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ARTS & CULTURE 12 Calendar PW ’s picks for FOOD 17 Grape Escape Wine lists around the city are better (and more affordable) than ever.

STAGE 29 Buried Alive Temple Repertory Theater goes to the dark side with a Pulitzer Prizewinning mystery.

COVER STORY 8 Better Biz ness Bureau An artists’ colony quietly flourishes in Northern Liberties.

Called Love Steve Carell gets relationship advice from Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid, Love.

MUSIC 33 Folk Implosion Marissa Nadler’s music has matured and grown, and the result is her best goddamn album yet.

PHILLYNOW 6 Freewheelin’ Meet the man behind Honest Tom’s taco truck.

6 Under the Strain N.J.’s medical pot law has a lot of restrictions.

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Feedback Tickled Pink Regarding Michael Alan Goldberg’s profile of photographer Tanya Dakin for last week’s Faces issue: You’ve got to be kidding! After last week’s cover story of an artist who depicts naked black men brandishing guns as bold art breaking down racial stereotype, you publish a woman exposing her twat as one of the “new faces of Philadelphia” that make this city what it is? I’m moving to Boise, Idaho. Can’t wait for one those “threatening” Days Without Art so I can a 24 hour respite from the likes of such worthless, narcissistic nonsense. You really take this stuff seriously?

JIM RUSSO, via philadelphiaweekly.com

Lead Astray Regarding Randy LoBasso’s feature about testing apartment buildings for lead: Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds-Brown has introduced a good bill. Taxing the paint companies might be a way to recoup the costs of lead tests, another might be a class action law suit against the paint companies brought by a tenants’ group—or the City of Philadelphia on behalf of its poisoned citizens. (Maybe the landlord groups should be suing the paint companies) Anyway, the people (children) should not be poisoned. Could one imagine the tenants, landlords and the City Council all bringing a joint class action lawsuit against the paint companies to pay for all the tests? Amen.

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Meet the man behind Honest Tom’s taco truck. jeff fusco

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Freewheelin’

The truck stops here: Tom McCusker is making a permanent home for his guac-laced tacos.

A drawing of a giant Mexican sugar skull is taped to the window of a former carriage house on 44th Street near Spruce marking the spot: Honest Tom is coming.

Soon, fans of Honest Tom’s Mexican fare will no longer have to chase the truck around the city and hope for no rain or heat waves to get a fix of tasty tacos and iced lemonade. After a nomadic and literally exhausting two years puttering around town,

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Honest Tom, aka 29-year-old Drexel grad Tom McCusker, is dropping anchor in West Philly. He hopes to have a takeout shop, which would serve tacos and burritos to the hungry, formerly chain-burrito-dependent masses, open by August.

It’s a recent hot afternoon, and the guy behind the grill and the wheel waxes philosophical over a beer at Local 44, a few doors down from the construction zone that will be the new spot at 44th between Locust and Spruce streets. “Right now, if you want a burrito you need to go to Qdoba,” McCusker says. “If you want tacos you need to go to Qdoba. Those places are packed every night, but I don’t know anyone who likes them.

This whole neighborhood needs more food options.”

If you’ve seen the truck, you know it. Usually parked right in front of Aviator Park’s golden globe Aero Memorial (20th and

Ben Franklin Parkway), Drexel’s campus or in Clark Park on Saturdays, Tom’s is the truck with the bright and groovy collage of tie-dye and swirling patterns, complete with a galloping purple horse and signature sugar skull with pinwheel flowers blooming through the eye sockets. Designed and painted by Shira Walinsky of Mural Arts, the paint job, like the whole operation, has homegrown Philly pedigree.

Unlike a certain other popular taco truck in town, Honest Tom’s isn’t a slick, hip side project running on star power. The selfdeclared former slacker’s make-it-or-breakit run at guacamole glory is powered by elbow grease, and was launched on a financial plan that would give Suze Orman a stroke.

It all started back in summer 2008 with a bunch of like-minded friends and a motorcycle road trip.

“I graduated college like four years before that and I had a bunch of different jobs— I cooked a little, worked for my dad a little.

I was a dog trainer for like a month,” McCusker says.

Unencumbered by responsibilities, McCusker and some of his buddies hatched a plan. “We all had motorcycles that summer and we wanted to go to the farthest place we could,” he says. Target: Austin, Texas.

And it was while chilling in Austin that McCusker bit into a revelatory taco. “I had eaten Mexican food for lunch every day for years, but I never thought about it for breakfast. It was potato, egg and guacamole first thing in the morning! And I thought, ‘I’m going to do this in Philadelphia.’”

McCusker’s life’s work snapped into focus.

Combine a guac-laced vision with youthful bravado and possession of a magic credit card that allows frighteningly large cash

advances, and next thing he knew he found himself the proud—if bewildered—owner of the former Viva Las Vegans food truck by January 2009.

He spent the winter brainstorming. The name “Honest Tom” was inspired by Honest Lou’s, an exterminator’s storefront around 41st and Lancaster, a bright yellow building crawling with giant painted bugs. He says elder neighborhood heads encouraged him to nix the nickname, but he liked it. “[They said] back in the old days if you said that, it was like being a snake oil salesman,” says McCusker, laughing.

Still stuck on the idea of breakfast tacos, Honest Tom’s hit the road for the first time that summer.

It was a shaky start. Each order took about 45 minutes because McCusker says he had never really cooked anything professionally before except pub grub like fries and pies.

He hadn’t worked out sourcing ingredients.

He hadn’t worked out much of anything.

“I bought [the truck] without any kind of business plan or menu or pricing point,” he says. “We just kind of parked it.”

During lunch rush at Drexel, Tom’s little brother Matt, then a Drexel student, pitched in. “He just kind of hopped into the truck to help out and didn’t leave for like a year.”

They hustled through it. They figured out what ingredients they could rely on from the farmers market at Clark Park and the Italian Market.

“We didn’t really have any kind of plan, we were just like, ‘Let’s try things and see if things work,’ so the money was going out as quick as it was coming in. We’d be like, ‘Money? Sweet! Let’s go out Saturday and blow it and not work for five days!’”

But then winter rolled around again.

“I didn’t make any money whatsoever,” he says. “Everything went to shit. Luckily it was a cash advance so it wasn’t [a bill collector] calling me up on the phone. I fell behind a little, but I’m getting back on top now.”

Now, the freewheeling days of yore are long over and taco-truck perfection and expansion has become a serious business.

“It’s pretty much seven days a week, day in and day out,” says McCusker. “If I’m not in the truck, I’m doing something for the truck or something for the store.”

The goal, McCusker says, is to keep investing in his mini-taco empire so that he can hire employees and get back to having some free time.

“All the money I make now, I keep dumping into this place,” he says. “[It’s] just me.

I pretty much owe all my friends [money].

Like, everyone I know.”

McCusker envisions that by December, he’ll open the top floor of the building and put in picnic tables, where people can hang out and relax, and maybe even BYO, while noshing.

Of course, the truck will keep truckin’, too. “[People are like] ‘Oh, that’s awesome to have a truck,” laughs McCusker. “They say, ‘It’s always been my dream to do this! And I’m like, ‘You can do it, dude.’” n

Under the Strain NJ’s medical pot law has a lot of restrictions.

By Michael Alan Goldberg mgoldberg@philadelphiaweekly.com Despite New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s surprise announcement last week that he was finally implementing the state’s medical marijuana law—after stalling it for 18 months—many advocates remain less than impressed with the new program. Their beef is with a heap of onerous regulations they say undermines both the spirit and practicality of the law. And because New Jersey’s nascent medical marijuana program could very well be the model for Pennsylvania’s— if we ever pass such a law—it’s a situation worth watching.

New Jersey’s Department of Health and Senior Services drafted the specific regulations to govern the program, and made them the most restrictive of any of the 16 states that have legalized marijuana for medicinal purposes.

For starters, New Jersey is the only state in that group that bans home cultivation.

Patients must get their weed from one of just six alternative treatment centers in the entire state (Camden County is believed to be one of the proposed locations), which means patients will pay more than if they could grow it themselves. There are also strict limits on the type and potency of weed being sold. While countless strains exist, each engineered for a specific benefit— pain management or nausea mitigation, for example—the state is permitting the sale of only three strains. Meanwhile, the cap on THC content is 10 percent, which is roughly equivalent to the potency of street marijuana and far less than medicalgrade marijuana available in other states, which often exceeds 20 percent. You could certainly smoke twice as much or more, but the law allows the purchase of only two ounces per month. “Limiting the THC level allows for standardization and the ability to do research studies and to evaluate patient response,” explains DHSS spokeswoman Donna Leusner.

But Chris Goldstein, pot activist and spokesman for the Coalition for Medical Marijuana New Jersey and PhillyNORML, calls the THC limits a “political decision and not one based on science.” Goldstein believes it’s part of Christie’s effort to appear tougher and more serious than states like California, where the impression is that people there can easily obtain thermonuclear-grade medical marijuana just for stubbing their big toe. “You can’t kill yourself with marijuana, so limiting THC

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change they have no interest in what [the state is] gonna be selling.”

Here in Pennsylvania, state Sen. Daylin Leach (D-Delaware/Montgomery counties) would love to be talking about refining an existing medical marijuana law, but he’s far from that point. His recently introduced Senate bill to legalize medical marijuana has been languishing in the General Assembly since April, and it’s doubtful it will get a vote this year.

Leach says he’s up against conservative ideologues who still hold onto old stereotypes and reefer-madness fears. “When you talk to these people it’s really frustrating because it’s not like they argue science.

They’re like, ‘We don’t wanna make it easier for a bunch of people to go get high and listen to weird music.’ Which, you know, a 72-year-old cancer patient, that’s what he wants to do, he wants to light up a spliff and listen to some Bob Marley. Right, that’s what this is all about.”

While Leach’s bill calls for a patient registry, possession limits of one ounce, closely monitored dispensaries and strict parameters for what medical conditions are eligible for marijuana treatment, it also provides for home cultivation—up to six plants—and there’s no mention of dispensary THC or strain limits, or a physician registry. “I think it’s a moderate, reasonable approach, which gives people access to the medicine they need without unduly risking that it falls into the hands of people who are not legitimate users,” he says.

But similar to the New Jersey law, Leach’s bill would authorize the Pennsylvania Department of Health to create the regulations that would govern the state medical marijuana program, and Gov. Corbett could attempt the same restrictive maneuvers as Christie has. Of course, Corbett would first have to sign off on the law, and given his current anti-medical marijuana stance, that seems unlikely. Then again, given his very public admiration for Christie and his policies (as well as poll numbers indicating that most voting Pennsylvanians are in favor of legalizing medical marijuana), perhaps it’s possible.

“I think our strongest case is that the need for [medical marijuana] transcends party, it transcends socioeconomic status or race or religion,” Leach says. “Anyone can be in the position where they desperately need this medicine, or someone they care about does.

I think it’s inevitable that a [medical marijuana] law will pass. And if there’s an issue with the rules and the regulations after that happens, then we’ll deal with it.”

In New Jersey, there’s a glimmer of hope for advocates fighting to change the state’s regulations. “Rules are always subject to review and possible amendment,” says Leusner.

Lassiter says he’s happy there’s any law at all. “It’s gonna be baby steps to get this to where we want it to be,” he says. “And if Corbett’s watching all of this and he wants to make Christie his role model, maybe there’s a small door open for Pennsylvania to do the right thing, too.” n

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potency is pointless. Especially when we’re talking about people with serious diseases who need powerful medicine.”

And then there’s the convoluted registration process. To be able to prescribe marijuana, doctors must first sign up for a state registry, through which they would then certify that their patients have medical conditions—cancer, AIDS-related illnesses, multiple sclerosis, glaucoma, etc.—that would make them eligible to register for medical marijuana. The process is complicated by the fact that any doctor signing up for the physician registry must have completed addiction medicine and pain management courses within the past two years. “It’s not really feasible that an eye doctor treating glaucoma, or even someone treating Crohn’s disease, would have a current CME [continuing medical education] in addictive medicine,” Goldstein says.

Some physicians are also wary of registering and exposing themselves to increased scrutiny from the federal government, which recently reaffirmed its stance that marijuana has no medicinal purposes.

CMMNJ Executive Director Ken Wolski says doctors haven’t forgotten that in the wake of California’s mid-’90s legalization of medical marijuana, the Clinton administration threatened them with criminal charges for merely recommending marijuana to their patients. “I hear from patients every week who say their doctor doesn’t want anything to do with this program,” says Wolski.

Leusner, the DHSS spokeswoman, says the process is in place “to ensure that patients receive ongoing care from a physician who is managing their debilitating illness— not just giving them access to medical marijuana. Its narrow, medically driven focus is designed to avoid the abuses that we’ve seen particularly in California and in Colorado.”

“This is big government at its worst, and it’s pretty ironic that we’re fighting a conservative governor over deregulation,” Cherry Hill native Jay Lassiter says wryly. The 39-year-old HIV-positive medical marijuana activist, who smokes pot daily to combat the side effects of his drug cocktail, is one of many eligible medical marijuana patients who have been testifying before the DHSS in Trenton over the past year in an effort to get the department to loosen or eliminate some of the rules. The DHSS is required to listen to public comment in formulating its regulations, but is not obligated to heed it. Of all the restrictions, Lassiter especially objects to the THC and strain limits. “I have stomach problems and a lack of appetite all day and diarrhea at night, and it might be useful to have access to a potent strain that was very specifically geared to the one symptom that I’m coping with at the time,” he says.

Goldstein insists that maintaining such burdensome regulations will only drive patients to continue purchasing better, cheaper weed on the streets or from illicit growers and risk arrest—precisely what the law was created to minimize. “There is competition out there from the underground market, and most patients tell me that unless things

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Better Biz ness Bureau An artists’ colony quietly flourishes in NoLibs.

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It’s the first day of the recent record-breaking heat wave, and a group of halfnaked, sweaty bodies are gathered inside the massive, yet inconspicuous, 12,000-square-foot warehouse at 725 N. Fourth Street for a night of music—part of the Turnpike Collective, a music conglomerate bridging the gap between Philly and New York with its blend of blues, folk, jazz and rock.

Despite having few walls or windows, the vibe inside is cozy. An eclectic mix of artsy folk roam the building comfortably, barely reacting to the thick, hot air being circulated by a few sketchy box fans. Some plop down on the large Oriental rug in front of the makeshift stage, while others squat on mismatched vintage chairs scattered around the room. A few brave souls even dance as an add-insult-to-injury photo of a Brazilian beach projects onto the screen behind the bands.

The concert is a benefit to raise money for local filmmaker and Philadelphia Independent Film Fest co-producer Stephen Tucker’s upcoming trip to Brazil to shoot Chega De Saudade, a documentary exploring Bossa Nova, one of the country’s most important music/cultural movements. Tucker, a 27-year-old Bucks County native, quit his “really cool” job at the The New York Times as the master sound engineer to focus on his film career. “I made the choice three years ago to not get a job with a steady paycheck,” he says. “That was a really hard leap, but now that I’ve done it, I’m really excited.”

Luckily for him, Media Bureau—a hub of innovation and artistry quietly flourishing in this massive Northern Liberties warehouse—is one very big support system.

Though Media Bureau, which produces and markets films and music videos, hosts performances both online and in-studio, and showcases, sells/auctions local and international artwork, has gotten attention over the years for a few of its many arts projects such as the Philadelphia Independent Film Festival, the political site PA2012.com and the epic Fringe Festival performances it hosts every year, much of its work goes under the radar.

“We like to think that the people we’re working with nobody knows,” says Media Bureau co-founder Benjamin Barnett.

The Media Bureau’s four-story building houses five recording studios/retail spaces, an HD screening room, art gallery, Internet cafe, a few offices and a “dungeon.”

Most days, the ground floor is used as a performance/storage space. When it’s rented out, it becomes whatever the artist wants it to be. One time, the space was turned into the set of a Haitian voodoo town for a film.

The second floor is completely wide open. The screening room—a mismatched collection of couches and a projector screen—is in the center. It’s surrounded by a cool, junkyard-esque Internet cafe/bar and two large, nearly empty spaces

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“There was no concerted effort in Philadelphia to do anything digital let alone optimize a platform for politics,” Barnett says. So Media Bureau did both.

Ten years later, Media Bureau had the highest trafficked political site (PA2010.com) in the state during the campaign season. And what’s in store for next year’s elections is already on display at PA2012.com, a one-stop shop for news, analysis and opinion on all of the state elections.

Barnett leased the Fourth Street warehouse in 1998. “The idea was to create a scene,” says Rosenblatt, who remains a friend and consultant. “It was not just a business, it was a gathering place.” So they had several of the walls knocked down, leaving a few communal spaces. “We filled them with couches, we would throw concerts and receptions.”

What ensued was a constant flow of artists, some of whom have set up shop in the warehouse’s studios, like Eminem’s bassist, Curt Chambers. The artists who make up the Bureau’s “ecosystem” regularly volunteer and perform at its events, and in return get discounted rent. The hospitality extends to visiting artists who just need a place to sleep for the night. “People know it’s a pretty chill place and if someone needs a place to crash, so be it. That’s kinda the way Media Bureau is,” Cohen says.

“It’s an ideal environment to be creative, and we think its working,” says Barnett, who rattles off a list of the Bureau’s previous tenants: professional skateboarder, musician and 2011 Pew Fellowship Award recipient Chuck Treece; world-renowned DJ, poet and producer Big Rich Medina; DJ and producer King Britt.

“It was like Andy Warhol’s factory in a way, but with more creative thinkers who have all gone on to do great things,” says Britt, reminiscing about the building that housed his music studio for a decade. “Rich Medina lived upstairs and between the two of us and then what Ben was doing, it became an epicenter for some amazing creative collaborations.” One such endeavor includes a documentary about the making of Britt’s Sister Gertrude Morgan album and the Sylk130 reunion show at World Café Live, expected to be released soon.

“Media Bureau was definitely a fantastic hub for the underground scene,” says Britt. “It was a space that was really special and run by some amazing guys who weren’t in it for the money but for the cultivation of an amazing pool of talent.”

And at the very core of Media Bureau is a revolving cast of characters working behind the scenes.

where performances are held. When the Sankahya Yoga School or Philadelphia Acting Studio has a class in session, the area is simply cordoned off with a large black curtain.

And the dungeon? It looks “pretty fucked up [down there],” Barnett warns.

“It’s a pretty crazy spot … tons of IVs and spiderwebs” were created when the group was shooting a hellfire scene. “We built a throne … we managed to get 15 people down there gyrating.”

Launched in 1997 by Barnett, a Philly native, and his American University college buddies, Alan Rosenblatt and Richard Weissman, Media Bureau was originally conceived as a way “to take music, film and politics and create a channel,” says 44-year-old Barnett. “We proposed to produce, write and direct original content for the web.”

Within the first year in business, the partnership paid off. The trio teamed up with WKDU to host one of the longest electronic-music marathons, or as Barnett calls it, “four days straight of DJs just kickin’ it in our studio.”

Their weekly jam sessions usually featured a lineup of undiscovered local musicians. “It’s kind of like an exclusive club of musicians that roll in,” adds Keith Cohen, the operations manager. “They just love jamming.” Several that have come through Media Bureau’s garage door over the years have gone on to find international success, like Jill Scott, Arrested Development, the Dead Kennedys and Galactic. “We were always looking for music that was on the edge that was really, really good,” recalls Rosenblatt. “Had we gotten wrapped up in the more mainstream label thing, that would have really undermined our ability to do that.”

The company also streamed the Mayor’s Interactive Forum, the first political webcast in the city’s history.

In 2000, they were hired by Mayor Street’s administration to document his first four years in office by filming videos of meetings and press events and posting them on phila.gov for public view.

That same year, they covered the presidential conventions, reaching more than 200,000 users.

By 2001, the group was producing 12 original webisodes, which included “New Media Hour,” a weekly roundtable in which Barnett discussed new media trends with CEOs and developers, and a fantasy football radio show. Rosenblatt estimates that by then, Media Bureau had accumulated about 1,500 hours’ worth of archived video that had been streamed online—about 70 percent of which was music-related. The other 30 percent was groundbreaking local entertainment and politics.

“We were a part of the original wave in the late ’90s of ‘webcasters’ that saw no difference between network television and the future of broadband,” Barnett says.

They also took to heart the fact that they were in Philly, a great political news town that also happened to be a little behind the times.

For years Barnett hitchhiked across the U.S and Europe, taught English in

Prague and worked on CD-ROM interfaces in Israel (where he co-designed the interface of the original Space Invaders game).

Wherever he went, he went in search of things off the beaten path. “I would just go to a country or city and look for it.”

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Bejamin Barnett, co-founder and head of Media Bureau

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In addition to offering numerous groups and nonprofits their space to hold fundraising events and drives for free, Media Bureau has always opened its doors to artists in need of a venue, equipment or advice.

In 2009, the Bureau collaborated with the Philadelphia Youth Network, the U.S Department of Labor and the Philadelphia Film Office, provided studio space and equipment to teach 14 students the craft of documentary filmmaking. For Entrepreneurship Week back in April, in partnership with the nonprofit the Empowerment Group, Barnett held workshops at the University of the Arts about starting a small business and how to market it online using social media.

PA2012.com has recently partnered with PhiladelphiaNeighborhoods.com—a Temple journalism class—to allow students to contribute to the site.

“The spirit of entrepreneurship is definitely alive at Media Bureau at all times,” Cohen says. Which was evident when they founded the Independent Film Festival, the Bureau’s bread and butter for the past four years.

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“I research and read all the time, talk with colleagues, travel the world, all to look for signs,” he says. “Those signs are human digital migration.”

Today, the settled father of three is captain of the Media Bureau ship.

“Somehow I manage to be a film festival producer, program director, political reporter, researcher and digital media gadfly,” he jokes. His official titles include community manager, digital media strategist, director of new business and his least favorite, landlord. In addition to managing the 27 websites under the Bureau’s umbrella, Barnett has directed 10 music videos and once collaborated with Chuck Treece and Philly rapper Schoolly D to create a 21-song film soundtrack.

Shortly after receiving a degree in International Public Relations from Hartford University, Cohen—who also goes by “MC Keylime Pie,” “Oil Slick,” and “Scrappy K,” depending on the day—sold all his belongings and headed out west. There, the Bucks County native landed a role in the mockumentary The Making Of: Invasion of the Freedom Snatchers, starring as a zombie leader alongside the likes of Forest Whitaker, Dennis Leary and Chloë Sevigny.

Cohen, 36, also co-founded the Freedom Cinema Festival, a showcase of global activist films. But it was while directing the science-fiction documentary The Order of the Quest that Cohen—who had come to the Bureau to audition for the role of a monk—met Barnett. He didn’t get the part, but Cohen parlayed his film experience into a spot in the Bureau and immediately got involved with the Indie Film Fest. “I jumped in January 2008 and didn’t look back,” he says.

Cohen spends his days tackling various Bureau duties, whether it be screening films, interviewing artists or dealing with the electricity bill. At night, he’s a consultant at Nutrisystem, helping people stick to their weight-loss regime.

“That job helps pay the bills and feed the vital organs, and this world of the entertainment, film and music helps me feed the soul,” he says.

There’s a crew of several other media-savvy visionaries backing up Barnett and Cohen, including Keith Atkinson, the Bureau’s chief technology officer. Atkinson, who grew up just outside of the city, worked in the aerospace electronics, military IT and communications industry for several years. Meanwhile, he was also playing in bands around the city, which is how he first met Barnett. As soon as he returned from tour in 1998, Barnett offered him a job.

“I figured that it would be a perfect opportunity to combine my experience in music and computer engineering,” Atkinson says.

And at any given event, there’s a slew of volunteers working the ticket booth, helping with sound or lighting, manning the bar or guarding the garage door making sure no alcoholic beverages leave the building.

This commitment may just be their way of paying it forward. “Ben has been an amazing mentor and so generous to the Northern Liberties community with everything he has done over the last 13 years,” says Cohen.

The film fest screens titles that many Philadelphians would never get a chance to see. This year’s program showcased close to 100 local and international titles.

While this might not compare to the 250 screenings that the Philadelphia Film Festival puts on every year, Barnett doesn’t see them as competition. Noting that people often equate “indie” with “dinky” and “unprofitable,” he says what people don’t realize is that, “We get 10,000 people from out of state to show up online and interact.”

This is in addition to the thousand or so people who actually attended the screenings and the 20 or so filmmakers who came from across the globe to promote their projects during a series of roundtables and Q&A sessions. Giving the fest even greater muscle, the Franklin Institute partnered with Media Bureau this year to host the majority of the screenings.

The film festival, which wrapped up in late June, is actually just the start of a 12-month marketing program that includes weekly/monthly screenings, forums and Q&A sessions. “A lot of times when you take your film to a festival, they show it and that’s it,” Cohen explains. The Bureau has produced an estimated 10 titles and been involved in the filming of at least 35 others. Currently in the works is The Halls of Harold Carvey, a psychological thriller set in an insane asylum by local director James Difonzo. “We want to really get behind the filmmakers and support their art,” Cohen says.

On the night the film fest kicked off, Cohen was driving around the city delivering screeners to the five different venues. He returned clearly dazed and drenched in sweat.

“If I’m not sweating, I’m not working,” he later joked.

At the end of the day, passion is what keeps Media Bureau in business.

“We are almost an endless reservoir of stories, places, films, voices,” says Cohen. “And I love it.” n

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he wanderers in Idaho singer/songwriter Josh Ritter’s songs tend to be richly drawn historical archetypes with a twist: the seafarer who loves his ship so much that he has to burn its mainsail for timber when the waters get too icy, the cursed Egyptian mummy who falls in love with the archaeologist who digs him up. So it should be no surprise that Henry Bright, the WWI vet who’s the protagonist of Ritter’s first novel, Bright’s Passage, is the same kind of troubled: a standup fella with a lil’ baby in tow and a unique relationship to his horse. Clocking in just under 200 pages, Passage is a quick read—you can knock it out in a long, hot afternoon. This Free Library event, which features Ritter in conversation with World Cafe’s David Dye, should unravel a bit of the mystery behind the story, and maybe some of his songs too. JEFFrEy BarG

What’s better than a comedy show? A free one!

Due to the success of their the weekly open-mic night at Noche, the hosts of Rittenhouse Comedy—Jack Martin, Paul Goodman and Brian Finnell—are now bringing a night of cheap laughs to West Philly. Their inaugural comedy showcase will feature several Helium and Laff House regulars like Center City Comedy hosts H. Roley and Tom Cassidy as well as John McKeever, founder of the Bird Text Comedy Show. There will also be a sprinkling of some undiscovered local comedic talents including Anthony Bonjavanni, Sarah M. and Noah Goldstein. All in all, a total of ten local comics will perform. And just in case a free comedy show wasn’t already awesome enough, the bar will be offering PBR cans for $1 all night. You’re pretty much guaranteed to get your money’s worth. niColE FinKBinEr

8pm. Free. Drinker’s West, 3900 Chestnut St. 215.397.4693. drinkerswest215.com

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Russian National Orchestra The Russian National Orchestra has only been around for 21 years, but it’s already established itself as one of the premiere classical outfits in the world. Known for amping up the passion and drama during their concerts, the RNO kicks off a three-night run at the Mann performing the engaging score to the BBC’s smash underwater documentary series The Blue Planet. They’ll play along to high-definition marine life footage from the show on two gigantic screens, with the whole shebang narrated by broadcast journalist Jane Pauley. But be warned, parents: Blue Planet Live depicts predatory behavior—not, like, skeezy dudes at Old City bars, but probably sharks ripping stuff apart in gruesome, bloody fashion—that might frighten your tiny tots. MiChaEl alan GoldBErG

Thurs., July 28, 7:30pm. Free. Free Library, 1901 Vine St. 215.567.4341. freelibrary.org

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Double-duty rockabilly royalty make this a snake eyes of a show. What more could young bloody rock and roll hearts want than to get to

see the First Lady of Rockabilly Wanda Jackson work it out and then, on the same night, see Irish pin-up princess Imelda May slither through her own fresh take on the genre? Nothing, I tell you. Jackson, for those who don’t know, is a pioneering founder of Rock ’n’ Roll who’s been in the game over 50 years and is currently enjoying a revival in her 70s after collaborating with Jack White on The Party Ain’t Over, which includes a bitchin’ cover of Amy Winehouse’s “You Know I’m No Good.”

Then there’s Miss May. Don’t make the mistake of dismissing Imelda as yet another theaterchick rockabilly cover act. Fresh off singing with Jeff Beck as part of his touring Rock n Roll party tribute to Les Paul earlier this year and hawking latest record Mayhem, the lady’s got real-deal cat class and cat style. tara Murtha 8pm. $23-$25. With Oh Land! + Ximena Sarinana.

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That’s the same vibe that Gender Reel aims for with this soiree, a quarterly celebration of local gender rebels and the people who love them. And like the aural mash notes that give this evening its name, the musical entertainment ranges all over the stylistic map, with seasoned studio musicians rubbing elbows with open-mic folkies. How the performers— all of whom identify as queer or transgendered—negotiate the challenge of short sets and a full bill, will be part of the pleasure. In addition to rockers like Stephan Hayes and the ethereal chamber folk of “a stick and a stone,” there’ll be spoken word and the dance steps of Sisters Sirens. In the end, the show is about more than just the artistic diversity of the local transgender community, it’s also about looking out for one another. Proceeds benefit the surgery fund of local hip-hop emcee Christian Wordz Axavier. rayMond SiMon 9pm. $5-$10. Tritone, 1508 South St. 215.545.0475. genderreelfest.com

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Lil Wayne + Rick Ross The Tattooed and Teflon Dons, Weezy and Rozay, ride together tonight. Three years have passed since Lil Wayne snagged a Grammy for Tha Carter III, and he’s been hyping Tha Carter IV ever since. It finally drops on Cash Money in late August, but Weezy knows we’ve waited too long. Enter Sorry 4 The Wait, the free mixtape he delivered this month. On tracks like “Racks,” he spits his typical, id-driven hard-raunch: “Wake up early in the morning and eat that pussy like cold pizza.” Dirty. Rick Ross has made about 30 thousand 100 million videos this year, mostly pushing artists (like

Philly’s Meek Mill) from his Maybach Music Group. The Boss dwells in the studio, so his God Forgives, I Don’t LP should be cranked out soon. Elliott Sharp 7pm. $27-$177. With Keri Hilson, Far East Movement + Lloyd. Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbor Blvd., Camden, N.J. 856.365.1300. livenation.com

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Timothy Donnelly + Julie Kantor People were once thrilled by the written word.

Letters were written and books and newspapers were read. Not so much anymore. Yet, poets Timothy Donnelly and Julie Kantor know how to craft a set of lines, create images and evoke emotions. The Columbia MFA poets are making the trip down from N.Y.C. for a reading that promises to be nothing short of riveting. Donnelly’s 2010 book The Cloud Corporation is a stunning set of poems that stoke the unsettling feeling of life trying to catch up with commerce. The Boston Review poetry editor sharply articulates a postmodern ennui with the daily struggle. He’s like a blend of Whitman, Billy Collins and the Talking Heads.

Kantor’s his student and friend; her immense musicianship and songwriting skills are palpable in her verse, channeling Patti Smith, PJ Harvey and Emily Dickinson all at once. Her first book is eagerly anticipated and the two poets will send you off into your weekend with a renewed sense of self. Kind of like what it feels to watch an episode of Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Bill ChEnEvErt 7pm. Free. Day By Day Bakery and Catering, 2101 Sansom St. 215.564.5540. daybydayinc.com

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Art/Gage Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens once again host their annual summer festival celebrating Philly’s creativity by featuring art, music, dance, poetry, live art and interactive activities.

Now in its fourth year, the 1000 block of South Street will be blocked off to accommodate the art vendors, food vendors, organizations (including Philly Aids Thrift, Paradigm Gallery and Mighty Writers) and an anticipated audience of more than 1,000. Participants can also enjoy gourmet cupcakes from ButterCream, vegetarian/vegan options, sandwiches from Big Dan’s 11th Street Deli and other delicious treats as they browse the numerous items available from art vendors. While the festival is free, there will be performances and activities inside Philadelphia’s Magic Garden, which range from $5-$25. Fergie’s Pub will also be providing some refreshments on a first-come-first-served basis, but feel free to BYO. SydnEy SCott Noon. Free. South Street. 215.733.0390. phillymagicgardens.org.

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trange and arresting beauty” is the selfdescribed name of Sticky Buns Burlesque’s game. On the “arresting” end of the spectrum is sexy Marla Meringue. Don’t let her sexy curves fool you: This girl’s got creativity, handcrafting all of her sultry costumes. On the “strange” end of the spectrum is Short Staxx, the Burlesque diner waitress oft found paging through a Bible before (whoops!) letting an all-man porno fall out from behind the Good Book’s cover. Straddling both ends of the spectrum are “the Chocolate that melts your heart” Gigi Holliday, the “Criminally Carnal” Roma Mafia and “Mer-man” Paco Fish. Just in case those five manage to bore each other, they’ve got the singing, dancing, funky-dressing Sisters 3 to throw extra spice into the mix.

4-8pm. Pay as you go. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Franford Ave. 215.739.9684. johnnybrendas.com

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New York City gay-rights activist and scholar Vito Russo is best remembered for his 1981 book The Celluloid Closet: Homosexuality in the Movies—a groundbreaking and definitive examination of the (mostly negative) portrayals of gays and lesbians throughout cinematic history that’s since become required queer film study reading. In the course of bringing that history to light and battling Hollywood stereotypes, Russo co-founded both the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) and the AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power (ACT UP) before his 1990 death from AIDS-related complications. Now, English Professor Michael Schiavi has written a biography of Russo called Celluloid Activist, which paints a detailed portrait of Russo’s fascinating life via unpublished letters, journals and extensive interviews with family members and friends. Tonight, Schiavi will read from the book and lead a discussion about one of the country’s most important gay rights figures. MicHAel AlAn GoldberG

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2pm. $15-$20. With Kuf Knotz, Betty Iron Thumbs, Ya Man Tee & Verso + Ryan Tennis. Jamaican Jerk Hut, 1436 South St. younginvolvedphila.org

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on Twitter? Trust: Catch her while you can.

Sia’s songs are lifted up by that galactic voice the way weightlifters hoist iron: the strength is otherwordly. Plus, she’s adorable, and her self-admitted touring nickname is “Vagina Croissant,” which she wanted to use as the title to the live album that became Lady Croissant—because even though pictures of vagina can sell anything, oddly, nothing with the word vagina sells. The world is a strange place. Go see Sia. T.M. 8pm. $20-$22. With Oh Land! + Ximena Sarinana.

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Jodi Obeid, a Philly-based, internationally renowned choreographer and ballet dancer, will teach the advanced class, where she will challenge normal conceptions of body movements with long dance phases on the ground while exploring how the mind and body work together. And it’s not just dance: it’s an intense workout that will tone abs and foster upper body strength. Although Obeid warns that it can be disorienting at first, by the end of the class you’re guaranteed to be reinvigorated and ready to outshine those amateurs on the dance floor. JessicA HerrinG 10:30am. $10. Chi Movement Arts Center, 1316 S. Ninth St. 267.687.3739. kunyanglin.org

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At first glance, writing an interesting, cost-effective wine list in Philadelphia seems like it would be a perfect catch-22— or, more cynically, a no-win situation. There are the everpresent PLCB headaches to contend with. Then there’s the issue of pricing. In a BYOB culture like Philly’s, guests are reluctant to order markup bottles they can buy more cheaply at Canal’s or Moore Brothers, so you have to find wines that aren’t readily available at the retail level. Finally, the issue of selection hovers over it all: How far can you really push your guests to think and drink outside their comfort zone?

Turns out that these obstacles are just that: Speed bumps to be overcome. And for the past several years, restaurants all over the city have been building exciting, occasionally challenging wine lists that make it affordable for guests to do a bit of grape-based exploration without breaking the bank.

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So how are they doing it? And what really constitutes a good wine program these days?

“A good wine list really depends on a couple of things,” says Jason Evenchik, coowner, with his wife Delphine, of Vintage (129 S. 13th St.), Time (1315 Sansom St.) and Bar (1309 Sansom St.). “One, the vibe or style of the restaurant. [Two,] the food that you’re serving, and the price point of the food. And [finally,] the demographic you’re going after.”

According to Evenchik, a great wine list is just as much a product of its context as it is its contents. In other words, what’s perfect for a barbecue joint is very different from what will work at an Asian spot.

The same remains true even when dealing with the area’s classic temples of fine dining. Le Bec-Fin, for example, offers a wide selection of classics and a deep catalog of back-vintage bottlings not only because that’s what’s expected of a restaurant of its ilk, but also because it goes with the food so well. A bottle of Chateau Latour 1982, while perfect with classic French haute cuisine, will fall relatively flat next to even the most perfectly prepared pad thai.

Beyond the context of the food, restaurants also have to consider the role wine will play in the overall experience they’re aiming to provide. Aimee Olexy, for example, has become highly regarded not just for the preparation of carefully curated, highly seasonal dishes at her restaurants Talula’s Table and Talula’s Garden (210 W. Washington Sq.), but also for the uniquely personal experience provided them. [Disclosure: I consulted on the wine program for Talula’s Garden.]

“I like to have something in-depth to talk about with people tableside,” Olexy says.

“And when you’re dining, the experience you have is about your food, your wine, the setting, what’s going on in the world, your company, that sort of thing. And the greater value you place on all of those things, the greater the experience is.”

Placing value on those things isn’t only about finding great wine, however. For Olexy, as for Evenchik, it’s imperative that the wine program mesh well with the overall space and concept. So when she approached me to consult on the wine program at Talula’s Garden, it only made sense that we limit the wines we’d consider to those that were made in an environmentally friendly manner, were not mass-produced, and demonstrated some sort of artisanal commitment in their craftsmanship.

The risks of composing a list of wines like these is that guests may not be familiar with all, or even most, of them.

But the benefits far outweigh any downside.

“I believe, as restaurateurs, that we should give clients much more credit than many restaurants do,” Olexy says.

“People have no problem reading menus, understanding food preparations, learning about new or obscure grape varieties or regions ... and sometimes, restaurateurs assume that they don’t, but these are things that often actually turn into conversation pieces, and become almost like their own process of discovery.”

That sense of discovery, in fact, is one of the great benefits to the city’s ever-expanding crop of reasonably priced and idiosyncratic wine lists: As everyone I spoke with pointed out, it’s generally easier for a guest to order a wine they’re not familiar with if the price is a bit more moderate. Conversely, guests tend to get a touch more timid when ordering more expensive bottles.

At Vintage, “People don’t generally want to try [an unfamiliar bottle] for $80,” Evenchik explains. “They’d rather have a Napa cab or something else they’re familiar with.”

He adds that generally, when “you get the people who know a little bit about wine and have some cash, they want to see [well-known labels like] Chateau Montelena or Cakebread, Stags Leap—they want to go with what they’ve heard of.”

Fortunately, there’s a bit of a shift happening right now, and as the Philadelphia drinking public becomes more open to exploring the world of wine, they’re also willing to take a chance on a bottle or a glass they’ve never heard of before just on the recommendation of the staff. To that end, Olexy points out that getting the staff behind the wine program, and educating them in its particulars, is a long-term project that not only pays dividends for the guests, but also for the careers of the servers and bartenders themselves: The education itself is a priceless long-term benefit.

Then, of course, there are those wonderful surprises that most guests may not expect when unfurling the wine bibles at restaurants like Vetri, Le Bec, Lacroix and The Fountain.

These totemic dining destinations are increasingly home to some seriously interesting, often quirky offerings. Most of them, in fact, typically have been, as long as you knew where to look and were open to suggestions.

Sommeliers, beverage directors, consultants and restaurateurs are crafting lists that reflect who they are and what they value, as opposed to simply trying to assemble a list of the same old usual suspects. And this is happening at every strata of dining, from neighborhood bistros to high-end restaurants.

John Toler, sales manager for Dreadnought Wines, one of the most interesting portfolios around, sings the praises of lists like these. “As I get older, I’ve stopped apologizing for my own personal tastes,” he says. “And I don’t like to see a wine list that tries to cover all its bases. I would rather see a wine list that reflects the person that’s behind it.”

He continues, “If you’re passionate about a particular grape, a particular style, or a particular region, that’s great.

I’d like to see that come through on the wine list. I might disagree with you, but at least it makes it an interesting wine list.”

The ever-evolving wine culture here reflects a trend that’s occurring all over the United States, much to the benefit of everyone. Olexy puts it best, and though she was speaking specifically of the list at Talula’s Garden, it could just as handily apply to other restaurants in the city that look at their wine programs through a similar lens: “The price points for the wines we’ve chosen say that these things aren’t [monetary] investments,” she said. “They’re an investment in a couple hours of pleasure and a beautiful memory.”

And, she says, the selections should evolve, just as the menu does.

“The wine should massage the spirit of the dinner, of the dining experience,” she adds. And no one should have to pay a fortune for that privilege.

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Black Landlord is a project started by Philly local, Maxx. It is a true collective, full of funk, super-electro soul, and incendiary lyrics. Created after a period in Europe spent daydreaming about how to bring talented people together, MAxx returned to Philly and began this band of local all-stars, striving to hold the groove to a higher standard, and always seeking to collaborate with artists of every ilk.

In just over a year’s time, the five-piece wordless band has been likened to the explosion of multiple suns. Delicate Steve might be worthy of a reflexive backlash if the band’s music wasn’t so irony-free, so sincere, so joyful, and inclusive. They are a young band growing live on stage each night.

Filled with heavily-synthed downtempo tracks, East Hundred is a self-described songwriting democracy forged from the fray of nonstop performing. The band comes from old friendships and failed loves, the repercussions of which feed their sound. Music holds their relationships together … or the relationships feed their music. More likely, it’s a bit of both.

A folklorist, self-styled musician, storyteller and touring artist, Kala Jojo brings a lifetime of training and experience to every performance. His voice is soulful with the control of a seasoned bluesman. His style is unique and filled with the excitement of collaboration and story— knows how to play some really cool instruments, too!

Originally a low-fi two-piece, Toy Soldiers has opened its arms to embrace many musical friends and talents along the way, growing, at its greatest, to a ten-piece sonic army. They mix rootsy string band tunes and Hammond driven Sixties rock ballads flawlessly to create a semi-detached intimacy that draws your ear even closer.

Boris Garcia started as a few friends getting together to play a one-time gig.

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The band blends electric and acoustic Americana seamlessly with a hint of undeniable roots.

Shareese Ballard, better known as Res, is a female indie singer from Philadelphia.

Her music is an alternative mixture of soul, rock and indie pop. She released her debut album, How I Do, in 2001 featuring the first single “Golden Boys.” Later the same year, the second single from the album, “Ice King,” was released. In 2002 she released her third (and first hit) single “They Say Vision,” which hit number one on the Billboard dance chart and number 37 on the Hot 100 Singles Sales chart.

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Dodge (Gregg Almquist), is ill and spends Vince is on his way to New Mexico to reconhis time in front of a small TV drinking, nect with his father, Tilden, and has just smoking and taking his medication. “Are dropped by to say hi. But neither Dodge nor we still in the land of the living?” he shouts Tilden seems to recognize him. Are they to his wife, Halie (Nancy Boykin). It’s a reasonable question. Corpses have looked more lying? Is Vince in the wrong home?

It’s clear that the family is guarding a vigorous than the pale Dodge, who hasn’t horrible secret, but Shepard isn’t offering budged from his sofa perch in years. Halie us any easy answers to the mystery. There is considerably more active; at the moment is a suggestion that the buried child may she is prettying herself up for a night out have been a product of incest, but the exact with her boyfriend. Dodge doesn’t expect details remain unclear. she’ll return for days and he doesn’t much To his credit, Director Dan Kern doesn’t care. The marriage fell apart long ago—all impose his interpretation of the play on us, that remains are their two sons and a dark preferring instead to allow us to draw our secret buried in the backyard. own conclusions. A challenging play filled When we first meet their strangely quiet with disturbing and provocative imagery, eldest son Tilden (Rob Kahn—currently Buried Child won’t appeal to everyone. But starring as the smooth-talking title characif you’re looking for a serious drama in a ter in TRT’s production of Tartuffe—gives summer dominated by Shakespeare and an oddly touching performance as the valight, frothy comedies, Buried Child offers cant and vulnerable man-child), he is bringits own strange rewards. n ing in armfuls of vegetables that he says are

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The Sins of the Fleshapoids (1965): What happens after the fantastic becomes normal? Society has become inured to the magic of such incredible developments as computers and cell phones. Why wouldn’t the same happen to telekinesis or aliens or, in the case of this underground classic, robot servants? From Mike Kuchar—along with George, one half of campy no-budget legends the Kuchar Brothers—comes his vision of one million years into the future (!!), in which humans lounge about in what look like tacky basements, eating Clark bars and relying entirely on mechanized butlers, who look suspiciously like humans coated in gray makeup.

THX-1138 (1971): A plot eventually develops in George Lucas’ atypically arty feature debut. There’s even a motorcycle chase! But the first half captures the drone of a future whose denizens have been narcotized by technology, drearily going about their days while doped up on pills. At least the populace in Brave New World got to have parties and crazy sex.

Last Night (1998): Back when evangelist Harold Camper predicted May 20 as doomsday, hungry journos dug up Don McKellar’s low-key drama, which calmly depicts a small group of Canadians— including director David Cronenberg, whose early, no-budget sci-fis Stereo and Crimes of the Future could also go on this list—trying to figure out how to spend the earth’s final day of existence.

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Monsters (2010): Deadly but nonbelligerent aliens have arrived on earth long before Gareth Edwards’ indie begins, meaning they play second fiddle to a boilerplate fumbling romance. It’s the subtlest film you’ve ever seen about tentacled beasties that have left half of Another Earth Mexico quarantined.

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Crazy Little Thing Called Love Steve Carell befriends a man whore (Ryan Gosling) who helps him deal with getting dumped in Crazy, Stupid, Love.

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the kind of pathetic spectacle that Carell excels at playing.

Still, there’s kindness in his eyes, and a beseeching quality with which he cannot stop talking about being cuckolded— wondering aloud why that particular word has fallen so far out of fashion.

The self-pity is enough to interrupt bar-regular Gosling’s infinite procession of one-night-stands, and what follows is at first a dizzying sort of Pygmallion For Hounds. A makeover montage that tops Pretty Woman kicks off Gosling’s self-described “Mr. Myaigi” manner of teaching his hapless student how to navigate the singles bar scene.

Racking up notches on the bedpost, this should rightfully play like sub-Tucker Max misogynist swill—a middle-aged wish fulfillment fantasy at best. Yet Carell’s inherent nobility keeps the sleaze at bay, with Gosling finding the oddest notes of childlike amusement in the midst of some rather Players club: Local lothario Ryan Gosling (left) comes to the aid of stunningly loathsome behavior. sad-sack dumpee Steve Carell.

Since Crazy, Stupid, Love is a mainstream Hollywood romantic comedy, eventually we’re going to work our way around to Carell trying to win back ex-wife Julianne Moore, For those of us who go crazy for inscrutable actorly tics, and Gosling will eventually meet a girl he actually wants to there is no more compelling young performer right now speak to in the morning. Credit the picture (nimbly directed than Ryan Gosling. Doesn’t matter if he’s giving barnby Bad Santa screenwriters Glenn Ficcara and John Requa) burning retro-Method turns in indies like Half Nelson and for finding interesting avenues to foregone conclusions.

Blue Valentine, or half-kidding his way through a B-Movie Gosling falls under the spell of Emma Stone’s high-strung programmer like Fracture, Gosling always takes the path “PG-13” law student, and for once his tired old games don’t of most resistance into every scene. He reacts to simple work (even when he brings out the big guns and offers to scenarios with magnetic, corkscrew affectations. Carrying act out the climax of Dirty Dancing.) Stone’s frazzled banter the torch from old-school Sean Penn and Nic Cage, Gosling is a keen match for his smirky, half-beat delayed reactions; seemingly can’t help but try and subvert your expectations they’re wicked cute together. during even the most banal interactions, making his perforMoore is afforded a good deal more dignity than you mances feel electric even when they’re all wrong. (Let’s just might expect from a role like this, and to the picture’s credit, agree to never mention Lars And The Real Girl ever again.) she always seems more confused than vindictive. Factor But unlike his predecessors Penn and Cage, Gosling looks in Carell’s knack for always saying the like a fucking movie star. This is the wrongest possible thing at the worst great joke of Crazy, Stupid, Love, a Crazy, Stupid, Love. possible time, and the road to reconcilislickly polished, perhaps too carefullyation does not run smooth. structured romantic comedy that benGrade: B+ A somewhat annoying subplot revolvefits immeasurably from his particular Directors: Glenn Ficarra, ing around their wise-beyond-his-years brand of anarchy. At last embracing his John Requa teenage son (Jonah Bobo) crushing matinee idol handsomeness and a phyStarring: Steve Carell, on his babysitter occupies too much sique that prompts co-star Emma Stone Ryan Gosling and Julianne Moore real estate, but it’s worth it just for a to ask if he’s been Photoshopped, Gosgenuinely unhinged second-act climax ling assays the role of an idly wealthy, that puts every credited character at the bar-cruising lothario drowning in pussy same party, working at cross-purposes unwith off-kilter rhythms and an incongruous der various misunderstandings until it attains the hollering, sweetness. screwball delirium of a David O. Russell film.

To back up a bit, the film stars Steve Carell (who also Sadly, Crazy, Stupid, Love can’t sustain that level of manic produced) as a sad-sack middle-aged husband, unceremoniinvention and eventually settles into something far more ously dropped by his childhood sweetheart bride (Julianne conventional, but pleasant all the same. Luckily by then Moore) after she’s had an ill-advised dalliance with a cowe’ve become invested enough in these characters to cheer worker (Kevin Bacon, magnificently smarmy as ever) at the for the inevitable procession of feel-good endings. office Christmas party.

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When Boston-based folk musician Marissa Nadler was told by her label, Kemado, that they weren’t releasing her next album, she could’ve retreated to her bedroom and hit record on a Tascam 4-Track. Like many independent artists, she could’ve released it in a batch of 50 cassettes or CDRs. But she had something bigger in mind, and it required Benjamins.

Musicians have always had to exploit alternative production and distribution methods, and Kickstarter’s the latest platform in this neverending, always evolving struggle.

The online crowdsourcing site allows creative projects to generate funding from private donors, and has successfully facilitated filmmakers, software designers, playwrights, and other ambitious, big-idea types who lack institutional support. For musicians, Kickstarter subverts the traditional role of the label, and alters the flow of capital: fans front the money so musicians can realize their projects.

After 2009’s Little Hells, Nadler had nowhere to turn for help with her next record. She was confident it would require top-notch production, so the lo-fi route wasn’t an option. She didn’t want to send demos to prospective labels—that could take years, and she knew now was the time. Having earned a devoted following with acclaimed albums like The Saga of Mayflower May (2005) and Songs III: Bird on the Water (2006), Nadler asked her fanbase for support. In October 2010, she launched a Kickstarter campaign.

“It was an act of necessity,” Nadler says. “I wanted to record in a good studio and make a good sounding record. I

was ready to make the best record I could, and I wanted it to be done sooner rather than later. I had the songs and I felt the weight of time.”

By December, 390 backers donated $17,037 to Nadler’s cause, surpassing the goal by just over $6,000. In exchange for donating, backers would receive special items determined by how much they contributed. Five people gave $500 or more, which entitled them to the new album in three formats (LP, CD, MP3), an autographed poster, a demo CD, a copy of Ivy & the Clovers (featuring unreleased material), and one of Nadler’s drawings or paintings.

Thanks to her fans, Nadler’s groove was coming back and she was ready to ride. Her first order of business was to choose a studio.

“The songs were very much written,” Nadler says. “Still, I didn’t know exactly how the album would turn out. I was toying around with who to work with, and I had worked with Brian McTear on Mayflower. I also really liked what he did with Sharon Van Etten’s Epic, so I called him to see if he wanted to produce my new album.”

Philadelphian McTear, the co-founder of Miner Street Recordings and Weathervane, said yes. He also realized the importance of creating a comfortable environment for Nadler, who, despite the positive turn of events, was wrestling with the uncertainties surrounding her work.

“She’s an amazing artist,” McTear says, “but she had some tough breaks and her confidence was shaken. I knew she needed to feel at ease, inspired and in control. I’m not trying to sound sappy, but I’m most proud of the environment I was able to create for her. As for the results, this record’s a big turning point for her career. This could be the best record I’ve ever worked on.”

With the support of several musicians who laid down the tracks at McTear’s Philadelphia studio—Jim Callan (McTear’s uncle), Orion Rigel Dommisse, Ben McConnell (who has worked with Beach House and Au Revoir Simone), Philadelphian Helena Espvall (Espers), and Carter Tanton (ex-Tulsa)—Nadler’s eponymous record was completed in early 2011. It was released June 14 on a label Nadler herself founded, Box of Cedar.

Nadler’s past work extends the lineage of older folk musicians like Vashti Bunyan, Linda Perhacs and Bert Jansch, and her contemporaries include Josephine Foster and Philly’s Meg Baird. Normally with little more than an acoustic guitar and her hauntingly gorgeous voice, Nadler’s songs

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were minimal and devastatingly intimate. appealing to a wider audience. But she This musical asceticism perfectly matched could risk alienating her fans, many of the mood of her songwriting: a woman, whom were likely already turned off by Little Hells. The steel guitar’s only a minor alone with a guitar, sharing gloomy stories addition, though, in comparison to the of ghosts, misfortune, betrayal and death. synthesizer on “Baby, I Will Leave You in Nadler’s desolate, anguished vision is akin the Morning” or the island-sounding vibrato the paintings of Edward Hopper, but the phone on “Puppet Master.” But, while the sadness she summons is more primal than soundworld has evolved, the cozy, doommodern. themed songwriting remains.

Aside from a few exceptions, like the “Alabaster Queen” recounts a woman’s tin whistle and Hammond organ on Mayflower, Nadler’s classic folk minimalunhealthy obsession with a man. “Wind ism persisted until 2007’s Songs III (also Up Doll” is about a woman’s struggle with recorded in Philly, but with Espers’ Greg depression. “Puppet Master” documents an Weeks turning the knobs). Even here, emotionally violent relationship. The music Kick it: Marissa Nadler used though, her sound is only mildly enhanced Kickstarter to fund her self-titled is brighter and more alive, but Nadler’s songby acid-flavored, free-folk style instrumenwriting is as hellish as ever. album. tation that didn’t significantly deviate from “Mr. John Lee Revisited,” a new version of her stripped-down aesthetic. a song from Mayflower, charts her development well. Her voice is clearer, somehow more angelic, and On Little Hells, a fresh Marissa Nadler emerged. On tunes like “Rosary” and “River of Dirt,” traditional folk was mutat- the music’s warmth, unlike the tinny original, encloses the ing into a more robust Americana, mildly pop-friendly anilistener into the story. Pulling a strategy from authors like mal. The scaffolding was coming up, and a grander musical Paul Auster (Travels In The Scriptorium), Nadler returns to the stories she told in 2005 and updates the characters: vision was fermenting, but it wouldn’t be fully realized until “Marie has a daughter and a new city now/ And your skin the definitively titled Marissa Nadler.

For the first minute of opener “In Your Lair, Bear,” it’s clas- is soft and tired from the years/ But you’re happy now.” It’s sic Nadler—acoustic fingerpicking, her mesmerizing, specspooky, but absolutely beautiful and brilliant. tral voice—but a new beast appears before the two-minute Two years ago, it was unclear whether she’d even have mark, when a cymbal ride crashes into a wavering electric a new album. Now, she’s got an album and a label. When guitar that shadows Nadler’s harmony and later meets a asked about the future of Box of Cedar, namely if she’ll recello. The band merely tingles from afar, shimmering softly, lease other artists’ works, her response is modest but leans until “The Sun Always Reminds Me of You,” where a ballad in a promising direction. erupts with the classic country twang of Uncle Callan’s “I have some interest in releasing other things, but I’ll mighty pedal steel. It’s this new expansion into previously have to wait and see how the first one goes.” unexplored country-western sounds that makes Marissa It’s going quite well so far. Critics—NPR, Pitchfork, Spin Nadler truly sparkle. and others—have responded well to Marissa Nadler, and “I was listening to a lot of country music,” Nadler confirms. rightfully so: It’s her best goddamn album yet. But the true “Especially Tammy Wynette, and we actually based some test will be to see how old fans respond to her artistic evoluof the mixing on her records. The best part of country is tion, and if new audiences outside the folk underground are that it appeals to the masses, and part of my evolution as a willing to hop onboard. n songwriter has dealt with leaving behind obtuseness. I don’t want only a small group of people to relate to my music.”

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When I was 14, my parents informed me that I had a half brother. He was my father’s son by another woman. My parents were already married when my brother was born, but I hadn’t come along yet. It was a huge scandal when it happened. My half brother came to live with us after his mother died. He was 16. My half brother got me pregnant. He didn’t rape me; I wanted to have sex with him. Everyone in the family found out—huge scandal No. 2—and it took me years to get over it.

Now I’m 26 and engaged. What do I tell my fiancé? My parents wound up divorcing—my mother called the police on my half brother and tried to physically prevent me from getting an abortion—and I don’t speak to her anymore. But my father and brother are still in my life. I get panic attacks when I think about having to tell my fiancé because I don’t want him to see me as sick. But if I don’t tell him, he’ll hear about it from someone else.

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If you meet a guy in a bar, exchange four words with him (and two of them are “Open up!” right before he spits a Jäger shot into your mouth), and you wind up back at your place, FDNY, the person you’re about to fuck can reasonably make two assumptions: (1) you’re a slut (in the sex-positive, reclaiming-that-word, sisterhood-is-powerful, drink-Jäger-out-of-a-hot-guy’s-mouth sense of the term), and (2) he’s unlikely to see you again. Under circumstances like these, FDNY, you are not obligated to disclose your relationship status. The only things you’re obligated to disclose are the precise kind of clitoral stimulation you require and the exact time you’ll need him out of your apartment.

But if a nice boy asks you out on something that your parents and steampunks call a “date,” and he explains that you’re really, really special, and he refrains from spitting Jäger shots into your mouth, you are obligated to disclose your relationship status to him, lest he make the entirely reasonable assumption that you’re single and interested in him, too.

“This could happen to anyone,” says Debra Lieberman, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Miami.

A quick clarification: Lieberman means this could happen to anyone who meets a sibling under similar circumstances.

Co-residence throughout childhood—particularly early childhood—creates sexual aversion in adulthood, explains Lieberman, who has studied “sibling incest avoidance” extensively. It’s a phenomenon called the “Westermarck Effect,” and it doesn’t just affect biological siblings; adults who grew up in the same home experience the same feelings of sexual revulsion.

“TSA and her half-brother were not raised throughout childhood together and neither observed his or her mother caring for the other as an infant,” explains Lieberman. “These are the two cues that have been shown to lead to the categorization of another as a sibling. When these cues are present, strong sexual aversions tend to develop.

Without these cues, no natural sexual aversion will develop.”

(What this means, of course, is that everybody who read TSA’s letter and thought, “What a sicko!

I would never fuck any of my siblings!” needs to back the fuck off. If your parents had surprised you with a long-lost sibling when you were 14, dear readers, you, too, could be facing an extremely awkward conversation with your fiancé.

There but for the grace of God, etc.)

So what, if anything, should you tell the man you’re about to marry, TSA? “If it were me,” says Lieberman, “I would probably say something. I would explain the situation and the science. Unfortunately, this might gross out her fiancé, especially if he has sisters. But living with this stress”—the fear that he’ll find out at some point—“does not seem like a happy life.”

I agree with Lieberman: Tell your fiancé what happened, TSA. Emphasize that you were young, confused, and Westermarck-Effect-deprived.

You can also refer him to Lieberman’s website— debralieberman.com—where he can peruse the research.

I am in love with an intelligent woman. She is exactly what I’ve always wanted: smart, articulate and friggin’ beautiful. The thing is, we fight constantly. Everything is going well, and then I say the wrong thing or use the wrong tone, and she blows up. In these fights, I am required to remain calm, but she can yell, scream, mock or ridicule. The therapist we’re seeing takes my side, but still nothing gets better. Her feelings are the only ones that matter. I’m afraid to read the advice you’re going to give me.

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I’m a 23-year-old female in a monogamish relationship—thank you for that word!—with my wonderful boyfriend of two years. I moved away last year to attend graduate school, and we agreed it was OK to sleep with other people while we’re apart. The last person I slept with was an acquaintance who knew both of us and understood what the deal was with our relationship. My question is, if I’m just looking for casual sex or a one-night stand, should I make it clear that we’re just going to have sex and I’m not interested in dating? How much should I tell the person I’m trying to pick up about a significant other they won’t ever meet?

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You don’t mention your own looks, CPAS, but I’m guessing there’s a big looks gap in this relationship, i.e., your girlfriend is objectively hot, while you fall somewhere between “Ron Jeremy” and “unconventionally attractive” on the male beauty spectrum. And that’s not an accident: She knows that you think you’re unlikely to do better than her, looks-wise, and that allows her to be just as psycho as she wants to be. Because she knows you’re not going anywhere.

Here’s the advice you were afraid of, CPAS: Go somewhere, anywhere, that she isn’t. You wouldn’t be putting up with this shit if this woman’s outsides were as ugly as her insides.

DTMFA.

What happened to your column? I remember back when your columns involved wonderful details about things like proper dildo protocol, odd fetishes and funny sex adventures. Now it’s all about the philosophy of what loving relationships should truly entail. I miss the old Dan who would coach readers on how to put large things inside themselves and recount funny/titillating anecdotes.

Where’s My Dirt?

Google happened to my column.

Back in the getting-large-things-inside-myreaders days, WMD, people would write me and ask, “How do I get this large thing inside of me?”

Now people with large things can turn to Google for information about how to get their large things inside themselves. Another question I used to get all the time: “What’s a cock ring?” Now cock rings have their own Wiki page.

There’s just so much good, basic info about sex online—including basic how-to info—that people don’t have to ask me for basic information about fetishes or kinks or dildo protocols anymore. So most of the questions I get nowadays, and most of the ones I answer, are about relationships. Don’t blame me, WMD, blame Google’s algorithms.

It has been a long time since I filled a column or two with titillating sex anecdotes. I’m on vacation right now, so … wow me with your best/kinkiest/ craziest vacation-sex stories, dear readers, and I’ll fill next week’s column with ’em. n

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1st.,lst.,1 mo. sec.215-271-6658 17XX SPRUCE, LARGE, HRDWD, HI/CLGS, CA NEW KIT., (2)DEC FRPLS, WD/STRG. $1300+ Sept. 215-733-0480 www.CentraAssociates.com 19XX WAVERLY: BRIGHT, NEW KIT HRDWD, GOOD CLOSETS, COURTYARD, WD/STRG. $1100 INCLS HT, HT/WTR. SEPT 215-733-0480 www.CentraAssociates.com 20 x x P I N E Elegant 1BR in Owner Occupied Townhouse. 1 block Rittenhouse. Original Hardwood floors & Bookcases, Coffered ceilings. New kitchen. A/C & WiFi. $1350+. 215-704-1667 22ND CHESTNUT NEW KIT, GREAT CLOSET, HRDWD HI/CLGS, DC/FRPL, CRTYD, WD/STRG $1250+elc.

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301 S.19th St- RITTENHOUSE SQUARE: STUDIO & ONE BEDROOM APARTMENTS. Available Mid-August & September.

MUST SEE TO APPRECIATE! Great Light, Hardwood Floors, High Ceilings, Plentiful Closet Space. $1,400.00 - $2,200.00 per month. Call to Schedule an Appointment 215-735-5757 Or E-Mail: DelanceyPlace@aol.com

T H E R O O S E V E LT ( 2220 Wa l n u t S t re e t ) - Beautifully renovated apts. in the RITTENHOUSE SQUARE AREA of Philadelphia.

Studio’s starting at only $765/mo. and one bedrooms starting at only $965/mo. Call 215-640-8880 for an appointment.

THE WELLINGTON at Rittenhouse Square.

Exclusively on the Square. Magnificent Square View. All utils inlcd. Spacious built-in closets, Laundry Fac, AC, DW, GD. Cable h/up. 24hr Doorman. 215-567-7810

two bedroom 112 N.2nd #5A2 $2500/mo. 2BD/2BA condo, parking, hwf, s/s appl, elevatory bldg, balcony CALL MIKE MCCANN PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215-440-8345 12th and South Street Area - Two 2BR Apts., No Pets, Washer/Dryer, Available Aug. 1st or Sept. 1st, See Video/Pics www.gasheart. com 769 S. 12th St. 215-485-1015, $1400 or $1600/month, INCLUDES HEAT! 1531 Pine #A: $3400/mo Gorgeous renovated 2BD/2BA, hwf, custom kitchen. CALL MIKE MCCANN PRU FOX & ROACH 215-627-6005/215-440-8345

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S.PHILLY: 19xx Pierce 2BR TH, CA, WD, DW & More. $1000/mo+. 215-922-3910. mcolaizzo@comcast.net

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THE PAPERMILL- Community of Artist. 2825 Ormes St. Affordable Artist Studios staring at $100 for 130 sf. Four large floors of open or private studio space for Painters, Sculptors, Dance, Theatre, or Creative companies.

A community of artist practicing their talents in custom sized studio workspaces. Short term, inexpensive rental of Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. Submit at philadelphiaweekly.com theatreads and online gallery spaces.

Join our group on Facebaook 13TH & DEADLINES: SPRUCE- Parker Hotel ads CC. -Fully Furn’d @ 5forp.m. updatesLine on our and gallery Display Fridays adsevents - Mondays @ 5spaces. p.m. Contact Rms, no sec. deposit. Utils & housekeeping incld. WK: Wulfhart Management Group: Karyn 215-687-8391 or karyn@ $165-$203; Day: $40-$56. 215-735-2300. wulfhartmanagementgroup.com

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2403 Liberties, 1 large room Coldwell Banker Preferred 1:00-3:00PM Northern available in$499,900 6BR House, 3 Bath, no pets, See Video/ P i cs w w w.g a s h ea r t.co m 23 4 B row n St. , All real estate advertised in this newspaper SOCIETY HILL is subject to federal, Coldwell Banker Preferred RITTENHOUSE SQ 215-485-1015, $495 state and localfair housing laws, which makes it illegal to advertise 440orLombard St on race; color; any preference, discriminationbased Spruce 3F limitation, Northern Liberties Area, 1 Large1812 Room avail- St Unit religion;sex; disability;$639,000 familial; (presence of children);national orAVEinOF4BR THEHouse, ARTS 2 Bath, no $775,000 able pets, Large igin; age (Pennsylvania and New Jersey); martial status or sexual basement storage, www.gasheart.com 400-440for S. Broad St.see Unit and New Banker Jersey), orPreferred source of Income Coldwell Bankerorientation(Pennsylvania Preferred Coldwell 1605 N. 6th St., 215-485-1015, $450/month (Philadelphia only) in the sale, rentalor financing or insuring of 1009 All Utilities, Free WIFI Includes housing. This paper will not knowingly accept any advertisingfor QUEEN theseVILLAGE laws. The law requires that all $599,900oFFice spaceQUEEN VILLAGEreal estate which violates dwellings advertised 806 beavailable on anStequal opportunity basis.

S. 2ND Coldwell Banker Preferred 314 Catharine St.If you Unit 301 believe you have been discriminated againstin connection EAST FALLS: Office space available! Lease $955,000 with the sale, rent, financing or insuring of housing or commercial large office space with full kitchen/bath!$349,900 Available NOW. property,call HUD at 1-888-799-2085 FSBO Call DanaOF215-243-7022 AVE THE ARTS Coldwell Banker Preferred

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400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 901 $1,150,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred FRIDAY 7/29/11 12:00-5:00PM

AVE OF THE ARTS 400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 2403 $499,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred AVE OF THE ARTS 400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 1009 $599,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred AVE OF THE ARTS 400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 901 $1,150,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred SATURDAY 7/30/11 12:00-5:00PM

AVE OF THE ARTS 400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 2403 $499,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred AVE OF THE ARTS 400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 1009 $599,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred AVE OF THE ARTS 400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 901 $1,150,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

QUEEN VILLAGE 806 S. 2ND St $955,000 FSBO

BELLA VISTA TRINITY, 2BDRMS KIT, BATH, DECK, HRDWD, GAS/ht. No pets. NOW! 215-681-4481

TEMPLE 4 BR house, w/d private backyard appls, pets ok Close to train, kelly dr 619.252.9680 Avail Imm

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23RD & PASSYUNK 2BDR, handicap accessible; 3BDR, Broad & Oregon. 215-467-8612

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...WHERE TO LIVE Gorent to WWW.PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM for More Open Houses room For artists studio space 124 LOMBARD, HEAD HOUSE SQUARE, SOCIETY HILL. “TOKIO B&B” STUDIOS. ($55-$100) DAILY rates. ($300-$500) WEEKLY rates.

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FISHTOWN 1326E Susquehanna Ave $364,900 Plumer & Associates

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1:30-2:30PM

SOCIETY HILL 204 1/2 S 3rd St $795,000 Plumer & Associates

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U CITY 514 S. 46th St $569,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1812 Spruce St. Unit 3R $395,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

SOCIETY HILL 312 Willings Alley $849,000 Plumer & Associates

RITTENHOUSE SQ 1812 Spruce St. Unit 2F $425,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

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AVE OF THE ARTS 400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 2403 $499,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred AVE OF THE ARTS 400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 1009 $599,900 Coldwell Banker Preferred AVE OF THE ARTS 400-440 S. Broad St. Unit 901 $1,150,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred 12:00-2:30PM

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ART MUSEUM 2019 Spring Garden St. $199,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred 1:30-3:00PM

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GRAD HOSPITAL 1912 Kimball St. $435,000 Coldwell Banker Preferred

Times are subject to change.

Calling ahead to confirm time is advised.

artists studio space THE PAPERMILL- Community of Artist. 2825 Ormes St. Affordable Artist Studios staring at $100 for 130 sf. Four large floors of open or private studio space for Painters, Sculptors, Dance, Theatre, or Creative companies.

A community of artist practicing their talents in custom sized studio workspaces. Short term, inexpensive rental of theatre and gallery spaces. Join our group on Facebaook for updates on our events and gallery spaces. Contact Wulfhart Management Group: Karyn 215-687-8391 or karyn@ wulfhartmanagementgroup.com

13TH & SPRUCE- Parker Hotel CC. Fully Furn’d Rms, no sec. deposit. Utils & housekeeping incld. WK: $165-$203; Day: $40-$56. 215-735-2300.

roommate/sharing ALL AREAS - ROOMMATES.COM. Browse hundreds of online listings with photos and maps. Find your roommate with a click of the mouse!

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Northern Liberties, 1 large room available in 6BR House, 3 Bath, no pets, See Video/ P i cs w w w.g a s h ea r t.co m 23 4 B row n St. , 215-485-1015, $495 Northern Liberties Area, 1 Large Room available in 4BR House, 2 Bath, no pets, Large basement for storage, see www.gasheart.com 1605 N. 6th St., 215-485-1015, $450/month Includes All Utilities, Free WIFI

oFFice space EAST FALLS: Office space available! Lease large office space with full kitchen/bath! Available NOW. Call Dana 215-243-7022

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19th & Spring Garden – Gorgeous Studio apt, w/CA, DW, GD. Avail 07/10. $875+ commercial sales/lease RESTAURANT - $350,000. 1739 Ritner. 1200SF 18th & Wallace – Great 1BR apt, WD, DW, GD, CA. BYOB restaurant plus large bilevel 2400SF apt. Property in perfect condition! Don’t miss out! For Info 215-432-5263 $850+ or 215-427-2400 EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY 22nd & Spruce – Very Cool Studio apt, Incl Heat.

All real estate advertised in this newspaper is subject to federal, Avail Now $850+ 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 or13th & Spruce – Great Studio apt in Very Cool Building, igin; 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 Incl Hot water $675+ 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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room For rent 124 LOMBARD, HEAD HOUSE SQUARE, SOCIETY HILL. “TOKIO B&B” STUDIOS. ($55-$100) DAILY rates. ($300-$500) WEEKLY rates.

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

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$1,500

341 W. Girard Ave (NE Corner 4th & Girard) Retail store, C-2, 800 sq.ft.,bath, c/a

$900

404 South St 1200 sq.ft, retail store, bath, c/a, high traffic great block NNN

$4,000

135B South St 1800 Sq.ft. C-2, tri-level retail corner or office former bank NNN

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413 S. Broad St across from Symphony Hse. Approx 2500 sq.ft. bi-level offices, c/a.1.5 bths $2,500

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

AVAILABLE NOW/AUGUST! $695

BROAD & SPRUCE Bright Studios in High rise, Great city views, HW floors, A/C, Gas included, Laundry on premises. AVAILABLE NOW/AUGUST! $695-$725

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18TH & WAVERLY Modern One Bedroom, HW floors, Laundry in building AVAILABLE MID-AUGUST! $735

23RD & FAIRMONT Two Bedroom Townhome, HW floors, Basement, W/D, Lots of storage, Yard, Dog friendly. AVAILABLE AUGUST! $1,375

21ST & LOCUST Charming Studios in Brownstone w/HW floors, Heat/Hot water included, Laundry on premise. AVAILABLE NOW! $735

22ND & SPRUCE Two Bedroom apts in elevator building, HW floors, Heat/Hot Water included, Laundry.

AVAILABLE NOW/AUGUST! $1,150

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CENTER CITY LUXURY CONDOMINIUMS FOR RENT art museum

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washington square

philadelphian

226 w. RiTTenhouse squaRe

independenCe plaCe

2401 pennsylvania avenue

1 bedroom, 1 bath, western view, large balcony,

1 bedroom, spacious living room with balcony,

740sf

$1,750

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, large living room and sepa-

updated kitchn, formal dining area, 1397sf $1,525 1 bedroom, 1 bath, Fairmount views, excellent $1,600

closet space, 1166sf

233-241 s 6Th sTReeT

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rate dining area, private balcony, river view, 1734 sf

225 s. 18Th sTReeT

$2,990

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rittenhouse square

wood floors, custom upgrades throughout,

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1019 sf

715 walnuT sTReeT Studio, less than one block from Washington Square $775

$4,995

2031 loCusT sTReeT

1 bedroom, overlooking Walnut Street, less than one

1 bedroom, 1 bath, sunrise view, corner unit,

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624 sf

Two liBeRTy plaCe

$1,385

block from Washington square, new kitchen, wood $1,350

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50 s. 16Th sTReeT

270 degree city views, 1079 sf

$2,300

2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, open floor

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plan, high end finishes and features through-

1020 spRuCe sTReeT

en, formal dining room, 1367sf

out, 270 degree views, 1875 sf

Spacious 1 bedroom unit, overlooking Spruce Street,

$2,450

$5,500

sTRiCKland Row

$1,425

high ceilings, lots of light, 956 sf

1909 fiTzwaTeR sTReeT

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2 bedrooms, 1 bath, wood floors, renovated

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CommerCial sPaCe

200-220 loCusT sTReeT

2031 Locust Street Professional Office Space

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1601 loCusT sTReeT

1 bedroom, 1 bath, floor-to-ceiling windows

3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, brand new, high ceil-

with magnificent river & city views, 700sf

ings, hardwood floors throughout, chefs kitchen,

$1,450

magnificent entertaining space, luxurious master

Corner 1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors,

1857 sf

unobstructed city views, 775 sf

133 S. 18th Street – Ground floor corner re-

and bath

$1,500

$9,750

suite, 3467 sf

$1,585

The waRwiCK

$1,300

250 S. 18th Street – Prime ground floor corner retail/office space on Rittenhouse Square, $5,000 NNN

tail space, excellent visibility on 18th Street

1701 loCusT sTReeT

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1 bedroom plus den, 3.5 baths, custom up-

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1 bedroom, completely renovated, open kitchen, large

2421 sf

windows, parking under building included, 779 sf

$5,500

shopping corridor

$1,800

$9,000 NNN

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

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Rittenhouse squaRe luxuRy Rentals 2 bedroom plus den, 2 baths new kitchen, 1079 sf

$2,300

2031 Locust Street

COMMERCIAL SPACE Commercial space perfect for legal, medical or other professional office, 958 sf

$1,300

2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, new kitchen, 1367 sf

$2,450

1 bedroom, 1 bath, western view, large balcony, 740 sf

$1,750

225 S. 18th Street

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, south view, custom upgrades throughout, 1019sf

$4,995

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226 W. Rittenhouse sq.

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locust & 21st Cute Studio, W/W $775 Chestnut & 21st Cozy Studio, HW flrs $700 Walnut & 20th Studio & 1BD, HW flrs $775-$1000 sansom & 21st 1BD, W/D, C/A $950 Walnut & 23rd Fab 2BD w/Den, HW flrs $1700 st James & 22nd Studio/Loft w/Parking $1100 bainbridge & 12th Mod Studio’s, C/A, W/D $775 lombard & 9th Great Studio,Walnut HW&flrs, $895 $770-995 23rd 1C/A & 2Bd's, hardwood, laundry $575-1000 & 21st Studios & 1Bd's, laundry, heat incl. spruce & 16th 1BD, HW flrs,Locust Laundry $925 $850-950 Pine & 21st 1Bd's, hardwood, heat incl., yard $770-995 Walnut & 23rd 1 & 2Bd's, hardwood, laundry $700-1000 Pine &Laundry 22nd 1 & 2Bd, hardwood, heat incl. spruce &Locust 10th& 21st Studios & 1Bd's, Studio, HW flrs, $750 $575-1000 laundry, heat incl.

Lombard & 23rd 1 &2Bd, bi-level, A/C Pine & 21st 1Bd's, hardwood, heat incl., yard Chestnut$850-950 & 20th Ultra mod 1Bd's, C/A, great location $700-1000 Pine & 22nd 1 & 2Bd, hardwood, heat incl.

Lombard & 19th Newly renov, mod studio, 1 & 2Bd's $750-1100 Lombard & 23rd 1 &2Bd, bi-level, A/C Broad & Spruce Mod 1Bd's, W/D, C/A, heat incl. $875-1000 Chestnut & 20th Ultra mod 1Bd's, C/A, great location Lombard & 9th 1Bd & 2Bd, w/d, hardwood, laundry $875-1700 Lombard & 19th Newly renov, mod studio, 1 & 2Bd's Pine & 9th 2Bd's, h/w floors, W/D $800-850 Broad & Spruce Mod 1Bd's, W/D, C/A, heat incl. Spruce & 12th 2Bd, 1-1/2 bath, bi-level, laundry $850-995 Lombard & 9th 1Bd & 2Bd, w/d, hardwood, laundry Spruce & 16th Old World, 1 & 2Bd's, hardwood $995-1100 Pine & 9th 2Bd's, h/w floors, W/D Art Area Ultra Mod 1 & 3Bd's, W/D, Deck, Parking Spruce & 12th 2Bd, 1-1/2 bath, bi-level, laundry Old City Fab$995 ultra mod 1 & 2Bd's, deck $995-1350 Spruce & 16th Old World, 1 & 2Bd's, hardwood University City 3Bd, 2 bath, totally renovated Art Area Ultra Mod 1 & 3Bd's, W/D, Deck, ParkingSpring $950-1750 Garden Collonade-Extremely Nice Studio $825-1375 Old City Fab ultra mod 1 & 2Bd's, deck Q.V. 3rd & Bambridge 1 & 2Bd's, W/W, C/A $1950 University City 3Bd, 2 bath, totally renovated Spring Garden & 19th Studio, hardwood, Heat incl.

Spring Garden Collonade-Extremely Nice Studio Fairmount &$700 18th Mod 1Bd, C/A, W/D $600-675 Q.V. 3rd & Bambridge 1 & 2Bd's, W/W, C/A Mt. Vernon & 21st Gret Studio, Yard, Laundry $375 Spring Garden & 19th Studio, hardwood, Heat incl.

Wallace & 20th 1Bd, parquet floors, yard $625 Fairmount & 18th Mod 1Bd, C/A, W/D Aspen & 26th 1Bd, W/W, laundry $600 Mt. Vernon & 21st Gret Studio, Yard, Laundry $700 Wallace & 20th 1Bd, parquet floors, yard $600 Aspen & 26th 1Bd, W/W, laundry

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1812 S. 4th St. Corner lot ready for development in South Phila! $49,900 2348 N. 12th St. Investment opportunity just north of Temple University $97,500 2333 N. 17th St. Grt loc close to Temple U, 5br/2ba, 3-story, vacant, needs complete work $110,000 1640 N. Gratz St. 5br/2ba, 3-story, grt. Loc. 18th & CB Moore, few blks fr Temple, vacant, needs wrk $125,000 1939 Cecil B. Moore Ave. C-2 zoned large CORNER lot ready to build. Blue prints available eight 1br. Or com front, three 2brs. $125,000 4134 Chester Ave. Commercial space offers tons of possibility in a great location convenient to public transportation. $425,000 6011-13 Market St. DBC wide Property, just reduced, store front with 2-2BD Apts. $449,900 nd 837-39 Montrose St. 2 Old Pool in city for sale. Great development opportunity. Creative Financing Available. $477,500 st nd 813-15 Ellsworth St. Double property Approx. 35x67, 1 flr huge garage, 2 flr lrg 2br Apt. $499,000 1200 Point Breeze Ave. Super investment prop. With strong income. High visibility location in emerging area. Well Priced! $499,900 120 Chestnut St. $1,600,000 SURROUNDING AREAS 3812 Brown St. Large vacant lot ripe for multi-family development. Proper zoning is in place! $30,000 Kensington – 1907 E. Somerset St. Reduced for Quick Sale. $30,000 Port Richmond – 3150 Agate St. Fantastic Port Richmond Row w/newer heater, new plumbing and more! $75,000 Mayfair - 3050 Robbins AVE Fixer upper in Mayfair. $79,900 Wynnefield – 2105 Melvin St. Duplex on a clean and quiet block in desirable Wynnefield. $84,900 Port Richmond – 3107 Memphis St. Well cared for 3 bdrm hom in Port Richmond – great for first time homebuyers! $100,000 Mayfair – 2932 McKinley St. Well cared for 3 bdrm hom in Mayfair w/enclosed sun porch – brand new heater, newer windows. $114,900 Mayfair East – 4625 Hartel St. Price reduced! 3BD, 1bth, with garage. $114,900 Lower Moyamensing – 2414 S Jessup St. Great house on a quaint street in Lower Moyamensing with a beautiful modern kitchen. $149,900 Overbrook Farms – 7619 Overbrook Ave. 3 Bdr. Row Home in Overbrook Park, quiet tree lined block, yard, lots of parking. $149,900 Whitman/Pennsport - 310 Gladstone St. Wonderful 2 bedroom home with extra large bath, new kit., rear yard, many extras inclu 2nd fl laundry. $152,000 Newbold – 1838 Carlisle St. Very well maintained, HWD floors, new bathroom. $154,900 Port Richmond – 3298 ½ Miller St. Recently updated 3 bdrm home w/detached 2 car garage. $159,900 Whitman – 2431 S. 3rd St. Awesome, refinished 3BD, 1bth in Whitman. New HWD flors, updated kitchen and bath. $174,900 Point Breeze – 1226 S. 20th St. Complete renovation in Point Breeze boasts an open floor plan, hardwood floors, & finished basement. $175,000 Point Breeze – 1226 S. 20th St. Complete renovation in Point breeze boasts an open floor plan, hardwood floors, and finished bsmnt. $175,000 Newbold – 1827 S. 16th St. Priced reduced $15,000! This large 3 bedroom townhouse offers HW floors, a patio and a new roof! $199,900 Fishtown – 1137 E. Palmer St. Renov corner offers 3B/2b, HW Fl, updated kitch, 3rd fl main suite, large lot. $229,000 Manayunk – 4524 Smick St. This Manayunk townhome was fully renovated in 2003 and features 2 bedrooms, 1 bath & rear patio. $239,000 Fishtown – 2348 E. Susquehanna Ave. This exquisitely renovated 3 bed rowhome offers an updated kitchen, private patio & central A/C. $239,900 Whitman – 2438 S. 3rd St. Investor Opportunity-store front (deli/grocery) & 1 bed. Apt (leased) in well maintained bldg. $259,900 East Falls – 3462 W Queen Ln Captivating Tudor home (with garage) located on a historically certified block in East Falls. $263,000 East Passyunk – 811 Earp St. Move-in ready. 2bed/2bath, den, finished W/O basement. Updated HVAC, floors, baths, kit, electric. $275,000 Roxborough - 6812 Pechin St. Fabulous twin home in great location across from a park. Features large rear deck and yard. $279,900 Pennsport - 127 Moore St. True Philadelphia character home w/2nd fl laundry and roof deck. 3bd, 2.5 bath. $319,000 Fishtown – 1028 Earl St. Renovated 4 bdrm/2.5bath home. Located in the most buzz worthy area. Lg yard, fin. Bsmt, HW fl, C/A & PARKING! $320,000 Overbrook Farms – 6367 Woodbine Ave. Lg dutch Colonial Single. 6bd/2.5bth. Lg family, living & dining rooms.

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cENtER citY lUXURY coNDoMiNiUMs FoR sAlE! ART MUSEUM

Total Square Footage

Price

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

Monthly After Tax Cost

tHe PHilaDelPHian

Combined home with 4 bedrooms plus den, 4 baths, large balcony with Art Museum view, upgraded kitchen and baths

3,904

$639,900

$174,663 $227,650

$5,312

$935

$4,337

tHe PHilaDelPHian

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, new wood floors, balcony, Art Museum view, upgraded kitchen and baths

1876

$399,900

$57,955

$145,953

$3,406

$421

$2,985

tHe PHilaDelPHian

1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors, upgraded kitchen, ample living space

1258

$179,900

$30,637

$85,223

$1,989

$238

$1,751

Location

AVENUE OF THE ARTS

Total Square Footage

Price

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

Monthly After Tax Cost

acaDeMy House

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, split plan on a high floor, excellent lving and closet spaces, eat-in kitchen, master bedroom with ensuite bath & walk-in closet

1314

$379,900

$56,862

$137,188

$3,201

$461

$2,740

acaDeMy House

One bedroom, one bath, upgraded kitchen and bath, Juliet balcony, W/D

705

$289,000

$42,702

$88,613

$2,068

$296

$1,772

Location

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE

Total Square Footage

Price

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

tHe rittenHouse

Penthouse, 2 bedrooms, 2 full baths, 2 half baths, high end finishes and appointments throughout, balcony with city views

3,952

$3,500,000* $834,620 $889,056

$20,745

$3,725

$17,020

barclay

3bedroom+den, 3.5 baths, marble foyer, formal dining rm, sunny eat-in kitchen, 10’ ceilings, moldings, oak herring bone floors, 3 gas fireplaces

3,293

$2,900,000* $666,258 $619,296

$14,450

$2,632

$11,818

lanesborougH

3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, brand new, very high ceilings, his and hers master baths, custom kitchen, exquisite detail throughout.

3,467

$2,500,000* $636,038 $607,268

$14,170

$2,605

$11,565

lanesborougH

Tri-level penthouse with 1600 sq ft of terrace space, being sold unfinished, private elevator access

3,413

$2,250,000* $579,879 $557,842

$13,016

$2,351

$10,665

220 w. rittenHouse sq.

Magnificent custom home with 3BR’s, 2.5BAs, balcony over Rittenhouse Square, chef’s kit., wonderful enter. space, lavish master suite

3,682

$1,975,000* $529,324 $602,956

$14,069

$2,487

$11,582

1830 rittenHouse square

2 brs + den, 2.5 ba home, lots of nat. light, beautifully maintained original details, great ent. space, lrg. kit.

2,431

$1,185,000* $458,584 $478,872

$11,174

$2,196

$8,977

tHe warwick

1 bedroom plus den, magnificent city views to the north and south, open kitchen, custom details and finishes throughout, one-of-a kind

2,421

$1,475,000* $347,779 $362,985

$8,470

$1,608

$6,862

barclay

3 brs, 3 bas, most rooms have views of Rittenhouse Square, beautifully restored original details throughout

2,338

$1,350,000* $349,592 $386,553

$9,020

$1,685

$7,334

tHe warwick

3BR, 3BA, Bamboo flrs., spac. Kit w/custom wood cabinetry, granite counter tops, marble baths, 3 exposures, gym and hotel services

1,978

$1,350,000* $181,323 $371,644

$8,672

$1,795

$6,877

tHe warwick

3 bedrooms plus den, 3.5 baths, open floor plan, chef’s kitchen, marble baths, north and south city views

2421

$1,250,000* $298,674 $318,750

$7,437

$1,360

$6,077

Location

Monthly After Tax Cost

tHe warwick

2 bedrooms + den, 3 baths, gourmet kitchen, marble baths, walk-in-closets, hardwood floors

1,614

$829,000* $115,051 $246,527

$5,752

$992

$4,761

2009 sPruce street

3 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, tri-level condominium, large private deck, luxurious master suite

2,844

$750,000* $192,721 $190,406

$4,443

$960

$3,483

Parc rittenHouse

Rarely available south side 2 bedroom, 2 bath, hardwood floors, marble bathroom, custom upgr. throughout

1019

$799,900* $190,230 $197,716

$4,613

$881

$3,732

tHe warwick

2 bedrooms + den, 3 baths, sun-soaked, wood floors, open kitchen, marble baths

1,614

$799,000* $190,486 $203,258

$4,743

$861

$3,881

Parc rittenHouse

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, terrace on pool club deck, open custom kitchen, marble baths, wood floors

1,272

$775,000* $201,948 $206,151

$4,810

$855

$3,956

barclay

Two bedrooms, two baths, hardwood floors, building offers 24 hour doorman and gym, located on Rittenhouse Square

1,075

$539,000* $133,706 $146,037

$3,408

$580

$2,827

1900 rittenHouse

1 bedroom, 1 bath, Juliet balcony, upgraded kitchen and bath, lots of light, separate dining room, hardwood floors

1,085

$479,900

$71,388

$153,551

$3,583

$613

$2,969

tHe warwick

One bedroom, one bath, hardwood floors, marble bath, custom kitchen

712

$399,900

$53,426

$106,710

$2,490

$486

$2,003

Parc rittenHouse

1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, open kitchen, hardwood floors, marble bath

765

$389,900

$55,623

$120,077

$2,802

$473

$2,328

tHe DorcHester

1 bedroom, 1 bath, high floor, balcony, excellent natural light,

723

$350,000

$51,614

$112,778

$2,631

$435

$2,197

tHe warwick

1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors sunset view, marble bath, custom shutters

697

$349,900

$52,163

$104,702

$2,443

$416

$2,027

Parc rittenHouse

Studio with wood floors, marble bath, open kitchen and city view

516

$249,900

$39,472

$81,681

$1,906

$319

$1,587

williaM Penn House

1 bedroom, 1 bath, south city views, spacious kitchen, lots of light

825

$159,900

$24,513

$63,419

$1,480

$168

$1,312

Total Cash

Minimum Income Monthly Cost Monthly Tax Incld. Mtg, Condo Savings in a 31% for 10% Down Fee & Taxes Tax Bracket $7,181 $1,212

SOCIETY HILL

Raw space that can be designed and built into a custom home overlooking Independence Mall

Total Square Footage 3,068

Price

bank builDing bank builDing

2 bedrooms plus den, 2.5 baths, hardwood floors, high-end open kitchen, designer bathrooms

2,117

$799,000* $207,313 $217,014

$5,064

$844

$4,291

society Hill towers

Two bedrooms, one bath, parquet wood floors, washer/dryer, unobstructed river views, floor-to-ceiling windows

1,200

$399,000

$58,788

$128,086

$2,989

$427

$2,562

society Hill towers

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, unobstructed river views, beautifully upgraded kitchen and bath, wood floors throughout

1,200

$379,900

$56,870

$129,431

$3,020

$451

$2,569

society Hill towers

One bedroom, high floor, river view, investment opportunity

700

$290,000

$42,577

$89,976

$2,099

$302

$1,798

society Hill towers

1 bedroom, 1 bath, bridge and city views, wood floors, upgraded kitchen

700

$259,900

$40,731

$86,724

$2,024

$291

$1,733

Location

WASHINGTON SQUARE

Total Square Footage

Price

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

inDePenDence Place

Bi-level penthouse, 2 bedrooms. 2.5 baths, 2 kitchens, impeccably finished throughout, amazing river and city views

4,500

$2,295,000* $552,133 $588,133

$13,728

$3,022

$10,706

inDePenDence Place

Magnificent penthouse with 1 bedroom plus den, 3.5 baths, completely renovated w/ custom finishes throughout, balcony over Wash. Sq,, a must see! 3,153

$1,900,000* $458,584 $478,872

$11,174

$2,196

$8,977

tHe liPPincott

Custom 2 bedroom, 2 bath home with high celing, lots of light, open chefs kitchen, luxurious master suite, direct view of Washington Square

1,775

$1,075,000* $254,597 $264,757

$6,178

$1,213

$4,964

bank builDing

Brand new 2 BR + den, 2.5 BA home, lots of natural light, wood flrs, open chef’s kitchen, designer baths, services available from adjoining OMNI Hotel

2,025

$1,100,000* $259,011 $265,501

$6,195

$1,251

$4,944

Location

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Required Financing $1,195,000* $283,354 $307,758

Monthly After Tax

Cost $5,969

Monthly After Tax Cost

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inDePenDence Place

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, beautifully ren. kit. and baths, balc. with city and river views, hdwd. flrs. in living areas

1,977

$825,000* $195,082 $212,815

$4,966

$961

$4,004

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom, 1.5 baths, alcove, completely renovated with gourmet kitchen, designer bath, amazing closets

1,118

$479,900

$68,164

$137,351

$3,205

$620

$2,585

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom plus alcove, balcony with south views, completely updated kitchen and baths, wood and tile floors, great closet space

1,118

$390,000

$57,571

$116,681

$2,723

$461

$2,261

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom with alcove, 1.5 baths, updated kitchen, wood floors, balcony overlooking Washington Square

1,118

$369,900

$55,015

$112,589

$2,627

$442

$2,185

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HoPkinson House

Deluxe 1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony with views of Washington Square and the river, renovated kitchen and bat

1,063

$329,000

$53,908

$115,998

$2,707

$410

$2,297

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, laundry room, excellent condition

928

$299,900

$44,212

$87,809

$2,049

$327

$1,722

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom, 1 bath, balcony, upgraded kitchen, new fixtures throughout

860

$270,000

$42,801

$87,347

$2,038

$348

$1,690

inDePenDence Place

1 bedroom, 1 bath, wood floors throughout, upgraded kitchen and bath, custom closets, balcony

928

$269,900

$40,971

$87,301

$2,037

$348

$1,243

stricklanD row

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, excellent natural light, wood floors, open kitchen,

1,188

$250,000

$39,682

$106,038

$2,474

$1,135

$2,156

stricklanD row

2 bedrooms, 1 bath, bi-level, open kitchen, wood floors

857

$234,000

$39,930

$98,839

$2,306

$1,143

$1,986

Location

WATERFRONT

Total Square Footage

Price

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

Monthly After Tax Cost

Pier 3

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, open floor plan, fireplace, terrace off mastersuite, potential investment opportunity

1,300

$259,900

$41,044

$1,985

$99,922

$2,332

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the warwIck 1701 locuSt Street $1,350,000 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with 270 degree city views, designer kitchen, marble baths, hardwood floors, hotel services available, 1978 sf

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Center City Luxury Condominiums For saLe

Independence place - 233 S. 6th Street • $1,900,000 Compl. ren. penthouse with custom finishes, chef’s kitchen, luxurious master ste., balcony atop Rittenhouse Square, 1 bedroom plus den, 3.5 baths, 3153 sf

1830 rIttenhouSe Square $1,185,000 Sun-soaked 2 bedroom plus den, 2.5 bath home with unobstructed views to the south, large bay windows and spacious formal living and dining rooms, 2431 sf

parc rIttenhouSe - 225 S. 18th Street • $799,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, custom upgrades throughout, luxurious master suite, excellent natural light, 1019 sf

academy houSe 1420 locuSt Street $379,900

SocIety hIll towerS - 210 locuSt Street • $379,900 2 bedroom, 1 bath residence with beautifully updated kitchen and bath, wood floors throughout, pristine cond., 1200 sf

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2 bedrooms, 2 baths, split floor plan, high floor, eat-in-kitchen, lots of natural light, 1314 sf

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