 39th wd. 737 Sq Ft BRT#393218700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robert Balazs C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04413 $102,474.34 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire 1605-310 2508 Tilton St 19125 31st wd.

866 Sq Ft BRT#312175200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dennis Magee, Jr. C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02457 $112,654.36 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-311 2783 Welsh Rd 191521618 57th wd. 1440 Sq Ft BRT#571044300; PRCL#152N171-61 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tracy Priore, as Administratrix of the Estate of Michael J. Priore, Jr. a/k/a Michael J. Priore a/k/a Michael Priore, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 02539 $176,619.90 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-312 2210 S 19th St 19145-

3608 26th wd. 975 Sq Ft BRT#262117900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tuan Anh N. To C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 03302 $222,376.89 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-313 237 N Paxon St 19139 44th wd. 1320 Sq Ft BRT#441112600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bonnie Mangrum C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 000408 $83,755.87 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-314 6236 N Lambert St 19138-3037 17th wd. (formerly a part of the 42nd wd.) 1159 Sq Ft BRT#172-4329-00; PRCL#120N12-98 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gladys M. Cirwithian, Administratrix of the Estate of William K. Scott, Deceased and the United States of America C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01148 $42,000.49 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-315 2028 E Monmouth St 19134 25th wd. 1100 Sq Ft BRT#252119100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dung Q. Nguyen C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04066 $61,034.53 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-316 2109 Stenton Ave 19138 10th wd. 1283 Sq Ft BRT#102337500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Billie J. Whitley; Haywood E. Whitley, Sr. C.P. September Term, 2011 No. 01228 $109,622.42 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-318 12240 Sweet Briar Rd 19154 66th wd. BRT#66-3-1774-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jonathan Malcom a/k/a Jonathan M. Malcolm; Kristy Malcolm a/k/a Kristy B. Malcolm C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02607 $188,907.05 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-319 5257 Jefferson St 191313624 52nd wd. 1656 Sq Ft OPA#521032900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly L. Barkley; James R. Barkley C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01039 $100,121.09 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-320 1846 S 65th St 191421312 40th wd. 1320 Sq Ft OPA#403005100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cresius Darius; Taciana Darius C.P. May Term, 2012 No. 03161 $92,250.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-321 2811 Aramingo Ave 191344203 25th wd. 1110 Sq Ft OPA#251450000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brahein K. Bruce a/k/a Brahein Bruce; Lisa

Bruce C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00736 $72,500.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-322 238 E Stella St 7th wd. (formerly the 33rd wd.) 48900 Sq Ft BRT#07-1-2563-00; PRCL#37-N-13-158 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Katrina Strickland C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00406 $59,044.73 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-323 4234-42 Macalester St 19124 42nd wd. 11287 Sq Ft BRT#884348640 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Glorimar DeJesus and Angel Luis Padro C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 4814 $174,470.04 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1605-324 144 N Hobart St 19139 4th wd.

1246 Sq Ft BRT#042105900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tod Archie C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01409 $64,920.63 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-325 949 E Westmoreland St 19134 33rd wd. 1221 Sq Ft BRT#33-1-110900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Alida Camacho, Known Heir of Jerry Camacho; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Jerry Camacho, Last Record Owner; Jerry Camacho, Last Record Owner; Iraida Gonzalez, Individually and Known Heir of Jerry Camacho C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 02851 $37,305.15 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-326 5333 W Turner St a/k/a 5333 Turner St 19131-3325 52nd wd. 960 Sq Ft BRT#521049300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Robert E. Cervone C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00881 $67,157.64 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-327 2015 Carver St 19124 41st wd.

1560 Sq Ft BRT#411048500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Shelton Mack C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00112 $117,736.14 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-328 315 W Louden St a/k/a 315 W Loudon St 19120 42nd wd.

1120 Sq Ft OPA#422095400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Benjamin Bagyina C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02210 $28,868.65 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-329 7458 Brockton Rd 19151 34th wd. 1368 Sq Ft BRT#343146342 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly L. Bennett, as Administrator of the Estate of Steven L. Bennett,

www.Officeof Philadelphia Sheriff.com SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, May 3, 2016 1605-301 1904 S 68th St 19142-1214 40th wd. 1177.2 Sq Ft BRT#403187700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Liekuen Zewdie n/k/a Ephrem Zeleke Zewdie a/k/a Ephrem Z. Zewdie C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01101 $126,587.26 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1605-302 5309 N 16th St 19141 17th wd.

2520 Sq Ft BRT#172120400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Celeste Palmer, Executor of the Estate of Helen Lewis C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03744 $70,037.38 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-303 1419 N 61st St 19151 34th wd.

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Jr., Deceased C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02111 $155,770.76 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-330 6248 Magnolia St 19144 59th wd. 1536 Sq Ft BRT#592240900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kennettia N. Thomas, as Administratrix of the Estate of Blanche B. Speller, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02122 $74,993.19 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-331 1328 N Hancock St 19122 18th wd. 2494.66 Sq Ft BRT#18-2083500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sheridan L. Sostre C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02403 $230,185.14 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire 1605-332 2610 Bonaffon St 19142 40th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#406077200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Osarhiemen Okpeseyi C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 03478 $72,907.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-333 6141 N Fairhill St 19120 61st wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#611108700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Derrick Robinson C.P. February Term, 2011 No. 03556 $110,313.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-334 3943 N 7th St 19140 43rd wd.

1140 Sq Ft BRT#433090000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jesus M. Diaz C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 03491 $32,281.43 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-335 5108-10 E Roosevelt Blvd 19124 35th wd. 6500 Sq Ft BRT#35-1028400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wilton J. Francois a/k/a Wilton Jean Francois C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02427 $459,148.00 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-336 619 Lindley Ave 19120 49th wd. 896 Sq Ft BRT#49-20031-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Deborah Williams C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01624 $38,608.51 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-337 6528 N 16th St 19126 17th wd. 1492 Sq Ft BRT#172151100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jonathan D. Adams C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02840 $70,071.45 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-338 2222 N 29th St 19132 28th wd. 2427 Sq Ft BRT#871537800 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Green C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 003499 $151,243.79 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-339 1110 Cross St 19147 1st wd.

1056 Sq Ft BRT#012448500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicholas J. Zaccanini C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01393 $220,764.82 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-340 4748 N Broad St 191412106 13th wd. 1760 Sq Ft BRT#882918960 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL PROPERTY K.O. Cozier and Sons, Ltd. a/k/a KO Kozier & Sons, Ltd C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03322 $315,873.48 Paul L. Herron, Esquire 1605-341 4421-23 Wayne Ave 19140 13th wd. 2133.95 Sq Ft BRT#871519370 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW-OFF/STR 3 STY MASONRY K.O. Cozier and Sons, Ltd. a/k/a KO Kozier & Sons, Ltd C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03320 $147,477.26 Paul L. Herron, Esquire 1605-342 5431 Chester Ave 191434913 51st wd. 1840 Sq Ft OPA#514128100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacob Hasis C.P. March Term, 2009 No. 01204 $142,300.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-343 5945 Frontenac St 191493632 53rd wd. 1348 Sq Ft OPA#531268900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Zollie Swain C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02453 $129,741.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-344 221 Wendover St 191285041 21st wd. 1720 Sq Ft OPA#211060100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lois F. Terry C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02235 $182,856.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-345 180 W Fern St 19120 61st wd.

1020 Sq Ft BRT#612198900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY George Moore C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03116 $32,149.55 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-346 6230 N Norwood St 19138 17th wd. 840 Sq Ft BRT#172488600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aisha Rhodes C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02766 $90,163.04 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-347 7324 Drexel Rd 19151 34th wd. 1120 Sq Ft BRT#344143900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barbara J. Jones C.P. September Term, 2014 No.

00725 $122,102.44 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-349 5827 Rodman St 19143 3rd wd. 990 Sq Ft BRT#032125600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony L. Handy C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00211 $79,638.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-350 123 Sparks St 19120 61st wd.

1224 Sq Ft BRT#611269000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Harold T. Seamon C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 02994 $62,815.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-351 3600 Conshohocken Ave Unit No., 403-A 19131 52nd wd.

436 Sq Ft BRT#888520405 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Antoinette M. Harris C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02478 $32,748.77 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-352 1912 E Cambria St 19134 25th wd. 1622 Sq Ft BRT#25-2083500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jami Negler C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 005819 $64,988.55 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-353 8222 Buist Ave 19153 40th wd.

2805 Sq Ft BRT#405768025 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert R. Wright and Robin L. Wright C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04065 $136,879.64 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-354 6425 Drexel Rd 19151 34th wd. 10500 Sq Ft BRT#34-4147300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Alfred J. Sanford; Pat Alexander Sanford C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 01646 $200,055.40 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-355 424 Dupont St 19128 21st wd.

1278 Sq Ft BRT#212235100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Thomas Conway a/k/a Thomas J. Conway, IV; Derrick Lee a/k/a Derrick J. Lee C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 00603 $94,360.20 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-356 5223 N Mascher St 19120 42nd wd. 1088 Sq Ft BRT#422358800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Efrain Berrios and Maritza Berrios C.P. August Term, 2011 No. 00042 $39,298.98 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-357 3706 Vale Ln 19114 66th wd.

1242 Sq Ft BRT#661320004 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela C. Cunningham and Michael T. Cunningham C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03423 $183,802.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-358 7135 Marsden St 19135 41st wd. 1344 Sq Ft

BRT#412390000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Samuel J. Colosimo, Jr., Believed Administrator and/or Heir of the Estate of Samuel J. Colosimo a/k/a Samuel J. Colosimo, Sr.; Susan E. Pennypacker, Believed Administrator and/ or Heir of the Estate of Samuel J. Colosimo a/k/a Samuel J. Colosimo, Sr.; Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Samuel J. Colosimo a/k/a Samuel J. Colosimo, Sr. C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01740 $100,814.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-359 444 Fern St 19120 61st wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1158 Sq Ft BRT#612194200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Livija Zivan C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 03119 $86,967.70 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-360 8659 Gilbert St 19150 50th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1208 Sq Ft BRT#502141200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carol Ann Gary, Administratrix of the Estate of Ricardo D. Hannah C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00113 $78,288.66 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-361 1908 Alter St 19146 36th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 840 Sq Ft BRT#361002200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Adam Smolanowicz C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 03841 $188,626.19 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-362 947 N 5th St 19123 50th wd. (formerly part of the 16th wd.) ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON; 2918 Sq Ft BRT#057134900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tanya Prime C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 00020 $303,510.81 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-363 1384 Dyre St 19124 23rd wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1126 Sq Ft BRT#621004000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Amritpal Singh Sandher C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 00417 $84,159.11 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-364 1376 Pennington Rd 191512838 34th wd. 1610 Sq Ft; on the SW side of Pennington Rd; Front: 16.1’ Depth: 15’ PRCL#343328500 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Sabrina Fisher C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 02832 $135,954.12 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1605-365 174 Larkspur Pl 19116 58th wd. S/D W/B GAR 2STY

MASONRY; 1732 Sq Ft BRT#582260000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jaroslava Kruvdyuk C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03074 $192,865.91 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-366 2933 N Bonsall St 19132-2008 11th wd. 630 Sq Ft; on the E side of Bonsall St at the distance of 226ft Northward from the North side of Cambria St; Front 14’ Depth 45’ PRCL#111390400 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Marquitte Constance Cole a/k/a Marquiite Cole, Administratrix of the Estate of Joseph Sweet, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01303 $27,463.01 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1605-367 1102 Bloomdale Rd 19115 35th wd. DET W/D GAR 1.5 STY MASON; 1566 Sq Ft BRT#581119700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Diane F. Meyer, Administratrix of the Estate of Elsie G. Hobbins C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04451 $176,293.70 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-368 7926 Provident St 19150 50th wd. 1604.70 Sq Ft; on the Southwesterly side of Provident St at the distance of 242 ft, 2 inches Northwestwardly from the Northwesterly side of Phil-Ellena St; Front: 17’ 10” Depth: 90’ BRT#501169800 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Darryl W. Crawford, in His Capacity as Heir of Ronald M. Crawford a/k/a Ronald Milton Crawford a/k/a Ronald James Milton Crawford a/k/a Ronald J. Crawford, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03921 156941.25 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1605-370 6524 Crescentville Rd 191201615 50th wd. 1600.00 Sq Ft; on the Northwesterly side of Crescentville Rd at a distance of 183’ 8” Northeasterly side of Walnut Park Dr; Front: 16’ 1” Depth: 100’ BRT#611004700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Trifena V. Armstrong a/k/a Trifena Vs. Jones C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 000666 $134,578.77 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1605-371 5530 W Jefferson St 19131 52nd wd. (Formerly 34th wd.) ROW CONV/APT 2 STY MASON; 1162 Sq Ft BRT#041271500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph A. Williams C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00785 $103,506.53 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-372 4527 Knorr St 19135-2239 41st wd. 816.50 Sq Ft; on the Northeasterly side of Knorr St 81 ft 10 in Northwest from the

Northwesterly side of Ditman St; Front: 16 ft 4 in, Depth: 47 ft BRT#412018600 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Melissa Ballard a/k/a Melissa A. Ballard and John Ritchie a/k/a John Joseph Ritchie, IV C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 001098 $105,625.22 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1605-373 1427 Kerper St 19111 53rd wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1188 Sq Ft BRT#532112700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Victoria Major C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01102 $130,848.87 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-374 2317 Vista St 19152 56th wd. (formerly the 35th wd.) S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1476 Sq Ft BRT#561331300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ercidelia Santiago C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 02772 $214,161.23 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-375 1313 Kimberly Dr 19151 34th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1120 Sq Ft BRT#343291400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sandra Butler, Administratrix of the Estate of Larnette Davis C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00267 $113,462.95 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-376 4660 Edmund St 191243410 23rd wd. 1349 Sq Ft BRT#232387100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daniel Daehling C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01020 $51,426.31 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-377 7819 Temple Rd 19150 50th wd. (Formerly 42nd wd.) ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 990 Sq Ft BRT#501090400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Chereen Blount, executrix of the estate of James White, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 05434 $89,036.46 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-378 6206 Callowhill St 191514102 34th wd. 1126 Sq Ft BRT#341046300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Benjamin Chadrick C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 04257 $104,515.48 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-379 2538 S 64th St 19142 40th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1165 Sq Ft BRT#406000500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Frederick S. Sackey and Josephine DadzieMensah C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01127 $68,889.22 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-380 314 E Allens Ln 19119-

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1101 9th wd. 2314 Sq Ft BRT#091008200; BRT#97N20-68 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Olivia Campbell and Michael Campbell C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 00368 $215,923.45 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-381 242 Benner St 19111 35th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1120 Sq Ft BRT#352158500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Rosa Cruz C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00685 $122,023.99 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-382 5134 N 15th St 19141-1623 17th wd. (formerly 42nd wd.)

1806 Sq Ft BRT#172059000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joy Canery C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 02461 $69,608.41 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-383 6933 Lindbergh Blvd 19142 40th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1224 Sq Ft BRT#406558500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Arlene D. Pulcinella C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02812 $128,643.25 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-384 6007-09 Baltimore Ave 19143 3rd wd. 2930.64 Sq Ft PRCL#871506990 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/OFF STR 2STY MASON Square One Enterprise, LLC and Redemption Development, LLC C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02454 $59,201.47 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1605-385 2844 Mercer St 19134 25th wd. ROW 2STY MASONRY; 600 Sq Ft BRT#251274200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lisa A. Spera and Salvatore J. Spera C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02769 $83,916.39 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-386 6142 Tackawanna St 191353416 55th wd. 1088 Sq Ft OPA#552239800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bryan J. Galie C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 00036 $38,853.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-388 7707 Temple Rd 19150 50th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 990 Sq Ft BRT#501087200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tonya Hinton C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00845 $97,129.76 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-389 2015 Church Ln 19138 17th wd. 945.25 Sq Ft PRCL#871522590 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: STR/OFFô� 2 STY MASONRY Marine

Consultants Incorporated C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02866 $88,378.31 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1605-390 2409-2411 S Hicks St 19145 26th wd. 2880 Sq Ft BRT#261185400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Francis J. Migone and Erica M. Migone C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 000027 $290,141.53 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-391 5007 Brown St 19139 44th wd.

1288 Sq Ft BRT#441276400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary Munyantwali C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00639 $85,006.72 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-392 9461 Ashton Rd 19114 57th wd. 3727 Sq Ft BRT#572195726 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Jeffrey I. Rosenthal a/k/a Jeffrey Rosenthal and Elliott Gross, solely as attorney in-fact for Jeffrey I. Rosenthal a/k/a Jeffrey Rosenthal C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02176 $145,015.47 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-393 35 W Duval St 19144 59th wd.

2354 Sq Ft BRT#593113200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Karen Woodland C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02176 $83,550.23 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-394 2650 Memphis St 19125 31st wd. 667 Sq Ft BRT#312015900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Maureen Miller C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00876 $111,054.06 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-395 2536 S Jessup St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 984 Sq Ft BRT#394199890 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Vincent R. Tancredi C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01570 $157,194.02 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-396 5 Pine Pl W a/k/a 9040 Pine Rd, Unit E 19115 63rd wd.

3060 Sq Ft BRT#632194218 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Paramjitinder S. Dhillon and Surinderjit K. Dhillon C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00869 $594,183.02 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-397 2342 S. Alder St 19148 39th wd. 840 Sq Ft BRT#394133700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE The Unknown Heirs, Executors, Administrators and Devisees of the Estate of Francis G. Beady C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 03302 $164,931.33 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-398 2538 W Somerset St 19132-1919 28th wd. 6012.69 Sq Ft BRT#884345850

IMPROVEMENTS: IND.WHSE MASONRY Victor O. Udenze C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 03596 $142,019.89 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1605-399 3736 Academy Rd 58th wd.

On the Southwesterly side of Academy Rd; Front: 17’11” Depth: 105’ PRCL#663356700 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE William Davis a/k/a William J. Davis and Pauline Davis C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 03217 $198,136.31 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1605-400 5900 Penn St 19149 55th wd.

3885 Sq Ft OPA#621488500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ellis Morrison, Jr. C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 02407 $84,420.14 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Karina Velter, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-401 4063 E Roosevelt Blvd 19124-3031 23rd wd. 1418 Sq Ft OPA#233015000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Romina Jamison C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01170 $75,857.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-402 6714 Linmore Ave 191421807 40th wd. 1216 Sq Ft OPA#403183000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sheila A. Witherspoon a/k/a Sheila A. Poden C.P. April Term, 2010 No. 02074 $30,646.11 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-403 556 Alcott St 191201236 35th wd. 1100 Sq Ft OPA#352054700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ebony Graham C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02161 $130,866.36 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-404 1312 Pennington Rd 19151-2838 34th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#343325300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Betty F. Degree-Newberry a/k/a Betty F. Degree-Newbery; Leon Newberry C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01270 $139,698.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-405 7415 N 21st St 191382208 10th wd. 1590 Sq Ft OPA#101181600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pamela L. Turlington, in Capacity as Executrix of the Estate of Dorothy Pickett C.P. January Term, 2010 No. 00480 $36,809.66 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-406 1324 Locust St Unit #923

19107-5604 5th wd. 320 Sq Ft OPA#888115644 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Stephanie Berardi C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 01476 $134,479.65 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-407 335 E Sheldon St 191203519 42nd wd. 1212 Sq Ft OPA#421171100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kiera Hooks; Abner Roberts a/k/a Abner C. Roberts C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02536 $168,001.57 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-408 825 N 29th St a/k/a 825 N 29th St, #4D 19130-1149 88th wd. 783 Sq Ft OPA#888152708 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Katherine Ross C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 03332 $197,639.78 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-409 7839 Forrest Ave 191502105 50th wd. 1088 Sq Ft OPA#502221700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under JERRY N. MENEFEE, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00119 $52,504.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-410 5726 N Marshall St 191202216 61st wd. 1206 Sq Ft OPA#612254400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia Fleming f/k/a Patricia Dorotheia Jones C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 02894 $103,303.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-411 9164 Old Newtown Rd 191154937 56th wd. 2300 Sq Ft OPA#562441820 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Myra Esterman; Barry Esterman; Jacqueline Miller C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01177 $356,990.18 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-412 822 S 5th St 19147 2nd wd.

ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1326 Sq Ft BRT#022158205 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dorothy Hartman C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 02759 $331,999.95 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-413 1309 W 65th Ave 19126 49th wd. SEMI/DET 3 STY MASONRY; 2475 Sq Ft BRT#493063500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Hosea P. Sprewell C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04104 $197,697.00 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-414 4151 Passmore St 19135 41st wd. 1076 Sq Ft OPA#552100500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

DWELLING Robert D. Costigan C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01660 $94,685.75 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1605-415 1709 N 3rd St 191223004 18th wd. 1560 Sq Ft OPA#183131600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Debra Gardner Clendaniel a/k/a Debra Gardner; Eliot Karol C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04579 $81,542.40 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-416 2821 Gaul St 19134 25th wd.

1200 Sq Ft (land area); 1050 Sq Ft (improvement area) BRT#251375000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Carla R. Muto C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03089 $188,095.17 Keri P. Ebeck, Esquire 1605-417 106 S Alden St 191393226 60th wd. 1038 Sq Ft OPA#604263500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shelia D. West C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04141 $58,595.61 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-418 2092 Bridge St 19124 1198 Sq Ft OPA#622105600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard Foster a/k/a Richard D. Foster C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01569 $44,456.93 Brett A. Solomon, Michael C. Mazack 1605-419 1840 S Sartain St 191482114 39th wd. 956 Sq Ft OPA#394586600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael J. Alice; Jessica Alice C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02299 $142,052.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-420 5739 N. 12th St 19141 49th wd. Land Area: 1470 Sq Ft; Improvement Area: 1408 Sq Ft BRT#493122900 Andre Myers C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01009 $71,890.28 David Banks, Esq., Banks & Banks 1605-421 1218 S. Millick St 19143 3rd wd. 984 Sq Ft OPA#033221600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Nathaniel K.D. Glover C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02955 $43,019.76 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1605-422 939 Carver St 19124-1025 35th wd. 1100 Sq Ft OPA#35-12573-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Crystal M. Rosa C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00743 $112,594.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-423 1383 Pennington Rd 191512839 34th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#343319300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or

Interest From or Under LINDA J. BURNETTE a/k/a Linda Burnette, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02456 $57,599.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-424 11742 Academy Pl 19154 66th wd. 2646 Sq Ft OPA#66-2043200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Samuel Slewion C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 00263 $175,557.39 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Karina Velter, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-425 417 N Hobart St 19131 34th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1142 Sq Ft BRT#042231200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING John Parker C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 00697 $138,820.91 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-426 134 E Walnut Ln 191442005 59th wd. 1882 Sq Ft OPA#592058735 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rebecca A. Litavish; Wanda Goodmond C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00300 $171,922.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-427 6565 Windsor St 191421319 40th wd. 1248 Sq Ft OPA#403080300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gabriel S. Lardner; Philimina F. Lardner C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01559 $127,074.63 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-428 6504 Hegerman St 19135 41st wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#411367700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Desiree S. Apgar C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03642 $89,240.94 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-429 2628 S 2nd St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 951 Sq Ft BRT#391291700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charles F. Summers C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02823 $112,537.97 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-430 9906 Bustleton Ave Apt E10 19115 56th wd. RES CONDO 2 STY MASONRY; 1227 Sq Ft BRT#888580510 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marlyn Lafferman C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03830 $139,288.26 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-431 2524 S Beulah St 191484519 39th wd. 944 Sq Ft BRT#393210800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lidia Riccobene,

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as Co-Administratrix of the Estate of Rocco Maniscalco a/k/a Rocco A. Maniscalco a/k/a Rocco Maniscalso, Deceased; Nadine M. Riccobene as Co-Administratrix of the Estate of Rocco Maniscalco a/k/a Rocco A. Maniscalco a/k/a Rocco Maniscalso, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01022 $67,015.04 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-432 204 E Comly St 19120 35th wd. 1467 Sq Ft BRT#35-21370-00; BRT#66 N 4-160 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Anthony Alexander, Jr. a/k/a Anthony Alexander and Jennifer Alexander C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00146 $52,026.40 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-433 7213 Howard Terr 19119-1711 9th wd. (Formerly 22nd wd.)

1344 Sq Ft BRT#09-1171500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Victoria Weigelt, as Administratrix of the Estate of Joanne G. Weigelt, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00488 $116,911.41 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-434 8760 Glenloch St 19136 65th wd. 1520 Sq Ft OPA#652270800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Duo Ling Guan; Wen Guang Liang a/k/a Wen G. Liang C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02198 $80,468.34 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Karina Velter, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-435 4151 Whiting Rd 19154 66th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MAS� �; 1296 Sq Ft BRT#662596900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Eileen A. Kelly and Frank A. Kelly C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00738 $119,735.29 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-436 190 W Lehigh Ave 19133 19th wd. 1350 Sq Ft OPA#871102250 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: STR/OFFô� 3 STY MASONRY Lovell A. Bronson-Davis, III C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 004142 $282,065.34 Jennifer D. Gould, Esquire; Stark & Stark, PC 1605-437 5475 Quentin St 191282818 21st wd. 3726.8 Sq Ft BRT#213221570 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tawfik F. Nakishbendi, Administrator of the Estate of Mary A. Nakishbendi C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00990 $161,892.07 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-438 7202 Ditman St 19135 41st wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1260 Sq Ft

BRT#412354900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING David A. Cichocki and Antoinette Gaddie C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02221 $140,672.19 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-439 5416 Malcolm St 19143 51st wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1140 Sq Ft BRT#513174000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dameion R. Brown, Executor of the Estate of Verdelle Payton-Brown, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 04085 $43,514.96 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-440 2042 N 20th St 19121 32nd wd. 1844 Sq Ft OPA#322005000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Peter Mensah C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 02054 $105,774.50 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Karina Velter, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-441 636 N 37th St 191041950 24th wd. 2004 Sq Ft BRT#242181300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dale Garbutt Lowry a/k/a Dale GarbuttLowry C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 03691 $66,713.01 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-442 2700 Riverhouse Rd 19114 57th wd. 6251 Sq Ft OPA#571158701 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Claudette Denise Willie; Kenisha Wilson, believed heir and/or administrator of the Estate of Claudette Denise Willie; Kenny Settles, believed heir and/or administrator of the Estate of Claudette Denise Willie C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04249 $348,344.33 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Karina Velter, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-443 5127 Walnut St 19139 60th wd. ROW W/OFF STR 2 STY MASON; 1650 Sq Ft BRT#602046200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Victor B. Kiahour a/k/a Federick S. Gibson and Clementine O. Kiahour a/k/a Clementine Zadi C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 02431 $63,800.39 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-444 611 Hagner St 19128 21st wd.

4266 Sq Ft OPA#21-4041122 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John B. Mur-

ray, Jr. a/k/a John B. Murray; Jaime M. Murray a/k/a Jaime Murray C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01364 $252,641.47 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Karina Velter, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-445 4743 Rorer St 19120-4505 42nd wd. 1192 Sq Ft BRT#421-5349-00; BRT#1119N9-298 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jorge Fagundes C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 01993 $90,155.61 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-446 2063 Snyder Ave 19145 48th wd. 811.25 Sq Ft PRCL#871573540 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/ OFF STR 2 STY MASON Jadine Brandon C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02023 $78,089.14 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1605-447 7466 Oxford Ave 191113023 63rd wd. 3275 Sq Ft BRT#631153700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Constance E. Murdock C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 02074 $109,552.02 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-448 5120-22 Master St 19131 44th wd. 4397.5 Sq Ft PRCL#442155900 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: S/D CONV APT 3 STY MASON Darryl Debrest a/k/a Daryl Debrest C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02429 $94,513.09 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1605-449 1812 Moore St 19145 36th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1316 Sq Ft BRT#481005700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Verina Drake, Known Surviving Heir of Pauline Glover a/k/a Pauline Glover Stokes, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Curtis A. Allen, Known Surviving Heir of Pauline Glover a/k/a Pauline Glover Stokes, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Pauline Glover a/k/a Pauline Glover Stokes, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02194 $152,808.26 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-450 1849 S 16th St 191452202 48th wd. 1809 Sq Ft BRT#481190800; PRCL#14 S 12-223 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Frico T. Wayong C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00142 $203,495.99 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-451 5115 E Roosevelt Blvd 19124

35th wd. S/D W/GAR 3 STY MASONRY; 1648 Sq Ft BRT#233024700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Thomas M. McDonald, Nora P. McDonald and United States of America C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01905 $87,212.39 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-452 5136 Irving St 19139 60th wd. BRT#602099100 M.B. Terrell C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01822 $95,315.04 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1605-453 2131 Larue St 19124 41st wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1003 Sq Ft BRT#411015400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING United States of America c/o United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania and Joycelyn A. Lewis a/k/a Jocelyn A. Lewis C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02898 $32,161.87 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-454 2400 Bryn Mawr Ave 19131 52nd wd. DET W/D GAR 3 STY STONE; 4141 Sq Ft BRT#521273000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Surviving Heirs of Kernie L. Anderson, Shama M. Mizell, Known Surviving Heir of Kernie L. Anderson and United States of America c/o Eastern District of PA C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00485 $221,014.12 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-455 609 Edison Ave, Unit B 19116 58th wd. RES CONDO 2 STY MAS��; 1040 Sq Ft BRT#888581370 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael David Murphy, Known Surviving Heir of Steven Meritz, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Steven Meritz, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00189 $75,707.07 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-456 339 W Porter St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1204 Sq Ft BRT#392213200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Domenic Veneziano, Known Surviving Heir of Theresa Faulds, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Theresa Faulds, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Rosemarie Faulds, Known Surviving Heirs of Theresa Faulds, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Robin Lavery, Known Surviving Heir of Theresa Faulds, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Antoinette Fromm, Known Surviving Heir of Theresa Faulds, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner

C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02825 $116,226.02 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-457 2617 Ash St 19137 45th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY OTHER; 1156 Sq Ft BRT#453114200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael Michniewicz, Known Surviving Heir of Jeanne M. McIntyre, Unknown Surviving Heirs of Jeanne M. McIntyre; Deborah Summers, Known Surviving Heir of Jeanne M. McIntyre; Patricia New, Known Surviving Heir of Jeanne M. McIntyre and Carol Vanagaitis, Known Surviving Heir of Jeanne M. McIntyre C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03411 $96,064.51 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-458 4820 N Hutchinson St 19141 49th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1212 Sq Ft BRT#491321400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ramon Brooks, Known Surviving Heir of Robert W. Brooks, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Robert W. Brooks, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Richard Brooks, Known Surviving Heir of Robert W. Brooks, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Emma Turner, Known Surviving Heir of Robert W. Brooks, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Marcus A. Turner, Known Surviving Heir of Robert W. Brooks, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Andre Turner, Known Surviving Heir of Robert W. Brooks, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Robert Brooks, Known Surviving Heir of Robert W. Brooks, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 01525 $66,965.69 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1605-459 5917 Baltimore Ave 191433034 3rd wd. 1190 Sq Ft OPA#033178200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jocelyn A. Charleston; Joseph G. Charleston, Jr. C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 04320 $17,261.19 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-460 2705 McKean St 191452513 48th wd. 1100 Sq Ft OPA#482057900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Erica Cecchini, in Her Capacity as Heir of Loretta Cecchini, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Loretta Cecchini, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00978 $141,023.50 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-461 5940 Reach St 191201115 35th wd. 1266 Sq Ft OPA#352233400 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janice Luke C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 02367 $75,870.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-462 4830 A St 19120 42nd wd.

1669 Sq Ft BRT#4212926002 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wesley Thomas, Personal Representative of the Estate of Daisy Hall; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Daisy Hall, Deceased; Regina Patricia Hall, Known Heir of Daisy Hall; Fatima Charmaine Hall, Known Heir of Daisy Hall; Lakita Monique Hall, Known Heir of Daisy Hall; Estate of Daisy Hall c/o Wesley Thomas, Personal Representative C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 03529 $37,930.07 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-463 3400 Morrell Ave 191141307 66th wd. 1481 Sq Ft OPA#661122300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Margaret McCloskey a/k/a Margaret M. McCloskey C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02807 $133,894.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-464 1539 N Edgewood St 191514225 34th wd. 926 Sq Ft PRCL#342222200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher Johnson, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir The Estate of Lois A. Johnson; John Troupe, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lois A. Johnson; Tomika Johnson, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lois A. Johnson; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Lois A. Johnson, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 02449 $80,816.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-466 1105 W Wyoming Ave 191401240 49th wd. 1528 Sq Ft OPA#491068300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jamal Clark C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01921 $58,062.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-467 7220 Gannet Pl 191532721 40th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#406653700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary A. Drake a/k/a Mary Drake C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00991 $176,292.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-468 1832 Green St Unit C 19130-4143 15th wd. 562 Sq Ft OPA#888154074 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark W. Totten C.P. September Term, 2013 No.

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00491 $184,483.87 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-469 4917 Pine St 19143 60th wd.

1512 Sq Ft OPA#601061100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gordana Kostich C.P. March Term, 2008 No. 05347 $90,933.70 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-470 407 Livingston St 191253317 18th wd. 654 Sq Ft OPA#181418700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Voulgari C.P. July Term, 2007 No. 01745 $89,528.82 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-472 5921 Belmar Terr 191435210 3rd wd. 1150 Sq Ft OPA#034104000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barry Fitzgerald C.P. December Term, 2006 No. 02794 $38,294.62 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-473 207 S 49th St 19139-4304 46th wd. 2040 Sq Ft OPA#461223700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paul Jefferson, in His Capacity as Heir of Clementine Jefferson, Deceased; Pearl Talley, in Her Capacity as Heir of Clementine Jefferson, Deceased; Matthew Jefferson, in His Capacity as Heir of Clementine Jefferson, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Clementine Jefferson, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01841 $126,947.09 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-474 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 1605-475 2729 N Sydenham St 19132 11th wd. 970 Sq Ft OPA#111175700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Taha M. Mohamed C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00774 $42,175.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-476 6518 Guyer Ave 19142 40th wd. 1102 Sq Ft OPA#406320900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charlotte Clyde a/k/a Charlotte L. Clyde C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01707 $92,919.79 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-477 821 E Schiller St 19134 33rd wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#331191400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Valerie Perez C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 03637 $43,367.15 KML Law Group, P.C.

1605-478 1920 Wharton Ave 19146 36th wd. BRT#361116900 Ronald Edward Neely, Jr. (deceased) C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01921 $192,778.23 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1605-479 540 W Wyoming Ave 19140 49th wd. 1350 Sq Ft OPA#491050300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kim Y. Hall C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00143 $80,322.03 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-480 2615 S Percy St 19148 ROW (3 OR MORE) 2STY MASONRY BRT#39-3449200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Hector M. Rosa and Heather Rosa a/k/a Heather A. D’Orazio C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03511 $118,604.10 Alicia M. Sandoval, Esquire 1605-481 7037 Crease Ln 19128 21st wd.

1110 Sq Ft OPA#214235600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Darlene M. Pierce, as Administratrix of the Estate of Emma Durkin a/k/a Emma F. Durkin, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 03188 $235,483.37 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-482 243 E Bringhurst St 19144 12th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#121116900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Theodis Habersham, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 01559 $77,713.90 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-483 1741 S Avondale St 191421424 40th wd. 1649 Sq Ft BRT#40-1179900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher Haye C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 02572 $40,347.83 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-484 4739 Meridian St 19136 65th wd. 1110 Sq Ft OPA#651163100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Geovannie Pagan C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01397 $110,546.39 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-485 4513 Marple St 19136 65th wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#651110200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert W. Miller C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03531 $134,021.35 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-486 2615 Elbridge St 191492910 62nd wd. 1933 Sq Ft BRT#621300100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Elaine B. Green C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01440 $136,743.20 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-487 614 W Rittenhouse St 19144 59th wd. 2010 Sq Ft OPA#593026700 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Almanina Barbour C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01152 $156,573.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-488 216 W Duval St 19144-2508 59th wd. 1024 Sq Ft BRT#593107600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joanne D. Allman C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02867 $135,004.84 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-489A 6633 Ditman St 19135 41st wd. 1539 Sq Ft OPA#411244000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sue Ann Hosgood and James R. Hosgood a/k/a James Hosgood C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 02120 $40,386.42 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-489B 6637 Ditman St 19135 41st wd. 1539 Sq Ft OPA#411244100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sue Ann Hosgood and James R. Hosgood a/k/a James Hosgood C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 02120 $40,386.42 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-490 2011 President St 191152606 58th wd. 1201 Sq Ft (interior); 3392 Sq Ft (lot size) OPA#581082800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL HOME (SEMIDETACHED); 3 BEDROOM, 2.5 BATHROOMS; 1 STY; 1 PARKING GARAGE Alex Berenshtein C.P. March Term, 2009 No. 0048 $138,516.12 Antonio Romeo 1605-491 893 Brill St 19124-1005 35th wd. 1034 Sq Ft OPA#351185000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Louinet Maitre C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02918 $127,253.78 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-493 3249 Emerald St 191342539 45th wd. 2091 Sq Ft OPA#871571000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Phillips C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02824 $159,958.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-494 201 N 8th St Unit 506 a/k/a 201-59 N 8th St 191061013 88th wd. 877 Sq Ft OPA#888037075 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William J. Berenson C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01452 $295,788.34 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-495 2548 W Cumberland St 19132-4101 28th wd. 1726 Sq Ft OPA#281269100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aqueelah Y. Johnson a/k/a Aqueelah Yadulah Johnson C.P. November Term, 2009 No. 03737 $22,522.81 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1605-496 6413 Belfield Ave 191193907 22nd wd. 1088 Sq Ft OPA#221245700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth Webb C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 00210 $114,658.62 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-497 200-10 Lombard St #640 19147-1605 88th wd. 626 Sq Ft OPA#888050083 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Derek Vietro C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01337 $279,122.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-498 3115 Levick St 19149 55th wd. 1539 Sq Ft BRT#551021400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00234 $51,905.12 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., and/ or Kathryn L. Mason, Esquire 1605-500 4108 Tyson Ave 191351616 55th wd. 1122 Sq Ft OPA#552190500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eugenia Wilkins-Hayes C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00459 $205,852.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-501 4229 Marple St 19136 65th wd. 1046 Sq Ft OPA#651104800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tina Marie De Rocini C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03508 $72,641.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-503 140 N 50th St 191392721 44th wd. 3177 Sq Ft OPA#441064900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Louise E. Williams a/k/a Louise Williams C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02426 $107,394.19 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-504 2043 S Redfield St 191435902 40th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#401065600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tyneshia Bethea a/k/a Tyneisha Bethea C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02652 $116,280.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-505 2113 S Woodstock St 19145 48th wd. 1064 Sq Ft OPA#481333100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Belinda A. Morris C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00668 $79,525.70 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-506 7387 Wheeler St 191531420 40th wd. 1056 Sq Ft OPA#404213500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sara-Jane Rice C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01989 $90,680.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1605-507 6123 Algard St 191353509 55th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#552359500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aisha Spain C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01401 $79,661.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-508 4713 A St 19120-4401 42nd wd. 1590 Sq Ft OPA#421297000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mohamed Salah Saleh a/k/a Mohamed Saleh C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02721 $88,040.03 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-509 7936 Thouron Ave 191502521 50th wd. 1400 Sq Ft OPA#502148100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Terrence A. Peters C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02610 $127,703.78 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-510 146 E Duval St 191441924 59th wd. 1419 Sq Ft OPA#592159100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rashad N G Grimsley a/k/a R Grimsley C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02611 $111,198.29 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-511 4000 Gypsy Ln Unit 332 a/k/a 4000 Gypsy Ln Unit 332A1 19129 88th wd. 1054 Sq Ft OPA#888210207 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM David H. O’Brien; Gypsy Lane Owners’ Association C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01457 $193,012.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-512 1108 W Master St a/k/a 1108 Master St 19122-4114 14th wd.

1224 Sq Ft OPA#141462000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY George W. Felts C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02071 $70,191.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-513 860 Carver St 191241010 35th wd. 1206 Sq Ft OPA#351239400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carmello Nieves a/k/a Carmelo Nieves C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03200 $57,750.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-514 9946 Jeanes St 191151204 58th wd. 1730 Sq Ft OPA#581218000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patrick J. Grumbrecht; Teresa V. Grumbrecht C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 00024 $203,082.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-515 814 Delray St 191163430 58th wd. 1412 Sq Ft OPA#582219800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pathickal J.

Stephen; Rachel Stephen C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01182 $175,603.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-516 2905 Benner St 191493504 62nd wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#621155500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose E. Colon, Jr. a/k/a Jose E. Colon; Aracelis Colon C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00544 $112,229.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-517 5848 Montrose St 46th wd.

952.50 Sq Ft BRT#033077100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Josie Johnson and Gloria Hawks C.P. February Term, 2008 No. 03922 $51,319.15 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1605-518 1501 Dyre St 19124-1902 62nd wd. 1548 Sq Ft OPA#621009605 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cassandra Robinson a/k/a Cassandro Robinson C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00744 $57,406.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-519 3558 Witte St 45th wd. 1800 Sq Ft BRT#45-1-453100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STORY MASONRY Ryan Grace C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 02472 $76,031.25 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1605-520 6509 N 8th St 19126 49th wd.

3910 Sq Ft OPA#492129300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cornelia Strowder C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02864 $403,227.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-521 5053 Pennway St 19124 23rd wd. 1235 Sq Ft OPA#233113100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lanette Jenkins C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 02218 $39,479.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-522 7205 Claridge St 19111 53rd wd. 1800 Sq Ft BRT#532406200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven M. Carson C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02634 $169,162.47 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-523 1219 Annin St 19147 2nd wd.

1316 Sq Ft OPA#021222300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stasia Demarco C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03309 $134,808.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-524 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; Scott A.

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Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-525 1723 Roselyn St 191411313 49th wd. 1184 Sq Ft OPA#171225200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kelvin Lee C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00269 $32,646.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-526 201 N 8th St, Unit 804 BRT#888037290 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mohammad Arshad Chughtai C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04499 $290,991.81 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-527 2621 S 13th St 19148 39th wd. 960 Sq Ft BRT#394430500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Alberto and Deborah A. Jerdon-Varallo C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 01831 $258,952.04 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-528 206 Captains Way BRT#888300830; BRT#6S9 537 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Yana Kyurcheva C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02668 $496,396.97 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-529 2601 Pennsylvania Ave, Apt 641 15th wd. 956 Sq Ft BRT#88072886 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jan A. Smedley a/k/a Jan Alisone Smedley C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03239 $243,051.77 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-530 6337 Burbridge St 19144 59th wd. 1911 Sq Ft BRT#593161800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yvette De Carol Hamilton and Calvin Taylor, Jr. C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01970 $172,007.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-531 2630 S Mole St 26th wd.

672 Sq Ft BRT#26-1-2268-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robert M. Matticks and Rita A. Matticks C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 01498 $179,133.03 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-532 5007 Woodland Ave 19143 27th wd. 1664 Sq Ft BRT#273146200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Jacob Hasis C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00350 $201,622.00 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-533 3426 Chippendale St 19136 64th wd. 1600 Sq Ft BRT#642201400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Adelina Salvino

C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03483 $187,412.60 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-534 826 N Newkirk St 19130 15th wd. 1744 Sq Ft BRT#151329260 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenneth H. Levitt C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01380 $349,364.19 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-535 258 W Champlost Ave a/k/a 258 W Champlost St 19120 61st wd. 1168 Sq Ft BRT#612150300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sonya Carson C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01892 $64,448.69 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-536 2734 N 23rd St 11th wd.

878.99 Sq Ft BRT#111371100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Donna Roundtree, Personal Representative of the Estate of Ronald Williams, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 01327 $56,634.80 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-537 991 N 66th St 19151 34th wd.

1005 Sq Ft BRT#344366300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Denise Carter C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 04270 $80,571.16 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-538 163 W Penn St 12th wd.

3577 Sq Ft BRT#12-4024700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Barbara L. Zaga and United States of America C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 02788 $276,070.96 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-539 2325 S Front St 19148 39th wd. 879 Sq Ft BRT#391225600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Stacey Cohen C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00592 $183,405.38 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-540 3909 Howland St 33rd wd.

1173 Sq Ft BRT#33-2-3715-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lawrence Obidiyi C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01769 $69,608.00 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-541 2719 S 7th St 19148 39th wd.

BRT#44S3-410 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Dominic Giorla a/k/a Dominic J. Giorla; Dominic Giorla, Jr., Known Heir of Dominic Giorla a/k/a Dominic J. Giorla; Anastasia Giorla, Known Heir of Dominic Giorla a/k/a Dominic J. Giorla; Dennis Michael Giorla, Known Heir of Dominic Giorla a/k/a Dominic J. Giorla; Rosaria Giorla a/k/a Rosaria M. Giorla; Dominic Giorla a/k/a Dominic J. Giorla, Last Record Owner

C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00228 $222,124.84 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-542 6744 Tulip St 19135 41st wd.

1760 Sq Ft BRT#412448100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jaime Spingler C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02356 $107,728.85 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-543 6514 Souder St 54th wd.

1961.99 Sq Ft BRT#541212200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Roberta Lucas f/k/a Roberta Martello C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01796 $168,288.97 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-544 1912 Reilly Rd 19115 58th wd.

8400 Sq Ft OPA#58-1091205 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lena Panich C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00302 $405,793.69 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-545 3434 Tilton St Unknown 920 Sq Ft BRT#451-2027-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jessica L. Westfield and Michael P. Sharkey a/k/a Michael Sharkey C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00134 $132,443.20 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-546 6231 Ludlow St 19139 3rd wd. 1164 Sq Ft OPA#031012600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Isaac P. Ivery; Doris Ann Ivery C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02704 $53,575.60 Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-547 2238 S 15th St 19145 26th wd.

1916 Sq Ft BRT#261162800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Adrian Fields C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03143 $302,677.97 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-548 353 W Master St 18th wd.

1065 Sq Ft BRT#182319300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Melissa Ruiz and Juan Adames C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 03054 $187,852.03 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1605-549 6621 Tackawanna St 19135 55th wd. 1088 Sq Ft BRT#552254000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David Sasse, Jr. and Laura Sasse C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01057 $113,939.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-550 334 W Woodlawn St

19144 12th wd. 1401 Sq Ft OPA#124087600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sherry N. Wright C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00733 $115,496.85 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Karina Velter, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-551 3145 N Sheridan St 19133 37th wd. 920 Sq Ft OPA#372037300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY A-List Investments, LLC; Derric Vanhinkle C.P. December Term, 2010 No. 01093 $46,311.74 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Karina Velter, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-552 3129 Holly Rd 19154 66th wd.

1152 Sq Ft BRT#663017600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Terrianne Deniken C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02815 $59,956.15 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-553 7156 Montague St 191351109 41st wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#412256800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorothy E. Grazioso C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02800 $45,056.62 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-554 5343 Lesher St 191241243 62nd wd. 1030 Sq Ft OPA#622232700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Hector Melendez C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03450 $57,610.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-555 3666 Frankford Ave 19134 45th wd. 1432 Sq Ft OPA#452284800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Chuong Van Tran C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04654 $57,097.96 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-556 2219 Fuller St 19152 56th wd.

1344 Sq Ft OPA#562027600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Beth Ann Sobon and Matthew M. Sobon, Jr. a/k/a Matthew M. Sobon a/k/a Matthew Sobon C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01957 $200,378.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-557 2528 S Edgewood St 191423505 40th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#40-2-0391-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mohamed S. Tounkara C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03266 $31,064.44 Phelan

Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-558 1825 W Champlost Ave a/k/a 1825 Champlost Ave 19141 17th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#171211700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Russell Stewart C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01627 $30,024.67 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-559 3631 Bellaire Pl 19154 66th wd. 1368 Sq Ft OPA#663438100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sondra Boxer and William Boxer C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02422 $190,445.51 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-560 2303 S Front St 19148 39th wd. 1066 Sq Ft OPA#391224500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gina Gautieri C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01965 $139,045.34 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-561 715 E Cornwall St 19134 33rd wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#331122800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sheila A. Newsome C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01964 $41,130.82 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-562 5434 Euclid St 19131 52nd wd.

1096 Sq Ft OPA#522031800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John R. Finch C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04834 $77,310.91 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-563 258 S 56th St 191393903 60th wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#604215500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Joseph Creighton C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01225 $64,142.82 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-565 6928 Ogontz Ave 191382012 10th wd. 1304 Sq Ft OPA#102011400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Deneen Miller C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02570 $105,416.50 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-566 470 Harmon Rd 191284201 21st wd. 2702 Sq Ft OPA#212355200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Herbert Wilson, III; Jill E. McDougal Wilson C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00216 $346,209.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-567 6545 Wyncote Ave 19138 10th wd. BRT#102091000 Christine M. Jackson (deceased) C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 02938 $192,175.10 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1605-568 1134 Gerritt St 191475604 1st wd. 1176 Sq Ft OPA#012421900 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard Nasuti C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01156 $158,207.47 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-569 6448 Woodcrest Ave 191512407 34th wd. 1408 Sq Ft OPA#344111300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bertrum T. Newby a/k/a Bartrum T. Newby C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01049 $63,515.62 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-570 5013 N Fairhill St 19120 49th wd. 1500 Sq Ft OPA#491171600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Felix Infante a/k/a Felix Omar Infante C.P. May Term, 2011 No. 01357 $67,883.01 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Kimberly J. Hong, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Karina Velter, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-571 2400 Orthodox St 19137 23rd wd. 2025 Sq Ft BRT#231018700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02408 $32,687.74 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., and/or Kathryn L. Mason, Esquire 1605-572 2912 S 62nd St 191423406 40th wd. 1200 Sq Ft BRT#402113500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lisa Coleman and Conrad Coleman C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 02119 $81,162.24 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1605-573 510 W King St a/k/a 510 King St 19144-4614 12th wd. 1578 Sq Ft OPA#12-40216-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna Greene C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01576 $119,437.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-574 1802 Kinsey St 19124 23rd wd.

2088 Sq Ft OPA#232066100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary Pratt C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02341 $83,663.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-575 2923 S Juniper St 191484950 39th wd. 1376 Sq Ft OPA#395354000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Arthur P. Juliano, III; Renee Juliano C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01079 $139,763.23 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-576 2512 S Bellford St a/k/a 2512 Bellford St 40th wd. 1145.9 Sq Ft BRT#404145800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Yameeka L. Foster

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a/k/a Yameeka Foster C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01746 $75,346.58 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1605-577 3527 E Crown Ave 191141916 66th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#661230800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Hinton; Jennifer Hinton C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 04006 $219,137.43 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-578 1333 McKinley St 19111 53rd wd. 1090 Sq Ft OPA#531027500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carmen J. Alicea C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02822 $69,059.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-579 5630 Loretto Ave 191241013 35th wd. 1322 Sq Ft OPA#351392700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jonathan Washington, in His Capacity as Heir of Eugene Hines, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Eugene Hines, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01129 $101,514.82 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-580 2614 E York St 19125 31st wd.

742.55 Sq Ft PRCL#313151100 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Marc Baxter C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02323 $117,193.83 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1605-581 6054 Kingsessing Ave 191422425 40th wd. 1500 Sq Ft BRT#401261200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Nadir J. Asadi C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03287 $116,310.88 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1605-582 5115 Harlan St 191314415 44th wd. 1402 Sq Ft BRT#442173200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Millicent S. Williams a/k/a Millicent Willaims and Maurice P. Causey C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 02922 $34,242.53 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1605-583 5916 N. 7th St 19120 61st wd.

1342 Sq Ft PRCL#612241300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL ROW HOUSE Trina S. Sterling C.P. December Term, 2004 No. 00714 $79,916.65 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1605-584 7019 Marsden St 19135 41st wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#412387200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sandra A. Bogan; Scott A. Rowland C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02201

$59,350.63 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-585 5220 Reinhard St 191435020 51st wd. 942 Sq Ft BRT#512029000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Oluwatoyin Fawole C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 02980 $16,216.55 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1605-586 1932 N 23rd St 191212025 32nd wd. 2124 Sq Ft OPA#322119300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Douglas Hart, Jr. a/k/a Douglas Hart a/k/a Douglas T. Hart; Anntwinette Dupree-Hart a/k/a Anntwinette Dupree Hart C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 04311 $127,063.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-587 7911 Gilbert St 19150 50th wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#502129800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nafhrah AbrahamCuff C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00397 $96,797.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-588 1731 N Aberdeen St 19131 52nd wd. Land Area: 880 Sq Ft; Improvement Area: 1138 Sq Ft BRT#521323700 Deborah Williams C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 1564 $49,743.63 Kevin S. Frankel, Esquire; Banks & Banks 1605-589 722 E Westmoreland St 19134 33rd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#331095400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lonnie H. Spearman, Jr. C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03008 $74,317.72 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-590 5216 Heston St 19131 52nd wd. (formerly part of the 34th wd.) 1155 Sq Ft BRT#521036700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Moses O. Ajayi C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 002334 $61,036.60 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-591 136 N 2nd St, Unit 5D a/k/a 136-138 N 2nd St, Unit 5D 19106 5th wd. 1270 Sq Ft BRT#888053741 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Richard A. Stevens C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 02690 $503,526.00 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-592 271 Wigohocking St, a/k/a 271 W Wingohocking St 19140 42nd wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#422002300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark A. Woodruff C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 01687 $53,939.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-593 6150 Lebanon Ave 19151 34th wd. 2090 Sq Ft BRT#342126900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL

ESTATE Adrian B. Washington a/k/a Adrian Washington C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01799 $176,478.12 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-594 8832 Blue Grass Rd 19152 57th wd. 3363 Sq Ft BRT#571194600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE The Unknown Heirs, Executors and Devisees of the Estate of Bobbie R. Lewin C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02095 $117,682.07 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-595 158 W Ruscomb St 191203412 42nd wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#422150000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Frank Williams C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 01724 $70,561.46 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-596 3627 Almond St 19134 45th wd. 1172 Sq Ft OPA#451290100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dawn Wikiera and John J. Wikiera C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 03600 $168,923.83 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-597 2408 E York St 19125 31st wd.

2709 Sq Ft OPA#313148100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Frank Schmidt and Margaret Schmidt C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01917 $136,485.91 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-598 2824 Walnut Hill St 57th wd.

On Westerly Side of Walnut Hill St. 427’ 7/8” from the Northerly side of Taunton St.; Front: 28’1” Depth: 190’2” BRT#571073307 Debbie Edwards C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 043000 $29,068.19 Louis P. Vitti, Esq. 1605-599 1740 Watkins St 36th wd.

Beginning Point: Situate on the South side of Watkins Street at the distance of 98 feet Eastward from the East side of Eighteenth Street IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2STY MASONRY Rose Marie Mazzio C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02768 $222,201.95 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1605-600 2514 Tulip St 19125 31st wd.

1120 Sq Ft OPA#311250100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Troy Grant C.P. September Term, 2010 No. 02934 $110,417.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-601 4924 Rubicam St 19144 12th wd. BRT#121188800 Otis Cellon Evans (deceased) C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02025 $108,959.65 Michael F.J. Romano, Esquire 1605-602 4969 N 2nd St 19120 42nd wd.

BRT#422397300 Ara Hayward C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02356 $48,439.33 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire

1605-603 2032 Loney St 191523205 56th wd. 1226 Sq Ft OPA#561554401 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Reginald K. Harris; Cheresse T. Harris C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 01862 $291,049.93 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-604 2531 S. Millick St 19142 40th wd. 752 Sq Ft PRCL#402044000 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY SSRC Investment, LLC a/k/a SSRC Investments, LLC C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00978 $81,406.53 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1605-605 1844 W Champlost St 19141 17th wd. 1415 Sq Ft OPA#171204400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kai Harris C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 03640 $101,972.37 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1605-606 4421 Sherwood Rd 19131 52nd wd. 1640 Sq Ft OPA#521196900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Angela B. Peebles C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 02949 $85,824.40 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1605-607 1352 South St, Unit 312 P20 19147 2nd wd. 1455 Sq Ft BRT#888303284 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fannie Mae Lee and Justin W. Lee C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02140 $434,388.57 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-608 1341 Weaver St 19150 50th wd. 1082 Sq Ft OPA#502320600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Ruth Galloway, Deceased and Robert B. Galloway a/k/a Robert Galloway, Jr., Individually and Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Ruth Galloway, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01026 $115,834.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-609 3847 Pearson Ave 191142832 57th wd. 1358 Sq Ft OPA#572154126 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Matthew R. Curley a/k/a Matthew Curley; Theresa M. Gallagher C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04658 $202,124.62 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-610 7107 N Broad St 19126 61st wd. 1888 Sq Ft OPA#611213100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lloyd Saunders, III, Believed Heir of the Estate of Saundra F. Saunders; Mark

Saunders, Believed Heir of the Estate of Saundra F. Saunders; David A. Saunders, Believed Heir of the Estate of Saundra F. Saunders C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 01178 $158,123.27 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-611 2203 Lott St, a/k/a 2203 Lott Ave 19115-3316 58th wd.

1086 Sq Ft OPA#581050900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shaher M. Albarqawi a/k/a Shaher Albarqawi; Nadia Albarqawi C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 01066 $240,969.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-612 53 N 61st St 19139 34th wd.

1522 Sq Ft OPA#341126400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brenda Clark, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Clara V. Boxley, Deceased; James Boxley, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Clara V. Boxley, Deceased; Patricia Boxley, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Clara V. Boxley, Deceased; Sandra Boxley, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Clara V. Boxley, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 00278 $49,598.04 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-613 755 E Allegheny Ave 19134 33rd wd. 1300 Sq Ft BRT#331042200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronda Manning C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02640 $98,081.25 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-614 1823 Afton St 191113409 56th wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#561433100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher M. Sulock; Meghan Sulock C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00199 $163,970.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-615 713 S Alden St 19143 46th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#463253800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth Goodwin, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Deborah Goodwin, Deceased; Felicia Dawson, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Deborah Goodwin, Deceased; Marcia Goodwin, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Deborah Goodwin, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01735 $44,444.69 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-616 2533 E Indiana Ave 191344915 25th wd. 1074 Sq Ft OPA#251097000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly Laudenslager C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00328 $171,745.57 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-617 1509 Blavis St 19140 13th wd.

1792 Sq Ft BRT#132354400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Delores V. Banks C.P. September Term,

2015 No. 00046 $60,609.36 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-618 5844 Bustleton Ave 19149 62nd wd. 2916 Sq Ft BRT#621501700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Truyen Van Nguyen and Hung M. Lam C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 003650 $65,181.66 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-619 5751 Woodcrest Ave 191312224 52nd wd. 1708 Sq Ft OPA#522156300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ida Harden, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 04336 $26,996.03 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-620 3910 Claridge St 191245502 33rd wd. 800 Sq Ft OPA#332334500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dianilda Gonzalez a/k/a Dinilda Gonzalez C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 01593 $16,728.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-621 2635 S Watts St 191484334 39th wd. 630 Sq Ft BRT#394484300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Dante N. Coccia and Marla Coccia C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01652 $108,653.88 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-622 6517 Kingsessing Ave 19142 40th wd. 1092 Sq Ft BRT#403115100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Duane Jones C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01622 $21,331.07 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-623 5051 Copley Rd 191444802 13th wd. 1314 Sq Ft OPA#133163800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sean Leftwich C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00992 $102,830.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-624 2001 Hamilton St, Apt 1516 19130-4215 88th wd. 506 Sq Ft OPA#888091296 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Andreoli C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02065 $141,061.18 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-625 3237 N Howard St 191405815 7th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#072031400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marcus Juan Marrero C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00982 $55,751.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-626 858 E Chelten Ave a/k/a 858 Chelten Ave 19138 12th wd.

2264 Sq Ft OPA#122118600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Estate of Alex Sapozhnikov, Lenny Sapozhnikov and Zinaida

SHERIFF’S SALE Sapozhnikov Sapozhnikov a/k/a Zina Sapozhnikov C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 00430 $107,372.60 KML Law Group, P.C. 1605-627 456 W Winona St 191444508 12th wd. 1544 Sq Ft OPA#124062100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Martin F. Searcy, Jr., in His Capacity as Executor and Devisee of the Estate of Dorothy T. Burhanan C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04135 $67,231.61 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-628 6111 Hegerman St 19135 41st wd. 1140 Sq Ft BRT#41-13782-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Burton L. Zimmerman C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02423 $83,223.07 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-629 4126 Old York Rd 191402041 43rd wd. 2688 Sq Ft OPA#433400400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jorge A. Fagundes C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01058 $81,085.66 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-630 5213 Westminster Ave 19131 44th wd. 857 Sq Ft BRT#442-061400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Roy L. Horton C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00257 $42,554.29 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-631 5832 Lebanon Ave 191313032 52nd wd. 1672 Sq Ft OPA#522076800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christina Edwards C.P. July Term, 2010 No. 03196 $77,538.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-632 219 Widener St 191201840 61st wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#612122800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Erica Shubert C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03591 $75,980.42 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-634 179 W 65th Ave 191201026 61st wd. 1328 Sq Ft OPA#611397700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Theresa Lilly, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Devisee of the Estate of Aubrey E. Ellis C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00144 $179,113.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond &

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1605-636 121 N Lindenwood St 19139 44th wd. 938 Sq Ft BRT#441153000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Tsegaye Gebre and Yvonne Gebre C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02538 $14,945.47 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-637 5038 Chancellor St 19139 46th wd. BRT#60-2-0668-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ernest Dolison a/k/a Ernest Dolison, Sr. C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00555 $82,837.67 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-638 2730 S Muhlfeld St a/k/a 2730 Muhlfeld St 191532409 40th wd. 1152 Sq Ft BRT#406162300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Salvatore Fichera C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02067 $147,961.31 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-639 5120 Hazel Ave 19143 46th wd. 2592 Sq Ft BRT#462028400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Arnsie L. Riley, Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas J. Riley, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01120 $213,465.30 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-640 8650 Forrest Ave 191502306 50th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#502215800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stacey Y. Sturgis C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01527 $168,969.36 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-641 5711 Tackawanna St 191353919 62nd wd. 1121 Sq Ft BRT#622319000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Andrew E. Lustick and Cynthia R. Lustick C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02449 $154,975.85 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1605-642 249 S 55th St 19139 46th wd.

1620 Sq Ft BRT#603166500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Estate of Dicie O’Neal Latham a/k/a Dicie Latham a/k/a Dicie O. Latham c/o John C. Latham, Jr., Personal Representative; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Dicie O’Neal Latham a/k/a Dicie Latham a/k/a Dicie O. Latham; John C. Latham, Jr., Individually as Known Heir

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2852 Sq Ft BRT#12-3233900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Inge Williams a/k/a Inge L. Wil-

liams; Gail Buckwalter a/k/a Gail D. Buckwalter Known Heir of Inge Williams a/k/a Inge L. Williams C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02040 $147,447.48 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1605-649 6115 W Thompson St 191514438 34th wd. 1884 Sq Ft BRT#34-2-0149-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gloria J. Tanner C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 02274 $37,122.92 BARBARA A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1605-650 4307 Comly St 19135-3905 44th wd. 5625 Sq Ft BRT#552-0053-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jaqueline James C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02772 $25,067.88 BARBARA A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1605-651 2547 Grays Ferry Ave 191463909 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 1605-652 6316 Everett Ave a/k/a 6316 Everett St 19149-2822 54th wd.

1296 Sq Ft PRCL#541225140 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Melissa Aviles, in Her Capacity as Heir of Angelo L. Aviles, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Angelo L. Aviles, Deceased; Daniel Aviles, in His Capacity as Heir of Angelo L. Aviles, Deceased; Selena Aviles, in Her Capacity as Heir of Angelo L. Aviles, Deceased; Samantha Aviles, in Her Capacity as Heir of Angelo L. Aviles, Deceased; Dianna Aviles, in Her Capacity as Heir of Angelo L. Aviles, Deceased; Jonathan Aviles, in His Capacity as Heir of Angelo L. Aviles, Deceased; Melissa Aviles, in Her Capacity as Heir of Angelo L. Aviles, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2010 No. 01937 $113,483.69 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1605-653 8502 Temple Rd 19150 50th wd. 1454 Sq Ft BRT#501080400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Wilmer Johnson C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01904 $111,677.65 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1605-654 7938 Forrest Ave 191502107 50th wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#502195900 IMPROVE-

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No Dog Gets Left Behind is an amazing organization that rescues war dogs from overseas and reunites them with the soldiers who bonded with them at war. The organization was founded by Trish Gohl and inspired by her nephew, who was stationed overseas and bonded with a dog that he wanted to bring back to the states. On April 2, NDGLB held a Spring Fling Charity Event at Penns Landing Caterers. There was a cocktail hour, a silent auction, a light dinner and dancing. All proceeds go to reunite soldiers with the dogs that kept them company so far away from home.

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Devon Goodman, and Koby Thomas Malone scored 30 points to lead on this team. “It makes the game a lot Team Philly to a 100-62 win over easier for me when you play with DiCompetitive Edge on March 29, takvision I guys from other high schools ing his team to the quarterfinals of the that you don’t normally get that opprestigious single-elimination Donoportunity to do,” he said. “It’s really frio Classic in Conshohocken. Team fun to play with these guys against Philly was knocked out of their shot other top guys from all over PA, Delat the semifinals by WeR1, 101-98, on aware, New Jersey, New York, the April 6. city, wherever. I love it. I’m always The Donofrio event is unique in up for a challenge. If playing against that it has a tradition that spans 60 other great players is what it takes, years, and allows high schools, club, then so be it. I’m not backing down and AAU teams to disband and forfrom anyone.” mulate unique squads specifically for Malone’s monster year at Plymthis event. “What makes this event so outh Whitemarsh has caused many special is that some of the best players people to ask him if he would refrom many states come out to put on consider last summer’s commitment a show, and this is basically for bragto mid-major Rider University. But ging rights, so everyone is competing pundits more often respect his comhard out there,” Malone said. “I love mitment to the New Jersey school. playing in a tournament where every“I think I’ll make an immediate imone plays hard [as opposed to some Xzavier Malone. Photo courtesy of Jeff pact at Rider, that’s why I chose the Richman.

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ing three-pointer. So many stories surround the tremendous six-game run school coaches who watched their former high school stars celebrate victory in front of 70,000 people in Houston, and millions more on television. For them it was a surreal dream come true. “It was priceless for me to see Ryan Arcidiacono play live in the Final Four,” said his Neshaminy high school coach Jerry Devine. “To be named outstanding player of the Final Four and to perform like that, on that stage, was incredible. I cherish my time with Ryan forever and to see his hard work pay off is extremely special.” Another coach who made the trip was Lower Merion’s Gregg Downer, who made his way onto the court to hug his former pupil Darryl Reynolds, who he found crying tears of joy with his Villanova teammates.

“I wasn’t going to miss a chance to see one of my players play in the Final Four,” Downer said. “This was a home run to see Villanova win two great games and be here live and see my guy win a championship.” Brendan Haley coached at the Salesianum School (Del.), taking them to two state championships, in 2014 and 2015, led by Villanova freshman Donte DiVincenzo. DiVincenzo redshirted this season, but played a big role in practices. He simulated the style of Oklahoma star Buddy Hield prior to the Cats’ huge win over the Sooners on April 2. “I texted him and said don’t get so used to this. This is three straight years you ended the season jumping on top of a pile,” Haley said. “It’s incredible and I am so happy for him. Even though he didn’t get to play in the tournament, he has a great future ahead of him, and I know he feels he helped out by making these guys better in practice and preparing them by being Buddy Hield.” (For the record, Hield scored a season-low 9 points in the Cats semifinal rout.)

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Jewel puts the ‘Pieces’ together on tour

By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Hit singer-songwriter Jewel is going full-circle on the tour for her most recent album, “Picking up the Pieces,” which was conceived as a bookend to her wildly successful 1995 debut album “Pieces of You.” For the latest album, Jewel returned to her folk and country roots.

“I was inspired by one of my mentors, Neil Young,” she said about the album. “I loved that he did ‘Crazy Horse’ but would also go back to ‘Harvest’ with ‘Harvest

Moon.’ That’s what I wanted to do per my role model. I love that style. It’s very close to my heart and my poetic soul. There was a time in my life when I needed to make an emotionally raw, stripped-down record with no pretense where I attempted to get rid of 20 years’ worth of things that may not necessarily have belonged to me as an artist or even as a human.”

Jewel also ended up producing the album, though that wasn’t the initial plan.

“It wasn’t my intention to produce it myself,” she said. “I did have a production partner and he backed out at the last

minute; he thought I was the only one that should do it, which fairly annoyed me at the time. I was really upset. But in hindsight, I ended up realizing he was right. I just wanted no filters. I wanted this to really be a direct experience of who I was and where I was at in my life. It was actually really important that there wasn’t anybody else that had an influence on that.”

When Jewel hits the road this month, her shows will include songs from throughout her career as well as stories from her recent memoir, “Never Broken — Songs Are Only Half The Story.”

“It covers the gamut,” she said about the tour. “I don’t tend to do set lists. It’s just me with my guitar on stage and my fans are incredibly well-versed on unreleased material. I have a lot of records out. I tend not to be very rigid.”

Jewel’s success has resonated with fans of folk, country, rock and pop music over the years but, surprisingly enough, when her first album debuted in 1995, Jewel started breaking big on alternative-rock radio on her way to becoming a commercial smash.

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Jewel said about her early success. “When I came out, nobody knew what to call me.

I actually think that ‘You Were Meant For Me’ was a straight-up country shuffle song.

But country radio at the time was Shania Twain and Faith Hill.

They were very produced and that was the opposite of what I was, so I didn’t fit there. I didn’t know that there were these strict rules with genres and which songs get put where.

The alternative movement was wide open enough that, somehow with Nirvana and Soundgarden, I was able to kind of fit in there. Not that I was a perfect fit, but at least I got a voice and was able get on the radio.

‘You Were Meant For Me’ becoming a pop smash was really funny because the Spice Girls were out at the time and I was the opposite of that.

I was just glad to get played. I don’t really care what people call me.”

That flexibility hasn’t changed over the years, Jewel added.

“As the industry changes, and pop moved incredibly swift, I listened to country because country is what alternative used to be, minus grunge. That’s why I like The Eagles and rock and storytelling. That was a natural fit for me. I feel like I haven’t changed a ton. I love to experiment with songwriting but my heart and my style of writing at the core has stayed the same. I think [Bob] Dylan and Neil Young have encouraged me to do that. You have to follow your muse.”

Jewel said that she’s always had LGBT fans and friends who inspired her even before she made it big.

“I think the LGBT community is so wonderful,” she said. “The sense of humor among all my gay friends … as someone who has had so much to overcome in my life, humor has really helped me survive.

That’s one of my favorite things about my gay friends. They have great taste and they don’t take themselves too seriously and have a great sense of humor. They are able to overcome the challenges of life by being clever and witty.”

Most music artists, whether highly successful or not, usually have some form of cautionary tale about the pressures to conform to the perceived tastes and expectations of the mainstream. But Jewel said from the beginning, she’s always been

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“I’ve always had creative control,” she said. “I’ve never had a label come to the studio, not that I’ve banned them. They’ve always respected what I did and trusted me. I’ve never had anybody say, ‘You have to do this’ or ‘You have to do that.’

If I made a left turn, they just made a left turn with me. In my book I tell a story about ‘You Were Meant For Me,’ which had failed at radio. So I made this really bad pop version of it. And it cost so much money that I was embarrassed to tell them I didn’t like it. Amazingly, my label came to me and said, ‘We don’t want you to change for radio. We’d rather have radio change for you.’ And we went back to work for a whole year and finally got ‘Who Will Save Your Soul’ to get traction at the height of grunge. They really believed in me. The amazing thing for me about the success of ‘Pieces of You’ was, at first I was like, I didn’t mean to write a hit. I don’t know how to do it again. Then I realized, Hey, you just sold 12-million records. Save your money and you don’t have to have a hit again. So I gave myself permission to experiment, have fun and not really care what people thought of me.

I did what I thought was right.” n Jewel performs 8:45 p.m. April 16 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609317-1000 or visit www.jeweljk.com/.

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The Rev. Fritz Fowler: Bridging LGBT, religious gaps With the recent anti-LGBT law in Mississippi and the spate of other new laws around the country designed to “protect” the religious community from the scourge of homosexuality, I decided to talk this week to someone who knows a little more about religion than I do.

The Rev. Fritz Fowler is the pastor of University Lutheran Church. He earned his master of divinity from Gettysburg Seminary in 2014 and also holds a bachelor’s in pastoral ministry from Kingswood University in Canada.

PGN: So what the hell is wrong with religion?

FF: [Laughs] OK, I, like any other LGBT person, am frightened and concerned, if not alarmed and totally taken aback, by some of the recent events.

LGBT people are not just losing their rights, we’re regressing. As LGBTQ people, we have to come together and say that we will not stand for, nor will we support, government officials who continue and strive to deny our own citizens equal rights and full citizenship in the country we live in.

PGN: It seems to me that religion is a scapegoat because at heart these people aren’t very religious at all. It’s just the weapon of choice.

FF: Yeah, I think some of the worst tragedies throughout history have been done in the name of organized religion. I think when you boil it down, people have insecurities and fears and they mask them over in the name of Christianity or other organized religions. I feel that my calling as a pastor and as a community leader is that we are charged to stand up for those who are oppressed or marginalized. I believe that in scripture and as a Lutheran pastor and a Christian, that the witness of the Bible has a preferential treatment for them and that God is always on the side of those without power. We should stand up for those who are told that they’re not welcome in the church because of their sexual orientation or gender expressions or skin color or what country they come from or how much money they have — not just locally but nationally and internationally, as members of the human race. What’s happening now scares me, especially some of the presidential candidates who are quick to spew hatred and sew the seeds of fear.

PGN: And many of them, like Ted Cruz, are doing it in the name of religion.

FF: And for that, I apologize on behalf of Christianity. I apologize to anyone who has heard messages from their churches or faiths that they’re worthless or loved any less because of how God made them.

PGN: [Laughs] OK, I’ll lighten up on you now. So how did you first feel the calling?

FF: I always wanted to be a pastor. When I was in elementary school and they said, “Draw a picture of what you want to be when you grow up,” I drew myself as a pastor behind a pulpit. I grew up as part of a more conservative Lutheran church and I was told at a young age that I wasn’t welcome and could never be a pastor. I was shocked and hurt for a really long time and then I was introduced into the Evangelical Lutheran Church, or the ELCA. They were a gay-affirming church and in 2009 they voted to allow clergy in same-sex relationships to become pastors with the same full rights and entitlements that heterosexuals had in the church. And so I became a pastor.

PGN: Interesting. I hear the word “evangelical” and I tend to recoil. It always sounds like the extremist wing.

FF: I understand. The original meaning of evangelical is “good news,” but you’re entirely right that in modern vernacular when people hear the word, they automatically think of fundamentalism and gay bashing, Ted Cruz and the Westboro Baptist family protests. But in my church, we interpret it as carrying the good news of the gospel.

PGN: Where are you from?

FF: I was born in a little town called Blossvale, near Syracuse in New York.

Then I went to Kingswood University in Canada, about two hours north of Maine.

PGN: So Syracuse wasn’t cold enough for you?

FF: Apparently not! I received a bachelor of liberal arts with a pastoral ministry major and took a bunch of classes in church planting.

PGN: Planting?

FF: Starting new churches. After college I earned my master of divinity from Gettysburg Seminary and I was called to serve as the pastor at University Lutheran in February of 2015. I’m the Lutheran campus pastor for the University of Pennsylvania, Drexel and Temple. I get to spend time with students, providing pastoral care, spiritual development and faith formation.

PGN: What are the biggest concerns right now for the kids?

FF: Students want to be known. If they just want faith or religion, they can download sermons or TED Talks, they can read books or go to church online, but they want to be known and heard. They’re looking for community, people who accept them and understand them just the way they are. They want to find their

identity, to be able to question the faith they grew up with and ask tough theological questions: things they’ve never been able to investigate about themselves or the world until they got to college. They want more than just frat parties on Friday night. They’re really thoughtful and caring individuals. I see them after church in fellowship, praying for each other and loving and checking on each other during the week. It’s wonderful.

PGN: When did you figure out your sexuality?

FF: I came out in a few different stages. I played soccer in high school and college and was a big outdoorsman. I’m an Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America and the first person I came out to was one of my peers at Boy Scout camp, who was on staff with me one summer. In high school, I came out to a select group of friends. I didn’t realize it until a few years later, but I would have been expelled from Kingswood if the school found out that I

gety that he finally asked if I was OK. I said, “No Dad, I’m gay.” He pulled the car over, put his arm around me and said, “I love you. You’re my son and I don’t care.”

Just hearing those words set me free.

Those words were so powerful. That was a pivotal point in my life where the relationship with my dad changed. My mom was a little more hesitant at first. Growing up as a Southern Baptist, she had very stereotypical images of what it meant to be gay. We had lots of conversations and walked through it together. It took about a year-and-a-half before she was really OK and open with it. On one of her last visits, I took her to Woody’s on a Friday night; it was her first time in a gay bar. It was fun to have her in the community to learn that gay people are just like straight people: We go to bars and dance and have a good time.

PGN: [Laughs] You didn’t ease her in by having dinner at Knock first?

FF: Ha. I figured it was like taking off a Band-Aid: Let’s just do it!

She danced and had a good time and when we left she said, “This was really helpful to see.”

PGN: So being a Lutheran is apparently fairly relaxed.

You don’t hear about too many priests hanging out in the clubs.

FF: So, one of my core values is that I’m not just the pastor of a church, I’m the pastor of a community. I really believe that we have an obligation, a calling, to more than just the people who show up on Sundays.

I’ll often wear my collar out. I’m proud to be a pastor and to share that and it’s not uncommon for people who may be questioning their sexuality or their faith to come up and ask questions. It’s one of the gifts that I can bring. On campus and off. It hasn’t always gone over well with people in the LGBT Photo: Emily Ann Garcia was gay. Off campus, I found a community, especially great group of LGBT people to those who grew up where meet with. They were from all walks of it wasn’t safe to be gay. One time when I life, which really paved the way for me was in D.C., I walked into a coffee shop as a person of faith and a gay person. I wearing my collar and a man immediately learned that whenever we close the cirstarted screaming at me, “It’s you homocle of who’s welcome, the Holy Spirit, phobes in the church that are responJesus, opens that circle. We see that again sible for so many LGBT people being and again in scripture. Lastly, I told my gay-bashed. Why do you hate us? You’re parents before I started seminary. I told the reason so many people have such a my dad as we were driving home from a bad view of religion.” He was obviously restaurant. I was so nervous and so fidsomeone in pain PAGE 24

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who’d been hurt by the church and told that he wasn’t loved or valued. He was carrying so much baggage. He was inches from my face, spitting on me in his anger as he yelled.

When he finished, the whole coffee shop had come to a standstill. I calmly said to him, “I would love to talk to you about you. Can I ask my boyfriend to join the conversation?”

It defused things pretty quickly and we were able to talk about the ton of churches that are welcoming and affirming of LGBT people.

PGN: How do you deal with homophobia within the church? The “Leviticus said …” crowd …

FF: I had one person who clearly was not happy with a gay pastor and I confronted him about it, asked him why he had such negative views about LGBT people. He’d been reading and interpreting scripture literally. Leviticus states that man should not sleep with man, etc., but Leviticus has 613 laws, such as not cutting your hair or getting divorced. How can you choose to follow just the ones you think are important? The overarching command in scripture is to tell us about God’s loving message for us found in Jesus Christ to love each other as we have been loved. Biblically speaking, there is no understanding of homosexuality as we understand it today. Two people together consensually in a loving, all-encompassing way. When Paul talks about it, he’s referring to the time when there were massive sexual orgies where people were used and degraded, not two men, two women or individuals in a life-giving, faithful, loving relationship. Patrick Chang has a good book about queer theology called “Radical Love” that breaks it down.

PGN: Let’s hear more about your family.

FF: OK, my mom and dad have been married for 28 years. I have a sister two years younger than me. I am a twin but my twin brother, Thomas, died when he was 7 months old. My dad is a superintendent in a furniture factory and my mom cares for senior citizens.

PGN: The way you reference your twin sounds like something that still resonates with you, even though you were so young at the time.

FF: Correct. I don’t have any conscious memory of him but I always knew that I had a twin. My parents showed me baby pictures and told me stories about him and us in the hospital and back at home. They told me, “This is a part of who you are and it shaped part of our family, so you need to know about it.” They were open and allowed me to ask questions.

PGN: What was the most difficult question you asked?

FF: Did God kill Thomas because he didn’t love him? And my father answered, “No, Thomas is with God.” PGN: What’s a favorite memory with your sister?

FF: Every summer since the time I was in diapers, we’d go camping up in the

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Thousand Islands. It was amazing. I loved being in the outdoors and fishing with my dad. I love the city and urban life but I still hike and camp as much as possible. My wedding is going to be outdoors because nature is where I feel most connected to God and the universe.

PGN: Other hobbies?

FF: I play on the kickball league with Stonewall Sports. I’m an avid cyclist and I love riding around and seeing all the different types of architecture, all the different neighborhoods and people that make up Philadelphia. At the Starbucks, they write “Rev.” on my cup and I love that because, to me, it means I’m living out the core value of really being a pastor everywhere for everyone. So much of ministry is just talking to people to check in and see how they’re doing.

And marrying people. I love doing that and hearing the beautiful words of grace and affirmation.

PGN: What’s your go-to karaoke song?

FF: Oh, you don’t want to hear me sing. [My fiancé] Trevor is in the Gay Men’s Chorus, but that’s not one of my gifts.

PGN: What were your favorite TV shows as a kid?

FF: My favorite cartoon as a kid was “Doug” on Nickelodeon. My first time at summer camp, the lifeguard had to jump in and save me. After that I was drawn to “ER” and “Baywatch.” I was curious about how they saved people.

PGN: It wasn’t for the Speedos?

FF: [Laughs] Didn’t hurt! But I’d felt so helpless that I learned to swim and became a lifeguard, and I’ve been one for 10 years now.

PGN: Ever been skinny-dipping?

FF: Oh, boy! OK, I want to be authentic.

[Laughs] Yes, I have, but you can only print it if you include the sentence: “It was before I became a pastor and before I went to seminary school.”

PGN: I promise! Tell me about your partner?

FF: I am engaged to a wonderful man named Trevor. He’s an attorney and we’ve been together for four-and-a-half years. Getting married in October. We met in D.C. when I was working as a lifeguard.

PGN: How did you meet?

FF: We met on OK Cupid. We spoke on the phone several times and had our first date on Aug. 2. We met at a pizza joint and ordered dessert first, which was my little test to see how flexible he was. We’ve been together ever since.

PGN: Sounds like a match made in heaven!

FF: Amen! n For more information on University Lutheran Church, visit www.uniluphila.org.

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47. *Quinton, who play Chad Warwick 51. Part of YSL 53. One that lies on the bottom 54. Hangout for Natalie Barney 56. “The Advocate,” briefly 59. Village People’s “In the ___” 60. *He played Larry Harvey 62. Frasier’s response to a client 63. Lodge members 64. Beat off 65. Game groups, to Mauresmo 66. “___ first you don’t succeed ...”

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46. Frida Kahlo’s woman 47. Pueblo builders 48. Bring down 49. Want thy neighbor’s ass, for example 50. Sean of “Will & Grace” 52. Your, to Proust 55. “Diana” singer 56. Alec of “Desperate Housewives” 57. Deity on “Xena” 58. Gets hard 60. Opus ___ (“The Da Vinci Code” group) 61. Line of Todd Oldham dresses?

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Songbook romance: Dan Martin and Michael Biello

By Gregg Shapiro PGN Contributor Without making them sound like plumbing or lighting, it’s fair to say that Dan Martin and Michael Biello are fixtures of Philadelphia.

Longtime presences in the city’s theater, visual-art and music scenes and beyond, Martin and Biello are the men behind Biello Martin Studio, 148 N. Third St. in Old City. Perhaps you’ve walked by or wandered in to be illuminated by Biello’s sculptural lighting designs.

Nicole Manning, in association with Center City Theatre Works, presents “The Biello Martin Songbook,” directed by Jeffrey Lesser and opening April 14. The new musical revue highlights the couple’s musical-theater collaborations, spanning four decades. PGN spoke with Martin and Biello about their personal and creative partnerships.

PGN: What came first, your romantic partnership or your songwriting partnership?

DM: Romance first! [Laughs] MB: We met in a multi-media dance-theater workshop in Ohio. I was a dancer, Dan was a musician. I’d say it was romantic for me. Subliminally we were making music and art, and writing our own love song.

PGN: What was the first song you ever wrote together and what was the inspiration?

DM: My memory — we’re talking 40 years ago — is that it was called “Sun Song.” I was composing on the guitar then.

MB: I shared a journal of my sketches and poems with Dan and he set one poem to music. He called it “Michael’s Sun Song.”

DM: When I was first getting to know Michael, we’d go up to the roof of the house he lived in on South Street and he would show me poems he’d written in his journal. I started setting them to music and that’s how the songwriting part of our collaboration began.

PGN: How soon after writing that song did you feel confident in the other’s abilities to collaborate again?

DM: We were always collaborating — not only writing songs but also making dances and other performance pieces.

Back then, songwriting was just one aspect of our creative relationship.

MB: The collaboration worked from day one. There was a trust present from the beginning when it came to words and music. Having my words set to Dan’s melodies was an instant turn-on for me.

After the first song, the words and music longed to be together. We love writing songs together.

PGN: Michael, you are also a visual artist. How does that work in terms of also being a songwriter?

MB: My visual artwork is me, myself and I making it. It’s tangible, three-dimensional. You can pick it up, move it from place to place. For me, songwriting is another story. It’s collaborative. It lives between Dan and me, moving back and forth between words and music until it becomes the song we want to sing. After a song is complete, it sits in a file until it has an opportunity to be presented live. You can see and have and hold art.

Songwriting lives in the moment it is heard and then lives on in your memory.

Sometimes it makes me crazy switching from one to the other. But crazy comes with being an artist. Both art and songwriting challenge me in different ways to share my creative gifts.

PGN: In addition to being a gallery in which to display Michael’s work, Biello Martin Studio in Old City is also a space in which other kinds of performances, including musical and literary events, are held. Please say something about your combined vision for the space.

DM: The studio is our creative sanctuary.

Every time we make a piece of music or art, the energy of that creation resonates in the space. When other creatives present their work there, the energy they express fuses and intertwines with ours, and with each others’. It’s really quite sexy. [Laughs] MB: It’s important for us to share our creative space with other artists who are somehow in harmony with our energy. It gives me pleasure to share what we created with other like-minded artists. It’s PAGE 27 an intimate space so

Theater & Arts 1776: The Musical The Media Music Theatre Company presents the historical musical comedy set when our country was on the brink of declaring independence April 13-May 22, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100.

Allowed to Love Muse Gallery presents an exhibition

by Philadelphia artist Carolyn Cohen featuring a series of portraits of activists, artists and others within the LGBTQ community through April 30, 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310.

Always ... Patsy Cline Walnut Street Theatre presents the stories of laughter and heartache that brought together a housewife and a legendary country singer through July 3 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550.

skin that she’s in, through April 16 at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550.

Greg Proops The comedian performs April 21-23 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

Holly Trostle Brigham: Sisters and Goddesses The Michener Art Museum hosts an exhibition by Philadelphia artist Trostle Brigham featuring seven self-portraits through May 26, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215340-9800.

Inside Out Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of large-scale replicas of works from the museum’s collection of local neighborhoods through Nov. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100.

Breaking Ground: Printmaking in the U.S., 1940– 60 Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the variety of ways in which artists in the 1940s and ’50s pushed the boundaries of printmaking through July 24, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100.

International Pop Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition chronicling pop art’s emergence as a global movement, migrating from the United Kingdom and the United States to Western and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Japan, through May 16, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100.

Freckleface Strawberry: The Musical The musical based on the children’s book about a young girl learning to love the

Jon Lovitz The comedian from “Saturday Night Live” performs through April 16 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

HOPE U.K. MEETS HOPE PA: London lounge-act sensation and “comedy cabaret chanteuse” Miss Hope Springs comes to New Hope to sing an array of witty and moving songs from her acclaimed all-original selfpenned repertoire. She’ll share tales from her Ritz-to-the-pits life when she performs 7:30 p.m. April 15 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope. For more information or tickets, call 888-596-1027.

Look Closer: The Work of Michael Newman and Stuart Alter The William Way LGBT Community Center presents a special exhibition of abstract paintings through April 29, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.

The Mouse and I: Digital Drawings by Guy Ciarcia Rowan College at Gloucester County presents an exhibition of limited-edition digital art by the acclaimed visual artist through April 22 at the Dr. Ross Beitzel Art Gallery, 1400 Tanyard Road, Deptford, N.J.; 856415-2122.

Neil Simon’s Rumors Bristol Riverside Theatre presents the classic farce through April 17, 120 Radcliffe St.,; Bristol; 215-3131575.

Philadelphia in Style: A Century of Fashion The Michener Art Museum hosts a display of approximately 30 dressed forms and additional accessories spanning a century of high fashion through June 26, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215340-9800.

Plays of/for a Respirateur Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an installation by Joseph Kosuth that includes a selection of his work along with a group of seminal works by Marcel Duchamp through the fall, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100.

Peter and the Starcatcher Walnut Street

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p.m. April 20 at Bob & Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.

Outta Town Miss Hope Springs London’s queen of cabaret makes her first visit to the U.S. 7:30 p.m.

April 15 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888-5961027.

AIN’T NO PARTY LIKE A PITY PARTY: Puddles Pity Party, the globally renowned band fronted by the titular 7-foottall clown and crooner, returns to town after charming audiences at last year’s Philly Pride, 9 p.m. April 22 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St. For more information or tickets, call 215-922-6888.

Theatre presents the grownup’s prequel to “Peter Pan” through May 1, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

Philadanco: Global Artistry The acclaimed dance company performs April 15-17 at Kimmel’s Perelman Theater, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-670-2300.

Sex with Strangers The two-character play follows the meeting of two writers who are trapped during a snowstorm through May 8 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215985-0420.

Music A Tribute to The Beatles in Celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Revolver Local performers celebrate the Beatles’ classic album 7:30 p.m.

April 15 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400.

Iggy Pop and Josh Homme The rock singers team up for a show 8 p.m. April 15 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215790-5847.

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Nightlife Paige Turner: Confessions Of An Unnatural Blonde New York’s comedy queen comes to town 8 p.m.

April 15 at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.; 215-735-0735.

International Ms. Leather Live Stream Watch Party The only East Coast live-streaming of the competition, which will feature Ms. Philadelphia Leather Lacivious Jane, will be held April 15-16, with doors at 9 p.m. and the contest streaming at 10:30 p.m., at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St. Last Show: Promtrash All Stars By Dumpsta Players The Dumpsta Players go out in grand fashion with a showdown 10

Puscifer The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m.

April 15 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Frank Caliendo The comedian from “Mad TV” performs 9 p.m. April 15 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Stop Making Sense The Talking Heads concert film is screened 9:45 p.m.

April 15 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228.

Jewel The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. April 16 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Lewis Black “The Daily Show” comedian performs 9 p.m. April 22 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. n

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intimacy is key — work that is personal and positive. Not everything works in our studio and the things that do inspire.

PGN: Center City Theatre Works is presenting a new musical revue, “The Biello Martin Songbook,” directed by Jeffrey Lesser. What is the genesis of the project?

MB: Dan has wanted to create a songbook for years.

DM: Last February, I decided to perform an intimate evening of our songs for invited guests at the studio. I was feeling really frustrated and powerless because we’d written several amazing musicals, but they were each taking an excruciatingly long time to get produced. One day I just said, “Fuck it, I’m going to sing my own goddamn songs,” and talk about the journey of Michael’s and my songwriting. Director Jeff Lesser was in the house and approached us a few weeks later to see if we’d be interested in expanding the concert to a larger theater with an ensemble of singers, etc.

MB: It’s been emotionally charged for me hearing Dan play through much of our work and creating our first songbook.

PGN: How did you go about selecting the material to include in the revue?

DM: At the heart of the show is the story of our 40-year relationship as life partners and creative collaborators.

The songs we chose help tell that story.

Structurally, we’re presenting “slices” from four of our musicals: “Breathe,” “The Cousins Grimm,” “Marry Harry” and “In My Body,” which will have its world premiere in Philadelphia at The Prince Theatre in November. Interspersed between those musical slices are some of our favorite standalone trunk songs.

PGN: Another recent Biello Martin theater project, “Marry Harry,” starred Annie Golden of “Orange Is The New Black.” What can you tell me about that show and its current status?

MB: First, I want to say Annie Golden is fierce! [She was] a dream to have on our team; a total joy to hear her voice sing our songs. “Marry Harry” went through some rewriting (again) after our last production with American Theatre Group.

Since then, we’ve been shopping around for a home to do a reading, hopefully leading to a full production.

DM: “Marry Harry” was the first musical we wrote not focused on same-sex love — but still focused on love! It’s based on a screenplay about Sherri and Little Harry, two 30-somethings who fall in love and try to escape their controlling parents. Annie Golden played Debby — the long-suffering girlfriend of Little Harry’s father — and gave a knock-out performance at our New York Musical Theater Festival production in 2013. Our producer is currently talking to New York and regional theaters for a follow-up production.

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PGN: As Philadelphia-area natives who also had a part-time residence in New York, you returned full-time to Philadelphia permanently a few years ago. What makes Philadelphia so special to both of you?

DM: We came back to Philadelphia to help care for Michael’s parents and aunt.

In addition to the beauty of that care-giving experience, we reconnected with great friends and rediscovered the expansiveness, and affordability, that Philly offers working artists.

MB: Since we were both born and raised in Philadelphia, we have a history here.

Our parents are here. It was important for us to be close to them and help them in their extra-elder years. It’s been a challenge re-entering the Philadelphia art/ music/theater scene. That’s part of why we created Biello Martin Studio as a place to do our creative work. Through the studio, great connections happen.

Philadelphia also lends itself to having more physical space to make art and music, which is a beautiful thing.

PGN: In addition to your theater work, you have also been integral in supporting and promoting LGBT music and artists via Gay and Lesbian Music Awards and

later through Outmusic. Why was that important to both of you?

MB: We sang out before it was fashionable, before it was trendy, before the “stars” came out. It was a special moment in time for all involved. We are blessed to have been in the midst of such great musical queerness.

DM: Building, living and working in the community has always been part of our DNA. We were among a handful of musicians writing and performing openly gay songs starting in the 1970s. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, we started inviting this small community to share music and food in our East Village loft. It grew from there and became quite a force for many years. The organizations are now gone but the spirit lives on! n “The Biello Martin Songbook” runs through April 24 at Louis Bluver Theatre @ The Drake, 1512 Spruce St. For tickets, visit www.biellomartinsongbook.com/ tickets/.

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Health Alder Health Services provides LGBT health services on a sliding-fee scale; 100 N. Cameron St., Ste. 301 East, Harrisburg; 717233-7190 or 800-867-1550; www.alderhealth. org.

AIDS Care Group/Sharon Hill Medical provides comprehensive HIV services in Delaware County, including primary and preventative medicine, dental care, STI and HIV screenings and treatments, women’s health care, drug and alcohol counseling and treatment and mental health counseling and treatment at 907 Chester Pike in Sharon Hill and 2304 Edgmont Ave. in Chester; 610-5831177 or 610-872-9101; aidscaregroup.org or sharonhillmedical.org.

Congreso de Latinos Unidos provides anonymous, free HIV testing with Spanish/English counselors, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 3439 N. Hutchinson St.; 215-763-8870 ext.

6000.

HIV treatment: Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents available 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m.

Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1803.

HIV health insurance help: Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing available at 13-19 MacDade Blvd., Suite 109, Collingdale, N.J., no appointment needed; 610-586-9077.

Philadelphia FIGHT provides HIV primary care, on-site lab services, clinical trials, case management, mental-health services and support groups for people living with HIV regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, 1233 Locust St., fifth floor; 215-9854448, www.fight.org.

12-step programs and support groups Al-Anon

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Pennsylvania Al-Anon Alateen Family Groups: Events, meeting times and locations at pa-al-anon.org.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)

n Acceptance meets 7:30 p.m. Fridays and

Mondays at Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church, 22nd and Spruce streets. n Community meets 8 p.m. Thursdays at Holy Communion Church, 2111 Sansom St. Gay and lesbian, but all are welcome. n GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Sundays and 8 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 100 W. Windsor St., Reading; 610-374-7914. n Living Sober meets 8:30 p.m. Saturdays at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220. n No Other Way Out meets 11 a.m. Sundays at William Way. n Night Owl meets 11:30 p.m. daily at the William Way. n Sober and Gay meets 8:30 p.m. SundayFriday at William Way. n Young People’s AA meets 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at St. Mark’s Church, 1625 Locust St.; 215-735-1416.

Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA)

n Meets 7 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday,

Wednesday, Friday and Saturday and 5:30 p.m. Thursday at William Way.

Mental-Health Support

n Pink and Blues, a free peer-run mental-

health support group for LGBT people, meets 7 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; 215627-0424. n Survivors of Suicide Inc. meets 7:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at 3535 Market St., Room 2037 and the second Wednesday at Paoli Memorial Hospital, 225 W. Lancaster Ave.; 215-545-2242, www. phillysos.tripod.com.

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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.

■ 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.

HIV/AIDS Mondays: n Positive Brothers, a self-help, support and empowerment group for sexual-minority men of color with HIV/AIDS meets 6-8 p.m. at 1207 Chestnut St., third floor; 215-8511975.

Tuesdays: n A support group for HIV-positive men and women meets 1:30-3 p.m. at BEBASHI: Transition to Hope, 1217 Spring Garden St., first floor; 215-769-3561; bebashi.org. n Feast Incarnate, a weekly ministry for people affected by HIV/AIDS, meets 5 p.m. at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-387-2885. n A support group for people recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS meets 6:30-8 p.m. at Mazzoni Center, 21 S. 12th St.; 215563-0652 ext. 235.

Wednesdays: n Project Teach, a peer-education and empowerment program for people living with HIV/AIDS, meets 3-5 p.m. at Philadelphia FIGHT, 1233 Locust St.; fight. org.

Thursdays:

n A support group for HIV-positive men

and women meets 6-8 p.m. at BEBASHI: Transition to Hope; 215-769-3561. n Diversity, an HIV/AIDS support group for those infected or affected, meets from 5-7 p.m. at Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55 N. Broad St.; 267-549-3676, fowallace@yahoo.com.

Saturdays:

n AIDS Delaware’s You’re Not Alone youth

support group meets during the school year at varying times and locations; 800-8106776.

Debtors Anonymous

n Meets 7-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday at

the William Way Center.

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088

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.

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■ 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

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.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA)

n Open meetings 7 p.m. Fridays at

Hahnemann University Hospital, 245 N. 15th St.; 215-514-3065, www.oa.org. n Meets 11 a.m.-noon at William Way.

S.A.R.A.

n Substance Abuse – Risk Assessment, day

and evening hours; 215-563-0663 ext. 282.

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

n Meets 7:30 p.m.Thursdays at All Saints

Church, 18 Olive Ave., Rehoboth Beach, Del.; 302-542-3279.

■ 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-

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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