UNIVERSITY CITY REVIEW 11/17/2021

Governor Wolf Announces Nearly $36 Million for Community Revitalization Projects

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overnor Tom Wolf announced today the approval of nearly $36 million to 220 community revitalization projects across the commonwealth. The funding through the Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP) supports nonprofits, businesses, and resident projects in distressed areas or low-income neighborhoods.

“Communities from every

corner of Pennsylvania will benefit from this funding – the result of public-private partnerships and cooperation,” said Gov. Wolf. “We are pleased to continue supporting NAP applicants who are committed to advancing and improving communities by making thoughtful plans to address the issues impacting their neighborhoods. These projects make the state stron-

ger as a whole and keep it the best place to live, work, and play.”

The program also provides for COVID-19 and social justice related assistance. In recognition of the unprecedented level of challenges these events posed for residents of the commonwealth, a special emphasis was placed upon, and priority was given, to projects that sought to address critical

issues related to the pandemic, its aftermath and recovery, social justice and support for policy changing movements, and improving opportunities for marginalized populations.

NAP encourages private sector investment into projects that will help improve distressed communities by providing tax credits to businesses that donate capital to support projects that address neighbor-

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Reading Terminal Market announces New Holiday Shopping for Thanksgiving, HanukGuide and a Time For Joy holiday experience ers kah, Christmas, and Kwan-

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eading Terminal Market today announced the release of its 2021 Holiday Shopping Guide alongside plans for its brand new A Time for Joy holiday experience. Customers can expect the traditions they know and love as well as new seasonal surprises from Philadelphia’s historic public market. A Time for Joy is sponsored by Independence Medicare.

The Reading Terminal Market Holiday Shopping Guide is a physical and digital publication outlining all of the options available to custom-

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zaa. Inside the guide is a complete list of where to find traditional holiday foods as well as new flavors for your feast. Order by deadlines and pickup instructions are outlined by specific merchant.

Beginning Friday, November 26, Reading Terminal Market will host A Time for Joy, its brand new holiday celebration which includes a series of programming and events as well as a spectacular holiday décor display featuring a life-sized gingerbread house, giant snowflakes and ornaments, and more. Running through De-

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Complete Streets comes to Grays Avenue Corridor

An Interview with Jenna Fortunati of the Southeastern Regional Transportation Authority (SEPTA)

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organizations and local advocacy groups got together to clean along the Grays Avenue Corridor in Southwest Philadelphia.

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he members of the community have spoken and officials at SEPTA heard. As a result, improvements are being made along the 36th Trolley route along the Grays Avenue Corridor.

These changes were announced last month during a community event held by SEPTA and officials in which participating city agencies,

lems. NAP can be used for projects in categories including affordable housing, community services, crime prevention, education, job training, charitable food, blight, special population issues, veteran’s initiatives, and long-term community revitalization.

The approved funding will support: Nineteen community investments in the central region.

One project in Dauphin County will support continued service to single mothers, grandmothers, and their children experiencing homelessness.

This includes bridge housing, supportive services, removing housing barriers, and teaching the skills needed to maintain housing.

Seventy-seven community investments in the southwest region. One project in Allegheny County will assist women in early recovery, providing AQUARIUM behavioral health treatment and recovery Pirates are support services in oneingeographic location. back PhilaSixty community investdelphia after in the aments 300 year ab-southeast region.

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cember 31, A Time for Joy will feature “Thoughtful Thursdays” in partnership with local nonprofits, free chef demonstrations every Friday, and live entertainment for “Jingle Mingle Sundays”. A full list of programming is available below: Holiday Décor and Window Display Unveiling (November 30) In an extra special display of holiday cheer, Reading Terminal Market will deck its halls starting Tuesday, November 30. Market Court will be transformed into a space of seasonal celebration for the perfect photo opportunity with a lifesized gingerbread house and candyland, giant snowflakes and ornaments, and more. Enjoy a meal in Center Court underneath spectacular décor. Additionally, the Market’s windows along 12th street will get a holiday makeover featuring artwork from local artists.

Thoughtful Thursdays (Dec. 2, 9, 16, and 23; 12 – 6 p.m.)

On Thursdays in December, Reading Terminal Market will host local non-profits to encourage customers to learn more and consider making a donation. During Thoughtful Thursdays, patrons can enjoy live entertainment in Center Court and purchase specialty Holiday Crafted Cocktails from Molly Malloy’s.

Free Chef Demonstration Fridays (Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, 10, and 17; 12 – 1 p.m.)

Beginning Friday, November 26, the Market will host chefs in City Kitchen for free weekly demonstrations. The programs will be inperson on a first-come, first-served basis while also being live-streamed via the Reading Terminal Facebook page.

Jingle Mingle Sundays (Dec. 5, 12, and 19; 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.)

Celebrate Sundays at the Market in December with a special pop up of craft vendors and local artists in the Rick Nichols Room from 10

a.m. – 5 p.m. and live entertainment in Center Court from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.

A Visit from Santa (Dec. 18; 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.)

The jolly old elf himself is paying a visit to Reading Terminal Market on December 18, arriving by horse and carriage. Come see Santa for a meet and greet, family photo opportunity, and write a letter to the North Pole.

Kwanzaa Celebration (Dec. 26; 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.)

Support Black-owned businesses during the Market’s Kwanzaa Celebration happening December 26. Special discounts will be offered at select Black-owned businesses including Amazulu, De’Village, and Careda’s Caribbean Cuisine. A pop-up shop of local craft vendors will also take place in the Rick Nichols Room from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

For more information on the Holiday Shopping Guide please visit http://readingterminalmarket.org/holidays/.

The Chinese Lady: Exploring A Corner of History

By Richard Lord Contributing writer

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merican history has many dark corners. Some of those corners have in recent years been well explored in literature, theatre and film, while some of the corners remain relatively unexplored.

One of the less explored regions of the American saga is the early history of the Chinese in America. Of all the immigrant groups who came to American voluntarily, the Chinese were the only group that actually saw laws passed severely restricting their immigration, beginning with the notorious Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882.

Enter Chinese-American playwright Lloyd Suh. Rather than focusing on the period of exclusion, Lloyd Suh set his sights on the earliest days of Chinese immigration to the United States. In fact, the central character of his play The Chinese Lady is Afong Moy, generally regarded as the first Chinese female to immigrate to America.

Afong Moy didn’t exactly set out from China in search of her patch of the American Dream. In fact, as she herself tells the tale in this play, she was sold by her parents to a pair of American merchants specializing in Chinese imports.

(Though it would be more accurate to say she was “rented out” by her parents. She was supposed to return to China two years later.) The merchants saw in this charming young lady an opportunity to boost sales of their Chinese products by turning her into a live, walking-andtalking exhibition. Afong Moy was soon appearing at various venues in New York, usually as an exhibition in a “museum” of oddities, joining the ranks of bearded ladies, human beanpoles, ventriloquists, and contortionists.

For roughly six hours a day, Afong Moy would sit on a throne in her “typical Chinese space” and … well, be Chinese.

She would come out in

Bi Jean Ngo and Dan Kim. Photo by Seth Rozin.

fashionable Chinese attire, talk about China, drink tea the Chinese way, eat with chopsticks, and sashay about in her performance space.

Mainstream Americans would pay money to come and gawk at this curiosity from China.

They were most amused by her tiny feet (the result of torturous footbinding) and how she ate with chopsticks.

That’s the historical basis for Lloyd Suh’s play, which consists of just two characters: Afong Moy and her compatriot and translator Atung.

The first few scenes give us Afong Moy the performer, whose performance is simply to be Chinese as Americans of that time wished to imagine the Chinese.

Author Suh intersperses these bits with the central character’s comments on how it feels to shape a stereotype for her American audiences and to be “a product” offered to anyone who paid the price of admission.

Later scenes inform us that Afong Moy and Atung did tours of other American cities, even having a private audience with President Andrew Jackson. As Afong Moy and Atung re-enact this meeting, we see how the translator Atung is as much of a performer as his client; he spins both Afong Moy’s comments and questions and Jackson’s replies, making the meeting seem even more cordial than it apparently was.

But Suh soon departs from the historical path.

He has Afong Moy joining P.T. Barnum’s crew, taking her place alongside the Fiji Mermaid and General Tom Thumb, America’s most famous dwarf. There is, however, no record of

the Chinese Lady ever working with Barnum.

In fact, she fully disappeared from the public eye in 1850, 16 years after her arrival in America.

Her fate from there is rendered only in rumors and suppositions.

But Lloyd Suh was writing a play here, not an historical account.

He invoked his artistic license to bolster his case about how 19th century America dealt with its Asian presence. Afong Moy is evidently just 14 years old when we see her in the first scene, and in the play, her story extends for many decades.

In the last scenes, she steps out of her received persona and becomes a narrator of later events, informing us of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and the later renewals of the act which were even more stringent in trying to keep Chinese immigrants out of America.

InterAct Theatre Company has brought Suh’s script to life in a most commendable production. Under Justin Jain’s sensitive direction, Afong Moy’s tale comes through in a way that is biting but not dripping with venom.

As the title character, Bi Jean Ngo’s performance is both haunting and haunted. She nicely captures the staunch stoicism that allowed Afong Moy to survive her ordeals of humiliation, but also shows the pain and resentment that attended her throughout her career. One American Studies scholar writing on the Chinese Lady’s career noted that her persona was an intricate blend of two reigning stereotypes: the “lotus blossom” and the “dragon lady”. Ngo’s performance beams out the lotus blossom continued on page 8

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Pennsylvania court strikes down school mask mandate Review UNIVERSITY

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Commonwealth Court ruling issued Wednesday struck down Pennsylvania’s school mask mandate.

Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon wrote in a 31-page opinion that acting Secretary of Health Alison Beam lacked the authority to implement a masking order without complying with the regulatory process outlined in the Commonwealth Documents Law and the Regulatory Review Act, effectively rending the policy “void ab initio” or “void from the beginning.”

“For this Court to rule otherwise would be tantamount to giving the Acting Secretary unbridled authority to issue orders with the effect of regulations in the absence of either a gubernatorial proclamation of disaster emergency or compliance with the Commonwealth Documents Law and the Paula Harvey part of the Bereavement Regulatory Review Act, as passed by the GenCommittee for Saint October 13, 1947 ~ Francis de Sales and was eral Assembly,” Cannon wrote. “As this would November 8, 2021 a member of the Rite of be contrary to PennsylChristian Initiation for vania’s existing law, we aula Harvey, age Adults (RCIA) for over 74, passed away 20 years. In her free time, decline to do so.”

The decision delivers a peacefully at her Paula was a member blow to Gov. Tom Wolf, home on November 8, of a crocheting group who’s emergency author2021. Loving wife of 53 where she made prayer ity had been upheld in years to Paul Harvey. shawls for the grieving Beloved sister to Beverly and hats for newborns in past court challenges, (Vittoria) Bowe. LovNeonatal Intensive Care and calls into question an October decision by the ing mother to her eight Units. Paula has been a Joint Committee on Docchildren, Paul Harvey III, staple at the University Kristy Carter, Elizabeth City Swim Club for over (Sada) Harvey-Sallak, 40 years and spent many Command Sergeant Ma- a night enjoying dinner jor Jonathan (Elizabeth) and the close-knit pool Harvey, Judith (Kim) family whom she loved.

Camara-Harvey, Amy She also loved the PhilHarvey, Thomas (Danilies and gardening. The elle) Harvey, and Marian impact she made on her Harvey; “Nanny” to her community was strong – he conviction of grandchildren, Tyler just as it was to those she Councilmember Carter, Aisling Harvey, cared for in her family.

Bobby Henon Rhys Harvey, Tariq Har- They will always chervey-Sallak, Jackson Har- ish her loving and caring and Local 98 business manager John Dougherty vey, and Micah Harvey. nature as a mother, a Also survived by many grandmother, and a wife. marks a historic break from business as usual loving nieces, great-niec- Her presence will truly in Philadelphia politics. es and nephews, cousins, be missed. and friends.

The Funeral Mass took This culture of pay-toplay and transactional Paula most recently place this past Friday at politics is costly to our worked as a Program Saint Francis de Sales city government’s ability Coordinator of the Arch- Church. to support a better quality diocesan Senior Council, In lieu of flowers, her of life for our residents. a job which she loved. family requests donaIn light of these egregious She was a busy woman tions please be made crimes, now is the time to who was always doing to Saint Francis de reignite the effort to close something that involved Sales. http://www.dehelping her church and salesphilly.com/donate/ these glaring loopholes and vulnerabilities in our her community. She was

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uments that determined the masking order was not subject to the regulatory process.

Republicans in the House and Senate applauded the ruling as a constitutional win after more than 18 months of failed lawsuits, vetoes and legislative obstacles they argue allowed the administration’s powers to go unchecked.

“This debate has never been about the effectiveness of masks in schools, or any other setting,” House Speaker Bryan Cutler, R-Quarryville, said. “It is about whether or not each branch of our state government and the officials who work in those branches will follow the law and respect our Constitution’s design that directs the legislative branch to make the laws that govern our people.”

Cannon wrote in the ruling the decision passes no judgement on the effectiveness of mask wearing in preventing the spread of COVID-19.

“Today’s ruling is a

victory for all Pennsylvanians, regardless of how you feel about this particular issue,” Cutler said.

“It shows that our system of checks and balances works in the interest of all people, so that no singular voice can silence the voice of free people who allow themselves to be governed.”

Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman, R-Bellefonte, and Majority Leader Kim Ward, R-Greensburg, expressed gratitude for the ruling, saying in a joint statement the “law is clear” that Beam lacks the authority “to create new rules and regulations out of thin air.”

“Today’s ruling validates what we have said all along – mask decisions should be made by parents and school boards, not unelected bureaucrats,” the leaders said.

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side jobs, if greater than $5,000, will have to be disclosed by city officials starting in January 2022.

But simply knowing public integrity laws and one paying $70,000 per who has an outside job oversight. If we can do year, Councilmember He- is not enough. The city’s this, Philadelphia will non has needed only to rules around conflicts of take yet another big step disclose to the public the interest and representaaway from its reputation name of his employer, its tion should also be exas “corrupt and conaddress and his position: panded to guard against tented.”

“Electrician.” This is woe- a public official acting so Three areas of reform fully inadequate. For ofexplicitly on behalf of an ought to be enacted: ficials with paid, non-city outside actor. This should 1) Strengthen Disclojobs, the public deserves include a ban on employsure and Restrictions for to know, at a minimum, ment with any entity that Outside Jobs the nature of the work, lobbies the city.

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housing, and commercial development. Projects will update the community revitalization plan, increase financial literacy, improve community gardens, and promote healthy communities.

Nineteen community investments in the northeast region. One project in Luzerne County will help address the need for childcare facilities—a casualty of the COVID-19 pandemic—so that individuals with children seeking employment can obtain reliable childcare.

This will provide parents/guardians with necessary support services, assist local businesses by enabling employees to work, reuse an under-utilized building, establish a new business that will employ 45, and provide support to 160 children.

Twenty-nine community investments in the northwest region.

One project in Clarion County will address the limited availability of recreational spaces for residents after COVID-19 mitigation efforts left some of the most vulnerable residents without accessible and affordable recreational space.

Funding will support the construction of a park to offset the closure of interior spaces. The park will provide new, previously inaccessible access to recreational amenities to

residents young and old, as well as disabled and low-income residents.

Sixteen community investments in the Lehigh Valley region. One project in Berks County will help minority-owned businesses obtain weeks of assistive program and webinar training to address obstacles presented to businesses by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Training includes but is not limited to management topics, retirement planning, executive compensation planning, treasury enhancement, risk management and corporate resiliency, business roundtables, strategic planning, mental health support, and popup shops throughout the City of Reading’s Downtown Improvement District.

The new approvals raise the total amount of tax credits provided under the Wolf Administration to nearly $174 million in NAP funding supporting 1,128 projects statewide. The investment will result in more than $225 million in additional funds leveraged through corporate contributions.

Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary (DCED) Dennis Davin joined staff at the Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank today to announce their NAP project and highlight how critical Charitable Food Program (CFP) funding is to help support the work of

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“NAP funding can support improved community health, property renovations, address food security and blight, and so much more in neighborhoods throughout the commonwealth,” said Sec. Davin. “This

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During our interview, Fortunati said that this area along the route of the 36th trolley was “really dangerous” and that there had been 3 fatalities there between 2014 and 2018 “.

“One of them involved the trolley,” she said.

“That is why the ridership along this stretch of the 13th Trolley is really low, because it’s a really dangerous place to walk, it’s a dangerous place to bike and it’s dangerous to be in your car.”

To help resolve this matter, transit officials sought community input and began a study, the ‘Complete Streets Study’, to determine how to effectively address these concerns and ultimately change how these roads are used.

This community driven effort is referred to as ‘Complete Streets’ which is, “… is a new-ish movement in planning to change how streets are designed in order to comfortably accommodate all types of road users. Not just people who are driving but [also] people who are walking, people who are biking, riding transit and just

program is incredibly valuable in encouraging public-private partnerships that lead to community improvements and a better quality of life for Pennsylvanians.”

The program has five main components: The Neighborhood Assistance Program (NAP),

Special Program Priorities (SPP), the Neighborhood Partnership Program (NPP), CFP, and the Enterprise Zone Program (EZP). A description of each of these components is available within the NAP fact sheet.

For more information about the Wolf Admin-

istration’s commitment to community development, visit the Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) website or follow the agency on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.

making it a more pleasant and safe street to be in,” Fortunati said.

It’s one thing to philosophize about making dangerous streets safe but another thing to actually create a strategic plan to do so and to subsequently implement those plans. That’s where Complete Streets planning and community engagement comes in.

“This often involves installing protected bike lanes, more greenery, narrowing vehicle lanes so that cars travel slower and so all of those things are on the table,” said Fortunati.

Far too many times, planners decide what should be done and then impose those conclusions upon the residents who live in the affected areas.

This isn’t the situation with Complete Streets: “This project is dependent on community input, and we really want the findings of this plan to be driven by what the community wants, we held this community clean up Day to be [there in person] and get feedback from residents immediately about the existing conditions of the corridor,” Fortunati said.

The Community Clean Up Day consisted of organizers, planners and

other stakeholders who met at the site of the 36th Trolley who invited the surrounding community to come out and get involved with both the physical clean up of the area but also give their comments and suggestions as to what they believe should be done to improve conditions along the route.

“The one thing we consistently heard over the last couple of months during our initial outreach for the study was that illegal dumping was a huge issue along the corridor,” she said.

“There’s a lot of abandoned vehicles, there’s a lot of trash, there’s a lot of overgrown weeds along the sidewalks making it difficult for people to walk and bike along there.”

Upon receiving these initial responses from the community, Fortunati said that planners first considered getting SEPTA, other city agencies, and other organizations to volunteer in a good faith effort to go and clean up a stretch of the corridor themselves – and they did.

There were a couple of important reasons for doing this: One, it provided immediate assistance and second, it helped show

what could be done and inspire hope in what could be with ongoing collective effort.

“It’s really hard to imagine what a place could look like when the existing conditions are so rough, that was our thought on that,” Fortunati said.

Some 30 volunteers from SEPTA, Office of Transportation Infrastructure and Sustainability (OTIS) along with additional volunteers from other city agencies, organizations and advocacy groups joined in, rolled up their sleeves and cleaned up the area.

Not only did the volunteers clean up but they also set up information tables outside the entrance of Bartram’s Garden on Lindbergh Boulevard where residents could receive information about the project and be invited to participate in feedback activities.

“The whole purpose of this event and having the information table was to make it really easy for people to give their feedback about conditions on the roadway as they are just walking to the corner store in the morning, walking their dogs or just going outside.”

This method not only had the benefit of getting agencies, organizations and members of the communities they serve together but it also helped make getting feedback from the public more convenient to those who otherwise would find it all but impossible to attend community meetings or public hearings at night because of their work or family obligations.

“We were really happy that we could be outside and get feedback on the corridor, just catching people where they were.”

To learn more about this project, visit www. septa.org where you can keep up with future projects and upcoming events.

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West Catholic Preparatory High School Wolf Administration: Now Accepting ApAnnounces $2.7 Million Gift From Mr. plications for Pennsylvania’s Green Ribbon important work of West Schools Bernie Rondolone Catholic Prep and ensure The gift from Mr. Rondolone (class of 1965) will create The Nicholas and Mary Rondolone Endowed Scholarship Fund.

He continued, “I would like to thank the school for accepting this scholarship to be endowed thus enabling my family’s name to be remembered in perpetuoday, West Catholic Prepara- ity for generations to tory High School, come. I am also very grateful to the Lasal(WCPHS) located in Philadelphia, announced lian order of Christian Brothers for their selfless a $2.7 million dollar dedication in enabling planned gift from Mr. Bernie Rondolone (class myself and generations of students from various of 1965). This gift will backgrounds to receive create The Nicholas and Mary Rondolone Endowed an education to be proud Scholarship Fund, in hon- of. May God Bless you or of his parents and his all.” Mr. Rondolone hopes that his gift will family. encourage others to do Mr. Rondolone sees this gift as an opportuni- the same.

Mr. Andrew Brady ‘02, ty to make an investment in WCPHS students. He President of WCPHS, reflected on the differsaid, “I decided to include West Catholic Prep ence this will make for in my estate planning be- the students. “With this cause these are students incredible gift, Mr. Rondolone has demonstrated from my old neighborhood, and my old school, an extraordinary comand being a part of their mitment to the school’s mission and the students education is an honor. we serve. His generosThe Christian Brothers and the nuns instilled in ity will allow us to continue to build upon the me a desire to serve.”

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an affordable Catholic education for students in West and Southwest Philadelphia for generations to come.”

The Nicholas and Mary Rondolone Scholarship Fund will be endowed and live in perpetuity, continuing to grow and support hundreds of students with tuition assistance. WCPHS leadership is thrilled to announce this gift and the impact it will have on its students and families.

Most Reverend Michael J. Fitzgerald, Auxiliary Bishop of Philadelphia, who oversees Catholic education throughout the five-county Archdiocese said, “On behalf of Archbishop Nelson J. Pérez, Faith in the Future Foundation along with leadership in the Office of Catholic Education, and our valued partners in education, I express deep gratitude to Mr. Bernie Rondolone for his generosity to and invest-

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arrisburg, PA – In an effort to boost environmental preservation and strengthen environmental education in the commonwealth, the Wolf Administration is encouraging schools and colleges to apply for the U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools (ED-GRS) and the PA Pathways to Green Schools recognition awards.

“Pennsylvania’s Green Ribbon Schools serve as a model for teaching the value of protecting our planet through hands-on classroom experiences and real-world application,” said Secretary of Education Dr. Noe Ortega. “I encourage schools, school districts and colleges to apply to a become nationally recognized Green Ribbon School and show off their great work to promote conservation and environmental stewardship.”

All public, charter, and

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private schools, career and technical centers, and educational facilities operated by intermediate units, as well as institutions of higher education are eligible to apply.

Applications must be submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) by January 12, 2022. More information can be found on PDE’s website.

PDE and the U.S. Department of Education select and announce awardees in the spring of each year.

ED-GRS nominees must show progress in

the following areas: reducing environmental impacts, such as waste, water, greenhouse gases, and transportation; improving health and wellness with consideration to air quality, lighting, thermal comfort, school nutrition, and outdoor physical activity; and offering effective environmental and sustainability education that emphasizes hands-on, real-world learning, civic engagement, STEM connections, and green career preparation.

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After Darius Slay’s electrifying touchdown run, the Philadelphia Eagles cruised to a 30-13 victory over the Denver Broncos. It was the fourth time the Eagles have won a game on the road. Despite their 4-6 record, the Eagles are still in control of their own destiny. And even though they haven’t won a game at Lincoln Financial Field, the Eagles are still in a hunt for a playoff spot. With seven games coming

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay jump into the arms of an Eagles teammate after he celebrates his 83-yard fumble recovery and touchdown run. Eagles Facebook page.

up on schedule against the New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, New York Giants, the Washington team and the Dallas Cowboys, the Eagles could find themselves with a 9-8 record which could be enough for a playoff berth. Looking at some of the other teams around the National Football League, the Eagles’ luck could be starting to change. In their remaining regular season, the Eagles will end their season with four home games.

Right now, the playoff picture is still looking good for the Philadelphia Eagles. The way the rest of the season looks, the Eagles could easily get on a long winning streak. It would take Jalen Hurts to keep on playing good football. In last Sunday’s game, the Eagles quarterback completed 16 of 23 passes for 178 yards. Hurts threw for two touchdowns and had only one interception. It was his first interception in four games. Right now, Jalen Hurts looks like a great quarterback. Throughout this season, Hurts has used the entire field to complete his passes.

He has been able to spread the ball around the field. His passes are more on target. Last Sunday, did you see that incredible touchdown pass that Jalen Hurts threw to Devonta Smith in the end zone ? What a spectacular catch made

by Smith. The ball was right there for Smith to

catch and beat his defender in the end zone.

This season, Jalen Hurts is playing with more confidence. He has tremendous poise. You can see the improvement in his game. Today, Hurts is playing more like a franchise quarterback.

Going into Sunday’s football game, the Eagles’ defense needs to keep on stepping up.

They need to keep putting more pressure on those quarterbacks. Last Sunday, the Eagles’ defense didn’t allow Denver Broncos quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to throw any touchdown passes. Also, they only allowed Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton to make two catches in the game. The Eagles held the Denver Broncos to 13 points. Eagles defensive linemen Fletcher Cox and Javon Hargrave need to keep playing great defense.

Last Sunday, Eagles linebacker Davion Taylor forced that fumble out of Melvin Gordon’s hands. He punched the ball loose. It happened when Gordon lost his grip on the football. That enabled Darius Slay to pick up the fumble and run it back for a 83-yard touchdown. It was Slay’s second touchdown of the season. He ran back a fumble for a 33-yard touchdown against the Detroit Lions on October 31.

Another thing that’s making the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense click…. the team has added

Jordan Howard to their backfield. Since coming back to the Eagles, the former Chicago Bears running back has played two games and scored three touchdowns for the Eagles. Last season, the Eagles released Howard and he became a free agent. He went to the Miami Dolphins where things didn’t work out in his favor.

Then he came back to the Eagles where he spent time on the practice squad. Now, he’s playing like a star running back again. On the football field, Howard has added extra fire power to the Eagles’ offense. Last week, the Eagles agreed to terms on a one-year contract with Jordan Howard. The contract is worth little more than one million dollars. Back in 2019, Howard had 525 rushing yards and he scored six rushing touchdowns for the Eagles. He also caught 10 passes and scored another touchdown on a pass play. His seven touchdowns led the Eagles that season despite him missing the final six games with a shoulder injury.

Now with their running game intact, for this Sunday, the Eagles will face the New Orleans Saints at Lincoln Financial Field. Sunday’s game is set for 1 PM. Expect Jalen Hurts to have a monster game. My prediction: Philadelphia Eagles 38; New Orleans Saints 34.

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the Meryl Streep musical film. Christian Ryan handles the staging. 104 E. State St., Media. 610891-0100 or www.MediaTheatre.org  Another big musical fills the Mainstage of the Walnut St. Theatre for family holiday fun. “Disney’s The Little Mermaid” with music

by Alan Menken, lyrics

by Ashman and Slater, is on view from Nov. 17 to Jan. 2, written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. A huge cast, many of them Renowned virtuoso violinist Midori performs an all-Bach solo concert on Nov. 22 at the College of Physicians, a benefit for the Sunday Love Project and Walnut favorites, and dyMusic for Food. namite effects punctuate Lantern Theater’s gether in death, three of this under the sea prohistory of high-quality the modern world’s most duction. 825 Walnut St. streaming continues influential minds grapple 215-574-3550 or www. walnutstreettheatre.org with the digital prein spirited and witty miere of “The Gospel debate”. Ticket informa-  LumiNature at the According to Thomas tion at 215-829-0395 or Philadelphia Zoo from Jefferson, Charles www.lanterntheater.org Nov. 18 to Jan. 9 is a kid Dickens, Count Leo  friendly evening experiTolstoy:Discord”. Scott “Mamma Mia!” is ence from 5:30 to 8:30 Carter’s play is running the Media Theatre’s p.m. “when the animals now through Dec. 19 as holiday treat, Nov. 17 go to bed, one million a new take on the comto Jan. 16, featuring lights go on throughpany’s 2017 hit, newly Pam Jorgensen, Krissy out the Zoo”. Among filmed and starring Greg- Froelich and Jenny Lee ory Isaac, Brian McCann Stern along with the be- the attractions, 200 and Lantern’s Artistic loved and nonstop score electric penguins, trees made of butterflies, an Director Charles McMa- by ABBA, a smash on aquarium-like tunnel, hon., directed by Armina Broadway and around flamingoes, an octopus LaManna. “Thrust tothe world as well as in

and other larger than life creatures. Suitable for all ages and free for tots under two. 3400 W. Girard Ave. www.philadelphiazoo.org or 215-243-1100.  “Winter in Franklin Square” is back, longer and as satisfying as ever, with illuminated fountains accompanied by sparkling holiday tunes, mini golf, the beloved carousel, a heated tent, the Electrical Spectacle Light Show, snacks and hot cocoa, all very family friendly and brightening 200 N. Sixth St. from Nov. 18 to Feb. 27. A free daytime and nighttime delight. Sixth and Race Sts. www.historicphiladelphia.org or 215-629-4026.  The Philadelphia Orchestra continues its happy return to Verizon Hall on Nov. 18 at 7:30 p.m. with popular violinist Joshua Bell not only playing Bruch’s Violin Concerto No. 1 but also leading his forces in Mendelssohn’’s “Italian” Symphony and Florence Price’s, “Adoration”, one of her most popular works,

originally written for organ. 7:30 p.m., repeated on Nov. 19 at 2 p.m., Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce, 215-893-1999 or www. philorch.org  The Philadelphia Chamber Music Society offers a trio of exceptional artists on November 19 at 7:30 p.m. Clarinetist David Shifrin, cellist Peter Wiley and pianist Anna Polonsky perform two works by Brahms and one by Beethoven. American Philosophical Society 427 Chestnut St. And on Nov. 23 at 7:30 p.m. the Society’s artists are violinist Jennifer Koh and pianist Thomas Sauer in three premieres by Andrew Norman and three

by Beethoven. Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, Broad and Spruce.

215-569-8080 or www. pcmsconcerts.org  Maceo Parker, “the king of funk” and a primary architect of modern R & B, is at the Annenberg Center on Nov. 19 at 8 p.m., a Penn Live Arts presentation highlighting the alto saxophone artist and his

band. 3680 Walnut St. www.PennLiveArts.org or 215-898-3900.  Local celebrated composer/pianist/singer/ actor Tom Wilson Weinberg is back with “Underwood and Weinberg” on Nov. Nov. 19 and 20 at 8 p.m. with “two singers, two pianos, two keyboards” with David Weinberg as the other half of this duo, presented by Cabaret Verite and Chris-Tyler Young., a light-hearted and buoyant evening of musical fun. Proceeds benefit the Attic Youth Center and William Way LGBT Community Center. 1315 Spruce St. Tickets at 215732-2220 or cabaretverite@gmail.com  “Get Pegged: Wishboned” is the latest Fringe offering on Nov. 19 at 10:30 p.m. hosted by the remarkable John Jarboe and featuring Be Steadwell and VitcheBoul Ra with songs and dance about “longing, indulgence, gratitude and getting the short end of the bone”, definitely in the Fringe tradition of “convention-smashing continued on page 8

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contemporary performing arts”. Details and tickets at 215-413-1318 or www.FringeArts.com 140 N. Columbus Blvd. at Race St.  Another family show to mark the growing holiday season is “A Magical Cirque Christmas”, a Kimmel Cultural Campus event at the Merriam Theater on Nov. 20 highlighted by dazzling cirque artists, dancers and live music.

250 S. Broad St. 215-8931999 or www.kimmelculturalcampus.org  Ambroise Thomas’s lovely but rarely performed opera “Hamlet” based on Shakespeare’s view of life in royal Danish circles is next up for Amici Opera on Nov. 21 and 28 at 3 p.m., sung by young operatic hopefuls with piano accompaniment. Redeemer UMC, 1128 Cottman Ave. Tick-

tails on Facebook.  Legendary violinist Midori brings her dynamic skills and musicality to the College of Physicians on Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m. in a 90 minute (without intermission) all-Bach solo program featuring his Sonata No. 1 in G (BMV 1001) and his Sonata No. 2 in A (BWV 1003). All proceeds from this intimate concert will benefit the Sunday Love Project whose mission is “to share food among the homeless while simultaneously building community”.

This event is part of Music for Food, musicianled initiative for local hunger relief which to date has served more than 1.5 million meals through donations made at concerts. Proof of vaccination is required. 19 S. 22nd St. 215-563-3737 or info@collegeofphysicians.org 

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Background Information on West Cathocontinued from page 5 lic Preparatory High School: WCPHS has proudly ment in the West Catholic Preparatory High School served West and Southwest Philadelphia for community. The impact of The Nicholas and Mary over 100 years since Rondolone Endowed Schol- opening in the fall of arship Fund will provide 1916. In 1926, the De La future WCPHS students Salle Christian Brothers with the gift of a Catholic arrived at what would become West Philaeducation and prepare delphia Catholic High them to be future leadSchool for Boys, then ers for our Church and located on 49th Street society.”

between Chestnut and Market Streets. In 1989, the Brothers of the Christian Schools (F.S.C.); the Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (I.H.M.); and the Sisters of Saint Joseph (S.S.J.), along with over 1,000 students, merged the Boys and Girls Schools, to become West Philadelphia Catholic High School at the present location of 4501 Chestnut Street.

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For more information on U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, visit the U.S. Department of Education’s website.

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As Atung, Dan Kim proves a stalwart foil to Ngo’s Afong Moy. Kim portrays this foil deftly, seemingly accepting his role as “irrelevant” in the early going, only to show how he is actually indispensable as the story becomes more knotted.

More, for a long stretch of the performance, Kim’s Atung comes off as asexual, which makes the monologue where he shares his sexual dreams about Afong Moy that more effective – totally unexpected, almost subversive.

The production is beautifully enhanced

by Mel Hsu, a multi-talented musician who designed the show’s soundscape and performed throughout on a variety of instruments, including the guzheng, the cello and the acoustic guitar. When

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Nationally, 30 schools, five districts, and five she suddenly launches into a rendition of “This Land Is Your Land”, the scene takes on a deeper significance, as does the song itself. Quite a relevant musical touch there.

At the very end of the performance, Bi Jean Ngo as Afong Moy addresses her audience (us) and asks, “Are you looking at me?”, then turns her head back and forth several times, clearly suggesting the movements of an automaton.

(This is not a spoiler. A spoiler would consist of relating what happens in the 10 to 15 minutes leading up to this bit.

That I’ll keep to myself.)

The key point notion being made with this action is that Afong Moy as a performer was in some way dehumanized, turned into one of those automatons popular in 19th century carnivals.

Packaged as a product, the Chinese Lady was seen as such, as Afong Moy the person disappeared into the product.

The strategy of imitating an automaton is a perfect

Bi Jean Ngo. Photo by Seth Rozin.

close to this show, and whoever came up with that strategy is deserving of a deep appreciative nod.

The Chinese Lady runs

at the Proscenium Theatre at The Drake, 302 S. Hicks Street through Sunday, November 21. Weds. & Thurs. performances at 7:00, Fri. and Sat. at 8:00 p.m., Sunday at 2:00 p.m.

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Science Fiction for November 2021

By Henry L Lazarus Special to the Press/Review 2021 has been a memorial year for Fantasy and Science Fiction.

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AK037 is the last surviving warbot of his model. Built for the war between Dalrea and Carthia on the planet Mervos using human technology, he knows his days are numbered. Then Dalrea makes peace with Carthia in order to attack the human settlement for more of the technology.

After the first attack he is ordered to kill the local human ambassador, but he refuses to kill the man’s seven-year-old daughter. Then when his Mervon friend Harb finds a way to remove the inhibitions that make he obey orders, He decides to take Hannah across the continent and across the water to the human island. Michael Drakich’s Requiem For A Genocide (ebook ) is a wonderful tale of an impossible quest. Sometimes helped by Mervans and sometimes hindered, he slowly falls apart, determined to use his finals hours to help the girl get to her people, Wonderful.

the way is helped by a godling who has escaped his chains. In the skies above the Sun and Moon are at war, which sometimes can damage human settlements. Very nice tale.

He doesn’t remember being one of the Devil’s Henchmen who used the microbe to work together in their exoskeleton machines. The whole population of the US has been infected with a mild form of the microbe, allowing the creation of illusions.

Unfortunately, there are evil plans afoot. A friend, Grace, helps release his memories with a drug added to Absynthe (paper from DAW). Brendan P. Bellecourt tells an exciting tale in which solutions lie under layers of deceit. Very exciting and I hope for more from Mr. Bellecourt.

War I decided to send a small expedition of rearmed Russian prisoners to rescue the Tsar and his family before they were murdered. The Romanov Rescue (hard from Baen) involves a spare Zeppelin, a bunch of captured arms, and a lot of daring. The tale is well researched and feels as though it might have Druadaen was orbeen real. phaned at 9 and raised in Genevieve Cogman an archive. Working as may have concluded her an outrider in the Confun tale of a multiverse centium of Dunarra, he ruled on the chaotic end starts finding that parts by the Fae and on the of This Broken World Order end by Dragons. (hard from Baen) don’t Separated from the mulmake sense. Charles E. tiple worlds is the InvisiGannon has a fun tale ble Library whose agents of Druadaen’s quests he keep the balance by coltales along with a few lecting rare books. Irene soldier-of-fortune types Walker, working with her including a magician. dragon prince lover Kai, The Bent come out in David Bara tells of and the great detective hordes from their deep Jared Clement, a Robert caverns every decade E . Lee figure whose Rim Vale, she has to face the despite lack of enough Worlds rebellion from the Library’s greatest foe, her father Alberich, and find food. Then there are the 5 Suns system was over giants who are too big to food and corruption. even move, the dragons The five suns had been who fly with relatively settled with generation small wings, and even a ships from Earth three continent that appeared centuries before and was suddenly within the now suffering from over historic record. I really population. Nine years enjoyed this tale of exlater, his former lover ploration and can’t wait and second-in-command, for the sequel that may Elara Devore, requests provide the answers to him to command the the questions. first faster-than-light ship to Trinity (paper from Baen). is She had risen to Admiral in the 5 Suns fleet and fears economic collapse.

Charlie N. Holmberg Trinity has resources to has an odd romance on prevent that. So, with a world with real gods. a small crew and the Because her fiancé loves weapons he demanded another Ceris Wenden before accepting the job, volunteers to become a he sets out expecting an Star Mother (paper from unhabited solar system 47North), impregnated with three livable worlds. by the Sun, her child will That would have been replace a dead star in boring. There are lots for the sky. She expects to fun ship to ship action, die at the birthing and In 1928, a decade after treachery, and enough go to the star mother a bunch of European unanswered questions to heaven. But she doesn’t, countries invaded The allow a sequel. This fun and on returning to the US from Canada over tale is complete in itself. human world, discova stolen microbe that Recommended. ers that seven hundred allows telepathy, Liam Tom Kratman, Justin years have passed. She Mulcahey is working Watson and Kacey Ezell decides to find her dece- for a very rich family as wonder what would dents who have moved a mechanic and is close have happened if Gerto another city, and along friends with the son. mans at the end of World

out why the ex-librarian turned against it. The reason is The Untold Story (paper from ACE) of the Library’s creation.

Worlds are being destroyed and something is taking control of Librarian’s minds. The answer to both problems lies in the very heart of the Library where ancient beings will do anything to stop her. This is the usual fun melodrama that defines the series.

Honor Harrington fans will enjoy her brief return in David Weber and Eric Flint’s To End in Fire (hard from Baen) The evil Mesan allience, responsible for genetic slavery, has set up two bolthole planets. Until Honor is called out of retirement to lead a fleet in attack on one of them, numerous zoom meetings on both sides are necessary to set up that final battle. This

is a must for fans of the Honorverse.

Hank Davis and Christopher Ruocchio have a group of tales of Cosmic Corsairs (paper from Baen). DAW has an anthology of Valdemar tales by Mercedes Lackey with Boundaries (paper).

Dr. Henry Lazarus is a retired Dentist and the author of A Cycle of Gods (Wolfsinger Publications) and Unnaturally Female (Smashwords).Check out his unified field theory at henrylazarus.com/utf.html that suggests fusion generation requires less energy because only one frequency is needed rather than a full spectrum. It also explains dark matter, the proliferation of subatomic particles, and the limit of light speed for matter.

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Crime Blotter The Following Crimes Occurred Between Friday, November 5th, and Thursday, November 11th.

3rd DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 3rd District, please call 215-6863030. Reporting 3rd District crimes from Lombard St. to Mifflin St. and Delaware Ave. to Broad St.: Assault: 900 Mifflin St, 200 Queen St, S 4th St & South St, 1700 S 6th St, 1000 S 9th St, 1900 S 12th St, 500 S Broad St, S Broad St & South St, 500 S Front St, 400 South St, 600 South St, 700 Washington Av. Burglary: 1200 Washington Av. Robbery: 0 Christian St, Ellsworth St & S Darien St, 800 S 2nd St, 1100 S 10th St, 1100 S Darien St, 600 Washington Av. Theft: 600 Bainbridge St (2 Incidents), 1400 E Passyunk Av, 1300 Fitzwater St, 200 Lombard St, 100 Mifflin St, 200 Moore St, 800 Pierce St, 1300 Reed St (2 Incidents), 500 S 2nd St, 700 S 2nd St, 1300 S 3rd St (2 Incidents), 600 S 4th St, 1500 S 7th St, S 7th St & Dickinson St, 1800 S 8th St, 1200 S Broad St, 1600 S Christopher Columbus Blvd, 700 S Front St, 1200 S Front St, 1600 S Front St, 800 S Hancock St, 700 South St, 100 Watkins St, 800 Wharton St. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 1300 Carpenter St, 1300 Castle Av (2 Incidents), 200 Federal St, 700 Pierce St, 1300 S Juniper St, 1800 S Swanson St, 900 South St, 400 Titan St, 1200 Washington Av, 500 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): 1000 Christian St, 1400 E Passyunk Av, 1700 S 5th St, 1400 S 6th St, 1800 S 9th St, 1100 S 12th St, 1600 S Christopher Columbus Blvd (4 Incidents).

6th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 6th District, please call 215-6863060. Reporting 6th District crimes from Spring Garden St. to Lombard St. and Front St. to Broad St.: Rape: 100 S 10th St. Assault: 1300 Arch St, 800 Chestnut St, 1300 Drury St, 1300 Filbert St, 1200 Locust St, 200 Market St, 1100 Market St, 1300 Market St (2 Incidents), N 2nd St & Market St, N 2nd St & Market St, 100 N 12th St, 300 N 13th St, 1200 Race St, 200 S 11th St, S 11th St & Market St, 200 S 12th St (2 Incidents), S 12th St & Market St, 1300 Sansom St, 800 Spruce St (2 Incidents), 900 Spruce St, 1000 Spruce St, 1200 Spruce St. Burglary: 300 Market St, 900 Market St, 1200 Market St, 200 Race St, 100 S 12th St, 200 W Washington Sq. Robbery: 900 Market St, 1000 Market St, 100 N 8th St, 1000 Pine St, 1000 Winter St. Theft: 100 Chestnut St, 1100 Chestnut St (3 Incidents), 1300 Chestnut St (2 Incidents), 1100 Hamilton St, 1300 Irving St, 700 Locust St, 1100 Locust St (6 Incidents), 200 Market St, 900 Market St (7 Incidents), 1000 Market St, 1100 Market St, 1200 Market St, 1300 Market St (2 Incidents), 400 N 5th St (2 Incidents), N 10th St & Market St, 0 N 12th St (2 Incidents), N 12th St & Arch St, 400 N Broad St (2 Incidents), 500 N Front St, 0 N Juniper St (2 Incidents), 100 New St, 300 New St, 1300 Pine St, 700 Race St, 0 S 2nd St, 400 S 2nd St, S 2nd St & Pine St, 300 S 5th St, 1300 Spruce St, 200 Vine St, 300 Vine St, 1200 Vine St, 100 Walnut St, 700 Walnut St.

Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 1200 Chestnut St, 200 Market St, 400 N 5th St, S 8th St & Walnut St, S 11th St & Sansom St, 200 S 12th St. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 200 Chestnut St, 1100 Chestnut St, 0 Letitia St, 0 N 3rd St, 0 N Juniper St, 1300 Pearl St, 700 Race St, 300 S Broad St, 800 Spruce St, 1300 Vine St, 600 Walnut St. 9th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 9th District, please call 215-6863090. Reporting 9th District crimes from Fairmount Ave. to Lombard St. and Broad St. to the Schuylkill River.: Homicide: 1500 John F Kennedy Blvd.

Assault: 1500 Arch St (5 Incidents), 2200 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, 1500 John F Kennedy Blvd, N 24th St & Fairmount Av, 400 N Broad St, 200 S 17th St, S 17th St & Chestnut St, 1400 S Penn Sq (2 Incidents), 1500 Spring Garden St, 1500 Spruce St. Burglary: 1700 Mount Vernon St. Robbery: 1500 Fairmount Av, 1800 Market St, S 17th St & Chestnut St. Theft: 1900 Arch St, 1700 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, 2300 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy, 1700 Chancellor St, 1500 Chestnut St, 1700 Chestnut St (5 Incidents), 1800 Chestnut St, 1900 Chestnut St, 2000 Hamilton St, 1400 John F Kennedy Blvd, 1500 Locust St (2 Incidents), 2000 Market St (2 Incidents), 200 N 17th St, N 17th St & John F Kennedy Blvd, N 20th St & Hamilton St, N 22nd St & Brandywine St, 400 N Broad St, 2000 Pennsylvania Av (6 Incidents), S 15th St & Chestnut St, 0 S 16th St (7 Incidents), 0 S 18th St, 100 S 18th St, S 19th St & Chestnut St, 300 S Broad St, 1500 Sansom St, 1900 Spring Garden St, 2500 Spring Garden St, 1500 Spruce St, 1800 Spruce St, 1400 Walnut St, 1700 Walnut St, 2200 Walnut St. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 1500 Fairmount Av, 1700 Market St, 2000 Spruce St, 1400 Wood St. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 1900 Arch St, 1500 Chestnut St, 2100 Chestnut St, 1500 Ionic St, 1600 John F Kennedy Blvd, 2100 Ludlow St, 1500 Market St, 0 N 15th St, 100 N 15th St (2 Incidents), 200 N 18th St, 1700 North St, 0 S 17th St, 100 S 18th St, 2500 Spring Garden St, 1500 Spruce St, 1400 Vine St (4 Incidents), 1800 Walnut 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: 5300 Malcolm St. Rape: 5500 Springfield Av. Assault: 2700 54th Dr, 5400 Chester Av, 5500 Chester Av (2 Incidents), 5100 Greenway Av, 5300 Greenway Av, 5200 Pentridge St, 1400 S 50th St, 1000 S 57th St (2 Incidents), 1300 S 57th St, 1200 S 58th St, S 60th St & S Edgewood St, 900 S Conestoga St, 5500 Springfield Av, 5300 Thomas Av, 5600 Willows Av (2 Incidents).

Burglary: 5400 Chester Av, 5800 Hadfield St (2 Incidents), 1600 S 55th St. Robbery: 5700 Baltimore Av.

Theft: 4900 Baltimore Av, 5000 Florence Av, 5600 Florence Av, 5300 Grays Av, 5500 Greenway Av, 5700 Greenway Av (2 Incidents), 5600 Kingsessing Av, 1000 S 52nd St (2 Incidents), 1000 S 53rd St, 1400 S 53rd St, 1400 S 55th St, 1600 S 55th St, 2500 S 59th St, 1600 S 60th St, 1800 S Conestoga St, 2000 S Frazier St, 2100 S Frazier St, 5100 Springfield Av, 5900 Springfield Av, 5600 Thomas Av, 5600 Warrington Av, 5800 Windsor St, 5300 Woodland Av. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 5800 Fernwood St, 5100 Florence Av, 5300 Glenmore Av, 5700 Hadfield St, 5800 Hoffman Av, 6000 Kingsessing Av, 5100 Malcolm St, 1200 S 52nd St, 1900 S 56th St, 2000 S 58th St, 1500 S Allison St, 1600 S Wilton St, 5600 Whitby Av, 5600 Willows Av. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 5400 Chester Av, 5500 Chester Av (2 Incidents), 5200 Greenway Av (2 Incidents), 5500 Greenway Av, 5700 Reedland St, 1000 S 56th St, S 57th St & Greenway Av, 1400 S 58th St, 1700 S 60th St (2 Incidents), 2000 S 60th St, 2500 S Alden St, 5300 Upland St, 5500 Warrington Av, 5600 Willows Av, 5800 Willows Av, 5400 Windsor St, 5800 Windsor St, 5500 Woodland Av, 5700 Woodland Av, 5300 Yocum St. 16th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 16th District, please call 215-6863160. Reporting 16th District crimes from Girard Ave. to Market St. and from the Schuylkill River to 52nd St.: Homicide: 900 Belmont Av. Rape: 800 N 38th St. Arson: N 41st St & Filbert St. Assault: 4000 Baring St, 3900 Filbert St, 3400 Haverford Av, 4500 Haverford Av, 5100 Haverford Av, 4500 Lancaster Av, 4200 Mantua Av, 4800 Market St, 400 N 32nd St, N 40th St & Baring St, 1100 N 41st St (2 Incidents), 800 N 46th St, 1000 N 46th St, 100 N 48th St, 300 N 51st St, 0 N 52nd St, 3500 Wallace St, 3800 Wallace St, 4300 Wallace St. Burglary: 0 Dearborn St, 4600 Market St, 0 N 42nd St (2 Incidents), 3900 Wallace St. Robbery: 4100 Cambridge St, 400 N Paxon St. Theft: 3200 Arch St, 1000 Belmont Av, 3800 Folsom St, 4500 Haverford Av, 4900 Haverford Av, 5000 Haverford Av, 4000 Lancaster Av (2 Incidents), 4800 Market St, 0 N 30th St, 200 N 33rd St, 200 N 34th St, 600 N 34th St, 0 N 40th St, 300 N 40th St, 800 N 40th St, 600 N 42nd St, 800 N 44th St, N 46th St & Market St, 800 N 48th St, 100 N 52nd St, 200 N 52nd St, 4000 Parrish St, 3600 Powelton Av, 3200 Race St, S 41st St & Market St, 3900 W Girard Av, 4400 W Girard Av, 4700 Wyalusing Av. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 900 Belmont Av, 3800 Lancaster Av, 3800 Market St, 700 N 49th St, 900 N Markoe St, 4200 Powelton Av. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 4200 Aspen St, 4000 Baring St, 3500 Haverford Av (4 Incidents), 3900 Lancaster Av, 4100 Lancaster Av, 2900 Market St, 4000 Market St, 600 N 34th St, N 35th St & Mount Vernon St (3 Incidents), N 35th St & Wallace St (4 Incidents), 700 N 40th St (3 Incidents), 800 N 40th St, 600 N 41st St (6 Incidents), 700 N 44th St, 0 N 46th St, 800 N

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Markoe St, N Preston St & Westminster Av, 4200 Otter St, 700 Sloan St (4 Incidents), 700 Union St (9 Incidents), 3900 W Girard Av, 4300 Westminster Av (2 Incidents), 4500 Westminster 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.: Assault: 2300 Bainbridge St (2 Incidents), 2200 Christian St, 2100 Dickinson St, 2600 Ellsworth St, 2000 Federal St, 2300 Moore St, 1500 Morris St, 1600 S 15th St, 700 S 16th St, S 17th St & Federal St, 1500 S 24th St, 1400 S Ringgold St, 1600 S Ringgold St. Burglary: 2700 Oakford St (2 Incidents), 1700 Point Breeze Av, 1600 S 15th St, 600 S 16th St, 1600 S 21st St, 2100 Watkins St. Robbery: 900 S 20th St, 1700 S Bancroft St. Theft: 1400 Castle St, 2600 Christian St, 1400 Federal St, 2400 Federal St, 2000 Fernon St, 3100 Grays Ferry Av (2 Incidents), 2200 Morris St, 2000 Oakford St, 2000 Reed St, 1500 S 15th St, 1300 S 16th St, 900 S 18th St, 1300 S 24th St, 1600 S 25th St, 1400 S 27th St, 1200 S 28th St, 1300 S 29th St, 1000 S Broad St, 1300 S Carlisle St, 1700 S Newkirk St, 1600 S Taylor St, 1300 S Woodstock St, 1800 South St (5 Incidents), 2300 South St, 1400 Washington Av, 1700 Washington Av, 2400 Wharton St, Wharton St & S 27th St, 2200 Wilder St. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 1900 Federal St, 1500 S 17th St, 900 S 21st St, 1000 S 24th St, 1600 S Marston St. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 2200 Grays Ferry Av, 2500 Lombard St, 1900 Manton St, 2200 Montrose St, 2700 Moore St, 3000 Moore St, 700 S 15th St, 1000 S 18th St, 900 S 20th St, 1700 S 20th St, S 20th St & Morris St, 1600 S 28th St, 1700 S 30th St, 1800 S 30th St, 1300 S Dover St, 1600 S Etting St, 700 S Hicks St, 1500 S Stanley St (3 Incidents), 2300 Watkins St, 1600 Wharton St, 1900 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 Ave. and 30th St. to Cobbs Creek Pkwy.: Rape: 5200 Hazel Av. Assault: 5900 Carpenter St (2 Incidents), 6100 Carpenter St, Catharine St & Cobbs Creek Pkwy, 5300 Chancellor St, 5500 Chancellor St, 4500 Chestnut St, 4600 Chestnut St, 4900 Chestnut St, 5200 Chestnut St, 5700 Chestnut St, 5800 Ellsworth St, 5900 Hazel Av, 5200 Locust St, 5400 Norfolk St, 5800 Norfolk St, 5700 Osage Av, 6200 Osage Av, 5000 Pine St, 500 S 54th St, 200 S 56th St, 800 S 56th St, S 56th St & Christian St, S 57th St & Walnut St, S 58th St & Walnut St, 100 S 60th St, 400 S 62nd St, 200 S Cecil St, 5200 Spruce St, 6000 Spruce St, 4400 Walnut St, 5800 Walnut St, 6200 Walnut St, 4200 Woodland Av, 4700 Woodland Av. Burglary: 4600 Chester Av, 6200 Hazel Av, 3900 Market St, 4100 Pine St, 900 S 47th St, 4500 Walnut St. Robbery: 5200 Chestnut St, 5900 Market St, 5500 Pemberton St, S 56th St & Market St (2 Incidents).

Theft: 4800 Baltimore Av, 5300 Chancellor St, 3200 Chestnut St,

3500 Chestnut St, 3700 Chestnut St, 4200 Chestnut St (2 Incidents), 4500 Chestnut St, 5300 Chestnut St, 5600 Chestnut St (2 Incidents), 5400 Christian St, 5900 Christian St, 500 Cobbs Creek Pkwy, 4900 Hazel Av, 5300 Locust St, 5300 Pine St, 0 S 33rd St, 200 S 40th St (2 Incidents), S 40th St & Sansom St, S 45th St & Walnut St, 200 S 46th St, 1000 S 48th St, 200 S 50th St, 0 S 52nd St (2 Incidents), 200 S 58th St (2 Incidents), S 58th St & Chestnut St, 200 S Cecil St, 4400 Spruce St, 5200 Spruce St, 5800 Spruce St, 3300 Walnut St, 3400 Walnut St, 3600 Walnut St, 4000 Walnut St, 4300 Walnut St, 4800 Walnut St, 5000 Walnut St, 6100 Walnut St, 5800 Washington Av. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 5900 Addison St, 6100 Carpenter St, 5400 Catharine St, 5200 Cedar Av, 5500 Delancey St, 5500 Irving St, S 32nd St & Chestnut St, 500 S 56th St, 600 S 56th St, 800 S 57th St, 200 S Frazier St (2 Incidents), 4800 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): 5400 Addison St, 6200 Catharine St, 5400 Cedar Av, 5400 Chancellor St, 3200 Chestnut St, 5600 Chestnut St (2 Incidents), 6100 Chestnut St, 5700 Delancey St, 6200 Hazel Av, 3900 Ludlow St (2 Incidents), 3900 Market St, 4000 Market St, 4800 Market St, 5200 Market St, 5600 Market St, S 40th St & Market St, 500 S 49th St, 0 S 52nd St (3 Incidents), 200 S 52nd St, 700 S 57th St, 200 S 58th St, 200 S 60th St, 900 S 60th St, S 60th St & Christian St, 200 S Alden St, 6200 Sansom St, 4400 Walnut St, 6200 Walnut St. 19th DISTRICT: To report a crime in the 19th District, please call 215-6863190. Reporting 19th District crimes from City Ave. to Market St. and 52nd St. to 77th St.: Rape: N Ruby St & Vine St. Arson: 5300 Turner St, 5500 W Girard Av. Assault: 5600 Arch St, 5700 Arch St, 5300 Arlington St, 7300 Brentwood Rd, 7600 Brentwood Rd, 5300 Jefferson St, 5800 Lansdowne Av, 6600 Lotus Rd, 5600 Market St, 700 Marlyn Rd, 5400 Media St, 200 N 55th St, 600 N 56th St, 0 N 59th St, 1600 N 59th St, 800 N 63rd St, 800 N 66th St, 1300 N Alden St, 500 N Allison St (2 Incidents), 1200 N Conestoga St, 100 N Edgewood St, 200 N Edgewood St, 1400 N Edgewood St, 300 N Felton St, 600 N Frazier St, 100 N Millick St, 100 N Salford St, 5500 Race St, 5400 Summer St, 5900 Summer St, 6000 Summer St,

5300 W Berks St, 5400 W Berks St, 5600 W Girard Av, 5200 W Stiles St, 5500 W Thompson St, 5800 Woodbine Av, 7600 Woodbine Av. Burglary: 5800 Arch St, 5300 Kershaw St, 5400 Morse St, 100 N 61st St (2 Incidents), 2100 N 63rd St, 2000 N Hobart St, 5400 Spring St, 5400 W Berks St. Robbery: 6300 Lebanon Av, 0 N 60th St, 2200 N Hobart St, 200 N Peach St. Theft: 5900 Arch St, 5400 Euclid St, 5800 Haverford Av, 6200 Haverford Av, 5500 Hunter St, 6600 Lotus Rd, 5300 Media St, 1800 Meribrook Rd, 1800 N 52nd St, 1500 N 54th St, 1600 N 54th St, 1200 N 55th St, 1400 N 55th St, 100 N 58th St, 1400 N 61st St, 100 N 63rd St (2 Incidents), 800 N 63rd St, 1100 N 63rd St, 2100 N 63rd St, 600 N 64th St, 1600 N 76th St (2 Incidents), 1900 N 76th St, 400 N Felton St, 1400 N Ithan St, 1800 Pennington Rd, 5400 Stewart St, 5600 Vine St, 6300 Vine St, 5200 W Berks St, 6000 W Girard Av, 5300 W Montgomery Av (2 Incidents), 5700 W Thompson St, 5500 Westminster Av, 5700 Woodbine Av, 5800 Woodbine Av. Vandalism/Criminal Mischief: 7400 Drexel Rd, 5300 Haverford Av, 5800 Haverford Av, 5200 Jefferson St, 6100 Lansdowne Av, 800 Marlyn Rd, 1900 N 52nd St, 0 N 59th St, N 65th St & Race St, 100 N Peach St, 1400 N Wilton St, 5500 Popular St, 6000 Summer St, 600 Wynnewood Rd. Other Offenses (Any incident that does not fit into other definitions, and may include public drunkenness, runaways, loitering, weapons offense or missing person): 7600 Brockton Rd, 1700 Georges La, 5500 Harmer St, 5600 Haverford Av, 6000 Haverford Av, 7200 Haverford Av, 5500 Lansdowne Av, 6700 Lansdowne Av, 5800 Market St, 5300 Morse St, 0 N 53rd St, 2400 N 53rd St, 1400 N 61st St, 400 N 62nd St, 900 N 65th St, 1200 N Alden St, 1400 N Allison St, 1400 N Edgewood St, 1400 N Ithan St, 200 N Peach St, 100 N Vogdes St, 5500 Pearl St, 5500 Popular St, 5800 Vine St (2 Incidents), 5500 W Girard Av, 6000 W Thompson St, 5600 Wyalusing Av, 600 Wynnewood Rd (2 Incidents).

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