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6 Letters 9 PhillyNow What GOP

32 Free Market, Free Love Silverhill takes familiar question of love and money back in time.

leadership means for guns, grades and your health. 11 Powered by the People Community College students take back the future.

ARTs & CulTuRe 29 Calendar PW’s picks for the week.

ART 32 Bacon-auteur Chewing the fat with painter Mike Geno.

MusiC 35 Darkness Beckons Charlie Murphy will not apologize. 38 Fill in the Blanks Lights.

food 40 Souped Up Nan Zhoo is your one-stop noodle shop.

sCReen 48 Puff Pieces Overqualified

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Fight Club Regarding Aaron Kase’s cover story about LGBT youth fighting back against bullying: As someone who works with LGBTQ youth, I am really happy to see the Attic Youth Center and the struggle of this population in general highlighted in PW. However, I was really put off by the quote that was chosen to end this story. The article expresses a lot of hope and the overall tone is positive—you’re speaking about a hopeful future for LGBTQ youth. To end the article with such a sentiment of despair- regardless of the fact that it was said by an LGBTQ youth—made for quite a bizarre ending (Nazis? Really?) to an otherwise wonderful story. ERICA

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I find the name of this youth center pretty ironic. You come out of the closet to hide in the Attic. But really, I’m glad that there is a place like this for kids and young adults to go to in their time of need. I, unfortunately, didn’t have one. I hope you post a follow up when the film actually comes out. I’d really like to see it! KATE

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What I really like about this story is that I’ve been wondering how high school kids who have lives that seem like dead ends, are supposed to react to the It Gets Better project. I kept thinking ‘Most of these people making videos are successful white adults.’ How does that give kids like the ones in this story any hope?

Regarding Gerry Christopher Johnson’s feature on the murder of transgender woman Stacey Blahnik Lee: What an awful tragedy. If these news outlets haven’t made public apologies for their reporters actions then everyone who cares about this issue should start writing letters on behalf of Stacey’s memory. I don’t know what actions have been taken by the Daily News and NBC 10 since I’m not living in Philly anymore, but make them accountable for reporting the news correctly and respectfully. ALEX

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I really cannot believe that the media would report this as they did. How dare them? Stacey is a human being, just as anyone else. It’s not fair and nor is it right! My heart goes out to all the friends and family of Stacey, one could only imagine what they are feeling right now, especially her husband Malik, he is the barrier of all this cause in all, Malik was the one that found his wife. One could only imagine what this man is going through right now! Something has to give, because we cannot allow this to continue to go on any longer. We need to stick together as a community and fight for what is right. Thanks to the Philadelphia Weekly for this wonderful article and special thanks and much love to all those that knew Stacey and who continue to support the trans community. KAT DELANCEY

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What GOP leadership means for guns, grades and your health. By Randy LoBasso rlobasso@philadelphiaweekly.com

You may remember that back in March, then-Attorney General Corbett joined a 14-state coalition to sue the Obama administration over its signing of the Affordable Health Care For America Act. He did so “to protect the citizens of Pennsylvania whose rights will be violated when healthcare reform is signed into law.” He’s since changed his tune. At least a little. Corbett has never denied his belief that the current law is unconstitutional and that the federal government overstepped its boundaries by requiring an individual mandate to buy health insurance. In March, Corbett wrote to his supporters that he would, “under no conditions” support the “big-government, specialinterest takeover of our health care.” He came under fire in September, however, when he said that the federal health-care law is actually “a great opportunity to extend coverage to thousands more people throughout Pennsylvania.” Similar to a growing trend of Republicans who’ve been swept into office, the 10th Amendment (states’ rights) seems to trump all. ACTION United, which has advocated heavily for federal health-care reform, is admittedly scared of these prospects. ACTION United’s website even lays out how Obama’s health-care reform will affect individuals, including a Fact Check tab explaining the myths surrounding health care, such as rationed care, and words to use—choice, competition, consumer protection—when arguing health-care points with friends and family. On the six-month anniversary of the passing of the legislation, ACTION United called on Corbett to “drop his participation in the lawsuit against the Act” and claimed the attorney general was “acting very un-democratic by challenging this law, with our money and in our names. We are going to tell him NO.” n

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“The election was awful,” says Joe Grace, executive director of CeaseFirePA. “For anybody with a progressive pulse in their body in the United States, it didn’t work out real well. But you fight on.” CeaseFirePA is a self-proclaimed “gunviolence prevention organization” based out of Center City whose core initiatives include closing the “Florida Loophole,” which allows Pa. residents to apply for a

carry permit in Fla. that can be used here. The group also requires that lost or stolen handguns be reported, and several other so-called “common sense” initiatives that the group claims are neither “pro-gun or anti-gun.” With the election of NRAbacked Tom Corbett and a Republican Legislature, Grace says it’s going to be harder to advance their policies. “I think it’s incumbent on us to be a very loud and energetic watchdog,” he says. “We’re not going to stand down to the gun lobby and the extremists in the gun lobby. We’re going to continue having no issue with hunters or sportsmen or law-abiding citizens.” Grace pauses when asked about Corbett’s assertion that the loophole doesn’t

Education funding is a big deal in Pa., especially in Philly, and Corbett has a lot of ideas that aren’t going over well in certain circles. The Education Voters of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit that focuses on public education, is urging the governor-elect to continue with the state-funded Costing Out Study, which seeks to understand what it would cost for all students to attain Pa.’s academic standards. But Corbett isn’t willing to raise taxes or impose a severance tax on Marcellus Shale drilling to continue with the study. “I think Mr. Corbett has made some generally positive comments about education,” says Education Voters executive director Susan Gobreski, “but we’d like to see a detailed plan. “Bluntly, we hope to be able to work with the administration and hope the new governor will make education a priority for all Pennsylvania students and not get caught up in sort of trendy things that feel fun and easy to say,” she says. Gobreski believes education can be advanced through the state Legislature— but only if Republicans have the guts: “We’re going to need legislators … who are going to need to strengthen their spine or have the public help them strengthen it. Legislators need to make it a priority to

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continue the drive to fairly and sufficiently fund what it takes to educate our children, and that’s their job, and if they think that job is too hard and that job can’t be done, then they should step down. They should say, ‘I’m not up for that. I can’t do it.’” ACTION United, a low- and moderateincome community organization group with 35,000 members between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, also has concerns about the governor-elect’s education ideas. Like Education Voters of Pennsylvania, ACTION United supports the current education funding method, which eases property tax burdens on lower-income Pennsylvanians. “If he’s going to do away with fair funding [the Costing Out study’s recommendations], that’s a huge problem,” says Craig Robbins, ACTION United executive director.

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For a number of local and statewide groups with home bases in Philly—CeaseFirePA, Education Voters of Pennsylvania, ACTION United—last week’s elections were tragic. But that’s not to say they don’t have a plan to deal with the red [state] menace.

exist. “I’m really trying to think of the right words so I don’t give you a flippant response,” he says. “We disagree with the governor-elect. The facts show otherwise.” Councilman Darrell Clarke obviously agrees, because on Oct. 28 he proposed a bill that would close the loophole, at least in Philly. Of course, it would have to go through Harrisburg first. “You’ve got to understand,” Clarke says, “this is an uphill strategy, especially as it pertains to getting it to Harrisburg. The reality is, this particular measure will probably end up in court, similar to [past local Philadelphia gun-law bills]. I believe the only way to get it passed is through the judicial system.” “We appreciate what Councilman Clarke is trying to do,” Grace says. “We support his agenda … but when it comes to getting illegal guns off the street, I think it’s a state issue.” An issue it’s not actively dealing with, as there’s a stalled piece of legislation—introduced by state Rep. Bryan Lentz—in the Legislature that would close the loophole. “My bill … makes sure that people who are prone to violence don’t abuse a technicality in the law to harm others,” Lentz said last month. “Furthermore, if we are going to expand a person’s right to use lethal force on another human being, then we better make sure they should be carrying a weapon in the first place.” Lentz isn’t returning to the Legislature, so it’s unlikely his bill will get past state Republicans—and certainly not past the governor-elect’s veto pen.

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“I have yet to find a perfume to cover the stench of crime, violence and drugs in my neighborhood.”

Sitting near Mapp, Dominique Johnson speaks next. “My father was murdered on Father’s Day 1999,” he says. Johnson, 21, still doesn’t entirely understand what happened; some dispute over money ended with his dad lying dead in a North Philly parking lot, a bullet in his head. “He was my whole world,” Johnson says. “He was always the glue in the family’s life.” Johnson too wants to leverage his experience to help others undergoing a similar ordeal. “I feel that to not join would be a disgrace,” he says. AVP’s most immediate need is cash. Though a budget hole of more than $150,000 is a bit steep for the students, they look at ways to chip in, volunteering in the AVP office to cover administrative duties and planning a carnival in the spring to raise money. “It would be wonderful if they [the students] can do a fundraiser for us,” Rausch says. But the biggest impact the CCP students can make is outreach, given their ties to varied neighborhoods and communities all around the city. Those at the group meeting last week brought up their diversity several times, reflecting the overall demographic at CCP: 53 percent black, 27 percent white, 10 percent Hispanic and 8 percent Asian. With such reach, even if students don’t capture new clients for AVP’s stretched resources, they can still be useful in turning people on to other services available, all working toward the larger mission of fighting back against incessant violence. For victim support, the students start with each other. Sinh Taylor, 24, who works for the CCP newspaper and lives in Kensington, breaks down in tears while describing her experience with abrupt death. “It was 2003 New Year’s Eve,” Taylor recounts. “I woke up to find my best friend had been murdered.” Gang rivals chasing her friend’s boyfriend had shot up her house, killing her. As Taylor struggles to speak through her sobs, Wilson crosses the room and gives her a hug. “There’s a positive side to everything if you carry her spirit,” Wilson says. “Every group is formed by people who have had a really horrible experience,” Rausch tells the room. “You can take that and give back so maybe other people don’t have to go through it, or at least won’t have to suffer as much.” Taylor nods. For her, just the chance to tell her story to a sympathetic audience is cathartic. “Hey, I just got hugged by a stranger,” she points out. “That’s how revolutions get started, by the way,” Rausch interjects. “Just a few people talking.” n

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Tyesha Wilson has a loud, distinctive voice and she’s not afraid to use it. Her mission: To take back the streets of Kensington, where she grew up watching a parade of destruction and murder go

role because for them, the ugly, violent side of Philadelphia isn’t something they just hear about in the news; it’s part of day-to-day life. Wilson remembers helping a stranger several years ago after he’d been shot in the street, cradling his head in her arms while waiting for an ambulance. “After they scraped him up, I left,” she says. “I didn’t want to be involved in any … snitching stuff.” Months later, a man approached her at a Christmas party. “That voice, that voice,” he said, and hugged her. It was the same man she had helped on the street. “My voice made an impression in this guy’s mind,” Wilson says, vowing to never again stay silent when she has something important to say. She penned an essay about the experience titled “About the Badlands” for her English class at CCP, writing, “I have yet to find a perfume to cover the stench of crime, violence and drugs in my neighborhood.” Her professor, Ari Bank, took note, touched by how many of his students’ essays focused on guns and street life. “It’s like for them, gun violence is a natural way of death,” he says. Bank sees the consequences first-hand. One of his students was relegated to a wheelchair after a shooting, and another went missing— Bank later found out the student was shot and killed in Germantown. “I had to come teach a class and stare at an empty chair that was supposed to be for a student who seemed so eager to learn,” he says. Bank is the public-relations director for the Anti-Violence Partnership, which offers counseling and assistance navigating the court system for victims’ families, as well as runs a violenceprevention program in schools. With the loss of federal and private funding in the last three to four years, AVP has had to reduce staff after slashing its budget by nearly 25 percent, so Bank put out an email looking for students who wanted to help. Expecting a handful of replies, he was shocked when more than 100 people signed themselves up—in less than a day. Last Monday, Bank held a preliminary meeting in a CCP classroom with 16 of the students and AVP Executive Director Julie Rausch to brainstorm ideas. First, they shared stories about why they wanted to be involved. Diane Mapp, 28, a mother of two from West Philly, tells the group she survived years of domestic violence before she escaped from her abusive partner to the People’s Emergency Clinic. “My abuser kicked out the door to my house, busted out the windows so I got evicted,” she says of the torment she endured. “I felt alone,” she says. “I didn’t have the resources I have now. I want to reach out to people so they learn there is hope.”

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Dives vs. dress codes. City-farmed honey vs. imported Italian vinegar. Vegans vs. meat-eaters. Mac and cheese vs. cheese and wine. Philly has an incredibly wide-ranging food-and-drink scene, and we're trying to show just how many options there are by cutting out the middleman and featuring the ends of a few spectrums. We give you ...

Opposites Attract “Dunno,What Do You Wanna Eat?” We asked Philly's food writers, bloggers and lovers— save these pages and you’ll never shrug again. By Emily Guendelsberger emilyg@philadelphiaweekly.com

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No more excuses for doing the culinary Macarena—cycling through the same motions, never going anywhere—while Philly's loaded with food writers, bloggers, Yelpers, photographers and eating groups for whom culinary curiosity and sharing their finds is a way of life. We asked as many of them as we could for their favorite dishes in four categories on opposing ends of the safety/adventure and real/fake spectrums—Comfort food vs. Unfamiliar food, and Authentic vs. Culture mash-up—and they came through in spades with hundreds and hundreds of suggestions. Tack these 60-odd suggestions to your fridge, keep them in your desk drawer or fold ’em up in your wallet—whatever you do, you’re not allowed to answer “What do you wanna eat?” with a helpless shrug for at least a year.

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Apple dumplings, Dutch Eating Place $2.75. Reading Terminal Market, 12th and Arch sts. Poutine, Adsum $15. 700 S. Fifth St. “What isn’t comforting about duck fat fries, gravy, cheese curds and foie gras? It is the rich leading the rich—pure decadence.” -Anthony Sica, Meal Ticket

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Fried chicken + mac and cheese, Butter’s Soul Food $7-$9. 2821 W. Girard Ave.

Veggie hoagie, Chickie’s Italian Deli $6.25-$7.25. 1014 Federal St. “This magical amalgamation of red-sauced baked eggplant, coarse-ground provolone, roasted peppers and broccoli rabe with garlic in a seeded Sarcone’s roll epitomizes South Philly comfort food for me. Owner Henry maintains the same old-school methods originated by his mom, Chickie—thus, this hoagie is the same calorie torpedo I ate as a kid. This is the essential element of comfort—not just the taste, but the feeling while eating that the world isn’t a bad place after all if such a legendary sammich can be reproduced faithfully over decades.” -Felicia D’Ambrosio, Philly community manager for Yelp.com Duck-fat cheddar fries, Village Whiskey $5-$7. 118 S. 20th St. Roast pork sandwich, DiNic’s $8.50. Reading Terminal Market, 12th and Filbert sts. “After a 15-minute walk from my office and another 15 waiting on line, the first bite of a DiNic’s roast pork sandwich is the food version of Calgon. It just takes you away.” -Marcos Espinoza, fidelgastro.com Lima bean soup, New Wave Cafe $6. 2620 E. Allegheny Ave. Pho, Pretty much everywhere We got a ton of pho votes, but they were split about equally between a bunch of different joints (though Pho 75 and Pho Cali had a slight edge). Everyone seems to agree that if you were to trip and fall

around 13th and Washington, you’d have a reasonable chance of landing face-first in a huge, cheap, delicious bowl of noodles. Laugenbrezel, Brauhaus Schmitz $3. 718 South St. “I loved soft pretzels growing up, because the ‘pretzel bag’ would go around from homeroom to homeroom at recess. Once I got into high school, the soft pretzel was my lunch (and two Otis Spunkmeyer cookies). Now I find myself craving this version, with house-made mustard.” -Suzanne Woods, beerlass.com Stuffed grape leaves, Vietnam $10.95. 221 N. 11th St. Tied with: Stuffed grape leaves, Vietnam Palace $8. 222 N. 11th St. Noodle soup, Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodle House $3-$6. 927 Race St. Nan Zhou came up again and again in every category but fusion. Any of the noodle soup varieties will do, but for specifics check out the review, Page 40. Churchill burger, Pub & Kitchen $18. 1946 Lombard St. There’s a crafted, comforting simplicity to Pub and Kitchen’s Churchill Burger. No need for gastropub gunking with discordant fixings—just a custom-blended hamburger that includes dry-aged beef, grilled to a perfect medium-rare, finished with bone marrow butter and topped with caramelized onions. -Holly Moore, of HollyEats.com Jamabalaya and blackened green beans, Grace Tavern $2-$15.95. 2229 Grays Ferry Ave. “The first real cook’s job I got was for an upscale Creole restaurant called Brennan’s of Houston—sister restaurant of the famed Brennan’s and Commander’s Palace in New Orleans. I used to take road trips to New Orleans with some of my fellow

cooks, which we’d treat largely as a culinary tour of the city. The jambalaya and blackened green beans at Grace’s remind me of those trips, and of my time behind the line at Brennan’s. That’s comforting. -Brian McManus, spinaltapas.com Adult milkshake, PYT $10. 1050 N. Hancock St. Matzoh ball soup, Honey’s Sit-N-Eat $3-$4. 800 N. Fourth St. “Each time I order this soup, it’s a little different—sometimes the matzoh balls are the size of walnuts, other times they’re the size of small gourds. Either way, they are pillowy and—oh, hey!—nutmeggy, and the broth is flavorful and loaded up with veg— celery, carrots, onion, parsnips. It’s sweetly familiar, yet subtly distinct.” -Tenaya Darlington, madamefromage.blogspot.com Beer-can chicken sandwich, Kraftwork $11. 541 E. Girard Ave.

UNFAMILIAR Mofongo, Freddy and Tony’s Restaurant $2.50. 201 W. Allegheny Ave. Puerto Rican fried ball of garlicky mashed plantains and pork skins. #13 Dosa, Philadelphia Chutney Company $8. 1628 Sansom St. South Indian crepe filled with cheeses, spinach and onions. Potato pizza, La Rosa Pizzeria $11.35. 2106 S. Broad St. “The potato pie is served best sans sauce. They take thinly sliced potatoes, deal them onto the pie like casino chips, and add some salt, pepper, rosemary and garlic. That’s it. The little rosemary-flecked coins bring back memories of scalloped potatoes, but on everyone’s favorite vehicle, the pizza.” -Anthony Sica, citypaper.net/mealticket

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Roti, Brown Sugar Bakery $5-$9. 219 S. 52nd St. “I once lugged a bag of these football-sized Trinidadian seitan-potato-veg-curry wraps back to the office freezer via SEPTA and ate them for lunch for two glorious weeks.” -Emily Guendelsberger, food editor at PW Lamb Chettinad, Ekta $12.95. 250 E. Girard Ave. South Indian lamb cooked with coconut, curry and mustard seeds.

Quince sandwich, Quince Fine Foods $6. 209 W. Girard Ave. “Finely shaved lomo (cured pork loin), nutty Manchego cheese and a shmear of quince paste on a Metro baguette—call it the Basque banh mi. It’s the signature sandwich of Quince, a specialty foods shop run by a mother-daughter team from Northern Spain.” -Tenaya Darlington, madamefromage.blogspot.com

Salt-baked squid, Lee How Fook $10.95. 219 N. 11th St.

Godzilla roll, Umai Umai $16. 533 N. 22nd St. “The Godzilla roll is crab tempura wrapped in sticky rice and topped with sliced strawberries, avocado, macadamia nuts, and honey drizzle. This monstrous roll is distinguished by visual stimulation—It’s pretty sexy, but also the textural contrasts at play. Umai is a cozy BYO—so bring a bottle of champers or a spritzy white ale like Hitachino to pair. -Suzanne Woods, beerlass.com Tea leaf salad, Rangoon $8.50. 112 N. Ninth St. “This is the only spot I know of to get traditional Burmese green tea leaf salad in Philly. When done right, the bitter, uberfunky tea leaves plus the nuttiness and crunch of the peanuts and the freshness of the cilantro and lime creates an intense contrast of flavor and texture that is like nothing else in the world.” -Jamie, midtownlunch.com/philadelphia Flounder Hoagie, 16th Street Seafood $5. 1542 Tasker St.

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Beef randang, Hardena (Indonesian) $7-$9. 1754 S. Hicks St. Kebabs, Divan’s Turkish Kitchen (Turkish) $10-$12. 918 S. 22nd St. “My experiences at Divan’s have always been consistently fresh and delicious on account of their authenticity delivered through simplicity. Ilker, the owner, explained once that he was motivated to open a restaurant after discovering Philly’s deficiency in authentic Turkish cuisine. I’m always pleased with all the grilled meat there for that simplicity.” -Mike Geno, foodie-group.blogspot.com Jja jang myun, Tae Hwa Kwan (Korean) $5. 5201 N. Fifth St. Tomato pie, Tacconelli’s Pizzeria (Philadelphian) $15-$30. 2604 E. Somerset St. Canelés, Market Day Canelé (French) $1. various locations. America's demands for "bigger, faster, cheaper" usually negate authenticity, requiring cut corners that fit factory-sized orders. Market Day's caneles follow the rules of original recipes from Bordeaux. They are small, laborious and expensive to

Dan dan noodles, Han Dynasty (Szechuan) $7.95. 108 Chestnut St. Seitan Cheesesteak, Blackbird Pizzeria (Philadelphian) $8. 507 S. Sixth St. “What makes this faux version of Philly’s precious sandwich the best? The peppers, onions and mushrooms coated in Daiya vegan cheese help, but it’s the thinly sliced seitan that nails it—seitan became popular when local producer Ray’s introduced it to the East Coast.” -Kelly Phillips, livingonthevedge.net Stuffed cabbage, Jovan’s Place (Yugoslavian/Serbian) $7. 2327 E. York St. Marinated cabbage, hand-rolled and stuffed with deliciousness. Fried oysters with chicken salad, Oyster House (Philadelphian) $13. 1516 Sansom St. “Philadelphia’s gastronomical odd couple of chicken salad and fried oysters, according to Craig LaBan, dates back to a time when chicken was expensive and the Delaware River overflowed with oysters. Some thrifty restaurateur added fried oysters to the plate so he didn’t have to use as much chicken salad. A bit more history—it was a Philadelphia chef, L. F. Mazzetti, who perfected oyster frying.” -Holly Moore, HollyEats.com Clásico hot chocolate, Sazon (Venezuelan) $6. 941 Spring Garden St. Fresh pasta, Talluto’s (Italian) $4.99/lb. 944 S. Ninth St. continued on page 15

Pierogies, Czerw’s Kielbasy (Polish) $7 per dozen. 3370 Tilton St. “As your prototypical Philadelphia lapsedCatholic mutt, I can lay claim to three distinct ethnic foodways: Italian, Irish and

Phnom Penh noodles, New Phnom Penh (Cambodian) $5.75. 2301 S. Seventh St.

bake, making it worth the splurge to leave them in the hands of an expert. -Tara Desmond, crumbsonmykeyboard.com

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Smoked coconut club, Memphis Taproom $8. 2331 E. Cumberland St. Grilled lemon-garlic tofu and smoked coconut sandwich.

The Gustaio, Paesano’s $9. 152 W. Girard Ave. The Gustaio is a perfect and unexpected match of lamb sausage with dried cherry mustarda, gorgonzola spread, roasted fennel and arugula, I can’t explain it; it’s so good it makes me confused. -Daniel McLaughlin, thethirteenthdiet.com

Polish. Since tubular meats are not really my thing, pierogies became my fallback favorite for Eastern European eating. A package of the stuffed dumplings from Czerw’s is my yardstick for pierogie perfection. Pan-fried in plenty of butter with onions, the farmers cheese-and-potato combination is the most authentic Polish bite in town. The cheesesteak or buffalo chicken versions are less timeless but just as tasty.” -Felicia D’Ambrosio, Philly community manager for yelp.com

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Quesadilla los Gallos, Los Gallos $8. 951 Wolf St. “It’s like al pastor on LSD.” -Felicia D’Ambrosio, Philly community manager for Yelp.com

Whiskey doughnuts, Johnny Brenda’s $2. 1201 N. Frankford Ave. House-made brunch special.

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Perkedel, Indonesia Restaurant $3. 1725 Snyder Ave. “We are so lucky to have so many authentic Indonesian restaurants. Down on Snyder is the not-so-creatively named Indonesia Restaurant, and hidden on their menu under the poultry/beef/pork entree section is a side dish called Perkedel—four potato and beef balls dipped in egg and fried into imperfect, Gaudi-esque orbs.” -Jamie, midtownlunch.com/philadelphia

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Fresh mozzarella, Claudio’s (Italian) $7.99/lb. 926 S. Ninth St. Short of smuggling an Italian water buffalo into the States and letting it roam up and down 9th Street, the Auriemma family bought a machine from Italy to make fresh cheese in the style of the Campania region's famous mozzarella di bufala. -Tara Desmond, crumbsonmykeyboard.com Kitfo platter, Abyssinia (Ethiopian) Rare beef, minced and spiced. $9.50. 229 S. 45th St. Octopus takoyaki, Maru Global (Japanese) $4.86. 255 S. 10th St. Part of what I love about the octopus takoyaki is the slight fear-factor element of eating “octopus balls.” Not literally. But they are scrumptious little spheres of spicy octopus dipped in crepe batter, then topped with a tasty kewpie mayo and bonito flakes. -Daniel McLaughlin, thethirteenthdiet.com

Texas weiner, Texas Weiner (South Jersey) $1.86-$2.85. 1426 Snyder Ave. “Turn-of-the-century Greek cooks started spreading the gospel of encased meats by opening hundreds of hot dog stands throughout the country, called “Coney Islands” in the midwest and “Texas Weiners” in the northeast. Grilled dogs were

CULTURE MASH-UP Tofu tikka masala tacos, Coup de Taco (Indian/Mexican) $3.50. 40th St. between Locust and Spruce sts. “Indian mashes up with Mexican street food at these lunch truck tacos. Delicately spiced tofu, basmati rice and mango chutney make for a more sophisticated taco that showcases my two favorite cuisines.” -Kelly Phillips, livingonthevedge.net Korean Tacos, Meritage (Korean/Mexican) $5. 500 S. 20th St.

Octopus Takoyaki from Maru Global. dressed in “Texas Chili” that’s actually more of a heavily spiced Greek-diner bolognese. The one on Snyder has been around since 1923—they still serve the Greek sauce on split & grilled hot dogs with the added Philly spin of cheese whiz.” -Hawk Krall, seriouseats.com Nacatamales Nicaraguense, El Gallo Pinto (Nicaraguan) $4. 1163 S. Seventh St.

Jubano, Delicatessan (Cuban/Jewish) $11. 703 Chestnut St. “As deliciously unhealthy as Cuban sandwiches can be, some of them can also be pretty bland. This house-smoked pastrami and spicy brown mustard seem more appropriate for a sandwich that shares provenance with Che Guevara.” -Marcos Espinoza, fidelgastro.com Roast pork with BBQ sauce, Porky’s Point (Philly/Puerto Rican) $6.50. 3824 N. Fifth St. Wings, Chifa (Peruvian/Cantonese) $12. 707 Chestnut St.

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XIX Bartender: Stephen's been at XIX for five years, bartending for 10.

Old Fashioned Usually, an Old Fashioned involves bitters, sugar, cherry and orange muddled and topped with whiskey and club soda. XIX does theirs a little differently with a puree that brings out the taste of the fruit more than muddling, as the fruit isn't diluted. In case you've got some time to spare: • Dry cherries and oranges in an oven • Puree the dried fruit • Wet the rim of the glass with a lemon or lime, then dip the glass in the fruit puree • Add 2.5 oz. bourbon • Add 2 oz. bitters • Add a dash of club soda

Amateur Hour: Not making sure the fruit's dried out and blended well.

The Pear Car A variation on the sidecar, Stephen’s invention has become a XIX favorite. Ingredients are in equal parts: • Start with a little simple syrup (which is just a combination of sugar and water) • Add brandy (XIX uses Cavasia) • Add pear vodka (Grey Goose or Absolut, depending on your wallet) • Add a little bit of fresh lemon juice • Add a splash of Cointreau • Shake and pour • Garnish with a bit of pear Manhattan

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That $3 is the same price you’d have paid for it when punk icon and bartender Rick D. gave birth to the special a decade ago. Depending on whom you ask, you’ll be told the $3 boilermaker that’s become such a Philly standard was delivered in one of two places: Bob and Barbara’s or the bar across the street from it, Tritone, which Rick D. owned. “The truth is, neither one of the bars can claim credit for it,” says Rick A.—and from here on out, we’re gonna refer to the Ricks as “A.” and “D.” for clarity’s sake. A. has been tending bar for 30 years, a third of them at Tritone, where he’s been since longtime friend D. opened it in 2001. Neither bar can claim credit, in essence, because both can—but there’s definitely one patientzero bartender. “Rick [D.] started the special at both places on the same night,” says A. “He’d just opened Tritone, but was still working at Bob and Barbara’s.” Some background: D., who passed tragically of a heart attack in ’07, was a music-scene fixture and bartender at places like Firenze Tavern, Upstairs at Nick’s and JC Dobbs, where he booked

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It’s a not-quite-busy Wednesday happy hour at Bob & Barbara’s (1509 South St.), and the dozen or so drinkers bellying up to the red leather cushion encasing the famous bar are the definition of diversity—young and old, black and white, men and women. Different though they may be, they’re all drinking the same thing. Beer and a shot. Specifically, a 12-ounce can of Pabst Blue Ribbon and a jigger of Jim Beam, known at B&B simply as “the special.” It’ll cost you $3. Special, indeed.

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Clover Club Cocktail This drink was conceived in the early 1900s in the building that now houses XIX. People sometimes have a hard time with the idea of the egg white, but they actually mix into drinks very well. Stephen recommends this for people who have a problem with drinking gin straight—the grenadine and lemon juice make it smoother: • Pour 2 oz. gin • Add 1 oz. of grenadine • Add 1 oz. egg whites • Add a splash of fresh lemon juice • Add a dash of sugar • Shake for about 30 seconds to mix up the egg white, until it gets foamy, then strain

Amateur Hour: Too much egg white.

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Brooklyn Heights An elegant variation on a Manhattan.

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about the ice, says Dave. Ranstead Room’s hand-cracked ice comes in large, solid pieces that chill in the alcohol without watering it down.

Franklin Mortgage Bartender: Al's been working at Franklin Mortgage since it opened, and before that had been bartending for about eight years.

Brooklyn Another Manahattan take. Picon, an orange-y bitters usually found in France, is hard to find in the states—the Franklin makes their own in-house (and, like Ranstead, prefer hand-cracked ice). Al gave up the drink recipe, but you'll have to find your own Picon. Mix equal parts, and serve up: • • • •

Rye Whiskey Dry Vermouth Picon Maraschino liqueur

Amateur Hour: Replacing the Picon with another type of bitters.

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bands like R.E.M., Nirvana and Green Day before they hit big on the national stage. If you knew D., you knew one hell of a good guy, a man born to be behind a bar. He had a natural ease and a kind nature, a whip-sharp wit and the ability to talk about damn near anything with expertise. It makes sense that he’d come up with something as customer-friendly as the special— D. was the type of guy who didn’t think a bar was worth sitting in if you couldn’t buy a round for yourself and a few friends with a $20 bill. The ’90s drew to a close and so did Nick’s; D. and his ubiquitous leather vest were hired behind the bar at Bob and Barbara’s by owner Jack Price. He served time at B&B and the Price-owned bar across the street, Bennie’s. After Price expanded his PBR museum into a second room at Bob and Barbara’s, he sold Bennie’s to D. and business partner Dave Rogers. The guys renamed Bennie’s, and the Tritone was born—and the special along with it. Today, it’s what most people order at both bars. You’ve never seen a handle of Beam tipped as often as you do at Bob and Barbara’s, where on a busy weekend night they’ve sold as many as 240. (That’s about three gallons of Jim Beam). You’ll sometimes hear the $3 can of PBR and a shotta Beam called the “Citywide Special,” or the “Happy Meal.” But the latter is mostly reserved for old-timers, and the former regarded as a misnomer by the guy who’d know. “Rick [D.] never called it the ‘Happy Meal,’ says A. “But lots of his regulars did, and so it became known as that to some. And ‘Citywide Special’? It’s not city wide by any stretch of the imagination. Not everyone serves it.” For a while, it looked like they might. When D. introduced the special in 2001, it was enormously popular and brought in lots of business as word of mouth spread— valuable in the post-9/11 climate, when everyone was staying home and restaurants and bars were having a rough go of it. Several bars around the city adopted it, hoping for the same. “It spread like wildfire,” says A. But, as that first wave of early adopters soon found out, the special is more special for customers than bar owners: The profit margin is

virtually non-existent. A 30-case of PBR from a distributor typically costs $18 or $19, and on top of that bars have to pay a delivery charge, tip the driver and taxes— let’s call a single can of PBR about a 75-cent cost to the bar. A handle of Jim Beam is $32.09, which works out to 81 cents per ounce-and-a-half pour. So a special costs the bar slightly more than half its price to the drinker—which, in bar terms, means there’s no game in it unless you’re selling some pretty fucking serious volume. (Some bar owners contend that Bob and Barbara’s is able to survive on specials because they get the Pabst for free or at highly discounted rates—their walls are practically a shrine to the brand. Bob and Barbara’s insists they pay for it like everyone else.) At the time, few others seemed able to make it pay off as well as the sister bars on South Street, so the fire died out just as quickly as it began. But “city wide” it still kinda is, technically. You’ll find it way up north at El Bar (1356 N. Front St), Atlantis (2442 Frankford Ave.) and M Room (15 W. Girard Ave). It’s down south at The Dive (947 E. Passyunk Ave.) and Connie’s Ric-Rac (1132 S. 9th St.). Out west you’ll find it at Fiume, Queen of Sheba (4511 Baltimore Ave.) and Elena’s Soul Lounge (4912 Baltimore Ave.). “My passport is expired,” says A. of the special’s continued popularity in far-off places. “I haven’t been west of the Schuylkill in forever.” Today the special mostly lives on in various incarnations—“bastardized” as A. likes to say—at several bars offering their own spins on it at varying price points. Cantina Los Caballitos give their special a Mexican twist, and serve a shot of tequila with a can of Tecate. Doobie’s special is a shot of Heaven Hill and a pint of Sly Fox. Dirty Franks (13th and Pine sts.) serves a pony of Rolling Rock or High Life alongside a shot of kamikaze. Oscar’s Tavern (1524 Sansom St.) serves a “black and blue”—a shot of (black-label) Jack Daniels with a Pabst Blue Ribbon. Fiume will let you choose the Pabst or Natural Bohemian, accompanied with a shot of Old Crow. It’ll cost you $4. “I heard a lot of complaints when I raised the price a dollar,” says Kevin James Holland, manager/operator of Fiume. Holland took over the tiny bar atop Ethiopian restaurant Abyssinia some seven years ago when it had “no business plan to speak of,” and has since turned it into one of the city’s finest drinker’s bars. A connoisseur of whiskey (he stocks some great ones), Holland begrudgingly kept the special on after taking over the joint. “A person who orders the special is someone who doesn’t care what they’re drinking.” Can’t argue it’ll get you shitfaced for cheap, though. “What’s really great about the special is the bourbon,” says Marcus Kapes, bartender of 12 years at the wonderful Doobie’s (2201 Lombard St.). “Bourbon, by law, is bourbon. It’s not packed full of neutral spirits.” Neutral spirits—not a lot of things that sound further from Rick D. than that. n

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Napalm Death blasts from the Grindcore House speakers as co-owners Mike Barone and David Anthem drink coffee underneath portraits of anarchists Peter Kropotkin and Voltairine de Cleyre. Grindcore House opened in August in a space that used to be a butcher shop in the early 1900s, and is one of two vegan- and locally owned establishments that opened here in 2010. Grindcore, along with Blackbird Pizzeria, have given the cheesesteak capital a hardcore seitan push. In late 2009, Barone was working as a freelance web engineer and software designer; Anthem was completing his masters in Library & Information Science at Drexel and dreading the dismal job market. Both had been heavily involved in radical politics and animalrights activism for years, and began seriously considering opening their own coffee shop: a task infinitely more challenging given their ethical commitments. “We debated if we could financially maintain an all-vegan place or if we should compromise our beliefs and go into work everyday to look at fucking milk in the fridge,” Anthem says. “We finally decided that an all-vegan establishment was the only option regardless of whether it did well or not. We said that if it tanks in six months so be it, but at least we’d have our principles intact.” Serving up Goshen coffee with soy, coconut and almond milks, sandwiches and bagels with a variety of spreads, and cakes, cookies and brownies made by independent, local vegan bakers, Grindcore House sits a few blocks from the owners’ homes in the Pennsport neighborhood of South Philly. But with its lending library stocked with radical literature, and with frequent film, art, music and book events, Grindcore was never meant to be just a vegan coffee shop. “The last thing we wanted was to open

another fucking bourgie coffee shop,” Barone says. “This will evolve into a more legitimate community space where unpredictable things happen and new ideas form.” Overhearing Barone’s vision, customer Jennifer Giordano confirms that a small battle had already been won. “I come here almost every morning,” she says, “but as far as being vegan, I just can’t go there yet, but this is a step, this is definitely a step.” About 10 blocks north, lunch customers at Blackbird Pizzeria are greeted by Earth Crisis booming through the soundsystem. “We don’t always have vegan straightedge hardcore on, but we do today,” chef Mark Mebus says from behind the counter as he serves up slices of seitan pepperoni and the already famous potato pie. Mebus and co-owner Ryan Moylan had entertained the idea of opening a vegan pizzeria since 2005, and when they got a call in May from long-time friend Anthem about the former Gianna’s Grille space being on the market, they jumped at the opportunity. They opened five months later. Moylan was working as a freelance flash developer; Mebus was in his third year as line cook for Philadelphia’s vegan mecca, Horizons. A graduate of the Natural Gourmet Institute, Mebus began experimenting with vegan pizzas after his shifts at Blossom, a reputable New York City vegan spot. Despite his background, he and Moylan prioritized creating a vegan restaurant with proletarian appeal. “Many vegan restaurants today are upscale places that don’t do much for the common person,” Mebus says. “To bring veganism to the masses, it’s important to have pedestrian-friendly establishments so it’s more easily brought into people’s lives.” Their most popular item is the seitan cheesesteak sandwich: a potentially blasphemous concept for many Philadelphians. But Mebus and Moylan are confident that their product will win people over even if their ethics don’t. “Philly’s identity is tough and meaty, but there’s a growing community that’s more conscious and interested in veganism,” Moylan says optimistically. “We’re inherently challenging our customers to think,” Mebus continues, “but whether they take on our ideals or not is up to them. We won’t shove our political viewpoints down anyone’s throats. We’re first and foremost about serving quality food.” While food comes first at Blackbird, it’s inseparable from their unwavering vegan principles. Along with Grindcore House, they represent an ethics-driven business model that sets them apart from nonvegan-owned vegan restaurants. “A nonvegan running a vegan restaurant makes a purely financial decision, but vegan-run businesses are better because there’s more of a vested interest. And, besides, nonvegan-run restaurants don’t play Earth Crisis,” Mebus says smiling. n

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Two little girls stand looking wide-eyed through the window at D’Angelo Bros. (909 S. 9th St). “There are rabbits!” says one. And there are—dead rabbits. The other peeks in through the doorway, holding her hands in front of her face. While the butcher shop is smaller than some of the others in the Italian Market, there’s no mistaking what’s inside—taxidermy lines the walls and the coolers are filled with delicious-looking charcuterie. It all seems to be fascinating to the little girls. “We’re a tourist attraction, which is fine,” says Santo “Sonny” D’Angelo, the third-generation owner/butcher. “You never know who’s going to order something, and we ship around the country.” D’Angelo has worked in the shop since he was 13; it’s the only job he’s ever had. His grandfather, also Santo, opened up almost 101 years ago; his father, the second Santo and the first “Sonny,” expanded the business to sell nearly any meat a customer would want to buy, including raccoon and muskrat. Today, the law limits sales to what’s commercially available, but motivated Philly cooks can still get kangaroo, rattlesnake, eland, alligator and any number of other uncommon game meats. D’Angelo, who in his free time grows orchids, describes himself as “gruff,” which makes some of his regulars laugh. He credits it to his concern for selling the best meat he can. “I care almost too much,” he says. “If I go home and a pork chop is a little tougher than it should be, it upsets me.” There’s the rabbit, never-frozen and bred to D’Angelo’s specifications: a hybrid of New Zealand Whites and New Zealand Giant. There’s homemade salami, boar and duck prosciutto, lardo and doublesmoked, low-nitrate bacon. And then there are sausages—more than 300 varieties including boar, venison and duck, all made by D’Angelo from his own recipes. D’Angelo has exacting standards. A couple of rabbits sit in a butcher tray in the cooler. “Those are dog food,” he says. “I don’t like to waste. They aren’t good enough for people to eat, but it’s a healthy alternative to commercial brands.” “I came here for the boar sausage,” says Frank Anastasi, visiting from Washington, D.C. “My son introduced me to it. I stop here, Di Bruno Brothers and Sarcone’s bakery when I come to town.” The shop is popular—gawkers frequently see the window displays and wander. Then there are the die-hard regulars. Some come a couple times a week, others once a month, and some, like Anastasi, whenever

they’re in Philly. One of the little girls watches in awe as D’Angelo prepares a rabbit for Debbie, in from New Jersey. “Ew, that’s gross!” shouts the girl. Amy, her mother, laughs. “If you’re going to eat meat, you need to know where it comes from,” she tells her daughter. Debbie has found the shop on the recommendation of another store owner in the Market. “I grew up eating all organically, growing rabbits myself. To find it these days is hard.” She drives to the Italian Market to buy food and produce to ship to her children in the south, where she says they can’t get the same quality products. “It’s hard to find an old-world butcher anymore.” D’Angelo agrees. “Butchers are very scarce. Meat cutters you can find anywhere.” This comes at a time where even more people are interested in old-school butchers not just for their exotic specialty meats, but for the local and organic. Many of D’Angelo’s customers are younger people, entranced by shows on the Food Network, who want to explore gourmet cooking. “We were organic back in the 1960s,” says D’Angelo, when his family had its own farm. “Partially because we didn’t know any better. We didn’t know about chemicals, fertilizers or bug sprays.” Now, D’Angelo has close relationships with farmers in Lancaster; he drives out to pick up free-range chickens personally. He gets his boar from a population-control program in Texas, and goes to the airport every morning to pick up more exotic meat from New Zealand and Europe. D’Angelo’s turkeys are his current pride—he bought a crop of Bourbon Red Heirloom chicks and had them raised by a local farmer under his specific instructions. There are already more than a hundred orders for Thanksgiving, and regulars come in every day to put their names on the list. D’Angelo loves what he does. “I used to cry about how I couldn’t go out and hang on corners or play football because I was stuck inside making sausages,” he says. “But now I have a trade, and they’re still hanging on corners.” And about that gruff exterior? “If you want a smile, go to Starbucks,” he says. “If you want good meat, come here.” n

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Shortly after turning 57, Mark Bittman found himself sitting on an examination table, listening to his doctor tell him he was 35 pounds overweight, his cholesterol was too high, his blood sugar was elevated, he had sleep apnea and his bad knees were getting worse. “Doctors have a level of credibility and authority that we don’t really assign to anyone else, and they’re able to intervene at your most vulnerable moments,” says the genial Bittman over the phone from a hotel room in Seattle, a stop on a book tour for his new tome, The Food Matters Cookbook: 500 Revolutionary Recipes for Better Living. “You’re sitting there naked and fat and old, and they’re saying, ‘Well, we can help you with some of this …’ ” Not that Bittman was wanting for knowledge about food. He has spent his career showing people that it’s easy to cook well and eat well. In “The Minimalist”— his long-running weekly New York Times column and accompanying online video— he presents delicious, unfussy recipes crafted from just a few well-considered ingredients. He’s been a go-to food guy on The Today Show, and a judge on the Food Network series Chopped. He’s brought his expertise and encouraging tone to numerous best-selling cookbooks, most notably 1998’s How to Cook Everything. And, having paid closer attention to the ever-worsening state of the American diet, sustainability issues and the negative environmental impact of industrially produced meat, Bittman had already begun thinking about the notion of “healthy cooking” as much as “simple cooking.” In 2007, he published How to Cook Everything Vegetarian. But on that morning in the doctor’s office three years ago, he realized it was time to get his own kitchen in order. His doctor advised him to become a vegan. “I have no intention of ever becoming a vegetarian or vegan,” Bittman laughs. “I wish How to Cook Everything Vegetarian could have been called How to Cook Everything Less Meatarian, but nobody would have known what that meant.” Still, he began eating in a common-sense manner that he advocates in the Food Matters Cookbook (a companion to last year’s best-selling Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating, in which he describes how the food we eat damages ourselves and the planet): Consume fewer animal products and

processed and junk foods, and eat more plant-based foods. Bittman doesn’t suggest eliminating meat, or white flour, or sugar, or any of the so-called “bad” foods from your diet, just eating much less of them. He calls his diet a “Two out of Three Plan” or “Part-Time Vegan” or “Vegan Before Six”; i.e. consuming mostly vegan fare during the day, and then for dinner essentially eating anything you want. There are no nutritional counts, no “off-limits foods,” no obsessing about putting a little cream in your coffee. The Food Matters Cookbook—upbeat but not cloying, informative and demystifying— contains vegan, vegetarian and meatbased recipes drawn from numerous cuisines, and Bittman says it’s worked for him. He’s dropped those 35 pounds, got his cholesterol and blood sugar back in check, his sleep apnea went away (he stopped snoring for the first time in 30 years), and he’s run two half-marathons. Sounds pretty simple, right? Not so fast. “I think people are conditioned to think that with a plant-based diet they’re going to be deprived. I’m not saying you’re becoming a vegan with this, you’re just eating more plants. So that needs to be clear. “And obviously, on top of that, for every person like me who’s out there advocating this stuff, there’s literally billions of dollars in marketing that are saying, ‘Have It Your Way,’ ‘I’m Lovin’ It,’ ‘Coke Is It.’ So there are forces working against this. “There’s a couple of things that need to happen,” he continues. “We need to make cooking more popular, and we need to make natural, wholesome normal foods more popular. We need people to understand that even if they increase the proportion of fruits and vegetables in their diet by 10 percent, that’s fantastic.” In that way, Bittman says, the oft-difficult battle to eat better and get healthier is won gradually, without feeling deprived, which greatly improves your odds of sticking with it for the long haul. “I had a hamburger this week. I didn’t feel like I was sinning, particularly. So if you’re driving down the road and you’re dying and you think you really want McDonald’s, by all means go have it. Just make sure that the next day that’s not what you’re doing. I guess I’m optimistic that this will work for most everyone because I just can’t believe that eating this way is that difficult.” n

Daniel McLaughlin wants you to diet—but first, he wants to change your understanding of “diet” from something Cathy shrieks about in the funny pages to something easy—from temporary OCD agony to a natural way of life. But which way? Over the last 10 months and counting, McLaughlin, who had never dieted before, has used himself as a guinea pig for a different diet every month. These diets range from the most mainstream to the relatively obscure, and he chronicles his exploits through his now well-known blog, thethirteenthdiet.com, where his trials and tribulations are described in detail. “I wanted to help people and coach them through their diet phobias and help them understand that diet is not a four-letter word,” he says, tongue in cheek. McLaughlin wanted to include as wide a variety of diets as possible. Some were philosophy-based, like vegan and vegetarian; some were lifestyle, like local/organic and minimum wage. A medical diet made it into the mix (gluten-free), as did fads like the blood-type diet, the Zone (which he is currently undertaking) and Atkins. He organized the diets mostly by season; he went raw in July because of the abundance of fresh vegetables; September featured local/organic foods because of the harvest. He even threw in a gluttony/ gastronomy “diet” in May, both a sanity break for himself and an experiment in indulging more than he normally would. “If we could argue that gluttony was a diet, that was the easiest,” McLaughlin says. “There was no editing.” Having never dieted before, he began the year with a three-day cleanse, which involved drinking liters of a water/lemon juice/maple syrup/cayenne pepper concoction, designed to give him the minimal caloric load necessary. He then kicked the year off with the macrobiotic diet, which emphasizes whole grains and green veggies, but no meat (save for white fish), alcohol or caffeine. While he encountered some difficulty in terms of the cost of living, (according to his blog, he spent $376 on food that month), he recalls feeling invigorated and energized by the lack of unnatural substances in his system. “I’m used to having a beer on weekends, having a beer after work, but once you took those things away and I started to

feel how different I felt, how invigorated I was, and how naturally energized I was just from food—it was such an encouraging start,” he says. “That’s the whole idea, is that you should be deriving your energy from your food.” That’s not to say there were no speed bumps. The blood-type diet was very restrictive for O-negative McLaughlin; the raw diet, he said, was the most difficult due to the “cold and crunchy” meals of fruits and vegetables that left him unsatisfied and constantly hungry. “I believe in a lot of the science behind raw, but in terms of day to day lifestyle, it’s hard having cold meals all the time and not having much contrast in texture.” But he always had one meal to look forward to: his monthly feasts. At the end of each month, McLaughlin would host about two dozen people at his apartment on 18th and Wharton streets for a fourcourse meal centered on the diet of the month, with the menu executed by the man himself. The feasts were a hit, mostly attended by strangers looking to venture into a world of food that they may have only read or heard about. “The feasts have been a ... great connection for me to the community,” he says. “But it’s not a cheap date—so it’s something that I wish was more accessible to the communities that needed it, so this was a way of making that happen indirectly.” His project ends Dec. 31, but he says the mission has just begun. He plans on writing a book under the Thirteenth Diet banner that combines the lessons and recipes of the past year. He's already recruited several people to live on his diet for three months as case studies, and also hopes to lean on some food experts and professionals to better understand the scientific and nutritional end. “I feel like people get such a constrained and ascetic picture of what their life would look like on a diet, and I think a lot of it is appreciating the source of your foods and knowing what your limits are,” he said. “And realizing that you can live a bountiful and healthful life by just considering those things.” n Visit thirteenthdiet.com to read more about Daniel McLaughlin’s diet experiments.

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Back in February, David Kwass and his two partners in the Center City wine bar/café Tria sauntered around the block to the newly opened Garces Trading Company, the gourmet market/ cafe and the sixth restaurant in sizzling hot Philly chef/restaurateur, rising culinary superstar and Iron Chef Jose Garces’ ever-expanding empire of eateries. Kwass and his party weren’t as interested in the menu as they were in the small state store that sat behind glass doors inside GTC, adjacent to the casual dining area of the then-BYOB. A “wine boutique,” to be more specific—the first and only one of its kind in the state established by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board, and a concept that’s stirred up a ton of resentment among Philadelphia restaurateurs this year. Recalls Kwass: “[Garces] came over and basically said, ‘You know, I really wish we didn’t have this bad blood about having the wine store here.’ And we told him, ‘We really think that it is incredibly unfair because essentially you’re given the ability to serve wine without paying for a liquor license or paying for insurance, and none of the rest of us were offered this deal.’ His response was, ‘I know Tria, I like Tria. You guys are good at what you do. All you have to do is compete a little bit harder.’” How did Kwass feel at the conclusion of that conversation? “I was very proud of myself for not hitting him in the face.” A few months later, Kwass, who’s also a lawyer, filed a lawsuit

in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas against the PLCB on behalf of the Coalition of Restaurant Owners for Liquor Control Fairness (CROLF)—an alliance of licensed and BYOB restaurants within a quartermile of Garces Trading Company, including Tria, Lolita, Le Bec-Fin, Caribou Café and others—seeking an injunction to have the wine boutique closed. Despite what he describes as “that one specific conversation which was tense,” Kwass says it’s not a personal thing with Garces—neither the chef nor Garces Trading Company were named in the suit. The CROLF’s beef is with the PLCB. In the widely reported suit, the CROLF alleges that the wine boutique violated the Pennsylvania Liquor Code provision that alcohol cannot be opened or consumed on the premises of a liquor store. And, claimed the CROLF, the process by which only one establishment was selected by the PLCB to partner with a wine boutique was handled in a nontransparent—some have said “covert”—manner. Further, the suit claims the one-of-a-kind arrangement created an unfair competitive advantage for GTC, mainly because wine and spirits were available to patrons at cost, and within a few feet of the dining area. Licensed restaurants have to upcharge their wine to offset those expensive liquor license/liability insurance fees, and other BYOBs such as GTC can’t offer the convenience of an on-site state store.

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Illinois—since last year he admitted his now-abandonedbut-never-really-intended-to-come-to-fruition “Fifty States Project” was little more than a “promotional gimmick.” And no more albums about highways, a la 2009’s The BQE, either. These days, rather than leaning mainly on geography and character sketches, Stevens is getting personal. His visceral The Age of Adz is an excavation of self, with artfully constructed treatises on loneliness, heartbreak and frustration. The touching of his own nerves manifests itself in sometimes jolting vocals and digital noise and chaos that chews at his usual chamber-folk orchestrations, ultimately

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egan activist, cook, author and DIY-er Melisser Elliott is the creator of The Urban Housewife and Cruelty Free Face blogs and the founder of San Francisco bakery Sugar Beat Sweets, which will soon be opening the first all-vegan, women-owned bakery storefront in the Golden Gate City. Tonight at Grindcore House, she’ll be selling, signing and talking about her new book, The Vegan Girl’s Guide to Life, most likely with a towering mountain of dairy-free cupcakes within arm’s reach. Several allstar vegan ladies contributed their words, including bloggers and authors Kelly Peloza (The Vegan Cookie Connoisseur) and Jenn Shagrin (Veganize It…Don’t Criticize It!). In addition to addressing vegan ethics and recipes, the book includes tips on vegan-friendly beauty products, craft projects and vacation destinations. ELLiOTT ShARp Wed., Nov. 10, 6pm. Free. Grindcore House, 1515 S. Fourth St. grindcorehouse.com

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Danilo Pérez’s PanaMonk Revisited Pianist Danilo Pérez has blazed a trail from his native Panama to the U.S. and beyond, amassing a lofty body of work with Wayne Shorter’s quartet, Jack DeJohnette, Roy Haynes and many others. He played Philly earlier this year with an international cast in tribute to the great Dizzy Gillespie. Now he returns to tangle with the music of Thelonious Monk, continuing what he started on 1996’s minor masterpiece PanaMonk. It’ll be quite a switch from the densely textured, strings-enhanced ensembles of Pérez’s latest effort, Providencia. Instead, Pérez will appear with bassist John Patitucci and drummer Terri Lyne Carrington, fellow virtuosos who’ll

relish the task of bringing Pérez’s Latinthemed Monk homage to life. DAviD R. ADLER 7:30pm. $32-$38. Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St. 215.731.3333 kimmelcenter.org

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Mr. Gay Competition Homosexuality is not just beautiful—it’s hot. There’ll be less hairspray and more oiled-up washboard abs at the U.S. National Mr. Gay competition, which is hosted this year in Philly. The two-day event starts Friday at Q Lounge + Kitchen with a meet-and-greet with the 20 contestants from across the country; then on Saturday at the Voyeur Nightclub, marvel as the chiseled contestants duke it out in a three-round competition of swimwear, eveningwear and a Q&A with the five finalists. The winner will move on to compete on the international level. Embrace your sexuality and prepare for two nights of modest seduction and plenty of eyesex. KENNETh ThApOuNg 8pm. $10. Voyeur, 1221 St. James St. 215.732.1800. nightlifegay.com

sound

How to Get Started

Avant-garde composer John Cage is most well known for his silences—if you can name one Cage piece, it’s probably 4’33”, in which no notes are played for three movements. But How To Get Started, which premiered at a sound-design conference held at George Lucas’ Skywalker Ranch in California 20 years ago, is all about layers and layers of sound. Cage prepared 10 brief commentaries on topics of interest—such as improvisation and the creative process—and, using a chance-based approach, read from the various texts as two sound engineers recorded and played back the previous monologues. For the next few weeks, the Slought Foundation will be recreating Cage’s concept through an interactive installation, allowing the public to add commentaries which will then be layered atop the monologues by Cage and other contributors. This evolution will be archived and listenable at howtogetstarted.org. E.S. 6:30pm. Free. Slought Foundation, 4017 Walnut St. 215.701.4627. slought.org.

lgbtq

The Diva Within Get in touch with your fabulous diva self at Showstoppers!, a benefit for the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus, an evening of dinner, performance and a silent auction in the spectacular atrium at University of the Arts’ Dorrance Hamilton Hall. Early in the evening, dance to the sounds of Brazilian-style Philly band Minas; then after dinner, the PGMC ensemble Brotherly Love and others will perform songs from Broadway, Motown and Tinseltown— “numbers that could embrace the strength and confidence of our community—our collective

7pm. $100. University of the Arts, Broad & Pine sts. pgmc.org

beer

Craft Beer Express The Craft Beer Express bus doesn’t start making the rounds between the 11 participating bars until 11 a.m., but that shouldn’t discourage you from having your first drink of the day much, much earlier. Most likely none of the classy joints involved serve sauce so early, but JR’s does. Ten bucks will get you a designated driver so you can cruise in style, taking advantage of the one-day-only specials some of the best bars east of the Schuylkill River are offering. Johnny Brenda’s is serving up local and national wet-hopped beers, Sidecar’s offering Bell’s Brewery’s Jazz series with live jazz, P.O.P.E. is providing a selection of Dogfish Head, Kite & Key’s got barrels of Allagash and there’s plenty more sloshing to be done at the other seven pubs. e.S. 11am. $10. Various locations. craftbeerexpress.com.

Sunday

film

The Edukators

music

Brendan Benson

Joy Formidable Blond, elfin Ritzy Bryan looks like a younger, less intimidating Kim Gordon—and that’s only fitting. Her band, Joy Formidable, out of Wales, takes the guitar-pedaled, noisecrunching experiments of no wave and makes it pop. Along with bass player Rhyddan Dafydd and drummer Matt Thomas, Bryant channels early 1990s alternative rockers like the Breeders, Belly and Veruca Salt, outfits that took alternative nation’s dissonance and turned it radio friendly. Early single “Cradle,” which will most likely close the set, takes this aesthetic to its logical conclusion, churning up a massive wave of guitar-pedaled noise, which Bryant surfs gracefully over. Jennifer kelly 9pm. $10. With Grouplove. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. johnnybrendas.com

Tuesday

music

The Coathangers Atlanta-based, all-girl punk outfit the Coathangers are inspired by riot grrrl aesthetics but exchange the movement’s political content for quasi-nihilistic and oftentimes violent lyrics about relationships and other egoistic exploits. On “Don’t Touch My Shit” from 2009’s Scramble, the ladies collectively gnash their teeth and expose their claws: “You say you like my boyfriend, you think he’s really hot, you look at him like that I’ll punch you in the twat, don’t touch my shit.” Their murderously naive charm is lost on the studio recordings, but they come alive on stage, thrashing like a lion cub when it first realizes it can rip apart the bird that it just befriended moments earlier. e.S.

By Brian McManus

bmcmanus@philadelphiaweekly.com

There it is again: that laugh. Big. Hearty. Infectious. Ubiquitous. It’s coming from Jim “J.R.” Rowson, who’s sitting at the end of the bar he owns, J.R.’s Saloon (2663 E. Norris St.) in Fishtown. He bought the place—“lock, stock and barrel,” including the liquor license—31 years ago for 38 grand. He likes to joke he thinks it’s worth a dollar or two more than that today. Cue laugh. J.R’s stature is as big as his laugh. He sports a buzz cut at the peak of his six foot something frame, and he’s a tad thick around the middle. He’s got a few tattoos to match his outsized spirit: one’s of a duck carrying a hypodermic needle on his right forearm. The left arm features names of the women he’s dated over the years. Each is crossed out with the exception of the last one, Joanie, his wife of 23 years. She’s sitting next to him laughing along. With each joke, each laugh, J.R. pokes me in the ribs with his elbow, and I’m starting to get sore. It’s a packed Saturday night at the Saloon and I’m here to be treated to a flight of J.R.’s many bottles of fine single-malt Scotch. He’s a connoisseur, and J.R.’s has as many bottles of the good stuff as the types of places you’d expect. And considering this is a neighborhood dive, as J.R. himself likes to call it, the prices are oftentimes cheaper (sometimes by as much as three times) than his fancy pants competitors. That J.R. is such an affable, kind, bighearted guy makes a lot of sense when you begin to look around at his regulars. He knows most of them, and announces their entry loudly, usually capping it with a high five. There’s Nick, he owns a pizzeria, Cassizzi, in the neighborhood on Clearfield Street. There’s Richie, he works for British Airways, but not really (it’s an inside joke). There’s Kate, the bartender at Paddy’s Pub in Old City. J.R.’s son Steven, is manning the bar tonight. (“It’s better to really know the person stealing your money from ya,” J.R. jokes.) Joining him is Ona, J.R.’s daughter-in-law, who is bringing out the bottles of single malt, lining them up per J.R.’s instruction. In front of the bottles, dozens of plastic cups. Let the lesson begin. John Barr, $5 So, “single malt” Scotch. “It’s a type of single malt whisky, distilled by a single distillery, in Scotland. ‘Single’ indicates that all the malts in the bottle come from a single distillery. Multi-distillery malts are usually called ‘blended.’” And yes, I did just copy paste that directly from Wikipedia. J.R.’s explanation was much the same, albeit with a few more expletives thrown in for color. John Barr isn’t a single malt Scotch whisky. Like Johnnie Walker (they stock the very expensive Blue at J.R.’s) or Dewars, it’s a blended malt. But it’s one of J.R.’s favorite—he discovered it while in a suburb of Glasgow—and he sells it for cheaper than anyone else, so fuck it. Cheers.

Laphroaig, $9 This Scotch is the mother of all those that come from the island of Islay off Scotland, which gives it its very distinct taste. Something about the water there, J.R. thinks. “It tastes of iodine,” he says. “You have to be a real Scotch drinker to appreciate this one. Most people don’t like it.” One of those people is bartender Ona, who frowns when she sees J.R. pouring it. His wife Joanie doesn’t like it either. I remember Philadelphia mag food editor Kirsten Henri once telling me Laphroaig and Scotch like it taste like you’re “sucking on a band-aid.” That’s pretty apt. Buchanan’s De Luxe, 12 year, $5.50 Buchanan’s is smoky, but I don’t remember much of what J.R. had to say about it. Mostly because Kate was on the verge of exposing her boobs while he was talking. Dalwhinnie, 15 year, $10 The water they make it with comes from the highest mountain source of any Scotch malt. That, and the fact that it’s blended with rosehips, gives this flavorful smoky Scotch its full-bodied appeal. Or, put another way: “Ahhhh, that’s fuckin’ good,” J.R. says as he slams his plastic cup. Macallan, 12 year, $7.50 “You like Led Zeppelin?” J.R. asks. “Well this here is all Jon Bonham used to drink.” So this is what killed him, I say. “Nah. I think that was too much bad pussy,” says J.R. He also stocks the pricier 18-year. Glenfiddich, 12 year, $10 Not distilled on the island of Islay, but in Islay casks, Glenfiddich has a hint of the band-aid taste going on like gangbusters in the Laphroaig. Laphroaig with training wheels, if you will. (You will!) The Glenlivet, 12 year, $7 J.R.’s favorite, he likes to cut it with soda water so as not to get drunk as quickly while manning the bar. “It reminds me of my firstborn,” he says after taking a sip. “Like anything good ...” He also stocks the 18-year. It’s $12. Famous Grouse, $10 J.R.’s daughter went to Trinity College in Ireland. While visiting, J.R. couldn’t find a bar that served single malt. It was all Irish whiskey, naturally. Finally he found one that stocked Famous Grouse, and the love affair began. “I drank it every day of a 31 day trip there once.” Redbreast, $8 A glass of Redbreast will cost you $22 at Village Whiskey. It used to be $6 at J.R.’s but once he read what Garces was getting for it he raised the price two bones. Not a single malt Scotch, but an Irish whiskey, one of J.R.’s favorite. “Like angels on your tongue,” he says after a taste. “It’s so smooth.” But that’s not all J.R. likes about it. “It’ll make your nipples red!” he says, laughs, and pokes me in the ribs with his elbow. n

8pm. With Tough Shits + Slutever. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. kungfunecktie.com

Jim Rowson’s guided single-malt tour.

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Brendan Benson has never been the boy with the most cake. Shortly after coming on the scene in 1996 with One Mississippi, Benson was dropped by Virgin records, and though

music

Who’s Doing Shots At J.R.’s?

November 10-16, 2010

7:30pm. Free. Wooden Shoe Books and Records. 704 South St. 215.413.0999. woodenshoebooks.com

Monday

Lush Life

P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY

Three young German radicals try to fight the establishment and “educate” the upper class by breaking into the homes of Berlin’s wealthy and ... rearranging the furniture? In addition to messing up the bourgeoisie’s feng shui, they leave behind provocative notes like “you have too much money” and “your days of plenty are over.” But provocation turns into action when they (almost accidentally) end up kidnapping one of the homes’ occupants—and the situation is made even stickier by the group’s twisted love triangle. The Edukators is a story of youth and idealism that looks at how convictions change as people grow, and it’s also a pretty good love story. Your friendly neighborhood anarchist bookstore has been bringing events like the monthly People’s Movie Night screening to Philly for more than 30 years, and the all-volunteer infoshop is a great place to get informed about and stay connected to the activist community. MiChael polinSky

he’s been steadily working and whipping up fresh American rock-pop gems ever since, the stars have never aligned for mega fame outside of his work with Jack White in the Raconteurs. It was between the two Raconteurs albums that Benson wrote most of My Old, Familiar Friend, his latest record produced by legendary Gil Norton (Pixes, Throwing Muses, Foo Fighters). “I wanted someone to crack the whip,” he explains. “After being in the Raconteurs, it was so nice to be able to share in the decision-making and creative process. I couldn’t bear to go back into my room and make a record again by myself, which is how I’ve been doing it for years.” Those records are great anyway. This one is even better. T.M. 7:30pm. $21.50-$23.00. With the Posies + Aqueduct. Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215.627.1883. thetroc.com

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inner diva, if you will,” according to stage director Robin Marcotte. Feather boas and over-the-top ridiculousness should be there in spades. J. Cooper robb

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Stage

Art Bacon Auteur

Chewing the fat with painter Mike Geno.

By Emily Guendelsberger emilyg@philadelphiaweekly.com

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As the due date for his senior painting thesis approached back in 2001 in the Southern Illinois University MFA program, Mike Geno was a literal starving artist—he’d put himself on a ramen diet to conserve money for art supplies, for which he gave himself an unlimited budget. His thesis involved a lot of supplies, and he was going hungry and into debt rather than cut corners on materials. He’d joke with friends about using that budget to buy a big, juicy steak— using it as the subject of a still-life could justify the cost, and if he did it fast enough, he could eat it afterwards. He was thinking about one night’s dinner, but as it turned out, his eventual follow-through on that joke would keep him fed for years to come. The first one involved some logistics: How long can you leave a steak out under a lighting setup before it goes bad? Geno set up a carefully aimed air conditioner and a pre-mixed palette of reds and pinks, then bought the most attractive porterhouse he could find. He did the painting in about two hours, and after he’d finished eating the subject, he realized that the painting would actually fit into his thesis pretty well. He did 18 more paintings of other cuts of meat in two well-fed months, eating all the subjects except cubes of stew meat (“they turned color and I had to throw them away”) and bacon, which he said didn’t hold up. A decade later, those same flimsy strips of bacon have supported Geno, now an adjunct professor at Moore, through bad economic times. “Etsy has been good to me,” he says. His prints had been selling well, but the Internet-fueled bacon obsession of the last few years has made those prints his best-sellers by far. Geno was pleased but baffled by the surge of interest in his bacon-based work.

He’s found meat aesthetically interesting since the early ’90s, when he worked as a meat-cutter at a PJ’s in the Northeast. It was his student job as an undergrad at Tyler and for several years afterward. He enjoyed the meat room, he says, because it paid well and there was “very little B.S., because the management didn’t like to come in the meat room—it was cold.” The job gave him an interesting perspective on most people’s objectifying relationship with meat, which tends not to be particularly realistic about a steak being a piece of a cow, rather than something that you pick off a steak tree. “They think of it as very abstract, they don’t think of it as flesh or animal so much,” says Geno, sounding ... oddly vegan. When asked if he’s ever been a vegetarian, Geno responds with a laughing “No. God, no!” Interestingly enough, he says, his vegetarian friends tend to like his meat series more than others, which he attributes to the noncartoonish way he depicts things. “The texture of this raw flesh, the color changes where the light hits it or where the air is exposed more, the way fat marbleizes—these are all things that probably repulse a lot of my vegetarian friends,” he says. His food paintings are meant to be honest, not beautiful—but that detailed honesty that can be mouth-watering to him can be seen as disgusting, too. “Maybe that’s why it strikes them more.” Lately, Geno has shifted the focus of his food-based work from raw meat to things he finds interesting in a cultural way, although he says he only paints things that he finds both aesthically interesting and delicious (he’ll probably never paint liver, he says). He’s interested particularly in the nostalgia around bright, radioactive things like neon-orange peanut-butter crackers and mac and cheese and marshmallow Peeps, and in the layers of meaning involved in a city’s hometown food. He has painted Philly foods like soft pretzels, Butterscotch Krimpets and even scrapple, and says he sells prints of them to Philly expats all over the place. Geno says he’s had a lot of requests for a cheesesteak, but has been procrastinating. For one, it “starts off hot, and within probably 20 minutes you’re looking at a complete change in temperature, which could change how it looks.” Plus, it’s tough to find a cheesesteak that fits his requirements of delicious and good-looking. But Geno keeps coming back to bacon in life (during this interview, he munches on grilled cheese with bacon and tomato between questions) and in art, “even though I’m well aware that the trend is over—or should be,” he laughs. Over the last year, he’s been incorporating the red-andwhite patterns into larger, more abstract drawings that he says some people have mentioned remind them of landscapes. The wavy striations of bacon continue to be enticing subject matter—and to bring home the you-know-what. n

Free Market vs. Free Love

Silverhill takes familiar questions of love and money back in time. By J. Cooper Robb jrobb@philadelphiaweekly.com Great new plays are rare—all the more reason to celebrate Philadelphia playwright Thomas Gibbons’ new work Silverhill, which is making its world premiere in an effectively straightforward production by InterAct Theatre Company. On paper, the plot doesn’t exactly make you want to rush to the theater: A utopian Christian community built on communal wealth-sharing is threatened when younger members wish to adopt a capitalist economic system. But don’t let it put you off. The story takes place during the late summer of 1891 on the grounds of Silverhill, a 247-population, self-supporting Christian community. Silverhill is loosely based on the 19th-century Oneida community, whose blend of communalism and nonstandard sexual mores continues to perk up bored teenagers studying American history to this day. The residents of Silverhill tend their orchards and gardens in upstate New York, avoiding contact with the outside world. In director Seth Rozin’s production, residents are depicted doing chores so cheerily that it’s hard not to think of Disney’s dwarves, whistling while they work. The group’s apparent happiness derives from what the community’s leader Alden (Christopher Coucill) and an interpretation of scripture he terms “Bible Communism—” a belief that everything belongs to God, so claims of ownership are heretical. The only member who ventures beyond the compound’s entrance is a young man named Frank (the reliable Dan Hodge), the community’s designated salesman. His clients are buyers at large department stores in Boston, New York and Philadelphia, who carry the beautiful tablecloths Silverhill’s women weave on the community loom— one of the many shared jobs that feed and support the all the members of this small

society. Alden considers this outside contact perilous, an opening for the temptations of the outside world, and his concerns are well-founded. Impressed with New York and the nearinfinite goods and services available in a capitalist system, Frank proposes that Silverhill increase their production and profits and abandon their communal way of life. The ensuing conflict between Frank and Alden sets up a debate between diametrically opposed economic systems—but what ultimately leads to blows is a woman. And that leads us to the part that gets many American history students through the doldrums of the late 1800s. Silverhill, like Oneida, practices “complex marriage,” an extension of the “what's mine is yours” ethos. Members don’t just share food, money and materials—they’re also expected to share their bodies with any and all community members of the opposite sex. So when Frank and Tirzah (Jessica DalCanton) aren’t in the mood to share their love, they’re going against all tradition. It doesn’t go over well with Alden, who for the past year has ignored his wife Kate (a quietly suffering Nancy Boykin) to sleep exclusively with the much-younger and not entirely willing Tirzah. “How can a feeling that comes so naturally not be from God?” Frank asks, words that these days tend to come out of the mouths of gay-marriage advocates spoken by someone who just wants what is now the American standard one-man-one-woman deal. In Coucill’s portrayal, Alden isn’t a fiery, charismatic leader with soaring rhetoric. The other members are attracted by his conviction, and his unwavering certainty that God speaks directly to him. The quietly effective performance is appropriately sincere, and we can easily understand why the elder members of the group are unquestioning in their allegiance to him. Hodge’s Frank doesn’t have the same sense of spiritual conviction that Coucill brings to Alden, but he makes up for it with ambition and salesmanship. Frank takes three younger members of Silverhill in a game of shopping; it's the first time they've seen currency. Seductively, Hodge rubs a dollar bill between his fingers and proclaims, “It feels like America.” In America, monogamy is regarded as the standard of success in marriage, and wealth as the standard of success in life. In Silverhill, Gibbons asks us to examine these beliefs. Is the American dream of home and family a worthy pursuit? Is monogamy ownership? Do we favor possession over the common good? If you like a play that prompts questions rather than providing answers, Silverhill leaves you with plenty of food for thought. n Silverhill Through Nov. 14. $27-$32. The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. 215.568.8079. interacttheatre.org

Receptions/events

Philadelphia Art Alliance

Portside Parlor & Art Gallery

Bambi Gallery.

Gallery 13 West

Burrison Gallery

Various artists: “Wunderwerk.” Thru Nov. 28. 251 S. 18th St. 215.545.4302. philaartalliance.org

AxD Gallery

Various artists: “It Was 20 Years Ago Today.” Thru Nov. 28. 1001 N. Second St. bambiproject.com

Thurs/11, 4-6pm. Mary Powers Holt: “Open Spaces.” Thru Dec. 10. 3611 Walnut St., 2nd fl. Fri/12, 5-8pm. Mike Stack and Carrie Patterson: “Objects and Fields.” Thru Dec. 4. 265 S. 10th St. . a-x-d.com/gallery

Twenty-Two Gallery

Fri/12, 6-9pm. Bruce Murray: “Baseball, History & Americana.” Thru Dec. 5. 236 S. 22nd St. 215.772.1911. twenty-twogallery.com

Bruce Campbell: “Mood-YarnTitty.” Christopher P. McManus: “Suburban Warlock.” Mark Stockton: “Flesh for Worms.” Thru Nov. 28. 319 N. 11th St., 3rd fl. 215.238.1236. voxpopuligallery.org

Projects Gallery

Muse Gallery

Sun/14, 3-5pm. Cynthia Groya: “Pulling Paint.” Thru Nov. 28. 52 N. Second St. 215.627.5310. musegalleryphiladelphia.com

galleRies

Vivian Wolovitz: “Second Nature.” Thru Nov. 27. 629 N. Second St. 267.303.9652. projectsgallery.com

LGTripp Gallery

Miriam Singer: “Built Up.” Rebecca A. Jacoby: ”Resonances.” Thru Nov. 27. 47 N. Second St. 215.923.3110. lgtrippgallery.com

Anthony Casasanto: “Saving Daylight.” Thru Nov. 21. 419 Green Ln. mrartcenter.org

Artists’ House Gallery

Gross McCleaf Gallery

Douglas Martenson: “Light, Space, and Observations.” Victoria Barnes: ”Curious Incidents.” Thru Nov. 30. 127 S. 16th St. 215.665.8138. grossmccleaf.com Rochelle Dinkin, Rachel Isaac and Joshua Gabriel: “Archetypes and Icons.” Thru Nov. 28. 2040 Frankford Ave. 215.426.2685. highwiregallery.com

Asian Arts Initiative

Various artists: “Of Filmi Love And Other Demons.” Thru Nov. 24. 1219 Vine St. 215.557.0455. asianartsinitiative.org

Rodger LaPelle Galleries

Patricia Traub: “Biophila.” Thru Dec. 31. 122 N. Third St. 215.592.0232. rodgerlapellegalleries.com

Bridgette Mayer Gallery

Charles Burwell: “Structuring Desire/ Desiring Structure.” Thru Dec. 17. 709 Walnut St. bridgettemayergallery.com

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

Philadelphia Art Museum

The Print Center

Penn Museum

Matthew Alden Price: “Hanji Field Paintings.” Junghak Lee: “Ceramic Vessels.” Thru Nov. 30. 244 Race St. bireygallery.com Matt Neff: “Pulling from History: Letterpress.” Isaac Tin Wei Lin: “One of Us.” Thru Nov. 20. 1614 Latimer St. 215.735.6090. printcenter.org

Gallery51

Alan Magee: “Tapestries.” Thru Dec. 31. 51 N. Second St. 215.413.3191. gallery51.net

Philadelphia Art Alliance

Jennifer Angus, Ligia Bouton, Carole Loeffler and Saya Woolfalk: “The Sitting Room: 4 Studies.” Thru Jan. 3. 251 S. 18th St. 215.545.4302. philartalliance.org

museums Academy of Natural Sciences

Kubo Shu: “PAPER JAPONISM.” Thru Dec. 3. 3215 Market St. 215.895.2548. drexel.edu/westphal

Cerulean Arts

Langman Gallery

The Fabric Workshop and Museum

Michael Moore and Michael Rossman: “Natural Touch.” Thru Nov. 27. 1355 Ridge Ave. 267.514.8647. ceruleanarts.com

Various artists: “Recent Oil Paintings” Thru Nov. 28. 57 N. Second St. 215.923.8440. artistshouse.com

Salvatore Cerceo: “Paintings and Sculpture.” Thru Dec. 4. 4504 Regent St. galley13w.com

BIREY Gallery

Various artists: “Narcissus in the Studio: Artist Portraits & Self Portraits.” Thru Jan. 2. William Cresson: “Ye Great Mogul of the Sketch Club.” Thru Nov. 30. 128 N. Broad St. 215.972.7600. pafa.org

Leonard Pearlstein Gallery

Manayunk Roxborough Art Center

Highwire Gallery

Vox Populi

“Art by MAL; Paintings, Works on Paper, Books.” Thru Nov. 30. 30 S. Second St. artbymal.com

Schmidt/Dean Gallery

Csilla Sadloch and Hanna Hannah: “New Paintings.” Thru Oct. 23. 1710 Sansom St. 215.569.9433. schmidtdean.com

Larry Becker Contemporary Art

Merrill Wagner: “Paintings.” Thru Nov. 20. 43 N. Second St. 215.925.5389. artnet.com/lbecker

Ray Troll and Kirk Johnson: “Cruisin’ The Fossile Freeway.” Ned Smith: “Ned Smith’s Pennsylvania.” Thru Jan. 2. 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. 215.299.1043. ansp.org

Various artists: “Art Jewelry 2010.” Various artists: “Contemporary Menorahs.” Thru Dec. 31. 2500 Moreland Rd. 215.657.8333. langmangallery.com

Joan Jonas: “Reading Dante III.” Thru Jan. 1. 1214 Arch St. 215.561.8888. fabricworkshopandmuseum.org

Rodger LaPelle Galleries

Various artists: “Westward Ho! The Lure and Lore of the American West.” Thru Nov. 28. 2008-2010 Delancey Pl. 215.732.1600. rosenbach.org

Jeanine Leclaire: “Borrowing Souls and Other Awkward Moments.” Thru Dec. 31. 122 N. Third St. 215.592.0232. rodgerlapellegalleries.com

Locks Gallery

Robert Motherwell: “Paintings.” Thru Nov. 13. 600 Washington Square South. 215.629.1000. locksgallery.com

Thomas Eakins: “An Eakins Masterpiece Restored: Seeing The Gross Clinic Anew.” Thru Jan. 9. 26th and Ben Franklin Pkwy. 215.763.8100 philamuseum.org Various artists: “Cleopatra: Search for the Last Queen of Egypt.” Thru Jan. 2. Various artists: “Archaeologists and Travelers in Ottoman Lands.” Thru Feb. 6. 3260 South St. 215.898.4000. penn.museum

The Franklin Institute

“Cleopatra.” Thru Jan. 2. 222 N. 20th St. 215.448.1200. fi.edu

The Chemical Heritage Foundation

Various artists: “Marvels and Ciphers: A Look Inside the Flask.” Thru Dec. 10. 315 Chestnut St. 215.925.2222. chemheritage.org/marvels

University of the Sciences

Various artists: “Secundum Artem.” Thru Jan. 30. Marvin Sansom Center for the History of Pharmacy, 600 S. 43rd St. 215.596.8721. usp.edu/museum

elsewheRe Dirty Frank’s Bar

The Rosenbach Museum & Library

David Krevolin, Al Stegeman and Harvey Weinreich: “Off the Wall Gallery’s Fall Show.” Thru Dec. 3. 347 S. 13th St. 215.732.5010.

Woodmere Art Museum

Frank H. Taylor: “Ever-Changing Philadelphia: Prints & Watercolors by Frank H. Taylor.” Thru Dec. 31. 1901 Vine St. 215.686.5322 freelibrary.org

Various artists: “Kindred Spirits: Woodmere and the Philadelphia Sketch Club.” Thru Jan. 2. 9201 Germantown Ave. woodmereartmuseum.org

Free Library of Philadelphia

National Constitution Center

Various artists: “Art of the American Soldier.” Thru Jan. 10. 525 Arch St. 215.409.6895. constitutioncenter.org

Longwood Gardens

“Making Scents: The Art and Passion of Fragrance.” Thru Nov. 21. 1001 Longwood Rd. 610.388.5200. longwoodgardens.org

City Hall

Various artists: “City Sampler.” Thru Nov. 19. City Hall, East Portal Market Street Entrance, Room 116. 215.686.9912. phila.gov/ artincityhall

National Constitution Center

Various artists: “The Unfinished Business of Women’s Equality.” Thru Jan. 2011. 525 Arch St. 215.409.6895. constitutioncenter.org

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Art Listings

Manheim Township High School

Various artists: “Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Craft Fair.” Thru Nov. 14. 1 School Rd., Lancaster. 717.431.8706. mtwp.net

schools & univeRsities University of the Arts

Sterling Hundley: “The Art of Sterling Hundley.” Thru Nov. 21. 320 S. Broad St. 215.717.6240. uarts.edu/go

Moore College of Art & Design

Various artists: “Faculty Triennial Exhibition: Practice and Process.” Thru Dec. 11. 20th and The Parkway. 215.965.4065. thegalleriesatmoore.org

Institute of Contemporary Art

Anne Chu and Matthew Monahan: “Mineral Spirits.” Erin Shirreff: “Still, Flat, and Far.” Various artists: “Set Pieces.” Thru Feb. 13. 118 S. 36th St. 215.898.7108. icaphila.org

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it’s really super negative. Because, you’re not trying to spoil it for one person, you trying to spoil it for however many people are in the room.” While on Chappelle, Murphy realized he was the only cast member working on the show who didn’t do standup, an artform he’d long admired since watching his brother sell out arenas and command an audience with jokes. So, at age 42, he gave it a shot. That was 10 years ago. From then on, he’s been hooked, touring the country with other performers like Joe Rogan and performing shows at Madison Square Garden with D.L. Hugely. He’s filmed a comedy special, I Will Not Apologize, and has written a book about his transition to the stage, The Making of a Stand-Up Guy. “I don’t want to be booed off the stage because I’m not funny. I want to be accepted. I don’t want anyone to be like, ‘Oh, he was garbage.’ The fear I had initially when I started out was rooted in that. We’re 10 years down the line now: DVDs, books, hundred of shows. No one can tell me, ‘You’re not funny.’ That’s absurd. No one gives you money to do all these shows, and travel around the world, because you’re slow. So nobody can tell me I’m not funny.” And if they do, they can have their money back. n

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Charlie Murphy is on stage at Louisiana’s Grambling State University performing standup comedy for 500 or so of its students to kick off Homecoming Weekend. But the kids aren’t all that interested. They’re murmuring, not paying attention. A low chatter hovers above the crowd, beating Murphy’s jokes back. Stray boos. Errant heckles. Murphy starts feeling the heat. “I’ve made people who barely speak English laugh,” he says in response to a hecklers’ “You suck.” Murphy starts a bit about circus elephants. “Have you ever asked yourself how they get them to stand on one foot? They set the other three on fire.” The stray boos turn into a chorus. Bedlam. “Boo?” Murphy says, startled, and calls the show’s promoter on stage. He asks to be presented with his check for the evening. “This is you guys’ money, that y’all paid to have Charlie Murphy come see y’all, right? Y’all can have it back. Goodnight. FUCK YOU!” And with that, Murphy drops the check and microphone, and walks briskly offstage. That was last Wednesday. The next morning, a series of angry Tweets from Murphy (@cmurphycomedy): “Comedy is not just jokes about Dicks Pussy and Fucking. And neither is the world around you,” “I gave back your 22 thousand because I don’t need it you do,” and “There’s the open Market and the Chitilin circuit. If the chitlin circuit ain’t feeling me cool. I don’t eat Chitlins anyway.” So, uhhh, that sucked. (And $22k? Clearly you’re in the wrong business.) It was a bit odd, too, considering, just a few short days before Murphy’s outburst at the kids, he talked to us about the strides he’s made as a comedian—how he’d gone from a nervous hot-head who basically willed himself onto stage despite being terrified, to learning the ropes over the last several years, to someone who now, he feels, has nearly mastered the art. “I can say I’m a pro now,” Murphy says over the phone from his home in Englewood, N.J. “Because it’s a lot of little subtleties you gotta learn that you only know from performing. I can feel hostility from a crowd now, elation, everything. When you first start, you can’t feel those things. And if I notice an audience getting restless or hostile, I extinguish it. You learn how to do that. Every audience you go in front of it is not going to be thrilled to see you. When that happens, you have to win them over. That’s part of the job, man.” Murphy’s had a lot of jobs over the years. He’s been in the Navy. He’s written scripts—most notably 2007’s Norbit. He’s played parts big and small in movies like CB4 and Night at the Museum. But, of course, he first burst brightly into the public spotlight via Chappelle’s Show, with his hilariously ribald “Charlie Murphy’s True Hollywood Stories” sketches, wherein Murphy told memorable, laugh-out-loud tales of celebrity encounters with the likes of Rick James and Prince, who he’d run into while working another job: head of security for his very famous younger brother, Eddie.

Back then, Charlie would regularly get over-aggressive with fans of his brother’s who cast off any remote signs of disrespect. He laid more hands on unimpressed fans than a preacher in a church full of sinners, telling anyone who looked unappreciative within eyesight of his funny sibling what the five fingers said to the face: “SLAP!” After a few too many overzealous episodes—the last being Charlie threatening to dump paralyzed-fromthe-neck-down ex-NFL great Darryl Stingley out of his wheelchair and stomp his mouth if he kept staring and talking shit from across a Chicago dining room— he moved on. But the stories from that time in his life remained, and his retelling of them would go on to make him famous. CHARLIE MURPHAAAAAAAY, as Rick James so memorably called him, became as much a household name as his younger brother’s. It’s the skit that made his name, but he’s reticent to keep letting it. He wants to be just plain ol’ Charlie Murphy now, thank you. He opened his set at Grambling with an announcement as such after the crowd showed off their best Rick James impressions as he walked onstage. Bad start. “Comedians are doing a spiritual service, man,” Murphy says. “Anytime you make somebody’s spirit light, you making them laugh, you making them forget about their problems, you’re doing something positive, man. So for someone else to come and try to spoil that,

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neously throwback and modern R&B from the old-souled L.A. resident who’s taking a break from emceeing to slow it down and turn back time. Free Association: That “Femme Fatale” cover is the shit! Why hasn’t it been done before? For Fans Of: Bill Withers, Sam Cooke, Bilal, Georgia Anne Muldrow.

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set of covers, alarmingly produced by himself, including “Ain’t No Sunshine,” “Blackbird,” “Hallelujah” and “Desperado.” Free Association: For chrissakes, he changed the gender on “Midnight Train”! For Fans Of: Billy Joel, Barry Manilow, Tom Jones.

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year’s debut LP The Listening and preview some tracks from her next album, due early 2011. We caught up with Lights from a tour stop in Chicago to play “Fill in the Blanks.” The last time I was in Philadelphia I ... “Was playing the first acoustic show of my acoustic tour, and I had frozen yogurt and bought the new StarCraft II and had a cheesesteak from Jim’s, which was recommended to me by a local. It was the best!” My favorite thing about Philadelphia is ... “The crowds, the people. I’ve been there so many times and it never lets me down. We played in the Unitarian Church upstairs in a small room and that was really awesome, and then there was the first time I played there where everything went wrong but it was still a fun show. My favorite thing about Philly is my shows there are always so memorable.”

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People who have never seen me play live before can expect ... “An energetic singa-long with lots of flashing lights. Not that kind of flashing!” The one thing that must be provided for me backstage is ... “Water, and that’s really about it. I bring face wipes with me because when I get offstage my eye makeup is like, I look like the Joker. It all runs down my face.”

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Lights is Lights Valerie Poxleitner (her real name)—the rising 23-year-old Canadian singer and multi-instrumentalist whose smart, addictive pop music has won her fans from all quarters. Onstage, she flits between keytar and guitar as she brings her electro-pop tunes to life. Lights has played the Warped Tour and opened for Keane and Owl City; this week she returns to Philly on a headlining tour to play songs from last

The strangest thing someone has shouted at me while I was performing was ... ‘“Give me that pig!’ This was a couple nights ago. I was like, ‘What?! I don’t have a pig ...’ They were very adamant about me giving them my pig, but then after about 20 seconds I realized they wanted my pick.” The best thing about being a touring musician is ... “You get to see a lot of different cities and play for a lot of different people and do what you love, and amid all the chaos

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there is routine that can be found and it is a surprisingly comfortable career.” The worst thing about being a touring musician is ... “Keeping friends. It’s very lonely. You’re around people all the time but when you’re just sitting at the hotel, you don’t have anyone to talk to.”

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ally nothing sadder than watching a rock band whose first two records were ballsy, gritty, bluesy masterpieces turn into adult radio schlock. Free Association: I’ve got an idea! Let’s do 12 versions of “Use Somebody”! Brilliant! For Fans Of: Thin Lizzy x U2, Creedence x Coldplay, the Killers.

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I decided to release an acoustic EP [2010’s Lights.Acoustic] because ... “I wanted to strip ’em down and show the art for what it actually is, in its rawest form.” If I was in charge of a Lights tribute album where I could pick all the artists covering my songs, I would pick ... “Deadmau5, Hatebreed, Cradle of Filth, Rage Against the Machine, ABBA, Phil Collins and Björk. And Joni Mitchell.” The first time I saw a keytar I ... “Thought, ‘Wow, that will make it easier for me to get out from behind my keyboard, I’m gonna buy it.’ And I did.” The strangest way I’ve ever read or heard my music described is ... “‘Organpop cutie arrives on the scene.’” The best advice I ever got about making music was ... “‘If you have a Plan B you’re not trying hard enough on Plan A.’” The biggest misconception about me as an artist is ... “That I don’t produce or write my music. If you’re a female pop artist and it’s radioable—I just made that word up!—people think you’re ‘just a singer.’ And just because I do it all myself doesn’t mean I’m gonna do something indie and weird, either. I like pop music and I wanna make pop music.” Lights perform Fri., Nov. 12, 7pm. $12-$14. With Jeremy Fisher. North Star, 27th and Poplar sts. 215.787.0488. northstarbar.com

hough constantly on the brink of T overexposure, Justin Bieber hasn’t been as annoying as other pop stars who are created specifically to appeal to 12-yearold girls. While it seems Bieber, with his boyish bangs and undeniably Canadian wholesomeness, is the kind of baby-faced, bubblegum-pop prince both kids and parents would wholeheartedly endorse, he does appear to be taking baby steps toward taking chances musically. Did you ever think you’d see Bieber do a remix of his “Runaway Love,” with rap verses from Kanye West and Raekwon? He also doesn’t mind pissing off his disturbingly rabid fans, as evidenced by the Elle magazine photo spread he recently did in the Bahamas with big-bootied celebutante Kim Kardashian, who got death threats from Bieber fanatics when he jokingly referred to her as “his girlfriend” on Twitter. Like that other former teen dream Justin Timberlake, Justin Bieber has the potential to eventually break away from his teen-pop shackles and become a pop star on his own terms. Only time will tell. So just let it. (Craig D. Lindsey) Sun., Nov. 24, 7pm. $161-$5,355. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. aeglive.com

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From a certain angle, beef tendon kind of resembles uncooked bacon. So if the word “tendon” gives you pause but you take this advice and try it anyway (and you really, really should, given Nan Zhou’s preparation), try using the striations of white and pale pink as a visual aid to get you over the mental hurdle of that first bite. But once you will your fingers to pinch the chopsticks shut and carry that tangle of tendon to your lips, you’re in for a treat—a nutty, surprisingly satisfying mouthful whose whisper of garlic is winning on its own and stunning when awakened by a drag through soy sauce.

Finding new food experiences in our increasingly globalized world is difficult, and the quest to do so often leads right to the heart of our most vexing and emotionally fraught issues with food: Texture and perception. Americans, in general, tend to be lovers of the lean and, historically, we haven’t done terribly well with the ropy chew of gristly sinew or the gelatinous wobble of cooked cartilage. How else can you explain the widely held love for filet mignon, a relatively bland cut of cow whose main allure is its tender texture? Some cultural predispositions are worth recognizing and getting over, and Nan Zhou (a recurring choice in our Philly food blogger roundup, see page 12 ) is an ideal place to start. So while the flavor of that beef tendon is easy to love, its cartilaginous texture is likely to be more difficult. But just as a new song becomes familiar after a few rotations on the radio, so too does the sensation of chewing an unfamiliar part of an otherwise commonplace animal, and you can focus on what matters most—how it tastes. Pig ears, listed as spicy but really quite mild, are another non-noodle highlight at this fabulous noodle house. They’re also (at least to fans of head cheese or country pâté) surprisingly familiar: Soft but not squishy, a mixture of sweet and funky, and, as with the tendon, topped with chopped garlic. These thin treats packed a flavor punch far greater than their diminutive size implied, and were compulsively snackable, their cool temperature an excellent foil for a shallow puddle of chile oil. The third component of the “aromatic mixed platter” (an appetizer with more than enough food for a table of four hungry people) was both the most familiar and the biggest letdown. Not that the marinated sliced beef was bland—it’s just that, in the shadow of the other two, it had a hard time drawing attention to itself. At its core, though, Nan Zhou is a noodle house—any meal there should focus on the true beating heart of the place. I mean that semi-literally: The constant thumpthump, thump-thump of Chef Zeng Feng Zheng smacking dough against his work surface in the partially open kitchen abutting the dining room is a visceral (and aural) indication of what Nan Zhou is all about. The fruits of his labors are stunning: Hand-drawn noodles of miraculous springiness, chewy strands that absorb the perfect amount of broth while maintaining their own hearty flavor. This is the Platonic ideal of pasta. Although all soups on the menu are winners if you focus on the noodles, some are better than others. Ox tail noodle soup disappointed with its gray, tough little fists of meat, and one-dimensional fish balls tasted too similar to crab stick. But meatball noodle soup is a must: Tender, two-bite

orbs of finely chopped pork and vegetables in a muslinthin wonton wrapper, its slippery sensation against the tongue setting the meatiness of the balls off with ringing clarity. Both fish balls and meatballs are brought in, though the latter is as successful as anything typically made in-house elsewhere. Greens—spinach, scallions, sour pickle, cilantro—brighten up all the soups beautifully. As for that broth, the chef would only divulge that it’s made with lots of chicken, beef and pig bones, meat and seasoning. Beyond that, apparently, just eat and enjoy. Noodle with pork soy sauce is just that—ground pork, soy glistening with a slick of fat and those shimmering, slippery noodles: Elemental and exquisite. Noodles with peanut sauce are stickier, more rib- and teeth-coating (peanut butter does that), and one of the best versions of the standards I’ve tasted. Again, simplicity is no liability when the key component (in this case, those miraculous noodles) is this good. They’re worth more than an aside, but also make sure to order one or two dishes with the shaved noodles, which, while not quite as stunning as their pulled siblings, nonetheless stand out among Chinatown’s other top-quality offerings. Nan Zhou, then, is all about the food—has been since opening back in 2003. The atmosphere of this tiny space is as straightforward as restaurants come—Chinese-language movies and shows on the television up above, staff often to be found eating at the table next to the register, though happy to get up and prepare your meal when the time comes—and servers seem perpetually anxious to get your order in. But once they do, the table is yours to slurp and gnaw away, blissfully unaware of little else but the procession of food and experience heading toward your table, crowding out everything but the supremely satisfying experience of the meal you’re enjoying right at that moment. It’s the essence and excitement of food—why we go out in the first place. n

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Alex Gibney: Documentaries tend to eat up entire years for their makers, who wrangle an avalanche of facts or keep cameras rolling on the unformed blob that is real life. But not Gibney—the director of Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and Taxi From the Dark Side churns them out like sausages. This year alone has seen Casino Jack, Client 9 and a short in Freakonomics. And the reason he works fast: He works shallow. Michael Mann: Not that Mann is a poor director, but he’s been given more second chances than practically anyone in Hollywood. Heat, The Insider, Ali, Miami Vice and Public Enemies were all hugely budgeted films that underperformed. Would execs do the same for a female director?

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Michael Winterbottom: Like Gibney, this Brit works fast, loose and shallow. When he has the right collaborator—say, Steve Coogan, with whom he made 24 Hour Party People, Tristram Shandy and The Trip—he can lean on them. When he’s not, you get Code 46, 9 Songs or The Killer Inside Me. n

Rock your body 'till the break of day: Rachel McAdams, Diane Keaton and Harrison Ford on fictional TV morning show Daybreak in the enjoyable Morning Glory. In a grim romantic-comedy landscape dominated by grouchy-face bores like Jennifer Aniston and Katherine Heigl, critic’s darling Rachel McAdams earns her raves by sheer accessibility. She’s got that ineffable quality that Julia Roberts once had back before megastardom made her

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The film might be best summed up with the word Ford curmudgeonly refuses to utter on air:

brittle—that is to say, McAdams seems incapable of feeling an emotion without allowing us to watch it play marvelously across her face. It’s a terrible trait for poker but thrilling to see onscreen, and Roger Michell’s Morning Glory might finally be her long-predicted breakthrough to the A-List. A cut above the usual rom-com tripe while still remaining several notches below the caliber of the talent involved, Morning Glory stars McAdams as a workaholic daytime TV producer saddled with a sagging, fictional fourth-network morning-show dud that even the executives want to euthanize. It’s a far cry from the Today show, and Jeff Goldblum’s dryly

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network anchor Mike Pomeroy (Harrison Ford) for desk duty, exploiting a loophole in the quasi-retired news legend’s contract that requires him to glower every morning across from Diane Keaton’s former Miss Arizona. The two cheerlessly report on Easter chicks and pap smears, sniping at one another in the ratings gutter, cheekily satirizing the banality of daytime programming and the lowest-commondenominator focus that’s now a matter of fact in the television news industry. No, it’s not Broadcast News. Indeed, part of what makes Michell’s picture so interesting is that the ethical “info-tainment” quandaries faced by Holly Hunter,

William Hurt and Albert Brooks in that prophetic 1987 classic are acknowledged as long over. “Your side lost,” McAdams explains more than once to an increasingly outraged Ford. Morning Glory is a much simpler workplace romp, taking the paucity of enlightening and edifying programming as a bitter fact of life, then following Daybreak’s gang of misfits as they attempt to save themselves from cancellation via on-air Jackass stunts. The film might be best summed up with the word Ford curmudgeonly refuses to utter on air: “Fluffy.” At times it feels like screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna did a “Find/Replace All” on her script for The Devil Wears Prada, throwing an earnest young lass into a dysfunctional work environment full of high-maintenance divas and difficult dudes. (John Pankow’s long-suffering assistant screams “We couldn’t afford Stanley Tucci.”) But what gives the movie zing is Michell’s elegant widescreen framing and the contributions of an incredibly overqualified cast. These sort of movies all suffer from the stereotype of lonely young career gals married to their BlackBerries, so credit McAdams with finding just the right goofy, socially awkward spin on the Type A persona. She’s charmingly discombobulated with a never-say-die optimism. Too much of Morning Glory is devoted to Becky’s nonstarter romance with a fellow producer played by stiff Patrick Wilson. The real fun is had in the television studio, where she’s stuck massaging her bickering anchors’ egos. Keaton is slightly underused, but brings her sublime comic timing to the role of a big fish in a small pond, stubbornly refusing to share the spotlight. It’s Ford who is the revelation here. After decades of phoning in glum performances in generic thrillers, he cheerfully sends up his sourpuss persona. As befitting a legend, his Mike Pomeroy speaks every line in a drawn-out, anchorman cadence infused with fatuous gravity. (Ford makes an entire meal out of the word “frittata.”) Bitterly condescending and usually drunk, he’s a nightmare of self-regard. Playing a 1980s icon who marginalized himself out of the limelight by refusing to take direction and bullying those beneath him, it’s hard not to read a bittersweet note of autobiography in Ford’s performance. It’s great to see him going back to work again, and you’ll root for Mike to redeem himself, even if that means having to say “fluffy.” n

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An alien-invasion pic directed by a specialeffects whiz with roots in British comedy. Whatever you’re expecting from the Sundance player Monsters, it’s wrong: Gareth Edwards’ DIY special-effects extravaganza is both lo-fi and low key, the subtlest film you’ve ever seen about deadly tentacle beasties that’ve left half of Mexico quarantined. The titular E.T.s only make sporadic appearances in Monsters, set well enough after the invasion that the rush is over. All that remains are pockets of chaos and a couple not-entirely-belligerent aliens to occasionally emerge from nowhere for quickly dissipated jolts. No, the focus is on young paparazzo Andrew (Scoot McNairy), down in Mexico to snap a high-selling photo of our planet’s visitors. His plans go awry when his boss charges him with finding his do-gooder daughter Sam (Whitney Able) and escorting her across the border to safety. A couple orchestrated plot twists later and this rescue mission has turned into a bona fide road trip as our heroes take the long road to America while wrestling with feelings upon which they oughtn’t to act. Monsters is a nifty idea in theory: Take a fumbling, non-Mumblecore Amerindie romance—say, Medicine for Melancholy, or the even more apt In Search of a Midnight Kiss, which also starred McNairy—relocate it to shot-on-the-fly Mexico, and add tentacled extraterrestrials. Like those films, Monsters adds a thick coat of sensitivity to a romance no more believable than the last Katherine Heigl vehicle. Andrew and Sam share a standard impossible love—she’s engaged and idealistic, he’s a skeezy rogue, although his amorality is hard to detect seeing as how he’s played by an actor without a disreputable bone in his body. Luckily, the actors are upstaged by their surroundings. Edwards has a keen eye for locations; it doesn’t require an art director to turn Bumfuck, Mexcio into the ravaged post-apocalypse. And with roughly the budget of Birdemic, Edwards, who did the effects all by himself, has created aliens both wholly believable and achingly beautiful. Writhing elegantly, humming light and at one point getting into moany coitus, they put Monsters in the same unfortunate category as its mega-budgeted analogues: The best part are the F/X. n

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I don’t know if you’ve ever seen a movie before, but (SPOILER!) at first these two don’t like each other very much, but eventually they become friends. Based on what we’re told are actual events that one can only presume have been exaggerated beyond all plausibility, Unstoppable is refreshing for its lack of a villain. There’s just one big speeding train and two movie stars trying to slow it down. It’s quite a nice change of pace to see logistical problems and physics dilemmas in lieu of shootouts, while Washington and Pine ease back and coast on formidable charisma. This is Denzel’s fifth picture with Tony Scott, and they’ve locked into such a comfortable rapport that by now all the actor needs to do is relax and let his sly gravitas do all the work. Pine, so swaggeringly wonderful in last year’s Star Trek, holds his own against an icon. This kid is the real deal. Scott handles the delirious nonsense with a comical number of swooping helicopter shots and irrepressible forward momentum. It’s fast, silly and incredibly amusing, if you’re in the right mood. n

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ease up on the hyperbole, but that someone certainly isn’t the overworked Alex Gibney, making his third-and-a-half (counting a short in Freakonomics) doc this year alone. Following in the steps of Parker Spitzer and his appearance as one of Inside Job’s smartest voices, Gibney’s Client 9 is less documentary than the most recent leg of the Restore Eliot Spitzer PR campaign. Part record-straightener, part semi-comic history lesson (albeit with fewer cutesy music cues than Gibney’s Casino Jack and the United States of Money), it’s a slick package that reminds the populace of Spitzer’s many good deeds and unveils just enough character flaws to keep it from being a total whitewash. Spitzer might as well have a director’s credit—except that our star isn’t exactly cooperative. Usually lucid, here he stammers, fumbles and dodges as softball questions are lobbed his way. But Gibney still manages to piece it all together for him. He forms a half-convincing conspiracy theory that he was taken down not so much by his penis than by the powerful men he pissed off. But Client 9 is more cogent as an argument that only the opportunistic give a shit about what consenting adults do with their genitals. It lends a refreshingly nonjudgmental ear to the staff of the high-end Emperors Club, who come off as mere collateral damage in a larger scheme. The villains aren’t just the Wall Street boogeymen, but a nosy society. After all, a sex scandal is a pretty lame excuse to rid the world of a politician who actually got shit done. n

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STUDIO/ EFFICIENCY 11TH & SPRUCE Lg Studio apt w/F.Kitchen/Bath, Walk-in closets, W/W crpt. Laundry fac. $795+. Call 215-985-0600 15TH & PINE Fab apt, High ceilings, HW flrs, All amens. $895+. PMG 215-545-7007 x302

THE ROOSEVELT (2220 Walnut Street) - Beautifully renovated apts. in the RITTENHOUSE SQUARE AREA of Philadelphia. Studio’s starting at only $765/mo. and one bedrooms starting at only $965/mo. Call 215-640-8880 for an appointment.

LOFTS OLD CITY: 43 S.3rd Renvtd Bilev loft, 1500SF, HWF, WD, Skylite, HVAC. $1550+. 215-669-6955

ONE BEDROOM 1 2 35 V I N E S T, R E N OVAT E D 1BR, HW/flrs, $725+. Avail Now. 646-705-8788 14XX PORTER: MODERN HRDWD/ fl. $675 ALSO AVAILBLE STUDIO $475. No pets. 610-909-9025 1 5 t h /S p r u c e : B e a u t i f u l A r t Deco High-rise 1Bdrm Apt, Desk Attendant, HW Flrs, Updated Kitch, Onsite Laundry, Intercom Entry, Amazing Location! From $1080/Mo. 215-735-8030. Lic #219789.

19th CHESTNUT RITTN. HSE SQ area: STUDIO, SEP/EIK $675+ 215-735-8414.

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ART MUSEUM: Parrish/Bucknell Lg 2BR, 2BA. F.bsmnt w/Laundry. Backyd. CA. Sec System. Incl heat. $1550/mo+. 215-873-5701

BELLA VISTA, LARGE LVRM, DINING AREA. NEAR BUS WALK C.C. No pets. 215-681-4481

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MANAYUNK/ROXBOROUGH: ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED! LARGE 1BDRM, Patio/Balc, Central Air, Prkg, Laundry, Oversized Closets, Modern Kitchen w/DW/GD, Pool, Gym Membership, Cats Welcome, Shuttle to Main St. 1st Month FREE on Select Apts. From $1035/Mo. 215-482-4246. lic# 215101

ITALIAN MKT: 10th/Federal 2BR, CA, 1BA, WD. $1350+. 215-922-3910. mcolaizzo@comcast.net

NORTHERN LIBERTIES, HUGE LOFT-TYPE unit. NEW RENOVATIONS! MUST SEE. HRDWD/fl & ceilings, CA, WD. 3rd & Brown. $1250. 215-512-0538. RITTENHOUSE SQ. AREA (2013 WALNUT) One bedroom duplex in Old World Charm Brownstone. High ceilings, Carpeted, C/A, Gas heat. W/D, D/W. Small pet friendly. $995/mo+. 215-627-4414 RITTENHOUSE SQUARE!! 301 South 19th Street - OLD WORLD CHARM BUILDING, FRESH ON THE MARKET! One Bedroom-1 Bath apartment $1,600.00 per month. Available for Early December move in, Must see to appreciate. Hardwood floors, High ceilings, Plentiful closet space. Cat friendly. Call to schedule an appointment 215-735-5757 OR E-mail: DelanceyPlace@aol.com

TWO BEDROOM 10TH SPRUCE: LARGE 2BDRMS, 2FLOORS, 2DECKS AC, DW, GD. $1800. 215-872-6956 1641 WOLF ST. 3rd fl, 2BR, spacious, recent renovations, deck w/great view, W/D. $900/mo. Call Max 267-253-3485 17TH & LOMBARD Cool bilev apt w/All amens, PRKG. Avail 11/10. $1695+. PMG 215-545-7007x302 15XX SO. BROAD ST-2BEDRMS.,TILE BATH, LARGE, MODERN. $1,000/ mo.+. Call 610-304-0087. 21ST & PINE Elegant brownstone. HWF, HCeils, Incl heat. MORE. $1850+. PMG 215-545-7007x302

MANAYUNK/ROXBOROUGH: Large 2 Bdrm with Den, Washer/ Dryer in Apt, Gym Membership, Private Entrance, Parking, Cats Welcome, Shuttle to Main Street Manayunk. $1155/Mo. Ask about Move-in Discounts! 888-633-9365. Lic # 223386 NORTHERN LIBERTIES, SWEET LITTLE HOUSE in the Heart of Northern Liberties, 2bdrms, ac, dw, hrdwd/fls, great backyard. Pets OK. Really Cool Vibe. Now REDUCED $1300. 267-334-6708. OLD CITY (10 S.Front) Spacious 2BR, 2BA Duplex, 2500SF. Fantastic view overlooking Del. Riv. High ceilings, Exposed brick, C A , G a s h e a t , W D, DW, Wo o d floor, carpets BR’s. $1195/mo+. 215-627-4414 RITTENHOUSE SQUARE!! 326 South 19th Street- OLD WORLD CHARM BUILDING, FRESH ON THE MARKET! Two Bedroom-1 Ba t h a p a r t m e n t s $2 ,0 0 0.0 0 $2,200.00 per month. Available for December move in, Must See to Appreciate. Hardwood floors, High ceilings, Plentiful closet space, Cat friendly, Small Dogs welcome too. Call to schedule an appointment 215-735-5757 OR E-mail: DelanceyPlace@aol.com

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HOUSE FOR RENT 11TH & CHRISTIAN-GREAT LOC AT I O N ! 4 B E D R M S. , 2 F U L L BATHS, C/A, HDWD/FLRS.,DECK, BACKYARD, WASHER/DRYER. Must See! $2600/mo.+. 610304-0087. 16TH & PASSYUNK LRG. Rooms, 3 BDRS, Deck, 1.5 Baths, $1,400+ utilities. Also 2BDR Apt. great condition, W/D, 2nd flr. $750+ utilities. 267-318-8022

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THE PAPERMILL- Community of Artist. 2825 Ormes St. Affordable Artist Studios staring at $100 for 130 sf. Four large floors of open or private studio space for Painters, Sculptors, Dance, Theatre, or Creative companies. A community of artist practicing their talents in custom sized studio workspaces. Short term, inexpensive rental of theatre and gallery spaces. Join our group on Facebaook for updates on our events and gallery spaces. Contact Wulfhart Management Group: Karyn 215-687-8391 or karyn@wulfhartmanagementgroup.com

OLD CITY: 41 S.3rd Street level Commercial/Retail space, 950SF +Basement. 215-669-6955

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GARAGES FOR RENT 1 3 0 0 B LO C K S. J U N I P E R 1/ Garage-$1150. Carriage house w/ Studio apt. above 2 car garage. Also 1250Sq.Ft.ideal for contractor or commercial/industrial use. For Info. 215-868-0532

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Fishtown/Northern Liberties Newly renovated 3bd, DR, YD, W/D $950M Call 215.463.2950 Manayunk/Roxborough: Spacious Stone Farmhouse, 6 Lrg Bdrms 2.5 Baths, HW Flrs, Fireplace, 2 Porches, Deck, Separate DR, LR, & Den, Modern Kitchen, Laundry, Private Driveway/Parking, 2 Car Garage, Huge Yard. $2900/mo. 888-538-9667 lic# 218436 OLD CITY: ELFRETH’S ALLEY Historic Renv 2BR, FP, Den, Backyard, Oak floors. $2100. NO FEE! ONE MONTH FREE!! 718-793-2626 QUEEN VILLAGE: 3BR, 2BA w/CA. $1650+. Call for details: 215-922-3910. mcolaizzo@comcast.net

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8TH LOCUST, 2BDRMS PLUS G I GA N T I C LO F T ( P O S S I B L E 3 B D R M S) , 1 . 5 BAT H S, P E N THOUSE w/PRIVATE ELEVATOR. ALL MODERN AMENITIES. AC, HRDWD/FLS WD, ETC. USEABLE common outside area, PARKING INCLUDED, (2)STORAGE AREAS. Pet Friendly w/restrictions. BEST OF THE BEST! $1995+elc. Parking AVL. Tanya 215-922-6088 or email tanya@ans_hrv.com

MANAYUNK/ROXBOROUGH: Lrg 2bdrm, Renovated Kitch/Bathrm, Patio/Balc Laundry, Gym, Pool, Tennis/ Basketball Crts, Free Shuttle to Main Street Manayunk, Pets Welcome. From $1220/Mo. 888-538-9667. Ask about how you can receive FREE Furniture for 1 Year! EXECUTIVE SHORT TERM FURNISHED SUITES AVAILABLE. lic# 218436

PINE/10TH: 4BDRMS, 1.5BA, WOOD FLOORS $2290+ Pine R.E, 1503 Pine. 215-735-8896, website: www.pinere.com

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ART MUSEUM: 26th & PARRISH LARGE w/DRESSING ROOM, 1.5BA, HRDWD flrs WD bldg. $700+, Hot water incl. 215-236-4937

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RITTENHOUSE SQUARE!! 301 South 19th Street- OLD WORLD CHARM BUILDING. Studio Apartment $1,200.00 per month. Available for Late November move in. Must see to appreciate. Unobstructed views, Windows face South & East. Hardwood floors, High ceilings, Plentiful closet space. Cat Friendly. Call to schedule an appointment 215-735-5757 OR E-mail: DelanceyPlace@aol.com

17th GIRARD, TEMPLE/ST JOSEPH HOSPITAL: LARGE, BI-LEVEL, HRDWD, 2BATHS DW, WD/bldg $800+ NOW 215-236-4937

TWO BEDROOM 9TH SPRING GARDEN BEAUTIFUL 2BEDR.,TILE BATH,HDWD FLRS., ALL APPLIANCES, A/C, SECURITY SYSTEM. $1100/MO+. 610-304-0087

15th & Spruce/Rittenhouse S q u a re : P E N T H O U S E Ava i l ! One of a kind spacious bi-level penthouse in historic Art Deco High-Rise, 3bdrms/ 3 Full Baths/ 2 half baths, 4 Lrg Terraces w/ Amazing City Views, Entertainment Rm w/ Wet Bar, New Kitch w/ Granite Countertops, W/D, CA, Vaulted Ceilings, HW Flrs. $375 0/ M o. 2 1 5 -735 - 8 030. L i c #219789.

ROOM FOR RENT 124 LOMBARD, HEAD HOUSE SQUARE, SOCIETY HILL. “TOKIO B&B” STUDIOS. ($55-$100) DA I LY ra te s. ( $ 3 0 0 - $ 5 0 0 ) WEEKLY rates. We also have MONTHLY rates AVAIL. Website http://sushi.madamesaito. com Call MADAME SAITO 215922-2515

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Damon Michels • Joan Federico • Andrea Buseman Call: 215-840-0437 Damon@DamonMichels.com Charlene McDonald • Melissa Corbman www.DamonMichels.com Ro Taormina • Carla Tyler • William Isen

November 10-16, 2010

FisHtowN 2353 East York Street – 4 Bedroom. 1 and 2- ½ Baths. 18ft Wide. Dining Room. Modern Kitchen. W/D. Yard. New Front. $294,900.

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Specializing in Main Line and Center City Damon Michels

$700.00

NeaR PassyuNk squaRe 727 Dudley Street – Total Renovation. 3 Bedrooms. Deck. Hardwood Floors. $145,000.

Charlene McDonald,

Broker cooperation is warmly invited and appreciated.Joan Federico *Select models. Talk with a sales associate for details. Melissa Corbman

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1321 E. Moyamensing Avenue – 3 Bedrooms. 2 ½ Baths. 18ft. Wide. 10 ft. Ceilings. 2400 square feet. Oversized Bedrooms. Deck. Large Yard. $469,000.

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COMMERCIAL 701 Walnut St. 3rd Flr. Corner 500 sq.ft office/studio, artist,architect, nice lite, utilities inc. 25TH & Wharton Sts. G-2 warehouses, grgs., offices, 800sq. ft to 16,000 sq. ft avail.

2025 Kimball Street – 3 Bedrooms. 3 ½ Baths. Den. 3 Story Home. Hardwood Floors. New Stainless Steel Appliances. Deck. W/D. $339,000.

2301 HARTRANFT ST. BETWEEN PENROSE AVE. AND William 26TH ST. Isen,

TOWNHOUSES 2030 BRANDyWINE ST, (ART MUSEUM AREA) 2 Brs., 2 Baths, deck, garden, w&d, a/c’s

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TWO BEDROOMS 1628 S. 9th St. 1st fl. 2 Brs., 1 Bath, c/a, w/w carpet, small yard, w&d in bst,

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Abbotts Square 1 Bedroom, 1.5 Baths,c/a,w&d, balcony avai. 12-1-10

715 N. 6th St. (Northern Liberties) 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, c/a, w&d, wood floors

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RITTENHOUSE SQ 340 S 17th St $675,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

WASH SQ WEST 420 S Jessup St $555,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

ART MUSEUM 2524 Aspen St. $549,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1632 Spruce St #100 $995,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

OLD CITY 315 Arch St #404 $354,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

WASH SQ WEST 255 S. Hutchinson St $250,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

ART MUSEUM 1900 Hamilton St #803 $549,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

BELLA VISTA 919 Christian St $334,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred

SOCIETY HILL 223 Delancey Pl $900,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 224 W Rittenhouse Sq #1616 $354,500 Prudential Fox & Roach

WASH SQ WEST 1109 Spruce St. #4 $185,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

WASH SQ 1024 Spruce St, #Unit A $529,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

EAST PASSYUNK 1238 S. Alder St $300,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

SOCIETY HILL 504 Delancey St $875,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

FITLER SQ 272 S 23rd St #Unit C $525,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

WASH SQ WEST 1109 Spruce St. #1R $299,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1917 PanamaSt $859,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

FITLER SQ 2419 Pine St $520,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

FOX CHASE 1115 Solly Pl $239,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred

U CITY 4200 Pine St #105 $740,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

WASH SQ WEST 927 Spruce St. #2R $199,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred

QUEEN VILLAGE 128 Kenilworth St $729,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

GRAD HOSPITAL 1908 Dickinson St $159,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

WASH SQ WEST 411 S 13th St $695,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

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FITLER SQ 2413 Pine St $649,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

BELLA VISTA 615 Kater St $514,990 Prudential Fox & Roach ART MUSEUM 2401 Penna Ave #12A2 $499,000 Prudential Fox & Roach RITTENHOUSE SQ 111 S 15th St #P204 $484,000 Prudential Fox & Roach FITLER SQ 420 S 26th St $474,900 Prudential Fox & Roach CENTER CITY EAST 112 North 2nd St #4H $429,900 Prudential Fox & Roach CENTER CITY EAST 136 North 2nd Street, #5A/B, 19106 $395,000 Prudential Fox & Roach GRAD HOSPITAL 2232 St. Albans $359,900 Prudential Fox & Roach GRAD HOSPITAL 2234 St. Albans $364,900 Prudential Fox & Roach BELLA VISTA 711 Kimball St $379,900 Prudential Fox & Roach ART MUSEUM 2533 Swain St $399,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

ART MUSEUM 713 A Shirley St $317,000 Prudential Fox & Roach WASH WEST 1024 Spruce St A $529,900 Prudential Fox & Roach 12:30-2:30PM QUEEN VILLAGE 525 Fitzwater St. #15 $239,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred 12:00-2:00PM GRAD HOSPITAL 630 S.27th St $699,000 Independent Custom Realty 1:00-2:00PM BELLA VISTA 720 S. Percy St $275,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

ART MUSEUM 655 N 24th St $625,900 Prudential Fox & Roach RITTENHOUSE SQ 23 S 23rd St #2G $575,000 Prudential Fox & Roach ART MUSEUM 1900 Hamilton St #304 $565,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

GRAD HOSPITAL 1000 S. Chadwick St $349,900 Prudential Fox & Roach U CITY 4530 Regent St $349,000 Prudential Fox & Roach SOCIETY HILL 233 S 6th St #505 $339,900 Prudential Fox & Roach BELLA VISTA 732 Montrose St $339,000 Prudential Fox & Roach BELLA VISTA 1351 Kater St $319,900 Prudential Fox & Roach QUEEN VILLAGE 771-75 S. 2nd St Unit H $419,000 Prudential Fox & Roach QUEEN VILLAGE 319 Catharine St $419,000 Prudential Fox & Roach BELLA VISTA 1351 Kater St $319,900 Prudential Fox & Roach SOCIETY HILL 233 S 6th St #505 $339,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

ART MUSEUM 756-58 N Bucknell St $549,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

GRAD HOSPITAL 2421 Grays Ferry Ave $519,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

GRAD HOSPITAL 1540 Christian St $549,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

QUEEN VILLAGE 314 Monroe St $549,900 Prudential Fox & Roach ART MUSEUM 756-58 N Bucknell St $549,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

1:30-3:00PM RITTENHOUSE SQ 2120 Pine St $899,000 Plumer & Associates QUEEN VILLAGE 836 S. 2nd St. $500,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred 2:00-3:30PM FITLER SQ 2413 Manning St $595,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred 2:00-4:00PM GRAD HOSPITAL 2351 Montrose St $329,000 Independent Custom Realty 3:00-4:00PM RITTENHOUSE SQ 1805 Pine St $2,290,000 Prudential Fox & Roach SOCIETY HILL 143 S 2nd St #601 $1,100,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

MONDAY 11/15 11:30-1:00PM

GRAD HOSPITAL 752-756 South Dorrance St $815,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

OLD CITY 103 Callowhill St $599,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred

OPEN SUNDAY 2PM-4PM

2351 Montrose Street Recently renovated 3 Story, 2 bed/2 bath; Hardwood floors, custom kitchen with granite countertops & Finely appointed 3-4 bedroom, 3.5 bath stainless steel appliances, townhouse with designer kitchen, luxurious baths, finished views basement, 2 car garage, elevator and spectacular fromsizeable massive roof-top deck. Conveniently located near patio, multiple decks with the newly re-opened South Street Bridge. $699,000 city views, and second floor laundry. $329,000 429 South 16th St.

429 South 16th St. Philadelphia, PA 19146 Philadelphia, PA 19146

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GRAD HOSPITAL 752 S Dorrance St $815,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

OPEN HOUSE • 11/14/10 • 12:00PM - 1:00PM

112 North 2nd Street #4H •$429,900

SOCIETY HILL 210 W Washington Sq #2SW $725,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Fab, bright 2BR/2BA condo with floor-to-ceiling windows, hdwd fls throughout, upgraded kitchen, spacious closets, Luxurious baths low fee and 7+ years remaining on tax abatement.

RITTENHOUSE SQ 224 S 23rd St $659,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

JUST LISTED! A rare find! Expansive 1676 sqft., 2 Bedrooms, 2 baths loft at the Malt House in Historic Old City. Offers fantastic views, spacious rooms, separate dining room, two decks, and parking available for lease.

November 10-16, 2010

1:00-3:00PM ART MUSEUM 650 N Sydenham St $549,900 Plumer & Associates

QUEEN VILLAGE 132 Kenilworth St $529,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

SOCIETY HILL 803 Lombard St $599,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

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NAVAL SQ 2421 Grays Ferry Ave $519,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1917 Panama St $859,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

BELLA VISTA 714-22 Bainbridge St #2 $445,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

SOCIETY HILL 504 Delancey St $875,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

GIRARD ESTATE 2449 S GarnetSt $549,999 Prudential Fox & Roach

ART MUSEUM 2521 Brown St $445,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

GRAD HOSPITAL 1903 Carpenter St $390,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

QUEEN VILLAGE 3-7 Christian St $539,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

QUEEN VILLAGE 319 Catharine St $419,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

FISHTOWN 1545 East Palmer St $389,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred

GIRARD ESTATE 2447 S GarnetSt $495,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

SOCIETY HILL 312 S Philip St $575,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 2027 Rodman St $569,900 Prudential Fox & Roach SOCIETY HILL The Willings 211-15 S 4th St >From $634,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1820 Rittenhouse Sq #602 $1,699,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

GRAD HOSPITAL 2101 Catharine St $624,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 212-24 S 24th St #2420 Fitler Walk $879,000 Plumer & Associates

RITTENHOUSE SQ 210 W Rittenhouse Sq #1001 $1,299,990 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 111 S 15th St #2003 $580,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

QUEEN VILLAGE 400-416 S 2nd St $559,000 Plumer & Associates

FITLER SQ 2403-5 Waverly St $1,299,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

QUEEN VILLAGE 771-75 S 2nd St, #Unit H $419,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

WASH SQ WEST 1109 Spruce St. # 3R $180,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

WASH WEST 1225 Panama St $449,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

QUEEN VILLAGE 213 Headhouse Ct $574,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

SOCIETY HILL 506 Pine St $649,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1830 Rittenhouse Sq #7A $1,250,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

BELLA VISTA 714-22 Bainbridge St #7 $389,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

WASH SQ WEST 1109 Spruce St. #2R $225,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

RITTENHOUSE SQ 509 S 21st St $439,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 2027 Rodman St $569,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

GRAD HOSPITAL 2011 Catharine St $574,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred

RITTENHOUSE SQ 50 S 16th St #4106 $1,150,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

ITALIAN MARKET 603 Wharton St $369,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

GRAD HOSPITAL 2155 Montrose St $450,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

FITLER SQ 2425 Naudain St $429,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

FITLER SQ 272 S 23rd St #Unit A $625,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

CHINATOWN 1010 Race St #8K $179,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1924 Rittenhouse Sq $899,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

AVE OF THE ARTS 1215 S Juniper St $545,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

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RITTENHOUSE SQ 1805 Pine St $2,290,000 Pr u d e nt ial Fox & Roach

630 S. 27th Street Finely appointed 3-4 bedroom, Southwest Center City with 3.5 bath townhouse 630 S. 27th Street designer kitchen, luxurious Open House, baths, 2 car garage, elevaSunday 12:00-2:00 tor and spectacular views from massive roof-top deck. Conveniently located near the newly re-opened South Street Bridge. $699,000

SOCIETY HILL 113 Naudain St $995,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

COLLINGSWOOD, NJ 600 Atlantic Ave The LumberYard Condos >From $210,500 Main Street Realty

SOCIETY HILL 105 Naudain St $629,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

BELLA VISTA SOCIETY HILL 604 S Washington Sq #703 932-A Ellsworth St $429,900 $379,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Prudential Fox & Roach ITALIAN MARKET 932-A EllsworthSt ART MUSEUM $379,000 885 N. Stillman St Prudential Fox & Roach $289,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred U CITY 4238 Osage Ave $359,000 RITTENHOUSE SQ Prudential Fox & Roach 509 S 21st St $439,000 ART MUSEUM Prudential Fox & Roach 866 N 30th St $309,000 Prudential Fox & Roach WASH WEST 1225 Panama St AVE OF THE ARTS $449,900 1420 Locust St #9L Prudential Fox & Roach $269,900 Prudential Fox & Roach SOCIETY HILL BELLA VISTA 312 S Philip St 904 S Alder St $575,000 $269,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Prudential Fox & Roach GRAD HOSPITAL 1024 S Chadwick St $259,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

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136 North 2nd Street, #5A/B • 395,000

OPEN HOUSE • 11/14/10 • 1:30PM - 2:30PM

771-75 S. 2nd Street, Unit H • $419,000 John Brown

Pristine bi-level condo in gated Neziner Court. This turn-key property offers 2BRs w/great closets, 2 baths, powder rm, cook’s kitchen w/ pantry& laundry closet, dining area is open to a spacious LR w/ FP. Private GATED PARKING incl.

319 Catharine Street • $419,000 Beautiful Colonial Townhouse in the very heart of Queen Village features 2 bedrooms, Family Room, 2 Baths, Garden and Parking!

OPEN HOUSE • 11/14/10 • 3:00PM - 4:00PM Greg Williams

Eden Silverstein

752-756 South Dorrance Street • $815,000 NEW CONSTRUCTION! 25’ wide townhouse with over 3000 sq. ft., 4 Bdrms, 3.5 Bths, tall ceilings, Fab kitchen, finished Bsmnt, Roof Deck w/ killer Vus, and 2-car garage! Tax Abatements pending.

932-A Ellsworth Street • $379,000 New construction! Exceptional details & well designed plan makes this 3BR, 2.5 BA home stand out! Finished basements, spectacular roof deck w/sky-line views! 10-Year Tax Abatement pending.

Sean Kaplan

Michael Hilferty

Nationally ranked within the “Top 100” Sales Teams by Prudential Real Estate Affiliates for 2007! john.brown@prufoxroach.com • www.phillypropertysource.com

Around the corner from Rittenhouse Square, step Specializing in Main back from the buzz of 1025 Barr Lane, Line and Center City Chestnut Street, walk Gladwyne through a beautiful 4BD, 3.5BA, Damon Michels, 15thinto & Locust – The Aria – 2 bdrm 2 bath ultra modern Totally Renovated courtyard garden OPEN SUNday 11am-1Pm Cape Cod, William Isen, 11th flr condo w/hrdwd flrs. Bank Foreclosure Sale, Bank the comforts of home. ThE William PENN hOUSE Abatement pay approximately $300 per year)* $650,000 Charlene (you McDonald, sell. Reduced to $499,900 Fitness roof top 1919 Chestnut St - Rittenhouse Sq center,says Joan Federico pool, garage, 17xx securityDickinson St – 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath townhome w/hrdwd 739 Mustin Ln,Fitness center, roof top pool, garage, security. Melissa Corbman Villanova No transfer tax. No title insurance. flrs, upgraded kitchen, C/A, finished basement $135,000 Renovated Cape STUDIOS, 1, 2 & 3 BEDROOMS Efficiencies, on 1.2 acre Graduate Hospital – 17xx Montrose – Can’t beat this $140,000-$599,000 1&2 5+BD, 4.5BA, price. Freshly painted, 3 bdrm, 1.5 bath, updated kitchen DAMON MICHELS $1,000,000 Bedrooms $199,900 DIRECT: 215.840.0437 available. OFFICE: 610.688.4310 Beaux Arts Lofts – 12xx Callowhill – 1 bdrm loft style 825 Beechwood Dr., $150,000 condo w/high ceilings & h/w flrs, Reduced to $199,900 Lower Merion $350,000 3 BD, 1.5 BA,

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800 N. 48th St. New Construction! From $225,000 1136 S. 26th St. New 3br/3ba; alarm system; bay windows; master ste; roof deck; fin bsmt $230,000 309-313 Arch St. Loft condos in the heart of Old City w/vintage HWflrs, high ceilings & more $259,900 767 S. Cleveland St. Brand New! Pre-Construction! 3br/2ba, 2-Story Townhouse, Ready 12/10 $325,000 1329 Annin St. 1br/1.5ba, 3-story home with garage parking, roof deck, new construction $329,000 709 S. Mole St. New Construction ; 3br/2.5ba; Fin Bsmt; HW flrs; Granite Counters: SS Appls $295,000 1836 Manton St. Brand new construction; 3br/3ba; sec sys; master ste; roof deck; fin bsmt $300,000 209 Cuthbert St. #301 New Loft Conversion located in the heart of OLD CITY $389,900 209 Cuthbert St. Newly renovated loft building in the heart of Old City! Modern kitchens & baths-must see! Fr $344,750 2028 Kimball St. Gorgeous new construction, 3br/3ba, HWflrs, New appls & HVAC, Fin Bsmt $350,000 911 & 913 N. 28th St. 3br/2.5ba, HWflrs, Garage, Roofdeck, Custom Closets, Designer Kitchen Fr $385,000 4124 Apple St. 4br/3ba, New Construction, 2900 sqft, finished basement & roof deck $389,000 209 Cuthbert St. #301 New Loft Conversion located in the heart of OLD CITY! Gorgeous model unit $389,900 1935 Kimball St. Brand New! Beatiful 4br/3ba, Townhouse w/tons of details, roof deck, & fin bsmt $389,900 1228-1232 Arch St. Loft District Arch Street Exchange: 35 lofts w/maple flrs, 13’ ceil., s/s apps, granite tops, glass/metal backsplashes, slate baths, immediate delivery, 1yr paid prkng From $399,900 2155 Montrose St. New (2400sqft) corner home across fr park. 3br/2.5ba, open flr plan, custom kit OPEN HOUSE $425,000 2524 Grays Ferry Ave. New construction; 3br/2.5ba; sec sys; master ste; roof deck; fin bsmt; garage $425,000 1346 Crease St. Price Reduction! 3br/4ba Green home, quiet st. Solar ready, 11ft ceilings, garage $429,000 1221 S. Philip St. 3br/2.5ba New constructions w/1 car garage, hwflrs, hi ceilings, open kit, deck $434,900 th 629-31 S. 13 St. #A Choose your finishes, 3br/3ba, fin bsmt, 660 sqft, Roof Deck! $599,000

COMMERCIAL/INVESTMENT 2113 S. Opal St. 3br/1ba, lrg rooms, EIK, backyard. Great affordable home in South Philadelphia 2118 S. Bancroft St. Well maintained duplex in South Philly. Many of the Major systems updated 2022-24 s. 13th St. Great Investment Opp. Office Space, former medical office, all contents inc. 828 W. Ritner St. Store with 2 renovated apartments & finished basement-tenants secured 27 Osborne St. Cashflowing Duplex. 2+3 BRs. Grt loc, well maintained. Sep utils excpt water 1716 Monument St. Nicely renovated triplex. One block from Temple Campus 1312 Jackson St. Well kept Triplex, terrific section of South Philly, two 2br & one 1br units 1806 W. Diamond St. Great Investment, 5br/2.5ba, Temple U. Area! Yard, Deck, Rented till 7/11 1822 W. Diamond St. Grt Investment in Temple U. area! 5br & 2br units, fully rented, laundry in bsmt

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Northeast-4619 Sheffeield St. 3br/1ba, Well-designed home, nice yard, 1-car pkg, bsmt laundry $99,900 Cobbs Creek-1006 Serrill Ave. Twin 4br/3ba, 2002sqft, Original HWflrs, 1 car garage, needs TLC $120,000 Port Richmond-3293 Chatham St. Beautifully renovated 2br/1.5ba rowhome $129,800 Holmesburg-4313 Rhawn St. Great 4 Bedroom home. Large backyard and new remodeled Come see for yourself! $195,000 East Falls-3688 Stanton St. 4br/1ba, 3-story home in East Falls. Wall to wall carpets, lrg Kit, lrg yard $230,000 East Falls-3424 Crawford St. Charming 2br/1ba w/lrg yard, HWflrs, Mod Kit w/SS appls, near SEPTA $230,000 Fox Chase- 1115 Solly Pl.-Large corner lot, 3br/1.5ba, many items just refinished, garage, driveway OPEN HOUSE $239,900 East Falls- 3527 Sunnyside Ave. Delightful 2br/1ba home in move-in condition, grt outdoor space $245,000 Torresdale-113 Village Lane 3br/1.5ba, C/A, lrg driveway, inground pool, newer appls, lrg bsmt $249,000 Andorra-9024 Ayrdale Crescent Andorra luxury townhome, garage, lrg yard, new cedar deck $275,000 West Mt. Airy-7001 Lincoln Dr. Classic West Mt. Airy Colonial! Reduced for Immediate Sale! $399,900

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$45,000 $60,000 $100,000 $235,000

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2508 S. Franklin St. Solid 2br/2ba in South Philly w/partially refinished basement and C/A $65,000 709S. 23rd St. #2F Graduate Area Condo, Great Low Price! 1br/1ba, HWflrs $115,000 2316 S. Franklin St. 3br/1ba, HWflrs t/o. Recessed lighting, spacious living room, renovated KIT $135,000 1908 Dickinson St. Gorgeous Complete Renovation w/3br/3ba , new systems, HWflrs, patio OPEN HOUSE $159,000 2439 S. 9th St. 3br/1ba. Home has large EIK, 1st flr laundry, large closets, Great location $155,000 636 Pierce St. Work with builder in designing your dream home! $179,900 337 Titan St. HWflrs, new heating, new window, full basement, 1700sqft, 4 bedrooms $189,000 2605-09 Catharine St. Three contiguous lots. Lot size is 42x40 $210,000 203 Pierce St. New! 2br/1ba, hwflrs t/o, granite/stainless, 2nd flr. laundry, 1yr paid pkg, tax abatmnt $235,000 525 Fitzwater St. #15 Abbott’s Ct. Gated Community, all new electric, plumbing, heating, C/A. low taxes Fr $239,000 1711 Wolf St. 4br home was rehabbed just 5 years ago & meticulously maintained & upgraded since $264,900 934 S. 23rd St. Marvelous newly renovated townhome in Graduate Hospital, hwflrs & rear courtyard $275,000 606 Pemberton St. 3br/1ba 3-story home w/large rooms, wall to wall carpeting, shared patio $275,000 720 S. Percy St. Well kept, recently updated Trinity. New windows, electric, HVAC & roof OPEN HOUSE $275,000 608 Pemberton St. 3br/1ba, Modern upgrades, bsmt laundry, EIK, shared patio, new windows $295,000 824 S. 12th St. Newly reduced! Corner 4br/3ba bi-level property, tons of space. Hi ceilings, wood flrs $299,500 145 Moore St. $25,000 price reduction! 3br/2.5ba, Hwflrs, C/A, granite, 3rd flr master suite w/deck, 1500sqft. $299,999 1238 S. Alder St. Gorgeous East Passyunk Rehab, 3br/1.5ba, Finished in Place HW Floors t/o OPEN HOUSE $300,000 2533 Grays Ferry Ave. Completely renovated home w/gorgeous finishes, huge roofdeck, city views $315,000 200 Lombard St. #744 Very nice 1br/1.5ba condo. H/W, great views fr balcony, great bathrooms $327,900

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ART MUSEUM

Total Square Footage

Price

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

Monthly After Tax Cost

the philadelphian the philadelphian the philadelphian the philadelphian the philadelphian the philadelphian

Duplex penthouse, 3BR, 2.5BA, balc. w/panoramic city and Fairmount views, high ceilings, bright & sunny throughout 4,049 sf of completely customizable space that can be designed to the buyer’s desire 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, unobstructed city skyline views, wood floors, large balcony, 2017 sf 1 bedroom, 1 bath, brand new kitchen and bath, wood floors, Art Museum view 2,205 sf of completely customizable space that can be designed to the buyer’s desire 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, upgraded kitchen wood floors

4,207 4,049 2,017 1000 2,205 1127

$699,000* $599,900* $579,900* $289,900 $275,000 $209,900

$179,830 $153,493 $149,496 $43,267 $40,731 $36,661

$5,471 $5,038 $3,760 $1,939 $1,733 $1,818

Location

AVENUE OF THE ARTS

Total Square Footage

Price

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

Monthly After Tax Cost

the grande

Bi-level penthouse, 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood floors, large high-end kitchen

1,437

$475,000

$65,578

$143,483

$3,348

$572

$2,824

1,111 705 897 705 861

$375,000 $289,000 $259,900 $259,900 $245,000

$56,157 $42,702 $41,412 $39,043 $37,511

$122,944 $88,613 $86,520 $82,852 $84,440

$2,869 $2,068 $2,019 $1,933 $1,970

$396 $296 $299 $272 $260

$2,473 $1,772 $1,720 $1,661 $1,710

$78,608

$1,834

$271

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$271,026 $243,586 $191,032 $96,341 $86,724 $88,932

$6,324 $5,684 $4,457 $2,248 $2,024 $2,075

$852 $646 $698 $309 $291 $257

P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY November 10-16, 2010

acadeMy house acadeMy house center city one acadeMy house acadeMy house

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, renovated kitchen and master bath, large balcony One bedroom, one bath, upgraded kitchen and bath, Juliet balcony, W/D 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, balcony with panoramic views of the city to the south, excellent closet space, W/D 1 bedroom, 1 bath, panoramic southern views, Juliet balcony, renovated bath and kitchen 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, wood floors throughout, updated kitchen and bath

center city one

1 bedroom, 1 bath, spacious balcony, magnificent city views to the south, abundant natural light

873

$240,000

$36,972

Location

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE

Total Square Footage

Price

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

the rittenhouse barclay lanesborough lanesborough 1900 rittenhouse lanesborough barclay parc rittenhouse parc rittenhouse 1830 rittenhouse warwick condoMiniuMs warwick condoMiniuMs the rittenhouse parc rittenhouse warwick condoMiniuMs 1830 rittenhouse square the rittenhouse barclay barclay

Penthouse, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, high end finishes and appointments throughout, balcony with city views 3bedroom+den, 3.5 baths, marble foyer, formal dining rm, sunny eat-in kitchen, 10’ ceilings, moldings, oak herring bone floors, 3 gas fireplaces 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, brand new, very high ceilings, his and hers master baths, custom kitchen, exquisite detail throughout. Tri-level penthouse with 1600 sq ft of terrace space, being sold unfinished, private elevator access 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 270 degree views including Rittenhouse Square, chefs kitchen, upgraded throughout 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, study/den, open floor plan, coffered ceilings throughout, chefs kitchen, luxurious master suite 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, herringbone wood floors, EIK, crown molding and other custom finishes throughout, Rittenhouse Square views 2 bedrooms plus den, 2 baths, den/study, high ceilings, oversized windows overlooking Rittenhouse Square, upgraded custom kitchen, sun soaked master suite 2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, large balcony over Rittenhouse Square, open kitchen, hardwood floors, marble baths 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, upgraded kitchen, original hardwood floors and molding, lots of light 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, hardwood floors, 270 desgree views, open kichen, marble baths, custom closets, W/D 3BR, 3BA, Bamboo flrs., spac. Kit w/custom wood cabinetry, granite countertops, marble baths, 3 exposures, gym and hotel services 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, completely renovated with high end finishes, views of Rittenhouse Square from every room 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, terrace on pool club deck, open custom kitchen, marble baths, wood floors 2 bedrooms + den, 3 baths,gourmet kitchen, marble baths, walk-in-closets, hardwood floors 2bedrooms, 1.5baths, windows overlooking Rittenhouse Square, old world charm, spacious kitchen, formal dining room 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, eat in kitchem, beautiful sunset views, master suite with large marble bath Two bedrooms, two baths, hardwood floors, old world charm with modern features Two bedrooms, two baths, hardwood floors, building offers 24 hour doorman and gym, located on Rittenhouse Square

3,952 3,293 3,467 3,413 3,200 3,419 2,638 2,221 1,552 2,275 2,000 1,978 1,560 1,272 1,614 1,380 1,037 1,050 1,075

$3,500,000* $834,620 $2,900,000* $666,258 $2,750,000* $636,038 $2,500,000* $579,879 $1,975,000* $475,252 $1,900,000* $510,871 $2,195,000* $511,632 $1,395,000* $349,934 $1,075,000* $306,402 $1,295,500* $309,704 $1,290,000* $174,122 $1,350,000* $181,323 $995,000* $242,439 $839,000* $201,948 $829,000* $115,051 $725,000* $145,000 $599,000* $147,283 $595,000* $143,766 $550,000* $133,706

$889,056 $619,296 $607,268 $557,842 $522,588 $505,196 $501,005 $362,728 $304,997 $318,887 $373,141 $371,644 $273,743 $206,151 $246,527 $217,432 $170,623 $153,060 $146,037

$20,745 $14,450 $14,170 $13,016 $12,194 $11,788 $11,690 $8,464 $7,117 $7,440 $8,707 $8,672 $6,387 $4,810 $5,752 $5,073 $3,981 $3,571 $3,408

$3,725 $2,632 $2,605 $2,351 $2,124 $2,101 $2,094 $1,511 $1,320 $1,321 $1,757 $1,795 $1,090 $855 $992 $2,938 $659 $619 $580

$17,020 $11,818 $11,565 $10,665 $10,070 $9,687 $9,597 $6,953 $5,796 $6,119 $6,949 $6,877 $5,298 $3,956 $4,761 $4,251 $3,323 $2,953 $2,827

parc rittenhouse warwick condoMiniuMs the rittenhouse warwick condoMiniuMs dorchester

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, hardwood floors, marble bath, rooftop pool club and skyline view One bedroom, one bath, hardwood floors, marble bath, custom kitchen Studio, city views, large marble bath, hardwood floors, excellent natural light Studio, high floor with city views, walk in closest, wood floors, marble bath Studio, high floor, view of Rittenhouse Square, wood floors excellent closet space

806 712 583 423 583

$497,500 $399,900 $379,900 $229,900 $215,000

$119,226 $53,426 $55,358 $32,772 $33,082

$116,911 $106,710 $114,993 $62,166 $66,762

$2,728 $2,490 $2,683 $1,451 $1,558

$447 $486 $401 $226 $4248

$2,281 $2,003 $2,282 $1,225 $1,310

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

101 walnut st bank building society hill towers society hill towers society hill towers society hill towers society hill towers bank building

Entire Floor Residence, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, custom open kitchen, designer baths, panoramic river and city views 2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, high-end open kitchen, designer bathrooms Two bedrooms, one bath, parquet wood floors, washer/dryer, unobstructed river views, floor-to-ceiling windows Corner 1 bedroom, northwest view, wood floors in living room, updated kitchen One bedroom, one bath, river views, custom kitchen and bath One bedroom, high floor, river view, investment opportunity 1BR, 1BA, magnificent river views, high floor, wood floors throughout Raw space that can be customized to the buyers desires, hotel services and amenities available

2423 2,117 1,133 775 700 700 700 1,286

$1,200,000* $281,398 $875,000* $207,313 $399,000 $58,788 $329,900 $47,977 $297,500 $43,513 $290,000 $42,577 $275,000 $40,731 $269,000 $41,367

Location

WASHINGTON SQUARE

Total Square Footage

Price

independence place independence place independence place independence place independence place hopkinson house hopkinson house independence place independence place

3 bedrooms, 3 baths, east facing river and city views, modern kitchem, hardwood floors, balcony, laundry room 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, open chefs kitchen, upgraded bathrooms, hardwood floors, balcony 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors, upgraded kitchen and baths, granite wet bar 1 bedroom, 2 baths, plus den, completely renovated with custom kitchen and designer baths, balcony, hardwood floors 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, alcove, Washington Square views, completely upgraded throughout 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, wood floors, balcony, southern exposure Deluxe 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcomy with views of Washington Square and the river, renovated kitchen and bath 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, laundry room, excellent condition 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, excellent value

3,015 1,977 1,977 1,173 1,118 1,200 1,063 928 928

$1,250,000* $250,000 $975,000* $234,783 $769,000* $187,954 $579,000* $139,761 $499,900 $71,144 $379,900 $56,515 $350,000 $53,908 $299,900 $44,212 $290,000 $42,132

WATERFRONT

Total Square Footage

Price

Total Cash Required

1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors, balcony, high end finishes in kitchen and bath

924

$279,900

$42,318

Location

waterFront square

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$1,563 Monthly After Tax Cost

open sunday 11/14 12:00-12:30pM

$298,478 $217,014 $128,086 $98,340 $90,659 $89,976 $86,724 $95,821

$6,694 $5,064 $2,989 $2,295 $2,115 $2,099 $2,024 $2,236

$1,124 $844 $427 $344 $309 $302 $291 $303

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

$319,246 $235,988 $198,717 $140,111 $135,733 $122,407 $115,998 $87,809 $83,461

$7,449 $5,506 $4,637 $3,269 $3,167 $2,856 $2,707 $2,049 $1,947

Minimum Income for 10% Down Financing

$90,810

Monthly Cost Incld. Mtg, Condo Fee & Taxes

$2,119

Monthly After Tax Cost

$5,841 $4,291 $2,562 $1,951 $1,806 $1,798 $1,733 $1,933 Monthly After Tax Cost

$1,403 $1,053 $868 $613 $524 $417 $410 $327 $302

$6,046 $4,453 $3,769 $2,656 $2,643 $2,439 $2,297 $1,722 $1,645

Monthly Tax Savings in a 31% Tax Bracket

Monthly After Tax Cost

$315

$1,804

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parc riTTenhouse 225 s. 18th street

Entire floor 3 bedroom, 3.5 bathroom home, 270 degree views, high end finishes & features throughout, 3419 sf

Brand new with 2 bedrooms plus den, 2 baths, very large windows overlooking the center of the Square, upgraded finishes, 2221 sf

$1,900,000

$1,395,000

The phiLadeLphian 2401 pennsylvania avenue

independence pLace 233 s. 6th street

Bi-Level penthouse with 3 bedrooms, 2.5 bathrooms, large balconies, 16’ ceilings, 4207 sf

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, custom renovations throughout, balcony, fabulous Washington Square & Locust Walk view, 1173 sf

$699,000

$579,000

The riTTenhouse 210 W. rittenhouse square

academy house 1420 Locust street

Studio, wonderful sunset view, large marble bathroom, hardwood floors, 583 sf

1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, high floor, wood floors throughout, updated kitchen and bath, 861 sf

$379,900

$245,000

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