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site and steps from the York-Dauphin EL This week’s cover story really hit home, stop, selfishly, I’d like to think I know what and not just in the figurative sense. Safehouse would curb. It may curb having to I live a few blocks from the epicenter of the hear an ambulance race to another OD site. nation’s so-called “heroin highway.” Here’s a brief synopsis in an attempt to It may also curb having to sweep up and botavoid spoiling our cover story: As you may tle discarded syringes and orange caps every Thursday before trash pickup. It may curb my or may not yet know, the city has been working with an organization called Safehouse to 3-year-old opening the door on his way to daycare and finding someone passed out introduce a safe injection facility atop our welcome mat. in the heart of Kensington. This I would like to think my neighbors would be the first of its kind in the would support a place for those afentire United States. fected by this epidemic to go do what The notion has been scoffed at by they gotta do in the hope that it aids residents. Contention surrounding in their rehabilitation or safety. Let’s the idea reached a boiling point on remember that this is about workApril 4 during a community meeting to diffuse the situation, even if ing between Safehouse and resiit’s enabling, to some extent. If safe dents in the Harrowgate section injection facilities can turn someone of Kensington. Part of the gripe is towards rehab, even by the smallest that the city hasn’t shown an adepercentage, then isn’t it worth conquate level of “what happens next” sidering instead of blowing it off en(which feels like the city’s M.O. as tirely? of recent – see encampment cleanI appreciate the Harrowgate, up) in terms of supervision and en@SPRTSWTR Kensington and East Kensington forcement. In fact, a petition filed to neighbors that expressed their opinthe Mayor’s Office explicitly states ion. Many raised valid points that that the city has failed to present a “public safety strategy” for this proposed fa- both Safehouse and the City of Philadelphia need to address. I think the lack of response cility. In the aftermath, Courtenay Harris Bond to real questions like enforcement, privacy spent the weekend walking the streets talking and definitive location does a major disservice and shows a lack of care for the community in to residents close to the proposed site on why which you’re looking to set up shop. Safehouse won’t work. But I’d also ask residents to consider the alThe reasons surmised were abundant, with ternative. some as follows: The open-air use. The lack of policing. The [Users] will just be stumbling around on the discarded syringes. The visual of someone streets all day. slumped over, drooling, or passed out under Crime will go up because the dealers will get the EL, stuck like fish to a barbed line that angry their clientele is going elsewhere. People will just camp out in front of [Safe- won’t let go without leaving a permanent scar. Ronda Goldfein, vice president and sechouse] all day. retary for Safehouse, said her organization Personally, my view is somewhere in the has a desire to partner with the community. middle. I do think the intention behind SafeShe’s aware that this is going to be an ongoing house is pure and has potential. I also thank conversation in order for this to even have a residents are likely against it because of the chance at working. It’s why I implore neighstigma it carries. No one wants their neighborhood to be the official welcome mat, calling bors to make this work for them. Come with the right questions. Come with examples of all users to enter and safely get high. No one wants the kids in the neighborhood to look things happening now and ask how this facility might fix it. and be able to say, “Yep, that’s the building Most importantly, continued to DEMAND where people go to shoot up.” from both city officials and Safehouse a viable, I get that. But as a Kensington resident myself who lives not too far from the proposed sustainable response.

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“As far as supervised injection facilities, I’m not totally against them, but it doesn’t correct the ongoing issue of the opioid crisis. “It’s only enabling users.” – Peter Smith, 53, of Tacony, candidate for City Council’s 6th District

pposition to a potential Kens- who represents District 7, which includes ington location of a super- Kensington. She suggested putting the first location elsevised injection facility has been reaching a crescendo in where in the city and proving that the model recent days after a fiery neigh- worked before bringing a supervised injection borhood meeting last week facility into Kensington. Maribel Flores, 47, who lives on Jasper and subsequent circulation of Street near the intersection with Hilton a new petition against the proposition. Street, said that if the overdose prevention Former Gov. Ed Rendell, a proponent of site opened there, she would move. As she overdose prevention sites in the city, revealed held her 2-year-old grandson Isaiah, Flores last month that a developer had offered Safehouse, the Philadelphia nonprofit trying to said she was worried such a facility would inopen the country’s first supervised injection crease drug use in the area. facility, a property for $1 on Hilton Street, Flores noted that three women were recentright in the heart of the “K&A” – the intersecly passed out in the street in front of the rowtion of Kensington and Allegheny avenues, house she shares with her daughter, Jackie which has long been the city’s maRodriguez until medics arrived to jor drug hub. administer Narcan, the overdose Safehouse’s supervised injecreversal medication. Still, Flores BY COURTENAY and Rodriguez felt that this type of tion facility would offer users HARRIS BOND drug activity would increase ratha designated location to inject drugs under medical supervision er than decrease with the introand receive overdose reversal if duction of a supervised injection necessary, as well as wound care, other medfacility. “My mom suffers from anxiety and panic ical treatment and links to rehabilitation proattacks,” Rodriguez said. “She gets anxiety grams. Proponents argue that it would bring users inside, reducing the amount of open-air and panic attacks when she sees this [drug use].” drug use and the discarding of syringes and Ronda Goldfein, executive director of the drug paraphernalia on city streets. AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania and the Dr. Thomas Farley, commissioner of the vice president and secretary for Safehouse, ascity’s Department of Public Health, took his arguments for safe injection sites to a nationsured the public at last week’s meeting that no al level last week in a First Opinion piece for location has been set for a possible supervised injection facility. STAT News. “We want to be partners with you,” she said “Many individuals who inject drugs evenabout working with the community. “We rectually recover and stop using, but it typically ognize [residents] were very upset and angry. takes years,” Farley wrote. “In the meantime, This is a conversation we’re going to need to they continue to risk death daily by injecting heroin or [a combination of] heroin and have many times over.” Kat McCord, 59, who lives at Frankford fentanyl. So as an additional harm-reduction solution, activists and health experts like me Avenue and Clearfield, said she is not totally opposed to the idea of a supervised injection are proposing to open sites where drug users who are not yet in treatment can inject these facility, but that her “gut tells [her] it would be enabling.” drugs under medical supervision.” McCord’s daughter, Tina Sexton, died of a Nonetheless, community opposition to a Safehouse site is considerable, with neighbors heroin overdose at 31 in 2014, leaving behind two kids and a grief-stricken, scarred family. struggling to see through their fear and anger “I’m hoping and praying that if someone to objectively examine a necessary question: OD’s, they wake up and say, ‘I don’t want to What’s the harm in harm reduction? The Harrowgate Civic Association, which die, I don’t want to put my family through this,’” McCord said. encompasses Hilton Street, has started a peShe also added that it would be ideal if sutition to Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, colpervised injection facilities made their intendlecting more than 500 signatures by late Sated positive impact, but she thinks having Narurday. The petition cites, among other issues, that the city has no “public safety strategy” can dispensers on street corners would make a bigger difference. for supervised injection facilities. If someone were really dope sick, she noted, “You don’t start in Kensington where you’ve they would not walk to an overdose prevenlost the vote of confidence of people because we’ve not been able to keep them safe,” said City Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, SEE SAFEHOUSE, PAGE 8

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Gomes said, referring to fears over dealer retribution. tion site to shoot up. “As far as supervised injection facilities, “I would like right now, if I could, go lay up I’m not totally against them, but it doesn’t somewhere safe, but these cops just want to correct the ongoing issue of the opioid crisis,” grab anybody to make a collar,” said a user, said Peter Smith, 53, of Tacony, a candidate Edward S., 51, sitting on a stoop in the mornfor City Council’s 6th District, which borders ing sun on Allegheny Avenue, near the prothe area where the purported injection site posed site. might be implemented. “It’s enabling users.” He preferred not to give his last name. Smith, who has a son in active addiction, “There are too many problems with [a susaid, “All I can do is tell him I love him and pervised injection facility],” he added. “Evwant him to come home.” eryone would be outside of it. Do [cops] arBut Smith added he does worry, among othrest them going in or coming out? It’s a crazy er things, about what happens to users after idea.” they shoot up and go back out onto the streets. Dan Emery, owner of Philly “Who’s responsible for that Ink Tattoo at 3216 Kensington person when he’s killed by a Avenue, grew up in the neighcar?” Smith wondered. borhood and has had many Goldfein emphasized that family members suffer from “nothing is final in any way,” addiction. Based on his peradding, “I really think [neighsonal experience, Emery said bors] are too angry about all of he is not insensitive to people it to think about this as a real suffering from substance use solution. It’s hard to put some disorders. of that anger and frustration “All these people out here, on hold to think about this they’re somebody’s family… clearly.” [I’m] a little numb to it, and it According to Goldfein, the does get me a little enraged,” site could be temporary, with he said, referring to the opena more permanent site estabair drug use. lished at a later date. Nothing Recently, he had to call 911 has been settled yet, especialbecause a woman overdosed in ly since federal prosecutors a portable bathroom near his in Philadelphia recently filed shop, and her head ended up in a civil lawsuit trying to block the toilet. Safehouse’s work. “The anger kind of masks Safehouse has filed a remy concern for the neighborsponse in court. As that conhood,” said Emery, who retinues to percolate through the members walking down the justice system, and as the nonstreet for a slice of pizza at 7 profit continues to seek fundp.m. when he was a kid. “Now, ing, it also plans to have ongoI don’t like to walk at night by ing discussions with neighbors. – Dan Emery, Kensington myself – and I’m 45 years old.” “Safehouse envisions many resident and owner of Philly Ink He worries that an overdose opportunities for the public to Tattoo prevention site in the area engage in talks about the issue, would cause even more users from community forums to edto congregate near his store, ucational sessions, to conversaand he doubts that it would be effective, addtions with city officials about everyone’s safeing that he’s seen a 30 percent drop in his busi- ty,” Goldfein said. ness over the past decade. Rita Altman, 66, a therapist at Hispanic “If they go in and get high and come out Community Counseling Services at the inhigh, they’re still on the street high,” Emery tersection of Kensington Avenue and Hilton said. “[They’ll think] ‘Well, hey. We can go get Street, said that she approves of the idea of high, and if I happen to flatline, they’re just an overdose prevention site. Right now, her going to bring me back.’” patients see a lot of open-air drug use, which Katherine Gomes, 42, who lives with her is traumatizing to them. Altman experienced 2-year-old son on Jasper Street near the in- problems from the neighborhood environtersection of Hilton Street, disapproved of a ment firsthand after her car was stolen on a possible overdose prevention site. Gomes said stretch of Hilton Street. if it moved some of the drug use she witnesses “I think it’s a good idea because we cannot on her street indoors, it would be an improve- fight it,” Altman said, regarding a solution to ment. eradicate the drug epidemic. “It’s better it’s “If it cleans things up, that’s good, but I supervised. If we cannot resolve the problem, don’t think it will,” she added. we have to accept it and rule it.” Gomes added that she worried about dealMaggie Loesch contributed to the reporting ers congregating in the area and the possibil- of this story. ity of increased violence. @CHARRISBOND “God forbid [users] don’t have the money,”

“If they go in and get high and come out high, they’re still on the street high. [So now the mentality is], ‘well, hey. We can go get high, and if I happen to flatline, they’re just going to bring me back.’”

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everend Naomi Washington-Leapheart of Chestnut Hill is a part of a growing movement of inclusive and sex-positive Christian clergy. Raised “in a Baptist church on the west side of Detroit,” Rev. Washington-Leapheart completed seminary in 2016 and is now an ordained minister, affiliated with the Fellowship of Affirming Ministries. “I believe that all people, including LGBTQIA people, are made in God’s image and are vital shapers of religious life and community,” says Rev. Washington-Leapheart, a faith work director at the National LGBTQ Task Force with headquarters in Washington D.C., New York City and Miami. Locally, Rev. Washington-Leapheart is an adjunct professor of Theology and Religious Studies at Villanova University. “We should not be merely tolerated or tokenized – our spiritual practice and faith leaders should be taken seriously.” SEE LGBTQ, PAGE 10

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LGBTQ, FROM PAGE 9 In February, representatives of the United Methodist Church gathered at a special conference in St. Louis to settle the increasingly unsustainable controversy regarding LGBT inclusion. Many bishops supported a path that they dubbed the “One Church Plan.” It would allow individual congregations and clergy to decide how to approach same-sex marriages and LGBT ordinations. But delegates narrowly voted this down in favor of the so-called Traditional Plan, which affirmed the Church’s opposition to homosexuality. Since the vote, the division between clergy has only increased. Many progressive Methodist churches are likely to leave the denomination, ignore the vote, or withhold payments as a form of protest. Worldwide, the United Methodist Church has 12 million members. As the primary Protestant denomination in the United States, this rift could have significant impacts on Christianity overall. Methodists are not alone in grappling with the inclusion of LGBT people and sexuality in general. Modern Christian churches vary dramatically, not only on allowing samesex weddings and openly gay clergy but in some cases, even having women officiants. A search of what the scripture calls for in certain moments does not bring unanimity. “The Bible contains many stories about people who were on the margins of their societies but who were specifically called by God and their communities to lead,” says Rev. Washington-Leapheart. “Acts 2:16-18 is [has text referencing] the idea that God’s Spirit will pour out on ALL flesh, which includes Black, Brown, indigenous, poor, queer, trans, undocumented, and disabled flesh.” She is not the only Philly-area clergy who espouses this interpretation. Reverend Beverly Dale, ecumenical campus minister at the University of Pennsylvania, says the criteria for membership and leadership in the church have nothing to do with orientation or gender. “[It comes down to] righteous living,” said Rev. Dale, an ordained Christian Church minister. “And, even then, we are not to be the judge to tell others whether or not they are living righteously. God knows the heart. Christians have been sold a bill of goods through centuries of misogynistic, homophobic and erotophobic teachings developed several hundred years after Jesus by elite men who were sexually conflicted.” She tries to bridge the gap between sexuality and faith in her work; as the host of the YouTube series “Sex is Good” and the co-author of a new book, “Advancing Sexual Health for the Christian Client: Data & Dogma,” aimed at both pastoral counselors and sexual

health professionals. “Most of the current teachings on sex that are restrictive – in regards to the body, pleasure and women – have nothing to do with Jesus or the gospels, either in his life or his teachings, and, just to be clear, they are scientifically unsupportable,” said Rev. Dale. “Sexual repression and the guilt and body shame [that come along with it] are harmful to sexual self-esteem, relational happiness and sexual fulfillment. The church got off track from its message of living in love when it began obsessing about living in sin.” For those reared in churches that are historically unwelcoming to openly gay clergy or choose to teach very narrow messages about sexuality, these perspectives can be confounding. For many Americans, it may look like we must choose between spirituality and progressive political values. But that’s not the case, says Reverend David Norse Thomas, who is openly gay and married. “If you’re part of a religious community, make sure they’re actually affirming,” says Rev. Norse, a former Philly resident, who today is the pastor of Maryland Presbyterian Church in Towson, Maryland. “[There’s a website called] Church Clarity [and it’s] great [for seeing] what your congregation’s views are. You might be surprised. If you’re an ally, it might be time to think about going somewhere that actually holds your views, or challenges your leadership.” Are these radical new beliefs? Are these simply new political trends that aim to upend the teachings of Jesus? Not really, says Michael Ruk, an Episcopal priest. “Jesus speaks very little about sexuality in the New Testament, but he does constantly include and expand the Kingdom of God to the outcast and embraces them,” said Ruk, who leads St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in New Hope. “It’s not one text, but the entirety of Jesus’ life and the ministry which informs this belief. [It’s really all about looking] at the collective understanding [of the] transformative teachings of Jesus.” Ruk, who is also openly gay, says a third of his congregation is LGBT and that the church takes part in the Pride Parade every year. He goes so far as to apologize on behalf of Christians for their history of sexism, homophobia and the damage it has done. “Spiritual abuse is unnecessary and very dangerous,” said Ruk, who added, “[But] there are places where you will be loved and supported in your life as a child of God. My tradition and others, want to see an inclusive and affirming understanding of the whole person. I would encourage those in faith communities which do not support your life to find one that does.”

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TACUMA, FROM PAGE 13 You live and work in Southwest Philly, but, you’re from North Philly. What do you find appealing about life on the other side of the city from where you grew up? I got married early on, and was living in the Cheltenham area, and wanted to buy a house rather than rent. Southwest Philadelphia prices were right. Having learned from the mistakes that black and white artists had made in the past – not taking their money and investing in something with longevity – I bought this house, cash, right after I got off tour. What’s cool about the Southwest’s vibe and your place in it? This house, the area, has been inspirational – as my children have become artists and entrepreneurs themselves. When I got here, there were the remnants of [when this area was a predominantly] white neighborhood, without many black folks. The black friends I have who attended Bartram High said that long ago, it was difficult for them to navigate their way through the neighborhood as there were race problems. I’ve witnessed though, from the time I got here, [almost] 15+ years ago to now, a change: people getting along, people coming from Africa. Would you say it’s become even more of an international area, despite the development and subsequent gentrification arriving from universities like Drexel and the University of Pennsylvania drifting more into the neighborhood?

more conservative cultural background. [But] definitely [considered] outsiders, especially in that we were listening to different things as well: Grand Funk Railroad, Chicago, Mandrill. One thing fans never expected you to do as the ultimate electric bassist, is to pull up on the upright bass. That almost seemed too traditional for you. Now, however, you use it on occasion.

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And, trying to take [it] into an outsider situation. All that time, I was busy checking out the Stray Cats. All the early Motown records, James Jamerson, all those guys [played the] upright bass. Considering all that you just said and all that you have been and done, how has that changed who you are as a player and now as a presenter for your upcoming Outsiders Fest? All of [those experiences] made me who I am today. I’m able to know about all things creative, beautiful and upgrading in human excellence. Because I was able to navigate all of these various worlds, I got to know all of its people. I think [that resonates with] the [musicians] I have had for past festivals, and those coming through Philly, starting this weekend.

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Yes. If I needed African material, artifacts and accessories in the past, I had to go to New York. Now, all I have to do is go to Woodland Avenue. Everything is there – restaurants, material stores. I ran into an African band rehearsing and invited myself into the room. That’s making me want to do a record with African influence, especially since I was in Senegal, and recorded with drummers from Gorai Island. I’ll fuse all those tracks.

Three weeks of eclectic sound comes to Philadelphia courtesy of the Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival, beginning April 14. April is Jazz Appreciation Month and for the fifth year in a row, native son Jamaaladeen Tacuma has made sure his stamp is on it. Here’s where you can check out the festival without having to stray too far.

You were immersed in the punk-New Wave scene before your time in Ornette Coleman’s band. You were also part of Center City’s music and fashion scene even before that. But even still, did you ever feel like an outsider?

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t looks like the end of the line for laws and regulations that any mayor has ever Maryann Ritter and the other ten- done,” said Paul Steinke, executive director of the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philaants of Philadelphia’s venerable Jewelers’ Row, who have been delphia, a leading advocate for the protection fighting plans by the develof historic buildings. Historic properties are now being oper Toll Brothers to demolBY JON threatened by the building boom that ish five historic buildings HURDLE comes with economic vitality rather in the city section to make way for a than the stagnation or decline that 24-story apartment tower. characterized the city when manufacOn April 4, Ritter and other occupants received eviction notices to leave the turing began to move out during the mid-20th century, he said. buildings — which don’t have a local historic In 2018, developers added 2,810 housing designation — by May 31, bringing to an apunits in Greater Center City—the area boundparent end their three-year fight against the ed by the rivers, Girard Avenue and Tasker development in the courts and with the City of Street—according to the economic developPhiladelphia. The notices were delivered on the same ment organization, Center City District. It was the biggest increase in the city’s stock day the Kenney Administration announced it was stepping up its efforts to protect Philadel- of apartments and condos since CCD startphia’s historic buildings, which are being lost ed tracking the market 20 years ago. Another 3,000 units are under construction or recently at an increasing rate as developers seek land completed, the group said in a February reto feed the city’s current construction boom. port. The irony of the timing was not lost on RitSteinke said it’s not possible to quantify the ter, who has run her business on Jewelers’ Row—one of the nation’s oldest jewelry dis- number of historic buildings that have been tricts—for 47 years, including 19 at her cur- lost in the development boom because there has been no city-wide inventory. But he said rent location, the ground floor of 704 Sansom the number of demolitions has been rising Street. “It pretty much throws my whole life up- and is now at a 15-year high. He estimated that around 1,000 properties will be named in a side down,” Ritter, 68, said in an interview. “I new index of historic properties that the City really thought I would be ending my career here. There’s not really any place to move, and plans to compile as part of the new initiative. The City also aims to make it easier to nomwhen you do find places to move, the rents are inate buildings for historic designation, and is outrageously high.” backing legislation that would provide incenBut she says she loves her job, has no plans tives for developers to adapt and reuse buildto retire and will continue to look for another ings rather than just tear them down. place to run the business. Some other proposals will need legislative If it’s too late to prevent Jewelers’ Row from falling to the wrecking ball, preservationists approval from City Council. The measures, to are heartened by the city’s new efforts to pro- be introduced by Councilman Mark Squilla, tect the historic fabric in one of America’s old- include reducing parking requirements—a challenge for any developer—at historic buildest cities, following the recommendations of a ings, and allowing new dwelling units in hismayoral task force. “The task force represents the most ambitious effort to update and reform preservation SEE EVICTION, PAGE 19

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EVICTION, FROM PAGE 17 toric properties so that the owners can get more income to help maintain the building. From one developer’s point of view, such changes won’t do much to encourage preservation, especially when compared with historic tax credits from federal or state governments. “Are they helpful? Yes,” said Eric Blumenfeld, developer of the Divine Lorraine Hotel, a historic apartment building on North Broad Street, and the recently reopened Metropolitan Opera House a few blocks away. “But I don’t see them as dramatic enough to change the tide.” What’s really needed, Blumenfeld said, is the restoration of the federal historic tax credit that was cut by the Trump tax reforms, and for Pennsylvania to beef up its own tax credit which Blumenfeld said is too small to significantly increase preservation. But Carl Dranoff, developer of historic properties including Locust on the Park in the Fitler Square neighborhood, and the Packard Building on Broad Street, said the “carrots” that would be offered to developers under the city’s plan are likely to spur them to preserve more buildings. “I think we have a blueprint that we didn’t have before, and it was very thoughtfully balanced,” Dranoff said. “The whole thrust of it is, ‘Let’s not make preservation a burden so that it reduces the value of properties. Let’s make it an incentive so that you can preserve the properties and make them financially feasible.’” The initiatives follow the recommendations of the Philadelphia Historic Preservation Task Force, a panel whose 33 members included developers, preservationists, architects and community members, set up by Mayor Kenney in April 2017. Although Philadelphia has the second-most pre-1945 buildings of any American city, only

2.2 percent of them are protected by local historic designation, about half the national rate, according to the Task Force. Among the historic buildings that now have a better chance of surviving is the Esslinger Brewery at the intersection of Ridge Avenue and 10th and Callowhill Streets just north of Chinatown. The jumble of red-brick buildings have made beer and soap at various times since the 1860s and are now occupied by a manufacturer of janitorial supplies. The buildings may not win any awards for architectural flair or curb appeal, but they are worth preserving, advocates say, because they may represent the city’s longest continuous industrial occupancy in one building, and because the brewery was one of the few to survive prohibition in Philadelphia. In May 2018, the building was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places, which requires the City Historical Commission to approve any plan to demolish a historic site, and sets high standards for any developer seeking to justify a plan to take a building down. But it was too late for the Society Hill Playhouse, a fixture on the city’s theater scene from 1959 until it was demolished in 2016 to make way for a new apartment building on South 8th Street. The same goes for the Christian Street Baptist Church that was built in 1890 and demolished in July 2018. Such losses are helping to drive the new initiative, along with the recognition that Philadelphia’s history sets it apart from many other cities, Steinke said. “This is a 300-year-old city with architectural history and legacy second to none,” he said. “We have something really special here in Philadelphia that’s worth understanding and worth protecting.”

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Keira Knightley will feature in Official Secrets, a political thriller that will close two days of films at the upcoming PFS SpringFest, from April 12-14. | Image courtesy: Philadelphia Film Society

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hen I first met ing incarceration. She let me Noel Berrios, he tag on a visit with Noel. When was inmate No. I told him I was a reporter, he right away said he would share his 719332 at Curstory with me, and ran-Fromhold CorI gave him my cell rectional Facility, phone number and awaiting trial for mailing address. drug charges. The only way for I was there reporting about the COURTENAY us to communijail systemâ€™s ef- HARRIS BOND cate was for me to @CHARRISBOND deposit money into forts to introduce a Global Tel Link medication-assisted treatment to help inmates account and for him to call with opioid use disorders. The me, or to write back and forth. idea was to enter recovery Noelâ€™s letters began arriving before being released to de- shortly after we met, surprisingly frank and intimate in crease recidivism. My friend, Cyndi Rickards, content and tone. Noel had a criminology professor at been waiting for me to come Drexel University, taught a along, waiting for someone to class that featured students show an interest in him and alongside people experienc- his experience.

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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY Here’s what I learned about Noel early on: He was born on Nov. 20, 1973. He grew up in North Philadelphia in one, if not the only, Puerto Rican families in a mostly black neighborhood, “in the heart of the ghetto, in the Badlands,” Noel wrote. Neighborhood kids gave him a hard time because he didn’t look the way they did, talk the way they did, eat the same things their families did. “I used to go fightin’ to school and fightin’ coming back from school just because of my nationality,” Noel recalled. He also learned to do battle in a family of 13 – 11 brothers and two sisters – all from the same mother but from two different fathers: Ramos vs. Berrios. “For some reason, it was like a competition between us,” Noel wrote in one of his first letters to me. The two factions vied with each other for superiority, often physically, and no one intervened. Now, Noel says, he’s in touch with just seven of his siblings. One of them died of AIDS. Another one was shot seven times during a dice game. Miraculously, he survived. Then one day when he got upset with some dealers on his stoop, someone shot him once, and he died, Noel said matter-of-factly. “I think it was all a set-up.” Noel has lived most of his life behind locked doors and cells. Starting in juvenile detention around age 15, he explained that he’s been locked up on and off ever since, primarily on drug-related charges. From a young age, Noel saw the drug dealers’ flashy cars and wanted that kind of money, so he began small-time corner dealing. Later, he said he joined the Latin Kings. In addition to incarceration, Noel mentioned he also started using pretty heavily early on. “I’m a weed junkie,” he told me, though he also prefers crack, snorts heroin and does speedballs, a combination of heroin and cocaine, whenever he gets a chance. “I’ve been in and out of prison and drug addicted for over 20 years,” Noel wrote. “You’re probably saying that I should’ve learned my lesson by now, and I did. It’s sad to say that it took this long for me to realize it.” He said he knew that I would wonder why this time it would be different. “I’m tired of running, tired of the same thing, tired of being a disappointment [sic] to others, seeing the hurt in people’s eyes when I end up in jail or running the streets getting high. It’s true what they say: you do become a product of your environment, and that’s what I’ve become. I want to change. I want to give me [sic] a chance to live a life I know I can have.” The problem in part has been a lack of a support system, Noel said. Growing up, his father was an alcoholic, and his siblings were always fighting. Noel loved his mother dearly and referred to her as the “glue” of the family. He said when his mother was alive, she always visited him and made sure he had money in his commissary for toiletries and extra provisions when he was incarcerated. She brought

PEOPLE everyone in his family together, got them to laugh and eat and have a good time. When she was alive, he knew someone was there. But when she died, he was desolate—more alone than he had been in his entire life. Noel has never recovered from the fact that he was upstate in prison when his mother died from complications from diabetes. He said the prison system wanted to charge him $1,800 to travel to his mother’s funeral. Of course, he didn’t have the money. Noel has never forgiven his extended family, including his father, for failing to come up with, or even try to produce, the funds to get him there. If everyone had just pitched in a little bit, it would’ve been so easy, Noel said one day during one of our phone conversations. I could hear the pain, the bitterness in his voice. This neglect seemed like an ulcer that had been plaguing him for years. In an early letter, Noel told me that he always had dreams of becoming a fireman or a police officer. “But as a kid, I always felt [like] a coward. [I] still think I am, and I always hated myself for that,” Noel wrote. “My life was, and still is, very, very hard. I carry a lot of pain and suffering and battle [with] myself on a daily basis.” When he watched sitcoms the likes of “Silver Spoons” or “Different Strokes” or “Family Matters,” Noel asked himself why his life couldn’t mimic one of these TV lives with family and friends like that. “[I was] “always made fun of, always the butt end of everybody’s jokes,” Noel wrote. “Even family would berate me. I always ask myself and God [sic] why my life is like this. What did I do to deserve this? Will I be able to overcome such pain, and heartache, and disappointment? Will I ever be able to live life on life’s terms?” Noel recalled an incident in the park when he and a younger brother were playing and a couple of neighborhood bullies sidled up to torment them. Noel didn’t run, but he also didn’t fight back. He even considered taking up the guys’ offer to hold his little brother’s arms behind his back so they could punch him a few times. Then they would let Noel and his brother go. “Thank God he didn’t go through with that, and my brother had more heart than I did. But what that did to my mental and emotional state—it destroyed me. It hurt me to the very core of my soul to think that I was going to let someone hurt my brother just so I won’t [sic] get hurt … that still bothers me to this day.” By this point in our correspondence and in some intermittent phone calls, Noel began to call me his “Angel,” because I listened and didn’t judge, and because he started to feel comfortable telling me things he had been holding inside so long. “It was a blessing and an honor to have gotten to know you and has really put a new lease on life for me,” Noel wrote. “You have opened my eyes and heart

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NOEL, FROM PAGE 23 to a world forgotten, and I thank you from the deepest recesses of my soul.” In addition to continuing to be impressed by Noel’s eloquence, I was beginning to feel uncomfortable with the role I was taking on for him, which seemed at times like that of a psychiatrist or a priest; so I would remind Noel that I was just a journalist interested in his story – interested in what his experience revealed about the very American issue of the revolving door between drug and mental health treatment centers, the street, and incarceration. But, of course, inevitably, I was also becoming a friend and cared about Noel and his well being – especially after what he disclosed next. I knew there was more to Noel’s history of trauma than being the only Puerto Rican family in a black neighborhood and the bullying from the outside and the fighting within the family, including the beatings his drunk father used to administer with a belt. Eventually, Noel told me that he was sexually abused for many years as a child by the son of a local priest. No one in his family acknowledged it or stopped it when Noel explained what was going on—or even believed him for that matter, he said. Then Noel wrote to me obliquely and movingly about the abuse, saying, “The mind shuts down. That kid can never be a kid again, and what is being done, it’s being done repeatedly, and the child [in him died little by little] every time it’s being done.” Noel also said that this “child is no longer beautiful but ugly in the mind, and to be loved is a scary thing.” In fact, he or she feels that they can never be loved again. “They say that time heals all wounds, and that may be true. But what happens when you feel that there isn’t enough time or think that this wound will never heal?” Noel says. “The festering of this wound soon becomes gangreenish, the poison begins to flow, and the only way to stop the poison is to cut off the root of it – but the root is you, so what could be the only option? Suicide comes into play, and that is the only way to get rid of the poison because it’s already in the bloodstream.” In a decision to turn to drugs and gang life, Noel said, “In [that my] mind is broken, the streets showed love, the streets showed loyalty, [or] so [they] thought. How can a human recover from a scar that will always be a remind-

er because this scar is not on the outside but on the inside?” Hearing about this sexual abuse traumatized me vicariously. I never felt judgmental of Noel or critical of his choices, but rather I saw him as a product of his environment and of a childhood full of cruel and unusual punishment – one rife with abuse of the type no person, much less a child, should ever have to experience, although legions suffer through it on a regular basis, leading to mental illness, addiction, crime and often incarceration instead of treatment. But though my heart tore into bits for Noel, I felt it was necessary to re-draw some boundaries at this point. For one thing, I told him, he had to stop calling me his “angel.” I was just a flawed human being like anybody else, and though I cared about him and what was to become of his life, I was primarily a journalist wanting to follow his story to the extent that he was willing to let me. So Noel, knowing my penchant for tattoos and piercings, started calling me “gangster rat” instead. “How are you, gangster rat?” Noel would greet me each time he called. And he started calling more often. I didn’t mind at first and was eager to learn more and take ongoing notes about Noel’s life. But I did keep having to fill up his Global Tel Link account, since nobody else was, and we had started running through the funds more quickly. When I found out Noel was a reader but lacked material in jail, I sent him some fantasy books, his genre of choice. A couple of times, I even put money into his commissary so he could buy decent soap and deodorant, which apparently you have to pay for in jail. Plus, the food is shit, and Noel needed soups and snacks. All of this led me to wrestle with my motives, to peer at my relationship with Noel with a keener eye. Was I becoming merely a friend? Was Noel manipulating and using me? Was he falling in love with me because I was the only one there for him on a regular basis? Was I crossing some invisible journalistic boundary? And if so, did it really matter? This article is Part I of a five-part series. Part II will run next issue but read all five parts of Doing Time via our website at philadelphiaweekly.com. Doing Time first appeared on Medium under the headline Doing Time with Noel by Courtenay Harris Bond.

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Beers N’ Bulldogs

The Most Important of Informational Bits: $1 from every Evil Genius beer sold will go toward helping the American Bulldog Rescue. Also, you can actually adopt American Bulldogs here, which is awesome. As for the rest of it, well, we’re willing to bet it’s going to be a bully time (We mean bully in the informal and, in all honesty, out of date sense of very good or excellent). By the way, you know how a joke is really, really good? When you have to explain it to the audience (By the way, that was also a joke … ahem). | 6 pm. Prices vary. Evil Genius Beer Company, 1727 N. Front St. facebook.com MUSIC

Wharton Battle of the Bands It’s not quite Coachella, but it’s … close? If you squint real hard? UPenn’s campus may not transform into Southern California anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean they can’t recreate the pomp and privilege (Just kidding! We think … ) of the Biggest and Bougiest Music Festival in the World, aka Coachella. The real stars of this event won’t be the young women in headdresses and fur boots though; it’ll be the seven bands (And a professor!) rockin’ your UPenn swag right off your beat-matchin’ booty. | 7 pm. $35-$65. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St.

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Sakura Sunday Is it officially spring in Philly until pink flowers fall from the sky? Sakura Sunday, the grand finale of the Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival, is the culmination of Philly’s annual appreciation for Japanese culture. This will be a jam-packed day of celebrations for all ages. Artists will take over two stages to showcase their cultural talents, performing anything from traditional music and dance to cosplay. Revamp your boring signature and learn about a significant piece of Japanese art in a calligraphy workshop. Hell, there will even be a “Prettiest Pet in Pink Contest,” giving you an excuse to stare at cute puppies all day.

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For the history buffs out there, did you know the first cherry blossoms in Philly were planted in Fairmount Park in 1926 as a gift from Japan? The gift keeps on giving every year that these trees pop back up to ease us into spring. They provide us with some colorful beauty – and those damn petals that fall everywhere – in a city full of concrete and steel. Even if you didn’t jump into any of the events held during the nine-daylong Cherry Blossom Festival, you have to come out for this one. Plus it’s a Sunday where the Eagles aren’t playing so what else are you doing? – ALEX NAGY | @ALEXBNAGY

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Jai Wolf

The EDM scene in New York must be straight poppin’ based on the purely anecdotal evidence we collect while creating this calendar. Jai Wolf is just the next step on what seems an unendingly awesome evolution. Jai sprung onto the scene with bangers like “Indian Summer” and “Like It’s Over,” the irony of course being that Jai aka Mr. Wolf just seems to be getting started. | 7:30 pm. $20. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. etix.com PARTY

Out Come the Wolves Punk/ Ska Dance Party

Voidoids, Anti Nowhere League, Reel Big Fish, Green Day, Millencolin, The Clash, Screeching Weasel, Dead Kennedys, Goldfinger … (deep inhale) ... Less Than Jake, The Specials, The Offspring, Descendents, The Bouncing Souls, The Suicide Machines, Pennywise, Save Ferris, MC5, Jawbreaker, Weston, Dropkick Murphys … and more. | 10 pm. Prices vary. The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave. facebook.com PARTY

Silent Party

We haven’t been to one of these Silent Dance Parties yet, but we’re psyched to finally find out if the hubbub matches the reality (We know for a fact that it does, but it’s always best to confirm stuff like this first-hand). Like a silent elementary school dance (Do they even have those?) on steroids, all

you’ve gotta do is choose Red, Green or Blue, and then let the soothing sounds of whatever the heck those DJs are spinning carry you off into the night. | 8 pm. $15. Lucky Strike, 1336 Chestnut St. facebook.com FESTIVAL

Spring Fling 2019

Three awesome parties. Three epic days. Spring Fling 2019 is set to ring in the new season with a whole boatload of rumba rhythm. From Recess Lounge to Field House to Stats on 17th, this conga line’s got the beat and it ain’t stoppin’ til’ it’s five miles long (Just kidding … we think). And if you manage to miss out on Thursday’s festivities, don’t worry; there’s a whole slew of sweaty, rhythmic events going down from the 11th to the 13th. | 10 pm. $10-$40. Locations vary. eventbrite.com EVENT

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At this point, i all strange wh Welp, it’s got “jawn” in the celebrity pops title so we’re already huge oddly alluring fans. Honestly, the rest of that seems to the event could involve to what it is th mocking Gritty and playing something th pin the police summons on makes you th the North Philly zombie and person was lit we’d still be into it. Thankfully this.” Usually, for us - and the North Philly bullshit. Made zombies - this event is less But not Chels about angst or anger, and She was born way more about songs and shit. Now’s yo silliness. The tunes might be to watch her d familiar, but the lyrics at this $69. The Met event are definitely not. | 8 Broad St. pm. $5-$10. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. facebook.co eventbrite.com

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Galantis

Who needs a dance break? The word “need” here might bother some people, but we’re of the mind that, every now and then, we all need a good, hard reset. And maybe for you that doesn’t usually involve dancing; that’s entirely ok! We’re just saying that an evening with Galantis, dancing your bored, stressed out tushy off, might not be all that bothersome at all. In fact, it might be exactly what that perfect little tushy of yours needs. | Friday 8:30 pm. $40. Franklin Music Hall, 421 N. 7 St. facebook.com

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Chelsea Handler

At this point, it’s not at all strange when a new celebrity pops up with an oddly alluring name, one that seems to point directly to what it is they excel at, something that almost makes you think, “wow, this person was literally born for this.” Usually, that name is bullshit. Made up for effect. But not Chelsea Joy Handler. She was born to handle her shit. Now’s your chance to watch her do it! | 8 pm. $69. The Met Philly, 858 N. Broad St. facebook.com

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The Great Philadelphia Comic Con

If you’ve ever wanted to see all of your favorite heroes, villains, monsters, Marvel mavens and otherwise makebelieve characters (We know, we know; they’re real in our mind too) in a single 72-hour sitting, you can rest easy knowing the long, arduous wait is finally over (Assuming you didn’t already attend in one of the other hundreds of cities that host cons every year … but this will be the best one. We promise.). | 1 pm. $25-$60. Greater Philadelphia Expo Center at Oaks, 100 Station Ave. growtix.com

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2019 Philly Showcase of Wine, Cheese & Beer

What do Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson, wife Jeannie Pederson, Super Bowl-winning Philadelphia Eagles general manager Howie Roseman and legendary Philadelphia Eagles coach Dick Vermeil have in common with wine, cheese & beer? Well, besides the fact that they’re all delicious (In their own metaphorical way), they’ll all be at the PA Convention Center this Friday. | 5 pm. $60. Pennsylvania Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. eventsplus.cbsradio.com

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Small Business Expo

Owning a small business isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a tough test that requires passion, commitment and hard work, all while knowing that your efforts may well not pay off in the future. And as tough as it already is, it’s even worse if you don’t have the right support network behind you. The Small Business Expo is your chance to network, to meet other small business owners and perhaps discover what they’ve already found; a clear path to small business success. | 10 am. Free. Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market St. eventbrite.com

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The City Writes Itself: Community Art Party

If Philadelphia could write itself, what would those crinkly, cracked, yellowing and mysteriously stained, but ultimately indestructible, pages say? It’s anyone’s guess really, though we’d be willing to be there’d be at least one chapter dedicated to political corruption (It’s an art in itself!). But since the city can’t actually write, it’s up to us to write/draw/ photograph/build the real story of Philadelphia. Let’s start here. | 6:30 pm. Free. Inner Rhythms Music and Therapy Center, 37 S. 42 St.

Thomas Von Party & Joakim

We’ll be honest; the description of this event, written by the organizer, left us reeling from (cue echoey voice from the heavens) … Multidimensional Madness. But after a quick trip to the hospital bay, we’re right as astral rain (That’s a thing, right?) and

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Heather Land: I Ain’t Doin It Tour

YouTube’s opened a whole new avenue for the hilarious hopefuls amongst us to plop themselves down in our timeline and announce their presence with vim, vigor and, of course, a catchphrase. If you’ve ever heard those words and laughed til’ you felt like peeing, it’s probably high time you said thanks to the woman who coined them In person.| 7 pm. $34-$49. Irvine Auditorium, University of Pennsylvania, 3401 Spruce St.

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ACCT Volunteer Appreciation Day

Sometimes, it’s as simple as, “thank you.” But sometimes, showing appreciation for the hard work and endless efforts of a person who isn’t being paid to expend themselves in such a strenuous manner, goes far beyond a simple “thanks.” At Animal Care and Control this Saturday, it’ll be you, the volunteers, being celebrated. Thank you for all you do. Your efforts mean more than you could possibly know, and even though you surely don’t hear it often enough, we all appreciate you to no end. | 1 pm. Free. ACCT Philly, 111 W. Hunting Park Ave. acctphilly.org MUSIC

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It’s Spring Fling and Miguel is King. And Queen. And Duchess and Duke and Lord of All Music. At least for one night. Join UPenn at Penn Park on Saturday night for a sweltering evening of sexy, sensual R&B. Miguel will set the mood; all you’ve gotta do is let the evening take you where it will (Our guess is to Penn Park, maybe a light snack on the way home, nothing too indulgent, and then safely to bed with a tall glass of water … at least that’s our plan).| 7 pm. $50. Penn Park, 3000 Walnut St. evenue.net

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Repo Record Store Day

Saturday, April 13th is a National Holiday known far and wide as … wait. What do you mean nobody knows that April 13th is Record Store Day? But how will people know when to go and say thanks to their local record shop owner! Gah. Well, that messed our whole spiel up. Anyway. It’s Record Store Day and Repo is doing a show with local hits Khalil Ali, Vixen77 and Florry. Shop (And local, kids. | 9 am. Free. Repo Records, 506 South St.

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Drexel Comedy Show with Nicole Byer

It’s Drexel’s annual Comedy Show, and anyone with an itch to laugh the night away and/or a Drexel student ID is welcome (Seriously though everyone’s invited, Drexel ID or no). Join Nicole Byer (Girl Code, 30 Rock, The Good Place) and special guest Esther Povitsky (Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Alone Together, Parks and Rec) as they joke, jest, quip, tickle, crack, gag, kill … wait, these are still joke synonyms, right? | 8 pm. $15. Mandell Theater, Drexel University, 3220 Chestnut St. drexelcab.com PARTY

Shameless Techno Party

Shame and techno are a lot like oil and water; two things that simply don’t and won’t mix. It’s no surprise then, that the beat-seekers at The Barbary dubbed their monthly techno night

“Shameless”; if you’ve got hang ups, this ain’t the place to be. But if you’re into Deana Sophia and/or Fold Theory, or you’re simply looking to let off a little judge-free steam, then this is the place to be. | 10 pm. $7. The Barbary, 951 Frankford Ave. facebook.com ART

X-Ray Artistry with Susan Summerton

Susan Summerton is a radiologist who graduated from Temple University School of Medicine in 1988. She’s practiced radiology in the greater Philadelphia area for 25 years and has been an educator for most of her career. But Summerton also has a secret passion; turning ordinary medical X-rays into original works of art. Strange? Yes. Beautiful? Of course. Worth checking

out? You better believe. | 11 am. Free. Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut St. sciencehistory.org DRINK

Philadelphia Whiskey Society Epic Whiskey Share It has the words “epic” and “whiskey” in the name; do you really need us to tell you anything else besides what time to show up, where to show up to, and how much cash you’ll need for a ride home? Oh, here’s a thing … the nicer the bottle you bring with you, the nicer the whiskeys you’ll get to try throughout the evening. Otherwise … this is on you, bud. | 5 pm. $15. Alchemist Society, 1100 N. Front St. eventbrite.com

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Shades of Whitman: A “Look-Alike” Contest

Whitman at 200: Art and Democracy is a year-long series of cultural events and artistic commissions aimed at celebrating the life of “America’s poet of democracy.” But in true Whitman-esque fashion, this “Look-Alike” contest isn’t quite what it looks on the surface. Sure, you’ll have a chance to win two tickets to see Patti Smith and Jesse Paris Smith at The Philadelphia Museum of Art. | 3 pm. Free. Philadelphia Brewing Company, 2440 Frankford Ave. facebook.com

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Patch Making Workshop

Technically speaking, Of Montreal is a band. But if you look back at the group’s lengthy resume, you’ll see that Kevin Barnes is the true progenitor of this indie pop collective. Barnes founded the band following a failed tryst with a woman literally “of Montreal,” and now, some 20-plus years later, he’s still the multi-instru-mentalist engine that makes this dance machine go. | 8:30 pm. $20. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St.

The Most Important Part: 20% of all proceeds will be donated to Women Against Abuse. The Other Important Parts: Patches were cool since before bein’ cool was even considered to be cool … that made sense, right? Anyway, if you’re tryin’ to be as cool as cool can be (And let’s be honest with ourselves; who isn’t trying to be as cool as cool can be?), then this is your chance to learn the not-so-ancient art of patch making (Plus give back to women in need). | 3 pm. $40. Tattooed Mom, 530 South St.

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Manayunk StrEAT Food Festival

You know an event is gonna be good when they manage to work the word “eat” into the title. We may not know much here in the Calendar section of Philly Weekly, but we know a delicious time when we see one. And that’s exactly what the Manayunk StrEAT (Man, we love that) Food Festival is shaping up to be. Purchase homemade oils and spices, or just wander amongst the 50-plus food trucks, seeking out that perfect, scrumptious bite. It’s out there … you’ve just gotta find it. | 11 am. Free. Locations vary. manayunk.com

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Knightlife

Ok, so obviously this event, like most (See; all) of the events at the Please Touch Museum, is geared toward kids. That’s why the description includes things like “begin your quest”, “meet fairy tale creatures” and “learn to cast spells as we celebrate learning through play.” Which … awesome. Great. Grand. But also we’re adults and we wanna ride the carousel with the Queen too. | 11 am. $25. Please Touch Museum, 4231 Avenue of the Republic Ave.

Philly represent! Honestly, Knightlife could be complete booty (They’re not though; they are, if anything, very much anti-booty, though not in the sense of … oh, nevermind), and we’d still promote this show because we love us some Phillyformed creatives. But, as we already mentioned, these alt-rockers are anything but bad. In fact, if anything, they’re so good they’re bad … ass. Booty … ass … you get it. We’ll be here all week, folks. | 7 pm. $8. Bourbon & Branch, 705 N. 2 St.

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Ancestor Walk in Peacetown

North Philly Peace Park is a vital part of civic history we shouldn’t soon forget. What started as a haven for black folks hellbent on making, creating and working, bringing forth art and hoping to build a new space for themselves, gave way to social justice movements, sometimes fiery fights that were intended to make the world a better place, not just then, but now too. This is your chance to say a sincere and heartfelt thank you. | 11:30 am. $5. North Philly Peace Park, 2216 W. Jefferson St. ancestorwalk.splashthat. com

Philly Farm Crew Spring Kickoff

For those nerf herders not already “in the know,” Philly Farm Crew is a joint program from the Jewish Farm School and Repair the World that aims to support urban farmers in Philly. How, you ask? By coordinating and recruiting adult volunteers to assist with urban farm work. That’s right. This is your chance to ditch the herds of nerf and become a farmer. You can finally realize your dreams, if only for a day (The best day ever, of course, but still just a day). | 12:30 pm. Free. One Art Community Center, 1431 N. 52 St. eventbrite.com

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PECO Family Jams: Tile Mosaics

PECO Family Jams are Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens’ whimsical, mystical, too-fun-to-beignored family-oriented programs, coming right to you every second Sunday of the month. April’s version is all about the Zagar Method, which we’re assuming none of you have ever heard of. It’s a method of mosaic-making that you’ll learn should you wander into that Sunday afternoon Magic Garden. |Sunday 12 pm. Free. Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens, 1020 South St. facebook.com

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Strawberry Blonde

Strawberry Blonde consider themselves an “alternative rock band from the basement of the SUNY Purchase music conservatory,” which is awesome, because you so rarely get that kind of transparency from artists, determined to maintain some type of indefinable mystique. But it also makes us wonder … what else has come from the basement of the SUNY Purchase music conservatory? | 8 pm. $5. Century Bar, 1350 S. 29 St. facebook.com

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Citywide: Indie Comedy Showcase

We’re not sure what makes comedy “indie” or not, but we’re always in for the laughs so let’s face it; we’re committed either way. And honestly, indie in this context is probably just meant to mean something along the lines of, “not amateur, but not yet professional in the sense that they’re being paid really well.” Which is what we’d prefer. You might see a little less polish at an event like this, but you also might discover the next Dave Chappelle. | 7:30 pm. $5. Philly Improv Theater, 2030 Sansom St. eventbrite.com

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Mary Norris: “Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen”

Poor Mary Norris was forced to spend nearly three decades stuck in a dingy basement (Unconfirmed), wiling away the hours at an old desktop behemoth (Also unconfirmed), just to satisfy the wants and needs of the crusty executives (Very much unconfirmed) of some rag known as “The New Yorker.” If you’d like to hear her sad tale (It’s actually hilarious), join her at Parkway Central Library for an evening of tragedies; Greek, grammatical and otherwise. | 7:30 pm. $15. Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St.

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Pay-What-YouCan Yoga

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again and again and again; Pay-What-You-Want events are the god darn bomb. Seriously. It’s as open and accepting as an event can be, literally choosing not to set a bar which people need to clear in order to gain entry. To that end, don’t worry about your lack of flexibility or knowledge of Vinyasa yoga either; this event is all about, well, everyone. | 6 pm. Prices vary. Philadelphia Design Center, 1313 S. 33 St. ticketleap.com

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English Conversation Group

What an amazing idea. It’s gotta be tough coming to a new country, especially an insane, over-the-top, burger-grillin’, soda-suckin’, English-speaking country like America (Did you know English is incredibly difficult to learn? We lack a lot of the basic building blocks of normal language structure). Sometimes, all you really need is someone to practice with in a low-to-no-pressure situation … . | 5:30 pm. Free. Philadelphia City Institute Free Library, 1905 Locust St. facebook.com

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Bourbon Bash

As always, the most important info right up front: Bourbon. Wait. That’s not what we meant to say. We meant to say: Over the last four years of this event, Bank & Bourbon and Loews Philadelphia Hotel have joined forces to raise over $100,000 to support DonorsChoose. org, an organization that empowers public school teachers to request materials and experiences for their students. Now that we’ve finally got that out of the way, back to the other most important bit: Bourbon. | 6 pm. $69. Bank & Bourbon, 1200 Market St. eventbrite.com

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Global Leadership Speaker Series: Eric Schmidt

Eric Schmidt is one of those high-ranking c-suite executives no one outside the business world has ever heard of, despite the fact that he’s been influencing policy that affects nearly every aspect of their lives. He did all this, specifically, while Google CEO and chairman from 2001 until 2011, Google executive chairman from 2011 to 2015, and Alphabet executive chairman from 2015 to 2018. Now, you get to pick the brains of the man who, not so long ago, was at the head of one of the most innovative companies in the world. Neat, huh? | 11:30 am. $65. Philadelphia Film Center, 1412 Chestnut St. global-cxc.com

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Tiny Hueman

If it’s a show at Kung Fu Necktie, you know it’s gonna be fuckin’ wild. Probably a fair measure of straight up weird too, but we don’t mind that at. Hell, we don’t mind wild either; it’s actually an easier sell. Anyway, Tiny Hueman is an indie band from Philly, which, if you’ve ever read anything else we’ve written, you know is just about the only prerequisite for us hopping right to the front of the hype train. Lucky for us, these guys can really crush it. | Monday 8 pm. $7. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. ticketfly.com

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Bad Suns

The Bad Suns have only been together since 2012, making the rounds on a national level since 2014’s “Language & Perspective,” but they already seem to be something of a household name. 2016’s “Disappear Here,” inspired by a Bret Easton Ellis novel, began the morphing of their sound, and the recently released “Mystic Truth” seeks to continue that evolution. This may be your only chance to see 2019’s version, before whatever’s next draws them in a whole new direction. | Tuesday 8:30 pm. $20. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St. livenation.com

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Broods

Brother and sister pop band, Broods, are out and about in support of their latest studio offering, “Don’t Feed the Pop Monster.” But don’t get it twisted; feed that monster they will, because at this point, these kids are pretty much part of the very fabric of the beast itself. Really, you can’t tour with the biggest pop monstrosity of them all - Taylor Swift - and not come out a little crazier, a little wilder, maybe even a little better on the other side. | 7:30 pm. $20. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. utphilly.com

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HTML & CSS Crash Course

Coding can seem daunting as hell. If you’ve never experienced it, you probably wouldn’t even know where to start (Google “nerd stuff”?). Luckily for you, Thinkful Philadelphia knows the way the world is trending, and the more people with employable skill sets in our fine city, the better (Also, the fewer homeless people … maybe). You’ll learn the basic building blocks of a website, plus the core concepts of HTML (tags, elements and attributes), and the basics of CSS (selectors, properties and values). | 6:30 pm. Free. CityCoHo, 2401 Walnut St. eventbrite.com

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Disney Karaoke

An event this epic defies description … ok, no it doesn’t. But it’s still an awesome event and we’ll do our best to convey our excitement in a concise, meaningful manner. National Mechanics might not sound like the kind of bar you go to for Disney-themed karaoke, but National Mechanics is actually the exact kind of bar you go to for Disney-themed karaoke. Plus, if you go all out and dust off that Tinkerbell outfit (Lookin’ at you, Gary), you can get cheap drinks! | 9 pm. Free. National Mechanics, 22 S. 3 St. facebook.com

Join poet, novelist and speaker Chris Abani, as well as the Center for Africana Studies at the University of Pennsylvania, for an evening of celebration of poetry from the African Diaspora. Abani, whose father was Igbo and mother was English, has made it his life’s mission to bridge the gap between black and white, showing English speakers what life is really like in his stunning, if troubled home. | 6 pm. Free. Kelly Writers House, 3805 Locust Walk eventbrite.com

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Leveraging Your Personal Credit to Build Wealth

It can be tough to talk to people about money. Personal finance and “financial literacy” are a cottage industry, largely because of this specific issue; society, and our own misgivings, makes it difficult to speak to another person about the ways in which we save and/or spend the aforemen-tioned hardearned cash. This workshop aims to provide you the tools to approach your finances in a calm, collected, conscientious manner. | 6 pm. Free. WeWork, 1601 Market St.

Road to Disc Jam Pre-Party

Dynohunter isn’t your everyday electronic dance trio. These Boulder, Colorado kids have managed to meld electronic music with live instrumentation, creating a coherence of sound that had previously only been hinted at. Not to mention, their name is frickin’ Dynohunter! Honestly, we could say all kinds of shit about their sound (Which is awesome), but we can’t get past that name. Dyno … Hunter! | 8 pm. $10. Silk City Diner Bar & Lounge, 435 Spring Garden St. eventbrite.com

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Marathon Brewing Co. Pop-Up Run

Ok, ok … put away the pitchforks, people. We know what you’re gonna say. “Running is torture and no one should ever do it willingly.” Know that we hear you and appreciate you, and your feelings very much mirror our own. But that being said, Marathon literally made a beer - 26.2 Brew that is the official beer of the Broad Street Run. Under any other circumstances, we’d be contacting their lawyers. But this time, we’ll let them slide … or, more accurately, jog past us on their way to Field House. | 6 pm. Free. Philadelphia Runner, 1601 Sansom St. facebook.com

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Noera

Noera marks yet another win for us; Philadelphia-based bands are killin’ it, and we legit couldn’t be happier (Or prouder) to include them in these pages. Of course, it also helps that Noera makes some truly intriguing music, delving into issues of gender identity and mental health. Of course, it also, also helps that they’re playing at Everybody Hits, the batting cagesturnedmusicvenue and Perhaps the Coolest Spot in the Whole City. | 8 pm. $10. Everybody Hits, 529 W. Girard Ave. facebook.com ART

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It’s become a tradition, and we refuse to break from it. The Most Important Part First: All attendees are invited to bring feminine hygiene products along with them to the exhibit to donate to those in need. And now, The Other Important Stuff: HERspace and Philly Art Collective Gallery have joined together to bring Philly, “Feminine Mystique,” by Jacque White, an interactive art exhibit exploring the intimate experiences of

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Wine Tasting & Trap Music

What goes better with a 67’ cab franc’ than some Soulja Boy? How about a bougelet nouveau 79’? You best believe that’s getting paired up with a hefty helping of RL Grime. And what about Flosstradamus? He actually pairs best with a Four Loko, but that’s neither here nor there. Discover your inner soulja sommelier and enjoy wines by the glass as you bounce your booty in your seat. | 7 pm. $29. The RitzCarlton, 10 Avenue of the Arts eroticwinetastings.com MUSIC

Sun Organ

Sun Organ is from Philly. Check. Sun Organ likes to use cavernous drums and a distinctive, deepdredged guitar sound. Double check. Sun Organ is seemingly obsessed with the strangeness of people, picking it apart with the kind of grin that makes you think most of this is just a game. Triple check. Sun Organ likes to use weird grammar in their song and album titles, often to great metaphorical effect. Fourth. Fucking. Check. | 8 pm. $8. Ortlieb’s, 847 N. 3 St. ticketfly.com NETWORKING

Our Night Out: LGBT Happy Hour

A monthly social/networking event for the LGBTQ community in the Greater Philadelphia region? Count

us in. Count our friends in. Count our parents and our siblings and our first grade teacher in too. Mr. Beal, it’s ok; no one ever cared. We always loved you, because you let us nap after recess. Now, the world is yours; join your friends and go claim it. | 6 pm. $5. Porta, 1216 Chestnut St. co.clickandpledge.com

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Arts & Drafts

As we are wont to do, the most important bit first: 25% of bar proceeds will be donated to Philadelphia’s Magic Gardens. Which, come on; everybody loves the Magic Gardens. They’re the best. Anyway. If you’ve got a hankerin’ for some beer and conversation, maybe an itch to piece together a painted alebrije animals, maybe mush together a few magic nuudle creations, then you’ve come to the right dang place. | 6 pm. Free. Tattooed Mom, 530 South St. facebook.com DISCUSSION

Artist Talk: Amplifying Civic Power in North Philadelphia

What. A. Thing. This one goes out to all those people who think art isn’t worth anything and question why someone might pursue a creative career. Artists in residence from The Village of Arts and Humanities created a project called, “Home Court: The Hartranft Basketball Court Revival,” which utilized art to unite community leaders

across generations and, perhaps most importantly, revitalize a local basketball court. That’s art making a real, tangible difference. This is your chance to find out how they did it. | 6 pm. Free. The Philadelphia Foundation, 1835 Market St.

The not-so-ancient Future. | 9 pm. $5. Trilogy Nightclub, 601 Spring Garden St.

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Spring’s nearly in full fling and the ladies of Drag Bingo are about ready to bloom. Seriously, these pretty gals are bright, vibrant and ready to be picked. Your ticket includes 10 games of bingo, dinner buffet, one complimentary beer or wine and, let’s not forget, a fabulous performance from Fanoi Dismount and the rest of the divas. Also, don’t forget to rock your Easter finest; best (See; most ridiculous) hat wins a very special prize. | 6 pm. $35. Hard Rock Cafe, 1113 Market St.

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Mountain Movers

Music fans can be tough. They fall in love so hard with something that speaks to them so directly, so clearly, that if that band or musician with which they had fallen in love changes their sound, it almost feels like something of a betrayal. For an indie rock band like Mountain Movers, with change seemingly built into their DNA, evolution is simply par for the course. And any fan willing to stick it out has unquestionably come out a winner on the other side … like us! | 8 pm. $10. Jerry’s On Front, 2341 N. Front St. brownpapertickets.com PARTY

Embody: An Ancient Futuristic Experience

Six fully-stocked bars. Three floors. A buttload of DJs and one unforgettable Ancient Futuristic Experience. Ya’ll, this is gonna be one hell of a good time. We’re talking live painters. Live dancers. Even live drummers! We’re talking a cigar/hookah room for the chiller and chattier amongst us. Hell, there’s even a soul food buffet provided by Tarik El (Of course featuring vegan options). It’s time to remember the Old Ways. The time-honored Traditions.

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Jefferson Annual Fashion Show

Turns out, this isn’t just an event; it’s an opportunity. Produced by fashion design and fashion merchandising students at Jefferson, this showcase of student work boasts a combined audience of more than 1,800 industry representatives, alumni and friends. In other words, your kid sister might not just be presenting her sophomore year project to a bunch of stuffy professors; she might just be landing her first big break. | 7 pm. $40. Sherman Mills, 3502 Scotts Ln. cvent.com

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Morgan’s Pier Opening Day

Your favorite bar on your favorite pier in your favorite neighborhood (Disputable) of your favorite city (Indisputable) of your favorite state ( ...maybe?), is back for the summer. Get set to celebrate the spray of mist and the shine of sun with DJ Ricky Lee and whole winter’s worth of booze. | Thursday 4 pm. Free. Morgan’s Pier, 221 N. Christopher Columbus Blvd. facebook.com

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High in the sky We know at times that being on the ground in Center City can be a little light on aesthetically pleasing things to look at, that's why we owe a round of applause to Philly photographer Heidi Wiley and this shot along 13th and Sansom that serves as a reminder to look up once in a while. Perfect timing too, considering we're finally able to celebrate favorable temperatures this week, which means blue skies all around. Follow more of Wiley's photo tales of Philadelphia via Instagram: @hswphilly.

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STUNNING EXTRA WIDE DOUBLE PROPERTY. 1788 SQ. FT. 2 BEDROOMS + A DEN AND 2 FULL BATHS. PRISTINE. LOVELY HARDWOOD FLOORS T/O, BRIGHT AND SPACIOUS. FLEXIBLE LOFT SPACE. SEPARATE BUTLERS’ PANTRY, LAUNDRY AND MECHANICAL ROOM. WONDERFUL STORAGE AND CLOSET SPACE. A LARGE EAT IN KITCHEN WITH A SEPARATE DINING ROOM + 2 LOVELY BALCONIES FACING NORTH AND WASHINGTON SQUARE + A GLIMPSE OF THE RIVER. FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS - VIEWS - VIEWS. MONTHLY PARKING AVAILABLE.

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the best real estate folks that I have ever dealt with. Honest, transparent and a great work ethic. I highly recommend this team.” Gene Gabbard The Damon Michels Team “Specializing in MainLine & Center City” Damon Michels Damon@DamonMichels.com 275 Homes www.DamonMichels.com Sold in 2017

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The William Penn House Center City Living!

1351 BOBARN DRIVE, PENN VALLEY 5 BED | 4.1 BATH | 6,647 SQ FT | $1,149,000

NEW LISTINGS 917 Honeysuckle Lane, Wynnewood 4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,677 SQ FT | $889,000

707 Conshohocken State Road, Bala Cynwyd 4 BED | 2 BATH | 1,598 SQ FT | $435,000

1637 Oakwood Drive, Unit #S213, Narberth 2 BED | 2 BATH | 1,302 SQ FT | $290,000

JUST REDUCED 1309 Summer Hill Lane, Gladwyne

200 Price Ave, Unit#4, Narbeth

8201 Fenton Road, Glenside

827 W King Road, Malvern

6 BED | 5.2 BATH | 8,645 SQ FT | $800,000

5 BED | 3.1 BATH | 2,950 SQ FT | $790,000

200 S Narberth Ave, Narberth 4 BED | 2.1 BATH | 3,114 SQ FT | $589,000

403 Merion Hill Road, West Conshohocken 4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,637 SQ FT | $535,000

11 Dyanna Lane

3 BED | 4.1 BATH | 4,217 SQ FT | $689,900

3 BED | 1 BATH | 1,258 SQ FT | $359,000

625 Fariston Drive, Wynnewood

108 W Spring Ave, Unit #16, Ardmore

Unit#2521/2 3 BED | 3 BATH | 1,906 SQ FT | $950,000

420 Darby Road, Havertown

1320 Monk Rd, Gladwyne

COMMERCIAL | 1.1 BATH | 1,686 SQ FT | $325,000

CONDO LIVING 191 Presidential Boulevard,t #824-25, Bala Cynwyd 2 BED | 2 BATH | 2,100 SQ FT | $369,000

1750 Oakwood Ter, Unit#1A, Penn Valley

34 Sandringham Rd, Bala Cynwyd

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

5 BED | 5.3 BATH | 5,217 SQ FT | $1,095,000

1655 Oakwood Drive, Unit#N103, Penn Valley

5 BED | 3.1 BATH | 4,371 SQ FT | $899,000

1205 Chermar Ln, Penn Valley 5 BED | 4.1 BATH | 3,356 SQ FT | $874,000

239 Trianon Ln, Villanova 4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,443 SQ FT | $839,000

4523 Baker St, Philadelphia 4 BED | 2.1 BATH | 2,240 SQ FT | $325,000

420 Darby Road, Havertown COMMERCIAL | 1.1 BATH | 1,686 SQ FT | $325,000

1417 Centennial Rd, Penn Valley

4 BED | 3.1 BATH | 2,400 SQ FT | $488,370

1901 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD, PHILDELPHIA

1211 Mirabeau Ln, Gladwyne

1124 Youngsford Rd, Gladwyne

3 BED | 3.2 BATH | $498,700

503 Kingsley Court, Unit#LOT 2, Philadelphia

4 BED | 2 BATH | 1,296 SQ FT | $325,000

6 BED | 8.3 BATH | 15,317 SQ FT | $3,950,000

5 BED | 4.3 BATH | 6,144 SQ FT | $1,499,000

501 Kingsley Court, Unit#LOT 1, Philadelphia

MULTI-FAMILY | $749,000

256 Wiltshire Road, Wynnewood

1005 Barr Ln, Gladwyne

1461 Lanes End, Villanova

RIGHT IN THE HEART OF PACKER PARK.

SWEET BOX

6 BED | 4.1 BATH | 3,725 SQ FT $689,000

3 BED | 3.1 BATH | 3,038 SQ FT | $835,000

207 Lindy Ln, Bala Cynwyd

5 BED | 4.3 BATH | 7,322 SQ FT | $1,950,000

THE RIGHT PLACE.

Includes real estate tax • No transfer tax

3 BED | 2.1 BATH | 2,218 SQ FT | $425,000

6 BED | 8.2 BATH | 9,923 SQ FT | $3,850,000

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$200,000 to $300,000 $300,000 to $400,000 $400,000 to $500,000 $500,000 to $600,000

4 BED | 4.3 BATH | 6,465 SQ FT | $3,149,000

4 BED | 2.1 BATH | 2,202 SQ FT | $641,500

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Rittenhouse Square • Rooftop Pool • Fitness Center• Valet Parking • 24 Hr Security 24 Hr Maintenance

Studios 1 Bedrooms 2 Bedrooms 3 Bedrooms

Patrick Conway

1 BED | 1 BATH | 858 SQ FT | $145,000

1030 E Lancaster Avenue, Unit #304, Bryn Mawr 1 BED | 1 BATH | 700 SQ FT | $128,000

2000 Valley Forge Cir, Unit#36, King of Prussia STORAGE UNIT | $12,000

1 BED | 1 BATH | 872 SQ FT | $289,000

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1 BED | 1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $255,000

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STUDIO | 1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $200,000

Unit#2911

STUDIO | 1 BATH | 522 SQ FT | $184,900

2300 Hartranft Street, Philadelphia, PA 19145 Between Penrose Ave. and 26th St.

Unit#2816

STUDIO | 1 BATH | 517 SQ FT | $175,000

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STUDIO | 1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $150,000

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PHILADELPHIA WEEKLY | APRIL 11 - 18, 2019

REAL ESTATE

PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY New Listing & Open Sunday 12:30 - 2:30 2214 E. Albert Street This 3 bedroom, 1.5 bathroom home has been well cared for and includes several new updates. Through the front door, you are welcomed with warm hardwood floors and a sizable living room. The spacious dining room features a closet for storage as well as a warm exposed brick wall. The patio has plenty of space to enjoy the fresh air while offering privacy from a new fence.

$240,000

New Listing Bella Vista

Sold Graduate Hospital Fabulous, newer townhome with 3 BR, 2.5 BA, 1-car parking, and a spectacular roof deck. First floor features an open concept living room, a dining room, and a kitchen with maple cabinets, granite countertops, glass tile backsplash, and KitchenAid Pro series appliances. Built just 6 years ago, it has 4 years remaining on the tax abatement.

$750,000

New Listing Fishtown

Your new home is tucked away on a dead-end block in Bella Vista. Gaze at the freshly pointed front brick before entering through the handsome new front door. You’ll find a cozy living room and kitchen that’s roomy enough to dine in. Open the new slider to your back deck, perfectly situated for chilling and grilling. 3 Bedrooms | 2 Baths

Welcome home to this 3 BR townhouse. Features include hardwood floors throughout, a newer kitchen with stainless steel appliances, stone counters, industrial re-purposed wood and pipe open shelving, tile back splash. There’s a new roof with warranty, newer chimney liner, newer hot water tank, new sewer line, newer furnace, and keyless entry.

$450,000

$270,000

Queen Village

New Listing Bella Vista

Enjoy every modern convenience in the heart of Queen Village. This 4 BR plus den, 3.2 baths home features a spacious living room with a gas fireplace and beautiful details including ornate woodwork, with hardwood floors throughout. This home offers several private outdoor spaces, including the spacious landscaped garden and three decks. And there’s a 2-car garage!

$1,295,000

This thoughtfully updated 1 bed, 1.5 bath home features an ample living space, an updated kitchen and a 1/2 bath on the 1st floor. Up the stairs you’ll find an open room with high ceilings with lots of space for your bedroom and an office, or a reading nook. The new hardwood floors make the space shine! The private patio is perfect for entertaining.

$309,000

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