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Dying Arts? With School District Cuts Looming Large, Did Nebinger ES Students Present Final Art Project? WITH arts facing the ax from the Philadelphia School District’s “doomsday” budget, students at Nebinger Elementary School presented what might be their final art project ever on Tuesday.
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Students unveiled a mosaic art project complete with birds and turtles that covers the southeast wall of their 6th & Carpenter Streets school. “What these children did here is nothing short of amazing. We hope this mosaic will leave a lasting impression for future generations of students,” said Desiree Thompson, arts education coordinator, Public Citizens for Children & Youth. Nebinger ES students were supported by a $3,325 grant from PCCY’s Picasso Project to help with their mosaic. However, Thompson said proposed cuts to the district could lead to the possibility of the elimination of arts at schools such as Nebinger. She said, “The loss of arts in any
NEBINGER ES students celebrate completion of mosiac art project at the 6th and Carpenter School on Tuesday. Joining students are Desiree Thompson, arts education coordinator, Public Citizens for Children & Youth; Dr. Ralph Burnley, retiring principal; and Isaiah Zagar of Phila. Magic Gardens. school would be a tragedy, especially nounced on Tuesday a two-pronged here at Nebinger. approach to provide emergency fund“Without funding, these young ing for the Philadelphia School Disartists would see their talent go to trict. City Council President Darrell Clarke announced the City will supply waste.” Philadelphia City Council an(Cont. Page 2)
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Multicultural Fest Draws Crowd Kenny Gamble, legendary songwriter and record producer, created Universal Cos. to address educational resources for South Philadelphia along with his wife, Faatimah Gamble, who is a dedicated
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(Cont. From Page 1) $74.4 million in funding for fiscal year 2014 through a $2per-pack tax on cigarettes, as well as improved tax collections. “Council clearly heard the pleas from Philadelphia mothers, teachers, students and others who have testified, written letters and rallied outside City Hall in recent weeks," said Donna Cooper, executive director of PCCY’s Picasso Proect. “They should be commended for acknowledging the strong public support for our schools demonstrated by not only meeting the $60 million requested by the Philadelphia School District, but exceeding it by more than $14 million.”
S. 15th Street, charter schools bearing the name Universal have flourished. Helping to celebrate the diversity of its students, a Multi-Cultural Fair was held last week. A two-day event starting with indoor performances of the various sections of the world, many dancers and educational presentations were performed by the K-8 students. The next day, a fair was held on the school grounds, where students made posters that were hung outdoors all around the fence. The creativity and the countries symbolized were very striking. Immigration expert and translator Van Tsang got the Asian Parents Community to raise $450 to feed the entire school with such dishes as chicken teriyaki, lo mein,
UNIVERSAL Creighton Charter School has topnotch leadership. Here are Assistant Principal Marynes Asencio, Principal Stuart Cooperstein, Assistant Principal Jamina Dingle and South Philadelphian Asian immigration and translation expert Van Tsang. fried rice, rice noodles, and fortune cookies, with cases of bottled water to help slake the children’s thirst. Principal Stuart Cooperstein was very proud of all the effort
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that went into the event. “It took months of planning, a true team effort by all the teachers that came together. It was an excellent learning experience for the students.”
PARADISE ROSE Schaffer was one of top performers in the Southwark School talent show. Here she is seen with her teacher Ms. Grossman, after her rendition of a song from a Bogart movie.
Four Terrific Philly Bands will perform free shows at a summer jazz series kicking off tonight at Hawthorne Park. Jazz Bridge, a nonprofit that assists local jazz and blues musicians in crisis, is partnering with the Friends of Hawthorne Park to present Jazz In Hawthorne Park, a free summer jazz concert series in the park at 12th & Catharine Streets, on the third Thursday evening of every month this summer. Concerts start at 7 p.m. Tonight will feature The Mike Boone/John Swana Project. For information, please call Jazz Bridge at (215) 5178337.
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Republicans Celebrate Sen. Farnese Eyes Lt. Guv Nomination Larry Farnese will have the support from Democrat City Committee if he is intent on seeking the post for Lieutenant Governor and unless other Philadelphians decide to join in the race for the state Democrat nomination in next primary. He’s been talking to Democrat County Chairmen across the state. I’m letting them know my interest, letting them know it’s something I’m seriously considering,” he said. Farnese, 45, was first elected in 2008 to the 1st Sen-
LT. GOV. JIM CAWLEY, a fellow Southeastern Penna. Republican, showed up at Phoenix fundraiser to celebrate healing of rift that has bedeviled city GOP for many years. Making merry with him here are 26th Ward Leader Jimmy Dintino, left, and Controller candidate Terry Tracy. right.
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Everybody Seems To Like Stevens General Assembly leaders from both parties have indicated they have no problem supporting Gov. Tom Corbett’s choice for the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth, for Superior Court Justice Correale Stevens. Confirmation should occur on June 24. A two-thirds majority in the State Senate is required to confirm the new justice, who will serve on an interim basis until the state’s voters select a new justice in November 2015.
Corbett has nominated former Democratic congressman Tim Holden to the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board and Gladys Brown, a lawyer for the Senate Democrats, to fill a spot on the state’s Public Utility Commission. His moves are seen as a buddying-up process.
GOP Ward Website Redirects Target Ward websites are rare, and those that do exist can’t afford cutting-edge changes. The last time the 59th Republican Ward had a website, it was busy attacking the old guard inside Republican City Committee. But now the City GOP factions are united, the GOP Ward’s website is (Cont. Next Page)
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SEPTA General Mgr. Joseph M. Casey; SEPTA Assistant Conductor Jordan Ranalli; and Ron Hopkins, SEPTA’s Assistant General Manager of Operations, at “Hiring Our Heros” job fair, held in conjunction with APTA conference. Job fair was exclusively for active-duty and former military. Ranalli joined SEPTA after serving in Army and Marines.
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SEPTA’s 2013 Rail Conference & International Rodeo showcased the transit system and the Philadelphia region as a whole to transit-industry professionals from throughout North America. It also provided a boost to the local economy, with the 1,150 attendees spending several days in the city and frequenting a variety of local businesses -- delivering a total local economic impact of $4,805,245, according to the Philadelphia Convention & Visitors Bureau. “The convention was a great opportunity to showcase SEPTA, the City of Philadelphia and the region as a whole,” said SEPTA General Mgr. Joseph M. Casey. “SEPTA is thrilled to have played a role in an event that helped support local businesses, and highlighted the best that the region has to offer.” SEPTA – the host transit
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(Cont. From Prev. Page) back this time attacking the Democrats. At GermantownGOP.com, a memo from the GOP asks why local media reported Democratic Mayor Nutter going to Harrisburg to plead for more money, but failed to mention the city GOP has already crafted a legislative solution that would solve the School District’s financial woes.
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CAWLEY and Pennsylvania Supreme Court President JUSTICE RON CASTILLE. The tone of the party was upbeat and this elephant believes the event is a sign of what a united party can do under the stewardship of a strong leader. The United States Army celebrated its 238th birthday on Jun. 14th. Events commemorating the founding of the Continental Army, the precursor of our modern army, were held throughout the county. A celebration was held in University City’s Clark Park on Saturday. The event included music, games, food and a dunk tank. City COUNCILMAN DAVID OH declined to participate in the dunk tank, but did read a citation to the veterans from City Council. Oh was a Captain in the US Army. Among the veterans running the event were residents and staff of Comfort House. Comfort House modeled after Ronald McDonald houses offers housing and food for veterans that are receiving treatment at the VA Hospital. The house also takes in homeless veterans. After a long day in the park, those helping with the event were invited to a reception sponsored by Comfort House EXECUTIVE DIR. DAVID KAMIONER at the home of local Republican WARD LEADER MATT WOLFE. A number of Philadelphia area female elephants were in Indiana, Pa. for the graduation of this year’s Anne Anstine (Cont. Page 16)
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Last Thursday night, Republican City Committee held its first fundraiser under the leadership of its new Chairman STATE REP. JOHN TAYLOR. The event was held at the Phoenix. The crowd included most of the ward leaders from both sides of the party’s civil war. Special guests included Pennsylvania LT. GOV. JIM
Tomorrow is the last day of school in the School District of Philadelphia. I’ll be at the Philadelphia Hilton on City Avenue tomorrow morning at 11 to see the 2013 Graduating Class of the students I affectionately refer to as The Children of the Corn take a big step toward adulthood. Actually, in the case of the kids at the Performance Learning Center, it’s often yet another step toward adulthood. Most of my kids are parents. All of them had dropped out (or had been asked to leave) school before. Their happy endings aren’t often there, or if they’ve gotten them, they’ve had to work really hard. So it’ll be cool to see them cross the stage and get their diplomas. I’m kind of glad they’re getting their diplomas and moving on with their lives, because my guess is the School District of Philadelphia is going to be a bit of a mess this time next year. Between budget cuts, massive (more than 3,000 people) layoffs, and other funding shenanigans, thanks to the abusive four-year-old that the district’s state overseers have become -- the 2013-14 school year already looks grim. It’s been an interesting year teaching media arts at the Performance Learning Center because of how much the teachers have had to pay for themselves this year. Not to mention how much the kids have had to pay. So it was interesting to see the person who got us into this mess by putting our School District into the hands of the abu(Cont. Page 16)
Yo! Here we go again with a good one. This is only for old people – Grandpa gets audited. The IRS decides to audit Grandpa and summons him to the IRS office. The IRS auditor was not surprised when Grandpa showed up with his attorney. The auditor said, “Well, sir, you have an extravagant lifestyle and no full-time employment, which you explain by saying that you win money gambling. I’m not sure the IRS finds that believable.” “I’m a great gambler and I can prove it,” says Grandpa. “How about a demonstration?” The auditor thinks for a moment and says, “Okay. Go ahead.” Grandpa says, “I’ll bet you a thousand dollars that I can bite my own eye.” The auditor thinks a moment and says, “It’s a bet.” Grandpa removes his glass eye and bites it. The auditor’s jaw drops. Grandpa says, “Now, I’ll bet you two thousand dollars that I can bite my other eye. “Now the auditor can tell Grandpa isn’t blind, so he takes the bet. Grandpa removes his upper and lower dentures and gently bites his good eye. The stunned auditor now realizes he has wagered and lost three grand – with Grandpa’s attorney as a witness. He starts to get nervous. “Want to go double or nothing?” Grandpa says, “I’ll bet you six thousand dollars that I can stand on one side of your desk and pee into that wastebasket on the other side, and never get a drop anywhere in between.” The auditor, twice burned, is cautious now, but he looks carefully and decides there’s no way this old guy could possibly manage that stunt, so he agrees again. So Grandpa stands beside the desk and unzips his pants, but although he strains mightily, he can’t make the stream reach the wastebasket on the other side, so he pretty much urinates all over the auditor’s desk. The auditor leaps with joy, realizing that he has just turned a major loss into a huge win. But Grandpa’s own attorney moans and puts his head in his hands. “Are you okay?” the auditor asks.” Says the attorney, “This morning, when Grandpa told me he’d been summoned for an audit, he bet me twenty-five thousand dollars that he could come in here and pee all over your desk and that you’d be happy about it!”
WHY IS MAYOR NUTTER IN CHICAGO? So asks Councilman Jim KENNEY in this critical time for our schools and city budget! Not REPORTED was the banner “Nutter resign now,” pulled from an aircraft over the US Open and Center City. A good line from Cromwell might be better: “BEGONE for all the good you have done.” Meanwhile DRAFT KATZ for Mayor has a Facebook page.... Kids rallied against school cuts while a petition to wipe out the School Reform Comm. gains headway! A GENERATION of kids could grow up (and tell their kids) of the SRC’s and Mayor’s school actions! REMEMBER Mayor Nutter’s first Inaugural Address? The Mayor was going to IMPROVE EDUCATION in our city. It was a talk of HOPE. Now kids’ education seems like Dante’s INFERNO: “Abandon Hope all ye who enter here.” See that Sunday news article by a writer who has known the Mayor for a long time, and says that in prevention, we ought not to select the next Mayor without close scrutiny. SEIU school members are fasting in front of CORBETT’S local office. BIRTHDAYS: Barbara BRADLEY had her 30th with sage hubby, Henry REDDY.... Danielle HALL’S was blasted on the net by her mom!.... Judge Paul PANEPINTO, ageless jurist, on 25th; PR giant Harriett LESSY (28th); Valuable Jeff Brown aide Tom DiBONA (30th)!! TRAFFIC Court Judge-elect Omar SABIR was given the LUCIEN BLACKWELL Award by Jannie Blackwell and Malik AZIZ. His son SAMIR was born on the 22nd at over (Cont. Page 16)
There were a number of VIPs walking the course at Merion this past weekend. Merion was the host of the US Open Golf Championship. CONGRESSMAN CHAKA FATTAH was seen talking to business executive and former Chamber of Commerce President NICK DeBENEDICTIS. The DeBenedictis family lives along the prestigious course in Ardmore and their home borders the 11th green. Also seen were Public Utility Commission COMMISSIONER ROB POWELSON and Centre Co. STATE SEN. JAKE CORMAN and his lovely wife. STATE SEN. LISA BOSCOLA of Lehigh Valley also attended along with her husband. Many politicians watched the tournament from the tough 15th hole where they saw golf superstars TIGER WOODS, RORY MCELROY, ERNIE ELS, JASON DAY and US Open winner JUSTIN ROSE, to name a few. Independence Blue Cross also hosted a hospitality tent where EXECUTIVE VP CHRIS CASHMAN enjoyed the sites and hosted many people. Democratic State Committee met once again in Lancaster Co. The number of gubernatorial candidates chose to attend even though this race is still very far off. Among them were STATE SEN. MIKE STACK and former Rendell cabinet member TOM WOLF. KATIE MCGINTY and ALLYSON SCHWARTZ set up tables and sent minions. ROB McCORD also attended. McCord has just set up his gubernatorial PAC which is a prelude usually to an official announcement of candidacy. Seen at the Prime Rib enjoying dinner were mayoral hopeful and mega-millionaire TOM KNOX and STATE SEN. MIKE STACK. At the same time, Senate MAJORITY LEADER DOMINIC PILEGGI was the guest of honor at a high-dollar sit-down dinner. The sponsors were high-powered lobbyist ROCCO PUGLIESE and many others. The always-reliable Chief of Staff to Sen. Pileggi, DAVE WOODS, was ubiquitous yet unobtrusive. Now the State Supreme Court has struck down challenges to the mandatory-70 retirement age, several new vacancies for judges will be created in Philadelphia. JIM CRUMLISH should be considered a good candidate. He ran a great race in the most-recent judicial elec(Cont. Page 16)
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AT PREVIEW for National Constitution Center’s “The 1968 Exhibit” are, from left, Jon Hitchcock, CBS3 general manager; Jeffrey Rosen, new NCC president and CEO; and Beasley Reece, CBS3’s sports director. Featuring images and video of Vietnam War, and a reconstructed Huey helicopPhoto by Bonnie Squires ter, exhibit runs to Sep. 2.
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Spann To Auction 200 PHA Properties The Phiadelphia Housing Authority is again teaming up with the nation’s premier realestate auction company to offer approximately 200 properties for sale at a big one-day event, Jul. 16. The announcement
came Tuesday on the 2100 block of N. Marston Street, where four of the houses are located. Max Spann Real Estate & Auction Co. has scheduled the auction for 10 a.m. at 1st District Plaza, 3801 Market Street.
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At PHA’s first auction in the fall of 2011, Max Spann sold 341 PHA properties, netting approximately $6.4 million for the housing authority. PHA is among more than 60 government entities nationwide for which Max Spann has conducted auctions. The properties are scattered throughout the city but the majority are located in North Philadelphia within close proximity to Center City. Max Spann will hold three auction informational sessions so that prospective bidders can review the lists of properties, get instructions on how the bidding process works, find out terms of the sale and ask any other questions. The sessions will be held from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Jun. 26 , Jul. 2 and Jul. 9 at Greater Grays Ferry Estates, 1800 S. 32nd Street. Those interested can visit http://www.maxspann.co m/auctions_property/248/Philly _pha for an entire list of the properties and a property information package, attend the auction and bid. More information can also be found on Max Spann’s Facebook page (Facebook.com/MaxSpann) and Twitter feed (@MaxSpann) or by calling 1 (888) 299-1438.
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Girard College, long a mainstay for underprivileged Philadelphians desirous of getting a great education, has joined the ranks of educational institutions facing economic implosion. We wonder why. With what founder Stephen Girard bequeathed to it – very-expensive and income-producing real estate that has only gone up in value – we need to ask the Board of City Trusts what truly contributed to the cessation of that institute’s residential and high-school programs. Many of the members on that Board are not only well known, but have a history of integrity when it comes to this institution. Some of them were graduates of Girard College. So was it lack of foresight, or continuing practices of spending on programming not essential to the core mission, that has led to lessening the effectiveness of Girard College? We would like to have some answers. For starters, how about opening the books to honor the request of alumni who are seeking more information? It would be interesting to know the salaries of those at the school responsible for its downward spiral.
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(Cont. From Page 6) Excellence in Public Service Series. The program was founded 12 years ago by Pennsylvania’s representative to the Republican National Committee, CHRISTINE TORETTI. The program was named for Toretti’s predecessor on the RNC and former Chairperson of the Pennsylvania Republican Party. The series held training sessions designed to train women for
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(Cont. From Page 6) sive-four-year-old Commonwealth in the first place bemoaning this fact in, of all places, the Philadelphia Daily News. State Rep. Dwight Evans was one of the geniuses who decided it would be better for the School District if it were managed by the Commonwealth. But in his Daily News column, Rep. Evans decried “Harrisburg Syndrome” … or how the abusive four-year-old has been treating the School District toy that he gave him years ago.
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(Cont. From Page 6) 7 lb. Two deserved gifts! BIG GRIN on Monica SANTORO of Penn’s Landing on the graduation of a son and daughter! Councilman DAVID OH spoke at Mast Charter graduation.... Retiring too soon is Beth HALIBURTON (13 th Ward) as a counselor. Ceremony is on the 20 th at Tierra
politics and public office. Of the 19 women in this year’s class, five are from the Philadelphia area: RENEE CHESLER, DENISE FUREY, SHARON GIANPORCARO, GABRIELA GUARACAO and MICHELLE LEONARD. Gianporcaro is currently a Deputy DA in Montgomery Co. and is running for Common Pleas in this year. Other Philadelphia-area residents attending the festivities included Chester Co. SHERIFF BUNNY
WELCH and Pennsylvania Superior Court JUDGE SUSAN PEIKES GANTMAN, as well as local Republican activists A.J. RICHTER and NANCY PRICE. Gantman, who is from Montgomery Co., will be on the ballot in November for retention. Other Philadelphia graduates of the program include FARAH JIMENEZ, KAREN CHIZEK, KELLY PRESKI, PEG RECUPIDO, ANITA ZALEWSKI and JUDY MANNIX.
“A physician would look at the condition of public education in Pennsylvania and call for broad-spectrum antibiotics in the form of money,” Evans said. “Not just your garden-variety antibiotic, but consistent, broadbased funding ... to provide for the ‘thorough and efficient’ education system called for in our state constitution. “There, I said it – taxes. Taxes dedicated to public education and not subject to political whims.” He was writing this piece in support of an increase in the liquor-by-the-drink tax that City
Council is considering. A deal is being worked out instead to increase cigarette taxes, something that might be just the impetus some folks need to stop lighting up. Now, I won’t get into the Charter Schools law that he coupled with this school takeover, a law that’s helped Evans get a shekel or two over the last 11 years, but I find it droll that Evans has found religion when it comes to the public schools. But you don’t know what kind of mess you’ve left until you turn around and see how many people it takes to clean it up. Evans left a Superfund site.
Colombiana on N. 5th Street. GET WELL: Eleanor DEZZI and recovering hubby had a rooftop Father’s Day meal at Magee Rehab!... The BONNER family gave a super welcome to Honor Flight WW2 Vets in Springfield! A grand Father’s Day picnic was held in Francisville by former members of the headlinegenerating Morocco’s Gang (1970s), now top citizens....
LIT ULTRA Pub on N. 2nd Street of JOE DOC is now most popular with professionals. Johnny DOC and Local 98 came out to support Gay Papa Run for Prostate Cancer Cure. Councilman Bob HENON, survivor, was there.... LOCAL 332 completed a top Bowling Tourney. State Rep. Vanessa BROWN and her PA. Legislative Black Caucus will give reading diaries and game boards to kids for a summer reading program!
City Hall Sam (Cont. From Page 6) tions and made sure to stay close to CONGRESSMAN BOB BRADY. No one can be successful as a judicial candidate, for the most part without Brady’s support. The question remains whether congressional candidate BRENDAN BOYLE will run for both his State Rep seat and Congress at the same time. The Northeast legislative scene has been complicated by the approved redistricting plan that merges the seats of STATE REPS. JOHN SABATINA and ED NEILSON. A huge battle looms unless the situation can be resolved. One resolution would be to have Neilson fill the Boyle seat. Stay tuned....
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lawyers are getting rich helping undeserving claimants get benefits. As someone in the trenches in this field, I can assure you this is not the case. An experienced disability lawyer carefully screens cases before agreeing to represent
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by Michael P. Boyle, Esq. I discussed in recent columns some of the misconceptions that appeared in recent media coverage of the Social Security disability program. One popular myth is that
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