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PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY Former Philly deputy police commissioner Joseph P. Sullivan believes that law enforcement has to be open to the introduction of new strategies intended to reduce the number of negative encounters between citizens and the police, but also believes there should be a review period to see if the city’s new plan for car stops is working. Image | Courtesy of Joseph P. Sullivan

DEFANGING THE POLICE Curbing car stops is a bad move

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arlier this month, Mayor Kenney ordered the police to stop making car stops for minor traffic violations. “Today, I signed an executive order to implement the legislation outlined in the Driving Equality bills, introduced by councilmember Isaiah Thomas,” the mayor stated in a tweet. “This legislation establishes Philadelphia as the first large U.S. city to ban minor traffic stops with the goal of healing police-community relations.” His order came after City Council voted 14-2 on Oct. 14 to pass the “Driving Equality Bill,” as well as a companion bill that mandates the city create a public traffic stop database. Councilman Isaiah Thomas, the author of the bills, stated, “These bills end the traffic stops that promote discrimination while keeping the traffic stops that promote public safety. This approach seeks to redirect police time and resources towards keeping Philadelphians safe while removing negative interactions that widen the divide and perpetuate mistrust.” Thomas noted that the bill allows the police to still issue citations, which are then mailed to drivers. I reached out to Joseph P. Sullivan, who served as the Philadelphia Deputy Police Commissioner for Patrol Operations from 2017 to 2020, and asked him for his take on this.

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zures of illegally possessed guns during ve“I don’t doubt the councilman’s intent in introducing his legislation, and I strongly be- hicle investigations. Car stops have already declined precipitously in Philadelphia due to a lieve that law enforcement has to be open to significant decrease in manpower.” the introduction of new strategies intended to Sullivan said that John Hall of the Manreduce the number of negative encounters between citizens and the police,” Sullivan said. hattan Institute wrote in a recent article that “The dispatch of alternative responders to police reform needs to be approached thoughtfully and carefully and public many 911 calls involving the mensafety policy decisions must be intally ill, homeless and drug depenformed by data. dent populations are an excellent Who, Sullivan asked, is compilexample. ing the data that will be needed to “What I do question is the lack properly evaluate the impact of this of an independent third-party evallegislation on crime, traffic safety, uator and a mandatory period of insurance rates and public percepreview to determine if the legislation? tion is achieving its stated objec“Personally, I’d prefer a policy tives and whether it has resulted that endeavors to help otherwise in any unintended consequences. lawful drivers to come into compliVehicles play a part in gun violence ance with the motor vehicle code and the research proves that traffic rather than ignoring potential enforcement is connected to crime hazards by following the lead of suppression.” other cities where officers follow Sullivan noted that a recent hoa no-ticket policy that mandates micide in Philadelphia allegedly warnings to otherwise lawful drivwas committed by a security guard PAULDAVISONCRIME.COM ers for minor equipment violations assigned to the Christmas Village. and supplies officers with gift cerHe was also a convicted felon, protificates for distribution in lieu of a hibited by state law from being in ticket that motorist can use to have their cars possession of a firearm, but he allegedly retrieved his illegally possessed weapon from repaired,” Sullivan said. “I’d like to see a similar program whereby his vehicle that was parked nearby to commit low-income motorists can apply for financial the murder. “The Philadelphia Police Department assistance to keep their vehicles registered, insured and inspected rather than simply igmakes approximately 70 percent of their sei-

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noring these important violations.” Sullivan explained that unregistered cars are likely also uninsured, and vehicles not properly inspected can have dangerous defects like worn brakes that the owner may not even be aware of. “There are already limitations on the city’s live stop program due to a recent court decision whereby drivers operating with no license or a suspended license, expired or no registration sometimes no longer have their vehicles impounded. Instead, the vehicles are often left at the scene and booted by PPA until the owner comes into compliance,” Sullivan said. “It is important that there be a robust public information campaign for drivers and training curriculum for officers in advance of the initiation of the amended enforcement strategy as there is a great deal of confusion on both sides, and frankly it sends a mixed message to the public and the police at a time when we are struggling to develop an effective strategy to deal with the unlawful ATVs and street racers.” In my view, stopping car stops, like stopping stop and frisk, defangs the police in their effort to take illegal guns and criminals off the streets of Philadelphia. Ultimately, Philadelphia citizens will suffer from a higher murder rate and even more crime and gun violence. Paul Davis’ Crime Beat column appears here each week. He can be reached via pauldavisoncrime.com.


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n Monday, politics-as-usual in to people who might otherwise move to, or stay in, the city. Families will pick a suburb Philadelphia got a gut-punch: A instead of Philadelphia. Entrepreneurs will federal jury convicted City Councilman Bobby Henon and union start their businesses elsewhere. Current residents will be reminded that their taxes are boss John Dougherty of conspiraliable to be filched. cy and honest services fraud. And problems will persist for the people Even if the two had been acwho need help most. The young professional quitted, the trial revealed the rot in local in Center City will be fine—if things get too politics. The defense’s argument condemned bad, they can always leave. The person in everyone in the hopes that it would get their clients off. The back-room deals, lobbyist Kensington or Hunting Park, however, is reminded that politicians don’t really care about money, “gifts,” and other favors from corthem. Children in subpar schools, addicts on porate and union money, it was argued, is the street, and working parents under threat the norm in City Hall; therefore, Henon and of violence aren’t political donors. Dougherty did nothing wrong. Philadelphia is in a fight for its Our city’s government is a shitfuture. show of graft and moneyed narcisThe national economy has sism, a betrayal of the public trust. changed; a few superstar cities suck The good people in local governup much of the economic growth, ment who try to make the city betand other cities and towns lag beter and provide much-needed help hind. The South and Southwest are get undermined by those who see gaining jobs and people as rural artheir job as an entitlement, a free eas and Rust Belt cities struggle to ticket to abuse power big or small. regain their glory. It took a federal trial to show that Philly has tentatively reversed what is normal in the city is abhorits decline, but future growth is rent. not guaranteed. A culture of poAre local Democrats proud that litical corruption is great for the their party ignores the working well-connected, awful for the rest. class to do the bidding of criminals? @ANTHONYHENNEN For those in the catbird seat, rules Are local Republicans ashamed get bent, problems get cleared up, that their brand is so toxic, and and approvals get expedited. For the upstarts, their ideas so listless and uninteresting, that though, it’s a big cost. The unwritten rules they can hardly win a local race? must be learned—they have to play the game The Mayor and City Council were disturbor get out. ingly quiet before the conviction, with all When places like Raleigh, Phoenix, and Salt but Maria Quiñones Sánchez refusing to call Lake City are booming, it’s borderline foolish for Henon to resign his position. Maybe they meant to condemn Henon, but were too busy to jump through hoops in a place like Philly when greener pastures (and profits) await. giving themselves more power to kill development projects, ignoring the city’s soaring Political corruption will always come back to cripple economic growth. murder rate, or dawdling on removing asbesWhat the city needs is a turn to pragmatos from Philly city schools. We all get busy, and sometimes it’s best to hope a problem tism. Let federal politicians fight over national issues and state politicians fight over state goes away. A serious city would take the conviction issues. They’re not going to make sure bus lanes of a councilman and a fat-pocketed union leader as time to dig deeper and clean house. get built and the trash is picked up. The bar for Philadelphia politicians is painHenon isn’t the only politician with ties to Dougherty. Perhaps the mayor and other fully low: Who has integrity and can do their job without taking bribes? Get crime under councilmembers should offer some detailed control, educate the kids, and make it easier reports of “gifts” and political donations they received from Dougherty, and concrete steps for businesses to grow and create good jobs. Can the city do this? Or are we doomed to pathey’ll take for transparency and against corthetic lackeys like Bobby Henon, who speak ruption. the approved political cliches while laughing This corruption trial is not only an embartheir way to the bank? rassing tiff. Local corruption sends a signal

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The number of days since an elected Philadelphia official has been found guilty of a crime. City Councilman Bobby Henon, along with union boss John Dougherty, were found guilty of conspiracy and other federal charges on Monday. In a separate case, Councilman Kenyatta Johnson’s trial on bribery charges is set to take place in the coming months. Johnson has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

The current number of homicide victims year-to-date under Mayor Jim Kenney and District Attorney Larry Krasner’s leadership. This represents a 12 percent increase over the same time last year and is higher than the annual number of homicides that took place in 2007 through 2019.

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TRUE TO THEIR BELIEFS The legendary Blind Boys of Alabama hit the stage Dec. 5 at Ardmore Music Hall

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he Blind Boys of Alabama are recognized worldwide as living legends of gospel music. Celebrated by The National Endowment for the Arts and the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences with Lifetime Achievement Awards, inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame, and winners of five Grammy Awards, they have attained the highest levels of achievement in a career that spans over 70 years. Now you can catch the group on stage when they appear at the Ardmore Music Hall on Dec. 5. Visit ardmoremusichall. com for more information. The Blind Boys are known for crossing multiple musical boundaries with their remarkable interpretations of everything from traditional gospel favorites to contemporary spiritual material by songwriters such as Eric Clapton, Prince and Tom Waits. They have appeared on recordings with many artists, including Lou Reed, Peter Gabriel, Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Aaron Neville, Susan Tedeschi, Ben Harper, Patty Griffin and Taj Mahal. The Blind Boys of Alabama have appeared on The Grammy Awards, “60 Minutes,” “The Colbert Report” and many other television shows. Current tour members include singers Jimmy Carter, Ricky McKinnie, Ben Moore and the Rev. Julius Love, as well as music director/guitarist Joey Williams. PW recently caught up with Carter to talk about the group’s legendary career.

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The group has been together for more than 70 years. How did it form? How did it come up with its name? The Blind Boys formed in 1939 at the Alabama Institute for the Negro Deaf and Blind in Talladega, AL. We were originally called The Happy Land Jubilee Singers. In the ‘40s, a promoter booked us along with a gospel act from Mississippi who were known as the Jackson Harmoneers. They were also visually impaired, so the promoter advertised it as the “Battle of the Blind Boys.” After that, we changed our names to the Blind Boys of Alabama and Blind Boys of Mississippi. Looking back on it all, what are some of the group’s highlights? Is there anything still on the band's “bucket list” that it wants to achieve? We went to the White House three times, which was a great experience each time. We have also won five Grammys and a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award which was amazing. One of my goals for the Blind Boys of Alabama is to perform a two- to three-month residency in Las Vegas. I would love that and I know our fans would too! Society’s musical tastes change over the years, yet the group stayed true to its gospel roots. Why do you think you’ve stayed so successful and popular over the decades? We’ve always stayed true to our beliefs. Although we’ve collaborated with many secular artists, we’ve always stuck to our gospel roots because that’s how we started and God has blessed us. No doubt the pandemic threw a wrench into your concert plans. How did the group spend its time off the road? How excited are you to be back on stages before live audiences? I’m a sports addict, so I had a lot of time to listen to sports during the pandemic which was a highlight for me. We are all very glad to be back on the road again, and our fans seem to be glad too. What are the best ways for your fans to stay current with what you’re doing? Follow us on Facebook and Instagram.

The legendary Blind Boys of Alabama will hit the stage Dec. 5 at Ardmore Music Hall. Image | Jim Herrington

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Republicans gain in 2021 BY: KYLE SAMMIN

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epublican candidates for city offices in Philadelphia could be forgiven for looking on their task as an exercise in futility. But there was more reason for hope than usual this year, with the Democrats’ least popular official, District Attorney Larry Krasner, at the top of the ticket. Krasner, like Mayor Jim Kenney, has presided over a city that few can honestly say has improved under his leadership. As chief law enforcement officer in Philadelphia, Krasner faced reelection in a town that was demonstrably less safe and more crime-ridden than it was four years ago. Would that hurt his cause? Not really, as it turns out. Krasner received 150,330 votes in 2017 º 74.70% of the total. This time, with turnout slightly increased, he got 154,505 votes, or 71.77% according to unofficial tallies from the city commissioners’ office. That’s what skyrocketing murders and widespread rioting cost the DA: three percent of the vote. Maybe if the city burns to the ground he’ll get pushed down to only two-thirds of the vote next election.

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But a more optimistic view of the situation is that as low as the Philly GOP is now, they are actually trending in the right direction. Jim Kenney was elected in 2015 with 85.36% of the vote. By 2019, that total fell to 80.33% despite a lack of funding or serious campaigning by his opponent, Billy Ciancaglini. These are all still blowout numbers, but there is a slight improvement. Are people getting tired of Democrats generally, or just sick of these two clowns? A look at the accompanying map tells us some of the story. As usual, almost the only areas Krasner’s Republican opponent, Charles Peruto, won are in the Northeast, South Philly, and Roxborough. But as this map shows, Peruto expanded the Republican map compared to how Ciancaglini performed two years earlier. While Kenney narrowly carried Northeast Philly as a whole, Krasner lost the region 63.79% to 35.97%.

The Northeast has long been the most Republican region of the city, but Democratic mayors Michael Nutter and Jim Kenney carried every ward in the city – including those in the Northeast – in 2007, 2011, and 2015. Kenney lost seven of them in 2019, and Krasner’s performance in office helped add two more to the Republican column. It’s hard to see against the background of the rest of the city being overwhelmingly Democratic year in and year out, but this is substantial progress. In South Philly, Peruto again expanded on Ciancaglini’s margins, adding the 39th ward to the 26th in the Republican column. No Republican can look at the 2021 election results and say, “we were this close,” but the math tells the tale: the Republican Party in Philadelphia is slowly, gradually improving. Can they get from 28% to 51%? That’s the million-dollar question.

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One to watch Fast-rising band Babygirl hits the TLA stage Nov. 21 BY: EUGENE ZENYATTA

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ast-rising pop-rock band Babygirl will be coming to the Theatre of Living Arts on Nov. 21 in support of Jeremy Zucker and his nationwide tour. Tickets and details for the show can be found at venue. tlaphilly.com. Shortly ahead of the tour beginning, Babygirl released their new single “Born With A Broken Heart” on Oct. 29. Earlier this year, they released their EP “Losers Weepers” via

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Sandlot Records in partnership with AWAL Recordings, which arrived with their singles “Million Dollar Bed,” “Easy,” and “You Were In My Dream Last Night.” Solidifying them as one to watch, “Losers Weepers’” critically acclaimed tracks were featured on the likes of Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist, Apple’s New Music Daily, and major indie pop playlists. Accomplished songwriters who also co-produced Lauv’s “Canada ft. Alessia Cara,” Babygirl also recently teamed up with Spotify Canada to be featured as one of their RADAR Canada artists, appearing on billboards in Times Square.


PHILADELPHIAWEEKLY.COM @PHILLYWEEKLY Babygirl received immediate love from Spotify for their first-ever single “Overbored” and, with the release of their sophomore 2018 EP “Lovers Fevers” and standout single “Soft,” caught the attention of Grammy-nominated powerhouse J Kash [Katy Perry, Charlie Puth] who signed them to Sandlot Records in global partnership with AWAL Recordings. Sharing admiration for Alvvays, blink-182, JohnMayer, Death Cab For Cutie, and Taylor Swift, Babygirl is made up of Kiki Frances, who also counts Avril Lavigne, KellyClarkson, and Hilary Duff as some of her formative influences, and Cameron “Bright” Breithaupt, who grew up surrounded by music as the child of two full-time professional musicians. PW recently caught up with Babygirl to talk about their upcoming show and new music. Let’s go back to the beginning. How did you become interested in making music? Who were some of your earliest musical influences? Kiki: I’ve loved singing and performing since I was a little kid, and I started writing my own songs around 9 or 10. I don’t know what drew me to it, I was just fascinated by music in general and knew that I wanted to make it myself. It was basically the only thing I was interested in other than hanging out with my friends. As for early music influences, Avril Lavigne was huge for me and I love Shania Twain. My mom played The Dixie Chicks and Norah Jones around the house. My dad played Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. I listened to the radio a lot too. Cameron: Having grown up in a house with two musicians as my parents, it always just seemed like the obvious thing to do. We would sit around the dinner table and my mom would teach us four-part harmonies and my dad would make mixtapes to open up my ears. My grandparents on both sides were musical as well. It’s just kind of the atmosphere of the environment, like, making music is just a normal thing to do every day. So, by the time I was about 9, when I got my first acoustic guitar, I was completely obsessed. Musical influences from that time sort of fall into two general categories: whatever was playing on The Much Music Countdown, and whatever my parents were exposing me to. So, it was like the Max Martin songbook, 50 Cent, Canadian pop-punk bands, but also like Steely Dan, Ricki Lee Jones, and jazz standards. How did you two get together to form Babygirl, and how did you come up with the name? Cameron: We met at Humber College, where we were both vocal majors in the music program, and we bonded over our shared love of pop music. It was a pretty jazz-focused curriculum, so to find someone else who had a serious reverence for *NSYNC was awesome. At first, we were just writing straight up pop songs for pitching to other artists. But when you really want to be the performing artist, you can only deny it for so long. Kiki: Basically, when I was young, probably

MUSIC around 9, I started a “band” with a couple of my friends. It was really just me writing songs and asking them to play as my backup singers. That band was called Babygirl. So, when I told Cam that story, he was like “Oh, that’s actually a great band name. Let’s do that.” Can you talk a little about your creative process? What inspires you to write? Cameron: Our creative process is very patient. We brainstorm a lot, and only follow the ideas that really raise their hands as special in some way. Then it tends to be a couple months of writing revisions to even get to the point where we are doing the final recording sessions. Our inspiration can come from anywhere: personal experience, a billboard, an overheard conversation, or, maybe most often, other songs. Kiki: Production-wise, sometimes we’ll record all the vocals, live with them for a couple months, change a word or two, and do a full re-recording. Sometimes we’ll produce a song twice over completely, learning from the mistakes of the first try. There’s a lot of revision! Your EP “Losers Weepers” came out earlier this year, and your single “Born With a Broken Heart” dropped Oct. 29. Talk a little about how each of these projects came together. Cameron: “Losers Weepers” was a unique experience for us. It came together more collaboratively than anything else we’ve ever done. We worked with outside writers and producers on half of the songs – people who have written on hit songs, people who are co-writers on some of our favorite artists’ music, and close friends from home. I feel like it brought a different melodic attitude to the project than our previous work. Kiki: “Born With a Broken Heart,” on the other hand, was a super-isolated process. We started writing it alone on a small island in Georgian Bay, Ontario. We finished it during lockdown in the middle of the winter in a little converted garage studio near Trinity Bellwoods in Toronto. It feels like that loneliness is really reflected in the sound of the music. After the pandemic shut down live concerts, how does it feel to be back on stage? What will your fans see when they show up at TLA on Nov. 21? Cameron: It’s been a completely surreal experience. We went from two years off stage, to doing our biggest shows ever, every night. It’s an adrenaline overload. Jeremy Zucker’s fans are super engaged and sweet, and we’re very grateful to have the opportunity to be a part of this tour. Kiki: As for what they’ll see, our live band for this tour is a three-piece – it’s the two of us, plus Cam’s brother Miles on drums. TLA will be our ninth show of the tour, so we’re hopefully gonna be really in the rhythm of the set at that point – and we might add in something new. What are the best ways for your fans to stay current with what you’re doing? Follow us! @babygirlband on IG/TikTok.

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hiladelphia has evolved into trepreneurship competitions feel the pressure a central hub for social ben- to feature a social cause within their business efit ventures, and local uni- plan to prove their goodwill rather than simversities are prioritizing ply their business savvy. purpose-oriented strategies Drexel University takes the social impact forather than profit-based ones cus a step further. Students can opt for a social given the mounting interest in entrepreneurship minor as well as a certifisocial entrepreneurship. cate or a master’s in social entrepreneurship. Business programs across Drexel’s Close School espouses that a central campuses are promoting the aim is to prepare students to “pursue solustudy of cause-related marketing campaigns tions to society’s problems.” and social impact investing, and this emphasis Certainly, we all want the world to be a on societal concerns is dulling the interest in better place, but things get tricky and contenbasic business principles and practical infortious when we ask according to whose morals mation (like the need for securing investors or and by what means. drafting a business plan). The implications of ethical sourcing and Students are feeling pressured to serve as conscious consumption are not always clearsocial agents (to save the ocean from pollution cut or easily understood, and imposing one’s or provide housing for the homeless) and the views of “what is right” or “what should be focus on social performance rather than fi- done” is often patronizing or paternalistic. nancial performance is downplayMoreover, what constitutes a ing the benefits of wealth creation “social impact” is largely subjecand its spill-over effects. tive, as are its measurements. This BY: KIMBERLEE For-profit businesses improve is why even Warren Buffet argues JOHNSON access to products and services, against firms playing the part of pay taxes, and provide jobs. Busi“moral arbiters.” nesses drive economic growth – which raises Probably the most prominent player in the the standard of living and our quality of life. social marketing scheme is the University of The ways for-profit businesses improve our Pennsylvania. Wharton’s Social Impact Initialives should not be minimized or marginaltive states their mission is to “Strengthen the ized, especially on campus. role of business in creating a more inclusive, Economic productivity is a noble pursuit, equitable, and sustainable global economy.” In particularly given that those who work in addition to a whole slew of courses and prothankless positions are often the backbone of gramming, the Social Impact Initiative proAmerican enterprise. Yet higher ed institumotes impact investing and loan forgiveness tions are deflating those positions by placing for alums seeking to solve social problems. the spotlight on social initiatives. Accordingly, a student opening an accountTake Temple’s Be Your Own Boss Bowl, ing firm is not praised or rewarded to the hosted by the Fox School of Business. The same degree as a student pursuing a non-profBYOB started in 1997 as a competition to proit venture. This is unfortunate given that the mote and reward entrepreneurial ideas. Howeconomic benefits for society derived from ever, by 2011, a Social Impact Tract was added. for-profit firms far outweigh that of non-profAlthough there is still a general undergrad- its. uate tract and an upper-class tract (for grad The non-profit sector has been surging at students, alumni, and faculty/staff), this new a growth rate of 20%, whereas the for-profit category obstructs them by implying that a sector has only grown by about 3%. Moreover, business being a business doesn’t generate so- for-profit employees are opting to work at cial value in and of itself. non-profits at a significant pace given the upThe Social Entrepreneurship Summit, tick in salaries being offered and the activism now in its fifth year, and the Changemaker accolades one can receive. Challenge, also promoted by Fox, encourage The non-profit sector is the third-largest US students to be outward-oriented “advocacy employer (behind retail and manufacturing), agents” more than self-directed, self-reliant and graduates of these Philly programs will risk-takers. surely lead to a further expansion locally. Instead of being motivated by the gains of Herein lies the problem: Students will be exchange, students are prompted by commu- pursuing ideas that require donor financing, nal concerns. And students interested in en- government grants, and non-profit partner-

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PEOPLE TURN TO PW PW $62.50 / week 28,500 circ Native Content $237 / article 18,900 weekly visitors @phillyweekly $50 / week 19,500 followers ships instead of embracing the profit motive. Given that it is a rare occurrence for donor/ recipient relations to be devoid of strings attached, non-profits tend to be influenced by and reactive to their contributors. This is unlike entrepreneurs who must be responsive to the desires of constituents and consumers to ensure satisfaction and value creation. The obsession with having a social impact that local universities push onto students misses the vital social impact already accomplished by the for-profit realm. Financial performance improves opportunities and funding streams for addressing social matters, not the reverse. Along these lines, the corporate social responsibility (CSR) construct of Professor Archie B. Carroll, an internationally known scholar on this topic, holds that CSR is composed of economic, legal, ethical and philanthropic responsibilities. “The economic performance of businesses

is foundational to all the rest. Companies are required to be economically sustainable and thus profit-making is the building block upon which the other responsibilities rest,” Carroll said. “What can have more social impact than for businesses to provide the goods and services, along with jobs, that society needs?” So, rather than having students focus on society’s ills, let’s empower them to determine their own means for personal progress and remind them that money-making is not an evil endeavor when done ethically and efficiently. Students should be basing their experiences in the economic realities that have allowed this country to prosper, and embrace the American work ethic in the traditional sense rather than adhere to the moral sentiments of degree granting institutions that foster savior like mentalities. The road to hell is often paved with good intentions, and it would be good for students to be made more aware of this fact.

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This is only a brief summary of important information about DOVATO and does not replace talking to your healthcare provider about your condition and treatment. What is the most important information I should know about DOVATO? If you have both human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection and Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, DOVATO can cause serious side effects, including: • Resistant HBV. Your healthcare provider will test you for HBV infection before you start treatment with DOVATO. If you have HIV-1 and hepatitis B, the HBV can change (mutate) during your treatment with DOVATO and become harder to treat (resistant). It is not known if DOVATO is safe and effective in people who have HIV-1 and HBV infection. • Worsening of HBV infection. If you have HBV infection and take DOVATO, your HBV may get worse (flare-up) if you stop taking DOVATO. A “flare-up” is when your HBV infection suddenly returns in a worse way than before. ° Do not run out of DOVATO. Refill your prescription or talk to your healthcare provider before your DOVATO is all gone. ° Do not stop DOVATO without first talking to your healthcare provider. ° If you stop taking DOVATO, your healthcare provider will need to check your health often and do blood tests regularly for several months to check your liver function and monitor your HBV infection. It may be necessary to give you a medicine to treat hepatitis B. Tell your healthcare provider about any new or unusual symptoms you may have after you stop taking DOVATO. For more information about side effects, see “What are possible side effects of DOVATO?” What is DOVATO? DOVATO is a prescription medicine that is used without other HIV-1 medicines to treat human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1) infection in adults: who have not received HIV-1 medicines in the past, or to replace their current HIV-1 medicines when their healthcare provider determines that they meet certain requirements. HIV-1 is the virus that causes Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). It is not known if DOVATO is safe and effective in children. Who should not take DOVATO? Do not take DOVATO if you: • have ever had an allergic reaction to a medicine that contains dolutegravir or lamivudine. • take dofetilide. Taking DOVATO and dofetilide can cause side effects that may be serious or life-threatening. What should I tell my healthcare provider before using DOVATO? Tell your healthcare provider about all of your medical conditions, including if you: • have or have had liver problems, including hepatitis B or C infection. • have kidney problems. • are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. One of the medicines in DOVATO (dolutegravir) may harm your unborn baby. ° Your healthcare provider may prescribe a different medicine than DOVATO if you are planning to become pregnant or if pregnancy is confirmed during the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. ° If you can become pregnant, your healthcare provider may perform a pregnancy test before you start treatment with DOVATO. ° If you can become pregnant, you and your healthcare provider should talk about the use of effective birth control (contraception) during treatment with DOVATO. ° Tell your healthcare provider right away if you are planning to become pregnant, you become pregnant, or think you may be pregnant during treatment with DOVATO. • are breastfeeding or plan to breastfeed. Do not breastfeed if you take DOVATO. ° You should not breastfeed if you have HIV-1 because of the risk of passing HIV-1 to your baby. ° One of the medicines in DOVATO (lamivudine) passes into your breastmilk. ° Talk with your healthcare provider about the best way to feed your baby. ©2021 ViiV Healthcare or licensor. DLLADVT210008 March 2021 Produced in USA.

Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take, including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal supplements. Some medicines interact with DOVATO. Keep a list of your medicines and show it to your healthcare provider and pharmacist when you get a new medicine. • You can ask your healthcare provider or pharmacist for a list of medicines that interact with DOVATO. • Do not start taking a new medicine without telling your healthcare provider. Your healthcare provider can tell you if it is safe to take DOVATO with other medicines. What are possible side effects of DOVATO? DOVATO can cause serious side effects, including: • See “What is the most important information I should know about DOVATO?” • Allergic reactions. Call your healthcare provider right away if you develop a rash with DOVATO. Stop taking DOVATO and get medical help right away if you develop a rash with any of the following signs or symptoms: fever; generally ill feeling; tiredness; muscle or joint aches; blisters or sores in mouth; blisters or peeling of the skin; redness or swelling of the eyes; swelling of the mouth, face, lips, or tongue; problems breathing. • Liver problems. People with a history of hepatitis B or C virus may have an increased risk of developing new or worsening changes in certain liver tests during treatment with DOVATO. Liver problems, including liver failure, have also happened in people without a history of liver disease or other risk factors. Your healthcare provider may do blood tests to check your liver. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following signs or symptoms of liver problems: your skin or the white part of your eyes turns yellow (jaundice); dark or “tea-colored” urine; light-colored stools (bowel movements); nausea or vomiting; loss of appetite; and/or pain, aching, or tenderness on the right side of your stomach area. • Too much lactic acid in your blood (lactic acidosis). Too much lactic acid is a serious medical emergency that can lead to death. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the following symptoms that could be signs of lactic acidosis: feel very weak or tired; unusual (not normal) muscle pain; trouble breathing; stomach pain with nausea and vomiting; feel cold, especially in your arms and legs; feel dizzy or lightheaded; and/or a fast or irregular heartbeat. • Lactic acidosis can also lead to severe liver problems, which can lead to death. Your liver may become large (hepatomegaly) and you may develop fat in your liver (steatosis). Tell your healthcare provider right away if you get any of the signs or symptoms of liver problems which are listed above under “Liver problems.” • You may be more likely to get lactic acidosis or severe liver problems if you are female or very overweight (obese). • Changes in your immune system (Immune Reconstitution Syndrome) can happen when you start taking HIV-1 medicines. Your immune system may get stronger and begin to fight infections that have been hidden in your body for a long time. Tell your healthcare provider right away if you start having new symptoms after you start taking DOVATO. • The most common side effects of DOVATO include: headache; nausea; diarrhea; trouble sleeping; tiredness; and anxiety. These are not all the possible side effects of DOVATO. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects.


SO MUCH GOES INTO WHO I AM HIV MEDICINE IS ONE PART OF IT. Why could DOVATO be right for you? DOVATO is proven to help control HIV with just 2 medicines in 1 pill. That means fewer medicines* in your body while taking DOVATO. It’s proven as effective as an HIV treatment with 3 or 4 medicines. Learn more about fewer medicines at DOVATO.com DOVATO is a complete prescription regimen to treat HIV-1 in adults who have not received HIV-1 medicines in the past or to replace their current HIV-1 medicines when their doctor determines they meet certain requirements. Results may vary. *As compared with 3- or 4-drug regimens.

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You are encouraged to report negative side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088. Where can I find more information? • Talk to your healthcare provider or pharmacist. • Go to DOVATO.com or call 1-877-844-8872, where you can also get FDA-approved labeling. Trademark is owned by or licensed to the ViiV Healthcare group of companies. March 2021 DVT:6PIL

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OK, that story sounds really dull, but wait: long with being a hot house the manic panic going on at ye olde cobbleto history, Philadelphia has stone-surrounded Independence Hall and its forever led as the king’s seat grassy Independence National Historical Park to revolution. I may not exactsince they planned the move from steam heat ly appreciate what Sixer Ben and toward natural gas and its local provider, Simmons is doing in his sitting down or sitting out from b-ball PGW, is more ferocious than it initially appears. For, despite the fact that PGW team play, but his gall is involved, and automatically you is gorgeous, and part want to throw money into escrow, of the merry insurBY: A.D remembering that Pres. Biden has rection that long made Philly great AMOROSI ordered federal agencies to reduce in the first place. Who knew, though, climate emissions, Indie Park’s move that tempers could flare over the polto fossil-fuel is akin to spitting in the itics of hissing pipes, and that such face of Joe’s mandate. Huzzah. Another manrevolt and angry narrative would one day intertwine and revolve around natural gas vs. date of Biden’s trashed, for better or worse, only this one executed at the very cradle of steam heat. Again. Hissssss.

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liberty that built such dissent. (Speaking of Biden, WTF for giving the guy who disrespectfully trashed the long-stored human remains of MOVE members – Philly’s one-time health boss, Thomas Farley – a top gig in the Washington, D.C. health department. Blimey). Expensive eats Another set of things that Philly is famous for – shake off though we may try, on occasion – is the whole cheesesteak, Wawa hoagie, and soft pretzels thing that Philly’s Inquirer reminded us on Sunday will get more expensive due to the haunt of COVID’s inflation. I don’t want to be the bad guy where local culinary tradition is concerned, but that stuff’ll kill you when eaten in excess. You know that. And I know that you know that I know that when dining out on the holy unholy trinity of Philly food stuffs, gorgeously gluttonous gorging excess is the name of the game. Where there is one cheesesteak, there are two. Now. While I am IN NO FUCKING WAY stating that such a fat and carb-loaded trio should be more expensive due to any of Mayor Kenney’s sneaky taxation initiatives (e.g. soda taxes), perhaps having inflation hit Philly’s favorite foods will ward diners away from them much like overpriced cigarettes have done for smokers. How many one-time smokers do I know (I’m one of them) who no longer light up simply because cigarettes cost too damn much. EVEN IN DELAWARE WHERE CIGARETTE CARTON PURCHASING WAS THE ONLY REASON WE EVER VISITED THE DIAMOND STATE. SO

maybe curb your cheesesteak, pretzel and hoagie eating – save some money while saving your life just a little longer. And yes, in case you’re asking, this goes for the whole Herr’s potato chips local roll out of its “Flavored by Philly” campaign and any potential crowdsourced flavors. Because what’s Herr’s in Chester County? You’ll give me $10,000 for a year’s supply of snack food (OMG I’m dead already, I can leave that $10,000 donation to a local nonprofit of my choosing, if I win, to someone in my will). I’m betting that Herr’s won’t pick something lean and slimming and Philadelphian – say Morimoto 20th anniversary sashimi or a Honeygrow Kale salad or even an un-oily Cook-N-Solo Federal Donuts fried chicken. Hey, I’m just looking out for you, Philly. THEN AGAIN, IF SCRAPPLE GOES UP IN PRICE, AT ALL, I WILL CUT SOMEONE. Oh, if you’re looking to get your calorie, carb and cholesterol levels up while indulging in the vice of gambling, the Chickie and Pete’s in Malvern is gearing up for off track sports and horse-race betting. I might as well just bring a tall vial of cocaine for extra added zing. We’re No 5? Did you know that WalletHub, the personal finance website, released its findings (?!) on 2021’s Best Sports Cities, and ranked Philly fifth? Below Boston and Pittsburgh? OK. Did you know that Philadelphia Phillies manager Joe Girardi released his findings on the lamest money managing financial blogs and discov-

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ered that WalletHub was the very lamest? And douchiest? When you put it in that perspective, doesn’t WalletHub’s slimy assertion sound even stupider? Turn around. Meet fair play. Just saying. A hit for The War on Drugs Icepack is not a place where, and I am not a critic who decides the worth of music or art solely on the basis of its chart success or financial reach (actually, I do only like and dislike records because of their cover art). That said, Philly’s The War on Drugs jumped straight into number three at Billboard’s Top Rock Album charts with its newly released, “I Don’t Live Here Anymore,” and bravo to that. Weirdly enough, they got beat out by a bootleg, “Dave’s Picks, Vol. 40: Deer Creek Music Center, Noblesville, IN 7/18/90” from the Grateful Dead, but still…. Masked Philly: Jennifer-Navva Milliken In Icepack’s way toolong, way overly complex and continuing saga of asking mask-donning local celebrities what they’ve been up to, beyond the pale, during C-19 – from lockdown to the current reopening, present-day unmasking and re-masking, worrying about Delta variants, freaking out about Fauci’s call for a potential third round of vax shots mere five months after the last, new mask and vax card mandates, ignored or not ignored (I mean why did I wait in line at the Convention Center if you’re not asking to see my card?), and the possibility of mix-and-matching vaccines which is weird, right? – I reached out this week to Jennifer-Navva Milliken. Milliken is the executive director and chief curator for Philadelphia’s Center for Art in Wood, a local hot spot dedicated to what she calls, “stimulating and nurturing creative engagement in wood, AND, as far as we know, it is the only museum of its kind.” While Milliken is normally reluctant to make such a definitive statement, I’ll second that and state as much dogmatically. From there, Art in Wood Center provides opportunities for collaboration, research, and exploration in the material through exhibitions and documentation; programs and events. What Milliken did during COVID’s immediate slowdown was – along with her partner and their dog – fly to Tel Aviv to check in on their families and friends while keeping their Philly work hours intact. “What was meant to be a two-month visit turned into six months, due to extended shutdowns and airport closures,” says Milliken. “Though this was not without negative and stressful repercussions,

it was a personal gift to us – we usually only manage to go for a week or two annually. And while I don’t imagine having the chance to skip Philadelphia winters again anytime soon, at least we know these interludes could be stretched out, longer, while maintaining a functional work rhythm.” When it comes to masks, Milliken is not only pragmatic, but aesthetically driven. “The mask actually presents another opportunity for self-expression, while also being a way to protect the health of ourselves and those around us,” she says. “In many societies, mask-wearing as a way of preventing the spread of viruses has been a practice for many, many years – something I first witnessed when living in Seoul, Korea. Masks are also a reminder that overcoming the pandemic requires effort from every member of a society. Wearing a mask and vaccinating are important individual actions, but insignificant if not undertaken together.” As for Milliken’s opinion on the vax, she gets that we are incredibly fortunate to live in a time when a safe and effective vaccination can be developed, tested, and made available so quickly. “But we also need to think Image | Courtesy globally and to take steps of Jennifer-Navva Milliken to ensure that the world population has access to this vaccination as well as treatments and subsequent boosters (especially as COVID-19 transitions from pandemic to endemic). I would hope that the experience of the pandemic has pushed people to think beyond their immediate borders, with empathy and care.” And for the immediate present, Milliken’s N. 3rd Street Center for Art in Wood is hosting “Extra-Human: The Art of Michael Ferris,” a study of an artist trained as a painter who left the canvas behind and took up the mantle of reclaimed wood and his adaptation of a traditional Syrian inlay method used in furniture-making. “His Lebanese-Maronite heritage helped shape the unique visual language that distinguishes his work, while his monumental portrait sculptures honor the people in his life that are closest and dearest to him. In their oversized scale and poses, they fit solidly within the long history of portraiture – they seem ancient and contemporary at the same time. We think that the story of art in wood helps us understand the timeless and sometimes mysterious bond between humankind and nature.”

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In the mood for music? Here are some upcoming concerts that are worth checking out.

XPN Welcomes Los Lobos

Los Lobos has made their mark on rock-and-roll, R&B, surf music, and soul, mariachi, música norteña, punk rock, and country. Emerging from East Los Angeles, the multi-Grammy Award-winning group will be showing off their new album, “Native Sons,” on Nov. 20 and 21 at City Winery. Citywinery.com

Allen Stone

Underwood and Weinberg

David Underwood’s piano chops and beautiful voice have been heard at taverns and community events throughout the Philadelphia area. His 2019 album, “grateful,” highlights jazz, ballads and musical theater. Tom Wilson Weinberg has released five albums of original songs. His musicals include “Oscar Visits Walt,” “Sunrise at Hyde Park” and “Sixty Years with Bruhs and Gean.” Catch them Nov. 19-20 at the William Way LGBT Community Center. Reserve tickets by emailing cabaretverite@gmail.com.

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Black Violin

Fort Lauderdale-based classical-meets-hip-hop duo Black Violin will play the Kimmel Cultural Campus on Dec. 11. The show is part of the band’s winter Give Thanks Tour. Fans can expect to dance along to hits from the band’s Grammy-nominated album “Take the Stairs” as well as holiday favorites from their “Give Thanks” album. kimmelculturalcampus.org

Allen Stone released his new album “APART” on Nov. 12 via ATO Records, and will be making a stop at City Winery on Dec. 4. “APART” was recorded with Grammy-nominated producer Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers, Brandi Carlile, Vance Joy) during the pandemic over the course of three, 10-day sessions at the fabled Bear Creek Studios: a converted barn on a 10-acre farm in Stone’s home state of Washington. citywinery.com

Puma Blue

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Sam Williams will be supporting Brittney Spencer on some of her upcoming “In A Perfect World” Tour dates. They’ll be coming through Philadelphia on Dec. 3 to play Milkboy. The grandson of country pioneer Hank Williams and the son of outlaw legend Hank Jr., Sam Williams is the latest in a long line of American originals, but he’s here to shake the world of country music in his own way. This past summer, Sam released his much-anticipated debut album “Glasshouse Children.” wl.seetickets.us

UK-born and now Atlanta-based artist Puma Blue is playing Johnny Brenda’s on Nov. 19 with special guest Cruza. Puma Blue is the alias of producer, songwriter and vocalist Jacob Allen. Since the release of his debut EP “Swum Baby” in 2017, he’s quietly amassed a global cult-following, counting artists including BTS, The Marias and Charlotte Day Wilson as fans along the way. johnnybrendas.com

Canadian singer-songwriter Charlotte Cornfield is playing PhilaMOCA on Nov. 24 in support of her album “Highs in the Minuses.” This album follows her 2019 LP “The Shape of Your Name,” which was longlisted for the coveted Polaris Music Prize. Tickets and info at eventbrite.com.


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Royal Boucherie

Old City’s atmospheric and lively neighborhood restaurant and bar has relaunched the über-popular brunch service. Back by popular demand, Sunday brunch from 10am – 3pm will feature a robust menu of all-new fare courtesy of Chef Matt Buehler and team including Poached Eggs with ‘nduja, kale, and hollandaise, Leek and Gruyère Potato Pancakes, and Classic French Omelet. In addition, guests can sip on Mimosas and Bloody Mary’s, peruse the everevolving craft cocktail and French wine list, or enjoy a simple and easy three-steps to sipping bliss with the brand-new, seasonal Negroni Bar. 52 S. 2nd Street | 267.606.6313 | royalboucherie.com

For many of us, brunch is a much-anticipated staple in our weekly routine and often the most treasured part of our weekend. Luckily, Philadelphia and the ‘burbs have an abundance of exceptional brunches. Here are a few of our favorites.

Sabrina’s Café

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Sabina’s has an ever-evolving menu that offers the ultimate brunch experience for any and all food-lovers. Famed dishes include the Stuffed Challah French Toast ($13) prepared with Farmer’s cream cheese, topped with bananas and vanilla bean syrup, Vegetarian Huevos Rancheros ($14) composed of blue corn tortillas, topped with veggie chorizo sauce, black bean puree, pepper jack cheese, lime sour cream, guacamole, and a fried jalapeño, and the Kick A** Burrito ($13) crafted with scrambled eggs, bacon, black beans, corn, onions, pepper jack cheese, jalapeños, queso bravo, guacamole and pico de gallo in a roasted red pepper tortilla. Check sabrinascafe.com for details and locations.

Celebrate National Happy Hour Day Silk City Diner Bar & Lounge,

The eclectic Northern Liberties diner and lounge is a noted destination for brunch-lovers with an extensive selection of starters, sandwiches, large plates, and so on. Fan-favorite dishes include Vanilla Vegan Pancakes ($12) served with seasonal berry compote and powdered sugar, Bananas Foster French Toast ($13) prepared with thick-cut challah, caramelized bananas, brown sugar, cinnamon, and dark rum, Shorty Omelet ($14) composed of braised short rib, arugula, caramelized onions, cooper sharp cheese, and served with homefries, and Biscuits and Gravy ($14) crafted with roasted chicken gravy, scratch-made buttermilk biscuits, and over easy eggs. Imbibers attending a brunch outing at Silk City can choose from a bevy of craft cocktails including seasonal sippers Hot Mulled Cider($12) composed of Bacardi Spiced Rum, apple cider, chai, autumn spices, ginger, and lemon, and a Fall Fashioned ($11) with Maker’s Mark Whiskey, autumn spices, and orange. 435 Spring Garden Street | 215.592.8838 | silkcityphilly.com

Devil’s Den

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Devil’s Den is no stranger to executing one delightful brunch for foodies and imbibers to enjoy each weekend. Seasonal fare includes Butternut Squash Pancakes ($11) topped with mixed fruit, maple syrup, and whipped cream, and Omelet Du Jour ($13) crafted with ham, peppers, onions and colby jack cheese, served with home fries, in addition to signature dishes such as Huevos Rancheros ($13) prepared with chorizo, tomatoes, black beans, jalapeños, pepper jack cheese, eggs sunny side up, and tortillas, and French Toast ($10) served with whiskey caramel sauce. Brunch-goers can join in on the fun every Saturday and Sunday from 11am – 2pm and sip on classic cocktails including Mimosas and Bloody Marys for just $5 during brunch. 1148 South 11th Street | 215.339.0855 | devilsdenphilly.com

The modern American kitchen located at the intersection of 17th and Sansom streets provides an experience ideal for foodies and imbibers alike with the crowd-pleasing Bubbles, Buckets, and Biscuits, a brunch-only offering where each bottle of Cinzano Prosecco purchased for $44, comes with a bucket brimming with Chef Mackenson Horebe’s Fried Jumbo Chicken Wings and house-made rosemary biscuits, served with pickles, hot sauce, and scratch-made pepper jelly. Additionally, the popular weekend brunch menu features Sweet Potato Hash ($17) with bacon, onions, sweet peppers, and a sunny-side up egg, Duck Wings and Waffles ($18) composed of buttermilk waffle, fried wings, honey, sambal, lime zest, and maple syrup, and the famed Wagyu Burger ($18) consisting of a seared double patty, hickory bacon, cooper sharp cheese, and served with French fries. 121 South 17th Street | 215.563.5008 | square1682.com

Red Owl Tavern

The modern American tavern on Independence Mall offers locals and visitors a satiating, delicious meal to kick-start weekend activities and exploration in Old City. On Saturday and Sunday from 9am – 3pm, foodies can expect a jam-packed lineup of traditional and inventive fare including Tavern Omelet ($15) prepared with mushrooms, squash, spinach, tomatoes, and served alongside breakfast potatoes, Chicken and Waffles ($17) composed of buttermilk fried chicken thigh, hot honey, and prepared atop a Belgium waffle, and an elevated Avocado Toast ($14) crafted with avocado mousse, black bean sofrito, sunny-side egg, fresno chili, and cotija cheese. Pair with the Mimosa Brunch available for dine-in only. For $22, enjoy a bottle of Wyclif Prosecco and choice of freshly squeezed orange or cranberry juice. 433 Chestnut St | 215.923.2267 | redowltavern.com

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East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District, home to more than 160 independently owned businesses, is hosting a slew of festive events this holiday season, including the return of the popular in-person annual tree lighting ceremony, photos with Santa for children and pets, pop-up music performances, spirited decorations adorning the avenue, and much more, starting on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 27, through the end of 2021. For more information about holiday happenings or EPABID, check out visiteastpassyunk.com. Meanwhile, here are a few events you’ll want to consider.

Photos with Santa

Photos with Santa will be accessible for both children and four-legged furry pals. Folks will be able to bring their own camera and take holiday photos with Santa at no cost starting on Dec. 2 following the tree lighting ceremony between 6 – 7pm. There will then be three additional chances for photos with Santa at 1904 East Passyunk Avenue: Dec. 8 from 5 – 7pm, Dec. 18 from 3 — 5pm, and Dec. 19 from noon — 2pm.

Holidays on East Passyunk Avenue Tree lighting

The annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at The Singing Fountain brings the spirit of the holidays to the Avenue each year. This year, all are invited to take part in the official holiday kick-off and Christmas tree lighting on Dec. 2 from 5 – 7pm.

Deck the Ave Decorations and Live Trees Keep an eye out for photo opportunities, twinkling lights and spirited scenes along the Avenue, and stop by the annual holiday display inside Urban Jungle along with Christmas Trees for sale.

Shop and Stroll Sunday

Spend Dec. 12 on East Passyunk starting with brunches and then bunches of sidewalk sales, pop up events and other holiday surprises

Hanukkah Happenings

Celebrate the festival of lights with The South Philadelphia Shtiebel for Hanukkah menorah lightings on the Avenue at the Singing Fountain with a community event on Dec. 5.

Holiday Concert and Dance at Society Hill Dance Academy

Join SHDA and City Rhythm Orchestra for a holiday concert and dance party open to all on Dec. 12 at 4pm

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ACCT PHILLY EXECUTED SAINT: HOLD THEM CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE Philadelphians Tiffany Lavelle and Bryan Landis’ friendly dog “Saint” never stood a chance to leave ACCT PHILLY alive. His death stems directly from the shelter board’s decision to hire recidivist kill pound leaders Aurora Velazquez and Summer Dolder. As part of a leadership team, under the auspices of Animal Care and Control Centers of NYC (ACC), many animals suffered incomprehensible atrocities, an audit revealed they were victims of “shoddy practices,” as reported by CBS local, and if ACC dog “Maverick” could testify about being dragged to his death, as exposed by the NY Post – an inhumane end. Soon, a petition to oust Velazquez and Dolder was created. Two gut-wrenching events at ACCT PHILLY made that happen. In July, an inspector found conditions at ACCT PHILLY so repugnant that the report ended with a recommendation to “refer for cruelty.” Perhaps stemming from potential conflicts of interest, many organizations that are supposed to stand up for animals and their owners instead protect kill pound leadership. Case and point? The Pennsylvania Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (which has a close relationship with ACCT PHILLY) inexplicably found that conditions at ACCT PHILLY did not meet the criteria for cruelty. They also refused to investigate the haunting death of Saint. Saint was brought to ACT PHILLY by a police officer after his dad was pulled over for a traffic violation and had to go to the station, according to CBS PHILLY. Arriving at ACCT PHILLY to retrieve Saint, Landis was stunned to learn his dog had a broken jaw. A video snippet of Saint at ACCT PHILLY (posted by The Paw it 4ward foundation) shows a loving companion longing to cling to the safety in his dad’s call of angst – but being swept away by the depravity inflicted upon him and the scent of what was to come. The film shows Velazquez telling Landis the safest place for Saint was at ACCT PHILLY. She also lied that ACCT PHILLY did not break Saint’s jaw. According to Lavelle, Velazquez first blamed police for the injury, then Saint, for biting the control pole. Lavelle posted that according to an ACT PHILLY document, “1/3 of Saint’s jaw was hanging by soft tissue.” A source told me that the worker – who Lavelle was told by police was acting aggressively toward Saint – still works at ACCT PHILLY. Lavelle’s Facebook Page states that ACCT PHILLY wouldn’t release Saint unless Landis

provided proof of vet care arrangements. After he left, Velazquez had Saint executed, according to Paw it 4ward, nobody had the decency to call Saint’s parents. The video also shows Dolder lying to Saint’s distraught mom that he had to be destroyed because he wouldn’t allow treatment, even though Lavelle’s document shows he was examined, and he had “nowhere to go,” even though “shelter protocol requires emergency veterinarian treatment,” according to Paw it 4ward. When through heaving soul tears Lavelle asked Dolder where Saint’s leash and collar are, Dolder appears to melt into the floor. Gone – just like Saint’s body. Sadly, what happened to Saint is the rule, not the exception, where kill pound leaders reside. Why? As I noted earlier, it is rare for animal cruelty investigators – as well as police and DAs – to hold those they work with or care about criminally accountable. How can such egregious behavior be stopped? Locally: 1. The Philadelphia DA must pursue a criminal investigation on ACCT PHILLY staff who participated in the potential abuse, cover-up, and execution of Saint. 2. The City of Philadelphia must break the animal services contract they have with ACCT PHILLY and replace them with an outstanding PA rescue group. 3. Fund a state-of-the-art animal shelter. 4. The ACCT PHILLY board must be replaced with rescue leaders and shelter pet advocates. Nationally: We need a Sacred Trust Act. This bill would mandate persons who resign before a full cruelty/abuse investigation takes place or is convicted thereof shall not be permitted to work with vulnerable populations in another city or state. No. You do not get multiple chances to harm creatures who can’t fight back. I won’t let myself think about Saint’s last moments at ACCT PHILLY. Nor will I entertain the life-long trauma they inflicted – by his execution – on Tiffany’s little boy. Philadelphia officials will soon reveal their humanity. Will they choose to hire animal loving leaders, grounded in a no-kill modality, to make from, what is currently hell, a miracle? Or will they choose again people whose life’s work is killing “saints.” Philadelphians, living in a city you proclaim to be of love: Always choose a miracle.

Dana Fuchs is an animal advocate and writer living in NY. She can be reached at animalwriter25@mail.com.

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