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Cosby to stand trial in assault on lesbian

Victims sue gay-bashing trio for $500K

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By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com The victims of a 2014 gay-bashing case in Philadelphia have filed a civil suit against their attackers. Zachary Hesse and Andrew Haught filed suit May 17 in the Court of Common Pleas against Kathryn Knott, Kevin Harrigan and Philip Williams. The three were involved in a September 2014 attack on Hesse and Haught at 16th and Chancellor streets that left the couple badly injured. Harrigan and Williams took plea deals that allowed them to avoid potential jail time but Knott took her case to trial and was convicted of four misdemeanor charges. She is three-and-a-half months in to her five-10month sentence. The suit was filed Tuesday by the firm Kline & Specter. The suit requests a total judgment in excess of $500,000; there are 10 counts against the three defendants, each of which includes a request for judgment in excess of $50,000. “The charges in the criminal trial were about the punishment of the defendants’ actions under the criminal,” Andrew Youman, attorney for the couple, told PGN last week. “The D.A. brought those charges. The civil system is about compensation, and that’s what this case is about: compensation for everything they have been through as a result of the conduct of the defendants.” The counts against Harrigan are assault and battery regarding Hesse and assault regarding Haught. Knott faces a charge of assault and battery for her interaction with Hesse and assault for Haught. The suit charges Williams with assault and battery for Haught and assault for Hesse. All three face a count of negligent infliction of emotional stress for each victim, and restatement of tortes for each victim. The suit, which requests a jury trial, reiterates the details of the incident Haught and Hesse relayed on the stand during Knott’s trial in December. The couple says they were walking in Center City when they encountered the trio and a group of their friends. They say Harrigan called Hesse a “dirty fucking faggot” PAGE 16

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GAY-LA GUESTS: Community members dished, dined and danced May 20 at Mazzoni Center’s annual Elixir gala. Held for the first time at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital’s Lubert Plaza, the event raised $170,000 for the LGBT health facility, with a net gain of $135,000, making it the organization’s most successful fundraiser ever. Brian Sanders’ JUNK performed, and awards were given to Stonewall Sports and the Rev. Dr. Lorina Marshall-Blake. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Comedian Bill Cosby will stand trial on all charges against him related to allegations of sexual assault from a lesbian former employee of Temple University, a Montgomery County judge ruled May 24 after a three-and-a-half-hour preliminary hearing. If convicted of aggravated indecent assault, he could face up to 10 years in prison. Cosby waived his formal arraignment scheduled for July 20, meaning he does not have to appear in court again until the start of the trial. It’s likely that date will be delayed by several defense motions. “Thank you,” Cosby told Cheltenham Township District Judge Elizabeth McHugh at the end of the proceeding, in his only time publicly addressing the court. Andrea Constand has accused Cosby, 78, of drugging and sexually assaulting her at his Cheltenham home in PAGE 22

Deborah Cox to headline Philly Pride By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Singer and actor Deborah Cox will be the main attraction at this year’s Philly Pride. The Canadian-born performer is best known for her platinum-selling, award-winning R&B/dance albums. Her 1998 song “Nobody’s Supposed to Be Here” holds a record as one of Billboard’s longest-running number-two hits. She has also starred in films like “Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns” and “Hotel Rwanda,” as well as acclaimed Broadway musicals like “Jekyll & Hyde,” “Josephine” and an upcoming stage adaptation of the hit film “The Bodyguard.” “It’s exciting,” Philly Pride Presents executive director Franny Price said about this year’s headliner. “This is a star. She’s has all those hits and she’s a big advocate for our community. Plus, she sounds good too.”

Cox has long been a vocal LGBT ally and has headlined a number of LGBT Pride celebrations, including in Chicago and Atlanta. Cox will head an entertainment lineup that also features out comedian Jessica Kirson, LGBT and gender-nonconforming dance troupe and Oxygen TV reality stars The Prancing Elites, dance-pop singer Jade Starling from Pretty Poison and rock band Betty, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. “It’s exciting that we have so many starring acts this year,” Price said. The Philly Pride Parade kicks off June 12 at 11:30 a.m., a half-hour earlier than usual, from 13th and Locust streets. The festival gates at the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, 101 S. Columbus Blvd., will open at noon. For more information and a detailed list of performers, visit www.phillygaypride. org. n

ATTORNEY GLORIA ALLRED APPLAUDED THE JUDGE’S RULING IN THE BILL COSBY CASE OUTSIDE MONTGOMERY COUNTY COURTHOUSE TUESDAY Photo: Paige Cooperstein

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LGBT workplace summit heading to Philly in 2017 By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com Philadelphia has $20-million worth of LGBT conferences coming to the city next year, according to the Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau. In addition to Creating Change, which the National LGBTQ Task Force announced earlier this year would take place at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown in January, the Out and Equal Workplace Summit is set for October 2017. Exact dates and venues have yet to be announced. Out and Equal is a San Francisco-based workplace-advocacy organization for employers, human-resource professionals and employee-resource groups to develop policies and practices regardless of a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. “We do a great job being a good backdrop for inclusion because of what this city does everyday,” said Julie Coker Graham, president and CEO of the convention and visitors bureau. “It’s not something we turn on and off. It’s a core value.” She noted the creation of PHL Diversity in the visitors bureau within the last five years and Mayor Jim Kenney’s diverse administration.

News Briefing Philly in the running for NLGJA convention A national organization for LGBT journalists may be bringing its members back to Philadelphia next year. Leaders of the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association were in Philly last week to consider the city’s bid to host its 2017 convention. The city is one of three locations NLGJA leaders are considering. The annual conference brings together about 350 journalists, media professionals, teachers and students. The event was last held in Philadelphia in 2011 — the same weekend Hurricane Irene struck the city. “If we return to Philly, I hope it will only be our keynote speakers and plenary sessions that provide the ‘excitement’ for the convention,” said NLGJA board president Jen Christensen in a statement While they were in town, Christensen

“Really good partnerships have proven key to our success,” Coker Graham said. James Delmar, a sales associate with the visitors bureau, and Greg DeShields, director of PHL Diversity, started working on the bid for the workplace summit in the summer of 2014. C. Richard Horrow, board president of the Independence Business Alliance, the Philadelphia region’s LGBT chamber of commerce, showed Out and Equal representatives around the city to highlight its LGBT-owned businesses and other hotspots. “Philadelphia’s having a bit of a moment,” said Zach Wilcha, IBA executive director. “I’m not surprised Out and Equal wants to take advantage of what we have to offer.” Coker Graham said Out and Equal sees about 3,000 people attend its annual workplace summit. She added Philadelphia can typically draw 10-15 percent more attendees to any conference because of its convenient location on the Northeast corridor. The workplace summit is expected to have a $10-million economic impact on the city and account for 6,000 hotel room nights, Coker Graham said. Wilcha referenced Creating Change and Out and Equal coming to the city next year and said, “It’s a really fantastic time for LGBT business in Philadelphia.” n and other NLGJA board members visited a number of local hotels and historic sites, set up by Visit Philadelphia and Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau (PHLCVB). Christensen also threw out the first pitch at last week’s Phillies game. Christensen said a final decision on the host city will be made later this year. “Although our final decision hasn’t been made, the opportunities that the city offers as a destination, the history and progress the city has made in the rights of LGBT citizens, the strength of the Philadelphia chapter leadership and the hard work of the Philadelphia CVB and Visit Philadelphia, I think Philadelphia hit a home run this week,” she said. — Jen Colletta

Train engineer distracted The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that Brendan Bostian, the engineer of an Amtrak train that derailed in Philadelphia last year, suffered from a lack of “situational awareness,” immediately prior to the incident. The derailment occurred at 9:21 p.m. May 12, 2015, in North Philadelphia. Eight passengers were killed and more than 200 were injured. The train had just entered the Frankford Junction curve at a speed of 106 mph where the speed is restricted to 50 mph when the

40 years ago in PGN Berks Co. activists pushing for housing rights Adapted from reporting by Kevin Smith Out of nine apartment complexes in the Reading area, six refused to rent a one-bedroom apartment to two people of the same sex, according to the Gay Coordinating Society of Berks County. The society made the inquiries in preparation for a spring 1976 debate slated for a Reading City Council meeting regarding the adoption of an amendment to the city’s human relations ordinance that would prohibit discrimination based on sexual preference. Only one city council member publicly committed to a negative position on the amendment, while Mayor Joseph Kuzminski was noncommittal. When the group sought to cull support from Berks County District Attorney J. Michael Morrissey, its members were rebuffed from a previously agreedupon meeting. State Deputy Attorney General Earl Greenburg, a liaison to the Governor’s Council for Sexual Minorities, wrote to Morrissey encouraging him to meet with the group. locomotive and all seven passenger cars derailed. The engineer’s license of Bostian, who is gay, remains indefinitely suspended. The board announced its findings during a May 17 meeting in Washington, D.C. The board said that Bostian may have been distracted due to radio chatter about a nearby SEPTA train struck by a projectile. An attorney for Bostian, who’s the target of multiple civil suits, couldn’t be reached for comment. The board also said that emergency responders transported victims to hospitals without coordination, and that better coordination among Philadelphia police, fire and hospital officials is needed.

Pride dinner scheduled An LGBTQ+ Shabbat dinner to celebrate Pride will be held next month in Center City. The event is sponsored by J. Proud, a program led by the Jewish Family and Children’s Service of Greater Philadelphia. The event begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. June 3 at the National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East. Tickets are $20 and $14 for students and people 65 and older. “We are looking forward to having a beautiful Shabbat dinner to celebrate Pride at the National Museum of American Jewish History,” said Phoenix Schneider, director of the JFCS’s LGBTQ Initiative. “We can

“I resent your office interfering with my decision,” Morrissey responded. Society members planned to let the situation cool down before renewing efforts to garner support. Council on Sexual Minorities seeks more members Adapted from reporting by PGN staff The Governor’s Council for Sexual Minorities began a drive in spring 1976 to recruit individuals to serve on its committees, in particular those who identified as sexual minorities other than lesbians and gay men. The council’s structure was still being determined, but organizers noted many people were needed to help it function. Openings existed on the following committees: health, welfare, education, justice, corrections, state police, youth, human relations, finance, insurance, special-minority concerns including transsexuality and transvestism, state employment, legislation and liquor control. n — compiled by Paige Cooperstein

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Sanctions sought in sexabuse case Discovery disputes continue in the case of Rhonda Miller, who claims her son was sexually abused by a former counselor at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Germantown. Miller claims that Percy Outland inappropriately touched her son during a field trip to the Kimmel Center in May 2015. Outland allegedly followed the 12-yearold boy into a restroom at the center and attempted to have sexual contact with him. The BGC wants Miller to produce materials pertaining to the matter, which her attorneys allegedly haven’t provided. Attorneys for the BGC are requesting sanctions against Miller’s attorneys. A hearing on the request is scheduled 10 a.m. June 1 in Room 483 of City Hall. Outland, 40, is charged with simple assault, unlawful contact with a minor and related offenses. He remains free pending a trial, which hasn’t been scheduled. — Timothy Cwiek PAGE 21

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37 SIZZLING SUMMER: From shows to parties to Prides, we run down all the things to look forward to in the summer of 2016. Catch our annual Summer Reading Guide for books to bring to the beach, and don’t miss our Concert Guide for all the music-makers coming to the area. If you really want to kick your summer off on a high note, catch Cyndi Lauper and Boy George in two shows near Philly this weekend; Lauper chatted with us about what we can expect from the iconic performers! Summer Guide coverage starts on p. 18.

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“There is no more important work that the city can do than to provide opportunities to improve the quality of life for our fellow citizens. We must support investments that allow children to get a quality education, and help our neighborhoods to flourish once again. We join the growing numbers of Philadelphians from all walks of life who recognize that now is the time for decisive action to address Philadelphia’s most persistent problems.” ~ LGBTQ leaders on the proposed Sugary Drinks Tax, on page 11

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Subcommittees forming for Philly Creating Change By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com Local co-chairs for Creating Change in Philadelphia said at a meeting May 23 that they would like 75 people to join 16 subcommittees. About 20 people attended the first host committee meeting at the William Way LGBT Community Center. The subcommittees for the conference, hosted by the National LGBTQ Task Force, are expected to start working before the next host committee meeting June 21. Those interested in volunteering should contact Aneesah Smith at asmith4@wcupa. edu. She works on LGBT services at West Chester University and serves as one of four co-chairs for the host committee. The other co-chairs include Naiymah Sanchez, coordinator of the Trans-Health Information Project at GALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice Organization; Le Thomas, president of Philadelphia Black Pride; and Samantha Giusti, executive director of DVLF, an LGBT philanthropy organization. Each co-chair is in charge of four subcommittees: • Smith: Volunteers, the youth hospitality suite, the bisexuality hospitality suite and community housing. Smith wants to sign up 500 volunteers. The community housing committee will locate 75 free beds for people who can’t afford to stay in a hotel for the conference. • Sanchez: Outreach and promotion,

transgender hospitality suite, hospitality suite for people with disabilities and hospitality suite for people in recovery. • Thomas: Programming, hospitality suite for people of color, interfaith hospitality suite and interfaith services. Thomas said the local programming committee would handle the submissions of proposed workshops for the conference and ensure that Philadelphia and the surrounding counties have a strong presence in terms of presenting the activism from the area. The Task Force will have charge of deciding what workshops are ultimately approved for the conference. • Giusti: Older adults hospitality suite; local hospitality and information; communications, branding and marketing; and development and fundraising. Sue Hyde, director of Creating Change at the Task Force, sent a note recommending that volunteers choose only one subcommittee to join. Those who attended Monday’s meeting signed up for a subcommittee and picked the dates when each would meet. Smith said subcommittee members would likely meet or have a scheduled phone call at least once a week. Full host committee meetings will take place the third Tuesday every month. The conference is Jan. 18-22 at the Philadelphia Marriott Downtown. For more information, visit www.creatingchange.org/host-committee-2017. n

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Critics circulate petition against Pride grand marshal By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com A month after the Greater Philadelphia Gay Officer Action League was announced as a grand marshal in June’s Pride parade, more than 200 people have signed onto a petition to remove the group of openly LGBT law-enforcement officials. Two meetings sprung up the next week based on the unrest over GOAL’s participation: one for those who would like to ask questions of the Pride committee about the officers’ inclusion and the other for those who would like to take further action with the petition. Philly Pride Presents, the group that puts on Pride in the Gayborhood, is organizing a meeting May 25 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. A time is still being determined, but it would likely take place before 7 p.m., said Franny Price, executive director of Philly Pride. Jo Mason, a transgender officer who serves as GOAL president, plans to attend. The petition meeting takes place from 6-8 p.m. May 26 at the Leeway Foundation, 1315 Walnut St., Suite 832. Next steps will be discussed. The petition states, “We believe that the honoring of GOAL is antithetical to the spirit and history of Pride, which grew out

of the commemoration of the Stonewall GOAL invited five members of the riot — a riot against police violence — Stonewall association to participate in started by black and brown trans women Pride as honored guests of the group. and drag queens, who were then and con- Mason set up a GoFundMe page to support tinue to be the most vulnerable members of travel costs for the Stonewall veterans. Mason also the LGBTQ communoted a line in the nity.” Individuals petition that referand “We believe that the organizations signed honoring of GOAL is ences GOAL as a onto the petition, unit to recruit LGBT which has at least antithetical to the spirit people to the police 220 of 500 requested force. “Obviously signatures, including and history of Pride, from ACT UP Philly which grew out of the we needed to reach and Juntos. It’s availout and make this an commemoration of the educational thing to able at Change.org. “We can’t go back,” talk about who we Price said. “Stonewall Stonewall riot — a riot really are,” Mason was 47 years ago. We against police violence said. “We’re an LGBT should go forward.” organization that Mason said GOAL — started by black and happens to be law members had read the enforcement.” brown trans women and GOAL is for all petition and reached L G B T- i d e n t i f i e d out to the Stonewall drag queens.” Rebellion Veterans’ law-enforcement offiAssociation. cials in the region. “They were over— Change.org petition It currently includes whelmingly in supPhiladelphia police port of the group,” officers, probation Mason said. “They told us, ‘This is what and parole officers, sheriff’s deputies and we were fighting for, LGBT inclusion in all some officers from Bucks County. Qui Alexander, a transmasculine person facets of life.’”

of color who signed the petition, said his issue is not with the people who make up GOAL. “I don’t want to discredit the work people are doing to build relationships with the LGBT community and police,” he said. “I don’t think this is the appropriate venue for this.” Alexander added he wouldn’t have an issue with GOAL having a table at OutFest or marching in solidarity during the Philly Trans* March. “For now, it’s a too-soon issue,” Alexander said of GOAL’s inclusion in Pride. He noted several unsolved homicides of black transgender women in Philadelphia. “I’d like to see a much larger shift in the criminal-injustice system and I don’t foresee that happening any time soon,” he said. Asked if it would make a difference if the GOAL officers wore plainclothes instead of uniforms, Alexander said no. “They’d still be representing the institution of the police,” he said. “That’s the bigger concern.” Andrew Spiers, who started the petition, agreed. “I’m not an expert on GOAL and I’d be happy to hear more about it,” he said, but added, “I wouldn’t support GOAL being in the parade at any capacity.” n

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State agency: SEPTA should adhere to city antibias laws By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com In a legal filing this week, the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission expressed support for the city's position that SEPTA should comply with the city's LGBT-inclusive antibias law. SEPTA refuses to comply with the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance, which forbids discrimination on the basis of various categories, including sexual orientation and gender identity. SEPTA is the region’s mass-transit system, serving more than 650,000 riders daily in Philadelphia, four surrounding counties and parts of New Jersey and Delaware. In court papers, SEPTA claims adherence to the city’s FPO would be too expensive and burdensome. In August, Commonwealth Court sided with SEPTA. The court noted that SEPTA is a state agency, thus it’s only subject to state antibias laws, which aren’t LGBTinclusive. State antibias laws are enforced by PHRC. The city is challenging the Commonwealth Court ruling in state

Supreme Court. This week, PHRC filed a “friend of the court” brief, supporting the city's position. “The position of the PHRC is simple,” the filing states. “The PHRC rejects SEPTA’s contention that it's not subject to the Fair Practices Ordinance. It is the position of PHRC that the legislature intended SEPTA to be subject to the FPO. This furthers the goal of the commonwealth to eradicate unlawful discrimination within the commonwealth.” The “plain language” of state law requires SEPTA to abide by the city’s FPO, which is enforced by the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations, the filing adds. “Any conclusion that the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations does not have authority over SEPTA, a local authority, would blatantly disregard the plain language of the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act,” the filing states. The state Human Relations Act encourages local antibias efforts and doesn’t make an exemption for SEPTA, according to the filing. “The [act] provides for the concurrent and robust enforcePAGE 16

Tentative settlement in Medicaid suit By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com A tentative settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s policy of excluding Medicaid coverage for gender-dysphoria treatments. “John Doe” is a Pennsylvania trans man diagnosed with gender dysphoria who seeks Medicaid coverage for a medically necessary hysterectomy, according to a lawsuit filed in February. In the past, state officials refused to fund the procedure, citing internal regulations banning Medicaid coverage for gender-dysphoria treatments. But according to Julie Chovanes, an attorney for Doe, state officials recently agreed to lift the ban on Medicaid coverage for gender-dysphoria treatments. “We’re delighted that Medicaid-eligible trans people with gender dysphoria will be treated like every other person in the commonwealth,” Chovanes told PGN. She said both sides continue to finalize terms of the settlement. “Details of the settlement remain to be worked out,” Chovanes said. “But trans Pennsylvanians can apply for Medicaid coverage for medically necessary gender-dysphoria care immediately.” She also commended her client for his courage in pursuing the case. Gender-dysphoria treatments include gender-confirmation therapy, hysterecto-

mies, hormonal therapies, breast reconstruction, penectomies, vaginoplasty, mastectomies, plastic surgery, vaginal dilation and release of labial adhesions. Chovanes serves as executive director of Trans-Help, a local nonprofit that provides legal and other services to trans people. She said thousands of Medicaid-eligible trans Pennsylvanians will benefit from the new policy. Any trans Medicaid recipient in Pennsylvania encountering difficulty accessing coverage for gender-dysphoria treatments may contact Chovanes at Julie@ trans-help.org. The named defendant in Doe’s lawsuit is Theodore Dallas, secretary of the state’s Department of Human Services. In a March legal filing, Dallas asked U.S. District Judge J. Curtis Joyner to dismiss Doe’s suit as meritless. Dallas noted that the state’s Medicaid program doesn’t cover many procedures prescribed by physicians, due to limited funds. But Doe’s lawsuit contended the gender-dysphoria exclusion violated the equal-protection and supremacy clauses of the Constitution, the federal Medicaid Act and the federal Affordable Care Act. State officials couldn’t be reached for comment at presstime. In a prior statement, Gov. Tom Wolf indicated his support for state Medicaid coverage for gender-dysphoria treatments. n

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CULTURAL CREATIONS: Historic Philadelphia’s Chinese Lantern Festival is entering its final weeks at Franklin Square. The festival, the first of its kind in the Northeast, features handcrafted lantern art, including this rainbow display, created by Chinese artisans. The festival is ticketed after 7 p.m. and will run through June 12. Photo: Scott A. Drake

FIGHT returns to presenting individual summits for AIDS Education Month By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com Attendees to AIDS Education Month events in June will again have three summit options, in addition to the smaller outreach activities. Everything is free and open to the public. Last year, Philadelphia FIGHT, an AIDS service organization, experimented with having one large summit. But organizers decided it worked better to have separate spaces for separate topics. “We had more people than we’d ever had last year,” said Juliet Fink Yates, director of education at FIGHT, “but the content got a little lost, particularly the faith leaders and community summit [information].” The summits this year include: • Beyond the Walls: Prison Healthcare and Reentry Summit, June 15 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 13th and Arch streets • Faith Leaders and Community Summit, June 18 at the Howard Gittis Student Center at Temple University, 1755 N. 13th St. • End AIDS: The HIV Prevention and Outreach Summit, June 22 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, 13th

and Arch streets; Dr. Rachel Levine, Pennsylvania’s first transgender physician general, will be a featured speaker. The opening reception for AIDS Education Month takes place 5:30-7:30 p.m. June 1 at the Independence Visitor Center, Sixth and Market streets. There will also be several smaller events throughout the month, including a Hip Hop for Philly Concert featuring PnB Rock on June 26. “It’s incredibly important to have this month,” Yates said, “because there are still so many people who live throughout Philadelphia who don’t know enough about HIV/AIDS or, if they do, it’s stigmatizing information. “We wanted to focus on the local community as much as possible,” she added, “highlighting and presenting the local work that’s been happening.” All the speakers have a connection to Philadelphia, even if they work in other parts of the country, Yates said. FIGHT expects to reach about 10,000 people through its 22nd-annual series of AIDS Education Month activities. For more information, visit www.aidseducationmonth.org. n

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Phinally, Philly As we unofficially kick off summer this weekend, it’s about time for some good news. What with the never-ending presidential election and hate-mongering in the South, we’ve just about had our fill of debates. So let’s focus on some positive developments. It seems that what we’ve all known for quite some time is finally making it to the masses: Philly is a pretty awesome place. Our fair city has been making national headlines at a rapid pace, both in mainstream and LGBT circles — narrowing the gap between the two. From the papal visit last year to the Democratic National Convention this year, large-scale operations are seeing the value in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. LGBTs made their presence known during Pope Francis’ trip, and this DNC is expected to have the strongest LGBT focus of any before. The Gayborhood is expected to see an influx in tourism the week of the DNC, as delegates, LGBT and not, enjoy all that Center City has to offer. From the rainbow street signs to the plethora of gay bars, visitors will get to see firsthand just why Philly was named by the Human Rights Campaign as one of the most LGBTfriendly cities in the nation — a message they will all take back to their respective hometowns. Non-LGBT audiences will also get a glimpse of the city’s support for its LGBT communities with a new LGBT float in the Fourth of July parade. The city’s rich LGBT history will be honored on the float, itself a history-maker. LGBT visitors will also flood the city next year for the Creating Change and Out & Equal conferences; the first is the nation’s largest annual gathering of LGBT activists and the latter a summit on LGBT-workplace inclusion. Together, both will introduce thousands of LGBT people to our city, an incredible opportunity to build national partners for LGBT-equality efforts and heighten our city’s visibility as not only a tourist destination but a viable homebase for LGBT residents. Philly often gets lost in the middle ground between the metropolises of New York City and Washington, D.C., but, if the influx of large-scale operations bringing their business to Philly is any indication, that phenomenon is changing. It’s going to be an exciting year for LGBT Philly — and hopefully one that will serve as a building block for years to come. n

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My 6-year-old son has two moms. For beginning of this Mothers’ Day (and, yes, that’s where we column, my wife put the apostrophe), he gave both my wife and I are obviously (a.k.a. “Mommy”) and me cards with “cou- raising our son to pons” for things like “let the dogs owt” and be an evil creep. “serv dinr.” At school, he drew both of our But as far as portraits and wrote a little essay about each Brown sees it, we of us. He wrote that I was “good at writing are terrible parents poetry” and that my wife’s favorite hobby because neither one is “worcing owt.” of us has a penis. In the morning, he made my wife break Mind you, he fast (a cheese omelet, with a little help) and does say, “Without a doubt, there are single then in the evening he and my wife gave moms, adoptive moms and lesbian moms me a hot-stone calf and foot massage. He who are deeply devoted to their kids and was disappointed that we ran out of time to are doing their utmost to be the best parpaint Mommy’s nails. ents they can be.” This Mothers’ Day was especially mean- BUT … He goes on to say that these ingful because it’s the first one I’ve been women are basically selfish bitches who never should have brought a child into this able to celebrate as a legal parent. Antigay world without a man. Specifically without marriage and adoption discrimination being married to a man. made me a legal stranger to my son for He writes that it’s “sad” that “kids raised more than five years of his life. Now my in a lesbian home will not be able to celename is on his birth certificate and he has brate Father’s Day, and this by the choice the protection of having two legal parents. So when President Obama mentioned the of the moms.” Nope. That’s not sad. Kids existence of lesbian mothers — and even who have abusive parents or who spend thanked us! — in their lives tossed his 2016 Mother’s “It’s a real shame that our around in the foster-care system? Day Presidential president, rather than just That’s sad. Having Proclamation, that making a positive statement two moms who felt really good. “Performing you is not about the importance of our love sad. the most importmothers, chose to politicize He then goes ant work there is, mothers — biothe moment, putting his rad- on to give some anecdotes about logical, foster or ical social agenda above the some girls becomadoptive — are our first role sacredness of motherhood.” ing man-hating lesbians just like models and eartheir moms! And liest motivators,” how kids raised by trans mothers are likely Obama wrote. “Regardless of sexual orito be trans, too. He doesn’t provide any entation, gender identity or marital status, evidence, because he doesn’t have to. It’s mothers have always moved our nation what his audience wants to hear, after all. forward and remained steadfast in their Never mind that the majority of LGBT pursuit of a better and brighter future for people were raised by heterosexual partheir children.” Not everybody was pleased, however. ents. Dr. Michael Brown, right-wing radio Not all mothers live up to Obama’s proclamation. Some mothers are terrihost and author of books like “Outlasting ble. Raising kids is a really hard job that the Gay Revolution,” wrote an opinion demands everything of you. I am proud piece on BarbWire in which he lamented, to be my son’s mom, and I don’t need “It’s a real shame that our president, rather than just making a positive statement about Brown’s approval to celebrate Mothers’ Day, damn it. n the importance of our mothers, chose to politicize the moment, putting his radiD’Anne Witkowski has been gay for pay since cal social agenda above the sacredness of 2003. She’s a freelance writer and poet (believe motherhood.” it!). When she’s not taking on the creeps of the Yes, what a shame that Obama should world, she reviews rock and roll shows in Detroit acknowledge people like me as real mothwith her twin sister and teaches writing at the University of Michigan. ers. As you can see by the examples at the

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Reflections, realizations from an author Writing your memoirs literally changes asking Congressman Robert N.C. Nix your life. to be the first African-American to sign As I’ve discovered in writing “And Then onto the first Equality Act, the predeI Danced: Traveling the Road to cessor to the Employment LGBT Equality,” looking back Nondiscrimination Act, introon years of activism has given duced in Congress in 1974 me a wonderfully upbeat outby Bella Abzug. My parents look. There’s one question I keep became proud parents of a gay getting about this process that, up activist and marched in gay until recently, I hadn’t really had Pride marches and appeared a good answer for. It’s a simple with me on “The Phil Donahue question, but since the book covShow.” They saw my work as ers so much of my involvement me keeping that promise to over the last few decades, I could fight for civil rights and progfigure out what context in which ress. to place it. The question is: So, the book showed me that “What did you learn from your I have fulfilled my dreams and book?” accomplished the wishes my The answer I’ll now give is parents had for me. somewhat strange, but to me Mark Segal There are only two things delightful. Here it is: I can die that I regret. I don’t have a tomorrow and be a happy man. copy of that Phil Donahue tape (although I OK, so I think you’ll want an explanado have photos; one appears in the book), tion of that (and yes, I’m smiling as I write but more importantly, my parents didn’t it here for the first time). live long enough to see me happily and Like many of you, my parents played a legally married. major role in who I am today. Their wishes But it is still a happy story. for me were, like all parents, that I should And it’s one that will continue, as I don’t be happy and married and contribute some- expect to be dying any time soon. In fact, I’m planning on building on that legacy how to the betterment of the world. To that my parents would be so proud of. n that end, my parents and my grandmother instilled in me the need to fight for civil Mark Segal is the nation’s most-awardrights and to live a diversified life. My winning commentator in LGBT media. His family didn’t just speak those words, they recently published memoir, “And Then I lived them. My grandmother took me to my first Danced,” is available on Amazon.com, civil-rights demonstration when I was Barnes & Noble or at your favorite book13, which years later connected to me seller.

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Op-Ed LGBTQ groups support sugary drinks tax *The below letter was sent to Philadelphia City Council on behalf of Philadelphia Family Pride, Equality Pennsylvania, William Way LGBT Community Center and Philadelphia FIGHT in support of the Sugary Drinks Tax. We the undersigned represent members of and organizations serving the LGBTQ community in Philadelphia, and we have joined the fight for solutions to the most crippling problems that confront our city — inadequate public schools, struggling neighborhoods and the highest poverty rate of any major city in America. We believe that Mayor Kenney’s proposed FY2017 budget includes a comprehensive plan to address these issues that will improve the lives of our most vulnerable citizens, through a series of investments that would: expand pre-K opportunities for 10,000 additional Philadelphia children; create 25

Community Schools that provide essential health and social services to “wrap around” education programs to make them more effective; rebuild neighborhood parks, rec centers and libraries that in many cases have been ignored for a generation or more; retrofit city buildings to make them more energy-efficient; and provide more resources to the city’s struggling pension fund. As you’re aware, the mayor has proposed to pay for these investments through a Sugary Drinks Tax, to be levied at three cents per ounce on all distributors of soda and other sugar-sweetened drinks sold in Philadelphia. We know that for this measure to become law, the Sugary Drinks Tax must be approved by a majority of the Council. We support the tax as the best way to pay for the investments that mean so much to tens of thousands of Philadelphians who will directly benefit

from these proposals, especially people in struggling neighborhoods. Please support Philadelphia’s children and neighborhoods and support the Sugary Drinks Tax. Our community cares about fairness and leveling the playing field for all Philadelphians — something all the programs set forth in the mayor’s budget will do. No one disputes that expanding pre-kindergarten will ensure our youngest Philadelphians are given a better chance to succeed. Or that rebuilding parks, libraries and rec centers is essential to improving quality of life in the neighborhoods they serve. Or that putting additional resources toward the city’s pension debt is an essential step for Philadelphia’s fiscal future. The evidence makes clear that Community Schools are a national model for educational success, and that retrofitting city buildings will generate millions each year in energy savings while providing as many

as 10,000 new jobs for our citizens. There is no more important work that the city can do than to provide opportunities to improve the quality of life for our fellow citizens. We must support investments that allow children to get a quality education, and help our neighborhoods to flourish once again. We join the growing numbers of Philadelphians from all walks of life who recognize that now is the time for decisive action to address Philadelphia’s most persistent problems. For the future of our community and our city, we urge you to support the Sugary Drinks Tax. n — Chris Bartlett, executive director of William Way LGBT Community Center; Stephanie Haynes, executive director of Philadelphia Family Pride; Ted Martin, executive director of Equality Pennsylvania; and Jane Shull, executive director of Philadelphia FIGHT

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Protective order issued in Farnese corruption case By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com A federal judge has issued a protective order in the case of state Sen. Larry M. Farnese, Jr. (D-First Dist.), who’s accused of bribing a constituent to ensure his 2011 election as ward leader of the Eighth Ward Democratic Committee. The three-page order was issued May 19 by U.S. District Judge Cynthia M. Rufe. It prevents the public from accessing materials generated during the discovery phase of Farnese’s prosecution. Farnese serves as ward leader for the Eighth Ward Democratic Committee. The ward is a political subdivision, largely in Center City west of Broad. It serves as a conduit to party leadership, and it’s a source of information during campaigns and elections. The ward is composed of committeepeople elected by their neighbors, who then elect a ward leader every four years. In 2011, Farnese allegedly bribed Eighth Ward committeeperson Ellen Chapman to help ensure his election as ward leader. Farnese allegedly diverted $6,000 in campaign funds to help pay the college tuition of Chapman’s daughter. In a 12-page indictment handed down earlier this month, Farnese and Chapman are charged with conspiracy, wire fraud, mail fraud and related offenses. Critics of the indictment call it baseless. They say Farnese never expected anything from Chapman in return for contributing to her daughter’s education. Some say Farnese perhaps could face a

civil fine for alleged misuse of campaign funds, but not criminal charges. The protective order was requested by the U.S. Department of Justice, and Farnese’s attorneys didn’t oppose the request, according to court records. The order strictly forbids either side from sharing information obtained during the discovery phase. Violators could face sanctions, including contempt-of-court charges. However, if the DOJ’s case against Farnese and/or Chapman proceeds to a trial, items previously withheld from the public may become accessible at that time. According to a DOJ filing, “The government intends to begin production of [discovery] materials upon entry of the proposed order. Counsel for the defendants have indicated that they have no objections to the proposed protective order.” Neither side had a comment. In a related development, Farnese and Chapman have been ordered to appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jacob P. Hart at 1:30 p.m. June 10 in Courtroom 5A of the U.S. Court House, 601 Market St. A formal arraignment for Farnese and Chapman will be scheduled at a later date, according to court records. Farnese has been a strong advocate for LGBT rights. In 2014, he sent a letter to District Attorney Seth Williams and Attorney General Kathleen Kane to urge a new probe of the Nizah Morris incident. He’s also co-prime sponsor of the Senate version of the Pennsylvania Fairness Act, which would prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. n

Philadelphia FIGHT target of protest By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com Former employees of Philadelphia FIGHT, an AIDS service organization, delivered a letter May 18 to the executive director demanding equal compensation for black and brown workers, especially bilingual ones; a fund for their professional development; and the firing of two officials, among other things. About 10 people, including people who had not worked at the organization, attended the delivery. The letter said FIGHT has until June 1 to meet the demands of the Black and Brown Workers Collective. Shani Akilah Robin, who worked as a manager of the Youth Health Empowerment Project at FIGHT before being fired in March, alleged the AIDS organization has a “plantation policy” of hiring black and brown frontline workers while maintaining a white administration and board. “We are hired to create a veneer of diversity,” she said. “We need an organization fully on board with black and brown workers.” Viviana Ortiz, a former CRCS-CLEAR

counselor at FIGHT who was fired in April, contended the organization terminated four people of color in the last month for speaking out about worker conditions and ineffective outreach to communities of color. CRCS-CLEAR is a health promotion intervention program of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Jane Shull, executive director, said in a statement, “FIGHT has a long history of supporting people’s right to make statements, and advocate for their needs, but not to disrupt programs that serve people with HIV and those at high risk. This incident actually stemmed from a personnel matter, and we can’t discuss personnel matters in the press.” When asked how FIGHT would respond to the letter, Shull said she would not comment beyond the statement. The statement further called attention to a video posted online by the collective that included footage filmed during some former employees’ time at FIGHT. “We are making no statement whatsoever about the HIV status of anyone who may have been caught in the background,” Shull said. “But we think that PAGE 16

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Putting the 2016 Trans-Health Conference together Next month, Mazzoni Center will present every year. We want to offer something for the 15th annual Philadelphia Trans-Health first-time attendees, as well as folks who are Conference, which takes place June 9-11 at returning for the ninth or 15th year. the Pennsylvania Convention Center. This Over the years, we learned that all groups year we’ve got a diverse and dynamic lineup come to the table in different capacities, and of approximately 230 workshops for the gen- not necessarily in the role of workshop preeral track of the conference, which is free to senters, so we made room for everyone to attend. show up in the ways that were productive The Trans Health Conference proudly and instrumental to the conference. 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Originally launched we changed the layout of the as a grassroots gathering in colmain hall to allow for mobility laboration with Mazzoni Center devices, service dogs and attendback in 2002, the Trans-Health ees who may need more time to Conference became an official get from point to point. We’ve Samantha added EMT service, crisis-inMazzoni Center program in 2006, but has remained very much a Dato tervention training, as well as a community-driven effort. designated “Quiet Zone” for those At the close of each conferwho may need a safe, calm space ence (usually in July), our staff meets with to regroup. planning committee leads, and begins to pore We continue to seek input from attendees through the thousands of evaluation forms and community members on ways to improve we’ve received. 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ment of local anti-discrimination ordinances. And the Fair Practices Ordinance should be so enforced.” The highly contentious litigation began in 2009, after trans woman Charlene Arcila complained to the city's Human Relations Commission about SEPTA's placement of gender stickers on transpasses. Arcila died in April 2015, and SEPTA no longer places gender stickers on transpasses. But Arcila's complaint remains held in abeyance, due to the possibility that monetary damages will be awarded to her estate. In a 66-page brief filed this week, the city urged the high court to vacate the Commonwealth Court ruling and order SEPTA to comply with local antibias laws. According to the city, it's an urgent civil-rights issue. This week, Mazzoni Center and the ACLU of Pennsylvania also filed a “friend of the court” brief in support of the city's position. “If the Commonwealth Court’s decision is not reversed, the power of municipalities to enforce anti-discrimination law that has been in effect for more than six decades will be undermined,” the brief states. Andrew A. Chirls, a pro-bono attorney for Mazzoni Center and ACLU of Pennsylvania, disputed SEPTA’s position. “This could set a bad precedent for a lot of regional agencies set up by the state government who might want to claim the same exemption as SEPTA,” Chirls told PGN. “SEPTA claims they don’t have to follow local laws because it’s too complicated and expensive. It makes no sense in light of the fact that private employers that operates in a lot of towns have to follow all the local antibias laws.” Patrick M. Northen, a lead attorney for SEPTA, declined to comment for this story. “We will respond when we file our brief, in accordance with the rule of appellate procedure,” Northen told PGN. n FIGHT from page 13

people sensitive to issues related to HIV stigma and bias ought to take care not to post images on the Internet that include people who might have been clients of FIGHT without their permission.” Shull is not one of the officials the group wants fired; they called for the removal of PrEP Director Caitlin Conyngham for “not being reflective of the face of HIV” and Director of Education Juliet Fink Yates for “hostile treatment.” Conyngham and Yates are both white. Those who delivered the letter also argued that FIGHT does not do enough to reach communities of color, but receives funding from the Centers for Disease Control, city and state to specifically address HIV- and AIDS-related needs of those communities. Asa Khalif, a member of the Black and Brown Workers Collective who has not worked at FIGHT, said FIGHT “refuses to go into the community and educate the community because they’re afraid.” Abdul-Aliy Muhammad, who works at another AIDS organization in Philadelphia, said, “It’s more a business model than actually about engaging and healing.” He noted race-based tensions exist in several AIDS organizations. “This is not just about FIGHT,” Muhammad said. “It’s about the entire nonprofit industrial complex.” n SUIT from page 1

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and, “without provocation, justification or any cause whatsoever,” shoved Harrigan and struck Hesse. The suit contends Knott struck Hesse in the face and called him a “faggot,” and Williams struck Haught “multiple times in the face with a closed fist.” Haught suffered multiple facial fractures. Once the defendants have been served, a scheduling order will be issued by the Court of Common Pleas. From there, attorneys will conduct discovery and take deposition, and prepare for a potential trial. Youman noted that the civil process usually takes at least a year, and sometimes can take two. This is the second lawsuit against Knott in as many months. Last month, a Norristown woman filed a federal lawsuit against Knott, her father and several other parties after she contended she lost her job unjustly for posting derogatory comments about Knott online. She is seeking $5 million. That case has been assigned to Judge Mitchell S. Goldberg. In a phone conference with all parties May 19, Goldberg approved an extension to June 30 for the defendants to respond to the suit. n

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Making museums welcoming to all families May is National Museum Month, and Family Equality Council for several years LGBTQ families have a growing source on events and activities for International of support in museums — including ones Family Equality Day, including a giant aimed at children — that have been reachrainbow staircase and a community chalking out to welcome all kinds of families. board where visitors can share ideas on Margaret Middleton, a Boston-based what makes a family. As far back as 1991, designer, speaker and consultant, the Boston Museum of Science has been a leader in this effort. included a page about a family Middleton, who has spoken at with “Two Moms” in a book numerous museum conferences that was part of its “How Your and been profiled on NPR, has Life Began” exhibit. been doing museum work for Generally speaking, museums about 10 years, and family-incan better welcome diverse famclusion work for half of that. ilies, she suggests, by “updating She told me in an email intermembership policies, repreview that the latter “began as a senting all kinds of families in melding of my queer activism exhibits, providing all-gender with my museum practice. But restrooms and consciously I quickly realized that it wasn’t choosing language that is inclujust queer families who were sive of families of all kinds.” To being left out in museums: single Dana Rudolph help with the latter, she has creparents, adoptive families, foster ated a helpful poster on Familyfamilies and families with divorced parents Inclusive Language, available at zazzle. weren’t taken into consideration.” com/magmidd. She recently collaborated with photog While there has been some progress, rapher Matthew Clowney on a show at the more remains to be done. Boston Children’s Museum titled “Mimi’s “Some museum associations have been Family,” about the everyday life of transencouraging museums to be more inclusive gender grandparent Erica (aka Mimi) Tobias and have made suggestions for welcoming and her family. queer visitors,” she said. “However, I have In 2012, she worked with curator Lisa not seen them take on family inclusion.” Ellsworth at the Children’s Discovery They could do so, she suggested, by “hostMuseum of San Jose on an exhibit inspired ing workshops, helping museums find by San Jose Pride. It showcased a selecfunding for new programming and facility tion of photographs of a Bay Area family upgrades and making recommendations for with two moms and two kids, chosen from family-inclusive practice.” Courteney Coolidge’s collection American While she noted that it is not visitors’ Families: Beyond the White Picket Fence. responsibility to help museums improve Both “Mimi’s Family” and “American their practice, those who wish to do so Family” “were challenging sells to the should remember: “Museums tend to museums that ran them,” she said. At first, respond better to being called in than being some senior staff “were concerned about called out. Instead of penning an open offending visitors who may be morally or letter or tweeting the museum, set up an religiously opposed to all things queer,” but appointment with a museum staff member “both institutions realized the exhibits were and bring concrete action items.” on mission and important opportunities for She also advises, “Museum workers representation and education.” are often overworked and underpaid so be Middleton said “the response was overprepared to volunteer your time to help whelmingly positive. Both shows had implement changes. Have an idea for a possharing stations where families could draw sible donor if your changes require funds. or write a response to the prompt, ‘Tell us Change is hard for museums and every about your family.’ We got so many wonmuseum will respond to criticism differderful little family portraits and stories. I ently, but hearing from visitors (especially consider that a success.” members!) in person can be powerful.” Apart from Middleton’s work, other These changes can have a widespread museums have been including LGBTQ impact. Middleton observed, “Family is families too. As part of LGBT History an intersection where people of so many Month in the U.K., the Museum of London different identities meet. Incorporating fampartnered with Schools OUT U.K. to hold ily inclusion across all aspects of museum a free day of talks and workshops for fampractice can improve the visitor experience ilies and teachers, including a performance for everyone.” by the London Gay Men’s Chorus and a Learn more about Middleton at margaretreading of several LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ middleton.com or @magmidd on Twitter. n books by actor Sir Derek Jacobi. The Chicago Children’s Museum Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher launched an All Families Matter initiaof Mombian (mombian.com), a GLAAD tive in 2009 to welcome the LGBTQ Media Award-winning blog and resource community, and has partnered with the directory for LGBTQ parents.

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When Rachel Stevenson moved to Phoenixville in 2006, Frank Jeffrey’s had just lost one of its cofounders. Still, the borough’s only gay bar at the time remained a popular spot for the LGBT community. Stevenson met her wife there shortly before it closed around 2008. Stevenson, who is organizing Chester County Pride in June, said the event will pay homage to the former bar owners who were also instrumental in the original Pride festival in Phoenixville: Jeff Rudd and his partner Frank Viera. The last time the borough hosted a Pride festival was 2005, a few months before Rudd’s sudden death. Viera also died last year from cancer. “We wanted to make sure we were honoring the people who laid the groundwork before us,” Stevenson said of reviving Pride after 11 years. Chester County Pride takes place June 4 and 5. Several activities are slated from noon-5 p.m. Saturday at Reeves Park, Second Avenue and Main Street, Phoenixville. It’s free to attend. The event kicks off with local students singing “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and “True Colors” as a tribute to Rudd and Viera. Phoenixville Mayor Michael Speck will serve as grand marshal. He said he didn’t have to think twice about accepting the position. “I’m very proud of our community,” he said. “We are an open, inclusive place. As mayor, I stand behind that statement of who we are.” Speck will speak and spend a couple

hours at Pride before leaving to marry a same-sex couple. Carl Max, a local Whitney Houston impersonator, will be crowned Pride Queen. Students from GSA organizations at Phoenixville, Owen J. Roberts and Pottsgrove school districts helped plan the event. “Ours is extremely family-friendly as opposed to some other Prides,” Stevenson said. She added it’s good to give Chester County residents a local option to celebrate the LGBT community, so they don’t have to travel to Philadelphia. “A lot of people can’t get into the city or don’t want to,” Stevenson said. “We can bring awareness here to people who may not yet know enough to be an ally.” Further activities for Chester County Pride include: PJ Ryan’s at 233 Bridge St., the former location of Frank Jeffrey’s, will host a happy hour with free appetizers immediately after Saturday’s activities in the park. Mama’s Black Sheep also has a concert scheduled at 7 p.m. at Molly Maguire’s, 197 Bridge St. On Sunday, there will be a Pride Gala Fundraiser for LGBTea Dances, the educational and social organization that Stevenson started last year. The gala at Spring Hollow Golf Club, 3350 Schuylkill Road, East Vincent Township, starts at noon and tickets cost $75. There are about 30 tickets remaining, Stevenson said. Lead sponsors are Virtual Farm Creative, Dow Chemical, Pfizer and Sanctuary Counseling. For more information, visit www. lgbteadances.org. n

PRIDE GUIDE Chester County Pride Noon-5 p.m. June 4 Reeves Park, Second Avenue and Main Street Free www.lgbteadances.org Jersey Pride Noon-7 p.m. June 5 Fifth and Ocean avenues, Asbury Park www.jerseypride.org Philadelphia Pride Parade: 11:30 a.m. June 12 13th and Locust streets to Penn’s Landing Free Festival: Noon-6 p.m. June 12 Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing $10 www.phillygaypride.org Reading Pride Celebration Noon-6 p.m. July 17

Centre Park, 733 Centre Ave., Reading www.readingpridecelebration.org Pride Festival of Central Pennsylvania 11 a.m.-6 p.m. July 30 Riverfront Park, 200 S. Front St., Harrisburg $10 www.centralpapridefestival.com Northeast Pennsylvania PrideFest 2-8:30 Aug. 15 49 S. Main St., Pittston $5 www.gaynepa.com Southern New Jersey LGBTQ Pride Noon-6 p.m. Sept. 11 Cooper River Park, 101 Park Blvd., Cherry Hill Free www.SNJGayPride.org

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Seven Prides to be smoke-free By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com After a health-disparity survey revealed LGBT people smoke at significantly higher rates than non-LGBT people, seven of Pennsylvania’s 75 Pride festivals in June decided to prohibit smoking. The festivals that are partially or completely smokefree include Chester County, Allentown, Wilkes-Barre, Reading, Lancaster, York and Harrisburg. Last year, three festivals — Reading, Allentown and Lancaster — were smoke-free. “It’s not about shaming smokers,” said Adrian Shanker, executive director of the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center in Allentown. “It’s about creating a space that’s healthy for everyone.” “People can bring their families to Pride and nonsmokers won’t have to worry about second-hand smoke,” he added. The Bradbury-Sullivan Center is overseeing the data collection for the LGBT community-health survey, which started last year in Central Pennsylvania and the Lehigh Valley. More than 600 people responded. The Pennsylvania Department of Health partnered on the project, investing $50,000 in data collection last year and another $60,000 this year for surveys in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Erie. William Way LGBT Community Center is now collecting data for the Philadelphia area. The health survey is available here: www.surveymonkey.com/r/Philadelphia_ Area. “Many members of our community … have experienced negative or traumatizing experiences with health professionals or have been undereducated about healthy

eating and living practices,” R. Eric Thomas, program director at William Way, wrote in an email to PGN. “This study aims to connect those dots so that our legislators and community leaders are better equipped to advocate and educate on our behalves. “This survey takes 10 minutes, tops, but in a real and dramatic way it can change our lives forever.” In the Lehigh Valley, Shanker said 37 percent of LGBT people smoke, compared to 20 percent of non-LGBT people. In Central Pennsylvania, Dr. Rachel Levine, the state’s physician general and a transgender woman, said 34 percent of LGBT people smoke, compared to 21 percent of non-LGBT people. “Whatever statistics you look at, we have more people in our community smoking cigarettes and using tobacco products,” Levine said. “It’s not widely known, but it’s interesting, that LGBT people have higher tobacco rates than the general population.” She added about 30,000 Pennsylvanians die each year from tobacco-related health problems. The state Department of Health will be providing resources for LGBT people who would like to quit tobacco at the smoke-free Prides. Levine highlighted the Pennsylvania free quit line at 1-800-Quit-Now (784-8669) and “This Free Life,” a tobacco-cessation campaign from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Shanker said Tobacco Free Northeast PA is also helping with the LGBT outreach. Levine noted it would be ideal for all Prides in Pennsylvania to become partially or completely smokefree. “Our goal is to keep that increasing as much as we can,” she said. n

Jersey Pride turns 25 in Asbury By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Tens of thousands are expected to flock to Asbury Park next week for a milestone Pride event. Jersey Pride, held in the Central Jersey beach town, will mark its 25th anniversary June 5 with a parade and festival featuring performances by “American Idol” winner Jordin Sparks and out comedian Suzanne Westenhoefer, among many others. The first Pride festivity, in 1992, drew several hundred people — the crowd now typically tops out around 30,000, said Sherri Rase, special-events director for Jersey Pride, Inc. Rase said that in the last two-plus decades, Asbury Park has undergone a tremendous transformation, and is now home to a vibrant and thriving LGBT community. “It would be disingenuous to say Pride is responsible for all of the renaissance,” Rase said, “but there’s a lot to be said about showing people the beauty of a community. We’re now a resort community again, and it just so happens that many of the people here are gay folks.” Over the years, Pride organizers

have worked hard to establish good working relationships with city leadership and businesses, Rase said. “It took us a while to develop relationships with the Asbury Park Town Council but once we got things in place year after year the permitting process became easier and we have a great relationship with the city,” she said. “One of the reasons is because every single year, we leave the park where we have Pride in even better condition than when we got it; we pick up every single piece of trash, every bit of recycling. And it’s not just during Pride; we have always done our part to have a really good working relationship with the city and the businesses in town yearround.” That relationship-building paid off, as Pride often sees a lot of representation from local business owners and elected officials. Much of the crowd hails from locales in New Jersey, Rase said. “This is the hometown festival,” she said. “This is the big show for us and for our residents. It’s also the very first Sunday in June so this is kind of the kickoff of Pride season in the region.” Rase said she expects tributes to

the event’s 25th anniversary from the stage, especially from Westenhoefer, an original participant in the 1992 Pride. “Suzanne was our first emcee,” Rase said. “She was just making a name for herself back then but she was very generous in giving her time to Jersey Pride and has been ever since. She’s the one who actually asked us about coming back for 25. We were like, ‘Yes, yes, 1,000 times yes!’ She is brilliant to work with, and a pure delight.” In addition to the performances, the festival will feature more than 150 vendors, a portion of the AIDS Memorial Quilt on display, a family zone and food court. The parade steps off at noon from City Hall, and the festival runs noon-7 p.m. at Fifth and Ocean avenues. Rase encouraged Philly LGBTs and allies to make the short trip to Asbury to experience its distinctive celebration. “Every Pride has its own special culture that makes it unique. Jersey Pride is a short train or car ride from Philly. It’s right by the ocean. It’s just a very enjoyable weekend vacation.” For more information, visit www. jerseypride.org. n

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2004. After a special hearing in February, another Montgomery judge ruled that Cosby’s case could proceed, despite his defense arguing that he had an oral agreement in 2005 from a previous county district attorney not to prosecute him. Constand was not in the Norristown courtroom Tuesday, but her absence loomed large. Pennsylvania law does not require a victim to testify at a preliminary hearing, which is held to determine if there is enough evidence that a crime occurred for a case to proceed to trial. Constand now lives in Toronto, Canada. Cosby is free after posting a portion of his $1 million bail. The prosecution and defense spent the early part of Cosby’s hearing arguing about the admissibility of hearsay evidence. Brian McMonagle, Cosby’s lawyer, said the court would only be hearing witnesses “tell you that somebody told me 11 years ago about something that happened 12 years ago, and as a result of that we’re going to have a trial.” “That’s unprecedented,” McMonagle said, adding, “It’s a complete denial of this defendant’s due process.” McHugh let the hearing continue with the prosecution’s witnesses reading statements taken 11 years ago from Constand and Cosby. All the statements were typed by investigators, not audio or video recorded. Katharine J. Hart, a former Montgomery detective, was questioned about the morethan 20-page statement that she and Richard Schaffer, a former Cheltenham detective, took from Constand. Hart said she spoke with Constand May 22 and Constand “indicated her willingness to be available for trial.” John Norris, Cheltenham police chief, was questioned about the statement that he and two other investigators took from Cosby in New York City in 2005. After some legal squabbling, McMonagle also called Schaffer, now a sergeant in Cheltenham, to testify about Constand’s statement from the same time. According to Constand’s statement, she went to Cosby’s home sometime in mid-January or mid-February 2004 to talk about the future of her career. She was working with the women’s basketball program at Temple, but considering going to school for massage therapy. “I was emotionally occupied while that was going on and I had lost some sleep over it,” Constand said in the statement. Constand’s and Cosby’s statements both said that Cosby offered Constand some pills to help with the sleep loss. Constand said she received three pills. Cosby said he gave her one and a half pills of Benadryl, an over-the-counter medication. Both statements said Cosby offered Constand red wine. “I started to have blurred vision,” Constand said in the statement. “I told Mr. Cosby I couldn’t even talk. I started to panic.

“I had no strength in my legs,” she continued. “They felt rubbery and like jelly. I was a little spacey.” Constand said Cosby laid her on the couch and later positioned himself behind her. He digitally penetrated her and placed her hand on his genitals, she said in the statement, adding she felt “paralyzed.” Cosby’s statement described the incident as “petting … touching and kissing with clothes on.” In Cosby’s statement, he said Constand never told him to stop and she never said she was having an adverse reaction to the medication. His statement said Constand told him to stop during a sexual encounter on another occasion and he did. Both statements agreed that Constand’s mother called Cosby not long after the alleged assault and that Cosby apologized to both of them. “I apologized twice,” Cosby said in his statement. “I said, ‘What can I do?’ And [the mother] said, ‘Nothing.’ She said, ‘Your apology is enough.’” Cosby later offered to pay for Constand to attend graduate school as long as she maintained a 3.0 grade-point average, he said in the statement. The defense focused on the number of sections in Constand’s statement that she had crossed out and changed after investigators typed it. They also noted that Constand contacted civil lawyers before the police about the alleged assault, and said she lied to investigators about contacting Cosby after the incident. Montgomery County District Attorney Kevin Steele said Constand’s credibility was not an issue to be determined at a preliminary hearing. He said Cosby’s statement “corroborated what the victim told in terms of the aspects of the crime.” “He’s there saying, ‘Take ‘em. Take ‘em,’” Steele said about the pills Cosby offered Constand, “and pushing the wine on her when she says she hasn’t eaten anything. Now we’re getting to the point where she’s not capable of consent. “That is the evidence,” he added. McMonagle said there was not enough evidence without Constand’s presence in court. “What you got, with all due respect, were words typed on paper ... ” he said, “in a statement that is crossed out, reworded and redone.” After the hearing, Gloria Allred, who has represented another Cosby accuser, addressed the controversy surrounding Constand’s repeated contact with Cosby after the alleged assault. “I don’t think one should take that as a tacit admission … that nothing happened of a criminal nature,” Allred said on the steps of the Montgomery County Courthouse. She added that Cosby’s lawyers could be trying to have an impact on the jury pool by attacking Constand’s credibility at the preliminary hearing. McMonagle did not make a statement outside the courthouse. n

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That’s My Prerogative Feibush should not be poster boy for ending councilmanic prerogative

n law school, students are taught that hard cases make bad law. This adage seems lost on the Inky Ed. Board. They are using the federal jury verdict awarding developer Ori Feibush damages to wave the flag of political correctness. They are calling for the end of councilmanic prerogative, city council’s tradition of allowing its district members to determine how public property is used and to approve all zoning variances in their districts. But once again, the Inky

The jury’s tepid support for Feibush seems to mirror the feelings of those living in Johnson’s district. jumps to the wrong conclusions about the case before it. The facts are pretty straightforward. In 2013, developer Ori Feibush placed the highest bid at an auction for two public properties on the 1300 block of South Cleveland Street in Philly’s Point Breeze

neighborhood. Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, however, refused to introduce the legislation that would’ve allowed Feibush to buy the land, and the deal was killed. Johnson’s defense is that he had already approved the transfer of six other properties to Feibush and wanted these lots set aside for a more comprehensive affordable housing strategy, which included that block. What triggered the Inky’s ire for councilmanic prerogative was the jury verdict, earlier this month, awarding Feibush $34,000 in the lawsuit he brought against Johnson for killing his deal. With their usual political correctness hyperbole, the Inky Ed Board sees this verdict as a watershed moment: “A federal jury has challenged Philadelphia City Council members’ imperious reign over land use, repudiating Councilman Kenyatta Johnson’s refusal to let a rival purchase derelict city parcels. Better yet, the verdict last week could expose the city to more such challenges from developers, community groups, and others who don’t want to bow to Council members’ demands just for the privilege of taking deadbeat property off the city’s hands.” Of course David Thornburgh, CEO of the government watchdog group Committee of Seventy, chimed in telling the Inky

Real Estate Developer Ori Feibush. Photo courtesy of Ori Feibush via Wikimedia Commons.

that the verdict was hugely significant, saying, “I’ve never known anyone to challenge it in court. We’ve gone along all this time thinking, that’s just the way we do things. Now there’s a jury that said, ‘No, this damaged this developer’s ability to do business.’” First, let’s be clear about the verdict itself: it was no great victory for Feibush. When you seek damages of $275,000 and a jury awards you $34,000, it’s hard to do a victory lap. While his attorney told newsworks.org that the award “was likely meant to cover the costs Feibush incurred after he was declared the highest bidder on the Cleveland Street properties, including at-

Councilman Kenyatta Johnson Photo courtesy of Kenyatta Johnson via Wikimedia Commons.

torney and architects fees,” we doubt it covered his initial legal fees in bringing the suit. The jury’s tepid support for Feibush seems to mirror the feelings of those living in Johnson’s councilmanic district. Last year Feibush challenged Councilman Johnson at the ballot box in the most expensive councilmanic district race in the election cycle. A race that, when it was not down in the dirt (which was most of the time), focused upon the rapid gentrification of predominantly African-American neighborhoods by developers like Feibush. Johnson crushed Feibush, beating him almost 2-1, due in large part to Johnson rolling up big Continued on page 2 M AY 2 2 - 2 9 , 2 0 1 6

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That’s My Prerogative Continued from page 1 numbers in the Point Breeze area of the district: the very neighborhood at the heart of Feibush’s litigation. City councilmembers are appropriately putting much greater faith in the Point Breeze neighbors than a federal jury, appropriately weighing in to support their colleague. As reported by newsworks.org, Councilman Greenlee said: “Let’s face it, if everything just went to the highest bidder in these areas that are desired now — Point Breeze, Francisville, Brewerytown — most poor people would be moved out. So I think it’s a good thing to try to strive for some kind of balance.” Councilwoman Maria D. Quiñones-Sánchez, who the Inky Ed. Board lauds for spearheading land

bank legislation, best defended the ruling’s impact in these terms: “Those types of isolated incidents taken out of context could look bad, when in fact you are trying to serve the best interest.” Newsworks.org continues, “Sánchez says Feibush — who has developed a reputation for being outspoken and aggressive — just didn’t want to take “no” for an answer and that Johnson was trying to protect residents in the South Philadelphia neighborhood of Point Breeze, ‘a neighborhood that has been under fear around poverty and displacement.’” Ori Feibush should not be the poster boy for doing away with councilmanic prerogative. To the contrary, he is the very reason we need to defend it.

Dragons Rule the River Continued from page 12 still good conditions overall to race. It’s one of those things, we needed to row a perfect race and we were just a little off our best. Obviously, you prefer the gold medal to the silver but we were still happy about the final result, even though it was a little disappointing. In the women’s race, UMass was expected to win and we just had to stroke as hard as we could to stay with them. We rowed a great race.” Savell pointed out that star crew member Dave Hanrahan is leaving Drexel as the school’s first four-time gold medal winner. His varsity two men’s boat won for the fourth year in a row. “It’s a significant accomplishment, something that stands out as

pretty incredible in my mind,” he said. As for Temple, the Owls did not place in the team standings but did finish third in the men’s varsity heavyweight eight, ending two seconds after Drexel finished. It was the final day of coaching at the Dad Vail for outgoing and legendary coach Gavin White. “We have a tremendous respect for Gavin White and Temple,” said Savell. “They may not have dominated lately but it was great to see them compete like that in the biggest race. What that program has accomplished is extraordinary. We are honored anytime we can beat them. We see them a lot and it’s always great competition.”

When Crime Comes Full Circle Filmmaker reflects on impact of 1997 robbery By Sheila Simmons

ravo for Darius Clark Monroe and his documentary, “Evolution of a Criminal.” The praise is not just for the film, which was screened earlier this month at the African American Museum in Philadelphia, 7th and Arch Streets, but also for the issue with which it deals, atonement. All too often, we throw away criminals in our society, sometimes without them truly knowing the impact of their actions on the victims, or even their own loved ones. So they never know the two-sided healing that forgiveness brings. Following the screening, the filmmaker, a large but approachable man dressed casually in denim jeans and shirt with a t-shirt underneath, expounded on the movie’s themes during a Q&A for the audience of art lovers, film buffs, community activists and anti-violence advocates. The film, currently available on Netflix, was shown in partnership with the BlackStar Film Festival, and presented in conjunction with the exhibit, “Arresting Patterns: Perspectives on Race, Criminal Justice, Artistic Expression, and Community,” The exhibit, presented in collaboration with Artspace, runs through Sept. 11. “Evolution of a Criminal” fit perfectly as a brief complement to the exhibit of photography, paintings, multimedia and prints by contemporary American artists such as Dread Scott, Titus Kaphur, Andy Warhol, and Adrian Piper. “Their work gives voice to the impact of pervasive patterns of racial bias in our judicial system, giving visual form to the notion that the sentencing policies over the past 40 years have transformed the

Filmmaker Darius Clark Monroe. Photo by Sarah J. Glover.

nation’s prison system into a ‘modern equivalent of Jim Crow,’” states the museum’s website. Monroe’s film consists of vivid and suspenseful reenactments of a 1997 Texas bank robbery juxtaposed with the honest and emotional recollections of people affected by the crime. It’s a quickly understood shock that the filmmaker himself was one of the perpetrators of the crime! Family members, friends and others knew Monroe, who scored good grades in school and had no criminal record, as a happy supported child. They speak on the events and situations that led to his deciding to solve his family’s unexpected and persistent financial woes by robbing a bank — a decision that forever changed the arc of his life. The moving images and expressions open the viewer up to the fear, weariness, disbelief, bewilderment and heartbreak that resulted from the robbery, as well as the subsequent five years which Monroe served in prison. Monroe crafted his film over the course of seven years, which included his time at New York University’s film school, and time spent under the tutelage of Spike Lee, who executive produced the film. He reflected on the PBS.org blog, “Independent Lens” on viewing the film: “Every scene where I’m interacting with or interviewing one of the customers in the bank [victims] moves me. I’m still incredibly humbled and truly blown away by their kindness, their compassion, and generosity. It took a lot to ask for forgiveness, but I never expected to be forgiven. Those scenes show the resilience of the human spirit. I’m left feeling hopeful each time I experience them.”

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 at First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 9:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned off shall be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price. Additionally, where there is active bidding, the highest bidder, and the second highest bidder, if any must post the entire amount of the cost of the distribution policy for the property at the time of sale by certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The Sheriff reserves the right to reject any certified check, attorney’s check or money order that on its face has an expired use date and is presented for payment of the deposit. The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest bidder to the Sheriff at his office within 30 days from the time of the sale. An extension of time for an additional 30 days may be granted at the discretion of the Sheriff upon receipt of written request from the buyer requesting the same, except when a second bidder has been duly registered. Also, if the first bidder does not complete settlement with the Sheriff within the thirty (30) day time limit and a second bid was registered at the sale, the second bidder shall be granted the same thirty (30) day time limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return the writ to court. A second bid must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the sale. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered on a property at the sale. The first bid or opening bid on each property shall be set by the City of Philadelphia. In no event will the successful bidder be allowed to settle on the property unless all the Sheriff’s costs are paid notwithstanding the final bid. The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the

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

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

1606-304 134 Roselyn St 19120 61st wd. 1020 Sq Ft OPA#612181000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jermaine Davis C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04133 $41,570.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-305 1751 N 21st St 19121 47th wd. 1293 Sq Ft BRT#47-2-157000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Louise Miller a/k/a Louise McBeth C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01561 $121,282.90 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-306 7838 Rugby St 19150 50th wd. 1992 Sq Ft BRT#502079400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charles Blackman a/k/a Charles C. Blackman, II C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02054 $61,807.93 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-307 3447 Wellington St 55th wd. 1424 Sq Ft BRT#551478700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Stephanie Massey a/k/a Stephanie Simmons C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01499 $113,287.58 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-308 4431 E Allen St 45th wd. 1120 Sq Ft BRT#453345900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Theresa Enoch, Personal Representative of the Estate of Michael B. Duffy a/k/a Michael Bernard Duffy a/k/a Michael Duffy, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03499 $102,044.20 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-309 4964 N 7th St BRT#115N24-249 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Guillermo A. Carrucini C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01517 $71,878.15 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-310 660 Hendrix St 19116 58th wd. 1105 Sq Ft OPA#582328900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kathleen Kraemer C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01137 $162,552.40 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-311 1100 S Broad St #717C & #352P 19146 36th wd. 599 Sq Ft and 134 Sq Ft OPA#888113986 and OPA#888114358 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth M. Buckley C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 01781 $277,092.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-312 537 W Roosevelt Blvd 49th wd. 1328 Sq Ft BRT#491080400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Rafael A. Mulero a/k/a Rafael A. Mulero,

III C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 01133 $110,653.78 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-313 5139 Locust St 19139 60th wd. (formerly part of the 46th wd.) 1800 Sq Ft BRT#602076400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE James Tyson C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00162 $125,026.54 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-314 166 Covington Rd 19120 61st wd. 1328 Sq Ft OPA#611442800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Herbert Frayer C.P. February Term, 2010 No. 02163 $165,811.04 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-315 1100 E Barringer St 19119 22nd wd. 1706 Sq Ft OPA#221020700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Franklin Spencer C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 03531 $125,134.06 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-316 6740 Kindred St 19149 54th wd. 1184 Sq Ft OPA#542257800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barbara J. Taylor C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 03616 $57,978.65 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-317 2020 S 28th St 19145 48th wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#482354200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Effendi Priatna C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00233 $152,613.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-318 37 W Sharpnack St 19119 22nd wd. 1315 Sq Ft BRT#223041800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Scott A. Burkhart C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 03013 $48,950.40 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire 1606-319 2439 N 16th St 16th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the East side of 16th St at the distance of 188’1-1/2” Southward from the South side of Cumberland St IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Damon T. Walker, Sr. C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02484 $101,195.59 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1606-320 6309 Marsden St 41st wd. 1104 Sq Ft BRT#411267100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Brian Chambers C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 00612 $170,675.26 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-321 419 W George St 65th wd. 507 Sq Ft BRT#057200500 Luciano Roman C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 04350 $261,632.35 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-322 6321 N 13th St 19141 49th wd. 1794 Sq Ft OPA#493208500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-

TIAL PROPERTY Amiratariqa Williams C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02115 $153,771.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-323 3541 Germantown Ave 19140 43rd wd. 1620 Sq Ft OPA#871-5669-60; PRCL#43-2-181200 IMPROVEMENTS: STORE 2 STY MASONRY Youssou Diagne C.P. December Term, 2010 No. 01149 $164,021.49 Amar A. Agrawal, Esquire 1606-324 8244 Williams Ave 19150 50th wd. 1479 Sq Ft OPA#502246800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Shirley J. Wyatt, Deceased; Jason Wyatt, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Shirley J. Wyatt, Deceased; Walter Wyatt, Jr., Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Shirley J. Wyatt, Deceased; Kelli Wyatt, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Shirley J. Wyatt, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 03198 $133,750.28 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-325 133 Gladstone St 19148 39th wd. 872 Sq Ft OPA#391134700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kathleen Wright and John J. Wright, Jr. C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01350 $108,100.93 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-326 5307 Haverford Ave 44th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the North side of Haverford Ave (80’ wide) at the distance of 84’ Westward from the West side 53rd St (60’ wide) IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY William M. Cobb C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01911 $215,576.15 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1606-327 444 N 4th St, Unit 519 19104 873 Sq Ft BRT#888093370 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM Yifei R. Liu C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 1583 $5,707.34 Sirlin, Lesser & Benson, PC 1606-328 1336 Kimberly Dr 19151 34th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#343296900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tigist Guebreyes C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 03984 $135,001.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-329 2543 E Norris St 191253530 31st wd. 1411 Sq Ft BRT#313009800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Holly Bittner and Micah Kleit a/k/a Micah B. Kleit C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04118 $266,411.89 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-330 5932 A St a/k/a 5932 N A St 19120 61st wd. 1104 Sq Ft OPA#612493100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David C. Smith and Carolyn S. Smith C.P.

www.Officeof Philadelphia Sheriff.com SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, June 7, 2016 1606-301 4047 Maywood St 19124 33rd wd. 900 Sq Ft BRT#33-24848-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Olga Henry Saturne C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02661 $64,760.36 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire 1606-302 227 S 53rd St 60th wd. 1284 Sq Ft BRT#60-21928-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Elizabeth Shabazz C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02741 $64,192.30 Pressman & Doyle, LLC 1606-303 1318 W Bristol St 19140 43rd wd. 1591 Sq Ft BRT#433207500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carolin Breland C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 03298 $52,090.11 Udren Law Offices, P.C.

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April Term, 2015 No. 03707 $38,790.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-331 7744 Ferndale St 35th wd. 3677 Sq Ft BRT#63-1-1269-00 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/B GAR 1 STY MASONRY Norma M. Alicea and Teddy Alicea C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 02877 $337,790.99 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-332 7210 Glenloch St 19135 41st wd. 1440 Sq Ft BRT#412333100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sin Chui Chiu a/k/a Sin C. Chiu; Yin Yin Chiu a/k/a Yin Y. Chiu C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01124 $86,008.43 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-333 515 N 64th St 19151 34th wd. 1092 Sq Ft OPA#343075500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jasmine Shaw, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Theresa Shaw, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01797 $50,424.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-334 1314 S 18th St 19146 36th wd. 1573 Sq Ft OPA#361144900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rudolpho Rufus Sutton, as Administratrix of the Estate of Violet Sutton, Deceased; Rudolph Sutton, Solely in his Capacity as Heir of Violet Sutton, Deceased; Velvette Sutton, Solely in her Capacity as Heir of Violet Sutton, Deceased; Violet Lawson-Sutton, Solely in her Capacity as Heir of Violet Sutton, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 00597 $136,096.01 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-335 624 Fanshawe St 19111 35th wd. 1196 Sq Ft OPA#353114100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephanie Fred-Torres and Alexis Rios, Jr. C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01325 $129,362.40 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-336 5029 Ditman St 62nd wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the Southerly side of Ditman Street at the distance of 80 feet Eastwardly from the east side of Washington St IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/ DET 2 STY MASONRY Ioslav Starikov and Svetlana Starikova C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00488 $78,919.24 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1606-337 3542 Aldine St 191363806 64th wd. 1504 Sq Ft OPA#642113700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven R. Banavich C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00968 $140,038.93 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-338 4645 N 13th St 191401229 49th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#491500100 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rifka Herz C.P. March Term, 2010 No. 02151 $89,491.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-339 4466 Tolbut St 65th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the Southwesterly side of Tolbut Street (50’ wide) which point is measured North 39 degrees, 44 minutes, 5 seconds West 502’4-3/4” from a point; which point is measured on the arc of a circle curving to the right having a radius of 550 feet, the arc distance of 150’3-1/2” from a point OPA#652092800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Vito Bendzius C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00351 $164,582.47 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1606-340 6126 Ross St 19144 59th wd. 1528 Sq Ft OPA#592267500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Raymond T. Jones, as Administrator of the Estate of Vennel Jones, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 01800 $52,944.79 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-341 2821 W Somerset St 191322541 38th wd. 1470 Sq Ft OPA#38-1-2958-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert Glover, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Thelma Glover; Denise Harrington C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 00879 $77,011.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-343 3121 Longshore Ave 19149 55th wd. 1402 Sq Ft OPA#551277000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Peter J. McDermott C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01401 $129,541.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-344 6103 W Columbia Ave 19151 34th wd. 3500 Sq Ft BRT#342114900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Joan Smith; Estate of Joan Smith C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04222 $83,063.01 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-346 1206 E Stafford St 191381931 59th wd. 950 Sq Ft OPA#591038400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly Lewis C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02455 $85,198.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-347 2635 S 68th St 191422724 40th wd. 1056 Sq Ft OPA#406093300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony R. Williams C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 02954 $86,488.11 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1606-348 3232 Emerald St 19134 45th wd. 1984 Sq Ft OPA#452333600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pennington 189 Management, LLC C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 03282 $83,877.24 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-349 6212 Ellsworth St 191432913 3rd wd. 2028 Sq Ft OPA#033149600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Natalie Dailey C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 00881 $120,171.10 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-350 2651 S Carroll St 19142 40th wd. 960 Sq Ft BRT#406106000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lawrence S. Taylor C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 01685 $33,562.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-351 629 Elkins Ave 191202213 61st wd. 1380 Sq Ft OPA#612029300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven C. Smith, in His Capacity as Co-Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Eleanor W. Smith; Christopher G. Smith, in His Capacity as Co-Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Eleanor W. Smith C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01801 $38,887.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-352 4610 Wayne Ave 191443624 13th wd. 3139 Sq Ft OPA#133090600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark A. Wilson, Jr. C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00523 $142,790.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-353 4322 Chippendale Ave 19136 65th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#651121500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Adam S. Cohen C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03408 $145,783.76 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-354 3620 Weikel St 19134-2719 45th wd. 900 Sq Ft OPA#451-4433-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leonardo Melendez, Jr. C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00201 $65,440.27 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-355 2555 S Dewey St 191423517 40th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#402074000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Arnell J. Maxwell C.P. February Term, 2006 No. 00244 $87,707.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-356 6652 N Opal St 19138 10th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#102048200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Drew S. Brown C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01332 $113,060.18 KML Law Group, P.C.

1606-357 1728 Wagner Ave 19141 17th wd. 1002 Sq Ft OPA#171029100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Bessie Jones, Deceased; Zina Jones, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Bessie Jones, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00258 $45,771.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-358 517 N 52nd St 19131 44th wd. 1320 Sq Ft OPA#442272600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Valerie Jackson a/k/a Valerie J. Jackson C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01268 $77,232.58 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-359 5545 Wheeler St 19143 40th wd. 660 Sq Ft OPA#402165100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mutrel Stuckey C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00998 $61,602.91 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-360 1842 W Thompson St 19121 47th wd. 1400 Sq Ft OPA#471066200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alice Smith C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 02127 $240,292.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-361 6635 N Gratz St 19126 10th wd. 1502 Sq Ft OPA#101099600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph W. Askew, Sr. and Tamara WashingtonAskew C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02778 $144,380.61 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-362 441 Tomlinson Rd, Apt H2 19116-3300 58th wd. BRT#888582968 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Yelena Sabirova C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01583 $167,720.65 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-363 2502 N 29th St 19132 28th wd. 1344 Sq Ft OPA#282008000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Troy Charves-Pearsall and Yvette L. Pearsall C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 01606 $5,616.21 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-364 1536 W Shunk St 191454652 26th wd. 960 Sq Ft BRT#261053300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE William Rosetti and Joann M. Rosetti C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01759 $298,226.84 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-365 5616 Windsor St 19143-4727 51st wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the southeasterly side Windsor Street at the distance of 384 feet northeastwardly from the northeasterly side of 57th Street OPA#514082900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Charles F.

Kaijanate C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02819 $60,112.27 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1606-366 3144 W Clifford St 19121 32nd wd. Lot Size: 1454 acres; Square Footage: 2100 Sq Ft BRT#324063300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Judyth Sloan and Thomas E. Sloan C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00402 $125,214.57 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1606-367 5536 Matthews St 19138 12th wd. Condo: 1056 acres; Lot Size: 800 Sq Ft BRT#122288400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL The known and unknown Heirs of Anna Jordan, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00204 $42,183.31 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1606-368 246 W Clapier St 19144 13th wd. 1302 Sq Ft BRT#133054500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Geraldine Wright C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00186 $75,825.58 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-369 1410 S 52nd St 19143 51st wd. 1811 Sq Ft OPA#512009000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Zahava Fisch C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 02447 $73,043.23 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-370 9605 Dedaker St 19115 58th wd. 7980 Sq Ft BRT#58-13277-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marc A. Smith C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01634 $246,177.37 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire 1606-371 914 Clinton St 19107 5th wd. 1920 Sq Ft BRT#053011120 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael T. Connor C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01666 $959,607.68 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire 1606-372 1121 Bridge St 191241819 62nd wd. 1248 Sq Ft OPA#621027900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patrick Gyimah; Flora Davis C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01993 $119,947.87 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-373 169 W Albanus St 19120 42nd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#422141500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alvin Cooke C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03506 $59,380.33 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-374 5000 McKean Ave 19144 13th wd. 22500 Sq Ft OPA#133149800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly D. Blockett a/k/a Kimberly Blockett C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 03436 $193,666.57 KML Law Group, P.C.

1606-375 840 Kenmore Rd 19151 34th wd. 1062 Sq Ft OPA#344350000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angel Granby a/k/a Angel Livingston C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 03535 $65,803.54 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-376 5529 Webster St 19143 44th wd. 1650 Sq Ft BRT#463115900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tyrone O. Marks II a/k/a Tyrone O. Marks and Melody Marks C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02084 $38,726.02 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire 1606-377 3215 Almond St 19134 45th wd. 1010 Sq Ft OPA#451278100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ewa Glazewska C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02057 $132,177.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-378 2902 Passmore St 19149 55th wd. 896 Sq Ft OPA#551028900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael A. Sheridan, Individually and Solely in His Capacity as Heir of John Sheridan, Deceased; Cathleen Mullane, Administratrix of the Estate of John Sheridan, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 03634 $89,238.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-379 8728 Ditman St 191362104 65th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#652289000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ihsan U. Din C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01856 $128,696.57 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-380 1220 Knorr St 191114932 53rd wd. 1393 Sq Ft OPA#532122100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David Elhyani, in His Capacity as Heir of Norma Elhyani, Deceased; Alan Elhyani, in His Capacity as Heir of Norma Elhyani, Deceased; Daniel Elhyani, in His Capacity as Heir of Norma Elhyani, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Norma Elhyani, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03281 $84,364.33 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-381 1643 N 55th St 19131 4th wd. 2065 Sq Ft OPA#041308900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Demarcus Waites C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00449 $100,054.95 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-382 4839 Rorer St 19120-4304 42nd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#421536800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

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PROPERTY Jorge Fagundes C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 02905 $81,285.95 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-383 12628 Medford Rd 19154-1448 66th wd. Land Area: 2000 BRT#66-3-2441-00 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Andrew Clark C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 01032 $232,104.55 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-384 2020 E. Clearfield St 25th wd. 1232 Sq Ft BRT#25-2229500 Gregory Stanislaus and United States of America C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 01145 $70,757.39 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-385 1616 Catharine St 30th wd. Land Area: 902 BRT#301132200 Astrid Befumo C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 00679 $330,693.24 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-386 5849 Ludlow St 191393112 60th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#604146900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Eric Seth, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00547 $51,246.40 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-387 3511 Decatur St 19136 64th wd. 1056 Sq Ft OPA#642296700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cheryl Fillion and Michael C. Fillion C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02534 $62,090.95 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-388 2510 S 67th St BRT#4-060594-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Thelmyna W. Graves a/k/a Thelmyna Graves C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01555 $97,637.27 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-389 7929 Thouron Ave 191502520 50th wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#502169300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kerry Green, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Cheryl Green; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Cheryl Green, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Thomas Payne, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01456 $89,559.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-390 1502 Cardeza St 19150-3306 10th wd. 4258.85 Sq Ft BRT#102317000 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Valerie M. Fruge and Justin J. Fruge C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 00847 $127,733.58 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-391 3549 Bleigh Ave 19136 64th wd. 1536 Sq Ft OPA#642151900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David W. Daehling and Terence L. Gardner a/k/a Terrence L. Gardner C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01890 $94,191.96 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-392 309 Manton St 19147-5212 2nd wd. 768 Sq Ft BRT#021278700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING George W. Bailey a/k/a George E. Bailey C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02501 $160,386.92 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-393 3415 Wallace St 191041918 24th wd. 2074 Sq Ft OPA#242094000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Maurice L. Whitfield a/k/a Maurice Whitfield C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04241 $126,879.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-394 2546 N Marston St 191323536 28th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#281090800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charlene Blagmon C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00989 $43,157.09 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-395 5312 N Carlisle St 191411610 17th wd. 1692 Sq Ft OPA#172038500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela Ward C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01532 $22,490.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-396 3566 Cresson St 191291648 38th wd. 1168 Sq Ft BRT#383123200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Evelyn M. Davis and Sharon E. Davis a/k/a Sharon Davis C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 02075 $84,657.89 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-397 7464 Rhoads St 191512922 34th wd. 1446 Sq Ft OPA#343156200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carla Watts C.P. January Term, 2011 No. 02976 $147,558.29 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-398 424 W Queen Ln 19144 12th wd. 1602 Sq Ft OPA#123122005 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Christopher Copeland, Deceased; Aisha a/k/a Iasha Copeland, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Christopher Copeland, Deceased; Omar a/k/a Rasheem Copeland,

Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Christopher Copeland, Deceased; Christopher Copeland, Jr., Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Christopher Copeland, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00029 $133,167.03 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-400 10202 E Keswick Rd 19114 66th wd. 810 Sq Ft OPA#661058800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Covello, Jr. C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00974 $152,255.27 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-401 4244 Ormond St 191244926 33rd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#332536000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fadel Kanan; Kefah Hasan C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01133 $100,453.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-402 324 E Elwood St 19144 12th wd. 1525 Sq Ft OPA#121008700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shanta Felder C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00531 $98,345.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-403 3044 Longshore Ave 191491905 55th wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#551259000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mario Sanchez; Tanesa Sanchez C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 04961 $185,612.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-404 1221 Dufor St 19148-3513 39th wd. 784 Sq Ft OPA#394302800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles M. Capra C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01529 $116,862.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-405 1117 W Dauphin St 19133 37th wd. 1583 Sq Ft OPA#371336000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carol E. Demello and Christopher J. Demello C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 03358 $140,926.45 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-406 522 S 57th St 191431948 46th wd. 1424 Sq Ft OPA#463243600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Uknown Successor Administrator of the Estate of Gladys Thornton; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Gladys D. Thornton, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01167 $68,543.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-407 704 Kenilworth Ave 191263715 49th wd. 3590 Sq Ft OPA#492075900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barbara Gregg; Shaleem Gill C.P. August Term,

2014 No. 00559 $40,504.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-408 2 Leverington Ave Unit 25 19127 88th wd. 1339 Sq Ft OPA#888211210 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Albert M. Greenfield, III a/k/a Albert Greenfield, III C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00155 $226,713.61 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-409 5816 Ellsworth St 191433016 3rd wd. 1022 Sq Ft OPA#033142100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Naomi Morris; Ronald Brooks; Jeanette Sanders, in Her Capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of David Merrill; David Merrill, Jr., in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of David Merrill; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under David Merrill, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00720 $20,643.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-410 2019 Anchor St 191241528 41st wd. 1196 Sq Ft BRT#411061100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kehar S. Bassi and Amandeep K. Bassi C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02023 $101,040.88 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-411 2612 S Hutchinson St 39th wd. 686 Sq Ft BRT#393479500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher Hambrose and Carmella Hambrose C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00884 $117,343.05 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-412 5431 Whitby Ave 191434156 51st wd. 1216 Sq Ft OPA#513117800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ethelbert M. Whittington C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01575 $63,990.63 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-413 1712 Wolf St 19145-4326 26th wd. 1734 Sq Ft OPA#262246900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lidia Riccobene, in Her Capacity as Co-Administrator Dbn of the Estate of Rocco A. Maniscalco; Nadine M. Riccobene, in Her Capacity as Co-Administrator Dbn of the Estate of Rocco A. Maniscalco; Jenna Sky Maniscalco in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Rocco A. Maniscalco; Gianna Star Maniscalco in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Rocco A. Maniscalco; Rocco Anthony Maniscalco, III in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Rocco A. Maniscalco; Danielle Romanoff, in Her

Capacity as Heir of Rocco A. Maniscalco, Deceased;Krista Maniscalco in Her Capacity as Heir of Rocco A. Maniscalco, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Rocco A. Maniscalco, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 01324 $149,787.87 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-414 1534 W 68th Ave N a/k/a 1534 68th Ave 10th wd. 2453 Sq Ft BRT#101249100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher Atkinson, Personal Representative of the Estate of Isadora C. Atkinson a/k/a Isadora C. Waysom Atkinson a/k/a Isadora Atkinson, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00932 $54,989.23 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-415 1415 N Peach St 191314004 44th wd. 1805 Sq Ft BRT#442342000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Alvair Desousa C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02103 $49,007.99 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-416 1181 E Phil Ellena St 19150 50th wd. 2015 Sq Ft BRT#502363900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dawn Ervin a/k/a Dawn E. Ervin C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02646 $163,281.54 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-417 2804 Fuller St 19152 64th wd. 2891 Sq Ft BRT#64-12282-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING John Sullick a/k/a John S. Sullick C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04320 $133,031.95 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-418 1325 S Paxon St 19143 27th wd. 855 Sq Ft BRT#273101500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Louise Simmons a/k/a Louise Agie Pinder Simmons; Jerome Pinder, Known Heir of Louise Simmons a/k/a Louise Agie Pinder Simmons; Marion Bolden, Known Heir of Louise Simmons a/k/a Louise Agie Pinder Simmons; Harold Simmons, Known Heir of Louise Simmons a/k/a Louise Agie Pinder Simmons; Alan W. Simmons, Known Heir of Louise Simmons a/k/a Louise Agie Pinder Simmons; Robin Holts James, Known Heir of Louise Simmons a/k/a Louise Agie Pinder Simmons C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02302 $32,178.55 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-419 854 Rittenhouse St 19138 22nd wd. 3200 Sq Ft BRT#591112100 Subject to Mortgage

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Pamela R. Pitts C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 03836 $163,509.81 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-420 5946 Belden St 19149 53rd wd. 1652 Sq Ft BRT#531294100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Adrian Jackson a/k/a Adrian L. Jackson; Chrystal A. Jackson C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02154 $176,908.52 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-421 1912 S 5th St 19148 39th wd. 1108 Sq Ft BRT#39-2284600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Vance Cooper C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01804 $107,296.97 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-422 1204 S Edgewood St 19143 46th wd. 960 Sq Ft BRT#033217600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Mabel Holloway a/k/a Mable Holloway C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00734 $41,031.78 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-423 3311 Ashville St 19136 69th wd. 1824 Sq Ft BRT#642278600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Elaine R. McGinness; Richard Bupp, Known Heir of Elaine R. McGinness; Jennifer Bupp, Known Heir of Elaine R. McGinness C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04540 $91,760.96 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-424 5623 Gainor Rd 191311330 52nd wd. 1368 Sq Ft OPA#522108500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pashen Solomon C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 01474 $95,575.12 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-425 208 Mountain St 191481320 1st wd. 817 Sq Ft OPA#011103300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kelly A. Quinn C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02294 $128,145.42 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-426 3937 Elsinore St 19124 33rd wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#332218100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronyell Gindraw C.P. December Term, 2007 No. 00334 $168,408.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-427 1728 Napfle Ave 19111 56th wd. 3026 Sq Ft BRT#561449100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Georgia Konstan-

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tinidis C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02713 $209,724.93 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-428 1346 Sellers St 191243644 23rd wd. 1353 Sq Ft OPA#234046000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shakemia Clark C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01471 $63,851.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-429 2559 Memhis St a/k/a 2559 Memphis St 19125-2232 31st wd. 924 Sq Ft OPA#312026300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert Anderson C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02526 $75,385.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-430 2812 S 64th St 19142 4th wd. BRT#406001207 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Denise R. Hawkins C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00127 $78,148.13 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-431 1616 Nedro Ave a/k/a 1616 W Nedro Ave 19141 17th wd. 1600 Sq Ft BRT#17-1155800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Deborah Powell C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01276 $142,291.72 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-432 614 W Naomi St 191443711 21st wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#213090300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia ReevesKennedy C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02614 $232,386.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-433 6721 Roosevelt Blvd a/k/a 6721 E Roosevelt Blvd 191492425 55th wd. 1368 Sq Ft OPA#551523500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephanie McCloud a/k/a Stephanie Mc Cloud C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 03569 $107,716.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-434 2208 Catharine St 191461704 30th wd. 1284 Sq Ft OPA#302093800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrea Woody C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02917 $178,987.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-435 7314 Montour St 191113608 56th wd. 1320 Sq Ft OPA#561052100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John P. Kerr C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02066 $142,889.27 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-436 3601 Welsh Rd 191362329 64th wd. 4023 Sq Ft BRT#642312300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Dawn Kudgis C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02308 $145,713.11 Stern & Eisenberg PC

1606-437 5215 Horrocks St 19124 62nd wd. 1733 Sq Ft BRT#621346300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Jonathan Singleton C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01745 $127,337.62 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-438 2803 Magee Ave 18th wd. 1555.12 Sq Ft BRT#551092500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tara O’Hare C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00368 $89,917.38 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-439 211 E Shedaker St 12th wd. 1699 Sq Ft BRT#12-1016800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Benjamin F. Saunders C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01956 $58,405.44 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-440 5942 Palmetto St 19120 35th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#352288600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Megan Friedman C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02719 $81,292.16 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1606-441 5311 Large St 191241120 62nd wd. 1368 Sq Ft OPA#621336700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Timika N. Rucker a/k/a Timika Rucker C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 01811 $59,579.18 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-442 5550 Belmar Terr a/k/a 5550 Belmar St 19143-4702 51st wd. 1062 Sq Ft OPA#514104100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela Murphy C.P. September Term, 2010 No. 03392 $132,427.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-443 8502 Lyons Pl 191531912 40th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#405181421 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fred L. Edwards C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 03040 $107,841.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-445 47 E Durham St 191191821 22nd wd. 1144 Sq Ft OPA#222160900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alton Kenan C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04074 $137,498.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-446 103 Linton St 191201931 61st wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#612147400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ti-Juine Waters C.P. June Term, 2012 No. 02356 $140,514.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-447 833 N 4th St 191232242 5th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#056191415 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sean P. Dunleavy

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04614 $242,457.34 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-456 4028 Powelton Ave 191042260 6th wd. 1740 Sq Ft OPA#061011400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aneesha E. Shabazz C.P. August Term, 2011 No. 01209 $201,847.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-457 2309 E Dauphin St 191252503 31st wd. 834 Sq Ft OPA#313088700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Feargus McCaughy a/k/a Feargus E. McCaughy; Mary Kate Ralston C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02511 $136,625.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-458 6510 Keystone St 19135 41st wd. 648 Sq Ft OPA#411464000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Frances Crist C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00592 $74,983.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-459 4315 Benner St 191353511 55th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#552016600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert A. Tavarez C.P. March Term, 2010 No. 04348 $100,692.76 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-460 7302 Meadowlark Pl 19153 40th wd. 1796 Sq Ft BRT#406674400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Masai Q. Skief C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 001896 $211,034.28 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-461 5932 Lawndale St 191201210 35th wd. 1272 Sq Ft OPA#352316500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nydia Roman, in Her Capacity as Administrator of the Estate of Ivonne Molina; Jose Veles, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Ivonne Molina; Luis Veles, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Ivonne Molina; Madeline Veles, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Ivonne Molina; Daniel Fontanez, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Ivonne Molina, Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Ivonne Molina, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02652 $77,304.80 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-462 4567 G St 19120-4633 42nd wd. 1500 Sq Ft OPA#421606000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tyrone Thomas; Gloria Thomas C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 03868 $121,440.64 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-463 3421 F St 19134 33rd wd.

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BRT#433004900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward J. Barksdale, Administrator of the Estate of Mary B. Barksdale, deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01323 $56,914.63 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-509 631 Wynnewood Rd 19151 34th wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1924 Sq Ft BRT#344207100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph Fletcher, Administrator of the Estate of Brenda Fletcher, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 04953 $113,520.01 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-510 1918 E Washington Ln 19138 50th wd. 1488 Sq Ft BRT#871232350 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Meldora L. Miles and Gary Miles C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 008833 $75,435.80 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-511 4955 Pennway St 19124 35th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1120 Sq Ft BRT#233107900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Antoinette Arroyo a/k/a Antoinette Abston C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 00333 $32,870.71 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-512 3527 Vinton Rd 66th wd. 2000 Sq Ft BRT#66-3-1304-00; PRCL#158N2-418 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Timothy Andrew West and Lori A. West C.P. April Term, 2010 No. 01343 $178,413.57 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-513 511 N Broad St, Unit 602 19123 5th wd. 737 Sq Ft BRT#888140076 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Boris Kagan C.P. May Term, 2012 No. 02692 $171,170.84 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-514 2040 Federal St 36th wd. 1360 Sq Ft BRT#361043800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Farrah Samuels C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 001420 $198,645.31 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-515 2245 E Clearfield St 19134 25th wd. 1150 Sq Ft OPA#252245600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yischor Dou Friedman a/k/a Friedman, Yischor Dov C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 02199 $110,078.23 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-516 5611 Boyer St 19138 12th wd. 1426 Sq Ft OPA#122252100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cecil Chin C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02312 $84,767.13 KML Law Group, P.C.

1606-517 2736 Haworth St 45th wd. 1249 Sq Ft BRT#453136500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daniel Bowe and Denise Boerner C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00475 $120,507.57 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-518 1820 Placid St 19152 58th wd. S/D W/B GAR 1 STY MASONRY; 1000 Sq Ft BRT#562248300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Alla Kheyfets, Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel Kheyfets, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00126 $76,810.15 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-519 1724 Wagner Ave 19141 17th wd. 1002 Sq Ft OPA#171028900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Estherlean Edmonds C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02418 $39,063.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-520 5841 Race St BRT#042141500; PRCL#62N10-194 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING James L. Bryant and Tonya D. Bryant C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01683 $31,399.03 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-521 4758 Meridian St 19136-3311 65th wd. 2133.3 Sq Ft BRT#651-1572-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Cathleen L. Santos C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00366 $121,783.53 BARBARA A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1606-522 3634 Edgemont St 191345507 45th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#451224500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Antonelli C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04068 $222,381.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-523 3029 E Thompson St 191345043 25th wd. 1504 Sq Ft BRT#25-1-2472-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael Hatala and Mark Muraresku C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01205 $268,912.34 BARBARA A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1606-524 5007 Overbrook Ave 19131 52nd wd. DET W/GAR 2.5 STY STONE; 2665 Sq Ft BRT#521207000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Nancy H. Christian, Administrator of the Estate of Douglas C. Howell, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02494 $233,372.66 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-525 2317 N 2nd St 19133 19th wd. 1014 Sq Ft OPA#191127701 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY

MASONRY Adma Caceres C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 532 $72874.95 plus interest through the date of the sheriff ’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire 1606-526 5930 N Water St 191202013 61st wd. 1104 Sq Ft OPA#612483500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Judith Wilder C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01574 $136,998.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-527 2710 Kirkbride St 191372122 45th wd. 1057 Sq Ft OPA#453120700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bruno Wojcik; Auburee King a/k/a Auburee L. King C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00709 $95,935.57 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-528 6333 Woodbine Ave 19151 34th wd. 9000 Sq Ft OPA#344133500 IMPROVEMENTS: DET W/D GAR 3 STY MAS㤱㤱 Philip DeLuca C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 2878 $512559.22 plus interest through the date of the sheriff ’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire 1606-529 716 E Phil Ellena St 191191531 22nd wd. 2052 Sq Ft OPA#221204300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jerry Crew C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02923 $263,989.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-530 7143-7145 Dungan Rd 19111 53rd wd. DET W/D GAR 1.5 STY MASON; 1665 Sq Ft BRT#532421200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michaelangelo Adamo a/k/a Michael I. Adamo C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 02803 $135,622.10 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-531 4620 Hawthorne St 191243318 23rd wd. 1142 Sq Ft OPA#232281600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Luke Andrew Honer a/k/a Luke Honer; Jeffrey William Conrad a/k/a Jeffrew William Conrad C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03087 $47,702.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-532 1849 Ashurst Rd 19151 34th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#343375600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Courtney Elizabeth Cook as Administratrix of the Estate of Bernard Cook C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 00205 $149,537.77 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-533 3013 W Sedgley Ave 191211814 32nd wd. 990 Sq Ft OPA#323060500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Zebbie D. McMiller C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01275 $8,422.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

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1606-534 1312 Narragansett St 19138 59th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#591144100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jonathan Scott C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01799 $33,080.73 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-535 7050 Van Dike St 19135 41st wd. 1650 Sq Ft BRT#412423300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Terrance Berkery C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 1303 $148,945.91 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-536 2610 Holbrook St 19142 40th wd. 1163 Sq Ft OPA#406151800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia Crump C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03557 $48,401.82 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-537 6113 Mulberry St 19135 62nd wd. 1649 Sq Ft BRT#622275400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Peter Cianfrini C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00870 $152,443.13 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-538 5919 Kemble Ave 19138 17th wd. 1230 Sq Ft BRT#172322400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vinzular Nichols, Executrix of the Estate of Todd Nichols, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01719 $96,334.55 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-539 1704 Benson St 19152 56th wd. S/D W/B GAR 1 STY MASONRY; 1040 Sq Ft BRT#562126400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lesley J. Sagel, Executrix of the Estate of Steven L. Barnett, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01324 $222,099.56 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-540 8320 Chelwynde Ave 40th wd. 3900 Sq Ft BRT#40-5-7997-17 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY Dana Wallace, Original Mortgagor and Real Owner; Bertha Elizabeth Wallace, Real Owner C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02891 $44,255.48 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-541 257 Rosemar St 19120 61st wd. 1050 Sq Ft BRT#611239600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jamal K. Bush C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00211 $70,121.11 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-542 2333 N 11th St 19133 37th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1313 Sq Ft BRT#371186000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Chirman Beatty, Administrator of the Estate of Norma Hairston,

Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01605 $77,314.58 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-543 116 S Cecil St 19139 60th wd. 938 Sq Ft BRT#604277000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Jean B. Toussaint, Original Mortgagor; Mireille M. Toussaint, Original Mortgagor; Nerlande W. Toussaint-Velasquez, Real Owner; Manuel D. Velasquez, Real Owner C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00580 $23,777.09 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-544 419 Shawmont Ave Unit E 19128 21st wd. 1037 Sq Ft OPA#888210947 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Laura T. Ellis C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02277 $139,839.66 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1606-545 7106 Tulip St 19135 65th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#651294500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph L. DeRenzis, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01169 $59,207.12 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1606-546 2833 Chase Rd 19152 57th wd. 2807 Sq Ft OPA#571071900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wilson Rivera C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02009 $85,726.09 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1606-547 4122 Whiting St 19154 66th wd. 1783 Sq Ft OPA#662589300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Steven E. Kelly C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00090 $90,374.85 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1606-548 3231 Friendship St 19149 55th wd. 1658 Sq Ft OPA#551419800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Barbara Ann Keller a/k/a Barbara A. Keller-Rosenheim C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02462 $40,521.51 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1606-549 1453 Rosalie St 62nd wd. 1521 Sq Ft BRT#621096400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/2 STY MASONRY Jose Natali C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00384 $149,910.81 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-551 6814 Chew Ave 19119 22nd wd. SEMI/DET 2STY MASONRY; 1440 Sq Ft BRT#222201500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Leacy J. Johnson C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03389 $105,562.95 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-552 5556 Miriam Rd 35th wd. 1305 Sq Ft BRT#351407300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Unknown

heirs, individuals, successors, assigns, business entities, non profit entities and/or charitable entities having and/or claiming any right, title, and/or interest therin, therefrom and/or thereunder Albert Ibbotson, Deceased; Christine Ibbotson, Known Heir of Albert Ibbotson, Deceased; Eileen Ibbotson, Known Heir of Albert Ibbotson, Deceased; Wayne Ibbotson, Known Heir of Albert J. Ibbotson, Deceased; Karen Lavelle, Known Heir of Albert Ibbotson, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01120 $140,525.79 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-553 5033 N 9th St 49th wd. 1467 Sq Ft BRT#491287300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY Frederick Reid and Paula Sylvester Reid C.P. October Term, 2008 No. 02888 $45,932.97 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-554 4216 J St 33rd wd. 1254.68 Sq Ft BRT#332234900 Helen Edwards C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00724 $44,328.07 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-555 5255 W Berks St 19131 52nd wd. 6670 Sq Ft BRT#521115100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Estate of Dorothy Carew a/k/a Dorothy B. Carew a/k/a Dorothy Ann Biggs-Carew C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03690 $158,981.32 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-556 1711 Hartel Ave 19111 56th wd. APT 2-4 UNITS 2 STY MASON; 2280 Sq Ft BRT#561492706 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Thomas Prendergast C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02127 $103,135.59 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-557 452 E Pleasant St a/k/a 452 Pleasant St 191191937 22nd wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#222069000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Evanese Tucker C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02245 $156,574.80 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-558 6336 Hegerman St 19135 41st wd. 1299 Sq Ft BRT#41-1365800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Megan M. Bower C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 01947 $136,896.41 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-559 1532 S Napa St 19146 36th wd. 767 Sq Ft BRT#364446300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Ruth Walker a/k/a Ruth E. Walker C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03578 $55,607.40 Udren Law Offices, P.C.

1606-560 2442 N Natrona St 19132 28th wd. 710 Sq Ft BRT#282211300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Howard W. Smith, Jr.; Vanessa Hall C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 01135 $32,623.98 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-561 1208 McKinley St 191115834 53rd wd. 1292 Sq Ft OPA#531018300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Diane J. Lewis C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00032 $80,961.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-562 543 Conarroe St 191281629 21st wd. 1078 Sq Ft OPA#213182900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Laurie D. Weightman a/k/a Laurie D. Tilley a/k/a Laurie Weightman C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00600 $152,742.54 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-563 7026 Walker St 19135 55th wd. 2250 Sq Ft BRT#55-2319700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dana Stevenson a/k/a Dana M. Stevenson a/k/a Dana Mary Stevenson; Robert Stevenson a/k/a Robert M. Stevenson C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 01281 $50,808.34 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-564 6127 Chancellor St 19139 46th wd. 964 Sq Ft BRT#031075900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Elyadagahah Walton a/k/a Elyadagahah E. Walton a/k/a Elyadagah Walton a/k/a Elyadaghah Walton C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 01548 $96,929.27 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-565 2066 Pickwick St 19134 45th wd. 756 Sq Ft BRT#452178800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Noreen Cannady a/k/a Noreen Holloway C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01051 $48,192.37 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-566 9561 B James St 20B 19114 65th wd. BRT#88-8651450 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kenny Yeretzian C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 01962 $138,396.77 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-567 2136 Watkins St 191451927 36th wd. 1070 Sq Ft OPA#363146000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacqui Simpkins; Zelda Simpkins a/k/a Zelda L. Simpkins, Individually and in Her Capacity as Executrix of the Estate of Irene Bunch C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 04092 $55,337.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1606-568 505 E Courtland St 191204501 42nd wd. 1050 Sq Ft OPA#421027000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Belinda Santana C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 01685 $60,091.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-569 6315 N Norwood St 191382529 17th wd. 1138 Sq Ft OPA#172475800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marina Polyachenko C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02385 $71,131.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-570 6035 Germantown Ave 191442111 88th wd. 4200 Sq Ft OPA#881097330 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Harvey Bunch, III C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02523 $195,083.01 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-571 1029 S Cleveland St 191462648 30th wd. 896 Sq Ft OPA#301369100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Herman Douglas a/k/a Herman Douglas, Jr.; Cynthia R. Douglas C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02226 $318,391.01 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-572 6338 Jackson St 191353225 55th wd. 1206 Sq Ft OPA#552462900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Vitanovitz, III C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00317 $129,655.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-573 1847 Farrington Rd 191512012 34th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#343343000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John D. Price a/k/a John Price; Takea C. Johnson a/k/a Takea Johnson C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 03416 $57,047.79 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-574 1924 Medary Ave 191411410 17th wd. 1212 Sq Ft OPA#171306600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Latesha Kearney C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03178 $86,467.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-575 3437 Vinton Rd 191542022 66th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#663128900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorothy Greenhalgh; Paul Greenhalgh C.P. August Term, 2010 No. 02599 $236,625.43 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-576 12135 Academy Rd, Unit 19 19154 66th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#888660518 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Daisy B. Arnaiz C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01848 $70,492.74 KML Law Group, P.C.

1606-577 638 N 53rd St 191314331 44th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#442331500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jelani Abdu, in His Capacity as Heir of Rashida Abdu a/k/a Debra Ford, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Rashida Abdu, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 00416 $40,398.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-578 2213 S Lambert St 19145 48th wd. 1036 Sq Ft OPA#481349800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lisa Dolores Griffin C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00184 $97,002.28 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-579 1834 S Cecil St 19143 40th wd. 1264 Sq Ft OPA#401040300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna M. Cooper; Donell Cooper C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 00715 $44,764.05 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-580 3538 N Water St 19134 7th wd. 980 Sq Ft OPA#073041100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Juan R. Vega C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02571 $16,631.26 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-581 2824 B St 19134 7th wd. 899 Sq Ft OPA#071391800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tracy E. Tollerson as Administratrix of the Estate of Antony Tollerson a/k/a Anthony Tollerson, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 03853 $22,776.64 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-582 3310 Morning Glory Rd 19154 66th wd. 2160 Sq Ft OPA#663033200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lisa Walerski; James Portwood C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04237 $178,116.08 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-583 817 S 60th St 19143 3rd wd. 1566 Sq Ft OPA#033199500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Beverly R. Parker C.P. February Term, 2011 No. 04057 $131,946.90 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-584 6232 Mershon St 19149 62nd wd. 1168 Sq Ft OPA#621576600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Maribel Sosa C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02747 $143,324.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-585 754 E Jericho Rd 19124 ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY OPA#233003200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Madeline A. Rivera a/k/a Madeline A. Lopez C.P.

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July Term, 2013 No. 01251 $53,543.57 Alicia M. Sandoval, Esquire 1606-586 907 Anchor St 35th wd. 937.50 Sq Ft BRT#35-1-2846-00 Rochelle E. Gregory a/k/a Rochelle Gregory C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02608 $65,219.76 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1606-587 1024 S 22nd St 19146 30th wd. 1959 Sq Ft OPA#302296800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicholas A. Offenbacher C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 00110 $308,921.71 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-588 5371 Morse St 19131 52nd wd. 1422 Sq Ft OPA#521075400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dawn Nembhard; Owen A. Nembhard C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02341 $79,688.36 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-589 7544 E Walnut Ln a/k/a 7544 Walnut Ln 19138 50th wd. 1362 Sq Ft OPA#501356200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vanessa Woods C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 03521 $27,386.08 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-590 4429 Richmond St 19137 45th wd. 1416 Sq Ft OPA#453318900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly A. Fay C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01412 $65,750.88 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-591 310 E Howell St 19120 35th wd. 1665 Sq Ft BRT#35-21229-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lyda Prak C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00603 $103,307.25 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-592 245 N Horton St 34th wd. 707 Sq Ft BRT#341194200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING John Aagesen C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 01670 $55,959.74 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-593 2244 Longshore Ave 19149 54th wd. 1236 Sq Ft OPA#542044600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Edward J. Minnick, Deceased and Kelly Anne Minnick Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Edward J. Minnick, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03394 $161,433.67 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-594 3419 Ormes St 19134-1621 7th wd. 644 Sq Ft BRT#073-119700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING James J. Brown C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 00940 $17,210.10 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-595 4600 Magee Ave 19135-2724 41st wd. 1278 Sq Ft BRT#41-

1-1791-00; BRT#111 N 19-325 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Anne Costa C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00141 $77,092.40 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-596 440 W Mount Airy Ave 19119-2946 9th wd. (formerly 22nd wd.) 1524.75 Sq Ft BRT#092053100; PRCL#126N22-168 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Julian Wells C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02251 $254,615.94 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-597 2734 Haworth St 19137-2132 45th wd. 1279 Sq Ft BRT#453136400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Thomas Bowers, Jr. and Margaret M. Bowers C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 04134 $93,537.42 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-598 2612 S Sartain St 19148 39th wd. BRT#394219500 Michael A. Pezzuti (deceased) C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 00815 $194,576.63 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1606-599 954 N 50th St 19131 44th wd. BRT#442235300 Victor Botts C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00352 $24,593.55 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1606-600 2141 St James Pl 19103 8th wd. 1105 Sq Ft BRT#08-20821-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Estate of Elsie Faulconer C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02328 $533,006.58 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-601 1804 Ashley St 19126 10th wd. 1260 Sq Ft BRT#101356900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Nia S. Bennett C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01269 $132,875.42 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-602 662 N 52nd St 19131 44th wd. 1577 Sq Ft BRT#44-2-2905-00; OPA#871569530 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ketleen Dormeus; Anne Greta Smith a/k/a Ann Greta Smith C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02712 $59,105.34 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-603 117 N 57th St 19139 52nd wd. 826.50 Sq Ft BRT#04-2076800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gerald Andrews, Jr. a/k/a Gerald J. Andrews, Jr. C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02802 $78,611.12 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-604 750 N 19th St 19130 15th wd. 1993 Sq Ft BRT#151052901 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Luz E. Benetiz C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 03736 $67,795.52 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-605 8743 Gillespie St 65th wd. 1791 Sq Ft BRT#65-2-2430-00;

PRCL#136N17-240 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jose Sanchez C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 001072 $133,875.29 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-606 6647 Haddington Ln 19151 34th wd. 1374 Sq Ft BRT#344044900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dawn L. George C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01344 $73,798.15 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-607 7600-02 Rising Sun Ave 19111 63rd wd. 5000 Sq Ft BRT#631164600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia C. Martin and Joseph Timothy Martin C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02144 $259,187.13 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-608 1130 Kenwyn St 19124 23rd wd. 2763 Sq Ft BRT#234173100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sharon Lyons C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 03422 $202,551.18 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-609 1313 Lombard St 5th wd. 752 Sq Ft BRT#053058305 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING David J. Talbot C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01632 $11,113.09 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-610 3027 Windish St 19152 64th wd. 1320 Sq Ft OPA#641197300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephanie Bell and Timothy Bell C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00204 $192,805.59 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-611 3755 Genesee Dr 19154 66th wd. 1368 Sq Ft OPA#663431800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Malissa Bell and Steven Bell C.P. February Term, 2011 No. 01200 $201,773.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-612 2323 N 2nd St 19th wd. 2142 Sq Ft BRT#19-1128000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dennis Romero C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 00188 $137,269.41 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1606-613 2001 Bridge St 19124 62nd wd. 2145 Sq Ft OPA#871584390 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna E. Citro a/k/a Donna E. Citro and Thomas R. Citro a/k/a Thomas R. Citro C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01243 $157,535.53 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-614 4236 Wallace St 19104-1459 6th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the South side of Wallace St at the distance of 136 ft

Westward from the West side of Brooklyn St OPA#061095700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY William F. Smith and Denise A. Smith C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 0330 $38,323.39 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1606-615 5418 N Mascher St 19120 42nd wd. 1688 Sq Ft OPA#422373100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald H. Humphrey a/k/a Ronald Humphrey C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 04774 $140,887.52 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-616 2222 S 22nd St 19145 48th wd. 981.12 Sq Ft BRT#482205200; BRT#32S13-136 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dierdra Williams C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00871 $97,567.99 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-617 1041 E Chelten Ave 19138 59th wd. 1679 Sq Ft (Improvement Area) OPA#591016700 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: TWO STORY ROW HOUSE KHF Properties, LLC C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00188 $186,300.66, plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1606-618 3037 Fontain St 19121 32nd wd. ROW 2STY MASONRY; 1136 Sq Ft BRT#323109400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs of Dorothy R. Young, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 01009 $38,351.29 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-619 1435 Alcott St 19149 62nd wd. 1650 Sq Ft OPA#621105100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kethline Joseph C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00965 $117,301.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-620 124 Pelham Rd 19119 22nd wd. (Formerly part of the 59th wd.) DET 2.5 STY STONE; 5100 Sq Ft BRT#223095500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Abenaa Timazee C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03848 $506,652.58 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-621 5419 Saul St 19124 62nd wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#621465800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Evelyn Campbell C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00870 $139,921.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-622 1730 68th Ave 19126 15th wd. ROW CONV/APT 2STY MASON; 1590 Sq Ft BRT#101251800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ann H. Amaker C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00411 $152,600.47 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-623 1514 W Chew St 19141 17th wd. 1502 Sq Ft

OPA#171096600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Grace A. Reed C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 04372 $102,243.60 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-624 7230 Lawndale Ave 19111 53rd wd. DET W/DET GAR 2 STY MASON; 1200 Sq Ft BRT#532388000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kevin Kirkpatrick C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 03224 $152,683.07 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-625 4765 Sheffield St 19136 65th wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#651149600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenneth J. Mann C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00667 $44,997.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-626 8827 Fairfield St 19152 57th wd. (formally part of the 35th wd.) S/D W/B GAR 1 STY MASONRY; 1548 Sq Ft BRT#571174900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Virginia Rifkin C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02615 $256,009.10 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-627 6307 Trotter St 19111 53rd wd. (Formerly part of the 35th wd.) ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1278 Sq Ft BRT#531236300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mica G. Bethea C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00340 $214,021.23 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-628 5815 Akron St 19149 62nd wd. 1174 Sq Ft OPA#621440500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alesia Brewer C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03293 $92,755.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-629 2019 S Frazier St 19143 51st wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1008 Sq Ft BRT#514231600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Elton Allison C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03088 $61,788.79 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-630 400-426 S Broad St 1607, a/k/a 400-426 S Broad St Unit 1607 19146 88th wd. 1390 Sq Ft OPA#888088532 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lee Babitt C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03558 $982,499.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-631 3543 E Thompson St 19134 45th wd. ROW 2 STY FRAME; 1280 Sq Ft BRT#451237910 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Salvatore A. Finazzo C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 03535 $170,961.98 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-632 214 E Johnson St 19144 59th wd. 1832 Sq Ft

OPA#592176100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nadirah Crump and Tahir Kelly C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01041 $167,739.61 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-633 1123 Princeton Ave 19111 53rd wd. 1408 Sq Ft OPA#532287200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Antoinette C. Fields C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01006 $127,218.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-634 436 E Rockland St 19120 42nd wd. 2400 Sq Ft OPA#421116700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nakomis Stansbury; Harris Stansbury C.P. July Term, 2006 No. 02174 $63,934.56 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-635 5331 Florence Ave 19143 51st wd. 1202 Sq Ft OPA#511145200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Issa Alioune Ba C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01962 $78,403.84 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-636 3854 Parrish St 19104 24th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1036 Sq Ft BRT#243140100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Annie Lee Butler C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 00320 $30,214.43 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-638 5113 Chester Ave 191434310 51st wd. 2880 Sq Ft PRCL#511271000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald Kirtz C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01607 $444,513.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-639 5537 Boyer St 19138 12th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1470 Sq Ft BRT#122250600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Maksim Gormakh a/k/a Maxim Gormakh a/k/a Maksim Gormakn C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01706 $81,915.97 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-640 4762 Chestnut St 191394613 60th wd. 1650 Sq Ft PRCL#601016800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sharrieff Quazzani C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 01381 $47,433.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-641 6312 N 10th St 191413804 49th wd. 1520 Sq Ft OPA#492194600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Loretta Singleton C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03408 $67,485.33 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-642 130 Widener St 191201935 61st wd. 1188 Sq Ft OPA#612117200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael

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Wallace; Michele Wallace C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 02445 $153,775.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-643 1603 Merribrook Ln 19151 34th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1120 Sq Ft BRT#343360800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Toi R. Hutchins a/k/a Toi Rene Hutchins, in her capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Myron B. Hutchins, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 00558 $143,727.77 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-644 3907 Glendale St 19134 33rd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#332440400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose A. Serrano C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02267 $43,948.18 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-645 5043 Irving St 191394112 60th wd. 1500 Sq Ft OPA#602089000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Candice Schwebel; Benjamin Cliver C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02663 $124,529.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-646 1814 W Glenwood Ave 191323825 16th wd. 1300 Sq Ft OPA#162340500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tarez Madalion, in Her Capacity as Heir of Laura Drummond, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Laura Drummond, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01610 $34,756.67 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-647 7033-7049 Frankford Ave 19135 41st wd. 32770 Sq Ft BRT#882064475 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL/ COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE 7049 Frankford Associates, LP C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 2210 $706,623.52 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP; Peter E. Meltzer, Esquire 1606-648 2137 Disston St 19149 35th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1182 Sq Ft BRT#542070600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Surviving Heirs of Katharina Sweryda and Pete J. Sweryda, Known Surviving Heir of Katharina Sweryda C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 00692 $125,167.78 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-649 7355 Rockwell Ave 19111 63rd wd. 2968 Sq Ft BRT#631112311 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose Vazquez C.P. January Term, 2016 No.

03208 $206,954.35 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-650 1626 Wakeling St 19124 23rd wd. 2137 Sq Ft BRT#23-22200-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tracy Horton C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02421 $103,966.67 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-651 8410 Madison St a/k/a 8410 Madison Pl 191531527 40th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#405100305 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James Brown; Joyce Jordan-Brown C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 01104 $80,960.47 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-652 2645 Parma Rd 191312708 52nd wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#521239600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William T. Smith C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02073 $85,157.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-653 1337 N 30th St 29th wd. Approximate size: 837 Sq Ft OPA#292286700 IMPROVEMENTS: 784 SQ FT The Estate of Edgar Lee; Linda Brady C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01549 $11,077.33 Leslie EvansSampson 1606-654 886 N 49th St 19139 44th wd. 900 Sq Ft BRT#442211910 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barry M. Sealy C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 03035 $63,665.95 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-655 2737 S Muhlfeld St 191532408 40th wd. 992 Sq Ft OPA#406158200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alimamy Saccoh; Moussa Sacko C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 03268 $75,190.74 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-656 341 N Felton St 19139 34th wd. 1455 Sq Ft BRT#34-1246800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sharon Woods C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 001461 $81,047.04 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-657 2601 Pennsylvania Ave #925 19130 15th wd. RES CONDO 5 STY MASONRY; 783 Sq Ft BRT#888073126 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Vahid Arpaderli and Carol Adomaitis C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03530 $281,197.42 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-658 2506 S Alden St 191436120 40th wd. 934 Sq Ft OPA#402021000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lateisha Hayes, in Her Capacity as Co-Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Quincy Barker a/k/a Quincy A. Barker; Quinetta D. Hayes, in

Her Capacity as Co-Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Quincy Barker a/k/a Quincy A. Barker; Marcus Hayes, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Quincy Barker a/k/a Quincy A. Barker; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Quincy Barker a/k/a Quincy A. Barker, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 03782 $31,684.54 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-659 3939 Pennsgrove St 19104 24th wd. 1434 Sq Ft BRT#243175300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Larry R. Towns, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00270 $24,998.41 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-660 127 W Wyneva St a/k/a 127 Wyneva St 191443631 12th wd. 1316 Sq Ft OPA#123029500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregory R. Fuller, in His Capacity as Heir of Henrietta Fuller, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Henrietta Fuller, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 05391 $69,801.80 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-661 5331 Walton Ave 19143 46th wd. 1455 Sq Ft BRT#462074100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Margaret E. Monroe and Levonia Talley C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 02542 $145,311.04 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-662 544 W Chew Ave 19120 61st wd. 2437 Sq Ft BRT#612034300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY George F. Jeter and Elanor Jeter a/k/a Eleanor Jeter C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01742 $103,961.59 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-663 2641 S 12th St 191484303 39th wd. 1146 Sq Ft OPA#394236300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Maria J. O’Mara a/k/a Maria Picozzi, in Her Capacity as Heir of Rita Picozzi, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Rita Picozzi, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02061 $165,278.81 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-664 2436 N 20th St 19132 16th wd. 2045 Sq Ft BRT#162145400

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jack Nelson, Jr. C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03018 $4,318.53 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-665 1943 Plymouth St 19138 10th wd. 1200 Sq Ft BRT#101320400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shelley Dixon C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01963 $66,235.95 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1606-666 6470 Lawnton St 191282524 21st wd. 1216 Sq Ft OPA#213434600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Martin Mc Cullagh a/k/a Martin Mccullagh a/k/a Martin Mccullah C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02732 $158,743.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-667 232 Kalos St 19128 21st wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1328 Sq Ft BRT#213030900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael V. Cavanaugh and Joanne M. Cavanaugh C.P. August Term, 2007 No. 02061 $126,962.47 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-668 2227 McKean St a/k/a 2227 Mc Kean St 19145-2736 48th wd. 1136 Sq Ft OPA#482054600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Clifford Brown C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 00874 $65,586.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-669 4717 Stenton Ave 19144 12th wd. 47708 Sq Ft (land area); 69208 Sq Ft (improvement area) BRT#88-4-5597-00 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent Itchy Pines, LLC C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 0641 $370,558.65 Weir & Partners LLP 1606-670 6640 Walker St 19135 55th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1088 Sq Ft BRT#552315400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Edward F. Miller and Louise A. Miller C.P. April Term, 2008 No. 04540 $88,173.47 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-671 4131 Parrish St 19139 6th wd. BRT#06-2-061300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL/RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE Stephen J. Hill C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 00082 $41854.12 together with interest from November 25, 2013 forward at the rate of 6.00% per annum ($6.43 per diem), late charges, attorneys’ fees, and collection costs Barry W. Sawtelle, Esquire 1606-672 5006 Tulip St 19124 62nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1050 Sq Ft BRT#622456400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Patricia A.

Hull and David R. Hull, Jr. C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00854 $25,839.89 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-673 2813 S Franklin St 19148 39th wd. BRT#39-5-209300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL/RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE Bruce Teal and Tracy Teal C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02163 $73366.15 together with interest at the fixed rate of 5.99% per annum ($11.48 per diem) and late charges from June 9, 2015 forward, attorneys’ fees, and collection costs Charles N. Shurr, Jr. Esquire 1606-674 2722 Elbridge St 191492935 62nd wd. 1948 Sq Ft BRT#621298500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Christopher Charles and Sherrill Ann Charles C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 03289 $180,925.39 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-675 6245 Washington Ave 3rd wd. On N side of Washington Ave, 460 ft Westward from the W side of 62nd St; Front: 21’ Depth: 112’6” OPA#033-1130-00 Gary Lassiter C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00517 $123,235.94 Lois M. Vitti, Esquire 1606-676 2439 E Sergeant St 31st wd. 1051.35 Sq Ft BRT#314098700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dennis Love and Kelly Love C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 01900 $114,641.75 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-677 749 E Locust Ave a/k/a 749 Locust Ave 19144-1311 12th wd. 1434 Sq Ft OPA#122074700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Wayne R. Lawrence; Tyra Washington C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 01203 $143,918.81 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-678 740 Susquehanna Rd 19139 63rd wd. 2650 Sq Ft BRT#632040200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Daniel Campbell a/k/a Daniel J. Campbell C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 02362 $214,507.58 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-679 4748 Oakmont St 19136 65th wd. 1266 Sq Ft OPA#651071000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Iris Beltran, Luis Martinez and Victoria A. Polanco C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 04092 $90,876.87 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-680 4460 N 19th St 19140 13th wd. 1428 Sq Ft BRT#132212200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Bruce Ira Susser C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02010 $103,467.23 Udren Law Offices, P.C.

1606-681 3509 Primrose Rd 19114 57th wd. 2907 Sq Ft BRT#572133400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Michael Brody and Erica Cruz C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 02630 $190,727.49 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-682 8021 Rugby St 19150 50th wd. 5760 Sq Ft BRT#50-2100700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gwendolyn C. Jones a/k/a Gwendolyn C. Alston C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03161 $264,709.47 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1606-683 5616 Hazel Ave 191431936 46th wd. 1020 Sq Ft OPA#463020000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorene E. Lee, Individually and in Her Capacity as Heir of Ella Foster, Deceased; Thelma Y. Lee, Individually and in Capacity as Heir of Ella Foster, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Ella Foster, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 01794 $55,308.56 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-684 1933 S 9th St 19148 39th wd. 960 Sq Ft BRT#393409000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Terry Campione and Nicholas C. Campione C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 04411 $118,389.18 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-685 4112 Robbins Ave 19135 55th wd. 1424 Sq Ft OPA#552037500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Islande Luc C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 01501 $87,048.22 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-686 6214 Gillespie St 19135 55th wd. 1444 Sq Ft BRT#552425400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Rubin Bonny and Brenda J. Moon C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00074 $102,958.43 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-687 543 E Chelten Ave 19144 59th wd. 2000 Sq Ft BRT#591006400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Jacob Stepansky and Irina Stepansky C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00962 $138,734.93 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1606-688 1302 W Wishart St 19132 43rd wd. 1104 Sq Ft OPA#431021000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Herold Lucas C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02568 $18,803.76 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-689 2015 S 24th St 19145-

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2616 48th wd. 1280 Sq Ft OPA#482307700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leon Gibson, in His Capacity as Administrator of the Estate of William Suter; John D. Suter, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of William Suter; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under William Suter, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01849 $30,618.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-690 342 N 52nd St 19139 44th wd. 2400 Sq Ft OPA#441355600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Polosky C.P. May Term, 2009 No. 00306 $214,816.70 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-691 1963 Rowan St 19140 13th wd. 1922 Sq Ft OPA#131362400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jarelle Khalif Green-Haley C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 00009 $113,839.38 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-692 5929 Woodcrest Ave 19131 52nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1540 Sq Ft BRT#522163300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Johnnie Barr, Jr. and Geraldine Barr C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01445 $159,704.55 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-693 1603 E Duval St 10th wd. 2250 Sq Ft BRT#102-2925-00 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sydney Richburg a/k/a Sydney Y. Richburg, Individually and as Heir of Mary C. Richburg a/k/a Mary Christine Richburg a/k/a M. Christine Richburg, Deceased and Unknown Heirs, Successors and/or Assigns of Mary C. Richburg, a/k/a Mary Christine Richburg, a/k/a M. Christine Richburg, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 00557 $48,323.62 Pressman & Doyle, LLC

1606-694 2442 77th Ave 19150 50th wd. 1410 Sq Ft OPA#501420400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Beatrice Mosley, Deceased and Diana Diggs Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Beatrice Mosley, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04663 $136,733.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1606-695 4035 Cresson St 19127 21st wd. 2105 Sq Ft OPA#211218310 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Randy H. Cohen C.P. March Term, 2011 No. 02830 $427,187.14 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-696 1530 W Tioga St 19140 11th wd. (formerly part of the 38th wd.) 1173 Sq Ft OPA#11-20835-00 IMPROVEMENTS: TOWNHOUSE B.I.L.T. Construction, LLC; Myles A. Pryor and Charlene M. Pryor C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 003301 $116,716.85 Craig H. Fox, Esq 1606-697 2421 E Cumberland St 19125 31st wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1902 Sq Ft BRT#314038500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lori A. Choice, Known Surviving Heir of Margaret Spross; Terry F. Spross, Known Surviving Heir of Margaret Spross; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Margaret Spross; Thomas N. Spross, Known Surviving Heir of Margaret Spross; Jane M. Sosnowski, Known Surviving Heir of Margaret Spross; Sandra A. Nefferdorf, Known Surviving Heir of Margaret Spross; Margaret Kulb, Known Surviving Heir of Margaret Spross C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00828 $145,736.14 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-698 119 E Cliveden St 19119 22nd wd. SEMI/DET 2.5 STY MASONRY; 3440 Sq Ft BRT#221043500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robert T. Vance, Jr., Original Mortgagor and Real Owner and The United

States of America c/o the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania C.P. December Term, 2010 No. 01550 $119,020.29 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-699 2102 Shelmire Ave 19152 56th wd. 3064 Sq Ft OPA#561342300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jessica Y. Lopez a/k/a Jessica Lopez C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00572 $195,345.92 Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1606-700 7020 Woolston Ave 19138 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1248 Sq Ft BRT#102408400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jacquelyn R. Bullock, Known Surviving Heir of Jessie Carter, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Lionel Jackson a/k/a Lionel B. Bullock, Known Surviving Heir of Jessie Carter, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Jessie Carter, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03399 $168,096.64 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-701 2023 Gorman St 19116 58th wd. S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1070 Sq Ft BRT#582017300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Surviving Heirs of Marie Duranti; Anthony Duranti, Known Surviving Heir of Marie Duranti; Rosemarie T. Worley II, Known Surviving Heir of Marie Duranti C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02817 $141,095.91 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-702 331 Crest Park Rd 19119 9th wd. DET 1 STY MASONRY; 1934 Sq Ft BRT#091060000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robert Hill, Known Surviving Heir of Norma J. Smith, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; United States of America; Richard Hill, Known Surviving Heir of Norma J. Smith, Deceased

Mortgagor and Real Owner; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Norma J. Smith, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02349 $424,489.16 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-703 3229 Memphis St 19134 45th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1071 Sq Ft BRT#451404500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tracy Hua, agent and member of Pennington 189 Management, LLC and Chi Hung Mu, agent and member of Pennington 189 Management, LLC C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01317 $93,438.26 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-704 3828 Germantown Ave 19140 13th wd. (Formerly the 38th wd.) ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1719 Sq Ft BRT#131121000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Surviving Heirs of Clara Connor and Darvin E. Connor, Known Surviving Heir of Clara Connor C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04428 $61,030.53 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1606-705 2633 S Juniper St 191484347 39th wd. 912 Sq Ft OPA#394465800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia Sposaro, in Her Capacity as Heir of Louise Sposaro, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Louise Sposaro, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01111 $165,373.63 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-706 755 S 15th St 19146-2225 OPA#301269900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lurube Developers, LLC; Michael S. Jackson C.P. November Term, 2010 No. 03326 $675,078.14 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1606-707 1147-1153 N 4th St 19123 5th wd. 2538 Sq Ft OPA#888035802 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDO OPEN-AIR

COURTYARD Cigar Factory Partners, LLC and Cigar Factory Apartments LP C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 02073 $62,484.25 Michael LiPuma, Esq. 1606-708A 463 Cosgrove St 19144 59th wd. 1050 Sq Ft (Improvement Area) OPA#592053100 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL/RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE KHFG Properties, Inc. C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 001192 $186,300.66, plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1606-708B 417 N Wilton St 19139 44th wd. 990 Sq Ft (Improvement Area) OPA#442300200 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL/RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE KHFG Properties, Inc. C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 001192 $186,300.66, plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1606-708C 5017 Irving St 19139 60th wd. 1500 Sq Ft (Improvement Area) OPA#602087700 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL/RESIDENTIAL MIXED USE KHFG Properties, Inc. C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 001192 $186,300.66, plus costs Lachall, Cohen & Sagnor LLP 1606-709A 4428 Howel St a/k/a 4428 E Howell St 19135 55th wd. 2500 Sq Ft BRT#552000500 IMPROVEMENTS: PRIVATE GARAGE 1 STORY FRAME John F. Orth, IV C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04445 $81,782.00 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1606-710A 51 N Ruby St 19139-2641 34th wd. Land Area: 943 Sq Ft; Improvement Area: 1310 Sq Ft BRT#441193200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Darryl Wynn C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 000816 $214,601.47 Brett A. Berman, Esquire 1606-710B 53 N Ruby St 19139-2641 44th wd. Land Area: 919 Sq Ft; Improvement Area: 1238 Sq Ft BRT#441193300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Darryl Wynn C.P. December Term, 2015 No.

000816 $214,601.47 Brett A. Berman, Esquire 1606-711A 5911 Tulip St 19135 41st wd. 4200 Sq Ft BRT#41-1-441900 Subject to Rent Bruce Ira Susser C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02381 $264,570.52 costs and interest Thomas M. Pinney, Esq. 1606-711B 5913 Tulip St 19135 41st wd. 4200 Sq Ft BRT#41-1-442000 Subject to Rent Bruce Ira Susser C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02381 $264,570.52 costs and interest Thomas M. Pinney, Esq. 1606-713A 1018-22 Germantown Ave 19123 5th wd. 7287 Sq Ft OPA#884589010 IMPROVEMENTS: IND SHOP MASONRY Leo Razzi C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 03142 $137,828.37 plus $51.37 per day after 10/21/2013 Laurence A. Mester, Mester & Schwartz, P.C. 1606-713B 1026-30 Germantown Ave 5th wd. 3190 Sq Ft OPA#884589015 IMPROVEMENTS: VACANT LAND Leo Razzi C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 03142 $137,828.37 plus $51.37 per day after 10/21/2013 Laurence A. Mester, Mester & Schwartz, P.C. 1606-714A 258 E. Allegheny Ave 19134 7th wd. 3120 Sq Ft BRT#882934000 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL CruzLugo, LLC C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02134 $393,143.04 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1606-714B 256 E. Allegheny Ave 19134 7th wd. 1440 Sq Ft BRT#882934003 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL CruzLugo, LLC C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 02134 $393,143.04 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC

No Haters On May 15, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Bryshere Y. Gray, aka Yazz The Greatest, who plays Hakeem Lyon on Fox’s popular TV show “Empire,” performed at the Anti-Defamation League’s annual Walk Against Hate. Mayor Jim Kenney was on hand to officiate the start of the walk, and it ended at the Diversity Expo, where participants grabbed a bite to eat, strolled the vendor tables and enjoyed cultural entertainment on the main stage. 1. Philadelphia’s Drag Mafia performed at the ADL’s Walk Against Hate. 2. Bryshere Y. Gray, aka Yazz The Greatest posed with nearly every participant after his concert. Photos by HughE Dillon.

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Dragons Rule the River Drexel wins overall point total at the Dad Vail Regatta By Jeremy Treatman

or years, Temple’s men’s and women’s crew teams dominated the sport both locally and nationally. In fact, the Owls have won the men’s heavyweight varsity eight race at the prestigious Dad Vail Regatta 20 times from 1983 to 2004 and were pronounced unofficial national champions on a few occasions. However, in recent years, Temple’s crew program has declined a little and Drexel has become the new city and national power. The Dragons won the overall points title at the Dad Vail for the fourth time in the past seven years. Their 45 points set a school record for a combined men’s and women’s tally. “I am just thrilled for all of our team members,” said Drexel crew coach Paul Savell, who has led the steady resurgence of the program since being hired in 2007. “The men and women couldn’t be happier. They were really celebrating. This was quite an accomplish-

ment. We had strong performances in every race it seemed. As their coach, I was proud of that and happy to see how much winning the whole thing meant to them.” The team won two gold medals and five silvers overall, and all 14 boats made it to the championship competition on the second day of the event. “It is the best we have ever done,” Savell said. “These teams we are going against are among the very best in the country.” The event would have been a greater success had Drexel been able to pull off winning the day’s two biggest races: the men’s and women’s varsity heavyweight eight. The Dragons came in second to Florida Tech in the men’s and were likewise second to UMass in the women’s. It was the second consecutive victory for each of the winning teams. “We competed well in the men’s race,” said Savell. “We were hoping to win it. We felt we had a good chance to do so prior. There was a lot of headwind during the race; although it was Continued on page 2

Nearly two years ago, three Council Rock South students were killed in a car accident. One of the victims was Cullen Keffer, a promising sophomore lacrosse star, and defenseman on the team. According to current star goalie, Adam Reifer, the team has never forgotten him. “We play every game in honor of him and we touch his jersey leaving the locker room before every practice and every game.” Keffer, no doubt, would have loved to know he inspired his teammates to their first Suburban One League championship and state bid in school history. The team’s dramatic league wins, over Pennsbury on May 10 and Neshaminy on May 12, took the crown and secured a dream come true for Reifer and his teammates. Unfortunately, on May 18, Bishop Shanahan ended CR South’s season 17-1 in that first ever state playoff game. “I actually had a meeting with the coaching staff in February to talk about expectations and ideas,” he said. “Right from the start, we all agreed that we wouldn’t be satisfied with anything less than a SOL title; although our goal is really a state title.” The team’s strength lies in its defense, with Reifer leading the way using his cagey and athletic style in net. He is surrounded by solid defenders Dom Schlupp, Karl Martin, and Ben Daniel. Offensive standouts include Brendan Patterson, Brandon Follis, and Peter Mignacca. “Winning the SOL is huge,” Reifer said. “It’s honestly a goal that was set by the people in this program 12 years ago. We have had some great teams before but we never sealed the deal. We hope that breaking the curse will allow future teams to follow in our footsteps.” Reifer takes his job very seriously and it shows. He will be playing next year for Fairleigh Dickinson University. “Playing goalie is a lot more than people think,” he said. “My main goal is obviously to stop shots, but I’m also in charge of instructing the defense, get the ball over the midfield line with a pass or even if I have to run it over myself; and keeping the team’s head in the game because we can win games if we shut down the other team. Being a goalie is an adrenaline rush but I also have to stay calm or I won’t perform to my best ability.”

THE INCREDIBLE HANK DAVIS Hank Davis didn’t play much for the La Salle men’s basketball team. But the 6-foot-2-inch guard did play for four years as a preferred walk-on, he was part of a Sweet 16 team in 2013, and made an indelible impact on and off the court. Davis earned the Big Five Scholar Athlete of the Year Award in 2016 and further impressed his peers with a nationally published report entitled: Student Athletes: Keeping the Balance. Davis said he was approached by the Adolescent Wellness Journal to research the subject. The organization was so impressed with his findings, he was asked to embark on further research projects. Davis himself became so enamored with these studies that he is planning to research all summer while making plans for medical school in the fall. “I’m studying ethanol induced brain neuropathy right now,” Davis said. “That’s just a fancy scientific way of saying brain damage caused by alcohol, and learning the real effects. It’s fascinating. This really wasn’t my original plan, I wanted to be, and still want to be, a surgeon, but it would be great to discover

Spectators lined the banks of the Schuylkill for the regatta. Photo by Sarah J. Glover.

something the rest of the world hasn’t. I discovered I have a true passion for studying lab work like this.”

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By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com This summer, it seems like anybody who had a hit record in the last 50 years and who is still able to hold a microphone is going out on the road — to the delight of their adoring fans, who are ready to pack themselves into clubs, amphitheaters, arenas and stadiums all over town. Whether you are 15 or 50, somebody is coming to the area this summer who is going to make you want to break open that piggy bank, cash in that 401(K), put in some overtime at work, sell a few valuables on eBay or empty that bank account to buy some (oftentimes pricey) concert tickets. However you get the scratch together to rock out at the shows is on you, but we’ve compiled a list of notable concerts coming through the area this summer. Choose wisely!

Dave Matthews Band The jam-rock group performs 7 p.m. June 24-25 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. The Dead Kennedys The punk-rock group performs 8 p.m. June 29 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011. The English Beat and Soul Asylum The rock bands perform 7 p.m. July 2 at The Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888. Weezer & Panic! At the Disco The rock bands perform 8 p.m. July 5 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.

Vans Warped Tour An all-day festival of punkrock and metal bands starts at noon July 8 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. Sublime with Rome The alt-rock band performs 7 p.m. July 9 at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, 601 N. Columbus Blvd.; 215-922-1011. Jane’s Addiction, Dinosaur Jr. and Living Colour The alt-rock groups perform 8:30 p.m. July 20 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St.; 215-625-3681. 311 The rock band performs 6:15

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p.m. July 22 at Festival Pier at Penn’s Landing, 601 N. Columbus Blvd.; 215-922-1011. The Killers The rock band performs 8 p.m. July 22 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Garbage The alt-rock group performs 9 p.m. July 30 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St.; 215-625-3681. Coldplay The rock band performs 8 p.m. Aug. 6 at Lincoln Financial Field, 1020 Pattison Ave.; 215463-5500.

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Bush The alt-rock group performs 8 p.m. Aug. 7 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St.; 215-625-3681. Counting Crows and Rob Thomas The rock bands perform 6:30 p.m. Aug. 10 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. Cracker The rock band performs 8 p.m. Aug. 11 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. The Go-Gos Farewell Tour The ’80s group performs 8:30 p.m. Aug. 11 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St.; 215-625-3681.

Alternative Rock

Blink 182 The punk-rock band performs 7 p.m. Aug. 12 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. X The pioneering punk-rock group performs 8:30 p.m. Aug. 14 at Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St.; 215-9284004.

Last Summer on Earth Tour The Barenaked Ladies, OMD and Howard Jones perform 7 p.m. June 18 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-5467900. Michael Franti & Spearhead The alt-rock/neo-soul group performs 8 p.m. June 19 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St.; 215625-3681.

ALTERNATIVE AND CONTEMPORARY: Garbage (cockwise from top left), Michael Franti, The Go-Gos, Tony Bennett, The Killers, Cold Play

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The Bangles The group performs 8 p.m. Aug. 20 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011.

Adult Contemporary

Sharon Katz and the Peace Train The out singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. July 13 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Tony Bennett The singer performs 8 p.m. July 29 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Josh Groban The singer performs 7 p.m. Aug. 3 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609365-1300. Seal The pop singer performs 8 p.m. Sept. 4 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Classic Rock

Paul Simon The folk/rock singer-songwriter performs 8 p.m. June 25 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-5467900. Sting and Peter Gabriel The singers perform 8 p.m. June 26 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609365-1300.

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Bob Dylan The rock/folk icon performs 7:30 p.m. July 13 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.

Heart, Joan Jett and Cheap Trick The Hall of Fame-inducted rock bands perform 7:30 p.m. July 31 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.

Country

Journey The rock band performs 7 p.m. July 15 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.

Bonnie Raitt The blues guitarist performs 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.

Dolly Parton The county icon performs 8 p.m. June 15 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-546-7900.

Jennifer Nettles The country singer performs 8 p.m. June 3 at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; 610-352-2887.

Dixie Chicks The country group performs 7 p.m. June 18 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, NJ; 609365-1300. Darius Rucker The country singer performs 7 p.m. Aug. 13 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609365-1300. Keith Urban The country singer performs 7:30 p.m. Aug. 26 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609365-1300.

Hard Rock

Guns Nâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Roses The rock band performs 8:30 p.m. July 14 at Lincoln Financial Field, 1020 Pattison Ave.; 215-463-5500. Slipknot and Marilyn Manson The metal bands perform 6:30 p.m. July 27 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609365-1300.

Deftones and Refused MANY SHADES OF GRAY: Dixie Chicks (clockwise from top left), Justin Bieber, Marilyn Manson, Seal, Sting and Peter Gabriel, The hard-rock Salt N Pepa, Keith Urban, Drake and Duran Duran bands perform 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6 Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy at Festival Pier at Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing, 601 N. Jimmy Buffett The rock and blues guitarists perform Hollywood Vampires Columbus Blvd.; 215-922-1011. The singer performs 8 p.m. Aug. 27 8 p.m. July 23 at the Borgata Hotel, The rock band featuring Johnny Depp at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata and Alice Cooper performs 8 p.m. July Black Sabbath Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3173 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa The classic-rock band performs 8 p.m. 1000. Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic Aug. 19 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Steven Tyler City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. The Aerosmith singer performs Huey Lewis and the News The band performs 8 p.m. July 24 at 8 p.m. Sept. 7 at Tower Theatre, Hall & Oates Korn and Rob Zombie the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; 610The rock/soul duo performs 7 p.m. July The hard-rock bands perform 6:30 p.m. Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, 10 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Sept. 2 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour 352-2887. N.J.; 609-317-1000. Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.

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Hip-Hop

Bone Thugs N’ Harmony The rap group performs 8 p.m. June 2 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011. Mackelmore & Ryan Lewis The rap duo performs 8 p.m. June 13 at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; 610-352-2887. Digable Planets The hip-hop group performs 8:30 p.m. at Ardmore Music Hall, 23 E. Lancaster Ave.; 215-896-6420.

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Pop

Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas The pop singers perform 7 p.m. July 14 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.

5 Seconds of Summer The boy band performs 7 p.m. July 16 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-3651300.

Justin Bieber The pop singer performs 7:30 p.m. July 15 at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609348-7000.

Duran Duran The new-wave/pop band performs 7 p.m. July 21 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609365-1300.

Drake & Future The rap stars perform 7 p.m. Aug. 21 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543.

98 Degrees, O-Town, Dream and Ryan Cabrera The boy bands performs 8 p.m. Aug. 12 at Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609348-7000.

R&B

Anthony Hamilton & Fantasia The R&B singers perform 8 p.m. June 3 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-5467900. Beyoncé The pop singer performs 7:30 p.m. June 5 at Lincoln Financial Field, 1020 Pattison Ave.; 215-463-5500.

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa The rappers perform 7 p.m. Aug. 5 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300. Salt N Pepa, Vanilla Ice, Kid N Play, Color Me Badd and Coolio The ’90s rap and R&B groups perform 6:30 p.m. Aug. 6 at BB&T Pavilion, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 609-365-1300.

Kool & The Gang The funk/R&B group performs 8 p.m. Aug. 7 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609317-1000. Gladys Knight & The O’Jays The R&B groups perform 8 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, RETURNING CLASSICS: Beyoncé(clockwise from top left), Jeff Beck, Darius Rucker, Chaka Kahn, Hall and Oates and Dolly N.J.; 609-317Parton 1000. n

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Sun, surf and summer reading By PGN Staff If you’re like us, you’re looking forward to kicking off your summer with some leisure time this long Memorial Day weekend. To assist you in packing your bags for the beach, pool or park, PGN staffers scoured the latest titles for LGBT readers. Dive in and enjoy! “The Art of History” Christopher Bram Anthology Bram (“Father of Frankenstein”) has penned a slim, impassioned book about how history is depicted in fiction and nonfiction. His illuminating case studies discuss issues of time, character, fact and details. Bram focuses on 30 books while referencing another 50-plus. These include titles by queer authors ranging from Gore Vidal — his historical novel “Burr” — and Lytton Strachey’s comedic “Eminent Victorians,” to gay novelist Paul Russell, whose book “The Unreal Life of Sergey Nabokov” provided an opportunity to imagine what gay life was like in the past. Other chapters and passages nimbly discuss slave narratives, Virginia Wolff’s gender-bending “Orlando” and a fascinating biography of Benjamin Franklin. Bram is a smart, enthusiastic and wellread guide who illuminates the pleasure of discovering history in books, as well as the various ways authors interpret and re-present truth. —Gary M. Kramer “Carnal Anomaly” N. Maxwell Lander Erotic photo book Described as an “X-rated tunnel of love,” this book of photographic art takes you on a jagged, non-linear visual journey through a place that is part sex club, part S&M dungeon, part dark-art gallery and part “Dexter”esque snuff-film fantasy — courtesy of photographer, designer and artist Lander. This book gets points for straddling a lot of different fetish territories and sexual orientations in its subject matter with seeming equal amount of guy/girl, girl/girl, guy/guy scenarios depicted throughout. And with the frequent appearance of fake blood, we hope everybody was familiar with the concept of safe words. There’s also an admirable effort to maintain a punkish everyman vibe and be different from other erotic fetish/art books out there. But visually, technically and thematically it’s kind of all over the place, and

one could come away from a trip through these pages with the feel that they’ve seen edgier, more cohesive and more creative versions of this theme ... most of the time for free on the Internet. “Carnal Anomaly” is a solid effort and will hold its own in anyone’s fetish art library. While it doesn’t reinvent the wheel in the genre, it’ll be interesting to see where Lander will take his photography in the future. — Larry Nichols “Cruising the Movies: A Sexual Guide to Oldies on TV” Boyd McDonald Criticism McDonald’s movie reviews, originally published in the mid1980s, are hilarious and smutty. Limiting himself almost entirely to B movies that he watched on television, McDonald focuses on stars’ sex appeal, not their acting. He thumbs his nose at middlebrow critics and explicitly draws the connection between watching movies and the other thing people do in the dark — fucking. Consequently, jump cuts matter little to him, but a glimpse of David Nelson’s crotch in the otherwise forgettable 1959 movie “The Big Circus” inspires a memorable paean. Nor is McDonald impressed by Hollywood icons. Instead, he celebrates bit players and character actors like Franklin Pangborn — who may have “let himself be used as a gay scapegoat,” but he fought in World War I. All of John Wayne’s battles, in contrast, were waged onscreen. McDonald reserves his harshest reviews for Ronald Reagan, a third-rate actor-turned-politician. He vociferously objects to Reagan’s mean-spirited policies, which hurt gay men and others terribly during the early stages of the AIDS crisis. Throughout, images from the Museum of Modern Art’s now-defunct Film Stills Archive illustrate the text. The one of Gary Cooper wearing lipstick in 1928’s “The Legion of the Condemned” is especially provocative. — Ray Simon “Drag Teen” Jeffery Self Young-adult fiction YouTuber Self wrote a debut novel that captures a millennial take on coming of age as a gay teen. The insecurities stem from JT’s desire to make it out of his sleepy Florida town, not a struggle to get

people to accept his sexuality. In chapter one, JT describes being gay “like an extra order of fries at Wendy’s because the lady in the window isn’t paying attention while she fills your bag.” He adds later, “I had never lived in a world where gay wasn’t at the very least the description of a wacky next-door neighbor on a TV show.” The young-adult novel, which came out in April, is a quick read at 261 pages, which is great for the beach. It feels like a spiritual sibling to John Green’s “Paper Towns.” Both capture the particular humid malaise of central Florida and include a rushed road trip up the East Coast. In JT’s case, his boyfriend, Seth, encourages him to compete in a drag-show scholarship contest in New York City. JT needs to win to pay for school without the help of his gas-station-owning parents. He also wants hope that he and Seth, who plans to attend college out of state, can stay together beyond high school. — Paige Cooperstein “Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports” Cyd Zeigler Nonfiction Zeigler, the co-founder of OutSports.com, put together a 12-point analysis of issues LGBT athletes can face both on and off the field. The book, called “Fair Play: How LGBT Athletes are Claiming Their Rightful Place in Sports,” comes out next month. Zeigler starts the 207-page book by pinpointing the day of Matthew Shepard’s murder as “the day the homophobes lost the culture war.” He then points to the weeks after the Super Bowl in 2007 when John Amaechi, a former NBA player, came out, and current pro athletes were widely asked their opinion on the topic of gay athletes. The easily digestible chapters feature interviews with athletes, including one familiar to the Philadelphia LGBT community: Brian Sims, the first openly gay elected state lawmaker who played football in college. The book does focus mostly on male athletes, but a chapter called, “Yes, Lots of Lesbians Play Elite Sports,” looks at women like Brittney Griner in the WNBA. There are also chapters on locker room talk and Zeigler’s analysis of the news cycle that had him writing columns asking, “Is [insert athlete’s name] gay?” — P.C. “How Queer!” Edited by Faith Beauchemin Essays/Theory This slim volume of essays loosely

focused on bisexuality is difficult to categorize — and that’s a good thing. Part personal narrative, part analysis, it explores the various ways that bisexuality upsets what many contributors refer to as monosexism, the assumption that you can only be attracted to people of one gender. Editor Beauchemin sets the tone in her introduction, alerting readers that the book doesn’t offer a grand, unified plan of action. Instead, she situates bisexuality into the capacious, eclectic framework of queer politics. That can’t be taken for granted because, as she correctly notes, bisexuals still struggle to make their voices heard among gays and lesbians. The book includes a helpful glossary, a brief bibliography and some theoretical analysis, but it’s the 14 personal narratives that are the book’s core. Two major themes emerge from those accounts. First, in a world where bisexuality is often either hypersexualized or erased, it’s an affirming, political act whenever bisexuals present and interpret their personal stories. The second is the harmful consequence of denying the diversity of sexual orientation. Many contributors were raised in evangelical Christian households; their coming out was made doubly painful because they lost both their faith and their family. — R.S. “Lily and Dunkin” Donna Gephart Young-adult fiction With the ongoing “bathroom debate” plaguing our country, “Lily and Dunkin” is a timely tale. The work follows the lives of two teens coming into their own: Lily and Norbert (who prefers the name Dunkin). Throughout the book, which alternates between each character’s perspective, Lily and Dunkin traverse normal teenage trials, and also confront some unique obstacles stemming from Lily’s identity as a transgender woman and Dunkin’s as bipolar. Both together and alone, they learn how to meet these challenges and embrace the wholeness of their identities. “Lily and Dunkin” is a charming story perfect for readers of all ages; in particular, it could be a perfect primer to help young adults who feel marginalized, and also those who need to open their minds a bit. Its strength lies in the honesty of its two protagonists, who are well-rounded, full of flaws and wholly real; their real-

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istic nature will have readers rooting for them from page one to the end. — Jen Colletta “Loving Eleanor” Susan Wittig Albert Fiction “Loving Eleanor” is like a memoir written by Lorena Hickok, but it is actually a work of fiction based upon some of the more-than 3,300 letters (including newspaper articles written by Hick and other historical references) between Hick — as she was called by many — and Eleanor Roosevelt. Spanning three decades, this new, fictional incarnation of their lovers’ tale, their strength, passion and drive, could be another greatest story ever told. The more years that go by, the more vibrant and fascinating the once-scandalous and whispered stories of Roosevelt and writer-reporter Hickok become. In an era of desperation and hopelessness, these two strong, independent, yet publicly emotionally reserved women are revealed as more than just friends and lovers, but also as activists and compassionate humanitarians. How they evolved their friendship and relationship, the roles they played in furthering women’s prominence in the 1930s and ’40s and the shear determination they both shared are written into the story so well that the reader will feel as though it is a historically pivotal one, and doesn’t play back seat to Franklin Roosevelt and his accomplishments. And you’d be right. Within the chaotic backdrops of state and national politics, the Great Depression, the workings of Roosevelt’s New Deal, World War II and all that went on in those early years, Eleanor and Hick worked tirelessly and passionately on their personal projects while maintaining fairly discreet personal façades. The author not only humanizes both the First Lady of the World and the Associated Press “girl reporter,” but brings them to life as feeling, flawed and torn individuals and somehow transcends their mutual love and respect. Some may shy away thinking they know the tale well enough or think it wouldn’t interest them, but “Loving Eleanor” is a near-perfect love story of two women that will enthrall men and women of all eras and ages. — Scott A. Drake “Our Young Man” Edmund White Fiction Guy, the title character of White’s delicious, breezy read, is a handsome, simple-minded and sought-after model. Given the “miracle of eternal youth,” this Frenchman looks 23

even when the coy Guy is 40. White’s contemporary spin on “Dorian Gray” has moments of amusing depravity — an S&M scene — and many witty observations and turns of phrases, making it as irresistible as its hero. But the author also has some pointed remarks about America, vanity, desirability, guilt and love as Guy’s encounters with various lovers (and would-be lovers) involve lawsuits, law-breaking and AIDS. Even when the story shifts to focus on Guy’s much younger lover, Kevin in the last third of the novel, “Our Young Man” is no less interesting or pleasurable. —G.M.K. “Tom House: Tom of Finland in Los Angeles” Michael Reynolds Coffee-table book This book offers readers a detailed look into the home and private world of revolutionary gay artist Tom of Finland. Creative director and interior-design writer Reynolds guides readers through the artist’s unique home, which includes art-filled living spaces and the occasional dungeon, in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood. We get a behind-the-scenes view of the artist behind the hyper-masculine erotic art. As he takes us from art-filled room to artfilled room, dining room to dungeon, almost every surface of the house is covered in work made by Tom himself, or by those he influenced and inspired. Hardcore fans of Finland’s work will probably appreciate how much the artist integrated his artwork and his inspirations into his home life. Tom of Finland’s muse, Durk Dehner, still lives in the house to this day, and this book celebrates in detail the house’s interior design, as well as the life and times of an artist who has left a long-lasting imprint in the art and gay-history worlds. — L.N. “The Wedding Heard ’Round the World: America’s First Gay Marriage” Michael McConnell with Jack Baker; as told to Gail Langer Karwoski Memoir McConnell’s brief, breezy account of his 1971 marriage to Baker is a reminder that the fight for gay marriage began decades before 2015. The couple was introduced in 1966 at an off-campus barn dance at the University of Oklahoma. McConnell, then 24, was already looking for Mr. Right. At first, Baker seemed too good to be true — handsome, clean-cut

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and assured — but the two soon became an item. McConnell is matter of fact about being gay. Thanks to his family, he was neither confused nor ashamed. Baker’s upbringing was less fortunate, but McConnell’s love and support emboldened him to become a vocal gay-rights activist. Together, the couple shared many significant accomplishments. While studying law at the University of Minnesota, Baker was elected the first openly gay student body president in America. And McConnell cofounded Gay House, the Twin Cities’ first social-service support center for gays and lesbians. Most important, however, the couple identified a loophole in Minnesota’s marriage-application process that enabled them to get a marriage license and wed. The ensuing legal wrangling over that, and a related employment-discrimination lawsuit, required genuine courage and fortitude. By McConnell’s account, the couple had plenty to spare. — R.S. “What Belongs to You” Garth Greenwell Fiction If you read dustjacket synopses to determine the worthiness of a book without reading any of the author’s words, style or construction, you miss out on some great writing. The first impression of “What Belongs to You” is that it is just another tale of an older guy falling for a young hustler and it will never work out, his heart might be broken, something tragic might happen and so on, but while the concept may ring a familiar bell, this story is nothing less than extraordinary. Greenwell has crafted an award-worthy tale that embraces those conflicts of passion and reason that every person encounters at some point. Sometimes reason wins, sometimes it is suppressed because we still override it, believing that eventually the love will be returned and sometimes it’s about compromise — the compromise being we understand things will never be the way we wish and want and yet we are content to remain in the struggle of mind and heart because that’s where we surrender ourselves to be. In one of the most enthralling pieces of writing I’ve encountered in recent years, Greenwall manages to write the second chapter of this modern-day Greek tragedy as a single paragraph that moves and shifts between the present day — as our protagonist moves through Bulgaria towards his estranged dying father — and flashbacks to rural America and the events that led up to their parting ways. In the end, the process comes to an understandable result: He terminates his travels without seeing his father and returns to his day-to-day living. Mitko, his singular obsession, is the young hustler who disappears for long periods of

time only to return to covertly seek money for various needs: some practical, others contrived. Mitko declares at one point that they are friends — a point not missed by one who desires more than a friend with benefits — and perhaps that is one of the more poignant moments in the story. The otherwise-unlikely social pairing of the two men is punctuated by the long-established pattern of support and comfort that binds them. One man wants more than a friend and another, who has only that one friend, cannot seem to permit anyone else to share anything intimate emotionally, just physically. As a debut novel, Greenwell has struck literary gold. He has taken familiar tales — part “Romeo and Juliet,” part “Beauty and the Beast” — and passionately and compassionately brought two destitute souls into a relationship of longing and resolve that will never flourish in the sun, and they both know it. There is unspeakable love between them and yet spoken regrets and rebukes. “What Belongs to You” will belong to you for a long time after you have read the last paragraph and closed the book. And that is what good reading and great writing are supposed to do. — S.A.D. “When Your Child is Gay” Wesley C. Davidson and Jonathan L. Tobkes, M.D. Self-help “When Your Child is Gay” is a work that many LGBT readers would likely wish existed during their coming-out process. The book helps families navigate the often-messy landscape of the coming-out process. It was a joint effort by an LGBTrights blogger and a psychiatrist, whose specialties allow their advice to be conveyed in a relatable way. “When Your Child is Gay” is full of case studies that discuss real coming-out experiences of LGBT people through their own accounts and those of loved ones. The stories candidly address doubts, misconceptions and fears family members and friends of LGBT people experienced, mistakes and missteps they have made and, in many cases, how they ultimately reconciled their perceptions with the reality of unconditional love. The book does an admirable job of addressing topics like shame and guilt parents may experience, without passing judgment; it’s an approach that people who have struggled with acceptance will likely find affirming, and one that will keep them reading. The book also excels in its ability to convey clinical information in an engaging way. By connecting psychiatric topics to real-life stories, “When Your Child is Gay” is able to provide a realistic and relatable illustration — giving its message about the power of acceptance even more credibility. n — J.C.

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By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons Tour” is making a pit stop in Philly, bringing local fans their favorites from the hit TV show’s history, including Bendelacreme, Ivy Winters, Jinkx Monsoon, Ginger Minj, Violet Chachki, Sharon Needles, Phi Phi O’hara and Katya. “Drag Race” judge and singer Michelle Visage is hosting the festivities and talked to PGN about this year’s tour and what the show’s growing legion of fans can expect. PGN: What are the queens going to do live to set themselves apart from the other performers on the tour? MV: We don’t have an agenda to do such a thing. We are a troupe that performs together, not individuals trying to outshine one another. PGN: With all the different queens on the tour, is there going to be the same level of drama and cattiness live as there is on the TV show? MV: Not at all. This is not a live reenactment of the TV show; this is a group of artists showing the crowds what they do best. On the show you only get to see a taste of what they can do. Live you see more. PGN: Did being on “Drag Race” make you want to push yourself and step up your game as a live entertainer? MV: No. I’ve always been a live performer and entertainer so it’s up to me to push myself and I do my best to do that everyday. The only one pushing me is me. PGN: Is the tour drawing a lot of fans from outside the gay community and do you think that is a good thing?

MV: Yes and yes. Raising awareness to LGBTQ+ issues is always a good thing until there are generalized human rights for all. We, as a queer group of performers, will never be accepted completely mainstream and that is OK too. Our audiences are mostly community

but there is a larger hereto factor as time goes on. And those are the folks like me who feel or felt that they never had a place where they belonged. This is where they belong. No questions asked. Ever. PGN: How is this show different from what fans would experience if they saw any of the queens at a club? MV: Completely different. There’s no lip-syncing; it’s all live, choreographed numbers with video elements, etc. I promise you this will be the best, most evolved drag show you’ll ever see. n “RuPaul’s Drag Race Battle of the Seasons” comes to town 9 p.m. May 31 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St. For more information or tickets, visit www.rupaulbots.com or call 215-6271332.

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Adam Woolley: Circus art, beyond the big tent Did you ever want to run away to the circus? Learn to juggle? Do a handstand or fly through the air with the greatest of ease? Well, P!nk is not the only Philadelphia native who can hang from a silk. The Philadelphia School of Circus Arts teaches adults and kids myriad circus skills: trapeze, aerial silks, juggling, unicycling, tight wire, tumbling, you name it. If you’re the type who can’t stand traditional workouts, circus is a great way to get in shape and learn a cool skill at the same time. The school also offers corporate and institutional team-building and leadership workshops, social events, birthday and other parties, summer camp and special-guest performances and presentations. One of those presentations is the upcoming staff show where the teachers get a chance to showcase their skills. We spoke to Adam Woolley and got the 411 on what to expect. PGN: Which was harder: coming out to your parents as a circus performer or as gay? AW: Wow, that’s a tricky question! Honestly, neither was particularly difficult. I never dated girls and I was never really in the closet, but in ninth grade I came out publicly. I think that’s when most kids start to become aware of who they’d like to start dating. I went to a public high school in North Carolina and there were three out guys at my high school. This was in 1999 and the whole school was fine with it, but it was kind of funny; it was like there were only three gay slots so I had to wait until one of them graduated before I took his place, and started dating one of the remaining ones. Despite the crazy political climate there now, at the time, North Carolina was very socially liberal, very progressive. So coming out to my parents, not a big deal. Deciding to tell them that I wanted to be a circus performer was a little bit trickier. It was the summer of my sophomore year in college. I’d spent the summer in San Francisco where I was training in circus and called them and said, “Parents, I would like to stay here and be a circus performer instead of returning for college.” They were simultaneously very supportive and hesitant at the same time. Their opinion was that I could do it but I couldn’t use my college funds for it. I was free to study the circus arts and if or when I decided to go back to college that money would be there waiting for me. I did some soul-searching and decided to stay in school. But I transferred to a state school, which was less expensive because they agreed to let me use any leftover money for my own pursuits as long as I had a degree.

PGN: What did the parents do? AW: My parents went to Duke University, which is where they met. My dad was in pharmaceuticals, a research toxicologist, and my mom was a pediatric nurse. She was one of the founders of the Pediatric Endocrinology Nurses Association. PGN: When were you home last? AW: Let’s see. I got married in October of last year here in Philly and I was home that summer. My husband’s parents have a place on the coast in North Carolina, and we visit there each summer. It’s only about an hour away from my parents so it works out well, makes holidays easy. PGN: Is your hubby in the arts? AW: He’s a writer for Bustle, which is a women-centric entertainment news site focusing on women’s and minority issues in the media. He, Jefferson, does a lot of movie and television reviews and things like that. PGN: That’s interesting that, from what I gather, he’s not a woman or a minority (aside from being LGBT). AW: I know, the CEO and founder of Bustle is a man too and he got a lot of flack when he first started, but he really made an effort to hire very prestigious female writers and gave them stock in ownership in the company, which assuaged a lot of the early ill will. PGN: What were you originally in college to study? AW: I started out going to Emerson College in Boston. PGN: [Raises hand for a high five] AW: What? No way! That’s so great … I went to Emerson to get a BA in theater, then I did their abroad program in the Netherlands, which was a big reason why I chose Emerson, plus I got into their honors program, which gave me a substantial financial-aid package. I wanted to travel and their abroad program was fantastic, really life-changing. When I came back, I transferred to the public college, the North Carolina School of the Arts, where I graduated with a BFA in directing. PGN: What was a best moment at Emerson? I lived at 100 Beacon St. and we had some great times in that dorm. AW: That’s where I lived! Oh man, I think the best moments I had revolved around living in Boston and around the friends I made at school. Growing up in North Carolina, I went to a majority minority public school after having gone to a private school that was pretty exclusively white. As a white 14-year-old out gay kid, it was my first time having to

deal with race issues. My expectations were that it was going to be difficult and violent and that I was going to have to toughen up, which turned out not to be my experience at all. I wrote a lot of college essays about my racist expectations and how totally wrong I was. Being in Boston was fascinating because it expanded my horizons even further. In North Carolina, my entire racial experience was black or white but in Boston I met Native Americans and people from India and Asia, all over. It made me realize how limited my life had been.

sweat pants or tights; I’d never owned a pair of jeans. The first day I wore the new jeans, three kids who’d never spoken to me before said hello and I thought, Huh! This works!

PGN: So how did you get into the circus arts? AW: I always found traditional theater fairly boring. Despite the prevailing feeling that live theater is the ultimate, I feel that when television or movies are done right, they can be amazingly powerful and impacting. It made me contemplate what it is about live performance that makes it different from television and PGN: What was your favorite toy as a film. I did a lot of research on it and the kid? only quantitative data I could find to use AW: Ha! I’d say it would be my She-Ra was figuring out what live performances toys. I watched the cartoon avidly and worked, what draws big numbers of peocollected the toys. Jem was also pretty ple to leave their homes, because it’s not big in my life. I was big into female theater — not the upper-middle class, superheroes. essentially elitist world of “The Theatre.” I found that rock concerts, magic PGN: So I guess there’s no need to ask shows, stand-up comedy and circus drew you for an early sign you were gay … the biggest numbers. Pro wrestling was also hugely popular. This was exciting for me because our job as performing artists is to both send a message and to be arbiters of culture and community and teach things like how we should behave towards each other, how to question and how to respond when faced with difficulties. And we want to get those messages to as many people as possible. Pro wrestling does a great job of that — what message they’re sending may be questionable — but the idea of reaching masses of people is what drew me to the circus. I saw the Cirque du Soleil show “Quidam” and it had a big impact on me. When I saw it, I was specifically drawn to the aerial-silks act. I immediately knew that it was what I wanted to do. I wanted to revolutionize live arts and return Photo: Zach Hyman AW: [Laughing] No, that probably their relevancy. In the covers it. Though I also used to dress 1950s and prior to that, very fluidly until I was 6 or 7, which is live performances helped to unite and probably why my parents put me into build community. I’d like to help us get private school. I was the kind of kid to back to that. wear whatever I wanted to wear and they were the kind of parents to let me. PGN: It seems that there’s a movement My mom tells the story that when I was towards getting back to skilled arts with going into eighth grade I came to her and shows like “America’s Got Talent,” etc. said, “Mom, I think I would like to have AW: Right! But those are still on your friends now. Can we buy some jeans?” TV, though they are certainly awakening Because up until then, I’d always worn an interest in the PAGE 38

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Tucked away on a quiet corner of the western edge of Center City, Jezabel’s Café (formerly known as Gavin’s Café) looks more like a quaint New Hope coffee shop than a city dweller — but it definitely has the chops to compete in our fair city. Run by chef and owner Jezabel Careaga, the café offers much more than coffee and pastries, including Argentine specialties. Its most popular items are the empanadas ($2.78 each, $15.50 for a half-dozen and $29 for a dozen), which are baked to perfection with a nice firm crust outside and adventurous fillings inside. The Napolitana empanada is probably closest to mainstream American tastes and is quite good, with smoked ham, mozzarella and tomato. The beef empanada is the most exotic, offering onions, raisins and spices that give it alternating savory and sweet notes. The spinach empanada will definitely appeal to vegetarians with seasoned root vegetables, onions and mozzarella. Jezabel’s also makes tartas (quiches), the most popular being the corn and scallion selection ($5.75/slice, $32 whole). Leave room for dessert. Jezabel’s has a tempting assortment of scones and muffins but, for a true Argentine treat, try the Alfores de Maicena, a shortbread cookie filled with dulce de leche and coated with coconut shavings. The cookie itself is light and airy to contrast the cool, thick richness of the filling. The shaved coconut adds a nice texture and tempers the overall sweetness of the experience. Jezabel’s also does catering, so whether you need to breeze through for a quick meal or want to pick up a nice spread of off-the-beaten-path finger foods for your next springtime soiree, Jezabel’s has a lot on the menu to impress and excite. n

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Cyndi Lauper and Boy George ‘Detour’ through the area By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Singer and activist Cyndi Lauper is partnering with fellow pop icon Boy George to co-headline a few East Coast dates on her tour this spring. Luckily for us, this dynamic duo is coming to the area May 28 in Bethlehem and May 29 in Atlantic City. For more than three decades, Lauper has been one of the most adventurous and versatile voices in pop and rock music, as well as a vocal supporter of the LGBT community. Lauper’s latest album, “Detour,” finds the colorful singer with the powerful voice exploring classic country songs from the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s, with guest appearances from country-music superstars like Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss and Willie Nelson. Lauper talked to us about her new country album and how she intends to make her upcoming tour fun for her fans this year. PGN: What is it about mid-century country music that made you want to do an album like “Detour”? CL: Seymour Stein was one of the great A&R [artists and repertoires] guys that shaped music in New York City in the ’70s and ’80s and I have always wanted to work with him. I was going to do another covers project; I knew he would be the perfect partner with this project. We were just hanging out and listening to songs. At the time, I wasn’t sure what direction I was heading but then when I started listening, I found that the songs I was moved by were songs from the same era as the blues record. Seymour explained that the golden era of country, which all of the songs off “Detour” are, was happening at the same time as the era of “Memphis Blues.” I really liked the idea of doing a companion record to “Memphis Blues” and to look at music from both sides of that street. PGN: What instruments did you end up playing on “Detour”? CL: The dulcimer. It was the first time I ever brought that instrument to a session and the other players said, “Cool!”

PGN: Was it at all intimidating doing a country album with people who are legends and superstars in that genre? CL: Of course, but I’m good under pressure. The first session I did for the songs that had duets was with Vince who made it so easy. He’s so mellow and talented and open as an artist. That session went so well it made me think, Hey, I can do this! It was just amazing to work with Vince and Willie Nelson, Jewel, Alison Krauss and Emmylou Harris. Just really a gift. PGN: Out of all the collaborations on the new album, which guest musician was the most fun to work with? CL: That’s impossible to answer. I mean, come on. How do you choose between brilliant and brilliant? And everybody is so nice and kind. PGN: Are your upcoming tour dates going to be all country-music concerts? CL: I will do all my hits. I mean, what’s a Cyndi Lauper show without them! I will do some other fan faves and of course some songs from the new CD, “Detour.” Have some cool new visuals on this tour too. You are going to have to come and see for yourself. But it’s a great mixture. I think you will have a good time so don’t be silly; go out and buy some tickets. PGN: Have you ever toured or performed with Boy George before? And will you and he be performing any songs together on your co-headlining dates this spring? CL: This would be our first tour together. And even though I’ve known George for years and years, the first time we performed together was last December at my annual Home for the Holidays concert. It was so much fun, we just looked at each other and said, “Come on, let’s do this again.” So our managers got together and found a block of time that worked for both of us. We are doing seven shows together. It’s going to be great. I’m singing some on his set and he is singing on mine. We are flip-flopping who closes the show, but we will both be

on stage the same amount of time: a real co-headline kind of party. I just can’t wait to hit the stage with him on this tour. We have some surprises up the sleeve. PGN: This year is the 30th anniversary of your “True Colors” album. Are there any plans to celebrate or perform that album? CL: Absolutely. It will not be a Cyndi Lauper show without some of the hits on the “True Colors” album. PGN: Do you think you will ever do another True Colors Festival tour? CL: Absolutely! We will do it again, probably a few years out, but we do want to do it again. This tour will keep me busy ’til the fall. I will be in the U.S. and Europe this summer, then also making plans to tour Japan and Australia in 2017. I am working on another musical, which I am pretty excited about. “Kinky Boots” is keeping me quite busy too. It’s opening in Australia, Japan, Germany, Sweden and is already in Toronto and Seoul so I need to stay on top of that. Of course, I have my family to take care of so it’s a pretty full life right now. PGN: Do you think you might cancel your concert in North Carolina on this tour because of its antigay law? How do you feel about other artists who have done so?

CL: No I am still performing in North Carolina. What matters is that everyone takes a stand against HB2 the best way they know how. And I thought there would be less effect if I didn’t play. I do theaters, you know. So it’s not a financial blow if there’s no Cyndi Lauper show. I figured I’d turn my concert into a bit of a rally. Also I got AEG to agree to change one of the bathrooms there at the venue to a gender-neutral bathroom. It’s going to stay that way always. AEG really stepped up for me on that one. Also I’m donating my profits and my manager Lisa Barbaris and agent Marsha Vlassic are donating their commissions to HRC and Equality NC so we can help them fight the good fight in Washington. PGN: Will there be any new pop/dance music coming from you in the immediate future? CL: My next studio CD will be of new material. I just haven’t had time because I’m writing for a new musical. Once I finish that, I will start writing songs for my next CD but I try not to think of what’s next when my new CD is just out. I’m excited for it! n Cyndi Lauper and Boy George team up 7:30 p.m. May 28 at Sands Bethlehem Events Center, 77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem, and 7:30 p.m. May 29 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609317-1000 or visit www.cyndilauper.com.

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Travel locally for your summer trips Planning your big summer trip? There is so much to do within a short drive from Philly that you don’t have to be a longrange planner or go far away to get the most out of summer 2016. Here are a few of my tips to help you avoid the summer doldrums! Philly Politics It is not just Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton (or Bernie Sanders?) who might be headed to the White House. Philadelphia, the country’s first and only World Heritage City, is all in for the Democratic National Convention. Museums and attractions around the city are getting in the red, white and blue spirit with political-themed events, exhibitions and specials. As convention delegates head to the Wells Fargo Center this July, be sure to be friendly and say “Yo!” You are not left out of the party. You can cast your own vote or try your hand at running the country. The National Constitution Center’s “Headed to the White House” gives people the scoop on the electoral process, from the moment a candidate announces his/her campaign to the presidential swearing-in ceremony. Throughout the interactive exhibition, you can be the candidate and create and star in your own ad campaigns, work with an interactive speech coach and take a seat in the Oval Office. You don’t have to travel to be a hotel guest. Check out The Logan Hotel (formerly, the Four Seasons on Logan Square). The hotel is hip, chic and has among the best sunset views at the Assembly Rooftop Lounge (if you can get in! It’s a hot ticket). Check out visitphilly.com for great ideas on day and overnight trips anywhere around Philadelphia, including beautiful New Hope. Do AC! Atlantic City’s openly gay Mayor Don Guardian might have his hands full with pending bankruptcy and fending off a state takeover, but the sun still shines on the world-famous boardwalk. Live Nation just announced the 2016 summer series of beach concerts including shows with Jimmy Buffett, Zac Brown and Florida Georgia Line. Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com.

Ivan Kane’s Kiss Kiss a Go-Go, the new nightclub at Tropicana Atlantic City, opens June 16. Renowned nightlife innovator Kane has promised “a trip down the rabbit hole into the neon-fueled nights of Bangkok.” Kane delivers on his promises, as anyone who experienced his now-legendary and infamous Ivan Kane’s Royal Jelly Burlesque Nightclub can attest at the still-closed former Revel resort. Tropicana is undergoing a tremendous renovation and rebirth. Renovated rooms are spectacular, so be sure to splurge for one of the Trop’s new rooms. Borgata Hotel, Casino and Spa earned

THE LOGAN a 100 score on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index this year. Atlantic City’s number-one casino has been a longtime supporter of the Philadelphia LGBT community. This summer is not to be missed at Borgata. Be sure to book the Out at Borgata Hotel Package for a great deal. Designed with the resort’s LGBT friends in mind, this package offers an unforgettable getaway for two. Experience a one-night stay in a beautifully appointed Fiore Suite, $50 toward any Borgata signature restaurant or in-room dining, two complimentary cocktails at B Bar and two day passes to enjoy Spa Toccare’s men’s and women’s lounges. Overnight rates start around $229. Borgata always has top entertainment, including this weekend’s visit by Cyndi Lauper and Boy George with special guest Rosie O’Donnell May 29, America’s Drag Stars June 4 and Wanda Sykes June 10-11. Don’t forget to check out the Borgata’s 3,200-square-foot Roman-style pool and entertainment complex and the Borgata’s new Premier Nightclub. n Jeff Guaracino is the author of “Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing” and the “Handbook of LGBT Tourism and Hospitality.”

Always ... Patsy Cline Walnut Street Theatre presents the stories of laughter and heartache that brought together a housewife and a legendary country singer through July 3 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550. Arnez J The comedian performs through May 29 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001. Breaking Ground: Printmaking in the U.S., 1940– 60 Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the variety of ways in which artists in the 1940s and ’50s pushed the boundaries of printmaking through July 24, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Creative Africa Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of photography, fashion, sculpture and architecture by artists from Africa through Sept. 25, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Hillary and Clinton Philadelphia Theatre Company presents the humorous political fantasy in a story about gender, power, marriage and possibilities May 27-June 26 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215-985-0420.

ALOHA, NEW HOPE!: Matt Yee, the out Hawaii-based entertainer and comedian known for dazzling audiences with his infamous performances on Atlantis Gay Cruises and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines, makes his New Hope debut 7:30 p.m. June 3 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St. For more information, call 888-596-1027.

Inside Out Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of large-scale, high-quality replicas of favorite works from the museum’s collection of local neighborhoods through Nov. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Philadelphia in Style: A Century of Fashion The Michener Art Museum hosts a display of approximately 30 dressed forms and additional accessories spanning a century of high fashion through June 26, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215340-9800. Sister Act Walnut Street Theatre presents the musical comedy based on the hit film through July 17 at the Mainstage, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550. Plays of/for a Respirateur Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an installation by Joseph

Kosuth that includes a selection of his work along with a group of seminal works by Marcel Duchamp through the fall, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Space Jam The animated film featuring Michael Jordan and Bugs Bunny is screened 8 p.m. May 31 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Steel Magnolias The dramedy about love and loss in a Louisiana beauty salon, May 27-June 18 at Bucks County Playhouse, 70 S. Main St., New Hope; 215-8622121. Urban Scuba: Retro Dive Brian Sanders’ JUNK performs a show based on the theme of dumpster diving June 1-5 at JUNK’s studio, 2040 Christian St.; www.briansandersjunk.com/urbanscuba. Wizard World Comic Con Celebrities and fans

celebrate comic books June 2-5 at Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101Arch St.; wizardworld.com/ comiccon/philadelphia.

Music Alaska Thunderfuck The drag queen rocks out 8 p.m. May 27 at Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St.; 215-2914919. The Monkees The classic-rock band performs 8 p.m. May 28 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-5727650. Eagles of Death Metal The hard-rock group performs 8 p.m. June 3 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Bloc Party The indie-rock band performs 8 p.m. June 1 at The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St.; 215-6253681.

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TRASH-DANCE: Dive into the imagination of Brian Sanders’ JUNK when the acclaimed and innovative dance company performs “Urban Scuba: Retro Dive,” a show based on dumpster diving and turning unwanted debris into treasure, June 1-5 at JUNK’s studio, 2040 Christian St. For more information, visit www. briansandersjunk.com/urbanscuba. Photo: Steve Belkowitz

Modern English The modern-rock band performs 8 p.m. June 3 at Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave.; 215-739-9684.

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Bev’s Beachfest The bitchiest drag show returns for Memorial Day weekend 9 p.m. May 28 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.

RAISED The aerial-acrobatics show benefiting the 2016 Fringe Arts Festival, 7-10 p.m. May 27 at Franky Bradley’s, 1320 Chancellor St.; 215-7350735.

RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons Extravaganza Queens from the hit TV show perform 7:30 p.m. May 31 at the Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 215-627-1332.

Big Gurlz Club Cleo Phatra, Fanci DisMount Stratton, Vanessa Sterling and Joshua Neal perform 8 p.m. May 28 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215592-0656.

Happy Bear: Comic Con The bearthemed happy hour gets super-heroic 5-9 p.m. June 3 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215964-9675.

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Outta Town The Hooters and Southside Johnny & The Asbury Dukes The bands perform 8 p.m. May 27 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3171000. Jo Koy The comedian from “Chelsea Lately” performs 9 p.m. May 27 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3171000. Cyndi Lauper and Boy George The pop icons perform 7:30 p.m. May 28 at Sands Bethlehem Events Center, 77 Sands Blvd., Bethlehem, 610782-2598; and 7:30 p.m. May 29 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City,

N.J., 610-3171000. Black Narcissus The classic 1946 film is screened 2 p.m. May 29 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. Matt Yee The Hawaii-based entertainer and comedian performs 7:30 p.m. June 3 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888596-1027. ChriChris Hardwick The comedian from “Talking Dead” performs 9 p.m. June 3 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3171000. Carrie The classic horror-thriller is screened 9:45 p.m. June 3 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. n

“Sunset Song,” adapted from Lewis Grassic Gibbon’s novel, is gay British writer/director Terence Davies’ gorgeous period piece set in rural Scotland in the early 1900s. This striking drama, which opens today at the Ritz, has 14-year-old Chris (Agyness Deyn) first struggling with John (Peter Mullan), her abusive father, and then later falling in love with Ewan (Kevin Guthrie). As the war comes and moods change, Chris finds strength in her harsh existence. Davies films Chris’ story in exquisite vistas, shot in 70mm, as well as intimate interior scenes, filmed on digital video. His technique creates a vivid sense of time and place. The filmmaker recently chatted via phone from England with PGN about making “Sunset Song.” PGN: This new film is, like much of your work, about place and memory. Why do you return to these topics again and again? TD: I don’t know really. I think my best subject at school was history. When I was about 18, Alec Guinness read the whole of [T.S. Eliot’s] “Four Quartets.” It knocked me out. It was about nature and time and mortality and the perception of the world. I’m obsessed with the nature of time and how it changes, and how objects change, because of perception, over time … I’m obsessed with how we come to terms with mortality — that’s endlessly fascinating and moving to me. PGN: There’s a line in the film spoken by the narrator, “The dark quiet corpse that was Chris’ childhood ... was laid away forever.” You often depict childhood and a loss of innocence in your films. Can you explain your penchant for this theme? TD: I do remember the past very vividly. I think it’s always been inside of me. I was, as a child, aware of intense happiness. The moment of ecstasy became the most important thing at that particular time. The things that are felt, like music and images, move through time. Music is so powerful. You respond viscerally to it. I think cinema at its best can be like music, should be like music. You go from wonderfully romantic to not-so-wonderfully romantic. You go on an emotional journey. You listen and respond to it. PGN: You shot “Sunset Song” in both 70mm and on digital video. You make the landscapes as gorgeous as a harsh scene of Chris’ brother Will (Jack Greenlees) being whipped by his father, John. Can you discuss your visual approach to the material? TD: I do think there is no reason why ordinary lives shouldn’t be beautiful. I

say that because, in the September term in school, it’s dark when you get home. In row houses, I’d get home from school, the fire was on, a pot of tea was made and there were potato cakes. The only light was from the fire. It was beautiful. Rich and wonderful interiors can be beautiful and accurate. Not just prettiness, but the clutter of things in houses that are there that tell you something about the people. That, and seeing where the light falls, those objects become beautiful. They are loved things. PGN: What can you say about the depiction of masculinity in the film vs. the way women are depicted? TD: It’s scripted in how men and women can behave. I grew up in the 1950s where the big romantic films — “Magnificent Obsession,” “All that Heaven Allows” — had a woman as the main character. That influenced me emotionally. “Sunset Song” is about a girl from 14-21. It’s about knowing the rigid things you have to do. Ewan is going to be a conscientious objector, but he has to go to war because he is labeled a coward. He comes back and is horrible. I said, “It’s terror, he’s seen the casualty lists.” Of course he was terrified, and it changed him beyond all. It’s just fear. There were rigid ways of behaving. That was true as much for men as it was women. Peter [Mullan] put a lot more warmth in his character. That was a revelation to me. It makes him more horrific when he is nasty. PGN: What do you think the relevance of a story like “Sunset Song” is for audiences today? TD: Oh gosh. I have absolutely no idea. Essential stories never change regardless of where they are set. I think it’s a great story. “Escape from New York” — what’s that got to do with the modern world? Very little, and less when you have to put up with that terrible acting in it. PGN: Your film feels slightly nostalgic, but not particularly sentimental. Can you discuss that? TD: The problem with nostalgia is that it implies sentimentality. I don’t like sentimentality. I find it embarrassing. It’s seductive. But as James Joyce calls it, “It is unearned emotion.” It has to be true and felt. n

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from his own experiences. He brought the actors in to explore and create the characters. “That’s how they blossomed — how we Writer/director Joseph Graham’s intimate, saw who they were. There had to be many affecting drama “Beautiful Something,” layers of emotion, connection, vulnerability which is set and was shot in Philadelphia, is and loss, and intensity and aggressiveness: now available on DVD and VOD. The film, those milliseconds where you feel connected which opened QFlix last summer, chronicles and then suddenly, it’s lost. What’s really four characters whose lives overlap over the played up is that the sex [between characters] course of a night. means one thing to one person, and someBrian (Brian Sheppard) is a poet look- thing completely different to the other.” ing for love and inspiration. At one point, Sheppard gives a fantastic performance, he meets Jim (Zack Ryan), and Graham acknowledged an actor who “goes where “the enormous strength in my body takes me.” Jim is Brian’s portrayal and transinvolved with Drew (Philly formation. It’s his talent and native Colman Domingo), a craft, and his wit and intellifamous artist. A fourth chargence.” acter, Bob (John Lescault), He also praised Domingo, is an older man craving who improvised much of his companionship who crosses role. paths with some of the char“Many of the actors were acters. strict to the script, but with The stories address love Coleman, it was better to let and longing. Brian wonders him riff. He was very much what went wrong during a in [character] and fixated on one-night stand, but also something, so I just let him contemplates a relationship go with it during our improhe had with a guy he loved a MATTHEW RIOS vised rehearsals. The shape of while ago. Jim debates leavthe monologue was mine, but ing Drew, and spends part of the words were his. We found the night with Brian and Bob. As the charac- things through rehearsing and discovering. ters take risks and search for love, they reveal We’d bring that work back to the script and truths about their lives. make the changes. Coleman changed things Graham said in a recent phone interview with improv and rehearsal.” that he developed the characters and storyline The naturalistic quality of the film creates

a real melancholy feeling in every frame. Graham explained that this was deliberate. “There is a loneliness to the feel and style of the film — the lighting and the sound — that’s me, too. There wasn’t planning with that, it just felt right. There is an aching, a longing, and it’s so ephemeral. I like an Edward Hopper-esque mood.” One of the brighter elements in the film comes from Philly resident Matthew Rios, who plays Sergio, a pivotal character who flirts with Brian. In a recent phone interview, the center city-based Rios spoke about his participation in “Beautiful Something,” which was shot a few blocks from where he was raised. He recalled, “I told Joe [Graham], ‘If this is your story, I’ll bring it to life.’ I fell in love with the role.” Graham called Rios “a really lucky find for us. We knew he was the guy. He got what the character was there for in terms of the function of the story.” Rios and Sheppard are charming together, and the actor acknowledged, “We just clicked. When I got the role, we talked for an hour and got to know each other and develop our chemistry. We talked about our past and our days, and our interactions just seem real. Even to this day, we are still in contact.” The actor, who is straight, further described how he prepared to play the character. He found a subtext for Sergio, a young man who is looking for love, just like the four leads. “He is hiding something. I wanted to show there was something more going on with

DIRECTOR JOSEPH GRAHAM him. That’s how I saw him.” Rios had no problems with the kissing scenes and worked out to play a character who is fit and has a certain masculine posture. Although Sergio rides past Brian on a bike, ironically, Rios had trouble with that — Graham revealed that Rios didn’t know how to ride a bike. “I am not a bike rider. If it were just walking by, it would have been perfect!” the actor deadpanned. But the charming Rios had no trouble being flirty. He laughs in response to a question about his seduction moves. “What you see on screen is how I am. I’m always the guy who is open. I say stuff like, ‘You’re cute, too’ when I flirt. That’s why I was so supportive of the movie. There are people out there who are closed when it comes to [flirting]. People need to be open.” “Beautiful Something” may be imbued with melancholy, but it will also make viewers smile. n

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variety arts. How do we get people to leave their homes, how do we get people participating? Because as good as they may be, film and television don’t build community because, well, you’re sitting at home. PGN: Which brings us to the School of Circus Arts. AW: Yes, I was hired last April to teach here. I was living in New York coaching acrobatics when they approached me. I wasn’t sure about moving but jobs as head coaches at circus schools are few and far between so I went for it. It’s been really exciting. This school is one of the largest of its kind on the East Coast. PGN: Where did you learn your circus skills? AW: I went to the New England Center for Circus Arts in Vermont for two years and then I traveled to San Francisco and trained another two years there before moving to New York. There I took private instruction from advanced coaches and studied anatomy and other relevant stuff. CrossFit training was starting to blow up at that time and what I think of as skill fitness: people who learn specific skills not just to workout but because they want to learn how to do this cool thing. PGN: What are some of the things you teach here? AW: My specialties as a coach are contortion and hand balancing but I teach most everything: trapeze and rope and silks, the aerial stuff, acrobatics, juggling and balance, which includes tight wire and globe. PGN: What’s the most transformative moment with a student? AW: My first thought is a woman in New York named Bethany. I was teaching a class in a gymnasium with glass walls. The first day of class she apparently looked in and was so intimidated by the other women that she went home without even coming in. She told me later that she just started crying and ran away. She emailed me to apologize but said she’d try again the next

week. The next week she came and had a bit of a hard time but stuck it out and, by the time I left New York she sent me the sweetest letter about how she’d grown up never feeling empowered by her body. She’d been overweight and suffered from depression and nothing had ever made her feel happy and strong until she joined the class and that now she could do things she never thought possible. She’d been scarred by many things from her childhood and body-image problems but being in my class changed her life and how she thought about her body. I still have that letter and it still makes me tear up when I think about it. Doing circus all the time, you sometimes forget about the impact it can have on other people. PGN: That’s lovely. OK, now for something different. What was the worse stunt you pulled as a kid? AW: The worst was when my parents were out of town and I let a friend throw a birthday party at the house that turned into a kegger. It was a disaster! The cover on the hot tub got broken, a toilet was smashed, the carpet was soaked with beer; it was one of those moments where there was no way to put the house in order to cover it up in any way, shape or form. I was just totally busted when my parents got home, like one of those abashed dogs sitting in the living room amid a pile of rubbish. PGN: What’s the funniest thing that’s happened in your circus world? AW: I was performing on rope and part of my costume got caught in the rope during a trick where I was rolling down parallel to the floor. It literally started to unravel as I was spinning down, like pulling the thread on a sweater. I ended up on the floor with the costume still attached to the rope in tatters. I grabbed it and tried to make a dignified exit. PGN: What’s the hardest part of running the business? AW: Hmm, I think perception is one difficulty, how the public sees circus. Anyone who comes here, who even tries a circus class, already

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has a pretty substantial amount of gusto and daring to them. The truth is, especially for recreational students, this is a fitness discipline that is as, or more, accessible than yoga. It’s not about being super-athletic, it’s not about a certain body type, but it’s a specific culture and figuring out how to bring people in is challenging. PGN: I guess as a public there are different categories of circus that come to mind, from your seedy “carny” scenarios to glamorous Cirque du Soleil shows. AW: Yup, yup. Exactly. When in reality, circus is as broad a term as dance or theater is. If you say you’re in theater, are you a producer, an actor, a teacher, stagehand, what? Circus is just as wide; the industry encompasses circus education, circus for people with special needs, competition, training, fitness, recreational, Ringling Brothers, Big Apple, you name it. PGN: Tell me about the upcoming staff show. AW: It’s going to be fun. It’s a faux French cabaret-style show that we’re calling “Cabaret Pinot Noir.” It’s a tongue-in-cheek faux sophisticated circus. The staff has put together acts that underscore the idea of circus being a way to undercut the elitism of performing arts, deflating some of the conceptions of ‘Art’ with a capital A. We have a very talented staff and it’ll be a chance to connect with the community and show the skills that we love. There’s a huge renaissance in circus right now; there are more people teaching than we’ve seen since the ’90s and it’s really coming alive. The meaning of circus has changed. It’s now the circus arts and everyone can be a part. n The teacher showcase is 8 p.m. June 3 and 4 at 5900 A Greene St. For more information about Philadelphia School of Circus Arts, visit www.phillycircus.com or email info@phillycircus.com. To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol.com.

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40. When actors should come 41. Bishop and Teasdale 46. With 40-Down, Jackie’s designer 47. Interest, slangily 53. Intercourse while surfing? 55. Lint collector 56. Stallion’s sound 57. Colette’s love 59. “Now!” in a hospital 60. Lanchester of “Bride of Frankenstein” 61. When doubled, defensive fire 62. Ann Heron’s “One Teenager in ___” 65. Ill. neighbor 66. Antidiscrimination letters

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

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Gay Bridge Club non-beginners group meets Monday 2-5 p.m. at William Way; reservations required. Call 215732-2220. Gay-friendly Scrabble Club meets 5:30-10:30 p.m. at Abner’s Steaks, 38th and Chester streets; 215-382-0789. Humboldt Society: Lesbian and Gay Naturalists meets 7:30 p.m. the second Thursday of the month at William Way; 215-985-1456, www.humboldtsociety.org. Independence Squares LGBT square-dance club, modern Western square dancing hosts an open house and Tuesday classes in the fall at Lutheran Church, 2111 Sansom St.; philadances@gmail.com, www.independencesquares.org. Male Oenophile Group forming to discuss, appreciate and taste various wines. Will meet once a month to investigate the nuances and glories of the fermented grape; 267-2306750. Mornings OUT LGBT Senior Social activities for senior gay men are held 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Tuesdays at William Way. PhilaVentures, Philadelphia’s LGBT outdoor group, meets for hikes in Wissahickon Valley and Valley Forge Park; philaventures.org.

Sports

Brandywine Women’s Rugby Club meets for practice at p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays at Greenfield Park, West Chester; www.brandywinerugby.org. City of Brotherly Love Softball League serves the Philadelphia metropolitan area with games on Sundays, beginning in April, at the Dairy and Edgeley Fields in Fairmount Park; www.cblsl.org. Frontrunners running club meets 9:30 a.m. Saturdays for a run and brunch at Lloyd Hall, No. 1 Boathouse Row; www.philadelphiafrontrunners.org. Philadelphia Falcons Soccer Club, open to LGBT and allies, practices 8-10 p.m. Mondays and 2-4 p.m. Saturdays; www.falcons-soccer.org. Philadelphia Fins Swim Team, open to male and female swimmers, meets 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Friends Select School and 10:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays; www.philadelphia-fins.org. Philadelphia Gay Bowling League meets 8 p.m. Wednesdays September-April at South Bowl, 19 E. Oregon Ave.; 856-889-1434, philagaybowling@yahoo.com. Greater Philadelphia Flag Football League plays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays at FDR Park; www.phillyflagfootball.com

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

Etc.

AIDS Law Project provides free legal assistance to people with HIV/AIDS and sponsors free monthly seminars on work and housing at 1211 Chestnut St., Suite 600; 215587-9377, www.aidslawpa.org. BiUnity, Philadelphia-area social and support network for bisexuals, their family members and friends; http://biunity. org. Delaware Valley Pink Pistols, for LGBT people dedicated to legal, safe and responsible use of firearms for self-defense, meets 1 p.m. the third Sunday of the month at The Gun Range, 542 N. Percy St.; 610-879-2364; www. pinkpistolsdelval.org. Delaware Pride holds planning meetings 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month at the United Church of Christ, 300 Main St., Newark; 302-265-3020, delawarepride.org. Haverford College’s Sexuality and Gender Alliance holds open meetings 10-11 p.m. Mondays during the school year in the lounge in Jones Basement at Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave.; 610-896-4938. Men and Women for Human Excellence support group meets from noon-2 p.m. the first and third Saturdays of the month at 26th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue; 267-2733513, cmoore8300@yahoo.com. Long Yang Club Philadelphia, social organization for gay Asians and their friends, holds monthly socials; www. longyangclub.org/philadelphia. Our Night Out, a casual social networking party of LGBT professionals, friends and colleagues, meets in a different Philadelphia hot spot each month. To receive monthly event invitations, email OurNightOutPhilly@gmail.com; more information on Facebook. Philadelphia Bar Association Legal Advice offered 5-8 p.m. the third Wednesday of the month; 215-238-6333. Philadelphia Prime Timers club for mature gay and bisexual men and their admirers meets regularly; primetimersofphiladelphia@yahoo.com. Philadelphians MC Club, for leather men and women, meets 7:30 p.m. the first and third Monday of the month at The Pit at The Bike Stop, 201 S. Quince St.; philadelphiansmc.org. Rainbow Amateur Radio Association ARRL-affiliated, weekly HF nets, quarterly newsletter; www.rara.org. Silver Foxes, a social and educational group for gays and lesbians 50 and older, meets 3-5 p.m. the fourth Sunday of the month at William Way; 215-732-2220. SNJ Queers meets monthly for queer/queer-friendly folks in South Jersey to mix and mingle; 856-375-3708, wmf69@comast.net.

Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com May 27-June 2, 2016

Community Bulletin Board Community centers

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

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088

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

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

Key numbers

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

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

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

■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

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

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

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

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

Health

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

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

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

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

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

Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com May 27-June 2, 2016

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