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Kathryn Knott takes case to court More than 20 witnesses testified over Knott’s four-day trial for her alleged role in last year’s attack on a gay couple in Center City. As of presstime, the jury was still out. If convicted, Knott could face several years in jail. By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com There were several hours of painfully slow silence in Courtroom 304 in the Criminal Justice Center on Wednesday. Dozens waited as eight women and four men spent about five hours deliberating the innocence or guilt of accused gay basher Kathryn Knott. The jury didn’t reach a verdict on its first day in deliberations and was set to resume talks Thursday morning (PGN goes to press Wednesday evening; for up-to-date information on this case, visit www.epgn. com). Knott, 25, was charged with aggravated and simple assault, conspiracy and reckless endangerment in connection with the 2014 attack on gay couple Andrew Haught and Zachary Hesse. Prosecutors said Knott was part of a group that physically and verbally attacked Haught and Hesse at 16th and Chancellor streets Sept. 11, 2014. The melee started, they said, when Kevin Harrigan, a friend of Knott, made a derogatory comment about the men being a couple. Harrigan and co-defendant Philip Williams accepted plea deals this fall and will receive no jail time; Knott rejected a similar plea deal. More than 20 witnesses were presented over the four-day trial. Assistant District Attorney Mike Barry and defense attorney Louis Busico delivered closing statements Tuesday afternoon and the jury started deliberations at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, after Judge Roxanne Covington spent about an hour instructing them on the law. The jury periodically submitted requests for information on Wednesday, including asking to see all eight video clips used as evidence twice and police statements from the victims, three prosecution witnesses and a defense witness. While throughout PAGE 16

BANKERS HOLIDAY: Business leaders and members of the community listen to brief comments during the Independence Business Alliance holiday gathering Dec. 15 at Radisson Blu. Borgata representative Joe Lupo spoke briefly about the resort becoming a nationally recognized member of the IBA and the latest Out at Borgata efforts, while board president Rich Harrow announced the annual party was the most-attended in its history. About 150 members and guests enjoyed a pasta station, cheese and charcuterie table and open bar and were treated to a copy of Mark Segal’s “And Then I Danced,” courtesy of PNC Bank. Discounted drink specials were also offered after the party around the corner at Stir. Photo: Scott A. Drake

D.A.’s Office agrees to mediation in Morris dispute By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has agreed to participate in mediation with PGN, in order to resolve a dispute involving access to records pertaining to the Nizah Morris incident. Earlier this month, the D.A.’s Office accepted PGN’s offer to participate in mediation. The mediation is sponsored by the state Office of Open Records. The session will be non-binding and closed to the public. All discussions during the session will be confidential. But if a settlement is reached, that outcome will be publicly acknowledged by the OOR. Deadlines in the dispute have been postponed for at least 30 days, to allow time for the mediation to take place. If an OOR mediator feels that more than one session will be productive, both sides can participate in multiple sessions. Morris was a trans woman found with a fatal head wound in 2002, shortly after a Center City “courtesy ride” from Philadelphia police. Her homicide remains unsolved, and advocates are pushing for state and/or federal probes. PGN is seeking a certified copy of all Morris 911 recordings in the D.A.’s possession. But so far, the office has declined PAGE 20 to comply with the

N.J. town limits hours of gay-oriented adult bookstore By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com The Berlin, N.J., township council unanimously adopted an ordinance Dec. 14 limiting the hours of operation of Red Barn Bookstore. But Thomas Sherwood, owner of the gay-oriented adult establishment, vowed to fight the measure in court. The ordinance requires Red Barn, located on Route 73, to close on Sundays and between midnight-9 a.m. Monday through Saturday. It also imposes the same hours of oper-

ations on another adult-oriented establishment in the township, Berlin News Agency, which caters to the non-LGBT community. S h e r wo o d s a i d h e h a s a F i r s t Amendment right to operate his store 24 hours a day, seven days a week. “My First-Amendment rights don’t stop at midnight and start again at 9 a.m.,” he said. He said Red Barn pays about $14,000 annually to the township in real-estate taxes. “We support this community. I should be allowed to be open 24 hours a day. Don’t

treat me any differently. Treat me the same.” He said being open throughout the night actually makes the township safer, because staffers monitor the area for crime and accidents on the highway. Sherwood emphasized that Red Barn doesn’t cause adverse effects sometimes associated with adult establishments — such as decreased property values, increased crime, drug trafficking, prostitution, traffic congestion or the spread of diseases. PAGE 20 He said homophobia

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News Briefing One Voyeur suit settled, another set for trial A lawsuit filed by Rosauro Nery, who claims a man jumped from the second floor of Voyeur Nightclub and landed on him, has been settled. On Dec. 10, Edith A. Pearce, an attorney for Nery, filed a document in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, officially settling the case. Specific details about the settlement were unavailable. A jury trial would have been Dec. 7. The incident allegedly took place around 2 a.m. July 8, 2012, at the nightclub, located at 1221 St. James St. Abdel Youssef allegedly jumped from the second floor and landed on Nery, who was on the first-floor dance floor, according to court records. Youssef couldn’t be reached for comment. Nery allegedly suffered serious injuries to his head, neck, chest, ribs, sternum and back. According to Nery’s complaint, he acted prudently during the incident, and didn’t contribute in any manner to his injuries. Pearce had no comment for this story. Christopher J. Pakuris, an attorney for Voyeur, said a “minimal fee” was paid to settle the case. “This was a frivolous lawsuit, and a minimal fee was paid to dispose of the matter,” Pakuris said. In another case involving Voyeur, a trial date has been set for the spring. Kelly Martin, a South Philadelphia woman, is suing the club after falling inside the building and sustaining serious injuries. Jury selection is scheduled for 10 a.m. May 2 in Room 646 of City Hall, with Common Pleas Judge Lisa M. Rau presiding. In July 2012, Martin fell inside Voyeur, allegedly due to slippery conditions caused by an accumulation of liquid, glass and debris. She sustained fractures to her right arm, requiring extensive surgery, according to her lawsuit. She’s seeking more than $50,000 in damages, claiming the club operated in a dangerous manner. The popular nightspot, located at 1221 St. James St., has a large LGBT clientele. Deadlines in the case were extended due to a medical procedure that Martin required, according to court records.

City settles gay cop case for $60K The city recently paid $60,000 to settle

the antibias lawsuit of Officer N. Melville Jones, who alleged antigay harassment within the Philadelphia Police Department. Jones, a 17-year police veteran, claimed a supervisor outed him, triggering pervasive antigay workplace bias and harassment. Under the settlement, the city paid Jones $5,000 in compensation. Gerald J. Pomerantz & Associates, the law firm representing Jones, received $55,000 from the city. A component of the settlement requires enhanced LGBT training for all Philadelphia police officers. Currently, LGBT training at the police department is generally limited to new cadets. “The Philadelphia Police Department will collaborate with an LGBT organization to develop sensitivity training, according to best practices,” Pomerantz said in an email. “We are awaiting implementation and advice.” Mark McDonald, a spokesperson for Mayor Nutter, had no comment for this update.

Oral arguments held in Blatt case Oral arguments were held last week in the federal lawsuit of trans woman Kate Lynn Blatt, who claims anti-trans bias while working at Cabela’s Inc. On Dec. 9, both sides in the dispute presented arguments before U.S. District Judge Joseph F. Leeson Jr. in Allentown. Blatt claims Cabela’s discriminated against her due to her disability — gender dysphoria — by denying her access to a female restroom and a female name tag. But Cabela’s claims the Americans With Disabilities Act specifically excludes coverage for gender dysphoria, unless a claimant can prove his or her disorder has a physical cause. Blatt contends the ADA’s exclusion of gender-identity disorder violates her right to equal protection under the law. She wants the GID exclusion declared unconstitutional. As of presstime, Leeson hadn’t ruled on the dispute. “I’m gratified that [Leeson] gave thoughtful attention to the arguments for striking the [GID] exclusion, and hopeful that we’ll see the right outcome,” said Jennifer Levi, Transgender Rights Project Director at Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD). Attorney Kevin M. Barry attended the hearing and spoke against the ADA’s GID exclusion. Barry represents six LGBT advocacy groups that support Blatt’s right to pursue a disability-discrimination claim against Cabela’s. Blatt worked as a seasonal stocker at Cabela’s outlet in Hamburg between September 2006 and March 2007. The retail chain specializes in outdoor sports items. In addition to her disability-discrimination claim, Blatt is also pursuing sex-discrimination and retaliaPAGE 21

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“Mark Segal’s work for LGBT equality is historic and significant. The fact that he is still connecting our community is a testament to the passion which he shares in this memoir.” --Billie Jean King “Mark Segal is a beloved and respected activist for the LGBT movement, and he’s a pivotal voice to tell our story,” --The Advocate “Mark Segal made national news on December 11, 1973 when he interrupted a live broadcast of the CBS Evening News by yelling ‘Gays protest CBS prejudice!’ at none other than Walter Cronkite. He was wrestled to the floor on live national television, an incident often credited as the beginning of the end of LGBTQ invisibility. In his new memoir, Segal looks back on that defining moment in history, as well as the many battles that followed.” --Queerty “If it happened in the gay rights movement, Mark Segal was probably there.” --ABC-TV “Mark Segal is one of the major actors in the struggle for LGBT equality in the U.S....A life as eventful as Segal’s demands that a book be written about it.” --South Florida Gay News “Segal’s And Then I Danced harkens back to the glory days of the gay liberation era. Current activists could learn a lot of useful lessons from reading this memoir, and any American who reads it will learn about some interesting chapters in our nation’s ongoing struggle to form a more perfect union.” --David Carter, Author of Stonewall, The Riots that Sparked the Gay Revolution “And Then I Danced is more than a memoir; it’s a revelation……….and that’s a huge part of why this book is so vital. Equally important is how Segal shatters mistaken beliefs about queer history. Segal really puts the movement in context for the post-Stonewall generation.” Lambda Literary Review --Lambda “Read Mark Segal’s memoir and you’ll get the inside story of how and why he interrupted a live broadcast of The CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite. What happened afterward will surprise you. It’s one of many surprises in this must-read first-person account of LGBT history as it unfolded after Stonewall. Segal was a witness to that history, and he made some of it happen, changing our country and our lives for the better.” —Louis Wiley, Jr., executive editor, Frontline (PBS)

“I have read about Segal in other places but nothing is like reading about it as he tells it....Because of Segal and others we have openly LGBT people working in the White House and throughout corporate America. He has helped make it possible for an entire community of gay world citizens to finding the voice that they need to become visible.” --Reviews by Amos Lassen “Segal’s writing style is engrossing and never ponderous....And Then I Danced is highly recommended for all LGBT history collections and especially for readers with interest in Pennsylvania/Philadelphia politics.” --American Library Association’s GLBT Round Table “And Then I Danced is a fascinating page-turner that prompted my tears, laughter, envy, and astonishment--but most of all left me feeling very proud of what our community has accomplished and grateful to Mark for sharing his intimate memoir. While there are many who have witnessed the extraordinary history of the LGBT community, few have played as major a role in creating it as has Mark. It is no exaggeration to say that there is no person alive today who has been a more central participant in as much of the contemporary LGBT rights struggle than Mark Segal.” --Sean Strub, author of Body Counts: A Memoir of Politics, Sex, AIDS, and Survival “Mark Segal has for decades been a pathfinder for LGBT journalists of all stripes. We’re indebted to him for his years of radical activism, helping to foster a movement for change that has had a dramatic and positive impact for millions.” --Michelangelo Signorile, author of It’s Not Over: Getting Beyond Tolerance, Defeating Homophobia, and Winning True Equality “Real change never comes without real guts and real vision and real leaders. Mark Segal is the real deal.” --Robert Moore, cofounder of Dallas Voice “Mark Segal’s ideas run from the alpha to the omega. Sometimes I think there’s got to be more than one Mark Segal: he has done way too much for one lifetime. I highly recommend this book. If you can’t get to meet Mark in person, this is the next best thing!” --Michael Luongo, author of Gay Travels in the Muslim World “Before there was Ellen, Will, Grace, Rosie, Andy, and Anderson, Mark Segal was the squeaky gay wheel of American television, pulling stunts that forced the medium to open its closet door. If Walter Cronkite were still alive, he’d say: Not HIM again! And that’s the way it is. And was. Read all about it.” --Bruce Vilanch, Six-Time Emmy Award Winner “Mark Segal has taken the LGBT aging world by storm, and in the process has made a remarkable difference for our community’s courageous pioneers. We’ve all learned so much from him.” --Michael Adams, executive director, Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders “With gentle humor and the slightest touch of sardonicism….Segal lets readers into his personal life: his loves, losses, and (spoiler alert!) a very happy ending. “Drama seems to follow me,” he writes, and readers will be glad for it.” --Washington Blade

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Spotlight on queer voices in new William Way speaker series

RAISING VOICES: Matthew Ray (standing) speaks to a crowd of about 50 during the first Queer Voice in the World program Dec. 11 at the William Way LGBT Community Center. The inaugural program topic was “Home” and the speaker conversations included perceptions of what makes a location home-like or feel comfortable to us, as well as the meaning of home across cultures. After the addresses, the participants broke into sub-groups to discuss ideas relating to the topic. The next Queer Voices program will be in March with the topic “Body.” Photo: Scott A. Drake

By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com Matthew Ray showed two photos in the ballroom of the William Way LGBT Community Center on a recent Friday night. One featured men in leather get-ups; the other a basic fall festival. The creative director at Chatterblast, a social media-marketing firm, said both represent the same Philadelphia neighborhood, but with a different branding emphasis. When people think of the Gayborhood, they think of OutFest and Pride, Ray said. But Midtown Village has a more family- and business-friendly image. “The idea that Midtown Village needed to supplement the name Gayborhood kind of sent a message,” Ray said. “When it was created, it gave us the impression that gay equals bad; that different is unwanted and that diversity is bad for business.” Ray questioned the idea that “Midtown Village” was a necessary “property trick” to gain investments in the neighborhood. “Who says we can’t be everything as the Gayborhood to all types of people?” he said. “The Gayborhood is a place for inclusivity. Inclusivity needs diversity to function. We’re going to let everybody in, always. For us to really live the brand of this neighborhood, we have to be proud.” He noted that the city spends money to put “Gayborhood” on maps and has incorporated it into a marketing campaign: “Philadelphia — Get your history straight, and your nightlife gay.” Ray addressed about 40 people Dec. 11

for the inaugural Queer Voice in the World event. Speakers explored the idea of home for 10 minutes each. R. Eric Thomas, program director at William Way, conceived the speaker series as a “big-thinker speed-dating” experience. He had participated in several regional TED talks and noticed an uptick in queer people sharing their stories. “I think we’re at a point in our community where we have the history and privilege to talk about ourselves as a full people,” Thomas said. “One of the ambitions I have for this program,” he told people before the speakers started, “is that we are able to see there are people who think the way we think, and, more importantly, that there are people who don’t think the way we think.” The next Queer Voice in the World event takes place in March with the theme “body.” In September, leading up to the presidential election, speakers will discuss the idea of nation. At the first event, Ray spoke alongside six others: Bill Chenevert, staff writer for South Philly Review; Caitlin Pratt, coach supervisor for Valley Youth House; Rafael Damast, curator and visual-arts programmer for Taller Puertorriqueño; Katie Sgarro, co-founder of AsylumConnect; David Norse, minister for pastoral care and LGBTQ belonging at Broad Street Ministry and Arch Street Presbyterian Church; and Ben Jones, development director at William Way. Pratt hammered home the point that 40 percent of youth expePAGE 20

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Reading Terminal manager recognized HEALTH AND WELLNESS DIRECTORY FormerBy Paige “Paul has the usual strengths of a good leader,” Cooperstein paige@epgn.com

A new honor for Paul Steinke, former general manager of the Reading Terminal Market, hangs in the market’s most visited location: in the back corner by the bathrooms. Vinnie Iovine, president of the market’s merchants association, said it sounds funny, but that’s where all its accolades go. Steinke received the Maryellen Madden Award for dedicated service to the Reading Terminal Market over his 13-year tenure. “It’s wonderful to be recognized for the work I did, almost a year after I left,” said Steinke, who stepped down at the beginning of the year to focus on his run for a seat on Philadelphia City Council. Steinke could have been the first openly gay man elected to Council, but ultimately did not earn a Democratic nomination in the May primary. Since then, he has been focusing on independent consulting work. He likes to work on park improvement and bolstering the impact of neighborhood commercial corridors. “Everything I do comes from a deep and long-held love of Philadelphia,” Steinke said. “I really poured my heart and soul into making the Reading Terminal Market a better place for customers and merchants. One of my proudest accomplishments is being part of the growth of the market to serve as a showcase for our region’s cultural and culinary bounty.” Steinke is the third winner of the Maryellen Madden Award. Becky Stoloff, who ran the market’s preservation fund and helped it survive the construction of the Pennsylvania Convention Center, was the second recipient. She died of cancer in 2012. Maryellen Madden, a lawyer with Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney in Center City, originated the award after resigning from the board of directors of the Reading Terminal Market Corporation in 2009. She had served on the board for 15 years.

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Gayborhood Crime Watch The following incidents in the Midtown Village and Washington Square West areas were reported to the Sixth Police District between Nov. 30-Dec. 6. Information is courtesy of Sixth District Capt. Brian Korn; Stacy Irving, senior director, Crime Prevention Service; Center City District; the Police Liaison Committee and Midtown Village Merchants Association. To report crime tips, visit www.phillypolice.com or call 215-686-TIPS. INCIDENTS — At 2:15 a.m. Dec. 1, a man was walking in the 1100 block of Pine Street when a man exited a vehicle, punched him, stole his wallet and fled east on Pine Street in a dark-colored Jeep. The suspect was described as a 30-year-old white man with short, red hair and wearing tan sweatpants. — At 10:15 p.m. Dec. 2, a woman

was walking in the 400 block of South Eighth Street when a man on a bicycle rode by and grabbed her buttocks. He was described as 6-feet tall and was wearing a dark hoodie, jeans and a baseball cap. — At 1:55 p.m. Dec. 4, someone entered an apartment in the 1100 block of Spruce Street through a window on the fire escape and stole a laptop. Witnesses saw a man descending the fire escape and described him as black, about 5-foot-10 with a light complexion, wearing a gray hoodie and carrying a backpack. Sixth District Officer Corrado lifted fingerprints. — At 4 a.m. Dec. 5, two men were stabbed in the abdomen outside Voyeur Nightclub, 1200 St. James St., during an argument. The suspect was described as a 23-year-old black man, 5-foot-6, with a medium build and medium complexion and wearing a purple hoodie and tan jacket. — There were two thefts from

parked vehicles reported Nov. 30-Dec. 6: outside 900 Pine St. and 822 Pine St. — There were four thefts of bicycles reported Nov. 30-Dec. 6: outside 333 S. Broad St., 1020 Pine St., 1100 Walnut St. and 204 S. 12th St. NON-SUMMARY ARRESTS — At 1:40 a.m. Dec. 5, a man punched an acquaintance and stole his wallet inside the parking garage at 1201 Walnut St. Sixth District Officer Auman apprehended the suspect a short distance away. The 23-year-old man with a Feltonville address was charged with robbery and related offenses. SUMMARY ARRESTS — At 6:20 p.m. Dec. 5, Sixth District officers issued a citation for a summary offense outside 1200 Chancellor St. n

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MontCo Dow employee named emerging LGBT leader By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com Cory Valente, associate scientist with The Dow Chemical Company in Upper Providence Township, near Collegeville, was named to a list of Top 30 Future LGBT Leaders, making him the only honoree from the Philadelphia area, according to a PGN analysis of the winners. The Financial Times and OUTstanding, a professional networking group, partnered to curate the annual list, along with other power lists that named leading LGBT and ally executives. The honorees were announced in October. “To get third place on the top 30 list is quite substantial,” Valente told PGN. “It really comes down to the fact that it was a complete team effort.” Four other employees from Dow, headquartered in Midland, Mich., earned recognition, including Andrew N. Liveris, chairman and CEO named third in the Top

30 Executive Allies list; James Fitterling, vice chairman of business operations named 73rd in Top 100 LGBT Leaders; Louis A. Vega, chief of staff and vice president of Olympics and sports solutions named 15th in Top 100 LGBT Leaders; and Tlacaelel Benavides, the Latin America marketing manager named 18th in Top 30 Future LGBT Leaders. Dow has earned a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign’s Corporate Equality Index for the last 10 years. “Having [LGBT-inclusive] policies in place gives employees the feeling of having a safe community to work in,” said Valente, who joined Dow in 2011. “When a company becomes more vocal externally, they’re taking a risk because not everyone is going to be on the same page. It makes me proud to work for a company like this.” Valente, who is gay, serves as the Global Leader of GLAD, the LGBT and allies network at Dow, which operates in more than 35 countries. He also took his advocacy outside the company when he helped create the Delaware Valley LGBT Consortium. About 12 employees from Dow, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Merck

and Johnson & Johnson participate. “We very much wanted this to be a regional endeavor for the science industry,” Valente said. “As things happen, we can quickly align, pool resources and leverage some of our best practices. Everybody has an ear to the ground so we can align quickly.” Valente said when religious-freedom legislation, which was seen as a license to discriminate against LGBT people, came up in Indiana, Texas and Louisiana, Dow decided to take a proactive role and release a statement denouncing discrimination for any reason. Dow is one of the largest employers in those states. In 2016, Valente would like to focus on Dow’s GLAD work in the Asia-Pacific region. The company has an especially large presence in Shanghai, Valente said. “We’ll hopefully start a dialogue and change some minds,” he said. “From everything I’ve heard, I see significant opportunity that we’ll be able to accomplish.” To see all the notable LGBT business leaders, visit www. out-standing.org/nominations/2015-role-models. n

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Objects highlight gender fluidity at Penn Museum exhibit By Paige Cooperstein paige@epgn.com A pipe bag in the Penn Museum depicts a winkte, a class of Lakota people from the Great Plains who assume a female role after being assigned male at birth. A few feet away sits a 19th-century wooden figure from

the Lulua of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It shows a bearded woman connected at the back with a bearded man. Also nearby stands a statue of Hermaphroditus, who in Greek mythology sprung from the gods Aphrodite and Hermes and displayed characteristics of both genders. “The transgender community has become much more mainstream,” said Lauren Ristvet, curator and professor of archaeology at the University of Pennsylvania. “The discourse has changed, but these kinds of ideas aren’t new. We wanted to denaturalize people’s ideas of what is normal in terms of sexual practices and relationships between sex and gender. So much of this is in flux.” Ristvet culled the artifacts from Penn’s archives into a show called “Sex: A History in 30

Objects.” It’s open now through the end of July at the museum, 3260 South St. Tickets cost $15 for general admission, $13 for seniors and $10 for people with student identification. Other notable objects in the one-room show include a love stick from Oceania and the Disc of Enheduama, a woman considered attractive for the power she held in the ancient world as a high priestess and one of the first people to have writing attributed to her. “We took a lot of items out of storage that wouldn’t be displayed normally,” Ristvet said. The exhibition forms part of Penn’s yearlong forum on sex, which also includes films and lectures that are open to the public. For more information, visit www.phf.upenn.edu/events/sex. n

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TURNING RED INTO GREEN: Cory Wade Hindorf performed the opening numbers for the 2015 Code Red fundraiser Dec. 11 at Voyeur. The annual event was sold out and raised almost $9,000 for AIDS Fund, MANNA and Mazzoni Center, almost three times the amount raised the first year. Performers from across the region participated and even the audience members joined in during the performance of “525,600 Minutes” from “Rent.” The annual fundraiser also promotes testing, PrEP usage and acceptance of people with HIV. Photo: Scott A. Drake

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More transgender people will begin their transitions as young teens and more healthcare companies will cover their medical needs in 2016, according to a list of transgender trends created by Dr. Sherman Leis, a surgeon who operates a clinic called The Transgender Center in Lower Merion Township. He’s released the trends list every year since 2010. Leis said he bases the list on requests he receives at his practice and what he observes as a speaker at transgender health conferences around the country. The 2016 trends include: 1) The U.S. government will enhance its leadership in “normalizing” life for transgender people in America through its policies and programs. 2) Health care will evolve from paying lip service in covering transgender care to providing realistic support and care for transgender people. 3) The business world, both private companies and public corporations, will expand its support of transgender people working for them. 4) More hospitals will dedicate care and services to transgender people and their unique needs, from transgender minors to senior citizens. 5) The health-care community will recognize the transgender needs of children and

begin providing support and care earlier in life. 6) Public amenities for transgender people, such as gender-neutral bathrooms, will become more commonplace. 7) More celebrities will come out as being transgender, leading (to) public acceptance. 8) The exceptionally high suicide rate among transgender people will come down as…supportive institutions … become more widely available. 9) More mental-health specialists, physicians and surgeons will become trained and practice transgender medicine. 10) Global standards will be enhanced, leading to an increase in quality of care and acceptance. Leis performed his first female-to-male transgender surgery 35 years ago. He almost didn’t take the patient because he didn’t know if he could do it, he told PGN this week. “There was not too much in the literature at that time,” Leis said. “I found a couple techniques that relied on the basic tenants of plastic and reconstructive surgery.” It was 25 years before he would work again with transgender patients. Leis said he received word that a woman wanted to serve as a plastic-surgery resident with him. She was transgender and told him he should get plugged into transgender health care because he had a strong reputation as a surgeon. “Over the last decade, PAGE 21

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Visiting the doctor can seem like a hassle. It can be nerve-wracking, or it can just be downright unpleasant. It is not unheard of for many people to report confusion after an appointment. It is therefore important for people of any age to arm themselves with the skills and knowledge to become their own best advocate. We want to trust our doctors (and for the most part, we can and do), but it is easy to become a number and to get lost in the shuffle. Being your own health-care advocate is often easier said than done. However, the following list of eight best practices can help make sure you get the care you need and deserve.

5. Take notes or bring a friend to your appointments A lot of information can get thrown at you during appointments. It may often seem to be in a language you don’t understand. Further, you may not be feeling well enough to even pay attention to what your doctor is saying. Therefore, it is helpful to take notes regarding your ailments, treatment and other important information, or bring a trusted friend along to do it for you. Having a friend with you at your appointments not only gives you an extra set of ears to catch information, but it’s also an extra mouth to ask questions.

6. Carry a list of all your cur1. Read your annual notice rent medications, including of change from Medicare/ over-the-counter drugs and Medicaid home remedies Every September, the Center Your health-care provider for Medicare Services (CMS) will not only want to know this Megan Staley information for diagnostic purmails to your home an annual notice of change covering poses, but also if you are to be everything you need to know regarding prescribed any new medications. Having changes in benefits, cost, coverage and/or this information for your provider will preeligibility for Medicare. It is important that vent any adverse drug interactions. Be sure you or someone you trust reads through to include the dosage and frequency with this in order to understand what you are which you take each medication. and what you are not eligible for, and at what cost. In Pennsylvania, the APPRISE 7. Plan ahead and know your prices Helpline (1-800-783-7067) can help you Prescription drugs can be very expenfind answers to any questions about your sive, especially if you choose the name Medicare coverage. brand. Generic drugs often have the same effect at a fraction of the cost. The same 2. Know your benefits applies to many assistive devices and tools. If you’ve read your annual notice of If the need should arise for long-term reschange, you’re aware of the benefits idential care in a nursing home, take the afforded you through Medicare. However, time to plan ahead and shop around. The you may have a supplemental insurance annual median cost for a private room in through a private company or as part of a a Pennsylvania nursing home is around pension. Understanding what care is cov$107,000. Check out Pennsylvania Health ered by each insurance will allow you to Care Association (PHCA.org) for more ask for specific treatments and to lessen information. some delays in paperwork. 8. Be upfront about your LGBTQ status 3. Know your rights Members of LGBTQ communities have People 65 and older are considered a greater risk for many diseases and disorvulnerable populations under the Older ders and often have a family history that Americans Act. Therefore, there are extra affects their well-being. Being upfront protections and policies in place to uphold about your identity will give your provider the rights of older Americans to be free a better understanding of how to diagnose from abuse, neglect and financial exploita- and treat you. Also, this is a great way to tion, to make informed decisions, to stay find a provider you can trust and be open in one’s own home for as long as safely with. If someone is uncomfortable with possible and to have access to preventative your status or refuses to treat you because health care. of it, they’re not the right health-care provider for you. n 4. Ask questions There is nothing rude about asking your Megan Staley is a volunteer with the health-care professional questions regardLGBT Elder Initiative. She is currently ing your medications and treatments. Why earning a master’s degree in management are you receiving it? What are the potential of aging services through the University complications and side effects? Are there of Massachusetts at Boston. To comment foods or activities you should avoid or get on this article, contact the LGBT Elder more of? Do not be afraid to ask. Initiative at info@lgbtei.org.

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Beyond the surface of the Knott case PGN has spent the better part of a week camped out at the Criminal Justice Center for the trial alleged gay basher Kathryn Knott (as of presstime, a verdict has yet to be rendered). Here are some of our observations from the high-profile proceeding. This case has captivated the public’s attention since the story broke in September 2014, and the trial has been no different. The courtroom has been packed for each day of the trial with press, observers and supporters for both sides. That Knott is the lone defendant in the case — her male co-defendants took plea deals — is likely stoking the continued public interest in this case. Knott’s sex, race, age and apparent affluence all seem to add fuel to the fire. Supporters have cast her as an innocent and harmless scapegoat. Supporters of the victims have portrayed her as a bigoted menace. Like most situations, reality may not be black and white and likely lies somewhere in the middle. But what has been clear is that Knott’s demographic characteristics have played heavily into this case. The defense labored to characterize this incident as an altercation “among four adult men,” suggesting such an incident would not be the place for a female. On the contrary, prosecutors prompted several witnesses to detail how surprised they were to see a female behave violently, using her sex to elicit a response from the jury. Just as this case has revolved around the biases of the defendants, it’s also brought into focus many other biases many of us may take for granted. Not all men are violent, and not all women are peacemakers. Not all suburban residents are rich, and not all city dwellers live in poverty. Not all white people are innocent, and not all people of color are guilty. The visceral reaction to this case shows just how deeply some of these presumptions go. What happened on 16th and Chancellor streets that evening was seen from more than 20 different vantage points. A full recounting of each person’s actions will never be possible, but it is evident that nothing good happened that night. What did, however, emerge was a forced spotlight on the prejudices each of us has. Good or bad, they guide our behaviors and mindsets and dictate our judgment of others’ behaviors and mindsets. Regardless of the outcome for Knott, hopefully this situation will motivate all people involved — regardless of sex, race, age, socioeconomic status or sexual orientation — to re-examine presumptions and move forward with more care and clarity. n

If you’re a Republican, you know that it is essential to seek the vote of people who are irrational and extreme. And in order to do that, you have to say things that are irrational and extreme. But you also have to ignore the parts of reality that clash with your irrational and extreme ideology. And Marco Rubio has that down pat. It’s saying that Pope Francis can do no wrong, except when you disagree with him. “On moral issues, he speaks with incredible authority,” Rubio told Fox News. “He’s done so consistently on the value of life, on the sanctity of life, on the importance of marriage and on the family. [But] on economic issues, the pope is a person.” How convenient. It’s shooting down Hillary Clinton’s plan to make college more affordable as too expensive, yet trying to play down your coziness with for-profit colleges that often leave students in deep debt and without degrees. It’s telling Fox News that America should shut down mosques and “any place — whether it’s a cafe, a diner, an Internet site — where radicals are being inspired” and yet ignoring the many breeding grounds for violence by non-Muslims in the United States. It’s denouncing Planned Parenthood and repeating discredited claims about them selling “baby parts” for profit, yet remaining silent when a man shoots up a clinic in Colorado. And it’s calling for the antigay right to just ignore Obergefell v. Hodges, the Supreme Court case that established marriage equality as a fundamental right, just as they ignore Roe v. Wade. In a recent interview on the Christian Broadcasting Network, David Brody asked Rubio if he considered Obergefell v. Hodges “settled law.” “It is current law. It’s not settled law. No law is settled law,” Rubio answered. “Roe v. Wade is current law but that doesn’t mean that we don’t continue to aspire to fix it because we think it’s wrong. And in the interim, until we can get a Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, we do everything possible within the constraints that it’s placed upon us, to confront it and certainly

limit the number of abortions and save as many lives as possible.” As anti-abortion activists have chipped away at abortion rights over the years, Rubio clearly would like to see that same energy directed at marriage equality. Perhaps to limit the number of same-sex marriages and save as many homos from themselves as possible? “If you live in a society where the government creates an avenue and a way for you to peacefully change the law, then you’re called upon to participate in that process to try to change it,” Rubio continued. “Not ignoring it but trying to change the law. And so that’s what we’re endeavoring to do here. I continue to believe that marriage law should be between one man and one woman and that the proper place for that to be defined is at the state level where marriage has always been regulated, not by the U.S. Supreme Court and not by the federal government.” First of all, it’s worth asking whether Rubio believes we live in a society that allows for peacefully changing laws we disagree with. Granted, this interview was done before the Colorado shooting, but it’s not like Rubio doesn’t have many violent examples at his disposal. Not to mention the fact that this legislative attack on abortion laws is part of what has been called the GOP’s War on Women. Republicans are hell bent on making women’s access to complete health care a crime. So when he says “that’s what we’re endeavoring to do here” regarding marriage equality, I can’t help but question his sincerity about peacefully settling this dispute. The antigay rhetoric of the GOP is just fuel for more violence. n

“I continue to believe that marriage law should be between one man and one woman and that the proper place for that to be defined is at the state level where marriage has always been regulated, not by the U.S. Supreme Court and not by the federal government.”

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

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Finding your own holiday spirit By this time you’re either caught up them to create something positive. with the holiday spirit or you’re so tired Help those in our community who need of it that you’re asking when it will end. support. There are so many ways to do this. After all, it started really early this year. Pick an issue that you care about. Seek out As stores were taking down the Halloween an organization in our community that spedecorations, they began putting up the hol- cializes in that area and contact them to see iday decor. how you could help. I must admit that I usually I promise you, it will lift not enjoy the holidays. It’s always only the spirits of the people fun to attempt to find that gift you help, but yours as well. that surprises those you care Giving the gift of your time about. And I enjoy entertaining is valuable, and one you’ll my friends and those who have personally appreciate and that worked with me on various projwill give you memories for a ects throughout the year. lifetime. But there are times when many To all of you who celebrate of us feel as though this holiday the holidays and those of you period leaves us wanting or left who don’t, may I wish you the out — especially those most most joyest of times during the endangered in our community: next two weeks. n our youth, seniors, trans people Mark Segal, PGN publisher, is and disabled, among others. the nation’s most-award-winning But there’s another group that Mark Segal commentator in LGBT media. You just feels that the holidays are can follow him on Facebook at overblown, not what they should www.facebook.com/MarkSegalPGN or Twitter be or just hate the concept. But rather than at https://twitter.com/PhilaGayNews. feeling isolated, keep your feelings but use

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Letters and Feedback In response to “Mob mentality,” Dec. 4-10, 2015: Thank you for this, Mark! This complacency to bullies in the political arena is not a new phenomenon in this country. This Pandora’s box was opened during the 2008 presidential campaign. I remember watching the bullies in the Republican camp gaining praise and publicity by the [mainstream media] as they invoked their racist, murderous and lynching fantasies during public campaign rallies, and the candidates allowing, enabling and promoting that hateful garbage rather than condemning it. The [mainstream media] loved it and happily showcased those hate-filled messages as normal all across our nation. Nobody from either political camp — elected or candidates — condemned the hate and public-lynching chants. The tenor became frightening, yet it appeared nobody was really paying much attention. Nobody said enough to the hate-filled garbage spewed by both candidates and audience. I knew then that Pandora’s box had been allowed to be opened and allowed every hateful cretin to crawl out from under their rocks. What we are seeing now is Act II of this dangerous mob mentality. Yes Mark, it is eerily familiar to the old Germany and that little unmentionable monster. We all need to wake up and do our part to stop all this hate-filled mob mentality! Thank you for starting the conversation, Mark! — BecaB

In response to “Gift Guide 2015: LGBT titles to round out your holiday-shopping lists,” Dec. 4-10, 2015: Thank you so much for including “God in Pink” on the list and for the beautiful review of the book. I’m very thankful and honored. — Hasan Namir In response to “Calcutta House residents receive homemade pillows for the holidays,” Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2015: I congratulate all of the volunteers who made pillows for those people at Calcutta House. — J David Moore In response to “Gay man’s killer back in federal court,” Nov. 27-Dec. 3, 2015: I’ll never forget the coverage of Anthony’s parents at the trial. These monsters didn’t only kill Anthony, they killed part of his family and the community. I remember the attorneys for the killers laughing and making jokes about the gay supporters at their trial. I wish the killers were executed decades ago. Never, ever let them out! — Jake1966

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Street Talk What's your favorite holiday tradition? "Secret Santa with a group of 15 close friends. We set a $10 maximum so nobody spends too much. We do it a few Colleen Nowicki days before student Christmas, Gayborhood and we also have a chocolate-milk party. My friend Courteny's family owns a farm that's famous for the chocolate milk it produces. We use it for the party."

"I take a threehour trip to Mahwaw, N.J., to visit my mother. I have a very small family, basically just me and Joseph Samala my mother. audio engineer I don't know Queen Village my father. I have a very strong connection to my mother. She's important to me. And I make sure I bring her a very special gift each year."

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"Every year we go to a homeless shelter and give out toys and do a Christmas show. We sing, dance and do Aleasha Watsonmotivational Mitchell speaking. It student really puts Northeast Philadelphia me in the Christmas spirit of giving."

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PACKING IT IN: LGBTea Dances in Chester County this week hosted a backpack drive to support foster children in the county. Volunteers packed 155 backpacks with donated items at Phoenixville Area High School. Braeden Lange, who started an LGBT-affirming lacrosse game called the Courage Game, attended. Rob Scheer was also there. Along with his husband, Scheer fosters four children. They were recently featured in an American Girl Doll Magazine article. Photo: Ed Tenney

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Brief Summary of Patient Information about GENVOYA GENVOYA (jen-VOY-uh) (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and tenofovir alafenamide) tablets Important: Ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist about medicines that should not be taken with GENVOYA. There may be new information about GENVOYA. This information is only a summary and does not take the place of talking with your healthcare provider about your medical condition or treatment.

What is the most important information I should know about GENVOYA? GENVOYA can cause serious side effects, including: • Build-up of lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Lactic acidosis may happen in some people who take GENVOYA. Lactic acidosis is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. Lactic acidosis can be hard to identify early, because the symptoms could seem like symptoms of other health problems. Call your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms, which could be signs of lactic acidosis: • • • • • • •

feel very weak or tired have unusual (not normal) muscle pain have trouble breathing have stomach pain with nausea or vomiting feel cold, especially in your arms and legs feel dizzy or lightheaded have a fast or irregular heartbeat

• Severe liver problems. Severe liver problems may happen in people who take GENVOYA. In some cases, these liver problems can lead to death. Your liver may become large and you may develop fat in your liver. Call your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms of liver problems: • your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice) • dark “tea-colored” urine • light-colored bowel movements (stools) • loss of appetite for several days or longer • nausea • stomach pain • You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are female, very overweight (obese), or have been taking GENVOYA for a long time. • Worsening of Hepatitis B infection. GENVOYA is not for use to treat chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). If you have HBV infection and take GENVOYA, your HBV may get worse (flareup) if you stop taking GENVOYA. A “flare-up” is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before. • Do not run out of GENVOYA. Refill your prescription or talk to your healthcare provider before your GENVOYA is all gone. • Do not stop taking GENVOYA without first talking to your healthcare provider. • If you stop taking GENVOYA, your healthcare provider will need to check your health often and do blood tests regularly for several months to check your HBV infection. Tell your healthcare provider about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop taking GENVOYA.

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What is GENVOYA? GENVOYA is a prescription medicine that is used without other HIV-1 medicines to treat HIV-1 in people 12 years of age and older: • who have not received HIV-1 medicines in the past or • to replace their current HIV-1 medicines in people who have been on the same HIV-1 medicines for at least 6 months, have an amount of HIV-1 in their blood (“viral load”) that is less than 50 copies/mL, and have never failed past HIV-1 treatment HIV-1 is the virus that causes AIDS. GENVOYA contains the prescription medicines elvitegravir (VITEKTA®), cobicistat (TYBOST®), emtricitabine (EMTRIVA®) and tenofovir alafenamide. It is not known if GENVOYA is safe and effective in children under 12 years of age. When used to treat HIV-1 infection, GENVOYA may: • Reduce the amount of HIV-1 in your blood. This is called “viral load”. • Increase the number of CD4+ (T) cells in your blood that help fight off other infections. Reducing the amount of HIV-1 and increasing the CD4+ (T) cells in your blood may help improve your immune system. This may reduce your risk of death or getting infections that can happen when your immune system is weak (opportunistic infections). GENVOYA does not cure HIV-1 infection or AIDS. You must stay on continuous HIV-1 therapy to control HIV-1 infection and decrease HIV-related illnesses. Avoid doing things that can spread HIV-1 infection to others: • Do not share or re-use needles or other injection equipment. • Do not share personal items that can have blood or body fluids on them, like toothbrushes and razor blades. • Do not have any kind of sex without protection. Always practice safer sex by using a latex or polyurethane condom to lower the chance of sexual contact with semen, vaginal secretions, or blood. Ask your healthcare provider if you have any questions about how to prevent passing HIV-1 to other people.

Who should not take GENVOYA? Do not take GENVOYA if you also take a medicine that contains: • alfuzosin hydrochloride (Uroxatral®) • carbamazepine (Carbatrol®, Epitol®, Equetro®, Tegretol®, Tegretol-XR®, Teril®) • cisapride (Propulsid®, Propulsid Quicksolv®) • ergot-containing medicines, including: dihydroergotamine mesylate (D.H.E. 45®, Migranal®), ergotamine tartrate (Cafergot®, Migergot®, Ergostat®, Medihaler Ergotamine®, Wigraine®, Wigrettes®), and methylergonovine maleate (Ergotrate®, Methergine®) • lovastatin (Advicor®, Altoprev®, Mevacor®) • midazolam, when taken by mouth • phenobarbital (Luminal®) • phenytoin (Dilantin®, Phenytek®) • pimozide (Orap®) • rifampin (Rifadin®, Rifamate®, Rifater®, Rimactane®) • sildenafil (Revatio®), when used for treating lung problems • simvastatin (Simcor®, Vytorin®, Zocor®) • triazolam (Halcion®) • the herb St. John’s wort or a product that contains St. John’s wort

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What should I tell my healthcare provider before taking GENVOYA? Before taking GENVOYA, tell your healthcare provider if you: • have liver problems including hepatitis B infection • have kidney or bone problems • have any other medical conditions • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known if GENVOYA can harm your unborn baby. Tell your healthcare provider if you become pregnant while taking GENVOYA. Pregnancy registry: there is a pregnancy registry for women who take HIV-1 medicines during pregnancy. The purpose of this registry is to collect information about the health of you and your baby. Talk with your healthcare provider about how you can take part in this registry. • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you take GENVOYA. – You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk of passing HIV-1 to your baby. – At least one of the medicines in GENVOYA can pass to your baby in your breast milk. It is not known if the other medicines in GENVOYA can pass into your breast milk. – Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby. Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Other medicines may affect how GENVOYA works. Some medicines may interact with GENVOYA. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. • You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that interact with GENVOYA. • Do not start a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to take GENVOYA with other medicines.

How should I take GENVOYA?

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• GENVOYA is usually taken 1 time each day. • Take GENVOYA with food. • If you need to take a medicine for indigestion (antacid) that contains aluminum and magnesium hydroxide or calcium carbonate during treatment with GENVOYA, take it at least 2 hours before or after you take GENVOYA. • Do not change your dose or stop taking GENVOYA without first talking with your healthcare provider. Stay under a healthcare provider’s care when taking GENVOYA. • Do not miss a dose of GENVOYA. • If you take too much GENVOYA, call your healthcare provider or go to the nearest hospital emergency room right away. • When your GENVOYA supply starts to run low, get more from your healthcare provider or pharmacy. This is very important because the amount of virus in your blood may increase if the medicine is stopped for even a short time. The virus may develop resistance to GENVOYA and become harder to treat.

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“He looked motionless as he hit the ground,” Nagle said. Defense’s case Busico called four “fact” witnesses — all of whom were present for the incident and friends of Knott or others in her group — to the stand on the third day of the trial. One woman, Elizabeth Foley, filmed the incident on her cell phone. Her video did not depict Knott in a physical altercation, and she said Knott was “just standing around.” One clip of the video captured Knott rushing toward one section of the melee. Foley’s boyfriend, John McCabe, testified Knott was “standing off to the side” during the incident, but Barry countered with his police statement in which he said he didn’t see Knott during the incident. Pat Conly contended that Hesse threw him to the ground and Taylor Peltzer testified that, when she put her hands up to separate Haught and Williams, Haught punched her in the face. She said she required a dental procedure in connection with the punch, but was unsure what type of procedure it was and acknowledged it could have been for a cavity. Knott testified when she took the stand that Haught pushed Peltzer’s hand and did not punch her. Busico also presented seven character witnesses, including friends, family friends, former teachers and the woman whose children Knott babysits. In her own words Knott took the stand in her own defense Tuesday morning. She repeated throughout her direct examination that she was not involved in the physical altercation. “I saw Phil go to pull up his arm [to strike Haught] and I went to stop him,” Knott said. “I didn’t want to see Mr. Williams hurt or Mr. Haught hurt, even though I didn’t know him.” “I was trying to calm the situation,” she added. “That’s why my hand was on [friend] Fran, to say, ‘Stop. Everyone, stop.’” Knott said she was about 10 feet from Williams when she saw him punch Haught. “As soon as I saw him connect, I turned and ran in the opposite direction,” Knott testified. “Did you at any time punch, strike or hit anyone?” Busico asked. “No.” “Did you use the word faggot?” “No.” On a frequently hostile cross-examination by Assistant District Attorney Mike Barry, Knott acknowledged that the day after the incident, Williams, Harrigan and

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“I’d have to disagree with you,” Knott said. She acknowledged using the word “gay” to mean “lame” when referring to a song she disliked in one tweet. “I guess that’s OK,” Knott said about equating the two words. In a humorous moment that broke up the hostility, Barry fired off lines from the Will Ferrell movie “Anchorman,” like, “Baxter, is that you?” and “I love lamp.” He asked Knott why she tweeted the movie line “Jazz flute is for little fairy boys.” “Do you have a friend who plays jazz flute?” he asked. “Why, in the middle of the day when you were at home, would you pick this line to tweet?” Knott said she didn’t know. She contended she would never use derogatory language to an LGBT person’s face and added the tweets don’t speak to her feelings about LGBT people. “I have gay friends and family members,” she said, prompting Barry to interrupt with, “Sure. Glad you got that out.” His commentary elicited a warning from Judge Roxanne Covington. Barry also questioned Knott about a tweet in which she said she was kicked out of a bar in Hilton Head, N.C. After a sidebar, Covington allowed the question. “So you said you’d never been in a situation like [Sept. 11, 2014], but you were kicked out of — banned — from a bar in Hilton Head?” he asked. Knott said she didn’t recall the circumstances of the incident. n

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International Puerto Rico allows samesex couple to adopt A Puerto Rico court has for the first time allowed a same-sex couple to adopt a child. The Dec. 9 ruling involves a woman whose longtime partner gave birth to a girl through artificial insemination. The woman had been fighting to adopt the girl for two years. Justice Secretary Cesar Miranda calls it a historic decision and says it represents a new civil-rights achievement. Puerto Rico until recently prohibited same-sex marriages and the recognition of such marriages. However, the government struck down those laws after a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in late June that required every state to recognize such marriages.

Jamaica activist challenges anti-sodomy laws A Jamaican gay-rights activist has brought a rare legal challenge to the Caribbean island’s anti-sodomy laws that criminalize sex between men. Maurice Tomlinson has filed a claim in Jamaica’s Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the rarely used 1864 laws that ban anal sex and anything interpreted as “gross indecency” between men. In a statement Dec. 9, Tomlinson said the longstanding laws are a “gross viola-

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riencing homelessness across the country identify as LGBT. But, she said, the question of why should look for answers beyond the idea that unsupportive parents kick LGBT kids out of the house. Pratt said racism, poverty and the foster-care system should get attention as contributing factors. In surveys of Philadelphia’s homeless youth, Valley Youth House found that 32.5 percent had been in the foster-care system at some point, Pratt said. “There are things we can do as a community,” she said. “We can make sure that in our world we are mentioning this [issue] all the time. We can make sure our faith communities are supportive and are talking about these things on a regular basis. We can’t discredit faith communities.” Norse agreed with the importance of a spiritual home. He publicized a list of faith traditions that have ordination and marriage equality, including Presbyterians, Evangelical Lutherans, Episcopalians and

tion of my human rights” and those of all LGBT people in Jamaica. Tomlinson is a senior policy analyst at the Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network. Another Jamaican gay-rights activist made headlines in 2013 after initiating a constitutional court challenge to the laws. But that activist withdrew the case last year because of safety concerns.

Gay Iranian poet flees persecution Payam Feili fled his native Iran last year because of the persecution he faced over his sexuality. Now, the gay poet has made a years-long dream come true; he is visiting Israel, Iran’s archenemy and a country known for its tolerance toward gays. But the 30-year-old Feili stands out not only because of his arrival in a country so at odds with his own, but because of his professed adoration for the state some Iranian leaders have dubbed a cancer and have called to be wiped off the map. “I still can’t believe I am here,” the soft-spoken Feili said in Farsi, speaking through his translator and the friend who brought him to Israel, Adi Liberman. “All the stupid and ridiculous threats the regime issues against Israel have never influenced me and will never influence me,” he said. Feili, who has written nine books, many of them openly discussing homosexuality, escaped to Turkey last year when the Iranian regime’s threats against him and his family became unbearable. He is in Israel to see his latest novella, “I Will Grow, I Will Bear Fruit ... Figs,” staged as a play in Hebrew in a Tel Aviv theater. While his always-supportive family remains in Iran, he said he hopes to stay in Israel permanently. n — compiled by Larry Nichols

those in the Church of America and United Church of Christ. Norse advised people to visit www.gaychurch.org to find out if their faith operates as LGBT-affirming. He also talked about the faith work he does in Philadelphia. Broad Street Ministry ripped out its pews to make space to serve over 90,000 meals a year to vulnerable populations in the city, Norse said. He added that over 3,000 people use the church as a mailing address. “It’s one of the most basic human services that you can think about,” Norse said. “Without a mailing address, it’s impossible to be able to access Social Security, food stamps, WIC [Women, Infants and Children].” “That’s a spiritual home, but it doesn’t look like a lot of other places that people identify as a spiritual home,” he said. For more information on the Queer Voice in the World speaker series, email R. Eric Thomas at ethomas@waygay.org. n

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appears to be a motivating factor behind the ordinance. “We hear snide remarks from police officers about our gay customers quite frequently,” he said. Referring to the township council, he said: “It’s like they’re in a time warp. They’re trying to bring back 1950. This is not 1950.” Berlin Township Mayor Phyllis A. Magazzu had no comment for this story. In September 1996, the township tried to impose the same hours-of-operation limits on Red Barn by enacting a similar ordinance. But in September 2015, New Jersey Superior Court Judge Deborah Silverman Katz issued an injunction, preventing the township from enforcing that ordinance. “They’re trying to do the same thing again, with a new ordinance,” Sherwood said. “But it’s still unconstitutional.” The ordinance refers to concerns about anonymous sexual encounters and the spread of AIDS and other STDs. But Sherwood said the store’s theater and video arcade is carefully monitored for illicit activity. He said there’s no evidence linking Red Barn to any STDs including AIDS. “The store is carefully monitored for any illegal behavior,” he added. “We keep MORRIS from page 1

request. In November, the D.A.’s Office provided a non-certified copy of a document that’s believed to be a transcript of some Morris 911 recordings. The document initially was given to the D.A.’s Office by PGN in 2010. PGN has another pending open-records request with the D.A.’s Office — for a certified copy of dispatch records pertaining to the Morris incident. In August, the OOR ordered the D.A.’s Office to provide a certified copy of its Morris dispatch records, but the D.A.’s Office refused to do so.

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tion claims against Cabela’s. In court papers, Cabela’s denied any wrongdoing in the matter. The company claimed Blatt was properly dismissed after threatening a co-worker’s child — an allegation that Blatt vehemently denies. The ADA protects people with disabilities from discrimination in private employment, public accommodation and governmental services. — Timothy Cwiek

Materials sought for new AIDS Library branches The AIDS Library is opening its own branches at three Philadelphia FIGHT locations in the new year and wants peo-

an eye on everything.” In a statement to PGN, Berlin Township solicitor Eric J. Riso defended the ordinance. “The ordinance is not violative of the First Amendment. To the contrary, hours-of-operation regulations such as those contained in the ordinance have been repeatedly upheld by the courts, including the United States Supreme Court and New Jersey Supreme Court, as permissible, content-neutral, time, place and manner restrictions. It has also been repeatedly held that municipalities can treat sexually oriented businesses differently than other businesses because of the concrete, non-speculative side effects they cause. There is likewise no merit whatsoever to the wholly unfounded and completely self-serving claims regarding the township’s motivations in adopting the ordinance, which is sexual-preference neutral.” Sherwood said he’s prepared for a lengthy court battle, if the township attempts to enforce the new hours of operation. “We’re rolling up our sleeves and going into battle,” he said. Sherwood, 70, said he’s a longtime supporter of the First Amendment. “I’ve been fighting First Amendment cases for 45 years,” he concluded. “I will fight any First Amendment case anywhere that I can get my hands on.” n In that dispute, the D.A.’s Office declined PGN’s offer to participate in mediation. Instead, the D.A.’s Office filed an appeal in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, where the matter remains pending. In both pending requests, PGN is seeking certified records, because it wants to ensure that a D.A. staffer who handles the requests has actual knowledge of the Morris records in the agency’s possession. The state Right-to-Know Law allows a requester to seek certified copies of agency records. But the D.A.’s Office has argued that if it simply returns a record to a requester, it doesn’t have to certify the record. n ple to help stock its shelves. The library has assisted other organizations to develop health literacy collections, and is now preparing to operate locations at the Institute for Community Justice on Chestnut Street, Youth Health Empowerment Project on Locust Street and the Critical Path Project on Locust Street. People who would like to donate books or DVDs to the library can find a list of requested items by visiting http://ow.ly/ VS7OL. Materials covering race, resumes and transgender resources among other topics are requested. For more information, visit www.aidslibrary.org. n — Paige Cooperstein

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Media Trail Jail for man who disrupted SCOTUS arguments ABC News reports a protester who disrupted historic arguments over gay marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court was sentenced Dec. 10 to 21 days in jail. Rives Miller Grogan, 50, of Mansfield, Texas, had previously pleaded guilty to illegally demonstrating inside the court. Lawyers were about 30 minutes into oral arguments April 28 when, during a break in speakers, Grogan yelled that the Bible says gay-marriage supporters “could burn in hell for eternity” and that “homosexuality is an abomination to God.” He was removed from the courtroom and arrested. The justices announced their decision in the case in June, ruling 5-4 that same-sex couples have a right to marry nationwide. On Dec. 10, Grogan told Judge Randolph D. Moss during a hearing that his Christian faith compelled him to speak out in the courtroom as a “warning” to the justices. But the judge told Grogan that the outburst, his second time disrupting the Supreme Court’s proceedings, was unfair to the court and the lawyers appearing before it. Moss told Grogan that if demonstrating inside the court became commonplace it would be difficult, if not impossible, for the court to get its work done. Grogan said he agreed that he should have been escorted out but noted: “I slowed justice down, what, 10, 15 seconds?” As part of the plea deal in the case, Grogan has agreed to stay away from the Supreme Court, except its public sidewalks, for a year. Grogan previously disrupted oral arguments at the Supreme Court in 2006, when the justices were hearing arguments over a law banning late-term abortions. Court records show he pleaded guilty in that case and was sentenced to spend 15 days in jail and two years on probation. He was also ordered to perform 20 hours of community service and pay a TRANS from page 8

it has taken over my practice,” Leis said, noting 95 percent of his patients are transgender and requesting procedures from chest reconstruction and facial feminization to vaginoplasty and female-to-male genital surgery. In a Dec. 13 New York Times article, Dr. Loren Schechter, a surgical specialist in Illinois, estimated that no more than 10 surgeons nationwide perform vaginoplasties, and that fewer than six perform both male-to-female and female-to-male genital surgery. The same article quoted $25,000 as the average cost for male-to-female vaginoplasty, while the more complex female-to-male surgery can cost four times that amount. Out of all the trends Leis anticipates in the new year, he said he most looks forward to helping more young people transition. “It causes a lot of damage the farther they go along without transitioning,” he said. “It’s much

Ohio city passes ban on LGBT conversion therapy Cincinnati.com reports the city’s council has passed a ban on therapy aimed at changing the sexual orientation of minors. Cincinnati council members voted 7-2 Dec. 9 to outlaw the practice known as “conversion therapy.” Nearly two-dozen pastors and other people packed in to council chambers to unsuccessfully oppose the move. But council voted to prohibit therapy by health professionals designed to change sexual orientation or gender identity, imposing a $200-a-day fine on violators. There are laws against the practice in California, New Jersey, Oregon, Illinois and Washington, D.C. The American Psychological Association and other health organizations say conversion therapy doesn’t work and can increase suicide risks. Councilman Chris Seelbach referred to the suicide nearly one year ago of transgender teen Leelah Alcorn of suburban Cincinnati.

Anderson council backs local gay rights ordinance The Herald Bulletin reports officials in another Indiana city have approved banning discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity ahead of an expected debate in the state legislature over whether to stop allowing such local ordinances. The Anderson City Council voted unanimously Dec. 10 to extend local protections on housing, education, employment and public accommodations. Two residents spoke against the proposal, but Councilman Russ Willis said laws are sometimes needed so people do what is right. Carmel, Columbus, Terre Haute and Hammond are among the cities adopting similar protections since last spring’s uproar over Indiana’s religious-objections law. A bill proposed by Senate Republicans would extend state civil-rights protections to LGBT people, allowing exemptions for religious institutions and some small businesses. The bill would bar stricter local ordinances. n — compiled by Larry Nichols better psychologically for a child to transition in their mid- to late teens. I see, myself, that these kids who transition early, they develop physically and mentally very well, better than if doctors waited until they were 18.” Leis also extolled the virtues of the Mazzoni Center. Calling it a great resource for people of all income levels, he said the center maintains a list of surgeons in the Philadelphia area who work with transgender people. Leis said Pennsylvania hospitals are expanding their transgender care as well. Following the lead of Boston Children’s Hospital, the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh both have recently established pediatric gender development clinics. University hospitals are the next big players to start offering transgender health care, Leis said. For more information, visit www.thetransgendercenter.com. n

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Don’t Let The Screen Door Hit You … Nutter administration not going quietly into sunset

ell the honeymoon is officially over. What honeymoon you say? The one between mayorto-be Jim Kenney and mayor-to-be-not Michael Nutter. You remember, the honeymoon that started even before Jim Kenney’s landslide win in November. The one in which Nutter appoints a transition director who tells the Inky: “The mayor said to me: There should be no hiccup in service from Jan. 4 to Jan. 5.” Then there was Chief of Staff/Deputy Mayor (for everything) Gillison: “The mayor started talking to me about how we were going to help whoever was going to be the next mayor. We wanted to make sure this would be a seamless transition.” Even the mayor chimed in: “I just want to make sure the next mayor is up to speed on things so they can get a running start. My role is to be supportive. Otherwise, I will stay out of the way.” Well, no more long walks holding hands in the park for these two. We think it started with the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainment policy: the federal government requests of local law enforcement

to detain individuals with no proof of citizenship for up to 48 hours even though that individual has committed no first or second-degree felony. Candidate Kenney told our media partner Al Dia News during the campaign that, if elected, he would continue the city’s executive order refusing to comply with ICE. Then our mayor, only weeks away from turning over the keys to the city does an about-face. Al Dia reports: “… Deputy Mayor Everett [Gillison] told immigrant-rights groups and leaders from several immigrant communities that [Mayor Michael] Nutter is prepared to repeal his 2014 executive order.” Philly Voice continues, “Kenney wasn’t having any of that, saying on Friday that, should the order get rolled back, he’ll put it right back in place after his Jan. 4, 2016, inauguration. His Philadelphia, he said, will not be one that abides by Donald Trumpian visions of border walls.” But what had these guys returning the metaphorical wedding gifts was an argument concerning, of all things, where to house a call center. The Inky sets up the spat this way: “Everett Gillison, deputy mayor for public safety and Nutter’s chief

The Kenney-Nutter honeymoon is over. Illustration by LCP staff.

of staff, has been negotiating a deal to bring together under one roof police 911 dispatch, now in a dingy area of Police Headquarters at Eighth and Race Streets; fire 911 dispatch, now in the Fire Department’s Spring Garden Street headquarters; and nonemergency 311, now in a call room in City Hall. …The city wants a lease with an option to buy, and Gillison is hoping to complete the deal before Nutter leaves office.” Not so fast Mr. Gillison. Kenney, in a letter to the mayor: “I respectfully request that no contract be executed between the city and any other party for the purposes expressed. My staff and I will review the proposal in January and determine whether to move forward with the project.”

Note: when politicians write letters and release them to the press, they are not playing nice in the sandbox; they are lighting a match to the kerosene can. The Nutter response according to the Inky: “‘The mayor has asked me to brief him, and I will,’ Gillison said of Kenney. ‘I’m sure we will have our way forward.’ Nutter, through a spokesman, declined to rule out going ahead with a deal despite Kenney’s concerns.” So much for seamless transition. Then it got personal. To be fair, the personality disorder was not Nutter’s, it was his communication director Denise Peterkin-Bell’s. It even started well before Jim Kenney became candidate Kenney, as a tit-for-tat between Continued on page 2 DEC. 13-20, 2015

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Don’t Let the Screen Door Hit You ... Continued from page 1 Peterkin-Bell and Kenney over the city’s failed Olympic bid. The first volley was launched on Twitter, and Kenney started it. It ended with Peterkin-Bell’s moniker for Kenney #AngryArchieBunker. Now, weeks before the mayoral takeover, a Kenney source tells the Inky of the “broad consensus among the city’s business, government and community leaders that she fumbled the commu-

nications around the pope’s visit and that [Peterkin-Bell] lacks the necessary working relationships to do any better for the DNC.” And of course mayor Nutter cannot help himself at this point telling the Inky: “I am sure that Mayor-Elect Kenney will not tolerate cowardly unnamed sources attacking his valued leadership team, and neither will I.” So much for the honeymoon.

Philly Youth B-ball Ready to Move Continued from page 12 court. Now, I see a chance to do the same for the kids in this community. These kids from these neighborhoods will benefit from all this.” Staley stated that she was lucky that God gave her the gift to play basketball at a high level. “But I wasn’t a leader when I was young,” she said. “I didn’t have those personal skills or skills in the classroom. I never thought I’d grow up and be a coach. Never. One of the reasons I came here today [from South Carolina, where she is the women’s basketball coach] is because I feel so strongly about what Kenney and his board are doing here. I was able to get great teachers on and off the court because I was a great basketball player. But not every kid is going to be like me and Aaron McKie. We are very, very lucky. But now this proposed center will provide mentors, and SAT classes, and basketball clinics. I am so happy to see it happening. These kids will have resources to enrich their lives.” The center won’t be ready until 2017 according to Holdsman,

assuming the monies needed to raise the facility will be met, so Dunphy made a decision to jump start it all. “I am proud that Temple University has already started hosting programs and partnering with afterschool programs as part of PYB at Temple. We are happy to jump in and help. I think all of my fellow city school coaches feel the same.” Kenney raved about the success of the 2015 nationallyranked Neumann Goretti girls’ team who finished undefeated last year and were ranked tops in the country. He cited one of the players, Ciani Cryor, who used to be a self-admitted troublemaker that found discipline and selfesteem through basketball and became the school’s starting point guard. Currently, she is playing for Georgia Tech as a freshman. “When our youth gets opportunities in basketball and education, and have strong role models and leaders, it engages our kids to reach their goals and achieve new heights and great things. I am a proud advocate of PYB.”

Philly’s Lightness on Display Chinatown exhibit features bright angle on city life By Sheila Simmons

he star of Susan Nam’s photography is not the human subject in the pictures or the gritty urban environments they display. It is the way sunlight bathes a subway stop on North Broad Street, or shines brilliantly on a brightly colored neighborhood rowhouse. “There’s a lot of sad news,” Nam said, when interviewed the week“Eyes” taken in 2015 in North Philadelphia. Photo courtesy of Susan Nam. end her exhibit opened at Asian Arts Initiative. “Everything is sad and depressing and evtops that surround her in an urban park. Others are eryone is suffering – some kind of suffering – which culled from her collections through the years, which is really true. But I really do believe wherever you can be found at susannam.com, under such titles as are and wherever you’re from, there’s a light. And “Brewerytown” “Sixteen and Boxing” or “The Orthere’s this joy that exists.” ange Line.” Nam grew up in Montgomery County, the Ko“The Orange Line,” she says, is actually “an onrean-American daughter of a single mother who going documentary project exploring the northern didn’t quite get her child’s attraction to visual arts as half of the subway line.” Nam explained on an online a profession. Nam speculates it is the contrast of her photography site that the subway stations led her to suburban experience to Philadelphia life that allows explore the stops’ surrounding neighborhoods. She her to see its distinctions and vibrancy. wrote, “The camera became a curiously welcomed She also sees what’s best in us. In a Humans of Philadelphia vibe, Nam discloses element. It was the subjects themselves that [transon her blog, “I have many portraits of random people figured] the series into a more unexpectedly purposeout on the streets. Strangers, I suppose. It might be ful project.” odd to take photographs of strangers, especially in Nam started to share her photographs with her this day & age where people only look in one direcsubjects. “I started to return to the sites I shot at to tion and keep to themselves. The only thing I will say give those I photographed a copy of their print,” she is that I never ask people to pose for me. Generally wrote. “By doing so, I was able to share in this light I speaking, I only shoot if they ask. and just like that, saw in them, that perhaps even they were not able to they are no longer a stranger.” see in themselves.” The exhibit, “Freestyle: The Photographs of Nam called “The Orange Line” a “testament to Susan Nam,” which runs through Jan. 22 at 1219 the bright omniscience of the human spirit no matter Vine St., features a photo of an African-American girl stretching toward the sky and the canopy of tree where you are in the world.”

DEC. 13-20, 2015

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SHERIFF’S SALE Properties

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JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff on Tuesday, January 5, 2016 at

First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 9:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned off shall be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price. Additionally, where there is active bidding, the highest bidder, and the second highest bidder, if any must post the entire amount of the cost of the distribution policy for the property at the time of sale by certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The 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 a sum sufficient to pay all Sheriff’s costs including advertising, all taxes, water rents and municipal claims due to the City of Philadelphia. If there is no other bid price above the opening bid price, the property shall be sold by the auctioneer to the attorney on the writ at that price. The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the Sheriff’s cost, then to any municipal claims that the City of Philadel-

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

(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. N.B. - For the benefit of our non-professional readers who do not understand the meaning of the letters and figures following the defendant’s names, we make the following. EXPLANATION 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

1601-303 5214 Kershaw St 19131 44th wd. 1290 Sq Ft BRT#442141100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 2 STORY MASONRY Arif Price C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00931 $97,072.72 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-304 2122 Wallace St 19130 15th wd. 1432.25 Sq Ft BRT#152080000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STORY MASONRY Gregory L. Devaney C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 03507 $469,719.26 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-305 2730 N 24th St 19132 28th wd. 882.03 Sq Ft BRT#281005900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STORY MASONRY Anthony Taylor C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02889 $59,134.94 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-306 5807 N 12th St 19141 49th wd. (formerly of the 42nd wd.) 1440 Sq Ft BRT#493124300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tisha Carey C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 03313 $50,003.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-307 4932 Gransback St 19120 42nd wd. 1149 Sq Ft BRT#421506700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose Rodriguez C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 02031 $97,261.25 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-308 2116 E Ann St 19134 25th wd. 672 Sq Ft BRT#252206200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles J. Conrad and Enrique C. Serrano C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 04139 $69,705.10 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-309 613 Allengrove St 19120 35th wd. 1347 Sq Ft BRT#351087100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Benjamin Cepeda and Zoraida Ortiz-Cepeda C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 03347 $82,114.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-310 4941 N 7th St 19120 49th wd. 1218 Sq Ft BRT#491207500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Doris E. Hogue, Individually and in Her Capacity as Heir of Geneva R. Hogue, Deceased; Jerry Marlin, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Geneva R. Hogue, Deceased; Lois McFadden, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Geneva R. Hogue, Deceased; Myrtle Hogue, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Geneva R. Hogue, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 03261 $43,241.35 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-311 6639 N Fairhill St 19126 61st wd. 1545 Sq Ft

BRT#611115400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeanette Wideman C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01962 $83,414.39 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-312 4210 Comly St 19135 62nd wd. 2500 Sq Ft BRT#622182000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christian R. Apelt C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02649 $163,376.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-313 7911 Gilbert St 19150 50th wd. 1485 Sq Ft BRT#502129800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nafhrah Abraham-Cuff C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00397 $96,797.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-314 123 Linton St 19120 61st wd. (formerly of the 42nd wd.) 1048 Sq Ft BRT#612146400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donte Martin C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 03120 $98,965.54 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-315 5200 N 6th St 19120 49th wd. 1211 Sq Ft BRT#492109900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Adam Minus a/k/a Adam L. Minus C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01319 $104,659.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-316 239 Higbee St 19111 35th wd. 1209 Sq Ft BRT#352155300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anitra Vie C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 01860 $89,342.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-317 3309 Rhawn St 19136 64th wd. 4540 Sq Ft BRT#642298485 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Samuel Tropio, as Administrator of the Estate of Stephen Tropio C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02060 $159,925.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-318 315 S Camac St 19107 5th wd. 640 Sq Ft BRT#053140200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Nadine H. Mitchell, Deceased; Howard Mitchell, Jr., Solely in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Nadine H. Mitchell, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 00228 $154,342.78 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-319 1432 70th Ave 19126 10th wd. 2385 Sq Ft BRT#101275800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna L. Patterson a/k/a Donna Patterson C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 01859 $125,346.81 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-320 900 E Rittenhouse St 19138 59th wd. 2850 Sq Ft BRT#591112600 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bruce Neal as Administrator of the Estate of Carole Neal, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 00423 $142,918.64 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-321 4131 E Howell St 19135 62nd wd. 1320 Sq Ft BRT#622177900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephanie A. Parker C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 01876 $99,648.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-322 6034 N 16th St 19141 17th wd. 3468 Sq Ft BRT#172145700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ionisha Garrett, as Executrix of the Estate of Malcolm D. Hepburn, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00145 $130,986.01 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-323 7309 N 21st St 19138 10th wd. 1888 Sq Ft BRT#101178800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cynthia Nurse and Robert Nurse, Jr. C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 02647 $159,443.56 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-324 5011-15 Penn St 19124 62nd wd. 9323 Sq Ft BRT#621490400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert L. Tatum and Shawanda R. Tatum C.P. November Term, 2011 No. 03580 $96,161.59 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-325 117 N 53rd St 19139 44th wd. 1596 Sq Ft BRT#441164200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leah M. Lewis C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 03870 $143,151.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-326 11996 Lockart Rd 19116 58th wd. 10258 Sq Ft BRT#582410100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Arno Weinstein and Ginger Weinstein C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02341 $296,436.60 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-327 4721 Belgrade St 19137 45th wd. 1125 Sq Ft BRT#453184600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Diane E. Lewandowski C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 01549 $71,294.02 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-328 6558 N 18th St 19126 17th wd. 1440 Sq Ft BRT#172285600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jacqueline L. Williams C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02817 $99,476.34 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-329 366 E Sharpnack St 19119

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

www.Officeof Philadelphia Sheriff.com SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, January 5, 2016 1601-301 6752 Chew Ave 19119 22nd wd. 942.5 Sq Ft BRT#222199700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dorothy Moore, Individually and as Executrix of the Estate of Sherman A. Quarles C.P. November Term, 2012 No. 02393 $41,974.49 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1601-302 273 Cobbs Creek Pkwy 19139 3rd wd. 16’x80’ BRT#031209100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENCE Almax Homes, Inc C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04427 $63,084.16 John J. Kelly, Jr.

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22nd wd. 1699 Sq Ft BRT#221113600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dewey Spann, Jr. C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02340 $54,106.83 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-330 1352 South St Unit 216 19147 2nd wd. 1090 Sq Ft; together with all right, title and interst to a 0.73% undivided interest of, and to the Common Elements BRT#888303250 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jon Coffee C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00506 $416,093.64 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-331 627 E Cheltenham Ave 19120 35th wd. 1088 Sq Ft BRT#352011800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Karl Haegele C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02778 $45,954.74 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-332 336 E Meehan Ave 19119 22nd wd. 1808 Sq Ft BRT#222088100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Emily S. Martin C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02671 $176,146.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-333 7417 Loretto Ave 19111 56th wd. 5250 Sq Ft BRT#561190600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Anna L. Collazo a/k/a Ana L. Collazo C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 017528 $153,899.71 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-334 4641 Edmund St 191243409 23rd wd. 2000 Sq Ft BRT#232390500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Joann S. Monte C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02495 $59,694.26 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-335 4418 N Gratz St 19140 43rd wd. on the Westerly side of Gratz St at a distance of 135 feet Northwardly from the Northerly side Cayuga St; Front: 14ft, Depth: 50ft OPA#132196700 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Donna Lynn Willis C.P. May Term, 2015 $43,629.34 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1601-336 8041 Buist Ave 19153 40th wd. on Northwesterly side of Buist Ave at the distance of 461.060 ft from the Southwesterly side of 80th St; Front: 19.951 ft Depth: 90ft OPA#405755945 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Bafemo Kamagate and Djeneba Karamuko C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 003410 $175,370.57 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1601-337 4815 Tyson Ave 19135 41st wd. 1540 Sq Ft

BRT#412045900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Peter Panteloglus C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 001477 $124,780.02 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-338 6549 Vandike St 19135 41st wd. 1056 Sq Ft BRT#411350300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Josef Banin and Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Ninel Banin, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 03373 $69,151.05 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-339 7923 Thouron Ave 19150 50th wd. 1224 Sq Ft BRT#502169000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joann Worley C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01515 $43,780.91 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-340 908 Vernon Rd 19150 50th wd. Situate on the Southeasterly side of Vernon Rd (70 feet wide) at the distance of 133 ft 6 in Northeastwardly from Northeasterly side of Stenton Ave (70 feet wide) BRT#502398100 IMPROVEMENTS: APT 2-4 UNTS 2STY MASONRY Angel B. Santos C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 01551 $267,243.56 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1601-341 1714 N 59th St 19151 34th wd. 1244 Sq Ft BRT#342155600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joyce T. Bolden C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 002055 $105,684.12 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-342 2077 E Clearfield St 19134 25th wd. 1060 Sq Ft BRT#252-2427-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alexander Valentin C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 001988 $59,057.43 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-343 1987 W 74th Ave 19138 10th wd. 1296 Sq Ft BRT#101391300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jamal Shellmon C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 002056 $77,295.51 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-344 5618 Rosehill St 19120 61st wd. 1330 Sq Ft BRT#612518600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Margalie Louis and Bernadin Louis C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 000407 $129,270.36 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-345 2045 E Walnut Ln 19138 50th wd. 1600 Sq Ft BRT#501347900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Maria Carmen Natuzzi C.P. May Term,

2015 No. 00545 $133,538.23 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-346 3302 Sheffield St 19136 64th wd. 1480 Sq Ft BRT#642213900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph McCuen and Roseann McCuen C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01514 $110,980.35 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-347 6155 Vandike St 19135 41st wd. 864 Sq Ft BRT#411343800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Wilfred B. Dugdale C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00558 $30,810.62 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-348 4464 N 3rd St 19140 7th wd. 992 Sq Ft BRT#072130900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jerrold R. Cobb, II C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01339 $50,776.03 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-349 3301 Longshore Ave 19149 55th wd. 1661 Sq Ft BRT#551282000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY George Mullen and Christine Smith C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 000684 $72,951.99 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-350 5206-10 Filbert St 19139 44th wd. On the south side of Filbert St 75 ft westerly of 52nd St then south leading into Filbert St 115 ft to the northerly line of an alley leading eastwardly into 52nd St, west 48’6” then back to beginning BRT#884349390 IMPROVEMENTS: IND WHSE MASONRY Dave Pak and Kyung Sook Pak C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 00067 $751,590.67 plus interest from 12/5/2014 to 1/5/2016 at the rate of 5.42% per annum or $44,181.00 Max L. Lieberman, Esquire; Max L. Lieberman & Associates, P.C. 1601-351 6744 N Bouvier St 19126 10th wd. Situate on the westerly side of Bouvier St at the distance of 344’6” northward from the northerly side of 67th Ave BRT#101077500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY Jeffrey T. Griffin C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01962 $164,154.68 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1601-352 218 W Colonial St 19126 61st wd. 1360 Sq Ft BRT#61-1322600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael T. Butler; Michelle S. Butler C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 03561 $58,981.33 Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire 1601-353 1034 Kerper St 191114808 53rd wd. 1188 Sq Ft

OPA#532085600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lisa M. Melvin C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00534 $145,336.52 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-354 335 E Belgrade St 19125 18th wd. 1280 Sq Ft BRT#181434900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Harry H. Slevenski, Jr. a/k/a Harry Slevenski C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00227 $46,846.49 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-355 36 E Seymour St 19144 12th wd. 976 Sq Ft OPA#121031350 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Olga M. AshbyBacon; Sandra L. Lark C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 00088 $25,654.00 Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire 1601-356 151 W Nedro Ave 19120 61st wd. 1037.4 Sq Ft BRT#61-21051-00 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Frederick Hall, Sheila T. Velazquez and Frederick Hall C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02785 $117,889.62 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-357 4204 Cottman Ave 19135 41st wd. 1600 Sq Ft BRT#412063400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY Lauren Tucker C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02061 $175,283.22 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-358 4421 Knorr St 19135 55th wd. 1694 Sq Ft BRT#552162900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Flaton III C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 00400 $92,999.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-359 11228 Jeanes St 19116 58th wd. 4416 Sq Ft BRT#582447800 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W B/G 2 STORY MASONRY Dzhambul Kukava and Ella Kukava C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00873 $255,468.57 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-360 5044 Copley Rd 19144 22nd wd. 1800 Sq Ft BRT#133166300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STORY MASONRY Robert Balazs C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01776 $102,814.39 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-361 233 N 62nd St 19139 34th wd. 796 Sq Ft BRT#341213302 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph Johnson C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02541 $39,699.12 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-362 811 N Preston St 19104 6th wd. 2500 Sq Ft

BRT#062236300 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D CONV APT 3STY MASONRY James Ayers C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02357 $177,493.35 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-363 1307 S Hicks St 19146 36th wd. 835.8 Sq Ft BRT#365064700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Donnika Washington C.P. June Term, 2012 No. 00929 $103,428.27 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-364 113 N 59th St 19139 4th wd. 1005 Sq Ft BRT#402109100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Roderick Slocum C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 02506 $111,480.30 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-365 3146 Birch Rd 19154 66th wd. 1890 Sq Ft BRT#66-3-013700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY Michael Dashkov C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 03274 $173,416.37 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-366 1017 Harrison St 19124 23rd wd. 2556 Sq Ft BRT#234134900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrator of the Estate of Tucci, Patricia R. C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00190 $168,116.15 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-367 452 E Vernon Rd 19119 22nd wd. 3133 Sq Ft BRT#222028100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY Patricia Jefferson C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 01686 $76,171.38 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-368 431 Rhawn St 19111 63rd wd. Located on Northeast Side of Rhawn Street 127 ft 1-7/8 in Northwest of Elberton Avenue; Front: 153’5-5/8” Depth: 165’ 4-7/8” OPA#631306900 IMPROVEMENTS: DET W/DET GAR 3 STY FRAME Donald Hudson and Charlotte Hudson C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03471 $235,649.47 Phillip D. Berger, Esq., Berger Law Group, PC 1601-369 3401 Oakmont St 19136 64th wd. 3421.54 Sq Ft BRT#642192200 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY Jennifer Geer and Gordon J. Geer C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 03210 $179,280.18 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-370 8339 Gilbert St 19150-2804 50th wd. 1532.72 Sq Ft BRT#502138100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STORY MASONRY Jonathan Brown C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02591 $188,084.38 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-371 5050 Oxford Ave 19124

23rd wd. DET W/DET GAR 2 STY STONE; 2880 Sq Ft BRT#234273200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Indrawatic Permesardien C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 03321 $309,150.75 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-372 6427 Lebanon Ave 19151 34th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MAS㤱㤱; 1344 Sq Ft BRT#344056900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING James Henderson, Jr., Known Surviving Heir of Harriet Henderson, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; John Henderson, Known Surviving Heir of Harriet Henderson, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; All Unknown Surviving Heirs of Harriet Henderson, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Kenneth Henderson, Known Surviving Heir of Harriet Henderson, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Innis Henderson, Known Surviving Heir of Harriet Henderson, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; James Henderson, Sr., Known Surviving Heir of Harriet Henderson, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 02730 $145,333.01 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-373 4935 N 9th St 19141 49th wd. 1496 Sq Ft BRT#491284300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela Gibson C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00524 $43,495.28 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-374 5033 Schuyler St 19144 13th wd. S/D W DET GAR 3 STY MASON; 2763 Sq Ft BRT#133158300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Cherise Nicole Wall, Anthony Wall, and United States of America, c/o United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania C.P. July Term, 2008 No. 02738 $167,156.68 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-375 2543 Tulip St 19125 31st wd. 784 Sq Ft BRT#311267200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Modesto Vargas C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01726 $120,456.82 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-376 1127 Kimbal St 19147 2nd wd. 672 Sq Ft BRT#021106900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Joy Bostic C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00896 $256,922.97 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-377 6336 Brous Ave 19149 62nd wd. 1047 Sq Ft BRT#621591700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs of Kenneth Alexander, Deceased and Sandra Alexander, Solely

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in Her Capacity as Heir of Kenneth Alexander, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01447 $185,406.03 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-378 4820 E Thompson St 19137 45th wd. 1610.20 Sq Ft BRT#453228800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Gary W. Thomas and Theresa M. Thomas C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 000166 $60,057.05 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-379 7249 Ogontz Ave 19138 50th wd. 1894 Sq Ft BRT#501306900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/DET GAR 2STY MASONR Alice M. Brown, Executrix of the Estate of Edwin Dudley Bryan a/k/a Edwin D. Bryan C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01530 $109,606.62 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-380 3615 Warren St 19104 24th wd. 1095 Sq Ft BRT#241045700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Anthony T. Alston and Anthony T. Alston C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 00547 $206,665.47 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-381 2031 S Bucknell St 19145 48th wd. 806 Sq Ft BRT#482293700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Teguh Suswanto and Habibo Yate C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01730 $95,877.08 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-382 2212 W Berks St 19121 32nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1254 Sq Ft BRT#322225701 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Robin D. Gaymon C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 01391 $33,547.63 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-383 1824 S 9th St 19148 1st wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1152 Sq Ft BRT#012388700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph M. Fanelli C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 04100 $173,398.47 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-384 6160 N 17th St 19141 49th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1416 Sq Ft BRT#172209200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wendy Barber and Stewart A. David a/k/a Stewart David C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 04310 $134,771.69 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-385 7700 Thouron Ave 191502516 50th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#502141800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Candace R. Pickett C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 02001 $86,269.87

Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-386 1853 E Venango St 191341521 45th wd. 1272 Sq Ft OPA#452150000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Antonio Santiago C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 02858 $58,680.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-387 3600 Conshohocken Ave #1513 a/k/a 3600 Conshohocken Ave Unit 1513 191315328 88th wd. 1470 Sq Ft OPA#888520582 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sylvia Wright a/k/a Sylvia I. Wright, in Her Capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Jennifer J. Beaumont; Sybil A. Beaumont, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Jennifer J. Beaumont; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Jennifer J. Beaumont, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02241 $279,955.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-388 1535 67th Ave 191262707 10th wd. 1356 Sq Ft OPA#101240400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph O’Hara a/k/a Joseph Ohara C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01565 $106,185.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-389 3913 Brandywine St 191044603 24th wd. 648 Sq Ft OPA#242202700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephen L. Dunham, Individually and as Trustee of The Malik Dunham and Quadir Waters Trust Under Agreement Dated C.P. June Term, 2012 No. 02224 $104,695.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-390 7964 Thouron Ave 191502521 50th wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#502149500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer J. Mills a/k/a Jennifer Mills C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 02057 $98,664.26 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-391 5045 N 16th St 191412240 17th wd. 1314 Sq Ft OPA#172115400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Raymond T. Blue; Veronica I. Blue C.P. March Term, 2009 No. 02130 $75,325.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-392 2500 S Hancock St 19148 39th wd. 1479.25 Sq Ft BRT#39-1264930 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2STY MASONRY Lucille Pendergast and Kevin Pendergast C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 00472 $167,144.69 Milstead & Associates, LLC

1601-393 2618 65th St 19142-2813 40th wd. 1236 Sq Ft OPA#406002700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Debrah Sterling C.P. November Term, 2010 No. 00722 $68,916.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-394 338 Milne St a/k/a 338 W Milne St 19144-4206 13th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#133002200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pearl C. Rhodes C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00038 $74,279.03 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-395 8019 Lindbergh Blvd 191531109 40th wd. 1260 Sq Ft PRCL#405844200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fred Cellich C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 03014 $127,802.38 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-396 1084 Wagner Ave 191412928 49th wd. 1300 Sq Ft OPA#492014400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ernestine Johnson C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 03867 $100,554.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-397 1927 Fitzgerald St 191453612 26th wd. 1004 Sq Ft OPA#262258800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Leonard Apadula C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 01989 $135,342.80 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-398 327 S 16th St 19102-4909 8th wd. 1733.75 Sq Ft BRT#081154900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Denise Pallante and Joseph T. Pallante C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02535 $790,013.45 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-399 1115 Hower Lane 191154810 63rd wd. 2,310 sq ft OPA#632075200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bashiran Bibi, Shahbaz Khan C.P. March Term, 2013 No. 02983 $383,909.96 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-400 5623 Spruce St 19139 60th wd. 1936 Sq Ft BRT#604066000 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI DET 2STY MASONRY Nina Bracey C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03935 $132,999.25 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-401 4627 Princeton Ave 191351849 41st wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#412061000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associa-

tions Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Nolberto Velez, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01801 $174,941.79 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-402 5223 Harlan St 191314022 44th wd. 1024 Sq Ft OPA#442175900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vincent McNeil C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 02302 $61,492.88 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-403 1822 Fairmount Ave 191302814 15th wd. 2240 Sq Ft OPA#152124000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert Trombetta; Lori Arnold C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00028 $249,626.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-404 1512 Green St, Apt 3 19130 88th wd. 638 Sq Ft BRT#888100433 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Anthony McNeill C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01149 $113,943.29 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-405 5747 Howard St a/k/a 5747 N Howard St 19120-2413 61st wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#612455100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela Edwards C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 04874 $125,001.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-406 423 Regina St 191162404 58th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#582309600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Daniel J. Kelly C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01329 $199,517.49 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-407 3108 Brighton St 19149 55th wd. 1881.54 Sq Ft BRT#551352000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY Michelle Rascher C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03026 $150,951.50 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-408 4839 Rorer St 19120-4304 42nd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#421536800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jorge Fagundes C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 02905 $81,285.95 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-409 8661 Williams Ave 19150 50th wd. Of the Northeasterly corner of Williams Avenue and Ivy Hill Road; Width: 60 ft; Depth: 90’1/4” to a driveway OPA#502282200 Subject To Rent Tenant occupied IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lynnette McMichael and Mark V. Haire C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 1400 $70,000.00 James McGarrity

1601-410 5247 Walnut St 19139 60th wd. 1682.4 Sq Ft BRT#602050000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Tefoni Young C.P. August Term, 2011 No. 03678 $104,391.90 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-411 1418 W Allegheny Ave 191321708 11th wd. 2613 Sq Ft OPA#111128600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rosalind McCrea and KA Community Development Group, LLC C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 00890 $85,290.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-412 5963 Malta St 19120 35th wd. 2020.56 Sq Ft OPA#352286700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: UNKNOWN Svetlana Lee C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00804 $92,004.48 $1,163.58 (interest from September 4, 2015 until sale, $9.46 per diem) Michael J. Shavel, Esquire; Hill Wallack, LLP 1601-413 2518 Shelmire Ave 19152 56th wd. S/D W B/G 2S MASONRY PRCL#56-13482-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Yvette Jackson a/k/a Yvette Lauren Jackson C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 02949 $184,224.67 Hladik, Onorato, & Federman, LLP 1601-414 1909 Conlyn St 19141 17th wd. (formerly the 49th wd.) 1381.25 Sq Ft BRT#171147200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Millicent Walters C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 03191 $91,705.95 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-415 610 Brill St 19120 35th wd. 900 Sq Ft BRT#351170500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Delrose Irving and Gersham Spencer C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01288 $51,327.68 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-416 2419 N 20th St 191323720 16th wd. 1424 Sq Ft PRCL#162135300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kemberley D. Camp C.P. December Term, 2011 No. 02876 $46,350.86 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-417 7905 Fox Run Ln 19111 63rd wd. DET W/GAR 2STY FRAME PRCL#631179803 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joe L. Barreto; Betsy D. Delgado C.P. July Term, 2009 No. 03442 $312,982.79 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1601-418 1817 S Dover St 191451621 48th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#482373900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

PROPERTY Louis Difranco a/k/a Louis Di Franco C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00492 $83,262.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-419 1417 E. Barringer St 19150 10th wd. S/D W B/G 2S MASONRY PRCL#102308300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING LaToya White a/k/a LaToya M. White C.P. June Term, 2011 No. 00058 $154,324.51 Hladik, Onorato & Federman, LLP 1601-420 902 Emily St 191482304 39th wd. 896 Sq Ft OPA#393288700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Azhar Jamal C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 02606 $104,830.90 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-421 7022 Gillespie St 19135 55th wd. 2237 Sq Ft BRT#552439400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Miguel E. Chico a/k/a Miguel Chico C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 01489 $152,666.58 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-422 6122 Walnut St 19139 3rd wd. 1414 Sq Ft BRT#031070300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cora L. Parks a/k/a Cora Parks C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 04431 $41,028.00 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-423 4845 N Howard St 191204217 42nd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#422330600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Manuel A. Marte C.P. May Term, 2010 No. 03364 $122,389.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-424 3240 E St 19134-1725 7th wd. 1064 Sq Ft OPA#073192300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly Berry C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03116 $64,453.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-425 1538 N 10th St, #C, a/k/a 1538 N 10th St Unit C 19122-3472 20th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#202-1866-44 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sandra Moore C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01437 $95,239.36 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-426 8101 Temple Rd 191501217 50th wd. 1088 Sq Ft OPA#501100200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Crystal R. Kearns; Vilinda Fennell, in Her Capacity as Executrix of the Estate of Kentis C. Fennel a/k/a Curtis Fennell a/k/a Kentis Fennell a/k/a Kentis Curtis Fennell C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 04417 $95,074.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

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1601-427 6025 Reach St 191115910 35th wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#352244500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas W. Redmond, Jr. C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01469 $87,481.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-428 8300 Algon Ave 191522224 56th wd. 1301 Sq Ft OPA#562319000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William J. Pepe, in His Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Carl Schmittinger, Jr. a/k/a Carl H. Schmittinger; James A. Pepe, in His Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Carl Schmittinger, Jr. a/k/a Carl H. Schmittinger; Unknown Successor Executor of the Estate of Dolores Schmittinger; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Carl Schmittinger, Jr. a/k/a Carl H. Schmittinger, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01938 $102,268.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-429 2758 Mower St 191522107 57th wd. 1584 Sq Ft OPA#571100000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark E. Geist C.P. November Term, 2010 No. 03473 $180,182.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-430 2613 S Darien St 191484530 39th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#393393400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Esther A. Wells C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01040 $123,337.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-431 7705 Dungan Rd 191112732 56th wd. 1040 Sq Ft OPA#561068300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Becky Espanol; Manuel A. Beltran C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01474 $161,168.93 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-432 1019 E Tioga St 191341428 33rd wd. 1500 Sq Ft OPA#331216400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorothy E. Negler a/k/a Dorothy Negler, Jr. C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01147 $45,128.01 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-433 1806 W Master St a/k/a 1806 Master St 19121 29th wd. 1583 Sq Ft BRT#471108100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Samuel G. Smith a/k/a Samuel G. Smith, III a/k/a Samuel Grant Smith C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 02543 $44,875.84 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC

1601-434 177 East St 19127 21st wd. 2548.8 Sq Ft OPA#211030125 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2STY MASONRY Douglas Financial Industries, Inc C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03314 $191,707.47 together with interest at the per diem rate of $41.08 accruing after May 14, 2012 Frank G. Murphy, Esquire 1601-435 8103 Brous Ave 191523101 64th wd. 1025 Sq Ft OPA#641075100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jackie RamosSteel C.P. March Term, 2010 No. 05566 $202,933.38 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-436 105 Rochelle Ave 19128 21st wd. 9187 Sq Ft OPA#881083720 IMPROVEMENTS: APTS 5-50 UNITS MASONRY Ronald Kaisen and Karen Tappenden C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03090 $737,324.55 together with interest at the per diem rate of $141.52 accruing after May 14, 2012 Frank G. Murphy, Esquire 1601-437 5341 Reinhard St 19143 51st wd. 949.92 Sq Ft OPA#512027700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Louis Diaz C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 01543 $75,340.10 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-438 1216 Alcott St 19149 35th wd. 1088 Sq Ft BRT#35-20673-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Pablo Camacho C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 01104 $50,679.90 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1601-439 2008 E Tioga St 19134 45th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1411 Sq Ft BRT#452103400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marquise Robinson a/k/a Marquise K. Robinson C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00459 $78,697.75 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-440 2020 Morris St 19145 36th wd. 1059.18 Sq Ft BRT#363127300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Lorina Lee, Last Record Owner; Estate of Lorina Lee; Aisha Lee, Co-Administrator of the Estate of Lorina Lee; Bruce Lee, Co-Administrator of the Estate of Lorina Lee C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 00149 $25,226.96 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-441 238 Earlham Ter a/k/a 238 W Earlham St 19144 12th wd. 1667 Sq Ft BRT#12-4046800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDEN-

TIAL DWELLING Ivin Staton C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01732 $99,072.25 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-442 3335 Vista St 19136 64th wd. 1608.33 Sq Ft BRT#64-2161400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Stephen Nowak C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03911 $151,748.99 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-443 2620 S Carroll St 19142 40th wd. 1260.71 Sq Ft BRT#406110900 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Douglas A. Kee and Valerie Kee C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02877 $34,354.11 Nancy J. Glidden 1601-444 7601 Crittenden St #B3 19118 9th wd. Unit Property known named and identified in the Declaration referred to as “The Cobblestones at Chestnut Hill Condominium” BRT#888200514 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM UNIT Darien W. Holloman, Sr C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 002469 $282,119.64 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1601-445 3071 Memphis St 19134 25th wd. 949 Sq Ft BRT#251495400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bryanna Natal C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00135 $57,227.45 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-446 7230 Lawndale Ave 19111 53rd wd. DET W/DET GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1200 Sq Ft BRT#532388000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kevin Kirkpatrick C.P. 1850203224 $152,683.07 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-447 4750 Melrose St 19137 45th wd. Situate on the North Side of Melrose St (50 ft wide) No. 4750) at the distance of 359’4-1/4” eastward from the east side of Margaret St OPA#453444300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2STY MASONRY Daniel Willig C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02345 $76,373.14 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1601-448 28 E Durham St 19119 22nd wd. On Southeast side of Durham St 290 ft 1 in southwestwardly from the Southwest Side of Chew St; Front: 17 ft. 1-1/2 in., Depth: 60 ft. 6 in. OPA#222150800 IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE Angela Singleton, as Administratrix of the Estate of Samuel L. Singleton and Angela Singleton C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02470 $177,840.64 Stephen M. Hladik, Esq. 1601-449 5041 Arch St 19139-2733 44th wd. 1720 Sq Ft OPA#441018000 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lorraine Smalley; Tyese Smalley C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 01793 $63,138.69 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-450 7938 Lister St 19152 64th wd. 3335.57 Sq Ft BRT#641083600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING William P. Davis, III and Mary Kate Davis C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02006 $156,833.42 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1601-451 516 Cross St 191476513 1st wd. 1112 Sq Ft OPA#011292100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rosalind McCrea a/k/a Rosalind C. McCrea C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 00378 $105,915.37 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-452 1013 S 47th St 191433601 46th wd. 2733 Sq Ft OPA#461196900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole McEwan a/k/a Nicole D. McEwan C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02374 $135,666.11 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-453 234 W Louden St 19120 42nd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1278 Sq Ft BRT#422087300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Miguel A. Abreu C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01727 $85,889.12 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-454 1381 Pratt St 19124-1925 62nd wd. 1996 Sq Ft OPA#621023700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Igor Makovoz C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 01016 $136,864.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-455 5638 Cedar Ave 19143 46th wd. SEMI DET 2STY MASONRY; 1560 Sq Ft BRT#463052700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lucy M. Ridley a/k/a Lucy Ridley C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01288 $112,487.46 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-456 3215 Brookdale Rd 19114 57th wd. (formerly part of the 35th wd.) DET 1-1/2 STY FRAME; 1584 Sq Ft BRT#572111100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carole A. Tustin C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02432 $139,573.80 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-457 4043 N 12th St 19141 43rd wd. ROW 2STY MASONRY; 1440 Sq Ft BRT#433162600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Azalee McDonald C.P. January Term, 2011 No. 03619 $32,509.24 McCabe, Weisberg, &

Conway, P.C. 1601-458 2730 N 46th St 19131 52nd wd. (formerly 34th wd.) ROW W/BAS.GAR 3STY STONE; 1354 Sq Ft BRT#521230900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tamara L. Watkins C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 00679 $148,294.72 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-459 166 W Walnut Park Dr 19120 61st wd. (formerly the 50th wd.) ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1328 Sq Ft BRT#611370700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christopher Sean Brown C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01518 $201,424.83 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-460 1821 N Leithgow St 19122 18th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 1464 Sq Ft BRT#183164500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ismael M. Jaber C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 01928 $73,025.71 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-461 2633 S Mildred St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2STY MASONRY; 1140 Sq Ft BRT#393368000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Quyen Q. Chung a/k/a Kevin Chung C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 02294 $122,741.95 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-462 5848 Penn St 19149 35th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1574 Sq Ft BRT#621486400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jacky A. Johnson C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 05695 $89,777.80 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-463 2847 S 64th St 19142 40th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1056 Sq Ft BRT#402138300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Andrew S. Cingolo a/k/a Andrew Cingolo C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 01170 $36,198.02 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-464 3131 Birch Rd 19154 6th wd. 2675.88 Sq Ft BRT#66-30081-00 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY William Betts and Loretta Betts C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00828 $159,313.20 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-465 10814 Pedrick Rd 19154 66th wd. 6526.42 Sq Ft BRT#662063100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daniel Rios, Jr. and Maxine A. Rios C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00342 $152,202.23 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1601-466 7010 Rutland St 19149 34th wd. 1204.28 Sq Ft

BRT#542156410 IMPROVEMENTS: APT 2-4 UNTS 2STY MASONRY Jingyi Wen, Lizi Liang and Yun Huang C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01995 $155,420.00 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-467 4143 Orchard St 19124 23rd wd. 1050 Sq Ft BRT#232255400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 2STY MASONRY Menachem Sampson and AGMS, LLC, Real Owner C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00017 $76,881.66 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-468 3238 Fuller St 19136 84th wd. 2504.25 Sq Ft BRT#642304400 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W DET GAR 2 STY MASON Terence W. Gibson and Joanne L. Gibson C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02863 $220,243.66 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1601-469 2700 Plover St 191532218 40th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#406710101 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Huy Quang Truong C.P. August Term, 2010 No. 04692 $147,743.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-470 701-719 Girard Ave 19125 18th wd. SHOPPING CENTER STRIP; 5982 Sq Ft BRT#882898400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Rajendrakumar B. Adhuria a/k/a Rijendakumar B. Adhuria and Mina Adhuria a/k/a Mina R. Adhuria C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 00810 $760,572.60 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-471 712 N 66th St 19151 34th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MAS㤱㤱; 1086 Sq Ft BRT#344370800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ray Woodley and Tondalaya Dillon-Woodley C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00365 $128,349.35 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-472 1362 Narragansett St 191381912 59th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#591146600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Soldair Acquisitions, LLC C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 03109 $55,051.76 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-473 6438 Woodcrest Ave 191512407 34th wd. 1408 Sq Ft OPA#344110800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dwan W.A. Niles; Oreall C. Niles C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 05098 $208,460.23 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-474 6034 Shisler St 19149 53rd wd. 1422.96 Sq Ft BRT#53-1-2800-00 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:

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RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dante Corrado and Jacqueline Corrado, h/w C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03602 $69,281.47 William T. Dudeck, Esquire; Eastburn and Gray PC 1601-475 1832 Pear St 19124 23rd wd. 1182 Sq Ft BRT#232083600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Estate of Hills, Margaret and unknown heirs C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 00931 $33,536.23 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-476 620 Elkins Ave 191202214 61st wd. 1380 Sq Ft OPA#612026600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lorraine T. King C.P. June Term, 2012 No. 00053 $85,463.09 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-477 6720 Rutland St 191492130 54th wd. 1090 Sq Ft OPA#542151600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeffry J. Avila C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 03091 $125,263.13 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-478 2519 S Iseminger St 19148 39th wd. 665 Sq Ft BRT#394400700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Erica Foley, Martin A. Long and Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Martin Long C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 01240 $200,094.01 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-479 4304 Cottman Ave 19135 41st wd. 1600 Sq Ft BRT#412065600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mary L. Egan C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 03221 $120,441.46 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-480 5537 Windsor Ave 19143 51st wd. 1143 Sq Ft BRT#514070800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rachel L. Patterson C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01419 $56,221.90 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-481 2016 E Venango St 191342122 45th wd. 1088 Sq Ft OPA#452145950 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer Horan, in Her Capacity as Heir of Henry A. Pell, Deceased; Tracy Tlili, in Capacity as Heir of Henry A. Pell, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Henry A. Pell, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 04164 $81,639.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-482 1241 Orthodox St 19124 23rd wd. 1685.55 Sq Ft BRT#234062800 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Zacarias Borrero C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02126 $76,903.09 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-483 12160 Rambler Rd 19154 66th wd. 1296 Sq Ft BRT#663208900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Regina M. Connolly C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00063 $180,876.12 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-484 5947 Alma St 19149 53rd wd. 1405.23 Sq Ft BRT#531336300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Rosaida E. Baldemora C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02616 $92,938.66 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1601-485 169 Linton St 19120 61st wd. 1014.9 Sq Ft BRT#612143900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith S. Brooker C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 004107 $43,227.87 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-486 4212 Chester Ave 19104-4416 27th wd. 4415 Sq Ft BRT#881-1213-70 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Haneef Nelson C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03102 $304,528.21 BARBARA A. FEIN, ESQUIRE 1601-487 1919 Ruan St 191244622 23rd wd. 845 Sq Ft OPA#232029200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose L. Caraballo C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 04458 $70,407.01 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-488 6035 Charles St 191354402 62nd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#622303200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pablo R. Valle; Elisandra Malave Valle C.P. September Term, 2008 No. 04745 $98,095.35 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-489 1247 Hellerman St 191115528 53rd wd. 1224 Sq Ft OPA#531134000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Regina Roane; Kia Hailey C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 02768 $63,803.49 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-490 827 Glenn St 19115-1311 58th wd. 1248 Sq Ft OPA#581172600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael D. Viggiano; Christine M. Viggiano C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 02029 $34,925.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-491 617 E Brinton St 191381003 22nd wd. 1188 Sq Ft OPA#221009800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barry Parker

C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 02685 $58,555.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-492 805 Red Lion Rd, Unit A1 a/k/a 805 Red Lion Rd 191161462 88th wd. 1035 Sq Ft OPA#888580001 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDOMINIUM Grigoriy Avshalumov C.P. July Term, 2010 No. 02810 $166,087.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-493 6108-10 Lawndale Ave, a/k/a 6108-10 Lawndale St 191115726 35th wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#352319400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shermiah Ballard; Brandon E. Ballard C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00993 $140,911.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-494 6638 Elmwood Ave 191422726 40th wd. 1056 Sq Ft OPA#406230500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elizabeth Ayres; James Ayres C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00889 $33,595.54 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-495 5641 N 10th St 19141 49th wd. 1544 Sq Ft OPA#492171500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Raemarie Coleman, in Her Capacity as Administratrix and Heir of the Estate of Raymond Blocker a/k/a Raymond P. Blocker; Clarice Blocker, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Raymond Blocker a/k/a Raymond P. Blocker; Raymond Blocker, Jr., in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Raymond Blocker a/k/a Raymond P. Blocker; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Raymond Blocker, Deceased C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 04544 $115,426.12 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-496 927 Marcella St 191241734 35th wd. 1020 Sq Ft OPA#351128200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cheryl D. Watson C.P. April Term, 2010 No. 00884 $71,332.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-497 5807 Fernwood St 191433920 3rd wd. 1300 Sq Ft OPA#034032600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Barbara Morris C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03688 $47,754.19 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-498 1213 Wharton St 191474509 2nd wd. 2012 Sq Ft OPA#021354100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brett M. Laskin a/k/a Brett Laskin a/k/a Brett Michael Laskin C.P.

March Term, 2014 No. 05405 $223,095.02 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-499 1200 E Price St 19138-1913 59th wd. 1064.7 Sq Ft OPA#591074100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Garry L. Lassiter C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 00036 $155,419.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-500 436 W Winona St, a/k/a 436 Winona St 191444508 12th wd. 1650 Sq Ft OPA#124061100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Chauncey Harlee C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 00042 $121,597.93 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-501 2623 S Sartain St 191484415 39th wd. 1090 Sq Ft OPA#394210100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donna Daddazio C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02821 $17,071.29 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-502 5818 Washington Ave 19143 3rd wd. 1280 Sq Ft BRT#033113900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marian D. Moore C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00788 $79,786.33 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-503 6303 Ogontz Ave 191411414 17th wd. 1242 Sq Ft OPA#172244500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Lee Datts, Jr., Deceased; Lee Datts, III a/k/a Lee W. Datts, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; Vellina Datts, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; Vellee Datts, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; Nathan W. Datts, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; Nelson Datts, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; Angel Datts, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; Steven Datts, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; Lavonia S. Datts, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; El Toro N. Datts, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; Russell W. Datts, in His Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr.; Roszita S. Datts, in Her Capacity as Heir

of the Estate of Lee Datts, Jr. a/k/a Lee Evans, Jr. C.P. June Term, 2010 No. 03064 $85,538.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-504 56 N 58th St 19139 4th wd. Situate on the Corner formed by the intersection of West side of 58th St with the South side of Arch St OPA#042091100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2STY MASONRY Ernest Pittman C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00604 $92,297.65 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1601-505 226 E Montana St 191192259 22nd wd. 1306 Sq Ft OPA#221139800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lakeisha Webb C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 02974 $76,586.89 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-506 936 E Sedgwick St 191503518 50th wd. 1720 Sq Ft OPA#502427700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Chandra D. Thomas, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Devisee of the Estate of Idlewig H. Thomas; Dionne May Knaber, in Her Capacity as Devisee of the Estate of Idlewig H. Thomas C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00569 $163,324.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-507 10726 Philcrest Rd 191544031 66th wd. 1386 Sq Ft OPA#662072267 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paul W. Winter, Jr.; Rachel Winter C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 03305 $100,034.42 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-508 2613 S 6th St 19148 39th wd. 742 Sq Ft BRT#392340800; BRT#42S7-146 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Harry J. Kelly, Sr. C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00391 $112,384.39 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-509 1319 Blavis St 19140 49th wd. Situate on the North side of Blavis St (60’ wide) at the distance of 169’2-1/8” Westward from the West side of Old York Rd OPA#491002600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2STY MASONRY James L. Nelson, Sr and Sheryl Alexander C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00721 $76,306.93 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1601-510 925 Granite St 191241730 35th wd. 1104 Sq Ft OPA#351141200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jean Mary Georges-Milord C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00207 $77,319.12 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-511 1826 S 54th St 191435715 51st wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#514160000 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ernest M. Gibbs, in His Capacity as Heir of Gail L. Gibbs, Deceased; Terrance Gibbs, in His Capacity as Heir of Gail L. Gibbs, Deceased; Marcus Rogers, in His Capacity as Heir of Gail L. Gibbs, Deceased; Allison Harris a/k/a Allison Stern, in Her Capacity as Heir of Gail L. Gibbs, Deceased; Everette Rogers, in His Capacity as Heir of Gail L. Gibbs, Deceased; Nana A. Antiwaa-Bey, in Her Capacity as Heir of Dorothy Ervin-Miller a/k/a Dorothy M. Ervin-Miller, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Dorothy Ervin-Miller, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Gail L. Gibbs, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2010 No. 02033 $105,424.80 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-512 8000 Ridge Ave 191283056 21st wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#212518620 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Stephen D. Forster, III a/k/a Stephen Forster, III; Dianne L. Forster a/k/a Diann L. Forster C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 00568 $108,294.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-513 127 E Tulpehocken St 19144 59th wd. Situate on the North side of Tulpehocken St, at the distance of 243’5-3/4” Northeastward from the Northeast side of Bavnton St OPA#592115800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2STY MASONRY Serease Brown C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00154 $90,636.53 Richard J. Nalbandian, III 1601-514 6104 Newtown Ave 19111 25th wd. 1583.35 Sq Ft BRT#352207700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michelle E. Roach a/k/a Michelle E. Brogan C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00986 $172,579.50 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-515 7193 Montague St 191351108 41st wd. 1596 Sq Ft OPA#412265200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kathleen M. Corson a/k/a Kathleen Corson C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02048 $49,506.82 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-516 7601 Crittenden St, Unit C4 19118 9th wd. condo OPA#888200528 IMPROVEMENTS: RES. CONDO 2.5 STY MASONRY Ella M. Harris C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 02651 $218,220.92 Louis P. Vitti, Esq.

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1601-517 6829 Marsden St 191352228 41st wd. 1428 Sq Ft OPA#412385200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas J. Burns C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01675 $111,414.78 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-518 5010 Copley Rd 19144 13th wd. 2863.34 Sq Ft BRT#133164500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Frederick Perry a/k/a Frederick S. Perry C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03202 $115,415.43 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-519 3462 Crystal St 191341207 33rd wd. 728 Sq Ft OPA#331258700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shirley Warren C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01274 $46,551.74 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-520 8013 Moro St 19136 64th wd. 3380 Sq Ft BRT#642055200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Troy A. Anusky C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 003276 $114,000.87 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-521 7020 Saybrook Ave 19142 40th wd. 4253.75 Sq Ft BRT#40-3-3074-00 IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STY MASONRY ROW Louis F. Diaz C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 02217 $522,341.62 Amar A. Agrawal, Esquire 1601-522 1845 E Monmouth St 191343553 25th wd. 1118 Sq Ft OPA#252128300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dawn Moreira, in Her Capacity as Adminsitratrix and Heir of the Estate of Bruce A. Martell; Sallie Martell, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Bruce A. Martell; Sara Swierczynski, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Bruce A. Martell; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Bruce A. Martell, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01348 $12,675.07 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-523 5110 W Nevada St 191312418 52nd wd. 1400 Sq Ft OPA#521179600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Francis Kilson C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 02129 $166,732.32 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-524 1706 Stenton Ave 19141 17th wd. 1460.07 Sq Ft BRT#171344500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Najee Murray C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02772 $82,619.69 Martha

E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire 1601-525 11133 Drake Dr 19154 66th wd. 1893.35 Sq Ft BRT#662226700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas F. Kurtz and Lauren N. Tenaglia C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 000733 $127,974.78 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-526 5711 N 17th, a/k/a 5711 N 17th St 19141-1714 17th wd. 1760 Sq Ft OPA#17-21871-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles W. Crisden a/k/a Charles W. Crisden, Jr.; Kenya R. Williams C.P. March Term, 2010 No. 03519 $152,080.86 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-527 6728 N Smedley St 191262758 10th wd. 1180 Sq Ft OPA#101041500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rhonda Tucker, Individually and in Capacity as Administratrix of the Estate of Margaret G. Smith; Tyreane Tucker a/k/a Tyreane Hunter; Jeniase Tucker a/k/a Jenice Tucker, in Her Capacity as Heir of the Estate of Margaret G. Smith; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Margaret G. Smith, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00536 $30,157.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-528 6738 Blakemore St 19119 22nd wd. on the Shouthwesterly Side of Blakemore St. 368 ft seven-eighths of an inch Northwestwardly from the Northwesterly side of Vernon Road OPA#222240200 IMPROVEMENTS: APT. 2-4 UNITS 2 STY MANSONRY Nicole E. Arnold C.P. February Term, 2003 No. 2256 $46,298.01 Louis P. Vitti, Esq. 1601-529 2227 N 54th St 19131 52nd wd. 19,200 Sq Ft BRT#521363300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ramona Dereef C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02185 $326,388.58 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire 1601-530 2719 N Sydenham St 191322224 11th wd. 970 Sq Ft OPA#111175200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Eric Irby C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01643 $43,674.39 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-531 5554 N Lawrence St 191202808 42nd wd. 1260 Sq Ft OPA#422492500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Zaniffa Montenegro C.P. December Term,

2014 No. 02447 $98,287.03 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-532 219 E Sharpnack St 19119 22nd wd. 1969.87 Sq Ft BRT#221123700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Issac Blyther C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00303 $8,011.20 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire; Heather Riloff, Esquire; Jeniece D. Davis, Esquire 1601-533 5727 N 13th St 191414119 49th wd. 1360 Sq Ft OPA#493200300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole Brown C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 01103 $140,821.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-534 1331 Tyson Ave 19111 35th wd. 5500 Sq Ft BRT#532240200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rafael Marrero C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 003856 $187,438.11 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-535 5516 Ridgewood St 19143-4031 51st wd. 1080 Sq Ft OPA#51-3-2507-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Monique Brown a/k/a Monique C. Brown C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 03843 $90,672.84 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-536 6132 Tulip St 191354224 41st wd. 1056 Sq Ft OPA#411426300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dana PriceSkerrett C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01473 $130,953.55 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-537 3103 N 32nd St 19132 38th wd. 1159 Sq Ft BRT#382176100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Donte Julia, as Executor of the Estate of Freda L. Williams, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00598 $80,076.44 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-538 1939 S 22nd St 19145 48th wd. 937.87 Sq Ft BRT#482186400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Mary A. Dupree, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 01439 $6,524.52 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1601-539 7329 Ogontz Ave 19138 50th wd. 1888 Sq Ft BRT#501308700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrea Tabron and Earl Tabron C.P. October Term, 2012 No. 00176

$53,904.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-540 3369 Coral St 191343212 45th wd. 616 Sq Ft OPA#452248300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aimee M. Candelet a/k/a Aimee Candelet C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 04317 $26,218.28 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-541 2434 N 13th St 191331128 37th wd. 1114 Sq Ft OPA#371274300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jean Winn C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01433 $49,414.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-542 530 E Walnut Ln 19144 59th wd. 1140 Sq Ft BRT#592067200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Larry W. Carey, Individually and as the Administrator of the Estate of George W. Carey, Sr., deceased C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 002804 $78,128.03 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-543 5782 Stewart St 19131 4th wd. 1024 Sq Ft BRT#67 N 11-254; PRCL#04-3-2119-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Anthony Purnell C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00538 $68,911.46 Amanda L. Rauer, Esquire; Powers, Kirn, & Associates, LLC 1601-544 3354 Wellington St 19149-1614 55th wd. 1656 Sq Ft OPA#55-1-4635-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jeffrey Widman C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 00414 $114,553.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-545 6634 Torresdale Ave 191352828 41st wd. 1920 Sq Ft BRT#871563160 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Irakli Liti and Vezire Liti C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 02120 $150,610.24 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1601-546 2009 N Wanamaker St 191313020 52nd wd. 1192 Sq Ft OPA#522226500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kimberly M. Davis Burnett a/k/a Kimberly M. David Burnett C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03665 $58,596.67 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-547 1123 S 26th St 191463934 36th wd. 1068 Sq Ft OPA#361392400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gary Lee; Angela Myers C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01550 $63,084.06 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-548 5215 Irving St 19139-

4018 60th wd. 1230 Sq Ft BRT#602092900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Tina Baker C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01165 $44,363.00 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-549 3911 I St 19124 33rd wd. 1343 Sq Ft BRT#332165000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Raymond W. Attewell C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01947 $73,027.94 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-550 319 Daly St 19148 39th wd. 812 Sq Ft BRT#392140400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Veasey, Catherine M. C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 00453 $119,245.82 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-551 5551 Pemberton St 19143 46th wd. 1194 Sq Ft BRT#463058700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Venus Mack C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03708 $56,933.48 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-552 7219 Haverford Ave 19151 34th wd. 1789.41 Sq Ft BRT#344008017 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Khamphiene Habte and Addisu Habte C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02209 $81,202.32 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-553 5908 McCallum St 19144 59th wd. 3360 Sq Ft BRT#593150300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael J. Ryan C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 02229 $184,396.56 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-554 320 N 40th St 19104 24th wd. 3000 Sq Ft BRT#88-11616-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gwendolyn Lewis a/k/a Gwendolyn V. Lewis; Rasheed Lewis a/k/a Rasheed J. Lewis C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 04545 $280,159.63 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-555 2113 E Somerset St 191343912 25th wd. 1734 Sq Ft OPA#252029700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Raymond Camacho, in His Capacity as Administrator and Heir of the Estate of Rafael Camacho; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Rafael Camacho, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Lu V. Camacho, Deceased C.P. July Term,

2015 No. 02191 $91,254.86 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-556 2101-17 Chestnut St 1726 a/k/a, 2101-17 Chestnut St Unit 1726 19103 88th wd. 437 Sq Ft; together with all right, title, and interest to a 0.747% undivided interest of, in and to the Common Elements, as more particularly set forth in the Declaration OPA#888112446 IMPROVEMENTS: CONDO Bruce A. Lincoln a/k/a Bruce Anthony Lincoln; Annmarie C. Lincoln a/k/a Ann Marie Lincoln C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 01052 $185,078.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-557 6104 Grays Ave 191423208 40th wd. 1740 Sq Ft OPA#402156000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Johnnie M. Jenkins C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00740 $58,739.01 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-558 610 W Chew St 19120 61st wd. 2475 Sq Ft BRT#612033500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Dorene Northington-McNeill a/k/a Dorene Northington C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 03139 $95,696.32 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-559 2040 Croskey St 19145 48th wd. ROW 2STY MASONRY; 1120 Sq Ft BRT#482221600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kevin Williams and Kim P. Ryans C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00685 $40,427.65 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-560 6702 Woodland Ave 19142 40th wd. 1600 Sq Ft OPA#403151300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2STY MASONRY James Wah C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01744 $52,446.68 Christopher P. Coval, Esq. 1601-561 1533 W Butler St 19140 13th wd. 1200 Sq Ft BRT#131084400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith A. King C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01874 $23,304.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-562 2070 Carver St 19124 41st wd. 915.2 Sq Ft OPA#411044800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Di Nofa and Mary Di Nofa C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 125 $71,585.78 Lauren Berschler Karl, Esq. 1601-563 5821 Ditman St assessed as 5821-23 Ditman St 19135 41st wd. 7000 Sq Ft BRT#41-12261-00 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Bradley C.P. May

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Term, 2015 No. 00935 $101,683.60 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-564 6647 Edmund St 19135 41st wd. 1260 Sq Ft BRT#411415900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Diana Gozalez C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00252 $113,976.16 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-565 558 E Clarkson Ave 19120 42nd wd. 2215 Sq Ft BRT#421236200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Linda Williams C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01624 $54,443.57 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-566 111 S 15th St, Apartment 2011 19102-2605 88th wd. 1184 Sq Ft OPA#888087350 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bambang Riyadi Soegomo a/k/a Bambang R. Soegomo C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01852 $361,768.19 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-567 1714 Bridge St 19124 62nd wd. 1266 Sq Ft BRT#622097400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Debra A. Jones a/k/a Debra Jones C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01898 $37,992.28 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-568 1928 E Ontario St 19134 45th wd. 1131 Sq Ft BRT#452074100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Erik Rockmore and Gina Rockmore C.P. December Term, 2009 No. 03270 $60,105.89 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-569 200-10 Lombard St #640 19147-1605 88th wd. 626 Sq Ft OPA#888050083 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Derek Vietro C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01337 $279,122.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-570 1169 Passmore St 19111 53rd wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1278 Sq Ft BRT#531113100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Susan Marlene Shapiro, Known Surviving Heir of Zelda Cohn; Unknown Surviving Heir of Zelda Cohn and Robert Cohn, Known Surviving Heir of Zelda Cohn C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 00506 $141,416.84 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-571 5424 Saul St 19124-1216 62nd wd. 1356 Sq Ft BRT#621454700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Michael McGarry and Debra A. McGarry C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 04252 $89,002.86 Stern & Eisenberg PC

1601-572 2038 N Hope St 19122 18th wd. 869.4 Sq Ft BRT#183231701 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Iluminado Maldonado C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02112 $79,309.29 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1601-573 422 Roxborough Ave 19128 21st wd. single family home 1,760 Sq Ft PRCL#212072800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: SINGLE FAMILY HOME Robert J. Madrak C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02473 $213,816.71 Leo M. Gibbons, Esquire and Michael G. Louis, Esquire 1601-574 5116 N 10th St 19141 49th wd. 2101 Sq Ft BRT#492180000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Quincy Jones, Known Heir to the Estate of Frances M. Hopkins, Deceased; Francesca Jones, Known Heir to the Estate of Frances M. Hopkins, Deceased; Melony Hopkins, Known Heir to the Estate of Frances M. Hopkins, Deceased; Thomas Hopkins, Known Heir to the Estate of Frances M. Hopkins, Deceased C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00527 $110,198.16 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-575 403 Brown St 19123 5th wd. 1720 Sq Ft PRCL#056153230 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Irene Harper a/k/a Irene P. Harper C.P. November Term, 2012 No. 00190 $392,449.97 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-576 540 E Walnut Ln 19144 59th wd. 1140 Sq Ft BRT#592067700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Priscilla Pettway C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01043 $83,325.33 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-577 534 Van Kirk St 19120 35th wd. 1140 Sq Ft BRT#352096600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Nancy Ramirez C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00455 $134,283.83 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-578 2462 N Fairhill St 19133 19th wd. 2208 Sq Ft BRT#871525250 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Annie R. Woodall and Michelle V. Woodall C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01835 $10,499.49 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-579 5314 Yocum St 191435432 51st wd. 984 Sq Ft OPA#512093700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Valerie Cooper C.P. January Term, 2008 No. 00103 $98,275.68 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1601-580 4207 Benner St 19135 55th wd. 1440 Sq Ft BRT#552014800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tashia K. Marshall C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 02318 $54,519.92 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-581 6020 Catherine St 19143 46th wd. 2145 Sq Ft OPA#033005900 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jerry M. Davis C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 002557 $38,108.14 Brett A. Solomon, Michael C. Mazack 1601-582 7312 N 20th St 19138 10th wd. 1740 Sq Ft BRT#101169100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Keith Mitchell Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Gertrude E. Mitchell, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00256 $109,849.12 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-583 5418 N Mascher St 19120 42nd wd. 4,958 Sq Ft BRT#422373100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald H. Humphrey a/k/a Ronald Humphrey C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 04774 $140,887.52 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-584 2033 S 22nd St 19145 48th wd. 953 Sq Ft BRT#482188800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jason A. White, as Administrator of the Estate of Michelle Stevens, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02623 $103,866.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-585 3920 Claridge St 19124 33rd wd. 1131 Sq Ft BRT#332335000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carlos Lizardi, Jr. and Noemi Lizardi C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00569 $82,695.87 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-586 3124 F St 19134 33rd wd. 929 Sq Ft BRT#331283200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mia Ebony Parks C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00503 $62,442.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-587 2011 Carpenter St 19146 30th wd. 1120 Sq Ft BRT#301235300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela M. Baylock C.P. July Term, 2009 No. 00918 $333,753.28 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-588 421 Van Kirk St 19120 35th wd. 1880 Sq Ft BRT#352110500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Atiyah Ali C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02310 $133,813.56 KML Law Group, P.C.

1601-589 2125 W Chew Ave 19138 17th wd. (formerly part of the 42nd wd.) ROW W/DET GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1,572 Sq Ft BRT#171106600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Ewan Ewers C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 03357 $82,891.33 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-590 3232 D St 19134 7th wd. (formerly of the 33rd wd.) 773 Sq Ft BRT#073147900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Valerie Bernatowicz C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 03911 $49,542.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-591 1544 Womrath St 19124 23rd wd. 1,121 Sq Ft BRT#232008900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nelson Colon and Antoinette Ortiz C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01115 $56,675.31 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-592 9843 Bonner St 191152303 58th wd. 1720 Sq Ft OPA#581471600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Svyatoslav Feltsan; Marianna Feltsan C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 02369 $238,966.49 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-593 6147 Lansdowne Ave 19151 34th wd. 1960 Sq Ft BRT#871154800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lillie Wood C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02236 $107,733.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-594 612 N 23rd St 19130 15th wd. 1296 Sq Ft BRT#151169400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John M. Willis C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 00297 $96,894.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-595 1315 E Vernon Rd a/k/a 1315 Vernon Rd 19150 50th wd. 1828 Sq Ft BRT#502411100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thomas Wilson C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02556 $52,252.01 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-596 1032 N Orianna St 191231549 5th wd. 2,043 Sq Ft OPA#057095420 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph Steward, III; Sharon McPherson C.P. May Term, 2008 No. 03544 $436,757.89 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-597 225 W Nedro Ave 19120 61st wd. 992 Sq Ft BRT#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.

1601-598 175 E Walnut Park Dr 19120 61st wd. 1600 Sq Ft BRT#611361400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tory Harris C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01154 $151,877.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-599 12028 Covert Rd 191542707 58th wd. 1440 Sq Ft OPA#662156800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Terence F. Devlin C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 02200 $150,412.94 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-600 5760 Rodman St 19142 46th wd. 992 Sq Ft BRT#463036500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ronald Mathurin a/k/a Ronald Maturin C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02038 $59,590.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-601 614 W Bristol St 19140 43rd wd. 865 Sq Ft BRT#433205100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kamla D. Williams C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03202 $25,427.66 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-602 39 Meehan Ave a/k/a, 39 E Meehan Ave 191192130 22nd wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#222091300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aniniy Burshteyn a/k/a Ananiy Burshteyn C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00477 $127,967.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-603 3971 Constance Rd 19114 66th wd. 1,623 Sq Ft BRT#661288633 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicholas D. Matlak C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 02123 $197,565.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-604 1430 N 58th St 191313810 4th wd. 1152 Sq Ft OPA#043138300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alonzo Reddick a/k/a Alonzo Lamont Reddick C.P. May Term, 2014 No. 02925 $103,954.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-605 51 N 63rd St 19139 34th wd. 1272 Sq Ft BRT#341264200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Noel G. Walker C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01952 $86,502.45 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-606 7149 Ardleigh St 191191211 22nd wd. 2775 Sq Ft OPA#222250900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alexander Z. Talmadge, Jr. a/k/a Alexander Talmadge, Jr. C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 01586 $670,115.90 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-607 6046 Carpenter St 19143 3rd wd. 2320 Sq Ft

BRT#033096200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles Story C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 02347 $79,029.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-608 1341 Tyson Ave 19111 53rd wd. 5,500 Sq Ft BRT#532240400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicholas Trubisky C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02649 $85,962.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-609 164 Shelly Ln 19115 57th wd. DET W/B GAR 2STY MAS OTHER; 2,324 Sq Ft BRT#632172400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jonah Gregory Corbett, Administrator of the Estate of Judy-Lynn Goldberg C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 03489 $176,443.12 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-610 1623 Griffith St 19111 56th wd. 2280 Sq Ft BRT#561539100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE William Wainwright and Kathleen Wainwright C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 02855 $267,390.08 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-611 1213 N 25th St 19121 29th wd. 1,072 Sq Ft BRT#291324200 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jose L. Reyes and Cassandra Love C.P. November Term, 2013 No. 02094 $96,921.74 Law Offices of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1601-612 110 W Meade St 191224624 9th wd. 1477 Sq Ft OPA#092194300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David B. Macdonald a/k/a David Macdonald; Celia Cruz C.P. June Term, 2012 No. 03092 $175,169.73 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-613 6725 N 7th St 19126 61st wd. DET CONV APT 3STY STONE; 2,205 Sq Ft BRT#611150100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Lydia E. Elsetinow a/k/a Lidia Elsetinow and Christopher Elsetinow C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03010 $56,309.91 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-614 3413 N Ella St 19134 7th wd. 1050 Sq Ft BRT#073078200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Francisco Rivera, Deceased and Salvadora Rivera, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Francisco Rivera, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 03698 $13,519.67 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-615 113 Fernon St 19148 1st wd. 1160 Sq Ft BRT#011089400

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IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Michael J. Dewees and Regina F. DooleyDewees C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 00534 $302,375.02 Emmanuel J. Argentieri, Esquire 1601-616 1523 W Courtland St 19140 13th wd. 2,190 Sq Ft BRT#132379300 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL USE Barbara Lenhart C.P. August Term, 2015; No. 4811 $77,727.73 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1601-617 117 N 57th St 19139 52nd wd. 826.50 Sq Ft BRT#042076800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gerald Andrews, Jr. a/k/a Gerald J. Andrews, Jr. C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02802 $78,611.12 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-618 3191 Edgemont St 19134 25th wd. 707 Sq Ft BRT#251230200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard Marszalek and Edna Youkonis C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00696 $126,749.52 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-619 5161 Arbor St 19120 42nd wd. 1500 Sq Ft BRT#421390700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING De Jin Zheng C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01424 $81,213.85 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-620 4920 Ormes St 19120 42nd wd. 1,056 Sq Ft BRT#421330700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cindria McKnight and Tinisha McKnight C.P. February Term, 2014 No. 03137 $98,993.24 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-621 6816 Chester Ave 19142 40th wd. 1670.75 Sq Ft BRT#403239600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tamika Emery a/k/a Tamika Miller, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Mary Emery a/k/a Mary E. Emery, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Under Mary Emery a/k/a Mary E. Emery, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 02312 $109,599.71 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1601-622 6140 Charles St 19135 55th wd. (formerly of the 41st wd.) 1876 Sq Ft BRT#552219500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Debralee Gurba and Peter W. Gurba a/k/a Peter J. Gurba C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 02944 $54,323.61 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-623 7158 N Uber St 19138

10th wd. 1644 Sq Ft BRT#101149400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jamar Little C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 03373 $124,063.84 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-624 4318 E Wingohocking St 19124 23rd wd. 2755 Sq Ft BRT#234205400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shaun J. McAvinney and Juliette K. McAvinney C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02569 $75,450.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-625 4709 Wallace Pl 19139 6th wd. ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY; 1408 Sq Ft BRT#061103006 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marsha E. Brown, Known Surviving Heir of Namon Brown, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; David Brown, Known Surviving Heir of Namon Brown, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Julia J. Brown, Known Surviving Heir of Namon Brown, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Laverne Brown, Known Surviving Heir of Namon Brown, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Namon Brown, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 00273 $87,648.35 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-626 5643 Sansom St 19139 60th wd. 1137 Sq Ft BRT#604027100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Curley Pratt C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 00006 $52,814.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-627 436 W Harvey St 19144 22nd wd. (formerly part of the 59th wd.) SEMI/DET 3STY MASONRY; 2,688 Sq Ft BRT#593050800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING David Lee Bowens, Known Surviving Heir of Patrice Paulin, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Darian Thomas, Known Surviving Heir of Patrice Paulin, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner and Unknown Heirs of Patrice Paulin, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01320 $239,645.60 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-628 6020 Pine St 19143 3rd wd. 2,250 Sq Ft BRT#032045800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest From or Under Lucy Gaines; Marilyn Stewart, Personal Representative of the Estate of Lucy Gaines; Estate of Lucy Gaines

C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 04627 $79,290.62 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-629 4851 Fairmount Ave 19139 44th wd. 1080 Sq Ft BRT#441230800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title, or Interest From or Under Bianca F. Morrison; Paula Morrison, Personal Representative of the Estate of Bianca F. Morrison; Estate of Bianca F. Morrison C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02161 $45,917.27 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-630 314 Pensdale St 19128 21st wd. 2087 Sq Ft BRT#212057700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Catherine A. Sponburgh a/k/a Catherine Ann Sponburgh C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00832 $136,859.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-631 810 S Cecil St 19143 46th wd. 1207.08 Sq Ft BRT#463276500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE The Unknown Heirs, Executors and Devisees of the Estate of Patricia Scarborough C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02158 $74,266.32 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1601-632 5108 Roosevelt Blvd 19124 35th wd. 6500 Sq Ft BRT#351028400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wilton J. Francois a/k/a Wilton Jean Francois C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 02427 $459,148.00 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-633 6009 N Warnock St 19141 49th wd. 1357.6 Sq Ft BRT#49-2-206100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Vanetta L. Jones C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02118 $147,689.41 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-634 2601 Pennsylvania #CU4 19130 8th wd. 488 Sq Ft OPA#888073398 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL CONDOMINIUM B&F Investment, LLC C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01426 $110,206.26, plus interest in the amount of $5,619.63 from 02/05/15 Michael V. Phillips, Esquire 1601-635 6136 N 6th St 19120 61st wd. 1568 Sq Ft OPA#61-1133900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Reginald Freeman C.P. July Term, 2013 No. 02525 $157,298.24 Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire 1601-636 7544 E Walnut Ln a/k/a 7544 Walnut Ln 19138 50th wd. 1200 Sq Ft BRT#501356200

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vanessa Woods C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 03521 $27,386.08 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-637 5462 Arlington St 191313115 52nd wd. 1402 Sq Ft OPA#522057500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brenda Durham C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00203 $103,539.99 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-638 1904 Orthodox St 19124 23rd wd. 2208 Sq Ft OPA#232092000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michele P. Rusden C.P. May Term, 2013 No. 03988 $80,096.88 Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1601-640 2030 Lansing St 19152 56th wd. 2563 Sq Ft OPA#561473100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jason Armstrong; Kara K. Armstrong C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 03011 $175,972.49 Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1601-641 2611 S Daggett St 191422804 40th wd. 992 Sq Ft OPA#406006400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kenyetta Wilson C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00034 $44,775.83 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-642 1990 Penfield St 19138 10th wd. 1127 Sq Ft (land area); 1392 Sq Ft (improvement area) BRT#101377800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2STY MASONRY Tasha L. Blakeney C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02601 $127,691.42 Keri P. Ebeck, Esquire 1601-643 1148 S 52nd St 19143 51st wd. 1536 Sq Ft BRT#511199800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lionel Dunbar C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00867 $145,663.78 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-644 4221 N 3rd St 191402609 7th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#072118000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carlos M. Santos C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 03225 $29,358.04 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-645 3326 A St 19134 7th wd. 1103 Sq Ft BRT#073054600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Carmen Frias and Vicky Paulino C.P.

August Term, 2014 No. 01293 $88,961.75 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-646 2632 S Muhlfeld St, a/k/a 2632 Muhlfeld St 191421712 40th wd. 960 Sq Ft OPA#406160700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrea M. Johnson C.P. October Term, 2014 No. 02928 $34,992.91 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-647 4607 Wingate St 19136 65th wd. 2382 Sq Ft BRT#652033401 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Babilonia and Emily G. Babilonia a/k/a Emily Babilonia C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 01386 $160,818.41 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-648 6343 Reedland St 19142 40th wd. 975 Sq Ft BRT#402204000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William T. Richardson C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00616 $40,766.60 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-649 3164 Tulip St 19134 25th wd. 1036 Sq Ft OPA#252377400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward S. Podlaszewski C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 01215 $82,184.57 Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1601-650 2644 E Clearfield St 19134 25th wd. 1194 Sq Ft BRT#251114200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Danielle J. Moore and Ronald M. Swanson C.P. September Term, 2010 No. 02402 $62,890.79 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-651 4715 Knorr St 19135 41st wd. 1320 Sq Ft BRT#41-2020400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles Stier C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00584 $76,653.34 Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1601-652 541 Washington Ave 191474005 2nd wd. 672 Sq Ft OPA#021143500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Roserita R. Depiano a/k/a Rose Rita De Piano; Dennis Maryak C.P. February Term, 2011 No. 02914 $170,000.00 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-653 7620 Sherwood Rd 191512020 34th wd. 1120 Sq Ft OPA#343239700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janice Scott; Basil Scott C.P. April Term,

2014 No. 03822 $171,801.59 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-654 823 Lombard St 19147 5th wd. 900 Sq Ft BRT#053050345 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paul H. Durante C.P. February Term, 2015 No. 00448 $243,398.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-655 2622 S Carlisle St 191454620 26th wd. 1110 Sq Ft OPA#261137300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Phyllis M. Valentino a/k/a Phyllis M. Castelli C.P. July Term, 2014 No. 03996 $79,585.21 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1601-656 2222 S Clarion St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1116 Sq Ft BRT#394450300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: MOBILE HOME Thomas Hanly and Pauline Hanly C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 05415 $117,149.73 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-657 4926 Ella St 19120 42nd wd. 1252.65 Sq Ft BRT#421307400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carmen Colon a/k/a Carmen D. Colon; Santos Rodriguez C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 02601 $67,648.39 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1601-658 2225 S Fairhill St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2STY MASONRY; 1131 Sq Ft BRT#392310000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Mary J. Bratcher C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 01206 $133,758.66 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-659 816 N 6th St 19123 14th wd. 3158 Sq Ft BRT#141002260 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Adminsitrator of the Estate of Mattie Gordon Jenkins a/k/a Mattie G. Jenkins C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 00581 $235,006.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-660 7204 Leonard St 19149 54th wd. 1454 Sq Ft BRT#542480100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bonnie G. Kaliser a/k/a Bonnie N. Kaliser C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00217 $166,927.48 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-661 54 E Durham St 19119 22nd wd. 1020 Sq Ft BRT#222152100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sedina Miles C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 01262 $89,252.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-662 5044 Erringer Pl 19144 13th wd. 3221 Sq Ft BRT#133156300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

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PROPERTY Michelle Quarles C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 03109 $218,786.96 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-663 3900 Ford Rd, Unit 11J 19131 52nd wd. 578 Sq Ft BRT#888520166 Subject to Rent IMPROVEMENTS: RES. CONDO 5 STY MASONRY Defendant, Dorothy Robinson C.P. December Term, 2010 No. 215682 $5,444.60 Monica M. Littman, Esq.; Fineman, Krekstein & Harris, PC 1601-664 2544 S Reese St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2STY MASONRY; 940 Sq Ft BRT#392309100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Evette D. Raynor, a/k/a Evette Dorine Raynor, a/k/a Evette Dorine Alexander, Known Surviving Heir of Everette Raynor, Jr., Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Everette Raynor, Jr., Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 01458 $77,496.44 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-665 1424 68th Ave 19126 10th wd. (formerly the 42nd wd.) S/D

CONV APT 2.5STY MASON; 2020 Sq Ft BRT#101247000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Leroy A. Smith, Known Surviving Heir of Phyllis Shockley, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Jacqueline Robinson a/k/a Jacqueline Epps, Known Surviving Heir of Phyllis Shockley, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner; Unknown Surviving Heirs of Phyllis Shockley, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. June Term, 2014 No. 00491 $74,058.38 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1601-666 232 Regina St 19116 58th wd. 7137 Sq Ft BRT#582304374 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Elba Dormoi C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01336 $253,442.42 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-667 5909 Crystal St 19120 35th wd. 1225 Sq Ft BRT#352219700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charmel P. Gamble C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 1967 $130,679.38 Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire;

Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1601-668 5233 Irving St 19139 60th wd. 1200 Sq Ft OPA#602093901 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Albert N. Phipps C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 02755 $63,237.95 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1601-669 532 S 57th St 19143 46th wd. 1200 Sq Ft BRT#463244100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators of the Estate of Sarah Burton C.P. April Term, 2014 No. 03477 $91,758.10 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-670 413 Titan St 19147 2nd wd. 2001 Sq Ft BRT#021316910 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Wanda D. Davis C.P. June Term, 2013 No. 03224 $129,606.58 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-671 150 E Walnut Ln 19144 59th wd. (formerly part of the 22nd wd.) 2615 Sq Ft BRT#592059400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL

PROPERTY Diamond A. Webb C.P. January Term, 2012 No. 01600 $122,927.68 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-672 4518 Comly St 19135 41st wd. 2500 Sq Ft BRT#411117900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lige S. Yerka C.P. February Term, 2013 No. 01582 $135,808.13 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-673 7200 Limekiln Turnpike 19138 10th wd. 1471 Sq Ft BRT#102072200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer Pearson C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 01474 $242,007.15 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-674 442 N Daggett St 19151 34th wd. 1500 Sq Ft BRT#343130200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marrie L. Chess C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 01263 $130,025.97 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-675 5620 Christian St 19143 46th wd. 1289 Sq Ft BRT#463136200 IMPROVE-

MENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Darin Gallman C.P. December Term, 2012 No. 02456 $82,859.98 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-676 6402 Carlton St 19139 34th wd. 1005 Sq Ft BRT#343014800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Russell A. Williams, III C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00884 $115,266.89 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-677 7110 Vandike St 19135 65th wd. 1500 Sq Ft BRT#651267100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Giselle Rosa C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03107 $112,862.25 KML Law Group, P.C. 1601-678A 5216 Arendell Ave 19114 65th wd. 8281.36 Sq Ft OPA#882075276 IMPROVEMENTS: VAC LAND COMM <ACRE 9250 Delaware, LLC C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 2190 $663,766.25 plus interest through the date of the sheriff ’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire

1601-678B 5216R Arendell Ave 19114 65th wd. 2725.22 Sq Ft OPA#882075280 IMPROVEMENTS: VAC LAND COMM <ACRE 9250 Delaware, LLC C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 2190 $663,766.25, plus interest through the date of the sheriff ’s sale, plus costs William J. Levant, Esquire 1601-679 2019 Wilmot St 19124 23rd wd. 1080 Sq Ft OPA#232136500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kevin Granados C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 01055 $74,430.23 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Kimberly A. Bonner, Esquire; Scott A. Dietterick, Esquire; Jana Fridfinnsdottir, Esquire; Michael E. Carleton, Esquire 1601-680 6634 Haddington Ln 19151 34th wd. 960 Sq Ft BRT#344041400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Adrian Washington C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 01503 $63,295.58 Udren Law Offices, P.C.-

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Angels in Our Closets Providing charity with dignity by HughE Dillon Every week, Our Closet sets up a pop-up clothing store at various community organizations to provide clothing to struggling families. Clients enjoy a true shopping experience with merchandise tables, hanging racks, mirrors and a checkout counter also. The shops are operated with a handful of volunteers acting as stylists to help the families with their clothing selections. Earlier this month, Our Closet and Neiman Marcus partnered to put on a cocktail party and fashion show for volunteers and supporters, who in return donated items and monetary gifts to support the Our Closet efforts. For more information or to donate, visit http://www.ourclosetpa.org/

1. Fashion show committee members at a pre-show cocktail party: Hope Heron, Ami Lonner, Jill Aschkenasy, Our Closet executive director, Holly Stone, Kim Garno and Connie Lees. 2. Elaine Ecker, Norma Golden and Marian Fisher. 3. Teresa Turner, and Jennaphr Frederick, Fox 29 show off limited edition cosmetics by Le Metier de Beaute that were sold to benefit the charity. 4. Gwen Goodwill Bianchi, Carol Blank Barsh, Lisa Brown and Julie Lomas. 5. Jamie Sheller and Lisa Stone. 6. The Our Closet Fashion Show cocktail party. Photos by HughE Dillon. DEC. 13-20, 2015

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Imhotep Wins Coach Crosby calls a crucial timeout By Jeremy Treatman

A (above) Imhotep’s Mike Waters (#25). (right) Imhotep quarterquarter back Nasir Boykin (#2). Photos by Sarah J. Glover.

lbie Crosby’s Imhotep Charter team is two wins away from its first ever PIAA state championship. After a few close runs at the state’s AA level, Imhotep is considered by many pundits to be the top seed among the four schools left in the 2015 AAA playoffs. Imhotep was scheduled to play Saucon Valley on Dec. 12, with the winner advancing to the state championship game. Whether the Panthers (13-0) win it all or not, the team owes a huge debt of gratitude to the coaching it’s re receiving. Top man Albie Crosby delegated major roles this year to former Neshaminy coach Mark Schmidt and former La Salle offensive coordinator Brett Gordon to help bolster his staff. It has helped big time. The results? How about an undefeated season with an offensive and defensive unit that is operating at top efficiency and outscoring opponents by

over 23 points. But Crosby’s greatest decision this season may have been a timeout he chose to call near the end of the thrilling win over La Salle in the District 12 AAA title game on Nov. 28. As La Salle was driving late in the fourth quarter of the team’s huge win over the two-time defending state champions and Imhotep clung to a 20-14 lead, Crosby signaled for time. Why? Because Wood had just marched to the Imhotep Charter 22-yard line and had a huge third down and six play looming and Crosby did not like what he was seeing. On the first play after the timeout, the Panthers’ Mike Waters intercepted an Anthony Russo pass on the right sideline and the Panthers had sealed its biggest win in school history. “I really just wanted to settle down the defense,” explained Crosby. “We were a little discombobulated. I thought they needed a second to regain their composure, catch their breaths and focus on the task at hand. We needed a stop there. I didn’t want them to keep marching down the field and maybe scoring a [potential game-winning go-ahead touchdown]”. Said Naseir Upshur, the team’s two-way star: “It was good for our defense to get a rest. Mike Waters made a great play for us. The timeout got us regrouped. It was a good call by coach.”

Philly Youth B-ball Ready to Move By Jeremy Treatman

Nationally ranked Roman Catholic and

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enny Holdsman has been dreaming for years of building a place where children in the inner city can come together to play sports (primarily basketball), attend classes, receive tutoring, learn life lessons with mentors from the city and suburbs, and bring revenues, excitement, hopes, and activities for kids. Holdsman, along with Eric Worley, who are co-founders of Philadelphia Youth Basketball, held an initial press conference at the Cooke Junior High School on Dec. 3 to announce plans for a $25 million dollar education and sports facility to be built in the Logan section of Philadelphia. “It’s a very exciting time,” said Holdsman, who’s previous successes include running and expanding programming for

Legacy, an urban center for tennis on Ridge Avenue. “We want to provide opportunities for kids to play basketball, have mentors, receive educational opportunities, learn from great people, and have a place to go where they can develop life skills. The support we have received — and are getting — is incredible. The amount of city leaders, government leaders, [and] top people in the basketball community who are volunteering their time and raising awareness for this center has been remarkable.” The press conference featured a who’s who in Philadelphia basketball. Sitting on the dais were mayor-elect Jim Kenney, Olympian Dawn Staley, former Temple and Sixers great Aaron McKie, legendary high school hoops coach Bill Ellerbee, and Temple coach Fran Dunphy. McKie said that

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he is thrilled to see a community center go up in North Philadelphia. He said that Ellerbee took an interest in him from infancy and helped raise him “to be the man I am today.” He added: “I was very lucky to play at Simon Gratz and Temple and make the NBA. But along the way I got great guidance in life from John Chaney and Bill Ellerbee. He [Ellerbee] was always checking on me to make sure I was on the right path. Everyone knows me from being a pro basketball player but I always tell people the thing I am most proud about is that I am a college graduate. I was a prop-48 [a nonqualifier for freshman year of college basketball] coming out of high school with a [stigma] attached to my name. I persevered with the help of great people on and off the Continued on page 2

won their openers in the Floors USA Tip Off Classic at Widener University December 5th. Roman bested Parkland by 25 points, and Neumann was also a big winner over Dover, Delaware. The two Catholic league powers boast 12 Division I prospects between them, and are ranked one and two in the Liberty City Press’ pre-season poll. “It’s always great to win and play in a big event with good competition in a nice arena like Widener,” said Roman’s Tony Carr, a Penn State recruit. “Yeah, we were fired up for the first game,” said Neumann’s Quade Green, a 6-1 junior guard who has 15 top Division I offers nationally. “When we see a big Play-by-Play Classic game on our schedule, we are pumped going in. Plus, we got a chance to see so many other good teams like [Roman,] Archbishop Carroll, Imhotep Charter, [and] Chester. I’m so excited for this season.”

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Hit musical drapes ‘Dreamcoat’ over Philly By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Nothing says heart-warming, feel-good holiday fare like conspiring with your brothers to kill one of your siblings in a fit of jealousy and, when that fails, selling him into slavery. But, hey, it’s the Bible, right? So things are naturally going to work out fine, especially when it’s the basis for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” which comes to town Dec. 29-Jan. 3 at Merriam Theater. Written by lyricist Tim Rice and composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, theater legends, the production tells the biblical story of Joseph, Israel’s favorite son, using a nonstop parade of pop, country and rock songs and colorful and psychedelic staging and costumes.

The titular character is his father’s obvious favorite and destined for greatness, earning him the jealousy and ire of his 11 other brothers, who successfully plot to get him out of the picture and tell his father he’s been killed. Joseph ends up a slave for an Egyptian millionaire but rises through the ranks to become one of his servants, only later to run afoul of his master and get thrown into jail, where his talents to interpret dreams are discov-

ered and eventually gain him the attention and favor of the Pharaoh. The show first debuted in the late 1960s and has gone on to become one of the most enduring productions of all time. Out actor Marc Ciemiewicz, who plays both the roles of Joseph’s father Jacob and Potiphar, the millionaire who owns Joseph, said the show continues to be a favorite more than 40 years after it started. “It’s year-round

for this show,” Ciemiewicz said of its popularity. “Absolutely. It deals with issues of family and forgiveness and the hopes that there will always be something more and better in life.” You have to have a special capacity for forgiveness to get over 11 of your siblings ganging up to attempt to kill you and successfully selling you into slavery in a far-away land. Really. Even Dr. Phil would have some problems sorting through those issues. But since this is based on biblical text, those brothers get their due comeuppance and later woefully regret the error of their ways. Ciemiewicz said Joseph’s brothers aren’t necessarily portrayed as evil in the show. “They are not always seen as the bad guys,” he said. “They are PAGE 24

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seen as comic relief as well. You end up feeling for them because everybody who has siblings has seen some sort of favoritism that quite often happens and we can all relate to that. I think therefore the brothers themselves are more easily and readily seen in the general public eye as somebody that they can relate to more so than ‘the bad guys’ per se.” Ciemiewicz added that Joseph’s father, who spends most of the show grieving the supposed loss of his favorite son, isn’t exactly blameless in the sibling conflicts that led to Joseph being betrayed. “Jacob, I wouldn’t say he’s one-dimensional. But he definitely shows his favoritism to Joseph. I wouldn’t say he’s complex. I would say Potiphar, the other role that I play, is a little more complex, even though it’s just one song. We see more of a flippancy and a demonstrative aspect to Potiphar. He’s lovable and laughable and at any second can turn to something dark and scary. A few weeks ago I was doing an interview and someone said, ‘So you’re kind of like the Donald Trump as Potiphar?’ I said, ‘Yep, that’s exactly it!’” OK, duly noted. If Potiphar runs for Pharaoh, don’t vote for him. Ciemiewicz has been in a number of different productions of “Dreamcoat” over the course of his career said he likes the show for one important reason. “This is my fifth production of ‘Joseph’ that I have been in and the best thing about it is that it’s short,” he said. “But it’s fast-paced and the style of every song is different. And so you never get complacent with the music. Everything keeps going, and because of the fast action of the show, it’s just a blast to do.” He added that his past history with “Dreamcoat” productions doesn’t make him an automatic cast member for future productions of the show. “I think I just really happen to fall into it,” he said. “It also shows that this show can be done in so many different ways and so many different times and has so much longevity. So many theaters continue to produce the show numerous times and that says a lot for the show itself.

MARC CIEMIEWICZ It’s more a good-time musical to go and see. Yes it’s based on religious text, but there is nothing overtly religious about the show and that’s one of the things that does appeal to a wide audience for this. There’s no Bible-thumping towards it. It’s all about love and life and forgiveness. And with it being all sung, it never stops. I wouldn’t call it an opera or an operetta. With the styling of the show — and it being written by Andrew Lloyd Weber — we can say ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ is a rock opera but it’s a musical, just like this is a musical.” With the holidays in full swing and people spending a lot of time with their families this time of year, and the potential for stress, drama and tensions that can sometimes come with that, Ciemiewicz said there is probably no better time of the year for a show with the message that “Joseph” has. “The biggest thing they can take away from the show is the need for forgiveness and the desire to realize that family itself pretty much trumps everything else,” he said. “Keep your family close because you never know what’s going to happen and that is probably the best message you can take from it.” n Broadway Philadelphia presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” Dec. 29-Jan. 3 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-893-1999 or visit www.josephthemusical.com.

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M. Asli Dukan: Crafting a universe of visibility When Nichelle Nichols, who played Lt. Uhura on the original “Star Trek” series, decided to leave the show after the first season to pursue a career on Broadway, a very special fan persuaded her to stay. The self-proclaimed Trekkie — Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — told her, “Do you not understand what God has given you? You have the first important non-traditional role, non-stereotypical role. You cannot abdicate your position. You are changing the minds of people across the world because, for the first time, through you, we see ourselves and what can be.” Sadly, those depictions are few and far between. In far too many films and science-fiction novels, people of color and LGBTQ folks are not part of the imagined future. One way to counteract that void and add ourselves into the sci-fi realm is through sub genres such as speculative and utopian fiction. In her film “Invisible Universe,” filmmaker and media-arts educator M. Asli Dukan found that, for centuries, black authors have used the genres not only as a natural way to express their hopes and desires of a better world for themselves and their people, but also as a way to include themselves in a genre that has overlooked them. PGN: You write about things out of this world, but where are you originally from? MD: I’m originally from Newark, N.J. I lived in New York for about 17 years but came to Philly over the years while working on my documentary and to attend the BlackStar Film Festival and got to know the city. I liked the neighborhood feel of the place and what was going on in the arts. Then I met my partner and that sealed the deal and I moved here. PGN: Tell me a little about the fam. MD: I’m the oldest of nine children. I’m in my early 40s and the youngest is 22. My mother is a remarkable woman: full of strength, intelligence and resilience. She has always been my source of inspiration, as well as being the person who created the space for me to grow into who I am today. PGN: An early memory? MD: When I was 10 years old I had an aunt who took my cousin and me to Times Square in New York to see a movie. There were two movies playing and she gave me the choice of which I wanted to see; it was between “Superman III” and “Return of the Jedi.” I was so excited to be able to pick and tried to imagine myself in each movie. I figured, in “Superman,” I’d probably be relegated to the sidelines watching him rescuing Lois Lane. In the Jedi film, Princess Leia came to mind but I didn’t really identify with her. I thought of Lando Calrissian but he didn’t seem to be really trusted by

the others. I picked “Return of the Jedi,” but felt a little left out in the end. It was a bittersweet moment. PGN: Was that the first sci-fi movie that you saw? MD: No, I remember seeing films like “Close Encounters” and “E.T.” My mom took me to pretty much all the science-fictions films that came out in the late ’80s. PGN: What were some of your other interests as a kid? MD: I always felt like I was born with an interest in movies — of all kinds — as well as an interest in all the arts. I was always drawing and writing stories; I could be precocious but I liked to take time by myself and create my own world. When I was in high school, my mom bought me a video camera and I’d make films with my friends and family, inanimate objects, whatever was available. PGN: What is utopian and speculative fiction, and how was/is it important to the black community throughout the years? MD: African-American science fiction, fantasy and horror — all of which fall under speculative fiction — have been around for quite some time now. Science-fiction proper — as understood by Americans — is a mix of things, including what we call utopian fiction. That started in the 1500s with a book from England called “Utopi.” Its American history really started in the 1800s with people imagining future societies that were better or different than what they were living in and would usually describe higher technological advances. At that time, most of the mainstream authors (i.e., white) wrote utopian fiction that never included any black people at all. It was like we disappeared completely. In the late 1800s there were a number of black authors that started writing utopian fiction that was inclusive. I grew up a science-fiction fan, but most of the films I saw had the black character as the bad guy, or else he died off in the first part of the film. I was fortunate enough to discover Octavia Butler’s books at an early age, something I could identify with. It was in 2003 when I went to a panel on black science fiction with Octavia and Samuel Delany (who was the first renowned modern black sci-fi writer) that I discovered our history predates the people who I thought were the first black science-fiction writers. I was surprised to find such rich material dating back so far, people like Martin Delany, who published a book in 1859 called “Blake or the Huts of America,” and Sutton E. Griggs, who wrote “Imperium in Imperio.” PGN: Explain a little of the contrast between what you were finding in spec fiction and real life.

MD: Sure. Since I started this in 2003, it’s been pieced together as I’ve been able to get to people for interviews, etc. We didn’t have funding so it’s been slow and steady. What I originally wanted to do was just document black science-fiction writers — who did what when — but over the years I’ve been expanding to other areas: films and comic books and academics and fans who are a part of the sci-fi movement. When I started, I’d encounter a ton of people who’d tell me, “Oh, I thought I was the only black person who was into this!” But now, there are large groups at the conventions or online dedicated to black speculative fiction. But at the same time, there’s a large contrast with what is going on in real life, where it can feel like we’re under siege. The fact that in 2015 we still have to remind people that black lives matter and still have the massive inequalities that we face and the growing prison industrial complex, etc., is startling.

PGN: One of the reasons I love your project is that the black community does tend to get painted with a singular brush and it’s nice to see a different aspect of the community. Rather than hearing about “thugs” in the news — a problematic term to start with — wouldn’t it be nice to hear about black science-fiction aficionados? The “invisible universe” indeed. MD: Yes, and we’ve always been here. Black writers, artists and filmmakers of sci-fi have been creating works where black people not only exist in the future, but are powerful shapers of their own realities, whether in magical lands, dystopian settings or on distant worlds.

PGN: Someone wrote “For African Americans [in the 1800s], the voyage into a fantastical world held a special appeal coming out of a need to escape from residuals of slavery, Jim Crow and the daily oppression of second-class citizenry.” MD: Yes, and utopian fiction especially provided a mechanism for envisioning a better future. If you can’t imagine a better future for yourself, you’re not going to go any place. And if you let other people do the imagining for you … I mean traditionally white creators of speculative or utopian fiction have not included us at all (other than the one or two people who get killed off) or they’ll have the one “remarkable” black guy who stands out, something known as black exceptionalism. When you only allow one black cream-of-the-crop character and that’s it, what happens to everyone else? What does it say about the community they come from? Where are all the other black people? PGN: Like having Lando Calrissian, but no other black people exist? MD: Yes, and science fiction is so important in envisioning the future. Look at the “Star Trek communicator,” which inspired the cell phone: It encourages people to think and explore. I was always into sci-fi but didn’t see myself represented. Perhaps if I’d learned about black speculative fiction earlier, I would have seen myself as an astronaut, or a captain of a space station. It wouldn’t have been so weird for me to say, “I want to do that.”

PGN: You have me jazzed up to check it out. This is the first time I’ve heard about the history of black utopian and speculative Photo: Suzi Nash fiction. MD: All cultures have mythical stories; black Americans had mythology too. We’re told stories about cosmology, shape-shifting, magic and alien abduction. It’s inspiring. They wrote about futures where black folks were treated equally, or they were free. It’s something that’s important now as we’re going through some real troubling times in my opinion. It’s important for all young people to use their imaginations and envision a better future because they’re the ones who will be living it. Just as a matter of learning resistance and survival, it’s important to conceptualize a future that includes all of us in a meaningful way. PAGE 38

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Visit NOLA midweek for fun and value New Orleans is back to letting the good times roll and not just on the weekends. Looking for deals, culture and a touch of gay on your next trip? Try NOLA on any night but a Friday or Saturday. Mark C. Romig, president and CEO of New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation, told us you can have a great time any day in the city, but especially a Tuesday. “Tuesday is Mardi Gras and we think any Tuesday is fun in New Orleans,” Roming said. “With 40-plus museums, there is nothing better than to get up early on a Monday and Tuesday to the sound of horses, the fog lifting and sitting on the riverfront to watch the river wake up.” Look for a “Happy Tuesday” destination campaign next year. So what to do? NOLA has museums (with bars!). The National World War II Museum in New Orleans takes visitors inside the story of the war: why it was fought, how it was won and what it means today. When you enter the museum, you are assigned your own personal dog tag where you can select your story and begin your own journey. Opening earlier this month was the “Road to Tokyo: the Pacific Theater Galleries.” With funding by the Richard C. Aderkson and Freeport-McMoRan Foundations, “Road to Tokyo” retraces the grueling trail from Pearl Harbor to the dropping of two fission bombs in August 1945. After you journey through Japan, visitors take the journey to the equally powerful “Road to Berlin” before the dramatic end of the war. A trip to NOLA needs a little gay, so arrive for Sunday afternoon tea dances that draw boozy visitors and locals to both Bourbon Pub and Parade or Oz. On Monday, take a gay heritage and cocktail tour of the French Quarter with New Orleans native Glenn DeVillier

to must-visit stops Little Vic’s, the homes of Tennessee Williams, the Hotel Monteleone’s Carousel Bar and Napoleon House; www.glfdevilliers. com. Architecturally interesting hotels are opening in converted historic buildings. The brand-new and chic Aloft New Orleans Downtown Hotel is perfect for guests looking for a hotel close to the action in the French Quarter but just far enough from the revelers. While Aloft excels for the minimalist, tech-savvy traveler, The Ritz-Carlton and Spa New Orleans is where luxury-seeking gay travelers will find their perfect retreat in the lobby bar or in the exceptional spa. The Ritz-Carlton has my vote for this year’s best spa experience for service and for creative therapies such as the Marie Laveau Voodoo Love Bath. NOLA’s a legendary food city and reservations are easier to get midweek. There are 1,400 restaurants in the city, up from 800 before Katrina. Insider’s tip: For a great lunch at a great price, try iconic Antoine’s for authentic NOLA food or the new gay-owned restaurant Booty’s, inspired by owner Nick Vivion’s travels as a journalist, with an affordable menu that spans the globe. Try SoBou at the W Hotel for a Louisiana street-food-inspired menu or Chef Nina Compton of “Top Chef: New Orleans” Compère Lapin for a menu steeped in the Gulf and Louisiana’s indigenous ingredients. New Orleans is an event city. You know the iconic events like Mardi Gras and Southern Decadence, and locals also recommend the 16th-annual Official Gay Easter Parade or one of NOLA’s nine gay Mardi Gras Balls. You can find a list of 2016 balls at gaymardigras.com. n Jeff Guaracino is the author of “Gay and Lesbian Tourism: the Essential Guide for Marketing.”

Theater & Arts Audubon to Warhol: The Art of American Still Life Philadelphia Museum of Art presents a survey of American still life in three decades through Jan. 10, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery A comedy-thriller based on the classic sleuth, through Dec. 27 at Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St.; 215985-0420. Billy Elliot Media Theatre presents the story of one boy’s passion for ballet over the boxing ring through Jan. 3, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-8910100. The Book of Mormon The blockbuster musical-comedy about the misadventures of a pair of missionaries who are sent halfway across the world to spread the Good Word, through Dec. 27 at Forrest Theatre, 1114 Walnut St.; 215-923-1515. A Christmas Story: The Musical The holiday musical-comedy tells the beloved story of a boy and his quest for a BB gun through Jan. 10 at Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St.; 215574-3550.

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The Conley Harris and Howard Truelove Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of masterful drawings from the royal courts of northern India through Mach 27, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Genghis Khan: Bring the Legend to Life The Franklin Institute presents the story of one of the world’s greatest leaders through Jan. 3, 20th Street and the Parkway; www. fi.edu. George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker The Pennsylvania Ballet performs the holiday tradition through Dec. 31 at Kimmel’s Academy of Music, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-7905800. The Glorious Sound of Christmas The Philadelphia Orchestra performs a holiday concert with Grammywinning conductor Bramwell Tovey through Dec. 20 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215-790-5800. Gremlins The best Christmas movie ever is screened 8 p.m. Dec. 21 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. I’ll Be Home for Christmas Spectacular The Philly POPS perform an evening of Christmas classics through Dec. 22 at Kimmel’s Verizon Hall, 260 S. Broad St.; 215790-5800.

FILTHY, THE SHOWMAN: Iconic filmmaker John Waters comes to town to deliver “A John Waters Christmas: Holier & Dirtier,” an evening of outrageous humor and storytelling 8 p.m. Dec. 22 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. For more information or tickets, call 215-2322100.

A John Waters Christmas: Holier & Dirtier The out cult filmmaker entertains 8 p.m. Dec. 22 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100. Multitude, Solitude: The Photographs of Dave Heath Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of the acclaimed photographer’s black-andwhite pictures of the 1950s and ’60s through Feb. 21, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Richard Lewis The comedian performs Dec. 18-19 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St.; 215-496-9001.

Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical The beloved TV classic comes to life on stage through Dec. 20 at Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. The Skivvies The underwear-clad comedy-music duo performs through Dec. 19 at Kimmel’s SEI Innovation Studio, 260 S. Broad St.; 215790-5800. This Is The Week That Was 1812 Productions brings back the city’s hottest political comedy through Dec. 31 at Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St.; 215-592-9560.

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RIOT (GRRRL) NIGHT: The Shondes, Brooklyn-based feminist punk-rock group with out members, comes to town to raise your consciousness 8 p.m. Dec. 23 at Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 267639-4528.

Work on What You Love: Bruce Mau Rethinking Design Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of designs by the acclaimed commercial artist through April 3, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. The Wrath of the Gods: Masterpieces by Rubens, Michelangelo and Titian Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition exploring paintings and the creative processes of some of art history’s most important figures through Jan. 10, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100.

Music Maureen McGovern The award-winning vocalist performs a holiday show Dec. 18-19 at the Rrazz Room, 1412 Chestnut St.; 215422-4580. Trans-Siberian Orchestra The orchestral rock band performs 3 p.m. Dec. 19 at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St.; 215389-9543. Holidelic Everett Bradley brings his holiday-funk spectacular to town 8 p.m. Dec. 19 at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400.

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Keystone A Capella Show The Philadelphiabased vocal group performs 8 p.m. Dec. 22 at World Café Live, 3025 Walnut St.; 215222-1400. The Shondes The rock group with out members performs 8 p.m. Dec. 23 at Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St.; 267639-4528.

Nightlife Butchqueen A night of performers including Phi Phi O’Hara from “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” 9 p.m. Dec. 18 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-9649675. Peek-a-Boo Revue: Slay Belles The burlesque troupe performs a holiday show 9 p.m. Dec. 18 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215-9226888.

Holiday Sing-ALong Brunch Stonewall Sports stages a musical holiday brunch, with $5 off the $25 admission with the donation of a new hat, scarf or pair of gloves for The Attic Youth Center, from noon-5 p.m. Dec. 19 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St. hosted by Brittany Lynn; 215964-9675. Not Another Gayborhood Show! Landon Blake andJohn Burd present a show featuring performances by Lydia Kuntmoore, Chikn Nug-it, Honeytree Evil Eye and more 11 p.m. Dec. 18 at Venture Inn, 255 S. Camac St.; 215545-8731.

Outta Town It’s a Wonderful Life The holiday film is screened 2 p.m. Dec. 19 at The Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. n

The new film “The Danish Girl,” based on the award-winning novel by David Ebershoff, chronicles the life of transgender pioneer Lili Elbe (Eddie Redmayne). Born Einer Wegener, he became Lili Elbe when his wife, Gerda (Alicia Vikander) in the film (Greta in the book), asked him to model women’s clothes for a painting she was making. The experience reignited Einer/Lili’s innate desire to live as a woman and become one of the first people to have a sex-change operation. The openly gay author spoke with PGN about his book, Lili Elbe’s story and making “The Danish Girl.” PGN: It must be every novelist’s dream to have his book made into a film. What can you say about your experience? DE: I can say I am fortunate. Fifteen years ago, when the book came out, Gail Mutrux optioned it. And from the first time I talked to her, she understood who Lili was, what she did with her life, what her legacy was and that the love story [between Lili and Greta] was an important part of the story, as was the art. The movie is telling a lot of people around the world who Lili is and was and [what] her place in LGBT history is. It’s important for her and for me. When the book came out 15 years ago, not a lot of people know who Lili was except for academics and activists. The book came out and some people read it, but now the film is there and more people will learn her story. PGN: This has been an extraordinary year for trans visibility with Caitlin Jenner, “Tangerine” and now “The Danish Girl.” What do you think is the appeal of all these trans stories? DE: I think in terms of the subject, every time we hear a story of a transgender person we get a deeper understanding of what it means to be transgender. No experience is like another, and with each story, the world expands. We have a hunger for these stories. “The Danish Girl” fits into that. Before Caitlin Jenner and Laverne Cox and Renée Richards and Christine Jorgensen, there was Lili Elba. She was one of the first to have gender-reassignment — or confirmation — surgery. She had no role models, no representations in the media. There was very little medical expertise. She was alone, except for her wife. The two of them learned what it meant to be transgender before that word existed. PGN: What do you admire about Lili Elbe?

DE: I admire the courage of her becoming who she was, and her story fits into this long string of trans stories. We can now place Lili in this continuum. This is why her DAVID EBERSHOFF story resonated with me, the people who wanted to make this movie and viewers of the movie. Her story is remarkable, and it fits into a bigger picture. Lili’s journey and transition would not have been the same without this marriage to a woman who accepted her and welcomed her. That she had that kind of relationship is also remarkable. We dream and hope that we will be with someone who truly accepts us for who we are. Lili is an example of what can happen if we step forward and say, “This is me.” PGN: Can you talk about the psychology of the Greta/Gerda and Einer/Lili characters? DE: Greta/Gerda is the character that audience relates to. But Lili’s story, which many people can relate to, is about becoming yourself. I believe everybody has to grow up and come to terms with who they are, and who they are meant to be. For some it’s not a large struggle, but for many it is. Gender identity is a significant struggle, and most people can relate to that idea. Who am I? What’s my place in the world? How do I want to be perceived? I went through that as a gay man; I was writing that story. PGN: What can you say about the controversy of Eddie Redmayne, a non-trans actor, in the title role? DE: I understand the voices that want to see more opportunities for transgender actors [and] actresses. The more roles there are, the more stories are told. And I see why this is an important role for transgender actors. For a long time, the media had not told transgender stories in fair and honest ways, so I understand these questions that were raised when Eddie was taking the role. When I heard Eddie was going to do the role, it made me think back to Sean Penn as Harvey Milk. I know there were gay actors who wanted to play that role. And some wanted an out gay actor to play Milk. And yet, Sean’s performance is, from my point of view, magnificent. Actors play people they aren’t. I think Eddie’s performance is extraordinary, and Alicia’s is too. There is something special between the two of them. I hope people see “The Danish Girl” and make their own opinion. n

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Bucks County Playhouse takes on Food and Drink Christmas classic Directory By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com

Chances are that, as you’re flipping through channels in the coming days, you’ll catch snippets of George Bailey and Uncle Billy or perhaps hear the classic line: “Every time a bell rings, an angel gets his wings.” “It’s A Wonderful Life” has become such a Christmas staple that many of us may keep channel surfing when it graces our TVs. But a stage production is now bringing all the magic of the film to life in a way that will likely gift to audiences a new appreciation for the story and its lessons. New Hope’s Bucks County Playhouse is staging “It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Broadcast” through Dec. 27. For film fans (or those who are not), the play is not a straight-forward rehashing of the movie; instead, the story is set in a 1940s radio station, headquartered in Doylestown, that is producing a reading of the film. The small-town charm of “It’s A Wonderful Life” is mirrored by the setting of the stage production, which opens with a lengthy and impressive medley of holiday songs as the cast readies for its radio show. Once the reading gets underway, the audience is transformed from the station into the world of “It’s A Wonderful Life,” with the five actors deftly portraying the whole cast of the film’s characters. The storyline stays true to that of the film, walking through adven-

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turous George Bailey’s struggle to break free from his small town and his eventual tribulations that led him to wish he was never born. Clarence the angel gives George an illuminating look at what Bedford Falls would be like without him, bringing the play to its heartwarming end (we’ll leave out the spoilers if there happens to be one or two people in the world who’ve never seen the film). Though the concept of actors reading film dialogue before a line of microphones may not sound visually appealing, the play carries it off adeptly. The actors themselves are so skilled at differentiating among the many characters they play that it makes the audi-

ence feel as though they’re seeing a show with a cast of 30, instead of just five. The dialogue is also enhanced with the addition of live sound effects, carried out in a booth on stage: buckets of splashing water as George’s younger brother almost drowns, clicking heels as town floozy Violet traipses by and glass breaking when Uncle Billy takes one of his spills. The acting, coupled with the effects, makes the audience feel not like they’re watching the film, but rather that they’re inside of it. The strength of the classic story is already there, and the way in which it is brought to life makes it even more enjoyable. n

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PGN: I’d imagine with all that’s going on, it’s also good to just escape to another world for a moment. It must be terrifying being a young black kid today. You’re scared of what goes on in the world and even more afraid of the police who are supposed to protect you from it. MD: It’s true. Will your school close so they can open a charter? Will you get sucked into the school-to-prison pipeline? Will there be a drought or a flood? It’s hard to imagine. Escaping is important but even more so is finding a way to figure out: OK, this is the world I live in, but this is the world I want. Not unlike what utopian fiction was all about decades ago. PGN: I don’t see too many LGBT people in science fiction either. MD: Right, where are the LGBT characters? Where are the strong women characters? It’s all connected. We’re still seeing the universe as dominated by straight white males. So, there’s a lot of work to do. PGN: I have to admit, other than Octavia B. and Margaret Atwood, who both have included sexual orientation and/or gender fluidity in the books that I’ve read, I haven’t read much sci-fi. Where should I start? MD: I’d recommend “Dark Matter.” It’s an anthology of black speculative fiction compiled by Sheree Renée Thomas. There are two volumes and they’re a nice mix of old and contemporary stories. PGN: Fantastic! By the way, I saw a picture of you and Ms. Nichols. How exciting! MD: Yes, she is one of the most intelligent, wonderful, gracious women I’ve ever met. She actually became a NASA ambassador and played a key role in getting a lot of people of color, especially African-Americans involved in the space pro-

gram. And she just went to space! PGN: That’s so cool! So, if you were to be launched into space, name three people (not loved ones) with whom you’d want to travel. And it drives on autopilot, so you don’t have to choose someone technical. MD: Which means I’m going to be with them for a long time! That’s a hard one! Three of my sheroes exemplifying courage, organization and imagination for me are Harriet Tubman — I’d love to get to know her — Ella Baker and Octavia E. Butler. PGN: Last sport I played? MD: I haven’t done organized team sports since high school but I have done martial arts for the past 20 years or so. I’ve trained and competed in several different disciplines, including Karate and Tae Kwon Do, but for the past 16 years or so I’ve very seriously practiced the Afro-Brazilian martial art of Capoeira. I’ve traveled all over the world to train, compete in and teach it, including, of course, Brazil. It is one of the loves of my life. PGN: The thing that I like most about myself is … MD: The thing that I like most about myself is my commitment to what I think is important. PGN: Single or partnered? MD: I have a partner. Her name is Anissa and she’s a teacher and someone who’s very involved in the community she lives and works in. She’s an allaround amazing person. PGN: Where are you now with the film project? MD: We’re in the post-production stage and looking for funding to complete it. You can please, please, please let people know that they can make a tax-deductible contribution through our website. Everything helps. PGN: For sure! What movie could you watch over and over?

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MD: This could be a few movies, but I find myself watching “Ganja & Hess” several times a year. It’s essentially a black vampire film from 1973, written and directed by Bill Gunn. Bill Gunn also starred in it along with Duane Jones from “Night of the Living Dead” and Marlene Clark, mainly a black film and TV actress who starred in several sci-fi films in the 1970s. It’s had a rough distribution history because it was produced to exploit the success of Blacula and have more of a pornographic appeal to it, but it ended up being something completely different. Bill Gunn had other ideas for it and it is actually is a wonderful work on different types of addiction, told from an African-American perspective. PGN: Are you excited about the new “Star Wars” film? MD: I’m a little on the fence. I’m more excited in the black filmmakers that are doing speculative films on their own that include people of color. As I mentioned, the “Star Wars” franchise definitely played a part in my childhood, but my feelings about it have been bittersweet because, though I loved seeing the imagination of all the different creatures and seeing all the different adventures, I really felt that depictions of people who looked like me were largely absent. I obviously haven’t seen it yet, so I’m excited for it and glad to see a black character in a prominent role, but there’s still that hesitation that it will just be another “exceptional” character and that the rest of us will once again be absent in the future in a galaxy far, far away. n To check out “Invisible Universe” or make a donation, visit www. Invisibleuniversedoc.com. To suggest a community member for Family Portrait, email portraits05@aol.com.

Q Puzzle In gay colors Across

1. Brown’s “Cat on the ___” 6. Cicero’s singular 10. Asks from one’s knees 14. “After Delores” author Schulman 15. Big ones in porn films, sometimes 16. Focused on one’s work 17. Not novel 18. Lesbos love 19. Delany of “Desperate Housewives” 20. Obsession with facial hair 23. Almost ready for the tooth fairy 24. Make airtight 25. Charades, basically 28. Prick 29. Peace Nobelist Wiesel 30. Eurythmics’ “Would ___ to You?” 33. Pub round 37. Kind of man, in Oz 38. Life style of hairy gay guys 40. One to ten, e.g. 42. Saltine brand 43. DeLaria of “Orange is the New Black” 44. Journeys like a post-Trojan War epic 46. Buck feature

48. “Lady Sings the Blues” star 49. Queens ballpark 50. Sci-fi that uses technology and aesthetic designs 54. Artist Aaron, who’s style has been described as a combination of 20-, 38-, and 50-Across 58. Do road work 59. “Let me repeat ...” 61. 160 square rods 62. Disney’s “___ and the Detectives” 63. Lets up 64. Bear’s den 65. Where you can eat a hero 66. Bitchy warning 67. Mireille of “World War Z”

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1. One that comes quickly 2. Eat pasta, with “up” 3. Buffalo’s lake 4. Barney, who romanced Romaine 5. Aileen Wuornos portrayer Charlize 6. Boat bottom bumpers 7. Be in harmony 8. What an athletic supporter might do? 9. Help out 10. Whoopi’s ill-fitting garb in “Sister

Act”? 11. Online prostitution? 12. Big name in cutters 13. Terence of “Billy Budd” 21. Stray on the range 22. Earhart’s “Friendship” and others 25. Gide’s subway 26. Homer-erotic tale? 27. Of a coin factory? 28. Brief moments in the “Kama Sutra” 31. Turning tray for Anthony? 32. Incenses 34. Void’s partner 35. It can bear fruit 36. Brown quickly

38. It’s a bust 39. Place for Young men? 41. One from the land of the circumcised 45. Lays eyes on 47. Some like it hot 49. Biathlete, for one 50. Went lickety-split 51. Meek and mild 52. Apt anagram for vile 53. Org. that could help you see Uranus 55. “___ do anything better than you” 56. Dixie Chicks, e.g. 57. Word on either bride’s towel 60. Data transmission letters

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12-step programs and support groups Al-Anon

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

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

Mondays at Trinity Memorial Episcopal Church, 22nd and Spruce streets.

Thursdays:

n A support group for HIV-positive men

and women meets 6-8 p.m. at BEBASHI: Transition to Hope; 215-769-3561. n Diversity, an HIV/AIDS support group for those infected or affected, meets from 5-7 p.m. at Arch Street United Methodist Church, 55 N. Broad St.; 267-549-3676, fowallace@yahoo.com. Saturdays:

n AIDS Delaware’s You’re Not Alone youth

support group meets during the school year at varying times and locations; 800-8106776.

n Community meets 8 p.m. Thursdays at Holy

Communion Church, 2111 Sansom St. Gay and lesbian, but all are welcome.

n GLBT Alcoholics Anonymous meets 7

p.m. Sundays and 8 p.m. Wednesdays at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 100 W. Windsor St., Reading; 610-374-7914.

n Living Sober meets 8:30 p.m. Saturdays at

William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220.

Debtors Anonymous

n Meets 7-8 p.m. Monday and Thursday at the

n Night Owl meets 11:30 p.m. daily at the

William Way.

n Sober and Gay meets 8:30 p.m. Sunday-

Friday at William Way.

n Young People’s AA meets 7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at St. Mark’s Church, 1625 Locust St.; 215-735-1416.

Overeaters Anonymous (OA)

n Open meetings 6 p.m. Tuesdays and 7 p.m.

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

S.A.R.A.

n Substance Abuse – Risk Assessment, day

HIV/AIDS Mondays: n Positive Brothers, a self-help, support and empowerment group for sexual-minority men of color with HIV/AIDS meets 6-8 p.m. at 1207 Chestnut St., third floor; 215-851-1975. Tuesdays: n A support group for HIV-positive men and women meets 1:30-3 p.m. at BEBASHI: Transition to Hope, 1217 Spring Garden St., first floor; 215-769-3561; bebashi.org. n Feast Incarnate, a weekly ministry for people affected by HIV/AIDS, meets 5 p.m. at University Lutheran Church, 3637 Chestnut St.; 215-387-2885. n A support group for people recently diagnosed with HIV/AIDS meets 6:30-8 p.m. at Mazzoni Center, 21 S. 12th St.; 215563-0652 ext. 235. Wednesdays:

n Project Teach, a peer-education and

empowerment program for people living with HIV/AIDS, meets 3-5 p.m. at Philadelphia FIGHT, 1233 Locust St.; fight. org.

■ ActionAIDS: 215-981-0088

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

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

n Meets 7:30 p.m.Thursdays at All Saints

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

AIDS Care Group/Sharon Hill Medical provides comprehensive HIV services in Delaware County, including primary and preventative medicine, dental care, STI and HIV screenings and treatments, women’s health care, drug and alcohol counseling and treatment and mental health counseling and treatment at 907 Chester Pike in Sharon Hill and 2304 Edgmont Ave. in Chester; 610-583-1177 or 610-872-9101; aidscaregroup.org or sharonhillmedical.org. Congreso de Latinos Unidos provides anonymous, free HIV testing with Spanish/English counselors, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday at 3439 N. Hutchinson St.; 215-763-8870 ext. 6000. HIV treatment: Free HIV/AIDS diagnosis and treatment for Philadelphia residents available 9 a.m.-noon Mondays and 5-8 p.m. Thursdays at Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad St.; 215-685-1803. HIV health insurance help: Access to free medications and confidential HIV testing available at 13-19 MacDade Blvd., Suite 109, Collingdale, N.J., no appointment needed; 610-586-9077. Philadelphia FIGHT provides HIV primary care, on-site lab services, clinical trials, case management, mental-health services and support groups for people living with HIV regardless of insurance status or ability to pay, 1233 Locust St., fifth floor; 215-985-4448, www. fight.org.

Key numbers

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

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

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

■ Equality Forum: 215-732-3378

Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

Alder Health Services provides LGBT health services on a sliding-fee scale; 100 N. Cameron St., Ste. 301 East, Harrisburg; 717233-7190 or 800-867-1550; www.alderhealth. org.

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

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

■ ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215592-1513

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

n Pink and Blues, a free peer-run mental-

Community centers

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

■ AIDS Library: 215-985-4851

Health

Mental-Health Support

Community Bulletin Board

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

Crystal Meth Anonymous (CMA)

n Meets 7 p.m. Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday,

William Way Center.

n No Other Way Out meets 11 a.m. Sundays

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

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

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

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

Health

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

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

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

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

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

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