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Family Portrait: Welcome to the jungle PAGE 27

No Place like Rehoboth for the holidays PAGE 28

HONESTY • INTEGRITY • PROFESSIONALISM

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Jingle bell rock! Your holiday event gift guide PAGE 23

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Trans woman pleads guilty in firefighter incident

Threat to gay nightclubs shakes community

By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com Kate Lynn Blatt, a Pottsville trans woman, last week pleaded guilty to assaulting two firefighters during a dispute on her property last year. On Dec. 23, Blatt got into an altercation with the firefighters on the 400 block of Claude A. Lord Boulevard in Pottsville. The firefighters were there to extinguish a fire inside a garage on property owned by Blatt. Blatt told PGN one of the firefighters touched her breasts inappropriately after the fire was extinguished, and that she acted in self defense by pushing him away. A fracas with other firefighters ensued that wasn’t her fault, she added. “These men acted like a group of hoodlums and thugs,” Blatt said. “I still fear for my life.” The plea agreement was approved by Schuylkill County Common Pleas Judge Cyrus P. Dolbin during a Nov. 14 court proceeding in the county courthouse. Blatt initially was charged with two felonies and five misdemeanors including aggravated assault and resisting arrest. Under the terms of the agreement, Blatt pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors. She was sentenced to 18 months of probation and must report to a probation officer on a regular basis, according to court records. “I had no other choice other than to accept the plea agreement,” Blatt told PGN. “I was faced with at least 10 years in a male prison if I didn’t plead guilty to the two misdemeanors.” PGN obtained police body-cam footage of Blatt’s arrest, which shows police and firefighters repeatedly misgendering Blatt, though she promptly identified herself as a female. Police officers and firefighters referred to her as “he-she,” “him-her,” “dude” and “that.” One of the responding officers told Blatt to “shut the fuck up,” adding “you move, you’re getting fucking tased.” Spokespersons for the Pottsville Fire Department and the Pottsville Police Department had no comment for this story. n

By Adriana Fraser adriana@epgn.com

RAISING THE ROOF: Nasir Fears, a Project HOME resident, addressed a crowd of more than 350 people at Project HOME’s “Raise the Roof” fundraiser Nov. 14 at the construction site of the Gloria Casarez Residence, located at 1315 N. 8th St. Proceeds will go to the residence, expected to be move-in-ready by January. “I am excited that Project HOME is opening Pennsylvania’s first LGBT-friendly youth building,” Fears said. “I know the Gloria Casarez Residence will give other people the opportunities that I had.” For the full story, go to Page 2.

Khalif announces candidacy for a seat on Philadelphia City Council By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com Asa Khalif, a local activist who recently declared his candidacy for a seat on Philadelphia City Council, said one of his first official acts if elected will be to introduce a resolution calling for public hearings in the Nizah Morris case. “It’s one of the top priorities for me,” Khalif told PGN. “We’re going to find out what happened to Nizah Morris — whether the police like it or not. They have the information and we’re going to get it from them.” He noted that City Council has subpoena power and can require police and other authorities to participate in the hearings. In December 2002, Morris, a trans woman of color, died under suspicious circum-

stances after receiving a Center City courtesy ride from Philadelphia police. Khalif said he was a friend of Morris who remains concerned about her unsolved homicide for almost 16 years. “If the police gave Morris such a loving, courteous ride, why are we having so much trouble getting information from them?” he asked. “You’d think they’d be transparent and release everything.” On Nov. 13, Khalif announced his candidacy for one of five Democrat “at-large” seats on City Council. His announcement received a significant amount of local media coverage. Khalif is busily preparing for the May 2019 primary election, which will determine whether he gets a seat on council. City Council, which is Philadelphia’s governing body, is composed of 17 seats. All PAGE 14

A threat to “shoot up” Woody’s and Voyeur Nightclub is leaving community members questioning their safety while they enjoy the Gayborhood’s night life. A screenshot of a text message about the threat from an unknown sender was shared on various social-media sites Nov. 15. The message, in part, read: “I just got a call from my cop cousin saying they received intel about a white male [who said] he was going to shoot up Woody’s or Voyeur. He used the term ‘mass shooting.’” The Philadelphia Police Department notified Woody’s management Nov. 12 that a patron reported the threat — made by his ex-boyfriend — to the Central Detectives Unit. The suspect, 22, was a regular at Woody’s and Voyeur who was banned from both establishments for “rude, disruptive and inappropriate behavior,” according to a joint Facebook post Nov. 16 by both bars. The Facebook post also mentioned that Woody’s management team was working with the PPD and Homeland Security and “determined through a preliminary investigation that the individual in question was not in possession of firearms … and was not an immediate threat to the community.” No arrests were made. After being notified of the threat, Woody’s and Voyeur closed Nov. 12 to “ensure the safety of customers and staff,” the statement said. Both establishments reopened the next day following extensive police surveillance of the 13th Street corridor. Undercover police officers were also on patrol in the area. “In such uncertain times, you wouldn’t think a threat would come from a member of our community, but now the unthinkable has happened. A hollow threat was made by a former customer and it’s spreading through social media,” the Woody’s and Voyeur joint statement read. Jesse Cohen, an attorney who represents Woody’s, told PGN that the bars have always had PAGE 19

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Resource listings Legal resources • ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215-592-1513; aclupa.org • AIDS Law Project of PA: 215-587-9377; aidslawpa.org • AIDS Law Project of South Jersey: 856-784-8532; aidslawsnj.org/ • Equality PA: equalitypa. org; 215-731-1447

• Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations — Rue Landau: 215-686-4670 • Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-7603686; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com • SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-920-9537

• Office of LGBT Affairs — Amber Hikes: 215-686-0330; amber.hikes@phila.gov

Community centers • The Attic Youth Center; 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331, atticyouthcenter.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. • LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania; 3907 Spruce

St.; 215-898-5044, center@dolphin.upenn.edu.

• Rainbow Room: Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth Center

Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 ext. 9065, rainbowroom@ppbucks.org.

• William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220, www.waygay.org.

Health and HIV testing • Action Wellness: 1216 Arch St.; 215981-0088, actionwellness.org

• AIDS Library:

1233 Locust St.; aidslibrary.org/

• AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800-6626080

• Bebashi-Transition to Hope: 1235 Spring Garden St.; 215769-3561; bebashi.org

• COLOURS: coloursorganization.org, 215832-0100 • Congreso de Latinos Unidos;

216 W. Somerset St.; 215-763-8870

• GALAEI: 149 W. Susquehanna Ave.; 267-457-3912, galaei.org. Spanish/ English

• Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad

St.; 215-685-1821

• Mazzoni Center:

1348 Bainbridge St.; 215-563-0652, mazzonicenter.org

• Philadelphia FIGHT: 1233 Locust St.; 215-985-4448, fight.org

• Washington West Project of Mazzoni Center:

1201 Locust St.; 215985-9206

• Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207

Other • Independence Branch Library Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection: 215-685-1633 • Independence Business Alliance; 215-557-0190, IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com

• LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK • PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833 • Philly Pride Presents: 215-875-9288

LGBTQ youth residence ‘raises the roof’ off fundraising goal By Adriana Fraser adriana@epgn.com Project HOME tripled its goal at the “Raise the Roof” fundraiser on Nov. 15 with more than $350,000 going towards the state’s first LGBTQ-friendly permanent housing residence for at-risk youth. The Gloria Casarez Residence, which has been under construction since last December, is scheduled to be complete in January 2019. The nonprofit — which provides housing, employment opportunities, medical care and education to homeless and low-income Philadelphia residents — raised more than $10 million from state grants and city funding for this project. Project HOME is raising $3.1 million in private funding to complete the residence. With $2.5 million in private donations already secured, the fundraiser was intended to raise $100,000 — and awareness — to keep the momentum going. David Dubbeldam, a “Raise the Roof” committee member, said he and other members helped raise funds for the event while also “spreading knowledge to the wider communities that Project HOME is committed to serving a particular population that needs help. This was the first step in addressing an issue in our city that’s really important, LGBT or not.” Dubbeldam and the other 24 committee members surpassed their funraising goal by reaching out to community members and local organizations. Arthur Kaplan, his partner Duane Perry and Elizabeth Gilbert — the author of “Eat, Pray, Love” — served as the event’s presenting sponsors, each donating $25,000 to the project. Ellen and Ron Caplan, PMC Property Group, John Alchin, Hal Marryatt, Mel Heifetz and the Mayfield Social Club were gold sponsors, or donors who contributed $10,000 to the Casarez Residence. More than 300 guests braved the cold to fill a large party tent in front of the under-construction residence located on 1315 N. 8th St. The crowd was a mix of community leaders and members, politicians, Project HOME donors and current Project HOME residents. Guests enjoyed complimentary food and drinks while dancing to music provided by a local DJ. The night was, in large part, a celebration of the late LGBTQ activist Gloria Casarez. She served as the first director of the Mayor’s Office of LGBT Affairs and the executive director of GALAEI, the Latinx social-justice organization, from 1999-2008, and was the founding member and community organizer of Empty the Shelters, a youth-led national housing-rights and economic-justice organization.

Casarez died in 2014 at age 42 of breast cancer. Tricia Dressel, Casarez’s widow who was also a committee co-chair for the event, told the crowd during “Raise the Roof” that “Gloria was brilliant, she was tough, she was gritty, she was warm, she was passionate and she was full of life and love. She was a dynamo — a Philadelphian through and through.” Mayor Jim Kenney, who was also in attendance, said “before I learned to actually love Gloria, I was scared to death of her, but that was a good thing. [Casarez] made Philadelphia a more inclusive, safe and just place. We will remember and honor [her] as an amazing civil-rights activist for LGBTQ people.” Francisco Cortes, executive director of GALAEI, said Casarez’s “impact is still felt today.” Cortes had met the former head of GALAEI in passing. His own mentors were Casarez’s mentees, he said. “Her legacy and her work transcend generations,” he added. “It’s surreal to see the residence come to fruition. In a way, she was me in my position 10 years ago. It’s really humbling that I knew her in the capacity that I did.” Nic Lopez, the event’s emcee, told the crowd that the residence was in the same Kensington neighborhood where Casarez grew up. “For those who knew Gloria personally, you would know that part of Gloria’s spirit, passion and power was ensuring that legacies were created, especially for LGBTQ youth of color,” she said. Guests cheered on voguers from PumpDaBeat during their ballroom-scene performance. VJtheDJ, who introduced each voguer, said he was grateful to see a residence for at-risk LGBTQ-youth become a reality. “In the ballroom community, we form something liked a family because a lot of gay kids get kicked out of their houses for their life choices. We take each other in like family. I’m glad that finally Philadelphia has a place for the people who don’t have a home.” The four-story, 36,000-square-foot building will include 30 fully furnished, one-bedroom units of affordable housing targeted to young adults (ages 18-23) who are homeless, have experienced homelessness or are at risk of homelessness, including those aging out of foster care. Along with housing, the building’s prospective residents will be able to benefit from employment-, education- and healthcare-related services in addition to life skills and community-building activities. Nasir Fears is a resident of Project HOME’s Francis House of Peace, a 94-unit low-income PAGE 5

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“I remember when I didn’t have a place to stay, riding the subway all night. I was afraid something bad would happen if I fell asleep,” he said. “When I came to Project HOME, all of that changed. The biggest change was stability. I was tired of couch-surfing, getting kicked out of places because of my sexuality, staying with friends for a night or a week — all while trying to hold down a job.”

~ Nasir Fears, page 2 Project HOME resident

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News Briefing Penn Medicine’s transhealth symposium The University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine’s Center for Human Appearance will host a symposium Dec. 1 that will address and educate current and aspiring healthcare professionals on the challenges of transgender healthcare. The “Transgender Health: A MultiDisciplinary Approach” seminar will feature aspects of transgender healthcare, including surgical procedures, hormone therapy, insurance policies, dermatology and family dynamics. This multi-disciplinary symposium is open to medical students, healthcare professionals and interested individuals. It will be held at the Smilow Center for Translational Research at 3400 Civic Center Blvd. Registration for UPenn residents and medical and nursing students is free. Otherwise, registration is $100 and general-admission registration costs $200.

Action Wellness’ social-media campaign for World AIDS Day Action Wellness has put out a call to action for participants to take part in its “Action Heroes Wear Red” social-media campaign to raise awareness of the continuing stigma and discrimination faced by people living with HIV. “Our main goal of [the campaign] is to show that HIV is still prevalent and it is still definitely a risk,” said Sarah DeLaurentis, Action Wellness’ director PROJECT HOME from page 2

housing development in Chinatown. “I remember when I didn’t have a place to stay, riding the subway all night. I was afraid something bad would happen if I fell asleep,” he said. “When I came to Project HOME, all of that changed. The biggest change was stability. I was tired of couch-surfing, getting kicked out of places because of my sexuality, staying with friends for a night or a week — all while trying to hold down a job.” Fears is also a member of the youngadult program, where he has taken on leadership roles and was a founding member of the community-advisory board. Through his experience with Project HOME, Fears was able to get his

of development and communications. The campaign — in partnership with Amerihealth Caritas — is Action Wellness’ recognition of World AIDS Day Dec. 1. Family, friends, coworker and pets are encouraged to pose in a photo wearing a red article of clothing with a sign (or a photo caption) about why they are wearing red for AIDS Awareness. The photos will be posted on Action Wellness’ website, Facebook and Instagram pages. The purpose of the campaign is to spark discussions on “where we’ve come from, the status of HIV now, the importance of knowing your status and to honor those that we’ve lost to AIDS,” DeLaurentis said. “We have a new group of people growing up who think that HIV isn’t as much of a risk as it was before. If you’re on the right medications and you’re taking it as prescribed, that may be true. However, if you don’t go on medication, it’s a death sentence.” To take part in “Action Heroes Wear Red,” email photos to fehsan@actionwellness.org by Nov. 29. Participants must sign a photo release to be included in the campaign.

Fine-arts students to host World AIDS Day art exhibit In honor of World AIDS Day, the University of Pennsylvania will host an art exhibit Nov. 29 to highlight Philadelphians living with HIV/AIDS. The exhibit will showcase work by UPenn’s Fine Arts students in an effort to explore issues of health and equality in the community. The art show will be held in the Charles Adams Fine Arts Hall, 200 S. 36th St. 1-3 p.m. It will feature two interactive art displays to encourage participants to think about the issues and challenges of people living with HIV/AIDS. n — Compiled by Adriana Fraser and Miranda Lankas certification in phlebotomy and is now a full-time case manager as well as a lifeskills instructor. “I can tell you first-hand how much need there is for both services and housing within the LGBT youth community. I now help young adults moving into our community learn the skills they need to be successful,” he said. Sister Mary Scullion, president and executive director of Project HOME, told the audience during the fundraiser “we can’t stand by while young people are experiencing the trauma of homelessness in our city. We reject bigotry and darkness that assaults human dignity, especially that of our LGBTQ family, and especially here in Philadelphia.” n

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International Trans-rights activists attacked with pepper spray during Ukraine march Two activists have been attacked with pepper spray in Kiev during a transgender rights march that was interrupted by dozens of far-right protesters. About 30 people were taking part in the demonstration in the Ukraine capital, holding rainbow flags and banners with slogans including “Transphobia must be stopped” and “If you stay silent, they will come after you too.” The far-right protesters lit smoke bombs and threw them into the crowd, an Agence France-Presse journalist at the scene said. The two women attacked with pepper spray were given first aid at the scene.

Police led the activists into a subway station and blocked the entrance to protesters to avoid further clashes. “Today’s events have demonstrated that the level far-right radical aggression and violence is increasing in Ukraine,” the organizers of the march wrote on Facebook. Homophobia is still commonplace in post-Soviet Ukraine, even if Kiev authorities have allowed gay pride marches to take place, in contrast to neighboring Russia. Transgender rights marches have taken place in previous years. Police detained more than 50 farright activists who tried to disrupt a gay pride march in Kiev this summer. Around 5,000 people took part in that event amid heightened security.

In Mexico caravan, LGBTQ migrants stick together for safety Dozens of transgender women and gay men in the caravan moving through Mexico with hopes of seeking asylum in the United States have banded together for protection — not from the uncertainty of a journey fraught with danger from the gangs

who prey on migrants, but from their fellow travelers. They are fleeing violence and discrimination back home because of their gender identity or sexual orientation, and the LGBTQ migrants have found the journey north to be just as threatening amid catcalls and even physical abuse. Many of the migrants in the caravan say they joined because it offers safety in numbers. The 50 or so LGBTQ migrants stick together, and say that they, too, have banded together for safety, a sort of caravan within the caravan.

Australian bridal magazine closes after samesex wedding controversy An Australian bridal magazine will close after contributors revealed it was refusing to feature same-sex weddings in a decision, which caused controversy and saw advertisers withdraw their sponsorship. A farewell note published on White Magazine’s website on Nov. 17 said they’d recently experienced “a flood of judgment” and lost a number of advertisers.

“We have had to recognize the reality that White Magazine is no longer economically viable,” the publishers said. The 12-year-old magazine, its team and advertisers had been targeted by a campaign, and couples featured in its pages had been the subject of online abuse, the post said. Contributors in August revealed White Magazine wasn’t including same-sex couples but hadn’t publicly disclosed it. Wedding photographer Lara Hotz, who is in a same-sex marriage, said at the time that she felt discriminated against and undervalued. She wanted the magazine to be open about its position so people knew before buying it or advertising, while advertiser and eco-wedding expert Sandra Henri challenged the publication to have a trial period of diversity. Another advertiser, photographer Ona Janzen, said it didn’t feel right that a same-sex couple could subscribe to White without knowing its stance. The magazine’s farewell post said that while it was a secular publication, its publishers were Christians who had “no agenda but to love.” n

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Media Trail Archbishop calls out school for urging staff to support drag The Denver Post reports the Catholic archbishop of Denver called out a local Jesuit-Catholic university’s provost for encouraging faculty to attend a student drag show. Regis University Provost Janet Houser urged teachers to attend the show as a way of supporting LGBTQ students. Houser also suggested they avoid language that reinforces the gender binary, including saying “ladies and gentlemen.” Houser also warned teachers not to take attendance using the official roster, since this might involve accidentally using ``a student’s `dead name,’ a legal name that they no longer go by, which can be very upsetting for transgender students to hear.’’ Archbishop Samuel Aquila says Regis leaders never discussed those initiatives with him, and that ``this guidance is not in conformity with the Catholic faith, despite the attempts made to justify it as rooted in Jesuit values.’’

Judge dismisses lawsuits by victims in nightclub massacre Fox 35 Orlando reports a federal judge is dismissing two lawsuits brought by survivors and victims’ families of a deadly nightclub massacre in Florida. The lawsuits alleged that the city of Orlando, police officers and an off-duty police officer working security at the gay nightclub didn’t do enough to stop the shooter and protect patrons. The 2016 massacre at the Pulse nightclub left 49 people dead and 53 others injured. In dismissing the lawsuits Nov. 14, U.S.

District Judge Paul Byron said the off-duty officer’s actions didn’t rise to the level of egregious behavior and that he has qualified immunity. The judge also said the allegations against the city failed to make a “plausible claim.” An attorney for some of the plaintiffs said in a statement they are exploring whether to appeal the judge’s decision.

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Oregon hospital removes gender identification from bracelets The Oregonian reports a hospital in central Oregon has made a small change that represented a huge difference for its transgender patients: It removed the gender designation from patient identification bracelets. St. Charles Health System adopted the change last month. The ID bracelet is designed to provide caregivers an easy way to identify patients based on two distinct identifiers. Last year the hospital held a transgender health care training event for providers, and this year convened an internal sexual orientation and gender identity work group to guide initiatives around welcoming transgender patients.

Boston police investigate phone threats to 2 gay bars WCVB reports police are investigating threatening phone calls made to two bars in Boston that cater to a largely gay clientele. The calls came in at about the same time on consecutive nights. A police spokesman said the first call was answered by an employee at dbar at about 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9. Another call targeted the Alley Bar at about the same time Nov 10. Police Commissioner William Gross told the Boston Herald that his department doesn’t “take any threats lightly.” He says everybody should be able to enjoy a night out peacefully. Police did not say whether the incidents were linked and didn’t release any further information about the nature of the threats. n

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Election wins for LGBTQ families The Nov. 6 election saw several firsts for and marriage for same-sex couples, a LGBTQ parents and our children, along case later consolidated into Obergefell with many other wins that may not have v. Hodges, which won federal marriage made national headlines. Here’s a broad equality at the U.S. Supreme Court. look at the winners from the more than In state legislatures, Laurie Jinkins three dozen queer parents — and one of and Christine Kilduff will join the our kids — who ran. Washington state House, while Jamie Jared Polis, who in 2011 became the Pedersen and Claire Wilson will be in first openly LGBTQ parent in Congress, that state’s senate. Other state winners was elected governor of Colorado, making were Lisa Bunker (New Hampshire), him the first openly gay — and the only transgender parent gay parent — governor. He and to win this year; Jack Lewis his partner Marlon —whom he (Massachusetts); Sean Patrick introduced after the election as Maloney (New York); Rebecca Colorado’s first “First Man”— Kislak (Rhode Island); Julie are raising two kids, ages six Johnson (Texas), and Todd and four. His website notes that Novak (Wisconsin) in their he had wanted to name one son state’s lower chambers, along Helton, after Todd Helton, the with Nickie Antonio in the Colorado Rockies’ former star Ohio state Senate. Novak was first-base player, “but Marlon the only Republican LGBTQ said no.” parent running this year. Polis was not the first And Zach Wahls became the LGBTQ governor, however. first state or federal elected Dana Rudolph official with openly LGBTQ That honor belongs to Kate Brown of Oregon. Brown, who parents, winning a seat in is bisexual, came to office in a special the Iowa Senate. 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Reflections on an epidemic Wayne, Bruce, Troy, Greg, Marcus, dental extraction led to illness, he tested John, Dominic … I remember their names. positive for HIV. I remember one day he Beautiful men — mostly young, certainly asked me to bring him grapes, not realiztoo young to die. I remember their names ing grapes were not “in season.” I drove and I will say their names on World AIDS all over this city determined to find grapes Day, Dec. 1. somewhere for him. He contracted pneuTroy was the youngest — he’d just mocystis pneumonia. He suffered brain turned 22 — and the sweetest. damage. I became the only perAnd the most honest. “Larry,” son he recognized. I remember he told me, “I’m scared. What walking into his hospital room do you think it’s like to die?” full of his family. He called me We, his friends, gathered to his side and asked me, “Larry, around him and held him who are all these people? Can close, doing what we could you make them leave?” and, still, he slipped away from I went to see Marcus the day us. When he did, his parents, he died. He was sleeping, so I who we’d never met, claimed sat quietly crying by his bed. his body quickly, denying us A nurse coming into the room the closure a funeral would insisted I wake him. I did. It have provided. They took his was the last time I would see body back to Georgia where it him. His was the last funeral I remained for days at the airport attended. because the local funeral home And Greg. My friend. With Larry his ridiculous handlebar musrefused to accept his body once they learned he’d died from Greg, who encouraged me Benjamin tache. complications of AIDS. I wept to write and who was the only for weeks. person I allowed to read the first draft of my first novel. We would argue Then there was Marcus,who I admit, I over his suggestions and criticisms, but his had a huge crush on — but who most discouraged me, not seeing anything loveable feedback was invaluable. I still regret that when it was finally published, some 17 in me until it was too late. After a routine

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years later, he was not there to share my joy and surprise. Then there were all the ones I knew of, but did not know personally. Rock Hudson, who had to charter an Air France Boeing 747 jet to return to Los Angeles after seeking treatment in France because American Airlines refused him a seat, saying they didn’t fly AIDS patients. Then there was Pedro Zamora. November 11 marked 24 years since he died from complications of AIDS. Zamora appeared on MTV’s The Real World in 1994, becoming the first openly HIVpositive and openly gay person on television. At the age of 17, while still in high school, he tested positive for HIV. His appearance on the show was nothing short of transformative. For many, it was the first time they’d seen a happy out gay man and a person with AIDS living their dayto-day life. I remember the day he died — I joined a nation in mourning. It was the most palpable grief I could remember since the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Back then, it had been the first time I’d seen a grownup cry. This time, with Pedro’s passing, I was one of the adults crying. So much has changed since then. Joy has emerged from so much darkness. An

HIV diagnosis has changed from a death sentence to being a chronic, treatable condition. We know about safe sex and that it works. There is rapid HIV testing. (I remember waiting two nerve-wracking weeks waiting for my first HIV-test results.) There are anti-retroviral therapies. There is PreP (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis), which enables people who don’t have HIV to prevent HIV infection by taking a pill every day. There is also PEP (PostExposure Prophylaxis), which involves taking anti-HIV medications within three days after possibly exposed to HIV to try to reduce the chance of becoming HIV positive. I am grateful not just for all that has changed, but for the opportunity to be attached to Mazzoni Center, the oldest AIDS-service organization in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, which has been providing innovative and compassionate care and services for people living with HIV since 1981. n Larry Benjamin is director of communications at Mazzoni Center, and the author of three novels set against the backdrop of the early AIDS crisis as a way to honor and remember an entire generation of gay men who were lost. To learn more about Mazzoni Center’s HIV Prevention and Care services, visit: https://www.mazzonicenter.org/hiv-prevention-care

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On being thankful As we head into the holiday season, we might pause for a moment to reflect on the fact that for those among us who do not have the love and support of families, this time of year is full of reminders of just that. With an estimated 40 percent of young LGBTQ people who are homeless, this reality makes the connections and institutions the community builds even more vital. And so it is with sadness that we watch Mazzoni Center again caught up in internal upheaval. Agency leaders say that in terms of delivering services, expectations are being met and even surpassed. This is good news, but what is not is the instability. The leading LGBT-focused healthcare clinic in the region cannot afford anything but a brand name associated with professionalism and quality. To that end, PGN recently ran a story about Mazzoni Center’s new OURSpace initiative, an innovative and exciting program by trans people for the most vulnerable in the community. Founder Tatyana Woodard oversaw research to determine the greatest needs of trans women, and went to Old York Road to speak directly to trans sex workers. Based on that research, she has unveiled a safe space for people to do anything from create vision boards with their dreams to securing access to legal services. Philly AIDS Thrift is donating clothing and Mazzoni Center is providing space and funding. This is not the Mazzoni Center story that captured readers this week, but it should have. As we close Trans Awareness Week and hurtle into holiday overdrive, we are thankful for the people who are not on social media rolling their eyes, passing judgments and speaking in hashtags, but out in the real world doing real work that transforms lives and lifts up this community every day. n

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Well, we made it. We lived through the 2018 midterm election, one that saw record turnout. And record voter suppression. Sadly, that voter suppression is still ongoing. In Florida, swamp creature and outgoing Gov. Rick Scott defeated Democrat Bill Nelson in the race for Nelson’s Senate seat, and the wrestling over the governor’s race just ended with Andrew Gillum conceding to Ron DeSantis. Thankfully we have a mature and adult human as president we can turn to for guidance at this difficult time. As Definitely-Qualified-for-President Donald Trump tweeted on Nov. 12, “The Florida Election should be called in favor of Rick Scott and Ron DeSantis in that large numbers of new ballots showed up out of nowhere, and many ballots are missing or forged. An honest vote count is no longer possible — ballots massively infected. Must go with Election Night!” Oh, and that’s after he Tweeted on Nov. 10, “Trying to STEAL two big elections in Florida! We are watching closely!” What a stalwart defender of democracy, that one. A couple of things: These ballots that Trump claims “showed up out of nowhere” likely include ballots of men and women in the military who are stationed overseas. And they didn’t just magically appear. They were mailed, and under Florida law, can arrive after Election Day and still count. Not that I think Trump has any understanding of Florida law, not to mention how the United States Postal Service works or how people outside the USA manage to vote. But surely he knows someone who can whisper into his hair, “Refusing to count service-members’ ballots is a really bad look.” But that’s where we are. Meanwhile, the Republicans are peeing their pants over the new Democratic majority in the U.S. House and so Trump panic-fired Attorney General Jeff Sessions and replaced him with a guy who is younger but just as racist and terrible. Only this new guy, Matthew Whitaker, wants to shut down the Russia investigation and OH HEY WHAT’S THAT? IT’S A CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS AND IT’S COMING RIGHT AT US!

To paraphrase a quote from Godzilla, Washington D.C. “ is a smoldering memorial to the unknown, an unknown which at this very moment still prevails and could at any time lash out with its terrible destruction anywhere else in the world. There were once many people here who could’ve told of what they saw ... now there are only a few.” Oh man, that sounds dire, doesn’t it? I don’t mean to be a bummer, but shit’s dire. For real. A lot of good came out of the midterm election. Michigan elected Dana Nessel as the state’s next attorney general, replacing Bill Schuette, the man who fought up to the Supreme Court to keep same-sex couples from being legally recognized as married. Oh, and the lawyer who fought against Schuette and won? Dana Nessel, who is also openly lesbian. In another karmic outcome, Minnesota Democrat and lesbian Angie Craig beat the antiLGBTQ Rep. Jason Lewis. Massachusetts voters rejected a measure that would have taken legal protections away from transgender people. Jared Polis became the first gay governor of Colorado. Kansas sent Sharice Davids, who is both Native American and a lesbian, to Congress. Zach Wahls, at just 27 years old, is now an Iowa state senator. Wahls, you’ll remember, spoke in support of his lesbian moms in front of the Iowa House of Representatives and the video went viral. This is by no means an exhaustive list. So there is much to celebrate. But Democracy is still in a fragile state. If we thought Trump’s behavior was bad when he had a Republican majority was bad, we ain’t seen nothing yet. n

Not that I think Trump has any understanding of Florida law, not to mention how the United States Postal Service works or how people outside the USA manage to vote. But surely he knows someone who can whisper into his hair, “Refusing to count service-members’ ballots is a really bad look.”

D’Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.

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Thanksgiving thoughts Happy Thanksgiving weekend — and if you’re like most Americans, two events take place during this holiday. First, you most likely had a Thanksgiving dinner with family or with friends, and during that lovingly made dinner of turkey, ham or prime rib and side dishes of stuffing, mashed potatoes, yams, and corn, you said something like, “What do we all have thanks for this season?” Then the discussions begun, and it seems that getting into a debate at Thanksgiving has in itself almost become a cliché. So if you’re not with friends or family, you might just be luckier then you thought. Next, it’s going shopping. Let’s see; we have Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday. And of course, there are those big doorbusters that make some line up on Thanksgiving Eve and brave the cold … So I might have an

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answer to both these issues. Point one: Tell your family and friends how thankful you are to be a part of a community that has grown from invisibility to a vital political force in just under 50 years. Take pride in talking about your spouse — after all, that was part of our struggle. And point two, when you shop, try and support LGBTfriendly businesses. Give gifts to support our community organizations, and don’t forget there are people in our community who may not be as fortunate as you. If you’re feeling isolated, there are community centers, senior and youth organizations that just want the chance to be of service to you … That’s what we have created over these last 50 years: a loving community trying to take care of its own. n

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Black Queer-itute It is officially the holiday season. If black LGBTQ folks do not have it hard enough, we are about to embark on the exhausting, awkward and anxiety-provoking holiday season with our biological families. And despite all the cheer in the air, it can be extremely stressful for a lot of black queers, especially if you family does not know or doesn’t approve. Here are examples that come up for me every year: • My drunken Uncle Calvin asking me, “I know you gay and all, but are you the man or the women?” Without fail, I look my uncle in the eye like Joan Crawford in “Ice Follies” and say, “The woman” — and then watch him sit with this thought all night. • Grandma Vivian saying, “You know I would like to see you with children one day?” This despite the fact that she has 12 already. I will repeat the same answer I’ve repeated for years, and that is, “I am too busy with my career to

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worry about children.” • Little cousins who have not seen me years saying, “Oh yeah! Our mom told us about you, but we don’t judge anyone.” As if there were something to judge me about. At this point, I just take a deep breath and not say anything because I know I am not going to change their minds about blackqueer issues. The best thing you can do for yourself is to know that you are supported; this means finding the one family member you can stick to all night — also having your friends on speed dial so you can vent about whatever homophobic or transphobic joke you just heard. This holiday season, make sure you find time to relax and enjoy yourself with your loved ones. The holidays can be stressful, but you are going to get through it. Remember: You are loved and anyone who tells you otherwise is WRONG! n

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The two things transgender people aren’t Recently, a Dutchman named Emile Ratelband made a bold proclamation: He wanted to legally change his age. At age 69, he claimed that his age made it hard for him to score on dating sites, and requested to be 49 instead. To explain, Ratelband told The Washington Post, “You can change your name. You can change your gender. Why not your age?” This isn’t the first time Ratelband has courted controversy. He fought to name two of his seven children, a pair of twins, “Rolls” and “Royce.” He also started his own political movement, The Ratelband List, after he failed to become leader for the “Livable Netherlands” party. His party fizzled out, gaining no seats in the government. Ratelband fancies himself a “positivity guru,” and seems to be a bit of an attention seeker — and with this claim over his age, has found his new pet cause.

His attempt brings to mind Rachel Dolezal, who famously claimed to be a black woman in spite of her white European ancestry. She claims that she identifies as black. That Caitlyn Jenner was in her long and somewhat messy coming-out process at the same time led to both stories being compared in the media, with statements akin to, “Well, if Jenner can change gender, why can’t Dolezal change her race?” Both of those cases, to me, show what a distinct disconnect non-transgender people have to transgender people, and how little they are able to see the world from the perspective of transgender people. Now I think humans, overall, seek to understand the world they live in. They want to make sense of the things they see. Nevertheless, they have a handicap: they can only see things from within their own little reality tunnel. It’s the old parable of the blind men and the elephant, writ large.

So people like Dolezal and Ratelband make “sense” to fit in the same thought as transgender people to those outside trans experience. Their reasons feel as sketchy as trans people do — to those who fail to understand what transgender people are. What’s more, this same attitude is at the heart of every argument against trans rights. The arguments against transgender people sharing public accommodations with members of their gender are usually painted with grim, alarmist language about “men being allowed into women’s rooms,” and are treated as if they will have a nefarious intent. This is the criminal narrative. It’s people who could only picture themselves transitioning for an unlawful reason. The example that comes to mind is Mike Huckabee’s claim he would have snuck into the women’s locker room in high school by saying he was trans. PAGE 18

Street Talk What are your plans for Thanksgiving? “I’m Canadian. Our Thanksgiving was in October. I celebrated it quietly with friends. I’ll be in this country for [America’s] Yashmi Mahat Thanksgiving. student I’ll hang out Gayborhood with friends. We’ll have a festive holiday meal with turkey and stuffing. I love the holiday season. I’m very thankful for the blessings in my life.”

“I have a huge family. My husband is the baby of five [siblings]. I’m the middle of six [siblings]. There are lots of nieces and nephews. It Therese Barbuto will be comnurse plete chaos. Cinnaminson, New Jersey All the food and all the booze! It will be a madhouse, but in the best sense of the word. We all love each other. I have the most fun family of all time.” "Well, I'm pregnant with twins. So I'll be focused on eating everything in sight! I love turkey, stuffing, mashed Denise Records potatoes and nurse chocolate Marlton, New Jersey pecan pie. After I eat, I'll kick back and watch football with the family while I'm in a food coma."

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of them are available for a new occupant in January 2020. Ten of the seats represent specific areas of the city. The remaining seven are “at-large” seats that represent the entire city. Under the city charter, two of the “at-large” seats are set aside for candidates not running as a Democrat. The annual salary for a City Council member is $130,668. Khalif said a cadre of 20 volunteers have stepped forward to help with his campaign. He said he’s optimistic about winning but isn’t taking anything for granted. “I’m so blessed and so grateful,” he said. “We’re going to run a campaign. But there still will be business as usual, which means helping people — because that’s my calling in life by God Almighty.” Khalif said he’s been an advocate for LGBT rights since attending his first demonstration in Philadelphia at age 13. As a council member, he’ll push for an audit of every city department to ensure that services are delivered to the LGBT community in a culturally competent manner, he added. Khalif, 48, lives in Old City. In addition to

Facebook page, “They went and fired me for no reason get ready to raise hell everybody.” She posted the termination letter as well. In August, Sloan commandeered the microphone at an all-staff meeting to ask employees to “raise your hands if you feel valued by this organization.” Sloan refused to stop reading from a prepared statement, with Gonzalez Sciarrino then ordering the staff members to “disperse” and reportedly turning down the microphone. In an interview with PGN at the time, Sloan defended disrupting the Aug. 16 staff meeting. “I’m disappointed at the results that my actions have yielded. I was within my rights to speak and the saddest thing for me is that, had I not been interrupted, this would have never happened,” said Sloan. Some employees who were at the August meeting said Sloan’s comments fueled feelings of an out-of-control workplace. When asked to confirm Sloan's termination, Mazzoni Center Communications Director Larry Benjamin said, "It is Mazzoni Center policy not to disclose specific information or details about personnel matters." Benjamin also declined to comment on the authenticity of the termination letter that Sloan posted. Sloan's bio is no longer on Mazzoni Center's website. Sloan responded for a request for comment by saying in part: “I’m really confused why you keep contacting me asking for comments for the same media platform that is including screenshots of my facebook as ammunition to support my wrongful termination. Please don't contact me again.” n his social-justice activism, he assists with a family real-estate business, he said. Khalif said his family is very supportive of his candidacy, particularly his parents and his uncle Tyrone Smith, a longtime LGBT advocate. “There would be no Asa Khalif without Tyrone Smith. He’s been a powerful mentor and friend in my life — along with being a loving uncle.” Khalif’s campaign platform seeks many changes within the city: reducing the incarceration of non-violent offenders; reforming the police department; abolishing a mayoral “slush fund”; upgrading the roadway infrastructure; improving public education including air conditioning in all schools; ending corporate welfare; and increasing job programs for youth. Khalif is best known for his association with the Black Lives Matter movement. In April, he led a protest at a Center City Starbucks where two black men were arrested after a manager called the police because they were inside the store without making a purchase. A news photograph went viral on social media of Khalif holding a bullhorn PAGE 18

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“I’m pretty sure that I would have found my feminine side and said, ‘Coach, I think I’d rather shower with the girls today,’” Huckabee said at the 2015 National Religious Broadcasters Convention. “You’re laughing because it sounds so ridiculous, doesn’t it?” As an aside, trans men are largely forgotten in this. I say this because the narrative itself is rooted in misogyny. Why is that? Again, thinking from the non-trans mindset, a man “wanting to be a woman” is viewed as a “lesser” thing, and a guy would only “lower himself” to be a woman for mental illness or a malevolent purpose. Anyway, this is also one of the reasons there used to be cross-dressing laws in this country. Doing so was viewed as deceptive, though at the time it was largely viewed as a way to thwart homosexuals “tricking” straight men. On the other side of the coin is this attitude that transgender people are mentally ill. Once again, a non-transgender person can’t see why we would do what we do — and if not for a criminal reason, then we must simply be mentally ill. It probably did not help that for many years transgender people had to claim mental illness for care — and in many cases, still have to. By being medicalized, transgender people largely lost agency. Experts had to declare that we were “mentally ill” to receive treatment for a physical condition. One thing that doesn’t change when trans people are viewed as dishonest or demented is that non-transgender people see us as beings who cannot be trusted. This is a problem. By being disallowed our own agency, and assumed to be untrustworthy in one way or another, transgender people face an uphill battle of Sisyphean proportions. We can’t win until people learn a third way of looking at us. Transgender people are simply another natural variation. We do not exist because we wish to gain an unfair, criminal advantage of our non-transgender peers, nor are we mentally incapacitated, but because this is what we have to do to be comfortable in the very skin we inhabit. It is certainly not so we can find more dates on Tindr, I can assure you. Emile Ratelband may have found a moment of nefarious fame at the cost of transgender people who have faced decades in a very treacherous dichotomy. n Gwen Smith has never been called a positivity guru. You’ll find her at www.gwensmith.com.

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to his mouth facing a Starbucks employee. In November 2017, Khalif was arrested while demonstrating at the state attorney general’s office in Center City, demanding answers regarding the office’s probe of a deadly police shooting. He was charged with multiple offenses but eventually was placed in a diversionary program. On his Facebook page, Khalif said serving on City Council would enhance his community activism. “I am going to work so hard in this campaign to make sure the issues that have been ignored for so long will be highlighted,” he said. “And I’m going to use City Council to do that. I’m still going to be in the streets, with my bullhorn, with the people in my community. We’re going to do it from the ground; then we’re going to take it to the table. So we can be at the table making those policy changes that will affect our community for the better.” n

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significant security and police surveillance. “People may not see it, but it’s always there. That’s always been the case and is not a result of this incident.For years now, there has been close cooperation with the owners of both establishments and the Philadelphia Police Department. We’ve regularly worked with the officers and captain of that district for the security of patrons. Security is taken care of by a private security firm and a significant number of private security personnel are always on site before, during and after operating hours.” Cohen said that since the threat was made public, “there [hasn’t] been any significant change” in attendance at Woody’s and Voyeur. “Our understanding from the police is that the person who made the threat is no longer in Pennsylvania,” Cohen said. The suspect “wasn’t from Philadelphia and has returned to his home in Colorado. Whether or not the PPD will choose to prosecute that person or take any further criminal action is up to them.” A PPD spokesperson told PGN via email that “the matter is still currently being investigated.” Patrons of both establishments shared the text message on social media and posted responses online, saying they were fearful of returning to the nightclubs due to the threat. Anthony Retro was one of them, saying he “received texts from multiple friends spreading the word to stay away from Voyeur and Woody’s. I [was] happy with the swift action and amped-up security from both venues, but it’s still scary to know that threats like this are being made.” Retro added that the suspect “should have legal action brought upon him because any invoked fear towards the Philadelphia LGBTQ community should be handled as a hate crime.” Shakur Andre, a former Woody’s customer, told PGN he “doesn’t go to the Gayborhood much anymore because threats and attacks against the community have been at an all-time high.” He said he doesn’t “feel safe, especially as a queer person of color.” The threat follows a series of controversies surrounding the Gayborhood, specifically pertaining to claims of racist policies, such as a dress code and certain hiring procedures. In 2016, Woody’s came under fire for claims of “covert racism” after a bouncer denied a patron entry into the bar because he was wearing sweatpants and sneakers, or what some were calling “hip-hop attire.” Weeks later, a video surfaced of Darryl DePiano, owner of iCandy — which is now the new location for Tabu Lounge and Sports Bar — using the N-word to describe customers of color. Local activist groups such as Black Lives Matter Philly and the Black and Brown Workers Cooperative staged protests and called for a boycott of the two establishments. DePiano told PGN in 2016 after the video surfaced that the “video was a frustrated period, nevertheless, it is not excusable. I made a dumb mistake. I take responsibility. I’ve grown since then and I will continue to grow.” The same year, Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations held a hearing where more than 350 community members convened to discuss racism and discrimination in the Gayborhood. As a result of the town-hall meeting, owners and staff of 11 gay bars and clubs were required to partake in antiracism training sessions conducted by the PCHR. Participants were trained on Philadelphia’s Fair Practices Ordinance along with implicit-bias training, which prompts individuals to recognize their own underlying racist or sexist attitudes. Reports of racism in the Gayborhood date back to 1986 after the publication of a report called “Racial Discrimination in Lesbian and Gay Bars in Philadelphia: A Report on Admission and Employment Policies and Practices.” The report was produced by the Coalition on Lesbian-Gay Bar Policies, a collection of local LGBTQ social-justice organizations. The coalition was formed in 1984 after several community patrons observed the racial segregation at popular Gayborhood bars. Those old tensions seem as relevant as ever, said Mercedes Lee, a North Philadelphia resident who has frequented both bars in the past. “The Gayborhood isn’t welcoming to people of color and history proves that.” n

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Jingle bell rock! Entertainers bring holiday cheer By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com The holidays are back and ready to run through your finances and your sanity like a stampede of wild reindeer with razorblade antlers and spiked hooves. And if you like getting caught up in stampedes, mini-riots and melees, by all means head to the malls, shopping centers and big-box stores to elbow and claw your way further into debt, financial ruin or hoarder status. If you want to celebrate the holidays really loud and live your best life, we present an impressive array of holiday-themed events and concerts rolling through the area. We’re willing to bet you’d have more fun at one of these concerts for an evening than you would during weeks of chasing Kafkaesque, mechanized consumerist impulses that have become part and parcel of the holidays. Things get going on a soulful note when John Legend performs “A Legendary Christmas” holiday concert 8 p.m. Nov. 23 at The Borgata Event Center, 1 Borgata Way in Atlantic City. The holiday tour also

makes a stop Dec. 4 at new Philly venue The Met, 858 N. Broad St. For more information, visit www.theborgata.com or www. themetphilly.com. Another casino turning up the holiday-concert cheer is Parx, hosting Grammy award-winning singer Michael McDonald and his “Season of Peace, Holiday and Hits Tour” 8 p.m. Nov. 30 at Xcite Center, 2999 Street Road, Bensalem. Steven Fales brings “Confessions of a Mormon Boy,” his one-man show about his own struggles with conversion therapy, excommunication, divorce, prostitution and drugs, Dec. 8 to The Rrazz Room, 6426 Lower York Road, New Hope. Also in New Hope, holiday cheer comes with a healthy dose of nostalgic camp and humor when Shawn Ryan brings his musical-comedy show, “Mistle-Ho,” to The Rrazz Room on Dec. 14. The following night, The Golden Gays, a “Golden Girls”-themed drag comedy trio, perform their “Thank Yule for Being a Friend” holiday show to The Rrazz Room. For more information, visit www.therrazzroom.com. For something a little more naughty,

scantily clad music duo The Skivvies strip holiday tunes down to the bare essentials with their show, “I Touch My Elf,” Dec. 6-8 at Kimmel SEI Innovation Studio, 300 S. Broad St. The Kimmel Center also brings the nice to balance the naughty with A Soulful Christmas, an evening of holiday gospel music featuring special guest Dottie Peoples, Dec. 11 at Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St. For more information, visit www. kimmelcenter.org. The TRL and ’90s pop-fan contingent get their dose of swooning Christmas cheer when 98 Degrees performs a Christmas concert 9 p.m. Dec. 15 at The Borgata’s Music Box. Vocal pop group Pentatonix brings its feel-good take on the holidays to Philly with “The Christmas is Here! Tour,” Dec. 15-16 at The Met. For more information, visit www.themetphilly.com. If you like your holiday entertainment arena-sized, the Q102 Jingle Ball offers pop, rock and hip-hop stars like Shawn Mendes, 5 Seconds of Summer, Marshmello, Camila Cabello, Calvin Harris and more, Dec. 5

at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. stage, Dec. 5 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. Holiday hard-rock juggernauts the Trans-Siberian Orchestra brings its fiery, laser-and-light-drenched show to the WF Center for two performances Dec. 21. For more information, visit www.wellsfargocenterphilly.com. The holidays get super funky when Everett Bradley’s Holidelic performs Dec. 21 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. For more information, visit www.worldcafelive.com. Rappers get in on the holiday action as HipHopSince1987 hosts its “10-Year Anniversary Holiday Festival,” Dec. 22 at the TLA, 334 South St. Try as we might, we can’t tell you who’s performing, so it’ll be a surprise. For more information, visit www.tlaphilly.com. We hope you have enough eggnog, earplugs and entertainment to tear you away from the shopping centers this holiday season. We’ll be back next month with lastminute-gift ideas if you absolutely must get your Santa Claus on. n

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Chris Urban: Welcome to the jungle Do you have someone on your gift list who already seems to have everything? Chances are, you could find something they don’t have — or never even heard of — at ILLExotics, a new specialty store in South Philadelphia. How about a beautiful Oophaga pumilio? Or a dramatic-looking Hemitheconyx caudicinctus? The otherworldly axolotyl? Or choose a Monstera deliciosa, which sounds like something from a Harry Potter movie but is actually a lovely piece of fauna. The rest are, respectively, an exotic dart frog, an African fat-tail gecko and a salamander known as the Mexican walking fish. Chris Urban, half of the ILLExotics duo, is a man of many trades. In addition to opening the business with partner Franco Franchina, Urban moonlights as a bartender, DJ, choreographer, dancer and teacher. PGN: When do you sleep? CU: I sleep a good five-six hours a night. Luckily my partner Franco is the co-owner and we’ve been fortunate enough to be able to hire a few employees to help us out. I’ve also gotten naps down to an art form. A good disco nap before I DJ saves the day. PGN: Tell me a little about the fam. CU: I have a younger brother and sister. I just lost my mom two years ago, which was hard. My siblings still live out in Bucks County. My dad is a contractor. PGN: So how did your construction-worker dad feel about you becoming a dancer? CU: He didn’t approve of it. Obviously. PGN: I don’t know, sometimes the most macho guys can surprise you. CU: Absolutely — some parents are supportive for sure [laughing]; just not mine. It’s a different story now, but when I was young, going from playing baseball and being a handy guy alongside my dad to when I told him I wanted to dance, it was weird. Not comfortable at all. We completely disconnected. PGN: For a little bit? CU: For a lotta bit. Until I went away to college at the University of the Arts here in Philly and began growing into who I was. Sadly my financial aid fell through after two years. I worked hard in the restaurant industry and began to DJ while I was studying dance and then I got hired to go on tour with Sesame Street Live and it was amazing. I toured with them for six years and got to travel the entire world. PGN: Wow. Which characters did you play? CU: I was Big Bird and Cookie Monster, among other things. We played in large arenas across the U.S. and around the world, so every week we were in a different city. We’d

do more than 10 shows a week. It was awesome. Everywhere we went, I was captivated by the natural beauty and the animals unique to each environment. PGN: What was your favorite role? CU: I’d have to say The Count. I mean, he gets to wear that fantastic cape and I have to say I think I gave him a little extra swagger. PGN: So to your other interest, when did you discover a love for herpetology? CU: I’ve always loved reptiles and as a kid I had iguanas. My mom was always screaming because they’d get loose and be climbing the walls in the kitchen and she was afraid to touch them. I was that kid, always pushing the boundaries and wanting something I probably shouldn’t have had. But for a real interest, Franco is the one with the degree in herpetology and botany. All of my knowledge is residual from him. We’ve been dating for almost five years and sometimes I feel like I’ve learned so much that I went to school too. PGN: What was the wildest thing you had? CU: Well, my mom did put some restraints on what I could bring home, but an iguana that I had for several years got to be 3- or 4-feet long. That was pretty wild. PGN: And now you have a shop with no end to interesting creatures. CU: Yes, as a kid I had mostly desert animals, but Franco got me into tropical amphibians like dart frogs and tree frogs. I hope to share that excitement by taking ILLExotics into Center City schools and teaching children about conservation and the need to preserve the world’s natural environments. We just did a program at Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School. We brought animals that they could touch and hold, and at the end we gave each of them a plant to take home. PGN: Cool. I want to hold one, but I always thought that the frogs with the crazy colors like the vibrant blues and yellows were poisonous. CU: No, the poison comes from what they eat, so when they’re captive-bred and fed a diet of fruit flies, they never develop toxins like they would in the wild. For example in Costa Rica, they might be eating fire ants, which have highly poisonous toxins the frogs then secrete through their skin after eating them. The reason they are sometimes called poison arrow or dart frogs is because the native people of that region would rub their weapons on the back of the frog to get the poison on the tips. But rest assured, we don’t have anything poisonous in the store. PGN: I also saw on your website that you don’t guarantee sex. Does that mean with you or … CU: [Laughing] No! No, it means that

we can’t guarantee the sex of the animal. Sometime people want a male or female specifically so they can breed them, but in a lot of the species, there’s no way to tell when they’re young without being invasive. PGN: When you’re not playing with frogs and snakes, what do you like to do? CU: I love DJing; it’s an artistic outlet for me. It’s not a job; it’s another type of performing. I’m a dancer at heart and I love keeping it new and fresh but you have to remember where you came from and educate the kids — show them the roots of the music. PGN: What is the background of the name Urban? CU: It’s Polish-Hungarian. It was originally Urbanski, but when my great-grandmother came here, they shortened it. What’s interesting is that my grandparents were both named Urban when they met, but thankfully they weren’t related. People always think my name DJ Urban is made up.

PGN: An early sign you were gay? CU: I remember a moment when I was home alone and I had this black, bold Sharpie in my hand and I was faux ribbon dancing with it. I was getting all of my life on with Madonna or maybe it was Janet [Jackson] on MTV. What I didn’t realize was that the marker was bleeding as I was twirling for the gods. When my mom and stepdad came in, they had a conniption because the walls and everything in the living room were splattered with black ink. The couch looked like a Dalmatian. That was probably an early hint. PGN: You should have said you were channeling Jackson Pollock! Any paranormal experiences? CU: Oh yeah, we’ve had some right here at the store. The craziest one was caught on camera. Franco was in the basement and a friend of ours was upstairs when he heard a loud thump on the ceiling. He went running upstairs to see if she was OK only to find her running to see what happened as well. They were both standing in the doorframe to the back room and there was a pile of wedding magazines thrown across the room. We later looked at the cameras and you can see that there was no one in the room before the magazines got tossed across the room. We’ve come in and found chameleons sitting on top of their cages with the door wide open and that was before we had any employees. We were the last ones in the store and the cages were definitely closed when we left. We later found out that someone did pass away upstairs, so we just said, “You’re welcome to stay. Just please don’t open the cages anymore.” And we haven’t had any problems since, though we did put locks on the snake cages just in case.

PGN: Where do you see ILLExotics going from here? CU: Well, we have three big sales coming up: a Black Photo: Suzi Nash Friday sale, a Small Business Saturday sale and a Cyber PGN: Something of Franco’s you’d love Monday sale. Each of them will be different. to throw away? We share the space with Marianna Coppola CU: Oh gosh [looks at Franco], I don’t from Creations by Coppola, who you profiled know … The snack food in the pantry. over the summer. Together we are Floral and It’s too tempting. Fauna. In the future, we’d love to see a few FF: Sorry! more locations, including a bigger space that can be used as an educational facility and a PGN: I’m addicted to … breathtaking event venue. We want to bring CU: Moving. I just can’t keep still. It’s the the rainforest to Philadelphia. n bane of my existence. I can’t just sit home For more information, go to www.illexotics.com. and do nothing.

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By Fay Jacobs PGN Contributor As this issue hits the streets, the Black Friday frenzy is on, followed by shoppers moving on to Small Business Saturday, then Cyber Monday and all the rest of the marketing memes on tap this season. Amid the flurry of events come some great getaway opportunities in Rehoboth Beach, where visitors can combine tax-free holiday shopping with the shore town’s rampant gay sensibility and hospitality. The weekend of Dec. 1-2 finds downtown aglow (perhaps from candles, perhaps from beverages) for the Cookies, Cocktails and Cheers event, sponsored by the Rehoboth Beach Main Street organization and in-town shops. All of the coolest downtown retail outlets will welcome shoppers with refreshments and special taxfree deals. A book launch will be held for award-winning author Stefani Deoul at Browseabout Books, a locally owned bookstore and gift shop. Her new novel, “Zero Sum Game,” featuring lesbian brainiac and teenage coder Sid Rubin, will make its debut 2 p.m. Dec. 1. Gay-owned shops abound downtown, such as Elegant Slumming for jewelry and home furnishings,

Snyders Candy, Critter Beach for pet supplies, Mod Cottage for gifts and upscale home accents, Pelican Loft for funky gift items, Rehoboth Breeze for T-shirts, Rock Creek for clothes, In 2 Soles for shoes and Ward Ellinger Gallery for original art. Of course, the Rehoboth outlets are ensconced in three different shopping centers along Route One and the bargains are legendary. As long as shoppers are driving to Lewes, on Dec. 1, time can be split between shopping and sidewalk gawking for the 87th Annual Lewes Christmas Parade. It’s always a hoot. On Dec. 2, football and gift-buying share the focus. Shoppers can duck into Murph’s, The Pond or the Purple Parrot to catch the games between shopping sprees. For visitors who can stretch the weekend through Tuesday (Dec. 4), it’s time for Rehoboth’s Hometown Christmas Parade. Locals have been overheard calling it the Emergency Vehicle and Tractor Parade, as dozens of fire trucks, ambulances and farm vehicles from around the county show up creatively decorated. CAMP Rehoboth generally has an entry, along with the CAMP Chorus and other festive entries. The trash trucks wearing antlers are favorites.

On Dec. 7, popular band Mama’s Black Sheep will be at The Pond. For folks not partying too hardy with the Black Sheep, the Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon starts 7 a.m. Dec. 8. With thousands of runners, it’s an enormous boost to the energy in town. Runners carb-loading the night before or visitors not getting to town on time still have a chance to enjoy Mama’s Black Sheep, as the band will perform again the night of Dec. 8 at The Pond. On Dec. 9, it’s a shopper’s paradise at Heartstrings, a craft fair and music event at the VFW on State Road in Rehoboth. Expect nonstop music from noon-4 p.m. from LGBT favorites like the Bettenroo Duo, John Flynn, Matt Kenworthy and more. Artisan crafters will offer stained glass, woodwork, photography, fine arts and the bold, graphic-adorned shirts, hats and pillows by photography artist Geri Dibiase. On Dec. 14, a special treat is in store for Rehoboth visitors: The famous Vienna Boys Choir will sing at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. One of the world’s finest vocal ensembles for more than five centuries, its “Christmas in Vienna” is certain to sell out. n

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Don’t miss our Schellville Christmas Lane at this year’s Winter Wonderfest! Visit 14 mini houses and take a stroll through an enchanting Christmas lane decked with lights, snow, reindeer, and elves. Start the holidays off right! Stop at Frosty’s B&B, or take a tour through Schellville Town Hall and Fire Department. There is fun for the whole family! Cape May - Lewes Ferry Grounds, Lewes DE Fridays - Sundays | November 17 - December 31 For more information, visit winterfestde.org, call 302.727.0221, or email info@winterfest.org.

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Laughing off the calories with Bruce Vilanch By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com A comedic legend will be telling tales in New Hope this holiday weekend. And, with decades of showbiz experience, he has plenty of funny fodder. The Emmy-winning Bruce Vilanch has starred in hit Broadway plays, written jokes for televised awards shows, been a Hollywood Square and rubbed elbows with countless A-list stars and gay icons. His audience at Cock ’n Bull can expect entertaining anecdotes — if not celebrity dirt. “It’s a lot of storytelling and stuff about my ridiculous career and a lot of backstage stuff about people they know,” said the out Vilanch. “It’s not Kathy Griffin dishing. I don’t want to give people the wrong impression. It’s stories about show business and fun. I tell the stories I couldn’t tell any place else except the Cock ’n Bull.” (Yeah, we know … There’s a delightfully rude, pun-soaked zinger about the venue name in there but — nope! — too easy.) Despite the challenging political atmosphere, Vilanch isn’t aiming for world-changing commentary onstage. “Nothing seems funny today. The mood is just so insane right now,” he said, adding that political commentary isn’t his thing — but he has no issue with other performers taking such positions. “If they feel strongly about it and that’s what they want their persona to be, they should go that way. It’s not necessarily what I feel my persona is.” For years, Vilanch has written monologues and jokes for award-show hosts, including those hosting the Oscars — already a complex genre to navigate, and further complicated by Hollywood using the platform to take jabs at the political establishment. “It’s always been difficult because you are playing to an audience that may not be familiar with the awards being presented or anything like that,” he said. “That’s always the problem with awards shows. It’s presented by an industry organization, so it’s a jury of their peers. It’s different than the People’s Choice Awards.

Since the new administration has come in, awards shows have become a target where political things are said because people are feeling helpless and they have to say these things.” Meanwhile, the dynamic writer and performer continues to work magic behind and in front of the curtain. His newest project is a stage musical called “A Sign of the Times,” based on his eponymous book. The Delaware Theater Company

Theater & Arts Arte Povera: Homage to Amalfi ’68 Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition recreating one artist’s reactionary exhibition against minimalism and pop art, through July, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100. Between Nature and Abstraction: Edwin Dickinson and Friends Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the works of the modern American painter through Feb. 10, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Copland Appalachian Spring The Philadelphia Orchestra performs a new interpretation of the chamber ballet, Nov. 23-24 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.

will perform it next month before it debuts on Broadway. “We start previews Nov. 28. Think ‘Mamma Mia!’ Please, think ‘Mamma Mia.’ Don’t think ‘Mamma Mia 2,’ necessarily. It’s an original book with all these songs from 1965 applied to it. I didn’t know how it would work but when we saw it with an audience, it all came together.” Vilanch described the show as entertaining but with a timely message of liberation at its heart. “All musicals are escapist entertainment. But this particular play is a story about female empowerment. It’s about a girl who goes from Columbus, Ohio, to New York in 1965 into the world of ‘Mad Men.’ By the end of the show, she’s one of the early feminists and it’s about her adventures in New York during that period. At the same time, it’s a lot of fun because the music is so theatrical, up and bubbly.” n Bruce Vilanch performs 8:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at Cock ’n Bull Restaurant in Peddler’s Village, 5800 Upper York Road, Lahaska. For more information or tickets, call 888-596-1027 or visit www.peddlersvillage.com.

Dana Gould The comedian and executive producer of “The Simpsons” performs Nov. 29Dec. 1 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215496-9001. Gina Yashere The out comedian and actor performs Nov. 30-Dec. 1 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215606-6555. Fabulous Fashion: From Dior’s New Look to Now Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the drama and glamour of some of the most creative feminine fashions ever designed,

CRÈME OF THE DRAG CROP: “RuPaul’s Drag Race” all-star and alum BenDeLaCreme is bringing her hit Off-Broadway show “Inferno A Go-Go” to Philadelphia to heat up your holiday weekend with singing, dancing and comedy, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at The Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St. For more information and tickets, call 215-922-6888.

through March 3, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Jessica Lang Dance Dance Affiliates and the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts present the dance troupe founded by the Bucks County native and dance superstar. Nov. 30Dec. 1 at Zellerbach Theatre, 3680 Walnut St.; 215-898-3900. Kevin Hart The comedian performs 7 p.m. Nov. 24 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543. Larry Fink: The Boxing Photographs Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of photographs highlighting the athletic world of boxing through Jan. 1, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Little Ladies: Victorian Fashion Dolls and the Feminine Ideal Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring the influence of

Miss Fanchon, the ultimate toy for privileged girls in the 1860s-70s, through March 3, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-763-8100.

musical based on the beloved children’s book, through Jan. 6, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550.

Malta Philharmonic Orchestra The acclaimed orchestra led by conductor Sergey Smbatyan performs 8 p.m. Nov. 27 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.

The Rock School Presents Nutcracker 1776 The Rock School for Dance Education performs its revolutionary take on Tchaikovsky’s holiday classic, Nov. 23-24 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-8931999.

Mimi Imfurst Presents Drag Diva Brunch Mimi Imfurst, Bev, Vinchelle, Sutton Fearce and special guests perform 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 24 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555.

This Is The Week That Is 1812 Productions presents its annual politically charged and satirical comedy show, Nov. 23-Jan. 6 at Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St.; 215592-9560.

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical Walnut Street Theatre presents the

WINTER WONDERETTES The throwback holiday show takes the audience

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Good Dog delivers on good pub food By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com

THEY’RE A KILLER QUEEN: With Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” a critical and box-office hit, why not further relive the music of the iconic rock band? Tribute band Almost Queen performs 8 p.m. Nov. 24 at Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville. For more information or tickets, call 215-257-5808.

back to the 1968 Harper’s Hardware Christmas Party for an evening of songs and humor, through Dec. 30 at Walnut Street Theater’s Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Wizard of Oz Media Theatre presents the beloved classic musical about Dorothy and her adventures in a strange land, through Jan. 13, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-8910100. 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; 215763-8100. Yannick and Manny The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Dvorák’s Seventh Symphony, inspired by Brahms, Nov.

29-Dec. 1 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999.

Music Beru Revue The theatrical rock band performs 8 p.m. Nov. 24 at World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215-222-1400. Korpiklanni The Finnish folk-metal band performs 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at TLA, 334 South St.; 215922-1011.

Nightlife Amateur Drag Attack: Black Friday Edition Drag performers compete for glory, 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Nov. 23 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675. 2018 Philadelphia Drag Awards Find out who the drag performer of the year will be, 8 p.m.-midnight Nov. 24 at Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 Saint James St.; 215-735-5772.

Drag-a-rama The weekly drag extravaganza turns up 9 p.m. Nov. 26 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675.

Outta Town Devyn Rush The jazz-soul singer performs 8 p.m. Nov. 23 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888-596-1027. The Machine performs Pink Floyd The Pink Floyd tribute band takes the stage 8 p.m. Nov. 23 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215572-7650. Back to the Future The classic sci-fi film is screened 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. Monty Python and the Holy Grail The classic comedy is screened 4 p.m. Nov. 24 at The Colonial Theatre,

227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. Vertigo The classic Hitchcock thriller is screened Nov. 2526 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610-917-1228.

As Center City watering holes go, Good Dog Bar has more than enough charm and personality to match its upbeat, cozy-pub atmosphere, decorated with numerous heartwarming photos of man’s best friend. Meanwhile, the menu deftly bounces between high-minded small plates and surefire comfort food. On a recent visit, the chorizo empanadas ($13) were flawless, stuffed with cheese, rice, onions, poblano peppers and potatoes. This dish was easily one of the best examples of the Mexican staple we’ve had in the city, with a light and crisp outer layer and the right touch of spice and complexity waiting inside. Another well-crafted small plate was the rich, smooth duck-liver mousse ($14), which even on its own with crostini would have been stellar. Garnishes of bright, sweet apples and onions elevated the texture and flavor, adding a cool acidic crunch to the dish.

The roasted beets ($9), while tasty, suffered from having to follow the previous two dishes. This colorful, fresh serving will sit well with anyone already in love with beets. If it’s a hearty feast you seek to warm your bones, the shellfish stew ($20) is a must-have. The generously portioned bowl overflowed with shrimp, mussels and cod, scrumptiously seasoned with saffron, leeks and fennel. Thankfully, the serving came with a large helping of grilled bread to soak up the aromatic broth. Sandwiches at Good Dog are also good choices. The fried-cod version ($13) was solid, if not spectacular, and was served with perfect pub-style fries. But the top dog on this visit was the Good Dog burger ($13), absolutely stuffed with a juicy beef patty, Roquefort cheese and caramelized onions. This unassuming eatery and bar comes from good stock and is well-trained. If you crave something to wag your tail, feast your jowls on Good Dog. n

Myles Kennedy The rock singersongwriter performs 7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at The Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 202-730-3331. The Wonder Years The pop-punk band performs 6:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at The Queen, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del.; 202-730-3331. Bobby Collins The comedian performs 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Sellersville Theater, 24 W. Temple Ave., Sellersville; 215-257-5808. Tom Orr & Meagan Hill: “It’s a Fruitcake” The entertaining duo performs 8 p.m. Nov. 30 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888596-1027. n

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Philadelphia Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Jewell Williams

Overview of the Sheriff Sale Process There are two types of Sheriff Sales. The Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sales and the Tax Sales. The Tax Sales include Tax Lien, Tax Collection, and Tax Delinquent Sales.

amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the stage. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered at the sale.

Tax Sales When the owner of a property located in the City of Philadelphia fails to make a payment arrangement on municipal debt levied on his/her property, that property may be sold at the Tax Sheriff Sale to allow the City to collect on that unpaid debt. These debts can include outstanding water and sewer bills, School District of Philadelphia taxes, and city property taxes. The sales also provide individuals the opportunity bid on and become the owner of tax delinquent properties, thereby acquiring lots, houses, or commercial and industrial buildings.

How do I learn which properties are to be sold? All properties that are court ordered to be sold at Sheriff Sales are advertised in the Legal Intelligencer and on a rotating basis in a paper of general circulation. You can also view a list of properties to be sold at Sheriff Sale online by clicking here.

Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sale The Judicial Mortgage Foreclosure Sherriff Sale is the process by which mortgage companies and other financial institutions seek to collect debts owed to them, particularly in instances where a homeowner defaults on his/her mortgage payments. As with Tax Sales, Foreclosure Sales allow individuals the opportunity to bid on properties and become homeowners. How much will a property cost? The lowest bid that can be offered is $600 and each successive bid must be made in $100 increments. The highest bidder will win the property and must be prepared to make a $600 or 10% deposit (whichever is highest) with a certified check or money order made out to the “Sheriff of Philadelphia.” The remaining balance must be paid within 30 days of the sale. An extension of time to pay the balance is rare but may be granted by the Sheriff upon written request. The second bidder If you have been out-bid on a property, you can have your name recorded as the second bidder. If the highest bidder does not pay the balance in 30 days, the second bidder shall be granted the same 30 limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his/her second bid. The second bidder must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same

When and where do the Philadelphia Sheriff’s Sales take place? The Judicial Foreclosure Sale is held on the first Tuesday of each month. There are also four different Tax Sales conducted each month and one on a quarterly basis. Click here for a list of all Sheriff Sales currently scheduled. All sales will take place at 9:00 AM at the First District AME Plaza located at 3801 Market Street on the 3rd Floor. How are the properties identified before and during the sale? Each property has an identification number called the writ number, which is listed in the newspaper and on our online listing before the property address. This number is used together with the property address when the property is offered for sale. The sale is conducted by an auctioneer who calls out each party by writ number and address. IMPORTANT: Notice of owner’s Right of Redemption after a Tax Delinquent Sale Even if you win a bid on a Tax Sale property, within nine months of the acknowledgement of the deed, the owner of record can go to court and get permission to recover the property by paying all back taxes and the money paid by the winning bidder. This is called the Right of Redemption. Therefore, if purchase a property through Delinquent Tax Sheriff Sale and invest funds to improve the property in the first year, beware that those funds can be lost. The right of Redemption is only applicable if the property scheduled for Tax Sale is determined to be owner occupied 90 days prior to the sale. If the property is unoccupied or abandoned, there

is no Right of Redemption. The Right of Redemption does not apply to any property sold at the Mortgage Foreclosure Sheriff Sale. One way to protect yourself is to contact the City’s Department of Licenses and Inspections to determine what outstanding code violations, if any, exist in the property. Any work done to correct these violations must be reimbursed to you if the original owner reclaims the property during the Right of Redemption period. Therefore, make sure you get and keep detailed and accurate receipts for code related renovations. What should you do before you bid? Take a close look. It is strongly recommended that persons planning to bid at the sales make a site visit to the property prior to the sale. Many persons have bidded on vacant lots thinking that they were bidding on a property containing residential structures. The City is not authorized to permit or arrange for entry into properties listed for Sheriff Sales. In order to buy a property from any tax sale, you must be tax compliant. Proof of compliance must be provided at the time of final settlement. You can print a certificate of compliance by visiting the website of the City Revenue Department. Once at the site, you will have to accept the terms of the website, then choose “Sheriff Sale” as the compliance type. You will then need to enter the name and tax id number of the person or entity purchasing the property. If the person or entity is tax compliant, you will have an opportunity to print out a compliance certificate. Print this certificate out and bring it with you when you pay final balance of sale. Make sure you have a form of government issued identification. You will need to present this ID at the sale in order to bid. Consider the rehab costs. While there are some bargains to be had at Sheriff Sales, potential bidders, especially those seeking residential properties, are cautioned that the condition of properties may vary widely. City loans and grants for income eligible owner occupants are available for Sheriff Sale properties only after the Right of Redemption period has expired. The City has set this policy to ensure that its limited resources do not benefit original owners.

Did you know the Sheriff’s Office gives free seminars in English and Spanish on “How To Buy A Property at Sheriff’s Sale”? Check out https://www.officeofphiladelphiasheriff.com/en/real-estate/upcoming-seminars for the schedule of upcoming seminars.

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Sheriff on Tuesday, December 4, 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

1812-305 6320 Cherokee St 19144 59th wd. 1,400 sq. ft. OPA#593137800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Vivian Woodbury C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 00647 $85,730.41 James DiMaggio 1812-306 2841 S Randolph St 19148 39th wd. 816 sq. ft. OPA#395150100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rosemarie Ferro and Frank G. Ferro, Jr. C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 03159 $162,870.31 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-307 4226 Ormond St 19124 33rd wd. 810 sq. ft. OPA#332535100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lapina Jamison a/k/a Lapena Jamison C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 03612 $79,695.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-308 4728 C St 19120 42nd wd. 1,147 sq. ft. OPA#421355000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary L. Shields C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 01771 $49,197.46 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-309 6013 Tulip St 19135 41st wd. 2,980 sq. ft. OPA#411443300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Derrick Lasswell Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Mae Hart, Deceased, Kimberly Lasswell Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Mae Hart Deceased, Michelle Lasswell Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Mae Hart, Deceased and The Unknown Heirs of Mae Hart Deceased C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 03546 $81,737.65 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-310 1803 Fernon St 19145 36th wd. 768 sq. ft. OPA#363075200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carol Myers as Administratrix of the Estate of Muriel Myers Deceased C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01267 $113,416.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-311 6120 E Wister St 19138 12th wd. 2,100 sq. ft. BRT#122316400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marie Vanhook C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00835 $56,471.22 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-312 6045 N Philip St 19120 61st wd. 1,081 sq. ft. OPA#612416700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vanessa F. Gould C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03902 $48,667.48 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-313 8041 Mars Pl 19153 40th wd. 2,493 sq. ft. BRT#405882647 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Greivin Escalante C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00041 $271,316.19 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire

1812-314 414 N 64th St 19151 34th wd. 3,125 sq. ft. BRT#871546590 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jason Pugh, Jr. C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 00635 $105,067.73 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-315 7856 Nixon St 19128 21st wd. 3,020 sq. ft. OPA#212412940 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven F. Massa C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00296 $192,779.48 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-316 3850 Woodhaven Rd, Unit 203 19154 66th wd. 1,133 sq. ft. OPA#888660265 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregory B. Nalencz, Esquire, Administrator of the Estate of Kent Granger, deceased C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 03031 $70,102.34 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-317 6457 Sprague St 19119 22nd wd. 2,389 sq. ft. OPA#22-1-282400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James Simmons C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 03069 $241,864.57 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-318 507 S 4th St 19147 5th wd. 795 sq. ft. OPA#051072400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas J. Cardwell C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 03078 $394,398.51 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-319 1131 Anchor St 19124 62nd wd. 1,501 sq. ft. OPA#621068300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald Baylis, Jr. C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 00309 $128,666.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-320 1528 S Wilton St 19143 51st wd. 825 sq. ft. OPA#512057300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David Gaffin C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 05201 $41,843.90 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-321 2430 W Norris St 19121 32nd wd. 1,040 sq. ft. OPA#322245600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cheri C. Gramby and Anthony W. Gramby C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 00699 $38,599.66 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-322 7500 Woodbine Ave 19151 34th wd. 2,950 sq. ft. OPA#343197900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly Coates C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00875 $0.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-323 6626 Lansdowne Ave 19151 34th wd. 1,164 sq. ft. OPA#344022900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charita N. Henry C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 03622 $77,761.59 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-324 6712 Eastwood St

19149 54th wd. 1,138 sq. ft. OPA#542401300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Waseem Khokhar C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03253 $83,042.23 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-325 606 Anchor St 19120 35th wd. 1,269 sq. ft. OPA#351264100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Qian Li C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04627 $63,783.74 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-326 2006 W Cheltenham Ave 19138 10th wd. 1,800 sq. ft. OPA#10-1-4085-00 IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STORY ROW MASONRY - RESIDENTIAL Anthony Morse C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 04204 $63,791.17 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1812-327 4528 Smedley St a/k/a 4528 N. Smedley St 19140 42nd wd. 1,315 sq. ft. OPA#132133400 IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STORY ROW MASONRY RESIDENTIAL Unknown Surviving Heirs of Lenora Hawthorne, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01099 $20,664.50 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1812-328 7923 Anita Dr 19111 56th wd. 3,633 sq. ft. OPA#561101500 IMPROVEMENTS: 1 STORY MASONRY David Delgado C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 08175 $194,214.35 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1812-329 5226 N American St 19120 42nd wd. 1,425 sq. ft. OPA#422424100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Roseline Balthazard C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03303 $29,229.24 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1812-330 6139 Chancellor St 19139 3rd wd. 1,110 sq. ft. OPA#031076500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Evelyn Baynes; Rykeem Alexander C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02447 $30,119.25 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1812-331 2339 S. Bucknell St 19145 48th wd. 687 sq. ft. OPA#482299300 IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STORY ROW MASONRY - RESIDENTIAL Anthony D. McBride C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 00152 $55,631.71 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1812-332 5202 Gainor Rd 19131 52nd wd. 2,400 sq. ft. BRT#521161600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Eugene Brown C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 00538 $140,557.79 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-333 5930 Frontenac St 19149 53rd wd. 1,408 sq. ft. OPA#531262200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David M. Pedrick C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 05323 $95,015.43 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1812-334 4245 Elbridge St 19135 55th wd. 1,997 sq.

ft. BRT#552092600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dawn E. Dare C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 02961 $142,286.63 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-335 6537 Berdan St 19119 22nd wd. 1,616 sq. ft. OPA#223216900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Hermione B. Stinson C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 02543 $133,197.23 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1812-336 147 W Laurel St Unit A 19123 5th wd. 0 sq. ft. (being and designated as Unit A, together with a proportionate undivided interest in the Common Elements); Condominium BRT#888039496 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Raheem Brock C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00420 $383,699.44 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-337 5831 Pemberton St 19143 46th wd. 938 sq. ft. OPA#032153800 IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STORY ROW MASONRY - RESIDENTIAL Ronald Erwin C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 04205 $43,063.88 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1812-338 5008 N Franklin St 49th wd. 1,021 sq. ft. BRT#491243000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charles A.J. Halpin, III, Esquire, Personal Representative of the Estate of Carmen Luz-Castro, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02081 $65,090.83 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-339 2011 E Cheltenham Ave 41st wd. 1,256 sq. ft. BRT#411076900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daisy Ho C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 00667 $52,771.04 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-340 3635 Drumore Dr 66th wd. 1,520 sq. ft. BRT#662266400 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael Pellicciotti and Rosanna M. Pellicciotti C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 02209 $10,160.76 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-341 3650 Academy Rd 66th wd. 1,800 sq. ft. BRT#663353600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING David Ries a/k/a David P. Reis a/k/a David Reis C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 01759 $139,186.76 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-342 610 Van Kirk St 35th wd. 1,280 sq. ft. BRT#352101700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Stephanie M. Osbourne a/k/a Stephanie M. Braxton C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00765 $74,680.40 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1812-343 1818 Griffith St a/k/a 1816 Griffith St 19111

56th wd. 8,081 sq. ft. BRT#561530300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Gerald Tozzi as Administrator of the Estate of John Przybyszewski C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 03789 $128,453.81 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-344 5411 Torresdale Ave 19124 41st wd. 1,185 sq. ft. OPA#411302700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Stuart D. Quinn, deceased C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 00464 $92,471.15 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-345 6652 N Opal St a/k/a 6652 N. Opal St a/k/a 6652 N. Opal St, Apt 1 10th wd. 1,249 sq. ft. BRT#102048200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Drew S. Brown C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02104 $132,162.73 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-346 3336 A St 19134 7th wd. 1,197 sq. ft. OPA#073055100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brenaliz K. Rivera C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 01107 $53,684.23 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-347 4605 Shelbourne St 42nd wd. unknown sq. ft. BRT#421627700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Almira Llanos C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 04415 $96,510.45 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-348 6862 Erdrick St 19135 55th wd. 3,344 sq. ft. BRT#552266115 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Charles Goodroe C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02175 $123,782.83 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-349 8030 Ditman St, Unit #131, assessed as Unit #131W 19136 65th wd. 708 sq. ft. OPA#888651031 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Igor Smirnov C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 03012 $119,177.32 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-350 1912 Pratt St 19124 62nd wd. 1,399 sq. ft. BRT#622053000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Ndubuisi Okoro C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 01786 $140,776.10 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-351 3461 Chalfont Dr 19154 66th wd. 3,693 sq. ft. BRT#662407100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Kevin C. Lawrence C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 01965 $161,893.20 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-352 12 E Palmer St a/k/a 12 W Palmer St 19125 18th wd. 1,113 sq. ft. BRT#183022400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Steven Polit and Linda M. Hepworth C.P.

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SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, December 4, 2018 1812-301 527 E Clarkson Ave 19120 42nd wd. 1,088 sq. ft. OPA#421239600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Brenda McClendon C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00406 $107,454.96 James DiMaggio, Esquire 1812-302 5649 Frontenac St 19124 35th wd. 1,937 sq. ft. OPA#351391100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher John C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 03781 $105,945.56 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-303 130 N Second St, Unit 4A1 f/k/a Unit 4F1 5th wd. 0 sq. ft. BRT#888058186 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 5+ STY MASONRY Marjorie Krauss and Matthew A. Balin a/k/a Matthew Balin C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 04120 $643,537.24 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1812-304 1213 N 53rd St 19131 44th wd. 1,155 sq. ft. BRT#442319000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE All Known and Unknown Heirs, Personal Representatives, and Devisees of Tonsa Davis, Deceased and Alphonso Tillman a/k/a Alphonso A. Tillman C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 00511 $40,562.77 Stern & Eisenberg PC

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June Term, 2017 No. 00381 $104,239.27 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-353 6753 Cottage St 55th wd. 1,447 sq. ft. BRT#552418800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Edward C. Smith C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 02509 $108,793.25 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-354 7425 Rhoads St 19151 34th wd. 1,348 sq. ft. BRT#343158300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Terrance Waller and Aneesah Hassan C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 02346 $118,115.79 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-355 1015 Disston St 53rd wd. 2,570 sq. ft. BRT#532207300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sharon Lee Lundin and Leona Elizabeth Selby C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03432 $152,340.18 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-356 8662 Rugby St 19150 50th wd. 1,546 sq. ft. OPA#502091800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paul Washington C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00810 $147,465.92 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1812-357 6017 W Columbia Ave 19151 34th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,568 sq. ft. BRT#342113200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph Robinson a/k/a Joseph W. Robinson C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00818 $93,103.45 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1812-358 4427 Loring St 41st wd. 980 sq. ft. BRT#412183700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gregory Ingram C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 05601 $89,958.19 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-359 3221 Chatham St 45th wd. 1,015 sq. ft. BRT#451379000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Edward F. Marcinkiewicz C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01677 $93,514.45 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-360 116 W Ritner St a/k/a 116 Ritner St 191484021 39th wd. 984 sq. ft. OPA#391129100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Matthew Boyd, Marie Elena Grandelli, Gregory Grandelli C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01547 $166,315.72 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-361 238 E. Haines St 19144 59th wd. 2,148 sq. ft. OPA#591154900

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna Thomas, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Devisee of The Estate of Cora Young Taylor a/k/a Cora L. Young Taylor a/k/a Cora L. Young C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 02810 $87,604.60 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-362 2028 W 66th Ave a/k/a 2028 66th Ave 19138-3139 10th wd. 1,158 sq. ft. OPA#102364100 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly Cooper C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01342 $37,644.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-363 4819 N 13th St 191413426 49th wd. 1,590 sq. ft. OPA#491503800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bakary Kante C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02277 $85,082.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-364 3420 Shelmire Ave 191363525 64th wd. 1,432 sq. ft. OPA#642170200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angelica M. Marquez C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 02406 $134,785.85 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-365 6245 Langdon St 191115806 53rd wd. 1,296 sq. ft. OPA#531226200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shelly Laibhen C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00013 $188,660.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-366 4624 Pennhurst St 191243828 42nd wd. 1,242 sq. ft. OPA#421614300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Roseline Henry a/k/a Roseline O. Henry C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01514 $80,169.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-367 6717 Cinnamon Dr 19128 21st wd. 1,920 sq. ft. OPA#212473731 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrew C. Stopani a/k/a Andrew Stopani C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 01918 $249,359.64 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-368 9220 Horatio Rd 191143809 57th wd. 1,127 sq. ft. OPA#572240600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cathleen A. Darcy C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 03021 $99,401.67 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-369 6186 Newtown Ave 191115928 35th wd. 1,120 sq. ft. OPA#352211800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Colleen I. Robins C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 00828 $93,783.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-370 5308 Rising Sun Ave 19120 87th wd. 1,460 sq. ft. BRT#871197000

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Edwin Santiago C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 02412 $224,505.85 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-371 847 Sanger St 35th wd. 1,208 sq. ft. BRT#351219700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robert Minkiewicz, Kelly Minkiewicz and Richard Schmidt C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03330 $87,971.43 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-372 5933-35 N. Camac St a/k/a 5933-5935 N. Camac St a/k/a 5933 N. Camac St 48th wd. 1,680 sq. ft. BRT#493166400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael P. Dunston a/k/a Michael Dunston and Brenda J. Dunston a/k/a Brenda Dunston C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 00574 $36,574.09 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-373 4218 Frost St 19136 65th wd. 1,200 sq. ft. OPA#651219500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marcos A. Gonzalez a/k/a Marcos Gonzalez C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00124 $106,940.79 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-374 1505 E Walnut Ln 19138 10th wd. 1,575 sq. ft. OPA#102155700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Oliver T. Jessup, Sr. C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04803 $135,472.45 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-375 2232 Washington Ln East 50th wd. 1,081 sq. ft. BRT#501392600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Francis M. Graham a/k/a Frances M. Graham, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02491 $34,875.67 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-376 1411 E Johnson St 5th wd. 3,365 sq. ft. BRT#102299000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dorothy Edwards a/k/a Dorothy M. Edwards a/k/a Dorothy H. Edwards, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 02588 $131,549.39 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-377 1221 Dufor St 191483513 39th wd. 784 sq. ft. OPA#394302800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles M. Capra C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01529 $116,862.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-378 1706 Tulip St, Unit 3 19125-2427 18th wd. 1,920 sq. ft. OPA#181468406 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stacy L. Powers C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 00080 $380,460.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-379 704 E Thayer St 191341814 33rd wd. 1,320 sq. ft. OPA#331138700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose L. Diaz a/k/a Jose Luis Diaz C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04517 $59,343.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1812-380 10912 Kirby Dr 19154 66th wd. Land Area: 2,902 sq. ft. BRT#662189300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jamie M. Miles C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 03048 $285,052.40 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-381 749 Magee Ave 19111 35th wd. 2,340 sq. ft. BRT#353109401 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tatyna Petrosov and Dmitriy Koslov C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 04445 $214,085.16 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-382 726 W Nedro Ave 19120 61st wd. 1,350 sq. ft. BRT#612082600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Edward Bradley C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00877 $99,701.78 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-383 5733 Catharine St 46th wd. 1,122 sq. ft. BRT#463099100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marshall Moyer, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01444 $80,866.68 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-384 934 Tree St 19148-3122 39th wd. 854 sq. ft. OPA#393333100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Margaret E. Taylor, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02410 $97,967.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-385 1737 N 24th St 19121 47th wd. 1,728 sq. ft. OPA#472193900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lavette Florence Watts a/k/a Lavette F. Whaley; Whaley Realty Management, Inc C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 01220 $17,725.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-386 219 N Robinson St 19139 34th wd. 1,585 sq. ft. OPA#341170900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kristie M. Trice C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 04306 $31,826.94 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1812-387 3908 Palmetto St 191245418 33rd wd. 1,206 sq. ft. OPA#332181900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edwin Cruz C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 00984 $116,059.69 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-388 2040 S 69th St 191421204 40th wd. 1,188 sq. ft. OPA#403202700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pamela Palmer C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00659 $59,894.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1812-389 3905 Glendale St 19124 33rd wd. 1,200 sq. ft. OPA#332440300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charise Brown, a/k/a Charise C. Brown C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 03001 $50,568.14 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1812-390 1228-1232 Arch St Unit 4D a/k/a 1228-32 Arch St #4D 19107-2816 5th wd. 856 sq. ft. OPA#888038082 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Magda Teresa Vergara C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 03045 $203,142.10 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-391 1806 W 72nd Ave a/k/a 1806 72nd Ave 19126 10th wd. (formerly 50th wd.) 1,344 sq. ft. OPA#101292600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Boubacar Ouattara C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00061 $79,075.42 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-392 1710 Kendrick St 19152 56th wd. 2,156 sq. ft. BRT#562192400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Jeffrey Sabalski and Phyllis A Sabalski a/k/a Phyllis Sabalski C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 00005 $118,090.69 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-393 2731 C St 19134 7th wd. 700 sq. ft. BRT#071441300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Kepler Louis-Charles C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 01982 $60,062.24 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-394 3720 N 15th St 191403602 13th wd. 1,544 sq. ft. OPA#131147200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Desmond Labor a/k/a Desmond J. Labor C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02960 $75,169.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-395 4908 W Thompson St 19131 44th wd. 1,401 sq. ft. OPA#442114000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bianca Barnes C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03294 $116,673.63 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1812-396 1708 Shelmire Ave 19111 56th wd. 1,312 sq. ft. OPA#561340200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY La’Deva Kelly, in Her Capacity as Heir of Wayne C. Kelly, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Wayne C. Kelly, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02991 $157,861.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-397 212 Stearly St 191115915 35th wd. 1,138 sq. ft. OPA#352168700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aleisha C. Riles C.P.

March Term, 2017 No. 01634 $65,059.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-398 5311 Saul St 19124 62nd wd. Land: 1,388 sq. ft.; Improvement: 1,180 sq. ft.; Total: 1,388 sq. ft. OPA#621464200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ryan G. Dolby C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02716 $97,482.84 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1812-399 3836 Baring St 19104 24th wd. Land: 1,530 sq. ft.; Improvement: 2,078; Total: 2,078 sq. ft. OPA#241167300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carolyn Johnson, solely as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward D. Hayes and Kathleen McEachin, solely as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward D. Hayes and Melissa Hayes, solely as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward D. Hayes and Vanessa Hayes, solely as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward D. Hayes C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 01622 $215,556.73 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1812-400 3848 N Gratz Ave a/k/a 3848 N Gratz St 191403526 13th wd. 1,332 sq. ft. OPA#131268300 Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Shi Coney, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02772 $53,095.54 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-401 1236 McKinley St 191115834 53rd wd. 1,360 sq. ft. OPA#531019700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Clifton Hunter, Aja S. Hunter C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 00074 $147,155.65 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-402 11845 Academy Rd, Unit C8 19154 66th wd. 1,326 sq. ft. OPA#888660423 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Josephine H. Taylor and Agnes Reeves-Taylor C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 02014 $15,108.80 Hal A. Barrow, Esquire 1812-403 1011 Lorraine St 19116 58th wd. 1,652 sq. ft. OPA#582213000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kristen Sanchez; Michael J. Sanchez C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 02337 $267,570.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-404 12126 Rambler Rd 191541723 66th wd. 1,296 sq. ft. OPA#663207200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephen Mensick C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02774 $142,088.90 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-405 2301 Green St, Apartment 1 19130-3143 88th wd. 1,210 sq. ft. OPA#888153600/ OPA#888153616 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eugene Bukh C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00301 $304,179.36 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1812-406 9232 Edmund St 19114-4004 65th wd. 2,348 sq. ft. OPA#652388600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Neisha Lugo; Joemike Lugo C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00593 $328,397.59 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-407 5832 Windsor Ave 19143 3rd wd. 1,088 sq. ft. OPA#034095900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kevin Jones C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 01361 $51,899.65 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-408 625 S. Yewdall St 19143 46th wd. Land Area: 1,005 sq. ft.; Improvement Area: 1,170 Sq. ft. OPA#463168600 IMPROVEMENTS: RM-1 Brian Keith Bullard Sr. and Janet L. Bullard C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 2178 $20,222.97 plus interest to date of sale Robert J. Wilson, Esq., Wilson Law Firm 1812-409 5020 Boudinot St 19120 42nd wd. 1,464 sq. ft. OPA#421422000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Louise Charles; Guerino Pierre-Louis C.P. January Term, 2011 No. 00994 $66,162.34 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1812-410 4605 Conshohocken Ave 19131 52nd wd. 1,840 sq. ft. OPA#521191500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephani Edmunds; Dwayne Hollis C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 02169 $299,157.79 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1812-411 2948 N Twenty-Sixth St a/k/a 2948 N 26th St 38th wd. 1,280 sq. ft. BRT#381155900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Bruce E. Carter a/k/a Bruce Carter C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 00114 $39,798.33 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-412 1456 N Felton St 34th wd. 1,080 sq. ft. BRT#342345000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Crystal Smith C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 00264 $98,554.15 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-413 1335 S 54th St 19143 51st wd. 1,356 sq. ft. OPA#511253800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ivra Davis C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03629 $49,446.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-414 6138 Grays Ave 191423208 40th wd. 1,740 sq. ft. OPA#402157700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Debra Mcduffie a/k/a Deborah Mcduffie; Jasper Golatt C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 00225 $63,274.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-415 7027 Saybrook Ave a/k/a 7027 Saybrook 19142-1123 40th wd. 1,140 sq. ft. OPA#403299500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenneth M. Manning; Olga E. Manning C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 04332 $21,677.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-416 424 Longshore Ave

a/k/a 424 Longshore St 10th wd. 5,546 sq. ft. BRT#353154700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Thuan Le C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 00723 $154,033.38 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-417 7015 Ridge Ave, Apt 2 a/k/a 7015 Ridge Ave, Unit 2 21st wd. 1,320 sq. ft. BRT#214135402 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael K. Harrison C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02022 $140,514.40 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-418 3322 N Hope St 19140 7th wd. 918 sq. ft. OPA#072023800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Caren Paez C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03351 $30,030.26 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1812-419 5533 W Girard Ave 191314248 4th wd. 1,792 sq. ft. OPA#041090200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregory S. Hughes C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01335 $51,353.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-420 1327 W Ruscomb St 19141-2708 49th wd. 2,640 sq. ft. OPA#491140500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sonya F. Wood C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02991 $127,646.71 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-421 4625 Tacony St 19137 45th wd. 1,214 sq. ft. OPA#453432800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jesse B. Andrus Jr.; Kedra Johnson C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 00058 $106,727.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-422 2751 Willits Rd 191143410 57th wd. 1,279 sq. ft. OPA#571158205 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith Stukes; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Robert T. Willis, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Mary E. Willis, Deceased; Unknown Administrator of The Estate of Robert T. Willis C.P. November Term, 1998 No. 03093 $261,794.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-423 1324 Locust St a/k/a 1324 Locust St Apartment 711 19107-5658 5th wd. 319 sq. ft. OPA#888115506 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard J. Zambino a/k/a Richard Zambino C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03133 $96,519.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-424 2522 S Rosewood St 19145-4631 26th wd. 1,080 sq. ft.

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OPA#261108600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Catherine M. Buonfiglio C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 03144 $118,086.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-425 7204 Montague St 191351111 41st wd. 1,224 sq. ft. OPA#412259000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenneth N. Weber; Lisa M. Mc Devitt C.P. August Term, 2017 No. 02999 $75,338.34 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-426 7122 Guyer Ave 191532406 40th wd. 960 sq. ft. OPA#404352900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ephene Emmanuel; Yvrose A. Emmanuel C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01684 $63,524.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-427 4229 Marple St 19136 65th wd. 1,046 sq. ft. OPA#651104800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tina Marie Derocini C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 03508 $72,641.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-428 15156 Ina Dr 191161450 58th wd. 1,176 sq. ft. OPA#583165252 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher P. Oneill a/k/a Christopher P. O’Neill; Nacole F. Oneill a/k/a Nacole F. O’Neill C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 02680 $228,173.49 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-429 4031 Neilson St 191245302 33rd wd. 1,200 sq. ft. OPA#332527100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sarah Cardona C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03266 $50,397.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-430 1613 Fox Chase Rd 19152 56th wd. 2,841 sq. ft. OPA#562178300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lois D. Hurowitz a/k/a Lois Hurowitz C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03839 $149,175.87 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-431 225 W Nedro Ave 19120 61st wd. 992 sq. ft. OPA#612101200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rochelle Alverest and Gregory T. Alverest C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 02642 $43,282.93 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-432 10725 E Pelle Cir a/k/a 10725 Pelle Cir E 19154 66th wd. 960 sq. ft. OPA#662092270 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Danielle Marchiano; Robert J. Hearn C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03272 $174,489.78 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-433 2008 N Marston St a/k/a 2008 N Marston St 19122 a/k/a 19121 32nd wd. 746 sq. ft. BRT#323197000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELL-

ING John Vanderhost as mortgagor and real owner and in his capacity as heir of Jessie Vanderhost a/k/a Jessie McDonald, Deceased and Robert P. Venderhost a/k/a Robert P. Vanderhost as mortgagor and in his capacity as heir of Jessie Vanerhost a/k/a Jessie McDonald, Deceased, and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Jessie Vanderhost a/k/a Jessie V. Mcdonald, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01944 $42,248.61 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-434 5947 Reach St 19120 35th wd. 1,575 sq. ft. OPA#352242300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Philip S. Appenzeller and Tammy M. Lowe C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01527 $126,999.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-435 300 W Winona St a/k/a 300 Winona St 19144 12th wd. 2,571 sq. ft. OPA#124058000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William Rufus and Nekesha C. Rufus a/k/a Nekesha Chantel Rufus C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 00017 $246,293.40 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-436 2531 S 21st St 191454207 26th wd. 1,768 sq. ft. OPA#262197900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrew D. Peshek C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 01804 $350,053.93 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-437 921 S 8th St 19147 2nd wd. 800 sq. ft. OPA#021498300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph Cotropia M.D. C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02321 $317,480.16 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-438 5145 Germantown Ave 19144-2336 88th wd. 3,588 sq. ft. OPA#881451030 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Childrens Service Inc C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 04464 $174,998.73 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-439 4011 Oakmont St 19136 65th wd. 2,364 sq. ft. OPA#651072200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Cancelliere C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03499 $85,943.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-440 4328 Malta St 191244345 33rd wd. 1,120 sq. ft. OPA#332134100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cesar A. Nunez, Sr a/k/a Cesar A. Nunez, Jr C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 03212 $45,229.02 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-441 3057 Knorr St 19149 55th wd. 1,737 sq. ft. OPA#551210500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-

DENTIAL PROPERTY Keith O. Jackson Jr. a/k/a Keith Jackson C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04181 $159,923.96 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-442 8641 Temple Rd 19150 50th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,088 sq. ft. BRT#501114600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Adrienne Murphy C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 01817 $191,808.71 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1812-443 10824 Harrow Rd 19154 66th wd. 1,756 sq. ft. OPA#662063700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ivelisse Montes and John Renzi C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 01906 $134,820.44 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-444 7217 Lindbergh Blvd 19153-2705 40th wd. 1,660 sq. ft. OPA#406559409 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tenesia Lumsden C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 02873 $208,194.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-445 1826 Strahle St 191522323 56th wd. 1,222 sq. ft. OPA#562154900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia Hetzel Longenecker C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 00176 $129,808.42 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-446 58 E Walnut Ln 19144 59th wd. 1,112 sq. ft. OPA#592056000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kristopher Way; Joycelyn Way C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01837 $78,963.01 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-447 1142 S Ruby St 19143 51st wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,920 sq. ft. BRT#511063700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael Johnson, Known Surviving Heir of Pauline E. Adderley and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Pauline E. Adderley C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 02774 $56,794.66 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1812-448 2634 S Felton St 191423011 40th wd. 1,056 sq. ft. OPA#402119700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Selina Y. Jallah; David Coletta; Eileen Strobel C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01035 $59,331.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-449 9255 Exeter Rd 19114 57th wd. 5,000 sq. ft. OPA#572251400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patrick Waldron (deceased); Christina Waldron, as Believed Heir to the Estate of Patrick Waldron; Patrick J. Waldron, as Believed Heir to the Estate of Patrick Waldron; Matthew Waldron, as Believed Heir to the Estate of Patrick Waldron; Unknown Heirs,

and/or Administrators to the Estate of Patrick Waldron C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00751 $181,416.24 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1812-450 7232 N 21st St 19138 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,030 sq. ft. BRT#101186800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Rashad Saleem Durrant a/k/a Rashad Durrant C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 03550 $152,336.51 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1812-451 1619 E Mayland St 19138 10th wd. 1,386 sq. ft. OPA#102263100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronnie Collins, Administrator of the Estate of Patrick Collins a/k/a Patrick K. Collins, deceased C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 02089 $107,711.98 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-452 7638 Thouron Ave 191502208 10th wd. 1,296 sq. ft. OPA#102498200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald C. Walker, Jr C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 02183 $150,950.97 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-453 2730 N 46th St 191311503 52nd wd. 1,354 sq. ft. OPA#521230900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tamara L. Watkins C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02632 $126,813.15 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-454 3640 E Allen St 19134 45th wd. 2 STY MASONRY; 1,200 sq. ft. BRT#451128200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carlos Varona, Jr C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 03162 $30,157.37 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1812-455 5042 Gainor Rd 191313306 52nd wd. 1,536 sq. ft. OPA#521158600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pierrette Nix-Pearson a/k/a Pierrette V. Nix Pearson C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04596 $110,088.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-456 10230 Selmer Pl 58th wd. 3,154 sq. ft. BRT#582464100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Zaza Gabuniya and Eka Barbakadze a/k/a Eka Derenovsky C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03013 $191,379.25 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-457 6518 N 18th St 191263401 17th wd. 1,551 sq. ft. OPA#172283600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Claudel Dorante C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02411 $149,841.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-458 5135 Jackson St 19124 62nd wd. 1,436 sq. ft. OPA#622406700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth M. Oldfield

a/k/a Elizabeth Oldfield C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02257 $17,344.37 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-459 2555 S Massey St a/k/a 2555 Massey St 191422122 40th wd. 1,018 sq. ft. OPA#406115300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bernice L. Townsend C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 03704 $52,329.77 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-460 246 Christian St a/k/a 901 S Third St 19147 2nd wd. 1,131 sq. ft. OPA#871502110 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Durwood Hankinson C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03629 $485,032.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-461 1420 W. Grange St a/k/a 1420 W. Grange Ave 15th wd. 1,560 sq. ft. BRT#171116000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Albert Cordery, Jr. C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 00100 $65,008.23 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-462 6330 Cherokee St 22nd wd. 2,000 sq. ft. BRT#593138300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher J. Reed C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 01459 $393,569.11 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-463 1512 N Robinson St 19151-4244 34th wd. 1,380 sq. ft. OPA#342284900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Theresa M. Evans, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03277 $6,660.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-464 1927 Haworth St 19124 62nd wd. 1,312 sq. ft. OPA#622031500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Olga Marrero and Maria Rodriguez C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02249 $86,688.78 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-465 2539 S Robinson St 19142 40th wd. 1,119 sq. ft. OPA#402086900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mansa J. Paye, II a/k/a Junior M. Verdier a/k/a Mansa J. Paye a/k/a Junior M. Veridier C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02030 $82,735.57 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-466 252 E Hortter St 19119 22nd wd. 2,050 sq. ft. OPA#221167800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Denise Norfleet as Administratrix of the Estate of Maude Ransom, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 03576 $8,179.99 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-467 5438 Hawthorne St 19124 62nd wd. 1,893 sq. ft. OPA#622253321 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher Jones solely in His Capacity as Heir of

Melinda Muniz Deceased, The Unknown Heirs of Melinda Muniz Deceased and Miguel Santiago Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Melinda Muniz Deceased C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 02902 $117,156.53 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-468 1972 W Spencer St 49th wd. 1,320 sq. ft. BRT#171254700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robin Montgomery C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 01900 $141,403.34 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-469 7164 Georgian Rd 19138-2119 10th wd. 1,314 sq. ft. OPA#101133100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Laurine Spivey C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 01834 $62,245.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-470 6214 Gillespie St 55th wd. Beginning Point: on the Northwesterly side of Gillespie Street (40 feet wide) at the distance of 457 feet 7-1/2 inches measured Southwestwardly along the said side of Gillespie Street from its intersection with the Southwesterly side of Robbins Street (60 feet wide) OPA#552425400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GR 2 STY MASONRY Rubin Bonny and Brenda J. Moon C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 00800 $107,487.90 Patrick J. Wesner, Esquire 1812-471 5021 Rosehill St 19120 42nd wd. 1,104 sq. ft. OPA#421348800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pablo Celedonio C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03531 $69,963.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-472 6044 Baltimore Ave 19143 3rd wd. 1,876 sq. ft. OPA#034004800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elwood H Walton C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01397 $106,089.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-473 2756 Alresford St 19137 45th wd. 1,120 sq. ft. OPA#453015000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Erin Shain C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 01922 $72,788.05 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-474 1371 Westbury Dr 191512817 34th wd. 1,120 sq. ft. OPA#343285700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Phillips, Jr; John Phillips, Sr C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 03258 $114,332.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-475 8409 Suffolk Pl 19153 40th wd. 3,269 sq. ft. OPA#405186004 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Alice Jane Scott Deceased and Duane Scott Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Alice Jane Scott Deceased C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 01719 $43,774.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-476 3706 Vader Rd a/k/a 3706 Vader Dr 19154 66th wd. 1,800 sq. ft. OPA#663424200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-

DENTIAL PROPERTY Carole Jane Tyre a/k/a Carol Jane C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02724 $38,993.97 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-477 4247 Tackawanna St 23rd wd. 815 sq. ft. BRT#232344500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Myriam Rivera C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 04110 $38,567.52 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-478 6725 Marsden St 19135 41st wd. 2,075 sq. ft. BRT#412383800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ingrid Rodriguez C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03552 $113,470.48 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-479 1619 Solly Ave 56th wd. 4,185 sq. ft. BRT#562072700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Elena Sklyar C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 03491 $123,021.97 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1812-480 78 W Godfrey Ave 19120 BRT#611284300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dionne N. Jackson a/k/a Dionne N. Singleton $122,987.62 Thomas A Capehart, Esquire 1812-481 4952 Wellington St 19135 65th wd. Land: 1,128 sq. ft.; Improvement: 1,064 sq. ft. BRT#651014300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Anthony Black C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 01191 $57,514.60 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-482 3221 Stanwood St 19136 64th wd. 2,797 sq. ft. BRT#642317400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Joseph R. Lee, Jr.; Lucyanne Lee C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 02548 $314,017.25 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-483 6341 Chester Ave 19142 40th wd. 1,004 sq. ft. OPA#401222800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leonard A. Murphy C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 03033 $68,423.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-484 5229 W Jefferson St 19131 52nd wd. 1,232 sq. ft. OPA#521031800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ella Butts a/k/a Ella L. Butts C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01062 $64,104.79 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-485 7675 Woodcrest Ave 19151 BRT#343197500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ayesha Ferguson C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 00118 $115,040.10 Thomas A Capehart, Esquire 1812-486 2643 Bonaffon St 19142 40th wd. 1,112 sq. ft. BRT#406072700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Arlene Glover

C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 01765 $47,418.39 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-487 2917 S 67th St 19142 40th wd. 3,180 sq. ft. BRT#406615800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Thomas G. McGill Tappeh and Gweh Nementobor a/k/a Nementorbor Gweh a/k/a Gweh Tappeh C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03507 $198,342.63 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-488 2721 Reed St 19146 36th wd. 1,292 sq. ft. OPA#362-114700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: HOUSE; RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Eugene Bulch, 2301 Green St C.P. June Term, 2018 No. 01280 $176,000.00 1812-489 2441 S Alder St 19148 39th wd. 714 sq. ft. OPA#394122500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jamie Devito and John M. Devito C.P. March Term, 2008 No. 01030 $55,972.93 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-490 855 Locust Ave 191382333 12th wd. 1981.00 sq. ft. OPA#122077600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL Silver Eagle Investment Group, LLC, 1632 Frankstown Rd, Pittsburgh, PA 15235 C.P. December Term, 2017 No. 01905 $34,090.07 Brandon R. Wind, Esq. 1812-491 4419 Richmond St 19137 45th wd. 1,156 sq. ft. OPA#453318400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jamie M. Haas a/k/a Jamie M Haas C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00597 $102,379.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-492 6165 Upland St 191422428 40th wd. 1,064 sq. ft. OPA#401294000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Justine Cassandra Staten a/k/a Justine Staten, in Her Capacity as Devisee of Last Will and Testament of Lorraine D. Staten a/k/a Lorraine Diana Staten; Arlen Corprew, in Her Capacity as Heir of Lorraine D. Staten a/k/a Lorraine Diana Staten, Deceased; Lorraine Staten, in Her Capacity as Heir of Lorraine D. Staten a/k/a Lorraine Diana Staten, Deceased; Justina Sheryl Staten, in Her Capacity as Heir of Lorraine D. Staten a/k/a Lorraine Diana Staten, Deceased; Marquita Antoinette Staten, in Her Capacity as Heir of Lorraine D. Staten a/k/a Lorraine Diana Staten, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Lorriane D. Staten a/k/a Lorraine Diana Staten, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01344 $37,349.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-493 9717 Chapel Rd 19115 58th wd. 6,490 sq. ft. BRT#581292100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Hamdi Ibrahim C.P. May Term, 2018 No.

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03543 $221,178.73 Martha E. Von Rosenstie, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-494 5703 N 13th St 19141 49th wd. 1,360 sq. ft. OPA#493199100 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Juanita Jones, Executrix of The Estate of Brenda Goode a/k/a Brenda Elaine Goode C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03975 $60,167.80 Kevin J. Cummings, Esquire 1812-495 3100 Brighton St 191492027 55th wd. 2,827 sq. ft. OPA#551351600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph West; Roberta West C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 02207 $47,663.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-496 13085R Bustleton Ave Unit 606B Hazel Lane Condo’s 19116 58th wd. 867 sq. ft. OPA#888581709 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James Alexander C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02527 $167,032.12 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-497 111 Durfor St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 876 sq. ft. BRT#391111800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Brian T. Brennan and Kerrie L. Giffear C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01055 $141,804.79 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, LLC 1812-498 711 E Phil Ellena St 19119-1532 22nd wd. 2,840 sq. ft. OPA#222011100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Jackson; Margo Jackson C.P. October Term, 2017 No. 00784 $370,190.82 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-499 7960 Bayard St 19150 50th wd. 1,425 sq. ft. OPA#501202900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Camara J. Thorpe C.P. October Term, 2015 No.

02059 $144,644.59 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-500 9921 Bustleton Ave, Apt J4 19115-1556 58th wd. 654 sq. ft. OPA#888580777 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Theresa Jamison; Charles E. Lee C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 03324 $104,925.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-501 4061 Balwynne Park Rd 19131 52nd wd. 2,440 sq. ft. OPA#521405100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Beverly Driver C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 01578 $61,012.12 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-502 2911 Knorr St 19149 55th wd. 2,002 sq. ft. OPA#551205600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Lisa M. Ward C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 001032 $142,450.37, plus interest through the date of the sheriff ’s sale, plus costs Jessica A. Kubisiak, Esquire 1812-503 1612 Benner St 19149 62nd wd. 1,778 sq. ft. OPA#621145900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James F. Hatcher C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00539 $95,372.93 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-504 1919 N 25th St 191212002 32nd wd. 1,924 sq. ft. OPA#322176500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lorrel Mccook a/k/a Lorrel Mccook, Sr C.P. February Term, 2018 No. 01851 $110,197.65 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-505 1129 Bingham St 19115 63rd wd. 5,065 sq. ft. OPA#632126800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joan B. Ryan and Jeffrey M. Ryan C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 01791 $265,574.61 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-506 15005 Sunflower Dr 19116 58th wd. 2,190 sq. ft. OPA#583261005 IMPROVEMENTS: RESI-

DENTIAL PROPERTY Robert A. Severio and Christina M. Severio C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01545 $415,127.14 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-507 8011 Fairview St 19136 64th wd. 2,000 sq. ft. OPA#642016100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph Bittner C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04178 $181,459.38 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-508 1351 E Airdrie St 19124 33rd wd. 878 sq. ft. OPA#331241600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janine Ann Taylor a/k/a Janine A. Taylor C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01938 $33,013.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-509 5411 Irving St 19139-4055 60th wd. 1,530 sq. ft. OPA#603054800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janice Jones C.P. April Term, 2018 No. 05049 $77,242.59 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-510 1945 Waterloo St 19122 18th wd. 514 sq. ft. OPA#183243400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Esau A. Hernandez a/k/a Esau Hernandez C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01057 $56,944.54 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-511 7134 Erdrick St 191351013 41st wd. 1,290 sq. ft. OPA#412245400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lou Ann Feuerstein C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 00874 $198,159.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-512 2914 Brighton St 19149 55th wd. 1,926 sq. ft. BRT#551346800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Francis X Sees Jr and Christina T Sees C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01005 $136,276.63 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-513 1946 S Iseminger St 19148-2207 39th wd. 1,232 sq. ft. OPA#394408000

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimmarie S. Santosusso C.P. July Term, 2018 No. 03125 $48,489.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-514 3157 Custer St 19134 33rd wd. 1,064 sq. ft. OPA#331309900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Olga Flores a/k/a Olga M. Flores, deceased, Daniel Rodriguez-Flores, Known Heir of Olga Flores a/k/a Olga M. Flores, deceased and Benigno RiveraFlores, Known Heir of Olga Flores a/k/a Olga M. Flores, deceased C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 02916 $25,330.01 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-515 1165 Atwood Rd 19151 34th wd. 1,240 sq. ft. OPA#344328400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nakia M. Feribee C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 02191 $105,016.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-516 6824 Vandike St 191352316 41st wd. 960 sq. ft. OPA#412420600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brooke Greenberg C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02402 $62,492.93 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-517 1916 Evarts St 35th wd. 4,125 sq. ft. BRT#562241500; PRCL #157 N 10-50 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph Waldman and Hannah Waldman C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 02282 $120,698.65 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-518 6444 Saybrook Ave 19142 40th wd. 1,360 sq. ft. OPA#401350200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Evelyn Bembry a/k/a Evelyn L. Bembry C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 01563 $21,315.60 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-519 437 W Roosevelt Blvd

19120 42nd wd. 2,259 sq. ft. OPA#422111800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Clyde Martin Jr. C.P. March Term, 2018 No. 01830 $92,778.61 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-520 6618 Marsden St 41st wd. 2,250 sq. ft. BRT#411259700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Willie Washington C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 04952 $94,899.94 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1812-521 3218-20 W. Cheltenham Ave 19150 50th wd. Land: 1,890 sq. ft.; Improvement: 1,413 sq. ft. BRT#775107505 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Reginald Covington C.P. November Term, 2017 No. 001730 $176,926.43 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1812-522 6026 N 2nd St 19120 61st wd. 1,514 sq. ft. OPA#612421800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Teresa G. Brooks C.P. January Term, 2018 No. 03974 $41,641.76 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-523 6112 Sansom St 19139 3rd wd. 1,618 sq. ft. OPA#031050300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Melinda A. Hall C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 01056 $84,560.98 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-524 2822 Wilmot St 19137 45th wd. 1,050 sq. ft. OPA#453089100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Raymond Pike C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 02317 $144,229.96 KML Law Group, P.C. 1812-525 8031 Mansfield Ave 19150 50th wd. 2,816 sq. ft. OPA#502020500 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY 2 STORY MASONRY Loren Hackney C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03131 $30,219.79 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1812-526 1419 N 18th St 19121 47th wd. 1,880 sq. ft. OPA#471289910 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY ROW 3

STORY MASONRY Rhea A. Gaines C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01434 $103,218.40 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1812-527 5510 N American St 19120 42nd wd. 1,950 sq. ft. OPA#422425600 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY ROW HOME 2 STORY MASONRY Sherrie Lowry C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 02748 $92,914.37 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1812-528 1110 Elbridge St 19111 53rd wd. 1,037 sq. ft. OPA#531086100 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY ROWHOME 2 STORY MASONRY Jonathan Valentin and The United States of America C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 03382 $114,819.49 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1812-529 3850 Wyalusing Ave 19104-1124 24th wd. 979 sq. ft. OPA#243179600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Toni Howard C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 01924 $33,263.67 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1812-530 9225 Milnor St 19114 65th wd. 7,500 sq. ft. OPA#652427805 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joy Ruiz a/k/a Joy Gallen-Ruiz C.P. May Term, 2018 No. 03361 $351,565.53 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1812-531 611 E Mt. Airy Ave 19114 9th wd. 4,500 sq. ft. BRT#091006300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Barbara Rizzo a/k/a Barbara-Anne Rizzo C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 00421 $525,889.88 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1812-532 2624 Cedar St 19125 31st wd. Land: 1,540 sq. ft.; 2,140 sq. ft. BRT#871142800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Helen M. Shiffler C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02536 $161,166.98 Stern & Eisenberg PC

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