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Chaput issues curt response to letter-writer By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

ADVOCACY IN MOTION: Attendees at the 15th annual Prevention and Outreach Summit Wednesday morning sprung into action to donate to the Positive Women’s Network at the prompting of plenary speaker Paul Kawata, executive director of the National Minority AIDS Council. Seeking to demonstrate the power each person has in the fight against HIV/AIDS, Kawata mentioned his recent conversation with PWN’s Waheedah Shabazz-El (center in purple) about the organization’s potential for a $10,000 matching grant. Kawata encouraged guest to donate $1 to the cause, and scores streamed to Shabazz-El do so. The summit was part of Philadelphia FIGHT’s AIDS Education Month; AEM activities continue through the end of the month. Photo: Scott A. Drake

The leader of Philadelphia’s Catholic Archdiocese recently sent a letter steeped in sarcasm to a local man who questioned the church’s position on marriage equality. In a letter dated May 27 written on Archdiocese of Philadelphia letterhead, Archbishop Charles Chaput responded to an email sent to him by Jerry Silverman in which he seemingly questioned the ability of Silverman, who is Jewish, to question Catholic teaching. Silverman had penned a letter to the editor to the Philadelphia Inquirer May 21, the day after Pennsylvania legalized same-sex marriage, and sent a copy to Chaput and Pope Francis. Silverman’s letter read: “Let

me get this ‘straight.’ In condemning same-sex marriage in Pennsylvania, Archbishop Chaput says, ‘Marriage is ordered not just to companionship but to creating and rearing new life.’” Silverman goes on to quote a paragraph from the Catholic Education Resource Center website that details that the church believes infertility does not preclude a person from marrying — questioning why, if an elderly or infertile couple can marry in the eyes of the church, a same-sex couple cannot. “In all fairness, perhaps the protestors of gay marriage should demand the dissolution of all straight marriages that do not produce offspring,” he finished. A few days letter, Silverman received a curt letter from Chaput PAGE 17 in the mail that

AC ramps up LGBT tourism effort By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Just in time for the start of summer Saturday, Atlantic City this week officially rolled out the welcome mat for the LGBT community. In a beachside press conference Monday, LGBT and ally leaders in the city announced a host of LGBT initiatives, includ-

ing the formal designation of an LGBT-friendly beach. Out Atlantic City Mayor Don Guardian planted the rainbow flag, presented to him by leaders of the Greater Atlantic City GLBT Alliance, at the entrance to the Park Place beach. G L B TA p r e s i d e n t R i c h Helfant noted that the beach has long been a hot spot for LGBT beachgoers.

“Dating back to the 1960s, that historically has always been known unofficially as the gay beach,” Helfant said. “We’re very happy that Mayor Guardian graciously agreed to fly the rainbow flag on the beach. And it’s not just a gay beach; everyone’s welcome. That’s the great thing about the rainbow. Our community adopted it as our PAGE 16 symbol, but

One month of marriage equality in PA By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

This Friday marks the first month of marriage equality in Pennsylvania. On May 20, Judge John E. Jones’s ruling overturning the state’s ban on marriage equality made Pennsylvania the 19th state to sanction same-sex marriage.

One major change spurred by the ruling is that married samesex couples will be eligible to access health benefits from employer plans that extend to spouses. Same-sex couples who married out of state prior to May 20 have 31days to bring their marriage certificate to their humanresources representative in order

to add their spouse for what is considered a change-of-life event. Newly married couples have 31 days from the date of their wedding to do so. “People have to talk to their HR representative,” urged attorney Tiffany Palmer, of Jerner & Palmer, P.C. “Many bigger employers were already recogPAGE 16 nizing same-

PARK PLACE PROUD: Atlantic City’s LGBT-friendly beach was officially dedicated Monday. On hand for the occasion were Greater Atlantic City GLBT Alliance president Rich Helfant (from left), Sandblast producer Brad Hurtado, Stand OUT LGBT Expo producer Gene Cavazos, Mayor Don Guardian, Harrah’s Resort regional president Rick Mazer and Miss’d America Pageant co-founder the Hon. John J. Schultz. Photo: Nick Valinote

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Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the 6th Police District between June 2-8. Information is courtesy of Sixth District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association. To report crime tips, visit www. phillypolice.com or call 215686-TIPS (8477). Follow the Sixth District on Twitter @PPDBrianKorn. INCIDENTS — At 2:30 a.m. June 8 (reported 11:20 a.m. June 9), a man was ejected from Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St., for being highly intoxicated and vomiting on the floor. The man was sitting on the curb outside the club when four black males and a black female approached him and demanded his belongings, stealing an iPhone and wallet. One suspect was in his late 30s, with a dark complexion and short hair; the second had dreadlocks; and the woman was wearing a white dress. — At 4:30 a.m. June 3, police responded to an alarm in the 100 block of South 13th Street and found a fourth-floor office that had a hole broken through from the hallway wall. Two laptops were missing, and Central Detective Division responded to process the scene for evidence. Security video showed the suspect to be a 6-foot-3 thin white male wearing a blue hoodie. The suspect has been identified as Francis Caracciolo, and investigators have issued a warrant for his arrest. — At 8:15 p.m. June 5, two people tried to steal a woman’s handbag that was hanging on her chair inside El Vez, 121 S. 13th St. The woman confronted the suspects, who fled empty-handed east on Sansom Street, then north on 12th Street. The suspects were described as a 5-foot-4 black female in her 20s with a green cropped shirt and a 5-foot-10 black male in his 20’s, wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt. NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS — On June 3, Sixth District plainclothes Officers Ferrero and

Grant set up surveillance in the area of Juniper and Spruce streets and at 11:10 a.m. observed a man steal an unattended bicycle from outside 308 S. Juniper St. The 50year-old suspect with a Nicetown address was charged with theft. — At 9:50 p.m. June 5, a woman’s handbag was stolen from her chair inside Aki Sushi, 1210 Walnut St. Security video showed the suspects to be a 5-foot-10, 210-pound black female with long hair, wearing white pants and a blue leather shirt, and a 5foot-10, 185-pound black male, wearing a baseball cap, camo pants and a blue shirt. The next day, the male was apprehended at 4500 Spruce St. after he allegedly attempted another theft at an outdoor café. The 24-year-old with a North Philadelphia address was charged with this theft, and the female accomplice has been identified. Additional charges are expected. — At 2:30 a.m. June 6, Sixth District Officers Macchione and Cifelli responded to an auto accident at 200 S. 13th St. The operator was arrested for DUI. Further investigation reveled the operator to be wanted for two robberies on Jan. 17, one inside a hotel room at 10 S. Broad St. and the other inside an apartment in the 1200 block of Walnut Street. The 33year-old Germantown man was charged with two counts of robbery and related offenses and DUI. — At 9:25 a.m. June 4, officers assigned to the Sixth District Narcotics Enforcement Team observed a narcotics transaction outside 938 Market St. A 44-year-old suspect with a Northeast Philadelphia address was charged with illegal narcotics sales, and a 44-year-old suspect with a Roxborough address was charged with possession of narcotics. A quantity of narcotic pills and cash was recovered. — At 9:40 a.m. June 5, officers assigned to the Sixth District Narcotics Enforcement Team observed a narcotics transaction outside 1001 Chestnut St. A 32year-old suspect with a Mayfair address was charged with illegal narcotics sales. A quantity of narcotic pills and cash was recovered. ■

by July 14. Then Bucks County prosecutors will have 30 days to file a response. In an email, prosecutor Stephen B. Harris reiterated his belief that Chester’s trial attorney represented him adequately. Daniel A. Silverman, Chester’s appellate attorney, had no comment.

News Briefing Appeals court to consider Milano case The Third Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to consider the appeal of Frank R. Chester, who brutally murdered gay artist Anthony Milano in 1987. After a 1988 trial in Bucks County, Chester and co-defendant Richard R. Laird were convicted of first-degree murder and related offenses and sentenced to death. They are currently housed on death row. But Chester claims his attorney had a pending DUI charge at the time of the Milano trial, and didn’t serve him effectively. He wants a court to void all of his convictions relating to Milano’s murder. Earlier this month, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals agreed to hear Chester’s appeal. His attorneys must file their appellate brief

Judge vacates order in cop case A Philadelphia judge has temporarily vacated her order that openly gay police officer N. Melville Jones hand over his medical records to city attorneys. Jones is suing the city for pervasive anti-LGBT workplace bias. Attorneys for the city claim they’re entitled to all of Jones’ medical records since 2003. On June 5, Common Pleas Judge Idee C. Fox ordered Jones to hand over those medical records to the city. But on June 9, Jones’ attorneys asked Fox to reconsider her order, and to review Jones’ medical records in the privacy of her chambers. On June 16, Fox vacated her

order and scheduled a hearing on the dispute for 1:30 p.m. July 10 in City Hall Courtroom 243. A non-jury trial is expected in November.

Hearing set for Schaefer A hearing will be held this week in the appeal of Frank Schaefer, a former Methodist minister who was defrocked last year after officiating at his son’s gay wedding. Schaefer is seeking reinstatement, and his appeal will be heard by the Committee on Appeals for the Northeast Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church. According to church rules, pastors aren’t permitted to officiate at same-gender weddings. The proceeding is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. June 20 at the BWI Airport Marriott, 1743 W. Nursery Road in Linthicum, Md. The public is invited to attend. In an email to PGN, Schaefer said he and his attorneys were “cautiously optimistic” that he’ll be reinstated. He’s also written a book, which is scheduled for publication this summer. ■ — Timothy Cwiek

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8 KICKING OFF IN STYLE: The Philadelphia Trans-Health Conference celebrated its opening reception June 12 at William Way LGBT Community Center. Among the attendees were PTHC coordinator Samantha Jo Dato (from left); Harper Jean Tobin, director of policy for the National Center for Transgender Equality; and Aviva Pittle of Freed Bodywork, a Washington, D.C.-based trans-positive provider of massage and other therapies. Author and activist Janet Mock delivered the opening keynote speech earlier that day, and Tobin also gave a keynote address Friday. More than 3,500 people attended this year’s PTHC, a program of Mazzoni Center. Photo: Freedom G Photography.

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Obama to sign exec. order By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com President Obama announced this week that he will sign an executive order banning LGBT workplace discrimination by federal contractors. An official timeframe has not yet been announced, but the president is expected to sign the order by the end of the month. The move comes in lieu of the passage of the broader Employment Nondiscrimination Act, which would ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in companies nationwide. The order, instead, would prohibit companies that have federal contracts from discriminating against employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Federal contractors are currently banned from discriminating on the basis of such factors as race, religion and sex. Federal contractors employ about 28 million workers, or 20 percent of the nation’s workforce. employed by companies with federal contracts who would be affected by the order, and LGBT advocates say up to one in five LGBT people could be impacted. The administration has in the past voiced its support for the passage of ENDA. The measure was approved by the Senate last fall, but the pending order may suggest that further movement is not expected this year. The White House was scheduled to host a meeting Thursday afternoon to further outline the executive order, as well as to detail a forthcoming report from the Department of Justice about federal policy changes that have been made in the past year since the

U.S. Supreme Court ruling in the Windsor marriage-equality case. National Gay and Lesbian Task Force executive director Rea Carey called the order a “major step forward in the struggle for freedom and justice for LGBTQ workers and their families.” “This decision is good for LGBTQ people, good for our economy and good for America,” Carey continued. “Unfortunately, many of us who don’t work for federal contractors will still lack workplace protections. Now, we must redouble our efforts for the urgent passage of state employment protections and strong federal legislation.” Pennsylvania is one of the 32 states in the country that lacks nondiscrimination protections based on both sexual orientation and gender identity. More than 30 Pennsylvania municipalities have adopted LGBT-inclusive nondiscrimination ordinances, yet about 70 percent of the state’s residents remain unprotected. National Center for Transgender Equality executive director Mara Keisling noted that LGBT advocates have been pressing for local and state laws, continue to advocate for ENDA and have found recourse through the Title VII sex-discrimination claims, and Obama’s order is a “very important piece of the comprehensive antidiscrimination protections our community has been working for and winning.” American Civil Liberties Union executive director Anthony D. Romero praised Obama’s LGBT leadership. “President Obama’s commitment to LGBT equality will be one of his lasting legacies,” Romero said. ■

SOUNDS OF SHOPPING: Sunday shoppers at Reading Terminal Market were treated to a free performance by the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus as part of the group’s free Music at the Market series. The singers performed hits of Cole Porter, a preview of the upcoming “Let’s Do It: The Music of Cole Porter” concert June 21 at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center, where PGMC will join forces with the Portland Gay Men’s Chorus. PGMC performed Porter classics last month at Prince Music Theater. Photo: Patrick Hagerty

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Prop. 8 attorneys to visit Philly By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com The legal team that helped demolish the discriminatory Proposition 8 in California, which prohibited same-sex couples from marrying, will head to Philadelphia to promote their new book, “Redeeming the Dream: The Case for Marriage Equality,” June 20 at the National Constitution Center, Sixth and Market streets. Ted Olson and David Boies found themselves on opposite sides during the Bush v. Gore case but fighting together for marriage equality in Perry v. Hollingsworth. Olson, a Republican, talked with PGN about the case for marriage equality, his new book and his friendship with Boies. PGN: The one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Proposition 8 is nearing. What lessons did you take from that, and what has it been like seeing the impact of that ruling across the country? TO: One of the most significant things I would say is that 12 federal district judges throughout the United States have held prohibitions on persons getting married who are gay and lesbian as unconstitutional. All of those rulings have been unanimous and there have not been any decisions in the one-year period going the other way. Each and every one of them have found that these prohibitions are unconstitutional. PGN: You and David Boies served on opposing sides during Bush v. Gore. Was it difficult setting your differences aside in

Perry v. Hollingsworth? TO: It was actually quite easy. We have become friends in the years since Bush v. Gore and we knew one another prior to that. We became friends and our wives have become friends and we are always doing things together. He is an accomplished lawyer and someone I find easy to work with. We also found that the things we agree upon more outweigh the things we disagree upon and, if we do disagree on things, we talk about it, just like how I think the rest of the country should do. He is a superb person.

PGN: What motivated you to write “Redeeming the Dream”? TO: We felt that, because we had a gratifying and privileged experience in the fight against discrimination, we felt the trial of this case and arguments we made in court provided an education that American citizens should know about. We felt that we had learned a lot and we wanted to make sure our contribution could go on and continue to tell the story and fight for equality.

PGN: What has it been like to see all these states ruling for marriage equality based upon the Prop. PGN: What 8 case? inspired you to TO: It is inspitake the Perry v. rational and Hollingsworth gratifying and case? brings tears to TO: I grew up my eyes. When in California, DAVID BOIES (LEFT) AND TED OLSON OUTSIDE we started this and the disTHE U.S. SUPREME COURT BUILDING Photo: case, there criminatory Courtesy of American Foundation for Equal Rights were only three laws stunned states that me. I have allowed samealways thought of California and the place sex couples to get married and now there I grew up in as a place that was open and are 19, plus the District of Columbia, and understanding and respectful of its fellow changes are occurring rapidly. It is gratifycitizens. Proposition 8 was an act of intoling to see how this is happening and it is erance and discrimination, and it was harm- close to the point where half the citizens ful to LGBT citizens. I always felt it was live in states that allow same-sex marriage. wrong to discriminate against and ostracize and slur a group of people. They are our PGN: Can you talk me through the day fellow citizens, brothers and sisters. when the Supreme Court ruled on Prop. 8;

what were the emotions like? TO: It is almost impossible to describe. We had been working on this case for over four years and became close to our clients and other LGBT people who helped us and rooted for the right result. To see this come to pass and see the looks on people’s faces and the relief and gratitude was amazing. Ironically that day I had to be in Philly in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals arguing another case. We were getting news flashes on our iPhones and Blackberries of what was going on. We were very excited about it and all of us on the team, including our clients, got on airplanes after the decision came down and headed out to California so we could celebrate the good news. PGN: Do you think the Republican Party is evolving on the issue of marriage equality? TO: I think it is. I think that conservatives, including Republicans, are starting to understand in increasing numbers that it is wrong to discriminate against LGBT citizens and that they are equally entitled to rights and privileges in this country and the same dreams and aspirations that the rest of us have. Almost every day you hear of some action from the Republican direction; it isn’t happening over night, but I think we are making progress. ■ “David Boies and Theodore Olson vs. The Supreme Court” will begin at 6:30 p.m. June 20 at the National Constitution Center. Admission ranges from $20-$35. For more information or to reserve a spot, visit www.constitutioncenter.org.

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EEOC issues finding in trans case By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com

OVER THE RAINBOW: The University of the Arts’ Hamilton Hall welcomed more than 700 people to the annual Legendary Crystal Ball June 14. The event, organized by Philadelphia FIGHT and The Colours Organization as part of AIDS Education Month, was themed “Return to Oz,” and ballroom competitors themed their performances around “Wizard of Oz”-inspired concepts. The event encouraged HIV testing, and the house with the most members to receive an HIV or STD test at Colours or Y-HEP in the last month was awarded. There were 53 confidential HIV tests provided on site at the event. Photo: Patrick Hagerty

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Kate Lynn Blatt, a Pottsville transgender woman, has received a favorable finding from the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission concerning her workplace antibias complaint. In August 2007, Blatt filed a complaint against Cabela’s Retail Inc.with the EEOC’s Philadelphia office. She alleged violations of state and federal laws that protect transgender employees. She worked at Cabela’s as a seasonal stocker from September 2006 to March 2007. Blatt alleged she was discharged after complaining about anti-LGBT workplace bias. But Cabela’s claimed she was discharged due to her conduct toward another employee. In March, the EEOC issued a determination that Blatt probably was discriminated against by Cabela’s. The store, located in Hamburg, specializes in outdoor sports items. “I’m very interested in outdoor adventure sports,” Blatt told PGN. “It could have been a dream job, if management wasn’t so transphobic.” Bruce D. Bagley, an attorney for Cabela’s, had no comment for this story. “Please be advised that it is Cabela’s policy not to comment on open legal matters,” Bagley told PGN in an email. The EEOC’s determination focused on Cabela’s alleged refusal to allow Blatt to use a women’s restroom. Instead, management required her to use a unisex restroom

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in a distant location, or the men’s room. Blatt said the unisex restroom wasn’t maintained properly, and using the men’s room wasn’t a reasonable option. “The unisex bathroom was an absolute disaster,” Blatt said. “It was non-hygienic and unsanitary.” The EEOC concluded that Cabela’s probably violated the law when denying Blatt access to the women’s restroom. “It was unlawful for [Cabela’s] to inquire into [Blatt’s] surgeries or medical procedures that she underwent or to subject her to any medical or visual examination as a pre-condition to use the women’s restroom. Requiring this type of documentation is a form of discrimination,” the EEOC stated. Efforts to settle the case have been unsuccessful, and Blatt received a right-to-sue letter from the EEOC last month. Her attorney, Sidney L. Gold, said he’s preparing to file suit against Cabela’s in federal court. “We’ll do everything we can to help this young lady,” Gold told PGN. “It was horrible how Cabela’s treated a human being who was simply trying to earn a living in this country.” Gold added: “The activity was so egregious, I can’t believe it took place in a civilized society.” Blatt said she’s been looking for gainful employment for the past seven years. “I have post-traumatic stress from this,” she said. “I’ve been surviving, but certainly not thriving. I’m hoping that once this matter gets resolved, the healing process can begin.” ■

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Day in the Life Of ... By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com You think your day starts early? Try being at the office by 5:30 a.m. — and ready to speak to millions by 6. That’s the task facing Elvis Duran every morning. The New York City-based radio host and former Philadelphian spearheads the “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” the nation’s number-one Top 40 morning show. Duran, 49, has spent about three decades climbing the radio-industry ladder, including several seminal years spent in Philadelphia. “Philly was a major turning point in my life,” Duran said. “I’d always lived in the South — cities in Texas or in Atlanta, Ga. — and never really had a career path as far as where I was going to do my radio thing. In those days, you just went where

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a radio host: Elvis Duran the jobs were. If it was a larger market — and Philadelphia’s a massive market — you take it.” In 1989, he was offered a position as program director and host at Philly’s WIOQ, now known as Q102, which, until that time, had been a classic-rock station. “We came out and just flushed the format and played dance music. Q102 listeners hated us. People threatened our lives and wanted us to die slow, painful, horrible deaths,” Duran laughed. “But we put this station on and went to number-one immediately. The station went from 18 to one in two or three months. We were really riding high.” His team lived in a hotel across from the studio in the early months of the station and he later rented an apartment at Fourth and Spruce streets. But, less than a year later, Duran was let go. “I was fired by the most shitty-we-don’tPhoto: Daniel Zuchnik/Getty Images

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know-what-we’re-doing-in-radio company that I’ve ever met in my life. But let’s not talk nasty.” Soon after, however, Duran was offered an afternoon hosting job at New York City’s Z100, and transitioned to the morning spot in April 1996, where he’s spent the last 18 years. The show is now syndicated in more than 75 cities — including Philadelphia’s Q102. Duran said his passion for radio is in part rooted in his upbringing, where his years of being an outsider during his Texas childhood sparked his imagination. “I was somewhat of a loner, so I needed to use my imagination to stay in gear,” he said. “I think that’s what radio’s really about. Any communication field is being able to connect to someone else — a listener, a viewer, a reader — by being able to tell a story, or help others tell their story. Growing up as a loner or an outcast, I got

to know myself really well, and I think that helped me.” Imagination comes into play every day for Duran, who spends four hours each morning entertaining listeners — more than five million weekly. He arrives to the Tribeca studio each morning by at least 5:30 a.m. and takes a quick peek at the day’s news to give him some fresh material for the morning banter with his co-hosts. From 6-10, Duran, situated behind a curved desk with a pair of headphones affixed to his ears, runs the show — most of which is non-scripted and flows organically from the interesting characters on his team. “Probably about 90 percent is impromptu, off the cuff,” he said. “We have a working system, just an unwritten rule, where we come in, feel the pulse of the day, go online and see what stories are making noise, ask

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each other what we all did the night before, and then we have a show. The people who work here are all from another planet and have great, interesting lives. You put that many people together and you can come up with a show.” The studio is connected by a glass wall to a bustling monitoring room, where a web team operates the show’s website and social-media sites. On the day of PGN’s visit, the team excitedly tracked as #5sosonelvis began picking up speed and ultimately began trending nationwide, for the visit to the studio that day by teen band 5 Seconds of Summer. From the other room, Duran jokingly gestures through the glass on commercial and song breaks, which also prompt a frequent flow of traffic in and out of the studio as staffers visit the snacks table — stockpiled with donuts, breakfast sandwiches and, on this day, a display of Baked by Melissa mini cupcakes pedaled throughout the studio by a seemingly endless flurry of interns. As soon as the break is over, the headphones go back on and the hosts continue with elements like their pre-recorded prank call Phone Tap, the Sleaze Report or the Topic Train, where they take calls from listeners on quirky topics. Duran said keeping callers on track is a time-tested skill. “I’ve been accused so many times of being short with callers, but when people listen to our show, it’s for an average of 20 minutes. So I’ve got to cram as much as I can into that 20 minutes as possible. I can’t spend much time with callers and sometimes you have to go, ‘Hey, here’s what I need you to talk about: A, B and C. I love ya and don’t mean any harm, but you’ve got to get to your point.’ When you shoot a gun, the bullet has to hit its target, it can’t spiral before it gets there.” Duran’s also tasked with guiding the conversations with the myriad celebrities who visit the studio. The show’s stature makes it the go-to stop for musicians, actors and others. Duran said he doesn’t get anxious about interviewing big-name celebs, but rather about how the interview will play out for listeners. “I get nervous about the mechanics of an interview, no matter who it is, because I always want to make sure it’s interesting,” he said. “Some people you interview, they make it easy for you, and some are not so easy.” He has, however, gotten starstruck by some of his own idols, such as Stevie Nicks and Barry Manilow — “laugh if you will” — whose encounter was less than positive. “The time I met him, I was so disappointed because he was such an asshole.

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“When I began becoming more vocal about being gay on air, it was met with little to no fanfare from the audience. To me, the audience was saying, ‘OK, great, but you being gay is not enough to entertain me. You’d better tap dance a little faster and then tell me you’re gay.’ I love that it wasn’t that big of a deal. And I assume that the people who aren’t into it already left us or they don’t care to make a comment. Who knows, who cares? I couldn’t care less because there’s no way to win everyone over; you just can’t do it. I’d drive myself crazy trying to make sure everyone likes me.” Duran came out as a teen and said he faced little pushback throughout his adolescent years. His own confidence and comfort level with his identity helped to make his sexuality a non-issue in his career. “I’ve been out of the closet with my colleagues since I was a kid. Back in those days, in the ’80s and early ’90s, it was a novelty to have, like, the fun gay guy. I was always thought of as the fun gay guy in the crowd. But I think we all gravitate toward people who aren’t afraid to be themselves — be it out as gay people or as people who are happy ... baking bread, whatever.” Duran said that self-acceptance has been one of the keys to his professional success. “You’ve gotta be honest. You have to be honest with yourself about who you are and honest with the people around you about who are. You have to put yourself out there and be willing to be hurt — in a relationship, taking a chance in a career, in everything. Otherwise, you’re not going to get anything you really, really want.” In his own career, Duran said he plans to use that philosophy to continue to embrace the changes DURAN WITH JENNIFER LOPEZ (FROM LEFT) PHARRELL WILLIAMS AND LADY GAGA of the ever-evolving Photos: Slavin Vlasic, Robin Marchant and Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images radio industry. “Radio is turning “I love my down time, my private time,” into something different, and no one’s quite American radio interview. After the chat, Duran mingled with the four teens outside he said. “I love to go home and put on my sure 100 percent what that is. Radio is that the studio as they set up for their live perfor- stretchy pants and watch TV. I love to make box that receives the signal from the air. mance of hit “She Looks So Perfect,” which sure the dishes are in the dishwasher. My But now we’re on satellites, on the Internet, sent the small throng of tween girls who room’s a mess. I love vacation. I love to on broadband, in the air in Wifi. Radio is had been admitted to the studio — from the cook; that’s why I weigh so much. I don’t becoming content. How it’s delivered and larger throng of boy-band fans assembled eat bad-for-you food — I eat a lot of great how it’s received is changing. I want to food — but like massive quantities of it,” continue doing what I’m doing, I’m just on the street — into fits. Once the performance wrapped up and he joked. “But I love everything everybody not sure what you call it. I’ll just do what the fans were ushered out, Duran headed else loves. There’s nothing really extraordi- I’m doing and these big companies, like back to the studio for the completion of the narily weird about me.” the Clear Channels of the world, will try to show, which he and the cast sign off with Duran takes that same laidback approach figure out how to use it. I’m definitely not their customary “Peace out, everybody!” when talking on air about his boyfriend, going to retire because A.) I’d be bored and While on the air, Duran is seemingly Alex. He casually discusses their weekend B.) I can’t afford it. So I gotta keep workalways in positive spirits — which he said outings or tells personal stories when the ing. I can’t imagine doing anything else.” ■ is genuine. topic turns to relationships. “My bad day doesn’t begin until after the “It’s not my intention to turn this into For more information on Duran and the show’s over. I’ll come in with a headache the, ‘Elvis Duran is Gay Show.’ It’s a show “Elvis Duran and the Morning Show,” visit because I drank the night before or I’m tired where the host happens to be gay,” he said. www.elvisduran.com.

But I think that’s also him, just being a crotchety old man,” Duran said. “I learned a long time ago that you’ll always be a little let down when you meet your idols, so lower your expectations. But I don’t get too starstruck; I’ve interviewed the Bruce Springsteens, the Paul McCartneys, the Barbra Streisands ... OK, maybe I was a little starstruck with Barbra Streisand.” Lady Gaga has become one of his good friends, Duran added. “Meeting Lady Gaga was life-changing,” he said. “Here you had an artist who grew up listening to our show, dreaming of one day being on it. When she walked through the door, she looked around and went, ‘Oh my God, this is the strangest thing I’ve ever done in my life. I can’t believe I’m doing this.’ And of course we’re thinking the opposite: Oh my God, Lady Gaga is in the room. It was a clash of these weird feelings. But positive.” On PGN’s visit, Duran was tasked with conducting 5 Seconds of Summer’s first

or didn’t get any sleep, but from 6-10 a.m., I love life,” he said. “It really is a fantastic way to fly without having wings. You’re actually flying through air, saying what you want to say, taking to people, interacting with people. At 10 o’clock, when the show’s over, that’s when the day can go happy or sad, depending on the workload and what has to be done. But, while the show’s on, there is no sad day.” Some days, Duran heads right home after the show; others he sticks around for staff meetings or to get work done. H i s c o r n e r o ffi c e exemplifies his storied career — decorated with a Hugo Boss mannequin from Atlantic City that wears a celebrity-autographed bra, a framed photo of Lady Gaga, a U.S. map with pins signifying the markets that carry his show and an impressive liquor collection, many of the bottles gifts from visitors and fans. When he leaves the building, though, Duran said, he tries to lead as ordinary a life as possible.

“You have to put yourself out there and be willing to be hurt — in a relationship, taking a chance in a career, in everything. Otherwise, you’re not going to get anything you really, really want.”

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EDITORIAL PGN

Creep of the Week

D’Anne Witkowski

Bob McDermott

Editorial

We’re all still standing Pennsylvania has had marriage equality for one month ... and the world has not imploded. Contrary to the fearmongering promulgated by LGBT opponents — many of whom spent June 19 posturing about the doom brought on by marriage equality at the antigay March for Marriage in Washington, D.C. — society has not fallen because same-sex couples were given their equal rights. The LGBT community was in the local headlines for all of about a week, as news stations and media outlets carried stories of the historic ruling and the subsequent historic weddings. And that was that ... Children weren’t recruited on corners to join the LGBT community. Heterosexual weddings weren’t interrupted by a second bride or groom. Churches didn’t have lines of samesex couples demanding that they wed on their premises. The world continued to turn just as it did on May 19. But, for the LGBT community, the past month has literally made a world of difference. Same-sex married couples will now be eligible to join one another’s healthcare plans at companies that offer benefits for spouses — which may spell out hundreds of dollars of savings per month for struggling couples or families, not to mention access to health care for individuals who had previously foregone coverage because of cost. Same-sex couples legally wed in other jurisdictions who have since broken up can now formally divorce, enabling them to move on from an experience painful for all couples, and unduly lengthy for same-sex couples. Same-sex couples can jointly file taxes — another potential big money-saver — and are no longer treated as strangers when it comes to inheriting property from a late spouse or transfer shared real estate. And, same-sex couples are able to stand before loved ones and celebrate their bond — and have that bond recognized by our government. Opponents may argue that a same-sex relationship isn’t exactly the same as a heterosexual relationship, and in some senses that may be true. But the foundation of a marriage — love, trust, commitment, shared ideals — isn’t predicated on one’s sex. The underlying ties that bring two people together are universal. But, prior to May 20, the way couples in Pennsylvania were treated wasn’t universal. The same love, trust, commitment and shared ideals existed — as did children, shared mortgages and bank accounts, family woes, triumphs and challenges — but same-sex couples were determined to be less-than. So how has Pennsylvania changed in the last month? For some, not at all. For others, in every way possible. ■

If there’s one thing middle-school students don’t need it’s sex education. Because sex is icky and makes some people uncomfortable. It also makes some people gay. At least that’s the missionary position being taken by Hawaii Rep. Bob “Anus” McDermott, who was so freaked out by the state’s sex-ed curriculum, which is called “Pono Choices,” for the tween set that he threw an 18-page tantrum over it, which he titled “Sexualizing the Innocent.” Let’s turn our attention to section 3.1 of his report: “Mischaracterization of the Human Anus.” “The Pono Choices program defines the word ‘genitals’ to include the anus, and the term ‘oral sex’ to include ‘mouth on genitalia,’ with the anus included among ‘genitalia,’” McDermott writes. “The anus, however, is not a genital. The anus has no role in human reproduction.” Ah, I see. If you can’t make a baby with your sexing, then it’s not sexing, it’s some kind of deviant act for perverts. Which is why McDermott is totally going to stop all butt sex forever in Hawaii. For evidence, McDermott’s research skills mimic those of the eighth-graders he is trying to save from a life of anal. “A simple search on WebMD.com reveals an article that plainly states that the anus was designed for feces, and that it lacks the natural lubrication for intercourse,” he writes. Ah, yes. “A simple search on WebMD. com” is all you need as evidence that you are right about butts and the rest of Hawaii is wrong, so help you God. Not coincidentally, the phrase “a simple search on WebMD.com” likely appears in “reports” about why ObamaCare is terrible and how folks had been doing just fine diagnosing their own cancer via “a simple search on WebMD.com.”

In any case, McDermott’s stink eventually ended up changing the middle-school sex-ed program from “opt out” to “opt in.” In other words, previously if a parent was also afraid of the anus and of “normalizing” homosexuality, that parent could exempt their child from having to learn about their bodies and a pretty big part of human life. But now parents have to opt in, which means they need to tell the school that, yes, they don’t want their children to be uneducated and knocked up before they are 15. This might not seem like a big deal on the surface, but “optin” programs are much harder to manage than “opt-out” ones. Compare it, for example, to this country’s organ-donation program. If you want to donate your organs to help another human being stay alive, you have to opt in to the program. It isn’t hard, but there are a shit load of people who might be fine with donating their organs but don’t bother to do it. Thus, plenty of healthy organs are pitched and we have plenty of people on organ-transplant lists who die. Countries that use an opt-out system for organ donation have a far higher rate of donors. And so, it is likely that Hawaii middleschool students will see a similar plunge in the number who receive crucial sex education, resulting in even more teenage pregnancies (the rate in Hawaii is pretty high already) and STDs. So congratulations, Bob “Anus” McDermott. You have earned your nickname. ■

And so, it is likely that Hawaii middleschool students will see a similar plunge in the number who receive crucial sex education, resulting in even more teenage pregnancies (the rate in Hawaii is pretty high already) and STDs.

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

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Full-speed ahead It is 9:27 p.m. on a rainy, dreary and thought we’d see this day, there are other humid June evening, and I’m in a Hampton questions. And a fun note from the past. Inn, on the interstate outside of Harrisburg, In 1969, we could not truly foresee the in preparation for a 9 a.m. meeting at the day that any of this that we were fighting Pennsylvania News Media Association, for would actually become a reality; we thought we were just setting the stage. In whose board of directors I now serve fact, some in our community on. Next Friday, we go to thought it was a bonus not to go Washington, D.C., to accept a into the military or marry. Some national award for investigative journalism from the Society thought of same-sex marriage of Professional Journalists at as LGBT people assimilating the National Press Club. PGN or copying heterosexuals, and preferred that we instead created is the only weekly of any kind our own traditions as we created serving any community in the LGBT communities. nation to receive that award this My favorite issue to come to year. terms with are gay men calling So I’m sitting in the room, their spouse husband, and lesthinking about what the last few bians referring to their spouse years have been like, and there as their wife. These are great is no way that the chills of joy problems. do not rill down my back. As this column promised, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” is no more. Philadelphia has Mark Segal this would be a good year, highlighted this week by President the strongest LGBT-rights Obama’s pledged executive order on fedlaws in the nation and we are the only eral contractors not being allowed to discity that offers tax credits to corporations that provide transgender-inclusive criminate. Anyone who doesn’t realize the speed of our push for equality is just not benefits. Forty-four percent of Americans tuned in. ■ live in marriage-equality states, including in our own Pennsylvania. (And here’s Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the my reminder that you marry for love, not nation’s most-award-winning commentabecause it’s the “in” thing to do. Marriage is a serious issue.) tor in LGBT media. He can be reached at mark@epgn.com. For those of my generation who never

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Bill England

Marriage equality and the ACA Now in full effect, the Affordable Care Act is improving the quality of health care and providing health coverage for Pennsylvania’s uninsured. Moreover, those in the LGBT community have seen their rights expand tremendously. Gov. Tom Corbett recently announced that he would not challenge the court ruling that made Pennsylvania the 19th state where same-sex couples could legally marry. For so many in the LGBT community, this was a historic and emotional moment that opened the door to new possibilities. As a social worker and state director for the nonprofit Enroll America, I help the uninsured understand the Affordable Care Act. As someone with a gay brother, I can tell you the cause of health equality is shared by advocates and allies alike. Now our role is to educate the LGBT community about the new health opportunities that are available. You may be able to get affordable health insurance before enrollment reopens in November, regardless of how you identify yourself. A lesser-known provision of the Affordable Care Act allows for uninsured

people who experience a life-changing event — like a marriage, addition of a child or the loss of a job — to enroll in a quality, affordable plan through the Health Insurance Marketplace. In this case, if you are uninsured and marry your partner, you’d qualify to enroll through a “Special Enrollment Period.” If you do choose to marry your partner and either of you are uninsured, this will start a 60-day special-enrollment period during which you can log on to healthcare.gov or sit down with a free, in-person enrollment assister to talk to you about your coverage options. And every piece of the Affordable Care Act will be available to your new family. Legally married couples can also receive financial assistance to pay for their plan. In fact, 81 percent of Pennsylvanians who enrolled in coverage during the first open-enrollment period received financial assistance to make their plan affordable. Additionally, lifetime and annual caps are now prohibited, meaning you won’t need to worry about running into limits to receive the treatment you need. But the plans aren’t just affordable

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Street Talk Should there be fines and criminal penalties for student bullying? “I think you can begin with a suspension. The student might get the message after that. If it’s a repeat offender, Lizzie Charlton there should student be the option Old City of fines and criminal penalties, but definitely not a fine or criminal penalty for a first-time offender. My preference is to educate kids from as young an age as possible, so they don’t think bullying is OK.”

“Start off with education. If it’s an LGBT issue, send the child to The Attic Youth Center for education. It’s all about Tara Palmer education. If social worker that doesn’t South Philadelphia work, maybe juvenile detention for 15-30 days, and some community service. No fines. I don’t think fines hold people accountable. So they’re ineffective.”

“Yes, verbal bullying is as bad as physical bullying, and it can be just as damaging. It’s all very serious. I Simone Chatham think there student should be Mount Airy fines and criminal penalties for bullying. But not to the extreme. And if the child is under 18, their identity should be protected.”

“If the student does it once, they should be suspended. But if they keep doing it, their parents should get Rod Sewell a fine. If the retired engineer action is Northern Liberties violent, there should be a criminal penalty for the student.”

— they’re quality as well. Every plan through the Affordable Care Act must cover essential services like preventative screenings that can identify diseases before they become a bigger problem. Under the law, no Pennsylvanian can be denied coverage because of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression. And insurance companies can’t deny coverage based on pre-existing conditions — meaning that being diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes or any other condition no longer means you will struggle to find coverage to pay for your treatment. We’ve made a lot of progress here in Pennsylvania, not only for the LGBT community, but for the health of all Pennsylvanians. In the first enrollment period, more than 318,000 Pennsylvanians were able to enroll in a quality, affordable plan that covers the

basic services one needs to stay healthy. But there is still more work to be done, including reaching and educating the uninsured about the ACA. The Affordable Care Act supports the ideal that equal access to health information and services is a key stepping stone to equality for all people, regardless of sex, race, gender identity or anything else. Our progress toward legal equality is tied to our community’s health equality, and that’s what the health-reform law seeks to accomplish.These advancements will help reduce health disparities in the LGBT community. That’s a shared legacy all Pennsylvanians can take pride in. ■ Bill England is the Pennsylvania state director of Enroll America. For more information, visit www.enrollamerica.org.

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Wedding

N.J. youth agency looks to match LGBT adults, teens

Joseph David Miller and Steven Michael Guzman By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com For Philadelphia residents Joseph David Miller and Steven Michael Guzman, the month of June will now hold two special anniversaries. Miller, 53, and Guzman, 31, were joined in a civil union in New Jersey on June 7, 2009, and on June 8 of this year were legally married in the Garden State. Miller, a female impersonator, and Guzman, an employee of Acme Supermarkets in South Philly, met in 2005, when Miller was visiting his aunt in the hospital. “I was going to walk from Pennsylvania Hospital and walk down 10th Street to meet a friend, and as I walked, I passed 10th and kept going until I got to 12th Street, as though I was on autopilot,” he said. “Steve was coming down 12th Street and as we passed we both looked back at each other and started a conversation. I asked him out to dinner and he said yes.” Guzman said he knew from the moment they locked eyes that Miller would be a significant presence in his life. “I knew from the day I laid my eyes on him that we were meant to be together,” he said. Their early dates were simple and laidback, nights out for pizza or walks around the Art Museum area.

Miller said that, when it came time to take the next step, the civilunion proposal was both off-thecuff and humorous. “I was on the phone with a family member and she was seeing somebody at the time and I asked when she was going to marry them, and she asked the same for Steve and I. I told her that Steve would never propose to me,” he said. “So Steve came over while I was on the phone, got down on one knee and proposed.” Guzman said he had been considering the proposal for some time. “He wanted me to ask him in front of his family and I knew there would be a time that I would ask him to marry me but I couldn’t get the courage to ask him because I was afraid he would say no,” he said. Five years later, the pair was legally married at Knights Park in Collingswood, N.J. “We had our mothers there and we were married by the Rev. Andrea L.

Harrington and had a close, intimate group of friends we had known for years with us,” Miller said. The pair had considered waiting until marriage equality came to Pennsylvania but, by the spring, decided to make plans in neighboring New Jersey. “Our mothers kept asking us when we were going to get married now that it was legal in New Jersey and so I waited to see what Pennsylvania was going to do,” Miller said. “We got our license in New Jersey and then my prediction came true in Pennsylvania.” Miller said it does feel different now that they are legally married. “Although we have always felt as though we were married, the word ‘marriage’ is more empowering and carries more weight,” he said. Miller said the relationship has shown him to let the small things go and live life to the fullest. “I love him with all of my heart,” he said. “I think you learn from each other. Sometimes he knows what I am thinking before I even say it.” Guzman said the pair always knows how to get through the tough times. “We have had our ups and downs but we work through it,” he said. “We have arguments but within an hour we are laughing and carrying on. I have grown with him. He is my rock, my world.” ■

By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com Crossroads Programs was founded in 1978 to support and empower young people who have been abandoned, abused, homeless or at-risk, and now the New Jersey-based organization hopes to inspire the LGBT community to help. Crossroads Programs implemented Discovery Project in 2006 to help find foster homes for LGBT youth and is redoubling its efforts with an information session geared toward LGBT-headed households later this month. Crossroads director of development and communications Lydia Cipriani said that Discovery Project grew from the high volume of youth the organization encounters who were marginalized because of their LGBT identity. “A high percentage of LGBT kids were running away or homeless because they were rejected for their sexual orientation or gender identity,” she said. And, when the youth entered the foster-care system, they were often met by families who were not accepting of their

LGBT identity, said Crossroads CEO Michael Snyder. “There were a number of LGBT youth who were not feeling safe in traditional foster care,” Snyder said. “So we made it our mission to create a safe space and support youth in their development by recruiting families who would provide a loving, supportive home. These kids need to know that they are loved and cared for and if they have that supportive environment, that is just one less thing they have to deal with.” Discovery Project normally serves up to 10 youth per year, who usually are 15 or 16, but who range from 12-21. To become a treatment foster parent, individuals must go through an interview, home check, trainings and licensing and be inspected by the state. Crossroads also offers additional training on LGBT issues. The agency conducts reference checks on the prospective foster parents and also looks to ensure the family can financially support a child. While the family is reimbursed up to $75 a day for their participation, Snyder noted fostering is not a salaried job. PAGE 15

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In 1972, I went to Trafalgar Square in London with a trans friend to march to Hyde Park with the Gay Liberation Front. At that time, it was illegal for a same-sex couple to kiss in public. Life was difficult for trans folk like myself: You could be arrested for “walking while trans,” so I approached the event with some trepidation. I really didn’t know what to expect. It is easy to be a fired-up revolutionary in a meeting. But on the street in those dark days, not so much. For the march, a slightly carnival theme had been planned; the thinking being that the humor aspect would soften the provocative aspect. Along the way, I met some folks I already knew from involvement in other protest groups such as the Anti-Apartheid Movement and the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament. They, as it turned out, were still in the closet in their professional lives, and greeted us Dawn with sheepish grins. During the march, there was some cat-calling and jeering, but most folks seemed to watch in stunned disbelief as “those people” marched past with banners flying and chanting, “We’re here, we’re queer.” Since those heady days of protest, the outlook has shifted. The pace of change seems to accelerate almost daily. The revolutionary zeal has given way to a more celebratory atmosphere. The reality of being an activist is that it takes physical and emotional strength. For some folks, the physical challenges are becoming increasingly difficult. We LGBT older adults will keep marching, protesting and celebrating, wherever and whenever appropriate. Our youthful zeal has not been lost. Now, however, when we take to the streets, for whatever advocacy or celebratory purpose, our effort has to be intergenerational and include all of the communities under the LGBTQI umbrella. Many within the trans community boycott some events, seeing them as a creature of a political and advocacy structure that is not inclusive of trans people, or all LGB people for that matter. Some national and local advocacy organizations have decided not to lobby for inclusion of trans rights in major pieces of civil-rights legislation, the Employment Nondiscrimination Act as one current example. These groups argue that including trans rights in the legislation would kill it in Congress for all people. Other advocacy groups do not agree with the strategy of exclusion. This exclusion serves to marginalize and frustrate members of not only the trans community, but many in the LGB communities as well. Remember, the mem-

bers of the trans community have been marching, advocating and protesting at the same great risk since the very beginning. We have always been stronger together. Many trans people of all ages see Pride month as not being relevant to them. Key issues of housing, health care and employment are major concerns. These basic needs should not be overlooked as we celebrate and recognize the communities’ achievements. We must also be addressing these basic, unmet needs of significant portions of our communities. There is much to celebrate, and this is good. However, it is all too easy to think that the battles are over: HIV has not gone away; marriage equality is not a reality for the majority of LGBT people; it is still legal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity in most of Pennsylvania and other states; discriminaMunro most tion and homo-, bi- and transphobia are excuses to deny equal opportunity in education, employment and housing to all members of our communities. It is predictable that there are many who will resist our efforts for equality to the bitter end. Without allencompassing federal nondiscrimination legislation, this will not change any time soon. Even with legislation, history has shown us that it will take an untold amount of time for people’s opinions and behaviors to change. Despite all of these challenges, I celebrate, with my LGBT family, the positive changes that have taken place over the past half-century and more, especially the enormous change in this last year. From all of these years of advocating, protesting and celebrating, I have learned to wear comfortable shoes and keep the goal in mind. Marching to a capitol building or government office to protest a policy, standing in line to get into a city council hearing, handing out leaflets at a community festival or walking in a Pride parade can be hard on the feet, but so rewarding to the spirit. The evidence of those rewards is in the headlines almost every day. We should be proud. ■

Gettin’ On

Dawn Munro is a transgender activist and a member of the Board of the LGBT Elder Initiative. The LGBTEI fosters and advocates for services, resources and institutions that are competent, culturally sensitive, inclusive and responsive to the needs of LGBT elders. You can contact the Elder Initiative at info@lgbtei. org or call 267-546-3448 and watch for “Gettin’ On” each month in PGN.

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Pet parenting, A to Z There is nothing more exciting than getting a new puppy or kitten. But with all of the fun and excitement also comes the wealth of responsibility needed to keep your new pet healthy. We will briefly cover the main areas of focus that will help keep your new pet in good shape both mentally and physically.

with the kitten when he or she is young. It is important to show all new kittens where the litter box is located and never suddenly change the location of the box or the type of cat litter used. For puppies, we need to allow for socialization and training while we minimize exposure to disease. Never take a new puppy to a dog or Regular exams puppy park until he or she has completed all vaccinations. It Starting with your new pet’s first is best to walk the new puppy pediatric exam, regular physical close to home and avoid other examinations and health assessdogs. Also, be sure to wipe off ments are important to keeping their feet (with baby wipes) him/her healthy. Always expect a after coming inside from a lot of information at the first visit walk. You should allow your as well as parasite screening, and new puppy to experience many David different sounds and motions, kittens will probably be tested for feline leukemia and feline immu- McCrork, VMD as well as people. We also recnodeficiency virus. Always be ommend enrolling your puppy sure to bring any previous mediin a beginner’s training class. cal records and also, if available, your pet’s With all puppies we recommend crate trainpedigree (chart of family lines) with you to ing for proper housebreaking. the first visit. Generally there will be three to six routine visits in your pet’s first year Vaccinations of life in order to complete all vaccines, Puppies and kittens are born with minimal diagnostics and procedures that are necessary. For adult pets, we recommend that a protection against disease. They do acquire comprehensive physical exam be performed significant protection through their mother’s milk but this protection does not last every six months. forever. The best way to ensure that a young pet is protected from disease is through Behavior and socialization training proper and timely vaccinations. Specific Young puppies and kittens go through vaccination recommendations will vary several behavioral development stages in by region and by each patient’s lifestyle. the first four to six months of life. For kit- Generally, for puppies in Philadelphia, we tens, it is important to expose them to the recommend vaccinating for rabies (required sights and sounds of a busy household. by law), canine hepatitis, canine distemper, Allow a new kitten to safely explore its new canine Parvovirus and canine influenza environment. Of course, it is best to kitten- virus. Vaccination for bordatella (kennel proof when/where necessary. cough) and lyme disease can be discussed It is also important to allow people of with your veterinarian. all ages to handle and play (reasonably) For kittens, we recommend vaccinat-

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Program director Kerri Durkin said the youth who go through the Discovery Program are normal teenagers. “They are just like any other kid in the program except they are dealing with something additional. They have the same problems and emotional issues,” she said, noting it can be difficult to find people who understand the added pressures LGBT youth are facing. “It is an ongoing challenge with treatment and foster case in general with this population.” LGBT adults, Cipriani noted, are a natural match for the program, as they’ve

likely faced some of the same issues the youth are dealing with. “We want to find people who understand them and who will provide the tolerance and sympathy they need,” she said. “Historically, the LGBT community has come together for causes that are important to them and provide a lot of support.” Crossroads will host an information session from 6-8 p.m. June 26 at the Collingswood Community Center, 28 W. Collins Ave. in Collingswood. For more information, visit www.crossroadsprograms.org. ■

ing for rabies (required by law), feline herpes virus, feline Calicivirus and feline Panleukopenia Virus. Young kittens should be vaccinated for feline leukemia, and the necessity of continuing this vaccine into adulthood should be discussed with your veterinarian. Parasite protection Regardless of age and lifestyle, all cats and dogs are susceptible to both internal parasites (commonly referred to as “worms”) and also external parasites (most common are fleas and ticks). Prevention of parasites is “easier” and less costly than treating parasite infections. We recommend that all pets be given monthly preventatives all year round. For dogs, we recommend a monthly heartworm and intestinal parasite preventative such as sentinel spectrum and also a monthly topical flea and tick preventative such as Parastar Plus. For cats, we recommend a monthly flea, heartworm and intestinal parasite preventative such as Revolution. Always ask your veterinarian which preventative or combination of preventatives is best for your pet. Also,

fecal screening every six months for all dogs and cats is very important for identifying internal parasites. Whenever a pet has spent time outside, a thorough combing/brushing to check for fleas and ticks is a good idea. Spaying and neutering We continue to recommend spaying (female) and neutering (male) for all puppies and kittens. Although the age when this is done may vary depending on the source of your new pet, we still recommend that routine spays and neuters be performed at approximately six to eight months of age. This age will allow for proper growth/maturation and also allows us to extract any retained deciduous (puppy/kitten) teeth that become retained. Cats can also be declawed at the same time. Please discuss all spaying/neutering questions and concerns with your veterinarian. ■ David McCrork is an associate veterinarian at Society Hill Veterinary Hospital. For more information, visit societyhillvets.com or call 215-627-3633.

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sex marriages, so this is more of an issue for private employers.” Information on adding a same-sex spouse to a city health plan was detailed for city employees in a memo from the Office of Human Resources dated June 5, which was included in the following week’s paystubs. The office is also working to communicate policy updates to the city’s unions. Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations executive director Rue Landau said she was pleased with how the city was responding to the law change. “For the city, it’s an ongoing process with multiple layers and multiple departments,” Landau said. “But all the agencies are working to make sure that anything we need to change around the issue of marriage equality is as smooth as possible. So I’m happy with the progress.” Palmer noted questions about policy changes have abounded in the past month. “We have fielded many, many, many calls,” she said, about such topics as realestate ownership and estate-planning. Most calls have been about divorce for same-sex couples who were legally wed out of state and who can now divorce in Pennsylvania. “Couples are no longer ‘wedlocked,’ stuck in marriages they don’t want to be in anymore, so that’s a huge, huge change for people,” Palmer said. “We’ve filed four divorces already and have three more pending in Philadelphia and Bucks counties.” Another area of concern has been adoption. Palmer said her firm has been working with the state Department of Health to ascertain whether the state will list both same-sex spouses’ names on a birth certificate without an adoption. “We had our first same-sex couple legally married to one another give birth and they’ve not received the birth certifiAC from page 1

it represents every color.” The flag now flies at the Park Place archway, next to the American flag. In addition to demarcating the beach, Monday’s conference also served to announce three upcoming large-scale LGBT events. From July 18-20, Atlantic City will host Sandblast, which had been staged in Asbury Park for the last 12 years. The three-day event — complete with parties geared toward both men and women, outings and other activities — traditionally draws more than 4,000 people. Also new to Atlantic City will be the Stand OUT LGBT Expo, Sept. 26-28 at Resorts Casino Hotel. The expo will bring together LGBT and ally businesses from throughout the region for the companies and the community to learn about exhibitors’ products and services and to foster

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cate yet — it usually takes about a month for the Department of Health to issue it — but the early indications we received are that they will not put both names on the birth certificate,” Palmer said. “So we’re working internally with the Department of Health to find out if they are going to issue any changes in their regulations or forms. But the way their forms for the issuance of birth certificates are does not contemplate or anticipate a child conceived by two women through assisted reproduction.” What is certain, however, is that married same-sex couples will no longer have to file second-parent adoption but rather a step-parent adoption, which eliminates the need for a generally costly home study. “We finalized the first one in Chester County and have many more pending,” Palmer said. “These couples previously had to pay a lot for the home-study process but adopting the child of a legal spouse is now a much more streamlined and lessexpensive process.” Since that day, the Philadelphia Register of Wills Office has issued 230 licenses to same-sex couples. Caren Berger, deputy in charge of litigation at Orphans’ Court of Philadelphia, noted that the number of same-sex applicants has tapered off since the initial ruling. The decision came down on a late Tuesday afternoon, and the office stayed open later that night, processing 18 licenses for samesex couples. The following day, 67 samesex couples were issued licenses. “After that, it went back to 17, 12, 15 for the rest of the week,” Berger said. “Then we had numbers like seven, three, 10.” On June 5, just one same-sex couple applied. “The first week, there was definitely a greater volume, and I think it’s essentially because after everybody realized that there wasn’t going to be an appeal, the urgency dissipated,” Berger said. “People can now

be leisurely and take their time.” Twenty licenses were issued to samesex couples May 21 in Bucks County, the first day possible, as the courthouse was closed May 20. Bucks Register of Wills staffer Rebecca Albritton said the office kept track of the same-sex licenses that first day but has since stopped. “We kept separate statistics but going forward we felt there was no need to keep separate statistics; just in the sense of everything being equal, there was no reason,” explained Albritton, who noted that the office has remained “extremely busy” as a result of Jones’ ruling. In Montgomery County, 16 same-sex

couples, eight male and eight female, applied for licenses from May 27-31. The issuance of licenses was delayed in the county, as Register of Wills D. Bruce Hanes was under court order to not issue licenses to same-sex couples — a measure that was lifted one week after Jones’ ruling — because of his action last summer issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.

The office sends the marriage stats to the state at the end of each month, so June’s numbers will be available later this month. Register of Wills chief deputy Joan Nagle said office staff has been keeping handwritten records of the number of same-sex couples, as their database has not yet been updated to reflect the new law. “Although the titles on the applications have been changed so it’s ‘Applicant 1 and 2’ instead of ‘Bride and Groom,’ the software hasn’t been changed yet,” she said. “So our staff has to go back in and hand-correct for sex, so hopefully the Department of Health will let us know soon when the software can be updated. But right now we’re just manually correcting the report at the end of the month.” Berger said the language changes for Philadelphia’s applications are pending. “We’re still working on that but I can’t give a timeframe yet,” she said. In related news, Jones this week denied the request of a county clerk from Schuylkill County who sought to put a stop to marriage equality in Pennsylvania. On June 6, Theresa Santai-Gaffney submitted a motion to be named an intervenor in the case and filed a subsequent request for a stay, pending her pledged appeal. But, on Wednesday, Jones found SantaiGaffney ineligible for such status. Last week, attorneys from Hangley, Aronchick, Segal, Pudlin & Schiller and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, who together represented the plaintiff same-sex couples who filed the original case, filed a brief opposing Santai-Gaffney’s request. The attorneys wrote that SantaiGaffney’s duties are “purely ministerial” and she has no authority to deviate from Jones’ ruling or the state’s decision to abide by it. ■

networking opportunities. On Saturday night, the expo will feature a comedy benefit show, with proceeds going to the South Jersey AIDS Alliance, Trevor Project and the Miss’d America organization. The Miss’d America Pageant will coincide with the closing of the expo, Sept. 28 at Harrah’s. The annual drag pageant, parodying the mainstream Miss America event, raises money for local LGBT and HIV/AIDS charities. Monday’s press conference was the latest in a series of steps the city and community have taken in recent years to welcome LGBT travelers. The GLBTA was founded in 2009 to promote the economic, social and political advocacy of the region’s LGBT community, which, Helfant said, took a downturn along with the city in recent decades. “Back in the ’60s, Atlantic City was a gay mecca — before Stonewall in New

York or before Provincetown, Rehoboth or Fort Lauderdale. Atlantic City was thriving with gay life,” Helfant said. “But then as Atlantic City declined, so did a lot of the gay life.” But, the city has continued to evolve and resurrect itself from the challenges it’s faced, Helfant noted. “For many, many years Atlantic City had the monopoly on gaming on the East Coast. Now that’s gone. So Atlantic City has always been able to reinvent itself to appeal to the masses,” he said. “And the GLBT market — while it’s not a huge market — is a very, very important, significant market in the hospitality industry. I think Atlantic City, and the whole region, has to do all it can to embrace the GLBT market and make folks feel welcome here, secure and safe here and show them what a great place this is to visit and vacation.” That’s where this summer’s events

come in. Helfant said the lineup of LGBT activities will be an important stepping stone in the city’s LGBT tourism effort. “It’s very exciting and when it all comes to fruition, we expect people to come here and see how great Atlantic City is. We may not have as many gay, per se, nightclubs and bars, as some other places, but everyone here is gay-friendly. And we have so much to offer: world-class shopping, world-class dining, gaming and much, much more. We have so much to offer, and we just need the catalysts to get people here so they can see that. It’s sort of like that ‘Field of Dreams’ quote: ‘Build it, and they will come.’ We want people to come here to see what we have, and then we know they’ll want to come back.” For more information on the upcoming events, visit www.sandblastweekend. com, www.standoutexpo.com and www. acgltb.org. ■

“For the city, it’s an ongoing process with multiple layers and multiple departments. But all the agencies are working to make sure that anything we need to change around the issue of marriage equality is as smooth as possible.”

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begins with, “I received your letter.” Chaput then states, “Thanks for giving me instructions on what the Catholic Church should teach. I’m always astonished when people who aren’t believers give me those kind of instructions.” Silverman said he interpreted Chaput’s non-believer statement to be a commentary on his being Jewish, to which he made no reference in his original letter. He said he assumes Chaput deemed him to be Jewish based on his last name. “I’m not a Catholic so I wouldn’t necessarily know the teachings. But, like I said in the letter, I went to a Catholic education website and quoted from their own teachings, word for word,” Silverman said. “So it shouldn’t matter if I’m Buddhist, agnostic or from the moon if I’m quoting what church teachings say. I think I should be able to ask because it affects my society.” Chaput went on to write, “As I am sure you know from basic logic class, an exception does not make a rule. The nature of marriage itself is about children. That’s how you and I came into this world.” Silverman said he was surprised by the tone of the letter. “I didn’t think my letter was offensive in any sense. It was very matter-of-fact; I thought it was confusing why you say A and do B,” Silverman said. “So I thought for sure I’d get a reply, but an educated reply, not a sarcastic, smart-ass, disrespectful, unreligious reply.” Archdiocesan spokesperson Ken Gavin declined to confirm whether the archbishop personally wrote the letter. “Archbishop Chaput makes every effort to respond to all those who write to him on various topics and issues,” Gavin said. “He considers this correspondence private and would expect that individuals who write to him would respect that privacy.” Silverman said he forwarded Chaput’s letter to the pope. “I sent a copy, just saying, ‘I think you ought to know the response of one of your people. I don’t think it reflects very well on the Catholic Church to write something like this. It was very insulting.” ■

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Lunacek and the TV crew were luckily all unharmed in the attack, though over 50,000 Euros in damage was caused to the cameras and electronic equipment. Following the incident, Lunacek said: “Never before has there been an attack at the Rainbow Parade. These kinds of isolated cases show that the fight for tolerance, acceptance and respect in Austria is not over.”

Lawmaker attacked with acid at Vienna Pride 80K party at Israel Pride Austria’s first openly gay member of the European Parliament was attacked with acid during Vienna’s Pride parade. Ulrike Lunacek, who is the head of the Austrian Greens in the European Parliament, was sprayed with acid while giving an interview at the Rainbow Parade June 13. Police spokeswoman Barbara Riehs said the attacker has not yet been found, though he is described as wearing a white polo shirt and had dark hair and a “solid stature.” The culprit sprayed butyric acid, which can cause pain, blistering and skin burns, while exposure to the eyes may result in pain, deep burns and loss of vision. It is considered a toxic and dangerous substance, and has also been used previously in attacks on abortion clinics.

Tens of thousands partied June 13 through central Tel Aviv for the city’s annual gay Pride parade, the largest event of its kind in the Middle East. Tel Aviv is one of the few places in the Middle East where gays feel free to walk hand-in-hand and kiss in public. The city has emerged as one of the world’s most gay-friendly travel destinations in recent years, in sharp contrast to the rest of the region. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said more than 80,000 people took part. Loud music blasted along the parade’s route, thick with people dancing to the beats and waving rainbow flags. Gays serve openly in Israel’s military and parliament and many popular artists

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and entertainers are gay. However, leaders of the gay community say Israel still has far to go in promoting equality. Officially, there is no gay marriage in Israel, primarily because there is no civil marriage of any kind. All Jewish weddings must be conducted through the Jewish rabbinate, which considers homosexuality a sin and a violation of Jewish law. But the state recognizes same-sex couples who marry abroad. Across the rest of the Middle East, gay and lesbian relationships are mostly taboo. The pervasiveness of religion in everyday life, along with strict cultural norms, plays a major factor in that. Same-sex relations are punishable by death in Iran, Mauritania, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Yemen.

Ugandan activists finally allowed to speak at World Pride A group of Ugandan LGBT activists who plan to speak at the World Pride Human Rights Conference will finally be allowed to enter Canada, after initially being denied visas. Last month, Canada had refused to grant

entry visas to the 10 activists, who have been invited to speak at World Pride Human Rights Conference in Toronto, over fears they would claim asylum. However, following the public backing of Toronto MP Craig Scott, the group was able to restart the visa-application process, and is on course to attend the event, which begins June 20. Half of the activists have so far received their travel documents, and the organizers hope the rest will receive visas in time to speak at the conference. Conference co-chair Brenda Cossman said: “We’re pleased that Ugandan delegates will be joining LGBTQ thinkers and activists from around the world for the World Pride Human Rights Conference. “The conference is an important part of World Pride, and the Ugandan voices are an integral part to that dialogue,” Cossman added. The activists will join more than 160 speakers and 430 delegates from 40 countries around the world for the conference at the University of Toronto. Uganda passed a new antigay law last year, increasing the harsh penalties for same-sex sexual activities. ■ — compiled by Larry Nichols

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, July 1, 2014 at First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 10:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE

Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned �� check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, �� of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price. Additionally, where there is active bidding, the highest bidder, and the second highest bidder, if any must post the entire amount of the cost of the distribution policy for the property at �� attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certi�� money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest �� within 30 days from the time of the sale. An extension of time for an additional 30 days may be granted at the discretion of the Sheriff upon receipt of written request from the buyer requesting the same, except when a second bidder has been duly �� does not complete settlement with the Sheriff within the thirty (30) day time limit and a second bid was registered at the sale, the second bidder shall be granted the same thirty (30) day time limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return the writ to court. A second bid must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the sale. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered on a property at the sale. �� each property shall be a sum suf��cluding advertising, all taxes, water rents and municipal claims due to the City of Philadelphia. If there is no other bid price above the opening bid price, the property shall be sold by the auctioneer to the attorney on the writ at that price. The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the Sheriff’s cost, then to any municipal claims that the City of Philadel-

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

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

�� C.P. April Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-303 �� Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1407-304 �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-305 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� administratrix and heir of the �� in her capacity as adminstratrix and heir of the estate of �� heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under �� C.P. April Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-306 3329 North Howard Street 19140 7th wd. 1200 Sq Ft �� (mortgagor) and Francesco �� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-307 �� 62nd wd. 1237.27 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Edward Wisher, solely in his capacity as heir of Elizabeth H Wright, deceased C.P. November Term, �� 1407-308 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Mannella, Diane Mannella C.P. January Term, 2011 No. �� 1407-309 �� PROPERTY The unknown heirs of Jacob C. Neupauer, deceased and Jeanette Parra, solely in her capacity as

heir of Jacob C. Neupauer, deceased. C.P. April Term, �� 1407-310 6027 Frontenac Street 19149 �� deceased C.P. August Term, �� 1407-311 �� PROPERTY Jewlette Samuels, as Sole Owner C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02122 ��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-312 �� PROPERTY William J. �� 2013 No. 01706 $124,497.97 �� 1407-313 �� PROPERTY Theresa Noel �� 1407-314 �� C.P. February Term, 2013 �� 1407-315A �� PROVEMENTS: COMMER�� C.P. January Term, 2013 No. �� A. Dietterick, Esq., and/or �� 1407-315B �� PROVEMENTS: COMMER�� C.P. January Term, 2013 No. �� A. Dietterick, Esq., and/or �� 1407-316 194 West Widener Street 19120 61st wd. 1037.40 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-

�� Douglas C.P. August Term, �� 1407-317 �� 1211 62nd wd. 1196 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Emellen Wadley C.P. April Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-318 �� 19144 12th wd. 906 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Yuco Spicer C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� Osborne 1407-319 1230 North Front Street �� Mortgage None other than the mortgage foreclosed by �� IMPROVEMENTS: SEMIDETACHED, ONE-STORY, �� April Term, 2012 No. 00931 �� 1407-320 1914 South Norwood �� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-321 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Ellis C.P. February Term, �� 1407-322 �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� J. Osborne 1407-323 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Colon C.P. June Term, 2013 �� 1407-324 6600 North 20th Street �� wd. 1337.49 Sq Ft ��

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www.Officeof Philadelphia Sheriff.com SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, July 1, 2014 1407-301 �� 21st wd. 1479 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY John H. Righter, Jr C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-302 �� 19122 9360 Sq Ft, exclusive right-of-way at North Front ��ject To Mortgage None other than the mortgage foreclosed �� N.A. IMPROVEMENTS: ��

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1407-325 �� 19107 7th wd. 640 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY The unknown heirs of Nadine H. Mitchell, deceased and Howard Mitchell, Jr., solely in his capacity as heir of the estate of Nadine H. Mitchell, deceased C.P. March Term, �� 1407-326 �� 1407-327 �� PROPERTY Helen R. Herbert C.P. February Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-328 3714 Richmond Street 19137�� PROPERTY Donna M. Flade C.P. October Term, 2010 No. �� 1407-329 �� C.P. August Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-330 2237 Disston Street 19149�� PROPERTY Jefferson Sylvestre, in his capacity as heir of Marie �� Sylvestre, in her capacity as heir of Marie M. Scott, deceased. Alain Sylvestre, in his capacity as heir of Marie M. Scott, deceased. Felix Charles, in his capacity as heir of Marie �� heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Marie M. Scott, deceased. C.P. June Term, �� 1407-331 320 Federal Street 19147 2nd �� Devon Dresing aka Devon Anne Dresing aka Devon A. Dresing �� fices, P.C. 1407-332 162 West Champlost Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-

�� Emfinger, John C. Emfinger �� 1407-333 4729 Shelmire Avenue 19136�� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 04000 �� 1407-334 �� PROPERTY Thomas Payne, �� as administrator and heir of �� in his capacity as adminstrator and heir of the estate of �� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest �� deceased. C.P. June Term, 2013 �� 1407-335 4627 East Howell Street �� PROPERTY Zainab Conteh, Mohamed Conteh aka Mohamed M. Conteh C.P. July Term, 2012 �� 1407-336 �� aghty C.P. March Term, 2010 �� 1407-337 �� PROPERTY Rosalind McCrea aka Rosalind C. McCrea C.P. �� 1407-338 �� June Term, 2012 No. 02223 $431,422.44 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1407-339 �� PROPERTY Donnell D. Seals, Tammy Seals C.P. March Term, �� 1407-340 ��

PROPERTY The unknown ��er, deceased C.P. April Term, �� 1407-341 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Moore C.P. November Term, �� 1407-342 �� PROPERTY Xuong V. Danh C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1407-343 �� 60th wd. (formerly part of �� PROPERTY Wanda Scriven C.P. February Term, 2011 No. �� 1407-344 4004 I Street 19124 �� sole owner C.P. October Term, �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, �� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1407-345 �� PROPERTY Marion Alston C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-346 442 East Eleanor Street 19120 �� PROPERTY Jose A. Serrano C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-347 6639 North Fairhill Street �� PROPERTY Jeanette Wideman C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-348 �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. ��

1407-349 �� 17th wd. (formerly part of �� C.P. May Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-350 1970 Devereaux Avenue �� PROPERTY Hoang V. Ngo C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-351 �� PROPERTY Steven P. Mallon C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-352 �� PROPERTY Ann Manuella, ��ella and William Manuella C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-353 �� PROPERTY Amanda Aslansan C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Osborne 1407-354 �� PROPERTY David E. Player, �� heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under �� August Term, 2012 No. 3399 �� 1407-356 6147 Pine Street 19143 3rd wd. (formerly part of �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1407-357 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Pope, Jr; Sheila A. Pope C.P. November Term, 2009 No. �� 1407-358 �� 1923 10th wd. 1320 Sq Ft ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN��

heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Diane Robinson deceased. Troy Robinson, in his capacity as heir of Diane Robinson, deceased. C.P. June Term, �� 1407-359 �� PROPERTY Raymond V. Delagol, Jr; Diana Delagol C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-360 926 Tustin Street 191111431 63rd wd. 4100 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Andrew Yaremchuk C.P. March Term, �� 1407-361 6062 Alma Street 19149�� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Acevedo aka Jeannette Acevedo C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 04313 $103,794.20 �� 1407-362 �� PROPERTY Curtis T. Johnson aka Curtis Johnson C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02467 $139,761.22 Phelan �� 1407-363 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� James C.P. May Term, 2013 �� 1407-364 �� PROPERTY David J. Williams C.P. January Term, �� 1407-365 �� PROPERTY Howard M. Seon, Eudene E. Seon C.P. September Term, 2009 No. �� 1407-366 �� PROPERTY Richard Santiago C.P. November Term, ��

�� 1407-367 300 East Elwood Street aka 300 Elwood Street 19144�� PROPERTY Stephanie Sanders C.P. October Term, 2013 �� 1407-368 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 2012 No. 02129 $166,732.32 �� 1407-369 �� PROPERTY Tiffany McClintock, Ryan McClintock C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 04921 $179,969.63 Phelan �� 1407-370 �� wd. (formerly 66th wd.) �� May Term, 2009 No. 02467 $126,730.90 Phelan Hal�� 1407-371 �� heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or �� 1407-372 2240 Pratt Street 19137 �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-373 �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-374 �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-375 ��

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�� September Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-376 3429 Fitler Street 19114 �� and Flavius D. Prodea C.P. �� Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1407-377 �� PROPERTY Donald A. De �� Martin, by his attonrey in fact, Ellen S. Tidman C.P. October Term, 2010 No. �� Osborne 1407-378 �� ton and Tanya Covington, as joint tenants with the right of survivorship C.P. May Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., �� Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana �� Nicholas, Esq., Denise Carlon, �� 1407-379 2122 Ellsworth Street 19146 �� 1-0196-00 IMPROVEMENTS: 3 STORY, MASONRY ROW �� September Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-380 2912 Rawle Street 19149�� PROPERTY Robert Sullivan, as sole owner C.P. January Term, 2013 No. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana �� Nicholas, Esq., Denise Carlon, �� 1407-381 3101-3103 Frankford Avenue �� Ft and 3300 Sq Ft (respec�� tively) IMPROVEMENTS: �� ESTATE Jose Cedeno and Ali �� C.P. March Term, 2012 No. �� Eisenberg, PC

1407-382 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Miller C.P. February Term, �� 1407-383 �� Situate on the North side of Wilder Street at the distance of Three Hundred Sixty Seven (367’) feet eastward from the East side of Twenty-first �� IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Doris Edwards C.P. December Term, �� Robert W. Cusick 1407-384 �� Xia Chen C.P. January Term, �� 1407-385 �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� Redhead C.P. February Term, �� 1407-386 �� to Mortgage IMPROVE�� C.P. February Term, 2013 �� A. Elia, Esq. 1407-387 �� 24th wd. 1234.74 Sq Ft �� to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3STY MASONRY Denise Hiller and Sandra Pearson Colter C.P. October Term, 2009 No. �� 1407-388 �� PROPERTY Rosemarie Morrell and Richard A. Morrell C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-389 �� May Term, 2013 No. 01326 �� P.C. 1407-390 1730 Rhawn Street 19111 �� -

�� PROPERTY Matthew J. Schoeniger C.P. July Term, �� 1407-391 �� PROPERTY William Rodriguez Jr aka William Rodriguez C.P. August Term, �� 1407-392 �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-393 �� and Janice V. Scott C.P. March Term, 2011 No. 03346 �� 1407-394 1936 East Willard Street �� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-395 �� C.P. March Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-396 �� PROPERTY Avraham �� $164,310.12 Phelan Hal�� 1407-397 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� 1407-398 �� wd. 1730.62 Sq Ft �� Austin C.P. March Term, �� 1407-399 643 Jamestown Street �� PROPERTY An Nguyen and

�� 1407-400 123 Sparks Street 19120 �� PROPERTY Harold T. Seamon C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 02994 �� P.C. 1407-401 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. January Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-402 �� wd. 1197.49 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY James D. Murphy, in his capacity as administrator of the estate of �� in her capacity as heir of the Estate of Robert M. �� assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Robert M. �� deceased. C.P. January Term, �� 1407-403 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. March Term, 2010 No. �� 1407-404 �� PROPERTY Yamira Quinones C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 00204 $104,494.46 �� 1407-405 120 East Eleanor Street 19120-3906 42nd wd. 2103.2 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Williams C.P. April Term, �� 1407-406 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Washington C.P. May Term, �� 1407-407 ��

IMPROVEMENTS: RESI��resa Purcell aka Theresa J. Purcell C.P. November Term, �� 1407-408 �� 19144-3620 12th �� PROPERTY Hernan Font, �� 1407-409 2623 South Juniper Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� R. Ficchi C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02619 �� 1407-410 �� August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-411 322 Reed Street aka 322 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 2013 No. 02067 $99,414.71 �� 1407-412 �� 1407-413 4203 Chippendale Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Term, 2013 No. 00137 �� 1407-414 �� Francois Amoussou C.P. �� 1407-415 �� PROPERTY Maria McCauley and James J. McCauley C.P. August Term, 2013 No.

�� 1407-416 �� 44th wd. 1392 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Deborah M. �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-417 �� 41st wd. 1241.24 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Noemi Morales C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-418 4600 Oakmont Street 19136�� C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 04630 $147,206.32 Phelan �� 1407-419 2134 Anchor Street 19124 �� derman and Theresa R. Middleton C.P. November Term, �� 1407-420 1117 Wellington Street 19111 �� C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1407-421 �� PROPERTY Thomas H �� 1407-422 �� PROPERTY Carina Dean, Sharoon Dean C.P. May Term, 2012 No. 01921 �� 1407-423 �� PROPERTY Darlene Moragne C.P. August Term, 2009 �� 1407-424 �� -

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�� PROPERTY Joyce D. Rogers C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-425 1332 Faunce Street 19111�� PROPERTY V Samuel aka Varghese Samuel C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-426 �� 19144 13th wd. 3960.72 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Mcaleer C.P. October Term, �� 1407-427 6647 Horrocks Street 19149 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Term, 2013 No. 00467 �� Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1407-428 �� vitt C.P. November Term, �� Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1407-429 3623 North 21st Street 19140 13th wd. (formerly part of �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-430 6916 Oakland Street 19149 �� C.P. January Term, 2009 No. �� 1407-431 �� ROW 2 STY MASONRY �� $160,642.06 Milstead & �� 1407-432 7314 Palmetto Street 19111 �� PROPERTY Melvin T. �� 1407-433 ��

�� September Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-434 4636 Milnor Street 19137 �� the 23rd wd.) 2600 Sq Ft �� Hengy, solely in her capacity as heir of Andrew J. Hengy, deceased, Edward J. Hengy, solely in his capacity as Heir of Andrew J. Hengy, decased and unknown heirs of Andrew J. Hengy, deceased. C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1407-435 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� McDermott C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 00404 �� 1407-436 �� Montijo C.P. October Term, �� Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1407-437 �� 17th wd. 1760 Sq Ft �� to Mortgage IMPROVE�� III C.P. January Term, 2014 �� 1407-438 916 West Fisher Avenue 1460.17 Sq Ft �� David Steiner C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 00717 �� 1407-439 929 East Russell Street �� and Policarpio Castro C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-440 243 Wellens Avenue 19120 42nd wd. 903 Sq Ft �� to Mortgage IMPROVE�� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 04462 $63,903.46 Powers, ��

1407-441 �� St. 169 ft 0 in Southward �� St. Front: 14 ft 0 in Depth: �� IMPROVEMENTS: ��ERTY Sherah D. Freeman and Sherah D. Fowler C.P. �� Esq. 1407-442 432 North Daggett Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1407-443 226 West Rittenhouse �� PROPERTY Donald N. Douchkess C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03139 �� 1407-444 �� PROPERTY Antonina Screnci, solely in her capacity as heir of Antonio Screnci, deceased, Elizabeth Screnci, solely in her capacity as heir of Antonio �� Screnci, solely in her capcity as heir of Antonio Screnci, deceased and Star Screnci, solely in her capacity as heir of Antonio Screnci, deceased C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-445 �� PROPERTY Nafez Samara C.P. October Term, 2009 No. �� 1407-446 3723 Frankford Avenue �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Crompton, individually and in her capacity as administratrix of the estate of Stephen A. Crompton, deceased C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 03732 �� P.C. 1407-447 437 East Mount Pleasant Av�� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Abdus-Saboor and Rashida Patience C.P. August Term, ��

1407-448 3473 Helen Street 19134�� PROPERTY Judith Weinberg C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-449 �� Avenue 19120-2927 42nd wd. 1090.74 Sq Ft ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Term, 2013 No. 01402 �� 1407-450 �� Policino, John J. Policino C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 03923 $63,671.90 Phelan �� 1407-451 934 West Fisher Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Culbreth C.P. June Term, �� 1407-452 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Harris, Raymond Harris, Jr C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-453 �� tarovich C.P. March Term, �� 1407-454 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Howard Debro, Pauline E. Debro C.P. April Term, 2013 �� 1407-455 �� C.P. August Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-456 �� 19144-3103 22nd wd. 14,040 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Davis C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 01999 $391,296.23 ��

1407-457 �� 66th wd. 1360 Sq Ft �� December Term, 2012 No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1407-458 �� 44th wd. 1071.6 Sq Ft �� Small C.P. October Term, �� Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1407-459 1344 Robbins Street 19111 �� Simpson Stapleton Fires & �� Esq. 1407-460 �� Arrington C.P. August Term, �� Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1407-461 7126 Akron Street 19149 �� PROPERTY Ord Singkhumkhong and Justin Zodkoy C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-462 2066 East Fletcher Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 00926 $143,207.70 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1407-463 �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� June Term, 2013 No. 002403 �� Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1407-464 4027 Maywood Street 19124 33nd wd. 900 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Jose Melendez aka Jose I. Melendez C.P. December Term, 2006 No. �� 1407-465 ��

�� PROPERTY Sharrod Davis C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-466 3164 Jasper Street 19134 �� PROVEMENTS: 3 STORY MASONRY ROW HOME WITH OFFICE/STORE Asif Qureshi and Shari Adnan Malik C.P. December Term, �� 1407-467 949 Scattergood Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Antonyuk C.P. May Term, �� 1407-468 �� PROPERTY Stephen J. Hill C.P. June Term, 2009 No. �� 1407-469 3327 Fitler Street 19114�� PROPERTY Samuel Turkson aka Sam Trukson, Joyce Turkson C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00014 $196,649.04 �� 1407-470 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Merritt C.P. May Term, 2013 �� 1407-471 44 West Pomona Street �� ber Term, 2013 No. 02461 $149,604.41 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1407-472 1607 Harrison Street 19124�� dez C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-473 1372 Dyre Street 19124�� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-474 2031 West Tioga Street ��

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��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1407-475 �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� vember Term, 2011 No. 0269 $102,199.16 Scott A. Dietter��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-476 1400 South Vodges Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� December Term, 2011 No. 00120 $43,227.94 Phelan �� 1407-477 �� PROPERTY Edward Vescio �� husband and wife, as tenants by the entireties C.P. �� ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-478 2619 S. Hutchinson �� MENTS: ROW 2 STY �� 1407-479 �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� Eisenberg PC 1407-480 �� chael Stokely C.P. July Term, �� 1407-481 19 Christian Street 19147��

�� PROPERTY John Palumbo C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-482 240 Rosemar Street 19120�� PROPERTY Tammy Mccall C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-483 �� Hatton, Jr. aka Wiliam Hatton C.P. March Term, 2012 �� & Eisenberg PC 1407-484 �� 2130600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� 1407-485 1412 S. 17th Street 19146�� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� April Term, 2012 No. 002269 �� 1407-486 7333 North 21st Street �� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Ruth Washington C.P. July Term, �� 1407-487 3012 North Ringgold Street �� PROPERTY Steven M. Adams, executor of the estate of Ruby Adams C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� J. Osborne 1407-488 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Rodriguez C.P. August Term, �� 1407-489 �� PROPERTY Cheryl Smink, Steven Smink C.P. September Term, 2010 No. 02647 ��

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1407-490 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Vinson C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01777 $67,902.66 �� 1407-491 �� ber C.P. October Term, 2013 �� 1407-492 �� PROPERTY Mildred Vargas C.P. August Term, 2012 No. �� Osborne 1407-493 �� C.P. October Term, 2010 No. �� 1407-494 �� 19124 23rd wd. 1919 Sq Ft �� C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� 1407-495 �� PROPERTY Josephine Rouse C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� 1407-496 3131 Rawle Street 19149�� Schofield C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 00036 $111,079.97 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1407-497 �� May Term, 2013 No. 03721 �� 1407-498 �� PROPERTY Catherine �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. ��

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1407-499 �� PROPERTY David Odom, �� Spinks-Odom C.P. July Term, �� 1407-500 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. September Term, 2010 �� 1407-501 �� November Term, 2013 No. �� Osborne 1407-502 �� 32nd wd. 1124.93 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Robert E. French C.P. August Term, �� 1407-503 �� PROPERTY Shawn W. Artis aka Shawn Artis C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-504 1013 South 47th Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� McEwan aka Nicole D. McEwan C.P. October Term, �� 1407-505 1227 West Porter Street aka �� PROPERTY John Martini, Rosemarie Martini C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-506 �� esare C.P. November Term, �� 1407-507 6611 North 13th Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-

�� Roberson, Jr C.P. April Term, �� 1407-508 ��can Street 19120-3324 �� PROPERTY Margaret Phillips-Richardson, in her capacity as administratrix heir of the estate of Andrew �� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Andrew Phillips, Jr., deceased. C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-509 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Taylor C.P. May Term, 2013 �� 1407-510 �� C.P. June Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-511 167 East Herman Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1407-512 1907 Conlyn Street 191411206 17th wd. 1346.01 Sq Ft �� C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-513 �� Packel and Viviana E. Packel C.P. February Term, 2014 �� 1407-514 �� PROVEMENTS: APT 2-4 �� $110,429.43 Milstead & �� 1407-515 �� to Mortgage Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: YES ��gan C.P. May Term, 2012 No. ��

�� 1407-516 2146 Conyln St 17th wd. �� ROW 2 STY MASONRY �� 1407-517 164 West Wyoming Avenue 42nd wd. 1073.1 Sq Ft ��MENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Joseph Hogue and Howard Hogue, Jr. C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-518 1422 North 12th Street 20th wd. 1602 Sq Ft ��MENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Vanessa S. Edwards aka Venessa S. Edwards and Willie Sanders C.P. November Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-519 �� C.P. December Term, 2013 �� A. Elia, Esq. 1407-520 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Harrell C.P. August Term, �� 1407-521 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Muse C.P. February Term, �� 1407-522 �� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-523 3914 West Warren Street aka 3914 Warren Street 19104�� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-524 273 Rubicam Street 191203316 42nd wd. 910 Sq Ft ��

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Quinn C.P. July Term, 2012 �� 1407-525 3427 N. 2nd Street 19140 �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire �� Esquire 1407-526 12603 Dunks Ferry Road �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Shorten and Robin Shorten, husband and wife C.P. January Term, 2011 No. 3697 $209,242.19 Scott A. Dietter��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-527 117 West Hortter Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Wyche, Jr; Phyllis Wyche��visee of the estate of Samuel Wyche, Sr; Herbert P. Wyche, in his capacity as devisee of the estate of Samuel Wyche Sr; Nancy Wyche-Morgan, in her capacity as devisee of the estate of Samuel Wyche Sr; Adrienne Wyche-Thomas, in her capacity as devisee of the estate of Samuel Wyche, Sr C.P. April Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-528 �� Term, 2013 No. 02441 �� 1407-529 1747 South Chadwick Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Pandika, Aster Setiadi C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-530 �� PROPERTY Tracy Foggie, Jonathan W. Foggie, Sr C.P. �� 1407-531 ��enue 19143-1024 46th

�� C.P. September Term, 2012 �� 1407-532 2924 Rawle Street 19149�� PROPERTY Ethel Thomas C.P. September Term, 2012 �� 1407-533 �� 1407-534 �� PROPERTY Anthony S. Smith C.P. February Term, �� 1407-535 �� 1021 17th wd. 1730 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Jennifer Hand C.P. December Term, 2013 �� Ackerman, Esq., Ashleigh �� Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., �� 1407-536 7209 Hanford Street 19149�� sole owner C.P. Decem�� ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-537 7143 Rutland Street 19149�� PROPERTY Jerome Sackor and Naomi C. Sackor as tenants by entirety C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 0134 ��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., ��

�� 1407-538 �� cas, executor of the estate of �� Elizabeth Stokes aka Donna E. Stokes aka Donna Collins �� Donna Elizabeth Stokes aka Donna E. Stokes aka Donna �� C.P. January Term, 2011 No. 4367 $402,774.32 Scott A. �� Ackerman, Esq., Ashleigh �� Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., �� 1407-539 �� 19131 4th wd. 1932 Sq Ft �� to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: �� Vaughn A. White C.P. Sep�� ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-540 2761 Maxwell Street 19136�� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1407-541 �� 19141-3602 49th wd. 1440 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Ambrose C.P. October Term, �� 1407-543 607 East Hortter Place aka 607 Hortter Place 19119 22nd wd. 6293 Sq Ft �� 03071 $194,932.23 Phelan �� 1407-544 �� Scott C.P. June Term, 2013 �� 1407-545 ��

�� PROPERTY Olga Morris C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-546 �� PROPERTY Joann Henderson aka Joanne Henderson C.P. July Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-547 �� 19122 14th wd. 2392.20 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI��lisa Mitchell and David W. Mitchell C.P. January Term, �� 1407-548 6229 Homer Street 19144 �� deceased; Charles Hamilton, Sr., Solely in his capacity �� ilton, solely in his capacity �� deceased. C.P. July Term, �� 1407-549 �� PROPERTY Ashlee Franklin and Isiah Franklin III C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02600 �� 1407-550 4239 Tudor Street 19136 41st wd. 1460 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Michael J. Joner C.P. December Term, 2013 �� 1407-551 1923 Pratt Street 19124 �� man C.P. August Term, 2013 �� 1407-552 �� PROPERTY Ali R. Nassiripour C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-553 �� Subject To Mortgage 1,736.32 IMPROVEMENTS: ��

April Term, 2011 No. 01161 ��fices, P.C. 1407-554 3711 West Country �� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-555 �� aka Robert D. Thomas aka Robert Delroy Thomas C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� Offices, P.C. 1407-556 �� PROPERTY Darryl V. Miller C.P. January Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-557 �� PROPERTY Douglas J. ��bell C.P. October Term, 2013 �� 1407-558 11990 Audubon Place 19116��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� J. Prinos, Sherri M. Prinos C.P. April Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-559 2914 Rorer Street 191343019 37th wd. 901 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Murad Peygumbari aka M Peygumbari C.P. December Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-560 �� C.P. March Term, 2010 No. �� 1407-561 �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-562 �� PROPERTY Duane S. Horne

C.P. March Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-563 �� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Stefano Russo, deceased. C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-564 �� 1407-565 4732 Rosehill Street 19120 �� C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 2299 $61,317.02 Weber �� A. Elia, Esq. 1407-566 �� Term, 2011 No. 00616 �� 1407-567 �� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Jessie M. Owens, deceased C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� J. Osborne 1407-568 �� 19143 3rd wd. 1640 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Claud Johnson C.P. April Term, 2011 No. �� J. Osborne 1407-569 �� man C.P. February Term, �� Martha E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1407-570 ��

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�� Moore aka Paula MooreSmith C.P. October Term, �� Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1407-571 �� PROPERTY Harold Ford C.P. May Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-572 �� Stern & Eisenberg PC 1407-573 �� J. Heller C.P. August Term, �� Stern & Eisenberg PC 1407-574 1776 Plymouth Street 19126 10th wd. 1900.01 Sq Ft �� N. Williams C.P. Novem�� berg PC 1407-575 �� 1407-576 �� 3140400 IMPROVEMENTS: �� Dao Pham aka Dao D. Pham C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1407-577 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Diaz C.P. June Term, 2011 �� 1407-578 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Sanford, Pat Alexander Sanford C.P. November Term, �� 1407-579 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN��

heirs, successors, assigns and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Anthony Whitfield aka Anthony M. Whitfield, deceased. Serena Hill Whitfield, personal representative of the estate of Anthony Whitfield aka Anthony M. Whitfield. Estate of Anthony Whitfield aka Anthony M. Whitfield c/o Serena Hill Whitfield, personal representative C.P. January Term, 2011 No. �� 1407-580 �� Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. August Term, 2011 No. 02023 $16,421.43 Samantha D. Cissne, Esquire 1407-581 �� Together with a proportionate undivided interest in the common elements as defined in such declaration of .371 �� IMPROVEMENTS: CONDO�� C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� 1407-582 3210 Hurley Street 191341719 7th wd. 660 Sq Ft �� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-583 �� PROPERTY Matthew I. Mehrman aka Matthew Mehrman C.P. June Term, 2013 �� 1407-584 3322 Primrose Road 11914�� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Term, 2012 No. 01140 �� 1407-585 4127 M Street 19124�� C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1407-586 4914 Parrish Street 191391720 44th wd. 1266.4 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Chereen Hen-

derson C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01612 $31,094.69 �� 1407-587 �� 19142-2109 40th wd. 1264 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Fain C.P. April Term, 2013 �� 1407-588 �� 42nd wd. 1223.47 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Carla Thornton, in her capacity as Executrix as devisee of the estate of �� heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Allan J. Smith, deceased devisee of the Estate of James O. Smith. C.P. April Term, �� 1407-589 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1407-590 �� PROPERTY Syeda J. Nahar, Jasmin S. Iqbal C.P. July �� 1407-591 �� Avenue 19124-1133 62nd wd. 1244.64 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Frank J. Puntel C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1407-592 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Ichigui C.P. April Term, �� 1407-593 1116 East Susquehanna �� PROPERTY Howard Scott Stein, John Moffo C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02426 �� 1407-594 �� November Term, 2013 No.

�� 1407-595 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Noble C.P. July Term, 2012 �� 1407-597 4702 Tacony Street 19137�� PROPERTY Ramon Rios, Mary Alice Rios C.P. May �� 1407-598 �� PROPERTY Aisha M. Ndaloma C.P. October Term, �� 1407-599 �� C.P. July Term, 2007 No. 03440 $73,349.30 Phelan �� 1407-600 �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-601 3439 Jasper Street 19134�� PROPERTY Michael A. Sinclair aka Michael Sinclair C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-602 9431 Woodbridge �� PROPERTY John Patrick Prior, Dorothy Prior C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-603 630 Naomi Street 19144�� Pritchard C.P. May Term, �� 1407-604 �� PROPERTY Jessica Eastwood C.P. October Term, ��

1407-605 1717 West Ritner Street aka �� 4333 26th wd. 960 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY CMC Investments �� 1407-606 �� PROPERTY Shai Menashepur C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-607 �� 2730 10th wd. 1264.69 Sq Ft �� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-608 112 North 2nd Street 2d, aka �� IMPROVEMENTS: CONDO�� 1407-609 �� 4-1794-00 IMPROVEMENTS: �� Daniel Velez C.P. June Term, �� 1407-610 �� designated in such declaration �� proportionate undivided interest in the common elements, as defined in such declaration and any and all amendments thereto, as the same may change from time to time. �� Michael Mcgowan C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02720 $109,460.06 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1407-611 417 East Rittenhouse Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. February Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-612 �� erson C.P. January Term, 2014 �� 1407-613 �� Chestnut Street and 32-34

�� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Anderson, Albert Paris C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02320 �� 1407-614 2419 Turner Street 19121��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Alicia Realty Company, Inc. C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-615 �� PROPERTY Samantha Ho aka Samatha Ho C.P. July �� $111,604.20 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1407-616 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� his capacity as administra�� Wheeler aka Ella Wheeler. Cheryl A. Furey, Esquire, in her capacity as administra�� Wheeler aka Ella Wheeler. �� capacity as heir of the estate �� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Ella �� deceased. C.P. August Term, �� 1407-617 �� 19119-1330 22nd �� PROPERTY Alonzo Pickeron C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1407-618 �� 19142-2114 40th wd. 1232 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� 1407-619 340 North Horton Street aka 340 Horton Street 19139��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Waddell C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02133 �� 1407-620 ��

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��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. March Term, 2009 No. �� 1407-621 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Shelton C.P. February Term, �� 1407-622 632 Alcott Street 19120�� PROPERTY Nicole V. Smith C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-623 610 Allengrove Street 19120��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Saludez aka Arnold Saludez C.P. December Term, 2011 �� 1407-624 716 Chandler Street 19111�� PROPERTY Allison CoteDonovan, in her capacity as adminstratrix and heir of the estate of Robert Cote, aka Robert W. Cote, Robert J. Salamone, in his capacity as heir of the estate of Robert Cote aka Robert W. Cote. Sarah A. Cote in her capacity as heir of the estate of Robert Cote aka Robert W. Cote. �� assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Robert Cote, deceased. C.P. October Term, �� 1407-625 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under �� July Term, 2012 No. 03003 �� 1407-626 1700 Webster Street 19146�� PROPERTY Jerome Whack C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-627 �� PROPERTY Christopher J.

Nugent C.P. July Term, 2013 �� 1407-628 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Ashley C.P. April Term, 2013 �� 1407-629 3047 Holme Avenue 19136 �� PROPERTY Eric Horn and �� November Term, 2013 No. �� J. Osborne 1407-630 2127 South Woodstock �� PROPERTY Darmawan Prasetya C.P. May Term, 2013 �� 1407-631 �� September Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-632 �� PROPERTY Frederick W. Sipmeier, III C.P. March �� ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-633 �� 34th wd. 1129.39 Sq Ft �� dolyn Foman (mortgagor) and Mark Freeman (real owner) C.P. July Term, 2012 �� 1407-634 �� berg PC 1407-635 �� 34th wd. On west side of ��

Northward of Oxford St. Front: 16 ft 0 in, Depth: 90 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Stith C.P. August Term, 2013 �� legal interest in the amount �� man, Esquire 1407-636 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Ringgold C.P. November �� fices, P.C. 1407-637 �� and Michael J. Sanchez C.P. August Term, 2012 No. �� Osborne 1407-638 909 East Tioga Street 19134 �� ferson, Rose T. Tuggles C.P. �� Esq. 1407-639 �� PROPERTY Caretha Tarver C.P. May Term, 2010 No. �� 1407-640 �� Term, 2013 No. 01727 �� 1407-641 1700 Reed Street 19146 36th �� Arline R. Roberts C.P. April �� Esq. 1407-642 242 West Thayer Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� 1407-643 3937 Elsinore Street 19124 �� draw C.P. December Term,

�� 1407-644 �� PROPERTY Felix T. Hammond aka Felix Hammond C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03142 $63,134.24 Phelan �� 1407-645 �� PROPERTY Hector Santiago, as sole owner C.P. November Term, 2010 No. 00420 ��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-646 264 Felton Street aka 264 South Felton Street 19139 3rd wd. 960 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Cleo Horton C.P. December Term, 2010 �� Ackerman, Esq., Ashleigh �� Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., �� 1407-647 �� C.P. May Term, 2011 No. �� Ackerman, Esq., Ashleigh �� Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., �� 1407-648 �� C.P. October Term, 2006 No. �� 1407-649 �� 19141-1930 17th wd. 2221 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Pericles C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 02111 ��-

ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-650 2770 Emerald Street �� to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: �� Robert Derr C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 0124 ��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-651 199 West Annsbury Street �� to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: �� Pamela Rachil, as sole owner C.P. April Term, 2011 No. �� Ackerman, Esq., Ashleigh �� Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., �� 1407-652 163 Roselyn Street 19120 �� PROPERTY Roslyn Mason C.P. February Term, 2012 �� 1407-653 2220 Cantrel Street �� PROPERTY Percy A. Roland C.P. September Term, 2009 �� 1407-654 �� Vonclef C.P. December Term, �� 1407-655 �� right, titled and interest be�� of, in and to the common elements as set forth in the aforesaid Declaration of Condominium. 1664 Sq Ft ��

1407-656 �� Diabate Mamadou aka Ma�� C.P. May Term, 2010 No. �� Offices, P.C. 1407-657 �� C.P. September Term, 2012 �� 1407-658 �� 62nd wd. 1237.27 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY The unknown heirs of William C. Plummer, deceased and Susan Sorensen, solely in her capacity as heir of William C. Plummer, deceased. C.P. April Term, 2013 �� 1407-659 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Edward Donlon aka Robert Donlon C.P. October Term, �� 1407-660 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� 1407-661 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Ricardo Hurtado and Claudia Ruiz Morales C.P. May Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-662 301 East Vernon Road 19119 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� T. Smith C.P. February Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-663 �� 17th wd. 1600 Sq Ft; s/d conv. Apt 2sty masonry �� C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 00791 $131,636.23 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-664 1033 East Rittenhouse Street ��

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Ft; s/d w b/g 2s masonry �� Harris C.P. September Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-665 �� row conv/apt 2sty masonry �� C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-666 �� 1260 Sq Ft; row b/gar 2sty �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI��thony Parks, Executor of the estate of Mary A. Williams, deceased mortgagor and real owner C.P. April Term, 2011 No. 00607 $72,416.91 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-667 �� Ft; semi/det 3sty masonry �� Phillips C.P. March Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-668 4611 Wayne Avenue 19144 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Hickson C.P. April Term, �� 1407-669 �� to Mortgage IMPROVE�� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-670 106 West Wishart Street 19133-4227 7th wd. 660 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� 1407-671 �� of the 44th wd.) 1424.00 Sq ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Coates C.P. July Term, 2013 �� 1407-672 1901 Walnut Street 19103 279,109 Sq Ft; apts 100 + units masonry ��

�� Sheikh and Jason Sheikh C.P. December Term, 2009 No. ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-673 �� 19127 21st wd. 1440 Sq Ft �� Term, 2013 No. 01931 $164,426.26 Phelan Hal�� 1407-674 �� 19140 11th wd. 2200 Sq Ft; row 3 sty, masonry �� C.P. September Term, 2013 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-675 10229 Ambridge Place �� Sq Ft; row b/gar 2sty ma��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Rehell, known surviving heir �� deceased mortgagor and real owner, Michael Donnelly aka Michael Donnelly, Sr., known surviving heir of �� deceased mortgagor and real �� surviving heir of Raymond �� rick, deceased mortgagor and ��rick, known surviving heir �� deceased mortgagor and real owner, all unknown suriving ��rick, deceased mortgagor and real owner, AnneMarie �� rick, deceased mortgagor �� Donnelly, known surviving ��rick, deceased mortgagor �� Pinkos, known surviving heir �� deceased mortgagor and real owner and Stephen Donnelly, known surviving heir of Ray�� mortgagor and real owner C.P. May Term, 2012 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-676 �� Sq Ft; row 2sty masonry �� and James R. McDuffie, Jr. C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

1407-677 �� 1664 Sq Ft; res condo 2sty mas ��ject to Mortgage IMPROVE�� Pantsulaia C.P. January Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-678 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-679 �� 49th wd. 1410 Sq Ft; row 2sty �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Aranas C.P. October Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-680 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-681A �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� and Van Nguyen by deed from Jamil Cooper, dated �� November 4, 2004 in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Philadelphia County �� June Term, 2013 No. 01220 ��berg, Esquire 1407-681B �� PROVEMENTS: COMMERI�� Nguyen, husband and wife, as tenants by entirety, by deed �� in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Philadelphia County as Instrument �� Martin S. Weisberg, Esquire 1407-682 �� 1204600 IMPROVEMENTS: �� Victor Akinyemi and Olusola Akinyele by deed from Michael Squillacioti, dated November 13, 2007 and recorded

November 20, 2007 in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds in and for Philadelphia County �� September Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, Esquire 1407-683 �� 66th wd. 2640.00 Sq Ft ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Mcnamee, Mark Mcnamee C.P. October Term, 2007 No. �� Offices, P.C. 1407-684 �� 331400 IMPROVEMENTS: �� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� Offices, P.C. 1407-685 �� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Romaine J. �� ity as administratrix of the �� ity as heir of the estate of �� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Hu �� C.P. December Term, 2012 �� 1407-686 �� 19126-3339 61st wd. 9142 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. February Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-687 �� PROPERTY Tina R. Wise, Andre V. Wise C.P. August Term, �� 1407-688 �� 2221 41st wd. 1720 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Miguel Hernandez, Sonia Hernandez C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00994 $76,099.27 Phelan Hal�� 1407-689 4726 Sheldon Street 19127��

�� PROPERTY Joseph Walls C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-690 2312 Dickinson Street �� PROPERTY Aisha Niang C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02460 �� 1407-691 �� aka 6421 North Camac Street 19126-3644 49th wd. 3192 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Hughes C.P. October Term, �� 1407-692 �� Together with a proportionate undivided interest in the Common elements (as defined in �� Saddick C.P. August Term, �� 1407-693 1429 Englewood Street 19111 �� $202,217.23 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1407-694 �� PROPERTY Rifka Herz C.P. �� $61,900.62 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1407-695A �� To Mortgage none other than the mortgage foreclosed by the Plaintiff, Wells �� , NA IMPROVEMENTS: �� Realty Partnership C.P. No�� 1407-695B 1743-63 North American �� Mortgage none other than the mortgage foreclosed by the Plaintiff, Wells Fargo ��

NA IMPROVEMENTS: �� Drexel Realty Partnership C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1407-696 �� 29th wd. 1072 Sq Ft �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� 2013 No. 02094 $96,921.74 �� Javardian 1407-697 �� row b/gar 2sty masonry �� C.P. February Term, 2012 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-698 207 West Chew Avenue 19120 42nd wd. 1620 Sq Ft; semi det 2sty masonry �� Simmons C.P. May Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-699 �� Ft; s/d w b/g 1 sty masonry �� nik C.P. April Term, 2011 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-700 7241 Rutland Street 19149 �� row b/gar 2sty masonry �� C.P. November Term, 2013 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-701 �� apt 2-4 units 2 sty masonry �� ruso, Jr. C.P. October Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-702 706 Saint Andrews Road �� Det w/det gar 2sty mas + �� to Mortgage IMPROVE�� man and Michael A. Feagans C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

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1407-703 �� 33rd wd. 1460 Sq Ft; row 3 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Shvartsovski aka Yakov Shartsovskiy C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 02096 �� & Conway, P.C. 1407-704 �� wd. 1126 Sq Ft; row b/gar 2sty ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Singh Sandher C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 00417 �� & Conway, P.C. 1407-705 13042 Trina Drive 19116 �� PROPERTY Manju Varghese and Zachariah Varghese C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-706 4217 Chippendale Street �� Ft; row b/gar 2sty masonry �� ing, Jr. C.P. October Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-707 �� Ft; row b/gar 2sty masonry �� aka Jamal D. Arthur C.P. September Term, 2009 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-708 �� 66th wd. 1242 Sq Ft; row b/gar 2sty Mas + other �� berg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-709 �� C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-710 166 West Walnut Park Drive �� Ft; row b/gar 2sty masonry �� Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

1407-711 �� semi/det 2sty mas + other �� Cullough and Jerry Prokopowycz C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-712 �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� February Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-713 403 South Croskey Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Schneiman and Erik Schneiman aka Erik Reid Schneiman C.P. December Term, 2011 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-714 1167 Windrim Avenue 19141 49th wd. 2400 Sq Ft; det off/str 1sty masonry �� C.P. May Term, 2012 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-715 �� Ft; row b/gar 2sty masonry �� C.P. December Term, 2011 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-716 �� 41st wd. 990 sq ft; row b/gar �� Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-717 �� 19119 9th wd. 2467 Sq Ft; det w/b gar 2sty masonry �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� September Term, 2011 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-718 7936 Provident Street �� Ft; row b/gar 2sty masonry �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

1407-719 �� wd. 1600 Sq Ft; apt 2-4 units �� Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Feinberg C.P. August Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-720 �� row conv/apt 2sty masonry �� Williams C.P. March Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-721 2323 South Mildred Avenue �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Canning C.P. August Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-722 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN��pers C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 03002 $79,090.64 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-723 3049 Tulip Street 19134 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-724 �� 30th wd. 1206 Sq Ft; row 2sty �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� J. Cheatley C.P. June Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-725 323 North 34th Street 19104 34th wd. 2394 Sq Ft; row 3sty �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-726 �� 4321 66th wd. 900 Sq Ft; row b/gar 1sty masonry �� Tepper C.P. October Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-727 2760 Willits Road 19136 ��

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Nanopoulos C.P. June Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-728 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Orocofsky C.P. June Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-729 2327 Catherine Street 19146 �� conv/apt 3sty masonry �� Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: �� Jamillah Washington and John Washington C.P. July Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-730 2131 West Master Street 19121 29th wd. 2319 Sq Ft; s/d conv apt 3 sty stone �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-731 1424 East Johnson Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� deceased Mortgagor and real owner C.P. December Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-732 �� row conv/apt 2sty masonry �� berg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-733 6062 Chester Avenue 19142 40th wd. 1404 Sq Ft; row 2sty �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-734 �� 19121 47th wd. 3240 Sq Ft; s/d conv apt 3sty masonry �� berg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-735 �� 10th wd. 1224 Sq Ft; row b/gar ��

IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Jr C.P. May Term, 2011 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-736 �� det w/bas gar 2sty frame �� and Mary Apostolidis C.P. �� berg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-737 �� wd. 1120 Sq Ft; _row b/gar �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-738 119 Wharton Street 19147 2nd wd. 1272 Sq Ft; row 3sty �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� $77,992.42 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-739 �� 39th wd. 920 Sq Ft; row 2sty �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Sheppard C.P. November Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-740 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Compton C.P. June Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-741 �� 41st wd. 1344 Sq Ft; row 2sty �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Zamorano C.P. August Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-742 �� aka Edward F. Chase C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 01201 $123,362.31 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-743 �� 4th wd. 990 Sq Ft; semi det �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI��

�� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-744 �� PROPERTY The unknown �� solely in her capacity as heir �� C.P. September Term, 2012 �� 1407-745 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Pothen C.P. November Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-746 �� zyk C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-747 �� 4122 60th wd. 2400 Sq Ft; apt 2-4 units 2sty masonry �� and Julius W. Thigpen C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03024 ��berg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-748 1926 South Woodstock Street �� Sq Ft; row 2sty masonry �� to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: �� ber Term, 2013 No. 02643 �� & Conway, P.C. 1407-749 3276 East Thompson Street �� Stephen Taylor C.P. June Term, �� 1407-750 3622 East Allen Street �� PROPERTY Carl Wescott C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-751 2113 East Somerset Street �� PROPERTY Raymond Camacho, as administrator of the estate of Rafael Camacho, deceased C.P. July Term, ��

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1407-752 �� Ft; semi det 2sty masonry �� C.P. September Term, 2013 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-753 �� 23rd wd. 1433 Sq Ft; semi det 2sty masonry �� man C.P. July Term, 2012 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-754 �� 3237 21st wd. 1110 Sq Ft; s/d w b/g 1sty masonry �� and Emily J. Carter C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-755 316 Devereaux Avenue 19111 �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� Scutt C.P. December Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-756 �� Ft; row 2sty masonry �� C.P. September Term, 2013 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-757 1169 South Clarion Street 19147 26th wd. 702 Sq Ft; row 2sty masonry �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-758 �� row b/gar 2sty masonry �� elroy and Syeed A. Smith C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-759 �� row b/gar 2sty masonry �� C.P. August Term, 2013 No. ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

1407-760 �� Ft; s/d w b/g 2s masonry �� C.P. March Term, 2012 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-761 �� PROPERTY Joseph Patanovich, as co-administrator ��erine Patanovich, deceased, Michael Patanovich, as co-administrator of the �� Patanovich, deceased and Theresa A. Weissinger, as coadministrator of the estate of �� deceased C.P. April Term, �� 1407-762 �� PROPERTY The unknown ��chow, deceased and Donald �� capacity as heir of Joseph �� April Term, 2013 No. 02649 �� P.C. 1407-763 �� PROPERTY Maria Viray and Romeo Viray C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 01069 �� 1407-764 �� PROPERTY Wanda Hargrove �� 1407-765 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� 1407-766A �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� A. Elia, Esq. 1407-766B �� IMPROVEMENTS: ��

Richard Sites C.P. July Term, �� Stapleton Fires & Newby, �� 1407-766C �� 36th wd. 920 Sq Ft �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� A. Elia, Esq. 1407-766D �� C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� A. Elia, Esq. 1407-767 �� PROPERTY Juan C. Colon C.P. August Term, 2011 No. �� 1407-768 2740 Oakford Street 19146�� PROPERTY Alicia C. �� January Term, 2014 No. �� 1407-769 �� 66th wd. 3644.69 Sq Ft �� mi C.P. September Term, �� 1407-770 �� PROPERTY Joshua J. Triestman C.P. April Term, �� 1407-771 �� PROPERTY Migdalia Palacios C.P. March Term, �� 1407-772 1426 West Nedro Avenue �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� West C.P. January Term, �� 1407-773 ��

�� Herman C.P. December Term, �� 1407-774 �� MCANDREWS C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 03743 �� Mason, Esquire 1407-775 10301 Hoff Street 19116 �� PROPERTY Vyacheslav Migachev C.P. Decem�� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1407-776 1327 South 29th Street 19146�� and Juanita Moment C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 3627 �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1407-777 4933 Ormes street 191203919 42nd wd. 1140 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Carmen I. Mendez and Ramon Avila C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 3737 $43,217.17 Scott A. Dietterick, �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1407-778 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Pender C.P. September Term, �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� 1407-779 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-

��dez C.P. September Term, �� Richard M. Squire & Associ�� 1407-780 �� 2nd wd. 1343.70 Sq Ft �� 3STY MASONRY Dominic Ward and Sarah Ward fka �� $1,026,416.01 Milstead & �� 1407-781 �� MENTS: ROW W-OFF/ STR 2STY MASONR Andre H. Mitchell C.P. September Term, 2011 No. 02241 �� 1407-782 �� IMPROVEMENTS: DET 3 STY MASONRY Carlton Wills, Stephanie P. Wills and �� C.P. June Term, 2011 No. 02011 $134,069.01 Milstead �� 1407-783 6137 Castor Avenue 19149 �� and Cung Joseph Nguyen C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1407-784 �� Cabrera under the Pennsyl�� Minors Act C.P. July Term, �� 1407-785 �� PROPERTY Mathew McCabe C.P. March Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-786 �� Ft; row b/gar 2sty masonry �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-787 �� Parker and Joseph Parker,

aka Joseph Parker, Jr. C.P. �� berg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-788 �� PROPERTY Joshua C. Felzer, Jason Zeisler C.P. November Term, 2009 No. �� 1407-789 �� Ft; row b/gar 2sty masonry �� viving heirs of Susan Emma �� deceased mortgagor and �� Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, ��viving heir of Susan Emma �� and real owner and Wendy �� deceased mortgagor and real owner. C.P. April Term, 2013 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-790 �� res condo 2sty masonry �� for the Eastern Distric of Pennsylvania and Clarice �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-791 �� row b/gar 2sty masonry �� C.P. February Term, 2012 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-792 4220 Claridge Street 19124 33rd wd. 1136 Sq Ft; row b/gar 2sty masonry �� son aka Yolanda Hayden C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-793 1307 North Frazier Street �� Ft; semi det 2sty masonry ��

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�� and real owner and Shirley Miller, only known surviv�� deceased mortgagor and real owner C.P. September Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-794 3921 Fairmount Avenue �� Ft; row 3 sty masonry �� Jones, only known surviving �� deceased mortgagor and real owner and unknown surviv�� deceased mortgagor and real owner C.P. July Term, 2009 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-795 �� row b/gar 2sty masonry �� Tausendfreundt and Catherine Tausendfreundt C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-796 �� Ft; row 2sty masonry �� Jr, administrator of the estate �� deceased mortgagor and real owner C.P. November Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-797 �� conv/apt 2sty masonry �� known surviving heir of Janice Rose, deceased mortgagor and Real owner and all unkown surviving heirs of Janice Rose, deceased mortgagor and real owner C.P. October Term, 2012 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-798 �� det w/gar 2sty masonry �� and Seth Primosch C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-799 �� s/d conv apt 2sty masonry �� C.P. September Term, 2013

��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1407-800 �� and Market Condominium 1st �� PROVEMENTS: 12-STORY �� 1407-801 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1407-802 �� wea C.P. September Term, �� 1407-803 �� sho Watson C.P. July Term, �� 1407-804 323 South 46th Street 19143�� PROPERTY James Martin C.P. March Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-805 �� ley, in her capacity as adminstratrix and heir of the estate �� heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Troy Q. Harley, deceased. C.P. November Term, 2012 No. 02607 $130,910.09 �� 1407-806 �� wd. 1299.11 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Shanee Mitchell C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1407-807 �� 19120 42nd wd. 910 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Christopher

�� 1407-808 3900 Ford Road, Apartment �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI��known heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Dic McClarin, deceased C.P. September Term, �� 1407-809 4741 North Mascher Street aka 4741 Mascher Street �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Term, 2013 No. 02626 �� 1407-810 �� heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under �� November Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-811 �� Sq Ft; improvement area �� 00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� M. Tram C.P. February Term, �� 1407-812 639 Fitzgerald Street �� heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Anthony J. Rongione, IV, deceased. C.P. January Term, �� Caitlin M. Donnelly, Esquire 1407-813 �� Waters C.P. September Term, �� Stern & Eisenberg PC 1407-814 �� C.P. February Term, 2014 �� & Eisenberg PC

1407-815 �� Cirano C.P. July Term, 2013 �� & Eisenberg PC 1407-816 7016 Ogontz Avenue �� & Eisenberg, PC 1407-817 �� PROPERTY Dwain Hatmil C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� J. Osborne 1407-818 2707 West Thompson Street 19121 29th wd. 1143 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Mardella Marshall (mortgagor and real owner) and Marvin Atwell (mortgagor) C.P. April Term, �� 1407-819 �� 41st wd. 14’ frontage x �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� Yischor D. Friedman C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-820 260 Wilton Street aka 260 N. Wilton Street 19139 44th wd. �� PROPERTY John Clements C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� 1407-821 �� 19149 62nd wd. irregular �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 01773 $30,296.71 Richard M. �� 1407-822 �� Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: NONE Michael Frost C.P. August �� Snow, Esquire 1407-823 �� PROPERTY Moshe Howze C.P. February Term, 2012 No. ��

1407-824 �� PROPERTY Tricia S. Quartey C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� 1407-825 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� A. Johnson C.P. March Term, �� 1407-826 �� PROPERTY Sabrina Thigpen, Julius W. Thigpen C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01613 $234,166.02 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1407-827 �� C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 02636 $227,666.91 Phelan �� 1407-828 4313 Waln Street 191244010 23rd wd. 1339.41 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY John Prior C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 04276 �� 1407-829 �� PROPERTY Vivian WhiteSullivan C.P. February Term, �� 1407-830 �� PROPERTY Vicente M. Solorzano aka Vincente Solorzano, Vinny Isaias Solorzano aka Vinny Solorzano C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 00022 �� 1407-831 1929 West Westmoreland �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� 1407-832 1013 South Frazier Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� Velasquez, Albert Mendez C.P. �� Hallinan, ��

1407-833 3324 Hartel Avenue 19136�� aka Nikkia Muff aka Nikkia �� 1407-834 121 Pheasant Hill Drive �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Zakkout, Shereen Zakkout C.P. May Term, 2010 No. �� 1407-835 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Whitehead, in his capacity as heir of Alan Whitehead, �� successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Alan Whitehead, deceased. C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-836 �� 23rd wd. 1923.2 Sq Ft �� Menlendez C.P. June Term, �� 1407-837 �� PROPERTY Donell Cooper C.P. October Term, 2012 No. �� 1407-838 �� PROPERTY Anilus Datilus C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-839 �� Whitmore C.P. July Term, �� 1407-840 �� PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Mccusker, III C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 00991 $110,191.13 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1407-841 �� -

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�� PROPERTY James A. �� November Term, 2013 No. 02261 $133,632.46 Phelan �� 1407-842 6644 Ogontz Avenue 191262636 10th wd. 1696 Sq Ft �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-843 1624 North Felton �� 34th wd. 1496.37 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Sulaiman Saidu�� 1407-844 127 East Rittenhouse Street 19144-2124 �� rence C.P. October Term, �� 1407-845 9210 Wesleyan Road 19114�� C.P. December Term, 2013 �� 1407-846 �� 49th wd. 1390.04 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Christine Adenegan C.P. January Term, �� 1407-847 �� PROPERTY Pamela A.

Stewart aka Pamela Stewart, Frank A. Stewart, IV aka Frank Stewart, IV C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 02293 �� 1407-848A 1307 Cottman Av�� to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: STR/OFF + APTS 2STY MASONRY Melvyn Schwartz and Howard Schwartz C.P. October Term, �� Stapleton Fires & Newby, �� Esq. 1407-848B 1309 Cottman Av�� to Mortgage IMPROVE�� MASONRY Melvyn Schwartz and Howard Schwartz C.P. October Term, 2012 No. �� neth M. Portner, Esq. 1407-849 �� 1919 10th wd. 1469.7 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Alexis E. Mandy, Seneca R. Crawley, in her capacity as adminstratrix and �� Capacity as heir of the estate �� Crawley, Senmir Crawley, in his capacity as heir of the �� Crawley, in her capacity as �� assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest ��

��ceased. C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 01670 $71,221.30 �� 1407-850 �� Together with an undivided �� the common elements. �� assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Helen Rubinstein, deceased. C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-851 �� IMPROVEMENTS: �� Cheryl E. Yates, co-executor and devisee of the estate of Elizaeth M. Thompson, aka Elizabeth Thompson. Debo�� and devisee of the estate of Elizaeth M. Thompson, aka Elizabeth Thompson. �� devisee of the estate of Elizabeth M. Thompson, aka Elizabeth Thompson. �� the estate of Elizabeth M. Thompson, aka Elizabeth �� 1407-852 �� 4317 33rd wd. 1300 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Julio Cesar Rodriguez C.P. January Term, �� 1407-853 �� 1620 21st wd. 2006.99 Sq Ft

�� PROPERTY William Maloney aka William Maloney, III C.P. February Term, 2010 �� 1407-854 �� PROPERTY Vasyl Fedelesh aka Vasiliy Fedelesh C.P. �� 1407-855 �� 1332 61st wd. 2322 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Samir Hickson C.P. August Term, 2007 No. �� 1407-856 �� 1112 40th wd. 2711.7 Sq Ft �� PROPERTY Denise Hawkins C.P. September Term, 2012 �� 1407-857 6043 North Front Street 19120-2010 61st wd. 1943.62 ��PROVEMENTS: RESIDEN�� Mccoy, Jr aka Harold Mccoy C.P. December Term, 2013 �� 1407-858 1417 South Etting Street �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Niang C.P. January Term, �� 1407-859 3249 Jasper Street 19134��

�� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-860 �� C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1407-861 �� PROPERTY Dennis Carter C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02399 �� 1407-862 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Duldulao C.P. January Term, �� 1407-863 �� PROPERTY Doreth Maxwell, Marsha Anson C.P. May Term, �� 1407-864 �� IMPROVEMENTS: RESI�� Duldulao C.P. January Term, �� 1407-865 4113 Apple Street 191271702 21st wd. 1192.03 Sq Ft �� Term, 2010 No. 00332 ��

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Philly native goes from stand-up stage to big screen By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor

In the sweet and snarky comedy “Obvious Child,” opening June 20 at the Ritz, comedian Jenny Slate plays Donna Stern, a stand-up comic who gets dumped by her boyfriend, loses her job and — a few weeks after a night with Max (Jake Lacy) — finds herself with child. As Donna decides to get an abortion, she confronts her situation

with humor and heart. She also relies on the support of her parents (played by Richard Kind and Polly Draper), as well as her roommate Nellie (Gaby Hoffman) and her gay best friend Joey (Gabe Liedman). The openly gay Liedman, who hails from Center City, chatted with PGN about “Obvious Child,” stand-up comedy and more. PGN: How did growing up in Philly shape your sense of humor? GL: I grew up in Center City and was always kind of a streetwise kid. My school bus used to go down Pine Street, and I’d pass by Giovanni’s Room through the Gayborhood, which made me aware of cool, hip gay guys and what I wanted to be. It made me who I am. PGN: Are you a cool, hip gay guy? GL: I think. If not, I’m doing everything wrong. I’m trying my best to be one. PGN: “Obvious Child” tackles the tricky topic of abortion with humor. So, to quote John Waters, “Do you wish you were a girl just so you could get an abortion?”

GL: OMG! [Laughs] I wish I was a girl for a lot of reasons — they make better clothes for girls. Socially, I’m always with girls. I would not want to be a woman “just” to have an abortion. PGN: The film has you doing stand-up comedy. Is this your métier? GL: Yes ... What does métier mean? PGN: Something you are good at. GL: Stand-up is my raw art form. It is when I’m at my most artistic. Writing is when I am at my most professional. “Obvious Child” is my first acting job. I would be a fraud if I called myself an actor. PGN: How or why do you draw on your life for your humor? Is it cathartic? GL: It is like getting naked in public. I tell stories in my standup routine that I would be shy to tell to friends or in a dinner party. It’s like Jenny [Slate] in the movie. The best stand-up is spilling your guts. My jokes are totally confessional and deeper, darker stories that I could tell 100 people at one time in the dark that I would not tell in a better-lit room to just one person. I’m shy and quiet off stage. On stage, I scream and talk about fucking and shitting. Stage gives me the excuse I need to be more of an animal.

PGN: Do you gravitate towards vulgar humor like Donna does in “Obvious Child”? GL: Yes, I do. I think that a lot of people think vulgar humor is just for shock, but that’s how I think and talk — in explicit, disgusting, curse-filled rants. When I taped my stand-up special, Comedy Central sent me a list of what I can’t say that would earn me a bleep. I thought I’d say “fuck” and have a few bleeps, but I said “fuck” every time I meant “um,” as a rhythmic placeholder. I have more bleeps in a half-hour than any other special. It’s how I fucking talk. I won’t ever change it. I grew up in a household where my mom and dad were extreme pottymouths. PGN: Donna has an especially bad night doing stand-up. What is the worst comedy you’ve ever seen or had? GL: Oh, my God! I’ve seen a lot of really bad stand-up [laughs]. The worst night I ever had — everyone bombs. That’s part of the cycle. The worst was a couple months ago. I’d not done it for a while and thought I wrote a good new joke and I got booked on a show and I was [glad]. But I didn’t write the joke down and I got up there to do my joke and it was a total nightmare. I forgot the joke and was rusty and I tried to dig my way out of the moment, and instead of telling my joke, I told a sad story that bummed everyone out badly. It was clear that I used to do this, PAGE 26

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and I could have dug my way out, but I was out of practice, no one laughed and I was making people sad. PGN: You play the gay best friend in “Obvious Child.” How are you supportive of your friends when they fail epically, or make tough or even bad decisions? GL: I’m a good friend. My friends see me as someone they can confide in. I’m too supportive. I would never say, “We need to talk” at an intervention for alcohol. I’d say, “She loves her drink! Let’s let her keep it.” PGN: There’s a scene in the film where Donna, Joey and Nellie are discussing Donna’s options about being pregnant, and both Donna and Joey joke as a way of masking their insecurities. What about using humor as a defense or coping mechanism? GL: Humor provides a way to cope with being a weird, fringy outsider. I grew up fat and weird, in addition to growing up gay. My family has a gallows-humor approach to how life is. I had laughter at home before I took it public. But between my parents, my siblings and me, I’d be at the bottom of who is the funniest. My older brother was the funny one growing up. PGN: In Joey’s stand-up routine in “Obvious Child,” he jokes about dating and men. What experiences with dating and men can you discuss? GL: I am single and dating. I’m going on a lot of first dates. When I was younger, it was a lot more exciting. You’d get drunker, and you’d have a weird story if it went badly. But now I’m in my 30s, and everyone is so responsible and polite and it’s so fucking boring. I go on multiple first dates a month, and I can’t stand it. I’m a big online dater and on every app, and I’m looking for a fucking husband already. No one has ever set me up. If you want to be the first, go for it! PGN: Donna is told her creative energy comes from her lowest point in life. Do you feel that to be the case in your career? GL: The first five years of my comedy career were extended low points of every other aspect of my life. I was forged in the fire of being hungry. I was bored and angry and poor and lonely. And now I am none of those things, and my stand-up bums people out.

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PGN: You are currently a writer for “Brooklyn NineNine” on Fox. What plans do you have for the future? GL: I am psyched this visibility is happening. I’m still grateful. I watched sitcoms, not stand-up, growing up. It’s how my comedy brain works. That I am in Hollywood and writing a critically acclaimed sitcom is ... Holy shit! I can’t believe it. I’m writing some movies, and if more people like Gillian [Robespierre, the director of “Obvious Child”] want to give me parts, I’m not going to say no. I am open to what the future will be. I could not have predicted what has happened so far. ■

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Jess Choi: Marching to the beat of her own drum Pressed to name some female drummers, I could only think of two off the top of my head: Sheila E. and the late Karen Carpenter, known more for her sublime vocals than heavy beats. (I bet you didn’t even know she was a drummer! Google “Karen Carpenter/kick-ass drummer” and check her out.) This week’s profile, Jess Choi, hopes to change that. A contestant on “Hit Like a Girl” and contributor to Tom Tom magazine, Choi enjoys breaking boundaries and challenging stereotypes. PGN: My first question is, did you have a “Go Kickapoo!” T-shirt? JC: [Laughs] I actually did! It’s probably somewhere in the abyss of my closet. PGN: So what was it like going to Kickapoo High in Springfield, Mo.? JC: Well, Kickapoo High is mostly known for having Brad Pitt as an alumnus. I can relate to him because we both grew up in the middle of nowhere. It was in the heart of the Bible Belt, a very typical conservative Midwestern part of the country. I didn’t have any problems, though; people were very nice and as a teenager I had my group of friends and all was well. PGN: I can relate to him because we both lust after Angelina. JC: Oh yes, I love her too! PGN: Was there much of an Asian community there? JC: Not really. I grew up in a predominantly Caucasian area. I think I was one out of perhaps five or six Asians in my high school. PGN: Tell me about your family. JC: I’m the eldest and I have a younger brother who is 18. We all still live together with my grandmother who is 97 years old. My dad’s a preacher, and my mom’s an accountant. My grandmother has dementia so we all help take care of her. PGN: [Laughs] They say that the wildest kids are usually the children of preachers and pastors. JC: Yes, I’ve heard that rumor too! I have my days, but I think I turned out all right. PGN: What kind of kid were you growing up? JC: I was quite shy as a young child and fairly studious. I enjoyed sports too. I took taekwondo from the age of 9 until about 16 or 17. It was a huge part of my life during that time. My dad actually considered sending me to Korea to train for the Olympics but my mother was opposed to it.

PGN: Oh no! Why? I love the Olympics. I’m a junkie, I still have about 20 hours of the Winter Olympics on my DVR. I love the whole global spirit of the thing. JC: I understand, I do too. Do you remember Marion Jones from the Summer Olympics in Australia? I was so intrigued by her! The fact that she competed in five different events was amazing. PGN: Of course I remember her. [Laughs.] I was ready to hop on a plane to go console her when she got into trouble in 2007. JC: I totally get that! That was my reaction too. PGN: My other favorite from the Sydney games was Cathy Freeman, the Aboriginal runner. BC: Yes! I remember her. Didn’t she carry the torch? That brings back old memories. PGN: Yeah. I just saw a program on the foundation she created to help indigenous people. JC: That’s great. I’ll have to look her up.

PGN: Was it difficult growing up in a religious setting as you began to realize your sexuality? JC: Absolutely. It didn’t last long but I went through a whole identity crisis my freshman year of college at Drexel University. Everything I’d been taught to believe went against everything I felt. I was very conflicted but fortunately it didn’t take long for me to get it together. I learned to embrace who I was without trying to “fix” myself. It was confusing and lonely because there wasn’t anyone I could turn to. I wallowed for a year and then I was fine. PGN: How did it go over with your mother? JC: It was OK, which was more than I could ask for. I truly believed that they would disown me. Between the religious aspect on the left side and the conservative Asian aspect on the right side, it was definitely something that was taboo.

PGN: What was your most memorable sports moment, good or bad? JC: In middle school, I was extremely into track and field — inspired by Marion Jones. I even did a whole presentation on her, that’s how obsessed I was! So I started running hurdles and trained intensively for them. Unfortunately at my first meet I landed funny going over a hurdle and sprained my ankle. It was disappointing because my coach had trained me specifically for the hurdles and I didn’t make it past that first meet.

PGN: [Laughs.] So coming from a religious traditional Korean family, which was harder to say: “Mom, I’m gay” or “Mom, I want to be a drummer”? JC: Well, I just came out to my mother last year and I haven’t come out to my dad yet. Keyword, “yet.” So I guess coming out as gay was/is harder.

PGN: What is “Hit Like a Girl”? JC: That’s a drum competition for women sponsored by the magazine Tom Tom. It’s the only female-oriented drum magazine in the entire world. I submitted a video for the contest and I’ve also collaborated with them, creating online drum lessons. PGN: I read that you were discouraged from drumming because you were too petite. Which begs the question, Does size matter? JC: Um, it’s very subjective. The drums are obviously the most physical instrument and there is a stereotype that female drummers don’t drum as — I don’t want to say aggressively — but as physically as male drummers. But I’m a very physical person. I enjoy keeping fit and I honestly believe it all comes down to practice and grit and passion.

PGN: How did you get into drumming? JC: I grew up in the religious community and ever since my preteens I’d always gravitated towards the drummers at church. I liked watching them play and lead the worship or praise teams. I’d be fixated on them, not just rhythmically or acoustically but aesthetically as well. PGN: Did you play any other instruments? JC: Yes, I was forced to play the piano from the age of 7 or so until high school. I didn’t mind playing the piano so much, I just hated practicing. I didn’t want to put in the time doing scales and all those technical things.

PGN: At least that gave you a chance to play in public. JC: That’s true. It helped me work on my stage fright. In high school, I did play here and there with some friends but never really took it seriously until my early 20s. I came across an online teacher named Mike Johnston. I randomly found his YouTube videos and he really inspired me. I had a chance to attend a drum camp that he was teaching in California and I fell in love again with the instrument, so much that I started dedicating myself, almost to an obsessive degree. For a whole year I did nothing but play drums, focusing on my craft. After that I joined a band called Flashwing and did some recording with them but probably the biggest band I’ve played with was Panic Year. They were a pretty well-known indie band in Philadelphia.

PGN: What denomination was your church? JC: Presbyterian. And we were with one of the more conservative branches. We don’t, for example, allow women to become deacons or ministers. There can be women youth-group pastors but they can’t have any main leadership roles. PGN: So back to your drumming, did you start out with a band? JC: No, I didn’t have my own drum kit, so I played exclusively with the church.

PGN: What are some other obstacles that women face? JC: Visibility. When I first started playing I did not see many female drummers and, as they say, You can’t be what you can’t see. When I later found girl drummers, I still didn’t see many female educators, which perplexed me. I think most women gravitated toward performance and not so much towards teaching. I’m hoping to fill that void a little. PAGE 30

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PGN: Tell me about your Drum Shed videos. JC: They are very short — about 15 seconds — drumming lessons on Instagram and Facebook. There are a ton of how-to drum lessons on YouTube, but in this day and age of limited attention span I like to keep it short and make it something that anyone can do, from beginners to advanced drummers.

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mean I do have an interest in it but it was definitely something I felt obligated to do, so I’m going to Boston to get my graduate degree. PGN: I forgot to ask, are you single or partnered? JC: I have a partner, Astrid, and she lives in London where she attends the City University. She’s coming here in August and I can’t wait to see her.

PGN: As a teacher, do you ever get someone who just has no sense of rhythm? JC: Well, some people have more of an inclination towards it than others but I am a firm believer that, as with any craft, it’s a journey. Regardless of age or skill level, we are all going from point A to point B. It’s funny: They say that Asian people are good at math, but I suck at it. Counting beats is the closest I get; rhythm is all math.

PGN: How did you meet? JC: Through Instagram actually! She started stalking my posts. I don’t usually reply to people when they make comments but for some reason with her I did and things escalated from there. I visited her in March and all went well.

PGN: Being a drummer probably crossed a few lines in the family expectations. JC: Perhaps, but I also toe the family line. I was instilled with a strong sense of familial duty. My parents have always wanted me to pursue a professional career so this fall I’m going to law school. I

PGN: You’re getting around! I understand you just got back from Korea. JC: Yes, it was really nice. I got to attend Seoul Pride and I didn’t even know they had a Pride day there. I’d always been under the impression that Koreans ... had certain things that they did not do against

PGN: So she wasn’t a 40-year-old plumber? JC: [Laughs.] Nope, thankfully not a hologram or a 40-year-old man.

the social/cultural norms. But the turnout was incredible, even with the Christian protesters who tried to stop the parade. All the events were held as planned and everyone had a great time.

for myself was Avril Lavigne. That’s really depressing!

PGN: I was in Seoul for a women’s film festival — I was part of the queer film section that they had — and I loved it. The lesbian bar there was one of the best I’ve ever been to. JC: Oh wow. I didn’t really get to go anywhere. Maybe next time.

PGN: What superhero would you want to be? JC: I’m going to be really gay here ... Xena, the Warrior Princess.

PGN: What’s something fun about your grandmother? JC: She’s the one who initially encouraged me to drum. PGN: Who was your best friend as a kid? JC: I lived in Chicago for a while when I was 9 and my best friend was a girl named Ebony who lived across the street. We would always ride our bikes to the park and play basketball together. PGN: What was the first CD you ever bought? JC: I wasn’t exposed to too many musical genres other than gospel when I was a kid. I had a very boring musical childhood. I think the first CD I ever bought

PGN: “Star Trek” or “Star Wars”? JC: “Star Wars.”

PGN: Ever have any paranormal experiences? JC: I have. I was sleeping over at a friend’s house in Lansdale. She told me that the house was haunted by an old grandpa who used to live there and died in the house. I didn’t believe her at first, I thought it was all baloney, until one night when her door opened on its own and the hallway light came on. All through the night, I kept hearing tapping noises on the wall. I don’t know how but I managed to stay there overnight. PGN: When people look at me they would never guess that I ... JC: Am gay. I always get, “I just thought you were some funky Asian girl.” ■ To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol.com.

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much confined by society’s ideas of what gender expression should be or just repression of different kinds; women, people of different gender identities, asexuals, poly people. There’s still a lot that is not OK to talk about. I wanted to use the genre as a way of putting it out there.” “That’s just a jumping-off point,” Fairley added about the turn-of-the-century theme. “It’s really eclectic in terms of the sources we’re drawing from. We’re drawing from the 1930 edition of Emily Post’s etiquette and newspaper articles from the same year that was about dating advice for women. It comes up all the way to the present day. It doesn‘t necessarily start at one point. It’s not a history lesson. We acknowledge there is an anachronistic element. We’re not going for historical accuracy so much as looking at the theme that ties it together, which are

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Black Star Riders: The New Thin Lizzy The rock group performs 8 p.m. at TLA, 334 South St.; 215-922-1011. Diana Ross The iconic R&B/ pop singer performs 8 p.m. at Caesars Atlantic City, 2100 Pacific Ave.; 609343-2535. Live The rock group performs 8 p.m. at Revel’s Ovation Hall, 500 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 855-3480500. Dracula’s Ball The gothic music and dance event, 9 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Rasputin’s Room: One-Year Anniversary Lil’ Steph presents a burlesque show 9 p.m.-midnight at Ruba Club-Studios, 416 Green St.; 215627-9831. Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me The drama film is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223.

Sat. 06/21 Jaws The adventure-horror blockbuster is screened 4 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. Backstreet Boys and Avril Lavigne The boy band and

the pop singer perform 7:30 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-3651300. Summerland Tour Nineties rock bands Everclear, Soul Asylum, Eve 6 and Spacehog perform 7:30 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000. Beth Hart Band The rock band performs 8 p.m. at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215232-2100. Who’s Next The Who cover band performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808.

Sun. 06/22 MANNA’s Guac Off Fans of the tasty green condiment get to see which is the best, 1-4 p.m. at Sonesta Hotel, 1800 Market St.; www.mannapa.org/ guacoff/. Easy Rider The cult-classic film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-0223. Journey, Steve Miller Band and Tower of Power The rock bands perform 6:45 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856365-1300.

‘BOYS’ TO MEN: Late 1990s boyband superstars The Backstreet Boys come to town to make girls (maybe a few boys) and their mothers scream, 7:30 p.m. June 21 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 856365-1300.

Mon. 06/23 Free Quizzo and Board Game Night Roll the dice, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Say Anything The ’80s romantic comedy is screened 7:30 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1894, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808. Lipstick Mondays A weekly drag show featuring a changing roster of queens takes the stage 9 p.m. at The Raven, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 215-8622081.

Tue. 06/24 Peter Frampton and The Doobie Brothers The rockers perform 7 p.m. at Tower Theatre, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby; 610-3522887. Philadelphia Moth Story Slam Spoken-word artists perform 7:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Ben Folds Orchestral Experience The rock pianist

performs with the Philadelphia Orchestra 8 p.m. at the Mann Center for Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 215-5467900. Black Flag The punk-rock band performs 8 p.m. at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100.

Wed. 06/25 4W5 Blues Jam Local musicians get down, 7 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400.

Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-545-4511.

Fri. 06/27 Fallout Boy and Paramour The rock bands perform 7 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-3651300. Hip Hop for Philly Concert Featuring Wale Philadelphia FIGHT and

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia present a free concert featuring the Grammy-nominated and charttopping hip-hop artist 7-11 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888. Avril Lavigne The pop singer performs 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. ■

Diana Ross The R&B/pop/ dance diva performs 8 p.m. at the Mann Center for Performing Arts, West Fairmount Park, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 800-7453000.

Thu. 06/26 The Burlesque Show The naughty fun begins 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Bob and Barbara’s Drag Show The outrageousness begins 11 p.m. at

PUNK ROCK PRINCESS: Canadian rock spitﬁre Avril Lavigne hits the area twice this week, opening for the Backstreet Boys June 21 in Philly and headlining her own show 8 p.m. June 27 at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609-3171000.

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Opening Natalie Douglas The cabaret singer performs June 2122 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027. Lainie Kazan The Tony- and Golden Globe-nominated actor and singer performs June 27-28 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027. Tim Meadows The comedian seen on “Saturday Night Live” performs June 26-28 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215496-9001.

Continuing Artificial Light: Flash Photography in the 20th Century Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of diverse examples of flash photography, which gained wide-

How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying The Walnut Street Theatre presents the Pulitzer Prize-winning musical about a lowly window washer climbing the corporate ladder through July 13, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550.

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I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change The Walnut Street Theatre presents the hilarious revue about love and relationships through June 29 at Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-5743550. Patrick Kelly: Runway of Love Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition highlighting the works of the famed fashion designer through Nov. 30, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Picasso Prints: Myths, Minotaurs and Muses Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of Pablo Picasso’s response to the world of classical antiquity in nearly 50 prints from four critical decades of his career through Aug.

ROCK ’N’ ROLL CLASSICS: Journey (pictured), Steve Miller Band and Tower of Power team up for an evening of classic rock 6:45 p.m. June 22 at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 856-365-1300.

spread use in the 1920s with the invention of the mass-produced flashbulb, through Aug. 3, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

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3, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. That’s So Gay: Outing Early America The Library Company of Philadelphia presents the exhibition exploring gay culture through Oct. 17, 1314 Locust St.; 215-546-3181.

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AN ENDURING DIVA: Acclaimed actor and singer Lainie Kazan takes the audience through her ﬁvedecades-long career when she performs June 27-28 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope. For more information or tickets, call 888596-1027.

Where Children Sleep The James A. Michener Art Museum hosts an exhibition of photographs by James Mollison through June 29, 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown; 215-3409800.

Closing Bobby Lee The comedian seen on “Chelsea Lately” performs through June 21 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001. Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat Arden Theatre Company presents the classic children’s story through June 22, 40 N. Second St.; 215-922-1122. Evita The classic award-winning musical about the life of Eva Peron through June 22 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-8931999. Ritu Comes Home InterAct Theatre Company presents the story of a couple who unexpectedly has a third-world child they sponsored show up to live with them through June 22, 2030 Sansom St.; 215-5688077. ■

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UPCOMING EVENTS MOVEMENTS FOR CHANGE TUESDAY, JUNE 24 • 12 – 2:30 p.m. Friends Center • 1501 Cherry Street HIP HOP FOR PHILLY FEATURING WALE ON NATIONAL HIV TESTING DAY FRIDAY, JUNE 27 Go to www.ﬁght.org/hiphop for more information COMMUNITY COOKOUT SATURDAY, JUNE 28 • 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. Fairmount Park, Area #2 33rd Street & Cecil B. Moore Avenue GOSPEL CONCERT FEATURING MARVIN SAPP SUNDAY, JUNE 29 • 5 – 8 p.m. Mt. Airy Church of God in Christ 6401 Ogontz Avenue ALL EVENTS ARE FREE: Register online at www.aidseducationmonth.org or call 215.985.4448 x 200

Do you find that when you travel to New York City, you go to familiar places and do the same old thing? I visit the Big Apple several times a month for business, and I realized that it is time to break away from my familiar routines and try new things in one of the world’s greatest cities. Just in time for New York City Pride (June 29), NYC & Company and ManAboutWorld wrote what might be the best New York City trip-planning guide. And better yet, it’s available for free this month at NYCGo. com. The New York-based ManAboutWorld is a global authority on travel and is available as an iPad subscription magazine. Planning a trip to the city can be overwhelming, but I took to the ManAboutWorld guide to get new ideas and the up-to-the-minute recommendations for where to stay, eat, play and meet, as well as what to see and do. The free guide to New York also lets you experience the Big Apple your way, with whatever slice of the city you want: hipster, cultural, trendy or classic. So break away and try something new. I did! Back to Broadway It is the iconic New York City tourist experience but Broadway is always changing. So I took friend and R Family Vacations co-founder Gregg Kaminsky to Broadway to see “Rocky.” Yes, we all know the story, or at least you think you remember the entire story. I have to admit, I needed a refresher. The show is a knockout and worth every penny. Philadelphians will be very proud to see their hometown hero take to the stage and, when you hear “Eye of the Tiger” and see Rocky Balboa run up the mock Art Museum steps, you almost have to stop yourself from yelling out, “Yo!” Playing at the Winter Garden Theater (1634 Broadway), “Rocky” is a hot ticket, especially after this month’s Tony Award win and great reviews. It is smart to book early on Ticketmaster and be sure to pick your seats wisely. Insider’s tip: Book back orchestra or side orchestra seats. I can’t tell you why but you will see at the incredible climax in the second act. For more information, visit www.rockybroadway.com. There are plenty of other terrific Broadway shows to choose from, including “Jersey Boys” and “Cinderella” and off –Broadway hits like “Naked Boys Singing.”

Stay somewhere new To really experience a “new” New York, book a hotel in a different part of town. This time, I skipped the OUT NYC and choose The Quin, a new, not-tobe-missed hotel located just two blocks from Central Park, at 57th Street and

THE QUIN Sixth Avenue. The hotel is a sanctuary in the city where incredible service reigns supreme. As more hotels claim “luxury,” it is exceptional service that defines luxury travel today — and The Quin delivers. Almost everything is different about The Quin. No regular hotel concierge here but rather your own personal attaché — dedicated lifestyle curators empowered to offer special insider access. Each attaché is an expert in everything from fashion to culture, with access to exclusive privileges. Prior to arrival, your assigned attaché will gather information to curate an itinerary tailored to you and can do anything from arrange a private tour of Metropolitan Museum of Art’s new “PUNK: Chaos to Couture Exhibit” or coordinate a private, after-hours trunk show at Bergdorf Goodman. In our theme of doing something different, splurge and book The Quin’s Shakespeare in New York experience package through Aug. 17. The Experience includes a three-night stay in a premier suite, two reserved seats at a performance of “Much Ado About Nothing” or “King Lear” and a complimentary Arden edition of the play to take home. Prices are $1,000 per night. Or try The Quin’s Petrossian Picnic in Central Park Experience — a two-night stay and high-end picnic foods in Central Park. Grab a bottle of wine! ■ Jeff Guaracino is the author of Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing.

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12-step programs and support groups Al-Anon ■

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

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) ■ Acceptance meets 7:30 p.m. Fridays and

Mondays at Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church, 22nd and Spruce streets. ■ Community meets 8 p.m. Thursdays at Holy Communion Church, 2111 Sansom St. Gay and lesbian, but all are welcome. ■ GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Sundays and 8 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 100 W. Windsor St., Reading; 610-374-7914. ■ Living Sober meets 8:30 p.m. Saturdays at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220. ■ No Other Way Out meets 11 a.m. Sundays at William Way. ■ Night Owl meets 11:30 p.m. daily at the William Way. ■ Sober and Gay meets 8:30 p.m. SundayFriday at William Way. ■ Young People’s AA meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Mark’s Church, 1625 Locust St.; 215-735-1416.

Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA) ■ Meets 7 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

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

0652 ext. 235. Wednesdays: ■ Project Teach, a peer-education and empowerment program for people living with HIV/AIDS, meets 3-5 p.m. at Philadelphia FIGHT, 1233 Locust St.; ﬁght. org. Thursdays: ■ A support group for HIV-positive men and women meets 6-8 p.m. at BEBASHI: Transition to Hope; 215-769-3561. ■ Diversity, an HIV/AIDS support group for those infected or affected, meets from 7-9 p.m. at Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55 N. Broad St.; 215-848-4380, azaklad@craftech.com. Saturdays: ■ AIDS Delaware’s You’re Not Alone youth support group meets during the school year at varying times and locations; 800-8106776.

Debtors Anonymous ■ Meets 7-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday at the

William Way Center.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA) ■ Open meetings 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 7 p.m.

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

S.A.R.A. ■ Substance Abuse – Risk Assessment, day

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

Mental-Health Support ■ Pink and Blues, a free peer-run mental-

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

HIV/AIDS Mondays: ■ Positive Brothers, a self-help, support and empowerment group for sexual-minority men of color with HIV/AIDS meets 6-8 p.m. at 1207 Chestnut St., third floor; 215-851-1975. Tuesdays: ■ A support group for HIV-positive men and women meets 1:30-3 p.m. at BEBASHI: Transition to Hope, 1217 Spring Garden St., first floor; 215-769-3561; bebashi.org. ■ Encuentros, a group for HIV-negative Latino men who have sex with men, meets 6 p.m. the first and third Tuesday of the month at 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-3382. ■ Feast Incarnate, a weekly ministry for people affected by HIV/AIDS, meets 5 p.m. at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-387-2885. ■ A support group for people recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS meets 6:30-8 p.m. at Mazzoni Center, 21 S. 12th St.; 215-563-

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous ■ Meets 7:30 p.m.Thursdays at All Saints

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

Health Alder Health Services provides LGBT health services on a sliding-fee scale; 100 N. Cameron St., Ste. 301 East, Harrisburg; 717233-7190 or 800-867-1550; www.alderhealth. org. Congreso de Latinos Unidos provides anonymous, free HIV testing with Spanish/English counselors, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 3439 N. Hutchinson St.; 215-763-8870 ext. 6000. HIV treatment: Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents available 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1803. HIV health insurance help: Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing available at 13-19 MacDade Blvd., Suite 109, Collingdale, N.J., no appointment needed; 610-586-9077. Philadelphia FIGHT provides HIV primary care, on-site lab services, clinical trials, case management, mental-health services and support groups for people living with HIV regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, 1233 Locust St., fifth floor; 215-985-4448, www. fight.org.

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Community Bulletin Board Community centers

■ The Attic Youth Center 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331; atticyouthcenter.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Groups meet and activities are held 4-7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and 48:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available MondayFriday. See the Youth section for more events.

■ 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. Monday through Thursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088 ■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: 215-587-9377 ■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221 ■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851 ■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 ■ The COLOURS Organization Inc.: 215-496-0330 ■ District Attorney LGBT Liaison: Helen “Nellie” Fitzpatrick, 215-686-

■ Rainbow Room — Bucks County’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning and Allies Youth Center 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays: Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 ext. 9065 rainbowroom@ppbucks.org. ■ William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220; www.waygay.org. Hours: 9 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Friday, 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Peer counseling: 6-9 p.m. Monday through Friday Library hours: noon-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; noon-3 p.m. and 6-9 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday. Volunteers: New Orientation: First Wednesday of the month at 7:30 p.m.

Key numbers 9980, helen.fitzpatrick@phila.gov ■ Equality Pennsylvania: 215731-1447; www.equalitypa.org ■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378 ■ LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK ■ Mayor’s Director of LGBT Affairs: Gloria Casarez, 215-6862194; Gloria.Casarez@phila.gov; Fax: 215-686-2555

■ Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations: 215-686-4670 ■ Philadelphia Lesbian and Gay Task Force: 1-877-pride-2000 ■ 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

■ Mazzoni Center: 215-563-0652; Legal Services: 215-563-0657, 866-LGBT-LAW; Family & Community Medicine: 215-563-0658

■ SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-9209537

■ Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833

■ Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207 (staffed 3-6 p.m. Wednesdays and 6-9 p.m. Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays)

Health

Anonymous, free, conﬁdential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 216 W. Somerset St.; 215763-8870. ActionAIDS Provides a range of programs for people affected by HIV/AIDS, including case management, prevention, testing and education services at 1216 Arch St.; 215-981-0088; www.actionaids.org. AIDS Services In Asian Communities Provides HIV-related services to Asians and Pacific Islanders at 1711 S. Broad St.; 215-629-2300; www.asiac.org. Gay and Lesbian Latino AIDS Education Initiative Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through 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 appoint-

■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia GALLOP holds board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; GALLOP also provides a free referral service; 215-627-9090; www.galloplaw. org. ■ Greater Philadelphia Professional Network Networking group for area business professionals, selfemployed and business owners meets monthly in a different location throughout the city, invites speakers on various topics, partners with other nonprofits and maintains a website where everyone is invited to sign up for email notices for activities and

ment) at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1821. HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing available 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077. Mazzoni Center Free, anonymous HIV testing; HIV/AIDS care and treatment, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth floor; 215-563-0652; www.mazzonicenter.org. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronicdisease management, including comprehensive HIV care, 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Washington West Project Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 9 a.m.-noon Friday; 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups events; www.gppn.org; 215-9223377.

■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association The Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and students, meets for social and networking events; www. nlgja.org/philly; philly@nlgja.org.

■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and LGBT-friendly businesses and professionals. Visit www.IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com for information about events, programs and membership; 215-557-0190; 1717 Arch St., Suite 3370.

■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus A regional organization dedicated to promoting gay and lesbian tourism to the Greater Philadelphia region holds meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; P.O. Box 58143, Philadelphia, PA 19102; www. philadelphiagaytourism.com; 215-840-2039.

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