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Family Portrait: Anna Crusis artistic director on making music and equality PAGE 23

HONESTY • INTEGRITY • PROFESSIONALISM

LGBT youth residence to honor late local leader as namesake PAGE 5

Celtic tradition gets a 21st-century update in ‘Wolf-in-Skins’

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DA launches hotline for hate-crime reporting PA’s history-making school official talks election, trans visibility By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com

Philadelphia citizens will be able to report hate crimes via a new hotline. District Attorney Kelley B. Hodge announced the launch of a hotline at a press conference last Thursday. A victim and witness services coordinator will staff the line, which is 215686-8931. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania does not have an LGBT-inclusive hate-crimes statute, though the city did adopt such a measure three years ago. The D.A.’s Office calls a hate crime a criminal act such as assault, murder, threats and vandalism that is motivated by prejudice or bias and is directed at people because of their real or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender or disability. With this new initiative also comes an improved partnership

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with the Pennsylvania Attorney G e n e r a l ’s O ffi c e a n d t h e Philadelphia Human Relations Commission. PCHR Executive Director Rue Landau said the commission has tracked hate crimes and bias incidents in the city since November 2016. The agency has reported 104 separate incidents, with LGBT-related crimes being the second-largest

behind racially motivated crimes. Landau noted the need to expand the state’s hate-crimes law. “We need to amend our state Ethnic Intimidation Ordinance to include sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and sex, the categories that are currently missing that must be included in order for us to PAGE 12

Tyler Titus said he sometimes forgets that he’s trans — until someone reminds him. “It’s very apparent right now,” he laughed. The 33-year-old won the election for one of four school-board seats in Erie earlier this month, becoming the first openly transgender person to be elected in Pennsylvania. While Titus said he did not run for office because of his identity, he is aware of the history-making nature of his election. “The great thing about me being trans and being elected right now is because everyone is paying attention to, ‘Oh, hey look, Tyler is trans.’ But by doing that, they

are bringing a lot of attention to the Erie School District, which is exactly what I wanted to have happen,” he said. Titus said one of the things he wanted to bring attention to is the effort to “make the schools the focus again,” noting that Erie is a failing school district. “I realized that somebody had to do something and my mom always raised me to [think], You don’t come to the table with complaints. You come to the table with solutions,” Titus said. “I can stand back all day long and complain about it but, at the end of the day, I really needed to get in and make a difference.” Titus added that he wants to see the public conversation about the district evolve to, “Look at how we have failed PAGE 12

State lawmakers pass clean CHIP bill but some are ‘raging’ By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com In a unanimous vote this week, the state House of Representatives passed a funding-renewal bill for the state’s Children’s Health Insurance Program that doesn’t ban funding for gender-confirmation surgery. “This is a major win, especially on Transgender Day of Remembrance,” said openly gay state Rep. Brian Sims (D) on his Facebook page. But Sims warned that some of his Republican colleagues are “raging” about the vote. Last month, in a 37-13 vote, the state Senate passed a CHIPrenewal bill that banned funding for gender-confirmation surgery. But on Nov. 20, the state House Rules Committee stripped anti-trans language from the bill,

before sending it to the House floor for a vote. The “clean” CHIP bill is expected to be approved by the state Senate next month and signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf. A spokesperson for Wolf issued this statement: “We believe the [state] House has acted responsibly. For decades, CHIP reauthorization was done in a straightforward way because this program is so important to so many children and families. Gov. Wolf urges the General Assembly to get this clean reauthorization to his desk as soon as possible.” LGBT advocates hailed the Nov. 20 vote as a victory for trans rights, while remaining concerned about a separate antitrans health-care bill also under consideration is Harrisburg. H.B. 1933 would ban state

CHIP and Medicaid funding for gender-confirmation surgery and other trans-specific health services. The bill also would allow state officials to seek a federal waiver, if one was needed to enable the bill’s anti-trans agenda. On Nov. 20, the state House Health Committee approved H.B. 1933 in a 16-9 vote, with all Republicans on the committee supporting the bill and all Democrats in attendance opposing it. As of presstime, the bill hadn’t reached the House floor for a vote. H.B. 1933 was introduced by state Rep. Jesse Topper (R) from Bedford County. In an email, Topper explained his reasons for introducing the bill. “I know it’s a highly sensitive PAGE 12 and emotional

NOT ONE MORE: Trans community members and allies made a strong yet silent statement Monday night. The effort was part of the Not One More Rally and Silent March, which began outside the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and proceeded through Center City with a stop near Key West, where Nizah Morris was found. The initiative was organized by Trans Equity Project, a program of GALAEI, and held on Transgender Day of Remembrance, with the goal of urging justice for victims of anti-trans violence. Photo: Scott A. Drake

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Resource listings Legal resources • ACLU of Pennsylvania: 215-592-1513; aclupa.org • AIDS Law Project of PA: 215-587-9377; aidslawpa.org • AIDS Law Project of South Jersey: 856-784-8532; aidslawsnj.org/ • Equality PA: equalitypa. org; 215-731-1447

• Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations — Rue Landau: 215-686-4670 • Philadelphia Police Liaison Committee: 215-7603686; ppd.lgbt@gmail.com • SPARC — Statewide Pennsylvania Rights Coalition: 717-920-9537

• Office of LGBT Affairs — Amber Hikes: 215-686-0330; amber.hikes@phila.gov

Community centers • The Attic Youth Center; 255 S. 16th St.; 215-545-4331, atticyouthcenter.org. For LGBT and questioning youth and their friends and allies. • LGBT Center at the University of Pennsylvania; 3907 Spruce

St.; 215-898-5044, center@dolphin.upenn.edu.

• Rainbow Room: Bucks County’s LGBTQ and Allies Youth Center

Salem UCC Education Building, 181 E. Court St., Doylestown; 215-957-7981 ext. 9065, rainbowroom@ppbucks.org.

• William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce St.; 215-732-2220, www.waygay.org.

Health and HIV testing • Action Wellness: 1216 Arch St.; 215981-0088, actionwellness.org

• AIDS Library:

1233 Locust St.; aidslibrary.org/

• AIDS Treatment Fact line: 800-6626080

• Bebashi-Transition to Hope: 1235 Spring Garden St.; 215769-3561; bebashi.org

• COLOURS: coloursorganization.org, 215832-0100 • Congreso de Latinos Unidos;

216 W. Somerset St.; 215-763-8870

• GALAEI: 149 W. Susquehanna Ave.; 267-457-3912, galaei.org. Spanish/ English

• Health Center No. 2, 1720 S. Broad

St.; 215-685-1821

• Mazzoni Center:

1348 Bainbridge St.; 215-563-0652, mazzonicenter.org

• Philadelphia FIGHT: 1233 Locust St.; 215-985-4448, fight.org

• Washington West Project of Mazzoni Center:

1201 Locust St.; 215985-9206

• Transgender Health Action Coalition: 215-732-1207

Other • Independence Branch Library Barbara Gittings Gay and Lesbian Collection: 215-685-1633 • Independence Business Alliance; 215-557-0190, IndependenceBusinessAlliance.com

• LGBT Peer Counseling Services: 215-732-TALK • PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (Philadelphia): 215-572-1833 • Philly Pride Presents: 215-875-9288

IBA launches diversity, inclusion series with Latinx event By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Latinx business professionals will be brought to the forefront at the first in a series of diversity and inclusion events from the region’s LGBT chamber of commerce. The Independence Business Alliance will host the first of its three-part Intersections event series Nov. 28. IBA will hold the free event at Cuba Libre through a collaboration with Association of Latino Professionals For America, Philadelphia Convention and Visitors Bureau and PHL Diversity. IBA Executive Director Zach Wilcha said the organization gathered members to discuss future diversity and inclusion events, which led to the launch of the Intersections program. The series will begin with the Latinx-focused session and be followed by events for the “African-American and AsianAmerican communities in February and May, respectively,” Wilcha said. Following IBA’s introduction to different communities, the organization plans to integrate all of them together in the next year. “Diverse businesses are better businesses,” Wilcha said. “It’s better for everybody when you see representation, whether it’s sexual orientation, gender expression, racial or ethnic background. Diverse businesses have more ideas. They have better problem-solving [skills] and are proven to be more successful in the long run.” “I think when you bring many thoughts and backgrounds to the table, you’re likely to come up with more solutions to problems and generate better ideas for what makes businesses work,” he added. Wilcha said that when he was hired as executive director in October 2015, one of his goals was to diversify IBA’s membership. He noted that people of color “often face more barriers to starting businesses and

thriving in businesses” and that this program will show how “collaboration among communities makes businesses better and creates more opportunities for everybody.” “We want everybody to know that they can be part of the IBA and that each of those groups has been organically diverse in different ways. The combination of all of them together is creating something very exciting,” Wilcha said. “It’s a movement that we’re very proud of.” He called the Intersections event an “exciting way to diversify our membership and board.” “All of our events are fun and create business opportunities for the people who attend. I think it’s going to be really great to see something that, to our knowledge, is

“We want everybody to know that they can be part of the IBA and that each of those groups has been organically diverse in different ways. The combination of all of them together is creating something very exciting,” not happening in any other LGBT chamber across the nation where there’s a purposeful focus on inclusion among different LGBT communities.” n IBA Intersections: Hispanic & Latinx Reception will be held 5:30-7:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Cuba Libre, 10 S. Second St. Visit http://bit.ly/2j7l4Er to register.

Lehigh Valley partnership moving ahead The merger between Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center and Pride of the Greater Lehigh Valley is now complete, the organizations announced last week. The boards of both groups announced their intent to join the two agencies earlier this fall in an initiative organizers said will enhance the region’s annual Pride festival. For 25 years, the Pride event has been a volunteer-driven effort. The merger allowed for the creation of a volunteer Pride Festival Planning Committee, whose members will work with center leadership to produce the annual August event. The leadership structure of Bradbury-Sullivan will remain the same. “We are grateful for the longtime volunteer leaders who made the annual Pride festival happen for 25 years,” said Adrian Shanker, executive director of Bradbury-Sullivan, in a statement. “With this merger now completed, we are ready to move forward with their volunteer support as well as professional staff support to continue and to grow the festival in its 25th year and beyond.” The Lehigh Valley Synergy Fund, a program of the Lehigh Valley Community Foundation, assisted with the merger, covering expenses related to legal, accounting, graphic and tech support. Additional legal support was provided by Mark Aurand of Davison & McCarthy P.C. n — Jen Colletta

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COMMUNITY UNITY: Locals came together Monday night to pay tribute to lives lost to anti-transgender violence. The local Transgender Day of Remembrance gathering was held at William Way LGBT Community Center, where community members read the names of victims. The event also highlighted the triumphs and victories the community has seen in the past year. Photo: Scott A. Drake

LGBT youth residence to be named after late local leader By Jen Colletta jen@epgn.com Ground will be broken next month on a pioneering youth residence, which will be named for one of the community’s own pioneers. Project HOME recently unveiled the name of its new LGBT-friendly youth facility: Gloria Casarez Residence. The building is named for the late LGBT leader, who served as the first director of the city’s Office of LGBT Affairs, from 2008-14, and also previously helmed such

agencies as GALAEI. Casarez died in October 2014 from complications of cancer. A number of community tributes have sought to memorialize Casarez since her passing, including the renaming of the 200 block of South 12th Street as Gloria Casarez Way and a community-made memorial featuring her portrait on that same street. Kate Gormley, young-adult program manager at Project Home, said Casarez’s legacy of advocacy work made her name a natural fit for the building. “Anyone who knew or worked with Gloria knew how passionately she worked for LGBTQ youth, and earlier in her career she also spent

a great deal of time working for the rights of homeless individuals,” Gormley said. “She was really one of the inspirations that the committee drew from for this project. It seemed perfect to name the building after her, as it brings together the two populations she worked tirelessly to advocate for.” Gloria Casarez Residence will be a four-story building offering 30 LGBT-friendly apartments for those ages 18-23 who are homeless, at risk for homelessness and/or aging out of foster care. It is the first residence of its kind in the state and among only a handful of LGBT-focused youth residences in the nation. The building will cover more than 36,000 square feet and will offer outdoor and indoor gathering spaces, a kitchen, laundry facilities, exercise space and other amenities. Residents will also be able to access resources like employment, education and health-care services. The project’s future was up in the air earlier this year, after North Philadelphia Health System, from which Project HOME was purchasing the land for the building, declared bankruptcy. At a bankruptcy hearing last summer, NPHS selected Ironstone Real Estates Partners’ $8-million bid; as part of that deal, Project HOME will pay $1.75 million to purchase two parcels — one for the Gloria Casarez Residences and another for a future LGBTfriendly residence for adults. The groundbreaking for Gloria Casarez Residences is set for 10 a.m. Dec. 6. at 1315 N. Eighth St. “Gloria embodied so much of the work we’re trying to do with this program,” Gormley noted. “We’re not only tipping our hat to her legacy but it’s also as an inspiration for those who will be moving into that building.” n

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OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Community members toured Mazzoni Center Nov. 16 in an open-house event that officially unveiled its new headquarters. The LGBT health facility consolidated all of its services at the building at 1348 Bainbridge St. in May. The move came around the time the agency’s executive director departed, along with a number of other transitions, which prompted organizers to delay the open house until the fall. At last week’s event, supporters got tours of the facility, including patient and community rooms, and enjoyed refreshments and updates on the organization’s work. Photo: Scott A. Drake

Bebashi to host 32nd-annual gala By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com A local HIV/AIDS services organization next week will host its annual gala. Bebashi-Transition to Hope’s Dec. 8 event will celebrate the organization’s 32 years with a dance party, musical guests, a silent auction and an awards ceremony. A brief ceremony will include the presentation of the John Allen Blue Awards. Since 1997, the awards have been given out in honor of Blue, one of Bebashi’s first clients. Bebashi communications specialist Brenda Alexander noted that Blue was “a huge part of Bebashi’s inception” before he died from complications due to HIV/AIDS more than 20 years ago. “The award recognizes individuals, whether they are a public figure or behind the scenes in the HIV/AIDS advocacy world, or if they’re just big supporters of Bebashi,” Alexander said. “It recognizes individuals of service who embody all that John Allen Blue embodied.” This year’s winners include CBS 3 anchor Ukee Washington, Tabu owner Jeff Sotland, longtime Bebashi board member Traci Nickens and Girard Avenue Pharmacy owner Francis Byron. Each awardee is being honored for different achievements such as participating in fundraisers and joining volunteer efforts. Alexander said Bebashi’s event is different from other nonprofit events in that it is not only an awards ceremony with a dinner but also also includes musical performances and dancing. “One of the things that we do is have a

good time,” she noted. For a second consecutive year, Rahel Solomon of “CBS 3 Morning News” will host the event. Alexander said Solomon was a “crowd-pleaser” last year. “She’s very energetic,” Alexander said. “She brings a lot of youth and spunk to a gala. She’s extremely professional. She has a lot of charisma and charm and she did a lot of good seamless transitions [for the show].” Additionally, R&B singer Price will perform and conduct a VIP meet-and-greet. DJ Gary O will provide tunes during the event’s closing dance party. “Our attendees can just let loose and have a good time,” Alexander said. “We like to send them away yearning for more, wanting to come back the next year.” For the first time, Bebashi’s gala will also include a silent auction with vacation packages, restaurant gift cards, museum packages and gym memberships. “Unlike most nonprofits, we are not bidding off on the typical golf-club membership or country-club membership,” Alexander said. “We have great packages that we created from amazing donations locally and nationally.” With the donation opportunities and several ways to celebrate, Alexander noted what attendees can look forward to. “It’s an opportunity to party with a purpose.” n Bebashi-Transition to Hope’s annual gala will take place 6:30 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Hilton Hotel, 4200 City Ave. Visit www.bebashi.org/gala to purchase tickets.

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Woodbury officials to repeal anti-cross-dressing law By Timothy Cwiek timothy@epgn.com Woodbury, N.J., officials are vowing to repeal an obscure anti-cross-dressing law on the books that recently was brought to their attention. Although the law isn’t enforced by police, violators face up to 90 days in jail and a $1,000 fine. In an email, Woodbury Mayor Jessica M. Floyd said she expects the ordinance will be repealed shortly. “In recent months, we have received overwhelming support in response to our efforts to become a city that not only accepts diversity, we actively promote it,” Floyd said. “The city of Woodbury has been hard at work to create a safe and welcoming environment for the LGBTQ community,” she added. “We recently passed a number of ordinances to support our efforts, including forming a Human Rights Commission. The new commission will advise the city on new policies needed to improve our endeavors and will tackle existing policies that are potentially harmful to our minority communities. These efforts will assure our residents, visitors, employees and business owners that Woodbury takes great pride in being a welcoming and accepting community to all.” Floyd added: “Certainly, something so antiquated and ridiculous as the ‘anticross-dressing policy’ will be one of the first to go. I was embarrassed to learn that

it was reaffirmed in 2005. Unfortunately, that was a different time in Woodbury and not at all an accurate depiction of the current climate of Woodbury. I am grateful this has been brought to my attention. The city of Woodbury encourages our community to get involved to help us improve in all capacities.” Married couple David J. Root Jr. and Frank L Lampe 3d have lived in Woodbury for about eight years. They’ve met many supportive people in the city but say they’ve also experienced anti-LGBT harassment and abuse. Root attended a Woodbury City Council meeting Oct. 10 and expressed concern about the town’s anticross-dressing law, among other issues. “The city should be doing a better job ensuring that LGBT people feel safe in Woodbury,” Root told PGN. “If you’re going to urge us to come and spend money in this town, make sure the LGBT community feels protected.” He dubbed Woodbury’s anti-crossdressing law “obsolete” and called for its immediate repeal. “How can the LGBT community feel properly safe and protected in Woodbury

when this law is still on the books?” Root posed. Root, 55, and Lampe, 59, said they want to enjoy their single-family home in peace. “We’ve been physically accosted, verbally accosted and our house has been vandalized twice,” said Root. “A youth exposed himself to my husband in June after giving him the finger. “We have been putting up with this [harassment] for eight years, getting progressively worse year by year. We don’t bother anyone and we just want to be left alone.” Root said he has reached out to Woodbury police for help on numerous occasions, with less than satisfactory results. “They give us lip service,” he continued. “But talk is cheap. Put your money where your mouth is. There’s no increased police patrol, no nothing.” Police Woodbury Chief Thomas R. Ryan issued this statement: “Whenever Mr. Root has raised concerns, the police department and the city have been receptive, responsive and dili-

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gently investigated and documented each incident. Mr. Root sat down with the previous [police] chief and city administrator a few years ago and recently with the current administrator and myself to discuss his concerns. During both meetings, Mr. Root voiced his concerns and in response the city has added extra patrols in the area with focus on the times that were indicated to be most at issue.” Ryan added: “The city and the Woodbury Police Department are committed to taking a proactive approach to ensure our LGBTQ community and our citizens at-large live in a community where harassment is not tolerated and diversity is encouraged. To this end, I would welcome any input or suggestions to assist the Woodbury City Police Department in addressing both Mr. Root’s and the LGBTQ community’s concerns.” Anthony Doran, president of Woodbury Community Pride, praised Woodbury officials’ receptivity to LGBT issues. “Right now, we are about the future,” Doran said in an email. “We are about progress. And the progress is happening pretty quickly in Woodbury. My first meeting with the city was in February, and we have made enormous strides forward.” Doran added: “As for the ordinance, it’s ridiculous and it has to go. Period. Hard stop. I am confident our city leadership will rescind it as soon as possible.” Root said he’ll continue to monitor the situation until the ordinance is repealed. n

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LGBT-friendly Trenton neighborhood to host Holiday House Tour By Jeremy Rodriguez jeremy@epgn.com Gregory Rollins moved to Mill Hill, a neighborhood of Trenton, N.J., with his partner in August. The out community member noted the differences between his former residence and his new one. “When I lived in Princeton for seven years, we only knew one neighbor. We waved to people across the driveway but we never really had conversations,” Rollins said. “[In Mill Hill], I have met at least 30 or 40 neighbors. I’ve been in 10 neighbors’ homes already in the matter of a couple of months.” Rollins will display similar hospitality when he welcomes visitors of the neighborhood into his three-bay, three-story rowhouse during the Mill Hill Holiday House Tour. The Dec. 2 event will showcase nearly 20 homes and churches dating back to the 1800s. Some homes, including Rollins’, will be on the tour for the first time during the 51st-annual event. Event attendees will begin the tour at Artworks and go on to view different homes in the neighborhood, including the Douglass House, where George Washington stayed during the Second Battle of Trenton. As participants tour Mill Hill, ticket-holders can enjoy music from the Trenton Children’s Chorus, the Rancocas Valley Regional High School Chamber Choir, violinist Ann Marie Pocklembo and the Trenton Capital Singers.

Several vendors, including the Humpty Dumplings food truck, will greet attendees on Market Street Plaza. Rollins noted that, when they moved in, his Mill Hill home had what he called “ugly wallpaper” that the couple intended to take down. However, the home’s developer joked that he would “cry” if Rollins did so, since the textured wall-coverings, called anaglypta, were made by a company that went out of business at the turn of the 20th century. “It is rare to find a house with all of the anaglypta intact,” Rollins noted. “The architectural details that these homes have, each one is a museum unto itself,” Rollins said. That idea is explored with the tour’s theme, “Attention to Detail,” added House Tour chairperson Grant Mech. The tour will highlight architectural nuances on roofs, windows, stonework and other less-apparent elements like carriage stoops, he said.

“We’re really trying to draw people’s eyes to many of the architectural features of the home — things that, if you’re driving by, you may not look at.” Mech has lived in Mill Hill for three years. He said Trenton is an “overlooked city,” whose close proximity to other urban areas and thriving neighborhoods like Mill Hill make it attractive to homebuyers. “Before moving there, I would not have given the city a second glance, but it’s a gorgeous neighborhood and it’s a neighborhood that’s connected to both New York and Philadelphia both by transit and by distance.” Mech, who is gay, said Mill Hill residents hail from different cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. “When I was house-hunting, I didn’t know that I could expect to find such a diverse community,” Mech said, adding that it’s home to a broad population of LGBT and racial identities. “There’s something so natural about it,” he added. “Mill Hill is a neighborhood where people will greet you on the street if they don’t know you.” Mech said he is looking forward to meeting visitors on the tour who have never experienced Mill Hill. “This is a great way to absorb the holiday spirit. There’s a lot of hustle and bustle and homes are decorated really well. I think it’s a really great way to enjoy the spirit of the holidays — whatever holiday people celebrate — and feel the energy and the buzz around it.” n The Mill Hill Holiday House Tour will run noon-5 p.m. Dec. 2. Advanced tickets can be purchased at a discounted rate through trentonmillhill.org.

A NEW FRONTIER: The AIDS Memorial Quilt was displayed for the first time in Northeast Philadelphia last week. The Tacony Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia hosted 14 panels of the quilt Nov. 17, the result of a collaboration between AIDS Fund, Southeast Northeast and a number of other partners. Though this was the largest local display of the quilt this year, other panels can be seen throughout the city in the coming weeks, including one at Philadelphia Corporation for Aging through Dec. 4. Photo: Heather Radcliffe

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Gift Guide to 2017 Books for LGBTQ Families This year saw a terrific crop of books for and about LGBTQ families. Here are some of my favorites. Children’s books

decided to have a baby together — then won the lottery, bought a big house and added more kids through childbearing and adoption. Their life is thrown off-kilter when one curmudgeonly and conservative grandfather must come to live with them, and all must learn to find common ground. Dana Allison Levy may be known to readers from her two “Family Fletcher” books about a family with gay dads. In her third book, “This Would Make a Good Story Someday,” she follows the Fletchers’ neighbors, a two-mom family. After one of the moms, a blogger, wins a fellowship to take a family train trip and write about it, they pack up their three daughters and eldest daughter’s boyfriend and depart for an entertaining and surprisingly touching adventure across the country.

The grande dame of LGBTQ-inclusive kids’ books, Lesléa Newman (author of “Heather Has Two Mommies”), this year applied her sparkling prose to “Sparkle Boy,” about a gender-creative boy who loves glittery things. His parents and abuelita are encouraging, but his sister is hesitant, until she sees her sibling being teased and learns to support him. “When You Look Out the Window: How Phyllis Lyon and Del Martin Built a Community,” by Gayle Pitman, tells of the transformation that the real-life Lyon and Martin helped bring to San Francisco and its LGBTQ community. Books for teens (and up) An included reading guide gives more detail on what they did to effect the Pitman (see above), a professor of changes. psychology and women/gender stud “Who Are You? The Kid’s Guide ies at Sacramento City College, also to Gender Identity,” by Brook Pessingave us “Feminism A to Z,” in which Whedbee, gives both young children she combines insights from history, Dana Rudolph academic research, her own experiand adults simple explanations to help them talk about different gender idenences and more to create a wide-ranging, intersectional, queer-inclusive guidebook to tities. It comes with a take-out “Gender Wheel” that lets readers mix and match ways of describing feminist theory and a toolkit for exploring how it their bodies and their feelings. relates to one’s life. She manages to make it both Author and artist Maya Gonzalez’s “The Gender substantive and fun. While not queer-specific, Wheel: a story about bodies and gender for every it contains so much insight into gender that it body,” uses beautiful visuals to explain the infinite deserves a place on this list. range of gender possibilities. The surrounding “Queer There and Everywhere: 23 People Who text, though, is of a reading level that makes this Changed the World” by Sarah Prager offers engagbest-suited for older elementary-school children. ing profiles of queer people from across history The publisher also notes that because some of the and around the globe. Chances are you’ve heard people in this body-positive book are unclothed of some of them but not all — and you may learn (though in a cartoonish, not realistic, way) it is more even about those you know. intended for children to read with “a supportive “The Kids: The Children of LGBTQ Parents adult.” This would be a good volume for those who in the USA” by award-winning photographer have already read Pessin-Whedbee’s book above. Gabriela Herman contains 75 striking, powerful Another book for younger children is the one images and essays that show us life with LGBTQ Gonzalez wrote with her partner Matthew Smith parents through the eyes of their grown children. Gonzalez, “They She He Me: Free to Be!,” a beau- They are from a diversity of backgrounds, family structures and experiences, but united by a love of tifully illustrated celebration of pronouns. Each their families, warts and all. page highlights a different pronoun, with images that convey the variety of people who might use it. A guide at the end gives children and parents For parents and parents-to-be more information and ideas, urging readers to keep “playing with pronouns.” “Pride and Joy: A Guide for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans Parents” by Sarah and Rachel “Rumplepimple Goes to Jail,” by Suzanne DeWitt Hall, is the second adventure featuring the Hagger-Holt deftly synthesizes stories and insights titular terrier who gets into mischief with a cat from more than 70 LGBT parents, their grown friend and must be rescued by his two moms. children, sperm donors and others across the U.K. The new set of six books from micro-press and Ireland, on both starting a family and navigatFlamingo Rampant focuses on stories about celing the years to follow. Most of the book is broadly ebrations, including birthdays, baby showers, applicable to LGBT parents in the U.S. too. Christmas, Passover, Eid al-Fitr and a Lakota pow Eric Rosswood’s “The Ultimate Guide for Gay wow. They’re chock-full of multi-racial, multi-ethDads” is a helpful how-to with guidance on general nic characters across the spectrum of sexual orienchild-care topics like how to change a diaper, as tations, family structures and gender identities and well as on things specific to queer dads, like legal expressions. Buy them at flamingorampant.com. steps to protect your family, how to find queerfriendly pediatricians and schools, what to do on Middle-grade books Mother’s Day, guiding daughters through puberty and much more. Full of anecdotes from real dads, Emma Donoghue’s funny and clever “The it should become an invaluable resource. n Lotterys Plus One” is told from the perspective Dana Rudolph is the founder and publisher of Mombian of the middle child of seven, part of a family that (mombian.com), a GLAAD Media Award-winning blog and began when two couples became best friends and resource directory for LGBTQ parents.

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EDITORIAL PGN

Creep of the Week

D’Anne Witkowski

Roy Moore

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What is the PGN staff grateful for? Don: I’m thankful for the stability this year has brought to my life: my husband, my PGN family, my cats and my home. After all, the secret to happiness is to surround yourself with the things you love! Jen: I’m grateful beyond words to have had the opportunity to report LGBT news for more than 10 years as a member of the PGN staff. Having a front-row seat to some of the biggest moments in LGBT history has been absolutely life-changing. Doing this work alongside the amazingly talented staffers here at PGN, who have become my second family, has been the icing on the cake. Jeremy: I am thankful to have been under the leadership of my editor, Jen Colletta, this past year. She has taught me so much since I became staff writer and it will be weird not seeing her every day. I am excited for her to move on to bigger opportunities but I will definitely miss her! Joe: Thankful to have my soulmate whom I love more and more every day. Thankful to have riches not in money but with people with whom I am blessed. Thankful to grow up and experience life regardless how tough it may be at times. Thankful to have an open heart to let people in and thankful to have a heart that refuses to let those same people go. Thankful for the stress I feel at times as it drives and pushes me to go for what I want in life. Kyle: I’m thankful for my family, friends, my boyfriend Ryan, my job and tacos (in no particular order). Larry: I’m thankful for friends, family and

opportunities I have to express myself creatively. Mark: I believe for any of us who have a hectic life Thanksgiving is a chance to pause and spend quality time with family and friends and let them know how much you appreciate them and how grateful you are to have them in your life. Prab: I’m thankful that both my biological and PGN families are in good health, and I’m grateful for their continued love and support. Sandy: I’m so grateful to have worked with the awesome (and tolerant) Jen, whom I’ll greatly miss! And I’m thankful for life — my life and that of all my loved ones. It really is fragile. Scott: I am grateful that for the last 10 years I have had one of the most remarkable work partners of my life. Jen has been a confidant, a source of stress relief, comedic moments, great collaborations — We got two (2!) Sigma Delta Chis together! — mutual respect and an overall super friend. I will miss her greatly and I wish her all the best in all of her newest endeavors and adventures. ❤ Sean: I’m thankful for good health, my family and the chance to be creative and play music. Tim: On a personal level, I’m grateful for family, colleagues and friends. On a cosmic level, I’m grateful for the infinite, ever-changing universe — which gives us life. Thank you very much! n

As of presstime, seven women have accused Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore of sexual assault against them when they were as young as 14 years old. Newsflash: A 14-year-old is a child. An eighth-grader. When asked by “journalist” Sean Hannity if he’d really dated young teenagers when he was in his 30s, Moore said, “If I did, I’m not going to dispute these things, but I don’t remember anything like that.” Not exactly an adamant denial. While he does deny the accusations made by the woman who was 14 when he allegedly assaulted her, former colleagues of Moore have said it was common knowledge that he used to troll high schools and shopping malls for girls. And so far, most Republicans in Alabama are standing by him because everybody knows that sexual-assault charges against important and powerful Republicans are FAKE NEWS (after all, look at who is the goddamn president). But there’s enough evidence that other Republicans are trying to distance themselves. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a man who should never be forgiven for stealing a Supreme Court seat from President Obama, has called for Moore to step aside. Moore hit back with a tweet: “The person who should step aside is @SenateMajLdr Mitch McConnell. He has failed conservatives and must be replaced. #DrainTheSwamp.” Is McConnell a failure? Yes. Should he be replaced? For sure. Is he a swamp monster? Yes. But should these things be a consequence of going after Moore? No. Still, let’s not get too excited. McConnell is terrible, but at least he hasn’t been accused of molesting children. Fun fact: Moore’s “DrainTheSwamp” tag makes it look like he’s on Trump’s team, but Trump actually backed his opponent Luther Strange in the primary. DRAMA! Running against Moore, by the way, is Democrat Doug Jones, a former prosecutor who helped convict KKK members for bombing a Birmingham, Ala., church in 1963, killing four girls. While Moore has hurt children, Jones literally fought for them. Now, if you’ve been following right-

wing politics for as long as I have, the name Roy Moore isn’t a new one. He has graced the Creep of the Week column many times over the years. His list of anti-LGBT credentials is long. “Homosexual conduct is, and has been, considered abhorrent, immoral, detestable, a crime against nature and a violation of the laws of nature and of nature’s God upon which this nation and our laws are predicated,” he wrote while he was chief justice of the Alabama Supreme Court in 2002. “It is an inherent evil against which children must be protected.” The case before him was that of a lesbian who wanted custody of her children because her ex-husband abused them. Moore sided with the abuser. In 2003, Moore was booted from the Supreme Court after putting up and refusing to take down a Ten Commandments monument at the courthouse. In 2012, Alabama voters put him back on the bench, and you can kind of guess what Moore’s response was to the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 marriage-equality ruling. He was suspended from the bench for banning the issuance of marriage licenses to same-sex couples. “The great sufferers will be the children,” he said of the ruling. Moore was unfit for a Senate seat long before it came out that children were, in fact, suffering from him. LGBT people have had to live under the cloud of the right-wing claim that we’re harmful to children. Moore has been a megaphone for these views for decades now. And now we know why. And yet so poisoned are the minds of Republicans that it took child-molestation charges for them to back away from Moore. And for many, not even that is enough. And, in the end, the great sufferers will be the children. n

“Homosexual conduct is, and has been, considered abhorrent, immoral, detestable, a crime against nature and a violation of the laws of nature and of nature’s God upon which this nation and our laws are predicated.”

D'Anne Witkowski is a poet, writer and comedian living in Michigan with her wife and son. She has been writing about LGBT politics for over a decade. Follow her on Twitter @MamaDWitkowski.

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Giving thanks for community Ah, Thanksgiving — the start of what In each LGBT community in this counwe call the holiday season, but if you’ve try, you’ll find community centers cooking seen any TV, looked at a newspaper or a Thanksgiving meal and swinging their been on a website recently, you’ve likely doors open for those who want to share the noticed that the season seems to have holiday. We’ve built homes for that first out already started. Many people generation, and many of them call this the “joyous season.” are an open and welcoming But for many LGBT people, place for the holidays. LGBT this is not a joyous season, espeyouth groups across the country cially the most disenfranchised likewise have created events to in our community — youth who show our youth that they are were forced out of their homes loved and cared for. or, worse, forced into “converStill more work to build a sation-therapy” camps; trans strong community is needed. people who were disowned by These are all first steps, but family and friends; and seniors, don’t despair; we’ve only just most of whom came out in a begun, since that word “comtime when there were no rights munity” was only founded and and little tolerance, especially fortified in 1969. The process of from family. building community is young, But much is changing, and and building a structure takes Mark Segal time. here’s where our struggle has made gains. A big THANK YOU to all Some of those same disenfranchised those community centers and organizations people, who may have dreaded this season that look after the most disenfranchised in that left them out of that family joy, have our community. To them, I raise my glass found places and a community that want to and give thanks. They make this truly a embrace them. In the past, they may have happy Thanksgiving. n been left on their own or struggling to find Mark Segal is the nation’s most-award-winning comfriends in a similar position. We as a commentator in LGBT media. His memoir, “And Then munity have now built a structure to proI Danced,” is available on Amazon.com, Barnes & vide outreach and show love. Noble or at your favorite bookseller.

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Op-Ed Pennsylvania Trans Youth: Fighting for Our Lives My name is Preston Heldibridle. I’m 19 years old, I just graduated from high school in York County and I am transgender. I was also once a recipient of care through the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). As a young kid who juggled four sports, had chronic ear infections and got bronchitis twice a year, CHIP was vital for me and my family as it is for many other trans youth who depend on CHIP’s funding to get the care they need. I spent the majority of my high-school years trying to figure out why I felt like my body didn’t feel quite right. After years of struggling, I finally realized that much of this anxiety and discomfort was rooted in the stark difference between who I knew I was inside and how people treated my based on my outward appearance. Once I was able to give the term “gender dysphoria” to my experiences, it helped to validate what I had been grappling with and gave me the courage both to come out as trans and to begin to take measures to help me feel more comfortable in my skin. I cut my hair, wore a binder to flatten my chest and felt the unbelievable relief that came with finally beginning to be at home in who I was and how I presented myself to the world. As my dysphoria gradually lessened, my grades improved, I was more fully present with my friends and my family noticed my mood improve significantly.

Transitioning hasn’t come without its own obstacles, however. One of the biggest challenges for me is the chest binder that I have to wear every day. If I wear it for extended periods of time, it can impede my breathing and bruise my ribs. Most students are at school or out of the house for much longer than eight hours on a daily basis, so this can cause a number of problems. The long-term solution for me and for many other trans youth is surgery (commonly known as “top surgery”), but even though it is critical for my mental and physical health to have this procedure, it is very difficult to make that happen. Top surgeries are expensive, and this puts my health and the health of other trans youth in the hands of the lawmakers who are currently deciding whether or not to cover gender affirmative surgeries under CHIP. In my time working with the Pennsylvania Youth Congress (PYC), we’ve engaged with hundreds of youth affected by the changing political landscape. This amended bill may start with preventing a handful of low-income trans youth from getting the coverage they need for the specific challenges that come with being trans, but it also emboldens discrimination, encourages harassment and opens the floodgates for other forms of legalized discrimination. If we block medically necessary coverage for one rare condition just because we are prejudiced against that group

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of people, when will this cycle end? I’ve been excited to see groups across the state who have expanded their work to advocate with us as trans youth by springing into action and throwing their weight behind this issue these past several weeks. We are grateful for the support of the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania for all the awareness that they are trying to bring to this matter, as well as the community groups and organizations who support our work at PYC on the ground and as we play the long game to press for equitable legal treatment for trans youth. We are also deeply appreciative to the legislators and Gov. Tom Wolf who are backing a clean renewal of CHIP and pressing against discriminatory bills in every way they can. Unfortunately, the fact that this legislation was passed by the state Senate is a grim reminder that we can’t simply send a couple emails when something bad happens, yell at a few people, raise some dollars and walk away when it looks like things are settling down. If we are to prevent the politicization of trans youth and stop these bills before they make it to the Senate or House floor, we must first commit to years of developing strong, sustained relationships with youth, their legislators and their local communities. Through the process of working with PYC on this issue, I personally attended every committee and floor vote on CHIP reautho-

rization and met with dozens of legislators and their staff. If we did not spring into action when we did, and had not been consistent with our efforts in Harrisburg, I am petrified that a CHIP bill with exclusions on trans health would already have become law. PYC’s work and the fight for LGBTQ justice started long before me, and it will continue long after I’m gone. But for now, I’m proud to make my contribution to the effort through an organization that can be held accountable to the communities in which it works. Thanks to the work of so many, this cruel bill was revised in the House of Representatives on Monday. However, the state Senate again has the opportunity to put in an exclusion on trans health care. Please continue to contact your state senator and our governor to urge them that Pennsylvania should only enact CHIP re-authorization without any exclusions for transgender youth. We must continue to educate our elected officials and build the political power of LGBTQ youth so that we not only can stop horrible bills from moving ahead, but also can secure equity and inclusion for all young LGBTQ Pennsylvanians. n Preston Heldibridle is a 19 year-old trans youth leader with the Pennsylvania Youth Congress, Pennsylvania’s first and only statewide LGBTQ youth organization. He is a recent graduate of Dallastown Area High School and resides in rural York County.

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issue,” Topper said. “It’s my belief that tax dollars should not be used for procedures and services that many in the medical community feel are not medically necessary. I understand that opinions differ on this issue. But there is no doubt that we are not dealing with settled medical and psychiatric practices. There are too many questions concerning this issue at this time to allow tax dollars to be used in this way. Those are my reasons for introducing this legislation.” State Sen. Lawrence M. Farnese Jr. (D) blasted H.B. 1933. “This is another attempt of legislators to replace the medical judgment of doctors with their own political views,” Farnese said. “Refusing to cover medically necessary health care for otherwise covered transgender individuals is morally repugnant, blatant discrimination, and in violation of federal law. The Affordable Care Act is still the law of the land and it con-

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tinues to prohibit federally funded health insurers and health-care providers from implementing blanket exceptions based on sex discrimination. Yet that’s exactly what this bill would do. If this bill gets to the state Senate, I will fight against it every step of the way.” Thomas W. Ude Jr., legal and public-policy director at Mazzoni Center, echoed Farnese’s concerns. “Mazzoni Center has medical and behavioral health experts who can explain eloquently why this is bad,” Ude said. “But the people who introduced this bill don’t care about health care. They’re deliberately indifferent to well-documented health and medical needs, and single out transgender people to cause them harm. This bill would deny coverage for procedures that would be covered for another diagnosis. They offer no justification for that unfair treatment because there is none. We will work with our allies to educate Pennsylvania legislators and fight this

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have the strongest law that we need to combat these crimes,” Landau said. Hodges echoed Landau’s statement and also encouraged LGBT people to call in, even though the community is not listed under the state Ethnic Intimidation law. “This is information that we need to know because, with information, we hopefully can bring forth change,” she said. Robert Reed, executive deputy attorney general for Public Engagement, told PGN that ethnic intimidation is “oftentimes linked to another crime.” “Even if LGBT issues are not included within the statute, it doesn’t mean the prosecution can’t take place,” Reed said. “If there is a threat to cause harm or bodily injury, you can always charge it as an aggravated assault, a threat, criminal mischief, whatever it is, and then at a sentencing, you can bring up the fact that this person was specifically targeted based on their sexual orientation. And I believe that is something that would make a compelling argument to any judge.” ADAs from each geographic bureau, the Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit and the Municipal Court Unit will prosecute hate and bias crimes in their bureau or unit. They include: • Coordinator — Salena Jones • Central Bureau — Sam Haaz • East Bureau — Yasmine Rosario • Family Violence and Sexual Assault Unit — Helen Park • Juvenile Court Unit — Meghan Goddard • Municipal Court Unit — Adam Geer • Northeast Bureau — Leonard Champaign • Northwest Bureau — Ashley Toczylowski • South Bureau — Lauren Realberg • Southwest Bureau — Antima Chakraborty

our schools.” “That’s a complete dynamic shift. I come from a trauma-informed approach where you don’t say what’s wrong with the kid but you say what happened to the kid,” said Titus, who works as a licensed professional counselor and consultant for Erie schools. “That’s the same approach that we’re going to have to take with the schools. We have to see as a community how we have let our school district down.” Titus also aims to pull Erie’s resources together. The town has “booming industries” and successful colleges, whose students, Titus noted, could intern or work with the school district. Additionally, Titus said the town’s marginalized populations tend to get pushed aside while wealthier families receive bigger tax breaks. “People will say it’s not a race thing [but] it absolutely is a race thing,” Titus said. “It absolutely is a money thing and it’s very frustrating to see that happening.” While Titus did not make his trans identity the focus of his campaign, he still recognized the difference trans visibility has made in the lives of others. He said teenagers who have experienced suicidal ideation and depression have emailed him saying that his win gave them hope. However, Titus is not the only elected trans person in the nation this year. Other successful candidates include Danica Roem in Virginia’s state legislature; Andrea Jenkins and Phillipe Cunningham

vicious assault on the rights of people who are transgender.” Elizabeth Randol, legislative director for the ACLU of Pennsylvania, commended the state House for unanimously passing a CHIP-renewal bill without anti-trans language. “We commend the state House of Representatives for unanimously passing a clean CHIP bill today,” Randol told PGN. “Playing politics with children’s health care is cruel and shameful. Therefore, we will be vigilant about opposing H.B. 1933 at every step of the way.” Jason L. Goodman, executive director of Pennsylvania Youth Congress, also praised the state House for passing a “clean” CHIP bill. “Ensuring that a clean CHIP bill becomes law will save lives,” Goodman said, in a statement. “The [state] Senate made a cruel decision to use transgender children as a wedge issue. The [state] House said no and passed a clean CHIP for Minneapolis City Council; Lisa Middleton for Palm Springs City Council; Stephe Koontz for Doraville City Council in Georgia; Raven Matherne for Stamford city representative in Connecticut; and Gerri Cannon for school board in Somersworth, N.H.

“I want us all to sit down and have a drink together because I don’t think anybody else is going to understand what it feels like right now to be one of us. It’s mind-blowing. I’m glad it’s happening especially after the negativity that has been going on with this administration. It’s a beautiful thing to be a part of.”

“I want to go to dinner with all of them,” Titus said. “I want us all to sit down and have a drink together because I don’t think anybody else is going to understand what it feels like right now to be one of us. It’s mind-blowing. I’m glad it’s happening especially after the negativity that has been going on with this administration. It’s a beautiful thing to be a part of.”

bill for the second time. It is now up to the [state] Senate to do the right thing and concur on this legislation quickly so health care can be assured for the nearly 200,000 Pennsylvania children that depend on this vital program.” Pennsylvania Youth Congress shared a statement from an Allegheny County trans teen who noted that “If it had not been for CHIP covering my medical transition, I would not be alive today. Hormonereplacement therapy has changed my life in so many amazing ways. Thanks to CHIP, I can look in the mirror and sincerely say that I am myself. I can sleep easy knowing I am headed in the direction of my entire truth being lived.” CHIP provides health insurance for low-income children 18 and under. Pennsylvania spent $48.5 million to support CHIP last year. The federal government contributed $402.5-million. About 177,000 children are served in Pennsylvania. n Titus has not always had such a positive outlook. He identified as a lesbian at age 18 and did not come out as trans until age 30. When he was a teenager, Titus was teased for “not acting like the other girls” and recalled hiding on top of toilet seats in the school restrooms. “Essentially, I think they figured out I was trans before I did. They just didn’t tell me in a really nice way.” Titus contemplated suicide at age 16 and wrote an instant message saying goodbye to his friends — but then they rallied behind him. “It gave me a subset of superpowers that I now have to be able to relate [to others],” he said about such experiences. “I’m really good at being able to handle the negative backlash that I’m getting all over social media right now because I’m trans. You can’t say anything that hasn’t already been said to me and, lucky for you, I already built up my sense of confidence that I don’t really need your affirmation.” Titus laughed off some of that backlash on social media and said he reached out to state Rep. Brian Sims, the state’s only openly gay state representative, for advice. “He has been amazing in saying that this will never go away so you can’t lose sight of the whole reason you put your hat in the ring to begin with,” Titus said. “And that’s what I keep going back to. I didn’t do this because I wanted to change everybody’s perspective of trans people. I did this because I wanted to make a difference for the kids. I have to stay focused on that or else I’ll be consumed by it.” n

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Time to get out and give back With the holiday season upon us, many of us will be going off to celebrate with friends, families and loved ones. The season can be quite difficult for others, especially for people experiencing isolation. LGBT older adults experience extremely high rates of loneliness and isolation. Overcoming this isolation can be difficult. Forming new social networks later in life is challenging for many people. Many LGBT older adults want to find ways to get more involved in their communities, but don’t always know how. A 2014 study from SAGE found that volunteering was one of the common activities that LGBT people hoped to do more of during retirement. The study also found that LGBT people were twice as likely as non-LGBT people to want to serve as mentors to others. However, a quarter of LGB people and a third of transgender people surveyed reported fearing that volunteer opporDavid tunities would not be open to them if their sexual orientations or gender identities were known. While these concerns are very real, we are fortunate in the Philadelphia region to have abundant volunteer opportunities that are open and accepting of people of all sexual orientations, gender identities and ages. Many organizations are intentionally trying to recruit more diverse groups of volunteers, especially older adults who have developed skills and expertise throughout their lives. Volunteering can be a win-win situation, benefiting not only the community being served but also the volunteers themselves. While we may typically think of volunteering as something we would do to help others, volunteerism can be a great way for LGBT older adults to get involved, stay healthy and develop the supports needed to age successfully.

comparable to the risks associated with obesity or cigarette smoking. Getting out of the house and being social and active is a great way to reduce some of these health risks. While many people participate in charity walks or runs, volunteering does not need to include serious exercise to benefit your physical well-being. Volunteering allows you to use your skills in meaningful way Many older adults report feeling a sense of loss after retiring. Not only do people lose some of the regular social interactions they got through their jobs, but they may also lose some of the opportunities to utilize their skills. Finding volunteer opportunities in similar fields as your past careers can allow you to use the expertise you developed throughout decades in the workforce. Doing the things you’re good at to benefit the causes Griffith you care about is a great way to keep your mind sharp and maintain social connections, without all the responsibilities and burdens of being a fulltime employee.

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Volunteering can help reduce isolation Many older individuals express finding it difficult to meet new people in their elder years. Volunteering can provide a great opportunity to get out and meet new people who share similar interests. People who volunteer frequently cite the social aspects of volunteerism and being part of a community as motivations for their volunteer work. Being able to work alongside like-minded people is a great way to form friendships and develop supportive social networks at any age. Volunteering is good for your health There are clear links between isolation and poor physical health outcomes, such as cognitive decline, high blood pressure, heart disease and premature mortality. According to the Campaign to End Loneliness, isolation carries health risks

Volunteering can help the communities that you are part of Many individuals are drawn to volunteering out of a desire to help their communities. By volunteering within your communities, you can help to create communities that will be there to support you as you yourself grow older. Joining a neighborhood association, for example, can benefit your geographic area. Volunteering with LGBT organizations can improve the resources and services available within our local LGBT communities. The LGBT Elder Initiative will hold a free forum on community engagement and volunteerism for LGBT older adults at 1 p.m. Dec. 1 at William Way LGBT Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. “Connecting with Community: Get Out and Give Back” will explore ways for LGBT older adults to get more involved in their communities and to find volunteer opportunities that match their skills, interests and experiences. Attendees will be able to connect with representatives from organizations seeking older volunteers. The program is presented in collaboration with the Philadelphia Office of Civic Engagement and Volunteer Service. n To register for this program or to receive more information, contact the LGBT Elder Initiative at 215-720-9415 or info@lgbtei.org. David Griffith is the director of programs and outreach for the LGBT Elder Initiative. To learn more about the LGBT Elder Initiative and upcoming programs for LGBT older adults, visit www.lgbtelderinitiative.org.

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Providing food to those in need is something to be thankful for Thanksgiving is upon us again. It is a Throughout our history, Mazzoni time to be thankful for the many gifts life Center’s Food Bank has consistently has to offer. Mazzoni Center’s patients and responded to the needs of the communities clients receive an abundance of vital serwe serve. Originally, the food bank was an vices, none more so than our food bank. all-volunteer, donation-based community What better time is there to learn more effort, organized as a direct response to the about one of Mazzoni Center’s oldest HIV/AIDS crisis. In 1997, with the advent services than at a holiday that focuses on of the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Fund, all food and being thankful? HIV-care services received an influx of Mazzoni Center has provided funding. This funding allowed free nutritious food via our volunteers to purchase food food bank program, Vivian’s from a distribution center as Cupboard, since 1988. It is the opposed to relying on donated first food bank dedicated to canned goods and, in the span serving individuals and famiof just one year, the food bank lies with HIV/AIDS. The food doubled the number of clients bank allows low-income, HIVit served. positive Philadelphians to select By the early 2000s, treatcanned and dry-good items in a ment providers began to recogpantry-style setting. Our emernize new nutritional needs for gency food-bank services are those living with HIV. Clients based on the recognition that accessing the food bank now consistent access to adequate required leaner foods and, nutrition is vital to the overall as a result, the focus of the health and well-being of perfood bank shifted to providing Sean Laughlin more nutritious, lower-fat and sons living with HIV/AIDS. Individuals and families dealing heart-healthy options. Vivian’s with chronic illnesses like HIV/AIDS are Cupboard ensures that people living with vulnerable to poverty, hunger and worsHIV/AIDS maintain optimal health and ening health outcomes. Without access to improves the efficacy of HIV-treatment food, people are often reluctant to start regimens by providing them with a conor maintain their current medication regsistent, nutritious supply of food. Referred imen or struggle to maintain good health. individuals may access the food bank two Proper nutrition is also an effective means times per month and receive the equivalent of lowering health-care costs in the longof four meals for each member of their term. Our food bank strives to provide household at each visit. healthy food items to our clients who, due Mazzoni Center’s Food Bank collabto a variety of circumstances, are unable to orates with two other local emergency purchase them. food-service agencies: Philabundance, the

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largest nonprofit food bank that serves the Philadelphia and Delaware Valley regions of Pennsylvania, and SHARE (Self Help And Resource Exchange), a nonprofit providing emergency food relief to low-income Philadelphia residents facing hunger. We have referral agreements with 25 other local nonprofit agencies and medical clinics that refer food-insecure clients to us to access services. Our emergency food bank provides vital nutritional support to our clients, as evidenced by the fact that in the last year we have already had more than 9,644 visits to the food bank, serving 1,164 households and more than 1,300 individuals. The majority of our food-bank clients (97 percent) lack the financial resources to meet the basic nutritional needs of their household, and 78 percent of them are at or below the federal poverty level. Last year, Mazzoni Center provided more than 110 tons of food, equivalent to 44,000 meals, reaching more than 1,300 unduplicated individuals. We have already exceeded the total number of bags of groceries distributed throughout the entire year last year by 11 percent, and we expect this number to keep growing steadily. This past year, Mazzoni Center’s social workers, medical providers and therapists reported a marked increase in the number of clients sharing that, in addition to

the various social, physical, mental and emotional challenges they faced, an overwhelming number were facing severe difficulty in meeting their basic needs, especially with regard to food security. In May, when Mazzoni Center moved to its new home at Broad and Bainbridge streets, we gained approximately 25-percent more space for our food bank, including two freezers for frozen goods including meat. This feedback, coupled with the additional space, enabled us to expand our food-bank services. Since June, any other Mazzoni Center patients or clients who express that they are food-insecure are referred to and registered with our food bank, where a coordinator will assist them in accessing our services. Our goal to serve the ever-increasing number of food-bank clients has already been impacted by our recent move. We are thrilled to announce that this month, the M∙A∙C AIDS Fund has awarded Mazzoni Center $10,000 to support our food-bank efforts. With this funding, we will continue expanding our foodbank services to additional individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS and other LGBT individuals who may be in need of additional food support. n For more information on Mazzoni Center’s Food Bank, contact Katie Queen at 215-5630652 ext. 212.

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#FreeMeekMill Judge must be held accountable for unfair sentencing

ust because the judge who sentenced Meek Mill to prison time for violating the terms of his probation happens to be black, doesn’t make her sentencing decision any less racist. It doesn’t make the sentence any more fair either.

Free Meek Mill busses have been spotted cruising the Philadelphia streets. Photo by Salvatore Patrone. Meek Mill source photo by Just Entertainment from USA via Wikimedia Commons.

Let’s first deal with race and probation. In the groundbreaking 2014 study, “Examining Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Probation Revocation,” the Urban Institute concluded, “We consistently found disparity in probation revocation outcomes to the disadvantage of black probationers. In all four study sites, black probationers experienced probation revocation at significantly higher rates than white and Hispanic probationers.” Meek Mill is not the exception, he is the rule. Onto the fairness, or rather the lack thereof, from Common Pleas Court Judge Genece Brinkley’s sentencing of the homegrown rapper to two to four years for violating the terms of his probation. As reported earlier this month by the Philadelphia Inquirer: “Brinkley has overseen Mill’s case for a decade, since he was arrested at age 19 on drug and gun counts, and has encouraged him to pursue his artistic career while periodically locking him up for violating the terms of his probation. At one point in 2013, Brinkley

ordered Mill to take etiquette lessons so he would know how to act in public and online after he complained in internet posts about the judge, the prosecutor, and his probation officer in less-than-flattering street slang. In sending Mill to prison, Brinkley cited technical probation violations, including misdemeanor arrests in New York City and St. Louis and providing a urine specimen that showed he was using the prescription narcotic Percocet. She also cited him and his managers for repeatedly scheduling concerts after her Aug. 17 order barring performances outside Philadelphia and Montgomery County.” The unfairness of this sentence plays out on many levels.

was handed down against the recommendation of the District Attorney’s Office and his probation officer. Third, popping wheelies in a park and a tussle with an overzealous fan do not merit two years of confinement. Fourth, neither does Percocet in a urine sample when you tell the judge you were addicted to the drug and in a drug treatment program for your addiction. Finally, the rapper was doing good things in our community, including co-hosting the annual 76ers Foundation for Youth Gala, which raised over $1 million; a fact the judge was made aware of by 76er co-owner Michael Rubin in a letter pleading for Mill’s freedom.

… the judge must now prove there was no personal bias motivating such an unfair sentence. First, the terms of Mill’s probation were set in 2008 stemming from a drugs and gun conviction for which he served eight months. If there isn’t a statute of limitations on probation violations there should be. Second, Brinkley’s sentence

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#FreeMeekMill Continued from page 1 in the sentencing causes that presumptive burden to shift: the judge must now prove there was no personal bias motivating such an unfair sentence. It is now the judge who must be put on trial. Immediately following the sentencing, stories began to surface that personal bias may have been at play. Daily News Columnist, Jenice Armstrong catalogues these stories in her piece, “I Want to Interview The Judge in the Meek Mill Case”: • “[A] New York City lawyer has been claiming that Brinkley asked Mill to record a Boyz II Men ballad called ‘On Bended Knee’ and give her a special shoutout in it.” • “[An] eyebrow-raising claim that Brinkley suggested that Mill move from the internationally-known Roc Nation,

which was founded by Jay-Z, to a local agent ‘who she had a relationship with.’” At the November 6th sentencing, Judge Brinkley said from the bench that she was done with Meek Mill. Now, as rallies call for her dismissal from the bench, buses and billboards cry out to “Stand With Meek Mill”, and Mill’s lawyers file motions accusing her of “personal bias”, Judge Brinkley is anything but done with Meek Mill. Armstrong goes on to quote local defense attorney Michael Coard, “In my more than 20 years as a trial lawyer, not only has no judge ever visited any of my clients doing community service, I’ve never even heard of that happening.” Justice now requires Judge Brinkley take the stand.

Shipley Gators-Team on The Rise Continued from page 12 ing forward to all the challenges ahead,” he said. Many in the Shipley community are excited and are also wary about the team’s schedule. But D’Ambrosio says it’s not all about wins and losses. “We put together a tough nonconference schedule in order to best prepare ourselves for what we may see in our league against the likes of Westtown,” he said. “It’s the challenge we are looking for at this point of our program. We feel, with the pieces we have in place, that we can compete. We are not worried about outcomes instead of the opportunities they present for ourselves. The Catholic League is one of the best in the Tri-state area, so by playing

[Neuman-Goretti], Wood and Carroll, along with programs such as Coatesville, Phelps and Perkiomen, we have positioned ourselves to face top-notch competition. We also know this is a challenge with our academic workload at a great school like this.” He added: “Our guys know coming in what they’re getting themselves into academically. We are a rigorous school, so therefore it can be challenging to find that balance, however, school comes first and our guys know this. Everyone gets the same amount of hours in a day, time management is a crucial part to their success both on and off the court."

Planting Season Cobbs Creek area draws forecast for brighter future By Sheila Simmons

hen the city’s Parks & Recreation Department and TD Bank teamed up to give away free trees alongside Cobbs Creek Parkway on Nov. 12, Alicia Burbage urged followers on social media to collect a fig, plum, pear, cypress or maple tree and, along the way, “rediscover Cobbs Creek!” Burbage, outreach and civic engagement director for Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Department, has spent nearly 42 years in this section of West Philadelphia. “I think it’s a part of the park system that’s been forgotten,” Burbage said of the tract of public land that spans 63rd Street and borders Delaware County. “I think people go to other parks in the city for different events and activities, and some of that may exist right around here. Cobbs Creek is so rich in resources.” The Cobbs Creek Park and Recreation Center complex encompasses a gymnasium, indoor basketball court, pool, locker rooms and the Laura Sims Skatehouse, used for ice hockey and roller hockey. The park and its facilities are about to get an upgrade. They have made the city’s Rebuild list. The $500 million Rebuilding Community Infrastructure Program seeks to “revitalize neighborhood parks, recreation centers, playgrounds, and libraries across the city,” according to the Rebuild website. There is a need for public officials and others to actively worry about the viability of the adjacent Cobbs Creek neighborhood (bounded by Market Street to the north, Baltimore Avenue to the south, 52nd Street to the east and Cobbs Creek Park along 63rd Street to the west). Following the “white flight” that began in the 1940s, the area became a bustling African-American, middle-class and working-class neighborhood, whose residents enjoyed the park’s hiking trails, golf courses, ball fields, tennis courts, campgrounds and other amenities. But the passing years also saw less and less maintenance of the expansive park. Industries that employed the neighboring residents closed their

Workers from Tree Philly at a tree give-away, near the Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center. Photo by Alicia Burbage.

doors and crime grew. Parts of the park are plagued with illegal or “short” dumping. And tragically, earlier this month, the strangled body of 20 year-old art student Kierra Johnson was discovered in the creek. Still, some observers insist that it will only be a matter of time before the area becomes part of the city’s gentrification streak. If people rediscover the neighborhood, they may see a return from public investment in the area. Parks & Recreation now bases its operations out of the Cobbs Creek Community Environmental Center at 700 Cobbs Creek Parkway. The convenient location wasn’t the only reason that the department chose to distribute its 100 trees in the area. “We try to incorporate all geographical areas in the city,” Lori Hayes, Director of Urban Forestry for Parks & Recreation, said of the tree give-aways. “We don’t just concentrate on Wissahickon or Penny Pack.” Hayes said the event was very well received, “The weather was sunny and clear and we were in a visible location,” she said. “People just drove up, and social media helped.”

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on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at First District Plaza, 3801 Market Street, at 9:00 AM. (EST) Conditions of Sheriff’s Sale for JUDICIAL/FORECLOSURE SALE Ten percent of the highest bid for each property auctioned off shall be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff by each bidder when his bid is registered, provided that in no case shall less than Six Hundred Dollars ($600.00) be deposited, otherwise upon failure or refusal to make such deposit, the bidder shall lose all benefit of his bid and the property may be offered again and sold unless a second bid has been registered, then, the second highest bidder will take the property at the highest bid price. Additionally, where there is active bidding, the highest bidder, and the second highest bidder, if any must post the entire amount of the cost of the distribution policy for the property at the time of sale by certified check, attorney’s check or money order with the Sheriff. The Sheriff reserves the right to reject any certified check, attorney’s check or money order that on its face has an expired use date and is presented for payment of the deposit. The balance of the purchase money must be deposited in certified check, attorney’s check or money order together with a Deed poll for execution by the highest bidder to the Sheriff at his office within 30 days from the time of the sale. An extension of time for an additional 30 days may be granted at the discretion of the Sheriff upon receipt of written request from the buyer requesting the same, except when a second bidder has been duly registered. Also, if the first bidder does not complete settlement with the Sheriff within the thirty (30) day time limit and a second bid was registered at the sale, the second bidder shall be granted the same thirty (30) day time limit to make settlement with the Sheriff on his second bid. Thereafter, the Sheriff shall be at liberty to return the writ to court. A second bid must be registered on any property immediately after it is sold. The second bidder must present the same amount of deposit that the highest bidder delivers to the Sheriff at the sale. An extension of time under no circumstances will be granted or honored by the Sheriff whenever a second bid is registered on a property at the sale. The first bid or opening bid on each property shall be set by the City of Philadelphia. In no event will the successful bidder be allowed to settle on the property unless all the Sheriff’s costs are paid notwithstanding the final bid. The deposit by any bidder who fails to comply with the above

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conditions of sale shall be forfeited and the funds will be applied to the Sheriff’s cost, then to any municipal claims that the City of Philadelphia has on the property. Finally, if a balance still remains, a Sheriff’s Distribution Policy will be ordered and the money will be distributed accordingly. No personal checks, drafts or promises to pay will be accepted in lieu of certified checks, attorney’s checks or money orders made payable to the Sheriff of Philadelphia County. The Sheriff reserves the right to grant further extensions of time to settle and further reserves the right to refuse bids from bidders who have failed to enter deposits on their bids, failed to make settlement, or make fraudulent bids, or any other behavior which causes disruption of the Sheriff Sale. Said bidders shall be so refused for the sale in which said behavior occurred and for said further period of time as the Sheriff in his discretion shall determine. The Sheriff will not acknowledge a deed poll to any individual or entity using an unregistered fictitious name and may, at his discretion, require proof of identity of the purchaser or the registration of fictitious names. The bid of an unregistered fictitious name shall be forfeited as if the bidder failed to meet the terms of sale. All bidders are advised to remain at the sale until after the last property is sold. The Sheriff reserves the right to re-sell any property at any time before the end of the sale, upon the successful bidders’ failure to tender the required deposit. The Sheriff reserves the right to postpone or stay the sale of any property in which the attorney on the writ has not appeared and is not present at the sale. Prospective purchasers are directed to the Web site of the Philadelphia Bureau of Revision of Taxes, (BRT) brtweb.phila. gov for a fuller description of the properties listed. Properties can be looked up by the BRT number – which should be cross checked with the address. Prospective purchasers are also directed to the Room 154 City Hall, 215-6861483 and to its website philadox. phila.gov and to its website at http://philadox.phila.gov where they can view the deed to each individual property and find the boundaries of the property. PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE NATURE, LOCATION, CONDITION AND BOUNDARIES OF THE PROPERTIES THEY SEEK TO PURCHASE. The BRT # refers to a unique number assigned by the City Bureau of Revision of Taxes to each property in the City for the purpose of assessing it for taxes. This number can be used to obtain descriptive information about the property from the BRT website. Effective Date: July 7, 2006 NOTICE OF SCHEDULE OF DISTRIBUTION The Sheriff will file in his of-

fice, The Land Title Building, 100 South Broad Street, 5th Floor, a Schedule of Distribution Thirty (30) Days from the date of the sale of Real Estate. Distribution will be made in accordance with the Schedule unless exceptions are filed thereto within ten (10) days thereafter. The name first appearing in each notice is that of the defendant in the writ whose property is being sold. All Writs are Writs of Executions. The letters C.P., Court of Common Pleas; O.C., Orphans’ Court; Q.S., Court of Quarter Sessions; C.C., County Court - indicate the Court out of which the writ of execution issues under which the sale is made: S. 1941. 223. means September Term, 1941. 223, the term and number of the docket entry; the figures following show the amount of debt; and the name following is that of the attorney issuing the writ. Attention is called to the provisions of Act No.104, approved July 27, 1955, which requires owners of properties which are used, designed or intended to be used by three or more families, or of commercial establishments which contain one or more dwelling units, to deliver to the buyers of such properties a use registration permit at the time of settlement, under certain terms and conditions. Sheriff Sales are not subject to provisions of the said Act and the Sheriff will, therefore, not deliver use registration permits in connection with any sales conducted by him. Very truly yours, JEWELL WILLIAMS Sheriff City and County of Philadelphia

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christine M. Stutzman C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00571 $111,065.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-303 9355 Tulip St 191144016 65th wd. 952 Sq. Ft. OPA#652395215 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John Mcintyre C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00114 $161,729.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-304 201 E Fariston Dr 19120 61st wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. OPA#611381900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Clifford Justice Moses C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01143 $133,268.20 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-305 5996 N Opal St 191411330 17th wd. 1,076 Sq. Ft. OPA#172366200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Adrienne Anderson, Deceased C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 04714 $172,226.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-306 7242 Rupert St 19149 54th wd. 1,210 Sq. Ft. OPA#542492700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Queenateess Davis C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01699 $158,979.52 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-307 1910 E Atlantic St 45th wd. 1,080 Sq. Ft. BRT#452129400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Uriel Perez Ramos a/k/a Urial Perez Ramos C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02593 $44,902.72 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1712-308 4611 N Camac St 19140 49th wd. 1,213 Sq. Ft. BRT#491470300; OPA#491470300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Dorthea Seawright a/k/a Dorothea Seawright C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 02650 $187,140.05 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-309 5003 Schuyler St 19144 13th wd. 3,063 Sq. Ft. BRT#133157000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: LOT OR PIECE OF GROUND WITH THE BUILDINGS AND IMPROVEMENTS James R. Eley C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02874 $158,916.06 Eugene J. Malady, Esquire 1712-310 3712 Mimi Cir 19131 52nd wd. 7,634 Sq. Ft. BRT#521413400

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Darlene E. Threatt C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00494 $214,401.79 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1712-311 6716 Torresdale Ave 19135 41st wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1,396 Sq. Ft. BRT#412394600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING David A. Edwards C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04074 $64,922.10 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-312 1148 S 60th St 19143 3rd wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,576 Sq. Ft. BRT#033215100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jaime Weatherbe and Michael Weatherbe C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 02188 $162,937.90 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-313 614 Strahle St Premises A 19111 63rd wd. 2,048 Sq. Ft. OPA#631406205 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Andrea Daly and Stephen R. Daly C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03940 $210,742.77 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-314 6101 N Marshall St 19120 61st wd. 1,462 Sq. Ft. OPA#611138800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Celena C. Logan and Antwoine A. Turner C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07627 $121,143.03 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-315 5608 Thomas Ave 19143 51st wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,200 Sq. Ft. BRT#513090700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Diane T. Haines C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01913 $21,425.19 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-316 926 Marcella St 19124 35th wd. 1,078 Sq. Ft. OPA#351123600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alan K. Lux C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07629 $23,861.29 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-317 1777 Scattergood St 19124 62nd wd. 1,140 Sq. Ft. OPA#622137000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William N. Plant C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02659 $64,348.80 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-318 6518 N 21st St 191382546 10th wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft. OPA#102088700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Laverne Baker C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00598

$72,367.38 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-319 8113 Crispin St 19136 64th wd. 1,188 Sq. Ft. OPA#642023700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christopher Rodriguez C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 01846 $166,046.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-320 2661 Elbridge St 19149 62nd wd. 1,188 Sq. Ft. OPA#621302400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Paul D. Breyer C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03640 $140,673.95 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-321 240 W Penn St 191443904 12th wd. 1,583 Sq. Ft. OPA#124016900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Schnorris Burns, Individually and in His Capacity as Administrator of The Estate of Karen D. Burns a/k/a Karen Burns a/k/a Karen Denise Burns; Schnorris Burns, Jr. in His Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Karen D. Burns a/k/a Karen Burns a/k/a Karen Denise Burns; Nichole Hayes, in Her Capacity as Heir of The Estate of Karen D. Burns a/k/a Karen Burns a/k/a Karen Denise Burns; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Karen D. Burns a/k/a Karen Burns, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 04523 $93,440.19 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-322 1858 E Russell St 19134 45th wd. 1,016 Sq. Ft. OPA#452089600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael Sabato C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 04217 $59,478.91 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-323 7568 Mayland St 19138 50th wd. 1,394 Sq. Ft. OPA#501381700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Frances Tucker C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 03829 $208,373.27 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-324 7314 Meadowlark Pl 19153 40th wd. 2,678 Sq. Ft. OPA#406675000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Winston Dyke and Anna Dyke C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03445 $156,323.40 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-325 1922 Ruan St 191244623 23rd wd. 882 Sq. Ft. OPA#232025100

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SPECIAL NOTE: All Sheriff’s Sales are conducted pursuant to the orders of the Courts and Judges of the First Judicial District. Only properties that are subject to judgments issued by the First Judicial District are listed for sale. By law, the Sheriff’s Office cannot decide if a property can be listed for sale; only the District Courts can order a property to be sold at auction.

SHERIFF’S SALE OF Tuesday, December 5, 2017 1712-301 1316 Rodman St 5th wd. 800 Sq. Ft. BRT#053086900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 3 STY MASONRY Hannah McCoubrey C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 02648 $50,826.75 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-302 6554 Lansdowne Ave 19151-3706 34th wd. 1,187 Sq. Ft. OPA#344020600 IMPROVEMENTS:

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IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tinara Hammonds, in her capacity as Administratrix and Heir of the estate of Tonya Y. Hammonds; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Person, Firms, or Association Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Tonya Y. Hammonds, Deceased; Unknown Heirs, Successors, Assigns, and All Persons, Firms, or Associations Claiming Right, Title or Interest from or under Jeff Sams, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 01355 $30,716.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-326 212 Stearly St 191115915 35th wd. 1,138 Sq. Ft. OPA#352168700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Aleisha C. Riles C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01634 $65,059.41 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-327 249 S 45th St 191042950 27th wd. 3,348 Sq. Ft. OPA#272143960 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Douglas Moloznik a/k/a Douglas J. Moloznik C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 04331 $64,277.29 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-328 9326 Tulip St 191144017 65th wd. 850 Sq. Ft. OPA#652392011 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ellenor J. Leighthardt C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 03138 $76,918.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-329 3447 H St 19134 33rd wd. 1,005 Sq. Ft. OPA#331354900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vernon Coyle Member of Cross Keys Investment LLC, Rose I. Coyle Member of Cross Keys Investment LLC and Cross Keys Investment LLC C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 00681 $77,245.50 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-330 6536 N 11th St 19126 49th wd. 4,390 Sq. Ft. OPA#493083600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angie S. Smith-Frazer a/k/a Angie S. Smith Frazer C.P. July Term, 2016 No. 03266 $439,518.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-331 6603 Lincoln Dr 191193116 22nd wd. 4,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#223266300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Terrence B. Delmoor and Ernestine P. Delmoor C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01001

$306,815.79 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-332 1131 S Divinity St 51st wd. BRT#511171200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dwayne Bullock C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 00171 $78,760.26 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1712-333 3329 N Howard St 19140 7th wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#072034200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ruth L. Laporte (Mortgagor) and Francisco Gaston Laporte (Real Owner) C.P. September Term, 2013 No. 03726 $18,271.05 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-334 967 Clyde Ln 19128 21st wd. 31,353 Sq. Ft. OPA#214115233 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Christina Whaumbush Executrix of the Estate of Mary Whaumbush, Deceased and Jacque Whaumbush a/k/a Jacque Whaumbush Sr. C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 03548 $670,101.81 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-335 9445 Outlook Ave 57th wd. 3,250 Sq. Ft. BRT#572300450 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Andrew J. Ungaro C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00750 $59,929.36 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1712-336 2013 Parrish St 191301424 15th wd. 1,848 Sq. Ft. OPA#152291700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Isreal Huntley and Atheria Huntley C.P. June Term, 2012 No. 01328 $233,596.61 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-337 601 Brill St 19120 35th wd. 1,026 Sq. Ft. BRT#351179000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Clinton Simpson C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00871 $5,700.14 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1712-338 5508 Walnut St 19139 60th wd. Land: 2,000 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 2,304 Sq. Ft.; Total: 4,304 Sq. Ft. OPA#604036800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Linda Conyers and Nolton Conyers and Lionel A. Yates C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 06038 $222,777.43 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1712-339 1903 72nd Ave 19138 10th wd. 1,050 Sq. Ft. (land area); 1,230 Sq. Ft. (improvement

area) BRT#101298600 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Elayne Jefferson and Alix S. Jefferson C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01725 $155,943.83 Keri P. Ebeck, Esquire 1712-340 1112 E Sharpnack St 19150 50th wd. 1,568 Sq. Ft. BRT#502323400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Scott Coleman, in his capacity as heir at law of Ella M. Coleman, Deceased and Isaac Coleman, in his capacity as heir at law of Ella M. Coleman, Deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Ella M. Coleman, Deceased C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 03059 $113,881.08 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1712-341 1905 N 52nd St 19131 52nd wd. 1,312 Sq. Ft. BRT#521292500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Anna Kay V. Greenwood, in her Capacity as Administratrix and Heir-AtLaw of Elaine B. O’connor, Deceased and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Elaine B. O’connor, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02373 $121,930.71 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1712-342 2654 Bonaffon Ter a/k/a 2654 Bonaffon St 40th wd. 1,104 Sq. Ft. BRT#406079200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dawn S. James C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 03757 $57,821.86 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1712-343 6571 Windsor St 19142 40th wd. 1,248 Sq. Ft. OPA#403080600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregorio Virola C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00653 $106,882.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-344 4015 M St 19124 33rd wd. 1,125 Sq. Ft. OPA#332467700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ysa Medina C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 01412 $107,825.47 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-345 1117 Anchor St 19124 62nd wd. 1,504 Sq. Ft. OPA#621067600

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Richard Squares C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00935 $42,925.45 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-346 52201 Delaire Landing Rd, Unit 201 19114 65th wd. 992 Sq. Ft. OPA#888650656 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kevin Campbell; Denise Campbell C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07605 $84,654.79 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1712-347 724 Kendrick St 19111 63rd wd. 1,572 Sq. Ft. OPA#632018500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Scott Carpenter C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01757 $236,464.05 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-348 1127 E Cheltenham Ave 35th wd. 1,251 Sq. Ft. BRT#352017500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Kristol M. Sloan C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 05322 $66,572.43 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1712-349 2341 S 4th St 39th wd. 1,166 Sq. Ft. BRT#392251600; OPA#882060570 IMPROVEMENTS: TAVERN OR BAR MASONRY Stone House Lane, LLC C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03826 $411,316.23 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1712-350 4304 Comly St 19135 55th wd. 1,365 Sq. Ft. OPA#552002300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Betzaida Cartagena C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 01783 $67,627.86 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-351 1130 Kenwyn St 19124 23rd wd. 2,763 Sq. Ft. OPA#234173100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sharon Lyons C.P. January Term, 2013 No. 03422 $202,551.18 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-352 1247 Patrick Henry Pl 19122 14th wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft. OPA#141174800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anna J. Araica, a/k/a Anna Araica; Naim Pasha C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01535 $100,039.86 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1712-353 556 E Cheltenham Ave 19120 35th wd. 1,124 Sq. Ft. OPA#351294700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rachel Gorelick Hitchens, a/k/a Rachel GorelickHitchens C.P. March Term,

2017 No. 00655 $64,879.43 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1712-354 6951 Ogontz Ave 19141 10th wd. 1,544 Sq. Ft. OPA#101215100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robin Parks C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02595 $93,855.32 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-355 1102 Rosalie St 19149 35th wd. 1,160 Sq. Ft. OPA#352032600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nagena Edmond a/k/a Nagena Pierre-Louis C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01893 $42,971.35 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-356 3648 Emerald St 19134 45th wd. 2,751 Sq. Ft. OPA#452346300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patricia Pagnotti C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 02093 $30,295.96 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-357 3459 Jasper St 19134 45th wd. 1,145 Sq. Ft. OPA#452365100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Alexis Velazquez a/k/a Alexis Velazquez Rodriguez C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 01358 $112,982.11 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1712-358 59 N 51st St 19145 44th wd. 773 Sq. Ft. OPA#441093800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Thaxter Hicks C.P. December Term, 2015 No. 00201 $44,810.98 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-359 8030 Ditman St, Unit 13C 19136 65th wd. 650 Sq. Ft. OPA#888650913 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tammy Farries, as Believed Heir and/or Administrator to the Estate of David H. Farries, a/k/a David Farries; Unknown Heirs and/or Administrators to the Estate of David H. Farries, a/k/a David Farries; Chasity Farries, as Believed Heir and/or Administrator to the Estate of David H. Farries, a/k/a David Farries; Christine Farries, as Believed Heir and/ or Administrator to the Estate of David H. Farries, a/k/a David Farries; Nicole Farries, as Believed Heir and/or Administrator to the Estate of David H. Farries, a/k/a David Farries; Tammie Farries, as Believed Heir and/or Administrator to the Estate of David H. Farries, a/k/a David Farries C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01363 $55,538.41 Justin

F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-360 1521 W Oxford St 19121 47th wd. 2,325 Sq. Ft. OPA#471134700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Howard G. Palmer C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 03999 $178,576.52 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-361 2628 S 10th St 19148 39th wd. 1,080 Sq. Ft. OPA#393511900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Janet L. Sbaraglia; Natalie E. Berrios C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01213 $155,510.44 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1712-362 409 Hermitage St 19128 21st wd. 2,750 Sq. Ft. OPA#212274900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Geraldine R. Sowinski, a/k/a Geraldine Sowinski C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01997 $137,486.41 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-363 6726 Lebanon Ave 19151 34th wd. 1,438 Sq. Ft. OPA#344053500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregg B Walker C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 00745 $63,120.95 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-364 2538 S 68th St 19142 40th wd. 1,267 Sq. Ft. OPA#406096600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Clifford Logan, Jr.; The United States of America, Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service C.P. October Term, 2015 No. 00966 $73,404.88 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1712-365 1615 Wakeling St 19124 23rd wd. 1,954 Sq. Ft. OPA#622000500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jody R. Carter Allen, a/k/a Jody R. Carter a/k/a Jody Renee Carter C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00264 $101,441.28 Cristina L. Connor, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1712-366 2325 Hartel Ave 19152 56th wd. 2,930 Sq. Ft. OPA#561500500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Marie L. Flynn C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07838 $133,546.83 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-367 1269 Poquessing Creek

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Dr 19116 58th wd. 3,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#583084721 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nikoloz Gambashidze, a/k/a N. Gambashidze C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03126 $231,414.97 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-368 5928 Locust St 19139 3rd wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft. OPA#031091700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Archie T. Adams, Sr., a/k/a Archie T. Adams; Lois N. Adams C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 00508 $47,010.59 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-369 1446 Creston St 19149 54th wd. 1,271 Sq. Ft. OPA#541007300 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jessica Cotto, a/k/a Jessica M. Cotto; Alexander Lebron C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 04381 $67,349.93 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-370 453 Lverington Ave 19128 21st wd. 2,244 Sq. Ft. OPA#212250400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kurt C. Stine C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02825 $162,333.94 Justin F. Kobeski, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski LLC 1712-371 1016 Cantrell St 19148 39th wd. 840 Sq. Ft. OPA#394044700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dorothy M. Picuri, a/k/a Dorothy Picuri C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01262 $29,128.76 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1712-372 524 W Natrona St a/k/a 524 N Natrona St 19104 24th wd. 1,380 Sq. Ft. OPA#242136900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Maxine Mcintyre C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 02518 $181,972.49 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-373 2020 E Tioga St 191342633 45th wd. 1,725 Sq. Ft. OPA#452104000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Patrick C. Fordham C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03595 $81,892.86 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-374 1452 Sparks St 19141 17th wd. 1,290 Sq. Ft. OPA#171269500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Ping Cao; Edward Cao C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 03386 $78,141.93 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP

1712-375 4115-19 Gypsy Ln 19129-5529 21st wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#213221000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gregory C. Washington C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00219 $1,004,903.51 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-376 1537 S Wilton St 191435023 51st wd. 1,068 Sq. Ft. OPA#512053100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Facenda M. Porter C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01338 $39,150.89 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-377 8918 Maxwell Pl 191521518 57th wd. 1,676 Sq. Ft. OPA#571268200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Abraham A. Swaray, Sr.; Helena W. Swaray C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01337 $343,559.19 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-378 6640 Lansdowne Ave 19151 34th wd. 1,248 Sq. Ft. OPA#344023600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Joseph J. Welcome C.P. May Term, 2012 No. 01473 $130,150.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-379 1775 S 65th St 191421432 40th wd. 1,094 Sq. Ft. OPA#401197600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Huoth Uy C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 03111 $35,491.82 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-380 539 Titan St 19147 2nd wd. BRT#021320200 IMPROVEMENTS: N/A C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 03296 $77,290.83 Brian H. Smith, Esquire 1712-381 2002 Brown St 191302615 15th wd. 1,066 Sq. Ft. OPA#15-2239620 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Victor S. Rozier C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03944 $232,459.12 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-382 2303 S Front St 19148 39th wd. 887 Sq. Ft. OPA#391224500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gina Gautieri C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07383 $158,179.17 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-383 5342 Baltimore Ave 19143 51st wd. 992 Sq. Ft. BRT#51-1080200; OPA#511109300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Albert R. Lacey, III C.P.

July Term, 2017 No. 01330 $87,736.13 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-384 1009 E Hortter St 19150 50th wd. 2,508 Sq. Ft. BRT#502343500; OPA#502343500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jewell D. Turner, Known Heir of Margaret Turner, Oscar Turner, Jr., Personal Representative of The Estate of Margaret Turner, Pamela Turner, Known Heir of Margaret Turner, Estate of Margaret Turner, Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Margaret Turner C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02027 $150,969.59 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-385 7615 Thouron St n/k/a 7615 Thouron Ave 19150 50th wd. 2,000 Sq. Ft. BRT#502163600; OPA#502163600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING John L. Bailey C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02717 $85,928.77 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-386 6464 Woodcrest Ave 19151 34th wd. 1,998 Sq. Ft. BRT#34-4-112100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Nettie L. Johnson; Russell Simms C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 01767 $268,100.72 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-387 159 W. Ruscomb St 19120 42nd wd. Improvement Area: 1,050 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,050 Sq. Ft. BRT#422160800 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY James Fulginiti a/k/a James R. Fulginiti III and Jeanine Fulginiti a/k/a Jeanine A. Fulginiti C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00282 $67,951.06 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli 1712-388 3041 Gaul St 19134 25th wd. Improvement Area: 750 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,005 Sq. Ft. BRT#251381300 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Christine T. Sullivan C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 02055 $155,725.76 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli 1712-389 6615 N. 13th St 19126 61st wd. Improvement Area: 2,300 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 5,991 Sq. Ft. OPA#611194000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/D GAR 3 STY STONE Clarence Butler, Jr. C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03109 $96,293.70 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli

1712-390 4609 Ditman St 19124 23rd wd. Improvement Area: 930 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,035 Sq. Ft. OPA#232365200 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/ DET 2 STY MASONRY Dashaun Riley C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03563 $63,879.66 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli 1712-391 5723 N. 19th St 19141 17th wd. Improvement Area: 1,368 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,332 Sq. Ft. BRT#172338100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Brandon Smith C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02617 $141,848.15 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli 1712-392 2636 S 72nd St 19153 BRT#404009400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Diane Jamsion C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 00242 $140,430.32 Robert W. Williams, Esquire 1712-393 1823 E. Westmoreland St 19134 45th wd. Improvement Area: 784 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,120 Sq. Ft. BRT#452036800 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Ricaldo Rodriguez a/k/a Ricaldo Rodriquez & Maria Nazario C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 02054 $23,845.08 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli 1712-394 1152 Cantrell St 19148 39th wd. Improvement Area: 1,120 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 672 Sq. Ft. BRT#394048700 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY John W. Beaudry, Jr. a/k/a John W. Beaudry & the Estate of Rosalie A. Ponzio a/k/a Rosalie Ponzio, deceased c/o Lucy Ann Berson a/k/a Lucy Berson C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02195 $51,812.25 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli 1712-395A 631 E. Thompson St 19125 18th wd. Improvement Area: 2,130 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,239 Sq. Ft. OPA#181396100 IMPROVEMENTS: PRIV GAR 2 STY MASONRY Gerald Pomroy a/k/a Gerald Pomroy, Sr. C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00205 $368,288.78 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli 1712-395B 633 E. Thompson St 19125 18th wd. Improvement Area: 2,130 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,239 Sq. Ft. OPA#181396200 IMPROVEMENTS: SEMI/ DET 3 STY MASONRY Gerald Pomroy a/k/a Gerald Pomroy, Sr. C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 00205 $368,288.78 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli

1712-396 4707 Conshohocken Ave 19131 52nd wd. Improvement Area: 2,592 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 3,640 Sq. Ft. OPA#521192600 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D CONV APT 2 STY MASON Sean Vliet and Kelly Vliet C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02800 $243,558.29 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, & Paul J. Fanelli 1712-397 3144 Tilton St 19134 25th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 700 Sq. Ft. BRT#251216300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Amanda Arentzen C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 08174 $111,753.63 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-398 7243 Glenloch St 19135 41st wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,424 Sq. Ft. BRT#412345900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Emily L. Arroyo C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03833 $155,709.10 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-399 2105 66th Ave 19138 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,230 Sq. Ft. BRT#102366600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tonya A. Johnson C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 07604 $92,603.85 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-400 5910 N. Camac St 19141 49th wd. 3,864 Sq. Ft. BRT#493-1853-00; OPA#493185300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Estate of Selma Dillard; Frances S. Comer, Sr. Known Heir of Selma Dillard; Henry S. Dillard, Personal Representative of the Estate of Selma Dillard; Marie Kelly, Known Heir of Selma Dillard; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title or interest from or under Selma Dillard C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03579 $131,460.59 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-401 4325 E Wingohocking St a/k/a 4325 Wingohocking St 19124 23rd wd. 1,752 Sq. Ft. OPA#234208500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Victor J. Mackenzie Sr a/k/a Victor J. Mackenzie and Lisa M. Mackenzie C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 03166 $80,273.47 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-402 1004 66th Ave 19126 49th wd. 9,180 Sq. Ft. OPA#492087900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Deneatra Blackston C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03877

$285,331.11 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-403 3206 Princeton Ave 19149 55th wd. 1,735 Sq. Ft. OPA#551381200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brian C. Buck and Christine M. Buck C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02932 $130,982.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-404 4220 Passmore St 19135 41st wd. 1,108 Sq. Ft. OPA#552096500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING William R. Albertus, Deceased C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02385 $109,754.30 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1712-405 250 S. 13th St, Unit 2G 19107 5th wd. 395 Sq. Ft. OPA#888072124 Subject to Mortgage Mark Scornaienchi SC-17-02-10-4278 $6,384.78 Monica M. Littman, Esq.; Fineman, Krekstein & Harris, PC 1712-406 6448 Woodcrest Ave 19151-2407 34th wd. 1,408 Sq. Ft. OPA#344111300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Bertrum T. Newby a/k/a Bartrum T. Newby C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01049 $63,515.62 Phelan Hallinan & Schmieg, LLP 1712-407 2812 Bridge St 19137 45th wd. 1,940 Sq. Ft. BRT#453-155400; OPA#453155400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING David R. Zagorski C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 00696 $159,524.81 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-408 6128 Carpenter St 19143-2905 3rd wd. 2,424 Sq. Ft. OPA#033097800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Allan Muse; Patricia Johnson-Muse C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01253 $186,867.98 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-409 6754 Emlen St, Unit #7 19119 22nd wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft. BRT#888220170; OPA#888220170 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Natalie I. Whitehead C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02988 $270,271.16 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-410 2619 S 11th St 191484407 39th wd. 1,108 Sq. Ft. OPA#394186600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vanda Poupard C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02629 $209,305.08 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-411 266 Sparks St 19120 61st wd. BRT#61-1-250300

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IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Norman B. Bell a/k/a Norman Bell C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 002416 $27,564.39 Leon P. Haller, Esquire (Purcell, Krug & Haller) 1712-412 2821 N. 23rd St 19132 11th wd. 1,410 Sq. Ft. BRT#111373501; OPA#111373501 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Louise Barrow C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04463 $48,553.51 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-413 2009 Eastburn Ave 19138 10th wd. SEMI/DET 2 STY MASONRY; 1,530 Sq. Ft. BRT#102106000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tonya Fountaine, Administratrix of the Estate of Linda Juanita Fountaine Bailey a/k/a Linda Bailey C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 03204 $41,220.82 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-414 1753 N 3rd St 19122 18th wd. 1,020 Sq. Ft. BRT#183133800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Marcia Carter, solely as Co-Administrartix of the Estate of Solomon Carter and Lucy R. Carter, solely as Co-Administratrix of the Estate of Solomon Carter and Jacquelyn Reading, solely as Co-Administrartix of the Estate of Solomon Carter C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 02930 $35,444.57 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1712-415 2529 S Camac St 39th wd. 780 Sq. Ft. BRT#394338500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Dana A. Bergamesco C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 03864 $117,982.09 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1712-416 5633 Rodman St 19143 46th wd. 953 Sq. Ft. OPA#463026600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Beverly Carter, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Dorothy Carter Deceased, Freddie Carter, Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Dorothy Carter Deceased, Marvin Carter Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Dorothy Carter Deceased, The Unknown Heirs of Dorothy Carter Deceased, Wanda Johnson Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Dorothy Carter Deceased and Carter Leslie Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Dorothy Carter Deceased C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 02807 $103,579.64 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-417 823 W 65th Ave 191263735 49th wd. 1,768 Sq. Ft. OPA#492085700

IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles Nelson and Sandra Thomas a/k/a Sandra Nelson C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 00107 $262,381.05 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-418 6404 W Girard Ave 34th wd. 1,250 Sq. Ft. BRT#343026300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Wayne S. Williams, Jr. C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 03758 $56,255.17 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1712-419 3467 Palmetto St 33rd wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. BRT#331388900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jose L. Maldonado C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03377 $49,131.73 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1712-420 7120 Limekiln Pike 19138 10th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,280 Sq. Ft. BRT#102070700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Edward Tomlin C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00179 $41,101.17 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-421 4277 Frankford Ave 19124-3950 23rd wd. 3,270 Sq. Ft. OPA#871110700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tisha S. Riddick a/k/a Tisha Riddick C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02369 $76,985.14 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-422 1011 Lorraine St 19116 58th wd. 1,652 Sq. Ft. OPA#582213000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kristen Sanchez; Michael J. Sanchez C.P. August Term, 2012 No. 02337 $267,570.44 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-423 5530 W Thompson St 4th wd. 1,456 Sq. Ft. BRT#041093500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Daryl Brown C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 00685 $107,474.48 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1712-424 1729 Moore St 36th wd. 1,040 Sq. Ft. BRT#365406900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Frank A. Dardanelli C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00414 $26,702.06 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1712-425 4920 Ormes St 19120 42nd wd. 1,056 Sq. Ft. BRT#421-3307-00; OPA#421330700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Cindria McKnight; Tinisha McKnight C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02338 $114,532.81 Udren Law Offices, P.C.

1712-426 61 E Coulter Ave 19144 12th wd. 2,097 Sq. Ft. OPA#122022200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY David P. Hudson a/k/a David P. Hudson Sr and Tyhisha Mary Williams-Hudson a/k/a Tyhisha Mary Hudson C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02376 $153,704.30 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-427 1943 Georgian Rd 19138 10th wd. 1,872 Sq. Ft. OPA#101273800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Louise L. Neal a/k/a Louise L. Neil C.P. July Term, 2012 No. 02345 $78,147.99 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-428 9351 Neil Road, #A 19115 56th wd. 1,107 Sq. Ft. OPA#888560885 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Brian Roakes and Kristy Hopkins C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00134 $137,606.39 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-429 5103 Brown St 19139 44th wd. 1,350 Sq. Ft. OPA#441278600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shirl I. Williams C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 02816 $39,856.55 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-430 3184 Miller St 25th wd. 938 Sq. Ft. BRT#251373700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Timothy F. Engle, Jr C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01286 $135,327.87 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1712-431 3313 N Mutter St a/k/a 3313 Mutter St 19140 7th wd. 623 Sq. Ft. OPA#072065100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Humphrey Miller Deceased and Gladys Miller Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Humphrey Miller, Deceased C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00657 $22,002.42 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-432 407 S 63rd St a/k/a 407 Cobbs Creek Pkwy 19143 3rd wd. 1,280 Sq. Ft. OPA#032252500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Shelley Collins C.P. December Term, 2013 No. 03487 $133,433.55 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-433 4315 Brown St 19104 6th wd. 1,226 Sq. Ft. OPA#062005900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Vandy Cheeseborough and Kathleen GoddardCheeseborough C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02620 $80,569.21 KML Law Group, P.C.

1712-434 5001 N Sydenham St 19141 17th wd. 1,344 Sq. Ft. OPA#172076900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Entrust Cama, FBO Janette Lee Curry, Ira and Bruce D. Ryan C.P. January Term, 2015 No. 03193 $48,293.62 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-435 7267 E Walnut Ln a/k/a 7267 Walnut Ln 19138 10th wd. 1,867 Sq. Ft. OPA#101198700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Celestine Harvey C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00161 $108,565.36 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-436 4339 Teesdale St 19136 41st wd. 1,040 Sq. Ft. OPA#412102400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nicole M. Nusslein and Michael D. Sklar C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01677 $113,967.26 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-437 6016 Walton Ave 19143 3rd wd. 1,655 Sq. Ft. OPA#032177600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs of Peggy Corson Deceased, Beverly Yates, Solely in Her Capacity as Heir of Peggy Corson, Deceased and Edward Yates Solely in His Capacity as Heir of Peggy Corson, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 04448 $132,144.91 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-438 227 W Nedro Ave 19120 61st wd. 992 Sq. Ft. BRT#612101100; OPA#612101100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Christina Lamar, known heir of Diane E. Lamar a/k/a Diana Lamar a/k/a Diana E. Lamar; Jasmin Lamar, known heir of Diane E. Lamar a/k/a Diana Lamar a/k/a Diana E. Lamar; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Diane E. Lamar a/k/a Diana Lamar a/k/a Diana E. Lamar C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 02746 $77,787.81 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-439 5432 Baltimore Ave 19143 15th wd. 2,123 Sq. Ft. BRT#513051500; OPA#513051500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Andre J. Chappelle; John Chappelle a/k/a John R. Chappelle a/k/a John R. Chappelle, Jr C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00060 $74,892.43 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-440 6533 N Park Ave 19126 49th wd. 2,734 Sq.

Ft. BRT#493235600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marlene Reid C.P. March Term, 2015 No. 01782 $170,664.55 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-441 8846 Blue Grass Rd 19152 57th wd. 3,357 Sq. Ft. OPA#571195300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Grace O. Ruiz C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02927 $85,964.25 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-442 3738 Frankford Ave 19124 45th wd. 1,117 Sq. Ft. OPA#452287400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark J. Malaczewski C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 03381 $61,899.98 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-443 5515 Addison St 19143 6th wd. 822 Sq. Ft. OPA#604121200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Charles Strawberry and Shakela Strawberry C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00501 $63,345.30 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-444 629 Park Terr 19128 21st wd. 3,000 Sq. Ft. BRT#2313180985; OPA#213180985 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Linda Parker C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 03708 $181,312.39 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-445 3039 Boudinot St 19134 7th wd. 812 Sq. Ft. BRT#071481100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Tracy Hua and Chi-Hung Mu C.P. August Term, 2016 No. 01058 $42,170.56 Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, P.C., Martha E. Von Rosenstiel, Esquire, Heather Riloff, Esquire, Tyler J. Wilk, Esquire 1712-446 4307 Potter St 191244427 33rd wd. 1,591 Sq. Ft. BRT#332563000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Eduardo Fonseca, Jr. and Heather L. Owens C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 02435 $107,875.21 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1712-447 4333 Fleming St 19128 4th wd. 1,279 Sq. Ft. OPA#211307200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Kim M. Smith C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 01093 $239,317.05 KML Law Group, P.C.

1712-448 4948 Duffield St 19124 23rd wd. 2,610 Sq. Ft. OPA#232273700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Fatou Darboe C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 02021 $142,945.43 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-449 845 N 5th St 191232118 5th wd. 1,906 Sq. Ft. OPA#056232500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sherri Kae Calkins C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 02665 $311,778.75 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-450 5804 Malvern Ave 191313003 52nd wd. 1,217 Sq. Ft. OPA#522112000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cathern L. Washington a/k/a Cathern Washington C.P. October Term, 2013 No. 03532 $86,560.79 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-451 887 W Walnut Ln 191443720 21st wd. 1,474 Sq. Ft. OPA#213086600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nakia Merriweather; Jose Rodriguez, Jr C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 02891 $194,638.40 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-452 3933 Elsinore St 191245411 33rd wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft. OPA#332217900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Quetsy Rodriguez C.P. June Term, 2012 No. 02743 $57,763.92 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-453 4910 E Cheltenham Ave 19124 41st wd. 3,442 Sq. Ft. OPA#411072800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James J. Rice C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00350 $114,121.53 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-454 2874 Tolbut St 19136 57th wd. 2,541 Sq. Ft. OPA#572049135 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Rosemary C. Fitzgerald and Robert J. Fitzgerald Jr C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 03706 $99,655.65 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-455 5329 Reinhard St 19143 51st wd. 940 Sq. Ft. OPA#512027100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Steven Westbrook C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01815 $42,805.23 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-456 2713 S Smedley St 19145 26th wd. 1,068

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Sq. Ft. OPA#261336800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Geraldine Cavaliere C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 00040 $263,993.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-457 4133 Maywood St 19124 33rd wd. 990 Sq. Ft. OPA#332486600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John E. Nace C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00750 $50,801.67 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-458 5464 N Marvine St 19141 49th wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft. OPA#493102400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gennie W. Carter C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02652 $27,701.37 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-459 136 Wright St 19127 21st wd. 1,170 Sq. Ft. OPA#211440100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY John H. O’Donnel a/k/a John O’Donnel III C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 06119 $137,524.70 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-460 4908 W Thompson St 44th wd. 1,125 Sq. Ft. BRT#442114000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 3 STY MASON Bianca Barnes C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 03294 $116,673.63 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-461 2015 68th Ave 19138 10th wd. 740 Sq. Ft. OPA#102439500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert Tucker C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 03500 $97,641.77 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-462 2130 Homer St 19138 10th wd. 1,320 Sq. Ft. OPA#102146500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Tanya J. Capers Walton C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 02205 $155,188.21 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-463 9819 Bonner St 19115 58th wd. 2,562 Sq. Ft. OPA#581470400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Atef Jelassi C.P. November Term, 2014 No. 01611 $184,617.64 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-464 6222 N 10th St 49th wd. 1,440 Sq. Ft. BRT#411266700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Phyllis Oliver C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 02488 $169,375.85 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-465 157 Mifflin St 19148 1st wd. 915 Sq. Ft. OPA#011171300 IMPROVEMENTS:

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jade Carroll and Kevin Carroll C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00459 $149,144.74 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-466 2034 Lansing St 19152 56th wd. 2,563 Sq. Ft. OPA#561472900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robin Miller and David J. Miller Jr. C.P. April Term, 2012 No. 02080 $190,250.39 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-467 330 N 53rd St 19139 44th wd. 1,800 Sq. Ft. OPA#441361100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jade Powell C.P. January Term, 2016 No. 03194 $63,101.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-468 104 W Courtland St 19140 42nd wd. 680 Sq. Ft. OPA#422033300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jamil Williams C.P. March Term, 2012 No. 02565 $40,349.22 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-469 4846 N 9th St 19141 49th wd. 1,290 Sq. Ft. OPA#491297000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Soyika Eldemire C.P. July Term, 2015 No. 02854 $86,671.33 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-470 226 E Montana St 191192259 22nd wd. 1,306 Sq. Ft. OPA#221139800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Lakeisha Webb C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02633 $91,916.69 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-471 1433 W Fisher Ave 19141-1638 17th wd. 2,122 Sq. Ft. OPA#171075600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sean D. Vance C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00383 $169,661.31 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-472 6029 Angora Terr a/k/a 6029 Angola Terr 3rd wd. 1,024 Sq. Ft. BRT#034024700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Jacqueline M. Burton C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 03447 $64,779.46 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-473 914 W Tabor Rd 19141 49th wd. 1,212 Sq. Ft. OPA#492056000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Frank E. Williams C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 00833 $60,842.09 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-474 8862 Manchester Ave a/k/a 8862 Manchester St 19152-1515 57th wd. 1,536

Sq. Ft. OPA#571276700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jestina Harding; Gibrilla Dumbuya C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 04140 $230,311.24 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-475 105 N 55th St 19139 4th wd. 878 Sq. Ft. OPA#041157500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Betty McDuffie C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 01883 $45,574.73 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-476 4233 Neilson St 19124 33rd wd. 810 Sq. Ft. OPA#332529800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Edward Correa and Richard Correa C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00685 $62,342.49 KML Law Group, P.C. 1712-477 1172 E Sharpnack St 50th wd. 1,706 Sq. Ft. BRT#502326400 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Jeffrey L. Williams a/k/a Jeffrey Williams C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 00152 $116,692.07 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-478 12100 Elmore Rd 191542709 66th wd. 1,520 Sq. Ft. OPA#662205600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jill-Ann Higgins, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Devisee of The Estate of Karen A. Meeker; Wendi Meeker, in Her Capacity as Devisee of The Estate of Karen A. Meeker; Brian Patrick Higgins, III, in His Capacity as Devisee and Beneficiary of The Estate of Karen A. Meeker; Edward A. Repper, in His Capacity as Trustee of The Estate of Karen A. Meeker; The Karen A. Meeker Testamentary Trust C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04536 $161,855.97 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-479 1144 S 18th St 36th wd. 961 Sq. Ft. BRT#361140700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Norma Gray and Ricardo Gray C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 01134 $281,060.62 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-480 5048 Homestead St 19135-4306 41st wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#411113800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michelle Osorio, in Her Capacity as heir of Angel Osorio, Deceased; Minerva Osorio, in Her Capacity as Heir of Angel Osorio, Deceased; Jose Osorio a/k/a Jose R. Osorio, in Capacity as Heir of Angel Osorio, Deceased; Maria Osorio, in Her Capacity as Heir of

Angel Osorio, Deceased; Felix Osorio, in His Capacity as Heir of Angel Osorio, Deceased; Josefa Osorio, in His Capacity as Heir of Angel Osorio, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Angel Osorio, Deceased C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02647 $34,894.16 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-481 8901 Alton St 19115 63rd wd. 2,755 Sq. Ft. OPA#63-23110-24 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Nathan Berger, Deceased C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 003209 $22,359.18 Craig H. Fox, Esq 1712-482 6885 N 19th St 50th wd. 2,550 Sq. Ft. BRT#101111100 IMPROVEMENTS: S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY Leroy Boyd, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 03317 $42,273.25 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-483 5848 Montrose St 46th wd. 953 Sq. Ft. BRT#033077100 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Josie Johnson and Gloria Hawks C.P. February Term, 2008 No. 03922 $51,319.15 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-484 5748 N Fairhill St 61st wd. 1,659 Sq. Ft. BRT#612297700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 2 STY MASON Zainab Hundley C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 01140 $222,169.85 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-485 1246 Stirling St 53rd wd. 1,744 Sq. Ft. BRT#531050600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Allen R. Schwartz a/k/a Allen Schwartz C.P. October Term, 2011 No. 03936 $192,160.00 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-486 5800 Woodbine Ave 52nd wd. 4,594 Sq. Ft. BRT#522173600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW W/ DET GAR 3 STY MAS Luna Saint-Louis C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03100 $195,831.83 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-487 1534 Roselyn St 49th wd. 1,360 Sq. Ft. BRT#171216700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Alberta Royal C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02898 $91,127.15 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-488 283 S 63rd St a/k/a 283 Cobbs Creek Pkwy 46th wd. 1,280 Sq. Ft. BRT#031209600 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY Julia E. White and Almeda Thorne, Deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 02622 $169,767.51 Milstead & Associates, LLC

1712-489 6301 Marsden St 10th wd. 1,260 Sq. Ft. BRT#411266700 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW 2 STY MASONRY John L. Warner a/k/a John Warner and Guoli Warner C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 02675 $79,920.95 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-490 6056 Belden St 53rd wd. 1,597 Sq. Ft. BRT#531297000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Lita Daniels C.P. May Term, 2015 No. 01150 $217,539.05 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-491 3450 Ryan Ave 64th wd. 1,720 Sq. Ft. BRT#642099500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW CONV/APT 2 STY MASONRY Anthony Cancelliere C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 01739 $91,099.32 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-492 4316 Loring St 41st wd. 1,082 Sq. Ft. BRT#412168000 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Georgianna Landis and William M. Landis C.P. December Term, 2014 No. 02937 $112,855.38 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-493 843 Markoe St, a/k/a 843 N Markoe St, a/k/a 843 Markoe St (H16) 19139 6th wd. 1,332 Sq. Ft. OPA#062392800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Danielle D. Davis, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Devisee of The Estate of Theresa Sullivan a/k/a Theresa M. Sullivan; Ayanna Zakaia Akua Sullivan, in Here Capacity as Devisee of The Estate of Theresa Sullivan a/k/a Theresa M. Sullivan C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 03483 $98,816.79 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-494 3129 Belgreen Terr 66th wd. 1,843 Sq. Ft. BRT#663088100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph Jaworski and Kyrie Jaworski C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 02924 $196,680.72 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1712-495 5127 Walnut St 19139 60th wd. ROW W/OFF STR 2 STY MASON; 1,650 Sq. Ft. BRT#871251200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Victor B. Kiahour a/k/a Frederick S. Gibson and Clementine O. Kiahour a/k/a Clementine Zadi C.P. August Term, 2013 No. 02431 $63,800.39 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-496 5406 Large St 19124 62nd wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,462 Sq. Ft. BRT#621333800 IMPROVEMENTS:

RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Marc Glenn and Dereka D. Glenn C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01874 $117,307.05 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-497 4420 E Wingohocking St 19124 23rd wd. SEMI/ DET 2 STY MASON; 1,260 Sq. Ft. BRT#234206600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Gary J. Buschta, Known Surviving Heir of Richard J. Tomaselli, Joseph Tomaselli, Known Surviving Heir of Richard J. Tomaselli and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Richard J. Tomaselli C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 06102 $73,939.47 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-498 146-150 W Queen Ln 19144 12th wd. 3,415 Sq. Ft. OPA#123117210 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Michael F. Coates C.P. April Term, 2015 No. 01265 $218,963.88 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-499 3605-07 Janney St 45th wd. 3,600 Sq. Ft. BRT#451446500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Carolyn R. Fairburn C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01872 $51,016.90 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1712-500 3226 W Oxford St 19121 29th wd. ROW 3 STY MASONRY; 2,514 Sq. Ft. BRT#292227500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Sandra Horsey, Administratrix of the Estate of Geraldine E. Horsey, Deceased Mortgagor and Real Owner C.P. March Term, 2014 No. 01463 $132,028.22 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-501 455 Martin St 191283423 21st wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. OPA#212091100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jonathan A. Thomas C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 01728 $241,284.82 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-502 2423 S Iseminger St 19148 39th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 940 Sq. Ft. BRT#394398300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Minnie Di Labbio C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00378 $164,652.19 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-503 3349 Princeton Ave 19149-1631 55th wd. 1,326 Sq. Ft. OPA#551397900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angelic Weissinger; Robert Weissinger C.P. March Term,

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2017 No. 02350 $146,929.58 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-504 1322 Hale St 191115818 53rd wd. 1,122 Sq. Ft. OPA#531031300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Luis A. Tapia C.P. February Term, 2012 No. 03847 $119,174.82 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-505 3113 Teesdale St 19152 64th wd. S/D W/B GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,360 Sq. Ft. BRT#641164300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING James Haigh a/k/a James T. Haigh C.P. January Term, 2014 No. 02255 $154,452.59 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-506 5224 Arbor St 19120 42nd wd. 1,520 Sq. Ft. BRT#84N3-109/421387000; OPA#421387000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Juanita P. Lewis C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00082 $167,136.33 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-507 901 N. Penn St, Unit R1303 19123 5th wd. 1,173 Sq. Ft. OPA#888062146 Subject to Mortgage Raheem Brock SC-15-11-03-3170 $8,296.50 Monica M. Littman, Esq.; Fineman, Krekstein & Harris, PC 1712-508 4759 Meridian St 19136 65th wd. 1,110 Sq. Ft. OPA#651164100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Vincent L. Brister, deceased and Lisa A. Rose-Brister, Known Heir of Vincent L. Brister, deceased C.P. May Term, 2016 No. 01741 $141,008.76 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-509 1626 N 25th St 32nd wd. 1,752 Sq. Ft. OPA#324085700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cynthia V. Hall C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 01742 $78,999.02 plus interest in the amount of $7,779.59 from 06/07/16 Samantha J. Koopman, Esquire 1712-510 6244 Summerdale Ave 19111 53rd wd. 1,404 Sq. Ft. BRT#531-245500; OPA#531245500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Frederick Drayton a/k/a Frederick M Drayton, Joanne Drayton C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 01948 $214,410.25 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-511 753 S 60th St 191432340 3rd wd. 1,460 Sq.

Ft. OPA#033198500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Essie Coates a/k/a Essie Mae Coates C.P. June Term, 2016 No. 02453 $77,051.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-512 9654 Sandanne Rd 19115 57th wd. 9,500 Sq. Ft. OPA#632200411 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Biju Mathai and Annamma Biju C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02890 $269,225.70 Joseph R. Loverdi, Esquire 1712-513A 4124 Ogden St 19104 6th wd. 1,622 Sq. Ft. BRT#062070100 IMPROVEMENTS: 3 STORY MASONRY RESIDENTIAL SEMI DETACHED CONVERTED TO APARTMENTS Brian K. Wise C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00689 $152,191.41 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1712-513B 3233 N 25th St 19129 38th wd. 900 Sq. Ft. BRT#381058800 IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STORY MASONRY ROW HOME Brian K. Wise C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00689 $152,191.41 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1712-514 7375 Rugby St 191381236 10th wd. 1,426 Sq. Ft. OPA#102466700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Theresa Dorsett Walls C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00590 $117,868.94 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-515 7 W Sunset Ave 19118 9th wd. 5,145 Sq. Ft. BRT#092233522 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Scott DiClaudio C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 00007 $208,844.10 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1712-516 7145 Gillespie St 19135 41st wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#412303800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Herman B. Ziccardi C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03305 $81,096.87 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-517 946 W Fisher Ave 19141 49th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,885 Sq. Ft. BRT#492044500 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Norma R. Cooper, Known Surviving Heir of Willie L. Cooper and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Willie L. Cooper C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 01407 $72,145.69 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

1712-518 852 Brill St 35th wd. 1,068 Sq. Ft. BRT#351174000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Joseph Kenneth Arnold C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01870 $28,129.71 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1712-519 7032 Erdrick St 191351604 55th wd. 1,376 Sq. Ft. OPA#552267700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Floridalma Alfaro a/k/a Floridalma M. Alfaro; Jose Rodriguez a/k/a Jose T. Rodriquez C.P. December Term, 2016 No. 00542 $143,537.25 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-520A 4108 W Girard Ave 19129 6th wd. 3,420 Sq. Ft. BRT#062167800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Pauline Brooks, Raymond Brooks and Angela Terrigno C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00098 $207,286.54 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1712-520B 628 Dudley St 19148 39th wd. 630 Sq. Ft. BRT#393019500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Pauline Brooks, Raymond Brooks and Angela Terrigno C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00098 $207,286.54 Stern & Eisenberg PC 1712-521 3215 W Susquehanna Ave 19121-1124 28th wd. 2,784 Sq. Ft. OPA#282280600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jean E. Lopez C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02363 $58,888.73 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-522 1120 W Nevada St 19133 37th wd. 1,031 Sq. Ft. BRT#371314200 IMPROVEMENTS: 2 STORY MASONRY ROW HOME Brian K. Wise C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00689 $152,191.41 Janet L. Gold, Esquire 1712-523 1210 W Allegheny Ave 19133 43rd wd. 1,175 Sq. Ft. BRT#431024600 f/k/a BRT#039N04-0075; OPA#431024600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Edward Johnson, Individually and as Known Heir of Esther Johnson; Tycahe Johnson, Individually and as a Known Heir of Esther Johnson; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Esther Johnson C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00081 $41,942.24 Udren Law Offices, P.C.

1712-524A 178 Hillcrest Ave 19118 9th wd. 13,369 Sq. Ft. BRT#091143210 IMPROVEMENTS: VACANT RESIDENTIAL LAND Doylink Corporation C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 03762 $1,804,396.00 Andrew L. Unterlack, Esquire 1712-524B 180 Hillcrest Ave 19118 9th wd. 16,929 Sq. Ft. BRT#091143220 IMPROVEMENTS: VACANT RESIDENTIAL LAND Doylink Corporation C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 03762 $1,804,396.00 Andrew L. Unterlack, Esquire 1712-525A 145 E Bells Mill Rd 19118 9th wd. 30,818 Sq. Ft. BRT#091141810 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL, 2.5 STORY MASONRY, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED WITH GARAGE Richard T. Doyle, Jr. & Georgia L. Doyle C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 03762 $1,804,396.00 Andrew L. Unterlack, Esquire 1712-525B 82 Bethlehem Pike 19118 9th wd. 52,171 Sq. Ft. BRT#091234410 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL, 2 STORY MASONRY, SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED Richard T. Doyle & Georgia L. Doyle C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 03762 $1,804,396.00 Andrew L. Unterlack, Esquire 1712-526 5628 Hunter St 19131 4th wd. Land: 1,200 Sq. Ft.; Improvement: 1,116 Sq. Ft.; Total: 2,316 Sq. Ft. OPA#043192600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Johnathon Stewart, solely as heir to the Estate of Idella Adams, deceased and Estate of Idella Adams, Deceased, and all unknown individuals, heirs, successors, assigns, business entities, non-profit entities, and/or charitable entities having and/or claiming any right, title, and/ or interest therein, therefrom and/or thereunder C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 02416 $36,700.51 Richard M. Squire & Associates, LLC 1712-527 4234-42 Macalester St 19124 42nd wd. 11,287 Sq. Ft. BRT#884348640 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Glorimar Dejesus and Hector Valentin C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 3007 $176,431.58 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1712-528 6104 Newton Ave 19111 35th wd. 1,583 Sq. Ft. OPA#352207700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

Michelle E. Roach a/k/a Michelle E. Brogan C.P. June Term, 2015 No. 00986 $199,955.78 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-529 3750 Clarendon Ave, Apartment 37 19114 66th wd. 1,138 Sq. Ft. OPA#88-86600-37 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jennifer A. McGovern C.P. August Term, 2015 No. 03878 $127,214.20 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-530 424 N 65th St 19151 34th wd. 1,428 Sq. Ft. OPA#343122400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Gayle Puller C.P. November Term, 2016 No. 00366 $64,286.48 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-531 1505 Bainbridge St 19146 30th wd. Land Area: 259 Sq. Ft.; Improvement Area: 630 Sq. Ft. OPA#301039710 Subject to Mortgage Republic First Bank d/b/a Republic Bank C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 00098 $2,976,617.52 Walter Weir, Jr., Esquire; Jennifer HillerNimeroff, Esquire 1712-532 1651 S 26th St 191451214 36th wd. 1,060 Sq. Ft. OPA#364213500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY James E. Helman; Christian J. Losch, in His Capacity as Executor of The Estate of Gary R. Thomas; The Gary R. Thomas Living Trust Agreement; Unknown Trustees of The Gary R. Thomas Living Trust Agreement; Unknown Beneficiaries of The Gary R. Thomas Living Trust Agreement C.P. April Term, 2016 No. 03389 $44,744.30 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-533 3516 Cresson St 191291648 38th wd. 960 Sq. Ft. OPA#383120700 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert B. Wunder, Jr.; Jennifer Ann Wunder C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01003 $130,966.17 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-534 8232 Bayard St 191501702 50th wd. 1,578 Sq. Ft. OPA#501204300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Sandra L. Mitchell C.P. April Term, 2013 No. 03279 $358,060.60 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-535 1143 Bridge St 191241819 62nd wd. 1,248 Sq. Ft. OPA#621029000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Cesar Miranda C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02712 $48,329.24 Phelan Hallinan

Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-536 4417 Riverview Ln #43 38th wd. N/A BRT#888380147 IMPROVEMENTS: RES CONDO 2 STY MAS㤱㤱 Anita B. Cauthorn a/k/a Anita Barnes Cauthorn and Lawrence L. Yancey C.P. September Term, 2014 No. 04388 $338,294.42 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-537 3165 Gaul St 191344446 25th wd. 1,152 Sq. Ft. OPA#251385400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Robert J. Lindsay; Diana Glinka C.P. February Term, 2016 No. 04920 $171,904.66 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-538 5255 N Mascher St a/k/a 5255 Mascher St 191203419 42nd wd. 1,200 Sq. Ft. OPA#422360000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Angela Manley C.P. June Term, 2017 No. 03140 $42,174.43 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-539 1836 Lindley Ave 17th wd. 1,236 Sq. Ft. BRT#171067000 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Corwin T. Jackson a/k/a Cowin T. Jackson C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 03302 $65,991.47 Powers, Kirn & Associates, LLC 1712-540 367 W Hortter St 19119 22nd wd. BRT#88-2-017970 IMPROVEMENTS: COMMERCIAL/ COMMERCIAL MIXED-USE Richard Hwang a/k/a Kwang Pyo Hwang C.P. August Term, 2014 No. 00988 $356,717.30 Charles N. Shurr, Jr. Esquire, Kozloff Stoudt 1712-541 1137 S. 13th St 19147 2nd wd. 1,120 Sq. Ft. OPA#021-6039-00 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY The Unknown Heirs, Executors and/or Adminstrators of the Estate of Sallie J. McAllister, a/k/a Sally J. McCallister C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 02504 $151,304.42 Kristine M. Anthou, Esquire 1712-542 4241 Hellerman St 19135 55th wd. Improvement Area: 1,106 Sq. Ft.; Land Area: 1,243 Sq. Ft. OPA#552114500 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY Jorge E. Garcia a/k/a Jorge Garcia C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 00281 $158,971.59 Brett L. Messinger, Ryan A. Gower, and Paul J. Fanelli 1712-543 4932-4934 Lancaster Ave 19131 44th wd. Land Area: 1,582 Sq. Ft. OPA#871206650 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS:

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Derrick L. Glover, Sr., Known Heir Beverly Glover; Kimberly Contrell a/k/a Kimberly Cottrell a/k/a Kimberly R. Cottrell a/k/a Kimberly R. Glover, Known Heir of Beverly Glover; Gary Lonon; Sandra Glover a/k/a Sandra T. Glover, Known Heir of Beverly Glover; Susan Santiago; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Beverly Glover C.P. September Term, 2015 No. 01019 $55,328.12 Udren Law Offices, P.C. 1712-548 622 S 15th St 19146 30th wd. Land Area: 833 Sq. Ft./ Improvement Area: 2,097 Sq. Ft. OPA#301273310 Subject to Mortgage Republic First Bank d/b/a Republic Bank C.P. September Term, 2017 No. 00098 $2,976,617.52 Walter Weir, Jr., Esquire; Jennifer Hiller-Nimeroff, Esquire 1712-549 615 Marlyn Rd 19151 34th wd. 1,110 Sq. Ft. OPA#344259600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Pauline Taylor, in Her Capacity as Heir of Evelyn Napier, Deceased; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Evelyn Napier, Deceased C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 02706 $37,167.29 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-550 5710 W Oxford St 19131 4th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,399 Sq. Ft. BRT#043263400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Clarence Herbert, Wendy Herbert and United States of America, c/o United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania C.P. October Term, 2010 No. 01221 $120,376.48 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-551 2128 S 68th St 191421232 40th wd. 1,600 Sq. Ft. OPA#403191300 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

Julian Dipietro a/k/a Gino P. Dipietro, in His Capacity as Co-Administrator and Heir of The Estate of Gino Joseph Dipietro a/k/a Gino Dipietro; Gino R. Dipietro a/k/a Gino Dipietro, in His Capacity as Co-Administrator and Heir of The Estate of Gino Joseph Dipietro a/k/a Gino Dipietro; Unknown heirs, successors, assigns, and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Gino Joseph Dipietro a/k/a Gino Dipietro, Deceased C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 05339 $53,578.29 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-552 990 Anchor St 19124 35th wd. 1,046 Sq. Ft. BRT#351274500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael J. Sabato C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01132 $65,897.98 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1712-553 1848 Bowler St 19115 58th wd. S/D W/B GAR 1 STY MASONRY; 1,100 Sq. Ft. BRT#581059200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING John M. Kleemann, Known Surviving Heir of Eva E. Pfeffer, Michael J. Lauth, Known Surviving Heir of Eva E. Pfeffer, Christine A. Frasch, Known Surviving Heir of Eva E. Pfeffer and Unknown Surviving Heirs of Eva E. Pfeffer C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 04671 $183,965.11 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-554 745 Wynnewood Rd 34th wd. 1,564 Sq. Ft. BRT#344209900 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Albert Butts a/k/a Albert Butts, Jr. C.P. March Term, 2016 No. 02029 $57,870.55 Law Office of Gregory Javardian, LLC 1712-555 615 E Wyoming Ave 19120 42nd wd. 1,381 Sq. Ft. OPA#421065400 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Dung Thach and Unknown heirs, successors, assigns,

and all persons, firms, or associations claiming right, title, or interest from or under Huong T. Tang, a/k/a Huong Thi Tang, deceased C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 02384 $43,286.88 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-556 1362 Fanshawe St 53rd wd. 1,204 Sq. Ft. BRT#532034900 IMPROVEMENTS: ROW B/ GAR 2 STY MASONRY Wayne M. Crozier, Sr. a/k/a Wayne Crozier C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 01758 $148,611.55 Milstead & Associates, LLC 1712-557 1114 Hellerman St 19111 53rd wd. 1,962 Sq. Ft. OPA#531119600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Salvador R. Cruz, a/k/a Salvador Cruz C.P. September Term, 2016 No. 03019 $123,060.15 Meredith H. Wooters, Esquire; Manley Deas Kochalski, LLC 1712-558 5958 Warrington Ave 19143-5218 3rd wd. 1,320 Sq. Ft. OPA#034088200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Nellie Malave, in Her Capacity as Executrix and Deviss of The Estate of Miguel C. Malave a/k/a MIGUEL C. MALARE; Jamie Gant, in His Capacity as Devisee of The Estate of Miguel C. Malave a/k/a MIGUEL C. MALARE C.P. January Term, 2017 No. 00759 $8,010.45 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-559 2601 Pennsylvania Ave, Unit 1231 19130 15th wd. 952 Sq. Ft. OPA#888073364 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Mark Shvets C.P. May Term, 2017 No. 03603 $260,974.78 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-560 4011 Hellerman St 19135 55th wd. ROW B/GAR 2 STY MASONRY; 1,152 Sq. Ft. BRT#552109100 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Jon Siderio a/k/a Jon J. Siderio and Joanne Siderio a/k/a Joanne P. Siderio C.P. February Term, 2017 No. 04636 $133,848.39 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.

1712-561 2308 Cedar St 191252902 31st wd. 1,481 Sq. Ft. OPA#312031200 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Anthony Opalka; Kathleen Opalka C.P. September Term, 2008 No. 02416 $23,833.22 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-562 4642 Melrose St 19124 45th wd. 1,137 Sq. Ft. BRT#453440500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Michael J. Sabato C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 01204 $58,470.50 Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires & Newby, LLP, Sarah A. Elia, Esq. 1712-563 2048 Estaugh St a/k/a 2048 W Estaugh St 191404801 11th wd. 1,048 Sq. Ft. OPA#112072600 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Jose Gonzalez Gonzalez C.P. April Term, 2017 No. 00091 $66,938.70 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-564 4648 N 12th St 19140 49th wd. ROW 2 STY MASONRY; 1,338 Sq. Ft. BRT#491459000 Subject to Mortgage IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL DWELLING Peggy J. Turner C.P. March Term, 2017 No. 00530 $32,160.90 McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C. 1712-565 6922 Kindred St 19149 54th wd. 1,325 Sq. Ft. OPA#542261500 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY Delwar Hussain C.P. July Term, 2017 No. 02541 $114,206.35 Shapiro & DeNardo, LLC 1712-566 2123 N 59th St 191313001 52nd wd. 1,408 Sq. Ft. OPA#522254800 IMPROVEMENTS: RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY William Carter a/k/a William P. Carter C.P. October Term, 2016 No. 04502 $64,670.53 Phelan Hallinan Diamond & Jones, LLP 1712-567 1231 N Conestoga St 19131 52nd wd. 1,779 Sq. Ft. BRT#04-1137800;

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A Vanity Fair Affair at KOP Publishing doyenne shares marvelous memories By HughE Dillon Jane Sarkin O’Connor was hosted by Neiman Marcus King of Prussia to benefit the Community Partnership School. The event celebrated Jane Sarkin O’Connor as the features editor of Vanity Fair as she shared stories from her vast career. Her career standouts have included the magazines most iconic cover stories as well as the annual Hollywood edition and the Vanity Fair Oscar party. The evening was a success in benefiting the Community Partnership School who’s mission is to, “Meet talent with opportunity by providing pre-kindergarten and elementary age children from low-wealth, low-income backgrounds in North Central Philadelphia with a high-quality, affordable education that prepares them for lifelong success and strengthens the communities to which they belong.”

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Circadium Rhythms Circus school hold first ever gala By HughE Dillon The inaugural gala for the Circadium School of Contemporary Circus was held Nov. 4. The much anticipated gala had over 200 guests, including over 40 volunteer artists. The sold out event held in West Mt. Airy, at 6440 Green Street, included performances by aerialists, acrobats, jugglers and more to entertain the guests.

1. Allison Watman, Give & Take Jugglers and Eric Geoffrey Belcher, Circus School entertainer. 2. Adam Wooley and Scott Shaffner. 3. Kim Seibert, Drew Seibert, NewCourtland, Joe Wooley and Patti Rieser. 4. A tightrope walker perfroms above the gala crowd. 5. Christina Christou, Ana Hartl, Free People and Stephanie Rowley. 6. Celeste Murman, Maya Zuckerman and Aidin O'Shea. Photos by HughE Dillon.

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Shipley Gators-Team on The Rise For better and worse, it’s likely last season will repeat for this basketball powerhouse By Jeremy Treatman

here was one team standing between Shipley and its first ever Friends Schools League Championship last year. Unfortunately, it’s the same team that was ranked in the top five of the country in most polls that included fifth year players: Westtown. Nothing will be different this season. Seth Berger’s Moose return seven Division I players, including, arguably, the best player in the country, 6’8” Duke commit Cameron Reddish. So, if Shipley doesn't win its league, it’s understandable. Beside the last FSL victory, Westtown has won the Pennsylvania Independent League state title and will start the year as Liberty City Press’ pre-season number oneranked team in the area. But Shipley won’t be an easy out for Westtown or any other league or city team on its schedule this year. Coach Phil D’Ambrosio has scheduled Archbishop Carroll, St. Georges (De.), Neumann, Archbishop Wood and others in the most ambitious schedule in school history. Led by its all-time leading scorer Sam Sessoms and blossoming big man Ray Somerville, this is supposed to be Shipley’s best basketball team in its history. “Last year, was a big year for Shipley boys basketball, winning 20 games and making it to the Friends League championship,” said D’Ambrosio. "We’re excited to get this season underway. We’ve made some great additions to the team and the program is growing stronger with sudden interest from the younger students and administration. We want to continue to build off of what we’ve been able to accomplish the last few seasons. In order to do so, we must have our chemistry in place and have everyone fully invested in playing for one another. Right now, on paper, we look decent but that has to translate to the court.

In order for us to manage and continue to strive for more, it’s imperative that our senior group takes the lead.” Most pundits believe Shipley will be a team to be reckoned with this season. Yet, in all fairness, this looks to be one of the strongest boys basketball seasons in recent memory. We at LCP feel there are 10 teams in the Catholic League that can compete for league and various state crowns, while the suburbs are loaded with Plymouth Whitemarsh, Abington, Coatesville, Cheltenham, Lower Merion, Pennsbury Downingtown West, Bishop Shanahan, and Neshaminy. There are a minimum of 30 legitimate Division I prospects in the senior class and easily 45 in the junior class. There are excellent teams in the city like Imhotep Charter, Girard College, and Constitution, as well. “It’s going to be a great season for area high school basketball,” said hoops scout Norm Eavenson. “And this Shipley team is going to make noise. They have the most talent of any team I have ever seen at this school. It all starts with their 6-0 scoring point guard Sam Sessoms [who committed to Binghamton over the summer].” His coach agrees. “Sam [Sessoms] has been excellent throughout his time here. Naturally it was an adjustment for him early on, going from public to private school, but he’s been great in terms of leading by example and working hard each and every day. He’s matured vastly on and off the court. He plays with a ton of passion and fire, and [the] things we discuss with him are learning how to best channel those emotions. It’s going to be key for him to get all of his teammates on board, playing confident and together,” said D’Ambrosio. Many area scouts are intrigued with Somerville, a 6’9” junior who has already

picked up some college offers at the highest level. “Ray [Somerville] had a great off season, spending lots of time in the gym while also competing at a high level on the AAU circuit. His confidence grew significantly once the Division I offers started coming through the door,” his coach said. “He currently has a bunch of Division I

offers, along with several other schools, still pursuing. I still believe his best days are ahead, but we are very pleased with the progress he’s made in just a little over a year, since arriving to Shipley. Last year, we were lucky to have a big man to be able to help protect the rim. Although this year will be the same, we will try to utilize him more on the offensive end and get him involved early and often.” In AAU ball this spring and summer, Somerville worked on post moves and became a double-digit scorer consistently. “Yeah I feel I have gotten better. I am lookContinued on page 2

Shipley boy's basketball players from left: Ronan Higgins (11), Tom Sobleman (22), Sam Sessoms (3), Eli Gorrell (1) and Ray Somerville (33). Photo by Sarah J. Glover

ROMAN WASN’T BUILT IN A DAY A year removed from finishing 20-6, with a 10-3 mark in the Philadelphia Catholic League, Roman Catholic is back with a strong group of returning players hungry for a better end to their season, this time around. The Cahillites are one of many teams fans will have an eye on this year vying for a title. “Our team’s goal for this season is to win everything,” said sophomore point guard Lynn Greer III. “We don’t appreciate losing at all, we work too hard to lose.” The Cahillites 2016-17 campaign ended this past March in a 57-55 first-round playoff loss to Perkiomen Valley in head coach Matt Griffin’s first season. Entering year two, the former Boston University point guard is ready to help his team take a step forward. “We’re excited that we built something last year, and now we have an opportunity to grow,” Griffin said. “I think that’s the most fun part about my job, is to see these young men grow, and hopefully our team, too. So we’re looking for an opportunity to continue to get better.” Despite a respected reputation around Philadelphia and in basketball circles, the Cahillites still have their doubters, but they have the confidence and motivation to silence them. “We just want to prove everybody wrong,” Betrand said. “Just going out every game and doing our best I think is all we have to do,” said Greer. “I feel like people underestimate us a lot, but we’ll show them.”

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Choreographer mines ancient myths for dance opera By Larry Nichols larry@epgn.com Local theatergoers have a chance to witness an original dance opera in progress when Philadelphia Dance Projects and American Opera Projects present “Wolfin-Skins” Nov. 29-30 at The

Kimmel Center. Created by out choreographer Christopher Williams and composer Gregory Spears, the production brings a menagerie of kings, wolves, hounds, faeries and other fantastical characters to the stage in a dance opera that draws inspiration from Welsh, preCeltic and pre-Christian mythology. Williams said “Wolf-in-Skins” is a work in progress. The team staged most of the first act in 2013 and is bringing some of those scenes back, along with new scenes from the second act. Audiences will also get to see some of the striking visuals, and costumes will make it into the completed production. “The designs for the work were generated with my longtime collaborator Andrew Jordan,” Williams said. “We’ll be using the costumes for select characters from the piece in their full form for this presenta-

tion. What we won’t have is the theatrical lighting and the proscenium theater that it ultimately requires, so it will be an opportunity for audiences to experience excerpts from the piece quite intimately. Excerpts from scenes in the work’s first act along with a new aria from the second act for countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo will be performed, along with a few musical selections performed in concert style by opera singers and the period-instrument ensemble New Vintage Baroque.” Influences of Celtic, medieval and pre-Christian mythology have trickled into pop culture in many different ways, shapes and forms over the years. However, Williams said, the source material for “Wolf-inSkins” comes from stories and material with which most people won’t be familiar, such as obscure medieval Welsh

texts “The Red Book of Hergest” and “The White Book of Rhydderch.” “Inspiration for this work comes from a bunch of medieval Welsh tales collectively known as the Mabinogi. It’s among the earliest Brythonic literature we know of,” he explained. “The tales’ true origin is obscured because they were compiled from the 13th-14th centuries and had already PAGE 22

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been glossed with themes common in chivalric romances of the time. But the tales themselves most likely derive from much more ancient Celtic and even pre-Celtic mythology. So you see characters that have cognates across the various Insular Celtic traditions. There are many characters in Welsh mythology that clearly derive from the same sources as characters from Irish myths with identical attributes, for example. The tales themselves and the mythology behind them are so ancient and fragmentary, so we don’t know much about them. We do know about their local expression in Welsh culture because they were preserved in these medieval texts and they have actually influenced a lot of things that are familiar to us. They are very closely linked with the Arthurian legend, for example, although I’m not treating the Arthur and Merlin tale. They represent another branch of the same mythic root. It’s a larger mythic system that not too many people are familiar with, and that is a big part of what draws me to it.” Williams also wanted to incorporate a modern twist to the story by having a same-sex romance between two of the characters. “I’m a firm believer that mythology has to be retold and has to evolve along with culture in order to remain pertinent to our lives,” he said. “Anything that doesn’t evolve and change along with us risks becoming stagnant and dated in a way that makes it harder for many people to relate to it. So one of my interests is to look at ancient material and explore how it might be made relevant to us today from my point of view as a contemporary queer artist.” Towards that aim, Williams made one of the original female characters a male. “I’ve borrowed elements from the ancient tales and have loosely based my libretto on scenarios drawn from them. I have switched the gender of one of the prime players in my story so that a situation of romantic desire occurs between two male characters. I wanted to feature the age of mythology among the many queer narratives that are at last entering mainstream culture today.”

Williams — who is classically trained in dance and studied at the Cunningham Studio — noted that “Wolf-in-Skins” takes the choreography into some interesting and innovative directions. “My dance background comes from a pretty formal training. My personal style includes some elements of Merce Cunningham’s technique, which I studied for many years, but I also like to feature the use of the head and extra use of the torso, particularly in spiral motion,” he noted. “You will see that this piece relies heavily on movement, as all characters are choreographed, including the

singers. The movement for the singers isn’t as highly technical as that of the dancers because they have to sing as well as dance, but the whole thing is truly a work of choreography. Each genre of character has its own stylistic conventions intended to bring out the qualities of its species. For example, all the human characters in the work are played by opera singers. All the supernatural characters (or faerie folk) are played by dancers. The bestial characters are often represented by puppets. Each being in the work’s magical storybook world has its own expression through movement.” n Philadelphia Dance Projects presents “Wolfin-Skins” Nov. 29-30 at the Kimmel Center’s SEI Innovation Studio, 300 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-893-1999 or visit www. philadanceprojects.org or www.christopherwilliamsdance.org.

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Miriam Davidson: A choral community singing for social justice Anna Crusis is not the name of the person being featured this week, but rather the name of a women’s choir that has been singing and performing continuously for 40 years. Its mission statement reads: “We are committed to musical excellence and social change. We sing to celebrate the diversity of women’s lives and culture; to find communion; to nurture and sustain; to comfort and to heal; to open hearts and minds; and to struggle together for a just and compassionate world.” Members believe in performing music that’s empowering, challenging and uplifting for audiences with songs that inspire, provoke, delight and inform — something we definitely need a lot of these days. Miriam Davidson is the artistic director for the choir. Under her helm, the group has grown to more than 80 members and kept its vision of supporting critical causes including promoting peace, guarding reproductive rights, ending poverty, achieving gender equality, supporting the LGBT community, fighting rape and abuse — anywhere that music can bring a sense of empowerment and hope. PGN: You’ve lived quite a few places before landing here in Philly. Where did you start out? MD: I was born in Long Island but I’ve lived here long enough that Philly is now home. PGN: Where did you grow up primarily? MD: Cheltenham Township, Elkins Park section. Very suburban, and now I live in the Germantown/Mount Airy area. PGN: Do you get your musicality from someone in the family? MD: Oh yes, it’s in my DNA. One of my fondest memories was from when I was a teenager of my grandfather sitting in the dark in the living room picking out melodies on the piano. Mom and Dad were both musicians; my mom was a singer and a music teacher and my dad is retired and a composer of Jewish liturgical music. He’s pretty wellknown in his field. I remember going to choir rehearsals with them when I was 5 and singing along. It was very inspirational and it just seeped in. PGN: Do you have siblings? MD: Yeah! And they’re all musical. One of my sisters is a soprano soloist, Ilana. She travels around the world singing with orchestras and she’s fabulous. She was a soloist on the album “Songs of Innocence and of Experience” with Leonard Slatkin and the University of Michigan chorus and orchestra, which won four Grammy Awards including Best Classical Album in 2006. She’s quite something. I’m constantly amazed by what she can do. My other sister works at Jenkintown High School as a choral teacher and she does all their shows and everything, and my brother is an artist and musician.

PGN: You all caught the bug! What instruments do you play? MD: Quite a few. [Laughs] A veritable potpourri: piano, guitar, accordion, hand percussion, banjo … I think that’s most of them. PGN: Steve Martin says you can’t be sad on a banjo. MD: [Laughs] I think he’s right! PGN: Have you ever tried to scare anyone by playing the song from “Deliverance”? MD: Maybe once or twice … It’s hard to stay away from the cliché banjo/accordion jokes. PGN: Tell me an accordion joke. MD: What happens when you leave an accordion in the back of a car? You come back to find five more. As in, no one wants them … Get it? PGN: [Face palm] Where did you go to school? MD: I got a BFA in fine art at the Tyler School of Art at Temple. I don’t know, I think I was running away from the whole musical heritage of my family. I think a part of me was afraid that if I had to go to school for it, I’d end up hating it. But of course I ended up doing music anyway and eventually went back to school to finish a music degree.

my extraneous instruments, except for the piano, which I grew up playing. It was a great experience. I learned that if you have a good sense of home within yourself, anywhere you go can be home. There’s a beauty in being able to belong almost anywhere. PGN: How did you form the group? MD: I was working at a guitar summer camp that my cousin started in Connecticut. Kiya Heartwood was hired as a songwriting and guitar teacher and we became friends. She asked me to sing on a record she was making and we just fell into it. Next thing you know, we started performing as Wishing Chair and toured all over the country. Being in the group gave me the backbone and foundation for what I’m doing now. PGN: You’re the artistic director at Anna Crusis. What does that entail? MD: Everything! When I started, we had a small group, about 35 people. I was the rehearsal pianist: I helped pick out the

PGN: How did you end up in Kentucky? MD: My partner at the time got a job at the university there in the women’s studies department. So we moved to Kentucky. I stayed there for almost 25 years and I loved it. Lexington was a very hip, progressive college town — a lot of great music there and a great community and also very close to Cincinnati, another wonderful city. PGN: When did you come out? MD: Right after college. It was one of those surprising things. Hanging out with your best friend and then, whoops, what’s this all about? I initially had a bit of a traumatic time with it; my parents were both freaked out and I was unsure of how to talk to them about it. I was still figuring it out for myself so it was hard to guide them through it. But over time, they grew to understand it and have been wonderfully supportive over the years. My mom passed about 10 years ago but she really evolved. She loved my partner from Kentucky, though it was funny: One time my partner asked her, “Does it bother you that I’m not Jewish?” And my mom responded, “Well, I’d rather your name was George, but it’s fine.”

music, I designed the set list and designed the graphics for the programs. The artistic director holds the vision of what the group is going to carry forward. Now we have over 80 singers and a much more-involved administrative body. We have an accompanist now so I’m off that duty!

PGN: What was Wishing Chair? MD: We were a singer-songwriter folk duo that toured the country for about 15 years. That’s where I picked up most of

PGN: You’ve said that Anna Crusis was a spiritual experience. MD: Yeah, I joined Anna at about the time I came out. I’d grown up singing in choirs

but being in an all-women’s choir that was mostly lesbian and was dedicated to social justice was a very different experience. It was my first immersion into the culture. When I moved back to Philadelphia with my wife Kim, who sang with a women’s choir in Cincinnati where she grew up, I told her she should look into Anna. Since I grew up here, I wanted her to find a sense of foundation of her own. She started singing with them and of course I got sucked in. “Do you want to play persuasion on this song?” Sure. “We need someone to accompany us on keyboard.” OK. PGN: Lesbians recruiting! MD: Yes. Then when the director at the time was going to retire, they needed to hire an interim person and Kim suggested I try for it. I said, “I’m not really a choir director,” and she said, “Yes, of course you are.” And I have to say it truly feels like I’ve found my musical home, that everything I’ve done in music has led up to this. It’s been an incredible full-circle journey. PGN: Tell me about “The Body of Anna.” MD: Well, we wanted a system that wasn’t top-down or hierarchical, something more even across the board when it came to process and the way we run things. So we created “The Body of Anna.” Each working committee is named after a body part. The Breath members assist in the execution of auditions, and meet throughout the year to discuss concert themes, etc. The Face members help promote Anna’s mission and do our marketing and publicity. The Hands work at helping out our members, doing everything from providing snacks to child care, and organize our volunteers; they are the nurturers. Our Head provides the history and helps us maintain Anna’s social-justice mission, and the Heart belongs to our board of directors. All parts combine, making up the whole of Anna Crusis, a community of people who came together to sing but have become family. It’s pretty remarkable with such a large group. PGN: That’s lovely! The choir has performed so many great collaborations. Give me a favorite artist or group pairing. MD: We just did a collaboration with Holly Near, which was just … well, she’s Holly Near. What more can you want? PAGE 26

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to cook food in the most primal and primitive form. We tried the culotte beef ($24) and the tuna steak ($23) and both were excellent fresh off the rock. There are a number of sides available (each $5), but the rice and beans are a great choice with any meal as you can toss them on the lava rock and crisp them up even more. You can also bump up the seasoning with a selection of dips, rubs and sauces ($3 for three), the best of which is the wellrounded and spicy hot-pepper relish. Desserts at Mad Rex are a simple but effective affair, and most come in the form of shooters, ranging from the classic cannoli ($5) to the more-refined goat cheesecake ($5). After dinner, make a digital escape from the wasteland in the virtual-reality lounge. For $2 per minute, you can strap on VR goggles, order up a camelback pouch of a cocktail (we recommend the spicy and citrusy Hunter cocktail) and order from a menu of VR experiences, ranging from space exploration to a haunted house full of monsters. With a unique vision and hands-on dining experience, Mad Rex is an excellent and captivating addition to the restaurant scene in Philly. If society has to collapse into oblivion, we can’t think of a better place to ride out the apocalypse. n

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PGN: I just saw her at SisterSpace and she was amazing. MD: Yes, she came and did a fundraiser for us in April. As a performer, for me, Holly embodies everything. She’s got guts, she’s got wisdom and smarts, she’s got the chops. She’s a musical preacher. She was my idol growing up and I remember thinking, Wouldn’t it be great to play for her someday? Over the years, I got to meet her on the women’s music circuit and we got to be friends and at some point she said, “Hey, you’re a piano player, would you like to play for me?” So now when she comes east, she’ll call me and I’ll come perform with her if needed. It was another one of those wild full-circle things, like woah! The choir has also collaborated with Dr. Ysaye Bardwell from Sweet Honey in the Rock and Sharon Katz, another great performer with an incredible sense of social consciousness. We also try to pair up with the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus at least twice a year. Oh, and we did a GALA [LGBT choral organization] show with the Frequent Flyers, who were aerial-dance performers. That was pretty cool. PGN: Does Anna identify as lesbian? MD: Anna was started when safe spaces for women were few and far between. It became a haven for lesbians who wanted a creative outlet and sense of community. Now we have quite the cross-section: We have gay women, straight women, gender-fluid, gender-neutral, you name it. PGN: Most choirs are gearing up for a holiday concert this time of year. Why not Anna? MD: Good question. We never have. I think it has to do with the idea that a lot of religious music is patriarchal, and a lot of it is Christian when we are a lot of people who have felt downtrodden by organized religion. In the past, there has never been a desire to do it and I think it has carried over, over the years. But we haven’t talked about it in a while, so maybe it’s time to revisit it. I could be carrying a torch for something that doesn’t need to be carried anymore. PGN: Tell me about your upcoming show, “Song is a Traveler.” MD: Part of what brings us together is the need to bring information and truth to audiences through music, to raise people’s awareness and to inspire. For “Traveler,” the theme is that we’re all immigrants; unless you’re Native American, we all came from someplace else. It also references the spiritual journey that we’re all on. If you’re LGBT, how do you fit into society? Are we white or African-American or Asian or people of color? How do you find and define a sense of self? And whatever you do, you bring the songs of your community. Music is a traveler too, right? It can help us tell our stories. So with the contentious atmosphere in our country of who really belongs here, we felt it was time to address it.

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PGN: What made you invite Moira Smiley for this upcoming performance, other than her great name? MD: We’ve known about Moira for years; she has a group she sings with called Voco and also with an Irish band called Solace. We were doing an arrangement of one of her songs when I noticed that she was going to be in town at World Cafe Live. I wrote to her and she came and did a workshop for us. She was great and I decided that if she was in town again and it worked with our schedule that we’d try to snag her for one of our shows. She does lots and lots of arranging for choirs that are interesting with a little edge to them. I’m excited about it. PGN: OK, random time. Pick an alto, soprano and bass for your ultimate choir. MD: Wow, OK. Gloria Estefan, Ysaye Barnwell and Judy Garland. PGN: Three sounds you hate? MD: Dentist drill, honking and the incessant chatter of TV talk shows. PGN: Three sounds you love? MD: My dogs, Bella and Henry, playing; percussion; and the ocean. PGN: Do you have any other pets? MD: Yes, Sam and Simon. Thanks, I wouldn’t want them to feel left out. PGN: A talent you’d like to have? MD: I’d love to play a saxophone. PGN: Best cold remedy? MD: Yin Chiao. It’s a Chinese mixture of herbs. I swear by it. And when you have 80 people together that need to sing, it’s a wonder. PGN: Craziest gig? MD: [Laughs] When I was with Wishing Chair, we performed in Arkansas at a biker bar behind a chain-link fence on bales of hay. PGN: What’s on your wish list for the future? MD: I had a really interesting experience last year. A women’s choir in Bucks County decided to hold a women’s choral festival. It was very small, just a few choirs, but it was clear that our repertoire was very different from the rest. Ours had guts and depth and really spoke to issues and people and a social awareness not found with most other choirs. Everyone kept coming up to us and asking, “Where do you get this music? How can we find it and learn it?” and I had a lightbulb moment. We need to find a way to help people — whether they be high-school choirs, women’s or community choirs — to find music that has relevance and depth. I’d love to help spread our mission far and wide! n “Song is a Traveler” runs Dec. 2-3 at Lutheran Church of the Holy Communion, 2110 Chestnut St. For more information or tickets, visit http:// www.annacrusis.org.

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1. Anderson Cooper’s area 5. Streisand’s “Prince of ___” 10. The goods 14. Highest elected homophobe’s office shape 15. ___ fours (doggy-style) 16. Sir’s counterpart 17. Q to a Scrabble player 18. Morgan Fairchild’s “Roseanne” character 19. Top or bottom of the world 20. She plays Ray in “3 Generations” 23. ISP option 24. Had lots of partners, with “out” 25. “Tales of the City,” for example 27. Cole Porter song from “Paris” 32. Unload loads 33. Stud site 34. Muster out 36. Marlon

Brando’s hometown 39. Persian Gulf land 41. Sarandon, who plays Ray’s grandmother 43. Series terminal 44. Caligula’s year 46. Fish dish 48. Part of a chorus line? 49. Prick 51. Margaret Cho show 53. Sexually ambiguous “Twilight” star Stewart 56. She played Gabrielle on “Desperate Housewives” 57. Flicked one’s Bic 58. Like Ray, in “3 Generations” 64. One-time Arthur Ashe rival Nastase 66. Warwick’s “___ Little Prayer for You” 67. Gulp of medicine 68. Broadway light 69. Fran Drescher show, with “The” 70. Enjoy

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26. “Julius Caesar” setting 27. Carrie in “Star Wars” 28. Draw some interest 29. Make the change that is the subject of “3 Generations” 30. Radio jock Don 31. Puccini work 35. Candy purchases 37. Part of an espionage name 38. Ruck of “Spin City” 40. Testy response, or testicles 42. Bouquets for homophiles? 45. Lauer, who cross-dressed

as Dolly Parton on “Today” 47. 1993 title role for 53-Down 50. Strait man 52. Author Scoppettone 53. “De-Lovely” star Kevin 54. Rubbed the wrong way 55. Like orifices close to each other 59. Half of Mork’s good-bye 60. New Year’s song ender 61. Lesbian couples in “Bambi”? 62. Morales of “Mi Familia” 63. Cincinnati team 65. Old Spanish queen

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Theater & Arts Annie Walnut Street Theatre presents the beloved musical about the charming orphan through Jan. 7, 825 Walnut St.; 215-574-3550. Clue The comedy mystery film is screened 8 p.m. Nov. 27 at the Trocadero Theatre, 1003 Arch St.; 215922-6888. Disney’s Beauty and the Beast Media Theatre presents the musical adaptation of the Disney classic through Jan. 14, 104 E. State St., Media; 610-891-0100. Dom Irrera The comedian and Philly native seen on “The Tonight Show” performs through Nov. 25 at Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sanson St.; 215-4969001. Finding Neverland Broadway Philadelphia presents the story behind one of the world’s most beloved characters, Peter Pan, through Nov. 26 at Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-8931999. John Mulaney The comedian performs 7 and 10 p.m. Dec. 1 at the Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St.; 215-893-1999. Old Masters Now: Celebrating the Johnson Collection Philadelphia Museum of Art presents an exhibition of European art of the likes of Botticelli, Bosch, Titian, Rembrandt and Monet through Feb.

WE WISH YOU A MELISSA CHRISTMAS: Out singersongwriter and activist Melissa Etheridge performs a concert of her hits and holiday songs 8 p.m. Nov. 29 at Copeland Hall, 818 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del. For more information or tickets, call 302-888-0200.

19, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215763-8100. Patricia Urquiola: Between Craft and Industry The work of acclaimed designer Urquiola, who creates cool, innovative objects for the home and office, is on display through March 4 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100. Philadelphia Assembled Initiated by artist Jeanne van Heeswijk, with hundreds of collaborators, the project explores Philadelphia’s changing landscape and tells a story of radical communitybuilding and active resistance, through Dec. 10 at Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Parkway; 215-7638100.

Rasheeda Speaking Allens Lane Art Center present a dark comedy set in the workplace examining issues of race, power and friendship through Dec. 3, 601 W. Allens Lane; 215248-0546. Runnicles Conducts Mozart The Philadelphia Orchestra performs Nov. 30-Dec. 2 at Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St.; 215-8931999. Sinbad The comedian performs 8 p.m. Dec. 1 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside; 215-5727650. This Is The Week That Is 1812 Productions presents its annual political-comedy show Nov. 24Dec. 31 at Plays & Players Theatre, 1714 Delancey St.; 215-592-9560.

TouchTones Arden Theatre Company presents a new musical comedy about love, sex and the fantasy at the other end of the line through Dec. 3, 40 N. Second St.; 215922-1122. Transcendents: Spirit Mediums in Burma & Thailand The Fine Art Galleries at Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center present internationally known and acclaimed photojournalist Mariette Pathy Allen for the first public exhibit of her new works, which document transgender lives and experiences around the world, through Jan. 2, 522 W. Maple St., Allentown; 610347-9988. Upright Citizens Brigade: We Know How You Die The sketch/improv comedy troupe

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queens compete for a cash prize 7-10 p.m. Nov. 26 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675. Sister Bear A body-positive burlesque show, 8 p.m. Nov. 26 at L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St.; 215-5920656.

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HEAR ‘WHAT HAPPENED’: Former presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton comes to town for a live speaking engagement 7:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at the Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. For more information or tickets, call 215-893-1999.

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Music Kirk Franklin and Ledisi: The Soul & The Saint Tour The R&B and gospel acts perform 7:30 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Tower Theater, 69th and Ludlow streets, 610-352-2887. The Machine The Pink Floyd tribute band performs 8 p.m. Nov. 24 at Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave.; 215572-7650. Thrice and Circa Survive The hard-rock bands perform 6:45 p.m. Nov. 24-25 at The Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St.; 800745-3000. Cut/Copy The alt-rock band performs 8:30 p.m. Nov. 28 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215-232-2100.

PGMC: Tinseltown Tidings Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus performs a holiday concert Nov. 30Dec. 2 at Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut St.; 215569-9700. Liam Gallagher The British rocker and former member of Oasis performs 8:30 p.m. Nov. 30 at Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.; 215232-2100.

Nightlife Happy Bears Stuffed Underwear Party Party in your skivvies at this bear gathering 5-9 p.m. Nov. 24 at Tabu, 200 S. 12th St.; 215-964-9675. Queer Performances of Color: Black Friday Edition The show features performances by Blane Elliott, Blessing Osazuwa, Bugalú Boogie, Icon Ebony Fierce, Jaeda and more,

8-11 p.m. Nov. 24 at Writer’s Block Rehab, 1342 Cypress St.; 267534-3134. Mimi Imfurst Presents Drag Diva Brunch Mimi Imfurst, Bev, Vinchelle, Sutton Fearce and special guests perform 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Nov. 25 at Punch Line Philly, 33 E. Laurel St.; 215-606-6555. PGMC Winter Onesieland Bar Crawl The Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus bundles up for its annual bar crawl with food, drinks, games, contests and sing-alongs 5 p.m.1 a.m. Nov. 25 in the Gayborhood; www.pgmc.org. November Amateur Drag Attack Ten amateur drag

Chris Rock The comedian performs 7 and 10 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Borgata Casino and Spa’s Event Center, 1 Borgata Way, Atlantic City, N.J.; 609-3171000. Monty Python and the Holy Grail The classic British comedy film is screened 9 p.m. Nov. 24 at the Colonial Theatre, 227 Bridge St., Phoenixville; 610917-1228. Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling The comedian performs 8 p.m. Nov. 25 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888-5961027. Chaslyn Sweetwood: “I’ll Be Home For Christmas” The singer and New Hope native performs 7:30 p.m. Dec. 1 at The Rrazz Room, 385 W. Bridge St., New Hope; 888-5961027. n

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Sensitive, not salacious, story in ‘Tom of Finland’ By Gary M. Kramer PGN Contributor

PS: Yeah, we can do that — off the record.

PGN: What did you know about Tom of Finland and his work before you made the film? PS: I knew very little. Twenty years ago, it wasn’t that big in Finland, but it was bigger globally. I knew the brand, but I didn’t know much about the artist behind the work, so that was why it was so interesting to see who this guy was.

PGN: Why do you think Veli (aka Nipo) and Touko fall in love? PS: I was about to quote Haddaway: “What is love?” [Laughs]. Nipo is the one challenging Touko. He’s much braver than Touko in a sense. The artist is scared of the world, and here’s this young rebel … They lead a secret life. They had a really deep relationship. It was love.

PGN: Did you dream of one day playing a gay pornographer? PS: That’s one way to put it. It’s a great role. I’m an actor from Finland, and it was the role of a lifetime. He was a great man and did so many great things, I think, so after reading the script, I had no doubt I wanted to do it.

PGN: How do you read the way Touko went from being an artist to an activist? PS: Touko says, “I’m not a political activist,” but then in 1985, ’86, he says, “Maybe I was.” He started to draw for his own good. There wasn’t an agenda with his drawings in the beginning. It was just something to jerk off to and to make others feel aroused. Going to L.A., he saw people who appreciated his work. So maybe he had an agenda and didn’t want to say what it was. It’s a bit of an allegory to our movie. We didn’t make a political agenda, but when you watch it today, there might be. n

PGN: So what turns you on? Are you into Finnish actor Pekka Strang gives a fan- leather, uniforms or role-playing? tastic, nuanced performance as Touko PS: Skateboarding. I’m trying to show my Laaksonen, the title character in “Tom of kids how to do it, but I fell, so I can’t raise Finland,” director Dome Karukosi’s shrewd my left arm very high. biopic of the famous gay artist, which opens Nov. 24 at the Ritz at the Bourse. The film is PGN: Touko is a very shy and introverted Finland’s entry for the Academy Awards. character. Even when he is surrounded by As this drama opens, Touko is fighting in the war and enjoying some camaraderie with his fellow soldiers. He also experiences a life-changing encounter when he has an exchange with an enemy soldier. Returning home to a repressive life in 1950s Finland, Touko works at an ad agency and lives with his sister, Kaija (Jessica Grabowsky). They soon take in a boarder, Veli (Lauri Tikanen), with whom Touko quickly falls in love. Touko is also seen spending his free time drawing secret and erotic illustrations of fetishistic and hyper-sexualized PEKKA STRANG AS TOUKO LAAKSONEN men — a likely response to homosexu- IN “TOM OF FINLAND” Photo: Josef Persson ality being illegal in Finland at the time. Soon, Touko’s drawings are attracting inter- admirers, he feels uncomfortable in his own national attention in the underground mar- skin. Can you talk about that aspect of his ket. As his success and reputation grow, he character? travels to America, where he connects with PS: That’s typical Finland. When you the queer community in ways he has not look at his drawings and photographs, he’s imagined, becoming a superstar of sorts. always observing things. When you’re an “Tom of Finland” is smart in how it observer, you don’t want the attention. depicts the story of a shy man who found a You don’t show yourself. I think he was way to find acceptance within the larger gay kind of an illusionist of sexuality. He was community. The film also emphasizes how observing life. He was 20-something when Tom of Finland gave considerable pleasure the war started. He was a young man to millions of gay and closeted men around who saw his mates dying, so that shaped the world. But the film is more sensitive than his life. That’s my interpretation. I never prurient, a strength that might disappoint went to war, but we have a lot of stories of fans expecting a salacious biopic. young men going there, and that may be Strang met with PGN to talk about playing a reason why he was like that. We don’t the icon that is Tom of Finland. have much material of the younger Tom.

PGN: Did you have concerns about having sex on screen? PS: It’s not a problem. I like having sex. PGN: You do? Can we talk about your fantasies?

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