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Funny Girls Regarding Nicole Finkbiner ’s cover story about Philadelphia ’s female comedians: As an “old lady” now about to turn the corner of 40, it’s so refreshing to see that these strong, confident young women can run with the boys and also keep their femininity. I had no idea the comedy scene in Philly was so homogametic!

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But while the business world fawns over Goldfarb and Gutierrez, the rescue world has met them mostly with vitriol—which has reached a fever pitch since the February opening of Operation Ava in Northern Liberties. The 2,300-square-foot complex is housed at the site of the former Doggie World kennel on the corner of Third and Poplar streets.

Operation Ava—funded by Goldfarb but run by CEO Gutierrez—represents Doggie Style’s official entry as a full-on player in the local rescue scene.

They haven’t been particularly welcomed.

The rescue world is far more logistically and ethically challenging than turning a profit off chew toys and doggie sweaters, especially in Philadelphia, where more than 30,000 homeless animals annually wind up at PSPCA’s Animal Care and Control Team (ACCT) shelter on Hunting Park Avenue. Despite dedicated volunteers and rescue groups, thousands of local dogs and cats are euthanized every year due to lack of space and a woefully under-funded program still recovering from years of mismanagement.

The desperate numbers and dedication of activists fighting a Sisyphean battle sets a tense scene. Now that Operation Ava has opened, the rumors that have long plagued Doggie Style—specifically, that they obtain their dogs from questionable sources with links to puppy mills—recently surfaced continued on page 11 >>

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It seems the only thing entrepreneur Ira Goldfarb and his partner, Claudia Gutierrez, can whip up in this town faster than yet another Doggie Style pet retail store is the bad vibes and backlash from the animal rescue community.

There’s no question that Goldfarb, 53, is a savvy businessman. Since opening the first store in 2005, Doggie Style has exploded into a franchise. Frequently lauded in business publications, Goldfarb

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time in 30 years she’s been without employment), she can stop waiting around for a federal bailout that may never come.

It seems like she’s been waiting forever.

After a series of miscommunications and a falling out with the housing counselor assigned by her mortgage company, Chase, she turned to the Philadelphia Unemployment Project for guidance. Back in July 2010, when the Emergency Homeowners Loan Program was passed by Congress, PUP helped Daniels and others facing foreclosure fill out loan applications and send them to the Dept. of Housing and Urban Development in Washington. Surprisingly, when the HUD folks were reached for comment, they were shocked to hear that Philadelphians had been waiting on them.

“It’s sad,” says Tim Styer, a counselor and organizer at PUP. “If we had not raised the issue, it’s pretty clear nothing would have been done. We’ve been in contact with housing programs in other states, they’re not even aware the program exists.”

HUD finally stopped dragging its feet after U.S. House Republicans threatened to bleed the EHLP dry (the feds will bail out Wall Street, but not your street). So on April 1, the agency released the much-waited-on funds to five states, including Pennsylvania.

In typical pass-the-buck ($105 million, to be exact) fashion, HUD decided Pennsylvania’s

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It’s a Tuesday in March, and Elva Daniels is doing something she’s become accustomed to since losing her job: filling out paperwork.

Only today, the West Oak Lane resident isn’t looking for employment. She’s just trying to keep her home.

A week before the largest potential sheriff’s sale in Philadelphia history, Daniels is at the Philadelphia Unemployment Project’s Center City office on North Broad, where she spends the next four hours applying for an extension on the moratorium Judge Pamela Dembe placed on about 2,000 foreclosures in the city back in December.

“If I didn’t fill this out by today,” says Daniels, who was laid off from her job at a Fresh Grocer in 2009, “[the house] is definitely going for sheriff’s sale.”

The past year and a half has been a time of many “ifs” for Daniels and the other owners facing foreclosure. If the federal government passes homeowner legislation (which it has), it might allocate money to Pennsylvania (which it did). If Daniels meets the federal government’s criteria (which includes the ability to pay back your mortgage), maybe she’ll get some of it. If Dembe delays Philly’s sheriff’s sales a second time (which she didn’t), maybe that’ll be enough time for the bureaucratic wheels of government to turn the money through. And if Daniels can get a job in this economy (she says it’s the first

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House hunter: Activist Cheri Honkala (right) protests the April 5 sheriff’s sale outside the First District Plaza on 38th and Market streets. To her left is son Guillermo Santos.

mortgage loan program was “substantially similar” to the program HUD’s been trying to prop up since Congress passed the leglislation. It’s sloppy, sure, but it’s the closest they’ve come to keeping people in their homes.

“My sense is that HUD didn’t really want to do this,” says Styer. “In the long run, $105 million isn’t even that much money.

Their thinking is, ‘How many homeowners can that really save?’ But we’re thinking, ‘If it’s three homeowners, that’s a big deal,’ you know? In Washington they’re used to signing big checks for the mortgage companies and banks, but our frame of reference is, we’re putting in applications for HEMAP [Homeowners’ Emergency Mortgage Assistance Program] all over the state, everyday, which can be only $11 million, so $106 million, that’s like hitting the lottery.”

So what’s that mean for all those properties up for auction on April 5? Hundreds showed up at First District Plaza on 38th and Market streets and placed their bids.

Green Party Sheriff candidate Cheri Honkala was there, too, attempting to bid on foreclosed houses with Monopoly money. At one point, the national organizer of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign tossed the funny money up in the air, referring to it as “the people’s bailout.”

“Even though the Emergency Homeowner Loan Program is now here and families have applied for help, this [Sheriff’s] office has still recommended going forward with sales, siding with the banks—but who will side with the families?” Honkala said after being escorted out.

But there is a silver lining. Despite Dembe’s rejection of a second moratorium, she offered this provision: Anyone who actually gets their hands on that EHLP money in the next three months will have the chance to buy their home back.

HUD’s new deadline for forking that over?

“Early April,” a spokesman says. Well that clears things up. Timeliness, it seems, was never their forte.

In the meantime, Daniels and others in her position have more waiting to do. Another “if” in a long line of them. But whether or not she wins this particular housing lottery, the effort she’s put into keeping her life together through the recession and its hangover keeps her going. “The sad thing is a lot of people give up,” she says. “They’re too afraid or too embarrassed about their situation. And my thing is, don’t be embarrassed when they’re trying to put your house up for sheriff sale. Be embarrassed when they’re locking you out and you can’t get your belongings. Be embarrassed when you’ve lost the house you grew up in and you have nowhere to live. Don’t be afraid to ask someone for help with problems with your homes and maintaining your bills. There are a lot of people that are too afraid.” n

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Northeast rescue to work with shelters in the South. Some of the vitriol is mired in Doggie Style’s murky history.

Back in 2009, there was a problem. PW obtained and reviewed documents that indicate that in 2009, the PSPCA investigated Doggie Style in response to the puppy mill rumors, and confronted Goldfarb about it.

In correspondence with Doggie Style Vice President (and former PSPCA CEO) Howard Nelson last fall, PSPCA Sue Cosby states that Goldfarb admitted Doggie Style had “purchased” dogs with physical imperfections that were rejected by breeders.

Of course, as Wehr said, it’s not their fault they are born in a mill. But supporting puppy mills in any way contardicts the goals and mission of PSPCA, which regularly fights against puppy mills in Pennsylvania. Documents confirm that as a result of her findings, Cosby temporarily severed the relationship with Doggie Style, though it’s unclear for how long.

Goldfarb denies that there’s ever been an issue.

“I don’t remember any real issues between us and the PSPCA,” says Goldfarb.

“We never had imperfect dogs from breeders, not the situation. I don’t know what to tell you. We didn’t have them ... to this day we have a great relationship with the PSPCA.” PSPCA spokesperson Wendy Marano initially declined to comment for this article, stating it was not PSPCA’s place to comment on another organization.

Eventually, PSPCA issued a statement claiming they did not conduct a formal investigation into Doggie Style, and did not address what went down in 2009. It’s this lack of transparency that greases the rumor mill, and supports the suffering that comes from it. n

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ered supporting the cycle of suffering—and is a cardinal sin in some rescue circles.)

Activists question spending extra effort and money to rescue certain types of dogs over others.

Wehr says each shipment of dogs sets her organization back $1,000. They don’t charge Operation Ava for transport, but the fee for each dog is $90, plus expected but not specified donations.

Once put in the windows at Operation Ava, consumers are charged $350 for puppies, $275 for regular adult dogs. Skeptics call that profit.

Gutierrez says all proceeds from adoptions go back into the program and that the majority of their rescues come from ACCT. (PSPCA will not provide specific numbers.) Gutierrez doesn’t see how saving animals from all over the country could be bad.

“If we have an empty space … we are not going to say, ‘we’re sorry, this animal was not born or found in the Philly ZIP code, so we’re not going to save its life,’” Gutierrez says.

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On a recent visit to Operation Ava, 38 animals were in the building; about half were on display while, according to a volunteer, the other half were quarantined in the back room, having just been shipped up from a shelter in Kentucky or Louisiana.

For many local activists, that’s the problem: Activists are pissed that Op Ava is rescuing dogs and cats from the South.

“In our shelters, every other dog and two out of three cats don’t make it out alive,” says Garrett Elwood of Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia. “It is immoral for a rescue to transport any animal into Philadelphia. Simply put, every dog or cat rescued from a shelter outside the city equals one killed in Philadelphia … Anyone who thinks differently doesn’t understand how bad it is here.”

“They euthanize thousands of dogs [at ACCT], why would anyone need to go to the South to rescue dogs?” echoes a NoLibs resident and PSPCA volunteer who requested her name be withheld.

Business-wise, a practical reason to save animals from the South is that Southern shelters tend to have smaller, younger dogs that look like single breeds. On any given day over at ACCT, the vast majority of dogs are or look like pit bulls—because that’s what’s leftover after breed-specific rescues comb through and people adopt the smaller, fluffier dogs.

Deana Wehr, Rescue and Transport Manager at Bowling Green Warren County Humane Society in Kentucky, one of Op Ava’s primary shelter partners, doesn’t see the problem.

“If … people want a puppy or a small breed Shih Tzu, if they don’t find them there they’re going to go to a breeder and get them. So why not rescue from a shelter?” she asks.

Wehr, who is familiar with the Philly area—she’s Phillies pitcher Joe Blanton’s cousin—says one reason that her shelter has an abundance of smaller, younger and single-breed-looking dogs to ship north is they simply receive a more diverse mix of dogs on their stoop.

The second reason is that some of their dogs originally come from a shelter in neighboring Allen county, which like Pennsylvania, has a puppy-mill problem.

Wehr confirms that some of the dogs that get shipped up here are rejects from puppy mills.

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For six pages, commenters wrote nasty statements saying Operation Ava is a “crock of shit” and “a scam.” Goldfarb and Gutierrez were called “devils in sheep’s clothing.”

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oor guy. He’s barely peered his head in the door before being admonished with a loud, angry chorus of “Nooooo!” from the bartender, the six or so daytime drinkers scattered around the rectangular bar and the four guys playing pool, unmistakable scorn on their faces.

“You’re flagged, motherfucker!” says a man who’s violently pointing a pool cue.

“Motherfucker, you’re flagged,” the bartender screams, shooing him with a yet-to-beopened can of Miller Lite.

Then, in unison, all of them: “FLAGGED!” Poor Guy blinks slowly, absorbs the blow and withdraws back into the sunlight outside, heartbroken.

I’m at DeLeo’s Cafe (405 Dupont St.) on the Manayunk/Roxbourgh cusp, where they don’t take kindly to strangers. Regulars here gaze upon nonregulars with suspicion, some even physically recoiling in the presence of newcomers, hovering nervously around their drinks and waiting uncomfortably for the intruder to leave so they can go back to being themselves.

Others take the opposite tack, turning the Asshole up to 11, puffing their chests and cursing

loudly with gusto.

It’s called DeLeo’s Cafe, but it’s not a restaurant. DeLeo’s is unmistakably, inarguably and quintessentially a dive bar.

But what is a dive, and what makes DeLeo’s one?

I’ve been having this conversation—what makes a dive a dive—a lot over the last year and a half while working on a guide book of Philadelphia dives. In the (according to friends, family and colleagues who’ve received advanced copies) excellent, informative and dropdead hysterical Philadelphia’s Best Dive Bars: Drinking and Diving in the City of Brotherly Love, I ventured into every corner of our city and cozied up to more than 100 of the finest dives in search of a definitive answer to that very question.

And here it is: In truth, dive bars are like obscenity—you know it when you see it. One man’s dive is another man’s fancy night out or neighborhood hang. That’s just the nature of this beast.

But generally, it’s agreed, a few characteristics define dives: the smell of stale air; a few hardscrabble regulars; low lighting; red light bulbs; ripped and worn leather booths or barstools; wood walls; faux-wood walls; photos of regulars past and present stapled to the

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Dive Bar Rating: 5

Book 'em: The author at his second home, oscar's Tavern. walls; nicotine-caked ceilings; surly service; a vague sense someone in the bar might do you bodily harm, and without actual cause; cheap, stiff drinks; jukeboxes oozing music to help mend a broken heart or break it all the more; and, the piéce de résistance: something odd, out of place or downright illegal—a dog sitting on a barstool, a baby on the bar, an old man playing tonsil hockey with a tranny in a booth, a drunk sobbing loudly to no one but himself— the type of shit that would get you kicked outta some place proper. Places that, if the owner dared raise the price of beer a nickel, they’d hear a dime’s worth of grief from his customers.

Some dives exhibit all or most of these traits.

Some only exhibit a few. That being the case, there’s a rating system in the book, on a sliding scale of one to five.

1 - One toothless old man at the bar.

2 - One toothless old man under the bar.

3 - One toothless old man behind the bar.

4 - Leave your valuables at home.

5 - Drink and be merry, for tonight you shall die.

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DeLeo’s, for instance, is a five-star, no-doubt dive. There’s a distinct B.O. funk in the air that suits it perfectly. In the last few years, it’s been written up for fruit-fly infestation, roach infestation, mouse infestation and spider infestation. Also, for not cleaning utensils properly, which seems redundant, as they’ve also been cited for not having a proper sink for sanitation.

Poor Guy from earlier who wasn’t allowed entrance to DeLeo’s was flagged for smearing his own shit all over the women’s restroom walls and floor a couple weeks prior. When I walked out of the joint, I noticed the women’s room still had an “Out of Service” sign on the door.

Unmistakable, inarguable, quintessential.

You run into sick puppies like that at some of these places. In the year-plus of my life I lost to this thing, I met a guy who’d come to Gil’s Good Time Tavern (5956 Chester Ave.) in Fishtown, fresh from his mother’s funeral. Despite his loss, his friends took much pride in breaking his balls after he thought of buying a bootleg

DVD of The Blind Side from a guy who came in with a duffel full of them. Yeah, you lost your mom. But, you. Are. Also. A. Pussy.

I saw two mixed-race couples getting their serious PDA on at dives. At Fireside Tavern (2701 S. Marshall St.), a large black man with a medium-sized white woman took that honor. At Old Philadelphia Bar, a toothpick of a white guy jammed his long tongue into the mouth of an obese black woman. Both of them were missing a couple teeth.

At DiNic’s Tavern (1528 Snyder Ave.) the men’s bathroom door was ripped from its hinges. Patrons needing to drop chocolate anchor would tell the bartender, who would then yell warnings at you whenever anyone else would walk back to use the facility.

These places are instant story generators.

You won’t see this kinda shit at XIX. The best anecdote I heard that truly defines the character of dives came from booze writer Dan Dunn just over a month ago. Dunn is a native Philadelphian who now makes his living in Los Angeles as Playboy’s drink columnist. In his new memoir, Living Loaded, he tells tales of when he was a kid, and his father used to plunk him down at a bar called P&J’s Tavern in the Great Northeast section of Summerdale. He learned the dive-y ropes at a young age.

Anyway, there’s a bar in Venice, Calif. called Hinano Café that Dunn loves and visits often.

Jim Morrison of the Doors etched his name in the bar in the ’60s, and it remains there still today; faded over the years. Dunn told the owner Maryellen she needs to put a piece of Lucite or something over Morrison’s name, so it’s protected and not lost forever.

“What for?” Maryellen shot back nonchalantly.

That’s what makes dives great—in them, you’re no more important than the person next to you. There are no VIPs, no velvet ropes. You ain’t special, so shut the fuck up and finish your drink.

Dives are the Philadelphia of bars, essentially.

What follows is a quick look at a few of the 96 bars “reviewed” in Philadelphia’s Best Dive Bars.

The most interesting thing about Cheers in Upper Darby isn’t the bar itself, but it’s owner, 70-year-old Robert Herdelin. He’s been called a slumlord by Upper Darby Police Superintendent Michael Chitwood, and his bar a “nuisance,” “the worst in the area,” a “pit” and a “shoot ’em up joint for drugs and weapons.” It was raided by police in March of last year, and they walked away with arrests of two known drug dealers and a few underaged drinkers. A week before the raid, a shoot-out between two other drug dealers took place in the restroom of Cheers, leaving one dead from four gunshots, one of which was taken in the back.

Herdelin is nonplussed about this. What’s he supposed to do, check everyone’s pockets for drugs and guns when they walk through the door? He estimates he throws out a drug dealer a week on average already. It’s not his fault the neighborhood has fallen to shit. He lives just above the bar in a tiny, cramped one-bedroom apartment, and has for mostly all of the 27 years he’s owned the bar below it. He’s seen the neighborhood crumble first-hand.

Now here’s the kicker: Herdelin is a millionaire. He owns several big-deal hoity-toity rental properties in various spots on the Jersey Shore, one of which he’s even rented to Oprah for a cool $16,000 a week. That he chooses to live where he does, picking fistfights with drug dealers in a neighborhood he’s already written off and says he’ll soon leave, speaks to his peculiar nature and also the fact that he’s an unabashed spendthrift. It’s why Cheers looks like it might fall down at any moment and why the door to the bathroom stall doesn’t get fixed right away. He would rather hold onto the cash.

Cheers is located, as you may know, just up the street from the Tower Theatre, a venerable venue that’s seen acts as diverse as Willie Nelson, Erykah Badu, David Bowie and Radiohead on its stage.

Cheers’ clientele on any given night will generally reflect the crowd that made the trek out to see whoever’s name is on the marquee a half-block up. Not only is it one of the only bars within walking distance of the venue, it’s the only one that has pictures behind the bar of its 70-year-old owner wearing a Speedo flexing his pecks.

Herdelin is one crazy loon—a crazy loon who just slapped Chitwood with a $1.7 million libel lawsuit. If he wins, you best believe he’ll keep the money in a shoebox under his mattress.

Cookie’s Tavern

2654 Alder St. 215.271.9487 Dive Bar Rating: 3 Like Tailhook Tavern (3522 Cottman Ave. 215.338.4027) in the Great Northeast, Cookie’s Tavern in deep South Philly is a military bar. Specifically, it’s a Marine bar, as longtime owner James “Daddy Wags” Wagner joined the Corp in ’64, where he spent four years, serving two tours in Vietnam and being awarded a Purple Heart.

His service and his Corp meant a lot to him, and since the mid’70s, Cookie’s Tavern has played host to a gigantic bash commemorating the birth of the Marines, which were born in a Philadelphia bar called Tun Tavern on Nov. 10, 1775. Every year on that date, the streets around Cookie’s are blocked off, and thousands of current and former Marines gather with their families to celebrate by tossing a few back. It remains one of the biggest Marine bashes in the country.

Daddy Wags died of a brain tumor in 2002, on Nov. 5. But the birthday celebration carried on without him that year, and continues on today, his spirit as guide. His daughter, Marion, runs Cookie’s now, and it’s a tight ship, if she’ll please excuse the Navy pun. Inside the smoke-choked bar, grizzled Marine Corp youngins cozy up next to old heads from the neighborhood and veterans of foreign wars.

There’s a sign behind the bar that reads “We don’t call 911,” and you get the feeling it’s no joke. Not just because one of the main bartenders at Cookie’s, Big Mike, is deaf and therefore couldn’t call even if he wanted to.

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Cousin Danny’s Exotic Haven 320 S. 52nd St. Dive Bar Rating: 5

5000 Market St. 215.748.4499 Dive Bar Rating: 3 When you pass Caprice Villa Lounge on the El headed east, the only sign you see is above the side entrance, which reads, rather simply and in block letters, HNIC. For those unawares, the acronym stands for Head Nigga In Charge, presenting an instant dilemma for customers of a lighter pigmentation. But pale patrons are rare at Caprice Villa, and in this neighborhood in general, a pocket of West Philly under the El that’s yet to be touched by the so-called “Penntrification” that’s sweeping west of the Schuylkill River and has rebranded a huge swath of it University City.

That’s not to say they’re not welcoming, as bartender Carolyn or anyone pouring at Caprice will happily get you whatever you need. Caprice has been open four decades, celebrating its 40th Anniversary in April 2010. For generations it’s been owned by the Hines Family, and Willie Hines is the name on the paychecks nowadays. Framed pictures of the Hines family hang around the bar, as does a plaque commemorating the life of family matriarch Lucy Hines, who lived to be 85 (Jan. 19, 1922–March 19, 2007).

There are lots of rules posted around Caprice. For instance, anyone caught using or selling drugs will be banned permanently.

No hoodies. No loitering. No soliciting. A few Dodge City video poker games dot the outside wall of Caprice, and have “For Amusement Only” signs on them lest someone get drunk enough to forget they’re in Pennsylvania and not Atlantic City.

Upstairs, cooks fry fish and chicken and you can smell it walking up the street. Behind the bar is food of a less delicious, but more affordable lot: giant pickles, Slim Jims, crackers. Behind them is a plaque that reads “HNIC June 18, 1980,” and nearly all the hand-written signs, “Door must remain closed,” “Food upstairs,” the rules from the paragraph above, are signed HNIC as well.

So, sweet Carolyn, pourer of the $3 Johnny Walker Black (!), what’s up with all the HNIC stuff? “It means Head Nigga In Charge.” “Yes, but why is it written on everything, and why is it on the sign above the door? What’s its significance to Caprice Villa Lounge in particular?”

The answer is in the bar’s own history: family owned 40 years, nothing has shut them down, not recession, not the drug trade outside its doors, not even the long and disastrous reconstruction of the El, which cut business in half for more than a year. HNIC it is then.

Fishtown’s 15th Round 430 Belgrade St. Dive Bar Rating: 2

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Fans of the Internet may remember a YouTube series awhile back wherein three Fishtown curmudgeons critique modern music. It was called “Breakfast at Sulimay’s” and in it, the pernicious Ann Bailey, the adorable Joe Walker and the mostly quiet Bill Able sit in a back booth in the venerable Fishtown diner Sulimay’s while Pew Grant-winner Marc Brodzik of Philadelphia’s Scrapple TV pumps new hits into their ears via his laptop.

Through their headphones they hear the latest from artists they would never in a million years listen (or even be exposed) to—Animal Collective, Jay Reatard, Young Jeezy. They then sit in judgment of what they’ve just heard, American Idol style, the results of which usually inspires kneeslapping, gut-busting laughter. The series has been posted on popular music blogs and websites like Stereogum, Pitchfork and XXL magazine. Some of the videos have more than 100,000 views and are bonafide hits. The trio in the video, as a result, are Internet famous.

Bill Able owns Fishtown’s 15th Round. He owns the entire three-story building it’s in, in fact. And when you walk in on his well-lit ground-floor bar, you’re essentially walking into his living room. Or at least it feels like it, because, right as rain and sure as shit, when you stumble into the

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Cousin Danny’s Exotic Haven is the nastiest dive-y strip club to ever have a Twitter account.

I’ll put my money on that. Follow them @exotichaven for nuggets like this: “Your Tuesday nights will never be the same again cousindanny’s presents $2 lap dance tuesdays also $2 wing platters.”

That’s $4 for wings and breasts. (Ba dump dump!)

Cousin Danny’s Exotic Haven boasts that it’s the oldest black-owned strip club in Philadelphia. Don’t know about that, but it has been around for quite some time. It was formerly the Pony Tail. Come to think of it, I don’t know about those wing platters, either. Only food I’ve seen in the place are never-ordered containers of Cup O Noodles, which sit behind the bar alongside the liquor.

Cousin Danny’s is a narrow place. A banquette to the left hugs the wall, a shotgun bar to the right adorned with Christmas lights sticks out to accommodate the stage and pole behind it. On that pole, for years, is a dancer and West Philly institution named Big Kim. Kim is hefty—300 plus if you had to put a number on it—but she can whirl around the pole behind Danny’s bar with the best of them.

She can also chug a full bottle of Corona with no hands, swallowing the last few ounces as she commands the bottle’s neck to go in and out, in and out of her mouth and partly down her throat. It’s a show that lives up to the tattoo on her arm: “52 Block Sexy” above and below the Rolling Stone’s lips and tongue logo. (Though you get the distinct feeling she’s not really a fan of the band.)

Last time I was in Cousin Danny’s, I brought a friend. When we walked through the narrow space between the barstools and banquette, one of the dancers looked us in the eyes and said, “Evening, officers,” as we took our seats. As the only white guys in the place, the meaning was not lost on us.

A couple nights later, Cousin Danny’s bouncer, 27-year-old Orlando Morrison, was shot and killed while working the door. Putting an officer inside might not be a bad idea.

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Dotted around the bar are Semper Fi memorabilia and homages to Philly sports teams.

They keep it bright in Cookie’s, which can be distracting if it’s late and you’ve had more than your share—it constantly looks like last call in there. Some say it’s so Big Mike can show off his always freshly manicured nails. He’s even talked about getting diamonds pressed into them.

If that sounds a bit strange for a bar as macho as this one, it is. But dude is a hulk of a man, and no one is going to fuck with him. Not even a Marine. If someone does, remember, they don’t call 911.

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front door, Bill Able will be sitting at the bar watching some sporting event on TV (boxing, most likely). Bill’s a former boxer himself, and often on the Sulimay’s series he’d play the background, offering only a grunt or an “It sucked” to Ann’s spirited and raunchy over-thetopness and Joe’s introspective and earnest attempts at critiques.

Bill’s been in Fishtown his entire life, and is quick to complain about some of the visible changes taking place in the neighborhood, but in a shoulder-shrugging “Whattya gonna do?” manner that’s miles away from similar mean-spirited talk at places like Fishtown Tavern (1301 Frankford Ave.). Bill uses 15th Round like a refrigerator, coming down during the day for a few 12-ounce curls, and generally parking on the barstool for good sometime around nightfall. Upstairs, he says, he and his wife live on different schedules. And on different floors. She takes the second, he takes the third. He passes her on his way down for a beer, says hello.

“It sounds nuts,” he says, typical Bill smile cracking the edges of his mouth, “but that’s the only way I’ve found to make a marriage work long term.” Fishtowners of all generations and ages might even agree on that one.

for a liverwurst and onions sandwich; the same for a draft pint. Of course, if you want to bring in your own food, that’s fine too. They’ll charge you $1 for the luxury.

The main attraction at Jack’s, though, isn’t the rock-bottom food or booze prices. It’s of the booze that is actually priceless. Behind the bar, stacked on shelves that reach the ceiling, are 400 bottles of oh-so-very old whiskey and other brown spirits bought way back when the original Jack owned the joint. As Mel explains it, back then spirits had to be bought in bulk, there was a liquor quota. They put the extra bottles up on the wall. The leftover bottles behind the bar just became the look of the place. There the bottles still stand, unopened and full of various brown liquors that have been there for some 70 years, before World War II. The bottles are covered in dust, and Mel says they try to clean them, but when they do the old-ass labels get wiped off the old-ass bottles. He’d rather leave well enough alone. You’ll be glad he did, even as you sneeze into your cheap pint. n

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853 E. Allegheny Ave. 215.634.6616 Dive Bar Rating: 4

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Enter Jack’s Famous Bar, one of the greatest dive bars in the city, if not the country.

Jack’s Famous has been owned and run at K&A by brothers Mel and Joe Adelman since the early ’60s. Their father, Al, bought it in 1945 from titular Jack, and never bothered changing the name. It’s not the only thing that hasn’t changed. Food and drink can be had here for so little, you wonder how they’re making a profit: 45 cents for a tub of potato salad; $1.75

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When something is funny, you laugh. In the moment, you’re probably not thinking about the physical, mental and social benefits of said chuckle. But there’s a lot.

Physically speaking, laughter increases infection-fighting antibodies and blood flow in your body, thus helping to boost your immunity and prevent heart disease. In general, your sense of humor really is one of your best defenses against a crappy mood.

When she isn’t making goofy faces on the cover of PW or showing off her mad improvisational skills as one-half of the Amie and Kristen Show, Amie Roe teaches classes and directs a house team at the Philly Improv Theater. This is in addition to her full-time job at the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center where she works with children ages 18 months to 13 years-old who have recently experienced or witnessed a traumatic event such as homicide, suicide, physical abuse,

sexual abuse or neglect.

On one hand, the therapeutic nature of comedy isn’t surprising. When you laugh, your body releases endorphins and endorphins make you feel good. But as Roe explains, engaging your funny bone—whether as a spectator or performer—can actually do a lot more to enhance your overall mental well-being. PW sat down with Roe to pick her brain a bit about the psychology of comedy: PW: What exactly does laughter do for the mind and body?

AR: Laughter elevates mood and can reduce stress. In my training as a comedian, I’ve been told that an audience will laugh to release tension and anxiety. I’ve found this to be particularly true when comedians mess up on stage or say or do something risque.

As soon as the audience knows that it’s safe

to let go of the nervous tension, they literally process a problem, and the ability to come back to that problem with renewed energy release it from their bodies as laughter. and focus.

PW: How can humor and play help people overcome certain obstacles?

AR: Approaching life with a sense of humor is a great strength and it’s a characteristic that you find in some of the most resilient people. Play is a really curing thing. I feel like when adults have that outlet in their lives, they’re able to work out a lot of crap too.

PW: How has getting involved in improv helped you personally?

AR: Improvising has made me more creative and self-aware. Whenever I perform, I try to be as present in that moment as I possibly can be. In some ways, it’s a healthy break from day-to-day life. That brief break gives me the distance that I sometimes need to

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PW: What are some ways people can lighten up and develop their sense of humor?

AR: I believe that taking an improv class is one of the most fun and rewarding things a person can do. As an improv instructor and director, I’ve seen folks build confidence and find their own voice through improv. The Philly comedy scene has a lot to offer...find what makes you laugh and go see a lot of it!

If you’re in need of some comedic relief, check out Philly Improv Theater’s Web site for a weekly schedule of improv, sketch and standup shows. You can also watch Amie do her thang with fellow improv vet Kristen Schier when the two perform at the Philly Duofest in June.

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Fleisher Art Memorial offers free courses with membership ($30 per semester/$60 per year). Choose from classes in color, anatomy, art history, drawing, sculpture, painting, ceramics and manual photography with a complete darkroom. A great place for total beginners to learn how to draw naked people. Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catherine St. 215.922.3456. fleisher.org

The place to learn about incarceration and prison life in Philly short of getting incarcerated is at Eastern State Penitentiary. Events include an inmate and officer reunion (May 15) and a Prison Break Weekend, complete with climbing wall and escape tunnel spelunking (June 12). $12. Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave. 215.236.5111. easternstate.org

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Practica Abierta. The name of this all-levels tango class means “open practice” for all until 11 p.m. on Fridays, with an optional snack potluck and roses clenched in teeth.

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Target Community Nights offers free allaccess to the Franklin Institute, including select IMAX showings and everything else they have to see, like the planetarium and Leonardo da Vinci’s workshop. Sounds like a good place to spend 4/20. Free. April 20 and May 18, 5pm. Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215.448.2320. fi.edu

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Herbalist Maia Toll leads Everyday Herbalism. In the Herbiary’s rustic kitchen, a small group studies an herb a month, how to make tonics, cosmetics, and cleaning products, and how to get urban lives a little more dirty. Three classes cost $125. 6pm, 4th Wednesday. Herbiary, 7721 Germantown Ave. herbiary.com

The Academy of Natural Sciences hosts free City Council candidate forums on urban sustainability (Districts 1-5, April 6; Districts 6-10, April 21, 6pm). The Center for Environmental Policy also hosts weekly topics like food supply and gas drilling.

Remember the dinosaur hall? A $12 splurge gets you in the museum and two extra bucks gets you into the live butterfly exhibit. Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. 215.299.1000. ansp.org

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The Historical Society of Pennsylvania hosts a class, lecture or workshop pretty much every weeknight evening with titles like “An American Hero in the Age of Sail” and “Culinary Ephemera: A Delicious History.”

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YOGA. dhyana-yoga.com The Moonstone Arts Center is the place for anyone who writes poems and stories and who wants to meet others who have actually published and made money from it. Moonstone Arts Center, 110A S. 13th St. 215.735.9598. moonstoneartscenter.org

RITTENHOUSE The College of Physicians of Philadelphia hosts day and evening lectures and seminars, free and open to the public about wholesome subjects like the Elephant Man (April 11) or the history of childbirth (April 13). Plus, the Mutter Museum is your onestop shop to learn about medical anomalies and grotesqueries. Mutter Museum, 19 S. 22nd St. 215.563.3737. collphyphil.org

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The University of Pennsylvania offers a free public lecture/seminar/roundtable/ workshop/discussion everywhere you turn.

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MT. AIRY InFusion will host the FUZE Poetry Slam and Open Mic in a battle of wits and words, open to the public in all manners of styling and subject. April 8, 8pm. $5. InFusion Coffee & Tea, 7133 Germantown Ave. 215.888.2529. infusioncoffeeandtea.com

The Whenever Wednesday series is free and features happy hour, with a weekly rotation of lectures, discussion, and screenings, usually followed by a wine and cheese reception that’s also free. Interesting upcoming topics include an Ayurveda workshop, where you can learn more about the traditional Indian medicine system and philosophy. The Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St. 215.898.7108, icaphila.org Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts offers public community classes including life drawing (read: naked people) for $5 per class. Lectures and seminars at the venerable academy step up the price range to $25.

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WEST PHILLY Yoga, this time pay what you can. With these kinds of yoga classes all over the city, we’ll be up to our ears in healthy, centered people.

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ROXBOROUGH The Crossroads Coffee House hosts an open poetry reading and discussion.

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hile Paris and Philadelphia may seem worlds apart, the Philadelphia International Festival of the Arts is bringing back the spirit of the artistic experimentation of Paris that artists like Picasso and Matisse dominated in from 1910 to 1920.

The event will kick off the monthlong festival with performances from the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Pennsylvania Ballet in a production of Stravinsky’s Pulcinella, as well as modern dance group Grounded Aerial. Dinner will be served by Wolfgang Puck in the style of French culinary genius Georges Perrier, who is to be awarded the Culinary Vision award on the night.

To top off the evening, the 80-foot rendition of the Eiffel Tower that has been built inside the Kimmel Center will be lit, symbolizing the fire of artistic creativity and passion that the festival aims to inspire.

Event is black tie, so be sure to pick up your finest feathers from the cleaners. TrisHula PaTel

Thurs., April 7, 6pm. $750. Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St. 215.670.2386. pifa.org/gala

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7pm. $6-$8. Ibrahim Theater, 3701 Chestnut St. 215.895.6530. voxpopuligallery.org

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“You make me auto-happy. You make me sing to the houseplants, lovingly,” Slow Runner’s crooner and keyboard specialist Michael Flynn offers on the band’s newly released fourth LP Damage Points. The Charleston, S.C., natives play melodic, synthy, catchy rock capable of soaring power choruses and also simplistic and translucent ballads. The band has shared the road before with William Fitzsimmons, an articulate acoustic balladeer with a beard worthy of ZZ Top, whose delicate, down-tempo tunes are full of intimate moments captured by stark arrangements. His newest, Gold In The Shadow is more of this warm theme. The bill will list these two acts separately, but they’ll be doing plenty of friendly collaboration throughout the tour. kevin Brosky

Fresh off winning an Independent Music Award for a track off 2010’s Whisper Down the Lane (Mad Dragon), Toy Soldiers founder and principle songwriter Ron Gallo is also celebrating yet another reincarnation of the band. The

project started as a duo then bloomed into an orchestra-sized band—and exploded with orchestra-sized problems. Everything that could go wrong went wrong on the band’s Whisper tour and Gallo came home without a band.

He rang up his old friend Dominic Billett, and charmed a new band neatly into place. Their new EP—recorded in 24 hours in a Lancaster studio tucked inside an abandoned elementary school—reflects Gallo’s sharper focus and what sounds like sharper heartache. Like a Polaroid, the record develops quick and bright: “Love isn’t easy,” sings Gallo, who proceeds to tell you all about it through brass horns, gospel organ, fiddle and ardent vocals that veer into Otis Redding territory. Tara MurTHa 9pm. $10. With TJ Kong and the Atomic Bomb, Up the Chain + Paper Masques. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave. 215.739.9684. johnnybrendas.com

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Kick in the Eye Vox Populi’s current exhibit explores queer art of the past five years, which eschews a directly confrontational style in favor of one that makes playful use of allusion and effacement.

Stephen Irwin has altered vintage gay pornography through selective erasure; the resulting patterns of limbs owe their graceful eroticism to the sex-acts they both disguise and imply.

Two nights of films complement the gallery show. In Warhol’s The Closet (1966), Nico and a very young Randy Bourscheidt converse awkwardly inside a small closet. Legendary filmmaker Derek Jarman’s film, Blue (1993), consists of a single shot of saturated blue over which Jarman and others talk of life, death, love and AIDS (from complications of which

Surely the vast majority of local performance cherry-popping has gone down in Northern Liberties—specifically at the Variety show, where seasoned pros and nervous newbs alike annually shake, strum and otherwise show off the goods to raise money for the community.

“Lower your expectations and you won’t be disappointed,” teases Katrina Mansfield, this year’s organizer who admits she’s gotten her striptease on for charity in the past. “[Founder] Joanne was very specific in calling the event a ‘variety show” and not a talent show for a reason,’ she deadpans. Over the years, it has become an outlet for goofball moms, dads, neighbors and sometimes even the talented to perform for three minutes in front of a very forgiving crowd. This year’s showcase will be hosted by “D-List” celebrities Greta Alexander and David Murphy and all proceeds benefit the Northern Liberties Town Watch. Afterwards, burn off the jitters with a dance party courtesy of NYC DJ Crystal Clear. T.M. 8pm. $10. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 Frankford Ave. 215.739.9684. johnnybrendas.com

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Mr. Philadelphia Drag King 2011 This is it: The Big Dance. Under the auspices of the fine gentlemen at Liberty City Kings Drag & Burlesque, a bevy of contenders will duke it out to see who the next Mr. Philly Drag King is. It could be that cute emo boy avoiding your glance or the mustachioed lounge singer eyeing you up. Comedian Kelli Dunham emcees, and a panel of celebrity judges—including Mayor Nutter’s Director of LGBT Affairs, Gloria Casarez—will put these studs through their paces. While the competitors flex their muscles and strut their stuff, the audience gets to enjoy the view and support a good cause.

The event raises money for the Philly Dyke March and partners with local community organizations. It’ll be packed, so get there early to see which lucky guy walks away with the

7:30pm. $5-$10. William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. 215.732.2220. phillygaycalendar.com

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Go West! Craft Fest Perhaps you’re in the market for some funky new accessories to update your look; maybe you’re looking for Etsy-style products, but without the frustratingly slow delivery or the intense feeling of regret that happens a week later when you realize you have no use for a crocheted deodorant-cozy. The Go West! Craft Fest, hosted in Cedar Park by VIX Emporium, will feature life music by Jay Sand, a bike sale at the nearby Firehouse Bikes and work by more than 40 local artisans. Some of the gems that will be for sale include T-shirts printed with environment-friendly ink, hand-printed playing cards and jewelry made from real, preserved fruit slices. Philly illustrator Pragya Kotheri will be exhibiting her new work in a show titled “The Things Spring Brings” inside VIX Emporium, following the festivities. eMIlY CRAWFORD

Noon-5pm. Free. Cedar Park, 50th & Baltimore Ave. gowestcraftfest.bogspot.com

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Contemporary pop she generally purveys, while her predilection for electronic embellishment cast her as a more marketable Beth Orton. Though the Scottish singer’s 2004 debut Eye to the Telescope earned a Mercury Prize nomination, it came off as Starbucks folk—slightly edgy songwriter pop for soccer moms and suburban commuters. Her third release, Tiger Suit, struggles mightily to extricate itself from this pigeonhole, variously amping up the guitars or injecting clubby beats like collagen while retaining allegiance to the epic pop sweep of prior albums. It’s schizophrenic but still an intriguing advance from her fartoo-pat past. ChRIS PARkeR 8pm. $20. With Jesse Ruben. Theater of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 215.922.1011. livenation.com

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Steampunk Circus and Halo of Snakes The spirit of classic aggressive hardcore lives Beers Gone a-Rye in Philly combo Halo of Snakes, led by scene

2pm. Free. Institute Bar & Gallery, 549 N. 12th St. 267.318.7772. institutebar.com

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stalwart Josh Alvarez and featuring members of defunct local acts Hot Cross, Aim of Conrad, Belegost and others. Yet there’s more beyond the shrapnel riffs and in-your-face venom— the Snakes work in Dischord-style melodicism and mathy post-punk, and thick, rumbling stoner/doom-metal textures, too. Somehow they manage to do all of this without coming across like Hatebreed or something. Be sure to arrive early for Brooklyn’s thrashy armageddon-punks Mt. Olympus and Philly hardcore newcomers Distress Signal, who live by the motto “Everything louder than everything else.” MIChAel AlAN GOlDbeRG 8pm. $8. With Mt. Olympus + Distress Signal.

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Gender Edge Leah B., the elemental force behind Gender EDGE, isn’t content to settle for just masculine or feminine. The local arts collective she founded, which explores queer and transgender issues, is just one part of her campaign to broaden the experience of what’s possible.

It mixes a pinch of punk’s DIY ethos, a dash of Whitman’s barbaric yawp, and a whole heap of fabulousness. The group’s performance-based events feature poetry, personal testimony, zines, and even music—whatever it takes to transform attendees from an audience into a community. Despite a core group of eight members, who shows up for any given event is often unknown until the last minute, adding a bit of spontaneity and risk to the proceedings. On this night, the fiery impresario will be joined by local poet Jane Cassady and spoken-word artist indee. Leah B. promises that it’ll get passionate and opinionated. She encourages you to join in. RAYMOND SIMON 7pm. Free. Wooden Shoe Books, 704 South St. 215.413.0999. woodenshoebooks.com

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here are only three pianists who’ve had the honor of playing solo for a week at the Village Vanguard: Fred Hersch, Cecil Taylor and 83-year-old Algerian-born Frenchman Martial Solal. With a firm attack, dazzling chops and whimsical but unfailingly logical way of shredding chord changes, Solal is a modern master. But this is a virtuosity informed by deep firsthand contact with masters of old: Solal recorded with jazz founding father Sidney Bechet back in the ’50s, shortly before Bechet’s death.

Recent collaborations with Dave Douglas (Rue De Seine), monster bassist François Moutin (NY1, Longitude) and others have kept Solal young at heart. He’ll return to the Vanguard next week with Moutin, but Philly gets him first, unaccompanied. Hear him and you won’t forget him. DAvID R. ADleR Sat., April 9, 8pm. $32-$38. Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org

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Chillwave may be little more than a brief blip on the musical landscape, but Toro Y Moi aren’t sticking around to find out. Skilled multi-instrumentalist Chazwick Bundick’s musical project retains Chillwave’s dreamy vibe, but Budnick dramatically augments his musical palette on their latest, Underneath the

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Most recently, films like Sherlock Holmes and Van Helsing illustrate the aesthetic movement that’s been picking up some steam—pun intended—by blending the antique with the futuristic. Think cinched corseted waists with tattoos, or iPads made of brass. Steampunk blends the Industrial Revolution with the Information Age. WeMerge magazine takes the concept on an old-fashioned traveling circus, coming to Philly with its bevy of games, artwork and merchandise. They’ve been picking stuff up along the way, displaying and selling them at each stop for one night only, which means steampunk artists in our fair city can also send their works packing with the show.

Rumor has it there’s a cash prize for the best steampunk costume, too. Bonus: It’s happening in conjunction with the Institute’s Beers Gone a-Rye, featuring some very special rye crafts and dishes. ADA kuleSzA

Pines. The shimmering fuzz and glitchy electronic bleats of last year’s breakthrough debut Causers of This are downplayed or outright absent. Playing every instrument, Budnick guides the fey textural drift through velveteen ’70s soft rock, hypnotically beatific electro-pop and understated psychedelica that veers close to new age thanks to the burbling synths. It’s sleeker and more polished but less distinctive, which might reflect Budnick’s low-key background-hugging aesthetic. C.P. 7:30pm. $12. With Adventure, Braids.

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PW 's picks for the Philadelphia International Arts Festival.

By Ada Kulesza feedback@philadelphiaweekly.com Paris Nightlife

The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble will perform some “vintage cabaret” for an audience sipping French wine, nibbling on cheese and soaking in Demuth’s works inspired by Paris.

7pm, $20. Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave.

April 11 Precious Places Community History Project

Eight neighborhood groups produced short documentary films about sites in their communities, telling the stories that have been passed down from word of mouth.

9pm, free. Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St. This lace bodice with brocade tango skirt will be on display as part of the Brave New World exhibit at Drexel's Leonard Pearlstein Gallery.

April 6-16 Basil Twist’s Petrushka

Harkening to John Malkovich’s eponymous film performance, a classic love triangle between a ballerina, a clown and a Moor is performed by life-size puppets manipulated by black-shrouded puppeteers. $20-$30. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St.

April 7 Brave New World

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Fashion enthusiasts can see costumes from the period that saw the evolution from Victorian frippery to clean lines. Sociology buffs can argue about how fashion provided impetus for early feminism. Free.

Drexel’s Leonard Pearlstein Gallery, 33rd and Market sts.

April 8 Free to Be: The Artistry and Impact of African-American Artists in Paris 1900-1940

When African-American artists in the early 20th century found America’s cultural climate hostile to their expression, they went to Paris; the African-American museum will display paintings, sculpture, costumes, writings and rarities from the visionaries who found their voices in the Old World. $8-$10. African American Museum, 701 Arch St.

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Models strut a 60-foot runway in slinky digs by nine top haute designers and the best of Philly’s fashion students. 8pm, $35. Kimmel Center

April 14 Wave Upon Wave

This ain’t your grandmother’s music video: A large-scale world premiere, featuring experimental dance from Philly and absurdist dance from Japan, examines the effects of globalization on the traditional city of Kyoto. 8pm, $10-$20. International House, 3701 Chestnut St.

April 15 PIFA Friday (Gallery Night)

In April you get two Fridays to stroll around, check out local art and get mildly tipsy on free Yellow Tail. Free. Citywide.

April 16

Independent Artist Movement in Cinematography

As long as there were films, there were filmmakers spearheading the avant-garde; check out these shorts that defined that radical epithet and revolutionized early film. 5pm, $6-$8. International House, 3701 Chestnut St.

April 17 ?uestlove with Keren Ann

Check out Philly’s favorite syncopation master backing the sultry chanteuse, with special guests, blending hip-hop and modern instrumentation with compositions by the likes of Debussy and Ravel. ?uestlove will spin at the afterparty.

8pm, $35-$65. Kimmel Center, 260 S. Broad St.

April 20, 21 La Baker

Josephine Baker was the iconic precursor to the Beyoncés and Janets of the world, storming Paris

with her provocative banana skirts and risque topless glamour shots.

Temple students and faculty stage a tribute to the African-American expat. 7:30pm, $15-$20. Conwell Dance Theater, 1801 N. Broad St.

Poetic Passageways

The enchanting magic gardens of Philly will be background to performers interpreting the works of Dadaists and Surrealists such as Duchamp and Apollinaire in an audience-collaborative show.

7pm, $12-$15. Philadelphia’s Magic Garden, 1020 South St.

April 23 Le Bateau Lavoir

This day-long freebie, inspired by the bohemian Parisian artists clique consisting of Picasso, Gertrude Stein and others, will feature a poetry, performance, conversation, drink and food marathon.

Free. Institute of Contemporary Art, 118 S. 36th St.

April 25 The Perfect Flower

The idea is that industrial materials—steel—and the human body can collaborate in movement to form the perfect flower: a sinuous performance that tests the dancers’ strength and awes its viewers. 11am and 7pm, free with museum admission. Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Ben Franklin Pkwy.

April 29 Puentes/Bridges

Classical and pop works by prominent Latino composers will be performed by a collaboration of artists from Intercultural Journeys, the Philadelphia Orchestra and Artistas y Músicos Latino-Americanos.

8pm, free. Taller Puertorriqueño, 2721 N. Fifth St.

April 30 Peek-A-Boo Revue

Philly’s take on the fine French art of ladies taking off their clothes.

8pm, $24. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.

Street Fair

PIFA’s trying to outdo itself with an all-day street fair featuring highflying acrobatics and a classic Ferris wheel, with all the entertainment you’d expect in between. 11am-7pm. free. Broad St. Get tickets and info at PIFA.org

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Beef and Tripe and Pork, Emei!

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By Brian McManus

Fish and Chips at The Dandelion Pub, you’re quite the dish.

Thanks, mate. It’s an honor. I guess I’m not the restaurant’s top seller for nothing.

Lots of places serve fish and chips, of course, but to our palate, you’re heads and fins above them all. How do you manage such perfect flakiness and flavor?

Oh, go on. Well, for starters, the chef at Dandelion, 40-year-old Robert Aikens, is an Englishman who comes from a family of wine merchants and has cooked in a Michelen-starred restaurant for his brother, Tom, in London. And we’re a British pub. It would be bloody absurd not to have me on the menu or, worse, serve a mediocre version of me.

Aikens knows this, so he pulls out all the stops.

Tell us about those stops.

Right, the first is a rock-solid foundation: a generously fat, white filet of line-caught Chatham cod (nets bruise their flesh, you see), a fish which has bounced back after going ghost just a few short years ago now that the herring population is back. Cod eat herring. Oh yeah, there was a whole New York Times article about it. Anyway, that’s the base.

Then I’m dipped in a perfectly made Yards beer batter.

No doubt. What would you say to those who might quip, at $21, you’re too pricey?

I’d say, “You haven’t tasted me yet.” My chips are plank-thick and triple-cooked, also in beef fat, to golden perfection.

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Yep. Then comes the real deal difference maker. I’m fried in beef fat. Aikens takes nearly 200 pounds of New York strip trimmings, raw fat and renders it into liquid fat, a process that takes as much as six hours. Truly a labor of love, right there.

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than the gossamer dumpling skin or the slightly underseasoned filling was the real highlight of the dish: The oil itself, piled high with chili flakes and unexpectedly lined with a sense of sweetness, which made its tongue-searing heat not just bearable but pleasant.

Sliced beef and tripe proved to be one of the more interesting studies in texture I’ve experienced since the appetizer sampler at Nan Zhou Noodle House. And, in fact, it shared certain important similarities with it, not least of which was the flavor profile of the beef, whose nuttiness and paradoxical tender-toughness reminded me in many ways of the tendon on the app platter. As for the tripe, it was as clean as you’ll ever find, a subtle, delicate take on this often justifiably maligned part of the animal. Like a perfectly cooked scallop—though these ragged strips of stomach were far less attractive that any scallop ever has been—it didn’t need much help to impress; just a bit more salt and it would have been perfect.

Smoked pork with garlic shoot might be better labeled bacon and leeks. Call it what you will: This was the kind of dish that, after several rice bowl’s worth, may make you blissfully disgusted with yourself. Most people try to limit their breakfasttime intake of bacon to maybe three or four strips. Between the saltiness inherent in the meat and the sweet flavor and slippery texture of the leeks, I downed a dozen or so. I spent the rest of the day drinking copious amounts of water to no avail, and was thrilled to endure the puffy-fingered suffering. If the pork had Beef eater: Sliced beef with tripe was an interesting study in textures. been crispier, it really would have been a standout.

Hot and sour soup, while standard-issue in appearance, was Chinese-language pop songs—and the elaborately melodramatic built on a stock more concentrated, more expressive, than the music videos that accompany them on the the TV screens of so typical cornmeal-gloppy ones that are the bane of home-delivery many Chinatown restaurants these days—have become a staple victims everywhere. But wonton soup, despite the deep poultry of my eating life, a heartwarming gustatory soundtrack of sorts. heft of the broth, was marred by thick-skinned and relatively Emei is housed in an atflavorless wontons. Pork fried tractive rectangular space rice also fell flat, though the on the 900 block of Arch EMEI honey-sweet cubes of meat Street. It’s an open-plan room lent the bites they showed up 915 Arch St. 215.627.2500 with handsome blue carpet in a pleasant spark of interest below echoed by a blue-light amid the otherwise starchy Cuisine type: Szechuan-centric Chinese. glow shining up above, a grains.

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Atmosphere: Attractive and comfortable. interesting enough to warStrips of pork and tender Food: Generally solid, and even better with the more authentic dishes. rant a second or third look. chicken showed real care Spicier ones tend to be the standouts.

And then, of course, there in the kitchen, though the Service: Friendly, but there are some language barriers. are the televisions and music small, flavorless shrimp were videos, all saturated colors a disappointment. Better and longing looks and emotive to savor the jumbo head-on enough music and staging that comprehension of their language beauties with dried pepper. And while you do lose a bit of heat is generally unnecessary to appreciate them. as a result of having to peel each one, the cumulative effect is As for the food coming out of this kitchen, it’s staking its claim palate-warming enough. As a bonus, the liverlike flavor of the on an interesting middle ground: Not quite as challenging or juice in those shrimp heads proved to be a fantastic foil for the rewarding as the Szechuan served up in Old City’s stellar Han heat of the pepper. So, too, was a plate of dried, sauteed bitter Dynasty, but more interesting (and rewarding) than so many of melon—a simple, hearty mound that’s both satisfying and the more Americanized shops that have hung their hats on the excitingly unfamiliar. success or failure of their General Tso’s chicken and moo shu In all, Emei has a bit of work to do before it takes its place as a pork.

Chinatown anchor, but it’s on the right path. And as long as you Emei, as expected, is at its best when it lets its Szechuan flag lean toward the more authentic dishes, you’ll have a solid meal. fly and doesn’t hold back on the fireworks that make this kind They may not constitute your comfort-food paradigm, but, like of food so special. Boiled dumplings with hot oil arrived looking those music videos, that doesn’t mean they won’t find a place every bit as fierce and fiery as they turned out to be. But more there on their own. Familiarity, after all, is a process. n Rya n St R a n d

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Roberto Capucci’s jaw-dropping couture on display at the Art Museum.

Barlow wants us to be involved with his characters but the aggressive theatricality (which is supported by Christopher Colucci’s superb sound design) trumps the storytelling at every turn. We are amused by the actors’ antics (especially Hodge, who is just as adept at playing a frisky female innkeeper as he is a senile assemblyman) and the production’s impressive physical and vocal calisthenics (the actors adopt many foreign accents), but the mystery involving a German espionage gang is lost amidst all the silliness.

Spies like us: Paul Riopelle (left) and Dan Hodge (center) are in pursuit of a wrongly accused David Hess.

The 39 Steps

The Walnut Street Theatre is offering audiences two entirely different theatergoing experiences with their productions of Broadway smash The 39 Steps and psychological thriller Speaking in Tongues.

Adapted almost word-for-word by Patrick Barlow from Alfred Hitchcock’s 1935 film (which was based on John Buchan’s taut mystery novel), Steps is a four-actor, quickchange comedy that revels in its own silliness.

The episodic story (which is told in 33 short scenes) focuses on Richard Hannay (a suave David Hess). An aimless London bachelor, Hannay’s life is given direction when he is wrongly accused of murdering a mysterious woman he just met. In order to exoner-

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ate himself, Hannay is forced to flee London for Scotland, hotly pursued by Scotland Yard and a pair of bumbling German spies.

Although Hess is onstage every moment of the two-hour production, his job is a breeze compared to the workload shouldered by Dan Hodge and Paul Riopelle, who between them play more than 100 characters, both male and female. Joan Hess chips in, playing three roles that include Hannay’s unwilling companion Pamela.

Director William Roudebush’s primary strategy for provoking laughs is to play every moment as quickly as possible and with maximum physicality. There is certainly no lack of action as Hannay is pursued by planes, cars and the police, who in the production’s best scene chase the fugitive along the outside of a rushing locomotive.

Speaking in Tongues

At the Walnut’s small Independence Studio on 3, Andrew Bovell’s Speaking in Tongues likewise employs four actors in multiple roles, but that is where all resemblance to Steps ends. Instead, Speaking is a tightly wound, complex psychological thriller about eight lives that intersect with dire consequences.

Told in two distinct but connected acts, the first focuses on two couples’ shared infidelities. In the second act, Bovell introduces a mystery involving a missing woman, which through a variety of circumstances he shrewdly connects back to the play’s original foursome. It’s fun watching Bovell connect the dots in this jigsaw puzzle of a play. The story isn’t consistently plausible, but it is consistently engaging, thanks to Director John Peakes’ polished production, which features one of the season’s best ensembles. Peakes’ son Ian Merrill Peakes; his daughter-in-law, Karen Peakes; Barrymore Award-winner Susan Riley Stevens; and the marvelous William Zielinski are among the area’s top performers. They don’t disappoint here.

The repeated knock against Bovell’s play is that it is more intellectually stimulating than emotionally engaging. Peakes’ engrossing production is satisfying in both regards.

Zielinski (who has perfected the art of listening onstage) is sensational as a police officer in a struggling marriage, and Stevens shines as a therapist with more issues than all her patients combined. And in a remarkably convincing performance, Ian Merrill Peakes coveys the mixed emotions of a husband who greets his wife’s disappearance with a combination of relief, despair and profound guilt.

While Peakes’ production is great fun to watch, Speaking is a tremendously sad and pessimistic play. The deeply flawed characters seek intimacy in the arms of strangers as they grow increasingly estranged from their partners. In a play about intersecting lives, Bovell’s characters end up alone, victims of their own mistrust and inability to forgive. n

Lady in red: The Italian designer's exhibit is the first of its kind in the U.S.

The essence of Italian fashion designer Roberto Capucci can be best summed up like this: Wearing a Capucci is like riding a wild horse—you better know what you’re doing.

Capucci’s story is one of talent and ambition. The maverick Italian designer burst onto the competitive haute couture scene, did fantastically well, and then—at the ripe old age of 20—went his own way in the ’50s.

Roberto Capucci: Art into Fashion Through June 5. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Ben Franklin Parkway at 26th St. 215 763 8100. philamuseum.org He chose to continue his one-of-a-kind designs, showcasing them just once a year in fashion centers like New York, Berlin and Tokyo.

It’s finally our turn. Last month, the Art Museum unveiled the first U.S. survey of Capucci’s work, which features more than 80 pieces of clothing—some reproductions, some original—as well as drawings and sketches. The exhibit came together “on the fast track,” says Dilys Blum, the exhibit’s curator. In a little over a year, the dresses were selected, the dramatic installation designed, the pieces photographed and the 220-page catalog completed. The clothes, which are arranged chronologically, are accompanied by an essay (written by Blum) that provides a fascinating history of both the Italian fashion industry post-World War II and of Cappuci himself.

And as for those dresses: The bold colors,

the baroque swirls and yards of pleated silk in Capucci’s gowns create nothing short of a parade of dazzle. Like spotlighted jewels in a darkened gallery, the gowns tell a story of an innovative artist who has never strayed from his vision. Capucci has always drawn inspiration from art, pop culture and architecture. And from color. His early works are rich in monochrome hues, but a trip to India in the 1970s opened his eyes to bright, multi-hued saris. It transformed Capucci’s palette, resulting in works with six, seven or more hues in one piece.

Not all of his designs are genius, but the ones that are rise up with such authority that they are simply awe-inspiring. Like the stunning black-and-white “Homage to Vasarely” (1965), a tour de force of woven silk satin ribbons. And the opulent, multicolored “Bougainvillea” (1989) But when the master gets literal, as he does in “Leaves” (2007), a brown silk and velvet gown with a cascade of large 3-D applique leaves, the result is more clunky than anything. “Doric Column” (1978), too, suffers from the same problem—the strapless off-white dress looks like a column but fails to capture the Capucci magic.

One part of the exhibit even stands out as a kind of haute couture showboating.

It involves glow-in–the-dark rosary beads embroidered onto two simple and elegant sheaths (both from 1965). The story is that Capucci saw a religious procession whose participants each held a glow-in-the-dark rosary. Struck by the sight, he tracked the beads to the factory and bought enough to light up his dresses. At this exhibit, spotlights shine briefly on the two rather ordinary looking antique dresses. But when the lights switch off, the ghostly beads do their magic. It’s like indoor fireworks.

Like all blockbuster shows, this one ends in a giftshop, where, in addition to the books, clothing and bags for sale, there are two specially made items created in collaboration with the Capucci Foundation: Lithographic prints of a series of Capucci’s drawings and three scaled-down Capucci dresses, sewn from the original patterns by seamstresses in Capucci’s workshop ($7,500 each).

Capucci, now 80 and still creating, may have fallen below the radar in the U.S. but he has always had a cadre of clients who saw his artistry as more than the normal catwalk fare. “It’s the way the silk is crushed—it’s like he’s sculpting metal,” Blum says. So those who wear him better know what they’re doing. n

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Ice Cube: From “If I Was Fucking You” to

Are We There Yet? multimedia empire: The career path of the one born O’Shea Jackson has been a strange and borderline nonsensical one, fraught with the promise of genuine maturation (Three Kings) and ending up instead with a complete 180 into an insincere family-friendly empire.

Stephen Geoffreys: In Fright Night, this budding stage actor memorably played the lead’s beyond-spastic friend, scoring two catchphrases. (“To what do I owe this dubious pleasure?” and “You’re so cool, Brewster!”) He was even nominated for a Tony for The Human Factor. Then he started doing gay porn. He quit porn, returned (in 2002’s Seamen Training Day), then quit again, returning to acting in lowbudget horror films. Christopher Mintz-Plasse will reprise Geoffreys’ role in the inevitable Fright Night rehash. Listen to your agent, bud.

David Gordon Green: Perhaps the ads

for Your Highness should read “From the director of All the Real Girls, Undertow and Snow Angels.” Green worships Terrence Malick. But he also genuflects before Steven Seagal. (He wrote the forward to Vern’s exhaustive Seagal study Seagalogy.) And so when Malick once again started cranking ’em out, Green felt okay to helm Pineapple Express and an in-prep Suspiria remake. Which is fine. Except returning to George Washington land shouldn’t be out of the question.

Scott Schwartz: The kid who gets his

Yojiro Takita: In 2009, Takita’s funeral ar-

rangement drama Departures was the surprise winner of the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar. Less reported was that Takita had cut his teeth making Japan’s softcore pink films, including the beloved “Molester’s” series (Molester’s Train, Molester’s School Infirmary, etc.).

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Congratulations: we’re now a city with two big international film festivals. Having split with the Philadelphia Film Society, which now runs the fall’s Philadelphia Film Festival, TLA Entertainment finally brings us a CineFest, albeit in abridged form. Lasting only a week, we’ve rounded up a list of many of the films that are showing.

Bhopali: Max Carlson’s Slamdance-feted doc is a featurelength infomercial about the industrial disaster that contaminated Bhopal, India, in 1984, a matter still unresolved by the corporations that caused it. As with The Cove, the subject is a must-know, but that doesn’t excuse the one-note filmmaking.

C+ Sun., April 10, 5pm; Mon., April 11, 4:30pm Caterpillar: Lieutenant Kurokawa (Keigo Kasuya) returns

from war a hero—and missing all four limbs and the ability to speak apart from grunts. Shinobu Terajima deservedly scored a Golden Bear as the wife forced to tend to her husband, who, reduced to sub-sub-human status, requires only food and sex. Former “pink” film director Koji Wakamatsu (United Red Army) is onto something when depicting the increasingly untenable relationship between his leads, but his anti-war message is far more powerful before he makes it head-thonkingly blatant. C+ Wed., April 13, 2:15pm

The Catechism Cataclysm: Does Stevie from Eastbound and Down work without Kenny Powers? In his first vehicle, Steve Little plays a man-child pastor who ensnares a guy he knew in high school (Robert Longstreet) into a doomed canoeing trip. Todd Rohal’s last feature, The Guatemalan Handshake, toggled between poetry and irritation, and a good deal of his follow-up is the latter, encouraging some dodgy improv out of its star. Some gems slip through, though, and Longstreet proves a gradually-winning straight man, in ways funnier than his goofball costar. C+ Thurs., April 7, 9pm; Fri., April 8, midnight Cold Fish: Fish store owner Murata (Benben) is so ab-

The Human Resources Manager: A slight rebound from the hoary metaphor of Lemon Tree, the latest from Israeli filmmaker Eran Riklis trails the thawing of an icy bureaucrat (Mark Ivanir) as he accompanies the corpse of a worker killed at a Jerusalem bakery back to her Eastern European home. Segueing between cynical satire and warm compassion, Riklis’ film winds up on the latter side, but keeps things sour and overcast for longer than most would.

B- Wed., April 13, 7:30pm

Ip Man 2: The inevitable sequel to the 2008 film on martial arts legend Ip Man—most notable to Westerners for training Bruce Lee—offers more of the same, which is wholly welcome. Having overcome Japanese imperialists in installment one, Donnie Yen’s reticent ass-kicker struggles to establish a Wing Chun school and defeat a cocky British boxer who felled a respected rival (Sammo Hung). As recent multi-part biopics go, it’s inferior to Carlos but better than Mesrine, even if the second half is essentially Rocky IV only, like, good. B Mon., April 11, 12:15pm; Tues., April 12, 9:30pm My Joy: In the words of Nelson Muntz, I can think of two things wrong with that title. It’s no surprise that a survey of

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by way of bullying, meek Shamoto (Mitsuru Fukikoshi) into his web. Shamoto’s arc, which eventually turns him into a vindictive monster, is both facile and debatably repugnant.

But the latest from Sion Sono (Suicide Club, Love Exposure) is mostly owned, or more accurately hijacked, by Benben’s ravenous performance as the gabbiest psycho since Michael Gambon in The Cook, the Thief, His Wife and Her Lover. C+ Fri., April 8, 2:15pm; Tues., April 12, 9:15pm

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tongue stuck on the frozen pole in A Christmas Story? And Richard Pryor’s young co-star in the buy-me-a-black-man-daddy doozie The Toy? Did porn. Unlike Stephen Geoffreys, he was never terribly good at it. Despite vehicles like Scotty’s X-Rated Adventure, his career floundered just as his nonporn career did.

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camp of 8 Women with the slightly more straight adaptation of Pierre Baulet and Jean-Pierre Grédy’s enjoyably feminist play. Catherine Deneuve plays a potiche (roughly “trophy wife”) who assumes control of husband Fabrice Luchini’s umbrella factory while he’s on medical leave. When he asks for it back, she refuses, having tasted the satisfaction of responsibility. Ozon makes himself known primarily through retina-searing candy colors and loud clothing, while the actors have the time of their lives. Thin soup but tasty. B Sat., April 9, 7pm

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pire movies are really popular. Why not combine them? Jim Mickle’s shrewd indie, following the postapocalyptic exploits of a scarred kid (Connor Paolo) and a taciturn badass (co-writer Nick Damici), does just that and still feels like a retread, hitting most of the zombie genre requisites. What Mickle does bring that’s borderline fresh is a fragile seriousness —it’s Zombieland played straight and, more importantly, not stupid. B- Sat., April 9, 10pm

Womb: Eva Green plays a woman who agrees to fertilize the egg of her deceased beloved’s clone.

Pretty soon, she’s shooting doe eyes at the young kid, and eventual man (current Doctor Who Matt Smith), who emerged from her body, which conveniently never ages. There are scores of angles from which to attack this, many of them uncomfortable, but Benedek Fliegauf’s hushed mood piece never commits to one. That, not the glacial filmmaking and paucity of dialogue, is what makes Womb singularly boring. C Sun., April 10, 7:30pm Ceremony: Wearing a weasely moustache and

a bad red suit, 20-something children’s book writer Michael Agarano crashes the exclusive Hamptons wedding of his one-time flame (Uma Thurman.)

Director Max Winkler (son of Fonzie) tries to mine a Rushmore vein but can’t keep the protagonist’s heartbreak from tipping over into the insufferable.

Pushing Daisises’ Lee Pace costars as the not so happy husband, boasting a silly accent and history of starring in documentaries about Africa. Thurman hits a few fine, regretful notes, but she’s the only remotely relatable person in the picture. I just wanted the rest of them to die. C- Sat., April 9, 7:30pm

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Philly. At least according to this grim, overwrought melodrama about a couple of vets who return home and face a battlefield worse than anything they fought over there in the Middle East. Writer-director Sean Kilpatrick’s debut feature has the best of intentions and a lot on its mind. Too bad it’s also a

po-faced, routine crime drama heavy on the overemoting, drifting at times from black-and-white to color in ostentatious, Wizard Of Oz splotches, relying on annoyingly “ironic” music cues and runof-the-mill street violence. C- Sun., April 10, 7pm and 9:15pm

Fubar: Balls To The Wall: This sequel to 2002’s Fubar will test your tolerance for dimwitted metalheads. David Lawrence and Paul Spence reprise their roles as the Wayne and Garth of a perpetually zonkned Alberta. This unaskedfor follow-up finds the duo staring down testicular cancer while seeking work on a pipeline. The wasted heroes aren’t funny so much as sad, with low rent domestic issues that are more tiresome than clever. Writer-director Michel Dowse again employs the mock documentary format for no apparent reason, and the entire enterprise feels like a joke that was already old, ages ago. D Wed., April 13, 8pm; Thurs., April 14, 5pm Square Grouper: The Godfathers Of Ganja: Aren’t stoners dull? At least cokeheads

break stuff. Directors Billy Corban and Alfred Spellman, who helmed the popular Cocaine Cowboys, turn their attention to marijuana smugglers in the 1970s. First up is the Ethiopian Zion Coptic Church, who let children smoke weed and ran a massive operation out of Miami while also apparently finding time to grow gigantic, ugly beards.

Later comes Philly’s infamous Black Tuna Gang, and the enormous amounts of weight carried by these guys. The problem here is that nobody much cares about pot anymore, despite the messianic claims of the subjects that grow tedious, quickly. C Sat., April 9, 4pm

Two Gates Of Sleep: Largely devoid of dialogue, writer-director Alistair Banks Griffin’s debut feature follows two brothers lugging their mother’s casket up-river in rural Mississippi. Borrowing a shit-ton of tropes from Terence Malick, this sumptuously photographed, eventually enervating movie is heavy on nature sounds and light on characterization. Shots are stolen left and right from Days Of Heaven and The New World, but the central figures remain enigmatic. For all the stylistic flourishes, it’s a movie about a couple of sullen guys smoking a lot of cigarettes in stained undershirts. C Sat., April 9, 2:30pm; Mon., April 11, 5pm Wuss: High School is a dangerous hothouse of

sublimated sexuality and simmering resentments in this startlingly moving film by first-timer Clay Liford. Nate Rubin stars as a bullied, pathetic substitute teacher, taunted and tortured by his students. But once he wins the fancy of a gun-running teenage gal named “Butt Whore,” retribution plans become difficult, and costly. There’s a scenestealing performance by mumblecore regular Alex Karpowkky as the Vice Principal and kudos to the cryptic, beguiling turn from newcomer Alicia Anthony as a girl with a secret. This movie stays with you, long after the credits roll. B+ Fri., April 8, 5;15pm; Mon., April 11, 9:30pm n All films play at the Ritz East, 125 S. Second St. For more information visit phillycinefest.org

NEW RELEASES Queen to Play C+ Reviewed by Matt Prigge

Peering through the silk curtains of a swank hotel room in coastal France, cleaning woman Hélène (Sandrine Bonnaire) dwells on two lovers, one of them a nightgown-clad Jennifer Beals, as they engage in the foreplay-est bout of chess since the original Thomas Crown Affair. It’s enough to rock her world, and with good reason: Hélène, as we quickly surmise, is a repressed matriarch with a neglecting husband (Francis Renaud) reluctant to do date nights, a bitchy daughter sucking up their blue-collar wages and a life barely lived.

Her interest piqued, she thus notices the chess set in the tony manse of one of her employers, brooding expat recluse Kröger (Kevin Kline, speaking credible French). Soon enough, Kröger is educating Rita ... er, schooling Hélène in all things Bobby Fischer. She proves a natural, wouldn’t you know, but will her budding self-actualization ruin her marriage? Will the hermit emerge from his cave? Will an unconvincing, bullshit plot development throw a wrench in the relationship between tutor and tutee?

To its credit, Caroline Bottaro’s Queen to Play—less horrifically named Joueuse (“playful”) elsewhere—doesn’t answer all of those questions as predictably as you’d think. Still, it follows the Educating Rita template so close it might as well be a remake, albeit one without a single joke. Serious, hushed, gentle, Bottaro’s middlebrow thumbtwiddler tries to hide its true face.

And thanks to good casting, it almost fares well.

Not only do both leads underplay, they refuse to beg for our pity, despite the script’s numerous and diligent attempts to make them seem pathetic. Kline is as withdrawn as he’s usually outsized. Bonnaire is a perspicacious screen presence. She was 15 when she honed her craft working for Jacques Rivette, Agnes Varda and the notoriously difficult Maurice Pialat (A Nos Amour is on Netflix Instant, by the way). Frankly, she’s too good for this movie, and her introspective performance, bordering on cold, is the exact opposite this genre typically requires. Her sharp and naturally moving work makes Queen to Play as tolerable as it could ever be.

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Director Joe Wright helmed Atonement and The Soloist, and seems like a serious fellow, so I can’t tell if Hanna is supposed to be a joke or not.

Loud, fast and lurid, the movie follows that preternaturally old soul Saoirse Ronan as the title character, a genetically engineered super-baby soldier cut loose from an abandoned government project.

Trained to hunt in the wilderness by her crazy rogue agent dad (Eric Bana) the two wear a lot of handmade furs, and read the encyclopedia by firelight.

Cate Blanchett—who clearly thinks this is all hilarious—chews every bit of scenery that isn’t nailed down as Hanna’s nemesis. Blanchett lays on the Southern accent like maple syrup, constantly brushing her teeth until her gums bleed and generally carrying on like a lunatic.

There’s not much to Hanna besides the central gimmick, and Seth Lochead and David Farr’s screenplay is depressingly short on twists. Our little sprite sets out into the big bad world to kill Cate Blanchett, and that’s pretty much the end of it. Occasionally Bana gets to kick some ass, but that’s just peripheral.

Wright, either to his credit or shame, directs this nonsense like he’s still in the arthouse. Here’s a filmmaker who never saw a steadicam shot he couldn’t stretch out for an entire reel, and Hanna is formally overwrought with crazy visual gambits, plus a score

by The Chemical Brothers that will stick in your head for days.

But what’s it all about? Well that’s an excellent question. It’s all meticulously composed mayhem without a larger purpose, too glum to provide any base genre satisfactions. Despite the kicky thrills of watching tiny Ronan flatten scores of men twice her size, the movie remains incredibly dour about its own fundamental silliness. I still can’t tell if they’re all kidding. However fun to watch, Hanna ultimately goes nowhere. n

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If the film based on her life is accurate, the family, friends and well-wishers surrounding teen surfer Bethany Hamilton (played by AnnaSophia Robb) never much needed to offer her inspirational advice after a shark absconded with her left arm. She was a living, breathing motivational slogan machine. “I don’t need easy, I just need possible,” she crows as she tries to overcome one significant hurdle. And is she afraid to get back into the water after her accident? Bah. “I’m more afraid of not surfing,” she boasts. True, Hamilton suffers a crisis of confidence exactly when the narrative depends upon it, but it’s only a pretext for her true comeback and Rockyesque performance at the big competition climax.

Hamilton’s unwhiny resilience, bordering on inhuman, her ability to brave through the most intense

of circumstances and her irritation at receiving even the slightest pity is a trait complemented by nearly every character with whom she comes in contact, from her homeschooling surfer parents (Helen Hunt and Dennis Quaid) to the family friend who’s never been nominated for even a Golden Globe (Kevin Sorbo). Iron will is not a trait shared by the makers of Soul Surfer, a thousand-hankie, inspirational weepie that proves the bizarre rule that any film about someone who bravely toughs it out will be as goopy as their subjects were tough-willed.

Director Sean McNamara, of Hilary Duff vehicles and Bratz: The Movie, lunges at heart strings like a murderer would a throat, which would be even more bothersome if he hadn’t lucked into a primary cast that knows to underplay. Hunt may aim for the Oscar nom, but Quaid sporadically falls back on his goofy, old-school charisma, re-whipping out one of the most infectious grins in cinema. Robb winningly embodies all that is admirable about Hamilton: She’s tough, pitiless and fragile enough not to seem like an alien species, qualities standing in stark contrast to the film around her. But perhaps not everyone would get that Hamilton is worthy of adulation without someone there insisting it every couple seconds.

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So, Tower Theatre. That’s an iconic venue here in Philly. Black Sabbath, Bowie, Springsteen, they’ve all played there. Now Bill Burr.

Yeah, I’m pretty damn excited. I’m a big-time history geek, and these theaters always have these amazing stories. I don’t know how old Tower is, but a lot of these theaters, they all have the same thing where at first they were this crown jewel of the city, and then gradually it started breaking down over the years and became a porno house in the ’60s and ’70s. Then somebody took the money and fixed it up in the ’90s. That’s pretty much how it goes.

And there’s usually some story about Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton performing there or FDR gave a speech there when he was running for president.

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You’re now a theater-touring, headlining, A-list comedian. What do you think was the most important ingredient to hold onto from getting where you were when you started to where you are now? What’s most important? Being funny is one, but what else?

Not quitting. To be honest, as obvious as that sounds, is a lot of people quit. They let this business get to them, or they just let somebody talk them out of continuing to do it, and some people quit like for real, like they stop doing comedy, and other people,

it’s weird, they’re like ghosts. It’s like they just keep going up onstage, they’re doing the same jokes over and over, they lose the drive. One of the things people don’t talk about is how mentally strong you have to be in this business, and you really have to learn—I really shouldn’t speak in such blanket terms, but as far as me, I had to learn how my brain worked as far as, you know, how to get myself out of writer’s block, and how to avoid getting into negative funks. It took me a long time.

I’ve been able to pretty much conquer it at this point. When I feel the negative thoughts coming on, where you’re just like “What the hell am I doing this for? Flying again to God knows where,” and I just finally figured out that it’s a choice— OK, here are a bunch of negative thoughts, do I wanna just spoon with those and go down the rabbit hole and hate myself for three days or go over to the gym and to try to write a new joke later? What I’ve learned in this business is what people learn in all areas of life—when you get knocked down you have to just keep getting up again, and not only do you get back up again, you gotta go harder. Not quitting. Keep going. I started in Boston and then went to New York, and there’s so many great comedians there they, without realizing it, were pushing you to get better. Like when you saw Dave Attel ... you know, Dave?

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By the time he went on that fateful day of Sept. 9, 2006, Bill Burr had been backstage at Opie and Anthony’s Traveling Virus tour for three painful hours. He’d heard comedian after comedian booed, and was getting angry. When they booed him, too, he didn’t take it lying down. Instead, he gave them 11 minutes of Philly-based insults. (YouTube it.) “Fuckin’ Rocky is your hero. The whole pride of your city is built around a guy who doesn’t exist. Meanwhile, Joe Frazier, a champion, is from here, but he’s black and you can’t deal with that so you erect a statue of some three-foot Italian! You racist fucking morons.” At about minute four, the crowd turns back around, and begins to applaud. Burr’s dropped a bomb on the audience and they’re cheering the burning embers.

His performance that day was simultaneiously amazing and a shame. Because Burr’s actual act—the one he’s written and crafted over time—is one of the best in comedy. Whether he’s dissecting the hyperbole of people’s everyday lives (“The world’s hardest job is being a mother”) or ranting about the state of the world, he does so with a maniacal and whip-smart glee that’s infectious and palpable. We recently talked with Burr about that infamous night, playing old, historic theaters like Tower and what it takes to climb to the top of the Comedy Hill. (Read the interview in its entirety at philadelphiaweekly.com)

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Yeah, one of the best, for sure.

Oh my God, yeah. It was just like, you know, you sit there in awe of the guy going “How the hell do you come up with something like that?” And then you look at your own act and it looks like it’s written by a 5-year-old and that depresses you for half a second. But you just go on anyway. I gotta figure out what my voice is, what do I wanna do here? And you just, you know, over the years, keep going up.

Have you ever gotten into a funk that was so bad that you thought you might wanna quit?

There is a very difficult period in a comedian’s career, it’s that window of time where you’re good enough to draw tickets but nobody knows you yet. I call that part of your career “killing in obscurity,” and what happens is, you’re going on, but 75 people will show up maybe and they’re just showing up because they come down to the comedy club, not because you’re there. You give them a killer show, and people are going “Oh he’s the funniest we’ve ever seen!” and you’re getting compliments like that, but you’re not seeing it in the crowd.

That was a really rough period for me. I just remember being in St. Louis at the Funny Bone, just sitting there going. “I don’t know if I can keep doing this.”

How long in your career did you kill in obscurity?

I would say that was about 2001 to 2005. Late 2005, it was like a five-year period. Four years, something like that. Yeah, because by 2001 I still hadn’t really done anything major as far as stand-up on TV, but I had a half-hour special come on Comedy Central and a number of guys had had their halfhours come on, and they blew up. Like Mitch Hedberg blew up, and guys like that, and you’re thinking “OK, here comes my half-hour” and then nothing happens. That’s when the doubts start seeping in. You have to learn how to beat those down and just know there’s a million different ways people hit, and just because somebody hit this way doesn’t mean you can’t hit another.

You seem—this might be the wrong impression I have of you—but you do seem to have a blue collar, just-get-it-done kind of approach to comedy. Is that right?

Yeah. You know what’s weird, is my parents are whitecollar, but we grew up in a really blue-collar town. My parents have a ridiculous work ethic, my dad just works works works works works. I think it would be hard to find a guy who’s logged more hours than that guy. He just, he busts his ass.

He was a dentist, right?

Yeah. And I worked for him. I assisted him on procedures and I’m telling you, when I tell you he was doing three times the work these other guys were doing in the office, it was three times. He used to side book root canals. He just worked his ass off, and then he was—some of those dentists were snobs, man. Unless you had private insurance they just kind of gave you pain meds and got you out of there. But my dad wasn’t like that. If I could be as good a comedian as my dad is a dentist, and I’m not trying to be corny, I would definitely be all right because he was ... it was a really good thing for our relationship, us working together.

Let’s talk about your infamous Opie and Anthony performance in ’06. What made you decide to just let loose instead of doing your act?

Well, I was backstage, listening to comedian after comedian be booed, and I was mad. I felt like the crowd didn’t deserve the show, the way they were treating some people, and I just kind of—looking back, that was probably the manifestation of fear, where I was like going “Oh my God, I gotta go out there with these animals.” The last thing you need onstage is a comedian scared, so subconsciously I just turned it into anger and I wasn’t even nervous when I went out there, which is never a good thing. You go on in front of 10,000 people you’re supposed to be a little bit nervous. Excitement is what you should have. But I felt nothing, like I was walking into my living room to sit down and watch ESPN, walking out in front of 10,000 people. So I went out there, and I screwed up, I ended up doing a joke that they had been playing on the radio. Nobody laughed, so I panicked. A lot of that booing was my mistake.

This is a good topic to end on. On Marc Maron’s WTF podcast, which you’ve been a guest on, he and many of the fellow comedians he interviews talk a lot about this idea of why they got in to comedy. And Marc always mentions that he got into comedy because he didn’t wanna really work. But now with Twitter and podcasts, maintaining a website, keeping a Youtube channel, Facebook, all that stuff—is this more work for you now than ever?

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Defend its Existence Toad the Wet Sprocket They can’t be entirely blamed for having the worst band name of the ’90s. They pulled it from a Monty Python sketch, and never expected the kind of fame they found with “All I Want,” “Walk on the Ocean” and “Fall Down.”

But you can’t really blame them for that fame either: Critics tended to dismiss the band as platitudinal pop without digging into the fans’ deeper, darker faves: meditative and haunting tunes (“Windmills,” “All Right”), socially conscious anthems (“Hold Her Down,” “Crazy Life”) or pure pop fun (“Nightingale Song”). Lead singer Glen Phillips has spent the last decade-plus since Toad broke up building an often-brilliant solo career (alongside all-star collaborators like Nickel Creek’s Watkins siblings [Works Progress Administration]). Now that the lights have dimmed, will this newly reconstituted Toad get the plaudits they deserve? Maybe for this second time out, they should change their name. (Jeffrey Barg)

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Safari Disco Club (V2/Downtown) Sounds Like: Outstanding batch of

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I came out as trans-something/genderqueer three years ago. I was born male but live my life predominately as female. I’m 25 now. Coming out involved accepting that it would complicate my ever finding someone. I haven’t dated since.

Today, a guy my age asked me out while making me a sandwich in a cafe. He told me I was very pretty and asked if he could take me out. I gave him my number. Before I left, he said, “I’d really like a relationship with you.” That sounded like a weirdo red flag. I told him, “We’ll see,” but agreed to the date.

I don’t know the rules and I’m a panicked mess. I know to meet in a public place, tell people about it— all the safety stuff—but I am afraid that he’s a creep.

But no one has ever told me before that I’m pretty.

While I’m not ugly, I’m not passable. My questions: 1. Was he way too creepy to go on that date?

2. Was agreeing to a date smart or dumb?

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When I moved to go down on her, something I enjoy doing, she had a really, really, really smelly area.

This woman did not have bad body odor in general; she had good hygiene. I managed to shift gears and brought her off with touch, but she pleaded with me to go down on her and I didn’t. That made things awkward. I didn’t say anything about the smell to

I realize that women can be sensitive about any suggestion of unpleasant vaginal odor— we can blame those “feminine hygiene” commercials as well as all those inexperienced boyfriends who react negatively to a vagina’s natural, healthy odor because they didn’t get the “spice” part of the “sugar and spice” memo. But as a general rule: The people you invite to stick their nose in your crotch, twat, sack, crack, etc. are allowed to form opinions about how you smell down there and share them with you. While it’s unpleasant to be told your crotch stanks, it’s much more unpleasant to find your nose tucked in someone’s stanky crotch.

As this woman had good personal hygiene overall, VOICE, it’s unlikely that a washcloth would’ve solved the problem. She may have had bacterial vaginosis, the most common cause of rank vaginal odor, or an untreated case of chlamydia or gonorrhea. As hard as “Something’s not right down here” is to hear, particularly for some women, you didn’t do her any favors by not speaking up—sensitively and compassionately—because if she did have a medical issue, she needed to seek treatment.

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2. Smart. Even if it turns out that he’s a creep, even if you never see him again, being open to people and taking risks—while at the same time taking all safety precautions (particularly important for transwomen, who face a much higher risk of violence at the hands of the sometimes deeply conflicted, self-loathing straight guys who are attracted to/resent transwomen)—is the only way that anyone ever manages to find love.

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real estate for sale/ rent 11TH & CHRISTIAN-GREAT LOC! 4BDRMS., 2FULL BATHS, C/A, HDWD/FLRS.,DECK, BKYARD, W/D. MUST SEE! $2400/mo.+.

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CentraAssociates.com 15th/Spruce: Charming Studio in Brownstone directly across from Kimmel Cntr, HW Flrs, Renovated Kitchen, Deco FP, Built in Bookshelf, Laundry. $780/Mo. Avail May. 215-7358030 Lic # 220402 15th/Spruce: Large/Bright Studio in Charming Brownstone, HW Flrs, Lrg Closets, Onsite Laundry, Intercom Entry. $875/ Mo. Aval. May. 215-735-8030.

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one bedrooM 1172 S 10th #1 $875/mo Large 1BD/1BA, yard, c/a CALL MIKE MCCANN PRU FOX & ROACH 215627-6005/215-440-8345 13TH & PINE New kit, 2 dec FP’s. Good sunlight, HWF, $1100, Heat/Wtr incl. Avail 05/01.

215-733-0480 www.CentraAssociates.com 13TH & PINE Spiral stairs, New EIK, 1.5BA, HW/Cer tile flooring. $1195, heat/H.Wtr incl.

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CentraAssociates.com 15TH & SPRUCE New kit, 2 dec FP’s, HWF, Good closet space.

Laundry/Strg. $1200+ Elec.

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CentraAssociates.com 15th/Spruce: Beautiful Art Deco High-rise 1Bdrm Apt, Desk Attendant, HW Flrs, Updated Kitch, Onsite Laundry, Intercom Entry, Amazing Location! From $1120/Mo. Avail June. 215-7358030. Lic #219789.

15th/Spruce: Huge 1Bdrm in Beautiful Brownstone, Large Rooms, Abundant Closet Space, Walk-In Cedar Closet, Laundry, Intercom Entry. $799/Mo. 215735-8030. lic# 380139 5TH & TASKER VIC. 3rd.flr., 2rooms+bath. Renter payes elect & Gas. 215-768-9151-after 2pm.

1 6 T H & WA L L AC E 1 BR, WD in bldg, Pet friendly. $725.

2BR’s avail. Call Tanya 215922-6088 22ND & WALNUT High ceils, HWF, New kit, Dec FP, Laundry/ Strg. $1100-$1200+ Elec. Avail June. 215-733-0480 www.CentraAssociates.com 238 S.8th ST Renovated 1BR, WD, Pet friendly. $1200.

Parking Available. Call Tanya 215-922-6088 9TH & BAINBRIDGE Nice 1BR, DW, carpeting. Avail Now. Contact 215-687-5629. $750/ mo+utils.

9 T H & S P R U C E G o rg e o u s 1BR, all amenities, FP. Parking avail. $995+. PMG 215-5457007 x302 BROAD & PINE Lg 1BR in beautifully renvtd bldg. Incl Heat. $950+. PMG 215-5457007 x302

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9TH & CATHARINE 2BR, 2full baths. Brand new. WD, HW flrs, Granite C-tops, CA. $1650/mo.

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1 6 t h & O re g o n $ 1 1 0 0/m o 3BD/1BA, newly renovated, w/d, finished basement, yard, hwf. CALL JIM ONESTI PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215440-2052

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE AREA Includes Heat/Hot wtr, Views of St.Mark’s. $975+. 215-8061526

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R I T T E N H O U S E S Q A R E AChestnut & 19th 1BR, carpeted, Sep kitchen. $725+ Utils. 215735-8414 RITTENHOUSE SQUARE: Studio & One Bedroom apartments.

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Great light, Hardwood floors, High ceilings, Plentiful closet space. $1,300.00-$2,000.00 per month. Call to Schedule an Appointment 215-735-5757 OR E-MAIL: DelanceyPlace@ aol.com Rittenhouse Square: 1Bdrm in Beautiful Victorian Browns to n e, H W F l rs, E x p o s e d Brick Wall, AC, Renovated Kitchen w/Granite Countertop, Onsite Laundry, Intercom Entry, Short Walk to Park & Shops. $1250/Mo. Avail J u n e. 2 1 5 -735 - 8 030. L i c #216850 S.PHILA. 14XX PORTER: Modern 1BR w/HW Flrs. Minutes to C.C. $675. No pets. 610-909-9025 THE ROOSEVELT (2220 Walnut Street) - Beautifully renovated apts. in the RITTENHOUSE SQUARE AREA of Philadelphia.

Studio’s star ting at only $765/mo. and one bedrooms starting at only $965/mo.

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two bedrooM 10TH & CROSS-2BEDRMS.,2ND FLR., NEW CARPETS/KITCHEN FLR., TILE BATH, W/D, DECK.$925/MO.+UTILS. 215397-7075.

15th/Spruce: Terrific 2Bdrm in Art Deco Hi-rise, Great location!

Desk Attendant, HW Flrs, Onsite Laundry, Decorative Moldings, Wonderful City Views. From $1410/Mo. Avail June. 215-7358030. Lic #219789.

16TH & PINE 2BR 2BA bilevel, New kit, HWF, CA. Very bright.

Great closet space. $2000+ Utils.

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CentraAssociates.com 20TH & PINE 2BR 2BA bi-level, WD, Deck, New kit, HWF. $2000+ Elec. Avail June. 215-733-0480 www.CentraAssociates.com 67 1 Fra n k l i n E $ 9 9 5 /m o Great 2BD/1BA condo unit, 1-car parking, courtyard setting.

CALL MIKE MCCANN PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215440-8345 8TH LOCUST/WASH SQ AREA: 2BR+ Gigantic Loft (3rd BR), 1.5BA. PENTHOUSE w/Pvt elev.

All mod amens: AC, WD, etc.

2 strg areas. Pet frndly w/ Rest r i c t s. U s a b l e co m m o n outside area. Parking avail.

“BEST of the BEST” $1950+.

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ART MUSEUM 2BR, HW floors, thru out. $975+. 215-247-3616 ART MUSEUM AREA- 1 blk from Museum & E.River Dr. Unique, Bright, Airy, bi-level 2BR, 2BA, Exposed brick walls, Fre n c h d o o rs, S ky l i tes, AC, WD, GD. $1300+. Avail now.

610-896-1618 BELLA VISTA Spacious 2BR 2BA, HW flrs, CA, DW, GD, WD. Pvt basement, Patio. $1450/mo+.

Avail immed. S&S Properties, 267-402-8017 FAIRMOUNT: CityView North Conv to Universities. 2BR 1BA, Updated kit/bath w/Marble flrs, CA. Pool, 24hr sec. Laundry on fl. $1600/mo Utils incld. Avail 04/01. 215-640-0570 x2 FISHTOWN 2sty apt, 2BR, 2BA, Jac tub. FP, W/W, $950/mo+ Utils. Call 215-669-7965 ITALIAN MKT: 10th/Federal 2BR, CA, 1BA, WD. $1350+. 215-922-3910. mcolaizzo@comcast.net Northern Liberties, 2BR, 2 New Bathrooms, Beautiful, Newly Renovated, Granite Countertops, Stainless Appliances, Hardwood Floors, G o o d L i g h t , Ce n t ra l A i r, G a r b a g e D i s p o s a l , W/ D, Large Backyard, No Pets, w w w. g a s h e a r t .c o m , 1 1 3 8 N. 4th St., 215-485-1015, $1400/month OLD CITY Bilevel Loft-Style w/ CA, HW floors, Exposed beams, Skylites. Lg LR & EI-kit, DW, FP, 2 Lg Bedrooms w/Great closets, WD. Pet Friendly. Available Now. 215-925-7500 x213 OLD CITY Great Bi-level w/1.5BA, CA, Ceiling fans, FP, Carpeted.

Open floor plan w/Spacious LR & Dining area, Lg kitchen. Lg Closets, F/S WD, Ceramic Tile full bath. Pet friendly. Available Immed. 215-925-7500 x213 RITTENHOUSE SQ. AREA (2013 Walnut/4th Fl) 2 Bedrm, 1 Bath bi-level in brownstone.

CA, Gas heat, DW, GD, WD, Carpeted. $1250/mo+. 215627-4414 WASHINGTON SQ Spacious 2BR 2BA, HW flrs, CA, DW, GD, SS appls, Walk in closet. BBQ area. Avail immed. $1800/mo+.

ASK ABOUT A FREE MONTH! S&S Properties, 267-402-8017

three + bedrooMs 10TH & SNYDER-4BEDRMS., 1ST FLR., 1.5BATHS, CARPET, F U L L B S M T. , $ 1 0 0 0/ M O. + .

610-304-0087.

352 Jackson $1000/mo 3BD/1BA, hwf, finished basement, large yard CALL PAUL CHIN PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215440-2049 FISHTOWN: Gorgeous Remodeled 3BR+ Off. WD in Bldg. Pet Friendly. $1000+. Call Tanya, 215-922-6088 T E M P L E H O S P A R E A 3 B R, HW flrs, WD, CA. $850+. 215247-3616 WASHINGTON SQ WEST: Bright, Mod 3BR 2BA, HW Flrs, CA, DW, GD. Avail 05/01. $2150+. S&S Properties, 267-402-8017

rooMMate/ sharing South Philly New Bold Area 1900 S 20th Street - 2 story house, full use of house. 10 minutes from Center City.

Perfect for college students.

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coMMercial space 335 N. Front #C $1350/mo Unique bi-level commercial space, vaulted, exposed brick.

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15TH & PINE Gated parking Spot available for June 1st. $240/mo. 215-733-0480 www.

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9 T H & P I N E Pa r k i n g s p o t available June 1st. $185/mo.

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9TH & SPRUCE Secure Parking available now. $195. PMG, 215-545-7007 x110

FAIRMOUNT & 18TH Parking Space. $100.00. WPRG, 215636-0100

garages for rent 1619 BAINBRIDGE 83x20 w/20’Ceiling, Hot/Cold wtr, Bthrm. Drain in flr, Side door.

Good area. Secure. $1100+.

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hoUse for rent GRAD HOSPITAL 5 bedroom, 2 bath, Newly renovated $2950/ Mo 215-549-9498 H A R R I S B U R G, PA : T h i n king of moving? 3BR, 2.5BA townhome available, corner property. Spacious MBR suite w/WIC, Jacuzzi tub. Separate L i v i n g , D i n i n g a n d Fa m i l y rooms, Office space, Eat-in kit w/French doors leading to patio. 2 FP’s, WD, DW, CA. Garage. Well kept development w/Gym, Club house, Pool, Fitness trail. Avail 06/05. $1700/ mo+ Utils. 717-805-6174 QUEEN VILLAGE: 3BR, 2BA w/ CA. $1650+. Call for details: 2 1 5 - 92 2-3 9 1 0 . m c o l a i z z o @ comcast.net

office Space ImmedIate occupancy 404 to 6,152 square feet in the boutique PSFS bank building on the corner of 7th and Walnut Streets. Views of Washington Square or the private courtyard. Secure access to the building as well as elevator service.

Offered by Stonehenge Advisors, LLC at 215-320-3777.

rooM for rent 124 LOMBARD, HEAD HOUSE SQUARE, SOCIETY HILL. “TOKIO B&B” STUDIOS. ($55-$100) DAILY rates. ($300-$500) WEEKLY rates. We also have MONTHLY rates AVAIL. Website http://sushi.madamesaito. c o m C a l l M A DA M E S A I TO 215-922-2515 13TH & SPRUCE- Parker Hotel CC. Fully Furn’d Rms, no sec. deposit. Utils & housekeeping i n c l d . W K : $ 1 65 - $203 ; D ay : $40-$56. 215-735-2300.

KENSINGTON AREA: FURNISHED rooms WITH TVs Use of kitchen & bath, W/D, Starting $70 & UP wkly. 267-496-0065

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GALLERY-STUDIO-OFFICE SPACE ACROSS FROM PAINTED BRIDE ART CENTER 2300 sq. ft. space w/ Vine Street Front Door and large Windows and 10’ 6” ceilings. Plus 2300 sq. ft of usable basement. Back of space has 2 bedrooms/offices 1.5 baths and full kitchen. Living and work space adaptable to user needs.

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foreclosure ¶I Pay PMI ProvIder $1K to fast-tracK aPProval?:

DEAR BENNY: I inherited my father’s duplex in 1970 upon his death, my mother having died much earlier.

I have not always lived in this duplex since my father first bought it in 1949, but have lived in it since 1970.

I had planned to sell the building and move to a retirement building, so I took one of those five-year mortgages, about eight years ago, and then realized it was not such a good time to sell, so I renewed the mortgage for another five. Recently, when it appeared that it was a good time to refinance, I applied for a 30year fixed-rate loan. However, I was rejected because my house is designated “single-family” by the county assessor’s office.

This house is exactly the same as it was in 1949, except for some cosmetic remodeling and repairs over the years I have owned it. It has two units, two entrances, and two of everything. The mortgage has been refinanced several times, and the title brought up every time never showed this problem before.

I contacted the assessor’s office, and they say the value of the house has no bearing on the classification by the assessor, and that it will take about 18 months to make any change. There is no other house like it on this block or anywhere close by in the neighborhood.

Naturally, I need the money from the rental of the second floor in order to qualify and to be eligible for the mortgage.

The bank that currently holds the mortgage, and which I was dealing with for the refinance, took several months before it notified me I was declined. coNtINUed on PaGe 57>>>

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At 777 South Broad, everywhere you look you see exquisite, sleek finishes that create a seamless experience of luxury. In true Dranoff tradition, 777 South Broad’s amenities are gracious and elaborate. The building’s luxurious “Sky Deck” is designed for outdoor entertaining and relaxation, with breathtaking views of the Avenue of the Arts and Philadelphia skyline, an 8-12 person hot tub, sun deck, and outdoor dining space, including outdoor stainless steel grills and food prep area. The “Fitzwater’s Pub” located on the ground floor, is a place for residents to enjoy gaming tables, beverages on tap, dart boards, and multiple flat screen televisions. Residents can also relax or entertain in the spacious clubroom with high definition big screen television and full catering kitchen. For meetings or events, a fullyequipped conference center and hospitality suite are available.

Residences feature dramatic hardwood bamboo floors in foyers, kitchens, living rooms and dining rooms, premium, energy-efficient operable windows, custom-built computer alcoves, marble master baths, U-shaped kitchens with polished granite countertops, stainless steel appliances, raised breakfast bar seating and abundant storage, full sized Bosch high-efficiency washer and dryer, and spacious walk-in closets with built-in shelving and interior lighting.

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This is a wonderful 3 bed/3 bath home located on a lovely tree lined block in the heart of Rittenhouse Square with 1 year prepaid parking!

Enter into an open living room with hardwood floors and gas fireplacewith marble mantle. Newer kitchen has exposed brick, granite counters, nice cabinets and tile backsplash. Door leads out to nice red brick yard.

Second floor has two nice bedrooms and a full hall tile bath.Spirals steps lead up to the third floor master suite with a dramatic open floor plan, vaulted ceiling, pine floor, gas fireplace, plenty of closets and full tile bath.

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A Good Sign 22nd & Spruce – Very Cool Studio apt, Incl Heat.

Avail. Now! $695+ Broad & Walnut 2BRhardwood, apt, All amens.

Walnut & 23rd –1 &Great 2Bd's, laundryAvail 06/01 $770-995 Locust & 21st Studios & 1Bd's, laundry, heat incl.$1430+ $575-1000 Pine&&Spruce 21st -1Bd's, yard 13th Greathardwood, 1BR apt in heat very incl., cool building, Incl $850-950 Pine & 22nd 1 & 2Bd, hardwood, heat incl.

Hot water. $875+ $700-1000 $750-1100 Lombard & 23rd 1 &2Bd, bi-level, A/C 13th & Lombard - Very house ongreat quaintlocation street $875-1000 Chestnut & 20th Ultracool mod3BR 1Bd's, C/A, Lombard & 19th Newly renov, mod studio, 1 & 2Bd's w/All amenities. $1550+ $875-1700

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Broad & Spruce Mod 1Bd's, W/D, C/A, heat incl. www.propertymanagementgroup.com $770-995 Walnut &&23rd 1 &1Bd 2Bd's,&hardwood, laundry Lombard 9th 2Bd,hardwood, w/d, hardwood, laundry $770-995 Walnut & 23rd 1 & 2Bd's, laundry We Offer Full Management and Services $575-1000 Locust & 21st Studios & 1Bd's, laundry, heat Leasing incl. $575-1000 Locust & 21st Studios & 1Bd's, laundry, heat incl.

Pine & &9th h/w floors, W/Dyard $850-950 Pine 21st 2Bd's, 1Bd's, hardwood, heat incl., $850-950 Pine & 21st 1Bd's, hardwood, heat incl., yard $700-1000 Pine &&22nd 1 & 2Bd, 2Bd, hardwood, heat incl.

Spruce 1-1/2 bath, bi-level, laundry $700-1000 Pine12th & 22nd 1 & 2Bd, hardwood, heat incl.

RITTENHOUSE SQ/AVE OF THE ARTS $750-1100 Lombard & 23rd 1 &2Bd, bi-level, A/C Lombard & Old 23rd World, 1 &2Bd, bi-level, A/C hardwood $750-1100 Spruce & 16th 1 C/A, & 2Bd's, Chestnut & 20th modW/W, 1Bd's, great location $875-1000$725 LOCUST & 21ST CuteUltra Studio, w/Laundry.

Chestnut & 20th Ultra mod 1Bd's, C/A, great location $875-1000 Art Lombard Area UltraBright Mod 1 renov, & 3Bd's, W/D, Parking $875-1700 & up Newly mod 1 Deck, & 2Bd's WALNUT & Lombard 23RD& 19th 1BD’s,studio, HW studio, floors, Laundry, $875-1700 & 19thStudio’s Newly&renov, mod 1 & 2Bd'sAC. $720 $800-850 Broad &Fab Spruce Modmod 1Bd's,1W/D, C/A, heatdeck incl.

Old City ultra & 2Bd's, $800-850 Broad & Spruce Mod 1Bd's, W/D, C/A, heat incl.

PINE Lombard & 21ST Fab Lg 1 & 2BD H/W, Laundry. $850-995$1125 & 9th 1Bd & 2Bd, w/d, hardwood, laundry $850-995 Lombard & 9th 1Bd2&bath, 2Bd, w/d, hardwood, laundry University 3Bd, totally $995-1100 WALNUT Sunny 1BD,W/D w/16ft ceilings,renovated H/W, Laundry, Elev. $1200 Pine&&20TH 9thCity 2Bd's, h/wRen floors, $995-1100 Pine & 9th 2Bd's, h/w floors, W/D $995 Spruce & 12th Charming 2Bd, 1-1/2 bath, bi-level, laundry Spring Garden Collonade-Extremely Nice Studio BROAD & SPRUCE Studios & 1BD’s, W/D. Heat incl. $750-$1000 $995 Spruce & 12th 2Bd, 1-1/2 bath, bi-level, laundry & 16th Old World, 1 & 2Bd's, hardwood $995-1350 Q.V.Spruce 3rd & Bambridge 1 1VILLAGE && 2Bd's, W/W, C/A$995-1350 Spruce & 16th Old QUEEN World, 2Bd's, hardwood $950-1750 Art Area Ultra Mod 1 & 3Bd's, W/D, Deck, Parking $950-1750 Art Area Ultra Mod 1 & Studio, 3Bd's, W/D,hardwood, Deck, ParkingHeat incl.

Spring Garden CHRISTIAN & 5TH 1 &&mod 2 19th BD’s W/W, Laundry. $850-$1150 $825-1375 Old City Fab ultra 1 &w/New 2Bd's,kit, deck $825-1375 Old City Fab ultra mod 1 & 2Bd's, deck University City18th 3Bd, Studio’s 2Mod bath, totally renovated Fairmount & 1Bd, C/A, W/D SOUTH & 5TH Sunny & 1BD, Parkey Fl, AC, Laundry. $1950$1950 $720 University City 3Bd, 2 bath, totally renovated $700 Spring Garden Collonade-Extremely Nice Studio $700 Spring Garden Collonade-Extremely Nice Studio BAINBRIDGE & 3RD Ren Studio w/Pvt Entrance, AC, W/W. Mt.Q.V. Vernon & 21st Gret Studio, Yard, Laundry $600-675$575 3rd & Bambridge 1 & 2Bd's, W/W, C/A $600-675 Q.V. 3rd & Bambridge 1 & 2Bd's, W/W, C/A ART MUSEUM $375 Wallace & 20th 1Bd, parquet floors, Spring Garden & 19th Studio, hardwood, Heatyard incl. $375 Spring Garden & 19th Studio, hardwood, Heat incl. $625$750 Fairmount & 18th ModW/W, 1Bd, C/A, W/D WALLACE && 20TH 1BD w/Bay window.

Heat Aspen 26th 1Bd, laundry $625 Fairmount & 18th Mod 1Bd, C/A, incl.

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$800-850 $850-995 $995-1100 RITTENHOUSE SQUARE/FITLER SQUARE $995 22ND & KATER $995-1350 Two Bedroom Townhome, HW floors, C/A, D/W, Basement, W/D, Yard, Dog friendly.

AVAILABLE APRIL! $1,550 $950-1750 $825-1375 21ST & WALNUT Spacious One Bedroom, HW floors, C/A, High ceilings, Laundry on premise. $1950 AVAILABLE APRIL! $1,250 $700 23RD & JUDSON $600-675 Two Bedroom Townhome, HW floors, Basement, W/D, Lots of storage, Yard, $375friendly. AVAILABLE MAY! Dog $1,375 $625 21ST & LOCUST $600 Charming Studio in Brownstone w/Private entrance, HW floors, Laundry on premise.

AVAILABLE MAY! $735 $700 WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST/AVENUE OF THE ARTS/QUEENS VILLAGE $600

$600 Aspen & 26th 1Bd, W/W, laundry MANy MORE APARTMENTS AvAILABLE!

10TH & CLINTON Bright Studio on tree lined street, HW floors, All utilities included, Laundry on premise.

AVAILABLE MID-APRIL! $725

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Mt. Vernon & 21st Gret Studio, Yard, Laundry

$600 Mt. Vernon 21st1BD’s, Gret Bi-level, Studio, Yard, BROWN & 27TH Lrg,&Mod W/W,Laundry AC, WD. Parking. $700 $1000+ Wallace & 20th 1Bd, parquet floors, yard $700 Wallace & 20th 1Bd, parquet floors, yard ASPEN & 26TH Spacious 1BD, W/W, Laundry.

Avail Now. $700 $600 Aspen & 26th 1Bd, W/W, laundry

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Renovated Studio, central air $995 Sundrenched 1BR, hw flrs. $1350

BROAD & SPRUCE Two Bedroom in Highrise, Elevator, HW floors, Lots of lights, Gas included, Laundry on premises. AVAILABLE MID-APRIL! $1,235

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2ND & MARKET Bi-Level One Bedroom, Modern appliances, Spiral staircase, HW floors, D/W, W/D, C/A. AVAILABLE NOW! $1,085

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1027 Carpenter Beautiful 3 Brs., 2 Baths, parking, c/a, wood floors, yard Avail. July 1, 201 $2,500.00

Charming 1 BR, hw flrs, central air $1095

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COMMERCIAL 25th & Wharton Sts. G-2 warehouses, garages, offices, 800sq. ft to 16,000 sq. ft available $7-$9 sq.ft.

761 S. 4th St 900 sq.ft. retail store, C-2, plus basement, window a/c, yard

$900.00

1429 S. 23 rd St 2nd floor, 4500 sq.ft,C-3, bathroom, gas heat, c/a, ramp access

$1,500.00

838 South St. 600 sq.ft. retail store, hi-traffic block, bathroom, c/a,

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To See the Following, Call Andy Oei (215)790-5230 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #707-Comfortable 1BR/1BA, Wood Floors, Gym, Doorman, Pet Friendly ....................................... $1,150 257 S 16th Street #4A-2bd/1ba. Incl Wat, Heat, Fit Center, Great Loc! Pet Friendly .................................................................... $1,995 257 S 16th Street-Corner Unit Prime Loc for Phys Therapy Masseuse Trvl Agency ................................................................. $1,595 1705 Spruce Street #2F-1bd/1ba Lrge Opn Flpln Nat Light 2nd flr front. Ritt Sq Park ................................................................. $1,550 To See the Following, Call Christine Andrews 215-790-5224 500 Regatta Drive #2527-2 BR/2 baths. Built-in microwave. Garage. ................................................................................................ $2,600 To See the Following, Call Christopher Phan 215-521-1537 310 S 12th Street #3R-Studio,includes cooking gas,hot water,heat,tenant pays elec. ..................................................... $950 To See the Following, Call David Snyder 267.968.8600 1373 Farrington Road-Beautiful,clean,all new renov near City Ave & St Joe’s Univ ......................................................... $1,400 708 Fitzwater Street-Stunning 3 bd home w/high-end finishes,granite & SS applns. ................................................ $2,750 2134 Locust Street #2F-1 bd in Rittenhouse Sq,granite ctr tops,SS appliances. ............................................................................ $1,550 38 S 3rd Street #1-Contemporary space in Old City for use as retail or office. ................................................................................. $2,800 1936 Spruce Street #1-Spectacular corner office space,steps from Rittenhse Sq .......................................................................... $5,000 To See the Following, Call Ellen Rohlfing 215-875-3356 1709 Panama Street-1br, 1b, 1car private grge, new kit & b, hw flrs, sunny, W/D ............................................................................ $2,500 To See the Following, Call Johanna Loke (215)893-9800 220 Locust Street #25H-1 bedroom w/sunset view, high floor. ............................................................................................... $1,475 200 Locust Street #6H-South view 1 bedroom + upgraded kitchen ................................................................................................ $1,450 224-30 W Rittenhouse Square #2709-High floor 1 bedroom w/ balcony,South View. ............................................................... $1,550 To See the Following, Call John Featherman 215-790-5221 1600-18 Arch Street #507-Hi-end stu @ the Phoenix gourm kit w/d fit ctr 24/7 security ................................................................ $1,395 1213-15 Locust Street #C-Pristine 1B/1den/1b in WashWest hi-end thru-out orig details ............................................................... $3,250 2223 Locust Street #2F-Bi-level 2B/1b in Rit Sq, HW flrs thru-out, a/c, shared w/d ...................................................................... $1,850 1324 Locust Street #315-Studio @ Arts Condos w/ Fit ctr 24/7 sec. all util incl .............................................................................. $1,025

104-6 S 13th Street #5-Lrg 1B/1b in Wash Sq West, hi-end kit & bath, hi-ceil w/d ac ................................................................ $1,750 241 S 6th Street #311-Reno 1B/1b at Independence Place, hi-end kit, w/d, 24/7 sec ................................................................... $1,595 220 W Rittenhouse Square #3E-2 BR/2 baths. ....................... $2,475 121-35 Walnut Street #204-3B/3.5b at the Moravian, high end, HW floors, 1 car grg ..................................................................... $5,995

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To See the Following, Call Kathy Conway (215)440-8190 132 Kenilworth Street-3 bd/2 ba,pine flrs,cook’s kit,rf deck w/City & River views. ........................................................................... $2,500 934 S 2nd Street-Wonderful 3 bd/2 ba w/hw flrs,crown molding & small yard. ............................................................................. $1,600 834 S Front Street-4 bd/2.5 bth,hw flrs on 1st,2nd/3rd each 2 bdrms + full bth...................................................................... $3,000 To See the Following, Call Kheon Benjamin (215)731-4106 1001-13 Chestnut Street #902W-1Bd/1Ba charming condominium all utilities included ............................................................... $1,400 1001-10 Chestnut Street #401E-1BR/1BA-Loft Style Condo w/stun flr plan & fab spiral stairs ...................................................... $1,300 To See the Following, Call Lisa Budnick 215-790-5227 1714 Locust Street-4fl bi-lvl 1BD /1.5BA ............................... $1,500 To See the Following, Call Mark Wade 215-521-1523 315 New Street #103-2 bd/2 ba,lrg wndws,washer/dryer + parking. .............................................................................. $1,895 1352 South Street #202-1 bd/1.5 ba,hw flrs,granite& SS,exp duck work,Wall of wndws. ............................................................. $2,095 To See the Following, Call Mike McCann (215) 440-8345 134 Krams Avenue-3 bdrm + den,lrg backyard & full bsmt. . $1,500 832-36 Lombard Street-5 bd/3 full and 2 half baths,2-car garage. .............................................................................................. $12,500 609 N 34th Street #3RD FL-2 bd unit w/new kit,hw flrs,lots of wndws. ..................................................................................... $975 335 N Water Street #C-Bi-lev commerical space or opportunity for res conversion ....................................................................... $1,350 2633 S Chadwick Street-Renov 3 bdrm/1 bth,hrwd flrs,semi-fin bsmt,C/A,washer/dryer. ......................................................... $1,095 39 Strawberry Street #3R-Huge Bi-Level 1 bd/1 ba,tile kit,lots of closet. .................................................................................... $1,250 3425 Tilden Street-Cute 2-story 3 bd home in East Falls w/grg + porch front. ............................................................................ $1,050

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87 S. Lansdowne Ave 1BD/1BA, H/W, heat, hw/cook. gas incl., laundry $675 - $725 83 S. Lansdowne Ave 2BD/1BA, Heat, H/W, Cooking Gas inc., Laundry $850 - $950 89 E Baltimore Pike 2bd/1bath: H/W, big deck, new kitchen, inc: Heat, H/W $875 - $890

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CENTER CITY LUXURY CONDOMINIUMS FOR RENT avenue of the arts

the lanesborouGh

1601 locust street center city one 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, brand new, high ceil1326 spruce street ings, hardwood floors throughout, chefs kitch2 bedrooms, 2 baths, city skyline views, balcony, washer and en, magnificent entertaining space, luxurious dryer in unit, 1209 sf $1,895 master suite, 3467 sf $9,750

academy house

1830 rittenhouse square

1420 locust street 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, updated kitchen and Deluxe 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, brand new kitchen and up- baths, high ceilings, beautiful millwork throughdated baths, hardwood floors, balcony w/ unobstructed views out, bay windows, Juliet balcony 1,136 sf 865 sf $1,975 $2,990

rittenhouse square 1909 fitzwater street

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, wood floors, renovated kitchen and bath $1,500

the barclay

237 s. 18th street 2 bedroom, 2 bath, open kitchen, hardwood floors throughout, 180 degree city views, 1075 sf $2,875

the carlyle

the warwicK

530 s 2nd street 1 bedroom, 1 bath, open kitchen, great closet space, bi-level 639 sf $1,250 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath, bi-level, deck, large living room, separate dining area, 989 sf $1,500

washington square stricKland row 1014 spruce street 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, wood floors, open kitchen $1,700

1701 locust street Spacious Studio with city views, hardwood floors, marble bath, high-end kitchen, walk-in closet, 423 $1,375 sf

independence place

the dorchester

the lippincott

233-241 s 6th street 1 bedroom, 1 bath, private balcony, W/D, spacious walk-in closet, 928 sf $1,490

226 w. rittenhouse square Studio, generous closet space, galley kitchen, over$1,300 looks landscaped courtyard, 528 sf Junior 1 bedroom on a high floor, balcony, excel$1,550 lent natural light, 609 sf

227 s. 6th street 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, hardwood floors throughout, open chefs kitchen, designers baths, great closets, 1710 sf

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hopKinson house

2031 locust street 1 bedroom, 1 bath, city view, 595 sf $1,350 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, corner unit, 928 sf $1,825 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, sunset views, excellent closet space, spacious living areas, 1164sf $2,300 3 bedrooms, unobstructed city views, bonus den/study & nursery, generous living space, 2137 sf. $3,750

210 w, rittenhouse sq.

1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, hardwood floors, marble baths, kitchen with upmarket stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, 1037 sf $2,875

parc rittenhouse

appointed in marble, oversized windows with magnificent sunset views, 1318 sf $3,750

Studio, excellent natural light, wood floors, marble bath, open kitchen, 425 sf $1,435 Jr. 1 bedroom, wood floors, marble bath, open $1,790 kitchen w. breakfast bar 497 sf 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood floors, open kitchen, $3,250 marble baths, split floor plan, 1229 sf 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood floors, open upgraded kitchen, two spacious walk-in closets, marble baths, 1,080 sf $3,750

abbott’s square

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, large kitchen, baths

2 bedrooms plus den, new designer kit., 2.5 marble baths, huge balcony with city views, 2122 sf $6,950

society hill society hill towers 200-220 locust street units include all utilities

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Studio, great closet space, city views, floor-to-ceiling windows, 504 sf $1,160 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, floor-to-ceiling wanamaKer house windows with magnificent river & city views, 2020 walnut street units include pool & fitness center 700sf $1,500 studio, open kitchen, generous closet space, Corner 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors, unoblarge bay window, 548 sf $1,285 structed city views, 775 sf $1,775 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, open kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 2 bath, floor-to-ceiling windows, great closet space, 705 sf $1,490 Society Hill views, 1200 sf $2,100 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, open kitchen, walk-in closet 1705 sf $1,700 22 front street 2 bedrooms 2 baths, high floor, panoramic city 1 bedroom, 1 bath, plus den, hardwood floors views, 1200 sf $2,475 throughout,newer kitchen with stainless steel appliances, and updated bath 995 sf $2,190

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604-36 s. washinGton square Studio with alcove on a high floor overlooking $1,375 Washington Square, balcony, 600 sf 1 bedroom, 1 bath, newer kitchen and bath, $1,490 great closet space, balcony,778 sf 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor with a panoramic $1,490 river & city views, balcony, 778 sf Deluxe 1 bedroom, 1 bath on a high floor,

balcony, Washington Square views $1,690

waterfront pier 3, 3 n. columbus blvd.

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, terrace, large kitchen, one garage parking space, 1300 sf $1,900

coMMercial sPace 2031 Locust Street Professional Office Space in secure apartment building, 958 sf $1,150 1830 Rittenhouse - Prime Rittenhouse Square office space, 754 sf $2,100 250 S. 18th Street – Prime ground floor corner retail/ office space on Rittenhouse Square, 1857 sf $7,500 NNN 133 S. 18th Street – Ground floor corner retail space, excellent visibility on 18th Street shopping corridor $9,000 NNN 1601 Locust Street - 1st floor and lower level of prestigious Lanesborough condo, ideal for restaurant or offices, 4700 sf $11,000 NNN

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2031 Locust Street

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2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1164sf- $2,300

1 bedroom, 2 baths, 934sf- $1,675

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3 bedrooms plus den, 3 baths, 2137sf- $3,750

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THE DAMON MICHELS TEAM

825 Beechwood Dr.,

available.

$150,000 South PhiladelPhia Lower Merion $350,000

BD, 1.5 BA, 1718-20 S 6th33Street – 5 Bedrooms. 3-Story Home car garage plus Adjoining $395,000 Lot. $135,000. • 2601 Pennsylvania Ave #801 - At Museum Large 1BD, 1BA Condo, $216,700 1635 S 21st Street – 3 Bedroom Home.

Easy access 401 Hidden River Rd, • 1108 Rodman Street - Washington Sq West Valley Gorgeous Row w/2 Car Garage, $1,100,000 to Center City. Penn $49,000.

4BD, 2.5BA, on Damon@DamonMichels.com • 844 N. 28th St - Art Museum Area 1.81–Acre, wooded 2129 Sigel Street 3 Bedrooms. $39,000.

Triplex, Corner Lot, 100% Occupied! $500,000 www.DamonMichels.com lot. $600,000, Spruce Street - Rittenhouse Square 1734 Reed Street 3 Bedrooms.• 1833 2 Bathrooms.

Central Rnt- $3,900/mo 3 BD, Renovated Bi-level Condos $2,650/mo Air. Full Basement $65,000.

• 258 S. 10th St. - Washington Square West • 1208 Greentree Ln,Penn Valley Renovated 6 Unit Mixed use Bld. $999,000 4BD, 3BA, Bright and Open Cape $515,000 • The National, 112 N. 2nd St., #5A4 - Old City NEW.1336 sq ftHardwood 2BD, 2BA balcony, $549,000 610-688-4310 1517 SBlvd Corlies – 3 Bedrooms.

• 191 Presidential #828 - Street Bala Cynwyd 2BD, 2BA, Condo, $375,000, Rn $3,250/mo • 1609 S. Clarion St.,Philadelphia South Floors. $39,000.

2BD, 1BA, Row, $950/mo.

Specializing in Main Line and Center City Damon Michels

JOHN BROWN & ASSOCIATES

Damon Michels • Joan Federico • Charlene McDonald Call: 215-840-0437 Melissa Corbman • Ro Taormina • Carla Tyler William Isen • Janis Dubin

DAMON MICHELS Call: 215-840-0437

610-688-4310

Damon@DamonMichels.com www.DamonMichels.com

CENTER CITY PHILA. MAIN LINE SUBURBS THE WILLIAM PENN HOUSE

OPEN SATURDAY & SUNDAY 11 - 4PM MONDAY & TUESDAY 12 - 3PM WEDNESDAY 2 - 5PM THURSDAY 1:30-4:30PM FRIDAY 12 - 3PM Rittenhouse Sq • Rooftop Pool • Fitness Center Valet Parking • 24 HR Security • 24 HR Maintenance • All Utilities Included

Includes real estate tax • no transfer tax Studios 125,000-175,000 1BDs 175,000-275,000 2BDs 275,000-450,000 3BDs 400,000-500,000

OPEN SUNDAY 11:00 - 1:00PM 507 Addison Ct, Society Hill 2BD, 2.5 BA Row w/ 1 Car Garage, $950,000 236 S. Philip Place, Society hill 3BD 2.5BA 2500sq ft townhome w/parking, $950,000 824 N. 25th St, Art Museum Area 3BD, 1.5BA 1200sq. ft. Row $345,000 1506 Mount Vernon St, #1F, Art Museum - 2BD, 1BA 1018sq ft condo, 1car prkg avail $275,000

SOLD

200-210 Lombard Street #810 Society Hill, 2BR, 2BA, 1331 Sq. Ft., w/Parking in Abbotts Square $425,000 200-10 Lombard St, Society hill - #723 - 1BD, 1.5BA, 942sq ft w/parking in Abbotts Square, $350,000 838 Newkirk St #E1, Art Museum Area 2BD 1.5BA PARKING $325,000 923 Mount Vernon St, Spring Garden 4BD, 2.5BA, 1830sq ft Row w/ 1 car parking $385,000 1132 Rodman St., a.k.a. 505 s. Sartain Washington Sq. West $595,000 220 Rittenhouse Sq 9D -1BD, 1BA $2,200/mo

OPEN SUNDAY 2 - 4PM

112 Crosshill Road, Wynnewood 4BD, 3.5BA 3146sq ft Colonial in Pennwynne, $600,000 1213 Centennial Road, Penn Valley 4BD, 2.5 BA 2388sq ft Updated Split Level, $649,000 707 Conshohocken State Rd. 4BD, 2BR Colonial $385,000 711 Cornerstone Lane, Bryn Mawr 4BD, 3.5BA, 3440 sq ft Colonial, $775,000 1387 Bartlett Road, Chesterbrook 3BD, 2.5BA 3016sq ft Row, $345,000 310 Prescott Drive, Chester Springs 5BD, 4.5BA, 5341sq ft Colonial in Reserve at Eagle $585,000 50 Belmont Ave, #213, Bala Cynwyd 1BD, 1BA unit in Sutton Terraces $140,000 1409 Wesleys Run, Gladwyne 5BD, 4.5BA Contemp. in Northwoods $1,150,000 1025 Barr Lane, Gladwyne 4beds/3.5 bath Renovated Cape $600,000 518 Rabmblewood Dr., Bryn Maer 4 beds/3.5 bath Colonial in Fox Fields $725,000 631 Georges Ln., Ardmore Charming 3bed/1bath twin $269,000

SOLD

SOLD

OAK HILL PENN VALLEY 1600 HagysFord Rd., 2V 2BD/2.5BA Corner Unit $175,000 1650 Oakwood Ter., #E119 2BR/2BA unit, E. Ter. Bldg., $1,500 1750 Oakwood Terr., 4-A Totally Ren. 2bed/2bath $2,000/mo.

1637 Oakwood #s222 - 3BD, 2.5BA $335,000

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houSe with GaraGe – GrayS Ferry

756 South Dorrance Street • $799,000

Near PaSSyuNk Square

Fabulous 25’ wide townhouse with 3000 sq. ft., interiors including 4 Bdrms, 3.5 Bths, study, tall ceilings, Fab kitchen, fin. Bsmt, Roof Deck w/ killer Vus, and TWO CAR Garages! 10 Year Tax Abatement!

727 Dudley Street – Total Renovation. 3 Bedrooms.

Deck. Hardwood Floors. $135,000.

250 S. Quince Street • $649,000

CorNer BuildiNG lotS South PhiladelPhia

Gorgeous 3 Bdrm/3 Bth corner Colonial townhouse with fabulous garden features original details and modern amenities. Two car tandem parking at Jessup Street lot included!

1441-43 Dickinson Street – Approx. 2500 sq ft.

Possible Seller Financing. $88,000.

oxFord CirCle/ CaStor 6600, 6602, 6604 Rutland Street – 6 - 1-bedroom apts. Office. Garage. 3 Buildings. $375,000.

Newly reNovated Graduate hoSPital area

oPeN houSe - larGe New home - PeNNSPort thurSday - aPril 7th 2011 – 4 to 5 Pm 1321 E. Moyamensing Avenue – 3 Bedrooms. 2 ½ Baths. 18ft. Wide. 10 ft. Ceilings. 2400 square feet.

Oversized Bedrooms. Den. W/D. Deck. Large Yard. $469,000.

771-75 S. 2nD Street • $399,999 Greg Williams

new price 1709 rodman street Lovely 2BR/2.5bth home. Quiet Ritt. block. Renov. Kitchen/Bths; new roof & systems. Patio, exp. brick, WB FP, HW Flrs. Pristine condition. Wond Mstr Ste. w/cust. WIC. $439,900 111 s. 15th street #1603 Spacious 2BR/2bth condo in the Grande.

Huge windows, w/skyline vus. HW Flrs, S/S & Gran Kitch. Awesome loc., 24 hr. deskperson. PRKG avail on block. Pet Friendly. $419,000 P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY April 6 - 12, 2011

1802 pine street, #1f Perfect loc & character. Renov. in 2006.

1BR w/Character, incl. 12’ ceilings, Random width Pine Flrs., huge windows.

Open Gran & S/S Kitch. $279,000

washington square west

1012 spruce street, #4r Wonderful 2BR condo w/exc Space & Character. Amaz.

Light, HW Flrs t/o. Pool. Awesome locat. $274,900

fishtown

2605 memphis street 2006 Renov. 2BR. Great layout.

Natural light. Patio. Convenient block. $139,900

society hiLL

700 Locust street, #a1 Perfect 2BR/2bth loft—Amazing sustainable features. 14’ ceil. & huge windowsoverlooking Wash. Sq. Impressive open kitchen, dining & living area. HW Flrs. FP. PRKG, great light, amazing volume. 10 Yr Tx Abte. Designed by Carl Massara. $1,025,000 abbotts square, #744 (530 s. 2nd st.)

1BR/1.5bth Condo. Balcony w/CC Views, H/W Floors, Exc. Layout, New Baths w/hi-end marble. $279,000

fiLter square

2425 naudian street 2BR home, w/Large Patio. Open plan, HW Flrs. Amazing Fit Sq Loc. $439,900

art museum area

the phiLadeLphian, #4a4 (2401 pennsyLvania ave.)

Spacious 3BR/2.5bth light filled condo.

Art Museum views from lrge. balcony $499,000

Fred r. levine r e a l e s tat e

1518 South clarion Street • $259,900

215-465-3733

www. philadelphia weekly .com

Come home to this perfectly proportioned townhouse on one of the quaintest blocks in highly sought-after Passyunk Square. This 2br, 1ba home has been thoughtfully upgraded throughout. The convenient location and pristine condition make this home a real winner.

Sean Kaplan

Michael Hilferty

FOX & ROACH

REALTORS

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530 Walnut Street, Suite 260 • Philadelphia, PA 19106 • 215.440.8013 / 215.627.6005

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Sun-filled S/S kitch. Orig Oak Flrs w/inld Walnut. Bright Front Patio. Rear Deck. GARAGE $265,000

northern Liberties 1425 n. 4th street Clean shell. 2-3 blocks to Piazza & Lib. Walk. $124,900

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Beautifully ren. bi-level condo in Neziner Court. 2 brs. with walk-in closets, 2 bths, powder room, cook’s kitchen, laundry closet, dining area is open to a spacious living room with handsome fireplace. Private GATED PARKING.

Eden Silverstein

www.citybLockteam.com 1246-54 e. montgomery ave. #7 2BR/2bth condo. 1140 Sq ft. Built in 2007. HW Flrs., Deck. $279,000

REDUCED! Spacious 3 Bedroom, 2.5 Bath townhouse with bamboo floors throughout, great natural light and 6 years remain on the tax abatement!

2025 Kimball Street – 3 Bedrooms. 3 ½ Baths. Den. 3 Story Home. Hardwood Floors. New Stainless Steel Appliances. Deck. W/D. $339,000.

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$ Open Sunday 12:00pm - 2:00pm Queen Village • $390,000 224 Bainbridge St. - 2BR brick Col Townhs feats fplcs in LR & mstr BR. Den w/decor fplc, patio. Hi ceilgs, hrdwd flrs, roof deck, C/A. SOuth phila. • $425,000 728 S. 21st St. - 3 Story brick Townhs w/contemporary flair. 3 BRs, 2 1/2 bths (mstr w/soaring tray ceiling & lux bath). C/A. Patio.

Renovated ‘05; tax abated.

ShOwn by appOintment naval Square • $425,000 2-BR Condo in historic Biddle Hall.

Soaring ceiling, granite kit. tax abatement.

Center City • red. $465,000 2-BR, 2-bath Condo in “The Ellington” shows like a model. Tax abated til 2016!

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N L I B E RT I E S 1 2 55 N H owa rd S t $ 42 9 , 9 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

R I T T E NH O US E SQ 2 7 1 S Va n P el t S t # B $5 69 , 9 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

ART M US E UM 1 8 3 6 B ra n d yw i n e S t $ 42 5 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

PAC K E R PAR K 2 9 40 S B roa d S t $52 9 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

WAS H SQ W E ST 1 3 0 5 S p r u ce S t # T H 2 A $40 0 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

NAVAL SQ 5 07 G over n ors Ct $51 9 , 9 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

I TAL I AN M AR K E T 1 2 1 8 E l l swor t h S t $ 39 9 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

S P R I NG G AR D E N 1 524 Nor t h S t $5 0 0 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

B E L LA V I STA 6 0 9 M ont ros e S t $ 35 0 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

ART M US E UM 2401 P en n syl va n i a Ave # 4A4 $ 49 9 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

O L D C I TY 1 03 -7 C h u rc h S t # 2 $3 3 3 , 9 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

G I RAR D E STAT E 2447 S G a r n et S t $464,000 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

G RAD H OS P I TAL 2 2 32 S a i nt Al b a n s S t $ 32 5 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

ART M US E UM 2 2 35 Wa l l a ce S t $ 459 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

ART M US E UM 753 N C ros key S t $305,000 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

A RT M US E UM 2 241 Wa l l a ce S t $ 639,0 0 0 P ru d e nt i a l Fox & Roa c h

ART M US E UM 814 N 28th St $ 4 49 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

G RAD H OS P I TAL 2407 K i m b a l l S t $ 2 82 , 5 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

R I TTE NH O US E SQ 60 8 S 1 6 t h S t $59 9 , 9 0 0 P ru d e nt i a l Fox & Roa c h

WAS H SQ W E ST 1 0 02 S p r u ce S t # E $ 435 , 0 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

I TAL I AN M AR K E T 9 01 E r n est S t $1 59 , 9 0 0 P r u d ent i a l Fox & Roa c h

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EA ST FA L L S 35 03 N ew Q u e e n S t $234,900 P ru d e nt i al Fox & Ro ach

R I TTE NH O US E SQ 2 10 W R i tten h ou s e S q # 1 0 01 $9 9 9 , 0 0 0 P ru d e nt i a l Fox & Roa c h

Q U EEN V I L LAGE 13 1 Cat h ari n e S t # 1 $229,900 P ru d e nt i al Fox & Ro ach

R I TTE NH O US E SQ 511 S 2 1 st S t # 2 01 $9 8 9 , 0 0 0 P ru d e nt i a l Fox & Roa c h

R I TTEN H O U S E SQ 1919 Ch e st n u t S t # 2 2 0 9 $209,900 P ru d e nt i al Fox & Ro ach

F I TL E R SQ 5 07 S 2 7 t h S t $9 1 9 ,0 0 0 P ru d e nt i a l Fox & Roa c h

AV E O F TH E A RTS 1324 S B ro ad S t # 2 R $204,900 P ru d e nt i al Fox & Ro ach A RT M U S EU M 8 93 N Tan ey S t $1 9 9 , 9 0 0 P ru d e nt i al Fox & Ro ach

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RITT E NH O U SE SQ 326 S . 2 1st St BEL LA VISTA $1 ,9 9 9 , 9 9 9 735 S 1 2t h St #502 Pr ud entia l Fox & Ro a c h $489,000 Prude nt i a l Fox & Roa c h LOG A N SQ FITL ER SQ 2132 R a ce S t 406 S Cros key St #B $1 ,9 9 5 , 0 0 0 Pr ud entia l Fox & Ro a c h $479,000 Prude nt i a l Fox & Roa c h SOC IE TY H ILL POW ELTO N VIL LAGE 30 6 Cy p res s Ct 328 N 39 t h St $1 ,69 9 , 0 0 0 Pr ud entia l Fox & Ro a c h $475,000 Prude nt i a l Fox & Roa c h F ITL E R SQ FITL ER SQ 241 0 S pr uce St 6 09 S B a mbrey St $1 , 375 , 0 0 0 Pr ud entia l Fox & Ro a c h $459,900 Prude nt i a l Fox & Roa c h WA S H SQ W EST FITL ER SQ 11 01 Lo c u st St # 1 1 D 2425 N a uda i n St $1 , 2 0 8 , 0 0 0 Pr ud entia l Fox & Ro a c h $439,900 Prude nt i a l Fox & Roa c h WA S H SQ PEN N SPO RT 131 5 Ir v ing St 1 44 M orri s St $1 ,0 9 5 , 0 0 0 Pr ud entia l Fox & Ro a c h $399,900 Prude nt i a l Fox & Roa c h SOC IE TY H ILL RITTEN H O U SE SQ 507 Ad diso n Ct 1 9 01 Wa l nut St #8 C $950 , 0 0 0 Pr ud entia l Fox & Ro a c h $395,000 Prude nt i a l Fox & Roa c h

RITT E NH O U SE SQ 1830 -3 4 R i tte n h o u s e S q # 12 B $715 , 0 0 0 Pr ud entia l Fox & Ro a c h

FAI RMOUNT 8 86 N Bucknell S t $3 49,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Q UE E N VI LLAGE MANAYUNK 826 S 2 nd S t #2 R 3 817 Manayunk Ave $3 42 ,000 $183,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Prudential Fox & Roach

Q U EEN VIL LAGE 236 -A Q ue e n St $559,000 Prude nt i a l Fox & Roa c h

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271 S 4th Street-Grand 5B/3.5b cook’s kit,wd flrs,7 fpl,new Mbth,grdn,2 car pkg 265 Saint Josephs Way-I.M.PEI House, 3864sqft, corner prop, garden, lg media rm, pkg space 734 Addison Street-Gorgeous 3BR/2+BA townhome. Spacious layout. 2 fireplaces.

121-35 Walnut Street #207-Beautiful units at the Moravian,lobby w/glass & marble 234 Stamper Street-3 bd/hw flrs,updated kit/modern amenities,orig fireplace and W/D. 233 S 6th - ##606-1 bedroom plus alcove,upgraded kitchen, large terrace 233 S 6th Street #508-1 bedroom,eat-in kitchen, washer and dryer.

530 S 2nd Street #748-Abbott Square-Completely renovated 1 bdrm/1 ba, facing north.

GRADUATE HOSPITAL

$2,770,000 $1,295,000 $1,245,000 $479,500 $459,900 $375,000 $284,900 $269,900

LUXURY CONDOS AND CO-OPS P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY April 6 - 12, 2011

1706 Rittenhouse Square #23RD F-Picture yourself in the pleasurable comfort of this new 3BR/3+BA condo. $5,398,200 237 S 18th Street #9F&9G-Gracious living at the Barclay 2BR/3BA w/ gallery foyer. Exquisite $1,725,000 224-30 W Rittenhouse Square #1206-7-So.Balconies, renov. 2B+2.5B, Den, Suite w/lrg walk-in closet $1,149,000 210 W Rittenhouse Sq #1001-Recently renovated 3BR/2B at the Rittenhouse, 1862 sqft, breathtaking view $999,000 272 S 23rd #Unit C-2 bd/2 ba,maintains the grandeur w/hi ceil,crown moldings & hrwd floors. $525,000 237-47 S 18th Street #3E-Barclay, Generous 1BD/1ba, Luxury bldg- door staff, town car, gym $450,000 1811-19 Chestnut Street #606-Fab 2B/2b,wd flrs,open granite kit w/ bkfst bar,tax abate,pets ok $417,500 1901 Walnut Street #8C-Bring your architect. 1441 sf co-op has C/A+ wd&marble flrs pets ok $395,000 1420 Locust ##10N-Upgraded 2 bedroom,2 bath + terrace $369,900 1931 Spruce Street #2B-Gracious 1BD/1Ba, Rittenhouse condo, 2006 renovation ñ location $369,000 1420 Locust ##6N-2 bedroom,2 bth,completely upgraded,large terrace. $365,000 2031 Walnut Street #3F-Unique condo in heart of CC High Ceils, original hw flrs & tray ceiling $299,000 111 S 15th ##1810-1 bd/1 ba,open floor plan w/modern bth & kit w/Granite/SS applns,W/D 297,500 111 N 9th Street ##703-Penthouse 1 bd/1 ba,upgrades,wd flr, Granite & SS kit,washer/dryer in unit. $279,000 1919 Chestnut Street #2209-Sunny 1BD Apt, high floor- full service co-op, parking, pool, gym

$209,900

OLDE CITY/NORTHERN LIBERTIES 113 Bread St ##3B2-3 bd/2 bths,hrwd flrs,granite counters,Juliet blcny,grg prkng + tax abat.

1015 N Orianna Street-Deluxe 4BR/2+BA townhome. Family room, whirlpool tub. This is a real buy!

1255 N Howard-3BR/2+BA,12ft ceilings,recessed lighting,granite & SS kitchen,2 CAR prkng.

19 W Wildey Street-Beautiful Rehab with NEW everything! 2 Bed. Den 1.5B $259,000 1109 E Dunton-2 bdrm,renovated home w/ large private yard walk to shops,trolley,El & CC.

$549,900 $499,900 $429,900 $225,000

INVESTMENT PROPERTIES 2415 Frankford Avenue-Great multi features 1st fl commercial, 2br apart & grge w/studio.

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756 S Dorrance-4 bd/3.5 ba,tall ceilings,fab kit,fin bsmt,roof dk,2 C grg,tx abat.

2228 Fitzwater-4 bd/2.5 ba,2008 cstm rebuild,cook’s kit,awesome yd,mstr suite,smart layout 203 Governors Court-Amaz Price in Naval Sq Drake Model-Short Sale act now before its gone 1709 Rodman Street-Lovely 2BR/2.5bth home. Quiet Ritt. block. Patio. Pristine cond 1920 Montrose Street-Modern Renovation, 4 Bed, 2.5 Bath, Hdwd Flrs, Finished Basement 1524 Rodman Street-Renovated 2 Bed 2 Bath, 17 feet wide, hdwd flrs, fp, master suite 2310 Pemberton Street-Graduate Gem 3BD/1.5Ba, 3 yrs young, complete renovation 910 S 21st Street-NC 3 bdrms/2.5 bths,hrdwd floors t/o,lrg grdn and deck w/amazing views 2241 Fitzwater Street #C-Penthouse Condo, 1 Bed 1 Bath, Bamboo Flr, Marble Counters + Deck 1319 S 16th Street-N/C-Handsome facade,2200 sq ft,3 bd/2.5 ba,hrdwd flrs,fin bsmt,yard & deck 2024 Christian Street #C-1 bd unit filled w/sunlight coming thru the glass door to the deck.

1909 Christian Street #C-Renov 2 yrs ago,1 bd condo,405 sq ft + 200 sq ft private dk w/views

UNIVERSITY CITY/POWELTON VILLAGE

$799,000 $600,000 $479,000 $449,500 $425,000 $400,000 $389,000 $380,000 $314,900 $289,900 159,900 $149,900

FILTER SQUARE 2425 Naudain Street-2BR home, w/Large Patio. HW Flrs. Amazing Fit Sq Loc

$439,900

2308-10 Spruce Street #B-Condo w/grdn entry + deck, LR/DR w/fp, new kit, lg br, 1.5b + off/study c/a

$329,000

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE 2003 Delancey Street-Mansion w/ Orig details 13’ ceils & FP 5br 4.5b, lib Grand LR, DR Grdn, Prk $2,495,000 1936-38 Delancey Place-Double wide carriage house, elev, 2-3 car grge, 2br suites + guest suite $1,725,000 336 S 21st Street-1860s mansion 4BR/2.5ba + elev. LR, sep DR, den/study, EIK, lg grdn + deck $1,495,000 2216 Locust Street-1860’s TH, 4br,3.5b, study, orig details, dr, e-i-kit, 2zoned c/a grdn, prk $1,095,000 2040 Waverly Street-4 bd/2.5 ba,new facade,mechanicals,roof,terrace,C/A + 4 car grg. $1,080,000 210 W Rittenhouse Sq ##1107-Fabulous 1 bd condo @The Ritten. Hotel w/views of Ritt. Square. $920,000 210 W Rittenhouse Sq ##1405-2 bedroom,2 bath condo with sunset view. $839,900 2128 Cypress Street-Amazing architectural renovation of Historic Home,3 bd/2 ba. $695,000 624 S 27th Street-4 bd/3 ba,garage,roof dk,dual zoned HVAC,den,plenty of closets + mstr suite $645,000 246 S 22nd St-Mixed use, C-1. 5BR/3.5B home in Rit/Fitler Sq 2333sqft Priced to sell $599,999 210 W Rittenhouse Sq ##1402-Rittenhse Hotel-New upsc.,furn. lux. condo,1050 sq.ft,1 bd/1.5 ba. $595,000 271 S Van Pelt Street #B-Corner 2 bd/2 ba unit w/1 car prkng,red oak flrs,wood-burning fpl,hi ceils. $569,900 1629 Waverly Street-Lovely 2 BR Trinity with lots of light, brick patio $339,000 1514 Pine Street #4F-Reno PH, 1Br/1b, Italian kit fp wd fl whirlpool skylite mint cond Tax abate $297,000 1802 Pine Street #1F-Renov. in ë06. 1BR w/12í ceilings. HW Flrs. Gran & S/S Kitch. $279,000

ART MUSEUM 2534 Brown Street-Macos Builders New from top to bottom! 3Beds/2.5B Viking Kitchen The Works 1524 North Street-3 yr old 3 br 2.5 BA townhouse, parking avail, 7 yrs on tax abatement 2401 Penna Av ##19A7-Renovated 2 bd/2 ba,hi floor,marble floors,W/D,prkng available.

1712 Green Street #4-Renov. bi-level 2BR/2bth condo. Gran & S/S Kitch, HW Flrs 807 N Bucknell Street-Cute 3br/1b quiet street sep dining room patio 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #904-800 SQ.FT 1BR/1BA, Modern Kitchen, Wood Floors, Gym, Doorman 2401 Penna Ave ##2B26-Over 1300 sq ft,one bedroom w/den,eat in kitchen

$265,000

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$549,000 $465,000 $379,000 $369,000 $289,000 $175,000 $164,900

4814 Osage Avenue-3Bedroom, 1 full bath, 2 1/2 baths w/garage

$229,900

NEW CONSTRUCTION 916 N 30th Street-Fantastic new construction 3 b/3.5b town home w/custom finishes & 1car grge $499,000 Lemon Flats-Except. design, 2br/2b, 1500sf, open, bright, private rf deck w/10 YTA $289,000-$318,000 631 N 12th Street #2-New Construc 2b,2b, 1200SF, super modern, lofty, bright, w/balcony 10YTA $289,000

QUEEN VILLAGE AND BELLA VISTA

$289,000

795 S 3rd Street-Corner prop,1 st flr has tenant, 2nd & 3rd flr lrg sunny 1 bd apartments.

104 Catharine Street-Duplex,Queen Village,2 bi-lev units,1 w/2 bd/1.5 ba,1 w/3 bd/2 ba,2C grg.

132 Kenilworth Street-Custom built 3 bd/2 ba.orig pine flrs,DR,cook’s kit,incredible roof deck.

111 Federal Street-Phase-1-7 ctm homes 1-3 bd/2.5 ba,media rm,fp,hw,grdn,dk,x-wide grg,tx abat 1018 Christian Street-3 bedroom with hardwood floor,new kitchen,walk-in closet + Jacuzzi.

620 Christian Street #1C&D-Double wide 2B/2b loft, fab light, fpl, C/A, fab shared grdn,1 car pkg 771-75 S 2nd, #Unit H-Spacious 2 bd /2 bths,powder rm,cook’s kit,LR w/fp,gated prkng 609 Montrose Street-Cool 2 bd/1 ba,finished bsmt,deck in rear yard,newer kitchen & bath.

621 “G” S American-Trinity located in private crtyd w/lrg grdn,2 bd/1 ba,hw flrs,exp brk.

828-34 S 3rd #Unit D-Fantastic 2 bedroom condo w/parking & deck,updated throughout.

$599,000 $549,000 $519,900 $499,000 $469,000 $421,000 $399,999 $350,000 $299,900 $299,000

WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST 314 S Iseminger Street-Certified Historic 2 bd/3 ba,rear/side yards,roof deck,updated kit,fpl.

736-38 Pine Street #D-2 bd/1.5 ba,den,renov kit & bths w/granite & SS,hw,roof dk,prkng.

718 Rodman Street-Lovely 3 bd + den,2 ba home w/prkng,LR,DR,hrwd flrs,fp,EIk,C/A. 1101 Washington Ave ##302-2 bd/2 ba,2 car prkng,beautiful upgrades throughout.

1112 Spruce ##1R-XL condo w/granite,SS,wd flrs w/lrg lower lev w/lndry space,office & 2nd bd 903-05 Clinton ##1R-Renovated 1 bd/1 ba w/cherry hrwd flrs,gor kit,granite ctrs/maple cab.

912 Spruce ##8-Cozy 1 bd,low condo fees,SS appln,hi ceilings & good closet space.

$629,000 $515,000 $509,900 $429,900 $399,000 $299,900 $229,000

AROUND TOWN 2210 S Broad Street-Discover the charm of this impressive 3-bedroom townhome! Security system.

328 N 39th Street-Magnificent (2700 sq ft)3 bd/3 ba,stained glass wndws,SS applns,rear yd.

1107 S 3rd Street-Total rehab LR w/hardwood flr,contemporary kit,3 bdrm/2 full ba.

3106 S 19th Street-Outstanding 3BR/2BA townhome. Family room. Deck.

1127 S 11th Street-3-Story 3 bd/2.5 ba,recessed lighting,hw flrs,mstr bdr,roof deck.

1246-54 E Montgomery Avenue #7-2BR/2bth condo. 1,140 Sq/Ft. Built in ë07. HW Flrs. Deck 1518 S Clarion Street-2 bd/1 ba home on one of quaintest blks in Passyunk Sq,upgraded thru-out.

4021 Dexter Street-Manayunk-3 bdrm/1.5 bath,ren. from top-bottom 2-sty row w/front porch.

238 Watkins Street-Pennsport 2 Bed, 1 Bath, Hdwd Flrs, Exposed Beams & Brick, Patio 1540 S Iseminger Street-Fantastic space,completely rebuilt in 2004,open floor plan,backyard.

2655 Tulip Street-Large 2 bedroom Fishtown townhome completely rehab w/original character.

1237 S 27th Street-Grays Ferry-Beautiful renovated 3 bd w/HW,new kit w/SS/Granite,lovely bkyd 1537 W Porter Street-Large 4BD/ 1ba South Philly Row, well maintained condition 1002 Wolf Street-Large 3 bedroom with full finished basement on great block.

153 Wolf Street-Large,nice,duplex in great neighborhood.

6631 Haddington Lane-Rewarding 3-bedroom townhome. Eat-in kitchen with built-in dishwasher.

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appraiser, but would think that a two-unit building would be more valuable than a single-family house. I welcome comments on this from appraiser readers.

However, there are two steps you should take: 1. Go in person to the county assessor’s office and start the process of having it reassess the classification of your house.

2. Go back to the lender that rejected you and ask when your application was completed. This is important, because under the

Equal Credit Opportunity Act (a federal law) lenders must advise you within 30 days from the time a loan application is made whether you qualify or are rejected.

If, for example, more than 30 days have elapsed, you have a cause of action against that lender. I am not necessarily suggesting that you file a lawsuit, but you could use that information as leverage to convince the lender to make you the loan.

Also, show the lender pictures of your house, so that the lender will understand that -- contrary to what

the city assessor says -- it is not a single-family house. Tell the lender that you have started the process to have that assessment changed, but that it will take a long time and in the meantime you want to take advantage of the lower interest rates.

If the lender still refuses to give you a new loan, I would go to other lenders in your area.

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1117 E. Moyamensing Ave Beautiful Designer full rehab, 2 bdrms + den, hrdwd flrs t/o & large221 garden.

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4/2.5, patio,deck & finished $369,000 132basement Kenilworth Street

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1208 & 1212 Mount Vernon St 822 Swanson Street– Single 335 Christian 113 N. Bread Street # 3B2 2447 S. Garnet Street 752 S. 3rd Street Gorgeous N/C. beautiful homes, 3400 &den,1.5 from thishome fabulous space.

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888 N. Beechwood St. 3br/1ba, 1200 sqft. new kitchen, HWflrs, wainscoting, exp brick/beam, W/D 1714 Wallace St. #4 Bi-level 2br/2ba. Gourmet KIT, FP, HWflrs, 500sqft, bi-level private roof deck!

2037 Appletree St. Charming 3br/2.5ba, beautiful tree-lined street, HWflrs, modern KIT, master ste 2524 Aspen St. Stunning Victorian on favorite Art Museum block!

905 Corinthian Ave. Contemporary New Home 4br/3.5ba, Open Layout, 3400sqft, 2-car pkg, garage 137 N. 21st St. New listing! Elegant, grand 5br/3ba Victorian, new KIT, C/A, lrg garden, Fam. Rm.

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RITTENHOUSE SQUARE / FITLER SQUARE / AVENUE OF THE ARTS 1718 Rodman St. Charming 1 bedroom, 1.5 bath trinity style home. New kitchen & baths 1642 Lombard St. #C Adorable trinity with no condo fees!

1233 S. 18th St. 2br/2.5ba townhouse, total rehab, intercom, H/W, fenced yard, granite, fin bsmt 201-259 N 8th St. #212 1bdrm, 1 bath, Lrg rooms, Dark Hardwood Floors, Mod Kit, Broad windows 2136 Tryon St. Cute 2br/1ba, small garden and nice deck 1823 Pine St. #4 1br/1.5ba Newly remodeled bi-level condo w/pkg! HWflrs, room for entertaining 2101 Christian St. Well Maintained home. $2,000 Buyer Agent Bonus for executed AOS b-4 11/31 1616 Naudain St. Perfect alternative to a condo. Lovely 2br/2ba with patio. Hi-eff. Hvac. Walk to CC 1901 Walnut St. #9B Wonderful Aity and Light Unit facing Ritenhouse Square 219 S. 18th St. Pet friendly 927 sqft, 1br Parc Rittenhouse condo Hi-rise amenities incl poo/gym 1625 Spruce St. #3F Bi-level Beauty! 2br/1.5ba w/over 1700sqft and a deck with Center City Views!

1737 Chestnut St. #301 Fab two suite condo w/lrg ‘great room’, open KIT for casual entertainment 2413 Manning St. Reduced 2+br/2+ba, garage home xtra wide 4-story townhome in Fitler Sq. Charming Block 111 S. 15th St. #1707-09 The Grande, 2 units combined 1800sqft, 2br/2ba, total renov. Great views!

1607 Kater St. Large Home Rehabbed in ’04 with Garage Parking & 2 Decks!

418 S. Taney St. Park side home, 3+br/2+ba, LR w/FP, sep DR, EIK, Wd flr, patios, 2FP’s, garage 2212 Pine St. 4br/2.5 bath historic corner home in pristine condition. Garden and Parking!

2128 Spruce St. Wonderful 5br/4.5ba, 4500 sqft home in Rittenhouse Square

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1724 Morris St. Finish this rehab to your own taste. As-is, but not much to do. Investor Alert 2528 S. Reese St. Recently renovated 3br, charming block in Whitman Park. Nice size rear garden 1328 S. 16th St. Large, extremely well-kept South Philadelphia house is a great value!

2548 S. 9th St. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY SET UP AS DUPLEX. GREAT INCOME POTENTIAL 352 Wolf St. This Whitman townhome had been renovated w/brand new HVAC, windows, electric 1515 S. 2nd St. REDUCED-OWNER MOTIVATED!! BRING ALL OFFERS!!! 3Sty w/ huge yard/neat and clean t/o…

203 Pierce St. New! 2br/1ba, w/PARKING! Hdwds, Granite, SS appls, fin bsmt + 10yr tax abtmnt 2511 S. 10th St. Walking distance to sports complexes. Must sell, owner relocating to New Mexico 525 Fitzwater St. #11 Abbott’s Court, beautiful 2br/1.5ba trinities, gated courtyard, gourmet KIT, HWflrs Fr 1833 Christian St. #A Bi-level townhome w/open living/dining area, deluxe kit, hwflrs, rear garden 1735 Manton St. New construction 3br/2.5ba, 2500sqft, w/HWflrs, granite, fin bsmt & roof deck 1833 Christian St. #B Bi-level townhome w/open living/dining area, deluxe kitchen, hwflrs, roof deck 226 Monroe St. #A 1br/1ba stunning condo in the heart of Queen Village. Open space floor plan 919 Christian St. Spacious Bella Vista home just steps from the Italian Market!

840 S. American St. #A 2br/1.5ba amazing 3-story condo/townhome in the heart of Queen Village 909 S. 16th St. 4br/3ba TH offers garage, deck, yard. Newer rehab, tax abatement, fab finishes 2011 Catharine St. Newly rehabbed! 2-car pkg., 3br/3.5ba, wood flrs, deluxe kit w/granite & SS 1804 Christian St. Gated Community, garage, 2,830sqft, 3br/2.5ba, fin. bsmt, 12 ft. ceilings, HWflrs 629-31 S. 13th St. #A Stunning new 3br/3ba. Open Plan, luxurious finishes, roof deck, Tax Abatmnt

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102-22 Church St. #204 1br/1ba, 2nd floor with Fireplace. $288/mo condo fees 201-59 N. 8th St. #504 Stylish 1br in Metroclub Condominiums 309-313 Arch St. #308 An affordable historical restoration in Old City! Hoopskirt Factory Fr 315 New St. #226 Beautiful Bridgeview condo with covered parking!

51 N. 2nd St. #F Fab 1br/1ba w/hi ceilings, hwflrs, rustic ba, exposed brick, fireplace and den 209 N. 4th St. #F4 Spacious 2br/2ba corner unit, exp brick & beams, FP, recent mechanicals 317 Vine St. #503 Bi-level Penthouse in Old City for Great Price! 2br/1.5ba, Terrace, huge windows 201 N. 8th St. #314 2br/2ba Condo, HWflrs, Modern Kit, Cali. Closets, Marble Baths, Pool, Balcony 114 Quarry St. #2B 2br/2ba bi-level condo w/HWflrs, exp., vaulted ceilings, new KIT & 1 yr pkg 201-59 N. 8th St. #910 2br/2.5ba, 1642sqft, bi-level Penhouse at the Metroclub w/450sqft balcony!

309-313 Arch St. #205 Fabulous 3br/3ba multilevel loft in the heart of Old City 5 Loxley Ct. Secluded 4br/2ba house in heart of Old City. Courtyard entrance & private parking 103 Callowhill St. Intimate 50 seat theater, exp brick, velvety curtains, vintage sconces. Upper level residence/office 237-41 N. Bread St. #2 3br/2a, 2266sqft. Condo, HWflrs, gas FP, SS appls, Jacuzzi tub, Cali Closets 314-22 N. 12th St. Fab Bi-Level Penthouse Condo, 2br/2ba, Granite, SS, Hwflrs, 2 large decks

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SOCIETY HILL / WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST $79,000 $110,000 $150,000 OPEN HOUSE $180,000 $194,400 OPEN HOUSE 199,900 OPEN HOUSE $250,000 $265,000 $295,000 $314,900 $319,900 $320,000 $334,900 $339,000 $354,900 OPEN HOUSE $675,000 $425,000 $439,000 $649,900 $749,000

NORTHERN LIBERTIES / FISHTOWN / NORTH PHILADELPHIA 2522 Salmon St. Charming 2br/1ba Row with exposed beams, brick walls & bran new KIT, a gem!

2054 E. Arizona St. Pristine rehabbed 2br townhouse, C/A, large master bedroom, and huge yard 2344 E. Letterly St. 2br home is completely renovated, features fabulous upgrades, lrg rear patio 2375 E. Letterly St. Tastefully renovated features 3 spacious bedrooms, 1.5baths, fantastic features 410 E. Wildey St. Quality renovation, 3br/2.5ba, open living space, green finishes 1702 Tulip St. New LEED Certified 3 Bedroom Home in Fishtown 336 Fairmount St. 3br/2.5ba Nearly New w/all the bells & whistles. HWflrs t/o, SS Kitchen

OPEN HOUSE $159,000 $160,000 $200,000 $225,000 $299,000 OPEN HOUSE $359,900 OPEN HOUSE $494,000

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UNIVERSITY CITY / WEST PHILADELPHIA 4252 Osage Ave. 3br/2ba Catchment area, move-in condition, grt starter. Tax abatement & low fees 4527 Baltimore Ave. Seller is relocating and must sell! Flexible Terms!

OPEN HOUSE $365,000 $389,900

4526 Pine St. Beautiful Victorian 5br/2ba home in the Catchment Zone

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NEW CONSTRUCTION (10 YEAR TAX ABATEMENT) 2546 Emerald St. Brand new townhome features fab upgrades including full fin bsmt & deck!

2218 Manton St. 3br/3ba, 2800sqft, master ste. roof deck, patio and finished basement 1000-1012 S. Fairhill St. Affordable New Construction in 3br/2.5ba on a low traffic street 1329 Annin St. 1br/1.5ba, 3-story home with garage and roof deck, HWflrs, SS appliances 1937 League St. NEW 3br/3ba, Custom Finishes, gourmet kit, Master Suite, Tax Abatement 2155 Montrose St. New construction. Tax abatement, 3br/2.5ba 1013 S. 21st St. Brand New Grad Hosp Townhome, Private Parking!! Finished Bsmt & Roof Deck !

2120 Webster St. Stunning 3br/3.5ba New Construction. Superb craftsmanship t/o, gourmet KIT 624 Carpenter St. 3br/2.5ba, rowhome, central air, finished bsmt, laundry, oak flrs, roof deck

$210,000 $279,900 $299,900 $329,000 OPEN HOUSE $349,900 OPEN HOUSE $425,000 $435,000 OPEN HOUSE $439,000 $475,000

SURROUNDING AREAS Port Richmond-3181 Gaul St. 3br/1ba home in Port Richmond. Outdoor space West Oak Lane-1516 Beverly Rd. Beautiful 3br/1ba with parking and finished basement.

Castor Gardens-5906 Alma St. 3br, HWflrs, new roof installed, finished bsmt w/bar, new w/w in br’s Northeast-2089 Welsh Rd. #B3 Lovely 2br/2ba condo with dedicated parking, eat-in-kitchen Port Richmond-3133 Cedar St. 3br/1ba, hwflrs, orig details, updated kit & bath, tons of light, yard Chestnut Hill-7601 Crittenden St. Spacious 3br/2½ba, new flooring & bath, FP, Hwflrs, Parking Port Richmond-3274 Belgrade St. 3br/1ba Fully renovated home, new kitchen & bath, C/A & heat Roxborough-6812 Pechin St. Fabulous twin home, great location across from park. Lrg deck, yard Manayunk-4731 Umbria St. 4br townhome recently renovated, includes 9’ ceilings, HWflrs

COMMERCIAL/ INVESTMENT 1852 E. Allegheny Ave. 3br/1ba, 1st floor office space 4134 Chester Ave. Commercial space offers tons of possibility, grt loc convenient to public transit 1546-48 E. Passyunk Ave. Investment property, E. Passyunk C-2 mixed use completely rehabbed

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210 Locust St. #28H 1br/1ba, stunning upper floor condo in Soc. Hill Towers, Upgraded modern KIT 637 Bainbridge St. #3 Sun drenched, oversized 1br condo. South-facing bay window 265 S. 4th St. Gorgeous condo with low fees and deeded parking!

220 Locust St. #24G Amazing 180 degree views! Lrg 1br/1ba rehabbed unit in Society Hill Towers!

214 S. 6th St. Beautifully renovated, lrg 1br/1ba facing south in Independence Pl. Everything New! 114-18 Naudain St. #C 2br/1ba w/pkg, C/A, HWflrs, exposed brick, 1,150sqft, move-in ready, asking 440 Lombard St. Society Hill Gem: 4br/2.5ba, EIK SS Appls, HWflrs, FP, C/A Courtyard & Parking 250 S. 13th St. #10D 2br/2ba corner unit in Lenox with Parking!

720 Chestnut St. #D 2br/2ba, 1300sqft condo in boutique bldg. Hi ceilings, wood flr, granite & SS, FP 130 Spruce St. #21B 3br/2ba w/garage pkg. City living at it’s finest, brand new hand-scraped hwflrs 915 Clinton St. #303 Pristine bi-level 2br/2.5ba condo, high-end finishes, quiet tree-lined street, deck

$80,000 $99,900 $154,900 $155,000 $189,000 $205,000 $229,900 $235,900 OPEN HOUSE $239,000 $274,900 $295,000 $299,900 $229,900 OPEN HOUSE $299,900 $374,900 $539,000 OPEN HOUSE $499,000 OPEN HOUSE $579,000 OPEN HOUSE $649,900

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Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

Monthly After Tax Cost

1258 567

$189,900 $175,000

$30,637 $26,306

$1,751 $1,152

AVENUE OF THE ARTS

Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

Monthly After Tax Cost

acaDeMy House acaDeMy House center city one acaDeMy House acaDeMy House

One bedroom, one bath, upgraded kitchen and bath, Juliet balcony, W/D 1 bedroom, 1 bath, panoramic southern views, Juliet balcony, renovated bath and kitchen 1 bedroom, 1 bath, spacious balcony, magnificent city views to the south, abundant natural light One bedroom, one bath, faces south, French balcony Corner two bedroom, one and a half bath, high floor

705 705 873 725 1016

$289,000 $249,900 $240,000 $274,900 $324,000

$42,702 $39,043 $36,972 $41,159 $49,894

$1,772 $1,661 $1,563 $1,797 $2,289

Location

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE

Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

Parc rittenHouse tHe rittenHouse barclay lanesborougH lanesborougH 1830 rittenHouse tHe warwick tHe warwick tHe rittenHouse two liberty Place tHe warwick Parc rittenHouse warwick tHe warwick tHe rittenHouse barclay barclay 1900 rittenHouse Parc rittenHouse tHe warwick Parc rittenHouse tHe warwick tHe DorcHester tHe DorcHester wanaMaker House Parc rittenHouse wanaMaker House tHe warwick tHe DorcHester tHe warwick williaM Penn House

Rarely available south side 2 bedroom, 2 bath, hardwood floors, marble bathroom Penthouse, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, high end finishes and appointments throughout, balcony with city views 3bedroom+den, 3.5 baths, marble foyer, formal dining rm, sunny eat-in kitchen, 10’ ceilings, moldings, oak herring bone floors, 3 gas fireplaces 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, brand new, very high ceilings, his and hers master baths, custom kitchen, exquisite detail throughout.

Tri-level penthouse with 1600 sq ft of terrace space, being sold unfinished, private elevator access 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, upgraded kitchen, original hardwood floors and molding, lots of light 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, hardwood floors, 270 degree views, open kitchen, marble baths, custom closets, W/D 3BR, 3BA, Bamboo flrs., spac. Kit w/custom wood cabinetry, granite counter tops, marble baths, 3 exposures, gym and hotel services 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, completely renovated with high end finishes, views of Rittenhouse Square from every room 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, open floor plan with chef’s kitchen, panoramic city views 2 bedrooms + den, 3 baths, gourmet kitchen, marble baths, walk-in-closets, hardwood floors 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, terrace on pool club deck, open custom kitchen, marble baths, wood floors 2 bedrooms + den, 3 baths, sun-soaked, wood floors, open kitchen, marble baths 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, southern exposure from every room, marble baths, open chefs kitchen, maple hardwood floors 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, eat in kitchen, beautiful sunset views, master suite with large marble bath Two bedrooms, two baths, hardwood floors, old world charm with modern features Two bedrooms, two baths, hardwood floors, building offers 24 hour doorman and gym, located on Rittenhouse Square 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Juliet balcony, upgraded kitchen and bath, lots of light, separate dining room, hardwood floors 1 bedroom, 1 bath, spacious living area, large marble bathroom, wood floors, high ceilings One bedroom, one bath, hardwood floors, marble bath, custom kitchen 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, open kitchen, hardwood floors, marble bath 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors sunset view, marble bath, custom shutters 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, balcony, excellent natural light, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, balcony, excellent natural light, 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors throughout, renovated kitchen and bathroom, bay windows with city views Studio with wood floors, marble bath, open kitchen and city view Studio, bay windows, open kitchen, generous closet space Studio, high floor with sunrise views, marble bath, open kitchen Studio, oversized windows, great closet space, view of landscaped garden Studio, high floor with city views, walk in closest, wood floors, marble bath 1 bedroom, 1 bath, city views, spacious kitchen

1019 3,952 3,293 3,467 3,413 2,275 2,000 1,978 1,560 1825 1,614 1,272 1,614 1,296 1,037 1,050 1,075 1,085 751 712 765 697 740 723 704 497 548 345 583 423 825

$799,900* $190,230 $3,500,000* $834,620 $2,900,000* $666,258 $2,750,000* $636,038 $2,250,000* $579,879 $1,195,000* $309,704 $1,200,000* $174,122 $1,350,000* $181,323 $995,000* $242,439 $890,000 $217,453 $829,000* $115,051 $775,000* $201,948 $799,000* $190,486 $625,000* $149,666 $599,000* $147,283 $595,000* $143,766 $539,000* $133,706 $479,900 $71,388 $429,000 $60,944 $399,900 $53,426 $389,900 $55,623 $369,900 $52,163 $350,000 $51,698 $350,000 $51,614 $309,999 $46,421 $275,000 $39,472 $225,000 $33,344 $217,000 $30,900 $205,000 $30,641 $219,900 $32,772 $159,900 $24,513

Location

SOCIETY HILL

Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

Monthly After Tax Cost

22 Front 101 walnut st bank builDing society Hill towers society Hill towers society Hill towers bank builDing

Custom penthouse with 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, balcony and roof deck, designer baths and chefs kitchen Entire Floor Residence, 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, custom open kitchen, designer baths, panoramic river and city views 2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, high-end open kitchen, designer bathrooms Two bedrooms, one bath, parquet wood floors, washer/dryer, unobstructed river views, floor-to-ceiling windows One bedroom, high floor, river view, investment opportunity 1BR, 1BA, magnificent river views, high floor, wood floors throughout One bedroom, one bath, intimate views

2,468 2,423 2,117 1,133 700 700 700

$1,320,000 $995,000 $799,000* $399,000 $290,000 $275,000 $275,000

$298,000 $281,398 $207,313 $58,788 $42,577 $40,731 $40,779

$6,671 $5,841 $4,291 $2,562 $1,798 $1,733 $1,794

Location

WASHINGTON SQUARE

Total Square Footage

Price

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

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Bi-level penthouse, 2 bedrooms. 2.5 baths, 2 kitchens, impeccably finished throughout, amazing river and city views Penthouse, 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, wrap around balcony, high ceilings, eat-in kitchen, large master suite 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, east facing river and city views, modern kitchen, hardwood floors, balcony, laundry room 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, beautifully ren. kit. and baths, balc. with city and river views, hdwd. flrs. in living areas 2 bedroom, 2 baths, completely renovated with custom kitchen and designer baths, balcony, hardwood floors 1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, alcove, completely renovated with gourmet kitchen, designer bath, amazing closets Deluxe 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony with views of Washington Square and the river, renovated kitchen and bath 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, excellent natural light, wood floors, open kitchen, 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, open kitchen, wood floors 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, laundry room, excellent condition 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, upgraded kitchen, new fixtures throughout 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, excellent value 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors throughout, upgraded kitchen and bath, custom closets, balcony

4,500 2,810 3,015 1,977 1,173 1,118 1,063 1,188 857 928 860 928 928

$2,295,000* $552,133 $1,250,000* $303,747 $1,250,000* $250,000 $799,000* $195,082 $559,000* $139,761 $479,900 $68,164 $329,000 $53,908 $250,000* $39,682 $259,900* $39,930 $299,900 $44,212 $295,000 $42,801 $290,000 $42,132 $269,900 $40,971

WATERFRONT

Total Square Footage

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, open floor plan, fireplace, terrace off mastersuite

1,300

Location

ART MUSEUM

tHe PHilaDelPHian tHe PHilaDelPHian

1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors, upgraded kitchen, ample living space Renovated studio, wood floors throughout, open kitchen, large balcony with city skyline view

Location

Location Pier 3

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Price

$259,900

$85,223 $57,483

$88,613 $82,852 $78,608 $91,215 $115,776

$197,716 $889,056 $619,296 $607,268 $557,842 $318,887 $373,141 $371,644 $273,743 $261,418 $246,527 $206,151 $203,258 $158,380 $170,623 $153,060 $146,037 $153,551 $126,052 $106,710 $120,077 $104,702 $113,035 $112,778 $91,365 $81,681 $68,417 $59,322 $64,172 $62,166 $63,419

$348,655 $298,478 $217,014 $128,086 $89,976 $86,724 $91,238

$588,133 $328,202 $319,246 $212,815 $140,111 $137,351 $115,998 $106,038 $98,839 $87,809 $87,347 $83,461 $87,301

$1,989 $1,341

$2,068 $1,933 $1,834 $2,128 $2,701

$4,613 $20,745 $14,450 $14,170 $13,016 $7,440 $8,707 $8,672 $6,387 $6,100 $5,752 $4,810 $4,743 $3,696 $3,981 $3,571 $3,408 $3,583 $2,941 $2,490 $2,802 $2,443 $2,637 $2,631 $2,132 $1,906 $1,596 $1,384 $1,497 $1,451 $1,480

$8,135 $6,694 $5,064 $2,989 $2,099 $2,024 $2,129

$13,728 $7,658 $7,449 $4,966 $3,269 $3,205 $2,707 $2,474 $2,306 $2,049 $2,038 $1,947 $2,037

$238 $190

$296 $272 $271 $331 $1,474

$881 $3,725 $2,632 $2,605 $2,351 $1,321 $1,757 $1,795 $1,090 $3,623 $992 $855 $861 $631 $659 $619 $580 $613 $490 $486 $473 $416 $437 $435 $352 $319 $271 $240 $247 $226 $168

$1,466 $1,124 $844 $427 $302 $291 $335

$3,022 $1,511 $1,403 $961 $613 $620 $410 $1,135 $1,143 $327 $348 $302 $348

Monthly After Tax Cost

$3,732 $17,020 $11,818 $11,565 $10,665 $6,119 $6,949 $6,877 $5,298 $5,085 $4,761 $3,956 $3,881 $3,064 $3,323 $2,953 $2,827 $2,969 $2,452 $2,003 $2,328 $2,027 $2,201 $2,197 $1,780 $1,587 $1,325 $1,144 $1,250 $1,225 $1,312

Monthly After Tax Cost

$10,706 $6,147 $6,046 $4,004 $2,656 $2,585 $2,297 $2,156 $1,986 $1,722 $1,690 $1,645 $1,243

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Total Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Cash Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket Required Financing

Monthly After Tax Cost

$41,044

$1,985

$99,922

$2,332

$347

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the barclay 237 S. 18th Street Magnificent three bedroom, three and a half bath home with most rooms overlooking Rittenhouse Square, 2638 sf

indePendence Place 233 S. 6th Street Penthouse with three bedrooms and two and a half baths, wrap-around balcony, fireplace and magnificent views.

2575 sf

$2,250,000

$1,250,000

the WarWick 1701 locuSt Street

indePendence Place 233 S. 6th Street

Brand new three bedroom, three and a half bath home with 270 degree views, an open kitchen and marble baths. 2000 sf

Beautifully appointed two bedroom, two bathroom home with lots of light, a private balcony and panoramic views. 1977 sf

$1,200,000

$799,000

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the PhiladelPhian 2401 PennSylvania ave.

$309,999

Sun-soaked one bedroom, one bathroom condominium with wood floors, renovated kitchen, separate dining area and excellent living space.

1258 sf

189,900

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Completely upgraded one bedroom, one bathroom residence with wood floors and large bay windows.

704 sf

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