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Whitman Council has shut down its office and services — at least temporarily — as it deals with unpaid legal fees stemming from a federal harassment suit. By Amanda L. Snyder R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r

ypically Whitman Council’s office is busy this time of year, organizing weatherization workshops and offering rent rebates to its senior population. Instead, the office has been dark and empty since early last month. “This office is temporarily closed until further notice,” the answering machine message stated when a call was placed to its office. The space at 2455 S. Third St. has been See WHITMAN page 11

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An eye doctor by profession, Gerald Ross dabbles in real estate on the side and has bought, rehabbed and recently sold two homes in his Newbold neighborhood. S ta f f p h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s

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Despite the continued stalling of the housing market from coast to coast, two local areas are hot when it comes to sales, even getting noticed by a national Web site.

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n November, Gerald Ross was watching CNBC when a story came on about the housing market. Viewers were told to visit the channel’s Web site to see the hottest ZIP codes in the country. Ross and numerous others found two were local — 19145 and 19148 had

made the list. These two of the area’s four ZIP codes that also includes 19147 and 19146 span Tasker Street south to the Navy Yard, which has its own ZIP code, 19112. The east-west boundaries for ’45 and ’48 cover the Schuylkill to Delaware rivers. Neighborhoods included in the hot zones — were deemed so based on having the biggest year-over-year price See ZIP CODES page 9

The Review’s occasional series will look at how the area has fared in the face of what is widely viewed as the Great Recession.

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“I’m from [the east side] of Broad Street. No one can get up the smaller streets. I spent three days with my mom chipping her car out. We called the City three times, but no one came to plow. There’s a fourinch sheet of ice, so it’s dangerous to walk around right now.” Jade Perry, 12th and Ritner streets “At this point, I’d just like to see the trash picked up as soon as possible. I understand the capacity the City has right now is limited, but there’s been a lot of snow in one week, so the City’s done pretty well.” Eric Silverman, Jessup and Mifflin streets

“Considering the amount of snow and the time they had, the City’s done pretty good.” Pat Funchez, Mole and Mifflin streets

“Tell Mayor Nutter to get out of his seat and come shovel with us! He’s always up in the Northeast, but South Philly counts too.” George Ricco, Passyunk Avenue and Mifflin Street

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To the Editor: Well, once again, people’s true colors comes a shinin’ through. The I-dug-my-car-out-so-I-now-ownthat-spot-until-all-the-snow-melts attitude proves how selfish and cutthroat people can be. A relative of mine had their car tires slashed because some moron put a chair out to save the spot for themselves. Can you imagine if a real catastrophe took place such as a terrorist attack or the like? The true nature of humans, no doubt, would revert back to Cro-Magnon ways. Then we have a mayor who basically says if you dig it, you own it. Let me get this straight: The Mayor of Philadelphia is condoning an act that is illegal? Is he for real? Where is the police commissioner? Why hasn’t he spoken to the mayor to inform him of that fact? Everybody who puts trash bags, orange cones, recycling bins or garden furniture in a spot to save it should receive a ticket for littering. It seems to me whenever we are faced with a hardship, our morals, rules, values or laws are put aside. Pardon me, but that is when those characteristics are needed the most. The use of the word “tradition” when referring to saving a parking spot is misleading and incorrect. You know, shooting guns into the air on New Year’s also is a tradition. Many innocent people who obey the law still get killed because of these traditions. You people who think you have a right to save their parking spot, should be embarrassed. I know I am. Chris Doyle South Philadelphia

A call for teamwork To the Editor: Patience is a virtue, in reference to the positive results that come from being patient. In regards to the many complaints against the City for not being efficient in the removal of the snow, I witnessed a City vehicle get stuck while plowing the street I live on. It was between the hours of 1 and 2 am. Telling someone to be patient may

be easier said than done, but, I can assure you through experience, being patient in all situations is more beneficial and rewarding than being anxious or impatient. I was scheduled for surgery on Feb. 12. After the snow, and the mayor closing many facilities, I thought the doctor’s staff would call to reschedule my surgery since it wasn’t life threatening. By Thursday, I had not heard from the office. I decided to call to reschedule my surgery. Having it would relieve me from future complications and intense pain, but I knew having my daughter attempt to drive me to the hospital, knowing the conditions of the snow-and-ice-covered streets, could lead to a fatality or place us in a more painful position as a result of being impatient. Unless the situation is endangering someone’s life, I believe Philadelphians whose streets were not plowed at this time should work as a group and assist those who are shut-in or cannot not make it to necessary places. I’ve learned through the years working together in devastating situations, alleviate anxiety and stress. Patience is a rewarding virtue. Barbara Ann Mary Mack Southwest Philadelphia

Open your eyes To the Editor: The letter by Vince Blundi, (“Telling his view,” Feb. 11) demands an answer. Change the word “gay” from his description of those who raise his level of “apprehension” and “unpleasant thoughts,” say, to blacks or females and it would still fit. There has always been resistance to certain minorities in the macho Army, even though all these groups have served honorably and given their lives for their country. In other words, the problem is not with these minority soldiers, but with the phobias that dwell in the minds of their comrades. My suggestion to a soldier with these fears is he seek counseling. In the next battle, it might be a homosexual, a woman

or an African-American soldier who will be there to save his life. Gloria C. Endres South Philadelphia

Drawing the line To the Editor: The First Amendment says, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion …” which means, Congress shall make no law in respect to an establishment of religion. On July 2, 1954, Congress, in stark violation of the Constitution, made a law respecting an establishment of religion to help then-Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson stifle his political opposition by prohibiting political activity by tax-exempt organizations, including churches. The Supreme Court — with no Constitutional authority to make law — dishonestly, deceitfully, against all things historically American, ignoring and rejecting the culture, ways and doings of 400 years of American life and the 10-year study and report of the Supreme Court’s 1892 “Trinity Decision” on Christianity in America has made laws respecting an establishment of religion, ripping, stripping everything and anything of any aspect of God, Jesus Christ and Christianity from our governments, schools, teachings, books, ceremonies, speeches, and currently in process, our military … such that Satan himself could not do a more thorough work of eradicating God and his laws from God’s America. All enforcement of laws, regulations, codes and rulings based on these lies and heinous misuse of office should be abolished immediately. Alfred Essex South Philadelphia

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MOUND OF LOVE: Who needs ﬂowers and a box of chocolates when there is snow? Combined with a little spray paint, Jason Keech let loose with a little PDA for wife Gidget at Whitman Plaza, 330 Oregon Ave. Not knowing what her cupid had in store, Gidget took a trip aboard the love train for what she thought was a cup of Dunkin’ Donuts Joe, but instead, was left speechless by her husband’s “Be My Valentine” message. SPR

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t’s a sad day in the world of pop music. The Knack singer-songwriter Doug Fieger has succumbed to brain cancer. Fieger is gone but his greatest song, “My Sharona,” will never go away. The anthemic rock hit reached the top spot on the pop charts for six weeks in 1979. It was a nice change-up during the disco era. The Knack had a few minor hits, such as “Frustrated” and “Good Girls Don’t,” but The Knack will always be remembered for “My Sharona.”

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asis still exists without guitarist-songwriter Noel Gallagher. However, the brains behind Oasis isn’t sitting idle. He has formed a new band and he won’t challenge his cranky little brother, Liam Gallagher, for the rights to the band’s name, even though the group includes former Oasis players Gem Archer and Andy Bell. Gal-

Feb. 10 ho will play the Super Bowl halftime show next year? Odds are the act will be on the senior side. The Who performed at this year’s pigskin tilt. Such rockin’ geriatrics as Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen and The Rolling Stones took the field during the middle of the most watched event of the year. Can we skew a little younger next time, maybe tab a 50-something act?

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he teen accused of running down two St. Louis Cardinals fans, killing one and severely injuring the other, in summer 2008 entered a guilty plea in court Tuesday. Joseph Genovese Jr., 19, from the 3100 block of South Juniper Street, pled to aggravated assault by vehicle while driving under the influence, homicide by vehicle Joseph and homicide by veGenovese Jr. hicle while driving under the influence. Sentencing is scheduled for April 13 with the defendant facing a maximum of 13-and-a-half to 27 years in prison, District Attorney spokeswoman Tasha Jamerson said. Police say Genovese ran a red light and was driving while intoxicated when his car struck 36-year-old Sandra Wacker and her friend, 43-year-old Cindy Grassi, both of St. Louis and in town to watch the Cardinals play the Phillies at Citizens Bank Park. The women were crossing Broad at Curtin streets at about 6:30 p.m. July 10 when the incident occurred, police said at the time. Genovese was arrested at the scene. Grassi died of head and bodily injuries at about 10:40 p.m. July 12 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Wacker was in critical condition and in the intensive care unit at HUP. A police spokeswoman did not have an update on her condition. Wacker suffered brain trauma, broken ribs and dislocated shoulders as a result of the accident, police said.

Husband and wife shot A 30-year-old woman and her 39-yearold husband were gunned down moments after entering their parked car. Both went to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in stable condition, the man with two wounds to his right thumb and left ear lobe, and the woman with a graze wound to her chest, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. Shortly after midnight Saturday, the pair left a tavern at Sixth and Moore streets and

had just entered their silver Honda a short distance away when a man approached and fired two shots into the driver’s-side window, shattering it and striking the couple. The shooter fled the scene, going west on Moore and south on Seventh Street. Police took the wounded parties to Jefferson and are searching for a motive and suspect in the bizarre incident that they said was not a robbery attempt. To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.

Senior charged with drug dealing A 70-year-old man was charged with possession and related offenses after narcotics officers conducted surveillance of his home and determined he was selling weed out of the dwelling on the 2600 Joe Elliot block of Oakford Street in Point Breeze. Police identified the alleged dealer as Joe Elliot, Officer Tanya Little of the Police Public Affairs Unit said. At the time of Elliot’s arrest at about 7 p.m. Feb. Keith Jenkins 8, police nabbed two alleged buyers: Keith Jenkins, 41, from the 1800 block of Christian Street in Hawthorne, and Adrian Harden, 35, from the unit block of Springfield Avenue. Harden and Jenkins were charged with posAdrian Harden session.

Weather-related death An 84-year-old who did not have working utilities and refused to stay with family in New Jersey during the recent extreme weather was found dead Sunday afternoon, police said. The medical examiner said the woman died from heart disease and cold exposure. Several dead cats also were found in the dwelling on the 2800 block of South

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Two men ambushed another as he was entering a dwelling on the 2500 block of South Seventh Street and one stuck a gun to the victim’s head, asking if he wanted to die. The thugs then proceeded to shove the man inside the home and take $240 and a Sony laptop before fleeing on foot in an unknown direction, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said. Police did not place a value on the electronic. The victim was unharmed in the 1:45 a.m. Saturday incident and described the offenders as about ages 20 to 25; one had on a green parka and the other was wearing a white-and-black jacket. To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.

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Time to get robbed After asking a man for the time, two others mugged the 26-year-old early Friday as he walked on the 2300 block of Snyder Avenue. One offender stuck an unknown object in the victim’s back and wanted to know what time it was, while his accomplice ordered him to empty his pockets, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detectives said. Taken from the victim was about $60 and keys to a pearl Acura RSX-S with New Jersey plates, which the pair rode off in an unknown direction. The victim told police the auto belonged to his friend. He was unable to provide police with a description of his attackers. To report information, call South Detectives at 215-686-3013.

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lowing’ is a word often used to describe brides on their wedding day and Mary Capell was no exception. But then again, Capell was always glowing. That’s how Christine Bielecki, a Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse nurse, remembers the 44-year-old cancer patient who passed away Jan. 26 at the 1800-Lombard-St. facility, just six weeks after she got her dying wish to marry her 61-year-old caregiver, Lou Verdi of Ninth and Dickinson streets. “She always glowed. She had a smile every time I walked into her room. She had such a personality — very down to earth, funny. She had the most gorgeous blue eyes. Up until days prior to her death, she would still manage to smile. That was a strong, strong spirit,” Bielecki, a former St. Agnes hospice nurse, told the Review. A stalwart spirit who knew exactly what she wanted, right up until the end with her two wishes granted: Marriage and not dying alone. ACCORDING TO VERDI and Penn Hospice employees who knew the two, Capell wanted to tie the knot because it was something she had never done, being a single mother of four: Chelsea, 15, Chancelor, 11, Kimberly, 21 and Brian, 30. So what began as a friendship some 12 years ago in South Philly ended in a love affair and spur-of-the-moment wedding. Because time was of the essence, Melissa Miller, a social worker at the hospice who was one of the ceremony organizers, knew she had to move quickly. “Nobody was really sure how long she had and she always wanted to get married so we wanted to make it happen for both of them. We had talked about it on a Tuesday and it happened on a Thursday,” Miller told the Review. Considering most weddings take a year or longer to plan, between the catering, flowers and attire, Verdi and the hospice workers pulled things off smashingly in no time. In lieu of cake, the groom opted for cannolis from Termini’s. The bride got flowers and Verdi bought a bouquet for her maid of honor and hospice hometeam chaplain Kathy Eagan. Penn Hospice chaplain David Wenker performed the ceremony after the bride-to-be was wheeled into the lobby to the tune of “Ave Maria.” Hospice workers draped Capell in a white scarf while Verdi recalled not having much time to spiffy up.

Mary Capell, second front left in front, tied the knot with longtime friend and caregiver Lou Verdi, second from right in back, during a Dec. 10 ceremony at Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse.

A 44-year-old hospice patient married her caregiver six weeks before her recent passing. “I was in a T-shirt and dungarees. It worked out beautiful,” he said of his third time at the altar, so to speak. Of the 20 guests, mostly staffers and family members of patients, there wasn’t a dry eye in the house, the groom recalled. “I thought it was lovely. They were in love with each other. Her face would just light up every time he walked in the room. Lou was very, very devoted to her. This was our last gift to her and Lou’s last gift to her,” Bielicki said. For Bielicki and Miller, having worked in the field for years, it was the first patient wedding they’d ever experienced. “It was beautiful because it was her dying wish, she wanted to be married. Everybody was really excited. Considering what we do every day, consoling families and taking care of sick, dying people, it was a morale booster for everybody and for them to send her home. It felt good,” Miller said.

Unlike many patients who don’t make it out of Penn Hospice alive, Capell got hitched and sent home the same day. But her joy would be short lived. Almost a week after her wedding day, Mrs. Verdi was admitted to Penn Hospice after lapsing into a comatose state. Ironically enough, it was the very day her better half was going to buy their wedding rings. Instead of the gift of gold, Capell got an ambulance ride to Penn Hospice where she would stay until her final moment on this earth, some six weeks later. Following her death, Verdi bought simple gold bands that he wears around his neck. “She’d say, ‘Louie, I’m scared, I don’t want to die.’ She was afraid of being alone. I told her I would never leave her. I could not imagine knowing you’re going to die but not knowing when you’re going to die, can you imagine that?” Verdi posed. The morning of Jan. 26, Capell passed on. “I promised her I would be with her until

the day she died and she died in my arms,” her husband said. And so ended a two-and-a-half-year battle with brain and lung cancer. The disease first manifested itself via a black spot on a lung X-ray after Capell got sick and she and Verdi thought it was pneumonia, he recalled. A regimen of chemotherapy and radiation swiftly began but the disease spread to her brain. A series of hospice stints first at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital then at St. Agnes finally ended with Verdi seeking out Penn Hospice at Rittenhouse, a place Verdi can’t say enough good things about having had less than favorable experiences at the former two, he said. “These people love their job. The nurses did her nails and hair on their lunch breaks. Another staffer would go pick up family members and bring them in to see patients. They were so wonderful. These people were God-sent to me. From the janitor to the top, they were the best. Not just with Mary but all the patients,” Verdi said. In lieu of flowers at Capell’s funeral, Verdi requested donations be made to the hospice where Capell was originally admitted last Sept. 8. Like most hospice today, treatment was administered at home — in this case Verdi’s dwelling — with a team that included a nurse, chaplain, home health aide and social worker. Hospice enters the picture after a doctor gives a patient six months or less to live, Miller explained. With care given at home, facilities like Penn Hospice act as “emergency rooms, where patients are taken to get stabilized, not better,” Miller said. Many don’t make it back home while others do. Repeat stints are not unusual as the disease progresses. Once Capell was diagnosed with cancer, she moved in with Verdi who became her primary caregiver. “Lou Verdi became her rock,” Miller said. Prior to that she lived in an apartment at Ninth and Federal streets. Capell’s funeral Mass was at St. Nicholas Tolentine, 10th and Moore streets. Verdi has her ashes in an urn in his living room. “I miss her so bad. I am so much at peace with myself because I was there [caring for her] like I promised her. I did everything that I told her I would do and she knew I loved her to the end. I miss her terribly. She was my best friend,” Verdi said. SPR

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ZIP CODES continued from page 1 increases and, thus, defying the national trend of lower home costs — are the lower parts of Point Breeze, Girard Estate, West Passyunk, Pennsport and Whitman. Not only did two of the area’s codes make the list of 15 places in the United States, 19145 came in second, just behind Fayetteville, N.C.’s, 28306, with 19148 in third. With the ailing economy and housing market having been in a downward spiral since 2008, much of the local area is holding its own and in many cases enjoying an increase in sales during these times of foreclosures and stalled sales. “Most of the areas of South Philadelphia have gone up, whereas other parts of the city have not done so well. South Philadelphia has been very stable and gone up,” Ross, who lives on the 1800 block of South 18th Street and dabbles in real estate, including buying, rehabbing and selling, houses, said. CNBC’S SOURCE WAS www.zillow.com, a national real estate authority and a site Ross and Sarah Schneider, an agent with Keller Williams Realty in Center City and a 22-year resident of 16th and Wolf streets,

are familiar with. “I’m not at all surprised because I think South Philadelphia has some of the best home values in the city — and the entire country. I think these neighborhoods benefit because they offer affordable housing close to all the amenities of Center City, yet they’re tucked away and off the beaten path from all the hurly-burly,” Schneider said.

the likes of Cleveland, Ohio; Newark, N.J.; New Orleans; Rochester, N.Y.; and Hope Mills, N.C. Zillow’s criteria for making the list was twofold: affordable housing prices and growth, the latter meaning sales. With data recorded through Jan. 31, ’10, Point Breeze fared the best out of both local ZIPs with a $99,000 median list price; $84,500 sale

well. Marconi Plaza/Packer Park dropped 11.7 percent with a median list price of $339,900 and sale price of $309,000. Over in ’45, Pennsport/Whitman and the lower part of Queen Village enjoyed a 1.5percent jump in sales with a $219,900 median list price and $171,800 selling price. The other two local codes — ’46 and ’47 — that cover neighborhoods north of Tasker, including Bella Vista, almost all of Queen Village, Grays Ferry and the upper portion of Point Breeze didn’t make the cut. Ross attributes the growth in ’45 and ’48 to two things: “Location, location, location. We are 15 to 20 minutes from everything you would want to do in Philadelphia. You have the airport, the zoo, the [Philadelphia Art] Museum, the interstates accessibility. It’s so convenient. Secondly, I think pricing pressure coming from the two northern ZIP codes, ’46 and ’47, which is very, very high. And, of course, Center City is insane. The prices have just gotten so high, people have been drawn south,” the doctor said. When Ross bought his home on the 1800 block of South 18th Street near McClellan Street in ’05, the area had not been christened what it’s commonly called today, Newbold. The latter designation takes

‘I’m not at all surprised because I think South Philadelphia has some of the best home values in the city — and the entire country.’ — Keller Williams Realty agent Sarah Schneider, on the naming of 19145 and 19148 as hot housing areas Added Ross, “I wasn’t really shocked because I had noticed from Zillow reports all [last] year with Point Breeze being up 56 [then], 70 percent. I could not find another area of the country that was up that much. It was just very encouraging,” Ross, whose primary job is optometrist at Spectrum Eyecare, 1622 Oregon Ave., told the Review. South Philly was in good company with

price; and a 38.2-percent increase in sales to Jan. 31. “Point Breeze has been the highest appreciating part of the city for at least a year now,” Ross noted. Another ’48 neighborhood, Girard Estate, was up 3.4 percent with a $150,000 median list price and $140,000 sale price. Despite the increases, some neighborhoods in the ’48 ZIP code did not rank so

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Current Whitman Council President Mark Squilla stands outside the group’s office, 2455 S. Third St., which has been shuttered since early last month. S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s

not comment on the ongoing litigation, but said the Council’s contract from Oct. 1, ’09, through Sept. 30 of this year is for $76,000 and was to be used for coordinating neighborhood improvement programs. “They have to document the work that they do,” he said, adding the money spent is then reimbursed from OHCD. As for its own meetings, the volunteer board — 18 members including four elected officers, nine elected directors and four appointed directors — cancelled its January meeting, but still planned to hold its February meeting last night at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church, 2319 S. Third St. “We can still meet and inform the community on what is going on and we can still act as an advisory group,” its president said. AUG. 11, ’05, Sharp, who served her post for 17 years before stepping down in late ’08 prior to the case’s settlement, filed a lawsuit against Blackburn, Lewandowski and Sullivan, who she claimed questioned her relationship with Kenneth Sharp, former board member and a former priest of Mount Carmel. The two married two months before she filed the lawsuit. At a Sept. ’05 meeting, then-board mem-

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money from past grants and donations. OHCD money, which provides about $75,000 a year to the council, paid for the functions of its first-floor office, including rent, two paid staffers, bills and programs while the DCED money was allocated for specific projects, equipment and board insurance, Squilla said. The group received a $5,000 grant for equipment, landscaping and insurance in ’06 and $10,000 the following year for equipment, salaries and supplies from the state department. “They cannot be used for legal purposes,” DCED spokeswoman Jamie Yates said. “The contract specifically stated that.” Eligibility for future years will be determined upon review of the specific legal issues, she added. But the city has already taken action. “Our funding has been suspended by OHCD,” Squilla, of Front Street and Snyder Avenue, said. “OHCD has filed a claim in court to have them get their money back.” A hearing was scheduled with the city office for Feb. 10, but was postponed due to the weather and had not been rescheduled as of press time. OHCD spokesman Paul Chrystie could

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forced to shut down — at least for the time being — after counsel that had represented three Whitman board members in a federal harassment suit sought outstanding legal fees and wiped the civic group’s bank accounts clean. The action also halted City funding for the group until further notice and leaves its future undecided. “We can’t incur any costs until this whole thing is resolved,” council President Mark Squilla, who took office in September 2008, said. “We can’t use the office. We can’t pay any rent obviously until we fold or we start a new organization or unless this lawsuit is resolved.” In ’05, the original lawsuit was filed by the group’s former executive director, Janet DeGiovanni-Sharp, claiming board members Robert Blackburn, Henry Lewandowski and Michael Sullivan harassed, intimidated and discriminated against her because of her relationship with a former priest and Whitman board member. While Lewandowski and Sullivan remain on the board, Blackburn has since resigned. “This still stems from the same case and, unfortunately, three individuals that were on the board were sued and now their attorney is trying to get the legal fees back to pay for the legal costs,” Squilla said of the current financial woes. Lawyer George Buchetto, who was hired by the three board members and not the council, who had separate representation, filed a civil lawsuit in Common Pleas Court last June that resulted in the judge ruling in Buchetto’s favor, awarding him more than $120,000. Whitman Council lacked the funds to hire an attorney to represent itself against Buchetto. Buchetto did not return calls or e-mails questioning why he sued the group as opposed to the individuals he represented prior to press time. The council thought the federal lawsuit was over and no other legal ramifications would result after the November ’08 settlement with DeGiovanni-Sharp, where charges were dropped against the three. Details of the settlement were not disclosed. “We still believe, according to that initial agreement, [Buchetto] wasn’t able to do that, but because we couldn’t defend that, he went ahead and did it anyway,” Squilla said of the attorney’s lawsuit. Buchetto has since collected about $14,000 from Whitman, which has emptied its accounts. The latter consisted of money from the city’s Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD), the state’s Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) — funds left over from ’06 and ’07 — and $1,400 of its own

ber Fred Druding Jr., who served as council president from September ’06 to ’08, said Whitman should not use its own funds — including money from a $100,000 IKEA grant dating back to ’02 — to defend itself. But about $7,000 of that grant was used to investigate Sharp’s personal life, while $41,000 was paid to Center City law firm Sand & Saidel, which later withdrew its representation. Prior to that the lawfirm filed a cross claim against the three board members for damages and legal fees Whitman then hired Steven Marino of Marino, Conroy and Coyle, 301 Wharton St., which charged a $15,000 retainer that the board agreed to pay, but Druding voided the check in Oct. ’06 for fear the use of council funds could jeopardize future contributions and its nonprofit status. “Obviously, they were using community funds, which in my belief was unjustifiable,” Druding, of Front and Roseberry streets, said. At an Oct. ’06 meeting, Druding said the board overrode the void, but Druding refused to sign further checks. “Mr. Druding violated the Whitman Council By-Laws section 6:03, which among other things, states that the president shall oversee that the orders and resolutions of the board of directors are carried out. Therefore, staff is instructed to immediately reissue another payment to the law firm that has defended Whitman Council in the case of Janet Sharp v. Whitman Council,” a statement from the board read. Marino did not return calls or an e-mail by press time. That money is not in question at the moment since the IKEA grant permitted its use as necessary, Squilla said. “Obviously, a lawsuit doesn’t help the community, but in these days, you need money for someone to represent you and when you run out of money, not many people are willing to represent you,” he said. But according to the group’s Oct. 18, ’06 minutes, the agreement for those funds stated they would be used for community projects and programs and was signed by Blackburn. While Whitman is not in debt aside from the outstanding money going to Buchetto, the lack of a functioning community group will have a huge effect on some residents, but the board along with the two laid-off staff members have stepped up to assist community members as needed. “We should still be working to be an advocate for them,” he said. “Once that’s gone, the whole community gets forgotten.” SPR

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ZIP CODES continued from page 9 in 18th to Broad streets and Passyunk to Washington avenues. His 2,500-square-foot abode, built circa the late 1880s, was a gem with a lot of the original architectural elements. The North Carolina native has since put a lot of work into the place, increasing its value, but not nearly as much as two rehabs he’s done on his block. The way Ross sees it, by working on dwellings in his neighborhood, he’s increasing property values for everybody. “It makes the neighborhood better,” he said. Last year, a two-story rowhome Ross flipped at 18th and Moore streets sold for $237,000, while his three-story rehab at 18th and Sigel streets went for $240,000 in ’08. “Both houses sold to the very first people who saw them,” Ross said. “I knew from just the activity I had been seeing that this area had really turned around so quickly.” Despite the bleak outlook for the rest of the country’s housing market, the area is keeping its head above water. According to a Feb. 6 Wall Street Journal report, the U.S. housing market plunged to new lows last month, falling 16-percent from a month earlier. The reasons? A large number of unsold homes, tougher mortgage financing and the ailing economy, the Journal said.

As if things weren’t bad enough, Nigel Gault, an economist at forecasting firm IHS Global Insight, said in the article, “There is nothing in these reports that says we are remotely close to turning around.” Realty Trac, a real estate Web site at www. realtytrac.com that follows industry trends, reported there were 9,314 foreclosures in January in Philadelphia with the average sale price of a foreclosed home $90,527. Despite the bad news, Schneider is nothing but optimistic about the local market. Last month, she sold four homes in the Girard Estate area to people in their 20s. “I think Philadelphia overall is always going to be attractive to buyers and people coming into the area because of its wonderful neighborhoods, its central location along the East Coast and its great housing values. Very few, if any, major metropolitan U.S. cities have what Philadelphia, and specifically South Philly, have to offer. “Where else can you be within minutes of a downtown commercial district, worldclass dining, shopping, a sports complex and only an hour from the beach, all for around $300,000 — or less?,” Schneider asked rhetorically. SPR Contact Staff Writer Lorraine Gennaro at lgennaro@southphillyreview.com or ext. 124. Comment at www.southphillyreview.com/news.

Gerald Ross’ home on the 1800 block of South 18th Street, pictured here in the springtime, is one of many rehabbed properties in the area contributing to the thriving housing market. S ta f f P h o t o b y G r e g B e z a n i s

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A Queen Village resident who has styled and toured with celebrities has settled down with his own salon near the Italian Market. By Amanda L. Snyder R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r

rom working with actress Maggie Gyllenhaal and singer Britney Spears to more recently styling the tresses of singer Diana Krall and Miss Universe Stefania Fernandez, Laurentius Purnama has accomplished his wildest dreams. But his true love — Laurentius Salon, which Philadelphia Magazine dubbed the best in 2008 — was a draw bigger than starlets and chanteuses. “We feel like all of our hard work really paid off and we were just very, very grateful that we are being received so well in Philadelphia that people recognize that we’re trying to do something different, something out of the box,” he said of his salon at 815 Catharine St. The Fourth-and-Catharine-streets resident worked with Spears for almost three years, styling her hair for multiple covers, including magazines Elle, Glamour and Vanity Fair, in addition to her “In the Zone” album, “Me Against the Music” video with Madonna, as well as her 2004 European tour. At the end of the three-month tour, Purnama had a change of heart. “I was in the most amazing places in the world, staying in the most amazing hotels,” he said. “We had like two chefs who cooked whatever the hell we wanted. We had a private jet and whatever … I wasn’t enjoying it and I was just realizing ‘you know what? I don’t want to do this the rest of my life.’” Even with all of the success, Purnama had

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Lifestyles other goals that included settling down with boyfriend of 14 years, Steve Saunders, and adopting kids. “Oh my god, that is so not what I’ve wanted to do,” he said of his past inclinations. “My whole life growing up, ‘I want to have three jobs. I want to travel.’ And I got all of that.” He decided to find permanent work in Philadelphia by opening his own salon, but did not want to follow the crowd to the heart of Center City. Before opening his place, he commuted between two parttime gigs, one in Philadelphia and another at Garren Salon in New York City, where he learned how to run a business, as well as how to freelance. The latter resulted in his styling celebrities and models for magazine covers and advertisements. Inspired by the Meatpacking District in Manhattan, he searched for the ideal neighborhood with a mix of businesses old and new. While in the post office one day, he saw a copy of the Review, which had a listing for a property near the Italian Market that seemed ideal, he said. “How do I not think that is my perfect, traditional neighborhood? It was already developed for business. Yes, it’s not my kind of business, but why not? It fit into what I wanted to do — having traditional with modernism and with fashion,” Purnama said of the salon he scaled back work

on his well-know clientele for and which won the magazine’s best-of honor less than a year after it opened. THE YOUNGEST OF six, Purnama grew up in a small village in East Java, Indonesia, and had an interest in hair since a young age when he would tag along to the salon with his mother, Ava Augustina Mijaya. “I always enjoyed the lifestyle — the beauty salon environment — where everyone’s happy. Everybody’s charming. Everybody came out looking fantastic, so I thought that would be a cool job to have,” he said. At age 8, he practiced on his older sisters’ dolls, something he tried to hide from his father, Aqus Purnama, he said. “It’s not a ‘boy thing’ to do, right? I just never had interest to play soccer or my brothers went to karate and I would be like, ‘no, I don’t want to do it,’” he said. What started out as braiding and bows soon became cutting bobs with bangs and a short military-style ’do he tried to mimic from a woman’s magazine. “I thought, ‘ooh, that’s a cool look,’ so I start cutting it and you can’t do that with dolls because you end up with polka dot head,” he said with a laugh. “I was like, ‘oh no’ and then my sister started crying and I’m like, ‘that’s it. I’m dead.’”

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the Big Apple and traveling the world with Spears, the funds finally were in place. Soon, the three-story apartment building he had purchased when he spotted it in the Review was transformed into a top-notch salon with a glass façade and 10 parking spaces in a lot across the street. And luring people from Center City was not as big a task as he thought. “Our clients were so mesmerized and so I think most of the reaction was ‘Oh my god, I forgot about the Italian Market,’ They always say that,” he said. Purnama rounded out his staff of former coworkers and some who had worked at salons in Center City with four other stylists, a colorist and a nail technician. With more than two years in business behind him, the staff no longer has to prove itself. The proof is in keeping the stylish coming back looking for more, including those from Harrisburg and Washington, D.C. Yet, his group does not aim to change anyone’s personal style, but enhance it. Unless, of course that person wants a complete makeover, Purnama said. “We’re very open-minded. We’re very respectful to what your style is. We’re not about to try to change your whole thing,” he said. SPR

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Years later, his parents are supportive of the fact their son has achieved his lifelong dream. “When I started in this business, they’re like I’m crazy because nobody in our family ever did anything in fashion or hair or tailoring,” he said. “It’s just completely out of the box. [Now] they’re very proud.” Purnama took beauty classes in high school before attending the Rudy Hadisuwarno Hairdressing School in Indonesia. He worked at a salon in Pasadena, Calif., after moving to America at about age 20, but was unsure if he wanted to remain there. He left the West Coast for Philadelphia, where he had met Saunders while visiting a friend. He had not found the right fit during a job search in the city, but came up with the idea to open his own salon. “I thought this is my business opportunity,” he said. “I should open a salon that is very high end, yet is very customer-oriented. That is lovely and charming and keeping up really good quality, yet we don’t have to be pretentious to be having a top-class salon.” He ran into one setback, though. “I thought, ‘I have no money, so I can’t open a business,’” he said with a laugh. “Financially, we can’t do it, so let me go to New York.” After learning the tricks of the trade in

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Speaking of engaging documentaries, catch up with one of 2009’s juiciest. “The September Issue” is director R.J. Cutler’s fascinating (and very fun) look behind the scenes of American Vogue. Focusing on the production of the fashion mag’s 5-pound, 840-page September ’07 issue, the film boasts unprecedented access into the life and work of Anna Wintour, the formidable editrix who famously served as the inspiration for the devil in “The Devil Wears Prada.” Cutler doesn’t crack Wintour’s diamondhard exterior, but he does open the doors to an exciting world, and he delivers a film that’s compulsively watchable. SPR

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t snowed and snowed. And then it snowed some more. Even though I don’t drive, I have never liked snow. It is so disruptive. To a regimented person like myself, nothing is as upsetting as disruption. I wanted to put out a contract on Punxsutawney Phil when he failed to see his shadow, dooming us to six more weeks of winter. That’s when I resolved to stop getting upset over that which I have no control. Perhaps my advancing age helped me change. There is no longer any place I absolutely have to be. Everything can be postponed. Some things can even be canceled. Life usually moves on in its steady way, but now it has grounded to a dead stop. Snow freezes time as easily as it freezes on the ground. Everything is on hold and it’s not such a bad thing. We often complain our lives give us no time to be with family or read a book. Snow gives us that time. Is more snow on the way? There are already immense mounds on the corners, like giant boulders of ice. The TV weather folks almost are hysterical with their multicolored charts and newfound importance when they point to an ominous mass headed our way. I feel a stirring of my old panic. I switch the channel or open a book and the panic subsides. The calendar is my comfort. Blow ye winds. Bring on the snow. In six weeks, it will be spring and the snow will be yesterday’s headline. Snow shuts down our nation’s capital. Perhaps it comforts those for whom our government is the great ogre. Government is, in reality, just another of humanity’s flawed institutions, but an ogre, no more than democracy itself. It is all that separates us from anarchy. Maybe being snowbound in Washington gives our politicians time to reflect. Most of us would be better people if we took time to reflect, especially those who are responsible for running our government. Representative democracy is the antidote to rule of the mob. Our representatives don’t always follow our lead. It’s not always a bad thing. They are supposed to lead, not rubber-stamp. Despite the panicky news reports, it is not really snow that has shut down our government, but a gridlock that has nothing to with the weather. The threat of a Republican filibuster has become an almost-daily occurrence. The net effect of requiring 60 votes to pass anything all but guarantees nothing will be passed.

There is this quaint notion among conservatives a nation that is the world’s only superpower can still have small government. It is as if they still believe America is a Norman Rockwell painting, a oneroom schoolhouse. Palm-reader Sarah Palin quotes Jefferson as if we are still the agrarian society in which he lived. It is not only Palin, she is just the one who seems to benefit most from this yearning to turn back the clock. In fact, she is part of a political party operating on the premise we need a national government small enough to run the State of Wyoming. They believe America is still a place where family farms predominate, only small towns have virtue and there is no need for an activist government in a time of economic hardship. It is almost as if Herbert Hoover — not FDR — had been proven right by history. In reality, there is no choice between small and big government, just between effective and ineffective government. Snowbound Washington is a symbol of gridlocked and ineffective government. I walk along a clear path bordered by deep mounds of snow. The air is clear and cool. The blue sky gives no hint of the storm heading our way. If there were not so much blinding whiteness, I could easily imagine it is early spring. Even snow has been politicized. The Drudge Report mocks the snow burying the East, feeding the self-delusion on the Right there is no such thing as climate change. The irony is climate change is defined by extreme weather, not the misnomer of global warming. What is it we are experiencing but extreme weather? Self-delusion has become the Right’s answer to any crisis we face. We don’t need health-care reform because America is No. 1 in the world in health care (it is not even in the top 10). The uninsured are today’s version of the welfare queens of the past, not worthy of coverage. A propagandist named Breitbart claims Obama deliberately caused the economic crisis so he can turn America into a socialist country. All we have to do is torture the enemy and we will triumph over world-wide terrorism. Delusions comfort us because they suggest our problems began when Obama was inaugurated. Delusions don’t require tough decisions and shared sacrifice. Snow makes delusions difficult to believe because it forces time upon us. It is not a cure-all for those who are comfortable in their delusions. We can choose instead to fritter away our time. We can keep tuned to the incessant and overblown weather coverage of people preparing for the storm by buying bread and milk, people digging in or out and reports of what is and is not running, what is cancelled and what will be begin late. Snow gives us time to mend our ways. SPR

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Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus entertains with “Funundrum!,” a celebration so big, it is an event 200 years in the making, Feb. 24-28. Tickets: $10$90. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-2984200. www.ComcastTIX.com.

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Highlights this Week “Wimpel! Wrapped Wishes” displays through Feb. 21. Congregation Rodeph Shalom, 615 N. Broad St. 215-627-6747. www.rodephshalom.com. “Any Given Monday” runs through Feb. 28. For mature audiences. Tickets: $15-$40. Plays and Players Theater, 1714 Delancey St. 215-218-4022 or www. theatreexile.org. “Ancient Rome & America” is showcased Feb. 19-Aug. 1 at the National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. 215-409-6895. www. constitutioncenter.org. George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic gets down 8 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets: $29-$45. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com. 21st Annual Celebration of African Cultures takes place 11 a.m.- 4 p.m. Feb. 20. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. www.museum.upenn.edu.

Saxophonist Doug O’Connor and Friends get groovy 3 p.m. Feb. 21. Tickets: $5-$18. Trinity Center for Urban Life, 2212 Spruce St. 215-735-6999 or www. AstralArtists.org. Verve Pipe performs 8 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets: $21-$23. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-2221400. www.worldcafelive.com. “Picasso and the AvantGarde in Paris” is exhibited Feb. 24 and runs through April 25. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. “Cultivating Wisdom in Hard Times,” a storytelling workshop, is Feb. 24. Philadelphia Folklore Project, 735 S. 50th St. 215-7261106. www.folkloreproject.org.

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>Citizen Cope: 9 p.m. Feb. 18-19. Tickets: $27.50-$30. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com. >Editors: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets: $16-$18. Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-9226888. www.thetroc.com. >Omara Portuondo and The Roberto Fonseca Quartet: 8 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets: $38.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Flogging Molly: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 26. Tickets: $28-$30. Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St. 215-336-2000. www.electricfactory.info. Twiztid: 9 p.m. Feb. 26. Tickets: $20-$23. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com. Howie Day: 8:30 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets: $24-$34. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com. Cage the Elephant: 9 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets: $11.25-$18. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com. Fresh Fest 2010 with Salt n’ Pepa, Biz Markie, Whodini, Rob Base, Slick Rick and The Force MD’s: 9 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets: $42.50-$73. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.liacourascenter.com.

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W h a t â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s H a p p e n i n g Ronan Tynan: 8 p.m. March 6. Tickets: $29.50-$49.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. www. keswicktheatre.com. One: 7:30 p.m. March 10. Tickets: $13. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com. Company of Thieves: 8 p.m. March 10. Tickets: $15-$18. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com. Joe Henry: 8 p.m. March 10. Tickets: $25. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com. Harlem Globetrotters: 7 p.m. March 12. Tickets: $20-$106. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-2984200. www.liacourascenter.com. Mike Gordon: 9 p.m. March 12. Tickets: $23-$26. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-5988696. www.livenation.com. Alice in Chains: 8 p.m. March 13. Tickets: $40-$43. Tower Theatre, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com. Phil Vassar: 8 p.m. March 13. Tickets: $32.50-$39.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Harlem Globetrotters: Noon and 5 p.m. March 14. Tickets: $20-$160. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800298-4200. www.ComcastTIX.com.

Snoop Dogg: 9 p.m. Feb. 28. Tickets: $47-$50. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com. Muse: 7 p.m. March 2. Tickets: $35-$59.50. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www. ComcastTIX.com. Black Eyed Peas: 7:30 p.m. March 3. Tickets: $46.50-$89.50. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-2984200. www.ComcastTIX.com. Bob Mould: 8 p.m. March 3. Tickets: $25-$35. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com. Sesame Street Liveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Elmoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Green Thumb: March 4-7. Tickets: $17-$52. Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbor Blvd., Camden, N.J. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com. The Irish Tenors: 8 p.m. March 5. Tickets: $45-$250. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.liacourascenter.com. Omarion: 9 p.m. March 6. Tickets: $20.10. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www. livenation.com.

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Irish Rovers: 7:30 p.m. March 15. Tickets: $29.50-$35. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Train: 8 p.m. March 17. Tickets: $35-$38.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Taylor Swift: 7 p.m. March 18-19. Tickets: $25-$69.50. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.ComcastTIX.com. Frankie Avalon, Bobby Rydell and Fabian: 8 p.m. March 19. Tickets: $69.50-$79.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Royal Comedy Tour: 8 p.m. March 19. Tickets: $43.50-$73. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-2984200. www.liacourascenter.com. America: 8 p.m. March 20. Tickets: $39.50-$49.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Bon Jovi: 7 p.m. March 23-24. Tickets: $26.50-$132. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.ComcastTIX.com. George Thorogood & The Destroyers: 7:30 p.m. March 24. Tickets: $39-$59. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Mike Snow: 9 p.m. March 25. Tickets: $18-$21. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com. Jonatha Brooke: 8 p.m. March 25. Tickets: $40. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com. Michael BublĂŠ: 8 p.m. March 26. Tickets: $49.50-$95. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.comcasttix.com. HIM with We Are the Fallen, Dommin and Drive A: 7:30 p.m. March 26. Tickets: $21-$31. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com. Los Lobos and Leo Kottke: 8 p.m. March 27. Tickets: $42.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. www. keswicktheatre.com. Carlon: 11 p.m. March 27 and April 17. Tickets: $5. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com. Keith Emerson and Greg Lake: 8 p.m. April 2. Tickets: $35-$75. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. www. keswicktheatre.com. The Temper Trap: 9 p.m. April 3. Tickets: $16-$19. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-5988696. www.livenation.com.

Norah Jones: 8 p.m. April 3. Tickets: $43-$63. Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby. 877598-8696. www.ticketmaster.com. Florence & the Machine: 9 p.m. April 3. Tickets: $20-$23. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: 8 p.m. April 6. Tickets: $20. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com. Fab Faux: 8 p.m. April 10. Tickets: $46.50-$66.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Chelsea Handler: 8 p.m. April 17. Tickets: $55-$85. Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby. 877598-8696. www.ticketmaster.com. Edie Carey: 11 p.m. April 17. Tickets: $5. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com. Colin Hay: 7:30 p.m. April 20-21. Tickets: $35-$45. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www. worldcafelive.com. One Night of Queen: 8 p.m. April 22. Tickets: $32.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood: 8 p.m. April 23. Tickets: $38.50-$48.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. www.keswicktheatre.com.

Cowboy Junkies: 7:30 p.m. April 24. Tickets: $40-$50. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. www.worldcafelive.com. Joe Bonamassa: 8 p.m. April 24. Tickets: $27.50-$40. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Steve Harvey: 8 p.m. April 24. Tickets: $42.50-$49.50. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-2984200. www.liacourascenter.com. Hot Chip: 8 p.m. April 25. Tickets: $30-$33. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www. livenation.com. Bill Cosby: 4 and 8 p.m. May 1. Tickets: $49-$67. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-5727650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Corinne Bailey Rae: 9 p.m. May 1. Tickets: $27.50-$30.50. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com. Johnny Mathis: 7:30 p.m. May 2. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. www.academyofmusic.org. Sia: 8 p.m. May 2. Tickets: $2-$23. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 877-598-8696. www.livenation.com. Mark KnopďŹ&#x201A;er: 8 p.m. May 7. Tickets: $39-$85. Tower Theatre, 69th and Ludlow streets, Upper Darby. 877598-8696. www.livenation.com.

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Grammy Award-winning singer John Mayer brings his “Battle Studies” tour to town 8 p.m. Feb. 21. Tickets: $51-$76. Wachovia Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www.ComcastTIX.com. >Vox Populi: Micah Danges and Roxana Perez-Mendez multimedia works; Steven Baldi, Lucas Knipscher and Piper Marshall; and Emily O’Keefe and Matthew Osborn all through Feb. 28. 319 N. 11th St. 215238-1236. www.voxpopuligallery.org.

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Theater/Dance/Opera >Golden Age: Through Feb. 21. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. 215-985-0420. www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org.

Henry IV, Part I: April 1-May 2. Tickets: $10-$35. St. Stephen’s Theater, 10th and Ludlow streets. 215829-0395. www.lanterntheater.org. Cirque Du Soleil’s Ovo: April 8May 2. Tickets: $24.50-$112. Big Top at The Avenue of the Arts, Broad St. and Washington Ave. 800-450-1480. www.cirquedusoleil.com. Philadelphia Young Playwrights’: “Temple High” and “Falling Apart,” 11 a.m. April 10. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215-665-9226. www.phillyyoungplaywrights.org. If You Give a Mouse a Cookie: April 14-May 30. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-9221122. www.ardentheatre.org. Crumble (Lay Me Down, Justin Timberlake): April 15-May 8. Tickets: $35-$45. Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215-665-9720. www. flashpointtheatre.org. Girls Night: The Musical: April 20-May 23. Tickets: $49. Innovation Studio, 260 S. Broad St. 215-8931999. www.kimmelcenter.org. August, Osage County: April 27-May 2. Tickets: $34-$126.50. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. www.academyofmusic.org. Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family: April 29-May 2. Tickets: $45-$70. Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 800-298-4200. www. liacourascenter.com.

COMMUNITY Civic associations/ Town Watches >Columbus Square Park Advisory Council holds meetings 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. 12th and Wharton streets. www. columbussquarepark.org. >Friends of Dickinson Square Park general meeting is 7 p.m. the third Thursday of the month. Dickinson Square Park, Fourth and Tasker streets. 215-685-1885. info@ dickinsonsquare.org. Grays Ferry Community Council covers 27th and Wharton streets to Moore St. to 34th St. and 24th and Moore streets to Passyunk and Penrose avenues. Service area meeting is 7 p.m. March 23 at William Barrett Nabuurs Center, 28th and Dickinson streets. Nominations for board members will be taken at meeting. Nominations can also be made at the office, 9 a.m.-noon, March 24-26 and 29-30. 1501 S. 29th St. 215-3365005. www.graysferrycc.org.

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>Elizabeth Gilbert headlines a fundraiser for the Spells Writing Center Feb. 18. Tickets: $50-$125. Loews Hotel, 1200 Market St. www. phillyspells.org. Philadelphia Fashion Week struts Feb. 25-27. Tickets: $35-$60. Hotel Palomar, 117 S. 17th St. www. philadelphiafashionweek.com. Philadelphia International Flower blossoms Feb. 28-March 7. Tickets: $13-$23. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. 215-988-8899. www.theflowershow.com. “David Goodis...To A Pulp,” a film biography of noir writer David Goodis, has its world premiere 8:30 p.m. March 5. Tickets: $10. Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St. 215-923-0210. Jerry Blavat hosts a social 8 p.m. March 6. Tickets: $35. St. Monica’s Farrell Hall, 16th and Porter streets. 215-334-1659.

>City of Numbers: mixtape of a city: Through Feb. 21. Tickets: $16-$29. InterAct Theatre Company, 2030 Sansom St. 215-568-8077. www.InterActTheatre.org. >The Breath of Life: Through Feb. 28. Tickets: $10-$35. St. Stephen’s Theater, 10th and Ludlow streets. 215-829-0395. www.lanterntheater.org. >The Eclectic Society: Through March 7. Tickets: $10-$60. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-5743550. www.walnutstreettheatre.org. >Blue Door: Through March 21. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. www. ardentheatre.org. >The Irish and How They Got That Way: Through April 18. Tickets: $35-$47. Innovation Studio at the Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St. 215893-1999. www.kimmelcenter.org. >Respect, A Musical Journey of Women: Through April 18. Tickets: $40-$45. Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St. 215-925-3769. www. comcasttix.com. >Flashpoint DNA, Dynamic New Art: Through May 3. Tickets: $35$45. Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215-665-9720. >Capriccio: 7:30 p.m. Feb. 20, 23, 25, 27 and March 2. Tickets: $28$48. Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce St. www.avaopera.org.

>Elliot, A Soldier’s Fugue: Feb. 23-March 14. Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. www. walnutstreettheatre.org. Romeo and Juliet: Feb. 25-April 11. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. www. ardentheatre.org. Annie: Feb. 26-28. Tickets: $20-$70. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215893-1999. www.academyofmusic.org. Language Rooms: March 3-April 4. Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. 215546-7824. www.wilmatheater.org. Pennsylvania Ballet: “The Four Temperaments,” “Carmina Burana” and “Rodeo,” March 4-13. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-5517000. www.paballet.org. Peking Acrobats: March 7-10. Tickets: $17.50-$27.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215572-7650. www.keswicktheatre.com. Chlamydia dell’Arte: “A Sex-Ed Burlesque,” March 9-13. Tickets: $15. Second Stage at the Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. chlamydia.show@ gmail.com. Groovaloo, The Hip Hop Sensation: March 9-14. Tickets: $25-$59.50. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. www. academyofmusic.org. Pennsylvania Ballet: “The Crossed Line,” “In the Night” and “The Concert,” March 10-14. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-551-7000. www.paballet.org. Fallen Angels: March 16-May 7. Tickets: $10-$60. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. www.walnutstreettheatre.org. Belles of Dublin: March 17-21. Tickets: $20. The Red Room at Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St. 215-923-0210. www.societyhillplayhouse.org. The Gnadiges Fraulein (Gracious Lady): March 19-April 3. Tickets: $20. Second Stage at the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215-285-0472. www.idiopathicridiculopathyconsortium.org. Red Hot Patriot: March 19-April 18. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. 215-985-0420. www.philadelphiatheatrecompany.org. Philadelphia Young Playwrights’: “Away He Flew” and “Monster Butterfly,” 11 a.m. March 20. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215-665-9226. www.phillyyoungplaywrights.org. The Lion King: March 23-April 24. Tickets: $23-$95. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. www. academyofmusic.org. How I Became a Pirate: March 26-27, April 3 and 8-10. Tickets: $10-$14. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. www. walnutstreettheatre.org. Travels With My Aunt: March 30-April 18. Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. www. walnutstreettheatre.org.

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>Academy of Natural Sciences: “George Washington Carver,” through Feb. 28; Looking at Animals, March 13-May 16; Creatures of the Abyss, June 5-Sept. 6. 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. 215-2991000. www.ansp.org. >African American Museum: “Audacious Freedom: African Americans in Philadelphia, 1776-1876,” ongoing. 701 Arch St. 215-574-0380. www.aampmuseum.org. >American Swedish Historical Museum: “Printscapes: Impressions of Nature,” through May 2; Nudes by Anders Zorn” and “Material Matters: Samples from the Textile Collection,” both through spring. 1900 Pattison Ave. 215-3891776. www.americanswedish.org. >AxD Gallery: “Fabricated Stories,” through March 6. 265 S. 10th St. 215627-6250. www.a-x-d.com. >Bridgette Mayer Gallery: “High Light Rhythm,” through Feb. 27; “Nightlife & The Divided Plane,” March 2-27. Opening reception is 6-8:30 p.m. March 5.; “New Ceramic Works,” March 30-May 1. Opening reception is 6-8:30 p.m. April 2; “New Works,” May 4-29. Opening reception is 6-8:30 p.m. May 7; Group Show Benefit for Back on My Feet, June. Opening reception is 6-8:30 p.m. June 4; Gallery Artists Group Show, July. Opening reception is 6-8:30 p.m. July 2. 709 Walnut St. 215-413-8893. www. mayerartconsultants.com. >Burrison Gallery: “Snow Traces,” through Feb. 19. 3611 Walnut St. 215-898-5994. >Clay Studio: Let’s Get the Wheels Rolling, 6-8 p.m. Feb. 19; Elements of Function, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. March 29-30. 137-39 N. Second St. 215-9253453. www.theclaystudio.org. >Da Vinci Art Alliance: “Text/ Textile,” through Feb. 28; “Confluence,” March 7-28; “Claybody,” March 31-April 30. 704 Catharine St. www.davinciartalliance.org. >Fleisher Art Memorial: Works by George Ferrandi, through April 23. 705 Christian St. www.fleisher.org. >Franklin Institute: “Body Worlds and the Brain,” through Feb. 21; “Cleopatra: The Search for the Last Queen of Egypt,” June 5-Jan. 2. 20th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. 215-448-1200. www.fi.edu. >Institute of Contemporary Art: “Video Art: Replay, Everyday Imaginary,” through March 21; “Maira Kalman: Various Illuminations (of a Crazy World),” through June 6; and “Video Art: Replay, Part 3,” April 23Aug. 1. 118 S. 36th St. 215-573-9975. www.icaphila.org.

>International House: “Homeland,” through March 5. 3701 Chestnut St. 215-235-3405. www.inliquid.com. >Newman Galleries: “Pennsylvania Impressionism,” through March 13. 1625 Walnut St. www.newmangalleries.net. >Philadelphia Art Alliance: “Convergence: Pottery from Studio and Factory” and “En route series,” both through May 3. 251 S. 18th St. 215545-4302. www.philartalliance.org. >Philadelphia Museum of Art: “Cai Guo-Qiang: Fallen Blossoms,” through March 7; “Notations/Bruce Nauman: Days and Giorni,” through April 4; “Marcel Wanders: Daydreams,” through June 13; “Kantha: The Embroidered Quilts of Bengal” through July 25; “Arts of Bengal: Wives, Mothers, Goddesses,” through July; Midnight Masquerade Winter Gala, 8 p.m. Feb. 20. Cost: $100-$140. 26th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. 215-763-8100. www.philamuseum.org. >Please Touch Museum: “Scat Cat’s Junior Jazz Jamboree,” daily through Feb. 26; “Exploring Trees Inside and Out,” through May 2; “Jazz Playground,” 1 and 3 p.m. Feb. 28; Rhythm Romp, March 5-7; “There’s Something Under My Bed,” March 5-May 9; Puppet Play Date, March 21. 4231 Avenue of the Republic. 215-963-0667. www. pleasetouchmuseum.org. >Print Center: “Philagrafika 2010: The Graphic Unconscious,” through April 11. 1614 Latimer St. 215-7356090. www.printcenter.org. >Rosenbach Museum & Library: “Moore Adventures in Wonderland,” through June 6; “Friend or Faux: Imitation and Invention from Innocent to Fraudulent,” through July 11. 2008-2010 Delancey Place. 215-7321600. www.rosenbach.org. >Simone Museum: “Best of Britain,” Feb. 20-March 14. 6825-31 Norwitch Dr. 215-365-7233. www. simonefoundation.org. >Sol Mednick Gallery: “Observations & Anomalies,” through March 7; “Drawing the Time in Between,” March 12-April 2; “Fall River Boys,” April 9-May 2; Sophomore photography exhibit, May 7-21; “Brace for Impact: The Aftermath of Flight 1549,” May 28-Aug. 7. University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St. 215-717-6300. >Space 1026: “It Was Good While it Lasted,” through Feb. 26. 1026 Arch St., www.space1026.com. >University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology: “Righteous Dopefiend: Homelessness, Addiction and Poverty in Urban America” and “The Goodlands: Young Photographers Inspiring Hope in North Philadelphia,” both through May; “Fulfilling a Prophecy: The Past and Present of the Lenape in Pennsylvania,” through July 11. 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. www. museum.upenn.edu.

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W h a t ’s H a p p e n i n g >Guerin Residents Organizing Urban Pride (GROUP) meets 7 p.m. the last Monday of the month. 16th and Jackson streets. www. group_mngr@yahoo.com. Hawthorne Cultural Center holds meetings 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month. 1200 Carpenter St. 215-685-1848. Lower Moyamensing Civic Association services Snyder to Oregon avenues and Broad to Eighth streets. Town Watch walks every other Monday. www.lomophilly.org. >Newbold Neighbors Association meets 6:30-7:30 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month. South Philadelphia Library, Broad and Morris streets. www.newboldneighbors.org. Passyunk Square Civic Association serves Washington to Tasker, Sixth to Broad streets. General meetings are 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at South Philadelphia Older Adult Center, Passyunk Ave. and Dickinson St. Gold Star Park Clean Up is 10 a.m.-noon the second to last Saturday of the month. www.passyunk.org.. Point Breeze Civic Association offers a tutoring program for ages 7-12 in reading, math and English. 1518 S. 22nd St. 215-755-6628.

Community and senior centers JCCs Stiffel Senior Center: Thrift shop sells used clothing 10 a.m.-noon Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays. 604 Porter St. 215-468-3500. Philadelphia Senior Center: Digital photography class, 1 p.m. Mondays; diabetes support group, 1 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month; Silver Sneakers fitness classes, 2 p.m. Tuesdays; T’ai chi, 1 p.m. Mondays; Rev Up, 10 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays; yoga, 11 a.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. 509 S. Broad St. 215-546-5879. www. philaseniorcenter.org. Samuel S. Fels Community Center: Free exercise program Tuesday and Thursday mornings. 2407 S. Broad St. 215-218-0800. Single Parents Society holds senior dances Fridays, 8-11 p.m. 1430 S. Passyunk Ave. 215-465-2298. South Philadelphia Older Adult Center: Socials every Wednesday, 7-10 p.m., with live music and refreshments. Cost: $7. 1430 Passyunk Ave. 215-952-0547. United Communities Houston Community Center: Emergency energy assistance, ESL and computer classes. Free clothing giveaway 1:30-5:30

p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Emergency food cupboard. Houston Center, 2029 S. Eighth St. 215-467-8700. United Communities Southwark House: Bingo, 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Thursdays; karate classes for ages 14 and up, 7:30-9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 101 Ellsworth St. 215673-1484. www.ska.org.

Churches and congregations New Greenwich Light Baptist Church is open for prayer noon-1 p.m. Wednesdays. 121 W. Oregon Ave. 215-467-9259. www.newgreenwichlight.com. The Lighthouse gives away clothes and food 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Tuesdays. 30th and Wharton streets. 215-463-2434. >Mount Enon Baptist Church holds a free lunch program 12:30 p.m. the third and fourth Wednesdays of the month. 500 Snyder Ave. 215-334-2844. >Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church hosts a book club 7 p.m. the last Monday of the month. 916 S. Swanson St. 267-304-3424.

Education/hobbies/ volunteering ASAP/After School Activities Partnerships is looking for volunteers to lead enrichment activities for children one hour a week. 215545-2727. info@phillyasap.org. Center for Literacy offers multilevel ESL classes for adults 9-11:30 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Francis Scott Key Elementary School, Eighth and Wolf streets. 215-474-1235. Job Corps STARS Initiative is looking for volunteers to tutor students two hours a week. Darvin, 267-386-2890. Point Breeze Education Center offers “The Point Breeze Charm and Etiquette program” for ages 8-13 3:30-5 p.m. Wednesdays. 1518 S. 22nd St. 215-755-6628. Programs Employing People seeks volunteers to help disabled classes as well as literacy tutors. Broad and Federal streets. 215-952-4292. marnie. whelan@pepservices.org. Saints in Training, offered by Neumann-Goretti, is a free enrichment program for fifth- to eighth-graders who want to excel in academics and become more involved in school activities. 215465-8437, ext. 250.

Salvatore Terruso Lodge Sons of Italy meets 7 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. The Prudential Building, 20th St. and Oregon Ave. Rich Vinci, 215-389-7799. Triangle Park needs volunteers for watering and cleaning sessions 7 p.m. Wednesdays. Meet at Sixth and Christian streets. 215-7047466. 215-574-5050. www.friendsoftrianglepark.org. parkwebadmin@gmail.com.

Health Zumba Boot Camp and Hatha Yoga Flow classes, ongoing. Cost: $5-$10. Bring a yoga mat or towel. Arts Parlor, 1170 S. Broad St. alievidich@gmail.com. jillianthomason@ gmail.com. Red Ball, hosted by The American Red Cross Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter, is 8 p.m.-midnight March 6. Tickets: $175-$275. Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park. 215-299-5491. www.theredball.org.

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Child Care Information Services offers funding and services to help parents find, select and pay for childcare and school-age programs. 1500 S. Columbus Blvd. 215-271-0570. Community Labor Reﬁnery Tracking Committee works on environmental and health issues related to living near the Sunoco Refinery. Meets the second Tuesday of each month, 6:30 p.m. Mercy Wellness Center, 2821 Island Ave. 215-640-8800. Diversiﬁed Community Services/Point Breeze Family Center offers information/referral services, counseling, parenting and education/computer classes. Dixon House, 1920 S. 20th St. 215-336-3511. Face Your Giants Rap Sessions features group meetings to discuss life experiences and develop relationships 7 p.m. Tuesdays and Fridays. 2144 S. Broad St. 267-582-1667. Prancing Paws Animal Rescue is dedicated to saving street cats and kittens. ppar.rescuegroups.org. pparcats@gmail.com.

Libraries >Central Library: Children’s Prints Exhibit, through March 12; Interviewing Skills, Feb. 17; “I Walked with Giants: The Autobiography of Jimmy Heath” read in part with co-author Joseph McLaren, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18. 1901 Vine St. 215686-5322. www.freelibrary.org. Donatucci Sr. Library: computer tutorials for adults and seniors, noon Thursdays; LEAP After-School Program, 3-6 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; homework and computer assistance, 3-5 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays; yoga for adults and seniors, 6:15 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; Chess and Board Game Club, 4 p.m. Fridays; arts and crafts, 4:30 p.m. Wednesdays; and Teen Gaming Club, 4 p.m. Thursdays. Hours: Noon-8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 10 a.m.5 p.m. Thursdays-Saturdays; closed Sundays and Mondays. 1935 Shunk St. 215-685-1755. Santore Library: Smoking cessation six-week course, 1 p.m. Mondays. 932 S. Seventh St. 215-686-1766. South Philadelphia Library: ESL classes, 12:30-3 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. 1700 S. Broad St. 215685-1866.

Recreation centers and playgrounds Marian Anderson: Better Days offers HIV/AIDS counseling, contraception, teen workshops and more. 17th and Fitzwater streets. 215-685-6594. Capitolo: After-school program for ages 6-13 3:30-6 p.m. MondayFriday. Cost: $10/week. Ninth and Federal streets. 215-685-1883. DiSilvestro: After-school program for ages 5-12 3-6 p.m. Mondays-Fridays. Cost: $25/month. 1701 S. 15th St. 215-685-1598. Guerin: Pinochle, 12:30 p.m. Monday-Friday; Ballet, tap and jazz/hip-hop lessons, 5 p.m. Thursdays; After-school program 3-6 p.m. weekdays for ages 5-10; Girl Scouts meet 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays; Ceramics are 7:30 p.m. Mondays. Acting classes through February for ages 8 and adult. 16th and Jackson streets. 215-685-1894. Hawthorne Cultural Center: Linedancersize, 6:15-8:30 p.m. Wednesdays and kung fu classes 10 a.m.-noon Saturdays; after-school program for ages 5-12 3-6 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Cost: $5/week; drawing, and painting classes 2:30-4:30 p.m. Saturdays. Free. Students must provide their own supplies and will be given a list. 1200 Carpenter St. 215-685-1848. hawthornerec@yahoo.com. Murphy: Aerobic classes 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays. Cost: $6; Ceramic classes for adults, 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays. Cost: $2; sculpture/ceramics classes for ages 12-18, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays; Murphy Recreation Center holds an afterschool program 3-6 p.m. MondaysFridays for ages 6-12. Cost: $7/week. 300 Shunk St. 215-685-1874. www. murphyrec.com. Starr Garden: Yoga for Everyone, 6:30 p.m. Thursdays; Chess Club for ages 5-12, 3:30-4:30 p.m. Fridays; Capture the Flag Games, 3:30-5 p.m. Thursdays; Children’s Film Workshops for ages 7-10, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays; Children’s art classes 10 a.m.-noon every other Saturday; and Intro to French classes for adults, 7-8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays. Cost: $35; Indoor Soccer at McCall School Gym, 6-7 p.m. through March 17, Mondays, for ages 5-6 and Wednesdays for ages 78. 600-44 Lombard St. 215-686-1782. Tolentine: After-school programs for ages 5-13 Monday-Friday. Van service as well as full- or half-day coverage available. 11th and Mifflin streets. 215-389-0717.

Reunions Ss. John Neumann and Maria Goretti class of 1975, 7 p.m.-midnight April 16. AC Hilton Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, N.J.. Maria Montone Polillo, bchbunny1105@ comcast.net; Joe Sarnese, 800-9625373, ext. 2. St. Richard’s, classes of 1950-60, 6:30-11 p.m. May 1. St. Richard’s School Hall. John Gipprich, 866689-5063 or GippIV@aol.com; Carmela Germana Karns, 215-538-8895 or ckarns3@verizon.net. All Parishes, classes of 1970s eighth-grade reunion, 7 p.m.-midnight Sept. 17. Galdo’s, 3211 S. 18th St. Denise LaRosa, 215-334-7667.

Support groups Al-Anon meets 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at St. John’s Evangelist Church, Third and Reed streets; 7:30 p.m. Fridays at 1605 E. Moyamensing Ave.; and 11:15 a.m. Saturdays at Episcopal Church of the Crucifixion, Eighth and Bainbridge streets. 215-222-5244. Alzheimer’s Association holds a support group for families of people with Alzheimer’s 2-4 p.m. the third Saturday of each month. St. Agnes Continuing Care Center, 1900 S. Broad St. 800-272-3900.

Codependents Anonymous meets at Methodist Hospital, 2301 S. Broad St., 6:30 p.m. Sundays. 215-333-7775. Debtors Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Thursdays. William Way Center, 1315 Spruce St. Susan, 610-203-3200. Gamblers Anonymous meets 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Methodist Hospital, Broad and Ritner streets. NARANON for families and friends of addicts meets 7:30 p.m. Thursday at St. Nicholas of Tolentine, 910 Watkins St. 215-808-7422. Philadelphia Multiple Myeloma Networking Group meets 1:303:30 p.m. the second Saturday of the month (except August). Ralston House, 3615 Chestnut St. 215-9471730. sklein16@verizon.net. Smoking cessation is 4-5 p.m. or 6-7 p.m. the first two Tuesdays and Thursdays of the month. Pennsylvania Hospital, 800 Spruce St. www. pennmedicine.org. Philadelphia Access Center holds Jobs for Life, a biblically based job training program; and Moms’ Group, a biblically based study with free childcare. 1832 S. 11th St. 215389-1985. Pennsylvania Recovery Organization–Achieving Community Together (PRO-ACT) hosts a family program to help recognize and address addiction 6:30-8:30 p.m. the first Thursday of the month. 444 N. Third St. 800-221-6333. www.proact.org. Recovery International for those with stress, anger, sadness, fear or depression meets 7:30 p.m. Tuesdays and 2:30 p.m. Saturdays. St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, 1831 Bainbridge St. 215-732-2787. www.recovery-inc.com. Supportive Older Women’s Network for ages 60 and over meets 1 p.m. Mondays. JCCs Stiffel Senior Center, 604 Porter St. 215-468-3500. Mercy LIFE (Living Independently For Elders) for caregivers for ages 55 and over meets 6-7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month. 215-339-4157. Substance Abuse Program meets 9 a.m.-noon and 11 a.m.-2:15 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 1021 S. 21st St. 215-790-9942. Voice It Sistah for HIV-positive women meets 11 a.m. the first and third Tuesdays of the month. Similar sessions held during coffee hour noon-1 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesdays. YOACAP, 1207 Chestnut St. 215-851-1898. Women in Transition for women hurt by a partner or coping with addiction counsels 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday or 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Saturday-Sunday. 215-751-1111. www. helpwomen.org. SPR

What Is Your Risk of Disease? The University of Pennsylvania is recruiting volunteers for the Triumphant Living Collaborative Program. This research study is an opportunity for African American men and women to learn about the impact of health behaviors on disease risk. If you are age 18 or older and live in Philadelphia, call to learn more about the study and to find out if you are eligible.

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Are you 55 or older and interested in participating in research? The University of Pennsylvania Minority Aging Research Center for Community Health (MARCH) invites you to enroll in a registry. For more information and to find out if you are eligible to enroll, call 215746-7166.

MEDICAL RESEARCH STUDIES To advertise in this section contact Monica M. Kanninen - 215-599-7649 or email mkanninen@philadelphiaweekly.com If you are HIV positive and doing well on your current HIV medications, the Therapeutic Clinical Trials Unit at the University of Pennsylvania is looking for people with HIV to enroll in a new study. The purpose of this research study is to evaluate genetic modification of your T cells that may help you fight HIV. Monetary compensation for your time and effort is provided. Or view information found online at www.clincialtrials.gov and search for “SL9 gag” or trial identifier NCT00991224

Navigate Your Health This research program is designed to assist African American residents in West and Southwest Philadelphia in getting screening for breast, colon, and prostate cancer. If interested in learning more about or participating in this research program, please call 215-746–7286.

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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease a casserole dish and set aside. Beat all of the ingredients except the Parmesan in a mixing bowl with an electric mixer. Pour into the casserole dish. Sprinkle with the Parmesan and bake for about 40 minutes.

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Ho Sai Gai By Phyllis Stein-Novack R e s ta u r a n t R e v i e w e r

always enjoy walking through Chinatown. It is usually bustling with shoppers and those of us who enjoy dining in its myriad restaurants. Visiting during the Lunar New Year celebrations are an added treat. On Valentine’s Day, the world welcomed the Year of the Tiger. Chinatown business owners decorated the streets and spectators like me watched the colorful dragon dance — and worked up an appetite. Ho Sai Gai had been a staple there for many years. It closed a number of years ago and then, after a refurbishment, reopened awhile ago. I was curious to see if the popularity of places like Lee How Fook, Sang Kee Peking Duck, Vietnam and any number of restaurants that also serve sushi would influence the menu. I sat at a table for four and watched the Olympics on the flat-screen television. An enchanting young woman welcomed me and brought out a pot of hot black tea. I looked over the menu and found it was still stuck in the ’50s. Although there was no “choose from column A and B,” it reflected the tastes Americans wanted in a Chinese restaurant years ago. Luncheon specials ($6.95 to $12.95) run the gamut from orange beef to strawberry chicken and 32 other dishes. I nibbled on crispy noodles and decided to order a dish I have not eaten in eons. When was the last time you ate chow mein? For $6.95, you get a choice of soup (won ton, chicken egg drop or hot and sour), a Coffee/Café/Sweets Caffe Chicco: 2532 S. Broad St., 215-334-3100, $

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vegetarian spring roll, pork or chicken chow mein and fried rice. The won tons floating in the piping hot broth were prepared with thick wrappers that were hard and chewy. Tucked inside was a ball of seasoned pork. Some thin strips of meat and a few scallions were included in the soup. Chow mein is a Chinese-American creation. I grew up on it. It can be made with chicken, pork or shrimp. My platter consisted of a generous portion of stir-fried onions, shredded carrots, thinly sliced bok choy and small strips of chicken, all of which were thickened with cornstarch. It was tasty, but didn’t leave much of an impression. I took a bite of the spring roll and a dribble of hot grease came tumbling out. It was filled with shredded vegetables, which were a bit on the sweet side. I’ve never seen short-grain rice used in fried rice. The cooks at Ho Sai Gai use a variety of short grains, but it was smaller than Arborio. The dish itself was dark brown in color, salty and studded with scrambled egg. Roast duck is something I have ordered in many restaurants in Chinatown. The half roast duck ($11.95) exuded an aroma of cinnamon. It was juicy, tender and flavorful, but lacked the “je ne sais quoi” character of roast duck I’ve sampled at Sang Kee Peking Duck and other establishments where the skin is crispy and crunches like the top of a creme brulee Italian

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when you bite into it. Steamed white rice came with the entrée. A couple with two small children, along with a party of eight that included four kids, also were lunching at Ho Sai Gai. The restaurant’s dedication to a fixedin ’50s menu just might be the reason families dine there. They prefer familiar Chinese food with an American accent. There’s nothing wrong with that, but I would have liked to have seen a few surprises on the menu. Ho Sai Gai serves up the type of fare

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you would find in any Chinese take-out restaurant. One tip of the toque to Ho Sai Gai. SPR

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The storms might have passed, but the mountains of snow remain. Cure the blizzard blues with a little help from Crescent Dragonwagon and her thoughts on warm and easy foods.

By Phyllis Stein-Novack

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hil the Groundhog was right. What the cute, furry beast did not tell us is we would need to brace for two big blizzards four days apart. I’ve got the cooking-for-snowstorms strategy figured out. The pantry must be stocked — we cannot wait until the last minute to brave nature and go foraging for food. At the first hint of a snowflake, I shopped at Whole Foods, Trader Joe’s, Reading Terminal Market and my local state store. I needed white wine for my baked Dover sole in a white wine, butter and parsley sauce. Watching the snowflakes gently fall on the city is an indoor sport. For lunch on the Sunday of the 28.5 inches, I made a salade Nicoise using lettuce, baby spinach, arugula, radishes, tuna packed in olive oil, artichokes and feta. It made me think of summer in the south of France. I roasted a chicken, made a pot of Bolognese and nibbled on smoked almonds and chunks of Morbier and Roquefort with a glass of Cotes du Rhone while watching — what else — “Groundhog Day.” The second storm brought me to my cookbooks. While perusing “Dairy Hollow House Soup & Bread: A Country Inn Cookbook” by Crescent Dragonwagon,

I happened to fall upon this advice by Henry David Thoreau: “Take long walks in stormy weather or through deep snow in the field and woods, if you would keep your spirits up. Deal with brute nature. Be cold and hungry and weary.” I don’t live near Walden Pond and the closest thing to woods in my neck of is Rittenhouse Square. I’m neither cold nor weary, but I am hungry. I glanced through Dragonwagon’s book and found easy recipes for baking and an unusual hot soup I usually serve cold during the summertime. Staples such as unbleached flour, organic sugar, cornmeal and the like are in my pantry. I always have several avocados ripening in my fruit basket. Although I’m not much of a baker, I am trying my hand at Popovers — the American cousin to Yorkshire pudding — and a hot avocado soup. My friends Meredith Riley Stewart and Bert Stewart of South Philadelphia, who braved thigh-high snow to sup at the South Philadelphia Tap Room, got me hooked on Twitter. During the blizzard, people were preparing slow-roasted shoulder of pork, meatballs, chili or breakfasting on leftover Chinese food.

■ Avocado Consommé ■ Ingredients: 6-1/2 cups of chicken or vegetable stock

1/2 cup of sherry 3 large Haas avocados, diced 1/4 cup of frozen peas, thawed, optional 1/2 cup of cooked long-grain rice, optional Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste Unsweetened whipped cream, for garnish, optional 2 to 3 tablespoons of freshly grated Parmesan, for garnish 6 to 8 small sprigs of fresh parsley, dill or basil, for garnish

Directions: In a soup pot, combine the stock and sherry and bring to a boil. Divide the avocados, peas and rice, if using, among eight heated serving cups. Taste the stock and correct the seasoning. Ladle the broth into the cups, topping with the whipped cream, Parmesan and herbs, if desired. Serves six to eight. Note from Phyllis: If you do not have sherry on hand, substitute any dry white wine.

■ Popovers ■ Ingredients: Vegetable cooking spray

1 cup of milk, brought to room temperature 1 tablespoon of butter, melted 1 cup of unbleached ﬂour 1/4 teaspoon of salt 2 large eggs, brought to room temperature

Directions: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees. Spray a muffin tin with deep cups or an extra-deep popover pan with the vegetable spray. In a mixing bowl, whisk all of the ingredients, except the eggs, until smooth. Whisk in the eggs one at a time. Do not overbeat. Pour the batter into the prepared pan, filling each cup about three-quarters. Bake for 15 minutes. Reduce the heat to 350 degrees and bake 20 minutes longer, less if the cups are small. Do not open the oven door until certain the popovers are done. Serve immediately. Makes about 10. Note from Phyllis: The ingredients also can be mixed in a food processor. Popovers should exhale a breath of steam when cut into. Serve them with softened butter or preserves. SPR Comment at www.southphillyreview.com/foodand-drink/features.

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and how to fulfill them. Write out a plan to follow. Lucky number: 729. PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): Have an intimate get-together with the people closest to you. Expressions of affection and appreciation go a long way to nourish life for years to come. Lucky number: 540. ARIES (March 21 to April 20): Look at workplace tasks and responsibilities. Identify skills and see how you can transform a job into a career. Speak to a mentor about the steps needed to advance. Lucky number: 134. TAURUS (April 21 to May 20): You may be called upon to settle a dispute. The ability to see both sides is heightened and you empathize with everyone involved. Don’t neglect personal needs in an attempt to please others. Lucky number: 699. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Host a family gettogether. The atmosphere is one of peace and harmony; all should get along well. Indulging in some redecorating satisfies a need for beauty. Lucky number: 206. CANCER (June 21 to July 22): A shopping spree is tempting. Take a moment to see what your budget is, then indulge. An antique or collectible may increase in value. Lucky number: 988. LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): Musings are towards the philosophical and meaning of life. Immerse in religious or psychology studies if that’s where interests lie. Studies lead to greater self-knowledge. Lucky number: 323. VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): This is a day for artists and connoisseurs of fun. Write music, design a new dress or do whatever the creative muse inspires. Enjoy the works of others or become immersed in a favorite amusement. Don’t go overboard. Lucky number: 410. LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): Letting go of a secret allows you to clear away old stuff. Speak with an older relative who knows the family history. There is no reason to carry around issues that have no value. Lucky number: 084. SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): Seek out a moving event. Submit to a profound experience that will change you from within. An art exhibition, theatrical performance or musical event may fit the bill. Lucky number: 593. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): Confiding in a trusted individual leads to meaningful insights. Make sense of past events still affecting your life. Private reflection also is enlightening. Lucky number: 517. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): A person dear to you needs help, possibly even temporary care. Embrace this with an open heart. There is an opportunity to become closer. Lucky number: 820. SPR To inquire about a personal reading, call Mystic Terry at 215-467-5162.

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‘We never look forward to losing. We are going to come out and play our best against every team we play, we never look past a team.’ — University of Kansas sophomore Marcus Morris

Eye of the nation

As March Madness approaches, athletes with local ties are making headlines with their respective top-25 squads. By Gelman Review Managing Editor

EOM BASEBALL/SOFTBALL

EOM is holding baseball and softball registration for boys and girls ages 7 to 12 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at 144 Moore St. Call 215-271-1994.

GUERIN BASKETBALL

Guerin Recreation Center, 16th and Jackson streets, is holding registration for its age 11-to-13 coed basketball league that starts Feb. 22. Cost is $25. Call 215-685-1894.

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forward, has started all 26 games and is averaging 9.3 points and 6.9 rebounds a contest. Scoop Jardine, a sophomore guard, is contributing 8 points and 4.8 assists. Closer to home, South Philadelphia High grad Ramone Moore, a sophomore guard, is averaging 6.7 points and 2.7 rebounds a game for his No. 21 Temple

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s I mentioned the Eagles’ Women’s camp taking place a little over a week from now, I wouldn’t want to overlook the youngins who have grown up in oversized jerseys. The Philadelphia Eagles’ Junior Com-

bine will be held March 19, 20 and 21 for ages 6 to 14. The two-and-a-half hour event will let future NFL hopefuls run drills and skill tests on the NovaCare Complex grounds. An Eagles player and coach will lend a helping hand and a positive voice to all participants. Six sessions are available and tickets, on sale now, are going for $50. SPR

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La Salle’s Rodney Green, left with ball, and Xavier’s Jason Love rank among the Atlantic-10 leaders in several categories. File Photos

Owls. Saturday, the Owls have a noon tilt with the St. Joe’s Hawks at the Palestra. Comcast SportsNet is carrying the game. Staying on North Broad Street, Prep Charter product Rodney Green, a senior guard, and his 18.5 points per game are tops for the 11-13 La Salle University Explorers. His scoring average is third-best in the Atlantic 10. Jason Love, a senior forward from 22nd and Tasker streets, opened the week as the Atlantic 10 Co-Player of the Week. In last Saturday’s victory over Florida, he scored a game-high 20 points on 9-of-12 shooting and pulled down 10 rebounds. It marked his sixth double-double of the season for the Xavier Musketeers. His 8.5 rebounds a game are fifth-best in the conference. SPR Contact Managing Editor Bill Gelman at bgelman@southphillyreview.com or ext. 123. Comment at www.southphillyreview.com/sports/features.

Registration begins March 1 at Seventh Street and Packer Avenue for Sabres baseball and softball. Baseball divisions are: T-ball for ages 4 to 6; coach pitch for ages 7 to 9; and live pitch for ages 10 to 12 and 13 to 15. Softball divisions are 10 to 12 and 16 and younger. Coaches are needed, as well. For baseball, call Coach Bob, 215868-0860. For softball, call Coach Kim, 609-820-2662.

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SEYAA is accepting registrations for coed T-ball for ages 4 to 6; pitching machine for ages 7 to 8; live pitch for ages 8 to 10 and 10 to 12; Babe Ruth Baseball for ages 13 to 15 and 16 to 19; and girls’ softball for ages 12 to 14 and 15 to 18. The season begins April 18. Register at the Taggart School gym, Fifth and Porter streets, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursdays or download the form at www.seyaa. com. Call 215-463-8802 or visit www. seyaa.com. SPR —By Bill Gelman and Erica Minutella

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DVYAA is accepting registrations for its spring baseball program at Barry Playground, 18th and Johnson streets, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday. Age divisions are: T-ball for ages 5 to 7; pee wee for ages 8 to 9; majors for ages 10 to 12; and senior for ages 13 to 15. Call 215468-1265.

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arcus and Markieff Morris know a little something about being No. 1 from their Prep Charter days. The twins had helped their Huskies capture two PIAA state titles and a Public League crown. Could an NCAA championship be next? The sophomore duo is a serious contender. Their Kansas Jayhawks are No. 1 in the AP Top 25. With Monday’s 59-54 victory over Texas A&M, the squad improved to 25-1 overall and 11-0 in the Big 12. Marcus tallied a team-high 12 points, while Markieff chipped in nine points and six boards. At a Feb. 5 press conference, Marcus spoke about being undefeated in conference play: “We were just going into conference trying to play as hard as we could. It is great that we are undefeated and we are going to try to stay undefeated. We never look forward to losing. We are going to come out and play our best against every team we play, we never look past a team.” Two Neumann-Goretti grads are making headlines with No. 5 Syracuse University, who had its 11-game win streak halted Sunday by Louisville. Rick Jackson, a junior

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