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11th Annual Brewer’s Plate
“Bon vivant” means more than just “the good life” for Francophiles: Now it’s also the name of a mouth-watering collaboration between our beloved Victory Brewing Company and Michigan’s Brewery Vivant. Their celebrated Bon Vivant beer is a saison-style ale with a medium body and light spice, and it’s getting a heralded East Coast premiere at Fair Food’s 11th annual Brewer’s Plate event this weekend, alongside tasty libations from nearly 40 other breweries and nibbles from almost four dozen local eateries. All kinds of deliciousness will be available to enjoy at the Kimmel Center on Sunday—and all for charity. Amada treats washed down with Neshaminy Creek wares? Yes, please. Tröegs suds matched with Alla Spina creations? Don’t mind if I do. Village Whiskey beauties and Evil Genius liquid gold? Get in my mouth. El Camino Real’s bringing the heat while Stoudts is bringing the cold? Sign me up already. Speaking of effective pairings, Fair Food has united local farmers with businesses and consumers for over 15 years now, so they’re worthy of real support: They aim to create demand for locally-sourced and -raised foodstuffs by highlighting the stories of the great men and women who ethically grow the fuel our bodies require. And if you need to be convinced that Philadelphia’s food community is active, thriving and forever striving, strolling into the Kimmel on Sunday will probably fix that right up. There are nice feels to be had savoring the flavor Philly’s ambitious hometown beer crafters and their brothersin-brewing have to offer while celebrating the local sourcing of food—and having our palates tickled by it, too. Maybe that’s why Brewer’s Plate only happens once a year: Bon Vivant alone sounds divine enough to swim in. Imagine an auditorium teeming with items gleaned from the same spirit. Oh, yeah: That’s a pretty good life, if only for a single day. // BILL cHENEVERT
Sun., March 8, 5:30pm. $59-$99. The Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. brewersplate.com
WEDNESDAy, MARcH 4 TALK
One Book, One Painting: Arrival
Thomas Hovenden’s classic painting Breaking Home Ties depicts a boy leaving home for the first time. Join museum-goers in exploring how it sheds light on Christina Baker Kline’s novel Orphan Train, which explores the fate of children without families in the 19th century. 6pm. Philadelphia Museum of Art,
2600 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. philamuseum.org PANEL
International Women’s Day 2015: Global Migrant Rights & Justice
A performance from the Anna Crusis Women’s Choir highlights an evening of talk about the common ties that bind together immigrant rights and women’s rights, as well as the impact of immigration policies and enforcement on women worldwide. Moderated by Fariha Khan, UPenn’s associate director of Asian American studies. 6pm. Free.
International House, 3701 Chestnut St. 215.387.5125. ihousephilly.org
THURSDAY, MARCH 5 AU THOR
Michio Kaku
One of today’s most recognizable ambassadors of science and co-founder of string field theory, Michio Kaku has appeared on almost every science show on cable television. Tonight he’ll discuss his New York Times bestseller, The Future of the Mind, which looks at cutting-edge research being done to unravel the mysteries of the human brain. 7:30pm. $7-$15. Central Library, 1901 Vine St.
215.686.5320. freelibrary.org S CR EEN
1971
In 1971, burglars broke into an FBI office and stole documents that blew the lid on the organization’s clandestine operation COINTELPRO, a sweeping, illegal surveillance program run by J. Edgar Hoover. For decades the identities of those who staged the break-in were unknown— until now. In this acclaimed documentary, the thieves speak out for the first time and discuss how their actions changed the world. 7:30pm. $10. Philadelphia Mausoleum
of Contemporary Art, 531 N. Twelfth St. philamoca.org DA N CE
Tango Buenos Aires
Dance company Tango Buenos Aires captures the spirit, energy and sensuality of the Song of Eva Perón, a work that explores the epic and tragic life of one of the most important women in Argentinian history. 7:30pm.
$30. Temple Performing Arts Center, 1837 N. Broad St. 215.204.9860. templeperformingartscenter.org E VEN T
Girls Night Out at the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show
A red-carpet entrance, VIP shopping, health and beauty offerings, wine tasting and more flowers than you can count are just a few of the things that will highlight this ultimate girl’s night, hosted by the PHS Philadelphia Flower Show and Philadelphia Style magazine. The event is part of the largest indoor flower show in the world, which runs through March 8. 5:30pm. $50. Pennsylvania
Convention Center, 1101 Arch St. theflowershow.com S CR EEN
The Hip-Hop Fellow: Film screening & discussion with 9th Wonder
Grammy Award-winning producer 9th Wonder, known for his work with Ludacris, Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child and Jay Z, discusses the history of hip-hop, the evolution of hip-hop culture and its role in an academic setting. The talk is followed by a screening of The Hip-Hop Fellow, which follows Wonder’s tenure at Harvard University while teaching “The Standards of Hip-Hop” course. 6pm.
Free. University of Pennsylvania, Annenberg School for Communication, 3620 Walnut St. 215.898.4965. africana. sas.upenn.edu
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Demetri Martin
Award-winning comedian Demetri Martin has won accolades for his one-man show; his hit comedy album, These Are Jokes; his bestselling book, This Is A Book; and his television series, Important Things with Demetri Martin. This week, he brings his offbeat brand of comedy to Philly as part of his Persistence of Jokes tour. 7:15pm
and 9:45pm. $35-$43. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215.496.9001. heliumcomedy.com S PORTS
Philadelphia Full Moon Bike Ride
Grab your bike and helmet and get ready to ride under a supernatural glow, as cyclists from throughout Philly gather for the Philadelphia Full Moon Bike Ride, all in celebration of the March full moon. 2am. Free. Philadel-
phia Museum of Art, 26th Street and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. LGB T
Purim Drag Ball
Philly-area LGBTQ Jews and their friends are invited to celebrate Purim with a drag ball, courtesy of Spectrum Philly & the Jewish Family & Children’s Service. The Drag Mafia and Liberty City Drag Queens will make special appearances, and costumes are encouraged. 7pm.
$10-$15. Tabu Lounge, 200 S. 12th St. 215.964.9675. tabuphilly.com
FRiDAY, MARCH 6 STAGE
Northern Liberties Variety Show
The crazy, weird and often inappropriate hidden talents of your friends and neighbors will be on display at the 13th annual Northern Liberties Variety Show. Threeminute acts by interested amateurs and extroverts are welcome (inquire first). Proceeds benefit the NLArts Kids. 7pm. $12. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave.
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Bootleggers Bible
Learn how to sling the best rums, whiskeys and gins to make the best modern cocktails with a retro vibe. This class offers tips on the perfect drink, a primer on bitters and much more. 7:30pm. $65. Wine School of Philadel-
phia, 127 S. 22nd St. 215.965.1514. vinology.com STAGE
The Rocky Horror Show Live!
Decades after its debut, this cult classic remains a latenight cinema sensation. You already know how this goes: Brad and Janet stumbled into a strange castle filled with even stranger people, and the audience turns traditional movie going into an interactive event—but this time, it’s not on the silver screen—it’s performed live, as directed by Richard O’Brien. Through March
28. $10-$20. BrainSpunk Theater, 2825 Ormes St. 215.278.9504. brainspunktheater.com MUS iC
M U SiC
Ollie’s Pool Party
The local cover band makes a hometown appearance with a summer-themed show—think bathing suits and palm trees—playing funky mashups like Biggie Smalls over ACDC and “Teach Me How To Dougie” vs. “We Are Young.” 9pm. Victory Beer Hall, Xfinity Live! 1100 Pattison
Ave. 267.443.6415. xfinitylive.com
The Liberian Women’s Chorus for Change
Featuring both traditional songs and originals, the Liberian Women’s Chorus for Change will showcase the healing power of music as they continue to triumph over the bloody civil wars that forced them to leave their homes. Experience inspirational music from those who have endured true hardship.
STAGE
Philly Poetry Slam with Elizabeth Acevedo
Poets with styles and approaches as diverse as the people of Philadelphia will compete for a chance to take part in the National Poetry Slam. Audience members are encouraged to judge, perform or just watch. Hosted by 2014 Beltway Grand Slam Champion Elizabeth Acevedo. 8:30pm. $10-$15. PhilaMOCA, 531 N. 12th St.
267.519.9651. philamoca.org WORK SHOP
Book Arts
Books were once more than printed words on a page— they were unique works of art. Chemical Heritage Foundation fellow Stefano Gattei will take participants through a tour of book art history, from dazzling frontispieces to paper marbling, old script and more. The event is held in conjunction with the Books of Secrets: Writing and Reading Alchemy exhibit, which runs through Sept. 4. 5pm. Free. Chemical Heritage Founda-
tion, 315 Chestnut St. 215.925.2222. chemheritage.org
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215.739.9684. johnnybrendas.com
7:30pm. $8-$15. International House, 3701 Chestnut St. 215.387.5125. ihousephilly.org
PHILLY NOW SATURDAY, MARCH 7 B EN EF IT
Red Ball
Dancing to the music of the CTO Band, raffles and a restaurant competition will be just a few of the highlights of this party with a purpose. An array of the area’s top restaurants and caterers will show off their best food, all of it voted on by guests. Proceeds benefit the Red Cross House Center for Disaster Recovery. 8pm. $125-$300.
Please Touch Museum, Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park. redcross.org WOR KS H OP
Just for Us Girls Teen Expo
Young women are invited to attend an array of workshops geared toward the things that affect their life, including Boys and Bullying, My Look, Healthy Body Daily, Career and College, Finance Fitness and Girls Go STEM. A creative art show, live music and dancing add fun to the proceedings. Noon.
$30-$60. First Unitarian Church, 2125 Chestnut St. 215.563.3980. philauu.org TALK
Women in the Globalization Era Held in commemoration of International Women’s Day, this panel discussion will explore the marginalization of modern women and what it means for the future. The talk is led by educator, musician and writer Reynaldo Fernández Pavón. 3pm.
Free. Taller Puertorriqueño, 2721 N. Fifth St. 215.423.6320. tallerpr.org (Photo by Jeff Fusco)
C O MEDY
Jennifer Blaine: Dirty Joke
Comedian Jennifer Blaine‘s one-woman show brings to life her alter ego, Ruth, an elderly woman with a thing for off-color humor who ends up crossing paths with Madeline Albright, Arianna Huffington and others.
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8pm. $20-$30. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. 215.898.3900. annenbergcenter.org
B EN EF IT
Morris Animal Refuge Fur Ball
A throwback disco party transforms the Sheraton into “Studio Fifty Fur,” complete with open bar, multiple food stations, raffles and live entertainment. Proceeds benefit an array of programs administered by the Morris Animal Refuge. 8pm. $125.
Sheraton, 1 Dock St. morrisanimalrefuge.org
SUNDAY, MARCH 8 S P ORTS
Harlem Globetrotters
The kings of the court take their legendary show to the Wells Fargo Center, featuring wild basketball tricks, humor and feats of athleticism, all in recognition of National Intellectual Disability and Autism Awareness Month. 11am. $30. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215.336.3600.
wellsfargocenterphilly.com B E NEFIT
2015 Raise the Roof Philadelphia
Brandi Carlile highlights a night of music, entertainment, raffles and more, all to benefit the Looking Out Foundation, which is partners with the Fight the Fear Foundation for this event. The evening also features guest speakers and music from local artists Christine Havrilla and Andrea Nardello. 6pm. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215.222.1400.
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Styled To Slay
Stylists and fans can enjoy complimentary cocktails, networking, product presentations and celebrity meet-and-greets with Vivica A. Fox (pictured, right) and Miss Lawrence of Real Housewives of Atlanta. Hosted by Mina Say What of Power 99’s “Rise N’ Grind Morning Show,” the event also features a stylist competition and music from DJ Kyra Chaos. 6pm. Free. Crystal Tea Room, 100 Penn Square East. facebook.com/ StyledToSlay
STAGE
Field Hockey Hot
The world premiere of this gender-bending field hockey musical set in the ‘80s, skewering the relentless pursuit of victory while being driven by a pop score inspired by the 1980s’ most iconic acts. 7pm. $32-
$37. Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215.567.2848. adriennelive.org DANCE
Pennsylvania Ballet: Swan Lake
The world’s most beloved ballet is presented by Christopher Wheeldon, whose production of this classic work highlights the Pennsylvania Ballet Company’s 40th season. Buoyed by Tschaikovsky’s landmark music, this production also enjoyed a sold-out run at the Edinburgh International Festival. 7:30pm. $20-$129. Academy of
Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215.893.1999. academyofmusic.org GAMES
Cosplay Philadelphia Meetup
Cosplayers of all ages are invited to a meetand-greet in which costumes are highly encouraged (though not required). Prop and gear trading, event planning and other activities are planned. Note: Excessively revealing cosplay is discouraged. Free.
Community College of Philadelphia, 1700 Spring Garden St. EVENT
Academy of Natural Sciences Overnight for Adults
This adults-only all-nighter will feature not only the animals the Academy is famous for, but beer and wine followed by ghost stories and exclusive tours. Dinner and breakfast will be served. 6:30pm–9am.
$190. Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. 215.299.1000. ansp.org
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creating camelot: The Kennedy Photography of Jacques Lowe
As personal photographer to the Kennedys, Jacques Lowe helped create American royalty. Our view of “Camelot” was built in large measure on his work. Sadly, many of his negatives were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. This display features his work with the Kennedys, now digitally restored. Through
Sept. 7. $8-$14.50. National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. constitutioncenter.org STAG E
First Person Arts Story Slams: “Broke” Brave a room full of strangers, and share your story. It’s a slam competition, but also an opportunity to tell and/or appreciate well-told tales. 7:30pm. $8-$10. World
Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215.222.1400. worldcafelive.com
Philadelphia- According to industry experts, there are over 33 physical problems that will come under scrutiny during a home inspection when your home is for sale. A new report has been prepared which identifies the eleven most common problems, and what you should know about them before you list your home for sale. Whether you own an old home or a brand new one, there are a number of things that can fall short of requirements during home inspection. If not identified and dealt with, any of these 11 items could cost you dearly in terms of repair. That’s why it’s critical that you read this report before you list your home. If you wait until the building inspector flags these issues for you, you will almost certainly experience costly delays in the close of your home sale or, worse, turn prospective buyers away altogether. In most cases, you can make reasonable
pre-inspection yourself if you know what you’re looking for, and knowing what you’re looking for can help you prevent little problems from growing into costly and unmanageable ones. To help homesellers deal with this issue before their homes are listed, a free report entitled “11 Things You Need To Know To Pass Your Home Inspection” has been compiled which explains the issues involved. To order a FREE Special Report, visit www.phillysbesthomes.com/ inspection.asp or to hear a brief recorded message about home to order your FREE copy of this report call toll-free (800) 560-2075 and enter 3003. • You can call any time, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Get your special report NOW to learn to ensure a home inspection doesn’t cost you the sale of your home.
This report is courtesy of Larry Levin, Realtor, Coldwell Banker Preferred. Not intended to solicit buyers or sellers currently under contract. Copyright © 2013
TuESdAY, MARcH 10 STAGE
215.574.3550. walnutstreettheatre.org
In Agatha Christie’s classic tale, 10 people are invited by a mysterious stranger to an island resort, only to confront the darkest secrets of their past. The murder mystery keeps the audience guessing until the very end. 8pm. $24.50-$182.50.
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Walnut Street Theater, 825 Walnut St.
215.893.9700. fadoirishpub.com
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Prep for St. Patrick’s Day with happy-hour specials and a custom-engraved beer glass. 5-7pm. Free. Fadó, 1500 Locust St.
TALK
Jeff Benjamin
For more than 15 years, Jeff Benjamin has made hospitality his specialty as managing partner of Philadelphia’s Marc Vetri family of restaurants. During this talk with Danya Henninger, restaurant critic for the Courier-Post, he’ll explore his book, Front of the House: Restaurant Manners, Misbehaviors & Secrets, which gives readers an inside look at the art of restaurant service.
7:30pm. Free. Central Library, 1901 Vine St. 215.686.5320. freelibrary.org STAGE
Macbeth
Before there was Game of Thrones, there was Macbeth, a bloody tale of power and
ambition. Alexander Burns makes his Arden directorial debut in this adaptation of Shakespeare’s landmark work. Through
April 19. $15-$36. Arden Theater, 40 N. Second St. 215.922.8900. ardentheatre.org TA L K
Fostering a Sense of Family: A Panel discussion This panel discussion will shine a spotlight on children living outside of their home in Philadelphia, focusing on the success, failures and challenges faced by the foster care system. Children and young adults who have been part of the system will also share their experiences.
6pm. Free. Central Library, 1901 Vine St. 215.686.5320. freelibrary.org
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Victory moving Parts iPA (Batch 03). For many, it’s not enough to just make great beer day in and day out; they need to mix things up, too. That’s part of the idea behind Victory’s Moving Parts IPA, a beer that is purposely different with each batch. Batch 03 is a great example of how subtle changes can make a beer stand out from the crowd. Moving Parts 03 begins life as a citrus-forward IPA with loads of juicy pineapple, peach and grapefruit, but Victory has been there and done that, so they fermented it with Belgian yeast. The result is shocking smoothness and a tangy, slightly tart finish that makes this one of the most interesting new IPAs of the year. Available now at Varga Bar, Earth Bread & Brewery, Hawthornes Beer Café, The Pour House Exton and your nearest bottle shop.
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weyerbacher Canis minor. It can be argued
that Weyerbacher made its name on Belgian style beers. Sure, their Double Simcoe IPA and Last Chance IPA have both won fans, but it was arguably Merry Monks, their award-winning tripel, that put them on the map. Since then, brews like Verboten and Althea have continued the tradition. Canis Minor is another, albeit with a twist. This is a saison brewed with Belgian and French yeast strains, then given an aggressive side thanks to three hop strains. The result is a beer with a potent citrus bite and sharp bitterness, while still retaining the mild tartness, banana-tinged yeast aroma and spiciness you expect from the style. This is a limited quantity beer, so try it before it’s gone at Isaac Newton’s.
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Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin iPA. Even
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before Ballast Point finally found its way to the East Coast, its Sculpin IPA had a reputation that preceded it. Big, bold and bracingly bitter, it was one of the defining beers of the West Coast scene. “Ordinary” Sculpin already had potent aromas and flavors of grapefruit and apricot, and that hasn’t changed. What has is a soft, fruity pink grapefruit kiss at the end of each sip, along with a pronounced juiciness that serves as a great counter to the bitterness you might normally expect. Grapefruit Sculpin drinks even easier than its unadorned parent, giving us a beer with all the taste that won’t wreck your palate. Swing by Broad Street Bullies, The Cambridge, House of Brews or Bottles, Packs & Growlers to see for yourself.
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Chimay red. The Abbey-style dubbel enjoys wide-
spread popularity in the American craft beer scene, with fine examples brewed by everyone from Allagash and Dogfish Head to Ommegang and others. But if you want to taste the beer that inspired all those American versions, you’re probably going to be having some Chimay. One of just a handful of legitimate Trappist breweries in the world, Chimay makes traditional Belgian beers that are deservedly praised as being among the best. Red, a.k.a. Première, offers tastes of plums dipped in caramel, sweet raisins covered in light chocolate, and spiced banana. Though a rich brown color with a voluminous head, the body borders on thin—and in the best way possible. Go get some at Monk’s Café.
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Victory deep Cocoa. Take an imperial porter, a beer
that on its own will be rich and full of chocolate notes, and you’ve got a nice dessert brew. Throw in a load of real cocoa nibs, and you’ve crossed into “sinful” territory. That’s what Victory did with Deep Cocoa. It’s cake in a glass. What’s especially impressive is that despite its richness of flavor, Deep Cocoa has a fairly light mouthfeel and shows almost no sign of its 8.5-percent ABV. It also avoids being candy sweet. Think dark artisanal chocolate rather than those mass market chocolate bars made here in Pennsylvania and you’ll get the idea. Try it at Earth Bread & Brewery. | eriC SAN JuAN
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Petit Rôti makes great French food look easy. By BriAN FreedmAN photo by J.R. Blackwell
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ut Dad,” my four-year-old daughter said as I brought the roasted halfchicken to our table. “That totally doesn’t look like the chicken you make at home for me and Mommy.” Indeed, it didn’t. Mine tends toward the paler end of the spectrum, with varying quadrants of skin either puckered and flaccid or shimmering and burnished, the nasty bits bumping right up against the appealing. This air-dried, free-range Amish beauty, however, was uniformly ambercolored, with a speckling of chopped parsley scattered on top. The meat inside was moist, kissed with the shallots, garlic and thyme it had been seasoned with the night before. When forked with a honey-sweet carrot, maybe a parsnip all tender and black-edged, it was hard not to think that that plump bird gave its life for a more than noble cause. Petit Rôti, from Chef Olivier Desaintmartin—of Caribou Cafe and Zinc, next door on 11th Street— is just what the neighborhood needed. It’s a cheerful place, its country-French-yellow walls offset by vivid blue-and-white tiles above the counter area, the rotisseries hulking the background. Throughout a very good lunch recently, Lionel Ritchie proclaimed his magnificent easiness, tantamount, indeed, to Sunday morning; and the happy murmur of other lunchers lent the space an urbane sense of calm. All of this is food that embodies the confidence of an owner and kitchen staff deeply comfortable with the great Gallic canon. (Chef Nina Scriber is also responsible for this success.) Pâté de campagne, all earthy with pork and chicken livers and swept through with shallots and Port, was a rough-hewn slab that took to cornichons like Gerard Depardieu to a cigarette. Duck rillettes—
brought in from Trois Petits Cochons—eschewed adornment, the dense mash a hearty spread atop bites of homemade baguette, thin-crusted and delicate-crumbed. Just be careful how much you ask for—it’s tempting to go overboard and order with abandon. So, no, you probably don’t need the country pâté and vegetable pâté and pâté forestier with mushrooms. And you probably don’t need a pain au chocolate and a croissant at the same meal, both baked in-house. Better to just make plans to show up another day, too, and chip away at the menu slowly—and to take advantage of the French pantry goods displayed throughout.
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248 S. 11th St. 267.457.5447. petit-roti.com Cuisine: Casual French. Hours: Mon.-Sat., 11am 8pm; Sun., 11am-4pm. Price range: $8.50-$26.90. Atmosphere: Casual, unpretentious and easy-going. Eat-in or take-out. Food: Well-executed French favorites. Service: Counter service is helpful and well-informed. Petit Rôti is open for lunch everyday and dinner until 8pm six days a week. It’s BYOB, and I imagine that a nice bottle of Beaujolais and a plateful of their tender prime rib would be a great early dinner. Just be careful how much you ask for: When I ordered two slices, I failed to account for the overall heft of the hunk of flesh. The resulting almost-one-pound of beef was just too much to finish. But it did make for a great lunch the next day, a follow-up gift from a charming, successful, highly appealing addition to the neighborhood. n
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You’re Still a Young Man West Philly hip-hop prince Chill Moody’s turning 30. And he’s feeling the pressure. BY BILL CHENEVERT
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Particle March 4 at Underground Arts. Yes, Philly’s own Disco Biscuits could kick these guys’ asses, but the fellow jam-banders still get props. undergroundarts.org
Punch Brothers + Gaby Moreno March 4 at Union Transfer. Pure mid-week perfection: The Brooklynbased bluegrass-classical five-piece string team and the popular Guatemalan guitarist-goddess. utphilly.com
Bibi and the Bull, Busty and the Bass, Soul Box + Petite Sketches March 6 at North Star Bar. Expect a memorable melange of undeniably soulful sounds from this diverse musical mix. northstarbar.com The World/Inferno Friendship Society March 6 at First Unitarian Church. Jack Terricloth’s cabaret punk band’s still celebrating the release of its late ’14 concept LP, the raucous This Packed Funeral. r5productions.com Somi March 7 at Painted Bride Art Center. Ah, this is the perfect venue for a night of the acclaimed East African singer-songwriter’s “new African jazz.” paintedbride.org
The A’s March 7 at Ardmore Music Hall. Philly’s classic New Wave outfit has got its groove back after, oh, about 30 years. And it’s right on time. ardmoremusic.com
RuPaul’s Drag Race: Battle of the Seasons March 7 at the Trocadero Theatre. Season seven kicked off Monday, but this sold-out jammie shows that queens from years past still rule. thetroc.com
No Good Sister, The Band of Rivals, The Hello Strangers + Todd Fausnacht March 8 at Johnny Brenda’s. The Philadelphia Folk Festival Co-op Showcase returns to JBs, headlined by an infectious trio of duespaying, sweet-singing gals. johnnybrendas.com Jazmine Sullivan March 10 at Theatre of the Living Arts. Bet your bottom dollar that our semi-recent cover girl’s got some on-stage dynamism in store for her hometown-fan family. tlaphilly.com
older people to be able to enjoy it, too. Nobody wants to hear people rapping at them all the time.” He just wrapped a project he’s calling West Chilly, a mixtape of original music that’ll be free for listening in April. It’s a nostalgia love note that samples theme songs and classic commercials, a send-up to “when TV was really cool,” he says. “It will take people to a point where music was about the message and your lyrical content and not too much about anything else.” Tonight, though, it’s all about our man Moody’s birthday. What’s he fear most about hitting this milestone? “People’s perception of turning 30,” he says. “People see it as your life should be set and everything figured out by then. I may not be as far along in my career as they think I should be. But I try to not to let what people think bother me. God willing, I got plenty of life to live.” n
Sat., March 7, 9pm. $25. With Kid Felix, Beano, DJ Ricochet + Ol’ Souls. TLA, 334 South St. tlaphilly.com
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former colleague used to stream WXPN on his computer all day long, and for a couple months back in late ’13-early ‘14, “Take Me to Church” was a daily spin. I started making fun of it—the drama, drawled pronunciations and religiosity that lines the whole thing. But inexplicably, I friggin’ love the song now. I even fuck with the rest of Hozier’s self-titled album that emerged late last year after his single from the previously-released Take Me to Church EP had already become a fixture. The ubiquitous tune starts off the Irishman’s LP, then rolls into three highlights: “Angel of Small Death and the Codeine Scene” has that similarly-haunted and choirkissed flavor; “Jackie and Wilson” is a playful romp propelling his crunchy, classic rock guitar, and “Someone New” piggy-backs on its predecessor with a rollicking chorus. With a Grammy nod for Best Song and a live performance that night with Annie Lennox, Andrew Hozier-Byrne is poised for global folk dominance a la Mumford & Sons and Bon Iver—but with that Van Morrison mysticism. | Sat., March 7, 8:30pm. With George Ezra. Sold out. Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St. electricfactory.info | BILL CHENEVERT
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ocal hip-hop luminary Chill Moody is turning 30 today, and he’s throwing a birthday party in his own honor at the TLA. What’s he calling it? “#30isthenew30.” “I had to have some type of hook to it, and I didn’t want to do a ‘dirty thirty’ or something corny like that,” he tells PW. It’s also a play on Jay-Z’s “30 Something,” where he raps “30 is the new 20.” Unlike Mr. Carter, though, the slight, baby-faced Moody doesn’t look his age, even with a ‘stache and craggly-cool beard: “I still get carded for beers and stuff. It’s just a weird feeling.” Ah, mortality. “I’m 30,” Moody sighs. “I gotta deal with it at this point.” Deal he will—and he’s not going anywhere. This cat’s forever repping the Illadelph, in written rhymes, freestyles and now on his Nicethings brand’s new “Philly vs. Everybody” tees. In early December, he launched Phirst Tuesdays, a Black Lily-homage openmic showcase series at Bourbon and Branch in Northern Liberties that has, so far, been packed to the gills each month. And he’s facing South Jersey emcee Rich Quick and Philly’s own mic fiend Kuf Knotz in competition for the Tri-State Indie Music Awards’ indie hiphop artist of the year. (Its ceremonies were scheduled for Sunday night at World Cafe Live, but got postponed due to bad weather.) Moody, a life-long West Philadelphian, has always had the right mix of hard and soft: He can flow and go off the dome with the best of ‘em, but he’s got a great sense of humor and knows how to soften hip-hop’s often overblown edge. Look at Who Do You Love… More?, his excellent family-affair collab with his cousin, Hank McCoy, and Beano, the silky smooth R&B talent he manages. “We dropped that, and it had a crazy response with the fans,” Moody says of his song’s third iteration. “You gotta smooth it out a little. You want the ladies and
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The Play’s the Thing From Nimoy on Star Trek to Badu in They Die By Dawn, an ineffable sense of fun can center and seal a character’s resonance. by Genevieve Valentine @GLValentine
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his week, show business lost Leonard Nimoy, whose portrayal of Star Trek’s half-Vulcan Mr. Spock turned the character into an icon among those who understood too well being trapped between two worlds and feeling out of place in both. Nimoy was careful never to let Spock’s reserve turn into a tragic caricature. As the series developed, so did Spock’s dry sense of humor, provoking his colleagues with a single raised eyebrow so eloquent that not only were we in on the joke, but eventually, so were they. That made it more fun to see him out of his element, removing him from the Enterprise to ruffle his feathers. Even then, watching him make that dignified upswing into the trick of it all, whether in a fedora or a hippie headband, produced some of Trek’s most popular moments. Nimoy’s influence as Spock has been felt in nearly every science-fiction alien that succeeded him, both in his own franchise (which has featured an odd-man-out in every iteration since, from Data to Odo to Seven) and in any number of futuristic ensembles that followed. But none of them were ever quite as loving or accurate as Alan Rickman’s Dr. Lazarus in Galaxy Quest, the on-point spoof of Trek and its fans that managed to celebrate exactly the culture it took apart. Dr. Lazarus’ “By Grabthar’s Hammer” is the only personal refrain of the Spock-sorts that’s achieved anything close to the same level of recognition among the nerd set as “Live long and prosper.” Part of that, of course, is the serendipity of a great satire, but there’s something deeper about Dr. Lazarus than just an accurate skewer–there’s a sincerity that lends it particular weight, and a sense of play that captured something essential about Spock that couldn’t be expressed without having a little fun first. “Fun” is one of those elements that’s nearly impossible to pin down. It depends so much on what one brings to it and is hopelessly subjective; one need only experience Jupiter Ascending. And while actors having fun with the work is the Platonic ideal, a really good cast can even turn animosity into a playground for as long as the sequels continue. (Though few actors would admit to loathing, sometimes you can’t help it. See 50 Shades of
Space travelers: Leonard Nimoy as Spock and Nichelle Nichols as Uhura in Star Trek.
Grey and The X-Files, in which reported friction between its stars became some of the best press each property ever had.) It’s one of the reasons fandom seems to find the most oxygen when the cast demonstrates camaraderie; if they’re having fun, so can you. The cast commentary on the Lord of the Rings DVDs is an epic trilogy all its own. And in the wake of Nimoy’s passing, one of the most popular anecdotes about the show has been the tale of how he stood up for Nichelle Nichols’ salary. It’s evidence of fellow-feeling that makes the show that much more fun to watch.
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She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry (Director: Mary Dore) In one of the many visceral pieces of archival footage director Mary Dore weaves into She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry, a man of the late 1960s is asked what he thinks of the women’s liberation movement. Smarmy grin in place, he tells the camera: “A lot of insignificant people that are really trying to gain their own interests.” One of the subtle successes of this documentary–which briefly but deftly examines the second-wave feminist movement in America in the 1960s and 1970s–is the ways in which it gives the lie to that sentiment again and again: a reminder of how much of the feminist movement was a struggle to be heard, and the right to feel significant. That archival footage, intertwined with contemporary conversations with influential activists (among them Kate Millett, Fran Beal, Rita Mae Brown and Eleanor Holmes Norton), can do only so much in 90-odd minutes to cover an incredibly complex movement.
However, every so often, something comes along where everyone’s having so much scientifically-measurable fun that you can practically taste it. This week, for me, it was They Die By Dawn, a 2013 Western homage written and directed by Jeymes Samuel, with a starstudded cast—all actors of color—that barely squeezes into its 50-minute running time. It’s a pastiche of the sort where everyone gets introduced the old-fashioned way, with full names drawled out at length and a flourish of backstory just to establish just what sort of bad everybody is. (The opening “Well, well, well”s are silent, but only barely.) The primary plot involves four real-life outlaws who gather in a dusty boom town to face off in a shootout, winner takes the bounty for the rest. There are side plots, of course, so plentiful that it’s hard to keep track—this is the sort of Western in which a walk across the street ends up taking 20 minutes. The best of the subplots involves an utterly magnetic Erykah Badu as Stagecoach Mary, whose unspoken relationship with Nat Love (Michael Kenneth Williams) crackles with chemistry. The rest are intriguing, and all are beautifully shot, perhaps especially Giancarlo Esposito’s outlaw, whose jail cell is bathed in a positively religious shaft of light. The downside, of course, is that, at 50 minutes with a cast of two dozen, any payoff for those subplots becomes impossible. The upside is, with absolutely no hope of narrative closure, the film takes on a gleefully surreal quality, enhanced by the tossed-in-a-blender hardboiled dialogue and the mounting setups and conflicts that will never receive explanation. By the time the fourman standoff has taken over the main drag of town, we realize we’ll be left hanging. It’s a half-told story buoyed by infectious energy, and that ineffable sense of fun that makes every cliché feel like recess from the real world. Even the cliffhanger ending comes at us sidelong, one last wink from a project that has enjoyed itself. For the cast—clearly thrilled to be playing the game, even in bit parts—there’s the sepia-tinted atmosphere of a trip to the holodeck where, for once, everything is just the way they wanted it. It’s a ton of fun. And sometimes that’s all you can ask for. n
However, it also doesn’t shy away from discussing important facets of intersectional feminism, featuring candid reflections on how the movement handled race, class and sexuality, and touching on some of the ways in which building a movement meant high stakes and occasional fractures. This film could easily feel like a time capsule. But in quietly letting the parallels stack up between then and now, She’s Beautiful When She’s Angry paints a stirring portrait of activism that changed the social order and an era that, in some ways, still too closely mirrors our own. And while the frame story of Austin’s abortion-access debates of 2013 is technically superfluous, it’s also resonant: The thundering protest in the chambers is just another instance of the importance of a lot of insignificant people trying to gain their own interests. | G.V. Fri., March 6-Thurs., March 12 only, various times. Director Mary Dore will be on hand for Q&A sessions after the 7pm screening on Friday and the 3:50pm and 7pm shows on Saturday. Ritz at the Bourse, 400 Ranstead St. 215.440.1181. landmarktheatres.com
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Spock Taught Me Not to Be Racist But not in the way you’d expect.
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by Stephen h. Segal @stephenhsegal
alf Vulcan, half human, Mr. Spock may have been the first real pop-culture poster child for biracial identity. He was certainly intended by his creators—both actor Leonard Nimoy, whose loss we mourn this week, and writer-producer Gene Roddenberry, who dreamed him up in the first place—as a study in contrasts. Spock looked like the devil in a V-neck, but once Star Trek audiences got to know him, they found his deceptively severe features put a tangible face on the very idea of approaching the universe in a spirit of wondrous, rational curiosity. This is not the story, though, of what Spock was supposed to teach me. It’s the story of what he actually taught me. It’s the story of how I learned I was capable of saying something hurtfully racist, despite that not being my conscious intention. See, at the age of 12, I had not yet even started to grow up. I was a bookish, timid, rule-following nerdling in small-town New Jersey. As is the case with so many school-aged geeks, I was disproportionately obsessed with my own intellectual qualities, because they seemed to be all I had. Lousy athlete, too shy to be funny, god-awfully dorky-looking with big glasses and an ‘80s pseudo-mullet—I knew I was no big man on campus. But I was The Smart Kid, and if that was what I had to hang onto, then that’s what I was gonna do. With that, of course, came the sci-fi. Always the sci-fi. The Star Wars and the Asimov and the Lord of the Rings and the Robotech and the Madeleine L’Engle and the Doctor Who. Oh: And let’s not forget the Star Trek. Lots and lots of Star Trek. Reruns of the old show with my dad. Fanboy excitement over the movies. Hanging out for hours with my friends, inventing our own Star Trek roleplaying game that we didn’t really play so much as just endlessly draw starships and invent our own Vulcans. God, I loved Spock; he was the perfect role model for a brainy know-it-all kid who needed to find some feasible model for being cool despite preferring chess to football. Spock, it seemed to me, always knew how to come up with the answers, and his peers admired him for it. Meanwhile: I lived in a middle-middle-class neighborhood that was mostly white. The rich doctor and lawyer families lived one town to the south, whereas to the north lay the more blue-collar town with a much bigger percentage of minority families. We were in between. There was exactly one black kid in my grade-school class, and she wasn’t one of the nerds, so I didn’t really know her very well—and thus, despite history-class lessons on the civil-rights era, I never acquired any firsthand experience of racial issues. I was hugely anti-racist inside my head, of course. I knew that Martin Luther King was a great American who
was killed for daring to insist the world treat everyone fairly regardless of their color. I knew that in the future Star Trek showed us—the optimistic world I hoped for— humans of all ethnicities would be comrades-in-peace together. And wow, was Cliff Huxtable my favorite TV dad. So. My geek friend John and I had ridden our bikes to the park and spent the afternoon hiking the wooded trails, casually pseudo-roleplaying some sort of Tolkienian fantasy quest thing. And, of course, talking about Star Trek. At the end of the day, when it was time to head home, we returned to the bike racks at the front of the park— where we found a group of four or five boys we didn’t recognize, about our age or maybe a year older, making a huge loud ruckus of indeterminate nature among themselves. They were all black except for one white kid, and man, was that white kid cursing up a storm. “Motherfucker” this and “suck my dick” that, nonstop, while we quietly unlocked our bikes next to them, appalled. Appalled! Truly! We did not use that sort of language at the age of 12! We could not believe a kid could be so crass as to yell such profanity in public while toddlers and their grandparents walked by! As we hopped on our bikes on to ride away, I caught John’s eye, motioned with my head toward the pottymouthed white kid whose seemingly anti-civilized behavior so offended me, cocked a Spockian eyebrow, and said to John in my best pompous Vulcan voice, “Obviously, Captain, an inferior life form.” In a moment of horror as all around me grew abruptly silent, I realized what that sounded like. Tried to pedal faster. Too late. Within about five seconds, I had been chased down and yanked off my bikein-motion by several hands. “What did you say?” asked a furious black kid. “I was talking to your friend,” I said weakly. I’m not sure exactly what his reply was, because that’s when I started getting punched repeatedly in the head, while one of the other kids jumped up and down on top of my bike, trying to destroy it. After some time—I don’t know, a minute?—they all stormed off, leaving me bleeding in the dirt with broken glasses and bent handlebars. (John had dashed off to look for help; oh, well.) In the days, months and years that followed, I realized five important things as I thought back on that moment: 1. Whatever physical pain I experienced was surely less distressing to me than the emotional pain I’d inflicted on those kids first. My words—which, of course, sounded like a racist declaration of their subhumanity, not like the coping mechanism of a prissy little dork in-
timidated by coarse language—upset them so badly that the only way they could respond was to stop enjoying their day in the park, lash out in fury, and then run off in search of a safe haven. The fact that I didn’t mean it that way did not and does not matter. The effect mattered, and the effect was that I made those kids feel like crap. 2. There was no way I could deceive myself: If on some level I hadn’t “meant it that way,” then how the hell did I so immediately realize what was wrong with what I’d said? Thinking hard on it, I eventually understood the degree to which fear, even low-grade unconscious fear, is a powerful and dangerous motivator. No, I didn’t intend my snarky assertion of social superiority as a racial slur—but you know what? I was made uncomfortable by the surprise of encountering this group of strangers in “my” familiar space—which, of course, being a public park, was theirs too—acting in ways that I wouldn’t act. I possessed neither the innocence nor the maturity to think of them as kids like me, which is what they were; instead, I saw them as outsiders, as interlopers, as other. While at no point did I think that their race made them lesser, let’s be honest here: The otherness I perceived did block my empathy, making me react more indignantly to the group’s thoroughly unremarkable adolescent behavior than I should have. And the racial difference, yes, was part of that otherness. 3. My perception of the world is not the only one. Nor is it “the right one.” It’s just mine. Other people see things differently, and they’re not wrong just because they’re standing at a different angle. 4. Being anti-racist in your head is not an antidote against causing real racial offense in the real world. It’s nice to think good thoughts, but it’s a lot better to learn how not to act like a fucking shithead. 5. In a moment of insecurity, I’d tried to assert social power to the people around me by playing the aristocratic know-it-all. I did it in the voice of Spock, my icon of superior intellect. But here’s the thing: Spock would never do that. Spock, especially as the character grew older himself, wouldn’t act from fear; no, by the time he returned from TV limbo to the theatrical big-screen in the ‘80s, he’d learned how to let uptight severity mellow into gentle equanimity. He’d come to realize that “logic is the beginning of wisdom, not the end.” When all was said and done, Spock’s cool, rational intellect didn’t represent authority or dominance—it represented curiosity. I’d tried to shut those kids down, but Spock would have just tried to understand them. For the rest of my life since, then, that’s what I’ve tried to do: ask good questions, rather than shove answers down the world’s throat. For that, I thank Spock. And—since, though an actor is not the same person as his character, this actor and character grew closer and closer the longer they spent together—I thank Leonard Nimoy, and I bid him godspeed. n
PW editor-in-chief Stephen H. Segal is also the editor and coauthor of the book Geek Wisdom: The Sacred Teachings of Nerd Culture.
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Move Over, ‘Philly Jesus’— Here’s ‘Philly Batman’ It’s no mere cosplay: University student Jackson Gordon has made a super-suit that actually works. by Jared axelrod
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art of the allure of Batman has always been the character’s realism. That may sound like a weird thing to say about a millionaire playboy who hops into a bat-winged hot rod to go punch clown-based criminals in the face—but when you compare him to his friend, the invincible flying alien who’s allergic to green rocks, Bruce Wayne doesn’t really seem so far-fetched. If I just had those wonderful toys, you think, I could do what he does. Now, Jackson Gordon has come the closest of anyone to making the Batman dream a reality. Gordon, an industrial design at Philadelphia University, has built a Batman costume that manages to be a functional suit of armor. “It’s not a suit you can walk into a firefight with,” he allows. But while it may not stop bullets, Gordon’s bat-suit of Kevlar and ABS plastic—that’s the stuff that protective headgear and your computer keyboard are made of—protects him from punches, baseball bats, knives and machetes, all while still allowing him the flexibility him to do handstands and kung fu kicks. He knows because he’s tested it, recruiting fellow students to dish out as much punishment as the suit can take. Yes, the videos are on YouTube. Spoiler alert: Gordon’s pleased expression never wavers, even as a friend tries to shove a knife into his chest. The armor holds, and Gordon just gives the camera a chuckle and says, “Not bothered.” This isn’t the 21-year-old’s first foray into vigilante fashion; his first go at Batman was a replica of the one Christian Bale wore in Christopher Nolan’s film The Dark Knight. But while simple costumery would be enough for most superhero fans, Gordon’s a designer—and what makes a good designer is their need to solve problems. Making a supercostume that could function in the real world was a problem Gordon found irresistible, marrying his love of science fiction with his desire to build science fact. Here’s how the construction breaks down: There’s a navy-blue undersuit— that’s Gordon’s tribute to the ‘90s show
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Batman: The Animated Series, which dressed Batman in navy rather than black—with several segments of highimpact foam padding stitched to it. Over that goes a layer of Kevlar, which is covered by a grey fabric similar to what Batman wears in the comics. And over all that goes the ABS armor plates. The helmet, custom-sculpted and molded to fit Gordon’s head, has a mesh visor protecting his eyes. The cape is waterproof. And,
in a particularly inspired confluence of form and function, the codpiece is attached to the utility belt, allowing Gordon to easily remove it for a worry-free restroom visit. The whole thing weighs about 25 pounds. That may seem like a lot, until you consider that the weight is dispersed across Gordon’s frame, not just his back and his arms; he’s worked and reworked the positioning of the armor and pad-
ding to provide the most protection without sacrificing mobility. Gordon is a martial artist who practices kung fu, and wanted to be able to do everything in the gear that he could do out of it. “The suit does not restrict my movements at all,” he says. “The armored gauntlets and the shin guards—I can feel the weight a bit when I’m punching and kicking. So there’s a little bit of a speed for power trade.” The original point of the project, he said, was simply to challenge himself— to develop his own design skills further, to learn more about his chosen field. He started working on the armor last September, and—after a funding boost from Kickstarter—completed it in time for Katsucon, a D.C.-area cosplay convention, five and a half months later. While the fully-suited Gordon makes an imposing Batman, the response he got at the con was lukewarm; the quietly practical armor simply isn’t as attention-getting as some of the cosplay pageantry Katsucon is known for. Gordon was actually expecting that: “My suit doesn’t look all that impressive. Until someone actually comes over and asks me about it, and I’m like, ‘Yeah, it’s almost everything-proof.’ And they’re like, ‘Really?’ And I’m like, ‘Yeah, give it a punch.’ Then it’s impressive to them. But just like, walking down the hallway? It’s not a huge attention grabber.” Which seems appropriate. Batman, after all, is a creature of the shadows. Gordon still has further improvements he wants to make. He wants to put a Bluetooth microphone and headset into the helmet, allowing him to use his phone without pulling it out. He also wants to make a cable gun. “Not something I can swing from, obviously,” he says, a little sheepishly. “Just something that would fire a cable that I could reel back.” He knows the limits of fantasy. And the reality of his Batsuit is: Once the problems are solved, he’s going to want to move on to something else. “I need a constant evolution of different sorts of projects to keep myself entertained,” he says. “I’ve done this, everybody loves it—let’s see where it goes.’” n
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Do Atheists and Humanists Hate Christianity? One Christian activist group says they do. So I decided to chat up these godless heathens.
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It was time to get to the bottom of this. Who were these ‘bigoted’ groups whose depraved ways I should be keeping a wary eye on? tain the United States Constitution’s provision mandating the separation of church and state? Are they sure they aren’t even a little bit like the KKK? “No, I don’t think so,” Fields laughs. “One of our meetings is in a Chinese restaurant.” I hear similar bemusement from Janice Real, president of the Delaware Valley chapter of Americans United. “We believe in true religious freedom through a separation between church and state,” she says, noting that Thomas Jefferson favored the same thing. “We defend the First Amendment. We host a lot of speakers, such as authors and clergy members, who support separation.” Hang on a minute. Clergy? Ordained followers of Christ are part of this supposedly “anti-Christian” group? “Americans United’s executive director is a minister with the United Church of Christ,” Real says. “We simply want the government to be neutral [in relation to the various faiths] and not to favor one over another. We worry about the encroaching effects of religion in our government, and we make efforts to stop them. Some people,” she sighs, “may find that threatening. I would ask the AFA why they think that government neutrality is hostility to their faith.” Aside from disputing the AFA’s characterization of her group, Real also has another bone to pick with their “Bigotry Map”: its fact-checking professionalism. For some reason, the AFA got a few key details wrong about her organization’s name and location. “If they are going to go through the trouble,” she laments, “I’d prefer that the accurate info be posted. We might get some new members that way.” Apparently, other local non-religious organizations agree that being labeled “intolerant” by the AFA—which, maybe I forgot to mention up top, ardently opposes samesex marriage and reproductive rights and warns us of the terrible dangers of letting student-run gay-straight support alliances try to “indoctrinate” schoolchildren—might be just the sort of endorsement they could stand to benefit from. Take the Lehigh Valley Humanists, who sound almost sad to have been left off the AFA’s map. “I find their list laughable,” says Lehigh Valley Humanists’ president, Diane Cormican. “As a teacher, I would give this list a ‘D.’ It is clear that they did not even do the mini-
mum amount of homework in researching it.” The AFA describes humanism as a threat to the free practice of Christianity. No, Cormican says: Humanism isn’t about threatening religion—it’s about celebrating being human. It’s a philosophy, she says, that “affirms our ability and responsibility to lead meaningful, ethical lives capable of adding to the greater good of humanity. The short definition is: people who are good without gods, without the threat of punishment or the promise of eternal reward… We are your teachers, your neighbors, your doctors and nurses, your postal carriers and perhaps the person in the pew next to you on Sunday morning.” Like the other atheists and humanists I’ve been chatting with, Cormican sure doesn’t sound very bigoted. Pennsylvania Nonbelievers’ Brian Fields says I shouldn’t be too surprised by that. “What I found interesting about the AFA’s selection,” he muses, is that “it’d be hard to find a less bigoted group of human beings than humanists.” So if they aren’t attacking Christianity, what exactly do these godless heathens believe in, besides running book clubs and eating Chinese food? “Atheism itself is not a moral viewpoint,” Fields explains. “It is a decision on a particular question about the nature of the universe: Does a god exist or not? In and of itself, atheism doesn’t contain any moral code. However, there are plenty of atheists who do find morality that is not based on the idea of a god. Humanists, objectivists—there are plenty of different ways to construct what you believe to be a reasonable moral code that don’t require a divine source.” “We speak out against bigotry [that’s perpetrated] in the name of religion,” adds Cormican. “While acknowledging that many churches sponsor valuable programs and charitable giving, we [at Lehigh Valley Humanists] don’t think religion is necessary for doing so. We want to be recognized and accepted as compassionate, moral and contributing members of our communities, regardless of our lack of religion.” “I do not hate any religion,” Real agrees. “I believe people should believe what makes them feel best to get through this world—”she pauses—“as long as it doesn’t hurt others.” So how come the American Family Association thinks these sorts of groups are bigoted? “I think they are concerned that their religion is no longer a trump card,” Cormican suggests—“that religious opinion and privilege is no longer as important as true equality. The self-righteousness of one religion being able to judge every person, action or opinion is deplorable. They feel persecuted because not everyone agrees with them. Not everyone finds bigotry in the name of religion OK. “Luckily,” she concludes, “our constitutional delegates thought to include the freedom of religion, which also includes freedom from other peoples’ religions in the public arena.” I wonder how the AFA would respond to that. So I reach out to their publicity firm, the suburban-Philly-based Hamilton Strategies, to try to better understand the thinking behind the group’s “Bigotry Map.” They told me that the press release they’d already sent “should suffice.” n
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ight in your backyard, Philadelphia, there exists a number of hate groups that are hell-bent on destroying the very fabric of American democracy. We know this because the American Family Association has generously pointed them out to us in a helpful new online “Bigotry Map” that documents these groups and their locations across the country. I think it goes without saying that we should be able to trust the word of an organization called the American Family Association. Right? It has “American” and “family” right there in its name. A group simply can’t get any more wholesome than that! You find that wholesomeness on display on AFA’s website, where its mission statement concludes: “It is AFA’s goal to be a champion of Christian activism. If you are alarmed by the increasing ungodliness and depravity assaulting our nation, tired of cursing the darkness, and ready to light a bonfire, please join us. Do it for your children and grandchildren.” Yes. Yes! I am alarmed by the depravity assaulting our nation. Okay, I have no children yet, much less grandchildren, but nonetheless I am ready to help champion the moral virtues that Jesus stood for—like humility, renunciation of self and embracing the poor and downtrodden! Let’s do this, AFA. So: What hateful groups have you listed on your “Bigotry Map” whose depraved ways I should keep a wary eye on? Let’s see—there’s a regional group on there called Pennsylvania Nonbelievers. Here’s one called Americans United. Hmmm. Actually, these all look like groups of atheists, secular humanists and LGBT people. But they must be hateful, right? The AFA says these groups “openly display bigotry toward the Christian faith.” Let’s get to the bottom of this. I’m calling up Pennsylvania Nonbelievers’ president, Brian Fields, right now to find out what sorts of ungodly things they do. “We run booths at festivals for outreach,” Fields says. “We also have monthly meetings in several areas across central Pennsylvania. Occasionally, we take complaints from individuals in the area—sometimes they’re not even atheists or agnostics—who are concerned about separation of church and state violations.” Um. I am confused, because that does not sound superbigoted. Apparently, Fields is also confused. “The only thing that we do with respect to Christianity is challenge the way it dominates social concerns beyond individual beliefs,” he says. “That is, we will take on religious values when they’re applied to things like law.” Once, he says, Pennsylvania Nonbelievers successfully challenged a religious nativity scene on public property. They didn’t want to see Jesus removed—all they wanted to do was give equal space and time to all views, so they asked to erect a secular display celebrating the winter solstice season, too. “We were told that our display would not be allowed to be posted,” he says. Local officials “decided to shut down the [nativity] display entirely and move it over to a church—where it belonged in the first place. There was no loss to Christianity. They still had their display. It just wasn’t posted on land that all of our taxpayers paid for.” Wait—so Pennsylvania Nonbelievers just tries to main-
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OZ I E J O N E S, Pe t i t i o n e r, h a s brought a civil action (Petition number 15-03611) against you to obtain guardianship of your child(ren): Minor Female, DOB 4/15/11. If you do not file an answer with the Court and send a copy to the Petitioner’s Attorney (or to the Petitioner if unrepresented) at the following address: Ozie Jones 1001 White Oak Rd. Apt. G12, Dover, DE 19901 within 20 days after publication of this notice exclusive of the date of publication, as required by statute, this action will be heard without further notice at Family Court.
OZ I E J O N E S, Pe t i t i o n e r, h a s brought a civil action (Petition number 15-03615) against you to obtain guardianship of your child(ren): Minor Female, DOB 1/12/13. If you do not file an answer with the Court and send a copy to the Petitioner’s Attorney (or to the Petitioner if unrepresented) at the following address: Ozie Jones 1001 White Oak Rd. Apt. G12, Dover, DE 19901 within 20 days after publication of this notice exclusive of the date of publication, as required by statute, this action will be heard without further notice at Family Court.
OZ I E J O N E S, Pe t i t i o n e r, h a s brought a civil action (Petition number 15-03610) against you to obtain guardianship of your child(ren): Minor Female, DOB 1/21/08. If you do not file an answer with the Court and send a copy to the Petitioner’s Attorney (or to the Petitioner if unrepresented) at the following address: Ozie Jones 1001 White Oak Rd. Apt. G12, Dover, DE 19901 within 20 days after publication of this notice exclusive of the date of publication, as required by statute, this action will be heard without further notice at Family Court.
Date: 2/26/15
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Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 31830 Bd/2Addison Ba; RenovatedTownhome, E 3 Bed/1 Bath Twin $265,000 31830 Bd/2 Addison Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 31830 Bd/2Sun Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3 Bedrooms $400,000 to 12-6pm $500,000 $995,000 3 Bd/2 Ba;P RenovatedTownhome, 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, Open 11-4pm | Mon 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. NEW LISTINGS 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 818Aubrey Avenue, Ardmore, Renovated $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 9 Greenbriar Lane, Paoli Spring St Rittenhouse #408, Art Museum 1830 Addison St. Sq. Includes real 9-6pm estate •Twin No$399,000 transfer tax Tues-Fri 12-3pm 31601 Bd/2 Ba;Garden RenovatedTownhome, 4 Bed/3.1Bath; 2,400 tax sq|ftSat 1830 Addison St. 7930 Rittenhouse Sq. 31830 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse 5 Bed/5.2 Bath;St. sq ft Colonial 1 Bed/1 Bath; 537 sq ft Condo $135,000 Sq. Addison Rittenhouse Sq. 1830 Addison St.Road, Rittenhouse Sq. 605 New Gulph Bryn Mawr 3$525,000 Ba; 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba;Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3Bd/2 Bd/2 Ba;RenovatedTownhome, RenovatedTownhome, 3 Bd/2 RenovatedTownhome, $1,850,000 36Bed/4.1Bath; Bd/2Sun Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 2945 Poplar St., Art Museum Open 11-4pm | Mon$899,000 12-6pm 4,416 sq ft colonial $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 3031 Coventryville Road, Pottstown 3 Bed/1.5 Bath; 1,150 sq Townhouse $299,000 1830 Addison St.ft Rittenhouse Sq. 625 Lindy Lane, Bala Cynwyd Tues-Fri 9-6pm | Sat 12-3pm 1830 Addison Rittenhouse Sq. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 41830 Bed/2.1 Bath; 15.2St. Acre Farm $700,000 Addison St. Horse Rittenhouse Sq. 18305Addison St.ftRittenhouse Sq. 3Bed/ Bath, 3,777 sq townhome in Hillgate 4254 Terrace Street, Manayunk Sq. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse 33Bd/2 Ba; 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. Bd/2 Ba;RenovatedTownhome, RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 3 3Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 33Bed/2.1 Bath; 1717 sq ft Townhouse $339,000 $665,000 3545 darby Road, Haverford $525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 $525,000 $525,000 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1919 Walnut Street, Rittenhouse Square 273 Meeting House Lane, Merion Station 5 Bed/3 Bath; 2795 sqft Cape $589,900 $525,000 7,000 sqft Office Building For Rent $16,500/month $525,000 5$525,000 Bed/4.2 Bath; 5,442 sqft French Colonial $1,170,000 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. Remington Wynnewood Sq. 1830 903 Addison St.Road, Rittenhouse 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 1412 South Street, Washington Square 1025 Barr Lane, Gladwyne 3 Bed/2.1 Bath; 2080 sqft Colonial $579,000 3Commercial Bd/2 Ba;Space RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, Rent for $5,000/month or 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 4bd/3.1Ba 2625 Sq. Ft; Renovated Cape $465,000 1489 Russell Road, Paoli Sale $825,000 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; For RenovatedTownhome, 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, $525,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 418 Barbadoes Street, Norristown 4 Bed/3.1 Bath; 4431 sqft Colonial $925,000 $525,000 $525,000 3727 Baring Street, Powelton Village Sq. Po $525,000 Rehabbed, Multi-Unit Townhome $260,000. CountySt. Line Road, Villanova Sq. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse 1830 2005 Addison Rittenhouse 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. Historical Church Rent for $4,500/month or 264 W. Montgomery Ave. #101, Haverford 5 Bed/3.2 Baths; 2,576 sqft Colonial $669,500 3 Bd/2Addison Ba; For RenovatedTownhome, 1830 St. Rittenhouse Sq. 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. Sale $895,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 1 Bed/1 Bath; 827 sq ft Condo at the Mansard House $199,000. 1750 oakwood Terrace 5E, Penn Valley $525,000 3 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 3600 Conshohocken Avenue #1914, River Park 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 1546 Lane, Chester Springs 3$525,000 Bd/2 Ba;Mallard RenovatedTownhome, 2 Bed/2 Bath; 1299 sqft Unit 1 Bed/1 Bath; 940 sq ft Condo $149,900 $525,000 5.10 acres lot w/stream $125,000 $525,000 For Rent $1,850/month $525,000 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 1830 Addison St. Rittenhouse Sq. 300 Lawrence Road, Broomall, Renovated 400 delmar elmar Street, Roxborough 43 Trent Road, Wynnewood G $167,000 3 Bed/2Bath; Bd/2 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, INUnit Bed/3Ba; Bath; 2,000 sq ft Ranch $389,000 3 Bd/23 Ba; RenovatedTownhome, 4 sq D ft End 3 3Bd/2 RenovatedTownhome, Bed/2.1 Bath; 1628 sqft Colonial -- OAK HILL PENN VALLEY -EN P1880 20 W dartmouth Road, Bala Cynwyd $525,000 $525,000 For Rent $2,300/month $525,000 1438 Snyder Ave. 2nd flr, South Phila.
TERRIFIC SALES MONTH AT LONG & FOSTER’S PHILADELPHIA OFFICES DURING DECEMBER Long & Foster Real Estate, the largest independent residential real estate company in the United States, has announced that its Center City and South Philadelphia offices had a terrific sales month during December. According to Bob Albanese, senior vice president of the Philadelphia region, “year-to-date, our Philadelphia offices sales volume and units were up 2 percent and 17 percent respectively over 2013.”
218 W Lancaster Avenue, Ardmore 5,322 sqft Commercial Space For Rent $3,900/month
4 Bed/2.1 Bath; 2,761 sq ft Split-level $549,000. 650 Washington Lane, Jenkintown 5 Bed/3.1 Bath; 4,443 sq ft Colonial on 1.44 acres $599,000
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FEATURED LISTINGS 1034 Spruce Street #403
$529,000
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$379,000
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$289,000
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Stunning 2-bed/2 bath unit in newer mid-rise building! Floor-to-ceiling windows give way to terrific light and views. Amenities include stylish kitchen with gas cooking, marble bathrooms, hardwood floors, walk-in closets, central air conditioning, cable and internet access, and washer/dryer in unit!
Unique Mid-Century Modern home in Bella Vista! This 19 foot wide home features a spacious living room, separate dining area, updated kitchen, private brick patio, master bedroom with walk in closet, 2nd bedroom, tiled full bath and a finished basement finished with a 1/2 bath.
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Manager Camilo Concepcion added, “In addition, our average sale price increased by 19 percent, a great sign if you are contemplating selling your home.” “For many consumers, today’s market presents historic homeownership opportunities,” said Gary Scott, president of Long & Foster Real Estate. “Our Philadelphia sales professionals recognize this and work hard to help local buyers and sellers reach their goals.” For more information about Long & Foster’s Philadelphia offices, call 215-409-6900 or email Camilo.Concepcion@LNF.com.
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End Unit- Interior end street corner 5 BR- 3.5 BA, 3 levels of luxury living, loaded with lovely upgrades that are included in sale price! Listed at $529,000. See tour video on our website
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12:00-1:00PM Graduate Hospital 1812 Fitzwater St. $499,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 115 Catharine St. $1,125,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 922 E. Moyamensing Ave. $379,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 102 Fitzwater St. Buy One Get One Free $599,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 114 Kenilworth St. $689,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Rittenhouse Sq. 1707 Pine St. $854,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 114 Kenilworth St. $689,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Society Hill 308 Lombard St. $895,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Fishtown 2319 Mercer St. 369,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
1:30-2:30PM Queen Village 115 Catharine St. $1,125,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Villlage 922 E. Moyamensing Ave. $379,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 758 S. Front St. Buy One Get One Free $599,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
$750,000
Gorgeous 10 years young, 3BD/ 3.5BA Queen Village corner home offering a 2-car garage, a den, yard, balcony, plantation shutters, Sono’s speaker system throughout and more! The kitchen offers maple cabinetry, granite counters, tile backsplash, stainless steel appliances and separate dining room. Features include Jacuzzi tub, great ceiling height gas fireplace and more. This is a fantastic home in a prime location!
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$275,000
Bi-level 4BD/ 3.5BA condo unit in the Philadelphian with loft den, terraces and amazing views! Foyer entrance with half bath. Dramatic 2 story living and dining room area with whole wall of glass and sliding glass doors out to deck with open sky views. Kitchen offers tile floor, butcher block countertops, island counter, Subzero fridge and closet space. Very rare opportunity, a must see!
$775,000
Wonderful chance to own a charming trinity home in a gated courtyard! Enter the living room with hardwood flooring, brick fireplace, built-in shelving, recessed lighting, and take spiral stairs down to lower level eat in kitchen. Beautiful rooftop deck which offers water, electric, built-in benches and planters, lighting and of course, fantastic Center City skyline views from sunrise to sunset!
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Graduate Hospital 1812 Fitzwater St. $499,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Rittenhouse 1707 Pine St. $854,000 BHHS Fox & Roach Pennsport 353 Emily St. $219,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
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3:00-4:00PM Queen Village 758 S. Front St. Buy One Get One Free $599,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Village 102 Fitzwater St. Buy One Get One Free $599,900 BHHS Fox & Roach Queen Villlage 922 E. Moyamensing Ave $379,000 BHHS Fox & Roach
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BELLA VISTA
$375,000
This is a stunning 2BD/2BA total renovation done by an experienced quality developer just off the historic Italian Market. Open living room dining room with gorgeous wood floors, recessed lighting. Contemporary kitchen features a tile floor, white cabinetry, quartz countertops, glass tile backsplash, and French doors to private yard. 10 year tax abatement pending, check out this gorgeous Bella Vista home today!
$479,000
Situated on a gorgeous tree-lined block, this handsome abode offers a gorgeous brick façade and planters and shrubbery along with a private patio/ entryway. This charming home has an updated kitchen with white cabinetry, granite counters, stainless appliances with SubZero refrigerator, island counter and that’s just the beginning!
Spacious Graduate Hospital home offering 2 bedrooms, 2.5 baths, a den, garage, yard and wood floors throughout! Features a foyer entrance a rear den, closet, powder room and access to private yard. Second level offers a living room and rear eat in kitchen with maple cabinets, double windows and eating area with recessed lighting. Fantastic home close to everything Center City has to offer!
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Queen Village 758 S. Front St. Buy One Get One Free $599,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
Queen Village 102 Fitzwater St. Buy One Get One Free $599,900 BHHS Fox & Roach
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QUEEN VILLAGE The Adams Group FISHTOWN
QUEEN VILLAGE RITTENHOUSE
3 Story Victorian Row New ListiNg SQUARE Duplex Just Renovated! FRANCisViLLe
Duplex Open Floor Plan
$369,000 3 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths
1 Bedroom Bath with the 3 Bedroom bi-level1condo $335,000 $339,000 finest attention to detail. MLS 5965620 MLS 5787044
$329,900 MLS 5965611 MLS 5784384
$429,000
MLS 6523435 UNIVERSITY CITY WASHINGTON 3 Bedrooms SQUARE1.5 Baths
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UNIVERSITY CITY (L to R) Sean Adams, Christina Laffredo, CJ Koch, Rana Adams, Sunny Townhouse Sunny Townhouse Keith Adams 3 Bedrooms 2.5 Baths
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At elfant wissahickon’s annual awards breakfast, $242,500 $259,900 the Adams group was awarded the company’s top MLS 5790241 MLS 5790241 Producing team by transactions.
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Rittenhouse Square 2000 Pine Street Philadelphia, PA 19103
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1615-17 SPRUCE ST RITTENHOUSE SQ
Condo with +/-3300sf of masterly designed living space, 3br, 2.5b, cook’s kitchen, patio, beautiful garden, new price!
$1,390,000 Call Scott Neifeld 216 CHRISTIAN ST C NEW LISTING!
Luxury townhouse 3br, 2.5b, custom upgrades, roof top terrace with hot tub, garden, 2 car parking with garage
$589,000 Call Margaret Szumski
237 S 3RD ST SOCIETY HILL
Classic I.M. Pei townhouse, 3br, 3.5b, f/p, built-ins, garden, plus deeded parking
$975,000 Call Maryellen Cammisa 1741 BAINBRIDGE ST GRADUATE HOSPITAL NEW LISTING!
3br, 2b with many original details, eat-in kitchen, finished basement, large brick patio with covered seating area
$599,000 Call Margaret Szumski
2116 LOCUST ST
Pristine gallery like home with ground floor office suited for architecture/ design firm and bi-level 2br, 2b living space above. Incredible renovated 3rd floor master suite with deck.
$939,000 Call Scott Neifeld 340 N FRONT ST A OLD CITY NEW LISTING!
Contemporary 2br, 2b condo, h/w flrs, hi ceilings, updated kitchen, patio
$319,000 Call Margaret Szumski
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1206 PANAMA ST WASHINGTON SQ WEST Open Sunday 3/8 1-2:30pm Beautiful artistic renovation, 3br, 3b, cherry flrs, gas f/p, 2 outdoor spaces, garage parking
$789,000 Call Izzy Sigman ABBOTTS SQ #238 530 S 2ND ST
Deluxe 1br, 1.5b condo, city view, many upgrades. Move-in ready
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