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Contents May 2-8, 2012

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FEATURE STORY

8 Everybody’s Heroes Five black radio hosts from Philly show the world that geek culture isn’t as white and nerdy as the mass media would have us believe.

PHILLYNOW 7 Survival of the Fittest David Darwin proves that one-man sideshows can be successful.

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ARTS & CULTURE 16 Calendar PW ’s picks for the week.

Raising the Barr: Philadelphia Green Party endorses Roseanne Barr for president.

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Film New Releases: Reviews of Headhunters and Darling Companion.

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Giving It Their Best Shot Regarding Tara Murtha’s feature about two photojournalists who are taking on the city’s gun crisis: Wow. Once again Tara, you really hit the mark with this timely story. The suspect in my nephew’s murder is now on the most-wanted list but since I see no one has claimed any of the $20,000 offered in any of the city’s murders, I guess we shouldn’t get our hopes up too high. It just sickens and saddens me that people still don't realize the value of a human life.

TEAGUEM2005, via philadelphiaweekly.com Outstanding story and very powerful. It’s terrific to see two dedicated people trying something different.

One comment: The reporter’s contention that Philadelphia’s gun violence problems would change substantially if Harrisburg allowed tighter gun control seems pretty implausible to me. Just over the bridge is Camden—and just down the road is Wilmington. Why on earth would we assume that guns would not stay cheap and plentiful in N.J. and Del. even if Pa. passed a radical law?

AMANDA, via philadelphiaweekly.com The writer lost me when [she] wrote about gun control after stating earlier that the murders were committed with illegally-owned guns.

Gun-control laws will have no effect on these people. They don’t work when guns are readily available through illegal sources, and the city doesn’t seem to be doing much about taking them off the street.

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There should be federal gun laws. The influence of the NRA should be resisted by dedicated politicians with integrity.

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No Holds Bard Regarding J. Cooper Robb’s review of Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre’s “Titus Andronicus”: While I agree that Aaron Cromie is immensely talented, and I’m sure this production is highly entertaining, J. Cooper Robb, once again, displays his lack of appreciation in regard to the brilliance of Shakespeare’s texts, when he writes “Instead of relying heavily on the text to communicate the story (the method usually employed by directors overenamored with the Bard’s language), Cromie tells the story visually.”

Dumb shows and visual presentations can certainly be entertaining, but Shakespeare’s true brilliance lies in his ability to use text in such way as to create landscapes in his audiences’ imagination, which can’t possibly be equaled in the visual word. Perhaps, some day, a director, and a company of actors, will arise in Philadelphia who’ll enlighten him to that.

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David Darwin proves that one-man sideshows can be successful.

By Michael Alan Goldberg mgoldberg@philadelphiaweekly.com michael alan goldberg

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nose, and sword-swallowing (suffering second-degree burns and extreme sore throats along the way). Early on, Darwin decided to be more of a classic drywitted vaudevillian and set himself apart from the brash, in-your-face, tattooed-

For variety performers in Philadelphia, that’s pretty much the definition of success. Back in the ’70s and ’80s, it was a little easier to get established: Headhouse Square and the adjacent South Street, then the city’s counterculture meccas, were the spots for magicians, jugglers, comedians, contortionists and other performers to make some cash and maybe a name for themselves (Penn & Teller cut their teeth in Philly during that era). But when the neighborhood gentrified, that all disappeared and never really re-emerged anywhere else in the city.

“It’s a big gaping hole for us [performers] that there isn’t a place in Philadelphia that people know they can go to on a warm Saturday and see a show,” Darwin laments. Breaking into the biz is even tougher considering the dearth of Philly nightclubs that serve as proving grounds for up-and-comers. Around here, variety entertainers are forced to spend more time hustling for gigs than perfecting their talents.

But Darwin says moneymaking avenues exist for the dogged. “I know guys who do high-end trade shows, and if you can convince a corporation that you can bring all the boys and girls to the yard, they will pay you.”

Some performers dream of joining the circus, but with he and his wife expecting their first child in August, Darwin’s grateful he can make a living in Philly doing what he loves and still sleep in his own bed every night. As he’s learned from even the most veteran performers, if that means swallowing your pride sometimes, so be it.

“They’ve told me, ‘Hey, when everything else in your career goes to hell, kids are still always gonna have birthday parties.’” n

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By 2002, he was getting choicer gigs, like bar mitzvahs and Cub Scout banquets. He left the balloon animals behind, focused on his juggling and slowly added more tricks to his repertoire: fire-breathing, hammering nails up his

and-pierced types de rigueur in today’s sideshow-performer world. “I’m just not that guy,” he says.

Darwin caught a break in 2006 when he successfully auditioned for the debut season of NBC’s America’s Got Talent.

Out in L.A., he laid on a bed of nails, walked on broken glass and wowed judge David Hasselhoff. Host Regis Philbin couldn’t get enough. Darwin made it to the semifinals, then lost out to a Celtic fiddle-and-dance act. But the notoriety got Darwin more work here at home, including higher-paying corporate gigs.

He’s made a steady, decent living from his act ever since.

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avid Darwin didn’t mean to scare the bejeezus out of 5-yearolds. Unfortunately, that’s usually what happens when a 6-foot-7-inch dude with long hair and creepy clown makeup bursts into a birthday party with balloon animals intending to bring the joy.

“Yeah, kids were terrified, crying, all of that,” grimaces the 33-year-old as he recalls the early days of his career.

“It was awful—but things got better for me.”

Today, the soft-spoken Philadelphian (by way of North Jersey) is the self-billed “One-Man Sideshow”—professional entertainer, practitioner of circus arts, member of the city’s fraternity of vaudeville/variety performers. On a really good day, he can make a couple thousand bucks amusing corporate execs or college kids with his 45-minute act. On a not-so-good day, he might pull in 50 bucks doing the exact same routine at a Philly bar. Most importantly, though, Darwin has supported himself entirely with some version of his ever-changing act for all of his adult life.

In the beginning, balloon animals weren’t really his schtick. Juggling was.

At 15, he learned from his father how to juggle three baseballs, and by the time he got to Penn State, Darwin was good enough to make a few bucks performing shows around State College with the magician buddies he’d fallen in with.

And then part-way through his senior year, he and his buddies got to hang out for a few hours with his heroes, Penn & Teller, who gave Darwin some definitive advice: “Don’t get a day job, because once you get steady money you’re never gonna let go of it.”

So Darwin went home and informed his dad that he wasn’t going to use the journalism degree he was about to earn.

He was going to be a juggler. “My dad said, ‘Wow.’ And then he said, ‘OK. I’m not gonna give you any money.’ And I said, ‘OK.’” The first two years were rough. All Darwin could get were a few birthday parties each week, at $75 a pop, but he was able to scrape by since he and three friends were sharing a cheap two-bedroom apartment in West Philly.

In hindsight, it was a valuable experience. “It is so important for any sort of entertainer to learn how to entertain children,” he says, “because it prepares you for drunk adults in a way that nothing else will.”

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Five black radio hosts from Philly show the world that geek culture isn’t as white and nerdy as the mass media would have us believe.

Randy, aka Super-Tribble

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he Black Tribbles have gathered in the radio studio, as they do every Thursday night, to banter about the things that excite them. Tonight, that means they’re arguing over which actors they’d cast in their dream movie version of the Justice League, the comic-book super-team that includes Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. Their guest this evening, local comics publisher Shawn Pryor, is lamenting that the fantastic black actor Idris Elba can’t be Batman. “Just let him go ahead and be the Martian Manhunter,” Pryor sighs, referring to a much more obscure green-skinned alien character. “We all know Martian Manhunter is a black dude anyway.”

“Yeah,” says co-host Jason Richardson, “he’s extra black.”

“Or just go ahead and get the dude that voiced Martian Manhunter in the Justice League cartoon, Carl Lumbly,” Pryor says.

In the corner, co-host Randy Green nods thoughtfully behind his horn-rimmed glasses. “Carl Lumbly would work, too.”

“I ain’t forgot that Carl Lumbly played M.A.N.T.I.S.—” Pryor starts again, before being interrupted.

“Years ago, yeeeeeah!” Over at the sound board, producer Len Webb has perked up at the mention of M.A.N.T.I.S., an obscure ’90s TV show about a black superhero.

“Loved that show,” chimes in co-host Erik Darden. Jason agrees: “He was like a handicapped Batman.”

Co-producer Kennedy Allen, the sole woman in the room, suddenly grins big and starts hopping up and down in her seat: “I remember that! M.A.N.T.I.S. was awesome! Yo, I forgot all about that show!”

“What hurts me about M.A.N.T.I.S.,” says Pryor, “is—watch the pilot. As corny in spots as that pilot is, and as well as that pilot did, Fox executives looked at that and were like, ‘Yo, this is too black—you gotta pull back on some of this stuff.’ Watch the pilot episode if you can find it, and then watch the regular episodes that followed it—there’s such a big difference with the cast members they put in the show when the series started.”

They’re all quiet for a moment, before Webb lets out a simple: “Hmmm.”

It’s a typical moment in the broadcast life of Black Tribbles, airing weekly on the Germantown-based online radio station G-town Radio: a quintet of black Philly natives who laugh, geek out, and bust the occasional rhyme about superheroes, sci-fi and

Kennedy, aka Storm Tribble

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all sorts of fantastical pop culture. It’s a labor of love for this crew—though they all hope turning pro is in the cards for the show’s future.

Its name comes from the classic Star Trek comedy episode, “The Trouble with Tribbles,” about a race of adorably fuzzy little alien critters—purring, throbbing balls of happy fur that radiate love and, along the way, reproduce new tribbles at a startling rate. “I was a little worried people would think it was a strictly Star Trek show,” says Len, the show’s producer, “but I knew I didn’t want ‘geek’ or ‘nerd’ in the title. A tribble is this round furry thing that’s so cute you want to hug it, but it’s still cool. It’s one of the most memorable things that was ever on Star Trek even though all it did was sit there and multiply. Also, it’s kind of obscure—and so is a black nerd. You don’t see many black nerds in pop culture.”

It’s that simple fact that makes Black Tribbles so remarkable. In real life, there have always been lots of black nerds, both the everyday ones—like the 900 geeks of color who rapidly sounded off a roll call in May 2009, when a viral Internet survey asked nonwhite sci-fi fans on LiveJournal to come say hello and prove they existed— and the historically influential ones, like mathematician Benjamin Banneker, scientist George Washington Carver, author Octavia Butler and astronaut Mae Jemison. But in pop culture? Black nerds depicted as an actual part of black America? In the onslaught of media imagery that television, magazines, movies and comic books hurl at us every day? Not so much. For a long time, it was pretty much just Steve Urkel, the clichéd brainiac on the ’90s sitcom Family Matters, whose nasal whine, physical clumsiness and giant glasses underlined every week for eight years the idea that geek and cool were polar opposites.

“I was always called Urkel growing up,” says Jason, rolling his eyes. “Really?

That’s all we get? White nerds can grow up and become scientists and get hot chicks, and I get Urkel?”

Even Star Trek’s much-heralded vision of a peaceful post-racial future has only ever shown us a single black character at a time—Lt. Uhura in the 1960s show, Geordi La Forge in the ’80s, Benjamin Sisko in the ’90s—amid a sea of white faces.

Black Tribbles bucks that trend. For two hours a week, five hip, funny, wellrounded young black adults let their geek flags fly on air in a freewheeling bull session that thrives on the fact that there’s no pretension, no self-conscious radio shtick—just microphones present while a bunch of friends talk about what they love most, from comic books and fantasy movies to science and history and ancient mythology. And they do so in a hip-hop-flavored atmosphere that’s as likely to name-check Dr. Dre as it is Doctor Who.

Philadelphia geekly: The Black Tribbles broadcast from the G-town Radio studio in Germantown.

The show just marked its one-year anniversary, and its audience gets bigger with every episode: some 1,500 weekly listeners through G-town Radio streams and Podomatic downloads, plus an unmeasured but likely larger number via the iTunes podcast store. In January, Black Tribbles was picked up by the 2GuysTalking Podcast Network, which has 30,000 listeners—”though I don’t know that they’re all listening to us,” Len offers.

In part, Black Tribbles’ growth is due to its own charms, but there’s also a broader context at work. “Right now, geek culture is so accepted,” says Kennedy. “Avengers, Dark Knight, Men in Black—millions of people are going to see them. The way people dress today, it’s all superhero T-shirts and caps.” She shakes her head.

“The same things I used to get clowned about for days, laughed right out of school.”

If the Tribbles can find a way to take their scrappy Internet radio show to the next level, they’ll be pushing that cultural crossover for a long time.

RANDY: If something in Toy Story 3 doesn’t make you cry, you have a black, black soul.

ERIK: The blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice.

—Black Tribbles, episode 47, April 13, 2012

If any city ought to know what black scifi geeks look like, it’s Philadelphia. Since 2001, we’ve had one of America’s greatest science-fiction authors, Samuel R. Delany, heading up Temple’s graduate creative writing program. Author Linda Addison, a Philly native, has won the Bram Stoker Award for horror poetry three times in the past decade, most recently this March. Acclaimed Philly choreographer Charles O. Anderson, after winning a 2007 Pew Fellowship in the Arts, promptly produced a dance work inspired

by African-American science fiction.

Heck, when America elected its first black president in 2008, the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society immediately followed suit.

But popular culture has long presented the black geek as an anomaly—an almost unthinkable deviation from both the stereotypical image of the geek, usually portrayed as white or Asian, and that of the black youth, usually portrayed in one of several unimaginative ways: as “street cool” via hip-hop or sports; as the affable and/or doomed sidekick to a white hero; or as a drug-dealing thug. And the new mass-culture of the Internet, where geeks congregate most enthusiastically, isn’t a lot better. “If you see a meme going around the Internet with a photo of a black person, any black person at all,” Jason sighs, “expect to see it eventually show up with a KFC bucket or a watermelon Photoshopped in.”

Len Webb wanted to change that.

A producer for G-town Radio with a

background in children’s theater and improv comedy, he’d spent three years running the fledgling online radio station’s two most popular talk shows: first a local culture show called The Rec, and then a sex-discussion show called The Pleazure Principles. As the latter program wound down its run in early 2011, Len started mulling over the idea of finally doing a show about what he really held dear.

“I grew up loving comic books,” says Len, who, at 45, is the oldest of the Tribbles. “And I fell in love with Batman.

I’d say to my twin sister, ‘Leslie, draw me Batman!” and then I’d copy hers. Then I realized if I could do that, I could just copy the comic book myself—so I did, and drawing became my thing. But I always knew it wasn’t cool. I wasn’t the cool guy on the street.”

If liking superheroes wasn’t cool for a little black kid in Philly in the ’70s, it was nonetheless another pop sci-fi series that helped Len figure out how to construct a personal identity that could flourish in his Mt. Airy grade-school social circle.

“When Mork & Mindy debuted,” he remembers, “man, Robin Williams was just totally unfiltered, batshit, ‘Nanunanu!’ I went to school the next day—it was Catholic school, shirt and tie—and at recess I was Robin Williams, I was a nut, like Daffy Duck bouncing off the walls. It was a license to come out of my shell, and people could just deal with it or not.”

That newfound, alien-inspired extroversion led Len over the years to

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the drama club at Martin Luther King High, to professional theater around the city, and eventually to G-town Radio. He conceived the basic format of Black Tribbles together with local actor Reginald Brown, and the two of them assembled the team of on-air talent before Brown bowed out a few episodes into the show’s run to pursue other projects.

It’s that team’s broad spectrum of backgrounds and interests that makes the show come so vibrantly to life.

Kennedy, like Len, is a veteran comedy performer. Jason is a professional graphic designer, comics artist and geek-event producer—his website, J1Studios.com, is hosting its second annual Playstation tournament/music festival in West Philly on May 20. Erik is a videographer and filmmaker working on a documentary about a Pennsylvania man who may have been wrongly imprisoned. And Randy is a touring musician as well as a comics retailer.

One thing is foremost in the producer’s mind as he plans the content of upcoming episodes: “Presenting this culture in all its aspects in an entertaining, diverse, inviting and educational way. Sure, we’ll do the shows where we imagine how we’d cast a Justice League movie, but we’ll also do shows talking about what it’s like being a black geek, or about how superhero comics portray homosexuality.

Next we want to do a show looking at the treatment of women in this culture. Let’s pick this stuff apart.”

She’s always had that kind of sincere enthusiasm. “I remember in grade school, being tortured for liking Star Trek and being open about it,” says the 27-year-old North Philly resident. “I spent a lot of time trying to figure out if I was OK being a nerd, if I even was a nerd. You know, I looked at these guys who liked the same things, and I had better social skills, dressed better ... For me it wasn’t so much about being a geek as it was about growing up liking guy shit: watching Thundercats rather than My Little Pony, playing with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles rather than Barbie. I speak fluent ‘dude’—which makes it difficult to be wellversed in speaking ‘chick.’ I can do it, but

Museum of Art, Kennedy spots a preschooler at play and blurts out: “Hey! That kid had a lightsaber in one hand and a Captain America shield in the other! He is prepared.”

It’s the same seemingly effortless riffing that’s the reason Len wanted her on the show in the first place. “Kennedy is the star,” he says. “I told her she would be. Well, her and Jason. She’s the lone woman in the bunch of us guys, and she’s sharp, and she’s pretty, and she knows her stuff.”

Listen to the show and you’ll hear Kennedy and Jason regularly clashing over feminist issues, as Jason casually tosses around explicit appreciation

JASON: Yeah, I forget, why were we supposed to stop liking him?

KENNEDY: You don’t jump on Oprah’s couch.

JASON: Hispanics and Asians are in the middle.

KENNEDY: I don’t care what country they’re from— JASON: Dunno about Cambodians.

KENNEDY: —you don’t jump on Oprah’s couch.

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At 5 p.m. on a Saturday, Kennedy stands atop a bright red doubledecker bus, microphone in hand. The Philadelphia Sightseeing Tours vehicle is waiting for a red light to change, and Kennedy, its host, is entertaining her flock by staring at the light and chanting a childlike attempt at telekinetic powers: “One, two, three—green light!”

Amazingly, she nails it on the first try, and laughs in triumphant delight.

RANDY: Is it OK to like Tom Cruise again?

KENNEDY: That’s ’cause you have issues.

LEN: Always that “but.”

—Black Tribbles, episode 45, March 30, 2012

KENNEDY: Ghost Protocol was amazing.

JASON: Look, I don’t mind white people jumping on my couch. But black people, I don’t want them jumping on my couch.

KENNEDY: I would love, more than anything else, for Wonder Woman to finally get some respect ... We went to Comic-Con in October, and one of the crowd members asked [DC Comics’ animated-TV chief] Bruce Timm flatout, when are we gonna see a Wonder Woman series? And he couldn’t give a concise answer. “Oh, well, I’d love to see it too, but—[she puts on a “Peanuts grown-up” cartoon voice] Wah wahwah wahwah wah wah.”

KENNEDY: [squeals] Aaaaoooow!

podcasts aren’t,” Jason says. “I listen to all of them, and I like them, but they’re missing something, and it’s variety.

They’re usually all guys, too. Or, if they have a woman, she’s a yes-girl—‘Teehee-hee, I’m pretty.’ Where’s the strong woman? That’s why I like Kennedy.”

Secret identities: “Everybody’s a geek about something,” says Len Webb (Bat-Tribble, center).

it’s an effort.”

Today, as an adult and as an aspiring actress who worked the local improv sketch comedy circuit for years, she’s found the perfect balance of goofy eagerness and suave cool, talking on-air weekly with her Black Tribbles co-hosts about the HBO fantasy epic Game of Thrones and the supernatural adventure comic Hellboy with the same smooth ease that marks her day-job banter with tourists. And sometimes those streams cross: When her tour bus drives past the expanse of lawn below the Philadelphia

for female movie stars (though he deliberately never uses R-rated swear words) and Kennedy roars back indignantly to demand more sophisticated respect for the women of nerdkind. Off the air, it’s clear that the two like and respect one another, know that their battles make for good radio, and see the male-female debate as one more opportunity to showcase the diversity of perspective that makes Black Tribbles unique.

“I love that Black Tribbles is run by black folks—because other [geek-culture]

If Jason, Kennedy and Erik provide Black Tribbles’ off-the-wall antics, Len and Randy provide a quieter, more philosophical take on their shared geekery.

Most weeks, Randy joins the show remote by phone rather than coming into the studio with the other four.

That’s because, much as he loves his Tribble identity, he’s already juggling two other personas: as assistant manager of Comics and More, a comic-book shop in the Plymouth Meeting Mall, and as a serious hip-hop artist who goes by the name R-Son and tours as a member of Gangstagrass, a Brooklyn-based rap/ bluegrass hybrid that recently played SXSW and can be heard performing the theme song to the FX television drama Justified.

“I’ve been geektastic since I was yay high,” Randy says, holding his hand at waist level. His cousin introduced him to Dungeons & Dragons at age 8, and from there he followed the familiar ’80s progression of comic books, G.I. Joe, Transformers.

“Comics expanded my vocabulary,” he says. “Comics taught me the speed of light, and I never forgot it.”

Randy, at 38, has an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old of his own now, and he’s more aware every day how important it is for young kids of all backgrounds, boys and girls both, to see themselves reflected

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in the heroic imagery that pop culture provides. He was startled recently to realize how deeply he was touched when Marvel introduced a new, alternate-world version of Spider-Man, a brown-skinned teenager named Miles Morales who takes up the identity out of respect for the previous web-swinger, the familiar Peter Parker. “Miles is black and Puerto Rican, like my son,” Randy says softly. “That’s my little dude up on the webs.”

It’s simultaneously a complicated issue and an incredibly simple one. Because all the major superhero figures in American pop culture were created between the 1930s and the early 1960s—Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Spider-Man, the Hulk, etc.—black kids have always grown up thrilling to the exploits of white heroes, but white kids haven’t been called upon to step outside their own racial existence in the same way. Len recalls hanging with Randy at the comics shop one day and talking with a white superhero fan who said he could never

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Hundreds of students from around the city convened at Temple for the fair, one of the biggest such in the nation; Len and Jason judged students from seventh to 12th grade in the computer science category. “It was cool!” Len says. “This one seventh grader was taller than all of us, had a jacket and tie, and was studying how artificial intelligences respond to human interaction… The amazing part was how this young man was so smart about it, had it so well thought out—he’d even color-coded his project with blue labels and he was wearing a blue tie.

Really, the fun of it was seeing these kids invested in stuff, not just in being basketball players, rapping—these kids were like, ‘I want to be a scientist, want to be a doctor.’ Little, little kids thinking like that. It was the gamut of kids: white, black, Asian, Hispanic, Arab, Jewish, it didn’t matter.”

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really get into the black characters, like Marvel’s Power Man, because he couldn’t identify with them. That’s a common platitude in fandom—but this time, Len didn’t want to let it stand. “Look,” he told the guy, “Batman is my favorite thing.

I’ve got a Batman tattoo on my shoulder.

If I can identify with Batman, well, I ain’t rich, and I ain’t white. Randy here, he’s all about Superman, and if he can identify with Superman, well, he ain’t a farmer from Kansas and he sure ain’t an alien from outer space. So why can’t you identify with Power Man? His thing is that he protects the inner city. What’s so hard to appreciate about that?”

The guy got it. Next time they bumped into each other in the store, he told Len and Randy that he’d started reading Power Man and Black Panther.

That’s the sort of impact the crew wants Black Tribbles to have: taking advantage of the intimate, conversational nature of talk radio to bring that chat to lots more people than they could reach hanging out in the comic-book shop. To bring together fans of all different backgrounds and let them appreciate life perspectives they hadn’t considered up close and personal before—and, along the way, to inspire those young black kids, in Philly and everywhere, who otherwise may never have been given the cultural blessing to take a superhero as their role model.

“Man, I would love to open a comics store in West Philly,” Randy says. “I would love to have a big Spider-Man statue out there on 38th and Market.”

In March, the Tribbles were invited to participate as judges at the 33rd annual George Washington Carver Science

done any of this without G-town Radio’s vital and wholehearted support; at the same time, his visions of the show’s future are bigger. He’s picturing satellite radio. Or even a TV version on a network like the ever-geeky G4. “I think it’s a damn good show. Does it have some things that aren’t quite polished? Sure.

But that’s part of the charm. The people involved deserve to be paid for it. Yeah, we do it for the love—but I think it can be more than that, if the fates align.”

He sees the way their local fans light up, responding to the Tribbles’ unique radio voices, when they make public appearances at events like comics conventions. “When we go out, they look for Jason to say something stupid, for Kennedy to be Kennedy, for Erik to drop in some bombastic couplets once in a while, and for R-Son to bring his knowledge from on high. And I—I just steer the ship.”

Which, for any geek of any background, naturally begs the question: If Len’s at the helm—which starship captain is he channeling? He stares for a moment before breaking into a sheepish grin. “It’s a little bit of hubris, but I would say I’m Picard.” He pauses. “I’d like to say Sisko, but I’m probably Picard.” ■ Black Tribbles will be celebrating Free Comic Book Day on Sat., May 5, with a day of public recording from Comics and More at the Plymouth Meeting Mall, including a contest to give away tickets to the upcoming Wizard World convention. A second Tribbles team will be at the Creation Star Trek Convention in Cherry Hill the same day. More info: blacktribbles.com

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ward-winning playwright David Mamet is known for his macho male characters, rapidfire dialogue and his uncanny ability to make obscene language sound simultaneously poetic and emphatic. His best plays, Glengarry Glen Ross and American Buffalo, are testosterone-fueled explorations of cutthroat capitalism that are devoid of even a single female character. Boston Marriage (which opens tonight in a new staging from 1812 Productions) features the same musical and muscular language found in Mamet’s more famous works, yet this time the words spring from the mouths of 19thcentury women. Focusing on two women involved in a covert but guiltless lesbian relationship, Mamet’s comedy explores the female experience in an era when women were supposed to be more concerned with developing their beauty than their brains. Director Jennifer Childs’ production stars four-time Barrymore Awardwinner Grace Gonglewski and Suzanne O’Donnell as the discreet couple. J. coopeR Robb

Joe Carducci Way back in the ’80s, while most of us were blasting Tone-Loc on the way to orthodontist appointments, a tight-knit cadre of social misfits were toiling seven days a week and sleeping a few winks each night on the floor of a rundown office in Southern California. Their charge: to market and distribute the music of genredefining and -bending acts like Black Flag, Saint Vitus, Dinosaur Jr. and Sonic Youth. Just about any longhair that picks up a guitar is channeling the spirit of SST Records, whether he/she knows it or not. Elder statesmen of the bunch, Joe Carducci sheds none of SST’s caustic ambition in his writing, notably in 1991’s Rock and The Pop Narcotic, a hefty volume of rock cheerleading and industry criticism from a guy who’s had plenty of time to contemplate his subject.

His new one, Life Against Dementia, collects writing previously seen in Arthur magazine, The Match! and The New Vulgate and covers subjects as varied as the Meat Puppets, Warren Oates and Hillary Clinton. Richie chaRles 7pm. Brickbat Books, 709 S. Fourth St. 215.592.1207. brickbatbooks.blogspot.com

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Miss Julie Philadelphia is suddenly awash in frisky little theater companies that regularly defy dramatic conventions. One of these enterprising companies is InVersion Theatre, which is mounting a site-specific production of August Strindberg’s Miss Julie inside a private Colonial townhouse in Queen Village. Strindberg was an early practitioner of the hyper-realistic style known as Naturalism. To emphasize the play’s stark realism and the growing chasm between the have and have-nots in America, director Will Steinberger sets the play in a townhouse in modern-day Philadelphia. Entering through the foyer, the audience (which is limited to 40) is ushered into the kitchen where the young heiress Miss Julie (Angela Smith) first encounters her father’s chauffer John (Adam Darrow). Eventually moving to the home’s larger living room, Steinberger’s interactive production obliterates the usual boundary between audience and performer, allowing theatergoers to not only witness the divide between servant and master, but to actually take part in it. J.c.R.

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Singing: It’s a drag? Tonight, the answer is YES, when a gaggle of the city’s finest queens descend on ICandy for a “FUNdraiser” benefit soiree for the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Chorus, which is in the midst of celebrating 30 years of painting the town pink with song and, well, gaiety. We’re reasonably certain the evening’s festivities will feature a fair amount of Barbra, Liza and Gaga—and perhaps Whitney (R.I.P.)?—but we’re also counting on plenty of surprises from both queens and members of the PGMC as they belt out some tunes and party down to raise cash for one of Philly’s most essential arts institutions. Michael alan GoldbeRG

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girl-with-guitar, but instead fronts the electrified, sometimes noise-infused rock outfit known as Lower Dens. For another, with new album Nootropics, she has ventured far from the whole-grain aesthetic of freak folk, into machine-dream landscapes of synthesizer, programmed drums and the spooky ecstasies of muted dance rhythms. JennifeR Kelly

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Jana Hunter got her start in the new folk movement, discovered in the mid-’00s by Devendra Banhart while opening for Banhart and Entrance in her native Texas. Her smoky, evocative voice, then and now, conjures Banhart favorite Karen Dalton, but in the decade since, almost everything else has changed.

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Broken On All Sides Today in the United States, there are more African-Americans in prison than were enslaved in 1850. Matt Pillischer, a staffer at Community Legal Services, first put his toe into the murky waters of Philly’s prisons when he was doing research for a lawsuit against the Philadelphia Prison System for overcrowding. Since then, he has worked tirelessly on a documentary that explores his findings and turns fresh eyes on the factors that put so many Philadelphians behind bars. Featuring interviews with Michelle Alexander (author of the groundbreaking The New Jim Crow), former inmates, prison administrators and local Philadelphia lawmakers, the film puts forth a radical revisioning of the role prisons play in Philadelphia and in America. Pillischer will be on hand after the film to facilitate a discussion, along with prison educator and former Graterford inmate Tyrone Werts. eMMa eisenbeRG 7pm. Free. Sharpless Building, 31 W. Coulter St. brokenonallsides.com

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Atomic Age Artist Kelly Burkhardt’s urban safari through New York, London, Berlin and South Philadelphia takes center stage at a new exhibit opening this week at Ven and Vaida Gallery.

“Atomic Age” consists of large format prints that offer a bold, often brightly colored look into the day-to-day lives of individuals and objects. Burkhardt uses stylization to bring out open-ended social commentary that invites the viewer to linger over each print. In a slew of otherwise mediocre art, she shows— as she has throughout her career—the power of art to reflect, and also change, the way we understand this relationship between the past, present and future. Kyle bella 6-9pm. Ven and Vaida Gallery, 18 S. Third St. 215.592.4099. venandvaida.com

Spacin’ Released by Richie Records/TestosterTunes, Deep Thuds is the debut album by Philadelphia’s Spacin’. Led by guitarist/vocalist Jason Killinger (Birds of Maya), this new band includes bassist Sean Hamilton (Acid Kicks), guitarist Paul Sukeena (ex-Spooks) and drummer Eva Killinger (who shares Jason’s last name ‘cause they’re married).

While Birds is all about rammin’-the-Valiantinto-the-wall, Spacin’ is all about coastin’ with the top down in the Millenium Falcon.

Tunes like “Empty Mind” and “Wrong Street” certainly thump, but Spacin’ prefers chillin’.

On “Some Future Burger,” which is probably about a sci-fi quarter pounder, they get lost in a fuzzy sonic warp zone of spaceship clanks and heavenly astral drift. And, when I say that “Chest of Steel” sounds like a bizarro combo of Genesis’ “Misunderstanding” and Jackson Browne’s “Somebody’s Baby,” that’s a sincere compliment. elliott shaRp 9:15pm. $12. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. johnnybrendas.com

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Dan St. Germain Packed like a can of comedic sardines, tonight’s show kicks off with opening sets from local comedians Alex Pearlman, Jimmy Viola and Corey Cohen followed by the hilarious observational humor of Dan St. Germain. The stand-up comic, writer and uncanny Paul Bunyan lookalike has been seen on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, World of Jenks and Funny or Die. The night concludes with a screening of the third episode of Down the Show, a hilarious new sketch comedy web show created by writer, performer and PW contributor Abigail Bruley.

The episode features a varied helping of funny locals including Paul Triggiani of sketch comedy group Secret Pants and Comedy Dreamz host Rose Luardo as well as a secret celebrity guest. (Hint: he starred in a certain Canadian sketch group discovered by Lorne Michaels.) nicole finKbineR

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Benefit for Survivors of Human Trafficking This collaboration between the Women’s Caucus for Art and Permanent Wave Philly brings together local artists and activists united in their opposition to human trafficking. They’ve organized a multimedia extravaganza, mixing film, visual art and live music: singer-songwriter Suzi Brown; GhettoSongBird, a soulful performer who rocks out in platform boots and glitter; and Jurassic Shark, an indie-pop band formed at last summer’s Girls Rock Philly camp. Enjoy the music, dance your ass off, and be sure to buy some of the homemade goodies baked by participants and volunteers. All proceeds go to Dawn’s Place, a local nonprofit that helps women escape the cycle and rebuild their lives. RayMOnD SiMOn 7pm. $5. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. phila-wca.blogspot.com

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Looking at the news, it sometimes seems that teenagers have gone berserk. These past few years, Philly has seen mobs of teens beat people, rob stores and make YouTube videos about getting drunk on hand sanitizer. Are the media to blame? We don’t know. But the Sister Sanctuary empowerment company would like to reach out to teenagers and their mothers just in case, with their “Phenomenally U” program: three candid conversations about sex, self-respect and success for mothers and teen daughters in the reality TV era. The event aims to identify risk behaviors to eliminate incidences of bullying and domestic violence, expose and encourage images of success, and recognize and repudiate negative media images. The panelists will include hip-hop pioneer Lady B, Melinda Emerson, Dr. Doreen Loury (founder of Black Male Development Symposium) and Robin “Kheperah” Kearse of the Hip-Hop Project. abigail bRuley 9am-1pm. Free. Central Library, 1901 Vine St. 215.686.5372. sistersanctuary.eventbrite.com

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Philly’s Eric Carbonara casts spells on acoustic and electric guitars (not to mention the 22-string upright chaturangui), drawing on varied folk influences and ethnic traditions to arrive at a homespun experimental style. The Paradise Abyss, his compelling nylon-string recital, boasts track titles like “The Abortion of Autumn.” Sixty Strings,

a duo outing with harpist Jesse Sparhawk, is thick with Indian drones and sonorities.

That should sit nicely on a bill with Brooklyn’s Alexander Turnquist, known for his spiraling 12-string minimalism. Another draw: Jeremy Young performing under the name szilárd—i.e., genius physicist Leó Szilárd, who decried the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (there’s a lunar crater named for him, too). DaviD R. aDleR 8pm. $6. Highwire Gallery, 2040 Frankford Ave. 215.426.2685 museumfire.com/events

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Shooting Wall Film Fest “Join us and make cinema a way of life,” proposed the first zine published by Shooting Wall, a local collective of clench-fisted film-theorists/makers/malcontents/snobs.

Sick and tired of the dominant modes of film production, distribution and consumption, they declared that this dreadful situation called for nothing less than a complete cinematic revolution. The quarterly zine has since evolved into a website, a public discussion series and scattered film screenings, and this Sunday marks the first Shooting Wall Film Festival. Comprised of films submitted by local filmmakers, the festival prides itself on accessibility (directors weren’t charged a submission fee and audiences pay nothing). Along with founder Karl Starkweather’s Look At You and festival co-organizer Joshua Martin’s Struggles In Opposition, around 10 local films will, perhaps, usher in the cinematic revolution. elliOtt ShaRp 3pm. Free. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St. 267.519.9651. philamoca.org

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Willie Nelson & Family Yes, the great Willie Nelson will turn 80 next year, but that doesn’t mean anyone should be sizing up the pot-smokin’, braids-and-bandana-rockin’ outlaw-country icon for his coffin or prepping his hologram for a Coachella headlining gig. Willie looked and sounded terrific in Austin, Texas, on April 20 (4/20 ... uhhh huh huh) during the unveiling of a new statue built

by Philly sculptor Clete Shields to honor the legendary singer, as he performed his crowdpleasing new ditty “Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die.” Truly, we don’t want to envision a world without Willie Nelson, so we won’t. We’ll just revel in another local appearance tonight— certain to include most all the tunes you’d ever want to hear, and maybe some of those reggae numbers he recorded a couple years ago, too— and look forward to many more years of Willie roaming the earth. M.a.g.

7:30pm. $69.60-$75. With Drake White.

Keswick Theatre, 291 Keswick Ave., Glenside. keswicktheatre.com

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Luke Roberts No one captures the dead-end underside of post-meltdown America quite like Luke Roberts, the once down-and-out troubadour whose debut Big Bells and Dime Songs sounded like Dylan singing from a roadside ditch. Roberts’ follow-up, The Iron Gates at Throop & Newport, is a lovelier, more settled affair, recorded in a studio on a guitar that Roberts actually owned with the sweetening influence of strings and backup singers. Even so, Roberts is a long way from slickness or pre-meditation. Even his prettiest songs—the carefully harmonized “Spree Wheels,” for instance—have an undercurrent of vulnerability, and the ache and sting of unmet expectations. J.K. 8pm. $8. With Country Mice + Cold Roses. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. kungfunecktie.com

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The Spinto Band Delaware’s one-time wunderkinds kick off a month-long residency at Kung Fu Necktie, celebrating the early May release of their third full-length, Shy Pursuit. The new album is a tribute to the power of autonomy, self-recorded at a studio that the band built out of spare parts and Craigslist purchases, and released on its own Spintonic label. Early single “Take It” splices the falsetto’d extravagances of art pop (think Wild Beasts) to a snapping, new-wave beat (think Devo). Altogether, Shy Pursuit is the Spinto Band’s most baroque endeavor yet, full of fey gestures, tetchy rhythms and sweeping climaxes. J.K. 8pm. $8. With Purples + Alec Ounsworth. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. kungfunecktie.com

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Irish Heritage Theatre, the city’s newest theater company, debuts with director John Gallagher’s staging of Brian Friel’s classic Philadelphia, Here I Come! Set in a small fictional hamlet in Ireland, the play takes place on the eve of young Gar’s departure to the City of Brotherly Love.

As he packs for the trip, Gar (who is played by two actors—one representing his private and the other his public self) receives visits from townsfolk and recalls important figures from his past, including a young woman he almost married. The character who figures most prominently in Gar’s life, however, is his father, and their strained relationship is at the heart of Friel’s tender coming-of-age tragicomedy. J.C.R. 7:30pm. $13.50-$25. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. irishheritagetheatre.com

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here’s always a chance the guys in We Were Promised Jetpacks could be total terrors away from studios and stages, burning away their tours by carelessly ravaging drugs, hotel rooms and groupies. But going by the nature of the Scottish quartet’s music alone, they might be the most considerate and wellmannered underdogs in all of rock ’n’ roll. “It’s Thunder and It’s Lightning” off 2009’s These Four Walls provides key evidence in this argument. This slowburn delight has vocalist Adam Thompson leading a potential romantic partner in either a dance or a her-arm-on-his-shoulder drunken walk home before he realizes (and reveals) his affections.

All the while, the tuneful indie rockers’ instruments build and build, eventually channeling the natural phenomena in the song title. Even with the mysterious refrain “Your body was black and blue,” Thompson’s pleas are so good-hearted and earnestly delivered that you root for him to win the girl. It’s all very akin to the original Karate Kid, except with more sparkly guitar lines and less climatic crane kicks. Reyan ali Sat., May 5, 8:30pm. $15. With Breton and Fort Lean. Union Transfer, 1024 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com We Were Promised Jetpacks

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This month, the Wilma Theater teams up with the American Foundation for Equal Rights to present a one-night-only staged reading of Dustin Lance Black’s riveting courtroom drama 8. Using original transcripts and interviews with key participants, the play chronicles the historic trial that overturned Proposition 8 and led to the reinstatement of marriage equality in California. The Academy Award-winning writer of Milk and a leading activist in promoting LGBT rights, Black says he was compelled to write the play when video of the trial was sealed from public view.

“People need to witness what happened in the Proposition 8 trial, if for no other reason than to see inequality and discrimination unequivocally rejected in a court of law where truth and facts matter,” Black explains. The Wilma’s staging features four Tony Award-nominated actors—including UArts faculty member Forrest McClendon from The Scottsboro Boys—as well as Queer as Folk cutie Randy Harrison, Smash’s Philip Spaeth and local Barrymore Award-winning performers Grace Gonglewski and Mary Martello (who, earlier this season, were sensational playing a lesbian couple in the Wilma’s production of Body Awareness). Proceeds from ticket sales benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights. (J. Cooper Robb) Mon/7, 7:30pm. $20. 265 S. Broad St. 215.546.7824. wilmatheater.org

ADL’s WALK Against Hate

While being the “City of Neighborhoods” is such a huge part of Philly’s character, far too many of our communities are plagued by bigotry, hatred and violence. So for one afternoon, the Anti-Defamation League is inviting locals of all ages and backgrounds to come together and embrace diversity while taking a scenic 5K stroll down Martin Luther King Drive. The second annual event will feature various activities to entertain the young and old alike, and all of the funds raised will be used to support the ADL’s mission and the development of programming such as No Place for Hate and Bearing Witness. Participants have the option of walking independently, forming a team or joining an existing one.

(Nicole Finkbiner) Sun/20, 2pm. $5-$10.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Ben Franklin Blvd. walkagainsthate.org

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care for transgender patients to getting the most pleasure out of your strap-on. Minister Louis Mitchell, an African-American transman, kicks off the proceedings Thursday morning connecting transpeople’s struggles to the larger fight for social justice. On Friday, activist Mya Vazquez and musician Ryan Cassata will address issues of importance to transgendered youth. And make sure to catch the staging of Tara’s Crossing, a play dramatizing the plight of a transgender woman who fled persecution in Guyana, only to wind up in a U.S. government detention center. Of course, nonstop workshops will grind down even the most ardent activist, so check out the Foundation Ball on Friday night. The Gershman Y will be transformed into a Harlem drag competition circa 1977; whether you fancy shy schoolboys or tough thugs, be sure to cheer on everyone fierce enough to strut down the runway. Everything comes to a close Saturday evening with “Blender!” an after party showcasing transgender musicians and burlesque artists. (Raymond Simon) Thurs/30, Through June 2. Free.

Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. trans-health.org

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ince it began in 1993 with the goal of advancing LGBT civil rights through education and activism, Equality Forum has exploded into the largest annual festival of its kind in the world, featuring five days of international organizations and panels with the goal of empowering the worldwide community.

It makes sense, of course, to host a discussion of this scale in one of the nation’s largest cities, where legislators have put a number of pro-LGBT laws on the books and where citizens are sending an openly gay legislator to our state Capitol in 2013.

But what about suburban, rural and blue-collar communities? In places like Highland, Ind., Joliet, Ill., and countless other small towns across the U.S., the LGBT community doesn’t always have the same resources, and many kids remain closeted until they’re able to venture out of the family home.

It’s with that in mind two Midwest groups, Rainbow Serenity and the Community Action Alliance of the Midwest, are hosting “Claiming Queer Space in a Blue Collar Town” on Saturday afternoon, as part of the Equality Forum Summit’s Collaborative Programs series.

The groups—one new and one old—seek to show how to claim queer space in places where, a couple decades ago, the mere suggestion would have sent chills up many a redneck’s spine. Like in Highland, Ind. The Chicago exurb near the border of Illinois and Indiana is home to about 20,000 people, a few oil refineries, steel mills and little in the way of LGBT community centers.

That’s why John Wagman, his husband Brandon Wagman and a few others decided to begin Rainbow Serenity in June 2011.

Wagman describes Highland as “a very closeted community,” and knows from first-hand experience. “Especially with me being a steelworker in the past,” he says.

“I’ll tell you now, it’s hard for anybody to know if anyone else is [LGBT] … there are quite a few in the community that just hide because they’re just too afraid of a lot of the problems they could face here.”

Rainbow Serenity—whose goal is to create “a safe and label-free environment”—is currently funded by its six-member board. The organization is in the process of applying for nonprofit status, but it’s been a struggle.

Wagman says he’s been turned down by countless lawyers throughout the rural Indiana area who don’t want to work with the LGBT community. Others, seemingly sympathetic to the crowd, are avoiding the startup, too. And that’s just to get the

paperwork done.

“I’ve had people tell us, ‘Yeah, sure, we’ll help you do it,’ and the next thing you know they don’t call us back,” he says. “I’ve had local lawyers tell us straight up no, ‘Since you guys are helping the LGBT community, we do not support that … we don’t want to help you.’”

Carrie Jacobs, executive director of the Attic Youth Center here in Philadelphia, says she had similar problems when trying to get that program up and running, back in 1993. “I was calling around to see where I could do LGBT youth services,” Jacobs remembers, “and everywhere I called said ‘There are no LGBTQ youth,’ or ‘We don’t want to be known as a gay agency.’”

When she finally found the original attic to house a pilot program, even the person who rented it out was cynical about what she was trying to do.

Jacobs notes that while discrimination is still prevalent in setting up community center similar to the Attic, she was dealing with both discrimination due to the AIDS epidemic of the 1980s and the denial of LGBT youth’s existence (in the early ’90s, she says, most people she ran into believed the only gay youth were those tricked or recruited by adults).

“The only funding I was able to get—I did it for a year and a half with no funding—was through HIV prevention dollars … nobody thought there were gay youth or didn’t want to know that there were.”

In hearing the reiterated story of Rainbow Serenity, Jacobs notes the rural, Midwest experience today is likely similar to the one she faced in the early ’90s.

Luckily, Rainbow Serenity has allies in the greater region, like the Community Alliance Action Network.

Started in 2005 with “six people sitting around the dining room table talking about how hard it is for LGBTQ people to connect in the suburbs,” says Alliance president Gini Lester.

After flirting with an online Meetup group, Lester says she was more interested in a physical location where the LGBT community in the Chicago suburbs could congregate.

A suburban location is important, she says, because not everyone can necessarily get into the big city on any given day to be with like-minded people. LGBT folks of all ages, sexes and creeds are served at the center, which, Lester says, is an important distinction in the Midwest.

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but … we provide a place for all people to congregate,” she says. “The elderly, they’re usually not into the bar scene; they’re not into their church; they’re not going into the big city to play; they just want to hang out.”

The most important thing for people in the suburbs, who are often sheltered and keeping secrets from their family, she says, is a space to be open about who they are.

In addition, she says, the lack of a corporate sponsorship means everything is DIY and they rely on volunteers. Which hasn’t necessarily slowed them down. CAAN held its first gay pride parade in 2009 in downtown Joliet and is currently garnering support for an annual pride festival. CAAN has put together a Voters’ Guide, which offers similar information to that of Equality PA. And unlike Rainbow Serenity, Fester claims there’s been no pushback against their group—other than anonymous com-

ments on newspaper websites. But, “you read the newspapers in any type of city and you read the comments and they are horrible,” she says. Most recently, those comments began popping up after their annual gay pride parade in Joliet—which strikes her as hopeful, because it’s the haters that are beginning to become closeted.

“Frankly, every time we end up meeting adversity I think it’s made us stronger,” says Wagman, claiming that even Lambda Legal, the nation’s oldest legal organization for the civil rights of gays and lesbians, has stopped returning his phone calls. “I know if we were opening the Boys and Girls Club of America, we could open it up tomorrow and we’d have a lot of support. But the reality is, we’re not.” ■ May 5, 2-3:15pm. Terra Hall at the University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St. equalityforum.com

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Events Not to Miss at the World’s Largest LGBT Summit

By Nicole Finkbiner // nfinkbiner@philadelphiaweekly.com

This year, Equality Forum celebrates its 20th anniversary and, as always, will be hosting six straight days of events throughout the city that will focus on educating and inspiring members of the international LGBT community. Listen as experts dissect a variety of civil-rights issues during one of 25 panel discussions and lectures. At night, get a taste of Israeli arts and culture during one of the summit’s six parties and entertainment events.

13th Annual Gay and Lesbian Art Exhibit On view throughout the summit, celebrated Israeli photographer David Adika’s exhibit EQUATOR explores the imaginary lines that divide people and places. The photographic installation includes a series of black-and-white and color archival inkjet prints representing four geographically diverse regions in Israel, projecting pro-

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found imagery of the Israeli landscape and its people. Adika, whose photographs have been displayed at prominent museums and exhibitions worldwide, will discuss his work during a lecture on Wednesday at the University of the Arts as well as during the exhibit’s public reception on Thursday at 6 p.m. Tues.-Sun., 9am-7pm. Free. Gershman Y, Open Lens Gallery, 401 S. Broad St. 215.545.4400. gershmany.org

GLBT Travel Expo Whether you’re a novice or experienced traveler, a slew of LGBT-friendly travel providers—from airlines, cruise lines and resorts—will be on hand, dishing out all the information you need to plan your perfect getaway. Attendees will also have access to special travel packages and deals in addition to being automatically entered into a free raffle to win amazing prizes.

Thurs/3, 4pm. Free. William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. 215.732.2220. waygay.org

The Twentieth-Century Way After making its Philly premiere last August to critical acclaim, this award-winning thriller by prolific playwright Tom Jacobson returns for a four-night run with local

actors Peter Andrew Danzig and Thomas Raniszewski reprising the lead roles. Set in Los Angeles during the early 1900s, the sexually charged drama tells the true—yet intelligently enhanced tale—of two actors hired by police to entrap homosexuals in public restrooms for “social vagrancy.” Audience discretion is advised as the production contains sexual situations, nudity and a shocking twist. Thurs/3-Sat/5, 7:30pm. $15. Plays & Players Theater, 1714 Delancey St. 215.735.0630. playsandplayers.org

Featured Nation: Israel Learn why Israel was chosen this year as Equality Forum’s featured nation as its Israeli delegation discusses the victories and struggles for LGBT people in one of the most progressive nations in the Middle East. Panelists include Shai Doitsh, the Chairperson of Israel’s National LGBT Task Force and head of the successful Tel Aviv gay tourism campaign, Tel Aviv Gay Vibe; and Yaniv Weizman, a Tel Aviv City Council Member and one of the leading advocates for equal surrogacy rights in Israel.

Thurs/3, 8:30pm. Free. Doubletree Hotel, 237 S. Broad St. 215.893.1600. doubletree.hilton.com

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events not to miss ( CONT. ) National Religious Colloquy While changing the Catholic Church’s views on homosexuality may seem like a hopeless battle, there are individuals and organizations out there fighting for LGBT inclusiveness in Roman Catholicism. Listen as a panel explores these activist efforts as well as the pushback from the Vatican. Featured speakers include Eileen McCafferty DiFranco, the first female priest to reside at Dignity Philadelphia, and Dr. Elizabeth Linehan, an associate professor of philosophy at Saint Joseph’s University. Thurs/3, 7pm. Free. Doubletree Hotel, 237 S. Broad St. 215.893.1600. doubletree.hilton.com

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Israeli drag queen Osher Sabag will be joined by several of Philly’s finest and most fabulous queens for a blowout performance.

A popular drag figure in Tel Aviv gay nightlife, Sabag is best known for his live vocal shows, which take an entirely unique approach to the style of drag. The event will be hosted by the Wired 96.5 crew and guests score a free Smirnoff cocktail with admission. Fri/4, 8pm. $5-$10. Tabu, 200 S. 12th St. 215.964.9675. tabuphilly.com

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During two compelling, back-to-back conversations, an esteemed panel of political experts examine the most pressing legal and political issues at stake for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans in the upcoming federal and state elections.

The panel will discuss the fate and possible impact of three key pieces of civil-rights legislation: Proposition 8; the Defense of Marriage Act; and the Employment NonDiscrimination Act. Moderated by Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, the conversation will then focus on identifying the key races and candidates to watch and whether or not LGBT rights will divide our political parties in the future. Fri/4, 5:30pm. Free.

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Learn successful strategies for expanding LGBT equality during this candid discussion and training session with Equality Pennsylvania President Adrian Shanker and Executive Director Ted Martin. Founded 15 years ago as the Center for Lesbian and Gay Civil Rights, EP is the only organization in the state advocating in Harrisburg exclusively for the rights of LGBT Pennsylvanians. Some of their landmark achievements include securing same-sex adoption rights across the state, repeatedly defeating a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriages and aiding in the breakthrough agreement with the PA Department of Transportation to allow transgender citizens to change the designated gender on their driver’s licenses.

Sat/5, 3:30pm. University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St. 800.616.2787. uarts.edu

National Sports Panel Brandon Stoneham, an openly gay Division 1 soccer player at Adelphi University, is one of a growing number of student athletes who are, in his words, “redefining normal.”

For this panel discussion, Stoneham will be joined by three other young athletes from the area who are doing the same thing.

Sharing their own experiences and the animosity they’ve endured, each will aim to address the challenges that continue to face openly LGBT athletes in college, amateur and professional sports. Sat/5, 7pm.

Free. Doubletree Hotel, 237 S. Broad St. 215.893.1600. doubletree.hilton.com

Babymaking in the 21st Century: Assisted Reproduction Options for LGBT Parents With so many options open to LGBT parents looking to start a family, deciding on the right one can be an overwhelming process. During this workshop, a local lawyer, family therapist, parents and a known sperm donor will lead an informative discussion exploring all the considerations and perspectives involved including, surrogacy and how to evaluate cryobanks. For those considering adoption, Philadelphia Family Pride will also host an “Adoption Options” event at 12:30 p.m. featuring a panel of parents and experts. Starting at 3:30 p.m., prospective parents from both workshops are invited to a happy hour event with free drinks and nachos at William Way, where they’ll have a chance to chat informally with the presenters. Sat/5, 2pm. Free. University of the Arts, 211 S. Broad St. 800.616.2787. uarts.edu

SundayOUT! at the Piazza More than 150 artisans, food vendors and community organizations will fill the Piazza for seven straight hours of outdoor fun, mingling and live entertainment.

In addition to popular Israeli DJs, Maya Jakobson and Elad Magdasi, the diverse lineupof performers include critically acclaimed Israeli pop-star and recording artist Shorty, British singing sensation Neon Hitch, and Fuego Dance Company, Philly’s largest salsa dance studio. From 4-10 p.m., Gunner’s Run will host a Tea Dance featuring Israeli drag queen Osher Sabag. Sun/6, 12pm. $5-$10. The Piazza, 1050 Hancock St. 215.467.4603. atthepiazza.com ■

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Cleanliness Underdogs: Random wrappers and assorted schmutz on the floors and the occasional table. Not bad, but not spotless, either.

Hot Diggity: Considering the Vesuvius of toppings on offer, the space here was remarkably tidy.

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’m generally not the kind of guy to channel my inner Kobayashi. I have immense respect for the hot-dog-eating legend, and I’ve spent countless Independence Day weekends marveling at his hummingbird metabolism and astounding ability to power through what must be a feat as physically demanding as the fridge carry in the old World’s Strongest Man competitions.

Which is why a jolt of fear ran up my spine and down my colon when my editor suggested conducting a hot dog throwdown, comparing similarly themed dogs, between Underdogs (132 S. 17th St. 215.665.8080. underdogsphilly.com) and Hot Diggity (630 South St. 267.886.9253. thehotdiggity.com).

So I called my friend Martin, the greatest carnivore I’ve ever known, and we set out on our mission. One night. Ten hot dogs.

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Advantage: Underdogs. fries Underdogs: Flavorful, but a bit too oily. The occasional crispy thin fry was excellent, and the selection of dipping sauces was wide and tasty, but the fries themselves could have been crispier.

Hot Diggity: Rectangular batons, dense inside and crunchy outside. Textbook.

Advantage: Hot Diggity.

ChiCago-style Dog Underdogs: The “Chicago Style,” with its dill pickle, relish, tomato, chopped onions and yellow mustard, was a winner. The generous addition of celery salt really brightened things up, lending this Ditka-worthy dog a sense of unexpected lightness.

Hot Diggity: “The Windy City” was a great dog, similarly conceived as Underdogs’ version. But the use of “electric green relish” lost me—it seemed to be at odds with the flavor of the pickle spears.

Advantage: Underdogs.

Sausage party: Hot Diggity’s Fiesta Dog. texas-style Dog Underdogs: If it weren’t for the rubbery, tasteless cheese on top, the “Texas Tommy” would have been a highlight of the whole gluttonous undertaking. The dog itself, wrapped in bacon and fried, was a smoky, salty, joyously artery-clogging tour de force.

Hot Diggity: Like so many of us, I’m a firm believer that adding bacon to anything makes it better: hot dogs, fresh fruit, whatever. And while it wasn’t featured quite as prominently here as in the Underdogs version, I was nonetheless won over by the slathering of excellent Percy Street BBQ sauce, onions, hot sauce, cheese and a smart sprinkling of scallions.

Advantage: Hot Diggity.

overall Both Underdogs and Hot Diggity are much-needed additions to our city. And the fact that you can now get a good dog in Rittenhouse and on South Street is a great thing for us all. But if I had to choose one, I’d be stuffing my gullet at Hot Diggity.

Really, it all came down to two things: I preferred the snappier casing and the more thoroughly considered toppings at Hot Diggity. Also, Hot Diggity has an exciting selection of craft sodas.

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asian-style Dog Underdogs: The “My Thai” was built on a well-thought-out theme of spicy peanut sauce and a slaw of green papaya. Unfortunately, it didn’t bring the same level of excitement it should have, mainly because the peanut sauce tasted like little more than peanut butter. Good idea, not great execution.

Hot Diggity: “The Saigon Fusion” was a masterpiece, the dog resting on a tangle of thin-sliced, house-pickled cucumber and joined by carrots, cilantro, red onions, jalapeño, Sriracha and a Thai chili vinaigrette. Balanced and compulsively eatable.

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Philly-style Dog Underdogs: Though they do have a fish-cake-wrapped dog, I decided to try “The 9th Streeter,” a spicy Italian sausage from Fiorella’s topped with peppers and onions. More seasoning on the peppers would have helped, but this was a local classic done right.

Hot Diggity: “The Philly Surf & Turf” will likely terrify outof-towners who have never had the combination before, but let me tell you: It works. The house-made fish cake coccooning the dog, the brown mustard, the pepper hash—flavorless filet and overcooked lobster have nothing on this.

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south-of-the-BorDer-style Dog Underdogs: The “Pero Caliente” brought lots of explosive flavor, and was anchored by a nicely turned out guacamole and pico de gallo. I’m still not sure about the addition of chocolate cayenne mole, though the jalapeños cut it well.

Hot Diggity: The “Fiesta Dog” just made sense. Lettuce, guac, chopped red onion, sour cream, tomato and a lime wedge all played well together against the snappy frank here. The vivid colors and balance of flavors sang.

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In addition to the superb performances provided by Bunting, Mitchell and Schoonover, Matt Pfeiffer is spectacular as the hotel’s racist and nosy receptionist.

Possibly the best performance by any actor this season, Pfeiffer’s Mervyn is cruel, but his life is so pathetic that despite his appalling attitudes regarding blacks and women, we almost pity him.

Meghan Jones’ shabby set, Rosemarie McKelvey’s thrift-store costumes and Thom Weaver’s sickly, yellowish lighting are reminiscent of a post-apocalyptic world, but McDonagh provides no evidence that a cataclysmic event has occurred. In fact, just the opposite. Despite the strange events, the play has an everyday quality that suggests this is just another day in oligarchic America, where the ideals of hope and change embodied

by President Obama have given way to pettiness and cynicism. “There are some pretty mean people in the world, and I ain’t lying,” declares Toby. The Americans in Behanding can be selfish, cruel and antagonistic, but in its surprisingly hopeful conclusion, McDonagh suggests that beneath the violence and contempt, a tiny speck of compassion survives. n

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laywright Martin McDonagh doesn’t reside in the United States, but he vividly captures the current character of America in his latest play A Behanding in Spokane, which is now onstage in a superbly acted, directed and designed production from Theatre Exile.

The latest pitch-black comedy from the author of the hilariously violent The Lieutenant of Inishmore (which Exile mounted in a gleeful blood-splattered production in 2011), Behanding marks the playwright’s return to the stage after taking time away from theater to focus on his film career.

The first of McDonagh’s works to be set in the States, Behanding—which he wrote in 2010—takes place in a miserable little hotel room. It looks like the sort of place where strange and scary things might happen, and sure enough, McDonagh doesn’t disappoint. Over the course of its 90-minute run, we are exposed to a flurry of macabre situations and eccentric characters.

Nobody does strange and scary as well as actor Pearce Bunting, and he is spectacular as the play’s central character, Carmichael.

A determined but warped individual, Carmichael has spent the last 27 years in search of his missing hand, which he insists was cut off by a group of demented hillbillies who kidnapped him and then, just for kicks, held his hand against a railroad track while it was run over by a speeding car. The hillbillies then waved goodbye to young Carmichael with his own detached hand.

The story’s veracity is suspect, but either way, Carmichael’s quest for his personal property has become an obsession. The retrieval of his hand is what led Carmichael to the hotel and a meeting with Toby (Reuben Mitchell in an intelligent, impressive performance) and his politically correct girlfriend Marilyn (the equally wonderful Amanda Schoonover). The charming, though not particularly successful, pot dealers attempted to sell a shriveled hand to Carmichael, who doesn’t fall for the ruse. Without giving too much away, Toby and Marilyn quickly find themselves in a very precarious situation.

McDonagh’s outlandish writing is as colorful and dazzling as ever, especially when the unfortunate Toby expresses his amazement at the absurdity of the predicament he and Marilyn find themselves in (such as when the pair are handcuffed to a radiator and are desperately hurling chopped

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hat if, instead of baking fresh whole-wheat blueberry muffins, your oven cooked up some fresh, thumping beats? What if your deluxe master bath was made up of construction-grade ductwork and recycled aluminum, something straight out of a post-apocalyptic shantytown, its exterior twisting, winding, rusted over and appearing ready to collapse at any second?

The Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts (DCCA) is taking on the comforts of quiet domesticity in a series of exhibitions that challenge the way we think about “home” and domestic spaces at large. The works seem strange in theory, but wonderfully odd and captivating in practice.

Through the use of rather lowly materials— cast-off fiberglass, recycled aluminum, seemingly discarded scraps of wood—the artists, chosen for the exhibition by DCCA curators Maiza Hixson and J. Susan Isaacs, have redefined the notions of livable space. In fact, they’ve practically torn it down.

Veering left after entering the DCCA space, you’ll encounter a 10-foot steel behemoth constructed by well-known Philly artists the Dufala Brothers. Steven and Billy Dufala are known for their absurdist, almost surrealist takes on consumer culture and the waste it produces. Their exhibition, New Work, features just this one piece, but it’s so large, overwhelming and multifaceted that it would feel silly to include much else.

The brothers fabricated a little bathroom stall that smartly challenges the convention of a bathroom as a private space. The outside, constructed with air-duct pieces and complete with an exhaust fan, chimney and awning, is pierced by a few windows that allow guests to look into the raggedy toilet and sink. They’ve used the duct pieces before, in works for shows at Fleisher Ollman and the Cantor Fitzgerald Gallery, but here they appear more worn in and deconstructed.

Visitors play tourist, guest and voyeur all at once, and it’s a slightly alienating experience.

It’s like a Dadaist drawing come to life and theoretically deconstructed.

Deconstruction happens, very literally, around the corner in Under Construction I & II. The artists here—Adam Weir, Anthony Cervino, Joe Netta, Leah Bailis, Robert Guevara, Alexis Granwell, Ron Longsdorf, Michael Jones McKean, and Yoonmi Nam— use the materials of construction, like wood, PVC piping and Styrofoam, with the cornerstones of a home, dining chairs, house plants, to create unfinished places that cast something of an alchemy over the space.

Finished, but simultaneously undone, they pull the wool back on what makes a space “complete.”

Of the two exhibitions, Under Construction I is decidedly more playful. Adam Weir’s drawings of semi-constructed spaces are

Real steel: New Work by the Dufala Brothers.

alive with color—beams and ditches next to potting soil never looked this good in person.

The Carlisle, Pa., resident has a sense of humor that rivals the Dufalas’, albeit on a much smaller scale.

The highlight of Under Construction II is a haunting, meditative piece by artist Ron Longsdorf. “Sinking Ship,” composed of fiberglass insulation, a plain dining room chair, a wooden shipping pallet, and a dangling flood light, is almost poetic in its simplicity. One is reminded of forgotten attics at grandma’s house, memories rotting away until there is little left but a few physical artifacts, cast in a faint, dingy glow. Though it appears to be an unfinished space, it feels more complete and conjures up more feelings of warmth, memory, and even isolation, than any completed, polished McMansion ever could.

Contraption: Devices in Art introduces an entirely new aspect of absurdity to the mix. The sculptural inventions on display here reconsider home spaces and objects in fantastical ways, involving various mechanisms and electronics to make pieces that are interactive. Tyler Held’s “Cross Culture” is a standout, turning an old oven/stove into a serious entertainment system, with a speaker and sub-woofer that crank out gangsta rap at full throttle. It aggressively (and humorously) takes aim at the middle-American ideal of domesticity and comforts, turning an emblem of the docile into the object of crunk.

This isn’t retrofitting—its future fitting.

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The Avengers starts off rocky but turns into a fanboy’s wet dream.

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War and Peace (1965): Screw Hollywood: If

rumors are to be believed (and they’re possibly not), the most expensive film in history hails from Russia.

Mosfilm Studios decided their nation’s finest novel deserved its finest production. No expense was spared: shot over seven years, spread over seven hours and four parts, shot on 70mm, employing a cast of 120,000 and with set design on loan from museums.

The final cost, depending on who you ask, falls somewhere between $29 and $100 million. That’s not adjusted for inflation: This movie, today, if we go by its highest claim, would have cost $700 million. And somehow, it’s nearly impossible to see today.

Asterix at the Olympic Games (2008): In the

’80s and ’90s, Eurotrash auteur Luc Besson tried to beat Hollywood at its own game, unleashing slick, expensive imitations like La Femme Nikita and The Fifth Element. At least he was able to sell them back to us: Few Yanks know Asterix and Obelisk, France’s beloved comics, and so there’s little reason to pester us with their inevitable, over-produced, Gerard Depardieu-starring and reportedly demonic liveaction adaptations, the third—and not final—of which cost $93 million.

Agora (2009): A $55 million, Spanish-backed historical epic about an atheist scientist. Who was also a woman. Next, you’ll say there’s a $45 million epic about a Muslim. (There is: Black Gold, starring Antonio Banderas.)

Endhiran (2010): Indian cinema may be Hollywood’s closest rival, but at least they’re thrifty: the 2009 underwater-treasure thriller Blue is Bollywood’s priciest, at a whopping $23.9 million.

That’s not the country’s costliest: This Tamil sci-fi actioner, one of whose ridiculously OTT set pieces became a stateside YouTube phenom last year, cost an unheard-of $37.5 million. Yes, Americans, that’s it.

Flowers of War (2011): So desperate was China

My Way (2011): Continuing the trend of expensive anti-Japanese epics, this South Korean war weepie is the nation’s priciest, at a relative steal of $25 million. n

American reunion: The banter between the superheroes is the best part of the movie.

to writer-director Joss Whedon for recasting Mark Ruffalo, the most laid-back, easygoing actor in movies right now. The conflict between Ruffalo’s easy-peasy line readings and their inevitable aftermath is, frankly, hilarious.

The Avengers is a juggling act, and Buffy The Vampire Slayer’s auteur Whedon knows his way around recurring characters from television. The downside to this is that the picture is often hampered by flat, sitcom staging. But that hardly matters when you’re watching a big-screen version of every dorky kid’s hypothetical questions: What would happen if Thor fought The Hulk? And could Captain America beat them both?

The movie is barely four scenes long, with Whedon gathering a bunch of separate franchises together and forming a formidable army of costumed superheroes who all kind of hate each other at first. Good thing he knows his way around dialogue, as the banter is the real reason to go see this movie.

There’s some to do about a portal that opens up over New York City, where alien invaders can cruise in and get knocked off by our gang with barely a moment’s interest. The movie contains a bit too much fan service, with Whedon pausing for applause breaks every time a famous character does something cool.

But despite the rocky start, it’s eventually one big payoff after another.

Avengers Grade: B Director: Joss Whedon Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans and Scarlett Johansson A little boy’s dream project in which Earth’s Mightiest Heroes all get together and break stuff.

I just wish there was more to it. A friend jokes that Judd Apatow could make a two-and-a-half-hour movie out of Downey’s playboy Tony Stark teaching Thor and Captain America how to be pimps. He’s not wrong, as the spectacle here is strictly so-so, and what works best is the character interactions.

I adored Downey and Ruffalo, having a quiet Zodiac reunion and talking technical gobbledygook about gamma rays when they both should probably be doing Beckett on stage somewhere.

I also dearly love the way Chris Evans underplays Captain America as a lost soul adrift in modern times, a walking anachronism who simply can’t believe how disappointing everybody has become since the 1940s.

Whedon even elicits a terrific performance from Johansson. His camera does her no favors, but the dialogue does.

The Avengers is a big, splashy movie in which stuff blows up a lot. Still, you go home talking about the actors. n

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Yeah, the most expensive superhero movie ever made—combining characters from four different Marvel Comics franchises in an unprecedented feat of fanbody-friendly overlapping storylines— unfortunately kicks off with a listless, indifferently photographed action sequence during which a bunch of nameless, faceless characters are dispatched to little effect.

Lucky for us, it gets better.

Everybody is after something called The Tesseract—that gleaming cosmic cube you might remember showing up now and again in Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger. Thor’s jerkoff brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) was banished to some sort of tacky netherworld in the Norse God’s sadly Crocodile Dundee-ish outing last summer, but here returns aching to take out Earth for no discernible reason.

Basically, he’s just around to make the Avengers finally assemble.

I’m assuming you remember the post-credits stingers from umpteen Marvel movies over the past couple years, in which Samuel L. Jackson intrudes on superhero origin stories, wearing an eye patch and a leather coat, setting up this picture?

Well, it’s finally here. Thanks to Loki’s shenanigans, we’ve got Robert Downey Jr. as a flippant, insouciant Iron Man who is always impatiently awaiting cocktail hour. There’s also Chris Evans’ sad, soul-sick Captain America and Chis Hemsworth’s god of thunder Thor, drifting in from Asgard just fine, despite his last picture leaving him stranded. (A single line of dialogue undoes that entire film, so kiss continuity goodbye, comic-store gents!) Also, Scarlett Johansson and Jeremy Renner wear a lot of black leather and seem to work for the government.

Then there is my favorite, the sadeyed Bruce Banner. He may have been renowned across the world as a brilliant scientist, but every time he gets angry the poor guy turns green and smashes things. We’ve already seen two pictures in which The Hulk failed to impress, with Eric Bana and Edward Norton failing miserably to convey this dude who has unique difficulty controlling his temper. Kudos

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for the world to see their $95 million contribution to the pile of Nanking Massacre films—the best of which is the more sober The City of Life and Death— they shoehorned in Christian Bale. It didn’t work: even with Batman, the film grossed only $302,103 domestically.

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Luke Wilson has never been an actor known to try, but he deserves a better fate than Meeting Evil, an aggressively nonsensical horrorthriller thing that’s not entitled to any Wilson brother, let alone an Oscar nominee. Wilson plays John, an impossibly slow-on-the-uptake real-estate agent who is abruptly beset upon

by Richie, a mysterious stranger played by Samuel L. Jackson. Through a series of transparently suspect means, Richie entreats John to join him on a joy ride that routinely reveals him to be a sadistic psycho. Even after Richie mows down a trucker with his car, John proves unwilling to ID him as some hellspawn out to, at the very least, peg him with his own heinous crimes.

What does this [whatever]-from-hell monstrosity, which by all means should have starred James Van Der Beek and premiered on Hulu, have to do with the Arthur PennDustin Hoffman anti-western classic Little Big Man? Both films were culled from novels by Thomas Berger, a Pulitzer finalist whose work also begat the John Belushi vehicle Neighbors. The current edition of Meeting Evil even comes with a breathless introduction from no less than Jonathan Lethem, jealous of newbies first able to relish the visceral machinations of Berger’s “contraption.”

Whatever heady thrills this 1992 novel possesses have been turned into DTV-worthy mush, thanks to writer-director Chris Fisher.

Last in the news, thanks to helming the un-asked-for, un-seen Donnie Darko sequel S. Darko, he’s the kind of filmmaker who attempts a mood piece by shooting in bland TV lighting, and still thinks it’s striking to stage a shot from within a mailbox. His clumsy, Uwe Boll-esque staging has a nasty habit of turning an entire cast of professionals, also including Leslie Bibb and Death Proof ’s Tracie Thoms, into screen-presence-lacking amateurs.

Everyone, that is, except for Jackson, who has been overachieved in undeserving projects since he played a stick-up thief in Coming to America. Granted, he’s never had to muster credibility with material this obviously rank. Well, Sphere, maybe. Sure enough, Meeting Evil is the kind of dreck that builds to a brazenly contradictory twist, and one meant to send people who don’t think, thinking their way out of the theater. It could be called pretentious, if it weren’t too dumb to be pretentious. n

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The most intriguing and ballsiest thing from writer, director, actor and about-to-be Cannes jury president Nanni Moretti (Caro Diaro, The Son’s Room) is the laborious extent to which it sets up a clerical yukfest it will only waste.

When Cardinal Melville (Michel Piccoli) whigs out over his surprise pope win, Moretti’s psychoanalyst is summoned. But before the two get so much as ankle-deep in Analyze This shenanigans, Melville has absconded with himself.

Ditching a premise mid-stride isn’t cause for alarm. The President’s Analyst, the oft-brilliant 1967 satire starring James Coburn, also wastes a similar set-up, but replaces it with increasingly inspired lunacy, including an all-seeing, all-controlling, all-evil Bell Telephone Company. Moretti’s concoction isn’t quite so ambitious. Free, Melville mingles with the masses, ingratiating himself unto a troupe of actors rehearsing The Seagull. Meanwhile, Moretti’s psychiatrist, having been lured all the way to Catholic HQ, makes the best of it by teaching the priests volleyball and card games.

“I’m an actor,” Melville fibs to his new friends when they ask. That may sound like satire—organized religion as performance— but don’t be so sure. Moretti has stated that he didn’t want to involve himself in politics or current events. We Have a Pope is, as he’s said, “his” Vatican, a product of his own imagination. Fair enough. Not every “jab” at Catholicism need enrage the no-skinned Catholic League, nor even at least allude to certain earth-quaking scandals.

Moretti is content to trade in what could easily described as old-person humor: The jokes are largely deadpan yuks about elderly priests acting lovably bumbling, rather than imperious and god-connected. It can be amusing, and that goes double for Moretti’s endless slight variations on being impatiently patient with his current employers. But We Have a Pope proves the wrong kind of serious comedy: that one that reaches a point where it no longer wishes to be funny and simply goes for pap. Melville’s awakening is thin gruel, so weak not even a predictably regal Piccoli— who’s been a Euro cinema institution since Belle de Jour, if not earlier—can elevate it. It was practically made to be overrated. n

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hotographer Shane McCauley is zipping through the streets of Brooklyn in his slick, baby blue Hyundai Accent, checking the next address of the shoot he’s scouting on his iPhone. “This is it,” he says, pulling the car over, throwing it in park, killing the ignition, grabbing his camera and heading out the door in one quick motion.

He blows into a dive bar called the Wreck Room, and he likes what he sees.

He’s shooting a band for Inked magazine, and is looking for a place that has “a CBGBs feel.” He talks to the bar manager.

Calls his art director. Sends a few texts.

Snaps a few test shots. Back to the car.

More bars to scout, he’s out the door as quickly as he came in. Constant motion.

Go. Go. Go. McCauley just spent the last few years taking tons of gorgeous photos of friend/ DJ/producer and Philadelphian-atheart Diplo in 32 countries around the world. They are collected in a book, 128 Beats Per Minute: Diplo’s Visual Guide to Music, Culture, and Everything in Between. The book is, in Diplo’s words, “a living document of parts of my life, job, and travels, as seen through Shane’s eyes.”

McCauley’s been moving at 128 beats per minute since it came out last month.

He just got back from shooting Coachella for SPIN. He shot the head of the German bank for the cover of Newsweek. He’s working on a Puma campaign. He’s got an agent now.

We spent a day with McCauley and watched him do his thing. While he snapped, texted and scouted, we got in some questions about the book, Diplo and hop-scotching across the globe.

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How did you first meet Diplo?

I met him shooting a story for Fader magazine in 2003. I have friends at Fader and they approached me about shooting a story on the Philadelphia scene, and I was like, “Yeah, I mean, there’s a couple of things going on, there’s R5 Productions, a few good parties.” So they came down, I took them to the Hollertronix party, which was held in the basement of this Ukranian club, and they thought it was really cool. I took some portraits of Diplo then, and I did one or two more stories on him after that. But then I moved to L.A. and lost touch with him for a little bit.

But in 2008, I was back in New York City, and Shawn Agnew [of R5 Productions]

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Major league air: Mad Decent’s Major Lazer stage dives at Chicago’s Pitchfork Festival.

asked me, “Hey [Mad Decent’s] looking for a photographer to shoot a block party—do you want to do it?” I did, but I was, at that point, trying to get out of music photography. I was kind of seeing a decline in the industry and the budgets and everything. But I shot this block party for them. They really liked what I did and asked if I’d go on tour with them, and I was like, “Sure.” So I got on a plane and that worked out well. And they were just like, “Why don’t we keep doing this?”

And so I have, for three years now ...

Do you have any favorite shots in the book that stand out to you?

Whenever I look through it … I have attachments to certain images due to situations you were in personally. I really love the one of [Diplo] and Lykke Li. That’s the one that seems to be pretty popular with a lot of people. There’s a classic quality to it. Then there’s the cover shot. There’s a lot of landscape. I love the Tel Aviv beach scenes. A lot of the portraits from Russia, I’m really into.

You can’t go wrong in Russia. I mean, it’s sort of a running joke that, you know, all the beautiful girls come from Russia, but it’s really true. Every person in Russia is sort of a stunning model. It’s kind of sickening, really.

You’ve traveled all over the world: What insight into different cultures have you picked up along the way?

People function really differently. It’s kind of one of the great things about traveling: You get to see people from all over the world, how they live. You get to the Mediterranean, people just like to hang out. In Spain, for instance, you get up at like 10, go to work at 11, take a break around 2, go nap for three hours, and go back to work again. Some places have some cultural themes. I’d say the U.K. and Jamaica definitely share a lot of enthusiasm about music. Certain places have a rich music culture. Japan, for instance.

The book is broken up into different chapters that represent different parts of the world: Jamaica, Mexico, Brazil, Europe. But only one city in the book gets its own chapter: Philadelphia. Tell me about your relationship with the city.

I grew up in Lancaster, and I got into punk rock when I was around 14. I’d go see local bands and stuff. I started going to punk shows at a church out in West Philly at 48th and Baltimore.

I went to Philadelphia all the time to

watch the shows. I met Wes [Diplo] when I was living in Philly. I still feel like Philadelphia is home to me. Some of my best friends still live in Philadelphia, and I feel like some day I’ll come back and buy a house in Philadelphia. I still feel like it’s my home. It’s more my home than anywhere else.

All the time you’ve spent around Diplo, have you ever gotten a chance to see his crystal ball? He seems to have an uncanny ability to see into the future, and know what’s going to blow next.

He definitely has the golden touch. He just sees talent and just knows what to do. He’s also a workaholic. He doesn’t stop. I’m documenting him all the time, but there’s almost no point in documenting him because he’s always doing one of two things: He’s either on his laptop or on his Blackberry. It’s not interesting photographically after a while. He goes up on stage, and then he’s back on his laptop again. There’s no stopping the man. It’s insane. But he does have foresight. He’s not just pulling this out of nowhere. He does have intelligent thoughts about this stuff; he plans it.

Speaking of planning: The timing of this book release is pretty brilliant.

Electronic music has never been bigger, and Diplo is at the forefront of that culture. Is that just a happy accident, that you’ve been taking these photos for three years and now, voilá, there’s a giant market of people interested in what Diplo does?

Yes. We thought the right time to release it was going to be about 15 to 20 years from now. We didn’t think it was going to be now, or that this culture would take off like it did. A couple years ago, DJs—they were nobodies. Nobody knew who they were. Then, like, 18 months later, they’re headlining giant clubs in New York City. And now, it doesn’t take that long anymore. It happens overnight now.

That’s kind of the interesting thing about the modern-day world and how fast this book came around. We had no intention of releasing this book for another 15 years, but we were approached by the publisher and we were like, “Oh yeah, we’ve been working on this, what do we do with it now?” We just kind of lucked out. n 128 Beats Per Minute is out now.

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Instagram’s key feature is its ability to send photographs through filters that will fade their colors, soften their focus, and add imperfections—effects to immediately make new images look like relics plucked out of a dusty shoe box. The tool is perfect for Hungtai, a musician obsessed with romanticizing aged aesthetics whenever he can. You can’t Instagram music yet, but in the meantime, Dirty Beaches are the next best thing.

The ’50s, ’60s and ’70s constantly show their shades in his sound. Hungtai composes his sometimes melodic, sometimes droning, always sunken-sounding music using looped samples from vintage rockabilly/doo-wop/pop recordings (even if we never learn the specifics of said recordings), original guitar work, and a mic. He howls and croons half-intelligible lyrics about love and streets and running away, using a voice that’s been repeatedly compared to artists from the aforementioned decades—Roy Orbison, Elvis Presley, Jim Morrison, Suicide’s Alan Vega—with good reason.

The cover of his True Blue seven-inch is a touching old photograph of his parents as young lovers—the vintage ideal Instagram is always hoping to emulate. Hungtai’s choice of dress makes him resemble a selfaware update of the ’50s greaser archetype.

He prefers white T-shirts, plaid dress shirts, carefully arranged tattoos, slicked black hair, a handsome matching mustache, and a cigarette dangling from his mouth in impeccably cool fashion. Also, his pointedly fuzzy and dated-looking “True Blue” video resembles a lost Top of the Pops broadcast from the ’60s, and he’s repeatedly voiced his love for David Lynch, a filmmaker also intrigued by revisiting the shadows and implications of decades gone by.

But why does Hungtai fetishize the past in the first place? He ties this interest into his

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I’ve tried getting busted by girls, watching videos of girls kicking men in the balls, etc., but I never even get hard from it. Sometimes I can see a good-looking guy on the street and I’ll get hard just thinking about his feet kicking my balls. In fact, while sitting here writing this question to you, I’m hard because you’re a good-looking guy and I’d love to have you kick my balls.

In my current relationship, I’ve snuck out and met with guys I’ve found online to have my balls busted. It feels like I’m leading a double life, but I don’t know what to do. I’ve thought of trying a relationship with a guy, but I don’t know how that would work since I’m really not into having any kind of sex with a guy. Just ball busting. I’ve tried to subdue my urges to get my balls busted, but I can’t. I seem to need to get it every couple of months, otherwise I get stir-crazy. I’m confused and really just don’t know what to do about it. I was hoping that you might have some advice or insight to explain why my brain is so messed up about all this and what I can do.

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At the risk of my inbox filling with angry emails— a risk I run on a weekly basis—I’m gonna quote the late psychologist and sexologist John Money. He was wrong about a lot of things, from gender being socially constructed to “affectional pedophilia” being harmless, but Money was on to something when he wrote about paraphilias, aka kinks.

“A wide range of sexuoerotic diversity has its counterpart in the diversity of languages historically manifested in the human species,” Money wrote in his book Lovemaps: Clinical Concepts of Sexual/Erotic Health and Pathology, Paraphilia, and Gender Transposition in Childhood, Adolescence, and Maturity. “[Sexual] diversity may be an inevitable evolutionary tradeoff—the price paid for the freeing of the primate brain to develop its uniquely human genesis of syntactical speech and creative intelligence.”

So why does having your balls busted by other dudes turn you on when you’re not even remotely interested in other dudes romantically or sexually? No idea. We simply don’t know why a person has this, that, or the other kink, BSTD, and almost everyone has at least one sexual interest that is seen as kinky by those who don’t share it. But it probably has something to do with your big, complex brain and the way it makes big, abstract and sometimes seemingly random connections—the kind of connections that lead to syntactical speech, creative intelligence and crazy-ass kinks.

So take comfort: The fact that you have this kink isn’t proof that there’s something wrong with you. It’s proof that you’re human.

Which is not to say that a kink like yours is easily incorporated into a person’s sex life. As one sex researcher I shared your letter with put it, BSTD, your kink involves an “override” of your usual erotic “target interest,” i.e., women. While that kind of override is not unheard of, it’s not something that’s easily explained to a girlfriend.

And as your encounters with other men pose no physical risk to your female partners (you’re not exactly gonna catch an STI getting kicked in the nuts), you can certainly justify getting

your balls busted on the DL. But secret double lives are stressful, and most people leading them eventually get found out. And when your girlfriend inevitably stumbles over—read: snoops and finds—evidence that you’ve been sneaking around behind her back with other men, you won’t be explaining just your kink to her, BSTD, but your betrayal, too.

So is there anything you can do about your kink?

“These problems are often highly treatable,” said Dr. Paul Fedoroff, who is a neuropsychiatrist, a forensic psychiatrist, and the director of the Sexual Behaviors Clinic at the Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre at the University of Ottawa. “Typically, a low-dose SSRI works magic.”

SSRIs, or “selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors,” are a class of drugs that are usually prescribed as antidepressants. SSRIs can crater a person’s libido, as is commonly known, but they can also, according to Fedoroff, help a person overcome an unwanted sexual interest or compulsion. “I had one patient who used to tie his testes with rope and then hit them with a hammer,” said Fedoroff. “He was referred to me by a urologist when he asked for surgical castration.

I prescribed an SSRI, and a month later he told me, ‘That [was] the craziest idea I ever had.’ He had no further interest in ‘ball busting’ and said his life would have been different if he had found this medication earlier.”

Fedoroff also had some thoughts about why you want to do this with men.

“The last time I saw a case like this was about four hours ago,” said Fedoroff. “This was a 50-year-old, highly successful businessman, a lifelong heterosexual who self-described as ‘dominant’ with women, [yet he was] advertising on the Internet to find men he could perform oral sex on.” For some straight men, “being dominated by another man provides more ‘humiliation’ than being dominated by a woman.”

Fedoroff isn’t the only doctor out there medicating kinksters. In his absolutely terrific book, The Other Side of Desire (which is where I first ran across that John Money quote), journalist Daniel Bergner profiles a foot fetishist so paralyzed by shame that he seeks treatment from a shrink who prescribes him a drug that “cures” him. The drug? The “lust-obliterating” Lupron, an antiandrogen that is sometimes used to “chemically castrate” sex offenders.

Now, I’m generally a fan of Western medicine—prescription drugs, invasive procedures, hospital cafeteria Jell-O—but I think taking SSRIs or chemically castrating yourself to suppress an urge to get kicked in the balls six times a year … well, BSTD, that’s even more extreme than your kink. You would be better advised, in my opinion, to accept both your kink and your contradictions. Yes, BSTD, your kink will probably shock even women who have a few kinks of their own. But if you present your kink to your girlfriends as just one fun, crazy, weird, hard-toexplain-but-endearingly-quirky aspect of your sexual expression, BSTD, they’re likelier to react to it positively. And if you look for women in the fetish/BDSM scene—where straight men are sometimes known to engage in S/M play with one another—your chances are better of finding an open-minded woman who isn’t threatened by your kinks.

You might find a woman who wants to watch.

Finally, BSTD, another sex researcher urged me to urge you to bank/ freeze some of your sperm in case you wind up busting your balls, like, permanently. Your nuts can take only so much abuse—people have ruptured and even lost testicles when ball busting, sack tapping or CBT went too far. (It can even kill you: tinyurl.com/ bustedballs.) As it doesn’t take a lot of force to make a guy feel like his balls have been “busted,” BSTD, ask your ball-busting buddies to pull those punches, kicks and stomps. n

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PRODUCTION MANAGER/Graphic Designer Review Publishing (rev i ew p u b l i s h i n g .co m) , p u b l i s h e r o f P h i l a d e l p h i a We e k l y, S o u t h Philadelphia Review and Atlantic City Weekly, is seeking a full-time print production manager/graphic designer. The production manager should have a good sense of time management and an understanding of print production, as they will ove rse e a l l t h re e p u b l i ca t i o n s.

Responsibilities include: Creating ads for print, Paginating a weekly newspaper, Managing a production staff, Interacting with ad sales representative, Meeting inflexible deadlines E x p e r i e n c e Fo u r - ye a r c o l l e g e degree 2 or more years experience in production management 4 or more years experience worki n g i n t h e g ra p h i c d es i g n fi e l d Must be very well organized with the ability to coordinate numerous projects at once Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills required Must be proficient in Mac Platform with The Adobe Creative Suite (InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop) Pe rs o n a l i ty H i g h l y m o t i va te d , proactive individual with a strong attention to detail. Professional, “client ready” demeanor and high comfort level dealing directly with clients. Self-sufficient and equally comfortable working independently and in a team. Positive, upbeat attitude with outgoing, friendly personality.

Review Publishing offers a competitive salary and full health benefits package. Interested candidates please send resume to edubell@ reviewpublishing.com PROPERTY INSPECTORS. Full and part time. We train! Flex hours. Car required. 610-213-3735 PT ASSISTANT for CC Blind Professional Woman. Help w/Faxing, Filing, Internet, Mail, Errands. 4-8hrs week. $12/hr. Varied duties, car helpful.

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“RITT. SQ Area. Great Loc. AC, DW, View of Latimer Street INCL Heat & Hot Water $995 (215)806-1526” 15TH and SPRUCE: Beautiful Art Deco High-rise Studio Apt, Desk Attendant, HW Flrs, Updated Kitchen, Onsite Laundry, Intercom Entry, Amazing Location! From $990Mo. 215-735-8030. Lic #219789.

19th SPRUCE: STUDIO SEP. KITCHEN. June 1. INCLDS water $850+ George Gay RE, 215-563-6724 21ST & RITTENHOUSE SQ Gorg Studio, Pvt entr, HWF, All Amens. $1095mo.

PMG 215-545-7007x110 23RD & POPLAR Great Studio w/sep EIK, Laundry, Tons of wndws. $650+.

PMG 215-545-7007x303 5XX DICKINSON Efficiency. 2nd floor. Utilities Included. $575/month.

215-922-1625 THE IMPERIAL (BROAD & JUNIPER/ SPRUCE) Sunny Studio w/Prvt entr, HW flrs, A/C, Laundry in bldg. AVAIL JULY! $735. MSRE, 215-925-RENT(7368), www.

MichaelSingerRealEstate.com THE ROOSEVELT (2220 Walnut Street) - Beautifully renovated apts. in the RITTENHOUSE SQUARE AREA of Philadelphia. Studio’s starting at only $765/mo. and one bedrooms starting at only $965/m o. Ca l l 2 1 5 - 6 4 0 - 8 8 8 0 for an appointment.

one bedroom “RITT. SQ STREET BI-LEVEL. GREAT LOC AC, DW, ROOF DECK $1600++ Avail June (215)806-1526” 9TH & SPRING GARDEN. A/C, HDWD FLRS., 2ND FLR., GREAT LOC. $1100/ MO+UTILS. 610-304-0087, 12TH & WALNUT 1BR+ Office, HW floors, CA, DW, Laundry on premise.

AVAIL JUNE! $1125/mo+. MSRE, 215925-RENT(7368), www.MichaelSingerRealEstate.com 15th/Spruce: Large 1BD in sought after location. Beautiful art-deco d e t a i l s , Fro n t D e s k At te n d a n t , HW Floors, Onsite Laundry, New K i tc h e n s Ava i l , Wo n d e r f u l C i ty Views. From $1130/mo. 215-735-8030.

Lic #219789.

15TH & WOLF 1 bedrm., tile bath, w/w carpets. No pets. $600/mo. heat incl. 215-755-9307.

1811-19 Chestnut, #503-$1800/ mo 1BD/1BA unit, with c/a, hdwd flrs, granite & stainless kitchen, w/d. CALL LYNDA KREVITZ, PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215-521-1565 29 0 1 S. S m e d l ey, 2 F l r - $8 0 0/ mo Beautifully renovated 1BD/1BA with private deck, hdwd flrs, w/d.

CALL JIM ONESTI, PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215-440-2052 O L D C I T Y ( 1 0 4 C h e s t n u t/2 n d Fl) Lg. 1 Bedrm, 1 Bath, Approx.

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THE WELLINGTON at Rittenhouse Sq. Exclusively ... on the Square, Studio’s, 1, 2 & 3 BRs. Magnificent Square Views. All utils incld - Spacious built-in closets - Laundry facilities - AC - DW - GD - Cable hook-up - 24hr Doorman. 215-567-7810

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Avail July. 215-627-4414 OLD CITY (6 S.Front St.) 2BR or Office combo. Overlooks BF Bridge & Del River. High ceiling, WD, DW, GD, CA, Gas heat, Tiled bath & Kit. $1195/mo+. 215-627-4414 OLD CITY: SPACIOUS, BRIGHT 2BA, BI-LV CAC, HRWD, HI/CLGS UPDATED KIT/ BA, WD/apt. June $1595+ 215-733-0480 www.CentraAssociates.com THE ST. JAMES, Washington Sq. Hotel Luxury ... Comforts of Home!

Luxury Rentals. Rental Office: MonFri 9am-5: 30pm; Sat 10am-4pm. www.thestjamesphiladelphia.com.

215-574-8500 THE WELLINGTON at Rittenhouse Sq. Exclusively ... on the Square, Studio’s, 1, 2 & 3 BRs. Magnificent Square Views. All utils incld - Spacious built-in closets - Laundry facilities - AC - DW - GD - Cable hook-up - 24hr Doorman. 215-567-7810

three + bedrooms 10TH & SNYDER APARTMENT, 4BDRS,2ND FLR.,Lg.Tile BATH,CARPET, $1200/ MO.+. 610-304-0087.

1535 S.28th-$895/mo Recently renovated 3BD/1BA with new floors + windows and private porch. CALL JIM ONESTI, PRU FOX & ROACH 215627-6005/215-440-2052 1 7 T H C H E S N U T: I N C R E D I B L E , MODERN, LGE BI-LVL, 3BDRMS, 3.5BATHS C/AC, ALL AMENITIES WD/fl. Avl 6/1. $3000+ George Gay RE, 215-563-6724 530 W.Girard, #4 - $2400/mo 3BD/3BA, den, chef’s kitchen, roof deck. CALL RICH FRAVEL, PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215-416-2701 THE ST. JAMES, Washington Sq. Hotel Luxury ... Comforts of Home!

Luxury Rentals. Rental Office: MonFri 9am-5: 30pm; Sat 10am-4pm. www.thestjamesphiladelphia.com.

215-574-8500

house for rent 20TH & JACKSON VIC. 3bdms., newly renov., Front porch, hdwd flrs., Washer/Dryer, $975/mo.+. CALL 215-432-6222.

ART MUSEUM: 26xx Parrish 3BR, 2.5BA TH, Garage, Rear yard, CA, WD. $2000/mo+ Utils. 267-939-4959

PW Classifieds

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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.

CENTER CITY OFFICE SPACE 4700 SQ. FT 1511 WALNUT STREET Available Immediately Can be divided into smaller space Multiple private offices Secure access to building and elevator

Weekday: 215-568-6655 ext. 365

“We have been happy customers of the Philadelphia Weekly for 16 years. PW is the ideal place to place your real estate ads. Not only are we pleased with their level of customer service and our representative, we also receive excellent leads from our ads we place. Thanks to PW we have had great success in renting center city apartments.”

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EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to federal, state and localfair housing laws, which makes it illegal to advertise any preference, limitation, or discriminationbased on race; color; religion;sex; disability; familial; (presence of children);national origin; age (Pennsylvania and New Jersey); martial status or sexual orientation(Pennsylvania and New Jersey), or source of Income (Philadelphia only) in the sale, rentalor financing or insuring of housing.

This paper will not knowingly accept any advertisingfor real estate which violates these laws. The law requires that all dwellings advertised beavailable on an equal opportunity basis. If you believe you have been discriminated againstin connection with the sale, rent, financing or insuring of housing or commercial property,call HUD at 1-888-799-2085

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one bedroom THE CHATHAM (20th & WALNUT) Spacious Studios & 1BR in High-rise, Doorman bldg w/Mag Western & Southern exposure, View of Rittenhouse Sq, HW floors, Laundry on site, High floor, Prof managed. AVAIL JUNE, ALL UTILS INCL. FROM $1275/ mo. MSRE, 215-925-RENT(7368), www.

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W W W. P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY. C O M

SOCIETY HILL ART MUSEUM RITTEnHOUSE Sq AT THE RITTEnHOUSE THE pHILAdELpHIAn

AT HOME WITH CHARACTER

215.627.6005 215.763.2100 215.893.9800 215.546.0550 215.232.5148

To See the Following, Call Andy Oei (215)790-5230

To See the Following, Call Johanna Loke (215)893-9800

2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #126-Oversized 2 bed, 1,210 Sq.Ft,

219 S 18th Street #410-Large 1 bedroom with south

gourmet kitchen, spa bath.......................................................$1,850

views,available 7/7 .................................................................$2,200

2101 South Street #310-Large 1br skyline vuws stainless kitchen new bath 1mo free ..................................................................$1,750 To See the Following, Call Christopher Phan 215-521-1537 1517 E Moyamensing Avenue ##1-Updated 2 Br/1 Ba,C/A,wd flrs,granite,Washer/dryer. ....................................................... $1,225

815 Arch Street #310-Split 2B/1b in Chinatown full kit wall a/c in each room w/d.........................................................................$1,500 1618 Latimer Street-Spacious 2B/Den/1.5b in Ritt Sq area HW frs backyard a/c w/d .....................................................................$2,500 1420 Locust Street #21F-2B/2b @ Academy Hse upgrd unit balcony w/d a/c all util inc ....................................................................$2,600

To See the Following, Call David Snyder 267.968.8600

2429 Locust Street #420-1B/1b loft at Locust Point hi-end high

2134 Locust Street #4F-Charming 1 Br Apt w/hw floors,SS

The Touraine

To See the Following, Call John Featherman 215-790-5221

ceils a/c w/d fit ctr

..............................................................$1,750

appln,granite ctrs,balcony. .................................................... $1,750

1324 Locust Street #630-Studio @ Arts Condos Great loc Fit ctr

314 S 12th Street #3F-2 Br/1 Ba apt w/hw flrs,eat-in kit, Lr,Laundry

24/7sec all util incl

rm in bldg. ...............................................................................$1,800

1518 S Broad Street #3-2B/1b @ brownstone in South Philly 3rd fl

325 S 12th Street #300-2 Br/1 Ba apt,hw flrs,granite ctrs,SS

walk-up HW fl kit

appln,laundry in bldg

224 W Rittenhouse Square #2909-Renovated Jr 1B/1b at

...........................................................$1,600

..............................................................$1,000 .................................................................$1,095

745 S 5th Street #B-2 Br/1.5 ba Trinity,EIK kit,patio,option to rent

Dorchester, hi-end kit & bath, balcony .................................$2,100

furnished. ................................................................................$1,900

2128 St James-4B/2.25b home in English Village, finished basement, original details, ..............................................................$4000

The most enviable address on Spruce Street, nestled near the Avenue of the Arts, the Touraine is a glorious mid-rise from an era of grand traditions. Today, its spacious studios, 1, 2 and 3-bedroom residences combine historic elegance with every modern convenience.

www.reinholdresidential.com

To See the Following, Call Ellen Rohlfing 215-790-5502

1520 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19102 215.735.8618

1935 Panama Street-Rittenhouse Sq- 3 bedrs, + den, 3.5 baths, garden Avail 6/1 .......................................................................$5,000 To See the Following, Call James Labonski (215) 521-1552

Leasing Hours: Mon-Fri 10-6 Sat 10-5 • Sun Noon-5

2545 S Reese Street-3 Br/2 Ba,granite/SS kitchen,hw floors, 940 sq ft.

............................................................................$1,300

To See the Following, Call Mike McCann (215) 440-8345 1811 Chestnut Street #503-N/C-1 Br/1 Ba,hw flrs,granite,SS applns,C/A,washer/dryer.

....................................................$1,800

2901 S Smedley Street #2ND FL-1 Br/1 Ba unit w/deck,hw flrs,updated kit & bth,washer/dryer

.......................................$800

530 W Girard Avenue #4-Bi-level unit 3 Br/3 Ba + den,Lr w/exp brk,Chef’s kitchen. ...............................................................$2,400

1602 Spruce Street #1F-Retail Store in Rittenhouse Sq, 700 sq ft.

.............................................................................$3,600

To See the Following, Call Suzin Kline 215-440-7505

1602 Spruce Street #3F-2 bedroom,2 bath,modern kit,hrwd

50 S 16th Street #4407-Celestial 1 BR/Den/2 BA condo totally

flrs,washer/dryer in unit

furnished w/river view .........................................................$6,895

......................................................$2,600

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SUNDAY 5/6/2012 11:00-4:00 PM

CALL 215.563.

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Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.

SOCIETY HILL 536 Lombard Street $635,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Art Museum 836 Corinthian Avenue $473,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Queen Village 812 S Howard Street $289,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

SOCIETY HILL 231 Delancey Street $1,395,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Society Hill 338 S 3rd St $525,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Graduate Hospital 1801 “B” Montrose $614,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

Bella Vista 759 S Marvine Street $459,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Queen Village 710 S Leithgow Street $280,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

WASHINGTON SQ WEST 922 Clinton Street $1,250,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

BELLA VISTA 753 S Warnock Street $519,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Rittenhouse Square 1714 Spruce #5 $599,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

FAIRMOUNT 2708 Folsom Street $419,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Manayunk 222 Grape Street $274,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1901 Walnut Street #18A $1,200,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Society Hill 211-25 S 4th #406 $575,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1500 Chestnut Street #19B $409,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Fishtown 1800 Frankford Avenue #C $269,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

Society Hill 113 Naudain Street $895,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1515 Locust Street #900 $1,195,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Washington Sq West 505 S 10th Street #I $564,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Graduate Hospital 1523 Rodman Street $399,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

W. Mt Airy 8 Carpenter Ln $249,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Queen Village 830 S 2nd - #Unit A $799,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1922 Rittenhouse Square $990,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Queen Village 201 Queen Street #2 $550,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Fishtown 1800 Frankford Avenue #B $244,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 2224 Rittenhouse Square $788,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Society Hill 211-25 S. 4th - #201 $835,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Art Museum Area 2020 Parrish Street $549,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

UNIVERSITY CITY 431 S 43rd Street $395,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Old City 33 N 3rd Street #3 $799,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Bella Vista 606 S 11th Street #5 $539,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

Rittenhouse Square 1903 Spruce #1F (Aka #1B) $385,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

ART MUSEUM 2401 Pennsylvania Avenue #15B23 $200,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

ART MUSEUM 2813 Brown Street $759,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

BELLA VISTA 1101 Washington Avenue #V6 $795,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Society Hill 211-25 S 4th - #103 $525,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

WASHINGTON SQ WEST 1125 Spruce Street #D $375,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Loft District 429 N 13th Street #5E $183,650 Prudential Fox & Roach

Washington Sq West 318 S Juniper Street $689,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1515 Locust Street #501 $725,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

LOGAN SQ 2200 Arch Street #314 $499,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

LOGAN SQ 2301 Cherry Street #3P 329,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

Port Richmond 2605 E Westmoreland Street $174,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

Society Hill 508 Lombard Street $600,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Bella Vista 750 S Marvine $679,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

GRADUATE HOSPITAL 1702 Lombard Street $479,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1802 Pine Street #4 $329,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Graduate Hospital 1516 Catharine #4 $125,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

ART MUSEUM 2332 Perot Street $565,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Queen Village 524 Christian Street #C $637,500 Prudential Fox & Roach

UNIVERSITY CITY 518 S 45th Street $475,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Passyunk Square 1021 Cross Street $299,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

Society Hill 401 Cypress Street $1,875,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Art Museum Area 519 N 19th Street $545,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Rittenhouse Square 1919 Chestnut St. $140-580,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

11:30-1:00 PM Old City 100 Arch Street #1A $575,000 Prudential Fox & Roach FITLER SQ 2504 Delancey Street $1,980,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY May 2 - 8, 2012

ART MUSUEM 878 N 25th Street $399,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Pennsport 1244 E Moyamensing Avenue $239,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

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Times are subject to change.

FITLER SQ 2316 Lombard Street $769,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

Logan Square 2200 Arch #706 $499,900 Prudential Fox & Roach Fitler Square 417 S 26th Street $495,000 Prudential Fox & Roach Northern Liberties 800 N Hancock #Unit B $475,000 Prudential Fox & Roach RITTENHOUSE SQ 111 S 15th Street #P204 $449,000 Prudential Fox & Roach

12:00-1:00 PM Bala Cynwyd 39 Union Ave $805,000 Plumer & Associates Bella Vista 626 S American ST $334,000 Plumer & Associates Art Museum 827 N 20th St $359,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred Washington Sq West 1318 Addison St $277,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred Graduate Hospital 1514 Christian St Unit B $299,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

12:00-2:00 PM Burholme 714 Glenview Street $199,900 Prudential Fox & Roach

Calling ahead to confirm time is advised.

12:00-2:30 PM Queen Village 525 Fitzwater St #II $229-253K Coldwell Banker Preferred Rittenhouse Square 1608 Addison St $420,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred Queen Village 1007 S Fairhill St $400,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred Fishtown 2462 Emerald St 19125 $184,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred

12:00-5:00 PM Avenue Of The Arts 440 S Broad St $499,900-900K Coldwell Banker Preferred

1:00-2:30 PM Fitler Square 251 S 25th St $1,975,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

1:00-3:00 PM Washington Sq West 250 S 13th St #14B $899,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred Washington Sq West 250 S 13th St 4F $267,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred Washington Sq West 250 S 13th St 3E $269,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred Washington Sq West 250 S 13th St #6B $335,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred Washington Sq West 250 S 13th St 11D $440,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

Ave of The ArTs AcAdemy House 1420 Locust street

pArc rittenHouse 225 s. 18tH street

Junior 1 bedroom, south and west views, great closet space, 656 sf $1,525

Junior 1 bedroom, open kitchen, large marble bath, wood floors 532 sf

$1,850

old CiTy/soCieTy hill society HiLL toWers 200-220 Locust street

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, lots of natural light from south facing windows in all

Corner 1 bedrooms, lots of light, wood floors, updated bathroom,

rooms, hard wood floors, marble baths, designer kitchen, 1064 sf $3,500

775 sf

tHe dorcHester 226 W. rittenHouse sQuAre

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, unobstructed river view from all rooms, wood

10 Avenue of tHe Arts 1 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, hardwood floors, oversized windows, designer kitchen and

Studio, high floor, oversized windows, good closet space, 573 sf $1,400

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, high floor, balcony, city views, 1111 sf

$2,700

tHe residence At tHe ritz cArLton

$3,150

baths, 1042 sf center city one 1326 spruce street

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, balcony, city skyline view from all rooms, generous living/ $2,150

entertaining space, 1200 sf

floors, 1200 sf

Studio, high floor, partial view of Rittenhouse Square, galley kitchen, 573 sf

$1,445

Studio, newer kitchen and bath, balcony, 528 sf

$1,540

tHe rittenHouse 210 W. rittenHouse sQuAre

condition, 1418 sf

$2,250 $4,850

2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 bathroom penthouse, new designer kitchen,

1 bedroom, efficient floorplan with separate living room, 514 sf $1,290 1 bedroom, large kitchen, sunrise and city views, 607 sf

$1,450

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, 270 degree city views, separate dining room, 1079 sf

$2,300

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, sunset city views, newer kitchen, 1022sf $2,400

marble baths, expansive balcony, 2122 sf

$4,350

$7,500

$1,460

shower, 412 sf

Studio, wood floors, walk-in closet, marble bathroom, beautifully $1,525

appointed kitchen, 423 sf

1 bedroom, updated kitchen with stainless steel appliances and cherry cabinetry, hardwood floors throughout, 825 sf

$2,175

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, corner unit with lots of light, updated kitchen, beautiful hardwood floors throughout, 1050 sf

$3,250

3 bedrooms, 3 baths, large and light-filled rooms throughout, designer kitchen and baths, wood floors, custom built closets, 2527 sf

$7,500

deck overlooking Pine Street, indoor parking space included, 1999 sf $2,800 independenCe plACe 233 - 241 s. 6tH street closet in bedroom, 934 sf

$1,550

and separate dining room, kitchen has new SS appliances, 2464 sf $5,680 WAnAmAker House 2020 WALnut street $1,390

1 bedroom, high floor with unobstructed city views, large bay windows, open kitchen, 704 sf

$1,825

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, eat-in kitchen, large bay windows, 1200 sf $2,675 3 bedroom plus den, 2.5 bathroom townhome on Walnut Street, 3 floors, recently renovated kitchen and baths, 1900 sf

tHe bArcLAy 237 s. 18tH street

2 bedrooms plus den, wood floors, open renovated kitchen, private

2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, balcony, greenhouse, large living room

area, 548 sf

Studio, western city view, open kitchen, marble bathroom with stall

1119 pine street

1 bedroom, open kitchen, with newer appliances, balcony, w/d, walk-in

Studio on a high floor with city view, open kitchen, separate dressing

WArWick 1701 Locust street

$1,600

220 West rittenHouse sQuAre

3 bedrooms, 3 baths, large living room and separate dining room, spacious kitchen, 2137 sf

1 bedroom, galley kitchen, highfloor, balcony, Washington Square view 1 bedroom, highfloor, excellent natural light, great storage space, 778 sf $1,610

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, high floor with panoramic city views, excellent

riTTenhouse squAre tHe cArLyLe 2031 Locust street

$2,375

wAshingTon squAre Hopkinson House from all rooms, 843 sf

Studio, wood floors, large marble bathroom, western views, 583 sf

$1,650

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cEntER citY luXuRY conDominiums FoR REnt

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wATerfronT pier 5 7 n. coLumbus bouLevArd Tri-level, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, fireplace, excellent closet space, large balcony, parking space, 2229 sf

$2,750

grAduATe hospiTAl nAvAL sQuAre 500 AdmirAL’s WAy 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, wood floors, newer kitchen and bath, gated community with pool and health club, 1175 sf $2,125

313 soutH 18tH street

CommerCiAl spACe

Studio, wood floors, updated kitchen and bath, boutique building less

1830 Rittenhouse Square – Rittenhouse Square professional or personal

than two blocks from Rittenhouse Square

office space in boutique, doorman building, 754 sf

$810

ArT museum tHe pHiLAdeLpHiAn 2401 pennsyLvAniA Avenue Studio w/balcony, Fairmount view, open kitchen, 570 sf

Rittenhouse Square, 1857 sf $975

$3,000 NNN

1601 Locust Street - 1st floor and lower level of prestigious Lanesborough condo, ideal for restaurant or offices, 4700 sf $10,000 NNN

210 West rittenhouse square

3 bedrooms, 3 baths, large livingroom, 2137 sf

Penthouse, 2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, new custom kitchen, large balcony, 2122 sf

$7,500

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MARLTON/ PRESERVE AT LITTLE MILL Exquisite 4 BR, 4 full ,2 half bath, custom ranch on 10 acres wooded lot w/4 car garage. Gated front entrance, circular drive, courtyard w/ fountains & exposed aggregate & custom planting. Grand Foyer w/20’ ceilings & double staircase to finished lower level. Gourmet Snaidero” kitchen w/ commercial appliances. All marble floors have radiant heat. Custom Patio & porch off the kitchen area. FR w/custom built-ins, wet bar and surround sound …Realistically priced at $1,599,000

CHERRY HILL/ SHORT HILLS Stunning Ackerman & Pratt 4 BR, 4.5 bath w/ 3 car side gar. in a cul-de-sac.

1st flr Study w/ built-ins. Gorgeous cust. kitchen w/granite, island, Travertine flrs. & prof. applncs. FR w/cathedral ceiling & gas FP w/raised marble hearth. Lg. MstrSuite w/tray ceiling, gas FP & sitting area. MstrBath w/marble top dbl vanity, glass encl. shower& jaccuzzi tub. Fin. Lower level w/ lg entertaining area, full bath, multi closets. EP Henry patio & prof. landscaped. Rear stairs, Elevator, 3 zone Heat/AC, sec. sys….Realistically priced at $1,350,000

BERLIN BORO Lovely custom home on 1.5 acres wooded lot w/ total privacy. 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2nd flr.

Laundry room, front & back stairs, hardwood floors & 2 car side garage. Large deck w/hot tub off of Kitchen. 2 story foyer, lg. 2 story Family Room w/ fireplace. Lg. Kitchen w/ cherry cabinets, Corian countertops & stainless steel appliances. 1st floor Office. Very neutral décor throughout.

Model home condition ….Realistically priced at $478,000

VOORHEES/ BEAGLECLUB Lovely Kingsmill model. 4 BR, 4.5 baths w/2 car gar. Lg. eat-in kitch. w/ granite, center island, stainless steel applncs & butler’s pantry. Great room w/cathedral ceiling, skylights & fireplace. Master bedroom suite w/vaulted ceiling, dressing rm & lg. Master bath w/Jacuzzi tub & skylights. Full fin. basement w/ multiple rms & a full bath. 2 zone heat/AC, central vac, wooded lot…. Realistically priced at $539,900

101 Walnut Street 11

$3,900,000

Spectacular bi-level Penthouse with private outdoor pool! Privately keyed elevator leads into an expansive contemporary home with unobstructed 270-degree views! 2Bed/3.5Bath, exquisite finishes, SmartHome Technology, deeded parking and tax abatement.

736 South Clifton Street

$549,000

715 Pine Street 5

$493,000

1326 Spruce Street 2503

$395,000

Newly constructed 3 bedroom/2.5 bathroom townhouse! Enjoy solid wood floors, large windows, a true cook’s kitchen, marble bathrooms, roomy closets, roof deck, patio garden, finished basement, and attached garage parking!

Tax abatement pending.

Stunning 2 bed/2 bath bi-level condo w/deeded parking. Featuring hardwood floors, expansive living space, custom kitchen, spacious closets, beautiful bathrooms and large windows allowing abundant light throughout.

Live above it all in this spacious 2 bedroom/2 bathroom condo with spectacular skyline views! Features include an open kitchen with gas cooking, separate dining area, sliding glass doors onto a private terrace, large walk-in closets and reasonable monthly fees. Rental parking in building can be transferred to Buyer.

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229 Spruce Street-Gorgeous 6BR/5+BA townhome. Security system. Elevator, pantry.

204 W Washington Square #6NW-Spectacular 3 Br/3 Ba unit, bonus rm,wide open Lr/Dr,tx abat & Valet PRKING 227 S 6th ##4NW-Just Reduced,treetop viewof Wash Sq,2 Br/grt Rm,2.5 Ba,GARAGE PARKING. 306 S 2nd Street-Luxurious 5BR/3+BA townhome. A generous-sized home that suits all needs.

504 Delancey Street-Renovated 4 Br/2.5 Ba w/refin pine flrs,3 wd-burning fpls,newer kit & bths.

338 S 3rd St-2 Br/2 Ba home offers a den,sun dk,wd flrs t/o,mstr suite,wd-burning fp,C/A 233 S 6th Street #606-Well priced one bedroom w/alcove at Independence Place,1.5 bath,balcony

InvESTmEnT prOpErTIES 1722 N Hancock Street-27,000 s.f. Warehouse in developing area,grt for condo conversion.

814 Latona Street-Incredible development opportunity in developing Italian Market Passyunk Sq 2221 N 7th Street-Builders-Development investment opportunity 5004 Spruce Street-An amazing opportunity to own a Multi-Unit Apt Build in University City

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$2,350,000 278 S 23rd Street-Exceptional 4BR/2+BA townhome. Security system. High ceilings, skylight. $1,395,000 $1,347,000 2302 Waverly Street-Exceptional 2BR/2BA townhome. Beamed ceilings, ceiling fans. $1,175,000 $775,000 $525,000 $339,000 1922 Rittenhouse Square-Gorgeous 3BR/2+BA townhome. Cozy fireplace. Double ovens, breakfast room.

1740 Naudain Street-Contemp TH w/grge, 3BR+Den 2.5B, entertain space w/Deck Master Ste w/Deck $1,105,000 331 S Hicks Street-3 Br/2.5 Ba on tree-lined street in Rittenhouse Sq,Lr/Dr w/hw flrs,gas fpl. $1,000,000 417 S 26th Street-Adorable 2Br/1.5 Ba w/gated crtyd,hrwd flrs,Juliet blcny,SS & granite kit. $299,900 1626 Spruce Street #4-1 Br/1 Ba condo,this is a corner unit,kit opened up to LR,W/D in unit. $234,900

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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 275 S 19th Street #PH2-Gorgeous Penthouse Residence. 2 full flrs w/Private Roof Retreat 400 S Broad ##2903-3 Br plus den/3.5 Ba,panoramic views,terrace,GARAGE Parking.

2101 Market Street #3106-Furnished 2br+den, 3bth 1,634sqft, pkg, pool, great vuws, concierge 1016 Spruce Street #3-Epic Space. Dramatic 5BR, 3bth condo. All Character. Just Grand 1600 Arch Street #618-2 Br facing Love Park,Kit w/SS/granite,2 full bths,wood flooring in LR. 1901 Walnut St #7F-Amazing price for 2BR/2BTH 1500+sf, high ceilings, wd flrs, storage.

1500 Chestnut Street #19B-Deluxe 2BR/2BA, Skyline views, Gourmet kitchen, Marble baths, Doorman 1500 Chestnut Street #8A-Bright Corner 2BR/2BA, Gourmet Kitchen, Marble Bath, Doorman 1903 Spruce ##1F (aka #1B)-Large 1 Br/1.5 Ba w/fp,small den,closet space,updated kitchen & baths.

1010 Race Street #6E-Chic-1 Brnm + Den,granite + SS,A/C,wd flrs,elevated bldg.

abat. $2,445,000 $2,390,000 $1,950,000 $1,195,000 $900,000 $549,000 $450,000 $409,000 $399,900 $385,000 $189,900

OLDE CITY/nOrTHErn LIBErTIES 110 S Front St #600-Lux 2 Br condo w/flr to ceiling wndws,hw flrs,granite ctrs/SS appln + Prkng 33 N 3rd Street ##3-Unique 2 Br/2 Ba Old City Flat,high ceil,den/study,wd flrs,gas fpl.

813 N Orianna Street #A-4 Br/3 spa Ba,fin bsmt,European chefs kit,muti dks,grdn/outdoor spc,tx abat 113 Bread St ##3B2-3 Br/2 Ba,hw flrs,granite counters,Juliet blcny,GARAGE,PARKING + tax abat.

104 Church Street #4-Bi-lev 1 Br/1.5 ba,exp brk wall,kit w/granite/SS,gorgeous ba w/stall shower 627 N 10th Street-Beautiful 3br, 2.5b 4yr old new construction home 1 deeded parking 234 N 3rd Street #205-Charming,sun-filled 1 Br in Old City,upgraded kit,SS applns,walk-in closet 301 Race Street #519-Large,bright,studio condo w/ sleeping alcove,lots of closets,pet friendly. RED’D-

$1,199,000 $799,000 $599,900 $449,900 $375,000 $350,000 $239,900 $159,500

GrADUATE HOSpITAL 1429 Fitzwater Street-3 Br/2.5 Ba newly renovated w/designer bth,SS applns,granite counter-tops.

752 S 19th Street #3B-3 BR/2 Ba flat w/private deck off LR,hwflr’s,kit w/SS & granite,hi ceilings 1019 S 25th Street-3 Bed 2.5 Bath, Renovated in í06, Finished Basement, Easy Parking 1629 Fitzwater Street-Renov 2BR/1.5bth home. Patio&Balcony w/skyline vus. Exc. locat 1538 Christian Street #3-Stylish 3 Br/2 Ba Condo w/rf dk,hw flrs,SS applns,open layout,kit w/island.

1706 Webster Street-Quaint 2Br/1 Ba w/brick facade,refin pine flrs,exp brk wall,wd burning fpl.

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2222 Brown Street-Exceptional 4BR/2+BA townhome. Security system. High ceilings, skylight.

1702 W Girard Avenue-New List! Reno Multi-unit w/2br/2b, 1br & studio sep utils hw fl rear yard 2001 Hamilton Street #1401-1 Bedroom + den,2 baths GARAGE PARKING. 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #850-Renovated 2 Br/2 Ba condo w/hw flrs,open flr plan,fitness ctr,river views.

2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #1154-Beautiful updated 1 BR condo w/city views,modern kit,lrg Br,pet friendly.

2401 Pennsylvania Avenue #4A10-Fantastic,bright 1 Br condo,walk-in closet,blcny,update granite kitchen.

1708 Wallace St #202-Beaut reno 1br condo ss/granite kit wd burning fp hi ceils wd flr tax abate 2229 Green Street #2-Fan 1br w/12’ceils updated kit & bath h/w fl w/b fp & in a historic mansion 1430 N 30th Street-3 Br/2 Ba,C/A,wood flrs, restored & renovated porch front home 2601 Pennsylvania Avenue #651-Upgraded Studio, Newer Kitchen, Newer Bath, Doorman, Gym, FHA

UnIvErSITY CITY/pOWELTOn vILLAGE 4335 Pine Street-Lovely & Spacious single in CATCHMENT. 5BR/2bth, offc, Family Rm 4525 Locust Street-Beautiful 5BR +Den/2.5bth twin on quiet block in CATCHMENT 45 University Mews-3BR+ office/den, 2bth TH w/GARAGE PARKING in CATCHMENT. C/A 47 University Mews-Contemporary 2BR/1.5bth TH w 2-Car PRKG. Deck & Amazing Light

nEW COnSTrUCTIOn 3617 Haverford Avenue-7,000 square ft commercial building.

518 S 45th Street-This townhome has 5 bedrooms, 2 and 1/2 baths. High ceilings.

431 S 43rd Street-High-end crnr home w/PRKG. 2BR+den/2.5bths. In Penn Alexa Catch 4527 Sansom Street-Gourmet kit, decorative fplc in LR. 3Br/1b, 3rd fl master bdrm suite

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$879,000 750 S Marvine-Gorgeous new rehab,lrg grt room,1 car prkng,hw flrs,granite/SS kit,rf dk. $479,000 848 S Swanson Street-3 Br/3.5 Spa Ba,hw flrs,gas fpl,upgraded kit,fin bsmt,roof deck & garage.

719 S Philip Street-Bright 3 Br/2.5 Ba home w/Deeded Prkng,cook’s kit,hrwd flrs,fp,grdn & deck.

201 Queen Street #2-Bi-level unit1 st flr & lower lev w/2 full suites,3 full Ba,deeded PARKING. 114 Fitzwater Street-Adorable 2 BR/2 Ba home w/rf dk,den,grdn,SS kit,pine flrs,orig features t/o 759 S Marvine Street-Sun-filled 2 Br/2 Ba w/oak flrs,patio,roof deckk,updated kit & mstr suite. $990,000 813 Ellsworth Street-Double-wide property in the italian Market, Passyunk Square area $709,000 717 S Columbus Boulevard #1016-Spacious 1Br condo w/granite kit,walk-in closet, 1 car deeded parking.. $559,900 720 S Front Street-2 Br + den,dressing rm,spa Ba,hrwd flrs,Eik,roof garden w/river views. $495,000 924 S 2nd Street-Historically certified 4 sty home,5 Br/1.5 Ba,basement,attic,nice yard. $247,500 229 Fulton Street #C-Lovely 2 Br/2 Ba home,hw flrs t/o,3 fps,grdn,Eik,SS,built-ins,new deck 125 Kenilworth Street-3 Br + den,hw flrs t/o,orig wood work,lrg EIK,non working fpl,lrg grdn.

812 S Howard Street-Total rehab,2 Br/lrg Ba,grt Eik,hrwd flrs t/o,bsmt & garden.

710 S Leithgow Street-Townhouse on tree-lined Queen Village Street,all upgraded. $724,900 $339,000 $320,000 $275,000 $230,000 $219,900 $195,000 $184,900 $169,900 $129,000

$679,900 $639,000 $575,000 $550,000 $469,900 $459,000 $439,000 $369,900 $349,900 $349,000 $339,900 $334,900 $289,000 $280,000

WASHInGTOn SqUArE WEST 1024 Clinton Street-Federal twnhse bldg,home to a Bread & Breakfast w/8 suites w/kit & ba.

318 S Juniper Street-Stunning 2 Br/2 Ba w/hrdwd flrs,granite & custom tiled kit,grdn + PARKING. 254 S 11th Street-Commercial space on 1st flr plus 2 apts upstairs,bsmt w/laundry & storage.

1317 Lombard Street-Pristine bright 19th Cent trad/contemp 3br+den 2.5b wd fl e-i-kit grdn 228 S Quince Street-Triplex-3 units,3 fireplaces,hrwd floors,all units occupied.

$1,600,000 $689,000 $595,000 $559,000 $450,000

LOGAn SqUArE 2030 Race Street-Grand Victorian Manson w/rf deck,grdn,4 Br single or 4 unit multi-family 216 N 22nd Street #B-Beautiful 3BR/2+BA townhome with custom appointments. This is a real buy!

2025 Cherry Street-Impressive 3BR/2BA townhome. Security system. Ceiling fans.

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$499,000 $475,000 $355,000 1535 S Iseminger-Rehabbed 2 Br w/open flr plan,bamboo flrs,granite/stainless kitchen $265,000 322 Reed Street #1F-Bi-level 2 Br/2 Ba,hw flrs,high ceilings,2007 renovations,outdoor space.

924 Dudley Street-2bed/1bath East Passyunk Square. Great 1st-time buyer opportunity 125 Tasker St-1BR+den, exposed brick, finished basement, C/A, pine plank floors, garden.

2938 Wharton Street-Updated 3Br/1.5 Ba home w/fin bsmt,backyd,spacious Br’S,laundry hookup.

207 Manton Street-2 Br/1 Ba w/den or walk-in closet,lrg patio,need updating. $2,200,000 6102 Charles Street-3 Bedroom airlite home just off of Harbinson Ave $475,000 4908 Lancaster Avenue-Multi-unit building with store front $395,000 3600 Conshohocken Avenue #1803-2BR/2b w/vuw, pkg, pool, gym, bus service. Condo fee includes ALL $329,500 7721 Buist Avenue-This property is a 3 bedroom home on a quiet street

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326 SPRUCE ST NEW LISTINg!

Stunning Greek Revival mansion, 4+br, 4.5b, library, den, amazing original detail, beautiful garden, elevator, parking

$2,495,000

Call Karen Joslin

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Grand Tudor revival, 7br, 2.5b, den, finished basement, 3 car garage & in-law suite

217 SPRUCE ST NEW LISTINg!

Museum quality Colonial restoration, 6br, 5b, den, basement, original detail, garden, 2 car parking

$1,695,000

2036 DELANCEY PLACE

ARTISAN 2, 15TH & KATER St

$3,949,000

$1.3m-$1.5m

Call Jody Volpe

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Magnificent beautifully restored double wide corner, 5br, 6b, +/-9000sf, original detail, elevator, terrace, 3 car heated garage, tax abatement

Call Karen Joslin

110 LOmBARD ST

Spacious 3br, 2.5b, h/w flrs, f/p, deck, courtyard, garage parking

$724,900

Call margaret Szumski

Historic 2br, 2b, Meredith School area, original wood flrs

$334,000

Call maryellen Cammisa

$805,000

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GRADUATE QUEEN VILLAGE HOSPITAL RITTENHOUSE 1014 S 22nd Street 3 Story Victorian Row SQUARE $449,000 Duplex Just Renovated!

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3 Bedrooms State of the2artBaths Loft Condominium $239,000

226 South Street

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$325,000 $369,000 3 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths $329,900 MLS 5992005 5965611 MLS 5784384

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Starting in the MLS 6030099 $400,000s $890,000

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ART MUSEUM/LOGAN SQUARE 938 N 29th St Lovely 3BR/1BA Renovated home with Original charm $225,000 895 N Stillman St Well-Maintained, Recently Renovated End of Row 2BR/1.5BA with Ultra Modern Kitch, HW Flrs, Exposed Brick, Fin Basement $285,000 411 S 19th St #1 Fantastic Rittenhouse Unit with 1BR/1.5BA walking distance to shops and restaurants! $310,000 827 N 20th St Reduced! 3BR/2.5BA, C/A, S/S kitchen, 7 years young Finished Basement and Garage OPEN HOUSE $359,900 2301 Cherry St #12A Spacious 2BR/2.5BA with River and City Views, Garage Parking, Private Balcony $339,900

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425 W George St 4BR/1BA renovated in 2005, Great price for Northern Liberties 813-817 N. 5th St #202 Amazing 1900sq ft 2 bedroom plus office loft condo with parking!

1025 Mount Vernon St Huge recently renovated 6-7 BR with CA and HW Floors blocks from Spring Arts Point

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RITTENHOUSE SQUARE / FITLER SQUARE / AVENUE OF THE ARTS 1425 Locust St #3A Large 1BR/1.5BA Aria Condo with storage, walk-in closets, marble bath, SS app, dual zone heat/cool $365,000 1608 Addison St Charming 3 Story with 2 Large BR/2BA in Rittenhouse Square, Wood burning Fireplace, HW floors, gourmet kitchen OPEN HOUSE $420,000 OPEN FRI SAT,SUN 12-5PM 440 S. Broad St. Only one 1BR left and a select few of 2BR’s and 2BR’s with Den. 95% Sold.

From $499,900-900,000 1207 S Broad St Restored Brownstone mansion, 4BR/4.5BA, formal LR &DR, Newer Kitchen, Multi parking and garden $619,900 251 S 25th Street Diamond Residence – Elegant Modern Home on the Park – All New Construction – 215-582-7909 OPEN HOUSE $1,975,000 OLD CITY /LOFT DISTRICT/CHINATOWN

$264,000 $284,000 $295,000

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5002 Florence Ave 4BR/1Ba in great location, Needs some work but has great bones 811 S 51st St. 3bed/2.5bath twin top to bottom renovation where old & new blend seamlessly not a detail overlooked 542 S 48th St B 3BR/2BA on lovely shared Courtyard, Quiet rear unit with private deck, fireplace, CA and more 4300 Pine St #C106 1BR+ Den condo Designer Kitchen , HW floors, walk-in closet, Tax abatement 4813 Regent St Restored Victorian twin W/sweet orig details on side street near Clark Park 4252 Osage Ave 3BR/2BA Catchment area move in condition, great starter home. Condo with tax abatement and low fees 4253 Regent Square Charming corner property, 5BR/2BA, overlooking Clark Park and Mill Creek Garden, Penn Alexander 4231 Regent Sq Updated 4BR/2BA Victorian with Cook’s kitchen, Garden, and central air, Penn Alexander 527 S 41st St Catchment Area, 5BR/2.5BA, 2 Car parking, Historically Certified, Fully Updated 518 S 46th St 5BR/3.5BA Pristine twin w/in law suite on corner of Catchment Area

$139,900 $250,000 $290,000 $320,000 $350,000 $350,000 $438,500 $469,900 $525,000 $550,000

-546-2700 309-13 Arch St #402 1br/1ba 2 LOFTED SPACES IN POPULAR Hoopskirt lofts, Low fees and abatement thru 2017 319 Vine St #109 One Bedroom luxury condo @ York Square, Granite, SS Kitchen with Breakfast bar, Husge walk in closet 320 Race St Unit D Distinctive 2BR/2BA condo w Hi Ceilings, Oversized windows, Exp.Brick, City Views 309-313 Arch St #507 1BR/2BA, tax abatement, lots of light, HW floors, open layout and Parking behind the building 6-10 S Strawberry St #4 Awesome 2BR/2BA condo in historic old city visit http://www.6-10sstrawberry.com for pictures and details 1215-21 Wood St #3 2BR/2BA with 2 Car Parking, Convenient to Temple University 112 Elfreths Aly Historic one of a kind home on cobble st, 3BR/2BA, yard, Fireplace

$274,900 $275,000 $349,000 $359,000

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SOCIETY HILL / WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST 250 S 13th St 2G Large 2 Rom 1 bath condo with hight ceiling, huge walk-in closet and great light $175,000 250 S 13th St 4F 1BR/1BA condo with High ceilings, Hardwood floors, Large closet and great light OPEN HOUSE $267,900 250 S 13th St 3E Large fully renovated 1BR/1BA Corner condo with high ceilings, lots of windows and great light OPEN HOUSE $269,000 1318 Addison St Fully renovated 2BR/1BA, dedicated street parking, HW floors, fireplace, deck, patio OPEN HOUSE $277,900 250 S 13th St #6B 2BR/1BA Condo with Hi Ceilings, HW Floors, Walk-in closets, Great Light OPEN HOUSE $335,000 250 S 13th St #4F 1BR/1BA with Hi Ceilings, HW floors, Large closet and great light OPEN HOUSE $267,900 540 Cypress St Quaint completely upgraded 2BR/1.5 BA on cobblestone Street $374,900 1111 Locust St #2G High Ceilings, Huge Kitchen, Lrg Living space, Parking available OPEN HOUSE Every Thursday 5-6:00PM $379,999 250 S 13th #10D 2BR/2BA, Corner unit with lots of light, HW Floors, High Ceilings and PARKING $389,900 250 S 13th St 11D Spacious 2BR/2BA with living room, Dining room, Newly renovated kitchen, lots of light and high ceilings OPEN HOUSE $440,000 736-38 Pine St #J 3BR/2BA Bi-Level condo in restored Victorian Mansion with Parking, 3 Yrs tax abate $575,000 238 Spruce St Georgian style 3BR/3BA home blending historic charm with modern comfort $690,000 241 S. 6th St. #2002 2br/2ba, Den, Beautifully renovated, move-in condition 1,788SF $699,000 220 Locust St. 6B REDUCED! 3B/3B, Spectacular River Views $879,000 250 S 13th St 14B Incredible 3BR/2BA Penthouse with Large Landscaped terrace with extraordinary Views OPEN HOUSE $899,000 1111 Locust St #10F Corner Penthouse Views of River, Maple flooring, 2 terraces, tall windows OPEN HOUSE Every Thursday 5-6:00PM $1,046,000 507 S Philip St 4BR/3.5BA, garage, 4 stories, elevator, 3 decks $1,119,000 520 Delancey St Gorgeous 1820 Mansion “on Cherished St” $1,349,000 QUEEN VILLAGE/ BELLA VISTA / GRADUATE HOSPITAL / SOUTH PHILA.

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1516 Catharine St #5 Awesome Value: Perfect alternative to renting, or a turnkey investment, Great condo in a Great Location $125,000 228 Catharine St #3 2BR/1BA in Meredith Catchment, Visit Http://228.catharine.com for details $149,900 2214 Catharine St Solid House Needs Rehab, Great Block, Selling As Is $215,000 1721 Webster Webster St Tree Lined Block, Hardwood floors, Fireplace, Patio space OPEN HOUSE Saturday 5/5/12 12-1:00 $249,900 708 S Perth St B Unique Property with Large Back patio, remodeled Kitchen and bathroom OPEN HOUSE Saturday 5/5/12 from 1:30-2:30 $275,000 770 S Front St #109 Modern 2BR/2BA located in a secure courtyard offers a modern kitchen, C/A and more $299,900 1514 Christian St #B New Construction with Large 2BR/2BA OPEN HOUSE $299,000 727-29 S 7th St #2F Spacious 2BR/!BA Newly painted and upgraded, HW Flrs, High Ceiling, Lg Deck OPEN HOUSE Saturday 5/5/12 3:00-4:00 $264,900 422 Dickinson St Brand New massive and gorgeous renovation, 3BR/2.5BA, Private rear garden $309,000 735 Montrose St Charming 3BR Featuring Large rear Patio on one the best blocks $340,000 613 S 26th St Spacious 3BR/1BA home offering great layout, Large kitchen, C/A and Patio for Entertaining $349,900 1020 S 18th St Large 3BR/2.5BA with HW floors, SS appliances, granite, Master Suite, Large Yard $355,000 617 Reed St #200 Fully renovated 2BR Condo 1 Car garage, Extra storage, Must See! $399,900 935 E Moyamensing Queen Village Gem $389,900 1839 Christian St 5 yr old home 3/BR/2.5BA, Great layout and tax abatement $415,000 232 Queen St #C Sunny 2BR/2.5BA with Parking, Roof Deck, SS appl in a courtyard, Close to parks & Shopping $415,000 1125 Christian St Gorgeous, Spacious, Large Backyard, Large Bedrooms, Granite and Marble Baths OPEN HOUSE $405,000 1432 Catharine St New Construction, 4BR/4.5BA with 2 Car Parking, Roof deck, Amazing Master suite and more $609,000 760 S 2nd St 4BR/3.5BA, 2 Car Parking, Terrace, Roofdeck, 2 fireplaces, HW Floors, Custom details and built-ins $849,900 2401-25 Washington Ave Very Large Corner Lot on North side of Washington Ave close to CHOP $2,190,000

NEW CONSTRUCTION 2643 Tulip St 3BR/2.5BA, HW Floors, and Walk out balcony $179,000 525 Fitzwater #II Abbotts Court.com 2BR/1.5BA, Gated Courtyard, Gourmet Kitchens, hardwood floors, Cash flow Opportunity OPEN HOUSE $229-253K 650 N 8thSt 2BR/2.5BA Modern kitchen 2 car parking in gated lot $269,900 1514 Christian St Unit B Large 2BR/2BA $299,000 1514 Christian St Unit A Large 2BR/2.5 home in Graduate Hospital $325,000 1217 Mount Vernon St #2 Modern 3 Story 3BR/3BA with Private Parking, 10-Yr abatement OPEN HOUSE $380,000 1007 S Fairhill St Brand new Construction 3BR/2.5BA Home in Queen Village, HW Floors, Deluxe Kitchen OPEN HOUSE $400,000 4417 Saint David’s St New Construction townhomes just a short walk away from downtown Manayunk with amazing Features $450,000

COMMERCIAL/INVESTMENT 1300-1302 Spruce St 4000+ SF, Commercial Retail Space. Ideal Use: Bank, Restaurant, Professional Offices – Add’tl 2000 + SF Basement (2) Car Parking 6011-13 Market St DBL Wide Commercial Reduced 1609 E Passyunk Commercial property on the Square, Rare Opportunity 1246-56 S 17th St Over 17,000 SF of Prime Real Estate Ripe for Development 301 MacDade Blvd Auto Repairs Business including all Equipment, Great visibility on busy MacDade Blvd 305 Cherry St Rare Commercial opportunity in Old City

$40SF $299,000 $435,000 $650,000 $695,000 $799,900

SURROUNDING AREAS Kensington – 1544 Adams Ave Solid Property, good Potential for rental $20,000 Fishtown – 2231 Coral St Vacant Lot $26,000 West Phila – 5709 Malcolm St Investment Opportunity and short Sale Reduced $30,000 Kensington – 2823 N Mutter St Great Investment: Well maintained 2BR with newer furnace, roof and updated electric and plumbing $30,000 Point Breeze – 2220 Manton St Lot on excellent block in the Point Breeze neighborhood, Skyline View! $34,900 West Phila – 926 N Fallon St 4BR/1BA Not a Short Sale, Not Bank-Owned – A nice home in move in condition $37,900 Fishtown – 1543 N Front St Lot attractive for Investors and developers $47,600 West Phila- 231 N 52nd St Large house, spacious kitchen, separate dining room, high ceilings $60,000 Point Breeze – 1510 S 20th St Investor Special! Large 4BR Shell in rapidly developing area $60,000 Kensington – 110 Thompson St Lot $65,000 North Phila – 1826 W Thompson St Opportunity to develop on nice size lot $65,000 Fishtown - 2116 E Lehigh Reduced! Tenant Occupied, Great Investment $70,500 Delaware Co – 216 Mulberry St DBL Wide Corner property with Parking $94,900 Fishtown - 2342 E Harold St Newly renovated, 2BR1BA, Extended kitchen $109,000 Overbrook Park – 6548 Harlan St Beautiful 3BR/2BA home with lovely front Yard $154,900 Southbrook Park- 1922 S 28th St 3BR renovated home with front yard, finished basement, central air rear deck and driveway $159,900 West Phila – 110 N 49th St Triplex, Great Option for owner-occupant looking for tenants to cover mortgage $175,000 Fishtown – 2462 Emerald St New, Totally Renovated 2BR/1BA Certified Energy Efficient Home OPEN HOUSE $184,900 Point Breeze – 1443 S Bancroft Totally renovated 2BR/1BA Home OPEN HOUSE $189,900 Abington – 2833 Miriam Ave Four Bedroom home in great Roslyn neighborhood, Needs TLC but priced to sell $215,000 East Passyunk – Gorgeous 2BR/1BA on quiet street, Updated, Hardwood flrs, granite counters SS appl, all newer systems $218,500 Fishtown – 1129 E Palmer St 3BR/2.5BA, HW Floors, Modern Kitchen, Large Master bedroom and rear yard $239,900 Fishtown – 1301 N Front St D 2BR/2BA at Thompson St Lofts, Orig Ireonwork, Wxp Brick & beams, fireplace, Spa-like baths $259,000 Temple University – 1633 N 20th St Gorgeous remodeled Multi-Unit Cash flow opportunity near Temple University over $3,300 month rental income $265,000 Quakertown - Haycock/Lake Nockamixon Area – 2141 Mountain View Dr Gorgeous 8 Yr old 4 BR home nestled on private wooded 10.5 acre lot very close to Lake Nockamixon $499,900 Fishtown – 159-61 Richmond St 4 Car Garage complement all the unique characteristics of this Awesome home $650,000 Fishtown – 2666-72 Coral St Pub with 3 apts, up to 20 Car parking lot $895,000

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The PhiLadeLPhiaN

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1778 sf

$379,900

1900 riTTeNhouse The WarWick Parc riTTeNhouse

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studio, open renovated kitchen, private balcony, Fairmount views

1,397 sf

$199,900

570 sf

$159,900

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$479,900

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academy house

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$269,900

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academy house

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$219,900

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624 sf

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3,293 sf

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$1,090,000

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$610,000

1,198 sf

$539,900

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700 sf

$269,900

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raw space that can be designed and built into a custom home overlooking independence mall 3,068 sf $1,150,000 Brand new 2 Br + den, 2.5 Ba home, lots of natural light, wood flrs, open chef’s kitchen, designer Ba, services available from adjoining omNi hotel 2,025 sf $1,100,000 opportunity to create a custom home in a luxury, boutique condominium building on independence mall 2,017 sf $549,900 2 Br, 1 Ba, parquet wood floors, washer/dryer, unobstructed river views, floor-to-ceiling windows 1,200 sf $399,000 completely renovated corner 1 bedroom, wood floors throughout, city and bridge view, open custom kitchen 775 sf $309,900 1 bedroom, open kitchen, wood floors, unobstructed river views from all rooms 712 sf $269,900

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studio, generous living/sleeping space, open kitchen, large bathroom appointed in marble 578 sf studio, wood floors, large marble bath, panoramic sunset view 583 sf 1 Br, wood floors throughout, bay windows in all rooms, excellent condition 704 sf studio on penthouse floor with high ceilings, open kitchen, wood floors and marble bathroom 410 sf

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Bi-level penthouse, 2Br. 2.5Ba, 2 kitchens, impeccably finished throughout, amazing river and city views 4,500 sf $2,295,000 2 Br plus den, 2 baths, panoramic river and city views, updated kitchen, lavish master bath, wood floors throughout 1961 sf $875,000 2Br, 2Ba, beautifully renovated throughout with open kitchen and designer bath, wood floors, balcony 1,387 sf $699,900 1 bedroom, open chef’s kitchen, designer bathroom, wood floors, great storage space, balcony with river and south city views oPeN suNday • 2:30 -3:00Pm 778 sf $325,000 1 bedroom, 2 baths, balcony overlooking Washington square, brand new appliances in the kitchen, custom built-ins throughout oPeN suNday • 2:00 - 2:30Pm 843 sf $309,900 1Br, 1Ba, balcony, laundry room, excellent condition 928 sf $299,900 1Br, 1Ba, wood floors throughout, upgraded kitchen and Ba, custom closets, balcony 928 sf $269,900 studio, high flour, southview, separate dressing area 415 sf $209,900 oPeN suNday • 1:30- 2:00Pm

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Corner 1 bedroom, completely renovated throughout with custom finishes, city views, 775 sf

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$479,900

$1,090,000

condo Fees $1,099

Condo Fees: $1,416

condo Fees $534

Taxes $374

Taxes: $484

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monthly cost after Tax to own $2,848

Monthly Cost After Tax To Own: $5,151

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