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Paying tribute to Pulse in person Spring Travel Section PAGES 14-17

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Living-organ donor program holds fundraiser to increase awareness, educate PAGE 5

Investigation ongoing as Mazzoni medical director steps down

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PA gay man granted widower status By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com

By Jeremy Rodriguez and Jen Colletta jeremy@epgn.com, jen@epgn.com Dr. Robert Winn submitted his letter of resignation last week as Mazzoni Center’s medical director. The resignation was accepted by the agency’s board and was effective immediately, Mazzoni Director of Development Perry Monastero told PGN last Friday. Dr. Shanin Gross has taken over as acting medical director. Winn has been at the center of allegations regarding sexual impropriety with patients. Earlier last week, Mazzoni officials confirmed Winn was on paid leave but declined to comment on the reason. “This is a complex situation and we have an obligation to respect the rights and confidentiality of all parties,” Dr. Jimmy Ruiz, Mazzoni board president, said in a statement. “We also have an obligation to help ensure that the conclusions we reach are based on facts.” Ruiz said a “third-party, legal investigation” into allegations against Winn is ongoing. In a conversation with PGN last Friday, Ruiz said CEO Nurit Shein updated him when she convened the investigation. He declined to provide the date the investigation began but said it was “recent.” Ruiz declined to comment on the nature of the investigation, and whether the sexual allegations against Winn were brought before the full board. He said Winn submitted his resignation letter in writing last Thursday and did not meet with the full board at its emergency meeting that evening. In his statement, Ruiz sought to “emphasize that Mazzoni has not previously ignored and is not now ignoring any allegations. PAGE 16 There is zero tolerance at

Family Portrait: John Tanzella helps others hit the road

RAINBOW-READY: Armando Martinez, manager of The Raven in New Hope (from left), New Hope Celebrates Vice President Matthew B. Hanson and NHC Founder Daniel Brooks unfurled NHC’s new 100-foot rainbow flag April 15 outside Humphrey’s Flag Company in Old City. The flag will replace a 50-foot version the organization previously used in the parade at its Pride celebration. A 50-foot flag will be officially hung at the corner of Main and Bridge streets May 14 to kick off the 2017 festivities. NHC was notified that the flag was ready on the same day that Gilbert Baker, who created the rainbow flag as an LGBT symbol, died; the organization plans to hold a moment of silence in Baker’s honor during the May 20 Pride parade. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Michael Hunter never had the satisfaction of legally marrying Stephen Carter before Carter’s sudden death in 2013. But a recent court ruling confers upon Hunter the legal status of being Carter’s widower. The men had presented themselves as a married couple since 1997. They lived together in Philadelphia for several years before moving to the Pittsburgh area in 2005. But Carter died in a motorcycle crash in 2013, before they could legally marry in Pennsylvania. In 2014, due to the Whitewood ruling, same-sex couples began to marry legally in Pennsylvania. The following year, the U.S. Supreme Court declared marriage equality the law of the land in the Obergefell ruling. Last year, Hunter petitioned to have his union with Carter recognized as a common-law marriage, even though the Pennsylvania state legislature abolished common-law marriage in 2005. Hunter, 62, emphasized the marital nature of the couple’s relationPAGE 19

Study finds local syphilis resurgence in men who have sex with men By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com According to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, cases of syphilis among local men who have sex with men are on the rise. The PDPH study, entitled “Resurgence of Syphilis Among Men Who Have Sex With Men,” was first published this month in CHART, the department’s publication on under-reported public-health issues. The study noted that syphilis diagnoses have more than quadrupled since 2005, from 208 to 925 last year. Of those cases, 61 percent were among men who have sex with men. Cases are also increasing at slower paces among women and men who have sex with women. Men diagnosed in that population had a mean between five and nine sexual partners during the 12 months before their diagnosis. This number has not increased signifi-

cantly as of 2014, according to the report. The men frequently met their sex partners through mobile apps. “These apps present a challenge for identifying and treating sexual partners of syphilis cases because the interaction is often anonymous and cannot be retraced,” the study notes. The PDPH offered several recommendations for at-risk individuals and healthcare providers. People can recognize the signs and symptoms of syphilis, which can include painless genital ulcers or rashes that begin on the trunk before covering the entire body. The department recommends seeking medical care if you suspect an infection or exposure to syphilis. Additionally, at-risk individuals should undergo regular testing, use condoms and limit their number of sexual partners. For health-care providers, the PDPH recommends they regularly test high-risk individuals, increase surveillance of patients

with rashes and sores and presumptively treat patients with genital ulcers or rashes on hands and feet. According to the study, PDPH is using social media, mobile technology, dating apps and other strategies to reach people at risk for syphilis. Additionally, the department will advise the public about the “importance of syphilis testing and prevention.” Deputy Health Commissioner Dr. Caroline Johnson told PGN this week that attention from both the public and providers is needed to confront the issue. “I think we are going to continue to see these increases over the next year but, with the public paying attention and health-care providers doing more screening and diagnosing with the cooperation of patients, we hope we can get the outbreak under control,” Johnson said. Visit http://www.phila.gov/health/commissioner/chart.html for the full study. n

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Krasner, Sias among Lib City-backed candidates By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com An LGBT advocacy organization voted last week on its endorsements for next month’s primary. The Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club voted to back Larry Krasner for District Attorney and Henry Sias for the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, among several other candidates. Liberty City Co-chair Malcolm Kenyatta noted that Sias could be the nation’s first trans male judge if elected. “We had a long conversation about how we can go about elevating what he’s doing because it’s historic and I think, in terms of our community, we really have to elect our own,” Kenyatta said on supporting LGBT candidates. “It’s great to work with allies and we will continue to support and work with our LGBT allies. But we have to change the paradigm in terms of actually getting LGBT people elected to office. When you have trans women and trans men that are arrested and interacting with support systems, they have nobody on the bench in Philadelphia that truly understand that experience. Henry does.” In the DA race, Kenyatta said the vote was close between Joe Khan and Krasner, with the latter candidate ultimately getting the vote. “It became very clear to the endorsement committee under that process

that Joe and Larry were the two people who really represented our values on a progressive vision that recognizes that FULL LIST OF LIBERTY CITY ENDORSEMENTS District Attorney Larry Krasner Superior Court Maria McLaughlin Geoffrey Moulton Carolyn Nichols Commonwealth Court Ellen Ceisler Todd Eagan Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Lucretia Clemons Mark Cohen Vikki Kristiansson Danyl Patterson Henry Sias Zac Shaffer Dan Sulman Stella Tsai Betsy Wahl Philadelphia Municipal Court Marissa Brumbach George Twardy

the LGBT community still has a lot of work before we can get to full equality,” Kenyatta said. Liberty City’s Endorsement Committee evaluates candidates based on their answers to a questionnaire, interviews and a candidate’s address to the club’s members. The committee then offers recommendations to the general members, who ultimately decide on the vote. Kenyatta said most candidates completed both a questionnaire and an address to membership but noted exceptions for two D.A. candidates. Teresa Carr Deni did not speak to Liberty City nor complete a questionnaire while Rich Negrin only addressed the membership. The Liberty City co-chair noted Negrin’s address. “He got a lot of really tough questions about his support from the [Fraternal Order of Police], their interactions with the LGBT community and how he would square those two things of being endorsed by those organizations while also standing up for our rights and protections,” Kenyatta said. Kenyatta said he is “very proud” of the Liberty City members for their interest in this process. “We have a very engaged, very thoughtful membership that asked a lot of questions,” he said. The Pennsylvania primary election will take place May 16. n

Family Pride to host fair for schools, families By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Representatives of more than a dozen local schools will network with LGBT-headed families, youth and allies later this month. The School Fair for LGBTQ Communities will be held from noon-2 p.m. April 29 at William Way LGBT Community Center,

“We decided very quickly to make this an event for anyone in the LGBTQ community: families with LGBTQ kids, LGBTQ youth themselves and then our audience, which is LGBTQ parents. We also wanted to expand it beyond private schools.”

1315 Spruce St. The event is being organized by Philadelphia Family Pride, which last held such a fair in 2005. “We get a lot of requests from schools looking to reach out to our members,” explained PFP executive director Stephanie Haynes. “There are a lot of schools, especially private schools, hoping to add LGBTQ-led families to their mix of families in their schools and we thought, because we get so many requests, it made sense to have an event for the schools to come and talk to all of these parents and families at once.” Once planning got underway, Haynes said, it became clear that the event should be expanded in a number of ways. “We decided very quickly to make this an event for anyone in the LGBTQ community: families with LGBTQ kids, LGBTQ youth themselves and then our audience, which is LGBTQ parents,” she said. “We also wanted to expand it beyond private schools.” The list of 17 schools currently signed up includes private, public and home-school programs, both in the city and the suburbs. They also represent all stages of education, with pre-school programs all the way up

through 12th grade involved. Haynes said organizers took suggestions from PFP members of LGBT-friendly schools they’ve had personal interactions with, and also asked all participants to fill out a questionnaire about their LGBTaffirming policies, curriculum and training. The schools’ responses will be compiled into a booklet that PFP will have available at the fair, on its website and at upcoming community events like Philadelphia Pride. Haynes said that, depending on interest in the fair, she’d like to see it become an annual event. The event is free to attend, and snacks will be provided. Kids’ activities will be provided, though childcare is not available. In addition to host William Way, PGN is serving as the media sponsor, along with sponsor Equality Pennsylvania. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available for schools interested in participating. To register a school to participate, visit https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/pfpschool-fair-2017. For more information on the event, visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/1850165398575031/. n

More students challenge PA school’s transinclusive policy By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Three high-school students joined a classmate and his parents in a lawsuit against a Pennsylvania school district that stood by its trans-inclusive policies. In a federal lawsuit against the Boyertown Area School District, a student claims his privacy was violated while he was getting changed in a locker room with a transgender male student. The three additional students who joined the suit this week claim their privacy will also be violated by the school’s policy allowing students to use facilities that correspond to their gender identity, according to statements from Alliance Defending Freedom and the Independence Law Center. “A woman’s bodily privacy is hers and hers alone, and a man’s bodily privacy is his and his alone, and they don’t disappear or come into existence based on the beliefs of a person of the opposite sex,” ILC Senior Counsel Jeremy Samek said in a statement. The complainant, identified as Joel Doe in legal documents, alleged that a student was in the boys’ locker room wearing shorts and a bra on or about Oct. 31, 2016. According to the complaint, Doe, his parents and classmates spoke with school officials who told them students had the right to use facilities corresponding with their gender identity. Doe is seeking a jury trial for privacy violation as well as “anxiety, stress, intimidation, fear, apprehension and loss of dignity,” according to the complaint. “Respect means protecting the personal privacy of each student, not taking it away,” Samek added. “It’s regrettable that still more students must ask a federal judge to ensure that their well-established privacy rights aren’t tossed aside.” Earlier this month, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Pennsylvania filed to intervene on behalf of a transgender student and the Pennsylvania Youth Congress. “The Boyertown Area School District did the right thing in affirming and respecting their students’ gender identity,” ACLU of Pennsylvania Executive Director Reggie Shuford said in a statement. “To foster a positive learning environment, students need an atmosphere that is supportive and respectful of who they are. Boyertown did that and we intend to defend that practice in the interests of our clients.” Earlier this spring, the Boyertown Area School Board voted against a proposal by Doe’s lawyers to drop the suit if the board agreed to a policy that would segregate school facilities by students’ biological sex. n

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Arts & Culture PRIMARY PROCESS: Naiymah Sanchez (left) walked Jamie Gravely through the voter-registration process April 13 at The Colours Organization. Sanchez, the transgender-advocacy coordinator for the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, organized the event to encourage get-out-the-vote efforts among trans communities. Next month, Philadelphians will select the Democratic nominee for District Attorney, as well as City Controller and judicial seats. Photo: Scott A. Drake

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FOUNDATION OF FAITH: A Good Friday service held April 14 at St. Simon the Cyrenian Episcopal Church in South Philadelphia honored the lives of black LGBTQ women who have been victims of violence. The event was part of National LGBTQ Task Force’s “Naming Out Destiny” project, which encourages leadership development among people of color communities. The service featured participation by Chaplain Shayna Watson of St. James Episcopal Church in Lancaster; the Rev. Tamika Holder of Grace Baptist Church in Germantown; the Rev. Richelle Hines of Tasker Street Missionary Baptist Church; Minister Kentina Washington-Leaphart and Pastor Naomi Washington-Leaphart, both of City of Refuge United Church of Christ in Oakland, Calif.; Minister Melanie Pressley-Jackson of Rivers of Living Water UCC in East Orange, N.J.; Elder Megan Gibson of Tabernacle United Church; and the Rev. Dr. Calenthia Dowdy of Eastern University. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Building awareness, fundraising for living-organ donation By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com On any given day, there are an estimated 120,000 Americans awaiting an organ transplant. While many think that waiting game depends on viable donations by deceased donors, greater than 90 percent of the people on such waiting lists may be able to be helped by living donors. Heightening education about living-organ donation is just one of the aims of the American Living Organ Donor Fund. Philadelphian Michael Mittelman has had three kidney transplants, the last of which was 16 years ago from a living donor, his mother. She has since passed from ovarian cancer, but her gift inspired him to co-found ALODF with Dr. Sigrid Fry-Revere. “I wanted to honor her memory in some way,” Mittelman said about his mother. “She was a big believer in living-organ donation and I wanted to try to bring some of the challenges of what living-organ donors go through into the spotlight.” ALODF provides grants to living donors to help defray costs associated with the procedure. Mittelman noted that living donors often have to grapple with $2,500$10,000 in out-of-pocket expenses, such as lost wages; donors may be out of work

for up to six weeks, and living-organ donation is usually not covered under FMLA, Mittelman said. “Part of our goal is to say you should never have to make the decision to donate or not to donate because you can’t afford to,” he said. “Our position, and our push with the government, is that living-organ donation should be cost-neutral.” The organization advocates for policies to advance living-organ donation and provides peer mentoring and patient navigation for donors. “In our minds, once you’re a donor, you’ll always be a donor,” Mittelman said. “So if you need support later on around organ donation, we’re going to be there for you.” Mittelman said he’s encountered many people who incorrectly assume that LGBT people, gay men in particular, are disqualified from being living-organ donors. “The LGBT community has been pushed away from organ donation and blood donation in general, and because people know even less about living donation, many people just make the assumption that LGBT people can’t be living donors. And that’s just not true,” he said. “If someone in the LGBT community wanted to be a donor for a family member or even a stranger, they totally can do that as long as they PAGE 18 qualify. And everybody

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SUDSY SUPPORT: Local drag stars donned their best Hedwig attire and got to scrubbing April 15 outside Forrest Theatre. The carwash, themed in celebration of Forrest’s April 18-23 run of “Hedwig & The Angry Inch,” raised funds for LGBT youth agency The Attic Youth Center. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Black Pride returns in more-focused format By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Philadelphia Black Pride will return next week, with opportunities for the black LGBT community and allies to network and celebrate. Black Pride President Le Thomas said the organization’s board is smaller this year, which resulted in fewer community partnerships. However, Thomas said he believes the event will still be successful. “I wanted to keep things focused on what we thought was important and not to spread the board too thin,” Thomas said. “I wanted to keep things streamlined and focused so it’s a little smaller but it’s still impactful.” One returning event is the April 23 Strength Alliance’s Connecting Communities BBQ, which the organization held for the first time in 2015 but not last year. The Strength Alliance, a human-services nonprofit, will connect the LGBT community to health resources from more than 30 providers. Mutha Knows, from the Power 99 FM radio show “The Rise-N-Grind Morning Show,” will serve as the celebrity host. Another event Thomas noted was a “Lunch and Learn,” which will be held at noon April 28 at the African American Museum, 701 Arch St. The event includes a panel discussion and guest speakers discussing local health and wellness issues. City Director of LGBT Affairs Amber Hikes will be one of the speakers. Thomas said the purpose of the “Lunch and Learn” is to “change the narrative in a more progressive way.” “I want the conversation to focus on progression, what people have been doing in their respective areas and how they can get people to help or join in,” Thomas said. Encouraging people to “join in” is part of Black Pride’s theme: A Movement. “It’s about people responding to a lack of

change and getting involved,” Thomas said. “That’s how it works. We all stood on the shoulders of our ancestors and some people have been standing on our shoulders but it has to move forward. They can help in some way, shape or form.” Philadelphia Black Pride has been the subject of criticism on social media with the hashtag #PhillyBlackPrideBeLike; users claim the event excludes trans people and lesbians. Thomas noted the organization is entirely volunteer-based and he encouraged people to get involved by checking out the website. “It is OK because everyone is entitled to their opinion,” Thomas said about the criticism. “What I would say to people who have those opinions about it is, ‘Get on board. Join the board.’ We welcome all people to join the board and participate and help increase the narrative.” The next application period for board and committee members is Sept. 1-Oct. 1. Interested members can fill out the form at www.phillyblackpride.org/jointheteam. “You can’t sit on the sidelines and criticize if you are not doing something actively to help change what the perception is,” Thomas added, also noting some misconceptions about Black Pride’s programming. “Sometimes, people mistake the partying or the lack of concern about where we are as people,” Thomas said. “But in dancing, there’s joy and resistance. You have to allow people to have that moment. Once that passes, they will be more than willing to jump in, lend a hand and help.” Thomas said this year’s programming will connect to Black Pride’s mission. “Black Pride is all about celebrating yourself in the movement, what we have accomplished and what we still have to accomplish.” n Visit www.phillyblackpride.org for a full schedule.

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Rossi Center to implement new payment system By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com Rossi Wellness Center, an LGBT-friendly medical practice in the city, is poised to implement a new fee-for-service system. The change is expected to result in the departure of about 200 patients, but it’s necessary to keep the center functioning, its owner said. The center operates on Pine Street in Center City and provides a wide array of medical and cosmetic services. It has about 1,800 active patients. The center’s owner, John Del Rossi, serves as a physician assistant. Dr. Richard A. Stefanic is the center’s medical director. Under the new system, the center will be considered “out-of-network” for health-insurance purposes. Patients will pay out of pocket for services rendered during their office visits. “After receiving a service, a patient will be given a receipt, to possibly receive reimbursement, if that service is allowed by their insurance carrier,” Del Rossi told PGN. “Previously, a small minority of patients had a zero cost at the time of their visit,” Del Rossi added. “Under the new system, they’ll have to pay something.” The change will decrease the amount of overhead expenses incurred by the center because it no longer will process insurance claims. Instead, patients will process their own insurance claims, Del Rossi explained. The new system begins May 1. “The new system will help the primary-care program remain financially viable

because the other option would have been eliminating the program completely,” Del Rossi said. he said much thought went into the process of implementing a new payment method. “This wasn’t a decision made lightly. We had a focus group of diverse patients who we listened to, as far as what their needs and concerns were.” Del Rossi, 51, emphasized the small, private nature of the practice. “We’re a private mom-and-pop operation that doesn’t have the benefit of being attached to a hospital. We receive zero dollars in federal funds, grant money or donations. Our primary-care program has survived until now on payments from insurance companies, direct payments from patients and profits from our aesthetic program. We depend on payments from our patients. We just want to get out of that role of having to be the biller for the patient.” Under the new system, the cost of an average office visit isn’t expected to exceed $100, Del Rossi said. “It costs us $200 an hour to run the practice. We need to be billing $200 per hour to break even. Under the old system, it wasn’t possible to do that, unless we saw a patient every six to seven minutes.” Del Rossi said most of the center’s patients won’t notice any financial strain, because they’re already paying about $100 per visit due to “deductibles” imposed by their insurers. “Most patients will notice very little PAGE 18 change in what they’re

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News Briefing Casino event for youth A youth housing-assistance organization will host its seventh-annual casino night to raise critical support for young people. The Vegas-themed Always Bet On Youth will include casino games, a silent auction, music, food and drinks. Proceeds will benefit the more-than 2,000 local youth who are transitioning from homelessness and foster care to independence. The organization will also honor Harold Epps and Christopher Heard with the Individual and Young Achiever awards, respectively. FS Investments will receive the Corporate Achiever award. Attire for the event is cocktail but Valley Youth House encourages themed outfits. Always Bet On Youth will take place 6-10 p.m. May 3 at Crystal Tea Room, 100 Penn Square East. Visit www.valleyyouthhouse.org/events1/casino for tickets. — Jeremy Rodriguez

N.J. businessman sentenced for tax evasion John Schultz, a well-known LGBT business owner in Atlantic City, was sentenced this week to six months imprisonment for tax evasion, after pleading guilty to

conspiring to defraud the IRS of about $120,000 in taxes. Schultz was sentenced April 17 by U.S. District Judge Joseph H. Rodriguez in Camden. He will serve six months of house arrest after his prison term. According to court records, Shultz participated in tax fraud between 2007-09 relating to his boardwalk rolling-chair business. He’s required to pay $31,100 in restitution and $3,000 in fines. Schultz has operated multiple LGBTfriendly establishments, served as an Atlantic City Council member and created the Miss’d America Pageant. He remains free pending a date to report to the U.S. Bureau of Prisons.

Suit against Woody’s settled James Stefanide 2d has settled his slipand-fall case against Woody’s, according to court records. Stefanide claimed he sustained serious injuries while falling on interior stairs at the popular LGBT venue in June 2015. In August, Stefanide filed suit in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, seeking unspecified monetary damages. According to Stefanide’s complaint, the incident was caused by “an unreasonably slippery condition of the stairs.” Stefanide also alleged Woody’s management failed to inform patrons of a “dangerous and hazardous condition,” prior to his fall. His injuries included right-arm, lower-back and spinal damage, according to court records. Stefanide sought surveillance footage of the incident, but Woody’s reportedly declined to provide the footage until Stefanide was deposed, according to court records. n — Timothy Cwiek

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Casual sex: The fundamental differences between gay men and everyone else Apps like Grindr and Scruff have tion, choose to have casual sex (just for become the gold standard for men to meet the sake of it) at roughly the same rate. men. These apps, and others like it, use But — and this is a very distinctive but — geo-locational technology to connect users biological differences between men and to other men currently logged onto the app women seem to be the cause of differences within a certain physical range, in hooking up habits. creating easy opportunities to Oxytocin is released in the both meet and hook up with brain during sex and plays new guys. While some men a primary role in our ability aren’t necessarily meeting up to bond and attach to others, (just) to have sex, it is generally to develop romantic feelings understood that Grindr, Scruff and to establish feelings of and the like are used for casual trust. While this chemical is sex. produced by both men and But why are these apps seemwomen, it is only released in ingly reserved for gay men? men during orgasm, while oxyWhat about a hookup app for tocin is produced in females all lesbians or for straight people? throughout the sexual experiCertainly, Tinder is the closest ence and at higher levels than thing to a hookup app for nonmen. Additionally, testosterone gay men but it absolutely falls oxytocin’s effects Kristina Furia suppresses while estrogen maximizes short of being a full-fledged it, making the differences hookup app. Instead, it exists in a sort of gray area between a Grindr/ between men and women’s sexual expeScruff-type app and a more formal dating riences even more pronounced. In short, site like Match or OkCupid. So, where is men are not emotionally attaching because of sex unless they are already connected the disconnect? Surely, gay men aren’t the only group to their sexual partner in other ways (i.e., of people who want to engage in casual dating or in a relationship). sex. In fact, much research shows that men While women can also engage in sex and women, regardless of sexual orientawithout forming an emotional attachment,

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the biological variation in how men and women produce and maintain oxytocin likely causes women to unconsciously practice more discretion before choosing to have casual sex. This occurs as part of a self-protective response and is one major reason why it is only gay men who reap the benefits of full-fledged hookup apps. Beyond serotonin, from a societal level, when girls are taught about sex, they learn to look at it in the context of love and commitment instead of physical pleasure. They are taught to be cautious of sex instead of embracing of it. On the other hand, boys are taught about sex much more expansively. Society teaches boys that sex is equated with not just pleasure, but also with power, self-worth and pride. A man who has many sexual partners receives positive labels and associations; historically, we might have referred to such a man as a “Don Juan” or “Casanova,” while a woman with the same habits might be called “slut” or whore.” This unfair assignment of labels in

response to the same sexual behavior tends to create shame in girls and women, which results in a more-limited sexual experience and a lower likelihood of going out and having their sexual desires fulfilled. As an aside, I’m not operating with the idea that women are not having or enjoying sex — whether casual or committed. In fact, women have the potential for more fulfilling sexual experiences than men due to the more-intense presence of oxytocin. I am, however, of the belief that if females were taught to be sex-positive (promoting of an open and positive attitude towards sex) from a young age, more women would be comfortable with casual sex and hookup apps would probably exist for everyone. In the meantime, I guess we’ll have to leave most of the fun to you gay men. n

Society teaches boys that sex is equated with not just pleasure, but also with power, selfworth and pride.

Kristina Furia is a psychotherapist committed to working with LGBT individuals and couples. She owns Emerge Wellness, an LGBT health and wellness center in Center City (www.emergewellnessphilly.com).

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Claiming our place in history The long-awaited Museum of the American Revolution opened its doors in Philadelphia this week. The multi-faceted venue walks visitors back in time to the founding of our country, providing an in-depth look at the people, places and ideas that laid the foundation for modern America. What is often missing from history discussions is the role of LGBT people or LGBT issues in shaping historical movements. Thankfully, this museum bucked that trend, highlighting the historical significance of figures like Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, and noting that many historians now believe the Revolutionary War general would be considered gay by today’s standards (more on that in an upcoming issue of PGN!). Though the anti-LGBT crowd would have their supporters believe that LGBT identities are part of an emerging trend, it is the more visibly defined community, not the identities of the people in our community, that is a more recent entity. Expressions of LGBT identities are ubiquitous throughout history but, because of societal norms, they may not have been given the validity they deserved. As the LGBT community continues to forge forward, there should also be rooming for looking backward. We should be revisiting history — in museums, textbooks, archives — and uncovering the LGBT angles that we know exist: the people who contributed to the diverse fabric of our nation, the places that united and motivated marginalized populations and the ideas rooted in queer sensibilities that moved our country forward. LGBT people are an undeniable part of our country’s history, but until recently, we haven’t been given the opportunity to fully appreciate that notion. Claiming our spot in history isn’t just a matter of fairness; it’s important for LGBT generations to come to understand their roots in order to better envision and chart their own path. History itself may be static but our understanding of it shouldn’t be; how we perceive history is significantly shaped by our evolving society, culture and sense of community. The more we uncover about LGBT influences in American history, the more clearly we can see where the building blocks of our community started, and how we can continue to strengthen them. n

President Donald Trump is continuing his tradition of filling posts in his cabinet with people who are actively opposed to LGBT people having rights or even being called people. He’s really giving the George W. Bush administration a run for its money. Flash back with me to the good old days of President Barack Obama. Remember when we had a president who wasn’t an insane rambling dum-dum? It seems so long ago. Anyway, as you know, Obama made the United States Military G-A-Y. Gayer than a monkey’s uncle, even. It was under Obama that we bid farewell to the decadesold “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, under which LGB service members had to stay in the closet and nobody was allowed to ask them about their sexuality and somehow that didn’t work at all because — wouldn’t you know it? — LGB folks were still discriminated against and booted out of the service for being queer. Obama also nominated Eric Fanning as the Secretary of the Army, the first openly gay person to hold that office once the Senate finally got around to confirming him. But you can’t Make America Great Again with a homo leading your Army mens — you need a REAL MAN! And so Trump, who for fuck sake is the president, has nominated Mark Green to the position. Green is a state senator from Tennessee and he’s been super busy in his home state sticking it to the gays. Legislatively, that is. He supports letting businesses freely discriminate against LGBT people (because Jesus), wants to force schools to discriminate against trans students (because bathrooms) and thinks teachers shouldn’t have to teach things that go against their Bible (because learning). In other words, Green wants to green-light discrimination in Tennessee, and could now bring that skill set to the Army. Last year, Green seemed to be calling for people to protect themselves from transgender people by force. “We are back to where the country was at its beginning, and it’s the armed citizen who will defend this nation,” Green said, according to The Hill. “And there’s something else that we’ve got to protect our-

selves from, and it is an overreaching federal government. The notion that Mr. Obama thinks that he can tell the state of Tennessee who can go into a men’s bathroom or a women’s bathroom is absurd.” He also called being transgender “a disease.” And so you can imagine how opening up military service to transgender people, a process that began last year, will no doubt go swimmingly under Green’s leadership. Needless to say, LGBT advocates aren’t happy. “All soldiers and their families, including those who are LGBT, should have confidence that the Secretary of the Army has their back and is working for their best interest,” said American Military Partners Association President Ashley BroadwayMack in a statement. “Unfortunately, based on his vicious, anti-LGBT record, Mark Green cannot be trusted to ensure all those who serve have the support they need and deserve.” “Green is a dangerous figure both because his policies are extreme and because he is shrewd at portraying them as moderate,” Nathaniel Frank writes in Slate. Frank points out that the bills Green backs are intended to discriminate against LGBTQ people but don’t actually say so. A legislative reach-around, if you will. Considering we just let Mitch McConnell break the Senate and thus let a president under FBI investigation put a right-wing extremist on the Supreme Court for life, I’m not optimistic about Green’s nomination getting blocked. Still, that shouldn’t stop you from contacting your senators with a hearty, “Hell no!” The moral of this story is to vote. Fucking vote. Vote, goddamn it. Vote, vote, vote. Jesus, Mary and Joseph, vote. Especially in the midterms. n

“And there’s something else that we’ve got to protect ourselves from, and it is an overreaching federal government. The notion that Mr. Obama thinks that he can tell the state of Tennessee who can go into a men’s bathroom or a women’s bathroom is absurd.”

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

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Vaporizing Stonewall This week, I’m writing about an issue There is one minor character in the story that sheds new light on a subject we all who does say that the riot had nothing to think we know: Stonewall. Earlier this do with Judy Garland, but that perspective week, my husband Jason, who teaches is only a few lines long. creative writing at Boston University, In the story, the riot is the scene of scihanded me an anthology of the best science-fiction phenomena like collective ence-fiction stories of 2016. The book, pyrokinesis and multipsonics. My favoredited by John Joseph Adams, has a story ite line was when a character talks about by Sam J. Miller titled “The Heat of Us: all the people who got vaporized, and the Notes Towards an Oral History.” smell of charred bodies as you It’s literally a science-fiction entered the remains of the bar. account of Stonewall. The writer embellishes the For any of us who were there, scope of the riot and the damespecially those of us who were age. At this point, it amused members of Gay Liberation me, and I wrote our GLF email Front, which was built from chain. the ashes of Stonewall, it’s a Most of them have come to personal story. After reading terms with Stonewall. It’s personal for us, but that exchange it, I sent the info of the story to helped me finally write, “OK, our GLF email chain to get the I’m literally sorry I brought up reaction of my brothers and sisters who went through that time the vaporizing of Stonewall.” period. Hey, I thought it would amuse The story takes a look at everyone. Stonewall from the eyes of ficThere’s one point I’ve used Mark Segal over and over the last couple titious people involved: police, eyewitnesses, participants, etc. of years and for me it’s a major However, the characters in the story perpoint. I wrote it in my email and always petuate two of the myths about Stonewall say it in my recollections: “From the ashes that are dead wrong. Even though this is of Stonewall came GLF, the most importfiction, since this is a personal story for ant LGBT organization that has EVER me, those myths are hard to overlook. existed.” It starts with the idea that the riot hap “First, as a group, we decided to define pened due to Judy Garland’s death. That is ourselves rather than allowing society to an insult to each and every LGBT person, do so, and second, we created community then and now. It trivializes the riot and our where there was none before,” I continued. actions, especially those of the street kids “We did it all in the open, we blew the and trans people. Those in the club that closet door wide open and embraced all in night were mostly young, and Garland our community. wasn’t a part of our generation. We danced “So take great pride and know that you were in a very special organization with to Diana Ross, The Fifth Dimension, some incredible people. Stonewall is bigBarbra Streisand and even The Beatles. ger than all of us, and our views are all I can’t recall “Somewhere Over The Rainbow” ever being played at any time. different due to age and other factors. It was 1969, the height of the counter Whether you were in Stonewall before, cultural ‘60s. People our age were, as during or after, it was GLF that took they say today, disruptive. What actually that spark and ran with it. And no matter set off Stonewall was the police and the how the story changes, no matter what is way they treated us. Very simply, that act written to explain what happened or to forced out our anger and oppression of 200 explore the issues we were facing, the fact years. Or, to put it personally, those police remains that we changed the world, and we represented the hate we had endured: the changed it as a community.” rejection, the bullying, the beatings and the Enough said. n isolation each of us felt. It is an insult to that pain to even utter that a diva set us off. Mark Segal is the nation’s most-award-winning commentator in LGBT media. His recently published memIt belittles those involved. I guess you see how strongly I feel about oir, “And Then I Danced,” is available on Amazon. com, Barnes & Noble or at your favorite bookseller. this issue.

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“Gay Editor YY”? Why the stigma? I’m also Jewish, white and a few months shy of being enrolled into Medicare. Should I therefore be referred to as “Out Jewish white senior pianist AK” in order that all bases be covered? Will that intrigue readers to absorb the article? I’m a jazz pianist. Jazz is not gay, straight, Jewish, Gentile, white, black, young or old. How about we just let the music speak for itself from now on? — Andy Kahn Philadelphia/Atlantic City

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Finding magic, paying tribute in Orlando By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Orlando, Fla., has long been synonymous with Disney World, deemed the “most magical place on Earth.” But for LGBT communities, the city has more recently taken on a darker meaning, as it was the site of the nation’s deadliest LGBT attack. A recent trip to the city proved that LGBT travelers can both memorialize the victims of the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub and also discover the magic of Orlando. PGN was recently in town for the LGBT Journalists Convening, a gathering of national LGBT media representatives and bloggers. The convention was held at the Rosen Centre, a sprawling hotel popular with

conference-goers (though it can also offer part-hoppers more affordable lodging in a less-bustling locale than some of the more traditional Disney hotels). Several of the conference’s dozens of panel and workshop discussions focused on covering the Pulse tragedy, and the 75-plus attendees saw the story from a new angle with a visit to the club during the conference. “Surreal” is the best word to describe the atmosphere outside of the club. We’ve all witnessed the horrific photos and videos from the shooting, so seeing the stark black Pulse sign surrounded by palm trees in person is a strange sensation. The club is situated at a busy intersection, but there is such a reverence by people who have come to pay their respects that the noise from the

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surrounding streets seems miles away. The area around the club, which is blocked by a large chain-link fence, is a living memorial to the 49 lives lost. Rainbow banners drape the entire fence, and messages of support have been scrawled across every inch of it. Propped against the fence and throughout the parking lot are lit candles, stuffed animals, posters and other items, including several gardens of rocks that people have left messages on. Most of the memorial items offer both thoughts for the victims and also hope for peace. While visiting the site of such a tragedy may seem morbid to some, it is a powerful and potentially necessary experience for others. The interactive nature of the memorial has safeguarded the site from becoming a garish tourist attraction; it is a communal space for LGBT people and allies to mourn not just the victims, but also the reverberating impact the attack has had on the LGBT and ally communities. While tributes from around the world continue to pour in at the club, the Orange County Regional History Center has been collecting thousands of others from Pulse

and other memorials in the last year. Much of its archiving work is documented through its One Orlando Digital Memorial: www. thehistorycenter.org/digital-memorial/. The center is planning to unveil a physical exhibit about the tragedy to coincide with the one-year anniversary in June. References to Pulse are seen throughout Orlando, on billboards, storefronts and on an impressive number of T-shirts at local attractions like Walt Disney World. In fact, the number of gay grooms and brides (wearing the customary Mickey ears denoting such) was just as impressive. (And there will be an influx of LGBT travelers for Gay Days, June 2-4.)

Disney may be too overpopulated with youngsters for travelers without youth, but there are many adult-focused aspects of the parks that shouldn’t be missed on a trip to Orlando. For instance, Epcot’s Flower & Garden Festival runs through May 29. The event features breathtaking landscaping throughout the internationally themed park, with special stalls offering garden-focused merch in each country. Known as

Philly travel guru pens handbook on LGBT tourism, hospitality By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Jeff Guaracino wanted to help marketing professionals target LGBT tourists for business. “[The LGBT community is] still a community that is told, ‘No. No, you’re not welcome. No, we don’t want to give you rights,’” Guaracino said. “It’s certainly a community that still needs the power of the invitation. When you invite someone to come and visit, it makes a big difference especially to a community that’s not always welcomed. We are a major economic force in terms of getting married and honeymoons, business travel, meetings and conventions. I think the more you know about the customer and about the business opportunity, then you can make money. The LGBT traveler likes to spend money with people who respect them and who want their money.”

To help tourism and hospitality professionals target this community, Guaracino co-wrote “Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality: A Guide for Business Practice” with New York-based writer Ed Salvato, chief content officer for ManAboutWorld. Guaracino is a PGN contributor, president and CEO of Welcome America, Inc., and the former vice president of communications for Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation, where he helped spearhead the “Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay” campaign. He wrote “Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing” in 2011. For this latest work, Guaracino and Salvato traveled to six continents, conducted interviews with industry leaders and compiled a guidebook with tips, case studies, Q&As and discussion guides. Guaracino said aid each inter-

view subject is a “part of the history of LGBT travel in some way.” He noted Jon Allen, owner of Island House in Key West, and their discussion of how LGBT travel has changed over the last 30 years. Additionally, the writers talked with professionals in the Middle East, home to some areas where homosexuality is illegal. In the past few decades, LGBT tourism has significantly expanded, Guaracino said. He noted that the LGBT-honeymoon industry has seen a significant boom with the legalization of same-sex marriage in Canada, the United Kingdom, France and the United States. Additionally, more millennials are coming out while older generations are also reaching milestones. “The boomer generation, for the first time, has people who are celebrating their 50th or 60th birthdays,” Guaracino said. “The generation prior to us was devastated by HIV and AIDS. If you really think

about what happened in the ’80s and ’90s, we lost an entire generation of mostly men who would have been celebrating their 50th birthday parties and the like. Now that you have a community that is living longer, they get to expand into other events. “It’s not a history book but in some ways, I think over time, it will be viewed as that because it captures the earliest moments from the last 30 years of LGBT travel,” Guaracino added. “We’re really excited about that.” Guaracino said anyone from businesspeople to tour companies to college students can use the book as a reference source. “It’s designed in a handbook style so people can refer back to it.” Guaracino said it’s “very exciting” to promote the adoption of the book into curriculums at tourism and hospitality schools, an effort he and Salvato are working on with the book’s publishers, Columbia

University Press and Herrington Park Press. “Currently, LGBT travel is not taught as a part of the regular curriculum, for the most part,” Guaracino said. “What you have are students who are interested in the subject who might do a research paper or thesis paper on it. We have a real shot at having LGBT travel and hospitality adopted as a course of teaching, which would be extraordinary.” Guaracino noted the book’s dedication to “family, friends, mentors and the LGBT pioneers in travel and civil rights.” “All the nights and weekends and time to write the book, to pull pieces of it together, was really our way of giving back to an industry that has taught us so much.” n “Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality: A Guide for Business Practice” can be purchased via harringtonparkpress.com/lgbt-tourism-hospitality.

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the park where you can “drink around the world,” Epcot ups the libation ante during the flower show, with florally infused international drinks in each nation. Universal Studios also has its fair share of adult-oriented activities. “Harry Potter” fans can delight in the magic of Hogwarts and Diagon Alley in the recently retooled Wizarding World of Harry Potter. The area

is separated into two sections, connected by a quick ride aboard the Hogwarts Express. On one side, a thrill ride takes you on a high-flying adventure through Hogwarts (where the line that wends its way through the castle is almost as fun as the ride itself), and on the other side, a free-falling coaster carries riders on a daring escape from Gringotts bank. For those who want to keep their feet firmly planted on the ground, both sides of the park offer impressively designed cobblestone streets full of Potter-themed shops, where you can get your own wand, robes, Quidditch merchandise and Chocolate Frogs. Whether you’re looking to revisit your childhood or explore the bustling downtown nightlife scene, Orlando offers a very varied experience. For LGBT travelers, part of that experience should be a stop at what has come to be a seminal site in the community’s history, where you can find both healing and hope. n

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Puerto Rico offers tropical history and hype By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com The island of Puerto Rico is a perennially warm and inviting tropical paradise that has a bit of everything. Whether you’re a traveler looking for relaxation or you’re seeking a high-energy adventure, you can find both here (and get away without a passport!). If you want that old-school Caribbean vibe surrounded by a lot of history, Hotel El Convento is where you’ll want to stay. A former convent located in Old San Juan, the historic hotel has a traditional feel without sacrificing the luxury boutique amenities travelers go for. The central courtyard of the main building is open to the sky with tall, lush trees and foliage surrounding the perimeter. Its location puts you mere steps

away from motorized tours of Old San Juan, where you can visit the historic fortress of the island and the shops, bars and restaurants lining the narrow cobblestone streets. Adding to the charm of the property is a delightfully friendly cat the staff has adopted and who calls the grounds of the hotel home. For more information, visit www.elconvento.com. If you are looking for something more modern and pampering, the sprawling La Concha Resort in the PAGE 17

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A big season ahead for must-do LGBT events It is the best time of the year for LGBT travel. Here are some of the best trips that will make history and memories for a lifetime. Memorial Day? Jetset to Miami for the World OutGames IV Switch up your Memorial Day plans this year and join the international LGBT community in Miami for the World OutGames IV. More than 100,000 participants, spectators and thought leaders from around the globe are expected to visit Miami for the 10-day festival celebrating the LGBT community with 450 events across three areas: sports, culture and human rights. World OutGames Miami registration is available online at outgames.org. The comprehensive registration package includes admission to opening and closing ceremonies at Marlins Park, access to open sports and culture events and access to Festival Village and other events. Organizers are advocating for spending your LGBT travel dollars with companies and accommodations that support LGBT events. The organizing host committee and the Greater Miami Convention and Visitors Authority warns not to stay in an AirBnB: “We ask that when making your travel plans for the World OutGames Miami 2017, you consider staying at one of our host properties or at one of the incredible hotel properties which support our community.” June: Double your Pride in Washington, D.C., and Philly In a typical year, Philly Pride Presents is the must-do LGBT pride event, especially considering the importance of Philadelphia’s role in the early LGBT movement. Kudos to local organizers for moving Philly’s celebration to June 18 to allow locals to travel to the nation’s capital for the must-do Equality March for Unity and Pride June 11. The national march takes place during Capital Pride 2017, June 10-11, themed this year “Unapologetically Proud.” Philadelphia’s own Bruce Yelk hosts Distrkt C Pride — Powered by Scruff throughout the weekend. On June 10, Distrkt C is the Official Pride Party of Capital Pride and features DJs Jared Conner (Philly boy), Joe Guathreaux MAZZONI from page 1

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Mazzoni for anything but best practices and appropriate care.” Monastero could not provide a timeframe for or more details on the investigation. “It’s a thorough investigation and I can’t comment because I do not have information to indicate how long [it will take],” he said. “It will continue until it’s complete, however long that is.” “A third party was engaged to ensure it was outside the investigation,” Ruiz added to PGN. “This process is going to depend on the findings of the investigation and the privacy particularly of the patient involved — or patients, depending on the outcome

and Grind. Inaya Day will perform. The next day’s party is geared to those who love the classics of the late ’90s and early 2000s. DJ Billy Carroll will make his first appearance outside of Fire Island since coming out of retirement in 2015. He will spin disco and classics outside before the concert of Crystal Waters, Kristine W. and Kim English. July: Alaska is the ‘it trip’ for cruising this summer! Olivia, the undisputed expert in all-women’s cruises and events, heads to Alaska June 25-July 2, carrying 1,900 women on the Magestic Alaska Cruise. RSVP Vacations also heads to the 49th state on the Holland America Eurodam Aug. 5-12. Atlantis Events has a sold-out European summer trip. Trusted R Family Vacations and modern luxury cruise line Celebrity Cruises together will set sail offering one-of-a-kind experiences tailored to the LGBT community. The first adventure will go to the vast final frontier of Alaska July 21 onboard the award-winning Celebrity Solstice, which just underwent an extensive revitalization in October. Short drives and weekend getaways Rehoboth Beach, Del., is a sophisticated weekend getaway offering a wide variety of activities, from beach volleyball to picturesque bike rides to an active nightlife that has you off to a late-night pizza spot by 1 a.m. Hotels range from beach basic to beach chic. Weekly rentals are always a good value but the best locations might already be gone! (Insider’s tip: Route 1 only sounds good in theory.) New Hope is always a favorite quick-trip getaway. The legendary Raven Resort continues to entertain all summer long. The town offers antique shops, fine dining and a change of scenery, plus the newly restored Bucks County Playhouse. ASCENSION Festival moves to Asbury Park this summer. The famous Fire Island event debuts on the Jersey Shore Aug. 4-7, with LGBT-owned The Asbury Hotel as the host hotel. n Jeff Guaracino is the author of the “Handbook for LGBT Tourism and Hospitality” and “Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing.”

of the investigation. The privacy aspect is the toughest part of the whole situation because, as a medical organization, we are bound by HIPAA, so a patient really has to authorize the organization to disclose information.” Ruiz said no other board meetings have been scheduled to address this issue but that “there will probably be updates as more information becomes available.” The allegations against Winn were first raised publicly by Black & Brown Workers Collective, which has also called for CEO Nurit Shein to resign. Ruiz declined to respond to such calls without a full statement from the board. n

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hip and happening Condado section of San Juan has it all. The resort has a spacious pool and beach at its disposal where guests can soak up the sun. The sleek and ultra-modern suites offer excellent views of the city and the ocean. If you need help relaxing, venture over to the neighboring and more classically decorated Condado Vanderbilt Resort for a massage or a spa treatment. While there, make sure to stop at Tacos

can party in La Concha’s Presidential Suite, which they tell us is where J. Lo stays when she’s in town. We can see why. With a rooftop terrace featuring a panoramic view and a hot tub, this is the type of space in which you dream of living out your champagne wishes. For more information, visit www.laconcharesort.com or www.condadovanderbilt.com. If La Concha’s casino and ocean lounge don’t suit your nightlife needs, a short walk or cab ride will get you to Circo Nightclub, a two-level gay bar with DJs and a performance space on the ground floor and more laidback rooms and bars on the second floor. Puerto Rico has a lot to offer, from high adventure to the lap of luxury. If you are looking for an exciting tropical getaway, look no further. n

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encourage people to go out and get informed and to be aware of all the different things they should consider. If you are going to a beach and there’s nobody in the water, maybe there’s a reason. We try to get people to read up on the countries they are visiting and look at the full range of things they might want to take precautions against.” Rivera noted that something simple could derail your travel plan before you even board a plane. “It’s like the Boy Scout or Girl Scouts: Be prepared,” Rivera said. “Know where you are going. Know some of the issues that might be there, like tsunami warnings. Know what kind of documentation you will need. For one, it’s a passport. Some countries now require six months of validity or more before you can travel. You will see a lot of people coming back through the airport saying, ‘They wouldn’t let me on the plane.’ That could be precluded from occurring if the individual took the time [to research].” Many people run into the unfortunate issue of losing a passport while on vacation; Rivera advised jotting down the phone number of the closest consulate or embassy, because they have the capacity to issue new passports. For LGBT travelers, Hand suggested that researching the different regions of the countries you intend to visit is another safety precaution to consider.

“Different regions have people who practice different beliefs,” he said. “Things that might not raise issues in one part of the country might raise them in another. This is why we encourage people to get informed and read up on the country beforehand.” (You can say that about traveling domestically in the states, too … but we digress.) Hand and Rivera added that international travel can be problematic if a medial emergency arises. “Check your health insurance,” Hand advised. “Many people, before they go overseas, assume the policy they have here will cover them; many policies don’t work overseas. “If unfortunately you get sick and you need a medical evacuation, you’re talking a very serious amount of money,” Rivera added. “It could cost tens of thousands of dollars.” Even though vacationers may spend the weeks leading up to their trip packing and fantasizing about laying on the beach, a little pre-planning can go a long way. Do your homework before you travel and hopefully everything will go swimmingly and smoothly. n For more information, including a traveler’s checklist for international travel, visit https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/ en/go.html or https://travel.state.gov/content/passports/en/passports/information/ where-to-apply/agencies/philadelphia.html.

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goes through the same qualification process, which is very strict.” The LGBT community can learn about living-organ donation and ALODF’s work at its first fundraiser April 27 at BoConcept, 1719 Chestnut St. Tickets are $50, which include two drinks, or $75 for open bar. One-hundred percent of ticket proceeds will be donated to ALODF, which will restrict the funds to benefit donors in the Philadelphia area. BoConcept will donate 10 percent of sales during the event to the cause, and artists John Wind and Tim Eads will donate half of their proceeds from trunk shows at the event. Wind, who is gay, has operated his

eponymous brand for more than 30 years, specializing in handcrafted jewelry and small accessories, purses and gifts. Wind’s studio, based in Delaware County, has created private-label jewelry for clients such as Anthropologie, Disney and David’s Bridal. Wind met Mittelman through family and said he was impressed by his commitment to the cause of living-organ donation. “I heard his story and watched his incredible passion and commitment spreading awareness and helping more people dealing with this situation,” he said. Wind said he was eager to get involved with the upcoming fundraiser. He plans to display a range of his products, representing an array of price points, from

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$20-$300. The event will feature a silent auction and raffles, as well as the opportunity to speak with ALODF board members and a living-organ donor who has been assisted by the agency. Mittelman said the local support for the event has been heartening; in addition to Bo Concept donating its space, local vendors have also hopped on board. Food and drink vendors include Wrap Shack, Mac Mart, SliCE Pizza, Revolution Taco, Velvet Sky Bakery, Vegan Commissary, HipCityVeg, Kiki Vodka, Iron Hill Brewery and the Union League. While the goal of the event is to raise funds to support living donors, Mittelman said it’s also a good opportunity to edu-

cate the public, which has become an incidental mission of the organization. “We didn’t set out and raise awareness about living-organ donation, but rather to protect and fight for the rights of donors. But we realized that every time we have a discussion about our group, people say, ‘Oh yeah, I’m a registered donor; it’s on my license,’ and we have to say, ‘No, we’re talking about living donation.’ It becomes an education session. So we want to tell people what living-organ donation is while also supporting the needs of people who choose to be donors.” For more information or tickets, visit https://alodf.ticketleap.com/celebrate-lifea-living-donor-event/details. n

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“We’ll be doing two things. We’re going to help people understand their insurance outof-network benefits, if they have them. Also, for those who choose to go elsewhere, we’ll help them find a new provider.” He said patients ultimately will benefit from the new system. “Our primary focus is to spend time with our patients, not to spend time trying to understand the intricacies of their insurance,” Del Rossi said. “Our new fee-for-service system will allow us to dedicate 100 percent of our attention during a patient’s visit to their needs. They’ll be the ones responsible for the follow-up insurance reimbursement.” Del Rossi also said the new system actually could serve to empower patients. “We hope the new system will empower patients to take a more active role in all aspects of their health care, including the financial part of it. It can’t fall on us to do everything because we’re not going to survive that way. We hope patients will step forward and meet us halfway.” n

paying because most insurance plans now come with high deductibles,” he said. However, about 100 patients will be noticeably impacted by the new system. They’re expected to seek alternate healthcare services, Del Rossi said. Most of the impacted patients are enrolled in HMOs, or have Medicare insurance, he said. “An additional 100 are expected to leave, just because of dissatisfaction with the new system. It’s a new concept for them to understand. They’re not used to that.” Del Rossi also said most of the center’s HIV-positive patients have commercial health insurance and won’t be disproportionately affected by the change. “We horribly regret anybody leaving us,” Rossi said. “I don’t want anybody to leave. But I also don’t want to shut my business down.” He said Rossi staffers are assisting patients with the transition.

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ship dating back to 1997, long before common-law marriage was abolished in the state. But after holding an evidentiary hearing, Beaver County Common Pleas President Judge John D. McBride declined to grant Hunter’s petition. McBride said it was impossible for the men to have been in a common-law marriage prior to 2005 because marriage equality didn’t begin in Pennsylvania until 2014. However, in a 23-page opinion issued April 17, the state Superior Court reversed McBride’s ruling. The court said the anti-marriage equality laws cited by McBride always were unconstitutional — including the time period when Hunter and Carter were together. “Same-sex couples have precisely the same capacity to enter marriage contracts as do opposite-sex couples, and a court today may not rely on the now invalidated provisions of the marriage law to deny that constitutional reality,” wrote Judge H. Jeffrey Moulton Jr., who authored the opinion. The opinion validates Hunter’s right to survivor benefits and spousal rates pertaining to Pennsylvania’s inheritance tax. In the opinion, Moulton noted the strong bond between Hunter and Carter. “They purchased homes together, prepared and executed mutual wills, supported each other financially and held joint banking and investment accounts,” Moulton wrote. The Superior Court instructed McBride to enter an order declaring the existence of a common-law marriage between Hunter and Carter as of Feb. 18, 1997, when Carter gave Hunter a wedding ring. Sam Hens-Greco, an attorney for Hunter, issued this statement: “Michael and Stephen’s family are very thrilled with Judge Moulton’s decision. The court’s recognition that Michael and Stephen were married for nearly 17 years is deeply meaningful for Michael and Stephen’s family. The Superior Court reaffirmed the fundamental principles in Whitewood and Obergefell that same-sex couples and opposite-sex couples have the same rights and are to be treated equally — and that Michael and Stephen met the standards necessary for establishing a common-law marriage, like any other couple would be required to do. Hopefully, this decision will make it easier for other similarly situated couples who are seeking recognition of their same-sex common-law marriage.” Justin F. Robinette, an LGBT-advocacy attorney, also praised the Superior Court ruling. “Judge McBride really got it wrong. Essentially, he didn’t understand constitutional law. He based his anti-LGBT ruling on laws that have been declared unconstitutional. If a law is unconstitutional, you can’t continue to give it legal effect. I commend the Superior Court for correcting Judge McBride’s unfortunate error. It’s also great that the Superior Court published its opinion, so that it’s binding on all lower courts in Pennsylvania.” McBride wasn’t immediately available for comment. n

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rompted by “A Hidden Hellscape,” a February article published in the Inquirer and Daily News and on Philly.com, “The Dr. Oz Show” came to Philadelphia on Monday to tour what may be the nation’s most notorious heroin corridor. According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, “Oz is expected to take a tour of the Conrail tracks that cut through Fairhill and West Kensington. … to conduct on-site interviews with Managing Director Mike DiBerardinis, Health Commissioner Thomas Farley, and the head of the local DEA office, Gary Tuggle.”

As in all seemingly intractable problems in our city, there are two sides to its resolution… “The show’s host, Mehmet Oz, has been called America’s most influential and controversial physician.” That may be true, but this is how

HBO’s John Oliver recently described the good doctor: “Dr. Oz has had a rough year, from being grilled by a senate committee to having a major medical journal reporting that evidence supported less than half of the medical treatments recommended on his show … The substance of the allegations [leveled against him by the medical community is] that he is a quack who serves viewers horse [expletive deleted] dressed up as medicine.” To be sure, what he will see, and ultimately air to the nation, is our local version of hell. As the groundbreaking Inky piece, “Hidden Hellscape” opens: “A long a half-mile gorge cut by a Conrail line that runs through Kensington and Fairhill, tens of thousands of used syringes and their tossed off orange caps cover the sloping ground like a plague of locusts. The contaminated needles make conditions so hazardous that even some police officers are reluctant to traverse the embankments to get to dead overdose victims at the bottom.” The problem is not the city shining a light on the hellhole. The problem is who we are collaborating with to do so, and the timing of the collaboration. As in all seemingly intractable problems in

The railroad tracks going through the Philadelphia badlands are littered with discarded needles. (Inset) Dr. Oz will soon bring national attention to the area on his show.

our city, there are two sides to its resolution and this one is no different. You see the property upon which our version of Dante’s Inferno is played out is owned and controlled not by the city alone, but by Conrail, whose rail line runs along its north-south border. The city and Conrail appear to be at an impasse in how to solve the problem and who is to pay for the solution. Earlier this month, as reported by Inquirer, “… city officials blasted Conrail for not taking action to remove the people who live under a series of four bridges. The city has demanded that Conrail clear out an estimated 500,000 used syringes, haul away tons of dumped garbage, and cut down trees and weeds that

camouflage illegal activities. The Department of Licenses and Inspections took Conrail to task for eight violations that included allowing makeshift hovels to exist on its property.” And, in a related article, “Conrail officials were surprised by Kenney’s tough public stance. The company said in a statement that it had been engaged in ‘productive good-faith discussions’ with the city and neighborhood community groups to craft possible solutions to the problems. ‘Recently, however, the city has cut off dialogue with Conrail and pursued a more adversarial approach,’ the statement read in part. ‘We Continued on page 2 APRIL 16-23, 2017

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Oz Tour of Hidden Hellscape a Bad Idea Continued from page 1 continue to work with community organizations on this intractable social issue and, with their support, hope to move toward a more comprehensive solution soon.’” So, just when a real solution to the hidden hellscape hangs in the balance, the city chooses to, at best, collaborate with or, at worst, conspire with a snake oil salesman. Either way, it’s a team up which could just as likely lead to the collapse of negotiations be-

tween Conrail and the city as it could to an agreement. As there has been no mention of any Conrail officials on the Oz tour, we fear that the city may be using the national exposure as an opportunity to beat up Conrail and shame them back to the table. The way to get an agreement with Conrail is through well-defined deliberate negotiations; it is most certainly not by bringing the circus to town led by the Wizard of Oz.

Boy Scout Ethan Lewis, 17, poses with clean up organizers Donna and Tom English at a community service clean up day at Mount Moriah Cemetery. Photo by Sarah J. Glover

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make shots. And, being a 6’0” guard, that is a must for me.” Thompson realizes teams like Archbishop Wood and Neumann Goretti, who were both ranked nationally this year, are teams they can unseat to win it all in 2018. “The Catholic League championship is, in my opinion, ours to lose next year. We definitely have a chip on our shoulders because we fell short for the past few years and this is my last chance to get there. But I definitely feel we are going to be good enough to win the league.” So, just how do you beat these historic programs? “Wood, Neumann, and Roman are talented teams with great coaching, but I feel like next year the thing that will separate us from them is just our toughness and scrappiness on the floor,” he said. “The one thing that hurt us a lot last season was our free throw shooting and we probably would have won some of the close games we lost, if it were better. But, if we can improve, then I feel we will be a very solid team.”

Thompson added in one more factor to what he believes would guide Prep to achieving its basketball dreams next year. The Hawks are coached by probable future Hall of Famer Speedy Morris, who is the only Philadelphia High School coach to have 300 wins at two different high schools (Prep and Roman Catholic). This is of course not to mention his coaching 17 years at La Salle University, 15 with the men and two with the women. He also coached at Penn Charter. “Playing for Speedy is an honor, learning from a man who has coached at all levels, and has the amount of experience and knowledge he does, is truly amazing. He has taught me so much and has turned me into a better basketball player and does so a little more each day. How many people can say that their high school coach is a future Naismith Hall of Famer? He’s a coach, a mentor, but most of all, he’s a great man.”

ast month, dozens of Boy Scouts from the Cradle of Liberty Council gathered at Mt. Moriah Cemetery for a volunteer clean-up day at the historic site. They started the day clearing out piles of rubble. The scouts removed 16 tires that had been dumped at the cemetery, which borders Southwest Philadelphia and neighboring Yeadon, Pa. They then removed thick vegetation that had grown up around crumbling tomb stones and pillars. “You never knew what was going to be under the next [tombstone] you turned over,” said 17-year-old scout, Evan Turner. “You never knew what the name [of the deceased] or the date [of the person’s death] was going to be.” The clean-up offered a different kind of learning experience for the Audubon, Pa., youth. “I realized there’s something new to do,” he said of his service, “a new experience that I would enjoy doing, helping out in an area that definitely needs some help.” Indeed the needs of Mt. Moriah are great. The cemetery, incorporated in 1855, spans some 200 acres. However, after the last known member of the Mount Moriah Cemetery Association died in 2004, the cemetery suffered years of troubled management and maintenance neglect, closing its gates in 2011. Mt. Moriah is the resting place of about 150,000 people, including more than 2,400 Navy officers and sailors, numerous Medal of Honor recipients, pro-

fessional baseball players and, most notably, Betsy Ross and her husband. With no known owner, the cemetery became even worse off, and increasingly the site of vandals and illegal dumping. A nonprofit group called Friends of Mt. Moriah Cemetery says it is “dedicated to the preservation and promotion of Mount Moriah Cemetery by honoring the memory of those interred here through community engagement, education, historic research, and restoration.” The Friends have anticipated yearly maintenance costs for the cemetery at about $500,000. Not being legal owners, they work to organize volunteer cleanup days for the site. That fits in perfectly with the mission of the Scouts. “Part of the Scout Oath is to ‘help people at all times,’” the organization said in a statement. “Scouts from the Cradle of Liberty Council, Boy Scouts of America live by this oath and look for opportunities to help people every day. Projects like this year’s Community Clean Up Day provide our Scouts the opportunity to make a greater impact, while learning vital leadership and teambuilding skills that will benefit them later in life.” The cemetery was one of the three sites — the others were the Lighthouse Field in Kensington and Mill Hill Trail in Montgomery County — that a group of 200 volunteers helped clean up.

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 9:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned off shall be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price. Additionally, where there is active bidding, the highest bidder, and the second highest bidder, if any must post the entire amount of the cost of the distribution policy for the property at the time of sale by certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The Sheriff reserves the right to reject any certified check, attorney’s check or money order that on its face has an expired use date and is presented for payment of the deposit. The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest bidder to the Sheriff at his office within 30 days from the time of the sale. An extension of time for an additional 30 days may be granted at the discretion of the Sheriff upon receipt of written request from the buyer requesting the same, except when a second bidder has been duly registered. Also, if the first bidder does not complete settlement with the Sheriff within the thirty (30) day time limit and a second bid was registered at the sale, the second bidder shall be granted the same thirty (30) day time limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return the writ to court. A second bid must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the sale. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered on a property at the sale. The first bid or opening bid on each property shall be set by the City of Philadelphia. In no event will the successful bidder be allowed to settle on the property unless all the Sheriff’s costs are paid notwithstanding the final bid. The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the

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Sheriff’s cost, then to any municipal claims that the City of Philadelphia has on the property. Finally, if a balance still remains, a Sheriff’s Distribution Policy will be ordered and the money will be distributed accordingly. No personal checks, drafts or promises to pay will be accepted in lieu of certified checks, attorney’s checks or money orders made payable to the Sheriff of Philadelphia County. The Sheriff reserves the right to grant further extensions of time to settle and further reserves the right to refuse bids from bidders who have failed to enter deposits on their bids, failed to make settlement, or make fraudulent bids, or any other behavior which causes disruption of the Sheriff Sale. Said bidders shall be so refused for the sale in which said behavior occurred and for said further period of time as the Sheriff in his discretion shall determine. The Sheriff will not acknowledge a deed poll to any individual or entity using an unregistered fictitious name and may, at his discretion, require proof of identity of the purchaser or the registration of fictitious names. The bid of an unregistered fictitious name shall be forfeited as if the bidder failed to meet the terms of sale. All bidders are advised to remain at the sale until after the last property is sold. The Sheriff reserves the right to re-sell any property at any time before the end of the sale, upon the successful bidders’ failure to tender the required deposit. The Sheriff reserves the right to postpone or stay the sale of any property in which the attorney on the writ has not appeared and is not present at the sale. Prospective purchasers are directed to the Web site of the Philadelphia Bureau of Revision of Taxes, (BRT) brtweb.phila. gov for a fuller description of the properties listed. Properties can be looked up by the BRT number – which should be cross checked with the address. Prospective purchasers are also directed to the Room 154 City Hall, 215-6861483 and to its website philadox. phila.gov and to its website at http://philadox.phila.gov where they can view the deed to each individual property and find the boundaries of the property. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE NATURE, LOCATION, CONDITION AND BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTIES THEY SEEK TO PURCHASE. The BRT # refers to a unique number assigned by the City Bureau of Revision of Taxes to each property in the City for the purpose of assessing it for taxes. This number can be used to obtain descriptive information about the property from the BRT website. Effective Date: July 7, 2006 NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION The Sheriff will file in his office, The Land Title Building, 100 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, a

Schedule of Distribution Thirty (30) Days from the date of the sale of Real Estate. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within ten (10) days thereafter. The name first appearing in each notice is that of the defendant in the writ whose property is being sold. All Writs are Writs of Executions. The letters C.P., Court of Common Pleas; O.C., Orphans’ Court; Q.S., Court of Quarter Sessions; C.C., County Court - indicate the Court out of which the writ of execution issues under which the sale is made: S. 1941. 223. means September Term, 1941. 223, the term and number of the docket entry; the figures following show the amount of debt; and the name following is that of the attorney issuing the writ. Attention is called to the provisions of Act No.104, approved July 27, 1955, which requires owners of properties which are used, designed or intended to be used by three or more families, or of commercial establishments which contain one or more dwelling units, to deliver to the buyers of such properties a use registration permit at the time of settlement, under certain terms and conditions. Sheriff Sales are not subject to provisions of the said Act and the Sheriff will, therefore, not deliver use registration permits in connection with any sales conducted by him. Very truly yours, JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff City and County of Philadelphia

of Marjorie Key, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00312 $102,719.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-302 1749 N 60th St 191513910 34th wd. 1362 Sq Ft OPA#342200000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Julian Pride C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 02367 $76,054.40 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-303 6254 Crafton St 191493509 62nd wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#621538200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Luke F. Stakelbeck, Sr. C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 01906 $85,362.34 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-304 8104 Terry St 19136-2622 64th wd. 1210.62 Sq Ft BRT#642028700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Mark Juszczuk and Patricia Juszczuk C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 01582 $59,273.35 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-305 237 E Haines St 19144 59th wd. 2560 Sq Ft BRT#592002800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Dana Y. Robinson C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 0213 $36,505.51 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-306 2903 W Girard Ave 19130 29th wd. 1024 Sq Ft BRT#292184900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE James M. Barrow, Jr. a/k/a James Barrow C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 04112 $40,615.91 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-307 1309-11 N Lawrence St, Unit 4 19122 18th wd. BRT#888180308 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Samuel Whitley and Mary Whitley C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02228 $230,142.37 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1705-308 6294 Souder St 19149 54th wd. 1463 Sq Ft BRT#541211800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Angela Vega C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00605 $92,606.85 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1705-309 7331 Theodore St 19153 40th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#404253000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Makemah Kamara and Mamadee Kamara C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 002993 $82,057.60 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC

1705-310 4815 Tyson Ave 19135 41st wd. 2138 Sq Ft OPA#412045900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Peter Panteloglus C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 001477 $124,780.02 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-311 5302 Penn St 19124 62nd wd. 1472 Sq Ft OPA#621482400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Delma Schmeltzer, deceased and Frank Schmeltzer, Known Heir of Delma Schmeltzer, deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02204 $81,994.36 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-312 7128 Louise Rd a/k/a 7128 Louise St 19138 10th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#102450800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William E. Turner, III C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03997 $56,180.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-313 6228 Cottage St 19135 55th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#552385200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Timothy S. Brill C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03006 $147,912.07 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-314 514 Poplar St 19123 5th wd. 1503 Sq Ft OPA#056161545 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Crystal Marie Stephens C.P. September Term, 2009 No. 01470 $213,384.96 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-315 5127 Arbor St 19120 42nd wd. 1500 Sq Ft OPA#421389000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Derrick Garner C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02115 $70,517.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-316 1718 N Uber St, Lot 37 19121 47th wd. 2801 Sq Ft OPA#472113918 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephanie Burton C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02207 $115,026.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-317 315 W Louden St a/k/a 315 W Loudon St 19120 42nd wd. 1948 Sq Ft OPA#422095400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Benjamin Bagyina C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02210 $28,868.65 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-318 2931 N Woodstock St a/k/a 2931 Woodstock St 19132 11th wd. 1148 Sq Ft OPA#111265500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eileen Diggs,

Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Earline Diggs, Deceased; Ellen Diggs, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Earline Diggs, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01543 $71,430.31 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-319 6360 W Montgomery Ave 34th wd. 1700 Sq Ft BRT#344071700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Elsie Poland C.P. November Term, 2012 No. 01810 $160,578.49 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-320 2211 S 22nd St 48th wd. 920 Sq Ft BRT#482193000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Roger A. Martinez C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03168 $160,133.99 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-321 2066 E Birch St 25th wd. 700 Sq Ft BRT#252143800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Anthony M. Lewis C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02867 $38,020.49 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-322 3307 N 6th St 19th wd. 1152 Sq Ft BRT#193181800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Antonia Colon and Carlos Colon-Santiago C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04457 $48,532.00 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-323 3858 W Girard Ave 24th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the South side of Girard Ave OPA#243220200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASONRY Jerry Artis C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02954 $31,687.38 Patrick J. Wesner 1705-324 725 N 44th St 19104 2707 Sq Ft OPA#061297110 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Theresa Simpson and Lamar Simpson C.P. June Term, 2011 No. 02133 $127,877.45 Michael J. Shavel, Esquire 1705-325 7008 Reedland St 19142 40th wd. 1105 Sq Ft OPA#406215600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Theresa Bolton C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02924 $45,670.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-326 1613 N 56th St a/k/a 1613 N Fifty-Six St 19131 4th wd. (formerly part of the 52nd wd.) 1552 Sq Ft OPA#041351600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert Rainey as Executor of the Estate of Katie Rainey a/k/a Katie M. Rainey, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01828 $88,561.54 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-327 182 Gay St, Unit 1102 19128 21st wd. 759 Sq Ft

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

SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, May 2, 2017 1705-301 5705 Wheeler St 19143 40th wd. (formerly part of the 51st wd.) 1087 Sq Ft OPA#402166600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cornell Key, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Marjorie Key, Deceased; Elwood Key, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Marjorie Key, Deceased; Theodore Key, Jr., Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Marjorie Key, Deceased; Theodore R. Key, Solely in His Capacity as Heir

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OPA#888211628 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Danielle Brown C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01594 $176,761.25 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-328 5831 Florence Ave 19143 3rd wd. 1800 Sq Ft OPA#034067700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yalandra K. Smith C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00205 $100,777.73 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-329 3024 Magee Ave 19149 55th wd. 1627 Sq Ft OPA#551085700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sahudy AdornoMedina; Edith A. Medina C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 03043 $147,409.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-330 219 N Robinson St 19139 34th wd. 1585 Sq Ft OPA#341170900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kristie M. Trice C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 04306 $31,826.94 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-331 3144 Unruh Ave 19149 55th wd. 1760 Sq Ft OPA#551142700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Albert J. Galzarano, III; United States of America C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 02663 $97,722.40 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire 1705-332 5724 Pentridge St 19143 51st wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#513239300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Martin, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Delunia Martin, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00248 $69,180.52 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-333 4952 Wellington St 19135 65th wd. 1128 Sq Ft OPA#651014300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Black C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00236 $51,001.66 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-334 4235 Cottman Ave 19135 41st wd. 1711 Sq Ft OPA#412073900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Thomas L. Bailey, Deceased; Laverne Bailey, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Thomas L. Bailey, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 01902 $165,502.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-335 6338 Leonard St 19149 62nd wd. 1511 Sq Ft OPA#621514400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christina J. Bauer a/k/a Christina Bauer;

Robert C. Hilsee; Dianne Hilsee C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 04009 $108,532.77 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-336 5031 Duffield St 19124 62nd wd. 1889 Sq Ft OPA#622245500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of John E. Gregorich, Deceased; Melissa Gregorich, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of John E. Gregorich, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02616 $144,006.82 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-337 2243 S Bonsall St 19145 48th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#482278700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tyesha Tilghman C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01964 $35,648.69 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-338 2553 S 67th St 19142 40th wd. 1600 Sq Ft OPA#406037200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lakeisha N. Thomas C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00260 $89,660.89 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-339 602 E Annsbury St a/k/a 602 Annsbury St 19120 42nd wd. 1084 Sq Ft OPA#421007300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Zaida E. Dejesus C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01280 $81,132.88 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-340 3849 N 7th St 19140 43rd wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#432280500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rannie Ocampo Pineda as Executor of the Estate of Maria Consolacion O. Staton a/k/a Maria Staton, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01725 $37,822.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-341 191 W Spencer St 19120 61st wd. 1140 Sq Ft OPA#611220400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stacy Savage a/k/a Stacey Savage C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 02573 $43,416.24 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-342 5226 N Mascher St 19120 42nd wd. 1550 Sq Ft OPA#422370800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark Fletcher C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00763 $91,197.87 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-343 1024 S 22nd St 19146 30th wd. 1959 Sq Ft OPA#302296800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicholas A. Offenbacher C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 00110 $308,921.71 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC

1705-344 1228 Gilham St 19111 53rd wd. 1220 Sq Ft OPA#531158300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rideara Earp C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 01524 $145,708.72 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-345 820 Avon Rd 19116 56th wd. 6306 Sq Ft OPA#582114400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charles J. Niemann, III, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 001246 $154,610.46 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1705-346 9503 Meadowbrook Ave 19118 9th wd. 16225 Sq Ft OPA#091239500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Judith B. Wessell and Julian C. Wessell, III C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02248 $457,095.15 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-347 1639 Creston St 19149 62nd wd. 2122 Sq Ft OPA#621144400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pedro Infante, Jr. C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03122 $58,209.56 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-348 10043 Ferndale St 19116 58th wd. 2850 Sq Ft OPA#582479900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vasyl Fedelesh C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00444 $187,675.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-349 6231 Castor Ave 19149 54th wd. 1616 Sq Ft OPA#541160500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paola A. Cardenas-Ospina and Michael Cruz-Rivera C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01676 $156,660.47 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-350 3832 N 6th St 19140 43rd wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#432263200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Luis A. Caraballo C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01986 $19,662.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-351 108 W Godfrey Ave 191201503 61st wd. 1290 Sq Ft OPA#611282800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kim D. Carruth a/k/a Kim Carruth C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 03548 $65,659.73 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-352 501 Clymer St 191473010 2nd wd. 1824 Sq Ft OPA#022013400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrew Zimmerman; Cynthia A. Clark C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03714 $121,279.36 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-353 4501 Tampa St 19120-

4613 42nd wd. 1122 Sq Ft OPA#421576500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Emmett Nixon, Jr. C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02137 $77,717.80 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-354 4238 I St 19124-4802 33rd wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#332155600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Susan Cabrera C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00335 $133,711.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-355 7205 Algard St 191351103 41st wd. 1056 Sq Ft OPA#412282200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY George T. Jordan C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03270 $105,870.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-356 12331 Dunks Ferry Rd 191541920 66th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#663146200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna M. Grant C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00686 $24,309.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-357 1416 Friendship St 191114208 53rd wd. 1600 Sq Ft OPA#532300100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anne Edouard a/k/a Ann Edouard; Dimitri Joseph; Gina Joseph C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 01713 $217,870.81 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-358 8200 Rodney St 191502908 50th wd. 2240 Sq Ft OPA#502041300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rowena V. Vaughan C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01923 $131,124.04 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-359 6013 Jefferson St 191513523 34th wd. 1422 Sq Ft OPA#342067400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Debra Newton, in Her Capacity as Administratrix and Heir of the Estate of Herbert Newton a/k/a Herbert L. Newton; Theresa Gonzalez, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Herbert Newton a/k/a Herbert L. Newton; Christina Murray, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Herbert Newton a/k/a Herbert L. Newton; April Smith, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Herbert Newton a/k/a Herbert L. Newton; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Herbert Newton a/k/a Herbert L. Newton, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03258 $49,264.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1705-360 1817 S Dover St 191451621 48th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#482373900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Louis Difranco C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00492 $83,262.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-361 6649 N Uber St 19138-3133 10th wd. (formerly 50th wd.) 1024 Sq Ft OPA#102023700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rashana D. Ceaser C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 03874 $61,661.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-362 1041 Camas Dr 191154507 63rd wd. 1576 Sq Ft OPA#632088200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Frank D. Barros, in His Capacity as Heir of Francisco Barros, Deceased; Amanda N. Barros, in Her Capacity as Heir of Francisco Barros, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Francisco Barros, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02490 $256,622.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-363 5320 Osage Ave 191431411 60th wd. 1248 Sq Ft OPA#603101300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lloyd Swinson, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Shirley Williams; James White, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Shirley Williams; Cornelius Swinson, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Shirley Williams; Albert Swinson, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Shirley Williams; William Swinson, III, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Shirley Williams; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Shirley Williams, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 03943 $94,312.10 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-364 1209 N Wilton St 19131 44th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#442303600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Damond J. Lowe C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 1923 $56,389.67 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1705-365 4614 Milnor St 191371113 45th wd. 1290 Sq Ft OPA#453456700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edwina E. Sabatino C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03338 $131,299.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1705-366 4335 Brown St 6th wd. 1226 Sq Ft BRT#062006900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ronda M. Clark C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02142 $20,064.17 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1705-367 1632 Lewis St BRT#332034100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING John C. Cataldi, Jr. C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00924 $25,077.13 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1705-368 1776 Plymouth St 19126 10th wd. 1900 Sq Ft BRT#101305100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Sheniece N. Williams a/k/a Sheniece Williams C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02714 $98,966.56 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-369 12338 Wyndom Rd 19154 66th wd. 2216 Sq Ft BRT#663217900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING David Aleshire a/k/a David William Aleshire; Dorothy Aleshire a/k/a Dorothy Lynn Aleshire C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01629 $137,185.12 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-370 22 E Hortter St 19119 22nd wd. 1297 Sq Ft BRT#221159800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Dareak Nobles, as known Heir of the Estate of Carolyn Nobles, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Devisees, and Personal Representatives of the Estate of Carolyn Nobles, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 01594 $94,790.16 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-371 1530 S Vodges St 19143 51st wd. 800 Sq Ft BRT#514017600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Ramona Booker C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01005 $65,126.36 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-372 9849 Haldeman Ave 19115 58th wd. 2936 Sq Ft BRT#581345800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Pola Michaels, Known Heir of Ria Dora Segalow a/k/a Dora Segalow; Ricky Segalow, Known Heir of Ria Dora Segalow a/k/a Dora Segalow; Ria Dora Segalow a/k/a Dora Segalow, Last Record Owner; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Ria Dora Segalow a/k/a Dora Segalow C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03075 $207,518.31 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-373 9 S 51st St 19139 46th wd. Land: 1640 Sq Ft;

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Improvement: 1500 Sq Ft BRT#602157400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Liklon Group, LLC C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03043 $80,542.31 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-374 1723 South St a/k/a 1720 Rodman St 19146 30th wd. 1360 Sq Ft BRT#303067400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ronald J. Pressley C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 01877 $429,551.46 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-375 6002 Alma St 35th wd. 1400 Sq Ft BRT#531328200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Christian K. Victor C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01410 $164,355.83 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-376 7048 N Broad St 19126 10th wd. 2400 Sq Ft BRT#101005400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Betty Taylor a/k/a Betty Jean Taylor C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01247 $152,547.21 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-377 7022 Wheeler St 40th wd. 1110 Sq Ft BRT#406204100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Leon Deemi; Bobby Alfred Sandi f/k/a Alfred Zankapah a/k/a Alfred N. Zankpah; Viola K. Bates a/k/a Viloa K. Bates C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02888 $27,807.37 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-378 3343 N Lawrence St 19th wd. 1360 Sq Ft BRT#193108043 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph Hernandez, Deceased; Lynette Hernandez C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00541 $101,559.57 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1705-379 6320 Cherokee St 19144 22nd wd. 1400 Sq Ft BRT#593137800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Vivian Woodbury C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00647 $85,730.41 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-380 2825 Benner St 62nd wd. 1117 Sq Ft BRT#621153800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Jeanine D. Ransom C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00870 $120,968.46 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-381 4307 Potter St 191244427 33rd wd. 1591 Sq Ft BRT#332563000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Eduardo Fonseca, Jr. and Heather L. Owens C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02435 $107,875.21 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-382 136 N 2nd St, Unit 5D a/k/a 136-138 N 2nd St,Unit 5D

19106 8th 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 1705-383 6844 Ogontz Ave 10th wd. 5382 Sq Ft BRT#102009800 IMPROVEMENTS: DET W/D GAR 2 STY MAS㤱㤱 Jacinta M. Stanfield C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00472 $181,359.45 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-384 4503 Tampa St 19120 42nd wd. 1168 Sq Ft BRT#421576600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Cross Keys Investments, LLC C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00055 $90,650.68 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-385 3361 Belgrade St 45th wd. 918 Sq Ft BRT#451324400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Bernard J. Rys, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00500 $106,808.45 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-386 5355 Yocum St 51st wd. 1433 Sq Ft BRT#512093000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Dorrence Adams C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03531 $77,627.77 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-387 5530 W Jefferson St 19131 4th 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. 1705-388 4151 Whiting Rd 19154 66th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MAS㤱㤱; 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. 1705-389 2148 Magee Ave 19149 54th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1246 Sq Ft BRT#541134700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Aloysius Benjamin and Jaytay Nukah C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02394 $109,040.46 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-390 11618 Kelvin Ave 19116 58th wd. DET W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1205 Sq Ft BRT#582554800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ciara Erb (a minor), Known Surviving Heir of Charlene R. Erb c/o Lisa M. Carpino; Daeman Disanto (a minor), Known Surviving Heir of Charlene Erb c/o Stephanie

Disanto; Christopher Erb, Known Surviving Heir of Charlene R. Erb; Douglas Erb, Known Surviving Heir of Charlene Erb; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Charlene R. Erb C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00518 $248,505.82 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-391 1951 E Monmouth St 19134 25th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1500 Sq Ft BRT#252131300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Doreen Duldulao, Known Surviving Heir of John Sanseverino, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Jennifer Sanseverino, Known Surviving Heir of John Sanseverino, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Linda Lindner, Known Surviving Heir of John Sanseverino, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Kim Sanseverino, Known Surviving Heir of John Sanseverino, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Eleanor M. Sanseverino, Known Surviving Heir of John Sanseverino, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Teresa McEnaney, Known Surviving Heir of John Sanseverino, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Eleanor Coulson, Known Surviving Heir of John Sanseverino, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Nancy Mazurek, Known Suriving Heir of John Sanseverino, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; All Unknown Surviving Heirs of John Sanseverino, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00838 $88,431.56 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-392 7112 Keystone St 19135 65th wd. 1800 Sq Ft BRT#651302800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carnell Jefferson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carl Jefferson a/k/a Carl A. Jefferson; Carolyn A. Thornton, Known Heir of Carl Jefferson a/k/a Carl A. Jefferson; Estate of Carl Jefferson a/k/a Carl A. Jefferson; United States of America, Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Carl Jefferson a/k/a Carl A. Jefferson C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04661 $51,170.46 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-393 8603 Bustleton Ave 19152 56th wd. 3957 Sq Ft OPA#562392400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or

Under Steven R. Listwa C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00353 $165,248.14 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-394 7646 Thouron Ave 19150 10th wd. 1453 Sq Ft BRT#102498600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Rhonda Hamler Fox, Known Heir of Faye S. Hamler; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Faye S. Hamler C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00940 $106,820.09 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-395 815 E Madison St 19134 33rd wd. 1197 Sq Ft OPA#33-1073900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Donald H. Wimmer C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 00426 $47,251.44 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-396 4628 Newhall St 19144 13th wd. 2500 Sq Ft OPA#133105200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Neha K. Mistry C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02017 $95,249.38 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-397 2873 Stamford St 19152 57th wd. 3076 Sq Ft OPA#571020500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fred Makadon a/k/a Fred Makaden (deceased); Cathay Makaden a/k/a Cathay Makadon (deceased); Unknown Heirs and/or Administrator for the Estate of Fred Makadon a/k/a Fred Makaden C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02334 $116,792.70 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-398 1201 S Clarion St 19147 2nd wd. 952 Sq Ft OPA#021615800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Virginia E. Vespa a/k/a Virginia E. Tavani; Philip V. Vespa, Jr. a/k/a Philip V. Vespa C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01195 $101,080.75 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-399 4298 Parkside Ave 19104 6th wd. 2016 Sq Ft OPA#062227700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Victor Bailey C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 3315 $80,651.28 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-400 5821 Ditman St assessed as 5821-23 Ditman St 19135 41st wd. 7000 Sq Ft OPA#41-12261-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Bradley C.P. May

Term, 2015 No. 00935 $101,683.60 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-401 1447 E Montgomery Ave 19125 18th wd. 1512 Sq Ft OPA#181174600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David J. Kwisz C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01972 $211,568.87 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-402 1710 Arlington St 191213320 32nd wd. 1479 Sq Ft OPA#321143801 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Spirangelos Antipas C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03594 $399,885.74 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-403 155 E Washington Ln 19144-2010 59th wd. (formerly 22nd wd.) 2310 Sq Ft OPA#592147700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Montess Trapp; Taimika Trapp a/k/a Tamika Trapp a/k/a Tamika R. Hall-Trapp C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01614 $193,721.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-404 1349 71st Ave a/k/a 1349 W 71st Ave 19126-1723 61st wd. 1856 Sq Ft OPA#611449400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gara Lassiter C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03001 $147,815.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-405 7909 Buist Ave 191531205 40th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#405755905 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregory Mack, in His Capacity as Heir of Tharissa Mack, Deceased; Tharissa Mack, in Her Capacity as Heir of Tharissa Mack, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Tharissa Mack, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 04383 $31,562.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-406 4311 Elsinore St 191244305 33rd wd. 720 Sq Ft OPA#332222200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Asghar Khan C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 00900 $107,294.40 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-407 5132 N 11th St 191412843 49th wd. 1700 Sq Ft OPA#493067600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Wayne G. Butler C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03224 $123,845.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-408 3729 N Park Ave 191403716 43rd wd. 1350 Sq Ft

OPA#432380800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michelle Spain C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00354 $58,505.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-409 3151 Edgemont St 19134 25th wd. 955 Sq Ft BRT#25-12284-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Estate of Rudolph B. Michetti; Kelly A. Irwin, as Known Heir and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Rudolph B. Michetti; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Rudolph B. Michetti C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02453 $149,042.80 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-410 225 E Ellet St 19119 22nd wd. 2658 Sq Ft BRT#22-2136800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mia Perry; Todd Perry C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03371 $195,388.86 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-411 8850 Bradford St 19115 56th wd. 4111 Sq Ft OPA#562451600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sheldon S. Ramcharitar and Rena Ramcharitar C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 04071 $141,223.40 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-412 521 Rosalie St 35th wd. 900 Sq Ft BRT#352035700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Nikiya Jenkins a/k/a Nikiya S. Jenkins and Jabar Tyler C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02182 $137,267.94 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-413 1900 Lott St 58th wd. 7410 Sq Ft BRT#581044900 IMPROVEMENTS: DET W/D GAR 1 STY MASONRY Adel Etreih C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02781 $382,744.90 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-414 4549 Teesdale St 41st wd. 1456 Sq Ft BRT#412107400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Kevin Thomas a/k/a Kevin Sean Thomas C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01145 $107,674.32 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-415 1815 S 17th St 48th wd. 1088 Sq Ft BRT#481220600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wannetta Williams C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03539 $45,728.52 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1705-416 5200 N 8th St 19120 49th wd. 2011 Sq Ft OPA#492132500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia Sobers C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04100 $88,435.69 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-417 4441 Thompson St 45th wd. 1299.06 Sq

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Ft BRT#453233600; PRCL#80N18-98 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Theresa A. Minch, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of James P. Minch C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01974 $61,189.90 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1705-418 4514 Bermuda St 23rd wd. 1190 Sq Ft BRT#231051300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Brian Juzwiak C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01294 $101,358.37 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-419 7351 Buist Ave 19153 40th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#404282600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Mauser C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00436 $59,355.91 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-420 4708 Higbee St 19135 41st wd. 2500 Sq Ft BRT#411-130600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Brian Zolk; Sylvia Zolk C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 04083 $157,379.02 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-421 2016 W Boston St 19132 16th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1222 Sq Ft BRT#162266900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sharon T. McPherson, Administratrix of the Estate of Lester McPherson, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 01172 $50,866.37 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-422 4100 Hellerman St 19135 55th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1680 Sq Ft BRT#552103900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mary McNichol C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02765 $142,602.64 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-423 940 Brill St 19124 35th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1030 Sq Ft BRT#351178400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Murad Peygumbari and Yelena Ponirovskaya C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03014 $61,042.51 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-424 2507 S Cleveland St 19145 26th wd. SEMI DET 2STY MASONRY; 1728 Sq Ft BRT#262102400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daria M. Viola a/k/a Daria Viola a/k/a Daria M. Toritto C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 00101 $250,986.49 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-425 4046 N 12th St 19140 43rd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY;

1440 Sq Ft BRT#433165700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Della Thompson C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02570 $35,031.61 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-426 2546 N Marston St 191323536 28th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#281090800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William Major and Elila I. Major C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00989 $43,157.09 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-427 1522 S 31st St 19146 36th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1020 Sq Ft BRT#364436200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Equity Holding Corporation, A Non-Profit California Corporation, as Trustee of the South Philly Children Trust No. 10033149, Dated 03/25/2010; Brian E. Kumahor and Marshell Jones Kumahor C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02833 $81,762.37 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-428 11730 Denman Rd 191543616 66th wd. 1288 Sq Ft OPA#662241700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Douglas J. Campbell; Linda M. Campbell C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 01595 $92,957.18 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-429 1801 73rd Ave 19126 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1366 Sq Ft BRT#101348900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Bernice Nash C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02808 $121,478.20 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-430 5835 N Park Ave 191413102 49th wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#493229900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald Wilbur Smith C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 01543 $112,058.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-431 5446 Walnut St 191394033 60th wd. 2130 Sq Ft OPA#603032000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeffrey T. Delago; Pamela L. Delago C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00383 $31,323.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-432 3459 N Water St 191341639 7th wd. 980 Sq Ft OPA#073047900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Igor Mirgorodsky; Irina Mirgorodsky C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03541 $43,476.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-433 3937 Elsinore St 19124

33rd wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#332218100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronyell Gindraw C.P. December Term, 2007 No. 00334 $168,408.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-434 2149 S 19th St 48th wd. 824 Sq Ft BRT#481283800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sreymum Sok C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00473 $98,264.30 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1705-435 4517 Carlisle St 13th wd. 1599 Sq Ft BRT#132017400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Arnold Campanella, Jr. and Shirley Betha C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01073 $88,571.70 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1705-436 1929 E Wensley St 19134 45th wd. 1095 Sq Ft BRT#452061000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Cross Keys Investment, LLC C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01136 $76,663.30 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-437 3343 Morning Glory Rd 19154 12th wd. 2160 Sq Ft BRT#663043400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Eugene Bukh and Natalaie Bukh C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 00650 $184,989.31 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-438 5901 Colgate St 19120 1148 Sq Ft OPA#352275200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edgardo J. Reyes a/k/a Edgardo Reyes C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 01077 $110,796.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-439 7729 Dorcas St 19111 56th wd. 3703 Sq Ft OPA#561120300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leon Jones, Jr. a/k/a Leon Jones C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02113 $66,920.88 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-440 2827 W Girard Ave 29th wd. 1800 Sq Ft BRT#871539150 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W-OFF/STR 3 STORY MASONRY Al Alston C.P. August Term, 2010 No. 02835 $252,377.11 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-441 1839 N 33rd St 19121 32nd wd. 1847 Sq Ft BRT#32-33406-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Esther E. Arnette, as Legatee and Trustee of the Faulkner Living Trust C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02672 $176,347.96 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire;

Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1705-442 611 Rosalie St 19120 35th wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#352041600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeannette Dancy C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01437 $52,081.73 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-443 1824 Pennington Rd 34th wd. 2296 Sq Ft BRT#343332700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Jacqueline F. Fennal and Jeanine Fennal C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 02238 $202,385.85 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-444 431 E Wyoming Ave 42nd wd. 1577 Sq Ft BRT#871564170 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/ OFF STR 2 STY MASON Adel Etreih and Raid Albarkawi C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01821 $155,799.64 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-445 2030 W Cambria 11th wd. 1325 Sq Ft BRT#111044800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Marina Spektor C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00750 $50,628.24 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-446 4138 W Girard Ave 6th wd. 1697 Sq Ft BRT#062169300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON Douglas Hart C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02720 $112,833.88 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-447 1929 Colonial St 50th wd. 1183 Sq Ft BRT#102351900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Bianca L. Kendrick C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 00836 $117,621.52 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-448 6833 N Broad St 50th wd. 2055 Sq Ft BRT#611209100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 2 STY FRAME Barrington Hylton C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02386 $70,300.21 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-449 5456 Chestnut St 45th wd. 1940 Sq Ft BRT#603017305 IMPROVEMENTS: APT 2-4 UNITS 2 STY MASON Stephen J. Hill a/k/a Stephen Hill C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00728 $155,542.19 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-450 6223 Montague St 55th wd. 1620 Sq Ft BRT#552298700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Rebecca McKernan C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00034 $36,394.80 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-451 5343 Wingohocking Terr 22nd wd. 2214 Sq Ft BRT#122188500 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET 3 STY STONE Christina Morton C.P.

September Term, 2014 No. 02707 $135,112.34 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-452 5331 Florence Ave 19143 51st wd. 1276 Sq Ft OPA#511145200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Issa Alioune Ba C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01962 $78,403.84 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-453 2549 W Willard St 19129 38th wd. 811 Sq Ft OPA#381368400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael A. Lowe C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02398 $37,769.37 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-454 189 W Thelma St 19140 42nd wd. 798 Sq Ft OPA#422046700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yanice Rodriguez-Diaz C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02539 $58,659.03 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-455 5615 Arlington St 19131 52nd wd. 1712 Sq Ft OPA#522066200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dana Lockett and Karl Smith C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02121 $143,696.55 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-456 1623 E Duval St 19138-1105 10th wd. (formerly 50th wd.) 1440 Sq Ft OPA#102293500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ryan R. Miller C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01836 $90,426.56 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-457 952-54 E Johnson St 19138 22nd wd. 1204 Sq Ft OPA#221011700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gloria Barton C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03268 $275,595.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-458 5715 Nassau St 52nd wd. Situate on the N side of Nassau St at the distance of 108.225 ft Westward from the W side of 57th St in the 52nd ward of the City of Philadelphia; Containing in front or breadth on the said Nassau St 15.25 ft and extending of that width in length or depth Northward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Nassau St 93.25 ft to the center of a certain 15 ft wide driveway. BRT#043258500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Hajar A. Muhammad C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02151 $85,984.43 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1705-459 3062 N 23rd St 191321401 11th wd. 1792 Sq Ft OPA#871516410 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elsayed Mahrous; Touria Yadri Elkaeid, in Her

Capacity as Administratrix and Heir of the Estate of Aly Elsayed Elkaeid; Mohammed Elkaeid, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Aly Elsayed Elkaeid; Sayed Elkaeid, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Aly Elsayed Elkaeid; Nora Elkaeid, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Aly Elsayed Elkaeid; Nadia Elkaeid, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Aly Elsayed Elkaeid; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Aly Elsayed Elkaeid, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 00248 $118,656.20 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-460 7470 Brockton Rd 191512910 34th wd. 1368 Sq Ft OPA#343146348 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dana L. Jorden; Clifford D. Jorden, Jr. C.P. January Term, 2011 No. 00762 $103,198.93 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-461 7455 Ruskin Rd 191512925 34th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#343166900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia McCoy-Thiam C.P. May Term, 2010 No. 04265 $152,371.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-462 2513 S 69th St 19142 40th wd. 1272 Sq Ft BRT#40-6125300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Edward Mauser C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03313 $57,707.11 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-463 2661 Elbridge St 19149 62nd wd. 1898 Sq Ft OPA#621302400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paul D. Breyer C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03640 $140,673.95 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-464 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 1705-465 4018 Parrish St 19146 6th wd. (formerly part of the 24th wd.) 1530 Sq Ft OPA#062049400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kerry Green-Williams C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00519 $82,068.71 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-466 6918 Forrest Ave 19138 10th wd. 1146 Sq Ft OPA#102516800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tanya M.

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Newman C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01462 $105,705.78 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-467 857 Brooklyn St 24th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the E side of Brooklyn St, at the distance of 184 ft 4 in Northward from the N side of Parrish St OPA#062298500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Cedric T. Dudley and Lashawn Brown C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02991 $63,838.13 Patrick J. Wesner 1705-468 5313 Greene St 19144 12th wd. 1488 Sq Ft OPA#124102100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michelle Khan a/k/a Michelle Rodney-Khan C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01667 $159,184.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-469 6605 Martins Mill Rd 19111 35th wd. 2899 Sq Ft OPA#353304500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth Vera and Fernando L. Vera, Jr. C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 03446 $215,432.82 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-470 6853 Oxford Ave 19111 53rd wd. 2623 Sq Ft OPA#532373300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Novley Bell-Williams a/k/a Novley McKenzie and Floyd Gordon C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01106 $219,534.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-471 4132 Orchard St 19124 23rd wd. 1504 Sq Ft OPA#232247900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Chanda J. Berrios and Stephen Penhollow C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03776 $85,447.96 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-472 1238 S 22nd St 191464236 36th wd. 1896 Sq Ft OPA#361326500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Farina Sheikh C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 01510 $61,757.45 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-473 7150 N 20th St 19138 10th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#101163700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Genelle Walton C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01270 $131,209.21 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-474 642 Rector St 191281733 21st wd. 1320 Sq Ft OPA#213140900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mike Opiela; Dana Opiela C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 00780 $187,276.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1705-475 1835 E Moyamensing Ave 19148 1st wd. 816 Sq Ft OPA#011214800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Denise M. Wilson C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00407 $204,668.43 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-476 7244 Elwood St 19142 40th wd. 1312 Sq Ft OPA#404234500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Mauser C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01038 $79,552.88 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-477 5602 Pine St 19143-1322 60th wd. 1664 Sq Ft OPA#604099200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Breanna Campbell C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00274 $80,502.56 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-478 4969 W Stiles St 19131 44th wd. 756 Sq Ft OPA#442107100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cenia Elder C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01409 $32,286.84 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-479 517 N 52nd St 19131 44th wd. 1493 Sq Ft OPA#442272600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Valerie Jackson a/k/a Valerie J. Jackson C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01268 $77,232.58 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-480 111 Weaver St 19119 22nd wd. 1035 Sq Ft OPA#223027800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephen Clark, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Harriet Clark, Deceased; William E. Clark, Jr., Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Harriet Clark, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00010 $90,618.52 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-481 4211 Greenmount Rd 19154 66th wd. 1712 Sq Ft OPA#662459600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Regina Cummings C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01415 $93,826.31 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-482 631 S Bambrey St a/k/a 631 Bambrey St 19146 30th wd. 840 Sq Ft OPA#302155600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Arthur Gibbs, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Jeanne K. Gibbs, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03654 $320,114.28 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-483 108 E Washington Ln 19144 59th wd. 3061 Sq Ft OPA#592136200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Quincy Lyons

C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03562 $97,450.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-484 6444 Clearview St 19119 22nd wd. 1125 Sq Ft OPA#221269800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Romunda Oliphant C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03550 $98,928.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-485 154 E Pomona St 19144 59th wd. 1927 Sq Ft OPA#592154100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Naeemah Patterson C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02485 $136,009.89 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-486 5367 Morris St 19144 12th wd. 956 Sq Ft OPA#124139200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith Bennett C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04443 $95,045.19 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-487 3459 Jasper St 19134 45th wd. 1145 Sq Ft OPA#452365100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alexis Velazquez a/k/a Alexis Velazquez Rodriguez C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01358 $112,982.11 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-488 3844 N Bouvier St 19140 13th wd. 1240 Sq Ft OPA#131241400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Loretta Thompson C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01694 $50,764.90 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-489 8662 Rugby St 19150 50th wd. 1546 Sq Ft OPA#502091800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paul Washington C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00810 $147,465.92 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-490 901 Penn St #R402 19123 5th wd. 1489 Sq Ft OPA#888062004 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Harmeet Singh; Harbir Singh C.P. July Term, 2010 No. 00739 $491,155.58 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-491 208 McClellan St a/k/a 208 Mc Clellan St 19148 1st wd. 1222 Sq Ft OPA#011152100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janice Taylor a/k/a Janice L. Taylor C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01824 $123,144.70 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1705-492 8805 Rising Sun Ave 19115 7568 Sq Ft (Land Area)

OPA#632292486 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Buoncristiano and Krystyna Buoncristiano C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00933 $236,259.77 Michael J. Shavel, Esquire 1705-493 514 Arthur St 19111 2350 Sq Ft (Land Area); 1344 Sq Ft (Improvement Area) OPA#631339800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael O’Malley a/k/a Michael Omalley C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01317 $192,096.38 Michael J. Shavel, Esquire 1705-494 8130 Lister St 19152-3108 64th wd. (formerly 35th wd.) 1025 Sq Ft OPA#641085200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William Szweda C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02656 $163,018.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-495 5311 Castor Ave 191241022 23rd wd. 2280 Sq Ft OPA#234195000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald E. Ellis a/k/a Ronald Ellis; Deanna D. Alexander a/k/a Deanna Alexander C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 01228 $366,408.90 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-496 6651 Erdrick St 191352601 55th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#552277900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Scott Wendel; Elizabeth P. Wendel a/k/a Elizabeth P. Detkiewicz C.P. November Term, 2009 No. 03981 $98,242.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-497 7104 N Broad St 191261726 10th wd. 1496 Sq Ft OPA#101005800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ping Cao; Edward Cao C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03267 $122,960.46 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-498 3232 Emerald St 19134 45th wd. 1263 Sq Ft OPA#452333600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pennington 189 Management, LLC C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 03282 $83,877.24 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-499 4926 Lawrence St 19120 42nd wd. 4000 Sq Ft OPA#422486400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Luis A. Bonilla C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 02378 $124,040.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-500 1221 Dufor St 191483513 39th wd. 784 Sq Ft OPA#394302800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

PROPERTY Charles M. Capra C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01529 $116,862.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-501 854 N 21st St 191301431 15th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#151128700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward J. Furlong, Jr. a/k/a Edward J. Furlong C.P. August Term, 2009 No. 03149 $85,363.87 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-502 224 E Comly St a/k/a 224 Comly St 19120-1105 35th wd. 1238 Sq Ft OPA#352138000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eric Hutson C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01629 $145,361.59 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-503 627 W Olney Ave 19120-2219 61st wd. (formerly 42nd wd.) 1782 Sq Ft OPA#612009400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Walter A. Roye C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01802 $32,008.66 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-504 431 Cross St 1st wd. BRT#011284500 Haneef Nelson a/k/a Haneef S. Nelson a/k/a Haneef Sakin Nelson a/k/a Haikeem Nelson; 431 Land Trust C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 03577 $79,165.85 Richard J. Nalbandian 1705-505 718 Moore St 1st wd. BRT#012144600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Anthony Nguyen f/k/a Tam V. Nguyen C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01968 $160,911.66 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1705-506 4313 Ludlow St 19104 27th wd. 1204 Sq Ft BRT#17S14-122 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Bashisha Sherrod C.P. January Term, 2007 No. 01374 $68,697.74 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-507 540 E Penn St 19144 12th wd. 1127 Sq Ft OPA#121142300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Samuel E. Rymer C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04177 $101,874.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-508 4146 Ridge Ave 19129 Town/ rowhouse of approximately 1769 Sq Ft; Lot size: 1134 Sq Ft BRT#38-2251600 Subject To Mortgage None other than the mortgage foreclosed by the Plaintiff, Branch Banking and Trust Company IMPROVEMENTS: TOWN/ ROWHOUSE Gail J. Johnson C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 000156 $116,921.92 plus continuing interest and costs Christine L. Barba; Ballard Spahr, LLP

1705-509 5431 Addison St BRT#603110000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Everett Carvalho and Lizzie Carvalho C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01617 $92,565.77 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1705-510 8762 Jackson St 19136 65th wd. 1795 Sq Ft OPA#652254900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Daniel C. Karp C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01435 $166,791.89 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-511 823 Lombard St 19147 5th wd. 900 Sq Ft OPA#053050345 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paul H. Durante C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00448 $243,398.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-512 1609 W Erie Ave BRT#131058100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Janelle Blount C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03243 $103,363.87 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1705-513 1238 Unruh Ave 53rd wd. 1744 Sq Ft BRT#532061100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Angela K. Clement C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02487 $145,168.16 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1705-514 6925 Lindbergh Blvd 19142 40th wd. 3015 Sq Ft OPA#406558100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ralph C. Savage and Venuis A. Savage a/k/a Venius A. Savage C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04603 $135,391.57 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1705-515 4027 Higbee St 41st wd. 1010 Sq Ft OPA#62-22042-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carlos Perez, subject to 1/2 interest of Edwin Rosa C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02005 $44,931.02 Pressman & Doyle, LLC 1705-516 5830-32 Pentridge St 19143 3rd wd. 3375 Sq Ft BRT#034065010 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Lisa Dunbar Graham Schwalenberger, solely as Heir of the Estate of George Leon Dunbar; Lailah Leonte Dunbar, solely as Heir of the Estate of George Leon Dunbar; Veronica Marie Dunbar, solely as Heir of the Estate of George Leon Dunbar; George Leon Dunbar, Jr., solely as Heir of the Estate of George Leon Dunbar; Unknown Heirs, Executors and Devisees of the Estate of George Leon Dunbar C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01242 $71,711.58 Stern & Eisenberg PC

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1705-517 2219 Solly Ave 56th wd. 3064 Sq Ft BRT#562080000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Frances Massey C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00387 $46,824.62 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1705-518 2639 S 64th St 19142 40th wd. 1101 Sq Ft BRT#402135000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph J. King, III, Known Heir of Joseph King a/k/a Joseph J. King, Jr. a/k/a Joseph James King, Jr.; Sean P. King, Known Heir of Joseph King a/k/a Joseph J. King, Jr. a/k/a Joseph James King, Jr.; Sherri Perkins a/k/a Sherri A. King a/k/a Sherri Ann King, Individually and as a Known Heir of Joseph King a/k/a Joseph J. King, Jr. a/k/a Joseph James King, Jr.; Suzanne C. King, Known Heir of Jospeh King a/k/a Joseph J. King, Jr. a/k/a Joseph James King, Jr.; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Joseph King a/k/a Joseph J. King, Jr. a/k/a Joseph James King, Jr. C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01565 $60,145.26 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-519 709 S Mole St 19146 30th wd. 1395 Sq Ft BRT#301286400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Eugene Brown C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 02419 $196,335.60 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-520 2903 Elbridge St 19149 55th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1200 Sq Ft BRT#551026200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carol L. Hummer C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03401 $98,024.85 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-521 1432 Nedro Ave 19141 17th wd. ROW CONV/APT 2 STY MASON; 1638 Sq Ft BRT#171152200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Zachary Burwell, Administrator of the Estate of Lottie Turner C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01373 $107,048.83 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-522 109 E Walnut Park Dr 19120 61st wd. 1904 Sq Ft BRT#611375500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE William S. Phillips C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00079 $151,689.63 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-523 2626 S 17th St 19145 26th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1188 Sq Ft BRT#262009400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Alfredo R. Florio C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03151 $50,520.07

McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-524 2012 Wilmont St 19124 23rd wd. 915 Sq Ft BRT#232130400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Joanna E. Vinson C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 04049 $81,324.07 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1705-525 6451 Ditman St 19135 41st wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1200 Sq Ft BRT#411238900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Aleksandr Savitskiy; Lyudmila Savitskaya C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 01741 $101,703.40 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-526 8525 Bustleton Ave 19152 56th wd. S/D W/B GAR 1 STY MASONRY; 1087 Sq Ft BRT#562389300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Galina Gendina C.P. May Term, 2012 No. 02153 $186,873.43 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-527 419 Cobbs Creek Pkwy 19143 46th wd. 1360 Sq Ft BRT#032253100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michele Borum C.P. May Term, 2011 No. 00371 $70,771.65 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-528 6044 E Roosevelt Blvd 19149 54th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1552 Sq Ft BRT#541305300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marie E. Beauvais C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01505 $150,098.77 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-529 1011 Lorraine St 19116 58th wd. 1652 Sq Ft OPA#582213000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kristen Sanchez; Michael J. Sanchez C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 02337 $267,570.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-530 2945 Brighton St 19149 55th wd. 1930 Sq Ft OPA#551364300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Brown C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01483 $154,669.55 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-531 124 Pelham Rd 19119 22nd wd. DET 2.5 STY STONE; 5100 Sq Ft BRT#223095500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Abenaa Timazee C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03848 $506,652.58 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-532 6636 N 17th St 19126 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1352 Sq Ft BRT#101050900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Stanley Bowman,

Jr. C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02821 $60,723.37 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-533 501 E Haines St 191441214 59th wd. 2223 Sq Ft OPA#592008000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sarah Reid-Wright C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00570 $89,798.73 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-534 3438 N 6th St a/k/a 3438 N Sixth St 19140 43rd wd. (formerly part of the 33rd wd.) 1260 Sq Ft OPA#431111300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sarai Liriano C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01627 $16,517.48 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-535 5258 Pennway St 19124 23rd wd. (formerly part of the 35th wd.) 1568 Sq Ft OPA#233105100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Daniel Alicea C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00755 $168,728.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-536 2418 S Mole St 19145 26th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 960 Sq Ft BRT#261222100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gina Angelucci, Known Surviving Heir of Audrey Angelucci; Audrey Angelucci, Known Surviving Heir of Audrey Angelucci; Carl Angelucci, Known Surviving Heir of Audrey Angelucci; Brian Angelucci, Known Surviving Heir of Audrey Angelucci; Eric Angelucci, Known Surviving Heir of Audrey Angelucci; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Audrey Angelucci C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01697 $70,347.21 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-537 9850 Montour St 19115 58th wd. 3600 Sq Ft OPA#581366000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Maksim Kozlov a/k/a Maksim Belov C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02579 $215,051.78 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-538 5846 Cedar Ave 191431934 3rd wd. 1314 Sq Ft OPA#032141600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Oliver A. Francis C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00536 $132,777.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-539 3657 Old York Rd 19140 43rd wd. 1688 Sq Ft OPA#432160100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Veronica Ward C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 02289 $150,947.97 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-540 915 Woodbrook Ln 191503217 50th wd. 1912 Sq Ft OPA#502519300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

PROPERTY Muriel Horne a/k/a Muriel Houston C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00909 $109,054.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-541 2703 Orthodox St 19137 45th wd. 1170 Sq Ft OPA#453072300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard J. Moszczynski; Patricia Moszczynski C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01076 $108,213.34 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-542 205 Furley St 19120 61st wd. 761 Sq Ft OPA#612059300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carmela R. Saunders C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03581 $104,969.51 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-543 4314 E Howell St 19135 62nd wd. 2500 Sq Ft OPA#622176300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kevin P. McGee C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03073 $75,339.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-544 2608 S 65th St 19142 40th wd. 1463 Sq Ft OPA#406002200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Grace Omo-Ogun C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01194 $75,110.04 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-545 1100 S Front St 19147 1020 Sq Ft OPA#871026350 a/k/a OPA#872026350 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/OFF STR 3 STY MASON MJD Properties, LLC C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 4192 $315,311.53 plus interest through the date of the sheriff ’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire 1705-546 12407 Sweet Briar Rd 19154 66th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1360 Sq Ft BRT#663171300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Regina L. DiRenzo C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02060 $120,626.55 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-547 1904 E Allegheny Ave 19134 25th wd. 975 Sq Ft OPA#252305500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angel J. AyalaAponte C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01955 $41,006.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-548 8522 Michener Ave 19150 50th wd. 1535 Sq Ft OPA#501139500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Young C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03148 $187,869.89 KML Law Group, P.C. 1705-549 4006 J St 33rd wd. BRT#332229200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Anthony Dantoni and Tracey Dantoni

C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00494 $185,154.54 Richard J. Nalbandian 1705-550 2528 S Edgewood St 191423505 40th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#402039100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mohamed S. Tounkara C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03266 $31,064.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-551 5109 F St 19124 35th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1276 Sq Ft BRT#351339200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph Thomas S. Ragen, Known Surviving Heir of Elizabeth Nagen, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Catherine Ragen, Known Surviving Heir of Elizabeth Ragen, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Patricia A. Johnston, Known Surviving Heir of Elizabeth Ragen, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Michael Ragen, Known Surviving Heir of Elizabeth Ragen, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Mark Ragen, Known Surviving Heir of Elizabeth Ragen, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Jennifer Ragen, Known Surviving Heir of Elizabeth Ragen, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Lisa Corley, Known Surviving Heir of Elizabeth Ragen, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Marie C. Corley a/k/a Marie Corley a/k/a Marie C. Pyle a/k/a Marie C. CorleyPyle; Known Surviving Heir of Elizabeth Ragen, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Elizabeth Ragen, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00357 $124,760.78 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-552 602 Leverington St a/k/a 602 Leverington Ave 191282606 21st wd. 2580 Sq Ft OPA#213281200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ignacio Munoz C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03970 $265,366.67 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-553 1010 Arch St Unit 205 19107 5th wd. 696 Sq Ft OPA#888110212 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bea Loyd C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00325 $179,006.38 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-554 5929 Woodcrest Ave 19131 52nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1540 Sq Ft BRT#522163300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Johnnie Barr, Jr. and Geraldine Barr C.P. January Term, 2015 No.

01445 $157,370.53 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-555 1626 N 25th St 32nd wd. 1752 Sq Ft OPA#324085700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cynthia V. Hall C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01742 $78,999.02 plus interest in the amount of $4472.26 from 06/07/16 Samantha J. Koopman, Esquire 1705-556 1806 S 19th St 48th wd. 1056 Sq Ft BRT#481284400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Elmer Smith and Vivian Smith C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03368 $117,500.56 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-557 2135 Walnut St, Unit 203 8th wd. BRT#888082485 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 5 STY MASONRY John J. Barry and John W. Luff C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 01505 $178,262.31 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-558 115-117 N 3rd St 19106 4th wd. 14828 Sq Ft improved area OPA#881007210 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: MULTIFAMILY DWELLING Olde North Third, LP, et al C.P. September Term, 2010 No. 022283 $2,549,773.50 plus interest from 9/8/2010 to 2/8/17 at 6% per annum Michael P. Donohue, Esquire 1705-559 1144 S 18th St 36th wd. 961 Sq Ft BRT#361140700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Norma Gray and Ricardo Gray C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01134 $281,060.62 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-560 4806 N 5th St 49th wd. 2060 Sq Ft BRT#491156900 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D CONV APT 2 STY MASON Jorge Fagundes C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02061 $119,349.37 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-561 582 Carver St 19120 35th wd. 1065 Sq Ft OPA#351235300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Wanda A. Andrews C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01362 $61,335.56 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-562 5245 Hawthorne St 19124 62nd wd. 1524 Sq Ft BRT#622261500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Juan M. Hernandez C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00796 $86,899.26 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1705-563 443 Tree St 19148 39th wd. 1072 Sq Ft OPA#392128400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown

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Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Francis N. Ethredge C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02874 $85,246.79 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-564 6944 Grosbeak Pl 19142 40th wd. 2516 Sq Ft BRT#406589400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Edwin A. Cameron C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 04231 $155,424.77 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C.; Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire; Tyler J. Wilk, Esq. 1705-565 6405 Marsden St 19135 41st wd. 1444 Sq Ft OPA#411271200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Maria Roman C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02908 $92,907.61 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1705-566 12305 Rambler Rd 58th wd. On Southeasterly side of Rambler Rd; Front: 19’11-3/8” Depth: 90’4-3/8” IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Gary F. Hagan a/k/a Gary Hagan C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01715 $253,451.49 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1705-567 5717 Pemberton St 46th wd. On Northerly side of Pemberton St; Front: 15’ Depth: 60’7-3/4” OPA#463062500 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Sean T. Jackson, Sr. and Patrice Jackson C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01311 $73,892.30 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1705-568 1614 N 55th St 19131 4th wd. 2443 Sq Ft OPA#041316400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Glenis Wade C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02446 $59,946.04 plus interest in the amount of $1263.81 Samantha J. Koopman, Esquire 1705-569 1204 Fillmore St 19124 23rd wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#234109300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ianette Santiago C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02105 $193,234.20 plus interest in the amount of $7730.47 Samantha J. Koopman, Esquire 1705-570 1616 N 55th St 19131 4th wd. 2443 Sq Ft OPA#041316400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Glenis Wade C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 00448 $20,151.91 plus interest in the amount of $302.82 Samantha J. Koopman, Esquire 1705-571 1437 N 61st St 34th wd. On the Easterly side of 61st St (60 ft wide) at the distance of

345 ft, 10-3/4 in Northwestwardly from the Northwesterly side of Master St (60 ft wide) IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY Linder General Contracting LLC C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01397 $51,829.14 Patrick J. Wesner 1705-572 1231 N Conestoga St 19131 52nd wd. 1779 Sq Ft BRT#041137800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gerald T. Brooks C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 02726 $41,569.63 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-573 2109 Stenton Ave 19138 10th wd. 1283 Sq Ft BRT#102337500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Billie J. Whitley, Individually and as Known Heir of Haywood E. Whitley, Sr.; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Haywood E. Whitley, Sr. C.P. September Term, 2011 No. 01228 $110,304.22 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-574 5108 Springfield Ave 191434206 51st wd. 2576 Sq Ft OPA#511266000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Hunter; Maryann Cummings, Individually and in Her Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Geneva Johnson; Kathy Johnson, in Her Capacity as Adinistrator Cta and Devisee of the Estate of Geneva Johnson; Susan Coney, in Her Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Geneva Johnson; James Johnson, in His Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Geneva Johnson; Ruby Parker, in Her Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Geneva Johnson C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 03030 $232,543.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-575 2809 S Iseminger St 191484932 39th wd. 1368 Sq Ft OPA#395329700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Julian Dipietro, in Her Capacity as Heir of Gino Dipietro a/k/a Gino Joseph Dipietro, Deceased; Gino Dipietro, in His Capacity as Heir of Gino Dipietro a/k/a Gino Joseph Dipietro, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Gino Dipietro, Deceased. C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02284 $177,972.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-576 2403 Duncan St 19124 23rd wd. 2250 Sq Ft OPA#231013000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph Lawless

C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03941 $197,850.62 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-577 9257 Old Newtown Rd 19115 56th wd. 2561 Sq Ft BRT#562443480 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Genetta Gutman C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00156 $130,123.44 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-578 5801 Sylvester St 19149 62nd wd. 2012 Sq Ft OPA#621376000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donald A. De Grandis and Michael J. Martin, by his attorney in fact, Ellen S. Tidman C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 001039 $90,695.26 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-579 2131 W Passyunk Ave 191453414 48th wd. 1500 Sq Ft OPA#482131000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nasser Albarouki C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01014 $172,452.50 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-580 2622 Federal St 19146-3829 36th wd. OPA#362028600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leonard Crawford C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01871 $211,507.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-581 938 N Lawrence St 191231438 5th wd. 1490 Sq Ft OPA#057125900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark J. Bogan C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01639 $328,230.38 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-582 117 E Hortter St 191192207 22nd wd. 1118 Sq Ft OPA#221179000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Beverly Thomison-Sadia C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02862 $76,494.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-583 593 E Carver St a/k/a 593 Carver St 191201711 35th wd. 984 Sq Ft OPA#351249500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Timothy Clark; Christopher Clark C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02227 $38,148.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-584 1840 73rd Ave 191261513 10th wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#101343100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Baxter Estates, LLC C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04172 $93,817.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-585 546 S Salford St 3rd wd. 909 Sq Ft BRT#032213900

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING William B. Pratt C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 00619 $62,481.67 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1705-586 2709 S Alder St 191484908 39th wd. 958 Sq Ft BRT#395260500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph Micali; Lisa Micali C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01261 $170,135.97 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-587 1918 Wilder St 19146 36th wd. 854 Sq Ft OPA#363034900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph C. Dibabbo, Sr. C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 03317 $191,435.50 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-588 3532 Drumore Dr 19154 66th wd. 1625 Sq Ft OPA#66-22608-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Colleen M. Goida and Michael J. Goida a/k/a Michael Goida C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 02352 $143,658.25 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-589 9351 Neil Rd, #A 19115 56th wd. 1107 Sq Ft OPA#888560885 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brian Roakes and Kristy Hopkins C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00134 $137,606.39 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-590 6633 N Fairhill St 19126 61st wd. 1339 Sq Ft OPA#611115100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia A. Tucker C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01675 $113,650.61 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1705-591 7200 Eastwood St 54th wd. 2119 Sq Ft BRT#542412400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Xue Zhong Gao and Hulbin Zhang C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00503 $108,870.84 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1705-592 1921 S Croskey St 48th wd. 765 Sq Ft BRT#482208700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Stephen M. Perry and Mae Perry C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 01114 $12,643.83 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1705-593 5913 Ellsworth St 191433017 3rd wd. 1516 Sq Ft OPA#033133600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Chantille A. Jackson C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00012 $92,326.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-594 4410 Greenmount Rd 191543709 66th wd. 1528 Sq Ft OPA#662458900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert F. Laing,

Jr. a/k/a Robert Laing C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01184 $211,729.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-595 618 E Woodlawn St Unit B a/k/a 618 E Woodlawn St 19144-1346 12th wd. 1620 Sq Ft OPA#122084000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Clarence Cooper C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 01672 $93,072.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-596 2225 Gaul St 19125-2933 31st wd. 1638 Sq Ft OPA#312067400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Timothy Milligan; Maura Milligan C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 00513 $239,021.40 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-597 7735 Cedar Brook Ave a/k/a 7735 Cedarbrook Ave 191501401 50th wd. 1128 Sq Ft OPA#501256900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregory A. Pickett, in His Capacity as Heir of Henry Pickett, Jr., Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Henry Pickett, Jr., Deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02701 $111,087.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-598 3375 Edgemont St 45th wd. 2475 Sq Ft (land); 1920 (improvements) OPA#451210400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jozef Walski & Iwona Walski (h/w) C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 04570 $11,200.00 Timothy P. Creech, Esq. 1705-599 11-15 N 2nd St #401 5th wd. BRT#888050518 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 5 STY MASONRY Christopher S. Wilson C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 01662 $83,452.77 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1705-600 2033 S Alden St 19143 40th wd. Improvement Area: 1109 Sq Ft; Land Area: 795 Sq Ft PRCL#401014801 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Marie Watts C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00276 $58,390.39 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1705-601 423 W Ellet St 19119 22nd wd. 3724 Sq Ft BRT#223157000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Estate of John R. Swingler, Jr.; Jessie Swingler, Personal Representative of the Estate of John R. Swingler, Jr.; Malik Swingler, Known Heir of John R. Swingler, Jr.; Raheem Swingler, Known Heir of John R. Swingler, Jr.; Sheni Swingler, Known Heir of John R. Swingler, Jr.; Unknown

Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under John R. Swingler, Jr. C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00923 $389,261.01 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1705-602 717 N 45th St 19104 6th wd. Improvement Area: 1668 Sq Ft; Land Area: 3626 Sq Ft PRCL#062358917 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY Tonja Starkey C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01924 $128,060.14 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1705-603 1528 S Etting St 19146 36th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1021 Sq Ft BRT#364314400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Katrina Floyd and Ronald Moore C.P. August Term, 2001 No. 01297 $46,287.09 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-604 5006 Tulip St 19124 62nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1050 Sq Ft BRT#622456400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Patricia A. Hull and David R. Hull, Jr. C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00854 $30,371.22 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-605 2138 Devereaux Ave 19149 62nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1152 Sq Ft BRT#621220700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Zu Ting Shi C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04400 $92,865.71 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1705-606 2213 S Clarion St 19148 39th wd. Improvement Area: 856 Sq Ft; Land Area: 652 Sq Ft PRCL#394443100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY James Dru De Marco a/k/a James Dru DeMarco a/k/a James D. DeMarco a/k/a James Dru DeMaro C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01995 $36,887.78 Brett L. Messinger and Ryan A. Gower 1705-607 81 W Weaver St 191192713 22nd wd. 1282 Sq Ft OPA#223026300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Roberta M. Lesesane C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01975 $73,151.95 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-608 6031 N Front St 191202010 61st wd. 1246 Sq Ft OPA#612480900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Renai J. Dunmyer C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03265 $177,202.73 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1705-609 2341 N Smedley St 19132 16th wd. Improvement Area: 1320 Sq Ft; Land Area: 1227 Sq Ft PRCL#161117700 Subject to Rent IMPROVE-

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Big Eaters Support Big Brothers Big Sisters by HughE Dillon To promote TGI Fridays new $10 unlimited appetizers menu addition, Marcus Smith, defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles hosted the TGI Fridays Endless Apps Happy Hour. Proceeds from the event’s festivities hosted in Bensalem benefited the Big Brothers Big Sisters.

1. Marcus Smith, Ross Spencer, Adrienne Hessart, Michelle Miller and Amber Backes. 2. Tomika Bryant and Jenlee Arrington. 3. Eugenie George and Rosella LaFevre. 4. Santiago Emeric teaches Marcus Smith how to be a “Flair Bartender.” Photos by HughE Dillon.

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You Say You Want A Revolution New American history museum gala precedes opening By HughE Dillon The Museum of the American Revolution hosted an opening gala on Saturday, April 8 with guest speaker Tom Brokaw. The gala provided guests, including prominent Philadelphians, with a preview of the museum before its official grand opening on April 19.

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WOOD GIRLS CELEBRATE AGAIN On April 9, the 30th annual All-Star Labor Classic took place at Philadelphia University. Archbishop Wood seniors Shannon May and Cassie Sebold were the stars in team Suburbs’ 53-40 win over team City. Sebold said that playing in the game was a privilege and was glad she could be part of a function with a long history of raising money for

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was awesome having Coach Mike as a coach for one last time,” Sebold said. “I like get-

She was also very nostalgic about her final time playing for Coach Mike McDonald. “It

their last game and will be graduating, including Neumann’s Quade Green (Kentucky) and Dahmir Cosby-Roundtree (Villanova), Archbishop Wood’s Collin Gillespie (Villanova), Archbishop Ryan’s Izaiah Brockington, and Father Judge’s Marc Rodriquez (East Stroudsburg). All of a sudden, a young Prep team that seemed to be slipping into the second division of the Catholic League is looking strong for 2018. “I think that this is a great opportunity for us to have a great spring and summer and come back next year and make it back to the Palestra [Final Four of the Catholic League playoffs],” said Thompson. “We return four starters and I think we actually bring back a little more experience than most teams, which I think will help us in our push for the playoffs.” They are taking nothing for granted. The big three are already starting to compete for their respective AAU teams and making key contributions just a week into the off-season. Thompson explains, “Darius, Ed, and I play on very competitive AAU teams. The talent we have already been playing against us is already starting to prepare us even more for the Catholic League competition, which is great. Personally, I have been in the gym a lot trying to perfect the mechanics of my jump shot, so I’m more consistent, because college coaches want St. Joseph’s Prep returning backcourt Kyle Thompson (L) and Darius Kinnel. players that can

espite winning 20 games, St. Joseph’s Prep didn’t qualify for the PIAA state 6A playoffs this year. Under the current alignment, only three teams from District 12 — which is comprised of the Public and Catholic Leagues — make it. This winter, Roman Catholic, Archbishop Ryan, and Simon Gratz sneaked in over Prep. Prep has not won the Catholic League since their consecutive titles in 2003 and 2004, but has stayed competitive all these years. They made the state semifinals four years ago, but not to the league championship game. Next year, the timing may be good to see Prep go as far as it has in 12 years. Prep returns four starters, including current junior guard Kyle Thompson, sophomore big man Ed Croswell (15.9 ppg, 12.9 rpg), and sophomore guard Darius Kinnel. The Hawks just may offer the best returning backcourt and big man in the area’s top league. A slew of great seniors have played

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ting the opportunity to play in post-season all-star games. It’s nothing too serious, but not a joke either. It was cool not having any plays or have anything to follow and just be able to do what we wanted on the court.” Sebold said she will always remember being part of two consecutive state champion teams at Wood. “We are just so team oriented. We never have one dominant player that does all the scoring,” she said. “It’s a whole team effort. Each season, there are new people to step up and do the little things. Each year, we always come together, and I think that’s why we are successful.” Sebold and her teammates had a first row view of boys’ team senior Collin Gillespie. He’s blossomed from a Maine level recruit, to the Villanova signee who led the team to a 25-3 record, including Catholic League, and PIAA 5A state championships. “He’s always been good,” she said. “But I had heard about him working with a trainer the entire summer and [that he] had gotten really good. I saw him in the beginning of the season and he was so dominant. No one could guard him. He deserves everything that he’s accomplished.”

BLACKWELL HUMBLED Nate Blackwell is one of the all time great basketball players at Temple University. He was honored April 8 at the Palestra, during a Philadelphia Youth Basketball Living Legends luncheon. There were dozens of former top basketball players at the event. “I’m overwhelmed by this recognition,” the 51-year-old Blackwell told the audience. “My contribution to all of you is my story. Everyone knows I was once groomed to be the next basketball coach at Temple. The president [Peter Liacouras] and the athletic people and coach [John] Chaney had already set it all up. And I dropped the ball. I got involved in drugs and lost almost everything. This opportunity. My family. My life. My health. Fortunately, I had some people who rocked out with me and supported me through all the bad times as well as the good times.” Blackwell had a message for many of the younger former players who were there. “There is a message that there are always pitfalls in basketball and life, a lot of good and bad. You have to make good decisions.” Blackwell entertained the crowd with a story about how he knew he’d make it as a player. “I was in high school at South Philadelphia High and I was a counselor at a camp at Cheyney [State]. They asked me to play in a pick up game and college guys like Geoff Arnold, Mo Howard, and Lonnie McFarlan were playing. I was scared. I weighed about 150 pounds. But apparently I played well and got my confidence. Later, I learned that John Chaney was watching me. He was the coach there at the time. And he told Sonny Hill, ‘I have to have him.’ And that’s how I became his first recruit at Temple in 1983.”

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Dance company explores hot-button issues in benefit performances By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com The Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, the internationally active Philadelphia-based dance company, will perform the world premiere of a work inspired by the Pulse Nightclub shootings in a show called “Sanctuary.” The show features “SANTUARIO,” a new work choreographed by Kun-Yang Lin with his ensemble, created in response to last summer’s tragic shooting at the LGBT club in Orlando. The work explores themes of alienation, gender identity, race relations, gun violence and demonization of “the other.” The piece will be accompanied by a score designed by Cory Neale and excerpts from Jameson Fitzpatrick’s “Poem for Pulse.” The out Lin, who founded the company with his partner and executive director Kurt Metzner, is known internationally for his choreography, which is influenced by his Buddhist and Taoist world views. He also draws inspiration from the many Eastern arts he has practiced, including tai chi, chi gong, calligraphy and meditation, filtered through a broad range of contemporary dance techniques and improvisation practices. Lin said the Pulse tragedy was especially disturbing for him and Metzner, and both felt like they had to address the tragedy in their art. “Both of us are LGBT community members and there was something [about the Pulse shooting] that really bothered me,” he said. “It’s a fear that hit me so close to that sense of home. I create a world called home

and this situation is really where you feel and photograph yourself doing something like something has been taken away. Pulse happy.’ We brought back a bunch of ribbons was really an attack on the queer commu- to our studio and we feel that is a way of nity and many other labels in our society. I honoring that request, by creating somejust wanted to do something that was more thing of beauty, of introspection, of healempowering, and yet, ing in keeping with that something that is so simrequest of the survivors’ ple and small can resonate families.” with some people. That “SANTUARIO” is was the seed that gave me being performed alongthe impulse to make this side an acclaimed and work.” revised Kun-Yang Lin The Kun-Yang Lin piece, “ONE: Immortal Dancers are donating $5 Game,” a meditation on of every ticket sold to New the journey from external Sanctuary Movement of division to internal onePhiladelphia, William Way ness. LGBT Community Center “I paired it with this and Interfaith Center of piece particularly because Greater Philadelphia. KUN-YANG LIN of our political climate,” Metzner said he and Lin Lin said. “Everything were inspired to support these local organi- right now isn’t for our self-interest; we are zations after a visit to Orlando. living in a time where everything is threat“We traveled to the Pulse Nightclub as ened and we are under attack. So I thought part of the research for the work,” he said. I’d pair these two pieces because they are “It’s very unlike a lot of memorials because about our own political division. But the it is interactive. They have candles and paper works search that reflective and mindful and poster board and magic markers and consciousness and integrity in that diviribbons and ways for people to engage with sion. It’s really about love and humanity. the memorial so that those lives that were One proceeds from an embodied taken can continue to have an exploration of some of the more impact in the world. One obvious parallels between chess of the things that the fam- and dance to an examination, via ilies of those who were the dancing body, of the less lost and those associated apparent but compelling with the survivors have resonances I see, includspecifically requested at ing the utility of both the memorial is that chess and dance you please cre- as holistic ate something of v e h i c l e s beauty. That’s a for the request from the d e v e l victims, and they o p m e n t have a box of rib- of an bons there at the integrated memorial with human being, a sign that and chess as an says, ‘Please art and a practice take a ribbon for living, which is Photos: Rob Li Photography

how I conceive of dance. Just as chess includes, and is not limited to, the pieces, the chessboard and the way the pieces are moved on the board, so, too, dance is not confined merely to the shapes, the forms, the space and the bodies that make them. The totality of each of them is much more than that. It includes the stories communicated or explored on the board/in the space, the personal processes of the players/dancers. The dynamics among them, the politico-historical context in which the game/dance plays out, and ultimately, in my view, the relationship of all of this to our common humanity.” Lin said that, while the two pieces that make up “Sanctuary” deal with the tragedies and the politics of our turbulent times, they aren’t necessarily exploring those issues directly, as Lin prefers to express what he wants to say in an abstract fashion. “Dance cannot really tell a story but dance has the ability to bring people a feeling,” he said. “You can deeply feel what is going on. Sometimes we feel sympathy. Sometimes we feel shock. But even though these are abstractions, we can all feel them. Right now, this society feels that sense of brokenness and maybe it’s our responsibility to contribute art to try to make our way to repair or rebuild this wounded society. These two works are touching on a lot of issues. We’re talking about gun violence, health care, hatred, bullying and polarizing division in our country. I think people will associate with both of the pieces deeply because of what is happening in our world right now.” n Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers presents “Sanctuary” April 27-29 at Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. For more information or tickets, call 215-422-4580 or visit www.kyld. org or http://bit.ly/ KYLDPrince2017.

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1220 Locust St. 215.546.6660 Relaxing corner bar, easy-going crowd, popular for happy hour and window watching

225 S. 12th St. 215.925.1166 knockphilly.com Fine-dining restaurant and bar, outdoor seating (weather permitting), piano in back room

254 S. 12th St. 267.324.3500 clubicandy.com Three floors with a total of six bars; dance floor, lounge and rootop deck.

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Laurice is back on the ‘Gaydar’ By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor The multi-talented, mono-monikered and openly gay singer/songwriter Laurice will headline a dance party at Philadelphia Mausoleum of Contemporary Art on April 28. The performer may be unfamiliar to American audiences — perhaps because his music was often deemed “too gay” for airplay — but Laurice has plenty of hits, including “I’m Gonna Smash Your Face In,” “When Christine Comes Around” and “Disco Spaceship.” On the phone from Canada, Laurice chatted with PGN about his upcoming show. PGN: Your music spans glam rock, disco, punk, smooth jazz and more. What observations do you have about your career? L: I get very bored doing the same thing all the time in the same genre. It stems from when I was a session singer in England. You had to be able to sing any kind of song and you had to train yourself to do it. That prepared me for when I wanted to change genres. A lot of artists can’t do that, but I took it on as a challenge. PGN: How difficult or deliberate was it to be out in the ’70s when you rose to fame? L: It was very difficult. But I have to tell you, I refused to let it stop me. I’ll never forget that my music lawyer in Toronto at the time was talking about a record of mine that the company wouldn’t release. I couldn’t understand why. It was because I was gay. It was a disco record, and disco was regarded as black and gay in the 1970s. The rock guys hated disco with a passion. I fell into that category, even though my preceding record was a big hit. People don’t understand how hard it was in those times. I pressed on and persevered. I wouldn’t let it stop me singing, writing or recording. When I released my recent album, “G.A.Y.D.A.R,” I was met with a lot of flack from straight people who were uncomfortable with the album. Homophobia is still around. PGN: Have you always been a gay activist? L: All my life! I worked for the Gay News and was a founder of the Toronto Gay Hotline. And I did a lot of gay activism in Los Angeles. PGN: You had hits like “We Will Make Love” banned for being “too gay” for American radio stations. Can you discuss that?

L: “We Will Make Love” was a big hit all around the world. It is still played. It was re-released three times, but radio stations wouldn’t play it. In 1989, I released a song about the gay phone-sex lines and every station in California banned it for being too risqué for their audiences. “When Christine Comes Around” and “I’m Gonna Smash Your Face In,” my proto-punk hits, were completely banned — but they became cult favorites. PGN: You now have your first studio album, “G.A.Y.D.A.R.,” after 20 years. What made you record again? L: It was a complete accident. My record company was releasing “The Best of Laurice, Volumes 1 and 2.” They asked me if I would write songs for a well-known punk-rock band, but the band went off, so I thought, Why not remix them and do them myself? So I did! PGN: Your lyrics (and video) for “Big Boy” are not subtle. They are campy and risqué. You sing to and about men. Can you talk about this aspect of your music? L: On “The Best of Laurice, Volume 1,” there are some very “out there” songs: “He’s My Guy” and “Wild Sugar.” They are both very overtly gay. But I didn’t record another gay song like that until my “G.A.Y.D.A.R.” album. I was a liaison for Tom of Finland, and “Big Boy” was a nod to that. “Such a Man” was also a tribute to Tom of Finland. PGN: Some folks might call you a novelty act. Do you defend or deny that assessment? L: I think it’s a novelty that I’ve been rediscovered at my age! What is novel about me is that I covered so many genres. That’s novel today when you get compartmentalized into one genre by the music industry, which is sad. PGN: This seems like a comeback of sorts for you. What do you want your legacy to be? L: Yes. [Laughs] It’s fun and amusing after all these years. I want my legacy to be that I wrote good songs in various genres. As far as performing is concerned, it’s not about me, but about the audience and taking them out of themselves for an hour. Anything else is gravy. n Laurice performs with the Pink Angels and Fabergégé at 8 p.m. April 28 at PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. For tickets or more information, visit philamoca.org.

Theater & Arts American Watercolor in the Age of Homer and Sargent Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring watercolor painting’s remarkable rise in the United States in the years between 1860-1925 through May 14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Channeling Nature by Design Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition examines how designers of handmade and industrial objects — including furniture, pottery, kitchenware and even a 3-D-printed neckpiece — have responded to the beauty and fragility of the natural world April 22-July 16, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Hand to God Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the Tony Awardnominated Broadway comedy about a puppet that presents a shockingly sinister agenda through April 30 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215985-0420. Hedwig & The Angry Inch Broadway Philadelphia presents the rock opera about a transgender rock singer through April 23 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. The Importance of Being Earnest Walnut Street Theatre presents the classic Oscar Wilde play through April

SILVER & GOLDFRAPP: U.K. electro-pop duo Goldfrapp returns with sexy, ethereal dance grooves off its latest album “Silver Eye” 8 p.m. April 24 at TLA, 334 South St. For more information or tickets, call 215-922-1011.

30, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Jerry’s Girls Walnut Street Theatre presents Broadway’s electrifying tribute to the all-American master of song, Jerry Herman, through July 2 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Lino Tagliapietra: Painting in Glass Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition showcasing the artist’s complex glass vessels through July 16, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Michael Che The comedian seen on “Saturday Night Live” performs through April 22 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555. Person of the Crowd: The Contemporary Art of Flânerie The Barnes Foundation presents an exhibition of works by 40 international artists making provocative spectacles of themselves through May 22, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.; 215-2787000.

Phulkari: The Embroidered Textiles of Punjab Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the beauty and cultural significance of phulkari, ornately embroidered textiles from Punjab, a region straddling Pakistan and India, through July 9, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Split The suspense film is screened 8 p.m. April 24 at The Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888.

Music An ANNA Evening with Holly Near The iconic singersongwriter performs with the Anna Crusis Choir 7:30 p.m. April 21 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2111 Sansom St.; 215567-3668. PJ Harvey The alt-rock singer performs 8 p.m. April 21 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 29 E. Allen St.; 215-6253681.

Steve Winwood Therock singer performs 8 p.m. April 22 at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; 610-352-2887. The Legwarmers The ’80s tribute band performs 9 p.m. April 22 at The Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Testament and Sepultura The metal bands perform 6:30 p.m. April 23 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800745-3000. Squirrel Nut Zippers The ska band performs 8:30 p.m. April 23 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100. Juliana Hatfield The Australian pop/ dance artist performs 8:30 p.m. April 24 at Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St.; 267639-4528. Ratt The glam-metal band performs 8 p.m. April 27 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-9221011. Darius Rucker The country singer performs 8 p.m. April 28 at The Fillmore

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New book sheds light on Philly’s ‘forgotten world’s fair’ By Ray Simon PGN Contributor

THE ‘KEYS’ TO ATLANTIC CITY: Alternative-rock pianist Ben Folds takes a break from his trio, Ben Folds Five, and his recent gigs with various orchestras to perform solo on his “Ben Folds and a Piano” tour 9 p.m. April 21 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609-317-1000.

Philadelphia, 29 E. Allen St.; 215-6253681. The New Pornographers The Canadian indierock band performs 8:30 p.m. April 28 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100.

Nightlife Blame it on My Wild Heart: A Stevie Nicks Cabaret Bryan DeSilva performs the music of Stevie Nicks 7:30 p.m. April 25 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215-5920656. The Sweet Spot Rita Lynn and Nunn Betta host the women’s party DJ Hvnlee, DJ Dommis and DJ JStarr spinning 10 p.m.

April 28 at TLO Event Complex, 1621 Cecil B. Moore Ave.; 973980-7600.

N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

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La Voix’s Red Hot Globe Trot The “Britain’s Got Talent” finalist performs a onewoman show 7:30 p.m. April 21 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888-5961027.

Spice World The campy popcomedy film starring The Spice Girls is screened 9:45 p.m. April 21 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228.

Aimee Mann The rock singersongwriter performs 8 p.m. April 21 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215572-7650.

Eddie Sarfaty The comedian performs 8 p.m. April 22 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888-5961027.

Christine Havrilla & Gypsy Fuzz The out singersongwriter and her band perform 8 p.m. April 21 at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500

On the Town The film starring Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly is screened 2 p.m. April 23 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228.

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If you’ve never heard of the 1926 Sesqui-Centennial, an elaborate celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence that took place in South Philadelphia, you’re not alone. According to Thomas H. Keels, author of “Sesqui! Greed, Graft, and The Forgotten World’s Fair of 1926,” most people are unaware of it. “I asked friends about it,” said Keels, who has written or co-authored seven books about local history. “Even people who were knowledgeable about Philadelphia didn’t know much about the SesquiCentennial.” “Sesqui!” should help to dispel that ignorance. The book, a thorough examination of the fair, is written in a lively, engaging style and is copiously illustrated. The basic facts about the SesquiCentennial are dismal. The fair ran from May-December 1926. During that time, it rained 107 out of 184 days. Event organizers estimated that the fair would draw about 45-million people; fewer than 5 million actually attended. Afterwards, the city claimed it had lost $10 million and the event’s governing body declared bankruptcy. Why revisit such an obvious failure? The reason, Keels explained, is that we are still living with the cultural and political issues the SesquiCentennial raised. “On the surface, ‘Sesqui!’ is about Philadelphia’s second world’s fair, which took place in South Philadelphia in 1926 and was one of the least successful world’s fairs,” he said. “But it’s really a book about politics and corruption and the payto-play culture that permeated the city and doomed the fair from the start.” In the early 1920s, Philadelphia was firmly controlled by the Republican party, whose undisputed leader was William Vare. “In the 1920s, Vare emerged as the most omnipotent political boss Philadelphia had ever known, ruling the city with an iron hand that reminded observers of Benito Mussolini,” Keels said. Thanks to Vare’s influence, the Sesqui-Centennial was moved from the Parkway, where the city’s blue bloods and technocrats wanted it to take place, to the swamps at the southernmost tip of South

Philadelphia. At the time, Keels explained, the region was mostly pig farms and trash dumps. Vare grew up there and saw the Sesqui-Centennial as an opportunity to finally develop it. Unfortunately, by diverting resources to a section of the city that had virtually no infrastructure, he hijacked the Sesqui-Centennial and shortchanged the entire city. The Sesqui-Centennial had other problems too. Racism, sexism and anti-Semitism marred the event. The most jaw-dropping example, Keels noted, is the fact that the Ku Klux Klan almost held a massive rally at the fair. “At one point, the Sesqui was going to host 100,000 Ku Klux Klan members. They were going to march down Broad Street from City Hall to the Sesqui-Centennial and then burn a cross at the lake there,” Keels said. “This was not something being done surreptitiously,” he added. “The mayor and fair manager invited them.” Fortunately, Rabbi Louis Wolsey of Philadelphia’s Congregation Rodeph Shalom and others spoke out and the Klan rally was scrapped. The Sesqui-Centennial had a few bright spots. The Palace of Fine Arts displayed more than 10,000 pieces and introduced Philadelphians to modern masters like Matisse and Picasso. A prize fight between Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey brought roughly 130,000 people to the Sesqui-Centennial Stadium, including aviator Charles Lindbergh and actress Gloria Swanson. The Sesqui-Centennial’s one indubitable success was “High Street of 1776,” an exhibit put on by women from some of the city’s most influential families. It recreated historical buildings and featured costumed reenactors. “They were visionary in figuring out that you have to get people involved, engage them, not just

show the piles of stuff, which is what most of the other exhibits at the fair were,” Keels said. Their hard work paid off. According to Keels, High Street “got over 5,000 visitors every day while the rest of the fair was like an empty playground.” In fact, Keels will give a talk on these remarkable women called “The Ladies of the Fair” April 22 at Historic Strawberry Mansion. The author regularly lectures

on various aspects of local history. And with seven books under his belt, including “Philadelphia’s Golden Age of Retail” and “Wicked Philadelphia: Sin in the City of Brotherly Love,” he has plenty of good stories to tell. Another place Keels can be found is Laurel Hill Cemetery, which he calls “a favorite hangout of mine.” He’s been a tour guide there for more than two decades and has even helped stage plays on its grounds. How does Keels manage all this, especially given that he holds down a full-time job in the healthcare industry? The prolific author is quick to credit his husband, Lawrence Arrigale. “I have to give him a huge shoutout, for this book as well as all the others. He’s been my editor, photographer, tech guy and much more. I could not have done any of this without him.” From the sound of things, the couple won’t have much downtime. Keels is already thinking about his next book. “It’ll be something completely different: a detective novel set in Philadelphia during World War II with a gay detective living within Philadelphia’s very-closed gay culture at the time.” Sounds like a page-turner. We can’t wait to read it! n

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John Tanzella: Guide to gay globetrotting As I was doing research about LGBT travel, I kept reading about how LGBT travelers were sought-after customers because we are “early adopters.” Having traveled quite a bit with the lesbian travel group “A-broad for Adventure,” I can say firsthand that we are an adventurous bunch. There are some things that are unique to LGBT travel. Two of my favorite moments happened in Greece. The first was expanding the mind of my Greek boat captain after he remarked, “I don’t mind gay women because you stay women; I don’t like men because they turn into women.” After 30 minutes of me showing him numerous wonderful trans men and drag kings, he relented. After a week with me, he became an ally and the group has been back to tour with him several more times. My other favorite moment was at a festival in Athens. My partner at the time and I were debating buying a bottle of wine from one of the kiosks. The vendor asked why we were so keen for the one particular bottle. It was wine from the Isle of Lesbos, so we explained that we thought it was cool since we were lesbians. He exclaimed, “What? So am I! What part?” I quipped, “All of me!” He was very confused until we said, “We’re lesbians, as in women together.” At that point, he scoffed and said, “That’s a homosexual. I’m a real Lesbian, born and bred. My whole family has been Lesbian for generations.” We decided not to argue. This week’s profile could have probably given us a warning about such a cultural faux pas. John Tanzella is the president/ CEO of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association. The IGLTA is the world’s leading global travel nonprofit dedicated to connecting and educating LGBT travelers and the businesses that welcome and support us along the way. Their annual convention is coming up in May and Visit Philly will present the IGLTA Honors Awards. PGN: Give me a brief travel description of the hometown you grew up in. JT: I grew up in Atlanta, even though I wasn’t born there. It has a very large, vibrant and active LGBTQ community. It’s a great destination spot because it offers a large diversity of things to do, from the adventure of the North Georgia mountains to the arts and culture of the city. There’s a lot to do both within and outside of the gay community, and the dining scene, just like in Philadelphia, has really exploded. The winters are quite short so it’s a very active city; there are a lot of bike trails, a lot of outdoor festivals. I think it’s a fantastic gay travel destination. But I’m a little biased! PGN: I’ve been to Atlanta a few times and I know that it’s a very modern, cosmopolitan city but I still somehow, in the back of my mind, expect to see men in long coats

and women in hoop skirts whenever I go. JT: That’s funny. It’s like going to Dallas and expecting everyone to walk around in 10-gallon hats and chaps looking like cowboys! Though if you drive outside of Atlanta, there are some great Southern towns that weren’t destroyed by Sherman that have the beautiful old plantation homes you can tour and you would probably see a lot of period clothing there. PGN: Tell me about the fam. JT: I have two older brothers. With all boys, it was a real love/hate relationship; you’re close but yet you beat each other up regularly. And as the youngest, I was usually the one getting beaten up. But we had a lot of fun as well. We were born in Boston, so we were really into both ice and street hockey, even when we moved to Atlanta. My parents were in the air industry. They met in the ’50s when they both worked for American Airlines. My mom was working at the ticket counter and my father was on the ramp. He’d walk by the ticket counter every day and wink at her. She thought he was fresh and wouldn’t talk to him but he eventually wore her down!

having to get up that early, but I loved ice hockey. Hated the Flyers because I was a big Bruins fan. Sorry. PGN: Apology accepted. When did you have your first inkling that you were gay? JT: Way back, I’d say elementary school. I was attracted to my neighbor, David. We hung out all the time and I was madly in love with him. Then in high school, I was friends with a guy who was a bit of a renegade; he’d spend the night and we’d share a bed and at some point in the night we’d end up cuddling. The next day we’d never mention it and never talked about it. Nothing more than that ever happened. I’m not sure he was even aware of it! PGN: OK, tell me about IGLTA. JT: It was created in Florida in 1983 by a small group of travel agents and guesthouse owners to help their LGBT clients. Flash-forward 34 years and we have businesses in 70-plus countries around the world. From travel agents and guest-

PGN: Did you travel a lot as a kid? JT: Oh yes, I grew up traveling. I was very privileged; we lived in Boston until I was 8 and during the winter we’d fly off to Miami or Bermuda on the weekends to escape the cold. And then when we moved to Atlanta, he was with Delta and we’d fly to New York to visit relatives or to California, all over the place. I eventually went on to work for Delta as well. PGN: What was a favorite travel moment as a kid? JT: I remember quite well my mother waking me up one morning and saying that I didn’t have to go to school because we were going to Miami for a long weekend. It was exciting to be able to play hooky from school and have a vacation! PGN: What kinds of things were you involved with in school? JT: I was involved with the scrapbook committee … wait, not scrapbook, yearbook! PGN: [Laughs] There’s a difference there! I was about to put down scrapbook club to the “first sign you were gay” question. JT: No, no, it was yearbook! I was also involved in a lot of sports: soccer, ice hockey, track. PGN: You were a jock. What was a best or worst moment in sports? JT: Ha, I wasn’t a jock, it just sounds like it on paper. Worst moment was having to get up for hockey practice. It was at 5:30 in the morning and it was treacherous

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PGN: My aunt and uncle used to have a magazine that listed all the restaurants and hotels where people of color could stay and cities where you had less of a chance of being lynched just because you wanted to get lunch. JT: Ah, interesting, very similar to how we started. This country has some very ugly moments in history. PGN: Is safety something you guys take into consideration? Especially now, when towns and businesses are deciding it’s OK to say they won’t serve gay people? JT: Yes, the trans community especially is getting attacked left and right. It seems like we’re sliding backwards, here and in places like India and Russia, but on the other hand, there are a lot of places that are very forward-thinking as well. We try to work with the communities in the places where it’s problematic and help the LGBTQ-owned or-friendly businesses there by sending them customers or helping travelers from those areas find places to go. We do a lot of educational work with mainstream travel organizations. PGN: In this day and age, when most people are travel-savvy and can book their own tickets, why should they use a travel agent? JT: There are a lot of reasons, especially if you’re traveling to extreme places. If you’re going halfway across the globe, you want someone who has been there and knows the venues and attractions firsthand. A lot of times, travel agents have relationships with global consortiums that can get you extra perks, anything from a free room upgrade to a free bottle of champagne on arrival. And it probably won’t cost you anything because travel agents usually don’t charge customers for their services. Instead, their payment comes through hotels and wholesalers, meaning you can tap into a free service. PGN: Why are LGBT people considered “early adopters”? JT: We tend to go to places first. Even in some of the farthest corners of the world, we are looked at by the rest of the world as a trendsetting niche when it comes to a lot of things: technology, the arts, travel. We’ve done the mainstream things, and will go back to them, but we’re willing to try going to PAGE 34

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Cambodia or Vietnam before it gets popular. We’re willing to do adventure traveling and seek new experiences. PGN: A surprising place you’d recommend to visit in the U.S.? My pick would be Saugatuck, Mich.: an LGBTfriendly arts community very much like New Hope, but larger and with both a lakefront and a beach nearby. JT: I’ve heard that, but have never been. My recommendation would be to take advantage of the national parks. I don’t think our community does that enough … exploring nature in Yosemite or the Everglades. Our cities are great, but it’s good to get out of them on occasion. I love going to Longwood Gardens; they’re a member of ours and that place is amazing! PGN: It is, and if you like Longwood, you should also check out Grounds for Sculpture near Trenton or Chanticleer in Radnor. [Laughs] I should work for you guys! How about a place outside the states? I’ve always wanted to go to the Pink Dot Celebration in Singapore. JT: Singapore is interesting. Same-sex activity is illegal but it’s rarely enforced and they have gay bars and a thriving LGBT community. I’m glad you mentioned them because there are a lot of places that don’t look LGBT-friendly on paper — and we should be mindful of the culture and laws — but they can be amazing places we should go to and explore. I’ve been to a few safaris in South Africa outside of Capetown and Jo-berg and loved it. That’s where we had our last conference and it was my favorite one we’ve ever had. Bishop Desmond Tutu’s son spoke, along with a lesbian activist from the townships, and the minister of tourism spoke and gave a fantastic speech about inclusion. They also have amazing wines and the currency rate is great for Americans, so it’s really cheap to do things once you’re there. They’re an interesting place. They were one of the first countries to add sexual-orientation protections to the constitution but at the same time there are areas where we’re really not welcome, but you’ll find that in parts of the U.S. as well. I also loved Israel; Tel Aviv does a lot of marketing to the LGBT community but I liked going beyond that to places like the Dead Sea. Jerusalem is wonderful too, especially if you love history. Peru is a golden treasure as well; Machu Picchu and all the ruins are quite moving and spiritual. PGN: What’s a surprisingly gay-friendly place? JT: I’d say Italy. Even though it’s a conservative, Catholic country, they’re very welcoming to visitors of all kinds. I lived there for a few years and never experienced any problems, even traveling with a gaggle of gays. There are even several LGBT destination spots

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now — Gallipoli in the South, Torre Del Lago on the coast — and there are a lot of LGBT things to do. In Rome they have the Gay Village each year, a summer-long festival of live music, sport, dance, theater, film and other events at Parco del Ninfeo. PGN: Scariest travel moment? JT: When I was a teenager, I was flying from Atlanta to LaGuardia during a storm and we got hit by lightning. We were bouncing around like we were being shaken in a box. The baseball announcer Joe Garagiola was on the flight and he was screaming the whole time. He was yelling and telling the flight attendants that he was going to sue as he was throwing up. PGN: That’s funny. I guess they should have had better control of the lightning! So are you single? JT: Yes! And very available … PGN: And take note, fellas: He speaks fluent Italian, the language of romance. OK, random questions: What’s a historical moment you wish you had witnessed? JT: The moon landing. I’m fascinated with anything to do with space. I was just a kid but I would have loved to have been there at the Kennedy Center when it launched. PGN: Laser vision or X-ray vision? I’d want laser so I could see through walls. JT: I’d want laser so I could cut down the walls! PGN: Who was your favorite band, group or solo artist when you were in high school? JT: It’s a toss-up between REM and The Go-Go’s! PGN: If you could own your own shop, what would you sell? JT: A kiosk with juice smoothies and UGA Bulldog souvenirs. PGN: A sentimental item you wouldn’t sell if someone offered you $10,000? JT: A glass egg I bought for my mom in Venice, Italy. PGN: Clark Kent or Superman? JT: Clark Kent! You get the best of both, but with those handsome good looks with his black glasses. PGN: What’s the coldest you’ve ever been in your life? JT: I freeze every day in the IGLTA offices! It’s a constant battle of the thermostat each day! n For more information on IGLTA, visit www.iglta.org. To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol. com.

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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.; 215-627-0424. 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.

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; 215851-1975. 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.; 215-563-0652 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.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA)

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.

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088

■ Rainbow Room: Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth Center Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 ext. 9065, rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. Activities held 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays.

■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220, www.waygay.org. Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays Peer counseling: 6-9 p.m. Monday-Friday Library: noon-9 p.m. Monday-Friday, noon-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday Volunteers: New Orientation, first Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

Key numbers

■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: 215-587-9377

■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org

■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221

■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851 ■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 n The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 215-496-0330

■ LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK ■ Mazzoni Center: 215-563-0652; Legal Services: 215-563-0657, 866-LGBT-LAW; Family & Community Medicine: 215-563-0658 ■ Office of LGBT Affairs — Director Nellie Fitzpatrick: 215-6860330; helen.fitzpatrick@phila.gov

■ Philadelphia Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel: 215-6863318 ■ Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-760-3686 (Rick Lombardo); ppd.lgbt@gmail.com ■ Philly Pride Presents: 215875-9288 ■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537 ■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833 ■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: 215-686-4670

Health

Anonymous, free, confidential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 216 W. Somerset St.; 215-763-8870. ActionAIDS Provides a range of programs for people affected by HIV/ AIDS, including case management, prevention, testing and education services at 1216 Arch St.; 215-981-0088, www. actionaids.org. GALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice Organization Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; 215-851-1822 or 866-222-3871, www.galaei.org. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.-noon Mondays (walk-in) and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays (by appointment) at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215685-1821. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite

■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia Board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; free referral service at 215-6279090, www.galloplaw.org. ■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly busi-

108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077. Mazzoni Center LGBTQ counseling and behavioral health services, HIV/ AIDS care and services, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth floor; 215-563-0652, www. mazzonicenter.org. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronic-disease management, including comprehensive HIV care, as well as youth drop-in (ages 14-24) 5-7p.m. Wednesdays; 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Philadelphia FIGHT Comprehensive AIDS service organization providing primary care, consumer education, advocacy and research on potential treatments and vaccines; 1233 Locust St.; 215985-4448; www.fight.org. Washington West Project of Mazzoni Center Free, rapid HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 pm. Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Sunday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups nesses and professionals; 215557-0190, www.IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com. ■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgja.org/ philly; philly@nlgja.org.

■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus Regional organization dedicated to promoting LGBT tourism to the Greater Philadelphia region, meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; 215-8402039, www.philadelphiagaytourism.com.

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