QVNA Magazine (January 2015)

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A LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT President Jeff Hornstein describes the Crosstown Coalition and QVNA’s role in their newly established education committee.

CALL TO ORGANIZE FOR ACTION It takes a village and in ours Queen, we need more chiefs. Find out how your block can help improve the Quality of Life in Queen Village.

BE A SMARTER DISCARDER For insight into how we live, take a look at what’s discarded curbside weekly. Is it trash or treasure?

PHONING IN FOR QUALITY OF LIFE There are more than 500 phone numbers and hotlines associated with Philadelphia city government, but when it comes to ensuring quality of life, you only need to remember one: 311.

GREENING AND SHADING QUEEN VILLAGE Many trees in Queen Village are present thanks to countless residents who volunteer their time to increase our tree canopy.

RECOGNIZING PAIN IN YOUR PET

Christina Fuoco explains how to recognize when your companion animal is in pain and what you can do to help.

WELCOME TO THE DISTRICT Michael Harris, the Executive Director of the South Street Headhouse Business District, welcomes two new businesses to the district.

Knowledge and Experience Combined with Your Best Interests in Mind

EARLY KINDNESS TO ANIMALS IN AMERICA Cynthia Temple writes about Caroline Earle White, an early animal rights advocate who helped install the water fountain at 3rd and Bainbridge.

I RESOLVE & RECYCLING TIPS The New Year is here! We polled several neighbors to learn about their 2015 New Year’s resolutions; Carla Puppin offers tips to help reduce recycling litter.

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a letter from the president

BY JEFF HORNSTEIN

STRENGTHENING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD PUBLIC SCHOOLS

The year ahead promises to be very interesting. Tom Wolf made history by defeating Tom Corbett, the first time an incumbent has failed to win reelection. With a Democratic governor in the state house and solid Republican majorities in the legislature, the optimist in me hopes that Governor Wolf and legislative leaders can forego partisan wrangling and get the Commonwealth’s vital business done – particularly around education.

I just finished reading Enrico Moretti’s important book, The New Geography of Jobs, and the take-away message is that unless we invest seriously and immediately in education at all levels, our country, state and City will continue to dramatically underperform economically. Moretti makes it clear that the US is not investing enough in “human capital.” Rates of college graduation have stagnated across the country in the past 3 decades; here in PA, we have ignored the human capital investment with the highest rate of return, namely early education. We are one of 6 states in which school districts are not required to provide 06

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kindergarten.

Contrast this with human capital leader, Massachusetts, which requires all districts to offer free kindergarten; Boston has just implemented universal pre-K. Fortunately, a broad coalition of civic leaders has come together to push Harrisburg to fund universal pre-K for PA. It is a cause worth supporting.

On a related note, the Education Committee of the Philadelphia Crosstown Coalition, of which QVNA is a founding member, is convening a “Friends of Neighborhood Schools” summit this February. In communities across the City, multiple stakeholders are organizing and working with their principals and teachers to support quality neighborhood schools. Every community in this City has resources that can and should be engaged in support of their neighborhood schools. Here in Queen Village, our neighbors have long supported the Meredith School and even the nonparents among us understand what a vital institution Meredith is.

The good news is that we are starting to rally behind Nebinger, as our very well-attended November General Meeting at Nebinger demonstrated.

For the first time, neighborhoods from across the City are banding together to speak with one voice: strong neighborhood public schools are the foundation of strong communities.

If you are interested in getting involved in either QVNA’s education efforts or those of the PCC, please

contact Schools & Youth Activities Committee chair Eleanor Ingersoll at schools@qvna.org.

And of course, QVNA will be actively engaged in the vetting of candidates for the all-important role of the next Mayor of Philadelphia.

VOLUNTEERS RECOGNIZED AT QVNA HOLIDAY PARTY

2014 ended on a very nice note, with dozens of neighbors attending QVNA’s annual Holiday Party at Old Swedes Church on December 18. The food was great, thanks to generous donations by local restaurants Kennett, Catahoula, New Wave, For Pete’s Sake, Shank’s, Pietro’s, Ulivo, as well as the proposed Hungry Pigeon. The wine was fine and the tunes even finer, thanks to Rich “Vinyl” Miller who provided expert DJ services. And the Board was thrilled to recognize the incredible volunteer efforts of the following groups, each of which adds to our community’s unparalleled vibrancy: Friends of Bainbridge Green, QV Tree Tenders, QVK9, the newly revived QVNA Transportation Committee, and the folks behind the awesome Fulton Street Mural. We capped the evening with a judged dessert competition.

Of course the party itself would not have been possible without the hard work of Carla Puppin and the QVNA Outreach Committee – Amy Grant, Amy Shelanski, Duncan Spencer, and Peter Ross.

Thanks to everyone who works hard to make Queen Village the best neighborhood in Philadelphia.

As always, if you have suggestions or concerns, please contact me at president@qvna.org.

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THE VOICE OF THE VILLAGE SHORT ANNOUNCEMENTS AND LITTLE BLURBS ABOUT THINGS GOING ON IN AND AROUND QUEEN VILLAGE • The

newly

expanded

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• Many staff members at the George W. Nebinger School are

almost full. To rent a parking space at the below market

working on projects that need funding. If you are interested in

rate of $100/month, call (215) 569-8400, ext. 4660 or email

lending your support, search for Nebinger on donorschoose.org

tmogus@parkwaycorp.com.

and make a donation.

• On Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 19th) and President’s

• Amy Grant, Eleanor Ingersoll, Lauren Leonard, and Frank Tavani

Day (February 16th), the Streets Department will be closed, and

were elected to the QVNA Board for the 2015-16 term at QVNA’s

garbage collection will be delayed by one day for the rest of

Membership Meeting on November 20, 2014. Congratulations to

the week. During these holiday weeks, please do not curb your

these new and returning Board members.

garbage or recycling in Queen Village until Friday evenings for collection on Saturdays.

• Did you know that QVNA’s magazine is delivered to almost every household in the neighborhood? If

• For the past ten years Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) has had

Queen

Village

but

the ability to place liens against property owners, when they do

email

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not pay their gas bills, or when their tenants do not pay their private, third party gas bills.

If you are concerned about a

• Special thanks to the following local restaurants and

possible lien, contact PGW at (215) 235-1000 or request a title

chefs that donated delicious food to QVNA’s 2014 Holiday

search on your property.

Party: Wave,

Catahoula, Pietro’s,

For

Shanks,

Pete’s

Ulivo,

Sake, and

Kennett,

Scott

New

Schroeder.

• QVNA is looking for volunteers to help deliver the magazine to several blocks in the neighborhood. If you enjoy walking

• A correction to the November 2014 issue: QVK9’s dog park

around and would like to help keep neighbors informed about

cleanups take place almost every third SUNDAY of each month

QV happenings, email info@qvna.org or call (215) 339-0975.

at 10:30 am. Please check the QVNA website or the app for information on upcoming clean-ups.

CALL TO ORGANIZE FOR ACTION

BY LAUREN LEONARD

The QVNA Board and committees are comprised of volunteers working tirelessly to improve the quality of life in our neighborhood. As the saying goes, it takes a village. In an effort to reach and engage with more of the village and spur civic engagement, the Quality of Life Committee is establishing a network of Village Chiefs.

Similar to the City’s Block Captain Program*, Village Chiefs will serve as liaisons between the Board, committees, friends groups, and residents. Chiefs will disseminate information (dates of upcoming meetings and social outings, calls for volunteers, etc.) to their blocks and in return relay information on happenings and challenges on their respective blocks.

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If you would like to serve the community by assuming the role of Chief on your block, please email qualityoflife@qvna.org with your name, address, and contact information. Upon receipt of your email, a Quality of Life committee member will contact you in order to discuss next steps.

We thank you in advance for meeting this challenge and look forward to enhancing the quality of life in our Village with your help. *The Queen Village Chiefs Program is not affiliated with the City’s Block Captain Program.

The Best 8 Films of 2014*

BY PIERS MARCHANT Piers Marchant is a film critic and writer based in Philly. Find more confounding amusements and diversions at his blog, Sweet Smell of Success (http://sweetsmellosuccess.tumblr. com), or read his further 142-character rants and ravings at @kafkaesque83.

8. THE GRAND BUDAPEST HOTEL Wes Anderson takes a lot of undeserved heat for making “Wes Anderson movies,” which has always seemed very silly to me. You’d prefer he try some outlandish and illfitting different style just to show his versatility? This lavish film, filled with great performances, inventive visuals, and exquisite comic timing, was one of the most fun experiences I had in theaters this year.

7. FORCE MAJEURE Partially, a well-observed familial relationship film; partly, a jet-black comedy (albeit with some odd beats to it), Ruben Östlund’s ski-vacation drama, set on the stunning French Alps, is never less than fascinating. It takes the theme of family dissonance and blows it up to reveal the horrific truth about our irrational breaking point, whether we choose to admit it or not. At our core, we’re nothing but survival, cowardice, and neurosis.

6. LIFE ITSELF The most fitting tribute to Roger Ebert would of course have to be a film, and one as rich and poignantly honest as this one from Steve James. It follows the life and phenomenal career of one of our best-known film critics, but it’s no paean or ego cruise in homage to the man. It shows his darker side, including

his love/hate relationship with fellow Chicago critic Gene Siskel, and the effects of the cancer that spread through the lower part of his face, ravaging his body, and taking away his ability to speak. Somehow, mute, Ebert became an even more accomplished writer, and amazingly, a more vibrant person.

5. BIRDMAN (OR THE UNEXPECTED VIRTUE OF IGNORANCE) There was a good deal of critical hype about Alejandro González Iñárritu’s backstage theater drama coming out of the NYFF, where it had its premiere, and it turns out that the considerable smoke lead to a raging bonfire. The film is a technical marvel, shot as it is as one long, sweeping take (albeit with generous edit points), but beyond the bells-and-whistles, there’s a film of considerable power concerning the nature of artistic creation and sacrifice, and all while keeping a strong and unflinching sense of humor. A marvel.

4. UNDER THE SKIN An exquisitely obtuse sci-fi freak out from Jonathan Glazer, that finds Scarlett Johansson as an alien cruising the city streets of Scotland in search of willing men she can lure into an oily-based death prison. The film gives us precious little in the way of exposition or explanation, leaving Glazer’s superior storytelling and Johansson’s extraordinary (and brave) performance as all we have to divine the nature of the narrative, which leads to a disturbing

and remarkable cinematic experience.

3. BOYHOOD In many critic circles, the film of the year, and deservedly so, Richard Linklater’s 12-years-in-the-making bittersweet comingof-age-and-beyond drama is highlighted by incredibly deep performances from Ethan Hawke, Patricia Arquette and newcomer Ellar Coltrane, but the real stand-out of the film is Linklater’s unwavering and unsentimental vision. One of this country’s most humanist directors, he’s created a document of aging and parenthood that’s as indelible as it is provoking.

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WHIPLASH Young Damien Chazelle’s film is bristling with power and angst, but it also makes a valid point about the nature of greatness and the enormous sacrifice it takes to achieve it. We might dislike individual artists personally, but, in the end, it’s their work that endures long after our petty differences have been forgotten. You want immortality, you have to start earning it, and the price is far too much for most people to bear.

1. TWO DAYS, ONE NIGHT The Dardennes’ film is an emotional knockout, to be sure, but it’s also an example of one of the rarest types of dramas: A story about personal morality that sheds a glowing white light onto human nature, and, quite possibly, the pathway to ethical happiness. After seeing it in Toronto, I compared it favorably to Bicycle Thieves, and I stand by that now. *Due to space restrictions, I could not include Ida or The Guardians of the Galaxy, which take their positions as numbers 10 and 9 on my full list, respectively.

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BE A SMARTER DISCARDER

BY LAUREN LEONARD

As part of its quest to become the greenest city in the nation, the City of Philadelphia has expanded recycling as a means of improving the environment, the economy and quality of life for all residents.

According the Streets Department, residential curbside recycling rates are at an all-time high with a record 128,000 tons of recyclable materials being collected in 2014. As is apparent on Friday morning’s in Queen Village when sidewalks are crowded with items not yet at the end of their useful life, however, there is still room for improvement.

Much of what we discard weekly isn’t actually trash. In fact, as the saying goes, it may actually, to someone else, be treasure. The first (and often simplest) step to improving our neighborhood environment, economy and quality of life is by diverting waste from landfill; becoming smarter discarders. With this in mind, the Quality of Life (QOL) committee offers some resources for more responsible disposal of unwanted items.

1. WILL TAKE JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING Philly Aids Thrift 710 S 5th St | 215.922.3186 Accepts gently used appliances, books, cars, CDs, records, tapes, clothing, shoes, accessories, DVDs, VHS tapes, electronics and stereo equipment, furniture, home furnishings and household items, jewelry, sporting goods. Proceeds go to local organizations involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.

2. FURNITURE Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles 832 N Broad St | 215.546.9616 A free furniture pick-up service. Email photos of your gently used furniture to ufcphilly@gmail.com to expedite the screening and pickup process. 100% of

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proceeds from contributions benefit the African People’s Education and Defense Fund.

3. CLOTHING Bella Boutique 527 S 4th Street | 610.594.6844 Accepts for consignment high-quality clothing in excellent condition this is in current style, freshly laundered and ironed; perfume; like-new jewelry, shoes and purses.

4. SHOES Back on My Feet (BoMF)/Shoebox Recycling philadelphia.backonmyfeet.org/shoeboxrecycling Donate gently used athletic shoes, raise awareness about the global impact of shoe recycling and help put reusable, renewable shoes on people who need affordable options. BoMF works to empower, educate and employee homeless Philadelphians.

5. BOOKS Mostly Books Warehouse 529 Bainbridge Street | 215.238.9838 Mostly Books is always accepting books, music, and CDs for store credit. Give 35% of value of books to owner in form of store credit.

6. FOOD Bennett Compost bennettcompost.com | 215.520.2406

services to both commercial and residential markets, proper disposal and recycling of electronics and other difficult to recycle materials.

8. MATTRESSES The Philadelphia Streets Department philadelphiastreets.com/sanitation Provides curbside pickup of mattresses.

Mattresses and box springs must be bagged and sealed in plastic mattress bags when placed curbside. Items may be set out on your regular trash day. (They do not have to be bagged if taken to a Sanitation Convenience Center.)

9. OVERSIZED/BULK ITEMS The Philadelphia Streets Department philadelphiastreets.com/sanitation Residents may continue to set out compactable furniture, such as sofas for collection at curbside, up to two items per week. (For gently used items, refer to above list.) The Streets Department does not accept metal oversized items or tires as part of curbside collection. Automotive tires and appliances, such as stoves, washing machines, refrigerators, hot water heaters, etc. should be taken away by a private hauler, or residents may bring these items (limit of two oversized items and four tires) to a Sanitation Convenience Center.

The average person throws away 1600 pounds of food per year! Composter’s throw away half of this. Sign up for $15/ month curbside weekly pickup of food and compostable waste.

For more information on responsible disposal, visit qvna.org and attend the January General Meeting at Istanbul Lounge (216 South Street) where waste and other quality of life issues will be topics of discussion led by QOL. Also visit qvna.org for more resources.

7. ELECTRONICS

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eForce Compliance eforcecompliance.com

http://www.recyclenowphila.org/

Provides compliant electronic recycling

http://www.philadelphiastreets.com/sanitation/ https://www.recyclebank.com/

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PHONING IN FOR QUALITY OF LIFE

BY LAUREN LEONARD

Un-permitted demo. Illegal dumping. The incessant delivery of unsolicited menus. The pizza crusts.

The dog poop... Living in close quarters and sharing (limited) resources can, even in our beautiful village, adversely impact quality of life. Knowing what to report, to whom and how to get results is essential to maintaining and ensuring it.

Launched in 2008, Philly311 is the one-call resource providing residents “courteous, fast, and accurate customer service” and access to the more than 500 numbers and hotlines of our city government. Operating 24/7/365, Philly311 provides information and helps engage citizens in the process of resolving quality of life issues in three different ways:

• A Customer Service Agent will ask questions and provide immediate answers.

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• A Customer Service Agent will transfer the call directly to the department able to provide answers and information.

• A Customer Service Agent will generate a Service Request, process the request with the appropriate department and provide the caller with a Receipt number to track status to completion.

Reports can also be made in real-time by downloading the app to your smartphone. App users will be automatically notified when a request is resolved. Some of the most common requests submitted to Philly311 are for business licenses information, graffiti removal, curbside trash schedules, pothole removal, illegal dumping and vacant lot cleanup.

If following the Philly311 procedure does not result in a satisfactory resolution in a reasonable

amount of time*, the issue may be brought to the attention of the Quality of Life (QOL) committee by emailing qualityoflife@qvna.org. QOL, acting on behalf of the resident, will seek an expedient resolution by engaging with Philly311, city agencies and Councilman Squilla’s office. QOL will provide regular updates to individual residents, the QVNA Board and the neighborhood (by way of qvna.org and QV Magazine). *There are various ways in which a City Department uses the 311 system to manage their Service Requests. Some Service Requests are listed as completed when the Department contacts the Customer or when the first step in the process is completed. The word “Completed” as it relates to Service Requests is defined by each Department in conjunction with their processes and PhillyStat reviews. Data collected by Philly311 is tracked by PhillyStat and reported bi-weekly to the Mayor, Managing Director and other city officials to help improve efficiency department by department.

GREENING & SHADING IN QUEEN VILLAGE

BY MELISSA DONNELLY

Trees, especially in a city environment with so much concrete and asphalt, provide shade to residents and visitors walking around, running for exercise, or sitting on the sidewalk

at a restaurant or cafe. Our city and our neighborhood would be much less pleasant without the tree cover we currently enjoy.

The many trees in Queen Village are present in large part thanks to countless residents who volunteer their time to increase the tree canopy.

A program that has brought more than 250 new trees to Queen Village over the past 7 years is the Tree Tender program administered by the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.

(PHS). Tree Tenders identify potential locations for trees, submit paperwork signed by property owners, and plant trees in locations where they have been approved.

Twice a year, Tree Tenders chair Daniel Gibbon helps neighbors apply for trees through PHS and organizes volunteers to help with the planting. Just 2 months ago, 18 neighbors volunteered to plant 24 new trees in Queen Village. I came out for

the first time to plant and while it was hard work to dig the holes and carry supplies around the neighborhood, it was fun to work with other neighbors I had just met. It is very rewarding to walk by trees that I had a hand, literally, in planting.

The QVNA “Quality of Life” Committee would like to continue to promote the addition of new trees to the neighborhood and to maintain the trees we already have and on our blocks. But to do this, we need your help!

We need neighbors who have an empty tree pit in front of their home to contact us at qualityoflife@qvna. org and let us know if you would like a tree to be planted there. We also need neighbors who have an existing tree in front of their home to make sure it is watered, weeded, free of trash, and mulched. For more information on requesting a new tree or caring for an existing tree, visit www.qvna.org.

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RECOGNIZING PAIN IN YOUR PET

BY CHRISTINA FUOCO, VMD, CVA, CCRT

DR. CHRISTINA FUOCO IS OWNER AND MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF WAG: WHOLE ANIMAL GYM. WAG, LOCATED IN QUEEN VILLAGE, IS PHILADELPHIA’S PREMIER VETERINARY REHABILITATION FACILITY FOCUSING ON PAIN MANAGEMENT AND POST-OPERATIVE REHABILITATION.

As the winter weather bears down on us, we often experience achy joints, stiff backs and general malaise in the cold and damp. Your pets could be experiencing some of the same achy joints or stiff backs. And if they do – how would they tell their humans they are hurting? Since our companion pets don’t have the words to tell us, they often choose other ways to get our attention.

Maybe it’s a look that says, “Do I have to?” when you grab the leash to go outside, or the quiet meow for help getting onto your lap. Or, in extreme cases, it’s an unexpected nip or bite when we grab a collar to try get them out the door or to pick them up to put them in the car. Whatever it is, it might be the only way your pet knows how to let you know they are painful.

Recognizing pain in our companion animals doesn’t take a super sleuth, but it takes some careful observation. Pay attention to how a pet is standing or sitting – are they in a position that looks comfortable for

them? Watch how they move up and down stairs – do they do it smoothly?

Awkwardly? Slowly, one step at a time?

Are they restless at nighttime? Perhaps your cat or dog who has always picked one spot to sleep in is now up pacing the house, trying new areas to see if one spot is more comfortable than another.

And finally, are they eating normally?

Many times pain and discomfort have a significant affect on appetite. Wanting only people food counts as a change in appetite; just think, when we feel crummy, we often want comfort foods to make us feel better, too!

So if you think your cat or dog is showing signs of pain, what can you do about it? Sometimes it is as simple as warming them up! A coat for walks outside can protect against the biting cold for some of the canine breeds with short hair coats (think Greyhounds and Pit Bulls). Leaving pets out in the cold, in addition to being dangerous in extreme temperatures, can aggravate achy joints. Booties for their feet can really help when snow, ice and rock

salt irritate the pads. And a warm corn or rice sack that has been heated in the microwave is good to lie across a creaky knee or just to snuggle up with at nighttime.

But what about pain in our pets that is more significant, what then? That’s when you’ll want to bring your pet to the veterinarian to evaluate exactly what hurts and why. Arthritic patients (dogs, cats and even rabbits!) can find relief with acupuncture, physical therapy, laser treatments, massage, and a variety of oral medications. Strained muscles (from a slip and fall on the ice, or stairs) can respond nicely to laser and physical therapy. Bulging disks may need a combination of therapies such as medications, acupuncture and chiropractic adjustments. Regardless of the diagnosis, it is important to know there are a variety of options available for our companion animals – sometimes you just have to think outside the box to find what is going to be best for your pet.

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WELCOME TO THE DISTRICT

BY MICHAEL HARRIS The South Street Headhouse District is a renowned commercial corridor that has some of the best restaurants, retailers, and services in Philadelphia. This column explores two new businesses that have recently opened near the Queen Village section of the District.

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as well. We recommend having the Flushed or the Prince Eugene!

Open Tuesday to Sunday at 4PM (serving dinner until 10pm Sunday, Tuesday & Wednesday and until 11PM Thursday to Saturday) SOAP BOX 616 S. 6TH STREET | 267.318.7996 https://squareup.com/market/ soapbox-11

If you strive, to stay away from chemicals

Located at 2nd & Pine Streets, and potentially toxic ingredients in Society Hill Society is the continuation your daily life, there is a chance you of a corner tavern tradition that has probably spent some time looking been taking place in Philadelphia’s for soaps and cosmetics which don’t oldest neighborhood for over 200 contain anything which Mother Nature years. didn’t invent.

Formerly the Artful Dodger,

You don’t Society Hill Society is now owned by have to search artist and neighbor, Reed Barrow, anymore!

Your along with other Society Hill neighbors.

Mother Nature JG Domestic and Rosa Blanca chef de designed and handcuisine, Yun Fuentes, is in the kitchen made products are where he serves a menu “inspired by here. My Holistic classic Pennsylvania flavors, served in a Home has now casual atmosphere.” opened their first

Fuentes also offers a seasonal brick-and-mortar 3 course “supper” menu based upon store which is locally available ingredients that day or dedicated to your week. health and peace

The bar program is overseen of mind - SOAP by former Farmers’ Cabinet employee BOX. Nothing you Paul MacDonald. Wine is available touch in this store is by the bottle or glass and has a small artificial. They just but interesting bottled beer selection. take natural “juices” Pilsner Urquell is the one beer on and mix them to draft. Their craft cocktail list is notable

form artisanal pieces of art. They are not only beautiful, but also utilitarian and healthy. No artificial preservatives.

No dangerous chemical processes.

They only use their hands and hearts to give you what’ s best in human nature love. Love incarnated in small pieces of natural, colorful and aromatic material.

Your skin will tell you the difference.

Just try it and you will be amazed!

This is not all. All products are freshly made by Soap Box. Just behind the wooden back door of the store there is an artisanal studio where their products are made. Everything you see on the shelves has been made on the premises of the store. Nothing has been shipped from overseas or far away. It is local, truly local and made by your fellow nature loving Philadelphians.

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EARLY KINDNESS TO ANIMALS IN AMERICA

BY CYNTHIA TEMPLE

Caroline Earle White, an early advocate for animals in America, celebrated the installation of a new the water fountain at 3rd and Bainbridge in 1910. The fountain, which still stands today, reads “Drink Gentle Friends” across the top and was built to quench the thirst of horses and people.

Building this fountain was one of many campaigns led by White after the Civil War.

Kindness towards animals was not an innate human response.

The movement towards kindness in America began in the gilded age of the 19th century and was first directed towards livestock and horses - pets came later. From 1870 to 1890, 70% of all animal cruelty cases involved horses.

White soon connected with Colonel and Mrs. M. Richards Mucklé, who both shared her interest in advocating for animals. Together, they called for the creation of a Philadelphia chapter of the SPCA. With the assistance of her attorney husband Richard, the group’s charter and corresponding laws were drafted.

On June 21, 1868 the Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (PSPCA) was founded. This organization continues as the PSPCA today in Philadelphia.

In 1869, White started the Women’s branch of the PSPCA, which established horse-watering stations throughout Philadelphia. Additionally, White convinced the mayor to develop humane methods to euthanize stray dogs, and within a year had created the first animal shelter in America, taking over the city’s pound. She also gained 16

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control over the release of strays used in medical research.

The city’s contribution of $2,500 constituted the “first attempt on the part of any society in the U.S. to handle the problem of surplus or unwanted animals, as far as it can be ascertained the first appropriation ever made by a municipality for humane work”.

The Caroline Earle White Dispensary treated sick and injured horses and other small animals free of charge. Women often supported animal advocacy in the 19th century, but leadership was exclusively male, White was the exception.

White traveled and wrote extensively.

Her articles were translated into both German and French, impacting communities around the world. She campaigned against the then popular use of bird plumage in woman’s attire, but her crowning achievement was in 1907 when she obtained a congressional investigation of railroad animal transport, resulting in a federal law compelling companies to feed and water animals at least once every 28 hours.

Believing early intervention was key, she worked with schools to educate children on kindness and consideration for animals through the “Bands of Mercy” program that was popular worldwide.

Later, White became a driving force behind the establishment of the American Antivivisection Society. She also represented the Women’s SPAC at the founding of The American Humane Association in 1877.

We’ve come a long way in 150 years from the horrors once accepted as part of normal daily life. But kindness to animals continues to be a significant challenge today. Solutions continue to elude us. It’s estimated that across America each year millions of animals never leave the shelters into which they enter. A more unified advocacy voice and initiation of organizations such as the “National Council on Pet Population Study and Policy” (1993) hopefully will lead to permanent and effective solutions to this complex problem. Henry Salt (1851-1939) said that “we must recognize the common bond of humanity that unites all living beings in one universal brotherhood.”

That recognition, along with strong leaders like Caroline Earle White, will help us find the answer.

I RESOLVE… THE NEW YEAR IS HERE! FIND OUT HOW YOUR NEIGHBORS WILL SPEND IT. Reflection and renewal are common themes throughout the history of western civilization. Once a time to swear allegiance to a kingdom or a god, the modern-day New Year begins with food, fireworks and a pledge to do better and be better. Here’s what Queen Villagers intend for 2015.

“I resolve to give someone a compliment every day. It’s easy to take things for granted -- to assume that your kids know that you love them, that your partner feels appreciated, that the people you work with know that you appreciate what they do -- but nobody ever regretted saying, ‘Thanks,’ or ‘Great job,’ or wished they’d said ‘I love you’ less.”

- JENNIFER WEINER | AUTHOR

“I resolve to keep holding popular family friendly events and continuously work to improve our great business and residential community. Oh,... and lose a few pounds.”

- MIKE HARRIS | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOUTH STREET HEADHOUSE BUSINESS DISTRICT

“I resolve to focus and support our community by pushing for help on our forgotten blocks in Queen Village.”

- DANA DONOFREE | 1000 BLOCK OF FAIRHILL STREET

“I resolve to scare more children next Halloween. In fact I dare them even to show up on the street. Worse teeth, more gore, and bats in my hair.”

- DUNCAN M. SPENCER | QVNA BOARD MEMBER, 800 BLOCK OF S. LAWRENCE

“I resolve to ride my bike and get to the gym with greater frequency and regularity than I did in 2014.”

- FRANK TAVANI | QVNA BOARD MEMBER, 100 BLOCK OF KENILWORTH STREET “I resolve to help plan at least two successful neighborhoodwide clean up events in the next year!”

- MELISSA DONNELLY | QV QUALITY OF LIFE COMMITTEE MEMBER, 2ND & FITZWATER “I resolve to get to know more of my neighbors and exercise moderation when it comes to peanut butter M&Ms and the Bravo TV network.”

- LAUREN LEONARD | QVNA BOARD MEMBER, 200 BLOCK OF BAINBRIDGE “I resolve to work with the community to make our City a better place to live and work……and, on a personal note, be on time more often!”

- MARK SQUILLA | CITY COUNCILMAN “I resolve to shop locally & support the businesses on South Street & Fabric Row.” - AMY GRANT | QVNA BOARD MEMBER, 600 BLOCK OF FRONT

“I resolve to walk and bike more, drive less.”

- AMY SHELANSKI | QVNA BOARD MEMBER, 100 BLOCK OF CARPENTER

“I resolve to learn how to fold origami.”

- DUNCAN N. SPENCER | MEREDITH SCHOOL/PALUMBO PANTHERS SOCCER, 800 BLOCK OF S. LAWRENCE “I resolve to live up to the promises that I make to myself throughout the year. Whether, small or big. No more ‘I wish I and I should have.’ I have been working up a long list of things I have wanted to accomplish for years that would ultimately make me a happier person, so here is to a year of working towards making these things a priority in my life!

- NATALIE SURESCH | 900 BLOCK FAIRHILL “This year I resolve to slow down and disconnect from the electronic devices that have a grip on my time. Self-help goals and productive projects seem to get lost in the shuffle to hours spent on the cell phone for work and personal nonsense, tablets and TV.” - JOE FELICETTI | 900 BLOCK FAIRHILL

RECYCLING TIPS

BY CARLA PUPPIN With all the different materials that we recycle, it’s important to use common sense when curbing your trash and recycling. Here are my tips to reduce recycling litter.

Don’t overstuff! Brown grocery store bags are handy for all paper, but there is a definite splitting point, which often occurs on the sidewalk.

Squash those plastic and aluminum cans! It’s a two-fold benefit.

You can fit many more items in a plastic bin when squashed, and those items won’t sail off so easily with the slightest gust of wind.

(Tip: even a mid-section squeeze of a bottle or can reduces its size; even better is to do the foot stamp)

Put lightweight paper underneath heavier recyclables.

Flatten those cardboard boxes! Same techniques apply as in No. 1.

Don’t top off! Creating a pyramidal stack of plastics, glass, and cans might be an alluring challenge, but piling above the rim is just asking for a mess on the sidewalk or onto the street.

Use plastic bins or pails of any kind, not thin plastic grocery bags. If you don’t have a blue recycling bucket or bin, invest in any inexpensive plastic waste paper or laundry basket (used 5-gallon joint compound buckets, kitty litter pails, etc).

Do not use cardboard boxes or paper bags for glass.

Be aware of the weather! On windy days, be creative in finding ways to secure paper and plastics.

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BABY AND TODDLER STORYTIMES Every Tuesday, join children’s librarian Ms. Lindsay at the Charles Santore Branch of the Free Library for stories, songs, and rhymes.

Baby Storytime begins at 10:15; Toddler Storytime begins at 11.

SOUTH PHILLY GREEN DRINKS First Wednesday of every month from 6-8pm at Bridget Foy’s. Ask questions, network with professionals and have a drink with friends who share your commitment to living sustainably.

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QVNA MEMBERSHIP MEETING: QUALITY OF LIFE & BYLAWS Learn about responsible disposal and other issues that impact the neighborhood in a discussion led by the Quality of Life Committee.

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7:30pm at Istanbul Lounge (216 South Street).

QUEEN VILLAGE BOOK CLUB MEETINGS Join the Queen Village Book Club at 7 pm at Old Swedes to discuss “The Removers”

by Andrew Meredith on January 26th and “Orphan Train” by Kristina Baker Kline on February 23rd.

SPRING TREE PLANTING Come out and help plant new trees in the neighborhood! The more people digging, planting, watering and mulching, the faster we can place trees in their new homes in our neighborhood.

PHILLY LOVE YOUR PARK WEEK This May, join your neighbors and help “spring clean” our parks, playgrounds, and streets. Stay tuned for sweeping, weeding, cleaning, and tree pit mulching events near you.

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