Philadlephia Weekly 06-20-2018

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JUNE 20-27, 2018

Sexual harassment in City Hall:

Unreported, Unrecorded Unpunished AND

Behind Philadelphia’s failure to track sexual harassment complaints in the workplace.

Can new reforms bring City Hall into the #MeToo era?

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FROM THE EDITOR

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s never OK, playboy KERITH GABRIEL

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n the EL once, I watched a guy approach a young woman standing by the door. He stared at her until she met his gaze, and then threw her a wink. She politely smiled and put her head back down into her phone.

But her unspoken rebuttal wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough, apparently. The guy then began bombarding her with comments about how good she looked, how she â&#x20AC;&#x153;smelled niceâ&#x20AC;? and how badly he â&#x20AC;&#x153;wanted to get to know her.â&#x20AC;? Through every advance she politely smiled and only offered thanks in response and apologized, but that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d preferred to be left alone.

He continued until the train ďŹ nally came to her stop at Spring Garden station. She got out â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and so did he. It was one of those moments weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re accustomed to seeing turn before our eyes: when innocent ďŹ&#x201A;irtation turns into an unyielding advance, and then into something far more unsettling, even terrifying.

I thought of that young woman again after a post came across my Facebook feed over the weekend of a woman who received similar advances. Over and over again, he asked a question I vividly recall hearing from that same douche on the EL. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can I get to know you?â&#x20AC;?

The young woman in the post, identiďŹ ed as Morgan Smith and coincidentally, according to her Facebook page, a former ofďŹ ce administrator at Philly Weekly, did the bravest action she could, and the action weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re seeing bringing about more and more change in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s America.

She pulled out her cell phone.

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Maybe public shaming is what it takes to stop some guys from thinking that following a girl for multiple city blocks, interrupting her conversation with her friend and then allegedly throwing a smoothie at her because sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just not interested is justiďŹ able. Honestly, how desperate are you that youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d follow any random stranger for several city blocks in an attempt to change their mind about you, a stranger? How often does casual stalking and harassment actually get you a phone number or social media handle?

I look at this video again and again and all I can think is how frightening this had to have been for Smith, who simply just wanted to be left alone. I think about that girl on the train and how she yearned for the same respect. Sexual harassment is never OK, and as this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s massive cover story proves, courtesy of our partnership with City & State PA, that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s systemic within the walls of our own city government â&#x20AC;&#x201C; with almost virtually little to no enforcement.

So to all of that I say this, women of Philly, please continue to have the courage to pull out your cell phone and record these poor excuses for men. Have the courage to come forward and share your stories with the world, and demand they be taken seriously in the press.

Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a viral video or an investigative news report, chronic harassers and abusers will only stop when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re shown that their time is indeed up. Everyone is watching now.

Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s post led to hundreds of responses, some even claiming they knew the guy in the video. I hope those same people get an opportunity to read this and show him that his face is for all of Philly now to see. Congrats homie, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re now the posterboy for being the guy who followed a girl through Center City, who forced her to make small talk with an acquaintance just to feel like she had strength in numbers and in the end claims she still suffered getting a old street smoothie tossed at her simply for saying fuck off. Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR

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TFW you love the Birds too much

â&#x20AC;&#x153;I met a guy at a signing the other day â&#x20AC;&#x201C; his whole back OVERHEARD was me with a trophy on the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Rockyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; steps. I mean, it was

in PHILLY his whole back. Forever. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not much you can say. I â&#x20AC;&#x153;You looking for Nasif? [Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] in the house watching soccer, yelling about how he won all this money because of some Puerto Rican dude named Ronaldo. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know [Nasif] liked soccer.â&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x201C; A WOMAN CERTAINLY LACKING WORLD CUP FEVER AS SHEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S REFERRING TO CRISTIANO RONALDO, WHO IS ACTUALLY PORTUGUESE AND SCORED A HAT TRICK IN HIS COUNTRYâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S OPENER AGAINST GLOBAL RIVALS SPAIN ON JUNE 14.

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â&#x20AC;&#x201C; EAGLES QB AND SUPER BOWL CHAMPION NICK FOLES ON DEALING WITH HIS INTENSE FANS

Philly police crush the Twitter game Kudos to city cops for being one of the funniest ballbreakers on Twitter. If you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t follow @PhillyPolice on Twitter, you deďŹ nitely should as the department was recently named the second highest police department with social authority on Twitter and the fourth highest in engagement rate. Only NYPD ranks higher than our boys in blue in lighting up the conversations on the socialsphere.

Have a day, Philly PD.Q

The amount in campaign contributions Planned Parenthood has gifted to Pa. Gov. Tom Wolf, the biggest the organization has ever gifted in a primary. Wolf, seeking election for his second term has been a strong supporter of the organization and apparently with this donation, the feeling is definitely mutual. In fact, Sari Stephens, an executive director at Planned Parenthood Pennsylvania referred to Wolf as its â&#x20AC;&#x153;last line of defense,â&#x20AC;?in repeated efforts to shut down many of the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s practices in regards to womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health.

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Cecily (allegedly) sets it off Cecily Tynan, 6ABCâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seemingly perky meteorologist is apparently not to be fucked with.

A woman ďŹ led a criminal complaint with the Philadelphia District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce after she alleges that Tynan assaulted her at the recent U2 concert inside the Wells Fargo Center last week. According to a report, Tynan took issue with Brittany Lewandowski, 27, simply for dancing and standing up in front of Tynan, ostensibly obstructing her view. According to Lewandowski, this is when Tynan, 49, got physical leaving a scratch on her chest while reportedly telling her to STFU. If true, remind us to never get in between her and her sweet, sweet Bono time. Q

Kathy Griffin has no chill In a classic case of wanting to bring others into the gutter with you, comedian Kathy GrifďŹ n has some words to say about fellow comic and Philly native Kevin Hart, criticizing Hart for not using his platform to speak out about President Donald Trump.

Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll remember GrifďŹ n took a dump on her career after posing with a fake severed head of Trump covered in blood shortly after his election. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s on the tour caravan, yet again and in an interview with USA Today recently, she said the following: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Look, if you want to not hear about Trump at all, go see Kevin Hart. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even mention Trump. I, personally, think thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a p*ssy move, because heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a black man.

But I guess heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s selling more tickets than I ever will.â&#x20AC;?

Hart hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t responded, but in a classic case of keep my name out yoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; mouth, does Hart really even need to say anything? Q 3+,/$'(/3+,$:((./< &20

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Sexual harassment in Philadelphia City Hall:

Unreported, unrecorded and unpunished Records detail the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s spotty history with tracking sexual misconduct in the workplace â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and critics worry new reforms arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough for the #MeToo era

BY MAX MARIN AND RYAN BRIGGS

I PHOTO: MAX MARIN

After decades of mishandling misconduct complaints, city officials are trying to reverse course by expanding sexual harassment training programs and implementing a citywide complaint tracking database.

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n 2008, former Philadelphia Police Department ofďŹ cer Christa Hayburn sued the city over an incident involving her former supervisor, Lt. Carl Holmes. She alleged Holmes had raped her in a squad car outside of a party, as dozens of other police caroused a short distance away.

The alleged assault took place two years before she ďŹ led her suit. But, fearing reprisal, Hayburn didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to lodge a formal complaint until she felt she had an escape plan. After sustaining an injury in the ďŹ eld that she knew would lead to her early retirement from the force, she reported the incident to the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Internal Affairs Division, which investigates police malfeasance.

Unsure of what to expect by coming forward, Hayward was stunned by her collision with a reporting and investigatory system she now describes as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a joke.â&#x20AC;?

She recalls being grilled for â&#x20AC;&#x153;six to eight hoursâ&#x20AC;? by Internal Affairs investigators, who demanded she produce witnesses and expressed doubt about her version of events. The Internal Affairs chief overseeing her case would himself later be accused of sexual misconduct charges by a female subordinate.

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NEWS â&#x20AC;&#x153;They were interrogating me about the whole thing, everything I had experienced that night. They kept asking me more questions: Who saw us, was I drinking, who else I did tell,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And the same inspector who was overseeing this was doing the same kind of thing to his secretary â&#x20AC;&#x201C; this was the man in charge of my sexual assault investigation.â&#x20AC;?

Internal Affairs tossed out her claim. Hayburn, like other frustrated city employees in similar straits, opted to sue the city outright. Today, almost a decade later, she says her traumatizing encounter with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system for reporting internal misconduct illustrates ďŹ&#x201A;aws that still persist in its handling of sexual abuse complaints.

Public records largely corroborate Hayburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s assertion that the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s system for reporting misconduct is broken â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not just in the police department, but across municipal government. A Philadelphia Weekly investigation found municipal employees have long been forced to navigate a confusing and problematic reporting system that varies wildly from department to department. As a result, misconduct is rarely documented.

Additionally, the city keeps no centralized database of complaints it receives, undermining the purpose of logging allegations against harassers in the ďŹ rst place. On the rare occasions when a complaint is actually investigated, there is little evidence that abusers face disciplinary action or termination.

The City of Philadelphia, which is Pennsylvaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second-largest employer, counters that it offers â&#x20AC;&#x153;multiple avenuesâ&#x20AC;? for municipal employees to report sexual misconduct. But in practice, the only real option, aside from notifying someone inside their own department â&#x20AC;&#x201C; who, as in Hayburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s case, could be part of the problem â&#x20AC;&#x201C; is ďŹ ling a complaint with the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Employee Relations Unit, a branch of the Mayor's OfďŹ ce of Labor Relations whose three staffers are charged with responding to the complaints of roughly 28,000 municipal employees.

Yet in 2015, that unit handled just two complaints from the City of Philadelphia workforce, according to city records obtained through a right-toknow request. That minuscule number is no aberration: In several prior years, the ofďŹ ce claims it recorded just a single complaint annually. Over the last decade, the unit functioning as the de facto watchdog for sexual misconduct recorded just 44 complaints in total â&#x20AC;&#x201C; about four a year, on average.

Many insiders emphasized that the

low tally was not an indicator that misconduct and abuse were not occurring inside City Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fortress-like walls. Numerous current and former city employees privately related personal accounts of inappropriate behavior at the hands of colleagues or superiors â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but few said they were even aware that the Employee Relations Unit existed, let alone that they could ďŹ le a complaint there.

Nina Ahmad, a one-time deputy mayor and former director of the local chapter of the advocacy group National Organization of Women, said the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reported ďŹ gures were laughable. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just getting the tip of the iceberg, in terms of what actually went down,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is nuts.â&#x20AC;?

While employees can also log complaints with their departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s human resources representative, some branches of government are too small to even have such a position. In those instances, the task of reporting falls to an employeeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s supervisor.

This scattershot reporting system appears to have resulted in numerous departments failing to record reports of sexual impropriety altogether. City ofďŹ cials acknowledged some departments deal with even the most incendiary complaints in an informal manner, leaving few trackable records.

Some major city departments, like the 500-employee District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce, claimed to have never recorded a sexual harassment complaint.

Only 11 out of 47 city departments were able to produce any internal HR complaints at all. Combined, those agencies recorded 115 sexual misconduct complaints over the past ďŹ ve years â&#x20AC;&#x201C; around 20 a year. The vast majority of those emanated from the police and prisons departments, both of which investigate their own personnel matters, largely free from oversight.

Late last year, as #MeToo revelations erupted nationwide, City Council members began inquiring into the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s handling of sexual misconduct allegations in the workplace â&#x20AC;&#x201C; only to discover what newly obtained complaint records now suggest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Reports are scattered,â&#x20AC;? acknowledged Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown, who recently sponsored a bill to require mandatory sexual harassment training for city employees. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There has been no consistent way to secure this information across city departments from different agencies who receive sexual harassment complaints.â&#x20AC;?

Jane Slusser, the chief of staff for

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Mayor Jim Kenney, emphasized the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ongoing efforts to overhaul its policies around sexual harassment, including ramped-up mandatory training, more education on the reporting process and a centralized database to track complaints.

But the city has already paid a high price for not addressing misconduct sooner. Although Hayburn ultimately dropped her lawsuit, she later testiďŹ ed in a separate harassment case brought against Holmes by another female ofďŹ cer. The city eventually agreed to a $1.25 million settlement in that suit.

(Holmes remains on the force today.)

Hayburn, who now works with the nonproďŹ t Women Organizing Against Rape, says she wants the city to institute a credible sexual harassment reporting process so other women wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have to endure what she did. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I would love to see, for people who are working for the city of Philadelphia, is an independent entity to handle the process of investigating sexual misconduct cases â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not somebody whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going to protect the institution,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where the lines get screwed, because the whole persona of police ofďŹ cers is, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re one of each other.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Sloppy documentation The city freely admits it is missing even basic historical data on sexual harassment, thanks to a lack of central oversight and slipshod recordkeeping. In addition to the complete absence of complaints from some departments, like the District Attorneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce or the Register of Wills, the city said it kept no catalogue of complaints ďŹ led prior to 2012. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To locate those cases would require a huge amount of time, going through thousands of records of dozens of individual departments,â&#x20AC;?

Kenney spokesman Mike Dunn said, after reporters requested all agency complaint records dating back to 2007. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We do, though, intend to focus our limited resources on eliminating this issue going forward through standardization and centralization of record keeping.â&#x20AC;?

Simply documenting harassing behavior can be important, said lawyer Steven Auerbach. He is representing former Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce employee Marlaina Williams in a harassment suit against Sheriff Jewell Williams. Auerbach added his client was one of the few employees to actually ďŹ le a complaint with the ERU. Ultimately, in January 2018, the unit issued a one-page report in favor of Marlaina Williams. That was

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NEWS it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the ERU says the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce of Human Resources â&#x20AC;&#x153;may take remedial actionâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but Auerbach said the ďŹ nding is still important. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They did their job. It took forever, but they found that Jewell had sexually harassed these women,â&#x20AC;? Auerbach said, referring to Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; other accusers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I tell the jury that an independent agency has corroborated this, how do you think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll do in trial? It may encourage the city to settle this matter.

It certainly helps someone in my position get justice.â&#x20AC;?

Professor Susan Bisom-Rapp, an associate dean at the Thomas Jefferson School of Law who has studied sexual harassment for decades, said that while reporting alone was no solution to pervasive harassment, it could serve as an indicator of whether or not broader institutional reforms had been successful. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When you see so little reporting and you talk to staff and they say it doesn't reďŹ&#x201A;ect what's going on on the ground, then those procedures need updating,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An increase in reporting is a good thing. It means people feel safe enough to come forward.â&#x20AC;?

As with departmental complaints, harassment lawsuits are also poorly tracked.

Records show the city has paid nearly $10 million to settle more than 700 employmentrelated suits between 2007 and 2017, but the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce could not say how many of these cases pertained to sexual misconduct.

Records received through a right-to-know request showed 10 cases described as â&#x20AC;&#x153;sexual harassmentâ&#x20AC;? lawsuits over the past decade, totaling more than $1.5 million in settlement payouts. But other suits that clearly involved sexual harassment were lumped into other categories of litigation due to Law Department policy limiting case classiďŹ cation to a single descriptor.

This shortcoming virtually ensures the true scope of the problem is understated in the ofďŹ cial record. Over the last decade, the city settled 41 cases over retaliation claims ($2.15 million), 30 cases over gender discrimination ($1.15 million), seven cases over sexual orientation discrimination ($548,000), and 28 cases involving general â&#x20AC;&#x153;discriminationâ&#x20AC;? ($679,000). An overview of records indicates many of these costly settlements were rooted in sexual impropriety or abuse.

For instance, a $500,000 settlement against the Philadelphia Fire Department over a sex scandal involving a mentally troubled female paramedic was classiďŹ ed only as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;retaliationâ&#x20AC;? case. (That case was initially omitted in a city response to a right-to-know request for sexual harassment settlement records. The city later acknowledged the oversight, citing a database search error.)

Other cases were omitted for similar reasons. The city settled another dubiously classiďŹ ed lawsuit in 2016 with former PPD ofďŹ cer Keisha Johnson for $125,000 after she alleged her former Internal Affairs supervisor, Jerrold Bates, had bullied her into a sexual relationship on threat of termination.

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Bates, the same inspector who oversaw Internal Affairs at the time of Hayburnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sexual assault allegations, regularly masturbated in front of Johnson and fondled her breasts in their ofďŹ ce, according to the lawsuit ďŹ led against him. But the litigation was listed in city records as a â&#x20AC;&#x153;retaliationâ&#x20AC;? lawsuit instead of sexual harassment. (Bates remains on the police force.)

The city asserts it has ďŹ xed at least some of its record-keeping issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Law Department has made modiďŹ cations to its database so that going forward, it will be able to record all types of client activity contained in a given case,â&#x20AC;? said Dunn.

The failure to adequately track â&#x20AC;&#x201C; let alone punish â&#x20AC;&#x201C; serial abuse before it advances toward a lawsuit has likely cost the city millions as early warning signs go ignored. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Say thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one department in the city and it seems especially toxic â&#x20AC;Ś then you should look more closely and hold that department responsible,â&#x20AC;? said Bisom-Rapp. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Instead, you ďŹ nd that ofďŹ cials move the victim around, instead of the abuser. You leave the powerful person in the city government structure there to continue harassment.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Fig leafâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reform City Controller Rebecca Rhynhart is expected to soon release the ďŹ rst-ever audit of sexual harassment and assault in city government, with a focus on policies and payouts.

The Kenney administration has meanwhile touted enhanced training programs to combat future abuse. OfďŹ cials will begin rolling out a citywide database this summer that will allow the OfďŹ ce of Labor Relations to better track complaints across all city agencies.

Slusser, chief of staff to the mayor, said the city has also ramped up mandatory sexual harassment education for supervisors and managers from every ďŹ ve years to every three years. In the current calendar year, the Employee Relations Unit has so far conducted 44 sexual harassment training sessions for more than 1,007 employees â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a record number of participants. The trainings also help raise the unitâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s long-understated proďŹ le as municipal workforce watchdog. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Training will strengthen the reporting process,â&#x20AC;? says Councilwoman Reynolds Brown. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our expectation is that once training occurs, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll learn about processes and procedures to lodge the complaint.â&#x20AC;?

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s frequently not how things work out post-training, some experts say.

Bisom-Rapp said that government agencies (and big companies) often choose to paper over problems at the top with superďŹ cial training programs or new harassment guidelines. She pointed to a 2016 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission report that found those initiatives rarely bring about changes by themselves. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a ďŹ g leaf,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Change has got to come from the top. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than paper policies and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than training.â&#x20AC;?

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On paper, city employees can file complaints about colleagues outside of their department at the Employee Relations Unit in the Mayorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Office of Labor Relations. But few have used the office as an avenue for sexual misconduct grievances.

She said it was no coincidence that so many harassment complaints were concentrated in the traditionally male-dominated police and prison departments. In general, researchers have found that discrimination is worst in ďŹ elds with high levels of â&#x20AC;&#x153;occupational segregationâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; jobs where, say, men dominate the top of the hierarchy while most female employees are at the bottom rungs.

Bisom-Rapp said the often white and maleled world of politics and government were little different. She said there was only one way to truly stamp out sexual harassment in City Hall. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The solution to that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t training. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ nding ways to hire and promote people who look a little different into the ranks of management,â&#x20AC;? she said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The more women you have in top positions, the less harassment against women you'll get. The more people of color you have in top positions, the less discrimination you ďŹ nd.â&#x20AC;?

To be fair, Kenney has won plaudits for bringing in a record number of top female staffers. But Slusser still acknowledged the need for wider hierarchical changes in addition to new policies around training and reporting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Training on its own doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change anything,â&#x20AC;? Kenneyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chief of staff said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But it does help set the tone for the cultural shift.

You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect it to happen overnight, or in

a year. It takes a consistent plan of communication driven from the top down.â&#x20AC;?

In the meantime, critics worry current reform efforts may not have enough teeth to remove chronic offenders from city government. Even when sexual abuse cases have been documented and sustained, critics say fair punishment remains hard-won under the municipal unionsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; arbitration process.

Recently, a union disciplinary panel recommended a ďŹ ve-day suspension as punishment for a Revenue Department supervisor who demanded a subordinate let him fondle her breasts. Internal emails leaked to Philly Weekly later showed Law Department lawyers congratulating one another for successfully upping that punishment to eight days.

The offending supervisor was later demoted over another sexual harassment incident, a source said, but remains employed at the Revenue Department. City ofďŹ cials declined to comment, citing it as a private personnel matter. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is a culture of patting ourselves on the back over a non-victory,â&#x20AC;? said Nina Ahmad of such cases. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a slap on his knuckles and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s move on,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; without understanding how did he have the impunity to do it in the ďŹ rst place.â&#x20AC;? Q TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN & @RW_BRIGGS

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Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bank on it It sure looks like a payday lending bill has resurfaced in Harrisburg for the sixth time in 6 years

BY RYAN BRIGGS

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tate Rep. Doyle HefďŹ&#x201A;ey says House Bill 2429 is not a payday lending bill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; if it were, it would be at least the sixth time in as many years that usury groups had lobbied to erode Pennsylvaniaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s protections against predatory loans. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t payday lending; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more or less dealing with a language adjustment,â&#x20AC;? the Carbon County Republican said today. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It would just clarify the language so that current lending practices wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be affected by different regulations.â&#x20AC;?

But, as to which lending practices would be impacted â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and by which regulations â&#x20AC;&#x201C; HefďŹ&#x201A;ey couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t immediately say. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Anytime you get into this type of banking stuff, it does get complex,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have all the information in front of me now.â&#x20AC;?

Despite that complexity, HefďŹ&#x201A;ey and other House Commerce Committee members had initially tried to pass the legislation to the ďŹ&#x201A;oor of the General Assembly without a public hearing. However, legal aid groups say thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a simple reason for that: HB2429 is, in fact, a payday lending bill â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but state reps just donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to talk about it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every year itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just new packaging on an abusive, high-cost payday product,â&#x20AC;? said Kerry Smith, a lawyer for the nonproďŹ t Community Legal Services. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The scheme theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re pushing this year (with HB2429) is to allow payday lenders to avoid the state interest rate cap by posing as brokers, referring borrowers to lenders that are under the cap. Then the payday lender collects a huge fee for that referral.â&#x20AC;?

HefďŹ&#x201A;ey insists that Smithâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interpretation is wrong. However, he said he will hold the bill for another week to examine possible amendments that could address the concerns of CLS and a coalition of other groups opposed to the bill, including the AFL-CIO, the PA Lutheran Advocacy Ministry, and credit counseling agencies like ClariďŹ .

Pennsylvania has some of the strongest usury protections in the country. Storefront payday loans shops, a common sight in some states, canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t operate here due to a legal cap on the interest rates lenders can charge â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which, in some instances, can skyrocket above 300 percent.

Smith says that while consumers with bad credit are able to access these loan products, they end up stuck endlessly paying off interest

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rates so high that it becomes virtually impossible to pay down the principal.

But industry players, like storefront lender Check N Go and parent company AXCESS Financial, have pushed Keystone pols for years to weaken those regulations. Smith said using punishing referral fees was just a method of collecting money on the back end and would result in the effective legalization of storefront payday lending.

HefďŹ&#x201A;ey acknowledges he drafted the House bill after meeting with â&#x20AC;&#x153;bankingâ&#x20AC;? lobbyists, but declined to say exactly which clients they represented. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know of anyone speciďŹ c â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just people through the committee. â&#x20AC;Ś Everybody out here has their own lobby so they came in and had some meetings with us and their client,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been down with the lobbyists that are against the bill, too. â&#x20AC;Ś Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no trick up anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sleeve here.â&#x20AC;?

HefďŹ&#x201A;ey said he and Commerce chair Rep. Brian Ellis were still working out amendments to address concerns the bill would go too far in favor of payday lenders, hoping to have new language by tomorrow. He added he and his wife volunteer at a local homeless shelter and he is sympathetic to the risk toxic loan products pose to the indigent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We need to educate people a lot more on how to better access their ďŹ nances,â&#x20AC;? he said.

But Smith said the types of the loan products HB2429 deals with would effectively legalize a ďŹ nancial trap for the same people in poverty the HefďŹ&#x201A;eys help through charity work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Charlie Hallanan was just convicted of making illegal loans and trying to facilitate similar schemes,â&#x20AC;? she said, of the Main Line millionaire brought down on racketeering charges linked to out-of-state payday lending. â&#x20AC;&#x153;But this predatory industry is continuing to try to ďŹ nd loopholes.â&#x20AC;? Q TWITTER: @RW_BRIGGS

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Imagine Dragons lead singer Dan Reynolds wrestles with his Mormon devotion and being an advocate for LBGTQ lifestyles in Believer, a HBO doc airing June 25.

Taking sides Faith, sexuality and a choice in both is focus of upcoming HBO doc by Philly-based director Don Argott

BY TIMAREE SCHMIT

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avannah was only 12 years old when she stood before her local congregation of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints to bear testimony.

Testimony meetings, according to the Encyclopedia of Mormonism, are â&#x20AC;&#x153;where faithful members of the Church are invited to bear a verbal witness of their feelings of the gospel of Jesus Christ.â&#x20AC;? Savannah, whose last name has been withheld to protect her privacy, knew she would draw attention, but she did

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not anticipate that video of her speech would go viral. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I bore my testimony on how everyone is born the certain way they are and how I was made to be gay,â&#x20AC;? says the Utah native. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get to ďŹ nish all the way through my testimony, I think it was a paragraph later after I said the world â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;lesbianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; that they cut me off.â&#x20AC;?

Throughout this exchange, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is being interviewed by Dan Reynolds, better known as the lead singer of pop rock band Imagine Dragons. Reynolds is traversing Utah talking to a variety of LGBTQ youth like her, visiting

safe spaces like Encircle House in Provo, and sitting with the families of queer teens whose lives have been lost to suicide. It is part of what he sees as a solution to his own crisis of faith as a lifelong member of the LDS, former missionary and now ally to the LGBT community.

Stunned by the epidemic of teen suicides in Utah and moved by the stories of queer youth who fear they will never be accepted as they are, Reynolds is taking action to bridge the gap between two seemingly incompatible worlds. His journey is depicted in the new documentary Believer, premiering on HBO, June 25. â&#x20AC;&#x153;On one side heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got the Mormon community that looks up to him as a successful Mormon and how that means a lot to them, and on the other side heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s got the LGBTQ fanbase,â&#x20AC;? says Don Argott, director of Believer and Philly local. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He gets fan letters from both sides, people saying his music got them through difďŹ cult times. But theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;you probably donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t approve of my lifestyle because Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gay and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re Mormon.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; He felt he needed to pick a side and speak out about his faith and issues he had.â&#x20AC;?

According to the Utah State Health Department, the No. 1 cause of death for Utahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teens is now suicide. Kids aged 11-17 in the heav-

ily Mormon state are killing themselves at a rate three times higher than just 10 years ago.

Researchers believe this is due to the openly homophobic and transphobic culture of the church community. The LDS were a major force behind Californiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Prop 8 in 2008, the law that sought to deďŹ ne marriage as between one man and one woman, and church leadership has ruled that same-sex couples are barred from fellowship, as are their children.

Reynoldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; solution? Collaborating with Tyler Glenn, the openly gay ex-Mormon front man of the Neon Trees, on a massive music festival called LoveLoud, held within blocks of the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City. This was not the original plan, though.

Argott says initially Reynolds wanted to make a documentary about the characters on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, to which Argott, the Rock School director was intrigued. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made a fair amount of music documentaries, it seemed like a natural ďŹ t.â&#x20AC;? said Argott, who when asked why the interest in this project, said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What came out of that was Dan telling me about his childhood, growing up Mormon, dealing with depression, his recent faith crisis. The more he spoke, the more I realized this guy is going through something interesting, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s looking for another creative outlet.â&#x20AC;?

Believer is a surprisingly engaging record of the tribulations leading to that festival and Reynoldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; attempts to get the approval of the LDS leadership. While Reynolds is undeniably bland for a rock star, he is extremely likeable, which helps to produce natural moments of unexpected and genuine feeling.

While trying to organize LoveLoud, Reynoldsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; assistant, Lance Lowry, experienced a shocking loss that gives further personal stake in the Mormon youth suicide epidemic. While sporting a coincidentally apropos â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mama Dragonsâ&#x20AC;? shirt, the mother of an LGBT child ďŹ ercely takes the LDS leadership to task for their exclusionary policies. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can say â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;I love youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; all you want, but until you act on that in a way that feels inclusive and complete, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a no go,â&#x20AC;? she said.

And then thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Savannah, who is now 13 years old, who ďŹ nally got to ďŹ nish her testimony â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but this time before a crowd of 20,000. This time around, instead of cutting her mic and asking her to step down, the audience replied with roaring applause. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was invited here to share my truth, thanks to you for giving me the space to speak today,â&#x20AC;? she begins, ďŹ&#x201A;anked by her mother, Heather. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I believe I was made the way I am, all parts of me, by my heavenly parents. They did not mess up when they gave me brown eyes or I when I was born bald. They did not mess up when they gave me freckles or when I was made to be gay. I want to love myself and not feel shame.â&#x20AC;? Q

Believer | June 25, 8pm ET, exclusively on HBO. TWITTER: @TIMAREE_LEIGH

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Through the end of June, Parks and Rec is scheduled to open roughly over five pools throughout the city each day, a massive project that comes at a cost of $3 million annually.

Pool daze

Clearing up some of the common misconceptions before you dive into Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sprawling pool system

BY KERITH GABRIEL

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n addition to summer, this week marks the opening rollout of Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s massive network of pools.

Starting June 19 through June 29, the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parks and recreation division will put the ďŹ nishing touches on over 70 pools and over 100 spray parks throughout the city, a $3 million investment that will see many sections of the city have their pools ready in time for the ofďŹ cial start of summer on June 21.

Kathryn Ott Lovell, the commissioner of Philadelphia Parks and Rec, says the undertaking is an annual labor of love and dedication, but also considerable time and investment. Before the opening of pools each year,

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Ott Lovell noted thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s only about eight weeks for crews to get out to neighborhood pool sites and recreation centers to get them ready. In some cases, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a repaint, power wash and ďŹ ll, but for every pool that easy there are the ones that require maintenance that will chew up all the time allotted to get them ready.

Open generally from 11-7 each day, each pool has its own lifeguard on staff and offers family and adult times. But perhaps the one thing Ott Lovell wanted to note is that every city pool, regardless of size, offers free swim lessons on site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The national trend of children, speciďŹ cally children within our inner cities that do have access to swimming pools and not knowing

KATHRYNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S FAVE FIVE

We asked city parks commissioner and lifelong Philadelphian Kathryn Ott Lovell to name her favorite pools in the city. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s her top five: Athletic Recreation Center Ott Lovell says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A great pool and a great rec center, that also has a great spray park as well.â&#x20AC;? | 1400 N. 26th St., 19121 Pleasant Pool | Ott Lovell says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;I like its location in Mount Airy. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very quaint and inviting.â&#x20AC;? | Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Pool | 2601 South St., 19146 Ott-Lovell says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fan favorite as a Center City pool.

That one gets a lot of foot traffic because of its location, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a really nice pool.â&#x20AC;?

Kelly Pool | 4231 Landsdowne Dr., 19131 Ott Lovell says:â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lot of history in that part of the city and in that park, plus you have the Please Touch Museum so a lot of people like that pool.â&#x20AC;?

Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Swim Phillyâ&#x20AC;? locations Ott Lovell says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are our spruced up pools if you will, with chairs, umbrellas, lounge chairs. They are awesome to visit if you want more of a swim club vibe. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s five of them and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re really great.â&#x20AC;?

how to swim, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re actually seeing a considerable uptick in drownings nationwide,â&#x20AC;? said Ott Lovell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really important for families to know that Philadelphia has more pools than any city our size and that thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s free swim lessons at all of those pools.â&#x20AC;?

By comparison, Philadelphia, a city with roughly 1.6 million people, has access to 70 pools broken out by region. In New York, there are only 54 public outdoor pools in the ďŹ ve boroughs to serve 8.5 million people.

Oh and this year? NYC pools donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t open ofďŹ cially until June 27. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something that the city has just prioritized,â&#x20AC;? said Ott Lovell, on the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s devotion to opening the number of neighborhood pools each year. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just made this commitment to have these pools available for our citizens and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s expensive every year, but to me as someone that grew up in Philly and is raising a family in Philly, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just part of summer in Philly and part of our culture to have area pools open up each year.â&#x20AC;?

The misconception that public pools are dirty or unkept is one that really gets under Ott-Lovellâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s skin, considering the work that goes into getting them ready. Many of the private pools in Philadelphia come with high membership fees, but beyond that, waiting lists that sometimes can last months or even years. The only downside to city pools, according to Ott-Lovell, is that there may be a delay if a pool is at capacity. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our pools operate the exact same way as any private pool youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll ďŹ nd out there,â&#x20AC;? said Ott-Lovell. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We hire qualiďŹ ed staff to run them and as lifeguards, we train staff, as for the pools themselves, they are maintained, all of the mechanicals are checked and inspected both by the health department and by our our own staff. Pools are crowded and sometimes thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more people in line than we can accommodate, but if thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only downside, then I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing OK.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something more and more people are taking notice of.

Dana Spencer, a mother of three who lives in Fairmount was a longtime member of a private pool, spending upward of $800 annually to have a dip with her kids. Originally from West Chester, Spencer assumed that city pools werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t kept and decided to jump on a waiting list and shell out an $800 fee to swim privately. A year later, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still kicking herself for the decision. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We just always assumed the public pools were dirty,â&#x20AC;? Spencer said, who notes that the pool at the Marian Anderson Rec Center is her new summer go-to. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I mean itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s honestly a common thought among many of the moms I talk to, but I wish I wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve looked for myself. We love our pool, the staff is really friendly. My husband and I just wish we took a look for ourselves before we spent thousands of dollars to belong privately. Unless you want full-on adult swim, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really no reason to.â&#x20AC;? Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR

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Tuesday, June 26

A comprehensive schedule of when you can expect the pool in your neighborhood to be open for the season.

Wednesday, June 27

Tuesday, June 19

s-Lawncrest Recreation Center | 6000 Rising Sun Ave., 19111

Wednesday, June 20

Awbury Playground | 6101 Ardleigh St., 19138 Cione Playground | 2600 E. Aramingo Ave., 19125 Feltonville Recreation Center | 231 E. Wyoming Ave., 19120 Kelly Pool | 4231 Landsdowne Dr., 19131 s-Lee Cultural Center | 4328 Haverford Ave., 19104 Mander Playground | 2140 N. 33rd St., 19121 Max Myers Playground | 1601 Hellerman St., 19149 Murphy Recreation Center | 300 W. Shunk St., 19148 Vare Recreation Center | 2600 Morris St., 19145

Barry Playground | 1800 Johnston St., 19145 Dendy Playground | 1501 N. 10th St., 19122 Heitzman Recreation Center | 2136 Castor Ave., 19134 Hunting Park Recreation Center | 900 Hunting Park Ave., 19140 Jacobs Playground | 4500 Linden Ave., 19114 James Finnegan Playground | 6900 Grovers Ave., 19142 Kingsessing Recreation Center | 4901 Kingsessing Ave., 19143 Penrose Playground | 1101 W. Susquehanna Rd., 19122 Ziehler Playground | 200 E. Olney Ave., 19120 39th & Olive Playground | 700 N. 39th St., 19104 Athletic Recreation Center | 1400 N. 26th St., 19121 Amos Playground | 1817 N. 16th St., 19121 Chew Playground | 1800 Washington Ave., 19146 Cruz Playground | 1431 6th St., 19122 Hancock Playground | 1401 N. Hancock St., 19122 Houseman Recreation Center | 5091 Summerdale Ave., 19124 Sacks Playground | 400 Washington Ave., 19147 Simpson Recreation Center | 1010 Arrott St., 19124 Tustin Playground | 5901 W. Columbia Ave., 19151

Thursday, June 28

12th & Cambria Playground | 2901 N. 12th St., 19133 American Legion Playground | 6201 Torresdale Ave., 19135 Cohocksink Recreation Center | 2901 Cedar St., 19134 Ford Recreation Center | 609 Snyder Ave., 19148 M.L. King Recreation Center | 2101 Cecil B. Moore Ave., 19121 Mill Creek Playground | 743 N. 48th St., 19139 Piccoli Playground | 1501 E. Bristol Ave., 19124 Shepard Recreation Center | 5700 Haverford Ave., 19131 Belfield Recreation Center | 2100 W. Chew Ave., 19138 C.B. Moore Recreation Center | 2551 N. 22nd St., 19132 Cherashore Playground | 851 W. Olney Ave., 19120 F.J. Myers Recreation Center | 5800 Chester Ave., 19143 s-Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Connor Pool | 2601 South St., 19146 Shuler Playground | 3000 N. 27th St., 19132 Stinger Square | 1400 S. 32nd St., 19146 d-McVeigh Recreation Center | 400 E. Ontario St., 19134 d-Waterloo Playground | 2502 N. Howard St., 19133

Friday, June 22

d-Openings may be delayed due to repairs and maintenance.

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Schedule subject to change.

Calendar courtesy of Philadelphia Parks and Recreation

East Poplar Playground | 820 N. 8th St., 19123 Morris Estate Cultural Center | 1610 W. Chelten Ave., 19126 Ridgway Pool | 901 S. Broad St., 19147 Samuel Recreation Center | 3539 Gaul St., 19134

Saturday, June 23

Marian Anderson Recreation Center | 740 S. 17th St., 19146 Baker Playground | 5433 Lansdowne Ave., 19131) Cobbs Creek Recreation Center | 280 Cobbs Creek Pkwy., 19139 Kendrick Recreation Center | 5822 Ridge Ave., 19128 Lackman Playground | 1101 Bartlett St., 19115

Monday, June 25

Carousel House Rec Center | 4300 Avenue of the Republic, 19131 Gathers Recreation Center | 2501 Diamond St., 19121 Lincoln Pool | 3201 Ryan Ave., 19136 Lonnie Young Recreation Center | 1100 E. Chelten Ave., 19138 Mitchell Playground | 3700 Whitehall Ln., 19114 Pickett Pool | 5700 Wayne Ave., 19144 Scanlon Playground | 1099 E. Tioga St., 19134 Schmidt Playground | 113 W. Ontario St., 19140

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Christy Recreation Center | 728 S. 55th St., 19143 Fox Chase Recreation Center | 7901 Ridgeway St., 19111 s-Francisville Playground | 1737 Francis St., 19130 Hillside Recreation Center | 201 Fountain St., 19127 Jardel Recreation Center | 1400 Cottman Ave., 19111 Northern Liberties Rec Center | 321 Fairmount Ave., 19123 s-Pleasant Playground | 6720 Boyer St., 19119 Vogt Recreation Center | 4131 Unruh Ave., 19135

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Lesbian Speed Dating 40+

Forget â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her,â&#x20AC;? and come out for 40+ lesbian speed dating. Hosted by Be Single No More, enjoy a night of great conversation with Philly gay singles. After the speed dating event, keep the socializing going with a singles mixer! Your matches will be emailed to you after one or two days. Who knows â&#x20AC;&#x201C; you might meet that special someone.| 7-9pm. $25. Stir Lounge, 1705 Chancellor St. eventbrite.com/e/lesbian-speed-dating-40-tickets-46393147152?aff=efbeventtix

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Glow & Flow for American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

Let your inner-self shine out with the help of this glow and ďŹ&#x201A;ow yoga class. Proceeds beneďŹ t American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, which raises awareness, funds scientiďŹ c research, and provides resources and aid to those affected by suicide. Fun glow bracelets and necklaces will be provided. | 7:308:30pm. $17. Chestnut Hill Brewing Company, 8221 Germantown Ave. eventbrite. com/e/glow-flow-yoga-for-a-cause

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â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;You Can Never Go Down the Drainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Mr. Rogers always said: No matter how bad things are, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can never go down the drain.â&#x20AC;? Using and abusing iconic songs from the program, Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Bearded Ladies Cabaret puts this idea to the test. In this performance through July 1, expect a goldďŹ sh funeral, gay romps into the land of make-believe and some earnest questions about irony. | 8pm. $15-$40. The Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. tickets.wilmatheater.org/single/ SelectSeating.aspx?p=55355

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Little Friends of Rittenhouse Square Festival

The 20th annual Little Friends Festival turns the center of Rittenhouse Square into a carnival, concert and block party. The event includes a variety of food, music, games, crafts, rides and much more for only one ticket price. Come kick-off the summer with the community. Funds raised from the Little Friends Festival directly beneďŹ t Rittenhouse Square, one of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most treasured landmarks. Note that strollers are not permitted in the festival. | 5:30-7:30pm. $15-$20. Free for 2-year-olds and younger. Rittenhouse Square, 18th and Walnut streets. littlefriendsfestival. ticketleap.com

THURSDAY, JUNE 21

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Philadelphia Podcast Festival

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Keeping the soundwaves strong since 2013, the annual Philadelphia Podcast Festival is back with more than 40 live podcast recordings.

For the next eight days, you can check out all the happenings in the Philly Podcast scene, all in real time. With free and priced shows that range from the comical to serious, factual to ďŹ ctional, you are sure to ďŹ nd your next playlist download. If these local podcasters are making you extra proud of your city, then give some Brotherly Lovinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to Philly-themed shows such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jawn Appetit,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Twisted Philly,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philly Famousâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Broad Street Line.â&#x20AC;?

Venues hosting the podcast seshes include Amalgam Comics and Coffeehouse, Tattooed Mom, Philly Improv Theater, The Trocadero, Good Good Comedy Theatre, Ruba Club, Victoria Freehouse and Uncle Bobbieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s.

June 22-July 1. Times, prices and locations vary. Phillypodfest.com

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MacramĂŠ Workshop

Join local artist Ash Weber for a creative evening learning the fundamental knots required to create your own, unique macramĂŠ wall art tapestry. All supplies included: high quality cotton rope, dowels, scissors, optional beads, tape and more. Your ďŹ nal piece will be approximately 6â&#x20AC;? by 15â&#x20AC;?. | 7-9pm. $29. The Schmidtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Commons, 1001 N. 2nd St. eventbee.com/event?eid=197666343#/tickets

Night Market Gayborhood

Beep, beep! The food trucks are back in the neighborhood. Get ready to dig in to street eats with The Food Trust Night Markets.

Taking over the Gayborhood for an evening of festivities, join thousands of visitors for the pop-up market foods and live music. | 7-11 pm. Free admission. 13th and Locust streets. thefoodtrust.org/night-market

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stabsâ&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a form of stitching from Japan â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from Butcherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sew Shop. Take a mini-tour of the mosaic gardens and listen to Hoochi Coochi, a bluesy soul band. Bring your own booze, blanket and snacks for some added twilight delight. | 7-10pm. $12-$20. Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Magic Gardens, 1020 South St. phillymagicgardens.org/event/

SATURDAY, JUNE 23 SUMMER SERIES

40th Street Summer Series

FITNESS

Yoga On The Pier: Summer Solstice Class

The days may be longer, but that just means more time to do yoga! Welcome the Summer Solstice with sun salutations. Located on the pier, bring your own mat, kids and pets for this calming yoga session. Find your rhythm and enter the new calendar season with a clear mind, a refreshed spirit and renewed intentions. | 6pm. Donations are appreciated. Race Street Pier, 121 N. Columbus Blvd. facebook.com/events/204799423503417/

BLOCK PARTY

Old City Eats Block Party

Hey, it may be the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Old City,â&#x20AC;? but like a ďŹ ne wine â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it just gets better with age. Old City District showcases its thriving dining scene with the return of Old City Eats! Featuring more than 20 Old City restaurants, stroll Second Street for tastes as you enjoy live music. Come for discounts and a whole lot of festivity! | 5-8pm. Free admission. 2nd Street between Market and Chestnut streets. oldcitydistrict.org/events

They want to ďŹ nish on top, but are faced with a group that uses both instruments and voices. Bring your own chair or blanket for this perfect â&#x20AC;&#x201C; one could even say, pitch perfect â&#x20AC;&#x201C; night. | 8pm. Free. The Schmidtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Commons, 1001 N. 2nd St. theschmidtscommons.com/ event

FRIDAY, JUNE 22 CULTURAL FESTIVAL

DRINKS

Make + Take: Herbal Bitters Cocktails Make and Sip

Who needs to go to the bar when you can already make your own cocktail bitters? This workshop will cover the historic and medicinal properties of bitter herbs as well as guidelines for creating delicious cocktail bitters. If you have an empty four-ounce glass jar with a lid at home, please bring it in to be reused.

If not, there will be one for you. All materials provided. | 6:30-8:30pm. $20-$25. Bartramâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Garden, 5400 Lindbergh Blvd. 2005.blackbaudhosting.com/2005/Herbal-CocktailBitters-Make--Sip

OUTDOOR MOVIE

Movie Night: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Pitch Perfect 3â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Last call, â&#x20AC;&#x153;pitchesâ&#x20AC;?! Come sing and dance as the Barton Bellas reunite for one last singing competition at an overseas USO tour.

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Greg Fitzsimmons!

June 22 - June 24

Laugh off the workweek with Greg Fitzsimmons. Raunchily likeable, Fitzsimmons hosts both â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greg Fitzsimmons Showâ&#x20AC;? on Howard Sternâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s SiriusXM channel and the highly popular â&#x20AC;&#x153;FitzDog Radioâ&#x20AC;? podcast.

He is also a four-time Emmy Award-winning writer and a regular on â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Joe Rogan Experience.â&#x20AC;? | 7:30pm, 10pm. $22-$30. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. philadelphia. heliumcomedy.com/events/23238

ART

The Emoji Art Show Tour

Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s your go-to emoji? Coming off a sold-out show launch in Atlanta, this multisensory experience features creative emojiinspired art by 30-plus emerging Philly artists. The event will also have performances, live body painting and DJ sets. After you enjoy your cocktail, head over to taste the emoji dessert surprises! | 8pm-midnight. $10$35. Warehouse on Watts, 923 N. Watts St. eventbrite.com/e/the-emoji-art-show

The Summer Series has grown into one of the most popular outdoor summer events in University City. Come for activities, free giveaways and performances. Co-produced

by University City District, Penn and The Rotunda, this series features internationally-recognized talent and provides fun for the whole family. | 6pm. Free. Behind the Walnut Street Library, 40th and Walnut St. universitycity. org/40th-street-summer-series

CAMPING

The Great American Backyard Campout

Spend the night under the stars. Go hiking in the forest and tell stories around the campďŹ re. Wake up Sunday morning to breakfast and canoeing (picnic dinner and breakfast included). Bring your own tent or rent one. The Schuylkill Center works in collaboration with the National Wildlife Federation to host this 14th annual Great American Backyard Campout. | 3pm-11:30am. $32-$40. Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education, 8480 Hagyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mill Road.

ANNIVERSARY

FESTIVAL

Roxborough Music Festival Juneteenth Musicfest & Parade

Celebrate the passage and ratiďŹ cation of the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that commemorates the end of slavery. Get ready for two jam-packed days of cultural entertainment and empowerment.

For Fridayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Musicfest, enjoy performances, the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Village and the marketplace.

Keep the momentum going for Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parade down Market Street! | June 22-23. Times vary. Free. Locations vary. juneteenthphilly. org

Get into your music groove with Roxboroughâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst-ever music festival! The day will highlight regional and national performances, including Gorgas Park favorite Ben Arnold.

So, start your weekend off right, and join the community for a lineup of jam-worthy bands. | 3-9pm. Free. Gorgas Park, 6300 Ridge Ave. facebook.com/events/1026953514127210/

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June Twilight in the Gardens

What is more magical in Philly than the Magic Gardens? How about the Magic Gardens at Twilight?! Learn sashiko, or â&#x20AC;&#x153;little

Roy-Pitz 10-Year CANniversary

Toast to 10 years of Roy-Pitz Brewing as well as to the ďŹ rst-year anniversary of the Roy-Pitz Barrel House in Philadelphia! Get into that CANniversary mood with beer and food specials, art exhibits, special guests, music, rare beers, and for the ďŹ rst time ever â&#x20AC;&#x201C; cans! Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s right, Roy-Pitz will be releasing six packs and cases of Best Blonde, Daddy Fat Sacks and Country Creek Strawberry Kolsch.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a special â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dress Like a Pitz Party,â&#x20AC;? so come

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dressed as your best Roy-Pitz character from any of the breweryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artwork. Best costumes will win prizes. | 10:30am-11:30pm. Free.

Roy Pitz Barrel House, 990 Spring Garden St. facebook.com/events/575861392781875/

FESTIVAL

Summer Ale Festival

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get wild with the wild. For an event that is all about the monkey business, indulge in an unlimited sampling of 150-plus local craft brews among the animals at the Philadelphia Zoo. Enjoy local food trucks, live entertainment, games and animal meet-andgreets! An annual fundraiser for the Philadelphia Zoo, do good while you feel good. | 7-10pm. Prices vary. Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 W. Girard Ave. philadelphiazooevents.com/ summer-ale-fest/

ARTS FESTIVAL

Manayunk Arts Festival

Calling all art lovers and shoppers! Meet both emerging and established artists and peruse crafted items from all medium types at the tri-stateâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s largest outdoor, juried arts festival. Going on through Sunday, Shop among the handmade goods and art pieces, crafted by local and national artists at this annual festival that garners around 200,000 collectors, buyers and designers. | 11am-7pm. Free.

Main Street, Manayunk. manayunk.com/ news-and-events

SUNDAY, JUNE 24 CAUSES

Annual Dog Wash

Forget the car, and bring the ďŹ&#x201A;uffster for a wash! Your pooch will get washed and towel dried outside. All donations will support Society Hill Veterinaryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Milennia Fund, which helps pets in need of life-saving care. | 11am3pm. Donations vary. Society Hill Veterinary Hospital, 501 S. 2nd St. facebook.com/ events/169003630449188/

sopranos and altos as well as 49 boy tenors and basses. Alumni will be invited to join in. | 2pm. Prices vary. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org/ events-and-tickets

CAUSES

Puppy Yoga at the Logan Hotel

Canine lovers, this one is for you! Do downward dog with real dogs, all while supporting Morris Animal Refuge. Bring your own mat and towel for either of the dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s two sessions. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be sure to get into that vinyasa ďŹ&#x201A;ow with all that puppy love surrounding you. Who knows, you may end up forming a connection not only with your body and mind, but also with one of the adoptable dogs! | 1-2pm, 3-4pm. $25 charitable donation to Morris Animal Refuge. The Logan Hotel Courtyard, 1 Logan Sq. eventbrite. com/e/puppy-yoga-at-the-logan

CULTURAL FESTIVAL

Philadelphia Irish Festival

Get ready to do the Irish gig, because ďŹ nally the rescheduled date for the Philadelphia Irish Festival has arrived! New entertainment this year will include Derek WarďŹ eld and the Young Wolftones, Jamison, and The Hooligans. Come for the sights, sounds and tastes of Ireland, right here in Philly. The festival is part of the PECO Multicultural Series. | Noon-7pm. Free admission. Great Plaza at Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing, 101 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd. delawareriverwaterfront.com/ events

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Rock out the last of the weekend with Paramore and their latest album â&#x20AC;&#x153;After Laughter.â&#x20AC;?

For a double hitter of great bands, Foster the People will also be performing with new music from their album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sacred Hearts Club.â&#x20AC;? The concert will also feature special guest Soccer Mommy. | 7pm. $65. Festival Pier (at Pennâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Landing), Columbus Boulevard and Spring Garden Street. bit.ly/tour5-jun24

GAMES

BOOK TALK

GAMES

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Jersey Shoreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Quizzo

We got a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Situationâ&#x20AC;? tonight! Change up your â&#x20AC;&#x153;GTLâ&#x20AC;? routine and come down to the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jersey Shoreâ&#x20AC;? quizzo event. Answer questions about Snookie, JWoww, Pauly D and the rest of the rambunctious reality stars. | 8pm. Free. Pub36, 7681 Frankford Ave. facebook.com/events/2115487875336150/

â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burgersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Trivia

Celebrating their 50th season, the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale will present favorites from the past and newly commissioned works. The hall will be ďŹ lled with music from the choir, consisting of 94 boy

Paramore: The After Laughter Summer Tour (Tour 5)

MONDAY, JUNE 25

MUSIC

50th Anniversary Concert

MUSIC

Take a break from writing erotic friend ďŹ ction or ďŹ&#x201A;ipping burgers, and pop on your bunny-eared hat for some â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Burgersâ&#x20AC;? trivia! Just like the Belcher family, your team can only be made up of ďŹ ve people. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry, this isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t some peeing contest with Jimmy Pesto or any Family Fracas shenanigans â&#x20AC;&#x201C; just some good old trivia! | 8-10pm.

Punch Line Philly, 33 E Laurel St. eventbrite. com/e/bobs-burgers-trivia-registration

FILM

Philadelphia Psychotronic Film Society Meeting

Calling all movie buffs. Come for free screenings of cult/weirdo/B-movie fare. BYOB and watch a ďŹ&#x201A;ick with other ďŹ lm lovers. After signing into three meetings, you will receive an enamel pin of the Philadelphia Psychotronic Film Society Logo. | 7:30-9:30pm. Free.

PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. psychotronicphilly.org

Paul Offit | â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Bad Advice: Celebrities and Politicians

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad Adviceâ&#x20AC;? pushes back against the pervasiveness of pseudoscientists, quacks, charlatans and dangerously misinformed activists. So get some good advice on, well, bad advice with author Dr. Paul OfďŹ t. Among his many credentials, OfďŹ t is the director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hospital of Philadelphia and a professor of vaccinology and pediatrics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. He is also the co-inventor of the rotavirus vaccine and a founding advisory-board member of the Autism Science Foundation. | 7:30-9pm.

Free. Free Library, 1901 Vine St. libwww. freelibrary.org/programs/authorevents/

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BOOK TALK

Queer Discoveries in the Library: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Incredibly True Adventuresâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Movie Monday anyone? Come watch â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Incredibly True Adventures of Two Girls in Love,â&#x20AC;? a ďŹ lm about two women of different socioeconomic backgrounds who share the common struggles of blossoming romance. Participate in an informal conversation after the ďŹ lm. The event is part of the LGBT+ ďŹ lm series, hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia and the OfďŹ ce of LGBT Affairs. | 6-8pm. Free. Oak Lane Branch â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Free Library, 6614 N. 12th St. facebook.com/ events/223521681567276/

OUTDOOR FILM

Outdoor Movie Series: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;10 Things I Hate About Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

TUESDAY, JUNE 26 DRINK

Our Night Out: Pride 57 Happy Hour

Celebrate Pride Month with a high-up happy hour. Hosted by One Liberty Observation Deck and DVLF, show off your self-loving pride at this epic event. Enjoy special popup performances, light bites and a cash bar

by Schulson Catering from the top of Philadelphia. A portion of proceeds from tickets will be donated to Philadelphia Black Pride. | 6-9pm. $10-$14.50. One Liberty Observation Deck, 1650 Market St. phillyfromthetop.ticketleap.com/pride-57/

MUSIC

Barenaked Ladies: Last Summer On Earth Tour

Are you ready for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fake Nudesâ&#x20AC;?? No, not nudes! Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m talking Barenaked Ladiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; 15th studio album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fake Nudes.â&#x20AC;? Join the famed rock band on their Last Summer On Earth 2018 tour, and with your purchase youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll receive a download of their album, due out Nov. 17. The show will also feature special guests Better Than Ezra and KT Tunstall. | 7pm. Prices vary. Mann Center for the Performing Arts, 5201 Parkside Ave. manncenter.org/events/2018-06-26/barenaked-ladies-last-summer-earth-tour

SCIENCE

Science After Hours: 8-Bit

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not â&#x20AC;&#x153;Game Overâ&#x20AC;? on the day just yet! Enter the after-hours world of pixelated landscapes that once resided in your local arcade. Explore the worlds of your favorite video games, and discover how current games are bridging the gap between science and education. | 7-10pm. $15-$20. The Franklin Institute, 222. N 20th St. fi.edu/ event/2018-06-26/science-after-hours

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Randi Hutter Epstein | â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Aroused: The History of Hormones and Howâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Arousedâ&#x20AC;? takes a randy guided tour through the intellectually arousing history and science of hormones. Author Randi Hutter Epstein has also penned â&#x20AC;&#x153;Get Me Out: A History of Childbirth from the Garden of Eden to the Sperm Bank.â&#x20AC;? An Ivy League academic, she earned an MD from Yale University, a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in journalism and a masterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s in public health from Columbia University, and an undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She is a former reporter for the London bureau of the Associated Press and was the London bureau chief for Physicianâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Weekly. | 7:30-9pm. Free. Free Library, 1901 Vine St. libwww.freelibrary.org/programs/authorevents/

NIGHTLIFE

Wands & Whisky

In need of a magical night? Come for a bewitching evening at Eastern State Penitentiary with 40-plus local artists, rafďŹ&#x201A;es for PAWS, adoptable puppies, beer gardens, live music, food trucks and more. The event will also have a showdown with the Makerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mark cocktail competition, where four local bartenders will create their most magical cocktails for your votes. | 8-11pm. $60. Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave. artsintheindustry.ticketspice.com/wands-andwhisky

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27 ART

Neon Philadelphia

This is going to be lit! Join Atlas Obscura

â&#x20AC;&#x153;But mostly I hate the way I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hate you. Not even close, not even a little bit, not even a all.â&#x20AC;? Kat Stratford must have been talking about Louis Bluver Outdoor Movie Seriesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; June them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; high school ďŹ&#x201A;icks! Watch the cult classic, which takes a modern approach to Shakespeareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Taming of the Shrew.â&#x20AC;? Come on, who doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t love watching Heath Ledger, as Patrick Verona, singing â&#x20AC;&#x153;Canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Take My Eyes Off of Youâ&#x20AC;? across the football ďŹ eld?! | 8:30-11pm Free. Haas Biergarten at La Peg, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. fringearts.com/event/outdoor-movie series-10-things-hate/ Society Philadelphia and Len Davidson to celebrate Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rich neon history.

Neon signs for local businesses, like Breyerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ice Cream, Leviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hot Dog and McGillanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ale House, have served as indelible pieces of Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visual landscape over the years.

Check out Davidsonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 150-plus collection at his home-based studio, Park Towne Place and the former Firestone auto shop on Drexelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s campus. While the pieces are getting closer to ďŹ nding a permanent museum home, this is a great opportunity to meet the man behind Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neon preservation. | 7-9:30pm. $35.

Northwest Corner of 21st and Mt. Vernon streets. eventbrite.com/e/atlas-obscura-society-philly

DRAG

Hot Sugar

Drag yourself for some sweet, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hot Sugarâ&#x20AC;? drag. Everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favorite sexpot, Molasses Jones, hosts this night of the ďŹ nest and ďŹ ercest drag entertainment. The night will star Asia Monroe, Paula Deen White and Areola Grande. | 8pm. $7. Saint Benjamin Brewing Company, 1710 N. 5th St. facebook.com/ events/217778359018327/

CRAFTS

Libations and Soap Making Class

Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s get crafty and boozy. Join Rachel Binkley of Rocker Soaps for a fun and information-ďŹ lled class. Learn how to make herbal soap, and pair your creations with herbal cocktails. Everyone gets one pound of Naturally Rockinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Soap and two amazing cocktails. | 7-9pm. $50. Alchemist Society, 1110

N. Front St. eventbrite.com/e/libations-andsoap-making-class-tickets-45569349150

CRAFTS

Hanging Teardrop Terrarium Workshop

Summerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s here! That means itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get that green thumb going and spruce up your home with your very own succulent terrariums. Your ticket includes all the ingredients and guidance you need to create your succulent terrarium. | 7-8pm. $20.

The Schmidtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Commons, 1001 N. 2nd St. eventbee.com/v/buckscountyflowers/ event?eid=187161633#/tickets

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at am a 24-year-old straight guy who ree cently broke up with my girlfriend of â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more than four years. One of the reasons k m.we broke up was a general lack of sexually e-compatibility. She had a particular aversion to oral sex â&#x20AC;&#x201C; both giving and receiving. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get a blowjob the whole time we were together. Which brings me to why I am writing: One of my closest friends, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sam,â&#x20AC;? is a gay guy. Shortly after breaking up with my girlfriend, I was discussing my lack of oral sex with Sam and he said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be willing to â&#x20AC;&#x153;help me out.â&#x20AC;? I agreed, and Sam gave me an earth-shattering blowjob. I was glad to get some and had no hang-ups about a guy sucking me. Since then, Sam has blown me three more times. My problem is I am starting to feel guilty and worry I am using Sam. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a very good buddy, and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m concerned this lopsided sexual arrangement might be bad for our friendship. Sam knows I am not into guys and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m never going to reciprocate, and I feel like this is probably not really fair to him. But these are literally the only blowjobs Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve received since I was a teenager. What should I do? â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Totally Have Reservations Over Advantage Taking

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Only one person knows how Sam feels about this â&#x20AC;&#x153;lopsided sexual arrangement,â&#x20AC;?

THROAT, and it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t me â&#x20AC;&#x201C; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sam. Zooming out for a second: People constantly ask me how the person theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re fucking or ďŹ sting or ďŹ&#x201A;ogging feels about all the fucking or ďŹ sting or ďŹ&#x201A;ogging theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re doing.

Guys ask me why a woman ghosted them, and women ask me if their boyfriend is secretly gay. And while Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m perfectly happy to speculate, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a mind reader. Which means I have no way of knowing for sure why that woman ghosted you or if your boyfriend is gay â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or in your case, THROAT, how Sam feels about the four norecip blowjobs heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s given you.

Only Sam knows.

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THROAT, and asked you for Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contact information. Since you were clearly too afraid to ask Sam yourself (most likely for fear the blowjobs would stop), I offered to ask Sam on your behalf. I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t serious â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it was my way of saying, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You should really ask Sam.â&#x20AC;? But you sent me Samâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s contact info, and a few minutes later I was chatting with Sam. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes, I have been sucking my straight friendâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cock,â&#x20AC;? Sam said to me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And I am ďŹ&#x201A;attered he told you I was good at it. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an ego booster!â&#x20AC;?

Sam, like THROAT, is 24 years old. He grew up in Virginia and met THROAT early in his ďŹ rst year at college. Sam came out at the end of his freshman year, to THROAT and his other friends, and he now lives in a big city where he works in marketing when he isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t sucking off THROAT. My ďŹ rst question for Sam: Is he one of those gay guys who get off on â&#x20AC;&#x153;servicingâ&#x20AC;? straight guys? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never done anything with a straight guy before this,â&#x20AC;? said Sam. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So, no, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not someone who is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;into servicing straight guys.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I have only ever dated and hooked up with gay guys before!â&#x20AC;?

So why offer to blow THROAT? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know until after he broke up with his girlfriend that he hadnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t gotten a blowjob the whole time they were together â&#x20AC;&#x201C; four years!â&#x20AC;? Sam said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I told him Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be happy to help him out, I was joking. I swear I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t making a pass at my straight friend!

But there was this long pause, and then he got serious and said heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d be into it. I wondered for a minute if it would be weird for me to blow my friend, and there was deďŹ nitely a bit of convincing each other that we were serious. When he started taking his clothes off, I thought, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;So this is going to happen.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; It was not awkward after. We even started joking about it right away. I have sucked him off four more times since then.â&#x20AC;?

For those of you keeping score at home: Either THROAT lost count of the number of times Sam has blown him â&#x20AC;&#x201C; THROAT said Sam has blown him three more times after that ďŹ rst blowjob â&#x20AC;&#x201C; or THROAT got a ďŹ fth blowjob in the short amount of time that elapsed between sending me his letter and putting me in touch with Sam. Q

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OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2 1706 Manning Street

OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2 1027 Marlborough Street

On a quiet block, this circa 1916 colonial style home has four finished floors of modern amenities and a walk score of 100. This home offers a large eat-in kitchen, two fireplaces, vaulted ceilings, and exposed dark walnut stained original wood floors. The serene slate patio is enclosed with a full height wood privacy fence

Stunning, new row homes designed with a fresh approach to contemporary sophistication. These homes feature 10 ft ceilings, state-of-the-art kitchens with quartz counters, large windows, 5â&#x20AC;? oak hardwood floors, glass railings, and private roof decks with stunning views! 1 and 2-car parking! 10 Year tax abatement approved

$525,000 NEW LISTING FAIRMOUNT

OPEN SUNDAY 1 - 3 1526-30 N. 2nd Street, Unit 4

3 BR home features modern amenities mixed with loads of character and charm. The spacious open concept living/dining area has hardwood floors and decorative built-in shelving. The kitchen has granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, tile backsplash and an architecturally interesting exposed beam ceiling. Enjoy the private outdoor space

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Kathy Conway

$699,000

Beautifully designed condo in a gated community features modern amenities in addition to an open floor plan, an abundance of light, and 1-car gated parking. This unit offers beautiful oak floors, solid doors, an elevator, and a balcony for outdoor space. 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bath

$429,900 OPEN SUNDAY 12 - 2 1315 Lombard Street

$315,000

This beautiful home combines historic quality with an architecturally modern layout and finishing.

Originally built circa 1840, this 3BR, 2BA townhouse has been beautifully renovated and features open living/kitchen/dining areas, hardwood flooring, exposed beams with vaulted ceilings, a wood burning fireplace, and an outdoor patio

Spacious and impeccably maintained condo feat.

12â&#x20AC;&#x2122; ceilings, sleek hardwood floors throughout, and unshared access to a large and charming outdoor space. The inviting kitchen, with stainless steel appliances and a long, granite countertop, opens up to a flexible, open floor plan with enough space for a large dining area, living room, and office/den area

$649,000

$339,000

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