Philadelphia Weekly 3-29-2017

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SPRING BLOSSOMS AMBER WAVES

The rich heritage of Japan returns with Checking in after almost a month in office this weekend’s Cherry Blossom Festival. with Philly’s new LGBT Affairs director.

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Underground hip-hop kings and queens

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For Philly’s immigration courts, it’s plead a compelling case or pack your bags.

Who’s up next to represent Philly’s legendary hip-hop scene?

BY KERITH GABRIEL

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ow long is the wait for the emergence of the next hip-hop artist from Philly?

Who’s going to be the next Meek Mill and Lil Uzi Vert?

Chill Moody? PNB Rock? Marv Mac? Is it Robbie Casablanca?

It’s a question that many who know the underground lab work still wonder as Philly’s rap game is on a hiatus in terms of the next mainstream artist to put what has been a rich history of beats and rhymes on the map. It’s also a question on the minds of the up-and-comers that work in the genre, like Lea Faye and Brianna DeMayo.

Faye, who routinely does freelance work for the popular Philly social site, Wooder Ice, covered the latest installment of the Philly Hip-Hop Awards. DeMayo, who is more aptly known as “Breezy” in rap circles is a a publicist that runs the blog TasteCreators.com. Both dished to PW about the current state of Philly’s hiphop scene saying that today’s sound still tells a classic story, but in a much different way as it looks to hook a new wave of savvy millennials.

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Health Care is a right of every American citizen.

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The congressional Republican health care plan will be a disaster for working families. Their plan will take health care away from 24 million people across the country and impose painful taxes on working people. Budget experts predict out-of-pocket expenses will skyrocket because companies will shift prices to their employees. That means thousands of dollars less in the pockets of working people. Congress should focus on expanding coverage for more working people, not putting high-quality care out of reach.

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Health Care prayers... answered They tried. And failed. In large part it because people like you made their voices heard, to your local congressman, activists and to media members, like us. President Donald Trump and the Republicans who were on board with screwing over working class America now have to go back to the drawing board and come up with a better plan of action, that ensures good affordable health care for those that work damn hard to afford it.

This week, we thought weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d share a small sampling of letters that flooded our inbox of people all over the region freaking out (and rightfully so) over a bill that inevitably would have been to the detriment of 24 million Americans. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Kerith Gabriel 3+,//<:((./< &20

Congress should make affordable healthcare for all, not just a select few. Under the replacement plan that is being proposed today, Republicans will take away healthcare from 24 million Americans, drive up costs for middle class citizens in health care services and prescription drugs. In the so-called compassionate plan, Medicaid and Medicare will be weakened and become less and less available to our fellow Americans. If the Republican Congress prides itself on acting as moral Christians, you would need a microscope to find where their concern for their fellow Americans lie.

Where is our country's pride in caring for ALL AMERICANS, rich, poor, and everyone in between? The Republican Party is trying to rob us of our hard earned benefits, deducted from a lifetime of paychecks, and belittling them by calling them â&#x20AC;&#x153;entitlements.â&#x20AC;? These programs are not entitlements; rather they were paid for by the blood, sweat, and tears of diligent people.

Thank you, Maureen Bierhoff, King of Prussia, Pa. I hope it's not too late. I work with Veterans for a living the Republican bill would be devastating to their needs, including seniors and the disabled. Help us spread the news, GOP, leave the affordable care act alone.

Thank you, Charmaine Congleton, Philadelphia The proposed Trump/Republican health care plan will be a disaster for working families. Their plan will take health care away from 24 million people across the country and impose painful taxes on working people. The proposed cuts to Medicaid will wreck our state budget and hurt people in our community who already are struggling to make ends meet.

Thank you, Marlena Santoyo, Philadelphia, PA The congressional Republican health care plan will be a disaster for working families. Their plan will take health care away from 24 million people across the country and impose painful taxes on working people. Budget experts predict that out-of-pocket expenses will skyrocket because companies will shift prices to their employees. That means thousands of dollars less in the pockets of working people.

The proposed cuts to Medicaid will wreck our state budget and hurt people in our community who already are strug-

gling to make ends meet. Their plan weakens Medicare. It takes three years off the life of the Medicare hospital fund in order to give a huge tax break just to people earning more than $200,000 a year. Their plan does nothing to deal with skyrocketing prices for medical care and prescription drugs.

The people cutting Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health care under the banner of reform have never had to worry about care for themselves or their families. CEOs, billionaires and right-wing politicians get the best care because cost isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a factor for them. The rest of us donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that luxury. Congress should focus on expanding coverage for more working people, not putting high-quality care out of reach. I urge you to contact your representative in Congress and urge him/her to reject this health care plan.

Thank you, Jean Wiant, Glenolden, PA I am one of the working poor in this country and I need health care AND a smart phone in order to run my small business and take care of my children. I'm still in shock that healthcare isn't seen as a right for every citizen in this country. Access to affordable healthcare is a basic need and frankly should be free or low cost for all of us who pay taxes (so I guess people like Trump who do not pay their taxes should have to pay for their healthcareâ&#x20AC;Ś) There are lots of good ideas floating around regarding affordable health care for all (keep the ACA as it is, strengthen the ACA by simplifying it and offering cheaper rates, expanding Medicaid and Medicare to cover everyone, expand the Congressional health plan and put all citizens on that plan) but Trumpcare (Ryancare? Republicancare? Give-to-the-rich-by-robbingthe-poor-care?) is not one of the good ideas. It's the worst idea so far. Write letters, make phone calls, march, speak up.

Thank you, Cornelia Kietzman, Philadelphia, PA Dear Editor: As a Philadelphian, I'm opposed to the congressional Republican health care plan. It will be a disaster for working families. Their plan will take health care away from 24 million people across the country and impose painful taxes on working people. Budget experts predict that out-of-pocket expenses will skyrocket because companies will shift prices to their employees. That means thousands of dollars less in the pockets of working people. The proposed cuts to Medicaid will wreck our state budget and hurt people in our community who already are struggling to make ends meet. Their plan weakens Medicare. It takes three years off the life of the Medicare hospital fund in order to give a huge tax break just to people earning more than $200,000 a year. Their plan does nothing to deal with skyrocketing prices for medical care and prescription drugs. The people cutting Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s health care under the banner of reform have never had to worry about care for themselves or their families. They are acting from a rarified platform of privilege. CEOs, billionaires and right-wing politicians get the best care because cost isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a factor for them. The rest of us donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have that luxury. Congress should focus on expanding coverage for more working people, not putting high-quality care out of reach.

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This building seems unassuming, but one room changes lives for the better (or worse) daily.

Case overload Heavy burdens and heavier uncertainties in the age of Trump for Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigration court

BY MAX MARIN

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ost Philadelphians know the stately U.S. court building at 9th and Market streets as the home of the post ofďŹ ce. But on the ďŹ fth ďŹ&#x201A;oor, down the hall and past the security checkpoint, sits a string of rooms so bureaucratically unremarkable that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to believe lives are unraveled here by deportation proceedings ďŹ ve days a week, like clockwork.

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For many of the two-dozen anxiouslooking immigrants in the courtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lobby on a Thursday morning, this is their ďŹ rst time testifying in court. Foreign-born Philadelphians make up 13 percent of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population, nearly doubling in size since 1990, according to Census records.

Indeed, these immigrants are often credited with stabilizing and even growing Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s population in recent years, bucking decades of native-born population loss across county lines. But in immigration court today, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on the long road through an overburdened court system that could end in either unimaginable

relief or unimaginable pain.

A schedule on the bulletin board lists them by â&#x20AC;&#x153;alien name.â&#x20AC;? For whatever reason, Immigration and Customs Enforcement has a case pending for their removal from the country, and this is step one of their due process. Most are here for master calendar hearings, which is similar to arraignments, in which each respondent works through the initial paperwork of their case and receives a trial date, often several years out. The trials are called merit hearings, and are far more lengthy and emotional.

Fail to appear at either, however, and be prepared for an early ďŹ&#x201A;ight out of the country.

The courtrooms themselves are lowceilinged, windowless affairs whose diminutive nature belies the power of their proceedings. In stuffy Courtroom No. 3, a Spanish-language interpreter cools herself with a Japanese hand fan. An expressionless attorney from ICEâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce of Chief Counsel pulls case ďŹ les from boxes on a pushcart â&#x20AC;&#x201D; one of the many aging signs associated with the nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigration courts. And seated below the Department of Justice seal with the freedom eagle and the Latin quote about justice is Immigration Judge Steven A. Morley, one of Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ ve immigration judges, who labors affectionately to pronounce the â&#x20AC;&#x153;alien namesâ&#x20AC;? of those before him. There are Russian, Indian and Kenyan names.

But most of those who pass through Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigration courts hail from Central American countries plagued by violence.

There is no time for lengthy biographies.

Whole sagas â&#x20AC;&#x201D; like that of the Honduran woman who is waiting on death certiďŹ cates of relatives killed by the cartels to include in her petition for asylum â&#x20AC;&#x201D; are crunched into 5 or 10-minute sessions.

Morley has 25 master calendar hearings to get through this morning.

A 20-something Mexican national who lives in South Philadelphia appears with an attorney, and presents the SparkNotes version of his life: He has two children and three stepchildren who are U.S. citizens. His mother brought him to Philadelphia when he was 11. He has had a total of three days of schooling in the U.S. and works as a manual laborer. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s seeking relief from deportation on the grounds that, according to his attorney Eduardo Otero, his wife has health issues and he is the sole breadwinner for his family.

Morley provides generous advice, walking clients through the ins and outs of what

to expect during their upcoming merit hearing. Build a case that would show this man would be â&#x20AC;&#x153;leaving ďŹ ve children in abject povertyâ&#x20AC;? if he was deported, he says.

Financial records. Household bills. Pay stubs. In short, meet the burden of proof.

The never-ending backlog While immigration law hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet changed, the uncertain future of these courts under President Donald Trumpâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s administration adds anxiety on all sides, for the immigrants, their attorneys â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and the ďŹ ve Philly immigration judges.

The undocumented immigrants before Morley are not being detained, and most do not have criminal records. But the chances of their cases being â&#x20AC;&#x153;administratively closedâ&#x20AC;? are slim now. Under the Obama administration in 2011, ICE implemented a policy for ďŹ eld ofďŹ cers and federal attorneys to operate with prosecutorial discretion, which meant putting non-priority cases to rest and focussing on criminal offenders. Under Trump, as Morley told one client in court, those days are gone. â&#x20AC;&#x153;What you see now on the prosecution side, which is ICE, is that theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re much less lenient,â&#x20AC;? Otero said outside the courtroom. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Certain people should not be in deportation proceedings. They have no criminal record, they have a family, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been here a while â&#x20AC;&#x201D; let it be.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason why you should spend your resources and money and burden the courts deporting this person. But thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone now, so everybody is free game.â&#x20AC;?

In Philadelphia alone, 6,539 cases have been put to rest due to prosecutorial discretion since October 2013, according to data compiled by the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. It remains unclear if ICE will now be directed to revive these dormant cases under an already bursting court system.

If it did, it would nearly double Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s backlog of cases.

As of the end of February, Morley and the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s other four immigration judges faced 7,686 pending cases. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s far less than comparable big citiesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; immigration courts. Nationally, Pennsylvania has the 15th-largest caseload, but Philadelphia barely ranked among the 30 busiest immigration courts in 2015. All told, the city bears just a fraction of the gargantuan backlog in immigration courts nationwide, which broke a new record with 555,001 pending cases in the same month.

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Not every prayer to keep a family together is answered in Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigration courts. portation enforcement priorities without a plan to alleviate the strain that such heightened enforcement is placing on the anemic judge corps.

Since August, Philadelphia Immigration Court has gained more than 1,200 cases, which immigration attorneys partially attribute to the amped up enforcement priorities under Trump. Nationally, between January and February, nearly 10,000 more cases were ďŹ led on the backlog, according to data provided by the Executive OfďŹ ce of Immigration Review.

The 550,000 case burden falls on just 300 immigration judges nationwide.

Kathryn Mattingly, a spokeswoman for EOIR, said the department is authorized for 374 judges and related funding. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Despite the federal hiring freeze, Attorney General Sessions has determined that EOIR positions can continue to be ďŹ lled, consistent with the departmentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national security and public safety missions,â&#x20AC;? Mattingly wrote in an email. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As such, EOIR is continuing to advertise and ďŹ ll positions nationwide for immigration judges and supporting staff, and will announce any new invested immigration judges.â&#x20AC;?

To make matters worse, as Morley noted to several clients throughout the day, things are afoot on the national level that will very much affect Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigration court system. At some point each year, Morley announced he will be called away from his local post to provide assistance at detention centers. At the court3+,//<:((./< &20

house, rumors passed between parties that Judge Charles A. Honeyman is soon to scheduled for a stint on the U.S.-Mexico border; the EOIR had no comment.

On average, each judge handles eight to 10 merit hearings a week. When they are pulled off on detail, those hearings are postponed by a year to a year and a half.

Four immigration attorneys interviewed for this article predicted appeals hearings will rise considerably in the next year, further clogging the courts.

Judges are not permitted to speak with the press. However, local immigration attorneys who deal with the courts daily paint a high-stress picture.

Joe Hohenstein, an immigration lawyer with Landau, Hess, Simon & Cho, said he canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recall a single merit hearing where somebody didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t cry, whether it was the respondent or a family member.

In some cases, it is the ICE attorneys or the judges who break down in tears. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being an immigration judge is essentially the same as being a criminal judge who is always assigned to capital murder cases,â&#x20AC;? Hohenstein said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The emotions that run with the loss of a family member in a deportation case is essentially the equivalent â&#x20AC;&#x201D; and there are studies that have been done on this â&#x20AC;&#x201D; of losing a loved one to death. And it certainly feels that way when there are children involved.â&#x20AC;? Q

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More activists than you think are working behind the scenes to create urban sustainability here in Philadelphia.

Grassroots campaign What Philly is quietly doing to become a greener metropolis

BY DANIELLE CORCIONE

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ive years after Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Jeanine Kayembe led a service trip of 30 young people from Temple University and North Philadelphia.

While many other college students reconstructed homes through Habitat for Humanity, Temple students volunteered on an urban farm, which focused on community revitalization and food security. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Once we got back, we noticed how the Lower Ninth Ward kind of looked like North Philadelphia,â&#x20AC;? she explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but there was no storm here. Some of these problems exist in our city also, so how can we combat that?â&#x20AC;?

Coincidentally, when the group returned home, the Village of Arts and Humanities had an empty lot that couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t receive funding in North Philadelphia.

The group, now known as the Philly Urban Creators, decided to adopt the space as their own and start an an urban plantation called the Life Do Grow farm.

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beds, greenhouses, and aquaponics, to grow seasonal foods from tomatoes to pumpkins to kale. Additionally, the farm hosts a Farmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Market every ďŹ rst Friday of the month from April to November. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For us, sustainability means these food systems will stay forever because they depend on people and not larger institutions that provide food,â&#x20AC;? Kayembe added.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a method that continues to sprout life all across Philadelphia.

Sustainability doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t mean compromising beauty The recent Philadelphia Flower Show proved as much by introducing the city to new eco-friendly, yet gorgeous designs inspired by the Dutch Wave Movement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dutch green design teaches us how to make green beautiful,â&#x20AC;? said Sam Lemheney, chief of shows and events for the Philadelphia Flower Show.

Take Dutch architect Bart Hoesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; presentation of his sustainable roof garden.

To accompany vibrant tulips, the garden strategically uses natural resources, such as the pergola gutter to catch rainwater and the olivine stones to bind carbon di-

oxide and clear the air. Despite the tiny space, Hoes created a practical masterpiece that many Philadelphians can replicate at home.

Additionally, Stony Brook Nursery curated a traditional yet innovative garden space of perennials with tree hedge framing and a trimmed boxwood structure.

Symbolically, the designers wanted to portray the collision of control and disorder, using a combination of artiďŹ cial and natural resources.

How can the ďŹ&#x201A;ower showâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sustainable techniques be seen to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many neighborhoods year-round? I talked to a few community leaders to ďŹ nd out.

The Pennsylvania Horticulture Society, which sponsors the event every year, is also committed to making Philadelphia beautiful. Likewise, the organization works on year-round projects in the city, like greening civic landscapes and educational trainings. Through PHS City Harvestâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s workshops, for instance, urban gardeners learn to create a new infrastructure for food production, distribution, and consumption.

Ultimately, through every one of their programs, the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s goal is to connect the surrounding community with horticulture with harvesting and urban gardens.

In a similar vein, the ďŹ fty-block, threemile above-ground plaza known as the Rail Yard hopes to rejuvenate some of the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s neighborhoods. This project coincides with a $10.3 million renovation and repurposing of the Reading Viaduct into the Viaduct Rail Park. Just like New York Cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s High Line, the elevated Viaduct tracks carried trains for nearly 100 years.

Recently, the City of Philadelphia announced their decision to commission a public art installation by local artists, Brent Wahl and Laynie Browne for the Rail Yard. As Wahl constructs a physical sculpture, Browne will add a poetic touch with engraved granite pavers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Actually], itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s text engraving all along the pathway,â&#x20AC;? Browne explained. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The sculpture itself will be integrated into the design of the park, engaging visitors with the landscaped environment around them and providing contemplative space.â&#x20AC;?

Green architecture Last November, Mayor Kenney released a Greenworks plan in collaboration with the City of Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce of Sustainability. Among many of the planâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s visions, one was to provide the entire city with access to clean, affordable

energy.

The OfďŹ ce of Sustainability's energy ofďŹ ce brings this promise to life with their Building Energy Benchmarking initiative, which save $1.4 million a year in energy costs. In 2012, Philadelphia City Council passed an ordinance which required property owners of buildings over 50,000 square feet or more to disclose their energy and water usage.

In 2017, the legislation expanded to include multi-family residential spaces.

Overall, the benchmarking initiative tracks the energy of over 3 million square feet of buildings all across the city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t manage what you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t measure,â&#x20AC;? explains Christine Knapp, director of the OfďŹ ce of Sustainability. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wanted building owners and managers to think more about how much money theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re spending on energy and whether their building can perform better. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re giving them the opportunity to compare to other buildings of similar sizes.â&#x20AC;?

Future visions The benchmarking project introduced the city to the 2030 Districts Project, a movement to create high-performance building districts all over the world, which is now spearheaded locally by DVGBC. The Philadelphia 2030 District brings together both private and public property owners, government ofďŹ cials, prominent community leaders, and representatives from utility companies to reduce energy usage, water consumption, and transportation-related emissions by 50 percent by the year 2030. So far, 9.5 million square feet of space throughout the city has committed to the initiative.

Too often, those unfamiliar with sustainable practices confuse the potential to save money with what would amount to a large investment. The truth is that you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to spend money in order to adopt environmentally-friendly habits.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why a main component of the network, Bartolotta stresses, is all about educating building managers on eco-friendly practices. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For buildings that may not have the funds to make capital investments to improve their systems, you can take courses to learn tips and tricks for how to run your systems more efďŹ ciently and save money,â&#x20AC;&#x153; explains Bartolotta. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We want to create as many opportunities for peer information sharing and networking to help folks work towards ambitious goals.â&#x20AC;? Q TWITTER: @DECORCIONE

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Daddyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Girl?

Comedian Lewis remains mum in case of alleged lovechild living on Philadelphiaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s streets

BY WILLIAM KENNY

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erry Lewis remains silent.

The bombastic stand-up comedian and comic actor may be legendary for his ďŹ&#x201A;amboyant personas and sharp, oftencaustic wit, but when it comes to Suzan Minoret, a homeless Northeast woman who makes a compelling case that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his illegitimate daughter, Lewis seems to be pleading the ďŹ fth.

Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been nary a word from the Lewis camp since the Northeast Times and Philadelphia Weekly printed Minoretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s distressing saga on Jan. 18. Lewis has not responded to follow up requests for comment.

Minoret hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t heard a peep from him, either, despite her declarations that reuniting with her biological father is her top priority and her assurances that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not merely trying to cash in on his riches. For her, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all about the family, not the fortune.

At 65, Minoret is also trying to sell her autobiography and kickstart a career as a motivational speaker and advocate for the homeless while ďŹ guring out a way to get herself and her best friend, David Susskin, off the streets. And while she insists that their quality of life has improved in recent weeks, in reality their routine has changed little since Minoretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story made headlines. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting a little more respect instead of people thinking weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just out on the street,â&#x20AC;? Minoret said during an interview in the department store cafe where she and Susskin spend much of their days.

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The alleged daughter of Jerry Lewis says she just wants a relationship with her dad, not his fame or fortune. â&#x20AC;&#x153;People come here and ask for autographs,â&#x20AC;? Susskin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They take pictures of her at least once or twice a day.â&#x20AC;?

The article chronicled Minoretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s privileged childhood as the daughter of a fashion model mother and Park Avenue restaurateur stepfather. Celebrities were never far from the family. Even Lewis, who like Suzanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother was married at the time, maintained a frequent presence in the young girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life, although he never acknowledged publicly that he had a daughter.

Their contact became rare after Minoret married and moved to France in the 1970s. Their meetings became non-existent by the mid-1980s after Minoret divorced and re-settled in Florida to be near her widowed and ailing mother. About a decade ago, Minoret and Susskin moved to Philadelphia to work with an agent on her book and a publicity campaign. But that collaboration crumbled, leaving them homeless.

Minoretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s story has triggered a variety of reactions from people who see them in the stores or on the street each day. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Regular people whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known us a

very long time kind of knew our situation, but they didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know how bad it was,â&#x20AC;?

Susskin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Other people who weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve known have stepped away because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re jealous of the publicity.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think it was easier for some to be compassionate because they thought we were nobodies,â&#x20AC;? Minoret said.

Regarding Lewis: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Some people canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comprehend how he could be so good to Jerryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kids and so bad to her,â&#x20AC;? Susskin said.

On the good side, some store managers have become more welcoming to them since learning of Minoretâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s connection to Lewis. Despite the occasional gift from a passing stranger, the pair shun panhandling. They survive mostly on disability checks. Both have permanent injuries caused by automobile accidents.

On Feb. 11, they created a GoFundMe page called â&#x20AC;&#x153;Jerry Lewis Daughter Homeless.â&#x20AC;? Unfortunately for them, it hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t generated a single donation, unless you count the $5 that Susskin pledged on Feb. 26. Their goal is to raise $8,000.

Similarly, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had little success keeping Suzanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name in the news. In late

January, a local TV station broadcast a segment about her, but the national media hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t picked up the story. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been having trouble reaching other media,â&#x20AC;? Minoret said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We wrote to the New York Times and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get an answer. I told them to look up all of their old articles about my family.â&#x20AC;?

But they keep trying. Typically, they start their days at a local doughnut shop, where they have coffee and a light breakfast. After a while, they go to their favorite department store cafe, where they get to work, stopping periodically for lunch and naps. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like our ofďŹ ce where we write the book, make calls, send emails and plan our strategy,â&#x20AC;? Susskin said.

They employ cell phones because they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a computer. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve sent the emails and made the calls and now weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re waiting for replies.

Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all we do,â&#x20AC;? Susskin said.

In the evening, they generally return to the doughnut shop for more coffee until it closes. Then they walk to a nearby diner until the early morning. They usually have to spend at least a few hours per night outside. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have no place to go and all the time in the world to get there,â&#x20AC;? Susskin said.

For a while, they also had a self-storage unit where they kept their possessions and could shelter in extreme conditions. But they fell behind on their payments and got locked out. One of their immediate goals is to raise enough money to pay off the storage unit and retrieve their things. They also want to have some money available for health care. A local family doctor used to see them both, but he retired about a year ago. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m very concerned because weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re getting older,â&#x20AC;? Susskin said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We think of that all the time,â&#x20AC;? Minoret said.

Susskin thinks that radio might hold their big break. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been trying to get the attention of actress Brooke Shields, who hosts a new show on SiriusXM satellite radio discussing topics like parenting, relationships, fashion and the arts. As someone born out of wedlock and as a celebrityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s child, Suzanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life might provide great fodder for conversation on a multitude of topics.

Despite their many setbacks, they continue to look ahead. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re very positive. If we werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t positive, we wouldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve given up a long time ago,â&#x20AC;? Minoret said. Q TWITTER: @NETIMESOFFICIAL

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embers of the Pennsylvania chapter of Black Lives Matter have joined a chorus of voices calling for the resignation of District Attorney Seth Williams, who was handed a 23-count federal indictment for corruption-related charges on March 21.

A small group of protesters braved the rain Monday morning outside of the DAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ofďŹ ce where they called on Williams to step down immediately.

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Williams pleaded not guilty during his March 22 arraignment in U.S. District Court, where he stood accused of wire fraud among other extortion and bribery-related offenses.

Black Lives Matter shares the odd company of Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 5 President John McNesby, who demanded Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; resignation last week. Mayor Jim Kenney also issued a statement calling on Williams to step down, as did Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor Deborah R. Gross. Most of the seven Democrats running to take Williamsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; seat have called for him to resign as well. Q TWITTER: @MAXMMARIN

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Amber Hikes left California and the weather that coincides in her commitment to Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s LGBT community.

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y weather app says itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 40 degrees in Philadelphia, which was an improvement over what it was a day before in what has been a frigid March for the most part.

Meanwhile, in Long Beach, Calif., itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 65.

The latter is weather Amber Hikes decided to ditch to start a new chapter in her career. Move over palm trees, when it to her new role spearheading the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OfďŹ ce of LGBT Affairs as its newest director, neither palm trees (and a small pay cut) was going to deter a return to Philly. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Personally itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting to be home,â&#x20AC;? Hikes says of her return. She says when the initial contact came in early January, she uprooted her life for a job sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have had since March 6. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They asked, I was obviously honored.â&#x20AC;?

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in 2015. Hers is not a new position, but its focus is shifting. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is deďŹ nitely a new direction,â&#x20AC;? Hikes says, because the OfďŹ ce must be â&#x20AC;&#x153;outward facing and accessible.â&#x20AC;? Most recently, the position was held by Nellie Fitzpatrick who was loudly criticized during her term and pressured to resign by activists who felt she wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t doing enough to address gayborhood racism. During that whole ďŹ asco, Fitzpatrick told Philly Voice, â&#x20AC;&#x153;I largely made things happen behind the scenes.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s difďŹ cult to translate,â&#x20AC;? Hikes says of her job. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The community needs to feel like itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s being served. You can be dedicated 24 hours a day to this, but people need to see and hear in a tangible way.â&#x20AC;?

How does Hikes plan to act â&#x20AC;&#x153;as a liaison between the community and the cityâ&#x20AC;? now that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s taken the reigns? â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is my job to understand the needs of the community, advise the mayor on those needs, connect the community with city government resources and ensure that the services they receive are culturally competent,â&#x20AC;? she says.

Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s laid out a list of priorities, which were unveiled at her ďŹ rst ofďŹ cial press conference March 16. Much of the focus is on advocating for the most vulnerable of citizens, ensuring sensitivity and competence from city departments, increasing accessibility of the ofďŹ ce itself, and better data keeping. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m a much better listener than talker,â&#x20AC;? said Hikes,

whose background is in social work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Government often assumes it knows best how to serve the people. But they need to talk to the community ďŹ rst.â&#x20AC;?

Her ofďŹ ce continues to hold a series of town hall-like community conversation and along with an LGBT Affairs Commission â&#x20AC;&#x201C; ďŹ lled with a diverse group of invested and politically active Philadelphians â&#x20AC;&#x201C; she aims to make the city more equitable and less violent.

Tall order for a one-person ofďŹ ce in a city where more than half of the homeless youth identify as LGBT, the LGBT community itself continues to endure decades of entrenched racism, and the murders of trans women often go unsolved. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can the city help if you have a rude homophobic neighbor? Maybe not,â&#x20AC;? Hikes says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;but we can make changes that affect a microcosm and ultimately address these larger issues.â&#x20AC;?

One speciďŹ c thing sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s already done is address is the April 1 Philly stop of the National Organization for Marriageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Free Speechâ&#x20AC;? bus tour. The tour aims to spread the idea that anti-trans policies are a matter of free speech, declaring on the side of the vehicle, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Biology: Boys are boysâ&#x20AC;Ś and always will be. Girls are girlsâ&#x20AC;Ś and always will be. You canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t change sex. Respect all.â&#x20AC;?

Hikes collaborated with other Philly organizations to plan a â&#x20AC;&#x153;peaceful pop-up partyâ&#x20AC;? in response. The bus tour was set to kick off Thursday but was vandalized in Midtown Manhattan by trans rights activists before it launched, so a counter-protest party seems almost sweet in comparison.

Planning parties is deďŹ nitely in Hikesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; wheelhouse, as the longtime LGBT activist gained notoriety in Philly for her monthly Stimulus and Back 2 Basics events that were populated by queer women. When asked whether her position with these events was a conďŹ&#x201A;ict of interest, given that many local bars are being held accountable by the city for allegations of racism, she clariďŹ ed the distinction between her ofďŹ ce and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission. â&#x20AC;&#x153;PCHR is charged with investigating claims of discrimination with regard to housing, employment and public accommodations. While the OfďŹ ce of LGBT Affairs supports and stands behind the work of PCHR, we have no jurisdiction in those investigations and proceedings,â&#x20AC;? she said.

In some ways, Hikesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; approach is reminiscent to that of Gloria Casarez, the ďŹ rst person to hold the ofďŹ ce, who passed away in 2014. She was another highly lauded, wellknown LGBT Philly activist, and a queer woman of color. â&#x20AC;&#x153;An intersectional approach has been helpful to me,â&#x20AC;? said Hikes, who says her identities are largely a beneďŹ t in representing the needs of a majority-minority city. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It could be challenging, there might be those who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel represented by me. But thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plenty of opportunity for cisgender, white and male people to get involved and ďŹ ght for those who have historically been disadvantaged.â&#x20AC;?

Shed added: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been very hopeful and encouraged by those who have already been doing the heavy lifting and those coming out of the shadows to take part,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revolutionary to get a city involved in these issues, to be actively working to improve quality of life.â&#x20AC;? Q TWITTER: @TIMAREE_LEIGH

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uring a special meeting of the Tacony Civic Association on March 24, zoning attorney Justin Krik told more than 150 area residents that his clientsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; plans for the historic Tacony Music Hall are in keeping with the 19th-century landmarkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original purpose. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It was built for education and the arts,â&#x20AC;? Krik said.

However, Krikâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s clients specialize in education and arts of a sexual nature.

So with that acknowledgment, leaders of the proposed Philly Music Hall sex-positive club and its potential future neighbors engaged in a two-hour question-and-answer session covering a multitude of topics, including member vetting, alcohol consumption, zoning nuances, public safety, parking, child daycare â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and sex. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We would be the ďŹ rst sex-positive community on the East Coast,â&#x20AC;? Philly Music Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s co-founder Deborah Rose Hinchey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;These communities are transient right now. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking to establish a permanent space.â&#x20AC;?

Most of the neighbors on hand didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t care for that idea. In voting by signed petition about 80 residents opposed the clubâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s zoning application, while about 30 voted for it according to TCA zoning chairman Sam Schepis. Precise counts were not immediately available. The civic association will send a letter of opposition to the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Zoning Board of Adjustment in advance of an April 5 hearing on the case. The ZBA may grant a zoning permit anyway.

Constructed in 1885 and listed on both the national and city historic registries, the Music Hall at Longshore Avenue and Edmund Street is within the Disston Estate, a deed-restricted district originally developed by saw tycoon Henry Disston. In recent years, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s housed a child day care, a real estate ofďŹ ce, the Tacony Historical Society and the Tacony Community Development Corporation.

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Area residents are against it, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still very possible that the old Philly Music Hall in Tacony could become a sex-positive club.

The three-story red brick building was sold in December. Philly Music Hallâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organizers rent the site from the new owner.

The real estate business, historical society and CDC have relocated. The daycare center still occupies the ďŹ rst ďŹ&#x201A;oor.

Hincheyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s organization seeks a socalled special exception from the zoning board to present â&#x20AC;&#x153;live entertainment for more than 50 peopleâ&#x20AC;? in the property, which is zoned for commercial use. The zoning code language characterizes the use as â&#x20AC;&#x153;night club/private club.â&#x20AC;? Admission would be restricted to members only. The club would offer game nights and movie nights, â&#x20AC;&#x153;pot luckâ&#x20AC;? dinners and discussion groups covering sexual â&#x20AC;&#x153;skills and theory,â&#x20AC;? Hinchey said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;There will be more educational events and less of a party atmosphere,â&#x20AC;? Krik said.

Yet, at last weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s meeting, it seemed most of the neighbors wanted to know more about the role of actual sex in the program.

Hinchey said sexual activity is â&#x20AC;&#x153;not encouragedâ&#x20AC;? on the premises and â&#x20AC;&#x153;not the purpose or intent of this space.â&#x20AC;? Yet, sex is â&#x20AC;&#x153;not prohibitedâ&#x20AC;? on site. That said, the club, its employees and volunteers will not perform sex acts in exchange for compensation, although there would be membership fees. No one under 18 would be allowed to take part in club activities. The club would ban any consumption of alcohol or drugs on site. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not a nightclub. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an intoxicantfree space,â&#x20AC;? Krik said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is not a stepping stone to an application for a liquor license.â&#x20AC;?

Hinchey said if her organization obtains its zoning permit, it would like to begin operating on May 5. Q TWITTER: @NETIMESOFFICIAL

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Brianna DeMayo, left, and Lea Faye have a lot to say about the current state of Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip-hop scene.

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The one thing that is missing from Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip-hop scene? More collaboration. The pair both agree that there isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enough partnership between artists in Philadelphia to create an even better sound. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s proof that is works in todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hip-hop with rappers like North Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lil Uzi Vert â&#x20AC;&#x201C; whose real name is Symere Woods â&#x20AC;&#x201C; reached acclaim after he paired with Atlanta based rapper Migos for the single â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad and Boujee.â&#x20AC;? The song went No. 1 on Billboard charts and arguably was the joint that made Woods a mainstream name. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It does happen, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not going to sit here and say it doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t happen, but if more artists would collab with each other and go to each otherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shows I think yeah the work coming out would really be that much better,â&#x20AC;? said DeMayo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Listen, I do think some beef allows for healthy competition, but I do feel like in some ways we [as a rap community] should be pulling together a little bit more.â&#x20AC;?

That pulling together has come in many forms, with the sprouting of studios and workshops like REC Philly and instructional programs like the Institute for HipHop Education giving not just current and aspiring artists a place to grow, but industry hopefuls a place to learn from professionals already in the game. The rap game hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wavered as being a difďŹ cult one to break into, but in Philly in

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;A lot of the hip-hop coming out of Philly is about partying and having fun,â&#x20AC;? said Faye. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more of a visual too, so youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re hearing the music, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re also seeing the lifestyle on social media pages and on YouTube. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more attractive to the eye, I feel than the lyrics, not saying that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have talented lyricists because really thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what Philly has always been known for.â&#x20AC;?

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true. The storytelling of the neighborhood from artists like Freeway, Beanie Sigel, Cassidy, the Roots and Cool C (among others) has been a mainstay that puts Philly on the map, the same way New York City and Los Angeles are known for its cache of storytellers. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philly has a lyricist background for sure,â&#x20AC;? said Faye. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a sound made popular today, by groups like State Property and The Roots, but I feel like Philly has a balance today. We can make a party record with lyrics in it...back then you really partied to the hip-hop, but a lot of Philly artists today are mixing [electronic dance music] and putting their lyrics over it. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just a different sound that is resonating.â&#x20AC;?

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search of that next big name, there continue to be resources both known and underground helping those on the come-up.

So who is next? There are a couple of names both Faye and DeMayo threw out that are on the rise. For every Meek Mill thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Theodore Grams. For every Eve, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a Joie Katsos. Fan of Freeway?

Google the name Ant Beale.

But the connection all these newcomers have is that staying remotely underground is just ďŹ ne until a label feels them.

If it has to be mixtapes until a single sticks â&#x20AC;&#x201C; so be it.

Philly has long been a hip-hop scene where the lyrics complement the beat, not the other way around. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that notion, despite the new way many artists go about delivering their message is the one strong fact that isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to waver anytime soon. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Philly we are deep-rooted in the neighborhoods and it shows in the lyrics,â&#x20AC;? said DeMayo. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The industry is going towards the [sound of artists like Desiigner and Future] and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really the sound here. I feel like people in Philly are really true to their art and themselves...they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t want to sell out and make a song like that just get on. So, if they have to wait, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll wait.â&#x20AC;? Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR

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ast and present writers, photographers and designers of Philadelphia Weekly were big winners last week as the Keystone Press Awards were released.

The media source nabbed ďŹ ve honors taking home awards for general news (Anastasia Barbalios/Jackie Rupp; 24 Hours of the DNC), news feature stories (Jackie Rupp; Black Arms), personality proďŹ les (Kerith Gabriel, Max Marin, Hayden Mitman, Timaree Schmit; Hidden Citizens) and a sweep in page design for State of the City (Mark Homer).

In all, Newspaper Media Group the parent company of PW collected 18 total awards for weekly publications for content in the Northeast Times, South Philly Review and the Star Community Newsweekly. Q â&#x20AC;&#x201C; KERITH GABRIEL | @SPRTSWTR

Opinion: Say NO to Bill No. 685 If House Bill No. 685 becomes law, you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t read this newspaper anymore. Hard-working people will lose their jobs. Small business owners will suffer. Communities will see a part of their identity vanish overnight.

House Bill No. 685 would prohibit the unsolicited delivery of newspapers in Philadelphia. It also would create a ripple effect that bill proponents callously ignore.

Many of your friends and neighbors work at these newspapers writing stories, selling advertisements, designing artwork, delivering the papers, etc. Many of your friends and neighbors indirectly depend on these newspapers for employment, from the agent who handles the newspaperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s insurance to the waitress who serves hungry reporters at the local diner. House Bill No. 685 would kill these jobs and more as money disappears from many segments of the local economy.

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It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t end there. Small business owners rely on these newspapers for effective and affordable marketing plans that bring customers through their doors. A small business can target residents in its neighborhood, offer a coupon or sale, and increase business â&#x20AC;&#x201C; all without busting the budget.

If passed, House Bill No. 685 takes away this valuable tool, making it even more difďŹ cult for a family to establish and grow their business.

Beyond the negative economic impact and ďŹ nancial hardship House Bill No. 685 would thrust upon thousands of Philadelphians, the bill aims to kill institutions that have served residents for decades. These newspapers hold government responsible for its actions and offer a voice to many who feel powerless.

Some people lack the ďŹ nancial means to regularly purchase paid publications or buy a computer. Still others lack the skills to uncover news and

information on the Internet.

These newspapers are the only connection for many, especially the poor and elderly, to their government and community.

The newspapers House Bill No. 685 would kill arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t faceless, corporate chain stores in a mall. Generations of Philadelphians have celebrated their childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s triumphs, mourned the loss of beloved individuals and gained a greater sense of community through their pages.

These newspapers are the history books of the neighborhoods that collectively make Philadelphia the city it is. They are living, breathing contributors to their communities and vital pieces of this cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fabric.

Tell your legislators to stand up for jobs, give small business owners the tools they need to thrive and leave your newspaper alone. Tell them to reject House Bill No. 685.

Sofiya Ballin â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Philly Effectâ&#x20AC;? is an ongoing series about the impact Philadelphia has made on its residentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lives. Meet Philly transplant Sofiya Ballin â&#x20AC;&#x201C; yes, thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s her incredibly real name. The daughter of Jamaican immigrants, Ballin, 24, grew up in New York and the Poconos before coming to Philly to attend Temple University. By day, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a reporter at the Philadelphia Inquirer where she takes on projects that elevate the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s black history and culture. By night, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the brainchild behind Caribbean dance parties and female-centric event series called the Electric Lady. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My ďŹ rst introduction to Philly was at a slam poetry reading at the Rotunda. I was high school and I just remembered being so horriďŹ ed to take the stage.

The hosts were funny, but they were also brutal at the same time. I knew that I had to go up there and earn their respect. I had to be about it. I had to be great. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t half-ass it â&#x20AC;&#x201C; not with that crowd.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s humbling to come into a space and realize you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know everything. People will tell you immediately youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not really a Philadelphian. I get that all the time now. I have to have these moments, as we say in New York, they son me. People son me. They say, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;nah nah nah, chill, this is what Philly is. This is what you got to understand.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; And I take the time to sit back, listen, and soak it in.

Not having family here, I had to ďŹ gure out my place in a city thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not necessarily going to baby me all the time. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a tough love city. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I think, when you do get Phillyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s respect, it means something. Because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not something they give out.

To go through those growing pains in this city in particular, without family, has really made me the resilient and persistent person that I am. I adopted some of that edge.

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Cherry Blossom Festival

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nother year means another season to celebrate the delicate pink blossoms of 1,000 beautiful trees and the rich traditions of Japanese culture at the annual Cherry Blossom Festival, making its return to the Horticultural Center in Fairmount Park.

Over the course of a little over a week, a wide variety of events are planned from ďŹ&#x201A;ower arranging, library story hours to live musical demonstrations and dance performances. Participants are invited to partake in origami classes as well as sushi making or enjoying martial arts demonstrations in what truly is the perfect merger of learning more about culture and enjoying the arrival of Spring.

The event has origins beginning in 1926 when the Japanese government donated cherry trees to Philadelphia in honor of the Sesquicentennial of American Independence. Cherry blossoms hold a deep signiďŹ cance in Japanese culture as a classic motif in art, literature and cuisine. In this particular case, Japanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s national ďŹ&#x201A;ower, was offered as a symbol of friendship to other nations.

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In this tale of escape from North Korea, sisters Minhee and Junhee are torn apart at the border as they attempt to ďŹ&#x201A;ee. Each navigating across time and space to see each other again â&#x20AC;&#x201C; navigating the perilous and treacherous terrain of personal belief.

In this fantastical, humor laced play of stunning visual imagery and beauty, which casts light on the darkness of a secretive regime. All while illuminating American values from a unique perspective. | 7pm. $23-$39. The Drake Proscenium Theatre, 302 S. Hicks St. interacttheatre.org EVENT

Heavy Metal Karaoke This evening of rock â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;n roll/metal is back. Better than ever before too. As guests are invited to get up on stage to sing as well as scream the classics. If you play guitar, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re welcome to get up on stage to do some guitaraoke as well. | 9pm. Free. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front St. kungfunecktie.com

Thursday, March 30 On the last day of celebration called Sakura Sunday, performers showcase ancient values represented in a traditional-style house and garden that reďŹ&#x201A;ects the history of Japanese culture in Philadelphia. While participation in most of these events are free, the conclusion of the festival, a day long celebration of everything Japanese in Fairmount Park, admission is $15 for adults while children 12 and younger are free.

April 1-9. Horticulture Center, 4800 States Dr. Free (Sakura Sunday $15). subarucherryblossom.org

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Anne-Marie Slaughter The president and CEO of the non-partisan public policy think tank, and author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;UnďŹ nished Business,â&#x20AC;? a manifesto for working women that won widespread admiration for its categorical challenge to workplace norms. She is also the former director of policy planning in the

State Department, a dean at Princeton university, and the author of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Idea That Is Americaâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;A New World Order.â&#x20AC;?

In her latest, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s rethinking the complexities of international diplomacy in a post-Cold War world. | 7:30pm. $7-$15. Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org COMEDY

Bob Saget The hilarious raunchy comedian is back in homestate, telling jokes that he never has before.

Having risen to stardom with his portrayal of family man Danny Turner on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Full Houseâ&#x20AC;? and hosting â&#x20AC;&#x153;Americaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Funniest Home Videosâ&#x20AC;? his comedy is known for being a few shades darker.

Assured to offend at least somebody out there, audience discretion be advised. | 8pm. $75 - $99. Keswick Theatre, 291 Keswick Ave. & Easton Rd. Glenside keswicktheatre.com

Friday, March 31 MUSIC

The Menzingers These musicians from Scranton are back and better than ever in this tour of their latest and ďŹ fth full-length release â&#x20AC;&#x153;After the Party.â&#x20AC;? Having been together since teenagers, they made made their Epitaph debut in 2012 with â&#x20AC;&#x153;On The Impossible Pastâ&#x20AC;? and went on to release 2014â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Rented Worldâ&#x20AC;? lauded by both the New York Times and Stereogum. | 8pm. $22. The Fillmore, 29 East Allen St. theďŹ llmorephilly.com 3+,//<:((./< &20

$35-$120. Verizon Hall, 300 S. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org MUSIC

Bon Jovi Local Jersey boys return, in This House Is Not For Sale Tour. This tour is Bon Joviâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst performance since the bandâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 2013 release.

Having launched the tour back in November the leir album debuted on the Billboard 200 Chart. Philly homeboys Match 22 opening the act. | 7:30pm. $65-$150.

Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. wellsfargocenterphilly.com

Saturday, April 1 MUSIC

Chicano Batman

Touring Philly This Spring: Bon Jovi (Top), and Blue October.

The psychedelic fourpiece band returns to the East Coast touring their latest album â&#x20AC;&#x153;Freedom is Free.â&#x20AC;? Exuding a soulfulness new to their sound, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re playing with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;60s and â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;70s inďŹ&#x201A;uences mixed with a R&B sound. Expect funky drumming, and a sonic psychedelic bombardment the likes of which are anchored in their heavy, heady trademark sound. | 9pm. $15. The Fillmore, 29 East Allen St. theďŹ llmorephilly.com TOUR

April Fools Chocolate & Beer

Ella, Louis & All That Jazz

Famous People Not Buried at Laurel Hill

Home Brewed Events are offering a unique evening of chocolate and beer pairings as each dish features a secret ingredient and a conďŹ dential beer pairing to be revealed after every course. Partake in samples of handmade chocolates alongside hand paired beers. | 7pm. $20 Chhaya Cafe, 1823 E. Passyunk Ave. chhayacafe.com 3+,//<:((./< &20

In honor of what would be Ella Fitzgeraldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s centurial birthday, as well as her once frequent collaborator and jazz great Louis Armstrong--a swinging lineup of their biggest hits. Both solo and combined. Expect to hear â&#x20AC;&#x153;It Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Mean a Thing (If It Ainâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t Got That Swing),â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Summertime,â&#x20AC;? and of course the fan favorite â&#x20AC;&#x153;What a Wonderful World,â&#x20AC;? amongst many others. | 8pm.

With 75,000 residents who inhabit the depths of Laurel Hill Cemetery, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re bound to have some wild stories. Learn the stories of the famous and the infamous, the real and ďŹ gurative of tales both past and pres-

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ent buried in this walking tour thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sue to be one of a kind in this life, or in any other. | 1pm. $15. Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Ave. thelaurelhillcemetery.org MUSIC

interjected with rib-busting asides and features commentary on society that somehow still manages to hold up in this day and age. | 2pm. $40.

Walnut Street Theater, 825 Walnut St. walnutstreettheatre.org

Blue October Presented by Radio 104.5 this texas-based band are known for their soaring memories and heartfelt lyrics, which boast a powerful lineup and one of the most emotionally charged and magnetic frontmen in music today. | 7:30pm. $25-$30. The Electric Factory, 421 N. 7th St. electricfactory.info

Sunday, April 2 PERFORMANCE

Thomas John Psychic Medium An all ages, reserved seating event, Thomas John will mystify audiences delivering messages to the audience from people on the other side, supposedly.

As a promotion, twenty tickets are entered for a chance to receive a signed copy of Thomasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; new book â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never Argue with a Dead Person.â&#x20AC;? | 7pm. $50-$125. The Philadelphia Ethical Society, 1906 Rittenhouse Square. mediumthomas. com

Monday, April 3 AUTHOR

Monday Poets: Lamont Dixon, Nina Schafer & Autumn McClintock All three local poets with long publication credentials, will be reading from their work.

Monday Poets is part of a series presented in a room of the library on the ďŹ rst Monday of every month moderated by Lamont Dixon. Copies of the poetsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; books will be available for cash purchase after the reading.

There may be an openmic session. | 6:30pm.

Free. Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine St. freelibrary.org MUSIC

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THe byproduct of Philadelphia musicians JAck Shoudy and Emily MacDonald, they blend Americana folk with acoustic roots to create their own brand of Philly based folk. IncludSTAGE ing their, deeply personal lyrics, vocal harmonies The Importance of and a modern interpreBeing Earnest tation on the American Check out this rendi- folk tradition, Darlingtion of Oscar Wildeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tyn bridges a sound in sensational play where the American scene unwitticisms and handbags like many out there toabound. A timeless clas- day. | 8pm. $7. Kung Fu sic, this comedy of man- Necktie, 1250 N. Front ners is perfectly pitched, St. kungfunecktie.com 0$5&+ $35,/

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Philadelphia Furniture Show Now in its 22nd year, this show is the place to check out exceptional artisan quality furniture. Word has it that this is the â&#x20AC;&#x153;ďŹ nest artisan furniture show in the country.â&#x20AC;? | April 1, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; April 2, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $8-$75. 23rd Street Armory, 22 S. 23rd St. philadelphiafurnitureshow.com AUTHOR

Colum McCann As the winner of the 2009 National Book Award for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Let the Great World Spinâ&#x20AC;? and Irish expat, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a lauded ďŹ ction writer who had his start in the newspapers. McCann has written for the The New Yorker, Esquire, and the Paris review among other publications and currently is a Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing at Hunter College in New York. | 7:30pm. $7-$15.

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HIV-positive is a crime in many areas. There are people in prison todayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;mostly men, mostly blackâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;for failing to disclose. These disclosure laws incentivize not knowing your statusâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be punished for not disclosing what you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t knowâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;putting everyone at higher risk.

Why would he tell the truth? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s possible he lied to you about his statusâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a lie he regarded as harmless thanks to his undetectable viral loadâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;because he assumed this would be a hookup and nothing more. He wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to infect you and he wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t going to see you again. But after you two hit it off, DADT, he decided to tell you the truth right away instead of waiting weeks or months.

The connection you describe is hard to ďŹ ndâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;this could be the start of something great. The lie he told was big, yes, but understandable. I think he deserves credit for coming clean right awayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and a second chance.

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