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Contents Cover illustration by Daniel Zender April 20-26, 2011

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10 The Bud-dy system Is the nation’s leading legalization group too white to succeed?

PhillyNOW 7 Special K Kensington “originals” recall a neighborhood’s pride.

8 Helping Hands Should welfare recipients undergo mandatory drug testing?

ARTs & CulTuRe 22 Calendar PW ’s picks for the week. fOOd 25 Killer Bee’s Tyson Bee’s is the food-truck equivalent of crack.

sTAGe 32 Close to Home Sometimes, the American Dream isn’t always what it seems.

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sCReeN 34 Wedding Crasher An unlikeable hero

PHillyNoW And the creativity award goes to... Republican mayoral candidate John Featherman. He uses a fake convo with Gaddafi to bash Democrats.

Style Fake eyelashes: Apparently no longer only for humans.

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Special K

Kensington “originals” keep neighborhood pride alive.

In Philly, the word “Kensington” means crime, drugs and poverty. In other words: trash. The neighborhood is routinely described as “teeming with drugs and prostitution” by the Philadelphia Inquirer.

The neighborhood’s rep got even worse last year when the Kensington Strangler terrorized residents for more than three months. By the time a DNA hit in the statewide system led to the arrest of 22-year-old Antonio Rodriguez in January, three women were dead.

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search for the Strangler, PW spotlighted a Facebook group called “Stop the Kensington Strangler—before he catches someone you love.” Started by a well-known charismatic neighborhood guy named Richie Antipuna, the group became a sounding board for frustration with a perceived lack of effort to catch the killer and the feeling that the

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Now, it’s been three months since the arrest. Reporters and cameras are long gone.

The extra police presence, which many residents argue never existed to begin with, is gone, too.

“Same old shit,” says 40-year-old Karen Quick over a beer at a recent get-together of old friends who grew up in Kensington before the word itself became a curse.

Same old shit means that the intersection of Kensington Avenue and Somerset Street is still one of the city’s most notorious openair drug markets and prostitutes strolling the seedy strip beneath the El are still regularly beaten, choked and raped.

“You won’t hear about it in the news but

It’s a recent Saturday night and the first official Kenzo Pride event is going down at the Crazy Leprechaun, owned

by Antipuna in the past and now run by another “original Kenzo.”

Inside, young men in Phillies caps smile and exchange tough-guy headlock hugs.

DJ Too Tuff—an internationally renowned turntablist who grew up in Kensington— pumps old-school hip-hop to a crowd of 60 or so people.

Shirts emblazoned with “Kenzo Pride” and “K&A,” local shorthand for the intersection of Kensington and Allegheny avenues, are on sale behind the bar.

A woman’s crying. It’s Heather Barton.

“Oh my God,” she says. “This is one of my friends’ sons! I haven’t seen him in 10 years!” Barton gestures at a sweet-faced boy with a neck tattoo who smiles sheepishly.

All over the bar, similar shrieks of recognition are followed by hugs and backslapping.

Nearby, Ed C. Martin Sr., sporting a Jim Thome Phillies jersey, leans against the wall sipping a beer.

“Original Kenzo,” he says by way of introduction. “Hope & Allegheny.”

Martin says he sees a difference in the community since the Strangler.

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people are dying down here every day,” says “original Kenzo” Ericka Harris-Dougherty, 39, at the get-together at Crazy Leprechaun, a bar in Port Richmond. “But [the problem’s not] Kensington—it’s the people coming down here for the drugs.”

“When we grew up we took pride in our streets and neighborhood. Next thing you know drug dealers came here and pushed us out,” adds Joan Samacicia, 39. “I had three kids. I had to move because I found [drug paraphernalia] in our backyard.”

It’s a common story. These days there’s a sort of Kenzo diaspora.

“Everyone lives everywhere,” she says.

One thing has changed in the wake of the Strangler: An emerging Kenzo Pride movement, fueled by self-declared original Kenzos is taking hold. They say they won’t let their self-respect—or memories—die along with the neighborhood.

It seems strange that a renaissance of Kensington pride is the direct result of being terrorized by a serial killer, but that’s how it happened.

says Martin. With a 19-year-old female relative struggling with drugs out on the Avenue while the Strangler was on the loose, the threat was personal.

“She could have been next,” he says. “She’s in rehab now.”

Martin gestures at a poster on the wall with R.I.P. messages scribbled in marker around a picture of Billy McCue. “We’re actually watching out for each other right here,” he says. A few weeks ago, McCue was killed by a hit-and-run while out celebrating his 20th birthday. He was the son of original Kenzos, who friends say are both deceased. Proceeds from the door and Tshirt sales are going to surviving family.

“That’s my best friend’s son,” Martin says, nodding. “We always took care of our own.”

Pulling together is both about pride and practicality: Residents who can’t or otherwise didn’t take part in the exodus feel left on their own to survive in the new Kensington.

“People in this neighborhood, if they’re not exploitable, they’re expendable,” says Cheri Honkala, the party’s most famous attendee. Honkala is a longtime Philly activist whose current run for the Sheriff’s Office is never mentioned without the accompanying facts that she has been arrested somewhere between 80 and 200 times and is the mother of Mark Webber, a Hollywood director and actor.

“We realize that city services don’t include us, have never included us,” says Honkala, sipping a Heineken Light.

While she’s talking, a guy yells goodnaturedly at a group of giggling girls, “If you only got one baby-daddy, you ain’t a Kenzo!”

The joke is typical of the night and of the Facebook group.

While the inside jokes play off the caricature of a Kenzo as a toothless drug addict, there’s a fine line: they’re understandably defensive about it to outsiders.

“Most of us Kenzos are sane and have teeth,” declares a woman who sidles up next to Antipuna at the bar. To that, Richie promptly flicks a bridge out of his mouth, wiggles his tongue through the gap and gives the thumbs up.

“He made the Facebook group right?” the woman asks. “I’m up all night because of this sonofabitch! I’m K.P.A.! Kensington Pride Addicted!”

Now everyone starts talking about the Facebook group, how much fun it is to remember the old days.

“What Richie did was bring our memories back,” chimes in another woman.

Antipuna relays an anecdote. Recently, he chatted with a friend’s teenage son.

“I [asked], where do you live? What area is this?” says Antipuna. The kid responded, “North Philly.”

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Ain’t that Rich: Antipuna says drugs may have forced “original Kenzos” out of their homes, but they can’t kill their pride.

tragedy regularly going down in Kensington would not be tolerated anywhere else in the city. Then the group was mysteriously shut down.

So last month, at the urging of friends, Antipuna started a new group called “Kenzo Pride.”

With more than 2,800 members and growing daily, the group’s wall is a digital high school reunion, party line and repository for Kenzo in-jokes: A Kenzo dustpan is a ripped-up cereal box; Kenzo shrimp are hard pretzels dipped in ketchup; and so on.

Antipuna says the Facebook group is just the beginning of the Kensington Pride movement, which he’s promoting from all angles: Along with his creative partner, Heather Barton, Antipuna hosts The Richie Antipuna Show, a hyperlocal video magazine produced in partnership with Woodshop Films. He also hosts Live Talk with Richie Antipuna on BlogTalk Radio online.

Antipuna says he’s even in talks to run for City Council on the Green Party ticket. He’s also taking it upon himself to establish April 22 as official Kensington Pride Day—chosen as a reference to the retro phrase scribbled in high school yearbooks: “You’re 2 good 2 be 4-gotten.”

“Kensington isn’t a place [anymore],” muses Antipuna. “It’s a state of mind.”

“Most of the people in Kenzo Pride don’t live in Kensington anymore,” concedes Antipuna, who grew up at A Street and Allegheny Avenue but lives in Port Richmond with his wife and children. “They live in Jersey, the Far Northeast, but they’re still hanging on to their Kenzo Pride. That’s what it’s all about.”

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“If we’re giving someone a free taxpayer check, we should be able to ask for something in return,” says the Republican, who’s proposing mandatory drug testing for recipients of public funds.

Which is where the big deal comes in. This bipartisan legislation doesn’t sit too well with the slew of health and law organizations that officially oppose welfare drug testing. And Alloway has been under the gun ever since.

“I’m not sure how that’s a violation of someone’s rights,” says Alloway, who represents Adams, Franklin and York counties.

It’s just a condition of getting the welfare check.”

Alloway and 15 Republican and Democrat lawmakers created SB 719 to chip away at the state’s policy of what state Department of Welfare head Gary Alexander has called “when in doubt, hand it out.” The lawmakers’ goal is to make sure those receiving public funds aren’t spending taxpayers’ money on anything but the bare necessities.

Alloway’s bill still has a few holes, about which he and his colleagues are upfront: The lawmakers have yet to decide which drugs to test for and how the testing will be conducted (blood, urine, hair, etc.) And it’s unclear what will happen to the families if the household leader tests positive for drugs and is sent to rehabilitation (Alloway says he would consider continuing payments to families of those being rehabilitated). Oh, and there’s no price tag. Because of that, no one knows if the program would end up costing more than the $39.5 million per year the 288,000 welfare recipients in Pennsylvania currently collect (about $136 per month, per person, on average). When asked about this, Alloway says, “Does it matter if it costs more in that scenario? This is long-term. If we’re helping people get their lives straight, get off drugs and become a better member of society, it’ll cost less in the long run, anyway.”

Here’s what has been solidified in the bill: It would affect those between the ages of 1865; a random sampling of 5 percent of welfare recipients throughout the state would be subjected to tests every six months; and, according to Alloway, those who fail would be put in a drug rehabilitation program run through the Dept. of Welfare.

But even after the bill’s specifics are hammered out, it will face a tough climb to Corbett’s desk. At least 15 organizations oppose welfare drug testing, including National Advocates for Pregnant Women and the American Civil Liberties Union, which has

successfully challenged similar legislation in the past.

“Conducting a drug test is a search,” says Andy Hoover, legislative director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, which is ready to strike if and when Alloway’s bill is passed.

“So, for the government to do that, they must have some suspicion. To implement a blanket testing program, that’s going to have some Constitutional problems.”

Some of those who’ve turned to public funds see something more sinister in the prospect of peeing in a cup for Uncle Sam. “Just because I’m poor doesn’t mean I’m a drug addict,” says Tara Colon, 35, of Kensington. “And a drug addict’s not poor because she’s on drugs. There are plenty of rich drug addicts, that has nothing to do with poverty, it has to do with someone’s emotional state.”

Colon, a mom of four, has been on and off public assistance for the last 15 years. During that time, she says she’s worked in more than 10 blue-collar industries—sometimes several at the same time—but none has provided her a wage high enough to raise her family.

“I’m not saying there aren’t poor folks that are into drugs,” says Colon, who gets by with the help of food stamps, medical and childcare services from the state. “But there are just as many folks well off that are into drugs. I think [testing is] uncalled-for and unwarranted … People have worked their entire lives, have paid taxes, have had children die at war, you’re going to have them take a drug test?”

“That would be harsh, I think,” says Thomas Young, a former addict who now prefers to go by Muhammad. “You’re only going to test the poor, the ones who are trying to make the best of a bad situation?”

Muhammad, who spent a good portion of his life in and out of rehabilitation centers and prison, lives at the New Jerusalem Laura Recovery House on Norris Street in North Philadelphia and is celebrating a year clean this week.

But Alloway maintains that his intentions are pure.

“I’m not all hardcore, you know, ‘Throw them on the streets, they’re no good,’” says Alloway. “That’s not who I am. I recognize a drug addiction for what it is. I just want to help people do better in life, get them the job skills they need to make an impact on society … Sure, this bill is carrot and stick, but I want it to be more carrot.”

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tion of marijuana—so getting a medical marijuana law passed in Pennsylvania is a priority for the PhillyNORML crew.

Finally, a bit of levity: “Smoke-out at the Liberty Bell,” Goldstein half-jokes, as the conversation switches over to 4/20—National Pot Smoking Day. “There are some local glass blowers who’ll give us [pipes] to raffle off [at 4/20 events]—you know, they’re for tobacco only,” Goldstein deadpans.

Not a single speck of weed has been lit over the course of the 90-minute meeting.

Disappointing, maybe. But not as disap-

pointing as the fact that there was nary a mention of one of the most persuasive arguments out there—one recently adopted

by NORML—for the end of marijuana prohibition: That legalization can and should be looked at as a civil rights issue.

A spate of recent studies—including the 2010 report Targeting Blacks for Marijuana, prepared by New York-based Marijuana Arrest Research Project—confirm that around the country, blacks and Hispanics are disproportionately arrested for pot possession compared with whites, even though whites use marijuana at a higher rate.

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Director Rob Dougherty, shaggy haired Secretary Derek Rosenzweig, and neatly dressed Communications Director Chris Goldstein (who looks more like a lawyer, or maybe a detective, than your average weed activist) apprise attendees of the status and minutiae of medical marijuana bills on the table in Pennsylvania and elsewhere around the country.

It’s not the most enthralling discussion, but it’s a necessary one. NORML has long considered the widespread acceptance of medical marijuana the clearest path to its ultimate goal—across-the-board legaliza-

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It’s a Thursday night in early April, and two dozen or so people are huddled around a table inside West Philly’s anarchist community center A-Space talking about weed. It’s the bi-monthly open meeting of the local chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)—the leading brand in the legalization movement—and the only thing hanging in the air is the smell of serious business.

Medical marijuana dominates the first half of the conversation as bearded, ponytailed PhillyNORML Executive

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A recent PW story explored the 4-to-1 racial disparity in pot arrests in Philadelphia: Of the 4,904 adults picked up for marijuana possession in 2010, only 813 were white and nearly all the rest were black. The story also explored the potentially devastating consequences of just one minor weed charge on communities of color: No loans, no public assistance, no public housing, no jobs.

Legalization, some in the article argued, is the only way to eradicate this tool of racial discrimination. And much like the medical marijuana argument has gained ground by appealing to people’s sense of compassion toward the sick and terminally ill, a legalization strategy framed within the context of civil rights could possibly convert the anti-legalization crowd by appealing to their sense of social justice. That any perceived harm from marijuana use is far outweighed by the potential longlasting harm that comes from possession arrests. Public opinion shifts, elected officials take notice, pro-legalization bills are more easily passed, and everyone is free to spark up in peace.

On paper, it actually seems feasible. But there’s a big problem: PhillyNORML is too white.

There are hardly any minority voices within the organization that can help make such a case. All of its leaders are white. Most of its members and regular volunteers are white. At tonight’s A-Space meeting, only two black people dropped by; for one, it was her first NORML meeting.

Unfortunately, that’s the norm for NORML. “We’ll have a few AfricanAmericans come to our meetings and events from time to time, but then we never hear from them again,” says PhillyNORML secretary Derek Rosenzweig.

And it’s not just the Philadelphia chapter.

Allen St. Pierre, NORML’s executive director, estimates that only about 10 percent of NORML’s roughly 15,000 dues-paying members are nonwhite. “I’d be shocked if it was any more than that,” he says over the phone from the organization’s Washington, D.C., headquarters.

St. Pierre says that every one of NORML’s seven-person staff is white, and adds that the same goes for the leadership at most of NORML’s 150-plus chapters around the country. He recalls one NORML conference in the ’90s that drew about 500 people, “but I counted no more than five black people there.” Things haven’t gotten a whole lot better since then, he notes. “It’s a big problem.”

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and the absence of minorities within the organization has created the perception that PhillyNORML is primarily working to ensure that the white pot smokers of the world can get high without worry. Oftentimes, it appears that NORML isn’t keen on straying from its comfort

zone, where its traditional base of young white college kids hang—local events and outreach usually go down in University City, Fishtown, Old City, Rittenhouse Square (at PW’s annual Concerts in the Park, for example), and even Warminster, where they’re holding a bowling fundraiser on Saturday. But seldom do they happen in predominantly black locales like North Philly (except for at Temple) or Southwest Philly.

PhillyNORML events often feature musical acts, but typically they’re jam bands or psychedelic rock bands. Less often do they feature hip-hop, R&B or other genres that draw people of color. Reps from the local chapter insist they’ve tried to set up hip-hop shows, but have often run into unforeseen logistical problems—shows “fall through,” or they find that venues around town charge double or triple for insurance premiums if a hip-hop act is on the bill.

Whatever the reason, PhillyNORML hasn’t been able to capture the people most affected by the war on weed.

At its inception in 1970, NORML’s membership was predominantly white because at the time it was much easier for whites to publicly advocate marijuana legalization without repercussions than minorities.

Since then, St. Pierre admits, outreach has taken a backseat to NORML’s consuming lobbying efforts, such as the medical marijuana fight, which has swallowed up most of the group’s limited resources (including their annual budget of less than $1 million) over the past 20 years.

St. Pierre says the organization focused on medical marijuana because “that’s what we had to do.” His analogy is “Churchill in World War II saying, ‘Yeah, I’ll go fight Rommel in the desert,’ and they said, ‘Why? You don’t have to.’ And Churchill said, ‘Because we need to win somewhere.

We’re losing everywhere.’ Medical marijuana has been the means to establish a toehold to turn prohibition around.”

PhillyNORML likewise cites a lack of money and manpower. “There’s a lot of ground to cover out here,” says Goldstein.

“It’s a big city. We do the best we can. As a nonprofit volunteer organization with less than $10,000 a year, we can only do as much as our resources allow.”

Dougherty acknowledges that it’s difficult to argue the civil-rights angle when those most affected by marijuana prohibition aren’t engaged in the fight. “People of color are the ones mainly being arrested for these crimes,” he says after the meeting.

“So they need to be out on the streets with us marching against this and being vocal about it … It can’t be just a bunch of white people that’s gonna get [legalization] done.”

Once busted for pot possession during a stop-and-frisk in Philly, Dougherty also recognizes that the effort to draw in people of color, or to even talk about legalization as a civil-rights issue, is exceedingly difficult given the perception, fair or not, that NORML is just looking out for whites.

And while Dougherty concedes that NORML could put more effort into outreach—“We can definitely do more …we

need to get involved in those areas of the city”—he also says activism is a two-way street. “We can only reach out so much— there’s got to be a hand on the other side to reach out to.”

St. Pierre agrees on both fronts. “We are shooting ourselves in the foot eternally if we do not do this minority outreach.” But, he adds, they “must be willing to reach out to NORML, too. “To stick your head in the firing line, you could lose your family, your profession, your freedom, all of those things.

But for true reform to happen, the aggrieved have to make self-sacrifices. The minority community has to take responsibility and have the courage to step up and become engaged in their own liberation. It’s astounding how much reform has already happened with so little resources. If we could even get one percent of minority cannabis users in this country to put some skin in the game, we could win this pretty easily.”

And minorities do appear

reluctant to join one of the biggest civil-rights issues facing them. As much as NORML hasn’t reached out to them, they haven’t shown much interest in publicly advocating for legalization, either. The biggest impediment? Fear of becoming even more of a target for harassment or arrest than they already are.

“I think that maybe a lot of white people forget that it’s a privilege to be able to come out and say publicly, ‘I smoke weed and this is something I feel should be able to do.’ You can’t really do that when you’re black,” says “Frida,” a 21-year-old Drexel student and one of the two non-white people at the PhillyNORML meeting (she requested anonymity).

“Hell no!” says a 34-year-old black man and proud weed smoker, waiting for a bus near Ridge and Cecil B. Moore avenues, when asked if he’d fight for his right to toke. “They’ll come knockin’ at my door and lock my ass up!” he says, looking over at his friend and laughing.

Lesra, a 22-year-old Drexel student and aspiring rapper who says he’s been stopped-and-frisked countless times since he was 14, says, “Black people don’t protest weed laws ’cause we don’t fuck with cops.”

Another issue, says Linn Washington—a Temple journalism professor who has written extensively about the war on weed and is an advocate of marijuana legalization—is that Philly’s minority community leaders lack the will to encourage the cause of legalization to their constituents. He points to the vilification of Alice Huffman, president of the California NAACP, who last year endorsed California’s pro-legalization Proposition 19 ballot initiative (which ultimately failed to pass) on the grounds that it was a civil-rights issue. She was then blasted by anti-legalization forces, particularly the black church. “It is a ridiculous thought to advocate for blacks to stay high … how do you educate an intoxicated mind?” Bishop Ron Allen, president of the International Faith Based Coalition and

one of Huffman’s fiercest critics, told NPR last year.

“Who wants to be vilified for this?” says Washington. “Society has pushed this discussion of marijuana prohibition to the fringes of the public debate, so anybody who brings [legalization] up is seen as some sort of radical or just an outright nut.

Many of these leaders—whether elected or appointed or self-presumed—are so timid when it comes to this issue. They’d rather go along to get along.”

And then there’s the curious case of Ed Forchion, better known around these parts as “NJWeedman,” which illustrates a gulf in tactics that exists between NORML and some in the black community. For the better part of a decade, Forchion was the loudest, most visible black weed activist in South Jersey and Philly (if not the nation)— a cult hero of sorts that people took to calling the “Superhero of the Potheads.”

A one-time long-haul trucker and unrepentant cross-country weed smuggler, Forchion was busted by Camden County cops in 1997 with 40 pounds of marijuana and faced 20 years in jail. For three years, he tried to wiggle his way out of the charges, waging a public battle against the state of New Jersey and the nation’s marijuana laws. Along the way, he formed the one-man Legalize Marijuana Party and unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House and the New Jersey General Assembly. Finally, in 2000, he took a plea deal, served 17 months, and was paroled on the condition that he wouldn’t publicly advocate the use of marijuana. Forchion promptly filmed and aired a series of pro-weed commercials on local TV and got tossed back in prison, where he filed a writ of habeas corpus (styled after Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”) claiming he’d been unlawfully imprisoned for exercising his right to free speech. A federal judge agreed and sprung him after five months.

Forchion, now 46, then started smoking weed regularly in front of the Liberty Bell and other public places to protest marijuana laws—he’s been arrested over 30 times—and then split three years ago for Los Angeles, where he currently operates a weed dispensary called the Liberty Bell Temple and runs two growing operations. Last year, during a visit home he got busted in Mt. Holly, N.J. with a pound of weed in his trunk. He’s awaiting a court date this summer, where he intends to once again put weed laws on trial as part of his defense. But he won’t be calling NORML for support.

“I reached out to NORML so many times, but they never wanted any part of me,” says Forchion over the phone. “I needed their help when I was fighting these stupid-ass laws, and I tried to get involved with what they were doing and bring all my supporters to them, but I was never accepted.”

Forchion says NORML founder Keith Stroup has called him a “joke” and a “loser,” telling him that his antics helped set the marijuana reform movement back.

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All you really need to celebrate 4/20—the holiest of weed holidays—is a few friends to puff with, some soft grass to lay on and, of course, some primo vegetation to inhale. Actually, though nice, the friends and the soft grass are optional. But if you’re looking for something a touch more “formal” to help mark the day, there’s a few things going on around town. Note: Some of these events are on the down-low, so you might have to do a bit of extra work on your own to get all the details.

Is there a more perfectly named band for today’s festivities than Gangstagrass? The New York City combo blends bluegrass textures (banjo, fiddle and dobro) with raw hip-hop beats, scratching and the dynamic, emotional flow of Bronx rapper T.O.N.E-z. It’s actually a lot better, and a lot less gimmicky, than you might imagine. And you’ve probably already heard at least one of their tunes—“Long Hard Times to Come” is the (Emmy-nominated) theme to the FX series Justified. We can picture fans of stoner-favorite G. Love being way into these guys. 8pm, $8.

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disobedience, like Malcolm X and Martin Luther King did,” Forchion argues. “I took it as a civil-rights argument from the very beginning, and NORML never talked about it like that until recently.”

When asked about Forchion, Dougherty smiles. It’s obvious he’s got at least some admiration for the Weedman’s cojones, but he sticks to the party line. “NORML’s official policy is no civil disobedience. We have to go through the system.”

St. Pierre isn’t quite so diplomatic. “The problem is, [Forchion’s] the wrong voice. He wanted to legally change his name to ‘Just A Nigga.’

How embarrassing is that to the black community? … Unfortunately he’s scared the bejeezus out of people from Newark to Philly because he’s a loose cannon … that nobody wants to get close to.

“From an activist point of view he’s a negative force,” St. Pierre continues. “He’s not a credible change agent … Repulsing and turning off the body politic may feel good, and I’ve been there, I’ve done it. But in the end, we want results.”

But Prof. Washington, who’s written about Forchion’s exploits over the years, thinks NORML missed a golden opportunity to connect with the black community.

“Some of the things Ed’s done are totally outrageous … but he was getting attention for the cause,” says Washington. “When Ed was going through his things, NORML wouldn’t support him. That was totally absurd. That was an occasion where a little bit of togetherness could have advanced the ball. But NORML didn’t take advantage of it and it’s really hurt them. Yes, you need some people to take a quieter approach, but you need different people doing different things as long as they’re all working toward a common goal.”

Forchion still keeps tabs on PhillyNORML from 3,000 miles away.

He’s not averse to offering them some tips on how to attract Philly’s minority community to help advance the legalization effort. “Get local rappers on board to make songs about PhillyNORML—they’ll do it. Go on local black radio and talk about weed. Go around and put up signs,” he advises. “They’re small, they’re all volunteers … what they really should do is just hire a black person to … be a liaison to North Philly and places like that.”

Can linking up with a rapper really convince minorities to join the fray? “It could end up cheesy, but if you get someone like Wiz Khalifa or the Roots to mention NORML in a song, maybe people will Google ’em,” says Jimmy, a 23-year-old African-American Temple student who says he’s stopped all the time in North Philly by cops looking for weed.

And with PhillyNORML already so strapped for cash, where would funds to hire people come from? Dougherty laughs when asked if they can get money from NORML. But St. Pierre says a lifeline may be on the way in the form of the tentatively dubbed “Minority Marijuana Project” that NORML intends to roll out in 2012. Details are still to be hammered out, but St. Pierre says modest funds could be made available to individual chapters’ outreach efforts.

Despite the challenges, PhillyNORML has made head-

way. Spurred by the 2010 report Targeting Blacks for Marijuana, Goldstein crunched the 2009 Philadelphia pot possession arrest numbers from the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System database and when he discovered the 4-to-1 disparity in black vs. white arrests he took those numbers to city officials. “I spent hours meeting with the deputy mayor, the police department, the district attorney, all to help the people who are getting arrested,” says Goldstein. The data persuaded District Attorney Seth Williams to create Philadelphia’s Small Amounts of Marijuana (SAM) diversion program last June. It mandates that anyone busted with 30 grams or less of weed gets the option of a $200 fine and a three-hour treatment class in lieu of a court date and possible prison time.

“That’s a tangible change we’ve gone through this year,” says Goldstein.

But he concedes there is more work to be done. “I wish there were more African-Americans that were more regularly a part of our organization.

The door is open here at PhillyNORML. But no matter what anybody thinks, what the perceptions are, we’re going to keep working to stop people, all people, from getting arrested. Do you have to be black in order to try to change the system to make it better for black people? No. The end game here is to legalize marijuana for everybody.” n

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Prom trash 420 The Dumpsta Players know prom is wasted on the young. And the sober. So for the past 15 years, DJ K-Tell and his rotating ensemble of gender-bending thespians have been celebrating this annual rite of passage, sans prama, keeping it real and hauling this socalled institution into the gutter. During its competition to crown the next prom queen, hair might get pulled and drinks tossed, but the topsy-turvy world they create in the cozy confines of South Street’s venerable dive bar is far more welcoming and hilarious than the genuine article, allowing nerds, sluts, sissies and, well, just plain freaks to strut their stuff.

The ensemble’s mix of karaoke, cheap beer and drag encourages audience participation, so get sloppy drunk, heckle, or unleash your inner diva and vie for the title. This year, the event coincides with the stoner day of observance, which provides its theme. Support the environment by going green. raYMOND siMON 10pm. $1.99. Bob & Barbara’s Lounge, 1509 South St. 215.545.4511. dumpstaplayers.org

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Iron & Wine Upon his emergence nearly a decade ago, folk troubadour Sam Beam, better known as Iron & Wine, single-handedly made big bushy beards cool for indie kids. And then those freshly minted beardos started dressing like farmers, discovered their inner agrarian, and began growing asparagus on their rooftops. And then they bought Priuses and eco-friendly light bulbs. And then virtually every major corporation jumped on board the burgeoning green movement. Therefore, yes: Iron & Wine has quite literally helped save the earth. So if you haven’t yet checked out Beam’s magnificent tunes—which have evolved from the whispery acoustic fare of his first album to the richly orchestrated and assertive country-rock of his new Kiss Each Other Clean—you owe him at least that. M.a.G. 8:30pm. $29.50. With the Low Anthem.

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2nd Annual Kenzinger Challenge To think of Fishtown is to conjure images of the city’s hippest domain, but the very name of the neighborhood suggests that something else swam beneath the current long before the cool kids floated to the surface: behold the mighty shad. Now in its third year, Shadfest is a celebration of the riverfront’s ecological past and present, and these river herrings have spawned a great party. Local bands rock the mainstage all day, featuring headliners Black Landlord. Nibbles are available from vendors including Johnny Brenda’s, which offers a hickory smoked version of the celebrated fish.

But the highlight for Shadfest is the 2nd Annual Kenzinger Challenge, a scavenger hunt that has participants sleuth around neighborhood bars and breweries. Hunters piece together information on the history of imbibing and participate in beer-themed activities, like Beer Boot Camp at Philadelphia Brewing Company. Proceeds benefit the Friends of Penn Treaty Park. MiCaela hester Noon-3pm. $25. Penn Treaty Park.

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If you recall the episode in which Bart finds a three-eyed fish in the river near Mr. Burns’ power plant, or the one where Lisa creates a perpetual motion machine, this may not come as a huge surprise.

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Femi Kuti needed strong shoulders to bear the mantle of his father Fela Kuti after his ’97 death. No worries. He has not only upheld his father’s legacy but pushed that jazzy afrobeat sound in new poppier directions while incorporating other rhythmic influences such as Latin and Carribean music. With his fifth solo disc, Africa for Africa, the 49-year old Femi releases his finest album to date. Bristling with political outrage (“Bad Government”) and furious grooves (“Make We Remember”), it honors afrobeat’s musical spirit while settling into Femi’s uniquely smoother, more soulful, dubby jams. Unlike past albums that pandered to American hip-hop or his genetic

9pm. $30-$53. With DJ Ruder1. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215.222.1400. worldcafelive.com

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True story: The last time I saw veteran Scottish post-rock/space-rock outfit Mogwai—at the Troc about two years ago—they were playing an especially spectacular version of their sprawling “Mogwai Fear Satan” and a guy standing in front of me at the back of the room was jumping up and down, shouting “Yeah! YEAH!” every few moments. And then, right as Mogwai did one of its patented turn-on-a-dime, jet-engine-roar-to-youcan-hear-a-pin-drop dynamic shifts, the guy turned to his friend and shouted, “Oh my God, this song makes me wanna jerk off!”

Everyone heard it. Everyone cracked up. But they probably understood. Perhaps there’s more orgasmic aural delights in store tonight as Mogwai returns to town behind their awesomely titled Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will. MiChael alaN GOlDberG

Plant II, the guitarist fucks with our heads by playing much of his crazy-impossible music on banjo (e.g., “Lamborghini Helicopter,” “I’m Too Good for You,” “Sacchetto Mal D’Aria,” “Forcep Protection”). The extraordinary sonic color, rhythmic daredevilry and sheer filth coming from Seabrook’s instruments can be downright alarming—if someone can explain what is happening at 1:15 on “Kush Lamps Ablaze,” please do. Drummer/ brother Jared Seabrook and bassist Tom Blancarte help keep it fun. Catch ’em live and you’re surely in for it. DaviD r. aDler

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Black Pride Week Philadelphia Black Gay Pride is kicking off its annual Black Pride celebration this week, starting off the events with the Mr. and Miss Philadelphia Black Gay Pride Pageant. Hosted by extraordinary illusionist and MC Rayceen Pendarvis (who has been in demand at more than her fair share of black gay pride events in the past), the event will feature a dance competition organized by the Smoke, Lilies and Jade Arts Initiative, whose mission is to honor the stories of HIV-positive gay, lesbian and bisexual African-Americans. And this is only the prelude to a week-long fest that includes a Thug Divas mini-ball, fashion show, BYOB bowling and spoken-word poetry performances. For tonight, however, sit back and watch Philly’s finest Black Pride contestants strut their stuff and do their little turn on the catwalk. triShUla patEl 6pm. $15-$20. Gershman Hall, Levitt Auditorium, 401 S. Broad St. 877.4977247. phillyblackpride.org

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“You go to a cabaret hoping for some variety— it’s not like a concert, or something with a uniform theme. And something like the periodic table is perfect to get at that variety,” says Sam Kean, author of New York Times best-seller The Disappearing Spoon. The familiar banner of organized elements is at the center of his book, and it is Kean’s mission to show “how the periodic table intersects with war, medicine, art.” He succeeds with the skill of a maestro, both on the page and off. As part of the Philadelphia Science Fest, Kean rolls into town with Sam Kean’s Science Cabaret, offering chemical spectacles set to thrill a live audience. He drops science with razzle dazzle, but the performances are rooted in fact, not trickery. “We won’t be out to put anything over on anyone,” he says, although even the most jaded bright young things are sure to be awed. MicaEla hEStEr 6-8pm. $15. Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut St. 215.925.2222. chemheritage.org

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British 12-string guitarist-composer James Blackshaw, whose last two albums appeared on Swans-founder Michael Gira’s Young God label, is repeatedly billed as a flag-bearer for the neo-Takoma aesthetic. But while John Fahey aspired to orchestral grandeur with just six-strings, Blackshaw’s epic arrangements delightfully implement classical instrumentation. Elliott Sharp

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In between those pursuits, he also devoted nearly three years to what may be his most audacious project yet: persuading 12 handsome straight guys to strip naked and pose with him for his 2009 calendar, Straight & Butch. If you missed it, don’t worry. Butch documented the entire experience, and will screen clips at tonights DVD coming-out party. The interviews and behind-the-scenes footage reveal much better than the photographs how sweet, awkward and goofily charming the whole enterprise was. Mr. August—Gervase Peterson of Survivor fame—jokes, “I can’t believe Butch got a woody. Can you believe that? Over me!” raYMoND SiMoN Mon., April 25, 9pm. Free. National Mechanics, 22 S. Third St. phillygaycalendar.com

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Jonesin’ for a quick steamed pork bun? For $3, it’s a great mid-afternoon pick-me-up. It’s also a beautifully rendered one in its own right, the homemade hoisin-, sesame paste-, and vanilla-kissed barbecue sauce glazing both pork and airy bun, the lovely layer of pig fat liquefying perfectly.

Korean barbecue short rib taco also played in the heady end of the pool, and its toppings—cabbage again, and a generous squiggle of Sriracha-spiked aioli—enlivened it and threw its meaty depth into sharper focus. Thai basil chicken tacos were lighter and more fragrant, and kissed with enough lemongrass perfume to make them a nice alternatebite break from the density of the other taco’s beef.

Green curry, a recent “curry of the week,” appeared as if it would be a quieter version of the standard—it lacked the slick of vivid color that so often typifies it around town. What it lacked in spicy appearance it made up for in its flower-petal layering of flavors. Another pearl-rice dish, barbecued lemDoggie style: The O.G. Dog is buried beneath a protective layer of ongrass pork, paradoxically looked as if it would be hotter, Korean barbeque short rib, cabbage and kimchee. but was the sweeter of the two. The meat here was prepared with the kind of technique that makes food-truck dining such a treat: The flat grill’s surface had charred the bite-sized You smell it from half a block away, and then again for the enslices of pork shoulder into a curl-edged crunch—some seritire duration of the walk or drive home. It’s smoky and sweet ously concentrated smoky pork love. and a little bit spicy. Once it gets in your nose, and then inside The only dish I’ve tasted that I didn’t want to house in a your head, you’ll be propelled by one thought only, like a sesingle sitting was the kimchee and cheese quesadilla. While rial killer in a movie unable to ignore the voices in his brain: I’m a firm believer in melted cheese making everything Open the box and eat. Open the box and eat. Open ... better than it otherwise would have been, and it did hedge From an olfactory (and, happily, gustatory) standpoint, some of the cabbage’s spice nicely, it covered up a bit too Tyson Bee’s is the food-truck equivalent of crack, impelling much of the kimchee’s character for me, which was deliyou toward ever more gluttonous behavior that, though it cious on its own. may prove detrimental to your blood pressure and cholesOn the other end of the lack-ofterol, is impossible to fight. self-restraint spectrum, however, Upon arriving home from a was the Bee-zilla, another perTyson Bee’s recent stop at the technicolored fectly named creation that taps 33rd and Spruce sts. tysonbees.com truck on 33rd and Spruce streets, into every guy’s deepest primal I happened to have opened, puredesire to create and consume Cuisine type: Inspired by Thai and Korean, ly by chance, the box containing some sort of uber-burrito. It’s a intelligently and addictively re-imagined. the magnificently named O.G. short rib and pork belly burrito Hours: Mon.- Fri., 11:30am-7pm.

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Amaryllis Theatre Company had a major disappointment this season with the dreary Dublin Carol, but with Lydia the company shows it is capable of producing a penetrating drama.

One of the nation’s most original but least known playwrights, Octavio Solis focuses his plays on the Mexican-American experience. Lydia , though, is a departure from his earlier, intensely poetic work (El Paso Blue), which was dominated by a sort of magical realism. Lydia is by far Solis’ most realistic and accessible play. (And

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is a reminder that while the Philadelphia theater community prides itself on its diversity, there is a woeful lack of productions exploring Latino culture).

Recalling the work of Tennessee Williams and especially Arthur Miller’s masterpiece, Death of a Salesman, Solis’ Lydia reveals the dark side of the American Dream and the disillusionment that accompanies a lifetime of unrealized expectations.

The story takes place entirely in the Flores family home in 1970s El Paso, Texas (which happens to be Solis’ hometown).

There’s nothing unusual about the home— except that a bed that sits in the middle of the living room is occupied by 17-yearold Ceci (the excellent Caitlin Elizabeth Reilly), who was severely injured in a car accident two years earlier. Ceci’s injuries have left her in a vegetative state, and she requires constant attention. But on the inside, she has all the yearnings of a typical teenager. “I want to be wanted” she says, turning to the audience and giving voice to

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Oh, brother: Rene (Robert DaPonte, left) and Misha (Mário Canavarro) arguing in Lydia.

her inner thoughts. “I want to be fucked.”

Since the accident, Ceci is cared for by her mother Rosa (Johanna Carden in a spectacular performance) and her loving 16-year-old brother Misha (newcomer Mario Canavarro). There is an angry elder brother, Rene (Robert Daponte), who spends most of his time bashing the local gay population. The family’s omnipotent head is father Claudio (Joe Guzman in a subtly effective portrayal). A bitter man battered by life’s disappointments, Claudio rules the house through physical intimidation and stern indifference.

When Rosa returns to work, the family hires a maid named Lydia (the engaging Anjoli Santiago) to look after Ceci. A young woman of unusual insight, Lydia has the ability to communicate with Ceci. The family adores her (in more ways than one) and like a Mexican Mary Poppins she brings a sense of harmony to the household.

But the harmony is only temporary.

Haunting the play is the question of what exactly occurred on the night of the accident. It is a mystery that must be resolved, but the answer comes at tremendous cost.

The acting is exceptional, particularly the performances of Guzman and Carden.

Although he is physically abusive, Guzman avoids portraying Claudio as the typical macho male. In Guzman’s thoughtful performance, Claudio’s rage stems not from anger but fear. “This country robs your soul,” he tells Lydia, and in a tender moment he reveals that his only wish for his children is “peace of mind.” Carden is equally impressive, portraying Rosa as a determined, courageous woman whom we greatly admire. But she is also a woman of devoted faith, and when that faith is questioned she lashes out in ways that are both surprising and deeply troubling.

The world Solis presents in Lydia is dominated by borders. There is the obvious border between Mexico and America, but Solis also explores the divide between reality and magic, gay and straight, men and women, children and parents, legal and illegal, and life and death. Most of these borders are strictly enforced and should you dare cross over there is no turning back.

Director Josette Todara keeps the story grounded in reality, and her patient pacing allows us to empathize with the characters. When the final secret is revealed in the play’s shattering climax, we are simultaneously shocked, saddened and profoundly moved. n

Sea and be seen: Elizabeth Nickels captures the spirit of a snorkeling adventure.

Common scenario: You’re at Philadelphia International Airport, you’ve missed your flight and you’ve got a few hours to kill. Solution: Put down the stale bagel, head over to the walkway between Terminals A and B and feast your eyes on Elisabeth Nickles’ sea-inspired installations.

Known for her mournful, ancient-look-

“Elisabeth Nickles: Essence of the Sea” At Philadelphia International Airport.

Through June 30. phl.org ing glass and bronze sculptures of animals and birds, Nickles’ new work at PHL is a big surprise—the pieces are bright-colored paper sculptures that capture the spirit of a tropical snorkeling adventure. The

rosy, sandy, seaweed- and creature-filled world in four large Plexiglas museum cases perfectly captures what Nickles calls “the essence of the sea.”

In the terminal, Nickles, who started out as a painter, discusses her work. “When I work with paper I feel connected [to nature],” says the Germantown artist, community gardener and nature lover. “It’s less forced than bronze.” And her love of plants and animals is all over this installation.

There’s a memorial to a dead cactus in one long, thin shape; and a group of totemic seaweedlike forms that she calls “plant weapons” for imagined epic underwater battles where the plants need to defend themselves.

There’s no attempt at realism, although with their aqua-painted backdrop, most everything is believable—and the works could almost be natural history museum dioramas.

There’s a “sea chicken,” a jaunty reddish creature with multiple legs that seems to be paddling doggy-style. Some shapes look like large open-ended bracelets with heads on each end, inspired, Nickles says, by ancient jewelry. There’s an homage to a giant sea turtle; a little egglike cave colony, some starfish and many biomorphic forms.

The artist makes the shapes a variety of ways, mostly by wrapping handmade paper sheets over armatures of recycled Styrofoam or newspaper and then finishing them by smoothing or roughening the surfaces as needed. The starfish have the crusty ambiance of a really great loaf of bread from Sarcone’s. Which is a plus for Nickles, who says she loves food and is happy when her work looks delicious.

And people like it, too. Several groups came over to the exhibit to look, talk and take pictures. “I think it’s a big turtle head, sweetie,” says a mom to her young daughter. Later, two women pose for cell phone pictures in front of the art.

Nickles, who, like many artists, wears a variety of hats and works multiple jobs teaching and making art, has another public art project under way—at Septa’s 63rd Street El station in West Philadelphia. That project—also nature-centric— was made with the help of kids from the Conquerers Christian Academy, a private school formerly on 63rd Street. This week, two major components will be installed.

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Wedding Crasher An unlikable hero tries to steal the bride in Ceremony.

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By Matt Prigge mprigge@philadelphiaweekly.com Return of the Killer Tomatoes (1988):

Product placement isn’t new: Fatty Arbuckle shilled for Red Crown Gasoline in 1919’s The Garage; Wings, the first Best Picture winner, stopped dead to extol the virtues of Hershey’s Chocolate; and even Groucho Marx used Life Savers for a gag in Horse Feathers. But it didn’t explode until the ’80s, and it didn’t take too long for cut-ups to take notice. At one point, the first Killer Tomatoes sequel stops mid-scene, having exhausted its limited budget. But star George Clooney has an idea: product placement! Soon, thirsty people are suggested Pepsi and boxes of Kellogg’s are suddenly ascending into frames. Of course, considering the real film’s limited budget, this bit might have roots in reality.

Wayne’s World (1991): The most enduring scene from this SNL spinoff is actually a ripoff of the above, with Wayne and Garth proclaiming they will never sell out while holding Pepsi cans and brandishing Pizza Hut boxes.

Demolition Man (1993): By the time this Sylvester Stallone/Wesley Snipes vehicle was lampooning product placement, it was hard to wonder if ad men had simply found a way to circumvent the public’s newfound advertising awareness. Here, the society of 2032 has embraced ad jingles for places like Taco Bell and Green Giant—a running gag also, of course, sells you on Taco Bell and Green Giant simultaneously.

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Fight Club (1999): A big-budget film with a major star that tells you to resist conformity and corporations, David Fincher’s Chuck Pahlaniuk adaptation wants to have its cake and eat it, too. It slyly succeeds: Starbucks and BMW “donated” their products, and Fincher violently destroyed each one.

State and Main (2000): In David

Mamet’s film-about-film comedy, the producers of a drama continually try to get the filmmakers to incorporate an ad for an Internet start-up. The problem: The film’s set in the 19th century. But you’ll agree they come up with an elegant solution.

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whirlwind affair with Uma Thurman’s Zoe, an impetuous, rapidly aging flighty kind of gal who would have been much more believable in the role 10 years ago, back when she was still wicked hot. Outfitted here in garishly unflattering pearls and furs, she stumbles her way through a half-written character, sadly missing that ineffable something that allowed Thurman to get away with playing such theoretical constructs in stuff like Beautiful Girls, when she was still in her 20s.

Zoe’s foolishly gone and gotten herself engaged to a pompous British documentarian, who likes to film himself wandering all over Africa and behaving like a horse’s ass.

Stridently overplayed by Lee Pace, of the late, lamented TV Show Pushing Daisies, he’s like a Russell Brand character, only less charming. I don’t know what purpose Winkler thought he was serving by instructing Pace to play the role as such a relentless dickhead, but maybe that’s the only move he thinks he has left to make Angarano remotely sympathetic.

Sam’s “vacation in the Hamptons” with his best friend Marshall is obviously just a ruse for him to crash Zoe’s wedding and attempt to win her back at the last minute. Schmidt’s sad-sack, put-upon doormat of a pal is clearly suffering from some sort of mental illness, and watching the two bandy about in group activities, surrounded by strangers where they are clearly unwelcome is unpleasant at best. Marshall takes so long to figure out what is really going on, and maintains such devotion to a friend who treats him horribly, you’ll I do ... do I? Uma Thurman (left) is torn between her former lover start to worry for his sanity. and her fiance (Lee Pace).

Zoe, for her part, is also a complete wreck, prone to quickThe problem here is that I wanted to murder the protagonist. ies with Sam on the night before her wedding, with pillow Boasting a weasely, sex-offender moustache and an omnitalk like: “If you could just be gone in the morning, before present cardigan draped over his shoulders, Michael AngaraI wake up, that would make things so much easier for me.” no plays one of the year’s most despicable heroes in first-time Again, these might be the most horrible people I have ever writer-director Max Winkler’s Ceremony. He’s the kind of seen outside of a Neil LaBute movie. character who wears a red suit, with a tie that matches.

Drug-addled debauchery fuels Ceremony’s flabby mid-section, with a disarming performance by Making a case for Wes Anderson’s Jake M. Johnson as Thurman’s pillRushmore having ultimately done head, alcoholic brother. Bridesmaids more harm than good, this debut Ceremony are manipulated into compromising feature from Winkler (Fonzie’s son) Grade: D+ positions, accidental suicide attempts plays on all Max Fischer’s unlikable Director: Max Winkler come and go, and quasi-emotional qualities without any of the vulnerStarring: Michael Angarano, Uma revelations abound. It’s all strikingly ability or emotional resonance. It is a Thurman and Reece Thompson well-framed by Winkler, yet we never carefully shot picture, photographed Run time: 89 minutes have a single reason to care. in widescreen with meticulous attenCredit where it’s due, the movie tion to detail. Scenes whip-pan from doesn’t waste any time siding with one to the next with an escalating Uma. Why shouldn’t she marry a buffoon if this wormy, vertiginous momentum, and this young man clearly demonunderage suitor remains her next best option? There’s somestrates that he knows how to make a movie. thing to be said for settling, I guess. Especially when there’s Now he just has to write one about characters that I so much money involved. The moment she finally calls Angawouldn’t rather watch die in a fire. rano’s Sam on all his nonsense feels pitilessly close to truth, Angarano’s Sam is a lovestruck writer and illustrator of terrible children’s books. Reuniting with his long-estranged best but she’s belatedly arriving at a conclusion we all reached during the movie’s opening sequence. friend Marshall (Reece Thompson) for a weekend vacation in Maybe it all might have been saved by charismatic perforthe Hamptons, ulterior motives quickly arise. It doesn’t take mances. IMDB Trivia tells me that Jesse Eisenberg dropped a math genius to put two and two together and figure out that out of Angarano’s role shortly before shooting started, and Sam is using Max for his car, which happens to be a vintage perhaps that fine young actor’s natural, neurotic neediMercedes that billows smoke out of the tailpipe in the exness could have lent the character a much needed extra two pected quirky indie movie development. (Nobody ever drives dimensions. a Honda in pictures likes this one.)

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Far more interesting than anything associated with Everybody Loves Raymond deserves to be, the doc Exporting Raymond broaches a largely untapped subject. Hot on the heels of successful versions of The Nanny in Russia, Indonesia and Argentina, Philip Rosenthal, Raymond ’s comfortably nebbish producer, is sent to the former USSR to oversee a Russian remake of his monster hit. Turns out long suffering male figureheads with nagging wives, batty elders and spunky runts really are universal, but then comes an unexpected cultural blockade: Russian sitcoms never moved past barndoor broad, pratfall-heavy tomfoolery. This leaves the evolved comedy of Raymond, based upon a foundation of recognizable mundanity, looking

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by Madame de La Fayette, The Princess of Montpensier does not exhume one of the neglected greats of classic literature. Bodice ripper boilerplate, it exists as a thin backdrop for a noble, if overlong, experiment in doing something, anything, cinematically with the period piece. For about three reels, director Bertrand Tavernier tricks us into thinking he’s succeeded and designed the most formally exciting costume drama since Jacques Rivette’s The Duchess of Langeais.

And because the genre so rarely inspires genuine filmic invention, he likely still has.

Before getting to the titular babe (Mélanie Thierry), Montpensier introduces us first to the Count de Chabannes (Lambert Wilson).

Middle aged and fiery, Tavernier’s roaming camera finds him midsquirmish during France’s bloody tussle between Protestants and Catholics, during which he and his men inadvertently kill a man, woman and child. “No more barbarism,” he declares, and winds up in a love quadrangle with Thierry’s Marie. Betrothed to Mayenne de Guise (Césare Domboy), she loves his brother Henri (Gaspard Ulliel) but winds up, at the last second, marrying the Prince of Montpensier (Grégoire LePrince-Ringuet).

As she navigates an ensuing clusterfuck, Chabannes serves as her mentor, if not without feeling some passion of his own.

Tavernier, a cinephilic pressagent-turned-cinephilic-filmmaker, has little interest in the flimsy

story itself. His passions lie in capturing the specific details of the period, and doing so without making a meal of it. A typically matter-of-fact scene finds Marie being broken in by her new spouse, all while the family watches and fathers-in-law play chess. Tavernier’s even more intrigued by what to do with his camera. Joe Wright garnered notice for the tracking shots and odd tripodless moments that spiced up his Pride & Prejudice. This 69 year old outdoes him: His camera speeds one way, then back another, then sails into the sky on a crane. From the muscular camerwork to the clipped, no-nonsense performances, this is first and foremost a tough film, one that often seems better than it actually is.

positively alien. No one, from exec to actor, understands what’s funny about an entire episode revolving around vacation luggage no one ones wants to carry up to the bedroom. And Raymond? No Russian patriarch would be such a weakling. Awkward rehearsals lead to shoots played to an audience of stone faces, and soon not even Rosenthal is laughing at the jokes he once wrote.

Initially it appears Rosenthal’s motivation for lugging along a camera crew was primarily so he could crack one-liners and make light of Russia’s cultural differences (what a country!). Indeed, much of Exporting Raymond, which Rosenthal also directed, plays like an audition tape for his new career in front of cameras—an onanistic valentine to the wit and wisdom of the real Everyone Loves Raymond.

But he also deserves enormous credit for throwing himself fearlessly into the issues that crop up.

It’s entirely possible for this quest to end in failure, and Rosenthal presents each problem with candor, even recognizing at one point that his endless criticisms and suggestions to his Russian cowoerks have led to him receiving the silent treatment. Exporting Raymond winds up doubling as a documentary that’s actually entertaining and a fairly serious—if never serious—inquiry into how important a region’s culture informs comedy.

It’s almost enough to convince skeptics that actual episodes of Everyone Loves Raymond share a similar incisiveness.

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Perpetrated by Ghost Whisperer maven John Gravy, White Irish Drinkers screams quasi-autobiography, or at least reflects films he grew up watching.

Everything that happens you’ve seen before, except for a scene where Brian and girl pal streak through a cemetery, which you’ve never seen before for a reason. The thin plot revolves around Riegert’s neighborhood theater improbably scoring a night with the Stones, which yields dialogue like, “When Jagger sees this place he’s going to have his 20th nervous breakdown.” Only in its final minute does this moth-ridden shrug-fest do something genuinely unexpected—a sudden jolt of emotion that’s authentic and, more importantly, not pilfered from superior entertainments.

Scre4m BReviewed by Sean Burns When we last left Neve Campbell’s tragedy-magnet Sidney and the slasher-prone side-characters of the increasingly tiresome Scream franchise, they all seemed locked in some sort of meta-meltdown of self-reflexive mental masturbation—sad relics of the snarky, insular 1990s.

A full decade later, grisly torture porn and glossy franchise reboots have overtaken the horror movie landscape, but only the latter gets a workout in this half-thought-out lark.

Returning to Woodsboro on the 10th anniversary of the first installment’s murders, Campbell’s Sidney has penned an inane self-help book and gets ready to sign copies for an ugly, thoughtless generation of crude twerps who think it’s cool that they have a Ghostface-voice app on their iPhones. Bunking with her estranged teenage cousin (Emma Roberts) Sidney is aghast to find that it’s deja vu all over again, with a series of stabbings designed to mimic the events of the first picture. The joke is that some clever kid has decided it is just about time for a remake, and as several of director Wes Craven’s pictures have recently been remade, there’s an entire new set of rules to spoof for the current Hollywood horror mindset.

Tiresome for at least the first hour, Scre4m carefully sets up new characters and fresh faces, as if preparing for a franchise reboot that could conceivably drag on ad infinitum. It’s a lot of sloppily staged sequences in which young, hot television actresses run up flights of stairs and get stabbed in the sternum, until the final act comes around, and it blossoms into something quite remarkable.

The movie vehemently mocks and rejects every current trend of the genre. For better, but probably worse, Scream rejiggered horror movie conventions for an entire generation, so it’s impossible not to read this belated fourth entry as Craven (now 70) and Williamson (who is 46) hollering at all these goddamn kids to get off their lawn.

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Sean Daley, better know to Atmosphere fans as Slug, says he's a changed man.

Sean Daley isn’t the same man he was a decade ago. The rapping frontman for the Minneapolis indie hip-hop group Atmosphere (where he’s better known to his fans as Slug) has spent these past ten years transforming into a more respectable version of the man he once was.

So, how has he changed? For starters, the man’s not drunk all over the god damn place. “It was a different life for me back then, you know,” says Daley, now 38, calling from his Minneapolis home. “I was a drunk, big-time. I was an alcoholic. I was really on some, like, roll-until-it-burns down-type shit.”

Although he refers to himself during this time as “a functional alcoholic,” it wasn’t just his hard drinking that made him put himself in check. “I developed a condition called alopecia back in 2005, and it kicked me in the ass. And they told me that I wasn’t eating right and they told me I wasn’t living right, and I just made a lot of decisions in my life.”

Although the condition went away, it scared him straight. Not only did he go about maintaining a healthier lifestyle, he started hanging out with a healthier group of people. One of them is his new wife, a fellow Minneapolis musician who gave birth to his second son a year ago.

(Daley also has a 17-year-old son from a previous relationship.) Even Slug admits he wouldn’t have gotten his spouse during his boozier days. He says, “She probably would’ve been scared of me, like ‘Who’s this fuckin’ drunk, lecherous guy? He smells like my uncle.’”

Nevertheless, Daley is “all married up now,” which hasn’t slowed things down for him as a hip-hop orator. Atmosphere dropped several EPs prior to releasing their new album, The Family Sign. And the group is now on tour, along with other artists from Rhymesayers Entertainment, the label co-founded by Daley.

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“It was a different life for me back then, you know.

I was a drunk, big-time. I was an alcoholic. I was really on some, like, roll until it burns down-type shit.”

2008 release When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold, Daley says he and his crew (longtime DJ/producer Anthony “Ant” Davis and recent additions Erick Anderson on keyboards and Nate Collis on guitar) took a different approach in putting this album, their seventh, together. “I wanted to take a full year off the road and sit and just write an album with these guys,” he says, “because I’ve never taken a full year off the road and this is gonna be our first time of actually sitting and writing an album with a couple of musicians and having to learn how to collaborate with a couple of more cooks in the kitchen.”

The result is a more lyrically earnest effort, with Daley keeping a lid on the crude, verbal frivolity of his past work and coming up with empathetic tales of human pain and suffering. Whether it’s stepping inside the shoes of the world’s most pitiful, deadbeat dad on “Bad Bad Daddy” or coming up with a metaphorical tale on how your loved one can turn into a wolf on “Became,” Daley covers the often murky, minimalist sounds his band conjures up with helpful heapings of angsty, workingclass melodrama. Or shall we call it “mellow drama”? (Just don’t call it “emo-rap”; he’s tired of hearing that shit.)

It appears now that he’s in grownass-man mode, with a wife, two boys and other concerns that usually plague middle-aged men like himself. Daley has cut out the bullshit from both his life and his music. “I feel like, man, at my age, with as much music as I’ve released–I mean, I’ve released more music than most of my heroes ever did,” he says. “And, with as much music as I’ve released, I probably shouldn’t go for the okey-doke and just make another brag-and-boast song. If I can avoid it, I should try and come up with a more creative way to do that. If that’s something I want to communicate, if that’s the vibe I wanna give, why not challenge myself to find a new and improved way to do that.”

So, even though Daley is at that age where the audience he normally attracts— not to mention the guy he was 10 years ago—wouldn’t listen to a damn word this old man is saying, he says Atmosphere has been snatching up a wide sea of young folk. And they’ve been feeling it. “We’re not just attracting one kind of kid, like we did back in the backpacker days, you know,” he says. “We’ve kinda escaped that box and have been able to start pulling from all sorts of different communities.

But the bottom line is, you know, I make music about struggle, regardless of what kind of struggle I’m talking about in this song or that song. And all of these people from different places are all understanding what I’m talking about.” n

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Glee: The Music presents The Warblers

Glee cast rivals the Dalton Academy Warblers debuted on the show this season with their version of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” which became the fastest selling single in the series’ history. The Warblers, a male a capella group starring Darren Criss and Chris Colfer, now have their own release. Never seen the show, but I bet Darren Criss and Chris Colfer are sooooo fuckin’ dreamy.

Steve Miller Band Let Your Hair Down

Some people call him Maurice. The Joker is back with his the second edition companion piece to 2010’s Bingo, his first album in 15 years. Both were recorded on the orchestral sound stage of George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch. Hair is packed with 10 songs that don’t even begin to approach the greatness that is “Fly Like an Eagle.”

To that, we say, “Tick tock, Boo Boo Boo Boo Boo.”

Gorillaz The Fall

Don’t you just really, really wish this was an album by the Fall titled Gorillaz instead of the other way around?

Bob Schneider Perfect Day

Duff McKagan’s Loaded Taking

Former Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan has had a long history with drug and alcohol abuse. A few near-death experiences sobered him up. His latest band is called Duff McKagan’s Loaded, and their new album is titled Taking. I think he’s trying to tell us something.

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Digitally remastered two CD edition of the 1964 album from the British rock legends. Includes lots of extras, which are reflected in the whopping price tag. Say what you will: Nostalgia is and will forever be the world’s most powerful drug.

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The band sold 10,000 copies of their self-released, self-titled albums which earned them opening slots on bills headlined by the Vampire Weekends and Dave Matthews Brand. Then Sub Pop came in, signed them, and rereleased the album, which is the very definition of what is called “dropping the ball.” Would’ve repackaged it as Gunz N’ Butts if they knew what was good for them. n

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My wife and I have been married for a few years and are expecting our first child. I’m really into the idea of being sprayed with my wife’s breast milk. The other night, she was fretting about when her boobs are going to start leaking. This seemed like a good time to bring it up, so I told her about my newly discovered lactation fetish.

She freaked out—her comments were along the lines of “Gross!” and “That’s not what that’s for!” This is something I’d really like to explore, but I don’t know how to reapproach the subject.

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Not all pregnant women, however thrilled they are about having children, are excited about— much less excited by—the physical changes that come with pregnancy. So you might wanna keep your mouth shut until your wife has some time to get comfortable with her new boobs, MILK, and their new milk-producing superpowers.

Once the kid is out and the milk is in and your wife has fully recovered from the birth experience and you start fucking again… you should probably keep keeping your mouth shut. The wife won’t have forgotten that conversation, I promise you, and if she comes to see her breast milk as a bodily fluid like so many others, i.e., one of those fluids that adults sometimes share during sex, perhaps she’ll warm to breast-milk splatter play.

But don’t take my word for it, MILK. “Before I had a baby,” said a new mother I shared your letter with, “I would’ve had the same reaction—gross! I would’ve wondered if my husband has unresolved mother issues.

The idea of sexualizing a bodily secretion that’s designed solely for my infant? That seems a bit taboo. But now that I’ve had a baby, my reaction would be somewhat different.”

How so?

“It can be a challenge to feel intimate after childbirth and as sleep-deprived new parents,” said the new mom. “So I’d perhaps shrug and summon my new mom mantra: whatever works.”

I’m a 23-year-old male who is bi-curious/pancurious/post-gender-curious. I have recently found myself attracted to penises, but I don’t feel like I’m attracted to any specific men. If you showed me a cropped shot of a hard cock, I’d get aroused. If you showed me a picture of the whole guy, no arousal. Many of my friends are very into the post-gender/post-modern cultural-studies mind-set. In college, a time in my life when I felt no arousal looking at male genitalia, they mocked me for considering myself straight. I’m wondering if the disconnect of attraction toward the male sex organ but not men is the product of simply training myself to break down the assumed straightness I’ve spent most of my life living. Am I just trying to be a sexual tourist? Maybe my trepidation toward sex with a man is from the general societal constraints put on male-on-male loving?

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Or maybe you’re straight.

Lots of straight men like to look at cock, COLD, which is why there’s so much cock on display in porn created by and for heterosexual men. Straight men can identify with those hard cocks and live vicariously through them. But very few straight guys—no truly straight guys, many straight guys would argue—make the leap from admiring and/or being vicariously aroused by cock to actually sitting on one and/or finding other men attractive.

Accept that you’re straight, COLD, pursue the women you’re attracted to, and stay the hell away from heterophobic post-gender/post-modern/pan-sexual cultural-studies majors whose

immaturity, self-loathing and anger all manifest in a refusal to accept that a good guy can also be a straight guy.

I am a 25-year-old lesbian. I’ve been with men before, but I never really liked it—penises freak me out. My co-worker recently asked me to have a threesome with him and his boyfriend using a strap-on. I’m intrigued. They’re both very attractive, and I would like to try it, if only for the story. But I’m worried that TWO penises will really freak me out. I also worry that my strap-on skills, while great for the ladies, would bore two 6-foot-2 gay men. Do you think I should do it? Can you recommend a way to get over my penis fear? Is it a bad idea to try this out with a co-worker?

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I think you should do it—and you knew I would think you should do it, which leads me to believe that you wanna do it, otherwise you would’ve written to any one of the hundreds of don’t-do-it advice columnists out there. (Prudie would’ve made some great assfucking puns but almost certainly would’ve told you not to do it.)

Office affairs can get messy—but the messes are likelier when the romantic stakes are high.

There are no romantic stakes here, IBS, and as long as you’re both mature enough to separate your work relationship from your strap-on relationship, I don’t see why you shouldn’t satisfy your curiosity, theirs, and mine. (I’m curious what their height has to do with anything.)

As for your fears and insecurities: Tell the boys in advance that dicks scare you, let them know there might be some nervous laughter and remind them before you start not to point those things at you. Then enjoy, take pics and send a full report—my readers are going to want to know how it went.

I spent a long time in a relationship with a wonderful man who had a very low libido. I know how challenging it can be when you are not sexually satisfied in a relationship. I have started seeing a new gentleman. After several weeks, he confided that he enjoys being defecated on. I told him I didn’t know that I could accommodate him but I didn’t think any less of him. He seemed relieved that I wasn’t judging him and genuine when he said he wouldn’t want me to do anything I was uncomfortable with. I am wondering if by denying this kink I am being unfair or, worse yet, leaving him feeling unsatisfied in the way my ex made me feel. He has not pushed it, but I want to know if my refusal to do this negatively impacts my GGG assessment.

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No, CSE, it does not. People should be understanding, indulgent and GGG—“good, giving, and game”—and a partner’s reasonable fetishes, kinks and quirks should be accommodated.

A thing for feet or crossdressing or bondage?

Totally reasonable! Accommodate away! A thing for shit or animals or seitan? Unfuckingreasonable.

It’s wonderful—I suppose—that your boyfriend felt safe enough with you to share this info, and he’s probably thrilled that you didn’t, er, dump him on the spot. (Prudie could’ve come up with something better.) But the Internet was invented expressly to remove guys like your boyfriend from the dating pool.

Kink personal sites make it possible for people with unreasonable fetishes to find partners who share their unreasonable fetishes. That you’re still seeing him, and calling him a gentleman, is the best he could hope for from someone he didn’t meet on a shit and/or seitan fetish website. n

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9 T H & S P R U C E G o rg e o u s 1BR, all amenities, FP. Parking avail. $995+. PMG 215-5457007 x302

ROOM FOR RENT KENSINGTON AREA: FURNISHED rooms WITH TVs Use of kitchen & bath, W/D, Starting $70 & UP wkly. 267-496-0065

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THREE + BEDROOMS Art Museum/Temple University Area - Near 17th and Girard, 5BR House, Nice! All Renovated, Granite, Deck! Central Air! Oak Floors Throughout!

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15th/Spruce: Charming Studio in Brownstone directly across from Kimmel Cntr, HW Flrs, Renovated Kitchen, Deco FP, Built in Bookshelf, Laundry. $780/Mo. Avail May. 215-7358030 Lic # 220402

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TWO BEDROOM 9TH SPRING GARDEN BEAUTIFUL 2BEDR.,TILE BATH,HDWD F L R S. , A L L A P P L I A N C E S, A/C, SEC.SYSTEM. $1050/ MO+. 610-304-0087

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Spruce 1-1/2 bath, bi-level, Pine12th & 22nd 1 & 2Bd, hardwood, heat incl. laundry $700-1000 RITTENHOUSE SQ/AVE $750-1100 Lombard & 23rd 1 &2Bd, bi-level, A/C OF THE ARTS Lombard & Old 23rd World, 1 &2Bd, bi-level, A/C hardwood $750-1100 Spruce & 16th 1 & 2Bd's, WALNUT & 20TH& 20th Great Large HWC/A, laundry Chestnut Ultra mod2BD, 1Bd's, great location $875-1000$1375 Chestnut & 20th Ultra mod 1Bd's, C/A, great location $875-1000 Art Lombard Area Ultra Mod & 3Bd's, W/D,1 Deck, $875-1700 SPRUCE & 16TH Studio &11BD’s, HW Laundry From $775 & 19th Newly renov, mod studio, & 2Bd's Parking $875-1700 Lombard & 19th Newly renov, mod studio, 1 & 2Bd's $800-850$725 &Fab Spruce Mod 1Bd's, W/D, C/A, heatdeck incl.

LOCUST & 21ST Cute Studio, OldBroad City mod 11Bd's, &w/Laundry.

2Bd's, $800-850 Broad & ultra Spruce ModW/W, W/D, C/A, heat incl. $850-995 & up Lombard 1Bd & 2Bd, w/d, hardwood, laundry WALNUT & Lombard 23RD& 9thBright & 1BD’s, floors, Laundry, $850-995 & 9thStudio’s 1Bd2&bath, 2Bd, w/d,HW hardwood, laundry AC. $720 University Pine & 9thCity 2Bd's, 3Bd, h/w floors, W/D totally renovated$995-1100 $995-1100 PINE & 21ST Fab2Bd's, Lg 1 &h/w 2BD H/W,W/D Laundry. $1125 Pine & 9th floors, Spruce & 12th 2Bd, 1-1/2 bath, bi-level, laundryNice Studio$995 Spring Garden Collonade-Extremely $995 12th 2Bd, w/16ft 1-1/2 bath, bi-level, WALNUT & Spruce 20TH &Sunny 1BD, ceilings, H/W,laundry Laundry, Elev. $1200 $995-1350 Spruce & 16th Old World, 1 & 2Bd's, hardwood $995-1350 Q.V. &3rd & Bambridge 1 &1&&1BD’s, 2Bd's, W/W, C/A$950-1750 Spruce &Charming 16th OldStudios World, 2Bd's, hardwood BROAD SPRUCE Heat incl. $750-$1000 Art Area Ultra Mod 1 & 3Bd's, W/D, Deck,W/D. Parking $950-1750 Art Area Ultra Mod 1 & Studio, 3Bd's, W/D,hardwood, Deck, ParkingHeat incl.

Spring Garden 19th $825-1375 Old City Fab ultra&mod 1 &QUEEN 2Bd's,VILLAGE deck $825-1375 Old City Fab ultra mod 1 & 2Bd's, deck $1950 CHRISTIAN & 5TH& 1 3Bd, & 2 BD’s w/New kit,renovated W/W, Laundry. $850-$1150 University City18th 2Mod bath, totally Fairmount 1Bd, C/A,renovated W/D $1950 University City 3Bd, 2 bath, totally Spring Garden Collonade-Extremely Nice Studio SOUTH & 5TH Sunny Studio’s & 1BD, ParkeyNice Fl, AC, Laundry. $700$720 $700 Spring& Garden Collonade-Extremely Studio Mt.Q.V. Vernon 21st Gret Studio, Yard, Laundry $600-675 3rd & Bambridge 1 &Studio 2Bd's,& W/W, C/A BAINBRIDGE & 3RD Modern 1BR w/Pvt $600-675 Q.V. 3rd Rvtd & Bambridge 1 & 2Bd's, W/W, Ent, C/A AC, W/W $575-$675 $375 Wallace & 20th 1Bd,Studio, parquet floors, Spring Garden & 19th hardwood, Heatyard incl. $375 ARTStudio, MUSEUM Spring Garden & 19th hardwood, Heat incl. $625 Fairmount & 18th ModW/W, 1Bd, C/A, W/D Aspen 26th 1Bd, laundry $625 Fairmount & 18th 1Bd, W/D Bldg.

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1 & 2 Bedroom Apartments, Condos & Townhouses ONE BEDROOM 1008 Spruce St 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, hrd.flrs, fireplace, high ceilings,laundry P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY April 20 – 26, 2011

759 S. 3rd 1 Br., 1 Den, 1 Bath, c/a, coin-oper. w&d in bst, small side yard avail 6/1/11

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TWO BEDROOMS 746 South St. (3R) 2 Brs., 1 Bath, small deck, c/a,w&d, wood floors Available now

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TOWNHOUSES 1027 Carpenter Beautiful 3 Brs., 2 Baths, parking, c/a, wood floors, yard Avail. 6-1-11

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1910 Naudain St 2 Brs., 2 Bths., Den,c/a,w&d, balcony, EZ access to Wharton, HUP 6-1-11 $1,450.00 136 Bainbridge St 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, garden, c/a, w&, w/w carpet. avail 5-1-11

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THREE BEDROOM APTS 709 S. 3rd St Bi-level 3 Brs., 1 Bath., Great Deck, w&d, a/c, hrd.flrs. w/w. avail. 6-10-11

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COMMERCIAL 25th & Wharton Sts. G-2 warehouses, garages, offices, 800sq. ft to 16,000 sq. ft avail.

761 S. 4th St 900 sq.ft. retail store, C-2, plus basement, window a/c, yard

$7-$9 sq.ft. $900.00

1429 S. 23 rd St 2nd floor, 4500 sq.ft,C-3, bathroom, gas heat, c/a, ramp access

$1,500.00

838 South St. 600 sq.ft. retail store, hi-traffic block, bathroom, c/a, avail. now

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CENTER CITY LUXURY CONDOMINIUMS FOR RENT avenue of the arts

1830 ritteNhouse square

2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, updated kitchen and academy house baths, high ceilings, beautiful millwork through1420 locust street Junior 1 bedroom, spacious living room, excellent closet out, bay windows, Juliet balcony 1,136 sf space, 656 sf $1390 $2,990 Deluxe 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, brand new kitchen and updated baths, hardwood floors, balcony w/ unobstructed views the warwicK 865 sf $1,625 1701 locust street 1 bedroom, 1 bath, French balcony, spacious kitchen, 705 sf Studio, hardwood floors, WID, marble bath $1,975 381 sf $1,225 Spacious Studio with city views, hardwood rittenhouse square floors, marble bath, high-end kitchen, walk-in 1909 fitzwater street closet, 423 sf $1,450 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, wood floors, renovated kitchen 1 bedroom plus den, 3.5 baths, custom upand bath $1,500 grades throughout, excellent natural light, 2421 sf the barclay $5,500 237 s. 18th street 2 bedroom, 2 bath, open kitchen, hardwood the dorchester floors throughout, 180 degree city views, 1196 sf 226 w. ritteNhouse square $2,850 Studio, generous closet space, galley kitchen, overthe carlyle looks landscaped courtyard, 573 sf $1,310 2031 locust street Junior 1 bedroom, balcony, excellent natural light, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, city view, 567 sf $1,350 609 sf $1,495 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, corner unit, 928 sf $1,850 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, sunset views, excellent closet space, spacious living areas, 1164sf $2,300 the ritteNhouse 3 bedrooms, unobstructed city views, bonus 210 w, ritteNhouse sq. den/study & nursery, generous living space, 2137 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, hardwood floors, marble sf $3,750 baths, kitchen with upmarket stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, 1037 sf Parc ritteNhouse $2,875 225 s. 18th street Studio, excellent natural light, wood floors, marble 2 bedrooms plus den, new designer kit., 2.5 bath, open kitchen, 425 sf $1,435 marble baths, huge balcony with city views, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors, marble bath, ex- 2122 sf $6,950 cellent natural light, 536 sf $1,925 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood floors, open kitchen, 258 s. 18th street marble baths, split floor plan, 1229 sf $3,150 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood floors, open upgraded 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors throughkitchen, two spacious walk-in closets, marble baths, out, open modern kitchen, designer baths, $2,250 1,080 sf $3,750 boutique walk-up building, 1425 sf

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studio, open kitchen, generous closet space, large bay window, 548 sf $1,285 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, open kitchen, great closet space, 705 sf $1675 2 bedrooms 2 baths, high floor, panoramic city views, 1200 sf $2,450

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abbott’s square 530 s 2Nd street 1 bedroom, 1 bath, open kitchen, great closet space, $1,250

bi-level 639 sf

1 bedroom, 1.5 bath, bi-level, deck, large living room, $1,500

separate dining area, 989 sf

washington square stricKlaNd row 1014 sPruce street 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, wood floors, open $1,700

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iNdePeNdeNce Place 233-241 s 6th street 1 bedroom, 1 bath, private balcony, W/D, spacious $1,490

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the liPPiNcott 227 s. 6th street 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors throughout, open chefs kitchen, designers baths, great closets, 1710 sf

$4,250

hoPKiNsoN house 604-36 s. washiNGtoN square Studio with alcove on a high floor overlooking Washington Square, balcony, 600 sf

$1,375

1 bedroom, 1 bath, newer kitchen and bath, $1,490

great closet space, balcony,778 sf 3 bedrooms, 2 baths on a high floor,

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coMMercial sPace 2031 Locust Street Professional Office Space in secure apartment building, 958 sf

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200-220 locust street

1830 Rittenhouse - Prime Rittenhouse Square

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office space, 754 sf

Studio, great closet space, city views, floor-to-ceiling windows, 504 sf $1,240 1 bedroom, 1 bath, floor-to-ceiling windows with magnificent river & city views, 700sf $1,575 Corner 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors, unobstructed city views, 775 sf $1,775

1601 locust street 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, brand new, high ceil- 22 froNt street ings, hardwood floors throughout, chefs kitchen, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, plus den, hardwood floors magnificent entertaining space, luxurious master throughout,newer kitchen with stainless steel suite, 3467 sf $9,750 $2,190 appliances, updated bath 995 sf

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18th Street – Prime ground floor corner retail/ office space on Rittenhouse Square, 1857 sf

$7,500 NNN

133 S. 18th Street – Ground floor corner retail space, excellent visibility on 18th Street shopping corridor

$9,000 NNN

1601 Locust Street - 1st floor and lower level of prestigious Lanesborough condo, ideal for restaurant or offices, 4700 sf

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$11,000 NNN

2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1164 sf

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RittenhouSe SquaRe luxuRy RentalS 2031 Locust Street

226 W. Rittenhouse Sq. Studio, 425 sf

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1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, balcony, 609 sf

$1,550

PARC RITTENHOUSE 225 S. 18th Street

Studio, 425 sf

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$1,435

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2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1198 sf

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Studio’s/1bath h/w c/a utilities inc. laundry on site 1bd’s/1bath h/w, utilities incl., c/a laundry on site 1bd/1bath h/w c/a laundry on premises

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QUEEN VILLAGE 783 S. 2nd Street 1bd den bilevel, skylight, d/w , fireplace exposed brick w/d c/a h/w $1000 928 E. Moyamensing 1BD/1BA. h/w, c/a shared flat, laundry on premises, fireplace $975-$1225

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Office, 1st flr, bi-lev, priv. entrance, C/A, 700 sq. ft $750 1bd/bilevel private yard, granite countertops, stainless appliances, c/a w/d h/w d/w and tile $1200

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cHESTNUT HILL Willow Grove Ave Garages/storage spaces available $125 Willow Grove Ave 1bd/1 bath h/w on site parking, laundry on site heat, hot water and cooking gas inc.

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ELkINS pArk 415 Church Rd 1BD/1BA H/W Heat & Hot Water incl. Laundry 7901 High School Rd. 2BR/1bath, H/W and hot water Incl. w/d

$750 $950

LANSdoWNE 87 S. Lansdowne Ave 1BD/1BA, H/W, heat, hw/cook. gas incl., laundry $675 - $725 83 S. Lansdowne Ave 2BD/1BA, Heat, H/W, Cooking Gas inc., Laundry $850 - $950 89 E Baltimore Pike 2bd/1bath: H/W, big deck, new kitchen, inc: Heat, H/W $875 - $890

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765 S Marvine Bella viSta Elegant Renovation, 5 yrs old w/ 5 yrs on the tax abatement. Over 1850 sq ft. 3 BRS,2 marble baths, finished basement, Garden and Roof Deck off main BR. Great Location, walk to everything. ........................................................................................................$569,000 873 n 20th FranciSville Beautiful home, Living Room with 9’ clgs & refinished Hd wd flrs. Newer Kitchen (2005) w/ granite countertops 2,445 sq. ft. 6 beds, 2 baths. .............................................Now $379,900 1221 PanaMa WaShington Sq. WeSt New Listing! Trinity on cobblestone street w/ wide plank pinefloors & circular stairs throughout, lower level Kitchen, 2 BRS .............................................................................. $269,000

302 kauFFMan queen village New Listing! Trinity on a quiet street, in Meredith school district. 2 BR, circular stairs throughout, Garden, pine floors, needs updating. ......................................................$179,000 606 Waverly B Society hill Renovated Trinity on a cobblestone street. Oak floors throughout, Straight stairs, 1BR, 2nd floor Kitchen with Granite counters, Bath w/shower .....Move IN! New PRICe! $185,000 1407 Wharton neWBolD 5 BRS, 2 BA over 2200 square feet, Corner House with original details, one block from broad street ............................................................................................................................................. $260,000

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>>> CONTINUED FROM PAGE: 47 >> Even if that were not the case, I’d be advising you not to rush into buying.

For those of us who place a high level of value toward “investing” your housing dollars into an asset that you own and receive the tax and long-term appreciation advantages from, renting can seem like anathema.

But on today’s market, because of the long, slow trajectory that housing appreciation will likely take over the next decade, buying a home that you can’t hold for at least seven to 10 years may not be financially wise.

The only thing worse than living in a neighborhood you cannot stand is buying in a neighborhood you cannot stand, and being stuck in that home

and that neighborhood because, in the short term, your home’s value declines or even stays flat and you can’t afford to sell without coughing up thousands of your own dollars to pay off the mortgage or closing costs.

I’ve also seen newly relocated folks regret buying a home in an area they like, only to discover an area they like more after living in town for a few months.

Rethink renting as an investment in making the right decision about buying. Either get into a short-term rental or month-to-month lease and aggressively get to know your new town, even working with a real estate professional now who can patiently help you explore neighborhoods that

seem like they might be a good fit for your personality and your lifestyle.

In this way, you won’t be stuck in a lease if you do happen to find “your” home and neighborhood sooner than later.

As you look for rentals and talk with local real estate agents, explore leaseoption scenarios, aiming for one in which some of your monthly rental cost will be applied to your purchase of the home, if you live there for awhile and decide you love it.

Consider areas within an easy commute from work, which may include areas not necessarily super-close to commercial neighborhoods, given Seattle’s strong public transportation infrastructure. Also, though, decide

what you want to do with your spare time -- gardening, entertaining, home improvements, strolling to the coffee shop, or “downward dogging” at the local yoga studio?

These sorts of decisions about the “flavor” of your desired lifestyle can influence the right neighborhood pick for you.

One of my favorite new sites is NabeWise, which allows you to search for neighborhoods in Seattle and several other areas, based on who you are, what you like to do, and affordability, among other factors. Use it and your real estate pro to hone in on the right areas for you, without being firmly entrenched as a real estate rusher or a fence-sitter.

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1614 Naudain $340,000 Charming 2BD/1BA with yard, deck off master bedroom, solarium, hardwood floors, ART MUSEUM 756-58 N Bucknell $525,000 exposed brick.

Fantastic x-wide 3BR/3ba 3-Sty on grt tree1628 Waverly $490,000 lined block. Handsome new façade, Brazilian Wonderful 3BD/3BA, open living room, gas cherry flrs, 1-yr pre-pd parking! fireplace, exposed brick, yard, spiral stairs.

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$350,000 271 S Van Pelt #B $569,900 609 Montrose Fabulous corner 2BD/2BA unit with 1 car Cool 2BD/1BA, finished basement, deck, roof parking, 10ft ceilings, fireplace, red oak deck, hardwood floors. floors, high-end custom kitchen, tons of QUEEN VILLAGE light!

114 Monroe $339,900 Charming 2BD/1BA, handsome brick front, GRADUATE HOSPITAL c/a, great block!

2207 Kimball $349,900 Gorgeous newly renovated 3BD/2BA, large $1,150,000 rear yard, roof deck, high end finishes, hard- 741 S 2nd Spectacular, contemporary 3BD/3.5BA extra wood floors. wide newer construction home, finished 709 S 18th #B $359,900 basement, roof deck, garage parking, rear Lovely 2BD/1.5BA home, 2-car parking, stain- yard. less steel appliances, deck.

Society Hill $4,900,000 This 9000 SF Townhome and 4500 SF garden has every imaginable amenity in its 4 stories, 6 BR’s, 5 full baths, 2 powder rms, 4 car garage and finished basement. Each room tells a story and the walls resound with history.

Society Hill The Willings $750,000 Beautiful 1-2BD units, high ceilings, recessed lighting, granite counters, exclusive residence with 24 hour doorman and many other great amenities.

Fitler Square $459,000 Adorable and charming 2BD/1BA, hardwood floors, semi-finished basement, great yard, original brick front.

University City $475,000 Magnificent 2700sf 3BD/3BA, turn of the century home, stained glass windows, mosaic tilework, gorgeous kitchen, rear yard w/ potential for parking!

Washington Square West $400,000 Impeccable 2BD/2BA unit, beautiful kitchen, bar counter, elegant and bright!

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northern liberties 721 Melon PlaCe, #d Renov. Light-filled 3BR condo w/PRKG & Tax Abate. Pet Friendly. $199,000 1601-7 lawrenCe street brand new listing Vacant Lot Package (total area is 51 x. 37.5). $114,900 art MuseuM area the PhiladelPhian, #4a4 (2401 Pennsylvania ave.)

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Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

Monthly After Tax Cost

tHe PHilaDelPHian tHe PHilaDelPHian tHe PHilaDelPHian

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, views of the Art Museum, private balcony, spacious living and dining areas 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors, upgraded kitchen, ample living space Renovated studio, wood floors throughout, open kitchen, large balcony with city skyline view

1,867 1258 567

$439,900 $189,900 $175,000

$68,538 $30,637 $26,306

$3,431 $1,751 $1,152

Location

AVENUE OF THE ARTS

Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

Monthly After Tax Cost

acaDeMy House acaDeMy House center city one acaDeMy House acaDeMy House

One bedroom, one bath, upgraded kitchen and bath, Juliet balcony, W/D 1 bedroom, 1 bath, panoramic southern views, Juliet balcony, renovated bath and kitchen 1 bedroom, 1 bath, spacious balcony, magnificent city views to the south, abundant natural light One bedroom, one bath, French balcony, renovated kitchen and bath, beautiful southern view Corner two bedroom, one and a half bath, high floor, spacious living area, W/D

705 705 873 725 1016

$289,000 $249,900 $240,000 $274,900 $324,000

$42,702 $39,043 $36,972 $41,159 $49,894

$1,772 $1,661 $1,563 $1,797 $2,289

Location

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE

Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

tHe rittenHouse barclay lanesborougH lanesborougH tHe warwick barclay 1830 rittenHouse tHe warwick tHe warwick tHe rittenHouse tHe warwick 2009 sPruce street Parc rittenHouse warwick Parc rittenHouse tHe warwick tHe rittenHouse barclay barclay 1900 rittenHouse tHe warwick Parc rittenHouse tHe warwick tHe DorcHester tHe DorcHester wanaMaker House Parc rittenHouse wanaMaker House tHe warwick tHe warwick williaM Penn House

Penthouse, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, high end finishes and appointments throughout, balcony with city views 3bedroom+den, 3.5 baths, marble foyer, formal dining rm, sunny eat-in kitchen, 10’ ceilings, moldings, oak herring bone floors, 3 gas fireplaces 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, brand new, very high ceilings, his and hers master baths, custom kitchen, exquisite detail throughout.

Tri-level penthouse with 1600 sq ft of terrace space, being sold unfinished, private elevator access 1 bedroom plus den, magnificent city views to the north and south, open kitchen, custom details and finishes throughout, one-of-a kind 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, most rooms have views of Rittenhouse Square, beautifully restored original details throughout 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, upgraded kitchen, original hardwood floors and molding, lots of light 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, hardwood floors, 270 degree views, open kitchen, marble baths, custom closets, W/D 3BR, 3BA, Bamboo flrs., spac. Kit w/custom wood cabinetry, granite counter tops, marble baths, 3 exposures, gym and hotel services 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, completely renovated with high end finishes, views of Rittenhouse Square from every room 2 bedrooms + den, 3 baths, gourmet kitchen, marble baths, walk-in-closets, hardwood floors 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, tri-level condominium, large private deck, luxurious master suite Rarely available south side 2 bedroom, 2 bath, hardwood floors, marble bathroom, custom upgrades throughout 2 bedrooms + den, 3 baths, sun-soaked, wood floors, open kitchen, marble baths 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, terrace on pool club deck, open custom kitchen, marble baths, wood floors 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, southern exposure from every room, marble baths, open chefs kitchen, maple hardwood floors 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, eat in kitchen, beautiful sunset views, master suite with large marble bath Two bedrooms, two baths, hardwood floors, old world charm with modern features Two bedrooms, two baths, hardwood floors, building offers 24 hour doorman and gym, located on Rittenhouse Square 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Juliet balcony, upgraded kitchen and bath, lots of light, separate dining room, hardwood floors One bedroom, one bath, hardwood floors, marble bath, custom kitchen 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, open kitchen, hardwood floors, marble bath 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors sunset view, marble bath, custom shutters 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, balcony, excellent natural light, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, balcony, excellent natural light, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors throughout, renovated kitchen and bathroom, bay windows with city views Studio with wood floors, marble bath, open kitchen and city view Studio, bay windows, open kitchen, generous closet space Studio, high floor with sunrise views, marble bath, open kitchen Studio, high floor with city views, walk in closest, wood floors, marble bath 1 bedroom, 1 bath, city views, spacious kitchen

3,952 3,293 3,467 3,413 2,421 2,338 2,275 2,000 1,978 1,560 1,614 2,844 1019 1,614 1,272 1,296 1,037 1,050 1,075 1,085 712 765 697 740 723 704 497 548 345 423 825

$3,500,000* $834,620 $2,900,000* $666,258 $2,750,000* $636,038 $2,250,000* $579,879 $1,475,000* $347,779 $1,450,000* $349,592 $1,195,000* $309,704 $1,200,000* $174,122 $1,350,000* $181,323 $995,000* $242,439 $829,000* $115,051 $800,000* $192,721 $799,900* $190,230 $799,000* $190,486 $775,000* $201,948 $625,000* $149,666 $599,000* $147,283 $595,000* $143,766 $539,000* $133,706 $479,900 $71,388 $399,900 $53,426 $389,900 $55,623 $369,900 $52,163 $350,000 $51,698 $350,000 $51,614 $309,999 $46,421 $275,000 $39,472 $225,000 $33,344 $217,000 $30,900 $219,900 $32,772 $159,900 $24,513

Location

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Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

Monthly After Tax Cost

22 Front bank builDing society Hill towers society Hill towers society Hill towers bank builDing

Custom penthouse with 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, balcony and roof deck, designer baths and chefs kitchen 2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, high-end open kitchen, designer bathrooms Two bedrooms, one bath, parquet wood floors, washer/dryer, unobstructed river views, floor-to-ceiling windows One bedroom, high floor, river view, investment opportunity 1BR, 1BA, magnificent river views, high floor, wood floors throughout One bedroom, one bath, intimate views of Society Hill through floor-to-ceiling windows

2,468 2,117 1,133 700 700 700

$1,320,000 $799,000* $399,000 $290,000 $275,000 $275,000

$298,000 $207,313 $58,788 $42,577 $40,731 $40,779

$6,671 $4,291 $2,562 $1,798 $1,733 $1,794

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Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

inDePenDence Place inDePenDence Place inDePenDence Place inDePenDence Place inDePenDence Place HoPkinson House inDePenDence Place inDePenDence Place inDePenDence Place inDePenDence Place stricklanD row stricklanD row

Bi-level penthouse, 2 bedrooms. 2.5 baths, 2 kitchens, impeccably finished throughout, amazing river and city views Penthouse, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, wrap around balcony, high ceilings, eat-in kitchen, large master suite 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, east facing river and city views, modern kitchen, hardwood floors, balcony, laundry room 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, beautifully ren. kit. and baths, balc. with city and river views, hdwd. flrs. in living areas 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, alcove, completely renovated with gourmet kitchen, designer bath, amazing closets Deluxe 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony with views of Washington Square and the river, renovated kitchen and bath 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, laundry room, excellent condition 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, upgraded kitchen, new fixtures throughout 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, excellent value 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors throughout, upgraded kitchen and bath, custom closets, balcony 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, open kitchen, wood floors 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, excellent natural light, wood floors, open kitchen,

4,500 2,810 3,015 1,977 1,118 1,063 928 860 928 928 857 1,188

$2,295,000* $552,133 $1,250,000* $303,747 $1,250,000* $250,000 $799,000* $195,082 $479,900 $68,164 $329,000 $53,908 $299,900 $44,212 $295,000 $42,801 $290,000 $42,132 $269,900 $40,971 $259,900* $39,930 $250,000* $39,682

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Total Square Footage

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, open floor plan, fireplace, terrace off mastersuite

1,300

Location

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Price

$259,900

$172,018 $85,223 $57,483

$4,014 $1,989 $1,341

$88,613 $82,852 $78,608 $91,215 $115,776

$2,068 $1,933 $1,834 $2,128 $2,701

$889,056 $619,296 $607,268 $557,842 $362,985 $386,553 $318,887 $373,141 $371,644 $273,743 $246,527 $190,406 $197,716 $203,258 $206,151 $158,380 $170,623 $153,060 $146,037 $153,551 $106,710 $120,077 $104,702 $113,035 $112,778 $91,365 $81,681 $68,417 $59,322 $62,166 $63,419

$20,745 $14,450 $14,170 $13,016 $8,470 $9,020 $7,440 $8,707 $8,672 $6,387 $5,752 $4,443 $4,613 $4,743 $4,810 $3,696 $3,981 $3,571 $3,408 $3,583 $2,490 $2,802 $2,443 $2,637 $2,631 $2,132 $1,906 $1,596 $1,384 $1,451 $1,480

$348,655 $217,014 $128,086 $89,976 $86,724 $91,238

$8,135 $5,064 $2,989 $2,099 $2,024 $2,129

$588,133 $328,202 $319,246 $212,815 $137,351 $115,998 $87,809 $87,347 $83,461 $87,301 $98,839 $106,038

$13,728 $7,658 $7,449 $4,966 $3,205 $2,707 $2,049 $2,038 $1,947 $2,037 $2,306 $2,474

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$3,725 $2,632 $2,605 $2,351 $1,608 $1,685 $1,321 $1,757 $1,795 $1,090 $992 $960 $881 $861 $855 $631 $659 $619 $580 $613 $486 $473 $416 $437 $435 $352 $319 $271 $240 $226 $168

$1,466 $844 $427 $302 $291 $335

$3,022 $1,511 $1,403 $961 $620 $410 $327 $348 $302 $348 $1,143 $1,135

Monthly After Tax Cost

$17,020 $11,818 $11,565 $10,665 $6,862 $7,334 $6,119 $6,949 $6,877 $5,298 $4,761 $3,483 $3,732 $3,881 $3,956 $3,064 $3,323 $2,953 $2,827 $2,969 $2,003 $2,328 $2,027 $2,201 $2,197 $1,780 $1,587 $1,325 $1,144 $1,225 $1,312

Monthly After Tax Cost

$10,706 $6,147 $6,046 $4,004 $2,585 $2,297 $1,722 $1,690 $1,645 $1,243 $1,986 $2,156

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

Monthly After Tax Cost

$41,044

$1,985

$99,922

$2,332

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$582 $238 $190

$347

* Based on 20% Down Mortgate

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Adina Nitescu. Photo by Marty Sohl

Opera Company of Philadelphia

Tosca Puccini’s

april 29, may 1m, 4, 6 & 8m, 2011 at the Academy of Music Sung in Italian with English translations

an Original Opera Company production!

“… stunning. This kind of vocal command

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Featuring the Opera Company of Philadelphia Chorus and Orchestra and members of the Commonwealth Youthchoirs

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