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Sisters building slated for reopening as straight bar

By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com One year after the shuttering of the city’s longest-running lesbian bar, the building is being readied for reopening as a non-LGBT venue. Sisters, at 1320 Chancellor St., abruptly closed down Aug. 12, 2013, after 17 years in business. Longtime owner Mel Heifetz told PGN this week that a new club is expected to open shortly. “It will reopen in a few weeks, totally redone as a straight bar and restaurant, catering to a new clientele,” Heifetz said. “It will welcome gay business, but not be oriented to our community.” Heifetz declined to provide further details about the new venue. Movement for a new club started last fall. Heiftetz sold the property to Lord Chancellor, LLC, for PAGE 2

Benefits dispute resolved at SEPTA By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com A union-management squabble that temporarily prevented SEPTA’s union workers from accessing workplace benefits for their same-sex spouses has been resolved. The region’s public-transit system employs about 9,300 workers. In May, same-sex marriage became sanctioned in Pennsylvania, but SEPTA management said a specific agreement was needed with TWU Local 234 before it could recognize same-sex Photo: Scott A. Drake marriages among its union workers for the purpose of needed.” workplace benefits. SEPTA’s 2,000 non-union workers were That agreement was recently reached, offered the benefits immediately after marsaid SEPTA spokesperson Jerri Williams riage equality went into effect May 20 in this week. Pennsylvania. “Now that we have the blanket approval TWU Local 234 is SEPTA’s largest union, from [TWU], employees can go straight to with about 5,000 members. human resources and fill out the paperwork,” Williams said miscommunication Williams said. “No additional approvals are between the parties contributed to the delay

for marriage recognition. “We’ve always been on the same page,” Williams said. “It was just some miscommunication that caused a bit of a delay.” She said no revision is needed in the language of SEPTA’s 17 labor contracts for management to recognize all same-sex marriages among its workers. “All SEPTA employees with a valid marriage license will be able to receive full benefits for their spouses,” Williams said. SEPTA’s workplace benefits include health-care coverage, pension and death benefits and family-leave/ bereavement-leave privi-

leges. “Benefits will be retroactive for employees who presented their marriage licenses to human resources prior to the resolution of this matter,” Williams added. “For example, if they came in with their license in May, benefits will be retroactive back to June PAGE 7 1, the first of the month

Bridal store under fire after refusing lesbian couple By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com A bridal store in Bloomsburg denied services to a same-sex couple last week. Outrage sparked online after a woman shared a Facebook post saying she and her partner were discriminated against by W-W Bridal Boutique, 601 Market St. in Bloomsburg. According to WBRE-TV, the woman wrote in her post that she had called the bridal boutique to schedule an appointment for her and her fiancée to try on dresses when an employee told her the business did not “service same-sex couples.” Boutique owner Victoria Miller told the station that the shop does not serve same-

sex couples for religious reasons. Bloomsburg Town Council held a meeting Aug. 11 to discuss a potential LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance, stemming from this incident. Several local residents and business owners testified in favor of such a measure. Calls to Bloomsburg Mayor Sandy David were not returned by presstime. C u r r e n t l y, 3 4 m u n i c i p a l i t i e s i n Pennsylvania ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, but Pennsylvania lacks a statewide LGBT nondiscrimination law. Equality Pennsylvania executive director Ted Martin told PGN the bridal-shop incident reflects the need for such a law. “We would hope businesses that are open

to the public would be open to everyone on the same terms,” he said. “It’s about treating others as you would want to be treated.” W-W Bridal Boutique has already seen a strong response, with its Yelp review page filling up with comments from both sides. One reviewer detailed about a past experience with the boutique in which she said employees attached religious pamphlets onto the dress the customer was purchasing. Al Lushcas, an attorney for Miller, told PGN she “sought legal help because of the effort to draft an ordinance in the town of Bloomsburg in regard to this issue. She needed some input with regards to that.” It is unknown whether the same-sex couple will seek legal recourse. ■

“Day in the Life Of” is a monthly feature that tells the unique, day-to-day stories of local LGBT community members. Meet this month’s subject: Police Officer Ciante Bradley PAGE 14

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Appeal filed for Morris records By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com PGN filed an appeal with the state Office of Open Records this week, asking that it direct the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office to release key records in the Nizah Morris case. The paper seeks all dispatch records in the D.A.’s possession pertaining to a vehicle stop initiated by Officer Elizabeth Skala during the early-morning hours of Dec. 22, 2002. Shortly before the vehicle stop, Skala gave Morris a Center City courtesy ride. Minutes after the ride, the transwoman was found with blunt-force trauma to her head. Skala’s unrelated vehicle stop took place near 13th and Market streets, while she was still assigned to handle Morris, who was extremely inebriated. It’s believed that dispatch records for the vehicle stop could help explain why Morris’ initial police-tracking numbers were voided at the 911 call center. Voiding those tracking numbers cleared the way for responding officers to file paperwork that didn’t mention the courtesy ride, or the subsequent assault. Despite repeated questioning by members of the public, local authorities have never explained why the tracking numbers were voided. In June, at the suggestion of a Philadelphia judge, PGN filed a Right-to-Know Law

request with the D.A.’s office for all dispatch records pertaining to Skala’s vehicle stop. The paper also requested an attestation of non-existence signed under penalty of perjury, if the D.A.’s Office were to claim it didn’t have any dispatch records for her vehicle stop. In a July 29 letter, the D.A.’s Office responded that it has a dispatch “report.” But the agency didn’t specify whether the report pertains to Skala’s vehicle stop. The D.A.’s Office didn’t provide the “report,” nor did it supply an attestation under penalty of perjury that it doesn’t have additional dispatch records pertaining to the vehicle stop. Additionally, the D.A.’s Office failed to cite legal authority for withholding the “report,” though the state’s Right-to-Know Law requires such a citation. On Aug. 11, PGN appealed to the state Office of Open Records, asking that it direct the D.A.’s Office to provide all dispatch records for Skala’s vehicle stop — along with an attestation under penalty of perjury that it doesn’t have additional dispatch records for the vehicle stop. The appeal was pending at presstime. Melissa B. Melewsky, media law counsel for the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, said the dispatch records requested by PGN are presumed to be in the public domain. “The records requested in this case are presumptively public under the Right-to-

Know Law because they document the performance of a government employee in the course of her duties as a public servant and relate to the overall performance of a government agency charged with public safety,” Melewsky said in an email. In its July 29 response letter, the D.A.’s office also cited the need for “efficiency” in the matter. But Melewsky said agencies don’t foster efficiency by withholding requested records without citing legal authority to do so. “The Right-to-Know Law was intended and designed to enable quick and efficient access to public records, and swift decisions on appeal,” she said. “In order for those goals to be met, agencies need to follow the law, including the provisions that require citation to supporting legal authority when they deny access. Failing to do so only causes delay and confusion.” The Morris homicide remains unsolved. Last year, the city’s Police Advisory Commission recommended state and federal probes of the case, citing an “appalling” local investigation. Shortly after the PAC’s recommendation, Morris advocates formed the Justice for Nizah committee, which seeks a probe by state Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane. The next J4N meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. Oct. 27 at the William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. ■

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$750,000 Nov. 4. Property records list the address for Lord Chancellor, LLC as 547 N. Fifth St., owned by John and Margaret Bee. Lord Chancellor was previously associated with 435 Spring Garden St., the site of Silk City Diner, owned by Mark Bee. A company called Justaplumber, founded last fall and helmed by Thomas and Mark Bee, submitted a license-transfer request to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board in October, which was granted Dec. 20. City property records also indicate that Heifetz sold 1322 Chancellor St., the former space of the now-defunct Key West Bar that was adjacent to Sisters, to Lord Chancellor in April 2012. Heifetz noted the tough financial realities facing local nightlife venues. “Most bars today struggle to survive with spiraling costs each year, between higher taxes, higher rents and insurance costs exceeding $50,000 a year,” he said. “Good business is limited to but a few hours each week and with bad weather or competition from other bars, your week can be without profit or even a loss.” Former Sisters manager Denise Cohen is in the midst of an online fundraising campaign to generate capital for a new lesbian bar. For more information, visit https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/lesbian-and-gaybar-philadelphia. ■

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Weekly features

News&Opinion 6 — Obituaries 7 — Wedding 10 — Creep of the Week Editorial 11 — Letters/Feeback Mark My Words Street Talk 18 — News Briefing 21 — Crime Watch

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16 — Gettin’ On: HIV and aging 17 — Paw Prints: Exotic pet care

Among the summer’s notable deaths: Scranton native, Philly resident and political activist Dave O’Hara, 30.

17 CAMPAIGN FOR COVERAGE: Green Eggs Café manager Nick Andrilla (from right) and state Rep. Brian Sims (D-182nd Dist.) met with organizers of the Get Covered America campaign Aug. 12 at the restaurant. The initiative is an effort of Enroll America, which is working to connect Americans with health coverage under the Affordable Care Act. The group, which also included Get Covered America field organizer Neil Rickett (from left) and Mason Lane, Sims’ chief of staff, visited a number of other local businesses Tuesday to discuss ACA. Campaign organizers are installing dropboxes at a number of area LGBT-friendly businesses to encourage people with questions about ACA to submit their contact information. For more details, see page 8. Photo: Scott A. Drake

This week in PGN

Dogs and cats may be the most popular, but a wide array of creatures is kept as pets and they each have special needs.

14-15 — Day in the Life Of: a Philadelphia police officer, Ciante Bradley, working the second shift in Northwest Philly

27 — Arts & Culture cover story: GayFest! brings world-acclaimed “Confessions of a Mormon Boy” to Philly for the first time

Classifieds 37 — Real Estate 41 — Personals 43 — Bulletin Board

“Works like ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ and ‘The Birdcage’ raised questions about gender conformity and ‘outness’ long before LGBT issues moved toward the mainstream.” ~ editorial on the passing of actor/comic Robin Williams, page 10

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LGBT youth program to host first gala By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com Q Spot Philly, an initiative that offers LGBTQ youth resources, information, entertainment and social opportunities, will host its first gala next month. Q Spot Philly is a program of the Educational Justice Coalition, which provides career and educational development for LGBT young adults. The Q Gala will be held from 6-9:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. EJC founder Quincy Greene created Q Spot Philly to provide an alternate and safe social experience for LGBT youth. The monthly program is currently housed at William Way. The gala will serve as a fundraiser for Q Spot Philly and will feature speakers such as Philadelphia City Councilman Mark Squilla and out chef and former “Hell’s Kitchen” contestant Joy Parham, as well as members of the Q Spot Pageant Royal Court and the Philadelphia Young Leaders Council. William Way and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will be honored at the event due to their longstanding support of Q Spot. “The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has given us free space and hygiene kits for the young people who attend our events. They talk about pre-exposure prophylaxis and HIV testing and they have been the most selfness people in the world,” Greene said. “The William Way LGBT Community Center has given us a space at a discounted rate to host our programming.” Greene is aiming for the gala to raise

$5,000 for Q Spot programming. He said the monthly program relies primarily on private donations. “When we were founded, we had very little money and most of the work was done by volunteers,” he said. “We have low resources but it was the power that moved things forward, and our volunteer and community partners are the only way we are able to do the much-needed work. But there comes a point where you need to raise money to keep programming going.” The monthly Q Spot Philly event provides LGBT youth free food, social opportunities, HIV testing, access to life-skills training, public-transportation fare and other resources. “Many of the youth who come to our program are housing-insecure or homeless,” Greene said. “They are lacking daily nutritious meals and the amenities they need. The young people love and need this program.” Greene said the youth involved with Q Spot have been directly involved in developing the program. “We have a great and dynamic group of young individuals,” he said. “Last month, we hosted a pageant and these young people raised $500 in two weeks’ time for the event. They went out there on their own and hit the pavement and raised all of that money on their own.” Greene said he is energized by the response he’s already seen for the gala, with five tables already sold. Tickets for Q Gala, which include dinner, are $25 for individuals and $100 for a table of eight. For more information or to purchase tickets, visit www.gofundme.com/az95k0. ■

Q SPOT YOUTH, ORGANIZERS AND SUPPORTERS AT A GATHERING AT BROAD STREET MINISTRIES IN 2013 Photo: Scott A. Drake

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Obituaries

Dave O’Hara, political consultant, 30

Fredia Hurdle, Whitewood plaintiff, 50 Fredia Hurdle, who was among more than two-dozen people who successfully sued the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to secure marriage equality, died last week, after suffering a stroke Aug. 7. She was 50. Hurdle and partner Lynn, who lived in Pittsburgh, were plaintiffs in Whitewood v. Wolf, filed last summer by the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and a local firm. The couple was together for 24 years. They were joined in a commitment cere-

mony five years ago and were holding off on legally tying the knot until after their daughter’s wedding this fall. “I was looking for the next 25 or 50 years together,” Lynn told the Pittsburgh PostGazette. “It’s been shell shock.” The couple met when Lynn was a passenger on a Greyhound bus Hurdle was driving. Hurdle relocated from Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh to be close to Lynn, and later worked as a driver for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The Hurdles raised Lynn’s daughter and, following the death of Hurdle’s sisters, her nieces and nephews. She is also survived by her father and three siblings. ■

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Dave O’Hara, a local political consultant, died July 28 at his home from a genetic heart condition. He was 30. O’Hara worked as a finance director for several local political campaigns. The Scranton native and Philadelphia resident was a 2002 graduate of Abington Heights High School and received his bachelor’s in political science from Temple University in 2008. During college, O’Hara was a member of the Temple College Democrats and served as — Jen Colletta a finance intern and later constituent-services intern for U.S. Sen. Robert Casey, Jr. O’Hara was an active member of the JEFFREY E. GOLDMAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW Church of St. Gregory, as well as Liberty SPECIALIZING IN PARTNERSHIP AND EMPLOYMENT LAW City LGBT Democratic Club and Philly for Proven track record of recovering millions of dollars for wrongfully treated employees!* Change. O’Hara left behind his partner, Rolando Experience litigating: Del Rosario. According to Ramsey, the two • Partnership & business disputes were together for more than three years and • Non-competes were getting ready to move in together. • Executive compensation O’Hara’s cousin, Rick Naughton, remem• Employment discrimination bered a young man who was eager to make • Real Estate Litigation the world a better place. “He was a great guy, very outgoing, social and funny,” Naughton said. “He was cerJeffrey E. Goldman, Esq. Also handle: tainly passionate about trying to make the 100 S. Broad St. • Wills, Living Wills, Trusts and Powers of Attorney Suite 1330 world more just, which is why he was so Put 18 years of experience to work for you! involved in politics.” Philadelphia, PA 19110 Jeff.Goldman@verizon.net Friend Julia Ramsey met O’Hara when *Attorney advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. they both worked for the election campaign of former state Rep. Babette Joseph in 2008. Ramsey said O’Hara was adept at bridging gaps. “He had an outgoing personality, which is one of the things you need if you are going to raise money,” Ramsey said. “He was always talking with all kinds of people and getting them to write checks. He was just an easy person to be around.” Among his campaign work, O’Hara served as finance director for state Rep. Rick Taylor’s 2008 re-election campaign, the 2009 judicial campaign for the Montgomery County

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Democratic Committee and Jeff Hornstein’s 2011 City Council campaign. He was deputy finance director for Tom Knox’s 2010 gubernatorial campaign and Manan Trivedi’s 2010 congressional campaign. He was also the regional field director for Dan McElhatton’s 2009 campaign for Philadelphia District Attorney. McElhatton said O’Hara’s fervor for politics was impressive. “He had so much passion for what he did — quietly so, but very passionate,” he said. “He was just fundamental and a decent, honest, hard-working man who I was proud to have had associated with our campaign and my name.” Besides politics, O’Hara had one interest that those who know him said he could talk about non-stop. “He was a really avid pro wrestling fan,” Ramsey said. “He had invited me to watch pro wrestling once. He loved it.” Ramsey said O’Hara was active in a pro wrestling Facebook group, and when other members heard of his passing, they raised money to donate flowers for his funeral, held last week. “He even touched the lives of people he hadn’t met,” Ramsey said. O’Hara was also an avid fan of David Lynch films. Naughton said O’Hara’s natural energy infused his political work. “He was so involved in LGBT politics, and to lose someone who is so passionate and energetic is a great loss to the community,” he said. “To be around him was to be with someone who was constantly making jokes or talking about ways people can come together. He was a happy, positive person.” His sister, Elizabeth, died in 1995 from the same condition. In addition to Del Rosario, O’Hara is survived by his parents, David and Margaret; several aunts, uncles and cousins; and a wide circle of friends. A funeral was held Aug. 5 at Church of St. Gregory, with interment at Cathedral Cemetery in Scranton. Memorial contributions can be made to the Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndromes Foundation, 508 E. South Temple, Suite 202, Salt Lake City, UT 84102. ■

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after the paperwork would have been completed.” She also said SEPTA will reimburse a union worker who had to pay for a spouse’s health-care coverage in July and August. “An employee who presented his/her marriage license to human resources prior to the resolution of this matter and is granted retroactive benefits for July/August will need to provide documentation that a medical bill was incurred for his/her spouse’s health during this time period and paid out of pocket,” Williams said. “If such documentation is provided, SEPTA will reimburse the employee for those health-coverage payments.” A unionized SEPTA worker who requested anonymity expressed mixed feelings about the resolution. “I’m happy that it’s been resolved, but I don’t understand why management made [same-sex marriage] an issue in the first place,” he said. “The law is plain and clear. All marriages are equal. As an LGBT employee, this ordeal reinforces my belief that SEPTA doesn’t respect its LGBT employees. It’s not a welcoming place of employment. That’s why so many of us remain in the closet.” At presstime, Willie Brown, president of TWU Local 234, couldn’t be reached for comment. ■

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Wedding Ron Presby and Bob Shuman By Matty Bennett PGN Contributor August 4 was an emotional, long-awaited day for Ron Presby and Bob Shuman. The couple met 35 years ago at a bar in Philadelphia, dated for a while and ended up parting ways. But, about 18 years after they first met, a serendipitous event brought the two men back together. “I used to go to ‘American Bandstand,’ and we were having a 40th anniversary celebration,” said Shuman. “I was being interviewed, which was on television. Ron heard my voice, but by the time he got to the television, the interview was over. Ron knew it was me though, so he called my parents’ house because he still had the number. He said this was a friend of Bob’s, could you please give him my number? So we met for a drink, and when our eyes met, we knew we were still in love.” The couple now lives in Fishtown. Presby, 59, works

for a catering company, and Shuman, 72, works in the rental department of a real-estate company. Throughout their years together, the couple said they’ve learned what goes into making a successful relationship. “It takes a lot of patience, understanding, commitment and, above all, a heart connection of love,” Shuman said. Presby added some simple,

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direct advice: “You need to support each other, but not be too clingy.” After marriage equality became law in Pennsylvania in May, the couple got their marriage license quickly — on Shuman’s birthday, June 11 — and held the wedding ceremony and reception Aug. 4. “We wanted to be married in Philadelphia, so we were really waiting for the law to be changed to get married,” Shuman said. The ceremony took place at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology in the center garden. About 40 friends and family attended the wedding, and family members participated to make it an even more memorable event. Shuman’s niece sang the Sara Bareilles song “I Choose You” at the ceremony. Shuman’s son walked him down the aisle, while his other niece gave Presby away. To give their best wishes, friends and family signed a large poster from the anthropology depart-

ment that read “Love Wins,” created for the marriage-equality victory in Pennsylvania. Following the ceremony, they held a reception at Crepe, on South Street, with wedding cupcakes from Whipped. Shuman said that one of his favorite memories from the day took place at the reception. He made a toast and professed his love to Presby, and the married couple danced to “Love Song” by Avi Wisnia — and that’s when he began feeling the full impact of the wedding. “For a while I feel like I had half a heart, and now I feel like I have a complete heart,” Shuman said. Presby said their relationship does feel a bit different now that they’re legally wed. “I wake up in the morning and think, I can’t believe I have a spouse now,” Presby said. “I get a little thrill when I wake up every morning.” The couple will honeymoon in the French and Italian Riviera. ■

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Sims, small biz join for health-insurance effort By Angela Thomas angela@epgn.com On Tuesday, state Rep. Brian Sims (D-182nd Dist.) and the Get Covered America campaign hit the pavement to talk with LGBTfriendly small businesses in South and Center City Philadelphia about the Affordable Care Act. The campaign, a national effort of Enroll America, focuses on educating consumers on the benefits of the Affordable Care Act. Campaign leaders gathered at Green Eggs Café in the Gayborhood and also made stops at B2 Coffee Shop and Ippolito’s Seafood. The effort included brainstorming sessions on getting LGBT citizens enrolled for the ACA during the Special Enrollment Period, which allows individuals who have gone through a lifechanging event, such as the loss of a job, moving or marriage, to enroll through the health-insurance marketplace before general enrollment begins in November. The campaign installed dropboxes at various local small businesses that serve the LGBT

Enroll America state director for community. The dropboxes will mation and identify those people allow interested individuals to who need insurance without hav- Pennsylvania Bill England said submit their contact information ing to target them in other ways.” small businesses, and businesses Greens Eggs Café manager in general, are important in disso the Get Covered America campaign can discuss with them ACA Nick Andrilla told Sims and seminating accurate information and coverage options. campaign organizers some of about enrollment because they Get Covered traditionally field organizer serve consumers who could Neil Rickett be assisted by is working the ACA. with a team of “In the ser25 volunteers vice industry, who go out the people tend to speak with to typically small-business be younger owners about and tend not health insurance and the to have health ACA. He said insurance. small busiSome stay on nesses are their parents’ especially insurance until important they are 26 because of years old but their commuafter that, they nity involvePAYDON MILLER (LEFT), BILL ENGLAND, NEIL RICKETT, MASON don’t have it,” ment. LANE AND STATE REP. BRIAN SIMS TALKED HEALTH CARE AUG. 12 England said. “Small busiAT GREEN EGGS CAFÉ. Photo: Scott A. Drake “Their income nesses work isn’t as high, well because they are located in his employees are uncertain how so we are finding in businesses, the community and everybody to apply for coverage under the younger people who are eligible utilizes them,” he said. “They ACA, or are afraid of incurring and eligible for the tax credit to give us a place to give our infor- added costs. pay for the Affordable Care Act.”

England said the campaign travels all over the state to get businesses on board with its mission. He noted more than 317,000 Pennsylvanians have enrolled in the ACA; more than 100,000 are from Philadelphia. “This is such a historic and wondrous opportunity. We want to make sure we reach a lot of people,” England said. He added his organization has been working with the city and a coalition of faith-based organizations to educate the public on the importance of getting covered, and working with local LGBTfriendly businesses and with Sims can further that aim. “[Sims] is widely and greatly respected and a wonderful representative. He is a human being who cares a lot and in his district we know he polls favorably with his constituents,” England said. “It is important for communities that have been underserved to get information. We are entering an age of equality here in Pennsylvania and it is time that things are level at all places.” For more information, visit www.enrollamerica.org. ■

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An actor’s legacy The acting world lost one of its greats this week, with the death of legendary comic Robin Williams. While he left his mark as a gifted and talented actor, which will live on through his voluminous body of work, it is more of what Williams didn’t say that could be his true legacy. Across the social-media world, many people have commented that they’re surprised how affected they feel by Williams’ suicide. Certainly, the impact is nothing compared to what his family and friends must be dealing with, but that fans who only knew him through the small and big screen are moved by his passing might be a telling testament to both his life and his death. Williams was a figure who accrued fans across several generations. Following his 1970s breakout role in “Mork & Mindy,” Williams went on to build a career marked by diversity of roles: From the comedic “Good Morning, Vietman” to the thought-provoking “Dead Poets Society” to the seminal “Good Will Hunting,” Williams illustrated that he was a well-rounded actor. For kids growing up in the 1980s and ’90s, Williams’ family films were classics — “Hook,” “Aladdin” and “Jumanji” — while works like “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “The Birdcage” raised questions about gender conformity and “outness” long before LGBT issues moved toward the mainstream. Indeed, Williams was a strong LGBT ally off-screen. Williams surely knew how to select good roles and quality films. But his appeal may have also been enhanced because it was clear to audiences that Williams made each role his own; he gave all of himself to his work, which may have felt like a personal bequest to his fans. Coupled with his decades-long connection with fans, Williams’ passing may also be different from those of other noted celebrities because of the way it happened. The concept that a man whose career was largely focused on bringing joy to others was himself dealing with demons that would bring him to suicide is jarring. In part, it may be so discomfiting because it causes us to recognize that we truly don’t know the battles that others are waging within themselves. If depression can strike down arguably the “funniest” man of our day — someone with fame, fortune and a family — what are other people we see every day living with? Which is where the meaning of Williams’ death may be found. Mentalhealth issues, depression, suicide — all are issues that still are shrouded in stigma. Perhaps Williams’ death can help frame conversations about these topics in a new way. He spent his life bringing light to the public, so hopefully his death will bring light to the darkness that plagues too many people. ■

Conservative commentator Tim Dunkin is raging mad that “sodomites” are allowed to adopt children, and he’s not going to take it any more! In an Aug. 2 “think” piece on the Renew America website, Dunkin argues that the only reason homos want kids is to “recruit” them and make them “queer.” For “proof,” he supplies a Daily Mail story from a couple of years ago about a transgender child being raised by lesbian parents, because, duh, lesbians are obviously going to “force” their sons to become daughters. Then, Dunkin mentions Jesus and the Bible, blah blah blah ... His main claim, however, is that samesex couples raising children is flat-out child abuse. Imagine a totally awful way for a child to die. Whatever sick scenario you came up with, Dunkin would likely say it’s still better than having gay parents. “Let’s face it,” he writes, “handing children over to gays to be raised is as much abuse as is locking them in hot cars for hours on end. In fact, it’s even worse.” Now, I don’t know if you’ve ever read about what happens to a child locked in a hot car. But it’s a really fucking horrible way to die. Dozens of kids in the United States die this way every year. Just a few days before this column was written, paramedics in New Jersey smashed the windows of a parked SUV to rescue a baby inside, except the baby was a doll. The vehicle’s owner wasn’t even mad! She was all, “Better safe than sorry” — because that’s how serious this is. So how, exactly, is having two mommies or two daddies worse than being cooked to death in an SUV? “[Y]ou can rescue a child from a car and make sure it never happens to him or her again,” writes Dunkin. It is true that you can rescue a child from a hot car, though I’m not quite sure what Dunkin means when he says you can then prevent such a thing from happening again for all eternity. How? What is the secret? The kids dying in locked cars deserve to know! Alas, Dunkin doesn’t have the answer,

and he’s less interested in saving kids and more interested in punishing same-sex parents. “If the stories I’ve seen and read about the way many kids are ‘raised’ by gay ‘parents’ are any indication, a child caught up in this is in for a long, miserable, hellish ride,” he writes. As he only cited one story, I don’t know what others he’s heard. But I’m sure they’re totally representative, balanced and accurate. Because his is clearly a very thoughtful and well-reasoned opinion. “If, as a society, we claim to truly be against the abuse and harm of our children, then we have a moral responsibility to keep them out of the hands of gay couples, whether ‘married’ or not,” he continues. It seems pretty clear that he is advocating removing kids from the homes of samesex parents, which shows he doesn’t really care about these kids, but he really does hate their parents. Because if you really want to hurt a kid, a damn good way is to take them away from their parents, especially if the only way you’re taking them away is because you don’t like who their parents are. There’s ample evidence same-sex couples can be wonderful parents. And their kids love them. Doesn’t that matter? Dunkin can call us “perverts” all he wants, but I’ve got to wonder: When will he start thinking of the children? ■

So how, exactly, is having two mommies or two daddies worse than being cooked to death in an SUV?

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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There are LGBT allies, and then there was Rita My friend Rita passed away last week. to announce the concert, I see Rita in the But her passing is not what this column back waving at me and I allowed the mayor will dwell on. It’s about friendship and our to speak as I went over to find out what straight allies — and if there ever was a Rita needed. When I reached her, she said, straight ally, it was Rita. “Don’t forget to introduce our new sponsor Good friends encourage and support us, here, the chief of the Mashantucket Pequot and they are also there in times Indians,” who was standing of sorrow. And of course they next to her with a large check in hand. can always be counted on. In that Before I met Jason, she was respect, Rita was the truest of friends. concerned that I wasn’t eating, We met decades ago, before it so she cooked and brought me was chic for non-LGBT people to what I termed “care packages.” I will miss her meatballs and support LGBT equality. But, like sauce. I’d be remiss if I don’t a true friend, Rita was unconditional with her encouragement mention the love she gave her and support; she was way in front family. Watching that love made me, after the break-up of the crowd. In fact, she was of a long-term relationship, doing work for LGBT and HIV/ AIDS causes in the dark days believe that love was still posof those battles. And she wasn’t sible. And when she and her daughter met Jason for the afraid to show her support publicly. time 10 years ago, and I Mark Segal first Rita was a proud South wasn’t sure if I should pursue a Philadelphia Italian mother and relationship, they simply said, grandmother who had no problem going to “He’s a keeper.” I’m so happy I listened to you! the owner of the most blue-collar of South At parties or fundraisers at my home, Philly businesses and asking them for support for an LGBT or AIDS organization. she’d take over the catering if it wasn’t up The best way to memorialize someone to her standards. The point is, that is what a is not to grieve them but to celebrate them, friend is, an integral part of your life. And and in that regard we’ll be smiling with I’m sure at times of decision in the future, Rita’s stories for years. While fundraisI’ll think, How would Rita suggest we do ing for The Elton John AIDS Awareness this? And I will smile, since working and Concert, held on the Parkway in 2005, Rita being with Rita was always heartfelt. ■ told us that she was going to get a meeting Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is the nation’s with the chief of the Mashantucket Pequot most-award-winning commentator in LGBT Native American tribe to see if they’d support the event. No one thought anything media. You can follow him on Facebook would come of it, but somewhere in the at www.facebook.com/MarkSegalPGN middle of the press conference in City Hall or Twitter at https://twitter.com/

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Street Talk Was it OK for Joan Rivers to joke about Michelle Obama’s gender identity? “No. That was a bad move on her part. This is a very sensitive issue. I would say it’s really callous to joke about that. Just Claudia Atkins because sex therapist Michelle Lansdowne Obama has broad shoulders, that has no bearing whatsoever on her sexual orientation or gender identity.”

“No. When a comedian takes advantage of discriminated-against groups, then it’s not OK. That’s my belief. If Joan Joelle Crouse store manager Rivers were South Philadelphia trans, that would be different. But it’s unacceptable for a non-trans person to make a crack like that. And it disenfranchises women in politics.”

“No. I’m not a member of the LGBT community but that joke offends me because it would hurt my LGBT friends. If I’m not offended William Dewberry civil engineer by it, then I’m Queen Village part of the problem, not part of the solution. It’s time to stop taking bullshit against transgenders and gays.”

“Yes. Her whole shtick is to be outrageous. People need to chill out and lighten up. I think she’s funny as all hell. It Anthony Wood civil engineer wasn’t mean- Queen Village spirited. Joan’s a very liberal person. She’s very cool. She goes after everyone, including herself. She’s an equal-opportunity offender.”

Letters and Feedback In regard to “LGBT history, LGBT hypocrisy,” Aug. 8-14: Editor: Hamas is no friend of LGBT people. The group’s co-founder called us “perverts,” etc. (For that matter, the Saudi and Egyptian dictatorships, both U.S. allies, are also LGBT-unfriendly.) But the fact remains that Hamas is part of the picture. So they have to be part of finding a solution to ending for Gazans the Israeli occupation, blockade, illegal settlements, drone flights and constant military presence. — Rich Wilson Philadelphia A major confusion appears in Mark Segal’s piece “LGBT history, LGBT

hypocrisy,” where he says, “Some members of our community want to support Hamas and boycott Israel.” I don’t know anyone, LGBT or otherwise, who supports Hamas. On the other hand, I know many people who support boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel. This has nothing to do with support for political Islam, and everything to do with opposition to a whole panoply of policies — occupation of the West Bank, economic blockade of Gaza and discriminatory official practices within “Israel proper” — that all derive from Israel’s character as a colonial-settler state founded on the ideology of ethno-religious nationalism known as Zionism (or “political Judaism,” if you will). A bit of history Segal seems to forget is that Israeli leaders, back in the day, rather openly sought to foster Hamas as

a “counterforce” to the socially moderate, secular PLO. So it is to a significant degree a monster of Israel’s own making. In much the same way that al-Qaeda’s atrocity on 9/11 brought out some of the most regressive attitudes among Americans, such as anti-Arab and antiMuslim bigotry, so the daily brutalization of Palestinians living under occupation, where the only Israelis they get to meet are military oppressors, inevitably fosters anti-Semitism and helps to make a group like Hamas more attractive to them. While volunteering in 2002 with the International Solidarity Movement (palsolidarity.org), one of our hosts, a schoolteacher in Middle Gaza, told me he had asked his students, “How do you feel about Jews? Do you love them or hate them?” They answered, “We hate them!” Then he said, “Now, what if I told you that some Jewish people support us?

Now how would you feel about them?” Answer: “We would love them!” The more Palestinians see Americans — especially us of Jewish descent — supporting their human rights by boycotting Israel and by pushing Uncle Sam to take his hand off the scale and stop subsidizing the Israeli war machine, the less attractive a group like Hamas will be to them. At the same time, it would remove both the material and psychological support that enables Israel to persist in its current colonialist actions and world view. The United States repudiated our racist origins a century-and-a-half ago when we adopted the 14th Amendment. It is time for Israel, with the help of some limit-setting from us, to do likewise. — Eric Hamell Philadelphia

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Day in the Life Of ... By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com “This is normal for us, but it’s not for them; you’re walking into these people’s worst days. You have to remember that.” Fair yet firm seems to be the mantra that Ciante Bradley employs in her duties as a Philadelphia police officer. On an afternoon in late July, Bradley pulls up to a rundown home in Northwest Philadelphia, following up on a call from a woman reporting domestic abuse. Two men sitting outside barely look up from their smart phones as she approaches. When they deny that anyone from the home called the police, she asks if a woman lives there. One says his sister does. The other says no women live there. Bradley instructs the one to go check if any females inside called police — because without probable cause, she can’t search the home. “Is that your cat?” she asks the remaining man about the white cat stretched comically between the two chairs. An imperceptible nod. “Does he always lay like that?” she follows up in small talk. Another imperceptible nod. The first man returns and reports that all is well in the house. “Yeah, they don’t like cops in this area,” Bradley mutters as she climbs back into her vehicle, after ordering another group of middle-aged men from a stoop where they acknowledged none of the group lived. “They’ll walk away now and I’ll drive around the corner and they’ll all be sitting there again.” But attitudes toward police vary across the 14th District. A few minutes later, Bradley swings by Che Bar & Grill on Stenton Avenue to check in with the owner and check up on the locale, and diners and drinkers greet her jovially and invite her to stay. Later, the operator of Toto’s Pizzeria, where Bradley and her patrol partner grab lunch almost every day, greets the pair by name, and they wave to a young girl ogling them, and ask her if she wants to be a police officer when she grows up. The 14th District is diverse. Each of its four patrol-service areas takes in residents of distinct demographic and socioeconomic backgrounds — from blocks of dilapidated rowhomes and apartments whose occupants live in poverty to the mansions of Chestnut Hill and Mount Airy. Within moments, Bradley’s patrol car goes from wending through webs of abandoned buildings to being outside Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey’s sprawling home. “We have a very political district,” she said. “Deputy commissioners, judges, the commissioner all live here; you don’t ever want to be caught without your hat on if you work in the commissioner’s district.” Bradley, 29 and a seven-year veteran, is usually assigned to PSA 1, which

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a police officer: Ciante Bradley encompasses West Oak Lane and part of Germantown, bordered at the top by Cheltenham Avenue and the bottom by Chew Avenue. When her shift starts, Bradley pulls out of the station, situated off Germantown Avenue, and heads toward her PSA. Next to her seat is a small computer monitor to which dispatchers post the “jobs” that are called in. Each is denoted with a code to signify its location, so officers assigned to PSA 1 know to respond to calls that end in “01,” although they often also go to calls in other PSAs as backup. Bradley explained that officers could conceivably spend their eighthour shifts responding solely to the calls, but most prefer more active policing. “You can get the arrests, it just depends on how aggressively you’re watching. I could just ride around and answer radio calls but I’m also constantly observing for things like hand-tohand transactions,” she said. In the preceding two weeks with her new

Knowing the neighborhood, and the patterns of the people who frequent it, is also important, she said. “They know to watch for the cops. We now have lights on the top of the car that always stay on, so they can see us from a block away. So you have to know your area and what goes on each day. People think we don’t recognize them. We drive these blocks every day. We pay attention. And I do it so naturally now, I don’t even realize I’m doing it. I look at people’s tag numbers when I’m off-duty, driving down 95. I can’t turn it off, it’s the weirdest thing.” At one point, Bradley cuts off mid-sentence, turns on her lights and makes a quick turn, following a car she spotted out of a side mirror blowing through a red light. After running the driver’s tags, she approached and he told her he was lost and didn’t realize he went through a red. While this driver was relatively respectful, she said some, especially younger drivers, aren’t. “I always say the best car stop you can ever do is pulling over an older gentleman, 60 or 70. They’re the most respectful people you’d ever want to pull over in your life. It’s always, ‘Yes, ma’am. No, ma’am.’ You pull over a younger guy and it’s like, ‘What the fuck are you pullin’ me over for?’ And I’m like, I didn’t even say anything yet, I

patrol partner, Bradley said, the pair made three arrests, a number affected by an array of factors. “It really depends on how the week goes. Sometimes there are dry weeks. Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights are usually busier, I guess people get paid. And you have to watch out for the first and 15th of the month. It’s almost like we’re working on their schedules sometimes,” she said. “And I’ve learned that a good percentage of arrests you get is almost luck; you happen to be at the right place at the right time.”

don’t even have a ticket pulled! But they’re always going to argue with you; you’re always going to be wrong, they’re always going to be right. They think it’s like customer service. So I just have to say, ‘You blew the light, I’m just letting you know.’ And they go, ‘I didn’t, I didn’t,’ and there’s no point in arguing. I wouldn’t have pulled you over for no apparent reason. And probably half the time they really don’t even know they did it. Or they do and they think they’ll get away with it. But a lot of people are always very much on the defense. A lot

of younger people just have no respect for anything or anybody.” She occasionally encounters disparaging attitudes from the public directed at her being a female. “Sometimes you get a guy who thinks he can talk to you any type of way. I guess they try to be persuasive. Or at least they think they’re persuasive,” she said. “They use the ‘sweetheart,’ ‘baby,’ or sometimes think they can be more aggressive, especially if you’re little. I have a knack for pulling over the biggest guys; sometimes I have to deal with guys who are 6-foot-4. But I feel confident. I know I have to do what I have to do and I trust that I have backup coming if I need it. I don’t allow them to push me around because I’m a woman.” To engender trust and respect from the people she encounters, Bradley said, she attempts to strike a balance between staying professional, in presentation and demeanor, while also being relatable. “You have to have a rapport with them. So many people have bad ideas about cops and I can understand that you do see some of that. But I try to go into situations and tell people, ‘Hey, calm down. Don’t allow this gun and badge to make you think I’m not a person. I’m human just like you, I feel just like you and I understand. I empathize with you, but this is not what the law says. It doesn’t matter how you feel, it matters what the law says; it’s about right and wrong.’ And once you talk to most people, treat them like you’re both just regular people, that calms people down a whole lot. I don’t know why people think we come with so much aggression and the whole ‘You do what I say!’ That’s silly, we’re not like that, unless we have to be. There has to be a situation to bring us to that point.” This particular day, Bradley put her approach into practice in dealing with a young woman who called police reporting that a man she had been living with pulled a gun on her when she attempted to retrieve her belongings from the home. The alert went out on the radio and, flipping on her lights and sirens, Bradley raced deftly around SEPTA buses and to the scene, where three other patrol cars also amassed. Bradley rolled down her window and asked the woman to recount her story, keeping her on track and repeatedly assuring her they’d handle the situation. After a thorough search of the home and interview with the man in question, the officers determined the gun claim was likely fabricated — which Bradley said happens more frequently than one might expect — so the woman could regain access to her belongings, which she carried out of the home in a Tupperware container. The four cars disperse to head back to their patrol areas, where Bradley spots a car double-parked on the sidewalk. The vehicle pulls out in front of her and Bradley turns on her lights, following the car into a gas station, where the driver attests she didn’t know it was illegal to park on a sidewalk.

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Bradley radios in each car stop she makes to the dispatch center, through a radio attached to her right shoulder, with details on the location and make, model and plate number of the car. “People don’t realize how important it is that we stay in touch with dispatch. Can you imagine if we don’t tell them where we are and something happens? You could be gone for a long time before somebody even realizes something happened.” Having a patrol partner alleviates some of that concern, she added. For seven years, Bradley worked the overnight shift — 11:30 p.m.-7:30 a.m. — solo. But, the schedule became too draining, mentally and physically, and two months ago, she asked to change shifts. She now spends two weeks working 7:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. followed by two weeks of 3:30 p.m.11:30 p.m., and she now has a partner. Switching shifts offered an interesting shift in perspective, she said. “I love children and I didn’t get to interact with too many of them on the overnight shift. I came to day shift and I see little kids now who wave as I go by and I’m like, They’re waving to me? Wow. On last call, you drive by and people are flipping you the bird,” she laughed, adding that she can also now understand where some of the latenight problems she encountered stem from. “I see people sitting out drinking at 8 a.m. and they’re the same people I’d encounter who were really drunk at 3 a.m.; they start drinking in the morning and go all day.” As Bradley wends her way through the streets, she points out some of the popular gathering spots for daytime drinkers, such as outside a deli where a line of men sit in lawn chairs. Then, she is on to a call to take a report from an elderly woman who, the night before, spotted a man exposing himself outside of her window. As the woman details the encounter, Bradley stands in the living room, jotting notes down on a pad of paper, prompting her for details. Next, she heads to the scene of an auto accident, where a driver hit another car and fled. She gathers details from the victim and then heads back to headquarters to draw up and hand in a report. “It’s something different constantly,” she said about the pace of the job. “That’s what I like. I could never have a 9-to-5 office job.” While the job offers new experiences, they can be quite testing — and dangerous. Bradley has had to pull her gun many times, but has never shot nor been shot at. She and fellow officers recently had to try to quell a woman who was wielding two kitchen knives, and later jagged pieces of a vase, and had to traverse a rat- and fecesinfested living room to reach her. She’s caught fleas and bedbugs and said she often has to “hopscotch” over roaches when entering some houses. Once, when responding to a report of a fight, Bradley found herself in the middle of a brawl. “I pulled up and a gentleman started walking down and as I tried to open the door, he

already was slamming it shut on me. That turned into a fiasco. About 30 people filed out of this one house, their entire family, and it went to a triple-asset,” she said, noting she suffered a split lip in the encounter. “There were officers everywhere, people everywhere, officers getting punched.” During another arrest, a suspect got physical and her glasses got smashed into her face, causing a black eye — and prompting her to now always wear plastic frames while on the job. She’s seen victims of stabbings and gunshots — both homicides and self-inflicted. “You see your fair share of it. But you get used to seeing it, it’s weird. You just have to always have that level of, ‘This is work.’ I understand a person died, and we have to get the information to find out who did this. You don’t have time to allow emotion to come into it. You’re here for a reason and it’s important.” The aunt of two young girls and a prospective adoptive parent herself, Bradley said situations involving children are among the worst part of her job. Once, she spotted two 8-year-old children at Germantown and Chelten in the middle of the night. She brought them home to find their 10-year-old cousin had been left in charge of them and a 1-year-old since the previous morning. Their fridge contained lumpy milk and a plate of moldy food. She transported the kids to the Department of Human Services but, hours later, their mother, “high as a kite,” picked the kids up and they were returned straight to her care. But, leaving work at work has become a practiced routine. “I can do it,” she said. “I get done, I go home, I let my dog out and then we watch Animal Planet. That’s about it. You get used

to it.” But, the nature of the job can make it difficult for non-officers to relate. “It can be bad for relationships; I know it has been for some of mine,” Bradley said. “There were days when I’d see suicides, dead babies and I get home and I just am not in the mood to, you know, go to Target. Like Target, right now? I’ve seen something crazy and I just want to chill out. Someone

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you’re in a relationship with doesn’t always work and chores,” she said. “In the summer, understand that. And it’s not every day but my mom wouldn’t let us sleep all day; she’d some days. Some days you have to just be come in at 9:30, 10, pulling up our blinds like, ‘You go to Target, and I’ll just wait and make us get up.” As she drives through the streets around here for you to come back.’” It helps to have fellow officers to lean on, 10 p.m. with the windows down, shrieks of kids chasing each other float in, and one Bradley said. The 14th District team functions like a boy rides his bicycle alone down a dimly lit family, she added. They don’t always all street. “I can’t imagine my parents letting me get along, but there is an implicit trust that they’ll have each other’s backs in times of stay out this late,” she said, noting that she had a very differcrisis. Partners spend eight-hour shifts on “There were days when I’d ent upbringing than in her North patrol together, and see suicides, dead babies most Philadelphia neighthe officers often are borhood. “We were together on holidays; and I get home and I just like the only kids on on Fourth of July, the block who had a they all brought in am not in the mood to, curfew. Back then, I food and barbecued you know, go to Target. at the district. was like, ‘Aw, Mom, This night, after Like Target, right now? c o m e o n ! ’ N ow filing a report half- I’ve seen something crazy that I look back, way through her I’m like, ‘Thanks, shift, Bradley joked and I just want to chill Mom.’ Just ’cause with another officer you live there, you at the station, whom out. Someone you’re in a don’t have to be she calls an “honor- relationship with doesn’t your environment. ary lesbian.” The offiAnd I’m really cer, who is straight, always understand that. grateful that I had has been mistaken And it’s not every day but two parents; a lot for being Bradley’s of these kids don’t girlfriend by peo- some days. Some days even have one.” ple they encounter Near the end when hanging out you have to just be like, of her shift, a call outside of work, and ‘You go to Target, and I’ll came in that put her her laidback attitude, own childhood into stark contrast. Bradley said, mirrors just wait here for you to A 15-year-old the LGBT accep- come back.’” tance Bradley found went missing from throughout the force. a group home for Bradley said she is “completely out” troubled teen girls. The girl had run away on the job, and has been since her first day from the home before and spent six months at the Police Academy, in 2006. AWOL until her father found and returned “There was a guy in my academy class her. After less than two days, she walked who was gay and he was like [whisper- out again. The workers chatted as they ing], ‘Do they know about you?’ and I filled out the requisite paperwork to hand was like [whispering] ‘Yeah, they do Bradley, noting that, when she’s found, the and it’s OK. We’ll all still be your friend. teen will likely again be returned to the And if they don’t, I will!’” home. And, they shrugged, will likely again Before joining the academy, Bradley, walk out the front door. who was pursuing an EMT certification, “It’s like looking for a needle in a haysaid she was turned down for a number stack,” Bradley shook her head, as she of jobs because of her gender presenta- climbed back into her car. “She could be tion. anywhere.” “I would go on job interviews and, Driving back to the station, she again because I dress non-feminine, I’d get stopped mid-sentence. This time, she that look as soon as I walked in the door. caught a glimpse of a man urinating on a You could just see it. But I never let it fence down a dark alley. get to me. My mom was constantly in Shining her car light on him, she pulled my ear, like ‘God will open a door, their up alongside, rolled down the window and loss.’ She made it OK.” asked what he was doing. Bradley’s mom spent 10 years as a “Fixing my pants,” he said, starting to police dispatcher and encouraged her to walk away. apply for the academy. “Do you know it’s illegal to urinate in “I was never one of those kids who wanted public?” she asked. to be a cop from the time I was little. I just “Really?” he responded, smiling. “Is that decided to go for it and it turned out that I a new law?” loved it. I absolutely love my job.” Bradley chuckled back and told him The middle of three daughters, Bradley to keep that in mind, to which he replied, said her parents instilled a strong work “Yes, ma’am.” ethic and appreciation for rules in her and Pulling back onto the road, Bradley laughed. her sisters from the time they were young. “Yeah, you see something new every “We would get home from school and we’d have a snack and then it was home- day.” ■

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HIV and aging If you are over 50 and have HIV, you are not unique. Almost half of Americans living with HIV/AIDS are over 50. But, because you are in that age group, you do face some unique health issues versus younger people with HIV. Here are some things you should know.

nized as different, though with considerable overlap. What effect does HIV have as you get older? The practical effect is that, if you have HIV, the risk you would otherwise have for certain age-related conditions, like cardiovascular disease, is increased. Usually this increase is relatively small, but for a few conditions, like non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the risk can be much greater. People James with AIDS once had 165 times the risk of that type of lymphoma — later reduced by more than half with treatment.

Does HIV speed up aging? The science is mixed on this question. One leading research group studied immune-system damage associated John S. with both conditions and reported a major difference. But another group studied a different part of the immune system and reported HIV and aging caused similar effects. Does exercise help? Most scientists seem to agree that One study found that people HIV does not speed the aging process. As more is learned, HIV and over 50 with HIV who have moderate physical activity have better aging will be increasingly recog-

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executive functioning — the ability to plan, organize, remember details and manage time and space. This is no surprise, but yet another reason to get some exercise, for mental as well as physical benefit. What is the most common medical issue? One issue that applies to almost everybody is called polypharmacy: Due to age, and also due to HIV, you get many different prescriptions from your doctors. Therefore, the risk of harmful drug interactions is greatly increased. Drugs can interact not only with other prescription drugs, but with over-the-counter supplements. There is no complete solution. One part of the problem is that druginteraction studies are usually done in young, healthy volunteers, not always an accurate guide for older people. In addition to interactions with other drugs, there can be interactions with certain foods. For example, grapefruit is notori-

ous, but orange is OK. There are other foods to be aware of as well. A good source of information is “Recommended Treatment Strategies for Clinicians Managing Older Patients with HIV,” published by the American Academy of HIV Medicine and the American Geriatrics Society. To avoid interaction, doctors have to be careful, but patients can help as well. The report recommends patients fill all prescriptions at the same pharmacy. You can also check for drug interactions through various sites, such as http://reference.medscape.com/ drug-interactionchecker. Where can you get more information and resources? The AIDS Library of Philadelphia, 1233 Locust St., second floor, has a comprehensive list of resources at www.aidslibrary. org/resource-guide; 215-985-4851. Another source of information on HIV and aging can be found at www.lgbtei.org, which offers

info on such issues as health care and nutrition. You can also learn more at “Gettin’ Older with HIV,” part of the LGBT Elder Initiative’s Conversations series of educational forums. The program will be held Sept. 20, and is free and open to the public. For more information, call the EI at 267-546-3448 or email at info@lgbtei.org. References for publications and other information cited in this article can be found at www.aidsnews. org/aging. ■ John James is the founder of AIDS Treatment News and a volunteer with 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. To comment on this article, suggest topics for future articles or for more information, visit www. lgbtei.org or call 267-546-3448 and watch for “Gettin’ On” each month in PGN.

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GALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice Movement will host A Conversation on Queer Racial Justice, 6-8 p.m. Aug. 26 at the American Friends Service Committee, 1501 Cherry St. The conversation will focus on relations in Occupied Palestine, Puerto Rican nationalism and ongoing issues at Mexico-U.S. border, along with coalition-building and how queer communities can get involved in global issues. The event is free and will include input from GALAEI, the American Friends Service Committee, Jessica Rosenberg, Che Gossett, Edurne Irizarry and Erika Nunez. For more information, call 215-851-1822. — Angela Thomas

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Gayborhood Crime Watch T h e f o l l ow i n g i n c i d e n t s in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between July 27-Aug. 3. 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 215-686-TIPS (8477). Follow the Sixth District on Twitter @PPDBrianKorn. INCIDENTS — At about 12:30 p.m. July 28, the attendant inside the parking garage at 219 S. Broad St. left the booth unattended and unlocked for about three minutes to retrieve a package from the postal service, and returned to find the cash drawer missing from the counter. Surveillance video was not available. — At 4:40 a.m. July 29, two males asked a man for a cigarette in the 200 block of South Camac Street and then punched him and stole his wallet. The suspects were described as 26-year-old black males, one of whom was 5foot-8 and wearing a dark shirt. — At 3 a.m. July 30, someone tampered with the door to the parking attendant’s booth inside the garage at 219 S. Broad St. and stole two checks. Security video showed the culprit to be a white male in his 20s, 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-10 with reddish-brown hair. Central Detectives lifted fingerprints at the scene. — At 5:15 p.m. July 30, someone stole a package that had been left on the doorstep of a residence in the 1200 block of Waverly Walk. Security cameras show the culprit to be a black male in his early 20s, 5-foot-9, 165 pounds, wearing a white shirt and jeans. — At 2 a.m. Aug. 2 (reported at 8:20 p.m.), a man was outside Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. James St., waiting for police to report a theft from inside the club when he was punched and knocked to the ground. The suspects were described as a white male between 35-40 wearing a white dress, and a black male between 35-40 wearing a white shirt. — At 3:20 p.m. Aug. 2, a woman was on the SEPTA 47 bus when a male stole a wallet from her

handbag that was sitting on the seat next to her, then exited the bus at Eighth and Spruce streets. The suspect was described as a short black male in his 50s, with a gray beard and heavy build. — There were two thefts of bicycles reported this week: on South Ninth Street and outside 800 Chestnut St. NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS — On July 28, 22nd District officers stopped a male on a bicycle in the 2300 block of North Gratz Street. It was determined that the bicycle was stolen the day before from outside 135 S. 13th St. The 25-year-old suspect with a North Philadelphia address was charged with theft, possession of narcotics and related offenses. — At 8:15 p.m. July 29, Sixth District plainclothes officers made an arrest for prostitution outside 406 S. 12th St. — Between 7:30 p.m. July 29 and 8:10 a.m. July 30, someone stole a 2009 Nissan from the parking lot at 1327 Locust St. The keys were discovered missing from the lot office, and security video showed the keys were stolen by a white male in his 30s with a mustache and striped shirt. On Aug. 4, employees saw the suspect at Broad and Locust streets and called 911. Sixth District Officer Cella apprehended the 29-year-old suspect with a North Philadelphia address, and he was charged with auto theft. — At 11:15 a.m. July 31, a witness reported seeing two males stealing packages from a parked FedEx truck outside 1315 Sansom St. Officers from the Criminal Intelligence Unit stopped two males fitting the description at 1 S. Broad St. and they were identified. Officers from the Highway Patrol stopped two males inside a van at the same location and items stolen from the FedEx truck were found in their possession. All four suspects — ages 53-56, one from Northeast Philadelphia and the other three from North Philadelphia — were arrested and charged with theft from motor vehicle and related offenses. — At 8:25 p.m. July 31, officers assigned to the Sixth District Narcotics Enforcement Team observed a narcotics transaction outside the Parker-Spruce Hotel, 261 S. 13th St. A 31-yearold suspect with a Northeast Philadelphia address was charged

with illegal narcotics sales. A quantity of crack cocaine and cash was recovered. — At 12:45 p.m. Aug. 1, Sixth District plainclothes Officers Seifert and Wenger, assigned to the Washington Square West area, observed a male pulling on car-door handles in the 1200 block of Spruce Street when, outside 1210 Spruce St., a door to a 2013 Toyota opened. The male entered and started going through the vehicle’s contents. The officers apprehended a suspect and recovered payroll checks taken from the center console. The vehicle owner was contacted and the 37-year-old suspect with a South Philadelphia address was charged with theft from a motor vehicle. SUMMARY ARRESTS — On July 29, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 4:35 p.m. outside 19 S. 10th St., 4:50 p.m. outside 100 S. Juniper St. and 5:05 p.m. outside 1300 Chestnut St. — On July 30, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense at 10:10 p.m. outside 1233 Locust St., arrested a male at 2:25 a.m. outside 200 S. 13th St. and arrested another male at 12:10 p.m. outside 201 S. Broad St., both for public intoxication. Both were transported to and detained at the Sixth District. Center City District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 12:15 p.m. outside 1300 Walnut St, 12:20 p.m. outside 1200 Chestnut St. and 10:10 p.m. outside 1233 Locust St. — At 12:20 p.m. July 31, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 100 S. Juniper St. — On Aug. 1, Center City District officers issued a citation for a summary offense at 11:30 a.m. outside 1300 Walnut St., and Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense at 9:35 p.m. outside 100 S. Juniper St. — On Aug. 2, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 1:10 a.m. outside 200 S. Juniper St. and 9:05 p.m. outside 1320 Walnut St. — On Aug. 3, Sixth District officers issued citations for summary offenses at 12:10 a.m. outside 1229 Locust St., 2:40 a.m. outside 1200 Chancellor St. and 2:30 p.m. outside 100 S. Juniper St. ■

Media Trail Tenn. couple loses bid for divorce The Knoxville News Sentinel reports an East Tennessee judge has declined to recognize the Iowa marriage of two men in his courtroom for a divorce. Frederick Michael Borman and Larry Kevin Pyles-Borman were married four years ago in Iowa. They separated less than a year later after moving to Roane County, Tenn., and Frederick Borman filed for divorce in March. Roane County Circuit Judge Russell E. Simmons Jr.’s ruling came last week as the U.S. Sixth District Court of Appeals heard arguments in marriage-equality cases from Tennessee and three other states. Attorney Mark Foster, who represented Borman, said his client is reviewing his options, including a possible appeal.

Target endorses same-sex marriage According to the Minneapolis Star Tribune, Target Corp. is adding its name to a legal defense of same-sex marriage, joining other large companies that are taking a stand, just four years after the retailer came under criticism for supporting a strident opponent of same-sex unions. Target has signed a brief backing marriage equality in a pending court case and publicly declared its support of gay marriage, a move similar to those taken by Starbucks, Intel and Apple. “It is our belief that everyone should be treated equally under the law, and that includes rights we believe individuals should have related to marriage,” Target executive vice president of human resources Jodee Kozlak wrote on the company’s blog. Target had come under fire in the past from gay-rights activists who threatened boycotts after the retailer, along with Best Buy and 3M, donated hundreds of thousands of dollars to an organization that supported Republican Tom Emmer, a vocal opponent of gay marriage, in the 2010 Minnesota

governor’s race. Target has worked to win back customers in the LGBT community and has long offered benefits to the same-sex partners of employees. The case in which Target filed a brief combines legal actions in Wisconsin and Indiana, where federal judges overturned gaymarriage bans and state officials appealed. The case will have an Aug. 26 hearing in the Seventh U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

Florida wants SCOTUS to decide marriage The Miami Herald reports Florida’s attorney general is asking state courts to stop considering same-sex marriage cases until the U.S. Supreme Court decides whether states have the right to ban gay marriage. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Aug. 8 asked a state appeals court to freeze appeals of cases concerning the state’s 2008 constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. Judges in four Florida counties have overturned the ban, but no marriage licenses are being issued because Bondi has appealed each case. Bondi says the state will defer to the U.S. Supreme Court and that any further state proceedings are a waste of judicial resources. Utah and Oklahoma last week also asked the Supreme Court to decide the issue.

Houston delays equal-rights law According to the Houston Chronicle, a conservative court challenge has prompted Houston officials to suspend new protections for LGBT residents until an Aug. 15 court hearing. Conservative activists sued the city after failing to collect enough votes for a repeal referendum. Mayor Annise Parker had already said she wouldn’t enforce the ordinance until challenges were resolved. Critics want to repeal the ordinance — passed in May to ban LGBT discrimination — through the polls in November, but City Attorney David Feldman said they lacked enough valid petition signatures to do so. ■ — compiled by Larry Nichols

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n the legislative boxing match that the debate on Philadelphia school funding has become, Pennsylvania think tanks have become the corner men for their legislative benefactors. So let’s get ready to ruuumble. In this corner is the Commonwealth Foundation (CF), the self-named “free-market think tank” that crafts free-market policies, convinces Pennsylvanians of their benefits, and counters attacks on liberty. (Don’t you feel safer just knowing there is a foundation countering attacks on liberty in Pennsylvania?) The best we can glean from their mission statement is that these attacks have something to do with higher taxes, public schools and government subsidies for alternative energy sources. Not quite the “British are coming,” more like the “progressives are coming.” And the battle for liberty CF chooses to fight today? The battle to beat back a $2 tax on cigarettes dedicated to plugging an $81 million hole in the Philadelphia School District budget, allowing it to open on time this fall. And the tool it uses to fight this battle? A four-page report telling state legislators that increased state education funding to the PSD does not improve educational outcomes. As the Philadelphia Inquirer reports: “The fiscally conservative Commonwealth Foundation on Friday said its analy-

sis showed that while the district’s annual budget had grown by $1 billion since 2002, student achievement has lagged: 80 percent of students cannot read or do math at grade level.” The report concluded: giving more money to the district through a quick fix like the $2-a-pack cigarette tax would not solve its problems.

Not quite the “British are coming,” more like the “progressives are coming.” In the other corner Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center (PBPC), with a “vision … that all Pennsylvania citizens will enjoy a system of taxation that is fair and progressive, and that raises sufficient revenue to provide quality public services and economic prosperity.” Our guess is that “fair and progressive” taxation is precisely the attack on liberty that drives the Commonwealth Foundation’s worst nightmares. And rightfully so. The PBPC funders read like a who’s who of public employee unions, teachers federations and perhaps the greatest CF villain of all, United Food and Commercial Workers — the union

Penn Graduate School of Education report endeavors to present clear facts amidst opposing partisan think tanks. Illustration by Joseph Kemp

that would deny Pennsylvanians the liberty to purchase alcohol in a Walmart. And true to form, the PBCB responded to the CF report in kind. The Inquirer reports that, “Sharon Ward, director of the left-leaning think tank, said that ‘When state funding increased, the performance of Philadelphia’s schoolchildren improved,’ … [and] that the percentage of students who tested at grade level or above in reading more than doubled between 2002 and 2010, and that the percentage in math nearly tripled.”

We suggest throwing out the partisan think tanks draped in reports that pick and choose the data points to make their points. And while we are at it, throw out the analysis that attempts to find a correlation (or lack thereof) between funding and test scores without addressing factors such as poverty, English language learners, hunger, in short those factors that make Philadelphia unique among all school districts in the commonwealth. Let’s focus, rather, on how the SDP operates when comContinued on page 2 AUG. 10-17, 2014

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pared against its peers, the poorest school districts. That is precisely what Philadelphia City Council did last year when it commissioned the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education to determine SDP performance in the face of severe underfunding. The findings show that “when compared … to its peers — the 5 percent of districts in the state with the lowest average math and reading scores on state achievement tests — the SDP spent approximately $2,000 less per student than its peer districts and yet generated slightly better results on state tests.” The Penn report concluded:

“Based on our calculations, SDP’s adequacy gap — the extent to which actual spending falls below the level necessary to provide adequate educational services to all students — was four times greater than its nearest counterparts yet achiev[ed] slightly better scores with far less (4x less) funding.” The report’s authors conclude with these words that should be a signpost for state legislators debating SPD funding: “The oft-told story of Philadelphia’s school system is one of frustration and failure. But our findings suggest that it’s actually one of possibility in the face of extreme duress.” Amen to that.

Kimble Chooses St. Joe’s Continued from page 12

Victor Thomas (La Salle), Tony Chennault (Villanova-via Wake Forest) who stayed local. There has been a recent trend in which our city’s top players are choosing to go away from home. Kimble’s friend and Catholic League rival Chris Clover also made his college choice this week. In fact, a day later the St. Joseph’s Prep star chose St. Joseph’s University as well. He scored 21.9 point a game last year for Speedy Morris’ team. “A great week for St. Joseph’s,” said Arrigale. In other recruiting news, Ewing Township (N.J.)’s star Trey Lowe said he is down to four schools, including St. Joseph’s and Temple. Lowe is an explosive scorer who has also been tearing it up for Team Final this summer. Meanwhile, Levan Alston, Haverford School’s star guard, is down to six schools. He lists Temple,

Penn State and Penn among them. Notre Dame and Marquette are also in the mix. Many Temple fans are anxiously awaiting his decision. His dad, Levan, a Philly product, also played at Temple but was never considered the prospect his son is. Alston is a scoring combination guard who is shooting over 40 percent from the three-point line in summer action for Team Final. In football news, many teams will begin their official preseason training camps August 19 as per PIAA rules. Teams that appear to be strong locally this year from the city leagues are Imhotep Charter, La Salle, Archbishop Wood, St. Joseph’s Prep, George Washington, Archbishop Ryan and Frankford. “I’m excited for another season to start,” said Ron Cohen, the Washington coach. “It’s the best time of year, football season.”

Farewell to a Freedom Fighter Philadelphia’s Mel Dorn fought for all kinds of civil, individual rights by Sheila Simmons

n a historic photo of a funeral procession for Martin Luther King Jr., with King’s casket being pulled through the streets by a pair of mules, Philadelphia community and civil rights activist Mel Dorn can be spied walking alongside one mule. When Dorn’s brother Jerome Dorn posted the photo on a Cecil B. Moore Facebook site dedicated to furthering the legacy of that civil rights leader, the Cecil B. Moore site administrator replied, “Jerome, your brother had to talk to that mule to calm him down. That mule was acting like a mule. He seemed to understand Mel.” And such is the mark of a great leader — so convincing in his conviction that he can keep God’s most stubborn creature in line. Philadelphia lost Dorn to heart failure last month, at the age of 69. Those who knew him — more likely a nameless, voiceless neighborhood citizen than a dignitary or elected official — will remember him as a one of the city’s most dedicated and passionate activists for human and civil rights. Dorn was a Freedom Fighter — also known as the Cecil B. Moore Philadelphia Freedom Fighters — who in the 1960s led the fight to end the segregation of Girard College and assembled support for King’s civil rights movement here in Philadelphia. And Dorn never let others forget the contributions of those leaders. When SEPTA identified transit stops named for Moore with a shortened identity of “C.B. Moore” on its signage, Dorn led a successful fight to get the signage changed, telling the media, “This is somebody that, even in death, we love him very much. The legacy can never die with us living.” But what happens when those furthering such

Philadelphia community and civil rights activist Mel Dorn passed away last month. Photo: Jerome Dorn

legacies are no longer living? Jerome Dorn adds that the loss of his brother “is a definite loss because he not only fought for civil rights, but for individual rights. It didn’t make a difference if you had a problem with a landlord or the city not picking up your trash. He was a champion for all causes.” Now he laments a culture of “’what can you do for me,’ not ‘how can I help you?’” Miranda Alexander vows to be one of those people to now continue Dorn’s legacy. She is renaming an Institute for the Development of African-American Youth “Tour of Philadelphia” she arranges as the “Mel Dorn Tour of Philadelphia.” She recalled Dorn’s final days: “He went from talking to me about how proud he was of me doing the kind of work with youths and adults (that I do) to not talking. I expected him to sing his last song or say his last word on the tour about freedom — a story I never get used to hearing.” And now, as they tour past Mother Bethel AME Church, Philadelphia International Records, Church of the Advocate, Girard College and the Universal Negro Improvement Association, many youngsters will hear it too.

Mel Dorn escorts a mule at the procession of Martin Luther King Jr.’s funeral. Photo: The King Center/Facebook

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SHERIFF’S SALE Properties

sold

JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff

on Tuesday, September 2, 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

Rent Residential Property Joel Kestenbaum and Joel Phillip, as tenants in common C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 02237 $48,471.69 Scott A. Dietterick, �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1409-303 �� 2214300 Row 2 Sty Masonry + Other Robert F. Greiner and Dawn M. Robinson C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-304 4174 Poplar Street 42nd wd. �� Grant and Robert Proctor C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-305 2802 Walnut Hill Street �� Property Wonhee Choi and Hae S. Choi C.P. December Term, �� 1409-306 �� Residential Property Xue Xia Chen C.P. January Term, 2014 �� 1409-307 103 Callowhill Street 19123 �� tial Dwelling Joseph Grasso �� Esq., Klehr Harrison Harvey �� 1409-308 �� 19120 42nd wd. 1633 Sq Ft �� Dwelling Joshua Cain C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 01249 $114,148.96 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1409-309 1131 E. Sanger Street 19124 62nd wd. 1440.2 Sq Ft �� April Term, 2014 No. 00417 ��fices, P.C. 1409-310 484 West Clapier Street 19144 �� The Estate of Michelle Thomas c/o David A. Williams, Sr., Personal Representative; �� Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or �� A. Williams, Srt., Personal Representative of the Estate

of Michelle Thomas; Zackary Williams (Minor), Known Heir of Michelle Thomas C.P. September Term, 2012 No. �� Offices, P.C. 1409-311 266 North 64th Street 19139 34th wd. 990 Sq Ft �� C.P. March Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-312 1829 North Street 19121 32nd �� Residential Real Estate Charles Wells and Tanya Wells C.P. December Term 2011, No. 02109 $90,924.46 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1409-313 332 East Rockland Street 19120 42nd wd. 1280 Sq Ft �� February Term 2014, No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1409-314 �� Property Frances Esposito and Fred Esposito C.P. �� P.C. 1409-315 4617 Morris Steret 19144 13th wd. 1436 Sq Ft �� Property Jessica Softleigh and Gregory P. Softleigh C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-316 �� 19124 23rd wd. 2037 Sq Ft �� Property Rafael Centeno C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-317 �� Mortgage Residential Dwelling Douglas W. Anderson and �� March Term, 2013 No. 01928 �� Esquire 1409-318 �� Real Estate Robert Anderson C.P. March Term 2014, No. 02721 $77,041.41 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1409-319 �� Property Clarence Henderson and Charlene Parmenter C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 01668 �� P.C. 1409-320 ��

�� Executrix of the Estate of Ed�� 2014; No. 93 $34,289.97 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, �� 1409-321 7303 North 20th Street 19138 10th wd. (formerly �� Real Estate Jeannette Williams C.P. October Term 2013, No. ��tern & Eisenberg, PC 1409-322 2213 Princeton Ave 19149 �� Mortgage original Principal Amount $100,000.00 with an outstanding principal balance �� from 4/18/14 at $6.23 per �� ber Term, 2013 No. 02118 �� Dopke 1409-323 �� Mortgage Residential Property Andrew White C.P. August Term, 2008 No. 001643 �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1409-324A 4717-19 James Street 19137 �� in. Northeast of Margaret St.; Front: 30 ft. 0 in. Depth: 100 �� Greg Grookett a/k/a Gregory Grookett a/k/a Gregory M. Grookett C.P. July Term 2013, �� A. Hirsch, Esquire 1409-324B �� on Southeasterly Side of James St. 180 ft. 0in. Northeast of Margaret St.; Front: 30 ft. 0 in. Depth: 100 ft. 0 in. ��kett a/k/a Gregory Grookett a/k/a Gregory M. Grookett C.P. �� $100,083.19 Joseph A. Hirsch, Esquire 1409-325 33 North Edgewood Street �� and Joseph G. Wingert C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 00294 �� P.C. 1409-326 �� 19120 61st wd. 1020 Sq Ft �� Property Theresa Thomas C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C.

NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION �� Schedule of Distribution Thirty

www.Officeof Philadelphia Sheriff.com SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, September 2, 2014 1409-301 �� 19132-1033 38th wd. 1274 Sq �� to Rent Residential Property Earle T. Williams and Jewelyn P. Williams C.P. March Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg �� 1409-302 1740 South Conestoga Street ��

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1409-327 �� Mortgage Residential Property Edward V. Slavin, as sole owner C.P. September Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., �� A. Ackerman, Esq., Ashleigh �� Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1409-328 6446 Chelwynde Avenue 19142 40th wd. 1120 Sq Ft �� of John A. Williams, Deceased and Norman Williams, Solely in his Capacity as Heir of John A. Williams, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-329 129 Marita Street 19116 �� and David A. Iovanisci C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02620 �� P.C. 1409-330 1223 Elbridge Street 19111 �� Property Danny J. Ciarlante C.P. March Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-331 1137 Harrison Street 19124 �� Property Delilah Elsetinow, Jesse Elsetinow, and �� October Term, 2013 No. 03280 �� P.C. 1409-332 �� 19148 39th wd. 672 Sq Ft �� Dwelling Dale Makin a/k/a �� a/k/a Kevin J. Makin C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03219 ��fices, P.C. 1409-333 �� January Term, 2014 No. 03333 �� P.C. 1409-334 1328 S. 33rd Street 19146 �� 2307900 Residential Dwelling Donald Garrett, Personal Representative of the Estate �� 1409-335 1431 North Felton Street ��

Property Joan Murray and Ira R. Murray III C.P. April Term, �� 1409-336 �� Eleanor Centrella, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-337 6634 Cornelius Street 19138 10th wd. 1400 Sq Ft �� Mortgage Residential Property Paulette Griffin C.P. November Term, 2010 No. 2113 $81,699.33 Scott A. Dietterick, �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1409-338 2413 South Darien Street 19148 39th wd. 700 Sq Ft �� Property Kevin M. Poulton C.P. March Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-339 �� Residential Property Jermaine A. Wright C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 01624 $30,676.00 �� 1409-340 �� 2014 No. 00847 $197,826.86 �� 1409-341 �� 19124 62nd wd. 840 Sq Ft �� Property Dorothy Prior and John Prior C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 01092 $71,862.00 �� 1409-342 �� III C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1409-343 4733 Meridian Street 19136 �� Property Aaron Hughes C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02902 �� P.C. 1409-344 �� 19142 40th wd. 1600 Sq Ft �� Property Willie Doeleh C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 03340 �� P.C. 1409-345 ��

�� Mortgage Residential Property Frederick Reid; Paula Sylvester-Reid C.P. October Term, �� A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., �� Nicholas, Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg & �� 1409-346 �� proportionate undivided interest in the Common Elements (as defined in such Declaration) �� in Her Capacity as Co-administrator and Heir of the Estate �� Co-administrator and Heir of �� Kim Fox, in Her Capacity as Co-administrator and Heir of �� Assigns and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-347 ��ate on the North side of Titan Street, beginning at the distance �� West side of 19th Street Row 2 Sty Masonry Darrell Dorsey C.P. December Term, 2010 No. �� Nalbandian, III 1409-348 1207 Foulkrod Street 19124�� Property Jaime Rivera; Melissa �� 2012 No. 01673 $168,393.40 �� 1409-349 314 North Simpson Street �� November Term, 2013 No. 01476 $60,029.72 Phelan Hal�� 1409-350 3733 Aspen Street 19104 24th �� Residential Property Stanley Jones C.P. April Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-351 �� Property Ove Sorensen C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00340 �� 1409-352 1317 Carey Street a/k/a 1317 East Carey Street 19124-

�� Property Tiffany J. Collins C.P. June Term, 2012 No. 03432 �� 1409-353 438 East Eleanor Street 19120 �� of Tyrone Gentner, Deceased and Jerome Gentner, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Tyrone Gentner, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-354 �� to Mortgage Residential Property Gerard M. Shaffer C.P. March Term, 2010 No. �� Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg �� 1409-355 3009 South Sydenham Street �� 1409-356 1663 Fillmore Street 19124 �� tial Property Nelson Freytes �� C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-357 �� May Term, 2012 No. 00419 �� 1409-358 2069 Margaret Street 19124 23rd wd. 1203.06 Sq Ft �� Property Michael Sabato C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 00301 �� P.C. 1409-359 �� 23rd wd. 1478.88 Sq Ft �� December Term, 2012 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-360 226 East Wister Street 19144�� Property Harrison Dabney C.P. November Term, 2013 No. ��

1409-361 �� C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-362 �� Property Francis Piller C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 02897 $306,189.77 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-363 �� Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of IC Hydrick, Deceased; Jalonda Sharp, as Co-Administrator of the Estate of Valerie �� Sharp, as Co-Administrator of the Estate of Valerie Sharp, Deceased C.P. April Term, �� 1409-364 �� A 19120 61st wd. 4360 Sq Ft �� Property James Pritchett C.P. December Term, 2012 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-365 2063 E. Venango Street 19134 Row 2 Story Masonry �� Dwelling Tracy Hua, Chi Hung Mu C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 02676 $68,977.11 Feder�� 1409-366 �� Property Carol J. Carr C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03037 �� P.C. 1409-367 �� Gar 2 Sty Masonry Frances Richardson C.P. August Term, �� 1409-368 2716 North 23rd Street 191323218 11th wd. 878.99 Sq Ft �� Individually and in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of �� in Her Capacity as Adminis�� in Her Capacity as Heir of �� Capacity as Heir of the Estate �� Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, �� $34,264.30 Phelan Hallinan, ��

1409-369 �� Real Estate Saundra English a/k/a Saundra English Williams, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of James T. McCullough C.P. June Term 2013, No. 00088 $61,022.67 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1409-370 �� 43rd wd. 1024 Sq Ft Subject to Mortgage Residential Property Roy Alexander Vargas, as sole owner C.P. October Term, 2010 �� Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg �� 1409-371 1304 Arrott Street 19124�� Property Ryan Murdock, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Debra Murdock a/k/a Debra V. Murdock; Jason Murdock, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Debra Murdock a/k/a �� Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, �� Debra Murdock a/k/a Debra V. Murdock, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 01096 $72,009.47 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-372 �� in Her Capacity as Co-Executrix of the Estate of Frank A. �� Her Capacity as Co-Executrix and Devisee of the Estate of Frank A. Miller; Estate of Frank A. Miller c/o Rosemary �� Estate of Frank A. Miller c/o �� Heirs, Successors, Assigns and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Frank A. Miller, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2010 No. �� Offices, P.C. 1409-373 �� wd. on Southeasterly Side of Newtown St. 192 ft. 0 in. Northeasterly of Cheltenham St.; Front: 16 ft. 3 in. Depth: �� Harvey Campbell, Jr. and �� September Term, 2013 No. �� McCall PC 1409-374 7037 Torresdale Avenue ��

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��tial Property Debra Arnott C.P. �� 1409-375 474 Evergreen Avenue 191284017 21st wd. 7012.26 Sq Ft �� Property William M. Michini C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-376 �� Property Chanhpeng Syhalath C.P. March Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-377 1913 North Mascher Street, a/k/a 1913 Mascher Street �� Residential Property Abdel S. Ahmad C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 02468 $112,976.77 �� 1409-378 7377 Rugby Street 19138 �� tial Property Kevin Smith, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Nietta R. Smith, Deceased and William Smith, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Nietta R. Smith, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-379 �� Downing C.P. July Term, 2013 �� 1409-380 2119 Princeton Avenue 19149�� 1409-381 2139 East Stella Street 19134�� Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or �� Castaneda, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 02821 $10,221.87 Phelan Hal�� 1409-382 �� 40th wd. 3090.60 Sq Ft �� Property Richard A. Christie and Marcia Dixon C.P. September Term, 2012 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-383 2127 Stevens Street 19149 62nd wd. 1314 Sq Ft ��

Mortgage Residential Property Colleen King C.P. December Term, 2010 No. 2060 $162,700.78 Scott A. Dietter�� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana �� Nicholas, Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg & Ack�� 1409-384 4340 North Orianna Street 19140 7th wd. 690 Sq Ft �� P.C. 1409-385 167 West Chew Avenue �� tial Property Calvin Payne and Claudette Payne a/k/a Claudette Kelly Payne C.P. �� 1409-386 4333 O Street 19124�� C.P. September Term, 2013 �� 1409-387 �� 49th wd. 906.24 Sq Ft �� C.P. March Term, 2012 No. �� 1409-388 7812 Saturn Place 40th wd. �� retta Veney C.P. March Term, �� 1409-389 7266 Cornelius Street 10th �� C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-390 1608 East McPherson Street �� C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-391 3903 Claridge Street 19124 33rd wd. 963.47 Sq Ft �� C.P. March Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-392 7324 Kinglet Place 40th wd. �� Masonry Martino Fleming C.P. �� $212,901.18 Milstead & As��

1409-393 618 East Hilton Street 19134 33rd wd. 1296.18 Sq Ft �� Property Willie H. McClain and Gloria McClain C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02920 �� P.C. 1409-394 �� Subject to Mortgage Residential Property Garfield Sneed �� C.P. September Term, 2008 �� A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg �� 1409-395 �� 41st wd. 1080.42 Sq Ft ��tial Property Alex D. Cobo and Shannon M. Cobo C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-396 2140 South 20th Street �� to Rent Residential Property Victoria Sengngeune Nguyen and Don V. Nguyen, as tenants by the entirety C.P. Febru�� $76,412.21 Scott A. Dietterick, �� Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, Esq., �� M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1409-397 �� 34th wd. 1800 Sq Ft ��tial Property Malachi C. White, in severalty C.P. September Term, 2011 No. 2779 $170,743.10 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana �� Nicholas, Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg & Ack�� 1409-398 �� 2348900 Subject to Mortgage �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kim�� A. Ackerman, Esq., Ashleigh �� Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, ��

1409-399 2209 North Salford Street �� C.P. June Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-400 �� C.P. March Term, 2012 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-401 �� 2672 62nd wd. 2386 Sq Ft �� Rent Residential Property David Resto, as sole owner C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 04032 $132,499.82 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana �� Nicholas, Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg & �� 1409-402 1820 North 69th Street �� Gar 3 Sty Stone Ruben Tehrani and Shalha Tehrani a/k/a Shahla Tehrani C.P. March Term, �� 1409-403 �� vard 19124 23rd wd. 1728 Sq �� Property Thomas Sloan and Judyth Sloan as tenants by the entirety C.P. February Term, 2010 No. 0902 $81,900.41 Zucker, Goldberg & Acker�� 1409-404 �� Residential Property Dustin Carr C.P. August Term, 2010 �� 1409-405 4634 Wingate Street �� Property Constance Arthur C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-406 1648 South Taney Street �� Property Robert Derr and Teresa Derr C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 01432 �� P.C. 1409-407 314 Roseberry Street 19148 39th wd. 731 Sq Ft ��tial Property Kurt Horstman and Anna Marie Horstman a/k/a Anna Horstman C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C.

1409-408 7100 Shelbourne Street �� Sty Mas + Other; 1200 Sq Ft �� Dwelling Michael Rudolph �� $143,148.48 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-409 �� 19138 10th wd. 1470.66 Sq Ft �� Property Jennifer Pearson C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 01474 �� P.C. 1409-410 �� wd. Situate on the North side of Seybert Street, containing the distance of 186 feet Westward �� Street Row 2 Sty Masonry Howard Johnson (deceased) C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� Nalbandian, III 1409-411 �� 19131 4th wd. 616 Sq Ft �� of Veronica V. Cobb, Deceased, �� as Executrix of the Estate of Veronica V. Williams a/k/a Veronica Victoria Williams a/k/a Veronica V. Cobb C.P. �� P.C. 1409-412 �� 66th wd. 2046.84 Sq Ft �� A. Gulla C.P. March Term, 2014 �� 1409-413 2122 South Woodstock Street �� Property Jimmy S. Tjoeng C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 003166 �� 1409-414 6137 Marsden Street 41st wd. �� Residential Dwelling Nicole �� 2013 No. 03432 $97,221.47 Powers, Kirn, & Associates, �� 1409-415 �� Property Joseph Perlow C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 03023 �� 1409-416 114 East 64th Avenue 19120 61st wd. 1600 Sq Ft �� Administratrix of the Estate of �� C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-417 ��

�� Property Adam Clayton; Mia Clayton C.P. January Term, �� 1409-418 6827 Finch Place 19142 �� Property Crystal Puriefoy a/k/a Crystal Davis C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-419 6127 Chancellor Street �� Dwelling Elyadagahah Walton a/k/a Elyadagahah E. Walton a/k/a Elyadagah Walton a/k/a Elyadaghah Walton C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Offices, P.C. 1409-420 1047 Flanders Street a/k/a �� 3013 34th wd. 1286.1 Sq Ft �� Property Cheerich A. Chmel C.P. August Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-421 �� Dwelling Mark Early, Personal Representative of the Estate of Fay Early a/k/a Fay D. Early a/k/a Fay Delores Early; Keisha K. Haines, Known Heir of Fay Early a/k/a Fay D. Early a/k/a Fay Delores �� Heir of Fay Early a/k/a Fay D. Early a/k/a Fay Delores Early; Estate of Fay Early a/k/a Fay D. Early a/k/a Fay Delores Early, c/o Mark Early, Personal Representative; Ellisha Early, Individually and as a Known Heir of Fay Early a/k/a Fay D. Early a/k/a Fay Delores Early C.P. April Term, 2014 No. �� Offices, P.C. 1409-422A �� Easterly side of Ninth Street at the distance of One Hundred and Fifty Six feet Eleven inches Southwardly from the Southerly side of Huntington �� the East side of the 9th Street at the distance of 113 feet 10 inches Southwardly from the South side of Huntington �� sty Masonry (both properties) American Dream Group Invest�� 2012 No. 03429 $69,787.37 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1409-422B �� Easterly side of Ninth Street at the distance of One Hundred and Fifty Six feet Eleven inches Southwardly from the Southerly side of Huntington �� the East side of 9th Street

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at the distance of 113 feet 10 inches Southwardly from the South side of Huntington �� Sty Masonry (both properties) American Dream Group Invest�� 2012 No. 03429 $69,787.37 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1409-423 �� 1194-00 Residential Dwelling Tracy Hua, Chi-Hung Mu C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 001608 $77,111.72 Federman �� 1409-424 1203 South 21st Street 191464321 36th wd. 900 Sq Ft �� Property Eddrena Turner C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 04324 $118,767.42 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-425 1817 E. Sergeant Street �� Dwelling Tracy Hua, Chi Hung Mu C.P. December Term, 2011 �� 1409-426 619 Avon Road 19116�� February Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-427 �� Property John Flaton III C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-428 �� Property Marcus Salas C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00747 $64,823.24 Phelan Hal�� 1409-429 �� 19149 62nd wd. 1170.11 Sq Ft �� March Term, 2014 No. 03721 �� P.C. 1409-430 1433 Robbins Avenue 19149�� Property Michael Portnoy C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-431 818 South Alden Street 19143 46th wd. 900 Sq Ft �� Property Tamara D. Williams C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-432 �� Property Christine Rich C.P. ��

�� 1409-433 �� C.P. August Term, 2009 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-434 �� Property Thomas McGrath, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of Estate of Karen �� Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or �� F. Kahmar, Deceased C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 03243 $100,110.90 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-435 �� Property Shadia Johnson C.P. �� 1409-436 �� 4107 18th wd. 1600 Sq Ft �� Property Deborah A. Staab, in her capacity as Heir of William H. Wildonger, Sr., Deceased; �� Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest �� Wildonger, Sr., Deceased C.P. �� 1409-437 3323 Shelmire Avenue 19136�� Property Jennifer M. Davis C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-438 2024 Plum Street 19124�� Property Christy Woodrit a/k/a Christy J. Woodrit C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-439 �� tial Property Isaac Pollard, Jr.; Valerie R. Pollard C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 03848 $184,960.98 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-440 613 South Clarion Street 19147-1813 2nd wd. 779 Sq Ft �� Property Ryan Forman C.P. July Term, 2010 No. 03440 �� 1409-441 ��

�� Property Elaine Farnum and John Farnum C.P. December Term, 2009 No. 03464 �� P.C. 1409-442 �� Property Kowana Manley C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 02376 $108,624.98 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-443 922 Clinton Street 19107 �� Property Mark J. Cushing, Executor to the Estate of Kathleen A. Cushing, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2009 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-444 4016 Maywood Street 19124�� Property Angela Weston C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-445 108 East 64th Street 19120 61st wd. 1600 Sq Ft �� Property Myrna A. Johnson C.P. March Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-446 1337 McFerran Street 19140�� Property Gwendolyn Goins C.P. May Term, 2012 No. �� 1409-447 �� 3128 40th wd. 1094.17 Sq Ft �� September Term, 2012 No. �� 1409-448 6834 Guyer Avenue a/k/a 6834 Guyer Street 19142�� Property Chauncey Simmons C.P. November Term, 2013 �� 1409-449 321 N. 64th St 34th wd. �� Subject to Mortgage Glen Eric �� C.P. January Term, 2012 No. �� 1409-450 62 East Slocum Street 19119 �� Property Vinson Flowers C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-451 114 Mifflin Street 19148 39th wd. 892.20 Sq Ft �� Property Susan Cox and Phil-

lip P. Cox, Jr. C.P. May Term, �� 1409-452 �� C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-453 1660 Haworth Street 191241372 62nd wd. 2099.94 �� Residential Property Ricardo �� October Term, 2013 No. 01787 �� 1409-454 614 North 32nd Street 19104 24th wd. 2900 Sq Ft �� November Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-455 842 Foulkrod Street 19124�� tial Property Edith Walters a/k/a Edith Walters-Wilson and Timothy Wilson C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 01727 �� 1409-456 6141 North Fairhill Street 19120 61st wd. 1600 Sq Ft �� Property Derrick Robinson C.P. February Term, 2011 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-457 833 Sanger Street 19124 �� Property Sunday E. Adeyemi �� 1409-458 4218 Penn Street a/k/a 4218 N. Penn Street 19124 23rd wd. �� Residential Property John Prior and Dorothy Prior C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� Osborne 1409-459 �� 60th wd. 1722 Sq Ft �� April Term, 2013 No. 04768 �� P.C. 1409-460 �� 19139 4th wd. 1187 Sq Ft �� October Term, 2012 No. �� Donnelly, Esquire 1409-461 6708 North 12th Street 19126 61st wd. 8877.40 Sq Ft �� Property Ruth Miles and Kenneth Miles C.P. January Term, �� Caitlin M. Donnelly, Esquire

1409-462 �� 23rd wd. 2016 Sq Ft �� February Term, 2014 No. �� Donnelly, Esquire 1409-463 �� 19120 61st wd. 2300 Sq Ft �� Dwelling Juan Calderon C.P. �� Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1409-464 3343 N. 19th Street 19140 �� Property Helen Wallace, Executrix of the Estate of James Wise, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 00008 $22,440.24 Matthew A. �� 1409-465 �� tial Real Estate Robert J. �� May Term, 2013 No. 00304 ��berg, PC 1409-466 4426 Vista Street 19136�� Property Alex Naumenko; �� March Term, 2013 No. 00768 $139,141.61 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-467 �� Property Darius Dove a/k/a Darius M. Dove C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 03091 �� 1409-468 �� P301 19107-1731 88th wd. �� Residential Property Christopher Widell C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 00113 $230,887.41 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-469 �� to Mortgage Residential �� December Term, 2010 No. 0793 $178,144.22 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana �� Nicholas, Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg & �� 1409-470 �� 41st wd. 1437.04 Sq Ft �� Real Estate Derek Fuller C.P.

April Term 2014, No. 00010 $116,677.49 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1409-471 3600 Conshohocken Avenue, �� September Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-472 62 East Hortter Street 19119 22nd wd. 1136 Sq Ft �� and Patricia Greenwood, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Mary �� 1409-473 �� Stanley J. Rushinski, Deceased and Stanley Rushinski, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Stanley J. Rushinski, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-474 6320 Milton Street 19138 22nd wd. 4168.38 Sq Ft �� Property Herschel Davis Jr. and Derrick Harrison C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03316 �� P.C. 1409-475 �� 19132 16th wd. 687.96 Sq Ft �� Property Roberta Mathis C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00027 �� P.C. 1409-476 419-421 North Simpson Street �� Property John Charles Pointon �� P.C. 1409-477 �� Property Tylisha Renee El C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 04169 $160,126.22 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-478 �� $89,612.23 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-479 2102 North Wanamaker Street �� dential Property Sharon Wilson C.P. March Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-480 2170 Cumberland Street ��-

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�� 1409-481 1447 Stirling Street 19149 �� Property Hai Min Misty Wu C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 002144 �� 1409-482 �� Property Evelyn Alexander, as Administrator of the Estate of Herbert Alexander, deceased C.P. December Term, 2013 No. �� Osborne 1409-483 �� tial Property Ricardo Rosa a/k/a Ricardo A. Rosa C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 00218 �� 1409-484 �� 1006 19130 8th wd. 1331 Sq �� to Mortgage none Michael Masters, Michelle Masters; Stephanos Haviaras C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 00213 $742,043.48 Thomas D Kenny, Esquire 1409-485 �� 19132 16th wd. 672 Sq Ft �� August Term, 2013 No. 02673 �� P.C. 1409-486 217 Pierce Street 19148 1st �� Residential Property Mara McDade C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-487 �� Residential Property Gregory H. Quigley C.P. June Term, 2009 �� 1409-488 7919 Craig Street 19136 �� Property Jaime Hinman C.P. November Term, 2009 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-489 832 South 49th Street, Apt 1 �� Property Kindell S. Glover, Solely in Her Capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Michael G. Eaverly, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-490 ��

with apartment Robert Reed Murphy and Karen G. Murphy C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 00087 $214,714.90 John J. Kelly, Jr. 1409-491 �� Property James Wasko, Jr a/k/a James Jr Wasko C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02303 �� 1409-492 �� 2-0860-00 Row 3 Story Masonry Gregory Cottman C.P. �� $44,771.02 Milstead & Associ�� 1409-493 �� wd. (formerly the 42nd wd.) �� Semi/Det 3 Story Masonry Keith Pearson C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 02432 $166,822.00 Milstead & As�� 1409-494 7022 Saybrook Avenue 40th �� C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 01947 $22,929.81 Milstead & �� 1409-495 �� Real Estate Kevin Smith and Jennifer A. Smith C.P. �� berg, PC 1409-496 900 W. Fisher Avenue 49th wd. on Southwest side of Fisher Avenue and Northwest side of 9th Street; Front: 16 ft. 4 in., Depth 94 ft. 0 in. Subject to Mortgage Single Family �� C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 01866 $84,240.14 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1409-497 �� Residential Dwelling Angie McKnight C.P. April Term, �� Powers, Kirn, & Associates, �� 1409-498 �� 23rd wd. 3947.16 Sq Ft �� September Term, 2012 No. �� 1409-499 �� Subject to Mortgage Residential Dwelling Hai Min Wu C.P. �� 1409-500 1929 West Spencer Street 49th wd. 1230 Sq Ft ��

to Mortgage Residential Dwelling Peter F. Jackson, as Executor of the Estate of Doris Rice, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 03240 $93,021.16 Powers, �� 1409-501 9400 Krewstown Road 7298 �� Residential Dwelling George �� Kalathooparampi a/k/a Jolly P. Kalathooparampil C.P. September Term, 2012 No. 03147 �� 1409-502 �� tial Dwelling Charles A.J. Halpin, III, Esquire Personal Representative of the Estate of Rochelle M. Kidd a/k/a Rochelle Marie Kidd C.P. �� 1409-503 2012 W. Cambria Street 19132 38th wd. 1228.34 Sq Ft Subject To Mortgage None other than the mortgage held by Plaintiff Residential Property Earl Demby C.P. November Term, 2013 No. �� & Morgan 1409-504 �� Residential Dwelling Natalie McCormack C.P. July Term, �� Powers, Kirn, & Associates, �� 1409-505 �� August Term, 2013 No. 00872 $68,794.01 Powers, Kirn, & �� 1409-506 �� 1024800 Residential Dwelling Anibal Figueroa C.P. No. Term, No. 2013-02297 �� 1409-507 �� wd. 14’8-3/4” frontage x76’ ��dential Property Monique A. Stones C.P. August Term, 2011 �� 1409-508 �� age x126’7-1/2” depth �� Property Jennifer C. Kerwood �� $188,708.36 Richard M. �� 1409-509 6111 Wheeler Street 19142 �� Residential Dwelling Winessa Skinner C.P. November Term,

2013 No. 02201 $129,199.84 �� 1409-510 1438 Alcott Street 19149 �� Dwelling Amara Kesselly C.P. February Term, 2010 No. �� 1409-511 �� Area: 0 Sq. Ft. undivided interest in the Common Elements appertaining and assigned to �� defined in the Declaration, �� and Vitali Tsishuk C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 01161 $101,974.10 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire 1409-512 �� on the Southeast side of Twentieth Street and Cambria Street; Front: 16 ft. 0 in., Depth: 66 ft. 0 in. Subject to Mortgage Single Family Residence Sean Dembeck C.P. May Term, 2013 �� M. Hladik, Esq. 1409-513 3621 Spring Garden Street �� Real Estate Ralph H. Deberry C.P. March Term 2014, No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1409-514 2632 South Alder Street 19148 39th wd. 700 Sq Ft �� Real Estate Vincent Evangelisa and Carol Evangelista C.P. March Term 2014, No. 02678 $83,297.46 Stern & Eisenberg, PC 1409-515 6023 Woodcrest Avenue �� November Term 2014, No. �� Eisenberg, PC 1409-516 �� 36th wd. 1104 Sq Ft �� Property Cavello Rex C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 003439 �� Osborne 1409-517 �� Property Abrash Aronbayev and Iosif Gavrielov C.P. February Term, 2013 No. �� J. Osborne 1409-518A �� 62nd wd. 1470 Sq Ft & 140 Sq �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� J. Osborne

1409-518B �� 62nd wd. 1470 Sq Ft & 140 Sq �� C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� J. Osborne 1409-519 24 W. Sharpnack Street �� Property Joseph Pacini and Kimberly Pacini C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 000933 �� Osborne 1409-520 �� Property Elsie Way-Riddick, in Her Capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Marie Way; Robert Way in His Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Marie Way; William Way, in His Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Marie Way; James Way, in His Capacity of Devisee of the Estate of Marie Way; Clifford Way, in His Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Marie ��sors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest �� Deceased C.P. December Term, �� 1409-521 �� Property Ella Deans-Francis C.P. September Term, 2012 �� 1409-522 4624 Griscom Street 19124 23rd wd. S/D W Det Gar 3 Sty Masonry; 1864 Sq Ft �� Dwelling Sonya Joyner C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 04182 $98,407.02 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-523 �� Known Surviving Heir of �� Mortgagor and Real Owner �� Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-524 �� 39th wd. Row 2 Sty Masonry; �� Residential Dwelling Koner Kareth and Vivian Kareth C.P. October Term, 2011 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-525 �� 19142 40th wd. Semi Det �� -

ary Term, 2014 No. 00031 �� & Conway, P.C. 1409-526 �� Sty Masonry; 914 Sq Ft ��tial Dwelling Eugene Masci and Stephanie Masci C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 01073 $168,243.63 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-527 4991 Sheldon Street 19144 12th wd. Semi/Det 3 Sty Masonry; 1336 Sq Ft �� C.P. March Term, 2014 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-528 �� Dwelling Constance Reed-Ford C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 03090 $201,223.03 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-529 �� 38th wd. Row 2 Sty Masonry; 1418 Sq Ft & 1922 Sq Ft �� Dwelling Michael S. Connor, Executor of the Estate of Jacqueline M. Hydro a/k/a Jacqueline Hydro, Deceased �� C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-530 6016 Pine Street 19143 3rd wd. Row 2 Sty Masonry; 1162 Sq �� Jeannetta Darby C.P. Febru�� $74,717.12 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-531 �� Residential Dwelling Rosalen ��ber Term, 2013 No. 00023 ��berg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-532 �� Sty Masonry; 1380 Sq Ft ��tial Dwelling Joan Searles, Executrix of the Estate of �� Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. February Term, 2014 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-533 �� Williams C.P. September Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-534 2213 East Huntington ��

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�� Dwelling Jeffrey M. Haynes a/k/a Jeffrey Haynes C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 01841 $230,742.01 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-535 �� wd. Semi Det 2 Sty Masonry; �� Residential Dwelling Virginia �� of Robert Sides a/k/a Robert D. Sides, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. March Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-536 3826 Manayunk Avenue 19128 21st wd. Row 2 Sty Masonry; �� Residential Dwelling Karen Tappenden C.P. March Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-537 �� Sty Masonry; 1080 Sq Ft �� Dwelling Jeffrey Green C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02172 ��berg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-538 �� 2 Sty Frame; 1088 Sq Ft �� Dwelling John E. Sanford C.P. October Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-539 �� Residential Dwelling Deborah Swann C.P. June Term, 2013 �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-540 �� wd. Row 2 Sty Masonry; 1080 �� to Mortgage Residential Dwelling Martha Woodley, Executrix of the Estate of Percy Graham, Jr., Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03682 $104,430.44 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-541 �� dential Dwelling Colin Hill C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. �� 438 Delmar Street 19128 21st wd. Semi Det 2 Sty Masonry; �� Crovetti C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 04192 $141,220.89 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-543 1870 Schiller Street 19134 ��

Residential Dwelling Antonio Serrano a/k/a Antonio Serrano, Jr. C.P. February Term, 2012 ��Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-544 �� 36th wd. Row 2 Sty Masonry; �� Residential Dwelling Daren Finch C.P. September Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-545 2111 Shallcross Street 19124 �� Residential Dwelling John Prior and Dorothy Prior C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02218 $70,331.60 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-546 4313 Pechin Street 19128 �� Mas. + Oth; 1688 Sq Ft �� Mortgage Residential Dwelling ��ecutrix of the Estate of Sharon E. Hardy a/k/a Sharon Hardy, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 00399 $172,000.62 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-547 �� Dwelling Amy Colon C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01661 $96,887.36 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-548 �� 19148 39th wd. Row 2 Sty Masonry; 1072 Sq Ft �� Dwelling Carlo Altieri and Susan Altieri C.P. Novem�� $196,921.60 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-549 936 South 49th Street 19143 �� Residential Dwelling Sarah A. Gee, Administratrix of the Estate of Sarah A. Mack, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner and Sarah A. Mack C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-550 6730 North 18th Street �� 2 Sty Masonry; 1308 Sq Ft �� Jr., Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. August Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-551 �� Residential Dwelling Phillip Hochman, Administrator of the ��

Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. September Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-552 �� wd. Det 1-1/2 Sty Frame; 1499 ��dential Dwelling Christopher Autieri, Executor of the Estate of Dolores C. Autieri a/k/a Dolores Autieri, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. September Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-553 �� C 19106 Res. Condo 4 Sty Masonry; 1412 Sq Ft ��minium Thomas M. Harris C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 00619 $369,370.42 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-554 �� Residential Dwelling Jia Hong Zeng C.P. July Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-555 4429 Princeton Avenue �� 2 Sty Masonry; 1216 Sq Ft �� C.P. August Term, 2010 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-556 �� Residential Dwelling Evelyn �� Cabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-557 �� wd. Row 2 Sty Masonry; 1136 ��dential Dwelling Denise M. Campbell C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03449 $22,941.79 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-558 �� 39th wd. Row 2 Sty Masonry; �� Residential Dwelling Anthony �� Granato C.P. April Term, �� McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-559 2446 North 33rd Street 19132 �� Dwelling Jean C. Thenor C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02982 $92,666.64 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-560 �� 3211 49th wd. 6720 Sq Ft �� Mortgage Residential Property Marquita McCarter, single woman C.P. January Term, ��

Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., �� A. Ackerman, Esq., Ashleigh �� Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1409-561 148 Rosemar Street a/k/a 148 West Rosemar Street 19120 �� 1233800 Subject to Mortgage Residential Property Andre �� $101,236.64 Scott A. Diet��ner, Esq., Joel A. Ackerman, �� Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana �� Nicholas, Esq., Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg & �� 1409-562 �� 19130 29th wd. 1314 Sq Ft �� Mortgage Residential Property Ella Repik C.P. March Term, �� Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., �� A. Ackerman, Esq., Ashleigh �� Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdot�� Denise Carlon, Esq., Zucker, �� 1409-563 �� Mortgage Residential Property Georges R. Noel and Taicha F. Jean, as joint tenants with the right to survivorship C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 3027 $206,197.18 Scott A. Dietterick, Esq., Kimberly A. �� Marin, Esq., Ralph M. Salvia, Esq., Jaime R. Ackerman, Esq., Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esq., �� Carlon, Esq., Zucker, Goldberg �� 1409-564 �� Property Nikakia M. Gallman �� Mae Gallman C.P. December Term, 2008 No. 01007 $99,082.46 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-565 3221 Stanwood Street 191362231 64th wd. 2797.46 Sq Ft �� ber Term, 2011 No. 02080 �� 1409-566 ��

C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 00842 $73,837.04 Phelan Hal�� 1409-567 �� Property Clifton Officer C.P. January Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-568 141 West Courtland Street �� dential Property Scott Fiadino C.P. March Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-569 �� 3324 18th wd. 790.02 Sq Ft �� Property Samuel E. Kahuila C.P. March Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-570 2724 East Thompson Street �� tial Property Sean McCormick C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-571 �� to Mortgage Residential �� C.P. September Term, 2013; �� Gallagher Simpson Stapleton �� Elia, Esq. 1409-572 �� 1409-573 �� Property Alfred N. Zulu C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02620 $136,918.36 Phelan �� 1409-574 1632 North Felton Street �� kat Doe C.P. June Term, 2013 �� 1409-575 �� 19146 36th wd. 821.28 Sq Ft �� Property Jamie Kelly C.P. January Term, 2013 No. �� Group, P.C. 1409-576 1320 South 29th Street 19146 36th wd. 960 Sq Ft �� Property Jason Z. Carpenter C.P. December Term, 2013 ��

1409-577 �� Administrator of the Estate of Ashanti Caesar, Deceased and Doreen Wright, Administrator of the Estate of Ashanti Caeser, Deceased C.P. July Term, �� 1409-578 2641 Emerald Street �� July Term, 2013 No. 03070 �� P.C. 1409-579 �� 1-0907-00 Residential Property Jacques Paul and Sciencia Paul C.P. April Term, 2013 No. �� Anthou, Esquire 1409-580 3411 Eden Street 19114 �� P.C. 1409-581 �� 19124 33rd wd. 1222.62 Sq Ft �� Property Ignacio De Jesus Zambrana C.P. March Term, �� 1409-582 �� P.C. 1409-583 �� Property Jhamika Dakar C.P. �� P.C. 1409-584 2008 Pratt Street 19124 62nd �� and/or Administrators of the �� C.P. September 2012 Term, No. �� Anthou, Esquire 1409-585 �� Dwelling Joseph Panulaitis C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 00419 $147,604.60 Joseph R. �� 1409-586 2614 South 2nd Street 191484704 39th wd. 773.13 Sq Ft �� Property Michael Medlen, in His Capacity as Coadministrator and Heir of the Estate of William Charles

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Medlen; Kenneth Michael Medlen, in His Capacity as Co-administrator and Heir of the Estate of William Charles �� Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, �� William Charles Medlen, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2013 �� 1409-587 2824 Agate Street 19134�� Property Jason M. Colombo C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-588 1601 Spring Garden Street, �� Together with all right, title and interest, being an undivided interest of, in and to the common elements, as set forth in the aforesaid declaration of �� Condominium Colleen Gavaghan a/k/a Colleen M. Gavaghan C.P. April Term, �� 1409-589 1834 Penfield Street 19126�� Property Iris E. Thompson C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 02111 $32,932.99 Phelan Hal�� 1409-590A �� 23rd wd. Approximately 8169 Sq Ft more or less �� gust Term, 2009 No. 00394 ��gavero, Esq., Klehr Harrison �� 1409-590B �� 19124 23rd wd. Approximately 4621 Sq Ft more or less �� gust Term, 2009 No. 00394 ��gavero, Esq., Klehr Harrison �� 1409-590C 4262 Frankford Avenue 19124 23rd wd. Approxi�� August Term, 2009 No. 00394 ��gavero, Esq., Klehr Harrison �� 1409-591A �� Residential Dwelling Nicholson Holdings, Inc. C.P. April Term, 2014; No. 2448 $411,341.91 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & �� Esq.

1409-591B �� Residential Dwelling Nicholson Holdings, Inc. C.P. April Term, 2014; No. 2448 $411,341.91 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & �� Esq. 1409-592 �� 3606 42nd wd. 2181.6 Sq Ft �� 1409-593 1324 West Somerset Street �� dential Property Howard G. Keller C.P. January Term, 2014 �� 1409-594 �� 3420 60th wd. 1474.98 Sq Ft �� Property Samuel Shepherd & Janis Williams-Shepherd C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 02949 $121,011.07 Phelan �� 1409-595 �� December Term, 2013 No. �� 1409-596 1013 Magee Avenue 19111�� Property Naveen A. Shaheen a/k/a Naveed A. Shaheen a/k/a Naveed C.P. March Term, 2014 �� 1409-597 2064 Anchor Street 19124�� Property Steve Friedman C.P. June Term, 2012 No. 00064 �� 1409-598 1938 Penfield Street 19138�� Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or �� known Heirs, Successors, Assisgns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or �� Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest �� Successor Administrator of the Estate of Gloria Smith; Juggy

�� Devisee of The Estate of Gloria Smith C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 04261 $91,002.84 Phelan �� 1409-599 2221 East Harold Street 31st �� Residential Dwelling Helen Christie, Personal Representative of the Estate of John R. Christie, Deceased and John Christie, Personal Representative of the Estate of John R. Christie, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2013, No. �� of Gregory Javardian 1409-600 �� Residential Dwelling Robbie Mahallati C.P. February Term �� Javardian 1409-601 �� Residential Dwelling Joseph Naluparayil and Philomina Joseph C.P. December Term �� Javardian 1409-602 147 North 62nd Street 19139 �� 63N2-190 Residential Dwell�� Vanessa Holloway, Personal Representative; Vanessa Holloway, Personal Representative �� Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest �� Gurley; Celeste Tabb, Known �� August Term, 2013 No. 03169 ��fices, P.C. 1409-603 �� wd. on the Southeasterly side �� and 8-1/2 inches Northeastwardly from the Northeasterly side 66th Avenue North; Front: 16 ft. 3-1/2 in., Depth: 100 �� to Mortgage Single Family Residence Cecilia Khalfani C.P. July Term 2013, No. �� Hladik, Esq. 1409-604 2741 East Ontario Street �� Real Estate Ricci Thomas C.P. March Term 2014, No.

�� Eisenberg, PC 1409-605 �� Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Inter�� Record Owner C.P. May Term, �� 1409-606 1611 N. 6th Street 18th wd. Situate on the East side of Sixth Street, at the distance of Ninety feet, ten and three-quarter inches from the North side of Oxford Street Row 3 Sty Masonry �� December Term, 2011 No. �� Nalbandian, III 1409-607 �� Dwelling Vivian Dankyi C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 03223 ��fices, P.C. 1409-608 �� Northward from North side of Medary Avenue; Width: 22 feet 8 inches, Depth: 96 feet to a 4 foot wide alley �� Rent Tenant occupied Residential Dwelling Robert C. Muse, �� August Term 2013, No. 1794 �� 1409-609 �� 1st wd. On the Southeasterly corner of 6th Street and �� feet, Depth: 47 feet 4 inches to a 2 foot 6 inches wide alley �� Rent Tenant occupied Residential Dwelling Robert C. Muse, �� August Term 2013, No. 309 �� 1409-610 1827 Plymouth Street 19126 10th wd. On the Northerly side �� 1-1/2 inches) Eastward from East side of 19th Street; Width: �� feet to a 12 foot wide driveway �� Rent Tenant occupied Residential Dwelling Robert C. Muse, �� August Term 2013, No. 2416 �� 1409-611 �� Property Mayra Negron C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 04333

$60,609.36 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-612 1612 East Mayland Street �� dential Property Rashida A. Elston a/k/a Rashida Elston C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 00988 $134,140.86 Phelan �� 1409-613 �� 19138-2320 12th wd. 1066.24 �� Residential Property Tyrone S. Moyer a/k/a Tyrone Moyer C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 03102 $87,392.94 Phelan �� 1409-614 �� Property Norma A. Greer C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01627 �� 1409-615 �� Property Matthew Carey C.P. May Term, 2012 No. 02948 �� 1409-616 �� and designated on Declaration �� fully described to such Declaration Plan and Declaration, together with a proportionate undivided interest in the Common Elements (as defined in such Declaration) of 0.1423%. �� Grigoriy Avshalumov C.P. July Term, 2010 No. 02810 $166,087.06 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-617 1819 East Thayer Street 19134�� Property Hyneith A. McNair C.P. April Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-618 �� Property Kevin M. McNulty C.P. January Term, 2014 No. �� 1409-619 �� Residential Real Estate Michael J. Sabato C.P. April Term 2014, �� Eisenberg, PC 1409-620 7390 Rugby Street 19138 10th wd. 1426 Sq Ft �� Property Gloria King C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 002629 ��

1409-621 3433 Wellington Street �� Property Shane R. Pfeiffer C.P. April Term, 2014 No. �� J. Osborne 1409-622 �� January Term, 2014 No. �� J. Osborne 1409-623 �� Dwelling Anthony Hairston, Known Surviving Heir of Mildred Hairston, Deceased Mort�� Weaver, Known Surviving Heir of Mildred Hairston, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner �� of Mildred Hairston, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. May Term, 2013 No. �� Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1409-624A �� 19124 23rd wd. 2000 Sq Ft �� May Term, 2012 No. 00264 $77,031.92 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-624B �� 19124 23rd wd. 2483 Sq Ft �� May Term, 2012 No. 00264 $77,031.92 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-624C �� 19124 23rd wd. 2016 Sq Ft �� May Term, 2012 No. 00264 $77,031.92 Phelan Hallinan, �� 1409-625 126 Chestnut Street �� 1409-626 6070 Drexel Road 19131 34th wd. 2826.34 Sq Ft �� Mortgage Corp. Residential �� C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 003494 $71,497.14 Christine ��

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Verily, Philly Doth Represent Local contestents celebrate the premiere of ABC’s medieval fantasy show by HughE Dillon Jasmine Kyle from Media, PA, and Lina Carollo, a Delran school counseler, survived the first round of ABC’s The Quest, which debuted July 31. They attended a screening party at Casa Carollo, which is owned by Lina’s parents. Guests were treated to a three course dinner and all the action of the new reality show which is similar to Survivor, where people get voted off at a Renaissance fair, as it’s set in the middle ages. The 12 costumed contestants find themselves immmersed in a fantasy storyline, there are castles, horses, knights and moats. Tune in Thursday nights to see who will survive The Quest.

1. Contestants Jasmine Kyle and Lina Carollo. 2. Stacy Costa, Sophia Licciardello, Emily Licciardello and Laurie Licciardello. 3. Courtney Tiffany, Elaine Battaglia, and Maria DiPietro. 4. Michael and Jessica Daddino. 5. Alexandra Cole, Melissa Hoey and Kim Sencaurige. 6. Jenn Goetzinger and Ayana Hicks served complimentary Golia Vodka to the guests.

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Chestnut Hill Goes to the Dogs Chestnut Hill adds a festival to celebrate our best friends by HughE Dillon The Chestnut Hill Business District hosted itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inaugural Dog Days of Summer festival. Dogs and their human owners were treated to special treats with dining specials at restaurants in the district, spirits, games and even face painting for the pooches.

1. Kellan White and Nicole Allen with an eager Dewey Carmichael (he has his own twitter account too). 2. Stephanie Fischer and Noodle (cute shirt Stephanie). 3. Adriane and John with Beka and Max. 4. Casey and Chris with Kaya (favorite dish marrow bones). 5. Joan Zeller with Lilly, Gina Smith with Mike and Kelly Harris with Henry wait for a table at the Grille at the Chestnut Hill Hotel, which normally accomodates dogs but was packed. 6. The Bibs family: Rochelle, Robert, Madison and Grace with Brooklynee.

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Kimble Chooses St. Joseph’s Neumann-Goretti guard flourishes with a “fresh” take on teamwork

by Jeremy Treatman

amarr “Fresh” Kimble is under the radar no more. Neumann-Goretti’s star senior-tobe committed to St. Joseph’s University. He intends to sign a commitment letter in February.

Lamarr “Fresh” Kimble has earned a scholarship to St. Joseph’s University. Photo courtesy of Jeff Richman, Scholastic Play By Play Classics.

“He sacrificed so much for us,” said his Neumann-Goretti high school coach Carl Arrigale. “He deserves this. People in basketball saw what he did for us the last three years. They know what kind of person and teammate he has been for us.” His coach is referring to Kimble’s unselfishness. Kimble averaged 12.7 points a game last year but could have averaged a lot more. But the last two seasons belonged to Ja’Quan Newton, the Catholic League’s all-time leading scorer, who averaged over 22 points a game in leading the Saints to the Catholic League, city title and state crown a year ago. Neumann-Goretti also featured Division I players Troy Harper (Campbell) and

Tony Toplyn (Campbell). So some worried that some coaches would not see that Kimble was actually the team’s leading assist-maker last year (5.1) and a terrific rebounder for his size (barely 6-foot-0) and a major Division I prospect as well. No worries now! At St. Joseph’s, he is projected as a true point guard and will be entering a program for the 2015-2016 season that seems to have righted the ship after a few years of struggles. “I’m excited about St. Joseph’s,” Kimble said. “I think it’s a good fit. They play an uptempo style that I like. Coach [Phil] Martelli puts a lot of trust in his guards’ hands, and I think I can do some special things staying local and my family and friends can see me. Me and coach Martelli just kind of clicked from the start.” Said Arrigale: “I think he just felt the most comfortable there. They worked very hard to get him, and I could see that this was leaning in this direction the whole time. I was with Lamarr at St. Joseph’s for his visit and went to dinner last Wednesday night to go over his plans, and I could see that we were going to be [choosing St. Joseph’s] before the week was out.” Arrigale said that it is common for his players to make their decisions following the July recruiting binge of tournaments. Kimble is the starting point guard for the Team Final program that has successfully competed in major tourneys this summer and he has flourished. “My guys at Neumann, I always want them to play out the summer period when the Division I coaches can see them play. You never know who is going to offer and how they will fare and what opportunities are there. He is a kid who wanted to stay local and that is great. I’m happy for him. I think this is the year he can average 17, 18, 19, 20 points a game for us. It will be his team, so to speak. He’ll have the ball certainly in crucial spots for us and will be making decisions for us. He’s a great scorer that you didn’t always get to see because he was setting up Ja’Quan so much. He kind of took a backseat to help Ja’Quan have a great senior season. But he played a huge role in helping us win last

year.” Kimble thinks that St. Joseph’s will be getting a winner. “Coach Arrigale has instilled in us that anytime there is a trophy to play for, we want to win it. We work very hard at Neumann. We stay in shape and play in the offseason and compete for our AAU teams. We practice hard for Carl, and he prepares for situations. When the league and state playoffs come along, there isn’t anything we haven’t seen. I love playing for Neumann and helping them win. I know it will be more excitement like that when I get to St. Joseph’s in a year.” Under NCAA rules, no one at St. Joseph’s can comment on this verbal commitment. It won’t be binding until Kimble signs a letter of intent in February.

“I’m excited about St. Joseph’s. I think it’s a �� like.” Kimble’s AAU performances this summer have been reportedly off-the-charts. Martelli and the staff at St. Joseph’s are obviously thrilled to have received his commitment as certainly more offers were going to be on the table soon. Already, Kimble chose the Hawks over solid offers from Creighton, La Salle, UMass, Rhode Island, Florida Gulf Coast, Robert Morris and Rider. Said Aaron Burt, Kimble’s Team Final coach: “Fresh has been the leader of this group for the past four years. He’s a pure point guard, a winner anywhere he goes as well as a leader. He’s the easiest kid to coach and motivate and he’s the type of kid you would want your daughter to be with. He led us to a Nike [sponsored league EYBL] best 14-2 record and a title in The Eight competition in Las Vegas. He’s the glue to our team.” Kimble follows fellow Neumann stars Tyreke Duren (La Salle), Continued on page 2

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BUBBLING-UP: Steven Fales (from left) in autobiographical one-man show “Confessions of a Mormon Boy” and Chris Melogn and Alex Kryger in Robert Patrick’s “The Haunted Host”

Landmark gay plays take this year’s stage By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Quince Productions is bringing some landmark gay productions to Philadelphia for this year’s GayFes!t, a festival of LGBT theater through Aug. 23. One of the most notable is “The Haunted Host,” the story of a writer who is dealing with conflicting emotions when another playwright, who happens to look a lot like his deceased ex-lover, shows up at his apartment looking for a place to stay. It is widely regarded as America’s first contemporary gay play and is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Robert Patrick, who wrote and starred in the play, and pioneered off-off-Broadway theater, recalled that when he first per-

formed the work back in 1964 at Caffe Cino, he didn’t know the play would spark an artist movement. “It was very casual at the Caffe Cino,” he said. “Very few people came to see the play. They were very loyal and very broadminded. So when Lanford Wilson and I happened to write gay plays, we just took them and did them. It didn’t occur to us at all that we were making a worldwide theater revolution.” Even though its beginnings were modest, Patrick said he could tell early on that his play meant something more than just entertainment to people. “The first surprise was one night while I was on stage and while my costar has a long speech, I leaned on a table where a young man was sitting with his mother and father,”

Patrick said. “And as I leaned there, he pointed at me and said, ‘Mom, Dad, that’s what I brought you here to see him. I’m like him. I’m a homosexual.’ And I realized what I was doing had much larger ramifications than just having a good time on Saturday night. That the play is still being done 50 years later is a delightful surprise.” Another surprise Patrick had was when he attended a recent production of “The Haunted Host” in Palm Springs. “To my delight, the audience was not aware that the play was 50 years old,” he said. “They just enjoyed it as a good play. That was most gratifying. The audience in Palm Springs, some of them refused to believe that the play was 50 years old. They thought it was current and modern and relevant.”

While modern audiences may appreciate the play, they might not fully grasp the context in which it was written. Patrick recently attended a gay film festival and said younger attendees he encountered often didn’t realizes that there was a time when there were no openly LGBT characters or themes in the world of theater or film. “Most of the kids I talked with didn’t even know there was a time when homosexuality was illegal,” he said. “I don’t think they quite conceive what a revolution it was when we wrote gay plays. They didn’t know that once, it was illegal for homosexuals to congregate.” Another widely acclaimed show coming to GayFest! is “Confessions of a Mormon Boy,” the internationPAGE 28

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ally acclaimed autobiographical one-man show written and performed by Steven Fales about his struggles resolving his sexuality with his Mormon faith. In an effort to conform to the expectations of his Mormonism, he married a woman and had two kids before he finally decided to come out. Fales said that his confessional show feels more relevant to audiences now than it was when it debuted 10 years ago. “The play seems to be more timely,” he said. “I’m amazed that the themes I was dealing with when it first came out are still topical. We still have reparative therapy going on with a vengeance in Texas. We have spiritual abuse and religious violence against gays and lesbians all over the place. So I don’t think the piece is dated at all.” After coming out, Fales was soon divorced and excommunicated from his church, then moved to New York City, where he supported himself as an escort. While excommunication may not carry the societal weight that it did in the 1700s, Fales said in modern-day Mormon circles, it can be devastating. “Mormonism is not just a religion,” he

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said. “It’s almost a race. When you are sixth-generation Mormon, before you know you are anything, you know you are Mormon. Before you know if you are even male or female, gay or straight, you know you are Mormon. Even though I might not have believed all the tenets of the church when they held the church court on me, when I was excommunicated it was a psychological fracture. It was a fragmenting thing. I really think I cracked. I was divorced, excommunicated and if I didn’t have the theater as a soft place to land, I don’t think I would have had any validation. I did have a spiritual experience in my church court as I was being tried as a homosexual, and that’s one of the most important messages of my play. Whatever God is, it’s so much bigger than any institution.” While the work focuses on the Mormon

way of life, Fales noted it has a universal message. “Mormonism is the hook but it really is about the humanization of a Mormon boy —and that translates into the perfect Catholic boy, the perfect Baptist boy, anyone who tries to be perfect and then went to the other extreme and was trying to find the middle,” he said. “This play will resonate with those individuals.” One can imagine that the Mormon Church probably isn’t singing the praises of “Confessions of a Mormon FALES Boy” like many critics have. But, Fales said, the institution isn’t speaking badly of it either. “The Mormon way is to just ignore me. Their way is not to picket. If they give you a word, it means you have made such a big splash that they can’t ignore you. If you look at my original marketing, you can see that [the hit Broadway comedy] ‘The

Book of Mormon’ took a lot of my stuff and ran with it. They made it so huge that the Mormon Church issued a two-sentence response. That’s it. They dismiss you as entertainment. They are very smart. They know that if they say anything, they are going to give you PR. The biggest backlash has been within my own family. That’s where it hurts. In my family, if you are not Mormon, you are not family. So I’ve experienced a lot of personal hurt.” Fales has built upon the success of “Confessions” by making it part of a trilogy of autobiographical plays, which includes the follow-ups “Missionary Position” and ‘Who’s Your Daddy?” Fales said each of the plays can be appreciated by audiences who haven’t seen all of them. “All three are written to stand on their own. ‘Confessions’ is probably the most important of the three. However, the other two have golden nuggets and together as a trilogy, they create an epic.” ■ Quince Productions presents GayFest! through Aug. 23 at various venues in Philadelphia. For more information and a schedule of all the shows, visit www.quinceproductions.com/gayfest.html.

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Victoria Miller: From the musical to the nautical Victoria Miller is Turnersville native who has many skills. The owner of a New Jersey print shop, she is also an avid musician and antique boat and car enthusiast. We met on her boat moored on the Delaware River to talk about life, changes and her upcoming TV show “Vicky,” aimed at the trans community. PGN: So your boat is called “Four Julias in Paradise.” Explain. VM: My mother’s middle name is Julia, my two daughters’ middle names are Julia and, when I transitioned, I picked Julia as my middle name. To me, paradise is on the water. My mother is in heaven, so she’s in paradise, and my two kids are paradise to me; I love them all, so that’s how I got the name. PGN: Tell me about Bertha. VM: That’s my mother’s name, she was the backbone of the family. She was strong. I was lucky enough to have two of the best parents a kid could have. Though I do remember coming home at age 6 and telling my mother I wanted to wear dresses and play with dolls, which didn’t go over too well. She was never mean or nasty about it, but I quickly decided not to bring it up again. It just wasn’t something addressed in those days. Inside, my desire for girly things never changed; it just got stronger. I remember sneaking into my mom’s room the first time I was home alone at 12 years old and dressing in her dresses and heels; it was amazing. When I went through puberty, I was devastated when my voice changed and I grew body hair. My first time dressing completely as a woman was at 16 when I dressed as a girl for Halloween. My friend BettyAnn gave me a dress and all the accessories and a wig and I was in total heaven! PGN: And the other Bertha in your life? VM: Ah yes, my trumpet. I’ve been playing flugelhorn and trumpet since the fourth grade. My father started a marching band to help keep kids out of trouble. I played with them for years but as I got older, I stopped playing. When my father was on his deathbed — my mother and father both died in 2000 — his dying wish was for me to play “Taps” at his funeral. It was the hardest thing I ever did. PGN: Was your father a musician? VM: No, my father couldn’t carry a beat in a bucket, but both he and my mother were always engaged parents. They were involved in Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts; it was all about kids. My dad would buy instruments at yard sales so we always had something to play. At one point, he just decided to start a community band to help kids stay out of trouble. At my parents’ funeral I can’t tell you how many people

came up to me and said, “If it wasn’t for your mom and dad, I’d be dead or in jail.” Which is funny, because it was the Freedom Band that saved me.

ing line and had to take my tanks off and cut myself free. I also did some volunteer work as an underwater crime-scene investigator and rescue diver.

PGN: How did you get involved with them? VM: I was at a trans event at Tavern on Camac and read an article about the Freedom Band. It sounded like fun so I sent them an email. A few weeks later, I got an email back and it literally saved my life. I was/am in the print and signage business and I’d decided to take my life. I had my 50-foot sign crane in the air with a cable attached and a rope around my neck when my phone dinged with incoming mail. I don’t know what possessed me to stop and read my email in the middle of it, but I did and it was an email from the band saying simply, “We would love to have you.” The thought that someone wanted me was enough to make me decide to stay around a little longer.

PGN: How does that work? VM: If a body is found in the water, we go in and, if it’s not clear enough to take pictures, we actually feel around the area. We run our hands over the body and surrounding area and create a mental picture of what happened — “There’s a body and a piece of pipe and the body is stuck under it,” etc. — and then we draw it for the coroner to help them determine how the person died.

PGN: What was going on that you were at that point? VM: I had just transitioned, and that part went well, but I’d just been through an ugly divorce and my wife wouldn’t let me see my kids and it was just a hard time all around. I’d had to file for bankruptcy, after years of making money. But suicide is not uncommon for trans people; there’s close to a 35-percent suicide rate amongst trans people. It’s a tough thing. Something I want to say about the Freedom Band, it’s not just a band, it’s a family. We help each other. Last year, I was hospitalized and it was band members who drove to my house in Jersey to help me. PGN: What kind of things were you into when you were young? VM: I was a technical-gadget kind of a guy; as you can see I’m still a gizmo fanatic. [Points to her amateur radio and panel of things that blink and beep on the boat.] I’ve owned boats since I was 14. My father started it and I grew up on them. I’m into building and restoring. When I was in high school, I built my own dune buggy, which was my everyday car. I got this boat and restored it myself. It was a real rat but I love it. The water is such a calming, tranquil place to be — even though it can become violent at times. There’s just something that draws me to it. PGN: Cool. Other hobbies? VM: I’ve been into scuba diving for years. My craziest dive was on a shipwreck called “The Emanuella.” It was a deep, deep compression dive, 210 feet down. It took me two hours and 37 minutes to come back up. I surfaced in the middle of a school of barracudas. I got stuck inside of a wreck once. I got caught on a fish-

PGN: Wow. What’s the most disgusting thing you’ve come across? VM: I was on a party dive off of LBI and when we got up and took a head count, one was missing. Me and another guy went back down and by the time we found him, the crabs were already making food out of him. It took a while to get him up.

VM: Ha! That was actually a joke I was having with some friends here at the marina. We were on the boat talking and the girls were on one side and the guys on the other and I was sitting in the middle. My friend Phil joked, “Hey, you need to pick a side, you’re looking to the left talking about high heels and makeup and to the right talking about diesel boat engines!” I said, ‘Yeah, that’s the wonderfulness of me! I can have a conversation in any crowd.” A few days later, a friend of ours was having trouble with his boat and I jumped in and opened up the engine compartment and started tinkering. I fixed the problem with a little key ring and pair of pliers I keep in my purse and turned to Phil and said, “See, it’s a good thing I didn’t pick sides!” He just laughed.

PGN: So how is our Jersey girl liking Philadelphia? VM: It’s interesting. I grew up in a predominantly white area. I never was exposed to other cultures. When I came here, I’d been here about a month and was walking off the boat wearing a cami and some Daisy Duke shorts. An AfricanAmerican woman walked towards me, looked at me, put her hand on her hip and said, “Honey, you rocked that shit!” I didn’t know how to take it; was she being sarcastic or did she really think I looked good? Shortly after, I was at a Freedom Band event and Councilman Squilla and Mayor Nutter were standing across from me and they were looking at me and giggling. I assumed they were laughing at “the ugly transwoman” until a few weeks later, when I ran into them again at a blacktie event. They came up to me and Councilman Squilla said, “You’re the girl with the shirt! The one that says, ‘Made You Look.’ My daughter has the same shirt. It’s so cool that you both Photo: Suzi Nash have it. You make people PGN: Jeez, you’re a mild-mannered look and you own it and I graphic designer by day and a crime-scene think it’s the coolest thing in the world.” investigator by another day! It’s been great getting to know people I VM: Yeah! I’m one of the few certified never would have encountered before. I’ve dive masters around and used to teach at made a lot of new friends. local colleges. I stopped for a while, but just recently did my first dive in four years, PGN: How did transitioning go for you? helping someone here in the marina. VM: The night I transitioned, I edited my Facebook page and put my girl picture PGN: Explain why you think it’s good to and girl name up with an explanation of have a transgender woman as a friend. what was happening. PAGE 34

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International singer-songwriter to perform at folk festival By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Out folk-rock singer-songwriter SONiA Disappear Fear is steering her world tour through Philadelphia this weekend to perform at Philadelphia Folk Festival. SONiA’s (real name Sonia Rutstein) latest album, last year’s “Broken Film,” found her returning to recording under the name Disappear Fear, the band she founded in Baltimore in 1987. “There’s no difference at all,” she said about her solo and band work. “The goal and objective is to stop confusing people. I am Disappear Fear and I am SONiA. Now,

my official performance title is SONiA Disappear Fear. I started Disappear Fear with my sister and I always have been the one who has written all the songs, whether it’s just me and my guitar or me and an eight-piece band. So it’s one and the same.” SONiA recorded her most recent album in Nashville. She said Nashville, a nerve center for country music and the music industry as a whole, has more resources for her to work with as a musician than her stomping grounds in Baltimore. “I wouldn’t want to diss my hometown but there’s a lot of great players [in

Nashville] and great studios too,” she said. “There’s so much work there. Musicians are playing all the time and they get darn good at that. You just have a lot more choices and it is reasonable budget-wise. The demand and supply seem to balance out favorably for me.” We talked to SONiA before she jetted off to Germany to perform at Hamburg Pride. Over the last year, she has performed in countries including Germany and Israel. With the growing tensions globally, we asked if the events around the world making headlines ever concern her in regard to traveling and performing. “I did perform in Israel in 2006 when the Lebanon war was happening,” she said. “At that time, we were allowed to fly, I named my Disappear Fear. It wasn’t just an idea of putting together a cool set of words that rhyme. The idea was I would live into that [name]. It was no question for me to support humanity continually forever and ever no matter what. I certainly don’t want to die on the road, but it is important to not just talk the talk but also walk the walk. My life would be meaningless without that. And yes ,I am a little scared, but it’s not going to stop me.” Meanwhile, SONiA said she is working through prospects for new songs for her next album. “I write 20 or 30 songs and then I choose the best of those,” she said. “Actually, the audience will choose the best of those because I will run them through for people.” She added that some of the fans attending Philadelphia Folk Festival might get to hear some of her newer songs that she is considering for the album. “It’s going to be very amazing,” she said about what festival attendees can expect. “My main set Saturday will be the biggest part for me. I’m hoping to do two songs that I have not performed much at all. I’m going to be playing more piano this time, so there will be something completely new.” ■ SONiA Disappear Fear performs Aug. 15-17 at Philadelphia Folk Festival, 1323 Salford Station Road, Harleysville. For more information or tickets, visit www.pfs. org or www.soniadisappearfear.com.

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1. Blow to the buttocks 5. “A Boy Named Sue” singer Johnny 9. “The Audacity of Hope” author 14. Hilary Swank’s ex Chad 15. For-skin cream ingredient 16. Like Alexander Pope? 17. It makes gelatin get hard 18. Polo of “The Fosters” 19. Behind 20. Susan Blu’s line of work 23. Take a five-finger discount 24. Queer ___ threedollar bill 25. Motorist’s offense, briefly 28. Sheryl Swoopes and Michael Sam 30. Topple from the throne 33. Time gone by 36. Blu did Aimee

Brightower in this series 39. One that sucks some sap 41. Non-Judy garland 42. Sweet heat source 43. Blu did J.B. McBride in this series 46. Split 47. This way 48. Like a member that’s not upright 50. Bullring shout 51. Liza, to Lorna 54. Sample some buns, e.g. 57. Blu did Futura in this series 61. Island of Mead’s research 64. Tender ender? 65. Milk-colored gem 66. Word used to stop seamen 67. Barely managed, with “out” 68. Jack in Mexico? 69. It can cut your pole 70. Ward of “Once and Again”

I sent out 1,000 e-mails to my customers and friends and wrote, “If you don’t want to hear from me after this, just reply with ‘remove’ in the subject line.” I shut my phone off right after I hit send. The next day, out of 1,000 emails I had one person ask to be removed and within a week I went from 92 Facebook friends to 172. My Facebook message box was full with messages of support and, when I turned my phone on, there were 262 voicemails, all supportive. When I got to my local diner where they all knew me as Bob, I walked in and they said, “Hello Vicky,” as if nothing had happened. It was incredible. The only negative reaction was from my exwife, but she was mad for other reasons. PGN: Three things on your bucket list? VM: Final surgery, of course. I’d like to fly in a fighter jet and I want to do something significant in the community to help other girls. I’ve lost two friends to suicide. When my friend Lisa killed herself, I realized how much it devastated her family and friends. My kids are 12 and 16 and I’ve always had a good relationship with them. So I want to help other girls who are having a hard time. PGN: Best birthday? VM: It was this year. I’ve had great ones with my kids, but in the last three years I hadn’t had any birthday or Christmas gifts. But one of my biggest supporters when I transitioned was Mitzi McEwan, I’m probably going to cry now ... She took me out to dinner and she was wonderful. PGN: That’s great. VM: Yes, I’ve had so many supportive

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women around me. My friend Lisa was an Eagles cheerleader, every high-school guy’s wet dream, and she was the very first person I came to. She was 100-percent accepting and forced me to go to our 35th high-school reunion with her. All the girls brought me into their circle as one of the gals. A couple of them said, “You know, if we gave out an award for most changed, you’d definitely win!” There was also a straight couple from the diner, Jack and Bonnie, who helped me when I was sick. That year when I came home by myself on Christmas Eve, at the top of my staircase there was a little tin of pizzelles. It had flurried that night and there was a little bit of snow on top of the can, it was so beautiful. Sometimes it’s just the little things. PGN: Tell me a little about the TV show you’re working on. VM: I met Trudy Haynes here at the marina on the boat of Dr. Larry Robinson. He’d invited me to a party and introduced me to her. She was the country’s first African-American TV weathercaster and the first African-American reporter on Channel 3 back in 1965. We started talking and she asked if she could interview me for her TV show. She shortly decided that the subject matter was too big for just a segment on the show and asked if I was interested in doing my own show. Things fell through, but she planted the idea and now I’m working with Philly Cam to produce the show. But I think it’s so awesome that Trudy wants to help other communities. She didn’t know much about the trans community at first, but wanted to learn and was very accepting from the start. PGN: I understand you do a lot of teach-

ing, including talking to the parents of a young transwoman. VM: Oh yeah, this young woman was transitioning, taking hormones, and her mother was fairly accepting but the father was completely opposed. I volunteered to speak to him. That was a difficult conversation, he was really pushing my buttons. He was a staunch Baptist and believed I needed to find God so he could cure me. He’s not an evil man, he just believes what he believes and I didn’t agree. I hope the conversation helped a little. It’s funny, once you do this, people come out of the woodwork to talk to you. PGN: This? VM: Transition. Everyone’s like, “I have a cousin who wants to be a woman” or “I have a friend who wants to do what you did.” Even the manager at the CVS asked if she could ask me questions because they had a person who was transitioning apply for a job and she didn’t know what to do. She hired him and I’d like to think it was because I answered her questions and she knew what to expect. It can be a struggle and people need help. I call it the pickling process. For the first year, it can be like two people inside of one, man versus woman. Kind of like Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader. Sometimes things would happen that would make Bob rear his ugly head. I’ve upset a few people in the last year as estrogen and testosterone fight it out. For example, one time I was driving down Race Street and I got into it with another car. The guy rolled down his window and was yelling at me. I tried to stay calm until he yelled, “You’re a dumb cunt!” As soon as he said that, Bob came

out; I threw the door open and stood up and, in my deepest manly voice, growled, “OK, asshole! Out of the car now so all these people can watch a transsexual kick your fuckin’ ass!” [Laughs] He just rolled up the window and sunk down in his seat as he pulled away. All the people around started clapping. But I don’t do that anymore. I try to think before I react. And with the estrogen, I’m much more emotional and passionate now. I cry at the dumbest things, from the SPCA commercials to military reunions, I just bawl. Music has become a major part of my life. It’s not just because the band saved my life, but I’ve become much more passionate about it. I actually want to cut an album in the near future. It’s interesting being me! ■ Find out more at www.justaskvicky.com. To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol. com.

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A group trip to Vegas? Plan it right, baby! Planning a 40th birthday party? Getting married to your longtime companion? Looking for the ultimate bachelor or bachelorette party where the boys will only want to see boys? And the girls, well, they tend to opt for more-refined fun than the boys. The Vegas Strip can be crazy to navigate. Las Vegas is so big, so exciting and there is so much to do. Where is one to start when you are “The Travel Top?” (Note: “The Travel Top” is the one who is charged with doing all of the travel organizing for your group, while the travel bottoms enjoy your great effort and planning.) This column was borne from a friend who called me to ask how to celebrate his partner’s 40th birthday in Vegas. It had to be fun and affordably over the top, but gay with a touch of Vegas fabulous. So I turned to my secret inside Vegas guru. He is so inside, so expert, so “in the know” that I am forbidden to reveal his identity. He is my Vegas secret — but in this month’s column, I am sharing his secrets with you. His first piece of advice is that the best gay parties in Vegas are on Sundays, so extend your weekend. Don’t rush home! Best hotel rates book early Vegas — unlike the rest of the world — is a destination for which people book their hotel rooms and airplane tickets first.

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My expert says the average hotel booking in Las Vegas is three months in advance. To get the lowest price, you must book early. Rates tend to go up as your date of arrival comes closer. Today, most travelers decide on their destination first and then book the airfare, then the hotel, then the restaurant and the entertainment. My Vegas guru advises otherwise. Book the hotel as soon as possible. If you are booking fewer than 10 hotel rooms, just reserve the rooms online. The hotel’s website is the best deal. If you are booking more than 10 hotel rooms, call the main number of the hotel and ask for the sales depart-

ment. If you are booking more than 10 hotel rooms for multiple nights, the sales department will help you; otherwise, the hotel website is just fine. Hotels are plentiful in Las Vegas. To make your travel planning easier, consider staying with properties affiliated with MGM. You choose between the Bellagio, Aria Resort, MGM Grand (the largest hotel in the world, with 5,000 rooms), Luxor, New York New York and others. Staying at one of these properties gives you lots of perks, including signing charges to your hotel room and the ability to earn points with the “M Life” benefits program. Insider’s tip at Aria: Try to book a regular room in the Sky Suites tower. You get the perks of a high roller in a sexy room without the added cost of an oversized room. (Check out my column on the Cosmopolitan Las Vegas at www.epgn. com.) Hotel concierge works for you Once you have booked your hotel room, call the hotel concierge to plan the rest of your trip. My Vegas guru suggests that you book your anchor events first and then fill in with spontaneous gay outings. Your anchor events are dining reservations, spa appointments and signature Las Vegas shows, like “KÀ” by Cirque du Soleil. The Vegas Strip is known for luxury spas. Spa appointments book fast. Insider’s tip: Book the early-morning appointment and try to book on a weekday. Be sure to pick a gay-friendly spa. Spa & Salon at Aria specifically trains its staff in LGBT-friendliness and offers same-sex couples therapies. A Vegas spa day for your group? Done and fabulous. It is usually quieter in the spa and, in summer, you can enjoy the private outdoor pool that overlooks the Liquid Day Club & Lounge. Tickets to signature Las Vegas shows sell out quick. Celine Dion and Cirque du Soleil’s “O,” an underwater fantasy show at Bellagio, are always sellouts. My Vegas guru recommends “KÀ” by Cirque du Soleil for a group event. The show defies everything you thought a stage can do. If you are like me and only have seen a traveling Cirque show, then you haven’t really seen the creativity and amazement the performances can offer. Of course, there are comedy shows, main-stage shows and traveling mega-stars like Justin Timberlake. Insider’s tip: Ask your hotel concierge if there are any discounts for guests staying at an MGM property. ■ Jeff Guaracino is the author of “Gay and Lesbian Tourism: The Essential Guide for Marketing.”

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OUT & ABOUT The week ahead Fri. 08/15 30 Seconds to Mars, Linkin Park and AFI The alt-rock bands perform 6:30 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856365-1300. Matt Nathanson and Gavin DeGraw The hit singersongwriters perform 7 p.m. at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave.; 800-7453000. Bret Michaels The rock singer performs 8 p.m. at Reverb, 1402 N. Ninth St., Reading; 610-743-3069. Dave Koz The out saxophonist performs 8 p.m. at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-343-4000. MST3K: Bride of the Monster The B-movie is screened 9:45 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223.

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Funny Or Die Presents The Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival Comedians Louis CK, Sarah Silverman, Dave Attell, Hannibal Buress, Chris D’Elia and more perform 5 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-3651300.

Jim Gaffigan The comedian performs 7 and 10 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

DO WE MAKE YOU HORN-Y BABY?: Out saxophonist Dave Koz recruits some of his saxophone-playing peers for his Summer Horns Tour, 8 p.m. Aug. 15 at House of Blues, 801 Boardwalk, Atlantic City. For more information or tickets, call 609-3434000. Photo: Greg Allen

Sun. 08/17 Mata Hari The 1931 war film is screened 2 p.m. at Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-0223. Fifty and Fabulous The Goddess Isis, Omyra Lynn, Bev Gaver, Satine Harlow, Navaya Shay, Mistor Fahrenheit, Tasker Morris, Lascivious Jane, Brittany Lynn and Connor Michalchuk perform 5-9 p.m. at Tabu Lounge, 200 S. 12th St.; 215964-9675. Daughtry and The Goo Goo Dolls The rock bands perform 6:45 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856365-1300.

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars The world-music group performs 8 p.m. at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215257-5808. The Empire Smokes Crack By Dumpsta Players The Dumpsta Players perform their futuristic cabaret/drag show 10 p.m. at Bob and Barbara’s, 1509 South St.; 215-5454511.

Ed Kowalczyk The rock singer and former Live frontman performs 8 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. KC & The Sunshine Band The iconic pop/ disco group performs 8 p.m. at Tropicana Showroom, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J.; 800- 843-8767.

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An Evening of Motown The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Mary Wilson and more perform 7 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Mon. 08/18 Pulp Fiction The crime noir film is screened 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-922-6888. 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.

form 7:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Jimmy Buffett The classicbeach singer performs 8 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-3651300. Echo & The Bunnymen The alt-rock band performs 8:45 p.m. at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215232-2100.

Long Long Time: A Historic Tribute to Billy Joel Joel’s original 1971-72 band performs 6:30 p.m. at World Cafe Live at the Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 302-994-1400. Drake and Lil Wayne The hip-hop stars perform 7 p.m. at Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., Camden, N.J.; 856-365-1300. 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.

Fri. 08/22 Retro Futura Tour The artists of the 1980s including Thompson Twins’ Tom Bailey, Howard Jones with Ultravox’s Midge Ure, China Crisis and Katrina (ex-Katrina and The Waves) perform 7:30 p.m. at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215-5727650. Chicago and REO Speedwagon The classic bands perform 8 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. The Smiths Social The party celebrating the music of The Smiths starts 8 p.m. at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Howie Mandel The comedian performs 9 p.m. at the Borgata Hotel, Casino & Spa Music Box, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000.

Tue. 08/19 The Philadelphia Moth StorySLAM Local spokenword artists per-

PAST POST-PUNK: English new-wave band Echo & The Bunnymen come to town to rock out 8:45 p.m. Aug. 19 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. For more information, call 215-232-2100.

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Opening A Divine Evening With Charles Busch accompanied by Tom Judson The cabaret singer performs Aug. 22-23 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027.

Continuing The Book of Mormon The Tony Award-winning musical comedy by the creator of “South Park” runs through Sept. 19 at Forrest Theatre, 1114 Walnut St.; 215-923-1515. GayFest! Quince Productions presents a festival of gay-themed plays and shows in various locations through Aug. 23; www. quinceproductions.com. In Dialogue: Wolfgang Tillmans Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of images by the European photographer through Oct. 26, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. The Main Dish Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring how modern and contemporary kitchenware reflects attributes of the model homemaker, through

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tionally celebrated architect through Sept. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Oblivious Muse Gallery presents an exhibition of paintings by Carolyn Cohen Aug. 31, 52 N. Second St.; 215-627-5310. 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; 215-7638100. 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.

Closing Jonathan Cohn Glass: Window Aquarium Installation Graver’s Lane Gallery presents an exhibition of one-of-a-kind hand-blown glass pieces of high quality and creative design through Aug. 18, 8405 Germantown Road; 215-247-1603. Kevin Nealon The comedian seen on “Saturday Night

THE WORLD BEAT GOES ON: Popular world-music group Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars brings their global sounds to town 8 p.m. Aug. 20 at Sellersville Theater 1984, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville. For more information or tickets, call 215-257-5808. Photo: Zach Smith

Sept. 28, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

Live” performs through Aug. 16 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

Making a Classic Modern: Frank Gehry’s Master Plan for the Philadelphia Museum of Art The museum presents an exhibition on the comprehensive design for its renewal and expansion by the interna-

Randy Roberts The female impersonator performs through Aug. 16 at the Rrazz Room, in The Ramada New Hope, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope; 888-596-1027. ■

GET DOWN TONIGHT: Disco hit-makers KC & The Sunshine Band will have rumps shaking when they perform their dance hits 8 p.m. Aug. 16 at Tropicana Showroom, 2831 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information, call 800- 843-8767.

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PERFORMANCE NOW JULY 12 – SEPTEMBER 21, 2014

This provocative exhibition presents a survey of visual performance art at the start of the 21st century and includes work by Marina Abramović, Jérôme Bel, Christian Jankowski, William Kentridge, Jesper Just, and Laurie Simmons. Performance Now is a traveling exhibition produced by Independent Curators International (ICI), New York, and Performa, New York. The curator for the exhibition is RoseLee Goldberg, Founding Director and Curator of Performa. The exhibition and tour are made possible, in part, by grants from the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; the ICI Board of Trustees; and donors to ICI’s Access Fund.

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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.

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.; 215563-0652 ext. 235. Wednesdays: ■ Project Teach, a peer-education and empowerment program for people living with HIV/AIDS, meets 3-5 p.m. at

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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.

■ The Attic Youth Center 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331, atticyouthcenter.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. Groups meet and activities are held 4-7 p.m. Monday-Tuesday and 4-8:30 p.m. Wednesday-Friday. Case management, HIV testing and smoking cessation are available Monday-Friday.

Saturdays: ■ AIDS Delaware’s You’re Not Alone youth support group meets during the school year at varying times and locations; 800-8106776.

■ Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Center at the University of Pennsylvania 3907 Spruce St., 215-898-5044, center@dolphin. upenn.edu. Regular hours: 10 a.m.-10 p.m. MondayThursday; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday; noon-6 p.m. Saturday; noon-8 p.m. Sunday. Summer hours: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Community centers

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

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

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.

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. AIDS Care Group/Sharon Hill Medical provides comprehensive HIV services in Delaware County, including primary and preventative medicine, dental care, STI and HIV screenings and treatments, women’s health care, drug and alcohol counseling and treatment and mental health counseling and treatment at 907 Chester Pike in Sharon Hill and 2304 Edgmont Ave. in Chester; 610-5831177 or 610-872-9101; aidscaregroup.org or sharonhillmedical.org. Congreso de Latinos Unidos provides anonymous, free HIV testing with Spanish/English counselors, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 3439 N. Hutchinson St.; 215-763-8870 ext. 6000. HIV treatment: Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents available 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1803. HIV health insurance help: Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing available at 13-19 MacDade Blvd., Suite 109, Collingdale, N.J., no appointment needed; 610-586-9077. Philadelphia FIGHT provides HIV primary care, on-site lab services, clinical trials, case management, mental-health services and support groups for people living with HIV regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, 1233 Locust St., f

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088 ■ AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania: 215-587-9377 ■ AIDS Law Project of Southern New Jersey: 856-933-9500 ext. 221 ■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851 ■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513 ■ AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800662-6080 ■ Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection at the Independence Branch of the Philadelphia Free Library: 215-685-1633 ■ The COLOURS Organization, Inc.: 215-496-0330 ■ District Attorney LGBT Liaison: Helen “Nellie” Fitzpatrick, 215-6869980, helen.fitzpatrick@phila.gov

Key numbers

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

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

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

■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

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

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

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

■ Parents, Families and Friends

Health

Anonymous, free, conﬁdential HIV testing Spanish/English counselors offer testing 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Monday-Thursday at Congreso de Latinos Unidos, 216 W. Somerset St.; 215-763-8870. ActionAIDS Provides a range of programs for people affected by HIV/AIDS, including case management, prevention, testing and education services at 1216 Arch St.; 215981-0088, www.actionaids.org. GALAEI: A Queer Latin@ Social Justice Organization Free, anonymous HIV testing from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 1207 Chestnut St., fifth floor; noon-6 p.m. Tuesdays at the Washington West Project, 1201 Locust St.; 215-851-1822 or 866-222-3871, www. galaei.org. Spanish/English HIV treatment Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents are available from 9 a.m.noon Mondays (walk-in) and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays (by appointment) at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1821.

■ Gay and Lesbian Lawyers of Philadelphia Board meetings at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month at 100 S. Broad St., Suite 1810; free referral service at 215-627-9090, www. galloplaw.org. ■ Independence Business Alliance Greater Philadelphia’s LGBT Chamber of Commerce, providing networking, business development, marketing, educational and advocacy opportunities for LGBT and

HIV health insurance help Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Tuesdays at 13 S. MacDade Blvd., Suite 108, Collingdale; Medical Office Building, 722 Church Lane, Yeadon; and 630 S. 60th St.; 610-586-9077. Mazzoni Center LGBTQ counseling and behavioral health services, HIV/AIDS care and services, case management and support groups; 21 S. 12th St., eighth floor; 215-5630652, www.mazzonicenter.org. Mazzoni Center Family & Community Medicine Comprehensive primary health care, preventive health services, gynecology, sexual-health services and chronic-disease management, including comprehensive HIV care, as well as youth drop-in (ages 14-24) 5-7p.m. Wednesdays; 809 Locust St.; 215-563-0658. Washington West Project of Mazzoni Center Free, anonymous HIV testing. Walk-ins welcome 9 a.m.9 pm. Monday-Friday, 1-5 p.m. Saturday; 1201 Locust St.; 215-985-9206.

Professional groups LGBT-friendly businesses and professionals; 215-557-0190, www.IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com. ■ National Lesbian and Gay Journalists Association Philadelphia chapter of NLGJA, open to professionals and students, meets for social and networking events; www.nlgja. org/philly; philly@nlgja.org.

■ Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus Regional organization dedicated to promoting LGBT tourism to the Greater Philadelphia region, meetings every other month on the fourth Thursday (January, March, May, July, September and the third Thursday in November), open to the public; 215-840-2039, www. philadelphiagaytourism.com.

Philadelphia Gay News www.epgn.com Aug. 15-21, 2014

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