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Philly-born actor Bradley Cooper is named Sexiest Man Alive by People magazine. Yeah, but we bet he’s a real douchebag.

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Bradley Cooper, in town shooting a movie, donates thousands of dollars in winter coats to the city’s homeless. Douchebag.

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Occupy Philly protesters reject a proposal to move to Rittenhouse Square. The consensus at the General Assembly is that sidewalk dining is passé.

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Former Eagles offensive tackle Antone Davis drops 100 pounds on The Biggest Loser. Still, for a first-round draft pick, he remains a sizable loser.

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City Council gives preliminary approval to SugarHouse’s plan to double the size of its casino and add a seven-story parking garage.Then SugarHouse pulls up its pants, says something about an early meeting and promises to call Council tomorrow.

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City Council moves forward on controversial discount stores to open in Germantown. “Hope I made it clear I’m not looking to be exclusive or anything,” says Dollar Tree, lighting up a smoke.

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Occupy Philly protesters move across the street to Thomas Paine Plaza only to return to City Hall after finding out they don’t have proper permits. Not everybody in the 99 percent is in the 99th percentile. [Editor’s Note: At most slightly more than 1 percent of the 99 percent could be in the 99th percentile, though that would require the statistically improbable condition that all of the 1 percent are not. Bell Curve Staff’s Note: Thanks, nerd.]

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Mayor Nutter is named one of Esquiremagazine’s Americans of the Year. “It begins,” the mayor whispers, gazing out his office window. “I’m comin’ for you, Cooper, wherever you are.”

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Retired Philly police captain Ray Lewis is arrested at an Occupy Wall Street protest. YouTube shows him pepper-spraying his own face and beating himself about the head with a billy club. “Shame,” he shouts, as he drags his own body to the paddywagon. “The whole world is watching.”

This week’s total: 6 | Last week’s total: -9

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KING OF THE HILL Neighbors take on a local power player over a six-story development in Chestnut Hill. By Samantha Melamed

istoric and leafy, Germantown Avenue in Chestnut Hill may look like any other public street. But in reality, much of it is owned by one company, Bowman Properties — and in turn controlled by one man, Bowman owner Richard Snowden. The unofficial mayor and, some say, hostage-taker of Philly’s second most affluent neighborhood owns more than 35 properties along the district’s main drag. But at the moment it’s the one at 8200 Germantown Ave. that has put Snowden at the center of an eight-month-long firestorm of threats of litigation, allegations of conspiracy and angry letters to the community sounding board, The Chestnut Hill Local. Snowden wants to develop the lot, the former Magarity Ford dealership, into a mixed-use complex to include an upscale Fresh Market grocery store, million-dollar townhouses and condominiums. To do so, he’s gotten City Councilwoman Donna Reed Miller to introduce three bills that would revise the zoning of the site, amend the Germantown Avenue Special District Controls that govern it, and change the direction of Hartwell Lane to ease traffic flow. It doesn’t take much to get opinionated Hill-dwellers fired up, but this time they’re especially irate. Part of their issue is the use of City Council rather than the

standard practice of seeking a variance via the Zoning Board of Adjustments — which, to neighbors, reeks of illegal spot zoning. (Project manager Seth Shapiro says it was done on the Philadelphia City Planning Commission’s [PCPC] advice.) And part of it is the design of the development itself. “It’s completely out of scale with what’s around it,” says Terry Halbert, who lives behind the property and has organized her neighbors, gathering more than 400 signatures for a petition against a development they say will be too dense for its context. “The front part would look like Plymouth Meeting Mall, the size of the big-box buildings there, and it would be way out of line with how things now feel in this part of the world.” Snowden committed to working with the Chestnut Hill Community Association (CHCA), and has made concessions, adding buffers, setbacks and a green roof. But the CHCA Land Use, Planning and Zoning Committee (LUPZ) has seen no major compromise, says Greg Woodring, an architect on the committee. Rather than scaling back the development since negotiations began, “He’s increased the intensity of the development more, much to the consternation of the committee,” Woodring says. Snowden had originally pitched a five-story building; while LUPZ has asked him to remove a story, he’s added another one instead. Now, with City Council ready to adjourn in less than a month — at which point Miller’s term will end — it remains to be seen how far Snowden’s community commitment will go.

To neighbors, it reeks of illegal spot zoning.

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✚ HOUSE HUNTERS If the Philadelphia Housing Authority had been holding on to its stockpile of blighted and abandoned properties because it thought nobody wanted them, it was proved woefully wrong last Wednesday when some 500 people showed up at the Westin Hotel in Center City to bid on them in a first-of-its kind public auction. The theory is simple: let the market do for the 400-odd lots what decades of public ownership couldn’t and put them back into productive use. But its execution leaves plenty of questions. “Whoever buys these things better act quick” to start rehabilitating them, noted twentysomething Dave “Save” Tran, who specializes in assisting inexperienced home buyers who’ve gotten in over their heads. “You’ll get a deal, yeah — but is it a trap?” City Paper found Tran waiting to chat with winning bidder, Hanif Azly, 25, who purchased a vacant lot on the 1300 block of South Bouviet Street for $28,000. He hadn’t researched the purchase much, he admitted, but “that’s what’s exciting.” Risk, indeed, seemed to rule the day: CP approached a man who had bid over $200,000 on a “lot” of more than 20 parcels, only to find that the purchaser, retired asbestos contractor Cyril Fuller, had never done anything like this before; in fact, he hadn’t come to the auction with the faintest idea of what he might buy. Asked what his plan was for the properties, Fuller politely asked CP to leave him be: “I need to think,” he said. —Isaiah Thompson

✚ MIXED MESSAGES “Is Mayor Nutter’s administration deliberately trying to under-

mine us, or are they just confused?” Such was the question posed by Gwen Snyder, a member of Occupy Philly, in a letter to the Daily News. It’s a good question. Last week, the city — which had been relatively friendly to Occupy Philly thus far — began delivering a series of confusing messages, starting with eviction notices instructing protesters to leave Dilworth Plaza “immediately” because of an imminent construction project. The mayor’s spokesman, Mark McDonald, refused to elaborate on the meaning of “immediately,” causing protesters, fearful of a nighttime raid, to vote to pre-emptively move the entire camp to Thomas Paine Plaza across the street — a site repeatedly suggested by the city as an alternative. But no sooner did the group enthusiastically start hauling tents than they found themselves rebuffed by a phalanx of city police who instructed them to return — to the camp, that is, from which they’d just been preliminarily evicted. If that weren’t confusing enough, the city seems to be playing fast and loose in its references to Occupy Philly leadership: While city officials correctly identified a group of Occupiers who applied for a permit to move earlier last week, Reasonable Solutions, as a “faction” within the group, it’s also been mixing references to the group’s General Assembly — the democratic voice of Occupy Philly — with references to the “Radical Caucus” subgroup. On Sunday, the Inquirer cited city officials describing having met with the Radical Caucus to discuss a permit — when, in fact, they’d met with the general assembly’s legal group. And all this on top of a barrage of language from the mayor suggesting that Occupy Philly has “changed” due to “new groups … like the Radical Caucus.” Maybe the city’s just confused. Or maybe the city, as several Occupy >>> continued on page 10

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SIGN LANGUAGE ³ “I’M TRYING TO get some things done before

I leave,” outgoing Councilman Frank DiCicco told Society Hill Civic Association at a meeting last week. And one of those things happens to be Bill No. 110563, allowing wall wraps sized between 7,000 and 10,000 square feet in the area bounded by Sixth, Spring Garden, Seventh and Willow streets. Specifically but unofficially, the law would likely allow a company called Callowhill Center Associates to mount digital wraps on a building overlooking I-676, even though the Zoning Board of Adjustments has ruled against the wraps in the past, and its ruling was tested all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. And even though the same building had been illegally wrapped previously — and, according to anti-blight group SCRUB: Public Voice for Public Space, eventually unwrapped on the city’s dime. Now the wraps could become legal for good, pending final reading in City Council. DiCicco told the civic association he’s also looking to broker a community economic development agreement that would funnel 20 percent of revenues from the signage into a proposed Reading Viaduct park. Of course, there are other parks in the area that actually exist, among them the Edgar Alan Poe National Historic Site, part of Independence National Historical Park. Park Superintendent Cynthia McLeod registered a complaint with City Council in November citing an “adverse effect on local historic properties” and questioning the city’s due diligence given the National Historic Preservation Act. “We believe the wrap that’s proposed would be a visual intrusion,” says Jane Cowley, public affairs officer for the park. Then there’s the site’s other neighbor, I-676, which comes with its own protections, namely the federal Highway Beautification Act. “From PennDOT’s perspective, this billboard is not permitted: it’s too large and it violates federal standards,” says PennDOT spokesman Dennis Buterbaugh. And that could put at risk thousands of dollars in federal highway funding, according to Mary Tracy, executive director of SCRUB, which has been pushing back on this project for years. “It seems pretty crazy to … jeopardize those funds just to appease one property owner,” she adds. The pressure appears to be on. DiCicco held the bill last week in Council; he told the community meeting he had plans to discuss it with the mayor. Yet, he seemed hopeful, and said the sign was part of his vision for a blossoming entertainment district . He added, “A little bit of glitz can go a long way.” ✚ Send feedback to samantha@citypaper.net.

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To understand the dynamic in this rarified corner of the city, one must go back several years and trace the battle lines between Snowden and the community. Back in 2001, the CHCA-owned Local ran a not entirely positive profile on him. Five years later, Snowden was still upset enough to plaster his properties with 8-foot signs advertising rental space for “Discount Retail/Dollar Store/Electronics/ Convenience Financial/Check Cashing.” To Hill-dwellers, those are fighting words. “He seems to have a certain vision or lack thereof for Chestnut Hill, and anyone who disagrees with him gets serious shit,” says Paul Roller, who owns the restaurants Roller’s at Flying Fish and Roller’s Express-O. “He likes to hold the community hostage economically.” Locals posit that could be the reason for retail vacancies over the years in Snowden’s properties, which they say have been a drag on the district. Snowden, however, describes “an uphill battle attracting new retailers to come to the avenue, particularly under current economic conditions.” Meanwhile, Sanjiv Jain, who owns more than a dozen commercial properties on Germantown Avenue, is 100 percent rented. “The market is very strong; there’s good demand,” he says. As to why Snowden’s storefronts sit vacant, Jain admits, “Nobody’s ever figured that one out.” In 2009, Snowden made another purchase — buying the Magarity property right out from under Weavers Way Co-op, which planned to turn it into a community-owned market. The co-op’s general manager, Glenn Bergman, says Snowden came in with a cash offer and nabbed the property. Snowden tells it differently: “We first pursued purchasing the Magarity site as a means of protecting the business corridor, its planning principles and architectural quality. … [The property had] generated a great deal of interest from developers, including those who usually do projects for Walgreens and Wawa.” Weavers Way has since opened a few blocks away, and now Bergman worries the area can’t support another market. Halbert agrees: “The supermarket will cannibalize the other businesses.” Still, when news of the project broke, some were encouraged to learn that the disused car lot was being developed, says Karen Smith, another neighbor. But there were concerns, she says, and “people were talking in a very disconnected way.” To foster a more cohesive discussion, Smith created a private Google Group, open to anyone who wanted to join — including Snowden. Though the tone was informational, she says she had several confrontations with Snowden, culminating in June when a neighbor posted a link to a 2002 Inquirer article about Bowman’s tax issues.“I woke up that morning to a stream of progressively angrier emails from [Snowden], in which he threatened me as the owner of the list with a libel suit,” Smith says. “I have referred this to a libel lawyer for possible action. This is very serious,” Bowman said in one email to Smith. He later suggested via email that she had some personal liability as the Google Group’s organizer.

Smith subsequently dismantled the group. “I saw how easy it is to bully people into submission,” she says. Roller, Bergman and others also say Snowden keeps a tight handle on the CHCA, where he’s served on the board for 15 of the last 30 years; the Chestnut Hill Business Association, where he’s been a director for 20 years; and the Chestnut Hill Parking Foundation. They claim he’s stacked the boards of these groups with allies, and point out Shapiro, his Magarity project manager, is also president of the Chestnut Hill Business Improvement District. Woodring says, “From everyone I talk to, they don’t have any confidence in the [CHCA] board … being able to stand up against him.” Many believe Snowden has what he thinks is Chestnut Hill’s best interest at heart. A noted historic preservationist, he’s poured

“I saw how easy it is to be bullied into submission.” millions of dollars into rehabbing properties in the neighborhood. And he says the Fresh Market is a “once in a lifetime” chance to add the anchor tenant Germantown Avenue needs to thrive. He believes it will add value to all the properties on the avenue. Roller says Snowden even told him, “I’ll have to pay you more when I buy your property.” Last Tuesday, the PCPC held the project for a month, but with City Council adjourning Dec. 15, neighbors worry that won’t be long enough. And, they worry that once Snowden gets his zoning, he could change his plans entirely — and he won’t be bound by an agreement with the CHCA. “It’s just unfair that a person with … power can circumvent the process and get [zoning] changes made that will make the property much more valuable,” says Halbert. “Meanwhile, the community is not getting anything.” (samantha@citypaper.net)

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ccording to James Freeman, Senior Vice President of Colonial Marble & Granite, when this industry-leader started out in 2007, confusion ran rampant for customers. Figuring out how to compare the bottom line costs across competitors took a degree in calculus. This inspired the clientfocused Colonial to engineer a unique and simple program that made it easy to walk through their vast warehouse with a firm grasp on the reality of the “want to have” and “need to have”. “Even before times got tough, simplicity was number one,” says Freeman. “We designed a spreadsheet for clients to use, with options, upgrades, and details.” Combining this with the security of knowing that the price you expect ends up being the price you do pay has brought sweet success for partners Angelo Bekas and Nikos Papadopoulos. You come in expecting price “A” and you can walk out with price “A”. It is hard to find businesses with options as transparent as Colonial. So perhaps by now you know Colonial Marble & Granite, either from wordof-mouth, media coverage, or from your own experience with their exemplary

service, selection and craftsmanship. But did you know that they organize a BBQ cookout for their customers and employees every Saturday of the year, rain or shine? Major holidays too? That’s a commitment to community. And this example of giving back extends past contracts and clients. Colonial Marble & Granite is a proud and active community supporter through sponsorships of Philadelphia’s professional sports teams as well as fundraisers for a wide variety of non-profit causes. The list includes everything from the Ardmore Public Library to Alex’s Lemonade Stand. “For example, at a recent event we worked with our sports partners to have an autographed basketball from the 76ers Andre Igoudala, a signed by the entire Union team. All of these prizes were donated for auction with all proceeds going to the American Heart Association.” For some, having granite in their homes is a dream come true. For others, it’s purely a matter of investment. In any case, Colonial Marble & Granite invests itself in the dreams of those in need and shares its success with its community. LL

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³ WHEN THANKSGIVING HITS,if you’re lucky

and you like them, all you’ll have is family. That’s bad if you’re stuck with the Kardashians or you’re Joe Paterno’s kid. But if everything works out (or at best has worked out since childhood), you can actually be proud of your pops, moms and co. Sean Byrne, he of Mazarin and Matt Pond PA drumming fame, just told me about his dad, Pete, whose self-published semi-fictional memoir about growing up in post-WWII Olney, Tell Them I’m Not Home, can be found at Amazon, Barnes & Noble and beyond in digital and paperback form. “Of course I’m biased, but I believe the quality of the writing and storytelling is several notches above the average ‘old guy ranting about the old days’ kind of thing,” says Pete’s little drummer boy. “It’s got some pretty interesting regional observations specific to the North Philly Olney of the ’40s and ’50s and its youth culture.” Pete Byrne kept journals, had a career as a copywriter after his time with PECO and was a history major in college and a voracious reader, so it wasn’t a big surprise when he started chipping away at the book once he retired. “It took prodding and assistance from me and my mom to get him to finally edit and compile it as a proper book.” While Sean set up a website (petebyrne.com), pop Byrne is laying the groundwork for writing about his decades of employment with PECO. So it’s horror. Ha ha. ³Then there’s the brotherly love shared by Kurt Vile and his brother Sam, the latter who’ll bring his band Vile Breed to the Troc’s Balcony on Nov. 30. The younger Vile has a cool gauzy psychedelic demeanor (think a less-breathy Devendra Banhart) and sounds like Space Oddity-era Bowie. Whoa, that description just blew my mind. ³ Not exactly family, but very close to me is the Frankowski brothers — John especially, the co-owner of Front Street’s bubbliest boite, Swanky Bubbles. Sadly, word has it from preferably anonymous staffers that the space has gone dark and its workers are rumored to have been let go as of last weekend. Earlier this year I reported on Meal Ticket that John had welcomed Spike TV’s Bar Rescue and saloon biz expert Jon Taffer to rebrand/rename Swanky Bubbles as Sheer with new menu items and paint jobs to boot. Shame, this. ³ If you think Philly’s mix-tape existence begins and ends with Meek Mills, try again: Local MC and producer Lushlife just dropped No More Golden Days on cassette and the ferocious mash-y rap jawn welcomes guests like Dice Raw, Heems from Das Racist and Andrew Cedermark of Titus Andronicus. Want a sample? Try lushlifemedia.bandcamp. com. Yowww. ³ More stuffing? Nosh on citypaper. net/criticalmass. (a_amorosi@citypaper.net)

CLEAN CHANNEL: Pat Martino’s memory was wiped out by life-saving surgery following a devastating aneurysm. JIMMY KATZ

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don’t give much validity to what we refer to as the past,” says Pat Martino. “I don’t really believe the past exists. I see it as an illusion. The same goes for the future. When an individual is prone to being alert, there is nothing to be afraid of in regard to the past or the future that is applicable to that person’s state of mind.” The 67-year-old South Philly guitarist and jazz innovator has quite a past — studying with Eddie Lang, playing alongside organists Charles Earland and Jack McDuff, signing to Prestige at age 20 as a band leader — but he’s also got a unique relationship with it. In the late ’70s, Martino began having seizures and was diagnosed with arteriovenous malformation (AVM), which brought about a near-fatal brain aneurysm. An otherwise successful surgery to correct it left him without memory of the guitar or his music. Even those long familiar to him became vague, distant memories. Somehow, the dedicated Martino was able to piece everything back together, relearning his old life while making an even newer, braver one filled with rich spiritual, personal and aesthetic discoveries. That life is part and parcel of his new book, Here and Now! The Autobiography of Pat Martino (written with jazz scribe Bill Milkowski). The present also includes the release of Martino’s first new album in five years, the live and vibrant Undeniable.

Here, Martino’s brand of post-bop bliss is sniper sharp. “Each of these songs is an emotional description of the specific moment when each occurred, so they have nothing to do with any detailed approach,” says Martino. “They also had a great deal to do with their surroundings and ideas and individuals that were stimulating to me at that moment.” Martino recalls creating whole projects based on such levels of stimulation: His much-acclaimed Stone Blue (1998) was to have been another album altogether until the guitarist ran into keyboardist Delmar Brown in Philly. “We got together casually to say hello and there was so much stimulation between us that I wrote a brand-new album based upon that meeting.” Martino wasn’t really considering writing his autobiography until he ran into Milkowski after playing Birdland in NYC. They hugged and he knew. “Upon a personal embrace at the end of my performance — that’s when it occurred to me. It came down to a moment’s notice,” says Martino. “Anything and everything can be done in a moment’s notice.” It’s all about embracing unexpected inspiration. “Let it be said that I do not consider jazz to be an idiom of music. I consider jazz to be a process — of changes in perspective, the way we view things functionally and participate with spontaneity itself. And that is applicable to anything at any moment.” (a_amorosi@citypaper.net)

Martino’s post-bop bliss is sniper sharp.

Pat Martino and his quartet, with Craig Handy play Fri.-Sat., Nov. 25-26, 8 and

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Eighty minutes of anybody ego tripping out (maybe emo tripping would be a more apt description) is a lot to take, but Drake, ever the mopey charmer, makes it a typically nuanced and pleasurable ride on Take Care (Universal Republic), not that it’ll convince the haters. Subtler and smoother but also more monochromatic than his debut, it’s an icier listen but a bolder aesthetic statement, all free-floating nocturnal, money-drunk, earnestly world-weary malaise.

Camp (Glass Note), the new full-length by Childish Gambino (aka Donald Glover, aka Troy from Community), is an entertaining mix of nutzoid cipher bravado and gutsy soul-baring, at least on the first listen. By now we know his tricks pretty well: string section drama here, standard R&B chorus arrangement No. 4 there, clever similes throughout. But it’s hard not to root for a guy who wants it this bad. “I won’t stop until they say James Franco is the white Donald Glover.” —Patrick Rapa

³ tango The title of the Oscuro Quintet’s new album tells you everything: Music for Tango Ensemble (Big Round). Most of these tunes, played on bandoneon and accordion, piano, violin, guitar and bass, will delight serious dancers. Yet in the heart of the album, settled among the “5 Procrastinations,” there is the sound of classically inspired tango dreams, drifting and beautiful and far from the ballroom. The OQ plays World Café Live on Tuesday (Nov. 29, worldcafelive.com).

—K. Ross Hoffman

³ rock/pop As though still stuck in a starry-eyed, pastoral post-Brit-Pop groove the rest of us have rudely tumbled out of, A Band of Bees (just The Bees to their fellow Britons) have been churning out sunny, amorphously ’60s-referencing psych-pop (and the odd samba detour) for nearly a decade now. The lovely, leisurely Every Step’s a Yes (Fiction/ATO), which reaches our shores a year late, is their gentlest, folkiest excursion yet, recalling forgotten soft-pop sophisticates like the Mamas and the Papas (covered quite faithfully here) and The Association. —K. Ross Hoffman

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[ C+ ] AS WITH ALL secondhand biopics, the sticking point in My Week With Marilyn has not to do with its famous object, but its unknown subject. The “my” is Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), a wet-eared assistant director on Lawrence Olivier’s The Prince and the Showgirl who becomes Marilyn Monroe’s minder and confidant. Monroe (Michelle Williams) is a wreck, shadowed on set by acting coach Paula Strasberg (Zoë Wanamaker), whose clashes with Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) synopsize the schism between Method disciples and old-fashioned pros. (Getting Monroe to act, Olivier fumes, is “like teaching Urdu to a badger.”) Given that Clark, whose memoir serves as the movie’s source, came in on Olivier’s arm, it’s not surprising that Strasberg comes off as something of a Svengali, more interested in protecting her work than her de facto ward. With Monroe’s marriage to Arthur Miller (Dougray Scott) already foundering, it falls to Colin to act as her one-man entourage — or at least, so it goes in his story. There’s a fundamental imbalance between the high-wattage star and her no-profile hanger-on, one the movie does little to address. Colin’s in nearly every scene, but he remains a cipher, and Redmayne doesn’t give us much to work with. Sure, he blows off a date with a pretty wardrobe girl (Emma Watson) to spend time with Monroe, but that’s hardly a character-defining trait. No doubt he also likes chocolate. Ultimately, the movie uses him to get close to her, just like any other bloodsucker. Williams, never an actor who’s shown much interest in mimicry, does better with Monroe’s chaotic off-screen self than her sex-symbol persona: The magic on-set moments meant to make all her inconstancy worthwhile don’t come off as such, which leaves us to wonder just why anyone would put up with her. —Sam Adams

Getting Monroe to act: “Like teaching Urdu to a badger.”

Read Anna Pan’s interview with director Simon Curtis at citypaper.net/movies.

LOVE HURTS ³ NO SCENES OCCUR on a playground in The-

atre Exile’s superb area première of Gruesome Playground Injuries, but Daniel Boylen’s jungle gym set is particularly apt: Playgrounds like this are where children expend their energy and express their imaginations, with inevitable scrapes and spills; moreover, they’re entirely a kids’ world. In director Deb Block’s subtle, powerful, yet wickedly funny production, Charlotte Ford’s Kayleen and Keith Conallen’s Doug meet, at age 8, in the Catholic school nurse’s office. He’s “split his face open” by flying his bicycle off the roof; she’s thrown up. Both charmingly inhabit kids’ fascination with bodily functions and malfunctions: “Blood tastes funny,” says Doug, covered in his own, “like fruit.” Kayleen shyly asks to touch the raw scrape on his cheek, squealing in delighted surprise. So begins a relationship full of physical and emotional manglements, encountered in eight nonsequential scenes, with the actors changing age before our eyes.Their external wounds require fresh applications of gore, which the actors apply for each other between scenes; during scenes, they bond over Doug’s mounting mishaps and Kayleen’s mainly internal injuries.These acts of concern multiply from shared fascination to devotion: something almost fetishistic, yet spiritual. Never quite romantic, Doug and Kayleen’s relationship is both more complicated and more sporadic. Each would rather kiss someone else at their junior high dance (where Doug has sprained his ankle doing the limbo and Kayleen, tellingly, has stomach trouble again), but Doug’s empathetic vomiting into Kayleen’s already soiled bucket forges a deeper bond. We’re hooked, like them, even as we “Ewwww!” when Doug enjoys swirling their upchucks together. Ford is forging a unique career; it’s hard to imagine another Philadelphia actress making Kayleen so achingly genuine, vulnerable and complex at ages 8 and 38. Conallen adds another fascinatingly raw and open character to his long list of successes. Both achieve a depth and complexity that Block’s production skillfully showcases. Gruesome Playground Injuries might not sound like date-night material. Unlike Exile’s buckets-ofblood The Lieutenant of Inishmore last season, this 90-minute play uses sensationally bizarre (and, thankfully, offstage) violence to expose the injuries that make love hurt so much. There’s lots of blood here, too, but also a lot of love. Through Dec. 4, $25-$32, Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre, 2111 Sansom St., 215-218-4022, theatreexile.org. (m_cofta@citypaper.net)

SOME LIKE IT HOT: Michelle Williams does better with Marilyn Monroe’s chaotic off-screen self than her sex-symbol persona.

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LE HAVRE|AWhen Idrissa (Blondin Miguel) first looks out from a shipping container in Le Havre, France, he pauses. He and other immigrants have arrived from Gabon, and they’re startled to see a police inspector, Henri Monet (Jean-Pierre Darroussin), peering in at them. They wait, as the camera holds on their faces, one by one. And then Idrissa makes a move, darting past the detective and uniformed officers. When one man takes aim at the boy, Monet strikes down his arm: “Are you mad?” he asks. “It’s a child.” This early scene in Aki Kaurismäki’s fable of a film lays out its tensions in miniature between generations, races, nations and classes. The chance Idrissa takes is of a piece with those taken by his fellow travelers: They’ve come in search of new lives, facing unfathomable risks, at once uncertain and resolute. It also matches the chance taken by the shoe shiner, Marcel (André Wilms), who brings Idrissa in to protect him from the authorities. At the same time, Marcel’s beloved wife, Arletty (Kati Outinen, the Finnish filmmaker’s longtime muse and collaborator), falls ill, a crisis that makes him reassess the stability he takes for granted. As man and boy come to share secrets and trust, their story is reflected in the essential simplicity of the film’s visuals. The compositions are both

stark and emotionally dense, with shots and reverse shots that frame faces like portraits and dialogue that’s straightforward if not downright awkward. Minimalist but also plainly artful, Le Havre doesn’t quite escape the reductions of individuals to types that it clearly critiques. But even as Idrissa remains a cipher, he fits in with the movie’s politics: Marcel never sees beyond his world. —Cindy Fuchs

THE MUPPETS Read Drew Lazor’s review at citypaper.net/movies.

MY WEEK WITH MARILYN|C+ Read Sam Adams’ review on p. 37.

✚ CONTINUING THE DESCENDANTS|B+ Although it’s laced with understated humor, The Descendants is Alexander Payne’s first “serious” film, which is more a matter of tone than thematic heft. George Clooney’s performance is almost entirely inward-focused, a study in slowly thawing withdrawal; it’s a cousin to his turn in last year’s The American, only without the art-house abstraction. There’s perhaps a bit too much self-conscious maturity here; Payne’s exploring new territory, but it also feels like he’s holding himself back, attempting to evolve through repression. The film could have been livelier without straying too far from its commendable nuance. —Sam Adams IMMORTALS|C+ Greek hero Theseus (Henry Cavill), here born to a poor peasant mother, gets no respect in his little seaside village,

LIKE CRAZY|CDrake Doremus’ low-key weeper charts the transatlantic travails of a young couple (Felicity Jones and Anton Yelchin) in a long-distance relationship. The film’s improvisational style facilitates a strong turn from Jones as a privileged Brit who doesn’t seem to understand that overstaying her student visa can have irrevocable consequences, but it also makes for shapeless scenes and the monotonous rhythm of separations and reunions. Most critically, Doremus asserts the couple’s bond rather than instilling it, which is to say it feels more like a structural obligation than a perfect match. —S.A. MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE|B+ Elizabeth Olsen makes a striking debut

If Antichrist was Lars von Trier’s anguished depiction of his own crippling depression, which was so severe he couldn’t hold a camera steady for years, Melancholia is a coolly fatalistic reconciliation that not only accepts but embraces his illness. When the world ends, only those who always expected the worst will be prepared. While it’s not as clinically detached as Dogville, Melancholia has a bloodless beauty, not unlike its pale-skinned heroine. The movie doesn’t stint on its planet-size central metaphor, building to a climax that puts the scope of modern movie theaters to vigorous use. But for a movie about losing control, Melancholia sometimes exercises too much of it. —S.A.

THE SKIN I LIVE IN|AAntonio Banderas plays Robert Ledgard, a cosmetic surgeon obsessed with creating a more durable synthetic replacement for human skin. His guinea pig is a woman (Elena Anaya) who lives locked in an upstairs room in his massive house, her body covered by a form-fitting suit and her face encased in a translucent mask. Watching her exterior tells us little; it’s the way the pieces fit together that reveals. The Skin I Live In is Pedro Almodóvar’s best film in more than a decade, supremely confident and deeply unsettling, with a climactic twist that all but requires repeat viewing. —S.A.

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A VERY HAROLD & KUMAR 3D CHRISTMAS|BThe third Harold & Kumar works familiar territory with a handful of pretty decent new jokes. It’s been six years since the two college stoners landed at Gitmo. As life has pushed Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) apart, circumstances pull them together, beginning with a quest to replace a flamed-out Christmas tree and eventually putting them on the wrong side of a Russian mobster (Elias Koteas) and Santa Claus himself. The 3D provides the opportunity for a handful of gags, often about the surge in subpar 3D, but mostly just accounts for an unnecessary bump in the ticket price. —S.A.

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Then the first dish came. A runner lifted the silver dome off a dish, releasing a smoke-gun-engineered mist that revealed succulent “shikaari” quail once it cleared. The name means “hunter” in India, referring to the livefire grilling of the bird. I don’t think any gamesmen take the time to marinade their catch in clove, ginger, garlic and yogurt, though, let alone stuff it with tamarind and peanut rice or serve it with sweet confit of melted onions. Before teaming up with Narula, chef Sylva Senat, a veteran of Jean-Georges, Aquavit and Buddakan, had never cooked Indian food professionally. The Haitian chef drew on his background to understand the cuisine. “We use a lot of similar spices,” Senat says. “[The] combinations already made sense to me.” His comfort working with bold seasoning is evident in dishes like venison, grilled with fenugreek, cumin and smoked cloves before being kissed by rum-and-plum chutney. He distills xacutti, a Goan curry, to its essential spices — no fewer than 21 of them — and applies the blend to pork tenderloin in both wet and dry marinades. Even the desserts showed a mastery of Indian flavors, from rose in a trio of kulfi ice creams to cardamom and cinnamon woven through a lush bread pudding. Senat’s updates of familiar dishes like chicken vindaloo are especially winning. At Tashan, the fiery curry gets turned into a plump, garlicky sausage (crafted by D’Angelo’s, off Senat’s recipe) grilled on the sigri and served over crunchy, airy puffed-rice salad. A take on pani puri brought hollowed durum puffs cradling spiced potato, minted chickpeas and a shot of refreshing cilantro-mint water injected tableside with a squeeze bottle. Though the hits clearly outnumber the misses, there were a few. That pork was slightly overcooked, and the paneer-filled ground lamb kebabs were bland, not to mention topped with varakh, an edible silver leaf used to decorate Indian confections. I get the reference, but it added nothing but pretense. And there’s no ignoring Tashan’s lofty prices, best represented in the $35 lobster for two. Gilded in black cardamom butter that sounded fantastic and tasted like nothing, the two-pound tail was the weakest dish of the night, rising from a bog of corn curry that in flavor resembled French onion soup. The lobster joins biryani, lamb shank and few others in the “Grand Finale” section of shareable dishes. But that didn’t stop my server from asking, “One lobster or two?” This crew sure can upsell, but fortunately, that doesn’t take away from the other things they do well. Tashan’s menu is not an easy one to learn, but this enthusiastic, professional staff has done so admirably. Senat observes from the kitchen, where he towers over his crew, dreads swaying as he plates some of the most exciting food to debut this year. “From the kitchen,” he says, “I can see every table and every table can see me.” Looks like we’ll be seeing a lot more of each other. (adam.erace@citypaper.net)

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BRAZILIAN FLOORING 3/4", beautiful, $2.75 sf (215) 365-5826 CABINETS SOLID MAPLE Brand new soft close/dovetail. Crown molding. Can add or subtract to fit kitchen Cost $6400. Sell $1595. 610-952-0033 HOT DOG CART: Like new with griddle & deep fryer. $3300/firm. 856-558-5073

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Desktops/Laptops & Repairs/ Upgrades Net ready. DVD/RW. $175. 215.292.4145

Hot Tub 2011 6 person, 7ft. w/lounger Factory warranty & cover. Still in wrapper. Cost $6000; Sell $2500. 610-952-0033

I Buy Anything Old...Except People! antiques-collectables, Al 215-698-0787 Lionel/Am Flyer/Trains/Hot Whls $$$$ Aurora TJet/AFX Toy Cars 215-396-1903 Nazi/German/Japan War Stuff, helmets flags, uniforms, anything. (609)707.9933 SAXOPHONES, WWII, SWORDS, related items, Lenny3619@aol 609.581.8290

BUYING EAGLES SBL’s & TICKETS BD Mattress memory foam w/box sprIng Brand New Queen cost $1400, sell $299; King cost $1700 sell $399. 610-952-0033

BDRM SET: Solid Cherry Sleigh Bed, Dresser, Mirror, Chest & Night Stand High Quality. Brand new. Must sell. Cost $6000 Ask. $1200. 610-952-0033 BED A brand new Queen pillow top mattress set w/warr. $229; Full $220; King $299. Memory Foam $295. 215-752-0911

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Autographed Guitar Collection, must sell. Stones, Zeppelin, Beatles, others. Appraised over $2500 each. asking $450/ea. with COA, call for pics 215-798-0789

Technics Sony DJ Turntable w/ case, 1200 MK2, perfect cond $300. Sony TCWR 570 cassette deck also free and perfect (215)612-9021

DINING ROOM Furniture by Century, table 48x66’’, (2) 12’’ leaves, 2 arm 4 side cain back upholstered seats, 72’’ sideboard, exc cond $900. (610)395-7026 LM NEW Mattress Sets, $99: TWIN, FULL, QUEEN, Delivery Available 215-307-1950

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Siamese Kittens m/f applehead, purebred, Health Guar. $100+ 610-692-6408

AMERICAN BULLDOG PUPS: 1 F, 2 M left, NKC/UKC, Parents on site, beautiful & healthy, $1,000. Call 610-551-2673 American Bulldog pups: 8 weeks, 1st shots & wormed, $800. 267-257-5388 Border Collie pups, great with kids, 1M, 7F, vet checked $500. 610-932-9352 Boxer Adorable AKC Reg Boxer Puppies for sale. Family rasied, friendly, dewormed, 1st shots. Call 717-381-9468 Boxer (Balley Bulldog) Hybrid Fem., 11 wks, brindle, shots,wormed 609.499.3378

CHIHUAHUA PUPS - ACA, Vet checked, health guaran., M/F, $300. 267-250-7404 DOBERMAN PUPS: AKC registered, great temperament, extra large, M & F, shots, wormed, tails, dews & ears done robinswoodkennels.com (609)296-3627 English Bulldog Cute and potty trained. $590. 9wks, AKC, Shots/health papers. 215-586-4983 dathozm@yahoo.com English Bulldog Puppies, AKC, family raised, health certificate, 6 females $2200, ready on 11/27. 570-922-4287 English Bulldog Pups - ACA, health certified, pretty markings, lot’s of wrinkles, $1,450 and up. Call 717-629-8137 English Bulldog Pups, parents on premises, papers, shots, de-wormed, vet certified, Call 215-696-5832 (Bensalem) German Sheperd Pups CKC, black & tan, S/W, vet checked, $400. 717-442-9173

Heating & Plumber des position No job too big or small, John 215.232.9751

Ragdoll Kittens beautiful markings, fam. raised, 1st shots, $395, 570.739.1517

Golden Retriever AKC, OFA, CERF Ch Lines, Shots/wormed 856-472-3747 www.autumngoldenretrievers.com

Rottweiler Puppies AKC Reg. $1200 European Bloodlines, Superior Size, MicroChipped 610-631-0230

Southwest Philadelphia 2BR/1BA $650 Available December 15, 2011 302-437-6485

16th St. Efficiency $500+elec washer/dryer, near Temple 267.339.1662 1826 Ridge Ave. Lg. 3BR Section 8 OK Must See. Call 215-885-1700 22nd & Somerset 2 BR bi-lvl $700+util w/w, $2100 dep., sec 8 ok (215)237-4737 2427 33rd St. 2br $650+util LR, Kitch & bath. (856)262-0870 2xxx N 33rd St. 1ST FL 1BR/1BA BACK YARD. $1725 TO MOVE IN. GAS INCLUDED!! SEC 8 OK. 267-338-6078

13xx N 61st St 1br $525+utils 1st, last & sec., w/w carpet 267.278.1492

34XX West Allegheny 2br $600 1st mo. rent/1 mo sec. 267-254-3092

4122-24 Ogden St. 1br $550 Effic. $400 Newly renovated. North Phila - Temple, 4520 N. Broad St. 1BR, $600. Newly renovated. Call 215-849-1111

36xx Old York Rd. 2 BR $590 2nd flr, 1st & last mo. sec. 267-255-1895

49th & Arch 3br $800+utils modern, spacious, w/w cpt 215.748.0850

1,2, 3, 4 Bedroom FURNISHED APTS LAUNDRY-PARKING 215-223-7000

512 N. 54th St. 2br $625-$650 1st flr & 2nd flr. Call 267-709-2704

60th St. 1BR $550 heat & water incl. $1650 move in, (215)872-6395 65 N 53rd St 2br $665+utils newly renovated, Sec 8 OK. 215-768-4107 9xx Belmont Ave 2BR $700 2nd floor. Also studio avail. 215-284-7944 W. Phila 3 & 4 br Bi-Levels Avail Now 1st Mo. Rent Special 215.386.4791 or 4792

1515 W Lehigh Ave Efficiency $515+elec carpeted, lots of closets 267-596-2270

10th & Tabor Rd. 2br $900 utils incl. 2nd floor, cozy, new carpet, fresh paint, near trans & hospital. Call 215-324-2998

1xx E. Wyoming Ave. Effic. $475 + elec. New renov, 1st flr. Must See 215.552.5200

35xx N 21st St. 2br $550+utils newly renovated, 3rd floor 267-690-0204

147 Manheim St 1BR $525 & $700+ Move in Special, $800! 215-317-3785

52xx Penns Grove 2BR $650/mo. Tenant pays utils. 2 month sec. dep. Available now. Call 267-972-8618

1 BR & 2 BR Apts $715-$835 spacious, great loc., upgraded, heat incl, PHA vouchers accepted 215-966-9371

St. Bernard Pups AKC. Papers, first shots $600. Toni 267-446-7645

64XX Malvern Ave 1BR/1BA $600 Small -great for a student. Near trans. 610-613-8464

46xx Wayne Ave 2BR/1 BA $625+utils renovated, 1st/last & sec., 267-701-8275

Vizsla Puppies, AKC, great family pets & hunters. Call 570-784-3702

Golf View Apts central a/c 1br/1ba $725 www.perutoproperties.com 215.740.4900

Yorkie pups, ACA, ready to go! Males & Females. Call (215)669-3359

Various 1, 2 & 3 BR Apts $595-$895 www.perutoproperties.com 215.740.4900

Havanese Pups AKC Registered, parents on site, health guaranteed, $800-$1500. Please Call 484-678-6696

Scottish Terrier Pups, AKC, 3M, 2F, champion lines, $895. 610-705-3322

Irish Setter pups, AKC, champ lines, 6M, 5F, vet chekd, shots, $500. (717)661-8610 LAB pups. ACA Reg. Ready 11/18. $500. S/W, vet checked. Chocolate & Yellow. Farm & Family raised. 610-932-8978

MINI GOLDENDOODLE Pups f1b, vet checked, 1 year guarantee. 717-355-5577

67xx Guyer Ave. 1br $700+elec Renovated, duplex, w/w (215)407-1395

60th & Market 2BR Section 8 OK Must See. Call 215-885-1700

German Shepherd Pups, AKC, 9F/2M, rdy 12/6, parents on site. $400. 215.338.2617

Lab Retriever Pups, AKC, OFA, CERF, Top Quality CH lines, Ylw, Ready Christmas, 607-329-9798 or sassys-labs.com

6581 Windsor Ave 2 BR $650 + utils. 1st floor, 1st/last & sec, 215.820.4288

53xx Race St. 2br $790+utils brand new, vouchers ok, 347-213-0389

Poodle Standard, pups, AKC, Home raised, brown, black, plabate@verizon.net (609) 298-0089

Lab.Retriever AKC Ch Lab Puppies Black Females ready to go $500 Call 570-7650597 or email shummy191@hotmail.com

Bella Vista: 8xx S 8th St 3br/2ba $2400 + utils. Fabulous 3 BR w/ jacuzzi tub. Call 215-247-5555 ext. 208

53rd & Media 1 BR $525+ utils cozy 1st flr, 1st/last/sec, (215)473-0231

German Shepherd Dog PUPS AKC Sable females, ready Dec 6th. $950. 610-8423619 holly@cedarwoodgsd.com

Golden Retriever Pups AKC, lite color, Vet checked, $450. Call (717)259-9459

8TH & KATER 2br/1ba $1195+utils Large well kept apt, 609-965-5338

50xx Aspen 2BR $750+elec newly renov, c/a, w/w crpt 267-441-9363

everything pets CANE CORSO Pups, ACA registered, parents on premises, hip certs., health guarantee. $900. Call 484-678-6696 Cavalier King Charles M/F, 5 year guarantee. 610-800-1970 or 610-485-4020

52nd & Montgomery nice 2 Br$700+utils 2 mo security+1 mo rent. (484)278-4025

30xx Broad St. Efficiency $475+ utils 1 mo. rent, 1 mo. sec, 267-975-8521 AIDE NEEDED : Live In, Male preferred for Male quadriplegic, P/T, in private home, must have experience Please Call 215-752-7397 Bucks County

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Yorkshire Terrier YORKIEPOO PUPS. Shots/wormed $300 & up. 267-344-9429

5220 Wayne Ave. Studio & 1 BR newly rehab, 267.767.6959, Lic# 507568 619 E Chelten Ave 2BR $625 + utils 3rd flr,newly renov,tile, crpt, 215.681.3675

Yorkie Pups AKC tea cup cute healthy ready for a gd home! $550. 717.989.6642 YORKIES - AKC, M & F, 5 months, small, adorable, $700, 856-430-9017

46xx Wayne Ave. 3br $730 fresh paint, w/d, crptd flrs 267-230-2600

21xx N. Wanamaker 1Br $595+utils close to transp., must see! 215-877-7800

SW G’town Effic. & 1BR $460-$720 + utils. Good transp. Call 610-287-9857

52nd & 1st 2BR Newly renovated. Call 856-848-9060

Walnut Lane area 2BR/1BA $650 267-971-3768 Available NOW!!

13th/Erie furn rms $90 & up/week Priv. ent, single occupancy 215-514-7143 14xx N 53rd St. Room, Shared kitchen & bath, $100/wk. 215-868-0481 DOMINO LN 1 & 2 BR $745-$875 Renov, prkng, DW, near shopping & dining, mve-in special, 1st mo free. 215-966-9371

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512 Oaklane Ave. 2br/1ba $600+utils 2 month security, 215-224-6566 512 Oaklane Ave. 4br/2ba $800+utils 2 mo. sec., w/w crpt, 215-224-6566 59xx Ogontz Ave 3Br $675+utils 2nd floor, renovated. 215-424-2785 61xx Old York Rd. 2BR $750+utils newly renovated, (215)549-2546 Broad Oaks 1BR Lndry rm. Special Discount! 215-681-1723

20th & Allegheney: Furn. Luxury Rooms. Free utils, cable, internet. 267-331-5382 22nd & Diamond large room with private bath, $175 every 2 wks + elect. near transp., $450 move in. 215-498-9149

22nd & Hunting Park, renov, lrg rm, furn $85-$95 wk 2nd week free 215.960.1600 24th & Allegheny Clean Rooms, $100$125/wk. $375 move-in, 267-251-0382 2648 N. Bancroft - room $375/mo, utils included. 267-257-3610 30th & Lehigh: huge room, $120/week, $360 move in. Call 215-983-6144 34th & Baring: Room with DirecTV Use of kitchen. Call 215-620-3846 42xx Frankford, $450/mo 2nd Flr rm, private entr, kit & Ba, clean 215-289-2973 507 E. Walnut Lane - Room for rent, $125/wk, utils included. 215-760-0206

18xx Harrison 1st flr 1BR $525+ Newly renovated. Call 215.914.0712

55th/Thompson furn $115/$135wk, priv ent, 4 free wks $200 sec 215-572- 8833

18xx Harrison 2nd flr 1BR $575+ Large unit, newly renovated. 215.914.0712

55xx Greene St, lg, sunny, furn, renov, $115/wk & up, utils incl, 215-284-4901

20xx Orthodox 1br $600 & 2br $675 Section 8 OK. Call (267)230-2600 4675 Frankford Ave. 3BR Section 8 OK Large apt. Must See. Call 215-885-1700

10xx Fanshawe St. 2BR $695 2nd flr, kitch, Living room, 215-605-5608 1626 E. Lycoming 2br $700/mo. W/D. priv pkg, you pay util. 215-941-0142 6242A Roosevelt Blvd. 1BR/1BA $700 FREE IPAD WITH LEASE 215-744-8080

73xx Montour St. 3 BR $775 2nd flr, newly remodeled. 302-339-0726

Cottman Ave Vic 2br $755 incl. water 1st flr, w/w carpet. Call 267-251-5675

5th & Wyoming Newly renovated, furnished, $85/week. Must See! 215-552-5200 63RD ST (N. 63RD) ROOM WITH A VIEW, $110/wk, 1 person only, 215-747-7537 652 Brooklyn, $125 week. $375 to move in. Furn w/refrige, no kitch 215-781-8049 Broad & Olney deluxe furn priv ent $115 wk, 4 free wks, Sec $200. 215-572-8833 Cecil B. Moore, Brewerytown Area Spacious Rooms for Rent, $95-$120/week, 215-236-5473 C & Roosevelt Blvd. rm priv house, conv to shops, trans. & Temple Univ. $100/wk, $400 move-in. Call 856-217-2477

Frankford, furnished, no drugs, near El, $85/wk & up + $300 sec. 215-526-1455

Holmesburg 2br $750+utils w/d, newly renovated, gar. 267.320.6031

Germantown Area: NICE, Cozy Rooms Private entry, no drugs (215)548-6083

Philmont 2BR duplex, 2nd flr $820+ C/A, bsmnt, w/w, garage, (215)752-1091

Hunting Park, Kensington, Germantown, Olney, NE, W, S & SW Phila, Mt. Airy, W. $85-$125/wk. SSI ok (215)668-4812

Tabor & Rising Sun 1br $595 incl. heat newly remod., must see! 267-377-7106

Lansdowne $450/mo, fully furnished, cable incl., no smoking 484-469-0753 Lansdowne - Furn’d, private bath, share kitch & w/d.$495+ 1/2 elec. 215-729-1160

WARMINSTER Lg 1-2-3 BR Sect. 8 OK Pay No Rent until Jan 2012 on 1&2 BR! Pets & smoking ok. We work with credit problems. Call for Details: 215-443-9500

Mt. Laurel 2BR $1,470 luxury condo, 2 full bath, attached garage. Call 856-905-9983 Mt. Laurel 2br/2.5ba Condo $1450+utils garage, LR, DR, A/C, exclusive area, 8 miles from Center City. (609)713-4448

DREXEL HILL: Furnished room includes bed, TV, A/C, utilities. $450/mo. + $225 Sec. Dep. $225 for Nov. (610)259-7039

N. Phila, 18xx W. Berks St., Furn Rooms, privte entry, $75-$85 wk. 2 weeks rent + 2 weeks sec. $300 or $340 to move in. No cooking. Call John (215)236-8518 N. PHILA clean Rooms, $90/wkly, use of kitchen, proof of income 215-455-2233 N Phila Furn, Priv Ent $75 & up . Near transp, no drugs or alcohol 215-763-5565 Overbrook large furn. room, priv bath, washer/dryer, priv entrance 215.879.2570 Richmond room, use of kitch, nr transp. Seniors welcome/SSI ok 215-634-1139 SW Philadelphia Room for rent. $250 move in, share kit & bath. 267-251-2749 Univ City/West Phila Nice Rooms & Apts for rent, Mrs. Savage 267-581-5870 West Phila 57th & Baltimore 55+ comm. Furnished rooms. Call 267-567-3311 W Phila-1BR apt avail & medium clean rm, priv entr, nr gd trans 215-494-8794

65xx Gesner St. 3 BR $690+utils close to trans, Sec 8 ok, 267-738-0834 65xx Paschall Ave 3BR/1BA $775+ renov enc porch w/w yard 215-469-0746

49XX Reno St 3br newly remodeled front porch, Sec 8 OK, Call 215-356-2434. 54th & Vine 2br $750+ fin. bsmt, bkyd, sec 8 ok, 610-649-9009 55xx Harmer St. 3 BR $750 carpet, sec. 8 ok. Call 267-230-2600 60th & Race 3 BR $750 newly decorated, (215)747-8150 61xx Larchwood 3br $850+utils new washer/dryer, wall to wall carpet, $1700 move in, Call 267-210-3899 W. PHILADELPHIA 4br/2 bath house Section 8 ok, 267-255-6286

Darby 3Br/1Ba $975 new carpet, Section 8 OK. (610)446-5579 Darby: 3xx Greenway Ave. 3BR available immediately 215-219-5172

Darby New 3br/1.5ba $1200/mo. finished basemnt, cent. air, s/s appls, custom kitch, huge bkyrd, front & rear porch, possible rent to own. 267-808-9792 Upp. Darby: Normandy Rd. 3br TH $1050 LR, DR, kitch, bsmt, 1car gar 484.477.6461 UPPER DARBY 2BR $850 1 car garage, deck and den. 610-659-5627

Hatboro 1 BR Condo $925 -W/D, C/A, D/W with Disposal, lots of closet space. Great Location! Call 610-639-3206 Whitemarsh Towship/Lafayette Hill 3br/2.5ba $2000/mo. 6 month lease, no pets, avail immed., (215)939-4889 L.M.

607 Devon Rd, Moorestown, 3BR/1BA, $1,650 856-816-6876 18xx N. 77th St. 3Br/1Ba $1050+utils finished basement, garage 267-250-8505

Temple Hosp area 4br/1ba $800+utils yard, avail 12/5 (215)370-1319 after 7pm.

1xx W Logan St 3br/1ba $950+utils LR, DR, porch, yard, Call 215-224-3158

commercial industrial BEAUTY PARLOR/BARBER SHOP/NAIL SALON. Greene & Harvey newly dec’d. 1000+SF. 215 -275-1457 215-233-3322

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12xx Adams Ave. 4br $775 large, 2 mo sec, 1st mo rent 267.307.6964

FISHTOWN 2BR/1BA $775+water Newly renov., all appl incl., new h/w floors Avail immed. (267) 240-5841

47xx Oakmont St 3BR $800 mo Rehab Exit Benchmark Rlty 215-668-3990 9xx Granite St 3Br $830 single home with garage. 215-355-3576 Juniata: 40xx Claridge 3br $875+util $2600 move in, sec. 8 ok, 267-722-8545 MAYFAIR 3BR/2.5BA $1200+ full-walk out bsmt, w/d, close to shops & trans, no smkg/pets 215.694.4089 8a-9p Montague St Mayfair. 3br/1ba $930 util Renovated house , 1 flr pergo, C/A, fin basmnt, garage. Call 267-261-7018 Parkwood 3br/1.5ba $1175 c/a, w/d, no pets, garage 267-984-1412

FORD 428 ENGINE WANTED Please Call (484)343-4743

$300 & UP FOR JUNK CARS CALL 215-722-2111

A1 PRICES FOR JUNK CARS FREE TOW ING , Call (215) 726-9053

Yamaha FZ1 2007 $5,750 exc cond., new tires & insp. 484-557-2127

RANGE ROVER 4.6HSE 2001 $7,850/obo black, exc cond., DVD/CD. 484-885-9259

low cost cars & trucks Cadillac Catera 2001 Economy Sports Edition 4 door, sunroof, original miles, unusual oppurtunity, $3985. Special car for particular buyer. Carol 215-928-9632 Chevy Impala 2004 $2850 V6, gold, loaded, runs exc, 267.592.0448 Chrysler 300M 1999 $2800 Silver w/blk lthr int, moonrf, PA inspected, new tires/brakes, 131k. 610-551-3236 Chrysler Sebring LSI 2003 $2150 obo V6, all pwr, 150k, runs great 267.825.2315 CTS 2005 $5000 firm Like new, 108k miles. 856-979-4815 Dodge Grand Caravan 2003 $4990 1 own, ex cnd, nw insp, 100k 215.601.6665 Dodge Ram 1500 Club Cab 1996 $2500 2 dr, 140k mi., runs great (609)313-1600 Ford Expendition 1999 $2,900 loaded, 107K, 4x4, black. 610-825-3533

Mercedes 190 E 1993 $3200 runs great, S/R, 140K mi, tan215.627.7444 Nissan Altima GXE 1999 $2695 auto, loaded, gorgeous, (610)524-8835 Nissan Maxima SE 2000 $3800 160k, loaded, inspected. 215-287-3799 Nissan Sentra 2004 $4999/obo exc cond, only 69k, (610)696-6714 Pontiac Grand AM SE 1996 asking $1450 4 dr, auto, loaded, clean, 215-518-8808 Town & Country Limited 2002 $4995 leather, quad captain, loaded, very good condition, 128k miles, 610-960-7890

Toyota 4 Runner 1993 $2500/obo. 168k, gd cond, minor repair 215.605.2134 Volvo 850 1997 $1,950 mint, auto, AC, runs new. 215-620-9383

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22xx Cleveland 2BR $650+utils. Freshly painted, Sec 8 OK (267)230-2600 25xx N Bouvier St 3br/1ba $750+utils large & newly renovated, (215)817-1858 BrierCrest 5 BR, sleeps 12; Saw Creek 25xx N Gratz St 3br/1ba $699+utils 3br sleeps 8, 11/11, 11/24, 12/25, 1/1, 1/16, 2/20, Weeks & Weekends (609)587-9493 washer, lrg kitch, sec 8 ok (215)425-3696 2710 N. Sydeham 3BR/1BA $750 Washer, fridge, kitchen has a shed, carpets throughout. Call (215) 694-9845. 28xx Ringgold 3br $700+utils Renovated. Section 8 ok. 215-424-2785 Brewerytown 3br/1.5ba $900+util Palm Beaches Singer Island basement, small yard, near trans, 2 mo Lux ocean front condo, 2BR/2.5BA. sec, 1 mo rent, ready now 215-765-5256 Avail. Jan-May. 2 mo min. 856-778-1745 1xx Linton St. 3BR/1BA freshly painted, Sec8 OK. 215-740-4629

FLEETWOOD EXCURSION 38U ’03 45k miles, 4 sleeps, diesel, $33,000 267-546-5270 safleyrob@yahoo.com

Impala LT 3.5 2006 $10,000 25k, gar. kept, silver, loaded 215-413-7157 TRAILBLAZER EXT 4x4 2003 $9500/obo seats 7, canoe rack, run brds215.651.6942

Crossfire Convertible 2007 $16,999/obo 34k, exc cond, fully loaded (215)850-7031

YUKON DENALI V8 2005 $16,500 72k mi, ex cond, runs great 267.304.6652

Jaguar X Type 2004 Best Offer Economy 3.0, very economical V6, 4 door, sunroof,original miles, 215-928-9632

11xx N 55th St Single rooms $400. Double rooms & rooms w/ bath $500. Rooms w/ bath & kitchen, $600. Full size bed, dresser, fridge, SSI/SSD/VA & Public assistance ok. W, SW, N. Phila, & Frankford. 267-707-6129

MT. AIRY (Best Area) $125/week. Furnished. SSI ok. Call 215-730-8956

15xx S Lindenwood Ave 3br $750 wall/wall carpet, small back yard & front porch. Section 8 ok. Call 215-968-2136 18xx S Conestoga 3br/1ba $800+util newly renov, porch, backyard, carpeted, lovely house, sec 8 ok, (267)228-4538 56xx Malcolm St. 3br/1ba $800+utils newly renovated, Karen 267-934-1698

JUNK CARS WANTED 24/7 REMOVAL. Call 267-377-3088

Wrangler Sahara 2009 $27,500 Unlimited, 4 dr, soft top, only 12K miles, never off road. Call 610-457-3531

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Byberry/Bustelton Vic 2BR $850+utils 2nd floor, newly renovated, C/A, refrige, dishwasher, W/D, w/w carpet, cable, near transp, no pets. Ted 215-852-4544

56xx Wyalusing large clean rooms, $90-$110/wk. Call (215)917-1091

18xx McClellan 2BR/1BA $775 Section 8 OK. Pets OK. New hardwood floors, new carpet. 215-228-1060 4xx Sigel St 3BR/1Ba $800 all newly renov., Sec 8 ok 215-492-9686

ANDALUSIA 3br/2ba $2650/mo Unique opportunity to live on 100 acre historic estate, late 19th century ranch sytle bungalow, short commute to Phila & NY. Please Call (215)639-2078 ANDALUSIA 4 br/2.5 ba $2500/mo Delaware Riverfront, Unique opportunity to live on 100 acre historic estate, late 19th century reconverted stable, short commute to Phila. & NY. (215)639-2078 CROYDON 1br/1ba $950+utils Living rm, kitchen, cable ready, patio deck, new appliances incl microwave, W/D, AC. Laminate flooring, off street parking, 4 blocks from train station. No pets or smoking. Call (215)785-6628 LEVITTOWN 2br/1ba $1275+utils single home w/basement. (215)750-3144

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21xx W. Stenton Ave 3Br/2Ba $795+utils 46xx Hawthorne St, 3Br/1Ba yard, pri vate entrance $795+utils. 215-805-6455

153X W. ERIE AVE $400 incl utils, cable, internet, kitchen access (267)269-0976 .

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