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Spreading the love at Christopher Columbus Charter School By Mark Zimmaro SOUTH PHILLY REVIEW

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That’s Nuts! Christopher Columbus Charter School third-grader Evelyn Bryson (left) and second-grader Anastasia Pantsios were part of the school’s effort that collected more than 5,000 pounds of peanut butter for Philabundance’s Spread the Love campaign. Serving Philadelphia, Montgomery and Bucks

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espite Safehouse’s efforts to implement the country’s first safe injection site in Philadelphia, many members of the city’s pro-safe injection site community have told the Review that they think the city’s chances of getting a safe injection site in the near future are lower than they were prior to Safehouse’s rollout of its first planned location in late February, which was canceled the day after it was announced. Some of those supporters blame the city. Some blame Safehouse itself. “It wasn’t handled as well as it could’ve been handled,” said Britt James Carpenter, founder of a nonprofit that promotes harm reduction strategies called Philly Unknown. “We’re trying to bridge gaps in the community, and [Safehouse] failed to bridge those gaps due to their lack of communication, which caused the outbreak of people who were rightfully upset.” Carpenter cited pushback from City Council as proof things didn’t go as planned. A yet-to-be-votedon bill introduced by at-large Councilman David Oh mandates that plans to open and operate a safe injection site shall be “publicized to every resident, business, and institution within a one mile radius of the proposed location at least six months prior to [the] planned operation of [the] site.” The ordinance also mandates at least one public hearing to be held three months prior to its opening, and that 90 percent of residents, businesses and institutions within the 1-mile radius of the facility must approve of the site before it opens. (Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, whose district covers roughly half of South Philly, is a co-sponsor on the bill.) Carpenter believes Safehouse’s poor communication with the community is the root cause for why plans for the safe injection site at the Constitution Health Plaza were scrapped. If Safehouse had better educated the community about the benefits of safe injection sites prior to the announcement, they might not have rallied against them, Carpenter believes. “I’m a realist,” he said. “To see that many people show up in solidarity against it because of a lack of communication - that’s an issue.” Harm reduction advocate Marianne Suppa concurred. “I totally agree that was mishandled,” she said. “I think that the community deserved to have had a voice in this matter, and they should have been properly educated.” While Carpenter and Suppa pinned at least some of

the blame on Safehouse, some others in the community don’t see it quite the same. One of them is Brittany Salerno, a clinical research coordinator in addiction medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. While she thinks residents have a reason to be “upset” and “blindsided” by the safe injection site news, she pins the blame mainly on the city. “I think the city needs to take far more responsibility because the city backed this,” Photo by Tom Beck she said, referring to when Jumping the gun: Safehouse vice president and secretary Ronda Goldfein speaks at the news conference health officials green-lighted announcing Safehouse’s planned safe injection site in South Philly. The site was cancelled the next day. the idea for safe injection sites two years ago. “I think hiding the plot of land they plan to open on is already zoned Philadelphia.” behind a small nonprofit was a dangerous move when for it. These are referred to as “by right” projects. This, Farnese’s statement on the Safehouse fiasco includyou’re seeing the value that overdose prevention sites Gitto argues, is effectively what Safehouse was doing ed the following: “If Safehouse intends to operate their will add to the community.” at the Constitution Health Plaza - opening a medical facilities the same way they conducted their siting proSalerno thinks it’s the city’s responsibility to edu- facility in a building that’s already been zoned for it. cess, we cannot allow it in South Philly and we should cate residents about the dangers of “stigmatizing” drug Therefore, no community approval should be neces- not allow it anywhere in Pennsylvania.” addiction for sake of people who suffer from it. If resi- sary. Carpenter said that going forward, Safehouse needs dents understood this perspective of the opioid crisis, “It sets a bad precedent to force community meet- to be “extremely open and honest about their plans they might not be so quick to shoot down the idea of ings for projects that are by right,” he said. “It makes and their intentions” in its efforts to win back the comsafe injection sites, she said. the zoning code pointless.” munity. “They’ve got to educate the community…[the “People are angry,” she added. “It’s a knee-jerk Furthermore, Gitto said safe injection sites are “not community] saying no because they don’t have all the reaction. It makes it hard to have these conversations an issue that would be good for a public meeting.” details and all the facts. People are afraid of the unwhen people are upset.” “I don’t think there was ever going to be a chance known.” James Gitto, a member of Newbold CDC’s board - to get the community on board in South Philadelphia,” He added that a safe injection site wouldn’t be funwhich services the neighborhood the safe injection site he said. “If Safehouse announced a meeting, it would damentally different from a methadone clinic. was slated to go in - also thinks that the city’s chances have been a chaotic mess.” “Methadone clinics are in some pretty residential of getting a safe injection site have decreased in the Gitto voiced his frustrations with politicians who neighborhoods because they were made accessible to past two weeks, but like Salerno, he pins the blame “acted surprised” by the news. He singled out state those who needed them,” he said. more on local politicians he thinks have valued com- Rep. Elizabeth Fiedler and state Sen. Larry Farnese. Salerno said that community input is an important munity approval over public health. In fact, he dis“I was extremely disappointed,” he said, referring part of the conversation that needs to be had, “but it agrees with virtually every local elected leader in that to Fiedler, specifically. “She ran on this leftist cam- should also be considered that your community memhe doesn’t think community input should be necessary paign and turned into a NIMBY.” bers are dying,” she said. She doesn’t blame Safefor a safe injection site in the first place. Fiedler released a joint statement with fellow state house, however, for trying to get the safe injection site “I am not of the belief that we need public meet- Reps. Maria Donatucci and Jordan Harris soon after open as soon as it could. ings and consensus for facilities that increase public Safehouse’s announcement of the planned safe injec“I think that was a move that needed to be done,” health,” he told the Review. “We can’t even get Phil- tion site. she said, citing the high number of opioid-related adelphians to agree to build bike lanes, nevermind “[W]e have serious concerns about the lack of overdose deaths in the city. “I think the immediate imsomething like a safe injection site.” community involvement in this process,” it read. “The plementation was necessary, but also that community Gitto, perhaps uniquely, approaches the subject proposal to open the facility...while holding a pub- education was necessary as well.” from a zoning perspective. In Philadelphia, for exam- lic meeting to discuss the facility the week following Safehouse did not immediately respond to a reple, somebody who wants to open an auto repair cen- its opening, is misguided and leading to anxiety and quest for comment for this story. ter can do so without community approval so long as trepidation for people that live near the site in South

Some blame the city. Some blame Safehouse itself.

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Donatucci demands community input on medical facilities

s the debate continues over safe injecAfter vocal opposition from the community, and tion sites, state Rep. Maria Donatucci is the original location no longer supporting operations introducing legislation to require com- at that site, Safehouse no longer has immediate plans munity input before one of these medi- to open an injection site in the city. Meanwhile, Donatucci announced that two historical facilities can open. “I want to stress the opioid crisis is a public health cal organizations in her legislative district will receive epidemic, and I am working to make state funding to support their operations. According to Donatucci, a total of drug treatment options affordable $11,872 in state funds was awarded to the and available to everyone,” she said. American Swedish Historical Museum “However, we need to ensure trans($7,872) and Fort Mifflin on the Delaparency is part of the process when ware ($4,000) through the Pennsylvania deciding the location of supervised Historical and Museum Commission’s injection sites. The public deserves Cultural and Historical Support Grant information and input about what is going into their neighborhoods.” Program. During a recent news conference “These grant funds are critical to the at City Hall, Donatucci joined elected work of these two valuable historical orofficials to discuss how her bill, which ganizations in our community - American is a companion bill to one introduced Swedish Historical Museum and Fort by Sen. Anthony Williams, would reMifflin on the Delaware,” Donatucci said. DONATUCCI quire three public hearings be held in “These funds will go a long way in ensurthe community of the proposed supering the historians and curators at these vised injection site and give authorization for super- sites can continue their important work in preserving vised injection sites via ordinance or resolution by the our shared history.” municipality in which the site would be located. Donatucci said the purpose of the program is to “We can’t lose sight of the fact that individuals bat- provide general operating support to Pennsylvania tling addiction are people with rights just like the rest museums and official county historical societies that of us,” Donatucci said. “But we must also give a qual- are not directly supported by other state grant programs. ity of life to the lives we save.” The Cultural and Historical Support Grant ProThe nonprofit organization Safehouse planned to open an injection site in South Philadelphia after a gram is administered by the Pennsylvania State Hisfederal judge ruled that the site would not break fed- toric Preservation Office, a bureau within the Pennsyleral law. vania Historical and Museum Commission.

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his is a column about how good ideas die. This is a column of why liberals often fail to win over working-class communities. This is a column about missed opportunity. This is why the idea of a safe injection site in South Philadelphia failed last week and has been put on hold. Maybe forever in this city. This is a story of failed leadership. There are no real winners in this story. The idea of establishing a pilot program for safe injection sites in Philadelphia has bounced around for quite a while. The purpose is to curtail deaths from drug overdoses. Mayor Jim Kenney endorsed the idea — an idea that has reportedly had some success in Canada and Europe. At the moment, there are 100 safe injection sites in 66 cities around the world. All have reported zero deaths as a result of the program. After city officials visited the Vancouver clinic in November 2017, Mayor Kenney signed off on the idea in an attempt to reduce the number of drug overdose deaths in Philadelphia. The number of overdose deaths in the city is among the highest in the nation. While a planned site in Seattle will use $1.3 million of taxpayer money, the proposed site in Philadelphia would not be funded or operated by the city. Enter nonprofit Safehouse into the picture. Most of the speculation about opening a safe injection site centered around Kensington. But after clearing a legal roadblock, Safehouse made a stunning announcement. A safe injection site would be opening in South Philadelphia — in the Constitution Health Plaza at Broad and Passyunk — in as soon as a week. That’s when the feces predictably hit the proverbial fan. Question. How could the folks who wanted this project to succeed not anticipate the uproar from the South Philadelphia community? After all, tremendous controversy has surrounded the issue of safe injection sites since the idea first came about. A ballot question on the issue failed to pass in Seattle. The governor and the attorney general of Pennsylvania do not support safe injection sites. Questions abound concerning the legality and effectiveness of the program. One of the board members of Safehouse is former Mayor Ed Rendell. Rendell surely knows -- from his days in office — how powerful the forces of opposition from South Philly can be. Mayor Jim Kenney, himself a native South Philadelphian, knows about it, too. Both men had to be aware that the default position of the neighborhoods around here is “not in my backyard.” Full disclosure — I personally like both Rendell and Kenney. And I’m not saying that the blame for this fiasco falls entirely on them. But how could either one not understand that a safe injection site in South Philly was going to be a tough sell? How could they not advise Safehouse that it needed an extensive dialogue with the community? Why were the community’s local representatives, Mark Squilla, Kenyatta Johnson and Larry Farnese, whose support for the project was politically necessary, blindsided?

Tom

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Social media helped stop sneaky Safehouse In the March 4 SPR, I read with great interest both the letter by Jeff Keith (“Put safe injection site at Broad and Snyder”) and the comprehensive report by Tom Beck on the response by the South Philly community to the news of a supervised injection site at Broad and McKean (“A whirlwind week for supporters, opponents of safe injection sites”). All I can say is, thank God for social media. On Saturday, Feb. 22, days before any ofﬁcial notice, I heard a guest on WPHT 1210 AM radio’s “The Christine Flowers Show” discuss the proposed selection of a South Philly site for America’s ﬁrst supervised injection facility. Her guest, Republican committeewoman Marjilyn Murray, informed Miss Flowers and her listen-

ers that, if not for social media, this site was about to be foisted on the South Philly community with no ofﬁcial warning or community involvement. A sneaky surprise, in other words. Sure enough, within the week, the ofﬁcial announcement was made as if it were a done deal. Meanwhile, the community had already heard about it through the social media grapevine and was prepared. I personally signed an online petition to halt the placement of Safehouse at the busy corner where Broad, McKean and the Passyunk Avenue corridor converge. Over 6,000 citizens of South Philadelphia signed it. The outrage was intense. As Tom Beck reported, the main objection to the chosen site was the total lack of transparency in the selection of our neighborhood. We were also concerned that it would have been just down the street from South Philadelphia High School. And, did no one consider that there was a daycare center in the same health

complex? The community’s angry and animated response resulted in Safehouse’s immediate retreat as well as the cancellation of the lease by the landlord at Constitution Health Plaza. Ciao, adios, goodbye. While I agree with supporters like Jeff Keith that something has to be done to curb the abuse of drugs that leads too often to tragic death, we cannot allow our community to be a lab experiment for these sites without total transparency and collaboration. All the proposed actions by city and state lawmakers are in direct response to that demand. One must wonder how far this project would have extended without the prior exposure provided by social media, talk radio and community voices like committeewoman Murray. This should teach a lesson to politicians with similar plans. We will not be ambushed again. Gloria C. Endres

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BRIEFS Bingo at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Sports Hall of Famers being Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, 2329 S. 3rd St., will hold bingo on Thursday, March 26, from honored at Cannstatter’s 6:30 to 10 p.m. Doors open at 6 p.m. The cost is $30, which includes 12 games of bingo and one “coverall bonus” game, a hot dog and choice of water or soda, and coffee and tea. Prizes will be gift cards. Tickets will be sold after each Mass. Or, call 215-334-7766.••

Holy Inn going to casino

Holy Innocents Parish is holding a trip to the Wind Creek casino in Bethlehem on Sunday, April 19. A bus will depart L Street and Hunting Park Avenue at 9 a.m. The bus will depart the casino at 3:30 p.m. The cost is $30, due by April 6. Riders will receive $25 slot cash. To reserve a seat, call Cindy at 215-535-2740. ••

Youths can look for summer jobs

The 17th Police District will sponsor a Youth Summer Job/City ID Card Initiative on Monday, March 16, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at Queen Memorial Library, 1201 S. 23rd St. The 17th district will sponsor a similar event on Thursday, April 16, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at South Philadelphia Library, 1700 S. Broad St. ••

Thomas Junior High holding a reunion

An all-class reunion for the former George C. Thomas Junior High School will take place on Sept. 26, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Galdo’s, 20th Street and Moyamensing Avenue. Thomas opened in 1920 at 9th and Johnston streets. It became Mastery Charter School in 2009. Tickets for the reunion cost $75. Checks or money orders can be made payable to Karen Kelly-Mandl and sent to P.O. Box 87, Hainesport, NJ 08036. For more information, email Karen Kelly-Mandl at kmkthomas@outlook. com or visit https://www.facebook.com/ events/753740381820658/?active_tab=about. ••

College scholarships available

The deadline is March 20 to apply for a college scholarship sponsored by American Heritage Credit Union. Thirty $1,000 scholarships will be awarded based on scholarly merits, community and school involvement, a letter of recommendation and a submitted essay describing how the student’s most meaningful accomplishments have impacted their future goals. Interested students may visit http://AmericanHeritageCU.org/Scholarship to begin the application process or read the full list of submission materials or eligibility requirements. ••

The City All Star Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame will hold its 29th annual awards banquet on Tuesday, April 14, at Cannstatter’s, 9130 Academy Road. The inductees will be Mike Koplove, a South Philadelphia native who pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Indians; former La Salle University basketball player Craig Conlin; coach and youth league organizer Lou DeCree; retired longtime women’s college basketball ofﬁcial Dennis DeMayo; Division I football ofﬁcial Joe Griesser; Joe Hand, a leading TV distributor of closed-circuit and pay-per-view boxing; Mike Hawkins, the PIAA District 12 chairman and former football coach and athletic director at Germantown High School; Steve Kane, the longtime former boys basketball coach at University City who led the Jaguars to the 1995 Public League title; Kathy Lonergan, a Division I women’s basketball referee; Dave Mastropietro, a baseball star at La Salle University; and Dr. Anthony Salem, a former minor league baseball player. Tickets cost $60 in advance and $65 at the door. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Call Mike Polin at 215-601-7045 or email John McArdle at jmcardle@comcast.net. ••

Film festival on Thursday

The After Nightfall Film Festival, presented by Back2Ninety9 Productions, will take place on Thursday, March 12, at Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center, 7 Lock St., in Manayunk. The festival showcases three short films directed by Philadelphia-area independent filmmakers. It opens with Ultra-Girl by director Chris R. Notarile and Saturday the 14th by director Zay Rodriguez, followed by the world premiere of The Flower People by director Charles A. Christman III. “We are excited for attendees to experience these three amazing short films,” said Christman, the festival organizer. “The festival pays tribute to the horror/thriller genre, with each director bringing their own style to the craft of filmmaking.” Guests can walk the “Red Carpet” from 6 to 7 p.m. The screening will begin at 7:15 p.m. A meet and greet with the cast and crew will follow the final film. Admission is free for all attendees. For more information, visit https://www.facebook.com/events/s/philadelphia-after-nightfall/633609910779396/. ••

Walnut Street Theatre announces 2020-21 season

Walnut Street Theatre announced its 2020-21 season, which consists of three musicals, a supernatural comedy by Noël Coward and a Pulitzer Prize-winning American classic. The Walnut will open its 212th season with the

premiere of a revised version of Rocky, the Musical. The show, which runs from Sept. 8 to Oct. 25, is based on the Academy Award-winning film, Rocky. Next, Disney’s The Little Mermaid will be in town from Nov. 17 to Jan. 17, 2021. Ariel, King Triton’s youngest daughter, challenges her father’s authority as she dreams of finding her own way in the world above the sea. Then, Coward’s Blithe Spirit will play from Jan. 26 to March 14, 2021. The show centers on a novelist, his second wife and his deceased first wife. The season will continue with the Pulitzer Prizewinning drama, Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman, from March 23 to May 9, 2021. Willy Loman, a salesman whose best days have passed, cannot understand how he failed to win success and happiness, though he eventually realizes he is truly loved. Finally, On Your Feet is the true story of musicians Gloria and Emilio Estefan. It runs from May 25 to July 11, 2021. Subscriptions are available for as little as $125 a season. Individual show tickets go on sale in early August. Call the Walnut at 215-574-3550, Ext. 6 or visit www.WalnutStreetTheatre.org. ••

Monster Jam in Philly on April 11

Monster Jam returns to Philadelphia at Lincoln Financial Field on April 11. Each competitor will tear up the dirt in 12,000-pound Monster Jam trucks going head-to-head for points in Freestyle, the Skills Challenge and Racing competitions. Fans can become part of the action by voting for the winner in the Skills Challenge and Freestyle competitions via real-time, in-stadium voting on their smartphones. Monster Jam machines are capable of doing backﬂips, vertical two-wheel skills and racing at speeds up to 70 mph. At the Monster Jam Pit Party, you can see the massive trucks up close, meet your favorite drivers, get autographs, take pictures and enjoy other family-friendly activities. The action starts at 7 p.m. Pit Party early access starts at 1:30 p.m., and the party goes from 2:30 to 5:30 p.m. Monster Jam tickets start at $15. Pit Party passes cost $15. They are available for purchase at Ticketmaster. com or at the box ofﬁce. ••

Senior softball league looking for players

The Philadelphia Senior Softball League is looking for experienced players for their 59-and-over and 68-and-over leagues. The seasons start mid-April and go till mid-October. There are about 30 games, along with playoffs. There are no games in July. Games in the 59-and-over league are Tuesdays and Thursdays. For the 68-and-over league, games are Mondays and Fridays. All games are played at Crispin Field, Holme and Convent avenues. Games start at 10:30 a.m. For more information, call Marty Morrison, 215850-3093, or Dick Lipinski, 215-537-0363. ••

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nne Cecil had always loved working with her hands. Whether it was taking things apart or putting them back together, the longtime South Philadelphia resident always had a knack for learning how things tick. “I love to take things apart and rebuild them,” Cecil said. “I miss having a car where I could actually see the engine. My first car was a ’66 Mustang. I knew where the spark plugs were.” A lifetime of teaching pulled her away from many crafting projects, but Cecil is reinventing herself with a shoemaking initiative that uses recycled materials. She’s now working with her hands to benefit feet. “I always loved shoes,” Cecil said. “I fell in love with them when I was about 8 years old. I thought before I got too old and it got past me, I’d try to make shoes.” Cecil, who was the Design and Merchandising Program Director at Drexel University, still teaches part time at the school. She also recently developed a newly-launched fashion, merchandising and marketing program at Community College of Philadelphia. Somehow, she managed to set aside some time to learn about the process of making shoes, and then follow up by mastering the craft. She said it took about five years.

“I took courses in London,” she said. “My shoe-making workshops, private consultations mother was from England, and I learned to knit and bridal and special occasion appointments. when I was 3 years old and I’ve always been pret- She sells some of her merchandise online at ty good with my hands. It doesn’t take me long to www.roxannelava.com and sends out a newsletlearn how to do something. But it does take me ter to interested readers. Her next shoe-making workshop is on a long time to perMarch 28 at the fect the craft.” MakeN Studios From England North at 3525 “I” to Ashland, OrStreet in Harrowegon, Cecil next gate. Each ticket took a seven-day includes instrucpump-making tion and materials workshop, where to make one pair she learned to of shoes, light make almost the bites and complientire shoe by mentary chamhand. She made pagne or bevercontacts with supage. Interested pliers for small participants need quantities of mato buy tickets on terial at a shoe her website. symposium, and Cecil’s compaher business was ny remains small, born. and that’s just Now she dehow she likes it. signs and creates “It’s hard to made-to-order make it into a shoes by hand, MARK ZIMMARO/South Philly Review huge business right out of the basement in her Handiwork: South Philly resident Anne Cecil without going to shows a pair of slippers she created from a an outside manuSouth Philly row home near the recycled wool sweater in her shoe-making facturer,” Cecil Italian Market. workshop in her basement near the Italian Market. said. “And it’s not intended to be. It She also offers Photo/Mark Zimmaro

is a hand-crafted, made-to-order business.” Many of her beautiful products are made from recycled materials. Slippers might come from a wool sweater purchased at a local thrift shop. Leather boots could be born from off-cuts of a furniture manufacturer. Each pair of shoes is unique. “I really enjoy doing it because I love problemsolving and I like working with new materials,” she said. ”I’ve always been a very tactile person so I always love doing things with my hands. It’s great to see something come to life.” Cecil said those traits were inherited from her parents who lived through World War II and had a rationing mentality. She also wanted to buck the trend of the fashion industry, which typically wastes materials. “I kind of grew up with the Depression-era thinking about rationing so it was built into my ethos that we don’t waste stuff unless we have to,” Cecil said. “It made me who I am.” Making shoes by hand is time-consuming but Cecil enjoys the challenge and has been in business for three years. And she plans on making time for even more projects that require working with her hands. “Those are my grandparents’ dining chairs from England,” Cecil said, pointing to her dining room. “I’m hoping to get the chance soon to sand them down and refinish them. I’m in the middle of a lot of projects.”

PEANUT BUTTER: Spread the love <<Continued from page 1 LLC’s donation. The goal was to double last year’s tally and collect 1,500 pounds this year. They more than tripled that projection. According to Thompson, it will make more than 86,000 sandwiches for hungry kids in the area. “I had a very close friend who mentioned how, when they were growing up, they were always hungry,” she said. “They had no food in their home. It really bothered me because how did I grow up next to this person and not know my entire life.” It was a total team effort, as Christopher Columbus Charter School has about 800 students enrolled between the two campuses. Younger students (kindergarten through fifth grade) attend the building at 916 Christian St. while older students (fifth through eighth) go to the facility at 13th and Wharton streets. Many students went above and beyond during the collection. “People were on social media and they saw the peanut butter posts and they kept adding peanut butter to the wishlist,” said third-grader Evelyn Bryson, who teamed up with her fifth-grade sister, Madelyn. “The next thing you know, it filled up our

whole living room.” Second-grader Anastasia Pantsios received some help from her dad, who used money from his own wallet to help the cause. “My dad told me that he was going to go to three different supermarkets,” Pantsios said. “He just kept putting them in the car. There were, like, 150 jars. I really liked it because we really wanted to help our community.” The competition put the two schools against each other, and the results were read live on Fox 29’s Good Day Philadelphia. The younger campus, known as “Team Chunky” for collecting chunky peanut butter, scored the win with 3,076 pounds. The older students’ “Team Creamy” reeled in an admirable 2,338 pounds. In the end, they were all winners. Philabundance’s Spread the Love campaign centers on peanut butter because it is high-protein and kid-friendly, but is often too expensive for families on a budget. Its goal was to collect 50,000 jars of peanut butter in February to provide more than 640,000 sandMARK ZIMMARO/South Philly Review wiches to kids in need. “I feel like you can make a difference in the A sticky situation: A table at the Christopher Columbus Charter School’s world,” Bryson said. “One jar of peanut butter can campus on Christian Street holds more than 3,000 pounds of peanut butter for Philabundance’s Spread the Love campaign. make a whole difference.”

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2437 S. Broad St. 6:30 p.m. Free rain barrels available. https://www.pwdraincheck.org or 215-988-1698. People’s Light - Shakespeare in Love. 39 Conestoga Road, Malvern. Tickets start at $45. Discounts for groups of 10 or more. Continues through March 29. 610-644-3500 or peopleslight.org. Rep. Fiedler Mobile Office Hours - South Philly Library, 1700 S. Broad St. 1-4 p.m. Get assistance with state-level issues and concerns, including Senior SEPTA ID card processing. Staff from U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans’ ofﬁce will be there.

MARCH 12

Film Festival - After Nightfall Film Festival. Venice Island Performing Arts and Recreation Center, 7 Lock St., Manayunk. Free. Ultra-Girl by Chris R. Notarile, Saturday the 14th by Zay Rodriguez, The Flower People by Charles A. Christman III. Red Carpet 6 to 7 p.m. Screening 7:15 p.m. Meet and greet with cast and crew to follow. https://www.facebook. com/events/s/philadelphia-after-nightfall/633609910779396/.

MARCH 13

Photography Show - “Our Hidden Face.” Opening reception, 5 to 8 p.m. SPACE Art Gallery, 749 S. 8th St. Complimentary champagne, soft drinks and light bites, with live music from Otis and The Band. Continues through March 31. 215-279-7145. Italian Language Movie Matinee - Fumo Family Library, 2437 S. Broad St. English subtitles. Noon. Marriage Italian Style. Small Favors XV: Expanding the Field - The Clay Studio, 139 N. 2nd St. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. Continues through April 26. 215-9253453 or https://www.theclaystudio.org/exhibitions/small-favors-x-expanding-the-field. Joshua Hebbert: Stargazing - The Clay Studio, 137-39 N. 2nd St. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Continues through April 26. 215-925-3453 or https:// www.theclaystudio.org/exhibitions/stargazing-joshua-hebbert.

MARCH 16

Census 2020 Job Fair - Whitman Library, 200 Snyder Ave. Noon to 3 p.m. Read to a PAWS Therapy Dog - Whitman Library, 200 Snyder Ave. 6 p.m. Bella the French

bulldog will be on hand. Register: 215-6851754. Real Estate Tax Workshop - Sponsored by South of South Neighborhood Association. 6:30 p.m. 1901 Christian St. A city Department of Revenue ofﬁcial will discuss real estate tax and water bill assistance.

MARCH 17

Rep. Fiedler Mobile Office Hours - Fumo Family Library, 2437 S. Broad St. 3-5 p.m. Get assistance with state-level issues and concerns, including Senior SEPTA ID card processing.

MARCH 18

All-Female punk rock garage band Vixen77 - Fumo Family Library, 2437 S. Broad St. 6:30 p.m. Part of Women’s History Month.

MARCH 19

Crimes and Mysteries Bookish Club - Whitman Library, 200 Snyder Ave. 11:30 a.m. Chase Darkness with Me, by Billy Jensen. CareerLink Job Search and Resume Help Whitman Library, 200 Snyder Ave. Noon to 2 p.m.

MARCH 20 Free Tax Help - Fumo Family Library, 2437 S.

Broad St. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Continues March 27. Register: 215-803-6402. Rep. Fiedler Mobile Office Hours - Whitman Council, 2455 S. 3rd St. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get assistance with state-level issues and concerns, including Senior SEPTA ID card processing.

MARCH 21

Spring Cooking and Tasting Demo - Fumo Family Library, 2437 S. Broad St. Noon. Chef Dolores prepares fresh and ﬂavorful vegetarian recipes.

MARCH 22 Chopin Concert - Sponsored by Polish Heritage Society of Philadelphia. 2:30 p.m. Settlement Music School, 6128 Germantown Ave. $30, or $20 for students. Light reception to follow. 215627-1391 or dziecko2@comcast.net.

MARCH 25

Online Census Assistance - 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Marconi Older Adult Center, 2433 S. 15th St. For senior citizens. 215-717-1964. Free Food Box for Seniors - For low-income seniors. Pick up at Rep. Fiedler’s Ofﬁce, 2400 S. 9th St. 11 a.m. to noon. Call the ofﬁce if you

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CareerLink - Fumo Family Library, 2437 S. Broad St. Noon to 2 p.m. Information on jobs and resumes. Boxing - 7:30 p.m. 2300 Arena, 2300 S. Swanson St. www.ragingbabe.com/phillyspecial.

MARCH 28

Art Auction - Passyunk Square Civic Association Art Auction is hosting an art auction at Theatre Exile, 1340 S. 13th St. 7-10 p.m. Sculpture, prints, jewelry, photography and paintings from more than 30 South Philly artists as well as artwork from neighborhood public school students. https://passyunksquare.ticketleap. com/passyunk-square-art-auction-2020/. Baking with Becca - Whitman Library, 200 Snyder Ave. at 3 p.m. Learn to make simple treats with experienced baker Becca. Learn the basic foundations of baking as you measure, mix, ﬁnish, and learn simple variations on classic recipes.

APRIL 1

Mind Carnival - Da Vinci Art Alliance, 704 Catharine St. Solo exhibition of works by David Deakin. On display Thursdays to Sundays, noon to 5 p.m.

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Animals All Around Us - The Clay Studio, 137-139 N. 2nd St. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free. Continues through April 26. 215-925-3453 or https://www.theclaystudio.org/exhibitions/animals-all-around-us.

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Baskets for Bambies - St. Hubert cafeteria, Torresdale and Cottman avenues. 7 to 11 p.m. More than 75 baskets and other high-end prizes. All-ages event. Free admission. BYOB, food and snacks. Soda, water and soft pretzels provided. DJ Mary Clifford. Need not be present to win. South Philly Health & Job Fair - EOM Athletic Association, 144 Moore St. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

APRIL 7

Rep. Fiedler Mobile Office Hours Whitman Library, 200 Snyder Ave. 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Get assistance with state-level issues and concerns, including Senior SEPTA ID card processing.

APRIL 8

Rep. Fiedler Mobile Office Hours - South Philly Library, 1700 S. Broad St. 1-4 p.m. Get assistance with state-level issues and concerns, including Senior SEPTA ID card processing. Staff from U.S. Rep. Dwight Evans’ ofﬁce will be there.

APRIL 14

City All Star Chapter of the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame Awards Banquet Cannstatter’s, 9130 Academy Road. Inductees Craig Conlin, Lou DeCree, Dennis DeMayo, Joe Griesser, Joe Hand, Mike Hawkins, Steve Kane, Mike Koplove, Kathy Lonergan, Dave Mastropietro and Dr. Anthony Salem. $60 in advance and $65 at the door. 5:30 p.m. 215-601-7045 or jmcardle@comcast.net.

APRIL 17

Rep. Fiedler Mobile Office Hours - Whitman Council, 2455 S. 3rd St. 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Get assistance with state-level issues and concerns, including Senior SEPTA ID card processing.

APRIL 21

Rep. Fiedler Mobile Office Hours - Fumo Family Library, 2437 S. Broad St. 3-5 p.m. Get assistance with state-level issues and concerns, including Senior SEPTA ID card processing. Free Neighborhood Jazz Days - South Philadelphia Older Adult Center at 1430 E. Passyunk Ave. at 7 p.m. This event will feature appearances by the Triple T’s and the Jessika Brust Trio.

APRIL 24

Tribute to Sinatra Dinner Show with Joey C - Fran Lee Caterers, 4556 Almond St. $35, includes tax and gratuity. Cash bar. Doors open 6:30 p.m., dinner at 7, show at 8:30. 215-9089006.

APRIL 25

Bean Bag Toss/Corn Hole Tournament Sponsored by North Catholic Alumni Association. 2 to 6 p.m. at Fireman’s Hall Museum, 2500 Lefevre St. $50 per player or $35 for nonplayers. Draft beer, wine, soda, hot buffet, cash bar, 50/50 and corn hole board rafﬂe. Reservation: 215-543-1051. Beef-and-Beer Fundraiser - 7 to 11 p.m. at St. Anne School hall, Memphis and Tucker streets, for Michael McKee, who is battling a rare form of appendix cancer. Tickets cost $35 and include a buffet, draft beer and a disc jockey. For tickets or to make a monetary contribution or a donation for the Chinese auction, call 215-3382401 or email renie529@verizon.net.

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Interview: Bill Arrowood of Liberty City Radio Theatre The Review caught up with Bill Arrowood to talk about the medium of radio theater, the versatility of HG2TG and why he started his new radio theater company, Liberty City Radio Theatre, in 2016. By Tom Beck SOUTH PHILLY REVIEW

ike many venerable works of science fiction before it, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy is a book-turned-movie. But did you know before it was a book it was a TV series? If you did, perhaps you didn’t know that, even before it was a TV series, it was a radio show? In fact, on March 8, 1978, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, written by famed British author Douglas Adams, made its radio debut on BBC 4 in Britain. On the 42nd anniversary of that date, local radio theater producer and South Philly resident Bill Arrowood will bring his version of the radio show to the Tokio Ballroom in Society Hill. The Review caught up with Arrowood to talk about the medium of radio theater, the versatility of HG2TG and why he started his new radio theater company, Liberty City Radio Theatre, in 2016. I, probably like most people, have not been to a radio theater performance. Can you explain what the medium is like? I imagine if there’s an audience there must be some kind of visual aspect to it, no? So, radio was for television as much a public event theater as it was on the airwaves. People would line up and come see all the stars like Lucille Ball and Bob Hope perform live like a stage show. The shows that they would do over the air. And those shows are done with a sense of theatricalness that you would expect for a live show. The major difference between a radio show and a regular theatrical play or comedy is that the actors are allowed to have their scripts in front of them. So they’re reading. It gives them a sense of urgency and a sense of fun because they’re a little looser than they would be, and it’s not as much stage direction and moving around and action. So our actors do a lot more with their voices, they do a lot more with their interactions with each other. And maybe actors do multiple parts. So you have one actor that will read

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two or three parts in a show so there’s a lot of comedy in that, seeing people do multiple different voices. In addition to the live actors on stage, there’s a live foley table or sound effects table that’s doing in-show live sound effects like gunshots and door closings and people running down the street, people trapped in a well - things like that. That adds to sort of the illusion of the sound. Radio used to be called the theater of the mind because you would hear everything, but you’d have to invent the pictures for yourself. So what we do onstage is sort of a recreation of that. So there’s more room for imagination. Exactly. Your imagination is just as strong as any other play. You’re allowed to do a lot more with narration and action, and your actors are doing exposition than you would in a normal play. You don’t have “exit being chased by bear” as a part of your stage direction, but your actors will portray that with their voices and with the story itself. This particular story that we’re doing, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, before it was a very successful movie and before it was a series of one of the most successful science fiction books ever, and before it was a TV show, it was actually written as a radio play. And so that’s one of the reasons our company chose to do this. In fact, as I say in the press release, for those who know the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, one of the major jokes is that they’re in search of the true answer to life, the universe and everything. And the people in the play build a giant computer to learn what the answer is, and the answer that it gives them is simply the No. 42. It’s a running joke in the show. But the date that we’re performing the show is the actual 42nd anniversary of the original air date on BBC Four on March 8, 1978. So are you trying to recreate the radio show the way it was in the late ‘70s? Or is there going to be a modern twist to it? Certainly, whenever we do a show, we are mindful of dated material. So there’s some new jokes in there. https://www.keystonecomiccon.com/Buy/Tickets/. The event will feature panels, autograph sessions, the Keystone Championships of Cosplay, family-friendly activities, Star Wars Fan group experiences, a Gaming Zone and professional wrestling. Guests can visit Cosplay Central, featuring cosplay enthusiasts posing for photos, and can attend cosplay workshops to learn new tech-

There’s some stuff we updated to sort of rebrand it for a slightly more contemporary audience. But the jokes are all pretty true. A lot of what we find with the material is that we choose stuff based on the fact that funny is funny. You know, if a joke works, you don’t have to do a whole lot with it. And a lot of stuff that Douglas Adams wrote is very, very funny. It’s very dry. This particular show is definitely in the vein of a Monty Python meets Doctor Who. So if that is something you like, then it’s perfect for you. For people who don’t necessarily think that kind of humor is funny at all, it’s still very funny because we make it acceptable to the modern audience. Obviously this story is very versatile since it’s been a radio show, a TV show, a book and a movie. But what in particular do you think makes radio theater such a good medium for this story? For this particular story, because that’s its origin. It was written as a radio story before it was anything else. So the source material is rooted in this style of performance, so it makes it all the more better. In general, I think radio theater for me allows me to get great actors available on a limited schedule, which means I get my choice of actors who are otherwise busy. But more importantly, it allows us to be a little more loose with the material, make sure that we’re still very professional but also loose and fun. In general, what draws me to radio theater is that there’s a timeless quality to it. We’ll take a hardball detective story from the ‘40s and update it and put some bad puns and jokes and skew it a little, but I found that a lot of what you found in the original days of radio became the tropes of television and movies for generations to come, so it’s all very familiar. Where did the idea come from to start a radio theater company? I started this company in 2016. The reason we started the company was because at the time I was working in the South Street area and I met Deen Kogan, who niques and discuss building and designing their own cosplay connect with fellow fans. Pop Asia will feature anime, manga and K-pop. Guests are encouraged to attend the Comic Showcase, a gallery of artists’ works. Curated pieces will be available through an auction benefiting St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. There will be A Boy Meets World reunion featuring Ben Savage, Danielle Fishel, Rider

was this amazing woman who for 50 years had run the Society Hill Playhouse at 8th and Lombard and in the process of meeting her and getting to know her just a little bit, I found out that the theater was going to be going dark. She was in her 80s at the time and was ready to retire and ready to move on. But she was going to close the theater without any fanfare. Just put on the last show, turn out the lights, close the doors and go home. The more I learned about her and the extraordinary story of the things that the playhouse brought to the Philadelphia theater community and arts community, I took it on myself to do one show here and announce it as the last show and let people come and see her and see the theater and understand that this building had great history and it was important to recognize that. She was this very formidable woman who basically ran her own playhouse. Nobody does this anymore. She owned the building. Her and her husband, Jay, bought the building in the ‘60s and they ran their own theater company for 50 years. That just doesn’t exist in our world anymore. They did that without huge support from the outside. They had their own fundraising, they had lots of contributors, but mostly just these because these two people brought amazing theater to the city. So long story short, I got to know Deen and decided we really wanted to do something to pay tribute to her, so I wrote a show, backwards from the last date that I could get at her theater before she had to close it down so that we could announce it and people could come see her and hear this amazing story. She should be proud. And I wrote a radio play because I had a little less than a month to put it together and I knew I could get actors that could do it in that format and I knew I could write scenes in such a way that we could hit the notes that we wanted to hit. Trying to pick a play and doing it that way would’ve been more complicated. That was in 2016, and we’ve done 10 shows since then.

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Flyers don’t need a bully anymore By Mark Zimmaro SOUTH PHILLY REVIEW

here’s been one thing noticeably missing from the Flyers’ bag of tricks during this fantastic 2019-20 season. And maybe that’s a good thing. For the last 50 or so years, Flyers hockey and fisticuffs seemed to be linked hand-in-hand. We all know the legends of the Broad Street Bullies who won two Stanley Cups while beating the opposition to a pulp. And for far too long, the Flyers chased that stigma despite having the skilled players to constantly contend for the Cup each year. I remember taking my dad to a game maybe seven or eight years ago and watching two players about to fight, circle each other before both removed their helmets in a gentlemanly fashion. Both were concerned about hurting the other guy’s fist as they blocked punches with their skulls. Guys like Riley Cote, Daniel Carcillo and Zac Rinaldo were the last of a dying breed to solely seek out fights while wearing orange and black. In the seasons that followed, power forwards like Scott Hartnell and Wayne Simmonds were hybrids, both able to scrap and score goals. They, too, eventually had a hard time keeping up with the pace of the game. Today, players like Washington’s Tom Wilson and Calgary’s Matthew Tkachuk can still do both, but they’re becoming more and more rare.

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Fighting is way down across the league, partly because of player safety, but more accurately because the league has trended to smaller, skilled players on the third and fourth lines. Slower, heavier players are being left in the dust. Gone are the days when goons are racking up more than 300 penalty minutes on a season, but rough hockey still does exist in today’s game and the Flyers have kept their noses clean for the most part as the wins continue to pile up. They’ve played physical with a strong forecheck but they haven’t overextended themselves. They stick up for each other after questionable hits, but they don’t often win the fight. In a physical game against the Capitals last week, Wilson arguably won both scraps against Nate Thompson and Robert Hagg. The Flyers won the game, 5-2. And if you had to guess who was leading the Flyers in penalty minutes at this point of this season, you’d probably be flustered to find out it’s actually 164-pound rookie Joel Farabee, who is tops on the team with 39 penalty minutes despite playing in just 51 games through the weekend. Kevin Hayes is second with 34 PIMs. Farabee has three major penalties this year to lead the club. One was an interference penalty on Winnipeg’s Mathieu Perreault, which earned a three-game suspension from the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. The other two were fights that occurred in a week’s span in December. Farabee doesn’t have

much of a pedigree of fighting, having played college hockey at Boston University, where fighting earns an automatic disqualification and in most instances a suspension. Regardless, Farabee still leads the Flyers in penalty minutes with just 14 games left in the regular season, heading into Tuesday’s tilt with the Boston Bruins. For reference, on Monday, Farabee ranked tied for 103rd in the league in penalty minutes. Only one team’s penalty leader ranks lower than the Flyers as Arizona’s Jakob Chychrun and Oliver Ekman-Larsson are both one minute behind Farabee. The Flyers did address it. And they signed noted bruiser Chris Stewart to a contract in the preseason after Stewart spent last year playing in the Elite Ice Hockey League in England. Stewart, however has done little in his 16 games, notching one assist and racking up 21 penalty minutes. He hasn’t been called back up in nearly two months, and the Flyers appear wiser taking that approach, having gone 184-1 in their last 23 games. The Flyers seem willing to let this be the first season that they don’t have a player eclipse 50 penalty minutes in their long history. They have come close in a few lockout-shortened seasons but the low was set two years ago when Radko Gudas led the team with 83 penalty minutes. This season will certainly set a new mark. And that’s definitely a good thing.

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Shakespeare in Love playing through March 29 Former South Philadelphia resident Matt Pfeiffer directs the People’s Light production ofShakespeare in Love, through March 29. The theater is at 39 Conestoga Road in Malvern.

Walnut Street Theatre season continues

The 211th season of live entertainment continues at the Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. The season will continue with the Tony Awardwinning play The Best Man, through April 26. The season will conclude with the international hit musical The Bodyguard, from May 12 to July 12. The show is based on the blockbuster film and features the songs of Whitney Houston. Call 215-574-3550, Ext. 6, or visit WalnutStreetTheatre.org. ••

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Tickets cost $35 and include tax and gratuity. There will be a cash bar. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner at 7 and the show at 8:30. Call 215-908-9006. ••

‘Orphans’ starting run at Theatre Exile

Set in a dilapidated row home in North Philadelphia during the 1980s, two brothers with no family, direction or support lead a life where every day is a struggle to survive. Worlds collide when one brother kidnaps a mysterious, wealthy businessman who soon turns the table on the two brothers. In a strange and moving way, he becomes their long-lost father figure. The show begins on April 9 and runs through May 3 from 7 to 10 p.m. at Theatre Exile at 1340 S. 13th St. Tickets range $10-$40. For more info, visit: https://theatreexile.org/shows/orphans/ ••

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Residents can learn how to have their nationalities represented at the 2020 Philadelphia International Unity Cup Tournament. The fifth annual World Cup-style soccer tournament is held over several months in Philadelphia, and information sessions will be held throughout the city over the next few months. The soccer tournament is open to men and women ages 18 and older, with a limit of 22 players per team. Sessions include March 25 at the Feltonville Recreation Center at 221 E. Wyoming Ave. and on April 8 at Ramp Playground at 3300 Solly Ave. Time is 7 p.m. All new and returning teams must attend one of the upcoming information sessions. To learn more about the Philadelphia International Unity Cup, visit unitycup.phila.gov. ••

S. Phila. High Class of ‘68 celebrating turning 70 Members of the South Philadelphia High School Class of 1968 will celebrate turning 70 years old at a buffet luncheon on Saturday, Oct. 24, from noon to 4 p.m. at the Waterfall Room, 2015 S. Water St. Tickets cost $55 and include an open bar. The luncheon is open to all classes of South Philadelphia High. Checks can be made payable to SPHS Class of 1968 and mailed to Maria Leati, 26 Old Republic Lane, Marlton, NJ 08053. For tickets and information, call Stephen Michielli at 267-252-2740. ••

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Neumann-Goretti’s Mihjae Diamond Johnson is Gatorade’s PA Hayes’ future is bright

Player of the year

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ihjae Hayes is next in line but you can forgive her for not wanting to wait her turn. The Neumann-Goretti sophomore guard’s future is bright, as she figures to be a big part of the Saints’ plans moving forward. But Hayes is already starting to show flickers of her star power as the stage gets bigger. “She just wants to win,” Saints coach Andrea Peterson said. “She has a winner’s mentality and she’s going to be the future of Neumann-Goretti.” Right now, there’s no mistaking that it’s Diamond Johnson’s team. The Rutgers University recruit is finishing up an incredible senior year at Neumann-Goretti that included the recent honor of the Pennsylvania Gatorade Player of the Year, which she earned for the second straight year. Johnson is the only senior on the Saints’ roster this year and is the unquestioned leader, but Hayes is soaking in everything she can from Johnson as their time together winds down. And some of those attributes are beginning to show, especially after Neumann-Goretti grinded out a 64-61 victory over St. Basil Academy in the opening round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs on Friday. “I feel like my responsibilities have grown a lot and I just try to learn under Diamond and do like she does,” Hayes said. “The way she leads is perfect, so I’m just trying to carry on that legacy next year. There’s not too much I can’t handle.” Johnson once again led the way in the playoff opener, scoring a team-high 36 points. But as the Panthers clamped down on Johnson, the Saints picked it up elsewhere. Sierra Bermudez fired 12 points from beyond the arc and Hayes contributed another seven to help Neumann-Goretti advance. They were scheduled to play Dunmore on Tuesday in the second round of the tournament after the South Philly Review went to press. “We always talk about how when they double-team Diamond, it’s disrespect to

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She did it again: Neumann-Goretti senior Diamond Johnson was named the Gatorade Pennsylvania girls basketball Player of the Year for the second straight season.

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Next in line: Neumann-Goretti sophomore Mihjae Hayes is poised to be the next great player for the Saints girls basketball team, while studying under current superstar Diamond Johnson. the rest of us because they’re not worried about us,” Hayes said. “We have to help her out and score. Everybody needs to contribute.” That includes putting in the work off the court, too. Hayes has worked hard in practice and has shadowed Johnson for extra teaching. “I try to teach her to lead,” Johnson said. “Especially since I’m leaving next year. She’s going to have to help carry the team. Things don’t come easy, so I teach her to work hard to be successful.” The two are close friends off the court and play against each other recreationally, which Hayes says has boosted her skill level. “She’s just trying to help me

get better,” Hayes said. “If you can guard Diamond, you can guard anybody.” It’s carried over to some tight team chemistry. “They’re good friends,” Peterson said. “They hang out. All these kids do. She’s enjoying the moment with Diamond and she’s learning from her. This is a kid who looks up to Diamond and wants to learn from her.” And Johnson is still learning a thing or two from Hayes. “She’s funny,” Johnson said. “She’s a special player. She came right in and helped me with the team. She’s going to be great if she doesn’t let things get to her. She’s going to be a great leader.”

he balloons weren’t going to fit in the car and her trophy case is getting awfully crowded, as the awards and accolades keep piling up for Diamond Johnson. The Neumann-Goretti senior is certainly leaving her mark before joining the Scarlet Knights at Rutgers University next year. “I don’t want it to be over,” Johnson said after the Saints defeated St. Basil Academy, 64-61, in the opening round of the PIAA Class 3A playoffs last week. “It’s my last year and I don’t want it to end.” She’ll have plenty to remember it from. Johnson is averaging just shy of 30 points per game and recently earned Pennsylvania’s Gatorade Player of the Year honors for the second straight year. More impressively, she was invited to play in the otherwise all-male 24K Showcase

at the 2020 Allen Iverson Roundball Classic, which will be held on April 22 at 5 p.m. at the 76ers Fieldhouse Arena in Wilmington, Delaware. Johnson was the first girl to ever be selected to play in the showcase. “I’ve been the underdog for years,” Johnson said. “I’m still the underdog. I’m just trying to prove people wrong.” Johnson received praise from her future Rutgers coach after the announcement was made. “I’ve said it before, Diamond is one of the best players in the nation, period,” Rutgers coach C. Vivian Stringer said on the Rutgers women’s basketball website. “This again proves that she is a once-in-ageneration talent with elite shooting and playmaking skills. Even more important is this shows Diamond’s barrier-breaking mindset. Nothing can hold her back from reaching her potential and bringing women’s basketball to a new level. This will open the door for other great women to advance our game even further.”

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1839 S 20TH ST.

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Mixed use property, w/4 bed home, roof deck and garage Drastically reduced $279,900 NM-00423192

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120 RITNER ST.

1136 FITZGERALD ST

122 EMILY ST.

Prime Whitman location, ﬁxer upper for the savvy buyer, make this your dream home asking $164,900

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310 DURFOR

2206 S 3RD

3 bed, 1.5 bath Whitman home, H/W ﬂoors, very nice street. Asking $212,500

1131 DURFOR ST

Very nice cozy 2 bed home w/ Large eat in kitchen, reﬁnished H/W ﬂoors, full size basement. Priced to sell at $259,900

with hardwood ﬂoors, ﬁreplace, large granite eat in kitchen with breakfast

$499,000

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$379,900 bi-level 2 BR, 2 BA & Exposed Brick. Needs TLC. 320 Greenwich St - Beautiful Fully Renovated Home w/2 Bedrooms, SOLD $305,000 1 Bath, LR, DR, HW Flrs T/O & a Great New Rear Deck. 921 Christian St. - Terriﬁc Triplex. Large Corner Property $725,000

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ED Lots of character, Original RENT rehabbed a few years ago. Hardwood floors, details. $2500 NEW RENTAL - 111 Wharton St. - Beautiful light filled corner 2 bedroom, 2 bath,Hardwood floors throughout, Granite kitchen counters, Central air. $1750 1437 S 2nd - Completely rehabbed 3 bedroom, 2 full bath home with hardwood floors throughout, eat-in NTEDexposed brick wall, cathedral REkitchen, ceilings, and yard. $1995 417 South St - FOR RENT - JOYTURE WOW! 9000 Sq Ft. Can Subdivide. Call for details. 1130 S Front St. #1 - Great bi-level unit; 2 bedrooms and den; hardwood floors; 2 fireplaces & large yard $1800 942 South St. - Terrific house; 2 bedroom/2 bath; hardwood floors throughout; basement; gas heat, central air, washer & dryer $1850 $2200 219 Manton St. - 3BR 2.5 Bath, with garage parking

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