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CONTENTS / August 13-20 ON THE COVER: Chuck Treece at the “Back 2 Basics” reunion. Photo: ArtChick Photography

4 I PHILLYNOW PW’s Concerts in the Park; Finding Fela; Milkboy’s Third Anniversary; and more!

14 I MUSIC ISSUE Ali Wadsworth and Katie Frank; DJs Cash Money and Lisa Love; Veteran Freshman don Yusuf Muhammad; and the real return of vinyl!

HOT SUMMER FUN 2 4 / 7 A C T I O N | L I V E E N T E R TA I N M E N T WAT E R F R O N T D I N I N G

24 I DRINK CITY Back 2 Basics, drink pairings and more.

26 I FOOD There’s way more to Stock than simple broth.

28 I ARTS & CULTURE Music: The Delfonics will be inducted into the R&B Music Hall of Fame. Screen: In Memoriam: Robin Williams. Comedy: “Philly’s Phunniest” winner Matt McCusker stomps with the big dogs.

33 I PHRANKLY... Purplevania: Running the subways 24 hours a day costs a lot. So what? Timaree’s Body: White girl twerking. The Uncomfortable Whole: I’m from Philly—wanna fight about it? 36 I ADULT 36 I SAVAGE LOVE 38 I REAL ESTATE 42 I OPEN HOUSE

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Look out below: Divers headline tonight’s “Concerts in the Park” show in Rittenhouse Square Park.

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PW’s Concerts in the Park

With summer winding down, there’s still plenty of time to enjoy Philadelphia’s parks; this month, Philadelphia Weekly makes it easy to do just that while simultaneously enjoying great music and benefiting the hungry. For nearly a quarter century, PW has been hosting its annual, free “Concerts in the Park” series each summer, and this year, the event returns to Rittenhouse Square for two consecutive Wednesdays: Aug. 13 and 20. Tonight, Philly’s ladies are taking center stage with a festive night featuring all female-led acts. Headlining the concert is Divers, the rock quartet fronted by ethereal former Weeds vocalist-guitarist Emily Ana Zeitlyn. Once described as a combination of Leonard Cohen and PJ Harvey, Divers blends classic rock with contemporary zeal. Before Divers rattles the benches there in Rittenhouse, local favorites Katie Frank and the Pheromones open. Philadelphians might remember Frank from her days honing her voice at Legendary Dobbs’ open-mic shows. Since then, the Temple alum has made a name for herself perfecting good ol’ timey country-tinged rock-pop leading the Pheromones. Guaranteeing a Philly-flavored fete, DJ Lisa Love, one of the first female deejays on a major Philadelphia radio station, spins from the start of the evening and between sets. Since that’s sure to get your parks-and-recreation motor humming, come back for Week Two. Pablo Batista and his mighty Mambo Syndicate will have attendees on their feet, fusing ancient rhythms, Afro-Cuban beats and jazz into something that could only be described as unstoppable, at least as far as your legs are concerned. To get the night going, Worldtown Sound System, a collective blending dance and world music, live instruments and turntable magic, will create an auditory mosaic you’ll revel in. Dancing is a given this night, and the legendary DJ Cash Money is planning to start everything just right. He, too, will spin again between acts. To sate everyone’s appetite for community: the people at KIND, everyone’s favorite (nutritious) nut bar, are helping out by offering preferred viewing for anyone who brings at least three canned goods to benefit Philly-area organization Philabundance. If you’re generous (with your cans) and 21 years or older, you get both preferred viewing and entrance to the bangin’ VIP area. All told, it’s going to be one heck of a good time. // JOSH KRUGER Wed., Aug 13 + Wed., Aug. 20, 6pm. Free. Rittenhouse Square Park, Walnut Street between 18th and 20th sts. philadelphiaweekly.com

Wed., August 13 MUSIC

Leana Song

Cultural fusion takes the stage with local Afro-Cuban and West African drumming group Leana Song. The musicians perform in a style that combines Yoruba, the traditional language of Nigeria and Benin, with modern folk and jazz instruments. 5pm. $10. Penn Museum, 3260 South St. 215.898.4000. penn. museum SCREEN

Street Movies!

Bringing independent movies to neighborhoods throughout the city, Street Movies! will spark discussion in North Philadelphia with the screenings of Them That Do: Lisa Barkley, The Story of An Egg, Creation Story and Pull of Gravity. A lawn chair is all you need to enjoy the show. 7:45pm. Free. Philadelphia Urban Creators, N. 11th St. 215.222.4201. scribe.org

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WHAT TO DO IF YOU CAN’T BE IN PHILLY SCREEN

Mean Girls with Tina Fey

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of “fetch” with the screenwriter herself, the always-hilarious Tina Fey, as she raises money for a new sound system for Upper Darby Summer Stage. Fey will host a Q&A following the screening. Sat., Aug. 16, 7:30pm. $40-$100. Upper Darby Performing Arts Center, 601 N. Lansdowne Ave. Drexel Hill. 610.622.1189. E VENT

Rockabilly Rumble

The 2nd annual Rockabilly Rumble features live music, flea markets, beer gardens and barbeque. The indoor/outdoor event offers fun for the whole family and swinging and dancing late into the night with live entertainment provided by Tommy Conwell, the Bullets, Citizens Band Radio and more. Sun., Aug. 17, 1pm. $10-$25. World Café Live, 500 N. Market St., Wilmington, Del. worldcafelive.com

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Finding Fela

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Award-winning director Alex Gibney is known for his heavy-hitting documentaries—Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Taxi to the Dark Side, Gonzo: The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks and nearly two dozen notable others. His latest, Finding Fela, comes on the heels of the successful Broadway musical Fela!, and it’s a close look at the life of an icon whose groundbreaking approach to music brought about a global awareness of the hardships of his beloved people. The socio-political climate of Nigeria in the ‘70s and ‘80s spawned far more than violence and unrest; world-renowned composer, musician and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti combined elements of jazz, funk, psychedelic rock and traditional Yoruban rhythms to create the explosive genre now known as Afrobeat. With a range of powerful lyrics focusing on everything from love to war, Kuti and his army of talented musicians suffered through the injustices of a brutal dictatorship to bring the world a new form of expression. His poignant music infuriated the Nigerian government to the point of deadly retaliation. Gibney’s film—playing for a limited, week-long release in selected Landmark Theatres—focuses on the widespread acceptance of Fela’s courageous, passionate movement, underscoring the importance of reaching oppressed people around the world by giving them a voice through music. It’s an experience you won’t soon forget. // KENNEDY ALLEN

The annual beading and jewelry-making event returns with more than 100 workshops and classes for all skill levels. Learn the newest jewelry design techniques, and shop for beads and jewelry making supplies at the Shopping Expo. Wed., Aug. 20, 7:30am. $15. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, 100 Station Ave., Oaks. beadfest.com

Through Thurs., Aug. 21. Various times. $7.75-$10. Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St. 215.440.1181. findingfela.com

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Yoga in the Cemetery

Form a deep connection with your mind and body, and restore your inner peace at this one-hour yoga session with instructor Emily Golombs. Whether you’re a newbie or an experienced yogi, all are welcome at this unique program that will enhance your alignment, strength and balance. 6:30pm. $20. Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Ave. 215.228.8200. thelaurelhillcemetery.org E VENT

Hang On with Aaron Nevins Tonight’s edition of Aaron Nevins’ live, interactive talk show features appearances by Late Night With Seth Meyers

writer Alison Agosti, comedian The Legendary Wid, and a standup performance by 2014 Philly’s Phunniest finalist Chris Stenta. A sure-to-be-hilarious panel discussion between Chip Chantry, Kelsey McLaughlin and Alejandro Morales is also on deck. 8pm. Free. The Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215.567.2848. hangon.brownpapertickets.com

movie party for the AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is hosted by Richard Barrios, author of Dangerous Rhythm: Why Musicals Matter. 6pm. $20. William Way Community Center, 1315 Spruce St. 215.587.9377. thesecretcinema.com

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The works of two dozen Philly-based artists will gather in the Icebox Project Space at Crane Arts for what aims to represent a “complicated and contemplative dialogue.” The exhibit transcends both generations and artistic disciplines. 6pm. Free. Crane Arts, 1400 N. American St. 215.232.3203. cranearts.com

The AIDS Law Project’s 15th annual Summer Movie Party The Secret Cinema presents a night of food, fun and Funny Face, the 1957 musical starring Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. The annual summer

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Taste of the Quarter

The seventh annual Tropicana event provides guests with a smorgasbord of delicious samples in an exciting, festival-inspired setting. All dining options are from The Quarter, a historic portion of Tropicana houses reminiscent of the lavish Old Havana. Indulging in appetizers, main courses, desserts and coffee will also benefit United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey. Mon., Aug. 18, 6pm. $25-$30. The Quarter at Tropicana, 2831 Boardwalk. Atlantic City, N.J. 800.745.3000. tropicana.net PERFORMANCE

Cirque Du Soleil: Varekai

The astoundingly lithe acrobats and performers of Cirque Du Soleil bring audiences an ethereal performance with Varekai, the story of a young man’s journey into an extraordinary world via parachute. The mythical beings and whimsical imagery are given life by the talent on stage, making the viewing experience as magical as the plot lines. Wed., Aug. 20, 7:30pm. $30-$165. Through Aug. 24. Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, N.J. boardwalkhall.com

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Boasting an enviable collection of vintage clothing, furniture, and jewelry, collectibles, antiques and a vast array of baked goods, this refreshing take on the flea market is a local favorite. The pop-up retail event features anywhere from 40 to 60 vendors selling the cream of the secondhand crop. 10am. Free. McCall Schoolyard, 325 S. 7th St. franklinflea.com FO O D

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Explore, create, and play all summer long Kids 12 and under are always free

Through September 1, 2014 Main Building www.philamuseum.org/artsplash

Art Splash is presented by PNC Arts Alive. Additional generous support is provided by The Women’s Committee of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Sondra and Martin Landes, Jr., Jaimie and David Field, Elizabeth Kapnek Grenald, Mrs. Eugene W. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. John M. Thalheimer, and John and Theresa Rollins. Family Celebrations at the Philadelphia Museum of Art are supported by The Victory Foundation. (Credit as of May 28, 2014)

Enjoy a juicy one-lb. lobster, craft brew samples and plenty of lobster-based sides at this second annual festival hosted by Doc Magrogan’s Oyster House. 1pm. $40-45. Doc Magrogan’s, 3432 Sansom St. 215.382.3474. docmagrogans.com FE STIVAL

Festival of India

Celebrate Indian Independence Day at Penn’s Landing with a little help from the Council of Indian Organizations. Broaden your horizons and open your mind to India’s multifaceted art, music, dance and cuisine. 1pm. Free. Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing. 215.922.2386. delawareriverwaterfront.com

Philly’s premiere inner city skateboarding competition hits the five major parks this year, from Grey’s Ferry all the way to Paine’s. All proceeds go toward building and maintaining new parks for the city’s rich skating community. Noon. Free. Whitehall Skatepark, Torresdale Ave. and Wakeling St. 215.222.4300. franklinspaine.com WALK

1st Annual Lung Love Run/ Walk Philadelphia

Help raise awareness and support in battling lung cancer with this inaugural (and untimed) event. Registration also gets you an all-day pass to browse the zoo with your family and friends. 8am. $25-$30. Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 West Girard Ave. 215.243.1100. lungloverunwalkphiladelphia. kintera.org FOOD

The Pancakes and Booze Art Show

This underground art show features more than 75 new artists, live body painting, an all-you-can-eat pancake bar and much more. 8pm. $5. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. undergroundarts.org

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FREE Film Screening & Lecture about Italy’s most radical theater director Tues, Aug 19 at 7:30pm FringeArts / 140 N Columbus Blvd (at Race St.) Yale professor Tom Sellar will lecture with filmed excerpts of works by renowned Italian theater director Romeo Castellucci, in advance of live performances of Castellucci’s The Four Seasons Restaurant, presented as part of the 2014 Fringe Festival. Described as both radical and ruthless, Castellucci’s Four Seasons includes the deafening sound of a black hole as recorded by NASA, and a scene in which women appear to cut off their tongues. Come explore this amazing and daring artist. For more information and to RSVP, visit FringeArts.com.

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Alex G Alex G is 21-year-old Alex Giannascoli, a Philadelphia native who’s been making his own records since he was 12. He’s not to be confused, by any means, with Alex G on YouTube, this milquetoast chile who sounds like Ingrid Michaelson and has found miraculous Internet stardom, so don’t be surprised if you find some instances where Sandy Alex G gets used for our guy—like on Facebook and Bandcamp. Giannascoli saw his first label release in June, a great full-length called DSU, with its record cover that rings of acid and Tobacco, plus American Football—meaning the bands, at least the latter two. “On this record, as well as my other stuff, I usually am influenced by my relationships and experiences with people,” he says in his press release. “I think plenty of personal obstacles have shaped my music, but nothing I would like to share.” Gasp. Could it be? A 21-year-old who wants to internalize his conflicts and turn em’ into art? Well, his art’s good. It sounds like a beautiful concoction of acoustic Pink Floyd, electrified Blind Melon and as-you’d-assume Pavement, with songs that are one to five minutes in length. Alex G and his bandmates are currently touring with Elvis Depressedly, label-mates from Brooklyn’s Orchid Tapes, and they’ve even been asked to open some future dates up for Gardens & Villa. That’s pretty huge. They’ll be bringing their shoegaze sludge to The Fire as a pseudo-record release/homecoming show. You should go. // BILL CHENEVERT 7pm. $10. With Elvis Depressedly, Cold Foamers + Snoozer. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave. 267.671.9298. thefirephilly.com

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CrabFest at City Tap House

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City Tap House partners with Carton Brewery to host their Annual Crabfest. Enjoy live music on the patio with TJ King and the Atomic Bomb as you indulge in all-you-caneat blue Maryland crabs paired with white peach sangria, or choose from a selection of 10 Carton draughts. 1pm. $35. City tap House, 3925 Walnut St. citytaphouse.com

The South Park creators’ acclaimed satire of Mormonism, praised by everyone from Jon Stewart to the New York Times, continues its run at the Forrest Theatre. The show has won nine Tony Awards, including Best Musical. 1pm & 6:30pm. $67-$277. Through Sept. 14. Forrest Theatre, 1114 Walnut St. 215.923.1515. forrest-theatre.com

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Philadelphia’s 92.5 XTU hosts an outdoor concert featuring country singer Brett Eldredge. Proceeds benefit the zoo’s mission to connect people with wildlife and inspire action for the animals and habitats around the world. 7pm. $55-$85. Philadelphia Zoo, 3400 W. Girard Ave. philadelphiazoo.org

Five neighborhood Fringe artists present free previews of their 2014 Fringe Fest performances. These short excerpts, performed every Monday night in August, include theater, dance, music and visual arts. 7pm. Free. FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. 215.413.1318. fringearts.com

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Ali Wadsworth (left) and Katie Frank, outside the Institute.

Cheers Before the Cheers Why don’t female singers rock harder? Fueled by experience and a night of cocktails, badass frontwomen Ali Wadsworth and Katie Frank wish they knew. by Alexis Sachdev Tweet feedback to @phillyweekly

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T TAKES A CERTAIN KIND OF WOMAN TO DUMP THE KING. As one of the first women to break into the rock-n-roll scene, Wanda Jackson’s edgy pin-up hair and tenacious lyrics about being an independent woman shocked the prudish sensibilities of parents like the Cleavers. A singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist recording singles at 17, Jackson was turned down from record deals initially— “girls don’t sell records,” she was told—until she earned her crown as the Queen of Rockabilly. In 1956, after touring with Elvis for some time, Jackson turned him down. As story goes, he was a terrible kisser. What a waste of some good hip thrusts.

“There aren’t a lot of chicks who rock,” bemoans Ali Wadsworth, the Marilyn blonde sitting across from me at The Institute, chatting over drinks about womanhood and the music biz. Next to her, fellow Philly songstress Katie Frank doesn’t dispute the sentiment. We try to rattle off names of those who do, undisputedly, rock: Janis Joplin, the Wilson sisters, Joan Jett, Siouxsie Sioux, Gwen Stefani—though she’s up for debate. But Wadsworth is quick to insist these women don’t hold a candle to the likes of Freddie Mercury. “He’s the one who took it to the next fucking level,” she says. It’s an unsettling sort of thing to hear from two blazing stars in Philadelphia’s music scene. Wadsworth is a singer-songwriter with an unmistakably powerful voice—a little bit Billie Holiday, a little bit Amy Winehouse—and a whole lot of personality. Performing in and around Philly with various bands and solo for—well, she can’t quite remember exactly how long—Wadsworth made a splash when she and her sister performed a duet on NBC’s The Voice in 2012 and at SXSW in Austin, Texas in 2013.

At 33, Wadsworth possesses an unapolo- That’s when I discovered that I love it, and I getic, confident sense of self. “I’m old as shit,” started writing again. I just wanted my mushe laughs. “I really like living in my 30s. Ev- sic to be that way, and then I got a band and eryone’s scared to turn 30, and I was freaked I was like, ‘Oh shit, I love rock!’ You know, it out. I was like, ‘This is not where I want to be, just progressed from there. If I had the rock this is not where I expected to be, I’m not influence from Day One, it would’ve been nearly as successful as I thought I would be.” nice.” They both admit that when younger, The day after her birthday, she says, it all changed. “I was like, ‘Woah, I really like where they lacked confidence on stage as women, I am. So what if I can’t pay my bills? So what mostly because they lacked a female role if my gas got shut off last week? I really want model. “I never wanted to put my guitar down to live this life.” Frank heads Katie Frank and the Phero- [on stage] because ... people are going to mones, a five-piece folk-rock set that played assume I didn’t write my own songs,” Frank SXSW in March and is on the bill at this says. “That’s how it goes for women: If you’re not playing the guitar while you’re singweekend’s Philadelphia Folk Festival. We laugh that she’s the only one of us ing, they’re going to assume someone else three to get carded—me especially, being wrote the song. Now, I’m like, fuck it.” Wadsworth agrees. “I was surrounded 23 and 10 years her junior—but Wadworth insists Frank’s “look” is right for the industry. by amazing male songwriters, how could She’s petite and soft-spoken, but don’t let I write a song as good as them? It took me it fool you: Frank is a triple threat—writing, until my 30s when I could show my songs composing and performing her own songs. to people.” She says she picked up the ukulele before With a voice that twangs something Southern and tugs on your heart, she often gets learning the guitar because it’s easier, but hated the associated stereotype. compared to Stevie Nicks. “Why would I give a shit about Both these chicks, without the way people viewed me? doubt, rock—as audiences But I was so concerned at PW’s annual “Conabout being this ‘I’m certs in the Park” so cute, look how series and inauguadorable I am, playral “College Fest Wed., Aug 13, 6pm: Divers, Katie Frank and the ing this teeny, tiny Free-4-All” will Pheromones, DJ Lisa Love. Wed., Aug 20, 6pm: little instrument,’” witness tonight, Pablo Batista & Mambo Syndicate, Worldtown Wadsworth when Frank and Sound System, DJ Cash Money. whines, dripping her band open in mockery. “But for Divers after I assume that all a set by DJ Lisa girls are going to Love, and three sound the same, Wed., Sept. 3, 6pm: Thee Idea Men, Ali weeks from now, Wadsworth, Damn Right!, DJ Royale. and they kind of do when Wadsworth to some extent. The joins Thee Idea Men Rittenhouse Square Park cutesy pop stars, like and Damn Right!, pre18th & Walnut Sts. Feist.” ceded by DJ Royale. Both The Manic Pixie Dream Girlishshows, free to the public, are in ness embodied by Zooey Deschanel, Leslie Rittenhouse Square. For these two—and other musicians, Feist and Ingrid Michaelson is all too familiar. They bring cheer to rom-com soundsurely—the writing process is difficult. “I have songs that have taken, maybe, tracks, wax emotional on teenage break-up close to a year,” Frank admits. “‘Cause I’ll get playlists, coo soothingly in coffee shops and sick of them, revisit them, get sick of them make cameos on feel-good Old Navy commercials. To Wadsworth and Frank, these again ... ” “Me too!” Wadsworth injects. “My father’s ukulele-playing, doe-eyed MPDGs occupy best advice to me was quantity over quality, a very feminine stereotype that their fringeand-leather predecessors—Jackson, Nicks, which is something I grew up with.” I suggest: “Don’t you mean quality over Joplin, et al—wouldn’t dare. I ask them: Why have there been so few quantity?” women who rock? “No.” “I think it has to do with just the way the She tells us her dad wrote a song a day. Not all were gems, but he valued the ability past few 100 years have gone,” Wadsworth says. “It just happened later for us—being to start and finish a song. Frank is the only singer to come out of her able to have confidence. It’s a little bit easier family. Her parents and grandparents were now.” “Men just give themselves in a different musicians, but played instruments in bands. In fact, her mom, a flutist, and dad, a drum- way, and that always pissed me off,” she adds. “And it still pisses me off, and it’s why I mer, met in a group. “My parents were both banders, but they want to succeed as a female rock star. I want didn’t listen to rock,” she says. “I started lis- to be something for little girls to fucking tening to classic rock when I was like, 19. look up to.”

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usuf “Yuie” Muhammad has developed a healthy handful of phrases that he likes to use—“isms,” if you will, or truisms that inform his grind. One of the first he came across was as a preteen secretly rooting through his mom’s massive CD collection: “If you can’t find your purpose, find your passion—because your passion will lead you to your purpose.” And then there’s “Learn local and win global,” a version of a Mos Def quote Muhammad credits with his determination to expand outside of Philadelphia and bring a distinctly Philly identity to masses outside the city’s limits. Earlier this spring, shortly before his 28th birthday, he told a rapt audience at United Nations, as part of a youth-led briefing panel on culture and music, “I speak in culture and not color. Culture kind of eliminates color.” His latest ism? “Your relationships are your bank account”—meaning who you know is how you grow. And he ought to know. The Queens native and connection-making wunderkind skipped high school to jump into the Art Institute at age 14. As a young photographer and filmmaker, he got his start by getting access to early-arrivers in Philly hip-hop, and he credits a handful of folks for getting him his start—like Philly.com’s Leah Kauffman, Chris Perella from the Blockley, Live Nation’s Elizabeth Schiller, Little Giant’s Tayyib Smith, and The Roots’ Black Thought and Questlove—by putting him on stages with a photo pass. Then, what began with booking at the Blockley in 2011—simply because he wanted to—has transformed him into a oneman promotion menace who books concerts for Live Nation, AEG Live, R5 Productions and curates shows for himself, under the branded moniker Veteran Freshman. One of Veteran Freshman’s most longstanding gigs is “Who Got The Jazz?,” which he’s particularly fond of staging. The monthly collaboration between local talent and the Philadelphia Jazz Project was inspired by Muhammad’s favorite movie, Spike Lee’s 1990 Mo’ Better Blues, which deftly uses “Jazz Thing” by Gang Starr in its soundtrack. In fact, he stepped out of a WGTZ rehearsal to speak to PW from Northern Liberties, where passing Market-Frankford line trains necessitated pauses in our dialogue. Muhammad started Veteran Freshman in college, choosing a name that speaks to a notion he’s seen many times: artists who are huge in their hometown but who have no fans to speak of elsewhere. Both for them, and the audiences coming out to see them, Muhammad delivers on every front of the

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concert experience. “I build it, I budget it, I book the talent, build the support, do the schedule, and go to the venue and work with the staff,” he says, listing the responsibilities he takes seriously. “And they talk highly of you,” he says with modesty, “and request to be there the next time Yuie’s got a show.” Muhammad recalls being on stage at one of Kendrick Lamar’s first appearances in the area at the Franklin Mills in NE Philly. “Nobody

knew who he was,” he says. “We promoted it, and 150 people showed up.” But at the Blockley, he really cut his teeth. “We booked Juicy J, Action Bronson, Dom Kennedy, Ghostface. That was 100-percent school if you wanted to learn how to curate and do concerts. It was truly a shame that it closed.” I can practically hear him beam on the other line as he remembers the night his Musiq Soulchild show sold 800 tickets. Stacie George, another Live Nation hero of

Muhammad’s, confronted him about what she’d heard was going on at the Blockley, but she didn’t realize it’d been his handiwork at play pulling in part of their market. At the end of 2011, he was sitting with George in the back of the TLA before a performance, when George asked him, “Is that you that’s doing all those shows at the Blockley? Well, why don’t you just come over here?” He didn’t want to quit his own projects entirely and, two years later, signed a contract with Live Nation so that he could be a regular— albeit freelance—booker. They knew they wanted to keep him on the backs of another 800-ticket-selling, Dosage-headlined Veteran Freshman showcase at the TLA, Muhammad’s first for Live Nation at the South Street mainstay. Now, Muhammad’s got fingers in a bunch of pots: he’s the Philly ambassador to Atlanta’s annual A3C Festival, and the week he made his appearance at the UN, he’d been to Austin for SXSW, plus London and L.A. to oversee pending festival plans. Not bad for a kid who worked at the Philadelphia Airport while in college, yet never flew in a plane until he started concert curation. Speaking of school, remember how he skipped all those grades? ‘Twas both a blessing and a burden. The experience taught a young Muhammad about healthy detachment, so the artists that he works with and books—like, say, Chill Moody, GoGo Morrow, E-Hos, Jacqueline Constance or Beano—he tends to keep at an arm’s length. The man’s not trying to make good friends, just do good business. “A lot of artists, especially in Philly, it rubs many of them the wrong way,” Muhammad admits. “I’m not their friend. We might be the same age, but this is business. We’re grown adults. We’re here to do a job. Let’s get this job done.” He sometimes has to urge artists to get their own hustle together. “I can only put you on the TLA stage so many times,” he’s been known to say. Maybe those impressionable years hardened Muhammad a bit—when his collegeaged peers asked him how old he was, he’d say, “I’m aging” with a sneer—but he seems to see his current mission pretty clearly: “To have a product that’s crisp, that’s on-time, that works, that communicates to an audience,” he says. “I’m huge on audience participation. Make them feel a part of the show. Make this a memory.” Bill Chenevert, PW’s senior music writer, blogs regularly on PhillyNow.com. Follow him on Twitter @billchenevert.

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revival shows that record sales have been on an upward trend over the last seven years— and show no signs of slowing down. In the United States, approximately 988,000 new LPs were sold in 2007, and it’s only gone up since then, according to Nielsen Soundscan. By 2012, the number was 4.6 million records sold. In 2013, it was 6 million. This year, projected sales are expected to climb to 8.3 million, a 38 percent increase over 2013 and the largest since vinyl sales began climbing in 2007. Earlier this summer, Jack White demolished sales records when he sold 40,000 vinyl copies of Lazaretto, making the week of June 18th the biggest for vinyl sales since SoundScan began tracking the numbers in 1991. Lots of analysts and writers have pointed to the supposed “warmness” of vinyl’s tone, one that you can’t really get on CD or via MP3 download, as the reason for the renaissance. But a recent Pitchfork story anecdotally comparing each format’s sonic resonance attempted to put an end to that talking point. “Few aesthetic experiences are as subjective as sound,” Mark Richardson wrote on July 29. “When an iPhone has a retina display with more pixels per inch, you notice it. But what we desire in sound is much more of an individual thing. Some people want ‘accuracy,’ and some people want a lot of bass; some people only care that it’s loud enough. Plus, we’re very good at fooling ourselves when it comes to making distinctions between sounds.” Over in Chestnut Hill, Brian Reisman has been operating Hideaway Music for the past 12 years, a business he began during a national downturn in LP sales. The amount of “audiophiles”—a term everyone interviewed for this story used—who’ve stopped in for used records and trades underscores the wisdom of his decision. “It’s just grown and grown, I guess, on a couple different levels,” Reisman says. “It’s like an audiophile thing. People like the sound. It’s a warmer sound, a more natural sound. But a lot of people don’t care about that. They just like the presence of the big record and the cover and things like that.” “There’s this hipness and coolness of buying records, definitely,” Ochester of Brewerytown Beats says as Chuck Berry plays over small mounted speakers. “There’s the audiophiles and the collectors, too—they sort of fall in the same category. Some people, they don’t even buy. They just come in and check it out. Like, a lot of neighborhood people—they just like coming in and checking out the old records. It brings them back to their childhood. It’s pretty cool.” So much of the average American’s life has moved online, and downloading music is easy, quick and painless, and you can take that music wherever you go, on multiple digital devices. Vinyl records are a living room-only sort of deal, perhaps regaining popularity as a backlash to the cheap, quick,

digitized urn that is music consumption in 2014—not to mention the inevitable guilt that comes along with stealing music via Limewire or through BitTorrent downloads. Colin McMahon has been co-running Sit and Spin Records in South Philly out of a former headshop for the last year-and-ahalf, with co-owner Leora Colby. Begun as a DIY punk and metal record label, McMahon and Colby opened after part of a storefront on Reed Street became available. “People like to have something tangible in the era of downloading everything,” says McMahon as I pay him for a much-needed copy of Dwarves’ 2004 The Dwarves Must Die. “I think that has something to do with it. For a lot of indie or underground artists, that’s the go-to format. Like even back in the ‘90s when it was kind of fading out, hip-hop and indie artists continued pressing vinyl … A lot of the old LPs, too—they have nice characteristics, like posters and stuff like that.” Albums often come with some nice original art both on the outside and inside sleeves, as well as lyric sheets–again, reminders of many music lovers’ childhoods. Other than that, if you’re to believe Urban Outfitters’ store windows and online catalog, some people just like framing their record covers. The Philly-based apparel and accessories company has also taken to selling new records at its locations, alongside vintage-inspired audio players. McMahon and Colby, for their parts, have done something unique in the realm of selling records: Besides a small section of used LPs, they almost exclusively sell punk and metal, an idea that seemed like a natural fit after the duo ran Sit and Spin Records as a label, often pressing anywhere from 300 to 1,000 records per band. OK, but who’s actually printing this stuff? To keep up with demand, more companies are pressing albums today than at any point in the last 20 years. LP makers Brooklyn Phono told The New York Times last year they’re churning out about 440,000 per year. Rainbo Records in Canoga Park, CA, prints between 6 and 7.2 million. Quality Record Pressings in Salina, KS, puts out about 900,000 units per year. More locally, in Pennsauken, New Jersey, former Philadelphia-based company Disc Makers, owned by the AVL Digital Group, has gone back into the vinyl business after a 15-year hiatus. “Things have changed a lot at Disc Makers since that day 27 years ago when I first set foot in that plant at 925 North Poplar street,” wrote AVL Digital Group CEO Tony Van Veen on the Disc Makers blog in June. “Whether it’s nostalgia, or hipsters, or that warm analog sound, vinyl is back with a vengeance! And I think it’s here to stay for a while.” Staff writer Randy LoBasso last wrote about the Penn Museum’s discovery of a 6,500-year-old skeleton. Follow him on Twitter at @randylobasso.

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ash, I love you, baby!” Philadelphia-born Lisa Love can’t help making her declaration by the time our phone call with her idol-turned-latest-BFF DJ Cash Money comes to an end. Agewise, the pair is separated by a measly two-year difference—Cash, whose 50th birthday was Sunday, but is being celebrated with a huge party at Trilogy this Friday, is the elder—and both have been in the business of musical entertainment for over three decades. But there’s no doubt that without the influence of the latter, the former would not be where she is today. Last January, Love and her More Than Music DJ Institute hosted its first namesake DJ battle, striving to underscore the importance of spinning and scratching in the city’s nowdecades-old hip-hop community. To evaluate the incoming wave of contestants, she enlisted an all-star team of celebrity judges, but of the five who showed up that night, Cash was the one who “blessed [her] with his presence,” and thus sowed the seeds for what has grown into a prolific friendship. The word “blessed” comes up a lot amid her copious helpings of praise and modesty, and more than a year and a half later, Love—who’ll be spinning before and between sets by Divers and Katie Frank and the Pheromones at Wednesday’s PW “Concerts in the Park” opener—still hasn’t shaken that starstruck feeling. She may be an accomplished DJ in her own right—holding the distinction of being the first female DJ in Philadelphia to be played on a major radio station— but she maintains that even that high an honor is nothing compared to meeting one of her heroes. “It was the best thing that ever happened to me in my whole entire life,” she says. “I’ve never expressed in words how happy I was.” It’s difficult to understand how last year’s event was the first time they had been introduced, especially considering the fact that about a month ago, the two discovered that they were raised in the same Southwest Philly neighborhood and shared a few mutual friends. Of course, it wasn’t until Love relocated to upstate New York in the mid-‘80s that she really began to immerse herself in what was shaping up to be a solid outpouring of talent from back home—with acclaimed releases from Schoolly D, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince and Cash Money and Marvelous fattening up the East Coast arsenal. “New York City didn’t embrace anybody outside of New York at that time,” Cash says of the late-‘80s and early-‘90s hip-hop scene, adding that his and Jazzy Jeff’s respective victories in the NY-based New Music Seminar DJ competitions in 1987 and 1986, hyped by Lady B, helped put Philadelphia DJs—and their lingering lore—on the map. “We were the one-two punch. [Lady B] just saw something in us on that level, so I have to give her respect for that.” Eventually, Love found she couldn’t resist the pull of her home city’s musical vista any longer, particularly in the R&B and soul scenes. When she moved back to Philly in 2000, she started to take DJing more seriously and enrolled in music production courses, cutting her teeth on the professional circuit before founding the Institute in ’07. “I want to create a future and try to maintain a culture that Cash Money has paved the way for,” she says. “I feel a responsibility to keep that culture alive.” Just how much has the hip-hop landscape changed since the early days? “You could go on a Saturday and a Sunday

Money and Love: Philadelphia DJs Cash Money (left) and Lisa Love on the set at Fox29.

out to the [Belmont] Plateau in Philadelphia and see all of us perform and just be out there with a vibe and good music, but you don’t see that that much anymore,” Cash muses. While the Plat used to be the definitive place to scope out the up-and-comers, he says, nowadays it’s a little harder to find folks out there making it happen as other music scenes clamor for dominance. “We have a whole lot of DJs, but we don’t have a lot of quality DJs,” Cash says, not hiding his disdain for club owners who are simply “crunching numbers” rather than exuding an honest love of music. “If you’re gonna spin, just spin from your soul.” This philosophy certainly rang true early last month when Love commemorated the 30th anniversary of her career by serving as the highlight of a set at The Jawn, Cash’s brief residency, headlined by the man himself. “For me to have a platform to have her shine that night was a great thing for me,” Cash says. “I’ve gotten to know a lot about her [and] her passion for being a DJ. What she’s doing as far as teaching the kids and everything, it’s beautiful.” The Institute’s website proudly boasts a YouTube video of Cash calling Love “one of the most purest people I know [in] this DJ game. You need to listen to what she has to say.” If that just happens to include non-stop lauding of one of Philly’s most globally-respected turntable pioneers, well, we’ll just call it gravy. DJ Cash Money’s 50th Birthday Jam: Fri., Aug. 15. 10pm. $10-$20. Trilogy, 601 Spring Garden St. 215.925.5000. phillytrilogy.com

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Starr Hill Whiter Shade of Pale Ale. These days, there is nary a style that has not been hopped to the bursting point and amended with an “IPA” tag. Whiter Shade of Pale, by Virginia’s Starr Hill, does exactly that with a classic witbier to create a White IPA made especially for summer drinking. The floral grapefruit aroma is heavily tinged with musky yeast. Each sip is touched with grapefruit as well, along with orange peel, crackers and touches of spice. Bitterness is mild, the body is soft and approachable, and the rather hefty 7.5 percent ABV is well-masked. The “witbier” part is more dominant than the “IPA,” so drink with that in mind. You’re not going to want to throw back more than a few of these, but you’ll enjoy the couple you have. Try it at Flanigan’s Boathouse, Garrett Hill Ale House and The Goat’s Beard.

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Southern Tier Pumking. Chances are, you know about this one; this beer’s reputation precedes it. Each summer when pumpkin beer season rolls around, there are a few brews that everyone seems to scramble for. Almost no beer causes a greater scramble than Southern Tier’s Pumking, a massive overload of taste that is the very definition of “love it or hate it.” This clear orange beer pours with very little head, but the aroma is imposing all the same, with vanilla, pumpkin and pumpkin spices. The taste is full of sweetness—hefty malts, sweet vanilla, hazelnuts and a big explosion of spices (cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and others) that only get out of the way for the warming alcohol in the finish. None of this is subdued or subtle. It’s big, loud and in your face. See if you can handle it at a dozen locations around the city, including Lucky’s Last Chance, Fox and Hound, The Corner Foodery and others.

Sly Fox O’Reilly’s Stout. You may not realize it, but the Irish dry stout is one of the world’s most consumed styles of beer—mostly thanks to a certain famous stout you can find on tap almost everyone you go. It’s an underappreciated style that manages to mix fairly robust taste with surprisingly low levels of alcohol, making it a great drinkin’ beer. O’Reilly’s Stout, by Pottstown’s Sly Fox, is a perfect example of that. At a modest 3.6 percent ABV, even those pale fizzy macro lagers will have a bigger impact on you, but they certainly won’t have a bigger taste. Roasty malt, mild chocolate, hints of coffee and toasted bread are balanced by only mild hop bitterness. A dry, chalky finish allows this beer to pair well with food, especially pub grub. This brew is available all over the city, including at Local 44, Interstate Drafthouse, Race Street Cafe and more. Sixpoint Sweet Action. At one point, the cream ale was one of the most popular styles of beer in America. In fact, cream ale is one of the few beer styles that are a genuine American invention, an ale/lager hybrid that at one time was made by regional breweries across the country. These days, the most famous cream ale is Genesee, but thanks to craft breweries like Sixpoint, the style is coming back better than ever. Sweet Action is a cream ale for the modern beer drinker. Bready, honey-kissed malts are balanced with orange peel and flowerstinged hops, giving you a perfect balance between sweetness and bitterness. The bitterness in the finish is a little more assertive than you’ve expect, but the brew is soft on your palate, making it quite drinkable. See for yourself at Race Street, Rembrandt’s, Morgan’s Pier and The Pour House Chinatown.

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Samuel Adams Thirteenth Hour Stout. Mention Samuel Adams to people, and the last thing they’ll think of is an oak-aged, Belgian-style imperial stout—and yet here we are, staring at a glass of Thirteenth Hour Stout. Part of their Barrel Room Collection, this is a complex, nuanced beer that may surprise people. Stout aromas give way to figs, yeast, dark fruits and a hint of red wine. The taste reveals cherries atop smooth chocolate, mild coffee and spices, finished with a faint bit of tartness at the end. Thirteenth Hour drinks soft and creamy, full and luscious. Not a lot of sharp roast or bitterness here; the “Belgian” part dominates more than the “imperial stout” part does. This is the kind of beer you sip as a capper to a great meal. Try it for yourself at Varga Bar.

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or many of us, habit is too often the determining factor when it comes to pairing our food with something to drink. This makes sense: The intersection of what’s on our plate with what’s in our glass has the potential to be complicated, and while a catastrophic pairing is rare—one that makes both the food and the beverage worse than they are on their own—the classics are an easy, if too often boring, crutch to lean on. I was reminded of this recently at a media lunch unveiling this year’s limited-edition Hennessy V.S. Cognac bottle, whose label has been beautifully designed by Shepard Fairey, the renowned artist behind the iconic “Andre the Giant Has a Posse” graphic and the Barack Obama “Hope” poster, among many others. The event was held at Pod Restaurant, and the delicious family-style lunch, with its distinctly Asian and South East Asian flavors, was exactly the sort of meal that the vast majority of people would enjoy alongside a well-chosen beer. This one, however, was paired up with two Hennessy cocktails—I kept on sipping the Revolution, with a subtle jalapeño spice overlaying an undertow of bitters and the sweeter notes of the cognac—and the intersection of the food and the drink was phenomenal. It highlighted how well Asian and South East Asian food pairs with a range of beverages, despite the fact that they are most often enjoyed with beer. The key is to know just a few tricks. Very spicy food, for example, will feel like it’s spontaneously combusting on your tongue if your beverage is too high in alcohol. So if you’re

having a brutally hot Thai curry, for example, it’s best to avoid a higheroctane cocktail. But more delicately spiced food can actually pair quite well with a drink that’s buttressed by a bit more booze. Allow each individual dish, and drink, to be your guide. Fried dishes, on the other hand, tend to do remarkably well with sparkling wines. I’ve mentioned this before in these pages, but it bears repeating: The higher acid and bubbles in a good sparkler cut through the fat and oil, and in turn allow the other flavors being cocooned in that fried crust to really shine through. A spring roll with a glass of Champagne or Prosecco, for example, is a beautiful thing. And when it comes to Asian or South East Asian dishes, there are plenty of great still wines to drink alongside them: Depending on the protein, seasoning, sauce and cooking method, I’ve had lots of good luck popping the corks from Beaujolais from France, Zweigelt from Austria, Chenin Blanc from South Africa and more. And of course, you can always stick to beer. But with all the great local brews we have access to here, and at such remarkably fair prices, there’s absolutely no reason at all not to sip two or three with your meal. Pad Thai—or beef pho or curry or banh mi or any of a million other dishes— will taste completely different alongside a super-hoppy IPA, a wheat and a classic lager. The preference for one over another may be personal, but the sense of discovery and excitement that results from alternating sips of different beers, or wines or cocktails or spirits, is universal. Now, get drinking. // BRIAN FREEDMAN

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want to. On weekends, you can add very good banh mi to the festivities until they run out. The menu here is straightforward and beautifully executed—although a little less acid in the pea-leaves salad would have allowed the black garlic more room to breathe—and service is appropriately friendly and laid-back. Whether you’re from Fishtown or not, Stock is more than worth a visit or three. I have a list of family members who I’ll be pestering to check it out. It’s a purely selfish move: Experiencing at Stock the heights that soup can achieve firsthand, I’m hoping, will make for infinitely better eating at subsequent family gatherings. I don’t expect their soups to be this good, but a guy can dream. 

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here’s so much bad booze advice floating around out there that it’s pretty much impossible to keep track of it all and refute it in a timely manner: Serve all your white wines ice-cold (for the love of god, no); don’t drink too much on an airplane (sometimes you have to, i.e., anytime you’re flying on US Airways or TAP Portugal); it’s OK to muddle a pound of fruit into a single Old Fashioned (be warned: Don Draper would take you to the alley behind the bar and kick your ass). But there is one nugget of false alcohol gospel that grows easier all the time to refute: The old commandment that thou shalt not drink wine with Mexican food. This is because of two complementary phenomena: First, Mexican food in Philadelphia has become so layered, so complex, that it easily meshes with the character of a solid bottle of wine; and second, there’s a lot of great wine around that bumps up perfectly against the often aromatic, occasionally spicy nature of our area’s great Mexican dishes. The trick is to channel the sage advice of the great phenomenological philosopher Kenny Loggins, who once said, with heartfelt conviction: Meet me halfway, across the sky… By which I mean: Don’t let either the wine or the dish dominate; rather, their interaction should be a dance. Cut the richness of your guacamole with a mouthwatering Prosecco. Play up taco al pastor’s pineapple with a cool glass of Vouvray. Look to ripe red Zinfandel for a hit of spice alongside your beef burrito. It’s not all without risks, though. Spice heat in food can do serious battle with many wines, especially tannic and high-alcohol reds. And no matter what match you’re going for, make sure you don’t serve your red too warm: A quick 20-minute chill in the fridge will work wonders on most bottles, especially when pairing them with food. But in general this summer, I’ve been opening up a bottle of wine and a couple of beers each time I cook or bring in Mexican food for dinner. Even with casual classics like tacos, the right wine can contextualize the food in a brand new light, making even my old stovetop standby seem somehow new and exciting. (B.F.)

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Sounds of sexy soul: Pioneering Philadelphia soulsters the Delfonics will finally be getting their overdue props.

Ready or Not, Here They Come The Delfonics will be inducted into the R&B Music Hall of Fame. By Bill Chenevert // bchenevert@philadelphiaweekly.com

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ongratulations are in order for The Delfonics: They’re set to be inducted into the R&B Music Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014. Now, let’s be real here for a moment: The R&B Music Hall of Fame was founded in 2010 in Cleveland, OH, and is not the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame across town. And, shockingly, the 2013 and 2014 list of inductees is long (though still tight). Philly’s own Delfonics were integral to the Philadelphia soul sound that emerged from our streets in the ‘60s and ‘70s via Philly Groove Records and gave us a ton of classic R&B jewels that stud music history’s annals. The original crew—William and Wilbert Hart, Ritchie Daniels and Randy Cain—met at Overbrook High School in West Philly in the early ‘60s. The Harts are still kickin’ and groovin,’ but Cain passed away in 2009. A bunch of members have come and gone, but pretty much all of their insanely-beautiful records came with the help of Thom Bell, the incomparable producer, arranger and songwriter who’s credited with greatly shaping the famed Philadelphia sound. With Bell, The Delfonics gave us La La Means I Love You in ’68 (title track, “I’m Sorry,” “Break Your Promise”), Sound of Sexy Soul in ’69 (“Ready or Not Here I Come (Can’t Hide

from Love)” and “Somebody Loves You”), The Delfonics in ’70 (“Didn’t I (Blow Your Mind This Time),” “Over and Over,” “Trying To Make a Fool of Me”) and Tell Me This Is a Dream (“Hey Love,” “Walk Right Up To The Sun,” the title jam). It takes a mere cursory listen to a Delfonics greatest-hits collection to hear the countless hip-hop artists who’ve poached and twisted their sounds: Wu-Tang Clan, the Fugees, Biggie, Nas, Missy, even our own Boyz II Men. Their catalogue’s gotten the cover treatment from big-deal fans, too: Aretha, Patti, Prince, the Jackson 5, the list goes on. Two of their biggest (“La La” and “Didn’t I”) are prominently used by Quentin Tarantino in Jackie Brown. Joining the Delfonics in 2014’s induction are some pretty big names, too: Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, The Spinners, Marvin Gaye and Chubby Checker—another Philadelphia homeboy—to name a few. The 2013 induction class is one long-ass list of R&B royalty that includes The Chi-Lites, Sam Cooke, The Four Tops, Martha & the Vandellas, The Marvellettes, The O’Jays, Otis Redding, The Supremes and The Temptations. If you’re a super-fan, you can start planning now for a Canton pilgrimage in late August. The museum’s home is in Cleveland, but the red-carpeted induction ceremony is at the Canton Palace Theater on Sun., Aug. 24. 

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A Five Star Life At one point in A Five Star Life—when we’re just beginning to get jaded about luxury hotel inspector Irene (Margherita Buy)—she explains to a hotel manager that she’s docking them severely, and it’s not because the wine was two degrees warmer than it should be. Turns out hotel employees were dismissive of a lesssophisticated couple. It’s a sweetly protective moment from someone introduced as painfully exacting, and it’s moments like this that A Five Star Life is at its best: when it’s quietly playing with expectations. Some things, of course, have to be taken as given. Though no hotel in the film gets away unscathed by some white-glove failing, this Italian production globe-hops with pristine abandon as it tracks Irene, gliding through impeccably neutral hotels in impeccably neutral clothes. “Luxury is a form of deceit,” a guest warns her at one point, but director Maria Sole Tognazzi makes it look awfully good. Still, in a movie about a mature single woman with a lifestyle that precludes a family, there are Hollywood expectations in play. Her sparsely-furnished apartment, her sister’s slightly messy home life and precocious children, and the ex-lover who’s stayed in her orbit all seem to suggest the sort of domestic reckoning that might already have you cringing. But the film observes the lives of all its principles more concerned with a steady eye than a Hollywood message machine; it knows that a glancing blow can still carry quite a sting. There’s still a little fantasy amid all this slice-of-life, but it’s a movie that trusts its audience not to demand absolutes. A Five Star Life knows sometimes you can learn about a character just from seeing her on the streets of a city and out of the ivory tower, and it’s a sometimes unexpected, always stylish journey. (Genevieve Valentine) REVIEW

Land Ho! What’s a man to do when he’s beginning to feel his years? Grab an ex-brother-in-law and head for Iceland, of course. With Land Ho!, writer-directors Martha Stephens and Aaron Katz spin a lighthearted road trip that zips past like a landscape photo-op, but retains some of the particular charms of travel, those uneventful but gently thrilling evenings that linger in the memory. Indie-movie veteran Paul Eenhoorn plays Colin, an engaging, self-effacing gentleman of a certain age, trapped in the gentle water-treading of his retirement years, ripe to rediscover life’s enjoyments and eternal straight man to Mitch (Earl Lynn Nelson). Mitch is a harder sell, a broad and bawdy sort defined largely by his inability to speak to or about women without making someone uncomfortable. There’s loneliness behind it all, of course, but in such a casually aimless movie, watching Mitch get his jollies at the expense of friends and strangers alike requires no small level of indulgence. Part of the reason the film works as well as it does is thanks to Eenhoorn’s balance of quiet exasperation and broken-in camaraderie. The banter’s offset by the occasional burst of quite literal editorial commentary: “I’m not sensitive about my age,” Colin assures a young dinner guest—smash cut to a nightclub. There’s also, no surprise, gorgeous cinematography—if there’s any question why Iceland would be their destination, it’s answered by Iceland itself. Director of photography Andrew Reed captures the misty curves and moody watercolors of the landscape with such fondness that every break to admire the scenery feels like the country itself is waking them up to possibilities. Against such a stunning backdrop, Land Ho! is a wisp of a road trip, spiriting us along through the discoveries of travel and the rediscovery of old friends. (G.V.)

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here’s no other quote to lead with, of course. The final moments of Dead Poets Society, in which students stand on their desks to the call of “Oh Captain! My Captain!” acknowledge Robin Williams’ John Keating as a crucial, subversive influence on the way they approach the world. It’s remained a touchstone of Williams’ own career, which took a similarly subversive, often irreverent path that established him as both one of the movie-comedy greats and a dramatic actor whose depth and sharpness more than held their own in films that have left an enduring mark on movie history. His particular high-energy, unabashed humor—alternating the vicious and the sincere—made him a household name shortly after Mork and Mindy premiered on TV in 1978, and his film career was built as much around his persona as around the characters he played. The iconic Mrs. Doubtfire and Aladdin’s genie both offered room for Williams’ trademark improvisation, and he often took refreshing risks on darker comedy: Death to Smoochy isn’t a comfortable film, but it’s a deeply interesting examination of the co-dependence that can build up around fame and a sharp look at the obsessive nature of the performer who needs an audience. They weren’t all hits, of course; in a career as varied as his, there will inevitably be the sort of movies that probably sound like great ideas and aren’t, and into every body of work, a little Bicentennial Man must come. But for every awkward outing, there’s a slice of the sublime, and movies like The Birdcage are Williams at his best: As Armand, the more understated half of a gay relationship, Williams’ comic timing is impeccable, and the undercurrent of lifelong frustration and struggle to live openly gives weight to the film’s most farcical twists. It’s a beautiful balance of Williams as both observer and observed. It’s well-traveled ground for Williams, given that so many of his comedies bore a poignant streak. But his dramatic work was often surprising, not so much for film such as The Fisher King, Good Morning Vietnam or Good Will Hunting, which maintained much of the warmheartedness of his comedic work, but for the roles in which he abandoned his brand of likeability for more ambiguous, even villainous roles. Some of his best work was on display in the creeping psychological horror of One Hour Photo, in which his lonely photo developer becomes fixated on a family whose photos suggest the American dream, and in Insomnia, in which he played an unrepentant killer who masterminds his own investigation. They were undoubtedly dark roles, but Williams inhabited them with the same fierce loyalty he brought to the best of his comedy. There’s no doubt Robin Williams was a phenomenal screen presence. As a kid, I found it oddly fitting that he brought so much of himself to the genie in Aladdin, adlibbing riffs for dozens of hours, that his performance disqualified the movie from a Screenplay Oscar nomination— it was, in no uncertain terms, his movie. But in the wake of the news on Monday evening, many of the remembrances were about what Williams did when the cameras weren’t

Master teacher: Robin Williams, the shining light at the center in Dead Poets Society.

rolling. Steven Spielberg called Williams from the set of Schindler’s List when the weight of the material got too heavy. Williams was a USO performer and worked with Comic Relief and St. Jude’s Hospital. As Christopher Reeve prepared for surgery following his paralyzing accident, Williams burst in pretending to be a proctologist (because of course) just to surprise a laugh out of Reeve. Twitter user Sara Amundson (@saraterror) recounted a story of Williams spending Christmas Eve with a terminally ill girl even after the Make-A-Wish Foundation had declared it impossible; Amundson says they hung orgami cranes. The stories felt not like Hollywood anecdotes or celebrity encounters; they felt like things people told one another at the wake of an outrageous uncle who was suddenly, terribly missed. The impression they create is of someone constantly reaching, out and out and out, to other people who were going through dark times. It was known territory for Williams. He openly battled drug addiction, alcoholism and depression, some of which made it into his stand-up work in moments that felt like manic confession, as he turned his no-holds-barred humor on himself. But he leaves behind a legacy of generosity— as a performer and as a public figure—and a body of work that conjures the dedication and warmth he felt toward the power of imagination. “No matter what anybody tells you,” he says in Dead Poets Society, “words and ideas can change the world.” We believed him. We still believe him.  It was confirmed by officials at press time that Robin Williams committed suicide, and he was open about his struggles with drug addiction, alcoholism and depression, diseases that often carry harmful social stigma and can make sufferers feel isolated and hopeless. For those currently struggling with this or any other obstacle that seems overwhelming, the 24/7 suicide hotline number is 800.273.8255.

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omedian Matt McCusker recently joked to local comedy site Witout.net that after losing in the finals of Helium Comedy Club’s “Philly’s Phunniest” contest a couple years back, his father asked him to think of family. “After my initial defeat, my father brought me into our room of ancestors—the place where we keep marble busts of all of our male predecessors—and spoke to me about the importance of bringing glory to the house of McCusker. That was all I needed to see,” said McCusker, 28, who competed in Helium Comedy Club’s local, tournament-style take on Last Comic Standing again this summer—and won. (Full disclosure: PW’s Sheena Lester was among this year’s “Philly’s Phunniest” judges.) And for his victory, he’s won more than his ancestors’ respect. Rather, he’s set to enjoy a $1,000 prize from the Sansom Street club. Plus, this weekend, he’ll be hitting the festival stage at Funny or Die’s second Oddball Comedy & Curiosity Festival on the Camden Waterfront, which promises more comedic talent than, really, anyone should be allowed to handle in one night. Among those slated to appear on the fest tour are Louis C.K., Sarah Silverman, Amy Schumer, Aziz Ansari, Jim Gaffigan, Reggie Watts, Whitney Cummings, Marc Maron, Chris Hardwick and Demetri Martin. Not all the comics are set to show up at each date, though. Rather, its headliners, C.K. and Silverman, hit all 21 cities, joined by a new cast of characters in each spot. This weekend in Camden, the Oddball lineup includes Dave Attell, Hannibal Buress, DJ Trauma, Brent Morin and Chris D’Elia. That’s damn good company for McCusker. “Louis C.K. is the name that pops up first to me,” he tells PW, “just because of the way he’s set the bar in terms of churning out new material.” He’s got a point: C.K. is known in the industry for putting together an entire new set every year, and through his touring, FX sitcom and merchandise, he’s become the fifth-highest grossing comedian in the world, according to Forbes magazine. “That being said,” continues McCusker, “this year’s list of performers is out of control. Bill Burr, Dave Attell, Sarah Silverman and Hannibal Burress are some of my other favorites. And the fact they will all be at the same place, with even more hilarious comedians, is almost too much to process.” It was hard not to become a Funny or Die believer after last year’s inaugural edition of the website’s Oddball Fest brought none other than Dave Chappelle back into the spotlight, albeit briefly, at a show in which he followed New Zealand musical duo Flight of the Conchords. That night, last summer, was the best comedy show I’d ever been to, hands down. (FYI, anyone heading to Camden for this should take the ferry or New Jersey Transit, because the parking garage next to the Susquehanna Bank Center is a nightmare. Unless you think sitting on the eighth level of a garage, in a car, behind hundreds of stoned teenagers, for an hour after the show, isn’t a nightmare. And if you don’t think that, you’re wrong.) That said, there are downsides to a comedy festival—just as there are downsides to music festivals. For one, there’s a certain intimacy that comes with a being in a room with a performer, where time is a bit less of an option and the drinks are somewhat forced upon you. At Oddball, performers often have large, diverse portfolios of material and are

Funny guy: Matt McCusker won Helium Comedy Club’s “Philly’s Phunniest” contest; he performs at Susquehanna Bank Center this Saturday.

not necessarily situated together based on the similarities of their jokes, or at least the subject matter. Similar to last year, the ‘14 gathering will feature more than just a succession of rotating comedians under its main spotlight. Last year’s festival stage, set toward the back of the Center’s open social/merchandise space, featured a horde of formidable local talent, including Doogie Horner and Chip Chantry. That’s no doubt where you can catch our man McCusker, too. “I’m beyond psyched to do it,” he says excitedly. “It’ll be awesome to perform at such a stacked gig. And even better to get to see all of those comedians live.”  Sat., Aug. 16. 5pm. $35-$79.75. Susquehanna Bank Center, 1 Harbour Blvd., in Camden, NJ. 856.365.1300. oddballfest.com

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service in March, now totals about 16,000 riders per weekend—and their trans passes are not unlimited the way week- and month-long passes are in Philadelphia. Though well known as one big college campus, Boston actually has less students than Philly. But should covering costs really be the beall, end-all for a 24-hour train service that inevitably spurs economic activity and could result in less drunk drivers over the long haul? Before the recent change in service, the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia and Econsult Solutions noted in a report that SEPTA actually contributes $3.21 billion in economic output to the Greater Philadelphia area, and generates $62.5 million in state tax revenues. After a long, painful fight in the state Capitol last year, a transportation bill was signed and SEPTA received funding it’d been waiting for—$571.8 million for the next fiscal year, compared to just $308 million a year earlier— to begin embarking on a “Catching Up” capital program, which will help update infrastructure, projects and, finally, the smart card system. The Authority is brining in more state money, and will continue to do so at least through 2026, meeting double the funds from FY 2013 by 2018. Which is great, but also tells us something else: Making money is fine, but making back all costs via cash fees and tokens shouldn’t be a priority of SEPTA. And it sounds like it probably isn’t. Free-market viewpoints are often made by those on the right and those who believe public transit is a way for liberals to control mass scheduling, which is exactly what columnist George Will wrote back in 2011. “Currently, transit agencies are not trying to break even, so they are not failing if they don’t,” wrote Jarrett Walker on Human Transit in 2011. “If we propose a free-market view in which transit should be breaking even, well, I’d like to see this as well in a perfect world. But that would be a world in which government isn’t heavily subsidizing transit’s competitor, the private car—not just through road expenditures but through such interventions as minimum parking requirements and petroleum-based foreign policy.” In other words, asking transit to make up costs or even become profitable is moot (as was state Rep. Daryl Metcalfe’s insistence last year that SEPTA was “just more welfare”), especially when the government essentially has its hand in everything. Come November 2, SEPTA is going to be in for a big decision: Whether or not to, again, extend their 24-hour weekend service. They’ll inevitably have more riders come September, but whether or not they’re luring 10,000 or 15,000 paying customers below City Hall at 2am shouldn’t be a priority. Setting aside the public funds to continue $34,000 worth of weekend expenditures, should. 

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t came as little shock to anyone when SEPTA ruled its 24-hour weekend subway service a success last week. The all-night trains, which started in June as a pilot program, have made getting home after the bar a whole lot easier, and both urbanists and media can’t seem to say enough good things about it. In its announcement, SEPTA noted the Market-Frankford and Broad Street Lines had seen an overall usage increase of 50 percent on weekends since extending service hours—and that they were extending the pilot program’s end date from the originally-planned Labor Day to Nov. 2. “SEPTA hopes to see additional ridership and fare revenue increases to help offset the operating costs associated with the program,” according to the Aug. 5 release. So, on our blog, we wanted to see what it would mean to actually offset those costs. After speaking with SEPTA Public Information Officer Manny Smith, we were provided numbers showing approximate costs of the program: $47,000 per weekend to operate the trains all night, when it was costing $13,000 per weekend with the buses, a difference of $34,000. Then, according to the numbers we were given, SEPTA has brought in about $9,700 per weekend in new cash and token fares—which might seem a bit low, until you remember that not all riders are paying extra for those new rides. “The majority of those [late night] riders are people who use trans passes, and we haven’t seen a lot of token or cash fare riders,” said Smith. “That’s one of the reasons we’re extending the weekend service pilot.” The idea, now, is to see how much more money will be brought in on weekends when people who aren’t necessarily known for buying week- or month-long trans passes, but are known for staying out and drinking all night— i.e., college kids—step into the mix. “With college students back in town, with other riders resuming their normal routine after vacation and whatever they may be doing in the summer, we hope to see some additional ridership and some fare revenue increases to help offset those operating costs associated with operating overnight,” added Smith. But there is no exact number SEPTA is necessarily looking for. “Although there is no actual revenue goal, we, of course, would like to offset our costs,” said SEPTA’s director of media relations Jerri Williams. Doing the math: If SEPTA really thinks it can offset the costs associated with running trains instead of buses after 12:30am, it’s probably looking for about 10,800 more people, per weekend, to utilize public transportation in and around the city. Given that there are 450,000 college students in Philadelphia, according to a 2012 CityLab report, that number may not be difficult to meet. For comparison’s sake, Boston, which began a late-night train

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White Girl Twerking I don’t want to appropriate someone else’s culture. But as an American mutt, it’s the only culture I know.

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he mood is joyful and excited with the right dose of anxious. We’re rocking our workout clothes, some women brought high heels too. A bottle of bubbly is popped; the cork’s transformation from bastion of restraint to explosive projectile is fairly representative of how this room full of professional women plans to get turned up on a Saturday afternoon. We’re celebrating a bachelorette party, and I’m leading the striptease dance class these ladies have arranged for their bride-to-be. This is a fairly common scenario for me as a dance instructor: to lead a room full of strangers toward their wildest selves. This particular class requested we spend plenty of time on twerking, a specialty of mine. For the uninitiated: twerking is a dance skillset that requires significant kinesthetic awareness, strength and endurance. It’s about rapid movement that isolates specific core, leg and butt muscle groups and, when done properly, is exhausting. The weaksauce you see Miley Cyrus doing is not twerking, it’s just a little side-to-side wiggling. But we’ll get to her later. Twerking is not remotely new. The origins are in African dance, and while we tend to associate it with highly sexualized content in American culture, there’s nothing intrinsically erotic about it. If you go to the right church, you’ll see variations. When little kids drop it and pop it, they’re not advertising themselves as sexual objects—that’s a projection white culture puts onto them—they’re gyrating their bodies with celebratory enthusiasm, which is literally the whole point of dance. So I’m teaching this movement, starting with smaller isolations, to this bachelorette party. The interesting thing is that the students are all women of color, and I’m a Euromutt. And the irony is weighing on me that I’m another white girl who has appropriated the art of a marginalized population and am now profiting by selling it back to people from whose culture it originates. Without question, hip-hop is my favorite music. Sure, I’ll lose my shit if “Smells Like Teen Spirit” comes on, and I know entirely too much about Katy Perry’s discography for my own comfort. But, given a choice, I’ll take hip-hop for almost any occasion. Since childhood, it’s been what I actively seek; it’s a sound that evokes authentic and unstoppable movement in me. Hip-hop, and its descendants in dubstep, reggaeton and trap, are the soundtrack to my most spiritual experiences. To me, it is the culture with which I most identify, though none of my ancestors contributed to it. As a white person who tries to be conscious about appropriation, it’s tricky as a hip-hop instructor. On one hand, I’m pretty confident in my skillset after decades of learning and refinement. On the other hand, I know I’m only even aware of this music because a bunch of suits found a way to make money marketing Black culture to white youth. I know that music is all derivative borrowing and adding, but that there’s a difference between paying homage and theft. I also know that a person’s race is rarely a good indicator of musical taste or whether or not they’re any good at dancing. In this room, I don’t know how my students feel about my race, about twerking, about the fact that white people are always making more money by co-opting something than

Feelin’ it: Timaree shakes what her mama gave her. (Photo by Nathan Kuruna)

the artists of color who created it. There’s always at least one student who just slays it: who clearly feels comfortable with popping, whining and the occasional krump. But there are always a handful who look bewildered, as though a surgeon is trying to tag them in on an angioplasty. Kinesthetic intelligence exists outside of race, much like musical preference. With or without innate talent, we’re all much better at whatever we have practice doing ... and at whatever resonates with us authentically. Which brings me back to Miley. Most of the criticism leveled in her direction is just run-of-the-mill slut-shaming. But there’s plenty of valid critique about the way she didn’t just suddenly start exploring her own sexuality, she used the language and imagery of a thousand misogynistic rappers before her, making Black women’s asses the short-hand for “I’m cool and sexually adventurous.” There’s being an outsider, sincerely trying to participate in a culture ... and there’s wearing it like a costume. What is my culture? I know almost nothing of Czech or Irish music. Other than my willingness to talk to total strangers, there’s nothing terribly Midwestern about me, despite spending my formative years there. What is most familiar to me, and to the women in this bachelorette party, is Beyoncé. And we about to get down to some Partition. C’mon, y’all, let’s twerk it out. 

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Bridging the darkness: If we didn’t want suburbanites to identify as Philadelphians, we shouldn’t have built the Ben. (Photo by J.R. Blackwell)

It’s why we’re a city of neighborhoods: Where a lot of us live now used to be towns in the county, but not the city, of Philadelphia prior to the Act of Consolidation in 1854. Instead of tearing something down and making Philadelphia exclusive, we probably should be trying to encourage more people to say they’re from Philadelphia and encouraging more people to move here and encouraging more people to contribute to the city’s economy. We shouldn’t allow for a small number of folks to be keepers of the Phlame, dousing out the torch of anyone not living in the same house for decades. People are from Philadelphia if they say they’re from Philadelphia. Not everyone fits into the neat pigeonhole you’d like to jam them in, and not everyone is the “problem” or the “enemy.” Most people, truly, are good folks who say things for good reasons. In other words, we should welcome enthusiastically anyone who wants to be part of this city. And, we shouldn’t feel special or good about ourselves for resentfully expressing a chill against anyone not us. That’s what New Yorkers do. And they fucking suck. 

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What’s the difference between a red-faced Tea Partier screaming about “real Americans” and a born-and-bred Philadelphia exceptionalist sneering about people like me—or even transplants from neighboring suburbs like Cherry Hill? The message is the same: “I am better than you because of circumstances none of us could control. Recognize my superiority.” One of the greatest and worst things about Philadelphia is its sometimes unhinged provincialism. Sure, we get a little snotty now and then about Camden, but that’s really quite shitty of all of us. After all, when you look down from space, it’s pretty obvious that Philadelphia, its suburbs and yes, Camden all form a big ol’ circle together. We’re one big economy, and, frankly, we’re one big culture. We might live on different streets, in different neighborhoods, or in different zip codes, but we’re all participants in the same stew of awesomeness and awfulness that is Philadelphia. Like most political boundaries, “inside the city lines” for Philly is a queer, arbitrary mishmash of previously independent towns and burgs consolidated back before the Civil War.

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I was born in lower Northeast Philadelphia, in the now defunct Parkview Hospital. That’s just a detail, though. Here’s what matters: This is the city that made me a man. This is where I matured emotionally—more or less, people, more or less—and my memories, almost all of them, are here. As a boy, I watched Jim Gardner on the Action News, and my parents and I shopped at the Ack-a-me. As a man, I’ve resided in West Philadelphia, Hawthorne, the Italian Market, the suburbs, Center City, on the streets wherever, and in a lovely homeless shelter on the grounds of Curran-Frumhold Correctional Facility off State Road in Northeast.

To get to the shelter from Center City, if I had a token, I used to take the El to Frankford and then transfer to the 84 bus. I remember driving by my grandmother’s Tacony neighborhood wishing she’d let me live on her couch. She wisely opted not to bring me in at the time. So when some uptight douchebags with a nativist axe to grind feel the need to tell me I’m not “from” Philadelphia, I feel the need to say go fuck yourselves. After my Frankford debut on planet Earth, I was carted in and around the city for my entire life until my parents settled in Bucks County. I graduated high school in a small exurb called Quakertown, and I immediately returned to the city for college, which I soon left, or got kicked out, depending on who’s counting. Kind of boring and tedious to explain all that, isn’t it, though? And kind of stupid and selfimportant of me to have to talk about my experiences with addiction and homelessness and how they built my character as a man on the streets of Philadelphia just in order to tell someone where I came from? Yeah. So, like a sane person, I opt in casual discourse for three words that get to the heart of things: “I’m from Philadelphia.” This, apparently, is a problem for some people. Last week, local city blog Philebrity touted a New Republic piece by Hillary Kelly that can be best described as “taking a giant shit on people who say they’re from Philadelphia but technically didn’t grow up here all 18 years of their childhoods.” “Philadelphia proper,” sneers Kelly. “Not the metropolitan area: inside the city lines.” Well, tut-tut, fingerwag and humbug! Naturally, this led to Philebrity going all nativist while adding a dash of hate toward “bros,” which, if you ask me, is really more of a societal problem. Then again, I don’t bicycle about, my beard freely flowing in the breeze of SEPTA tailpipes, ruminating about how I can hate on people who are contributing to the city’s economy, “bro” or not. Kelly goes on to call people who grew up in the suburbs but say they’re from Philadelphia “Faux Urbanites” and “hometown fabulists.” Philebrity piled on, declaring that “saying you’re from Philly when you are really from the ‘burbs is truly wack.” (To be fair, it is true that I had no idea “wack” still had idiomatic relevance beyond the year 1999.) You know what strikes me as really fake, though? Masquerading your disdain for humanity with nativist rah-rahing to feel special about yourself. It’s the same type of ignorant bullshit those who hate immigrants espouse.

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ou’ve never really lived in Philadelphia until you’ve lived in the city as a homeless person. When you’re sleeping in a basement entrance to a law firm off Rittenhouse Square, the irony of being literally in the gutter while looking upward to park-view condominiums would be hilarious if it weren’t so soul-crushing. So, there I lay, my backpack propping up my head and neck like a pillow, giving me just enough height off the ground to monitor the shadows passing by me on the ground level. That little subterranean side door was like finding the perfect apartment: Not too urine-y, not too well-lit to betray my residency. Just right. I remember looking up at the stars and using them each to designate a person I loathed who, at the time, I considered responsible for my predicament. Later, I would realize the futility, and stupidity, of blaming others for my own scumbaggery or snidely dismissing other human beings’ life experiences not mirroring my own. But that night, I grumbled resentfully to myself, dropping F-bombs as the temperature dropped below 50 degrees. Earlier that evening before I “moved in” to that cement void, I had found myself rummaging through cans of soup left in front of a person’s house on Gray’s Ferry Avenue. “FREE” read the cardboard sign atop the cans. I was excited! It was like my own personal crackheaded Christmas morning courtesy of Philadelphia. While the fates allowed for the cans to be easy-open with a pop-top, the gods still managed to express their divine displeasure at my lifestyle. It was around Bainbridge Street that I discovered, after taking a big gulp of chilly chicken-n-rice, that the soup expired a year prior. Phila-fucking-delphia, indeed.

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1329 N.29TH: $2200 4BD/2.5BA, recently renovated! Rear yard, stainless kitchen, hdwd flrs, c/a, bright rooms, W/D, perfect gem! CALL MELANIE MCCONELL BHHS FOX & ROACH 215.267.6005/215.440.1533

13 - 20,

Thomas K Brewington Jr unit 4080 Robert Johnson ............. unit 5057 Jacqueline T Crawford ... unit 5172 Kelly Roane ................... unit 5064

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BELLA VISTA (9th & Catharine): Huge 3BR, 2BA tri-level. HW floors, W/D, great light. Avail Now. $1800/ mo. 215-922-6997

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2014

13 - 20,

4 0 P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY A U G U S T

William Penn Realty GRouP 215.636.0300

The Old Quaker Building

in the heart of University City | 3514 Lancaster Avenue

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE

SOUTH & 26TH WALNUT & 23RD LOMBARD & 23RD WALNUT & 23RD LOCUST & 21ST SPRUCE & 16TH

Sunny Studio’s & 1BR’s, Yard. Studio & 1BR, HW floors Lg 1BR, HW floors, EIK 2BR, Den, C/A Studio’s & 1BR, HW floors, Laundry Bright Studio’s & 1BR’s, HW floors, Laundry.

CENTER CITY EAST

$650-$1000 $850 $960 $1800 $825-$1200 $750-$1075

BROAD & SPRUCE Studio’s & 1BR’s, W/W, C/A, W/D $925-$1150 $770-995 Walnut & 23rd 1 &1&2 2Bd's, SPRUCE & 13TH Studio’s, BR’s,hardwood, HW floors, laundry Laundry $775-$1195 $575-1000 Locust & 21st & 1Bd's, SPRUCE & 12TH GreatStudios 1 BR, W/W, A/C laundry, heat incl. $925 $850-950 Pine & 21stMod 1Bd's, hardwood, BAINBRIDGE & 12TH Studio’s & 1BR’s,heat C/A incl., yard $800-$950 $700-1000 Pine & 22nd & 2Bd,A/C hardwood, heat incl. SPRUCE & 12TH 2BR1Bilevel, $1100 $750-1100 23rd 1 &2Bd, PINE & 10THLombard &1BR & Studio, HWbi-level, floors A/C $800-$900 LOMBARD &Chestnut 9TH W/Dgreat location $875-1000 $1050 &Sunny 20th 1BR’s, Ultra HW modfloors, 1Bd's,C/A C/A,

SOCIETY Lombard & 19th Newly renov,HILL mod studio, 1 & 2Bd's

$875-1700 $770-995 $1000 $800-850 $575-1000 QUEEN VILLAGE $850-950 21st& 1Bd's, hardwood, heat incl.,laundry yard $850-995 Lombard & Pine 9th &1Bd 2Bd, w/d, hardwood, $700-1000 Pine &renovated, 22nd 1 & 1BR 2Bd, w/Deck, hardwood,C/A, heatWD incl. BAINBRIDGE & 5TH $1675 $995-1100 Pine & 9thNewly 2Bd's, h/w floors, W/D $750-1100 Lombard & 23rd 1 &2Bd, bi-level, A/C CHRISTIAN Spruce & 5TH & 12th Modern 1BR’s, W/W $895 $995 2Bd, bi-level, $875-1000 Chestnut &1-1/2 20th bath, Ultra mod 1Bd's, laundry C/A, great location CHRISTIAN & 3RD Fab 2BR Trinity, HWNewly floors, C/Amod studio, 1 & 2Bd's $875-1700 $1000 Lombard & 19th renov, $995-1350 Spruce & 16th Old World, 1 & 2Bd's, hardwood $800-850 BroadStudio’s & Spruce& 1BR, Mod 1Bd's, W/D, C/A, heat incl. CHRISTIAN & 2ND Sunny HW floors $790-$925 Art Area Ultra Mod 1&&9th Parkinglaundry $950-1750 $850-995 Lombard 1Bd &W/D, 2Bd, Deck, w/d, hardwood, ART3Bd's, MUSEUM $995-1100 Pine & mod 9th 2Bd's, h/w floors, W/D $825-1375 Old City Fab ultra 1 & 2Bd's, deck POPLAR & 28TH Great Lg 2BR Bi-level $1100 $995 Spruce & 12th 2Bd, 1-1/2 bath, bi-level, laundry $1950 University Mod City 3Bd, 2 bath, totally renovated BROWN & 27TH 1BR’s, Spacious, C/A,1W/D. In Courtyard $995-1350 Spruce & 16th Old World, & 2Bd's, hardwood $1050-$1200 $700 Spring Garden Collonade-Extremely Nice Studio $950-1750 Art Area Ultra Mod 1 & 3Bd's, W/D, Deck, Parking BROWN & 24TH Cute Studio w/Yard $750 $825-1375 Old City Fab ultra mod 1 & 2Bd's, $600-675 Bambridge 1& 2Bd's, W/W,deck C/A PARRISH & Q.V. 23RD 3rd &Studio & 1BR, HW floors $850-$1275 $1950 University City 3Bd, 2 bath, totally renovated $375 & 19th hardwood, Heat incl. WALLACE &Spring 20TH Garden 2BR, EIK, Deck.Studio, $1400 $700 Spring Garden Collonade-Extremely Nice Studio $600-675 Q.V. 3rd & Bambridge 1 & 2Bd's, W/W, C/A $625 FAIRMOUNTFairmount & 20TH Studio $850 & 18thLoft Mod 1Bd, C/A, W/D $375 Spring Garden & 19th Studio, hardwood, Heat incl. SPRING GARDEN 19TH Studio’s, floors, Laundry From $800 $600 Mt.&Vernon & 21st HW Gret Studio, Yard, Laundry $625 Fairmount & 18th Mod 1Bd, C/A, W/D MANAYUNK $700 $600 Wallace & 20th 1Bd, parquet floors, yard Mt. Vernon & 21st Gret Studio, Yard, Laundry $700 Wallace & 20th 1Bd, parquet floors, yard BAKER ST (OFF MAIN) Great 1 & 2BR, W/W, Parking Incl. $695-$950 $600 Aspen & 26th 1Bd, W/W, laundry Walnut & 23rd 1 & 2Bd's, hardwood, laundry

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THE CHATHAM: 20TH & WALNUT – Spacious Studios & One Bedroom In High rise, Doorman Bldg w/Magnificent Western & Southern exposure, View of Rittenhouse Square, HW floors, Laundry on site, Professionally managed. AVAILABLE NOW/SEPTEMBER! ALL UTILS INCL. FROM $1,325 23RD & PINE – Spacious Two Bedroom across from Fitler Square Park, HW floors, Laundry on premises. AVAILABLE NOW! ALL UTILS INCL. - EXCEPT ELECTRIC $1,950 21ST & LOCUST – Attractive Studio in Rittenhouse Square, HW floors, Laundry. AVAILABLE NOW! ALL UTILS INCL. – EXCEPT ELECTRIC FROM $895 22ND & KATER – Modern Two Bedroom Townhome, W/W, C/A, W/D, Yard & Basement, Dog Friendly, AVAILABLE NOW! $1,575 16TH & RODMAN – Bright Two Bedroom Trinity, HW floors, C/A, W/D, Yard & Basement, Dogs are welcome! AVAILABLE NOW! $1,385 19TH & SANSOM – Beautiful Bi-Level One Bedroom, HW floors, A/C, 1.5 Baths, Steps away from Rittenhouse Square Park. AVAILABLE NOW! ALL UTILS INCL. – EXCEPT ELECTRIC $1,385 20TH & CHERRY – Deluxe, Spacious Three Bedroom Bi-Level, 3 Full Baths, HW floors, D/W, A/C, Hi-Tech ceilings, Roof top deck, Closet galore, Laundry on premise. AVAILABLE NOW! $2,885

WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST/OLD CITY/SOCIETY HILL CLINTON PLACE: 11TH & PINE – Sunny Studio w/View of Kahn Park in Elevator bldg, Brand new kitchen, HW floors, Laundry on premise. AVAILABLE NOW! ALL UTILS INCL. – EXCEPT ELECTRIC $835 5TH & LOMBARD – Beautiful Contemporary Three Bedroom Townhome on peaceful treelined street, 2.5 Baths, HW floors, W/D, C/A, Private Garage parking, Courtyard entrance, Basement w/Lots of storage space. AVAILABLE NOW! $2,485 9TH & SPRUCE – Delightful Bi-Level One Bedroom w/Office Space in Brownstone, HW floors, C/A, Sliding doors to private yard, Laundry on premise. AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER! $1,485 13TH & PINE – Studio w/Large separate kitchen, HW floors, Laundry on premise. AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER! ALL UTILS INCL. – EXCEPT ELECTRIC $825

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Parc rittenhouse

Wanamaker house

225 S. 18th Street

2020 WaLnut Street · 24 hour doorman · One block from Rittenhouse Square · State-of-the-Art fitness center · Seasoonal rooftop pool

· 24 hour doorman · State-of-the-art fitness center · Media room, resident lounge, conference room · Beautifully landscaped deck with seasonal in-ground pool, hot tub, and skyline views

· Pet friendly · All apartments have washers and dryers Spacious Studio with wood floors, an open kitchen, large marble $1,595 bathroom and north views towards Center City, 506 sf South facing studio with wood floors, an open modern kitchen, large marble both and lots of natural light 510 sf $1,710 Junior 1 bedroom on a high floor with wood floors, an open contemporary kitchen with breakfast bar and marble $1,800 appointed bathroom, 505 sf 1 bedroom plus den (can be used as a 2nd bedroom), 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors, open contemporary kitchen, 2 Juliet balconies overlooking a landscaped courtyard, 1473 sf $4,100 Washington square

updated kitchen appliances, dramatic city views and

604-36 S. WASHINGTON SQ. Efficiency with wood floors, an open kitchen and large bathroom, $1,125

2 bedrooms, 2 baths, updated kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances, bay windows providing city views, 1200 sf $2,750 Tri-level Wanamaker House townhome with 3 bedrooms plus a family room and 2.5 bathrooms, large bay windows, great closet space and a washer/dryer,

1900 sf

$1,525

closet space, 600 sf 1119 PINe STreeT

2 bedroom plus loft, 2.5 baths with an open and updated

the WarWick

200-220 LOcUST STreeT

1830 rittenhouse sq.

1701 locust street

Studio with treetop city views,

Meticulously renovated 1

large closet, open space with

bedroom plus den overlooking

floor-to-ceiling windows, 540 sf

Rittenhouse Square with

$1,295

indePendence Place 233 SOUTH 6TH STreeT

magnificent wood floors and

1 bedroom on a high floor with

moldings throughout, a designer

dramatic views of the Delaware

kitchen and marble appointed

River, floor-to-ceiling windows

bathroom, 778 sf

and lots of natural light, 700 sf

the Wellington

$2,450

135 s. 19th street 1 bedroom on a high floor with

avenue of the arts

west facing windows providing

academy house

sunset city views and great closet

1420 locust street

$1,650

1 bedroom with lots of natural light, a beautifully appointed new

Studio on a high floor with an open kitchen, wood floors and marble appointed bathroom, 404 sf $1,495 Furnished Junior 1 Bedroom, with an open kitchen, marble bath and great closet space, 531 sf

$1,825

3 bedroom, 3 bathroom, 270 degree city views, open kitchen, marble baths, hardwood floors, high-end finishes throughout,

kitchen and bathroom, wood

1978 sf

floors, one block from Ritten-

the Barclay

$4,995

space, 680 sf

with an open kitchen, large bath-

views, a spacious kitchen and

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom overlook-

house Square, 720 sf

room, treetop views and great

great closet space, 656 sf $1,490

ing Rittenhouse Square with large

126 SOUTH 16TH STreeT

3 bedroom, 3 bath overlooking

1 bedroom with beautiful city

bay windows, a galley kitchen, stall

Brand new studio with wood

Rittenhouse Square with an updated kitchen, lots of natural light

views to the north, a large living

shower in the master bath and open

floors and a modern kitchen and bathroom, half a block from Rit-

and magnificently restored original

room with dining area, galley

great room, 1235 sf

tenhouse Row, W/D, 308 sf $1,290

building details, 2338 sf

society hill/old city

kitchen, W/D in unit, 875 sf $1,640

Corner 3 bedroom, 4.5 bathroom

YOrk SQUAre

center city one

with 270 degree views including

1714 rittenhouse square Recently renovated 2 bedroom

art museum

319 VINe STreeT

1326 sPruce street

a direct Rittenhouse Square vista

2 bedroom, 2 baths, balcony, city

featuring a large kitchen with butler’s

skyline views, great closet space,

pantry, formal living room, formal

new bathroom vanities, W/D in

dining room, bonus den and luxuri-

$1,600

closet space, 897 sf

2 bedroom, 2 bath, balcony, open

updated kitchen, designer baths, $3,300 wood floors, 1173 sf

Modern 1 bedroom with lots of natural light, wood floors, contemporary kitchen and bath, and 1 parking spaces included, 800 sf

$1,950

unit, 1209 sf

$2,275

ous master suite, 2872 sf

$2,900

$7,950

$1,595

plus family room, 2.5 bath, 3 story single family home less than one block from Rittenhouse Square with beautiful historical details and modern updates throughout, 2496 sf $5,250

237 S. 18TH STreeT

the PhiladelPhian 2401 PeNNSYLVANIA AVe Studio with a balcony, Fairmount views and large brand new kitchen and bathroom 603 sf

Allan Domb Real Estate 1845 Walnut St. Suite 2200 • 215/545.1500

$6,950

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Junior 1 bedroom, with west city

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$3,000

1 bedroom with sunset city views to the west, new carpets, a separate dining room, great closet space and W/D, 934 sf $1,750 West facing 1 bedroom, 2 baths with wood floors, an open kitchen with breakfast bar, lots of natural light, great closet space and a W/D, 934 sf $1,875 Corner 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with 270 degree city views, a separate dining room, lots of natural light and a W/D, 1079 sf $2,475

226 W. rittenhouse sq. South facing 1 bedroom with an open and updated kitchen, completely renovated bathroom, wood floors and private balcony, 595 sf $1,950 Deluxe corner 1 bedroom with south and west city views, a balcony overlooking Rittenhouse Street, open living room with separate dining area, lots of natural light, 934 sf $2,100 313 SOUTH 18TH STreeT

$1,595

space, 2000 sf

· 24 hour doorman · State-of-the-art fitness center · Many apartments have recently been updated with brand new kitchens and hardwood floors · Pet friendly · Washers and dryers in many of the apartments · All utilities included except for electric

the dorchester

kitchen, hardwood floors throughout, W/D and one parking

$3,750

2031 LocuSt Street

rittenhouse square

Studio with an alcove overlooking Washington Square with great

$1,650

an open kitchen, 700 sf

society hill toWers

hoPkinson house

415 sf

1 bedroom on a high floor with two bay windows,

the carlyle

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

2014

13 - 20,

4 2 P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY A U G U S T

REAL ESTATE: RENT & SALE Property Management Group, Ltd 13th & Spruce

22nd & Spruce

Cool 1BR w/AC and Laundry.

Great Studio, Close to Everything. Incl Heat.

$950+

19th & Callowhill

Gorgeous 2BR bilevel apt, All amenities and Deck.

$1550+

$795+

17th & Pine

Adorable 1BR, incl heat. Close to Everything

$1025+

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STUDIO

325 Spruce (2R) Society Hill Studio, full bath, wood floors, sep. kit, heat inc.

$750

ONE BEDROOM

THE COLLEGE ISSUE

Abbotts Sq. 2nd & Lombard Upgraded 1 Br., 1 Bth, elevator bldg., c/a, w&d, door person $1,475.00 1712 Pine St 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, hardwood flrs., Heat Included, a/c, w&d in the building $1,425.00

GRADUATE HOSPITAL AREA-TWO CHOICES 1606 AND 1621 WEBSTER ST.

2 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Finished Basement. $359,000 Each.

SOUTH PHILADELPHIA-JUST COMPLETED 435 SNYDER AVE.

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TWO HOUSES WITH GARAGES 1518 S. STANLEY ST.

30th & Dickinson Vic. 3 Bedrooms. Garage. $79,000.

6037 BUIST AVE.

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NEWBOLD

TWO BEDROOM APARTMENTS

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1730 S. 21ST ST.

$1,750.00 $2,650.00 $975.00

TOWNHOUSES

1727 Monument St (Temple University) 5 Brs., 3 Baths, w&d, yard basement $3000.00 238 ‘B’ Delancey St 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath, trinity, wood floors, w&d $1,595.00 1010 S. 7th (Bella Vista) 2 Bedrooms or 1 Bedroom & Den, wood flrs, w&d $1,050.00 208 N. Clarion St (Hahnemann Hospital) 2 Br., 1 Bth,, wood flrs, w&d, yard, bst. $1,200.00 236 Spruce (Society Hill) 2 Bedrooms, 1.5 Bths, wood flrs, w&d, garden, deck, basement $1,850.00 816 S. Hancock (Queen Village) 1 Bedroom, Den, Bath, trinity, wood flrs $1,150.00 1615 S. Lawrence St (Dickinson Sq.) 3 Brs, 1 Bath, wood floors, w&d, basement $1,350.00 1525 S. 12th St 4 Bedrooms, 2.5 Baths, hrd. flrs.& w/w carpet, w&d, yard $3,000.00 1009 Randolph St. (N.Liberties) 5 Brs., 1.5 Baths, central air, w&d, garden $2,200.00

COMMERCIAL

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Large 3 Bedroom, 3 Bath House with Deck, Central Air, Hardwood Floors. $209,000.

1143 S. DORRANCE ST.

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EAST PASSYUNK VICINITY 607 SEARS ST.

Small Garage with Yard. $59,900.

405 WATKINS ST.

3 Floors, 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 Bathrooms. $118,000.

NORTH PHILADELPHIA 2831 N. 26TH ST.

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Queen Village 836 S. Front St. $699,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Fitler Square 2324 Lombard St. $525,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Queen village 311 Queen St $755,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

Rittenhouse Square 1902 Waverly St. $450,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

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1:30-2:30pm Queen Village 931 E. Moyamensing St. $482,900 BHHS Fox & Roach 3:00-4:00pm Washington Square West 913 N. Lawrence St. $595,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Washington Square west 919 Spruce St. $895,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Fishtown 1761 Frankford St. $410,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Graduate Hospital 2104 Carpenter St. $595,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 1031 S. Randolph St. $350,000 BHHS Fox & Roach

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1217 N. Howard St

842 S. 3rd St

717 Columbus Blvd #507

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1352 South St #214 Terrific 1 Bedroom, 1 Bath Condo, 1190 Sq Ft, Open & Spacious & Harwood Floors. $1750

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502 Addison St

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$950,000

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230 N 21st St – 2100 Parkway – Philly’s Best Kept Secret! Featuring 1 and 2 BR Apts

Strawberry Mansion – 2403 W Cumberland St Nice home Needs Updating but has Old World Details

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2601 Pennsylvania Ave #934 HW Floors, Contemporary kitchen with breakfast bar, 24/7 concierge and shuttle bus to center city 2001 Hamilton St #627 Upgraded 1BR/1BA Condo with deeded parking in a fabulous building with a pool and gym

$119,900 $215,000

3009 Harper St Terrific 2BR/1BA town home on a quiet street in the Art Museum Area, Recently renovated, Great Yard! $225,000 787 N Pennock St 2 Story, 2BR home with Hardwood floors exposed brick granite counters Best Price

$254,900

2429 Locust St #31 Renovated 1BR1BA, High Ceilings, Wood Flooring Storage included

$319,000

$69,800

Make an Offer! West Phila – 4131 Parrish St Large 5BR/2BA home located in quiet West Phila, Close to Drexel and U Penn

$79,900

Juniata – 1650 E Lycoming Ave Really Nice 2 BR home great condition with spacious master, lots of storage, Off St parking

$95,000

Briarcliff – 209 Westbridge Glenholden 3BR/1.5BA Central Air Garage

$98,000

Northeast Phila – 2117 E Tioga St 3BR Home with Hardwood Floors Basement Best home on the block

$99,900

Point Breeze – 1501 S Newkirk St Corner Commercial with income producing apts above, Perfect for

1519 Swain St 3BR/2.5BA Custom townhome, Outdoor space, Gas Fireplace, Finished Basement OPEN HOUSE AUGUST 17TH FROM 12-2:00 $355,000

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Germantown – 241 E Armat St Great Investment Opp! Duplex plus 2 Large garages u unit -4BR/2BA 2nd Unit 2BR/1BA $114,000

822 Newkirk St Spacious 3 Story 3BR2BA LR off Garden FP Kitchen Dining Rm Parking Deck OPEN HOUSE AUGUST 17TH FROM 1-2:30 $459,900

Delaware Co – 111 Roberta Ave Darby 19023

OPEN HOUSE AUGUST 17TH FROM 1-4:00 $119,900

North Phila – 3740 N Carlisle St Tremendous cash flow opportunity as a single or multi family home

RITTENHOUSE SQUARE / FILTER SQUARE / AVENUE OF THE ARTS 2429 Locust St #318 Renovated 1BR/1BA High Ceilings Wood flooring Storage included 1420 Locust St #19N 2BR/2BA W XL Terrace Gorgeous remodeled, granite SS Kitchen 2132 Race St 4BR/4BA Finished Lower Level W Gym media room deck hardwood floors Gated entrance 4 Car parking 116-118 Arch St Condo Converted Bldg with 1 Commercial condo (4) 1 BR condos and (2) bed condos fully occupied

$55,000

Southwest – 6201-6205 Harley Ave Clean Vacant Land waiting to be built on, New Consruction going on everywhere

$314,000 $459,000 $2,295,000 $1,999,900

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Upper Olney – 6130 N Franklin St Beautiful home recently renovated in mint condition 3BR/1.5BA garage full finished basement $159,000 South Phila - 343 Gladstone St Meticulously maintained 3BR/1BA home easy access to shopping, restaurants highways and center city

$169,900

Point Breeze – 2238 Titan St Stunning 2BR home, New Everything C/A, Granite, SS Appliances HW Floors Must See!

$175,500

7427 Tabor Ave Totally renovated Open layout new granite counters, custom cabinets HW Floors New Windows Yard

$179,900

Mt Airy – 6455 Sparague St Well kept move in ready home on a a lovely peaceful block!

$180,000

Temple – 1619 Bouvier St Investment Prop Potential $2,300 Rent roll 6BR/2BA 2009 Renovation W/D Yard 10Yr Roof warranty $189,900

301 Race St Unit 321 1 BR Condo in Old City, High Ceiling, CA HW floors many upgrades

$230,000

315 Arch St Unit 605 The perfect urban retreat in the heart of old City! 6-10 S Strawberry St unit 1 Large upgraded 1BR/1.5BA High end appliances/Finishes, Storage unit 6-10 southstrawberry.com 112 N 2nd St #3G 2BR/2BA Sophisticated urban loft with private BR, balcony and Parking at Old City’s the National

$279,900

West – 3508-10 W Allegheny Ave This Beautiful well maintained home located on the out skirts of East Falls , Won’t Last long $209,999 Fishtown – 1800 Memphis St 3BR/1BA with Characer modern updates lots of ligt and utdoor space at a totally doable price

$219,900

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Glenside – 2371 Mt Carmel Ave 4BR Colonial home, HW Floors freshly painted, Great Location

$227,900

Fishtown – REDUCED 2553 E Lehigh Ave Corner renovation 2BR/2BA and 2 outdoor spaces Exp Brick wood Fl ultra Kitch New Baths

$234,900

SOCIETY HILL / WASHINGTON SQUARE WEST 924 Spruce St #201 Historically certied brownstone condo with timeless Old Wordl Charm and Modern Amenities 635 Addison St This Gem of a property is situated on a quiet tree lined cobblestone St in Historic Society Hill 1101 Locust St 5BC 4BR or 3BR+Den Private terrace Parking high End Kitchen

$465,000 $679,000 $1,850,000

QUEEN VILLAGE/ BELLA VISTA / GRADUATE HOSPITAL / SOUTH PHILA. 2022 Christian St Unit B Converted 2BR into Large 1 BR with Great walk in closet 1014 W Oregon Ave Fresh Renovated 3BR/1BA, Large 16x20 Concrete Patio 723 Hall St 3BR/1BA Bella Vista home close to Italian Market and Passyunk Square! 228-30 Catharine St #2 Lovely Queen Village trinity style home, Courtyard 2BR/1BA in Unit laundry C/A 2433 S Bancroft St Completely remodeled home with fine attention to detail HW Floors C/A All new appliances 920 League St Well Cared for 3 Story home in the heart of the Italian Market eat in Kitchen, Modern Bath, New windows 1023 S 18th St Unit B 1BR/1BA Brand New Construction A must See! 412 Bainbridge St D Unique 2BR home with HW Floors, Custom roof deck and a modern BR 1021 S 18th St Unit A Large Bi-Level 2BR/2BA condo with Family room and rear garden Low Fees 1023 S 18th St Unit C 2BR/2BA Brand New Construction 2BR/BA 1534 Christian St Beautiful Home, Open Floor Plan HW Floors SS Appl, Rear Deck and More 1810 Christian St Better than New Construction in Quincy Court 3BR with Garage parking 520 Delancey St PRICE JUST REDUCED!!! Beautiful Colonial Mansion in cherished block of Society Hill

$179,900 $179,000 $299,900 $235,000 $239,900 $260,000 $269,900 $280,000 $369,900 $424,900 $554,900 $695,000 $1,1124,900

NORTHERN LIBERTIES / NORTH PHILADELPHIA

Glenside – 2371 Mt Carmel Ave 4BR Colonial home, HW Floors freshly painted, Great Location

$219,900

Elkins Park – 8231 Forrest Ave 3BR/1.5BA Dutch Colonial, yard Screened in porch, HW Floors, Fireplace, C/A , SS Appl

$249,000

202 Jackson St 3BR/1.5BA Hardwood floors throughout, Updated Kitchen New washer dryer Finished basement and yard $254,900 Fishtown – 1301 N Front St #C Condo with parking 2BR/2BA Den HW Floors Open floor plan exposed beams, double skylights $265,000 443 S 51st St Recently renovated original features many new upgrades Open floor plan new windows

$269,000

Old Kensington – 2400-4 N 9th St Multi Unit Property Currently generating good cash flow

$280,000

East Falls - 4433 Driftwood Unit 107 Newer townhome at Hilltop at Falls Ridge 2BR/2BA, Garage tons of upgrades throughout $285,000 Pennsport – 227 Mountain 3BR/1.5BA Full Renovated, Lots of closets HW Flrs C/A Beautiful block near Dickinson Sq

$280,000

Fishtown – 2109 Abigail St New Construction 2BR/2.5BA Roof top deck Finished basement

$289,900

Port Indian Montco – 11 W Indian Lane West Norritan PA Waterfront Bungalow on the Schuykill River Great place to getaway

$299,900

Fishtown – 2013 E Susquhanna 2nd floor 2BR/BA brand new condo open floor plan, Parking, Storage, Low condo fees and great finishes

$299,000

Fishtown – 1757-59 Frankford Ave #5 Spacious New Condo units common outside area, Brand new Kitchen Bath and new floors and more

$299,900

Chinatown – 1100 Vine St P201 2BR Penthouse unit with HW Floors and a modern kitchen Pet Friendly

$320,000

East Passyunk 2031 S 10th St Join us for a tour of this beautifully Renovated S Philly Home near Passyunk Sq

$325,000

Port Richmond – 3007 Richmond St Newly renovated duplex 1st unit 2BR/1.5BA, 2nd Unit 3BR/2.5BA C/A HW Floors, Yard

$319,900

Chinatown – 1100 Vine St P201 2BR Penthouse unit with HW Floors and a modern kitchen Pet Friendly

$320,000

Fishtown – 2336 E Cumberland St 4BR/2BA HW Floors custom woodwork newer windows deck kitchen renovated a few years ago $344,900 Fishtown – 813 E Girard Ave Great 4BR/1.5BA Stylish Home with Lots of Character

$347,500

2201-3 N Front St Apt#3 Great Investment opportunity! Corner Property inc (3) 1 BR Apts, Catering Hall, New Roof

813-17 N 5th St #301 Spacious Loft Style 2BR/1BA Condo in Prime location Private deck with bridge views $269,900 1524 N Hancock St #202 Bi-Level Unit open loft space HW Floors, Large Windows, 14 FT Ceilings, Open kitchen W/ Granite $329,000

New boiler All utilities separate

$350,000

Graduate Hospital -2714 South St 19146 3 Floor 2BR/2BA

$369,900

Frankford – 4441-49 Frankford Ave Opportunity to own a supermarket with gross receipts between $40K-60K a Month in Phila

UNIVERSITY CITY / WEST PHILADELPHIA 254 S Saint Bernard St Beautiful 3BR/1.5BA with Parking for rent on desirable Street! 330 N Sloan St 2BR/1BA 670 Sq Ft W Powelton charmer, huge Yard CA , smart use of space throughout 4629 Hazel Ave 6BR/2BA Large Sunny rooms with beautiful millwork & c.1910 details and coveted Catchment block 4623 Cedar Ave 6BR/3BA Catchment area home with in law suite, Stunning orig details in pristine condition

$1,800.00 $189,900 $499,900 $525,000

$385,000 East Kensington/Fishtown – 2321 Emerald St 4500 SF Garage and house Zoned RSA5

$395,000

3805-3807 Lauriston Brand New Luxury twin homes 3BR/3BA decks Gardens Garags 10 Yr Tax Abatement

$425,000

Fishtown – 1301 N Front St #C Condo with parking 2BR/2BA Den HW Floors Open floor plan exposed beams, double skylights $785,000

SURROUNDING AREAS

Old Kensington – 1954-58 & 1960 N 2nd St Commercial Investment opportunity! 3 Story Warehouse plus bar and garage $1,000,000 Frankford – 1101-3 Frankford Ave Ready for investors, 22.000 + Sq Ft Property is approx for 1 Commercial unit, 15 res Units W 1-1 Parking

North Phila – 2830 N Taylor St Investor Alert! Tenant Occupied 2BR home on a great block in North Phila

$19,900

West Phila – 47 N Redfield St Great investment property on a great block close prox to the Market St EL Needs cosmetic updating

$25,000

$1,800,000

Bridesburg – 2138S Scattergood St Very solid investment property or first time buyer opportunity!

$47,000

Grays Ferry- 2501 Oakford St. Vacant WH with lots of potential for residential conversion, commercial use, warehouse or office space! $1,950,000i

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CENTER CITY LUXURY SALES

Avenue of the Arts

center city one 1326 spruce street

AcAdemy House 1420 Locust street

South-facing 1 bedroom with wood floors, a recently renovated bathroom with magnificent tilework, Juliet balcony, wood floors and great natural light. 725 sf $279,900 2 bedroom, 1.5 bath on a high floor with north and east city views, large great room and a W/D in the unit, 1019 sf $359,900 2 bedroom, 2 bath with wood floors, a renovated eat-in-kitchen, large and open entertaining space, panoramic western city views, 1314 sf $399,900

WHite Building 105 s. 12th street

1 bedroom loft with 18’ exposed brick barrel ceilings, exposed brick walls and ductwork, an open chef’s kitchen, high-end bathroom and wood floors, 898 sf $399,900

Society Hill toWerS

1183 sf $469,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, completely updated

rittenhouse Square

1 bedroom on a high floor with panoramic southern views, lots of natural light, great closet space, an open kitchen, balcony and W/D, 873 sf $285,000

Art Museum

tHe pHilAdelpHiAn 2401 pennsyLvania avenue

1 bedroom overlooking the Art Museum with a large kitchen, spacious great room and excellent closet space throughout, 1262 sf $199,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, updated kitchen, intimate northeast city views, excellent closet space, 1538 sf $299,900 Bi-level penthouse with soaring ceilings and window walls providing dramatic city views to the east and west; 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths,2 large terraces, 3278 sf $785,000

tHe BArclAy

1900 sf $1,249,900 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, original building details and modern updates

3 bedroom, 3 bathroom on a high floor

1830 rittenHouse squAre

2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, wood floors, lots of natural light,updated eat-in kitchen, marble bath, beautiful original $639,900 building details, 1136 sf

Corner 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with original building details including high ceilings and oversized windows as well as high-end modern features such as an open chef’s kitchen, there are custom stained glass windows throughout and lots of natural light, 1900 sf $1,249,900

tHe WArWick 1701 Locust street

One-of-a-kind bi-level penthouse

degree city views, hardwood floors, an open floor plan with chef’s kitchen, marble bathrooms, washer/dryer, 1978 sf

$1,195,000

bath, excellent closet space, 765 sf

$389,900 1 bedroom plus den (can be used as 2nd bedroom), 2 bathroom with 2 balconies overlooking the building’s landscaped courtyard, large modern kitchen, marble baths, hardwood floors, $729,900 1422 sf 1 bedroom plus den (can be used as a 2nd bedroom), 2 bathrooms, hardwood floors, open contemporary kitchen, 2 Juliet balconies overlooking a landscaped $825,000 courtyard, 1473 sf 2 bedroom home converted to a custom 1 bedroom plus den, 2 baths, furnished, designer finishes and features, open floor plan, luxurious master suite, $885,000 southern views, 1079 sf

Updated 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with a large balcony providing city, marina and bridge views; wood floors; an open and updated kitchen; and $339,900 lots of natural light; 1300 sf

society Hill toWers 200-220 Locust street

1 bedroom, excellent closet space, floor-tofloor ceiling windows, panoramic southern views, 712 sf $259,900 1 bedroom, wood floors, floor to ceiling windows with breathtaking river views, potential investment opportunity, 700 sf $269,900 2 bedrooms, 2 bathroom, north and west treetop city views, wood floors, floor-to-ceiling windows, great living/entertaining space, 1183 sf $469,900

indePendence PlAce

pier 3 3 n. coLumbus bLvd.

pier 5 7 n. coLumbus bLvd.

Completely renovated 3 bedroom, 3 bath with a deck providing bridge and river views, 1 parking space in garage included, 2229 sf $399,900

penn’s lAnding squAre 313 s. 2nd st. #3b

1 bedroom, 1.5 bath with direct street access, one parking spot included, wood floors, an open updated kitchen, lots of natural light, 915 sf OPEN HOUSE 8/17 2:15-2:45 $369,900

PArc rittenHouSe 2080 sf $1,075,000 2 bedrooms + study, 2 baths, generous entertaining space OPEN HOUSE 8/17 12:30-1:00

1173 sf $499,900 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, balcony, updated throughout

Spacious 2 bedroom plus home office, 2 bathroom with an open chef’s kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops, formal dining room, lavish master suite, marble bathrooms, excellent closet space and two private balconies overlooking the building’s landscaped courtyard, 2080 sf

OPEN HOUSE 8/17 12:30-1:00 $1,075,000 Custom penthouse, with 270 degree city views, a large balcony, open floor plan with chef’s kitchen and generous entertaining space, luxurious master suite, 1853 sf $2,000,000

tHe dorcHester 226 w. rittenhouse sq. Spectacular 2 bedroom, 2 bath with south-facing treetop views from all rooms, an open designer kitchen, beautifully appointed bathrooms, custom finishes throughout, 1281 sf $699,900 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom showplace with Rittenhouse Square and South Philadelphia views, a designer kitchen, luxurious master suite and custom updates throughout, 1826 sf $1,325,000

Washington Square 700 locust street

2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with a view

of Washington Square, wood floors, an updated kitchen and bath, and one car $650,000 parking, 1160 sf

independence plAce 241 south 6th street

1 bedroom plus alcove, 1.5 baths, balcony providing Washington Square and city skyline views, large bedroom with ensuite bath and walk-in closet, 1118 sf $399,900 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom with balcony and treetop city views, wood floors, open updated kitchen, renovated baths, 1173 sf $499,900

620 pine street

Three story Washington Square town-

home with 5 bedrooms, 4.5 baths, parking, an open kitchen, private patio and $850,000 basement, 2740 sf

802 pine street

Beautifully maintained 4 bedroom, 4.5 bath overlooking Pennsylvania Hospital with an open floor plan, finished basement, 2 car parking, 2 kitchens and 2 living rooms (can be converted to 2 units), 3000 sf $875,000

stricklAnd roW 1014 spruce street

Sun-soaked bi-level with 2 bedrooms, 1 bath, wood floors and a recently renovated kitchen, 857 sf $289,900

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2 0 1 4 I P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K LY 4 7

$899,900 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom with 270

1 bedroom, wood floors, balcony, marble

Multi-level townhouse condo with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, lots of natural light, high ceilings, wood floors, and a balcony overlooking the landscaped courtyard, 1602 sf OPEN HOUSE 8/17 1:30-2:00 $475,000

13 - 20,

with spectacular southern views and amazing natural light, marble bathrooms, a large kitchen appointed with high end finishes and appliances, 1565 sf

pArc rittenHouse 225 s. 18th street

Waterfront

22 st. JAmes court

P H I L A D E L P H I A W E E K L Y. C O M I A U G U S T

tHe BArclAy 237 s. 18th street

with 270 degree city views, hardwood floors, an open floor plan with chef’s kitchen and luxurious master suite, 1978 sf $1,250,000

Society Hill