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Out in the cold
City has told the last of those living under Kensington bridges that time is up. So what’s next for the ones surviving in this community? SEE PAGE 6
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FROM THE EDITOR
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KERITH GABRIEL
’m not in the business of calling out my fellow colleagues, it’s just not a thing I pride myself or my career on ever doing. The journalism community in Philadelphia is so small and tight knit, you’re constantly running into people that you know – or don’t know – who know you, and to me, reputation in this business has always been paramount. But I have a hard time with a recent column on Philly.com written by Solomon Jones, called The problem with Malcolm Jenkins’ activism: It cost him nothing criticizing Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins for, as Jones put it, becoming “The Acceptable Negro,â€? in Jenkins’ ongoing ďŹ ght for criminal justice reform. The sentiment was that because Jenkins lost nothing in his campaign for equality, unlike his counterparts in Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid and most notably crusade leader in former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, that Jenkins isn’t as down for the cause and comes off as the malleable black personality that’s acceptable by wealthy white NFL owners and executives. The column was penned in the aftermath of the Eagles 21-17 loss to the Panthers on Sunday in which Reid told reporters postgame that he thought Jenkins was a “sellout,â€? in his continuance of protests and instead has taken an off-camera stand (pun intended) in the ďŹ ght for criminal justice reform and the treatment of Black and Brown people at the hands of police. Reid and Jenkins have had an ongoing feud since the dissolve of what was known as the Players Coalition, a group comprised of African-American NFL players from around the League who spoke on behalf of players incensed over the systemic oppression and the overall perception of the Black and Brown person in America, mainly in the eyes of police. But due to more inďŹ ghting with each other than against whom they felt was the oppressor, the coalition dissolved and members have taken to the ďŹ ght on their own – behind the scenes. It’s a long, dramatic convoluted story, but it’s one that should be noted that during its run, the players were able to get NFL owners to shufe $100 million in charitable funds into causes that supported the coalition’s mission. This for some within the movement wasn’t enough as the word “shufedâ€? just meant
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owners moved the money from existing charities into this pot, not having a dime come from their pockets. Why that infuriated members of the group is beyond me, because in my opinion, who cares where $100 million comes from as long it’s not to any detriment and is going into your cause. That’s just some background for on the Reid-Jenkins saga, but back to Solomon’s column. The idea that because Jenkins hasn’t “missed an NFL paycheckâ€? in his crusade while players like Reid and Kaepernick, teammates and brothers in Kaepernick’s ďŹ ght while both played for the San Francisco 49ers, lost jobs and money doesn’t make Jenkins down enough is frankly a stupid point. This idea that losing everything makes the ďŹ ght more authentic is mind-boggling. Let’s not forget here that Reid has missed a season in the league and is back to making millions with his newfound team in the Panthers. And although an exact dollar ďŹ gure has never been named, as the face of Nike’s 30th anniversary campaign, Kaepernick’s multimillion dollar behind-the-scenes deal with the sportswear company ensured he’ll never have to take another snap in his life if he doesn’t want to. He lost his career, an end result I personally will always admire his courage for, but in taking said stance he gained arguably more than he would’ve ever amassed from an NFL paycheck. Yeah, I’m going out on a limb to say that Colin Kaepernick’s ďŹ ght for equality – and his ďŹ nancial stability – are both in the black. Also, Jones’ comparisons of historic inďŹ ghting and inďŹ ltration at the hands of Whites towards Black and Brown causes is also unfair. Portraying Malcolm Jenkins to Booker T. Washington teaching Blacks how to do hard labor jobs is like comparing him to Samuel L. Jackson’s character in “Django: Unchained.â€? I don’t know Malcolm Jenkins, but I do know this is a man who could’ve been quiet and collected his NFL paycheck and watched quietly like the majority of NFL players did as the events that transpired over few seasons unfolded. He did the exact opposite. He’s been an outspoken advocate, he was a part of a coalition that raised awareness and forced the hands of a bunch of wealthy white men to listen and act. He’s still doing work behind the scenes and he’s already said after raising his ďŹ st for the ďŹ nal time during a preseason game that an on-camera stance has run its course. Doing the work behind the scenes is what’s vitally important. Too often, in the age of social media and instant gratiďŹ cation, where everyone feels their opinion matters, we are quick to sit on high horses and judge those in the ďŹ elds actually doing the laborious work. I think before we decide to comment, pause just a second and see how that looks. Q TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. On hand was this vendor selling wearable "handmade boob jewelry." As part of the Melopepo line by Anethum Jewelry, 10 percent of each sale is donated to Planned Parenthood and an additional 10 percent to the ACLU. Worthy jewelry for two worthy causes.
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Love your cake, but wish you could drink it too? Cynful Bliss made jarred desserts with that extra adult kick in them. We tried the Succulent Pumpkin, which uses Baileys Pumpkin Spice and honey bourbon.
The leaves are changing, pumpkin spiced lattes are brewing and its officially sweater weather. It also meant a collection of bazaars, festivals and farmers markets. Last week, we stumbled upon the Made in Philadelphia Fall Market and Oktoberfest at Dilworth Park. Adjacent to City Hall, we stepped into a whirlwind of pumpkins, hay bales and shucks of corn. So we grabbed a spiked cider at the beer garden, played some classic games and perused local vendors. If you were unable to check it out, we did for you and here are seven booths that you’ll be sad you missed. But hey, there’s always next year and another day, another bazaar, amirite?
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Chardonn-hayhay-hay! Get wild with Chardonnay Go, a board game designed for moms who like to unwind with a glass or two — or three. Not a mom? The game had plenty of wine to go around for all types of drinkers and game enthusiasts.
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Many users say the encampment is a sense of community despite its dangerous setting. Community or not, city officials call it a health concern and plan to clean in out in a month’s time.
Out in the cold
City has told the last of those living under Kensington bridges that time is up. So what’s next for the ones surviving in this community? BY COURTENAY HARRIS BOND
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hen Kelly Needham starting reusing heroin after eight years in recovery, she never thought she’d ďŹ nd herself living out in the cold again. Today she shoots dope – or what passes for dope right now in Kensington – and lives in a tent with friends under the Frankford Street bridge. “I didn’t think I was going to be out here,â€? Needham said on Oct. 17, two days after the city posted notices on the legs of the Market-
Frankford line in the encampment stating that people experiencing homelessness like Needham had 30 days to clear out. “I dropped out of college to be out here. I didn’t think it was going that way. I swore that I would know when to stop, that I would never let myself go this far.� But she did go too far – as did so many other people living under the Frankford and Emerald street bridges, the last two drug encampments for people experiencing homelessness to be closed in Kensington. On Oct. 18,
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On Oct. 15 the city posted these signs promising to vacate all people living under the Frankford and Emerald Street bridges, the last large-scale swath of encampments in Kensington.
Mayor Jim Kenney and city ofďŹ cials provided an update on Philadelphia’s emergency response plan to combat the opioid epidemic, with the number one priority being to clear the Frankford Street encampment by Nov. 15. Emerald Street, known as “Emerald City,â€? is set to be evacuated this winter, with outreach there to begin Jan. 15, according to the mayor’s announcement. Over the spring and the summer, the city evicted people from two other encampments, one along Kensington Avenue and the other under the bridge along Tulip Street. Some people got housing and treatment. Some people were reunited with family. Others died or went to jail. Some mourned the loss of the encampments that served as de-facto supervised injection facilities, since people shoot up alongside each other and often have Narcan, the opioid reversal medication, to help in an overdose situation. Others mourned the impending loss of the community they had gained at the encampments. “If you’re homeless, it’s been a pretty decent place to be, you know,â€? said Jason Dugre, 42, who has lived on Emerald Street for about a year. “It’s been [a] pretty safe environment actually. The people around me are kind of like a little family here.â€? Nonetheless, the encampments “pose a public health hazard to the surrounding neighborhood that needs to be addressed, said Liz Hersh, director of Philadelphia’s OfďŹ ce of Homeless Services. “It’s a terrible, terrible illness,â€? she added, in regard to opioid use and the disorder that has driven so many to live on the streets during this nationwide epidemic. For decades in the West Kensington and Fairhill neighborhoods of Philadelphia, people have been able to buy pure, cheap heroin in what is possibly the largest open-air drug market along the East Coast, according to Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent Patrick Trainor. But nowadays, what hits the streets is mainly the lethal fentanyl and its myriad analogues that have caused drug overdose deaths to skyrocket. Approximately 1,200 Philadelphians died of drug poisonings in 2017, with emergency responders reversing more than 7,000 other overdoses last year. “Our city is now facing a crisis unlike anything we’ve seen before,â€? Kenney said during his Oct. 18 press conference. In 2017, about 900 homeless people lived on the streets of Philadelphia, about 400 in Kensington and Fairhill. A year later, the numbers have exploded with approximately 1,400 unsheltered people living in Philadelphia, 700 of those living in Kensington and Fairhill, according to city ďŹ gures. Hersh afďŹ rmed city outreach hasn’t stopped since the shuttering of the Kensington Avenue and Tulip Street encampments. “We closed two tunnels in a way that
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“Emerald Street is more comwas digniďŹ ed, and we had unprecedented numbers of people plicated because it’s the center accepted into treatment and of the drug trade,â€? Hersh said. housing,â€? she said. “We did “When you interrupt people’s exactly what we said we would livelihoods, they get emotional. So city ofďŹ do. We’ve also cials are takadded police ing more time ofďŹ cers and to ďŹ gure out trash cleanup how to best and street handle that cleanup. What particular situnobody could ation.â€? anticipate is In the that the nummeantime, bers keep Prevention growing. This Point, Philaepidemic is delphia’s navistill cresting.â€? gation center “ W h e n on Kensington we started to — KELLY NEEDHAM, A DRUG USER AND PERSON Avenue, has think of this EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS CURRENTLY LIVING 40 beds waitas a disaster UNDER THE FRANKFORD STREET BRIDGE. ing for people – when all of who are disyour systems are completely overwhelmed placed – spots that are open – that’s what we have,â€? Hersh even to those who are still using continued. “We’re trying to re- drugs, said Kate Perch, the orgaspond to this huge crisis that is nization’s housing coordinator. still forming. I actually feel really In addition, Prevention Point’s outreach team has continued to proud of what we’ve done.â€? engage with people living under Why Frankford Street next?
“The biggest thing that I always just want people to know is if you think this can’t be you, you’re an idiot. There are doctors down here. There are people that have their PhD. It doesn’t matter. It can be anybody.�
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Jason Dugre, who resides under the Emerald Street bridge says he’s ready to get help and hopes that the clearing will serve as a calling to seek housing and treatment to help him kick his habit once and for all.
the bridges, trying to meet them where they are in terms of looking for housing and treatment. “The one big thing that is different is that it’s going to be winter,â€? Perch said. “That’s going to up the sense of urgency on everybody’s part.â€? Pathways to Housing Philadelphia, another nonproďŹ t that is working closely with the city, is offering those qualiďŹ ed, treatment and/or housing. Philadelphia’s Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services refers people who have been chronically homeless to Pathways, which then ďŹ nds them an apartment and connects them with treatment and other services if and when they are ready. “We’ve housed about 20 people in the last month, so it’s been really, really busy,â€? said Pathways’ Clinical Director of Services Matt Tice. To users like Dugre, Tice’s claim is a much-needed response. “Of course I believe I’m ready,â€? Dugre said. “I think I was ready ďŹ ve minutes after being homeless. I don’t want to be out here. I’ve just had a really, really crazy spot in my life right now with the hopelessness, I guess. It’s just hard to make that step.â€? Marshall Thomas, 56, whose drug use started when his 20-year-old daughter was killed by a SEPTA bus in 2008, said he stays under the Emerald Street bridge because he is ashamed to return to his family while he is still on crack. “One day I’ll decide to get clean again. This’ll probably be the last time. Right now I ain’t ready. So I ain’t going to put myself through it, and I’d probably come right out here – so it ain’t worth it, me going through treatment spending government money,â€? said Thomas. “My life ain’t where I want it to be, but I’m where I’m at right now.â€? Steve, 34, leaned against the wall under the Emerald Street bridge because his feet hurt. “I’m done. I’m done,â€? he said. “I’ve got an 8-year-old son. I’m just tired of this life. It’s going to kill my family. My father drives around looking for me, and this shit’s not cool.â€? Steve said he is ready to accept help from the city if it comes his way. “We’re not all bad people,â€? Steve added. “I got the biggest heart in the world. I’ll do anything for anybody. I just hate being proďŹ led because I’m a drug addict. That really bothers me.â€? Needham agreed. “The biggest thing that I always just want people to know is if you think this can’t be you, you’re an idiot,â€? she said. “There are doctors down here. There are people that have their PhD. It doesn’t matter. It can be anybody.â€? Q TWITTER: @CHARRISBOND
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Hall of Fame writer and sports journalist Ray Didinger with a copy of his latest book, Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions Edition, a complete chronicling of the Eagles past and present leading to last season’s Super Bowl victory.
Closing the book?
The third installment of Eagles hardcover chronicles “completeâ€?‌ for now, says Hall of Fame author BY KERITH GABRIEL
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ay Didinger always wanted it to end on a high note. In his own words, “a happy ending,â€? so to speak. So even before confetti fell from the heavens in Minnesota following the Eagles improbable 41-33 Super Bowl win last season, Didinger was already thinking about all the work he’d have to do in recreating the third installment of his wildly popular Eagles Encyclopedia. The ďŹ rst, written in 2005 following the Eagles’ Super Bowl appearance in Jacksonville against the Patriots, and then an updated version in 2010 after then-head coach Chip Kelly’s ďŹ rst season. “After we’d done the second edition, I spoke with the [publishing] folks at Temple Press and said to them that [the second version] might be it, unless they win a Super Bowl,â€? Didinger said in a sit down with PW at his second home away from home, the studios of SportsRadio WIP (94.1-FM). “If they win a Super Bowl, we have to update it with a book that ďŹ nally provides the happy ending.â€? Earlier this month, Didinger released his latest work in a longtime series of both solo
and partner book projects for the born and raised Philadelphian, Pro Football Hall of Fame writer and lifelong Eagles fan. The Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions Edition is a 512-page iteration highlighting the Birds’ Super Bowl run, complete with a special glossy section of imagery chronicling the entire 2017-18 season. But, as Didinger claims, the latter was a feat that was not easy to come by. “The color photography is something I wished we could’ve had in the ďŹ rst two editions, but from a production standpoint, we simply couldn’t,â€? Didinger said. “But the idea with this one was, if there was going to be a third one off of a Super Bowl victory, a nice color section would be a great bonus. We devoted the color section to the season, since it was the season that brought the book to life. We did it chronologically so the pictures span from Week 1 through the Eagles Parade. Sourcing all those images and getting approvals just took so much time and effort and, yeah, sometimes was a headache. But we all did our diligence and it really made for a nice product.â€? It was a product that Didinger only had roughly four weeks to write — and rewrite —
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as there were sections from version II that had to be, let’s say ‌ modiďŹ ed. “I basically had a little less than four weeks to turn around all the copy, not even quite a full four, but more like three and a half weeks to do what amounted to around 54,000 new words,â€? Didinger confessed. “So it was a lot. I added all of the stuff that had transpired since the last book, the fall of Chip [Kelly], the hiring of Doug Pederson, trading [Nick] Foles, the reacquisition of Foles, drafting Carson Wentz, Howie [Roseman’s] role reversal, all that stuff had happened, there was a signiďŹ cant amount of rewriting too that goes into all of that, plus there were people I always wanted to mention in the book that I never got a chance to.â€? And was Didinger sure there was going to be an opportunity to do all of this new work? “I had a feeling around mid-season that they had a chance so I started putting stuff aside preparing that if they did win I’d be ready to hit the ground running,â€? he said. “Because I knew the deadline to get it out if they did win before the start of the [2018-19 NFL] season, I wasn’t going to have much time.â€? The result is the latest complete chronicling of the city’s most beloved team, written by one of the city’s best sports journalists. In the aftermath of the book, and even in the foreword, Didinger notes the number of people who confessed just how much the Birds’ Super Bowl win meant to them. He found it eerily similar to the way he felt, and it fueled his inner drive to ensure he ended the trilogy on a high. “The emotion I was feeling was about my family,â€? said Didinger. “I was thinking I wish my parents and grandparents could’ve been here to see this. I know how much they would’ve enjoyed it. The last time [the Eagles] won it in 1960 at Franklin Field I was at that game with my parents and grandparents, so I still remember that day real vividly, the celebration the excitement we all had that night. It was the ďŹ rst time I’d ever seen my grandfather cry. All of those images were still in my brain, and people have told to me so many similar stories. He paused and added: This book was for the fans, it’s really the reason why we made the decision to put the parade on the cover,â€? he said. “This was a collective feeling for an entire city and something that I wanted to make sure was saved forever. It’s something I really hoped was captured by what’s in [this book] to the folks that read it.â€? Q Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions Edition | $40. Temple Press. temple.edu/ press TWITTER: @SPRTSWTR
Commemorative Keepsake Through the holiday season, Hall of Fame writer Ray Didinger is scheduled to be around and about in the Greater Philadelphia Region signing copies of his new book, Eagles Encyclopedia: Champions Edition. Want your signed copy? Here’s where you can pick one up. October 27 | Barnes & Noble Valley Forge 7pm., 150 W. Swedesford Rd., Devon, PA
October 30 | Schuylkill Valley Sports 6pm., 118 Industrial Dr., Pottstown, PA
Nov 1 | Swarthmore Campus and Community Store 1pm., 4 S. Chester Rd., Swarthmore, PA.
November 3 | Barnes & Noble, Exton Time, TBD., 301 Main St., Exton, PA
November 10 | Barnes & Noble, Neshaminy 3pm., 200 Neshaminy Mall, Bensalem, PA
November 17 |Barnes & Noble, Plymouth Meeting 3pm., 2300 Chemical Rd., Plymouth Meeting, PA
November 20 | Rydal Park Retirement Center 7:30pm., 1515 The Fairway, Jenkintown, PA
November 24 | Main Point Books 3pm., 116 N Wayne Ave., Wayne, PA
November 28 | Narberth Bookshop 7pm., 221 Haverford Ave., Narberth, PA
December 1 | Barnes & Noble, Valley Forge Time, TBD., 150 West Swedesford Rd., Devon, PA
December 2 | Barnes & Noble, Moorestown 3pm., 1311 Nixon Dr., Moorestown, NJ
Dec 6 | Barnes & Noble Montgomeryville 7pm., 1271 Knapp Rd., North Wales, PA
December 8 | Barnes & Noble, Broomall 3pm., 1991 Sproul Rd., Broomall, PA
Dec 14 | Barnes & Noble, Oxford Valley 7pm., 210 Commerce Blvd., Fairless Hills, PA
December 15 | Barnes & Noble, Concord Pike 3pm., 4801 Concord Pike, Wilmington, DE
December 22 | Barnes & Noble, Exton Time, TBD., 301 Main St., Exton, PA
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Common Grounds issued an apology on their Instagram page to whomever the sign may have offended and urged the issue now to spark awareness on the subject of mental health.
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Why is a coffee shop on Temple University's campus OK with normalizing mental health conditions and drug misuse in society?
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pink neon sign reading “Up All Night on Adderallâ€? hangs on the brick wall of Common Grounds, a coffee shop that opened in September on 16th Street and Cecil B. Moore Avenue. The lighted ďŹ xture is decorated with either a quarter moon or sun, begging to be Instagrammed. On the coffee shop’s Instagram account, the sign shares a feed with an image of a quote attributed to Coco Chanel. After facing critics, including myself, a Temple University 2017 alumna who looks to increase awareness for mental health, substance use disorders, and the intersecting factors, Common Grounds plans to take down the sign and change the phrase as of Oct. 23. However, for every “likeâ€? the sign
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drug market in Kensington. The coffee shop is on the same campus where less than a year ago two students reportedly died from overdoses. Pretty in pink Adderall is made for seemingly non-harmful, non-prescribed reasons, but for those who take Adderall for a mental health condition or develop a substance use disorder, it’s often not publicized due to stigma. “I thought no harm of it,� said Common Grounds co-founder Shawn Bullard in an email to Philly Weekly. “And I’m someone that’s normally very considerate to views of others. Especially, in this, since I have ADHD but don’t take medicine for it.� I take medication for mental health reasons, and it’s a common assumption that myself and others who take medication for their mental health to be called names like “crazy� or “unstable� by others. Furthermore, if “Up All Night on Adderall� was followed by “Because I have a substance use disorder,� the shop may be called a “junkie.� Rates of who gets reprimanded for drug- and alcohol-related situations contrast in North Philadelphia. According to The Appeal, 2.2 percent of oncampus drug and alcohol incidents end in arrests by Temple University Police, in comparison to the 50 percent of the drug- and alcohol-related incidents that end in arrests on the streets off campus. Common Grounds responded to the sign’s critics in a lengthy, unfocused on Instagram dated Aug. 21 that just picks at the wound, calling the sign a “playful artistic display.� Bullard told PW in an email the sign will be changed to “Up All Night on Coffee� and hopes “people see understand or see we are speaking out or bring awareness to drug abuse.� Frankly, the simple existence of the sign has normalized substance misuse on college campuses while highlighting the double standards and insensitivity that exist for those with mental health conditions and substance use disorder. If Common Grounds really wants to bring awareness, the shop could promote recovery housing on campus, hang art done by those with mental health conditions, collect goods for those who are living in addiction in Kensington and/or use the shop’s space to hold meetings and forums to have a conversation about mental health and substance use. Going forward, I hope this shop learns what the right awareness looks like for issues that are far too common. Q
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Also, don't expect to see any recognizable Philadelphia people. The names have been changed for most of the lawyers and other principals in the trial, possibly because the real-life judge sued the ďŹ lmmakers over his depiction. Also, Michael Beach plays the district attorney, "Dan Molinari," who I guess is supposed to represent Seth Williams, but he's for some reason made up (with bald head, glasses and goatee) to look a lot like then-Mayor Michael Nutter. Dean Cain (Superman from the old "Lois and Clark" TV show) stars as lead detective James Wood, with erstwhile "What's Happening" star Earl Billings portraying Gosnell. Searcy, the director, also plays Gosnell's defense attorney. "Gosnell" has the story structure of a “Law & Orderâ€? episode, with the ďŹ rst half of the movie concentrating on the police investigation, and the second on the murder trial. While the ďŹ lm is clearly made with an antiabortion agenda, it doesn't get heavy-handed about it until the last 15 or so minutes. But when it does so, "Gosnell" fully buys into false narratives – most notably the one pushed back in 2013 that there was a "media coverup" of the Gosnell case to minimize Gosnell's crimes and protect the pro-choice cause. This wasn't true then, and it isn't true now. In reality, the Gosnell case was covered extensively by the local media in Philadelphia. Former PW editor-writers Tara Murtha and Steve Volk were among the local reporters who covered the case throughout, though
certainly not the only ones. Volk later wrote an e-book about the saga, while Murtha authored a deďŹ nitive takedown of the “coverupâ€? media narrative. Feminist and pro-choice writers, rather than ignoring or covering up Gosnell's crimes, were also all over the case. These writers (among them Amanda Marcotte, Jill Filipovic and Irin Carmon) took the position that Gosnell was not a typical abortionist, that it was restrictions and systemic inequities had pushed poor women to his clinic, and that making abortion illegal would serve to drive the process underground and probably lead to more more unsafe and unregulated clinics like Gosnell's. It's also not true that major national news outlets entirely avoided the case. Sarah Hoye of CNN covered the trial (here's a story she and colleague Mark Morgenstein wrote about it prior to jury selection), as did Maryclaire Dale of the Associated Press, and both of them were reporting about the case as early as Gosnell's arrest in January 2011. Cable news may have stayed away from day-to-day coverage of the trial at ďŹ rst, but that included Fox News, an unlikely participant in a supposed pro-abortion cover-up. There were multiple reasons for this, from the lack of cameras in Pennsylvania courtrooms, to a gag order placed on participants, to the custom that national media usually stays away from city murder trials, even ones that are prominent locally. And yes, another factor was undoubtedly the national media's established tendency to not give all that much attention to crime victims who are poor and/or of color. The ďŹ lm exaggerates this "cover-up" to a comically misleading degree. The media is represented entirely by a young female blogger who's the lone reporter in the courtroom. In reality, there was never a time, during the trial, when only one reporter (or no reporters) was covering it. Overall, "Gosnell" doesn't come close to making the case that political or pro-choice bias was behind the national media's coverage decisions. The ďŹ lm also overstates just how much doubt there was that Gosnell would be convicted (there was never very much). Gosnell is not, by any objective measure, "America's greatest serial killer." And while the ďŹ lm is certainly interested in conating Gosnell's grisly crimes with legalized abortion itself, it doesn't successfully make that charge stick, either. "Gosnell" is certainly produced with a level of craft and professionalism higher than, say, Dinesh D'Souza's documentaries or those mediocre "Atlas Shrugged" adaptations. It’s clearly meant to appeal to a like-minded audience. But the ďŹ lm doesn't accurately represent the city it's set in, nor a large swath of the facts of the story it tells. Q TWITTER: @STEPHENSILVER
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ou know you just had a very good dish when your eyes close, your head nods, your lips curl and you go “mmm.â€? That’s the reaction Philly-born Executive Chef Mark Tropea is serving up at Stir, the city’s latest eatery, located inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Operated by the Philadelphia-based Constellation Culinary Group, the 76-seated restaurant ofďŹ cially opened on Oct. 16.
“I think it's important that if you come to this museum you leave with a good impression of the food and that's part of your overall experience,â€? said Tropea, 38. “But I'd like it to be the type of place that people want to come just because they enjoyed it ‌ not like, ‘Oh I'll go there when I go to the museum again.’ I want them to say, ‘I had a great time at Stir and I got to make a point to go back there as soon as possible.’â€? Tropea hopes that Stir will be among the great museum restaurants, such as Untitled at the Whitney
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Executive chef Mark Tropea creates a collection of beautifully-crafted dishes at Stir, the new restaurant nestled inside the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
in New York. But in addition to the food, Stir marks a great architectural triumph. Internationally famed architect, Frank Gehry envisioned and created Stir as well as the museum's new CafĂŠ. The architect behind the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao plans to contribute more to the building’s future renovations as part of the Philadelphia Museum of Art’s Core Project. Stir is Gehry’s only ďŹ ne dining space on the East Coast. The restaurant maintains the Gehry-look with the undulating ceiling, complete with lattice work that is referred to as “the nest.â€? Red oak oors contrast the Douglas ďŹ r ceiling, and the kitchen is open concept so diners can watch the chef at work. Feeding off the architectural inspiration, Tropea created the menu’s Roasted Griggstown Chicken with butter braised green beans and chorizo ($23) as a reection of the restaurant’s structure. “Frank Gehry's design, it feels alive. If you look at undulating ceiling ‘nest’‌ I take that and I think about how can I work those elements in the plating,â€? said Tropea, a chef unafraid to take on “boringâ€? chicken and make it into something special. “So if you look at the roasted chicken, we have a nest of green beans to cradle the roasted chicken.â€? Bringing local and seasonal fare to the table, Tropea wants his plates to be clean, aesthetically pleasing and, above all, tasty. A bonaďŹ de “foie gras guy,â€? Tropea presented to PW his favorite Seared Foie Gras, balance in avor proďŹ le with mission ďŹ g carpaccio, saba and toasted brioche ($17). In addition, he showcased a very well-seasoned Seared Barnegat Scallops romesco, crispy potatoes, bacon and caper salsa verde ($29). Tropea’s culinary prowess came about in an untraditional manner. At 16 years old and with “too much timeâ€? on his hands, the teen was caught stealing. As punishment, his mother put him to work as a dishwasher at the local pub where she waitressed. “At ďŹ rst it wasn't about food, it was about the environment,â€? explained Tropea. “I just loved the back of house environment
and the people that are in the restaurant business. And then eventually that grew into a passion for food.â€? Even though it took Tropea a while to recognize, cooking is in his blood or spaghetti gravy, as they say. Growing up, he would watch his Italian grandmother make her own pastas, sauces and meatballs. Through osmosis, he learned how to “tweak the sauceâ€? and other technical skills, but mostly he gained the cultural importance of hospitality. “[It’s] about the connection, the hospitality the sense of togetherness. I try to portray that [in my cooking], that's my style. I'm a hospitality guy,â€? said Tropea. “I want every guest who comes in here to connect to the food and the environment and the hospitality that we offer.â€? Tropea would soon leave his dishwashing gig for culinary school at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College. After working in the ďŹ eld, Tropea would eventually open his own restaurant, Sonata in Northern Liberties. Unfortunately, the BYOB closed after a little over three years in 2012. “I opened my ďŹ rst restaurant when I was 29, and it was ambitious. I didn't know as much as I thought that I knew. I knew a lot about cooking, I didn't know a lot about business,â€? said Tropea. “I think it actually helped me because after that you can really do anything. That experience was a catalyst for everything that's happened since I hadn't done that I wouldn't have this opportunity today.â€? After working in New York and Miami, Tropea is glad to be home. One day he hopes to open another restaurant in rural Pennsylvania for a true farm to table experience. But for now, he passionately works the tireless hours of his craft, rolls up his sleeves, turns on the stove and cooks. “I'm inspired by the direction of food in this city. I feel like Philadelphia has some of the best cooks in the world and I think the direction of the Philly restaurant scene is world class,â€? said Tropea. “It's nice to come home and be part of something like that and also in a building as iconic as this.â€? Q TWITTER: @ANDREAJCANTOR
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 MUSIC
be about inner peace and tranquility. | 6pm. $35. 1113-31 Market St. Hard Rock Cafe. eventbrite.com/e/omslay-yoga
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Jon Rubin and Nato Thompson
Metallica
We were going to try and make a Metallica Madlibs, where all the active parts of the sentences were replaced with Metallica song titles, but honestly, it’s just not worth the effort. Sure, our mom would love it. But she loves everything we do, no matter what. Just like James HetďŹ eld, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich and Rob Trujillo. Because, come on, you don’t ďŹ nd that much success without the love and support of committed parents. | 730pm. Prices vary. 3601 S. Broad St. Wells Fargo Center. ev15.evenue.net/
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he Benjamin Franklin Parkway is set to celebrate its centennial this month, with a whole host of events ranging from special exhibitions at museums across the city, to a trafďŹ c-circle-tastic shindig to celebrate 100 years of epic city planning. Presented by the Parkway Council, in partnership with PECO and PNC Bank, and featuring Night Market Philadelphia, the roving eet of food trucks and beer huts, the Parkway Soiree is a block-party birthday festival featuring 100 family-friendly activities and experiences in the Parkway Museums District. This Franklin-themed fete will kick off with a cake-cutting in Franklin Hall at the Franklin Institute, and will continue on both all along the Parkway and at museums and cultural institutions all across the city. Attendees can grab dinner from some of Night Market’s favorite sweet and savory spots, set up shop in Logan Square or at the Vintage BYO Picnic at Sister Cities Park, or just wander as aimlessly as they choose. Live music, strolling entertainers, Square Dancing in the Square around the picturesque Swann Memorial Fountain, public art and photo tours, and kids’ music jam sessions round out the rager that our forefathers gave their lives to ensure we could enjoy. So why not raise one (or three) and keep it 100 for this once-in-a-lifetime (literally) centennial celebration. Parkway Soiree | Oct. 26. Prices vary. Parkway Museums District. parkway100.org/
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Philly Mag’s Whiskey & Fine Spirits Festival
Ahh, whiskey. That beautiful brown elixir. It makes us feel all warm and fuzzy inside, like when grandpa used to sit us on his knee and tell us the tale of how he heroically burned a Vietcong village to the ground. Charlie was all around us, he’d say, bouncing, bouncing, bouncing. We didn’t have a choice, he’d say, crying a little. Don’t worry gramps, that’s exactly how we feel about Philly Mag’s whiskey festival! Not the crying part. The not having a choice part. | 5pm. Prices vary. 1020 Pattison Ave. Lincoln Financial Field. eventbrite.com/ whiskey-fine-spirits
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26
What to do in & around the city
Parkway Soiree
Join Jon Rubin and Nato Thompson as they discuss Rubin’s work with Conict Kitchen, a restaurant-art piece hybrid. Rubin considers himself to be an interdisciplinary artist who “creates interventions into public life that reimagine individual, group and institutional behavior.â€? We’re not sure, but we think that means he sells things with a certain intent in mind? We dunno honestly. We might go to this just to ďŹ nd out what the hell it’s about. | 6pm. Free. 2001 N. 13th St. Temple Contemporary. eventbrite.com/e/jon-and-nato
We’re going to let you in on a little movie/ television trivia. Did you know, that in an episode of the animated cartoon South Park, there is a shot-for-shot remake of a ďŹ ght scene from Carpenter’s alien horror ďŹ lm, They Live? We swear. No foolin’. Go check it out. They Live, by the way, is campy and awful and supremely enjoyable all at the same time. | 730pm. $7. 529 W. Girard Ave. Everybody Hits Philadelphia. theylivephilly.brownpapertickets.com/
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OmSlay Yoga Party
Are you ready for a yoga party ‌ at the Hard Rock Cafe? Weird. But hey; so are we. Anywho, this is a 21-plus event, so don’t let the kiddies tag alone. You should also bring your own mat, because what the yogis won’t tell you is that ringworm is real, and it is at least as gross as it sounds, if not more. Excited yet? But hey, DJ Dilemma will be there! And here we thought yoga was supposed to
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14th Annual Gravediggers’ Ball
Ghouls, ghosts, goblins and generally scary peeps – it’s your time to shine. This cemetery celebration is replete with live music, dinner stations, unique auction items and, of course, a full open bar. Wander amongst the tombstones and show off your ďŹ nest costume ‌ wait, that’s a costume, right? But how’d you get the blood so warm and the teeth so sharp? | 7pm. Prices vary. 3822 Ridge Ave. Laurel Hill Cemetery. gravediggersball.org/
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Port Richmond Fall Festival
Over 100 local vendors and artists will gather in Campbell Square on Saturday afternoon for the ďŹ rst fall weekend of the season. Channel your inner child (or, ya know, bring the little devils) and enjoy trick or treating, bobbing for apples, competing in the costume contest or spending the day bouncing around in not one, but three bouncy castle obstacle courses. On second thought, maybe leave the kids at home. | Noon. Free. Belgrade Street and East Allegheny Avenue. Campbell Square. eventbrite.com/e/port-richmond
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Fourth Annual Mischief at the Mutter
Tasty drinks, tastier snacks, crazy collections of knick knacks and oftentimes off-putting party favors, and the coolest venue you ever did see – it’s Mischief at the Mutter. This 21-plus event, coming back for its fourth spooky season, is basically a Halloween beer garden with a costume contest to boot. The only rub is you can’t use any of the collections to improve your costume. Bummer, right? | 630pm. Prices vary. 19 S. 22nd St. Mutter Museum. eventbrite. com/e/ season at the Rodin Museum on Friday night. Feel like you stepped right off the Beetlejuice – watch out for the sandworms! – soundstage as you wander the sculpture garden and try not to imagine what it’d be like if some of these terrifying shapes suddenly came to life and Alec Baldwin wanted to share a home with you. | 5pm. Free. 2151 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy. Rodin Museum. rodinmuseum. org/calendar
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Harry Potter Drag Show
Join Harry, Hermione, Ronald Jeremy and Moaning Myrtle as they gear up for an evening of drinks, dancing and so much magic you won’t know which drag queen hit you. Featuring all your favorite wizarding-world characters and some of Philly’s best drag performers, the Harry Potter Drag Show is
sure to inspire, amaze and, should all go as planned, make you question your long-held beliefs about what is and isn’t sexy. 21-plus only. | 9pm. $27. 10 S. Front St. The Victoria Freehouse. brownpapertickets.com/event
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Dance Yourself Clean
This party’s all about the movement. Get your body up and grooving and shake off all the nonsense that’s been haunting you for the entirety of 2018 (and 2017 (and 2016)). It’s not the new year yet, but this is your chance to let your hair down (or put your hair up so you don’t whip anyone in the face) and dance until you forget that the world is a mess and we’re all watching what basically amounts to a horse loose in a hospital. | 9pm. Prices vary. 1200 Callowhill St. Underground Arts. ticketfly.com/
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Working to upend stereotypes and create a unique “mental picture,� Black Violin is a string duo from Florida with equal footing in the worlds of classical music and hip-hop. Born of a partnership between Wil Baptiste (viola) and Kev Marcus (violin) and backed by a full band, Black Violin is a groundbreaking project blending classical, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and bluegrass. | 8pm. Prices vary. 250 S. Broad St. Merriam Theater. kimmelcenter. org/
and make sure you’ve got your sweatpants on – it’s about to get tasty ‌ up in this jawn. | 930am. Free. 12th and Arch St. Reading Terminal Market. readingterminalmarket.org/ events/
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South Street Pumpkin Fest South Street Pumpkin Fest returns to Headhouse Square with circus performances, horse and wagon rides, crafts for kids, seasonal bites, pumpkin putt-putt golf, a straw bale maze, face painting, a costume contests and even a a pumpkin pie eating contest. Plus, Philadelphia School of Circus Arts/Airplay Entertainment will perform amazing aerial feats, and magicians will dazzle with illusions. | Noon. Free. 2nd Street and East Pine Street. Headhouse Square. southstreet.com/ pumpkin-fest/
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Halloween Horcrux Hunt
It just wouldn’t be Halloween if there weren’t a whole bunch of Harry Potterthemed Hogwarts hogwash going on. And let’s be honest; it’s not hogwash. We love it. So do you. So get yourself to Old City this Saturday and ďŹ nd the seven missing horcruxes before the dark lord takes his rightful place atop the throne of the world. Oh wait, Trump was already elected? | 2pm. Prices vary. 10 S. Front St. The Victoria Freehouse. brownpapertickets.com/
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Halloween at the Market
It’s Halloween goodies and all the good food you’ve come to expect from the vendors at the world-renowned Reading Terminal Market (world-renowned might be a little strong, but we’re pro-Philly up in this jawn). Grab a map that highlights all the stalls giving out the aforementioned goodies
Second Northeast Philly Fall Food Truck Festival Think Night Market, only during the day instead. This is the second year that Nick’s Roast Beef, PC Richard and Son, and The Castor, Bustleton and Cottman Business Association will be putting on their fall food truck ďŹ esta. Filled with beer, bounce houses, live music, kids games and, of course, all the food trucks any one normal person could handle, Northeast Philly’s Fall Food Truck Festival (that’s a mouthful) is can’t-miss. | Noon. Free. 2420 Cottman Ave. PC Richard & Son. evensi.us/fall-food-truck
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Haunted Food Tours Who says that ghost tours have to stop at your stomach? What? No one says that? Are you sure? I don’t believe you, but ‌ OK.
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college-age tour guide. That last part might be the scariest of them all. | 630pm. $27. 599 Market St. Grim Philly Twilight Tours. grimphilly.com/tours
the queerness, and the food of his life. | 6pm. Free. 5023 Cedar Ave. Shreshth Kitchen. brownpapertickets.com/event/
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Lazer Lloyd DRINK
Boos + Brews
Head to Goose Island Philadelphia for a night of boos, brews and movies on the lawn. Drink and snack specials mean you won’t have to break the bank, even as you watch some poor kid get his sternum broken by a masked killer. And if that’s too dark, then you’re in for one hell of an experience at Boos + Brews. Just look at their ier! So monochromatic. So evil. | 7pm. Free. 1002 Canal St. Goose Island Philadelphia. gooseisland.com/philly/events/
Bring together two of your favorite things – food and frights – for a one-of-a-kind culinary experience. Your costumed guide will walk you through some of the scariest - and tastiest - food spots in all of Philadelphia. | 1130pm. Prices vary. 4653 Umbria St. Chew Philly Food Tours. goldstar.com/haunted-food
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An eclectic mix of Americana, blues and folk rock, Lazer Lloyd has been gracing the stage with his particular blend of roots for too long to count (not really, but it adds a certain mystique, huh?). This fall, he’ll be hitting the stage at The Locks at Sona, along with special guest Souls on Fire, for a night of heavy guitar, soaring vocals and long-ass beards. | 7pm. Prices vary. 4417 Main St. The Locks Music. eventbrite.com/e/lazer-lloyd
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Devil’s Night Dance Party
Hogwarts Brunch & Quizzo
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Mural Arts Bike Tour
Last week, we focused The Scene on Mural Arts Month, the 30-plus day celebration of all things outside art. Of course, a big part of what Mural Arts Month is really about is community and the creation of a shared space we call home. To that end, Philly Bike Tour Co. has put together a Sunday morning jaunt around to some of the most inspiring mural art pieces along the Schuylkill River and Manayunk Canal, and in the Manayunk neighborhood. | 11am. $49. 2015 Fairmount Ave. Philly Bike Tour Co. phillybiketours. com/mural-arts
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Ever wondered where the monsters hidden under your bed actually came from? Us too. Which is why we’re so jacked for this event at the Science History Institute. Delve into the deep, dark history of Frankenstein’s monster, werewolves, vampires and more heuristic horror tropes with living-history performers Dean Howarth and Rachel O’Connell. | 7pm. $10. 315 Chestnut St. Science History Institute. eventbrite.com/its-alive
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SOCIAL Listen. We’re not doing this on purpose. It’s just that fall weather and Halloween decorations put people – and businesses – in a certain frame of mind. And who doesn’t wish they lived in a world where the good guys always win and all you have to do to clean your apartment is wave a wand? So say heck it. Embrace the Harry Potter ubiquity and get boozy at quizzo brunch. It’s really your only choice. Nobody likes a Halloween grinch. | 1pm. $25. 10 S. Front St. The Victoria Freehouse. brownpapertickets.com/
It’s Alive! The Scientific Roots of Monsters
Franklin Fright
Spooky science, scary shows, and other frightfully fun yet family-friendly festivities take over The Franklin Institute during Franklin Fright. Gather up the kiddies and trundle through the haunted giant heart (also the name of my indie noise band), bubble, bubble, toil and wander through the “Witch’s Kitchen,� and, of course, touch the mysterious contents of the Halloween Feel Box. That last one sounds iffy. | 10am. Prices vary. 222 N. 20th St. The Franklin Institute. tickets. fi.edu/
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Witches and Ghosts Tour
Sticking with the Halloween spirit, and taking full advantage of the fact that there’s deďŹ nitely something inherently spooky about a city with a fairly lengthy history and cobblestone streets, here’s another ghost tour. You’ll visit the sites of live witch trials and graveyards while listening to frightening tales of things that go bump in the night from your
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I spy with my little eye, an up-and-coming rapper on his ďŹ rst world tour. Kyle, who along with Lil Yachty, released one of the funnest, most ridiculous songs of the summer – seriously, go listen to “iSpyâ€? if you haven’t yet – will be taking his talents to Union Transfer on Monday night, along with Marc E. Bassy and tobi lou. And who knows? If you go to the show, you might even meet a curlyheaded cutie who don’t get too many likes (that means they’re not out of your league ‌ I think). | 7pm. Prices vary. 1026 Spring Garden St. Union Transfer. utphilly.com/kyle
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Immigrant Kitchen
Have you ever wanted to see ďŹ rsthand what it’s like to cook in the kitchen of an immigrant family? The sights, the smells, the sounds of it all. The music as one pot boils away, steam released in a high-pitched whine as another pan starts to sizzle and spit? If you have, then Shreshth might have the event for you. He cooks his grandmother’s recipes while sharing with all assembled guests the femininity,
If you don’t know what Devil’s Night is, then you were probably a good Christian child who donated to the local Salvation Army and never took more than a single piece of candy when lazy families left a brimming bucket by the front door. If you do know what Devil’s Night is, then you’re probably a little jerk who stayed out too late the night before Halloween and snuck back home with toilet paper and egg all over your grubby little hands. This is like that last one, except with dancing. | 9pm. $5. 951 Frankford Ave. The Barbary. philly.carpe-diem.events/
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Classic Essentials: The Thing
The only thing that comes even close to battling with Harry Potter for the top spot of Stuff That Gets Super Popular During Halloween Season, is horror movie nostalgia. To that end, the Ritz is getting in on the horriďŹ c fun by showing yet another John Carpenter classic, The Thing. If you’re into Lovecraftian fantasy horror and young Kurt Russell, this is a showing you won’t want to miss. | 7pm. $10.25. 241 Walnut St. Ritz Five. landmarktheatres.com/phi
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35th District Trunk or Treat
Cops have a tough job. That’s almost certainly an understatement. In a city like
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looking to get in contact with you ‌ musically speaking, of course. | 8pm. $28. 1201 Frankford Ave. Johnny Brenda’s. arsnovaworkshop. com/sun-ra
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Are You Afraid of the 90s?
Of course you are! Who wouldn’t be? The 90s were terrifying. VHS tapes. CDs. Steve Urkel and not being able to see who’s calling you. Actually having to call people, and not just texting them some nonsense about how you’re not feeling well and don’t want to go. Dial. Up. Internet. Looking back, the 90s were a lawless wasteland and the fact that so many of us survived is either a miracle or just further proof that we’re really all stuck in a simulation while robots feed off the energy created by our organs. Was The Matrix made in the 90s? | 9pm. $5. 951 Frankford Ave. The Barbary. drinkingtobedone.com/afraid-90s
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Lecrae & Andy Mineo
We’re not usually into promoting something so religiously-driven, but considering all the black magic and wand-waving and bloody horror we’ve been hawking, it’s probably high time for a bit of a palate cleanser. Enter Lecrae and Andy Mineo. These two Christian hiphop artists are taking over the TLA the night before Halloween for the kind of lyrical mischief only a God-fearing man, woman or child could possibly be capable of (or something like that). | 730pm. $25. 334 South St. TLA. concerts1.livenation.com/
Philadelphia, rife with socioeconomic and drug-related issues, it’s almost deďŹ nitely a monumental understatement. And while cops certainly have, from time-to-time, contributed to certain of these issues, they’re still a major presence in the community and one that we all depend on in our daily lives. So dress up the kiddies and head to the 35th precinct for some candy and contests. And hey, maybe attend the Captains Town Hall Meeting while you’re there. | 6pm. Free. 5960 N. Broad St. 35th Police District. phillypolice.com/districts/35th/
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A Higher Halloween We couldn’t pretend to be goody-twoshoes for too long – ahh! The light, it burns! Just kidding. Mostly. This Halloweenthemed party is for anybody who bought a costume with their drunken dance moves in mind. If you’ve got the crotch support to do a split, maybe a little knee-to-forehead action, then you’re gonna want to suit up and head on over to A Higher Halloween at One Art Community Center. And speaking of drunken, it’s BYOB, so make sure to hit the state store beforehand. | 545pm. $30. 143139 N. 52nd St. One Art Community Center. ahigherhalloween2.theticketingco.com/
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Halloween Boat Party Not sure if you knew this, dear reader, but Wednesday’s going to be kind of a hopping time in and around the city. Ya see, there’s this old pagan festival that goes on every year. People dress up, play games, tell one another scary stories about how, if they don’t vote like good little boys and girls, an orange monster is going to take control of the world and ruin everything for everyone. Crazy stuff. Like a horse in a hospital. But to that end; there’s gonna be a party on a boat, celebrating that pagan festival. And maybe just to push off from this hellscape we call life, never to return? Guess you’ll just have to see. | 630pm. $60.40. 401 S. Columbus Blvd. Spirit of Philadelphia. eventbrite.com/ boat-party
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Sun Ra Arkestra This one isn’t Halloween-themed, per se, so in the interest of being fair to all the awesomeness that’ll be going on in Philly on Wednesday, we ďŹ gured we’d include it. Plus, Sun Ra is amazing. And while Sun Ra is, of course, no longer with us, his spirit lives on in his music and the fans and players he inspired to continue creating. So head on over to Johnny Brenda’s this Halloween and commune with a spirit who might really be
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The String Cheese Incident
What better way to answer when your friends and family inevitably ask what you’ll be doing on All Hallows Eve, than by saying, “Going to The String Cheese Incident.â€? Like, imagine hearing that with no prior knowledge of the band’s existence. Would you be intrigued? TerriďŹ ed? It’s Halloween, after all, so what kind of goopy, gory nonsense would be going on at an event centered around a memorable incident involving string cheese? The mind imagines, but the mind inevitably fails. Thankfully for us, we know it’s just jam band noodling that’ll probably last like, ďŹ ve hours. | 7pm. $49.50. 29 E. Allen St. The Fillmore. livenation.com/event
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Doggo-ween Costume Contest
The beer-tastic brew crew at Evil Genius really is a pack of ‌ evil geniuses. Well, maybe just geniuses. They come up with some of the coolest promotions this side of the Schuylkill – and there are a lot of businesses on this side of the Schuylkill. This time, those funny bone ticklers brought dogs into the equation and, well, we’re suckers for a pooch, puffy or otherwise. We don’t know if all dogs actually go to heaven (of course they do, you monster), but we do know that every dog in this costume contest is a winner. No bones about it. | 6pm. $11. 1727 N. Front St. Evil Genius. eventbrite.com/doggo-ween
COMEDY
Affion Crockett
AfďŹ on Crockett might not yet be a household name, but if you’ve seen a comedic movie or watched a sitcom in the last few years,
there’s a pretty high percentage chance you’ve seen something he’s been involved in. From black-ish to The League to Robot Chicken and movies like A Haunted House, A Haunted House 2 and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous, Crockett’s been keeping himself about as busy as humanly possible. Which means he’s talented. So go see him do stand up. | 8pm. Prices vary. 33 E. Laurel St. Punch Line Philly. livenation.com/event/
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World Vegan Day Party
We’re not here to tell anyone how to live their life. We certainly don’t live in any kind of special way, so no matter what it is you’re into, and so long as you’re not infringing on anyone else’s ability to live life their way, we say go on and do your thing. That includes you, vegans. You might judge us. The more vocal amongst you might even yell at us from time to time. But just like we support your decision to forgo eating animal products (we love animals too, FYI), we hope you’ll support our decision to eat whatever the hell we want. Let’s party! | 7pm. Free. 530 South St. Tattooed Mom. eventbrite.com/e/world-vegan
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Planted Bodies
Who doesn’t want to learn about science and marketing in Philadelphia’s rural cemeteries? Seriously though, this free talk by historian Aaron Wunsch will shed light on the rapid changes in pre-Civil War America – industrialization and urbanization – which led people to seek refuge in a host of artiďŹ cial new environments away from city centers. By the way, did you know that Philadelphia was dubbed “the Athens of Americaâ€? in the early years of the republic? It’s because the city’s residents were renowned for furnishing the kinds of scientiďŹ c knowledge – botanical, anatomical and geological – on which cemetery founders’ promotional claims rested. | 6pm. Free. 1700 W. Montgomery Ave. Wagner Free Institute of Science. eventbrite.com/e/planted-bodies
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Cafe
From the mind of Marc Erlbaum, the director who brought you Everything Must Go, the depressingly dark divorce comedy starring Will Ferrell and based on a short story by renowned author Raymond Carver, comes Cafe, a movie about a good-hearted musician who struggles to ďŹ nd a way to tell his beautiful barista coworker he loves her, despite the fact that she’s, ya know, in a relationship. Starring Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jamie Kennedy, Erlbaum will stick around after the screening to answer questions and get totally pranked because his whole life has really just been an episode of The Jamie Kennedy Experience. | 615pm. $20. 2002 Ludlow St. Chevra Cinema. events.chevra.net/
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i, Dan: I am a homosexual young adult seeking advice about kitten play. I ďŹ nd it very intriguing, and I’m wondering where to start. It’s a turn-on when someone calls me kitten, but I’m not sure how to express my kink or desire for kink play to the person or persons I am into. Any advice would be appreciated. – Constructive Advice Thoughtfully Sought
Hi, CATS: I am a homosexual not-so-young adult without much advice to offer where kitten play is concerned. I’ve encountered plenty of gay puppies in the wild – at various leather/ fetish events – but I’ve seen only one fetish kitty in my lifetime, and she was a queen. (A female cat is called a queen, a male cat is called a tom, and a group of cats is called a glare. #TheMoreYouKnow!) But Amp Somers, who hosts the kink-friendly sex-ed show Watts the Safeword, assures me that gay kitties are deďŹ nitely a thing. “Kitten play is a subcategory of the ‘animal role-play’ or ‘pet play’ kink,â€? said Somers. “It is a form of domination and submission in which someone gets into the head space of an animal they are role-playing and takes on its characteristics – be it with gear (masks, tails, collars) or by acting out the mannerisms of their animal. Most importantly, and this goes for all proper pet players, there are no actual animals involved in this play.â€? Puppy play is the most common form of pet play – by far – and it’s very popular among younger gay kinksters. (Please don’t confuse gay pups or kitties with gay bears or otters. The former is about role-play and fetish; the latter is about body type, afďŹ rmation, and community.) But what accounts for the popularity of pet play among younger kinksters? “This sort of play allows someone to get into kink easily with or without a partner and in a playful manner,â€? said Somers. “Pet play allows players to get their feet wet in the BDSM world without having to visit a dark dungeon, get tied up, or engage in anything a newer kinkster might ďŹ nd intimidating. It’s a great entry-level kink.â€? As for expressing your kink, CATS, that’s something you’re going to have to work out on your own.
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“I imagine CATS already has an image of what kitten play looks like to them, and I bet it differs from what I might imagine my own pet play would look like or even from what readers imagine a kitten player to look like,â€? said Somers. “Is CATS a domesticated lazy kitten who lies in the sun? A curious, well-trained, docile cat responsive to cuddles and treats? Or are they a rambunctious, bratty, independent stray?â€? To ďŹ nd your way into the kink scene, Somers recommends getting online. “That’s how I ďŹ rst found pet play,â€? he said. “Sites like kitten-play.com offer in-depth written pieces by players, links to resources, and forums where people like CATS can educate themselves. Other sites like FetLife or Facebook provide more private groups to ‘meet’ others, ask more in depth questions, ďŹ nd local get-togethers, and make friends to socialize with. Or if they prefer video content, YouTube has a number of creators (like ‘Scream Kiwi’) who talk about their kinks in a fun, educational, and personal way. And once CATS feels comfortable in their own identity and has deďŹ ned what they want out of this play, they will be able to really communicate to their partner(s) what they’re into and what they want out of kitten play.â€?
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I have a follow-up question on your advice for JACKS, the gay manager who ran into an employee at a JO party. Alison “Ask a Managerâ€? Green told him he couldn’t go to these parties anymore. A distinction was made between sexual situation encounters between bosses and those they manage in “private clubsâ€? (the JO club) or at “public eventsâ€? (Folsom Street Fair). My question is about Grindr/Scruff/Growlr/etc. Are these more like “private clubsâ€? or “public eventsâ€?? In part, my question stems from being a professor and having seen students and colleagues on these apps. I feel like I should not be reading the proďŹ les of students in my department (who are mostly graduate students). I am also troubled by my colleagues appearing on these apps—from the perspective that this seems to be a sexually oriented space and there is the power differential between faculty and students. – Basics Of Sexual Spaces Dating apps are the new gay bars – more than 75 percent of same-sex couples met online – so telling gay bosses or college profs they can’t go on dating apps because their gay male students or underlings might be on them means condemning gay bosses and profs to celibacy. Bosses and profs shouldn’t irt with their students and underlings, of course, and it might be a good idea to block ’em when you spot ’em – so you won’t be tempted by their proďŹ les/torsos and they won’t be tempted by yours – but gay bosses and profs are free to look for dick on dating apps. Q
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1309 Summer Hill Lane, Gladwyne 4 BED/4.3 BATH | 6,465 SQ FT | $3,195,000 1461 Lanes End, Villanova 5 BED/4.3 BATH | 7,322 SQ FT | $2,150,000 241 Stacey Rd, Penn Valley 6 BED, 5.2 BATH | 5,489 SQ FT | $1,499,000 34 Sandringham Rd, Bala Cynwyd 5 BED/5.3 BATH | 5,217 SQ FT | $1,195,000 1417 Centennial Rd, Penn Valley 5 BED/3.1 BATH | 4,317 SQ FT | $949,000 439 Sprague Rd, Penn Valley 4 BED, 3.1 BATH | 2,998 SQ FT | $850,000 1220 Limberlost Lane, Gladwyne 5 BED/4 BATH | 3,992 SQ FT | $845,000 608 Valley View Rd, Ardmore 3 BED/2.1 BATH | $489,000 1005 Barr Ln, Gladwyne 3 BED/1 BATH | 1,258 SQ FT | $375,000
JUST REDUCED 1124 Youngsford Rd, Gladwyne 5 BED/4.3 BATH | 6,144 SQ FT | $1,499,000 1311 Flat Rock Rd, Penn Valley 5 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,760 SQ FT | $1,225,000 836 Lindy Ln, Bala Cynwyd 3 BED/4 BATH | 3,500 SQ FT | $599,999 403 Merion Hill Lane, West Conshohocken 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,637 SQ FT | $549,000 504 Lafayette Rd, Merion Station 3 BED/2.1 BATH | 3,126 SQ FT | $469,000 19 Snowden Rd, Bala Cynwyd 5 BED/2.1 BATH | 1,940 SQ FT | $419,000 1211 Mirabeau Ln, Gladwyne 7 BED/8.3 BATH | 15,317 SQ FT | $3,950,000 1320 Monk Rd, Gladwyne 5 BED/8.2 BATH | 9,923 SQ FT | $3,850,000 533 N. Spring Mill Road, Villanova 5 BED/4.1 BATH | 5,667 SQ FT | $1,375,000 1351 Bobarn Dr, Penn Valley 5 BED/4.1 BATH | 6,647 SQ FT | $1,229,000 713 Waverly Road, Gladwyne 4 BED/2,1 BATH | 3,526 SQ FT | $1,050,000 1007 Black Rock Rd, Gladwyne 6 BED/5.1 BATH | 4,593 SQ FT | $1,050,000 726 Conshohocken State Rd, Penn Valley 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 4,894 SQ FT | $1,029,000
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Studios $200,000 to $300,000 1 Bedrooms $300,000 to $400,000 2 Bedrooms $400,000 to $500,000 3 Bedrooms $500,000 to $600,000 Includes real estate tax • No transfer tax 239 Trianon Ln, Villanova 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,443 SQ FT | $855,000 200 Price Ave, Unit #4, Narberth 3 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,038 SQ FT | $835,000 1150 Grandview Ter, Wayne 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 4,249 SQ FT | $779,000 200 S Narberth Ave, Narberth MULTI-UNIT | 3,397 SQ FT | $749,000 207 Lindy Ln, Bala Cynwyd 3 BED/4.1 BATH | 4,217 SQ FT | $739,500 407 Conshohocken State Rd, Gladwyne 4 BED/3.1 BATH | 3,619 SQ FT | $699,000 424 Devereux Dr, Villanova LOT | $665,000 115 Drakes Drum Dr, Bryn Mawr 4 BED/2.1 BATH | 2,492 SQ FT | $649,000 19 Daylesford Blvd, Berwyn 3 BED/2.2 BATH | 3,413 SQ FT | $575,000 1172 Saint Andrews Rd, Bryn Mawr 3 BED/3.1 BATH | 2,974 SQ FT | $575,000 317 S Bryn Mawr Ave, Bryn Mawr 4 BED/2.1 BATH | 3,287 SQ FT | $545,000 101 Henley Road, Wynnewood 3 BED/2.1 BATH | 2,010 SQ FT | $525,000 605 San Marino Ave, Bryn Mawr 4 BED/1.1 BATH | 2,052 SQ FT | $475,000 xxx West Chester Pike, Havertown LOT | $400,000 150 Stoneway Ln, Bala Cynwyd 3 BED/1.1 BATH | 1,320 SQ FT | $274,999
CONDO LIVING 191 Presidential Blvd, Unit# 824-25, Bala Cynwyd 2 BED/2 BATH | 2,100 SQ FT $369,000 1750 Oakwood Ter, Unit#1A, Penn Valley 2 BED/2 BATH | 1,299 SQ FT $249,000 20237 Valley Forge Cir, King of Prussia 3 BED/2 BATH | 1,620 SQ FT | $199,900 1655 Oakwood Dr, Unit#N103, Penn Valley 1 BED/1 BATH | 858 SQ FT $159,000 1030 E Lancaster Ave, Unit#304, Bryn Mawr 1 BED/1 BATH | 700 SQ FT | $128,000
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NEW LISTINGS 210-20 S. 25th Street, Unit #1403/4, Phila. 4 BED, 4.2 BATH | 2,470 SQ FT | $3,270,000 236 Greenwich St, Philadelphia 3 BED/4.1 BATH $985,000
JUST REDUCED 3900 Ford Rd, Unit #6G, Philadelphia 2 BED/2 BATH | 1,328 SQ FT | $193,750 737 W Allens Ln, Philadelphia 7 BED/4.3 BATH | 7,332 SQ FT $1,750,000 210-20 S. 25th Street, Unit 1403, Philadelphia 2 BED/2.1 BATH | 1,227 SQ FT | $1,650,000 5860 Woodbine Ave, Philadelphia 6 BED/4.1 BATH | 3,725 SQ FT $689,000 1420 Locust St, Unit#16D/B, Philadelphia 1 BED/2.1 BATH | 1,386 SQ FT | $429,000 501 Kingsley Court, Unit#LOT 1, Philadelphia 4 BED/2.1 BATH | 2,400 SQ FT | $493,801 4523 Baker St, Philadelphia 4 BED/2.1 BATH | 2,240 SQ FT | $325,000 2248 N Carlisle St, Philadelphia 5 BED/2 BATH | 1,606 SQ FT | $239,000
1901 JOHN F KENNEDY BLVD, PHILDELPHIA Unit#2521/2 | 3 BED/3 BATH | 1,906 SQ FT | $950,000 Unit#1409 | 2 BED/1 BATH | 1,140 SQ FT | $439,000 Unit#1819 | 1 BED/1 BATH | 606 SQ FT | $275,000 Unit#1911 | STUDIO/1 BATH | 522 SQ FT | $199,000 Unit#2911 | STUDIO/1 BATH | 522 SQ FT $189,000 Unit#1412 | STUDIO/1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $187,000 Unit#2816 | STUDIO/1 BATH | 517 SQ FT | $185,000 Unit#710 | STUDIO/1 BATH | 475 SQ FT | $175,000
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323 Wilder Pennsport, $329,900
636 Addison Society Hill, $949,900
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2619 Almond St Fishtown, $264,900
1:30-2:30 1346 S Front Pennsport $399,000 Sunday 10/28 12:00-1:00 201 Queen QV, $1,300,000 12:00-2:00 309 Queen QV, $725,000
306 Queen QV, $665,000 3:00-4:00 830 S Front QV, $725,000 636 Addison Society Hill, $949,900 1422 S Orianna Pennsport, $299,000
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INDEPENDENCE PLACE 241 S. 6TH ST #2002-03 SOCIETY HILL $999,900 WELCOME TO UNIT 2002 & 2003 AT INDEPENDENCE PLACE. THIS STUNNING EXTRA WIDE 1788 SQ FT UNIT WAS CREATED BY COMBINING 2 UNITS INTO THIS PRISTINE LOVELY TWO BEDROOM + DEN, 2 BATHS WITH 2 SIZE-ABLE BALCONIES FACING NORTH + A FABULOUS WEST CENTER CITY, WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK VIEW + AN EAST GLIMPSE OF THE RIVER. IT ALSO FEATURES BEAUTIFUL HARDWOOD FLOORS THROUGHOUT, FLOOR TO CEILING WINDOWS, LOTS OF CHARACTER, DETAILS AND A HANDSOME WALL OF CUSTOM-BUILT BOOKSHELVES IN BOTH LIVING ROOM AND DEN/OFFICE ROOM. THERE IS ALSO A SEPARATE LAUNDRY ROOM AND A BUTLER’S PANTRY + 2 EXTRA STORAGE LOCKERS FOR THIS UNIT IN THE BUILDING. ENTER THIS LOVELY UNIT THROUGH A WARM AND INVITING FOYER WHICH OPENS INTO THE WOW, IMPRESSIVE LOFT LIKE OPEN FLOOR PLAN, LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM AND LARGE WELL EQUIPPED EAT IN KITCHEN. THE SIZABLE MAIN SUITE HAS ITS OWN FULL WHITE CLASSIC BATH WITH A LARGE SEPARATE SHOWER, 4 CLOSETS + A TERRIFIC CUSTOM DESIGNED WALK IN CLOSET, FLOOR TO CEILING GLASS WINDOW AND A BEAUTIFUL ARTISTIC CUSTOM DESIGNED CEILING. THE GENEROUS SIZED 2ND BEDROOM HAS A WALL OF GLASS OVERLOOKING NORTH AND THE PLAZA WHICH OPENS ONTO THE 2ND BALCONY, WHERE YOU WILL ENJOY ALL THE VIEWS HAVE TO OFFER. THE DEN ROOM IS A NICE SIZE WITH CUSTOM BUILT INS (CURRENTLY USED AS AN OFFICE). ABOUT THE BUILDING: LOCATED IN SOUGHT AFTER SOCIETY HILL. BUILT IN 1983. ACROSS FROM WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK. PET FRIENDLY, 24 HOUR CONCIERGE, FRIENDLY STAFF, BEAUTIFUL, BRIGHT AND PLEASANT LOBBY. LARGE PARKING PLAZA OUT-FRONT MAKING IT EASY FOR DROP OFFS OR DELIVERIES + A 15 TO 20-MINUTE PARKING FOR YOUR GUESTS. THERE IS MONTHLY PARKING AVAILABLE FOR AN EXTRA FEE. THERE IS ALSO A BIKE AND COMMUNITY ROOM. THE LOCATION IS SUPER. WALKING DISTANCE TO MOST EVERYTHING, ACME, WHOLE FOODS, RESTAURANTS, THEATER, THE RITZ AND BEAUTIFUL WASHINGTON SQUARE ACROSS THE STREET.
What They Are Saying: “Kathy Conway, her son Patrick and their amazing team give buyers and sellers the respect, professionalism and years of experience every homeowner needs in their corner before entering into what may well be the largest ďŹ nancial and emotional decision of their lives. I ďŹ rst met Kathy twenty years ago when I popped into one of her open houses. I had fallen in love with Queen Village and knew immediately that she would the one to guide me through my ďŹ rst home purchase in the neighborhood she calls home. Everyone knows, loves and informs her which served me well as the home I purchased was on the market for one day! It was historic (I was looking for new construction) well UNDER my price point but she thought I should see it as she had heard it was a very special home. It was. There were three offers that ďŹ rst day and Kathy Conway negotiated the details for me and I WON! Nineteen happy years later it was time to move south so I called my friend Kathy and once again the home had three offers in two days! I have recommended her to friends and will continue to do so as I know that in her capable hands the experience of buying and selling a home will be delightful.â€? Kate Gerrity
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UNDER CONTRACT GRADUATE HOSPITAL
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Spacious new construction home in the heart of Graduate Hospital is practically brand new with almost 8 years remaining on the TAX ABATEMENT! With 4 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms, a finished basement and a gorgeous roof deck, you really can have it all. OPEN living space - approximately 50-feet deep.
2 bed + den, 2.5 ba Bi-level penthouse condo in a boutique, historic Market East building. 20 foot ceilings, high-end finishes, and a jaw- dropping roof deck with truly spectacular views. Exposed brick walls, towering windows w auto shades, exposed beams. Open kitchen with 36� Wolf range, SubZero refrigerator, Bosch dishwasher, Viking Beverage Center and Wine Fridge.
NEW LISTING CHESTNUT HILL
NEW LISTING GRADUATE HOSPITAL
Classic Estate on a double lot atop Fairmount Park with beautiful custom moldings, step down living room with Grand Fireplace and parquet floors. Stately office with cathedral ceiling and fireplace off hall with turned staircase. Additional large family room with Stone Fireplace. s, Central Air and flagstone patio detail this home.
Recently rehabbed 1,747 sq. ft. home with bright and cheerful living room/dining room areas, detailed wood floors, and recessed lighting. Reclaimed hardwood floors crafted of red oak. Quality aesthetics and function throughout. Imperial Danby marble countertops, a premier material quarried in Vermont.
SOLD SOCIETY HILL
GIRARD ESTATE
$745,000
$1,695,000
Located in the heart of historic Queen Village, this charming multi-unit property is located on a quiet residential street between Catherine and Fitzwater Streets. The property includes four trinity townhouses on a brick-lined court. Property is well-maintained and units have undergone numerous updates (including new HVAC systems) during the last few years.
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$929,000
$625,000
Handsome 2-story rowhouse in charming Girard Estates features a gorgeous modern kitchen, private backyard and spacious bathroom, with impeccable updates for comfort and convenience. The well-designed kitchen is a chef’s dream with beautiful granite counters, custom tile backsplash with undercounter LED lighting, and 42� cherry wood cabinets.
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