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Three’s a Crowd Regarding Randy LoBasso’s feature story on third-party candidates in Pennsylvania: Rep. [Allyson] Schwartz should be ashamed of herself, having challenged [Nathan] Kleinman’s signatures while knowing full well that the loser-pays law unfairly burdens the little guy, likely making a defense financial suicide. It’s highly unlikely she would have been threatened in the primary anyway. She and the Democratic Party could have benefited from a healthy policy debate, but she foreclosed that opportunity. This is not the Ally Schwartz we once knew. Now she’s part of the bipartisan machine that runs Pennsylvania. The two ruling parties are not going to change the status quo that cements them permanently in power. In some states, the courts would be the place to challenge it, but here in Pennsylvania our state judges, right up to the Supreme Court, are cogs in the party machine RICH GARELLA, via philadelphiaweekly.com Thank you for doing a story about this. It’s sickening that we have an election system that now says businesses and unions may donate unlimited money to a super PAC, and yet a third-party and independent candidates can barely compete. If you were to purposely build a system against the common voter, this is how you’d do it. Sadly, Pa. has the most backward laws in the country on a wide array of issues. This is merely one of them. For a down-home, conservative-as-hell state at its core, it has no idea how to run a true democracy. If you want to protest this kind of corruption, vote Green, Independent or anything else in November. It’s truly your only voice. JOE, via philadelphiaweekly.com The third party gives us a true choice that the Bobbsey Twins in the main two parties refuse to give us. I know, who wants to spend the time on a choice? JACK SMITH, via philadelphiaweekly.com
Choice Words Regarding Tara Murtha’s column about Pennsylvania being the nerve center of the abortion debate: The right is in the midst of an all-out attack on the rights of women. They are trying to relegate women to property. [They think] we are too stupid to know what we want to do with our bodies and lives. The attack on Planned Parenhood is misguided. Planned Parenthood was where I went as a young woman for exams and birth control. It was the only place I could afford. Without them, who knows how my life would have been different. Don’t let the right-wing fanatics force your little girl into an unwanted, preventable pregnancy. KAREN POLES, via philadelphiaweekly.com Yes, all those bills are definitely crossing the lines. Big time. Informed consent? How cute. Then why do lawmakers insist on doctors lying about women concerning abortions, citing a long-debunked study linking abortions to breast cancer? Why do lawmakers insist women are too stupid to inform themselves, think about their options and what’s best for them, and take a decision accordingly? Women have the right to be mad. They have the right to be fed up and I’m happy to see them fighting back! The government does not belong in our uteri. Lawmakers should be dealing with REAL issues such as the economy and the lack of health-care access for too many Americans. Shame on them. ANONYMOUS, via philadelphiaweekly.com When the pro-lifers spend as much energy on banning the death penalty, guns, land mines, cluster bombs and nuclear warheads and calling for the disbanding of the military-industrial complex, then I might take their arguments about the sanctity of life seriously. Until that day they are simply a bunch of misogynists who are parading under a false flag. ANONYMOUS, via philadelphiaweekly.com
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Get to know your local (and lesser-known) presidential candidates. By Michael Alan Goldberg mgoldberg@philadelphiaweekly.com If it only takes a dollar and a dream to play the lottery, it takes even less to officially run for president of the United States. Just a 45-cent stamp to mail a statement of candidacy to the Federal Election Commission, and the proper motivation: patriotism, a deep desire for public service, a massive ego, love of the absurd (or a good publicity stunt) or an elevator that doesn’t get anywhere close to the top floor. Every four years, hundreds of fringe candidates around the country try to take over the White House, and this year, a handful of locals—or folks with deep Philadelphia roots—are among them. So if Obama, Romney or Santorum don’t set your pants on fire, well, there are options.
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George Ballard III, a 59-year-old Mt. Airy resident and Wharton grad—and former Simon Gratz High student body president (so he knows what it’s like to hold elected office)—has run a couple times before as a Democrat, including in 2008.
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He believes he was poised to become the country’s first black president, but that Obama stole his thunder by announcing his “hope-and-change” candidacy before Ballard. Ballard says Obama has whiffed on fi xing an economy on the brink of collapse. “Our country’s going broke, and the broker it gets the closer we get to civil war, my man,” he says. “I don’t wanna scare anybody, but I have enough vision of the way these things work to see it coming.” Not to worry. Ballard has a plan. When he becomes president, the first thing he’ll do is push through a Constitutional amendment to create a fourth branch of government—the finance branch—that would account for all the nation’s money, break deadlocks on budgetary issues and “report to the American people like a corporation does.” That’ll help right the ship, he says, but that’s not enough. Ballard warns that the national debt is “a 15 trillion dollar train flyin’ down the tracks, and it’ll take just about an act of God to turn that thing around.” Or maybe a Ballard presidency. He says he knows 30 virtually foolproof revenue sources that would generate $60 trillion over 50 years and get us out of debt. What are they? “Well, I can’t tell you that,” he snorts. Here’s the catch: Before he reveals his plan to save the future, he wants a contract from Congress that will pay him a 5 to 15 percent finder’s fee. On the $60 trillion. What about just doing it for the good of the country? “That’s important,” he laughs, “but this is a business transaction.”
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While Ballard’s looking to become a savior and the richest man on the planet, Lester Byerly is trying to spread the wealth. The 67-year-old independent candidate is a Philly-born retired contractor who makes his home near the Jersey Shore. “When I’m president we’re gonna hand out Federal Reserve debit cards to anyone earning under $50,000 a year, and it’ll start off with $12,000,” he says. Byerley, a diehard FDR fan, thinks Obama is “a bad person from beginning to end.” He particularly objects to Obamacare, saying it will “put people in jail for not buying insurance.” He’s got a better answer for the healthcare crisis: Hydrogen peroxide. Byerly says it’s a cure-all, ridding the body of viruses, colds and cancers, and we need to regularly drink the stuff. (The FDA disagrees.) “The need for doctors and hospitals will be reduced enormously and it will mean a cost in jobs,” he admits. “But human health should supercede everything, including the economy.”
The Conspiracy Theorist
Leah Lax is a South Philly native who now lives in Highspire, just outside Harrisburg. The 61-year-old retired accountant and self-described “moderate independent” says politics is fi lled with “too much hate.” Lax’s road to the White House began in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2007. Recently widowed, she says a friend invited her to a private grassroots organizing meeting with Obama and about 10 other people. She didn’t like what she heard. Lax, a hardcore birther who also apparently never met a conspiracy theory she didn’t love, says that Obama, his wife and two children—as well as most Congressional leaders and federal judges—have billions in secret Vatican slush funds, so they’re all corrupt. Worst of all, she insists, Obama is a secret Muslim hellbent on imposing Sharia law on America and using the Constitution as his own personal roll of toilet paper. “He’s destroying this country,” she intones. Lax’s platform includes job creation and lower taxes. But mainly she’s just trying to save the country from Obama’s dastardly plans. And she says she’s paid a price. Just months after filing with the FEC last year, she says black cars began showing up in front of her house. She claims she was
scheduled to appear on Glenn Beck’s Fox News show, but that once Obama’s people found out, they pre-emptively had him fired from the network. Beck could not be reached for comment. “I’ve been told that I better be very careful what I say because I’ll end up like [recently deceased conservative firebrand] Andrew Breitbart,” she whispers. “A sudden heart attack—yeah, right.” But Lax is pressing forward. In January, she was in Swarthmore for a debate between fringe presidential candidates, though she’s upset that she was lumped in with “a Libertarian, a Nazi and a commie.” “They’re all whack jobs!” she exclaims. “They don’t want to put me in with the mainstream candidates because I’ll ask the hard questions, like about Vatican funds.” “I’m a longshot, but so was Truman,” says continues. “People are flocking to me, because anyone who truly believes in the Constitution should vote for me.”
Ol’ Faithful
“There sure are a lot of characters in the race,” laughs Ed O’Donnell. A spry, kindly 64-year-old seller of books and maps, O’Donnell—a Philadelphian by way of Delaware, who’s running under the Patriot Party banner—may have the most impressive political credentials of all. He’s run in every presidential campaign since 1984, and unlike the others, he actually appeared on a primary ballot this year: In New Hampshire, where he garnered 222 votes (topping his previous best of 80 votes). He’s also writing a book about some of the more colorful fringe candidates in U.S. history. “I would say the major candidates are the real crazies and phonies and megalomaniacs,” he says. “The lesser-known candidates tend to be the sincere ones.” O’Donnell says he’s running a purely positive campaign in which he’s calling for jobs and homes for everyone, the elimination of guns and a national litter removal program. And he sees a clear path to victory. “If the country collapses, and millions of people think it will, the president and vice-president can resign and appoint a successor,” he explains. O’Donnell says it will be him because God will make it happen. “If you believe, like I do, the 37th Psalm that says God will give you the desire of your heart, then, you know, the chances are pretty good,” he says. ■
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here was a simpler time in Philadelphia sports. It didn’t include stadiums named after banks or subway stops named after a company touting its 4G coverage. Hell, people didn’t even own cell phones back then. There was the Vet, home to the Eagles and Phillies, and the Spectrum, where the Flyers and Sixers called home during the ’70s and ’80s. Fans back then didn’t need club-box seats, sushi or vodka tonics. Just a warm beer and a cold hot dog seemed to suffice. Ice cream in a plastic mini helmet and nachos were about as exotic as the food choices got there. But those arenas are long gone, with nothing more than bronze markers to note their existence. Veterans Stadium was reduced to rubble eight years ago this month; we bid farewell to the Spectrum in 2009 with the swing of a wrecking ball. What was once home to championship sports teams, musical acts like Adam Ant and ZZ Top, professional wrestling and monster truck rallies is now little more than a parking lot. Obviously, things have changed. Philadelphia continues to expand as redevelopment creeps along its major corridors. And nowhere is this as evident as it is in South Philly, home to our city’s four major sports teams. Lincoln Financial Field is home to the Eagles and Temple Football. The multipurpose CoreStates … err … First Union … err … Wachovia … err … Wells Fargo Center is filled more than 80 nights a year with Flyers and Sixers fans. Only the Phillies have been able to raise a league championship banner in the city, breaking a title drought dating back to the Reagan administration. They did so in the 8-year-old old Citizens Bank Park, where you’re as likely to find vegan and gluten-free food options as you were the infamous feral cats in the bowels of the Vet. And now, just in time for the start of another Phillies season, the curtain goes up next week on Xfinity Live!—a 60,000-square-foot sports and entertainment center owned by ComcastSpectacor. And it’s dropped smack dab in the
middle of the sports complex. “By taking down the Spectrum and building something new and exciting to reinvent the property and create a fun entertainment center, it doesn’t replace the memories, but it moves us forward,” says Peter Luukko, Comcast-Spectacor’s president and COO. Come rain or come shine, the sports complex in South Philly is where the Delaware Valley goes to cheer its teams and drown its sorrows. Which is why Luukko sees Xfinity Live! as another step in the evolution of not only professional sports, but of Philadelphia itself. “The whole idea of all of this is to have a concept that there’s something for everyone—a family oriented place where maybe you want to do some fine dining one night, but maybe the next you want to relax in a pub,” he says. “The next night, you could sing along at the Victory Hall, or ride the bull another [night].” Five venues take up space at the corner of 11th Street and Pattison Avenue, anchored by the NBC Sports Arena and its 32-foot diagonal Sony HD TV. It’s being billed as a “fourth stadium.” One of the spots is PBR Bar and Grill. But don’t be fooled by the name. It’s named for bull riding and not for shitty beer. The Broad Street Bullies Pub plans to offer four dozen beers on tap in a classic setting. Victory Beer Hall, a joint venture from the Downingtown-based craft brewer, is a take on European drinking halls. There will also be smaller retailers like Mitchell and Ness onsite. Joel Maxcy, an associate professor with Temple University’s Sport Industry Research Institute, says the Xfinity Live! project is a sort-of sports shopping mall. The three existing stadiums are the anchor stores, the draws for patrons, and the rest are infill. Instead of an Orange Julius stand, you have a place to buy crab fries. Instead of a place to get your ears pierced, maybe you can get your face painted. “You’re opening up related retail opportunities and things the sports consumer would like,” Maxcy says. “It’s a situation where they might not be able to get tickets to a Phillies or Flyers game, but
with this, people who want to be close to the action can go down and enjoy the benefits of being close, but not inside.” The question now is whether there’s enough interest for people to come from the city or out of town seven days a week to make the project viable. Luukko couldn’t offer up revenue projections, though he suggests South Philly’s development over the years as an indicator of things to come. “The neighborhood’s growing up, there’s a lot more people working down here than five or 10 years ago, both working and living,” Luukko says. “I’ve talked to the Navy Yard about running shuttles here. They have some places to eat, but they want to expand the offerings for thousands of employees down there.” Part of the master plan for the old Naval Shipyard projects that the site will be able to accommodate 20,000 employees when it is fully built out. The same plan calls for at least 850 and up to 5,750 midrise and townhouse units. “We’re so close to downtown,” Luukko says. “We’re seven minutes from Center City but on the other hand, as the city grows outward, we’re creating that mass and economic impact. The good news is that we’re creating more jobs.” At the Spectrum, about 250 people were needed to staff an event. The same
number is expected for busy nights at Xfinity Live!, but for more nights during the calendar year than the Spectrum had when it was the only game in town. Win or lose, the game is the main attraction for WIP radio personality Big Daddy Graham. The Philadelphia native and overnight-show host has seen his fair share of games at venues going back to arenas that even predate the Vet. “I go to games to watch a game and although there is way more stuff going on during timeouts and inbetween innings, I still find that nothing gets in the way of that for me,” he says. He doesn’t mind the luxuries the new developments offer, but doesn’t get wrapped up in the spectacle that happens off the field. Then again, there are plenty of others to justify the extra amenities. The lines of those willing to miss significant portions of games just for crab fries prove that. “What we have to do is create the fun here and build on it so maybe when we’re long gone, it really is like a downtown urban stadium,” Luukko says. n
PhillieS FActS: cover Your BASeS Philadelphia baseball traces its roots to North Broad Street. Shibe Park (renamed Connie Mack Stadium) was home to the former Philadelphia Athletics in addition to the Phillies at different points between 1909 and 1970. Between 1938 and 1954, the two teams shared the stadium. Up until 1938, the Phillies owned the Baker Bowl at Broad and Lehigh streets, across from what is now SEPTA’s North Broad Station. There’s a historical marker at the site that recalls its history from 1887 until the Phillies moved six blocks west to Shibe Park. Last year, the Phillies sold 3.6 million tickets. Going into the 2012 season, Phillies ticketing director John Weber and his staff have already managed to sell 3.2 million with the team riding a 204-game sellout streak.
Baseball almost returned north of Market Street back in 2000 where a spot at 12th and Vine streets was considered for a downtown ballpark. At the time, it was expected to cost about $685 million, including land acquisition, demolition and construction of parking garages and required highway improvements. By comparison, Citizens Bank Park cost $458 million to build. In 2007, the Phillies averaged 38,374 fans per home game—eighth in overall attendance. Since that time, they’ve been able to claim the top attendance title, edging out the New York Yankees by about 300 fans per game. The Phillies rank as the sixth highest average ticket price among baseball’s 30 teams with the average ticket costing about $36. Premium seats come in around $65.
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ailgating in this city used to be largely reserved for the Eagles. If people did show up early and party in the parking lots before a Phillies game, it was mainly on the weekends. But then The Miracle of 2008 happened. Now, you’ll find folks getting loaded outside Citizens Bank Park at noon on a weekday. In fact, few MLB teams can boast such impressive pregame turnouts like the Phils can. So, for any sad saps out there who have yet to experience the booze-fueled fun and excitement of a Phillies tailgate, we offer you this handy guide.
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Although many of the tips below are just general common sense, we all know that’s not one of the many endearing traits Philadelphians—especially Philly sports fans—are known for. So it doesn’t hurt to reiterate. DO choose your spot wisely. Tailgating is only permitted in the parking areas south of Pattison Avenue and east of Darien Street. (lots A–H, J-L, M and N). The Jetro lot (M and N) is considered to be the most tailgate-friendly (in other words, the least family-friendly). So, if you’ve got kiddies, stick to lots A-H or J-L. It costs $15 to park in any of these lots. DON’T rush. Though the mass exodus from the sports complex would seem to indicate otherwise, no one is going to kick you out of the lot immediately after the game. In fact, you can hang around pretty late. So fire the grill back up, pop open another beer and avoid the rush. DO be festive. Show the Phils the same over-the-top declarations of team spirit that you do the Birds and come decked out in team apparel and accessories—the more ridiculous, the better. Having some kind of flag, banner or marker in your space will also make it easier for friends to spot you in the sea of tailgaters. DON’T be an asshole. Although there are undercover cops patrolling the parking lots, fans are pretty much given free rein when tailgating. And we would all like to keep it that way. So if you can’t be civilized, do the city a favor and watch the game from the confines of your home. DO bring water—and lots of it. DON’T blast your music. Everyone has the right to tailgate without having their ears violated by your shitty music. Just let them listen to their own. DON’T rely on the Bow Tie. Even if the
forecast calls for blue skies, play it safe and come equipped with an umbrella, poncho and tarp/tent (which also a good idea for a really hot and sunny day). DO pace yourself. Remember: You’ve still got a three-hour game ahead of you. DON’T leave your shit unattended. Even the most scrupulous of Philadelphians can’t be trusted alone around free booze or food. DON’T drink a beer if you’re not 100 percent sure it’s yours. That’s right, apparently some dudes opt to piss in a container or bottle instead of behind their cars like the rest. To be clear, there are more discreet options for urinating. You just have to walk a few feet. DO leave your neighbors some room. There are more than 20,000 parking spaces around CBP. So move the fuck over. DON’T alarm your car. Lock it, yes. But the chances of someone bumping into your car, setting off the alarm and draining the battery are far greater than someone stealing it. DON’T give your friends food poisoning. To avoid a gastrointestinal disaster, don’t leave food sitting out for more than two hours, and keep drinks and food in a separate cooler to avoid cross contamination. Any uncooked food should be kept on ice until you plan on cooking it. DO BBQ safely. Whether it’s a dinky tabletop charcoal grill or a big, fancy gas grill, make sure you know how to use it. Most importantly, remember to give your grill plenty of time to cool before putting it anywhere near your vehicle. DON’T break the seal—or at least hold it in as long as you can. No matter how many Porta-Potties scattered around the lot, all come with a seemingly perpetual line. Oh, and they’re all absolutely disgusting. DON’T wear a Mets jersey, especially if you have a Pennsylvania license plate. The fact that you’re a traitor is only going to make it worse. DO clean up after yourself. Even if your space wasn’t all that clean to begin with.
Food & Drink In short, anything you’d serve at a picnic is ideal fare for a tailgate—hot dogs, hamburgers, pretzels, wings, chips and dip, potato salad, hoagies, nachos, ect. Considering all the stellar food options inside the stadium, you really don’t need to prepare a feast. Depending on the size of your squad and the duration of your tailgating adventure, generally three homemade or prepared dishes with a few lighter snacks
are sufficient. Here are a few recipes that put a unique spin on some basic tailgating staples.
Pop Fly Popcorn (serves 10-12)
Ingredients: 10 to 12 cups popped popcorn 1 cup pecan halves 1 cup slivered almonds 1 1/3 cups sugar 1 cup butter 1/2 cup light corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar 1/2 teaspoon baking soda Directions: 1. In a large bowl, combine popcorn and nuts; set aside. In a large saucepan, bring sugar, butter and corn syrup to a boil. Boil for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. 2. Remove from the heat; add vanilla, cream of tartar and baking soda. Drizzle over popcorn mixture; stir to coat. Immediately spread onto two greased baking sheets; let dry for about 1 hour. Store in an airtight container. (Courtesy of tasteofhome.com)
Sloppy Dogs (serves 8)
Ingredients: 1 pound ground beef 8 hot dogs 8 hot dog buns 1 (15 ounce) can sloppy joe sauce Directions: 1. Crumble the ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir until evenly browned. Drain off grease, and reduce the heat to medium. Stir in the sloppy joe sauce, and bring to a simmer. Add the hot dogs, and cook until heated through. 2. Place hot dogs into buns and cover with the sloppy joe mixture. Eat with a fork, or use just a little bit of the sauce and eat like a regular hot dog.
Beer-Cheese Spread (Serves 10-12)
Ingredients: 1 (2-lb.) block sharp cheddar cheese, shredded 1 small onion, minced 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/2 teaspoon hot sauce 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper 1 (12-oz.) bottle amber beer, at room temperature Salt and pepper to taste Thyme sprig for garnish Directions: Beat together first five ingredients at low speed with a heavy-duty electric stand
mixer until blended. Gradually add beer, beating until blended after each addition. Beat at medium-high speed one minute or until blended and creamy. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Cover and chill two hours. Garnish, if desired. Store in an airtight container in refrigerator up to two weeks. Serve with crackers or bread. (Courtesy of Southern Living)
Beer Punch (Serves 1-2) Ingredients: 1 can of frozen lime-ade concentrate 6-8 oz. tequila 1 bottle of Corona (or similar light beer) 1 can of Sprite (Curtis use diet Sprite) Directions: Empty the concentrate into a large jug filled with ice. Add the tequila. Pour in the beer and soda and BAM!
Fun & Games It’s going to take a lot more than booze and burgers to keep you entertained. So here’s a few of the most beloved pregame activities.
Cornhole/Baggo: There’s a reason it’s become one of the most popular tailgating activities—it’s addicting. Who knew throwing a beanbag into a hole a few feet away actually required skill? Beer pong: Having established that the parking lot is literally covered in piss, fill cups with cold water instead of beer while keeping a beer on the side. You should also invest in Pongitizer Ball Cleaner (available on Pongitizer.com). Unlike standard disinfecting wipes, they don’t contain chemicals you wouldn’t want to ingest. Ladder Toss/Ladder Ball/Testicle Toss: If you thinking throwing two balls connected by a string (“bolas”) onto PVC pipes sounds like a game kindergartners could master, you’ve obviously never played.
Ladder Golf/Hillbilly Golf: Exactly like Ladder Toss, but with two golf balls. Shuffle Shot/Sholf: These two portable outdoor games put a unique spin on shuffleboard. Sholf is played on the ground with golf putters while Shuffle Shot is a played on a tabletop. n
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t used to be that when you mentioned the Spinners and Philadelphia, you were referring to the famed R&B group that recorded at Center City’s legendary Sigma Sound studio in the 1970s. The new Spinners still rely on discs, only now they are the flying variety used by the city’s newest sports franchise, the Philadelphia Spinners. Combining elements of football, basketball, soccer and rugby, ultimate Frisbee originated in the late 1960s at a high school in nearby Maplewood, N.J. Though the sport has gone international with teams in every corner of the globe, the Spinners will be one of the eight teams participating in the inaugural season of the American Ultimate Disc League. So what exactly is this game? Even if you’ve never thrown a Frisbee in your life, the rules are relatively
simple. Each squad is comprised of 25 players, though only 20 suit up for any particular game. Seven players are on the field for each team. To score, a team must catch the disc in the opponent’s end zone. Each score is worth one point and you must advance the disc through the air; you’re not allowed to run with it in your possession. A team loses control of the disc if it hits the ground, is caught out of bounds or is intercepted by the other team. After each score, there is a kick-off. Similar to football, different players specialize in either offense or defense, and the quarterback (known as the “handler”) is the most skilled passer on the team. The Spinners are led by General Manager and Coach Jeff Snader. Snader, 34, served in the Marines until 2000 and captained the Corp’s rugby team when he was stationed in Hawaii. When he returned home
to Broomall, his brother suggested he give ultimate a try. Hesitant at first, Snader fell in love with the game and after playing for eight years, became coach of Philly’s club team. When the Spinners asked him to be the pro squad’s GM and head coach, it was an offer he couldn’t refuse. And while he loves the game, “winning is fruitless without integrity.” Luckily, the game has a rule on that, too. The “integrity rule” refers to a player’s ability to overrule a call by the referee, providing the result is not in the player’s favor. “If I catch the disc and I realize my foot is out of bounds and the referee rules the catch is good I can over-rule the referee,” Snader explains. “It is one of the foundations of ultimate that you need to have integrity.” He adds that even with four referees working each AUDL game, making the correct call is difficult considering players can hurl a disc 80 yards in a matter of seconds. “I think the integrity aspect is a wonderful part of the sport considering in other sports, kids are often taught whatever you can get away with is OK if it benefits the team. The players on our team want to win as much as players in any other sport but not if it means sacrificing their integrity.” Snader says there are more than five million ultimate players nationwide and an estimated 200,000 in the surrounding area who participate in organized leagues. The AULD is hoping to make fans out of the millions who already enjoy the sport. The team has purposefully kept the ticket prices low (only $14 each), so an entire family can attend without having to take out a second mortgage. The Spinners’ eight home games will be played at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field beginning with an April 14 clash against the Buffalo Hunters. If all goes well, the team will compete in the championship game on Aug. 11 in Detroit’s Silverdome. n
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ell, it hasn’t been the start Philadelphia Union fans were hoping for, but perhaps the one they feared from the boys in blue as the Chester-based team heads into the 2012 fray after an offseason of upheaval and uncertainty. A tightly contested first half during the March 12 season opener in dismal, rainy Portland, Ore., turned into a laugher as the Timbers disemboweled the Union’s shaky defense en route to an easy 3-1 victory. And again on Sunday, during their home opener against the Colorado Rapids at a raucous, sold-out PPL Park, the Union seemed well in control of the match until two gut-punching second-half Rapids goals— one of them softer than a baby’s bottom—doomed the Union to a dreadful 2-1 defeat. So what gives? Can the Union bounce back from these early stumbles and make a serious run at the MLS Cup, or conferwill 2012 be a step back from last year’s third-place confer ence finish and semifinals appearance? The most glaring difference between this year’s squad and last year’s is the absence of 28-year-old Frenchman (and fan favorite) Sebastien Le Toux, face of the franchise and the Union’s leading scorer in the team’s first two seasons, who was traded to the Vancouver Whitecaps in January. Union head coach Piotr Nowak is hoping to replace that offense via conrecently inked Colombian striker Lionard Pajoy and the con tinuing development of promising forward Danny Mwanga and midfielder Roger Torres. And, of course, there’s the Freddy Adu factor: Hyped as the Tiger Woods of American soccer when he signed with vetD.C. United in 2004 at age 14, Adu is a grizzled soccer vet eran at 22. But nagged by an ankle injury upon his splashy mersigning with the Union near the end of last season, the mer curial midfielder didn’t show much. And now that he’s been signifiselected to the U.S. Olympic squad, he’s going to miss signifi cant time with the Union this season. How much he can be relied upon to make a real difference is a huge question. Another crucial roster shakeup: the departure of steady goalkeeper and team captain Faryd Mondragon, and the ascendance of hugely talented but still greenhorn Zac MacMath to starting keeper. He’ll have to be consistently brilliant, and get more help from a thus-far-feeble defense led by Brian Carroll, Danny Califf and Sheanon Williams, for the Union to move themselves into playoff contention. All in all, the 2012 Union resembles the 2012 Sixers: an exciting youth movement with plenty of potential and solid coaching, but seemingly lacking the bona fide finisher to realistically compete with the elite squads in MLS. Still, with more than 30 matches to go, one of those young talents reacould emerge as a true goal-scoring force, so there’s no rea son to lose hope just yet. As the Sons of Ben, the Union’s manically devoted supporters group, sings loudly at PPL Park (to the tune of Biz Markie’s “Just a Friend”): “Oh Philly you, you got what I neeeeeeeeed/And we’ll love ya till the end/And we’ll defend the River End.” n
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Welcome to a new era in Phillies baseball: little pricks like me bitching about not winning the World Series every year. Let’s get started … InjurIes The Phils have a potentially nightmarish start to the season with Ryan Howard out until early June and Chase Utley being absent from all spring training activities thus far. We don’t know exactly what’s wrong with Utley, other than his knee is shot. This means certain players are going to have to step-it-the-fuck-up for the first two months. I’m looking at J-Roll, Victorino and Carlos Ruiz to bring a little patience to the game for a while before going back to swinging at the first pitch or popping-up on the infield. The best we can hope for is that the offense can coast on fumes, and that the rotation continue to make hitters looks like total assholes until everyone is healthy, or at least alive.
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recoil and shrivel. The memory of Ryan Howard clutching his freshly torn Achilles after grounding a ball as imposing as a kitten frolicking in the grass right into the hands of a Cardinal still makes me want to burn down a hospital. It was another year with a better roster, but a step backward in post-season embarrassment as far as series advancement. I know it sounds like the whining of a spoiled panty-waist, and I’ll cop to that.
new blood There weren’t many big moves made in the off-season, but the largest and most notable would have to be the signing of Jonathan Papelbon. Many have scoffed at this acquisition based on the free agent’s contract size (five years and $50 milion), with claims that it’s a lateral move in lieu of Ryan Madson, our former 8th-inning man forced closer. This is pure horseshit. Madson, while effective for the most part, always looked like a virgin about to shit himself when on the mound. Papelbon wants you to die. He has the confidence and killer instinct that I always felt lacking in the closer role (yes, even Brad Lidge). Coupled with the fact that he’s kind of an asshole, he’s a great fit for this city. Although I’m sure I’ll want him set on fire after his second blown save. The bench was also upgraded immensely with the additions of Ty Wiggington and the beloved former Phil, Jim Thome. These guys can barely walk but offer a skill that has been missing for some time: They can put a ball on Mars. This will be a welcomed change from watching Ross Gload or Ben Francisco fart in their own faces with runners in scoring position. I’ll still never forget NLDS Game 3 last year, Benny.
old blood Oh, yeah, and our No. 1 prospect, outfielder Dominic Brown, still blows. He’s dropping fly balls that my sperm could catch and playing down to the level of his farm system opponents this spring. He’s still all right in my book because he’s the reason we have Hunter Pence, who is sports hernia-free and surely will have some big numbers with a full year in the Phillies Yard. I guess we can also thank the Bearded Lady, Jayson Werth, for this gift, too. One thing that is still a mystery to me is how our faux-hawked young stunner Vance Worley will fair. Last year, he over-achieved in a spot that most pencil-neck rookies would’ve crumble. He was tossed into THIS rotation and excelled after Fat Joe Bland Ton wasted our money again with another injury. He’s looked bang-on this spring but something is still telling me that he could have a shite sophomore year. With this mercurial offense, he’s probably going to have something like a 9-8 or even a losing record, but a lower ERA than most pitchers would have with that tally. He can give you a solid six innings, which lends itself to someone like new bullpen loiterer RHP Chad Qualls coming in and giving up 60 runs. Vance is a Phil that I am rooting for more than most this year. Now if he’d only learn where the treadmills were at CBP. FInal thoughts Overall, my prediction for this team is that they will either win the World Series or they won’t even win the division. There will be no middle ground. They are teetering on geriatric but still have more talent than any team in the division, even the new-look-but-whogives-a-fuck-Marlins and the adorable Washington Nationals. It’s just whether or not they decide to dig in and not expect a ring to just be handed to them. They have everything necessary to win and we all know that it doesn’t take much to win a championship these days. Just look at the last two bullshit winners. Death to those in ILL T-shirts. GO, PHILLIES! n
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Poet-tree en Motion Each month, Poet-tree en Motion invites a selection of guest artists to come and showcase their talents, exposing audiences to an eclectic mix of performing arts—song to sideshow and everything in between. For March, however, the free event series is switching things up a bit and reserving the stage for a lineup of female talent. Hillaria Goodgame will take you through the evolution of a black woman’s identity through a fusion of poetry, song, dance and live music, while performance artist Monica Day will have you feeling hot and bothered with her honest tales of intimacy and romance. Then, just when you think you’ve had all the stimulation and estrogen you can take, local lady trio the FemmeMynistiques will enchant you with their mystical vocals while the American Tribal belly-dancing troupe Barajagala hypnotize you with their hips. Nicole FiNKbiNer 7pm. Free. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. therotunda.org
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Deleted Scenes singer-guitarist Dan Scheuerman recently complained to the D.C. quartet’s hometown Washington Post: “We’re too poppy for the weirdos and too weird for the straight-ahead kids.” Dude doth protest too much—there’s a whole pool of music fans right in the middle, who like their indie-pop skewed, scuffed and quirky but still melodic and memorable. The foursome’s recent Young People’s Church of the Air often finds that balance with loopy synth-pop, blissful psych-tropicalia and harmony laden ’60s beach-pop sometimes reminiscent of the Flaming Lips or even John Vanderslice’s mid-’00s offerings. Get there early for the krautrocky shoegaze of Music for Headphones, who also keep it weirdly accessible (or accessibly weird). MichAel AlAN GoldberG
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Shut Up and Dance This week, experience original works designed, choreographed and performed by the dancers of the Pennsylvania Ballet. The performance costs $25, but the proceeds will go to MANNA, a local nonprofit that prepares and home-delivers more than 70,000 nutritious meals to individuals and families living with HIV/AIDS, cancer or other life-threatening illnesses each month. Now celebrating its 20th anniversary, the one-night-only event guarantees audiences an entirely unique performance every year and features all types of dance—from classical ballet and contemporary dance to hip-hop and swing. N.F. 8pm. $25-$100. Forrest Theatre, 1114 Walnut St. 215.923.1515. mannapa.org
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If you’ve ever fantasized about the bright lights of Broadway while singing show tunes into a hairbrush, this one-time-only workshop is a dream come true. After warming up to some Hairspray and Fosse, energetic Impact Jazz instructor Kathy Silverstri will guide you through 90 minutes of show-stopping choreography, stringing moves together until you’ve mastered a full performance piece. Participants can go at their own pace, but it’ll be hard not to work up a sweat when you’re listening to hits from Little Shop of Horrors, Mama Mia! and Sister Act. By the end, you’ll dance a complete number set to the hit “Live in Living Color” from the musical Catch Me if You Can! No prior musical theater or dance experience is required, though jazz hands and singing along are highly encouraged. n.F. 12:30pm. $12-$15. The Performance Garage, 1515 Brandywine St. phillydancefitness.com
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Chili Cookoff Fifteen Fishtown residents have been chosen as the neighborhood’s finest chili cookers, and they’ll be putting their best batch up against 10 of Fishtown’s finest restaurants in a battle of the beans. Prizes will be awarded for “Best Restaurant Chili” and “Best Homemade Chili,” but it’ll be up to a panel of local celebrity judges to decide which cook—amateur or professional—walks away with the grand prize. And since you’ll need something to alleviate the fire in your mouth as you test the 25 different types of chili, Philadelphia Brewing Company and Saint Benjamin’s Brewing will provide refreshments while Metropolitan Bakery will bring some of its delicious bread to cleanse your palate. Proceeds from the event will go toward the formation of the new RiverWards CrimeWatch as well as FNA programming. n.F. 1pm. $10-$15. The Skybox at 2424 Studios, 2424 E. York St. 267.861.0290. 2424skybox.com
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It Takes the Village Chef Jason Cichonski’s Ela is an ambitious addition to Queen Village. By Brian Freedman bfreedman@philadelphiaweekly.com
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feedback@philadelphiaweekly.com You’re quite the breakfast treat, S’More Doughnut at Federal Donuts! S’Mores are an American institution like apple pie, but please don’t write that down. Pie already gets enough press: it’s doughnut time.
Very well. What makes you such a stand-out amongst your cake-forbreakfast brethren? While my concept is nothing new—simply roasted marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers—it’s the technique used to capture that campfire-y goodness that makes me so unique.
I think I have this figured out. Whole doughnut, roasted over a campfire. Not exactly. Real marshmallows are roasted with a creme brulee torch to get that crispy exterior and gooey center. Then, the toasted ’mallows are turned into a puree then mixed with confectioners sugar, at a precise ratio, to get my roasty, toasty glaze.
OK, then you’re stuffed between some graham crackers and chocolate? Please—I’m much more sophisticated than that. I’m topped with buttered, toasted graham cracker crumbles and drizzled with a chocolate ganache. Campfire not needed.
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I just have to ask: I haven’t had any yet so how can I have some more of nothing? For real? A Sandlot joke? This interview is over...
[At this point, S’More Doughnut stormed out of the bakery and was met by a steaming hot cup of coffee. I’m told he’ll be available on the menu for the next few weeks.]
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Truffle shuffle: Cichonski’s truffle banh cam shows a sense of maturity far beyond the chef’s years.
You’d be hard-pressed to find a Philadelphia chef with as wide a range of references at his disposal as Jason Cichonski. By turns, he channels the creativity of the greats of Europe— Ferran Adria, Rene Redzeki—and the precision of French Laundry’s Thomas Keller. And yet his cooking never comes off as forced or devotional. Instead, it’s a natural expression of his range of experiences and hyper-creative mind processing the entirety of our contemporary restaurant world into something unique and personal. That said, the best dishes at Cichonski’s Ela are generally the most seemingly classic ones, where modern touches were couched in a context of necessity. The skate arrived curled up like some sort of loose nautilus shell, its butter-browned flank a visual reference to the addictive whole-grain mustard crisps off to the side. Pureed sunchoke added further nuttiness to main components that alone would have been a pleasant and earth-toned composition. But like the best chefs, Cichonski often adds a final twist. Here it’s a vivid tangle of vinegary cabbage braised with mulling spices. This was the spark that ignited the other flavors on the plate. Nothing fancy, nothing precious: just cabbage, treated with respect and wit. Gorgeous. A massive portion of thick, subtly gamy duck magret, the center glistening like a ruby, found its counterpart in a silky puree of smoked butternut squash. Alongside the ingenious scatter of pretzel spaetzle, it embodied the flavors of winter—a hearty, comforting plate that will remind me why I love coldweather food when I finally start to miss it again in June. Tender, sweet veal hip managed a similar feat with its flavor
spectrum of underappreciated parsley root and the soulful scent of pumpernickel risotto. Foie gras—marinated in sherry vinegar and root beer overnight—is served as a whisper-light mousse, the sweetness and crunch provided by black-sesame biscotti, the bite by charred radicchio, pomegranate and mint salad. Cichonski’s banh cam—the beloved glutinous rice and mung bean spheres of Vietnam—are made his own with the addition of truffle and rosemary for aromatics, white beans instead of mung, and mashed potato flakes for texture. The result is reminiscent of an oversized, gnocchi-like orb encased in a lace-thin carapace, a fresh, successfully idiosyncratic homage. It’s a dish that shows a sense of maturity far beyond Cichonski’s years. But not everything was seamless. With certain dishes, it seemed chef used clever techniques that did not produce the payoff he’d hoped for. Diver scallop “noodles” were clever and fun, but I’m not convinced I enjoyed them any more than I would have a classically seared one. The flavor maintained its integrity, and the texture was indeed a surprise, but the dish as a whole left me wanting. Gouda sauce with the gnocchi failed to counterbalance the almost overwhelming sweetness of the dates and the caramel, which was a shame: The first two bites were revelatory. After that, it grew too sweet. But those quibbles are matters of personal taste. Either way, they spring from a deeply creative mind that’s willing to take risks. Greatness rarely manifests itself otherwise. And this is a kitchen that’s capable of sending out remarkable food no matter how simple it may seem. A bright puff of shaved kale salad, with its smoky bacon and charred onions, was an unexpected highlight of a recent meal at Ela. Salmon carpaccio was given the space to show its inherent personality without too much make-up; the remarkably subtle cardamom-scented sauce framed it perfectly, but didn’t steal the spotlight. Red-wine-poached strawberries with petite shortbread rounds, ginger and white chocolate reframed strawberry shortcake into something wholly new and spectacularly delicious. This ambitious restaurant in the former Ansill space in Queen Village is well on its way to becoming one of the city’s most interesting, rewarding destinations. With a bit of fine-tuning—and a wine list edited to better serve this remarkable food—this will be yet another jewel in Philadelphia’s crown. Get in while you can. I have a feeling, in another few months, once the national press “discovers” it, landing a table will be a justifiably difficult endeavor. n
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s great as theater in Philadelphia is, it doesn’t allow local theatergoers to regularly experience works being produced in other parts of the county. If you wanted to see that kind of theater, you basically had three choices: the Kimmel Center’s Broadway Series; the occasional work presented by the Annenberg Center (often spectacular but only occuring a couple times each season); or wait until September for the mega Philadelphia Live Arts Festival and Philly Fringe. Luckily, all that changes beginning March 27, when the InterAct Theater Company stages its Outside the Frame: Voices from the Other America festival. Featuring eight productions on two stages at the Adrienne, the shows represent a wide range of perspectives, with one common thread: the exploration of identity in America. Keeping with InterAct’s mission to promote cultural diversity, Artistic Director Seth Rozin says the company wanted to include works that represented an array of racial, ethnic and cultural communities. The hope is that audiences that don’t typically go to a lot of theater will be drawn to what InterAct is offering, Rozin says. “When you do one play you typically have a particular community that will be interested in the story the play tells,” says Rozin. “With the festival we can market the shows to a variety of communities.” Of course, none of this matters if the shows aren’t any good. The festival includes six productions making their Philly debut and one world premiere. (One of the slots is occupied by Young Voices, which InterAct is co-presenting with Philadelphia Young Playwrights, featuring monologues written by area students and performed by professional actors.)
The works include Antigua-born playwright/performer Iyaba Ibo Mandingo’s unFramed (March 30-April 1), in which Mandingo tells his story of life as an immigrant in post-9/11 America while simultaneously painting his self-portrait on stage. Palestine (April 17-19) is a new work from self-described “Palestinian-American princess” Najla Said, who travels to the Middle East in search of “her deeper identity as an Arab-American woman.” Another production of note is writer/performer Paul S. Gomes’ You’re Gonna Cry (March 30-April 1). Created by Gomes to explore the violent effects of gentrification in a Latino San Francisco neighborhood at the height of the dot-com boom, the production includes a musical “gangster puppet show” in which Gomes uses puppets representing brands of malt liquor named after violent actions or objects (Colt-45, King Cobra etc). Gomes says he created Cry to highlight the difficulties that arise when new cultural values are forced on an established ethnic community. One show that Rozin says crystallizes the festival’s goal to present voices not typically heard on local stages is Draw the Circle (April 4-8), created by transgender theater artist Deen. The only work that InterAct is producing, Circle tells the story of an Indian Muslim family in America struggling to come to terms with the fact that their second child is not the daughter they thought she was. A compelling and heartfelt play that exposes the ignorance and misconceptions that a transgender person is confronted with on a daily basis, Deen says that his goal with Circle is to “gently move the world toward being a more accepting place for queer and transgender kids.” Doing so, he says, requires people to be open about their identity. The four-week festival is something entirely new for InterAct, which usually has a four-show season. And with the exception of gay performance artist Tim Miller (who is performing his new work, Lay of the Land (April 12-15), which exposes the “systematic homophobia” in America), the storytellers, performance artists and monologists at the festival are not big-name performers with huge national followings. The productions are small, often solo affairs. Yet the themes they explore are big, to say the least. Rozin says that from a financial standpoint, presenting other people’s work costs about 30 percent less than producing a play from scratch. But money is just a small part of it, he says. The festival format helps shine a light on the people most Americans are unfamiliar with. “We want to present people and stories that aren’t being showcased in the mainstream media,” Rozin says. n
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Things Remembered Designers at the Art Alliance find beauty in everyday items. By Katherine Rochester
krochester@philadelphiaweekly.com An airplane charm sits inside a map book (below), highlighting Sondra Sherman's exploration of jewelry as sculptures.
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wo solo shows at the Philadelphia Art Alliance invest hours of labor in the reconfiguration of modest objects that most of us live with every day: books and cloth. In Found Subjects by Philly-bred and San Diego-based designer Sondra Sherman, exquisite pieces of handcrafted jewelry sit nestled in books from decades ago forgotten. “It doesn’t quite look like a jewelry show when you see it,” says Chief Curator Sarah Archer, who joined the Art Alliance in July. “Jewelry is hard to display in a gallery setting. It is usually displayed on a person.” Far away from the bodies they might usually adorn, Sherman’s jewelry lives in a library. “What I love about this project is that it plays with the idea of where jewelry lives,” Archer says. Over the course of several years, Sherman carefully cut out pages from
found books in order to form perfect nests for every piece of jewelry. Each pendant loosely corresponds with the graphics and themes of the book in which it is placed. An airplane charm sits inside a map book, its chain trailing over Africa like a flight chart. A fringed oval locket placed in “Julia Newberry’s Diary” echoes the oval-shaped setting of Newberry’s portrait on the opposing page. Nestled in books rather than dangling from a neck, these pendants aren’t immediately recognizable as jewelry— they’re more blatantly sculptural. “This installation challenges you to really look at the jewelry as an object in space and not just an object to be worn,” says Archer, referring to the fact that the books and the lecterns on which they rest are just as much a part of the artwork as the jewelry itself. But the focus, of course, is still the jewelry. The
pieces are undeniably beautiful and their fugitive relationship to the books gives them a secretive air. Like childhood treasures stowed in DIY safes, Sherman’s jewelry glints with forbidden allure. “She liked the idea that jewelry kind of lives a double life,” says Archer. “It sits in a box and then it goes out into the world with people wearing it.” Richmond-based fiber artist Andrea Donnelly’s exhibition, Binary, also explores the theme of doubles. Weaving biomorphic abstractions that read like Rorschach tests, Donnelly plays with the structure of weaving to subtly modify its internal logic. This means dealing with warp and weft, the inherent double on which the process of weaving is built. “Body Blot #1” (2011) is the result of an arduous process of weaving, unweaving and reweaving. After photographing herself in different poses, Donnelly re-
produces her favorite gestures in woven cloth. Typically rendered in muted blues, grays or purples, these colored forms undergo a further dilution when Donnelly removes the warp (the vertical threads) from the initial weaving in order to weave a mirror image of the first shape using the original dyed warp. “My real interest in mirroring is not in perfect symmetry,” says Donnelly, “but in the subtle to not-so-subtle disruption of that symmetry.” Displayed side by side, it’s easy to see what she means: the shape on one panel is woven entirely of horizontal threads (the weft) while the other is comprised only of vertical threads (the warp). The alteration is nearly indiscernible, but the shift makes all the difference. We’re simultaneously invited into her process and mesmerized by the rhythm of her unorthodox forms. In “Shift,” (2010), the centerpiece of the show, Donnelly uses a technique known as “warp painting” to individually dye each vertical thread as she weaves. Reflecting on the significant time investment that such a piece demands, Donnelly writes: “Weaving is a solitary process: I see mood, quiet presence, and the passage of time in the subtle irregularities of a hand-woven structure.” If you get close enough to her remarkable weavings, you will, too. ■
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Typically, it’s only permissible to outfit your children with masks and turn them out to the streets on Halloween. But for little-known photographer Ralph Eugene Meatyard (American 1925-1972), Halloween came early and stayed late. The optician from Lexington, Ky., routinely persuaded his family to don masks and pose in abandoned buildings or landscapes near his home. The resulting series of black-and-white photographs, “The Family Album of Lucybelle Crater,” gives the wholesome family portrait an X-Files twist: children leer at the camera with the shrunken faces of the elderly; adults sport the ghoulish mien of Frankenstein. Comprised of nearly 60 photographs from his last body of work, Meatyard casts the family unit as a monstrous but captivating oddity. May 19-Aug. 5. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 26th St. and the Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. 215.763.8100. philamuseum.org
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Aiming to show that queer history didn’t begin with Stonewall and extends far beyond San Francisco, this traveling month-long exhibit will bring to light the rich, long and largely unknown histories of queer communities both in Philly and across the globe. Some of the individual exhibits include a documentation of the use of drag in Mummers’ parades dating back to the 1880s, a sculptural memorial for queer communities in Uganda threatened by a proposed law that makes queerness punishable by death and a video history project about the lives of black lesbian elders. April 21-May 19. William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. 215.732.2220. waygay.org
The former prison has commissioned internationally acclaimed Philly-based artist Judith Schaechter to design 17 stained-glass windows that will be installed in cell blocks. Filtering light from the outside through jewel-toned panes of ornately wrought glass, Schaechter’s “The Battle of Carnivale and Lent” (2012) addresses the psychological and physical trauma of the Eastern State’s history via a secular iconography modeled on religious penance. Schaechter’s is one of 11 art installations that will be on view during regular admission hours for the 2012 season. Opens April 1. Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave. easternstate.org
Glassy lady: Judith Schaechter's windows at Eastern State.
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As the title might suggest, First Among Equals takes a deliberately ambivalent stance toward the notion that artistic collaboration sows harmony. Drawing on artists who work in groups and pairs, this intriguing exhibition examines the work of Los Angeles- and Philadelphia-based artists who model different strategies for collaborative work. “We wanted to think about community in flexible terms,” says Alex Klein, who co-curated the show with Kate Kraczon. In practice, this often meant opening up aspects of the curatorial process to the core group of nine participating artists and artist groups, who used their newfound freedom to involve countless other artists from their own circles. Whether solicited by mail (Mateo Tannatt), reproduced in copies (Alex Da Corte), performed (Bodega), read (Machete Group), spatially adjustable (Marginal Utility), or interactively inscribed in a virtual plane (Extra Extra), Equals is packed with compelling propositions for how artists might support and provoke one another. Through Aug. 12. 118 S. 36th St. 215.898.7108. Icaphila.org
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Forget dinner and a movie. Make it a drag show and movie at AUX, Vox Populi’s dedicated live-arts space that opened last year. For one night only, AUX will screen N.Y.C.-based artist Michelle Handelman’s film Dorian, accompanied by a live performance by co-starring actor and famed drag performer Flawless Sabrina. Teasing out the queer undertones in Oscar Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray, Handelman’s multi-channel video installation plays with expectations, reversing the gender of characters as well as conceptions about the values of high art versus pop culture. April 28. AUX at Vox Populi Gallery, 319 N. 11th St. 215.238.1236. voxpopuligallery.org
You’ve heard of staycations. Here’s an itinerary for you: Visit 51 public art sculptures in Philadelphia. Would it sweeten the deal if I told you that flashlight mobs, tango, bike rides and giant balloons were also involved? If so, then the Fairmount Part Art Association has your number. Throughout the month of April, Site Seeing—aimed at acquainting Philadelphians with our impressive public art patrimony—invites participants to venture out on various family friendly art excursions around the city. Stroll down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway or coast through Fairmount Park, all with a new eye to the sculptures that make Philadelphia one of the country’s top 10 presenters of public art. April 5-29. Various locations throughout the city. 215.546.7550. museumwithoutwallsaudio.org
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Six Pack Six Futuristic Films Where Society Watched Ultraviolent Sports By Matt Prigge mprigge@philadelphiaweekly.com Rollerball (1975): As a helpful reminder that modern sports are only a body count away from the gory gladitorial bouts of yesteryear, sci-fi scenarists love to dream up dystopian amusements in which the good old Roman bloodlust has made a comeback. The Production Code-less ’70s yielded this lugubrious tut-tutter, which predicts that by 2018 the world will be controlled by corporations, and the masses will be in thrall to a tweak of roller derby that includes motorcycles, body armor and players getting brain damage or worse. Luckily, today no one watches games in which the players are routinely put in harm’s way. Death Race 2000 (1975): The same year as Rollerball, the Roger Corman factory upchucked this nastier, sprightlier number, in which the masses of a fascist U.S., undone by a financial crisis, take comfort in a cross-country melee of pimped-out rides. Characteristically, Corman followed it with 1978’s inferior Futuresport, also with David Carradine, while the inevitable remake had the cajones to jettison the part when drivers amass points by mowing over pedestrians. (Geriatrics and children net the higher scores, natch.) The Running Man (1987): It’s 2017 and a financial crisis—are we sensing a pattern here?—has wrought a totalitarian state in which everyone gets their jollies watching criminals tussle with gimmicky assassins. A novel by one Richard Bachman is pounded into a kitschy Arnold Schwarzenegger vehicle, and directed by David Starsky, no less. Robot Jox (1990): Actually, it would be pretty stellar if the world’s nations, instead of staging wars, parlayed their aggressions into mega-sized games of Rock ’Em Sock ’Em Robots. Hopefully with a bigger budget than here.
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The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye Grade: B Review by Matt Prigge What becomes of the aging avantgarde pyro? He buys himself tits, apparently. In 1993, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, frontman for Throbbing Gristle and Psychic TV, married nurse and singer Lady Jaye. Soon thereafter, following the windfall from a legal settlement, the two embarked on a series of surgical procedures that literalized the notion that marriage makes two into one. Merely having a deep, mean-
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The rules of cinema dictate that if your film opens with lovers wallowing in one another’s happiness, before the first reel is up, one of them will be dead. So it goes with Delicacy, whose initial stretch depicts the beamingly wondrous life of young lovers Nathalie (Audrey Tautou) and François (Pio Marmaï) from meet-cute to early marriage. When François goes out for a casual run, it’s no shock it winds up
ingful connection wasn’t enough: they had to look like one another—or as like one another as possible, given Genesis was both 20 years Jaye’s senior and considerably girthier. Some facial reconstruction and two boob jobs later, and the pair had melded into near-doppelgangers—a single dye-blonde “pandrogynous being,” although only one of them still had to habitually put razor to face stubble. This fit of living performance art was cut short in 2007 with Jaye’s untimely death, and her passing leaves a fascinating conceptual hole in The Ballad of Genesis and Lady Jaye. Less an informational doc than an allusive portrait, it’s comprised entirely of
expertly diced-up 16mm home movies recorded without sound while the surviving half narrates. But the film’s shocking-to-most hook takes a backseat, as does Jaye herself. Instead, Genesis largely talks about himself and his career, periodically mentioning humanizing details, like how his kids responded to the surgeries by asking why the money wasn’t spent on buying them new cars. The director, Mary Losier, has a history of making short films with Guy Maddin and the Kuchar Brothers, making her uniquely qualified to “get” Genesis’ and Lady Jane’s world. But she doesn’t operate as a third party; instead of making it accessible to outsiders, she goes deeper inside. Rather than a block of exposition, Ballad, as per the title, operates as an enveloping experience, a roll-around in the intimate space of two people who’ve created their own reality. Losier’s approach is nonjudgmental as well as unsentimental, and rather than simply relate this crazy story, she creates her own work of art; turn off the sound and the film’s just as striking. She treats the outlandish as near-normal, making it seem like expressing love through mutual surgical procedures is the most obviously romantic act one could do. n
his last. Quite a bit less predictable is that, after three years and a handful of screen minutes of grieving, Nathalie will whimsically shove her tongue in the mouth of a slovenly stranger from Sweden. We haven’t seen Markus (François Damiens)—a hulking, balding, mouthbreathing, vaguely cloddish sad bachelor with over-prominent teeth, the type who ordinarily wouldn’t even be in the supporting cast of an ostensibly cute Audrey Tautou movie—before the time he arrives in Nathalie’s office, roughly 40 minutes in. His arrival, and his establishment as a permanent fixture in the narrative, is a good indi-
cation of Delicacy’s agreeably restless nature, and the way it likes to playfully confound our expectations. We think we have the film down pat—that it will be boilerplate bereavement porn— only to have it change focus and even protagonists. Delicacy begins in the head of François, lusting after Nathalie in a cafe, before shifting to her and then over to someone who wasn’t even established until the film was well under way and into an altogether different groove. That’s not to say Delicacy reinvents the wheel; in fact the style is often mere window-dressing. Directors David and Stéphane Foenkinos (who adapted the film from the former’s bestseller), avoid some pat the-hottie-from-Amélie-dates-anugly-dude scenario, with Markus gradually revealing himself to be a charmingly aloof eccentric, played with oft-kilter timing by the Belgian Damiens. But they don’t replace this void with anything that’s particularly novel. It’s not lacking in winning details, however: this may be the first movie that shows someone deleting their deceased spouse from their cell phone contacts. The same goes for a scene where Markus gets revved up for romantic pursuit by watching an (unsubtitled) Obama stump speech on TV. Delicacy is more likable than memorable, but likable will do. n
21 Jump Street Grade: B Review by Matt Prigge Toward the outset of the inevitable 21 Jump Street, a police chief—played with typically laid-back imperiousness by Nick Offerman—mentions assigning our two heroes (Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum) to a program that’s been revamped from the ’80s. No one has any new ideas, he deadpans, and the hope is no one notices the concept has been microwaved. Of course, making a po-mo joke about conceptual laziness is in itself lazy, and thus far it seems this ’80s revamp will be par for course in a genre whose predominant adjective is “half-assed.” As it turns out, 21 Jump Street is a rarity, proving even more relentlessly inventive than it is faithless to its dodgy source. For starters, the creative team (including Hill, cocredited with the story) has turned the early Fox drama where Tiger Beat poster boys—one of them a secret serious thespian—pretended to have true grit into an all-out comedy. Moreover, they’ve made the narrative engagingly snaky. Hill and Tatum, who graduate from police academy only to be assigned dispiriting park bike duty, wind up relocated to a program for undercover high school narcs solely because they were so overjoyed by their first bust they forgot to issue Miranda Rights. Once in school, the pair accidentally mix up their fake names, meaning Hill suffers through track and field and misty-eyed drama class, while Tatum gets stuck with nerd classes. While the once-dorky Hill gets to retry high school and woos a (just-of-age) hottie (Brie Larson), Tatum spends the movie bro’ing down with science dorks. Tatum is shocked to discover his slacker-and-nerds concept of school has, thanks to Glee, been replaced by comic books, environmentalism and two-strap backpack-wearing. Steven Soderbergh has dedicated two of his (alleged) final films to Tatum, and 21 Jump Street reveals that’s not as crazy as it sounds: much like Brad Pitt, beneath this square-jawed meat slab lies a sly, weird comic mind. My favorite running gag has Tatum excelling at science while never realizing it’s not pronounced “Ap” Chemistry.” This beefcake improbably out-funnies Hill, and his low-key-amusing work stands in contrast to a film whose operating principle is to never let the film be not entertaining. Every scene has been conceived so as to include one wacky/off-kilter/unique element; no scene can be cliched, or if it is, it’s to be tweaked with sarcasm or, better, some unexpected element. This can lead to shrillness; needless to say, a car chase that boasts Hill clad in a Peter Pan leotard is trying too hard. But in a genre that rarely tries, trying too hard just about evens things out. And besides, funny is funny. n
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feedback@philadelphiaweekly.com tions of its lyrics. (Example: “Goddamn I love bitches/ Especially when they only suck dick and wash dishes.”) But the combined anger of a thousand P.C. Think Pieces only fed the beast, ultimately making it stronger. For this is a monster that thrives equally on positive and negative attention. Gucci’s security guard learned that strangling Tyler was not a solution, and angry reviews pointing out Odd Future’s misogynistic, homophobic and nihilistic themes also aren’t enough to suppress the rabid, but resilient, squad. The demand now made of Odd Future is that they must musically prove themselves worthy of our attention. Can they make a good rap record and grow beyond the shock? This week sees the release of Odd Future’s The OF Tape Vol. 2, and a tour that stops by the Electric Factory this Friday. Maybe, in both, these questions can be answered. Below, tiny summaries of each new track on the new album. SWAG!
“Hi” L-Boy talks mad shit about all OF members to hammer home the fact that words will never hurt them.
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A video emerged earlier this month of Tyler, the Creator—the chief of Los Angeles rap collective Odd Future—wilding out onstage during an L.A. concert by Atlanta trap rapper Gucci Mane. When Tyler starts manically pogoing too close to the Brick Squad boss while he’s performing “Photo Shoot,” a security guard wraps his hand around the young rapper’s throat, drags him stage left, lifts him off his feet and tosses him into the crowd like a dirty tissue. Seconds later, Tyler leaps back onstage and, while sporting a God-sized shit-eating grin, thrashes and headbangs until he kamikazes headfirst into the audience. The moral? Odd Future are resilient. Not only are they immune to good old-fashioned physical violence, but also to traditional forms of critique. They’ve been repeatedly criticized for lacking rap skills, for being all shock appeal, no substance—see the “Yonkers” music video in which Tyler pukes after eating a giant bug and then hangs himself; a so-called “riot” incited from the roof of Boston’s Newbury Comics; militantly unapologetic anti-P.C. lyrics/Tweets/interviews; a police report filed against Left Brain by a female photographer who claims to have been slapped in the face while shooting a performance at New Orleans’ Voodoo Experience fest; and Tyler himself arrested on vandalism charges following a hometown gig in December. The list goes on. This is certainly a valid critique considering Odd Future kept the press on its toes all last year with their gonzo antics and Internet memes, but never truly wowed with their music. Tyler’s Goblin debut was mostly praised when it dropped last May, though by December all anyone remembered were the problematic ethical implica-
Above bass thumps and wanky synths, Domo Genesis and Hodgy Beats swap bars swimmingly, showing their ability to counterpoint the beat and their tempo adaptability.
“NY (Ned Flander)” Tyler raps about giving someone a handjob in a bath tub— only if the price is right—and a rubber ducky/blowjob combo he received from groupies in Kentucky.
“Ya Know” The Internet, the sub-project of Matt Martian and female member Syd tha Kyd, drops a neo-soul cut that, much like their Purple Naked Ladies debut, sounds careless and tired.
“Forest Green”
A nasally Mike G raps swell on a head-nodding beat but this song’s about nothing, and not in that cool Seinfeld way.
“Lean” Hodgy and Domo return to prove they have the best chemistry of any OF pairing on this shit-talking track: “Niggas claim to be scenic/ But I know they ain’t seen shit.”
“Analog 2”
Bizarrely split in two by silence and a metronome, Tyler revisits a deconstructed version of Goblin’s “Analog,” first with Frank Ocean crooning about a ménage à trois with Nicki Minaj (hehe), and then with Syd singing about fucking on the roof of a treehouse.
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“Fuck the police, break the law,” raps Hodgy, wilding out with Left Brain on the album’s first semi-Flocka, hyperaggro track, in which they proceed to fuck up everyone, including your grandmother.
“Snow White” Hodgy spits furiously about preferring velcro to duct tape on an abrasively hypnotic beat until interrupted by howling, barking, big bad wolves and Ocean’s dada chorus about unsafe playgrounds as white noise appropriately devours EVERYTHING.
“Rello”
An explosively paranoid, funhouse beat and raging raps from Hodgy, Domo and a knock-knock joke-telling Tyler, this all-killer track’s the stand-out; as Hodgy claims, the “fortress is fortified.”
“Real Bitch”
This second track with the “B” word in the title will be the one to piss off Think Piece writers, and it’s also an all-filler throw-away track.
“P”
“I’m a golden curse, call me treacherous treasure chest/ Better yet, I build onto the beat like Tetris,” raps Hodgy, proving with one of the album’s best lines he might be OF’s best rapper.
“White”
Frank Ocean’s responsible for some absurd hooks (see his Nostalgia: Ultra) that disrupt the predictability of contemporary R&B. Here, he sings about interplanetary invasion and faded love as he did on “Strawberry Swing,” but his voice lacks depth and range, as this solo track proves.
“HCAD”
This is what current trap-rap beats would sound like if Lex Luger came from Mars, not Virginia; switching from human to monster voice, Tyler says “Fuck hip-hop.”
“Sam (Is Dead)”
It sounds like there’s a Rhodes keyboard buried under the pummeling brass, and Tyler points that out (“Bring in the horns/ You hear that fucking brass?”) before dropping the name Geppeto for the album’s second children’s lit reference (see “Snow White”).
“DOMS”
Domo spits that “Bruce Wayne flow” on a clanking, clapping, overblown-bass/synth beat but eventually gets too high to finish: “And I’m higher than an Asian’s score on the SATs/ And, aaaah, whatever.”
“We Got Bitches”
This third track with the “B” word in the title is a comically (and intentionally) ignorant mixtape-rap song in the spirit of Black Sheep’s “U Mean I’m Not.”
“Oldie”
On this 10.5 minute-long posse cut, the only Wolf to earn a New Yorker feature Earl the Sweatshirt, makes a highly anticipated appearance; he immediately sets a sheriff’s whip ablaze and proclaims he’s “back like lateral passing.” Like it or not, Odd Future’s back, too. n Odd Future perform Fri., March 23, 8:30pm. $30. Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St. 215.627.1332. electricfactory.info
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studio/ efficiency “RITT. SQ Area. Great Loc. INCL Heat & Hot Water $815 (215)806-1526” 15TH and SPRUCE: Beautiful Art Deco High-rise Studio Apt, Desk Attendant, HW Flrs, Updated Kitchen, Onsite Laundry, Intercom Entry, Amazing Location! $990Mo. Available May. 215-735-8030. Lic #219789. 22ND CHESTNUT: LARGE, HRDWD, HI/CEIL NEW KIT, (5)CLOSETS, CRTYRD, WD-STRG/bldg. May. $1075+elc. 215-733-0480 www.CentraAssociates.com 23RD/POPLAR Gorg Studio w/Sep EIK, Armoire, Grt light, Laundry. $675+. PMG,215-545-7007x303 BROAD/REED VICINITY Beautiful Studio 400 SqFt., $795/Mo Call Joseph 6099-217-1198
ART MUSEUM AREA 1BR, pvt deck. No Pets. $650/mo+ Utils. 215-3553548. BELLA VISTA: Entire 2nd fl: 22x15 ft LR; 12ft glass doors to 22ft balcony overlooking lg pvt Garden; Unique in Center City. W/W, AC, WD. Landlord on premises. Single occupancy. No Smoking/Pets. Avail 04/01. $1095+. 215-922-1563 BROAD & PINE V.Lg 1BR w/Gorg HW Floors. Incl heat. $995+. PMG 215-545-7007 x302 O L D C I T Y ( 1 0 4 C h est n u t/2 n d Fl) Lg. 1 Bedrm, 1 Bath, Approx. 1300 s/f, tall windows, view of BF Bridge, high ceiling, carpeted, c/a, gas heat, d/w, g/d, w/d. $1160+/Mo. 215-627-4414 RITTENHOUSE: Modern Apartments! 1BR, 1ba, w/d, HW flrs, c/h/a, roof deck. $1350/mo+ utl, 215-336-8920 THE CHATHAM- 20TH & WALNUT Drmn bldg w/Spacious Studios & 1BRs in High rise, HW flrs, Laundry on premise. AVAIL NOW! All Utils Incl. FROM $1275. MSRE, 215-925RENT(7368), www.MichaelSingerRealEstate.com THE ROOSEVELT (2220 Walnut Street) - Beautifully renovated apts. in the RITTENHOUSE SQUARE AREA of Philadelphia. Studio’s starting at only $765/mo. and one bedrooms starting at only $965/mo. Call 215-640-8880 for an appointment. THE WELLINGTON at Rittenhouse Sq Exclusively ... on the Square, Studio’s, 1, 2 & 3 BRs. Magnificent Square Views. All utils incld - Spacious built-in closets - Laundry facilities - AC - DW - GD - Cable hook-up - 24hr Doorman. 215-567-7810
two bedroom 8TH & CATHARINE 1st/flr,C/A,finish. bsmt,2BA, Avail Soon.215-915-5347 15TH and SPRUCE: Rare opportunity for a 2Bdrm apt in unique art deco high-rise. Amazing views, Central Location, HW Floors, Desk Attendant. $1500/mo. Available April. 215-735-8030. Lic #219789. 16XX S. 2ND ST. 2 BDR APT. HD/ FLOORS, C/A $900+ utilities. (water included.) 215-551-9956
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1629 JACKSON - #2F: $875/mo 2BD/1BA with rear patio, c/a, lots of windows. CALL BIBE CHIN, PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215-521-1546
10TH SPRUCE, PRIV. ENTR NEW KIT/ NEW BATH, DW, GD, MICRO, HRDWD, CAC, LRG LVGRM, WD-STRG/bldg. June $1200+ 215-733-0480 www. CentraAssociates.com
2036 SPRUCE - 3RD FL: $2000/mo 2BD/1BA with high ceilings, crown moldings, galley kitchen. CALL MIKE MCCANN, PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215-440-8345
15XX S. BROAD ST. 1ST FLR.,LARGE CHARMING 1BDRM., 1.5BATHS, FULL BSMT. HDWD FLRS., $1200/MO.+. GREAT LOC. 610-304-0087.
OLD CITY (6 S.Front St.) 2BR or Office combo. Overlooks BF Bridge & Del River. High ceiling, WD, DW, GD, CA, Gas heat, Tiled bath & Kit. $1195/ mo+. 215-627-4414
15TH & SPRUCE: Large 1BD in sought after location. Beautiful Art-Deco Details, Front Desk Attendant, HW Floors, Onsite Laundry, Updated Kitchen, Wonderful City Views. From $1130/mo. 215-735-8030. Lic #219789.
OLD CITY (6 S.Front St/4th Fl) Bright, Spacious, 2bdrm, 2 bath, approx. 2000 S/F, facing Del. River w/view of BF Bridge. C/A, Gas heat, W/D, D/W, G/D, Carpeted. $1475+/mo. Avail. June. 215-627-4414
17TH & PINE 4thflr.,hdwd flr.,mod. kit,bath. $1200/mo.incl.utls. Premier RE 215-732-5355.
RITTENHOUSE: Modern Apartments! 2BR, 1ba, w/d, HW flrs, c/h/a, roof deck. $2100/mo+utl, 215-336-8920
1811-19 CHESTNUT - #503: $1800/ mo 1BD/1BA unit, with c/a, hwf, granite & stainless kitchen, w/d. CALL LYNDA KREVITZ, PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215-521-1565
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2nd & Market Mod 1BR w/Lof t, Beautiful HW flrs, DW, W/D, High ceilings, 1.5BA. AVAIL APRIL! $1375. MSRE, 215-925-RENT(7368), www. MichaelSingerRealEstate.com
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S.BROAD ST: Penthouse Ultra mod brownstone, WD, CA, HWF, Deck. $1195/ mo+. 215-463-7374 THE WELLINGTON at Rittenhouse Sq Exclusively ... on the Square, Studio’s, 1, 2 & 3 BRs. Magnificent Square Views. All utils incld - Spacious built-in closets - Laundry facilities - AC - DW - GD - Cable hook-up - 24hr Doorman. 215-567-7810
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three + bedrooms 9TH LOMBARD 3BDRM+DEN 2.5BATHS, BI-LEVEL HRDWD, JACUZZI, WD/apt. DW, GD, AC, OUT/DOOR space. April $2499+utls. 215-733-0480 www. CentraAssociates.com 10TH & SNYDER APARTMENT, 4BDRS,2ND FLR.,Lg.Tile BATH,CARPET, $1200/ MO.+. 610-304-0087. CENTER CITY New Apartment! 3BR, 2.5ba, WD, HW flrs, C/H/A, roof deck. $2300/mo+utl, 215-336-8920 RITTENHOUSE SQUARE: Enormous 3bdrm w/2 Full Baths in Beautiful Historic Brownstone, Full Size Washer/Dryer in Apt, HW Flrs, 2 Decorative Fireplaces, Hi Ceilings, Newly Remodeled Kitchen w/ Granite Countertop, Separate Dining Rm, Living Rm, & Family Rm, A/C, Spacious Rooms, Terrific Location! $2750/Mo. 215-735-8030. #216850
house for rent 1124 O’NEILL , NO. LIBERTIES: RECENTLY PAINTED, 2BDRM, WD. Walk C.C., Market, Restaurants. NOW! $1200mo (215)303-1897 12XX S. NEWKIRK ST. 2 BDR, 1 Bath, Back yard access. $750+ utilis. $2250 to Move-in. 215-739-1021 16th & NAUDAIN/LOMBARD Mod 2BR Trinity, HW flrs, WD, Yard, Bsmnt, Storage. Dog friendly. AVAIL APRIL! $1275. MSRE, 215-925-RENT(7368), www. MichaelSingerRealEstate.com 2005 MERCY - $800/mo 3BD/1BA townhome with hwf, rear yard, clean basement. CALL MIKE MCCANN, PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215440-8345 34XX F ST. 3 BDR porch front, yard, bsmt access. $750+ utilis.$2250 to Move-in. 215-739-1021 EPIPHANY PARRISH: 11th/TreeBrand new 2BR w/Fin Basement & YARD. Beautiful Kitchen & Bath, Granite c-tops, DW. WD, CA, HW floors thru out. $1100/mo+. 215-465-4565 FRONT & RITNER-3bedrm., 2full baths, deck. fin. basement, granite kit. $1300/mo. All NEW. 215291=2176. GRADUATE HOSPITAL Large Home! 3bd, 3ba, w/d, h/w, c/h/a, Master suite, yard, basement. $2500/mo+utl, 215-336-8920 Italian Market Area 2BD/1BA with garden/deck fin basement with W/D Kitchen has granite countertops, gas range, dishwasher, microwave hardwood floors throughout 267303-5654 N Philly 3bd/1bah home for rent 800+ utilities $800.00 per month + utilities for Partially furnished 3 bedroom, 1 full bath house with front porch, window air conditioners, celling fans, washer, dryer, m o d e r n g a s s tove a n d ove n , dishwasher, refrigerator, sofa and dining room table and chairs. 2 dressers and 3 closets, basement for storage. Available 4/1/12, 1 month in advance & first month rent to move in. Must show proof of consistent income.Contact Toni 302 738-7789 or email inerchild@ earthlink.net to meet on Saturdays to see beforehand. 0.00
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Submit ads online at philadelphiaweekly.com DeADLInes: SunDAY 3/25/12 11:30-1:00 pm Logan Square 2301 Cherry St #12A $374,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred Art Museum 519 N 19th St $569,000 Plumer & Associates
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Society Hill 211-25 S 4th - #103 $585,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Spring Arts 627 N 10th Street $355,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Society Hill 211-25 S 4th #406 $575,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Logan Sq 2301 Cherry Street #3P $349,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
Queen Village 732 S 3rd Street $575,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Art Museum 827 N 20th St $359,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred
Society Hill 16 Saint James Court $565,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Bella Vista 626 S American St $339,000 Plumer & Associates
Queen Village 201 Queen Street #2 $550,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 1936-38 Delancey Place $1,575,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Society Hill 715 Pine #5 $508,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 1720 Delancey Street $1,150,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Queen Village 713 S Philip Street $485,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Society Hill 265 Saint Josephs Way $995,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Queen Village 239 Catharine Street $479,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Square 1806 Rittenhouse Square #2002 $899,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
University City 4525 Locust Street $475,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Queen Village 806 S 2nd Street $879,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Olde City 113 Bread St #3B2 $449,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
Society Hill 211-25 S. 4th - #201 $835,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Old City 113 N Bread #7F $455,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Old City 33 N 3rd Street #3 $799,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 1500 Chestnut Street #19B $445,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 1740 Naudain Street $732,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 1500 Chestnut Street #8A $435,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Bella Vista 750 S Marvine $679,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
Society Hill 422 S 7th Street $429,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Queen Village 524 Christian Street #C $669,900 Prudential Fox & Roach Rittenhouse Square 1830 Rittenhouse Square #2c $699,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 1901 Walnut Street #15e $635,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 1500 Chestnut Street #6b $419,900 Prudential Fox & Roach Fairmount 2708 Folsom Street $419,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Art Museum Area 2813 Parrish $409,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Society Hill 508 Lombard Street $625,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Art Museum Area 2334 Fairmount Avenue #Unit A $409,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Graduate Hospital 1801 “B” Montrose $624,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
South Philadelphia 2809 S 13th Street $390,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Northern Liberties 815 N Orianna Street #B From $599,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
Graduate Hospital 1834 Pemberton St $385,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 608 S 16th Street $599,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
Art Museum Area 862 N 27th Street $379,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
Graduate Hospital 1808 Christian $599,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
Art Museum Area 877 N 30th Street $370,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 224 W Rittenhouse Sq #710 $589,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
University City 45 University Mews $364,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
Art Museum Area 786 N. Taney $337,999 Prudential Fox & Roach
Graduate Hospital 753 S Dorrance St $375,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred Queen Village 525 Fitzwater Unit 11 $239-253k Coldwell Banker Preferred Graduate Hospital 1542 Christian St Unit A $325,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred Graduate Hospital 1542 Christian St Unit B $299,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred
Graduate Hospital 2242 Carpenter Street $335,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Northern Liberties 916 New Market St B $$239k-253k Coldwell Banker Preferred
Rittenhouse Square 2038 Latimer Street $319,900 Prudential Fox & Roach
Mt Airy 705 Carpenter Lane $325,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred
Old City 335 N Front Street #B $309,900 Prudential Fox & Roach Manayunk 222 Grape Street $299,900 Prudential Fox & Roach Washington Sq 1014 Spruce Street #7-2 $299,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Queen Village 812 S Howard Street $289,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Passyunk Square 1535 S Iseminger $275,000 Prudential Fox & Roach University Mews 47 University Mews $275,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Washington Sq 250 S 13th Street #5A $264,900 Prudential Fox & Roach Art Museum 2401 Pennsylvania Ave #15B23 $229,900 Prudential Fox & Roach Delaire Landing 72308 Delaire Landing Rd #308 $225,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Art Museum 1708 Wallace St #202 $199,900 Prudential Fox & Roach Art Museum 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #126 $190,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Northern Liberties 1223 N Palethorp $189,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Point Breeze 1314 S Opal Street $149,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Art Museum 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #414 $149,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Art Museum 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #651 $129,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
12:00-2:00 pm University City 4408 Larchwood Ave $535,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred
Washington Sq West 250 S 13th St 4f $267,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred
12:00-3:00 pm Washington Sq West 1111 Locust St 2g $379,998 Coldwell Banker Preferred Washington Sq West 1101 Locust St 10f $1,046,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred
12:00-5:00 pm Avenue Of The Arts 440 S Broad St From $499,900-$900,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred
12:30-2:00 pm Bella Vista 1101 Washington Ave, V6 $895,000 Solo Real Estate Bella Vista 1101 Washington Ave, #501 $390,000 Solo Real Estate
1:00-2:30 pm Rittenhouse Sq 251 S 25th St $1,975,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred
1:30-2:30 pm Bella Vista 1125 Christian St $417,500 Coldwell Banker Preferred Art Museum 1512 Melon St $599,000 Plumer & Associates Rittenhouse Sq 1737 Chestnut Street #1000 $1,850,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Rittenhouse Sq 1820 Rittenhouse Square #1702 $1,690,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Society Hill 204 W Washington Square #6NW $1,495,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Symphony House 400-26 S Broad Street #2704 $1,250,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Rittenhouse Sq 1515 Locust Street #900 $1,250,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Rittenhouse Square 224 W Rittenhouse Square #1006-7 $1,250,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
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Society Hill 100 Pine Street $1,145,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Art Museum Area 2841 Cambridge $429,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Queen Village 741 S 2nd Street $1,100,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Rittenhouse Sq 111 S 15th Street #1614 $400,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Queen Village 743 E Passyunk Avenue $899,000 Prudential Fox & Roach
Washington Sq 318 S Iseminger Street $389,500 Prudential Fox & Roach
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To See the Following, Call Andy Oei (215)790-5230 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #126-Oversized 2 bed, 1,210 Sq.Ft, gourmet kitchen, spa bath.......................................................$1,850 111 S 15th Street #P106-Deluxe 1BR Skyline Vuws Gourmet Kitchen Marble Bath Doorman ............................................................$1,875 2101 South Street #201-Oversized 2br soaring ceilings, new kitchen & bath, 1mo free ....................................................... $2,475 2101 South Street #310-Large 1br skyline vuws stainless kitchen new bath 1mo free ............................................................. $1,750 To See the Following, Call Anthony Travia 215-521-1545 4520 Smick Street-2 Bdrm/2 ba,super clean,freshly painted w/ parking.....................................................................................$1,600 To See the Following, Call Bryan J. Capone 215-962-7541 1218 S Hancock Street-2 bedroom,1.5 baths home w/finished basement and C/A ...................................................................$1,500 To See the Following, Call David Snyder 267.968.8600 1538 Christian Street #1-3Br/2 Ba condo high ceil,exp brk,hw flrs,granite ctrs/SS app....................................................... $1,800 2134 Locust Street #4R-Bi-level unit 2 Br/1.5 Ba,hw flrs,granite ctrs,SS applns. ....................................................................... $3,100 To See the Following, Call Jafar Maleki (215)-852-2040 2101 Chestnut Street #1815-2 br/1 ba,18th flr,new kit/ bth,flrs,utilities incld ............................................................ $1,890 To See the Following, Call Gregory J. Damis (215)440-2096 2340 Christian Street ##1-2 bdrm,1 ba w/large kitchen,tile flrs,washer/dryer. .................................................................. $1,300 To See the Following, Call Jafar Maleki 215-852-2040 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #248-2 Bedroom,1 bath w/new appliances,desirable layout. ...................................................$1,400 To See the Following, Call Gregory J. Damis (215)440-2095 767 S 9th Street #1ST FL-Office space w/full tile bath and kitchenette ..........................................................................................$1,400 To See the Following, Call James Labonski (215) 521-1552 2545 S Reese Street-3 Br/2 Ba,granite/SS kitchen,hw floors,940 sq ft. .............................................................................................$1,500 1602 Spruce Street #3F-2 bedroom,2 bath,modern kit,hrwd flrs,washer/dryer in unit ......................................................... $2,700 To See the Following, Call Johanna Loke (215)893-9800 1420 Locust Street #22H-Junior 1 bedroom w/updated kitchen & bath. ....................................................................................... $1,475 219 S 18th Street #410-Large 1 bedroom with south views. ..$2,400 224 W Rittenhouse Square #2116-Deluxe one bedroom corner w/ balcony,upgrade thru-out. ...................................................... $2,100 To See the Following, Call John Featherman 215-790-5221 815 Arch Street #310-Split 2B/1b in Chinatown full kit wall a/c in each room w/d ....................................................................... $1,500 1500 Chestnut Street #9C-1B/1b @ the Ellington hi-end kit & bath w/d a/c 24/7 sec.................................................................... $1,950 1618 Latimer Street-Spacious 2B/Den/1.5b in Ritt Sq area HW frs backyard a/c w/d ................................................................... $2,500
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riTTenhouse squAre tHe cArLyLe 2031 Locust street 1 bedroom, efficient floorplan with separate living room, 514 sf $1,225 1 bedroom, large kitchen, sunrise and city views, 624 sf $1,475 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 270 degree city views, separate dining room, 1079 sf $2,300 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, large living room and separate dining room, spacious kitchen, 2137 sf $3,925 WArWick 1701 Locust street Studio, wood floors, walk-in closet, marble bathroom, beautifully appointed kitchen, 423 sf $1,495 Studio, western city view, open kitchen, marble bathroom with stall shower, 412 sf $1,550 rittenHouse sAvoy 1810 s. rittenHouse squAre 1 bedroom, hardwood floors throughout, view of Rittenhouse Square from all rooms, updated kitchen and bath, 825 sf $2,100 tHe bArcLAy 237 s. 18tH street 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, large and light-filled rooms throughout, designer kitchen and baths, wood floors, custom built closets, 2527 sf $7,500 258 s. 18tH street 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, custom home with beautifully appointed open kitchen, designer baths, lots of natural light $2,190
tHe rittenHouse 210 W. rittenHouse squAre 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, high floor with panoramic city views, $4,350 excellent condition, 1418 sf 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, renovated chef’s kitchen, marble baths, panoramic western city views, 1862 sf $5,250 2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 bathroom penthouse, new designer $7,250 kitchen, marble baths, expansive balcony, 2122 sf WAnAmAker House 2020 WALnut street Studio on a high floor with city view, open kitchen, separate dressing area, 548 sf $1,395 1 bedroom, high floor with unobstructed city views, large bay windows, open kitchen, 704 sf $1,790 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, eat-in kitchen, large bay windows, 1200 sf $2,500
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604 s. WAsHington squAre Efficiency, high floor, river and south city views, 415 sf $1,025 Deluxe 1 bedroom, high floor, Washington Square view, balcony, 843 sf
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$1,600
700 Locust street 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, boutique building on Washington Square, 1160 sf
$2,400
1119 pine street 2 bedrooms plus den, wood floors, open renovated kitchen, private deck overlooking Pine Street, indoor parking space included, 1999 sf
$2,800
independence pLAce 233-241 soutH 6tH street 1 bedroom, balcony, south facing views, walk-in closet in bedroom, laundry room, 928 sf
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pier 5 7 n. coLumbus bouLevArd Tri-level, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, generous living space, large $2,290
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LUXURY COnDOS AnD CO-OPS 440 S Broad Street #2506-Amazing Designer Custom 2 bedroom + den home W/PARKING, a “MUST SEE”. 317 Vine Street #506-See this luxurious 2BR/2+BA condo. Pantry. Ultimate traditional charm! 275 S 19th Street #2ND FL-2200sqft full flr w/elev opening into res 2br+ study & 2b windows facing SW 2020 Walnut ##31E-PENTHOUSE! 2 bedrooms,2 baths w/fireplace & full balcony. 1901 Walnut Street #13F-Gracious 2BR/2+BA condo on a corner lot. Pantry, breakfast room. 212 Race Street #2C-Beautiful 2-bedroom condo. High ceilings, central air. Charm and comfort! 500 Admirals Way #312-Naval Sq Condo PRKG 2BR/2B beaut finishes taxabate pool fitness low mo fees 2401 Pennsylvania Ave #4A4-3BR/2.5bth light filled condo. Art Museum vus from lrge balcony 500 Admirals Way #203-Naval Sq Condo PRKG 2BR/2B beaut finishes taxabate pool fitness low mo fees 2200 Arch Street #501-Wide Loft Condo-2 Br/1.5 Ba,lrg Din/Liv areas,modern kit,garage parking. RED’D1717 Spring Garden, #Unit A-Gated parking,extra large 1 Br,modern bth,Old World Charm 1027 Arch ##807-Penthouse loft-condo w/skyline views,1300 sq ft,hrwd flrs,hi ceilings. 250 S 13th Street #5A-Fantastic 1 br w/ gorgeous grmt kit h/w flrs abundant light & high ceilings 2001 Hamilton Street #2115-Deluxe corner 2BR Condo, 935 SF, PARKING, Doorman 721 Melon Place #D-Renov. Light-filled 3BR condo w/PRKG & Tax Abte. Pet Friendly 1010 Race Street #7G-Fantastic condo 1 Br/1 Ba + den,hrdwd flrs,exp brick,convenient location. 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #414-Bright 1br/1ba, Newer kitchen, Ceramic bath,FHA-Approved 3900 Ford Road #11S-2 Bedroom,1.5 Bath, C/A,PARKING,terrace,1230 sq ft.
OLDE CITY/nORTHERn LIBERTIES 110 S Front St #600-Lux 2 Br condo w/flr to ceiling wndws,hw flrs,granite ctrs/SS appln + Prkng 813 N Orianna Street #A-4 Br/3 spa Ba,fin bsmt,European chefs kit,muti dks,grdn/outdoor spc,tx abat 317 Vine ##111-2 Br/2 Ba w/hw flrs,ceramic tile bths,granite countertops,SS applns,parking 113 Bread St ##3B2-3 Br/2 Ba,hw flrs,granite counters,Juliet blcny,GARAGE PARKING + tax abat. 401 N Front Street #2B-2 Br w/nice deck w/fantastic view of the river,HW in LR,carpet in bdrms. 1601-7 N Lawrence Street-Vacant Lot Package (total area is 51 x. 37.5) 1425 N 4th Street-Clean shell. 2-3 blocks to Piazza & Lib. Walk
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$1,900,000 $1,495,000 $895,000 $799,000 $565,000 $525,000 $508,000 $429,000 $249,000 $235,000
2107 Bainbridge-A true WOW house! To-die-for kit,2.5 spa Ba,3 Bdrm,media rm,fpl,deck,grdn 2001 Catharine Street-Corner property 3 Br + den.2.5 Spa Ba,fpl,cherryflrs,dk,grdn + fin bsmt. 715 S Bancroft Street-10 Sold 1 Left Platinum New constr Single home w/2-CAR PRKG & Tax Abate 1428 Montrose Street-Renovated 3 Br/1.5 Ba w/finished bsmt,lux bths,granite ctrs,SS applns. 2348 Christian Street-Attractive duplex on a great block. Well maintained and fully rented 1932 Catharine Street-16’ wide 2B,new s.s. appl&granite counter,wd flrs,C/A,huge grdn
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1805 Pine Street-5 Br/7 Ba,library,den,wet bar,original details T/O,10 Fpls,2 Car Garage 1602 Spruce Street-Fantastic location-6 Unit bldg w/4 apartments,1 store,1 restaurant. 331 S Hicks Street-3 Br/2.5 Ba on tree-lined street in Rittenhouse Sq,Lr/Dr w/hw flrs,gas fpl. 511 S 21st ##102-2 Br w/hw flrs,exp brk,decorative fp,Ba w/whirlpool tub,kit w/granite/SS. $245,000 1731 Naudain Street-New! bright 3br/2b 3 story Lg LR w/fp DR ss & granite kit grdn 1629 Waverly Street-Lovely 2 BR Trinity with lots of light, brick patio 1626 Spruce Street #4-1 Br/1 Ba condo,this is a corner unit,kit opened up to LR,W/D in unit.
$1,050,000 $799,900 $795,000 $739,900 $625,000 $499,000 $489,000 $485,000 $418,500 $389,000 $325,000 $325,000 $264,900 $249,000 $199,000 $159,900 $149,000 $142,000
QUEEn vILLAGE AnD BELLA vISTA
$665,000 $625,000 $575,000 $349,900 $315,000 $304,000
$2,390,000 $1,999,000 $579,900 $499,500 $499,000 $309,000 $249,000
fITLER SQUARE 2316 Delancey Pl-Luxurious 4BR/4+BA townhome. Lots of space. Elevator, double ovens. 2504 Delancey Street-Perfection! Gorgeous 5BR/3BA townhome. Really roomy. Showsoff superbly.
$3,600,000 $2,195,000
ART mUSEUm 545 N 23rd Street-3 Br/2.5 Ba home w/roof deck,finished bsmt,intercom system + much more. 2021 Brown Street-Mint duplex $2400/m income new kits & bths, w/d C/A in units 2626 Brown St-4 Br/2.5 Ba,hw flrs,mstr suite w/Jacuzzi,updated kit w/granite ctr/SS appln 35 Hamilton Circle-Deluxe 1,675+ sq. ft 3 bed, 2.5 bath home, PARKING, private patio 1900 Hamilton Street #801-2BR at the Tivoli. HW flrs, S/S&Gran Kitch. Hi-end finishes. PRKG 2715 Swain Street-New kitchen, stainless and granite, new bath, h/w floors, c/a, patio.
$589,900 $479,000 $479,000 $419,000 $414,900 $299,000
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3617 Haverford Avenue-7,000 square ft commercial building. $2,200,000 3938 Pine Street-Investor & Penn Parents alert. Rare opp on special block. Renov $850,000 4635 Hazel Avenue-5BR/5.5bth 2007 Renov home on tree-lined block in CATCHMENT $595,000 4335 Pine Street-Lovely & Spacious single in CATCHMENT. 5BR/2bth, offc, Family Rm $519,000 4525 Locust Street-Beautiful 5BR +Den/2.5bth twin on quiet block in CATCHMENT $475,000 4300 Spruce Street #A201-Bright 2BR/2bth condo in prime UC Bldg. All new in ë08. PRKG avail $385,000 $1,199,000 45 University Mews-3BR+ office/den, 2bth TH w/GARAGE PARKING in CATCHMENT. C/A $364,900 $599,900 47 University Mews-Contemporary 2BR/1.5bth TH w 2-Car PRKG. Deck & Amazing Light $275,000 $495,000 $449,900 $275,000 $114,900 817 S 5th Street #1, 2, 3-Hi-End New Constr. Sustainable 3 full-flr flats w/elev. MEREDITH $627,500-$725,000 $105,000 300 Salter Street-New Construction in Queen Village - 3Br 2.5b w/ den & GARAGE, Tax Abated $499,000
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830 S 2nd - #Unit A-4 Br/3.5 spa Ba,hw flrs,2 fp’s,garden,fab roof deck,10 yrs old,3,072 sq ft. RED’D733 S 2nd Street-Pristine 4 Br/2.5 Ba,new kit,hrwd flrs,2 Fp’s,formal DR,bsmt,deck & grdn. 852 Independence Court-Luxury 3BR/3+BA townhome offering an inviting feeling. Security system. 750 S Marvine-Gorgeous new rehab,lrg grt room,1 car prkng,hw flrs,granite/SS kit,rf dk. 719 S Philip Street-Bright 3 Br/2.5 Ba home w/Deeded Prkng,cook’s kit,hrwd flrs,fp,grdn & deck. 732 S 3rd Street-3 Br + den,2.5 Ba,hw flrs t/o,2 fp’s,grdn,2 dks + 3 grt outdoor spaces. 527 Catharine Street-Renovated 3Br, 2.5b TH in MEREDITH Catchment, deck w/ City View, Fin Bsmnt 1001 S 3rd Street-4BR/3.5bth new const w/Tax Abatement. Spacious. Nice finishes 923 Catharine-2 Br/2 Ba home w/many updates t/o,huge kit,wd flrs,trex-roof-top deck. 608 Kimball Street-2 Br/1 Ba home w/gorg hw flrs,lrg modern EIK, patio grdn, loft style mstr Br. 720 S Front Street-2 Br + den,dressing rm,spa Ba,hrwd flrs,Eik,roof garden w/river views. 725 Kimball-Terrific 3 Br/1 Ba home w/new kit,roof,hw flrs,4 yr old HVAC system. 712 S 12th Street #311-FHA Approved-New Condos-Hawthorne Lofts,some w/PARKING,tx abat. Starting @ 725 Earp Street-Cute 2 BR/1.5 Bath with finished basement, HW floors and nice sized patio
$879,000 $789,900 $689,000 $679,900 $575,000 $575,000 $535,000 $425,000 $379,000 $359,900 $349,900 $339,000 $220,000 $239,900
WASHInGTOn SQUARE WEST 1024 Clinton Street-Federal twnhse bldg,home to a Bread & Breakfast w/8 suites w/kit & ba. 254 S 11th Street-Commercial space on 1st flr plus 2 apts upstairs,bsmt w/laundry & storage. 1104 Lombard ##43-1 Br/1.5 Ba twnhse style unit,Lr w/hw flrs,gas fpl,open kit/din area,1/2 ba 1008 Spruce Street #1M-1 Br/1.5 Ba condo w/hw flrs,fpl,cstm kit,cstm ba,crtyd,pool & deck. 1014 Spruce Street #3-1-Bright condo,hw flrs,walk-in closet,community pool,roof deck and more.
$1,600,000 $595,000 $289,000 $214,900 $179,900
LOGAn SQUARE 2030 Race Street-Elegant Property,orig features,hi ceilings,bi-level grdn,cst kit + rf deck.
$1,050,000
AROUnD TOWn 1818 S Broad Street-Grand 4BR/2.5bth w/family rm. & office. Extraordinary Character 221 Titan Street-Open flr plan,3 Br + fam Rm + den, fp, hw flrs,grt kit,deck +garden 13028 Trina Drive-Price Reduced-3 Br/2.5 Ba home,finished bsmt,backyard,1 Car Garage. 1906 S Jessup Street-Beautiful 2 Br/1.5 ba,hrwd flrs,granite ctrs,SS appliances,central air. 2938 Wharton Street-3Br/1.5 Ba home,recently renovated,finished basement,backyard,spacious BR’S 4334 Shelmire Avenue-Cheerful 3-bedroom townhome. Family room, built-in dishwasher. Basement. 5636 Thomas-3 Bedroom porch front row,nice convenient location,needs updating.
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$3,949,000 Call Jody Volpe
ARTISAN 2, 15TH & KATER ST Bold contemporary, 4br, 2.5b, +/-3,000-5,600sf, chef’s kitchen, roof deck, 2-car garage, optional elevator,10 yr tax abatement.
1512 MELON ST OpEN SuNdAy 3/25, 1:30-2:30 pM New construction, 3br, 3.5b, wood flrs, garage, deck, 10 yr tax abatement.
$1,300,000$1,500,000
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$599,000
519 N 19TH ST OpEN SuNdAy 3/25, 11:30-1 pM Historic renovated Victorian 5br, 2.5b, +/-2600sf, granite & marble kitchen, finished basement, h/w flrs.
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$569,000
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2111 FITZWATER ST NEW LISTING! OpEN SuNdAy 3/25, 1-3 pM Spacious renovated 4br, 2b, hi ceilings, large garden.
402-416 S 2Nd ST #402 Beautiful 2 bedroom, 3 bath condo, patio, shared courtyard.
626 S AMERICAN ST OpEN SuNdAy 3/25, 12-1 pM Historic 2br, 2b, Meredith School area, original wood flrs.
$499,000
Call Izzy Sigman
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895 N Stillman St Well-Maintained, Recently Renovated End of Row 2BR/1.5BA with Ultra Modern Kitch, HW Flrs, Exposed Brick, Fin Basement $295,000 2513 Parrish St Historic gem 3BR/1BA, HW floors, High Ceilings $339,000 827 N 20th St Reduced! 3BR/2.5BA, C/A, S/S kitchen, 7 years young Finished Basement and Garage OPEN HOUSE $359,900 2301 Cherry St #12A Spacious 2BR/2.5BA with River and City Views, Garage Parking, Private Balcony OPEN HOUSE $374,900 3039 W Harper St New Construction with Roof-Top deck, CC Views and 10 yr Tax Abatement $384,900 876 N 25th St Tastefully renovated Art Museum Victorian $409,000 791 N Taney St Great Loc, Parking, HW Flrs, Exposed Brick, Finished Walk-out lower level $475,000
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UNIVERSITY CITY / WEST PHILADELPHIA 116 S. 51st St. 4bd/1ba Fixer-Upper for Investors or 1st Time Buyers Priced Out of Univ. City. Nice Orig. Details $99,000 139 S 50thSt Reduced triplex, newer upgrades, Freshly Painted $159,500 5132 Larchwood Ave. Amazingly Spacious Victorian Twin, updated interior galore 4bd/1ba $225,000 4948 Hazel St. 5br/5ba Victorian twin needs repairs but has potential to be restore to grand showpiece $230,000 811 S 51st St. 3bed/2.5bath twin top to bottom renovation where old & new blend seamlessly not a detail overlooked $250,000 237 S. 49th St 4 unit corner property w/detached garage and separate utilities. Fully leased—a solid investment $319,000 4200 Pine St #402 2BR/2BA Condo with Parking, Tax Abatement, Top of the line fi nishes in historic Trumbauer Mansion $380,000 4702 Springfield Ave Beautiful Queen Anne Victorian, Center Hall, much orig detail, Eat-in Kitchen, garden C/A OPEN HOUSE $438,500 4408 Larchwood Ave Updated 5BR/2BA on lovely residential block OPEN HOUSE $535,000 518 S 46th St 5BR/3.5BA Pristine twin w/in law suite on corner of Catchment Area $550,000 514 S 46th St 6BR Stately Victorian in Catchment area, Stunning original details $550,000
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RITTENHOUSE SQUARE / FITLER SQUARE / AVENUE OF THE ARTS 1027 Arch St #406 Superb 1BR/1BA with loft exposed beams high ceilings and updated kitch $314,900 219 S 18th St #412 Pet Friendly, 1 BR high rise condo with pool and gym $429,000 1811-19 Chestnut St South Facing 2BR/2.5BA spacious Condo, Renovated in 2007. Lots of windows $485,000 OPEN FRI SAT, SUN 12-5PM 440 S. Broad St. Only one 1BR left and handful of 2BR’s and 2BR’s with den. 95% Sold. From $499,900-900,000 1207 S Broad St Restored Brownstone mansion, 4BR/4.5BA, formal LR &DR, Newer Kitchen, Multi parking and garden $695,000 440 S Broad St #2802 4BR/3.5BA with 2 car parking, high end fi nishes, Patio, Sweeping City Views $1,899,999.00 251 S 25th Street Diamond Residence – Elegant Modern Home on the Park – All New Construction – 215-582-7909 OPEN HOUSE $1,975,000
NEW CONSTRUCTION 2643 Tulip St 3BR/2.5BA, HW Floors, and Walk out balcony $189,000 525 Fitzwater #11 REDUCED TO SELL! 2BR/1.5BA, gated courtyard, gourmet kitch, HW Flrs OPEN HOUSE $239,253K 650 N 8thSt 2BR/2.5BA modern kitchen 2 car parking in gated lot $269,900 1514 Christian St Unit B Large 2BR/2BA OPEN HOUSE $299,000 1514 Christian St Unit A Large 2BR/2.5 home in Graduate Hospital OPEN HOUSE $325,000 827 N. 20th St. Just Reduced $25,000! 3bd/2.5ba, 7yrs young, C/A, S/S Kitch, must see this one of a kind hm $375,000 1743 Christian St Open floor plan HW floors gourmet kit, amazing roof deck views $439,500 4417 Saint David’s St Townhomes just a short walk from downtown Manayunk with Amazing features $450,000 1928 Kimball St 3BR townhome with roof-Top Deck, Basement, Attached garage and 10 Yr Tax Abatement OPEN HOUSE $469,000
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$269,000 $275,000 $299,000 $359,999 $425,000 $650,000 $1,350,000
SOCIETY HILL / WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST 250 S 13th St 4F 1BR/1BA condo with High ceilings, Hardwood floors, Large closet and great light OPEN HOUSE $267,900 1318 Addison St fully renovated 2BR/1BA, dedicated street parking, HW floors, fi replace, deck, patio $289,900 250 S 13thSt #12A Fantastic 1BR condo, fully updated kitch w/granite countertops & SS Appliances $300,000 540 Cypress St Quaint completely upgraded 2BR/1.5 BA on cobblestone Street $374,900 1111 Locust St #2G High Ceilings, Huge Kitchen, Lrg Living space, Parking available OPEN HOUSE EVERY THURSDAY 5-6:00PM $379,999 736-38 Pine St #J 3BR/2BA bi-level in restored Victorian Mansion with Parking, 2 yr Tax Abatement $575,000 241 S. 6th St. #2002 2br/2ba, Den, Beautifully renovated, move-in condition 1,788SF Call Mar Kline 267-246-7607 $799,000 220 Locust St. 6B REDUCED! 3B/3B, Spectacular River Views $879,000 1111 Locust St #10F Corner Penthouse Views of River, Maple flooring, 2 terraces, tall windows OPEN HOUSE EVERY THURSDAY 5-6:00PM $1,046,000 507 S Philip St 4BR/3.5BA, garage, 4 stories, elevator, 3 decks $1,119,000 520 Delancey St Gorgeous 1820 Mansion “on Cherished St” $1,349,000 QUEEN VILLAGE/ BELLA VISTA / GRADUATE HOSPITAL / SOUTH PHILA. 1220 S. 20th St. Vacant lot, investment opportunity $95,000 310 Gladstone St. Wonderful 2br home w/extra lrg bath, new kit., rear yard, many extras, 2nd fl laundry. $147,900 705 Pierce St spacious Rehab, 1BR + bonus room, CA, garage, SS appliances $149,900 1728 S. 18th St. 5br/3.5ba 1680sqft w/HW fl rs, security sys, SS appl, & granite counters $200,000 2251 League St 3BR/1BA Corner hm, HW FL, crown moldings, back yard Great Location $239,900 1007 S Chadwick St 2BR/1BA renovated open floor plan HW Flrs throughout, updated kitchen, Lrg Yard, $239,900 2101 Kimball St Units 1 and 3 Modern 2BR/1BA condo in rapidly developing area $250,000 1721 Webster St 2BR/1BA CA, Newly renovated, this home has it! OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 1:30-2:30 $264,900 708 S Perth St 2BR/1BA, Large Patio, F/P Large Eat in kitchen OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 12:00-1:00 $275,000 727-29 S 7th St #2F Spacious 2BR/!BA Newly painted and upgraded, HW Flrs, High Ceiling, Lg Deck OPEN HOUSE SATURDAY 1:30-2:30 $289,900 759 S Hicks St Light fi lled 2BR/1BA with Hardwood fl rs, SS Appliances, Fin Basement, Garden $322,000 1916 Christian St B Spacious 3BR , Gorgeous Master, Basement, 5 yr Tax abatement $350,000 1512 S 2nd St. fabulous 3bed new front, HW, kitchen, fi replace move right in $353,500 753 S Dorrance St Totally rehabbed 2BR/1.5BA with 2 Car parking fi nished lower level and rear garden OPEN HOUSE $375,000 2234 Bainbridge St Updated 2BR/2.5BA with Finished Basement and front and back Yard $375,000 935 E Moyamensing Queen Village Gem $411,500 1125 Christian St Gorgeous, Spacious, Large Backyard, Large Bedrooms, Granite and Marble Baths OPEN HOUSE $417,500 2401-25 Washington Ave Very Large Corner Lot on North side of Washington Ave &24th .90 Acre $2,700,000 P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K L Y Ma r c h 2 1 - 2 7, 2 01 2
NORTHERN LIBERTIES / FISHTOWN / NORTH PHILADELPHIA 2652 Memphis St. Recenty renovated 3bd hm in Fishtown w/full bsmnt, storage & orig details intact $175,000 425 W George St 4BR/1BA renovated in 2005, Great price for Northern Liberties $269,000 2130 E. Susquehanna Ave. Price reduced for immediate sale! $279,900 813-817 N. 5th St #202 Amazing 1900sq ft 2 bedroom plus office loft condo with parking! $284,000 916 New Market St #B Luxuary with Ecology! LEED-H Certified 3BR/3BA condo with GREEN Roof-top Deck, Bamboo Floors OPEN HOUSE $499,000
COMMERCIAL/INVESTMENT 1300-1302 Spruce St 4000+ SF, Commercial Retail Space. Ideal Use: Bank, Restaurant, Professional Offices – Add’tl 2000 + SF Basement (2) Car Parking $40SF 3122 Montgomery Ave. Investment property for fi rst time investor. Lg 3 story w/1 car parking. $140,000 870 E. Chelten Ave. Income producing, fully occupied 4 unit bldg. Great investment opportunity $142,500 6147 Hawthorne St. Two –Unit corner lot, features two 2br/1ba units. Live in one, rent out the other $169,000 139 S. 50th St. Reduced Triplex, newer upgrades, freshly painted $164,000 2438 S. 3rd St. Investor Opportunity-store front (deli/grocery) & 1bd Apt (leased), well maintained bldg! $249,900 6011-13 Market St DBL Wide Commercial Reduced $299,000 1609 E Passyunk Commercial property on the Square, Rare Opportunity $435,000 131 S. 13th St. Restaurant/Bar with a 21 room & 6 bath boarding house on 2nd thru 4th fl rs $1,300,000 SURROUNDING AREAS West Phila – 5709 Malcolm St Investment Opportunity Short Sale Reduced $30,000 West Phila – 3921 Pennsgrove Investment Opportunity $31,000 Fishtown – 2309 Cabot St Shell Condition Priced for Investors Easy access to DE Ave $32,000 Haddington – 343 N 60th St Duplex needing Rehab with great income Potential $35,000 Fishtown – 1543 N Front St Lot attractive for Investors and developers $47,600 Southwest Phila – 7033 Paschall Ave Large 3BR/1Ba with hardwood fl rs thru out, modern kitchen, bath, $49,900 Bridesburg – 4731 Edmund St Move in ready for fi rst time buyer or investor $50,000 Grays Ferry – 1356 S Stanley St Recently renovated home at a great price $59,900 West Phila- 231 N 52nd St Large house, spacious kitchen, separate dining room, high ceilings $60,000 Southwest Phila. 7024 Grays Renovated 3BR/1BA with Parking $65,000 West Phila – 6049 Irving 3BR/1BA meticulously maintained home, recently updated throughout $65,000 Eastwick – 7723 Buist Ave Solid Twin Needs Renovations $65,000 Fishtown – 2116 E Lehigh St Reduced, Tenant occupied, Great Investment $70,500 West Phila – 1543 N Alden St 3BR/1BA Extremely well maintained $75,000 West Phila – 5837 Christian St 3BR/1BA home in excellent move in condition. Original details remain $85,000 Southwest Phila – 6822 Chester Ave Spacious 3BR/1.5 BA with Large Rear Garden $89,000 Kingsessing – 5533 Springfield Ave Rehabbed 3BR/1BA, Finished Basement, New Roof, H/W Floors, Fenced Yard $93,900 Delaware Co – 216 Mulberry St DBL Wide Corner property with Parking $94,900 Oxford Circle – 997 Carver St Renovated 3BR/1.5BA with Finished Basement $104,900 Allegheny West – 2927 N 22nd St Located in Busy Commercial Business District, Kept well with Tenants $119,900 Southwest Phila – 6938 Paschall Ave 5BR/2.5BA renovated Victorain W/ 6 Car detached garage, Everything New but orig Detail remains $150,000 Torresdale – 3444 Primrose Rd 3BR/1.5BA featuring remodeled kitchn, backyard with deck and new roof $164,900 Fishtown – 2476 Emerald St 4BR/2BA, Bamboo Floors, granite kitchen, Yard $199,000 Oak Lane – 545 Medary Ave Large Victorian Home, Move In Condition, Featured in many Design Magazines OPEN HOUSE $199,500 Manayunk – 4524 Smick St Fully Renovated in 2003 Features 2BR/1BA and Rear Patio $215,000 Manayunk – 248 Kalos St Contemproary 3BR/1.5 offering 2 car parking, updated kitchen and fi nished basement $234,900 Penns Landing – 3 N Columbus Blvd TD442 2BR/2BA with amazing river views and parking, Amenity rich $289,000 Mt Airy – 705 Carpenter Lane 4BR/1.5 BA – PerennialGarden, Open front porch, Stone fi replace, chef’s kichen HW Flrs OPEN HOUSE $325,000 Fishtown - 2428 E Boston St modern Spacious2BR/2.5BA Central Air, HW Floors, Garage, Lots of light $325,000 Manayunk - 334 Leverington Ave 3 Story, 3BR/2.5BA H/W fls, Roof deck, great views, Master Suite, 10 Year Tax abatement $379,900 Manayunk – 336 Leverington Ave 3 story, 3BR/2.5 BA, Parking, Designer Kitchen, Master Suite w/ Private Deck, 10 year tax abatement $369,900 Fishtown – 1505 Frankford Ave Built to Energy Star Standards, Green modular construction home, 3BR/3.5BA $389,000 Fishtown – 2666-72 Coral St Pub with 3 apts, up to 20 Car parking lot $950,000
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