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Wagner faces backlash for transphobic meme By Adriana Fraser adriana@epgn.com

IN MEMORIAM: Nearly 100 people, including family, friends and neighbors, gathered for a “Call to Action” march at Hunting Park Avenue and Old York Road Sept. 12 to memorialize Shantee Tucker, 30. Tucker, a trans woman, was shot eight times in Hunting Park on Sept. 5. After the march, a vigil was held during which Tucker’s mother (second row, left) and cousins eulogized the victim and spoke of the importance of finding her killer and reporting information to the police, even if anonymously. Photo: Kelly Burkhardt.

Bi Visibility Day seeks to dispel myths By Ray Simon PGN Contributor Bi Visibility Day promises to bring some well-deserved attention to an often-overlooked and occasionally misunderstood part of the LGBTQ community. The event will be held 6 p.m. Sept. 23 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. The Bisexual Pride flag will be raised and there will be brief remarks from community members, including Amber Hikes, director of the Mayor’s Office for LGBT Affairs, and Katie Schank, a therapist at Mazzoni Center. Afterward, attendees are encouraged to head over to the Toasted Walnut, 1316 Walnut St. for conversation and drinks. This year marks Philadelphia’s third-annual celebration of Bi Visibility Day. It was organized by a handful of local residents, including Steven Johnston, who founded the group Philly Bi Visibility in 2016, and Janice Rael, an out bisexual and activist from South Jersey. Bi Visibility Day may not draw crowds as

large as Gay Pride, but it is especially meaningful to people who identify as bisexual, explained Terri Clark, prevention services coordinator at Action Wellness. The event gives bisexuals a kind of permission to come together as part of the larger LGBTQ community, she said, adding it’s also a way to educate other identities. “It gives the rest of the lesbian, gay, transgender and our hetero allies the opportunity to make the ‘B’ visible, to see that and to learn more and more about it.” In fact, said Clark, there are plenty of people whose attraction, behavior or identity could be described as bisexual. “We as a bi community often talk about the ‘bi umbrella.’ Under it are people who might identify as queer or pansexual or homoflexible or heteroflexible.” Bisexual individuals are frequently misidentified based on the gender of their partner, Clark noted. A bisexual woman dating a man, for example, is assumed to be heterosexual. But there are also persistent myths about PAGE 9 bisexuality that stymie

A campaign official for the Pennsylvania Republican gubernatorial candidate is defending one of his consultants, who shared a transphobic meme, saying he will not be fired after Democrats called for his resignation. The candidate, Scott Wagner, came under fire last week for his lack of response to a transphobic image Ray Zaborney, his campaign consultant, sent via group text to several campaign staffers. A Billy Penn reporter published screenshots of the meme after Zaborney mistakenly included the journalist on the group message. Jason High, Wagner’s campaign manager and one of the recipients of the text, denounced the backlash against the Republican candidate by Democratic poli-

ticians in the state and trans activists, and reaffirmed the candidate’s commitment to LGBTQ rights. “To question [Wagner’s] commitment to LGBTQ rights because of one text by a consultant who poorly judged the line between humor and sensitivity is ludicrous,” High wrote in an email to PGN. Wagner “has been a strong advocate for the LGBTQ community as both a business owner and lawmaker. He was vilified throughout the Republican primary for shepherding an anti-discrimination bill through the Senate, and even after millions in negative advertising was spent against him on the issue, he refused to back down one inch from demanding equal rights for LGBTQ individuals.” Wagner has yet to publicly respond to the incident. Henry Sias, co-chair of Liberty City PAGE 9 LGBT Democratic Club

Kavanaugh accuser delays vote By Victoria A. Brownworth PGN Contributor Call it Anita Hill 2.0. Or, if you’re the Wall Street Journal, "The #MeToo Ambush of Kavanaugh," as the editorial board deemed it in a smugly dismissive editorial Sept. 18. Regardless, the accusation by Stanford professor Dr. Christine Blasey Ford that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh had attempted to rape her when the two were in high school has upended the confirmation process. The allegations made by Ford are shocking. What has happened since? Nearly as shocking. It began in July, when Ford contacted her Congressperson, Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.), and Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, via letter. In it, she detailed the attempted rape by Kavanaugh at a suburban Maryland party when she was 15 and he was 17. According to Ford’s account, which she gave to the Washington Post, Kavanaugh shoved her into a room at a party and locked

the door. With him, she said, was his friend, Mark Judge, now a conservative writer. She described them both as having been drunk. Ford was pushed down and Kavanaugh got on top of her, she said, grinding his body against hers and clumsily attempting to pull off her one-piece bathing suit and the clothing she wore over it. Kavanaugh put his hand over her mouth when she screamed, Ford said. "He was trying to attack me and remove my clothing," she told the Post. While this was happening, she added, Judge had turned up the music and was egging Kavanaugh on. When Kavanaugh covered her mouth to muffle her screams, Ford said she thought he "might inadvertently kill me." She said she was able to escape when Judge jumped on her as well and they fell to the floor. She ran out and locked herself in a bathroom, then went home. "I think it derailed me substantially for four or five years," Ford recounted. She described the incident as a "rape attempt" during a therapy session in 2012, according to her therapist’s notes obtained by the Post. PAGE 12 Kavanaugh, 53, has

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Amicus briefs in foster-care dispute By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com Forty-three Republican members of Congress and officials representing eight states have filed amicus briefs in support of a local Catholic agency’s legal quest to resume foster-child referrals from the city, despite that the agency won’t place children with same-sex couples. In March, city officials stopped referring foster-care children to Catholic Social Services of Philadelphia after published reports disclosed CSS won’t place children with same-sex couples. City officials contend CSS’ policy violates the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance, which bans discrimination on the basis of LGBT status. Conversely, CSS claims the city is violating its religious-freedom and free-speech rights. A spokesperson for Mayor Jim Kenney declined to comment about the amicus briefs. In prior court filings, city officials emphasized they’re not hostile to Catholicism. According to city records, in the past year the city paid about $26 million to CSS for a variety of services apart from foster-care services. About $4 million of those funds came from city tax dollars; the remaining funds came from state and federal grants. Lori H. Windham, an attorney for CSS and three foster families, issued this statement: “Philadelphia’s actions have left foster parents and religious foster agencies nationwide wo n d e r i n g w h o ’s next. We’re grateful for this outpouring of support by those who don’t want to see [CSS], or other successful foster care agencies, punished for following their faith.” Ten Republican senators and 33 Republican representatives signed onto the Congressional brief, which was filed earlier this month in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals. The eight states that filed a similar amicus brief are Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Texas. Oral arguments in the Third Circuit Court of Appeals are expected in the fall. The Congressional brief states that CSS may have to phase out its foster-care program within the next several months, thus harming children who need stable foster homes. CSS currently provides foster-care services for about 100 children in city custody. “There is a long, unbroken, and nationwide history of faith-based providers car-

ing for children in need as an exercise of, and in keeping with, their religious beliefs,” the brief states. “Government partnership with religious providers of social services is a longstanding and constitutionally permissible practice.” The congressional brief requests a preliminary injunction that would require the city to resume referring foster children to CSS. The amicus brief filed by officials representing eight states also requests a preliminary injunction. “The outcome of this litigation, and specifically whether government agencies may contract with private entities to provide foster-care services — even when those entities must abide by certain beliefs in placing children — may impact the ability of states to continue working with both religious and nonreligious child-welfare providers,” the brief contends. The U.S. senators who signed on to the Congressional brief are Mike Enzi (WY), Steve Daines (MT), Tim Scott (SC), James M. Inhofe (OK), John Boozman (AR), James Lankford (OK), Tom Cotton (AR), James E. Risch (ID) and Ted Cruz (TX). The U.S. representatives who signed on to the congressional brief are Mike Kelly (PA), Doug Lamborn (CO), Billy Long (MO), Robert B. Aderholt (AL), Barry Loudermilk (GA), Jim Banks (IN), Tom Marino (PA), Lou Barletta (PA), Mark Meadows (NC), Diane Black (TN), Ralph Norman (SC), Kevin Brady (TX),Pete Olson (TX), Kevin Cramer (ND), John Ratcliffe (TX), Jeff Duncan (SC), Dana Rohrabacher ( C A ) , N e a l P. Dunn (FL), Todd Rokita (IN), Matt Gaetz (FL); Keith J . R o t h f u s ( PA ) , Glenn Grothman (WI), Steve Russell (OK),Andy Harris (MD), Steve Scalise (LA),Jody B. Hice (GA), Adrian Smith (NE), Randy Hultgren (IL), Christopher Smith (NJ), Walter B. Jones (NC), Randy K. Weber (TX), Steve King (IA) and Roger Williams (TX). Justin F. Robinette, a local civil-rights attorney, blasted the amicus briefs as “partisan and unpersuasive.” “The briefs are blatantly partisan in nature,” Robinette told PGN. “I can’t say that I’m surprised. Conservative Republicans usually don’t focus on LGBT rights. Instead, they emphasize the traditional way of doing things, even at the expense of the LGBT community.” n

City officials contend CSS’ policy violates the city’s Fair Practices Ordinance, which bans discrimination on the basis of LGBT status. However, CSS claims the city is violating its religious-freedom and free-speech rights.

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Judge allows ballistics evidence in trans-related murder trial By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com A Philadelphia judge this week denied a defense request to exclude ballistics evidence in the upcoming trial of Matthew J. White, accused of murdering a trans woman’s boyfriend last year. During a Sept. 17 court proceeding, Common Pleas Judge Barbara McDermott said she’ll allow the evidence, which defense attorney Eileen J. Hurley said raises the possibility that someone other than White killed Barry Jones. White is accused of murdering Jones in the city’s Carroll Park section on Jan. 9, 2017. Jones was the boyfriend of Vivian Royster, a trans woman who’s expected to testify at his trial. A day before Jones was killed, White allegedly burglarized the nearby residence of three trans women. A jury trial for White was scheduled to begin Sept. 17 but was postponed because of the unavailability of a key witness, Sgt. Charles Pettineo. A new trial date has been set for Oct. 22. Hurley said Pettineo is expected to testify that Royster initially identified a person named “Sean” as Jones’ killer. Hurley said her client has never gone by the name “Sean.” Pettineo was on vacation and unavailable for comment. Royster couldn’t be reached for comment. The ballistics evidence at issue indicates that spent shell casings recovered from a March 2016 non-fatal shooting in Carroll Park were fired by

the same gun involved in the burglary of the three trans women and the killing of Jones. The gun has never been located. The shooting victim in the March 2016 incident cleared White as a suspect, Hurley said, adding it’s important jurors consider evidence. Prosecutor Kelly Harrell had argued that the evidence should be withheld due to a lack of relevancy and because it would tend to prejudice a jury. According to court records, White was arrested on Jan. 15, 2017, after one of the trans women who was burglarized spotted his photo on Facebook. Hurley said her client continues to maintain his innocence. But Harrell said that five witnesses have identified him as the killer of Jones or the burglar of the trans women. Harrell also noted that trans-related pornography was recovered from a cell phone connected to Jones. Hurley said the pornography is irrelevant to the case, but McDermott said she’ll allow jurors to hear about it. White remains incarcerated at the CurranFromhold Correctional Facility in Northeast Philadelphia. He attended the Sept. 17 court proceeding but didn’t speak publicly other than consenting to his trial’s postponement and agreeing to behave appropriately in court when it takes place. White, 34, stands charged with murder, aggravated assault, burglary, reckless endangerment, possessing an instrument of crime and related offenses. He faces life imprisonment if convicted of all charges. n

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The Office of LGBT affairs launched an inaugural leadership-training program aimed at developing the diversity of local LGBTQ nonprofit boards. Applications are now being accepted for the Community Leadership Pipeline Initiative, the Office of LGBT Affairs’ pilot program that will train LGBTQ people of color, youth, seniors and trans people for leadership positions in the city’s LGBTQ nonprofit organizations. The program is being developed in partnership with William Way LGBT Community Center, Independence Business Alliance and Delaware Valley Legacy Fund. The six-month program will include hands-on training sessions on subjects such as ethics, finances and development, personal branding and nonprofit bylaws. Applicants will sit in on monthly three-hour training sessions led by LGBTQ community members. Amber Hikes, executive director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs, said the program is a continuation of the conversations on racism and discrimination within Philadelphia’s LGBTQ community over the last several years. “These conversations are part of a larger discussions on inclusion not just for racial minorities but also for trans folks, for young people, elders, low-income individuals and those with accessibility issues. We’re extending the conversation on discrimination to include all marginalized groups,” she said. “The purpose is to bring new faces and new perspectives to the table to dismantle injustice.” Hikes added that the selection committee is looking for candidates who have “a strong and sophisticated understanding of diversity and cultural issues specifically within the LGBTQ community, strong involvement in not only the LGBT community but adjacent communities,” and that the greatest priority is finding a candidate who can bring “innovative ways to tackle old

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Medicaid program offers improved services for LGBT seniors As they age, some 76 percent of LGBT adults are anxious about having adequate family and/or social supports to rely on, according to a 2018 AARP survey, because they are more likely to be estranged from family because of their sexual orientation or gender identity. Instead, support networks will often include LGBT and straight friends rather than family. LGBT individuals are also significantly less likely to have children and more likely to be single. All of these social conditions present significant risks to the LGBT population as they age and demonstrate the vulnerability of this population, especially as they progress to need long-term services and supports. Community HealthChoices, or CHC, is designed to support vulnerable populations such as those individuals in the LGBT community eligible for this program. CHC is a Medicaid-managed care program that will improve service delivery and offer better healthcare coverage for some of our most vulnerable friends, family members and neighbors. This program covers individuals who are 21 years of age or older and includes physical-health ben-

efits and long-term services and supports (LTSS). Care in CHC may be provided in the home, community or nursing facility. When fully implemented on Jan. 1, 2020, CHC managed-care organizations (MCOs) will serve more than 450,000 Pennsylvanians. CHC will enhance the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of all services offered by the program, as well as serve more people in communities, giving them the opportunity to work, spend more time with their families and experience an overall better quality of life. Specific aspects of LGBT identity will be part of the discussion to articulate a plan for the future and help determine the services and supports that an individual needs. Additionally, the CHC-MCO agreement with the state requires the CHC-MCOs to address issues of cultural competency within their organization and among their network providers. It is imperative that racial, ethnic, linguistic, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and cultural differences between providers and participants do not present barriers to participantsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; access to and receipt of quality

services. For this reason, CHC-MCOs are required to have comprehensive provider-education strategies and commit to cross-cultural training of staff to provide relevant, effective programs for the diversity of people served. Increased oversight and education of cultural competency among the CHC-MCOs and their network

The program represents an exciting time in the commonwealth with the move towards managed care for hundreds of thousands of older Pennsylvanians and individuals with a physical disability. providers will increase access to highquality care. The first phase of this program was implemented in the Pittsburgh area in January and, thus far, the program has seen

great success. With about nine months completed of our southwest-zone rollout, nearly 80,000 Pennsylvanians have transitioned into the CHC program. DHS continues to support enrollees and providers as they adjust to this transition in the program. The second phase is the Philadelphia area, and will include approximately 128,000 individuals. The launch date for this phase is Jan. 1, 2019. In preparation of this launch, community sessions are taking place for eligible members to learn more about this program. The program represents an exciting time in the commonwealth with the move towards managed care for hundreds of thousands of older Pennsylvanians and individuals with a physical disability. I encourage each of you to take some time to visit healthchoices.pa.gov to stay up to date on any and all information regarding Community HealthChoices. n Kevin Hancock is the Deputy Secretary for the Office of Long-Term Living in the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services. For a complete schedule of these CHC information sessions, visit healthchoices.pa.gov or call 833-735-4416.

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understanding and acceptance, she said. These include the idea that bisexuals are attracted to all genders equally, that they are just confused or that bisexuality simply doesn’t exist. “I think that peers within the lesbian, gay and transgender communities often buy into those myths,” Clark said. “When people identify, when they disclose, when they come out as bisexual, the response from the community is based a lot on those myths.” Those beliefs, when taken to an extreme, amount to what Clark calls “biphobia.” One way to counter that phenomenon is to be open and out and to connect with others, she said. That’s an aspect of Bi Visibility Day that Megan Crofford, who’s working on a Ph.D. in human sexuality at Widener University, is looking forward to. “It’s an opportunity to celebrate the uniqueness of being bisexual and a chance to really be visible among other people that you might not always get to see in the community or recognize how much you have in common with them,” said Crofford, who also works as a therapist at Mazzoni Center. Bi Visibility Day is also a good antidote to what Crofford called “monosexism.” That, she

explained, “is an understanding and approach to human sexuality that views individuals as either heterosexual or lesbian or gay.” The problem with monosexism is that “it reduces that spectrum of human sexuality that we know is such a wide range of things to just this binary of heterosexual or homosexual.” Crofford added that she’s observed firsthand the negative effects such misguided attitudes have on bisexuals. “All 15 participants in my study highlighted bisexual erasure as a pervasive part of their experience,” she said. “Five of them specifically brought up Bisexual Visibility Day as an important way for them to come out to people, to affirm themselves.” That points to a significant aspect of the event: the sociability. While Bi Visibility Day has a political aspect, it is also meant to be fun. “As many challenges as there may be, I love being bisexual and I wouldn’t want to change that for anything,” Crofford said. “And being able to celebrate that with others who feel the same is really a unique and special opportunity.” n For more information, visit www.facebook.com/ PhillyBiVisibility.

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and cofounder of Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity, compared the meme to the “horribly callous and dehumanizing jokes that people in government made about the AIDS crisis during the Reagan administration.” Sias said the meme harms efforts to build a Pennsylvania “in which trans people are respected, loved and treated fairly. Zaborney’s sad attempt at a joke is not helpful — it’s disrespectful and dehumanizing. This kind of callous disregard for our lives, manifested in jokes, trivializes our bodies and violence against us. Wagner, a former state senator, has already had to walk back ignorant comments about transgender people during this campaign. Sias cited a “record” number of hate crimes against trans Americans. “This kind of ‘humor’ contributes to, and legitimizes, an environment in which transgender kids get bullied at school and then hear only negative and threatening messages about their futures when they are at home.” The image Zaborney sent was a parody of Nike’s recent ad commemorating the 30th anniversary of its “Just Do It” slogan. Under a black-and-white image of former Olympic athlete Caitlyn Jenner is the text: “Believe in something. Even if it means cutting your dick off.” The white text is plastered across the photo of Jenner with Nike’s “Just Do It” logo superimposed on the bottom right-hand corner of the image. State Rep. Brian Sims (D-182nd Dist.) and Malcolm Kenyatta, Democratic nominee for state representative for Pennsylvania’s 181st District, held a joint call with reporters Sept. 12 calling for Zaborney’s resigna-

tion. “Wagner is refusing to hold one of his own staffers accountable for a level of hatred and a level of vitriol that translate directly to violence against the trans community,” said Sims, Pennsylvania’s first out legislator. “Here in Philadelphia, we had another trans woman of color murdered and yet here we have somebody pretending that they have the morals and the values to be a leader for the entire state. If he can’t show the type of leadership to step up and hold his own staff accountable, I have absolutely zero belief in his ability to lead with integrity and to lead the entire commonwealth of Pennsylvania.” Last month, Wagner drew sharp criticism for his remarks about “bathroom bills,” a catch-all term for policies allowing transgender people to use restrooms of their self-identified gender. “It’s real simple,” Wagner said at an August campaign event in Zelienople. “If you’re born with male plumbing, you use the men’s room. If you’re born with female plumbing, you use the ladies’ room. Period.” Kenyatta said in the conference call that Wagner’s silence and his anti-trans remarks are the reasons incumbent Gov. Tom Wolf is “the best ally we’ve had in Harrisburg in quite a long time. This is about violence towards a group of people who are already on the receiving end of extreme violence. That’s not leadership,” Kenyatta said. “Wolf has been an advocate for our community. He started the first LGBT commission in the country and speaks out about injustices towards the LGBT community. I can’t say the same for Wagner.” n

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Kavanaugh and LGBTQ rights While the vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh hits a snag amidst a credible accusation of sexual assault, it is worth noting that the process otherwise would have moved forward without a clear understanding of where he stands on LGBTQ rights. Asked by Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) about his personal views on whether Obergefell v. Hodges was “correctly decided,” Kavanaugh repeatedly declined to answer directly, saying: “Each of the justices have declined as a matter of judicial independence — each of them — to answer questions in that line of cases.” Never mind that he isn’t actually a justice, but rather a nominee, and the reason he is sitting in the Senate is to determine his views ahead of a lifetime appointment. The Supreme Court is responsible for some of America’s most-important historical moments for better or worse, including denying slaves citizenship (Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857), upholding segregation laws (Plessy v. Ferguson, 1896), then decades later ruling that school segregation is unconstitutional (Brown v. Board of Education, 1954) to allowing legal abortion for women (Roe v. Wade, 1973) to allowing corporations to spend unlimited amounts of money in election campaigns (Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 2010) to legalizing same-sex marriage on a federal level (Obergefell v. Hodges, 2015, in a 5-4 decision) and so much more. In the coming years, the court will likely be asked to rule on state antidiscrimination laws, transgender students and their rights and whether taxpayer funds should go to religious organizations with foster-care agencies that do not allow LGBTQ couples to foster children. It is safe to say that in some form or another, the Supreme Court will be asked to decide whether LGBTQ people have the same rights as other Americans. As the potential tie-breaker, we need Kavanaugh to answer. But first, he has to be asked. n

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nancies do it by any Well, gay sex was decriminalized in means necessary. India, so that’s great news. For those of you saying, “Well it’s about TIME, India!” Put simply, Trump I’d like to remind you that the U.S. didn’t is their best shot. decriminalize gay sex until 2003 (Lawrence That’s why he can v. Texas, holla!). We’re also still arguing screw all the porn about whether women can be in charge of actresses he wants. their own bodies and whether black people’s That is why he can lives actually matter. So, don’t give the U.S. cheat on all his too much credit here. wives. That is why Especially not while we’re staring down he can have so many the possibility of Brett Kavanaugh becommarriages and divorces. That is why he can ing a Supreme Court justice. brag about grabbing women by the pussy. That we allowed Donald Trump, a man That is why he can shrug off multiple accuwho should never in a million years have sations of sexual harassment and assault. been trusted at the helm of this country, the That is why this utterly immoral piece of garchance to reshape not only our Supreme bage we call president has the complete and Court but the entire federal court system IS unwavering support of the so-called Moral NOT A GOOD LOOK, AMERICA. YET Majority (spoiler alert: they are neither moral HERE WE ARE. And yes, I’m yelling. nor the majority). As the Human Rights Campaign puts For straight people or younger LGBTQ people, marriage equality (which has transit, “Brett Kavanaugh poses a direct threat lated into broader equality for LGBTQ peoto LGBTQ equality, reproductive rights, ple overall) is “settled law” — meaning the affordable health care, immigrants’ rights, fight is over with and done, and the law is workers’ rights and so much more.” permanent, forever and ever, amen. This was made clear when Kavanaugh But that’s not how laws work. Which can was asked by President (whoops, I mean be both good and bad. But in this case, it’s Senator, but President sure sounds good) bad. I’m 40 years old. I didn’t think I would Kamala Harris if the Supreme Court case see marriage equality in my lifetime. But Obergefell v. Hodges, which legalized when the Supreme Court came through, marriage equality, was decided correctly. man did they come through. Kavanaugh refused to give a straight (no And yet. pun intended) answer. “There are already cases across the “I’m asking you a very specific question. country where our Either you’re willing opponents are workto answer it or you’re As the Human Rights ing to undermine the not,” Harris said. He was not willing. Campaign puts it, “Brett Obergefell decision and the recognition of “Brett Kavanaugh’s Kavanaugh poses a that decision,” Griffin refusal to answer very told Variety. “There basic, very direct direct threat to LGBTQ are also cases rising questions about the equality, reproductive to the court that relate Supreme Court’s historic ruling bringing rights, affordable health to existing federal law and the question marriage equality nationwide is alarming care, immigrants’ rights, of if current federal law protects people and completely unacworkers’ rights and so on the basis of sexual ceptable,” said HRC orientation and genPresident Chad Griffin. much more.” der identity. These are “The Obergefell decision is settled law. If this nominee cannot so all things that are headed to this court, and sooner rather than later. There is significant much as affirm the fundamental equality of reason to believe … that he is on the wrong LGBTQ people and our families, he should side of all of these issues.” not and must not be granted a lifetime Vote in November. Vote for Democrats, appointment to our nation’s highest court.” And yet it’s pretty likely that he will. however imperfect, because they’re literally Trump’s Supreme Court list was made by the our only defense. extremist anti-LGBTQ group the Federalist I’m not willing to go back to when my Society, after all. We’ve seen the kinds of law- wife and son were legally just random peoyers Trump surrounds himself with. It’s clear ple I shared a home with. If you’re privhe’s not picking these guys himself. A willing- ileged enough to not worry about which ness, even an eagerness, to overturn Obergefell party is in charge, at least have the decency v. Hodges, maybe even Lawrence, is absoto vote to protect families that hang in the lutely required. Oh, and Roe v. Wade too. It’s balance. n been the goal of the extremist right from the D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian moment the case was decided to overturn it — living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been to criminalize abortion all over again. To have writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow women who are desperate to terminate pregher on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.

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Who lives, who dies, who tells our story? One of the most important things for a trans person is their identity. We live in a world that is constantly, doggedly, trying to strip that away from us. We face pressure over this throughout our lives — and often end up losing that battle after death. In 1993, a transgender woman named Lauren Diana Wilson took her life. Her family claimed her body, and later held a funeral. From what I was able to learn about it, she was buried in male clothing, with her hair clipped. Her parents listed her as male and under her birth name — known in trans circles as one’s “deadname.” They kept the event private, so that no one in her life could attend. Those of us who were her friends held our own memorial, and still do not know where Lauren was laid to rest by a family that did not care for the person she became. I wish I could say that Lauren’s story is an uncommon one, but I have heard all-too-many tales of trans people buried by families under birth names and dressed in attire matching their birth gender, let alone the even bigger issue of newspapers and police reports stripping away the identity of the deceased under the guise of “accuracy.” I recently ended up at a discussion

about transgender people, our “deadnames” — that is, the name we were given at birth and may have longsince given up — and obituaries. The panel revealed some of the biases within the nature of obituaries and other reporting on transgender deaths. So often, when a newspaper tells the story of a transgender person after they pass, they rely on police reports and immediate family to provide details of a person’s life. As you can imagine from the example of Lauren Wilson’s life above, the story of a trans person’s life can often be stripped away, with our lived experiences and preferences stripped away by those who may not have had our best interests in mind. Likewise, police reports may be only going by available resources: a piece of legal ID, a set of fingerprints, and so on. They may not be privy to the whole story of a person when they report on our passing. This is especially true in the more-violent stories that permeate trans society. To me, it becomes an issue of accuracy versus truth. It may indeed be accurate, for example, to include the name I was born under, answered to, and used on legal documents until I was in my early 20s — but this isn’t exactly my truth. PAGE 14

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Antar in Wonderland: Philadelphia ballroom and house scene Balls and house scene developed out of the Harlem renaissance, when all colors would compete in drag competitions. However, when Black and Latino drag queens begin to face discrimination, they started their own scene. In the ’70s and ’80s, they came together to form “houses”; a family network named after high-fashion street brands such as Dior and Lanvin. These houses were not just known for dance and fashion competition, the house leaders known as Mothers and Fathers offered protection and guidance to a population that needed it. This would become important during the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the ’80s when the Regan administration refused to respond to the disease, leaving LGBTQ communities to take care of themselves. Now fast-forward to 1994: I came out to my mother as bisexual at the age of 14, thinking if I tell her I am bisexual, she will think “he’s at least half normal.” I knew I was gay the entire time, so it was no surprise to me when she kicked me out. Once on the streets and forced to fend for myself, I met a group of kids not much older than me who took part in balls. For the first time in my

life, I was celebrated for being flamboyant, and I felt like I was right where I belonged. This community was able to fill a void I did not know was missing. As a young queer youth, I joined a house like many of my friends, because I could not find safety with my biological family. My “house parents” Icon Tanya Cartier (Mother) and Icon Mann Prodigy (Father) served as heads of houses and were role models and mentors to so many black LGBTQ adolescents. The ballroom scene serves as a perfect example of how this marginalized community is so resilient when faced with adversity. The ballroom community can make a way out of no way, and the lessons I learned from this scene I still use to this day. Walking into a room like an aristocrat, even if I get my clothing from Primark, my confidence was present. In the words of Dorian Corey from the documentary Paris Burning: “Everybody wants to leave something behind them, some impression, some mark upon the world.” The ballroom scene was able to leave lifelong marks on a little black boy from Philly. n

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stated "unequivocally" that the incident never happened. Not that he doesn’t recall it, but that it never happened. "I categorically and unequivocally deny this allegation," Kavanaugh said in a statement last week when news of the letter surfaced. "I did not do this back in high school or at any time." And yet Ford not only named him, but also his best friend at the time. Ford told the Post she hadn’t wanted to identify herself publicly, but after details of her letter began to leak, she decided she wanted to be the one to tell her story. Ford hired attorney Debra Katz after she decided to send the letter. On Katz’s advice, Ford took a polygraph test in August, which was administered by a former FBI agent. The test results showed conclusively that her relaying of the account was truthful. Ford contacted the Washington Post via its tip line in July, but was initially hesitant to go public, fearing the impact on her family. "Now I feel like my civic responsibility is outweighing my anguish and terror about retaliation," Ford said about why she decided to go public. In a statement Sept. 16, Feinstein said, "I support Mrs. Ford’s decision to share her story, and now that she has, it is in the hands of the FBI to conduct an investigation. This should happen before the Senate moves forward on this nominee." Feinstein added, "From the outset, I have believed these allegations were extremely serious and bear heavily on

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Judge Kavanaugh’s character. However, as we have seen over the past few days, they also come at a price for the victim. I hope the attacks and shaming of her will stop and this will be treated with the seriousness it deserves." But by Sept. 18, the attacks on Ford had gotten so extreme — including phone calls, hacking into her online accounts and threats to her life and that of her family — that she and her family were forced to leave their home, move to an undisclosed location and hire full-time security. Initially refusing to respond to the allegations, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), who heads the Senate Judiciary Committee, scheduled hearings for Ford and Kavanaugh beginning next Monday — without asking Ford. Later on Sept. 18, news broke that Ford would not appear for hearings until there was an FBI investigation. President Trump has been uncharacteristically restrained in his response, telling reporters Sept. 17 that it was important Ford be heard and Kavanaugh’s confirmation go forward free of taint. He said he was not considering withdrawing Kavanaugh’s name from consideration, but Vanity Fair magazine reported Sept. 19 that Ivanka Trump, the president’s oldest daughter and a senior White House adviser, said her father should cut Kavanaugh loose. Support for Ford and Kavanaugh has, predictably, broken along party lines. Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee and is president pro tem of the Senate — and thus third in line for the presidency after the vice president and speaker of the House — told reporters Sept. 17 that he thought Ford was "mixed up," and that even if Kavanaugh had committed rape, it wouldn’t influence his confirmation, which would be predicated on who he is now. "If that was true, I think it would be hard for senators to not consider who the judge is today," Hatch said. Democratic female senators have come out strongly for Ford. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), who has led the Congressional fight for sexual-assault victims for over a decade, called Ford brave for speaking out. Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), who grilled Kavanaugh on LGBT issues as well as

women’s rights during the hearings, also said she believes Ford. Sen. Mazie Hirono (D-HI) asked Kavanaugh during the hearings if he had ever sexually assaulted anyone and he answered no. In a press conference Sept. 18, a frustrated Hirono told the press, "I just want to say to the men of this country: Just shut up and step up. Do the right thing for a change." After news of the threats against Ford and her request for an FBI investigation, Democrats rallied to call for the same, while Republicans balked. Sen. Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) have both told the press that if Ford doesn’t testify, the confirmation should just go through as planned. Corker said the Senate had "extended a hand" to Ford and if she chose not to take it, that was her choice. Women’s groups like Planned Parenthood and NARAL have spoken strongly in sup-

In a confusing aspect of the case, Mark Judge has said he doesn't remember an incident like the one detailed by Ford. But in his memoir, he refers to a close friend, "Bart O'Kavanaugh," who would get “blackout drunk” with him when they were at Georgetown Prep together. And MSNBC aired clips from speeches in which Kavanaugh himself referred to the hard-drinking days at Georgetown Prep. Judge had also chosen a Noel Coward quote for his high-school yearbook page: "Certain women should be struck regularly, like gongs," which seems a startling choice for an 18-year-old. Judge was asked to testify on Kavanaugh’s behalf and to address the allegations, since Ford cited him as a participant. He has refused to do so. Kavanaugh currently has a lifetime position as a federal judge on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. These allegations must be addressed as he contin-

President Trump has been uncharacteristically restrained in his response, telling reporters Monday that it was important Ford be heard and Kavanaugh’s confirmation go forward free of taint. He said he was not considering withdrawing Kavanaugh’s name from consideration, but Vanity Fair reported on Sept. 19 that Ivanka Trump, the president’s oldest daughter and a senior White House adviser, said her father should cut Kavanaugh loose. port of Ford. Rea Carey, executive director of the National LGBTQ Task Force Action Fund, said, "It took courage for Professor Christine Blasey Ford to publicly come forward with her accusations of physical and sexual assault at the hands of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and his friend Mark Judge. While the #MeToo movement has shed light on the high prevalence of sexual harassment and sexual-assault attacks, telling your story is never easy. The severe backlash that is already underway against Ford is a stark reminder of the treatment Professor Anita Hill endured almost 30 years ago."

ues to hold sway in cases of sexual assault. Kavanaugh ruled in one such case, Garza v. Hargan, in 2017. Rochelle Garza, attorney for the Jane Doe immigrant rape victim in that case, testified against Kavanaugh on Sept. 14, the last day of the hearings. Kavanaugh had ruled to prevent Garza’s client from getting an abortion at eight weeks, citing her age, 17, and that she was a minor. The abortion was delayed until the second trimester, thus causing much more pain and risk to her. Fewer than 10 percent of abortions are done at 20 weeks. Garza said, "Constitutional law isn’t just this thing in the clouds above everything else. It actually has a direct effect on people." n

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drive. We’re trying to engage young people and people in the community who want to get politically involved. We’ve reshaped our mission and vision and we’re looking to strengthen our membership as well,” Hines said.

GayBINGO launches a new season Race-equality group looks for new members Men of All Colors Together-Philadelphia will be hosting its first monthly meeting to introduce its 37th year. The racial-equality advocacy group will hold its first monthly meeting of the season 7:30 p.m. Sept. 21 at the William Way LGBT Community Center. The grassroots organization is reintroducing itself to the community after leaning more toward social events and away from political activity for nearly a decade. The event is free and open to the public. Gary Hines, MACT-Philadelphia’s membership chair, said that the meeting is the first step in engaging new members. “This meeting will help kick off our fall-membership

The AIDS Fund’s GayBINGO returns this month at a new location for its 23rd season of raising emergency funds for those living with HIV in the Greater Philadelphia region. The first GayBINGO of the season — with this month’s theme being “Dynasty”— takes place at 7 p.m. Sept. 22 at Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St. The event is hosted by the Bingo Verifying Divas, a group of drag queens who entertain the crowd. Along with GayBINGO, AIDS Fund produces a variety of fundraising and awareness programs throughout the year, including AIDS Walk Philly, Black-Tie GayBINGO and Workplace Giving Campaigns. Robb Reichard, the executive director of AIDS Fund, said the bingo event is a chance for the community to have fun while supporting a good cause. “GayBINGO has always been a crowd favorite and this year we’re taking it to another level. Participants will still be in store for a fun night of drag queens, laughs and bingo

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all in an effort that continue to raise awareness and funds for those trying to live a long life with HIV,” said Reichard. For more information on the new season of GayBINGO and to purchase tickets, visit www.aidsfundphilly.org/gaybingo.

Scholarship fund honors George Michael Local fans of the late performer George Michael are commemorating his legacy with a fundraising event that will fund a scholarship in honor of the musician. Roseann Tiralli-Giannone and Diane Kastner will host a meet-and-greet 12:30-4 p.m. Sept. 23 at Dave and Buster’s, 325 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. Deon Estus, bass player for Michael and WHAM!, will be the event’s special guest. Proceeds from a silent auction will go to the Freedom Scholarship Fund at the Settlement Music School. The school is one of the country’s largest and oldest community schools of the arts, having taught more than 300,000 students since it was founded in 1908. Tiralli-Giannone, chairwomen of the event, has been a longtime supporter of the music school. She said that the scholarship is her way of keeping Michael’s legacy alive. “As a longtime George Michael fan, I knew of his love of music and children and I thought it would be a great idea to start a scholarship fund in his memory. We wanted to reflect [Michael’s] giving nature and support an institution that truly values music education.” For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.reviewsandmorebyrosey.com/deon-estus-meet-greet-philadelphia/. n — Compiled by Adriana Fraser

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That surely isn’t me, and isn’t my identity now. It’s not the person who pens these words, or has been under this name and gender for the more than half of this life. Of course, I am mindful that an obituary — indeed much of what happens after one shuffles off their mortal coil — is no longer for the husk of a body left behind, but for those who survive. In this discussion of obituaries, an argument was put forth: How someone who knew me in high school would know that I passed, given the name in the yearbook is so very different form the one I wear now? To me, that’s largely irrelevant for one big reason: Those who knew me then — and who I still may maintain at least a nodding acquaintance — are aware of my transition, and know who I am now. Those who somehow missed the memo are not likely to be the people I would care to know about me alive or dead: That bully from freshman year who is now spending time in San Quentin State Penitentiary, for example. I’m not sure there’s a complete answer, but I do know that if someone were to try and pen what I’d consider a truth obituary of a transgender person, it would be just as easy to discuss their transition in language that makes it clear that whatever gender or name they were born with is not the “accurate” one. To be trans is to reveal deep inner truths, and shed an erroneous gender assignment. Who we were seen as by others up to a given part of our lives is not the sum of our lives, and in my opinion misses the whole point of being transgender in the first place. We are the authors of our lives, and our identities matter. n Gwen Smith is who she is. You’ll find her at www.gwensmith.com.

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Welcome to the world, Jackson Anthony In keeping with Jackson’s nursery theme, there’s a line from the final “Harry Potter” movie that has been running through my head the last few weeks: “When have any of our plans ever actually worked? We plan, we get there, all hell breaks loose!” Jackson made his debut at 6:36 p.m. Aug. 7, born via C-section about three weeks early. If his entrance into this world is any indication of what’s to come, Ashlee and I are in for one hell of a ride — for which no amount of planning will ever prepare us.

to descend. Two hours later, he had moved his hand completely on top of his head; the doctor laughed that she could shake his little fingers and said “C-section it is!” A whirlwind 15 minutes later, they were wheeling Ashlee down the hall into the OR as I was furiously texting our family members to beeline it back to the hospital and then donning scrubs. In the moment, it felt like the floor was falling out from beneath me. My wife was being prepared to be sliced open, the baby we had envisioned for years would be here

out of it and realized that was Jackson’s head, and I jumped into paparazzi mode. He started wailing and we started crying. A few seconds later, the nurses wrapped up this wriggling little being in a blanket and whisked him back for us to see, the most surreal moment of both of our lives. Even though we knew on a cognitive level that there was a tiny being in there causing her belly to grow for nine (well, more like eight) months, seeing that he was a living, breathing (screaming!) real person was hard to actually wrap our brains around. I would guess that this is an experience that transcends sexual orientation, gender identity, race, age and so many other barriers; the first time you see your child — no matter how they’re conceived or brought into this world — is, as clichéd as it may sound, life-changing. Thankfully, the doctors and nurses were well trained in how to manage such an emotional situation. With practiced hands, they weighed Jackson, taking bets among themselves at his weight, all of them overshooting his tiny 5 pounds, 4 ounces. The medical staff gushed at how adorably small he was and offered to take the first pictures of us as a family. It was heartening that they were congratulating us on “our” son

in seconds and we had no time to gear up. In hindsight, I’m glad it happened in such a rush, as neither of us had time to succumb too much to nerves — and we were given our first taste of a reality we’ve since accepted: With parenthood, you often have to just roll with things. A half-hour before, I had been planning what dinner to get from the cafeteria, and here I was holding Ashlee’s hand with a curtain draped in front of us as the doctors casually chatted over her open stomach. At a certain point, a nurse told me to stand up and get my camera ready and, terrified of the gore I would face, I reluctantly looked down to see them pulling a melon-looking object out of Ashlee’s stomach. Which organ is that? I wondered before I snapped

so seamlessly, which I think speaks to a profession where extraneous factors such as sexual orientation often seem inconsequential in light of literal life-or-death situations. That idea came front and center in the coming days. Despite all of our preparation, we quickly saw that we didn’t know the first thing about taking care of an infant — but what we did know was that he was healthy and Ashlee was on the mend, and that was all that mattered. The lessons we’re learning every day — practically every minute — are showing us to toss the guidebooks and the outlines, and instead just follow where the unparalleled love we have for this little guy tells us to go. n

my texts while I was at work, sweating bullets, knowing they’d be pulling the trigger soon. I went home at my lunch break to walk the dog and ran into her as she was pulling down the street, leaning out the window to exclaim: “We’re having a baby today!”

It’s go time I would never want anyone to be stuck in a crisis with me. We had our hospital bags packed and in the car for weeks, but the news that the doctors were inducing Ashlee that day sent me into a tizzy. I tore through the house, throwing Under pressure things we didn’t need into bags, On July 31, Ashlee started changing my clothes twice and complaining of a bad headtexting my boss that I wouldn’t ache. Ever the nagging wife, I be coming back from lunch kept urging her to call her OB/ for two weeks. I’m presuming GYN, as headaches can be an many couples balance each early sign of pre-eclampsia, a other out when it comes to criblood-pressure-related comses, and Ashlee calmly waited plication about which we had by the door until I was done my heard horror stories. The next freak-out. evening she did, and the doctor If we thought pregnancy was told her to head straight to triladen with waiting, we had age at our hospital’s labor and another thing coming. The docdelivery unit. I panic-texted a tors cautioned us to buckle in neighbor to see if she could take the long haul, as induction Jen Colletta for our dog — since my worst-caseat 37 weeks often takes at least scenario brain had her going two days. Monday afternoon, into pre-term labor that night — and off we since Ashlee was still three weeks early, the went. Four hours and an IV later, the nurses doctor inserted a dose of Cytotec to start and midwife sent us home. Ashlee’s blood the dilation process before the IV drip of pressure was elevated, which they said isn’t Pitocin could kick contractions into high uncommon late in pregnancy, advising us gear (since we figured Ashlee would deliver to notify the doc of any new symptoms. the natural way at the right time, we were Lo and behold, the next day brought ignorant of this process and were furiously nausea and another trip to triage. This Googling all the terms the nurses were time, the doctor on call said that as long as casually dropping). The doctors had preher pressure didn’t quickly escalate, they viously advised us to make a “birth plan” would want to induce early the following — some expectant parents write out exact week. They wanted Ashlee to make it to 37 instructions for pain medications, who weeks (when the baby would be considis allowed to be present, what positions ered full-term), but she had started down they want to be in and a plan for emergent the path toward pre-eclampsia, from which care. Our figurative plan only involved me they said there’s no turning back. All of a clamping the umbilical cord, so we felt sudden, our meticulously planned timewoefully unprepared all of a sudden. line sped up by three weeks. We were still After 12 hours of light contractions (and washing and putting away clothes from our less than 45 minutes of sleep for Ashlee), baby shower four days before — every sur- Tuesday morning brought the discouraging face of our house was covered in size-ornews that she had only dilated from 1 cm ganized onesies. I kept telling Ashlee she to 1.5 cm, setting the pace for a frustrating couldn’t go yet, as I needed to get the series of stops and starts. A few hours later, clothes away, seemingly the only thing in the doctors manually broke her water, and our control at that point. the pain came on in a rush (or so she tells After that particular hospital visit, I me!). After a few hours of watching “Judge stopped at Target for toilet paper and parJudy” and clutching the bedframe every layed the stress into unnecessary food shop- few minutes as contractions got worse, ping (doesn’t everyone need three frozen Ashlee opted for the epidural, and we both stuffed-crust pizzas?). The next night, a held hands and cried as the anesthesioloFriday, it was back to our favorite triage gist unceremoniously jabbed the world’s unit after Ashlee almost fainted. The whole largest needle into her back. Just when she weekend, the docs advised us to monitor was starting to accept that she’d be taking her blood pressure, so we were driving back up residence in the labor room, a doctor and forth to the local Giant (free blood-pres- threw us another curveball: It was looking sure checks!) every few hours. That Sunday like a C-section may be necessary. Jackson night, we finally put the last folded and had wedged his hand next to his head (the washed onesie into Jackson’s drawer. annoying position he assumed for every On Monday morning, Ashlee had an OB single ultrasound we ever had, preventing a appointment and I was obsessively checking clear picture of his face) as he was starting

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‘Ne Quittez Pas’: A Reimagined Patricia Racette By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor When soprano Patricia Racette — opera sensation, gay woman, activist, enthusiast — approaches “Ne Quittez Pas: A Reimagined La Voix Humaine” for O18, she does it with the same relish she had with the most famous roles in her career, including Violetta in “La Traviata,” Mimì and Musetta in “La Bohème” and Cio-Cio San in “Madama Butterfly.” The music of Francis Poulenc, the words/ libretto by Jean Cocteau (based on his play) and the visionary direction of James Darrah begins tenderly as a series of French art songs followed by one of the most dramatic, tender and emotionally terrorizing monodramas, “La Voix Humaine,” where a lonely woman is turned inside-out by the heartbreak of unrequited love. Poulenc himself once called his opera “a musical confession.” Having sung the “Ne Quittez Pas” role of Elle in the recent past for Chicago Opera Theatre comes with both beauty and a curse. “It’s me on a phone, and I have to come up with the other half of the conversation,” said Racette with a laugh, “There is so much text and dramaturgy that is clearly a

response to some question or concern on good she was, repeatedly, by others. the part of my lover. But what? So it is both “It took me over, that sound, and yet, I rich and a mighty responsibility as to what had to hear that from others. My accomthat is.” plishments have not gone unnoticed or Racette was, at the time of her chat with unappreciated by myself, but still, my wife a reporter, looking forward to working with must remind me quite often to stop and take her director to fine-tune those potential a breath.” responses. “You can have a different backRacette and her wife, opera singer story every time you perform the piece. Beth Clayton, are often in each other’s busiIt’s endlessly rich in ness when it comes that regard.” That is to who does which part of Cocteau’s art role. That’s not so and charm, his puzmuch a marriage zling existentialism, thing, but rather that insistent game playof support of any artist, ing and life-or-death Racette said. rejiggering. “She has 20 years’ Racette’s jazz past worth of experience, led to her falling in so it’s not guess love with the power work. She’s an excelof the voice, and lent musician and opera, via Renatta a marvelous pair of Scotto and Puccini. eyes and ears. It is an Despite what interesting and intriseems like unbound cate way of existing confidence, Racette within this art form, found herself and her to have somebody as voice — after being close as she on your “so green within this SOPRANO PATRICIA RACETTE (LEFT) side, and in a harmonew art form” — only WITH HER WIFE, OPERA SINGER nious relationship in after she was told how BETH CLAYTON every way.”

When Racette was featured on the cover of Opera News in 2002, she made a public coming-out statement where she revealed her sexuality and her long-term relationship with Clayton (since 1997). Racette has never regretted her public coming-out, and instead wishes she had an opportunity to do so earlier. “Along with singing and marrying, it is my proudest accomplishment.” As a gay couple, how do the marrieds feel as part of the Trump administration’s unkind considerations? “Horrified. Petrified. Furious,” Racette said. “I was singing ‘Salome’ on the night of the election — an opera filled with horrible people — and all I could think of is that we just voted even more horrible people into office. He’s dismantling all the rights that it took so long for us to get. All I can say is, come November: vote, vote, vote, vote, vote.” Being alive, out and singing is her activism, Racette said. “That we are out and proud is activism at its finest. We want to be part of the fabric of this life just like anyone and everyone.” ■ “Ne Quittez Pas: A Reimagined La Voix Humaine” runs 8 p.m. Sept. 22-30 at Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. For tickets and more information, go to operaphila.org.

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Anthony Roth Costanzo takes a whack at O18 with Glass Handel By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor Young but legendary countertenor and LGBTQ icon Anthony Roth Costanzo has graced Opera Philadelphia in the recent past, first in “Phaedra” as Artemis, then in “Written on Skin” and its modern tale of lust, violence, purity and deceit in the dual role of First Angel and Boy. For O18, however, Costanzo steps up his game (and influence) with the world premiere of “Glass Handel,” an innovative, self-devised multimedia piece featuring two orchestras mashing up the minimalist music of Baroque master George Frederic Handel and repetition-heavy composer Philip Glass, with help from avant-garde fashion/art company Visionaire, Calvin Klein designer Raf Simons, choreographer Justin Peck, ballet dancers David Hallberg and Patricia Delgado, performance artist Ryan McNamara and filmmakers including James Ivory and Mark Romanek. That this occurs with Costanzo presenting his solo album debut, “ARC,” as he and other musicians still with the audience moving around them at Annenberg Court in the Barnes Foundation, makes this O18 adventure singular and sensational. PGN: Has your journey as an out gay man in opera always been an easy one? A rocky road? ARC: With pretty shrewd and proactive psychologist parents, it’s been an easy road. I was never self-conscious about it, and I feel I’m lucky that no one ever made an issue of it with me. If I’ve encountered any tricky situations, I’ve always found ways to diffuse the tension in order to alleviate any awkwardness. PGN: You’re having quite a run in Philly. What made you want to associate yourself with Opera Philadelphia in the first place?

PGN: That might not be a big deal for you, but it will be for the Met. Did you find that daunting? ARC: Absolutely. Wouldn’t anyone? There is, however, a ritualized aspect to it that makes it not-so-sensational. More solemn and less titillating. Once you figure how to perform that, and hold yourself in that manner, it changes that role’s perception — not so much for me, but for the audience.

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ARC: I got to Opera Philadelphia when David Devan was becoming its manager, and already it was a company pioneering new work and interesting traditional productions. David pushed them farther, and now I see the company as something rare, one willing to take risks with operas that are artist-driven, focused on new audiences and engaging to both sides of that equation. PGN: Other than devising “Glass Handel,” what is it that you want to do in the broader sense? ARC: I’m focused on finding and fostering interesting collaborations that draw in new viewers, and also innovate the form in a way that, well, doesn’t offend traditional audiences, but rather gets people excited and moved. Fundamentally, as an artist, I’m interested in emotion, and I think that opera is rare in that it powerfully gets to the heart of that.

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PGN: As a countertenor with an already-challenging voice, I would imagine, though, that you are always looking for something different — to create risk. ARC: You’re absolutely right. The thing about being a countertenor is that it is an unconventional voice that doesn’t fit or have a role in operas such as “Tosca.” To have a career, then, what I’ve had to do is to forge my own path. By the constraint of my voice, I have found new freedom. My voice type might not always be required. All that and, oddly enough, I will perform in a traditional opera house, the Met, next fall, with “Akhnaten” — Philip Glass’ wonderful work, an opera I did on a smaller scale previously. PGN: Are you going to shave your head again? ARC: Shave my head, wax my body, walk on stage naked. Yes.

PGN: So Philip Glass is a constant in your life with that opera and this new work. Why? ARC: Handel defined me, Glass changed me. I hear myself in him. The repetition can be off-putting, but once you give yourself over to it, it is like peeling away layers of human psychology. Our minds obsess, mull, repeat. It’s cleaner, more contemporary operatic trope, and requires you as a performer to come up with interpersonal, solitary ways of looking at phrasing and harmonic structure. PGN: I know there are things you can’t or won’t tell me about the piece. How did you come up with the notion of you and your musicians in the center? ARC: I was biking around London listening to much of the music we were doing for “Glass Handel” on my headphones, and I loved the feeling of motion around the music. I thought that it would be great to have all this moving around me at once, along with creating additional media such as dancing, live painting and wild classical music videos. And I wanted the audience to participate in that movement. n “Glass Handel” runs Sept. 22-23 and 30, with showings at 9 p.m. at The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

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George Franklin: a man of all people You may have heard about it — local clubs being called out for discriminating against people of color in the Gayborhood. A community divided, up in arms, and a group formed to try to get a handle on the situation. The year was not 2013 — it was 1981, and the organization was called Black and White Men Together (BWMT). BWMT Philly was founded by Gerald Mallon, a planetarium director at a local school. In a 1983 interview, Mallon said, “Racism is something that I was always aware of and sensitive to throughout my life. However, it was not until I began my first relationship with a black man that it went from a more cerebral matter to something that reached to the very depths of my soul. In that relationship, I began to glimpse the hatred and turmoil that blacks must face in their day-today lives as they interact with ‘white’ society. That experience forever changed the course of my life and solidified my commitment to being an anti-racist.” BWMT is now called Men of All Colors Together (MACT), but they are still dealing with many of the same issues originally faced by Mallon and BWMT. Luckily for us, MACT is launching a new chapter that is ready to bring in new members and make a difference in the City of Brotherly Love and Sisterly Affection. We caught up with the organization’s new chair, George Franklin. PGN: So, I thought racism was over once we elected a black president. Why do we need a group like MACT? And that is said sarcastically, in case you can’t tell. GF: Oh boy, I thought you were serious for a second! MACT is a place where people can come together in fellowship. Its specific purpose is to gather people from all different backgrounds to socialize and, considering what’s going on in the White House today, we need MACT more than ever. PGN: I call it the whitelash. GF: That’s perfect. Between the people who did not vote for him and those who did not vote at all, we have Trump in office and he has emboldened racists like never before. One of the things we’re doing is voter registration and outreach. So I think we’re particularly necessary at this moment in time. PGN: Tell me a little about yourself. GF: Born and raised in D.C., lived and worked here most of my life. I moved to western Maryland in 2011. I’m 64, and have an older sister and a younger brother. After my parents divorced, my brother and me were raised by my mother. I was married to a woman very briefly over 30 years ago for a few months. I’ve been pretty much single since, still haven’t found “The One.” My claim to fame is that I have a kidney transplant, and I am the second-longest-living African-American in the nation with a

deceased donor kidney. Come November, I will have had it for 43 years. PGN: So how did a Maryland chap get involved with MACT Philly? GF: I have a lot of Philly connections: My dad lived in Philly, my grandad lived in Philly and most of my camping buddies are in Philly. So I’ve always gone up there quite frequently. And I’m a huge Eagles fan. PGN: Give me the 411 on MACT. Was it originally formed to support interracial couples? GF: Yes, the original name of the national organization was Black and White Men Together. Now we’re Men of All Colors Together, which is more inclusive. I’m of the mindset that it should be changed again to People or Persons of All Colors since we have had women in the group as well. Some of the chapters have already done that. We really want to update the Philly chapter. We have some new officers, including me and Gary Hines, who is going to focus on outreach. We need to get young people involved. With the rate of suicide and homelessness of our young people, an organization like MACT could really be helpful. And, of course, we want to address the problems we’re having in the Gayborhood right now.

PGN: Do you collect anything? GF: Shot glasses. I have a couple-hundred of them. [Laughing] I live vicariously through other people’s travel. I used to collect coffee mugs until I ran out of space and changed to something smaller. If you know anyone who needs coffee mugs, I have a ton of them in the basement. PGN: OK, I know what to get you next time I go away. GF: Please do. I like to travel, but because of my kidney I can’t go too far, especially the last couple of years where the functioning has dropped from 75 percent down to 25 percent. I was supposed to go on a cruise with some friends, but I was afraid that if something happened, I’d ruin everyone’s trip and I didn’t want to do that. But they did bring me back some shot glasses from some of the islands they stopped at. PGN: If you were to be reincarnated as an animal, what would you want to be? GF: A dachshund. A friend of mine has three rescued dachshunds. One of them, Freddy,

PGN: What do you do for a living? GF: I’m a computer operator, and have worked for several different companies, including NASA. PGN: You’re your own Hidden Figure! GF: Yes! And I had no knowledge of what was going on Hidden Figure-wise until I saw the movie. PGN: What was the last book you purchased? GF: I bought Bob Woodward’s book “Fear.” I read about that last line in the book and wanted to check it out. PGN: Craziest camping mishap? GF: The morning I slept so soundly I didn’t realize that my tent was taking in water during a rainstorm. My mattress had also completely deflated, so I woke up in a mini pool inside the tent. The other funny thing was something that happened to one of the guys who went camping with us. He accidentally pitched his tent on top of chipmunk holes. The next morning he yelled at us because he thought we were throwing stuff at his tent all night, only to find out that it was the poor chipmunks trying to get out from under. We could not stop laughing, especially since we knew he had a weird fear of little creatures. I still giggle at the thought of what would have happened if one of those innocent little chipmunks had clawed through the bottom of his tent.

PGN: If you could bring someone back for one last performance, who would it be? GF: I’ve always wanted to go to one of Lena Horne’s concerts, but never made it. I have missed so much in my life. I really feel that way. I have a lot of regrets about things I should have done. PGN: It sounds like you’ve managed to do a lot in your life. GF: Yes, I’ve done a lot for different organizations and different people, but I’ve missed out on a lot of living; not always doing things for myself that I should have, just for fun. Going to concerts, plays that I never should have missed, things that are too late. PGN: What’s coming up for MACT? GF: We do a lot of social events. We have a monthly potluck, sometimes with a theme, such as all red for Valentine’s Day. Our next big one will be a Thanksgiving dinner. People can come and eat together and hang out. We also have several committees within the group: Gary is in charge of membership, another person has decided to work on voter registration, and we also have a yearly awards ceremony where we acknowledge people in the community making a difference. Our next general meeting is on Sept. 21 at the William Way Center and it’s open to the public. The director of the Mayor’s Office on LGBT Affairs, Amber Hikes, is going to be speaking. The next meeting will feature Reggie Shuford, the executive director of the Pennsylvania ACLU. PGN: Favorite quote? GF: I have a book of quotes that I like to look at, but of course now that you ask me for one, I can’t think of any. Maybe that quote from Maya Angelou about being a rainbow.

had one of those little contraptions with the wheels on it so he could walk. That dog and I just bonded; I guess he knew I was sick too, and took to me as well. I’m a big animal lover and those dogs stole my heart. PGN: If you could have lunch with a historical figure, who would it be? GF: Barack Hussein Obama, of course. I had a cousin who worked in the White House and I got an autographed picture, but I never got to meet him.

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“The thing to do, it seems to me, is to prepare yourself so you can be a rainbow in somebody else’s cloud. Somebody who may not look like you. May not call God the same name you call God — if they call God at all. I may not dance your dances or speak your language. But be a blessing to somebody. That’s what I think.” ~ Maya Angelou

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Out and outspoken comedian, actor and award-winning writer, Wanda Sykes, is back on the road doing what she does best: delivering blisteringly funny and socially conscious humor — and sparing no one, including family, the razor sharp wit of her insightful and uncensored observations. It’s amazing she has time to perform live at all these days, given the amount of TV and film work she’s involved with on shows like “Blackish” and “Last Comic Standing” and films such as “Over the Hedge” and “Monster In Law,” to name a few. But with a recently signed deal with Netflix for a new special to debut in 2019, she’s back on stages getting her comedy chops into finely tuned fighting shape. We had a long conversation about the state of the world, both inside and outside standup comedy. We also got her views as a behind-the-scenes writer for the ill-fated “Roseanne” revival, but that will have to wait for part two of this interview. Without further ado, here’s Wanda! PGN: The last time we saw you perform, it was at the Borgata in Atlantic City during the tail end of the 2016 election, and it was weird because you did some jokes about Hillary and people were laughing and everything was business as usual. But when you did jokes about Trump, a handful of people got really upset, stood up, yelled at you onstage and stormed out. And your reaction was something akin to, “Yeah, goodbye …No refunds!” Is that kind of thing happening a lot at your shows since the election or has it died down? WS: It was happening at the beginning, in the early part. But I think now everybody sees I was right. As usual, I was just ahead of everybody. I saw where it was heading. So it doesn’t happen as often now. PGN: It’s a sometimes-hostile time to be a comedian. Are you ever afraid that a Kathy Griffin-like situation will happen where you might have to duck out of the country and perform overseas while the heat in America blows over? WS: There’s always a fear that’s inherent of doing standup. You don’t know what’s going to hap-

pen or how the audience is going to react. As far as having to leave the country, I don’t think about that. But I’m looking forward to leaving the country. I’m booking dates outside the country, but it’s not like I’m being exiled or anything. I love touring and all types of audiences.

PGN: Comedy is always about talking about the elephant in the room. So what is the elephant in Wanda Sykes’ room these days? WS: The elephant in the room is why I named the tour “Oh Well.” It feels like that is the mood of the country these days. We all see the elephant in the room and it’s like, “Oh, well!” People are outraged, but it’s all social-media outrage. Even our marches. It’s not civil disobedience. It’s organized gatherings and you hear some nice speeches. That’s about it. I am hopeful, but I am in disbelief of how we’re accepting everything that is so not normal right now. PGN: Do you think that in these uncertain times, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for America and for comedy in general? WS: I do. I think there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, but you have to squint, you really have to squint to see it. It’s waaay down there. As for comedy, I think comedy will always survive. I think it’s thriving right now because people want to laugh. They need someone to come out and make some jokes and at least try to make sense of everything that is happening and laugh at it. So I’m not worried about comedy. PGN: I was performing at a comedy club recently and, after the show, an audience member thanked me for

not “going political,” which I had conflicting feelings about, because while I’m glad she enjoyed the show, I feel like I should be speaking truth to power. Is it harder to walk that line between being funny and saying something of substance these days? WS: I’m trying to be true to myself as far as what I

like to talk about and what concerns me, because to me that’s comedy. But there are comedians that get up and just talk about personal things, or they can make up stories and fantasies, and that’s fine. There’s a lane for everybody and the comedy that you do. My comedy is speaking truth to power and speaking up for people who don’t have a voice because those are the kinds of comics I grew up with. That was their style: Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Dick Gregory and Moms Mabley. I feel like I have to say something. A lot of times I just check out of the news for a couple of days because I’m too busy doing family shit. When I talk about my family, it’s authentic, but it doesn’t feel like I’m avoiding talking about politics. I do also talk about politics, but I’m aware that there are going to be people in the audience that are like, “Oh, no. Not this.” But also there’s a large portion of the audience that comes to the show because they want to hear that, and they will be disappointed if I don’t go there. n

Wanda Sykes performs 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. For more information or tickets, call 215-572-7650 or visit www.wandasykes.com.

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Lizzie Borden story gets the big-screen treatment By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor

telegraphs too much emotion. There are some intense exchanges and altercations, most notably a pair of juicy scenes between Lizzie and John, where he threatens her. And, yes, “Lizzie” will certainly satisfy viewers who hope to see the “money shot” — that of a naked Lizzie taking an ax and giving her mother 40 whacks, and then, seeing what she had done, giving her father 41. (That is kind of how it plays out in the film, but best to let audiences see

The first scene of “Lizzie” opening Sept. 21at the Landmark Ritz Five takes place on Aug. 4, 1892, with the title character (Chlöe Sevigny) screaming in horror as she discovers the dead body of her mother, Abby (out actress Fiona Shaw). This austere film, written by Bryce Kass and directed by Craig William Macneill, then flashes back six months earlier to suggest what may have prompted the murder of Abby and her husband Andrew (Jamey Sheridan), both of whom were killed with an ax. The narrative begins with Bridget Sullivan (bisexual actress Kristen Stewart), a poor Irish girl, taking a job as the Bordens’ housekeeper. She soon meets KRISTEN STEWART AND CHLÖE SEVIGNY IN LIZZIE Photo: Courtesy of Saban Films and Roadside Attractions Lizzie, who sizes Bridget up and takes an interest in teaching her to read. “Men don’t have to how the murders allegedly transpired.) know things. Women do,” she tells Bridget, Unfortunately, much of this ambitious film and the two women start to develop a bond is painfully sluggish and airless. Viewers that gets considerably more intimate as the must wait patiently for Lizzie to commit the crimes she is famous for, and Macneill does film progresses. Unlike the timid Bridget, Lizzie is a head- not generate much dramatic tension up to the strong, independent young woman. She is big moment. The relationship between Lizzie not afraid to challenge her father, Andrew, and Bridget unfolds very s-l-o-w-l-y, as it about going out to the theater unaccompa- takes an hour before the two women even nied at night. Andrew is also quite indomita- kiss. While the crimes are treated with some ble. He destroys something Lizzie loves with flair, the court case and denouement are an axe in a disturbing and gruesome scene almost afterthoughts. It is as though Macneill that animal lovers will not want to watch. was afraid to play up some of the more-senMoreover, after complimenting Bridget and sational elements of the case. As a result, the giving her a raise, he tells her to leave her film feels muted. bedroom door open. He enters it at night to At least Sevigny gives a compelling performance in the title role. She is particularly do more than just wish her sweet dreams. As Lizzie and Bridget engage in a passion- shrewd in verbally cutting down a society ate affair, Andrew sees it and demands it must woman at the theater, or having an interesting end. The film suggests that there were jealou- discussion with the family lawyer about her anticipated inheritance. (The latter scene illussies and revenge at the heart of the killings. However, other factors may have contrib- trates how women were second-class citizens uted to Andrew and Abby’s murders. First, in 19th-century society, an important point.) there was a series of threatening letters that In support, Stewart fares less well as Andrew insists he, not the police, will deal Bridget. Her character never quite comes to with. Then there is also a situation involv- life, even after she and Lizzie spark and start ing Andrew’s brother, John (out actor Denis getting romantic. Stewart underplays the O’Hare), and a will he may have manipu- role, but it also seems that her character is lated for his own benefit to gain control over somewhat underwritten. However, Sheridan and O’Hare deliver Andrew’s fortune. How much of what this revisionist film strong performances as Andrew and John, depicts is true is less interesting than how the respectively. This may be in part because film presents the story. Macneill shoots much they are men who tangle with Lizzie in key of “Lizzie” in tastefully composed scenes scenes and prove to be formidable oppothat capture the waning years of the Gilded nents. As Abby, Shaw is respectable, but also Age. The film takes an almost-minimalist underused. approach to telling the story, setting much of “Lizzie” is certainly not the definitive the action in and around the Borden house, biopic of Lizzie Borden, but it might do well where characters conspire in secret or in the in prompting audiences to read more about prison, where Lizzie, who is suspected of the real story. The feminist suppositions the crime(s), is being held. Alas, the musical made in the film are not uninteresting, but score, which consists of shrieking violins, is one wishes they were delivered a bit more meant to complement the drama, but instead forcefully. n

Theater & Arts Agnes Martin: The Untroubled Mind/Works from the Daniel W. Dietrich II Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art presents paintings and drawings exploring the ideas that shaped Martin’s minimalist art, through Oct. 14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Book Talk: “Tinderbox: The Untold Story of the Up Stairs Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation” William Way LGBT Community Center presents author Robert W. Fieseler reading and signing his essential work of American civil-rights history, which chronicles the June 24, 1973, fire at the Up Stairs Lounge in New Orleans, 7 p.m. Sept. 27, 1315 Spruce St.; 215732-2220. Circa Australia’s bold, contemporary circus troupe returns to the Annenberg Center with the U.S. premiere of new show “Humans,” Sept. 28-29 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900. The Duchamp Family Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition highlighting the closeknit family of artistic innovators and the many connections linking their groundbreaking works, through

THE LULLABIES OF BROADWAY: The annual Miss’D America Pageant returns to the Borgata with TV personality Carson Kressley hosting this year’s event celebrating the Great White Way, with lavish sets and performance numbers from some of Broadway’s classic and latest shows, 8 and 11 p.m. Sept. 22, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J. For more information or tickets, call 609-317-1000.

August 2019, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Garden Bouquet Still-life artists Ian Shiver and Barbara Sosson present an exhibition of art featuring colorful live horticulture designs, through Nov. 3 at Hot Bed Gallery, 723 Chestnut St., second floor; 267918-7432. Face to Face: Portraits of Artists Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring how photographers helped craft the public personas of their creative subjects in this stunning collection of rare photographs from the museum’s collection, through Oct. 14, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Flying Steps presents Flying Bach The award-winning and globally recognized German dance crew combines hip-hop

with modern ballet, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. ICON William Way LGBT Community Center Art Gallery presents a new installation by Natalie Hope McDonald that showcases the diverse iconography of the LGBT community, through Oct. 26, 1315 Spruce St.; 215732-2220. iLuminate The technologically advanced dance troupe seen on “America’s Got Talent” performs Sept. 21-22 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. I’m Afraid of Men Asian Arts Initiative hosts a Q&A and

reading with Vivek Shraya, a trans artist who explores how masculinity was imposed on her as a boy and continues to haunt her as a girl, 1-2 p.m. Sept. 23, 1219 Vine St.; www. asianartsinitiative.org/. Irving Berlin’s Holiday Inn Walnut Street Theatre presents the musical based on the classic Universal Pictures film, through Oct. 21, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Lavell Crawford The comedian seen on “Breaking Bad” performs through Sept. 23 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215496-9001. Leslie Odom Jr. The Grammy and Tony Awardwinning singer

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The ‘Queens’ make beautiful music together

MODERN ‘SAVAGE’: New-wave icon and industrial pioneer Gary Numan brings his new tour in support of his latest album, “Savage (Songs From a Broken World),” performing 8 p.m. Sept. 23 at The Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del. For more information or tickets, call 202-730-3331.

and actor seen in “Hamilton” performs as part of the Philly POPS 40th-anniversary celebration, Sept. 28-30 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215893-1999. Mimi Imfurst Presents Drag Diva Brunch Mimi Imfurst, Bev, Vinchelle, Sutton Fearce and special guests perform 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sept. 22 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555. Philly AIDS Thrift Lucky 13th Anniversary Block Party Philly AIDS Thrift is celebrating with a block party featuring music by DJ Robert Drake and performances by Squidling Brothers and The Cheddar Boys, noon-6 p.m. Sept. 22 on the 700 block of South Fifth Street. Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto The Philadelphia Orchestra performs music by the iconic composer, through Sept. 22 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.

Wanda Sykes The out comedian performs 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215-572-7650.

The Young Dubliners The Celtic rock band performs 8 p.m. Sept. 27 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400.

Yael Bartana: And Europe Will Be Stunned Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition blurring fact and fiction, with the artist reimagining historical narratives to spur a dialogue about urgent social and geopolitical issues of our time, through Jan. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100.

Belly The alternative rock band performs 7:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215232-2100.

Music The Crystal Method The electronica group performs 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Joan Baez: Fare Thee Well Tour 2018 The folk singer and activist performs 8 p.m. Sept. 26 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.

Social Distortion The SoCal punkrock icons perform 8:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800745-3000.

Nightlife Happy Bear The bear-themed happy hour takes place 5-9 p.m. Sept. 28 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675. Take It Off Broadway Philly Dance Fitness presents a mix of burlesque, dance and drag, featuring professional performers from the area, 8-11:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at Ruba Club Studios, 416 Green St.; 215645-2717.

Amateur Drag Attack The drag show that needs chicken wire turns up 9 p.m. Sept. 28 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.

Outta Town Sting & Shaggy The iconic singer and the reggae artist team up for a show, 8 p.m. Sept. 21 at the Borgata, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Joe Posa as Joan Rivers The comedian channels the late, great icon of comedy, 8 p.m. Sept. 22 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888596-1027. Jay Mohr The comedian performs 9 p.m. Sept. 22 at the Borgata, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-317-1000. Scott Nevins The TV personality and comedian performs 8 p.m. Sept. 28 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888596-1027. n

By A.D. Amorosi PGN Contributor When superstar mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe sings tenor in male drag (“that’s Blythely Oratonio to you”) for Opera Fest 2018, it will be more than just an auspicious meeting of the minds, wigs and muse, scriptwriter John Jarboe. The three-night cabaret “Queens of the Night” with Philly’s Dito van Reigersberg (Martha Graham Cracker to you) is the natural conclusion of a relationship that started when Jarboe took van Reigersberg to see Blythe sing Mahler’s “Symphony No. 8” (often known as the “Symphony of a Thousand”) at the Academy of Music in 2016, with Opera Philadelphia’s David B. Devan sitting a row ahead of them. At the same time, Blythe — who actually lived with van Reigersberg’s parents when she studied at Wolf Trap in 1995, but never met the young Dito — had grown to become quite the massive Graham Cracker fan. “I’ve watched and loved Martha’s stuff,” said Blythe. So when Jarboe and van Reigersberg appeared backstage at that same Mahler program, with Devan behind them, she had her own ideas about collaboration. While planning an appearance for Opera Philadelphia’s 2017 season in “Tancredi,” as the titular trouser role, Blythe asked Devan, “Could you make something happen through Opera Philadelphia for me and Martha?” Kismet. Or maybe don’t sit too close to Devan if you have any bright ideas, as the resulting “Dito & Aeneas” of 2017 found van Reigersberg and Blythe battling it out on opera, rock and soul songs. The upcoming “Queens of the Night” opera cabarets for O18 — created, written and directed by Jarboe as a single-story show, its sequel and its prequel — are about two characters, Martha and Blythely, looking for each other, seeking a someone they only knew existed in the abstract. When they meet, it is an occasion of celebration

DITO AND AENEAS in opera classics, ’80s pop songs and role reversals. “You know how at the end of ‘Grease’ where Sandy and Danny become more like the other?” asked van Reigersberg. “She’s the tough one and he’s the good guy and they engage and seduce the other? Well, by the end of the three ‘Queens of the Night,’ Martha tries to become more classical and Blythely Oratonio becomes more pop until they meet in the middle of this fanciful co-mingling of music.” It is, then, an experiment in how each musical form can be rendered anew in the present day. Plus, it offers each singer a chance to, in van Reigersberg’s words, “sing our faces off — and if it is anything like we did last year, it will be moving, goofy and cathartic as well. Because there is love there.” And ’80s music, notes Blythe, is a total creature of that decade. “Working on this music for ‘Queens of the Night’ is me keying into the teenager in me singing into her hairbrush in the mirror.” Along with gender-switching trouser roles in works such as “Tancredi” and the gender-blurring lines of “Queens,” Blythe has performed as LGBTQ standard-bearer Gertrude Stein in the world premiere of “27,” an opera composed by Ricky Ian Gordon with libretto by Royce Vavrek. She sees her work as devoted to stretching all boundaries, as it allows “Blythely to come out,” and changed the singer in how she identifies. “I used to be an opera singer who could cross over. Now, I see myself as an entertainer. How we identify ourselves to the world is an important thing. I can be a man, a gay woman, a goddess — whatever I want. That is one of the greatest gifts that the LGBTQ community has given all of us. Opera needs to embrace everyone and everything and be embraced by everyone and everything.” n O18’s “Queens of the Night” plays Sept. 24, 25 and 28 at 8 p.m. at Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St.; www.operaphila.org.

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SHERIFF’S SALE Properties

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, October 2, 2018 at First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 9:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned off shall be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price. Additionally, where there is active bidding, the highest bidder, and the second highest bidder, if any must post the entire amount of the cost of the distribution policy for the property at the time of sale by certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The Sheriff reserves the right to reject any certified check, attorney’s check or money order that on its face has an expired use date and is presented for payment of the deposit. The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest bidder to the Sheriff at his office within 30 days from the time of the sale. An extension of time for an additional 30 days may be granted at the discretion of the Sheriff upon receipt of written request from the buyer requesting the same, except when a second bidder has been duly registered. Also, if the first bidder does not complete settlement with the Sheriff within the thirty (30) day time limit and a second bid was registered at the sale, the second bidder shall be granted the same thirty (30) day time limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return the writ to court. A second bid must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the sale. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered on a property at the sale. The first bid or opening bid on each property shall be set by the City of Philadelphia. In no event will the successful bidder be allowed to settle on the property unless all the Sheriff’s costs are paid notwithstanding the final bid. The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the Sheriff’s cost, then to any municipal claims that the City of Philadelphia has on the property. Finally, if a balance still remains, a Sheriff’s Distribution Policy will be ordered and the money will be distributed accordingly. No personal checks, drafts or promises to pay will be

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accepted in lieu of certified checks, attorney’s checks or money orders made payable to the Sheriff of Philadelphia County. The Sheriff reserves the right to grant further extensions of time to settle and further reserves the right to refuse bids from bidders who have failed to enter deposits on their bids, failed to make settlement, or make fraudulent bids, or any other behavior which causes disruption of the Sheriff Sale. Said bidders shall be so refused for the sale in which said behavior occurred and for said further period of time as the Sheriff in his discretion shall determine. The Sheriff will not acknowledge a deed poll to any individual or entity using an unregistered fictitious name and may, at his discretion, require proof of identity of the purchaser or the registration of fictitious names. The bid of an unregistered fictitious name shall be forfeited as if the bidder failed to meet the terms of sale. All bidders are advised to remain at the sale until after the last property is sold. The Sheriff reserves the right to re-sell any property at any time before the end of the sale, upon the successful bidders’ failure to tender the required deposit. The Sheriff reserves the right to postpone or stay the sale of any property in which the attorney on the writ has not appeared and is not present at the sale. Prospective purchasers are directed to the Web site of the Philadelphia Bureau of Revision of Taxes, (BRT) brtweb.phila.gov for a fuller description of the properties listed. Properties can be looked up by the BRT number – which should be cross checked with the address. Prospective purchasers are also directed to the Room 154 City Hall, 215686-1483 and to its website philadox.phila.gov and to its website at http://philadox.phila.gov where they can view the deed to each individual property and find the boundaries of the property. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE NATURE, LOCATION, CONDITION AND BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTIES THEY SEEK TO PURCHASE. The BRT # refers to a unique number assigned by the City Bureau of Revision of Taxes to each property in the City for the purpose of assessing it for taxes. This number can be used to obtain descriptive information about the property from the BRT website. Effective Date: July 7, 2006 NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION The Sheriff will file in his office, The Land Title Building, 100 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, a Schedule of Distribution Thirty (30) Days from the date of the sale of Real Estate. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within ten (10) days thereafter. The name first appearing in each notice is that of the defendant in the writ whose property is being sold. All Writs are Writs of Executions. The letters C.P., Court of Common Pleas; O.C., Orphans’ Court; Q.S., Court of Quarter Sessions; C.C., County Court - indicate the Court out of which the writ of execution issues under which

the sale is made: S. 1941. 223. means September Term, 1941. 223, the term and number of the docket entry; the figures following show the amount of debt; and the name following is that of the attorney issuing the writ. Attention is called to the provisions of Act No.104, approved July 27, 1955, which requires owners of properties which are used, designed or intended to be used by three or more families, or of commercial establishments which contain one or more dwelling units, to deliver to the buyers of such properties a use registration permit at the time of settlement, under certain terms and conditions. Sheriff Sales are not subject to provisions of the said Act and the Sheriff will, therefore, not deliver use registration permits in connection with any sales conducted by him. Very truly yours, JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff City and County of Philadelphia

$67,817.35 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1810-304 4064 Benner St 191354427 62nd wd. 1,111 Sq. Ft. OPA#622210800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kelly Golembesky C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02099 $88,683.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-305 8441 Cedarbrook Ave 19150 50th wd. 1,585 Sq. Ft. OPA#501264800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kyle E. Spaulding C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 01418 $148,074.21 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1810-306 1851 S Ringgold St 19145 48th wd. 976 Sq. Ft. OPA#482321600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Haneef Nelson; 1851 South Ringgold Land Trust C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 01858 $73,550.03 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1810-307 11906 Farwell Rd 191543419 66th wd. 900 Sq. Ft. OPA#662165300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Francis J. Dzwoniarek C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 01230 $122,858.04 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-308 4116 N Reese St 19140 43rd wd. 938 Sq. Ft. OPA#433234200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Omar Mateo C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 05269 $44,537.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-309 6521 Windsor Ave 19142 40th wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. OPA#403078100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cheryl Owens, a/k/a Cheryl Vanessa Owens C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02506 $80,342.21 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1810-310 2737 N 29th St 19132 28th wd. 1,524 Sq. Ft. OPA#281173800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Monroe Lee; Barbara Brooks (deceased) C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01053 $22,318.13 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1810-311 7759 Oxford Ave 19111 63rd wd. 1,530 Sq. Ft. OPA#631160065 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kelvin Ray C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01378 $190,370.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-312 1817 Willington St 19121 32nd wd. 1,036 Sq. Ft. OPA#321103700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Margaret Davis, a/k/a Margaret Cauletta Davis, a/k/a Margaret C. Davis C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00265 $68,147.73 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1810-313 2129 Devereaux Ave 19149 62nd wd. 2,515 Sq. Ft. OPA#621236400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia Paullman, Known Heir of James Paullman, Deceased; Beatrice Paullman, Known Heir of James Paullman, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under James Paullman, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02001 $121,278.94 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1810-314 8127 Woolston Ave 191503007 50th wd. 1,474 Sq. Ft.

OPA#502075100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gina Collins C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02267 $136,115.76 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-315 34 E Seymour St 191445902 12th wd. 976 Sq. Ft. OPA#121031250 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Spencer E. Schenk C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01012 $40,677.69 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-316 2143 Brighton St 19149 54th wd. 1,796 Sq. Ft. OPA#542099400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Yovana Bustamante-Arroyo a/k/a Yovana Bustamante C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 02398 $168,726.21 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-317 5910 Morton St 191441144 59th wd. 1,620 Sq. Ft. OPA#592198900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brenda H. Billa; Rodney B. Billa C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01911 $56,886.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-318 155 E Fariston Dr 19120 61st wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. OPA#611379600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tieshia P. Cook-Mcgee a/k/a Tieshia P. Cook C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01418 $140,412.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-319 1224 W Hazzard St 191331108 37th wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft. OPA#371404900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shirley Smith a/k/a Shirley Smith Hill a/k/a Shirley SmithHill C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02480 $7,599.33 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-320 9209 Wesleyan Rd 19114 57th wd. DET W/D GAR 1 STY MAS㤱㤱; 1,127 Sq. Ft. BRT#572238000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jane Lois Fowler C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 01558 $183,572.69 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1810-321 2825 S Alder St 19147 39th wd. 865 Sq. Ft. BRT#395263200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Richard S. DeRosa C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02974 $236,066.17 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1810-322 1120 Lindley Ave 19141 49th wd. 2,620 Sq. Ft. BRT#491151000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE R.E. Mundy a/k/a Renee E Mundy a/k/a R. Mundy C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 00745 $105,386.30 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1810-323 1026 E Sydney St 19150 50th wd. 3,510 Sq. Ft. OPA#502467100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Djeffly Dinvil a/k/a Djeffy Dinvil C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 02786 $303,952.65 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-324 500 W Mount Airy Ave 19119 9th wd. On a corner formed by the intersection of the Southeasterly Side of Mount Airy Avenue and Southwesterly side of Cherokee Street (formerly Jefferson) Front: 37 ft. 0 in. Depth: 175 ft. 0 in. OPA#092053700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Julie Ann Cunningham and Monte Martin Payette C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 00841 $242,428.20 plus legal interest of $29,868.14 and costs of $2,079.00 for a subtotal of $274,375.34 Leona Mogavero, Esquire 1810-325 6642 Lincoln Dr 19119 22nd wd. 3,889 Sq. Ft. BRT#223274400

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Danessa Malloy-Allen and Hermando Moya C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 06943 $248,933.85 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1810-326 8446 Bayard St 19150 50th wd. Land: 2,555 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,120 Sq. Ft.; Total: 3,675 Sq. Ft. BRT#501206600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dwight Meredith, solely as Heir to Emma R. Meredith, deceased, Lawrence Meredith, Jr., solely as Administrator of the Estate of Emma R. Meredith, deceased, Vanessa D. Morancy, solely as Co-Administratrix of the Estate of Emma R. Meredith, deceased, Venita Kellery, solely as Co-Administratrix of the Estate of Emma R. Meredith, deceased, Yolanda R. Foster, solely as Heir to Emma R. Meredith, deceased, Yvette Meredith, solely as Heir to Emma R. Meredith, deceased, and Malik L. Meredith C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01815 $67,707.72 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1810-327 5950 Pine St 19143 3rd wd. Improvement Area: 1,600 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,280 Sq. Ft. OPA#032044600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Valentin Bikibili C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 00162 $116,469.66 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, and Paul J. Fanelli 1810-328 1111 E Sharpnack St 19150 50th wd. 1,763 Sq. Ft. BRT#502332400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Delores SmithHubbard C.P. July Term, 2010 No. 02962 $125,120.52 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1810-329 1243 N. Allison St 19131 4th wd. Land: 1,575 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,042 Sq. Ft.; Total: 2,617 Sq. Ft. OPA#041199100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shonda Faulcon and James T. Spruill C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 05491 $41,628.58 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1810-330 232 N Simpson St 19139 34th wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#343103300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Issac Townes C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02148 $75,033.65 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-331 2916 Disston St 55th wd. 1,816 Sq. Ft. BRT#551288800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kevin L. Brumskill and Lori A. Brumskill C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02033 $135,312.71 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1810-332 5602 Hunter St 19131 4th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#043191300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Gertrude Gaskin a/k/a Gertrude T. Gaskin, deceased, Darnell Gaskin, Known Heir of Gertrude Gaskin a/k/a Gertrude T. Gaskin, deceased, Tracey Gaskin, Known Heir of Gertrude Gaskin a/k/a Gertrude T. Gaskin, deceased, Shonda Gaskin, Known Heir of Gertrude Gaskin a/k/a Gertrude T. Gaskin, deceased and Kevin Gaskin, Known Heir of Gertrude Gaskin a/k/a Gertrude T. Gaskin, deceased C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03384 $45,191.15 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-333 3114 N 35th St 19132 38th wd. 2,376 Sq. Ft. OPA#382207300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lee Reed C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00711

$89,171.94 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-334 2944 Poplar St 19103 15th wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft. OPA#152345800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Priscilla Molina C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01563 $240,270.98 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-335 11891 Academy Rd, Unit J-5 19154 66th wd. 1,326 Sq. Ft. OPA#888660468 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Sandra Shorey, deceased and Jennifer E. Shorey, Individually and as Known Heir of Sandra Shorey, deceased C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01560 $175,590.07 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-336 2326 S 6th St 19148 39th wd. 1,304 Sq. Ft. OPA#392351400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thiem Tac Chim and Mehn Tac Chim C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 02584 $101,662.80 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-337 6008 N Magnolia St a/k/a 6008 Magnolia St 19144 59th wd. 784 Sq. Ft. OPA#592234000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carol E. Stephens C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02060 $41,881.45 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-338 8245 Thouron Ave 191502018 50th wd. 1,208 Sq. Ft. OPA#502174500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sonya G. Wilkinson, in Her Capacity as Administratrix and Heir of The Estate of Imogene C. Wilkinson; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Imogene C. Wilkinson, deceased C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00949 $100,753.01 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-339 819 E Allegheny Ave 191342401 33rd wd. 1,300 Sq. Ft. OPA#871147200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aracelis Santos C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04660 $68,686.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-340 6527 Allman St 191421923 40th wd. 1,238 Sq. Ft. OPA#403103000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Mauser C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 03951 $46,414.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-341 4937 B St 19120 42nd wd. 1,144 Sq. Ft. OPA#421328300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eileen Ortiz Echevarria, Executrix of the Estate of Delia I. Echevarria, deceased C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02116 $78,086.03 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-342 5927 W Oxford St 19151 34th wd. 1,248 Sq. Ft. OPA#342095600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Howard J. Nickens C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00215 $95,240.03 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-343 8261 Williams Ave 19150 50th wd. 1,605 Sq. Ft. OPA#502270400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gerald J. Nwankwo C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02423 $112,825.72 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-344 1846 Penfield St 191261538 10th wd. 1,280 Sq. Ft. OPA#101372800 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Delores Hubbard C.P. February Term, 2011 No. 01701 $74,746.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-345 5005 Woodland Ave 19143 27th wd. 2,220 Sq. Ft. OPA#273146100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Qiyanah Thompson a/k/a Qiyunah Thompson C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00248 $173,296.63 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-346 2605 S Beulah St 19148 39th wd. 968 Sq. Ft. OPA#39-3-2028-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole Shumakeris C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00610 $180,439.06 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-347 1800 Lansing St 19111 56th wd. 2,813 Sq. Ft. OPA#561469000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jorge L. Reyes Reyes C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02083 $167,859.09 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1810-348 5438 N Fairhill St 191202711 61st wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#612293600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jamar Young a/k/a Jamar H. Young C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 04895 $59,483.64 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-349 1144 E Durham St 191502900 50th wd. 1,392 Sq. Ft. OPA#502455700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ruth F. Yancy a/k/a Ruth Yancy; William B. Yancy C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02506 $156,847.79 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-350 3165 Gaul St 19134-4446 25th wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. OPA#251385400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert J. Lindsay; Diana Glinka C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04920 $171,904.66 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-351 2550 S 68th St 19142-2108 40th wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#406097200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ernest Adkins, in His Capacity as Heir of B. Mary Adkins a/k/a Beatrice M. Adkins, Deceased; Camille M. Adkins, in Her Capacity as Heir of B. Mary Adkins a/k/a Beatrice M. Adkins, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under B. Mary Adkins a/k/a Beatrice M. Adkins, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02614 $28,487.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-352 1426 68th Ave 19126 10th wd. Land: 1,935 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 2,020 Sq. Ft.; Total: 3,955 Sq. Ft. OPA#101247100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tyrone Callender C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 01939 $171,240.63 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1810-353 1034 Fanshawe St 53rd wd. 2,975 Sq. Ft. BRT#53-2-0265-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Heirs and Devisees of Jules Linch, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02763 $170,415.93 Pressman & Doyle, LLC 1810-354 4661 James St 191371103 45th wd. 1,216 Sq. Ft. OPA#453417500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph Zwicharowski, Jr. a/k/a Joseph Zwiacharowski C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01919 $106,441.61 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, October 2, 2018 1805-389 6136 Washington Ave 19143 3rd wd. 2,310 Sq. Ft. OPA#033122300 IMPROVEMENTS: IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Darcel Copes C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03754 $69,099.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1808-570 4723 Lansing St 19136 65th wd. Improvement Area: 1,046 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,205 Sq. Ft. OPA#651180600 IMPROVEMENTS: IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Patricia Walters C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 01186 $153,381.64 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, and Paul J. Fanelli 1810-301 6442 Glenmore Ave 19142 40th wd. 680 Sq. Ft. BRT#406177200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Raymond Vandergrift C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04013 $45,317.17 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1810-302 6441 Chelwynde Ave 191423016 40th wd. 1,222 Sq. Ft. OPA#406270700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia D. Henderson C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 00599 $70,854.29 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-303 5311 N Howard St 19120 42nd wd. 3,000 Sq. Ft. BRT#127N080118;OPA#422334200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Madeline Perez; William Perez C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 00668

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1810-355 1232 Tyson Ave 19111 53rd wd. 5,125 Sq. Ft. OPA#532224000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacqueline Dessables; Jean Lavaud C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 03963 $222,048.90 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1810-356 1650 E Tulpehocken St 19138 10th wd. 1,684 Sq. Ft. OPA#102203200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Starling C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 01634 $142,355.24 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1810-357 4017 Aldine St 191363906 41st wd. 1,126 Sq. Ft. OPA#412120300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Karen Mastalski C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 00179 $92,245.94 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-358 5533 Pentridge St 191434028 51st wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#513227100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Arthur Pitts C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02804 $172,253.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-359 5357 Charles St 19124-1403 62nd wd. (formerly 23rd wd.) 1,128 Sq. Ft. OPA#622291500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith Bennett C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 02490 $87,388.81 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-360 1509 S Chadwick St 19146 36th wd. 1,096 Sq. Ft. OPA#365167700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Emanuel L. Santos C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04144 $187,592.43 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-361 753 E Thayer St 191341813 33rd wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft. OPA#331150400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Esniel Silva a/k/a Efniel Silva C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 01298 $57,491.72 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-362 6314 N Woodstock St 19138 17th wd. Land: 1,155 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,158 Sq. Ft. BRT#172408300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Andre Jenkins C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 002196 $64,446.39 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1810-363 2018 S. 3rd St 39th wd. 1,009 Sq. Ft. BRT#391356300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Joan A. Brown C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 00478 $290,361.94 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1810-364 107 W. Thompson St 18th wd. 436 Sq. Ft. BRT#182159201 Jose J. Sanchez a/k/a Jose Juan Sanchez and Elizabeth Ramirez C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02481 $69,218.68 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1810-365 7536 Woodbine Ave 34th wd. 1,646 Sq. Ft. BRT#343199700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Leroy Brown C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 02330 $168,770.27 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1810-366 1824 Pennington Rd 34th wd. 2,296 Sq. Ft. BRT#343332700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Jacqueline F. Fennal and Jeanine Fennal C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 02238 $202,385.85 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1810-367 910 N Fallon St 44th wd. 825 Sq.

Ft. BRT#442206300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Greg Hughes a/k/a Gregory Hughes C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02962 $35,823.60 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1810-368 8945 Haven Pl a/k/a 8945QQ Haven Pl 57th wd. 4,260 Sq. Ft. BRT#571254500 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MAS㤱㤱 Denise R. Stroter a/k/a Denise Stroter C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00147 $110,588.68 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1810-369 5929 Palmetto St 19120 35th wd. 960 Sq. Ft. BRT#352293700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dante C. Corrado and Jacqueline L. Corrado C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01005 $48,087.93 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1810-370 6129 N. 6th St 61st wd. 1,904 Sq. Ft. BRT#611125100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Thomas Bryant Jr. a/k/a Thomas Bryant and Kathryn Bryant C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00358 $68,376.44 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1810-371 8620 Bayard St 19150 50th wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. OPA#501207700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cheri D. Salley-Gilmore a/k/a Cheri Darlene Salley-Gilmore C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01796 $39,049.11 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-372 2510 S 61st St 19142 40th wd. Land: 1,096 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 960 Sq. Ft.; Total: 2,056 Sq. Ft. OPA#402063800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lucretia Smith a/k/a Lucretia D. Smith and United States of America C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00403 $92,581.37 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1810-373 518 S. Conestoga St 19143 46th wd. 1,455 Sq. Ft. OPA#463181500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING James T. Lovett C.P. September Term, 2011 No. 01515 $77,142.53 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1810-374 7133 Torresdale Ave 19135 65th wd. Improvement Area: 1,728 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,800 Sq. Ft. OPA#871585340 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/OFF STR 2 STY MASON Heather I. Finfer Haslam a/k/a Heather I. Haslam & Edward L. Finfer C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03800 $61,676.42 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, and Paul J. Fanelli 1810-375 1709 S Avondale St 19142 40th wd. 1,674 Sq. Ft. OPA#401178200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Latisa Newsome C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00211 $89,154.52 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-376 6113 N Marshall St 19120 61st wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft. OPA#611139400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronnette Green as Administratrix of the Estate of Kimberle Holsey, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 01778 $112,550.07 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-377 327 S Frazier St 19143 60th wd. 1,155 Sq. Ft. OPA#604234000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nikia K. Stanfield C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01889 $108,234.64 KML Law Group, P.C.

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1810-390 6209 Chestnut St 19139 3rd wd. 1,848 Sq. Ft. OPA#031025900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vermille C Blake C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00212 $66,655.44 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-391 5316 N 12th St 19141 49th wd. 1,750 Sq. Ft. OPA#493135800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keasha Paulhill C.P. November Term, 2008 No. 03200 $85,288.06 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-392 637 N Frazier St 191314810 4th wd. 1,434 Sq. Ft. OPA#043063300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kai Comer C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02735 $87,426.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-393 1972 Sterling St 191380000 10th wd. 1,374 Sq. Ft. OPA#101395600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Naimah Devine C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03078 $97,646.11 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-394 431 Cross St 1st wd. BRT#011284500 Haneef Nelson a/k/a Haneef S. Nelson a/k/a Haneef Sakin Nelson a/k/a Haikeem Nelson and 431 Land Trust C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 03577 $79,165.85 Richard J. Nalbandian 1810-395 1446 Creston St 19149 54th wd. 1,271 Sq. Ft. OPA#541007300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jessica Cotto, a/k/a Jessica M. Cotto; Alexander Lebron C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 04381 $67,349.93 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1810-396 1631 French St 19121 32nd wd. 827 Sq. Ft. BRT#321059800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Howard Young, Solely in his capacity as Heir of Lauren J. Chandler a/k/a Lauren J. Chandler-Young Deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Lauren J. Chandler C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03382 $110,273.53 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1810-397 7156 Gillespie St 19135 41st wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#412298100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Betty J. Gilliam, a/k/a Betty Jean Gilliam C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 05056 $89,358.22 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1810-398 1119 Wagner Ave 19141 49th wd. 1,147 Sq. Ft. BRT#493021200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Lolita R. Turner a/k/a Lolita Turner solely as Administratrix of the Estate of DeVonde Johnson C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01102 $64,265.11 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1810-399 8744 Glenloch St 19136 65th wd. 1,610 Sq. Ft. OPA#652270000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Major Nwankwo; Ugochi Nwankwo C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02374 $118,891.95 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1810-400 6235 Castor Ave 19149-2730 54th wd. 1,472 Sq. Ft. OPA#541160700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ian Zankman, in His Capacity as Heir of Harry

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02003 $165,278.87 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-420 12402 Wyndom Rd 66th wd. 1,890 Sq. Ft. BRT#66-3219300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph Paul D’Arcangelo C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 02286 $43,421.70 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1810-421 1060 Welsh Rd 19115 63rd wd. 39,001 Sq. Ft. OPA#632036402 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robin Simmens, a/k/a Robin Gamburg C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 00460 $539,900.73 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1810-422 11629 Kelvin Ave 58th wd. 6,090 Sq. Ft. BRT#582559800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING David Rajkowski and Joan M. Spills C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 01772 $249,687.47 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1810-423 2422 E Firth St 19125 31st wd. 805 Sq. Ft. OPA#314055300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorothy A. Sickels, Dorothy M. Sickels and Richard C. Wells Jr a/k/a Richard C. Wells a/k/a Richard Wells C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02205 $118,100.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-424 2132 W. 65th Ave 17th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the south side of 65th Avenue at the distance of 48 feet westward from the west side of Norwood Street OPA#171357400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Charde Hardee C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 03997 $46,779.77 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1810-425 2801 Glenview St 19149 55th wd. 3,872 Sq. Ft. BRT#551234300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jody M. Chrzanowski C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 01531 $66,955.75 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1810-426 1001-3 Allengrove St 19124 23rd wd. S/D W/D GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 2,200 Sq. Ft. BRT#234145300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Eric B. Walker Jr C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 03332 $190,607.83 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1810-427 633 N 54th St 19131 44th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,092 Sq. Ft. BRT#442353500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kevin Williams C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02009 $27,322.69 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1810-428 6327 Farnsworth St 19149 62nd wd. 1,373 Sq. Ft. OPA#621533800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephanie Collins Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Joseph J. Flood, Deceased and The Unknown Heirs of Joseph J. Flood Deceased C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 00057 $151,181.52 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-429 1729 Danforth St 19152 35th wd. 2,134 Sq. Ft. OPA#562216300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas K. Kreeger C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 001396 $135,828.63 Michael C. Mazack 1810-430 917 Sigel St 1st wd. Land Area: 713 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 1,028 Sq. Ft. OPA#012366100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Eugene Marra C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 02959 $307,459.50 Phillip D. Berger, Esq., Berger Law Group, PC

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MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Howard T. Fitzgerald C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00183 $52,803.67 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-444 5200 W Montgomery Ave, #15 A&B, a/k/a 5200-B W Montgomery Ave 19131-3303 52nd wd. 1,960 Sq. Ft. BRT#521065708 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tarani A. Johnson; State Trustee Services, LLC as Trustee of West Montgomery Land Trust C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01006 $245,128.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-445 3050 N 16th St 19132-2310 11th wd. 1,350 Sq. Ft. OPA#111195900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tuto Investment LLC; Alexander Barnes C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01553 $44,250.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-446 11614 Hendrix Terr 191162529 58th wd. 1,170 Sq. Ft. OPA#582374047 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Diane L. Rossi C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03383 $91,289.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-447 2530 S Hicks St 191454604 26th wd. 1,110 Sq. Ft. OPA#261201900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jonathan Fosco; Lauren Fosco C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02114 $190,284.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-448 4108 Tyson Ave 191351616 55th wd. 1,122 Sq. Ft. OPA#552190500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eugenia G. Wilkins-Hayes C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00459 $205,852.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-449 1717 N 53rd St 34th wd. 809 Sq. Ft. (land area); 1,054 Sq. Ft. (improvement area) BRT#521330400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Sharon Thorpe-Fulton C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01707 $22,331.40 Kevin J. Cummings, Esquire 1810-450 306 E Upsal St 19119-2347 22nd wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#221079100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pablo Johnson a/k/a Pablo K. Johnson; Tia Mccray C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 02751 $65,019.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-451 900 S 57th St 19143 46th wd. 1,256 Sq. Ft. OPA#463252200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeleana JamesMears C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01322 $88,412.69 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-452 1742 Scattergood St 19124 62nd wd. 1,104 Sq. Ft. OPA#622126200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Loretta Grant C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01278 $65,911.06 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-453 8012 Ogontz Ave 191501412 50th wd. 2,280 Sq. Ft. OPA#871231700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tanika S. Davis a/k/a Tanika Davis C.P. November Term, 2015 No. 00773 $150,690.38 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-454 3920 Palmetto St 191245418 33rd wd. 1,206 Sq. Ft. OPA#332182500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Luis Sanabria a/k/a Luis A. Sanabria C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 01232 $67,840.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-455 2605 S 67th St 19142 40th wd.

1,600 Sq. Ft. OPA#406037900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Geraldine Jefferson C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03202 $51,553.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-456 4554 Tudor St 41st wd. Beginning Point: On the Southwest side of Tudor Street (Fifty feet wide) at the distance of Four Hundred and Forty-Nine feet Five inches Southeastward from the Southeast side of Jackson Street (Fifty feet wide) OPA#412135100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Charles H. Shields C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03399 $181,957.58 Patrick J. Wesner 1810-457 533 Pierce St 19148-1807 1st wd. 700 Sq. Ft. OPA#011380600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sidiq Shaheed Montgomery C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00950 $66,573.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-458 2613-15 W. Hunting Park Ave 38th wd. Land Area: 43,582 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 26,784 Sq. Ft. OPA#775605150 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: 2-STORY STRUCTURE Gethsemane Outreach Ministries C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 00682 $463,848.40 entered on February 8, 2017 John R.K. Solt, Esquire 1810-459 1120 W Nevada St 19133 37th wd. 1,031 Sq. Ft. BRT#371314200 IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STORY MASONRY ROW HOME Brian K. Wise C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00689 $178,767.63 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1810-460 3826 Lawndale St 19124 33rd wd. 975 Sq. Ft. OPA#332253000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tomasa Diaz-Ruiz and Maria E. Oliveras C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02311 $94,865.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-461 1347 Sellers St 19124-3666 23rd wd. 2,520 Sq. Ft. OPA#234049900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nazmul Islam C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01913 $113,732.20 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-462 7230 Montour St 19111 53rd wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#532411100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark A. Kull; Karin K. Kull C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02411 $167,668.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-463 1621 W. Jefferson St 19121 47th wd. 4,176 Sq. Ft. BRT#471126700 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent Union Housing Development Corp C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 000509 $493,377.50 Daniel D. Haggerty, Esquire 1810-464 2627 S Dewey St 19142 40th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 960 Sq. Ft. BRT#402075700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Erica Wood, as Mortgagor and Real Owner and in Her Capacity as Known Surviving Heir of Minnie Baker, Eric J. Wood, Known Surviving Heir of Minnie Baker and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Minnie Baker C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03094 $100,184.42 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1810-465 503 Parlin St 19116-3334 58th wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#582057600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Owen H. Black; Carolyn A. Black C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 04374 $226,424.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-466 1509 N 58th St 191313811 4th wd. 1,184 Sq. Ft. OPA#043297900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Willie Robinson; Yolanda

Berry a/k/a Yolanda Berry-Robinson C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01539 $47,265.69 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-467 3009 S 16th St 19145-4903 26th wd. 1,050 Sq. Ft. OPA#26-12663-00 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Anna Marie Gilkin C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03730 $241,522.83 Hladik, Onorato, & Federman, LLP 1810-468 313 Palmer Dr 19115-1028 58th wd. 10,034 Sq. Ft. more or less OPA#58-1-1895-60 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY, RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Crystal D. Nichols C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00677 $508,797.92 Hladik, Onorato, & Federman, LLP 1810-469 5718 Woodbine Ave 191312221 52nd wd. 1,805 Sq. Ft. OPA#522172300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Herman Davis, Jr C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 00614 $140,293.49 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-470 2067 Margaret St 191242866 23rd wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#232163800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nathaniel Glover a/k/a Nathaniel K. Glover C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02343 $96,180.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-471 1600-1618 Arch St, Unit #715 19103-2007 8th wd. 843 Sq. Ft. OPA#888116118 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Craig M. Robinson C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01960 $236,170.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-472 1109 W Lehigh Ave 191331113 37th wd. 2,889 Sq. Ft. OPA#372292100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jean Duchatellier C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02477 $180,248.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-473 3278 Emerald St 19134 45th wd. 810 Sq. Ft. OPA#452335200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cross Keys Investment LLC C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 01744 $65,227.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-474 1814 Pennington Rd 191512017 34th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#343332200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David Shields C.P. July Term, 2007 No. 03993 $73,243.02 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-475 1004 66th Ave 19126 49th wd. 9,180 Sq. Ft. OPA#492087900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Deneatra Blackston C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03877 $285,331.11 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-476 7529 Brentwood Rd 19151 34th wd. 1,388 Sq. Ft. OPA#343229200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ramona R. Perkins C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02206 $99,729.24 KML Law Group, P.C. 1810-477 545 Wilder St 19147-5826 1st wd. 1,700 Sq. Ft. OPA#011252700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Saladin I. Abdunafi C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01284 $272,185.42 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-478 3943 Stevenson Ln a/k/a 3943 Stevenson St 19114-2015 66th wd. 1,386 Sq. Ft. OPA#661288009 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Malachy Mcelroy C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 02800 $133,728.56 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1810-479 46 E Pastorius St 19144 59th wd. 1,835.25 Sq. Ft. OPA#592-0935-00 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/DET 3 STY STONE SVJ, Inc. C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03475 $77,632.01, plus interest through the date of the sheriff’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire 1810-480 1513 66th Ave 10th wd. Beginning Point: Situate on the Northerly side of Sixty-Six Avenue North (Eight Feet Wide) at the distance of Eighty-Seven Feet Westward from the westerly side of Fifteenth Street in the 10th (Formerly The Fourty Second) Ward of the City of Philadelphia OPA#101219000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY James Ward and Ivy Ward C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00789 $140,315.45 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1810-481 167 E Herman St 19144 59th wd. 4,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#59-2-0895000 IMPROVEMENTS: DET W/D GAR 3 STY MASONRY SVJ, Inc. C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03478 $148,637.61 plus interest through the date of the sheriff’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire 1810-482 3719 N Bouvier St 19140 13th wd. 1,273 Sq. Ft. OPA#13-12319-00 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY SVJ, Inc. C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03476 $61,964.89, plus interest through the date of the sheriff’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire 1810-483 5531-33 Baltimore Ave 46th wd. 2,483 Sq. Ft. (land)/ 3,370 (improvements) OPA#871401510 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: STORE/OFFICE APARTMENT/ 2 STORY MASONRY Adebowale Ajayi and Jibola Ajayi C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02458 $22,000 interest and costs Musa A. Jan, Esquire 1810-484 1911 Rhawn St 19111 56th wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft. OPA#562004400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Timothy J. Mcandrews C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00235 $137,093.11 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-485 2737 S Fairhill St 19148-4805 39th wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#395158300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph M. White, in His Capacity as Heir of Frances White, Deceased; James White, in His Capacity as Heir of Frances White, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Frances White, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 03430 $62,929.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-486 7033 Saybrook Ave 191421123 40th wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#403299800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lydell Johnson C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 03219 $70,151.90 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-487 5426 Oakland St 19124-1211 62nd wd. 1,416 Sq. Ft. OPA#621393100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marlo Young C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00230 $62,723.73 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-488 5713 N 3rd St a/k/a 5713 N Third St 19120-2319 61st wd. 1,470 Sq. Ft. OPA#612385100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pil Ki Park C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00559 $106,794.11 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-489 1600 Johnson St, a/k/a 1600 E Johnson St 19138-1112 10th wd. 1,344 Sq. Ft. OPA#102297300

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Loretta A. Edens a/k/a Loretta Alease Anthony, in Her Capacity as Heir of Ruth Burnett a/k/a Ruth Anthony, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under The Estate of Ruth Burnett a/k/a Ruth Anthony, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Ruth Burnett a/k/a Ruth Anthony, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01000 $153,861.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-490 2514 W Cumberland St 191324101 28th wd. 1,726 Sq. Ft. OPA#281267400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephen Holloman C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 02507 $42,798.10 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-491 4222 Fairdale Rd 19154 66th wd. 1,969 Sq. Ft. OPA#662571500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Littlejohn C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 02055 $197,697.27 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1810-492 1310 N 29th St 19121-4504 29th wd. 0 Sq. Ft. OPA#292233600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Hughey C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03265 $143,778.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-493 1005 Rosalie St 19149-3625 35th wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#352043800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Geoffrey Gonsalves-Sabola, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of The Estate of Edmund GonsalvesSabola; Creola Angus, in Her Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Edmund Gonsalves-Sabola; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Edmund Gonsalves-Sabola, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 03442 $64,258.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1810-494 210 Locust St, Unit 29D-W 19106-3908 5th wd. 803 Sq. Ft. OPA#888052157 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM 5 STY MAS OTHER Harry Gratz C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02395 $459,027.39 Barbara A. Fein, Esquire, Silverang Donohoe Rosenzweig & Haltzman, LLC 1810-495 3346 Gurley Rd 191541502 66th wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft. OPA#663117100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert W. Malampy a/k/a Bob Malampy, in His Capacity as Heir of Gertrude Malampy, Deceased; John M. Malampy a/k/a John Malampy, in His Capacity as Heir of Gerturde Malampy, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Gertrude Malampy, Deceased; Timothy W. Malampy a/k/a Timothy Malampy, in His Capacity as Administrator of The Estate of Theodore J. Malampy, Jr., a/k/a Ted Malampy a/k/a Theodore Malampy, deceased heir of Gertrude Malampy, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Theodore J. Malampy, Jr. a/k/a Ted Malampy a/k/a Theodore Malampy, Deceased Heir of Gertrude Malampy, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02295 $185,304.40 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1810-496A 4124 Ogden St 19104 6th wd. 1,622 Sq. Ft. BRT#062070100 IMPROVEMENTS: 3 STORY MASONRY RESIDENTIAL SEMI DETACHED CONVERTED TO APARTMENTS Brian K. Wise C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00689 $178,767.63 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1810-496B 3233 N 25th St 19129 38th wd. 900 Sq. Ft. BRT#381058800 IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STORY MASONRY ROW HOME Brian K. Wise C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00689 $178,767.63 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1810-497 5956 Elsinore St 35th wd. 1,042 Sq. Ft. BRT#352300900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sarah J. De Leon Feliz C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 01559 $91,787.84 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1810-498 2109 S 65th St 40th wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#401206400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Andrew Fahnbulleh C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 02284 $79,239.80 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1810-499 7105 Kindred St 19149 54th wd. Land: 1,516 Sq. Ft.; 1,170 Sq. Ft. BRT#542288100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE David J. Sinnerard and Lisa Sinnerard C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 02294 $110,194.80 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1810-500 2905 Gerritt St 36th wd. 630 Sq. Ft. BRT#364223200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ravana C. Starks C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03729 $53,955.54 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1810-501 217 S Frazier St 60th wd. 900 Sq. Ft. BRT#604229201 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Osiris Miller C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00265 $77,142.15 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1810-502 2824 Gaul St 25th wd. 1,166 Sq. Ft. BRT#251387800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charles A.J. Halpin, III, Esquire, Personal Representative of the Estate of Lillian K. Fenner a/k/a Lillian Fenner, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00278 $10,183.52 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1810-503 2524 Tilton St 19125 31st wd. 695 Sq. Ft. BRT#312176015 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher P. Reilly and Rebecca R. Reilly C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03547 $77,502.72 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1810-504 144 W Queen Ln 19144 12th wd. 4,433 Sq. Ft. OPA#123117100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael F. Coates and Deneen P. Coates C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00519 $198,657.15 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-505 3676 Frankford Ave 19134 45th wd. 1,920 Sq. Ft. OPA#452285300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marcos Carrasquillo C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 04411 $95,083.26 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-506 6140 N 11th St 19141 49th wd. 1,354 Sq. Ft. OPA#493080500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Denise V. Tate C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03292 $133,902.20 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1810-507 7116 Ogontz Ave 19138 Row 2-Story Masonry BRT#102015600 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL Vermelle Thomas and Allan Thomas C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 00502 $48,078.42 Robert W. Williams, Esquire 1810-508 5420 Kingsessing Ave 19143 Row 2 Sty Masonary OPA#514248200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Ntefo, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00855 $86,740.62 Robert W. Williams, Esquire 1810-509 8546 Michener Ave 19150 ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY BRT#501140700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Lonnie Davis and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Deborah Davis a/k/a Deborah Cooper, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02535 $34,671.49 Robert W. Williams, Esquire 1810-510 1501 S. 5th St 19147 STORE/OFFICE AND APARTMENT 3 STORY MASONRY BRT#871030900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL - STORE/OFFICE AND APARTMENTS 3 STORIES MASONRY 1501 South 5th and 436 Dickinson Land Trust and Haneef Nelson C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01735 $378,485.94 Robert W. Williams, Esquire 1810-511 6322 Woodland Ave 19142 STORE 2 STORY MASONRY BRT#882057625 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Bernard X. James C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 01634 $214,692.42 Robert W. Williams, Esquire 1810-512 214 Zeralda St 19144 ROW 2 STORY MASONRY BRT#133018400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL/ROW TWO-STORY MASONRY Rhonda R. Collins C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 02889 $64,811.94 Robert W. Williams, Esquire 1810-513A 5607 Wynnefield Ave 19131 52nd wd. 4,150 Sq. Ft. BRT#522187905 Subject To Mortgage Yes - HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Trustee of the Holders of Ace Securities Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2006-FM2 Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates in the original principal amount of $200,000.00 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY Sausan Kassar C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 013150 $3,605.50 Amar A. Agrawal, Esquire 1810-513B 6340 Sherwood Rd 19151 34th wd. 4,800 Sq. Ft. BRT#344161600 Subject To Mortgage Yes - World Savings Bank, FSB in the original principal amount of $263,258.00 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMT/DET 3 STY MAS㤱㤱 Sausan Kassar C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 013150 $3,605.50 Amar A. Agrawal, Esquire 1810-514A 901 N. Penn St, Unit P2104 5th wd. 730 Sq. Ft. (Improvement Area) OPA#888061944 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNIT Helen G. Lo C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 000930 $19,921.81 Elliot H. Berton, Esquire 1810-514B 901 N. Penn St, P2105 5th wd. 769 Sq. Ft. (Improvement Area) OPA#888061946 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL CONDOMINIUM UNIT Helen G. Lo C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 000930 $19,921.81 Elliot H. Berton, Esquire 1810-515A 241-253 W. Oxford St 191223742 18th wd. 14,366 Sq. Ft. OPA#88-4-3433-05 IMPROVEMENTS: IND. WAREHOUSE MASONRY Gratz Products Corporation t/a Charles Gratz Fire Protection Company C.P.

August Term, 2016 No. 00341 $530,754.26 Barbara A. Fein, Esquire, Silverang Donohoe Rosenzweig & Haltzman, LLC 1810-515B 1609 N. 3rd St 19122-3742 18th wd. 1,082 Sq. Ft. OPA#18-31295-00 IMPROVEMENTS: VACANT LAND, INDUSTRIAL < ACRE Gratz Products Corporation t/a Charles Gratz Fire Protection Company C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00341 $530,754.26 Barbara A. Fein, Esquire, Silverang Donohoe Rosenzweig & Haltzman, LLC 1810-515C 1611-1617 N. 3rd St 19122-3742 18th wd. 4,480 Sq. Ft. OPA#183-1296-00 IMPROVEMENTS: VACANT LAND, INDUSTRIAL < ACRE Gratz Products Corporation t/a Charles Gratz Fire Protection Company C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00341 $530,754.26 Barbara A. Fein, Esquire, Silverang Donohoe Rosenzweig & Haltzman, LLC 1810-516 5760 W Jefferson St 19131 4th wd. 1,469 Sq. Ft. OPA#043247200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY STONE Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under James T Davis a/k/a James T Davis Sr., Deceased; James T. Davis Jr in His Capacity as Heir of James T. Davis a/k/a James T. Davis, Sr., Deceased C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 01982 $106,194.04 Jenine Davey 1810-517 STAY 1810-518 1063 N 46th St 19131 6th wd. 1,166 Sq. Ft. OPA#062372800 Subject to Mortgage Lamar Patterson C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03497 $52,487.17 Jenine Davey, Esquire 1810-519 4190 Wayne Ave 19140 13th wd. 596 Sq. Ft. OPA#131404600 Joanne Thompson, Known Surviving Heirs of Carmeta Thompson; Jaamyr Thompson, Known Surviving Heirs of Carmeta Thompson; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Carmeta Thompson C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01333 $21,966.88 Jenine Davey, Esquire 1810-520 5020 Stenton Ave 19144 12th wd. 2,533 Sq. Ft. OPA#121212600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under General Ronald Johnson, Deceased; Howard Johnson, in His Capacity as Heir of General Ronald Johnson, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02753 $84,967.55 Jenine Davey 1810-521 1273 S Bonsall St 19146 36th wd. 1,186 Sq. Ft. OPA#361348400 Subject to Mortgage Subject to Rent Robin D. Goldsmith, Known Surviving Heir of Celestine Scott; Theresa L. Goldsmith, Known Surviving Heir of Celestine Scott; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Celestine Scott C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 00950 $166,055.91 Jenine Davey 1810-522 5914 Malvern Ave 19131 52nd wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. OPA#522116500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Ruth J Parker a/k/a Ruth O Parker, Deceased; Samuel Parker, in His Capacity as Heir of Ruth J Parker a/k/a Ruth O Parker, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00001 $151,972.77 Jenine Davey

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