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After Daily News columnist Ronnie Polaneczky criticizes the PPA, the mayor’s press secretary Mark McDonald tweets about an unnamed reporter who has “150 agency violations.” His hashtags offer more clues: #ImTalkinBoutRonnieP #oftheDailyNews #(Polaneczky).
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ON THE OUTSIDE: Leonard McCullough learned firsthand how tough it can be to acclimate to life after prison. NEAL SANTOS
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THE AFTERLIFE As Philly struggles with a rush of violent crimes, programs proven to set ex-offenders straight are starving for support. By Brion Shreffler
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t’s Wednesday morning in United States Magistrate Judge L. Felipe Restrepo’s courtroom at the Federal Court at Sixth and Market streets, and a few dozen high-risk ex-violent offenders are waiting to approach the podium. But instead of meting out sentences or issuing warnings, Restrepo warmly congratulates a participant as he appears in a new work uniform. When another steps forward for his review, Restrepo inquires about his family. And when an individual relates a problem — with obtaining a driver’s license, or getting credit for a loan — the judge directs him to one of the lawyers or law students watching the relaxed proceedings. If this sounds out of the ordinary for the Philadelphia justice system, that’s because it is. It’s part of Supervision to Aid Reentry (STAR), a program for violent offenders on supervised release. It gets results. Participants have a recidivism rate of 18 percent; for those who complete a full 52 weeks of the program, the rate is just 8 percent. Compared to the recidivism rate for the approximately 40,000 people released from incarceration in the Philadelphia region each year — a staggering 59 percent are re-arrested within three years, according to a Philadelphia Prisons spokesperson — STAR’s success is cause for celebration. As for STAR’s annual budget? It’s next to nothing. Lawyers and
law students offer their time on a pro bono basis. Because of such constraints, STAR serves only about 40 individuals at a time. An assessment of re-entry programs in Philadelphia reveals that we do, in fact, understand how to address our crippling recidivism rate. Efforts like STAR and another yearlong program out of the Mayor’s Office of Reintegration Services for Ex-Offenders (RISE), have shown marked success. Yet neither is funded sufficiently to deploy those lessons on a meaningful scale. The result is a repeatoffender problem that continues to spiral out of control. “The majority of the resources are spent locking people up. The ideas are there, but the budget for prisons versus RISE is pathetic,” says University of Pennsylvania professor Ram Cnaan, who studies Philly’s re-entry options. Like STAR, RISE attempts to offer a comprehensive solution for ex-offenders. It provides on-site education, vocational training and case management, and also acts as a referral hub. Any problems that get in the way of holding down a job — substanceabuse, mental-health or housing issues — are handled by thirdparty social-services organizations. “If we just put someone in a job, we’re setting them up for failure,” RISE manager of training Wallace Custis says. “First we have to change their whole manner of thinking and behavior.” It works. Since its founding in 2009, the program has yielded a recidivism rate of 4 percent. But its annual budget — including the grants it must itself distribute to its supporting organizations — is less than $2 million, funded through the Philadelphia Prisons, along
“The budget is pathetic.”
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✚ LATE FOR DINNER It’s been about 45 days since Mayor Nutter announced, on March 14, that a ban on “outdoor feeding” of the homeless in city parks would go into effect in 30 days. Yet, according to the mayor’s spokesman, Mark McDonald, the ban won’t be enforced until June 1 — a date that hadn’t been mentioned before. The whole thing feels a little ad hoc. As of Monday, only two groups had applied for (and been granted) permits to serve meals on the apron of City Hall, which the mayor offered up as an alternative to the de facto feeding site on Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Presumably, fewer groups will be serving outdoors — and what’s going to replace those meals is far from clear. A few weeks ago, Nutter announced the makeup of a task force to come up with ideas for feeding the hungry. But the task force still hasn’t met, and at least one member, pastor Bill Golderer of Broad Street Ministries, says he has yet to be consulted, adding, “there are people under this tent who don’t agree, and I don’t know how the leadership is going to come out of a divided body.” Last Tuesday, a Parks & Rec hearing on the ban was suddenly and inexplicably moved up from May 2 to the next morning. Brian Jenkins of Chosen 300 Ministries, which provides meals to the homeless, says he learned of the switch at the last minute. (He still got there to testify.) “They’re trying to be underhanded,” Jenkins told CP. “It’s not right.” —Isaiah Thompson
✚ FOLLOWING SUIT The Twitter account of state Rep. Dwight Evans, of Northwest Philly’s
203rd District, is mostly retweets of news stories, with the occasional inspirational quote thrown in. So I wasn’t expecting much when I clicked the “follow” button on his profile a few weeks ago. To my surprise, I was informed by a secretary that, as his 1,500th follower, my click had won me a free lunch and an official tour of Ogontz Avenue with the big man himself. We met at the Green Soul restaurant, in a building owned by a community development corporation he helped found — home territory for sure. Ever the champion of West Oak Lane, the neighborhood he calls a “laboratory” for his philosophy of jumpstarting urban commercial growth with government investment, Evans moved easily among patrons, shaking hands and hugging constituents. After 31 years in office, he’s known many of them since he was a “hundred pounds lighter and still had hair.” Stopping in at neighborhood businesses, he proudly announced he’d met me through Twitter. One proprietor jabbed that Evans had just mastered texting. Asked if he actually writes all his tweets, Evans admitted he splits the duty with a staffer. Still, he says, social media is a key part of his strategy to promote urban neighborhoods, forced to “compete with places like KOP” and sell themselves as “niche markets.” He saw his state dollars as helping to “build a product” that could be promoted this way. It sounds like a decent plan. But critics have long accused Evans of spending inordinate amounts of money on his pet project of revitalizing Ogontz Avenue. Evans dismissed the idea, saying, “People will always question how you got the money rather than look at the outcomes.” It’s kind of the answer you’d expect. After all, despite our social media meet cute and the facade of increased accessibility social media offers, a politician is still a politician. —Ryan Briggs
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INDICT RENDELL ³ IT’S NO SURPRISE that providing “mate-
rial support” to a terrorist group is against the law. But a 2010 Supreme Court decision, Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, concluded it’s not just illegal to ship grenades or suitcases of cash. “Advocacy performed in coordination with … a foreign terrorist organization” is also a felony. Why, then, nearly two months after it was revealed that former Gov. Ed Rendell is being investigated for just such advocacy, has he not been indicted? In recent years, Rendell had delivered speeches in support of Mujahedin-e Khalq (MEK), an Iranian Marxist-Islamist group that resides in an Iraqi desert base and that the U.S. designated a terrorist organization for killing Americans during the 1970s. One 10-minute speech earned Rendell $20,000, and he frequently flew to Europe to call for MEK’s removal from the terror list. That would appear to fall within the extraordinarily broad definition of “material support” used by the Obama administration. Rendell calls that “ludicrous.” He says, “The only thing we’ve done is spoken out on their behalf. And you certainly can’t in any way encumber free speech in America. You know that — you’re a journalist.” You shouldn’t be able to encumber free speech. But the Supreme Court did just that, and Muslims have been prosecuted for doing less: a satellite TV salesman sentenced to five years for broadcasting Hezbollah’s TV channel; a man indicted for favorable web comments on shooting U.S. soldiers. Rendell says he’s protected because the funds, as far as he knows, were “raised by individual Iranian expat groups” in the U.S. and Europe. “Please,” counters Salon blogger Glenn Greenwald. “Iranians who love MEK pay the fees in order to keep a thin layer of separation.” The law, says Rendell, should not apply here: The State Department urged him to dialogue with the MEK. And MEK’s blue-chip American supporters — could they all have broken the law? “If you indict me, I hope you know, you have to indict 67 other Americans who did the same thing, including seven generals … [who] served in Iraq. You’d have to indict James Jones, President Obama’s first NSC chief adviser, you’d have to indict former Attorney General [Michael] Mukasey, former FBI Director Louis Freeh … the whole kit and caboodle.” That includes Tom Ridge, U N Ambassador John Bolton, Rudolph Giuliani and Howard Dean, among others. But as long as political nobodies face prosecution for speech crimes, so should elites. Indict Rendell — and Ridge, Mukasey, Giuliani, etc. — or repeal this law. ✚ Send feedback to daniel.denvir@citypaper.net
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with federal and state funding and private grants. The office sees about 1,000 clients walk through the door each year, but can offer substantial services to only about 600 people. Given that Philadelphia spent $231 million on incarceration and $550 million on law enforcement this fiscal year, RISE has a pretty small portion of the citywide crime-fighting pie. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If you break down the numbers, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a lot of money to do all the work around re-entry,â&#x20AC;? says RISE executive director William Hart, who points out that a year with RISE costs $4,500 per client, compared with the $30,000-per-inmate annual cost of incarceration. Three out of four RISE clients do not have a high school diploma, and most come from areas of the city severely affected by high unemployment. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dealing with the same parts of the city here. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Philly, Southwest, West Philly and Kensington â&#x20AC;&#x201D; so weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re talking about whole communities being impacted,â&#x20AC;? he says. Helping individuals in those communities can have a ripple effect. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If we help someone get their life together, then suddenly weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making it that much more likely that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re breaking the cycle.â&#x20AC;? Leonard McCullough can attest to how challenging it can be to re-enter society. He did 10 years in state prison on a murder conviction in 1996. But the hardest part came when, at age 28, he was released back into society. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was hard. You feel isolated. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sense of loneliness when you do a stretch of time like that,â&#x20AC;? he says. He had the support of his family, but no helpful re-entry services. He soon violated the terms of his parole and was sent to a 90-day program, which he said was a wake-up call. Since then, McCullough has turned his life around, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done so against long odds. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t until he found a stable job that he really saw a future for himself, a life that now includes running a nonprofit devoted to helping Philly youth. There are numerous programs â&#x20AC;&#x201D; run by government, nonprofits and private citizens like McCullough â&#x20AC;&#x201D; to stanch the flow of Philadelphians into prisons. But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re more a series of band-aids than a comprehensive response to the recidivism crisis. Recently, the District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office and the nonprofit Public/Private Ventures rolled out The Choice Is Yours, a yearlong, RISE-like prison-diversion program for first-time nonviolent felony drug offenders. The DA also offers the Accelerated Misdemeanor Program, the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program and other initiatives designed to provide new routes around the mainstream justice system. A study by Pew last year found the DAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s efforts had played an important role in reducing Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prison populations, though the city still had the fifth-highest incarceration rate in the nation. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also a patchwork of programs run by third-party agencies attempting to fill gaps in services on shoestring budgets. But their reach is limited. Likewise, the Philadelphia Prison System has stepped up educational and vocation-
al services for inmates, partnering with outside programs like Roots to Re-Entry, a landscaping training program for workrelease-eligible inmates through the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society. Roots has â&#x20AC;&#x153;been transformativeâ&#x20AC;? for participants, says Fran Marsh, who runs the initiative at PHS. But it can help only so many inmates â&#x20AC;&#x201D; 29 last year â&#x20AC;&#x201D; with its web of grants and private donations. Traditionally, many re-entry programs have dealt with only job placement, or only education. A look inside the STAR courtroom shows how a holistic approach â&#x20AC;&#x201D; paired with even a modest investment â&#x20AC;&#x201D; can reap enormous returns. While the STAR programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s judges act as coach, cheerleader, mentor and, well, judge, depending on whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s required,
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard. You feel isolated.â&#x20AC;? other participants also step up to the plate. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The program is unique in that it has united all players in the criminal justice system to not only lower recidivism, but also repair lives,â&#x20AC;? says Magistrate Judge Tim Rice, who started the STAR program with Magistrate Judge Restrepo back in 2007. He says the program began in a time â&#x20AC;&#x201D; much like today â&#x20AC;&#x201D; when the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s homicide rate was ballooning: â&#x20AC;&#x153;When we started in â&#x20AC;&#x2122;07, we knew that Philadelphia had one of the worst homicide rates, and we wanted to do something to chip away at that. Getting these guys integrated back into society is a good start.â&#x20AC;? It may sound unlikely, but simple encouragement goes a long way, he says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had people in court tell me that this is the first time that anyone has said they were proud of them, that someone has tried to help them.â&#x20AC;? (editorial@citypaper.net)
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Thomas Knudsen, the man who was temporarily put in charge of Philadelphia schools in January, was running late to last Monday’s press conference. He had been delivering the same presentation all day, and doomsday rumors had already leaked:The plan he was about to lay out would dismantle the central office and parcel out school management, at least in part, to private companies. Knudsen, paid $150,000 to hold the newly created post of Chief Recovery Officer through June, made a point of shaking the hand of every single reporter in the room before beginning his presentation. “Philadelphia public schools is not the school district,” he announced, laying out the fiveyear plan before the School Reform Commission (SRC). “There’s a redefinition, and we’ll get to that later.” He got to it, using terms like “portfolios,” “modernization,” “right-sizing,” “entrepreneurialism” and “competition.” In short, it was a plan to shutter 40 schools next year, and >>> continued on adjacent page
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FIGHTING BACK: School nurses and community members have been rallying at district headquarters at 440 N. Broad St. each Wednesday since layoffs were announced in December.
Foundation, given their apparent cut-and-paste approach to tackling Philly’s school problems. Indeed, a former Boston employee has publicly described the company’s approach as merely “force-fit[ting] analysis to a conclusion” — in this case, the dismantling of the school system. Another goal of Boston could be enriching its allies, or scoring them political victories. Former Boston executives and consultants now hold senior posts at charter-school networks like KIPP — which could well apply to manage a Philly achievement network — and Broad Center, an urban schools executive recruiter and trainer and a leading proponent of corporate-inspired reform. Boston Consulting may describe itself as an innovator, with its private-sector-inspired experiments. But to longtime Philly public school watchers, this just looks like the latest attack on the city’s public education. Since 2001 — when the commonwealth swooped in and took over, but did not fix, the district — Philly schools have suffered the blatant mismanagement of former Superintendent Arlene Ackerman, the corruption of charter operators, the unchecked greed of for-profit education companies and, in recent years, debilitating state budget cuts and a leadership vacuum from the district and the city. Each of these players has done damage; none has come close to addressing the district’s core problems of insufficient funding and widespread poverty among students and families. If Philly’s public school system does eventually crumble, all of these culprits will share a portion of the blame.
> “EXECUTIVE SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE.” That was what
Knudsen was supposed to bring to the table as chief recovery officer, according to SRC chairman Pedro Ramos. After all, he had turned around a financially troubled Philadelphia Gas Works. But “executive skills” might not be enough to heal the school district. Setting aside academic problems — only about 60 percent of students graduate; less than
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an additional six every year thereafter until 2017. The remaining schools would be herded into “achievement networks” of 20 to 30 schools; public and private groups would compete to manage the networks. And the central office would be reduced to a skeleton crew of about 200. (About 1,000-plus positions existed in 2010, and district HQ has already eliminated more than a third of those.) Charter schools, the plan projects, would teach an estimated 40 percent of students by 2017. The plan is bold — after all, closing just eight schools this year prompted an uproar. It’s also terrifying, says former Philadelphia School District superintendent David Hornbeck, considering the poor academic records and corruption at many charter schools. “What is being proposed, in effect, is ‘charterizing’ the whole district, when there is a lot of evidence that at best [charters] have no positive effect on student achievement, and there is a lot of evidence they cost more,” he tells City Paper.And “charters in many instances, in Philadelphia and elsewhere, have served private interests — sometimes of public officials.” What’s even more startling than the drastic overhaul proposal is who engineered it. The plan was prepared with the assistance of Boston Consulting Group, a major global-business consultancy and school “right-sizing” mastermind. Boston’s previous accomplishments include recommending that New Orleans, which has decimated its teachers’ union and put most schools under charter control, create the exact same species of achievement networks in 2006. Last year, Boston also recommended that Australian education leaders close schools and cut spending. Indeed, Boston recommendations seem like a forgone conclusion: Their website touts “reform” hallmarks like evaluating student achievement through standardized tests and undermining traditional teacher certification. It’s unclear what Boston Consulting Group actually did with the $1.5 million contract paid for by the William Penn
60 percent score proficient in reading and math; and 80 percent are “economically disadvantaged,” a key indicator of poor performance — the district’s financial woes appear almost insurmountable. Philadelphia already raised property taxes 3.85 percent last year, to direct an estimated $53 million to city schools. Ultimately, Knudsen and his team will need to close a $218 million deficit for the coming year, part of a $1.1 billion cumulative deficit by 2017. But even Boston’s plan, to butcher and sell off the district for its parts, is predicated upon a reluctant City Council forking over $91 million in additional property-tax revenue. A separate ruling by the State Tax Equalization Board, which found the city’s valuation methods to be illegal, could cost the district tens of millions more. Mayor Michael Nutter has called on Council to approve the additional funding — and announced his support for Knudsen’s plan. It is “stark but realistic,” he said, suggesting that critics “grow up and deal with” it. Philadelphia Federation of Teachers president Jerry Jordan, however, called it “a cynical, right-wing and market-driven plan to privatize public education.” And New York University education historian Diane Ravitch said Knudsen’s plan has no basis in research, and criticized Nutter for giving up on schools. “I think he should be advocating for public education,” she told CP. The plan cuts $156 million from personnel costs and $149 million from payments to charters. And Knudsen threatened to outsource all custodial, maintenance and transportation work to private companies unless union workers could underbid them. “There are other people out there who do these things, if not better, then at least less expensively,” he said. This seems to now be the mantra governing public education in cities like Philadelphia: Other people do these things maybe not better, but cheaper. Last summer’s $629 million shortfall, fueled by $1 billion in statewide budget cuts to education delivered by Republican legislators and Gov. Tom Corbett, led to the elimination of 3,800 teacher and staff positions, including 1,300 layoffs. Layoffs have continued this school year:About 100 nurses got pink slips, along with 90 school police officers and 43 bilingual counseling assistants. Advocates say the counselors are crucial to preventing violence at schools like South Philly High, where the district pledged big changes after attacks on Asian-American students in 2009. South
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CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE: Students protest the state takeover and privatization of public schools in April 2002. photo courtesy of PHILADELPHIA STUDENT UNION
Philly lost more than $1.5 million in funding this year. Cuts have also forced districts statewide to depend evermore on property taxes, exacerbating the inequity between rich and poor municipalities. CP asked Knudsen if the five-year plan would address the district’s central problems: too few teachers, too few school police, too few extracurriculars, too few libraries. “The things that other networks do in other parts of the country,” said Knudsen, “is that these networks attract resources.” It was a startling admission: Like high-end charters, Philly schools would panhandle for donations from rich people. On prodding, Knudsen conceded, philanthropy wasn’t the only hope. The economy could also get better. But by then Boston’s decentralization plan will have irreparably transformed the district. “There just isn’t the political will to give the resources to people who aren’t perceived as having political power,” says Nijmie Dzurinko, former head of the Philadelphia Student Union (PSU). That has been true for decades. But this Sunday at Mother Bethel AME Church, a gathering of about 150 teachers, parents and community members — organized by the church-based advocacy group POWER — pledged a fight. “The mayor, the governor and the SRC are not making the right decisions for our children,” Rev. Kevin Johnson of Bright Hope Baptist Church preached to the energized pews.
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> ON AUG. 18, 2011,just four days before she would resign, Philadelphia Schools Superintendent Arlene Ackerman sauntered into an auditorium to the tune of Sade’s “Is It a Crime?” and delivered a provocative defense of her controversial tenure to a group of district principals. “Is it a crime to stand up for children instead of stooping down into the political sandbox and selling our children for a politician’s campaign victory?” She dared the SRC to fire her — knowing that her departure was already being arranged. It was the capstone of a melodramatic, and traumatic, three-year tenure. CP would soon reveal that Ackerman spent taxpayer money on pro-Ackerman propaganda, including protest signs and a farewell tribute video produced by three communications staffers who collectively took home $440,000 in salaries. Ackerman liked to pay administrators generously, but she said it paid off. That summer, Philadelphia schools celebrated their ninth straight year of test-score gains. But the acrimony, protest and theater overshadowed a less
entertaining problem. The month before, the Public School Notebook revealed that the state was investigating 29 Philadelphia schools (among 89 statewide) for cheating on standardized tests. By March 2012, the scope of the scandal had widened dramatically: Citywide, 56 schools — including one in five district schools — are under investigation, including 11 of the city’s top-tier Vanguard Schools. And there was the financial problem: District chief financial officer Michael Masch and Ackerman did not like each other, and reportedly stopped discussing budgetary matters in spring 2010. That October, Masch reported that the district faced a shortfall of more than $250 million as stimulus money ran out. Yet by January 2011, he still insisted to the SRC: “We don’t have a budget crisis.” At the same time, money was flying out the door. That month, the district paid out $63 million to Morgan Stanley Capital Services, Goldman Sachs Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Bank to cancel a budgetary gamble gone horribly wrong. In 2004, at the height of the pre-recession financial deregulation adventure, the district took out something called “interest-rate swaps” on a number of bonds. The swaps were supposed to protect the district from high interest rates. But interest rates crashed, and the district lost an astonishing $71.87 million, according to the liberal Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center. Then came Corbett’s announcement of $1 billion in education cuts.The district’s shortfall grew to $629 million. Critics pilloried Ackerman for poor planning and for spending money on pet projects. Ackerman, on her way out with a $900,000 severance package, blamed Masch. The public memory of Ackerman is defined by her authoritarianism and grandstanding. Low points include accusations launched against Asian student victims at South Philly High, retaliation against whistleblowers speaking out on improper contracting, tumult following the removal of a popular principal at West Philly High,
the persecution of Audenried teacher Hope Moffett, who spoke out against charter conversions, and, of course, the propaganda machine. Ackerman’s legacy is still being hashed out: the Renaissance Schools turnaround program for low-performing schools, which turned some schools over to charters, is still in effect. But, as that drama played out, most people forgot one important thing: The state, not the city, was in charge the entire time — and it still is.
> ON THE MORNING OF NOV. 29, 2001,hundreds of students
walked out of class and into Philadelphia streets to protest the state takeover — enacted via the General Assembly in purported response to budget woes and poor performance — and a plan to put for-profit Edison Schools Inc. in charge of the central office and 60 low-performing schools. The takeover, originally scheduled for Nov. 30, was pushed back to Dec. 21. But the walkouts, coordinated by PSU and Youth United for Change, continued on Dec. 18, and U.S Rep. Chaka Fattah sought, and failed to get, an injunction blocking Edison contract. He alleged a conflict of interest: Former Gov. Tom Ridge had contracted Edison to study privatization, they had recommended privatization and they were now poised to take the business. Street, too, criticized the takeover, but he soon reached a new deal with Ridge’s replacement, Gov. Mark Schweiker: The city would get $75 million in aid and two appointments, instead of one, to the five-member SRC; Edison would not take over district headquarters; and the number of schools turned over to them would be reduced. Even scaled back, it would be American public education’s greatest foray into privatization, and the largest state takeover, too. The protests against the new SRC continued into 2002, and City Council, Philadelphia Federation of Teachers, >>> continued on page 16
He insisted to the SRC: “We don’t have a budget crisis.”
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SCHOOLYARD BRAWL: Helen Gym of Parents United for Public Schools joined other advocates on Sunday night to discuss a response to the school district’s decentralization proposal. photo by MARK STEHLE
PSU and NAACP filed more lawsuits. But on April 18, a student blockade couldn’t stop privatization: Edison got 20 schools, and 22 schools were handed over to other private companies. “I’m a corporate guy, and the bottom line is that you have a firm that has systemwide experience,” said then-SRC chairman James Nevels at the time. “What we wanted to do was capture that experience.” That experience included Chester Upland, where Nevels had served on the stateappointed Board of Control that gave Edison control of eight of nine district schools. Four years later, Edison left Chester. After a lackluster performance, the for-profit “educational management organizations” left Philly, too. Former Mayor Ed Rendell, then running for governor, endorsed the takeover, but told the Inquirer,“We must not lose sight of what was the real issue . . . adequate funding for all of Pennsylvania’s schools.” Of course, it’s been a long time since Philly schools had close to adequate funding — and for the past decade, city leaders have not fought much to rectify that. Amid the tumult of protests, Street terminated Philly’s last vocal demand for more money when he withdrew a federal lawsuit contending that state underfunding to Philadelphia schools constituted race discrimination. The lawsuit, filed under feisty Superintendent David Hornbeck, tried to accomplish in federal court what had already failed at the state level. Pennsylvania Supreme Court had in 1999 ruled against two lawsuits — one filed by the Philadelphia School District, the city, the NAACP and parents; the second filed by the Association of Rural and Small Schools — contending that Harrisburg’s inequitable funding violated the state constitution’s requirement that the “General Assembly … provide for the maintenance and support of a thorough and efficient system of public education to serve the needs of the Commonwealth.” The district faced an $80 million budget shortfall at the time, exacerbated by policy changes under Ridge and Gov. Robert Casey that reduced the share of education funding accorded to poor districts. The funding gap between Philly and suburban school districts had doubled in just six years, and Philly had needs that wealthy schools did not — involving day care, security, immigrant students who do not speak English and, most importantly, students who come to school with more problems and less preparation. “It’s not like prior to that Philadelphia got its fair share,” Hornbeck tells CP from Baltimore, where he now lives.
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“It’s just that they got even more gouged.” Hornbeck was a civil rights leader for Philadelphia’s children: With Rendell’s backing, he refused to make further cuts and threatened to let the schools shutdown. In fact, the initial move toward state takeover, 1998’s Act 46, was the response of an angry legislature to block Hornbeck from carrying out this threat. In the process, teachers lost the right to strike. After Hornbeck’s June 2000 resignation, there would be no serious demand for fair funding from a city or school district leader. In 2001, Hornbeck took his fight statewide, founding Good Schools Pennsylvania to mobilize behind Gov. Rendell’s plan for increased funding. Today, school and city leadership implement Corbett’s plans instead of fighting them. “The real culprit,” says Hornbeck, “has less to do with any kind of mismanagement at the school district and much more to do with the continued shortchanging of the district in financial terms by the state. The biggest indictment that can be brought against folks in the city is the lack of advocacy, aggressiveness, on behalf of the kids.”
> IN 2002, POOR STUDENTS OF COLOR became the talk of Washington. President George W. Bush signed No Child Left Behind (NCLB), requiring aggressive interventions at schools where students failed to make Adequate Yearly Progress on tests. Testifying in favor of the law was Superintendent Paul Vallas, who took over Philly schools in 2002. Vallas broke with teachers’ unions and superintendents across the state, who correctly predicted that the law would become a hated one. They foresaw that teachers would give up an ever-larger part of the school day to teach to the test (or as we now see, cheat to the test), while science, arts, social studies, physical education and recess were winnowed out. Vallas eagerly embraced the new law. He turned over three schools — Shoemaker, Pickett and Thomas — to
Mastery Charter Schools, a private nonprofit, and paid millions of dollars to Kaplan for a test-prep curriculum. In recent years, President Barack Obama has doubled down on NCLB, despite criticizing the law during his 2008 campaign. His “Race to the Top” grants condition federal funding on increasing the importance of high-stakes tests, and on the removal of constraints on charter growth. So the state took over Philly schools, and the federal government took on a growing role in classroom management. Neither, however, would take responsibility for funding the schools. Gov. Rendell, at least, did try. In June 2006, the legislature voted to ask an important question: Just how much money did Pennsylvania schools need, and how much were they receiving? Pennsylvania, according to the “costing out” study, needed to spend $4.6 billion more on schools per year, a 26.8 percent increase. Philly, with a poor tax base and dire needs, required nearly $1 billion more each year. Armed with data, Rendell in 2008 cajoled the legislature into directing resources to under-funded districts. “That was my line in the sand every year in the budget,” Rendell tells CP. “That’s why in 2008 and 2009 we had the long budget deadlocks. And I eventually won.” However, as Corbett eagerly points out, the second year’s funding was backed by $654 million in temporary stimulus dollars. His cuts have, for now, reversed that progress. “He’s dealing with the effects of the recession,” says Rendell. And “dealing with the fact that he took a no-tax pledge. … He told us exactly what he’s going to do and he’s living up to his word. For better or worse.” The state legislature passed a bill legalizing privately managed public schools in 1997. Since then, though, charter schools have failed to live up to their utopian promise. A Stanford University study found that students at almost half of Pennsylvania’s charters performed “significantly worse” than their peers at traditional schools. >>> continued on page 19
“The city’s failing is a lack of advocacy, aggressiveness.”
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> CHESTER UPLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS are going bankrupt. And so, this January, the school district joined civil rights groups and parents in filing a federal lawsuit against Corbett, demanding aid to schools that had been broke since Harrisburg ended 16 years of state control in 2010. Teachers pledged to work for free if necessary. The judge forced the state to provide emergency aid. Two future trials will determine whether Corbett’s cuts violated federal laws protecting special-education students, and whether the cuts were racially discriminatory,
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soon after they took over.Transcom’s assets were turned over to another company, PIE Nationwide, where Der Hagopian sat on the board. Der Hagopian was never indicted. But former Assistant U.S.Attorney Ronald G. Cole, who prosecuted Pelullo, says the two were close: “Pelullo … would bring Der Hagopian to be his muscle. I don’t care about his title. There wasn’t really anything going on in the Royale Group.” Back at Chester Community Charter, the federal lawsuit also alleges it inflates the number of special-education students it serves to up its state funding. CSMI is scheduled to open a new charter in Camden this September. Scandal is no stranger to Philadelphia-area charter schools: 18 have been the subject of federal investigations since 2008, according to theInquirer.A 2010 City Controller investigation found the district’s “Charter School Office is only providing minimal oversight of charter schools except during the time leading up to the charter renewal,” making them “extremely vulnerable to fraud, waste and abuse.” Philadelphia charters spend hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars on undefined legal and accounting work, “purchases,”“services” or just plain “other,” according to data uncovered by Temple Law professor Susan DeJarnatt in a forthcoming article in the journal Urban Lawyer. Hugh C. Clark, former head of Northwest Philly’s New Media Charter School, last month pled guilty to stealing $522,000 in tax dollars. North Philly’s Truebright Science Academy, part of a 130-school nationwide network headed by controversial Turkish imam M. Fetullah Gulen, is the subject of a federal investigation of potential forced employee kickbacks. The SRC has recommended that Truebright’s
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Still, there are good charters. Hundreds of students enter a lottery each year for a seat at Center City’s Independence Charter School, a top-tier school whose board is packed with well-connected, affluent members. This, presumably, is the sort of fundraising prowess that Knudsen hopes for. But other charters depend on young and inexperienced teachers who are asked to work very, very hard. “The workload is really high,” says one Mastery teacher, a Teach for America participant. This will not be his career. “Most of the teachers are under 35. That pace is not sustainable.” It may not be sustainable for the district either. Last month, Commonwealth Court ruled the district illegally capped enrollment at the Walter D. Palmer Learning Partners Charter School; it must pay out $1.3 million as a result.The implications could be disastrous: If the district can’t negotiate charter growth, it cannot budget.
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charter not be renewed. And sketchy real estate practices abound: Multi-Cultural Academy, for example, paid rent to an entity controlled by founder Vuong Thuy, who was fired last year after complaints. The SRC, which also questioned whether the school was culling lower-performing students, nonetheless renewed the school’s charter last Friday. A charter can go so far as to totally collapse without prompting intervention. This February an employee of Frontier “virtual charter” school contacted Daily News reporter David Gambacorta: Teachers were working just 20 hours a week, and receiving only half pay. Many students were performing poorly or just not “attending” their online classes. A month later, the CEO laid off all the teachers. Neither the state nor the school district (which pays Frontier nearly $435,000 a year) has so far publicly intervened. Cyber charters as a whole have been called a scam. The Stanford study found students at 100 percent of Pennsylvania’s cyber charters performed significantly worse than counterparts at traditional schools. Five Pennsylvania cyber charters, according to DeJarnatt, receive $200 million in tax money each year. K12, the for-profit company that runs Agora Cyber Charter, made $31.6 million last year from state taxpayers. If this seems troubling, consider that K12’s owners include billionaire Michael Milken, the convicted securities fraudster. Corbett, a professed friend of the private sector, has deep political ties to the for-profit reform movement.
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Former Corbett adviser Jeanne Allen heads the Center for Education Reform and runs TAC Public Affairs, which has represented for-profit education firms like Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. The governor is now backing legislation that will dramatically decrease charter oversight, reduce local control, extend the charter period to 10 years, and grant automatic charter renewals.
> AS PHILADELPHIA SCHOOLS cut past the bone and spin beyond crisis, the movement to privatize them has grown fat. After 15 years of pellmell growth, 82 charter schools now educate 25 percent of district students, and will this year receive $525 million. The flight of children to charters has increased the price of educating those who remain in the district — a key reason the district is now pushing to close under-attended schools. Charters have also siphoned off many Catholic-school students, according to a Pew Foundation study, prompting a similar enrollment crisis for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. The Catholic Church has nonetheless eagerly joined conservatives to back school vouchers, or the use of tax dollars to fund private school tuition. The movement is a powerful one: Students First, a PAC backed by Bala Cynwyd hedge-fund managers, poured $5 million into the quixotic 2010 gubernatorial campaign of voucher proponent state Sen. Anthony Williams. Williams lost, but his candidacy prompted a political sea change when Democratic nominee Dan Onorato declared his support for vouchers.“It’s no longer a partisan right-wing conversation,”Williams told CP.“It’s a conversation about what do you do about failing schools.” Last week, state Rep. James Roebuck, the ranking
Democrat on the House Education Committee and a voucher opponent, narrowly fought off a primary challenge heavily funded by pro-voucher PAC money. The pro-voucher funding stream appears unstoppable, with sources like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation. So it goes: The same political forces that have bled Philly schools for decades now decry their poor performance. The solution, of course, is the private sector. “The leadership of Philadelphia,” says Hornbeck, “ought to gather the leadership of not only of big districts but of rural areas that are also being disadvantaged by the state, and say to Harrisburg, ‘We’re just not going to take it anymore.’ Instead, what’s happening again is a tucking of tails, and saying, ‘This is our fault here in Philadelphia. We’re sorry, Harrisburg.’” The impending crisis won’t just affect Philadelphia and Chester. The budget crunch is statewide, where an estimated 27 percent of districts have passed extraordinary property tax increases to fund their schools. Public schools in wealthy townships will likely continue to provide a fantastic education. But the attacks on teachers’ unions, the tests, the charters, the vouchers and the “right-sizing” are the endgame for politicians and businessmen that have long perpetuated a segregated, two-tier American public school system. If Knudsen’s proposal goes through, the country’s eighth-largest school district, in its fifth-largest city, will no longer exist in any meaningful sense. And neither will any remaining pretense that America offers everyone, regardless of race or class, an equal shot. (daniel.denvir@citypaper.net)
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³ THE NEW MARKET at Headhouse Square was once home to Philly’s most thriving, thrilling nightlife. Maybe it fell into disrepair for a minute (or a decade), but recent nosh-and-sip spots surrounding The Shambles’ open-air market, like Stella, Twisted Tail and Bodhi, have made certain there’s action afoot again. Now, Bob Logue (of Bodhi, Federal Donuts and the new Khyber Pass fame) is bringing the hottest thing since Kanpai to the Second and Lombard area: His own New Market. Fridays, starting May 11, Logue will curate a host of local craftsmen, farm-to-table cooks, tradesmen, artisans and entrepreneurs “with very professional shops who are actually training people in trades and creating a foundation for the future.” Logue grew up amidst Frankford’s factories, where things were made by neighbors and purchased by neighbors. “During my lifetime, that local industry went away. New Market is a showcase for skilled workers bringing industry and farming back to Philly, and small companies looking to expand, create and do this for the rest of their life ... [It’s] a place for our neighbors to buy and sell to each other again.” Logue remembers the promise of the old New Market, with its bustling bars, eateries and theater spaces.“It was the only show in town back then.” As New Market’s curator, he’s seeking that same sense of adventure and invention in the 17 to 25 businesses he’ll host, like Robert True Ogden (home furnishings), Tyson Boles (architectural salvage and vintage glass), Carol Forman (photography), Edibikes (bicycles) and more. Get there. ³ Folks who love their buttons, bows and balls of string have two weeks worth of swift, sweet craftiness ahead of them. For the Perelman Building’s Craft Spoken Here exhibition and talk May 5, Jessie Hemmons — yarnbombing queen and doyenne of Ishknits — will deck the Perelman with her colorful webs. Yarny good news, that. The next weekend will find Penn’s Landing stuffed to the gills with erstwhile Etsy-ans what with Art Star’s annual sales-show-’n’-tell attack on the stone harbor, May 12 and 13. ³ Avram Hornik and his pardners in Four Corners Management finally lassoed South Broad Street’s Boot & Saddle and branded it for an early 2013 opening, with plans for live music to be booked by R5 Productions. Darn tootin’. But Hornik’s next big rodeo stop is the opening of his Delaware Avenue rancho deluxe, Morgan’s Pier.Its first major booking is Lee Jones’ Sundae house party over Memorial Day weekend: The party starts Sunday the 27th with DJ Rich Medina at Hornik’s grand taco stand at 3 p.m., moving to Silk City with Tasty Treats at 11 p.m., then at 2 a.m. (for the true marathoners) over to Making Time at Voyeur with Proper Panda till 6 a.m. ³ More craftiness at citypaper.net/criticalmass. (a_amorosi@citypaper.net)
FOSSIL FUELED: Ryan Wilson Kelly will perform in character as a 19thcentury paleontologist at Napoleon Gallery. JORDAN ROCKFORD
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the gallery space into an exaggerated version of the paleontologist’s study, a place of messes, fossils and fever dreams. Opening Fri., May 4, 6 p.m., performances May 5, 13 and 19, 319 N. 11th St., second floor, napoleonnapoleon.com.
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Why did director Patrick Shillenn choose to showcase painter Gabe Tiberino in his gallery’s first official show? “He’s the most Philadelphia,” says Shillenn. More specifically, he’s also a member of the beloved Tiberino family, who host the best freak show in the city and are more West Philly than bikes and veganism combined. The artwork of their late matriarch is showcased in the area’s Ellen Powell Tiberino Memorial Museum alongside a dizzying array of sculptures, bizarre murals and other family oddities. Even the title of Tiberino’s show, “West Looking East,” is a nod to his home base. Many of his paintings celebrate life in Philly, from electric moments like Black Thought performing, to everyday experiences like riding the subway. Through May 25, opening Fri., May 4, 5 p.m., free, 109 Arch St., 215-717-7774, facebook.com/archenemyarts.
After more than 30 years, the Philadelphia chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts is finally getting a home. (Previously, the group of 700-some visual-art geeks met at a church and members’ homes.) With an official space, member Paul Haupt hopes that more people outside the organization will attend its lectures, exhibits and workshops. “It’s kind of a for-thepeople, by-the-people mentality,” he says. The show “Collection:
features poster art, fine art and everything in between by more than 20 regional artists. Opening Fri., May 4, 5:30 p.m., 72 N. Second St., aigaphilly.org.
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Ryan Wilson Kelly’s 10-minute performance piece is going to be on repeat. For three hours straight. “It’s going to be very meditative,” says curator Jordan Rockford. “Or possibly homicidal.” This dichotomy fits well with his Sleep of Reason show, which focuses on the solitude and fear of failure that creative people must endure in order to produce great works. The performance is a recreation of the lonesome, sick final days of celebrated 19th-century paleontologist and Philadelphian Edward Drinker Cope. Kelly also transformed
SPACE and Arch Enemy Arts aren’t the only brand-new galleries in town: Kensington studio/gallery FJORD is also hosting an inaugural show. “Considering the Provisional” features eight New York and Philly artists, instigating “a dialogue around the potential uses and meanings of the provisional in contemporary picture making,” says FJORD co-founder Lindsay Chandler. Through May 27, opening Fri., May 4, 6 p.m., 2419 Frankford Ave., 603-313-4616. (editorial@citypaper.net)
Three brand-new galleries.
Selections from the 2010 AIGA Philadelphia Design Awards”
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Much like current tourmate Andrew Bird (they hit a sold-out Union Transfer tonight), Montreal’s Patrick Watson traffics in dreamy chamber-folk where the songs generally seem to be in service of the shimmering, light-headed prettiness, rather than vice versa. Adventures in Your Own Backyard (Secret City) is liltingly calm despite its bevy of sonic trinketry — mariachi trumpets, plenty of pizzicato strings and, naturally, whistling — and casts a rich, emotionally pungent fairy-tale spell that’s bewitching even as it feels naggingly evanescent and insubstantial. —K. Ross Hoffman
Funny how a little distance puts things in perspective. Eric Bibb has the Atlantic between him and the source of the blues and all that other rootsy Americana music he flat-out kills. If you know the track that gives his new Deeper in the Well (Stony Plain) its title, you probably learned it from Doc Watson, like Bibb did. Working with a crowd of deeply rooted pickers — Cedric Watson, Christine Balfa, Dirk Powell and Jerry Douglas — he lets Creole and old-time, Cajun and blues, meet on common ground. —Mary Armstrong
³ pop Rufus Wainwright, swoon-worthy as he is, is no stranger to indulgent excess. This may be why populist slickster Mark Ronson makes such an excellent foil. With Out of the Game (Decca), the pair deliver Wainwright’s brightest, most focused outing in ages: playful, tender and full of knowing nods to ’70s AOR balladry, glam and smooth country-soul. To anybody scared off during his decadelong peregrination away from the classicist pop-smithery of his first two albums: Come back for this one. —K. Ross Hoffman
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³ film Released by Criterion’s Eclipse imprint, the Pearls of the Czech New Wave boxed set crams six features onto four discs, providing an invaluable window on an overlooked movement. Jirí Menzel contributes the mellow Capricious Summer, while Jaromil Jires weighs in with an ominous adaptation of Milan Kundera’s The Joke. But most exciting, and long overdue for recognition, is Vera Chytilová’s Daisies, an anarchic feminist allegory that climaxes with a liberating food fight. —Sam Adams
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The near future looks nothing like the present.
The cache is still being explored. ³ ALL SERIOUS MUSICIANS are scholars of
their art to some extent, but Baroque-period-instrument players are practically archeologists. Case in point: Philadelphia’s own Tempesta di Mare, the acclaimed Baroque ensemble celebrating a 10th anniversary this season with the Opus 10 Festival. As co-founder Gwyn Roberts (the other co-founder is her husband and lutenist Richard Stone) explains it, a good deal of the music they play is unpublished and/or from the “basements of European museums.” This adds freshness “beyond the same 40 pieces,” although on programs the strange and delightful music of Veracini, Graupner and Kusser tends to be well tempered with familiar fare by Vivaldi, Rameau and, of course, “Mr. Bach.” Tempesta has made its biggest splash in the realm of musical obscurity with the work of one Johann Friedrich Fasch, an 18th-century German composer, with many live performances and two CDs on the Chandos label. Fasch’s music was once assumed to be largely lost, destroyed by the wartime bombing of Dresden and subsequent flooding. The water did obliterate some of the manuscripts, but also caused a chunk of them to swell up and act as a giant cork in a basement door — behind which lay sheaths of undisturbed Fasch music. The cache is still being explored by musicians around the world, with Tempesta leading the way in this country. Clever programming is one reason for the success of Tempesta, excellent musical standards is another.“We were never a pick-up group, but always an ensemble. Most of our players have been with us from the beginning,” says Roberts. Keen fiscal planning is also always a help in the hardscrabble world of nonprofit art; Tempesta grew audiences by giving away tickets and grabbing a piece of the federal stimulus package, which extended to the arts via an NEA program. Tempesta closes this landmark season with a slew of music linked to the number 10, presented in four concerts over two weekends. Sounds a bit gimmicky, but there’s a good deal of fine stuff on the program for Opus 10, from heavy hitters like Haydn, Vivaldi, Couperin, Telemann, Scarlatti and a bunch more, including Mr. Bach. Not to mention, as Roberts puts it, “the kick-ass opus 10 violin concertos of Leclair.” Yup, these guys know how to have fun. (p_burwasser@citypaper.net) ✚Opus 10 Festival, May 12-20, Arch Street Meeting House, 320 Arch St., 215-755-8776, tempestadimare.org.
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ARE YOU A WACO?: A mesmerizing cult leader tries to woo two documentarians who infiltrate her group to expose it on film.
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abriella Yudenich, soloist with the Pennsylvania Ballet, is looking fleet and radiant in mid-April doing petit allegro drills with the rest of the company at the Ballet’s studios in East Falls. She exits as they progress to grand allegro drills, which require bigger jumps — still a risk. “I have some more time because the role in Peter Pan isn’t too demanding technically, but I’ll be jumping soon,” Yudenich assures, beaming as she searches for photos of her new baby. Pregnancy is a huge deal for professional dancers, elite athletes who maintain their bodies like a violinist maintains her Stradivarius. “Your body is trained to be an instrument — you feel every tweak,” says Yudenich. Pregnancy often used to mean the end of a career; nowadays, it’s increasingly common for new mothers to return en pointe within weeks of giving birth. Yudenich is one of these: After the birth of her first child, Gavin Aleksei Baltrushunas, in February, she’ll be back on stage dancing in Peter Pan this week. “You have to test yourself so you know your limits, but I just felt a little wobbly. Your back is still funny, and things are shifting back in place. There is a hormone that makes your tendons stretchy — in a bad way,” Yudenich explained. “You never know how your body is going to ultimately react to a pregnancy. You gain weight and you have to stop jumping in the second trimester, so you lose that specific strength.” The dancer gained 25 pounds during her pregnancy and lost 20 when she had the baby (which is very healthy), and her doctor assured her that her body should snap back in the manner of most highly competitive female athletes. Yudenich and her husband, Thomas Baltrushunas, a former dancer with the company, hoped that she could get back to performing as soon as she could, but it is up to her to gauge how fast to return to the daily rigors of training. One of the biggest concerns, she says, was that breast-feeding can deplete vitamin D, which increases the risk of stress fractures. But just a week after Gavin was born, Yudenich felt good enough to start taking and teaching
classes and, as of last week, was back up to her full teaching and rehearsing schedule at the dance studio run by her mother, Barbara Sandonato. Sandonato was a protégé of George Balanchine at New York City Ballet, and the first dancer hired to be a member of Pennsylvania Ballet in 1963. She’s also, obviously, been through the post-pregnancy return to the barre herself. Last week, Yudenich brought Gavin to Sandonato’s studio, and watched as her mother worked privately with a young ballerina. Afterward, Sandonato expressed her amusement with the media fascination with movie stars’ pregnancies and post-pregnancy workout routines. Tabloid stars are mainly concerned with reclaiming their former appearance; dancers need to get their full function back. “Your body can be really compromised during pregnancy, and really affect your career,” Sandonato says.
Back at the barre a week after giving birth. But both dancers agree that, tough as it is to get back into shape, motherhood can have a positive effect on dancers. “Their bodies can be stronger, a lot of times; you have a different feeling, the movement itself seems richer,” the new grandmother observed. Sandonato also commented on how much the ballet world has changed for women. Two generations ago, she says, the expectation was that women would leave the ballet if they got pregnant. “They were expected to be married to the ballet, or just retire.” Now, her daughter says, “Ballerinas can have both their careers and their babies … something that I’ve always wanted.” (editorial@citypaper.net) ✚ Peter Pan, through May 13, $20-
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The title of Martin McDonaghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newest play made my jaw drop. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the behanding â&#x20AC;&#x201D; violent amputation is exactly the kind of thing I expect from this gleefully demonic master of black comedy. But Spokane? What business has this most Irish of writers crossing the Atlantic? To be fair, in his Olivier and Tony Award-winning Pillowman, McDonagh successfully ventured off his home turf. But so much of his sensibility is rooted in Irish folklore. How well would this translate to the Pacific Northwest? I neednâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have worried. The somewhat slight A Behanding in Spokane may not be one of McDonaghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best plays, but it retains his characteristic combination of shock and dark humor. And itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s actually not set in Spokane:The action takes place in a shabby hotel room somewhere in Ohio â&#x20AC;&#x201D; not that much closer to Ireland, but exactly the kind of dreary, hopeless environment McDonagh loves. It would be easy to give away too much of Behanding, which really needs to be seen with its many surprises intact. Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leave it at this: Meet Carmichael, a middle-aged loner with a troubled past and a hair trigger. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s searching for his hand, which nearly three decades ago was cut off by some thugs for the cruel thrill of it. Why Carmichael came to Ohio is unclear, but heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s surrounded by an unlikely group of people (including Mervyn, a creepy, talkative hotel clerk; Toby, a smoothly resourceful drug dealer; and Tobyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s addled girlfriend, Marilyn), who may be the key to reuniting Carmichael with his hand. Let the games begin. From the moment the lights go up, director Joe Canusoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s delib-
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erately flat, static staging feels exactly right. Carmichael sits on a bed, and the visual is straight out of Edward Hopper. Quite right, too, since Behanding is a kind of anarchic celebration of Americana â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it would not be a stretch here to see McDonagh riffing on everything from The Shining to Pulp Fiction. The acting across the board is exceptionally strong. Some of McDonaghâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most flavorful writing is in the African-American patois of Toby â&#x20AC;&#x201D; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a stereotype, but one thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very funnily done, and superbly acted by Reuben Mitchell. Matt Pfeiffer, best known as one of Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most thoughtful directors, is marvelous as Mervyn, equal parts scary and sad. Amanda Schoonover, who radiates intelligence and cheerful good health, is cast against type as the dim, out-of-it Marilyn. But, as always, this superb actress is winning and resourceful. In a way, Pearce Bunting as Carmichael is also an unusual piece of casting. The role was originally created by Christopher Walken, who delivered with his trademark bravura mix of sinister and funny. Bunting is a very different kind of actor, a touch of nobility and sadness underscoring everything he does.
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There is an undeniable appeal to gathering this many high-caliber veteran British thespians in one place and letting them just go about being charming to one another. John Madden’s genteel adaptation of Deborah Moggach’s novel relies on that appeal; otherwise, there’s nothing but a set of predetermined character arcs that play out with little deviation from the predictable path. Everything fits snugly into the breed of storytelling that, in arguing against the stereotyping of the elderly, goes full circle to end up at its own set of stereotypes. Judi Dench is a widow in search of a life, Tom Wilkinson is a retired judge rediscovering his past, Maggie Smith is a bigot in need of an operation, and Bill Nighy and Penelope Wilton are a constantly sparring married couple. They all end up at the same rundown hotel in India, where the colorful backdrop and strange food offer resolutions to each of their stories that are not in any way exotic. The place is run by Dev Patel, struggling to convince his demanding mother of his ability to manage the hotel and to marry the girl he loves — even the sheltered pensioners know where that one’s headed. The scenery is picturesque, each actor has their share of moments, but there’s not much here that you couldn’t find on a tour bus full of retirees. —Shaun Brady (Ritz East)
downtrodden realtor at the heart of this noir-like thriller, he is more of an irksome sadsack than a relatable schmuck. His drab performance is just the most glaring of many instances where Meeting Evil fails to match its impressive pedigree. Newly unemployed, John Felton (Wilson) has a strained marriage pushed to the brink by crippling debt. When tall, dark stranger Richie (a charmingly sinister Samuel L. Jackson) arrives at his door with car troubles, John lends a hand. It’s a hapless bit of chivalry, since Richie turns out to be a psychotic thug who drags the realtor on a lengthy killing spree. All the while, John endures countless entreaties to grow a pair and join in on the murderous fun. If the plot sounds questionably thin, that’s because it is. In condensing author Thomas Berger’s 200-pluspage character study into 90 minutes, director Chris Fisher removes the juicy psychological elements from ripe source material. The key facets the adaptation retains are unevenly crammed between homicides, creating a clumsy pace that hinders the development of overarching tension. Jackson offers a necessary spark by being masterfully wicked, as does Leslie Bibb with an energetic turn as John’s ferociously caustic wife. But Wilson’s aloofness, combined with a bombastic score and lighting recycled from ’80s neonoir, ultimately sinks this porous thriller as it flounders to an anticlimactic finale. —Michael Gold (Ritz East)
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Tyldum’s Nordic neo-noir should be enough to tide audiences over. Roger (Aksel Hennie) seizes the opportunity to make millions by going on one last heist. Only then, he tells us in a surprisingly candid voiceover, will he have enough money to keep his statuesque blond wife from leaving him. So Roger tries to nab a Rubens from former special ops commando Clas Greve (Game of Thrones’ Nikolaj Coster-Waldau), but things sour and he’s forced to run. The ensuing cat-and-mouse chase is anything but original, yet Hennie’s nuanced performance makes the proceedings feel welcomingly fresh. As arrogant anti-hero Roger suffers a near-fatal car crash and endeavors to change his identity, Hennie injects the right hint of vulnerability into his character. That meekness is what makes the film palatable at its most ridiculous — like when Roger steals a page from Slumdog Millionaire and seeks shelter in a pile of excrement. In fact, throughout Headhunters, Tyldum skillfully balances the action endemic to thrillers with wicked humor and moody shots of the Norwegian countryside. Sloppy sentimentality and occasional crudeness are the movie’s frustrating downsides, but just imagine how those will stick once Hollywood has its say. —M.G. (Ritz at the Bourse)
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“I think it’s unnecessary to remind you, the concepts of soul and subconscious cannot possibly coexist,” says Cardinal Gregori (Renato Scarpa) to psychiatrist Dr. Bruzzi (Nanni Moretti). The doctor has arrived at the Vatican to treat Cardinal Melville
(Michel Piccoli), the newly elected Pope who’s suffering an unexpected crisis of confidence in Moretti’s latest comedy. While the cardinals hope he’ll come to his senses, that is, take on this massive responsibility, or at least act the part as he’s expected to do, they’ve resorted to the desperate measure of bringing in Bruzzi. The session resolves nothing, and so the cardinals and the Vatican’s PR staff cover up the delay. When Melville escapes into the outside world, panic sets in — until Bruzzi devises a new, fairer way to conduct an election with a volleyball tournament. The preposterousness of this approach only makes clear the general preposterousness of electing a Pontiff, a process sometimes accused of resembling a popularity contest. But if everyone else turns increasingly silly, Melville, who is pretending to be an actor to people he meets outside, has a revelation: The Church, the politics and the public presentations are indeed acting. The irony, the film asserts, is that coming to this honest appraisal makes Melville both better suited and less able to serve the faithful. —Cindy Fuchs (Ritz at the Bourse)
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formances and many “aww” moments, The Five-Year Engagement’s chief weaknesses are its flabby run time and its tendency to ramble. Yes, it’s a movie about delaying satisfaction, but that doesn’t mean the audience needs to experience that feeling for the duration. —Drew Lazor (UA Riverview)
between the emotional development of the teacher and his students, the film brings up a lot of real-world issues, but the real joy of it is in the classroom, where Fellag and a cast of talented ’tweens draw up a lesson plan about dealing with tragedy and finding that glowing exit sign at the end of a dark hall. —Josh Middleton (Ritz Five)
THE RAVEN|CEdgar Allan Poe’s (John Cusack) selfdescribed “biggest fan” undertakes a series of murders inspired by some of his most famous stories, so the author himself is called in to assist with the investigation — never mind that a cursory skimming would unearth the relevant clues. No amount of swinging pendulums, cobblestone streets or walled-in bodies can cover for the fact that director James McTeigue’s grasp of Poe doesn’t extend much further than the average high schooler’s. The master of atmospheric dread and inexplicable mysteries is trapped in a story that possesses neither. It's enough to drive anyone to liquor and tinctures. —S.B. (UA Riverview)
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THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT|BTwo-stepping through an idyllic existence in San Francisco, engaged sweethearts Tom (Jason Segel) and Violet (Emily Blunt) epitomize bliss. But when en route to the lush life, Violet’s academic plans — plus the unexpected rush-job nuptials of Tom’s friend Alex (Chris Pratt) and Violet’s sis Suzie (Alison Brie) — present the first of many hurdles to clear before snapping that just-married marathon tape. Filled with sharp comedic per-
Monsieur Lazhar opens with kids playing in a Montréal public-school yard only moments before 11-yearold Simon runs inside to discover his teacher hanging from the ceiling of her classroom. With her school thrown into an emotional tizzy, the principal hires the first pleasant face with a résumé to walk into her office, an Algerian transplant named Bachir Lazhar (Mohamed Fellag), who we soon discover is grappling with a heavy heart of his own. Weaving cinematic parallels
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L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St., cinemathequeip.com. Come and See (1985, U.S.S.R., 142 min.): Elem Klimov uses the German invasion of Belarus as the setting for a devastating look at war. Sun., May 6, 7 p.m., $10.
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN JEWISH HISTORY 101 S. Independence Mall East, 215923-3811, nmajh.org. The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg (1998, U.S., 95 min.): Documentarian Aviva Kempner looks at the first Jewish
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star in America’s greatest pastime. Wed., May 9, 6:30 p.m., $10.
PHILADELPHIA CENTER FOR ARCHITECTURE 1218 Arch St., 215-569-3186, philadelphiacfa.org. Philip Johnson: Diary of an Eccentric Architect
(1997, U.S., 55 min.): An exploration of the personal life of an influential architect. Mon., May 7, 6:30 p.m., $5.
PHILADEPLHIA JEWISH FILM FESTIVAL National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East, gershmany.org. UpStarts: An Afternoon of Jewish Shorts: A slate of mini-flicks from around the Jewish diaspora. Sun., May 6, 2:30 p.m., $10.
REELBLACK International House, 3701 Chestnut St., 267-765-9700, reelblack.com. Leaked Night at the Five Spot
(2012, U.S., 50 min.): Reelblack has compiled clips of recording artists who made their names performing at Old City’s now-defunct venue the Five Spot. Tue., May 8, 7 p.m., $9.
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Thu., May 3, 8 p.m., $59.50-$75, Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, 215-572-7650, keswicktheatre.com.
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✚ MIIKE SNOW More eloquent than labelmates/countrymen Peter Bjorn and John and more energetic than sonic grandpappies Belle & Sebastian, Miike Snow — a (mostly) Swedish band, even
—Drew Lazor Thu., May 3, 8 p.m., $25, with Penguin Prison, Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St., 215-627-1332, electricfactory.info.
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✚ THE TEMPEST West Philly’s Curio Theatre Company closes its strong seventh season with Shakespeare’s The Tempest. I’ve come to expect great things from Curio — starting with another theater-transforming set design by artistic director
Paul Kuhn — but was blown away in the first five minutes by two brilliant ideas from director Dan Hodge: sorcerer Prospero’s use of audience participation to spark the titular storm, and the captive sprite Ariel played not by a separate actor, but as a spirit invited to possess the body of Prospero’s daughter, Miranda. The often delightful and sometimes frightening surprises continue in this low-tech, “rough magic” version of Shakespeare’s spiritual final play, like the sexual tension created by casting two male roles with one woman (Aetna Gallagher, who also created the show’s great costumes), and a conjured demon played by an eerie puppet. The ideas come to life through clear and sincere performances: Brian McCann’s passionate Prospero, Isa St. Clair’s innocent Miranda and melancholy Ariel, Robert DaPonte’s licentious monster Caliban and a great ensemble. Recognition, praise and bigger audiences for plucky Curio are
long overdue. —Mark Cofta Through May 19, 8 p.m., $20, Curio Theatre, 4740 Baltimore Ave., 215-5251350, curiotheatre.org.
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✚ TESSA SOUTER For all the songs that have been written in the course of human history, most jazz singers confine themselves to a pitifully tiny batch of the same old standards. Tessa Souter has always possessed a more adventurous bent, culling material from more recent pop music or penning lyrics to favorite jazz tunes. On her new CD, however, she reaches further back. Beyond the Blue (Motéma) explores the music of European classi-
cal composers, from Beethoven to Debussy to Chopin. Born to a Trinidadian father and an English mother, raised in London and based in New York, Souter knows a thing or two about cultural hybridity. Beyond the Blue avoids the obvious jazz-classical crossover missteps, nixing the drippy strings and faux-operatic delivery for a strongly swinging band jamming on what an infomercial would call “some of the world’s greatest melodies.” —Shaun Brady Sat., May 5, 8 and 10 p.m., $20, Chris’ Jazz Café, 1421 Sansom St., 215-5683131, chrisjazzcafe.com.
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✚ THE CRAZY CLOUD COLLECTION Fifteenth-century Buddhist monk and poet Ikkyu Sojun once wrote, “Entrust yourself to the windblown clouds, and do not wish to live forever.” The words led to his nickname, Crazy Cloud, which in turn led
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A legendary comedienne takes the stage in An Evening of Classic Lily Tomlin. The show will feature the characters Tomlin has made famous over her decades-long career, like Ernestine, Edith Ann and Mrs. Beasley. On the phone
though the moniker always fools people into thinking they’re listening to a coolcoiffed Japanese alt-troubador — is forever concerned with your dancefloor well-being. This thoughtfulness manifests itself in the trio’s warped Andrew Wyatt-helmed melodies, war-cadence percussion and pure-bliss piano parts, all of which form to make their new Happy to You a succinct downhill sprint into smiley, snappy modern pop.
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between gigs, she explained her performance would be “informal and intimate. I use film [and] multimedia to satirize myself, or I interact with screens, or use visuals that might enhance what I’m doing on stage. I like to think of it as filmic, because I can cut and take you anyplace with me. On the stage, I want to create that transformation that the audience believes [I am] another person or in another location using just my voice and body.” She also promises an offthe-cuff audience Q&A. (Read a full interview with Lily Tomlin, visit citypaper.net/criticalmass.)
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✚ EAST HUNDRED If you dig back to their brooding, Goth-tinged early releases from the mid-aughts, it’s pretty clear: East Hundred isn’t afraid of getting dark. And the moments that cut the deepest on their Brian McTear-produced 2009 full-length, Passenger, were the minor-key ragers “Plus / Minus” and “Dear Blue.” But that album also elevated the band as a vehicle for joyful, cathartic pop music with the popular single “Slow Burning Crimes,” a positive tone that carried across last year’s excellent, undercelebrated EP The Spells. But now, with East
—John Vettese Sun., May 6, 6 p.m., $10, Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave., 215739-9684, johnnybrendas.com.
MONDAY
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✚ 8 READING In the same week Equality Forum descends on Philadelphia (see our guide on p. 21), the Wilma Theater has teamed up with Broadway Impact and the American Foundation for Equal Rights (AFER) to host
a dramatic reading of 8. The Dustin Lance Black-penned play is based on the real-life courtroom drama of Perry v. Brown; the case challenged California’s Proposition 8, the ballot initiative that famously amended the state’s constitution to rescind just-granted same-sex marriage rights. Black, an Academy Award winner for Milk, says, “People need to witness what happened in the Proposition 8 trial, if for no other reason than to see inequality and discrimination unequivocally rejected in a court of law where truth and facts matter.” A cast of Broadway notables and TV actors (Queer as Folk’s Randy Harrison and Smash’s Phillip Spaeth) will join Barrymorewinning Philly actors Grace Gonglewski and Mary Martello for the reading. Proceeds will benefit AFER.
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Hundred deciding to call it a day after eight years, does that mean the dark days are here again? Not exactly — at their farewell show, we’ll get a snapshot of a working band going it all on their own in a screening of Justin Clowes’ EH doc Fools, Kings and Queens, followed by what the band promises will be a career-spanning set, somber to celebratory.
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—Courtney Sexton Mon., May 7, 7:30 p.m., $20, Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St., 215-5467824, wilmatheater.org.
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✚ ARTS & SCIENCES After kicking off in February under a different name, bassist Matt Stein’s second-Wednesday jazz series at the Green Line was rechristened “Killing Time” after the legendarily brainscrambling debut album by the Bill Laswell/Fred Frith/Fred Maher trio Massacre. Oaklandbased quartet Arts & Sciences is a perfect fit for the new moniker, careening like jazz-punk pinballs from odd-angled abstract swing to bludgeoning, lumbering metal riffs that one might be tempted to label sludge-jazz if the world weren’t already so glutted with genre hyphenates. The band is the brainchild of keyboardist Michael Coleman, who has an affinity for vintage synths and organs as well as goading aggressive horn lines to accelerate into sheer cacophony. —Shaun Brady Wed., May 9, 7 p.m., $5, with The Scriptors and Why I Must Be Careful, Green Line Café, 4239 Baltimore Ave., 215-222-3431, greenlinecafe.com.
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³ LIFE ATOMIC For Kelly Burkhardt, moments of stillness are hard to come by. The vice president of operations at TLA Releasing divides her time between offices in New York City and Philadelphia, and spontaneously jets off to fab cities like Paris, Berlin, Florence and London to track down potential acquisitions and scout others to be shown at this year’s QFest, an event she’s been in charge of programming for eight years. So it’s little wonder she’s sought reprieve in the art of street photography, a part-time outlet that allows her to get distracted, to stop and capture those rare unwavering moments. It’s these blips in time that make up her first solo art show, “Atomic Age,” opening this week at Ven and Vaida. The artist submitted around 200 digital photos to the gallery’s curator — fellow gay artist Butch Cordora — who whittled them down to 13 20-inch-by-30-inch shots and one 12-piece installation that she says represents her obsessions with Cold War-era propaganda, pop culture and vibrant colors.“When I started playing around with photography, I shot everything in black and white,” she says. “But [in] the past two years I really started playing with color.” By “playing,” she means Photoshopping the hell out of them, spending weeks at a time tweaking filters and hues so the works stand out. “They’re really going to pop on the space’s white walls.” Among the “poppers” is One Night in a Berlin Speakeasy, a photo of a solitary red phone she spotted at a bar in Germany; Billboard (pictured), a busy, graffiti-ridden street shot in Florence; and Bath-time Barbie, a provocative close-up of the famed blonde that’s meant as an homage to one of her inspirations, fashion photographer Helmut Newton. The latter is included in the instillation piece, “Toys,” that incorporates images of some of her favorite childhood playthings, everything from a tattered Raggedy Ann and Andy to the Radio Flyer she used to zip along in before she took to hopping continents in an airplane. Opening reception, Fri., May 4, 6-9 p.m., free; artist talk, Thu., May 24, free; through May 30, Ven and Vaida Gallery, 18 S. Third St., venandvaida.com. (josh.middleton@citypaper.net)
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Hip City Veg | Nicole Marquis is fulfilling the demand for mainstream vegan fast food with Hip City Veg, now in its third week in Rittenhouse. Steering clear of vegan preachitude, Marquis’ aim is to provide a “100 percent plant-based” experience “familiar to meat eaters.” Her chef, Lauren Hooks, is knocking out a menu with populist appeal — think the “Ziggy” burger, a meatless riff on the Big Mac, and a crispy “chick’n” sandwich.There are also salads, sides and smoothies, all built with local seasonal ingredients. Hip City is open daily from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. and offers both takeout and delivery. 127 S. 18th St., 215-278-7605, hipcitveg.com. Spiga | Le Castagne, Rittenhouse’s upscale Northern Italian restaurant, now has a downmarket cousin in Spiga, a 13th Street addition that’ll officially open this Saturday, May 5. Former Le Castagne chef Brian Wilson, in partnership with Skip DiMassa, Giuseppe Sena and Anthony Masopollo, has moved a few blocks east to run the kitchen of the casual 60-seater, armed with two wood-burning ovens (one for roasting meat and seafood, the other for pizzas). Other menu items will include housemade cotechino and fennel flan with house-cured bacon and vincotto. 1305 Locust St., 267-273-1690, spigaphiladelphia.com. ³ LITTLE VITTLES
Vernick Food & Drink (2031 Walnut St.), from Jean-Georges alum Greg Vernick and his wife Julie,opened on Tuesday night. ³ Avram Hornikof Four Corners (Drinker’s,Union Transfer,Ortlieb’s, etc.) has earned neighborhood approval to revive the Boot & Saddle at Broad and Ellsworth. It should open by 2013. ³ The Food Trust’s Headhouse Farmers Market (Second and Lombard) debuts for the season this Sunday, May 6, at 10 a.m. Got A Tip? Please send restaurant news to drew.lazor@ citypaper.net or call 215-735-8444, ext. 218.
BOEUF CAKE: Reserve offers its cuts dressed up in signature styles like “French,” topped with zesty roasted shallot and parsley butter. NEAL SANTOS
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BIG MIS-STEAKS Old City’s opulent Reserve struggles with the meat-market formula. By Adam Erace RESERVE | 123 Chestnut St., 215-964-6262, reservephilly.com. Dinner
served Mon.-Thu., 5-10 p.m., Fri.-Sat., 5-11 p.m. and Sun., 11 a.m.-10 p.m.; late-night menu Sun.-Thu. till midnight and Fri.-Sat. till 1:30 a.m.; brunch served Sun. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Appetizers, $9-$38; entrées, $22-$58; desserts, $6-$7.
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ug. 20, 2008. That was the last time I reviewed a steak house: Georges Perrier and Chris Scarduzio’s steak house, Table 31, to be exact. Since then, other high-end meat markets have opened — Del Frisco’s, Butcher & Singer, Union Trust — but their presences seemed as out of touch with the world as whichever publicist sugMore on: gested an armored car deliver a $32,000 bottle of cognac to the lattermost’s opening gala. For three years, the city’s dining populace has upheld an embargo on creamed spinach and béarnaise-sauced beef. It ended in February, when tony chophouse Reserve began feeding carnivores beneath the frescoed ceilings of the sumptuous Corn Exchange Bank Building, last home to Cebu after a long run in the ’90s as glitzy Rococo. Reserve has succeeded in two major ways. First, as the first proper steak house to open in Philly in three years, a feat in itself when
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pickles and pizza characterize the prevailing restaurant zeitgeist. Second, as the first restaurant to serve me a steak — from Reserve’s list of five, I chose the economically trendy tri-tip, the joint’s “Signature Cut” — with a combination of Old Bay, crabmeat and hair. A single blond thread had snagged on the attendant vinegardoused French fries, so pale and fine I didn’t even notice it until I was halfway through my steak. It wasn’t so bad, really. I didn’t eat the hair, and it was long and straight enough to blessedly eliminate below-belt provenance. My server, poor guy, reacted as if I’d called him up for the Hunger Games, seeing, but not really processing, the rogue strand through a vacant expression of shock. Stammering apologies, he sped away with the offending plate. Do I think Reserve intentionally laced my steak with hair? Of course not. Humans shed. The bigger whiffs transpired in the recovery phase. Though there appeared to be a few managers patrolling the grand dining room, none came to my MORE FOOD AND table to address the situation, and when the DRINK COVERAGE bill came, the steak was still on it. AT C I T Y P A P E R . N E T / Three desserts (silky crème brûlée, a berM E A LT I C K E T. ries-and-cream martini, apple pie) had been comped, a nice gesture, but they go for about $7 each. Once supplemented with the “Chesapeake” accessories of Old Bay and crab (fishy, flaked crab at that), the tri-tip cost $36. I’m no math whiz, but those numbers don’t exactly equate. Removing the steak from the bill says, “We’re sorry.” Free dessert says, “We hope you’ll give us another chance.” This is Restaurant 101, and Reserve’s managing partner, Didier >>> continued on adjacent page
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LaFontant, a longtime front-of-the-house veteran of Cuba Libre, should know better. Sadly, elementary knowledge is not Reserve’s forte. Stale “soft” breadsticks were in a poppy-seed sweat, weirdly damp outside, hard and dry inside. They make Olive Garden’s breadsticks look like Bouchon Bakery’s. Webbed in provolone and Swiss, the French onion soup also boasted expired carbs in a floating crouton — and it’s hard to make a crouton taste stale. The soup itself would have been praiseworthy were it not so intensely smoky. Perhaps the barely bacon-y bacon bourbon, one of three house infusions from the bar, could borrow some of the broth’s woodsy essence? But I guess that’s about what’s to be expected from a cocktail list headlined by the Old City Dude, a mix of Pinnacle Whipped vodka, caramel apple liqueur, Kahlua, cream and coffee beans. Dude sounds like a 16-year-old girl to me. The striped bass’ ring of chimichurri came across muddy and metallic instead of herbaceous and bright. Raspberries added a chemical savor to each dish they kissed. Lyonnaise potatoes were burned. The mushrooms supporting a Jenga tower of dry, under-seasoned polenta bars were burned. I was burned. Fortunately, the steaks were not. Chef Kenneth Deiner, while lacking in other areas, can cook a piece of beef (and fish, evidenced by the crispy bass) very nicely. Both the tri-tip and 10-ounce New York strip, sourced from cult butcher Pat LaFrieda, came correct with their internal temps and salt-and-peppered, Vulcan-broiled crusts. For $10 to $18, you can transform any steak into a “Reserve Steak,” furnished with geographically thematic toppings a la the Chesapeake. I’d vote for the French; though it comes with the aforementioned nasty Lyonnaise potatoes, the roasted shallot-and-parsley butter added fresh, zesty dimension to the New York strip. I’d be pleased with that, a bowl of the sweet, creamy lobster bisque and a slice of cinnamon-y apple pie. Reserve deserves some credit for shaking the dust out of the timeworn steak-house formula, much the way Barclay Prime did. The beef sourcing shows more effort than other steak houses, and the prices, by comparison, are merely in the troposphere. Small-batch bourbons replace bigheaded Cabs as the house poison, and Reserve’s list is stocked with the usual suspects (Jim Beam, Bulleit) and rarities (16-year-old Black Maple Hill, High West Bourye) alike. Enthusiasts can sip in Reserve’s mezzanine lounge, overlooking Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce wannabes at the poured-metal bar downstairs. Also in the bourbon vein, I really liked the booze-laced butter. It deserves better than those breadsticks. And Philly deserves better than what Reserve is putting out right now. You want us to believe in YOLO steak-house spending and new life for the storied old Corn Exchange? Put your money where our mouths are, Reserve. Just not your hair. (adam.erace@citypaper.net)
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[ i love you, i hate you ] 4 MIDDLE AGED MEN Hey guys on the train...you stupid pieces of shit... how dare you sit there and talk about someoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s foot size...does it matter that the person is minding their business and you are just talking about them..I bet all of you are fucking each other in the asses! Is this fun for you! Get off your high horse and get it the fuck together. Nobody likes a jokester especially when you have other things about you that need correcting yourself.
ARE YOUR LEGS BROKEN? I think that you are full of shit so fucking bad... why do you want everyone to come over to your house all the fucking time and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pick up your legs to do the same thing! Honestly it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any sense Can you tell me while you sit at home all damn day I an in a constant struggle trying to do the best that I can and you still sit up there on facebook talking trash about men. We all know they are dogs but who gives a shit. It is what it is...move on and try using your legs to do something also for someone else!
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TIME IS GOING Before you know it you and I will be the ultimate item that I dreamed about...I thought that the time was going fast but I am just overwhelmed with disgust because I want to be with you...in my heart I am thinking about other things such as how we are going to do together in the future..I love how you make me feel and how you and I turn a negative into a positive! You and I belong together. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t imagine my life without meeting you!
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You are a stupid ass. you keep complaining over and over and it is getting alittle bit annoying. I hate the fact that you think that you can do what you want complain about this person and then go back and kiss that personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ass! Doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make any sense does it! You know it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t and I know it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t so why fucking do it! Plus, you need to find your balls...I know they are somewhere...letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s send it warrant out for their arrest because you are using them!
First and foremost I was saying to myself...why are you and I arguing over something so stupid...you ask me to do you a favor and I do it for you then you blow up like some fool or something! I hate you for that...why do you play these games with my mind! I am tired of defending myself against the bullshit! Keep in mind you need to make your mind up on what you are going to do because pretty soon. I am fucking walking away...with or without you!
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Pursuant to $128.85 of the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture Title 7 regulations, GROWMARK FS, LLC. hereby gives notice of ground application of “Restricted Use Pesticides” for the protection of agricultural crops in municipalities in Pennsylvania during the next 45 days. Residents of contiguous property to our application sites should contact your local GROWMARK FS, LLC, facility for additional information. Concerned Citizens should contact: Michael Layton, MGR. Safety & Environment, mlayton@growmarkfs.com GROWMARK F S L L C. 3 0 8 N . E . Fr o n t Street, Milford, DE 19963. Call 302-422-3002.
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ADOPTION: DEVOTED FAMILY promises to cherish your child unconditionally. Financially secure; expenses paid. Your child is already loved in our hearts! Susan/Patrick 1-877-266-9087. www.susanandpatrickadopt.com
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merchandise market SCHWINN STINGRAY Bicycle: 20 inch. 5 speed. red, w/white letters, 40 years old, under 1000 miles, banana seat, high bars, MINT. $500. ATARI with/2 sets joysticks, 29 games, $350. PINBALL MACHINE (HAPPY DAYS) play floor model, works perfectly, $300. Call 215-333-6235
BRAZILIAN FLOORING 3/4", beautiful, $2.75 sf (215) 365-5826 CABINETS SOLID MAPLE Brand new soft close/dovetail. Fits 10’x10’ kitchen. More cabinets if needed. Cost $6,400. Sell $1,595. 610-952-0033 GO KARTS (2) Blade Z Powercart, $650 total. 1 new, 1 used. 215-836-0569
BD a Memory Foam Mattress/BoxsprIng Brand New Queen cost $1400, sell $299; King cost $1700 sell $399. 610-952-0033
2012 Hot Tub/Spa. Brand New! 6 person w/lounger, Cover. Factory warranty. Never installed! Beautiful. Cost $6,000. Ask $2,500. Will deliver. 610-952-0033
BED: Brand New Queen Pillowtop Mattress Set w/warr, In plastic. $160; Twin $140; 3 pc King $265; Full set $155. Memory foams avl. Del. avl 215-355-3878
BUYING EAGLES SBL’s & TICKETS
Bedroom set 6 pc. Cherry Brand new, in box $499. 215-752-0911 NEW MATTRESS Sets $125, Twin, Full Queen (in plastic) delivery (215)307-1950
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Please be aware Possession of exotic/wild animals may be restricted in some areas.
Ragdoll Kittens: Beautiful, guaranteed, home raised. Call 610-731-0907
Akita: AKC puppies, Born 3/7/12 health guar. Show quality. (856)368-9123 Akita Puppies AKC $500 OBO 9 weeks 410-348-9917 or 410-708-7884 American Bulldog 5F Pups 8wk. Parent on Prem. No paper **$200** 267-408-2092
BOXER PUPS ACA, 1st shots, deworming, 3 males, 2 females, $500. (302)897-8650
Cane Corso pups, reg, vet check, M&F, blue/fawn $800/best offer 215-360-4727 Chihuahua Puppies, real tiny, beautiful gift for Mother’s Day, Call 267-597-2060 COLLIES - smart, loving, AKC, show groomed. Top eye exam. (856)825-4856 English Bulldog Pups AKC, ch. bldlines, vet check, rdy now, $2200. 717-442-9493 German Shepherd Puppies: Parents on premises with papers. 267 977 3491. Golden Doodle Pups, home raised by exp. breeder, 610.322.0576, 610.544.2719 Golden Doodles, 4 males, 3 fem’s, make great pets. Call to reserve. (717)989-4002 Golden Retriever Pups AKC, S/W, vet check, OFA hip cert., $525. 609-737-1002
EAGLE SEAT Licenses (SBL) buy/sell here, EAGLESBL.COM 610-945-4700
33 & 45 Records Absolute Higher $
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1988 WELLCRAFT 26ft. $3300 new interior, 350 Merc. 215-836-0569 1989 Chapparal Open Bow, I/B Motor 120 hrs trailer inc. $6500. 267-226-7651
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TRAILER (Landscaping) 6 x 5ft, gd cond, ready for use, $375. 215-836-0569
Great Dane Puppies: AKC Fawn and Brindle colored $1200.00. Parents on premises. 302-764-3184 /302-379-3423 Jack Russell 4M pups, More fun than humans should be allowed 610.682.4576 LAB PUPS AKC: Four chocolate females, one yellow male. Mother’s hips OFA certified, taking deposits now, ready to go May 1. $800. (610)329-9659 LABRADOODLE F1b Standard pups, M&F, beautiful colors and coats, vet checked, shots, ready now. $800. 610-932-0117 Labradoodle Pups - Chocolate, cream, light brown, playful/cute. 610.636.5090 Labs Pups, AKC yellows, repeat breeding, ready May 4th, $500. (856)299-0377 PITBULL TERRIER PUPPIES $350. B&W, M&F. Ready now. 267-407-4752 or 4795 Rottweiler Pups, S/W, family raised, champion bloodlines $850. 717-989-0341 SHELTIE PUPS AKC, vet checked, 1st shots, the puppies’ father is Therapy Dog at St. Marys Hospital. 610-226-5656 Shetland Sheepdog AKC Ch. bloodlines. Sable. Avail 05/01. 610-321-2798 SHIH TZU ACA pups, males, s & w, blk & white beautiful, $450. 717-813-1580 SHIH-TZU Pups 2 Blk/white females Very friendly! $525. 717 336-4398 SHIH TZU pups ACA, 20 weeks, F $725. M $500. Tan & white. Call 215-752-1393 WESTIES - Males and females, shots and wormed, home raised. 484-868-8452 Wire Hair Fox Terrier Pups, AKC, smart, non shed, shots, vet chkd. 434-349-3328 Yorkie Mix Pups, Hairless, male & fem, S/W, vet check. $375 each. 856-563-0351 Yorkie pups, ACA, ready to go! Males & Females. Call (215)669-3359 YORKIE PUPS AKC registered, gorgeous toy Males, $975. Call 215-824-3541 YORKIPOO PUPPIES Vet chk, shots, ready now. $525. (717) 336-4398 lgarman@emypeople.net
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Books -Trains -Magazines -Toys Dolls - Model Kits 610-689-8476
Coins, Currency, Gold, Toys,
Trains, Hummels, Sports Cards. Call the Local Higher Buyer, 7 Dys/Wk
Dr. Sonnheim, 856-981-3397
Diabetic Test Strips needed pay up to $15/box. Most brands. Call 610-453-2525
xx Nice St. 2br Living Room, Kitchen & Bath. Heat incl. No pets. 856-430-2900
40th & Cambridge 2br $645/mo. free utils, Call or text Scott 215-222-2435 5300 Haverford Ave. studio $450 3rd flr, 2+1 to move in. 215-471-1742
Parkside Area 1BR, 5-6BR starting @ $800. Newly renov, new kit & bath, hdwd flrs, Section 8 OK. Call 267-324-3197 Rittenhouse Sq. vic unique 1Br $1850 all amens. Call Nestly (215)599-7368
W. Phila 3 & 4 br Bi-Levels Avail Now Move in Special! 215-386-4791 or 4792
29th St. lrg decorated 1BR $750 +utils historical house, off st prkng 215.321.0395
50th & Walton 2BR/1BA $750/mo. Modern, Avail. now. Call 267-266-3661 50xx Spruce 2BR $775+utils 1st floor, newly renovated 856-264-6262
Coins, MACHINIST TOOLS, Militaria, Swords, Watches, Jewelry 215-742-6438 DIABETIC TEST STRIPS NEEDED- cash paid, local pickup. Call Faith 856.882.9015
apartment marketplace 1 BR & 2 BR Apts $715-$835 spacious, great loc., upgraded, heat incl, PHA vouchers accepted 215-966-9371
5220 Wayne Ave. Studio & 1 BR on site lndry, 215-744-9077, Lic# 507568
5622 Cherry St. 2br $750+utils Completely reno’d. Chris: 215-498-2891
33&45 RECORDS HIGHER $ REALLY PAID
everything pets pets/livestock
CALL 215-669-1924
I Buy Anything Old...Except People! antiques-collectables, Al 215-698-0787 JUNK CARS WANTED Up to $300 for Junk Cars 215-888-8662 Lionel/Am Flyer/Trains/Hot Whls $$$$ Aurora TJet/AFX Toy Cars 215-396-1903
Waterfront Square 2br/2.5ba Condo $2750+utils. 15th floor w/ balcony, s/s appl’s, w/d, view Ben Franklin bridge, free valet parking, gym, pool, hot tub, 24 hr security, cats/dogs ok. (302)559-3452
53xx Spruce St. 2BR $750 Spacious, 2nd flr, updated 215-240-5039
DOMINO LN 1 & 2 BR $725-$875 Renovated, parking, d/w, near shopping & dining, FIRST MONTH FREE 215-500-7808
21xx Chelten Ave. 1BR $595+elec new update, all renov,2nd flr 617.947.2196 Cliveden St. 1 br/1ba $585+ gar disp., a/c, newly renovated, off street, no pets, w/w carpets, 215-782-8030 ex.2
Various 1 & 2 BR Apts $725-$875 www.perutoproperties.com 215.740.4900
13xx W. 65th Ave. Lg. 1BR $625/mo. (Broad St. and 65th Ave.) Tree lined street, convenient transp., tastefully renovated, spacious new kitch. with natural oak cabinets & micro., gorgeous refin. hdwd. flrs., tiled bath. Could be used as a student 2BR. Call 215-242-1204 or 215820-5957 or 267-250-9822
19th & Ontario 1 BR $595+ utils newly renovated, 21st & Ontario, 1 BR, $495+ utils. Call 609-877-8746
62xx Ogontz Ave. 1br/1ba $635+utils all newly renovated, (215)399-8448
3xx N. Gross St. 2BR $750 $2,250 move-in. Lg LR. 267-972-9693
21st & Ontario 1br $450 available immediately (267)312-5957 3850 N. 13th St. 1br $575 washer, yard, near shops (267) 304-1387
1,2, 3, 4 Bedroom FURNISHED APTS LAUNDRY-PARKING 215-223-7000 18xx Glenwood 1 BR $500+utils 2nd flr duplex, $1540 mvn. 215-878-9309
53xx N. 12th St 2BR, 2nd flr, nr Einstein, Sec 8 ok! $750+. 215-887-8288
E.O.L: 2br apt $600+utils 2 month sec. Call 215-224-6566 Near Ogontz Ave. 2br $700+utils spacious, nwly ren., lots of natural light, nw appls, hdwd flrs, close to trans/shops 215-796-4108 or 215-722-4660 Ogontz: 17xx Roslyn 1 & 2BR $750 fully renov,$2250 move-in 267-249-6645 W. Oaklane 1 BR + den $650 nwly painted, ground flr apt 215.651.3333
30xx Aramingo 1BR-2BR duplex, call 267-230-2600
$550-$650
15xx Nedro St 2 BR $650+utils Near trans, 1st & last mve-in. 215.651.1140
1695 Margaret St. 2br $725 modern, freshly renovated, loft style apt, close to public transp. 215-990-0303
1xx W. Olney Ave. 1br $595+util beautiful, carpeted, Call 215-805-6455
16xx Granite St. 1)BR` $600/mo $1800 move-in. w/w carpet 215.356.8717
3xx E Olney Ave 2br $725+ 1st flr, clean, 1st,last & sec. 215-919-0859
42xx Frankford Efficiency $500/mo. 2nd Flr, near transp. Call 215-289-2973
59xx Old York Rd 1BR $625+utils 3rd flr, w/w, g/d, tile kitch 215-224-1010
4700 Penn St Effic. & 1br $435-$500 w/w, close to transp. 267-235-5952
LaSALLE UNIV AREA 4BR 1.5BA hdwd flrs, full kitchen, Patio $1600/ month NOT incl utils. 215-850-6618
4900 Oxford Ave. 2BR $650+utils duplex 2nd floor, free use of washer & dryer in basement, ready 215-744-8990
apartment marketplace Blvd/Tyson Vic. 2BR $725+utils 2nd floor duplex, wall/wall carpet, fridge, a/c, no pets. Please Call (215) 605-9736.
YEADON large 2BR $875+utils 2nd flr, HW flrs, new renov 215.668.3509
Willow Grove efficiency $560+utils 1st floor, avail now. Call 610-710-1986
MOUNT AIRY Newly renovated, 2 rooms Veterans welcome. 267-595-5792 NE 1br $120/wk Very nice, furn. cbl/util. inc. 215-407-5477 North Phila - Furn. rooms & Norristown Rooms. $100/week. 484-636-8205 N. Phila Furn Rms SS & vets welcome. No drugs, $100 & up, 267-595-4414 S. 61st St. $100/wk, avail. immed, asking $400 mvn 215-729-4855 $35 appli. fee. S Phila, 1st week Free, $500/mo. furn’d, full kit & BA, incls utils, 267-600-2887 SW,N, W Move-in Special! $90-$125/wk Clean furn. rooms. SSI ok. 215-220-8877 Temple U Area, Clean, semi furn rooms $85-$120/wk. 2 wk. dep. 215-869-1203 W. Phila Furn Rms, SS & Vets welcome, No drugs, $100/wk & up 267-586-6502
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G-town 3xx Woodlawn St. $500/mo, 26xx Parrish 3BR/2.5BA $2,000+utils $1250 move-in, utils incl. (484)431-8474 T/H, garage, read yard, C/A, W/D, near Phoenixville 3BR/2BA Apt. to share w/ transp. Call 267-939-4959 retired woman, use of washer/dryer, $400/mo, pet welcome. 484-924-8650 18xx Sigel 3br $595+ handyman special rent. 215.701.7076 1406 S 23rd. S. Phila: Newly renov. No drugs. $100/wk, utils inc. 215-439-5836 14xx S.58th St & 21xx W. Hunting Park. $400/ mo util inc. 215-787-7956 19th and Erie $75-$115/week Xtra clean, mat. adult pref. 215-920-6394 21st & Erie, large room, new renov., wall/wall, furn. $100/wk. 215-570-0301 22XX FONTAIN ST ROOMS STARTING @$400/MO SHARED BATH 267.670.6689 29th & Ridge clean, quiet bldng, proof of income, $125-$140/wk. 267-702-7914
19xx Redfield 3br $750+utils 1st, last & security req. (215)626-5427 19xx S Redfield 3br $690 22xx S. 70th St. 3br $790 65xx Gesner 4br $900 Call 267-230-2600 64th/Linberg 3Br $900 Exc cond. Sect 8 ok. Mike 215-901-3324
SW (Elmwood Area) modern 3br house new crpts, sect. 8 welcome 215.726.8817 SW Phila 3BR $750/month
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1 month rent 2 months security to move in 2 Bedroom apts available also. Contact Alex (215)724-0270
14xx N. Conestoga 3Br/1Ba $700 move-in ready. Call (215) 817-2732 2Br, 3Br & 4Br Houses Sec. 8 welcome beautifully renovated, (267)981-2718 2xx S Cecil 3br/1ba $800+utils section 8 ok, Call (215)385-0762 61xx Delancey St. 3BR $900+utils Laundry room. Call 215-435-2077 921 N. 45th St. 2BR $750 1st/last/sec 267.496.1241 215.200.8585 W. Phila 1br-4br Apts & Houses, $700$900. 1st/last/sec. 215-878-2857
42nd & Market 3BR/1BA $895 + utils. 2mo sec. dep. Call 215-878-5056
67th & Lansdowne 3br/1ba $900+ porch, updated, sec 8 ok. 610-649-9009 OVERBROOK PARK 3BR $1,100 finished basement. Call 610-642-5655
24xx Turner St. 5BR/2BA $875/mo. 3 story, w/d hook-up 215-519-5437 29th & Cumberland 2BR/1BA $675/mo HOUSE $2025 needed to move in. Call LISA 267-516-7917 Judson & Clearfield 2Br $650 move-in $1300. (267)237-3335
2, 3br Voucher: Section 8 Welcome 8xx E. Hilton, renovated, W/D, near El. $900/month. Call 215-206-4582 31xx Hartville St. 3br/1ba $600+utils nice size house, new paint 215-327-2292 32xx N Philip 3br/1ba $690+utils wall/wall carpets, porch. 215-836-1960
12xx Alcott St. 3br/1ba $950+utils remod, bsmt, gar, no pets 267-784-2809 48xx Gransback St. 3br $950+utils porch, garage, sec 8 ok, 267-992-3233 Castor Gardens 3BR/1BA $875+ garage, fenced yard, no pets 215.750.3612
Darby 3br/1ba $950+utils prch,yd,close shop & transp610.696.2022 DARBY 3 BR/1BA twin $945+ utils close to transp, Sec 8 ok. 610-529-3531
Montgomery Glen 3BR/1.5BA $1,325 + Utilities. Townhouse, A/C, w/d, basement, pool. Avail. May 1st. 508-478-8167.
Cash paid on the spot for unwanted vehicles, 24/7 pick up, 215-288-9500 CIVIC 2006 $9,600 47k miles, full power. Call 215-715-4647
DISCOVERY SE 2003 4 door w/2 sunroofs, all extras, orig mi, woman driver, sacrifice below KBB $6950 215-627-1814
GRAND MARQUIS 2003 $7,500 V8, 39,500 miles, clean, excellent running car. Call Ed at 215-947-7326
NJ shore, 40ft Breckenridge park model, screen rm, slps 6 $18K/obo 484.574.9445
Junk Cars & Trucks Wanted,
A1 PRICES FOR JUNK CARS FREE TOW ING , Call (215) 726-9053
$400, Call 856-365-2021
low cost cars & trucks Buick Park Avenue 1998 $2,000/obo leather, loaded, insp., 267-441-4612
Mercury Mountaineer 2000 $3650/obo fully loaded, must sell. 267-650-2548
Chevy Cavalier 2003 $3,500/obo great cond., 83k miles. (267) 584-6964
Range Rover 1996 $850 needs engine & tires, 120k 215-836-0569
Chevy Impala LS 2004 $3,000/obo runs great, insp., 115K mi. 267-441-4612
Range Rover 4.0 SE 1995 $1395 needs tires & exhaust work 215-836-0569
CHEVY MALIBU LS 1999 $1,750 4dr, loaded, clean, sunroof. 215-518-8808
SAAB 2.0 TURBO 1998 $1695 4 cylinder auto, runs great. 267-825-2315
FIAT SPIDER 1980 $2700 Mint cond, 86k, new int. 215-836-0569
Volvo 850 Wagon 1994 $1,950 red, 160K mi, runs good. (856)858-8455
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resorts/rent Medical Office Biller (Full Time) Margate Bay Area 2br $8,000 + utils For the Summer. Sleeps 5. 302-593-7101
East Norriton, PA
Salary commensurate w/min 3 years exp., Fax Resume to 610-275-8819
N. WILDWOOD - 327 E. 11th Ave. Clean 2br apt, Monthly: July & August 215-271-8620 or 609-407-0434
5000 Boardwalk 2BR/1.5BA $14,000 SUMMER RENTAL. 856-371-9408
Medical Practice Administrator Abington, PA
Brigantine 2Br Pets OK 5/11-13 $350 July /Aug $1350. BrigB.com 856.217.0025 Brigantine:Beaut. lg condo on beach,slps 4,c/a,pool,w/d, $1100/wk 267-496-2285
LEWES, DE 2BR/2BA $850/WK. Sleeps 6. Call 302-420-1876 North Wildwood - 3rd Floor Studio $6,200 for the SEASON beginning May 15th till Labor Day. Clean, nicely decorated and only 2 BLOCKS to the beach and boardwalk. Sleeps 4, internet, pool and laundry facilities on premises. Call Darlene at 856-229-5195 for more details. N. Wildwood & Wildwood Newer 3BR, 2BA Condos. 1 Block to Beach & Boards, $1400/wk & up. Call (856)904-8758 Wildwood 1br Efficiency season $4000 +sec. 1 & 1/2 Blks to Beach 609-707-1990
automotive A4 2009 $22,900 prem pckg, 40K, 4 cyl turbo 302.584.0631
Crossfire Convertible 2007 $14,900/obo 34k, exc cond, fully loaded (215)850-7031
Responsible for: policy making, planning, staffing, directing & controlling activities & operations of large medical specialty practice. Develop, implement & monitor performance improvement programs. Key skills: HR & financial management, planning, marketing, payor contracting, regulatory compliance, MIS systems. Requirements: Min. 3 years experience in medical practice management; bachelor’s deg. Resume, salary req., & references to: smigliore@consultpmsco.com or fax to 866-302-5321
Dry Cleaner Store Manager Sewell New Jersey
Experienced Manager needed for high volume discount dry cleaner. Supervise staff of 14. Competitive salary and performance bonus. Minimum 5 years experience running a comparable operation. Send resumes to Drycc201@gmail.com.
Environmental Remediation Technician West Chester, PA
Full Time, experienced in construction, operation & maintenance, electrical & mechanical trouble-shooting, motor & pump maintenance in support of soil & groundwater remediation projects. OSHA 40 Hr HAZWOPER req’d. Must be reliable, work independently & perform outof-town field activities on a reg basis. Resume to: mb@aquaterra-tech.com
Maintenance Technician Trenton, NJ
Housing facility in Trenton, N.J. seeking experienced maintenance technician in plumbing, carpentry, etc. Must have a current driver’s license, and adhere to drug testing. Excellent benefits, 401K, paid holidays, and a team player. Apply at iking@winnco.com fax Resumes (609) 695-9475
Manager/Assistant Manager Opening in Cherry Hill Mall
C ocoFrut. Full-time. Fast growing chain of gourmet Belgian waffles, chocolate fondue kiosks joel@cocofrut.com or Call 310-499-3811
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2xx Rubicam nw paint, nr trans, sec 8 ok 610.337.2244
Near Cheltenham Mall 3br/1ba $1300+ utils, newly remod, garage, 267-218-1543
WE BUY JUNK CARS Competitive prices paid. (267)246-9415
FUSION SE 2011 $19,500 total 3k miles, metallic black, charcoal int., 2.5, 6 spd auto., loaded, (610)462-7425
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29xx OXFORD St. - Large Rooms $75 & up. SSI ok, no drugs. 215-240-9499 32nd & Diamond ROOMS FOR RENT 400/ MO, 500 to MOVE IN CALL LISA 267-516-7917 ASK ABOUT EFFICIENCIES 34th and Baring Room for rent. Nice rm w/ DirecTV. Use of kit. Call 215-620-3846 37XX N 19th St Room $450/mo. pvt. kitch & bath. Call (215) 409-8383 41xx Old York Rd. large rm, newly ren,. w/w, furn. . $100/wk. 215-570-0301 42nd & Westminster, 15th & Federal, 55th & Lancaster, Castor & Hunting Park, Share Kitch. & Bath, $375 & up, No sec dep, SSI OK. 215-758-7572 42xx Paul St. furn $120/week + 2 week deposit, 609-617-8639, 856-464-0933 4th & Diamond rm frig micro bed $85 & $105/wk, $175 move in. 215-416-6538 52ND & LOCUST Nice neat clean comfortable sleeping rm. Reasonable 215.747.2359 5743 Cedar: LOOK nice rooms for rent, w/access to entire house 215-863-1235 58xx Warrington Ave. clean, furnished rooms, $125/wk. (267)333-4586 ALLEGHENY $90/wk. $270 sec dep Nr L train, furn, quiet. 609-703-4266 Erie & 8th: $400/mo utils inc. furnished, single occ., conv. to buses, (215)225-3018 Frankford, furnished, near bus & El, $85/wk & up + $295 sec. 215-526-1455 Germantown Area: NICE, Cozy Rooms Private entry, no drugs (267)988-5890 GTN & West Phila $350-$400 1 occupant. Call 267-276-2153 G-town Area, 1xx Hansberry St., furn, nice block, $100-$125/wk 215-667-3801 G-town, furn., good location clean/quiet reasonable, call 12-8pm. 215-849-8994 Hunting Park area $110/week. Large room, share kitchen/bath. 215-668-6826 Hunting Park: Furn. Luxury Rooms. Free utils, cable, internet. 267-331-5382 Juniata Park Rooms, $350 & up. SSI OK. 215-399-8791 or 215-744-5274 KENSINGTON: 30xx Frankford Ave, private bath, furnished, $495, 267-968-7043 LaSalle Univ area $125/week Renov furn rooms 215-843-4481
19xx 65th St. Lg. 3BR, enclosed front porch, newly renov., $850 + utils "The Landlord That Cares" Tasha 267.584.5964, Mark 610.764.9739
4xx E Rittenhouse 3Br $750 nice block, hardwood floors, completely renov., gorgeous, Sec. 8 ok 267-249-6645 55xx Ardleigh 3BR/1BA $825+ Modern Kitch. New Carpets. 215-514-7143 55xx Blakemore St 3br $750 updated, hwd flrs, crpt BR’s 267-973-1961
JUNK CARS WANTED 24/7 REMOVAL. Call 267-377-3088
OCEANVIEW, NJ (Shore) 2006, 39 ft Park Model, sleeps 8, sunken BR w/ loft, a/c, 3 season rm. $45k/obo. (267)784-5933
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WARMINSTER Lg 1-2-3 BR Sect. 8 OK 1 MONTHS FREE RENT!!! HURRY!! Pets & smoking ok. We work with credit problems. Call for Details: 215-443-9500
38xx Delhi 3Br renov, hw flrs, Sec 8 OK 267-230-2600
Ford 2000 Luxury H-Top Conv Van (new body style) a/c, full pwr, orig mi, prem tires, mag whls, $5,985. 215-922-5342
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