Philadelphia Weekly |November 14 - 21,2019

FREE | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

'The

kids

are

PhiladelphiaWeekly.com | @phillyweekly

Parents of displaced youth at hands of city, state share stories of loss, guilt and frustration in first of this three-part series

crying' Our calendar packed on a little extra muscle this week for your perusing pleasure. | Page 22

T BRING YOUR STORY INTO FOCUS

Woden helps brands convert audiences into evangelists. Begin crafting your story today. learn more:

WODENWORKS.COM

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

T

FROM THE EDITOR

Makes perfect sense

his week’s cover story is the culmiAt its core, I understand the importance of nation of six months of tireless re- this department. Philadelphia herself is no porting, scouring documents and prize, and there’s a responsibility to her chilmeeting with upset families just dren to keep them safe. That security blanket looking for answers. What you’ll isn’t always in the hands of parents or immeread in this issue is the first part diate family. in a three-part series where we But some of the stories you’ll read throughlook at the faces of parents, fami- out this series go way beyond that.

There’s reformation that just doesn’t seem lies, kin all looking to bring displaced relatives home who were removed at the hands of Phil- to be good enough depending on the day or the judge, there are people who are good enough adelphia’s Department of Human Services. to foster other children but not their own disAs you may or may not know, for a variety placed family members, and of course, there’s of reasons that DHS will attest to or frankly will supply a ready-made excuse for, Phila- the “our hands are tied” vibe I felt throughout delphia has the highest number of active cas- as bureaucracy trumps consideration and iges and child removals in the country. It’s a norance trumps empathy.

Within the walls of City Hall, vicious cycle that starts with DHS there are advocates for these famand winds its way at a snail’s pace ilies. Councilman David Oh has through the family court system, been an outspoken critic of DHS, which is another story unto itself. and Councilwoman Helen Gym has What perhaps struck me the most vowed to create a task force that will over the course of this awesome rekeep closer eyes on where youth are porting and subsequent storytelling ending up. from Courtenay Harris was converOver the course of this three-part sations I had with a representative series, you’ll get to read both sides. of DHS over the summer in which The stories that led to removals, and we asked them to have DHS Comthe fight since to get these children missioner Cynthia Figueroa adback. You’ll learn DHS protocols dress three questions via email: and challenges and just how much DHS’ explanation of why Philthey can, can’t and just won’t do. adelphia has the highest rate of You’ll hear from officials who feel a displacement (regardless of rea@SPRTSWTR lot of this can be corrected and the son) in the United States. reticence in doing so.

The average number of cases Like I said, I’m really proud of all at a given time [that] is the load of the effort that went into this reporting. a DHS case worker, and At the end of the day, and in the aftermath if whether DHS looked into what othof reading our report, whether you take your er similar cities both large and small have time and catch up over the next few weeks done or are doing to curb the rate of disin print or read the entire three-part series placement. available at philadelphiaweekly.com, I really The initial response I received summed up hope you get a feel for the amount of red tape why there are so many frustrated families when dealing with the office. I’m not sure they that allows for the rampant frustration at the even know where to begin to answer, so as- hands of families that just want a chance to raise their own. suming they’re being attacked is the easy way Personally, I think it’s a sad reality to know out. that we’re talking about people who have Thank you, Kerith for the response. I am trybeen waiting years for a resolution from DHS ing to find a time to interview this week.

I was trying to understand the context for and the court system. People who have proven themselves to be worthy of either reunifithis Broke in Philly report, and to ascertain if the narrative was already written, what child cation or to act as guardian, and every turn welfare experts you had talked to that informed bears a maddening roadblock.

Then I juxtapose that with the growing how you came to that angle. number of cases added every day to stressedCould you please define “displacement?” It is out DHS case workers and how that number not a term I am familiar with. continued to rise even as I write this column.

The fact that some one who works either There’s an 18-month Penn study on behalf with, for or alongside the Department of Human Services and needs clarification on the of DHS looking at its current practices and word “displacement” is perhaps all you need what, if anything can be modified. But I think to know about just how confusing, cagey and just taking a look around at the other cities frankly terrifying getting caught in DHS’ web twice the size of ours that don’t come close to our rate of displacement and modeling their appears to be. successes might be a damn good place to start.

We’re talking about the literal translation of Send your thoughts on our “The Kids are moving one person, place or thing to another here, there’s no deep science behind the term. Crying” series to voices@philadelphiaweekly. com

KERITH GABRIEL

live music | urban winery | restaurant & bar | Private Events

upcoming shows 11.15 in the loft

11.15

jonathan byrd

kevin griffin

of better than ezra w/ sinclair

and the pickup cowboys

11.16 in the loft

11.17

kevin griffin

11.20 in the loft

& Friends

11.23

peter himmelman 11.22 11.25 11.27 11.30 12.1 12.3

COREY SMITH MIKI HOWARD RAHSAAN PATTERSON DWELE - TWO SHOWS! DAVE HOLLISTER DAVID BENOIT: A CHARLIE BROWN CHRISTMAS WITH SPECIAL GUEST SARA GAZAREK 12.5 STEPHEN KELLOGG W/ CASEY 12.6 CITY WINERY AND POINT ENTERTAINMENT PRESENT VIENNA TENG

12.7

max weinberg’s

jukebox w/ joshua davis

11.24

marshall crenshaw trio

with jesse palte

an evening with

the flatlanders

11.20

David Broza

of better than ezra w/ sinclair

11.16

FRIENDS OF THE BROTHERS GREGG ALLMAN BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION 12.8 DENNY LAINE AND THE MOODY WING BAND 12.11 THE HOLIDAY SOUNDS OF JOSH ROUSE 12.12 JUMP, LITTLE CHILDREN WITH HULA HI-FI 12.14 WESLEY STACE’S CABINET OF WONDERS 12.15 & 12.16 LOS LOBOS 12.19 DONNA THE BUFFALO

wxpn welcomes

dessa

12.20 WILD CHILD STRIPPED DOWN 12.21 RODRIGUEZ: AN INTIMATE EVENING OF MUSIC & CONVERSATION - WITH RAYE ZARAGOZA

12.26 MUSIQ SOULCHILD - TWO SHOWS! 12.29 ERIC BENET - TWO SHOWS! 1.3 ANTHONY DAVID: BILL WITHERS TRIBUTE 1.9 JON B. - TWO SHOWS! 1.11 LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST 20 WITH SPECIAL GUESTS

purchase tickets at citywinery.com/philadelphia

990 filbert street, philadlephia pa | 267 . 479 . 7373 PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

4

STATE OF OUR CITY

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

STATE

Random thoughts from a SEPTA rider…

If you’re a Sixers fan, you want Ben Simmons’ jumper to take off more than almost anything. It’s all over sports talk radio and almost all Comcast SportsNet talks about. But shoutout to this fan who put time into this wish standing in the middle of Broad Street recently as captured by PW reader Shawn X. Here’s hoping Simmons is as dedicated to perfecting one as Sixers fans are in their aspirations. Get it fucking done, Ben. The city’s counting on you.

The number of canines you can expect at the annual Kennel Club of Philadelphia’s National Dog Show in Oaks this weekend. As dog-loving Philadelphians, this event is on the calendar, but our only questions: Why torture us dog-loving Philadelphians with having to drive 45 minutes outside the city to see it, and how soon is the announcement that it’s coming to the Pennsylvania Convention Center? No offense, Oaks, we just don’t know you like that.

Philadelphiaweekly.com @phillyweekly NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

CITY Shooting his shot

“In a city of over a million people, why the fuck would you have seats on buses and subways with felt and fleece seats? Is having riders play ‘guess the stain’ or ‘catch the bedbug,’ the ultimate goal when the decision was made to install these on transit that navigates essentially the entire city? Just a question…"

Philadelphia Weekly Holdings, Ltd. 1520 Locust Street, suite 501 Philadelphia, PA 19102 215-543-3743

OF OUR

2,080 Dan McDonough, Jr. Chairman & Publisher Kerith Gabriel Editor in Chief

John Montesano Alan Bauer Art Director Managing Editor Contributors: A.D. Amorosi, Tom Beck, Jared Brey, Michael Greger, Jamie Giambrone, Courtenay Harris Bond, Brian Hickey, Jon Hurdle, Resolve Philadelphia, Dan Savage, Timaree Schmit, Stephen Silver, Steve Teare. Interns: Cheyenne Fowler, Alex Nagy

To contact the news department: mail@philadelphiaweekly.com.

Danielle Kingsbury General Manager

Ed Lynes Chief Revenue Officer

Stephanie Hawkins Controller

Michael Chambers Director of Circulation

To purchase advertising in Philadelphia Weekly, contact Sales at 215-543-3743, ext. 104, or sales@philadelphiaweekly.com.

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

According to the folks at WalletHub, out of 180 cities surveyed, Philadelphia ranks 122 in terms of best dating city. Sorry, but this jawn is bullshit. If they would’ve said that there aren’t enough men for all the single ladies in our fair city, we would’ve been like, true, true.

But the criteria here was ranked by economic factors (169th), fun and recreation (18th) and dating opportunities (168th). Are there really that many broke dudes out there who don’t know where to take you for a good time?

STATE OF OUR CITY

Sorry, ladies GOOD MORNING JUST GOT GOOD AGAIN!

10% OFF

CAKES COOKIES COFFEE

Tell us at: voices@philadelphiaweekly.com If so, sorry in advance.

5

The number of reported children in just one month to die at the hands of senseless gun incidents. The latest arrived on Sunday when a 19-yearold shot his 11-year-old brother inside their Overbrook home. The boy died at the scene and his brother is in police custody awaiting trial. In all, in just a month the number is now seven children either injured or fallen from gunfire in Philadelphia while we wait for any semblance of reform.

OVERHEARD IN PHILLY

“There aren’t enough tissues to clean up how excited these [television weather] people get over a little bit of cold and snow.”

1740 Sansom Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103

Where holiday magic happens.

Starting November 15

— An onlooker of local news station NBC10 Monday at a local South Philly coffee shop who spent the latter part of the 6 a.m. news hour watching two separate meteorologists tell him how cold it was going to be this week. Two meteorologists? OK, that might be a little much.

Holiday events, 60+ shops & restaurants, Inn, Indoor fun center PeddlersVillage.com PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

6

NEWS

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

Heather Keafer, a spokesperson with DHS, notes that the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal added over 20 new items to be taken into account, including expanding who was considered a mandated reporter and what needed to be reported. | Image: Courtenay Harris Bond

'The

kids

are

crying' Threepart series chronicles despair, displacement and what DHS plans to do about it

BY COURTENAY HARRIS BOND

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

B

ridget Powell of West Philadelphia has been fighting for more than three years for custody of her 3-and-a-half-year-old niece, Nas’neen.

Nas’neen’s parents have battled substance use disorders, which is why the Department of Human Services took their daughter away. But instead of being placed with one of the relatives willing to house and love her, two aunts and a grandmother who all have the necessary clearances, Nas’neen somehow wound up at a friend of her mother’s.

Powell, 48, is a school nurse with the Philadelphia School District and was even temporarily named a foster parent of the child of a friend.

“DHS allowed me to be a foster parent to a family friend, but they won’t place my own niece with her own aunt or with her three siblings,” Powell said. “How can I be good enough for a family friend but not my own niece?”

Nas’neen’s parents have stated they want their child to be with a blood relative. Not only have social workers and child advocate attorneys involved in the case not allowed that thus far, but they have also made it very difficult for Nas’neen to see her three siblings, Powell said. One brother came to a city council hearing and testified that he had only seen his sister seven hours in three years.

“No one is holding them [DHS] accountable,” Powell said. “Her [Nas’neen’s] parents have never seen documentation of why their child was separated from her siblings and not placed with family. My family was not explored for my niece placement despite court-ordered. Transparency is needed in family court.”

Powell keeps meticulous records of emails, texts, and records from her interactions with DHS and family court, which she shared with this reporter. From this sea of paperwork, a picture of missed opportunities, failed meetings and bureaucratic red-tape immediately

emerges. To date, Mayor Jim Kenney and DHS Commissioner Cynthia Figueroa refuse to meet with her and review evidence.

“Low-income families are really at a disadvantage with DHS, and private lawyers rarely want to take DHS cases,” Powell said. “My niece is not adopted yet. Our family prays that the adoption court will allow her to be placed with her siblings and adopted by blood relatives.”

That is why Powell staged protests and a sit-in in between the DHS and Family Court buildings over the summer, to air her grievances and to rally others who were struggling with the system. About 10 families were involved in the sit-in and took turns occupying the space.

On one particularly sweltering morning, several people stopped and read the signs that said, among other things, “Investigate all dependency court judges,” and “Our children’s lives matter.” Many spoke to Powell about their problems.

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

NEWS

One of them was La-Sha Caddell, 27, who more reports of child abuse and neglect. The has experienced the system as a foster child Kenney administration was able to lower that number to about 5,200 cases by early October. and as a family member fighting for her sister This rate is derived from federal Adoption to get her child back.

“I got taken when I was 11 because my and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting Sys[mom’s] housing situation wasn’t right,” said tem data, which derives from a point in time Caddell, who has four siblings. She is the old- count of all children in care.

“The number of children in DHS care reest. “They split us all up. We was all separatflects the safety, risks, and environments of ed.”

Caddell and one of her siblings were in a children in Philadelphia. We are doing everygroup home, and DHS placed her other sib- thing we can to keep families together,” wrote lings elsewhere. Then, Caddell and one of her Philadelphia DHS Commissioner Cynthia F. Figueroa in an email to PW. (She was out of sisters wound up in a foster home, where two other foster kids had already been placed. The the office due to a death in the family.)

“As a result of this effort, we are seeing the foster children shared two rooms, the foster mother had a room, and the foster mother’s number of children placed the department go daughter had the fourth room in the apart- down. Our most recent data shows that there are 12 percent fewer children in care now than ment, Caddell said.

“They had me and my sister sleeping in a at the same point last year.”

DHS spokeswoman bed together,” Caddell said.

Heather Keafer pointed out “That’s not right. You all that there is no standardtake us out of one living ization state-by-state with situation and put us in anthe point-in-time count. other living situation that’s “We’re all reporting in the damn near the same.” same categories to the fedCaddell ran away from eral government, but how foster care more than 10 you define that category times, until a judge finalcan be different,” she said. ly emancipated her at an Removing a child from a emergency hearing when home is never “taken lightshe was about to turn 16 ly,” Figueroa said. “Social because she told him she workers must receive apwas going to keep abscond— Bridget Powell, currently in an onproval from their superviing, she said. Caddell went going battle for the latter part of three sor, the city solicitor must to live with her mother, years for her niece. agree, and a judge must who had a four-bedroom approve the order of prohouse at that point. tective custody. It is not Now Caddell is trying to help her sister, whose baby was taken by DHS a decision one person makes alone. And in straight from the hospital because Caddell’s many cases, voluntary prevention services are sister had marijuana in her system when she offered.”

Nonetheless, Philadelphia’s child removal delivered. Her niece is now 2. They haven’t rate is so high that it raises the question of seen her since DHS took over the case, despite whether it is higher than it should be. It is so Caddell’s advocacy.

“Her daughter is damn near about to get high, in fact, that DHS, itself, has asked the adopted,” Caddell said, before leaving for an- University of Pennsylvania Child Center to conduct a study of its programs – a study that other hearing.

“It’s the ripple effect,” Powell said about will take approximately 18 months.

Part of the reason the removal rate is so how these removals and separation from family ties travel on from generation to generation. high, Keafer said, is because after the Penn “They [DHS] claim reunification is their goal, State Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, the state legislature revised the Child but it’s not.”

Powell feels so strongly that the system is Protective Services Law, adding more than 20 broken that she has devoted herself not only new items to be taken into account, including to resolve her own family’s case, but also to expanding who was considered a mandated reporter and what needed to be reported. For this public advocacy.

“We need to let people know, ‘You’re not instance, before the revised law, if a teacher alone,’” she said. “DHS needs to be reformed. suspected abuse, she would report it to her Family court needs transparency and ac- supervisor. Now that teacher is mandated to contact DHS directly, Keafer said. countability.”

“We started getting a lot more calls [to the A breakdown of the break-ups hotline],” Keafer said. “The system was inunPhiladelphia’s Department of Human Services removes children from their families dated.”

There was a backlog of adoptions, and at the highest rate in the country, triple New York City’s rate and quadruple Chicago’s, ac- adoption court added another day and hiredcording to federal data. The number of chil- more attorneys, Keafer said. dren in DHS’ care jumped to more than 6,000 from 4,200 after a change in state law created SEE DHS, PAGE 8

“Low-income families are really at a disadvantage with DHS, and private lawyers rarely want to take DHS cases.”

Summer Summer Summer Summer isisHere! is Here!

Here!

Summer Thanksgiving isHere!

Right Summer Fall Is Right Around The Corner! is is Almost Almost Here!

Here! isAlmost Almost Fall IsisRight Around The Corner!

Summer Here!

Summer

Summer Summer Fall Fall Is Is Right Right Around Around The The Corner!

Corner!

Summer isis Here!

Summer Almost Here! isisAlmost Almost Here!

Summer Here! is Almost Here!

AlmostisHere!

Stop Stop in and and in and check check out our out our beautiful our beautiful beautiful array array ofbouquets, of Stop Stop inStop in check out out our beautiful array array of bouquets, Fall Is Right Around The Corner!

Around Corner!

Stop inand and incheck and check check out our outThe beautiful ourour beautiful array array ofarray bouquets, ofofbouquets, Stop in and check out beautiful of Fall Fall bouquets, bouquets, flowers, flowers, centerpieces, centerpieces, Stop in and check outplants, ourplants, beautiful array ofand Stop in check out our beautiful array of bouquets, hanging hanging plants, plants, outdoor outdoor flowers and and plants plants and other other Stop inand and check out flowers our beautiful array of bouquets, hanging hanging plants, plants, outdoor outdoor flowers flowers and and plants plants and and other other Stop in and check out our beautiful array of bouquets, inbouquets, and check outour our beautiful array of bouquets, Stopdecor inStop and check out beautiful array of Holiday Fall flowers, plants, centerpieces, Stop in and check out our beautiful array of decor and and other other Fall Fall floral floral arrangements! arrangements! hanging plants, outdoor flowers and plants and other Fall bouquets, flowers, plants, centerpieces, hanging plants, outdoor flowers and plants and other Stop inSummer and check out our beautiful array bouquets, Summer floral floral arrangements! arrangements!

Summer Summer floral floral arrangements! arrangements!

Stop in and check outFall our beautiful array ofofbouquets, hanging plants, outdoor flowers and plants and other hanging plants, outdoor flowers and plants and other decor and other floral arrangements!

Cedrone’s Cedrone’s Cedrone’s Cedrone’s Cedrone’s Cedrone’s Cedrone’s Cedrone’s Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Flowers Fallflowers, bouquets, flowers, plants, centerpieces, bouquets, plants, table centerpieces, Summer floral arrangements! decor and other Fall floral arrangements! hanging plants, outdoor flowers and plantsand and otherdecor Summer floral arrangements! hanging plants, outdoor flowers and plants other Summer floral arrangements!

Summer floral arrangements! and other floral Fall floral arrangements!

Summer arrangements!

Summer floralfloral arrangements! anddecor other Holiday arrangements!

AnyOccasion.

Occasion. Every Any EveryDay. Day.

Any Any Occasion.

Occasion.

Every Day. Day. Any Occasion.Every Every Day. Occasion.

Every Day. Any Occasion.

Every Day. Any Any Occasion.

Occasion.

Every Every Day. Day. Any Occasion.

Every Day. PH: 215.629.9858 Cell: Cell: 215.990.7812 PH: PH: 215.629.9858 215.629.9858 Cell: 215.990.7812 215.990.7812 215.629.9858 Cell: 215.990.7812 PH: www.cedronesflowers.com 215.629.9858 Cell: 215.990.7812 PH: 215.629.9858

Cell: 215.990.7812

PH: 215.629.9858 Cell: 215.990.7812 www.cedronesflowers.com PH:www.cedronesflowers.com 215.629.9858 Cell: Cell: 215.990.7812 PH:PH: 215.629.9858 215.629.9858 Cell: 215.990.7812 215.990.7812 www.cedronesflowers.com www.cedronesflowers.com www.cedronesflowers.com 800 Lombard Street

www.cedronesflowers.com

800 Lombard Lombard Street www.cedronesflowers.com Washington Square West 800 Street 800 Lombard Street 800 Street www.cedronesflowers.com www.cedronesflowers.com 800 Lombard 800Lombard Lombard Street Street Washington West Philadelphia,Square PA 19147

Washington Square West 800 Lombard Street Washington Square West Washington Square West 800 Washington Washington Square Square West West Cedronesflowers@gmail.com Philadelphia, PAStreet 19147 800 Lombard 800Lombard Lombard Street Street Philadelphia, PA 19147 Washington Square West Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia, PA19147 19147 Washington Square West Cedronesflowers@gmail.com Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19147 PA 19147 Cedronesflowers@gmail.com Cedronesflowers@gmail.com Washington Washington Square Square West Philadelphia, PA West 19147 Philadelphia, PA 19147 Cedronesflowers@gmail.com Cedronesflowers@gmail.com Cedronesflowers@gmail.com Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19147 PA 19147 Cedronesflowers@gmail.com

Cedronesflowers@gmail.com Cedronesflowers@gmail.com

NEW YORK ROOMS

$50 single

If you have impacted wisdom (3rd molar) teeth that need to be removed you may qualify for a clinical research study.

The study involves taking both approved pain relievers after surgery and providing us with blood and urine samples.

Compensation is available for your efforts and time in completing the study.

If you are interested please call Stacey Secreto in the Oral Surgery and Pharmacology Research Unit at 215-746-8871 or 484-354-4442.

JFK GUEST HOUSE

JFKAIRPORTDORMS.YOLASITE.COM

516-900-6886

Over 30 years of Litigation Experience!

Personal Injury • Workers Compensation • Real Estate • Estate Probate $6.5 Million Negligence $3.4 Million Trip & Fall $2.7 Million Defective Product $1.0 Million Liquor/Bar Liability $1.0 Million Slip & Fall $975,000.00 Auto Accident $750,000.00 Medical Malpractice $600,000.00 Failure to Diagnosis

Changing the lives of innocent victims and their families since 1965 These hese results and cases are unique. They are shown to illustrate some of the cases sourced, handled, settled and/or litigated. They should not create any expectations that our firm, or any firm can achieve similar results.

15th & Snyder Avenue (Across from the Melrose Diner) NOTARY PUBLIC - ON SITE SENIOR CITIZENS SIMPLE WILL $100

www.ajcaiazzo.com PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

8

NEWS

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

DHS, FROM PAGE 7

Philadelphia’s child welfare system has the highest active case count in the entire country. The fight of a displaced child from their home gets tangled in a murky cycle of court dates, documents and fees while parents and children sit in wait. | Image: Courtenay Harris Bond Philadelphia’s Department of Human Services has consulted with the University of Pennsylvania Child Center to conduct an 18-month study of its programs and the way it’s currently operating. | Image: Courtenay Harris Bond

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

“We are a department that responds to children who are brought to our attention by citizens and mandated reporters,” Figueroa said.

The data bears out the spike in cases coming into the system. The number of calls into the DHS hotline increased from about 34,000 in fiscal year 2010 to nearly 60,000 in fiscal year 2018, a 75 percent jump. The number of investigations steadily rose from about 10,000 in fiscal year 2010 to about 20,600 in fiscal year 2017, dropping about 14 percent between 2017 and 2018 to about 17,800.

But while the total number of cases are higher, the number of youth in kinship care has also increased steadily since fiscal year 2013 from about 2,000 to about 4,400, Keafer pointed out. Despite some improvements, however, to many people in the Philadelphia, including City Councilman-at-large David Oh, the numbers are concerning.

He initiated a hearing in February regarding the protection of children from abuse and the prevention of unjustifiable family separa-

tions by DHS, which nearly 60 families frustrated by the system attended and spoke out, against much opposition from council and against the warnings of Figueroa, Oh said.

“I went to talk to her,” Oh said. “As soon as we began to talk about this, she became very defensive … She said, ‘Let me give you some political advice. If you pursue this hearing, it will be a huge political mistake.’ And I took it as not a pleasant piece of advice. I took it exactly as it was meant to be, which was a warning and a threat.”

But Oh was ultimately able to get council to pass a resolution last month, creating a panel to look into DHS’ child removals in abuse and neglect cases.

Based on experience Oh has had his own run-in with DHS, when teaching his 8-year-old son jiu-jitsu, which he does every Sunday and which Oh has practiced for the past 16 years. On a recent Sunday, his son fractured his collarbone. When Oh and his wife took the boy to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, a social worker informed them that she had reported them to DHS.

Apparently, in the few minutes she was with the boy, she decided that he did not like jiu-jitsu and that she had a gut feeling that the incident rose to the level of abuse, Oh said. He and his wife were able to show a doctor images and video on their cell phones documenting his long practice of working safely with their four children in the martial arts and Oh’s experience in teaching the jiu-jitsu. The doctor agreed that this wasn’t abuse and said he would add a statement countering the DHS complaint, but Oh and his wife didn’t know what that would lead to and left the hospital no paperwork from DHS or clear picture of what would happen next, Oh said.

A social worker later visited their home and understood through talking to Oh and his wife and viewing the room where Oh and his children practiced martial arts, that this was not a situation of abuse and closed the case. But the experience shook Oh, who went to talk to the senior vice president of CHOP and the person in charge of training the social workers.

“They basically told me that the social worker was 100 percent right, that she did

NEWS

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY what is required by law, and that what they do is they train all of their staff that if you have a feeling in your gut that something’s not right, report it. When in doubt report,” Oh, an attorney, said. “I said, ‘That is clearly not right, because there’s no standard in the law called ‘gut feelings.’ In fact, that’s kind of really the opposite of law and due process. If you have a tingly feeling in your spine, you can file some report. I said, ‘That’s clearly not correct.’”

The conversation ended amicably but left Oh even more passionate about pursuing what he saw as major flaws in the DHS system. Plus, his own case had attracted press, and after the hearing he held, families were showing up at his office and telling them his stories, most notably a horrific case involving child sexual abuse and neglect and a grandmother’s desperate attempts to get custody of her grandchildren – the case of Yolanda Bryant that haunts Oh to this day.

‘How much more do you need?’

Listening to Yolanda Bryant’s tale is like traveling through Dante’s nine circles of hell, all documented through cell phone records, court documents, and a medical report.

In June 2018, Bryant’s daughter and her boyfriend left the daughter’s two children, a girl, 5, and a boy, 10, with a great-aunt at an adult mental health facility. Bryant had not seen her daughter in about two years because the daughter had been using drugs and was transient. Bryant, who was already caring for one young grandchild, had no idea that her daughter had left the other two with an aunt, who allegedly kept them in her closet, feeding them once a day, making them use a bucket as a toilet, and failing to send them to school.

Bryant didn’t learn of these horrors until the older boy got ahold of the aunt’s cell phone and called her. In October 2018, Bryant rescued her grandchildren, taking them to St. Christopher’s hospital because they were so thin and because the younger grandchild was having trouble with bowel control. At the hospital, according to the medical report, the granddaughter stated that her mother’s boyfriend had been repeatedly sexually assaulting her, and the grandson corroborated the abuse.

But instead of allowing the two children to return home with their grandmother, DHS, which had been called, overrode the hospital social worker’s recommendation and took the children into custody.

A DHS supervisor warned Bryant not to come to court, according to Bryant, a court document, and a protective order. But Bryant went anyway, where she saw the supervisor speaking to her daughter’s boyfriend, the alleged assailant, and where the supervisor attempted to place the grandchildren back in the custody of the boyfriend.

“The kids are crying out for help, and then you take them from grandparents who were helping them and put them with people that is bad again, there is a real problem with our system, a real problem, and it needs to be ad-

dressed,” Bryant said.

When Bryant and a nurse called the Special Victims’ Unit to ask about the investigation into her grandchildren’s allegation of sexual abuse, the SVU said it could not investigate because DHS had determined that the children’s allegations were unfounded and that Bryant was lying and mentally ill, according to court documents.

In the meantime, the DHS supervisor filed a petition to have Bryant’s 2-year-old granddaughter, who had lived with her and been well cared for since birth, removed from her custody – which ultimately ended in a traumatic usurpation without a court order.

According to Bryant and court documents, her efforts to regain custody of her youngest grandchild have been thwarted at every pass. And in February, Bryant found out that her other two grandchildren had been placed in the custody of a woman with an alleged past history of abusing her own children and who is apparently another girlfriend of the man who allegedly raped Bryant’s 5-year-old granddaughter.

Then DHS sent Bryant a letter stating that she allegedly sexually assaulted her 5-yearold granddaughter, even though Bryant only had her for four days and the allegation was reported on a date months after Bryant had already lost custody of the girl.

“I love my grandkids with my heart and soul,” Bryant said. “They mean everything to me, and, look, they took away everything.

They [DHS] make you feel helpless when you know that you’re not, so to get through it, I continue to fight. Justice will happen for them [her grandchildren].”

But the fight is taking its toll. Bryant can no longer run her catering and event business because she is working so hard on the case. She also recently had to go to the hospital because her blood pressure was elevated.

“I feel like I let them down,” Bryant said about her grandchildren. “When we went and picked them up, they felt like I was a superhero. And I let them down. It’s sad man, it’s so sad. I’m at a loss of words. This city still allowing this to go on. … How much more evidence do you need?”

Read Parts II & III of ‘The Kids are Crying’ on philadelphiaweekly.com. Part II of this three-part series will appear in next week’s issue.

Murder Mystery Dinner Theater

What the Deadly Dickens?

Fridays and Saturdays November 8 - January 11

Reservations required. PeddlersVillage.com or 215-794-4051

5 OVER $1450

This article is part of Broke in Philly, a collaborative reporting project among 23 news organizations, focused on Philadelphia’s push towards economic justice. Read more of our reporting at brokeinphilly.org.

@CHARRISBOND

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

10

NEWS

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

Church and state Voter, pollster in a war of words, alleged scuffle over Bible on Election Day

BY TIMAREE SCHMIT

T

he argument over Bibles being displayed at polling places in Philly has escalated, and for one Fishtown-Kensington voter, almost turned violent.

“I have asked these poll workers nicely why the Bible is displayed at the polling place. I have tried to explain to them that they cannot leave it out after they are sworn in because it is intimidating to non-Christian voters,” says a Philly resident and self-described “middle-aged white woman” who goes by Veronica.

In June she shared a video with PW that she had taken at her Olde Kensington polling place upon a confrontation with poll workers about leaving a Bible out on the table during elections. Poll workers are given the option of swearing-in on a Bible before beginning work for the day, but then instructed to return the book to its box, not display it.

“This is the third time I have asked them for the last three elections,” she says, “I have called and complained to the hotlines about

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

election problems.”

It appears the poll workers have grown frustrated with the repeated conversations as well. When Veronica went to vote on Nov. 5 at Ward 18, Division 15 and asked again about the Bibles, she was met with resistance. In a video she shared with PW available online at philadelphiaweekly.com, a poll worker can be seen approaching her, getting increasingly irate and demanding to not be filmed.

Veronica alleged that one poll worker “assaulted me, hit me and grabbed at my phone.”

While the video cuts do not show a confrontation between Veronica and the poll worker, the worker is heard telling Veronica that she’s going to “shove that phone up her ass.”

“I ran out like I was escaping a mob,” Veronica noted.

She says she’s not injured and does not want to involve the police out of fear of “retaliation from Christian groups or these poll workers,” adding, “It’s bad enough that the poll workers have my name and address and I don’t have theirs.”

As Philly Weekly has reported before, officials for the Board of Elections say, if someone makes a report to the office about the Bible being displayed at a poll, they will call or send someone out to tell the poll worker to put it away, but there’s nothing that can legally be done should they refuse.

Furthermore, Samantha Pearson, chief of staff for state Rep. Mary Isaacson, confirmed to a PW reporter who voted at a different polling place in that while the Bible does have its place at the polls, it’s best practice to remove the Bible from the table.

“It’s not illegal, but some could argue it’s immorality,” Pearson said. “It’s just good practice to put it back in the box after, but unfortunately there’s not really a rule that says [poll workers] have to, and that’s where voters understandably can get frustrated.”

Philadelphia Weekly editor Kerith Gabriel contributed to this story.

@TIMAREE_LEIGH

NEWS

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

11

La Salle University nursing students and community leaders took part in a daylong poverty simulation to better understand the needs of the future patients they intend to serve. | Image courtesy: unsplash

Students take part in poverty simulation; realize the importance of compassion

BY COURTENAY HARRIS BOND

T

heir dad is in jail, and mom has up and left.

The oldest sibling had to drop out of college to take care of his three younger siblings. They have little money: a $100 financial aid check and another check for $200 but no bank account – so they had to take much less money at a check-cashing joint. They had to pawn nearly everything they owned to pay their expenses.

SEE SIMULATION, PAGE 12

Poor man’s game PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

NEWS

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

SIMULATION, FROM PAGE 12

loans. “I think they’re getting it,” Black said about the students. “I really do.”

According to Dillon, the program wouldn’t This is the scenario a group of La Salle have worked without the community memUniversity Graduate School of Nursing stubers who Dillon recruited at a health fair to dents was given Friday in a poverty simulaparticipate in the simulation. tion program aimed at giving participants an Just then someone came up to cash a payimmersive experience in what it is like to live check. She finally got the entire amount bein poverty and survive week-to-week, said Pacause she had finally managed to pay off her tricia Dillon, chair of the Graduate Nursing school loan.

Program and also of the Interprofessional EdBut after the simulation concluded, during ucation Committee. the debriefing, several groups admitted to reThe ultimate goal was to make students sorting to theft to get enough cash to live. One more sensitive as graduated professionals to group sold its car that was paid off to get monthose grappling with the realities of being imey for expenses and then stole another car so poverished and to better meet their needs. they would still have transportation.

The program was supDr. Deborah Byrne, a posed to represent one member of the nursing month in poverty, with school faculty who ran four 15-minute periods the pawn shop, told the where the families, comstudents they were getprised of nursing stuting majorly ripped off dents, scurried around during the simulation. the room, visiting fic“You guys have to learn titious pawn shops, how to haggle better. Peocheck-cashing estabple coming in – they’re so lishments, health-care desperate, they’ll take facilities, and mortgage anything.” companies, desperately Dillon asked the room trying to make ends meet how many people wound on their limited budgets up in jail. Many hands and to keep their families went up. intact.

“Did your attitude “What we’ve learned change during the – Christian Lellig, 22, a student in La Salle is it’s very hard to live month?”

Dillon asked.

University’s graduate school of nursing. with little to nothing, and “How do you feel others people do this every day,” responded to you?” said Christian Lellig, 22, “They didn’t care,” a student in the graduate school of nursing. one student said.

“It’s really an eye-opener to how people live “They wouldn’t give change,” another addeach day of their lives.” ed.

Dillon said the simulation was right in line “They seem to be energized by this type of with the university’s mission of serving the encounter, by this type of education,” said Suunderserved. perior General for the Institute of the Broth“Oftentimes in the hospital, we develop a ers of the Christian Schools, Brother Robert plan of care for our patients and send them Schieler. He was paying a special visit to La home with it, not understanding that they Salle and sat in for part of the simulation. may not be able to follow that plan because of “They’re not just sitting in a classroom at limited resources,” Dillon said. “So this simua desk or a table and somebody’s talking at lation today is an opportunity to give them a them,” Schieler said. “They’re taking charge.” sense of what that is like.”

Nursing student James McWilliam, 21, who Brandi Pergament, director of the La Salle was struggling with his group to meet their University Speech-Language-Hearing Comexpenses, said he felt the simulation was “remunity Clinic, who was role-playing a mortally real. The things that are thrown at us are gage collector, said that even though she knew things that I can see happening in real life.” she was participating in a simulation, emotionally she found the exercise hard.

“We evicted a family that had like seven children, which was not easy,” Pergament said. “The students were even shaking when they were handing us their money, and we were playing good cop today. If they gave us too much money, we gave it back. But I think This article is part of Broke in Philly, a it made them nervous, really nervous. They collaborative reporting project among 23 news were really taking it seriously.” organizations, focused on Philadelphia’s push Dora Black, a community member who towards economic justice. Read more of our reparticipated in the simulation with students, porting at brokeinphilly.org. was in charge of distributing, among other @CHARRISBOND cash-related items, SEPTA transpasses and

“What we’ve learned is it’s very hard to live with little to nothing, and people do this every day. It’s really an eye-opener to how [some] people live each day of their lives.”

• Medically Proven Program BOTOX® FILLERS • FDA Approved Appetite LASER TREATMENTS PEELS & MORE! Suppressants • Diet Shots & Fat Burning Injections • Dietician Developed Meal Plans • NO Packaged Meals to Buy • Free EZDietPlanner™ App & Community • Plans for Adults and Children

Dr. Jon Fisher

SOUTH PHILLY ■ FEASTERVILLE ■

■ ■

CITY AVENUE TABOR AVE.

215-764-3184

BodyByFisherNow.com

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

PEOPLE

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

Finding Noel M

y phone was ringing. the recovery house and couldn’t go back to get It was an unfamiliar num- them because he’d been taking drugs. It was a ber with a Philadelphia area clean and sober living facility. code. I had a Plus, he had fled without nostrong inkling tice, so they weren’t too happy that I should with him. pick up, espeAt the same time, he was docially since I ing fine, Noel said, the familiar chipper tone entering his voice. had been preoccupied with NoHe was working and proud of el’s disappearance. himself. He wanted to get toI had feared the worst, that gether. he had overdosed or landed “You should come down here back in jail. In fact, throughout and meet me,” Noel encourthe weeks he was missing, from aged. time to time I would call hospiI told him I wouldn’t go tals around the city to see if he where he was in North Philly, had been admitted and check if because my husband would be he was back at Curran-Fromangry at me for taking risks, dehold Correctional Facility. I al@CHARRISBOND spite Noel’s constant assurance ways felt relieved when I came

COURTENAY HARRIS BOND

up empty – at the same time worried that I would never hear from Noel again.

“Hey gangster rat!” he sang out at the other end of the line, as if no time had passed since we last spoke.

In fact, a lot of time had passed, and a lot of shit had gone down. For one thing, Noel had disappeared weeks ago from his recovery house and had stolen his brother Reuben’s SEPTA Key card. Reuben and his father were not happy with Noel, to say the least. They had been down this ragged path with him too many times before. They were worn out.

But I wasn’t. I was just thrilled to hear Noel’s voice.

“Oh my god, I’ve been so worried about you,” I said.

“I know,” Noel answered, a guilty tone dampening the excitement in his voice. “I’m so sorry.”

“Where have you been?”

“You know,” Noel said.

I kind of did.

He’d been working the odd construction job off and on, cobbling together money here and there to buy drugs and rent a room when he could. When he couldn’t, Noel was couch surfing at friends’ and acquaintances’ – or worse, I feared. I wondered how many nights he’d spent in abandos or on the street. For a while, he had lived with a woman, until she went “loco,” Noel said.

He was so ashamed of himself, Noel said, for dropping out of the recovery house and going back to the streets and using. The worst of it was that he’d left his clothes, belongings and, most importantly, his birth certificate at

that he would never let anything happen to me. I told him I would only meet him at his father’s house in Hunting Park. We set up a date for the next evening. When I saw Noel, I was startled by the amount of weight he had lost and the

13

A reporter’s firsthand account of the blurred lines of an authentic friendship

depth of the dark circles under his eyes. He pulled me into a tight bear hug.

“I’ve missed you, gangster rat!” Noel said.

I’d missed him, too.

Despite the fact that Noel was back to using heroin, which in Philly was mostly the more deadly fentanyl these days – though Noel had always been more of a “weed fiend,” in his own words – I was amazed at his perseverance, his ability to keep on going even when everything was against him.

We walked to the Rite Aid across the street, and I bought Noel a Gatorade, a pack of Newport 100s menthol cigarettes, and a lighter.

Technically, as a reporter, I wasn’t supposed to buy him anything, but this relationship had transgressed any such boundaries long ago and become an unstable mixture of reporter and subject and friend and friend.

I was still digesting my conflicting feelings – anger, relief, happiness – at seeing Noel again after such a long absence, during which I had wondered (sometimes guiltily, wouldn’t it be easier?) if he was gone from my life, when Noel rang me again a few days after our visit.

“Listen, gangster rat, I hate to ask, but

could you loan me a few dollars, just so I can get a room?”

He was dodging the police who had shown up at his father’s house because Noel had failed to show up at a meeting with his P.O. Noel couldn’t go because they would drug test him, and he’d been using. So now Noel had another warrant hanging over his head, and he had worn out his welcome at his friends’. His father and his brother refused to let him stay with them.

When he got desperate, as he was at this moment, Noel sometimes, though infrequently, asked me for money. Whenever he did, I usually caved in.

I cared about Noel. I couldn’t bear to think of him sleeping out or being sick because he couldn’t get enough drugs to get right. I knew it was wrong to enable him, that I probably wasn’t helping Noel in the long run – and I was certainly transgressing the code of ethics for a reporter – but I couldn’t help it.

Read the entire “Finding Noel” series via medium.com/@courtenayharrisbond

@CHARRISBOND

1-866-615-8259 PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

14

MUSIC

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

Emo rock band Taking Back Sunday has spent the latter part of the year celebrating 20 years on stage together.

This week, its caravan came to Philly for two nights in front of a scheduled sold-out crowd. | Image courtesy: Aaron Feterl

Emo, as an experience Adam Lazzara of Taking Back Sunday tells us the secret behind 20 years of

BY ALEX NAGY

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

O

ne wouldn’t think an emo band could resonate with the world as much as Taking Back Sunday has. But for two nights in a pair of sold-out shows, they were here, in Philadelphia, celebrating their 20th anniversary.

The band has been around the world on a commemorative tour since January. They started in Australia, moved on to Asia, North America, then to the United Kingdom, and now back to North America for the second leg of the tour.

Hosted at Franklin Music Hall for two nights – on Nov. 13 and 14 – the group pulled much of their sets from their 2002 album “Tell All Your Friends.” In honor of the anniversary, the band also released “Twenty,” a compilation album, on Jan. 11. It features classic emo cuts, like “A Decade Under the Influence” and “MakeDamnSure.”

Before selling out Philly for two nights, PW caught up with frontman Adam Lazzara to chat about the band’s experience on tour so far.

So, you guys are always on tour, but this is a big anniversary to celebrate.

We’re the luckiest guys that you’re ever going to meet. We figured that doing something for 20 years is something to be celebrated, and we just feel really fortunate that we’re in a place where we can just take a whole year to

go to the people that helped make it possible.

When you guys started the band 20 years ago, did you see yourself being at this point? Where do you think the band would go?

I mean, at the time, I don’t think we were thinking this far ahead. We just wanted to have a record out in stores and we wanted to be able to tour, and that’s kind of as far as it went. I’m normally not a big fan of nostalgia – I think it’s dangerous territory. I’d rather be moving forward, but to have time to celebrate and reflect on all of it is a pretty wild thing.

Of all the things you’ve done over 20 years, what would you consider some of your biggest accomplishments as a band?

Being able to play these shows and look out to the audience and see people from all different stages of their lives — from teenage years to like their 40s — to see them all getting lost together and all getting lost to the same thing at the same time, you know, we’re all very proud of that. We could play these shows and then have there not be this great divide between what’s happening on stage and what’s happening in the crowd — just having it take on a life of its own is just a real special thing.

How do you think your sound has evolved over all this time and all these experiences?

Well, we’ve all gotten a lot better at playing our instruments. Any time we go into the

studio or make something new, we’re always trying to push ourselves as far as we can go. I think with every record we’ve done that and I can hear that when I listen back. That’s something that I think if you listen to the release, “Twenty,” it’s like you could hear it happening right now.

As you grow, so does your taste. All of us are just such huge fans of music and every type that I feel like as time has gone on, the more we’re introduced to, it’s like the more inspiration that we have to draw from when whenever we’re writing.

You guys have played in Philly plenty of times before. Have you ever had time to explore and go to record stores or have some cheesesteaks or something while you’re in the city?

Over the years we have we’ve had that opportunity for sure. It’’s one of our favorite cities to go to because there’s so much going on, and in turn a lot to see.

Where do you see the band going in another 20 years?

We’ve been so lucky to still be doing this.

Our plan is just to keep our heads down and keep creating, and try to reach as many people as you can. Once you start, you can never stop, you just have to keep going. That’s true, and that’s been the plan for some time.

@ALEXBNAGY

FOOD

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

Give ‘em the bird

Consider this a call for your Thanksgiving menus so we don’t have to cook

P

hiladelphia restaurants, your people need you.

More specifically, the people who are fucking tired of Thanksgiving stress need you. They don’t want to cook. They don’t want to clean up a mess. If they have to spend the day with asshole relatives arguing about “building the wall,” they certainly don’t want to keep their eye on a bird in the oven while doing it.

Nah, this Thanksgiving they want to give somebody money to handle all that shit.

That somebody is you, Philadelphia restaurateurs.

Next week, Philadelphia Weekly will run a list in our Nov. 21 issue of all of the food joints open on Thanksgiving Day. Check that, will

run a list of all of the restaurants that email us and tell us they’re open on Thanksgiving Day. So, industry types, send your Turkey Day specials to mail@philadelphiaweekly.com to make the list. Tell us all about your special plans for the day – meals, deals, hours, why people should drop their dough at your place and whatever else you think the hungry masses should know.

And make sure you send it by Monday, Nov. 18.

Legions of hungry Philadelphians will be grateful, and you get the bag. Everybody wins.

THE TABAS CENTER FOR ADVANCED DENTISTRY

Norman B. Tabas, D.D.S, M.A.G.D 2534 S. Broad Street

24 Hour Emergency • Visit us at www.DRTABAS.com New Patients: 215.271.7776 Saturday Hours Now Available!

Have you been wishing for a comfortable dental office that puts your needs first?

A practice that treats you like a friend? Look No Further!

FALL Implant SPECIAL Dentistry From Start to Finish, All In One Location!

Don’t want to look older than your age?

Ask us about Botox & Juvederm!!!

Now Featuring Invisalign® Call for Details

@PHILLYWEEKLY There are tons of Philadelphians who have cooking on Thanksgiving Day the last thing they want to do on their list. Have a menu planned at your establishment? Tell us and we’ll tell them.

Everybody wins. | Image: SJ Baren

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

16

PUZZLE

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

WAYS TO BURN BREAD

Champion of the Bored & Lonely

♫ Trouble in Paradise ♫

Horoscopes

One More Thing November 14th, 2019

for R eal Human Beings!

Aquarius Someone may offer you a deal that seems too good to be true. You’re smart enough to see through this. Don’t be suckered into responsibility.

Taurus Celebration will run high this week, but keep your spending reasonable for an unforeseen financial burden near the end of the month.

Leo Take solace in romance, be it fantasy or reality. Gaze at the glow in the dark stars on your ceiling. Hold a hand. Drift.

Scorpio You’re likely to receive any help that you request this week, so be assertive in your needs. It may surprise you how willing your friends are to help.

Pisces Your communication with animals is very high this week. Find a new pet or visit a zoo. If you play a board game around midweek, you’ll win.

Gemini Friends or coworkers may come to you with issues that make you uncomfortable.

Don’t put up with shit talking if you don’t want to.

Virgo If friends approach you with emotional needs this week, remember you have needs of your own, and would do well to attend to yourself.

Aries You stand to lose a Capricorn or Cancer friend if you don’t let them know how much you care for them. Be honest, even if it makes you feel vulnerable.

Cancer New romance is unlikely, but rekindling old friendships is. Invite people along with whom you don’t usually hang out.

Libra Expect a lull in energy or motivation, and plan for it by getting your work done early. Procrastination is not your friend this week.

Sagittarius A close friend or lover may move away or move on this week. Another friend or acquaintance may see fit to upgrade your relationship. Inhale. Exhale.

Capricorn Someone will flatter you with empty compliments this week in an attempt to get favors from you. Don’t be swayed.

Words are a fiat currency.

Squid can jump through the air faster than they can swim. • The Malleus Maleficarum, an Compliments, Cwestions, Concerns, Comments? officially sanctioned 15th century manual on dealing with witchcraft, warned witch hunters PhiladelphiaAdmirer@gmail.com that witches could steal a man’s penis and hide it in a bird’s nest. • Over 1 million lives per @ThePhiladelphiaSecretAdmirer year are lost due to people not properly washing their hands. • The 3 largest employers in the 603 203 4766 secretfamily.com world, in descending order, are the US Defense Dept., the Chinese Red Army, and Walmart. • There is a person on staff with the English royal family who wears any pair of shoes the queen If you hear Have something, might wear to determine their level of comfort. • The creases on the inside of your wrists are a Terrif say something. called rasceta. • Americans eat enough peanut butter per year to coat the floor of the Grand ic W Text your eek!

Canyon: 500 millions pounds. • The most commonly-listed profession of online dating site patrons is teacher or professor. • This entire issue was made by a tired naked person, a dog, Overheards™ to: 603 203 4766 and a person wearing a black sweater sitting next to a white cat in a leopard-print bed.

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

left-rights 1. Spouse 5. Frequently 8. Diminishing total 12. Worth 1 or 11 13. Detached 15. Sheltered from the wind 16. Dummy 17. Toll for passage 18. Singing club 19. To interject in a conversation 22. Tats 23. Van Gogh’s love token 24. Feces 26. Tamping stick 29. Business graphics 31. Negative conjunction 32. Each and every one 34. Allows access to Septa platform 36. Wading, frog-eating bird 38. Copy edit 40. Email from Nigeria 41. Pole of power animals 43. Prince Lev Myshkin 45. Tree-lined urban or suburban road 46. Something to look out for 48. Duprass 50. Societally-concurred food time 51. Single strand of nucleotides 52. Casual shirt 54. Lord of seared bread 61. Falsehoods and facades 63. Not animal or mineral 64. What needs fixin’ when you

Solutions to last week's puzzles in the back! get a flat Philosopher 65. A team of three 30. One who is owned, by vice 66. How the raptor grasps the or person meal 31. An egg that begets a louse 67. Duck in Peter & the Wolf 33. The fastest color 68. Quite 35. Epsilon Mu Epsilon 69. Where death turns back 37. Withered to life 39. Custodian of the portals 70. Libertarian sweetheart 42. What clings to your bones up-downs 44. What Andy Bernard calls 1. Dry riverbed Jim Halpert 2. Avatar 47. Momentarily defying 3. Textile of pressed fibers gravity 4. High regard 49. Christian shepherd 5. Despite what you believe, it’s 52. Ink not butter 53. Soul-crushing, office beige 6. Not quite a yearling horse 55. Winged 7. Frat boy bullshit party costume 56. Red party college keg cup 8. Drop back brand 9. Silly Putty case 57. Pace between walk and 10. Detected by eyes canter 11. What you do to the thing 58. John Philip Sousa staple that draws you to follow it 59. A way to describe a lack 13. Thumbs up of light 14. Collect and bring back 60. An oboe has two 20. Relatively infrequent in occurrence 21. Anachronisms are displaced from these Let’s Have a 25. At Hogwarts, beware those who teach defense against Long Boring the dark ones 26. BMO, Data, Bender or C-3PO Talk About Our 27. The study and manipulation Relationship of numeric forces 28. To give the fuck up 29. Diogenes: The Barrel

PEOPLE

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

17

Maura’s

way

Five questions for the new executive director of the Fairmount Park Conservancy, Maura McCarthy

T

he champion of Philadelphia’s parks has a new leader.

The board of directors of Fairmount Park Conservancy announced the appointment of Maura McCarthy, Ph.D., as the new executive director beginning Nov. 1. For the past 13 years, McCarthy has been the executive director of Friends of the Wissahickon, harnessing more than 10,000 hours of volunteer engagement each year to support a National Recreation Trail and an 1,800-acre National Natural Landmark.

“We feel very fortunate to have found a leader who understands our vision and the strategic, collaborative work necessary to achieve it,” said John Gattuso, FPC board president.

Gattuso pointed to the capital projects currently underway at Fairmount Park Conservancy, initiatives that McCarthy will oversee.

First, the historic Centennial District in West Fairmount Park re-imagined as a dynamic destination in addition to ambitious plans for transforming South Philly’s 350-acre FDR Park into a state-of-the-art environmental and recreational hub.

There’s also the Conservancy’s partnership with Philadelphia Parks & Recreation on the citywide Park Stewardship Program as well as the ongoing engagement in the restoration of Fairmount Park’s natural lands and preserva-

tion and activation of numerous historically significant architectural sites.

“I see this move to Fairmount Park Conservancy as the opportunity to continue the work I’ve been doing on a citywide scale,” said McCarthy of her new position as executive director. “I am genuinely excited about being part of the Conservancy’s mission to build equity through the maintenance, improvement, and activation of Philadelphia’s amazing parks.”

PW recently posed five questions to McCarthy, a Philly native, about her new role and what she sees ahead for Philadelphia parks.

What’s No. 1 on your to-do list?

My first priority is to get up to speed on the transformational projects that Fairmount Park Conservancy and Philadelphia Parks & Recreation are developing for Philadelphia’s public lands.

You’re the third FPC executive director in three years. How do you plan to stabilize the ship, and how important is it for the FPC to have a steady hand at the helm for the upcoming years?

Fortunately, Fairmount Park Conservancy has had strong Board and senior staff leadership that has allowed it to remain strong throughout this period of transition. Those combined strengths, along with the visionary leadership at Parks & Recreation, are what SEE MAURA, PAGE 19

New Fairmount Park Conservancy Executive Director Maura McCarthy stands with a shovel and a member of Philly Goat Project at Love Your Park Fall Service Day on Nov. 9. This is an annual citywide event, and this year the VIP location was Kemble Park. | Image: Albert Yee for Fairmount Park Conservancy PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

Adult Diaper Companies Panic as New Bladder Pill Slashes Pad Use

In just weeks, study participants were amazed to report a jaw dropping decrease in diaper use. Pharmacies may now consider carrying it in lieu of adult diapers.

IMPRESSIVE CLINICAL RESULTS

By Dr. Stephen Klayman, DC

US− As researchers, when running new clinical trials, we never know what to expect.

Most of the time they are complete failures, forcing us back to the drawing board. But in very rare cases, results far exceed our expectations and these product work better than we could have ever imagined.

This is the case with the most recent breakthrough in Urology called Urivarx, a new bladder control pill which has performed extraordinary in every test.

From dramatic reductions in urgency and frequency…dribbling and leaking…nighttime bathroom trips…and even diaper use…the improvements men and women are seeing with this nonprescription pill have been phenomenal.

So phenomenal, in fact, it’s been rumored that the new capsule may soon replace diapers in pharmacies across the country.

Why so effective? We asked its developers that same question.

STRENGTHENS THE BLADDER MUSCLES & PREVENTS THEM FROM RELEASING Until now, many within the medical community − including myself − believed it was impossible to strengthen the muscles that control the bladder without drugs, surgery, or exercises.

Remarkably, it has now been proven this can be achieved with a tiny a pill. Albeit, a natural one.

The secret? A revolutionary discovery that helps the bladder create a tighter seal...while also preventing your bladder from releasing involuntarily.

Research shows that as we age, the muscles surrounding the bladder can deteriorate. This is triggered by hormonal changes in the body which results in muscle atrophy, the medical term for muscle shrinking.

When these muscles get too small and weak, they cannot seal the bladder shut. That’s why you may leak, dribble, and experience uncontrollable accidents.

Worse, because the bladder fails to empty completely, you feel like you need to go all the time! And as old urine just sits there, it can seep into your blood stream, causing painful infections which need multiple rounds of antibiotics to get rid of.

“URIVARX TARGETS A FAILING BLADDER IN A WHOLE NEW WAY” In its most recent clinical trial, scientists discovered a trio of science based compounds that actually strengthen the tiny muscles surrounding the bladder. So effectively that they were shown to decrease adult diaper use by a staggering 400%.

Even more surprising, these three compounds also had a rejuvenating effect on the bladder, allowing it to work like it was years younger.

The result? All the worries you have about your overactive bladder can finally be put to rest! And you can enjoy a new level of comfort of confidence that you once had before. And it starts happening in minutes.

The exciting clinical results published on the government clinical website clinicaltrials.gov show that UriVarx™ can strengthen your bladder fast, significantly reducing the urine urgency and leaks.

In a new double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study, 142 men and women with bladder control issues were separated into two groups. The first group was given a placebo while the other received UriVarx™.

The results were incredible.

The participants who received UriVarx™ saw major improvements in leaking, pressure, and the urgency to go − all without the usual side effects seen in prescription drugs! They also reported fewer trips to the bathroom both day and night.

• • • • •

Overall, the UriVarx™ group experienced: 56% Reduction in Urge Incontinence 66% Reduction in Stress Incontinence 61% Reduction in Urgency 33% Reduction in Frequency 46% Reduction in Nighttime Bathroom Trips

Additionally, at the end of clinical trial and after seeing the results, 84% of the participants taking UriVarx™ said it significantly improved their quality of life.

“The clinical findings are incredible, but people still wonder if it will really work” explains lead developer for Urivarx. “It’s normal to be skeptical, but we’ve seen thousands of UriVarx™ users get results exactly like the participants in the study. It’s an amazing product.”

MAURA Could a Pill Really Replace Adult Diapers? Researchers Seem to Think So. A recent study found that the new pill, Urivarx, led to a significant decrease in diaper and pad use.

EXCITING RESULTS FROM URIVARX USERS

It also prevents your bladder from fully emptying, which can result in persistent bacterial infections and UTIs.

Many UriVarx™ users say their bladders have never been stronger. For the first time in years, they are confident and in complete control. Adult pads and diapers are no longer a big worry.

UriVarx’s™ active ingredient targets the muscles around the bladder, making them stronger. Supporting ingredients in UriVarx™ support kidney function and overall urinary health.

“It’s exciting to hear all of the positive feedback” explains a spokesperson for the company.

BLADDER PROBLEMS GONE

“Its also helps to gain perspective. These people will share how embarrassed they’ve become over the situation. How uncomfortable it makes social outings and the interruptions it causes in daily life.

They can’t believe the change Urivarx has made. The fear is gone.

They are back to feeling in control”

With daily use, UriVarx™ can restore strong bladder control and help users overcome leakage without the negative side effects or interactions associated with drugs.

Leakage sufferers can now put an end to the uncontrollable urges, the embarrassing accidents, and enjoy an entirely new level of comfort and confidence.

HOW IT WORKS

HOW TO GET URIVARX IN NEW JERSEY

UriVarx™ is a pill that’s taken just once daily. It does not require a prescription.

This is the official release of UriVarx™ in New Jersey. As such, the company is offering a special discounted supply to anyone suffering from bladder issues who calls within the next 48 hours.

The active ingredients are patented natural extracts.

Research shows that as we get older, the muscles which surround the bladder weaken. This is caused by hormonal changes in the body that causes the muscles to atrophy and weaken.

A special hotline number and discounted pricing has been created for all New Jersey residents. Discounts will be available starting today at 6:00AM and will automatically be applied to all callers.

When they become too small and weak, they cannot seal your bladder shut, which causes leaking, accidents, among other incontinence symptoms.

Your Toll-Free Hotline number is 1-800-902-5519 and will only be open for the next 48 hours. Only a limited discounted supply of UriVarx™ is currently available in your region.

THESE STATEMENTS HAVE NOT BEEN EVALUATED BY THE FDA. THIS PRODUCT IS NOT INTENDED TO DIAGNOSE, TREAT, CURE, OR PREVENT ANY DISEASE. RESULTS MAY VARY.CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN BEFORE TAKING THIS SUPPLEMENT. URIVARX IS NOT A DRUG.

PEOPLE

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

YOU’RE READING THIS. SO ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS. Philadelphia Weekly is how engaged Philadelphians discover their city. PW readers crave new experiences, and they want to know about your business. Together we’ll develop a custom ad plan that builds your brand — and delivers results

REACH PHILLY’S MOST DESIRABLE AUDIENCE. STARTING AT $62.50 / WEEK. New Fairmount Park Conservancy Executive Director Maura McCarthy, Parks & Recreation Commissioner Kathryn Ott Lovell, Mayor Jim Kenney and other participants put mulch around a tree at the Love Your Park Fall Service Day on Nov. 9. | Image: Albert Yee for Fairmount Park Conservancy

MAURA, FROM PAGE 17 convinced me to join this team. During my time at Friends of the Wissahickon, I developed a great appreciation for seeing projects through from start to finish. I’m excited to work with this extraordinary group of people to realize a community-based, shared vision for the City’s parks in the coming years.

How did your 13 years as executive director of Friends of Wissahickon prepare you for this role?

There are many ways that working with the Friends of the Wissahickon prepared me for the Conservancy, but probably the most important was familiarizing me with how nonprofits can best partner with City agencies.

The role of the Conservancy is complex and its focus is far-reaching, but the partnership with Parks & Recreation is its bedrock. I think that understanding that, and how to build on that collaboration, is the most important lesson I can take from my time at FOW. The FPC is involved in a myriad of projects, from the future of FDR Park to Boxers’ Trail Signage to East Fairmount Park’s Mander Playground. What should our readers know about the progress of these ventures?

Fairmount Park Conservancy has done an amazing job of connecting with the distinctive neighborhoods that make up Philadelphia and crafting visions for public space that serve the

sales@philadelphiaweekly.com

needs of the community. Each of the three ventures that you mention are still in process and will be for years to come. We have the new Master Plan for FDR Park and are turning toward design work on amenities, while the wetlands restoration work (that provides the raw materials to create those recreational spaces) will likely be ready to break ground in the next 24 months. We’re waiting on final permits to move into construction with the Boxers Trail Signage Plan, and we are looking at funding possibilities and continued programming options with the community around East Park. Our projects have lifecycles that are years long, and that is why the stability of vision is so critical to our work.

Jump ahead five years. How has the FPC evolved? What does it look like? What do Philadelphia parks look like?

In five years, I would hope to see our work on FDR Park in full swing, with some public-facing aspects of it already completed. I hope that both the Conservancy’s membership and citizen stewardship in Philadelphia’s parks overall will have grown substantially.

And I hope that Philadelphia’s extraordinary parks and recreation facilities are serving more folks, and creating more opportunities for community engagement and support than ever before.

– Compiled by Philadelphia Weekly Staff

@PHILLYWEEKLY

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

VOICES

20

OF OUR

CITY

YOUR THOUGHTS

Dems, China, Russia want our guns

Where in #Philadelphia can a Hispanic man find #Chapulines? Asking for a friend, who is me, but drunk.

To the Editor, Democrats tilt so far left nowadays they joust at windmill giants while “Rome” burns under $23 trillion of progressive debt they promise to exponentially increase in exchange for votes. It is no wonder they want to take our guns away from us. I’m sure China and Russia would like to see that happen as well.

– Franco Delille|

– Michael W. Jarvis | Salt Lake City, Utah

To the Editor,

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

@whtsanfrancisco

“I figure if I take you to high class enough places, you won’t be tempted to order shots.” Oh snap, it’s fucking ON. Imma get citywides in Seattle from here on out. #Philly # PhillyGirl #Philadelphia

Comcast (allegedly) doesn’t like black people Comcast is attempting to pass off targeted racism as business as usual. Americans should be alarmed at this blatant attack on fundamental rights that deserve protection.

Our campaign has been successful at raising awareness on a national level through petitioning and public awareness campaigns in various cities. Last week, the Baltimore City Council passed a unanimous resolution to investigate the business practices of Comcast. Rep. Bobby Rush recently called for Comcast to be broken up. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and a host of other representatives voiced their discontent with Comcast’s lack of concern for customers of color in a letter to the corporation. Days ago, Rev. Bernice King, the daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. slammed Comcast for the detrimental impact that a SCOTUS ruling on behalf of Comcast would have on our Country. Our community is raising up against this racist and cold corporation. The fact that Comcast has yielded 10 minutes of their time in front of the Supreme Court to Donald Trump’s Department of Justice adds insult to injury.

There is a rising tide of activism in this country that is targeting corporations that value dollars more than our lives. It is unfathomable that Comcast would set the civil rights movement back two centuries to save money. This is why we rally, this is why we will march, this is why we will Stop Comcast.

– Hawk Newsome | New York

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

– Thrust the Process|

Live from mom’s basement To the Editor, You, Sir, sound like a real pussy. I open the paper each week and there you are whining about some “injustice” like a little bitch. I’m guessing you voted for Krasner too as you both are stupid donkeys. Do you want facts?

Here they are. This liberal city run by blacks is the reason everything is in the toilet. Kenney may be the face but he ain’t running shit.

You need to focus on your people and your problems.

People come down to build up these shitty

communities and you have the audacity to argue with them while they’re trying to work? I wish I was that [construction] worker [mentioned in a Nov. 7 From the Editor column entitled Losing Control]. I would’ve decked you in the fucking face, you little bitch. I’ll get this paper because I like the news but I ain’t reading your liberal bullshit anymore. You need to be replaced and head back to the welfare line and PW needs to get someone that’s a little less whiny and has more balls

– Jim D. | South Philadelphia

@aBagorn

Walch literally THINKS #Eagles fans are ignorant.

Every fan of any age KNOWS how horrible the WRs are. Mack whiffed vs. MINN in endzone & vs. CHI he was OUT of position near sideline, almost an INT. #Philadelphia will celebrate when Mack Hollins is CUT. – Brian Mahoney|

@B_W_M_213

About...

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

VOICES OF OUR CITY

THE SHOUT OUT

See Us About...

“Good luck going forward.”

Whether You’re Purchasing Whether You’re Purchasing a New Home or Refinancing You’re Purchasing aWhether New Home or Refinancing Your Existing Whether You’re Mortgage, Purchasing a New Home or Refinancing Whether You’re Purchasing Your Existing Mortgage, Turn us foror aRefinancing Great Deal a NewtoHome a New Home or Refinancing Your Existing Mortgage, Turn to Existing us for aMortgage, Great Deal Your and Personal Service.

Your Existing Turn us for aMortgage, Great Deal andtoto Personal Service.

Turn us for a Great Deal Turn to us for a Great Deal and Personal Service. and Personal Service. and PersonalLoans Service.

Mortgage to Meet all of Your Needs Mortgage Loans Mortgage Loans Mortgage Loans to Meet all of Your Needs Mortgage Loans Meet all of of Your Your toto Meet all Needs Conventional FixedNeeds and - to Meet all of Your Needs u Adjustable Rate Programs Conventional Fixed and

u Adjustable Conventional Fixed and Rate Programs Fixed and Various Terms Conventional Fixed and u Conventional u Adjustable Rate Programs u u Adjustable Programs Adjustable Rate Rate Programs Terms Low Down Payment Options u Various Terms uuVarious VariousTerms Terms uu Various Jumbo Mortgages Low Down Payment Options Low Down Payment Options u LowDown Down Payment uu Home Equity Loan Options u Low Payment Options u

Former Philadelphia Republican Party Chairman Michael Meehan, in a short email announcing his resignation from the post after last week’s embarrassing GOP showing in the city election.

A Home Mortgage Loan Home AA Home Customized Lending Programs Competitive Rates • Quality Service JumboMortgages Mortgages Jumbo Home Equity Line Of Credit

Jumbo Mortgages HomeEquity Equity Loan Jumbo Mortgages uu Home Loan Home Equity Loan HomeEquity Equity Loan Line Of Credit uuHome Home Equity Line OfCredit Credit Home Equity•Line Of Competitive Rates Quality Service

Home Equity Line Of Credit

A Home Mortgage Loan Mortgage Mortgage Loan Loan

Competitive Rates • Quality Service Competitive Rates • Quality Service Customized Lending Programs Competitive Rates • Quality Service Customized Lending Programs Customized Lending Programs Customized Lending Programs Our friendly mortgage experts will Our friendly will work with you mortgage to chooseexperts the financing Our friendly mortgage experts will work with you to choose the financing option that you meets your specific needs.

Our friendly mortgage experts will work with to choose the financing Our friendly mortgage experts will option that meets your specific needs. option that meets your specific needs. work with you to choose the financing work with you to choose the financing option your specific specificneeds. needs. option that that meets meets your

Your turn: What’s the future for the Republican party in Philadelphia? Does it even have one?

Send your thoughts to voices@philadelphiaweekly.com

SeeUs Us See See Us About...

About...

About...

A Home Mortgage Loan

SINDIA itar

215-755-1500 215-755-1500 215-755-1500 215-755-1500 215-755-1500 215-755-1500 www.psbanker.com www.psbanker.com www.psbanker.com www.psbanker.com www.psbanker.com www.psbanker.com 215-755-1500

www.psbanker.com

Notice of Non-Affiliation and Disclaimer: Prudential Bank is not affiliated, associated,

215-755-1500 215-755-1500 www.psbanker.com www.psbanker.com

Notice of Non-Affiliation and Disclaimer: Prudential Bank is The notPrudential affiliated, associated, authorized or endorsed by or in any way officially connected Insurance Notice of Non-Affiliation Disclaimer: Prudential Bank with is not affiliated, associated, authorized orofendorsed byany orand inin any way connected with The Prudential Insurance Company America or of its subsidiaries or affiliates. authorized or endorsed by or any way officially officially connected with The Prudential Insurance Company of America oror any ofofits oraffiliates. affiliates.

Company of America any itssubsidiaries subsidiaries or

Notice Prudential Bank Bank isis not notaffiliated, affiliated,associated, associated, NoticeofofNon-Affiliation Non-Affiliation and and Disclaimer: Disclaimer: Prudential authorizedor orendorsed endorsedby byor or in in any any way officially authorized officially connected connectedwith withThe ThePrudential PrudentialInsurance Insurance CompanyofofAmerica Americaor orany anyof of its its subsidiaries subsidiaries or Company or affiliates. affiliates.

215-755-1500 www.psbanker.com

always fresh Lunch & Dinner Buffet

10 Off Buffet %

Let people make their own choices To the Editor, Hello Editor, what’ up! You are an angry young man and I’m an angry old South Philly boy who knows that the only color is green (see Kenyatta Johnson and most politicians for proof). You can’t force people to eat highly salted foods leading to disastrous health costs. Mr. Bacon Fat is a green man, my man. The only conspiracy is against all of us. I’m a storyteller and I was hoping to see you at the Aruba Club ‘cause I get the feeling that you are alright dude. Later! SOUTH PHILLY FOREVER!

Expires November 29, 2019.

always awesome

WE DO CATERING! UNIVERSITY CITY

267-308-5108 PENN’S LANDING

267-227-1994

ROBERTS CENTER

267-797-2467 D I LW O R T H P L A Z A

267-758-2383

MENU WAT E R F R O N T G O U R M E T. C O M

Not valid with any other discount

Located at 38th & Chestnut

60 S. 38TH ST 215-662-0818

Open 6 days a week • Closed Tuesday Free Delivery

– Mark “The Harp” Polito | South Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

22

THUR NOVEMBER 14

MUSIC

AJR

This band is one of the most deserving of a big break. We think they’ve finally achieved it after being together since 2005. They’ve opened up for huge names — like Train and Fitz and The Tantrums — and even gained the attention of Sia when they were first starting out. Now on their own tour, they certainly have gained the attention of millions of fans. | 7:30 pm. $35.50-$115. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St.

THE SCENE A WEEK'S WORTH OF ADVENTURES A C R O S S P H I L LY N E I G H B O R H O O D S

facebook.com SHOW

UniverSoul Circus

Get involved in this interactive circus performance. Dozens of fascinating performers will show off their strange talents under the big top in one of Philly’s biggest parks. Don’t miss the opening night. | 7 pm. $18-$43. Fairmount Park, 5200 Parkside Ave. universoulcircus.com

The Jukebox Review

Remember when popular music was pretty good?

Drag queens Maria Top Catt and Anita Manhattan will be throwing it back with dance performances of classic music from the 50s and 60s. | 8 pm. $10. L’Etage, 624 S. 6th St.

MUSIC

Brohug

FOOD & DRINK

Vegan food is so misunderstood - it’s not all just salads and shitty tasting fake cheese. Some of the most delicious plant-based options you could buy are available at this weekly food market. | 6 pm. Free. The Pop Up Store, 410 South St.

LGBTQ

eventbrite.com

themetphilly.com

Philly Vegan Night Market

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

Taste the town Taste the food. Taste the culture. Taste Philly.

The 12th annual Taste of Philly takes place Wednesday, Nov. 20 and includes the best of the best. The best food from the best chefs at the best restaurants. Samplings of the best wine and beer from the best wineries and breweries. The best live entertainment. It’s the best place to be on a cold November Wednesday night.

Even better: The event supports The Trauma Survivors Foundation in Wilmington, Del., which offers resources, education and training to serve those impacted by trauma.

There are several packages from which to choose, including an “Ultra VIP” experience that includes two tickets to a Phillies game in April. Let’s hope the starting rotation is figured out by then.

Join 1,200 people (the event will sell out so get your tickets like now) for three hours of nonstop food and drink.

What: Taste of Philly When: Wednesday, Nov. 20 6-9 pm Cost: $39.95 to $89.95 Where: The Crystal Tea Room at the Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Square East, 9th Floor More: bit.ly/PWTastePhilly

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

Bring your bros out for a wild night at the club. Brohug is three guys who wanted to break away from the commercial side of EDM and just make some genuine beats for everyone to dance to. | 10 pm. $15. NOTO, 1209 Vine St. eventbrite.com MUSIC

DANCE

SOCIAL

Disco Diwali

Anarch Aftern

eventbrite.com

identity. | 1 p Anarchist Co 4722 Baltim

Immerse yourself in the exciting culture as you dance Have an itch to a fusion of Bollywood government and EDM music all night at unorganized this Desi party. | 9 pm. $13. more than ju Concourse, 1635 Market St. it’s an impor

FRI

facebook.c

NOVEMBER 15

SHOW

MisCast

All the judgment is put aside in this cabaret show where the performers will be playing roles they typically wouldn’t play. | 7:30 pm.

Free. Howard Gittis Student Center, Temple University, 1755 N. 13th St. facebook.com ART

Black Mountain

Streets Dept.

Art Shop

This gritty rock will make you feel like you’re in a hot rod driving 100 down the freeway. That’s at least the vibe these guys went for with their newest album, “Destroyer,” named after the 1985 Dodge Destroyer. | 9 pm. $18. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St.

Street art keeps areas of Philly beautiful that would otherwise be abandoned, run-down or just plain ugly.

Meet the artists behind the work and purchase some street art of your own at this display featuring several Philly creators. | 6 pm. Free.

Tattooed Mom, 530 South St.

eventbrite.com

tattooedmomphilly.com

COMEDY

MUSIC

VGood Hang

Lettuce

Positive vibes will be all around at this comedy open mic. Just get up there and make everybody laugh nobody is expecting the next Eddie Murphy, but who knows what could happen? | 8 pm. Free. Moonshine, 1825 E. Moyamensing Ave.

You either love or hate the green stuff, but you can’t really hate the band. You’ll see why once they start playing their genre-bending music that everybody’s been grooving to for years. | 9 pm. $30. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St.

facebook.com

thefillmorephilly.com

CALENDAR

LYWEEKLYPHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY SOCIAL

Anarchy Afternoons

23

ART

The Retinas

FOOD & DRINK

Have an itch to overthrow the government, or just cause general unorganized chaos? Anarchy is more than just a state of mind – it’s an important philosophy and identity. | 1 pm. Free. A-Space Anarchist Community Center, 4722 Baltimore Ave.

Can you see clearly? Good, because these Philly rockers will be flying into town right before your eyes. Catch their record release show, where they’ll be performing their new self-titled album. | 8:30 pm. $10. Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2nd St.

Vegan Cheese Tasting

facebook.com

eventbrite.com

theconventphilly.com

Finally, we can get all the flavor of cheese without all the stomach-aches from dairy.

Plant-based food lovers rejoice at this tasting of some seriously delicious cheeses that’ll leave you feeling super fancy. | Friday, 7 pm. $20. The Convent, 1648 E. Berks St.

ART

Visionary Voices

This exhibit will focus on the works of artists Chloe Fimiano, Anthony Coleman, Susan Wallack and Jaither West. It will be an appreciation of their varying styles and messages within their art, all of which they have taught themselves. | Friday, 6 pm.

Free. Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020 South St. facebook.com

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

24 X

CALENDAR

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

MUSIC

Sara Bareilles

Is she going to write us a love song? We bet she’s pretty damn sick of hearing that, but we can’t help it. With just one song, Bareilles resonated in our hearts forever, and we can’t wait to have her back to get a taste of more of her impeccable talents. | Saturday, 8 pm. $45$105. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St. themetphilly.com

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

CALENDAR

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

10 Under $10 Low on dough? You can still have a blast Friday, Nov. 15

Monday, Nov. 18

Kim Kardashian is Dead!

This project by artist Indrani Pal-Chaudhuri really caught the public’s attention. Kardashian and other celebs posed in coffins for a photo shoot to raise awareness for AIDS. Come out to the opening of this exhibition of the photos taken as part of the project. | 6:30 pm. Free. Slought, 4017 Walnut St. facebook.com

ManUpPHL You have an important role in the conversation on gun violence. It has affected way too many of us in Philly, and someone has to do something about it.

It all starts with us and our neighbors. | 6 pm. Free.

Community College of Philadelphia, 1700 Spring Garden St. eventbrite.com

Saturday, Nov. 16 ART

Philly Zine Fest

This festival has been bringing together small print artists since 2002. Whether you’re one of them or not, come appreciate the creativity of those who print their work in these alternative zines. A diverse community of non-binary, trans/gender-queer and minority artists are encouraged to come and make their underrepresented work known to all. | Saturday, Noon.

Free. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. phillyzinefest.tumblr.com

SAT NOVEMBER 16

MUSIC

Mortician

Being together for 30 years is already pretty metal. This hardcore band will be giving it their all on this special anniversary tour. If you know anything about them, you shouldn’t miss this. | 8 pm. $20. Voltage Lounge, 421 N. 7th St. facebook.com DISCUSSION

Why is Artificial Intelligence a Woman?

As AI becomes more integrated into everyday life, it’s only natural that we start

asking questions about it. This fascinating panel discussion will feature BINA48, an android with actual thoughts and feelings. This should be interesting. | 2 pm. $10.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy.

Philamuseum.org INTERESTS

GrandSlam

The two-week-long First Person Arts Festival ends with an epic StorySlam.

Contestants of this competition will tell their best stories for a chance to win $250, free admission to slams for life and the coveted title of “Best Storyteller in Philadelphia.” | 7 pm. $25.

World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. firstpersonarts.org

PARTY

Friends and Fam

You don’t have to worry about a proper dress code or a snobby crowd here. This party is all for those who want to come as they are. No judgment here. | 10 pm. $10.

Warehouse on Watts, 923 N. Watts St. fnfparty.com MUSIC

Last Dinosaurs

These guys will never go extinct. It’s up to you to come out and support these Aussie indie rockers as they kill it on a nationwide tour. You know Philly shows always go hard, so come show them who’s boss. | 8 pm. $17. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com

All That Jazz Art Festival Local jazz musicians’ own visual art will be put on display at this exclusive festival. They’re here to show they can do even more than play some awesome music – they can create paintings, collages and drawings of top tier. Invite everyone you know to come out and support local creators and organizations that continue to enrich our city with art. | 4 pm. Free. Philly Art Collective, 253 N. 3rd St. Eventbrite.com

Sunday, Nov. 17 Barrel-Aged Beer Tapping These barrels of beer have been aging and waiting to be consumed for a while. Now, you get first dibs on these bad boys at this tasting event. There will be a wide variety, and they will only be available on this day. | Noon. Free. Love City Brewing Co., 1023 Hamilton St. Facebook.com Plarn Party We all have a growing collection of plastic bags living in our kitchen cabinets. Put those to good use without creating any waste at this community project, where you’ll be making them into “plarn,” which is plastic yarn. | 11 am. Free. Art Star, 623 N. 2nd St. facebook.com Mobwives: New Blood This trans awareness ball isn’t anything new. We should be bringing awareness to trans issues whenever we can – this ball does so in the most fabulous way possible. Join Vicky Ferragamo, Icon Supreme and Kylie Versace for a night to remember. | 4 pm. Free. 1336 Spring Garden St. mazzonicenter.org

The Comedy Jawn Really funny comedians, free parking and tons of food and drink specials. Need any more convincing? It’s a Monday night, so we doubt there will be little better to do than give some attention to the most hilarious up-and-coming comics in our area. | 8 pm. Free. Saint Lazarus Bar, 102 W. Girard Ave. facebook.com

Tuesday, Nov. 19 Billy Penn Philly Quizzo Sure, you may live here, but what do you really know about Philly? Put all that useless – and not so much – knowledge to the test here. You’ll be quizzed on the city’s past, present, future and music. | 6:30 pm. Free. Pistola’s Del Sur, 1934 E. Passyunk Ave. eventbrite.com Big Reputation Showcase and Open Mic Getting up there at this comedy open mic can be a way to get your name out in the business.

Join local funny people Brandon Vincent Jackson, Michael Kelly, Hannah Trav and John Deary, who will be giving it their all. | 10 pm. Free. The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave. facebook.com

Wednesday, Nov. 20 Creating Change Through Art It’s one of the most effective ways to elicit change in our community. Learn how to use art as a catalyst in affecting climate change at this discussion as part of Al Gore’s 24 Hours of Reality. | 6 pm. Free. Hot Bed, 723 Chestnut St. eventbrite.com

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

26 X

CALENDAR

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

SUN

MOVIES

NOVEMBER 17

LEARN

Buried in a Land of Strangers

This intriguing walking tour will tell the stories of former Confederate soldiers who lived in Philadelphia. Their presence in the cemetery here points to a secret population of Confederates who lived in Philly around the Civil War. | 1 pm. $15. Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Ave.

MUSIC

Tommy Wright III

This OG doesn’t mess around. Wright is thought to be the pioneer of the fast-paced gangster rap scene in Memphis way back in the 90s. He’s played house shows in Philly before to admiring crowds, and now he’s kicking it up a notch. | 9 pm. $15. Voltage Lounge, 421 N. 7th St. eventbrite.com

thelaurelhillcemetery.org

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

MUSIC

Tennis System

Not to be confused with the Dennis System. If you go see this indie band, at least it won’t end in heartbreak.

If you don’t know them yet, then you’re about to fall in love with them. | 4:30 pm. $10. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. eventbrite.com

Philadelphia Asian American Film Festival

Diverse talent has been all over the big screen during this annual film festival. Run by a volunteer, nonprofit organization, the PAAFF seeks to expose all Philadelphians to the incredible talents of our neighbors. This is the last day to catch any films that may be screening as a part of this festival. | 7 pm. Prices vary.

Locations vary. phillyasianfilmfest.org

CALENDAR

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

MUSIC

Sean Henry

Henry makes high-energy, retrospective music heavily inspired by his personal life. His lyrics allow you to get to know his stories. It’s an intimate experience shared over some rocking tunes. | Monday, 8 pm. $12. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. eventbrite.com

TUES

MON

NOVEMBER 19

NOVEMBER 18

MUSIC

Live Connections Big Hurrah

This organization focuses on music collaboration and education to spread the power of the art. Join them here, where they’ll be playing their album “Wake Up Everybody,” which is full of collaborative performances. All proceeds will benefit their music education program. | 5:30 pm. $150. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St.

FOOD & DRINK

Scrapple with Chef Adam Diltz

We all go crazy for the stuff in Philly. Knowing how to make your own scrapple may be one of the most envious life skills to have. You’ll learn how to do it at this workshop with a professional chef. | 6 pm. $20.

Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St.

MUSIC

Kim Petras

Petras hardly had to do any convincing to land collabs with the likes of Charli XCX and MAX. Her music does all the talking – pop dance beats that have self-awareness and get us feeling like we’re in the club. Gotta love her. | 8:30 pm. $33.50. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. thefillmorephilly.com

eventbrite.com

worldcafelive.com

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

CALENDAR

Best Bets This week’s can’t-miss events Sunday, Nov. 17 Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead This classic Shakespeare story set in the Hamlet universe is about two halfwits and their side of the story. Brendan Sterling and Brian Jedinak respectively star as the title characters among several other talented members of the Philly theatre scene. | 2 pm. $20. Old Academy Players, 3544 Indian Queen Lane. oldacademyplayers.org Monday, Nov. 18 Pigface This band’s known specifically for their crazy-ass shows. Think Nine Inch Nails-level heavy shit. Pigface hasn’t toured in about 14 years, so chances are they’ll let rip all they’ve had bottled up. | 7:30pm. $30.50. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St. tlaphilly.com Fashion Touchdown 2019 Football players modeling fashion. You won’t want to miss this fashion show featuring Eagles players strutting their stuff down a runway in 2019’s top styles. Do you really need to know any more? | 6:30 pm. $200. The Fillmore, 29 E. Allen St. eventbrite.com Tuesday, Nov. 19 Matt and Kim This indie pop duo has been creating bright, upbeat tunes to get us all happy. They recently came out with two singles, “Money” and “Go Go,” and they certainly didn’t disappoint. Catch them on their 10th anniversary tour. | 8 pm. $35. Franklin Music Hall, 421 N. 7th St. bowerypresents.com Wednesday, Nov. 20 Taste of Philly Food Festival This is a city of hundreds more flavors and cuisines than just pizza and cheesesteaks. Real cultures show themselves through the food that is offered here.

Get just a little taste of everything there is around us at this festival for foodies. | 6 pm. $40. The Wanamaker Building, 100 Penn Sq. E. upcomingevents.com

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

INTERESTS

Women’s Entrepreneurship Day StorySlam

Ladies - you have the power to succeed in all you want.

This open-mic format storytelling event will allow you to speak about all the ups and downs of being a woman and being an entrepreneur.

By telling your story and listening to others, you will be inspired. | 5:30 pm. $10.

Slice Communications, 234 Market St. eventbrite.com

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY DISCUSSION

Trans Issues in Local Media

Whether you’re a journalist or a news reader, you should come out to this discussion.

It’s all about how we can better represent trans people and issues in local media, so everyone is informed and the community is given the proper amount of attention. | 7 pm. Free. Pen and Pencil Club, 1522 Latimer St. eventbrite.com

WED NOVEMBER 20

MOVIES

Wine, Women and Film

What more do you really need? Snuggle up with a chilled glass of wine and some good friends every month to watch a movie.

This month, you’ll be able to catch “Harriet,” the new film starring Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman. | 5:30 pm. Prices vary. Cinemark University City, 4012 Walnut St. facebook.com MUSIC

Hozier

We all need to be taken to church. “Take Me to Church” catapulted this Irish singersongwriter into massive fame, and we’re pretty grateful it happened. His dreamy tunes also get us feeling uplifted and ready to fall in – or out of – love again. | 8 pm. $39.59$59.50. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St. themetphilly.com

COMEDY

Charlyne Yi

So adorably funny, so incredibly talented. Yi has had roles in some of our favorite comedies, like “Knocked Up,” and is the voice of a character in “Steven Universe.” She’s also a musician who can play multiple instruments. What can’t she do? | 8 pm. $16.

Good Good Comedy Theatre, 215 N. 11th St. goodgoodcomedy.com LEARN

Adulting 101

Being a grown-up responsible for yourself is hard. This event series is designated to give support to those that could use a little help navigating this thing we called life. This month’s discussion is about how to eat healthy during the upcoming holiday season. | 6 pm. $10. Saxby’s, 2300 Chestnut St. eventbrite.com

MUSIC

Yek koo

TH

NOVE This multi-talented musician is known for playing guitar, “pocket trumpet” and vocals that will get you thinking all TRIVIA emotionally and spiritually.

We guess it’s a performance you just have to see to believe.Think you kn | 8 pm. $8-$10. Vox Populi, about the sh 319 N. 11th St. never end? W

RuPau Race T

facebook.com INTERESTS

Tell Me a Story: Unspoken

seasons com even more in about your f Put it to goo night, where prizes in stor Free. Boot an Broad St.

“Unspoken” is the theme for this evening of open storytelling. Come out to bootandsad hear things you’ve never heard before. You’re exploring uncharted territory here, so be sure to have an open mind for whatever you may hear. | 7:30 pm. $10. Shot Tower Coffee, 542 Christian St. facebook.com MUSIC

Jesca Hoop

Folk and Americana may be Hoop’s gig, but don’t you dare try to push her into a box. She’s one of the great genre-defying artists of our time who are doing their thing while sounding so damn good doing so. | 8:30 pm. $15. Boot and Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. bootandsaddlephilly.com DANCE

Come Together Dance Festival

Don’t miss the opening night of the festival, which will be kicking off with performances from three different dance teams. | 7:30 pm. Prices vary. Koresh Dance, 2002 Rittenhouse Sq. philadelphiatheatrecompany.org

CALENDAR

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

THUR NOVEMBER 21

TRIVIA

RuPaul’s Drag Race Trivia

Think you know everything about the show that will never end? With all these new seasons coming out, there’s even more info to memorize about your favorite queens.

Put it to good use at this trivia night, where there’s obviously prizes in store. | 8:30 pm.

Free. Boot and Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St.

MOVIES

Depeche Mode: Spirits in the Forest

Big fan of the band?

Catch a screening of their documentary “Spirits in the Forest,” which was filmed at the final show of their tour with the same name. We’re sure it’ll capture all the energy and excitement that the band actually brings in person. | 7 pm. $15. Ritz Five, 214 Walnut St.

PARTY

Inn-Gagement Party

They said yes! Let’s get down with a good time at this performance by the Bearded Ladies Cabaret. This fundraiser will raise some dough for the cabaret group, and will feature an exclusive sneak-peek of the venue’s new performance lounge. | 6 pm. $30. The Trestle Inn, 339 N. 11th St.

MUSIC

Merkules

He’s the next hottest rapper coming straight out of British Columbia. This crazy motherfucker may be a funny one, too, but his music has some serious talent and emotion behind it. Listen and you’ll see why. | 8 pm. $20.

Voltage Lounge, 421 N. 7th St. eventbrite.com

MUSIC

Crumb

Take a bite and let this group’s essence rush through your digestive system. What’s that taste? Oh, just some delicious psychedelic-rock that always goes down so damn smooth. | 8:30 pm. $20.

Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.

29

MUSIC

Cornucopia

Black lights all over. That’s the vibe for this dark night hosted by Archedream for Humankind, a touring act of dances and performers under glowing masks that provides

thoughtful and highly visually appealing performances for kids and adults alike. | 7 pm. $20. The Drake, 302 S. Hicks St. brownpapertickets.com

utphilly.com

eventbrite.com

landmarktheatres.com

bootandsaddlephilly.com

COMEDY

Found Footage Festival

Things that weren’t intended to be funny tend to be the funniest. That’s the focus of this festival by two comedy writers who have spent years digging up VHS tapes in dumpsters and thrift stores. There’s definitely some hidden gems waiting to be shown. | Thursday, 7 pm. $15. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. foundfootagefest.com

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

30

THE

BIG

PICTURE

Hoodrat things We have a soft spot for those who don't give AF (as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else, obviously). Case in point our man here who decided to scale a few city monuments via bike right outside City Hall. For a split second, it brought us back to a happier time in old Philly, one spent dodging wayward skateboards at Love Park.

Shoutout to photographer Wave Lane for the photo and to you Philly who keeps submitting gems like these via mail@philadelphiaweekly.com or via a tag on social media with the hashtag #PWBigPic.

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

OREGON CO.

SAVAGE LOVE

Sissy that talk

Q: My boyfriend and I met online to explore Your boyfriend will always attract less interest our kinks. We’d both been in relationships than you do at a kink party, just as someone who goes to a BDSM play party hoping to do a with kink-shaming people who screwed with our heads. Since we weren’t thinking it was little knife play will attract less interest than someone who’s looking for a little light bondmore than a hookup, we put all our baggage age. on the table early and wound up becoming Instead of counting the number of guys friends. Eventually we realized we had a real connection and started a relationship where who approach you at a party and then trying to ruin your night for getting more attention we supported our desire to explore. I’ve never than he does, your boyfriend has to make the been happier. most of every opportunity that comes his way.

The only issue is how he gets down on himAnd if some guy approaches him self if I get more attention than he at a play party only to realize he’s does. After the first kink party we on a leash, SISSY, isn’t that guy went to, he would not stop trying to supposed to turn his attention to convince me that no one looked at the Dominant partner? If your boyhim all evening. I tried to boost his friend could resist the urge to spiral confidence, and I also brought up down at those moments – if he could things like, “You were on a leash, resist the urge to make himself the so maybe people assumed you were center of negative attention – those off-limits.” No dice. I couldn’t get men would probably turn their athim to even entertain the notion tention back to him at some point, that anyone even looked at him. particularly if you encouraged/ He’s a cross-dressing sissy who gave them permission to do so. (You loves to be used by men – heterocould and perhaps should also make suckual – and he has a lot of bagit clear to anyone who approaches gage with every last one of his exes you at some-if-not-all kink parties citing his cross-dressing as a reason to leave him for a “real” man. To @FAKEDANSAVAGE that you’re a package deal: You play together or you don’t play at all. But make things worse, we have had iseven then, your boyfriend has to acsues with guys coming over for him, cept that you’ll be leveraging your desirability finding out there’s a Domme female in the on both your behalves and be at peace with it.) picture, and switching focus to me. I feel like Usually when I advise readers to “use their I wind up avoiding kinky sexual situations words,” it’s about making sexual needs clear, (which I love!) because I’m so concerned about i.e., asking for what we want with the underprotecting his ego. I’ve tried using my words standing that we may not always get what we and we generally communicate well, but he want. But what you need (and you need to use is unwilling to entertain any interpretations your words to get), SISSY, is for your boyfriend that don’t mesh with his theory that he’s obvito knock this petty, hypocritical slut-shaming ously undesirable. shit off. (He’s essentially shaming you for beThe breaking point for me was this past ing the slut he’d like to be.) It might help if you weekend. He encouraged me to go to a swinggot him to recognize and grieve and accept not ers party with a friend, and I had a blast. It just the reality of the situation – women with was super-empowering, and all I wanted to do was tell him every detail – the way he will more mainstream kinks are more in demand at mixed-gender kink parties than men with when he services cock – and he was so jealous niche kinks – but also the risk he’s running that I was able to effortlessly get so much athere: His insecurities are sabotaging your retention, he wasn’t ready to hear it. It made me feel the same sex shame I felt with my ex. It lationship.

Him setting traps for you – like encouraging also made me feel like he was insinuating how could I get so lucky, which hit all my chubby you to go out and play only to make you feel terrible about it afterward – and making hurtgirl self-conscious places hard. Any advice you ing insinuations about your attractiveness is have would be greatly appreciated. making this relationship untenable. Tell him – Seeking Insightful Stress Solution, Yup that you’re going to dump him if he can’t get a grip. And then ask him what will be worse – Tell that sissy to get over herself. being partnered with someone who gets more Your boyfriend is making you feel attention than he does in kink and swinger guilty about something you have no conspaces or being a single male in those spaces. trol over: Women get more attention at (It’s a trick question, at least partly, as many mixed-gender sex/play parties than men do.

And as far as your respective kinks go, SISSY, of those spaces don’t allow single males.) there are always going to be more people out THERE’S ALWAYS MORE SAVAGE TO LOVE! there who want to get with Domme women than guys who want to get with/be serviced Read: PhillyWeekly.com by submissive heterosuckual cross-dressers. Have a question?: mail@savagelove.net

KING OF WINDOWS MULTI - UNIT AND APARTMENT WINDOW SPECIALISTS

215-336-3448

628 OREGON AVE. www.oregonwindow.com

ALL TYPES OF GLASS REPLACED Lic # 20283 WINDOWS REPAIRED/GLASS REPLACED WE ALSO DO VINYL CAPPING & SIDING

MENTION THIS AD FOR A FREE GIFT!

We're used to being trolled.

It's OK. FOLLOW US ON

TWITTER

DAN SAVAGE

@PhillyWeekly

Mobile is HOTTER THAN EVER CHECK OUT: sexy member videos, hot user stories, and new search filters.

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

32

MARKETPLACE

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

General Employment

Flea Market

Non-CDL Drivers

Wanted

$400

Sign-On Bonus

Paratransit Operations

Immediate Positons Available / Paid Training / Benefit package Match of salary with experience!

Flexible Shifts Available • Safety Bonus Incentives • Great Company Culture Apply in Person Monday through Friday • 9:00am to 3:00pm 4201 Tacony Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 | 215-992-8000 Apply online:www.philly.totalbusco.com General Employment

General Employment

AB MALE BLOOD DONORS NEEDED Will be compensated up to $85.00 for a complete donation, starting on their 2nd visit!!

In order to donate you need: Valid picture ID. SSI card Be between 18 & 70 yrs. old.

Be in good health. Walk-ins are welcome. New donors will be paid $40.00 for a full donation.

INTERSTATE BLOOD BANK 1250 N. BROAD STREET. PHILA PA. 19121 215-765-2554

FLAGGERS ($12.50/hr) Traffic Plan seeks Flaggers to set up and direct traffic around construction sites. A valid PA driver license and clean driving record a must, good pay and benefits. If interested please fill out an application at 510 Hertzog Blvd, King of Prussia, PA on Mondayʼs 9am - 12pm or online at trafficplan.com.

BLOOD DONORS All donors paid $40.00 No appointment necessary.

Walk-ins welcome. Must be healthy and have proper I.D. Must provide Social Security card.Interstate Blood Bank 1250-52 N Broad St. Phila PA 19121 215-765-2554 Hrs. 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM DRIVERS AllThree's Luxury Sedan & Taxicab looking for professional drivers. High income.

Set your own hrs. Please call M-F. 10a-4p. 215-333-1111

DRIVERS/ LIMO - F/T Must be 27yrs. old & lic'd.

Dave's Limousine, 5915 Harbison Ave.

GENERAL AND TREATMENT FOSTER PARENTS NEEDED Open your heart and home to children of all ages New Foundations, Inc. 215-203-8733 www.nfi4kids.org Teaching Position - F/T Teacher Assistants PT/FT, experience prefered.

Email resume: amanda@alphabetacademy .com

FOR RENT

Legal Notices

GRAND RE-OPENING PHILA FLEA MARKETS

INDOOR ANTIQUE & VINTAGE MARKET

THIS SAT, NOV 16TH Penns Landing Caterers

Inside The Sheet Metal Workers Union Building 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., Phila, PA 19106

8AM - 4PM

But Early Birds Are Welcome!

Antiques, Collectibles, Vintage Jewelry & Fashion, Home Furnishings, Textiles, Art Work, & So Much More!

Grant Garden Apartments Fall Special, upgraded 1 & 2 BR,1 BA. $750 - $980 includes water. Laundry room on site.

Off of Blvd. 215-464-6411 HOME IMPROVEMENT Windows

HAPPY WINDOWS

Shutters, 2-Inch Wood, Pleated Shades, Roman Shades, Drapes, Verticals, Mini-Blinds Discount Price With Installation

Call Eileen

215-465-7525 Sell with PW Classifieds classifieds@philadelphiaweekly.com

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

CHANGE OF NAME NOTICE Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia, October Term, 2019, No. 1515, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 31, 2019, the petition of Kendra-Lee Rosati was filed, praying for a degree to change Kendra-Lee Rosati’s name to Kendra Han Na Lee. The Court has fixed December 20, 2019 at 10:00 a.m., in room 691, City Hall, Philadelphia, PA for hearing. All persons interested may appear and show cause if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted.

Free Parking • Free Admission • ATM • Food Court • Handicap Accessible

215-625-FLEA (3532) • www.PhilaFleaMarkets.org

Apartments for Rent

21ST & PINE AREA- Sm. 1 bdr., 1st fl. rear. sep. kit. wood floors, $900+cooking gas & elec., heat incl. avail 12/1.

215-384-4202

“Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia, September Term, 2019, No. 3497 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on September 28th, 2019, the petition of Stara Diamond Angel Wright was filed, praying for a decree to change her name to Stara Serenity Diamond. The Court has fixed November 22nd, 2019 at 9:30 o’clock A.M., in Room No. 691, City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. for hearing. All persons interested may appear and show cause if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted.”

Legal Notices

PW Classifieds is a great place to sell your ex’s stuff.

Recent

break up?

classifieds@philadelphiaweekly.com

Legal Notices

Notice of Public Sale The following self-storage Cube contents containing household and other goods will be sold for cash by CubeSmart 501 Callowhill St Philadelphia PA 19123 (215)627-3510 to satisfy a lien on December 3 2019 at 11 AM at www.storagetreasures.com: Unit 21 Crystal Wright Unit 1048 Maurice Hall/FS Jeans Unit 1099 Shaunde Baker Unit 5013 Harvey L Katuran Unit 5131 Valeria Von Koshina

Court of Common Pleas for the County of Philadelphia, November Term, 2019, No. 3497 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on November 6th, 2019, the petition of Thu Thi Le was filed, praying for a decree to change her name to Sam-Thu Le McAleer. The Court has fixed November 22nd, 2019 at 9:30 o’clock A.M., in Room No. 691, City Hall, Philadelphia, Pa. for hearing. All persons interested may appear and show cause if any they have, why the prayer of the said petitioner should not be granted.

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

Kathy & Patrick Conway PE 224 Catharine St. $1,075,000

224 Catharine St. 623-25 Orianna St. 623-25 Orianna St. $1,075,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000

Catharine 224224 Catharine St.St. $1,075,000 $1,075,000

IN ND

112 Christian St. H

215.266.1537 215.850.3842 215.627.6005 conwayteam@gmail.com

200 Christian St. #20 Lombard 117117 Lombard St.St. 128 Carpenter $499,900 $1,095,000 St. $1,095,000

$649,900

Years Living in Queen Village 117 Lombard St. 128 Carpenter St. 128 Carpenter $1,095,000 St. $649,900 $649,900

Orianna St.H 112623-25 Christian St. 117 Lombard St. $1,100,000 117 Lombard St. $1,600,000 $1,095,000

$1,095,000

Years Experience in Real Estate

112 Christian St. St. H 128Carpenter Carpenter St. 128 $1,600,000 $649,900 $649,900

32

117 Lombard St. $1,095,000

National Ranking out of 68,000 Agents

128 Carpenter St. $649,900

Direct 856-795-4709 office 856-428-8000 ext. 142 Website: www.annekoonsrealestate.com Akoonsbhhs@gmail.com

CENTER CITY PHILA. 2224 CARPENTER ST, PHILADELPHIA 3 BED | 2.1 BATH | 1,455 SQ FT $499,900

39 FAIRVIEW ROAD, PENN VALLEY 5 BED | 5 BATH | 5,881 SQ FT | 1,050,000

MAIN LINE SUBURBS NEW LISTING 788 Panorama Road, Villanova 4 BED | 2.1 BATH | 3,185 SQ FT | $749,500

239 Trianon Ln, Villanova 4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,443 SQ FT | $798,000

2369 Pineview Drive, Malvern 5 BED | 3 BATH | 2,666 SQ FT | $785,000

39 Aberdale Road, Bala Cynwyd

COMING SOON

7 BED | 3.2 BATH | 2,818 SQ FT | $775,000

6 Culp Road, Audubon

200 S Narberth Ave, Narberth

3 BED | 1 BATH | 1,092 SQ FT | $250,000

MULTI-FAMILY | | $735,000

JUST REDUCED

519 Spruce Lane, Villanova

421 Old Gulph Road, Penn Valley 4 BED | 2.2 BATH | 3,197 SQ FT | $799,000

LISTINGS

3 BED | 3 BATH | 2,750 SQ FT | $675,000

4 BED | 2.1 BATH | 1,933 SQ FT | $550,000

1124 Youngsford Rd, Gladwyne

5 BED | 4.1 BATH | 3,758 SQ FT | $549,000

5 BED | 4.3 BATH | 6,144 SQ FT | $1,325,000

1351 Bobarn Drive, Penn Valley

5 BED | 4.1 BATH | 6,647 SQ FT | $1,099,000

1417 Centennial Rd, Penn Valley

5 BED | 3.1 BATH | 4,371 SQ FT | $849,900

200 Price Ave, Unit#4, Narbeth 3 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,038 SQ FT | $799,000

2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,299 SQ FT | $227,000

118 Harvest Cir, Bala Cynwyd 4802 Renoir Ln, Schwenksville 354 Winding Way, Merion Station 4 BED | 2.1 BATH | 2,736 SQ FT | $469,000

9 Heckamore Rd, Bala Cynwyd 5 BED | 2.1 BATH | 2,272 SQ FT | $465,000

Unit #1914 1 BED | 1 BATH | 495 SQ FT | $320,000

NEW PRICE Marlton/ Preserve at Little Mill Gorgeous custom 3-bedroom, 2.5 bath home backing to Preserve at Little Mill golf course with a 1st floor master suite, 1st floor study, 2 car garage & full unfinished basement.

The large foyer has cathedral ceilings & ceramic floors. Living room has 12-foot ceilings, custom built entertainment center & gas fireplace. Large eat-in kitchen with French sliding patio doors to back deck & views of the golf course. $489,900.

Cherry Hill/Wilderness Acres 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 2 car garage, in ground pool, walkout basement, an open floor plan with cathedral ceilings, 2 story windows, skylights, newly refinished hardwood floors, freshly painted throughout the interior and exterior, new roof along with HVAC that is situated on almost an acre of property. $724,900

Unit #2621 1 BED | 1 BATH | 837 SQ FT | $310,000

19 Rock Hill Rd, #2E, Bala Cynwyd Unit #510 1 BED | 1 BATH | 825 SQ FT | $310,000 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,216 SQ FT | $170,000

CENTER CITY 1814 Ludlow Street, Philadelphia

817 Muirfield Road, Bryn Mawr

6 BED | 6.2 BATH | 8,944 SQ FT | $2,590,000

Unit #2720 2 BED | 1 BATH | 1,134 SQ FT | $485,000

1750 OAKWOOD TER, UNIT#1A, PENN VALLEY

LAND | 0.68 ACRES | $665,000

207 Lindy Ln, Bala Cynwyd

Unit #2904 3 BED | 2 BATH | 1,404 | $750,000 Unit #923/924 3 BED | 2 BATH | 1,581 SQ FT | $499,000

424 Devereux Dr, Villanova

4 BED | 4.1 BATH | 4,217 SQ FT | $569,000

1919 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia Rittenhouse sq • Rooftop Pool Fitness Center • Valet parking • 24 hr security • 24 hr Maintenance • All utilities included • Includes real estate tax no transfer tax

191 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD, #824-25, BALA CYNWYD 2 BED | 2 BATH | 2,100 SQ FT | $325,000

ACCREDITED LUXURY HOME SPECIALIST Licensed in NJ & PA

WILLIAM PENN HOUSE

2 BED | 2.1 BATH | 1,970 SQ FT | $625,000

LISTINGS

1309 Summer Hill Lane, Gladwyne 4 BED | 4.3 BATH | 6,465 SQ FT | $2,795,000

CONDO LIVING 190 PRESIDENTIAL BLVD, #415, BALA CYNWYD

128 Carpe $649,

34

Anne E. Koons The #1 Agent of the Cherry Hill Home Marketing Center 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 & 2012 NJAR Circle of Excellence PLATINUM Award 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012,GOLD 2014, 2013

MAIN LINE SUBURBS

33

65

G

623-25 224 Orianna CatharineSt. St. 623-25 Orianna St. 224Orianna CatharineSt. St. 224 Catharine St. 623-25 $1,100,000 $1,075,000 $1,100,000 112 Christian St. HH $1,075,000St. $1,100,000 $1,075,000 112 Christian $1,600,000 $1,600,000

Christian St. H 112 Christian St. H 112 117 Lombard St. $1,600,000 $1,600,000 estate. $1,600,000 We know real $1,095,000 We know Queen Village.

623-25 Orianna St. $1,100,000 REAL ESTATE

INVESTMENT | | 1,650 SQ FT | $1,395,000

2224 Carpenter St, Philadelphia

THE KENNEDY HOUSE 1901 JFK Blvd, Philadelphia Rittenhouse Sq • Rooftop Pool

3 BED | 2.1 BATH | 1,455 SQ FT | $499,900

• Fitness Center • Parking

500 Kingsley Court

• 24 HR Security

3 BED | 2 BATH | 2,000 SQ FT | $490,400

809 LATONA STREET, PHILADELPHIA | 3 BED | 1 BATH | 1,288 SQ FT | $299,000

4472 ALMOND ST, PHILADELPHIA 3 BED | 1.1 BATH | 1,280 SQ FT | $275,000

• 24 HR Maintenance • All Utilities Included • Includes Real Estate Tax

Unit#1819 1 BED | 1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $219,000

224-30 W RITTENHOUSE SQ, #1017, PHILADELPHIA Unit #1919 1 BED | 1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $219,000 1 BED | 1 BATH | 570 SQ FT | $275,000

1305 Summer Hill Lane, Gladwyne

3900 FORD ROAD, #23B, PHILADELPHIA

LOT | 0.5 ACRES | $150,000

2 BED | 3 BATH | 2,000 SQ FT | $209,000

Unit #1512 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $175,000

PW REAL ESTATE To advertise in this section contact Sales 215-543-3743 ext. 104 or sales@philadelphiaweekly.com

Unit#2911 STUDIO | 1 BATH | 522 SQ FT | $174,900

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

34

REAL ESTATE

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY New Listing | Rittenhouse Square

New Listing | Bella Vista

This historically certified home has been turned into a modern masterpiece. It features maple floors, high ceilings, custom built-in wardrobe cabinetry, a stunning gourmet kitchen, a state of the art intercom system with exterior camera, and a full finished basement. The open living room and dining room look out onto the paved garden. This home comes with one-year pre-paid parking at nearby garage. Plus a 10-year tax abatement!

This residence has undergone an architectural renovation and features a clean, bright, and open floor plan. The large kitchen has b qeautiful maple cabinets and quartz counters.

Great touches like exposed brick, Pfister faucets and custom tile work accent the home. This home features solid oak hardwood floors, a full finished basement, and a large 3rd floor bar leading to a generous roof deck.Tax abatement pending.

$740,000

$1,225,000

New Listing | Bella Vista A rare find: An expansive double-wide, 4 BR, 4 BA home on one of the most desirable blocks in Bella Vista. Over 3,200 square feet of living space, ample outdoor area, and 2-car garage-parking. Upon entering, you will be greeted by an extra-large foyer, followed by a large living area with a sliding glass door, which leads to a lovely slated patio. Head upstairs to the main living level to find the large eat-in-kitchen, with granite countertops and a huge island.

New Listing | Point Breeze This beautifully renovated home features a fantastic, open floor plan with tons of natural light. The kitchen has lovely grey cabinets and stainless steel appliances and looks out to the very large yard. The second level features 3 nice sized bedrooms with great closet space. Basement is for storage. 3 BR | 2 BA

$349,000

$1,350,000 New Price | Grays Ferry

New Listing | Graduate Hospital

Welcome to this stunning new construction home! The Chef’s kitchen features beautiful Calacatta Gold quartz counters, grey shaker soft closing cabinetry with gold hardware, herringbone backsplash and a large 7 foot double waterfall island. This home also offers wide plank hardwood floors, custom metal railings, a surveillance system, potential 1-car parking, and a huge roof deck with skyline views. Includes a 10 year tax abatement and a 1-year Builder’s Warranty.

This contemporary home features a spacious & bright open floor plan with a stunning gourmet kitchen, and a garage with a lift to accommodate 2-car parking! Enjoy the amazing roof deck with panoramic views & glass railings, plus an outdoor kitchen with gas grill hookup. Other features include Maple floors, custom built in cabinetry, quartz counters, a state-of-the-art intercom system with an exterior camera, and 6 1/2 years remaining on the tax abatement! 3 BR | 3.5 BA

$675,000

$1,195,000

Anne E. Koons

ACCREDITED LUXURY HOME SPECIALIST Licensed in NJ & PA

The #1 Agent of the Cherry Hill Home Marketing Center 2018, 2017, 2016, 2014, 2013 & 2012 NJAR Circle of Excellence PLATINUM Award 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012,GOLD 2014, 2013

Direct 856-795-4709 office 856-428-8000 ext. 142

Cherry Hill/ Woodcrest This amazing architecturally designed home has 6 Bedrooms, 4 full baths, 2 half baths, walk-out finished basement & a 3-car garage that is nestled on an acre of property that backs to Woodcrest Golf course. Over 5,700sq ft w/an open spacious floor plan that is on secluded lot located in a great neighborhood with top rated schools and conveniently located near all major highways. $645,000 .

Moorestown An amazing, truly unique 4 bedroom, 5 ½ bath home with gourmet kitchen, full finished walk out basement, 2 car garage w/home theater on 2nd level, a tennis-basketball court, built-in pool w/slide, hot-tub & waterfalls and a covered outdoor kitchen & bar which is nestled on a resort like professionally landscaped 2 acre property. $1,274,900

Marlton/ Little Mill 5 bedroom 5.5 bath home with open first-floor interior floor plan features custom finished hardwood floors, high end moldings throughout entire home, a newly renovated kitchen with granite counter tops, stainless-steel appliances with custom built panels and large center island. The second floor boasts 4 large bedrooms all with newer full baths with granite or marble countertops. Fantastic full finished walk out lower level has custom built entertainment center, full bath, gym room, possible additional bedroom. This home has a newer roof, newer three zone heat and air, newer hardwood floors, carpeting and updated light fixtures throughout. $899,900

Cherry Hill Contemporary 4 bedroom, 2.2 bath home with 2 car garage and in-ground pool. 2 story foyer w/ rounded staircase, living room with fireplace, full bar, large eat in Kitchen. Master bedroom suite has a luxurious bath and plenty of closet space. Full finished basement. Great outside for entertaining. Freshly painted throughout $540,000

Cherry Hill/ Wilderness Run Beautifully updated 4 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, 3 car garage home that flows seamlessly from one room to the next, it's elegant, bright and spacious. Designer kitchen, with professional appliances. The master bedroom suite has a wonder-fully updated bath w/a free standing tub, glass enclosed shower w/decorative tiles, floating double vanities with marble tops and make up area, there are 3 walk in closets and patio doors to a private balcony. $635,000.

Cherry Hill/ Short Hills This magnificent Coventry Model has an open floor plan, 4 bedrooms, 4.5 Baths, 3 car garage, 1st floor office, double staircases, full finished basement. The custom eat in kitchen has center island with breakfast bar, and extra windows allowing plenty of light. Large custom backyard with paver patio & fire pit. $699,900.

Voorhees/Sturbridge Woods Updated 4-bedroom, 3.5 bath, 2 car garages, finished basement, located on a private cult-de-sac in a desirable neighborhood.. The updated kitchen has center island breakfast bar w/5 burner stove & granite tops. There is a 1st fl office, Dining rm w/ butler’s pantry, Living rm, & cozy family rm w/gas FP. large master BR has a huge WIC, office, 2-sided FP & updated master bath. 3 add’l BR’s & Hall bath on 2nd fl. The BM has a media room, full bath, bonus rm & exercise rm. $599,900.

New Price

Clarksboro/Village At Whiskey Mill A 3 Bedroom 2.5 Bath, 1 car garage, w/3 levels of living space located in a quiet development. The first floor has a garage, family Rm and access to back yard. The main level you will find a large kitchen and dining area with sliding glass doors to deck. The 3 level has a master BR with private bath, large WIC and 2 additional bedrooms with hall bath and Laundry. $254,900

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO STEVEN, NICOLE & JOSH………...

Now more than ever, EXPERIENCE counts, that is why you need to call our AUNT ANNE, because she has the

EXPERIENCE, COMMITMENT, PASSION & KNOWLEDGE to help you in selling or buying a home.

CALL OUR AUNT ANNE TODAY FOR ALL OF YOUR REAL ESTATE NEEDS 856 -795-4709

NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019 | PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY

REAL ESTATE

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY

GET MORE

You can either

go nuts

35

at Siena Place

You or. . . can either

HUGE NEW 3-4 bedroom townhomes starting at $475,900

go nuts or. . .

Largest townhomes in Packer Park Abundant green space • Easily accessible Private garage & ample street parking of the shell game Convenient to FDR Park, airport, real estate brokers?

Walt Whitman Bridge & more!

Go Solo. Are you tired played by those super-sized Go Solo. Are you tired Solo Real Estate is a family-owned real estate of firm thespecializing shell game played by in Center City Philadelphia 215.339.5390 and its neighborhoods that makes sure our those super-sized real estate SIENAPLACE.COM clients don’t ever crack under pressure. brokers? Solo Real Estate is MODEL HOMES OPEN a family-owned real estate Call us at 215-564-7656 Mon, Thurs thru Sat 11-5 | Sun 12-5 or visit solorealty.com.

Go Solo. Are you tired of the shell game firm specializing in Center 2017 Chancellor Street2300 Hartranft Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 Between Penrose Ave. and 26th St. Philadelphia, PA 19103 played by those super-sized real estate brokers?

City Philadelphia and its BROKER COOPERATION IS WARMLY Solo Real Estate is a family-owned real estate INVITED & APPRECIATED. neighborhoods that makes firm specializing in Center City Philadelphia sure our clients don’t ever SOLO_Ads_Color_05.12.14.indd 5/13/14 10:24 AM and its13 neighborhoods that makes sure our crackclients underdon’t pressure. ever crack under pressure.

EQUAL HOUSING OPPORTUNITY

All prices and features subject to change without notice. Please see sales consultant for details.

Call us at 215-564-7656 or visit solorealty.com.

2017 Chancellor Street Philadelphia, PA 19103

Call us at 215-564-7656 or visit solorealty.com 2017 Chancellor Street SOLO_Ads_Color_05.12.14.indd 13 19103 Philadelphia, PA

PW REAL ESTATE

To advertise in this section contact 5/13/14 10:24 AM

Sales

215-543-3743 ext. 104 or sales@philadelphiaweekly.com

PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | NOVEMBER 14 - 21, 2019

I Am Jazz available with Xfinity On Demand

Bravery reflected.

On X1, it’s Pride all year, only with Xfinity. For some, showing the world who they truly are is a courageous act. That’s why Xfinity created the largest first-of-its-kind community endorsed LGBTQ Film & TV Collection. Enjoy thousands of TV shows and movies at home and on-the-go with Xfinity On Demand. Just say, “LGBTQ” into the X1 Voice Remote to discover brave and powerful stories that reflect your life. Simple, easy, awesome.

Find yourself at xfinity.com/LGBTQ

Restrictions apply. Not available in all areas. No celebrity endorsement implied. © 2019 Comcast. All rights reserved. NPA228077-0001 NED LG Q4 BAU V6

134828_NPA228077-0001 Bravery ad_PhiladelphiaWeekly_V6_10x9.875.indd 1

9/9/19 6:21 PM