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ver the past few weeks, I’ve re- housed inside of a broken down warehouse. ceived reports of the Currently, the shelter space is horrific treatment at 19,000 sq. feet (in a building of 32,000 the hands of a lack feet) and can only house 120 dogs of funding for ACCT and 200 cats, in a city of 1.5 million Philly, the primary people. In 2018, the shelter took in caregiver for animals nearly 20,000 animals. These numbers don’t include the animals who need shelter in Philadelphia. that owners took to other shelters On Wednesday, members of the outside of the city because we had group, along with concerned activno room, or the ones abandoned ists and animal lovers, took to City somewhere to live life as a stray, or Hall in protest of the subpar conworse. As you know, the shelter is ditions and treatment of these anicurrently battling a severe breakout mals – and at times, the people who of the Pneumovirus, which has led care for them. to the death of half a dozen dogs, Earlier this week, I received a and more are still contracting it, deletter addressed to both Mayor Jim @SPRTSWTR spite the extra measures being takKenney and city managing director en to eradicate it. There are many Brian Abernathy from ACCT Philly. factors as to why this deadly disease Instead of trying to explain, this week I’d like to use this space so you can hear spread so badly, so quickly, and the vast mawhat’s going on straight from the source. The jority of those factors include the following: letter has been edited for space, but it’s full of Broken hot water sanitizing machine more than enough. You’ll get the gist. leading to the virus and bacteria remaining on all bowels and water pails. This Interested in your thoughts on this machine has been broken for 1-2 months one. If you have any, send them my way: and as of this letter, has still not been remail@philadelphiaweekly.com placed.

AN OPEN LETTER TO MAYOR JAMES Lack of proper ventilation for an aniKENNEY AND BRIAN ABERNATHY mal shelter setting. When there is a lack We are the City of Philadelphia’s animal of ventilation, the disease spreads at an welfare volunteers. We are on the front lines alarming rate and the majority of the anof the homeless pet epidemic in this city, tryimals will contract an upper respiratory ing to do all we can to make the animal welinfection and more. The current HVAC fare situation in Philadelphia one that we can system in kennels shoots air outside and be proud of. There is a popular quote that downward onto the ground where they states, “The greatness of a nation and its moranimals walk, leading to the dust, hair, al progress can be judged by the way its anidirt, viruses being brought directly back mals are treated” (attributed to Ghandi but inside of the building by the animals and without proof). people’s shoes/clothing. The duct work is In this city, if an outsider were to come into not maintained and cleaned. our animal control shelter, they would think Severe rodent infestation in every area the citizens of this city were lacking all morals of the building. Rodent holes in all walls due to the gross negligence of our city’s govand feces covering the floors, the clean ernment for allowing this to take place. laundry, the dog/cat food and treats, The volunteers, staff and rescue partners along the walls, even staff members’ that give their all to the city’s animals have desks. Rodents are known to carry nubeen around since animal control was passed merous diseases and viruses which can from PSPCA to a new city-funded non-profit, be transferred to both humans and other ACCT Philly, in 2012. Many were around beanimals. fore that, when it was called PACCA. We know In a city that is progressing at increasing that this is a poor city, but that doesn’t mean we should treat living beings the way this city speeds, the animal welfare of the city is declining. Please consider our invitation and has been treating the animals that walk in the shelter’s door. While the animal care they re- work with us to get ACCT Philly the building ceive is not directly attributed to you, the May- we need so we can be the animal shelter othor and Managing Director, it is due to the lack ers look up to and one where the animals reof funding and lack of a proper building. This ceive the care they deserve. This is our open isn’t new to anyone and has been going on invitation to you to work with us and figure out a new plan together. for years, since ACCT Philly was formed and

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Something in the water Golden showers A couple in East Falls is trying to figure out who has been hurling bottles full of pee at their home for the past four years.

Since moving in 2015, they have found over 30 bottles of piss thrown around their property — some have even burst. “I’m not mad about it. I’m [actually] more intrigued by the psychology behind it. It’s such a weird thing,” Stephanie Cole, one of the residents, told PhillyVoice. They have since put a surveillance camera outside, so if this is you, you might as well just come forward now. They don’t seem too pressed about it — they’re just understandably sick and tired of cleaning up the “foaming hot piss” that gets everywhere. As any of us would be.

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The number in miles that need to be repaved across the entire city annually to maintain integrity, according to the Philadelphia Streets Department. Wondering why there are so many damn potholes everywhere you go?

Despite a chart that shows incremental growth year over year, the city only got to paving just 79 total miles of streets last year. We know you’re getting tired of that pothole that steadily turns into a sinkhole set to devour the whole block any day now, but at least you can take solace in the fact that your block is on the list.

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The Philly Water Department has a new spokesdog on its team. Dolphina, a fiveyear-old pit bull, has been chosen to teach residents how to protect waterways from “poo-llution” caused by pet waste. Wait, it gets better. She will join forces with Water Woman, Philly’s “resident clean water superhero,” to push the message that people need to properly dispose of their dog’s poo. You gotta make sure you’re “doo-ing” your best to pick up after your pets so you don’t let this adorable pup down. She may not be able to talk, but damn is she the representative this city needs right now.

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“I’ve asked myself so many times what the hell is keeping me in Philly. But each time, I can’t find an answer that I like enough to pack up and move away, so I guess that means this is home? Plus, I’m obsessed with the fig bars at Termini Bros. That’s my shit.”

– Woman during a weekend brunch session in Fairmount on Sunday. She also said that her “cat has made a home here” and that she wouldn’t want to upset him. That’s some serious feline love right there.

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People of the sun New North Philly community first venue space Sunflower Hill sticking to neighborhood roots

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here Cecil B. Moore intersects the and understanding that we know that development is huge in this area,” said Powell, a Temple Germantown Avenue arterial in North Philadelphia, there’s a plot graduate and North Philly native, who also serves as both the operations manager for Sunflower of land that will sit untouched by developers. Instead, artists go Hill and as its director of partnerships. “We really wanted to come in and embrace what down to this triangular that area is. Graffiti is a huge piece of it. section to paint the walls, gardeners go to plant flowers and the BY KERITH We wanted to make sure too that with Sunflower Philly, we still have that outcommunity comes simply to show love.

GABRIEL let for people so that even when the walls This plot sits as the Bermuda Trian[along Cecil B. Moore] eventually do come gle of the neighborhood, as it’s not quite Northern Liberties or Fishtown. It’s not Kensing- down, there is still an outlet for people to come ton or Fairhill either. Despite all of the develop- out and be able to express themselves creatively.”

The walls Powell is referring to are the walls ment of both residential and mixed-use commercial spaces either standing or going up all around on the corner of 5th and Cecil B. Moore that it, and realtors readily providing the designation have long served as a canvas for graffiti artists as “Olde Kensington,” the venue’s definitive des- not just from Philly but from all over the country. Many well-known artists from Los Angeles, ignation is that it firmly resides in North Philly.

What it’s called appropriately is Sunflower New York and other cities have had pieces along those walls. Last year, it was reported that a Philly, and like a flower that finds a way to sprout between the concrete slabs above, this once-cor- group spearheaded by investor Chadwick Smith doned off pit in the middle of a three-point inter- hopes to knock down those walls to make way section is quietly becoming the preeminent space for a 130-unit apartment complex complete with retail space below. Collectively, the group has exfor the community. The spot is the three-headed brainchild of partners Christian “TameArtz” Ro- pressed their concerns about keeping something driguez, Melvin Powell and rapper Asher Roth, for the neighborhood and not treating this space as just another step-over. Working with Smith, who conveniently lives in the arts house directly Rodriguez, Powell and Roth secured Sunflower next door to the venue.

The idea? Keep one thing pure and authen- Philly as a place for the community, in an effort tic about a community overrun by development to bridge the divide that always stems from new residents moving in. In 2017 and 2018, before the and gentrification that has made many parts of space took on its current look following a highthe area unrecognizable. More importantly, the priced renovation, the trio held a pair of block 11,000 square-foot space serves as anything the community needs it to be. Concert venue for up parties that have been attended with love by the and coming artists? Already done. A place to hold surrounding community.

It was those events that proved to Roth that the community meetings? Yep. A home for artists of all types to use the walls as a canvas for graffiti fight to keep something for the community, from the community, was paramount. art? All of that.

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“We realized we had something special here before that moment, but those events let us know that we were on the right way of thinking with this,” said Roth, who returned to Philly following a rap career that found him make stops in Atlanta and Los Angeles. “[Sunflower Philly] is really centered around artist development and encouragement. It’s a place where you can go make mistakes and have some fun with whatever your craft is. Specifically for artists, this is a place for people who are kind of just getting started and want to try some things out and hopefully it can be a place that’s kind of free of judgment.”

A walk into the Sunflower Hill is extremely inviting. For starters, there’s no gates or signs posted regarding entry. A grassy uphill berm separates the street level to the below floor where walls on either side showcase artwork from both everyday street artists and major players, who are given residency for a few weeks, sometimes months. The backdrop of a 15x15 foot stage is a hill laden with sunflowers, which was started with just one after Roth had a sunflower plant he transplanted into the dirt three years earlier.

Yes, the impetus of Sunflower Hill is both organic and grassroots in both literal and figurative form.

However, while many from the community have come out to show love for what this group is trying to do for the North Philly community in which it resides, they are all well aware that the process is going to be gradual and take some convincing that it’s not going to be the next thing that pushes the ideas of longtime residents out.

“This area is just so rich with people of color of all types,” said Powell. You have African-American and Hispanic ideas on the North side, with this bustling trend of young, particularly white college graduates looking to move in and settle in. It is difficult in some sense to try to mend the gap between the old and the new because you have these older residents who aren’t not naive to what’s going on. They see the development they see new or newer people coming into the area. We’re right in the middle of all of that. So our approach is to focus on art, music and sustainability because those are all things that it doesn’t mat-

ter where it’s where you come from or what your background is, those are things that can bring people together and unite them in a positive way.”

That mindset is proven at a glance of upcoming events scheduled for Sunflower Philly.

From a local music series kicking off on June 28, a Latin brunch scheduled in July, a goat yoga event in August and the third installment of the Sunflower Philly block party later this summer, the list is as eclectic as the clientele that frequent the space.

The group is also pulling on its contacts across the industry to bring top talent into the venue in efforts to raise its awareness. One could argue that with the addition of nearby attractions like the Fillmore, the Met Philly and others that Sunflower Hill might be fighting an uphill battle to gain notoriety, but as Roth readily explains, this collective is going against the grain in the hopes that the neighborhood showing love for events and word of mouth serving as the primary marketing is enough.

“We’re not trying to compete with those guys,” Roth said. “Again, this is for the talented artists that can’t get into those venues.

We’re looking at this from a very hyperlocal standpoint. Without getting into the social politics and socioeconomics of it, [our] space is about opportunity and kind of leveling the playing field because it’s impossible to compete against big money. This is very experimental and very much a small group of like-minded individuals that believe in open air green space and growing urban development the right way. We aren’t trying to make money of this. This is about keeping something authentic for the community, even if everything around it doesn’t look like.”

Feeling Roth’s vibe, Powell added: “Frankly, we don’t want a space where residents of this community see people that don’t look like them and then they feel ostracized or left out of something in their own neighborhood. There’s already too much around our community that feels disingenuous.

Our goal is to make sure regardless of who walks into Sunflower Philly – rapper, artist, resident, anybody – that they’ll never feel that way.”

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Germantown’s finest

We take a trip down Philly jazz’s memory lane with renowned artist Leroy Butler

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f space is the place, quite famously, for avant-garde musical icons Sun Ra and Marshall Allen, the terra firma of Germantown is just right for Leroy Butler, the renowned Afro-conscious painter and album cover artist for Ra, and that same neighborhood’s equally free, Sounds of Liberation.

“Pen and ink, scribbling it down in pencil, then coming back and inking in the lines I wanted to keep,” said Butler in a raspy voice from his home on East Tulpehocken Street, which is a style he termed his own. “I really loved that. That’s probably what saved me, kept me off the streets. I'd rather stay at home and draw, portrait drawing in particular. That’s what I was most comfortable with.”

On Thursday, June 13, while Allen – the leader of the Germantown-based Arkestra started by the late, great Ra – celebrates his 95th birthday on the stage of Union Transfer, Butler, 93, will appear in the concert hall’s lobby, feted by a mini-exhibition of his work and an autograph signing opportunity for Sounds of Liberation’s recently-excavated live album, “Unreleased (Columbia University 1973).”

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One of the greatest avant-garde jazz-funk groups of our time, Philly’s Sun Ra Arkestra vibe was illustrated by local artist and painter Leroy Butler | Image: Tobias Akerboom

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One of a handful of album covers Leroy Butler designed for legendary jazz group, the Sun Ra Arkestra. | Image courtesy: Brewerytown Beats

MUSIC, FROM PAGE 9 As he did for the free jazz-funk outfit’s 1972 debut, “New Horizons,” Butler once executed a poignant, Afro-centric line drawing for the new album’s cover. But just as Max Ochester (the owner of Brewerytown Beats and Dogtown Records) had to sift through detritus to find the lost tapes of “Unreleased,” he had to dig deep to find Butler and that Sounds of Liberation’s dynamic sophomore album cover sketch.

Butler has forever been part of the Germantown landscape. Born at Chestnut Hill Hospital where he claimed, “they didn’t want black people in that hospital…they didn’t even give me a proper birth certificate,” and one year after his people arrived from Georgia (“they were sharecroppers”), Butler may have gravitated toward graphic arts as a means to keep him off the streets. “When I was in the

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military...guys started to notice my drawings and asked for me to draw on their letters back home to their families. I would charge a little for that. I also would draw risque pictures for other guys in the military. That got me in trouble one time.”

Once home, Butler may have gravitated toward drawing to keep him out of trouble.

Meanwhile, his drawings also gravitated to those in the know from Germantown’s socio-politicized African-American consciousness movement of 1967-68, namely by that neighborhood’s conscious jazz musicians.

“My work was first recognized by Byard Lancaster,” said Butler of the Philly saxophonist who was then set to join the newly-forming Sounds of Liberation with vibraphonist Khan Jamal and guitarist Monnette Sudler. “After seeing my drawings, he asked if I would draw a piece to be used for his band.

He loved what I came up with. But, at the time, Byard didn’t have any money. I gave him the piece anyway. A little later, Byard started to

make some money, and from that first payment on, Byard would — every-time he saw me — do what he called ‘the flatted fifth.” He would raise his hand with a $5 or $10 dollar bill pinched between his thumb and forehand.

I would put my hand out, palm up, showing I received his signal, and he would walk up and slap my hand with the bills. He did that every time he saw me until he passed, 40 or 50 years later. Every time.”

Not so generous with the money, but free with his music, was Sun Ra, for whom Butler crafted a handful of the pianist-orchestra leader’s most spirited cover paintings and drawings for 1973’s “Discipline 27-II,” 1976’s “Sun Ra And His Arkestra/Featuring Pharoah Sanders / Featuring Black Harold” and 1983’s “A Fireside Chat With Lucifer.”

“Ra was a storyteller, and when he moved here his reputation preceded him, at least from what I heard,” Butler said. “He never paid for anything.

Sun Ra never paid anyone, not me, not anyone. I think that’s why he moved all the time.”

Butler knew Marshall Allen from hanging out with the band, but was closer with John Gilmore, the legendary saxophonist who rarely left Ra’s side. “He was so loyal to Sun,” said Ra of Gilmore. “John was asked to play with other bands and he would always turn them down. He just stuck with Ra.” Other artists worked with Ra, including James Bryant, Aye and Claude Dangerfield, but Butler’s torrid tones and sensuous lines stood out for their vitality, his drawings as complex and vigorous as Ra’s music.

“I liked the music Sun Ra played,” Butler said. “I would be at his house and just ask him to play something for me. He would sit at the piano and play ‘Shortnin, shortnin, shortnin bread. Momma’s little baby loves shortnin bread.’ He’d play that, then John [Gilmore] would come in with that tenor sax, and then one by one the rest of the guys would come in, and soon enough, I had a whole concert in front of me. That’s how Sun Ra and I would work. He would play and I would draw.”

Butler laughed as he talked of Ra, Allen and the gang in a live setting, playing jazz.

“And then all of the sudden it would go to

pieces,” he said. “It would become very chaotic. He liked to go into his chaotic music, but the audience didn’t always like it. They would get up and go to leave and Ra would notice and go back to playing straight jazz. Once the audience settled again he would go back to being chaotic. He did that over and over again. He would play the audience – he liked the control of it.”

The other thing Ra ultimately wanted control over was Butler’s drawings. Ra wasn’t particular about what was drawn, in Butler’s estimation, as long as it was unusual. “Never disapproved anything, he would take anything I did,” Butler said. Ra did, however, draw all over Butler’s work, in what is the ultimate show of bad behavior.

“I didn’t like that at all,” Butler added.

“He would mess them up. I guess that’s what he liked. I told him, ‘You wouldn’t want me messing with your music, don’t mess with my pictures.’ I don’t think that went over too well, and that’s when things started to fall apart for us. Oh, and the fact I never got paid.”

Butler continued on in Germantown, kept on drawing and raised a family in the same neighborhood in which he was raised. Every year for the past several years, there is a celebration of life on or around his birthday where everyone from the neighborhood comes by. “A lot of the band members from Sun’s band would stop by, we would have a wonderful time,” Butler said. “Ursula Rucker’s family lived down the street, too. She was born on this block, so I’ve known her for as long as she’s been alive. She is similar in age to my daughter Carmen. I also had a son close to Ursula’s brother’s age, both taken early by unnecessary violence.”

Rucker hailed Butler as “King Leroy” and took Max from Brewerytown Beats to the artist’s house to look for Sounds of Liberation-related art.

“Max was looking for me for a year, asking around, really searching hard,” Butler said with a laugh. “One day, I went to the door to get my mail and I saw him standing on my porch. We spent two hours that first day talking and discussing my artwork and past history with art. It was the beginning of a good relationship.”

That relationship and dedication to finishing what each man started – Max with making sure he had the proper art for his Sounds of Liberation release, Leroy with finally getting the opportunity to show off that work – seems to define each man.

“At some point over the years, all of my older pieces were put into the basement,” Butler said. “I allowed Max to go and dig through my papers and drawers. He found the ‘Unreleased’ cover in a pile, dated 1973, same year as the LP he is putting out. I haven’t given it much thought since giving it to Max, but I am happy he found a good use for it. It seems to fit perfectly with what he’s trying to do. I like that.”

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Managing the likes of The Fugees, Cypress Hill and Schoolly D., in his heyday of running Ruffhouse Records into a billion dollar empire, Chris Schwartz spent a lot of time like this. | Image courtesy: Chris Schwartz

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Ruff in these streets Philly native Chris Schwartz once ran the rap game.

He wrote a book to prove it

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hilly’s Chris Schwartz is the man behind the homegrown hip hop label Ruffhouse and its klatch of platinum-plated, ‘90s hits from Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean ( both solo and with their collective Fugees), the pants-backward Kris Kross, the stoners of Cypress Hill and gangster avatar, Schoolly D. As soon as he phones, my greyhound, Django, starts barking. Loud.

“I have had that effect on canines in my life… people too,” Schwartz said. “Lots of people.” He’s laughing while considering his past of having industry insiders underestimate him, confounded by his success as a label co-owner (with producer Joe Nicolo as a joint venture with Columbia Records), marketing savant and an allaround guy with great ears and gut instincts.

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RUFFHOUSE, FROM PAGE 11 That work is reflected today through Schwartz’ has first (but not last) book, “Ruffhouse: From the Streets of Philly to the Top of the 90’s Hip Hop Charts,” detailing not only the good and bad times of rap and rock, but what it meant to be digging in the trenches, mired in the struggle to make hit records.

“You know what book I didn’t want to write – couldn’t write, really? The one where every success that the label ever had was a miracle, something we just pulled out of thin air.

That’s ridiculous.”

Of course, that’s ridiculous.

Especially when you consider that, as a record pusher on Schoolly D’s pre-Ruffhouse songs such as “P.S.K. What Does It Mean?” and “Gucci Time,” Schwartz was an integral part of that spare, scorched earth sound and lyrical gangster lean that was so appealing to both black and white audiences. That with The Fugees, the roots of romantic neo-soul hop were formed and continued with singer Lauryn Hill’s jumpoff album, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill.” That with Wyclef Jean, world music and reggae became part of hip hop’s equation with “The Carnival.”

All of that success was to the tune of over one billion dollars once the dust settled.

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY the more colorful aspects of his life such as independent publishers looking at his work, producing early hip hop movies including a documentary being considered for Apple “Snipes” and giving Zoe “Avatar” Saldana her TV, a reality show and a podcast with old pal and collaborator Schoolly D ready to roar. first film role, and driving his brand new Rolls He’s also preparing new film and record deals Royce up the steps of an Old City after-hours for Schoolly and Lauryn Hill with whom he club while stoned. Or spending $2.5 million on has remained close, and merchandising rapthe video for The Fugees “Ready or Not.” There are stints in rehab, jaunts on jets, based product for larger brand development.

“It’s crazy how parties on airfast it moved. craft carriers.

I think being The flashy stuff. a writer is the Kay Vaughn, best thing in a one-time the world. I alRuffhouse conways did. Fact troller, was the is, contemplatfirst person to start bugging ing the idea Schwartz in of writing my earnest about life’s story was writing a book daunting. But, two years ago, I did it. Once I tucking into got my lyrical – Philly native Chris Schwartz, CEO Ruffhouse Records the minutiae flow going, it of music makhappened.”

That’s Schwartz, a guy who underestiing and manufacturing; how the sausage gets mates his own self-worth and knowledge. made.

“Write a book, and I’ll push to get a docu- Things that may have been embarrassing and mentary of you and the label made,” Vaughn, challenging to write about became impactcurrently in artist management and develop- ful and necessary. “I couldn’t stop writing about them,” said Schwartz, considering time ment, told Schwartz.

“So, I went online and learned how to in Catholic school in Berwyn, dealing with hot-headed brothers (“they’d punch you right write a book,” he said, pragmatically. “And in the face if they didn’t like something”), the next thing you know, he’s got major and

“So many people thought that any success I had, or the label had, was dumb luck,” Schwartz said. “They had no idea how many dues I paid, or how much hard work I put into all this – then and now.”

landing in the military and struggling as a punk rock musician before winding up working for West Philly’s Nicetown Records (a label famed for recording Bill Cosby live at Graterford Prison) before hooking up at Studio 4 with Schoolly and Nicolo.

“The publishers even told me to chill out with personal stuff that didn’t relate to the music,” said the newly-minted author, laughing, about the “dos-and-don’ts of autobiographical writing such as avoiding sad things that made YOU miserable. You don’t need to torture the reader with the specific pains of your childhood. It’s a music book – keep the pace going. I had a lot of notes from my editors that started, ‘While sad and tragic…. Get to the music, kid.’”

Why is getting to the music now, in 2019, crucial for Schwartz in “Ruffhouse: From the Streets of Philly to the Top of the 90’s Hip Hop Charts?” The writer happens to think that the wealth of internet sites devoted to 1980s and 1990s hip hop (“it’s a religion”), the culture’s predilection for romantic retrospection (“so many documentaries”), the success of NWA’s film bio “Straight Outta Compton” and such have made Schwartz’s presence necessary again. “So I’m telling the stories as I remember them. Not sugar coating. Not lying. Yet, I wasn’t out to hurt anyone’s feelings.”

Schwartz admits there were one or two pe\ ople he slung barbed arrows at in the book – and he asked that it be kept it off-the-record

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until book’s publication so that people can read it for themselves. “I nailed them because it was true. And hurtful to me and the business. But it happened,” he said.

The person that Schwartz is particularly brutal to in “Ruffhouse: From the Streets of Philly to the Top of the 90’s Hip Hop Charts” is himself.

“I wallow in the down,” he yells. “I monetize the down.”

He even jokes in relation to some of the people that he disses in the book who accused him of being a heroin addict. “Ten years before I became a heroin addict, I was on meth at the time I was being accused of being stuck on heroin,” he said with a laugh. “Get the drug right.”

“Toward myself, I was especially hard, particularly honest,” he continued. “Because I made some really incredible, horrible, bad mistakes. But I did work hard. It wasn’t magic. There are execs in the record biz who have written their life stories where everything they did and every hit they had was a mira-

cle. Just popped up out of thin air. Bullshit.

I did things to make those records big. When one thing didn’t work, I did another. And that worked. Being honest was the way to go. And I think people liked the candor. It wasn’t ever a cakewalk.”

Then again, when Ruffhouse was at its zenith – three platinum albums in a row, for instance – Schwartz was dissatisfied. “Was that it? I was a pig. I wanted more,” he said.

Schwartz laughs talking about his one-time Ruffhouse partner, Joe “The Butcher” Nicolo, and how that producer views their decade of fortune. The two started Ruffhouse in 1989, only to close it in 1999, sell the label to Sony, Columbia’s parent company, and start their own respective labels – Nicolo with Judgment, Schwartz with RuffNation through Warners.

“Joe tells people in interviews, ‘Oh, we were just really lucky,’” Schwartz said. “Really? ‘Cause it didn’t feel like luck at all. It felt like really hard work.”

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hen They See Us,' the four-part, fourhour dramatization of the notorious Central Park Five case, debuted on Netflix at the end of May. It's one of those projects that's both highly ambitious and absolutely equal to the task of what it sets out to do.

It's absolutely infuriating but still essential.

The series, of which director Ava DuVernay (The 13th, Selma) directed all four segments while sharing co-writing credit with three others, starts in April 1989, when a woman was raped and beaten while jogging in the northern part of Central Park. Five teenagers, four of them black and the fifth of Afro-Puerto Rican heritage, were arrested that night.

Later, they confessed to the crime, in a way that the series shows were coerced.

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY The four different episodes cover different parts of the story, including the arrests, the interrogations, the trials, and their eventual exoneration in 2003, after the actual rapist confessed to the rape, and DNA evidence matched him to the crime. But ‘When They See Us’ doesn’t quite treat the exoneration as a happy ending. It shows us that several of the accused, who got out of prison prior to having their names cleared, found themselves mistrusted, by both loved ones and potential employers.

‘When They See Us’ represents DuVernay’s return to form as a filmmaker, after last year’s misbegotten adaptation of ‘A Wrinkle In Time,’ she announced herself as a major talent with Selma, which was somehow, in 2014, the first-ever Hollywood feature film to feature Martin Luther King as the protagonist.

She followed that up with the first-rate 2016 documentary ‘13th’ which, strangely, I am in. (You can see my head in a few seconds of footage, from the time in April 2016 when Bill Clinton visited Mt. Airy and got into a confrontation with a protestor, who happened to be standing right next to me.)

Here, DuVernay convincingly re-creates 1990s New York, and gives the proceedings just the right pacing. Despite a story depicted over four hours, the series never felt overly sluggish.

The series builds on the work of ‘The Central Park Five’, a 2012 documentary about the case directed by Ken Burns and his daughter and son-in-law, Sarah Burns and David McMahon, and is timed to the case’s 30th anniversary.

While neither the Burns film nor the DuVernay one quite belabors the point, there’s one aspect of both that can’t be ignored: Donald Trump, at the time a New York real estate tycoon, placed an ad in every New York newspaper in 1989 calling for the five accused teenagers-none of whom had been accused of murder-to receive the death penalty. Just over a quarter-century later, he would ride the same types of stereotyping, fear-mongering, and “tough guy” posturing all the way to the White House.

The primary villain of ‘When They See Us’ is Linda Fairstein, the longtime top sex crimes prosecutor in New York who is said to be the inspiration for certain aspects of the long-running Law & Order: SVU; she later became a prolific crime novelist. The series depicts her as something of a monster, responsible for leading the railroading of the five. Felicity Huffman shines as Fairstein, in what may be, thanks to her recent guilty plea in the college admissions scandal, the last high-profile role of her career.

In the true crime boom of recent years, a lot of documentaries and podcasts have made a real-life difference on the cases depicted.

Making a Murderer led to a successful appeal for its subject, while Serial led to a new trial, although that ruling was later reversed. The Jinx led to murder charges against Robert

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Although all five accused of the Central Park murder were fully exonerated, the outcome for these young men was anything but a happy ending. | Image: YouTube screenshot Durst, even though it may have faked its most famous moment.

The Central Park Five case has already been adjudicated, with the accused exonerated and even receiving a massive settlement. So the biggest real-world effect has been the real-life tearing down of Fairstein, who has not only been dropped by various charity boards, but was also dumped by her book publisher.

I have trouble having much sympathy, mostly because she had enough time.

Fairstein built her career and reputation, in part, on this case in which, even by even the most charitable interpretation, she conducted herself abominably. For her to lose her book deal, at age 72, after more than 20 books from which she will likely continue to earn royalties forever, is far from the greatest tragedy to come out of his whole affair.

The one real notable shortcoming of the show is that it doesn’t really put across the tabloid energy of New York, with its ritual denunciations of out of control criminals (re-

ally, all criminals except for the Mafia, which is forever revered). True to form, the New York Post just this week ran an op-ed, calling Fairstein a heroine and taking the line that her “cancelation” is more worthy of outrage than, you know, the years in prison these men did for a crime they didn’t commit.

But once again, even though the Five were exonerated, freed, and got a large check from the government of New York, you can’t really call the ending a happy one. And not only because the man who called for the death of these innocent young men is now the president of the United States. Widespread racial injustice is far from a thing of the past. The Eric Garner case, also in New York City, was only five years ago.

And it’s close to home, too. Raise your hand if you’ve never heard someone here in Philly denounce people of a certain color as “the animals,” while praising Frank Rizzo in the same breath.

Within days of the debut of ‘When They

See Us,’ a study was released by a Philadelphia-based research organization called The Plain View Project.

The study looked at the social media habits of police officers in various departments around the country, complete with examples of all of the stuff-open racism, detailed fantasies of violence-that are perennial features of Cop Facebook. In Philadelphia, according to a Buzzfeed write-up of the study, a third of the 1,000 Philadelphia police officers identified on Facebook had made offensive posts. Of those, a third “appeared to have had one or more federal civil rights lawsuits filed against them.”

Sadly, we know how this goes. If any of those people lose their badges-or don’t get them back, with full back pay, after a lengthy arbitration process-it’ll be a major upset.

‘When They See Us’ isn’t an easy watch. It’s not light entertainment. But at the same time, it’s essential – and a reminder of just how bad things were – and unfortunately still are.

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efore I ate Krispy Krunchy it says it is. The chicken is indeed crispy and Chicken for the first time, I had crunchy, and the simple fulfillment of the heard about it for years, though promise made by the name is enough to make as more of a tale than an explicit me a believer. The skin of the chicken prorecommendation. vides exactly the right amount of resistance Coworkers, neighagainst the teeth that results in a bite that’s so satisfying it can be felt in the bors, strangers in Lyfts, toes and soul. Having been injected elevators and at parties

BY KIKI VOLKERT with seasoning, the chicken oozes a had all spoken about Krispy Krunchy Nickelodeon-orange sheen after being Chicken in the same way that somebitten into, which amazingly comforts one talks about a great love affair: elusive, sublime, not meant to be talked about too all of the senses at once. loudly, so pleasing that it broaches corporeal The chicken options — dark or white meat sin. Krispy Krunchy, the mythology goes, is thighs and breasts, cajun chicken tenders, the best fried chicken that you haven’t heard chicken sandwiches, regular wings, buffaof because it only exists, elusively, in gas stalo wings, “Sweet & Sour” wings and a very tions, waiting to be partaken in by those who recent addition, boneless wings — are evare lucky or intentional enough to find it. erything someone could ask for from a fried “That gas station chicken,” it’s described as chicken restaurant in a gas station. they shake their head. “So good,” they puncThey also offer a few seafood options, intuate forlornly. cluding Cajun shrimp and Cajun fish filets.

Krispy Krunchy Chicken locations are nesBut the sides are just as good. In fact, the tled in gas stations all over the Philadelphia honey butter biscuit should be treated not as a area and the entire country, for that matter. mere side but as a main dish unto itself. These But the one that most people are talking about biscuits are adorned with a honey glaze that when they recommend it is talking about the hardens into a glistening sheath as it simultaone within the Lukoil at the corner of Spring neously seeps deep into the biscuit – under the Garden and Columbus Blvd. This one is near warming light.

Sugar House Casino, making it easy to imagine revelers of life schlepping or vaulting themselves there in light of whatever chance has brought them that night.

The second most popular Krispy Krunchy in the Philadelphia area is located at the Sunoco at 18th and Oregon, and it’s here that I had an epiphany of desire. While eating this Krispy Krunchy Chicken, sitting on the edge of a wooden plant bed full of rocks and weeds, I realized that all I want is the feeling of innocence and wholesomeness that this chicken provides. I felt in touch with something good and positive and pure of essence while watching a 16-wheeler refuel the station right in front of me.

I suspect that most of the cause for this feeling is that Krispy Krunchy Chicken is truly as delicious as the mythology that precedes

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“The skin of the chicken provides exactly the right amount of resistance against the teeth that results in a bite that's so satisfying it can be felt in the toes and soul.”

Eating them tastes so right it feels wrong, like dessert before dinner. Krispy Krunchy crispy andalso offers the usual fried chicken accompaent of theniments as sides: macaroni and cheese, and gh to makemashed potatoes with gravy. But the shining hicken pro-stars are the red beans and rice and the jamresistancebalaya featuring cut-up chicken tenders. And lts in a bitesome locations have boudin bites, a Cajun e felt in thespecialty of rice and pork fried in the shape en injectedof a ping pong-sized ball. The fact that Krispy en oozes aKrunchy includes carefully chosen Cajun after beingitems on its menu feels like a genuine homage ly comfortsto its Louisiana roots, which is refreshing in comparison to other Cajun chicken fast food white meatrestaurants that have fully embraced it for the en tenders,sake of a brand. ngs, buffa- It’s possible that Krispy Krunchy Chicken and a verymakes me feel particularly wholesome be— are ev-cause the people serving it seem to love it just rom a friedas much as the clientele. Almost all of Krispy Krunchy’s 2,294 locations are located inside of options, in-gas stations or convenience stores, which is a foundational part of the franchise model. sh filets.

In fact, the It turns out that putting food businesses ted not as ainside of businesses that already exist works tself. Theseexcellently: overhead is low and foot traffic y glaze thatis high. Franchise operators pay for only the it simulta-equipment and graphics. They order their in– under theventory from Krispy Krunchy and keep whatever they make in sales. It works, and people prosper.

However, I know the real reason I felt such a palpable sense of wholesomeness and innocence while eating Krispy Krunchy. It’s because Krispy Krunchy didn’t try to persuade me to go there.

I’ve never seen a single advertisement for it.

I went there because other people told me to. With one butt cheek on the edge of a planting bed outside of a gas station in deep South Philly, I thought about how unadulterated word-of-mouth, of one person relaying their pleasures gained from something to another person verbally, is becoming rarer all the time.

Yet word-of-mouth is what led me to a place where I can eat delicious chicken and think about how I’ll describe it to the next person.

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Doing time A five-part series showcasing the blurred lines of an authentic friendship

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mer rehab roommate who was oel has disappeared.

I miss him calling and at the same recovery house, told singing out, “Hey, gang- me. “It’s a shame when I heard ster rat!” and telling he didn’t come home the other night,” Tom said. “If me about his you’re not on your Ps day. I miss Noel saying and Qs it [the need to “souka, souka now!” use] can sneak up on when I shared someyou.”A few days bething positive with fore he disappeared, him—his expression Noel told me that he for “way to go”—somewas struggling. “I had thing he told me he COURTENAY a little craving, but I made up after listening HARRIS BOND blew it off,” he said. “It to Phil Collins’ “Sussu@CHARRISBOND came, and it went. So dio.” I remember being I’m going to a meetsurprised that Noel had listened to Phil Collins and that we ing tonight to talk about it.”

Noel also told me that he was shared an affinity for that song.

A week before he vanished, both “excited” and “nervous” Noel stole his brother’s SEPTA about leaving his inpatient treatTranspass, which he could prob- ment program at Girard Medical ably sell for about $100 to $150. Center, where he was supposed Noel never made it back to his to spend 90 days but was rerecovery house, so he got kicked leased after just 60—something out. That’s what Tom, Noel’s for- having to do with Medicaid.

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY I was disappointed and concerned for Noel that he wasn’t going to get his full three months. With his history of having a substance use disorder, trauma from childhood sexual abuse, and bipolar disorder, I felt he could use all the time he could get.

Still, Noel was doing really well. “I’m learning about letting it all go,” he told me about his work in groups and individual counseling sessions. “You’d be surprised. People [have] been through worse stuff than me, and if they’re brave enough to put it out there, then why can’t I? They’re not suffering. They’re living.

It’s a really great thing.”

Noel had attended a couple of Temple basketball games with friends from the program under escort and come back ecstatic about the experience. “The thing that surprised me was I did not think about one time about taking off,” he said. “This is good, this is good. I’m being shown you can have fun without drugs or alcohol.” The only other sporting event Noel had ever been to in his life was a wrestling match when he was in a juvenile detention center.

Not only was Noel getting out and seeing a larger world full of possibilities, but he was also a model patient and was named the president of Three North, his tower, twice in a row. When he climbed the ranks and was finally able to go out on pass, family members embraced him, seeing the hard work he was putting in.

Once, Noel rented some Kung Fu movies, his genre of choice, and while they were watching TV on his brother Reuben’s couch, Noel looked left and then right. Reuben and his father had both fallen asleep. They could finally relax around him without worrying that he was going to steal something or take off, Noel said.

“That was beautiful feeling,” he added. “I haven’t felt like that in a long time. Stuff like that makes me want more. I want more of that. Another thing, I’m learning to be patient with everything, like with a lot of let downs.

I used to be like, when people would let me down, I would snap. But I know I have no control over it.”

He was working to get his identification, his medical insurance, his welfare, his food stamps.

When I visited Noel at his inpatient program, I almost didn’t recognize him. He had put on so much weight, and he seemed so stable. When he was running the streets, his face was drawn. Now, he looked totally different, his face full, his arms beefy from “hitting the steel,” his belly peeking over the top of his jeans.

“I’m really, really adamant about getting this right,” Noel said. “Like when a lightbulb clicks in your head. “I’m really, really tired.”

Tired of running the streets? I asked.

“Tired period,” Noel said.

He was taking Suboxone, a medication to help cut his cravings and enable him to stabilize his life and do the work he needed to do in treatment. He said it was helping a lot. Noel

PEOPLE also said that a couple of guys who had been released from the program a few days earlier had died—had gone back to using and had overdosed because their tolerance was so low after rehab or because they caught some deadly fentanyl, a synthetic drug 50 to 100 times more potent than morphine, circulating in the streets.

“I’m [worried] about me,” Noel told me during the visit. “I’m really focused on getting my shit together. I spoke up and talked about the molestation.”

Another guy talked about his experience with sexual abuse, so that gave Noel the courage to discuss his own trauma for the first time ever in a group session. Noel told me during the visit that when he was on the street, often he would sleep in “abandos,” slang for abandoned buildings. One time he slept in an 18-wheeler rig that belonged to someone he knew. But the rig had a massive hole in one side. It was below zero. Noel tried to plug the hole on the passenger side, but it didn’t work. He nearly froze and had to get out of there.

“Sometimes I would walk around for weeks without sleeping. I would just keep getting high.”

Noel recalled one time when he was on a binge and had just purchased two bags of “rock” [crack] and a 40-ounce bottle of liquor – at 9 a.m.

“I took a hit and started talking to a lady I knew,” Noel said. “The next thing I knew, I was being kicked by a cop.” It was dusk. “My body just shut down on me, and I couldn’t wake up.”

If he could, he would’ve stayed in the inpatient program longer, Noel said, not suspecting at that point that he would be pushed out after just two of his three months.

“Honestly, I’m a little bit nervous. I think about how many times I completed programs, and I left out there and did the same shit,” Noel, who still seemed confident despite said.

“I find myself looking in the mirror and saying, ‘You’re going to make it this time.’”

I hoped he would. I worried. I had my own stuff going on, trying a new antidepressant for my major depressive disorder, and it was giving me a lot of side effects. In fact, the day Noel disappeared, when he was already in a recovery house, I was supposed to meet him at his brother’s apartment for dinner. I called in the morning and canceled because I hadn’t slept in two days and just wasn’t up for it.

Noel was kind. “Don’t worry about it,” he said. “Your health is more important.”

He said he, himself, was taking it “one day at a time. I don’t want to overwhelm myself with everything.”

That was the last conversation I had with him.

This article, which has been edited for print, is Part V of a five-part series. Read all five parts of Doing Time via our website, philadelphiaweekly.com. Doing Time first appeared on Medium under the headline Doing Time with Noel by Courtenay Harris Bond.

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Even working multiple jobs to afford basics like food and shelter, all it takes is one medical emergency, one miscalculation, one unexpected repair to become homeless in Philadelphia. | Image: Zac Durant

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n response to a statement in the May 31 issue of Philadelphia Weekly from newly elected City Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Pathways to Housing, the Logan-based organization that assists with housing efforts for low-income

families as well as those struggling with addiction, submitted the following to PW in efforts to point out what it believes were discrepancies made by Quinones-Sanchez about the services it provides, at what cost and in the end who really benefits.

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In a city with a 26 percent poverty rate, with nearly half of those individuals living in deep poverty, housing is going to be a constant issue. The poverty rate should come as no surprise, given the high cost of living and the low minimum wage here in the city: The minimum wage in Philadelphia is $7.25/hour; the minimum living wage for Philadelphia is $12.64/hour for a single person, and higher for a family.

Working 40 hours per week at minimum wage gets you $1,160 before taxes; median monthly bills for housing and food are estimated at $1,606 (rent: $968, utilities: $213, food $425).

Cell phone service, clothing, hygiene products, cleaning products, transportation and other basic necessities are all extra items not included in the median monthly bill calculations, which means you’d need to work even more hours at a minimum wage job in order to afford them.

When you have to work multiple jobs just to afford the very basics like food and shelter, it’s very, very easy to become homeless. One medical emergency, one miscalculation, one unexpected repair, and you could lose your home and have to navigate living unsheltered.

Our low minimum wage and lack of affordable housing in Philadelphia are just two of the many factors that contribute to the 6,200 people experiencing homelessness on any given day in Philadelphia. The opioid crisis has certainly contributed to the number of people living unsheltered in the city, though growth has slowed from a 36 percent increase in 2017 to 13 percent in 2018 and just five percent in 2019.

For those experiencing homelessness, there’s a myriad of service providers to navigate in order to cover basic needs: emergency shelters, food pantries, employment services, transitional housing, job training programs and more. Navigating those resources without a cell phone, without a manual or guide to follow, while carrying all of your worldly possessions with you at all times, is incredibly difficult. Resolving the issues that lead to [living] on the street often take a back seat to survival.

The Housing First model is a philosophical approach that begins by providing a permanent place to live. We don’t make our participants prove that they have earned a safe place to lay their head at night because we recognize the need to first get the basics out of the way.

Housing is a basic human right.

Housing First is not, and never should be, housing only. We have multidisciplinary teams connected to integrated health care, which allows us to support people and their individual needs. Pathways firmly believes in individualized recovery, whether that is from mental health conditions, substance use or other issues. In order to support a person’s recovery, we need to get to know them and then they help us figure out what is important.

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Maria Quinones-Sanchez recently stated that “the models we have are very expensive” when discussing sustainability in housing for those experiencing homelessness with substance use disorder. With two teams supporting 150 people who are stably housed after experiencing homelessness with a substance use disorder, we would like to point out the following: Yes, it does cost about $30,000 each year to house someone and provide wrap-around services, which works out to about $82 per night.

But let’s look at the costs for alternatives to our Housing First program: A common outcome for people experiencing homelessness is jail, which averages $117 per night.

Congregate housing with 24-hour staffing costs approximately $155 per night.

Inpatient drug and alcohol rehab is about $400 per night.

Many people experiencing homelessness, especially those with substance use disorder, end up in the ER frequently — that cost averages $1,233.

For those who end up in a psychiatric hospital rather than an emergency room, the cost jumps to an average of $1,574 per day.

None of the alternatives mentioned here include alternative costs related to those who live unsheltered: the cost for police who arrest or transport individuals experiencing homelessness, transit police or security officers who monitor public spaces, maintenance for public spaces and parks, street outreach teams, food pantries, drop-in centers and other government-funded resources.

Housing First is one of the most cost-effective options for people experiencing homelessness. Not only that, but the model works: 85 percent of our participants remain housed.

Essentially, when we work with people, their homelessness is ended.

Another point brought up by Maria Quinones-Sanchez was recovery and how to support people with substance use disorder. Only 20 percent of more than 2 million Americans with opioid use disorder receive treatment.

At Pathways to Housing PA, 65 percent of our participants with opioid use disorder are seeking some form of treatment after being housed for only six months.

However, we agree with Councilwoman Sanchez that we must provide alternatives, because having a choice is what works for marginalized people, and Housing First is not the only solution. Yes, we should be providing better support (and with that support, oversight) for recovery houses in Philadelphia. Yes, we need to offer family support so that people can remain with loved ones while early in their recovery. And we need safe consumption sites because people are dying at an unprecedented rate.

– Christine Simiriglia, President & CEO, Pathways to Housing

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There are more than five million Americans living with Alzheimer’s disease and more than 16 million unpaid Alzheimer’s caregivers. As an Alzheimer’s advocate, it is my honor to represent them.

I visited Washington, D.C. for the Alzheimer’s Impact Movement Advocacy Forum March 31,-April 2, There were more than 1,000 Alzheimer’s advocates from across the nation on Capitol Hill.

While on Capitol Hill, I met with , Senator Frank Toomey Rep-PA, Senator Bob Casey Dem-PA, who are members of the Trask force and various other Congressional leaders.

We met to explain why Congress must continue to prioritize legislative action against Alzheimer’s I also personally asked the Office of Congressman Dwight Evans Dem-PA here in Philadelphia to support legislation that will provide researchers, healthcare, professionals, caregivers and individuals with the educational tools and resources necessary to meaningfully combat Alzheimer’s disease.

Specifically, I urged them to support funding for increased Alzheimer’s disease research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as well as funding to implement the Building Our Largest Dementia (BOLD) Infrastructure for Alzheimer’s Act (P.L. 115-406) which Congress passed into law late last year. I asked for increased research funding to undercover and develop medical breakthroughs needed to prevent, slow or cure the disease, the number of people aged 65 and older with Alzheimer’s or other dementias could grow from 5.6 million to 13.8 million by 2050, according to the Alzheimer’s Association.

My Mother lived with this disease during the last 12 years of her life. We were able to have a meaningful connection before she died. This was because of the training, support and resources from the Alzheimer Asso-

ciation. Here are a list of the priorities that we the Alzheimer Advocates along with the Alzheimer’s Association are asking to make law.

Total payments for health care, long-term care and hospice for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias are projected to increase from $290 billion in 2019 to more than $1.1 trillion in 2050.

In 2018, more than 16 million caregivers provided an estimated 18.5 billion hours of unpaid care, a contribution to the nation valued at nearly $234 billion — an increase of $2 billion compared to last year.

82 percent of Seniors say it’s important to have their thinking or memory checked, but only 16 percent say they receive regular cognitive assessment. 2019 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures report.

Alzheimer is the 6th leading cause of death in the United States.

– Shirley M Dash, Southwest Philadelphia

Lead-based bias A new threat to our children’s safety is in a place many would not expect. Recently, schools have come under scrutiny over concerns of lead contaminating school drinking water. [While] many cities across the state dealing with aging infrastructure, a federal survey showed that Pennsylvania has topped the list of elevated levels of lead in school drinking water.

Children are particularly vulnerable to the effects of lead absorption, which are almost irreversible. The American Academy of Pediatrics confirmed that high levels of leads can lead to negative cognitive effects and behavioral problems. Currently, most schools statewide are not even required to test their water.

Many legislators have responded to this call to action by cosponsoring House Bill 930, which would require schools to test their wa-

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ter for lead, and set one of the strongest limits on lead in the country. By cosponsoring this bill, these legislators have shown they care about our youth and are invested in the safety of our children.

– Justin Snyder, Philadelphia

Pushing back I read your [May 31] editor’s note. I appreciate the sentiment, but if you’re going to write a column decrying the breadth and intensity of misogyny in our society, I’d try to avoid using a slang word for women’s anatomy as a derogatory term denoting weakness or poor character.

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First comes love A boy and a girl know each other; they fall in love and get married. They have children.

They educate them. They are happy. At this point of the story, it is sure that people say that “there are other models:” gays, lesbians, bisexuals, transsexuals, etc. all self-defined “marriage”, because it is a name that has the prestige endorsed by many centuries of history. These are the same voices that advocate promiscuity with all variants that can be imagined, as if the pleasure without responsibility is the purpose of sexuality. The fact that sex is the faculty that transmits human life in

a natural way is considered outdated.

Defenders of these other “models” get angry against those who manifest the genuineness of the marriage composed by one man and one woman. And as argument shows a casuistry, airing brutally cases of failed marriages and affirming that in another type of relationship all is wonderful and without problems.

But who believes in that fallacy?

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Pro-choice is fucking selfish Life begins at the point of conception. No one can deny that after a human being is conceived it will develop into the very same being as those debating this issue. What astounds me is that those who favor abortion went through an identical development stage as the being they are condemning to death. Would these very same people agree that a similar choice should have been made about their own existence? How many human lives have been lost that could have added to our society in so many ways?

Abortion today is used primarily as a birth control of convenience because people are too self-centered to take precautions. They prefer their own pleasurable self-indulgence over the care and sanctity of the life they created.

Whatever happened to taking responsibility for one’s actions in this country? Is it too much to ask a woman who has conceived to place the child into adoption? Nine months of discomfort is nothing compared to life in prison for voluntary manslaughter!

And what about consenting to sex with a male; is that part of the equation too? Or has an abortion just become another extension of the women’s liberation movement started in the late 1960s which coincidently boosted membership on or about the same date as Roe v. Wade?

Does the father of the child have a say in this? And what about the Constitution of the United States? Are not all people conceived in this country deserving of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness? I believe abortion is a crime against humanity and should be outlawed. We need to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision and get back to cherishing life in this country. For a country that murders its children cannot be far from self- destruction.

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Wall Ball 2019

This annual event honors people working for criminal justice reform. This year, Eagles player Malcolm Jenkins is among those being acknowledged for their activism. It’s all about the people focusing on changing the narrative around incarceration in America. | 6 pm. Prices vary. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St.

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DIY Microgreen Workshop Did you know you can get even more nutrition from these little vegetables than from full-grown ones? At this workshop hosted by “certified master gardener” Casey Tabor, you’ll learn how to maintain your own microgreen garden at home and how to incorporate them in your diet. | 6:30 pm. $15.

Open Kitchen Sculpture Garden, 2251 N. Philip St. eventbrite.com

Another event to get you dancing your ass off this pride season. Get down in the underground to some funky beats. Be proud and shake all your assets on the floor. | 7:30 pm. $20. Warmdaddy’s, 1400 S. Columbus Blvd.

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Marshall Allen 95th Birthday Celebration

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WizardWorld 2019 Every nerd in Philly needs a safe haven to go wild and celebrate all their favorite fandoms. WizardWorld provides exactly that setting for everyone with a burning desire for fantasy worlds.

Ted Danson and Tony Danza top this year’s list of over 30 celebrities set to make appearances. There will also be hundreds of special guests specializing in genres varying from anime to wrestling.

Catch a magic show, sign up for

a cosplay costume contest and get lost in original comic work from DC artists Ant Delucia and Phil Hester in Artist Alley – the only time it’d ever be fun to get lost in an alley in Philly.

Events like this may come around a few times a year, but if you’re a true fan, you won’t miss any chance to support all the characters and universes that you dedicate your life to. Catch all four days of this convention without paying out the ass for it.

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An all-out party featuring some of the most influential indie music music ever created. Featuring songs from The Killers, MGMT, Vampire Weekend and more, the DJs will be drawing us to the floor with one song after the other. | 9:30 pm. $13. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. facebook.com

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Fishtown, who Drag queens of all talents gather for Philly’s only heavy outside the ho weather and m metal drag show. Every performer brings their own people of Phil level of chaos. You can’t miss rare for peopl want to talk to the “heavy metal guttural scream” contest that turns their neighbo this party up a few notches. so if you feel l | 8 pm. Prices vary. Tattooed some friends pass this up. | Mom, 530 South St. NKCDC Gard facebook.com Frankford Ave

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Help raise some money for these Philly performers that are no stranger to local theater and nightlife. Every live performance happening is inspired by the works of Shakespeare. Revel in the drama and appreciate the efforts of all these badass artists involved. | 9 pm.

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Kidchella Music Festival

It’s never too early for your children to become basic festival kids. Come out for this family friendly festival once a month this summer.

Moona Luna and Johnny Shortcake are bringing Latin and funk for the first show of three. | 4 pm. $10. Smith Memorial Playground, 3500 Reservoir Dr. smithplayground. ticketleap.com MUSIC

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Meet the Neighbors Cookout

Even if you don’t live in Fishtown, who cares? Get outside the house, enjoy the weather and meet the nice people of Philly. It’s pretty rare for people to actually want to talk to anybody in their neighborhood in a city, so if you feel like making some friends, you shouldn’t pass this up. | 6 pm. $10.

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The Victorian Mourning Fair

Somewhere out there is someone just waiting for the next interesting market to pop up in Philly. Well, here you go - the first Victorian themed fair hosted by local jewelry maker BloodMilk Jewels. This is your chance to snatch up some storied antiques and jewelry, all made by local businesses. | 5 pm. Free. Sphinx and Snakeskin, 45 N. 2nd St. facebook.com FOOD & DRINK

Beef and Beer Extravaganza

This fundraiser is raising money to pay for the restaurant’s many events it hosts throughout the summer, like their monthly “Feed the Block” event. Get all-you-

can-eat food and show your support for a solid neighborhood pub. | 8 pm. $25. Curran’s Irish Inn, 6900 State Rd. eventbrite.com MUSIC

Shameless Techno Party

Don’t hold anything back here. This twice-monthly party is back with a special edition - Back 2 Basics.

Carlos Salas - the founder of the techno collective Fold Theory - is the featured artist of the night. Allow his expertise to guide you to on a journey through some of the craziest noises you’ve ever heard. | 10:30 pm. $7. The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave. facebook.com

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Malidelphia

This ensemble puts on a show that unifies jazz, blues, and hip hop influences in Philadelphia with those of Mali. It’s all with the purpose to show how diverse and wide-reaching African American art is. This event definitely invigorates the city and brings together a cultural community, so you bet it’s an important one. | 7 pm. $20. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. facebook.com

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Newbold Blues Festival

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If this sounds like a good time for you, then we could definitely be friends. Maybe we could even go together to the after party? | 1 pm. Free.

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Pizzadelphia

It’s pretty fucking bold to claim that Philly pizza is better than NYC and Chicago’s. Well, you could be the judge of that after you get a taste of what a bunch of local restaurants have been cooking. Best pizza in the country? It’s hard to say, but this event is definitely trying hard to claim that title for our city. | 12 pm. $40. The Navy Yard, 4701 Intrepid Ave. pizzadelphiafest.com PARADE

Disability Pride Parade This day-long parade is celebrating the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act this year. Come out and find a thousand more reasons to march in honor of this amazing community. June must be the right month to show your pride for everything you

are. | 10 am. Free. National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. facebook.com

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Oh, Snap! with Rose Marie Cromwell This is a monthly gathering for women to discuss photography in a safe and open space. Cromwell explores politics and social issues in her photography and will be talking about her monograph “El Libro Supremo.” Drop in on a fascinating discussion and join a

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This guy only dropped his studio debut studio album “Reckless” last year, but he’s had some huge collabs since then. On the album, and on his most recent “Bad Habits,” you’ll find tracks with Travis Scott, Quavo, Lil Uzi and more. Ride his trap wave and come see him on tour. | 8 pm. $35. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. livenation.com

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The Rail Park Birthday Party

We hate to even compare ourselves to New York, but this park is like our own small version of The High Line. It’s a pretty cool addition to our city’s parks, so you should care to celebrate it’s first birthday. Hang outside, score some drink deals and take in the city’s beauty. | Friday, 6 pm. Free.

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You can’t miss Philly’s first brunch crawl. Go around to the six bars and restaurants offering banging food and even better drink specials.

After all those mimosas, you’ll definitely be crawling home. | 12 pm. $23. JJ Bootleggers, 35 S. 2nd St. showclix.com MUSIC

Fascination Street

Goth isn’t dead, but you still have to help keep it alive. Feel something at this dance party featuring ethereal wave music. This otherworldly genre paved the way for the popularity of the British dreampop/ shoegaze movement of the 80s. Sounds like the perfect music to dance and disassociate to. | 10 pm. $5.

The Tusk, 430 South St. facebook.com MUSIC

Drag Storytime

Drag queens are definitely some of the most talented performers ever. Spice up your afternoon with a reading and musical performance from John Jarboe. He’s the artistic director of Bearded Ladies Cabaret - a troupe that emphasizes the ambiguity of artistic expression. Your kids will definitely have an unusually good time reading. | 3:30 pm. Free. Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St. facebook.com

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Balkan at Bartram’s

Get a taste of a unique culture at this third annual celebration. A classic Balkan dinner will be served and there will be performances from the West Philadelphia Orchestra and the Philadelphia Women’s Slavic Ensemble. Make your own flower crowns and learn how to dance like a folk star. | 6 pm. $10. Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd. bartramsgarden.org ART

Father’s Day Paint Party

These paint nights aren’t just for the ladies at Painting with a Twist. Show your dad that it’s manly to bring out your artistic side. There will even be a barbeque, which is obviously the quickest way to any dad’s soul. | 2 pm. $22. Sippin’ Pic’s, 3901 Conshohocken Ave. eventbrite.com INTERESTS

Da Pop-Up Jawn

A cute little pop-up market featuring some Philly vendors with good deals. Get some clothes, food, beauty products and pet treats all in one spot. Other than brunch, this is the ideal kind of Sunday in Philly event. | 12 pm. Free. Coco’s Chicken and Waffles, 1437 South St. eventbrite.com

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Blue Stoop Happy Hour

You writers out there understand the struggles we go through. Come out to this happy hour and vent to fellow creatives about everything on your mind. Make some connections and keep coming back for more events and writing workshops in the future. | 5 pm. Free. Win Win Coffee Bar, 931 Spring Garden St. eventbrite.com MUSIC

The Drowned God

Every metal band has to have an intense name, and obviously, these guys are no exception. Get ready for some loud music that pushes amps to their limits.

They may only have two albums worth of music to play, but they’re going to put on one hell of a show. | 7 pm. $10. Ortlieb’s, 847 N. 3rd St. facebook.com

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Bloomsday

Hey, book nerds - this one’s for you. It’s a celebration of Leopold Bloom’s journey through Dublin in James Joyce’s novel “Ulysses.” The scene will be brought to life at this museum during an all-day celebration featuring a reading of the book. | 11 am.

Free. The Rosenbach, 2008 Delancey Pl. eventbrite.com FOOD & DRINK

Father’s Day with Tattooed Dad

The bar is turning into “Tattooed Dad” just for this night. Drink up some Miller Lites and get your jean shorts ready for a celebration. With giveaways and drink specials going all day, this is sure to be more exciting than last week’s ball game. | 12 pm.

Free. Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. facebook.com

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Primitive Finks

This is the music you’d hear in an episode of Spongebob Squarepants. To understand why, you’d just have to listen to their music. It’s punk, rock, surf, and something else we just can’t describe. All we know is that it makes us feel like dancing on a table. | Sunday, 7:30 pm. $10.

PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. facebook.com

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This guy somehow blends metal and rap effortlessly.

His genre-bending music hits heavy and has gathered him millions of listeners on streaming platforms. It’s horrifying, it’s loud, and it’s true to who he is and what he goes through. Don’t miss this one-of-a-kind act while he’s in Philly. | Tuesday, 8 pm. $24. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St.

Queer Soup Night

Sip on a warm bowl of soup made by local chefs at this fundraising event. Funds will be going to the Community Table and Kitchen at Rowhouse Grocery. You won’t get any canned chicken noodle here - unique soups only for unique queers and allies. | 6 pm. Prices vary.

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Lo-fi garage beats you can chill and dance to. These guys are on tour and have a new single, “I’m Not the One,” which was just released in May. Go on a relaxing journey of sound with these Phoenix natives. | Tuesday, 7 pm. $12. Voltage Lounge, 421 N. 7th St. facebook.com

Only smart people know not to miss this hilarious comedian’s set. Anders Lee is known for using his own experiences with being autistic and exploring with his comedy what it means to be “dumb.” It’s about time to laugh at some intelligent comedy that actually makes you think. | 7 pm. Free.

Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. tattooedmomphilly.com INTERESTS

Make Your Own Skullulents

Your favorite basic crafts with a spooky twist. This is definitely set apart from all those other cookie-cutter succulent workshops. Plant a succulent in a skull shot glass and enjoy some Crystal Head Vodka on the house. | 6 pm. $10. Morgan’s Pier, 221 N. Columbus Blvd. morganspier.com

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Making Mondays Fun Again Happy Hour

Now this is a campaign we can stand behind. Finding events on Monday for you all is fucking hard, but fear no more. Get your butt over to this fish fry fundraiser for a Minority Book Scholarship Fund. We don’t know exactly what it is, but it sounds like it helps kids get into college nonetheless, a great cause. | 5 pm. $20. Haute Restaurant & Lounge, 1420 Locust St. eventbrite.com MOVIES

Rough Cut Film Festival Awards Gala

This eight-day long festival screens films from over 15 countries this year. Get your ticket for the exciting award ceremony to see who the big winners are. There’s more going on than just handing out trophies - there will also be live performances, a photography exhibit and a fashion show. | 7 pm. Free.

The Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. eventbrite.com

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Vibrations: SP 404 Beat Session

This is a series of performances to bring together artists of color from all over the country. Hann 11, Shane Great, Osagie and DistantStarr are the performers this time around.

Come out ready to make connections, get inspired and hear some diverse sounds. | 5 pm. $5. Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd. facebook.com INTERESTS

Open Air Open Mic

Anyone is free to drop in on this outdoor open mic performance. Danie Ocean, who makes chill, soulful music, will be opening the night and passing the mic on to other artists afterwards.

Come out for a simple, chill night. | 6:30 pm. Free.

Hansberry Garden & Nature Center, 5150 Wayne Ave. facebook.com

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Storytime in the Square

Take every chance you can to force your kids out of the house this summer. Meet up in one of Philly’s most beautiful parks for a day of stories and games. Get your kids some ice cream afterward, too, for being such good sports. | 4 pm. Free.

Rittenhouse Square, 210 Rittenhouse Sq. facebook.com

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Billy Penn Philly Quizzo

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Live Band Karaoke

If one of you fucks up, you all go down together. Don’t worry if you can’t decide what to belt out - the band has a massive list of song recommendations. Even if you sound like a screeching subway train, this is your chance to feel like a musical superstar. | 9:30 pm. Free.

Infusion Lounge, 16 S. 2nd St.

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You simply can’t pass up a free workout class on a rooftop - unless you’re allergic to exercise, you’d just be crazy to turn this down. | 6 pm. Free. WeWork, 1430 Walnut St.

Ah, CBD - giving us all the healing benefits of weed without the high. Learn more about the plant extract at this informational class. You even have the option to make a non-alcoholic drink for maximum relaxation and health benefits. | Tuesday, 6:30 pm. $40. Art in the Age, 116 N. 3rd St.

DISCUSSION

Join in on an important conversation surrounding mental health while enjoying some free pizza. Dr. Kevin Moore of ACT UP - the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power will be leading the discussion and giving tips on self-care and advocacy. This is open to the public, and especially those who have, or are at high risk of having, HIV. | 6 pm. Free. Office of HIV Planning, 340 N. 12th St.

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Get ready to have all your Philly knowledge tested.

You’ll be quizzed on the city’s past, present and future and expect some sneaky bonus round questions that’ll try to knock you out of the game. If you get anything wrong, you’ll just be an embarrassment to the city you claim to love - but, no pressure. | 6 pm. Free. The Common, 3601 Market St.

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International Heritage Tapas Crawl

Baltimore Avenue is your globe - walk up, down and all around to try a diverse range of foods. Get stamps on your passport and meet up with others who love food just as much as you do. You don’t need to pay thousands of dollars for a vacation when you can get away in your own city. | 5 pm. $20. Queen of Sheba, 4511 Baltimore Ave. eventbrite.com

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I Miss the Old Kanye

Do you hate the new Kanye, the bad mood Kanye? This is no Life of Pablo - you can probably expect to hear West’s tracks prior to 2012. Every artist he’s ever collabed with will also be honored at this dance party. Whether you’re going through a heartbreak or a college graduation, the old Kanye is here for you. | Wednesday, 9 pm. Prices vary. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. thefillmorephilly.com

coming out later this month, so we don’t really know much about them past their 2016 self-titled EP. You’ll just have to be ready for some loud music. | 7:45 pm. $7. The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave. eventbrite.com MUSIC

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Little Friends Festival

This annual festival turns the center of the park into an exciting street fair for all ages. There will be rides, live performances, crafts and much more to keep you occupied all night. As if Rittenhouse isn’t already always like a carnival this time of year. | 5:30 pm. $15.

Rittenhouse Square, 210 Rittenhouse Sq. ticketleap.com

San Cisco

These Indie poppers have such a sweet spot in our soul.

They’ve known each other since high school, and their chemistry together creates some catchy beats we can never turn off. Their last album, “The Water,” came out in 2017, but they have remained fresh in our music queues. | 8 pm. $16. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave. johnnybrendas.com EVENT

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Cancer is a Drag Benefit

Raffles and giveaways will go on all through the night to raise money for the American Cancer Society.

Get your life with some performances from local queens Vinchelle, Bev, Paula Deen-White and a few others.

Finally, something beneficial can come out of watching

a bunch of men in wigs perform. | 7 pm. $10. Tabu, 254 S. 12th St. eventbrite.com MUSIC

Charlotte Morris

Get ready for an intimate show of some uplifting folk tunes. Morris is originally from the suburbs outside Philly. In just one year since releasing her debut EP “To New York, With Love” last June, Morris has gained lots of commercial success and has been touring the country. | 8 pm. $10. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave. eventbrite.com

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Margaritas for Mutts

Hang outside in the summer weather with the most adorable pups ever. Enjoy a margarita even more than you usually would, because 50% of the money is going to the Pennsylvania SPCA. Drinking tequila, petting dogs - what more can you really ask for? | 6 pm. Free. South Bowl, 19 E. Oregon Ave. facebook.com

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Adult Magic

Some fresh punk from New York. Their debut album is

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Juneteenth Freedom Seminar

These guys make some perfect road trip country rock. Get on the ‘ol dusty trail with them as they stop in Philly during one of their frequent tours. We’re heating up our biscuits already to get ready for these country connoisseurs. | 8 pm. $16.

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Solstice & Strawberry Moon Rowboating complicit anymore about all the political bullshit that’s been thrown at us over the last two years. Gather with like-minded people and put your powers together to drive fascism out of the presidential office. | 5:30 pm.

Free. Sam’s Morning Glory Diner, 1000 S. 10th St.

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This conversation with author Ibram X. Kendi surrounds the state of racial justice in America. Kendi is here to tell us that we don’t have to accept the society we live in for what it is. We all have the power to build an antiracist society - learn how you could help here. | 5:30 pm. Free. The Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust St.

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it. | 7 pm. $25. Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118 N. Broad St.

Row out onto the Schuylkill on a boat and celebrate the official start of summer.

All the beauty of the night is amplified with a live performance from folk and neo-soul singer Samantha Rise. | 7 pm. Free. Bartram’s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd. facebook.com INTERESTS

The Big Fake Wedding

We might not know anything about weddings, but we know this sounds pretty different. Instead of going to a bridal show for inspiration, just go to a fake wedding.

Witness actual wedding vendors in action through a vow ceremony, cocktail dinner and a reception. Now, someone just needs to crash

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Mewtiny on the Moshulu The pussycats have taken over. Run wild at this fundraiser for TNR rescue of stray cats in Philly. There will be contortionists, jugglers, a strong man and a bunch of other weird shit to keep you entertained all night. | 6 pm. $40. Moshulu, 401 S. Columbus Blvd. eventbrite.com INTERESTS

Game Changer Wrestling: Crushed Up

Witness a live, brutal wrestling match like no other.

There’s not many details on this, other than it’s going to be a “fuckery filled night.”

Lots of slamming, yelling and sweating is definitely in store here. | 8 pm. $25. Voltage Lounge, 421 N. 7th St. eventbrite.com

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Whiskey and Bacon Tasting

This harmonious tasting is curated by Christine Hazel, a Philly celebrity chef who was on season 14 of Hell’s Kitchen. | 6 pm. $45. Moonshine Philly, 1825 E. Moyamensing Ave. eventbrite.com

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Ride of their lives This is Ben and Erin Prosser with their daughter, Lucy.

This Fairmount-based couple along with over 60 others took part in last Saturday’s Million Dollar Bike Ride, which helps raise money for the research of rare genetic diseases. The Prossers raised over $100k to help find a cure for their daughter who has a rare seizure disorder. Not only did they raise that much money but to do set the record for the most riders in the history of the event, now going seven years strong.

After we received this news, making them this week’s Big Pic is the least we can do in addition to hoping they find a cure for little Lucy soon. Got something you want to submit for Big Pic? Send it to us at mail@philadelphiaweekly.com or tag us on social using #PWBigPic

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Former Home of Neziner Synagogue. In Desirable Queen Village. A True Sanctuary of Peaceful Living is found in this Wonderful Upper Unit and Building tucked away behind an Antique Wrought Iron Fencing, Private and Secure. Lovely Landscaping. Mature Trees, Bushes, Plantings and Brick Walkways.This Rarely Offered Pristine 2 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath unit features - Perfect Condition of 1300 Sq Ft and a Deeded Parking Space directly outside your door. It is Quiet and Serene with lots of Windows. Two Exposures - East and South. Good Storage and Closet Space. Most Hardwood Floors. LED Monorail Lighting Throughout First Floor. Enter into an open and spacious Loft-like Living Room with a Wood Burning Fireplace. Dining Area. A Great Newer Kitchen with Plenty of Cabinets and Counter Space + a Breakfast Bar with side Windows Surrounding this entire space. There is also a Lovely Powder Room and Butlers Pantry with Laundry on this level. The Second Level has a Wonderful Main En-suite, big enough to have a Sitting Area + a Huge Walk in Closet and a Lovely Spa bath. Also, found on this floor is a very nice Second Bedroom with Closet and a Full Bath with Jacuzzi. Please Note: Dishwasher is new (2018), French Door Refrigerator (2017), Bradford White Hot Water Heater (2017), New Carrier HVAC System and Thermostat (2017) This is a Great Unit in a Great Building. Close to Everything you may need or think of. Also, in the Meredith Catchment .

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Merchantville Beautiful 3 Story Grand Victorian has 8 Bedrooms, 3.5 f baths located in the heart of town. The first floor has 12 ft ceilings, formal living room w/fireplace, parlor, dining rm, family rm & kitchen, crown molding, hardwood floors, gorgeous wood staircase and banisters with a cover front porch .This home has an updated heating system, full unfinished basement, a 2 car detached garage on almost an acre of property. Property is being sold in as is condition. $305,000.

Marlton/Mayfair At Evesham Beautiful, well maintained 4 bedroom, 2.5 baths, 2 car garage w/finished basement located in a great neighborhood. The Kitchen has hardwood floors, granite counter-tops, newer stainless steal appliances & patio doors to large stamped concrete patio. The master bedroom suite has been freshly painted with a large WIC. This home is a must see & In Move In Condition. $418,000.

Cherry Hill Contemporary 4 bedroom, 2.2 bath home with 2 car garage and in-ground pool. 2 story foyer w/ rounded staircase, living room with fireplace, full bar, large eat in Kitchen. Master bedroom suite has a luxurious bath and plenty of closet space. Full finished basement. Great outside for entertaining. Freshly painted throughout $579,000

Moorestown An amazing, truly unique 4 bedroom, 5 ½ bath home with gourmet kitchen, full finished walk out basement, 2 car garage w/home theater on 2nd level, a tennis-basketball court, built-in pool w/slide, hot-tub & waterfalls and a covered outdoor kitchen & bar which is nestled on a resort like professionally landscaped 2 acre property. $1,449,900

Cherry Hill/ Wilderness Run Beautifully updated 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 3 car garage home that flows seamlessly from one room to the next, it's elegant, bright and spacious. Designer kitchen, with professional appliances. The master bedroom suite has a wonder-fully updated bath w/a free standing tub, glass enclosed shower w/decorative tiles, floating double vanities with marble tops and make up area, there are 3 walk in closets and patio doors to a private balcony. $670,000.

Cherry Hill/ Short Hills This magnificent Coventry Model has an open floor plan, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, 3 car garage, 1st floor office, double staircases, full finished basement. The custom eat in kitchen has center island with breakfast bar, and extra windows allowing plenty of light. Large custom backyard with paver patio & fire pit. $699,900.

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 $559,900.

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.$2,495,000

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY New Listings - Northern Liberties New construction triplex on a quiet street in Northern Liberties. Unit 1 is a bi-level unit with 3 BR, 3.5 BA, and a backyard. Unit 2 features 2 BR, 2 BA, a balcony off the kitchen and a balcony off the bedroom. Unit 3 has 2 BR, 2 BA, a balcony off the kitchen, a balcony off the bedroom, and private access to the roof deck. Includes a 10 year tax abatement. Units are sold separately or as a package.

New Listing - University City Large 14,000 Square foot CMX -2 lot, currently consisting of a fifty one-car garages (lot) with one two-story framed garage office. Can be developed as a matter of right as a up to 36 unit apartment building as either for rental or resale.

$2,500,000

$1,099,000 or starting at $299,000/Unit

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$220,000

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New Listing - Cobbs Creek

This fully rehabbed almost brand new house is one of a kind! This home features an open-layout living/dining area and kitchen featuring custom designed 36 inches Espresso Shaker cabinets, backsplash, and stainless steel appliances.

Hardwood flooring throughout. First floor comes complete with a powder room, rear yard, and laundry room, and you will find a basement for extra storage. 1 BR | 1.5 BA

Enter through the front door to the open living area that flows into the modern kitchen which has light grey tile floors, dark cabinetry, white quartz countertops and a stainless steel appliance package. Off the kitchen is the door to the backyard, great for entertaining. This home also has hardwood floors throughout, LED recessed lighting throughout, a new HVAC system, and a new water heater.

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WILLIAM PENN HOUSE 1919 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia Unit #1820 2 BED | 1 BATH | 1,134 SQ FT | $549,000 Unit #1405 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,176 SQ FT | $525,000 Unit #923/924 3 BED | 2 BATH | 1,581 SQ FT | $539,000

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1 BED | 1.1 BATH | 1,260 SQ FT | $279,000

Unit #1310 1 BED | 1 BATH | 825 SQ FT | $305,000

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Unit #2022 | 1 BED | 1 BATH | 867 SQ FT | $310,000

MAIN LINE SUBURBS

717 Conshohocken State Road, Penn Valley

NEW LISTINGS

6 BED | 6.1 BATH | 6,508 SQ FT | $1,950,000

2501 Pond View Drive, Lansdale

1124 Youngsford Rd, Gladwyne

5 BED | 3.2 BATH | 5,749 SQ FT | $760,000

5 BED | 4.3 BATH | 6,144 SQ FT | $1,449,000

233 Crosshill Road, Wynnewood 4 BED | 2.1 BATH | 2296 SQ FT | $525,000

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1351 Bobarn Drive, Penn Valley 5 BED | 4.1 BATH | 6,647 SQ FT | $1,149,000

1310 Pine Road, Bryn Mawr

190 Presidential Blvd, #415, Bala Cynwyd 2 BED | 2.1 BATH | 1,970 SQ FT | $639,000

191 Presidential Blvd, #824-25, Bala Cynwyd 2 BED | 2 BATH | 2,100 SQ FT | $325,000

1750 Oakwood Ter, Unit#1A, Penn Valley 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,299 SQ FT | $227,000

1655 Oakwood Drive, Unit#N103, Penn Valley 1 BED | 1 BATH | 858 SQ FT | $145,000

Unit #510 1 BED | 1 BATH | 825 SQ FT | $310,000

THE KENNEDY HOUSE 1901 JFK Blvd, Philadelphia

1030 E Lancaster Avenue, Unit #304, Bryn Mawr Unit 2006 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,171 SQ FT | $485,000

5 BED | 5.3 BATH | 5,217 SQ FT | $995,000

1417 Centennial Rd, Penn Valley

2000 Valley Forge Cir, Unit#36, King of Prussia

106 Airdale Road, Bryn Mawr

5 BED | 3.1 BATH | 4,371 SQ FT | $865,000

STORAGE UNIT | $12,000

8 BED | 4.1 BATH | 6,200 SQ FT | $950,000

1315 Bobarn Drive, Penn Valley 4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,422 SQ FT | $749,000

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

207 Lindy Ln, Bala Cynwyd

1205 Chermar Ln, Penn Valley

3 BED | 4.1 BATH | 4,217 SQ FT | $589,900

5 BED | 4.1 BATH | 3,356 SQ FT | $799,000

1305 Woodbine Ave, Penn Valley

200 Price Ave, Unit#4, Narbeth

1 BED | 1 BATH | 700 SQ FT | $128,000

CENTER CITY NEW LISTINGS

Unit #1213 1 BED | 1 BATH | 872 SQ FT | $289,000 Unit#1819 1 BED | 1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $249,000 Unit#1919 1 BED | 1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $219,000 Unit #1512 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $200,000

224-30 W RITTENHOUSE SQ, #1017, PHILADELPHIA Unit#2911 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 522 SQ FT | $184,900 1 BED | 1 BATH | 570 SQ FT | $275,000

LISTINGS

Unit#2816 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 517 SQ FT | $169,000

5 BED | 2.2 BATH | 2,502 SQ FT | $425,000

3 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,038 SQ FT | $799,000

1814 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia Unit#710 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $150,000

LISTINGS

39 Aberdale Road, Bala Cynwyd

710 Lombard Street, Philadelphia

1211 Mirabeau Ln, Gladwyne

7 BED | 3.2 BATH | 4020 SQ FT | $785,000

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 | $2,990,000

INVESTMENT | 3,150 SQ FT | $1,395,000

2 BED | 2.1 BATH | 1890 SQ FT | $919,990

KINGSLEY COURT

5860 Woodbine Ave, Philadelphia

Philadelphia

200 S Narberth Ave, Narberth

6 BED | 4.1 BATH | 3,725 SQ FT | $689,000

809 Latona Street, Philadelphia

500 Kingsley Court 3 BED | 2 BATH | 2,000 SQ FT | $487,000

MULTI-FAMILY | $749,000

1305 Summer Hill Lane, Gladwyne LOT | 0.5 ACRES | $150,000

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3 BED | 1 BATH | 1,288 SQ FT | $339,000

Voorhees/ Sturbridge Estates Expanded Danbury model w/ 4bd, 3.5 baths, 3 car garage located on 1/2 acre on wooded splendor. 1st floor office, sunroom, newer roof, newer HVAC, newer Mstr bath, newer appliances & a full unfinished basement .Hardwood floors thru out first floor & newer carpet upstairs. $744,900

Unit #2521/2 3 BED | 3 BATH | 1,906 SQ FT | $950,000

5 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,655 SQ FT | $975,000

34 Sandringham Rd, Bala Cynwyd

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. $549,000

502 Kingsley Court 3 BED | 3.1 BATH | 2,000 SQ FT | $485,000

2401 Pennsylvania Ave, #17B28, Philadelphia 504 Kingsley Court 4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 2,000 SQ FT | $480,000 506 Kingsley Court 4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 2,000 SQ FT | $480,000 1 BED | 1 BATH | 1,258 SQ FT | $299,000

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