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District Attorney Voter Safety Press Conference – “We are well prepared”

By Nathaniel Lee UC Review Correspondent

called to assure residents of Philadelphia that they will be safe casting their ballots at the polls istrict attorney Larry or using any of the other availKrasner had strong words able means of voting this election for anyone planning to cycle despite concerns that there undermine elections in Philamight be some who might wish delphia or acting to intimidate to interfere with the process or or threaten voters – “it won’t be otherwise intimidate voters. tolerated”.

“We are here to tell you that the District Attorney’s office The press conference was

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intends to make sure that there is no threatening presence at the polls. We are well prepared and ready to act immediately, along with our criminal justice partners, to act if anything like that should happen,” said Krasner.

For those not certain about what he meant, Krasner made it clear: “Anyone who comes to the

cradle of American democracy to try to suppress the vote and violate the laws and commit crimes, are going to find themselves in a jail cell talking to a Philadelphia Jury to try to explain why they thought that was okay. It is not okay,” he said.

Krasner then added that he didn’t believe that any person continued on page 4

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City Safari: The Cephalophore Society and freedom of expression

supposed to go. The monastery event included a Vesper service and a gathering with xperiencing high Catholic serious (and mostly) conservaculture in the ‘tall tree’ tive Catholic men who would section of the city’s Over- gather around a bonfire while brook neighborhood: what enjoying drinks and snacks. could go wrong?

The bonfire was situated under For me, it was navigating a large white rock which acted the neighborhood and locating as a speaker’s platform. Those the monastery where I was who wished to say something

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merely had to mount the rock and speak. The event was sponsored by The Order of Malta, or The Order of St. John of Jerusalem, a lay religious Order and one of the oldest institutions of Western and Christian civilization.

I rarely get to the city’s Overbrook section. More often than not I pass through this neigh-

borhood while on my way to the Main Line, especially when taking the regional rail line once known as the Paoli Local.

The event was a celebration of the victory at Lepanto, which saved Europe from the Ottoman Turks. On October 7, 1571, a fleet of ships from Naples, Venice Genoa and the continued on page 9

“KWEDEROLOGY”: Still Alive, & Rocking – in Person!

By William Burrison Community Contributor

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got mixed up, mixed up, mixed up... with all the other Bay-a-bies... Bay-abies... babies... all the other Bay-a-bies... in the same Hos-pi-tal...” – “HEROIN”, song by Kenn Kweder Tuesday night, Sept. 22 first day of Fall, 2020, 8:30 p.m., Smokey Joe’s, 40th St., West Philly: Call me a “Kwederologist.”

Although I casually got to know Kenn Kweder when he was bartending many moons ago at Vietnam Cafe (one of his many part-time jobs), I got hooked

on his act, music, the Spring, summer, before last, late Tuesday nights, at Penn campus’s iconic sports bar, smoky – thanks to ex-Mayor Nutter and City Council – no more. As a fan, become writer friend, I arrive earlier than usual, hoping for some interview time. Rock star, and spare team – Cindy Pierson, his amiable manager, and Mark Teague, his gifted singing counterpart, on advanced electric guitar – are busy setting things up on a stage, though not without its charms, barely big enough to be a stage.

Ken Kweder It stands only a few feet above out for company, too; bartenders a field of empty, freshly reset, Nina, and Dan, when not preptables, booths, vacated wooden chairs. The stools by the bar cry ping given tasks, just waiting, for

business.

We’re still on Covid-19 Viral time, though city regulations

now actually allow for live, however limited by number, audiences. Kenn’s usual crowd of U. of Penn and other fans won’t show up, having, after all, no in person classes to attend.

(Summer, last, not unusual to see close to a hundred milling around, weaving in and out, chatting at the bar or open tables, booths, dancing to ditties often of their own request...) Noticing the lonesome figure I cut, hoping for interview time, K. breaks off from his stage managing conferring: “Hey, man, how are you doing?” Then (we agree to try to catch up post-concert) turns, continued on page 8

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LETTER: PA can’t afford Philly’s fiscal mismanagement

By Allan Wong

home and that she rose to public service, eventually s an Asian Ameribecoming Deputy Mayor can, I celebrate when under Mayor Jim Kenney, others from the Asian a position she held from community achieve 2016-2017 before leaving positions of honor and to run unsuccessfully for rise to leadership roles.

Congress and then for Lt. Such achievements are a Governor in 2018. wonderful reflection of I wish I could celebrate the opportunity America her current campaign to offers. be the state’s fiscal watchAs a Pennsylvanian, I dog. care deeply about issues But unfortunately, her affecting my state and role in Philadelphia’s want a prosperous future fiscal mismanagement for all our residents.

And as a Philadelphian, instead raises red flags.

Let me say first I have I’ve seen what happens no political allegiance to when fiscal mismanageeither party. I’m a regisment is rampant, govtered Independent and ernment corruption is unchecked, and public of- care about the integrity of ficials are unaccountable. our government far more than its party stripe. I The recent arrest of the Philadelphia City Treasur- have voted Democrat and Republican in the same er is deeply disturbing. ballot and plan to do the Unfortunately, these three experiences are now same this November.

I served with Nina colliding.

Ahmad on former PhilNina Ahmad is the adelphia Mayor Michael first Asian American running for the statewide Nutter’s Commission on Asian American Affairs office of auditor general. from 2009 to 2015. She It should be good news was the chairperson, to the Asian American while I was on the finance community that she has made Philadelphia her committee.

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During that time, the Commission held two fundraising events to support Asian communities.

Nearly $40,000 was raised, but none of it was spent to help the Asian community. Years later, there has yet to be any public accounting of these funds, despite my repeated requests.

Of course, misdirected money is nothing new for Philadelphia. The city has been in the news for losing track of $33 million, amassing $924 in accounting errors, and similar ‘oversights’.

Yet what’s truly troublesome is the lack of response I’ve received from Ms. Ahmad and other city officials as I’ve tried to get to the bottom of this.

In late 2016, by which time Ms. Ahmad was working in Mayor Kenney’s administration, I wrote to her and members of the Commission on Asian American Affairs requesting a financial accounting of the Commission’s activities. I did not continued on page 9

Gov. Wolf: Legalization of AdultUse Cannabis Can Lead to Economic Gains and Restorative Justice for Pennsylvanians

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Dateline: 10,13,2020 – overnor Tom Wolf visited The Mountain Center in Tobyhanna, Monroe County to talk about what he sees as economic growth potential and restorative justice benefits of legalizing adult-use cannabis, something the state General Assembly has not yet done despite multiple requests from the governor and Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman to take up legislation this fall.

“This year, I again went to the General Assembly and asked them to make legalizing adult-use cannabis a priority for the fall as we work to find ways to overcome the economic hardships of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Gov. Wolf said. “To date, there has been no movement to advance legislation. So, I’m here today to ask again, and to focus on two particular benefits of legaliza-

tion – potential economic growth and much-needed restorative justice.”

The governor described how legalizing adult-use cannabis offers the same potential for economic growth that the historic farm bill of 2018 did for hemp farming after decades of government prohibition of the industry.

Hemp was once a widespread crop in Pennsylvania, cultivated in the commonwealth for more than 250 years and grown for seeds, fibers and extracts.

Though they look similar, the governor was quick to point out that hemp is not marijuana. Hemp and marijuana are two different varieties of the same plant species, but hemp does not contain high levels of THC, the chemical that makes marijuana a controlled substance.

“Much of our knowledge about how to grow, process and use hemp was

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lost after industrial hemp was regulated and banned along with marijuana in the 1930s,” Wolf said. “And Pennsylvania lost the benefits of an industry with a long history of providing jobs and resources here in the commonwealth. When hemp and marijuana were banned, we didn’t just lose jobs, we lost decades of research opportunities, innovation and economic growth.”

The governor was joined

by Representative Maureen Madden and hemp farmer Eric Titus White.

White described how his hemp farm has provided him with economic opportunities along with a chance to literally put down roots in his home state of Pennsylvania.

“The cannabis plant is capable of stimulating our economy, healing our soil, and bringing the focus back to natural medicine and natural farming,” White said.

“I fully support the administration’s efforts to introduce the legalization of adult recreational cannabis in such a way that invests much-needed financial resources in our underserved communities and enacts restorative justice programs throughout the Commonwealth,” Rep. Madden said.

Monroe County Senator John Blake offered his support for adult-use cannabis legalization.

“I appreciate the work of the Governor and the Lt. Governor to gauge public continued on page 9

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Crime Statistics & Crime Report Updates. If you have any crimes to report, please send them to N.C. at newsdesk@pressreview.net by Monday at noon.

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Note: this crime report does not cover the entire boundaries for each police district. Instead, it reflects statistics in or near our circulation areas.

The Following Crimes Occurred Between Friday, October 2nd and Thursday, October 8th.

Note: This section’s coverage has returned to its usual scope, tightened around our circulation areas. For specifics on how we cover each district, consult that district’s header. For feedback on this change, please reach out to Dorian@PressReview.net.

3rd DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 3rd District, please call 215-686-3030.

Reporting 3rd District crimes from Lombard St. to Mifflin St. and Delaware Av. to Broad St.: Assault: 900 E Passyunk Av, 800 Ellsworth St,500 Fitzwater St, 700 Mc Clellan St,600 Rodman St, 700 S 3rd St, 1100 S 9th St, S 10th St & Wharton St, 800 S 11th St, S 11th St & Washington Av, 1600 S Christopher Columbus Blvd.

Burglary: 700 S 5th St, 700 S 10th St. Robbery: 1500 E Passyunk Av, 1200 Kater St, 500 McClellan St, 1000 S 8th St. Theft: 500 Bainbridge St, 1100 Carpenter St, 1400 E Moyamensing Av,1300 Ellsworth St, 1200 Fitzwater St, 1200 Mifflin St, 700 S 2nd St, 1800 S 4th St, 900 S 5th St, 700 S 7th St, 1600 S 7th St, 800 S 8th St, 800 S 9th St, 600 S 10th St, 1400 S 10th St (2 Incidents), 1800 S 11th St, 1300 S Christopher Columbus Blvd (2 Incidents), 1600 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, S Front St & South St, 1500 S Juniper St, 900 South St, 1000 South St (3 Incidents), 1300 Tasker St, 1000 Washington Av, 1300 Washington Av. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 900 Federal St, 1100 Kimball St, 600 League St, 200 Lombard St, 700 McClellan St, 600 Rodman St, 1000 S 8th St. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 700 E Passyunk Av, 100 Monroe St, 500 Moore St, 1700 S 6th St, 1300 S 8th St, 1300 S 11th St, 1800 S Broad St, 1300 S Clarion St, 100 Wharton St. 6th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 6th District, please call 215-686-3060.

Reporting 6th District crimes from Spring Garden St. to Lombard St. and Front St. to Broad St.: Arson: 100 Lombard St, 400 N 12th St. Assault: 400 Arch St (2 Incidents), 900 Arch St (2 Incidents), 1200 Chancellor St (2 Incidents), 100 Chestnut St, 600 Chestnut St, 1300 Chestnut St, 1300 Locust St , 300 Market St,800 Market St, 1100 Market St, N 10th St & Arch St, 0 S 2nd St (2 Incidents), 100 S 10th St, 800 Walnut St. Burglary: 900 Arch St, 400 N 12th St, 300 S 11th St. Robbery: 1000 Filbert St. Theft: 900 Arch St (2 Incidents), 1100 Arch St, 1300 Arch St (2 Incidents), 0 Bank St,0 Bladens Ct, 1100 Callowhill St, 1200 Chancellor St, 1100 Chestnut St, 1200 Chestnut St, 1000 Filbert St, 1200 Filbert St, 400 Florist St, 0 Letitia St, 200 Market St (2 Incidents), 900 Market St (2 Incidents), 1100 Market St (4 Incidents), 1300 Market St, 100 N 2nd St, 100 N 3rd St, 400 N 5th St, 0 N 12th St, 0 N Front St, 400 Race St (2 Incidents), 800 Race St, 1200 Race St, 100 S 2nd St, 400 S 2nd St, 300 S 5th St, 200 S 11th St, 100 S 12th St (2 Incidents), S 12th St & Walnut St, 0 S Broad St (2 Incidents), 200 S Jessup St, 1300 Sansom St, 800 Spring Garden St, 1100 Spruce St, Spruce St & Quince St, 1100 Walnut St, 1200 Walnut St (2 Incidents), 1100 Wood St. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 100 Callowhill St, 1200 Filbert St, 900 Market St, 1300 Market St, 500 N 6th St, 200 S 12th St, 1300 Spruce St, 700 Walnut St. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness,

runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 1000 Appletree St, 600 Chestnut St, 700 Chestnut St, 200 Church St, 1100 Ludlow St,200 Market St (2 Incidents), 1100 Market St (2 Incidents), 400 N 5th St, 500 N 7th St, 700 Race St (3 Incidents), 200 S 4th St. 9th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 9th District, please call 215-686-3090.

Reporting 9th District crimes from Fairmount Av. to Lombard St. and Broad St. to the Schuylkill River.: Assault: 2000 Hamilton St, 1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, 600 Kelly Dr, 400 N 20th St, N 20th St & Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, 100 N Broad St, 0 S 15th St, 0 S 16th St, 1800 Spruce St, 1500 Walnut St, 2100 Walnut St. Burglary: 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, 1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, 100 N 18th St, 1700 Pine St, 400 S 19th St. Robbery: 2000 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, 200 S 15th St. Theft: 2200 Brandywine St, 1500 Chestnut St (3 Incidents). 1600 Chestnut St, 1700 Chestnut St, 1800 Chestnut St, 1900 Chestnut St, 2400 Fairmount Av, 2200 Green St, 2300 Green St, 1600 John F Kennedy Blvd, 1900 Market St, 2000 Market St, 1900 Market St 150 (2 Incident), 500 N 19th St, 500 N 22nd St, 400 N Broad St (2 Incidents), 600 N Broad St, 1800 Rittenhouse Sq, 100 S 17th St, 200 S 18th St, S 22nd St & Sansom St, 200 S Broad St (2 Incidents), 2100 Saint James St, 1700 Sansom St, 2300 Sansom St, 1500 Spring Garden St, 1500 Spruce St (2 Incidents), 1500 Wallace St, 1700 Walnut St, 1800 Walnut St, 700 Water Works Dr. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 1500 Chestnut St (2 Incidents), 500 N 19th St, 2300 Pennsylvania Av, 2300 Pine St, 200 S Broad St (2 Incidents), 1800 Sansom St. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 1500 Arch St, 1800 Callowhill St, 1700 Chestnut St, 1700 Fairmount Av, 2000 Market St, N 15th St & Vine St, 600 N 17th St, 100 S 17th St, 0 S Broad St, 1400 Vine St, 1500 Vine St, 1600 Wallace St (2 Incidents).

12th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 12th District, please call 215-6861320. Reporting 12th District crimes within Southwest Philly bounded by Baltimore at 49th St. to Bartram Dr. at 60th St.: Homicide: 1900 S 60th St. Arson: 1200 S 56th St. Assault: 5800 Cedarhurst St, 5100 Chester Av, 5600 Chester Av, 5700 Florence Av, 5400 Gibson Dr, 5200 Greenway Av, 5400 Greenway Av, 5500 Regent St, 1400 S 49th St, 1300 S 52nd St, 1100 S 53rd St, 1000 S 55th St, 1100 S 55th St, 1500 S 58th St, 5100 Springfield Av, 4900 Warrington Av, 5800 Warrington Av, 5000 Woodland Av. Burglary: 2700 54th Dr, 5300 Hadfield St, 5500 Willows Av. Robbery: 5400 Chester Av, 1300 Divinity St, 5900 Trinity St. Theft: 5500 Belmar St, 5400 Chester Av, 1300 Divinity St, 5800 Elmwood Av, 5300 Kingsessing Av, 5300 Lindbergh Blvd, 1200 S 53rd St, 2200 S 56th St, 1300 S Paxon St, 5800 Thomas Av, 5800 Trinity St, 5800 Windsor St. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 5600 Chester Av, 1600 S 53rd St, 1500 S 55th St, 1600 S Yewdall St, 5700 Woodland Av (2 Incidents), 5800 Yocum St. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing

person): 5400 Angora Ter (2 Incidents), 5800 Cedarhurst St, 5000 Chester Av, 5400 Chester Av (4 Incidents), 5500 Chester Av (2 Incidents), 6000 Chester Av, 5500 Chester Ave (2 Incidents), 5900 Elmwood Av, 5100 Hadfield St, 5300 Hadfield St, 5800 Hoffman Av, 5200 Kingsessing Av, 5600 Pentridge St, 1300 S 52nd St, 1200 S 54th St, 1500 S 54th St, 1000 S 55th St, 2100 S 57th St, 2500 S 58th St, 1700 S 60th St (2 Incidents), 1900 S 60th St, 2000 S 60th St, S 60th St & Baltimore Av, 2400 S Edgewood St, 2000 S Redfield St, 1600 S Yewdall St (3 Incidents), 5700 Thomas Av, 5600 Warrington Av (2 Incidents), 5300 Willows Av, 5400 Willows Av, 5500 Willows Av (3 Incidents),

5400 Woodland Av, 5800 Woodland Av. 16th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 16th District, please call 215-6863160. Reporting 16th District crimes from Girard Av. to Market St. and from the Schuylkill River to 52nd Street: Rape: 3800 Folsom St. Assault: 4800 Brown St, 100 Dearborn St, 100 N 48th St, 1000 N 48th St, 100 N 49th St, 800 N 49th St (2 Incidents), N 50th St & Westminster Av, 200 N Creighton St, 600 N Creighton St, 800 N Holly St, 800 N Markoe St, 4000 Ogden St, 4200 Otter St, 4100 Pennsgrove St, 3800 Poplar St, 5000 Reno St, 3600 Spring Garden St, 4500 Westminster Av, 4900 Westminster Av. Robbery: 3200 Brandywine St, 900 Farson St, N 50th St & Brown St. Theft: 5000 Arch St, 3700 Fairmount Av, 3800 Folsom St, 4000 Lancaster Av (2 Incidents), 4300 Lancaster Av, 3900 Market St, 300 N 33rd St, 100 N 34th St, 200 N 34th St, 200 N 36th St, 600 N 37th St, 0 N 39th St, 700 N 40th St, 900 N 46th St, 600 N 49th St, 300 N 52nd St 13, 900 N Fallon St, 800 N Preston St, 400 Sloan St, 300 Wiota St (2 Incidents), 4000 Wyalusing Av (2 Incidents), 4300 Wyalusing Av. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 3900 Market St (2 Incidents), 3400 Mount Vernon St, 0 N 39th St, 800 N 42nd St, 800 N 50th St, N 52nd St & Wyalusing Av. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 5100 Arch St, 800 Belmont Av (3 Incidents), 4800 Brown St, 600 Budd St (2 Incidents), 4100 Cambridge St (2 Incidents), 4100 Cambridge St (2 Incidents), 3900 Fairmount Av, 5100 Folsom St, 800 Hutton St (2 Incidents), 3900 Lancaster Av, 4000 Lancaster Av, 4500 Lancaster Av (6 Incidents), 2900 Market St, 4000 Market St, 3800 Mount Vernon St (2 Incidents), N 39th St & Olive St, 600 N 41st St (4 Incidents), N 41st St & Lancaster Av (2 Incidents), 800 N 42nd St, N 43rd St & Wyalusing Av, N 47th St & Lancaster Av (2 Incidents), 600 N 52nd St, 700 N Holly St, N Preston St & Lancaster Av (4 Incidents), 0 N Saint Bernard St, 3900 Ogden St, 5100 Ogden St, 4000 Olive St (2 Incidents), 800 Palm St (2 Incidents), 5000 Parrish St, 4000 Powelton Av, 3800 Reno St, 5000 Reno St, 700 Union St (3 Incidents), 4800 W Girard Av, 4900 Wyalusing Av.

17th DISTRICT: To report a crime to the 17th District, please call 215-6863170. Reporting 17th District crimes from Lombard St. to Mifflin St. and Broad St. to the Schuylkill River.: Homicide: 1800 S Corlies St. Rape: 1500 S Taylor St. Assault: 1500 Bainbridge St, 1900 Catharine St, 2600 Dickinson St, 2000 Manton St, 1300 S 22nd St, 1700 S 22nd St, 1000 S 25th St, 1600 S 27th St, 1300 S Bouvier St, 1500 S Hicks St, 1700 S Hollywood St, 1400 S Napa St, 1600 S Taney St, 1700 Tasker St, 2100 Titan St, 1900 Watkins St, 2500 Wharton St. Burglary: 1700 Kater St, 2000 Mountain St. Robbery: 1800 Reed St. Theft: 2000 Carpenter St, 1500 Point Breeze Av, 1700 Point Breeze Av, S 18th St & South St, 1100 S 19th St (2 Incidents), 1400 S 19th St, 1700 S 20th St, 700 S 21st St, 1200 S 22nd St, 700 S 24th St, 1000 S Broad St (2 Incidents), 1100 S Broad St, 1300 S Carlisle St, 1300 S Opal St, 1800 South St, 2100 South St, 1600 Washington Av, 1400 Wharton St, 2300 Wilder St. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 2500 Carpenter St, 1200 Point Breeze Av, 1400 S 15th St, 1500 S 20th St (2 Incidents), 1200 S 22nd St, 1200 S 26th St, 1700 S Napa St, 1500 Wharton St, 1600 Wharton St. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 2300 Ellsworth St, 1800 Mountain St, 1400 Reed St, 1200 S 20th St, 900 S 23rd St, 1300 S Bancroft St, 1600 S Marston St, 1400 S Napa St, 1500 Washington Av, 2000 Wilder St. 18th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 18th District, please call 215-6863180. Reporting 18th District crimes from Market St. to Woodland Av. and 30th St. to Cobbs Creek Pkwy.: Rape: 3200 Chestnut St, 3700 Chestnut St. Arson: 600 S 59th St. Assault: 5700 Addison St, 5500 Baltimore Av, 5600 Carpenter St, 5400 Cedar Av, 6000 Cedar Av, 5800 Chestnut St,700 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, Cobbs Creek Pkwy & Chestnut St, 4700 Hazel Av, 5200 Locust St, 5500 Ludlow St (2 Incidents), 5800 Norfolk St, 500 S 42nd St, 1200 S 47th St (2 Incidents), 600 S 48th St, 500 S 52nd St, 500 S 54th St, S 54th St & Cedar Av, 500 S 55th St, 200 S 58th St, 800 S 58th St (3 Incidents), S 60th St & Market St, 800 S Cecil St, 0 S Redfield St, 0 S Yewdall St, 6100 Sansom St, 4500 Springfield Av, 5400 Spruce St, 4700 Upland St, 3400 Walnut St, 5200 Walnut St (2 Incidents), 5400 Walnut St, 5000 Walton St. Burglary: 5500 Addison St, 4900 Locust St, 5100 Pine St, 500 S 54th St, 3900 Spruce St. Robbery: S 48th St & Woodland Av, S 52nd St & Chestnut St, 100 S Ruby St. Theft: 4300 Chestnut St, 4300 Chestnut St, 4800 Chestnut St, 5500 Chestnut St, 5600 Chestnut St, 5800 Ellsworth St, 5100 Hazel Av, 4000 Locust St, 6200 Locust St, 4000 Ludlow St, 4100 Ludlow St, 3300 Market St, 3900 Market St, 4600 Market St, 5200 Market St, 5600 Market St, 5300 Osage Av, 5800 Osage Av, 3900 Pine St, 4700 Reinhard St, S 36th St & Chestnut St, 100 S 41st St, 400 S 49th St, 0 S 52nd St, 200 S 52nd St, 300 S 57th St, 300 S 58th St, 500 S 58th St, 200 S 60th St, 4000 Sansom St (3 Incidents), 5400 Sansom St, 3700 Spruce St, 4100 Spruce St, 4800 Spruce St (3 Incidents), 4900 Spruce St, 5700 Walnut St, 6000 Washington Av. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 5800 Carpenter St, 5600 Cedar Av, 5500 Pemberton St, 100 S 46th St (2 Incidents), 700 S 56th St, 200 S 58th St,

800 S 58th St, 5300 Spruce St, 4000 Walnut St, 6200 Walnut St. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 5600 Addison St, 5800 Catharine St, 5400 Cedar Av (2 Incidents), 5500 Chancellor St, 5800 Christian St, 4700 Hazel Av (2 Incidents), 5200 Hazel Av, 6000 Larchwood Av, 5900 Ludlow St, 3300 Market St, N 58th St & Market St, 5100 Pine St (8 Incidents), 5500 Pine St (4 Incidents), 500 S 42nd St, 100 S 50th St, 0 S 51st St, 700 S 52nd St, S 52nd St & Spruce St, S 52nd St & Walton Av, 300 S 53rd St, 600 S 53rd St, 700 S 53rd St, 200 S 55th St, S 55th St & Catharine St, 600 S 56th St, S 56th St & Spruce St, 00 S 58th St, 900 S 58th St, 600 S 60th St, S 60th St & Walton Av, 100 S 61st St, 800 S Allison St, 600 S Felton St, 0 S Redfield St, 100 S Ruby St, 3400 Walnut St, 5200 Walnut St, 5000 Walton Av, 5500 Walton Av. 19th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 19th District, please call 215-6863190. Reporting 19th District crimes from City Av. to Market St. and 52nd St. to 77th St.: Homicide: 1300 N 53rd St. Rape: 5500 Cherry St. Assault: 5200 City Av, 7700 City Av (2 Incidents), 6600 Lotus Rd, 5600 Market St, 5300 Master St (2 Incidents), 5600 Master St, 5800 Master St, 0 N 53rd St, 200 N 53rd St, 1400 N 54th St, 1200 N 55th St, 1600 N 55th St, 1200 N 55th St, 400 N 59th St, 400 N 60th St, 1600 N 60th St (2 Incidents), 500 N 63rd St, 1200 N Alden St, 1700 N Felton St, 0 N Lindenwood St, 1700 N Peach St (2 Incidents), 1600 N Redfield St, 100 N Ruby St, 1700 N Wilton St, 5200 Race St, 5800 Race St, 6300 Summer St, 5700 Vine St, 6300 Vine St, 6000 W Girard Av, 600 Wynnewood Rd. Burglary: 6000 Callowhill St, 7400 Drexel Rd, 5500 Lancaster Av, 1600 N 55th St, 1600 N Felton St, 200 N Simpson St, 5300 Vine St, 5500 Vine St. Robbery: 6100 Jefferson St, 5900 Master St, 600 N 52nd St, 300 N 58th St, 200 N 60th St. Theft: 6100 Callowhill St, 6000 Drexel Rd, 5600 Gainor Rd, 6200 Lancaster Av, 5500 Lansdowne Av, 6300 Malvern Av, 5900 Market St, 1200 Marlyn Rd, 5300 Master St, 1700 N 53rd St, N 53rd St & Market St, 0 N 54th St, 1700 N 54th St, 500 N 55th St, 400 N 61st St, 200 N 63rd St, 500 N 63rd St, 800 N 63rd St, 1300 N 76th St, 600 N Peach St, 0 N Ruby St, 100 N Salford St, 600 N Yewdall St, 5300 Vine St, 5200 W Berks St, 6300 Woodbine Av, 6000 Woodcrest Av, 6400 Woodcrest Av. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 7400 Brockton Rd, 5400 Harlan St, 5800 Haverford Av, 5900 Jefferson St, 6300 Jefferson St, 5800 Master St, 100 N 53rd St, 500 N 58th St, 300 N 61st St, 900 N 63rd St, 400 N Hobart St, 5400 Spring St, 5400 Summer St, 5300 W Thompson St (2 Incidents).

Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 5200 Arch St, City Av & Lancaster Av, 5300 Diamond St, 1000 Edgemore Rd, 5200 Euclid St, 7200 Haverford Av, 5400 Jefferson St, 6700 Lebanon Av, 5200 Market St, 5900 Market St, 5800 Master St, 100 N 52nd St, 1800 N 52nd St, N 55th St & Vine St, 1500 N 56th St, N 56th St & Arlington St, 1900 N 61st St, 800 N 63rd St, 1100 N 63rd St, 1600 N Redfield St, 200 N Robinson St, 1600 N Robinson St, 400 N Wanamaker St, 1200 N Wilton St, 5600 Race St, 5200 W Girard Av, 5700 Woodcrest Av, 5400 Wyalusing Av, 5600 Wyalusing Av.

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And that’s not all: “But also, the same crime to intimidate, threaten and/ or groups would even try or use violence with design “and I think that’s a wonto influence or over awe a derful thing” he said. voter to prevent voting or With talk of right-wing restrain freedom of choice militia groups, as well as, and that’s important to left-wing entities organizremember here in Philaing to suppress the vote delphia, the birthplace of around the country, KrasAmerica: If your freedom ner expanded the election of choice can’t be protected task force led by Assistant here, where can it be,” said District Attorney Andrew Wellbrock.

Wellbrock who encouraged “We are prepared for the public to report any any eventuality. Philadelsuspected activities. phian’s watch out for one “If you need to reach another and we are asking us, if you observe someyou to watch out for your thing at the polls that is fellow-voters,” he said. concerning, our number is During a virtual press 215-686-9641. After you call conference on voting us, I’m going to ask you to security, district Attorney also call 1-866-OUR-VOTE, Larry Krasner along with a that’s a national election number of elected officials protection hotline. We can gathered to inform the handle what’s going on public that not only are here but it’s good if the en- any possible threats being tire country is on the same prepared for but to ensure page with what is going potential voters that Philaon,” said Wellbrock. delphia is more than ready “Starting today, we will to meet any such issues. have Assistant District “The Commissioners are Attorney’s and District At- committed to do our part torney Detectives available in administering a free and while the satellite offices clear election with trained are open,” he said. election board staff and adWellbrock said that at equate poll locations,” said the satellite offices, the Lisa M. Deeley, ChairwomTask Force is particularly an of the City Commissionlooking any presence of ers office. voter intimidation. He During the press conthen made it known that in ference, Deeley said that Pennsylvania, voter intim- Philadelphia voters not idation can carry serious only will have adequate penalties. polling sites but will also “In Pennsylvania it’s a have expanded satellite felony of the third-degree sites where they can choose with penalties of up to 7 to vote. years in jail to block the “This November voters door or attempt to block of Philadelphia also have the door of a polling place expanded options. At preson election day.” ent there are seven election

offices where voters can go to register to vote if needed, request a mail-in ballot if needed, receive it, vote and return it all at the same location.”

Oh, but there’s more: For those who have completed ballots, voters can return them to these same satellite sites. The sites are City Hall, George Washington High School, Tilden Middle School, Roxborough High school, Julio Deburgos Elementary School, Overbrook Elementary School, and the Liacouras Center.

“The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is October 27th but don’t wait, apply today,” said Deeley.

City Commissioner Omar Sabir reminded the public that “people died for the right to vote” and referred to the statue of Octavia Catto which stands outside Philadelphia’s City Hall in honor of the activist who was shot and killed on election day October 10, 1871.

“I’m talking to all of the citizens of Philadelphia, your vote is safe,” said Sabir.

“If you are a felon, if you are homeless, you can still vote and, again, now is the time and the time is now to express ourselves.

We get more resources and accountability when we vote.”

Sabir went on to explain the mail-in ballot process and instructed the public how to properly complete and submit those ballots.

In case there are those who believe that their right

to bear arms and form militias gives them to right to organize groups that threaten the well-being and safety of other citizens if and when they believe it is in their best interest to do so, Krasner invited Mary McCord who virtually joined the press conference from Georgetown Law School and is the Legal Director at the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection (ICAP) and Visiting Professor of Law at Georgetown University Law Center.

“We hope that none of the precautions that are being made will be necessary but it is important for people to be prepared at any rate and it is also important for voters in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania and throughout the entire country that elected officials, state and local officials, put a priority on everyone’s ability to safely cast their ballot,” said McCord.

“That is what this country is built on and it is incumbent upon elected officials, state, local and federal, to ensure the right to vote for all who is qualified to do so.”

McCord said that there are some concerns this year about “unlawful, heavily armed so-called militia groups purporting to protect the elections or protect the votes at the polls” she said.

“Pennsylvania does have a number of such groups, some of which actually call themselves militias, others of which call themselves

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different names but what they have in common is this notion that they band together while armed and they self-activate or self-deploy to protect things.”

Since the murder of George Floyd and subsequent protests, McCord said that such groups arose in Philadelphia “claiming to protect property or the constitution but are answerable to no authority and who have taken it upon themselves to engage in functions and duties that are reserved for legitimate law enforcement or for legitimate state militia like the Pennsylvania National Guard should the governor decide that it is necessary.”

McCord called this the usurpation of legitimate authority and because of the incidents caused by such groups in recent months, there is a concern that “these same groups of individuals might decide to go to take it upon themselves to go to the polls, go to the ballot boxes to protect against a fraudulent vote or to protect against any kind of rigged election,” she said.

Not only are such groups unlawful but they are not protected by the constitution as many of them believe themselves to be.

At any rate, Krasner assured the public that they

are safe, and Philadelphia stands ready to protect voters from any threats or intimidation.

State Senator Vincent Hughes encouraged voters to cast their ballot and had this to say about those who would threaten voters or attempt suppress their rights to participate in the democratic process: “To those who are in opposition to that, those who want to abridge that, those who want to interfere with that, please know that that will not be tolerated in any location in Pennsylvania and it will not be tolerated in Philadelphia,” said Hughes.

“We have had to deal with this issue before, this is not foreign to us and we have never tolerated it and we won’t tolerate it going forward. That’s just a message.”

To those intending to vote, Hughes assured them that they will be safe, and the city will do everything to ensure that their right to vote will not be abridged.

“It will be peaceful, it will be calm, it will be focused and you will have that opportunity to cast your vote and to protect and to invest and protect our democracy no matter who you vote for,” Hughes said.

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ompiling the latest research on soil carbon sequestration potential, Rodale Institute makes the case for regenerative agriculture as a tool to combat the climate crisis As extreme weather events, rising temperatures, and global health crises continue to threaten our world, the repercussions of a changing climate are being felt more acutely than ever. As the global community looks for solutions, we must critically examine the way we grow our food, and the potential of the soil under our feet to remove carbon, a powerful greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere and lock it underground.

A new white paper released last Friday by Rodale Institute, the global leader in regenerative organic agriculture, has analyzed the explosive amount of new data on

soil carbon sequestration potential in the past decade to conclude that a global switch to regenerative crop and pasture systems could drawdown more than 100 percent of annual CO2 emissions.

The white paper, titled “Regenerative Agriculture and the Soil Carbon Solution,” builds upon claims first made by Rodale Institute in the widely read 2014 white paper, “Regenerative Organic Agriculture and Climate Change: A Downto-Earth Solution to Global Warming,” integrating the newest research data while providing actionable steps for consumers, policymakers, farmers, and more.

The full paper, as well as a fact sheet and action toolkit, can be downloaded at RodaleInstitute.org/ Climate2020. The action toolkit includes a guide to buying regenerative products, tools to support

regenerative farming policy, and social media graphics.

The new publication shows that a global switch to a regenerative food system could not only feed the world while reducing chemical exposure and improving biodiversity and soil health but could also be the key to mitigating the climate crisis.

The paper was compiled through extensive peer-reviewed research data and interviews with leaders in the fields of soil microbiology, ranchland ecology, agronomy, and more, as well as research conducted in Rodale Institute’s world-renowned longterm comparison trials, including the 40-year-old Farming Systems Trial.

“Rodale Institute has been a leader in research about the impact and benefit of regenerative farming systems since Bob Rodale first started using

the term in the 1980s,” said Dr. Andrew Smith, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Scientist of Rodale Institute. “A vast amount of data on the carbon sequestration potential of agricultural soils has been published, including from Rodale Institute, and recent findings are starting to reinforce the benefits of regenerative agricultural practices in the fight against the climate crisis.”

Key findings: Shifting both crop and pasture management globally to regenerative systems is a powerful combination that could drawdown more than 100% of annual CO2emissions, pulling carbon from the atmosphere and storing it in the soil.

With appropriate grazing management, livestock can increase carbon sequestered in the soil that more than offsets their greenhouse gas emissions.

Crop yields in regenerative systems have been shown to outcompete conventional yields for almost all food crops, proving that regenerative can feed the world while stabilizing the climate, regenerating ecosystems, restoring biodiversity and enhancing rural communities.

Eaters, farmers, and policymakers can make a difference in the climate crisis fight by: Supporting and implementing regenerative practices Encouraging adoption of regenerative systems by peers and governments Divesting from systems that destroy soil health Rodale Institute launched the paper today at The Crop Trust’s Food Forever Experience, held in partnership with Pocono Organics. The Food Forever Experience is held on the UN Global Day of Action, which encourag-

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Regenerative practices and building soil health have come into focus over the past few years, driven in part by the startling loss of topsoil globally, and the need for resilient agriculture to withstand extreme weather from the climate crisis. The carbon-storing potential of regenerative agriculture and its associated practices is well-documented—however, we need rapid transition to these practices globally to implement this climate change solution.

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he coronavirus pandemic has focused our attention on the link between cleanliness and the avoidance of disease.

People are sanitizing their hands, social distancing and covering their faces to prevent the virus from spreading.

Still, most people consume products from chickens and other animals that have spent their lives in densely polluted, overcrowded and disease-ridden facilities.

Infectious microbes, including bird flu viruses, coronaviruses and foodborne bacteria, are drawn to population density, dirt and weakened immune systems — the perfect conditions in which to mutate and spread in animals and humans alike.

One of the cruelest things we do to animals trapped in industrial farming and live animal markets is to prevent them from practicing hygiene as they would in nature.

When chickens come to our sanctuary from a confinement facility, their first act after being placed on the ground is to take a

cleansing dust bath. They instinctively want to clean their skin and feathers with particles of earth.

A dust bath, for them, is comparable to a water bath for us. They love cleaning themselves, reveling in the communal dustbowls they make and inhaling fresh air for the first time in their lives.

The right of an animal to practice bodily hygiene is what I call an “earthright.”

Forcing animals to live in filth and breathe air rife with disease organisms is an alien experience they would not choose on their own.

When we think about the importance of hygiene and staying healthy, we need to remember that the same link between health and hygiene applies to other species. Animals in nature would never survive if they carried the load of diseases, pathogens and immunological weaknesses that characterize modern farmed animals, many of whose pathologies transmit to us, making us sick, as discussed in a recent article in the journal Neuroepidemiology, “What the COVID-19 Crisis is Telling Humanity” (karger.com/ Article/FullText/508654).

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A plant-based diet will not sacrifice jobs or hurt the economy. As long as people exist, the same amount of food will be produced and consumed. Just because people stop eating animal products doesn’t mean they stop eating. Eating animal-free for more than 30 years, I’m one of the supermarket’s most frequent shoppers. I find plenty to eat there, more all the time.

In this respect, it doesn’t hurt to be contagious.

Karen Davis, Ph.D., is the president and founder of United Poultry Concerns, which promotes the compassionate and respectful treatment of domestic fowl, including a sanctuary for chickens on Virginia’s lower Eastern Shore.

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n partnership with the Mexican Cultural Center and the Mexican Consulate in Philadelphia, the Penn Museum’s ninth annual Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, celebration brings the spirit of CultureFest! online, with 10 virtual events expanding access to the vibrant traditions of Mexican culture for people around the world.

Throughout October, CultureFest! Día de los Muertos will offers free downloadable arts and crafts projects for kids, Digital Daily Digs (three-minute talks about one artifact on display), and behind-the-scenes views into the traditions of Pan de Muerto bread and Cartrina face-painting, hosted by the Mexican Cultural Center.

In addition, CultureFest! includes: Oct. 15: Create an Ofrenda Workshop at 5:00 pm. Internationally recognized artist Cesar Viveros explains how to build an altar with photos and mementos to remember a loved one. Free.

Oct. 20: “Museum Insider” talk at 10:00 am,

during which museum professionals share perspectives about their careers. As a part of CultureFest!, attendees can chat online with Obed Arango Hisijara, the director of CCATE, which ignites social transformation by empowering the Latinx community. He is an artist, photographer, journalist, university professor, and media producer. This is supported in part by the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration. Free.

Oct. 21: World Wonders—After School at 4:00 pm. Aspiring globetrotters ages 5–12 can explore Mexico’s history from ancestral Mesoamerican civilizations to its society today. Pay-What-YouWish.

Oct. 22: Living Room Lecture at 5:30 pm, an informal, interactive happy hour with Mexican Consul Carlos Obrador. Free.

Oct. 27: At-Home Anthro LIVE! at 1:00 pm.

Elementary- and middleschool students can dig deeper into the meaning of The Day of the Dead’s traditional altars, while discovering the symbol-

ism behind each element, along with a hands-on project. Free.

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Día de los Muertos line-up can be found here.

In addition, the Penn Museum is open for guests to explore the Mexico and Central America Gallery in person. Timed tickets are available online, social distancing and face coverings are required, and floor markings will guide visitors on a one-way journey through the Museum, which offers multiple hand- sanitizing stations.

About the Penn Museum Since 1887, the Penn Museum has been transforming our understanding of the human experience. Dedicated to building connections between cultures, the Museum welcomes everyone to uncover the past, gain an understanding of our shared humanity, and find one’s own place in the arc of human history.

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rchestra is off to a great start to their new season of virtual programming and what a way to begin by being named by the prestigious Gramophone Magazine as “Orchestra of the Year 2020”, an immense honor decided entirely by international public vote from a pool of ten world-renowned orchestras. “An extraordinary honor” said Music Director Yannick Nezet-Seguin. The great Philadelphians’ next Digital Stage performance is on Oct. 14 when favorite PO guest artist Emanuel Ax plays Mozart’s Piano Concerto #14 at 8 p.m. under the baton of Maestro Nezet-Seguin. Also, on the program is the world premiere of Hunt’s “Climb”, a PO commission, and Brahms’ Serenade #2. This program is available for streaming through Oct. 18 until 11 p.m. philorch.org or 215-893-1999.  The Arden Theatre has announced its schedule for the season ahead which has begun with a virtual performance of their 2012 hit “Next to Normal”, an “electric and emotional musical” staged

by Terence J. Nolen and featuring a cast of six. This winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama runs through Oct. 18 ardentheatre.org.  The 29th Annual Philadelphia Film Festival presents more than 90 films during its 11-day run. On Oct. 14, the film of choice is “Beetlejuice” as a drive-in fundraiser for Aids Thrift at 7 p.m., followed on Oct. 20 and 21 at 7 p.m. by “Maybe Next Year”. The pop-up drive in is at the Navy Yard, League Island Blvd. and Adm. Pearry Way on GPS. Further information at 267-239-2941.  Quintessence Theatre XI “Shout Into the Void” Festival will be streaming each Monday a reading of a different classic play exploring power, politics and prejudice available through the following Friday . All tickets include a digital program with interviews, articles and other supplementary materials.

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tion at www.QTGREP.org or 215-987-4450.  The Metropolitan Opera’s celebrated annual series of Live in HD performances from their magnificent theatre in NY’s Lincoln Center, available on movie screens throughout the world including two in Phila. and in the nearby PA and NJ suburbs, brings its “encore performances” on Oct 14 on movie screens.

Mozart’s “Le Nozze di Figaro” with an all-star cast to movie screens for evening performances. In addition, the Met Opera’s nightly free screenings from their recent past start at 7:30 p.m. and are available through 6:30 p.m. the following evening. This week is devoted to the brilliance of Italian composer Donizetti: Oct. 14, “L’Elisir d’Amore; Oct. 15, “Anna Bolena” with Academy of Vocal Arts tenor alumnus Stephen Costello; Oct. 16, “Maria Stuarda”; Oct. 17, “Roberto Devereux”’ Oct. 18. “Don Pasquale”. metopera.org.  A big new show at the Institute of Contemporary Art is “Milford Graves: a Mind-Body Deal”, a painter who can also boast of his acclaimed career as a percussionist and also philosopher, martial arts instructor, healer and other quirky facets to his personality and achievements.

Born in 1941, he is still painting and creating videos and these along with other installatiions make up this highly colorful exhibition that also includes the artist performing on film. Free, timed tickets required along wiith masks.

118 S, 36th St. 215-898-7108 or icaphila.org.  The historic, charming and most unusual Bartram’s Garden invites one and all to a pair of OpenAir Socials on Oct. 16 and 17 featuring a choice of either live music on the waterfront with DJ Femi or Bartram Quizzo on the Eastwick lawn with Bartram’s horticulturist Katie who has selected garden-themed prizes for trivia winners. Each ticket includes a cocktail, and proceeds support the education programming that reaches some 9.000

children annually. Bring your own picnic and masks. Attendance capped at 20 guests per event.

In addition, Bartram’s is right now a great place for bird watching during this migration season. Borrow binoculars from the Welcome Center and look for coots, grebes, snipes and so many others all through the Autumn. 54th St. and Lindbergh Blvd. 215-7295281 or info@bartramsgarden.org  Amici Opera has a hearty schedule in the days ahead featuring live performances of young operatic hopefuls with piano accompaniment, masks required and hand sanitizers available.

On Oct. 17 at 4 p.m. the performance is Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore” sung in Italian, followed on Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. and Oct. 24 at 4 p.m. by the very rare”Robin Hood” by DeKoven, sung in English. All these at Redeemer UMC, 1128 Cottman Ave. Social distancing is guaranteed.

215-224-0257.  Network for New Music’s virtual event is on Oct. 17, part of their 36th season featuring a special commission and world premiere of Amanda Harberg’s “Tales of Lyra” for solo bass clarinet composed for Paul R. Demers. and the local premiere of Karen Walwyn’s poignant ‘For Spangled Hearts” originally conceived as a tribute to Sept. 11 but now even more meaningful during the pandemic, performed by violist Marvin Moon and cellist John Koen. This pre-recorded event will be presented as a live broadcast at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 17 with commentary by Thomas Schuttenhelm and composers, and close-ups of performers. A password is required and will be provided by purchase of a ticket. networkfornewmusic.org/live Information at 215-848-7647.  The WRTI & Astral Radio Block Party is set for Oct. 17 at 11 a.m., an annual celebration which this year moves to the airwaves. The young musicians are cellists Alexander Hersh, hornist Eric Huckins, violinist Hannah

Tarley and on domra and mandolin Ekaterina Skliar in works ranging from Mozart and Bach to John Harbison and Giovanni Sollima. On WRTI 90.1.

Information at wrti.org or 215-204-8405.  FringeArts and the Bearded Ladies with host John Jarboe have lined up a multi-hour “Late Night Snacks Feast” on Oct. 17 from Midnight until Noon the next day featuring artists from around the world

including Paris, London, Melbourne, Mexico City, Berlin, Seattle, NYC and more. Local luminaries include Jess Conda, Cookie Diorio, and Dito van Riegersberg as Martha Graham Cracker. Newly added to the roster is stage and film artist Jennifer Mudge. Free reservations for FEAST can be made at FringeArts.com Details at fringearts.com or 215-413-1318.  The Philadelphia Shakespeare Theatre’s Virtual

Lesson Collection creates weekly virtual experiences delving deeply into the playwrights most beloved works. October is «Macbeth» month on 18, 23, 30 with lessons from residences and stories from past productions under the guidance of Artistic Director Carmen Khan. Coming up in November is “The Taming of the Shrew”.

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land is your land...”, Paul Simon, “Me, and Julio, down by the schoolyard.”

(For which K. features walks, back to the issue at with the fond, humorous, whistling, an organic inhand: holding one end of a not entirely uncritical strumental talent suppleplastic see-through curtain, devotion of a sister. larger than a bed sheet, (K.’s one, younger sister, menting his acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, Cindy at the other end, to Nancy, unlike an older and “basic” piano skill.) tack it up in front of the brother, John, no longer Then plays second fiddle, stage playing area, while lives.) “He doesn’t have a bass guitar, to Teague’s Mark tv, or go the movies,” she fine renditions of Peter reigns on the platform, whispers to me, during Gabriel’s “In Your Eyes,” of tweaking recording, a modest lull, the con“Wind in Africa,” and Daremote broadcasting, and cert. “After my husband, vid Bowie’s “Space Odysamp machinery. As the George” (a prominent sey.” Mixed with such fan curtain offers comic resisPhilly concert and recordrequests – now and then K. tance – “Should we destroy ing sound engineer) died, and T. having to scramble a this curtain?” K. jokes Kenn kept his promise, bit to conjure up the lyrics – there’s playful banter. to him, that he’d look – are of course demands Which tells me this is more after me.” It’s clear, in for Kweder originals, such fun for them than a job. At that regard, what with as the song, “Heroin.” (Not least, a big-time Rock Star her home-made pastries, paying one. Mock quarcookie treats, and help sell- to be confused with another, Velvet Underground, antining screen, shield, ing, or, in tonight’s case, “Heroin.”) curtain installed (K. will giving away “Kweder” K., in turn, always climax the show by scisbrand hats, masks, even soring a hole in it, through shot-glasses, that she more welcomes about any singer wannabe, at given interwhich Nina, or owner Paul than keeps up her end of vals, or at preludes, to his Ryan himself, will reward the friendship. free Smoke’s concerts. Tohim with a drink on the As one, last, cluster of house), one small party of booth-filling friends filters night, a tall, raven haired young coed dressed to the “old” reliable students or in, the concert heats up, recent grads has trickled in. K. and Mark gratefully har- nines in high heels, though K. and Mark take to their nessing the added energy. needing a little prodding, demurely gets on stage to narrowly confined perK. removes red jacket, sing the Peter Frampton formance seats (K.’s but a attaches harmonica, gets notorious, “Cocaine.” few feet up from entrance into his Dylan mode for This will kind of comto the Men’s Room) and “How Does It Feel...to be tune up, facing each other. on your own, like a rolling plement K.’s customary reprisal of his own “HeroCindy’s settled, now, in the stone?...” Then, Grateful in.” (“Cocaine” is hauntdark booth closest to them. Dead, “Sweet Marie.”, ing, dirge-like, as if from When she speaks of K. it’s Woody Guthrie, “This

a spectral sphere; while K.’s “Heroin” has a manic, agitated, driving, mocking beat, tone. Neither being an elder’s exhortation to indulge in any such heavy drug; anything but!)

As the concert winds down – “I love you, Kweder,” says the “Cocaine” chanteuse, returning to her mostly male occupied table – while applause, sincere, familiar, appreciation happens, no one, I can discern, gives the two-man band any tips. *** So much for any serious interviewing, that night.

Reaching K. on the phone (he’s far more hi tech connected than myself) isn’t that easy, either. Mostly because, though pretty much long past national touring, he’s so busy these nights, days, even mornings, doing “gigs.” And almost immune (spending some of the summer in New York City at a recording studio, with obscure musicians), despite struggling with mysterious bouts of vertigo, to Covid-19 dread.

Anyway, in Question & Answer form, given two brief phone talks, one narrow portal of free time at Smokey Joe’s, and rare, random e-mail communication, here’s what I’ve come up with…

Q: Growing up?

Kweder: In a row-house, 69th & Chester Avenue, South-West Philly.

Q: What kind of kid were you?

Kweder: Really, really shy. I mean, for a long time, I didn’t feel like I could, even, talk, man. But was into sports. By 15, I wanted to be a pro basketball player... but, when it got around to me playing with guys in the inner city, I realized maybe the NBA and me were not meant for each other.

Q: High school?

Kweder: West Catholic High! – As I think on it, they had to track me in a Remedial English program.

Q: Alright, anything good happen for you?

Kweder: Music, man! By 17, music, I never took any Theory, or learned how to write or read it, it just suddenly, like out of nowhere, washed over me. I became dedicated to it.

Q: Elvis?

Kweder: The Beatles.

Dylan.

3 Q: So, you graduated West Catholic?

Kweder: (kind of chuckling): I wasn’t the greatest

student...

Q: Went on to college?

Kweder: Temple. “Business” major. My father just said, “you’re going to College.” It beat working for him, full-time. His scrap metal business...

Q: Really? What was that like?

Kweder: Are you kidding?

Q: What was his business’s name?

Kweder: (with a certain mordant emphasis, as if my question was silly): “John Kweder’s” (that’s Lithuanian) “Metals.”

– Small place. Down by Front & Catherine.” (K. drove cranes, trucks, trips to a glass grinding shop; lots of heavy lifting – 400-pound barrels – with a co-worker, sorting out of toxic or sharp materials.) “I should be dead, by now.” (His father died, abruptly, at 50.)

“From all the glue and zinc and stuff I inhaled...

One day, it was a hundred degrees. Some clown dumped gallons of V-8 into the yard, adding to the dead animals already winding up there...”

Q: Okay... Back to Temple?

Kweder: I dropped the Business thing, never having the faintest idea what the Hell I was doing there, in it, to begin with.

Switched off to a lot of English lit. classes, turned on to poetry, reading a lot, on my own.

Q: Kenn, part of the Philly lore about you is that you gave up on being a big, national, touring star because you sacrificed that ambition to live with your mother and take care of her. I was wondering if you still are together...

Kweder: My mother, Mary, passed several years ago. She was always kind of different, a force of nature, reciting interesting poetry off the top of her head. Even before she suffered dementia, I think, she’d throw or get rid of things out of the house and we’d wonder what was up with that... She held on for seven years or so after the diagnosis, but, it’s true, I had to really be with and look after her that last year.

Q: Concerning your career, you’ve said you could tell stories all day about some of the celebrities you’ve worked with. I recall your saying at Smoke’s that you drove Tom Waits around New York City for a while...

Kweder: Yeah, that was a Trip.

Q: Can you tell me about others?

Kweder: (for this, K. has to regroup, e-mail me): I’ve opened for Jonathan Richman, Sly & Family Stone, Patti Smith, the Ramones, John Prine, Billy Paul, New York Dolls. “Gigs’ with Chris Kristofferson, the Kinks, Ray Davies, Cheap Trick, AC/DC, Tim McGraw, and Robin Hitchcock.

Q: What was Patti Smith like?

Kweder: We didn’t really talk to each other. To be honest, I don’t think she dug what I was doing.

Q: What about Tim McGraw? Think he’s over-rated?

Kweder: Well, he was only 19, and I was the headliner; big turn-out.

So, I got to introduce him – could tell right there he had something special, magical – and those kids went wild.

Q: He doesn’t write songs and play different instruments like you do, though?

Kweder: Hey, man, all I know is, after that concert, when he was such a hit, he called me from Nashville or wherever just to thank me, and that, whenever he’s been in town, he calls me, just to catch up and see how I’m doing...

As a young player Kweder garnered a reputation as a maverick, arrogant on matters such as trusting, or much respecting, the bigger recording studios, agents, etc. Maybe that was, mostly, just Philly Swag, integrity. It’s clear money and fame haven’t been an over-riding factor in his drive to express himself and entertain others.

Anyway, as too many of his contemporaries have self-destructed, he’s endured. You can even catch him through Google reuniting at a local club with another Philly risen, never, exactly, fallen star: Tommy Conwell. (I’ve yet to ask K. about any association with, say, Frankie Avalon, Fabian, Teddy Pendergrass, Patti LaBelle, Hall & Oates, or The Hooters) And, might as well before-warned now, ye, Kwederites, or even possible remote converts: Kenn has bought a new jumpsuit to reprise, more awesome than ever, his Elvis – The King- Act.

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LETTER continued from page 2 receive a reply but learned from the Commission later that year that Mayor Kenney had referred the matter to his law department.

In March of 2017, having received no additional information, I sent an inquiry directly to Mayor Kenney, again asking for an accounting of these funds that were raised to help the Asian community.

Again, no response.

Eventually, Ms. Ahmad released a Ledger of the Fund of Philadelphia, Inc. to a journalist, only to raise more questions as it accounted for only half of the $40,000.

By its own description, the Department of the Auditor General is charged with “using audits to ensure that all state money is spent legally and properly.” The department’s mission is “to serve the people of Pennsylvania by improving government accountability, transparency, and the effective use of taxpayer dollars.”

Our state is already facing fiscal crisis—from falling revenue due to the COVID pandemic to unemployment that continues to lag behind the nation. We are also facing a crisis of trust, as public officials have all too often broken the public trust for their

City Safari continued from page 1 Papacy (called ‘The Holy League’) battled with a fleet of the Ottoman Turks in the Gulf of Patras in western Greece. While the Turks outnumbered the ‘The Holy League,’ the latter had superior firepower which thwarted the Ottomans from taking control of the Mediterranean.

Many of the men at the event belonged to a newly formed organization called the Cephalophore Society, founded by attorney David Ermine. A cephalophore is a martyred saint generally depicted in art and sculpture as holding his own severed head. To become a member of the Cephalophore Society one merely has to show up for meetings and events. There’s no initiation ceremony, no dues, no secret oaths or insignias.

Finding Visitation monastery, a community of cloistered nuns (under strict papal enclosure) located on Overbrook Avenue, was no small task. Overbook Avenue is a grand and winding thoroughfare that comes to multiple dead ends only to pick up again after these bizarre cut offs. It took me an hour to find the small

own gain.

Moving ahead, Pennsylvanians who have been through so much hardship this year deserve an auditor general who will ensure that funding is going where it should be going and helping whom it should be helping.

At the very least, we deserve an auditor general who will respond with transparency to questions the public asks.

Perhaps there is an explanation for the $40,000 that never reached the Asian community. Coincidentally, Nina Ahmad became the deputy mayor for public engagement, leaving the money in the Mayor’s Fund. Because of a lack of transparency, we may never know.

If we can’t trust Ms. Ahmad to provide accountability and transparency for $40,000—a relatively paltry sum in the context of state budget spending—how can we expect her to watch over the many billions in taxpayer dollars that flow through Harrisburg each year?

This is a question Pennsylvanians deserves to have answered before casting their ballots this year.

Allan Wong, PhD, is retired pharmaceutical chemist and currently a member of the Philadelphia Police Asian American Advisory Committee

hidden monastery. During my walk-a-thon I wandered near the Orthodox community of Talmud Yesiva of Pennsylvania and asked a mother and son out for an evening walk if I was going in the right direction. Prior to meeting these two, nobody on the street seemed to know where Overbook Avenue was. When I finally hit on the correct address, it turned out to be the Baiva Muhainaddean Fellowship, a mosque and not a monastery, which struck me as highly ironic given the celebration I was about to attend.

The monastery, as it turns out, was located directly across the street from the mosque but to get to it you had to enter a small wooden gated entrance and then pass a lighted guard house. The dark gravel path to the monastery had a ‘countrymonastic’ look. I walked on the path until I spotted a bonfire, entered another gate and was met by a caretaker who told me that the guests were all up at the little chapel, “way up the path amidst the great trees, you can’t miss it.”

The great October night was an inducement to walking. When I spotted the guests, some twen-

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support for the legalization of adult use cannabis and also to weigh the potential economic benefit of legalization in PA,” Blake said. “Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana program has proven to be among the best in the nation and I believe strongly that many of the protocols, regimens and controls could be replicated to ensure positive economic benefit and proper regulation of adult-use cannabis in our Commonwealth.”

Along with stressing that legalizing adult-use cannabis will create economic growth opportunities, the governor focused on how cannabis criminalization laws have disproportionately harmed minority communities in Pennsylvania, and contributed to economic harm and trauma in historically disadvantaged areas of the state.

“Every year in Pennsylvania, another 20,000 people get cannabis-related criminal charges that can keep them from getting the jobs and housing they want,” said Lt. Gov. Fetterman. “It’s time we stop ruining people’s futures over something that’s already legal in several states and something that most Pennsylvanians don’t even think should be illegal.”

“We are taking steps to reverse the injustices caused by marijuana criminalization,” Gov. Wolf said. “In 2018, I signed the Clean Slate bill, which allows for the sealing of records for certain low-level offenses if a person has been free from convictions for ten years. That law can be applied to certain marijuana-related offenses, and the Board of Pardons has expedited pardons for low-level marijuana offenses. But there is much more that needs to be done to reverse decades of injustice. And we need to start by decriminalizing cannabis and legalizing it for adult use.”

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ty in all, I noticed that everyone was in a tie and jacket though some wore sweaters and ties. This was no sloppy sweat suit gathering.

The friendly assembly greeted me, and soon I was in the quaint Visitation convent chapel for the Vesper service. A priest, ordained just weeks before, officiated.

These were G.K. Chesterton style Catholic men, readers of Hilaire Belloc and Thomas Aquinas. I met a retired Army Major, several attorneys, a graphic artist and a sculptor of chandeliers. My host for the evening (the person who invited me) was Steven J. Schloeder, PhD AIA, with Liturgical Environs PC, or Specialists in Catholic Architecture.

The men belonged to different Philadelphia Catholic parishes, like Our Lady of Lourdes in Overbrook, or St Mary in Conshohocken an FSSP parish where only the Traditional Latin Mass is said. Conversation, fueled by the best bourbon, Scotch and varieties of beer and wine, swirled around the crisis in the Catholic Church, from the Amazon Synod (and the Pachamama debacle), to the Catholic Eastern Rites vs Orthodoxy (here,

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Reading Terminal Market announces first-ever Crowdfunding Campaign

Terminal Market General Manager. “Serving as an essential business throughout this difficult time has come with its own set of unique challenges for a public market, and like other non-profits around the country we’re making this appeal to our patrons as we look ahead to recovery.”

The crowdfunding campaign has a goal of continue serving Philadel- $250,000 and will run he non-profit public through the end of the market is seeking do- phia with access to fresh, year. Funds raised will nations to help with affordable food. assist the Market with recovery from the impact “There was never a general operations such of COVID-19 question about keeping our as ensuring the HVAC Reading Terminal doors open so that Philaand ventilation is operatMarket today launched its delphians could continue ing at peak performance, first-ever crowdfunding to rely on the Market for supporting the frequent campaign through Goeverything from pantry cleaning and disinfecting FundMe. The campaign staples and fresh produce practices happening on a seeks to raise funds that to a sweet treat for a modaily basis, and keeping will assist the Market in ment of peace. Everyone the Market open seven recovering from the impact has worked really hard to days a week so that the 128 of COVID-19. Proceeds make shopping the Market year old Market can continwill benefit the Reading as easy as possible with ue providing for PhiladelTerminal Market Corpora- the priority of keeping phia for years to come. our customers safe,” said tion, a 501(c)(3), to aid in To learn more about the campaign or to make sustaining its operations to Conor Murphy, Reading

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Confused by Medicare Options? Here’s a tutorial as open enrollment arrives

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nce a year, an important window of opportunity arrives for Medicare beneficiaries and those about to enroll in the government’s health insurance program for older Americans.

It’s the Medicare open enrollment period, which runs annually from Oct. 15 to Dec. 7. During those nearly two months, new enrollments are allowed and current recipients can make changes to their plans.

And it’s definitely not a period to be taken lightly because careful study is required to determine what Medicare plan is best for any individual, says Chris Orestis, the president of LifeCare Xchange who is known as the “Retirement Genius” (www.retirementgenius. com).

“Enrolling in Medicare can be complicated, and if you don’t pay attention you can end up missing needed coverage or paying more out-of-pocket expenses in premiums, co-pays and deductibles than you realize-- or can afford,” Orestis says.

About 68 million Americans are enrolled in Medicare, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Here are a few important facts to know for anyone ready to enroll and join them, or who needs to change their plan: • Medicare coverage comes in two primary forms that participants can choose from, Orestis says.

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popular, with more than one-third of all Medicare beneficiaries enrolled in one. Beyond the usual things covered by health insurance, the Advantage plans sometimes offer additional services, such as routine vision, hearing and dental care.

• If things aren’t bewildering enough, it’s also important to understand what Medicare Parts A, B, C and D are and what each does, Orestis says.

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Medicare Part C is a private Advantage Plan.

Medicare Part D pays for prescriptions.”

• Even with Medicare coverage, patients can still have deductibles and copays that can add up quickly. “That’s where Medicare Supplement Insurance (Medigap) comes in,” Orestis says.

“It’s a private insurance that pays the gaps in the varieties of Medicare coverage.”

Still confused? Not to worry. Assistance is available to help people understand and navigate enrollment, Orestis says.

Insurance agents who specialize in Medigap and Medicare Advantage Plans can help with initial enrollment and open enrollment.

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“When it comes to Medicare enrollment, don’t procrastinate,” he says. “Not being informed, missing deadlines, or making the wrong selections can cause delays and penalties that could have a negative impact on your coverage – and your wallet.”

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