Mural Depicts Open Door Making For City’s Ex-Offenders Our Kids PASTOR CARMEN DiBiase of the Church of Philadelphia, Mural Arts Executive Director Jane Golden and mural artist Jonathan Laidacker brave the blinding sunshine as they stand in front of new mural created in collaboration with Philadelphia Prison System and Kingdom Care Reentry Network. This mural at 17th & Snyder reflects theme of offender reentry into society.
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A number of ex-offenders are reentering society and becoming real artists, thanks to the Prison Systems relationship with the Mural Arts Program. Dozens of residents joined community leaders and many city representatives as they celebrated the dedication of another stunning mural at the Church of Philadelphia, 17th and Snyder Avenue. The mural, a rendition of
“Reporting South Philadelphia the way it deserves”
Raphael's "School of Athens" graces the wall by the church courtyard on the northeast corner of 17th Street. Prisons Commissioner Louis Giorla, stressed the difficulty of coordinating inmate and ex-offender programs, but praised the work done with inmates and ex-offenders. "It has allowed us to re-engage people in our custody and allowed them to use skills that maybe they (Cont. Page 2)
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THIS NEW ADDITION at Independence Charter School, 16th & Lombard Streets, is just one of renovations the school has gone through in the last few months. Today the school will add a playground and attempt to finish it in less than one day.
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Vets To Ride For McCain Here is an event you Republicans will not want to miss. Picture 75-100 motorcycles driven by our heroes cascading around the city with McCain-Palin banners and lots of heart. This will be one capstone for the great drive to win Pennsylvania. You can join either by riding or by supporting the riders at the beginning or end of the ride at the 1008 Arch Street office. Please come, even if just for a little while. You are a winner! With your help, McCain-Palin will be, too. Come to the Vets for McCain Motorcycle Ride and Campaign Office party Sunday, Oct. 26. You need not be a veteran to attend, or ride, but if you intend to ride, the caravan will depart at 2 p.m. It will ride about the city between the two campaign offices and return to the Arch Street office around 3:30-4 p.m. Non-riders may arrive at any time. There will be a McCain surrogate on site at approximately 4-4:30 p.m. to screen a movie about Medal of Honor recipients. All McCain supporters, friends and family are welcome. Refreshments will be provided.
Halloween Fun At Santore Library The Friends of the Charles Santore branch is hosting a Halloween Family Fun Event on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 5:30-8:30 p.m. at Palumbo Park, 7th & Catherine Streets (rain location is next door at Samuel Fleisher Art Memorial). Library is seeking $5 donation per adult. Kids get in free! For more information, please call Janet Pachinko at (215) 686-1766.
Give A Thanksgiving Gift Bag Give Thanks to Friends and Family with a Philadelphia Friendship Box of Chocolates and Support a Local Charity, Nov. 3. With Thanksgiving right around the corner, the Pennsylvania General Store is offering a unique gift box to share with business associates, and friends and family. It’s a thoughtful gift for those nearby or out of town. The Philadelphia Friendship box is a handmade wooden box made by Lancaster Co. craftsmen, filled with one pound of delicious chocolates (Asher Candy Co., Philadelphia.) The elegant presentation box is topped with a sprig of dried lavender (Carousel Farms, Bucks Co.) and a quote from famous Philadelphia contralto and civil rights pioneer, Marian Anderson.“Everyone has a gift for something, even if it is the gift of being a good friend,” said Anderson. To order the Friendship Box, visit www.pageneralstore.com. The gift box retails for $22.99. A portion of the sales will benefit the Greater Philadelphia chapter of the ALS Association. Orders can also be placed at the Pennsylvania General Store in the Reading Terminal Market, or by calling 1 (800) 545-4891.
(Cont. From Page 1) ground for the first time in the school’s eight-year history. The play space is the sixth built by KaBOOM! , a national nonprofit that envisions a great place to play within walking distance of every child in America, and SAP America, Inc. It is the third playground built by K BOOM! and IBM Corp. Independence Charter School, located at 16th & Lombard Streets, will host the daylong event, with a ribbon cutting set for 2.30 p.m.
Susan Slawson, Commissioner of Recreation, City of Philadelphia; State Rep. Babette Josephs; John Leffler, Global and Americas SAP leader, Global Business Services, IBM Corp.; and Rosalind Lehman, COO, Global Field Operations, SAP AG will join hundreds of volunteers from the community. They will assemble brightly colored playground equipment, while children will engage in activities like creating signs and planting.
Open Door Mural
(Cont. From Page 1) don't believe are worthwhile," he said. Artist Jonathan Laidacker, 26, said that he wanted to base the mural on the "School of Athens" because the Renaissance-era painting, like the
mural, depicts guidance. Laidacker used real people for all of the likenesses in the mural, which shows three exoffenders walking up stairs surrounded by community members and mentors.
Best Senior Eleven
(Cont. from Page 1) Philadelphia Consumer Council will honor the “Senior Eleven”. It will be a chance to meet 11 of South Philadelphia’s outstanding, well-loved, popular seniors – whom we need you to nominate from your local senior centers and
church groups. We know there are South Philadelphians out there living their golden years to the fullest. Do you know somebody that makes the Senior Eleven best? If so, call either Lois Bartella (215) 791-5049 or Al Boccella (267) 269-4046.
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I’m going to divulge a secret. Philadelphia’s top chefs buy their fresh pasta from Talluto’s. “Chances are if you’ve ever been to a hotel or restaurant, you’ve eaten our pasta. We’re known for our fresh pasta. We make 90 varieties. I wish I could get a 10- door freezer so we could stock every one of them in here but right now you can get about 40 of our most popular sellers,” Dave Brown, manager and small-percentage owner of the five-time Best of Philly honoree, apprises me. “You should try the wholewheat pasta. It’s not like the boxed stuff. It has the right texture and mouth feel.” There is a big gleaming cutting machine in the window and you can watch as flat sheets of pasta are sliced into every width from spaghetti to pappardelle. Brown and his family go way back to the late patriarch, Joe Talluto. “The original store was in Southwest Philadelphia. My mother worked for him. When I was a student at John Bartram HS, I worked week-
ends as a stock boy. I tried college for a year but I was bored to death,” he quips. Impressing his boss with his work ethic, Brown was quickly promoted to manager. “This is my second
Manager and Partner, Dave Brown home,” he fondly tells me. The 55-85 hour work weeks are a labor of love. “These are good people and the product is topnotch. The ricotta is made for is. It’s so thick, as thick as Philadelphia Cream Cheese. The quality never changes. We will not go to a cheaper flour or egg. Our recipes are made with the best ingredients and are consistent. Everything is fresh.”
The television show “Ciao America” with Mario Batali featured the Spinach Gnocchi on the show. Here is another secret. You can get the recipe on the Food Network’s website, courtesy of the Tallutos. Never deviating from this rule, it’s no wonder during the holidays lines snake around the centerpiece of the store, a custom, refrigerated olive bar. Looking like a giant silver ingot, Brown whispers to me, it’s the Rolls-Royce of olive bars. “If there isn’t constant refrigeration, a white film builds up on the olives. It’s not so bad in colder weather, but during the summer it’s unsightly. This is not harmful. But just look at how perfect our olives look. There is no film or bloom at all.” I like olives in general, but what I saw displayed made me love them. “I’ve got a Greek connection,” he hisses. “We only buy the biggest and the best.” You can get all your Italian food needs here, like handmade fresh mozzarella, olive oils from small orchards, balsamic vinegar from 100-year-old stock, breads and meatballs. But as Brown puts, “Every thing is here to complement our pasta.”
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Babette Josephs voted for casinos in Philadelphia. Her committee is directly responsible for the casino bill being brought to a vote.
Taxes
Wally believes taxes in Philadelphia are high enough. Wally favors continued wage tax cuts. He will reduce property taxes for seniors. Wally also favors eliminating the corporate net income tax on small businesses.
Babette Josephs wants to raise taxes on the middle class and small businesses. Babette opposes reducing Pennsylvania’s gas tax—one of the nation’s highest.
Education
Wally believes in comprehensive education reform. Wally supports giving parents the right to send their children to the school of their choice. Wally also supports a zero tolerance approach to our school violence problem.
Babette Josephs opposes a parent’s right to choose which school is best for their child. Babette has taken no position on the school violence epidemic.
LGBT Issues
Wally supports giving LGBT couples the same rights as all other couples. He promises to introduce a bill that would guarantee the LGBT community full financial and medical equality within the first 100 days in office.
In 24 years, Babette Josephs has never introduced a bill that would give LGBT couples the same rights as all other couples.
Wally understands that Pennsylvania faces a health care emergency. He will fight to increase access to health care and decrease its cost. Wally will stand up to greedy trial lawyers and frivolous lawsuits which cost you money.
Babette Josephs’ solution to the health care crisis is a bureaucratic, government-run health care system which will cost taxpayers millions. The trial lawyers endorse Babette Josephs
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Wally opposes casinos and feels their current locations in Philadelphia are a result of bad government.
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Babette Josephs is a known antireformer. Babette opposes fair redistricting, banning taxpayer-funded bonuses, reducing the size of the legislature, and putting government salary information online.
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Wally supports banning taxpayerfunded bonuses and gifts from lobbyists. Wally also supports fair redistricting, ending lame duck sessions, and putting government officials’ salary information online.
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1. He will serve only two terms. 2. He will give his two years’ salary to charity if he is not reelected after his first term. 3. He will fight to end taxpayer-funded bonuses. 4. He will fight to end lame duck sessions of the Legislature. 5. He will fight to end partisan districting designed to protect politicians. 6. He will fight to ban gifts from lobbyists to politicians. 7. He will fight to put legislators’ and staff salaries online. 8. He will fight to give you the right to send your child to the school of your choice. 9. He will fight for more police to secure the safety of our neighborhoods. 10. He will continue to make John Street-style politics a thing of the past.
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We all know who we want to see tramping into the White House in January, but face it: No matter how many plates of peanuts they set out there, most of us are going to have to be back in Philly the day after. So let’s take a look at the hometown scene, and look beyond the next election. What’s happening here in our forest, my fellow Elephants? City office gains may be slim in the next cycle. The 2010 State races offer a few more shots. FAST EDDIE RENDELL will be going (even earlier, perhaps, if you follow some scenarios) and it’ll be time for the pendulum to swing back our way in the Governor’s mansion. With luck, we’ll catch a statewide wave that pays off in town. Perhaps by 2011, when MAYOR MIKE “SUPERMAN” NUTTER’S had a few bad breaks and his luster is tarnished, we’ll see some gains in City races. So now is the time to position ourselves for those years. Question Number One: Who’ll do the positioning? I hear a lot of big talk from the Young Turks in city GOP ranks, the so-called Loyal Opposition. They want to reach out to youth, to Center City, to Blacks and Hispanics; they want to seize issues and crank out position papers. Sounds great! But something crinkles my trunk. Maybe it’s the undercurrent of bucking against City Committee leadership. We Elephants are a loyal breed and MIKE MEEHAN and the elders have learned a trick or two, so I’m not prepared to see (Cont. on Page 33)
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Here are some random thoughts for the week before the 2008 Presidential election. Jury selection began this week in the trial of State Sen. Vincent Fumo. They’ve gone through a couple of jury pools on this, and I predict before it’s all over, we’ll all be asked to serve on this particular panel. Fumo is being hauled up on Federal charges of conspiracy, fraud, obstruction of justice and tax offenses. Witnesses for the prosecution include Fumo’s son-in-law Christian Marrone (boy, would I like to be around for THAT Thanksgiving dinner!), the private eye that he hired to spy on his exwife and ex-girlfriends, and a couple of computer guys — Leonard Luchko and Mark Eister — that used to work for the Senator. Fumo’s former lawyer, Richard Sprague, may also be called to testify. Who is on Fumo’s witness list? Well, it includes Gov. Ed Rendell, Congressmen Chaka Fattah and Bob Brady, and former Mayor Wilson Goode. My money’s on the Feds. Sen. Russ Feingold came to Temple University Law School on Monday and hung out with the law students there. He was campaigning for Sen. Barack Obama and to answer questions about Obama’s prospective administration. (Cont. on Page 33)
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Yo! Here we go again with this list of things you don’t hear people say anymore. Mary M. sent them to me and they brought back a lot of memories. I hope they do the same for you. Ready? Here we go: Be sure and refill the ice trays, we are going to have company after a while. / Watch for the postman, I want to get this letter in the mail today. / Quit slamming that screen door! / Be sure to pull the windows down when you leave, it looks like it might shower, and bring in the clothes on the line, too. / Don't forget to wind the clock before you go to bed. Why can't you remember to roll up your pants legs? Getting them caught in the bicycle chain so many times is tearing them up. / No, you can’t ride on the running board – you think it is fun but it’s not safe / Don't you go outside with your good school clothes on! / Go comb your hair. It looks like the rats have nested in it all night. / Take that empty bottle to the store with you so you won't have to pay a deposit on another one. / Put a dish towel over the cake so the flies won't get on it. / Let me know when the Fuller Brush man comes by, I need to get a few things from him. / You boys stay close; the car may not start and I will need you to help push it. There is a dollar in my purse; go by the service station and get five gallons of gas when you start to town. / Open the back door and see if we can get a breeze through here, it is getting hot. / Don't sit too close to the TV, it is hard on your eyes. / Don't lose that button, I will sew it back on after a while. / Do you want to go get me a switch? / Be sure and fill the lamps this morning so we don't have to do that tonight in the dark. / Turn the radio on; it’s almost time for “Inner Sanctum”. No! I don't have a quarter for you to go to the movies – do you think money grows on trees? / Eat those vegetables; they will make you big and strong like your daddy. / Hush your mouth! I don't want to hear words like that. I will wash your mouth out with soap again! / It is time for your system to be cleaned out, so I'm going to give you a dose of Castor Oil in the morning. / If you get a spanking in school and I find out about it, you will get another one when you get home.
Snooper’s Big Story: Who else? THE NATIONAL LEAGUE BASEBALL CHAMPIONS – our very own PHILLIES. Yes, they are going to The World Series, and they’re playing The Tampa Bay Rays. I was hoping it would be The Boston Red Sox; sorry Chris Pastino, they didn’t make it even though they had a legitimate shot and ‘blew it’. This City is ready and, I might add, they’re already talking about THE PARADE down BROAD STREET. The Eagles will not be so lucky this year, nor will The Flyers. Both teams are not that good this year. The fightin’ Phillies are the first Philadelphia team to bring home not one, but two Championships: The Eastern Division Championship, along with The National league Championship, and only one more to go – THE WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP. All together – Let’s go PHILLIES! Snooper’s Ward News: This comes to us from The ‘Fighting’ 58th Ward. ANNA FULLER, a committeewoman up there, passed away last week. I want her family – three Sisters BETTY, GUSSIE and DOTTIE, also her brothers CHARLIE and EDDIE – to know we send our sincere sympathies to all of them. Her husband BILL told me about her two daughters JOYCE and HARLENE, also her son “JUNIOR” who has also passed away. Rest in Peace ANNA. God Bless! (Cont. on Page 33)
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It’s not the economy, it’s the war. Six years of the two wars (Afghanistan and Iraq) have cost the country approximately one-half trillion dollars. Let’s put things in context. What’s a trillion? According to BOB WOODWARD in his book Plan of Attack, when the United States was buying up support from the tribal chiefs among the Kurds to allow the US free entrance into Iraq at the start of the war, they were given bags filled with $1 million cash. Now, $1 million in new hundred-dollar bills weighed 40 lb. Ten million would weigh 400 lb. A hundred million would weigh two tons (4000 lb.) and a billion would weigh 20 tons. Twenty tons of hundred-dollar bills would equal $1 billion. The most conservative estimate is the ongoing cost of the war is between $12 billion and $15 billion a month. That is a lot of money. Let’s look at it from another viewpoint besides that of bringing the troops home. I am talking about stopping the cost of the war. We are being bled dry by the war. The rest of the economies of the world are standing by to see how long it will take to bankrupt our country. Government does not produce a product. All it does is produce services. If it were a business, the sales of government would be the revenues received from taxes. Instead of increasing sales (taxes) to pay for the war, we are reducing the taxes. This is a formula for disaster. During the Bush administration the national debt has risen from $5 trillion to $10 trillion. You can say we just owe it to ourselves, but the other countries of the world who hold our paper do not subscribe to that belief. Somebody has to pay for the deficit and that can only be done by reducing costs (the cost of the war) or increasing taxes, or a combination of both. Stop the war and use the money for domestic purposes. Public works on a massive scale (Cont. on Page 33)
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 14 of the First Class City Home Rule Act and Section 5 of Bill No. 080320, the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia is to issue a proclamation giving notice of such Special Election; NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL A. NUTTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, do hereby proclaim November 4, 2008 to be the date of a SPECIAL ELECTION to decide whether the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter shall or shall not be amended by a vote of the qualified electors on the following ballot question: Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to require that those candidates seeking civil service positions who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other persons receiving an identical test score? MICHAEL A. NUTTER, Mayor Given under my hand and the Seal of the City of Philadelphia this fifteenth day of September, Two thousand and eight. PURSUANT TO THE FIRST CLASS CITY HOME RULE ACT, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY PUBLISHES THE FOLLOWING PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE PHILADELPHIA HOME RULE CHARTER, AS CONTAINED IN A RESOLUTION ADOPTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA ON MAY 1, 2008 (RESOLUTION NO. 080336). Bold italics indicates matter added by this amendment. Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to civil service regulations to provide that, when eligible lists for appointments and promotions are established, those persons who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the examination shall prevail over all others who receive the identical test score; and providing for the submission of the amendment to the electors of Philadelphia. WHEREAS, Under Section 6 of the First Class City Home Rule Act (53 P.S. §13106), an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the following amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is hereby proposed and shall be submitted to the electors of the City on an election date designated by ordinance:
Personnel Director and Civil Service Commission and the Civil Service * * * CHAPTER 4 CIVIL SERVICE: REGULATIONS * * *
The regulations shall provide for: * * * (f ) The establishment of eligible lists for appointment and promotion, upon which lists shall be placed the names of successful candidates in the order of their relative excellence in the respective examinations, provided that any candidate who shall have maintained a bona f ide residence in the City for at least one year prior to the date of the examination shall prevail over any other candidate with the identical score. Such lists shall continue in force for at least one year from the date of their establishment and thereafter until exhausted or replaced by more recently prepared lists but in no case longer than two years. All such lists shall be available for public inspection; * * * PURSUANT TO THE FIRST CLASS CITY HOME RULE ACT, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY PUBLISHES THE FOLLOWING BALLOT QUESTION, AS CONTAINED IN THE ORDINANCE APPROVED MAY 14, 2008 (BILL NO. 080320): Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to require that those candidates seeking civil service positions who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other persons receiving an identical test score? PLAIN ENGLISH STATEMENT RE BALLOT QUESTION NO. 1 AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 201.1 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CODE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS BY: BILL NO. 080320 (APPROVED MAY 14, 2008); RESOLUTION NO. 080336 (ADOPTED MAY 1, 2008) Ballot Question: Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to require that those candidates seeking civil service positions who have maintained a bona fide residence in Philadelphia for at least one year prior to the date of the civil service examination shall have priority over all other persons receiving an identical test score? Statement: Candidates for most Philadelphia civil service jobs are given a test. Candidates are scored from 0 to 100, with bonus points given to veterans and to others, as required by law. Candidates are placed on a list in order of their scores. Job vacancies must be filled by offering the job to one of the two persons ranking highest on the list. Civil service regulations provide methods to break ties should two or more persons receive the same test score. The proposed amendment would change those methods to give a preference to certain City residents. It would require candidates who have lived within the City for at least one year before taking the test to be ranked above any other candidates with the same test score. Ballot Question Submitted to the Voters By: Bill No. 080320 (approved May 14, 2008); Resolution No. 080336 (adopted May 1, 2008). Plain English Statement Prepared As Required By Section 201.1 of the Pennsylvania Election Code. Patricia Rafferty Chief Clerk of City Council
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ARTICLE VII EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH – POWERS AND DUTIES
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WHEREAS, Pursuant to the First Class City Home Rule Act, the Council of the City of Philadelphia, by ordinance approved May 14, 2008 (Bill No. 080320), has directed that a certain proposed amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be submitted to the qualified electors of the City for approval or disapproval at a Special Election to be held on November 4, 2008, the day of the regular general election; and
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PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, Pursuant to the First Class City Home Rule Act, the Council of the City of Philadelphia, by ordinance approved August 4, 2008 (Bill No. 080169), has directed that a certain proposed amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be submitted to the qualified electors of the City for approval or disapproval at a Special Election to be held on November 4, 2008, the day of the regular general election; and
§3-100. Executive and Administrative Officers, Departments, Boards, Commissions and Agencies Designated. The executive and administrative work of the City shall be performed by:
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Section 14 of the First Class City Home Rule Act and Section 5 of Bill No. 080169, the Mayor of the City of Philadelphia is to issue a proclamation giving notice of such Special Election;
(d) The following departments which are hereby created:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, MICHAEL A. NUTTER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, do hereby proclaim November 4, 2008 to be the date of a
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Proposing an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter relating to the transfer of the powers and duties of the Fairmount Park Commission to the Department of Recreation (to be renamed the “Department of Parks and Recreation”) and reconstituting the Fairmount Park Commission as the Commission on Parks and Recreation, with new powers and duties; and providing for the submission of the amendment of the electors of Philadelphia. WHEREAS, Under Section 6 of the First Class City Home Rule Act (53 P.S. §13106), an amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter may be proposed by a resolution of the Council of the City of Philadelphia adopted with the concurrence of two-thirds of its elected members; now therefore RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That the following amendment to the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter is hereby proposed and shall be submitted to the electors of the City on an election date designated by ordinance: ARTICLE III EXECUTIVE AND ADMINISTRATIVE BRANCH ORGANIZATION CHAPTER 1 OFFICERS, DEPARTMENTS, BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND OTHER AGENCIES
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§3-101. Department Heads. Each department shall have as its head an officer who either personally or by deputy or by a duly authorized agent or employee of the department, and subject at all times to the provisions of this charter, shall exercise the powers and perform the duties vested in and imposed upon the department. The following officers shall be the heads of the departments following their respective titles: * * * Parks and Recreation Commissioner, of the Department of Recreation Department of Parks and Recreation. *
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(a) The Managing Director shall appoint the Police Commissioner, the Health Commissioner, the Fire Commissioner, the Street Commissioner, the Parks and Recreation Commissioner, the Welfare Commissioner, the Water Commissioner, the Commissioner of Public Property, the Commissioner of Licenses and Inspections, and the Commissioner of Records;
The Art Commission shall be composed of eight appointed members and the Commissioner of Public Property. Of the appointed members, one each shall be a painter, a sculptor, an architect, a landscape architect, a member of the Fairmount Park Commission on Parks and Recreation, and an experienced business executive, and two shall be members of a faculty or governing body of a school of art or architecture. In all matters within the jurisdiction of the Commission pertaining to work under the special charge of any department of the City, the head of such department shall also for the time being act as a member but shall have no vote.
§3-905. Fairmount Park Commission on Parks and Recreation. * (a) Composition. The Fairmount Park Commission on Parks and Recreation shall consist of the commissioners of Fairmount Park and shall be constituted in accordance with the provisions of the Act of March 26, 1867, P.L. 547, as amended. The Recreation Commissioner shall be a member of the Commission, ex officio. fifteen members, nine of whom shall be appointed by the Mayor from a list of nominations submitted to the Mayor by resolution of the Council; and six of whom shall serve ex officio, as follows: the President of City Council and the Executive Director of the City Planning Commission, or their designees, and the Water Commissioner, the Street Commissioner, the Public Property Commissioner and the Parks and Recreation Commissioner. The Mayor shall designate one member who does not serve ex officio to serve as chair. (b) Appointment process. At the commencement of every Mayoral term and by no later than February 1 of such year, the Council President shall, by public notice, solicit applicants to serve on the Commission. The application period shall be open for no less than thirty days, after which the Council shall hold a public hearing on the proposed nominations. No later than ninety days after the close of applications, the Council, by resolution, shall forward to the Mayor no fewer than 18 and no more than 25 nominations. Whenever a vacancy shall occur on the Commission, the Mayor may fill the vacancy from any nominations previously submitted by the Council during such Mayoral term, provided that, for any vacancy occurring more than one year after the commencement of a term, the Mayor may ask for additional nominations, and Council, pursuant to the foregoing process, shall forward to the Mayor nominations numbering no less than two and no more than three times the number of vacancies.
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(c) Qualifications. The members shall have demonstrated experience or skills relevant to the powers and duties of the Commission including, but not limited to: sports, recreation and athletic programming; natural lands management, watershed management, and environmental protection; tourism, marketing and public relations; business and finance; neighborhood revitalization; community leadership; historical and architectural preservation; landscaping and horticulture; and fundraising. The Commission shall also be reflective of the geographic, racial, ethnic, and gender diversity within the City.
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§5-600. Functions. The Department of Recreation Department of Parks and Recreation shall have the power and its duty shall be to perform the following functions: (a) Coordinated Recreational Program. It shall from time to time formulate a comprehensive and coordinated program of cultural and physical recreational activities to be instituted and conducted in all City recreational facilities, including those managed and operated by the Fairmount Park Commission. (b) Conduct of Recreational Program. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Department shall institute and conduct all recreational activities in accordance with its recreational program. (c) Park and Recreational Facilities. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the Department shall manage and operate all City recreational facilities, including the Municipal Stadium, and all parks and public squares not managed and operated by the Fairmount Park Commission, and itself, or by contract, construct, maintain, improve and repair such facilities, parks and squares. Jointly with the Fairmount Park Commission, it The Department shall determine the location of new park and recreational facilities to be situated in Fairmount Park and other City parks managed and operated by the Fairmount Park Commission. This paragraph shall not apply to City recreational facilities managed and operated by private corporations or privately owned recreational facilities supported in whole or in part by funds appropriated from the City Treasury but all requests for appropriations from the City Treasury for such City or private recreational facilities shall be made through the Department. (d) Historical Shrines. The Department shall preserve, manage and operate City historical shrines not under the management and operation of any board or commission and make plans for the acquisition by the City of buildings and grounds of historical significance to the City. (e) Fairmount Park System and Other Parks. The Department shall, subject to the provisions of this charter, exercise all the powers and perform all the duties that, at the time this subsection was added to this charter, were vested in and imposed upon the Fairmount Park Commission by statute or ordinance, except that the Department of Streets shall itself, or by contract, build, rebuild and maintain the roads and drives in Fairmount Park and make such regulations governing traffic thereon as shall be authorized by statute or ordinance, but the Department of Parks and Recreation shall determine the location and type of all such roads and drives, and may exclude certain types of vehicles from the use of any or all such roads or drives. (f) Deputy Commissioners. The Parks and Recreation Commissioner shall appoint two deputies exempt from civil service who shall serve, respectively, as Deputy Commissioner for Recreation and Deputy Commissioner for Parks and who, subject to the direction of the Commissioner, shall have principal responsibility for carrying out the Department’s duties relating to the management and operation of, respectively, the City’s recreation programs; and the City’s parks, including the Fairmount Park System.
Department of Recreation for the maximum coordination of all recreational activities conducted by the Department, the Fairmount Park Commission and the Board of Public Education of the School District of Philadelphia. Such recommendations shall also seek the maximum coordinated use of all City recreational facilities, including those managed and operated by the Fairmount Park Commission, with those in school district grounds and structures. §5-602. Fairmount Park Commission on Parks and Recreation. Subject to the provisions of this charter, the Commissioners of Fairmount Park shall continue to exercise the powers and perform the duties vested in and imposed upon them by statute or ordinance except that: (a) The Department of Streets shall itself, or by contract, build, rebuild and maintain the roads and drives in Fairmount Park and make such regulations governing traffic thereon as shall be authorized by statute or ordinance, but the Commission shall determine the location and type of all such roads and drives, and may exclude certain types of vehicles from the use of any or all such roads or drives. (b) The Fairmount Park Commission shall institute and conduct, in accordance with the recreational program formulated by the Department of Recreation, recreational activities in Fairmount Park and other City parks managed and operated by the Commission. It shall manage and operate recreational facilities located in such parks and itself, or by contract, construct, maintain, improve and repair such facilities. (c) The head of the park police force shall cooperate fully at all times with the Police Commissioner. (a) The Commission, after receiving public comment, shall from time to time adopt standards and guidelines relating to City park and recreation land and facilities, including standards and guidelines relating to land use; preservation of green space; watershed management; sustainability; and the conveyance and acquisition of park and recreation land or facilities, including criteria for the assessment and evaluation of proposed conveyances or acquisitions. The Parks and Recreation Commissioner and all other City officials shall give substantial weight to the standards and guidelines adopted by the Commission when taking or considering any official action relating to the City’s park or recreation land or facilities. (b) The Commission shall assist and advise the Parks and Recreation Commissioner and such private organizations as the Commission may choose, to promote, support and enhance the image of the Fairmount Park System, other City parks, and City recreation facilities; and to expand and diversify the funding and resources for operation and capital expenditures in and for park and recreation facilities. (c) The Commission shall convene public meetings at least quarterly, and shall provide, at each public meeting, opportunity for public comment concerning any matter within the jurisdiction of the Commission. §5-603. §5-602. * * * §5-604. §5-603. * * *
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§5-605. Board of Trustees of Camp Happy. (g) Sale, Conveyance and Acquisition of Park and Recreation Land or Facilities. Immediately upon introduction into Council of any ordinance authorizing the City to acquire, convey or lease to a third party any interest in real estate that includes park or recreation land or facilities, the Chief Clerk of Council shall submit it to the Commission on Parks and Recreation for its recommendation to the Mayor and the Council. §5-601. Recreation Coordination Board. The Recreation Coordination Board shall from time to time make recommendations to the
The Board of Trustees of Camp Happy shall have direction and control of the management of Camp Happy. It shall, subject to the approval of the Recreation Commissioner, select a supervisor, who shall, subject to the authority of the Board, administer the Camp. On nomination by the supervisor, the Board shall from time to time appoint such assistants and employees as may be necessary. * * * CHAPTER 10 DEPARTMENT OF LICENSES AND INSPECTIONS AND ITS DEPARTMENTAL BOARDS
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Shall the Philadelphia Home Rule Charter be amended to merge the powers and duties of the Fairmount Park Commission and the Department of Recreation into a newly-created Department of Parks and Recreation, “to establish a new Commission on Parks and Recreation,” and to provide for its powers and duties? PLAIN ENGLISH STATEMENT RE BALLOT QUESTION NO. 2 AS REQUIRED BY SECTION 201.1 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA ELECTION CODE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS BY: BILL NO. 080169 (APPROVED AUGUST 4, 2008); RESOLUTION NO. 080181 (ADOPTED JUNE 19, 2008)
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(8) Merger of Powers and Duties of Fairmount Park Commission and Department of Recreation. (a) Effective July 1, 2009, the new Department of Parks and Recreation and the new Commission on Parks and Recreation shall assume all of their respective powers and duties, as set forth in this Charter, and the Fairmount Park Commission and the Department of Recreation shall cease to exist. Any administrative implementation issues regarding the absorption by the Department of Parks and Recreation of the former powers and duties of the Department of Recreation or the Fairmount Park Commission shall be completed no later than July 1, 2010. (b) All provisions of Chapter A-1 relating to the abolition of an agency by this charter shall apply with respect to the merger of the powers and duties of the Fairmount Park Commission and the Department of Recreation into the Department of Parks and Recreation. (c) On and after July 1, 2009, the Parks and Recreation Commissioner: (.1) Shall serve as the successor trustee of all money and property donated to, or otherwise held by, the Fairmount Park Commission in trust; and shall administer those trusts strictly for their respective trust purposes; and (.2) Shall serve as the successor custodian of all money and property held by the Fairmount Park Commission in any custodial account; and shall use funds in any of those accounts strictly for the purposes of those accounts.
PURSUANT TO THE FIRST CLASS CITY HOME RULE ACT, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA HEREBY PUBLISHES THE FOLLOWING BALLOT QUESTION, AS CONTAINED IN THE ORDINANCE APPROVED AUGUST 4, 2008 (BILL NO. 080169):
The Department of Recreation manages all parks that are not managed by the Commission. The Department also manages City recreation facilities. The Department is headed by a Commissioner of Recreation appointed by the Managing Director with the Mayor’s approval. Under the proposed amendment to the Home Rule Charter, the management of all City parks and recreation facilities would be consolidated into a single “Department of Parks and Recreation” accountable to the Mayor. The Recreation Department and Fairmount Park Commission would be abolished. The new combined Department would be headed by a Commissioner appointed by the Managing Director with the Mayor’s approval. The Commissioner would appoint a Deputy Commissioner for Recreation and a Deputy Commissioner for Parks. The new Department would be guided in its work by a new “Commission on Parks and Recreation.” The new Commission would consist of six City officials and nine persons appointed by the Mayor from nominations made by City Council after a public application and hearing process. Members would be required to have experience or skills relevant to the powers and duties of the Commission. The new Commission, after receiving public input, would adopt standards and guidelines for the management of City parks and recreation facilities. The standards and guidelines would address land use, preservation of green space, watershed management, sustainability, the sale or transfer of park or recreation land and facilities, and other issues. City officials would be required to give substantial weight to those standards and guidelines. The Commission also would promote City parks and recreation facilities, and assist in fundraising. Ballot Question Submitted to the Voters By: Bill No. 080169 (approved August 4, 2008); Resolution No. 080181 (adopted June 19, 2008). Plain English Statement Prepared As Required By Section 201.1 of the Pennsylvania Election Code. Patricia Rafferty, Chief Clerk of City Council
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Upon approval by the voters of the amendment adding this subsection to this charter, the City Solicitor shall forthwith take all actions the City Solicitor believes necessary to effectuate this provision.
Fairmount Park is now managed by the Fairmount Park Commission. The Commission consists of six City officials and ten persons appointed by the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas. The Commission also manages certain other parks listed by ordinance.
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Our Opinion ... Don’t Wreck Parks And Rec The move to consolidate the Fairmount Park Commission and the Dept. of Recreation is sound. It’s not a magic bullet, however. Recreation is a seamless set of facilities and activities that naturally work together. Parks aren’t “vacant land” any more than basketball courts are “empty asphalt”. The same people use both at different times, but for similar purposes. The current division of facilities into two utterly unrelated agencies makes little sense today. Consolidation should proceed. But it won’t prevent bad judgement and power grabs from taking place. It won’t automatically protect our precious recreational infrastructure. If Philadelphia has any future as a great city, it is only because ordinary people feel they can find both fun and beauty in their surroundings. Only vigilance by a citizenry committed to both relaxation and greenery will prevail in the long run. We need to let our elected officials know where our priorities lie. For too long, both Parks and Recreation were the stepchildren of City budgets. That will stop if voters insist it stop.
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Another Opinion Mortgage Reform by State Rep. W. Curtis Thomas In June, I joined some of my colleagues in the House of Representatives to announce housing trust-fund and mortgage-foreclosure rescue legislation as part of my dedication to addressing the issue of keeping struggling homeowners in their homes and communities. There are large amounts of Pennsylvanians, among which are too many who can’t even make the mortgage payments they already have. To that end, I am happy the legislation I co-sponsored in response to the sub-prime mortgage crisis was passed and is now law. HB 2179, now Act 56 of 2008, is just one of a package of bills aimed to help struggling homeowners by enabling them to adjust to the instability of the housing market. This package of bills also tightens regulatory procedures and strengthens the enforcement of existing rules to protect against questionable lending practices. The package includes: Act 56, that requires mortgage originators (the people
who initially sell the mortgages to homebuyers) to complete a background check as well as pre-licensing continuing education. Act 56 also requires mortgage originators to obtain a license from the Dept. of Banking before they sell any mortgage loans. These new requirements ensure homebuyers the person selling them a mortgage meets certain standards of credibility as a mortgage originator. Act 57, that amends the Loan Interest and Protection Law of 1974 to increase the monetary cap in the act from $50,000 to the base figure of $217,873 as adjusted annually for inflation. This law prevents lenders from trapping homebuyers into escalating and costly mortgages by prepayment penalty provisions. Essentially, lenders will be prohibited from attaching prepayment penalties on mortgages of $217,873 or less. Prepayment penalties cannot be included in mortgage contracts less than the monetary cap. Act 58, that permits the Dept. of Banking to release to the public information about what fines or adjudication ac-
tions have been levied against mortgage lenders. This law better equips a homebuyer with the ability to evaluate prospective mortgage companies and originators. Act 59, that amends the Real Estate Appraisers Certification Act to intensify State oversight of professional appraisers and increase penalties for professional misconduct. Act 59 also provides for an appraiser trainee license, and requires an appraiser trainee to be supervised by a certified appraiser in good standing. Act 60, that amends the Housing Finance Agency Law to require lenders to send copies of foreclosure notices to the Pennsylvania
Housing Finance Agency so that mortgage foreclosures can be monitored on a statewide basis. It also reduces the interest rate on HEMAP loans from 9% to a floating rate indexed to current market conditions. Because the number of home mortgage foreclosures has skyrocketed in Pennsylvania over the last five years and it was estimated Pennsylvania foreclosures in 2007 hit approximately 9,000 to 10,000 homes, these new laws are critical in protecting homebuyers from losing their most precious possessions -their homes -- as well as protecting future borrowers from questionable lending practices.
Letters • Letters Out Of Wedlock In less than two weeks, we will know who wins. The Public Record tells us Obama will win in Philly. It’s a safe prediction. The City continues to decline as it follows the lifestyle of Planned Parenthood and Barack Obama. Because of widespread sexual promiscuity, family life
has been virtually destroyed. Each year, over 6o% of the children born in the City have no family, no set of parents to guide them. They will be school truants and a source of violence on the streets. More prisons will be needed. When will public officials meet today’s challenge – the challenge to save the City? J.P. Stanton
Oct. 23- 66A Ward Democratic Executive Committee annual pre-election gala at Chickie’s & Pete’s, 11100 Roosevelt Blvd. $35. For info Shawn Dillon (215) 6376360. Oct. 23- St. Christopher’s Foundation for Children 5th annual Apple Fest at Stotesbury Mansion, 1923 Walnut St., 6-9 p.m. Tickets $85 at door. For info call (215) 5681126. Oct. 26- Ceremony commemorating 25th anniversary of Beirut bombing in which 8 Phila. Marines were killed, at Korean War Memorial / Purple Heart Memorial, Dock & Columbus Blvd., 10 a.m. Oct. 28- Fall Fundraiser for Republican City Committee, reception and cocktail party at Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Rd., 6-8 p.m. Tickets $125. Call Carmella Fitzpatrick (215) 561-0650. Oct. 31- Halloween Party Fundraiser for State Rep candidate Belinda Nelson at Fiso Restaurant and Lounge, 1437
South St., 5-8 p.m. Donation $50. Come in costume if possible. RSVP Belinda Nelson (215) 533-4676, Arlene Lyons (215) 459-5135. Nov. 2- Marion Wimbush hosts Wibush’s Annual Breakfast, 9 a.m. to 12 noon, Oaklane Diner, 6528 N. Broad St. Meet outstanding Democratic candidates. Broadcast Live on WURD 900 AM Nov. 2- Get Out Vote Brunch For Obama presented by Leadership 2000, Lou & Choo’s Lounge, 2101 W. Hunting Park Ave. Donations $8 For info Bill Mackey (215) 384-4164. Nov. 4- Phila. Corp. for Aging honors Claude A. Lewis and Acel Moore at Union League, 140 S. Broad St., 12 m. Nov. 11- State Rep. Angel Cruz invites seniors to Senior Citizens Health Seminar Series on dental health, noon to 3 p.m.,at Pinn Memorial Baptist Church, Fifth Street and Wynnefield Avenue. Local seniors may R.S.V.P to 215-573-5597. Nov. 29- 1st annual Glen Foerd Leadership Award Dinner honors Al Taubenberger at Glen Foerd, 5001 Grant Ave., 7 p.m. Donation $100. For info call (215) 6325330.
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October 1, 2008 Dear Union Members & Friends of Labor: Without a doubt, the November 4, 2008 Presidential Election will mark a turning point in history for the Union Labor Movement as well as the Middle Class Workers of America! While it is always important for the citizens of our Country to exercise their right to vote, it has never been more important then it is today! Just take a look around… our Country is changing right before our eyes! Never has the United States of America been so indebted to foreign nations of the world. Never have there been so many American workers displaced from their jobs! Never have there been so many American families put out of their homes! Never have there been so many American people suffering in illness because of the lack of health insurance! And, NEVER has there been such a devastating decline in the ‘union workforce’ which has dropped to only twelve percent (12%) of all American workers; while, simultaneously our National Trade Deficit is skyrocketing at the rate of sixty two (62) billion dollars per month. All of which are the result of ‘corporate greed’ due to the outsourcing of good American manufacturing jobs. Because American construction jobs can not be outsourced, the ‘Union Construction Industry” on which we depend to provide a decent living for our families is in serious jeopardy of becoming extinct because the current Republican Administration has refused to enforce our Country’s existing Immigration Laws. Thereby, permitting illegal Mexican immigrants to be hired (and exploited) by unscrupulous non-union construction contractors, in turn, causing an unfair disadvantage to the Union Construction Industry. Please believe me, this is not happening unintentionally! The Republican Party, especially on the national level, has never been a friend to Organized Labor. They have always been anti-union… and essentially, anti–labor! Make no mistake about it; they would like nothing better than to bust our Construction Trade Unions. As they share the same philosophy as their corporate supporters… the less they spend on labor, the more they make in profits; thus the reason that the Republicans have consistently challenged American Labor Unions. The fact that our Country’s minimum wage workers had to wait ten (10) years until the Democratic Party acquired the majority in both the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate before they could receive a wage increase is proof that the Republican Party is against American workers. The fact that George W. Bush, immediately after he and his Republican cohorts had stolen the Presidential Election from Al Gore in 2000, outlawed “Union Construction Project Labor Agreements” proves that the National Republican Party is not a friend of Union Labor. The fact that the Republican Candidate for President of the United States of America, John McCain, has vowed to defeat the “Employee Free Choice Act” is proof again that the Republicans staunchly support Corporatism over the American workers. And, the fact that John McCain’s Senate voting record on legislative issues that would benefit America’s workers is only seven percent (7%), is yet another example of the Republican Party’s ignorance towards problems that affect the working class people in our Country. McCain even wants to tax individual workers on the amount an employer contributes into group health plan coverage. Despite the fact that John McCain is a blue blooded Republican, even he admits that we must make drastic changes in Washington, D.C. The irony of his call for “change” is the fact that “change” is only necessary because of the blunders of his own party. We can’t change anything by replacing a Republican with a Republican! Think about it! George W. Bush’s Republican Administration took the helm of a prosperous nation in January of 2001. By the end of that same year, we experienced a crash in our stock markets, from which our union’s Pension Funds have yet to recover… and, now
we are witnessing the most disastrous decline in our country’s economic structure since the ‘Great Depression of 1929’. Every union pension fund in America is being severely affected by the current economic crisis! Just imagine if George W. Bush and his Republican friends on Wall Street had been successful in privatizing our Social Security Retirement Funds which, John McCain still wants to do. On September 11, 2001, none of us will ever forget the terroristic attacks on America’s World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon Complex in Arlington, Virginia, which resulted in the incineration of thousands of innocent American citizens. Incidentally, we recently marked the seventh (7th) anniversary of those horrid attacks on our homeland. Meanwhile, the murderous pig responsible for masterminding them is still walking the face of this earth. This is an absolute disgrace! It portrays a sign of weakness to other countries; as well as embarrassment to the proud and patriotic people of the United States of America. While Osama Bin Laden goes unpunished, and defiantly celebrates the anniversary of his atrocious acts against our Country. Instead of hunting him down, our soldiers find themselves being killed and mutilated in a senseless and unwinnable conflict where they never come face to face with the enemy. And, in a country (Iraq) that had nothing to do with the terrorists who committed those attacks against us. Never before have the American people been so deluded by our Government to make us believe that the war in Iraq was necessary. It was not necessary and it is not even a war! It is an unwarranted occupation of a country whose people are composed of various sects of religious “fanatics” who have been killing each other for centuries. That entire country is not worth the life of one American soldier! Yet, John McCain voted with George Bush to send the young men and women of the U.S. military to fight an eternal war that can not be won, a war against an invisible enemy that will not show its face and for a people whose religion does not believe that we should even exist. What the hell are we doing there? Would you send your son or daughter there to die for no good cause at all? Is it worth the squandering of our Nation’s economic security at a cost of ten (10) billion dollars per month, especially at a time when our National Debt is fast approaching the eleven (11) trillion dollar mark? Is it for the oil that is so plentiful in Iraq? Are we sending our young soldiers to die while protecting the “black gold” for the same corporate “oil mongers” that are swindling our people at the gas pumps while reaping billions of dollars in profits? If not, then again, why are we there? How much longer are the working class people of America going to allow themselves to be exploited by the National Republican Party? What more can they do to us and our Country before we realize that they do not share our American Dream? When are we going to pull together to break their choke-hold on the poor and middle class citizens of America and stand up to their tyranny and reverse Robin Hood tax policies? What ever happened to our forefathers’ ideal of “a Government of the People, By the People and for the People”? Brothers and sisters, it is time for America’s people to speak out and say enough is enough! It is time to say that we are tired of the lies and deceit and that we will no longer tolerate a Government of the Corporations, By the Corporations and for the Corporations! It is time to give our Country back to its people! And, most important of all… it is time for We, the People, to outsource the National Republican Party and send Barack Obama and Joe Biden to Washington, D.C. along with the mandate that We, the People of America, want America to be America again!!! Sincerely & Fraternally yours, Joseph J. Dougherty, Business Manager Financial Secretary / Treasurer Ironworkers’ Local Union No. 401
JIM DINTINO is at home with Democratic and Republican leadership. Flanking him are 39thA Dem Ward Leader Roseanne Pauciella and Republican Party Council Michael Meehan.
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PHILLIES spirit was evident at 26th Ward GOP rally and gala at Waterfall Room in S. Phila. From left are Jim Dintino, Jim & Bar- IT’S THE ASPITE family at the 26th Ward WITH HOST Jim Dintino were Walt bara Terra and Carl & Marie Ciglar. Vogler, Harry Williams and Joe Ashdale. gala: Giacinta, Maria & Jerry.
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CATCHING up on latest GOP news with Republican Counsel Michael Meehan, center, at 26th Ward gala were 35th Ward Chairman Linwood Holland and Leader Chickie Tilley.
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Matt Hosts Annual 39B Gala SHARING moment at 39B gala were Kevin Price, his dad Bill Price and Ed Nesmith. WARD LEADER 39B Matt Myers welcomes to his annual gala Mike Driscoll, John Dougherty, Brian Stevenson and Bob Henon. FORMER US Ambassador to Portugal Elizabeth Bagley found herself in good company of Lou Agre, Councilman Bill Green, John Sabatina and John O’Connell.
LABOR was very much in evident at 39B gala. From left were Harry Williams, Joe Ashdale, Matt Myers, Dan McCaffery, Gary Forte and John Rowan. SHARING moment with Matt Myers and Party Chairman Congressman Bob Brady are Mayor’s economic development maven Terry Gillen with Ward Leaders Lester Brown and V. Tutie Fields.
MATT MYERS welcomes former 39th Warders Emmanuel Beloff and his dad Leland Beloff.
WARD Leader Matt Myers welcomes Ward Leaders Helen Farrell and Peg Rzepski with Judge Angeles Roca.
‘Top Of The Hill’ Gets Livelier
VIVACIOUS 9th Ward Democratic hostess Julie O’Connell, left, welcomes Councilman Bill Greenlee and wife Leslie to Venetian Room in Chestnut Hill for pre-election get-together.
POLITICAL fever made for lively affair at Venetian Room, drawing the likes of Maurice Floyd, left, Controller Alan Butkovitz and 27th Ward Democratic Leader Carol Jenkins.
BON VIVANT Ducky Birts, Congressman Bob Brady’s aide, greets friends Judge Joyce Eubanks and her daughter Dr. Chenia Eubanks.
SHARING moment as campaign spirit grips 9th Ward Dems are, from left, Councilman Bill Green, 56th Ward Leader John Sabatina and well-known attorney Dawn Tancredi.
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HONORED GUESTS with Ward Leader Matt Myers were Congressman and Party Chairman Bob Brady and Judge Pat Dugan.
ENJOYING 39TH Ward B gala were Daniel Rendine, Joe Russo and Murray Costin.
MAYOR Michael Nutter, Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers, and Phila. firefighters look on as keynote speaker Kal Rudman talks to crowd at N.E. corner of City Hall last week, at dedication that memorializes 11 firefighters killed in line of duty.
David Chrysler Busy ‘Driving Away’ Cold October is Driving Away the Cold month! Both David Dealerships are joining the program to help donate more new coats when vehicles are sold at their stores. For the whole month of October, each David location will donate one coat for every car it sells! Driving Away the Cold is a signature program in cooperation with Operation Warm. According to the National Center for Children in Poverty.
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Eleven memorial plaques sponsored by broadcast pioneer and philanthropist Kal Rudman were dedicated in honor of the firefighters who died in the Berg Laboratories fire at 182729 N. 5th Street on Oct. 28, 1954, last week at a City Hall ceremony. The blaze, at that time, was the city’s most fatal. The plaques will honor Deputy Chief Thomas A. Kline, Battalion Chief John F. Magrann, Battalion Chief John J. News, Lt. Charles C. Holtzman and Firemen Joseph J. Bandos, James F. Tygh, James F. Doyle, Joseph J. Vivian, Thomas W. Wilson, Bernard Junod and Walter E. Lyszkowski. Ceremonies included Mayor Michael Nutter, Fire Commissioner Lloyd Ayers, Local 22 leader Brian McBride, families of all victims, and Rudman.
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David Auto Group, in conjunction with the Auto Dealers CARing for Kids Foundation, hopes to make a dent in these overwhelming numbers with its contribution of 10,000 new winter coats for children in the preschool through elementary school age-range. With the help of Operation Warm and various social-service agencies, these coats will be distributed throughout the five-county Philadelphia area to families in need.
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MAYOR Michael Nutter, one of DCC’s gala keynote speakers, shares moment with Ward Leader Ralph Wynder, right, and friends.
FLANKING City Council President Anna Verna for this photo are Lester Brown and Edgar Howard.
FLANKING Mayor Michael Nutter are developer Charles Hannah and House Speaker Dennis O’Brien.
ON STAGE were Congressman Chaka Fattah, Mayor Michael Nutter and State Sen. Vincent Hughes.
ATTORNEY Frank Canty and JOE SELLERS and Daniel Grace Joseph Ashdale were among lumi- were among many labor leaders naries at Democratic gala. supporting gala.
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GETTING READY to take to stage were MC Jonathan Saidel, Charley Bernard, Congressman Bob Brady, Guy Pigliacelli and Cardell Blue.
AMONG THOSE on stage at Democratic City Committee’s preelection gala were State Rep. Ron Waters, Congressman and Party Chairman Bob Brady, State Reps. Frank Oliver, Louise Bishop and Jewell Williams, and State Sen. Shirley Kitchen.
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Halloween celebrating more than ghosts and goblins by Ruth R. Russell Imagine digging in the back yard of your newly acquired house and finding bones buried there. That’s what happened when excavators were clearing out the basement of the Benjamin Franklin House, on Craven Street in London, a few years ago. Actually they were not too surprised. The Georgian residence, where the American statesman and scientist had lived from 1757 to 1775, was also the location of an anatomy school run by the husband of Franklin’s landlady, we learned during our recent visit. Appropriately enough this month, an exhibition of the bones will be open to the public and a series of lectures will be given on subjects such as ‘A Day Without Dissection is a Day Wasted.’ The Franklin House, however, is generally not boning up on this theme.
Rather the focus is on Franklin in London, his daily life in the four-storey, 18th century structure, his inventions and his efforts to resolve the differences between Britain and the American colonies. Eventually he departed for home on the eve of the Revolutionary War. A visit to this only surviving home of Benjamin Franklin is worthwhile (or stop in at www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org) but there are plenty of other ways to enjoy the Halloween season. Some are included here. ‘Terror in the Walls’ Eastern State Penitentiary is currently hosting its annual ‘Haunted House in a Real Prison,’ running through Halloween weekend. Originally designed to encourage its inhabitants to repent of their crimes, the penitentiary has seven cellblocks that extend out to form a wheel and once
Ruth Russell housed famous criminals such as Al Capone. The prison, at 22nd Street and Fairmount Avenue, no longer contains any residents but has been designated a National Historic Landmark and has regular museum hours and special events. Admission is charged. If a haunted prison appeals to you, look for complete details at www.easternstate.org. Haunted trees & trimmings Just in time for Halloween is a special family workshop
at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Broad and Cherry Streets, on Saturday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Participants will learn how to build scary and decorative Halloween trees to trim with ornaments they make themselves including ghosts, skeletons and pumpkins. Robert Harman is the instructor, and the session is free for Academy members or with Academy admission for non-members; there are special group rates. Learn more at 215-972-2061. ‘Pirates Spooktacular’ The popular exhibition on pirates at the Franklin Institute, 20th Street and the Parkway, is getting ready for Halloween with festivities on Saturday, October 25, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be a costume parade, mask making and a “Bloody Hand Science Experiment”(sounds frightening), along with a
chance to make a pirate treasure map and “your own skeleton” plus see the movie, Pirates of the Caribbean. Kids who come in costume will be admitted free and the first 350 will get a free Halloween treat bag. For more information, call 215-4481200 or visit www.fi.edu. Bill of Frights The National Constitution Center (NCC), at 525 Arch St., also gets into the spirits of Halloween with its annual ‘Bill of Frights’ on Saturday, October 25, from noon to 3 p.m. Featured will be ghost stories of the Constitution Signers, Presidential costumes (come as your favorite US President) and a book signing of Patriots, Pirates, Heroes & Spies: Stories from Historic Philadelphia by its author Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd at 1 p.m. A walking tour, ‘Be Prepared to be Scared,’ from 2 to 4 p.m.,
will take interested visitors of all ages past nearby historic sites where ghostly sightings have been reported. (Separate admission is charged.) Learn more at 215-409-6700 or www.constitutioncenter.org. Music & Day of Dead Free concerts continue at the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, Broad and Spruce Streets, with the Temple University Brass Quintet on Saturday, October 25, at 1:30 p.m., and the Philadelphia Songwriters Project Showcase on Sunday, October 26, at 6 p.m., both in the Commonwealth Plaza. Also on the 25th, at 6 p.m., a Day of the Dead exhibit will be presented, in partnership with the Mexican Cultural Center, and a ritual ceremony traditional to this holiday will be performed; admission is free. Visit www.kimmelcenter.org for more information. (Cont. Next Page)
Great new Italian spot, thanks to Ukrainian artist entree but one, the eponymous langostini, is under $20. (And I would not order the langostini anyway, simply because there is not enough edible meat on the bones.) Secondly, the owner/chef, Irina Datsko, may not be Italian, but her cooking is spectacular. (You can hardly blame her for not cooking the food from her motherland. After all, do you know of any Ukrainian restaurants in the Philadelphia area?) According to Christine Pirello, cookbook author and celebrity chef with her own TV cooking show, “This is a lovely, intimate dining experience. The food at Langostini is consistently great. I eat
here often, and I can tell you that it is delicate and authentically Italian.” Prior to 2001, the building at Front and Morris (southwest corner) housed Ground Floor Café, a coffee shop. In January of 2001, it was opened as Langostino’s by Carlos Calderone, who had previously worked at several Center City restaurants. The sparkling jewel of a restaurant, which seats about 36 inside and another 12 or so outside, has changed hands twice since then. Datsko, 47, a native of Lvov, Ukraine, reopened it in late April of this year as Langostini. (The name was changed very slightly for legal reasons.) Irina, also a graphic artist
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who was named “Best Artist of the Year” in 2005 by ARTV, a nationwide artists’ organization, during a nationally televised program at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, explained that she “always liked to entertain and feed people in my house and art studio (at 13th and Locust Streets). Once I cooked for two days to prepare food for 50 people. Everybody seemed to love the food, so I figured if I could do that, I could run a restaurant.” Irina left Ukraine with her daughter, Anita (now 26, a server at Langostini), when the Soviet Union imploded in 1989. They spent one year in a refugee camp near Rome
use of cheaper potatoes that produce too much water, and then flour is added to reduce the water, causing the doughy effect. Irina’s gnocchi, however, were soft, light pillows of heaven. And with the bracing richness of fresh seafood like the tilapia ($17.95), the chef is plumbing sublime flavors from seemingly simple combinations. The piquant white wine sauce in which the forktender triangle of fish rested will hum in your culinary memory for days to come. And for dessert we split a slice of homemade triple chocolate “Amore” cake ($5.95) with mascarpone and cream — decadent! Another reason to rhapsodize about this enticing BYOB is that unlike almost all other Center City and South Philadelphia restaurants, there is plenty of free, available parking on nearby streets and in large parking areas between Front Street and I-95. Langostini is open for dinner only Tuesday through Sunday. For more information, call 215-5517709 or visit www.langostinosrestaurant.com.
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Manhattan Piano Trio visit www.fpcgermantown.org. Sundays on Stage A duo from New York City, Erin Lee & Marci, will entertain with lively original songs on Sunday, October 26, at 2 p.m., in Montgomery Auditorium of the Central Library, 1901 Vine St. Seating at these Sundays on Stage programs for all ages is on a first-come, first-seated basis and admission is free. Call 215-686-5415 to learn more. Worthy walks Two organizations are planning walks this weekend to raise funds and awareness for their causes. The Eastern Pennsylvania Chapter of the
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation will have its annual Walk to Cure Diabetes on Sunday, October 26, from 9 a.m. to noon, starting at the Philadelphia Art Museum steps and other sites. There is no fee to participate. To learn more, visit www.jdrf.org /philadelphia or call 610-6649255. The annual Lupus Loop (5K run and 2.5 mile walk) will take place on Sunday, October 26, starting at 10 a.m. at Carousel House at Memorial Hall in Fairmount Park. For information, call 215-517-5070 or visit www.lupusloop.org. Email news for CitiLife to ruth@phillyrecord.com.
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(Cont. From Prev. Page) ‘Zing: Family Festival’ For a change of pace from Halloween-related events, consider the ‘Zing: Family Festival’ on Saturday, October 25, from 1 to 5 p.m., at Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave., where an exhibit of work by African American artists is currently on display. Storyteller Linda Goss will tell tales and lead the crowd in games and chants, Imani Drummers plus Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble will perform, magician Toe-Knee will show amazing tricks and artist Barbara Bullock will teach maskmaking. To learn more, visit www.woodmereartmuseum.org or call 215-2470948. Manhattan Piano Trio This noted trio with Milana Strezeva, piano, Dimitry Lukin, violin, and Dimitry Kouzov, cello, will perform works by Haydn, Schumann, Liszt and others on Sunday, October 26, at 3 p.m., at First Presbyterian Church in Germantown, 35 W. Chelten Ave. This is one in a series of free concerts; contributions are accepted. For complete details, call 215-843-8811 or
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before getting sponsors in Philadelphia through a church, enabling them to come here. Irina learned to speak Italian while in Rome (and become a terrific Italian cook) and learned to speak English after coming to Philadelphia. With a 21-carat smile and a voice that sounds lived-in, Irina is the jumper cable who gets the electricity started, managing to chat it up with customers in between cooking stints in the kitchen. Irina is clearly capable of delivering the warhorses like Caesar salad, pasta primavera, linguini with clams and chicken parmigiana, but she also creates elegant presentations that leave quality ingredients (mostly from the Italian Market) to the solitude of an artfully crafted sauce. The alchemy of the homemade potato gnocchi ($14.95), for example, married to fresh tomato sauce and Italian cheeses, is a union no one in his/her right mind would want to end in divorce. We’ve had gnocchi at other restaurants in recent months that were too doughy, probably from the
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by Len Lear Everybody’s trying to get the most bang for his/her buck these days, thanks to the disastrous economy fueled by unscrupulous banking practices and a Congress and administration asleep at the wheel. Well, for a big bang, buck-wise, it would be hard to top Langostini, an Italian BYOB that opened six months ago at Front and Morris Streets, just a few blocks from the I-95 Washington Avenue exit. Now, we all know that Italian restaurants are about as common in South Philadelphia as Chinese restaurants in Beijing, but Langostini stands out by any criteria. First of all, every
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Democratic City Committee Packs Sheet Metal Gala More Pictures Page 27
HOST Party Chairman Congressman Bob Brady, 3rd from left, welcomes Gov. Ed Rendell to Democratic City Committee gala along with Pat Costello and State Rep. Rick Taylor.
JUDICIAL CANDIDATE Ted Vigilante, 2nd from left, shares some time with State Sen. Shirley Kitchen, Phyllis Stephenson and Bill Pettigrew.
SHARING MOMENT with Congressman Bob Brady are restaurateur Mohan Parmer and Tyrone B. Ali.
KENSINGTON and Fishtown were represented by, from left, Jim Flanagan, Peg Rzepski, State Rep. Mike O’Brien, and Kathy & Harry Enggasser.
1ST WARD leader Joseph Hoffman, Sr. is surrounded by his committee persons including Irene STATE REP. Michael McGeehan Benedetti, Linda Colavita, Karen is seen in animated discussion with Marnie Aument. Brown and Arnold Bianchini.
WELCOMING State Sen. Tina Tartaglione are NFL star Floyd Wedderburn and Committeewoman Rose George.
FANS OF State Sen. Christine Tartaglione included 11-year-old Michelle Johnson and 19th Ward’s Leonard Brown.
SHARING moment with 48th Ward Leader Hon. Nick Maiale were Mark Branch and State Rep aspirant Kenyatta Johnson.
PGW’S Diane Martino finds herself in company of DA candidate Dan McCaffery, Danny Bauder and Local 830 chief Daniel Grace.
JOINING Clerk of Courts Vivian Miller were Ducky Birts, Michel Piper and Robbin Byrd.
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Lou Galdo Marks 50th Birthday In Style
WHAT BETTER WAY to celebrate your 50th birthday than to have your mother beside you? Caterer Lou Galdo gets a squeeze from his mother Loretta as he thanks birthday well-wishers.
CONGRATULATING Lou Galdo on his 50th birthday are Irene Verdi and husband L&I’s Dominic Verdi, who hosted birthday celebration at Galdo’s Caterers.
HAPPY quartet include Irene & Lou Gallo and guests Jerry & Roseanne Davis.
MIKE MECCHELLA and funeral director Mark Rago wish Lou Galdo “Cent’Anni”, another 50 years.
PHILADELPHIA Public Record’s Ad Director John David, right, andCatherine Weber congratulate Lou Galdo on his 50th birthday celebration.
WELCOMING DA candidate Seth Williams to Galdo’s birthday party were Jerry Davis, Pietro Pace and Anthony DeFino.
Moonstone Preschool, DA Honored Epiphany Carnival A Blockbuster BARBECUE from Bomb Bomb’s Restaurant was big hit on Jackson Street as Epiphany Church held its annual s u m m e r street festival.
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BELLA VISTA Civic Association hosted annual awards gala at LaFourno Restaurant, 6th & South Streets. One honoree this year is Moonstone Preschool, 768 S. 9th Street. Students and faculty are flanked here by BVCA Secretary Carolyn Verdi, left, and President Vern Anastasio, right.
DISTRICT ATTORNEY Lynne Abraham is awarded Public Servant of the Year honor at Bella Vista Civic Association awards gala. BVCA’s Brett Mapp and Vern Anastasio do the honors.
COSMI’S Bakery had its share of long lines wanting delicious pastry as owner Greg Tenuto takes a break while Brittney Leitner and Gihana Heller service patrons.
FINE wine was order of the day at this Epiphany booth as Tony Fongi, Rick Rosati and Tony Riccato took time out for this quick photo.
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(Cont. from Page 8) Feingold was peppered with questions on everything from the FISA (Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act) law (it’ll be looked at and possibly revised in an Obama administration, he says) to the future of the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay (which will probably be shut down). But he was mainly there to help recruit lawyers to serve as voter-protection agents on Election Day. Apparently, the Obama folks are making sure those who want to vote and are being challenged on it are going to have advocates, especially in those neighborhoods that are predisposed toward Obama.
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I’ve gotta hand it to the Obama folks. If Obama loses, it won’t be because they didn’t go for it. Obama said while he wouldn’t throw the first punch, he would throw the last. Last but not least, by the time that you read this column, the Fightin’ Phils will have played game one of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays. I’m happy Mayor Michael Nutter didn’t do anything as dumb as putting ANYTHING on the statue of William Penn atop City Hall. That would
have been disastrous. Hopefully, by the time that you read next Thursday’s column, I’ll be able to congratulate the Phillies for winning the World Series and causing every car horn in my neighborhood to bleat simultaneously. Next week: It’s the annual Election Day column. If you’ve gotten one of those emails telling you you can’t go into a voting booth in Philadelphia with a campaign button on, I’ll have some information that may ease your mind.
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(Cont. from Page 8) similar to what we are paying for the war would stimulate the domestic economy so jobs would be provided, which in turn would provide incentives to rejuvenate the housing market, which in turn would stimulate the rest of the economy, enabling people to buy goods such as big appliances in new houses. Stop the war! Start the economy! The Democrats’ autumn reception, which is their principal fundraiser, was held at Sheet Metal Work-
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of the State Representatives up for election and re-election; and most State Senators and Ward Leaders. Both GOV. ED RENDELL and MAYOR MIKE NUTTER gave speeches and received solid, loud rounds of applause. That same Stack had an evening reception at the Rittenhouse Hotel in the Boat House Row Bar on the second floor. Contributions were $1,000 and sponsors were $5,000. It was a social and financial success. MARTIN WEINBERG is finance chairman of the group.
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(Cont. from Page 8) the herd split by leadership duels at this time. Young Trunkersnappers who want to prove themselves should take a page from ACORN and come back with some new voter registrations, take another page from the Obamers and come back with some new money. Hey, why not start today? Let’s do a wardby-ward count in November and see who racked up what numbers where. Then we can curl up around the fire this winter and read up on those position papers. See ya next week!!
on the Boulevard, and lo and behold, there he is: MARSHALL PIERCE, one of Municipal Court’s great employees. I also spotted a gorgeous young lady, LUCILLE BOOKER, and she looked fantastic. I was also in Center City and spotted HON. FRANK PAL UMBO, Court of Common Pleas, Family Division. The Judge was heading down 13th Street, and I might add, he looked very busy and in a hurry too. Hey Boss, let me tell you and all our readers, CENTER CITY is the place to be after dark, and I might add, seems to be very safe too. Try it, I guarantee you’ll really enjoy the experience.
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(Cont. from Page 8) Snooper Question Of The Week: Hey Boss, what is going on over at 1801 Vine Street? I’m told some COURT CRIERS are leaving. In fact, some have already left, and I’m wondering WHY? I’ll just bet you something is going on over there and I intend to find out exactly what this is really all about, because something does not make any sense about this entire ‘situation’. It’s either a ‘situation’ or a ’problem’ and I want to find out which one of these it is, bet on it! Snooper’s Boxing News: LYNNE CARTER, wellknown Boxing Judge, is
planning another one of her “FIGHT FOR THE CAUSE” boxing shows, and it’ll be a fundraiser. She plans to make this an ANNUAL EVENT. It will take place on FRIDAY, OCT. 24 at The Loews Hotel, 12th & Market Streets. Call her at (215) 965-4428 for any and all information regarding this fantastic event. She also plans to have many celebrities and a few other surprises. Last year, GLYNN TURMAN of HBO, “THE WIRE”, showed up and she surprised everyone there. Who will be her surprise guest this year? BE THERE! Snooper’s Sightings: Stop ped in at TIFFANY’S
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Court Employees Controller Opens Bank Doors For Families Get Grinch Notice Mayor Michael Nutter has set himself up to be the Grinch that stole Thanksgiving and Christmas in the eyes of the 1st Judicial Dist.’s 1900 general-fund employees and its 400 grant-funded employees. Carrying the bad news to them in a letter was David Lawrence, the District’s administrator, who oversees the various courts within the District. He advised them recently, “You are probably aware the worldwide monetary crisis has had a profound effect on the financial future of our nation, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the City of Philadelphia. As a result, Mayor Nutter has determined that budgetary responsibility precludes the payment of the $1,100 contract bonus to unrepresented employees at this time. “Historically, court employ-
ees have enjoyed the same benefits and treatment as unrepresented workers in the City Departments, and this occasion is no different. The dire budgetary situation in which the City of Philadelphia finds itself is shared by the 1st Judicial Dist. As our main source of funding, we have little practical choice but to cooperate with the City to the greatest extent possible. However, as dedicated court employees with a common mission in seeking justice, we really could do no less.” Lawrence added, “It is the business of the court to ensure the right thing is done, and in this case the right thing is to decrease our spending by 5% as requested by the Mayor. It will not be easy. An annual budget cut of 5% translates into an almost $6 million loss to the court for one fiscal year alone. ”
Nearly 100 local banking, credit union, non-profit and faith-based leaders joined City Controller Alan Butkovitz yesterday for the launch of “Bank on Philadelphia,” an initiative designed to bring low- to moderate-income families into the financial mainstream. “I have for some time sought to address the issue of the unbanked in Philadelphia, which has a disproportionately large number of individuals and families living outside the financial mainstream,” Butkovitz said. “More than 220,000 Philadelphians could either qualify for a second-chance account or benefit from creative efforts to engage them in mainstream financial products and services.” The goal of the Bank on Philadelphia initiative is to
have a large number of unbanked Philadelphians open bank accounts and learn and benefit from financial education. Philadelphia is one of eight communities around the country working in partnership with the US Dept. of the Treasury’s Community Financial Access Pilot to assist low- to moderateincome families open and maintain savings and checking accounts. The inaugural meeting of this project brought together financial institutions, financial-education providers, and community organizations for a presentation on the initiative at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Butkovitz stated, “The disadvantages of being unbanked are all too clear: exorbitant fees for cashing checks, the lack of a track
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following the event by Dan Iannicola, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Education at the Treasury, and by Acting US Attorney Laurie Magid, whose office has targeted predatory lenders and others who prey on those outside the financial mainstream. Butkovitz concluded, “I am very pleased with the turnout and the commitment demonstrated at the launching of the ‘Bank on Philadelphia Project’. Wo rking together, I believe we will be able to assist unbanked Philadelphians into banks and credit institutions.” Financial services pro viders and community organization interested in participating in the Bank on Philadelphia initiative should contact the Controller’s office at (215) 6866691.
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1906 Passyunk Ave. New Hair Style 1902 Passyunk Ave. Mancuso Cheese products 1941 Passyunk Ave. KaMarr 200 Snyder Ave. Free Library of Phila. Branch 2025 S. 5th St. Roseman’s 2500 blk S. Broad St. Fels Community Center 2nd & Miffilin St. Pennsport office 2nd & Tasker St. BOX 3rd & Oregon Ave. BOX 5th & Oregon Ave. BOX 8th & Oregon Ave. Scotty Paint 9th & Oregon Ave. Ippolito’s Seafood Broad & Jackson St. Starbucks Broad & Oregon Ave. BOX (NEC) Broad & Pattison Ave. BOX Broad & Porter St. BOX Broad & Wolf St. BOX Broad & Wolf St. BOX (SEC) Broad & Wolf St. Methodist Hospital Moyamensing & Clarion St. Big Nick’s Deli & Grocery Darien & Oregon Ave. Donnie’s Front St. & Oregon Ave. Tony Luke’s Restaurant Front St. & Oregon Ave. Tony Luke’s Stand 2901 S. Front St. ILA Memorial Hall Marvine & Oregon Ave. Mike’s Oregon Express Marvine & Oregon Ave. Barbershop 3rd & Oregon Ave. BOX Pretzel stand(NE) 302 Oregon Ave. BOX (Oregon Diner) Passyunk & Moore St. BOX Passyunk & Morris St. BOX Passyunk & Tasker St. BOX Swanson & Ritner St. PPA Bldg. Ritner & Bancroft St. Potito’s Bakery Whitman Plaza K-Mart Whitman Plaza Pathmark Zip Code 19153 2851 Island Ave. Free Library of Phila. Branch 2821 Island Ave. (Mercy Wellness Center) Auto Mall Chapman Nissan Auto Mall Enterprise Rentals Auto Mall Family Dodge Auto Mall Maaco Collision Auto Mall Metro Acura Auto Mall Metro Pont.-Buick-GMC Auto Mall Metro Suzuki-Chrysler Auto Mall Pacifico Ford Auto Mall Pacifico Airport Valet lot Auto Mall Payless Car Rentals Auto Mall Piazza Honda Auto Mall PPA lot Auto Mall Quick Lanes Auto Mall Saturn of Philadelphia Auto Mall Value Kia Auto Mall Winner Airport Valet lot Island & Lindbergh Blvd. Shop-Rite - Penrose Plaza Island & Lindbergh Blvd. K-Mart - Penrose Plaza
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Zip Code 19142 65th & Woodland Ave. 12th Dist. Police 6942 Woodland Ave. Free Library of Phila. Branch 70th St. (Blue Bell Ctr. ) Post Office Zip Code 19145 2300 Passyunk Ave. United Check Cashing 23rd & Passyunk Ave. Maestro Meat Barn Broad & Morris St. BOX (SWC) 15th & Packer Plaza Chickie’s & Pete’s 15th & Packer Plaza Nursery next-door 15th & Packer Plaza Celebre’s Pizza 15th & Snyder Ave. Lin’s Cleaners 17th & Packer Ave. Palladium Tavern 17th & Packer Ave. Gatta’s 15th & Passyunk Ave. BOX (Melrose Diner) 1600 blk Passyunk Ave. Gym (2nd Floor) Carlisle & Snyder Texas Wiener Carlisle & Snyder Laundromat 1414 Snyder Ave. Italian Coffee House 1421 Snyder Ave. Nursing Home 1528 Packer Ave. Pastificio Italian Specialties 1609 Snyder Ave Westside Realty 16th & Packer Ave. BOX 16th & Ritner St. R&M Deli 16th & Oregon Ave. City Pizza 17th & Morris St. BOX St. Thomas Church 17th & Ritner St. BOX St. Monica's Bouvier & Ritner St. Benny’s Food Market 18th & Oregon Ave. BOX 18th & Snyder Ave. BOX (SWC) 19th & Ritner St. The Spot Bar & Grill 19th & Hartfanft St. BOX (Holy Spirit Church) 19th & Oregon Ave. Prudential Bank 19th & Passyunk Ave. J & G Wholesale 20th & Hartranft St. Capozzi Realtor 20th & Johnston St. SEPTA Depot 20th & Oregon Ave. 21st Century 20th & Oregon Ave. South Phila Day Spa 20th & Oregon Ave. BOX 20th & Passyunk Ave. BOX (Medicine Shop) 20th & Passyunk Ave. BOX Bar SEC 20th & Penrose Ave. 3 stores behind diner 20th & Penrose Ave. Galdo Catering 20th & Penrose Ave. Penrose Diner 20th & Penrose Ave. Popi's Rest. 20th & Jackson St. Nicks Roast Beef 21st & Passyunk Ave. Conestoga Bank 21st & Snyder Ave. Western Union 22nd & Snyder Ave. BOX St. Edmonds 21st & Passyunk Ave. Cullinan Flowers Bonsall & Passyunk Ave. Tommy D’s beer distrib. 23rd & Oregon Ave. BOX 23rd & Passyunk Ave. Cousin's Rest. 24th & McKean St. Prep Charter School 24th & Wolf St. 1st Dist. Police/Firehouse 24th & Passyunk Ave. BOX 24th & Passyunk Ave. Dunkin Donuts 24th & Oregon St. Le Donne’s NC Furniture 24th & Quarter Master Mall Super Clean Laundry 24th & Quarter Master Mall Nails Facial Waxing
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