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September 7-13, 2011

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12 No Rest for the leery Crime never sleeps.

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PhillyNOW 9 Camera Manned Surveillance becomes a priority crime-fighting strategy—again.

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Cornering the Market Regarding Steve Volk’s cover story about the Top 10 drug corners in 2011: It’s quite interesting that instead of going city wide, you used only the Fairhill/West Kensington neighborhoods. It’s obvious to see why. This underbelly black market is very much hidden from the eyes of most and it’s good to occasionally shed light on it. Will anything be done about it? No. Those blocks have been running for years and years. I thought it was very amusing that the pictures from each of these blocks only show trash and abandoned houses.

You must have felt that vibe in the area. That cold chill that says, “If I take a shot of these open air dealings going down, those pictures will not only be gone forever, but you might also.” I’ve tried to photograph these areas but there are so many people there engrossed in the trade, as soon as you take a shot, the whole block thinks you are an undercover cop. I’m not from that neighborhood nor do I feel that the dealings down there are good, but the system for which it is run, is amazingly well-networked. Runners, spotters, mini bosses, guys who do the handoff and people who you see there everyday part of it, who never speak of drugs, never touch them, and won’t be going down for them on any street rip basis.

ANONYMOUS, via email I read your article and have been doing drug/alcohol work for a while. The problem is complicated. The solution costs money and commitment, of which there is none in Philadelphia. There is of course money to keep the city gentrified. There are lots of folks in our community who are committed to “recovery,” aka healing. Too bad this isn’t a priority for the mayor.

E., via email

Mayor May I Regarding Matt Petrillo’s recent article about Mayor Nutter’s delayed reaction to flash mobs: I just don’t get why the Philly media are picking on the mayor for telling the truth. So now there’s a problem with his allegedly taking too long to address the flash mob situation in the city? He just can’t do anything right, can he? He’s done more than Street ever did, whom you people never attacked with as much venom as you’re doing with Nutter. Nowhere in that column did I see Mr. Petrillo pounce on the unfit parents who were the main reason why these mobs got out of control in the first place. Priorities, people.

DONNA DI GIACOMO, Germantown

Given the Green Light Regarding Daniel Rackley ’s Q&A with Councilman Bill Green: I enjoyed the interview with Philadelphia’s future mayor, William Green, Jr. The powers in the city want him to be mayor and he will do about as good a job as his father. Did you know that William Green, Sr. was mayor for a term in the 1980s? Councilman Green says the school district has wasteful spending. Can he elaborate?

“Yeah” is a pretty neutral response. Also, is Councilman Green just realizing that the school district cannot perform the job it was mandated to do? Bsck in 2003, the Commonwealth decided the district couldn’t do the job and that is why it took over the district and imposed a School Reform Commission. Councilman Green could also tell us who paid for the buy out of Dr. Ackerman. I would like to know.

JAN, via email

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Surveillance becomes a priority crime-fighting strategy—again.

By Randy LoBasso

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Not camera shy: The city unveiled its five-year crime-fighting plan. One of its priorities is increased camera surveillance.

Hard numbers are rarely hammered to

haven of Chicago, which this summer announced the installation of more eyes in the sky through a $650,000 federal Homeland Security grant.

Given past problems with city-commissioned cameras, 46 of which were still covered in plastic bags a year ago, this public-private partnership avoids the city having to conduct actual maintenance work using its scaled-back police resources. The idea of businesses volunteering their cameras almost makes that $13 million the city wasted in its failed partnership with Unisys for a previous camera system seem not seem so bad. And the two underground incidents over one week in September 2009 (in which suspicious peoples were seen taking photos of SEPTA’s subway system, but could not be found later on due to the Lombard-South and Snyder stations’ camera ineptitude)?

Eh, just a glitch.

But given that track record, the general failings of cameras deterring or solving crimes and the ability for this whole thing to sink into the murky swamp of Big Brotherism, what’s the end goal here? That answer’s unclear, but it’s probably one of those journeys that never ends. n

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reports detailing the effects cameras have directly on crime. But the PPD says there was a 13 percent crime decrease in those areas that had cameras installed through the pilot program. (New results for the increased camera presence aren’t expected until January or February 2012). “There are too many variables to say how cameras have a direct impact on crime,” says Gaittens. “However, I can say we have been burning DVDs for investigators and there have been many cases where we wouldn’t have gotten a conviction had it not been for a camera.”

But too many variables isn’t good enough for some. Critics of the programs often point to the camera capital of the western world: London. With a million cameras installed along its streets and photo-equipped planes deployed over the metropolis, each citizen can be potentially photographed 300 times per day. The country as a whole has one CCTV camera installed for every 14 Britons. But an inter-

—Jack Gaittens, deputy police commissioner of the city’s camera units

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need to be somewhat overlooked for the larger picture, calling policing “a journey that never ends.”

But that next step in the journey to the future is slightly unsettling. Because it basically involves fighting crime with cameras. A boat load of them. But don’t be too concerned if you’re not cool with the idea of being watched (or if you don’t think cameras can deter crime). The city doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to these things (read: technological advancements of any kind). Still, in spite of evidence pointing to the tenuous relationship between cameras and decreased crime, the city’s going through with it.

In the report released last week, “Making Philadelphia a Safer City: 2011 Progress Report on the Crime Fighting Strategy and the Five Year Plan,” expanding the city’s megapixel network is referred to as an overarching goal for the department, which, they say, will give detectives an easier time identifying culprits after crimes are committed. In addition to cameras being integrated into the city’s Real Time Crime Center, which is partially funded with a federal earmark, the plan will allow for more video in the city’s already gigantic digital “data warehouse”—

“There are too many variables to say how cameras have a direct impact on crime.

However ... there have been many cases where we wouldn’t have gotten a conviction had it not been for a camera.”

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First, the good news: Flash mobs be damned, the Philadelphia Police Department says crime is down across the board.

From 2007 to 2010, according to a PPD report released last week, homicides in city limits dropped almost 22 percent. Illegal guns are down 17.5 percent and the number of shooting victims is down 8 percent. Part I crimes—which include homicide, rape, aggravated assault, robbery, burglary, theft and auto theft—are down 10 percent, with the biggest decrease happening between 2008 and 2009.

These improvements have come even as the PPD has fewer resources to work with.

Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey has cut overtime by nearly $17 million over the last three years because of budgetary issues. All the while, he’s shifted policeon-the-street resources to many problem districts focused in North and Southwest Philly, including the 12th, 14th, 15th, 18th, 19th, 22nd, 25th, 35th and 39th, which account for 65 percent of all city homicides.

Of course, Ramsey acknowledges there’s more to do. “We’ve got a lot more progress to make if we want to say we’re one of the safest cities in America,” he said at a recent press conference. He also acknowledged that many problems plaguing the city often

nal report by London police found fewer than one crime per year is solved using the city’s high-tech surveillance. The British Home Office found cameras generally have “little overall effect on crime levels.”

And yet, many American cities are following suit in the name of security.

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the information of which can be sent directly to laptops and mobile devices.

Over the next five years, says Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Gaittens, who oversees Philadelphia’s camera units, “we are going to be adding some more cameras to the 14th [Germantown] and 39th [Nicetown] in addition to six around police headquarters [downtown].” He says those neighborhoods should expect at least 50 more cameras through the city’s fiveyear plan. The numbers added to the 80 SafeCam members (businesses that can register their cameras with the PPD) and other city agencies isn’t yet known.

Just for the record, we overwhelmingly OK’d this crime-fighting strategy in a 2006 city referendum, which created a pilot program that expanded the use of closed circuit TV feeds to police headquarters.

Since then, the city has procured grants for the project—including $2 million from the Southeast Pennsylvania Regional Counter Terrorism Task Force—which has brought 500 new cameras throughout the city.

And since 2008, the number of cityowned police cameras has increased by more than 600 percent. If you count external cameras the Video Monitoring Unit is able to track, that number’s actually 2600 percent. According to Deputy Police Commissioner Jack Gaittens, who oversees Philadelphia’s camera units, those external monitoring units include 42 PennDOT cameras; 17 owned by the Philadelphia Housing Authority; 566 in use by SEPTA; and 12 owned by the Streets Department.

That, combined with the endless potential of SafeCam—in which businesses and organizations can opt to register their snapshots with the city—means the day could come where you better watch out where you light up that joint or, given the city’s newfound rally to deter smoking, drop that cigarette butt.

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It’s time to stop complaining about Michael Vick’s past.

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For my first dip back into the deep end, I’d like to gnaw on about a very important man in this city: Michael Vick. With the ink of his new six year, $100 million (40 guaranteed) contract still drying, it’s time to set some things straight.

I, like many of you adults, am a very avid fan of Vick. His career high passing and rushing numbers last year alone for the Birds have garnered him the big bucks and respect of the league. He is poised to give this football-rabid town what it’s been waiting for, deservedly, for decades: a Super Bowl title. Vick is an Eagle tried and true, with a blue-collar work ethic and a subtle hint of humility in his tone, yet there are still those who continue to harp on about— what else—the dog fighting shit.

Some of the talk is beyond ridiculous. “I hope his spine snaps on the field for what he did to those defenseless dogs!”; “He doesn’t deserve a job or his freedom!”; “He’s never allowed to set foot in my doggy bakery!”

Let me put it bluntly: Get the fuck over it. That’s right, everybody. Get. The. Fuck.

Over it.

Can we stop fucking around here? Real talk: He killed vicious and useless attack

dogs. He wasn’t giving Lassie or Buck Bundy the ramrod, he was fighting and killing pit bulls. Pit bulls bred to fight. Pit bulls who were bred to be beasts that no whining yuppy or activist with even the biggest problem with Mayor Vick would ever dare adopt.

I’m not saying that inflicting suffering onto any living creature is justifiable or can be condoned in any way, but I’m not going to pine over or dwell on it. But, you’ve heard this before: It happened, he went to Leavenworth, he got out and has rebuilt his career from the ground up. He took everything on the chin, made no excuses for himself. Move on.

I know this question has been posed a few billion times, but should we hold football players on that high a moral totem?

Lest you forget, these guys are hired thugs who play a violent and beautiful sport.

They’re not teachers or congressmen.

They don’t have any sway over how your shitty life is or isn’t. Who gives a fuck how unsavory they are? It’s the NFL: We want winners, not altar boys.

I want more criminals to play football.

Give the offensive line chloroform soaked rags and then see how well they protect your QB. Make it legal to choke-out referees. If we’re gonna do this shit, then let’s do this shit.

Have any of you actually watched what Michael Vick did on the field last year? That motherfucker was electrifying ! You should be pumped to have him playing in Our City for Your Team because he really could take our title-hungry franchise on a float down Broad Street. He’s as physical and athletic as any quarterback we’ve seen in years.

And that’s what this really comes down to. I love what Vick does for my football team, but I’m mostly just exhausted by all the ninnies who still actually give a fuck about his past discretions. It’s all your whiny posturing that leads me to say hyperbolic and antagonistic shit to harmless parents at kids’ birthday parties—“Michael Vick can kill every dog on earth if he wins Philadelphia a Super Bowl.” It’s just my nature, I guess.

Until next week, Followers. Fuck New York and go buy a Michael Vick jersey! It’s time to let it go and enjoy the season. “Love everyone” is my motto. n John Sharkey III is a notorious Philadelphia Asshole. The views expressed in TBSS are his own.

Liberal activist group Moveon.org and several others held a rally at Sen. Pat Toomey’s Philadelphia office last week, calling for healing America through higher taxes for Wall Street brokers and banks.

An audience of about 50 listened and chanted as speakers from groups like MoveOn, the Communications Workers of America, National Nurses United and HealthCare4AllPA spoke through a bullhorn about health care, infrastructure, jobs, taxes and other issues. All emphasized revitalizing the American dream through their groups’ actions. The main chant of the day was “Heal America! Tax Wall Street!”

Though others, perhaps not staged and voiced by a small minority, included, “Recall Toomey!” At one point, Toomey’s name was mentioned and someone toward the back screamed, “Scumbag!”

Chuck Pennacchio, executive director of Healthcare4AllPA, said Pennsylvania is “one of 22 states working on single payer on the state level.” He emphasized Senate Bill 400 and House Bill 1660, single-payer bills in the Legislature, both of which have absolutely no chance of passing until, at the very least, 2016—but almost definitely not then, either.

A MoveOn leader introduced as Tim gave the funniest speech. After he told the audience “who” Pat Toomey was (member of Club for Growth, hedge fund manager, whatever), Tim read off his list of ways to rebuild the American Dream. They included new infrastructure, investments in public education, health are for everyone, making work pay, securing Social Security, fairer tax rates that no longer favor the rich, and publicly financed campaigns.

Problem: Pat Toomey is not the disease, just a symptom. The real disease is a failed Democratic leadership that has not laid out a legitimate plan to the American people (likely because they don’t have one), and a president who doesn’t look like he wants his job anymore.

Take Sept. 1, the day of this rally. Obama caved to Republicans on another immaterial point—when to give a speech about his jobs bill Republicans won’t vote for anyway— because this message conflicted with a Republican presidential debate. Apparently, the president agrees it’s more important that crazy people argue over whether or not dinosaurs existed on TV, than Americans getting back to work. You would have thought “jobs” is a pretty high priority, and an inoffensive one at that. But, no, sorry.

Protests like this one, and all MoveOnsponsored material, usually don’t mention the problem with Democrats, who you could argue are worse than the Republicans simply because they continually play defense and don’t really know what they stand for publicly.

Toomey will represent the people of

Pennsylvania for, at the very least, five more years. He was put in Congress to undo programs that help the poor and middle classes with the help of those very same poor and middle-class Pennsylvanians he will crush through outer-crust tax cuts. And as a member of the congressional “supercommittee,” Toomey has more political clout to make his overlords happy by cutting even more spending. But most of all, he and the Republican Party have an investment in the United States’ misery: The 2012 elections are riding on it, Obama is making it easy for them and no rally is going to stop that.

(Randy LoBasso)

Redistricting Clock Finally Ticking The Legislature and Gov. Corbett have just under five months to redistrict the state, which will undoubtedly “redden” us a bit more, if only district-wide. And a group of legislatures have just under 90 days to draw new state House and Senate lines.

The state has appointed a redistricting commission to begin the process. And it’s holding meetings today (in Allentown) and Sept. 14 (in Pittsburgh). Through some of the work of Common Cause Pennsylvania and others, redistricting is becoming more transparent this year. Rep. Mike Turzai, who’s on the redistricting commission— along with House Minority Leader Frank Dermody (D-Allegheny); Senate Majority Leader Dominic Pileggi ( R-Delaware); Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa (D-Allegheny); and former state Superior Court Justice Stephen McEwen—says he’s open to more meetings for the public to make the public aware of what’s going on, exactly.

They’ve got 90 days from their formation to complete “preliminary maps,” at which time the public will be allowed to comment during a 30-day waiting period. Then, they’ll have 30 more days to complete the thing.

Because the Rs control everything, from here to ’Tucky to Erie, redistricting will likely go their way. Based on electoral data, lines will be moved to make both Legislature and Congressional red districts (and recently red districts like Mike Fitzpatrick’s 8th and Pat Meehan’s 7th) more red, and making blue districts less frequent and, because of the reddening of other districts, more blue.

Philadelphia and suburban Philadelphia districts will likely get geographically smaller while the opposite is true for the west.

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Marsha Moore points to the back door of her rowhouse in the Kingsessing section of Southwest Philly and wonders if an extra deadbolt or a bar in the window would have made a difference. Walking through her dining room, Moore retraces the intruder’s steps inside the house that morning last October, in the hours after her husband had left for work and her daughter for school. They had to walk past walls filled with Obama posters, family portraits and dozens of commendations from the city marking three decades of anti-crime activism before they got to the stairs, climbed up to the second-floor bedroom where she was sleeping, and savagely beat her with a metal pipe, leaving her for dead.

The 53-year-old Moore, wearing a patch over her right eye, grimaces as she describes her injuries. Her face was split open, necessitating a titanium plate. Her septum was crushed. She required 50 staples in her skull. And her eye was knocked back two centimeters, the lens jammed into her cheek. She was in a coma for three days, the hospital for three weeks.

The mayor fumed. An $11,000 reward was offered, but no suspect was ever identified.

But just two months later—with lingering pain and a bit of fear in the back of her mind—Moore was back out on the streets doing her town-watch patrols.

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“I refuse to let these children see me just give up on them because something happened to me,” says Moore. “I refuse to let the perpetrators take anything more from our community and myself than what they took already.”

Few would fault Moore if the ordeal had changed her outlook on how criminals should be dealt with, but she’s remained true to the beliefs that have guided her anticrime efforts for more than 30 years.

“Like I tell the mayor and the [police commissioner], we cannot lock our way up to safe. I know how to get people arrested. But why do that when we can prevent a lot of these crimes? Especially with young people. It’s learned behavior, so you can unlearn it.”

But two miles down the street, 57-year-old Sam Ricks— who’s been a town-watch volunteer in the Elmwood section of Southwest Philly for 20 years—couldn’t feel more differently.

The only way to stop crime, says Ricks, “is to get [criminals] arrested and off the street. They get out [of custody] and come back and keep doing what they do, you go out there night after night and get them back in. You stay at it.

Hopefully they get tired of that and they stop.”

Ricks and Moore are longtime friends and allies in the fight to reduce crime and better the quality of life in their corner of Philadelphia. But the pair are at opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to the way town watch should operate—a divide that reflects a broader debate about how the city should deal with its always-shifting, never-ending problem of crime.

As twilight descends on Elmwood Park, Ricks sits on a bench, walkie-talkie in hand, and surveys the scene. All appears serene—people are out with their dogs, kids ride their bikes, a few joggers skirt across the grass. “There have been times when it’s been fairly rough around here,” says Ricks. He points to a nearby bench where, two summers ago, 22-year-old Mamadou Makadji—a native of Mali who’d come to Philadelphia four months earlier to study at Temple University—was shot and killed during a botched, late-night robbery. “Thankfully, we haven’t had anything like that in a while.”

But Ricks won’t be lulled into a sense of complacency.

Violent crime and property crime have fallen significantly in Southwest Philly—including Ricks’ Elmwood neighborhood, also known as Police Sector 12E—over the past five years. And so far this year there have been fewer homicides in the 12th District than at this point last year.

Yet the 12th still has seen more homicides this year than all but five of the city’s 21 police districts. And the number of reported assaults and burglaries is more than twice the city average, according to PPD statistics. So Ricks says that he and his 35-member-strong town-watch group must remain vigilant.

“What we find is that you go through these periods where crime drops and then [town watchers] grab the popcorn and sit in front of the TV and they disappear,” he says.

“But you’ve always got to be out there patrolling.”

Most nights, Ricks—a reserved yet cordial guy who lives alone in a rowhome across the street from the park—heads

out by himself to patrol for a few hours. A graduate of St. Joe’s who worked for years in the trucking industry, Ricks suffered a stroke in 1999; the nightly walks, he says, are as good for his own health as for the health of the neighborhood.

He co-founded his town watch in 1991, after the city put out a call for volunteers similar to the one they issued this summer. “Crime was up, the police were desperate,” Ricks recalls. “They came out and told a whole crowd of people at a community meeting, ‘You gotta organize a town watch because the city’s on the verge of bankruptcy and the only way we can effectively deal with crime is if you’re organized and you help us.’”

Ricks’ twin brother, Mike, served as the group’s president until his death in 2004. Ricks has been president since last November.

His methods are adamantly old-school and by-the-book: Observe and report, nothing more. No direct contact or confrontations with anyone in the act of committing a crime. Call 911 if there’s a serious crime in progress, or if a situation appears suspicious. Take note of various other crimes—suspected drug activity, prostitution and nuisance crimes like vandalism or graffiti—and report them later.

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Ricks believes it’s only the hard lesson of prison time that can steer someone away from crime for good. “I’ve had cases where I’ve testified against someone and they went to jail and they got out and actually thanked me,” he says.

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in there gettin’ high,” Ricks mutters. Two young girls, one on a tricycle, play on the nearby sidewalk. “It’s usually meth, pills, sometimes crack,” he says, scribbling as he walks. “They’ve picked him up before. Guess they’ll have to pick him up again.”

Back in the park before heading home to write up his nightly report and email it off to the 12th, Ricks says that his town-watch methods have earned the respect of his neighbors. “They know I get things done,” he says.

Between 2006 and 2010, Ricks’ town-

watch group made 1,059 911 calls requesting police response; 138 of those were priority calls for major crimes in progress (burglaries, assaults, robberies, rapes and persons brandishing a gun or other weapon). Fifty of those calls, Ricks reports, resulted in police stopping or detaining 106 suspects, many of whom—as per Ricks’ detailed follow-up notes—were arrested and charged with a

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crime; several were later convicted.

“For just one sector, that’s not an insignificant number,” says Ricks. “You get six people arrested, you might take 100 crimes off the sheet. Sometimes it’s the same guy out robbing houses.”

Back at Moore’s house, her husband, Robert, and their 13-year-old daughter, Miracle, still shudder when they think about the immediate aftermath of the attack.

“I was like, what’s gonna happen? Am I still gonna have a mom?” says Miracle. “I didn’t sleep at home ’cause I was scared.

And then at the hospital she squeezed my hand so I knew that she was gonna be alive.”

“I’m glad that she’s here,” Robert says.

“I thought I might lose her. All that she’s been through has been really hard, but she’s a crusader. You gotta have something in you, and what she has in her, you can’t find words for it. Things like this happen because [criminals] want you to stop, but if you think she was working hard before, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.”

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“Sometimes you see a bunch of strangers show up at night all of a sudden and they’re carrying baseball bats,” he says.

“You have to ask yourself, ‘Where are the gloves? Who’s got the ball?’ We don’t see that, we’re calling 911. Let them explain it to the police.”

Ricks walks past John M. Patterson Elementary School and notices a red SUV parked on the corner with no license plate. He pulls out a folded neighborhood map from his pocket and jots down a description of the vehicle. There’s a nearby streetlight that always seems to be busted; he scribbles that down, too.

At the corner of 71st and Elmwood, a drug deal goes down outside the Golden Kingdom II Chinese takeout joint. “Yeah, I know these two,” Ricks murmurs as he melts into the shadows while buyer and seller make their quick transaction. The dealer ducks inside Golden Kingdom while his customer disappears down 71st. Ricks follows. Just behind the restaurant there’s rustling noises near some trash bins. “He’s

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learned a trade in there. One guy’s a carpenter now—he was an asshole then and he’s probably an asshole now, but at least he’s a carpenter.”

Darkness has fallen, so Ricks—antsy to get going—hops off the bench and heads out on patrol. He heads past his church, where in the breezeway under the stairs, near the detritus of drug use, prostitutes sometimes turn tricks. He walks past a seniors’ complex, where an old man was rolled by four thugs the night before. “It’s gonna happen,” Ricks laments. “You can’t be everywhere and see everything.”

He stops near Finnegan Playground, where he says a “flash-mob-type incident” happened one night in March of last year: A 41-year-old woman was attacked by a mob of teens on her way home from work; a member of Ricks’ town watch was nearby and called in a robbery in progress.

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When she is making her town watch rounds, Moore says she has walked up to drug dealers, kids getting into violent fights on the street and would-be thieves and tried to talk some sense into them—handing out literature and recommending programs, laying guilt trips on them (“You keep doin’ this, it gonna come back on your family”), or warning them she’s gonna call the cops. “I ain’t afraid to turn them in, they don’t intimidate me,” she says.

Her husband insists that jail rarely sways people from their criminal behavior. “You have guys who’ve been arrested 23 times, it ain’t nothin’ to them,” he says. “See, there’s something wrong with their heart. It starts when they was young. If someone would’ve hugged them up ... you gotta remember, a lot of these kids never was loved, never had nobody say a kind word to them. Now they adults. What can you do? You gotta go inside. Maybe you can reach them.”

Sometimes Moore just listens to what they have to say, finds out what’s going on in their lives, offers support and guidance. Sometimes it works. She brings up “Dink”—a local thug who used to come around the block to fight his pit bull or break into cars (including Robert’s) to support his crack habit. Many times she confronted him, tried to reason with him, shame him or threaten him. Finally, she helped him get clean, and now, she says, he helps her with her community outreach work (“Dink” declined to be interviewed for this piece).

Sometimes it doesn’t work. “I’m not stupid,” she says.

“I know people gonna do what they gonna do. That’s on them. But you got to try. You don’t know what these people are going through. We got to educate, not incarcerate.”

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Ricks says that being a part of town watch is simply “the right thing to do,” and he insists he wouldn’t be out patrolling night after night if he didn’t think his efforts mattered. Particularly considering the price he’s occasionally paid. Ricks says he’s been attacked several times—nothing as brutal as what Moore went through, but harrowing incidents nonetheless—including one night in 1995 when four friends of a robbery suspect Ricks reported and helped put in jail jumped him outside his house while he was taking his trash out, punching him numerous times before taking off.

Ricks caught wind that the robber was looking to get some payback himself upon his release from prison, but, he says, “I heard he stole a car and then bailed out and jumped over a railing on I-95, and he didn’t realize that I-95 is elevated where he was, so ...” Ricks shakes his head. “He’s not bothering us anymore.”

For Moore, her work out on the streets is intensely personal. It’s partially borne from her deep religious faith, her belief that everyone can be redeemed if you show them the way.

It also comes from a family tragedy: In the early ’80s, Moore’s younger brother Eric, known on the streets as “Chicken,” was involved in so-called “wolfpack” attacks—random robberies and beatings similar to the recent youth mob attacks—and car theft. In July of 1981, along with two accomplices, he robbed and shot to death 44-year-old Yefim Zaks, a Russian immigrant heading to his Center City engineering job one morning, then drove to Southwest Philly where he dumped Zaks’ body.

Arrested later that day after a routine traffic stop while driving Zaks’ car, “Chicken” received a life sentence for the murder in 1982.

Moore says she regrets not being able to talk some sense into her brother before the incident, and wishes there had been someone else to intervene and convince him to go down a different path. It’s in the back of her mind as she walks around her neighborhood, and she tells the tale to criminals and would-be criminals she encounters as a kind of “trump card.”

“Sometimes you don’t get a second chance,” she says.

“Your first time could be your last time—either dead or in jail. I’m giving people another chance.”

Unlike Ricks, Moore doesn’t have any stats to back up her efforts, but she insists she’s having an impact; she says she sees behaviors slowly changing for the better, one person at a time. “I know we can’t save everybody … But if we save one ...” She chokes up for a moment. “I can’t give up on anybody,” she says.

The person overseeing Ricks’ and Moore’s efforts is

Anthony Murphy, executive director of Town Watch Integrated Services. In 1996, TWIS was launched as Philadelphia Operation Town Watch: Murphy and two staffers tasked with bringing the city’s 300 volunteer town-watch groups—which to that point had been operating individually in concert with local police districts—under one umbrella. TWIS’ mission was to provide training, as well as such tools of the trade as handheld radios and reflective vests, and oversee town watch recruitment efforts.

Town Watch was the official manifestation of efforts that have become Murphy’s life’s work. A native of the Strawberry Mansion section of North Philly, Murphy returned home in the mid-’70s from a stint in the Navy to find his old neighborhood wracked by violence and crime. He began teaching troubled youth at the nearby Marcus Garvey School for Positive Education, preaching self-reliance and personal responsibility. Soon, he joined Philly activist Bennie Swans’ Crisis Intervention Network to combat gang and drug violence, in part by rallying people to develop town watch groups in crime-infested areas.

“Citizens have to be a part of community policing,” says the 60-year-old Murphy. Friendly, soft-spoken and quick to flash a smile, Murphy is zealous when talking about the need for town watch. “You cannot accept [crime] in your community and do nothing,” he says, “because then it continues, and at the point where you wanna blame the police and say ‘Why do you let that happen?’ you have to recognize that you allowed that to make its way into your community.”

He’s led by example. In the ’80s, in the midst of race riots between blacks and whites in South Philly compounded by high-crime rates, Murphy set up and helmed a town-watch patrol unit in Grays Ferry, arguably the most dangerous neighborhood in the city at the time. “It was tough,” he says. “But we did what we had to do. That

“There has to be consequences for people who commit crimes.

But we’ve already proven that prisons have revolving doors, so we try to do more than that.”

was our job. And eventually, things got better.”

These days, there’s more than 700 town-watch groups, comprising more than 20,000 volunteers.

“There’s town-watch people out there volunteering to do the hard work every day, all over the city,” says Murphy.

But after 10 years at the helm of Philadelphia Operation Town Watch, Murphy became convinced that in order to make a real, permanent dent in the crime rate and improve quality of life, changing hearts and minds was just as important as being eyes and ears. So in 2006, the agency was rechristened Town Watch Integrated Services to reflect that broader approach. Training town watchers to observe and report remained a central mission. But Murphy and his staff started dropping into communities where there’d been a recent deadly shooting, or persistent drug issues, or gang warfare, and they’d organize conflict resolution meetings that put angry, fearful citizens in a room with top police brass, city officials and community leaders to overcome issues of mistrust and miscommunication and find ways to work together to address the violence.

More crucially, though, Murphy initiated a process of going into schools and neighborhoods, reaching out to at-risk youth and wayward adults to connect them with significant, existing city resources that could help turn their lives around: Literacy and education programs, job training and employment opportunities, family counseling, basketball leagues, drug and alcohol counseling, arts programs, mental-health treatment, and business and entrepreneurial programs.

“Look, law enforcement has to be a part of it,” Murphy says. “There has to be consequences for people who commit crimes. But we’ve already proven that prisons have revolving doors, so we try to do more than that.”

Murphy says some town-watch volunteers are beginning to adopt an approach that resembles Moore’s more than Ricks’. Still, he’s wary. Having people observe and report is one thing; having them act as roving social workers is quite another.

“Some people are better at it that others,” says Murphy, who fears potentially ugly confrontations between town watchers and criminals who can’t be swayed by reason. “[Town watch volunteers] are not police. They are organized and trained to document what they see and report it to police, and you want them to do that.

That’s vital. I’d prefer that they call [TWIS] and we’ll handle the interventions in a more controlled environment. But yes, when the opportunities present themselves, go and do what you can to make a difference in [peoples’] lives. You wanna change their minds [about committing crime]? That’s what’s going to generate the change we want and need.”

While Ricks admires Moore’s courage and respects her approach, he’s not about to change his own. “The people out here clubbing little old ladies over the head, you think they’re gonna just stop and listen to me? I’m not a community activist. I’m a town watcher. I can’t save the world. We’re not the ones who have the ability to make crime stop, that’s the police. We just help them do their job, and they need somebody that’s gonna call in the crime at the proper time and give them the solvability factors. That’s what we have to train people to do. That’s how we put together a program that’s gonna have an actual impact.”

Still, Ricks says he’ll be back at the table with Moore as always during the next monthly town-watch meeting at 12th District headquarters. “We do things differently, but in the end we’re on the same page,” says Ricks. “We’re just doing what we can to make this a better place to live for everybody.” n For more information about town watch in your area, visit phila.gov/townwatch

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the National, Yo la tengo + Wye Oak This powerhouse triple-bill should satiate any live music jones. Headliners the National fashion elegant, keenly crafted music that balances moody mannered orchestration and propulsive indie rock. Whatever they sometimes lack in hooky immediacy is ably compensated by vibrant dramatic arrangements and Matt Berninger’s alluring smoky baritone croon. Yo La Tengo’s catalog overshadows the National, spanning a quarter-century and a stylistic range running though bracing punk rumble, indie rock spunk, noisy experimentation and dreamy, quiet downtempo pop. Up-andcoming opening duo Wye Oak are even more impressive live. Drummer Andy Stack also plays keyboards with his left hand, and Jenn Wasner’s seductive alto slinks alongside the spidery sometimes spiky, folk-inflected guitar melancholia. chriS Parker 7pm. $39.50. Also on Thurs., Sept. 8. Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce sts. kimmelcenter.org

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In addition to raffles and prizes and a fine art show from Silent K Studios, guests will be treated to hors d’eouvres courtesy of Cuba Libre and drinks compliments of Finlandia vodka. Best of all, PAWS will be bringing along some adorable pets that are in need of a new home. N.F. 7pm. $45. Brazen Boxing & MMA, 45 N. Third St. 215.995.0215 brazenboxing.com

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Artists—like magicians—craft meticulous, thought-provoking works, and yet we rarely get the chance to sneak a peak behind the velvet curtain. The ICA is lifting the proverbial veil with its take on a retrospective of the late Philadelphia minimalist Bill Walton.

Walton was always interested in exploring the elemental properties of his materials—wood and metal—to the point that those explorations became equally important as the finished work. In this exhibition you can see the artist’s sculptures in his obsessively organized and well-curated space. In some cases, the studio is so organized and beautified it’s difficult to tell the finished work from the pile of tools used to create it. This show provides a rare opportunity to experience art in its original creative environment, expanding our traditional notion of how we display and look at art. DarreN White 6-8pm. Free. Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St. 215. 898.7108. icaphila.org

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resurrect Dead In the late ’80s, strange tiles began appearing at intersections around Philadelphia. Embedded in the asphalt, each generally bore just four lines of cryptic text: “Toynbee idea, In Kubrick’s 2001, Resurrect dead, On planet Jupiter.” Most pedestrians overlooked the message underfoot, but Justin Duerr was intrigued. When the lanky 17-year-old spotted his first tile in 1994, a search for the origin and meaning of the tiles began that lasted more than 15 years.

The investigation is chronicled in this thoughtful documentary, which one at Sundance this past weekend for best director. Before tonight’s screening, the first of five, Director Jon Foy will discuss documentary filmmaking with Producer Doug Block. raYMOND SiMON 5:30pm. $6-$15. International House, 3701 Chestnut St. 215.387.5125. ihousephilly.org

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Gender reel From gender nonconformists, for gender nonconformists, Gender Reel is a festival dreamed up by gender visionaries from Philadelphia and beyond who were tired of not being represented in mainstream media. With video installations, film, photography, spoken word, watercolor and a little porn thrown in, Gender Reel has it all, and is the East Coast’s first and only multimedia festival dedicated to enhancing visibility of gender variant folks. Kicking things off with a word from the organizer’s as well as spoken word performances and film shorts from the Queer Women of Color Media Arts project, the weekend also features a keynote address from trans activist Pauline Park, numerous films including “50 Faggots and Keisha Knows,” a Drag King Extravaganza, late night panel discussions on queer and trans pornography, and a closing party at Tabu by trans activist/spoken word artist/first ever Mr. Trans Man, Kit Yan. Read our Q&A with festival organizer Joe Ippolito on Page 22. eMMa eiSeNberG 7pm. $10-$20. CBS auditorium, 320 S. Broad St. genderreelfest.com

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he Campbell Soup Company has put together a display of items found in its private collection available for public exhibition. The exhibit— which opened in August at the Art Institute—focuses on the influence women have made throughout Campbell’s history. Soup fans can check out vintage advertisements, a collection of soup labels, dolls and the original 12 red dresses created as part of the Go Red for Women campaign. There will be a variety of photographs and presentations showing commercials and radio advertisements as well as a film documenting the creation and rise of Pepperidge Farm. The exhibit runs until December but during the free opening reception everyone will be able to sample some of Campbell’s favorite foods. breNDa hilleGaS Thurs., Sept. 8. Free. The Art Institute of Philadelphia, 1610 and 1622 Chestnut St. 215.405.6710. artinstitutes.edu

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After a nearly five-year hiatus, the enduring English disco-pop duo Erasure—which just marked its 25th anniversary—is back with

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Let’s face it, if there’s two things we all love, it’s puppies and watching burley dudes beat the shit out of each other. Normally, the combination of the two would be cause for concern, but this event is 100 percent animal-friendly. For one night, local boxers and mixed martial arts fighters will battle it out in the Old City studio’s boxing ring and MMA cage not only for the sadistic enjoyment of others, but to help raise money for PAWS, the largest animal rescue

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Zon-Mai is an idiom meaning “at home, elsewhere,” and this live multimedia installation aims to present exactly that—dancers performing in their most personal and intimate interior spaces, outside for public viewing on what appears to be inside-out houses with no windows or doors. Choreographer Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and filmmaker Gilles Delmas traveled across the globe to the homes of 21 dancers who have experienced migration and displacement. They filmed them performing choreographed dances inside their houses and apartments—inside their kitchens, bathrooms and even below and above their furniture. The footage will be projected on massive 20-foot screen houses inside an old pumping station, across from the new (and very pretty) Race Street Pier. NicOle FiNkbiNer

Tomorrow’s World, arguably the best album singer Andy Bell and synth-wizard Vince Clarke have issued since their ’80s heyday. That’s great and all, but the thing to get really excited about: Erasure live! For the first time in ages!

Their gigs are flamboyant spectacles which, in the past, have included walking cacti, satellite hats, assless chaps, angels, devils, confetti, and sparkly underpants, just for starters. Plus all the hits you want to hear. We hear the new stage set is a gargoyle-laden ruined cathedral— sounds creepy, but it’s hard to imagine an Erasure show being anything but effervescent.

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Weedeater Wilmington, N.C., trio Weedeater approximate the thick sludgy accumulation at the bottom of Jeff Spicoli’s bong, ambling through throbbing, sometimes directionless, stoner metal with billowing, bottom-heavy insouciance. Reminiscent of early Nebula, there’s a strong bluespsych element accompanying the deliberate, resin-caked grooves. Indeed, the feral, throatscraping vocal growl of singer/bassist Dave “Dixie” Collins is the band’s only truly metal aspect. Operating on an appropriately baked time-frame, their last three albums have been separated by four years, the latest, Jason ... The Dragon, was recorded with Steve Albini. He’s a fine choice because the band’s inherent raw muscularity recalls Midwest noise rockers like Jesus Lizard, something his no-frills production style showcases like a sleeveless T. C.P. 9pm. $12-$15. With Bison B.C. + Fight Amp. North Star Bar, 2639 Poplar St. northstarbar.com

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Stinking Lizaveta + Electric Simcha That goddamn bastard Fyodor Pavlovich from Dostoevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov knocked up an idiot girl named Stinking Lizaveta and named the illegitimate child Smerdyakov, which means “son of the reeking one.” The piteous devochka died giving birth, but many moons later back in the real world a Philadelphia band named themselves after her. Raised by the Papadopoulos Brothers and drummer Cheshire Agusta on a warrior diet of grinding metal and free-jazz fervor, the band-child grew into a mighty, fire-breathing behemoth. Joined by the wild stallion shredding and beatific barking of West Philly Hasidic-punk quartet Electric Simcha, tonight Lizaveta reveals her blood-caked hooves and war-torn horns at a pulchritudinous 105-year-old church on Baltimore Avenue. Elliott shArP 7:30pm. $5-15. Calvary United Methodist Church, 801 S. 48th St. crossroadsconcerts.org

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Black Star Considering that Talib Kweli reunited with DJ/producer Hi-Tek last year for a Reflection Eternal album and tour (after a decade, mind you), we hoped—nay, prayed—that the next logical step for the MC would be to pair up once again with Mos Def and bring Black Star out of storage. Before Kweli did the Eternal thing with Hi-Tek, he got together with fellow Brooklynite Def, winning critical praise and a legion of fans when they dropped the Mos Def and Talib Kweli Are Black Star album in ’98. Well, it looks like our prayers have been answered— somewhat. They’re now touring the country, performing the album live in its entirety. While there have been sketchy reports on the possibility of new material from the group (a snippet of a possibly older track, produced by Madlib, was recently leaked on Def’s Facebook page), at least the guys are back together again, making the rounds and reminding people what real hip-hop sounds like. CrAig D. liNDsEy 6pm. $36. Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. 215.922.1011. tlaphilly.com

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Toro Y Moi After arriving on the crest of chillwave with last years’ full-length debut, Causers of This, Toro Y Moi auteur Chaz Bundick tacked further down the shore for his follow-up, Underneath the Pine. Gone are the hazy, shimmery lo-fi affectations and shuddering shoegazer drift.

They’re replaced by more polished production and a disco-inspired dance pulse instead of minimalist indietronic sputter. The music still possesses tinkly, dreamy allure abetted by plenty of wafting ambient keyboard parts, but loses some of its elusive mystery. The excellent Unknown Mortal Orchestra and Coma Cinema open. C.P. 8pm. $14-$15. With Unknown Mortal Orchestra + Coma Cinema. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. 866.468.7619. r5productions.com

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Late Night Cabaret No longer affiliated with the Fringe Festival, Philly’s official Late Nite Cabaret is offering folks 16 nights of totally free, totally uncensored entertainment—well after all the Live Arts/ Fringe events have concluded. This includes, but certainly isn’t limited to, dance, music, film, theater, comedy, burlesque, comics, puppetry, a lot of booze and maybe even a little nudity.

Most nights, the stage is open to any artist or performer who wishes to share their talent.

But things can get a little crazy at midnight, when the cabaret serves up a smorgasbord of debauchery, with a cast of strange characters and an eccentric musical guest. Each night guarantees something totally different. N.F. 10pm. Free. Underground Arts, 340 N. 12th St. 215.629.5765. latenitecabaret.com

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rom now until January, members of the Cinematheque International of Philadelphia will screen various French films in an effort to better understand the dark appeal of the culture. It all kicks off with an evening of broken childhood and unsentimental nonchalance with Francois Truffaut’s first film 400 Blows. Truffaut’s breakthrough into new wave cinema is his most personal project, chronicling his own oppressed childhood experiences, being passed around between various nannies and his grandmother before being sent to live with his unyielding parents at the age of 10. Antoine, the lead protagonist, is a trouble maker in school (defacing a picture of a naked lady to pass around his class) and a servant at home to his indifferent parents (sleeping on a bare cot in the hallway) who begins a life of petty crime in various attempts to escape his home life.

The felonies get him thrown into a juvenile detention center where he escapes to the shore, a natural miracle he’s only heard about, but never seen. AbigAil brulEy

Sun., Sept. 11, 7:30pm. $10. AxD Gallery, 265 S. 10th St. 215.627.6250. a-x-d.com

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11am-5pm. (Rain date: Sept. 17). Free. Headhouse Square, Second and Pine sts. greenfestphilly.org

cycling. Back for the fifth year, Bike Philly is giving us another day to remember—the chance to bike through the streets of Philadelphia without the jerks that cut us off, flip us off, or tailgate us for being slow. Put on by the Bicycle Coalition of Greater Philadelphia, the event is also their main fundraiser, allowing the coalition to keep improving bike routes and to continue their bike advocacy work. Riders can choose to complete a 10-, 20- or 35mile course, so whether you’re dusting the old Schwinn off or getting ready to go pro, there’s a little something for everyone. All routes lead back to Eakins Oval for treats and merrymaking, allowing riders to see and be seen—word is the BAMF women of Gearing Up who have turned their lives around through cycling will be making an appearance. E.E.

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Are the artists only from the Philadelphia area?

No. We’ve gotten a response from all over the world. A group of photographers out of Australia submitted an installation. And we’re gotten films from Japan, Latin America and France in addition to cities across the United States.

Why the reason for such a global response for a new festival?

We credit social media, especially Facebook and Twitter. Artists within gender variant, gender nonconforming and trans-identified communities have conveyed a shared difficulty in finding a venue to display their art. First and foremost, this is what we hope Gender Reel can provide.

In what way does this demonstrate how impactful the festival could be?

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It was initially going to be a film festival but as I put the idea out to friends they suggested I broaden it to multimedia festival, including photos, art installations and other mediums to be more inclusive. I was initially hesitant of the response but our two-day festival has more than 30 films, 17 artists and photographers and four video installations, including one that is off-site at the Eastern State Penitentiary.

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At the most basic level, the festival represents any art that pushes against traditional gender binaries. There so many ways that this can happen.

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This weekend marks the beginning of Philly’s first Gender Reel Festival, the only multimedia arts festival in the city devoted entirely to the experiences of gender-variant, gender nonconforming, and transidentified artists from across the world. These diverse communities, though they may express themselves in different ways, are all committed to challenging basic assumptions about how masculinity and femininity are expressed. PW sat down with Joe Ippolito, the brainchild and key organizer of the festival, who offered insight into why the festival came to be, what to expect and why these experiences matter for Philadelphia.

Describe how you came up with the idea for Gender Reel.

For several years, I’ve been observing film festivals across the country as a trans-identified man. In all festivals, there seems to be a lack of representation in more mainstream film festivals of gender-variant, gender nonconforming and transgender identities. I don’t know the reasoning, but I knew I wanted to create a forum for these communities.

But was there was a specific moment that served as an inspiration for creating Gender Reel?

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Yes. It stemmed out of response to 2009’s QFest [the city’s main LGBT film festival], which showed the film Ticked Off Trannies With Knives. A lot of transgender individuals and the LGBT media organization GLAAD denounced the film, particularly over scenes where transwomen were killed. Even though I got a chance to meet the director, I understand a lot of people don’t have the same opportunities that I do. From this film, I’ve looked at schedules across and saw each a lack of representation of these communities or potentially offensive representations.

I want to use an example that has been meaningful to me— the Philly Trans-Health conference. By offering a space for local trans-identified individuals to speak of health issues, we’ve strengthened health services and the overall political impact of the community. We hope Gender Reel will have a similar impact, if on a smaller scale, for artists in these communities

How do you hope to appeal to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and allied communities?

One of the key goals of Gender Reel is to provide an educational space for all. In anticipation of the festival, we’ve tabled at Equality Forum and Black Gay Pride and we’re a program of the Fringe Festival, so we hope to spread the word to more mainstream audiences, including the fact that we will do Q&A sessions and panels after film screenings to let those with questions engage in a dialogue. To reach out to straight or allied audiences, we rely on articles by magazines that are not explicitly lesbian, gay or bisexual.

Have there been any bumps in the way of making the festival possible?

We’ve mostly been plagued by monetary issues. While we’ve received generous sponsorships from five different organizations and UArts has given us a great deal on our space, we’re always looking for new avenues of funding. After the festival is over, we intend to meet to decide if we want to become a nonprofit as well as looking into grants that might be available.

In one sentence, how would you describe Gender Reel?

Gender Reel is an educational and artistic platform whose goal is to raise awareness around the importance of considering gender-variant, gender nonconforming and transidentified communities with the hope that all individuals will take these experiences back to their own lives, whatever they may be. n

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One of the nicest things about summertime is taking a break from the nonstop cycle of political pundits and analysts clamoring for attention. With more than 12 months before the 2012 PresidenBy Brian Goldthorpe tial election, fasten your seatbelts for a feedback@philadelphiaweekly.com bumpy, rabble-rousing ride filled with inflammatory rhetoric about gay rights. Very little public policy will be made or changed in the Gayborhood Games next year, but we can keep our spirits up by continuing to commemorate our victories. Two outstanding LGBT advocacy organizations, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN) and Equality PA are hosting a happy hour to celebrate the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” There’s no guest list, no “recommended” (i.e. mandatory) contribution, no rubber chicken dinner, no long-winded speeches and no one vying for your vote. The event is open to all LGBT Philadelphians and allies, and serves no agenda other than to celebrate one of the most Gayborhood Games important policy victories in the history Welcome back! From Rehoboth Beach, Del., of gay rights. It’s also a great opportunity to Provincetown, Mass., and Fire Island, for members of the local LGBT comN.Y., to Asbury Park, N.J., Northeast gays munity to connect with the passionate are trading in sandals for sneakers as they staff and volunteers from two of our return to city life. But fret not—I’ve got most impactful advocacy organizations. some ideas to help break (up) your “fall.”

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Gayborhood Games. Bruce Yelk created tabuphilly.com this live competition as an alternative to editorial rankings of local artists. These Sunday Brunch Cruise on the “best of” lists certainly serve a purpose, Spirit of Philadelphia but the Gayborhood Games is a chance for Philly was named one of the Top 10 U.S. performers to put up or shut up. A panel of cities for LGBT travelers in 2010, placing judges, including drag icon Sand Beach and us ahead of several popular gay destinaSteve McCann of PhillyGayCalendar.com, tions. In celebration of Philly’s valued will award titles for outstanding singer, reputation amongst LGBT travelers, the comedian, drag performer, bartender and Philadelphia Gay Tourism Caucus is hostpastry chef. Prizes for several categories ining a brunch cruise on the Spirit of Philaclude awesome perks. This year’s Outstanddelphia. It’s open to the public, and an ing Drag Performer gets the opportunity unparalleled opportunity to interact and to perform at the Yelk-produced U.S. Mr. network with the region’s leaders in LGBT Gay Competition presented by Smirnoff travel and tourism. The two-hour cruise Vodka and OffTo.com on Nov. 18-19. The will provide guests with exquisite views Outstanding Comedian has the option to of the Delaware River and Philly’s skyline open for Hollywood star Alec Mapa when while enjoying an excellent brunch. Get he performs an exclusive, one-night-only out and enjoy one of the last opportunistandup show this October. The contestants ties to enjoy the Spirit before the temwill each have six minutes to perform for perature drops. Sun., Sept. 25, noon-2pm. the judges and audience. Bartenders invent 401 S. Columbus Blvd. 215.575.694. an original Smirnoff cocktail; pastry chefs philadelphiagaytourism.com prepare a cake in advance and deliver it for judging during the competition. Samples On the Gaydar’s of all cocktail and cake entries are served Word on the Street to the audience during intermission. Philly Just a tip or two about upcoming gay drag star Brittany Lynn hosts the event events: Two real life beauty queens are which prohibits her from competing, but confirmed to judge the 2011 U.S. Mr. Gay her opening monologue is sure to be one Competition this Nov. 18-19 in Philly. of the night’s best comedy routines. Sat., They’ll join two of my favorite openly gay Sept. 17, 9pm. Voyeur Nightclub, 1221 St. reality TV stars on the judging panel. Any James St. 215.735.5772. nightlifegay.com/p/ guesses? n gayborhood-games.html

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sensation in your throat should subside after the first few sips. If not, consider ordering a glass of their Hillbilly Gatorade as a chaser. The combination of Miller High Life, pickle juice and Old Faithful BBQ sauce will most certainly get you feeling like a true, red-blooded Southerner.

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Ladies and gentleman, this is the motherfucking mother lode ! Anyone who frequents this beloved Center City dive (read: PW ’s entire edit staff) knows that its Long Islands are a force to be reckoned with. Obviously, if made correctly, any Long Island will knock you on your ass. But Oscar’s version is special for two very big reasons. First, rather than the usual 12-ounce highball glass, they serve it in their 23-ounce pilsner glasses. Maintaining all their dive-y glory, they also charge about the same. Second, it actually tastes good. The secret: They only include clear liquors and replace the standard sweet-and-sour mix with orange juice. The OJ cloaks the harsh alcohols, thus making it all the more deceptively deadly. Depending on the individual, one of these bad boys will do you good for the evening (or at least happy hour). Two will have you feeling the effects well into the morning. Three, well, let’s just say Oscar’s waitress Shana doesn’t recommend it. “If I’ve got a 21-year-old kid, I don’t know if I’m going to be serving him more than two,” she says. There’s only a select group of hardcore regulars who she feels comfortable serving three. “We know they can handle it,” she says.

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The Ranstead Room, 2013 Chestnut St. 215.563.3330 Into the flame: Vietnam’s Flaming Volcano is meant for two.

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Deemed “The Fantastic Drink for Passion Lovers,” this volcanic concoction will transport you to an exotic Hawaiian island almost as fast as it’ll take you under the table. It’s served in a special, tiki-esque ceramic bowl designed to create the illusion of an active volcano sitting in the middle of an ocean. The “volcano” is a rising central hub with a small crater, which is filled with high-alcohol liquor and ignited.

The roughly 32 ounces of pink liquid making up the “ocean” is a mix of delicious, nondescript fruit juice and six different liquors: rum, vodka, gin, brandy and Bacardi 151. Two umbrellas and a maraschino cherry kabob complete the extravagant presentation. According to the waitress, despite the restaurant’s wide selection of signature martinis and other festive mixed drinks, the volcano has become one of their most popular cocktails. “They think it’s the only drink in the world,” she laughs. Although intended for two people, she adds that plenty have attempted to conquer an entire volcano all by themselves. “But only if they’re crazy.”

Southwark Cocktail, $16

Southwark, 701 S. Fourth St. southwarkrestaurant.com With such an impressive selection of badass cocktails, it’s no surprise that the most badass of them all would be named after the South Philly bar/bistro itself. Served in a martini glass with an orange peel, it doesn’t look as intimidating as you might expect. But don’t be fooled. Inside that seemingly effeminate eight-ounce glass is a hardy, old-fashioned mixture, carefully crafted for the pallet and stomach of a gentleman: Meletti Amaro, Ben Franklin Madeira and Willett single barrel rye. Remove the fancy names and basically you’re left with an aromatic after-dinner liqueur, a sweet wine (the Founding Fathers’ drink of choice) and whiskey. If you require mixers or chasers, then you’re in the wrong bar—these barkeeps don’t mess around. “I’ll talk someone into ordering water before I’ll serve them a watered down drink,” bartender Paul Dellavigne says.

With orange, ginger ale and port wine, their Philadelphian cocktail is a much smoother alternative. Yet, the 100-proof Laird’s Apple Brandy will keep you just as wobbly.

Sazeroot, $11

Percy Street Barbecue, 900 South St. percystreet.com Meticulously prepared and strained several times over crushed ice, Sazeroot is essentially the old-fashioned whiskey cocktail Sazerac (aka the official cocktail of choice in New Orleans), but with a Philly twist—Art in the Age’s organic root beer-like spirit, Root. First brewed as an herbal remedy by the Native Americans, Root is an intense blend of wild herbs and spices including everything from birch bark and smoked black tea to nutmeg and cinnamon. “It’s really overpowering,” Percy bartender Paul Strubeck says.

Luckily, the Root is only used as a rinse. Add any more to this already potent mix of absinthe and rye and this drink would be downright lethal. Don’t worry—the burning

For those who’d prefer to not mingle with the beer-guzzling, sweatpants-wearing heathens of the world, this hidden Stephen Starr speakeasy-style bar offers a far more upscale drinking experience. Inside, knowledgeable mixologists use house-made mixers, freshly squeezed juice and handchipped ice to put a signature spin on classic cocktails.

Though you’d never know it simply by perusing their menu, the American Trilogy happens to be one of their stiffest drinks. “Anything with applejack is pretty strong,” bartender Alicia Leslie explains. Made from hard cider, the sweet liquor actually went by the slang name “Jersey Lightning” back in the colonial days. The orange bitters used in the American Trilogy enhance the aroma and taste of apples while the chunk of ice floating in the center of the glass takes the edge off the rye whiskey as it melts. These are sophisticated drinks, and a bit tinier than you may hope.

But as we all know, it’s not the size of the boat that matters ... or at least not when it comes to good booze.

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Wait, $90? What’s going on here? “It’s literally like 10 drinks in one,” says Rum Bar owner and mixologist Adam Kanter. Served in a long ceramic monkey head large enough for 10 drinkers, the tropical potion contains three different juices (pineapple, lemon and lime), two creamy liqueurs (Crème de Banana and Crème de Cacao), orgeat syrup and finally, Blackbeard Spiced rum. Needless to say, it’s also incredibly yummy. Only permitted to parties of four or more, Kanter warns anyone who dares not to share. “They’ll be regretting it later on,” he laughs. One of the newest additions to the bar’s menu—which already boasts 200 varieties of rum—there’s only one other cocktail that Kanter says rivals Colonel Taylor: the Zombie (it has three different rums as opposed to just one). You can judge for yourself during their “Tiki Thursdays,” when they offer all their enticing Polynesian-inspired beverages for dirt-cheap. n

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By J. Cooper Robb jrobb@philadelphiaweekly.com Explaining the premise of Headlong Dance Theater’s newest Live Arts production is like trying to recount a weird dream you had to a friend. You’re sure there’s some sort of greater meaning to it, but you’re going to have It’s hard to imagine a more delightful spot in town than the pocketto make sense of a lot of nonsensical details before you can figure it out. sized garden belonging to the American Philosophical Society. Nestled Initially inspired by the Mars Rovers and the people driving them, Red Rovers tells a story of scientific exploin the shadow of Independence Hall, it is the perfect home for the ration. Well, actually, it’s a conference of rover drivers who are preparing to explore the red planet. Or maybe it’s delightful A Paper Garden, created and performed by Mary Tuomanen, really a tale of two lovers torn apart by said exploration. Whatever the show is about, you’re a part of it.

Genevieve Perrier and Aaron Cromie. The 40-minute site-specific Before entering the theater, you’re presented with a nametag—your cool/funny alias for the evening. Once inproduction (which is playing through Sept. 17 as part of the Philly side, you’re instructed to stand and mingle. If you’re confused, don’t worry—your host and fellow Jet Propulsion Fringe) is developed in conjunction with the American Philosophical Laboratories rover driver, Jeffrey Merbold (David Disbrow), explains everything with a humorously elementary Society’s exhibition Of Elephants and Roses: Encounters with French PowerPoint presentation. Should you be offered any refreshments or gift bags, just ignore it. They’re not real.

Natural History, 1790-1830. The production is free of charge (a heck of Everyone is then broken up into four groups, each of which will work together later on a certain surprise a deal considering the quality of the award-winning cast) but tickets are assignment to be demonstrated at the end. The good news: Those 10 minutes, regardless of how ridiculous the required (the performance I attended task may be, are kind of fun. The bad news: The show is 70 minutes. was sold-out).

It all begins with Jeffrey video chatting with his girlfriend/co-worker Clemen“All gardens begin with an tine (Christina Zani). He’s sitting at his desk, clicking away at his keyboard and 2011 Live Arts Festival & Philly Fringe adventure,” announces the enchanting computer programming jargon like “If do see window, send no_op All shows: 215.413.1318. livearts-fringe.org terprising André Michaux (an during window … if no window, sweep at 9:40 then send beep.” She’s across the appealing Tuomanen), a botaglobe monitoring his progress on the mission and being a bit of a ball-buster. nist who is exploring North AmeriTheir cold, long-distance relationship quickly becomes the real meat of the procan horticulture at the bequest of the French crown. It is 1785 and duction. However, with no plotlines giving the characters any depth, these vapid, work-centered exchanges evenwhen we first encounter the Frenchman, he is strolling through the tually grow wearisome. Making it worse, they’re interrupted by several Donkey Kong dream sequences, which greenhouse created by award-winning architect Jenny Sabin (Sabin’s basically entail dancing like robotic gorillas. What does that have to do with anything, you ask? Who knows. ecologically conscious greenhouse is a show unto itself). Accompanied Known for their innovative and experimental approach to dance, you must give credit to Headlong and visual by his faithful companion, Pierre-Paul Saunier (an amusing Cromie), artist Chris Doyle for putting on such an elaboMichaux is excited by the “ancient forest” he encounters in New Jersey. rate production. The students of Central High Like the new America, it is a wild, untamed place completely unlike School’s award-winning Robolancers team the “manicured gardens” in his homeland. Josephine Bonaparte (the even created electronic roverlike devices for Love bytes: Exploring fabulous Perrier) is likewise excited by Michaux’s horticultural discovthe show. the red planet makes With press having been invited to a “work-in- eries, which she reads about while sitting in her palace garden. sustaining relationDirected by the talented Cromie (who has become one of Philly’s progress” showing, one can hope that some of ships rather difficult. most distinctive directors), the production boasts the same charming its faults have since been ameliorated. In fact, many of the perceived blunders are intentional, theatricality that he winningly employed in his productions of The Fantasticks and Henry V. Featuring a terrific cast and handsome cosgiving Rovers a certain awkward charm. tumes by K. Moriah Smith, it is a fun, lively show that celebrates not But when you attempt to transport an audionly the new democracies in America and France but also “the intanence from a fictitious conference to the surface of Mars to some virtual Donkey Kong world all gible good a garden does for the human soul. The soft wind and fresh air allows magic to happen,” Michaux asserts. It’s hard to disagree in one show, Houston, you have a problem. n with that in a place like this. n Red Rovers. Through Sept. 10. Various times.

Deadly Force Brian Sanders’ evocative dance company is back.

Neither soft wind nor fresh air is detectable at Dancing Dead, a new underground production at the Philly Fringe from the dance-theater troupe Brian Sanders’ JUNK. Veterans of the Fringe and one of the festival’s most popular troupes, Sanders’ company is known for its intensely athletic, high-flying choreography.

Performed in the dingy, very smelly sub-basement at 444 Lofts, Sanders and technical director Terry Smith (who is also responsible for the production’s evocative lighting design) have transformed the cavernous space into a rundown graveyard, blanketing the floor with grass and huge mounds of dirt.

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the precise vintage of their monochromatic office clothes. Instead of Hopper’s streetlamps or diners, Teal Price poses her women amidst snaking highway overpasses or striding through vacant parking garages. Poised, faces turned hungrily toward the sun, the photographs suggest moments stolen from an even bleaker office landscape of desk jobs and cubicles. The solitary shots of women are broken-up by stark images of the landscapes in which they pose; as crisply tidy as macquettes, these spaces are either recently vacated or still waiting for their protagonists

By Katherine Rochester to arrive. feedback@philadelphiaweekly.com Completing the female/male binary in the show, Rochester, N.Y.based photographer Gregory Halpern’s “A” features a series of 16 photographs of men in the American rust belt. Shot in Baltimore, Cincinnati, Omaha and Detroit, Halpern, like Teal Price, also alternates between photographing the human subject and then its vacant, architectural counterpart. Where Teal Price favors brilliant light and steely angles, Halpern’s images are softer with backgrounds that blur to fantasy. In one photograph, a useless gate in a vacant lot seems to point toward a secret garden, while in another, a dead tree on a green Seat taken: Will Steacy’s images, which get into the city’s lawn looks as magical as J.K. industrial strata, are the show’s timeliest.

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Unlike his softened landscapes, the men photographed tend to be of a distinctly rough variety. In “Bloody Hot on the heels of the Pennsylvania Nose,” a shirtless man turns aggressively toAcademy of Fine Arts’ Urbanism show, ward the camera, the soft focus behind him the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center joins a sharp contrast to the threat of violence the conversation with an exhibition that seeping from his wound. shoots an introspective angle on urban life.

Settling into cracks, car wrecks, and the Less about city structures than about who’s industrial strata of the city, Will Steacy’s 11 standing between them, The Greater Area photographs from the series “Down These tracks twitches in the mental ether of the Mean Streets,” linger on castaways; which is city’s anxious inhabitants. If Urbanism connot to say that he doesn’t dote on a sawed-off spicuously lacked the human figure, then Greater Area artists Caitlin Teal Price and bench as if it were a miracle wrested from Gregory Halpern give us people, while Will the rubble of an urban wasteland. Steacy’s Steacy delivers a meditation on the spaces photos may be of detritus, but they are lumithat people like to forget. nous, not hopeless. A power plant glows with as much mystery as a stage coach in a fog; a boarded-up house projects enough atmosphere to star in a film noir gone full color.

The Greater Area Hitting gallery walls in a city just drying out Through Oct. 29. The Philadelphia from Hurricane Irene, Steacy’s photos may Photo Arts Center, 1400 N. American St. be the timeliest in the show, their subject 215.232.5678. philaphotoarts.org. matter chiming eerily with recent news footage of displaced river sludge, mounds of trash, and wind-ravaged streets. His images In “Annabell, Annabell” (selections of may cue memories of natural disasters, but which were recently shown at Gallery 339), upon closer examination, we have, as usual, D.C.-based photographer Caitlin Teal Price only ourselves to blame. The car in the photo presents a suite of nine photographs that was crashed then abandoned by a person draw from a tradition of portraiture. Exact(not a hurricane), and the dissection of the ing in composition and dramatically lit, her bench most certainly has a human touch images owe something to Edward Hopper’s (not the hand of God). Shooting only after paintings of urban malaise. Women of dark means that even the light in Steacy’s a certain age gaze purposefully past the photos must be man-made—all the better by camera, their expressions as inscrutable as which to view our dystopian twilight. n

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The Up Series (1964-present): Horror films

tend to prey on unrealistic fears; chances are you’re not going to be killed in your dreams or felled by a hatchet or tortured by rich psychos in Eastern Europe. You’re more likely to lead a thoroughly unspectacular life, watching your dreams and idealism dissolve into boring practicality and either settling down way too early or wandering aimlessly as punishment for not settling down. Watch Michael Apted’s beloved doc series—which has been visiting the same group of U.K.-ers every seven years since they were seven—and behold as life, for most participants, becomes increasingly ordinary.

Now that’s scary.

The War Game (1965): There’s a whole genre of films that exploit atomic fears. But what’s scary about Peter Watkins’ notorious, Oscar-winning fake doc isn’t the actual nuclear strike that hits London. (Though it was graphic enough to get it banned back home.) It’s the aftermath, when the government that isn’t prepared fails to protect the survivors, setting humanity up for a greater crisis.

By the way, Ron Paul is right and we should totally dissolve FEMA. The Rapture (1990): [Spoiler] The Christian fundies were right! There is a god, and he’s a dick.

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If there’s an overriding message to the dizzying, epic BBC docs of Adam Curtis—particularly The Century of the Self, The Trap, It Felt Like a Kiss and All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace—it’s this: any attempt to improve society will have unexpected negative repurcussions later down the line. The hippies who practiced experimental psychotherapy to unleash their true potential? They became the greedy narcissists of the ’80s. The expose of Watergate? It made everyone as paranoid as Richard Nixon. These films, with their brilliant kaleidoscope of clips and music, make an unfortunately convincing argument for miserable nihilism.

I.O.U.S.A. (2008): A not-very-well-made doc that revealed the national debt was insurmountable—in spring of 2008.

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Steve James’ newest doc follows a group of “violence interrupters” who are trying to clean up Chicago’s South Side.

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Showiest of the three is Ameena Matthews, daughter of notorious Chicago gang leader Jeff Fort and one-time “enforcer” on the street. Her hair might be hidden behind an Islamic scarf, but looks can be deceiving, particularly once you get a load of Matthews’ epic voice. Whether shouting down a funeral ceremony for a young gangbanger or talking an assailant into dropping the massive chunk of concrete with which he’s currently beating a victim, Matthews probably deserves her own documentary.

James gives short-shrift to her religious conversion, offering only briefly tantalizing hints about her shady past and never quite digging into what makes this fascinating character tick.

Ditto for Cobe Williams, a placid, bearlike figure who approaches every potentially deadly interaction with Zen calm. Despite an oft-mentioned history of violence, he’s an easy-going cat, cooling out possible murderers by taking them on slow car rides around the neighborhood, his sheer force of personality enough to steady even the most jangled nerves. Williams’ smoothly insinuating interactions with a dude dubbed Flamo again hint at the larger picture lurking beyond The Interrupters’ margins.

South Side sass: Ameena Matthews is focused on bringing peace Dropped into the picture abruptly, somewhere around to the streets of Chicago. the halfway point, Eddie Bocanegra is a tiny, jug-eared fellow aching for redemption after committing a murder Compelling characters, real-life tragedy and everyday at age 17 and thus now approaching the children of this super-heroics. On paper, Steve James’ The Interrupters battered Chicago neighborhood with a gentle, nurturing seems like it has everything. So why did it leave me cold? air and an obvious hole in his heart. Bocanegra’s delicate James—director of the legendary documentary Hoop manner and bearing are a strange match for his violent Dreams, as well as the frankly astounding (though much past, and the more time he spends consoling victims’ less widely appealing) follow-up, Stevie—returns to the families or working art-therapy exercise with local kids mean streets of Chicago for this sprawling portrait of three after shootings, Eddie’s obvious yearning for redemption “violence interrupters.” Set during a year in which street becomes one of the picture’s most captivating elements. gang casualty totals topped those of American soldiers Covering an entire year, with only the changes in in Iraq and Afghanistan, The Interrupters follows a few seasons signaling forward motion, James adopts a civic-minded, reformed criminals and their uphill efforts panoramic, fly-on-the-wall approach. Scenes play out in to bring peace inside an everyday war zone. a matter-of-fact fashion, leaving only occasionally pushy Founded by a briefly seen, bookish Unimusic cues to shove us forward in the versity of Illinois epidemiologist named narrative. It’s a sprawling canvas, but Gary Slutkin, the organization called The Interrupters James drops us deep inside without CeaseFire employs ex-cons to wander Grade: C+ locating any central driving force. the streets and defuse hot-tempered There’s a lot of fascinating behavior Director: Steve James skirmishes. Their approach is based here with no forward momentum. on the admittedly fascinating theory Already screened at different that violence, like any other comfestivals with several different running municable disease, thrives in a vacuum. times, The Interrupters initial 144 minutes has been Slutkin’s foot soldiers aren’t here to battle the root causes truncated to 125, and right now I’m thinking there needs of gang membership—more than once they’re referred to to be either more, or less of it. The day-to-day, in-andas a Band-Aid on a plague. These are just level-headed out redundant grind of street-life registers in full force, folks who have been around the block before, mediating but I’m still left wanting to know more about what was conflicts and doing their best to make sure that volatile going on behind the scenes, particularly at the CeaseFire situations don’t escalate from bad to worse. headquarters. Tio Hardiman’s brief mentions of criminal Led by program leader Tio Hardiman, a bracingly foulrecidivism within the organization are never elaborated mouthed, bluntly-spoken pragmatist who clearly underupon. stands that he’s fighting an uphill battle, The Interrupters The movie feels weirdly hands-off and remote, which begins in a sort of hell, with our heroes wandering Chiis doubly odd because what made Stevie such a difficult, cago’s South Side, butting into confrontations, risking life powerful movie was James examining his own complicand limb to keep everybody involved alive for an extra day ity as a “have” in the land of “have nots.” Despite all the or two. Their main tactic seems to be stalling, hoping that front-line access and invaluable footage, The Interrupters a bit of reason will finally dawn on the assailants, maybe ultimately feels like it is glimpsed from a distance. n after a good night’s sleep and a few hours off the block.

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Even before Atafeh (Nikhol Boosheri) and Shireen (Sarah Kazemy), the two teenage girls at the center of Circumstance, begin kissing and touching each other in naughty places, it’s obvious that this Iranian drama was not shot in Iran. (It was actually filmed in Beirut, itself only marginally more gay-friendly.) The cinema of Iraq’s next door neighbor, generally speaking, tends to be plain and direct.

Director Maryam Keshavarz favors a dreamy, expressive vibe—handheld camera, deliberate underlighting— that feels positively Western. No shock she has divided her life between her homeland and America. The style fits, as its protagonists spend the film in a dream from which they are in constant threat of being awoken.

Atafeh and Shireen spend their days and nights in Tehran’s illicit clubs, smoking, drinking and listening to songs, one of which they describe, rebelliously, as “orgasmic.” They’re also in love, and fantasize about escaping to comparatively-lenient Dubai.

Trouble arrives in the form of Atafeh’s brother Mehran (Reza Sixo Safai), a recovering basehead whose addiction has turned him into a fundie prone to sexual nightmares. While slowly encroaching upon his family’s clandestine progressive lifestyle, he sets his sights on his sister’s girlfriend, waiting for the moment to blackmail them both into becoming another pair of statistics.

As a screed against the inhumanities of modern Iranian society, Circumstance is formulaic and too to-the-point, lacking the punch and personality of Persepolis. Keshavarz tries her best to inject life into her connect-the-dots script, and usually succeeds: The first half, especially, captures the freewheeling fun of living borderline-Western lives on the sly. There’s a contagious thrill to the scenes where our leads lead nightlives and later, having befriended an expat back from America, contribute to the local gay rights movement by recording a Farsi dub for a DVD of Milk.

This all leads to an all-too-common tragedy, and while a downer ending is clearly on the agenda, the characters are drawn vividly enough to operate as more than mere statistics. Kazemy’s Shireen is a woman doomed by her beauty while, as Atafeh, Boosheri is idiosyncratic and relaxed—a character who exists beyond the film’s frames. It’s one thing to care about their doomed relationship because you should, another because you, well, just do. n

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“We live in very dark and demonic times,” Gilbere Forte’ prophetically posits over a vegan lunch in Center City. “While I may not go out and riot in the streets, I riot in my music.”

The 24-year-old producer and MC spent his youth moving between Flint, Mich., and Chicago, and wound up settling in Philadelphia in 1999. Initially drawn to the production side of the hip-hop scene, in eighth grade Forte used his mom’s laptop to craft beats for MC friends.

While studying business at Temple University, he interned at Studio 609 with multi-Grammy winning production duo Dre & Vidal, whose client list includes Destiny’s Child, Alicia Keys, the Game and Ludacris.

“I was exposed to the entire music industry,” Forte’ says.

“It was my 9 to midnight. I’d go straight to the studio everyday after class.”

Until one day he left class for the studio and never went back.

With only two semesters left, Forte’ dropped out of Temple to pursue music full-time. He’s since contributed a verse alongside Kanye West on a remix of Belgium hiphopper Stromae’s “Alors On Dance,” and self-released two mixtapes. On Sept. 20, he’s releasing an eight-song EP that includes a track with Clipse MC Pusha T, and his third mixtape, 87Dreams2Reality, drops early November.

For the 2010 debut, 87Dreams, Forte’ hooked up with 25-year-old Temple pal and producer Rakib “Raak” Uddin.

It received moderate attention from hip-hop blogs and

mags, mostly for stand-out track “Black Chukkas.” Next came 2011’s Eyes Of Veritas, where Forte’s rhyming and singing met production by Raak, Lex Luger, Bink and Boi1da, and guest spots with Philly’s Peedi Crakk and Memphis mixtape star Don Trip. Also appearing on Veritas was Vegas-based up-and-comer Sean Rose, with whom Forte’ recently released a collaborative mixtape, SMMERTIME + SUNSHNE + NGHTFALL. “It’s a very microwave-type of environment; everybody wants everything RIGHT NOW,” he says. “When rappers do thousands of mixtapes they oversaturate the market and eliminate their product’s exclusivity. I’m gonna create a lasting imprint on the game because my music’s timeless.”

While talking music with Forte,’ the conversation quickly turns to film scores, particularly those from Michael Mann joints like Miami Vice and Public Enemies. He’s compelled by their absorptive flow—how they can transcend our conception of time and evoke complicated emotions in a way traditional verse-chorus pop songs cannot.

It’s an aesthetic Kanye West, one of Forte’s music heroes, realized on his last album, My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy. But Forte’ has no desire to remain in the shadows of today’s stars. “I don’t have the same financial resources,” he admits, “but creatively I’m gonna make them chase after me.”

With 87Dreams2Reality—which he calls the final installment of his first “trilogy”—the goal is to create a sonically cinematic experience where the listener is sucked into his life-affirming stories and frequently poignant social critiques, and ultimately walks away with a fresh, empowered outlook.

“I’m gonna change people’s lives and how they listen to music,” Forte asserts without a dash of doubt. “I want people to take my music and ideas and apply them to their everyday lives ... to step outside and see everything differently because I’ve opened their eyes.” n Gilbere Forte’ performs Fri., Sept. 9, 8pm. Free. With Ethel Cee, Zarian + Chill Moody. Sigma Sound Studio, 212 N. 12th St. 215.988.1222. vitaminwater.com/philly

Defend Its Existence Incubus 20-year-old who worked shitty construction gigs since high school moronically moved to a beach town to live on a A sofa at a friend’s brother’s house. He didn’t seek work, but instead pawned instruments to buy beer and tacos. Going.

Nowhere. Really. Fucking. Fast. Enter Incubus’s 1999 LP, Make Yourself. It’s about self-determination. “Isn’t it strange that a gift could be an enemy?” they ask on “Privilege,” the gift here being free will.

Though it’s not a yuppie’s liberation story—succeed and join the herd—but much more romantically heroic. A nemesis called “the walking dead” appears throughout; it’s an external enemy, yes, but also an internal one we must overcome to achieve greatness. On hit single “Drive,” letting the dead determine our lives has “a vague, haunting mass appeal” because it’s easier to let others make us. Incubus nobly fought this subjugated spirit, and changed the boy’s life. (Elliott Sharp) Sat., Sept. 10, 8pm. $25-$120. Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbor Blvd., Camden, N.J. 856.365.1300. livenation.com

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Tha Carter IV (Cash Money/Young Money) Sounds Like: Dwayne Carter’s seen

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Free Association: Busta, Drake, Nas, Andre, all disproving Best Rapper Alive status here.

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Mirror Traffic (Matador/Domino) Sounds Like: Beck coaches the most

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Free Association: Clever lyrics, herky-jerky paces, rockin’ crescendoes—it’s all here x 10.

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Free Association: Loads of chemistry here, this ain’t no stunt; they simply must thrash.

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Free Association: F*ck the Luda jam, marry Usher’s jawn, kill Nicki/Flo Rida’s track.

For Fans Of: Daft Punk, Afrojack x Carl Cox + Will.i.am, Jersey Shore, 3am and D.T.F.

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Dear readers: I’m on vacation. The questions and answers in this week’s column are three recent installments of the “Savage Love Letter of the Day,” which folks with the SLAPP—the Savage Love app for iPhone or Android—receive daily via the miracle of modern technology. If you have the SLAPP, you’ve already read these questions and second-guessed my answers.

Sorry about that. If you don’t have the SLAPP, you’re not getting your full weekly dose of Savage Love, and I’m sorry about that, too.

I have always been attracted to women. But I have had experiences with other males as well. All fondling. I have at times found the penis erotic, but it does not consume me. I enjoy women and prefer them in every respect. I get pegged, so to speak, as being gay quite a lot. I recognize why: I flirt with men. I like being nice and making people happy. I think some guys confuse my polite “I love everybody” hippie vibe for my being willing to suck their dicks.

I am a pretty boy, so perhaps this causes confusion. My eyes are feminine, I have long lashes, I make eye contact with everyone.

Also, I notice that I tend to display “mate poaching behavior,” meaning I tend to flirt with women who are in relationships, and I have been with quite a few women who are in relationships, or married, and these “committed” women are often attracted to me.

I guess I am just a flirtatious guy. I consider myself a very sensual person. Also: I act more gay around homophobes, to the point where even I start to question myself. Yet I know I love women. I enjoy being with women and I am happy with women. It dawns on me that these accusers—the men who think I’m gay—might be the insecure ones. Many of the homophobes I meet display dominant behavior to each other: squabbling with friends, getting drunk and fucking with each other. From my hippie “all-is-love” perspective, this seems more gay than just being nice, sensitive and caring.

To break it down: Sometimes I feel gay.

But usually it is only around insecure homophobes who I don’t consider physically beautiful at all! I have been around a lot of gay people. I worked a promotion for a pride festival and a liquor promotion for a gay bar.

I don’t feel gay around gay people!

I feel very frustrated, Dan, because I don’t feel confused at all, but I feel like I confuse people.

Damn Acronyms Really Evade I should probably reread your letter before I bang out a response, DARE, but that might prompt me to throw my laptop, myself, or both right out the open window I’m sitting next to. So forgive me for dashing this off: Yes, DARE, you confuse people. And you’re doing it on purpose, pretty little hippie, as you damn well know. But allow me to unpack your bullshit for you just in case in you damn well don’t …

You pursue women who have boyfriends and flirt with men who have issues because you’re an egotistical little narcissist who derives sadistic pleasure from causing erotic chaos wherever you go. When you bed women who have boyfriends or husbands, it proves that you’re just as hot as you think you are; when you flirt with and unnerve straight-identified homophobes, it proves that you’re just as hot as you think you are. But you don’t allow yourself to flirt with good-looking dudes, DARE, because you’re not secure enough in your sexuality to risk batting your eyelashes at a guy who you might actually want to go to bed with.

I’m sorry if all of that sounds harsh, pretty little hippie, and there are worse things you could do than be a player and a prick tease.

(And, hey, I’m all for fucking with conflicted closet cases.) But at some point, you’re going to have to admit—at least to yourself—that your “I love everybody” routine is a disguise, and you get off on creating confusion, and you’re a narcissist (perhaps with cause) with a sadistic streak (not that there’s anything wrong with a sadistic streak, properly channeled).

You’re the satyr, DARE, not the faun. Own it.

I’m 26, bi, female, and my idea of a successful long-term relationship lands somewhere between monogamish—awesome word!—and completely nonmonogamous. Basically, I want a primary partner but I enjoy me some women, and a threesome sounds like a great birthday present. I’ve tried telling potential partners about my kinks on the first date.

At first, they’re all into it—I’m every dude’s dream, right?—but eventually the men all change their minds about wanting that type of relationship. What am I doing wrong?

Apparently NOT Every Man’s Dream So basically, ANEMD, you’re 26 years old and you’re still single.

Where do I send flowers?

Look, kiddo, you might wanna think of your romantic history this way: Every man you’ve been with so far either hasn’t wanted the type of relationship you’re offering or hasn’t wanted you. That doesn’t mean there aren’t men out there who do want the type of relationship you’re offering and/or you, only that you haven’t met one yet. And that’s perfectly normal for someone your age. Keep calm, carry on, and push that kink conversation back to the third date.

I’m a 27-year-old straight guy. This girl I work with is everything I want in a partner.

We’ve been flirting at work and on Facebook, and it’s getting to the point where one of us has to make a move. But she’s already got a boyfriend. I’ve been the guy who gets cheated on, and I won’t do that to someone else. Also, I’ve recently been promoted and I’m now her immediate superior. She’s a shit employee: lazy, rude to customers, and last week I had to call her on a really basic mistake. Despite these complications, I want to make a real move on her. But how do I get around these issues?

Frustrated In Sydney I’m having a hard time reconciling “everything I want in a partner” with “willing to cheat on her boyfriend.” A previous girlfriend cheated on you and that was a traumatizing experience. Do you really want to be with another woman who’s capable of cheating on her boyfriend?

Also: My naturally suspicious nature has me wondering if she didn’t see your promotion coming—the one that made you her immediate supervisor—and the flirting always was and still is an insurance policy that protects her from being fired. Right now, you’re not going to fire her because you want to fuck her, FIS, and once you’ve fucked her, you won’t be able to fire her because she’ll be able to accuse you of sexual harassment. See how that works?

My advice: Go to your boss and tell him that a little innocent co-equal-co-worker-to-co-equalco-worker flirtation has been queered by your promotion, and it would be a sensitive situation even if the other employee was a good worker.

But she’s a shit worker, and if she doesn’t shape up, someone is going to have to fire her.

And that someone can’t be you.

Ask your boss to place this girl under someone else, FIS, and after this girl’s new immediate supervisor fires her, you’ll quickly find out if she was ever really interested in being “placed” under you at all. n

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This notice shall inform parents throughout the school district, intermediate unit, and charter school of the child identification activities and of the procedures followed to ensure confidentiality of information pertaining to students with disabilities or eligible young children. In addition to this public notice, each school district, intermediate unit, and charter school shall publish written information in the handbook and on the web site. Children ages three through twenty one can be eligible for special education programs and services. If parents believe that the child may be eligible for special education, the parent should contact the appropriate Regional Office or Charter School Principal identified at the end of this public notice.

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DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, has issued a worldwide recall of it’s AsRTM Acetabular system for Total Hip Replacement, after determining that these hip implants may fail at an alarming rate. The “metal-on-metal” composition of these implants can release particles into the patient, potentially causing serious and painful reactions — sometimes requiring complete revision surgery.

Reportedly, Johnson & Johnson has been seeking medical releases from recipients so that their claims adjustors can speak with you directly and possibly take down statements without your having counsel present – an unwise action for any recipient to do.

Having a defective hip implant in your body clearly demands having your own lawyer. You

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must be very cautious with dealing with the manufacturer or its representative without proper legal representation.

If you have a DePuy ASR TM product, please call us immediately, as there are time limits for filing a claim. You might already have problems with the implant about which you are unaware, so please contact us — and certainly do not forfeit your legal rights without talking to us.

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GRA D HOS PITA L 1 42 9 C h ri sti an S t $ 69 9 , 9 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach

N LIBERTIES 959 N Lawrence S t $775,000 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach

U C ITY 452 8 Lo cu st S t $ 375 , 0 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach

BELLA V ISTA 8 13 S Da r i en St $699,000 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach

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B ELLA V ISTA 72 5 K i m b al l S t $ 3 69 , 0 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach

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Q UEEN V ILLAGE 749 E Pa ssyunk Ave $ 649,900 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach

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Q UEEN V ILLAGE 8 06 S. 2ND St $955,000 FSBO

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FIT LE R SQ 2 507 Waverly S t $339,900 P rudent ial Fox & Ro ach

WA S H SQ WE ST 41 3 S J es s up S t $ 49 5 , 0 00 Pr u d e nt ial Fox & Ro ach

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R ITTENHO USE SQ 18 12 Sp r uce St.#2R $ 450,000 Col d wel l B a nke r Prefer re d

R ITTENHO USE SQ 202 W R i tte nhouse Sq #2606 $1 ,795,000 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Roa ch

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RI TTE N H O USE SQ 1740 N a ud a in St $825,0 0 0 P rudent ia l Fox & Ro ac h

B EL LA V ISTA 624 Ke n ilwo rt h S t $ 479 , 0 00 Pr u d e nt ial Fox & Ro ach

ART MUSEUM 880 N Taney S t $288,000 P rudent ial Fox & Ro ach

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ART MU S E U M 2 3 40 Fairmo unt S t # U nit A $ 4 49 , 9 00 Pr u d e nt ial Fox & Ro ach

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BELLA V I STA 8 19 S Wa rno c k St $749, 9 0 0 P rudent ia l Fox & Ro ac h

QU EEN V ILLAG E 852 S Fro nt S t $ 424 , 9 00 Pr u d e nt ial Fox & Ro ach

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ART MU S E U M 83 3 N . Taney S t $ 42 1 , 0 00 Pr u d e nt ial Fox & Ro ach

U C ITY 43 00 S pruce S t # B4 04 $275,000 P rudent ial Fox & Ro ach

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RI T T EN HOU S E SAVOY 1 81 0 Ri ttenho us e S q # 1 402- 03 $51 5 , 0 00 Pr u d e nt ial Fox & Ro ach

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SO CIETY HILL 143 S 2nd St #204 $990,000 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Roa ch R ITTENHO USE SQ 210 W R i tte nhouse Sq #1001 $949,900 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Roa ch

O LDE CITY 113 Bre a d St #3 B 2 $ 499,900 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach Q UEEN V ILLAGE 522 Q ue e n St $ 499,900 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach WASH SQ 1206 Ad d i son Wal k $ 490,000 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach GRAD HOSPITAL 716 S 21st $485,000 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach O LD CITY 113 N Bre a d St # 7 F $484 ,500 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach GRAD HOSPITAL 705 S 16th St $ 479,000 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach

OLD C ITY 3 1 5 N ew S t # 3 1 5 $ 3 39 , 9 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach R IT T EN HOUS E SQ 2 03 8 Lati m e r S t $319,900 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach A RT MUS EUM 82 8 N 2 5 th S t $273,000 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach A RT MUS EUM 24 01 P e n n sy l va n i a Ave #15B23 $ 24 4 , 0 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach R IT T EN HOUS E SQ 2 1 01 C h e stn u t S t # 92 1 $1 69 , 0 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach R IT T EN HOUS E SQ 2 1 01 -1 7 C h e stn u t S t # 1 7 1 4 $1 49 , 0 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach

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R IT T EN HOUS E SQ 2 032 D e l an cey S t $3,900,000 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach

Q UEEN V ILLAGE 112 Fi tz water St $469,000 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach

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SOC IETY HILL 3 0 6 Cyp re ss Ct $1 , 49 5 , 0 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach

PORT R IC HMON D 2 81 5 B e l g rad e S t $1 88, 5 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach

ART M USEUM 824 N 28 th St $ 395,000 Pr ud enti a l Fox & Ro ach

QUEEN V ILLAGE 83 0 S 2 n d S t - # Un i t A $79 9 , 0 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach

A RT MUS EUM 26 01 Pe n n syl van i a # 803 $1 2 9 , 9 0 0 Pru d e nti al Fox & Ro ach

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1309-11 N Lawrence Street #5-Very lrg 1 bd,loft den/1.5 ba hwflrs,exp brk,garage prkng. ............................. $1,600 1225 Panama Street-2 bd/1.5 ba home w/cstm kit,random width pine flrs,wd fpl. ........................... $2,000

To See the Following, Call Johanna Loke 215.893.9800 241 S 6th Street #1203-Independence Place one bedroom,available 10/7 ........................................... $1,525

715 Rodman-Beautiful 1 bd/2 ba w/den,cook;s kit,parking,upgrades t/o .......................................... $2,300

202-10 W Rittenhouse Square #1405-The Rittenhouse 2 bedroom,2 bath,sunset views. ................................ $3,900

1932 S 15th Street-Nice 4 bd home w/hw flrs,newer applns,laundry rm,newer wndws ........................... $1,800

To See the Following, Call John Featherman 215.790.5221 1500 Chestnut Street #3F-2B/2b at the Ellington hi-end kit & bath, w/d, a/c, 24/7 sec ................................... $2,300 1324 Locust Street #1212-Studio @ Arts Condos, Great loc, Fit ctr, 24/7sec, util incl ..................................... $1,125 1324 Locust Street #410-Studio at Arts Condos, Fit ctr, 24/7 sec, all util incl................................................. $1,050 1324 Locust Street #1515-Studio at Arts Condos, Fit ctr, 24/7 sec, util incl ........................................................ $995 334 S 15th Street #2-Large tri-level 4B/2b in Rittn Sq area, HW flrs, a/c w/d .............................................. $2,700

156 Sigel Street-Cute 2 bd/1 ba,newly renov w/granite ctrs/SS applns,hw flr ............................................... $1,075 39 Strawberry Street #3F-Huge Bi-Level 1 bd/1 ba,tile kit,lots of closet. ...................................................... $1,250 395 Upland Road-386 Acre Brandywine Valley Horse Farm. ....................................................................... $7,500 4934 Valley Street-Garage building,water/sewer/ electric,17’ceilings,2 piece bth .................................. $595 To See the Following, Call Suzin Kline 215-440-7505 1414 S Penn Square #18D-Luxury condo at the Ritz Carlton,1 bd/1.5 ba w/parking. .............................. $3,495

1100 S Broad Street #101C-High-end Studio at Marine Club, HW flrs, d/w, w/d, 1 car pkg............................ $1,100

To See the Following, Call Travis Rodgers (215) 790-5234 2035 Catharine Street-3br/1.5b w/open flr plan, patio & wood deck w/skyline vuws .................................... $2,195

To See the Following, Call Mike McCann (215) 440-8345 901 Jackson Street #2ND FL-Spacious 1 bdrm/1 bth,pine floors,deck. ................................................................. $650

To See the Following, Call Vicki Goldberg 215-790-5650 271 S 4th Street-5B/3.5b w/great rm,7fpl,fab kit,wd flrs, lush grdn+2 car PKG .............................................. $8,500

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Newly renovated duplex's 1BR., New Mod Kit/Ba., W/W, Ceiling Fans, A/C, New Frost Free Fridge, New Window Treatments, Off Street Park Close to Transportation $760+

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Chestnut Hill at 219 E. Willow Grove Ave. - there is a studio apartment available 9/15/11. The apartment has a separate entrance and wall to wall carpet.

The heat, hot water and cooking gas are included. The tenant pays electric.

Laundry facilities are on the premises. Plenty of parking. $620/mo.

$124,900.

Chestnut Hill, 219 E. Willow Grove Ave. - there is a two bedroom apartment coming available 11/15/11. Heat, hot water & cooking gas are included, The apartment has hardwood floors and will have a new kitchen with stainless steel appliances. The laundry & parking are on the premises. $920/mo.

2 ½ Baths. 3-Story. 10 Year Tax Abatement. $449,000.

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PennSPort – larGe neW home 1321 E. Moyamensing Avenue –18ft Wide – 10 Foot Ceilings. Large Deck. Possible Owner Financing. 10 year tax abatement. $449,000.

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439 george • open sunday 9/11/2011 12:30-2pm northern liberties 3 BRs, 1 BA house, Liv Rm w. HW floors, New Eat-in Kitchen w.SS appliances, New white Bath w/subway tile. ...................................................................................... NEW PRICE! $249,000 1030 N 4th • open sunday 9/11/2011 1:30-3pm NortherN Liberties Renovated in 2006, w/5 yrs on tax abatement. 3 BRS, 2 1/2 Baths, wd flrs throughout, Kit w/ granite, cherry cabs & SS appl. ................................................................................................ $397,000 308 DickiNsoN st. • open sunday 9/11/2011 12:30-2pm PeNNsPort 3 BRS + den, 2 full baths & large yard completely remodeled w/ new kitchen, central a/c and original wood floors throughout....................................................................NEW PRICE! $395,000 765 s MarviNe • open sunday 9/11/2011 1:30-3pm 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. ..................................................................................................................NEW PRICE! $519,500 948 N raNDolph • open sunday 9/11/2011 1:30-3pm No. Liberties Liv w/pine flrs, Sep Dining, New Kit. Lovely garden & Deck, 3 BRS, 1 Bath, 1500+ sq. ft with lots of style. ......................................................................................................NEW PRICE! $315,000 1207 shackmaxon fishtown Terrific property runs through to Day street w/ large Garden and parking 3 Bedrooms, 1 1/2 Baths, Eat-In Kitchen, Separate Dining. Living and Dining with Wide plank pine floors, lots of original features, Deck with panoramic view.. ......................................................... $359,000 314 KauffmaN QueeN ViLLage 2 BR Trinity w/ wide plank pine flrs, lower level Kit, garden & circular stairs.

In Meredith school district ........................................................................................................$189,000 #1 saiNt James uNit 21. society hiLL Lower unit condo with Garden entry. 3 Full Bedrooms, 2 Baths, open Livin rm/Dining rm. oak parquet flrs throughout, Super size Main BR. 1672 sq ft all in a lovely Garden setting. ....$725,000

1425 n. 4th street Clean shell. 2-3 blocks to Piazza & Lib. Walk. $114,900 ART MUSEUM AREA the phIlaDelphIan, #4a4 (2401 Pennsylvania Avenue) Spacious 3BR/2.5bth light filled condo. Art Museum vus from lrge balcony. $499,000 SpRING ARTS pOINT 627 n. 10th street Pristine 3BR, 2.5bth, 4 yr old home in convenient locat. PRKG. Patio. Chef’s kitch.

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261 S 4th Street-Georgian mansion 8,166sqft 9 fp wine cellar Media rm exercise rm elev prkg 206 Gaskill Street-Award winning Liberty Crt,2500+ sq.ft,4 br/3.5 ba,den,fp,3 dks,garage/grdn 509 S Philip Street-4BR/3+BA townhome. Security and intercom systems, fireplace.

608 Pine Street-Historically certified 3 bd/2.5 ba,pine flrs, fpl,exp brk,exp beams,patio.

438 Lombard Street-3 bd/2.5 ba w/den,1 car deeded prkng,hw flrs,2 fpls,DR w/soaring ceiling.

323 S 2nd ##8B-Secured parking,pool,renovated kitchen & bath,lots of closets.

530 S 2nd ##748-Renovated 1 bd/1 ba spacious condo w/deck,doorman,gym,parking available.

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830 S 2nd - #Unit A-4 bd/3.5 spa ba,hw flrs,2 fp’s,garden,fab roof deck,10 yrs old,3,072 sq ft.

$479,000

$625,000 $339,900

$625,000 $525,000

rITTEnHOUSE SqUArE 336 S 21st Street-1860s mansion 4BR/2.5ba + elev. LR, sep DR, den/study, EIK, lg grdn + deck $1,495,000 1921-23 Panama Street-32x50 TH on 1 of Phila’s pctrsq/sought after blocks prkg paid for 2yrs $1,485,000 1717 Spruce-Magnificent 5 unit building,fpls,dcks,stainless applns,wd flrs,exp brk. $1,450,000 210 W Rittenhouse Sq ##1402-Rittenhse Hotel-New upsc.,furn luxury condo,1050 sq.ft,1 bd/1.5 ba. $579,000 1731 Naudain Street-New! bright 3br/2b 3 story Lg LR w/fp DR ss & granite kit grdn $499,000 1629 Waverly Street-Lovely 2 BR Trinity with lots of light, brick patio $334,000

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$199,900

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2340 Fairmount #Unit A-3 bd/2.5 ba newer construction twnhs condo,1 car prkng,fam rm,hw flrs,blcny 2022 Green Street #2-2br/2b bi-level spacious condo in fairmount w/roof deck 2001 Hamilton ##1615-2 bd w/grg prkng + blcny w/amazing views,pool,fitness ctr,24 hr concierge.

2601 Pennsylvania #803-Handsome & Affordable studio w/new kit & bath & sleeping alcove 2601 Pennsylvania #305-Upgraded Corner Studio, New Kitchen, Ceramic Bath, Gym, Doorman

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300 Salter Street-New Construction in Queen Village - 3Br 2.5b w/ den & GARAGE, Tax Abated

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2030 Race Street-Victorian Masion w/orig details,3 cstm kits,2 marble fpls,rf dk w/kit,grdn.

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wASHIngTOn SqUArE wEST 1206 Addison Walk-Gorgeous 3br/2.5 bathroom town home w/chef’s kit 2 fireplaces and lrg patio 914 Spruce Street #9-2 br/2 ba unit,12’ ceilings,hrwd flrs,fpl,newer kit,1 car prkng.

1225 Panama Street-Impeccably restored 2 br/1.5 ba,ctm kit,pine flrs,wd fp,exp brk + garden.

1023 Clinton ##204-1 bdrm in Wash West on tree-lined St,HW flrs,granite,SS + W/D. 1029-33 Spruce Street #303-Spacious 1br, 1b Condo w/2nd Flr W/D, close to Jeff & Penn Hospitals 1130 Spruce ##3B-Renov kitchen and bath,fireplace,private deck,low condo fees,add’l storage

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1429 Wharton Street-2 Stores + 2-1 bedroom apartments,zonong C-1.

3106 S 19th Street-Outstanding 3BR/2BA townhome. Family room. Deck.

1905 E Moyamensing Avenue-Great porch front,lrg & spac 4 br home w/hw flr,high ceil,huge kit + yard.

2416 S Philip Street-Newly rehab,3 bd/1.5 ba,LR w/refinished hrdwd flrs,kit w/granite/SS,new A/C 1019 Morris Street-Passynuk Sq-3 bdrm/1.5 ba, modern kitchen & bath,lrg rear yard,full bsmt 931 Morris Street-Great 3 bedroom,1 bath townhouse in Passyunk Square.

418 Tree Street-Updated 2 bd,new hw flrs,carpet & electric,close to shopping/transportation 3169 Memphis Street-Renovated 3 Bed, 1 Bath, Hdwd Flrs, Updated Kit, Dry Bsmnt, Yard 866 Foulkrod Street-Northhwood-Great condition-3 br/1 ba,large LR,DR,eat-in kit,outside terrace

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272 S 23rd #Unit A-Boutique condo-3 bd/3.5,C/A,fpl,hi ceil,hrwd flrs,grdn,tx abat.

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750 S Marvine Street-Gorgeous new rehab,lrg grt room,1 car prkng,hw flrs,granite/SS kit,rf dk.

522 Queen Street-Rehab 3 bd + media rm,2.5 spa ba,hrwd flrs t/o,2 fp’s,deck + outdoor space 912 Fitzwater Street-Stunning 3 bdrm on the park!deck,finished bsmt,show like a gem.

112 Fitzwater Street-Designer home,2 bd + den,2.5 ba,great solarium rm,hw flrs,fp,grdn,deck.

852 S Front Street-Very lg 4 bd/2 ba w/separate shell trinty,Lr Eik,granite,SS,lg closets.

628 S Orianna Street-2 Bdrm 2 Bth, Roof Deck, Meredith Schl, Fireplace, C/A 236 S Hutchinson-Recently refurbished 2 bd/2.5 ba home w/deeded grg prkng,fpl,pine flrs.

129 League ##2-Beautiful 2 bd/1 ba w/1 car prkng,granite & SS kitchen,private deck.

725 Kimball-Terrific 3 bd/1 ba home w/new kit,roof,hw flrs,4 yr old HVAC system.

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709-11 Alter Street-3 BR/1.5 BA Corian/Granite Kit, SunRoom, Patio, Roof Deck, Garage 712 S 12th Street #205-Hawthorne Lofts-FHA appr,Brand new condos,some with prkng,tax abat.

823 S Hutchinson-3 bdrm/1.5 ba + den,EIk,rear yard,deck,hrwd flrs,high ceilings.

818 “B” S 4th Street-2 bd/1.5 ba Condo in a gated secured garden cy,Lr,Dr,hw flrs,fp,new kit.

136 Carpenter #Unit B-JUST REDUCED! Great trinity Recently Rehabbed.

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959 N Lawrence Street-Unique ultra modern 3 bd/3.5 ba twnhse,deck,garage,beaut flring,roof deck.

113 N Bread Street #3F7-Lovely 2 br/2 ba condo Lr/DR,kit,granite,brkfst bar,cherry wd flrs + blcny 132 W Wildey-Check out this 2 bd/2.5 ba w/tons of light,gor patio + spac DR & LR. 50-56 N Front ##402-1 bd w/fpl on grt Old City blk,exp brk,rf dk w/river views

309 Captains Way-Lux-bi-level 3 bd/2.5 ba unit in Naval Square w/grg,crtyd,private terrace.

2501 Christian Street #404-3 Bed 2 Bath Condo with 1 Car Parking, Hdwd Flrs, Walk-in Closet 1015 S Colorado-2 bd/2.5 ba home,bamboo flrs,oak cab/granite ctrs,fin lower lev,patio/yard.

1011 S 24th Street-Spacious 2 Bed, 1 Bath, Office, Finished Bsmnt, 2-Tier Back Yard 2024 Christian Street #C-Elegant & affordable unit w/hrwd,granite ctrs,SS applns,new deck.

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LUXUrY COnDOS AnD CO-OpS 237 S 18th Street #2B-This mag reno resid has splendid vuws of the Sq. This residence a true gem. $5,575,000 210 W Washington Sq. #7NE-2225Sqft 3brs + study 3bs parkg fit center storage Chauf driven Lexus $2,500,000 1737 Chestnut Street #1201-Bi-level 2bd/2.5b PH 10ft windows 3,000sqft permit for 5,000sqft addition $2,455,000 210 W Rittenhouse Sq #1001-Recently ren. 3BR/2B at the Rittenhouse, 1862 sqft, breathtaking view $949,900 275 S 19th Street #2ND FL-2200sqft full flr w/elev opening into res 2br+ study & 2b windows facing SW $795,000 802-10 Locust St #201-Spect 3br/2.5b condo w/28’ ceilings, loft like spaces, kit & 1car grge prkg $699,000 1901 Walnut Street #13F-Gracious 2BR/2+BA condo on a corner lot. Pantry, breakfast room. $649,000 1900 Hamilton Street #201-Deluxe 2BR Condo, PATIO, Gourmet Kitchen, Spa-Bath, Pre-paid PARKING $389,900 2429 Locust Street #510-Deluxe 1BR, PARKING, Views, Gourmet Kitchen, Spa Bath Storage $349,900 1901 Walnut Street #8C-Bring your architect. 1441 sf co-op has C/A+ wd&marble flrs pets ok $349,000 2201 Chestnut Street #604-Best value in Ritt Sq 2br/1.5b Large rooms Bay windows $345,000 2211 South Street ##3-Bi-lev 2 bd/1 ba condo w/ample closet space,marble ba w/jacuzzi,modern kit. $319,000 111 S 15th Street #1712-Deluxe 1BR/1BA, Gourmet Kitchen, Marble Bath, Gym, Doorman $279,000 429 N 13th Street #3F-Loft Perfection 2br/1brustic hrdwd flrs high ceils1car garage parking $265,000 1100 Vine Street #417-Beautiful-Large,1156 square feet 2 bdrm condo w/hrwd flrs,new kit & bth. $254,999 315 New Street #115-Fantastic 1br + den & two full baths w/ 1 car deeded prkg in mint condition $219,900 2101 Chestnut Street #921-Comfy 1BR, grmt kit, lrg walk-in closet, Wood flr, gym, pet friendly, drmn $174,000

272 S 23rd #Unit A-Completely renovated 3 bdrm boutique condo,steps away from Fitler Sq. 2507 Waverly-2 bedoom,1 bath home on tree-lined block,pine floor t/o.

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1817 Catharine St. Right-sized 3br/1.5ba townhome w/updates, wood-burning fireplace, Juliette balcony 15 Christian St. Fantastic Queen Village 3 bd TH in Independence Ct – 4 yrs left on tax abatement.

629-31 S. 13TH St. Unit A Stunning 3 bed/3 bth new contruction. Luxurious finishes, Roof Deck, Parking + Tax Abatement

$315,000 OPEN HOUSE $349,900 $354,000 OPEN HOUSE $389,900 $475,000 $649,900

1stn Quarter Award Winners wColdwell a rBanker d Preferred Wi n er s 1419 N. Hollywood St. Great rehab in the up and coming Brewerytown!

1601 Spring Garden St Unit G114 1BR/1BA Condo in Center Spring Garden area. Handicapped accessible.

792 N Pennock St Unit 1 Renovated bi-level 2 bd condo w/private yard. Fully permitted rehab.

2312 Brown St. Multi-unit great for owner occupant or Investor! Both units feature modern kitchens & baths.

849 N. Woodstock St. Classic Beauty 3bd/1.5ba w/green features, garage parking, new kitchen & original details.

756 N. Bucknell St. 3bd/3ba, h/w flrs t/o, open layout, C/A, Tax Abmt, High Ceilings, Beautiful Street!

757 N. Bucknell St. Bright & Spacious, 3 bed/3 bath on tree lined street. Open layout, h/w floors, high ceilings!

$60,000 $123,000 $239,000 $365,000 OPEN HOUSE $365,000 OPEN HOUSE $470,000 $479,900

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE / FITLER SQUARE / AVENUE OF THE ARTS 1239 S. Carlisle St. This newly renovated 3 br home along Avenue of the Arts has it all, take a look $249,900 1833-A Christian St. Brand new 2br/2ba two-level townhouse. Open concept flr plan, deluxe kit OPEN HOUSE $274,900 1812 Spruce St. #2R Grand Scale 1br/1.5ba w/office area. Magnificent ceiling & molding details OPEN HOUSE $450,000 1812 Spruce St. #3R 2br/1ba New condo 1 blck off Rit Sq Mrble bth, deluxe kitch, walk-out terr. A/C low fees/taxes OPEN HOUSE $395,000 1616 Naudain St. REDUCED! Great house on quiet block. Lovely 2 bedroom 2 bath with patio. Hi-eff hvac. Walk to CC. $399,900 1812 Spruce St. #2F Very Lrg 1br/1ba condo, Grt Space in Rittenhouse Sq, Deluxe KIT OPEN HOUSE $425,000 219-29 S. 18th St. Reduced! Pet friendly 927 sqft, 1br Parc Rittenhouse condo Hi-rise amenities incl pool/gym $475,000 440 S. Broad St. 1, 2, and 3br lux condos, 7 yrs left on tax abate, grg prkg avail, pool fit & lux amen incl., in condo fees, 1 yr builders warranty OPEN HOUSE $499,900 1111 Walnut St. Unit #9 2 bd/1.5 bth, 1700 sq. ft. bi-level home of luxury & amenities. Sellers are including one year paid parking as well! $584,900 1812 Spruce St. #3F Lrg 3BR/3BA bi-level condo TH style condo, 2200 Sq Ft Deluxe kitchen, S/S OPEN HOUSE $775,000 219-29 S. 18th St. #520 Luxury Rittenhouse Square Living. Large 2bd/2ba Luxury Condo. Gym, Pool, Lounge, Screening Room $800,000 1812 Spruce St. #3FP Unique 3bd/3ba Bi-Level Townhouse-Style Condo w/parking & 2 terraces, Gourmet Kitchen, C/A $815,000

NORTHERN LIBERTIES / FISHTOWN / NORTH PHILADELPHIA 1915 N. 23rd St. Row home – multifamily capabilities, rear yard = parking capabilities, original details, separate utilities.

2352 E Harold St. 2bd/1ba eco-friendly gem on great Fishtown block. Rehabbed top-to-bottom—a must see.

441 West George St. This 2br/1ba Northern Liberties Row Home is Priced to Sell 2344 E Letterly St. This 2 bdrm Fishtown home is completely renovated and features fabulous upgrades & large rear patio 1132 Marlborough St Upgraded Charming Historic TH in Fishtown, H/W Flrs, wood brng frplc, lrg lot for expansion or devel.

2714 Almond St. NEW Listing! 20ft wide, 3bd/1bath, 1660sq ft home w/hdwds, enclosed porch & lg yd, newer kitchen 2348 E. Susquehanna Ave. New Price! Charming Home w/many updates. 3bd/1.5bath just reduced $15,000 & now being offered at 2130 E. Susquehanna Ave Price reduced for immediate sale!

1352 E. Susquehanna Ave Stunning Rehab 3bd/2.5ba, Finished Basement, C/A, Garden & Rear Deck 336 Fairmount Ave Gorgeous nearly new construction 3 bed, 2.5 bath, deck, finished bsmt w/tax abatement and parking!

978 N. Leithgow St. Split Level TH features 3bd/3.5ba & convenient 1-car garage parking

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104 N. 2nd St Unit 402 Just Reduced! Lg. 1 Bdrm. Loft. C/A. Beautiful Hardwood Flrs. High Ceilings. Great Location.

315 Arch St. Unit 703 1 BR, 1 BA condo w/HW floors, huge windows, granite, SS appliances, & Tile Floors.

315 Arch St. Unit 206 2 BR, 1 BA condo w/HW floors, huge windows, granite, SS appliances, & Tile Floors.

315 Arch St. Unit 504 1 BR, 1 BA condo w/HW floors, huge windows, granite, SS appliances, & Tile Floors.

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144-146 N. 3rd St. Unit C Stunning bi-level penthouse unit with TWO decks – in the heart of Old City.

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SOCIETY HILL / WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST 1326-48 Spruce St. #2706 Beautifully Renovated 1bd/1ba CC One Condo, H/W Flrs, Granite, S/S $339,900 540 Cypress St. Charming, totally restored Historic Colonial, 2br/1.5ba, 2FP’s, wood flrs, A/C, exp. brick OPEN HOUSE $399,900 720 Chestnut St. Unit D Reduced! 2B/2b 1300 sqft condo in boutique bldg. Hi ceilings, wood fl, granite & SS, priv outdoors, FP. $409,900 929 Clinton St. #2R Fabulous 2 Bd w/den, 2BA Multi-Level TH design in boutique condo building OPEN HOUSE $450,000 1034 Spruce St. Unit 601 2BA/2BR Corner unit with floor-to-ceiling windows & dramatic panoramic skyline view. $499,900 440 Lombard St. Society Hill Gem TH 4bd/2.5ba, H/W Flrs, FP, C/A, Courtyard & Parking, Grt Location, Price Reduced OPEN HOUSE $615,000 130 Spruce St. #21B 3br/2ba w/garage pkg. City living at it’s finest, brand new hand-scraped hwflrs $625,000 440 Lombard St. Society Hill Gem: Townhome 4 BR 2.5 BA, EIK, SS Appls, HWFLR, FP, CA, Courtyard & Parking. Great location! $639,000 QUEEN VILLAGE/ BELLA VISTA / GRADUATE HOSPITAL / SOUTH PHILA. $414,900 $67,500 $139,900 $152,000 $169,900 $170,000 $175,000 $179,000 $195,000 $219,000 $225,000 OPEN HOUSE $229,000 $239,000-$270,000 $269,900 $274,900 $285,000 $299,990 $315,000

UNIVERSITY CITY / WEST PHILADELPHIA 5818 Montrose St. The perfect Cobbs Creek starter home – porchfront rowhome in absolute move-in condition. A must-see.

116 S. 51st St. 4bd/1ba Fixer-Upper for Investors or 1st Time Buyers Priced Out of Univ. City. Nice Orig. Details 5337 Irving St. Impeccably Cared For Home on a Pretty Philadelphia Block!

919 S. Saint Bernard St. 6bd/2ba fixer upper. With new heater, AC & orig details, this Victorian needs mostly cosmetic work.

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COMMERCIAL/INVESTMENT 2527 S. 3rd St. Short Sale, Great Investment Opportunity 1102 N. 42nd St. Land Development Opportunity Zoned C-2 42nd & Girard, Growth Area, City Vacant Lot Next to this.

2438 S. 3rd St. Investor Opportunity-store front (deli/grocery) & 1 bd Apt (leased), well maintained bldg 1412-14 S 7th St. Unique development opportunity. Perfect for live/work lofts in the heart of Italian Mkt Area 120 Chestnut St. Commercial/Investment Opportunity in Old City 97 S. Main St. New Hope 2 Stry Commercial Prop, 1st Flr Retail Space & Income Producing Apt Upstairs

$60,000 $100,000 $259,900 $299,000 $1,600,000 $1,600,000

SURROUNDING AREAS Port Richmond – 3150 Agate St. Fantastic Port Richmond Row w/newer heater, new plumbing and more! $75,000 Upper Darby – 72 Gilpin Rd. 3bd rowhome in Upper Darby w/attached garage for sale $97,500 Port Richmond – 3107 Memphis St. Well cared for 3 br, grt for 1st time homebuyers! $100,000 Temple Univ – 2437 N. 16th St. Traditional & Modern. Completely Renovated 4 bd home. Central A/C. H/W Floors. Fireplace. $124,900 Port Richmond – 3298 1/2 Miller St. Recently updated 3 bdrm home w/detached 2 car garage. $159,900 Newbold - 1825 S. 15th St. HUGE Home just blocks from Passyunk Ave & S. Philly Taproom. Must See for this price, size, & location! $179,900 Newbold - 1827 S. 15th St. HUGE Home just blocks from Passyunk Ave & S. Philly Taproom. Must See for this price, size, & location! $184,900 Manayunk – 4524 Smick St. Manayunk townhome fully renovated in 2003, features 2br/1ba, rear patio $230,000 East Falls - 3462 W. Queen Ln Captivating Tudor Home w/Garage located on historically certified block OPEN HOUSE $263,000 Passyunk Square – 1715 S. 10th St. Completely Renovated TH features H/W Flrs, Large Rear Patio, & Full Finished Bsmnt $350,000 Pennsport – 1512 S. 2nd St. Fabulous 3 Bd, New Front, Hardwoods, Kitchen, Fireplace-Move Right In! $354,000 Passyunk Square – 1825 S. 12th St. Newly Renovated TH in Passyunk w/4bd, H/W Flrs & Large Rear Patio $360,000 Temple Univ – 1901 Diamond St. Fantastic 3-unit Bldg located just blocks from Temple Univ Campus w/rear patio $425,000

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$125,000 $134,900 $175,000 $189,900 $199,000 $200,000 $255,000 $279,900 $309,000 $474,900 $500,000

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773 S. 6th St 2bd/2ba rental w/parking. Visit www.773s6th.com for pictures. Rents for $2400/mth 1356 S. Stanley St. Recently renovated home at a great price!

2414 S Jessup St. Great house on a quaint street in Lower Moyamensing with a beautiful modern kitchen.

310 Gladstone St. Wonderful 2br home w/extra lrg bath, new kit., rear yard, many extras, 2nd fl laundry.

2742 S. Hutchinson St. Spacious home on a desirable South Philly block.

441 Jackson St. 3bd/1ba Move right in to this beautiful home on a quiet street, Price Reduced!

226 S. 20th St. Complete renovation in Point Breeze boasts an open flr plan, HWflrs, fin. bsmt 1020 Snyder St. DUPLEX! 2-1br units, very clean and maintained! New 1st floor full bath!

2725 S. Marvine St. Wonderful home on one of South Phila’s most desirable blocks-close to Marconi Park!

1016 S Reese St Beautifully renovated 2 bd townhome in Queen Village. Hardwood floors. Gourmet kitchen.

200-10 Lombard St. #622 Perfectly located and updated Abbot’s Square condo w/gourmet kitchen and sunny balcony!

512 Fitzwater St. Charming 1bd/1ba Prime Queen Village Location, Rooftop Access, H/W Floors, Newer Kitchen 525 Fitzwater St. #11 Abbott’s Court, beautiful 2 bed/1.5 bth, gated courtyard, gourmet kitchens, & H/W Flrs.

1000 S. Fairhill St. 2 BR, 2.5 BA, 1300 sq. ft. New Cons. w/HW floors, cathedral ceilings, deck, SS appl., & granite.

1012 S. Fairhill St. 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 1300 sq. ft. New Cons. w/HW floors, high ceilings, deck, SS appl., & granite counters.

2531 S. 15th St. New Gorgeous Rehab. Large three bedroom, great location 705 S. Mildred St. Beautiful 2br/2ba, move in condition! Tax abatement, EE wind & drs, C/A, HWflrs 1612 W. Oregon Ave. Completely renovated home, exceptional level of workmanship & 1 yr free prkg

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cENtER citY lUXURY coNDoMiNiUMs FoR sAlE! Total Square Footage

Price

3,904

$599,000* $170,517 $227,956

$6,369

$858

$5,511

1876

$439,900

$68,377

$167,041

$3,898

$1,919

$3,360

1876

$399,900

$63,582

$159,688

$3,726

$508

$3,219

1258

$164,900

$17,990

$29,284

$1,890

$209

$1,680

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

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, split plan on a high floor, excellent lving and closet spaces, eat-in kitchen, master bedroom with ensuite bath & walk-in closet

1314

$379,900

$58,710

$135,098

$3,152

$442

$2,710

acaDeMy House

One bedroom, one bath, upgraded kitchen and bath, Juliet balcony, W/D

705

$289,000

$43,147

$91,067

$2,125

$315

$1,810

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

barclay

3bedroom+den, 3.5 baths, marble foyer, formal dining rm, sunny eat-in kitchen, 10’ ceilings, moldings, oak herring bone floors, 3 gas fireplaces

3,293

$2,900,000* $666,174 $609,602

$14,224

$2,906

tHe rittenHouse

Penthouse, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, high end finishes and appointments throughout, balcony with city views

3,952

$2,675,000* $837,195 $885,553

$20,663

$4,195

$16,467

lanesborougH

3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, brand new, very high ceilings, his and hers master baths, custom kitchen, exquisite detail throughout.

3,467

$2,395,000* $557,550 $544,753

$12,711

$2,508

$10,203

220 w. rittenHouse sq.

Magnificent custom home with 3BR’s, 2.5BAs, balcony over Rittenhouse Square, chef’s kit., wonderful enter. space, lavish master suite

3,682

$1,975,000* $477,935 $540,403

$12,609

$2,388

$10,222

tHe warwick

1 bedroom plus den, magnificent city views to the north and south, open kitchen, custom details and finishes throughout, one-of-a kind

2,421

$1,475,000* $349,089 $346,065

$8,075

$1,598

$6,477

tHe warwick

3BR, 3BA, Bamboo flrs., spac. Kit w/custom wood cabinetry, granite counter tops, marble baths, 3 exposures, gym and hotel services

1,978

$1,350,000* $318,496 $308,302

$7,194

$1,444

$5,750

barclay

3 brs, 3 bas, most rooms have views of Rittenhouse Square, beautifully restored original details throughout

2,338

$1,250,000* $326,409 $350,002

$8,167

$1,584

$6,582

tHe warwick

3 bedrooms plus den, 3.5 baths, open floor plan, chef’s kitchen, marble baths, north and south city views

2421

$1,195,000* $285,860 $296,707

$6,923

$1,332

$5,591

1830 rittenHouse square

2 brs + den, 2.5 ba home, lots of nat. light, beautifully maintained original details, great ent. space, lrg. kit.

2,431

$1,050,000* $293,626 $356,745

$8,324

$1,483

$6,841

tHe warwick

2 bedrooms + den, 3 baths, gourmet kitchen, marble baths, walk-in-closets, hardwood floors

1,614

$829,000* $198,723 $203,519

$4,749

$830

$3,919

tHe warwick

2 bedrooms + den, 3 baths, sun-soaked, wood floors, open kitchen, marble baths

1,614

$799,000* $191,918 $198,231

$4,625

$804

$3,821

Parc rittenHouse

Rarely available south side 2 bedroom, 2 bath, hardwood floors, marble bathroom, custom upgr. throughout

1019

$799,900* $190,168 $186,175

$4,344

$777

$3,567

Parc rittenHouse

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, terrace on pool club deck, open custom kitchen, marble baths, wood floors

1,272

$775,000* $185,892 $192,114

$4,483

$772

$3,711

2009 sPruce street

3 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, tri-level condominium, large private deck, luxurious master suite

2,844

$750,000* $180,974 $168,764

$3,938

$803

$3,135

tHe warwick

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, open floor plan, luxurious master suite, marble baths, wood floors, lots of light

1,199

$599,900* $143,842 $128,634

$2,134

$598

$2,404

barclay

Two bedrooms, two baths, hardwood floors, building offers 24 hour doorman and gym, located on Rittenhouse Square

1,075

$539,000* $131,596 $143,484

$3,348

$562

$2,786

1900 rittenHouse

1 bedroom, 1 bath, Juliet balcony, upgraded kitchen and bath, lots of light, separate dining room, hardwood floors

1,085

$479,900* $119,104 $132,166

$3,084

$537

$2,547 $2,127

Location

ART MUSEUM

tHe PHilaDelPHian

Combined home with 4 bedrooms plus den, 4 baths, large balcony with Art Museum view, upgr. kit. and baths

tHe PHilaDelPHian

2 bedrooms, 2 baths with views of the Art Museum and Center City skyline, upd. kit., large private balcony

tHe PHilaDelPHian

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, new wood floors, balcony, Art Museum view, upgraded kitchen and baths

tHe PHilaDelPHian

1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors, upgraded kitchen, ample living space

Location

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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

Monthly After Tax Cost

$11,318

tHe warwick

One bedroom, one bath, hardwood floors, marble bath, custom kitchen

712

$399,900

$56,530

$109,074

$2,545

$418

Parc rittenHouse

1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, open kitchen, hardwood floors, marble bath

765

$389,900

$55,466

$112,662

$2,629

$406

$2,223

Parc rittenHouse

1 bedroom, large galley kitchen, open living and dining room, excellent closet space

661

$375,000

$53,518

$106,729

$2,490

$394

$2,096

Location

SOCIETY HILL

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

bank builDing

Brand new 2 BR + den, 2.5 BA home, lots of natural light, wood flrs, open chef’s kitchen, designer baths, services available from adjoining OMNI Hotel

2,025

$1,100,000* $258,737 $256,947

$5,995

$1,127

$4,868

bank builDing

Raw space that can be designed and built into a custom home overlooking Independence Mall

3,068

$950,000* $227,682 $255,277

$5,956

$1,016

$4,940

bank builDing

2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, high-end open kitchen, designer bathrooms

2,117

$799,000* $190,281 $201,402

$4,699

$757

$3,943

bank builDing

Opportunity to create a custom home in a luxury, boutique condominium building on Independence Mall

2017

$575,000* $139,141 $159,045

$3,711

$561

$3,150

society Hill towers

Two bedrooms, one bath, parquet wood floors, washer/dryer, unobstructed river views, floor-to-ceiling windows

1,200

$399,000

$59,221

$130,914

$3,055

$450

$2,605

society Hill towers

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, unobstructed river views, beautifully upgraded kitchen and bath, wood floors throughout

1,200

$365,000

$56,802

$127,341

$2,971

$432

$2,539

Monthly After Tax Cost

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society Hill towers

1 bedroom, 1 bath, bridge and city views, wood floors, upgraded kitchen, potential investment opportunity

700

$279,900

$41,282

$88,346

2,061

$304

$1,757

society Hill towers

One bedroom, high floor, river view, investment opportunity

700

$269,900

$40,459

$88,265

$2,060

$303

$1,756

Location

WASHINGTON 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

inDePenDence Place

Bi-level penthouse, 2 bedrooms. 2.5 baths, 2 kitchens, impeccably finished throughout, amazing river and city views

4,500

$2,295,000* $553,618 $565,869

$13,204

$2,871

$10,333

inDePenDence Place

Magnificent penthouse with 1 br plus den, 3.5 ba, completely renovated w/ custom finishes throughout, balcony over Wash. Sq, a must see!

3,153

$1,900,000* $458,112 $464,097

$10,829

$2,285

$8,544

tHe liPPincott

Custom 2 bedroom, 2 bath home with high celing, lots of light, open chefs kitchen, luxurious master suite, direct view of Washington Square

1,775

$1,075,000* $254,330 $256,397

$5,983

$1,131

$4,852

inDePenDence Place

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, beautifully ren. kit. and baths, balc. with city and river views, hdwd. flrs. in living areas

1,977

$825,000* $201,544 $209,714

$4,893

$909

$3,984

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, alcove, completely renovated with gourmet kitchen, designer bath, amazing closets

1,118

$479,900* $116,244 $117,081

$2,732

$491

$2,241

HoPkinson House

Deluxe 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony with views of Washington Square and the river, renovated kitchen and bat

1,063

$329,900

$2,517

$372

$2,145

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, laundry room, excellent condition

928

$299,900

$44,603

$90,607

$2,114

$345

$1,769

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors throughout, upgraded kitchen and bath, custom closets, balcony

928

$269,900

$40,873

$84,279

$1,967

$321

$1,646

$49,186

$107,865

Monthly After Tax Cost

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, upgraded kitchen, new fixtures throughout

860

$259,900

$39,486

$78,771

$1,838

$295

$1,543

stricklanD row

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, excellent natural light, wood floors, open kitchen,

1,188

$250,000

$39,541

$103,209

$2,408

$292

$2,116

stricklanD row

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, open kitchen, wood floors

857

$234,000

$36,512

$90,471

$2,111

$270

$1,841

Location

WATERFRONT

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

Pier 3

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, open floor plan, fireplace, terrace off mastersuite, potential investment opportunity

1,300

$259,900

$41,044

$1,985

$99,922

$2,332

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Parc riTTenhouse 225 s. 18Th sTreeT

The riTTenhouse • 210 W. riTTenhouse square 2 bedrooms plus den, 2 full and 2 half baths, dramatic sunset view, custom finishes and features throughout, 3952 sf $2,675,000

The WarWick 1701 locusT sTreeT 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, split floor plan, open kitchen, wood floors, marble baths, 1199 sf

$599,900

3 bedrooms, 3 baths, brand new home with views of Rittenhouse Square from all rooms, 2 Juliet balconies, custom finishes throughout, 1709 sf

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$1,475,000

socieTy hill ToWers 210 locusT sTreeT 2 bedrooms, pristine condition, updated kitchen and bath, unobstructed river views, 1200 sf

$365,000

The PhiladelPhian 2401 Pennsylvania ave

1 bedroom, updated hardware and fixtures throughout, balcony, open kitchen, 860 sf

$164,900

1 bedroom, wood floors, renovated kitchen, W/D, 1258 sf

$259,900

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