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Atlantic City March 25 - 31 Monday, March 25th • Pitchers and Pizza at the Grotto (Featured all week) • Vic and Anthony's Steakhouse Beer Week Menu (Featured all week) • Bill's Bar & Burger with Dogfish Head (Featured all week) • Lillie's Asian Cuisine Beer and Sushi Pairing (Featured all week) • MADE Chocolate & Craft Beer Pairing at Tennessee Ave Beer Hall • Forgotten Boardwalk to Broadway Burger Bar • 3 Years of Dogfish Head 120 Minute IPA I at chickie’s & Pete’s

Tuesday, March 26th • Wingcraft's Nitro Night • Evil Genuis Beer Dinner at the Continental • Harry's Oyster Bar Brews & Bites Flight Night with blue point • We Bee(r) Spelling with Founders & Friends at Bourre • Viking Cooking School with Stone Brewing • Ruth's Chris Beer Dinner featuring Pinelands Brewing Co.

Wednesday, March 27th • Foraged & Fermented Beer Pairing at Cardinal Bistro • Chronicles of Vagabond's Beer Vault • Dock's Blue Point Brewing & Oyster Pairing • Stockton University's Learning to Homebrew & Happy Hour Panel • Viking Cooking School with Sierra Nevada

Friday, March 29th • Session 1 of the Atlantic City beer & Music Festival • Wild Wild West at Bally's Afterparty: Emo Night • 25 Taps of Gold at Harry's Oyster Bar

SAturday, March 30th • Beer FEst Brunch at Gordon Ramsay pub & Grill • 4th Annual Hops Trot 5K Presented by 26.2 Brew • Little Water Distillery's Bloody Mary Hangover Challenge • Session 2 of the Atlantic CIty Beer & Music FEstival • Wild Wild West at Bally's Afterparty: Cheezy & the crackers • Session 3 of the Atlantic City Beer & Music FEstival • Wild Wild West at Bally's Afterparty: Stellar MOjo • Ship Bottom Tap Takeover at Firewaters Saloon

Sunday, March 31st • Little Water's Bloody Mary Hangover Challenge • Beer Fest Brunch at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill • Bourre’s recovery Brunch • Wingcraft's Beautifully Brewed Brunch

Thursday, March 28th • Stone Brewing Beer Dinner at Guy Fieri's Chophouse • Sam Adams Beer Dinner at Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill • Alibi Gin/Hoboken Brewing Cocktails at the Ducktown Tavern • Viking Cooking School with Dogfish Head • Harry's Oyster Bar Night with Tomfoolery • Victory, Southern Tier & Sixpoint Tap Takeover at Broadway Burger Bar

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ven in the age of technology, why justifying one of the evilest events in you’d be surprised at the num- human history is abhorrent. This mom did ber of handwritten and typed let- it for me and adds that it’s a shock that has ters we receive almost daily from stuck with her for a few years as her child has since changed schools – however, she’s not readers. convinced that the school and that From prisoners who specific teacher aren’t just regurgijust want their story to be heard in a quest for appeal, to tating the same imprudent curricuirate readers who want to comment lum. on a recent story, I’d say PW gets as I agree with this parent. The much reader submissions via snail minimization of an event where humail as we do electronically. Which mans used to own other humans is is insane. not only crap curriculum, in many I try to read all that comes to ways, it’s morally wrong. For any my attention – although I have to teacher to use a lesson plan aimed say that judging by what comes in, to show the bright side of slavery there are a LOT of innocent people and have said lesson plan receive in prison – so sometimes those get approval needs to seriously have read on delay. But I read one the their own morals – and frankly job other day that really disturbed me. security – examined.

It was from a concerned parent However, this mother never left @SPRTSWTR at a South Philly-based Catholic her name, a contact at the school or school who claims that her child’s any other parents who may share school is actually teaching that slavery wasn’t in her same disdain for what her child was all bad, because not all slave owners are horri- taught. While we have the name of the school, ble white people like movies, books and histo- it’s a waste to follow as the school will direct ry would like to depict. The writer claims that the issue to the Archdiocese and the Archdiin this class, students read two narratives, one ocese will deny or provide a dry statement written from the perspective of a former slave assuredly with words like “tolerance,” “inand the other a widow of a slave owner. But it clusion” and “compassion” nestled within its was the latter that this parent took issue with. body.

In the letter, she writes: It’s too bad because it was a letter that “The essay written from the slave own- struck a chord, so I just ask that if you’re goer perspective was about a widowed woman ing to send a letter, help us help you. I encourwhose husband had owned the slaves of their age this mom to email us at mail@philadelplantation. Upon his death, she became the phiaweekly.com and give us other additional owner and her narrative centered on how info so we can actually stoke this fire in order hard it was for her as a widow and how she to perhaps extinguish it. See, unfortunately, needed her slaves for ‘survival.’..Further- without all the facts, this just becomes opinmore, the essay emphasized how ‘kind’ she ion on the basis of whether or not this claim is was to her slaves. I was floored!! I was beyond factual or even substantial. So if you read this and want something done, we need more and shocked this is what they were teaching my we hope to hear from you. child.”

Know that at a minimum your letter She added that in her mind this lesson does nothing more than “uphold white supremacy didn’t fall on blind eyes. I read it. I also hope and plants the seeds of racism in the next gen- it makes for a reminder for all of us over the dinner table to suspend the screens, bring shit eration…”

She claimed that the letter I received was back to analog status and ask our kids about also sent to officials at the school, the Archdi- what they’re learning in school.

Here’s hoping you aren’t surprised by what ocese and that PW is just one of many media outlets across the city this “Very Sorry White yours have to say.

Mother Who Should’ve Done More…” – sent the one-page rant to. @SPRTSWTR I don’t even need to get into explaining

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“I could show you compassion or mercy, but I’d be showing you the exact opposite of what you’ve shown me for the last two months by virtue of not paying your rent and now trashing my motherfucking place.”

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– One extremely pissed off Center City landlord in a scream fest with his soon-to-be evicted Spruce St. tenant on Sunday morning. Two months of unpaid rent? In Center City? One rarely hears of such generosity bestowed in this day and age.

16 The number of confirmed cases of the mumps at Temple University last week. Here’s the thing. Temple and the mumps were both savage when the university opened in 1884, so they’re old friends.

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220 000 That’s the number of Phillies tickets sold at the time of this report for the upcoming MLB season after it announced the signing of slugger Bryce Harper to a 13year, $330 million contract.

Oh, we forgot to mention, that’s the number of tickets sold – in 48 hours. John Weber, the Phillies senior VP of ticket operations told the Inquirer, “I’ve never seen anything like this. It’s like a volcano erupting.” To us, it’s 2008 all over again.

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Outside looking in Eviction imminent for women at local homeless shelter, Fernwood East while men’s facility somehow remains open

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open or at least gain an extension. In the end, anya Curry first slept in a homeless shelter when she they were able to speak with representatives for the councilwoman, but not directly with was in her early 20s and had Blackwell. her 5-year-old son alongside “Our city needs more transitional housing her. Today at 46, she is alone and once again homeless, an for people who are in the position they are in at Fernwood,” Blackwell said to Philadelphia experience she was deterWeekly about the matter. “This is one of the mined to never repeat.

“There was a lot of anger issues we should discuss at our budget hearand resentment in the beginning, because I ings. We need more funding for shelter, trancouldn't understand how we did all the right sitional and low-income housing for residents of our city.” things and I still ended up here,” said Curry, Due to lack of resources, the deadline for whose home foreclosed after her husband, Fernwood East’s closure stands the main income provider, died in firm. It is a countdown to eviction 2016. “I did everything I was supBY ANDREA as well as insurmountable uncerposed to do.” tainty for the women who have Suffering from multiple auCANTOR grown friendships and mentortoimmune diseases, including ships in the more reclusive area by rheumatoid arthritis and a thyroid condition, Curry has trouble staying in the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility.

Annie Marlo, 37, has been homeless for certain shelters due to the exposure rate to diseases. Gaudenzia House of Passage (111 N. three months and stated that Fernwood East 48th St) is one such place that posed a partic- has been a blessing in disguise. Waiting with ular problem for Curry, since she had to sleep the other homeless women outside Blackin a chair throughout the night — an anti- well’s office, she explained that they came on quated sleeping arrangement that many shel- behalf of all of the women back at the shelter, many of whom were unable to come due to ters like House of Passage still implement. old age, disability and/or sickness.

Unable to remain in a chair throughout the “I have to honestly say it's not like the othnight, Curry resorted to sleeping in a car and er shelters. This one, it's very much like a eventually squatting in an abandoned house home,” said Marlo. “It's up to you to do somein Mt. Airy.

Curry has mentally coped with her situa- thing with your life. We have a really strong tion by reminding herself of two things. First- staff there. They are self-motivating, trying to ly, she does not have a child with her this time help us do the best that they can.”

For Curry, Marlo and the women of Fernaround. Secondly, she has found an oasis in the women’s shelter of Fernwood East (7979 wood East, the shelter’s closing is not just a personal matter. Instead, they believe it is State Rd).

But Fernwood East, complete with pro- yet another example of the system turning a gramming and case management services blind eye toward women who need immedithat help Curry and an estimated 40 or so ate relief and are unable to sleep in chairs of women “get through this” difficult stage, is overcrowded shelters or wait for slow-moving about to be closed down. A first-time tempo- government assisted housing.

“We need more women shelters, there are rary emergency shelter during the winter a lot of women out here on the street,” said months, all the women at Fernwood East have been given until March 28 to find a new living Curry. “And if this hadn't had happen to me, situation. RHD Fernwood, the year-round I would have never noticed, you couldn't have shelter for men at the same location will re- told me that that these shelters cater to the men.” main open.

Curry’s judgment of the number of homeWith that knowledge, Curry and eight other women from Fernwood East took to City less women is not just perception, it’s reality.

While historically more men experience Hall. Waiting outside the office of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell, the women came homelessness, Liz Hersh, director of the to plead their case about keeping the shelter SEE HOMELESS PAGE 8

A breakdown of leveled assistance programs needed for different demographics of homeless people.

Information provided by Philadelphia’s five year plan on homelessness report.

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HOMELESS, FROM PAGE 7 City’s Office of Homeless Services (OHS) explained that the number is decreasing. What is increasing is the number of homeless women. As of Jan. 25, 2018, based on the City’s annual Point-in-Time count, 2,049 women and 2,631 men were in Philadelphia shelters. The overall total number of unsheltered and sheltered homeless people in Philadelphia was 2,311 women and 3,439 men.

It is a “shift in demographics,” not only in regards to gender but also age. Hersh noted that previously women who entered the shelter system were typically with children or pregnant, but she has seen a growing rate of elderly women coming in alone. Philadelphia currently has a total of 12 family shelters, six for people who identify as women and seven for people who identify as men. The figure for shelters does not include respites, such as Prevention Point sites and the Navigation Center in West Philly, both of which are co-ed.

OHS receives a growing yearly budget of about $85 million, mainly from the City of Philadelphia, and allocates approximately $42 million of it to emergency shelters. Last year, OHS served 8,500 people through its emergency housing program.

In accordance with Philadelphia’s five year plan for the homeless assistance system, OHS said it is placing more attention on and funds in homeless prevention and permanent supportive housing (PSH). From its annual budget, money has been directed towards creating 400 new long-term housing options. As part of the Blueprint to End Homelessness Program, a partnership with Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) and the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), OHS provides 500 housing opportunities each year through public housing units or Housing Choice vouchers. “[The closing of Fernwood East], it’s a heartbreaking situation. It is 100 percent a money issue with all of this stuff,” said Hersh, who also commended the women for being self-advocates. “I think sometimes we forget

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Hersh elaborated that the next steps for the women of Fernwood East would be to try and get them a security deposit through Rapid Re-Housing, which provides short-term rental assistance and supportive services. If the women qualify for PSH, Hersh said that they can “get in line.” Eligibility is based on the national metric of vulnerability, which is as opposed to past procedures that weighed in on how long someone has been in the shelter system or on the waiting list.

Josh Kruger, communications director of OHS, explained the housing system’s waitlist is just one of the “enduring myths that's baked into people's minds.”

Having personally struggled with drug addiction and spending time on the streets, Kruger, a former PW columnist, explained that many old practices which have been phased out and misconceptions of the system are still deep-seeded in the homeless population’s collective consciousness. One old rule that Kruger mentioned is that everyone in the shelters need to leave by 7:00 a.m., but it is protocol that is “just not true any longer, at least in the Philadelphia system.”

Most of the homeless women interviewed at City Hall attested that they have had to leave the shelters in the early hours and come back at night. They said the ability to move more comfortably in and out of Fernwood East is one of the shelter’s benefits.

Another long-time practice that is being transitioned out is the use of chairs for sleeping. It is a tactic that Hersh said her department “hates the most,” but is still prevalent particularly during Code Blues, times when the temperatures feels near or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit. Hersh explained that the department has directed funds towards installing 200 new beds in the shelters by year’s end. The owner of the House of Passage building also recently opened another room to fit 36

Above: Budgetary information and funding sources for OHS’ 2019 fiscal year. | Information provided by Philadelphia’s five year plan on homelessness report.

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Jennifer Upright, 48, is still not looking forward to the possibility of returning to the House of Passage, or as she calls it, “House of Pain.”

Diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and schizophrenia, Upright has been in a revolving door of living situations, staying at psychiatric hospitals, being released to dead-end and unsafe living situations and winding back up at shelters.

“I got out of a mental rehab and I had no place to go. My son sent me to his girlfriend's father's house. It didn't work out. He had bed bugs and stuff, and I had to get out of there,” Upright recalled. “So I went back to Friends Hospital, got rid of all the bugs and still had no place to go."

Upright explained that the shelter system is scary enough for a woman living on their own, but dealing with the voices inside her head, a symptom of schizophrenia, makes the experience even more terrifying.

“Keeping Fernwood open is an immediate threat to our well-beings,” explained Upright.

Upright added that the staff at Fernwood makes sure she gets her medication and the location’s relatively calmer environment helps alleviate some of her debilitating fears.

Talisha Walker, 27, also has schizophrenia as well as clinical depression and anxiety.

Walker was thrown out of her house in the Northeast once her mother discovered that she was pregnant. In her third trimester, Walker remembers her first night without a home.

According to Walker, she went to the OHS and waited from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., without seeing a case manager. She was ultimately placed in House of Passage and had to sleep in a chair.

“It's different, because you are around all different types of people and a lot of germs.

It’s a new experience for me,” said Walker.

After spending some time at House of Passage, Walker was given a bed at Fernwood East. She said Fernwood East provided a more dignified living situation for homeless women and that through a program at the shelter, she has been able to save money to secure some type of housing of her own.

“For my future, I hope to have a place for my son, [live on my own and] be able to stand on my own two feet and not depend on anybody,” said Walker. “I don't want to have my baby in the shelter.”

Walker said she takes herself to the doctor for her mental wellbeing and prenatal care.

What she needs the City for is housing, but right now, she remains on a long waiting list.

“They say that women and children and pregnant women are the first priority but it doesn't seem like it, it seems like they are just ready to put us out on the street,” Walker challenged.

Hersh explained that the demand for per-

manent housing far suprasses the City’s current resources. The last time Hersh looked at the 2019 numbers, between 500 and 600 people in OHS’ shelter system were over the age of 62 and had a physical disability or mobility issue.

“This is a really messed up national crisis of people who have all kinds of physical and mental problems. We don't, as a society, really take care of them. It's horrifying and it's wrong,” said Hersh. “We move heaven and earth to help people within our system, knowing that there's immense suffering out there and that we may not be able to fully alleviate, even by doing everything we possibly can.”

Sharon Bryant, 57, had previously lived in transitional housing, an interim living situation for those looking to gain more permanent housing. According to Bryant, the housing she stayed in was run-down and infested with bed bugs. Although she said transitional housing can cost anywhere up to $400 a month to live in, her house was dilapidated and repairs were rarely made.

“It was so bad, it should be condemned,” Bryant said.

Originally from Jacksonville, Florida, Bryant’s aunt brought her to Philadelphia after she fell ill. After staying with her aunt for about six months, Bryant then entered the shelter system. According to Bryant, it would take two months before she could secure a bed.

Denise Young, 59, has been homeless for a year now. Like the other women who came to City Hall, she too has credited Fernwood East for its “empowering” programming, from savings programs to self-esteem workshops. Also like the other women, Young came to City Hall in search of help not just for herself, but also for her shelter community.

“I'm concerned because a lot of women are pregnant, some of the women are mentally ill, and they have nowhere to go. I have nowhere to go,” said Young. “So the problem is that we are going to be in a transition if they don't get an extension, and some of the women we don't want them to get lost.”

Showing unity in a bleak situation, Young gave parting words on what needs to be done: “They need to find more money and we need more prayers. More people need to help out.”

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Power of the petal This year’s Philadelphia Flower Show celebrate’s 190 years of design

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Safe to say, thousands of people have stopped to smell the roses at the Convention Center for the Philadelphia Flower Show. The annual event, which opened on March 2 and is running through March 10. Dating back to 1829, the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) celebrated 190 years of gardening and design with the theme of “Flower Power.”

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“Fanfare” by Flowers by David is a multi-medium display, incorporating electric fans into the yellow palated flower scheme.

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In another section of “Wish” is a Vietnam display. The section mentions in its description that Allen Ginsberg coined the term Flower Power in 1965 as a way to rally the masses towards passive resistance against the war.

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Other displays take a more figurative interpretation on the Flower Power theme. “Kaleidoscope” by Waldor Orchids is a stunning piece that includes rotating structures made of orchids, tropical flowers and mirrors that spin atop a reflective floor. The various flowers and structure sizes are intended to represent the diversity of the human race. Additionally, the mirrors are meant to convey the ability to both reflect on the collective and the individual.

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Drawing on the 1960s and early 1970s, visitors are immediately transported back in time with PHS’ entrance garden. Comprised of nearly 8,000 flowers of more than 85 varieties, the vibrant entry display incorporates a suspended meadow with 18,000 floral and grass stems and artistic vine sculptures.

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Anneke B. Cunningham and Moose P. Cunningham presented a more sophisticated and technically difficult look with their first-place hat, which utilizes air plants, allium, eucalyptus, fern, monkey tails, orchids and ranunculus.

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“Wish” of Wilmington, Delaware with art labor by students of Shepherd University is another dynamic display that pictures different scenes to represent the era. Emphasizing the Beat Generation atmosphere, one part of the work has a camper trailer, cruiser bicycle, vintage television, dreamcatcher and mock up newspapers.

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The psychedelic “Happy Together: People & Flowers” by Schaffer Designs is a panoramic display with multiple scenes, each sectored off by different colored lights. Designed to express the positive relationship between flowers and humans, the design scales from simple to elaborate floral design.

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The Philadelphia chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America recently endorsed Bernie Sanders as its choice for president ahead of the 2020 Elections. But some feel they need to take as close a look at city government. | Images: Jamie Giambrone Photography

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Which way, Philly DSA? The Philadelphia chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America voted to endorse (surprise!) Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential race.

But what about Philly in 2019?

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n Saturday afternoon, when the co-chair of Philadelphia’s chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America called a vote on a resolution to endorse Bernie Sanders in the 2020 presidential campaign— Whereas, the Democratic Party primary will be hotly contested, the liberal establishment will do everything in their power to undermine Sanders including courting affluent suburban voters to the exclusion of the working class, glorifying “moderate” Republicans and putting forward faux progressive alternatives while carrying water for their Wall Street donors … Therefore be it resolved, that Philly DSA encourages Senator Sanders to run for President in 2020 through the Democratic Party primary.

—the support was so overwhelming, voting cards didn’t need to be counted.

It wasn’t unanimous, but it was close. No surprise there. Bernie Sanders, who launched his campaign at a rally in Brooklyn at the same time Philly DSA was voting to endorse him, has as much to do with the growth of the DSA over the last few years as anyone. Two weeks ago, when Sanders announced he was running, the group’s National Political Committee sent out a bulletin asking local chapters to start talking about a potential Bernie 2020 strategy, and to debate resolutions that will inform the national’s own vote on whether to endorse his candidacy, which is scheduled for later in March. Sanders is the only avowed Democratic Socialist in the race, and, most DSA members agree, the most consistent champion of the working-class causes the group holds dear.

At Saturday’s Philly DSA meeting, there was some dissent on his endorsement, but when the vote was called, the response was enthusiastic. The room burst into applause,

and there was a short eruption of chanting in ly, I think, what’s been animating a lot of the the front rows. Then, the group spent at least discussion between rank-and-file activists and two hours debating a set of revisions to its elected or appointed leaders.” own organizational bylaws, sometimes bitterPhilly DSA co-chair Melissa Naschek, a Steering Committee member who presides ly. over the general meetings, framed the conflict Despite the majority of Philly DSA members favoring Sanders, there has a been a differently.

“What I think is most strongly motivating growing rift within the organization that people on either side of this is a different vireflects a fundamental difference in vision sion of what it means to say that you are runabout how the group should organize itself ning a democratic organization,” and what kinds of work it should do.

Naschek said. “How I would charThe details of that rift are kaleidoBY JARED acterize what I believe, and what scopic, articulated in excruciatingly BREY others who agree with me believe, is fine-grained blog posts and biting that democracy means figuring out Tweets that could fill several issues a way for the membership to decide of this newspaper. how to allocate its resources and where to inIt would be a mistake to either overstate or vest its time, and determining the political diunderstate their importance, or, for our purrection of the organization through collective poses, to look at them too closely. But broadly speaking, on one side of the rift is the Steering deliberation.”

If you’re not a member of Philly DSA, Committee, and on the other side is the Local Initiatives/Local Action Committee (LILAC) should you give a shit? I don’t know.

DSA is still very small, but it has grown and an informal group, launched last fall, called the Campaign for a Better Philly DSA. extraordinarily quickly in the last few years.

The primary grievance of the latter parties is In some places, the group has become an influential political force, with high-profile wins that the Steering Committee wields its adminlike the election of Congresswoman Alexanistrative power to limit the ways that Philly DSA members can self-organize and enforces dria Ocasio-Cortez in New York and, just last week, a small slate of DSA-backed aldermen a narrow emphasis on a few nationally foin Chicago. Philly DSA helped campaign for cused initiatives.

“What this reflects is a question about what State Representative Elizabeth Fiedler, and our local should be working on,” said Shelly supported the almost-winning campaign of Kristin Seale in Delaware County. How it Ronen, a member affiliated with both LILAC and the Campaign for a Better Philly DSA. evolves, and how it spends its energy, could have long-lasting implications for local poli“Should our local [chapter] welcome these tics. The fact that it spent its last meeting bemembers that are excited about expanding fore the 2019 primary election in Philadelphia our capacity and developing the work we do to include justice for people who have unstable endorsing Bernie Sanders and debating its byhousing and underfunded schools, to resist laws raises questions about how it sees local charter-ization, to force Penn to pay payments campaigns playing into its broader goals. in lieu of taxes? Or, alternatively, should DSA Before the meeting on Saturday, Sherrie focus primarily if not entirely on national-levCohen, a candidate for an at-large City Council seat in the Democratic primary election in el struggles like Medicare for All? That’s real-

May, was standing outside the DSA meeting, at the First Unitarian Church in Center City, greeting potential voters. Cohen was a Sanders delegate during the 2016 Democratic National Convention, and says she joined Philly DSA sometime in the last year.

“I’m all for Bernie now, but between now and 2020 is 2019, and I think it would be great for DSA to say that Philly politics matter also, because so many people, most people, are affected by what goes on at City Hall and in City Council,” Cohen said. “I haven’t been involved long but I haven’t seen that they’ve had a focus on Philly city politics, and I believe that they can make a big difference here like they’re making now in Chicago ... This number of people involved on the local level could definitely get me into office, and other allies.”

Conversely, how Philly DSA engages in local issues could have implications for how the organization grows. Between the end of 2017 and the end of 2018, Philly DSA’s membership nearly doubled to more than 1,000 people, according to figures announced at the general meeting in December. It has since shrunk to 840, according to Naschek. Part of that is probably due to a spike in interest in activism in the early days after the election of Donald Trump that has since deflated, Naschek said.

But Ronen said that “a great many wonderful comrades” have simply quit because they couldn’t find support within the chapter to do the kinds of work they want to do.

It’s not that Philly DSA has ignored local issues. Beyond the Fiedler and Seale campaigns, the group helped organize support for Fair Workweek legislation that passed in City Council last fall, securing new scheduling and pay protections for workers in retail stores, hotels, and chain restaurants. At the December meeting, City Councilmember Helen SEE DSA, PAGE 14

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uncomfortable.”

Naschek said there’s no merit in the notion that the Steering Committee tried to keep that Gym, who sponsored the Fair Workweek legresolution from being debated. She said she islation, showed up to thank the members for wishes the chapter had gotten involved in the their support. On Saturday, the membership local 2019 elections earlier, but that in an orvoted in near unanimity on a resolution urg- ganization like DSA, the general membership ing City Council to adopt a Domestic Workers is the final authority anyway.

Bill of Rights. And individual members are “I think it was just that the people that involved in a range of local efforts; one DSA were most interested in that work didn’t make member, Adrian Rivera-Reyes, is running for enough effort to push it forward,” Naschek an at-large Council seat as a Democrat, and said. another member is managing his campaign.

At times during Saturday’s meeting, the In some ways, the question of how Philly DSA general feeling of solidarity in the air was relates to local efforts versus national ones is about what you’d expect to find in the handseparate from the issues shake line after a lopdividing LILAC and the sided little league game.

Steering Committee.

During the debate over But LILAC formed the bylaws, speakers out of a sense that lined up on two sides of Philly DSA was enthe chapel. On one side were speakers in favor gaged in a much narrower set of initiatives of an amendment, sponthan other local chapsored by Kudler, which ters. (Its origins go would allow any Steerback to an online dising Committee member cussion group among to “be removed for any Philly DSA members reason by written resthat was simply called olution, approved by a “Doing Things.”) Some majority of the memLILAC-affiliated members present and voting bers say the Steering at an assembly of the Committee’s approach Local.” On the other to running the chapter side were speakers opactively discourages posed to the amendwork on local issues ment. that members want to “If this amendment organize, and underpasses,” said one of cuts opportunities for the opponents, “what coalition-building with you’re going to see is other local leftists. In every one of these genNovember, the co-chairs eral meetings turn into of Philly DSA sent out a show trial.” an email urging mem- – Dustin Guastella, Steering Committee memUnderlying all of this ber of the Democratic Socialists of America bers to attend the genis the observable fact eral meeting instead of Philadelphia chapter that Philly DSA’s mema simultaneously schedbership is almost enuled counterprotest of a tirely white. (That’s not right-wing Proud Boys rally at Independence just a Philly issue; The New Republic devoted Hall, calling the Proud Boys as “far-right an important piece, headlined “Do AmeriLARPers.” Some members read the message ca’s Socialists Have a Race Problem?” to it in as being dismissive of the kinds of threats December.) During the bylaws debate on Satthat motivate a lot of local activists. urday, the group was considering an amendThe divide manifests in a million ways. The ment that would require at least two of the agenda for the general meeting in November four elected officers to “self-identify as people included a resolution to create an ad hoc comof color.” A white man speaking in opposition mittee focused on the 2019 municipal primary to the amendment said it could lead to people elections. But there wasn’t time to consider of color being overburdened with responsibilthat resolution, so it languished, and since the ities in the chapter, and asked how many peomeeting on Saturday was dedicated to Bernie ple in the room were people of color.

2020 and bylaw revisions, that resolution is “That’s the problem!” a woman shouted now probably moot. Some LILAC members from the back. (The amendment passed.) say the outcome was one the Steering ComSome people of color feel isolated within the organization. As one woman of color argued mittee wanted all along. in a post on the Campaign for a Better Philly “Things that [the Steering Committee] didn’t want to pass were at the very end of the DSA website in November, the Steering Comagenda, and we didn’t get to them,” said Jesse mittee’s resistance to self-organized member Kudler, who helped start LILAC. “Those are initiatives makes that sense of marginalizathe kinds of coincidences that make people tion worse. There’s no one in Philly DSA who

“We've done a lot of really strong local work. It seems to me that the division in the chapter is more between a kind of 1990s, anarchist-y, Occupy-ish kind of politics, and a Democratic Socialist politics that is more in line with committing ourselves to reforms, and committing ourselves to long-term campaigns.”

Issues regarding power, leadership and diversity have been causes for concern among the Philly DSA, which has seen its numbers both grow and decline in the aftermath of the 2016 election.

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“We've done a lot of really strong local work,” Dustin Guastella, a member of the Steering Committee, said after the meeting on Saturday. “It seems to me that the division in the chapter is more between a kind of 1990s, anarchist-y, Occupy-ish kind of politics, and a Democratic Socialist politics that is more in line with committing ourselves to reforms, and committing ourselves to long-term campaigns.”

In any event, there’s a big portion of the membership that isn’t totally polarized to

one side of the LILAC/Steering Committee divide. And nationally, DSA’s cachet is still on the rise. Paul Prescod, secretary of Philly DSA, said at Saturday’s meeting that he has identified as a socialist since 2010, but it’s only in the last few years that he’s felt “a certain confidence and a certain swagger about these ideas.” It’s possible that the divisions in Philly DSA will fizzle out, or calcify into intra-organizational caucuses, or blossom into a fullblown schism. Each of those outcomes would have different implications for Philadelphia politics.

In the meantime, as Guastella said at the end of our interview on Saturday: “Bernie 2020, baby!”

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‘Unfortunate side effect’ Aftermath of HBO documentary Leaving Neverland puts MJ purists in a whole new light

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“This tendency has also been an unfortunate side effect of the rise of the #MeToo movement. For way, way too many people, ‘I'm a fan of that person and I love their work’ is not only defense but an exoneration, for the worst of horrible acts. This isn’t only in the case of Jackson; R. Kelly, after he was arrested last month, had female fans offering to post his bail.”

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Universe, Penn State scandal truthers, and It was two nights of must-watch (of course) the current President of the UnitTV, depending on who you asked. This week, HBO dropped ed States.

Somehow, some way, the extended litanother monster of a think tle-boy tantrum over Marvel making a movie piece with Leaving Neverland, that stars a woman wasn't even the most hora four-hour documentary about rifying toxic fandom story during the month two men who say Michael Jackson sexually abused them, over of March.

A New York Times look at obsessed MJ many years when they were young boys.

It's a documentary in the same artery as fans who have dedicated their lives and their hours-long YouTube videos to dethe January Lifetime airing of Surfending the honor of a long-dead viving R. Kelly. But while the Kelly BY STEPHEN pop star, the director of Leaving doc had many more accusers and a SILVER Neverland, Dan Reed, was unusumuch larger mountain of evidence, ally forward: the two men in Leaving Neverland “One can only compare them to reliare compelling – and credible.

The two accusers, Wade Robson and James gious fanatics, really,” Reed told the Times.

Safechuck, had both vouched for Jackson in “They’re the Islamic State of fandom.”

What's notable about these fans is that the past, even supporting him during past tridon't have inside information or any greater als, but reversed themselves later in life. But that's not exactly a rare thing in sexual abuse understanding of the facts of any of the cases. They just seem to have the thought procases, as anyone who remembers the Jerry cess of ‘I love Michael Jackson, no one I love Sandusky case can attest. would ever do anything like this, and thereOver the course of the film, Leaving Neverland strongly makes the case that Jackson fore he couldn't possibly have done this.’ It's really was a sexual abuser. Even by the most both circular reasoning, and a totally morally untenable position. charitable interpretation, he regularly travThis tendency has also been an unfortueled with and slept in bed with young boys – nate side effect of the rise of the #MeToo and that's something that's been alleged for movement. For way, way too many people, decades.

‘I'm a fan of that person and I love their work’ Make no mistake: Leaving Neverland is a very difficult watch, and I wouldn’t blame is not only defense but an exoneration, for anyone for a second if they’re not up to the worst of horrible acts. This isn’t only in the case of Jackson; R. Kelly, after he was arwatching it. rested last month, had female fans offering to There's only very limited use of Jackson's music; the Kelly documentary used all sorts post his bail.

This happens with politicians too – there of Kelly's songs, essentially daring the singer are very few supporters of Trump who beto sue the filmmakers. The other difference?

While Kelly has enjoyed a long career as a lieve any of his double-digit accusers because top pop star, Jackson was something else alanyone who would accuse the president they together. He was, arguably, the biggest star in love must be a lying whore. And yes, that was the position of a whole lot of Democrats – see the entire world for a considerably long periBill Clinton and Al Franken as example. od of time.

The reaction to the Jackson documentary The reaction to the Jackson doc also ties this to another unfortunate tendency: showed something else: That Michael JackWhen Michael Jackson died in June 2009, son's fans are rapidly ascending the ranks of the most loathsome, morally obtuse fanbases the culture just kind of collectively decided to pretend that the last two decades of his in existence. When it comes to obsession and life hadn't ever happened. This included the obnoxious online behavior, Jackson fans are now in rarefied territory I've only ever seen weirdness, the baby-dangling, the grotesque before from partisans of the DC Extended plastic surgery, the subpar later music, and

Image: YouTube screenshot Wade Robson is one of two men in the new HBO documentary Leaving Neverland that claims pop legend Michael Jackson sexually abused him over the course of several years. yes, the molestation allegations. It was as if Jackson had been hit by a bus a year or two after Bad was released, and just kind of stayed in suspended animation until his death.

Jackson's estate even reacted to the documentary by putting two relatively rare vintage concerts by the singer upon his official YouTube channel to run concurrently with the two-part HBO documentary, as if inviting Jackson's fans to put their head in the sand and enjoy his music instead.

I've loved Michael Jackson's music for my entire life, just as I've loved Woody Allen's

films and Louis C.K.'s comedy. Hell, Harvey Weinstein even produced a whole bunch of movies that are foundational for me.

Will I stop listening to Jackson's music?

I'm not sure. We can debate the "separate the art from the artist" question all day long and probably never come up with a definitive answer about what is the right and ethical thing.

But I can certainly say that one's status as a powerful and beloved pop star is in no way an argument, all by itself, for their innocence.

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Crime does pay Ahead of his trip to Philly, author Don Winslow talks his latest novel, Mexican cartels, and the idiocy of Trump’s border wall

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isten to author Don Winslow, and you’ll find he sounds as hard-boiled and cunningly complex as the characters in the crime novels he’s written.

He’s authored dense, dramatic novels such as The Force, The Cartel and The Power of the Dog. The latter two books find him treading in the deep and problematic waters of the drug trade between Mexico and the United

States with characters so realistic and true-to-life, you can smell the mix of stale cologne and cocaine on their skin.

Winslow’s latest novel, The Border, finds him concluding a trilogy with its action shifting its location to the United States. Outside of the author realm, he’s had an interesting February after he challenged President Donald Trump to a debate over the wall Trump earnestly wants to build along the southern border.

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“Trump puts out so much falsehood about this situation. He tells a story about the border that is not true, not accurate. I live on the border and have for some 20-odd years...I think if he’s going to spew, let me come in and present the facts...he’s stuck on a false narrative that he can’t back away from, [and] he needs to be called on that.”

– Author Don Winslow, who challenged President Donald Trump to a border wall debate

Ahead of a recent stop in Philadelphia promoting The Border at the Free Library’s main branch, Winslow caught up with PW to chat about all of the above.

So, El Chapo Guzman is seeking a new trial due to what he claims is jury misconduct. I mention him because much of the chaos within your trilogy is due to who he is and what he’s done. What say you?

I’m not a lawyer and I’m not a judge. But, the judge’s instructions to the jury were pretty clear and standard about not looking at outside media. If they did, It’s a violation of the judge’s orders, and – as much as it pains me to say it – Guzman would merit a new trial.

You’ve written about the hardest edges of the drug trade as a novelist and as a journalist. One portrait that you painted in The Border, however, was almost innocent and sweet-seeming: this flashback with kingpin Adán Barrera, earlier in his life, staring sweetly at his marijuana fields. How much of that scene was about looking at a simpler, gentler time – especially when you consider marijuana and its legalization make it almost quaint?

I never considered it from that angle. It is quaint. You go back to a certain era when marijuana was the major crop from Mexico in terms of drugs. I wrote about that extensively in The Kings of Cool and its start among the surfers of Laguna Beach. I could take you to the exact spot where those first conversations and deals happened. So, you might be onto something, but, if it is, it was subconscious.

On a conscious level, what I was trying to do with that scene was [portray] how the fictional Sinaloa cartel moved into heroin, and why.

That goes back to Power of the Dog to where we meet the central character of the trilogy, DEA agent Art Keller.

Yes, when he’s burning down the opium fields – poisoning them – and first meets Barrera. The cartels didn’t go back into opium, i.e. heroin, in any meaningful way, until the early 2000s. I was trying to illustrate that, but, now that I think of it, you might be right. After I wrote Dog, I thought I had written the worst of the worst. Many of the observers of that scene thought the same thing. We were all so wrong. This new era of hyper-violence came about in a way that none of us could’ve imagined in our worst nightmares.

How do you outrun the manic currency of what is going on with the drug trade?

I used to say about the Mexican cartels that writing realistic fiction was a problem. The reality was so surreal, the reader might not believe it. There were scenes that I knew had happened that I did not write because I did not think the reader would believe them, or [be able to] handle them...they were so incredibly and surrealistically violent. Without drawing a direct analogy, there is a similarity with the Trump era. As journalists know better than novelists, you’re always reporting on things that, if they were in a novel, you might not believe, that an editor would toss out. I went through that very thing with all these books, by the way. I’d get editorial notes telling me, ‘That’s over the top.” When I was writing ‘The Cartel,’ the headlines were outpacing me. You felt as if you were writing satire, even when it was real.

What did you know The Border had to have, beyond all else?

I knew that I had to come home to the U.S., for the bulk of it, and I knew that Keller had to have some sort of self-realization.

Speaking of the Mexican border, Trump and absurdities, you challenged him to a debate about the wall and the so-called immigration problem this week, only to have Stephen King claim that he’ll sweeten the deal with a financial incentive. As you were saying this, what ran through your head?

You’d kill to see it, and Stephen would throw in $10k. I don’t know that I would go into my head without a flashlight and a gun, I don’t know what goes on moment-to-moment, but Trump puts out so much falsehood about this situation. He tells a story about the border that is not true, not accurate. I live on the border and have for some 20-odd years. I think that it’s good that somebody is calling him [out] on that. if he’s going to spew, let me come in and present the facts. Let’s see how he deals with the facts. I think that it’s a campaign promise that he got stuck on, won, and now he has to ride it out. But he knows the facts – or he should know the facts – since they come from his own government’s agencies. Now that he’s stuck on a false narrative that he can’t back away from, [and] he needs to be called on that.

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Philly’s public schools showing signs of progress after dark days of closures and deficits

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lexander Nieto-Perez remembers the time he started coming to South Philly’s Vare-Washington Elementary School as a pre-K student, and says there’s a whole lot more going on at the school now.As a 12-year-old in seventh grade, Alexander says his school is a lot more than just a place that teaches you how to pass standardized tests.“When I was in first grade there wasn’t a lot going on,” he said, sitting in the school library alongside two classmates, two teachers, and the school’s new principal, Gretchen Stewart. “Now there’s a lot of afterschool activities.

It used to be that you just came to school, learned, and just left. He says English and Language Arts are his favorite subjects but also said he has applied new skills in math while learning about taxation. “We actually present in front of a board,” he said. “This school is preparing us for not just this year but years after.”Alexander’s appreciation for his school offers a glimpse of how the School District of Philadelphia is striving to turn its back on the financial distress, low academic performance and shaky morale that tormented it within only the last decade.

Nihaya Laws, 12; Stephanie Pantoja-Demetrio, 13; Alexander Nieto-Perez, 12 – all seventh-graders, in the library of the Vare-Washington school in South Philadelphia. | Image: Jon Hurdle

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY The district’s latest score in its annual School Progress Report – its benchmark for overall performance – rose for the third consecutive year to 42 percent in 2017-18 from 33 percent in 2014-15, indicating improvement in three key categories: student achievement and progress, college and career readiness, and school “climate,” a measure that includes attendance and parental involvement.

In all, 33 of 214 district-run public schools increased their scores for the third year in a row, while 11 rose two tiers in the SPR assessment. Another 86 independently-run public charter schools were also covered by the report.

“The data from our SPR reports confirm what we have known for some time – that our schools across the city are improving in the areas that matter most to student success,” PSD superintendent Dr. William Hite, said via statement.

Other district-wide data, though indicating improvement, show it still has much work to do. The report showed, for example, that only 46 percent of students are attending 95 percent or more of school days, and only 69 percent of students in district-led and alternative schools are graduating.

Still, the latest gains suggest the District is continuing to emerge from those dark days of 2013 when it closed 23 underutilized schools – about 10 percent of its total – to erase a projected $1.35 billion budget deficit over five years after a cut of more than $400 million in state funding.

Since then, the PSDs finances have improved thanks to more stable state funding and the transfer in 2018 of district governance to a city-run board from the state-run School Reform Commission, which oversaw the PSD starting in the early 2000s.

The brighter financial outlook was underlined last December by the credit-rating agency Moody’s Investor Services which increased the PSDs underlying bond rating by two notches to its first investment-grade level since 1977.

Moody’s attributed the upgrade to three consecutive years of budget surpluses and the commitment of permanent tax revenues from the City of Philadelphia after the return to local control, largely eliminating previously anticipated annual deficits in the near term.

“The District’s governance is now more closely tied to that of the city given the return to local control, and we anticipate a better alignment of city and school district interests as a result,” the agency said, while warning that any change in the City’s new commitment to the school district could contribute to another downgrade.

The upgrade, following another by Moody’s in 2017, will mean the district has to pay less to borrow money, freeing up millions of dollars for future investment, its chief financial officer, Uri Monson, said at the time.

The better financial stability has led to the restoration of previously cut positions like nurses and school counselors; allowed the

purchase of new equipment such as classroom “smart boards” and has paid for student travel on a scale that would not have been possible when the budget crisis was at its height.

At George Washington Carver Engineering and Science School in North Philly, the PSD paid nearly $10,000 for a group of students to attend the national stage of an underwater robotics competition in New Orleans three years ago. The money wasn’t in the school’s budget, said Principal Ted Domers, but the district found it.

“I called Dr. Hite and said ‘Can you help me out with this?’ Not a problem,” said Domers, who has been principal at the school for five years. “When I first arrived as principal, we were sitting in August with Dr. Hite in meetings saying, ‘We’re going to make sure we don’t cut any more.’ There was just a lot of turmoil around it. There’s none of that any more.”

The greater stability has allowed Carver to expand its offerings to students, and to encourage them to pursue their interests in a way that would have been less likely in an atmosphere of perpetual financial crisis, Domers said.

“We know now that there’s stability within the District, and that is what Dr. Hite has brought, and has allowed us to grow,” he said.

“If we’re constantly feeling overwhelmed with things being thrown at us then we’re just sitting here being reactive.”

Current innovations include collaboration with Mighty Writers, a local nonprofit that uses volunteers to teach clear writing skills to students at several locations, and is working with Carver to create a full-service writing center at the school.

Such outside groups won’t set up programs with any schools that are financially or even physically unstable, Domers said. “Their concern was: ‘We can’t be in a place where two years from now you tell us the walls are falling down,’” he said.

With greater financial stability, schools can focus on improving the performance measured by the annual School Progress Report.

In the 2017-18 school year, Vare-Washington increased its overall SPR score to 63 percent from 57 percent in 2016-17. It also improved its “progress” score – measuring growth in standardized assessments – to 88 percent from 83 percent.

Its “achievement” measure of performance in standardized tests such as PSSAs also rose but only to 30 percent, putting the school in the district’s “watch” category.

While the school’s achievement indicators on reading, math and science all rose in 201718, they still showed that at least half of the school’s 369 students failed to reach proficiency in those subjects. In English language arts, for example, only 47 percent reached proficient or advanced level, while for math/algebra, just 34 percent attained that level.

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dents are classed as economically disadvantaged, and 32 percent are English language learners – was the “climate” measure which dropped four points to 64 percent, largely reflecting continuing problems with attendance, Stewart said. Only 57 percent of students attended 95 percent or more of instructional days in 2017-18.

“When I look at the SPR, one of the biggest things for me to respond to is getting kids here more often, and that is the drum I’ve been beating all year,” she said.

One answer has been to incentivize students to come to school with promises of outof-school trips and to hold competitions between classes for the best attendance record.

Stephanie Pantoja-Perez, another seventh-grader, said she’s looking forward to her class visiting Rolling Thunder Skating Center, a roller-skating rink in Northeast Philadelphia, where the school is taking Stephanie’s class in recognition of its good attendance record.

“This year, as a prize of coming to school every day, we have the opportunity to go,” said Stephanie, 13. “We couldn’t be late more than two times over a 30-day period. If you missed two days, you couldn’t go to the Rolling Thunder but if you missed one day you still had the opportunity to go.”

Nihayah Laws, 12, said her class is getting a pizza party at the end of the month as a prize for having the best attendance in the school – a 100 percent record. At the academically selective Carver school for middle and high school students, performance scores are also rising but from a higher base than at Vare-Washington.

Carver’s overall score jumped 31 points to 85 percent in 2017-18 while student achievement rose to 73 percent and climate was little changed at 96 percent.

Thiyazan Salman, 17, a senior, said there are more after-school activities now than there were when he joined in ninth grade, and he enjoys the school’s stimulating atmosphere.

“Everything felt slow then,” he said, referring to his freshman year. “Now almost every week there’s something going on.”

“I come here because I enjoy being here,” Thiyazan said. “I’m a senior now and I’m going to have to leave soon and it kind of makes me sad but it also makes me happy because someone is going to fill my spot and hopefully experience all that I experienced, and possibly more.”

Amanda Frazer, 18, who expects to study economics or finance at Wellesley College when she leaves Carver, said there are more opportunities for students to pursue their interests there than when she started as a freshman.

“If you want something to happen, go act,” she said. “There’s a very open community here.”

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Ray Hart, director of research at the Council of the Great City Schools, said Philadelphia is making progress on measures such as key academic performance indicators, suspension rates, and days of school missed.

Philly’s performance is helped by its efforts to reduce suspensions, driven by its “trauma-informed care” policy that recognizes the challenging circumstances faced by many students in America’s poorest big city, and tries to avoid suspensions for bad behavior like classroom outbursts, said Hart, whose organization represents 74 of the nation’s largest urban school systems.

“Our data shows that Philadelphia is making dramatic improvements in reducing suspension rates and keeping kids in school,” he said.

The improvements have a lot to do with the stability of its leadership, particularly since it has had the same superintendent, Dr. Hite, since 2012, Hart said.

“Keeping leadership consistent – that’s where you really begin to see districts turn the corner and make improvements that are tangible,” Hart said.

Principals and faculty interviewed for this story said they work toward goals set by the district in its Action Plan 3.0 framework for rebuilding district, and determine for themselves how to achieve them. At Vare-Washington, for example, teachers in the upper grades now focus on just two subjects rather than the full curriculum, allowing them to develop more expertise in how to teach their chosen subjects.

Lisa DiStefano, a sixth-grade teacher who has been with the district for 31 years, said she welcomes being able to focus on math and social studies.

And she said it now feels like there’s more money for after-school activities.

“When I first came to the district, there was plenty of that stuff, then it stopped and was bone dry, and now it seems like it’s more,” she said.

Jenna Beck, an English teacher at Vare-Washington for the last five years, said she has no complaints about funding or policy. “I feel like I have been given everything that I need in the classroom to be successful. I haven’t had a principal tell me ‘no, we don’t have money for that.’”

While Vare-Washington’s SPR scores show it still has work to do in many areas, Principal Stewart defended the school as well-funded community where classes are small and teachers know and care for their students.

Asked what she would say to parents who are considering moving out of the city in search of what’s believed to be better suburban schools, Stewart said Vare-Washington serves all of its students in a way that any parent would want.

“It feels like, if we can dream it, we can do it,” she said.

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Parting Shots Roundup of random thoughts and other musings from you, our readers Homeless: show some respect at Suburban Station Dear Editor:

I am a business owner in the suburban concourse over 10 years and without the help of the transit police, none of the businesses [would] be here today. I have nothing against people being homeless but if they are acting inhumane and breaking laws the police need to step in. The guy in the wheelchair [mentioned in your Feb. 28 op-ed] is always causing trouble. He’s always getting high, urinates and defecates all over the concourse and never follows any law. Obviously, the nurse doesn’t know what goes on in the concourse. The stores are closing because of these homeless/addicts. They come into your store and start threatening you, they get high around your store, they bother the commuters, they urinate everywhere, steal food out of people’s hand while they are eating, etc. The transit police really work hard to try to keep the place in order but when you guys portray them as “savages” and homeless as innocent victims, it does not help. I’ve seen police getting screamed at, spit at, attacked by these so-called homeless/addicts. Please if you want to know what really goes down in the concourse, stay for couples days and see for yourself and also interview the business owners and the commuters.

– Happy J. | Philadelphia

The Philly prophecy Dear Editor::

In the near future, Philadelphia will be a city of rich and poor – there will be no middle class. This [will] happen in two phases: I. The blue-collar factory jobs will leave the city, leaving thousands dependent largely on social services and housing. II. The city is “transferring wealth” through high property taxes, sales taxes, gas and water rates and highly pensioned city workers [the latter of whom] will probably be the only pseudo-middle class left in the city. At least the corrupt and content Republicans of your left behind Art Museum, Parkway, City Hall, Kelly and MLK Drives will be the only thing remaining. Philly will just be an over-built city that will end up like Atlantic City – under state control.

– Anonymous | Mom’s basement, probably

Kudos to Pa. Corrections Officers Association for K2 crackdown Dear Editor:

On behalf of over 12,000 Pennsylvania state corrections officers, the Pennsylvania State Corrections Officers Association (PSCOA) supports the commonwealth’s efforts against legal challenges to its mail policy that was developed after a rash of K2, a synthetic cannabinoid, was being smuggled through the mail in prisons throughout the system.

Simply put, our officers were becoming seriously sick from a substance that could not be detected. Once the department took unprecedented steps, working with the PSCOA, to protect the safety of everyone, I can report that illnesses from our officers are down considerably. That’s what Pennsylvania’s policy is all about: Safety.

And inmates still receive their mail. Perhaps other states should look to Pennsylvania as a model for how it handles its mail.

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“Captain Marvel” Advance Screening

Higher. Further. Faster. No, that’s not the lyrics to the newest Daft Punk hit, though we like where your head’s at and we think you’re a straight shooter with upper management written all over them who’s gonna climb that corporate ladder in no time.

It is, in fact, how one might describe Captain Marvel, the newest superhero set to grace our many, many screens. Want a sneak peek before anyone else? You know where to go. | 7pm. $13.

Philadelphia Film Society, 1412 Chestnut St. filmadelphia.secure.force. com MUSIC

Hippie Sabotage

It’s not often you hear of a band that both frightens and intrigues, but that’s exactly how we feel about this Sacramento-based EDM duo. If we were given the opportunity (which we won’t be; they don’t like us talking to the talent) we’d ask … what does Hippie Sabotage mean? Are you trying to stop the spread of hippies? Are you interfering with a grand, international hippie plan? Or are you the hippies, and you’re planning to sabotage us all, bringing our capitalist columns down on our collective heads!?

Which is it!? We must know!

We must! | 9pm. $25. TLA, 334 South St.

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Philly Chef Conference Usually, we try to keep The Scene to a single event on a single day.

But considering the explosion of incendiary culinary creations popping up left and right around the greater Philadelphia area these last few years, we figured we’d make an exception for 2019’s Philly Chef Conference.

Hosted by Drexel’s Center for Food and Hospitality Management, this two-day event - with an extra special one-off book n’ cold brew event on Friday night with Chef Edward Lee – will wow you, how (to) you, will even wine, dine and swine you (where chefs gath-

er, there’s bound to be plenty of pork).

You’ll head home from this event just as full up as you would be on any normal summer Saturday night, but it won’t just be your belly that’s near to bursting; it’ll be your brine-soaked brain, crammed full with knowledge, news, information about the latest and greatest culinary tips and tricks, all the tools (literal and figurative) you’ll need to take your own culinary creations to newer, higher, even more explosive heights. We are excited and cant wait!

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WHAT: Philly Chef Conference WHEN: March 10 & 11. 1130am. COST: Prices vary.

WHERE: Academic Building, 101 N. 33rd St. MORE: phillychefconference.com

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Evil Genius’ 2nd Birthday

It’s Evil Genius Beer Company’s second birthday, and you best believe that, much like a college co-ed who went a little too hard on the hooch her first night away from home, they’ll give it a good drunken cry if they want to. But they’ll regroup, eat some saltines, maybe talk through things with one of their friends, and then get around to dishing out a special Birthday Beer and a whole lot of cake cake cake cake cake (Rihanna will not be there). | 4pm. Free. Evil Genius, 1727 N. Front St. evilgeniusbeer.com PARTY

Gender Blender

Honestly, there’s so much in store for any of you hooligans wild enough to take part in this Gayborhood “turn up” for trans and non-binary peoples, that we don’t even know where to start. So we’ll just say this; all are welcome, but this is a trans and non-binary centered event, meaning it’s a place for fun without hangups. So kick off any racist, homophobic or otherwise terrible shoes and get in the mood for fearless fun. | 10pm. $5. Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 254 S. 12th St. tabuphilly.com MUSIC

Mat Kerekes w/ Jetty Bones + Jacob Sigman We’ve crowed about this venue before, and don’t worry we haven’t forgotten about the actual show, but we’ve gotta take a second

to tout Everybody Hits, the celebration of batting cages-turned-music- Women’s Day venue-turned-batting cages. flows in that v It’s an awesome concept jam master M and an awesome venue. To celebrate wom that end, Mat Kerekes also and creed, fit started with an awesome their contribu concept - being a singer/ crazy crapfes songwriter - and managed 8pm. $10. Par to turn it into something just American St. as real and just as awesome. eventbrite.c If only there was some event that combined the two … . | 8pm. $13. Everybody Hits WOMEN’S Philadelphia, 529 W. Girard Ave. eventbrite.com

Bulleit Bubble

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Flag Fly. | 6pm Nowadays though, she’s Bourbon, 120 shed the girl next door label entirely and moved right on eventbrite.c into, well, pop idol territory. | 8pm. $32.50. TLA, 334 MUSIC South St.

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LYWEEKLYPHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY celebration of International Women’s Day - very much flows in that vein. Join jam master Masha T and celebrate women of all kind and creed, fit and form, for their contributions to this crazy crapfest we call … life. | 8pm. $10. Parker VII, 2207 N. American St. eventbrite.com WOMEN’S DAY

Bulleit & Bubbles Soiree

This may come as a shock to some (and definitely won’t to others), but Bank & Bourbon is holding an International Women’s Day event that (gasp) … features bourbon (the horror, the horror)!

Bulleit, to be precise. Plus, a whole bunch of bubbles in the form of Veuve Clicquot’s champagne portfolio. Each ticket comes with one glass of champagne or one bourbon cocktail, plus free reign to let your Lady Freak Flag Fly. | 6pm. $65. Bank & Bourbon, 1200 Market St. eventbrite.com MUSIC

John McGillian and Michael Boyce

We’re inching ever closer to the sloppiest event on the spring calendar - St. Patrick’s Day - but since we’re not quite there yet, we figured we’d offer up just a taste of the kind of Éirinn go Brách mayhem you can expect in a few short weeks. Join Irish music veterans John McGillian and Michael Boyce as they woo you through an evening of songs, laughter and, of course, drink. | 6pm.

Free. The Market Tavern, 3000 Market St.

WOMEN’S DAY

Time To Pretend V: An All Women’s Art Showcase

International Women’s Day 2019 seems an apt time to open our eyes and our hearts as wide as possible, and let the future of our country and our world in more fully.

That future is, of course, female. It’s women-run and women-owned and, just like the art at this event, almost completely women-created.

Let’s celebrate that, plus the brightness of that shared future, shall we? | 7pm. $15.

Circle Spaces, 1125 S. Broad St. timetopretendv. splashthat.com

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The BIG Exhibit

Biggie, Biggie, Biggie, can’t you see? Sometimes your events are awesome and free. Sometimes they ask for a donation at the door, but an event this awesome is worth that and more. See what we did there? Anyway, this freebut-donate-if-you-can event is all about the life and lyrics of Mr. Christopher Wallace, as shown through the work of 30 different visual artists.

We still miss you, BIG. Always. | 6pm. Free. Philly Art Collective, 253 N. 3rd St. eventbrite.com

MUSIC

An Evening With Bob Weir and Wolf Bros

Bob Weir is a true original. Ok, so maybe he doesn’t have the same brand recognition as Jerry Garcia (RIP, big brother), but he’s still one of the out there cats behind the long, strange trip that was The Grateful Dead. But time marches on, as time is wont to do, and that long strange has bled into another and another and, well, now we’ve reached the era of Bob Weir and Wolf Bros. Honestly, we kinda can’t wait to see what comes next. | Friday 730pm.

Prices vary. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St. themetphilly.com

COMEDY

Michelle Wolf

Things have gotten so wild, gone so far off the rails, that we’re not even sure our memory of The World Before is actually as accurate as we’d like to think. Really, all we know for sure is that there was a time when we didn’t think about our country and its president for hours on end, just wondering when it would all go back to so-called “normal.” But that’s not the world we live in. And only Michelle Wolf can save us now (for a couple of hours, at least). | Friday 730pm. $36.

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Ice Cube

Cube! Ice! The Man Formerly Known as O’Shea.

Who knew Ice Cube was still out there making music and playing shows? Honestly, we thought he’d gone full Disney Dad, making family-friendly movies and raking in the exorbitant sums of dough. But apparently, his NWA side still remains. Which is good news. Damn … today really was a good day. | Saturday 8pm. $39.50.

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The Future Is Female

The future is female. You know that. We know that.

The guy in the cubicle next to you knows that. Hell, even the Cheeto dusted asshole in the White House knows it. But he doesn’t want to admit it. And neither do a lot of other people. Fortunately for them, we’ve got a plan for how we’re gonna change all their stupid minds. Two words; dance party. Shake it like you fought for equality and there’s no chance in hell you’re giving it back. | 10pm. $13. Ruba Club, 416 Green St. eventbrite.com SHOW

Clüb 13

We really struggled with what category to place this event under. Food & Drink? Yep, you better believe you’re going to try 13 delectable delicacies, framed by superstition.

Party? Yeah, of course there’s going to be live music and circus acts, performed by the Philadelphia School of Circus Acts. Show? Well, yeah. If it’s got all the other stuff then you best believe this is gonna be one hell of a show. | 7pm.

Prices vary. Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia, 19 S. 22nd St. eventbrite.com PARTY

Sway

It’s big, it’s queer, it’s monthly and you best fuckin’ get used to it. Seriously though, Sway’s been killin’ it on the LGBTQ party scence for a minute now, but we can’t wait to see what they have in store this month. We’re thinking … a drag show. But not just any drag show; a drag king show, featuring

“LoveHer Boys.” And what about three different dance floors? All queer, people of color DJs? Oh man. Is it Saturday yet? | 10pm. Prices vary. Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 254 S. 12th St.

sweater, but you still gotta go to work tomorrow. | 10am.

Free. Jasper Studios, 2930 E. Jasper St.

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St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Is is weird that there’s going to be a St. Patrick’s Day Parade a week before St. Patrick’s Day? In all honesty, we don’t know the answer to that question. We don’t think so. But hey, maybe there’s purists out there who just won’t rest until they’ve returned the St. Patrick’s Day Parade to its rightful date and time. Fight on, purists.

The world isn’t listening, but at least you’ve still got your spirit! | 8am. Free. The St. Patrick’s Day Observance Association, 5th and Market Sts. philadelphiastpatsparade.com SHOP

Fishtown Flea: Indie & Boutique Sample Sale

What better way to kick off the last day of the weekend than by perusing work by local vendors, mocha frappe latte in-hand, trying everything in your power to ignore the sinking feeling that just keeps gnawing at you, no matter how hard you try, no matter how much stuff you buy, no matter how much sugar-infused coffee you drink? Yeah, we love your new

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As an alt-weekly with deep-running local ties, we’re always up for a nice neighborhood get-together.

Honestly, we write all week about events and happenings in and around the city, but so rarely do we get the chance to tout something as communityoriented as this. It may not be flashy, but if there’s an upside for the city, we’re in like chemicals in Flint, Michigan’s water. | 1pm. Free.

Starr Garden Neighbors and Friends, 600 Lombard St. myphillypark.org MUSIC

Trap n’ Paint Philly

This isn’t the first time we’ve offered up a Trap n’ Paint event for your enjoyment, and it probably won’t be the last. Honestly, the whole concept really just resonates with us, what with it being weird and kinda out of left field, but also undeniably awesome. But an underrated aspect of why we love it is the bizarre drawings they include with their events. Seriously, check em’ out. It’s worth the two seconds. | 8pm. $40.

Pulaski Hall, 1653 W. Hunting Park Ave. trapnpaint.com

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Staff Picks at Tattooed Mom

Tattooed Mom is, well, cool. Very cool. Super duper very awesome totally cool. And so, the people who work there are, for lack of a better descriptor, also super duper very awesome totally cool. So it stands to reason that, if the place is cool, and the people are cool, then the stuff is cool too. So if you’ve got a hankerin’ for some super duper very awesome totally cool handme-downs straight from the staff of Tattooed Mom, well … you know where to go. | 2pm. $3. Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. tattooedmomphilly.com MUSIC

James Bay at the Met Philly

James Bay!? More like James Bae, amiright? Just kidding … sorta. This English singersongwriter’s been cashin’ checks and snappin’ … heart strings since 2013, but it was the next year’s hit single, “Let It Go,” off the album of the same name that brought him into the limelight for good.

Now? Well, he’s here to stay.

So prepare your heart, for it may not survive the evening. | 8pm. Prices vary. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St. themetphilly.com

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Lords of Acid

We’ll give you ten guesses as to what genre this band most closely identifies with, but we’re gonna go out on a limb and assume that you’ll probably only need one. What was that? Oh. Thrash metal? Not quite.

World music? Sort of getting

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Who’d have … oh. It’s EDM. Nevermind. | 630pm. $25.

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“Minding the Gap” Free Screening

Bing Liu is a first-time filmmaker with an Oscar nomination already under his belt. And while we can debate the merits of an

Academy nomination in this day and age, there’s no debating the quality of film created by Liu in 2019’s “Minding the Gap.” Following a trio of skateboarding friends, the film explores their relationships and their families in their little rust belt town. | 7pm. Free. Lightbox Film Center, 3701 Chestnut St. eventbrite.com TRIVIA

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Trivia

Sweet Dee you stupid … nevermind. We were going to start with a quote and work our way from there, but it seems like the only It’s Always Sunny quotes are … troubling … to say the least.

Not exactly fit to print, if you know what we mean. Oh, you don’t? You don’t understand what we mean when we say this vague thing about questionable quotes? You might even say, you don’t understand the … implication. | 7pm. Free.

Goose Island Brewhouse, 1002 Canal St. eventbrite.com

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Dream Tank

Comedy is what dreams are made of. Or is it, dreams are what comedy is made of? Technically, it seems like both work, but we prefer the second one. It’s a little weirder, a little more “what the hell are you talking about?” Which is always better than the other option, of course, that dreams can be fulfilled by comedy, which every comedian who ever lived will tell you is just a big ol’ load of nonsense. | 9pm. $8. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St.

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Vegan Drinks at Tattooed Mom

As always, with events of this nature, the most important bit first; this is an opportunity for anyone interested to find out more about the Humane League of Philadelphia and working with/volunteering to assist animals. So go ahead and grab some wheatgrass and huddle with your fellow cat- and dog-huggers for an evening of drinks and do-gooding. | 6pm. Free.

Tattooed Mom, 530 South St.

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$1,000 Dinner with Author Becky Diamond & Chef Adam Diltz

Picture it: The mid19th century. You’re a Philadelphian sick of those snooty New Yorkers and their so-called “cooking challenges.” As if cooking is meant to be a challenge. Psh. But then; what’s this? It’s Philadelphia chef James W. Parkinson and a seventeencourse meal known as the “Thousand Dollar Dinner.”

The winner? Philadelphia. | 6pm. Prices vary. Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St. eventbrite.com

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Philly Sports Trivia w/ Shayne Gostisbehere

You know the drill, kids.

The most important bit first: All proceeds from this meet and greet trivia event with Philadelphia Flyers defenseman (and noted half-ghost, half-bear) Shayne Gostisbehere go to benefit the Pennsylvania SPCA. The actual trivia will be hosted by sportscaster (and human leather bag) Al Morganti, and will focus on all things Philadelphia (see; Negadelphia) sports. | 6pm. $20. Punchline Philly, 33 E. Laurel St. punchlinephilly.com

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Bethel Burying Ground, Unburied Here’s a cool and inspiring thing: Mother Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Church houses the oldest African Methodist Episcopal Church congregation in the country.

Here’s another cool thing: the West African concept of Sankofa, which translates to “go back and get it” and pertains to the carrying forward of shared histories and traditions. This is your chance to learn about both! | 630pm. Free. Settlement Music School, 416 Queen St. eventbrite.com COMMUNITY

The Sunrise Movement

The Sunrise Movement is something you probably haven’t heard of, but that’s soon to be a household name across the nation. It is, in short, a movement of young leaders aiming to change the state of our country, starting with the issue of climate change. This event will expand on the movement, as well as the facts behind Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Green New Deal. | 7pm.

Free. Mt. Airy Nexus, 520 Carpenter Ln. eventbrite.com

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Girl Scout’s Happy Hour

Are there really still people out there who haven’t yet gotten their 2019 Girl Scout Cookie sugar and sweetness fix? We don’t understand it, and we’re a little ashamed on your behalf, but luckily this event is here to set things right. Enjoy cookie-themed cocktails and desserts, plus a whole bunch of, well, what else? Cookies. Cookies on cookies on cookies. | 5pm.

Free. City Tap University City, 3925 Walnut St. citytap.com FITNESS

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We know fitness events aren’t really our jam or yours, but we think it’s important we hit all the possible event options you fine Philadelphians may be interested in. And while a mash-up 50 minute exercise class isn’t exactly the most exciting event in the world, it is a necessary evil. So sweat. Suffer, even. But do it with the knowledge of a few slices of pizza and a beer or three being lined up for later. | 730pm. Prices vary. solidcore, 725 Chestnut St. mindbodyonline.com

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Pizza After Dark

We love this event for a whole host of reasons, but the biggest one may actually be the name.

Pizza After Dark just sounds so … alluring.

Intriguing. Maybe even a bit … dirty? But not like, in terms of the food. Like, we’re not expecting dirty dishes and pizza peels caked with cheese.

But just like … sensual. Sensual pizza. Pizza that makes you wanna grab your date and head right home. For a nap. | Tuesday 9pm. $85. Pizzeria Vetri, 1615 Chancellor St. pizzaafter-darkmarch.splashthat.com

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Harry Potter Quizzo

From Hogwarts to Hogsmeade, Diagon Alley to Platform 9-¾, if you’ve got knowledge on all things Harry and/or Potter hidden away somewhere deep inside that Hermione-like brain of yours, then you best hop a broom and head on out to City Tap University City on Thursday night for a chance to hawk your otherwise useless wares in the hopes of taking home the grand prize … a $100 gift card that’ll buy you all the Poly Juice shots you could ever want. | Thursday 9pm.

Free. City Tap University City, 3925 Walnut St. citytap.com

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Ella Mai’s The Debut Tour

This show was actually supposed to be at the TLA, but Ella Mai went and got so damn awesome and famous that they had to swap it to the Fillmore. Now, if that’s not reason enough for you to check out this one-of-a-kind R&B starlet’s show, then we really don’t know what to say.

We could sweeten the deal with talk of the collabs on her new EP, including John Legend and Chris Brown, but we won’t do that. Why? Well, because Chris Brown sucks, of course! | 8pm. Prices vary.

The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. livenation.com

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One Book, One Philadelphia Finale Event

With a whole host of awesome programming, One Book, One Philadelphia 2019 has very quickly become one of our (and we hope your) absolute favorite event series of this season/year/life. In this, the finale event for 2019, Philadelphia author Lorene Cary, the 2003 inaugural One Book, One Philadelphia author, will host an evening of performances to celebrate and conclude the One Book season. | 730pm. Free. One Book, One Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org

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Drag Bingo for Drag Queen Story Time

As always, the most important part first: This event is all about the kids.

If that sounds vague and entirely uninspired, well, that’s harsh but we’ll take your criticism and try to better ourselves with it. But seriously, Philly’s Drag Queen Brittany Lynn has been hosting Drag Queen Bingo for three years and, as a result, established the Drag Queen Story Time Program, which brings together all types of families and introduces them to the ever-changing world of lifestyles and ways of living. | 7pm. $10. Mifflin Tavern, 1843 S. 2nd St.

COMMUNITY

Who Tells Your Story?

This event is all about LGBTQ Community Archives. If you find yourself asking, “What are LGBTQ Community Archives,” fear not; you’re most definitely not alone.

Which is why an event like this exists in the first place!

Education! Understanding!

Appreciation for differing viewpoints and lifestyles!

Listen as three leaders in the field of LGBTQ communitybased archives lead a community discussion about the representation and role of resistance in archives. | 1pm. Free. William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. eventbrite.com

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Irish Spirit Speakeasy

What was Ireland like in the 1920s? If you don’t know the answer to that question, this may be your last best chance to find out (or, ya know, you could Google it … but definitely don’t do that).

So get gussied up in your finest anachronistic fabrics - we’re talking caps, overcoats, suspenders, flapper-style dresses, cloche hats and whatever else you can dig out of the time machine - and get ready for an evening of music, dancing and a whole hell of a lot of Teeling Irish Whiskey. | 7pm. $50. Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Sq. eventbrite.com

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Yoke Lore

Yoke Lore is the solo project of multi-instrumentalist, dancer and visual artist Adrian Galvin, formerly of Yellerkin and WALK THE MOON. Trading on his past endeavors, Galvin aims to take the next step in his musical development with Yoke and “Absolutes,” his newest EP. From banjo to synth to electronic drum beats, you’re bound to find something in this EP and event that speaks to that empty, waiting-to-be-filled part of your soul. | 8pm. $14.

The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. livenation.com LEARN

Curatorled Tour of ‘Colored People Time: Mundane Futures’

Art out of context can be difficult to discern. Not that context is necessarily vital; it can simply help appreciators to understand and, well, more fully appreciate the pieces and the collection as a whole. Fortunately for you and us and everyone else, this event aims to provide that context--and more. ICA’s Assistant Curator, Meg Onli, will lead you on a public tour of her exhibition ‘Colored People Time: Mundane Futures,’ answering questions and providing context you probably definitely need. | 6pm. Free. Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St. eventbrite.com

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Art and Politics, From Graphic to Cinema

What came first; the politics or the art? In lieu of an answer, take this chance to join Marjane Satrapi, creator of the graphic novels “Persepolis” and “Chicken With Plums” and director of their film adaptations, as well as the movies “The Voices” and the upcoming “Radioactive,” as she discusses her art and the many ways in which politics have, and will continue to be, threaded through it. | 430pm. Free. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. eventbrite.com MUSIC

Masked Intruder

Intruder Blue, Intruder Green, Intruder Yellow and Intruder Red; these are the identity-less individuals that comprise the truly unique musical masterpiece known simply as Masked

Intruder. Join these masked mavens (they literally wear ski masks) for an evening of sugary pop-punk that’s eerily reminiscent of early Green Day, and just bound to lead you with a toothache. | 8pm. $15. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. livenation.com MUSIC

Whiskey Myers’ Die Rockin’ Tour Whiskey Myers has been rockin’ and rollin’ and tourin’ their Southern Souls out since 2008’s “Road of Life.”

And if you like the feeling of flying off the back of a bucking horse and into the faded leather backseat of a red-hot GTO, gunned to the red and ripping through a cornfield, speakers blaring and windows down, the warm air of a sweet Summer night blowing back your hair and every single concern in the world, then this show just might be for you. | 8pm. $25.

TLA, 334 South St. livenation.com

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add the kink factor into the mix, I think something like that should be talked about before sex is “imminent.” So what responsibility do I have to divulge this information? And if I do have a responsibility to divulge this, when would be the appropriate time to bring it up? I feel like it could be sexy to be so open about a taboo, given that we’ve already discussed the desire for a physical aspect to the relationship. But at what point between sex being “not off-limits” and “my parts are going to be interacting with your parts as soon as our clothes are off” is the right moment to disclose my kink?

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Let’s say… you blow that load. I can’t imagine your new friend will be shocked.

Blowing loads, after all, is what men do* with their penises**, WOOD, and most people who are attracted to men are aware of this fact. And anyone who’s slept with two or more men is aware that some men blow bigger loads than others. Volume varies. Volumes vary between men, and the volume of an individual man’s loads can vary naturally or as the direct result of an intentional intervention, like edging.

Backing up for a second: Edging entails bringing yourself or being brought to the edge of coming over and over again. It’s about getting yourself or someone else as close as you can to the “point of orgasmic inevitability” without going over. Draw out the buildup to a single orgasm for hours or days—by edging yourself or being edged by someone else—and the resulting load will be larger than normal

that’s not just dickful thinking on your part—she’s going to be scrutinizing you for signs that you aren’t someone she wants to get naked with.

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– Twentysomething Into Glutes Had To Have Orgasms Lustily Elsewhere There’s no set number of times a queer person has to try bottoming before deciding it’s not for them, TIGHTHOLE. A person—queer or straight—can make that call without ever having tried bottoming. An exclusive top who isn’t afraid of his own hole, i.e., a queer guy who enjoys being fingered and using a prostate massager, doesn’t have a hang-up; he’s just a guy who knows what works for his hole and what doesn’t. And that’s more than most people know.

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NOTICES Legal Notices RW-406 (2/18)

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IN THE COURT OF COMMON PLEAS OF PHILADELPHIA COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA IN RE: CONDEMNATION BY THE NO. 181101689 TERM, 2018 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY FOR STATE ROUTE 0095, SECTION AF3, A LIMITED ACCESS EMINENT DOMAIN PROCEEDING HIGHWAY IN THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA IN REM

NOTICE OF CONDEMNATION AND DEPOSIT OF ESTIMATED JUST COMPENSATION Notice is hereby given that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, by the Secretary of Transportation, whose address is the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, Office of Chief Counsel, Real Property Division, Commonwealth Keystone Building, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17120, pursuant to the provisions of Section 2003(e) of the Administrative Code of 1929, P.L. 177, 71 P.S. 513(e), as amended, has filed on November 15, 2018 a Declaration of Taking to the above term and number, condemning the property shown on the plans of the parcels listed on the Schedule of Property Condemned which have been recorded in the Recorder’s Office of the above county at the places indicated on the said schedule. The name(s) of the owner(s) of the property interest(s) condemned is (are) also shown on the aforesaid Schedule. The Secretary of Transportation, on behalf of himself/herself and the Governor has approved the within condemnation by signing on February 6, 2018 a plan entitled Drawings Reestablishing Limited Access Highway and Authorizating Acquisition of Right-of-Way and Board of View Plans for State Route 0095 Section AF3-GR/W in Philadelphia County, a copy of which plan was recorded in the Recorder’s Office of the aforesaid county on April 3, 2018, in BK 55 PG 388.

The purpose of the condemnation is to acquire property for transportation purposes.

Plans showing the property condemned from the parcels listed on the Schedule of Property Condemned have been recorded in the aforesaid Recorder’s Office at the places indicated on the Schedule, where they are available for inspection. The Property Interest thereby condemned is designated on the Declaration of Taking heretofore filed.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is not required to post security, inasmuch as it has the power of taxation.

Because the identity or the whereabouts of the condemee(s) listed below is (are) unknown or for other reasons he (they) cannot be served, this notice is hereby published in accordance with Section 305(b) of the Eminent Domain Code (26 Pa.C.S. §305(b)).

Claim No. Name Address

6700301000 Parcel No. 58 Charles Rosenberg Address Unknown and Undeterminable after diligent search

The power or right of the Secretary of Transportation of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to appropriate the property condemned, the procedure followed by the Secretary of Transportation or the Declaration of Taking may be challenged by filing preliminary objections within thirty (30) days of the date of this notice.

FURTHERMORE, NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation, pursuant to Section 522 of the Eminent Domain Code (26 Pa.C.S. §522), will, at the end of the above-referenced thirty (30) day time period within which to file preliminary objections to the Declaration of Taking, present a petition to the Court of Common Pleas of the above county to deposit into court the just compensation estimated by the Commonwealth to be due all parties in interest for damages sustained as the result of the condemnation of the property herein involved.

The petition to deposit estimated just compensation may not be presented to the court if the owner(s) of the property herein involved inform the District Right-of-Way Administrator of the District noted below of their existence and/ or whereabouts prior to the expiration of the noted period. After estimated just compensation has been deposited into court, the said monies may be withdrawn by the persons entitled thereto only upon petition to the court. If no petition is presented within a period of six years of the date of payment into court, the court shall order the fund or any balance remaining to be paid to the Commonwealth without escheat.

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Legal Notices PHILADELPHIA GAS WORKS NOTICE OF PROPOSED GAS COST RATE INCREASE To Our Customers: As part of its annual Gas Cost Rate (GCR) filing, Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) is filing a request with the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) to increase the GCR portion of your bill effective September 1, 2019. Customers are notified of the annual rate increase or decrease by providing this notice for the annual GCR filing on March 1. PGW is requesting a projected rate increase of $0.1108 per one thousand cubic feet (Mcf) based upon a comparison between the GCR effective March 1, 2019 ($4.8779 per Mcf) and the projected rate in its annual GCR filing ($4.9887 per Mcf). This notice describes PGWʼs gas cost rate request, the PUCʼs role, and what actions you can take.

The GCR is designed to recover the cost of natural gas that PGW purchases from gas suppliers and does not include a profit margin. The rate will be recalculated to show actual costs on a quarterly basis. Customers are notified of this quarterly rate recalculation by a message on each customerʼs bill after the dates of each quarterly filing. The quarterly filing dates are March 1, June 1, September 1, and December 1. The rate may change if the recalculated rate is different by more than 2% from the rate that is approved.

PGW Gas Cost Rate Increase PGW has requested an overall rate increase of approximately $6.5 million per year. If PGWʼs entire request is approved, the total bill for a typical General Service (GS) Residential Heating Customer using 80 thousand cubic feet (Mcf) of natural gas per year would increase from $110.81 to $111.01 per month or by approximately 0.2%.

The total bill for a typical GS Commercial Heating Customer using 349 Mcf of natural gas per year would increase from $383 to $384 per month or by approximately 0.4%.

The total bill for a typical GS Industrial Heating Customer using 1,001 Mcf of natural gas per year would increase from $1,085 to $1,089 per month or by approximately 0.4%.

The total bill for a typical Municipal Service (MS) Heating Customer using 1,236 Mcf of natural gas per year would increase from $1,219 to $1,221 per month or by approximately 0.1%.

The total bill for a typical Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) Heating Customer using 168 Mcf of natural gas per year would increase from $199 to $200 per month or by approximately 0.3%.

To find out your customer class or how the requested increase may affect GS, MS, and PHA bills, contact PGW at 215-235-1000.

The rates requested by PGW may be found in PGW Gas Service Tariff Number 2. You may examine the material filed with the PUC, which explains the requested increase and the reasons for it. A copy of this material is kept at PGWʼs Main Office at 800 W. Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, and can be reviewed Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is also available at www.pgworks.com.

The PUCʼs Role The PUC is the state agency that approves rates for PGW. The PUC will examine the requested rate increase and can prevent existing rates from changing until it investigates the request. PGW must prove that the requested rates are reasonable. After examining the evidence, the PUC may grant all, some, or none of the request.

The PUC may change the amount of the rate increase requested by PGW for each customer class.

As a result, the rate charged to you may be different than the rate requested by PGW and shown above.

Actions You Can Take to Challenge PGWʼs Request to Increase its Rates 1. You can file a formal complaint. If you want a hearing before a judge, you must file a formal complaint. By filing a formal complaint, you assure yourself the opportunity to take part in hearings about the rate increase request. All complaints should be filed with the PUC before September 1, 2019. If no formal complaints are filed, the Commission may grant all, some, or none of the request without holding a hearing before a judge.

2. You can send the PUC a letter telling why you object to the requested rate increase. Sometimes there is information in these letters that makes the PUC aware of problems regarding PGWʼs service or management. This information can be helpful when the PUC investigates the rate request.

Send your letter or request for a formal or informal complaint form to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission, Post Office Box 3265, Harrisburg, PA 17105-3265. Complaint forms can also be accessed at the PUC Website in Adobe Acrobat Format: http://www.puc.state.pa.us/general/onlineforms/pdf/official_complaint_form_final.pdf You may also call the PUC at 1-800-692-7380.

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Cherry Hill/ Short Hills 4 Bedroom ,3.5 Bath with finished basement, master bedroom suite with sitting room, first floor office, 2 car garage situated on a cult-de-sac located in the desirable neighborhood of Short Hills. Hardwood floors can be found in the foyer and flow through the living rm, dining rm and kitchen. The family room has over sized windows, gas fireplace. The home is freshly painted w/newer carpet and an open floor plan $579,900.

New Listing Cherry Hill/Ramsgate This well maintained, meticulous 4 bedroom, 3.5 Bath home has formal living & dining rm, family rm, 1st floor bonus room, Newly renovated Eat in Kitchen, beautifully updated master Bath, a walk out finished basement, 2 car garage and is nestled on a private lot. $464,900

Moorestown/Miller Court Beautiful custom home on a private cul-de-sac with over 8,800 Sq. Ft of living space & a 3 car garage. This gorgeous new construction has a walkout basement, 10 ft ceilings on both floors, elevator, 2 staircases and a large gourmet kitchen. There are 5 bedrooms 5.5 baths, 1st floor office and 2nd floor playroom, 2 story family Rm, extensive trim and molding work through-out.$2,895,000

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New Listing Ludlow Brand new construction! This luxury triplex features hardwood floors throughout, Samsung stainless steel appliances, beautiful custom kitchens, Nest thermostats, Carrier HVAC system and speaker systems in the living areas and master bedrooms. Beautiful large bay windows on each floor give off plenty of natural light. This property features 2 outdoor spaces: a nice back yard and a rooftop deck.

$530,000 New Listing Brewerytown

$825,000 Sold Graduate Hospital

Beautiful, fully rehabbed 2 BR | 2 BA home. Enter into an open floor plan with exposed brick wall flowing from the entrance to the dining area. Light brown hardwood floors compliment the modern kitchen with soft grey kitchen cabinets, with quartz countertops. This home also includes recessed lighting throughout, a back yard and a finished basement.

This first floor unit has an open concept living space and an updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances, honed granite counters, and plenty of cabinet and counter space.

You’ll find two good-sized bedrooms and one full bath, with one of the two bedrooms opening onto your very own private outdoor space, which is very unique for a condo!

NEW LISTING Fairmount

New Listing Old City

This 3 BR home offers the perfect balance of historical charm and modern upgrades. Many original details are beautifully preserved including original heart pine floors, crown molding, and expansive 10 ft. high ceilings. The front bedroom is home to one of the crown jewels of the property: A grand woodcarved, built-in full wall closet with marble sink. Enjoy your own, mini, urban oasis, complete with a stone-paver patio.

Located on the top floor of a pet friendly nine unit condo building, this 2 BR, 1 BA retreat offers privacy and natural light in spades. Upon entering the unit you are greeted with custom brick flooring in the foyer and a large closet. The huge living room and dining room boast light oak flooring, a modern fireplace with custom built ins, and an open layout with endless possibilities.

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1417 Centennial Rd, Penn Valley

403 Merion Hill Road, West Conshohocken

5 BED | 3.1 BATH | 4,371 SQ FT | $899,000

11 Dyanna Lane, Media

5 BED | 4.1 BATH | 3,356 SQ FT | $874,000

4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,637 SQ FT | $535,000

3 BED | 2.1 BATH | 2,218 SQ FT | $449,000

504 Lafayette Road, Merion Station 3 BED, 2.1 BATH | 3,126 SQ FT | $425,000

420 Darby Road, Havertown

3 BED | 1.1 BATH | 1,686 SQ FT | $325,000

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207 Lindy Ln, Bala Cynwyd

1205 Chermar Ln, Penn Valley 239 Trianon Ln, Villanova 4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,443 SQ FT | $839,000

200 Price Ave, Unit#4, Narbeth 3 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,038 SQ FT | $835,000

200 S Narberth Ave, Narberth MULTI-FAMILY | $749,000

3 BED | 4.1 BATH | 4,217 SQ FT | $724,500

1150 Grandview Ter, Wayne

836 Lindy Ln, Bala Cynwyd

4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 4,249 SQ FT | $649,000

3 BED | 4 BATH | 3,500 SQ FT | $540,000

2924 Morris Ave, Ardmore

1211 Mirabeau Ln, Gladwyne 6 BED | 8.3 BATH | 15,317 SQ FT | $3,950,000

1320 Monk Rd, Gladwyne 6 BED | 8.2 BATH | 9,923 SQ FT | $3,850,000

1309 Summer Hill Lane, Gladwyne 4 BED | 4.3 BATH | 6,465 SQ FT | $3,195,000

1461 Lanes End, Villanova 5 BED | 4.3 BATH | 7,322 SQ FT | $1,950,000

1124 Youngsford Rd, Gladwyne 5 BED | 4.3 BATH | 6,144 SQ FT | $1,499,000

1311 Flat Rock Rd, Penn Valley

4 BED | 2 BATH | 1,837 SQ FT | $449,000

1005 Barr Ln, Gladwyne 3 BED | 1 BATH | 1,258 SQ FT | $375,000

1049 Morgan Avenue, Drexel Hill

713 Waverly Rd, Bryn Mawr

4523 Baker St, Philadelphia

4 BED | 2.1 BATH | 2,240 SQ FT | $325,000

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41 Conshohocken State Road, Unit #106, Bala Cynwyd 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,584 | $209,000

4 BED | 2.1 BATH | 3,526 SQ FT | $989,000

210-20 S 25TH ST, UNIT#1403, PHILADELPHIA 2 BED | 2.1 BATH | 1,227 SQ FT | $1,599,000 236 GREENWICH ST, PHILADELPHIA 3 BED | 4.1 BATH | 3,620 SQ FT | $985,000 8201 FENTON ROAD, GLENSIDE 6 BED | 5.2 BATH | 8,645 SQ FT | $800,000 501 KINGSLEY COURT, UNIT#LOT 1, PHILADELPHIA 3 BED | 3.2 BATH | $498,700 503 KINGSLEY COURT, UNIT#LOT 2, PHILADELPHIA 4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 2,400 SQ FT | $488,370

CONDO LIVING 191 Presidential Boulevard,t #824-25, Bala Cynwyd 2 BED | 2 BATH | 2,100 SQ FT | $369,000 1750 Oakwood Ter, Unit#1A, Penn Valley 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,299 SQ FT | $227,000

1655 Oakwood Drive, Unit#N103, Penn Valley BED | 1 BATH | 858 SQ FT | $145,000 1030 E Lancaster Avenue, Unit #304, Bryn Mawr 1 BED | 1 BATH | 700 SQ FT | $128,000 2000 Valley Forge Cir, Unit#36, King of Prussia STORAGE UNIT | $12,000

4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 4,894 SQ FT | $1,000,000

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1933 N. 52nd Street, Philadelphia

5 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,760 SQ FT | $1,175,000 5 BED | 5.3 BATH | 5,217 SQ FT | $1,095,000

4 BED | 2 BATH | 1,606 SQ FT | $239,000

1901 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD, UNIT 1805/06, PHILDELPHIA 3 BED | 2 BATH | 1,582 SQ FT | $599,900 1901 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD, UNIT 1512, PHILDELPHIA STUDIO | 1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $200,000

4 BED | 1.1 BATH | 2128 SQ FT | $235,000

34 Sandringham Rd, Bala Cynwyd 726 Conshohocken State Rd, Penn Valley

2248 N CARLISLE ST, PHILADELPHIA

3 BED | 1 BATH | 1,424 SQ FT | $125,000 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,200 SQ FT | $120,000

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3 BED | 3 BATH | 1,906 SQ FT | $950,000 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,306 SQ FT | $495,000 1 BED | 1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $255,000 1 BED | 1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $249,000 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 522 SQ FT | $189,000 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 517 SQ FT | $175,000 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $175,000

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Cherry Hill/Villagio Stunning 3 Bedroom, 3 bath, 1st floor Master Bedroom Suite, large eat in Kitchen with a 2-car garage located in the quiet 55+ community of Villagio. This home has HW floors, office, formal living and dining rm, family rm and has been meticulously maintained. $599,000

Cherry Hill/ Fox Hollow Woods This beautiful home is located in quiet neighbor-hood with 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, Sunroom, office, finished basement, located on a private cul-de-sac, in-ground pool, wood deck, brick patios & walkways with gorgeous landscaping. The large eat in kitchen has granite tops, breakfast bar and stainless steel appliances.

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