Review Staff Writer ’m running because I’m a dad. I’m run- ning because I love this city. And I’m run- ning because my wife and I want to raise our kids in this city,” Tom Wyatt told a small crowd of supporters at an early-stages fund- raising house party the night before he’d deliver a similar speech on the steps of the Andrew Jackson School, 1213 S. 12th St. “The status quo is just not going to cut it and what I’m focusing on this cam- paign, and this discussion, is raising up our public schools and moving our economy in the best di- rection for everybody.” The 2014 South Philly Review Difference Mak- er, resident of the 1100 block of South 11th Street, and father to 3-year-old Lucy and 8-month-old Jack, has embarked on a run for a seat on Philadel- phia’s City Council as an at-large candidate. The fact that he’s running for such a seat frees Wyatt up to talk about issues larger than his councilmanic district, the first, where 1st District Councilman Mark Squilla, a Front Street and Snyder Avenue South Philadelphian, currently reigns. “I get the sense that people are pretty comfort- able with their district councilman,” Akeem An- derson, a West Philly resident who’s heading up 8 Photo by Richard Barnes
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’m running because I’m a dad. I’m run-ning because I love this city. And I’m run-ning because my wife and I want to raise our kids in this city,” Tom Wyatt told a
small crowd of supporters at an early-stages fund-raising house party the night before he’d deliver a similar speech on the steps of the Andrew Jackson
School, 1213 S. 12th St. “The status quo is just not going to cut it and what I’m focusing on this cam-paign, and this discussion, is raising up our public schools and moving our economy in the best di-rection for everybody.”
The 2014 South Philly Review Difference Mak-er, resident of the 1100 block of South 11th Street, and father to 3-year-old Lucy and 8-month-old Jack, has embarked on a run for a seat on Philadel-phia’s City Council as an at-large candidate. The
fact that he’s running for such a seat frees Wyatt up to talk about issues larger than his councilmanic district, the first, where 1st District Councilman Mark Squilla, a Front Street and Snyder Avenue South Philadelphian, currently reigns.
“I get the sense that people are pretty comfort-able with their district councilman,” Akeem An-derson, a West Philly resident who’s heading up
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To the Editor:Tom Cardella said it very well
(“The year without the parade,” Dec. 31). The Mummers broke our hearts; they’ve stolen the very heart of the parade by tak-ing it out of South Philly. I can’t express the sadness I feel about this to some people, but there are others who feel like I do. Mum-mer blood runs through our veins. There was no New Year’s Day ... our heritage and family tradition have been taken away from us. I’ve been saying it all year on Face-book, it makes no sense to rehash it. It’s one of the worst things to happen to South Philly — they’ve taken our pride. There’s a hole in my soul, and my heart aches like I’ve lost a dear friend. It’s like the day the music died; no music or happy comics (drunk or sober) roaming the neighborhood; no Happy New Year hugs, kisses or wishes. I don’t understand this thought process. My father, Joe Burke, was made of mummery sequins, mirrors, feathers, glue and golden slippers! He marched no matter what was happening.
This would have broken his heart, too. He loved the walk. Enjoyed seeing all the faces along the way. He was so very proud, and I was proud of him, too. No, Tom, there is NO GOOD REASON for this route change. Again, South Philly loses and no one cares!
To the Editor:[Tom Cardella’s] article regard-
ing the loss of the New Year’s Parade in South Philadelphia was well-written. It spoke for the many of us who, like you, have enjoyed many decades of tradition. It wasn’t New Year’s Day this year. It was an economic tourist day. Perhaps it should be renamed as such. And maybe we can estab-lish another tradition. Bring the clowns, string bands and fancies down to Broad Street and Snyder Avenue after their performance at City Hall and before the Second Street celebration. Let’s talk.
To the Editor:I am the furthest thing from an
expert in matters of religion. But I do know that when followers of a “religion” murder people in the name of their “God,” they are nothing more than a bunch of sav-age murderers. When the non-vio-lent members of that “religion” sit back and do not protest the blatant manipulation of their beliefs, they, too, are culpable! I am an avid be-liever that silence equals consent.
More people have been mur-dered in the name of a God than all of the deaths caused by war combined. I hope people are tired of hearing every single day about beheadings, torture, suicide bomb-ers, lynchings, kidnappings, hi-jackings, beatings, mass murder, mass graves and any other horrid action perpetrated by followers of that “religion of peace”! If that is the best this religion offers, this cult should be eradicated, at the very least, to stop future innocents from being murdered.
Now I realize a lot of my state-ments can be considered “political-ly incorrect.” Guess what? I don’t care. That “religion of peace” is humanly incorrect. There are go-
ing to be many tough decisions on how we should proceed. Remem-ber, we did not choose this path, we have been forced to travel this road by religious zealots who hate those whose beliefs differ from their own. I have a few ideas, do you?
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n Monday, Jahmir Harris received a mandatory term of life in prison from Common Pleas Judge Rose Marie DeFino-Nastasi for the Dec.
23, 2012 shooting death of Louis Porter. The sentence followed a jury’s decision that the 25-year-old had committed first-degree murder and related offenses in the Girard Estate-situated matter.
On the night in question, the jury decided the South Philly resident exited the driv-er’s side of a car in the Walgreen’s park-ing lot, 2310 W. Oregon Ave., and fired 17 shots at Porter, who had just parked and exited from his automobile. A security guard who witnessed the execution said the victim’s 5-year-old son screamed “My dad, my dad!” in seeing the slaying.
According to court records, Assistant District Attorney Erin Boyle argued that evidence showed that Porter had earlier on Dec. 23 told the convicted individual’s mother that Harris owed him $3,900 over a pills transaction. Another witness stated she had just exited from her car when the shooting happened. Defense attorney Bri-an McMonagle contended that the woman could not have clearly seen the shooter, but the jury did not side with that sentiment or claims from relatives that he could have not been the culprit because he is left-handed and footage initially showed the gun wielder firing with both hands before concluding with his right. Boyle rebuked that feeling by saying the gunman contin-ued shooting with his right hand to be able to close his car door with his dominant left hand.
Police arrested a Passyunk Square resi-dent for his alleged burglary of a delica-tessen.
At 4:50 a.m. Saturday, authorities re-sponded to a burglary in progress call at P&F Giordano’s, 1043 S. Ninth St., with the caller describing a white male as hav-ing gained entry into the establishment by using a pallet, Detective Danielle Tol-liver of South Detective Division said. Upon arrival, police supposedly observed Nicholas Centuolo Jr. in the building and detained him following his exit.
Once inside the site, law enforcement of-ficials noticed damage to the cash drawer and learned approximately $70 was miss-ing. They charged the 40-year-old resident of the 1400 block of South Ninth Street
with possession of an instrument of crime, theft, criminal trespassing and mischief and burglary.
Authorities and loved ones are seek-ing the public’s as-sistance in determin-ing the whereabouts of a Marconi man.
Christopher Tully, of the 2600 block of South 16th Street, has been missing since 6:15 a.m. Jan. 6, with his
last known location being the offramp of I-76 West at the cross sections of Ridge Avenue and Lincoln Drive exits, walking toward City Line Avenue. He was wearing a black jacket, jeans and sneakers, with authorities adding he has bipolar disorder and requires medication.
Contact Philadelphia Police at 215-686-3013, visit helpfindtully.com or use #find-tully to report information.
Four males made threats against a Whit-man man and his family Monday.
At 10:30 p.m., the complainant was walking on the 2400 block of South Sixth Street when two masked offenders rushed him at gunpoint, Detective Danielle Toll-iver of South Detective Division said. Mo-ments later, two more masked individuals appeared and forced him into a vehicle.
While inside the ride, one aggressor placed the complainant in a headlock, with another pointing the gun at him and demanding money. The quartet instructed him to tell his wife to bring $5,000 for his release, later increasing the amount to $15,000, Tolliver said. The members vowed that if she did not comply, they would kill him and his family, relaying they know who he is and what possessions he has.
The victim adamantly denied that he had any money or gold in his home, with the men taking his wallet, which contained roughly $200 in cash and identification, before releasing him, fleeing the area in a white SUV.
The man described the figures as possi-bly Asian, Hispanic or black, due to their wearing of masks, 5-foot-8 to 5-foot-10 and 25 to 30 years old.
To report information, call South De-tectives at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
A teenager received a stab wound from an at-large figure in Grays Ferry.
While the complainant stood in front of a 2700-block-of-Reed-Street home at 3:15 p.m. Dec. 31, an unknown male ap-
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proached and said “What’s up?” The mi-nor replied with “What’s up?”, with the stranger coming close to him and pulling out a knife, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said.
The two struggled after the aggressor delivered a slash to the youth’s left leg, with the victim able to push him away and run into a house. He called authorities and noticed the offender fleeing the area east-bound on Reed Street. A medic unit trans-ported him to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where personnel treated him for the aforementioned wound, Tolliver said.
The boy described the attacker as black, 20 to 25 years old, 5-foot-9 and 170 pounds; having light skin, a low haircut and a beard; and wearing a black hoodie, blue jeans and red and black sneakers.
To report information, call South De-tectives at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Police are searching for two men who attempted to burglarize a Point Breeze home.
At 9:35 a.m. Dec. 17, surveillance foot-age captured the images of the figures after the leader pushed an air conditioner through an abode on the 2100 block of Cross Street. He opened the front door for his accomplice, but they fled empty-hand-ed when an audible alarm sounded.
To report information, call South Detec-tives at 215-686-3013 with DC#14-17-054722, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
A man made off with a woman’s purse in Bella Vista last week.
At 8:41 a.m. Jan. 4, the complainant was walking northbound on 10th Street when a male approached her near Montrose Street, Detective Danielle Tolliver said. Knocking her to the ground, he grabbed her purse and ran away, using Montrose Street for his escape.
The victim, who received treatment for cuts and bruises to her hands, described him as white, 35 to 40 years old and 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8; being clean-shaven; having a thin build and short dirty blonde hair; and wearing dark jeans.
To report information, call South De-tectives at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Authorities hope surveillance footage can help them to nab a pair of commercial robbers.
At 2:15 p.m. Jan. 6, the individuals en-tered Cellular Express & Repairs, 1801 Washington Ave., with one producing a handgun to demand money from a worker, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South De-tective Division said. The employee of the South-of-South establishment gave them approximately $1,200 and then opened an office safe at their request, handing over an additional $40.
They forced him to the floor but when a patron made a quick stop in the loca-tion, they instructed their captive to order the customer’s departure. They then took several Apple iPhones, valued at $8,300, Tolliver said, from a display case and fled on foot east on Washington Avenue then north on 18th Street.
To report information, call South Detec-tives Det. Connors at 215-686-3013 with DC#15-17-000638, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Two disguised men robbed a male on the 700 block of Wolf Street last week.
The complainant observed a gray mini-van stop in the middle of the aforemen-tioned block at 12:53 a.m. Jan. 5, with two figures exiting the automobile and placing black masks on their faces, Detec-tive Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The individuals, one armed with a black revolver and the other with a large kitchen knife, grabbed him, took him behind a parked car and demanded his money.
They searched his pockets, taking ap-proximately $80 and his cell phone before running eastbound on Wolf Street toward Sixth Street. The victim described the first as black and 5-foot-6; having a light com-plexion and a thin build; and wearing all black clothing; and the second as black, 5-foot-7 and in his 20s; having a thin build; and also wearing all black.
To report information, call South De-tectives at 215-685-1635, text PPD-TIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com
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Contact Managing Editor Joseph Myers at [email protected] or ext. 124. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/police-report.
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n Jan. 7, City Controller Alan Butkovitz released an audit of the Philadelphia Parks & Recreation Depart-ment’s advisory council and its bank accounts. And the results were not good. After the approval of a
drawn-out request process, the controller’s office was al-lowed to audit the financial records of three out of the 126 Rec Centers across Philadelphia: Fox Chase and Vogt Rec. Centers in Northeast Philadelphia, and Vare Rec. Center, 2600 Morris St., in Grays Ferry.
The Controller’s office had initially requested the right to audit 14 rec centers, which was met with initial resistance, and that was enough of a hint that there was suspicious be-havior afoot. Pushing forward, Butkovitz’s office audited three and, with these results, a slew of audits are sure to follow in the coming years.
Brian Dries handles communications at the Controller’s office. He broke down the rather complex structure of gov-ernance for Philadelphia’s rec centers.
“The Philadelphia Recreation Advisory Council (PRAC) oversees all of the individual advisory councils at each rec center. Each rec center has its own advisory council, and the PRAC oversees all 126 of them,” he explained.
The Parks & Recreation Department created an Adviso-ry Council Manual and “that includes all the guidelines of how the advisory council at each rec center is supposed to be spending the money.”
And the money is where things are most messed up. To be clear, rec centers operate on a mix of public funds used to build and staff them, but private, often in the form of donations are the bulk of any rec center’s operating budget. However, these facilities are public-owned lands and build-ings. It was this mirky financial terrain that initially em-powered rec center leaders to resist the controller’s audit.
“No one was cooperating. No one wanted to hand over records,” Dries said. “And when you do that with auditors, that immediately sends up red flags. Their main fight with all of this is that the funds that each one of the advisory councils raises, none of it’s city money. That’s why they feel like the controller had no authority to go in and look at this money.”
But at Fox Chase, for example, the advisory council could not provide any accounting records and the former treasurer never maintained a ledger for the council’s fi-nances and, when she left, took the records with her. Over a six-month period, the center’s balance went from $187,400 to $117,500 with canceled checks sent to the treasurer’s home and checks written payable to her. The alarming au-dit results have been passed along to the District Attorney’s office.
“We have already referred our finding regarding the for-mer treasurer at Fox Chase to the District Attorney’s of-fice for further investigation,” Butkovitz said in a released statement.
Things weren’t much better at Vare and Vogt, which had 49 and 52 cancelled checks, respectively, without two sig-natures (a requirement set forth by the Advisory Council Manual).
“The Controller, of course, checks the bookkeeping for
all the city departments to see that everyone’s doing their jobs, and the rec centers are interesting because the PRACs are not city departments,” Butkovitz elaborated. “They had never been audited. I don’t think you want to be in the posi-tion of trying to hide your books.”
THE CONCERN IS that this kind of fraudulent and dishonest behavior is going unchecked all over South Philadelphia and that money raised with great effort, mostly for the ben-efit of young children, is being pilfered by trusted, thieving rec center staffers. But Deputy Mayor for Environmental and Community Resources Michael DiBerardinis, speak-ing on behalf of Parks & Recreation, made it clear that those are the bad seeds and not representative of the good men and women who volunteer their time and energies to keep rec centers lively, safe havens for communities.
“We didn’t like [the results]. We’re very unhappy and up-set. So we’re asking our leaders to do more,” DiBerardinis said.
Referring to Fox Chase, he added “That, to me, is an ab-erration. I’m not apologizing for anybody who may have stolen money, but these are good citizens that work really hard to support their neighborhood and their kids and the system, and that’s the overwhelming majority of volun-teers in our organization.”
Parks & Recreation will now be making a bigger effort to train advisory councils on fiscal management, something DiBerardinis is almost fearful of asking from volunteers who already give so much of their time.
“To have them be fiscal managers, we’re asking a lot of them, and we’re going to have to ask them to do it. But we feel like we have some responsibility to pay attention to this and make sure normal standards are followed,” he said.
Dries said that, in section three of the manual, it states that “no advisory council member or staff member shall participate in any decision where his or her family has an immediate family interest.” It also requires that all checks are signed twice, something that was missing at all three audited rec centers.
“There should be proper training for people who are go-ing to keep the books, to know the correct way of doing it,’ Dries added.
Butkovitz himself noted that there are good people doing good work within the PRAC system.
“Generally, I’m very appreciative of the work that the PRACs do. The City is not able to do what it should do to maintain these rec centers,” he said. “The City has been counting on volunteers for a long time to fix the roofs and line the fields and get uniforms for the kids.”
Perhaps the Fox Chase audit results are good, in the long run, even if the former treasure may have gotten off with almost $6,000. Because going forward, the honest and checked bookkeeping will eradicate any fear of wrongdo-ing in our communties’ rec centers.
“We’re trying to differentiate that there are hundreds of thousands of good people that volunteer their time every week in support of this department and the young people in their neighborhood, and they do that with honesty and good will and a deep commitment,” DiBerardinis said. “I would stand by 98 or 99 percent of the volunteers in this system.”
If any of the one percent are in South Philly, rest assured, they won’t be in hiding long. Butktovitz said “we will prob-ably, for the next few years, be going back in and looking at a sample of Recreation Advisory Councils.”
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Comment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.
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America alums – and they started talking about his run around Thanksgiving.
“Tom’s got a good message, and we’re getting a lot of great support from friends and family,” Anderson said. “He is the only candidate that has the experience in the classroom. He knows what it takes to build coalitions and collaborations, and I think it’s going to resonate with a lot of people.”
City Council has 17 seats: 10 district seats, seven at-large seats that are dependent on the majority party (which will likely be Democrat) with a five to two distribution (five majority party seats and two minority party seats). There is a healthy list of candidates already. Wyatt will be running against Isaiah Thomas, a dean and basketball coach at Sankofa Freedom Academy and an adjunct at Lincoln University; Paul Steinke, the general manager of Reading Terminal Market and former executive director of the University City District; Frank Rizzo Jr., a former Republican council member and the son of late mayor and police commissioner Frank Rizzo; George Matysik, the director of government affairs and public policy for Philabundance; Lou Lanni, a former Philadelphia police officer and current real estate seller; Sherrie Cohen, the sister to state Rep. Mark Cohen; and Jenné Ayers, the daughter of former Philadelphia fire commissioner Lloyd Ayers.
Wyatt has been in Philadelphia since ’02, landing ini-tially in Bella Vista. After a degree at Colorado State Uni-versity and a law degree at the University of California at Berkley, he was offered jobs in San Francisco, New York City or in D.C., but he chose Philly.
“I chose Philadelphia because I love its grit, I love its history. There’s something about it that matches me, and the possibilities here are literally endless and we’re at-tracting so many people who want to come here and be a part of something special,” Wyatt said.
It’s his first race and he says he’s learning and will even make some mistakes, but he sees May’s primary as his chance to serve his city at a time in Philadelphia’s evolu-tion where public education is becoming the city’s Achil-les heel. But when folks ask him if he’s scared of run-ning, his response is “it’s not really as scary as working a minimum-wage job and trying to support your family.”
AS CHAIR OF the education committee for the Passyunk Square Civic Association, Wyatt’s been closely partnered with Jackson School for the past few years.
“[My wife Sarah and I] can see their chimney from
our front window,” he joked, and fully intends on see-ing his children through to a quality public education at a neighborhood school. He points to the school’s commu-nity-achieved green roof garden and playground, accom-plishments made possible through civic association-built relationships and giving campaigns, as evidence that there is a way to get one’s children a quality neighborhood-an-chored public education.
“My opinion is we need to have high-performing schools in every single neighborhood, and I’m not in any way against charter schools, but I think we would all win if we started with a base of high-performing neighborhood schools,” Wyatt said, linking poverty and education with compelling statistics. “There are 60,000 young people in this city living in deep poverty, and that means that their family income is less than $10,000. Half of our young people are not reading or writing on grade level. This is urgent, We need to act now.”
Columbus Square Advisory Council leaders Ilene Wild-er and Christopher DiCapua introduced Wyatt Friday.
“He’s committed to what he does and committed to public education,” Wilder said.
“Whenever we have something to deal with that might be touchy or difficult, Tom is always the voice of compas-sion, who wants to build bridges instead of knock them down,” DiCapua added.
Classroom experience, board room experience (as SEC counsel at the American Water Works Company) and community advocacy experience are the three points Wy-att and Anderson will be stressing. Wyatt’s also happy to tell people he doesn’t come from money or advantage.
“The path here was a little bit different. I am a product of public schools, but I think it’s also important to know that I was a product of a troubled past,” he told support-ers.
He received free lunch, Pell grants, barely finished high school and was admitted to CSU on probation but gradu-ated, the first in his family to do so, as student body presi-dent.
“I was a kid on the brink and I got lucky, but I see so many people on the brink [in Philadelhpia].”
He harps on his non-politician status and humble up-bringings to make sure Philadelphians trust his ambitions.
“We don’t have dynastic wealth. We don’t have genera-tional social capital. Every door that’s been unlocked in my life has been unlocked because of people’s generosity or education. Period,” he said, noting that he’s now readying himself for “a hugely long and important job interview.”
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Comment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.
One-hour one-on-one Computer Tutoring for Se-niors by appointment; Beginner English as a Second Language Class 12:30 p.m. Jan. 15; Health Insurance Application As-sistance 10 a.m. Jan. 16; STEM Gems 10
a.m. Jan. 17; Baby Storytime 10:15 a.m., Toddler and Preschool Storytime 11 a.m. and Beginner English as a Second Lan-guage Class 12:30 p.m. Jan. 20; Chess Club 2 p.m. Jan. 21. 932 S. Seventh St. 215-686-1766.
Sleepy-time Stories 10 a.m. and Minecraft Club 2 p.m. Jan. 17. 2437 S. Broad St. 215-685-1758.
E-Gad-get Helpdesk 3 p.m. and Stewart O’Nan
reads from “West of Sunset” with Peter Carey reading from “Amnesia” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15; SmART Readers: Art and Literacy Program 4 p.m. Jan. 16; Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance 9:30 a.m. Jan. 17; Preschool Storytime 11 a.m., Health Insurance Enrollment As-sistance noon, E-Gadget Helpdesk 3 p.m., A Taste of African Heritage 6 p.m. and Eric Foner reads from “Gateway to Freedom: The Hidden History of the Un-derground Railroad” 7:30 p.m. Jan. 20.
Cost for reading: $7-$15. 1901 Vine St. 215-686-5322.
LEAP After School Activities 3-5:30 p.m. daily. 1935 Shunk St. 215-685-1755.
Family Storytimes 11 a.m. Jan. 17; Yoga Class for Children 5:30 p.m. Jan. 21. 200 Snyder Ave. 215-685-1754. SPR
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Photo 1: The South of South Neighbor-hood Association held its Clean Sweep Christmas Tree Recycling event at Car-penter Green, 1701 Carpenter St., Jan. 3. The four-hour occasion also included the recycling of electronics and styrofoam and the shredding of paper, but Christmas trees were the stars, with 167 seasonal plants collected. Photo 2: Lovers of Louisiana and Italy united Saturday at Garage Philly, 1231 E. Passyunk Ave., Saturday for Gitjo Cookery Presents ParmaJawn. Craig Mac, the sous-chef of the Center City-situated Amis Trattoria, and Michael Strauss, owner of the Girard Estate-based Tap Room on 19th, 2400 S. 19th St., hosted the food celebration. Photo 3: In conjunction with his squad’s Saturday game against the 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center, Indiana Pacer Damjan Rudež, a Croatian-born rookie, vis-ited Balkan Express Restaurant, 2237 Grays Ferry Ave. Photos 5 and 6: The National Shrine of Saint Rita of Cascia, 1166 S. Broad St., last week welcomed a film crew for an upcoming TV show about the history of the Catholic faith in Philadelphia. The piece will air in the fall as part of the 2015 World Meeting of Families Week. Photo 7: Four civic associations and Bartlett Tree Experts combined to hold Saturday’s Christmas Tree-Cycling at Columbus Square Park, 12th and Wharton streets, with the overseers chipping 543 trees.
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streets, holds a Police Service Area 2 meet-ing 6 p.m. Jan. 15 at Barry Playground, 18th and Johnston streets; a Community Meeting 5:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at the District; and a Captain’s Townhall Meeting 6 p.m. Jan. 20 at the District. 215-686-3010. phillypolice.com/districts/1st.
, 11th and Whar-ton streets, holds a Police Service Area 3 meeting 5:30 p.m. Jan. 20 at Stella Maris Church, 1100 Bigler St. 215-686-3030. phillypolice.com/districts/3rd.
, a Community Umbrella Agency for South Philadelphia and Center City, hosts “Bridging the Gap: A Parent Cafe” for story sharing, making friends and sharing resources 8:45 to 11:45 a.m. Jan. 16 at Andrew Jackson School, 1213 S. 12th St. For more info, call Karisa Barlow, 267-294-1241 or Elizabeth Pinckney, 267-885-9901.
holds a General Membership Meeting 7 to 8 p.m. at Mt. Moriah Baptist Church, 410 Wharton St. [email protected]. dickinsonsquarewest.org.
holds a January 2015 Education Meeting 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at a location TBD (e-mail [email protected] for more information). [email protected]. epcrossing.org.
holds an MLK Day of Service 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 19 at Francis Scott Key Elementary School, 2230 S. Eighth St. [email protected]. lomophilly.org.
, 2433 S. 15th St., hosts an Art workshop 9:30 a.m. ($1), Learn to crotchet or knit 10:30 a.m. (Free), and Musical Rockers 1 p.m. (Free) Jan. 15; Zumba class 9:30 a.m. ($4) and Pokeno 1 p.m. (Free) Jan. 16; the Cen-ter will be closed Jan. 19 for MLK Day; Theater group 1 p.m. (Free) Jan. 20; and Men’s Bull Session 10:30 a.m. (Free) and Movie Club 1 p.m. (Free) Jan. 21. 215-717-1971. caringpeoplealliance.org
holds a St. Rita’s Novena of Healing Mass Jan. 18 with confessions 1 to 2 p.m. and mass at 2 p.m. at the Shrine, 1166 S. Broad St. 215-546-8333. saintritashrine.org.
, recommends a Movie Night hosted by the 17th District Police 6 p.m. Jan. 16 at the District (Contact Officer McCrea with any questions, 215-685-1747); and hosts Bike the Loop at FDR park 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. Jan. 18 (meeting at Breezy’s Cafe, 1200 Point Breeze Ave.). [email protected]. newboldneighbors.org.
rec-ommends the The Second Street Irish So-ciety’s 2015 essay contest. Neighborhood children who will be freshmen in a Catho-lic High School in the 2015-’16 school year are eligible. E-mail [email protected] for the essay question and details. Essays are due March 1.
, 405 Queen St., hosts a Member-ship Meeting: Quality of Life & Bylaws 7:30 to 9 p.m. Jan. 15 at Istanbul Lounge, 216 South St.; and recommends Baby and Toddler Storytimes 10:15 to 11:45 a.m. Jan. 20 at the Charles Santore Library, 932 S. Seventh St. 215-339-0975. [email protected]. qvna.org.
, holds a Zoning Meeting 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 20 at the Constitu-tion Health Plaza Conference Center, 1930 S. Broad St. [email protected]. sbsna.org.
, 1901 Christian St., holds a Community Impact Meeting 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 15 at the SOSNA office; a Safety Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m. Jan. 15 at the office; recommends a Stanton Commu-nity Partner Playground Committee 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the office; a Clean & Green Meeting 7 to 8 p.m. Jan. 20 at the office; and a Zoning Committee Meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Jan. 21 at the office. southofsouth.org. 215-732-8446.
holds an MLK Day Celebration 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 16 at the Center, 1941 Christian St. [email protected].
will be run-ning its 2015 Christmas Tree Recycling Program 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Jan. 17 at the fol-lowing drop-off locations: Broad and Christian streets; 20th and Hartranft streets; and 15th and Bigler streets.
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ince she set upon her professional path while a Temple Universi-ty registrant, Emilie Krause could not comprehensively consider a career trajectory. Admitting her journey has bred better results than any she could have imagined, the 27-year-old is enjoying
her casual yet committed crusade by playing Belle in Arden Theatre Co.’s production of “Beauty and the Beast.”
“I love the work, period, and see as bonuses having a long run and fraternizing with a generous audience,” the resident of the 900 block of South Bodine Street said of making her third turn in an Arden Children’s Theatre offering. “It influences my interests in displaying simplicity on stage and endeavoring to be present in the moment.”
Through Feb. 8, the Queen Village inhabitant is addressing ad-venture and acceptance with revered cast and crew members,
including fellow South Philadelphian Matteo Scammell as the titular titan and director Whit MacLaughlin, also
her peers within New Paradise Laboratories. Hav-ing inspected beautifully illustrated versions of the
fairy tale as a girl, she is delighting in directing at-tention to the story’s emphasis on acknowledging and
welcoming one’s growth and admiring others’ ability to derive strength from struggles. “Whenever I work on a project, I want to support the other
artists and help them to feel as if they are in a safe place to create,” Krause said of seeing her colleagues’ chief chore being the need to know their importance in inspiring ingenuity. “That’s particularly true when dealing with children’s theater.”
As the medium allows for artistic interpretation, the theatrical entity has made modifications to the account, leading to the emer-gence of “its own Belle,” the female lead noted. The portrayer add-ed crowds have included enraptured reactions from children, who
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have often come to know the creation only through film.
“I’ve really enjoyed helping them to see the play involved in putting on a play,” Krause said, with a nod to the interactive post-staging exchanges with youngsters as a boon to the run. “As a theater profes-sional, there are so many things to work on, but at the end of the day, the room is shared and that notion includes the audi-ence because we’re looking to instruct as much as we are trying to entertain.”
Having entered into the world of chil-dren’s theater for the Arden’s 2011 ren-dition of “Charlotte’s Web,” the thespian confessed to an initial inability to realize the scope of the genre but through the company, for whom she also appeared in last year’s “Sideways Stories form Way-side School,” she has comprehended the professionalism and artistry necessary to mount a monumental production. With that awareness, she finds herself nourish-ing notions of novelty, much like Belle.
“I’m grateful for the freedom within chil-dren’s theater,” Krause said. “The whole concept of this type of storytelling goes a long way to helping people know that no matter what age we are, we need interac-tion to encourage new ways to appreciate the world.”
HAVING ALWAYS IDENTIFIED as an artist, the Ambler product explored ballet, music and painting as a youth yet came to think the-ater could complement another childhood interest.
“I was a huge bookworm,” Krause said of regarding reading as a huge help in fos-tering her focus. “I was a shy kid, so I saw books as being invaluable. As I grew old-er, I started to believe in theater as a way of living inside a story in a very palpable manner.”
Also seeing the discipline as engender-ing empathy and compassion, she decided on the City of Brotherly Love as a compel-ling location to capture the essence of her budding enthusiasm. Choosing not to ob-sess over how she might advance through the ranks and become a renowned hire, she elected to treat forecasting with all due ne-glect.
“My only plan is to become better,” Krause said. “What I’ve experienced is superior to what I could have conceived anyway, so I’m taking each opportunity as a chance to grow.”
She secured her first role through Brat Productions, appearing in ’08’s “User 927” and helping the company to terrify locals in ’09’s Whitman-situated “Haunted
Poe.” Since her ’10 graduation from Tem-ple, the performer has established fruitful relationships with PlayPenn, the Philadel-phia Theatre Workshop, People’s Light & Theatre, Simpatico Theatre Project, the Wilma Theater, the Philadelphia Artists’ Collective, Inis Nua and Lantern Theater companies and Theatre Exile, 1340 S. 13th St. While she loves honoring the impact of traditional theater, she has honed fascina-tion for the devised variety through her company member status with New Para-dise Laboratories, which creates “surpris-ing, meticulous, spiritually challenging and wholly distinctive experimental the-ater productions that investigate physical expression, on stage and in life.”
“It requires a different sort of artistry,” Krause said of her nearly three-year commitment to the company, which has yielded duties in “Prom,” which took the troupe to North Carolina; “the Adults,” a FringeArts show that offers a spin on An-ton Chekhov’s “The Seagull”; and “27,” another FringeArts piece that looks at mu-sicians who died at the title age. “Going in, we’re without the support of a script, and that can be terrifying, but Whit does a bril-liant job of guiding us. I think the freedom I find in devised works helps me with more traditional pieces.”
Having starred with her in custom-ary and conceived efforts, Scammell has earned her respect, with Krause saying she envies him as the Beast because he is able to drive the action rather than be a reac-tionary presence.
“I want to chew on characters like that going forward,” she said. “I know I can’t force anything, though.”
Krause will continue to concretize her evolution come April, when she stars in Theatre Exile’s “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” alongside East Passyunk Cross-ing’s Jake Blouch. Add work with Light-ning Rod Special, another New Paradise Laboratories creation and preparation for this year’s FringeArts pageant, and one can definitely say she has benefited from choosing dedication over consternation.
“Philadelphia is an incredible place for artists,” Krause said. “I love being among so many enthused individuals. They’re as inspirational as the plays we perform.” SPR
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Contact Managing Editor Joseph Myers at [email protected] or ext. 124. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/lifestyles.
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’ve been called many things by read-ers of this column, but never “original.” Continuing the tradition of stealing the best ideas from other people, I recently
read about the publishing of an erotic novel about the tight end (no jokes, please) of the New England Patriots, Rob Gronkowski, otherwise known affectionately as “Gronk.” The novel — “A Gronking To Remember” — has given your columnist an idea for his own piece of erotic fiction about the recent-ly disclosed man love between New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the owner of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones.
In recent weeks, Christie has been a prominent visitor to Jones’ private stadium box during Cowboys’ football games (edi-tor’s note: this column was written before it was known whether Christie traveled to Green Bay for the NFC Divisional playoff game against Dallas or if he proved a good luck charm again). On the matter of Chris-tie’s being a good luck charm, would it be unkind of me to believe that Jones could have chosen a smaller good luck charm such as his grandfather’s wedding ring?
In my novel, I plan to trace the unfairness of complaints by Christie haters at the gov-ernor’s attendance at Cowboys’ games paid for by Mr. Jones. Warning — to those of you who dare gripe about Christie’s affec-tion for Mr. Jones and his team, I hope you don’t have to travel frequently on a traffic artery into the state of New Jersey. Some nitpickers claim that Christie (whom I refer to in my novel as Lap-Bandito, a Mexican nickname given to him by David Letter-man) violated the ethics code of New Jer-sey. Your columnist admits to not being fa-miliar with the Jersey ethics code (although it has a kind of a ring to it that may make it into a Bruce Springsteen song in the near future), but if it is at all like the ethics code in our own state, it is impossible to violate. It is true that these same Cowboys are part owners of Legends Hospitality, operators of the observatory at 1 World Trade Cen-ter, which is expected to open soon. The edifice will be operated by the Port Author-ity of New York and New Jersey, which is jointly controlled by Christie and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. However, how can anyone believe that two years ago Christie threw the contract Jones’ way in the hope that he would get a trip to Cowboys playoff games? The word “playoffs” and the Dal-
las Cowboys didn’t go together in the same sentence since 2009. The governor of New Jersey may be larger than life (or at least the Hindenburg before his lap band surgery), but he is not clairvoyant. But enough po-litical tomfoolery, let’s get to the plot of my fictional novel.
The novel opens a month before the ’14 season at Cowboys preseason camp. Jones is leaving a porta-potty when he spots a large man in a bright orange sweater inside a hospitality tent daintily fingering a rack of ribs. It turns out to be Christie, who rushes over to hug Jones and gets barbecue sauce all over Jerry’s $1,000 gray suit. Jerry’s mind is in a tizzy — Is there such a thing as man love at first sight? Has anyone else looked as good in the color orange? Will I be able to get barbecue sauce off my suit? These are the thoughts that almost cause Jones to become weak in the knees. It turns out that Christie has been a lifelong Cow-boys fan ever since he first saw a video about the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders (“Debbie Does Dallas” was about a Cow-boys cheerleader, wasn’t it?). The governor has decided to spend his vacation at Dallas training camp in the hope that he would be able to get an autograph from quarterback Tony Romo. Almost in a swoon, Jones finds himself asking Christie, “Aren’t you warm in that orange sweater in 95-degree heat, big boy?” No men ever bonded more quickly except for maybe Damon and Py-thias or Siegfried and Roy.
The two men talked long into the night — Jones with his bourbon and water — Christie with his double thick chocolate milkshake. Jones talked endlessly about the virtues of a flat tax. Christie about the art of traffic management. After that night, both men agreed that if by some stroke of fortune Romo managed to get through De-cember without choking in close games and the Cowboys made the playoffs, that Christie would have a place of honor dur-ing the playoffs beside the Dallas owner. Jones thought he was making a joke when he added, “And make sure you wear that sexy orange sweater.” Christie, being a serious sort, responded by sending the sweater to the dry cleaners.
My novel ends in the owner’s private box at the stadium. Dallas has just won the Super Bowl (this is fiction, folks). Christie and Jones are embracing amidst pernicious rumors that their man love is something more. The Dallas cheerleaders are adorned in orange sweaters, but still manage to look slutty. Christie thinks, if only the Republican primaries would be this easy. Jones thinks, the guy still has barbecue sauce on his fingers.
I have already been offered big bucks for the film rights by the Lifetime Channel. SPR
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f one believes the party line, then he or she is as confident as anyone that fre-quent Oscar snubbee Julianne Moore will finally take home her first trophy
for her leading role in “Still Alice.” The project and the performance are the stuff the Academy salivates over. Moore plays the title character, a brilliant linguist and neurologist who teaches at Columbia, and shockingly develops early-onset Alzheim-er’s at 50. Alice’s mental state deteriorates fast, and Moore uses all the acting tools in her arsenal to project her character’s tricky mix of wit and degradation.
Some have derided “Still Alice” as a movie-of-the-week weepie, and it is true this will hardly go down as one of Moore’s strongest flicks. The film moves at a pal-pably telegraphed place, and a subplot in-volving a potential suicide plan falls flat in a way that’s insulting to viewer intelli-gence, not to mention that of the character and the mentally ill at large. And Moore, for all her characteristically masterful craftsmanship, doesn’t so much deliver the female performance of the year as add a notch to her prestige-studded belt.
But “Still Alice” plainly addresses some unexpected horrors (namely, such a pa-tient’s probability of passing the disease on to her children), and allows certain characters, like Alice’s husband, played by Alec Baldwin, to retain their self-serving flaws to the bitter end. The enterprise is far less compromising than something one would see on Lifetime, and while Alice’s childhood flashbacks are an irksome way to illustrate faded memories, the tragic vividness with which she faces down her fate has streaks of tough revelation.
Also co-starring with Moore are Kate Bosworth, Hunter Parrish, and an espe-cially effective Kristen Stewart, all of whom play Alice’s children, who may or may not inherit her condition. Some of the film’s most graceful moments involve these actors’ approaches to achieving understanding in regard to their chang-ing mom, which is easier said than done, especially when one’s own life hangs in the balance. There is a certain affliction template that “Still Alice” follows, but largely, thanks to Moore and company, it overcomes its ailments.
Tom Hardy and Matthias Schoenaerts go head to head in this surprisingly gripping crime drama from the director of Schoen-aerts’s breakout vehicle, “Bullhead.” Both actors are gripping as opponents embroiled in a war over a woman (Noomi Rapace), a dog and a sketchy neighborhood history. James Gandolfini costars in his final screen role.
Comment and see the trailers for this week’s movies at southphillyreview.com/arts-and-enter-tainment/movies.
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$15.95. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Ben Franklin Parkway. 215-299-1000. ansp.org.
Through Jan. 25. Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 Germantown Ave. 215-247-0476. woodmereartmuseum.org.
: Through Feb. 1. Tickets: $30-$45. Wal-nut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. walnutstreettheatre.org.
: Through Feb. 1. Tickets: $15-$25. The Skybox at the Adrienne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215-923-8909. mauckingbird.org.
Through Feb. 1. Tickets: $10-$25. 265 S. Broad St. 215-893-9456. wilmatheater.org.
: Through Feb. 2. Tickets: Free-$22. The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-278-7000. barnesfoundation.org.
Through Feb. 8. Tickets: $12-$36. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. ardentheatre.org.
Through Feb. 16. Tick-ets: Free-$8. American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave. 215-389-1776. americanswedish.org.
Through March 1. Tickets: $20-$85. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550.
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walnutstreettheatre.org. Through March 22. Tickets: $25-$55.
Penn’s Landing Playhouse at the Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd. 855-448-7469. thedivorceesclub.com.
Through April 5. Tickets: Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100. philamuseum.org.
Through April 12. Tickets: $15.50-$29.50. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215-448-1200. fi.edu.
Through April 26. Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.
Through May. Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.
Now open. Tickets: Free-$12. National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Inde-pendence Mall East. 215-923-3811. nmajh.org.
Through March 15. Tickets: $15-$50. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. ardentheatre.org.
“Doubt: A Parable” is John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer and Tony-winning play that pits stoic and severe Sis-ter Aloysius against a progressive and popular Father Flynn through Feb. 15. Tickets: $10-$56. St. Stephen’s Theater, 923 Ludlow St. 215-829-0395. lanterntheater.org.
Chubby Checker, a former Queen Village resident and South Philadelphia High product, and The Wildcats celebrate the 55th anniversary of “The Twist” 9 p.m. Jan. 17 at Resorts Super-star Theater. Tickets: $30-$40. 1133 Boardwalk, At-lantic City, N.J. 1-800-745-3000.ticketmaster.com.
Shore to do holds comedic court in Center City through Jan. 17.
Tickets: $20-$36. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215-496-9001. heliumcomedy.com.
combines performance art, opera, ballet and drag through Jan. 17. Tickets: $20-$50. Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts, 3680 Walnut St. 215-898-3900 annenbergcenter.org.
keeps Luna Theater Company’s Season of Seduction rolling with Patrick Marber’s play of desire, betrayal and the pursuit of happi-ness at all costs through Feb. 7. Tickets: $15-$25. Luna Theater, 620 S. Eighth St. 215-704-0033. lunatheater.org.
tells the tale of a South African soccer phenom who flees to England but when her lover, Pretty Mbane, goes missing, she’s forced to return Jan. 16-Feb. 8. Tick-ets: $15-$36. Main Stage at The Adrienne, 2030 Sansom St. 215-568-8077. interacttheatre.org.
team up to Celebrate the Movies with a sing-along to “Frozen,” Flower Show prize packages and more noon-3 p.m. Jan. 17. Tickets: Free-$13. 201 S. Columbus Blvd. 215-925-7465. phsonline.org.
will celebrate the cata-logue of the great Canadian singer-songwriter 8 p.m. Jan. 17. Tickets: $10-$12. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. worldcafelive.com.
explores cryptozoology and the real animals that inspire mythical beasts Jan. 17-19. Tickets: Free-$15.95. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-299-1000. ansp.org.
featurung KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, Public Enemy, Naughty by Nature and MC Lyte, spin it old school 7:30 p.m. Jan. 18. Tickets: $55.45-$83.75. Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, Atlantic City, NJ. 800-736-1420. ticketmaster.com.
is an LGBT mixer, sponsored by Independence Business Alliance and the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund 6 p.m. Jan. 20. Free. Three Logan Square, 1717 Arch St., 51st floor. facebook.com/events/1381124272182952.
renew their Keystone State rivalry 7 p.m. Jan. 20. Tickets: $45-$200. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. flyers.nhl.com.
Through Jan. 16. Tickets: $20-$140.50. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kimmelcenter.org.
Through Jan. 17. Tickets: $17.50-$20. The Painted Bride, 230 Vine St. 215-925-9914. paintedbride.org.
Through Jan. 17. Tickets: $40-$150. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. philorch.org.
Through Jan. 18. Tickets: Free-$10. The Rosen-bach Museum and Library, 2008-10 Delancey Place. 215-732-1600. rosenbach.org.
Through Jan. 24. Tickets: Free-
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Through 2019. Tickets: Free-$15. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. penn.museum.
11 a.m.-3 p.m. Jan. 15. Tickets: Free-$17. Please Touch Museum, Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, 4231 Avenue of the Republic. 215-581-3181.
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Royal Tavern: 937 E. Passyunk Ave., 215-389-6694, royaltavern.com, $
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ast Sunday, The New York Times named Philadel-phia as the third most important destination in the world to visit this year, and it is the No. 1 place to visit in America.
Philadelphia “is the making of an outdoor oasis” was the headline. The new Dilworth Park with skating rink and café by Jose Garces, the Delaware River develop-ment, Schuylkill River Park and boardwalk and outdoor beer gardens were just a few bon mots that the world now has read.
I assume the editors had no room to mention the ever-growing restaurant scene. I think 2015 is going to be a banner year with a bumper crop of diverse restaurants popping up like hearty root vegetables. I am looking into my culinary crystal ball and have come up with a wish list. Brussels sprouts and kale jumped the shark the in-stant these items appeared on every bar menu in the city and outlying counties. I would like to see multi-colored roasted carrots, parsnips, Swiss chard, leeks and other seasonal winter vegetables.
Although I enjoy a juicy roast chicken, I wish a few chefs would bring venison back. Pheasant is delicious as well, but alas we can get only the farm-raised variety.
Using fruits in season should turn up more often on the dessert list. Cheeses, especially local ones, are sometimes listed as a starter, but I prefer them at the end of the meal and before dessert.
Someone should invent a “restaurant tracker,” an instant device that lets us know about all the new restaurants we are looking forward to visiting this year.
I have yet to visit Palladino’s, which opened last month on East Passyunk Avenue, but chef Luke Palladino’s on-line menu made me so hungry, I had to run downstairs and make lunch.
I am counting the days until Ben Puchow-itz and Shawn Darragh open Bing Bing Dim
Sum, 1648 E. Passyunk Ave. Their inexpensive, tasty and warming dishes I so enjoyed at their Cheu Noodle Bar make it the kind of place I could visit several times a month.
Last spring, chef Joncarl Lachman, who opened Noord in May ’13, told me he was eyeing a spot for a French/Moroccan bistro. He expected to visit France and Moroc-co for culinary inspiration. Looks as if he has succeeded. Lachman will open a fully-licensed restaurant at 943 S. Ninth St. French bistro dishes, tagines, lamb and goat may take pride of place when he opens this spring.
The long-shuttered Frankie Bradley’s will get new life this year. It was once an old-fashioned steakhouse where politicians gathered for Scotch, martinis and good Ameri-can fare.
Jose Garces has resurrected Old Original Bookbinder’s and re-christened it The Olde Bar. The restaurant had a “tourist trap” air about it for so many years but when I was a girl, the great American seafood menu was first-rate. Bring back snapper soup, oysters and clams, and I
will be content.I think the city has exhausted its tap on burger places.
It may be America’s favorite sandwich, but I would wel-come a simple place for unusual sandwiches along with a hot bowl of soup on a winter’s day.
For me, pizza is a food group. I never tire of it. I would not be surprised if new pizza restaurants popped up around town this year.
Last fall, Andrew Knowlton, restaurant writer for Bon Appetite, named High Street on Market as the second best new restaurant of ’13. My brunch there in November of that year was one of the finest meals I had in recent memory. Chef Eli Kulp and owner Ellen Yin have put to-gether a casual spot where dishes are turned out using local, in-season ingredients. Now Kulp is at a. Kitchen. I should make a return visit.
Center City Restaurant Week begins Jan. 18 to 23 and continues Jan. 25 to 30. The third annual East Passyunk Restaurant Week will take place Feb. 22 to 29.
South Street Diner: 140 South St., 215-627-5258, southstreet-diner.com, $ SPR
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SUPER SUNDAY HOAGIE FUNDRAISER
hough her genes would suggest comfort with cook-ing thanks to her parents’ culinary mastery, Maryann
Brancaccio had not known that meal preparation was truly in her blood until October 2003 when she and spouse Maria Vanni opened august, 1247 S. 13th St. Fast forward more than a decade, and the surefire chef has established a lauded loca-tion for lovers of Italian fare.
“I just had a feeling we would work out well here,” the Bella Vista inhabitant said of the 34-seat Passyunk Square-based restaurant’s success. “It’s our home and it helps us to show our dedication to knowing this neighborhood.”
Brancaccio and Vanni acquired the space through a friend and combined their knowledge of nutrition to actualize their vi-sion for an homage to their Ital-ian roots. The former figure, a 1997 alumnus of The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College,
initially saw the site as a reflec-tion of her rebellious identity and has come to value it as a venue for sharing well wishes and delicious dishes.
“I knew I wasn’t a 9-to-5 per-son, so the appeal right away was working for myself,” Bran-caccio said. “Years have passed, and I’ve really enjoyed interact-ing with people and preparing these items for them.”
An old Roman recipe yielded her Roasted Peppers with An-chovies and Capers creation, which she confessed to loving so much that she eats it daily. The addition of Asiago cheese offers a modern update, but no matter the contents, the appe-tizer and its menu companions prove that she has become a bona fide beneficiary of a strong cooking lineage.
“I’ve been happy to discover
what’s in me,” Brancaccio said of nourishing such confidence that she would love to pit her bolognese against chef Bobby Flay’s for “Throwdown! with Bobby Flay.” “More than 11 years in, we consider ourselves very fortunate.”
Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Roast the peppers until their skin
blisters, approximately 20 to 30 minutes, and slice in strips. Place the oil, garlic, capers and anchovies in a sauté pan, and cook over medium heat until the fish start to dissolve.
Add the peppers, parsley, ba-sil, salt and pepper, and sauté un-til heated through. Brancaccio adds sliced, aged Asiago cheese to the top when serving. Serves four.
Comment at southphillyreview.com/food-and-drink/features.
augustOwners: Maryann Brancaccio and
Maria Vanni Opened: October 2003
1247 S. 13th St. 215-468-5926
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Photos by R ichard Barnes
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It's that time of year again in which YOU — the loyal readers of the South Philly Review — get a say. Like previous years, the 2015 Readers' Choice Awards feature 40 categories ranging from food and drink to people and places. Here's your chance to win a gift certificate to the Re-view advertiser of your choice in our March 12 Spring Guide. Ballots will be chosen at random with a grand prize of $100, $50 for second place and $25 for third place. You have until 5 p.m. Feb. 23 to tell us what you think ranks at the top, but there are a few rules:
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hCAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): Keep a watchful eye on money and belongings. A sob story will prey on your
mind, but much of it will be a lie. Let this misleading person know you are not deceived. Lucky number: 479.
AAQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): Marital or partnership moodiness makes you question relationships. Someone is
being manipulative. You are being forced to cope with annoying problems, but you will not allow anyone to make decisions for you. Lucky number: 561.
SPISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): A tense work issue con-tinues to linger. Judging by the way this week’s discussion
begins, it promises to become worse. Be ready to defend prin-ciples in an argument. Lucky number: 254.
DARIES (March 21 to April 20): People who like to take their time will tend to slow you down. Someone will bug
you about a money or work matter and will expect you to give in to their demands. Don’t expect to make much progress. Lucky number: 376.
FTAURUS (April 21 to May 20): An unexpected revela-tion will cause business tension. Do not take what you
hear too personally. Your social life may become bumpy as new people try to assert influence. You may have to grin and bear a difficult situation. Lucky number: 193.
GGEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Caution is advised when dealing with in-laws, visitors, travel and educational pur-
suits. Keep calm when someone says something upsetting, as you’re dealing with conflicting decisions. Lucky number: 204.
HCANCER (June 21 to July 22): A group project needs further discussion, especially around finances. Look at
new ideas on how to make the budget stretch as far as possible. Be especially wary of a smooth-talking salesperson. Lucky num-ber: 768.
aLEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): You are eager to launch a project, but other people are indecisive. This venture will
struggle if you push them before they are ready. Occupy yourself with other things until you get the green light. Lucky number:
390.
sVIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): A change in arrangements will seem like a good idea. New plans appear to go well,
but they may not work out as smoothly as you think. Learn from the past, and do something different. Lucky number: 132.
dLIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): You are being expected to tackle odd jobs or tidying and cleaning in the course
of your daily routine. You would rather focus on philosophical questions. If your energy slumps, rest, and safeguard your health. Lucky number: 860.
fSCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): Failure to see eye to eye with someone in authority will be the reason for an un-
pleasant squabble. This unhappy situation will make you irritable and depressed. Start standing up for your rights. Lucky number: 685.
gSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): Gossip generates tense feelings at work. Someone will test your loyalty. He
or she can trust you, but you are starting to wonder if you can trust that person. A friend may be drawn into a money scam, so be sure not to become part of it, too. Lucky number: 724. SPR
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HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHEREACROSS 1. Naughty 4. Decree 8. Commercials 11. Whirl 15. Half of a ’50s comedy pair 16. Wading bird 17. Piece of glass
from Málaga? 19. Dried meat from Ankara? 22. Comfy seats 23. Go out __ limb 24. Will name 25. Bar, in law 27. Harps of old 28. Colorful fishes 30. Lifeless 33. 90˚ from WSW 35. Scorch 36. Rodent home in
Vientiane? 42. Just sitting
there 44. Shines 45. Heartaches 47. Thurman’s
namesakes 50. Uncommon 52. Bradley & Ames 54. River that flows
through Rome 55. Put up a fight 57. Cardiology test:
abbr. 60. Flurry 61. Size up 62. Game site 63. One who makes
points 65. War casualty,
for short 67. Grazing area 68. Ice cream from
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72. Small digit 75. __ de plume 76. Pampered 77. Foil alternative 79. Netanyahu’s
successor 84. Morns, for short 86. Nov. 1 honorees 87. Have goals 88. Polio fighter 89. Evasive 90. Child’s game 92. Stop going
in the wrong direction
93. Balcony grill 95. Ili’ili’s location 100. Slangy reply 102. Transportation in North Carolina? 105. Resin sources 108. FBI lab evidence 109. “The __”; 1983-1987 TV series 110. Hank’s kin 112. One of the Three Musketeers 117. “Am I right __
right? 119. Spot 121. Atlantic port, for
short 122. Violin from
North Central Africa?
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128. like these letters 129. 1974 Best Actor
Emmy winner 130. Preceding periods 131. Coffee holders 132. __ Missouri 133. Haze 134. After expenses
DOWN 1. Chew out 2. Invite 3. Stubborn 4. Pacific Island
cruise stop 5. European
peninsula 6. Word with bag
or port 7. Disapproving
click 8. Chef garbs 9. Moisture 10. Word in
brackets 11. ASPCA advice 12. Pants or pliers 13. Concerning 14. Monster’s home 15. Sandy mounds 17. Coll. football
day 18. Canucks’ org. 19. Trike rider 20. Word of
agreement 21. City 90 miles NE
of San Bernardino, California
26. Put away 29. __ bread 31. Holiday fare 32. Class for émigrés:
abbr. 34. The __; group
that sang “Pinball Wizard”
36. Was a pioneer 37. Not new 38. Scraps 39. “Exodus” author 40. “... knows if
you’ve been bad or good, __...”
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members 43. Building site 46. Yrbk. section 47. Russia’s __
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FOURTH ANNIVERSARYMarch 1, 1919 - January 16, 2011
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“Happy Sweet 16”
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yesterday.
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hen she transferred from Prep Charter High School, 1928 Point Breeze Ave., to Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School, 1736 S.
10th St., in 2013, Ciani Cryor brought a revered pass-first mentality to the basket-ball team. Discovering the fun of comple-menting teammates’ buckets with her own, the gutsy guard began to shoot more, with proof of her respectable range coming Jan. 7 when she reached 1,000 career points.
“It’s definitely not something I had thought of years ago because as a leader, I saw myself as someone who needed to set people up,” the 17-year-old said Tues-day at her East Passyunk Crossing-based school. “I learned to like scoring and now that I have started to shoot the ball more, I feel I’m more of an asset.”
The Southwest Philly inhabitant hit the four-digit milestone in the Saints’ 78-15 home court annihilation of Little Flower. Needing 18 points for the mark, she gener-ated them in the frenetic first quarter, with the historic figure coming via a fastbreak layup.
“I have to confess that even though scor-ing isn’t my main thing, I wanted to hit 1,000 that game because I wanted it out of the way so I could focus on team goals,” Cryor said. “I feel blessed to have an in-dividual honor, but that’s not what I’m all about.”
The 5-foot-5 force found herself so committed to capturing more glory for the club, which last year won the Catholic League and District 12 City title on its way to a 29-1 haul, that she entered this campaign not knowing her proximity to the mark. Former Saints’ coach Letty Santarelli suggested Cryor contact ex-Prep Charter head man Paul Reiser for her tal-lies when she hoisted jumpers at the West Passyunk institution. Despite not having ledgers from every contest, Cryor took the agreed-upon total and viewed adding a comma to her scoring column as a second-ary yet no less satisfactory element of her senior season.
“We have a very strong team, and I love having such a role in what Coach P. is looking to get us to believe,” she said of first-year leader Andrea Peterson. “For a long time, everybody only talked about the
boys’ team here, so it’s been great to have us develop our swagger, too.”
Cryor especially enjoys that she is gain-ing more renown as a reliable presence through playing parochial foes, as she ad-mitted that Public League opposition did not often require that she and the Huskies put out intense effort.
“At Neumann-Goretti, I feel there’s more preparation and execution,” she said. “My motto is ‘Go hard, or go home,’ so I’m definitely getting more out of this, with all due respect to my time in the Pub-lic League.”
Because of the immersion and her con-stantly evolving maturity and focus, Cryor contends that the Saints have formed a tight circle and have even more camara-derie and commitment than last year’s
championship roster.“We’re accountable to one another, and
we love getting a better feel for how to become even more in sync,” the perpetu-ally positive floor general said. “Frankly, I think other teams should be scared to play us because we’re so focused on our mission.”
CRYOR HAS BEEN crafting her tenacious mindset since her early grade school days, with her three older brothers playing piv-otal parts in her hoops journey.
“I’ve never gone light on myself,” she said. “I’ve had great motivators in my life, especially my mother, so I’ve developed great faith in myself.”
Devoting herself to developing mental and physical fortitude, Cryor called on her
Prep Charter tenure and Amateur Athletic Union involvement to reflect her appre-ciation for great mentors, with becoming a successor to those voices an unplanned boon.
“I do appreciate that my teammates look to me to be a motivator,” she said. “I love seeing us improve, and I love winning.”
Early on, her skill set and ambition brought interest from colleges and univer-sities but not the amount that she felt she should have merited from being a selfless and tireless performer. Joining the AAU’s Philly Belles, she earned even more looks, with last year’s success for Neumann-Goretti, for whom she averaged 12.5 points in earning First-Team All-Catholic honors and Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association District 12 AA MVP kudos, helping suitors such as Georgia Tech University and Rutgers Univer-sity, where former Prep Charter standout Kahleah Copper stars, to take notice. In November, Cryor announced her decision to head to Georgia Tech, whose personnel she commends as “lovable” and enthused about the squad’s prospects with her helm-ing the point.
“Coach [MaChelle] Joseph sees a lot in me, and I want to be a great competitor for the Yellow Jackets,” Cryor said of looking forward to matriculating in the Peach State and playing Atlantic Coast Conference be-hemoths such as Duke University and the University of North Carolina. “Beyond bas-ketball, though, I’m interested in becoming a better person, too.”
Though Cryor, who intends on majoring in business administration with a minor in sports, science and technology, anticipates a fantastic career at Georgia Tech, which has generated high marks from evaluators for its recruiting class, she wants to arrive on cam-pus with even more memories from her high school sojourn. The Saints advanced to the State Class AA final a year ago, falling 58-50 to part with their pursuit of perfection. Due to this year’s improved cohesiveness, she ex-pects her unit not only to return to the cham-pionship duel but to walk away the victor.
“We want to do this for one an-other,” Cryor said. “It’s great to think about last year, but we have unfinished business.” SPR
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Barry Playground, 18th and Johnston streets, seeks instructors for its tutoring, martial arts, tumbling, yoga, zumba fit-ness and other health options classes. Contact Anthony, 215-685-1886, or [email protected].
Neumann-Goretti outfielder Bay To committed to Fairleigh Dickinson Univer-sity, becoming the seventh senior Saints player to determine his postsecondary education stop.
The Edward O’Malley Athletic Associa-tion, 144 Moore St., is accepting basket-ball registrations for ages 3 to 7. Games will be at 9:30, 10:15 and 11 a.m. on Saturdays beginning Feb. 7. Cost is $30. Contact Coach John, 215-266-4195.
The 2300 Arena, 2300 S. Swanson St., will host Tuesday Night Boxing Jan. 20. Tickets are $35 for reserved corner, $50 for general reserved and $75 for ringside. Call 215-364-9000, or visit wanatix.com.
Registration is open for the Feb. 14 Cu-pid’s Undie Run, which raises funds for the Children’s Tumor Foundation. Visit cupidsundierun.com/city/philadelphia/ for information on the event to occur at Xfinity Live!, 1100 Pattison Ave.
The Taney Dragons, who use Palumbo Recreation Center as their hub and who feature South Philly roster members, re-ceived Team of the Year commendation from the Philadelphia Sports Writers As-sociation. The unit, which finished third out of eight American clubs at the Little League Baseball World Series, will attend an awards dinner in Cherry Hill tomor-row.
Guerin Recreation Center, 16th and Jackson streets, hosts beginner and ad-vanced red tiger tae kwon do classes 7 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays and 10 a.m. Saturdays. Tumbling classes for boys and girls ages 3 to 7 are 4 p.m. Thursdays and those for ages 8 and older will take place Friday afternoons. Cost is $5 per class. Contact 215-685-1894.
St. Richard of Chichester will host a de-signer handbag bingo to benefit its CYO
program tomorrow. Doors will open at 6 p.m., with action beginning at 7 p.m. in the St. Pio Catholic Regional School hall, 19th and Pollock streets. Tickets are $25 in advance and $30 at the door. Call the rectory, 215-468-4777.
Philadelphia University head coach Herb Magee will hold the “Shooting with Coach Herb Magee: On the Move & Off the Screen Clinic” for players of all ages on Jan. 19 at the institution, 4201 Henry Ave. The event will cost $60 per player and $30 per coach. Contact Kay Magee, [email protected] or 610-695-0629.
The ODDyssey Half Marathon, under the guidance of Queen Village’s Carl Ewald, is accepting registration for this year’s race. Cost is $69 to $89. Visit od-dysseyhalfmarathon.com.
The Philadelphia Phillies are accept-ing registrations for March 28’s 5K run concluding at Citizens Bank Park. The occasion will allow participants to sup-port their favorite charities. The cost is $50, with information available at phillies.com/5K.
The Southeast Youth Athletic Asso-ciation, Seventh and Bigler streets, is ac-cepting registrations for its winter sports programs. The association will hold coed basketball for ages 4 to 6, 7 to 8 and 9 to 10 and indoor soccer for ages 4 to 7 at the Taggart School gym, Fifth and Porter streets. The basketball fee is $40, and the soccer cost is $20, with the season running through mid-March. Register through [email protected]. Call 215-463-8802. The association will also be holding tryouts for a 9-and-younger travel baseball team. Contact Coach Ray, 215-852-5087.
The South Philadelphia Tennis Asso-ciation won the 2014 Community Tennis Association of the Year honor from the United States Tennis Association. The Passyunk Square-based organization is gearing up for its Winter Indoor 12 and Younger season at various locations, including Capitolo Playground and the Hawthorne Cultural Center. Contact Bry-an Hughes, 215-528-0196, or [email protected].
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21XX S. WOODSTOCK ST. Beautiful Renovation, 3 bed, Tree lined St $139,900
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25XX S. CARLISLE ST. Lovely, 3 Bed mod. hm., close to Subway Asking $179,900
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22XX S. 17TH ST. Newbold South, Spac 4 Bed, H/W floors $173,900
25XX S. 18TH ST. Girard Estate, Lovely Upgraded 4 Bed, Many Extras! $299,900
25XX S. MOLE ST. 3 Bed, Semi-mod home on fantastic block. $159,900
16XX S. 21ST Very Large 3 Bed in need of Renovation $89,900
22XX CANTRELL ST. Updated 2 Bed cozy modern Hm move in cond $76,800
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32XX S. 17TH Rarely offered fully renovated large Packer Park home. Asking $439,900
28XX S. 16TH Very Nice 3 Bed Marconi Park West Home A Asking $228,900
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19XX MORRIS ST. LG 1st Fl. Garage & 1 Bed Apt $179,000
