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TOAST TO THE FUTURE: About 40 members of the Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia raised a glass to the next phase of the church’s development — including its new name, Whosoever Metropolitan Community Church of Philadelphia. The name-unveiling took place during the Easter Sunday services, which was followed by a buffet and champagne toast. WMCCP also released its new logo, mission statement and revamped programming. The church holds services 11 a.m. Sundays at University Lutheran Church. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Appellate brief filed in Morris case By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com An appellate brief was filed this month in support of PGN’s request for an unredacted dispatch record relating to the Nizah Morris case. In 2008, the city’s Police Advisory Commission gave PGN a copy of a redacted dispatch record in the case. The paper is seeking an unredacted version from the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. Morris was a transgender woman who became a homicide victim in 2002, shortly after entering a police vehicle for a Center City “courtesy ride.” The case remains unsolved, and Morris’ advocates are calling for a state probe. It’s believed the unredacted dispatch record could help explain why Morris’ initial set of police-tracking numbers were permanently voided at the 911 call center. Once those numbers were voided, responding officers had no obligation to document the courtesy ride. Detectives didn’t learn about it until several days after Morris was declared a homicide victim on

Dec. 25, 2002. The dispatch record, also known as a time-response log, is a public record under the state’s Right-to-Know Law. Last year, PGN gave the D.A.’s Office a copy of the redacted dispatch record and requested an unredacted version, citing the RTKL. The D.A.’s Office denied the request, indicating it didn’t have any dispatch records relating to the case. But a subsequent attestation of non-existence provided by the D.A.’s Office didn’t name the person who performed the search, nor did it specify the record searched for. Typically, homicide records are filed under the victim’s legal name. Morris’ legal name was Robert G. Morris. But the D.A.’s Office gave no indication that it searched under Morris’ legal name. Additionally, the D.A.’s Office failed to cite supporting legal authority when denying the request, as required by the RTKL. Melissa B. Melewsky, media law counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, said it’s important for agencies to fully explain pubPAGE 20

A decision could be made in the coming weeks in a case filed by same-sex couples challenging the state’s ban on same-sex marriage. Whitewood v. Wolf, filed last summer by the American Civil Liberties Union and firm Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller, was slated to head to trial June 9. But both parties agreed this week to have the case decided upon the briefs rather than a trial. All legal papers will be filed by May 12, and the judge could rule any time after that. The case was filed on behalf of 11 couples, two of their children and a widow. It was the first of a series of legal challenges to the state law filed last summer. Dylan Steinberg, of Hangley Aronchick, said the plaintiffs moved for summary judgment after state attorneys announced they would not call expert witnesses at trial to dispute certain issues. “The goal of going to trial was balancing our desire to have a complete record with our desire to get the law overturned and have marriages recognized and have our clients and others able to marry in Pennsylvania,” Steinberg told PGN this week. “When the

commonwealth decided not to have their own experts, which would have created issues of facts to be resolved at trial, and to not offer evidence of its own beyond the legislative record, we were able to essentially have the best of both approaches: the full record we wanted to develop at trial but an earlier resolution.” By next month, the plaintiffs will have submitted expert reports, declarations from plaintiffs and other evidence that would have been offered at a trial. “We were able to essentially build the record we would have made in trial,” Steinberg said. “But we’ll get this resolved hopefully more quickly.” Steinberg said his team is confident that the judge will find the state’s ban on marriage equality unconstitutional. Since last summer’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning a key portion of the federal ban on same-sex marriage, nine federal judges have found similar state bans to be unconstitutional. “Every court since the Supreme Court decision in Windsor in June that has addressed this issue has found the marriage bans to be unconstitutional,” Steinberg said. “There have been nine decisions so far and the unanimity is very striking. We are hopeful and optimistic that this trend will continue in Pennsylvania.” ■

Rep. to introduce first-ever trans bills By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com A state legislator plans to introduce the first-ever legislation to specifically tackle issues affecting the transgender community. State Rep. Mark Cohen (D-202nd Dist.) announced last week that he plans to introduce a four-bill package addressing transgender discrimination. He is circulating a cosponsorship memo for the legislation. The bills will focus on Medicaid expansion to include transition-related treatment; trans-inclusive state-employees’ health-care benefits; establishment of a

tax credit for all private businesses that provide transgender-related health care; and elimination of gender-based restrictions and prerequisites for high-school students. Cohen said he has had conversations with transgender activists for several years about legislative efforts to support the trans community. “I think it is time that the legislature deals with these issues of transgender rights,” he said. In his cosponsorship memo, Cohen referenced the American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association and the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems’ recognition that gender dysphoria should be treated and supported. Cohen cited the success of Philadelphia’s recent adoption of legPAGE 21

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Gay cop seeks antibias records Attorneys for gay police officer N. Melville Jones intend to serve subpoenas on three government agencies for LGBTrelated antibias complaints filed against the Philadelphia Police Department. Jones is suing the city in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court for pervasive antiLGBT workplace bias. Earlier this month, his attorneys informed the court they intend to serve subpoenas on the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. They want all LGBT-related antibias complaints filed since 2006 at those agencies by former or current employees of the police department. The city has until April 29 to object to the issuance of the subpoenas, according to court records.

Information on a city inspection of the old Church of the Assumption at 1123 Spring Garden St. remained pending at presstime. The church, which is located next to the offices of AIDS agency Siloam, has been vacant for about 20 years. Concerns have been expressed that the church’s two spires require fortification to ensure they remain upright. Last year, city officials said inspectors from the city’s Department of Licenses and Inspections would examine the church to ascertain its structural integrity. This week, city attorney Andrew S. Ross said he asked L&I officials whether the inspection was done, but hadn’t heard back from them. Efforts to demolish the church have been blocked by the Callowhill Neighborhood Association, which wants the church preserved as an architectural icon. John Wei and Mika He, the church’s owners, couldn’t be reached for comment.

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Fundraiser for football tourney Join members of the Greater Philadelphia Flag Football team next week to party for a cause. Team members and supporters will head to ICandy’s Liquid Lounge from 4-8 p.m. April 27 at 254 S. 12th St. A $5 donation will support the Philadelphia Revolution, GPFFL’s tournament team, heading to Chicago for the annual Pride Bowl in June. GPFFL will host the Gay Bowl, an annual gathering of LGBT flag-football teams from across the nation, in October. For more information, visit www.phillyflagfootball.com.

Showcase to benefit LGBT youth efforts A night of song, comedy and theater performances will raise money for a group seeking to combat anti-LGBT stigma among youth. Laughing for Life will start at 8 p.m., with the doors opening at 7 p.m., April 27 at Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. The evening will be hosted by drag stars Brittany Lynn and Miss Lisa Lisa with entertainment by a host of local drag

performers, singers and others. Proceeds from the event benefit the It Gets Better Project, which seeks to provide support to LGBT youth struggling with their identities. For more information or tickets, visit http://laughingforllife.brownpapertickets. com/.

Party for equality with Stimulus Stimulus Philly is bringing back its Party for Equality next week, with proceeds this year benefiting the educational arm of the statewide LGBT organization. The fourth-annual Party for Equality will be held from 10 p.m.-2 a.m. May 2 at ICandy, 254 S. 12th St. Proceeds will benefit Equality Pennsylvania’s Educational Fund. The party will feature drink specials, go-go dancers and shot girls, and opportunities to learn more about Equality Pennsylvania’s work. For more information, visit https://www. facebook.com/events/1402589780015997 /. ■ — Jen Colletta

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Janet Kollmann and Kelly McCrea together overcame cancer and now are racing for a cure.

PRIDE FOR ALL AGES: Philadelphia Black Gay Pride’s youth focus was on display at the fourth-annual Youth Roundup April 21 at The Attic Youth Center. The event featured youth performances, karaoke and free sexual-health screenings, with about 75 people turning out for the festivities. PBGP activities continue through the weekend. The kickoff event will be held from 6-8 p.m. April 25 at the host hotel, Holiday Inn Stadium, 900 Packer Ave., with food and drinks, community awards and raffles and prizes. There will be a health and resource fair from noon-3 p.m. April 26 at the hotel, followed by speed dating from 4-6 p.m. at Ladder Fifteen, 1528 Sansom St. PBGP will stage a Broadway Brunch at noon April 26 at Smokin’ Betty’s, 116 S. 11th St., and the weekend will close with the finale Day Party from 1-6 p.m. at Raw, 1225 Sansom St. For more information, visit www.phillyblackpride.org. Photo: Scott A. Drake

International House will screen “Pelo Malo” (“Bad Hair”) April 26 with writer/director Mariana Rondón in attendance.

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Equality Forum to celebrate Canadian equality By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com Equality Forum will celebrate the USA’s northern neighbor during its annual global LGBT summit next week. Equality Forum will take place from May 1-4, with Canada as the featured nation. The four-day event will feature its signature events such as the International Equality Dinner at the National Museum of American Jewish History, SundayOUT! at the Piazza at Schmidt’s and a myriad of panels. Equality Forum executive director Malcolm Lazin said with Canada celebrating its 10th anniversary of marriage equality, it only seemed appropriate to feature the nation. “It gives us an opportunity to celebrate but also to learn from their experiences and hopefully learn some of their best practices in many ways,” he said. “While same-sex marriage first happened here in Massachusetts, it wasn’t until recently that a lot of states have legalized same-sex marriage, whereas Canada has for 10 years across their country.” Equality Forum panels will include representatives from all facets of Canadian culture, who will speak about politics, legal issues and religion. The National Politics Panel will take place

from 5:30-6:45 p.m. May 2 at the University of the Arts, Connelly Auditorium, 211 S. Broad St. The panel will include editor of the Washington Blade Kevin Naff, executive director of Log Cabin Republicans Gregory Angelo, Victory Fund and Institute managing director Torey Carter, National Center for Lesbian Rights policy director Maya Rupert, and Lazin. There will be three panels the following day: the National Legal Panel from 1-2:15 p.m. in Connelly Auditorium; International Workplace Panel from 1-2:15 p.m. in the UArts Terra Hall Board Room; National Religious Colloquy from 2:30-3:45 p.m. in Connelly Auditorium; and a panel on Canada from 2:30-3:45 p.m. in Terra Hall Board Room. All panels are free of charge. Lazin said the 15th annual LGBT art exhibit, “You Are You,” will focus on explorations of gender identity. “This year’s exhibit will be very interesting,” he said. “The photographer, Lindsay Morris, is very well known. There is a camp for pre-adolescents who are non-binary in their sexuality and gender. Her photos from

the camp show how gender can play out in all ages.” The exhibit will be featured throughout the duration of Equality Forum at the Gershman Hall, Avenue Gallery, 401 S.

Broad St. It is free of charge. The International Equality Dinner will take place from 6:30-9:30 p.m. May 3 at the National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East. Equality Forum will honor Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane with the Distinguished Equality Award, which will be presented by state Sen. Anthony Hardy Williams. TD Bank will be given the International Business Leadership Award and the National Hockey League and the Burke

family will be given the International Role Model Award. “The NHL has been the most active in terms of being out in sports and we are also co-presenting it with the Burke family, one of the major families in the hockey world and they are the earliest in hockey to be advocates for the LGBT community,” Lazin said. Lazin said SundayOUT! is always a crowd pleaser. “ We ’ve g o t a g r e a t l i n e - u p a n d SundayOUT! is obviously a very great event every year and a lot of fun,” he said. SundayOUT! will close Equality Forum from noon-6 p.m. May 4 at The Piazza, North Second Street and Germantown Avenue. The event is $10, or $5 for students. The event, sponsored by Wired 96.5, will feature Philadelphia-based DJ KAsh, DJ Cassidy, Fuego Dance Company and Jamai Mosley. For more information on Equality Fo r u m , v i s i t www.equalityforum.com. ■

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GALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice organization will celebrate 25 years of sex positive, HIV/AIDS and LGBT advocacy with a gala next month, honoring the organization’s storied history and future. The party will coincide with the fifth annual David Acosta Revolutionary Leader Award ceremony, 6-9 p.m. May 9 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. The gala will include dancing, a silent auction, food and an open bar. GALAEI, originally the Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative, was launched in June 1989 by Acosta, making it the oldest Latino HIV/AIDS organization in the United States, along with Bienestar in Los Angeles. Acosta served as the executive director of GALAEI for 10 years and said before the organization was founded, there were no programs or organizations dedicated to the LGBT Latino community, especially important in light of the burgeoning HIV/ AIDS epidemic. “There was fear around HIV/AIDS because there was so much backlash and in some degrees, the LGBT community was being blamed for the epidemic,” he said. “It was imperative for me to have a program that unapologetically focused on gay male sexuality in a positive light while also discussing HIV/ AIDS that was being weighed down in a social and political way.” Acosta said attaining funding for the organization was difficult at first because of scant government and foundational support. “Back then, most of the funding efforts that were taking place were through fundraisers and donations made by gay men,” he said. “Foundations weren’t stepping up and I think in some degrees there was competition for limited resources, so it was very difficult. You felt like you were always swimming against the tide. We had to do a lot with very little.” Acosta said GALAEI faced many other challenges in its early days besides funding, primarily in terms of visibility. “The biggest challenge was trying to get the organization established and having it recognized and becoming more visible in the Latino community,” he said. “I didn’t want it to be seen as the AIDS orga-

nization because I really wanted to create an organization that would broaden the context of conversations around LGBT Latino issues.” The group took any opportunity it could to collaborate with community organizations and leaders. But the anti-LGBT stigma at the time kept a lot of supporters at bay. “It was incredibly difficult but also incredibly painful,” Acosta said. “There were many LGBT Latinos in positions of power but they were very closeted, so people stayed away. It was not easy and even trying to take the message into the community was really tough because HIV/AIDS was shining a spotlight on the community that didn’t want the spotlight to be shined on them.” Acosta said the organization dedicated itself to creative unique programming to set itself apart, a principle that still resonates today. In the earlier days, the growing staff would host mini film festivals and salsa nights. For the first two years, Acosta ran the organization solo, but ultimately hired two staffers, who helped launch new programming and in turn grow the employee base. The organization now has eight employees. G A L A E I was originally housed in the AIDS Activities Coordinating Office and is currently located at 1207 Chestnut St. Acosta said he has been most proud of the organization’s youth program, which is one of the oldest in the country. He added that the SEXO Latex campaign is also a highlight of GALAEI’s work. “It is so revolutionary and it came out of this idea of connecting gayness with pride and this idea of visions of ourselves and Latino men, which were absent from mainstream media and mainstream LGBT representation,” he said. Acosta stepped down in 1999 and was succeeded by Gloria Casarez, who helmed the organization until 2008, when she became the mayor’s director of LGBT affairs. Casarez said the organization represented many facets of her identity. “It had everything to do with who I was,” she said. “GALAEI was one of the few organizations that was founded as a harm-reduction organization and at the time, I was doing anti-poverty work, so GALAEI was a place PAGE 22

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Temple student wins IBA scholarship By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com The Independence Business Alliance and the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund will present the 2013 DVLF/IBA scholarship next week to a Temple University student. Kevin Morrison, 21, is a junior actuarial science major at the university’s Fox School of Business. The $1,000 scholarship will be presented to the Bensalem native April 29 at the ConnX event, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive, Camden, N.J. Morrison, who is openly gay, is an active member of Temple’s chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma, a risk-management and insurance professional fraternity. Morrison said he has also attended Queer Student Union meetings, where he learned about the scholarship. Morrison came out at age 13 and said the process was gradual. “When I was a freshman in high school, I started telling a few friends,” he said. “By the time I graduated, teachers knew and had no problem at all. It wasn’t just one moment; it was just years of telling more people and being open about it.” Although Morrison commutes to campus, he said he has been able to see Temple’s inclusive campus climate for LGBT students, faculty and staff. “I think it is a very open community in terms of accepting LGBT people,” he said. “I know the Queer Student Union is very active on campus. I’ve never seen anything negative.” Morrison said like Temple, IBA fosters

an environment where LGBT people can feel welcomed, further motivating his decision to apply for the scholarship. “I appreciate what they are trying to do,” he said. “IBA makes the business environment more friendly for the LGBT community. They are actually making a difference.” Morrison hopes to graduate this fall and plans to pursue a career in health insurance, aiming to help people gain access to affordable and quality health care. “I would someday like to be in a position where I could lead healthinsurance work in some regard, whether that means being involved in a health organization of some sort,” he said. “I want to look at how health insurance is brought to people. I want to make it more fair, affordable and sustainable.” Applicants for the IBA/ DVLF scholarship are asked to write an essay on their future goals and how they will help the LGBT community through them. “I wrote about how I think it is important to make sure the LGBT community is heard, especially in policy changes,” Morrison said. “So much has been changing, especially in sharing benefits with same-sex couples. We need to make sure people from our community are there to see change happen.” Morrison said the Philadelphia LGBT community has shown him the value of community involvement. “People have been very open and accepting of each other,” he said. “It is something unique to the city — you see all different kinds of people in our community and nobody is left out.” ■

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and has been taking a chemo pill for five years; she finishes that regimen this year. McCrea’s father was dying of cancer In their 18 years as a couple, Kelly at the time and she elected not to tell him McCrea and Janet Kollmann have shared a about her own diagnosis. He died two days lot. But one defining experience is one that after her final procedure. Kollmann said that seeing the disease as they both hoped to never have shared. Both women were diagnosed with breast the caretaker, instead of the patient, was, as McCrea had said, even cancer, four years apart. But, more harrowing. they’ve both come through “I can’t even explain how the other side of their diagmuch worse it was for me noses and next month will watching her go through it,” walk in their 10th Susan G. she said. “In retrospect, it Komen Race for the Cure. was like a walk in the park The Ardmore couple when I had it; it was nothwalks as part of the UPS ing compared to the emoBrown Supports Pink team, tional aspect of Kelly being which McCrea captains. diagnosed. I considered McCrea is a humanleaving Fox Chase because resources supervisor at it freaked me out walking UPS, where she’s worked through the halls and knowfor 31 years, and Kollmann ing she was going through is an oncology nurse at Fox the same thing these people Chase Cancer Center. KOLLMAN (LEFT) AND were.” The pair met nearly two MCCREA Like many cancer survidecades ago in an AOL chat vors, the couple sought community among room for lesbians with children. other women and men who’ve experienced “And the rest is history,” McCrea said. But, in 2005, the couple faced a challenge breast cancer. In 2005, they began walking they hadn’t anticipated: Kollmann was diag- the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure on the UPS team. nosed with lobular in situ breast cancer. “I told Janet, ‘Look, I want to do this,’ “I’m an oncology nurse so I see this every day,” Kollmann said. “But it was me this and Janet wanted to and our son, Zack, said, ‘Let’s make this a Mother’s Day traditime.” Kollmann was given the option of going tion,’” McCrea said. “I was at the bottom of on Tamoxifen, a hormone therapy, or hav- the survivors’ steps, and I was crying, trying to spot her up there amongst the pink. ing the breast removed. “My son was 13 at the time and he said, I remember thinking, This is awful. This is ‘Mom, you’re always having problems with never a place I wanted her to be.” And four years later, two weeks after her your boobs, can’t you just get rid of those things and you’ll never have to deal with first surgery, McCrea joined Kollmann on it again?’” Kollmann said. “And I decided the steps. “I could not believe she was up there with that was the best idea. I ended up having both removed and, as luck would have it, I me,” Kollmann said. “It was like a cruel had it in both sides, which I didn’t find out joke, the craziest thing. I always want to be near her, but that’s one place I never wanted until after.” Kollmann had reconstructive surgery and her to be beside me. But there we were.” The couple said participating in the walk, had to undergo physical therapy. She said McCrea was a constant support and getting to meet other survivors — such throughout the experience, helping both as a 90-year-old woman who is a 50-year survivor — is a bittersweet experience. physically and emotionally. “Hearing other people’s stories as you’re However, McCrea said it was tough watching her partner endure the diagnosis standing there on the steps, you really feel part of a community. But, at the same time, and its aftermath. “Other than the little things I could do, I it’s a community you don’t want to be a part couldn’t take away the pain or the fear for of,” McCrea said. “It’s such a mix of emoher,” McCrea said. “Seeing her go through tions — sadness, camaraderie — so many it, it was just killing me to watch her suffer. different emotions, so strong, all at once.” Both women said they often grapple with She kept telling me, ‘Believe me, this is easier for me than it is for you to watch.’ But I fear of the cancer returning. But, seeing the strength of the women kept wishing it was me instead of her.” Unfortunately, in 2009, McCrea had to who participate in the Race for the Cure allows them to keep that fear from overexperience cancer from the opposing side. She was diagnosed with invasive duc- shadowing their victory. “One year I was speaking to a woman tal breast cancer. She had two lumpectomies, including a full axillary dissection to who had stage-four cancer — it had gone to remove all of her lymph nodes. She then her liver, her bones. But she was like, ‘I’m PAGE 20 had to undergo chemotherapy and radiation here and I’m walking.

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was at its peak in Philadelphia, Renegade in Rehoboth, Nation in Washington, D.C., and Studio 6 in Atlantic City. “It was normal to have a $20 cover for clubs. We could each make $500 a night by performing a stellar show for an hour or so,” Morrison said. “There was no need to work out then because you would start dancing Friday night and stop Sunday afternoon.” With years of drag experience under his belt, Morrison is now working to pay it forward. He said he loves the laundry list of drag benefit work,

payback list includes benefits for Metropolitan Area Neighborhood Nutritional Alliance and City of Hope, as well as appearances at Pride and other community func-

his wealth of events. Perhaps it’s the fact that Brittany was a guest on Barbra Streisand’s “last” televised Happily settled into his performance in 2001. South Philly Queen Village Or that, after moving to the rowhome with his dog Rylin, Gayborhood at 18 to go who is nothing but love, and to Temple, he landed sassy cat Kylie, Ian Morrison, himself the lead role as 40, is finally finding his own. Frankenfurter in “Rocky “In 1997-98, my first job Horror Picture Show,” was an intern at PGN,” he said. with no experience. Shortly thereafter, he became “My face is still editorial assistant. “I wrote Franken,” he said. half the paper every week.” “I was dreaming about Then, Gay Live, the live link guys. That’s the gayest phone chat mogul, swooped thing I’ve ever said,” said him up in 2001. As a public Morrison, describing his relations and advertising direcchildhood upbringing tor, he was “sent to cities with in the Northeast. With a an unlimited budget.” huge crush on his long, “This was the time when feathered flowing-haired people were going clubbing to babysitter with those tiny hear live music like Whitney shorts, he said he knew Houston. We would work from a young age he was gay. He came out to friends at 19 and family at 21. He soon was invited to the Penn Dances on Friday nights and fell in love with his new world. N o w, M o r r i s o n said Brittany Lynn has become a drag mom to tions. a new generation of budding Morrison also tries his hand queens. Morrison has gotten his drag at bartending at Tavern on Camac and U Bar and served makeover down to 20 minutes. First, he applies theatrical as assistant manager at Pure, make-up base on his face, conthe predecessor of Voyeur. His most impressive feat touring the cheekbones, nose is perhaps how he spear- and chin, as well as blush and headed the effort of bringing highlights on the cheekbones drag to the Mummers Parade. and white make-up for the Last year, City Council even eyes. He adds glitter and uses deemed March 15 — two days an Elmer’s glue stick to cover after Morrison’s birthday — as the eyebrows and draw new ones on, and affixes lashes to Brittany Lynn Day. with them, throw big parties,” and the great karma it brings. “Take every opportunity, Or, maybe it is that he started the top and bottom of his eyes. Morrison said whimsically. Manhunt recruited him for whether it’s paid or not because the Drag Mafia in 1996 with a He finishes the look with lipgang of girls, from which he stick and dark lip liner. the same position and he began you never know,” he advised. A m o n g h i s i m p r e s s ive frequently fishes to populate Performance has long been doing drag as well. his passion. “This was “I wanted to the time before be a comedian,” ‘RuPaul’s Drag Morrison said. Race.’ There was But, performing a go-to girl in •Drag brunch every second Sunday at Tabu comedy as Ian is every city before •Clubhaus every other Sunday at Dolphin Tavern a bit more chalthat,” he said. lenging than as T h e n i g h t•Miss Everything, 10-week drag contest starting in May at Tabu Brittany. “It’s club scene in •Summer Kamp, acting/singing/dancing competition starting in June at Tabu harder because the region was •Bartending at Tavern on Camac on Saturdays you can’t mess booming — •Performing monthly at Bob and Barbara’s up and just Shampoo, which •Pride weekend show at SugarHouse Casino, June 5 say, ‘Fuck you, Morrison manbitches.’” ■ aged the last •Web shows at phillydragmafia.com year it was open,

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Creep of the Week

D’Anne Witkowski

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Ending the neglect Last month, a study from the Foundation for AIDS Research, entitled “Trans Populations and HIV: Time to End the Neglect,” detailed the overwhelming health disparities the trans community faces. Among the study’s primary findings was that trans women are 49 times more likely than mainstream populations to be living with HIV. The report details the series of risk factors that may be contributing to this statistic, which is even higher among trans women of color. The study includes a number of recommendations, but the most integral is that further research is imperative. That the report was hailed as “shocking” is an indication that not nearly enough attention has been given, both in and outside of the LGBT community, to learning hard facts about what it actually is to live as a transgender person. In recent years, statistics have been emerging that one in five people living with HIV are unaware that they’re infected, or that more than 60 percent of new infections are among men who have sex with men; but where have the numbers been for transgender women? There is a general dearth of LGBT health studies, but an even wider gap in information about the trans community. To the extent that it’s possible, trans women should not be conjoined with the MSM population; trans women and MSM are unique communities facing uniquely different conditions every day. To be able to proactively address issues that are often only popularized through anecdotal accounts, there needs to be a strong foundation of data. This study is a strong step in that direction. Last week, a local state representative announced a plan to deal legislatively with some of those issues. Rep. Mark Cohen said he will introduce a four-bill package that will address such issues as trans-inclusive benefits for state employees and transition-related treatment under Medicaid. But, as Cohen acknowledged, the legislation faces a steep uphill battle and the bills’ introduction is largely aimed at just starting the conversation. This is a conversation that should have been started years ago. To make up for this gap, the effort needs to be redoubled. Researchers need to be generating good data about who the trans community is. Lawmakers need to be incorporating trans-inclusivity as a benchmark of their civil-rights platforms. And the LGBT and ally community needs to be considering discrimination, or neglect, of one segment of its population as an offense to all. ■

The last time I was snacking on some Teddy Grahams, I thought to myself, These little bears sure are cute. Hey, the bear on the box has a T-shirt on, that’s weird. He looks more like a human in a bear costume than a real bear. Hey, some gay men call themselves bears ... OH MY GOD, I’M A CANNIBAL! And then I got an ax and went out to murder people because I thought, Well, I’m a homosexual, so I might as well be an ax murderer, because those things are so much alike that they’re basically the same thing. Now, you might be saying to yourself, “D’Anne, you’re scaring us. You’ve just made some really fucked-up connections that only someone with a truly sick mind would ever make. Now put this sleeveless jacket on ... ” To which I would respond, “No! Take him!” as I frantically point at Kevin Swanson, a Colorado pastor who has made a name for himself saying totally insane things about LGBT people. Because these are all his ideas. On the April 11 episode of his “Generations Radio” show, Swanson ranted and raved about Nabisco’s recent advertisement for Honey Maid graham crackers, which included a gay couple and their baby along with various other families. The theme of the ad was that Honey Maid makes “wholesome” snacks. Granted, one could argue about how “wholesome” heavily processed cookies and crackers are, but I digress. First of all, Swanson’s head exploded at the very idea of “homosexual families.” “Whatever that is,” he said, laughing, “maybe they had another family where a dog is the wife with a human husband.” Ha ha ha. Get it? Because there’s no difference between bestiality and homosexuality! Swanson’s prediction is that because of this commercial, Nabisco is going to lose “28 percent, 38 percent, 47 percent of the market.” Because ... math. “Corporations can’t afford to lose 2 percent or 4 percent of their market,” he said. “You start doing stuff like this and you’re

going to lose America. Because this is not wholesome.” And don’t try to play the “love is wholesome” card with Swanson. He sees through your little ruse. “See the problem with this ‘love’ thing is you can define it any way you want,” he muses. “Homosexuals love their friends and cannibals love their victims, they taste good.” See? If you’re going to claim you love your “friend” (presumably Swanson would be OK if you substituted the word “roommate”), then what’s to stop you from killing and eating him or her? Because, as I’ve already mentioned, homosexuality and murder are virtually interchangeable! In fact, Nabisco could have used either one in their commercial and evoked the exact same reaction. According to Swanson’s flawless logic, “When you come down to things like ax murder or homosexuality and you say, ‘We’re really going to promote it and we’re going to encourage everybody in America to engage in this or at least support this thing,’ there will be people on the other side who will take an adamantly opposed position to your support of ax murdering or homosexuality.” So true! As in “truly insane.” I am not a social scientist, but I am willing to bet that people would be more than just “adamantly opposed” if Nabisco made a commercial in which, instead of one man holding a baby while another man kisses that baby’s head, they presented a man swinging an ax and chopping off a baby’s head while another man held that baby down. And if that example was a little too graphic for you, don’t complain to me about it — complain to Swanson, who apparently would find either commercial equally offensive. ■

On the April 11 episode of his “Generations Radio” show, Swanson ranted and raved about Nabisco’s recent advertisement for Honey Maid graham crackers, which included a gay couple and their baby along with various other families.

D’Anne Witkowski has been gay for pay since 2003. She’s a freelance writer and poet (believe it!). When she’s not taking on the creeps of the world, she reviews rock ’n’ roll shows in Detroit with her twin sister.

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Your lack of LGBT research and history This column is going to attempt, in its in it all. The major historic player was small allotted space, to connect four items the Rev. Troy Perry, who literally had the issue at the core of the foundation of into one coherent thought — and finish with a pleasant surprise. Here are the four Metropolitan Community Church to the items: Jo Becker’s new book about the bat- chagrin of us gay activists of the time in 1970. tle for same-sex marriage and the dispute among LGBT writers on the thesis of the This came to light to me last weekend book, journalism, Iowa 40 years ago and a when an article appeared in The Gazette, book called “Mama Rose’s Turn.” Ready? the leading daily newspaper for Eastern In my spare time, and that’s Iowa for over 125 years, as a joke these days, my joy is to they say. It was a history of gay read biographies, mostly of a rights in Iowa and recounts a theatrical nature. Currently, I’m speech I gave there in 1974. In reading “Mama Rose’s Turn” that speech, I spoke about how, by Carolyn Quinn. It’s the realsomeday, there might even be life story of the real Mama Rose gay marriage and credited the from the film and stage show Rev. Perry. “Gypsy.” It is a meticulously Look, Griffin and Black written biography. The research deserve some credit, but bursting onto the scene in the last act was intensive and if you want to read a book that tells a true doesn’t play. People like Evan story backed up by the facts, Wolfson and Perry, both who this is it. dedicated much of their lives to Journalism has been in my the subject (Wolfson gets seven blood for almost 40 years, and mentions in the book, while Mark Segal Perry and MCC not one) and good journalism especially these days is hard to find. Good even people who ran the inijournalism, which includes having the facts tially losing fight against Proposition 8 are the real heroes. They did the work when correct and communicating them in a way that is entertaining or enlightening for the it was not a popular cause. They were the reader, is almost an art form. This book ones who moved the issue. We welcome wins that hands-down. all the newbies to our cause, but they are On the contrary, Becker’s new book, newbies, and Becker, who was a respected “Forcing the Spring,” on the battle for mar- investigative reporter, should have done riage equality, is the opposite. You’d expect a little research on the topic. It seems she more from a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer didn’t. In the future, Becker might learn the use of something called Google. for The New York Times. The book has If you’d do a simple search, you would created a firestorm of debate among LGBT have learned about the history leading up writers such as Andrew Sullivan, Dan to Vice President Biden’s pronouncement Savage and those writers associated with that he was in favor of marriage equality, a private email tree maintained by Mike Rogers called Insiderout, all of whom were and President Obama’s subsequent support. touching on or demanding marriage equalThe president even stated publicly that he ity long before 2008. The thesis of the was evolving on the subject, which became book concludes who should get credit for a joke in the community. We all knew the the current success that marriage equalevolution would be complete after the election. ity is having across the nation, giving it So that last point, which I promised squarely to Chad Griffin, Human Rights Campaign and Dustin Lance Black of the would be fun, is based on that book that film “Milk” fame. Most of those attacking did deep research, “Mama Rose’s Turn.” the book normally find little to agree on Seems Gypsy’s Mama Rose, the real-life when it comes to the LGBT community. Mama Rose, was a lesbian. Now that’s But this time, they all hit the same bull’s what good research brings you. Becker eye. gives us fantasy and revisionist history. I The book is a historical Disneyland. Its know, I’m a witness to that history ... Just main thesis is that marriage equality only ask the people in Iowa. ■ took hold after the intervention of Griffin and Black in 2008. Six short years ago. Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the Ridiculous. Who says so? Me, because I nation’s most-award-winning commentator in LGBT media. He can be reached at witnessed and spoke on the subject more than 40 years ago. But I’m a minor player mark@epgn.com.

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Street Talk Should the pope address LGBT-youth homeless issues? “Yes. A lot of LGBT youth have been thrown out of their homes for religious reasons. The Catholic Church has contributed Kate Bracaglia to the writer/educator problem. So South Philadelphia it’s fair to expect the pope to do what he can to remedy the situation. Whatever he does can’t hurt. It can only help.”

“No, not a special outreach to LGBT youth. We’re all people. What does it matter whether John Bridges we’re LGBT body piercer or not? As San Diego, Calif. the head of a Christian organization, the pope should reach out to the downtrodden. But don’t stigmatize LGBT homeless youth by singling them out as an exceptional circumstance.”

“Yes. Why not? He’s an influential spiritual leader — right up there with the Dalai Lama. He has the cameras Michael Hudak on him all teacher the time. If he South Philadelphia has that kind of bully pulpit, why not use it to better society?”

“No. The pope would just worsen the problem if he doesn’t handle it correctly. What do folks think Kate Stoddard he can do? I massage therapist can’t imagine South Philadelphia a positive outcome with his involvement. He doesn’t strike me as someone with expertise on LGBT issues.”

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On tragedy and remembrance A safe and successful Boston too complicated for him to grasp. I also Marathon one year from the one that didn’t want him to think that all people broke all our hearts. I am heartened to from the same country or religion felt or see the city unbowed and full of pride. acted in the same way, so I avoided specifics of where the terrorists came from. Yet even as we honor coming through Mostly, I tried to reassure him that such one tragedy, others arise to take its an event was very rare, and that he need place. On April 9, a 16-year-old teen not fear for his own safety. took two kitchen knives and wounded We had similar discus21 fellow students and a secusions last year after the shootrity guard at his suburban ing at Sandy Hook Elementary Pittsburgh high school. On April 13, three people, includSchool and after the marathon ing a 14-year-old boy, were bombing. At that point, he was shot outside a Jewish comof an age when he would have munity center in Kansas. The found out about the events suspect, Frazier Glenn Miller, anyway from classmates or was “a known racist and antiteachers, and I thought it was Semite with ties to the Ku best for him to have the conversation at home first. Does Klux Klan,” the New York he fully understand what hapTimes reported. (The victims, pened and why? At this age, however, turned out not to be probably not — but I am not Jewish.) As a parent, I find myself struggling against fear Dana Rudolph sure I do, either. Maybe the best we can do is to encourage every time my son walks out our children to share their thoughts and the door. concerns with us, and to try and assuage And yet it was also a tragedy of deliberate violence that gave me the impetus any fears they may have. to start down the road to parenthood. His fifth-grade class is now reading “Number the Stars” by Lois Lowry, My spouse had always wanted children. about a Danish family that hides a I hadn’t been opposed to them, but a Jewish girl during the Holocaust. It is a few career shifts since college had kept gentle introduction to the topic, as far as me focused on establishing myself in there can be one, but I still get a shiver my latest job. I had been working on knowing that he is reading it. I do not the top floor of a building right next to want to shield him the World Trade from the realities Center in New of history or conYork City until temporary society, two business days before Sept. 11, even if I could — 2001. After the but I cannot help horror of that feeling sad that he day, I began to is becoming aware reflect on unseized of yet another opportunities and instance of human the swiftness of cruelty. It triggers my parental our lives. That, coupled with the instinct to protect my child — and family joy I saw I must remind and experienced myself that protecover a relative’s tion sometimes means raising his awarenew child, gave me the added push I ness of possible harms and past ills. I try needed to visualize myself as a parent. to balance that with reassurances that he My spouse and I began to talk seriously about it in the months that followed, and should not be constantly afraid for his about a year later, she was pregnant with own safety — and I realize I have great privilege in being able to say that. Not my egg. all families around the world, or even in Nevertheless, I found it extremely difficult when I first had to explain to my this country, are so lucky. son that there were people in the world I made sure to catch some marathon who did bad things on such a large scale. coverage with him this year because I He was eight on the 10th anniversary want to convey the strength of spirit that of the 9/11 attacks, and we could not will forevermore be a part of that event. prevent him from hearing about them. I know this is a world of dangers both I forget exactly how it happened — the targeted and random. I cannot protect end of a news report on the radio or a him from them all. If I try, however, I memorial ad in the local paper or some can give him hope. ■ such — but I found myself having to Dana Rudolph is the founder and pubexplain to him what may have driven lisher of Mombian (mombian.com), an people to such acts, trying desperately award-winning blog and resource directo avoid both the simplicity of George tory for LGBT parents. Bush’s “evildoers” and an explanation

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Taking the steps toward recovery “Recovery: a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life and strive to reach their full potential.” — Working definition of recovery, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. I’ve been a therapist at Mazzoni Center for three years, and in addition to seeing individual clients on a one-to-one basis, I facilitate one of our weekly recovery support groups, known as “New Beginnings.” This is one of the most rewarding parts of my job, as it allows me to support people who are actively working to live healthier, more engaged lives. Since it’s a free, drop-in group, each week serves as its own unique community; some members have been clean for years, and others are just starting their recovery. Regardless of where they are in the process, everyone brings a valuable perspective. Having LGBTQ-focused recovery groups is important, because the community is disproportionately impacted by addiction and substance abuse — and because not every addiction-recovery program is fully accepting or understanding of the particular needs or chal-

lenges that LGBTQ individuals focused on bars as the only safe spaces to socialize and encounmay face. It’s also important ter other “like” individuals. The to consider that by having an fact that folks were forced to LGBTQ space, a group member socialize and create commucan walk in knowing that his or her preferred gender (conformnity in bars and clubs is just a ing or nonconformsmall glimpse into the ing) and sexuality ways the community will be accepted and has historically been respected and they marginalized and can then focus on stigmatized. While there is great strength their recovery without the added stress in creating commuof possible discriminity, it’s important nation or ignorance. for group members According to the to brainstorm sober Center for American spaces to have a sense Progress, approxiof safe belonging. In mately 20-30 percent my role, I try to keep in mind the aspects of of gay and transgender people abuse subsubstance abuse and stances, compared to that are Julia Gottlieb addictions about 9 percent of the “universal,” as well general population. as the ways in which being part of the LGBTQ comThis can be attributed to various munity might impact a person’s factors, ranging from strained relations with family and trauma issues or approach to recovto the stress associated with ery. We commonly discuss the notion and importance of “chostigma and marginalization, as well as internalized homophobia sen family” and creative ways to nurture sobriety while avoiding and shame, to name a few. Some LGBTQ folks self-med- isolation. icate with drugs and alcohol as a For most people, hearing way to cope with or numb negathe words “groups” or “recovtive feelings brought on by these ery” brings to mind the 12 Step kinds of stressors — just as hap- model. And while many people pens in the general population. find these types of programs But there is also a particular his- very helpful, at Mazzoni Center tory to LGBTQ culture, which we take a different approach. for many years was heavily There are relatively few rules

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It may hurt but I’m going to go as far as I can.’ It’s a battle, but we’re all in a battle and we’re not alone in it. Seeing all these people supporting each other for the same reason is tremendous,” Kollmann said. “Everybody up on those steps is so strong and you feel the strength these women have. We know personally what strength it takes to get through it. But all these women have felt that power and that’s the bottom line: It’s power that gets you through it.”

Melewsky also said an agency should specify the record that doesn’t exist in its possession, custody or control. “It’s critically important that agencies denying access describe, in detail, the search and specific records so that requesters can be confident that the agency’s denial is appropriate,” she continued. “Again, this is vital because in many cases, the requester cannot pursue formal legal action and the law requires agencies to act in good faith when dealing with records requests.” Finally, Melewsky noted that an agency is required to cite supporting legal authority when denying access to a requested record. “Section 903 of the RTKL requires agencies to cite to specific legal authority supporting their basis for denial. This basic rule guides agencies denying access and keeps the public informed. Without this critical information, the public cannot understand or analyze the agency’s basis for denial, making appeals more common and more difficult.” The matter remains pending before Philadelphia Common Pleas Judge Nina Wright Padilla. The deadline for a reply brief from the D.A.’s Office is May 5. Oral arguments are scheduled for 9 a.m. June 2 in City Hall Courtroom 426. ■

The women said they’re trying to pay that lesson forward. Kollmann tries to show her patients that life can return to normalcy, after a diagnosis and a mastectomy and McCrea wants to inspire others that healthy living postcancer is attainable. “Janet’s teaching them, ‘Look at me, I was there and I got through it. I’m stronger and I’m better.’ And the same with me,” McCrea said. “People at the walk have said to me, ‘Oh, you have to come row in our dragon-boat race, you look so healthy! That’s what I hope people see. I was bald and sick as a dog, but look at me now. I got through it, and you will too.” The couple also strives to give back to Susan G. Komen for the work it has done on behalf of the cancer community. McCrea and Kollmann have been among the top-100 fundraisers for the walk in the past two years. The organization will also figure into their upcoming wedding celebration; they got married in Maine in the fall and are planning a reception with friends and family at a boathouse on Boathouse Row in September. “The whole theme is going to be breast cancer, with lots of pink, because it’s a big part of our life; it’s not our entire life, but it’s something we share now,” McCrea said, noting that, in lieu of gifts, the couple plans to ask for donations to Susan G. Komen. “We don’t need gifts; we want a cure. We want a cure.” To d o n a t e t o M c C r e a a n d Ko l l m a n n ’s R a c e f o r t h e C u r e team, visit http://rfcphl.convio.net/ s i t e / T R / R a c e / Te a m R a i s e r ? t e a m _ id=57486&pg=team&fr_id=1120. ■

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within SAMSHA’s definition of recovery is that “recovery emerges from hope,” and the belief that people can and do take the steps every day to overcome challenges and obstacles in their lives and achieve a better future. Here’s what I would add to that: Recovery is not about denying yourself or staying at home, missing out and feeling isolated and unhappy. People living in recovery are courageous and strong. They have the opportunity to think about themselves and their futures with clear and sober minds and give themselves the time and space to examine how they can live their most authentic life. As with any major change or goal you set for yourself, it can be scary to consider and take the first steps. That’s where support groups can be extremely helpful, to offer that extra encouragement and support. My goal as a group facilitator is to create a safe space to explore the challenges and accomplishments folks face through their recovery journey. For anyone considering recovery, I would recommend they come check out our support group sometime, and know that there aren’t any obligations or expectations. We’re always here whenever you’re ready. You only have to show up. ■ Julia Gottlieb, MSS, LCSW, is a therapist at Mazzoni Center and facilitates the weekly “New Beginnings” support group, which meets Wednesdays from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. Stepping Stones is another recovery support group offered by Mazzoni Center that meets Mondays from 2:30-3:30 p.m. at William Way. For more information, visit mazzonicenter.org.

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islation that expanded transgender-related health care for city employees and which also gave a tax credit to companies that provided transition-related health-care options for transgender employees. The education component is based on California’s decision last year to allow students who are transgender to be in the proper gender environments. Cohen said he did not have a set timeline for the bills’ introduction. While Republicans have been slow to support LGBT-equality issues, Cohen said he hopes the legislative package picks up backers from both sides of the aisle. “Nothing is impossible,” he said. “I would be pleasantly surprised if Republican legislators supported this.” While passage of his bills will likely take time, Cohen said it is important to lay the groundwork with awareness-raising conversation. “I think you have to have a public discussion for people in the legislature to be comfortable with these ideas,” he said. “It could take years or decades for things of this nature to pass. This is just the beginning.” ■

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where I felt I could learn and do important community work.” During her leadership, Casarez helped develop and implement the Trans-Health Information Project, the first health program in the city to provide services to transgender individuals. “Organizations had been reaching trans folks a little bit here and there but as a result of TIP, services for transgender individuals have increased across the board,” Casarez said. Elicia Gonzales took the reins of the organization in December 2010, after Casarez’s successors Louis Bonilla and Tiffany Thompson stepped down. “When I came to Philly in 2004, I first learned of GALAEI at OutFest. It was the first organization that didn’t force me to compartmentalize my identity as a queer Latina woman,” she said. Among her highlights, Gonzales said, was the Positivo campaign, which projects positive images of gay and HIV-positive Latinos. “I didn’t realize the magnitude of the Positivo campaign and I had no idea that it was the first time for a project of its kind in the city,” she said. “People know about the campaign and it was an honor to be able to put our philosophy of being strength-based and being positive into such a beautiful campaign.” Gonzales said since starting as executive director, she has been determined to “bring the sexy back” to the organization. “I am proud of the work we do at GALAEI in terms of being sex-positive,” she said. Acosta said he has admired how both Casarez and Gonzales have steered the organization. “They have truly embraced and understood the work that GALAEI set out to do initially and I think through Gloria and Elicia, they understand that it’s a publichealth organization but it is also about social and economic justice work and it is about representing people and giving people a voice and being an advocate,” he said. “So I am very proud of them.” Looking ahead, Gonzales said she hopes to ultimately move the organization to North Philadelphia to reach more LGBT Latino populations. “We want to be in the center of the vibrant Latino community, which is in desperate need for a queer organization for queer folks,” she said. Gonzales said GALAEI’s strength is in its ability to embrace people of all identiies. “We have footing in the HIV, Latino and queer world. People describe GALAEI as a family and that is the vibe we give off. Yes, we are a Latino organization, but Latino is how we serve, not who we serve.” For more information on GALAEI, visit www.galaei.org. To purchase tickets to the fifth-annual DARLA ceremony, visit www.eventbrite.com and search “GALAEI turns 25.” ■

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Kane Mutiny Part II Seth Williams strikes back

hen news broke in the Philadelphia Inquirer of Attorney General Kathleen Kane’s decision to pass on the prosecution of five elected officials caught on tape accepting cash gifts, we at LibCity gave her the benefit of the doubt. Our first take on the Kane Mutiny was that the sting investigators, upon learning of the attorney general’s decision to drop the case, leaked the tapes to make Kane pay. And Kane, clearly frustrated by this turn of events, doubled down on the mutineers, calling the investigation “botched” and, to twist the knife a bit further, threw in the race card.

The minute Kathleen Kane decided to bad-mouth the investigators, she lost the right to tell him to pursue the case. At the time, her characterization of a botched investigation rooted in racial profiling seemed more credible than the defenses and motivations of those who leaked the story in the first place. Now we are not so sure. More than Kane’s words have undermined our confidence. If ever we found ourselves in a courtroom, Dick Sprague is the one lawyer in this town

we would want by our side. But you don’t bring Dick Sprague into an editorial board meeting to assert your Fifth Amendment rights. The optics alone should have told her this. And you certainly don’t bring in the 900-pound gorilla of an attorney when you yourself are the attorney general. It is troubling that we have to admonish Kathleen Kane for behavior that, on its face, makes no sense. Now Kane seems to be doubling down on the mutineers once again. In a letter to District Attorney Seth Williams, whose office now employs two of the lead sting investigators, Kane writes: “Because your office also has jurisdiction over this matter, and because both the prosecutors and the case agent who conducted the investigation now work for you, I again invite you to … bring whatever charges you believe to be appropriate.” Take that Mr. District Attorney. But Seth Williams, to his credit, would have none of it. In a swift response to the Kane shot, Williams wrote: “You began by attacking line prosecutors and investigators as racist because you disagreed with their judgment about the case,” Williams said in his letter. “These attacks on the integrity of my office and its employees will make it more difficult for us to bring these — or any future — cases of public corruption.” Williams has it right. The minute Kathleen Kane decided to badmouth the investigators, she lost the right to tell him to pursue the case. We will never know whether Williams would have prosecuted had Kathleen Kane quietly transferred it to his office but we do know one thing: Kane has now given every excuse not to.

Finally, there is the matter of the federal prosecutors and what they felt about the viability of the case. When the Philadelphia Inquirer broke the story, Kane said “federal authorities endorsed her view that the sting was fatally flawed and non-prosecutable [yet] she has de- Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Wilclined to identify the federal liams. Photo courtesy of phila.gov offices involved, saying they had asked for anonymity.” Yet Inquirer sources now report that “according to the people familiar with the federal handling of the sting’s case file, U.S. prosecutors had made little headway evaluating the material in the sting file when Kane’s office asked them to stand down.” This revelation now makes it look like Kane jumped the gun on the federal review. In light of her refusal to share with us which federal law enforcement agency actually Attorney General Kathleen Kane. Photo courtesy of phila.gov did the review, we are left with more questions than answers. And for a candidate who ran on being more than just a career politician, she is starting to sound and act an awful lot like one. APR. 20-27, 2014

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play so hard and practice hard. I have learned so much at Neumann being part of a great team that plays together so well.” Kimble was amazed at how star player Ja’Quan Newton performed in a AAA championship game victory over Susquehanna Township on March 23. Newton scored 33 points in an epic performance that occurred one day after his mother succumbed to cancer. “Honest-

ly, I was surprised how well he played,” Kimble said. “Amazed, really. We were all sad for him, and we all wanted to win for Miss Lisa [Brown]. I knew Ja‘Quan was going to play, we weren’t sure how his heart was going to be in the game. None of us cried before the game, we tried to be strong for him and he was strong for us. Afterwards, we all cried in the locker room.”

Traveling Youth Art Exhibition previews at Family Court building On March 31, a special preview of “The Traveling Youth Art Exhibition” took place on the first floor of the Philadelphia Family Division of Juvenile Court at 1801 Vine Street. In partnership with INLIQUID Art and Design, the Office of the Sheriff of the City and County of Philadelphia welcomed the public to the opening. The exhibit provides an opportunity to celebrate and honor the talents, creativity and determination of local public school students who are turning their lives around after contact with the juvenile justice system.

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Cooking for Team Jamaica Penn Relays’ formidable competitors get boost from local restaurants by Sheila Simmons

or many of its 120 years, the Penn Relays has been about more than just athletics. Celebrations are in swing all over West Philadelphia. Vendors outside Franklin Field are hawking in-style-right-now street fashions. And in the stands, U.S. supporters and folks for Team Jamaica — identified by their black, yellow and gold flags, T-shirts, bandanas and banners — are trying to outdo each other with chants. Team Jamaica — a name that officially encompasses schools from Trinidad, Jamaica, St. Vincent, the Bahamas and Grenada — really prepares for the Relays. And I don’t just mean the athletes’ year-round practicing in the warm Caribbean weather while our kids are suffering through winter storm No. 20, but in getting its student athletes to Philadelphia for the legendary track event that serves as a precursor to the Olympics. While the Penn Relays take place April 24-26, Caribbean Cuisine Week was April 9-11. It encompassed 13 Philadelphia restaurants, from such cozy, neighborhood favorites as South Street’s Jamaican Jerk Hut to

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fine-dining places like S. Third Street’s Reef Restaurant and Lounge. “They offer a certain dish or meal whose proceeds will help high school kids from the Caribbean islands compete in the Penn Relays,” John Favinger, a member of Friends of Team Jamaica, which organizes the week, said from Sabrina’s Café at Ninth and Christian streets. “Some of the restaurants have been with us for a few years, and some are new.” Derrick R. Wright, in the Kingston (Jamaica) College Times newspaper, cited growth at the event as well: “Over the years, Jamaicans have been filling the stands more and more. As far as your eyes can see, it’s all black, green and gold.” “They start arriving at Franklin Field early in the morning,” he wrote. Before security restrictions, they would “bring coolers packed with goodies such as jerked fish, and jerked whatever.” He explained, “If you under-

stand Jamaicans, ‘carnival’ is synonymous with ‘festival,’ (the official name is Penn Relay Carnival), and Jamaicans certainly have a festive time now at the Penn Relays, year after year.” The funds from Caribbean Cuisine Week will help with accommodations, meals, transportation and medical expenses for 700 high school athletes, who in previous years counted Usain Bolt among them. A blogger for the University of Pennsylvania’s Daily Pennsylvanian wrote, “Now is the time for the casual sports fan to forget about the Olympics and embrace the American-Jamaican rivalry for what it is: a recurring sports gift based on passion and national pride that never fails to provide entertainment, especially at Penn Relays.” Nothing like competition, and a little food and entertainment along the way.

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Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned �� 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, �� 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 �� attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certi�� money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest �� 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 �� 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. �� each property shall be a sum suf��cluding advertising, all taxes, water rents and municipal claims due to the City of Philadelphia. If there is no other bid price above the opening bid price, the property shall be sold by the auctioneer to the attorney on the writ at that price. 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 Sheriff’s cost, then to any municipal claims that the City of Philadel-

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phia 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 �� 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 �� discretion, require proof of identity of the purchaser or the registration �� 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 �� 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

(30) Days from the date of the sale of Real Estate. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are �� thereafter. �� non-professional readers who do not understand the meaning of the �� defendant’s names, we make the following. EXPLANATION �� 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 �� 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 �� 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

�� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-304 239 West Abbottsford Avenue �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� March Term, 2013 No. 01761 �� 1405-305 2981 Janney Street 19134�� in her capacity as heir of Regina M. Smith, deceased. �� of Regina M. Smith, deceased. Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Regina M. Smith, deceased. C.P. April Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-306 �� 41st wd. 2808.30 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-307 �� 10th wd. 1440 Sq. Ft. �� aka Mary Hallum C.P. Oc�� P.C. 1405-308 4229 Markland Street 19124 33rd wd. 1024.28 Sq. Ft. �� land C.P. October Term, 2012 �� 1405-309 1631 East Hunting Park Avenue 19124-4419 33rd wd. 1223.47 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� 1405-310 818 Fuller Street 19111�� C.P. January Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-311 2621 South Shields Street aka 2621 Shields street 191422713 40th wd. 1296 Sq. Ft.

�� December Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-312 1423 North 29th Street 191213601 29th wd. 1024 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 00024 $92,334.98 Phelan Hal�� 1405-313 1012 Rosalie Street 19149��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Weche C.P. January Term, 2013 �� 1405-314 �� C.P. December Term, 2011 No. �� 1405-315 617 West Clearfield Street 19133-2420 37th wd. 1040 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1405-316 241 East Sedgwick Street 19119-1807 �� Cromartie, Willie Cromartie. Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under �� C.P. February Term, 2010 No. �� 1405-317 438 East Westmoreland Street �� C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 01279 $60,079.41 Phelan �� 1405-318 �� 2408 48th wd. 1438.72 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-319 �� 1405-320 ��

�� Scalici aka Raffaele Scalici, Colleen M. Scalici aka Colleen Scalici C.P. September Term, �� 1405-321 1429 Alcott Street 19149 �� tiago, Jr. C.P. September Term, �� Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1405-322 �� 1405-323 �� C.P. July Term, 2010 No. �� 1405-324 �� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 001136 $171,979.46 Kristofer �� 1405-325 1149 Hellerman Street �� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1405-326 3749 Kensington Avenue �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-327 1304 Farrington Road �� C.P. August Term, 2008 No. �� 1405-328 �� 1405-329 ��

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www.Officeof Philadelphia Sheriff.com SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, May 6, 2014 1405-301 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN��sico Rivera aka Francisco N. Rivera, Jr. C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 02686 $26,744.90 �� 1405-302 6744 Woodland Avenue 19142 40th wd. 1664 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1405-303 ��

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and Ann Marie Shour C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-330 �� 40th wd. 1221.28 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 03208 �� P.C. 1405-331 6801 Rutland Street 19149�� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 02442 $231,703.64 Phelan Hal�� 1405-332 �� 1405-333 1140 Cantrell Street 191480000 39th wd. 720 Sq. Ft. ��cis A. Rosetti C.P. July Term, �� 1405-334 �� 1405-335 3214 Tesdale Street aka 3214 Teesdale Street 19136-4316 �� May Term, 2013 No. 01739 $121,037.98 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-336 2028 N Palethorp Street 19122�� Francis C.P. May Term, 2013 �� 1405-337 �� Apartment 27 19116-4402 �� proportionate undivided interest in the common elements (as defined in such declaration) ��MENTS: CONDOMINIUM Douglas M. McIntosh C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00471 $271,038.32 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-338 �� 40th wd. 1221.28 Sq. Ft. ��

�� C.P. September Term, 2012 �� 1405-339 �� 4106 39th wd. 922 Sq. Ft. �� Robert J. Ford C.P. April Term, �� 1405-340 11212 Audubon Avenue 19116�� James Ditro C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 01462 $233,173.89 �� 1405-341 1124 Marlborough Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Moore, Christie Moore C.P. April Term, 2010 No. 03816 $164,981.32 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-342 7371 Valley Avenue 191283223 21st wd. 4300 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-343 �� wd. on the southwest side of �� northwestward from the northwest side of Mt. Airy Avenue. Front 26 ft 6 in; depth 100 ft 0 �� 1405-344 �� 64th wd. 2891 Sq. Ft. �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� John Sullick C.P. May Term, �� Joann Needleman, Esquire 1405-345 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� December Term, 2011 No. 00032 $108,489.38 Phelan �� 1405-346 �� 1417 66th wd. 2000 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. February Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-347 1100 Kenwyn Street 19124��

C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-348 727 Hoffman Street 191482407 39th wd. 700 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01463 $114,497.16 Phelan �� 1405-349 2633 South Mildred Street �� Chung aka Kevin Chung C.P. August Term, 2011 No. 4669 �� Karl, Esq. 1405-350 2944 Jenny Place 19136-1011 �� Hoang C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 02480 $173,241.99 Phelan �� 1405-351 �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-352 10931 Templeton Drive �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Roland C.P. March Term, 2012 �� 1405-353 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Onorato C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 0726 $184,829.00 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, �� 1405-354 2716 North 46th Street (aka Forty-Six Street) 19131�� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� tober Term, 2012 No. 0192 $44,180.90 Scott A. Dietter�� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Zucker, �� 1405-355 �� Jr. C.P. December Term, 2012

No. 0011 $200,679.66 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-356 �� 33rd wd. 1410 Sq. Ft. �� Patrick J. McCole, Jr, mother and son, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship. C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 01727 �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Zucker, �� 1405-357 2444 South Hutchinson Street aka 2444 Hutchinson Street 19148 39th wd. 940 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 00649 $183,010.29 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-358 136 East Upsal Street AKA 136 Upsal 19119-2339 22nd �� 1076400 IMPROVEMENTS: �� Cindy Weston C.P. May Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, �� 1405-359 �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� $69,302.07 Scott A. Dietter�� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Zucker, �� 1405-360 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Kehan, as sole tenant C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 01244 $63,989.79 Scott A. Dietter�� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Zucker, ��

1405-361 �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-362 �� Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Roberts, as sole owner C.P. �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack�� 1405-363 �� 60th wd. 1376 Sq. Ft. �� sole owner C.P. April Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-364 3430 Vaux Street 19129-1437 38th wd. 1393.80 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 3226 $69,100.96 Scott A. Diet��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Zucker, �� 1405-365 38 Wyneva Street aka 38 West Wyneva Street 19144 12th wd. 2784.22 Sq. Ft. �� Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Fluck C.P. March Term, 2011 �� Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-366 6620 Ross Street 19119 �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� Joseph M. O’Malley, as sole owner C.P. November Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim-

�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-367 �� 2208 40th wd. 1096 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. March Term, 2012 No. ��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Zucker, �� 1405-368 �� IMPROVEMENTS: ROW ��mata Sanogo C.P. May Term, �� 1405-369 �� C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 3629 $88,294.01 Scott A. Diet��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Zucker, �� 1405-370 �� Property of Crystal A. Wright, individually and as known heir of Marjorie S. Osbourne, deceased mortgagor and real owner, and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Marjorie S. Osbourne, deceased mortgagor and real owner. C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03481 �� 1405-371 �� Jeanpois C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 01264 $98,246.90 �� 1405-372 4722 Shelmire Avenue �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� Aleksander Savitskiy and �� tenants by the entirety C.P. January Term, 2011 No. 3004 $112,303.41 Scott A. Dietter�� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack��

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1405-373 1638 S 21st Street 36th wd. on west side of 21st St 19 ft 3 in northward from the north side of Morris St, front 16 ft, depth �� 1405-374 1447 North Peach Street �� to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 �� C.P. December Term, 2012 �� Ebeck, Esquire 1405-375 1723 Dorrance Street aka 1723 �� 2108 36th wd. 1000 Sq. Ft. �� and Elijah Harris, wife and husband C.P. August Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-376 819 Kerper Street 19111 �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-377 4938 Penn Street 19124 �� Jenkins, administratrix of the �� deceased C.P. August Term, �� 1405-378 43 West Upsal Street 19119 �� borne, Esquire 1405-379 �� as administrator of the estate of Herbert Alexander, deceased C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� Osborne, Esquire 1405-380 �� 26th wd. 774.62 Sq. Ft.

�� Rickert, Jr C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 01623 ��berg, PC 1405-381A 7701 Edmund Street 19136 �� September Term, 2013 No. �� Schectman, Esquire 1405-381B �� September Term, 2013 No. �� Schectman, Esquire 1405-382 7018 Woolston Avenue 19138 �� October Term, 2013 No. 02844 $148,639.89 Federman & As�� 1405-383 �� 26th wd. All that certain lot or piece of ground. Situate on the west side of Sydenham Street (40 feet wide) at the distance of 91 feet southward from the south side of Pollock Street in the 26th ward of the City of Philadelphia. Containing in front or breadth on the �� and extending of that width in length or depth westward between parallel lines at right angles to the said Sydenham �� 3 feet wide alley leading into and from Pollock Street and parallel with Sydenham Street. Joseph N Reilly C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� DISTASIO, & EDWARDS, P.C. 1405-384 �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1405-385 �� Santiago, as sole owner C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 1317 $94,638.79 Scott A. Dietterick, �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack��

1405-386 �� 19144-1761 12th wd. 1607 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. December Term, 2011 No. �� Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-387 �� C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 03623 $82,704.44 John J. Kelly, Jr. 1405-388 �� C.P. December Term, 2013 �� Kelly, Jr. 1405-389 �� C.P. December Term, 2013 �� Kelly, Jr. 1405-390 �� C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1405-391 238 East Montana Street 19119 22nd wd. 1441.36 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-392 239 Rochelle Avenue 19128�� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-393 4646 Fernhill Road 191444224 13th wd. 1184 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. December Term, 2012 �� 1405-394 1913 East Ontario Street �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-395 �� 19120-4127 42nd wd. 1106.76

�� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Harris C.P. September Term, �� 1405-396 �� Eddie Ward, Jr C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 03124 �� 1405-397 �� St 32 ft 0 in eastward from the east side of Fifthy third St front 16 ft , depth 100 ft �� Felton C.P. September Term, 2010 No. 00911 $186,939.21 �� 1405-398 �� The southeast side of Essex �� point is measured on the arc of a circle curving to the left �� inches from a point now on the southwest side of Essex �� (deceased) C.P. October Term, �� Robert W. Cusick 1405-399 �� C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-400 6023 Trinity Street 19142 40th wd. 944 Sq. Ft. �� July Term, 2013 No. 03924 �� P.C. 1405-401 7420 Rising Sun Avenue 19111 �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-402 1024 Tomlinson Road �� May Term, 2013 No. 03727 �� P.C. 1405-403 4849 Ridge Avenue 19129��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Haggerty in his capacity as administrator an heir of the ��

Haggerty, Jay Haggerty in his capacity as heir of the estate �� Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under �� deceased. C.P. February Term, �� 1405-404 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Cardona C.P. June Term, 2013 �� 1405-405 �� Shaheed and Marie A. Johnson C.P. June Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-406 1134 East Mount Airy Avenue �� C.P. September Term, 2008 �� 1405-407 �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-408 2028 West Spencer Street aka 2028 Spencer Street 19138 �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 00463 $118,061.73 Craig H. Fox, Esq 1405-409 210 Widener Street 19120 61st wd. 917.44 Sq. Ft. �� Chung, solely in her capacity as heir of In Sup Chung, deceased and Hae S. Chung, solely in his capacity as heir of In Sup Chung, deceased C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-410 �� 2013 No. 03986 $102,668.39 �� 1405-411 1002 West Rockland Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN��

Muhammad, Shay Huntley C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 03171 �� 1405-412 �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-413 �� 46th wd. 840 Sq. Ft. �� tary C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-414 6614 Souder Street 19149 �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-415 8218 Colfax Street 19136 �� han and Kathleen M. Callahan C.P. January Term, 2011 No. �� 1405-416 �� 19141 49th wd. 1260 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. September Term, 2012 �� 1405-417 4202 Oakmont Street 19136 �� C.P. July Term, 2011 No. �� 1405-418 �� Debra Mariner C.P. Decem�� $286,180.18 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-419 1314 North 76th Street �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-420 �� C.P. November Term, 2013 No. ��

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1405-421 817 66th Avenue 19126 61st wd. �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-422 48 East Johnson Street �� Taylor C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-423 �� as administratrix of the estate �� September Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-424 �� ESTATE Paul P. Chan C.P. November Term, 2010 No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1405-425 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 2013 No. 02149 $146,691.72 Richard M. Squire & Associ�� 1405-426 �� C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 00907 $68,392.23 Phelan Hal�� 1405-427 �� 64th wd. (formerly part of the thirty fifth wd.) 1606.91 Sq. Ft. �� 1405-428 644 Fernon Street 19148�� C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 01308 $24,878.61 Phelan Hal�� 1405-429 �� Stephens-Roach C.P. Septem�� $137,778.73 Mark J. Udren, Esq.

1405-430 �� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-431 �� 3303 48th wd. 981.12 Sq. Ft. �� Jr C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-432 �� 1199600 IMPROVEMENTS: �� Kathleen M Derosa and Joseph Derosa III C.P. October Term, �� 1405-433 �� C.P. December Term, 2009 No. �� 1405-434 7038 Dorcas Street 19111 �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-435 �� ber Term, 2012 No. 01914 �� 1405-436 �� 19146 36th wd. 686 Sq. Ft. �� August Term, 2013 No. 00239 �� P.C. 1405-437 4323 Devereaux Street �� son C.P. May Term, 2010 No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1405-438 2601 Pennsylvania Ave, Unit �� to Mortgage IMPROVE�� $66,770.73 Samantha D. Cissne, Esquire 1405-439 314 Daly Street 191483307 39th wd. 1108 Sq. Ft. ��-

�� C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 1809 �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack�� 1405-440 1224 North Redfield Street �� Robinson and Robin Winfield C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1405-441 6111 Torresdale Avenue �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Schreiber, Sr C.P. July Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-442 4423 Strahle Street 19136 �� Higginson and Diane M. Higginson C.P. October Term, �� Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1405-443 �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� owner C.P. March Term, 2012 �� Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-444 3349 Emerald Street 19134 �� C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02169 $82,112.96 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1405-445 �� as joint tenants with the right of survivorship C.P. January Term, 2011 No. 0994 $66,162.34 Scott A. Dietterick, �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack��

1405-446 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue �� C.P. March Term, 2010 No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1405-447 �� N side of Mercy St 381 ft w from w side of Third St front 14 ft; depth 46 ft Stuart Cohen C.P. December Term, 2013 �� J. Kelly, Jr. 1405-448 119 W Price Street 19144-3309 �� 3-0139-00 IMPROVEMENTS: �� August Term, 2013 No. 03312 �� FEIN, ESQUIRE 1405-449 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Hall C.P. April Term, 2012 No. �� A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1405-450 �� 102.474 ft w from W side of fifty-six st front 18’ ft, depth ��cember Term, 2013 No. 03608 �� 1405-451 �� 19131-2816 32nd wd. 1803 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� December Term, 2003 No. �� A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1405-452 �� C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 03612 $131,344.26 John J. Kelly, Jr. 1405-453 �� 19146 30th wd. 1494 Sq. Ft. �� Jr. C.P. September Term, 2013 �� E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1405-454 2023 N Wanamaker Street �� HOME Stuart Cohen C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 03613 $86,414.69 John J. Kelly, Jr. 1405-455 7642 Woodcrest Avenue �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Clahar C.P. July Term, 2013 ��-

�� 1405-456 874 N 66th Street 24th wd. �� C.P. December Term, 2013 �� Kelly, Jr. 1405-457 1007 Rosalie Street 19149�� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. August Term, 2012 No. �� A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1405-458 �� hen C.P. December Term, 2013 �� Kelly, Jr. 1405-459 �� Cohen C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 03618 $92,436.49 John J. Kelly, Jr. 1405-460 �� MENTS: CONDOMINIUM �� Karl, Esq. 1405-461 �� 2203 41st wd. 1341.90 Sq. Ft. �� Choudhury aka Shahina Aktar Moni, in her capacity as heir �� deceased. Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest �� Choudhury, deceased. C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 01122 �� 1405-462 3628 Sepviva Street 19134�� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-463 �� aka 7681 Frankford Avenue �� 03183 $1,312,474.16 Sherry �� 1405-464 304 E Clarkson Avenue 19120 �� 1-2306-00 IMPROVEMENTS:

�� August Term, 2013 No. 02098 $136,928.19 Federman & As�� 1405-465 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 2013 No. 02907 $109,796.99 �� 1405-466 �� 2934 62nd wd. 1379.88 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. September Term, 2011 �� 1405-467 3020 Hale Street 19149-3104 �� nado C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 01431 $93,227.13 Phelan �� 1405-468 �� 19129 21st wd. 828 Sq. Ft. �� Teresa Rondon C.P. April Term, 2009 No. 01348 �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack�� 1405-469 �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 00026 $290,447.33 Phelan �� 1405-470 334 West Woodlawn Street 19144-3817 12th wd. 1401 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Wright C.P. March Term, 2012 �� Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-471 �� wd. Together with all right, title, and interest to a 0.747% undivided interest of, in and to the common elements, as more particularly set forth in the ��

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IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM UNIT Todd Facenda C.P. October Term, 2011 No. �� 1405-472 316 West Ruscomb Street 19120 42nd wd. 1739.70 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� E. Wortham Jr C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 03264 �� P.C. 1405-473 312 West Hortter Street 19119�� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-474 �� soleil and Robert A. Cudjoe C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-475 �� 2811 46th wd. 879.28 Sq. Ft. �� Peterson C.P. January Term, �� 1405-476 4718 Vista Street 19136 �� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-477 �� 1405-478 �� April Term, 2013 No. 00018 $133,708.33 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-479 �� terbridge C.P. June Term, 2010 No. 01983 $102,168.36 Phelan �� 1405-480 �� 2013 No. 01219 $181,838.77

Martha E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1405-481 2714 North Waterloo Street �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-482 �� 4837 13th wd. 2318.72 Sq. Ft. �� Jr C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-483 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� McCloud C.P. April Term, 2013 �� 1405-484 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1405-485 �� Heft C.P. August Term, 2013 �� 1405-486 842 East Thayer Street aka 842 Thayer Street East 19134�� March Term, 2013 No. 00461 �� 1405-487 6844 Oakland Street 19149 �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-488 1269 Stirling Street 19111 �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-489 1963 Rowan Street (aka West Rowan Street) 191401732 13th wd. 1922 Sq. Ft. �� Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� owner C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 00009 $113,839.38 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., ��

Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-490 �� to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� T. Egan, Jr C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 04399 $49,799.74 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-491 �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� as tenants by the entirety C.P. �� $107,224.79 Scott A. Dietter�� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack�� 1405-492 �� 19144 12th wd. 1902 Sq. Ft. �� the entirety C.P. January Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-493 1863 East Ontario Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Jones, as sole owner C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 1312 �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack�� 1405-494 �� in her capacity as heir of Joaquin Alicea, deceased. Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Joaquin Alicea, deceased. C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02738 $8,693.73 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-495 1602 South Corlies Street 19143-1662 48th wd. 2913.28 ��

IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� April Term, 2013 No. 00246 $113,081.09 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-496 �� 1405-497 �� Hartung, Matthew S. White C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 02177 $92,739.32 Phelan Hal�� 1405-498 2608 East Thompson Street aka 2608 Thompson Street �� and Parick Engleman, wife and husband C.P. December Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-499 6672 Chew Avenue 22nd �� Estate of Marilyn Whiskey C.P. November Term, 2011 No. �� 1405-500 �� Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1405-501 �� Skerett, as sole owner C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01473 �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack�� 1405-502 �� C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 1367 $64,921.42 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq.,

Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-503 3026 North 26th Street 19132 38th wd. 800 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-504 �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-505 6121 North Warnock Street �� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-506 3344 South Keswick Road aka 3344 Keswick Road 19114 66th wd. 3037 Sq. �� to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: �� Thomas Canty C.P. December Term, 2010 No. 00008 �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack�� 1405-507 �� 6th wd. 1717.12 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-508 429 North 13th Street, Unit �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-509 �� son C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-510 413 Titan Street 19147 2nd wd. �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Davis C.P. June Term, 2013 �� 1405-511 ��

C.P. October Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-512 �� September Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-513 3072 Aramingo Avenue 19134 �� aka Patricia O’Donnell C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02808 �� P.C. 1405-514 �� tian. Title to said premises �� A. Seyther, dated November 27, 1996 and recorded February 7, 1997 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Philadelphia County as �� 221, page 441. C.P. July Term, �� Martin S. Weisberg, Esquire 1405-515 4921 North Hutchinson Street 19141 49th wd. 1370 Sq. Ft. �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� C.P. January Term, 2011 No. �� Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-516 �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� representative of the estate of Martha J. Allison, deceased. C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-517 �� Mathurin C.P. July Term, 2011 �� & Eisenberg, PC 1405-518 �� 19141 17th wd. 1044 Sq. �� -

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�� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02041 $88,922.91 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-519 4812 North Sydenham Street 19141 13th wd. 1024 Sq. Ft.; row 2sty masonry �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� Anthony Smith, known surviving heir of Vera Williams, deceased mortgagor and real owner, and all unknown surviving heirs of Vera Williams, deceased mortgagor and real owner C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 03947 $24,398.32 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-520 8439 Provident Street aka �� and daughter, as Joint tenants and not as tenants in common C.P. February Term, 2011 No. 0204 $176,709.87 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-521 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� McCoy, Jr C.P. August Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-522 2002 66th Avenue 19138 10th �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Heggs C.P. January Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-523 314 Dickinson Street 19147 1st wd. 6760 Sq. Ft.; row 3 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� and Janine Wisniewski aka Janine Wishiewski C.P. September Term, 2011 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-524 3761 Richmond Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Schmidt C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01731 $108,014.77 �� 1405-525 3731 Midvale Avenue 19129 38th wd. 1170 Sq. Ft. ��-

�� C.P. July Term, 2012 No. �� Osborne 1405-526 1609 Christian Street aka 1609 South Christian Street �� C.P. May Term, 2011 No. �� Osborne 1405-527 �� 18th wd. 784 Sq. Ft. �� III C.P. September Term, 2011 �� J. Osborne 1405-528 �� 8082497 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Pelberg, personal respresentative of the estate of David A. Pelberg, deceased. C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 02166 �� 1405-529 �� Watson and Charmell Edwards C.P. January Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-530 2063 East Hagert Street �� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02263 $144,878.70 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1405-531 1912 Pratt Street 23rd wd. �� IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 �� Okoro C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 00781 $137,991.63 Mil�� 1405-532 1999 Elston Street 10th wd. �� IMPROVEMENTS: ROW �� November Term, 2013 No. 01038 $99,926.11 Milstead & �� 1405-533 �� $233,747.07 Milstead & As�� 1405-534 �� 1001003 Subject to Mortgage

IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� individually and in his capac�� Trust date August 9, 2006, and �� Welsh Road, Philadelphia, PA �� Powers, Kirn, & Javardian, �� 1405-535 12628 Medford Road 66th wd. �� 00 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW �� Andrew Clark C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 01032 �� 1405-536 �� C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-537 �� C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 00971 $260,187.31 Milstead & �� 1405-538 740 Susquehanna Road 63rd �� 0402-00 IMPROVEMENTS: �� Daniel Campbell aka Daniel J. Campbell C.P. December Term, �� 1405-539 �� Natal, original mortgagor and �� mortgagor and real owner C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 01862 �� 1405-540 �� 1405-541 �� ton, Jeffrey Pennington C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 00618 $162,844.60 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-542 �� July Term, 2012 No. 04487 $72,010.42 Phelan Hallinan, ��

1405-543 216 East Cheltenham Avenue 19120-1012 61st wd. 1600 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Nguyen, Kenny Thai Dao C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00687 �� 1405-544 �� Ricketts-Wilson aka Tamieka �� June Term, 2012 No. 01136 �� 1405-545 3422 D Street 19134 7th wd. �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� 1405-546 �� 0 Sq. Ft. 0.84% undivided interest of, in and to the common elements Condominium �� C.P. April Term, 2012 No. �� E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1405-547 4627 Fernhill Road 19144 13th wd. 1184 Sq. Ft. �� ruary Term, 2013 No. 03334 $29,121.32 Scott A. Dietterick, �� Esq. 1405-548 �� 17th wd. 1260 Sq. Ft. �� and Rasheeda McNeair C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 0944 �� Osborne 1405-549 �� 40th wd. 1600 Sq. Ft. �� rola C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-550 6221 North 16th Street 19141 17th wd. 1440 Sq. Ft. �� P.C. 1405-551 3901 Folsom Street 191041643 24th wd. 1046.09 Sq. Ft. ��

�� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Horace �� Diane Croon, in her capacity �� deceased. C.P. May Term, 2010 �� 1405-552 �� liams, known surviving her of �� mortgagor and real owner and unknown surviving heirs of �� mortgagor and real owner. C.P. May Term, 2010 No. 01616 $43,441.08 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-553 1819 West Oxford Street �� July Term, 2013 No. 01831 ��berg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-554 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 01307 $121,780.82 Phelan �� 1405-555 �� man, Shanna Nejman C.P. �� 1405-556 �� 1823 36th wd. 930 Sq. Ft. �� Sr C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-557 �� umba C.P. March Term, 2012 �� 1405-558 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. ��

1405-559 �� 1405-560 3449 Joyce Street 19134�� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 00062 $66,308.88 Phelan Hal�� 1405-561 �� Jr. C.P. June Term, 2010 No. �� 1405-562 3234 Fanshawe Street 19149�� Pawlowski C.P. October Term, �� 1405-563 903 West Erie Avenue 19140 43rd wd. 1472 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. June Term, 2007 No. �� 1405-564 �� 19120 61st wd. 1446 Sq. �� Candelaria, executrix of the estate of John J. Clouthier, deceased mortgagor and real owner C.P. February Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-565 2882 Emerald Street 19134 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-566 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� September Term, 2013 No. 00837 $179,749.72 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-567 �� wd. 900 Sq. Ft.; row 2sty �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Chapman and William H Chapman C.P. November Term, 2010 No. 04337 $98,780.47

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McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-568 3867 Archer Street 19140 13th wd. 1110 Sq. Ft.; semi det 2 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� January Term, 2011 No. 01744 $37,988.97 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-569 631 West Allegheny Avenue �� Ft.; row 2 sty masonry �� eira aka Jacqueline Malonado Texeira C.P. January Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-570 1030 Wagner Avenue 19141 49th wd. 1278 Sq. Ft.; �� C.P. February Term, 2010 No. 00970 $99,187.40 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-571 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� deceased Mortgagor and �� known surviving heir of Mary �� real owner, and all unknown �� deceased mortgagor and real owner. C.P. May Term, 2013 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-572 177 Rennard Street 19116�� her capacity as Executrix and devisee of the estate of Ellen Shapiro C.P. August Term, �� 1405-573 2142-44 South Simpson Street 19142 40th wd. 1140 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1405-574 �� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-575 �� -

�� March Term, 2012 No. 01270 �� 1405-576 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� February Term, 2013 No. 02840 $32,910.34 Phelan Hal�� 1405-577 4642 Tampa Street 19120�� man C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 02406 $24,392.62 Phelan �� 1405-578 1828 East Wensley Street �� C.P. December Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-579 1922 South 60th Street 19142 40th wd. 1421.28 Sq. Ft. �� aka John T. Mcintyre, III C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-580 �� 19144 22nd wd. 2200 Sq. �� and Ken Sheppard C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 00494 ��berg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-581 �� 22nd wd. 32’1” frontage x �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Jr., deceased and all known and unknown individuals, heirs, successors, assigns, business entities, non-profit entities, �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-582 3436 Primrose Road 19114 �� 1405-583 416 East Pleasant Street ��

�� April Term, 2013 No. 04073 �� P.C. 1405-584 431 Dudley Street 19148 �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-585 7021 Elmwood Avenue 19142 40th wd. 1386 Sq. Ft. �� 1405-586 1933 South Hemberger Street �� 2013 No. 01674 $78,401.88 �� 1405-587 �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-588 1786 Scattergood Street 19124 62nd wd. 1104.22 Sq. Ft. �� Soong Wong aka Christopher Soong Pak Wong C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-589 �� April Term, 2013 No. 02361 �� P.C. 1405-590 �� 19142 40th wd. 1440 Sq. Ft. �� mad C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-591 6922 Pascall Avenue 19142 �� September Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-592 1802 Church Street 19124 �� C.P. May Term, 2013 No. ��

1405-593 209 Ripka Street 19127�� C.P. June Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-594 �� Terrance T. Toomer C.P. �� $149,893.41 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-595 7211 Fowler Street 19128�� aka Vicki Jo Mest C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 02982 $140,332.03 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-596 �� August Term, 2012 No. 00033 �� 1405-597 �� 4014 42nd wd. 1016 Sq. Ft. �� September Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-598 �� 1405-599 �� $167,076.09 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-600 �� Jr, Heather Minster C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 02631 $69,318.10 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-601 �� 44th wd. 1200 Sq. Ft.; row 2 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� White and Tammi Spence-White C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

1405-602 �� Esquire 1405-603 2411 East Allegheny Avenue �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-604 �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-605 �� May Term, 2011 No. 02683 $137,418.97 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-606 200 West Ashdale Street 19120-3812 42nd wd. 1608 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Holmes, Joanne Holmes C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 03300 $31,668.90 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-607 1102 Haworth Street aka 1102 Hayworth Street 19124�� Term, 2013 No. 00438 �� 1405-608 �� 19120 42nd wd. 1080 Sq. Ft.; semi det 2 sty masonry �� November Term, 2012 No. 00032 $126,101.39 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-609 �� Jr C.P. November Term, 2012 �� 1405-610 119 W Price Street 19144-3309 �� 3-0139-00 IMPROVEMENTS: �� August Term, 2013 No. 03312

�� FEIN, ESQUIRE 1405-611 �� son C.P. December Term, 2011 �� 1405-612 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Hall C.P. April Term, 2012 No. �� A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1405-613 2429 South Hutchinson Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� No. 00742 $143,306.30 Phelan �� 1405-614 �� 19131-2816 32nd wd. 1803 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� December Term, 2003 No. �� A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1405-615 �� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 02832 $40,383.34 Phelan Hal�� 1405-616 611 Oriole Street 191283122 21st wd. 8086 Sq. Ft. �� Term, 2012 No. 01462 $419,218.91 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-617 1427 Conlyn Street 19141�� capacity as administrator of of �� capacity as heir of the estate �� heir of the estate of Katherine ��sors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or ��ceased. C.P. March Term, 2012 �� 1405-618 �� 1828 12th wd. 900 Sq. Ft. ��

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in his capacity as adminstrator and heir of the estate of Charles Williams. Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or �� deceased. C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 01200 $63,678.88 �� 1405-619 �� Term, 2013 No. 02938 �� 1405-620 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 03062 $122,823.63 Phelan �� 1405-621 1434 Faunce Street 19111�� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Orliw aka Maureen E. Orliw C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-622 1413 South 21st Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Culbreth C.P. May Term, �� 1405-623 7222 Oakland Street 19149�� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Ramos C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01604 $46,342.20 �� 1405-624 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1405-625 �� wd. 2442.37 Sq. Ft. �� $170,410.12 Phelan Hal�� 1405-626 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Massey C.P. February Term, ��

1405-627 �� 19142 40th wd. 1360 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02964 �� P.C. 1405-628 6046 Carpenter Street 19143 �� August Term, 2013 No. 02347 �� P.C. 1405-629 �� Cara Stears C.P. February Term, �� 1405-630 1214 East Strafford Street 19138 22nd wd. 916.80 Sq. Ft. �� Wiley C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-631 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Crawford C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 01613 $71,601.68 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1405-632 6224 Argyle Street 19111 �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1405-633 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Armstrong and United States �� attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 002290 $82,014.82 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-634 �� 19146 36th wd. 1020 Sq. Ft. �� ESTATE The unknown heirs, executors, and devisees of the �� September Term, 2013 No. 02141 $206,762.63 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1405-635 �� Paul C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 000829 $63,736.78 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire

1405-636 �� 29th wd. 1044 Sq. Ft. �� $78,373.33 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1405-637 2019 Wilmot Street 191243407 23rd wd. 1080.00 Sq. Ft. �� $74,430.23 Scott A. Dietterick, �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack�� 1405-638 3122 Hellerman Street 19149�� as tenants by the entirety C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 3033 �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ack�� 1405-639 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Stephens C.P. September Term, 2009 No. 1470 $213,384.96 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-640 3481 Amber Street 19134 �� as sole owner C.P. April Term, �� A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. �� 1405-641 �� 46th wd. 1344 Sq. Ft. �� and Karen Denise McNeil as joint tenants and not as tenants in common C.P. March Term, 2011 No. 2432 $76,319.86 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. �� 1405-642 1229 East Chelten Avenue ��

Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� Valerie Cime C.P. April Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, �� 1405-643 1829 East Monmouth Street (aka Monmouth Street) 19134�� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 03192 $26,162.91 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-644 �� 1406 62nd wd. 1316 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. October Term, 2012 No. �� Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� 1405-645 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Franklin C.P. October Term, �� 1405-646 241 East Stella Street 191342811 7th wd. 609 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01910 $17,999.12 Phelan Hal�� 1405-647 1200 East Price Street 19138�� siter C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-648 �� C.P. August Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-649 �� C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 03690 $77,602.27 Phelan Hal��

1405-650 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Williams C.P. July Term, 2012 �� 1405-651 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Fogle C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 02741 $116,613.03 Phelan �� 1405-652 �� June Term, 2012 No. 02878 $79,277.19 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1405-653 1973 Pratt Street 19124�� Stanchek aka Roseanne C Sankovich C.P. April Term, �� 1405-654 1830 South 60th Street 19142�� Justin Moore C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02374 $101,306.37 �� 1405-655 �� 3311 41st wd. 1264 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-656 �� 3207 34th wd. 6127.24 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 00319 $212,964.82 Phelan �� 1405-657 �� 19138 8th wd. 1013 Sq. Ft. �� Jonathan M. Peterson, Esquire 1405-658 1213 W Sergeant Street �� than M. Peterson, Esquire 1405-659 �� 19143-4812 41st wd. 1712 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN��

�� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-660 413 Poplar Street 19123�� Mange C.P. March Term, �� 1405-661 6032 North Marvine Street 19141-3208 49th wd. 1344.80 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Reviere C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 01094 $128,408.23 �� 1405-662 �� 4019 12th wd. 3648 Sq. Ft. �� 1405-663 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Edwards C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01461 $147,063.33 �� 1405-664 �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02419 $32,692.16 Phelan �� 1405-665 703 Manton Street 19147�� 1405-666 �� 1713 40th wd. 1800 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. March Term, 2012 No. �� 1405-667 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� November Term, 2011 No. 01034 $193,181.96 Phelan �� 1405-668 �� 19139-3436 60th wd. 1044.62 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� F. Nichols aka Nichols-Carter

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Mary C.P. August Term, 2009 �� 1405-669 2441 South 16th Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Macchia C.P. January Term, �� 1405-670 �� 4th wd. 1070.18 Sq. Ft. �� son, solely in her capacity as heir of Clarence Jenkins, deceased. C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 00334 $43,708.93 �� 1405-671 �� 19139 44th wd. 1280 Sq. Ft. �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-672 �� 63rd wd. 6666 Sq. Ft. �� Tindall C.P. September Term, �� 1405-673 �� ton C.P. January Term, 2013 �� 1405-674 3111 Salmon Street 19134�� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1405-675 81 East Phil Ellena Street 19119-2223 22nd �� Scott C.P. November Term, ��

1405-676 121 West Sylvania Street 19144-3621 12th wd. 2122.60 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� H. McNeill, Jr aka Thomas McNeill C.P. December Term, �� 1405-677 �� 19144 12th wd. (Formerly part of the 22nd wd.) 1349.2 Sq. Ft. �� Johnson C.P. November Term, �� Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1405-678 �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� adminstrator of the estate �� mortgagor and real owner C.P. �� $92,279.91 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1405-679 �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1405-680 227 East Ashmead Street �� mings C.P. July Term, 2013 �� E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1405-681 �� Donnise Morrison C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 00432 �� 1405-682 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Sanders C.P. September Term,

�� Javardian 1405-683 1226 South Wilton Street �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� Osborne, Esquire 1405-684 �� 60th wd. 1166.10 Sq. Ft. �� May Term, 2012 No. 02793 �� 1405-685 �� feet wide) and the northwest�� (70 feet wide); front 28 ft �� C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� Stern, Esquire 1405-686 6022 Kingsessing Avenue 19143 40th wd. 1200 Sq. Ft. �� Waddell, Sr C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 0104 $76,210.38 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1405-687 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Eisenberg, PC 1405-688 �� Jackson and Toni A. Jackson C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 004404 $77,073.48 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1405-689 112 North 62nd Street 19139 34th wd. 1120 Sq. Ft. �� ESTATE The estate of David E. Jordan, Jr C.P. December Term, �� Stern & Eisenberg, PC

1405-690 1441 East Comly Street �� erson C.P. August Term, 2013 �� & Eisenberg, PC 1405-691 �� N 2-249 Subject To Mortgage Mortgage held by bank of New �� N.A. as trustee on behalf �� ERECTED THEREON Scott �� Erin P. Dyer, Esquire 1405-692A 2161 Haworth Street �� Mortgage Alan Stasson C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� Sheintoch, Esquire 1405-692B �� Mortgage Alan Stasson C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� Sheintoch, Esquire 1405-692C 3147 Jasper Street 803.24 ��ject to Mortgage IMPROVE�� $271,393.01 Everett K. Sheintoch, Esquire 1405-692D 1114 Herbert Street 1260 Sq. �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� Alan Stasson $271,393.01 Everett K. Sheintoch, Esquire 1405-692E 2819 Memphis Street 910.62 ��ject to Mortgage IMPROVE�� $271,393.01 Everett K. Sheintoch, Esquire 1405-692F �� ject to Mortgage IMPROVE�� November Term, 2013 No. �� Sheintoch, Esquire

1405-693A 409 W Annsbury Street 7th wd. 1088 Sq. Ft.; land area 772.20 �� to Mortgage Subject to Rent �� Esquire 1405-693B 1306 W Erie Avenue 43rd wd. 3209 Sq. Ft.; land area �� Mortgage Subject to Rent �� Esquire 1405-693C �� 1176 Sq. Ft., land area 1280 �� Mortgage Subject to Rent �� Esquire 1405-694A �� to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: �� C.P. April Term, 2010 No. 00974 $338,974.24 Robert J. Murtaugh, Esquire 1405-694B �� 9267-10 Subject To Mortgage �� to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: �� C.P. April Term, 2010 No. 00974 $338,974.24 Robert J. Murtaugh, Esquire 1405-695 �� ary Term, 2012 No. 02247 ��fices, P.C. 1405-696 �� C.P. September Term, 2010

No. 00232 $104,361.77 Udren �� 1405-697 1027 North 64th Street �� January Term, 2011 No. 00397 ��fices, P.C. 1405-698 �� aka Richard Jackson, Jr. C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 03236 ��fices, P.C. 1405-699 �� Jerome Washington, personal representative. Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or inter�� Washington, deceased. Jerome Washington, individually and personal representative of the ��ton. C.P. August Term, 2011 �� 1405-700 �� 34th wd. 1769.92 Sq. Ft. �� Jordan C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00701 $97,878.61 Udren �� 1405-701 �� 2214800 IMPROVEMENTS: �� Igor Pavlo C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02042 ��fices, P.C. 1405-702 929 Dudley Street 19148 39th �� aka Jacqueline Pooler C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 00466 ��fices, P.C.

Here Be Dragons Italo Serpa, Igor Serpa and Gustavo Souza are pictured at the Duvel USA and Ommegang Brewery launch of the Game of Thrones, Fire and Blood Red Ale at Iron Abbey in Horsham. Guests were encouraged to come dressed as their favorite character for prizes. The beer went on sale March 31, in time for the debut of the HBO series’ season four premiere, “Fire and Blood.” Photo by HughE Dillon

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LEWIS VERY PLEASED His team arguably pulled off the biggest upset in the PIAA AAA boys’ playoffs this season when Philadelphia Electric Technology Charter stunned Archbishop Carroll to make it to the semifinals against Neumann-Goretti. And coach James Lewis knows it. “They have a pretty good program over there at Carroll and few gave us a chance to win. That was the finest moment I have had in these last four years of playing in the state tournament. It was great game. We just made a few more plays than them to win. I think the AAA division is the toughest in the

The junior guard continues to build on his impressive record

state.” Many hoops pundits feel that Catholic League teams thrive during the regular and post-

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Goretti, Carroll and Roman Catholic were nationally ranked all season. Archbishop Wood (Pat

amarr “Fresh” Kimble knows in the tourney’s heyday, stars like Wilt a thing or two about winning. Chamberlain, Rasheed Wallace, Kobe The 6-foot star junior combi- Bryant and Earl Monroe participated. Top nation guard from Neumann- Division I coaches used to stand anywhere Goretti is coming off a PIAA AAA state they could to get a glimpse of the action. championship, District 12 City title and a The NCAA does not allow for Division I Catholic League title in 2014. Now, he is coaches to be present anymore, however. trying to win as a member of the Keystone “Everyone who plays here knows that all Blazers in the prestigious Albert Donofrio these great players played here,” Kimble Classic Basketball Tournament, held at said. the Fellowship House in Conshohocken. Kimble is still basking in the glow of Kimble had 32 points in a 94-91 quarter- winning three major titles in March. “It final win in the tourney April 9 against felt great to have won the city, state and Philly Sol, which featured Constitution’s Catholic League this year,” he said. “We Kimar Williams and Roman Catholic’s work very hard, so I am not surprised at Shep Garner, who had 20 points apiece in our results. We all want to win so bad and Continued on page 2 the loss. “I really love playing in the Conshohocken event,” Kimble said. “It’s fun to break off from the other Neumann guys for a change and try something new. I’m very friendly with the [Keystone Blazers coach] Thurmond Cameron and told him I would play for him. It’s an event with a lot of tradition and there are a lot of good players on every roster. It’s a positive experience and we’d like to win it too.” Kimble’s squad will be playing LVBR in the final four on April 14. The tournament features teams made up of random top players throughout the area, as well as other nearby states. Kimble Tyrell Long of Bishop McDevitt HS lays up two points will perform nationally in the spring on Team Hardnett in the Donofrio Classic held at the and summer for Rob Brown’s Team Fellowship House in Conshohocken. Photo by Sarah J. Glover Final AAU program. In past years

I talent. Well, the same can be said about the Public League “A” Division. Lewis said that with-

seasons because of the tough competition that the conference offers every night. NeumannSmith), Bishop McDeviit (Tyrell Long), and St. Joseph’s Prep (Chris Clover) all featured Division out battling Math, Civics and Sciences, Imhotep Charter, Martin Luther King, Constitution and Frankford twice a year, the team would probably not have beaten Carroll in the postseason. “I think the “A” Division is one of the toughest around,” he said. “That competition really gets you prepared for the postseason. I hope they keep the division the way it is because it’s great.”

DESEAN JACKSON REACTION The DeSean Jackson saga was one of the biggest stories to hit Eagles’ fans in years. The Eagles decision to part ways — and to do so in a terse press release — after the receiver had an all-pro season, opened eyes everywhere. Since the Eagles have not publicly elaborated on a reason why Jackson was let go (and Jackson subsequently told ESPN that he was not given a reason either) and timed his release with an NJ.com report that the Birds were concerned with his affiliations or friendships with gang members, rumors have been flying everywhere. Most beat reporters of the team believe coach Chip Kelly made the call and did so because Jackson was a “me first” player who didn’t fit into his coaching methods or was a disruptive force in the locker room, which is full of young players. It has also been reported that Jackson’s $10.5 million salary was not worth the headaches. Liberty City Press talked with two prominent coaches about the situation. “We have the same issues at the high school level,” said George Washington coach Ron Cohen. “You want all your players to respond to your coaching and be good practice players and teammates. We tell the kids all the time, they have to practice well and be good people if they want to play well. If Jackson was not a good teammate then it is important to sometimes send a message. I am not sure about the gang tie allegations but I think the Eagles made this decision they were better off without him.” Said Tom Kline, the football coach at Springfield High in Delaware County: “I think if the coaches felt that he was more of a distraction and not a team guy who bought into the Chip Kelly system, I think it was the right move.” He said, “I remember the bad reputation that Tom Landry had as a coach, because he was constantly trading and releasing players from year to year. He would always tell people that no ‘one’ person was bigger than the team. Well, as much as people were not a fan of his philosophy, he was in charge of a team that had 20 consecutive winning seasons, which is an unbelievable accomplishment. If it simply comes down to the fact that he wasn’t buying into Chip’s system and the future told them that it wasn’t going to change, then you had to move on without him.” He added that he talks to his players about what happened. “As a coach, I do share these stories with my athletes and remind them that there is more to playing the game than just being a great athlete. You have to be a team guy, who listens to and respects his teammates and coaches.”

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Standouts of the season: Summer Concert Guide 2014 By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Now that the seemingly never-ending frozen slushy purgatory that was this past winter is over and the weather is nice, musicians of all stripes are gearing up to hit the road this spring and summer. The good news is a lot of big artists are teaming up for great double bills this summer to compete with arena-filling pop superstars. The bad news is tickets are still really, really pricey. Since most of you, like us, probably donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the funds to hit all the great concerts this summer, we thought it would be a good idea to compile a list of notable concerts and festivals swinging through the region so you can make an informed decision on how to spend your hard-earned summer concert dollars.

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VNV Nation The electro/EDM group performs 8 p.m. May 9 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888.

Steel Panther The glam-metal band performs 8 p.m. May 17 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011. Failure The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m. May 30 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011. Danity Kane The R&B girl group performs 8 p.m. May 17 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011. Meshell Ndegeochello The out R&B singer/songwriter performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400. La Roux The electro/rock singer performs 8 p.m. June 7 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 2159226888.

Lady Gaga The pop singer performs 8 p.m. May 12 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543.

Boyz II Men The R&B group performs 8 p.m. June 7 at the Tower Theatre, 69th and Ludlow streets; 610-352-0313.

Ghost B.C. The gothic-metal group performs 8 p.m. May 15 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888.

Erin McKeown and Christina Havrilla The out singer-songwriters perform 8 p.m. June 8 at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5858.

Dave Matthews Band The rock band performs June 13-14 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Peter Murphy The goth-rock singer performs 8 p.m. June 16 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888. Backstreet Boys and Avril Lavigne The boy band and the rock singer perform 7:30 p.m. June 21 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856365-1300. Beth Hart Band The rock band performs 8 p.m. June 21 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100. Journey, Steve Miller Band and Tower of Power The rock bands perform 6:45 p.m. June 22 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Diana Ross The R&B/pop/dance diva performs 8 p.m. June 25 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, West Fairmount Park, 52nd Street. and Parkside Avenue.; 800-745-3000. Fallout Boy and Paramour The rock bands perform 7 p.m. June 27 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd.,

Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. New Edition The R&B group performs 7:30 p.m. June 28 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts; 800-745-3000. One Republic The boy band performs 7 p.m. June 28 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Phish The rock/jam band performs 7:30 p.m. July 8-9 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts; 800-745-3000. American Idol Live! Singers from the hit TV show perform 7:30 p.m. July 15 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts; 800-745-3000. Queen with Adam Lambert The iconic rock band taps the out pop/rock singer to front the band 7:30 p.m. July 16 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543. Bruno Mars The pop singer performs 8 p.m. July 17 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856PAGE 28 365-1300.

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Lynyrd Skynrd and Bad Company The classic rock bands perform 7 p.m. July 18 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Yes The classic group performs 8 p.m. July 19 at the Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets; 610-352-0313.

Goo Goo Dolls and Daughtry The rock bands perform 6:45 p.m. Aug. 17 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. Motley Crue and Alice Copper The hard-rock bands perform 7 p.m. Aug. 23 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300.

Veruca Salt The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m. July 22 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way; 609-3171000. Billy Idol The singer performs 8 p.m. May 31 at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk; 609-343-4000. Morrissey The out rock singer performs 8 p.m. June 6 at Revel’s Ovation Hall, 500 Boardwalk; 855-348-0500. Santana The rock guitarist performs 8 p.m. June 13-14 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way; 609317-1000.

Lionel Richie and Cee-Lo Green The R&B singer and the rapper/singer perform 7:30 p.m. July 23 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300.

Live The rock group performs 8 p.m. June 20 at Revel’s Ovation Hall, 500 Boardwalk; 855-348-0500.

Sarah McLachlan The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. July 24 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, West Fairmount Park, 52nd St. and Parkside Ave.; 800-745-3000.

Summerland Tour Nineties rock bands Everclear, Soul Asylum, Eve 6 and Spagehog perform 7:30 p.m. June 21 at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk; 609343-4000.

Nine Inch Nails and Soundgarden The alt-rock bands perform 7 p.m. July 30 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856365-1300.

Counting Crows and Toad the Wet Sprocket The alt-rock groups perform 8 p.m. June 28 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way; 609317-1000.

Miley Cyrus The pop singer performs 7:30 p.m. Aug. 2 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543.

Lady Gaga The pop singer performs 8 p.m. June 28 at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk; 609348-7000.

Kiss and Def Leppard The rock bands perform 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856365-1300.

Rick Springfield and Pat Benatar with Neil Giraldo The singers perform 8 p.m. July 5 at Revel’s Ovation DEF LEPPARD (CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT), LINKIN PARK, 30 SECONDS TO MARS, MESHELL Hall, 500 Boardwalk; 855NDEGEOCHELLO, AFI, GHOST B.C. 348-0500. Katy Perry John Mellencamp The singer performs 8 p.m. July 6 at Borgata Hotel, The pop singer performs 7 p.m. Aug. 4 and 5 at Wells Atlantic City Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way; 609-317Alice in Chains Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543. 1000. The rock group performs 8 p.m. May 9 at Revel’s Ovation 30 Seconds to Mars, Linkin Park and AFI Hall, 500 Boardwalk; 855-348-0500. Sublime with Rome The alt-rock bands perform 6:30 p.m. Aug. 15 at The group performs 8 p.m. July 11 at Revel’s Ovation The Monkees Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, Hall, 500 Boardwalk; 855-348-0500. The group performs 8 p.m. May 23 at Borgata Hotel, N.J.; 856-365-1300.

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Keith Urban The country singer performs 8 p.m. July 17 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way; 609-317-1000. Kiss and Def Leppard The rock bands perform 7 p.m. Aug. 2 at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk; 609-348-7000.

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perform May 31 at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, 601 N. Columbus Blvd.; www.rootspicnic. com. Governor’s Ball Outkast, Jack White, Vampire Weekend, Skrillex, The Strokes, Interpol and more perform June 6-8 at Randall’s Island, New York City; http://governorsballmusicfestival.com.

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What a feeling This article is going to print on April 25, What I did want to take a moment to say 2014 — exactly 31 years to the day that is that this paper helped seal my love for the I first came out as a gay man. Well, a gay community we have here in Philadelphia. teenager would be more accurate. There are so many people and so many It was the spring of 1983. All you heard on great things to do here, I can’t think of anythe radio was Michael Jackson, The Police place else I’d rather be. and the “Flashdance” soundtrack, And now spring is here! Get your ass out there, people, and which was fine by me because I have a ball! was in love with all of them and knew the lyrics to every song. Still do, to the chagrin of my husPhiladelphia Black Gay Pride band. There’s a weekend full of I was 15 years old and no one events starting at 6-8 p.m. April 25 at the Stadium Holiday Inn, really knew what to do with gay 900 Packer Ave. Kick off Philly teenagers back then, but I had a Black Gay Pride and Penn pretty good idea of what I wanted Relays weekend with a touch to do and where I wanted to go. of class. They’ll have food, Though at the time, like any 15drink specials, a 50/50 raffle, years-old, I was a big mess and vendors and the presentation of had no idea how to get there. bunch of community awards. One of the things that helped Jim Kiley- aAdmission is free! me was the PGN. A dear friend and mentor named Doug, who Zufelt Next you can enjoy sexy and sophisticated speed dating from owned a greeting-card shop in 4-6 p.m. April 26 at Ladder Fifteen, 1528 Delaware, gave me my first copy. Later I Sansom St. There will be $5 drink specials, would pick them up at the old Hen’s Teeth sexy raffles and loads of great-looking bookstore in downtown Wilmington. folks to meet and greet — and best of all, I’m not saying anything dorky like this no cover charge! paper saved my life, or that it showed me Enjoy an amazing brunch with Broadway what I wanted to be when I grew up. I found legend Sheryl Lee Ralph and the cast that inspiration in many other places and in of “Mighty Real: A Fabulous Sylvester many other people. Musical” from noon-3 p.m. April 27 at Smokin’ Betty’s, 116 S. 11th St. Wrap it all up from 1-6 p.m. April 27 at the courtyard lounge at Raw, 1225 Sansom St., at the Finale Party. There will be incredible DJs and happy-hour drink specials, and bottle service will be available. Repairs, Renovations and Remodeling Fashionable attire is required and cover charge is only $10 in advance or $15 at the door.

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new Miss Heart of Delaware. There will be a $10 cover for this 18-and-over event. If you live within 100 miles of Delaware and are interested in competing, email fiercedrag@gmail.com for more information. IBA ConnX The Independence Business Alliance, the Philadelphia region’s gay and lesbian chamber of commerce, is hosting a networking event in the shadow of a half-million-gallon shark tank! The event runs from 5:307:30 April 29 at Adventure Aquarium, 1 Riverside Drive in Camden. Carpool across the Ben, hop on the ferry or ride PATCO over to Camden City Hall — do whatever it takes to make this event! There will be complimentary wine, beer, soft drinks and hors d’ouevres. Admission is free for IBA members, $10 for nonmembers and guests. Stimulus Party for Equality Those hot ladies of Stimulus are headed back to ICandy at 10 p.m. May 2, 254 S. 12th St., and all are welcome as they celebrate the arrival of spring and Equality Forum. Explore all three newly renovated floors of the club or chill on the roof deck as you enjoy the drink specials, sexy go-go dancers and breathtaking shot girls. Cover charge is only $10 and proceeds benefit Equality PA’s Educational Fund. Equality Forum Canada is the featured nation this year at the annual global summit to advance LGBT civil rights. Participate in a variety of panels and programs on everything from aging issues, adoption, immigration reform, religion and workplace issues to politics. Check out the schedule at www.equalityforum.com for all the details. Then spend your Sunday out at SundayOUT, noon-6 p.m. May 4 at The Piazza, North Second Street and Germantown Avenue. There will be internationally known DJs, singers, dancers and great entertainment, sponsored by Wired 96.5. Admission is only $10 for this allages event. Big Gay Boat Party DJ DeeJay is back with the biggest and gayest boat party on the Delaware River from 5-11 p.m. May 4 at Moshulu, 401 S. Columbus Blvd. It’s the first boat party of the season, so don’t miss your chance to enjoy the amazing sunset and the incredible skyline views with hundreds of Philly’s hottest partiers. Cover charge is only $10! ■ Questions, comments, suggestions or requests? Contact Jim at barcrawlr@gmail.com.

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Michael Bolton: Same name, different songman When I was trying to do research on this week’s profile — Opera Philadelphia’s vice president of education and community programs, Michael Bolton — that pesky other fella kept coming up. They both are involved with opera but our Michael actually got better reviews than that pop guy. PGN: Tell me about the time and place you were born. MB: I was born in Delaware County on Labor Day: Sept. 2, 1968. There was a little bit of a surprise for my mother because there was another person in there with me that she didn’t know about. I came out and they said, “Oh, you have another one in there.” It turned out my twin and I had been on top of each other. Back in 1968, they weren’t as sophisticated as now and had only detected one heartbeat. So I have a twin sister. I’ve lived in Delaware County all of my life, except for one-and-a-half years in Manayunk. I was a voice major at Temple University. It was clear that I had a passion for opera but I realized pretty quickly that I was not going to be the next Samuel Ramey. PGN: What sparked that passion? MB: The movie “Amadeus.” I went to see it when I was about 15. And hearing the Queen of the Night aria from “The Magic Flute” and the music from “The Marriage of Figaro” and “Don Giovanni” literally changed my life. PGN: Was loving opera at 15 your first clue that you might be gay? MB: Not really. I kept thinking to myself, Eventually I’m going to like girls, eventually I’m going to like girls. That clearly never happened. I came out to myself when I was about 20 and came out to my family when I was about 26. PGN: Tell me a little about the family. MB: My mom was a stay-at-home mom. God bless us she’s still with us and she’ll be 82 in October. Yesterday was the 14th anniversary of my father’s passing, so he’s very much on my mind today. My dad was a maintenance man, very blue-collar. I’m the only artistic one in the family. I really have no idea how that happened. I have four sisters and my twin, Patty, and I are the youngest of the five. I was always singing around the house so my mother suggested I join the choir. At 10 years old, my voice had already changed so I sounded like this [deep baritone]. [Laughs.] I’ve never been carded! PGN: What did you do for family fun? MB: We had a pool, so we were always swimming. In the winter we went Christmas caroling. It was a pretty typical blue-collar upbringing. I had a good childhood.

PGN: Did you live in a dorm at Temple? MB: No, I commuted. PGN: What was the worst class you had to take? MB: Music theory. No, wait. Piano! I still can’t play. I can tap out a line or two but don’t ask me to play with two hands! PGN: Who was a favorite teacher? MB: Oh, there was one teacher who I just adored though no one else was particularly fond of her. She taught music in history and I found it fascinating; it actually influences a lot of what we do here. It was very contextualized: How do the arts respond to the needs of the time? Which is what art does — all art responds to culture, all art responds to what is happening. Two other teachers who were really pivotal for me were my high-school Spanish teacher, Aurora Moral, and my high-school choir teacher, Susan Descano, who is retiring soon so I’ll be going to an event for her later this year. It was those two who ... we do a lot of outreach with our Sounds of Learning project and sometimes we forget how important it is for a young impressionable teenager to get positive affirmation from someone who has no skin in the game, you know, who believes in you and trusts in you and inspires you to be the best that you can be. And that’s what those two ... sorry, it gets me emotional just thinking about it. That’s what those two did for me.

get her job? MB: [Laughs.] No, no! She actually stepped off the bus, hit the uneven curb and broke her ankle. Then, when she stepped back to catch her balance, she broke the other one! And she’d just gotten back from a ski trip accident-free! PGN: Yikes! So tell me about some of the outreach work you’re doing now. MB: We have a lot of different programs starting with the Sounds of Learning program. With that, we offer in-school classes for free, all of which are geared towards enhancing the curriculum and are based on various aspects of opera that can be used in the classroom. For instance, we do Opera 101, which really evokes critical thinking. We’ll ask the kids, “What do you think opera is?” and we’ll show them the Bugs Bunny “Kill the Wabbit” cartoon. We talk about the storylines and the characters and what it takes to make a good opera. Then we’ll look at a scene from “Dreamgirls” where she sings “And

wants to leave. Even though she’s singing in a foreign language, they can understand what’s happening. They get the connections between the stories and they’re proud of themselves. They get really hooked into it! We also do Singing 101, which is kind of a biology lesson where we teach the kids how singers use their anatomy to get that full operatic sound. We use balloons to test their lung capacity, and talk about how opera singers use resonance in their face and chest to be able to project to a full opera house. We do a contest to see who has the most lung capacity and the kids get super-engaged in that. We also do “Soundtrack to the Story,” which is about getting kids to listen to a variety of music critically as well as creatively. They’ll listen to instrumental pieces from Mozart to Dave Brubeck and we’ll ask them things like, “If you were to design a fabric or wallpaper based on this music, what would it look like?” “Write a story about what you just heard in those three minutes of music.” And the fourth thing we do is our conducting class, where we teach them about meter and rhythm in everyday life and speech. We try to put as many tie-ins to make it as relevant to kids as possible. PGN: That’s amazing. You’re making me want to go back to school. MB: [Laughs.] Yes, it’s exciting. We also have a six-to-eight-week program where kids learn about a particular opera and then get to come to the Academy and see it performed. As of now, we have 1,880 kids scheduled to come see “Don Giovanni.” They’ll get information about everything from Mozart to the architecture of the Academy of Music. We’ll give them fun facts, like the fact that invisible ink was created around the same time that the opera was written.

PGN: Gotta love good teachers. What was the first opera you ever sang in? MB: Oh, there weren’t many. I mostly did some school productions and a couple of amateur productions with Concert Opera Philadelphia. But that was a long time ago. I generally work behind the scenes. I’m on the board of the Children’s Opera Box, the Lansdowne Arts board and the Historic Lansdowne Theater Corporation. Now that the Boyd Theater is closed, Lansdowne is the last art-house palace left in the area. We are raising funds to restore it and turn it into a Keswick-style theater. PGN: How long have you been with Opera Philadelphia? MB: Since 2001. I got my foot in the door managing the telemarketing team. I’d never done anything like that before but I managed to run the most successful telemarketing team up to that date. PGN: [Laughs.] I think I may have gotten one of those calls in the middle of dinner. MB: Probably! I ended up transferring to development when an employee in the development department broke both of her ankles getting off of a SEPTA bus. PGN: Was that some evil understudy action? You broke her ankles so you could

I am Telling You, I’m Not Going” and we’ll talk about characterization. What is Jennifer Hudson telling us with her facial expressions and tone of voice and body language? How does the music change to affect her emotions at that moment in time? The kids really get into it. Then we use those skills and show them a scene from an opera called “Cavalleria Rusticana,” which dramatically is the exact same situation. Both of the women are pregnant and want the guy to stay, but he

PGN: So cool. And what is Hip H’opera? MB: That’s a collaboration between Opera Philadelphia and Art Sanctuary. We combine classical music style with hip-hop. It started out with kids writing poems that we then set to music by classical composers. The songs were then performed by classically trained singers and musicians. Now it’s a three-year project where the kids start out in the first year writing about their personal stories, then they go through PAGE 44

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Out rock musician in 2nd band By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com This is becoming a busy year so far for out rock singer and bass player Doug Pinnick. His longtime band, King’s X, is about to hit the road for another tour and his newest band, KXM, a side-project rock supergroup featuring rock guitarist George Lynch (Dokken, Lynch Mob) and powerhouse drummer Ray Luzier (Korn, Army of Anyone), recently released its debut album, which also debuted on Billboard’s Top 40. When Pinnick was asked about how his latest band came together, the answer wasn’t the kind of rock-star story we expected. “Ray was having a party at his house for his son, who had just turned 1, and we were all invited and hanging out,” he said. “George and Ray and I started talking. Ray had just built a new drum room to record in and George said, ‘Why don’t we just jam on some music?’ One thing led to another and we ended up making a record.” The resulting selftitled album melds the styles of the three verydifferent rock bands its individual members are from and Pinnick said that, so far, listeners are happy with it. “All the responses from fans and close friends, they just love the record,” he said. “They say it sounds original but it also sounds like all three of us. Me being in King’s X and being a singer and the bass player, there’s a signature sound we have, and me being a part of KXM, you can hear that.” The hope is that the band will take its new music on the road at some point, but Pinnick said commitments to their other bands come first.

DOUG PINNICK “This is just a side project,” he said. “We want it to go as far as it can go for sure, but all three us have our regular bands that we work with. The problem is all three of our bands are touring and we’ve got so much other stuff going on. But Ray’s band, Korn, they’re huge and always touring all over the world. That will be

the bigger obstacle we’re going to have to get past: finding time around Ray’s schedule.” Fo r t h e t i m e b e i n g , Pinnick is hitting the road with King’s X, a band for which he has been playing bass and singing for more than 30 years. As an openly gay rock musician, Pinnick said he’s seen a lot of acceptance over the years, but he wishes the gay community would get more involved and visible in that genre of music. “It seems like the gay community does not embrace hard-rock music and it’s a

frustrating thing,” he said. “Or if they do, you kind of stay in your closet. For me personally, everyone knows that I’m gay but I don’t talk about it a lot and no one asks me questions about it. So it’s sort of a silent thing in my world. But I have found a few gay people that have contacted me and told me that they have been inspired. A transgender person came to a show one time and I met her afterwards and she said she was going to kill herself. I did a speech in the middle of a song about believing in yourself and not letting people take that power away from you. And she said because of that, she decided to stay alive and she was working it out. I felt good that someone would hear that. I would like to be more vocal about it but I haven’t figured out the right way to do it. Being gay and living in the rock world and coming from a family that is homophobic, I would love to be able to stand up and make my point to the world that we do not choose this. This is who we are. Stop disapproving of our lives and understand who we are instead of just standing on the outside. I find that the KXM world that I live in has a lot of straight people. When they find out that I’m gay, some of them say they deal with it but then they think about it for a second and say, ’We love you, Doug. We know you.’ When people get to know each other, those walls, they fall.” ■ KXM’s debut album is available now. Doug Pinnick performs with King’s X 8 p.m. May 1 at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville. For more information or tickets, call 215-257-5858 or visit www. kingsxrocks.com or www. kxmband.com.

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South Philly steakhouse turns on the charm By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com

decadent flair to the steaks, especially the signature Déjà vu. We’ve visited sauce, which this particular address, is abundantly 918 S. 22nd St., a number rich comof times over the last few years, each time a different pared to other restaurant. All of them had choices like their charms and the spot’s blue cheese latest inhabitant, The Strip and horseradish. The Joint Steakhouse, is keepburger game ing up with that tradition. The Strip Joint might be is no slouch either as the the most fun restaurant to Joint Burger ($16) is a occupy that corner space, mouthful, piled high with as its menus run with a bacon, onions and mushtheme of classic, old-time rooms. strip-club vibe, especially As good as the steaks on the drink menu, which are, some of the Strip has cheeky drink names Joint’s comfort-food like Lady Marmalade, dishes were at times the Sweet Tease and Pin Up real superstars of the Girl. place. The stuffed balls The food for the most ($8) will give any Italian part was equally fun. The restaurant in the city stiff steak game is as solid competition for the best as it gets: a nice house meatball, as they were juicy, flavorful and had a treasure trove of melted smoked gouda simmering in the KEY LIME PIE CHEESECAKE center. The cheesy macaroni gratin ($6) was salad, frites and a pergodlike. The crab cakes fectly cooked piece of either New York strip, filet ($9) were perfectly crisp on the outside and tender mignon or steak maison on the inside, with the (each $19). The array of added kick of spicy srirasauces adds a touch of

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As part of the Filadelfia Latin American Film Festival, International House will screen “Pelo Malo” (“Bad Hair”) at 4:45 p.m. April 26 with writer/director Mariana Rondón in attendance. This poignant drama, set in Caracas, Venezuela, h a s 9 - y e a r- o l d J u n i o r (Samuel Lange Zambrano) determined to straighten his unruly curly hair for his school photo. Junior’s mother, Marta (Samantha Castillo), however, disap-

proves of her son’s constant primping. The temporarily unemployed Marta, who is raising Junior and his infant brother on her own, also does not like that her elder son is not particularly masculine: He sings pop tunes and dances with his eyes closed, waving his arms in the air. Marta tells a doctor that she fears her son is gay and that he will suffer. (She also wonders if it is her fault.) Junior, meanwhile, aggravates his mother by learning new

songs, putting mayonnaise in his hair and developing a crush on Mario, a handsome local grocer. “Pelo Malo” is a gritty, absorbing film about Junior (and Marta) wanting to escape from their hardscrabble lives only to have to face the reality of their difficult situation. The film’s authenticity makes each character sympathetic, right up to the powerful, provocative ending. ■ — Gary M. Kramer

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Singing the timeless songs By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor Cabaret performer Karen Akers is a class act. Playful and yet regal, she is no diva. There is an intimacy and an affection when she sings, as well as heartfelt emotion. Akers has performed on Broadway — she was nominated for a Tony Award for her role in “Nine” — but she is arguably at her best in her onewoman shows. She will present her latest act, “Time Flies,” at the Prince Music Theater April 30-May 3. The show features classic and contemporary songs showcasing her alto’s vocal and emotional range. PGN: Karen, time flies, indeed! It’s been — gasp! — two decades since we spoke. You were performing at Odette’s in New Hope. But let’s not discuss the past. What can you tell me about your new show? KA: I’m still making changes and fussing with the show. I love the songs I am doing, one of which — “Those Were the Days” by Gene Raskin — I dedicate to the piano bar at Odette’s. It was originally a Russian song. I have sung parts of it in Russian, but I don’t in this show. PGN: “Time Flies” stems from the “American Songbook” series at Lincoln Center. Is there something specific — a genre, a composer, a lyricist — that you just gravitate to? KA: Oh honey, it can be so many different things. I’ve changed this particular collection of songs since I did it at Lincoln Center. I’ve replaced four to five songs with four to five songs I love more. I’m still opening with a Shel Silverstein song. It’s fun and not something people would expect me to sing, and we continue in that vein for a little. I do a Cyndi Lauper song. [Fun fact: Akers made the film “Vibes” with Lauper back in 1988.] I’ve been singing “Westwind” by Kurt Weill and Ogden Nash. It’s a lovely song, but I may replace it with “Le couleurs du temps” by Guy Beart, which won the equivalent of a French Grammy in the 1970s. We’re all subject to time’s vicissitudes. So I can pretty much pull in anything I want. PGN: What goes into your work creating a cabaret show? Do you think of a theme first or decide on particular songs and create a narrative around them? KA: It’s hard to do a one-person show because you want to include so much. It’s harder to get multiple songwriters and composers and have it be cohesive. In any show you have to take stock with yourself and figure out what it is you want to share with people and show them ... what direction you’d like to take them. It was always

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the song first, and the songs I wanted to do, but it’s become harder. Time is growing shorter, and there are certain things I feel I have to sing and want to sing. PGN: Such as? KA: “My Husband Makes Movies” [from “Nine”], which is a question of personal time flying. It’s hard to believe I first sang it 30 years ago. I do love that song, not only because I can feel myself back in that time, but I’m surprised the song has such a vibrant life inside me. You might think I’d tire of singing it, because it carries so much ... [Her voice trails off]. PGN: What appeals to you about a song that makes you want to perform it — and I say perform, not sing, because there is a distinction. You are “acting.” KA: Each of the songs is its own scene within the piece. It starts off more lighthearted and eases in. Then I move into more theatrical, literally acted pieces. I do two songs from “Next to Normal,” a pretty bloody amazing show. They are individual woman stories: “My Psychopharmacologist and I” and “I Miss the Mountains.” What I love about more contemporary songs is that they are not limited by conventions of the past and the categories that songs more or less fell into. They are not limited by subject matter either. Lyricists Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt write about a woman who relies on her drugs and has to let go. It’s not necessarily about a woman missing her drugs, it’s a woman growing older and missing her youth, and making peace with all kinds of things. For me, it felt huge. PGN: How do you work on interpreting a song, especially one that is well-known, or familiar — e.g., from a Broadway show? KA: I don’t know who it was who taught it, but they say the two best words for an actor are, “What if”? What if this were me? And how would it feel? Truth looms large for me. I can’t sing something that I can’t feel is true. It could be superficial or deep, but it has to somehow ring true for me so I can share it wholeheartedly. PGN: There seems to be an emphasis these days on performing music with “American Idol” and “The Voice.” But I think in cabaret, you need to have a bit more finesse in how you sing. Can you discuss your thoughts on the evolution of cabaret over time, and why it endures? KA: That’s hard. I think it’s a question of being exposed to the music. Now things have almost gone too far. I don’t watch “The Voice,” but one of my sons loves it. ■ Karen Akers performs “Time Flies” 8 p.m. April 30-May 3 at the Black Box Cabaret at the Prince Music Theater, Broad and Chestnut streets. For tickets and more information, visit http://princemusictheater.org/ events/karen-akers.

DUET: Blaine (Darren Criss, left) and Kurt (Chris Colfer) perform together in a new episode of “Glee,” 8 p.m. April 29 on Fox. Photo: Fox/Tyler Golden

LAST DANCE: The gang chaperones the dance at Jess’ school in a new episode of “New Girl,” 9 p.m. April 29 on Fox. Photo: Fox/ Adam Taylor

NOTHING BUT THE BEST FOR MY BABY: Claire accuses Cam of being too snobby to use her girls’ handme-downs on a new episode of “Modern Family,” 9 p.m. April 30 on CBS. Photo: ABC/Peter “Hopper” Stone

HEART-THROBS: Pop superstars Rihanna and Justin Timberlake have the most nominations going into the first-ever “iHeart Radio Music Awards,” airing live from the historic Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles 8 p.m. May 1 on NBC.

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 04/25 Ani DiFranco The singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Four Bitchin’ Babes A musical revue starring Sally Fingerett, Debi Smith, Deirdre Flint and Marcy Marxer, 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5858. M.I.A. The hip-hop electro artist performs 8 p.m. at Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets; 610-352-0313.

Pet Shop Boys The synthpop group perfoms 8 p.m. at Revel’s Ovation Hall, 500 Boardwalk; 855348-0500.

Sat. 04/26 The Wizard of Oz The classic musical film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223. Bo Bice The rock singer seen on “American Idol” performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5858. Joan Osborne The singer performs 8 p.m. at

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. The Toadies The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011. The Legwarmers The ’90s tribute band performs 9 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Sex with Timaree Live Variety Show The burlesque showcase starts 8 p.m. at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-9649675.

Sun. 04/27 Singing In The Rain The musical film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223.

Mon. 04/28 Free Quizzo & Board Game Night Roll the dice, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Philly Rising Open Stage Open-mic artists perform 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Cher and Cyndi Lauper The iconic pop singers perform 7:30 p.m. at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215-389-9543. Better Than Ezra The alt-rock band performs 8 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-9221011.

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MIDDLE FINGERS IN THE AIR: Alternative rap artist and Super Bowl troublemaker M.I.A. comes to town to work Philadelphia into a hip-hop frenzy 8 p.m. April 25 at Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets. For more information or tickets, call 610-352-0313.

Little Shop of Horrors The musical comedy film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-9226888. Lipstick Mondays A weekly drag show featuring a changing roster of queens takes the stage 9 p.m. at The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 215862-2081.

Tue. 04/29 Tesseract The U.K. progmetal band performs 8 p.m. at The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave.; 215-634-7371.

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Wed. 04/30 4W5 Blues Jam Local musicians get down, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Thu. 05/01 Berlin featuring Terri Nunn The new-wave band performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. King’s X The rock band with an out bassist/ singer performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theatre 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5858.

begins 11 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.

Fri. 05/02 Think Pink Floyd The Pink Floyd tribute band performs 8 p.m. at Colonial Theatre,

227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. Stimulus: Fourth Annual Party for Equality The LGBTQ dance party, 10 p.m.-2 a.m. at ICandy, 254 S. 12th St.; 267-324-3500.

Ledisi The R&B singer performs 8 p.m. at Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets; 610-352-0313. The Burlesque Show The naughty fun begins 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Bob and Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness

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IF I COULD TURN BACK TIME AFTER TIME: It’s a double dose of pop royalty when gay icons Cher and Cyndi Lauper team up for a show 7:30 p.m. April 28 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-389-9543.

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Opening Don Giovanni Opera Philadelphia presents the musical adventures of Don Juan April 25-May 4 at The Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. Judy Tenuda: Full Frontal Tenudity The comedian performs May 2-3 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888596-1027. Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition highlighting the works of the famed fashion designer April 27-Nov. 30, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition devoted to art of the celebrated Joseon dynasty through May 26, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Where Children Sleep The James A. Michener Art Museum hosts an exhibition of photographs by James Mollison through June 29, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800.

Closing Arsenic and Old Lace Walnut Street Theatre presents the classic dark comedy through April 27, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. NEW WAVE WITH NEW PARTS: Berlin featuring Terri Nunn (as well as a younger crop of hired guns) is set to take Philly’s breath away when the group performs 8 p.m. May 1 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. For more information or tickets, call 215222-1400.

Continuing Invented Surface A new exhibition of works by Natalie Hope McDonald, through May 15 at Bluestone Fine Art Gallery, 142 N. Second St.; 856979-7588. Oedipussy Curio Theatre Company presents the North American premiere of the R-rated comedic take on Greek tragedy, May 24 at Calvary Center for Culture and Community, 4740 Baltimore Ave.; 215-525-1350. Paul Evans: Crossing Boundaries and Crafting Modernism The James A. Michener Art Museum hosts an exhibition of works from the designer and craftsman through June 1, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-340-9800. Sunset Blvd. Media Theatre presents the classic Andrew Lloyd Webber musical based on the 1950 film about a faded silent movie star, through May 18 at 104 E. State St., Media; 610891-0100. That’s So Gay: Outing Early America The Library Company of Philadelphia presents the exhibition exploring gay culture through Oct. 17, 1314 Locust St.; 215-5463181. Treasures from Korea: Arts and Culture of the Joseon Dynasty, 13921910

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ART HOUSE OF STYLE: Philadelphia Museum of Art presents “Runway of Love,” an exhibition highlighting the bold, colorful creations of late AfricanAmerican designer Patrick Kelly, April 27-Nov. 30, 26th Street and the Parkway. For more information, call 215-763-8100.

8 Stops OBIE Award winner Deb Margolin’s thought-provoking new solo work is a comedy concerning the grief of endless compassion, through April 27 at Kimmel’s SEI Innovation Studio, 240 S. Broad St.; 215790-5847.

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Lewis Black The comedian performs April 25-26 at Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3171000. Michael Snow: Photo-Centric Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of works from the experimental filmmaker through April 27, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Shen Yun A classical Chinese dance and orchestral performance through April 27 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. They’re Playing Our Song Center City Theatre Works presents the Neil Simon play featuring music by Marvin Hamlisch, through April 26 at The Adrienne Theatre’s Skybox, 2030 Sansom St.; 215732-3797. Three Days of Rain Quince Productions presents a tale of parents and children, art and love, expectations and reality, through April 26 at Walnut Street Theatre’s Studio 5, 825 Walnut St.; www.quinceproductions.com. ■

APRIL 27–NOVEMBER 30, 2014 philamuseum.org The exhibition is supported in part by the Arlin and Neysa Adams Endowment. Additional funding is provided by Barbara B. and Theodore R. Aronson, Arthur M. Kaplan and R. Duane Perry, Nordstrom, and by members of Les Amis de Patrick Kelly, a group of generous supporters chaired by Bjorn Guil Amelan and Bill T. Jones. Spring/Summer 1988 collection by Patrick Kelly. Photograph by Oliviero Toscani

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teaching intensive learning from professional poets, dancers, even photographers. In the third year, they learn about careers in the arts and participate in creating their own opera, which will be premiered in 2015. Daniel Bernard Roumain is the composer this year. In addition to having his doctorate in composing, he’s also a past “American Idol” contestant and performed with Lady Gaga, so the kids are really excited to work with him. PGN: I heard that you personally do warm-up sessions before performances for adults. MB: Yes, as part of Opera Overtures we do a free pre-performance talk one hour before every performance. They are free for ticketholders and very fun and informal. We also have A Taste of Opera, which are free classes for adults about the various operas. It helps people get more engaged in and have better insight into what the opera is all about. For “Don Giovanni,” an interesting insight is that both Mozart and Lorenzo Da Ponte, the librettist, knew Casanova personally. The legendary Italian lover helped shape the opera. And Da Ponte actually lived in Philadelphia for a while. PGN: Tell me about your “random acts of culture.” MB: Oh, those are fun. We’ve been doing “pop-up” performances throughout the city since 2010. Two of our favorites have been flash-mob-type of performances that we did at the Reading Terminal Market and a 650-voice pop-up choir at Macy’s. The YouTube videos are great; we got over 10 million hits! PGN: I used to do some pretty good faux opera when I was a kid; still do. How about you? MB: [Laughing] I do a great Violetta from “Traviata,” the death scene. Because she’s sick and has tuberculosis, it sounds like something that would be on “The Sopranos.” [Says something in Italian in a gravelly mobster voice.] I need a couple of drinks for it, but you can find it on Facebook if you look hard enough.

PGN: A memorable theater moment? MB: I was in New York, watching a production of Leos Janacek’s “The Makropoulos Case” and one of the actors died on stage. It was pretty memorable, also — and this is my opera-queen moment — Leonie Rysanek was a legendary Austrian soprano and I managed to get a front-row seat at her farewell at The Met. I was literally right behind the conductor. That was one of those magical moments where you got to say goodbye to a beloved diva. PGN: You do so much work with the kids. Anything that stands out? MB: It comes back to those interpersonal moments. When we did the first go-around of Hip-H’opera, there was one young girl who was a bundle of issues. She would always just stare at the floor; she was uncomfortable looking anyone in the eye. You could see in everything she did that she was unsure of herself and felt unworthy. She wrote a poem that was a love letter to her grandmother, called “My Dearest Grandma.” Her poem was the hit of the phaseone portion of the Hip H’opera program. She was invited to read and have the musical version of the poem performed at the governor’s mansion and again at the Kimmel Center several months later. The change in this girl from when we started the program in October to June was remarkable. She became confident and comfortable in her own skin, she made eye contact with everyone. It was inspiring. It was all these little steps that came together to let her know that she had value, that she was worthy. We find that happening again with a kid in our program this year. It’s not every kid that you can touch, but there’s always that one that makes the connection, who realizes, here is one person who doesn’t know you from Adam but has that faith in you that I talked about before. He or she lets you know that they believe in you, and helps you realize that you’re going to make it through. With all the grand programs that we do, it’s some of those small connections that make these programs so great.

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PGN: Beautiful. Now for some random questions. Favorite Motown or Philly-based song? MB: Philly: Frankie Avalon’s “Venus.” It’s one of my all-time favorite songs. Motown song would be Aretha Franklin’s “Until You Come Back to Me.” PGN: Basia does a great cover of that song. MB: Oh, really? Yay. They’re from Poland and I’m very proud of my Polish roots. Here’s something interesting: My greatgrandparents [from Poland] were supposed to come over on the Titanic but they missed the boat. They ended up coming over on a cattle boat instead. PGN: I can’t resist a guy who ... MB: Has facial hair, blue eyes and broad shoulders. [Laughs.] I’m describing my partner, Peter. PGN: Cheater! How did you two meet? MB: On Match.com. [Laughs.] I joined it because I saw his picture and thought he was devastatingly handsome. We’ve known each other for 10 years and been together for seven. There was a little misfire at first, but now we live together in Lansdowne and have a dog, Otto. We call him Otolaryngologist [does a rim shot]. We also have a fellow who lives with us through a life-sharing program; he’s intellectually disabled. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done in my entire life. PGN: If you had to live in an opera, which one would it be? MB: This is going to be cheesy. I would say “La Boheme.” Only because it’s about young people having fun; well, at least the first two acts. But the opera character I relate to the most is Figaro, in “The Marriage of Figaro.” He’s a good guy. PGN: Number-one thing on your bucket list? MB: Number one would be, I have to go to Italy, I have to go to Italy, I have to go to Italy. ■ To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol.com. For more information about Opera Philadelphia, visit www. operaphila.org.

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1. Word for a sea wall that sounds LGBT 5. Ginsberg’s “In Back of the ___” 9. Wore 14. Burl of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” 15. Bedfellow 16. Become “husband and husband” on the fly 17. With 19Across, soap opera that will feature the first 38-Across on daytime TV 19. See 17Across 20. Dildo, e.g. 21. Skimpy skirt 23. Dottermans of “Antonia’s Line” 24. Producer Meron 26. Royal family of France 28. “Teletubbies” airer in the U.S. 31. Stuffed shirt 33. Get by somehow 36. Chews the fat 38. Ceremony for Sonny and Will, for example 40. Speak off the cuff

42. One + one, in Barrie’s land 43. Like rays caught at South Beach 44. She plays Marlena, who will officiate at the 38-Across 47. Human Rights Campaign fundraiser, e.g. 48. Sign of horniness? 49. Linda Hunt’s “The ___ of Living Dangerously” 51. P-town summer hrs. 52. Prelims for Bruce Hayes 54. Twosome 56. “So, it’s YOU!” 58. It’s hard and woody 60. Ducks 64. Sonny Kiriakis portrayer Freddie 66. Will Horton portrayer 68. Joe of baseball 69 Carpet layer’s calculation 70. Poet Gidlow 71. Targets of tops 72. Choose not to come 73. Bottomless

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1. Conn of “Grease” 2. “Terrible” ruler 3. Elton John’s 88 4. To eat, to

Ulrichs 5. Activity that may leave foam on your face 6. “Xanadu” grp. 7. Former senior 8. Line from Lerner 9. Chopper landing spots 10. He worked where you see lots of boxers 11. Fit perfectly 12. Artist Robert 13. Untouchable head 18. Rock group? 22. Dick, for one 25. Strongly opposed (to) 27. R.E.M.’s “It’s the ____ the World as We Know It” 28. What the Devil wears, in a movie 29. Former German state 30. Be picky about a wom-

an’s pubes? 32. Secluded road 34. Responders to “Bite me!”? 35. Whiteplumed bird 37. Come slowly closer 39. Whipped 41. Enjoys oxygen 45. “Ziegfeld Follies” costume designer 46. Put aside 50. Shankar of sitar 53. Heroic tales 55. Put out 56. Nick was his master 57. Med. care groups 59. Von Trapp youngster 61. Man, as a cruising goal 62. Antiviral drug measure 63. Kirk Read’s “How I Learned to ___” 65. Threesome in “Roma” 67. Positive vote

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Activism/Politics

ACT-UP (AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power) meets 6-9 p.m. Mondays at St. Luke and The Epiphany Church, 330 S. 13th St.; 215-386-1981, www.actupphilly.org. Delaware Valley Chapter, Americans United for Separation of Church and State seeks activists and supporters of church-state separation. Holds monthly meetings and events; www.dvau.org. Equality Pennsylvania holds a volunteer night 5:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month, 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 605; 215-731-1447, www.equalitypa.org. Green Party of Philadelphia holds general meetings 7 p.m. the fourth Thursday of the month, except August and December; 215-243-7103, www.gpop.org. Liberty City LGBT Democratic Club meets seasonally; www.libertycity.org.

Arts

Library Book Club meets to discuss a new book 7 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month at William Way. Men On Tap, an LGBT group that performs with choirs, organizations and at the Fringe Festival, rehearses 8 p.m. Mondays at The Bike Stop, 206 S. Quince St.; dale@magicalfantasies.com. Philadelphia Freedom Band, an audition-free LGBT band that does concerts and parades, rehearses 7-9:30 p.m. Mondays; philadelphiafreedomband.com. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus rehearses 7-10 p.m. Wednesdays; 215-731-9230, auditions@pgmc.org. Philadelphia Gay Men’s Opera Club meets to share and listen to recordings 6:30 p.m. the last Saturday of the month; 215-732-7898. Philadelphia Voices of Pride, Philadelphia’s first mixed LGBT chorus, rehearses 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays at William Way; www.pvop.org. Queer Writer’s Collective workshop and discussion group meets 3-5 p.m. the fourth Saturday of the month at William Way. Reading Queerly, open to all women and genderqueer/ trans people, meets 6:45 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at Giovanni’s Room, 345 S. 12th St.

Recreation

Gay Bridge Club non-beginners group meets Monday 2-5 p.m. at William Way; reservations required. Call 215-732-2220. Gay-friendly Scrabble Club meets 5:30-10:30 p.m. at Abner’s Steaks, 38th and Chester streets; 215-382-0789. Humboldt Society: Lesbian and Gay Naturalists meets 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at William Way; 215-985-1456, www.humboldtsociety.org. Independence Squares LGBT square-dance club, modern Western square dancing hosts an open house and Tuesday classes in the fall at Lutheran Church, 2111 Sansom St.; philadances@gmail.com, www.independencesquares.org. Male Oenophile Group forming to discuss, appreciate and taste various wines. Will meet once a month to investigate the nuances and glories of the fermented grape; 267-230-6750. Mornings OUT LGBT Senior Social activities for senior gay men are held 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at William Way. PhilaVentures, Philadelphia’s LGBT outdoor group, meets for hikes in Wissahickon Valley and Valley Forge Park; philaventures.org.

Sports

Brandywine Women’s Rugby Club meets for practice at p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Greenfield Park, West Chester; www.brandywinerugby.org. City of Brotherly Love Softball League serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area with games on Sundays, beginning in April, at the Dairy and Edgeley Fields in Fairmount Park; www.cblsl.org. Frontrunners running club meets 9:30 a.m. Saturdays for a run and brunch at Lloyd Hall, No. 1 Boathouse Row; www.philadelphiafrontrunners.org. Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club, open to LGBT and allies, practices 8-10 p.m. Mondays and 2-4 p.m. Saturdays; www.falcons-soccer.org. Philadelphia Fins Swim Team, open to male and female swimmers, meets 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Friends Select School and 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays; www.philadelphia-fins.org. Philadelphia Gay Bowling League meets 8:30 p.m. Wednesdays September-April at Brunswick Zone, 1328 Delsea Drive, Deptford, N.J.; 856-889-1434, www.philagaybowling.com.

Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League plays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at FDR Park; www.phillyflagfootball.com Philadelphia Gryphons Rugby Football Club, open to players of all skill levels, meets 7:45 p.m. Thursdays at Columbus Square Park, 1200 Wharton St.; 215-913-7531, philadelphiagryphons.org, becomeagryphon@gmail.com. Philadelphia Liberty Belles women’s semi-pro fulltackle football league holds fall tryouts; phillybelles. com. Philadelphia Liberty Tennis Association plays yearround, all skill levels welcome; philadelphialibertytennis. com. Philadelphia Firebirds women’s football team seeks players; www.philadelphiafirebirds.com. Philadelphia Women’s Baseball League seeks players, all skill levels and ages. Practice is 7 p.m. Thursdays at Marian Anderson Recreation Center, 17th and Fitzwater streets, with games at 2:30 p.m. Sundays; 215-991-5995 (day), 301-919-1194 (evening), phillywomensbaseball. com. Philly Gay Hockey Association Philadelphia Phury seeks players; 917-656-1936, phury@gayhockey.org. Philly QCycle LGBT bicycling club promotes organized recreational riding for all levels in the Greater Philadelphia region; contact the organization via Facebook. Rainbow Riders of the Delaware Valley motorcycle club meets regularly; 215-836-0440, www.groups.yahoo. com/group/rainbowridersdv/. Rainbow Rollers gay and lesbian bowling league meets 7:45 p.m. Tuesdays at Boulevard Lanes in Northeast Philadelphia; rainbowrollers.com. Spartan Wrestling Club gay wrestling team meets 6:30-9 p.m. Mondays at the First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St.; 215-732-4545, www.phillyspartans.com.

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AIDS Law Project provides free legal assistance to people with HIV/AIDS and sponsors free monthly seminars on work and housing at 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 600; 215-587-9377, www.aidslawpa.org. BiUnity, Philadelphia-area social and support network for bisexuals, their family members and friends; http:// biunity.org. Delaware Valley Pink Pistols, for LGBT people dedicated to legal, safe and responsible use of firearms for self-defense, meets 2 p.m. the third Saturday of the month at Classic Indoor Range, 1310 Industrial Blvd., Southampton; 610-879-2364; www.pinkpistols.org. Delaware Pride holds planning meetings 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the United Church of Christ, 300 Main St., Newark; 302-265-3020, delawarepride.org. Haverford College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance holds open meetings 10-11 p.m. Mondays during the school year in the lounge in Jones Basement at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave.; 610-896-4938. Men and Women for Human Excellence support group meets from noon-2 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month at 26th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue; 267-273-3513, cmoore8300@yahoo.com. Long Yang Club Philadelphia, social organization for gay Asians and their friends, holds monthly socials; www.longyangclub.org/philadelphia. Our Night Out, a casual social networking party of LGBT professionals, friends and colleagues, meets in a different Philadelphia hot spot each month. To receive monthly event invitations, email OurNightOutPhilly@gmail.com; more information on Facebook. Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Advice offered 5-8 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month; 215-238-6333. Philadelphia Prime Timers club for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers meets regularly; primeti mersofphiladelphia@yahoo.com. Philadelphians MC Club, for leather men and women, meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at The Pit at The Bike Stop, 201 S. Quince St.; philadelphiansmc.org. Rainbow Amateur Radio Association ARRL-affiliated, weekly HF nets, quarterly newsletter; www.rara.org. Silver Foxes, a social and educational group for gays and lesbians 50 and older, meets 3-5 p.m. the fourth Sunday of the month at William Way; 215-732-2220. SNJ Queers meets monthly for queer/queer-friendly folks in South Jersey to mix and mingle; 856-375-3708, wmf69@comast.net.

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Community Bulletin Board Community centers

■ The Attic Youth Center 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331, atticyouthcenter.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Groups meet and activities are held 4-7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and 4-8:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday-Friday. ■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St., 215-898-5044, center@dolphin. upenn.edu. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. MondayThursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088 ■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: 215-587-9377 ■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221 ■ 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 ■ The COLOURS Organization, Inc.: 215-496-0330 ■ District Attorney LGBT Liaison: Helen “Nellie” Fitzpatrick, 215-6869980, helen.fitzpatrick@phila.gov

■ 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

of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833

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

■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: 215-686-4670

■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

■ Police Department liaison — Deputy Commissioner Kevin Bethel: 215-686-3318

■ GALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice Organization: 215-8511822 ■ LGBT Elder Initiative: 267-5463448; info@LGBTEI.org ■ LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK ■ Mayor’s Director of LGBT Affairs: Gloria Casarez, 215-6862194; Gloria.Casarez@phila.gov; ■ Mazzoni Center: 215-563-0652; Legal Services: 215-563-0657, 866-LGBT-LAW; Family & Community Medicine: 215-563-0658

■ 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

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.; 215763-8870. 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.

■ 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 215-627-9090, 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 businesses and professionals; 215-

HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077. Mazzoni Center LGBTQ counseling and behavioral health services, HIV/ AIDS care and services, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth floor; 215-563-0652, www.mazzonicenter.org. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronicdisease management, including comprehensive HIV care, as well as youth drop-in (ages 14-24) 5-7p.m. Wednesdays; 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Washington West Project of Mazzoni Center Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 pm. Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups 557-0190, 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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