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12 Lifestyles:

By Joseph Myers

Mummers Parade preview: O Captains! Our Captains!Compiled by Joseph MyersMeet the men who will lead the Fancy Brigade Association clubs in New Year’s Day revelry.

Cardella: Radio daze: Part 5

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“(Donald) Trump and how stupid he’s been acting. You know what, though, if he goes against (Hillary) Clinton, he might just win.”

Judy Molina, 700 block of Porter

Street

“I pick the Amtrak train crash. That’s relevant to me because I used to be with SEPTA for 29 years, and that was just scary and sad to hear and read about.”

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To our Readers:What has 2015 meant for you, fellow

South Philadelphians? How have you grown, and how do you intend to keep maturing in whatever roles that you have? Are you looking to revamp parts of your life that have nagged you for too long? I can issue an emphatic “Yes” to that final inquiry, as I am striving not to be so afraid of change and more reverent toward what new situations can teach me. I had a feeling this time last year that 2015 would be per-sonally transformational and am slowly yet confidently working to take its lessons and go for all of my dreams as soon as 2016

commences. No matter your revelations and resolutions, I hope you feel likewise enlivened.

Joseph Myers South Philadelphia Review editor

To the Editor:Happy New Year... It is a phrase that is said all over our

country and other parts of the world at midnight on January 1. New Year’s Eve

is a big night in our culture. Most people are out celebrating or spending time with loved ones. However, if you head to South Philly, you’ll find that many homes are quiet and dark. Philadelphians know that the real celebration happens through the Mummers Parade.

The celebration begins bright and early as the first comic club struts down the street, continues through the fancies and string bands, moves into the Pennsylvania Convention Center for the brigades, and finishes on 2nd street. I’ve been asked by many friends from out of town to describe New Year’s Day in Philadelphia. I struggle to answer every time. How does one sum up 115 years of tradition, family, and city pride?

I can tell you this, when someone in Phil-adelphia wishes you a Happy New Year, it’s more than a greeting or pleasantry.

Happy New Year is a sincere wish for health and happiness in the coming year between friends. It is said with a hug and kiss instead of a handshake and with ex-citement and anticipation.

For older generations, it is a nod of re-membrance to years past. It holds the honor and pride of telling stories of earlier New Year’s celebrations and the duty of keeping the traditions alive.

For younger generations, it is a statement of hope, of promise for the future, and the responsibility to propel the New Year cel-ebrations into the future.

For out-of-towners, it is an invitation to join in our tradition, experience our culture, and maybe even march down 2nd street.

For the mummers competing, “Happy New Year” is an expression of friendly competition and the knowledge that no matter what happens, all clubs will cel-ebrate their hard work when it is over.

I do not hold membership with a Mum-mers club nor do I wear a suit on New Year’s Day, but the spirit of this great tradition runs deep in me. My family has

marched in the parade since the 1950s. The Mummers are my family. I have attended the parade for most of my life, and I can tell you there is no better way to usher in the new year.

The next time someone from the Phila-delphia wishes you a Happy New Year, know that it is said with sincerity and years of tradition. A true wish for health and hap-piness in the coming year.

Meghan Julia-Pallante Newark, Delaware

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more than a year, I have frequently stared at a TV screen that says “This channel will be available shortly.” Service interrup-tions can last anywhere from 15 minutes to hours. Last night, cable was out for hours. This time, the customer service person lo-cated in the Philippines said the reason was “upgrading equipment.” Really? Some-times the reason given is bad weather. Excuse me - I don’t have Dish TV. I am paying through the nose for cable. I don’t understand why this is happening because Comcast has been very reliable in the past. I think something is up. I feel sorry for the people who have the 3-in-1 package be-cause they don’t have TV, phone or Inter-net during these interruptions. Is anybody else experiencing these problems? More importantly, does anybody know what the real reason is behind these service inter-ruptions? I would like to write (Comcast Executive Vice President) David L. Cohen and ask him!

Marie Reginelli South Philadelphia

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windling dates on calendars can cause all sorts of joys and jitters to become apparent. Some people thrive on making and keeping New

Year’s resolutions while others either fail to follow through with their assertions or choose not to make any promises at all. Whatever your stance, I hope that you will agree with me that though life in South Philly is never dull, certain choices can sharpen its appeal. Here then is a collection of aims that could add a tad more joy to our journey through 2016.

10) Stop worshiping celebrities: I absolutely hate hearing about which celebrity is sleeping with whom and which famous fi gures are suing their managers, ex-lovers, nannies, bookies, whatever. I know that people love reading and conversing about well-heeled individuals’ troubles, but resolving to focus on our own lives might make us richer on a few levels.

9) Give more feedback to the South Philly Review: Good, bad, in the middle, please let us know how you think we are serving you and your neighborhoods. We want your ideas and observations because as you go, so do we.

8) Give up smoking: I am not a holder of holier-than-thou stances, but we all have a fi nite journey to enjoy. Why shorten your stay and ours by reaching for a confi rmed killer?

7) Avoid littering: Nothing irks me more than watching people throw garbage on the ground when trash cans abound. Such behavior reveals disrespect for the present

and the future and causes others to have to labor to counter laziness. Discard your disregard for cleanliness instead, please.

6) Limit your adulation of the Eagles: I am a huge football fan, and I know all about the joys of being a “homer,” but this team will not be going anywhere for at least a few seasons. I know it is tempting to root for them, especially given the shortness of their season, but the brevity of their schedule leads to the duration of your frustration. Fly away.

5) Reduce bickering over parking: Notice my choice of verb here. I know people will always LOVE to quarrel over parking, whether the debates come during winter when chairs go toward saving spaces or when developers pitch projects. Trust me; you will always have adequate options. Can’t fi nd a parking space in front of your house every single time? You do not have my condolences.

4) Offer more consideration to others: The holiday season is about to conclude, so I dread knowing that many people will likely let their kindness hibernate. Continue to consider the lives of others; no matter one’s possessions, aspirations, failings, or fears, each life is an exercise in appreciating potential.

3) Practice increased civic engagement: Think fast --- Who is the head of your civic association? Oh, you are not even aware that your community has a group? South Philly is loaded with amazing civic entities teeming with people who love making our collective lives better. Join their efforts.

2) Endow diversity with respect: You have every right to surround yourself only with those who look like and/or think like you do. I wish you good luck in staying satisfi ed with that, though.

1) Grace your families with love: No man or woman is an island. For those of us blessed to have families, showing our admiration and appreciation to our relatives leads to growth within our clans and strength within our different yet similar communities. It also makes handling life’s numerous stressors that much easier. SPR

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hough we covered the usual hand-ful of topics that intrigue us here at the South Philly Review (education, development, unsung heroes, volun-

teer and service efforts), this year was a signifi cant one in local politics. A native of South Philadelphia is just about to be sworn in as the next mayor of Philadel-phia. And a handful of neighbors even ran for City Council with intriguing cam-paigns from Tom Wyatt and Andrew Sto-ber. One of the fascinating things about South Philly is that national and interna-tional headline-making events have their way of working their way all the way down to us. Aside from those stories, we continue to look at South Philly with awe and wonder as our neighborhoods transi-tion and grow into some of the most vi-brant and diverse in the city.

In addition to characteristic Mummers Parade coverage, SPR looked at the Op-portunity Scholarship Tax Credit, which benefi ts the Children’s Scholarship Fund of Philadelphia (CSFP), and a fi nal dona-tion of $28,000 (taking the total to nearly $800,000) that benefi ts low-income stu-dents and their families. The credit pro-vides scholarships to pre-high-school students and families in need who seek greater educational choices in a rough educational landscape. CSFP has award-ed more than 16,000 scholarships – 96 percent of whom go on to graduate high school and 85 percent go on to college or post-secondary education (on average, 60 percent of students graduate on-time from Philadelphia public high schools).

2014 Difference Maker Tom Wyatt stood in front of the Andrew Jackson School, 1213 S. 12th St., and told his neighbors why he was running for City Council at-large. His fi rm commitment to public, community schools has a lot to do with it – he and his wife, who live on the 1100 block of South 11th Street with their two kids, love their neighbor-hood school and had been supporting it for years through the Friends of Jackson School group. A candidate who didn’t come from money or educational advan-tage, Wyatt left his job to make a run and earned more than a handful of endorse-ments throughout his campaign. Unfor-

tunately, he fell short in a huge pool of Democratic at-large candidates.

To celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, individuals and organiza-tions annually honor his life’s work with charitable projects across Philadelphia. We focused on three great projects this year: Francis Scott Key School, 2230 S. Eighth St., got a really cool mural project from a local artist; the Marian Anderson Historical Society, 762 S. Martin St., saw dozens of volunteers feed hungry neigh-bors; and the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation’s “Dream Big” day at Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St., took a good, long look at Dr. King’s infamous “I have a dream” speech.

As emotions continued to run hot in the wake of the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown, the organizer behind Taking Our South Philly streets Back, the 2600 block of South Bouvier Street resident Carol Lanni, aimed at making an overt show of support for the police that protect South Philly neighborhoods. Through the “Support Our Police” rally, a processional of 75-100 locals marched up Broad Street from Oregon Avenue to City Hall with “Police Lives Mat-ter” signs and American fl ags. Honoring late offi cers Thomas Knox and Daniel J. Faulkner along the way, the rally was meant to show solidarity to the offi cers who put their lives on the line on a daily basis for the sake of peace.

After serving more than 23 years in Philadelphia’s City Council, Jim Kenney offi cially announced his campaign for mayor Jan. 29, resigning from his Coun-cilman-at-Large position. The Democrat-

ic candidate has advocated for diversity in the city, supporting LGBT rights, im-migrants, and domestic partnership bene-fi ts since his election to Council in 1982. Despite having about $80,000 at the start of his announcement compared to around $425,000 for Democratic state Senator Anthony H. Williams, he believed money wouldn’t be a problem. In his Council offi ce, he spoke about stepping down to run and on a fateful day in late January, he gave his farewell speech from the City Council president’s lectern.

A South of South neighborhood green-ing project known as Carpenter Green got closer to reality, Lauren Vidas, the chair of South of South Neighborhood Association, said the civic group has been advocating for its green preserva-tion since 2008. Other projects seemed to rise in concert with the green space’s approach to construction: the 113-unit mixed-use complex at 2401 Washington Ave. (reported on again in June) and the soon-to-be-demolished Mt. Sinai Hospi-tal at Fourth and Reed streets.

After the Philadelphia City Control-ler’s report on the city’s Department of Licenses & Inspections (L&I) upkeep on the 1,215 vacant properties across the city, SPR looked at how South Philly fares in comparison. 101 of the 1,215 properties were considered “Unsafe, Imminently Dangerous or Hazardous with conditions that were not in compliance,” and some were in the four South Philly zip codes. Of the four, 19146 emerged as the high-est on the list of Zip Codes at eighth with “imminently dangerous” properties (31); 19148 was 14th with 23; 19145 was 18th with 18; and 19147 was 37th with only

nine.Universal Audenried Charter High,

3301 Tasker St., entertained a very spe-cial guest at the end of Black History Month – Run DMC’s Darryl “DMC” Mc-Daniels. The hip-hop legend visited the Grays Ferry school as part of Determined to Educate’s “Conversations with Leg-ends” series. This time with the school’s founder, legendary recording industry pi-oneer, Kenny Gamble. The South Philly native and one-half of famous studio duo Gamble & Huff is a graduate of E.M. Stanton School, 1700 Christian St., and Barratt Junior High, 1599 Wharton St. McDaniels came armed with very easy-to-take-home lessons: don’t follow your friends and have persistence by believ-ing in yourself. Not everyone can be Be-yonce, the 50-year-old mogul insisted, but Beyonce’s got a big team and you can be on it if you fi nd your niche.

“East Passyunk: Crossing Through the Ages,” a four-panel mural commissioned by the East Passyunk Crossing Civic As-sociation, was installed over rusted and broken window panes on the northeast corner of 13th and Miffl in streets. The mural, commissioned by EP Crossing to be executed by area artist Donna Back-ues, tells the story of the neighborhood dating back to the 17th century. Then co-chairs of EP Crossing, Joseph F. Ma-rino and Darren Fava were key players in conceiving the theme. And Fava, a Phil-adelphia Parks & Rec employee with a fi rm grip on South Philly history, helped source images for Backues through the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The project also got support from the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Project and SEPTA.

The Fabric Workshop and Museum (FWM)’s Onsite Studios Program gifted Southwark School, 1835 S. Ninth St., with a 10-week collaborative project that resulted in a 90” by 90” quilt that hangs in Southwark’s hallways. And it’s composed entirely of student selfi es. Art teacher Aaron Kalinay, of the 500 block of Titan Street, was thrilled when he got the phone call. Kalinay and FWM were also able to incorporate science into lessons on photography and fabric manipulation. The project, partly funded by The Coby Foundation, was called “Plant to Portrait: Selfi e Portraiture in the 21st Century,” and showed students how dye could be created with organic ingredients.

Neighbors Invested in Childs Elemen-

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tary (NICE) took the Mayoral race by the horns and initiated a specifi cally education-oriented debate for the half-dozen candidates at Childs Elementary’s, 1599 Wharton St., auditorium. The Pro-gressive Dinner Party, which saw three stops at NICE members throughout Point Breeze, preceded the debate and both events raised money for a Childs audito-rium renovation. NICE, Friends of Jack-son School, South Philly Schools Coali-tion and Public Citizens for Children and Youth (PCCY) helped prepare questions for the debate. Topics ranged from: char-ter schools; the School Reform Commis-sion; funding formulas; the mayor’s role in Harrisburg; and standardized testing. Lynne Abraham did not attend, but Jim Kenney and Doug Oliver went head-to-head while Sen. Anthony Williams jock-eyed for attention – Milton Street and Nelson Diaz didn’t fare very well at all.

Pew Charitable Trusts released the

fi ndings of its annual poll that charts Philadelphians’ notions of their own city. Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 13, near-ly 1,600 residents responded to phone call questions and their responses were largely positive. 48 percent believed the city is heading in the right direction (33 percent disagreed) but 70 percent said they would recommend Philly as a place to live (24 percent would not). The poll also reported on some interesting signs of growth: 3,973 residential building permits were issued in 2014 compared to 2,815 in 2013 and 2,175 in 2012; and major or violent crime rates were at nine-year all-time lows.

At a ribbon-cutting in Point Breeze, Mayor Michael Nutter and 2nd District Councilman Kenyatta Johnson trumpet-ed the prioritization of affordable hous-ing with a grand re-opening of Tasker Village. The Pennsylvania Housing and Finance Agency awarded $3.4 million to the site in Low Income Housing Tax credits, which went towards accommo-dations like new fl oors, modernized ap-pliance updates, and improvements to the air and ventilations systems. Pennrose Properties, the previous owners, chose not to reapply for the tax credits and that’s when Diversifi ed Communities Services stepped in, with guidance from execu-tive director Otis L. Bullock, Jr. Sadly, to be eligible for a unit, which rent for $500 to $900, families must earn an av-erage annual income of 20 to 60 percent of the area median income (at 16th and Tasker, if that median income is $40,000,

eligible applicants earn between $8,000 and $24,000). In 2012, a U.S. Census re-port says 16 percent of American live in poverty – Philly has a nearly 28-precent poverty rate.

The Tolentine Community Center and Development Corporation, 1025 Mif-fl in St., had its mission and goals chal-lenged as the spot’s lease was set to be renewed by Philadelphia Parks & Rec. And at an East Passyunk Crossing Civic Association meeting, Dr. Anthony Mat-tei, the leader of the site since the sum-mer of 2013, attempted to make a case for the lease’s extension. His wife, Dr. Anna M. Mattei, had been on Tolen-tine’s board since a groundbreaking in 1983. Philadelphia 1st District Council-man Mark Squilla was in attendance and also served as referee when discussions escalated and Dr. Mattei threatened to leave. Younger, former board members said they felt pushed out when they pre-sented ideas for new programming. But the main and recurring theme was that East Passyunk Crossing residents craved more green space and, update, they got it. Dr. Mattei’s team had their lease request rejected.

The May 19 Democratic primary race came to a head in one of the only con-tested District City Council races in the City of Philadelphia – the second district held by freshman councilman Kenyatta Johnson. OCF Realty developer Ori Fei-bush had long been campaigning against Johnson but, with this debate at Arthur School, came to a fever pitch. Gentrifi ca-tion got the debate off to a powerful start before they barreled through a bevy of de-velopment topics. A moderator struggled to control a rambunctious crowd. Sup-porters of both candidates voiced their concerns amidst scandalous gossip that

OCF properties had been vandalized by vigilante Feibush campaign opposition.

A 7.8-magnitude earthquake destroyed many South Asian families in Nepal on April 25. The villages of Barpak, Rane-hak, Balua, Kerauja and Kathmandu (the country’s largest and capital city) were ravaged. Nearly 7,000 died with another 15 to 20,000 affected. The Buthanese American Organization-Philadelphia (BOA-P), along with dozens of Asian-American South Philadelphians near BOA-P’s headquarters at 540 W. Ritner St. on the edge of Miffl in Square, gath-ered to honor the dead and raise money for survivors struggling to fi nd clean wa-ter, emergency housing, adequate medi-cal care and healthy food sources. The Whitman area is a hub of Bhutanese, Nepalese, Cambodian and Vietnamese immigrants. The Tiffi n Food Family, with two South Philly businesses, donat-ed portions of their sales to relief efforts. And Horace Furness High School, 1900 S. Third St., saw many students raising money with their own philanthropic ef-forts.

Santino Stagliano, at the time, was just a barely-known rising star in South Philly. The 10-year-old, who lives with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), fi nds solace in drawing dragons on T-shirts and, after word got out that he was a dragon-drawing expert, orders and sup-plies started fl ooding Lisa and Mario Sta-gliano’s home. As part of Autism Aware-ness Month, Vare-Washington School, 1198 S. Fifth St., led its sixth annual Awareness walk thanks in part to teacher Stephanie Shane. 370 pupils from the Dickinson Square West school walked with police-guided support around the surrounding neighborhood. A little more than $2,2000 was raised thanks to a host of sponsors.

As summer rapidly approached, SPR looked at the beach destinations that South Philadelphians cherish. Namely, Wildwood, NJ and the nearby shore fa-vorites that have seen generations of city-dwellers running to the sea from May to September. Sea Isle City, Avalon, Atlan-tic City, Cape May, Ventnor and Asbury Park didn’t get ignored, either. Matty Be-nigno spoke on his bakery, Potito’s Bak-ery, 1614 W. Ritner St., and their newest location in North Wildwood. SPR found several other shore devotees to share their favorite boardwalk memories, why their families have been jumping into the Atlantic for generations, and what they

love about heading due east.

Pop-up gardens returned to South Philly thanks to the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society (PHS) with a return of the South Street location, 1438-46 South St., but this summer they went a little deeper to the lot across from Pat’s at S. Ninth and Wharton streets. PHS had been creating temporary gardens with beer since 2011, attracting thousands to their beautifully-designed outdoor spaces. The Passyunk Square community largely rejoiced. However, in Point Breeze, John Longa-cre’s similar efforts on the 1600 block of Point Breeze Ave. were met with consid-erably more pushback. Protestors from the neighborhood warned of loud noise, “punk rockers” and “Newbolders” while Longacre claimed most neighbors on top of the park were enthusiastic about the space getting cleaned up.

A development at 24th Street and Washington Avenue spurred this reporter to take a litmus test on the growth hap-pening along Washington Avenue as well as the struggles it faces to revitalize af-ter years of dilapidated industrial parcels get re-imagined. 2401 Washington Ave. sat poised to become a 113-unit mixed residential and retail complex but a vocal few objected (based primarily on parking concerns). The South of South Neigh-borhood Association and the Washington Avenue Property Owners Association signed off on it while 2nd District Coun-cilman Kenyatta Johnson’s offi ce eagerly watches the Avenue transition from in-dustrial to residential and commercial.

The Royal Theater, a legendary (but dilapidated) theater at 1524 South St., looked poised for development by Carl Dranoff. The South Street-facing façade is protected by the Pennsylvania Histori-cal and Museum Commission as a his-torical property and, it seems, will stay in place as Dranoff’s company builds be-hind and around it – a 45-unit apartment building with 20 underground parking spots. The property was owned by Uni-versal Properties since 2000, and its sale marked another shift in cultural dynamics in the South of South area – from black to white. Again, most businesses along the South Street business corridor, RCO leaders and near neighbors approved of Dranoff’s mixed-use plan (except for a loud minority who wanted expensive townhouses) but a ribbon won’t likely be cut until 2017 or ’18.

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a world-class-designed park that the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corp. (PIDC) and Liberty Property Trust (LPT) have dubbed Central Green. James Corner Field Operations (also responsi-ble for the Race Street Pier in Old City) designed the circular park and included friendly, park-going amenities like bocce courts, ping pong tables and exercise spaces. The Delaware River Waterfront Corporation (DRWC) also trumpeted the groundbreaking on a new develop-ment along the Delaware, a $1.7 million-project funded by a half-dozen invested organizations called Pier 68. The pier park continued DRWC’s greening efforts to connect the many piers in South Phila-delphia up to Old City and all the way up to Penn Treaty Park in Fishtown.

Girard Estate natives Andrew and Adam Erace celebrated as their Food Network TV show, “Great American Food Finds,” readied its national televi-sion debut. The owners of Green Aisle Grocery, with three locations in town (two in South Philly, on East Passyunk and Grays Ferry avenues), are curators of delicious in their shops. From breads and dairy and dessert to oils, pickles and preserves, the Erace brothers love food. And when Adam, the elder brother and known-about-town food critic, was forced to cite his favorite comfort food in town, he pointed to Marra’s Italian, Restaurant, 1734 E. Passyunk Ave. The Neumann (now –Goretti, then St. John Neumann), 1736 S. 10th St., graduates say they’re “South Philly through and through.”

The Bicycle Coalition of Greater Phila-delphia (BCGP) spurred discussion of Washington Avenue with a call for ac-tion on the complex beast of a street. The 2.3-mile corridor with 29 signalized in-tersections may get a dramatic overhaul in fi ve years’ time, but in the meantime, BCGP’s Sarah Clark Stuart penned a “TAKE ACTION” post on their website. Lane reduction freaks out most invested stakeholders, and they are many. Back in 2011, the City Planning Commission received a grant to study traffi c seriously and, in some ways, signaled a doubling down of invested parties to make sure their voices were heard. The major east-west thoroughfare continues to be a street of great interest to thousands of South Philadelphians.

South Philly’s status as a destination for restaurateurs and investors in food in-

tensifi ed this summer as we anticipated a wave of openings at the end of summer and the beginning of fall. Coeur Philly, 824 S. Eighth St., opened as a 125-seat Montreal-inspired eatery in Queen Vil-lage. Joncarl Lachman talked to SPR about Neuf Restaurant, 943 S. Ninth St., in the Italian Market – he and his partner Bob Moysan already operate the boom-ing Noord Eetcafe, 1046 Tasker St. Whet-stone Tavern, 700 S. Fifth St., Fourth & Cross, 1527 S. Fourth St., and 1st Ward, 100 Morris St., all got mentioned, as did the now-open Buckminster’s Bistro at 21st and Federal streets. The still-not-yet-open Hungry Pigeon, 743 S. Fourth St., was featured with an interview of Pat O’Malley, as did Chaat and Chai, 1532 Snyder Ave., Sate (pronounced SAH-tay), 1837 E. Passyunk Ave., Stargazy, 1838 E. Passyunk Ave., and Grace & Pat’s, 1533 S. 11th St.

A huge development project in Point Breeze, at 2010 Wharton St., proposed by OCF Realty’s Ori Feibush, came un-der fi re from area residents as he pushed a 22-row house project through the Zoning Board of Appeals. Each home will sell for between $400,000 and $500,000 and it’s pretty clearly not for folks who live nearby. Many of those neighbors called for a commercial property. The nearby Registered Civic Associations (RCOs) were largely opposed to the project and several members told SPR of their frus-trations working with the developer.

The First African Baptist Church, 1608 Christian St., faced a fate not wholly un-like July’s story on the Royal Theater. An-other black cultural institution looked to be fated for demolition. Poised to sell to developer Gary Jonas for $3 million and converted into expensive town homes, the historic church became an object of great interest to historical preservation-ists. Rev. Terrence Griffi th was villain-ized in some accounts for attempting to strong arm some worshipers into submit-ting to his will to sell while his attorney, Sharif Street, told SPR that a sale was inevitable. The church once welcomed Booker T. Washington to speak under its roof. Developer Alon Barzilay spoke to the Review about his development at 2321-27 Fitzwater St., Sanctuary Lofts, a unique 38-unit church-turned-residence building.

The Philadelphia theater entity that’s become a citywide-cherished institution, known as the Philadelphia Fringe Fest, prepared for 130 performances in 17

days. The FringeArts building, the new home for all things Fringe across from Race Street Pier on Columbus Blvd., was in full-on prep mode when SPR spoke to Nick Stuccio, one of the fest’s found-ers and current president. South Philly residents were questioned about the less-structured, much-cheaper-to-produce neighborhood Fringe shows as well as the only curated show that featured local performers. Inside the paper, we featured six self-produced Fringe shows that were taking place in South Philly venues.

The neighborhood that looks upon the beginning of East Passyunk Avenue from the other side of Broad Street, the west side, often gets overlooked. And it’s been improving for years. Thanks to the New-bold Civic Association, a coalition was founded to create an annual festival that would benefi t the community – and the South Philly Sausage Fest was born. In advance of the festival to take place along the 1400 block of West Passyunk Avenue, planning parties spoke to the Review about the South Philly pocket’s progress and hurdles.

A giant feature on the Pope’s visit cov-ered everything from hospitals’ staffi ng concerns, caretaker obstacles, the previ-ous papal visit to Philadelphia (John Paul II in 1979), public relations failures, and genuine excitement from faithful Catho-lics. The Franklin Institute’s exhibit, “Vat-ican Splendors,” was featured as a Papal representative told SPR what his favorite exhibit objects were, including the hand of St. John Paul II, casted explicitly for strangers to touch his hand. The Pub on Passyunk East, 1501 E. Passyunk Ave., even got in on the “fun” with a POPE block party that was to serve Philadelphia Brewing Company’s Holy Wooder. The

irregularly large cover story was meant to explore the many different angles of what many would consider one of the most signifi cant events of the year (if not decade).

Edward “Babe” Heffron was what we now call one of the “Band of Brothers.” The Pennsport native and WWII veteran dropped out of South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., when the De-pression hit. And at 18, in 1941, he en-listed. Nearly 70 years later, the late deco-rated veteran was honored with a statue at the Herron Park Playground, 250 Reed St., very close to where he grew up. SPR talked to the sculptor, 2014 Difference Maker and Jim Kenney staffer Richie Lazer, and ’12 Difference Maker Ed McBride about the generation distilled in Stephen E. Ambrose’s 1993 non-fi ction book (and made famous by the ’01-aired HBO miniseries “Band of Brothers”).

Still reeling from the momentous pa-pal visit that climaxed with Saturday and Sunday proceedings, Sept. 26 and 27, myself and editor Joseph Myers provided post-game perspectives on the visit from the Vatican’s highest order. In addition to the pleasures of a calm, peaceful city that came as a result of many Philadelphians fl eeing inconveniences of the “traffi c box,” there was the visceral joy of a mass that was appealing to believers and non-believers alike. The mass’s message of love was felt sitting on South Broad Street outside the Kimmel Center with nation-alities of all kids in attendance: Mexico, Costa Rica, Vietnam, and Canada in my immediate periphery. Meanwhile, Myers found two distinct South Philadelphians who were studying theology and vol-unteering for the weekend’s festivities

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– Danny Amadio and Antonio Melillo, respectively.

Legendary former mayor and Philadel-phian, Frank Rizzo, is easily one of the most fascinating South Philadelphians of all time. Rizzo’s been immortalized in books and murals, and Theatre Exile found inspiring source material in Phila-delphia Inquirer-turned-ESPN-writer Sal Paolantonio’s “Rizzo: The Last Big Man in Big City America.” Staged in Old City at the Christ Church Neighborhood House, the 13th-and-Reed-situated independent theater company produced “Rizzo” with South Philadelphians starring in and di-recting the play – Scott Greer starred as the titular character and Joe Canuso, also a native of Girard Estate, directed. We talked to Greer, Canuso, a Philadelphia historian and got perspective from Jody Della Barba, a ’15 SPR Difference Maker and longtime colleague of Rizzo’s, in an-ticipation of the acclaimed production’s sold-out 26-performance run.

Rearing Successful Sons, a slow-build-ing non-profi t group based out of Point Breeze, has been enlivening the John Gloucester House, 1201 S 23rd St., with the sounds of play, homework and men-toring. The brainchild of Delores Brisbon, an 83-year-old trailblazer who worked her way up through the ranks of University of Pennsylvania hospitals from fi rst African-American head nurse in 1958 to chief operating offi cer, the program focuses on loving young black boys and encourag-ing them to stay on a path that leads to successful adulthood. Brisbon caught the proactive bug after Trayvon Martin was killed in Florida in 2012 – she knew she had to do something. Three years later and she, her son, and a small army of volun-teers are rallying around a small group of young men to protect, motivate and guide them to healthy, adult independence.

Andrew Stober, the former chief of staff at the Mayor’s Offi ce of Transportation and Utilities and South Philadelphian, gathered a great deal of momentum head-ing into his independent run at a minor-ity party at-large City Council seat with endorsements from Mayor Nutter and Ed Rendell. Stober spoke about running as an independent, pedestrian rights, City management, the Indego bike system he helped implement, and the Actual Value Initiative (AVI). We know now that his run would fall short, but there seems to be a lasting impact to it – now we know that independents can and will run for non-majority party seats.

In a sad and unfortunate turn of events, Luna Theater Co. struggled to keep its physical home at the Episcopalian Church of the Crucifi xion, 620 S. Eighth St., in tact. The Episcopalian Diocese played down the uncertain future of the Bella Vista building and parish. But Gregory Campbell, Luna’s founding and produc-ing artistic director, wasn’t deluded – his theater was being pulled out from under-neath him. The space that he and his com-pany had poured money into with lighting and staging changes, would no longer fa-cilitate his company’s already-announced and -planned productions in 2016. Sadly, Campbell’s woes aren’t uncommon – SPR spoke to Partners for Sacred Places about the longstanding relationship (al-beit sometimes rocky) between churches and arts organizations.

With a large grant from the Depart-ment of Transportation, the Grays Ferry “swing bridge” in the Schuylkill River purchased by the Schuylkill River Devel-opment Corporation (SRDC), the massive trail network that surrounds Philadelphia got a bit closer to continuous. Through the Mayor’s Offi ce of Transportation and Utilities via a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER), SRDC will be able to bring pedestrians and cyclists closer to Bartram’s Garden in Southwest Philly and the nearly 750-mile network of trails that reaches all the way to NE Philly and the Poconos to the west. With the impending bridge renova-tion and park space creation, Grays Ferry will benefi t from a much-needed green and leisure space.

Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers have found and created a home for themselves on Ninth

Street in Passyunk Square since 2008. A Taiwanese immigrant, Kun-Yang Lin has been leading and recruiting dancers from all over the world in South Philly and his lived, everyday experience informed a world premiere dance performance he titled “Home/S. 9th St.” Performing at FringeArts, he and his world-renowned Contemporary Asian-American company staged a piece that refl ects the ever-chang-ing cultural dynamics at stake in South Philly. Does home mean where you live, where you’re from or what you feel in your heart? He and his company sought to express all those explorations with dance.

Annually, SPR likes to check in on char-itable efforts that emerge around the holi-days, especially around Thanksgiving and Christmas. This year we checked in on the Urban Affairs Coalition who was packing huge feasts into boxes at the Shoprite on Oregon Ave., 2301 Oregon Ave. Hun-dreds of volunteers assembly-line-packed nearly 2,000 boxes full of turkey, a loaf of bread, stuffi ng, cranberry sauce, apple pie and a pair of oranges. And at the No-vaCare Complex, 1 NovaCare Way, the Eagles got in on the charitable tradition, too. Benefi ting Northern Children’s Ser-vices as part of the Eagles Care Initiative, ACME-donated goods were packed and prepared for delivery to brighten Thanks-givings for those less fortunate.

A tricky parcel at the corner of South Sixth Street, East Passyunk Avenue and Christian Street was the subject of our cover story as nearby neighbors collected petition signatures against Dan Rosin and Raphael Licht’s proposal to turn it into a mixed-use apartment-and-commercial complex. The Bella Vista intersection is

peculiar for its small size and triangular shape, but Rosin and Licht’s plan didn’t sit well with folks who used to use the lot as a park space and neighbors who saw the project as too tall.

The South Street Mini Police Station again teamed up with Women Against Abuse for a second successful run at rais-ing toys and more for victims of abuse and their children. Rather than their usual charity of choice, Toys for Tots, Lt. Mi-chael Goodson opted to team up with the city’s only anti-domestic-violence orga-nization that protects and houses victims seeking safety. Last year, the station was bowled over with nearly 1,000 dona-tions. Now a tradition, Lt. Goodson and his elves will annually visit WAA shelters to deliver gifts to families who are in dire need of their spirits being lifted.

South Philly does holiday lights right – with grandeur and spectacle. SPR found folks on the two biggest stretches of city-wide-famous Christmas light displays: what’s now dubbed The Miracle on South 13th Street and the Smedley Street Christ-mas Light Spectacular. The “Miracle” has been gaining momentum as a national-ly-known display of festive spirit while Smedley’s been a tradition in Marconi for nearly 60 years. Both are cherished, spirit-lifting celebrations that speak to the oft-forgotten reason for seasonal cheer – children and their Santa-loving spirits.

Jason Douglas’s DanceAdelphia’s is one of if not THE oldest, continuously-running dance companies in the city. And over at 1100 Snyder Ave., Douglas and his team have been welcoming all walks of life into the studio for decades. One of the longest-standing and enthusiastic students, Nikki Milano, was an inspira-tion to Douglas and anyone else who met the young woman with Down’s syndrome – she loved dance. Having danced with Douglas and his mother for decades, she inspired him and a select few others to create an educationally-minded and up-lifting short fi lm called “Nikki.” With a premier at Old City’s Ritz East, Douglas and his students cheered Nikki’s story and the undeniably heartwarming message she conveys: never give up on something you love and don’t let anyone stand in your way. SPR

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rian McCann has always desired diversity as a con-noisseur of creativity, never wishing for a given discipline’s muscles to atrophy. The cherisher of chances to charm audiences will continue his 16-

year affiliation with ComedySportz through New Year’s Improvin’ Eve, a two-match offering that will find the 50-year-old testing his timing and teaming with seasoned and burgeoning lovers of levity.

“There’s quite a buzz to doing it,” the resident of the 1000 block of Fernon Street said from The Playground at The Adrienne of improvisation. “The thrill factor is constant, and it’s just great fun, especially because it’s often done by smart people acting stupid.”

The East Passyunk Crossing inhabitant will referee one of the experiences at the Center City location and will look for additional laughs in the other contest. As the 7:30 and 10:30 p.m. shows will occur so close to mid-

night, he knows spirits will already have begun soaring and looks forward to keeping them aloft.

“The deck is already stacked because people want to welcome a new year on a great note,” McCann said. “We have great variety among our contributors, so I can definitely see some funny bones ending up mercilessly tickled.”

The grateful individual has tended to strengthen his jocular fibers for ComedySportz, the city’s longest-running improv comedy spectacle, during the summer, as he has had the fortune of finding himself occupied with other projects. Loving that the opportunities have exposed him to the talents and vibrant personalities of dedicated practitioners, including South Philadelphians Darryl Charles, Jen Childs, Scott Greer, and Dave Jadi-co, he reveres overseers’ receptivity to his pedantic brand of comedy and respects everyone who strives to improve

An East Passyunk Crossing performer will lavish locals with levity through a pair of pre-holiday improv matches.

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improv’s reputation as an amazing means for patrons to appreciate how therapeutic that comedy can be and for any performer who also acts to see it as a boon to one’s delivery.

“Many seasoned actors look at improv with horror and absolute dread,” McCann said. “You can think that way because, yes, something could defi nitely not go over well, but there’s so much possibility in ev-ery game or match, and that counters any potential mishaps. Even mistakes can be funny and take the night in a whole differ-ent direction. It’s pretty glorious no matter what occurs.”

A release for the pre-holiday gatherings tabs New Year’s Eve as ComedySportz’s “favorite time of the year,” with the local presence and his peers set to engage in endeavors like Spit Take and Oxygen De-privation. As a regular benefactor to the Dec. 31 festivities and a benefi ciary of their fondness for folly, he appreciates that he has established such a robust relationship with the space, with only his busy calendar keeping him from convening with his co-medic comrades more often.

“This place is a huge part of who I am,” McCann said. “It’s been such an amazing

source of inspiration to me in slaying that dragon that breathes down your neck as an artistically-inclined person.”

THE COVETOUS COURTER of competency and consistency made his initial attempts at vanquishing the fi gurative creature as a Delaware-reared boy. Playing a squirrel in an elementary school play, he went nuts with joy when his lone line led to laugh-ter, with the reaction inspiring his present pursuits.

“The more I became involved, I knew I could get laughs, and I could get tears,” McCann said of community theater odys-seys in The First State. “I wanted to explore that duality and see what within me could enhance a narrative and what could help me to grow.”

Wanting to tackle the classics, he matric-ulated at The University of Delaware and though he defi nitely developed fi rm aspira-tions as an executor of time-tested texts, he did not fi nd visits to Philadelphia, which he made through his family’s connection to the area, educational in the least.

“There was just no huge amount of good theater back then,” McCann said of the City of Brotherly Love’s stage-situated output.

“Of course, moving here led me to believe I could make a career out of acting, but in the earlier days, I defi nitely passed on fi nding anything that appealing.”

Colorado and Florida bred occasions to signal his curiosity for making connec-tions with listeners and observers, with the former featuring radio work and the latter bearing the same, plus sailing instruction and theater employment, though devoid of dramatic delights.

“I never like doing the same thing for very long, so after a period of doing comedy, I’ll want some heavier stuff and vice versa,” McCann revealed. “Through Philadelphia and nearby locations, I’ve had the luxury of consistently being able to scratch some powerful itches.”

Dubbing himself “a language actor” enamored with enticing lines’ ability to convey emotion and encourage camara-derie among cultures and generations, the pleased player has amassed a who’s-who list of colleagues and commendable credits through his nearly two decades in the city, with, among others, the Arden Theatre, Hedgerow Theatre, Inis Nua Theatre and Curio Theatre companies, the last of which he is a company member; the South Philly-

dominated Philadelphia Artists’ Collective; 1812 Productions; the Pennsylvania Shake-speare Festival; the Walnut Street Theatre; and Historic Philadelphia, Inc. securing his tireless services. With turns as Cyrano de Bergerac, Don Quixote, and Iago affi rming his chops, one might think McCann would contend he has defeated the aforementioned beast, but a performer cannot succumb to complacency, so he keeps his ambition spry and perception sharp. Having tasted failure at his fi rst ComedySportz audition, he now savors having the ability to join the hijinks whenever feasible. Set to send this year into the annals, he has already fi lled 2016 with the Collective’s “He Who Gets Slapped,” Curio’s “Death of a Salesman,” and Dela-ware Theatre Co.’s “The Explorers Club.” Fortunate to have such focused friends within his fi eld, McCann also regards resid-ing in South Philly as a gift, particularly for interactions with “old Italian ladies” since “They are the best security system.”

“I love that there is such a communal identity,” he said. “It makes for good sto-ries, drama, comedy, take your pick.” SPR

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ne anecdote before I take you with me on a ride through my days at WYSP-FM.

At WIP one Saturday, I was called upon to fi ll in as the co-host of the Rollie

Massimino Show. Rollie was still riding high off winning the men’s college basketball na-tional championship with Villanova University. His ego could match that of any talk show host. The job of the co-host was to stay out of Mas-simino’s way.

On this particular afternoon, the coach want-ed to impress a young recruit by taking him to our studios to watch him do his own show. Rol-lie brought the kid with him into the studio. The youth was wearing earphones, lost in a world of his own music and decidedly unimpressed. As the show went on, the volume in the teenager’s headset became so loud it leaked into our broad-cast. During the break, Rollie reacted to the kid as if he had just committed a turnover in the last minute of a close game. The recruit reluctantly turned the volume down. When we went back on the air, I innocently mentioned the presence of Rollie’s prospective roster member. Rollie almost fell off his chair. Later he told me that I might’ve earned him an NCAA recruiting vio-lation. Apparently, the NCAA wasn’t listening that Saturday afternoon. Nothing came of it.

Through Merrill Reese’s urging, I got picked up the following season to co-host the Eagles pre- and postgame shows. The WYSP program director seemed content to leave us alone the fi rst couple of years, and Merrill pretty much designed the show’s format. We were facing the challenge of WIP’s own boisterous pre-game show headed by Angelo Cataldi. We fi gured our best bet was to do a straight football show, and not get trapped into trying to out-weird WIP. Our strategy worked.

For home games, WYSP erected a a wooden platform. Unfortunately, part of the stage fell apart during one of our broadcasts and landed on me and my son, who was our producer. That was the season when we had owner Jeffrey Lu-rie as a guest. Unfortunately, he became caught in a downpour coming from the stadium to our stage. His seersucker did not look good when wet.

A key member of our panel in the early years was Bill Werndl, a great draft guru who must’ve watched every college game televised during the week. Billy is a wonderfully wacky on-the-air personality. One year, the Eagles played a

pre-season game in Tokyo. Werndl fl ew to Ja-pan, watched the game, fl ew home right after-ward, never stepped foot outside the airport, and ignored the jet lag. He had as much inter-est in seeing Tokyo as Donald Trump has in meeting Little Miss Manners.

Things began to change. The program direc-tor decided to put his stamp on the broadcasts. Werndl left for the Coast to do his own talk show gig. We added AFL, NFL, and Super Bowl III champion Johnny Sample to our pre-game show. Sample WAS the most interest-ing man in the world (once traveled to Mecca during the week leading up to our broadcast). Sample became quite critical of Coach Andy Reid. He invited Big Red on his radio show and promised him he would be treated fairly. Reid ignored the invites and chose to do in-terviews on New York’s WFAN. Sample re-taliated by asking embarrassing questions at Reid’s media conferences. Johnny attended only after Birds’ losses. He became persona non grata with the Eagles.

One season, we had to travel from the site of our pre-game show in Atlantic City to Old City to do the postgame show. The station hired a helicopter to fl y us in from A.C. Only thing is they forgot to notify the heliport in Philly. The gate was locked when we arrived, and we had to squeeze through the opening to get out. Not easy for me.

I had the best time when the station paired me with John DeBella as my co-host. DeBella is bright, funny, and aware of what he didn’t know about football. We had a great time on the air. One time, I needed a restroom in the middle of a broadcast outside Veterans Stadi-um. I ran to a porta-potty reserved for the long line of fans waiting to use it. Mumbling a few words of regret, I ran right by the fans, who reacted by trying to overturn the porta-potty with me in it.

WYSP fi red DeBella from his DJ duties, but I still hoped that they would let him continue as co-host of our show. Stupidly, they refused. Instead, they hired Jody McDonald, a veteran of the sports talk circuit. The program director left it for a kid producer to tell me, as we rode to our broadcast site, that Jody would replace me as host. We lacked rapport.

The stage was set for Sample and me to get dumped when the Eagles moved to the Linc. The program director gave me a phony excuse about cutting costs, but then admitted that the Eagles wanted me gone. Before he died, Sam-ple told me he thought the fi rings were simply a case of the Eagles wanting to get him and they didn’t want to be accused of racism, so they fi red me, the white guy, too. I had lasted 18 years in my comeback.

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AvenuersCaptain: Bob FitzmauriceTheme : A knight’s fi sh-tail under the

“C”amelotWhat can we look for in this year’s

theme? This year’s theme is an under-the-water theme and Camelot combined. You will see fi sh dressed as knights, prin-cesses, jesters, maidens, and archers.

What do you enjoy the most about be-ing a captain? I like to entertain people and put smiles on their faces. I am hon-ored to be a captain of a great organiza-tion (the fancy brigade). I can’t take all the credit of what my club does on the fl oor or streets of Philadelphia; it is the hard work and dedication of every member and the entire Avenuers family that makes each year a success. ... I am truly grateful for everyone’s help throughout the year.

How does this theme refl ect your brigade’s identity? This year’s theme will be very challenging and different for us, but it’s a very upbeat and fun theme in which our club does the best. Just as King Arthur’s Knights were loyal to him, the Avenuers are loyal to me, and to each other and to mummery.

Discuss the Camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. I really wish every captain the best of luck this year, the job of being a captain is a very

tough job itself. The friendship among the fancy brigades is very strong. We step onto the fl oor for the 4:30 show with our heads held high and we are fi erce com-petitors, but for the other 364 days we are friends, family and we are all dedicated to doing what we love and have fun and will continue to lend a hand to each other whenever and wherever the need arises.

ClevemoreCaptain: Ralph TursiTheme: Japanese Adventure...Quest for

the Dragon’s EyeWhat can we look for in this year’s

theme? An Indiana Jones-type adven-ture through a Japanese Temple. Look for many twists and turns as warriors and nin-jas fi ght our treasure hunter in his Quest for the Dragon’s Eye!

What do you enjoy the most about being a Captain? I like leading my bri-gade’s membership as well as putting our performance together each year, from the original concept of the theme to the de-velopment of the overall performance and especially now making the costumes. I am also proud to have my two children follow in my footsteps in this family tradition of mummery.

How does this theme refl ect your bri-

gade’s identity? We want to portray a powerful theme with energy as well as fun. My brigade is made up of men and women of various ages, so we try to play off everyone’s strengths.

Discuss the camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. We are able to help each other out during the year and especially the crunch time between Christmas and New Year’s Day. I can call any of the other captains and help is on the way if needed. Many captains and other brigade members have helped my brigade over the years, and, for that, I am always grateful.

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Captain: Anthony StaglianoTheme: “The Land of All Seasons”What can we look for in this year’s

theme? Lots of color and pageantry. There is uniqueness to this theme, as it will take you through the seasonal changes through dance and special effects. ... We went for a different angle this year and incorporated some “never-been seen” special effects with a traditional twist. It’s very earthy and organic, so while you will see some beautiful costumes, the set design and production complements the theme very nicely.

What do you enjoy the most about be-ing a captain? I would have to say being around my members. No two members are alike, so you are surrounded by a variety

of personalities. ... Keeping the members positive and energetic is a great reward for me. I enjoy being able to practice with them every Sunday and Wednesday. I was always a performer in the club so wait-ing until New Year’s Day to dance with them is not an option. I like getting right in there with them and breaking a sweat and working hard. ... They are very good at what they do when it comes to build-ing set designs and tailoring, so you get to learn a lot. They teach me a lot and are not afraid to share ideas. ... I have been blessed to be surrounded by talented indi-viduals. Our organization is a well-oiled machine both on and off the fl oor and this year more than ever; we are defi nitely looking to make history!

How does this theme refl ect your bri-gade’s identity? This year’s theme has a lot of diversity in it. For the fi rst time in about 25 years, our organization is very young again. ... There is now such a va-riety of age brackets and “seasonality” within the club. We have a brand new executive board and leadership team as well as the “seasoned” veterans on the costume committee. It’s a new movement under the old tutelage. There is also such a big dynamic in personalities, which is a refl ection on our theme and its originality. And quite frankly, it’s fun! We are get-ting back to our grass roots of enjoying each other, working hard and having fun. I would be remiss if I did not mention that come 2016, the Downtowners will take in women as parading members.

Discuss the camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. As a new Captain, it actually can be a bit humbling. I mean when we fi rst all sat in a room to-gether, I was amongst captains who have worn the big suit for some time now for their clubs. But they have embraced me personally in this new role immediately. They made me feel comfortable from day one, and we all instantly became friends. Sure, we compete for the big prize and want to be the best for our clubs. But the other 364 days a year, we lean on each

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Golden Crown Captain: Bob RunowskiTheme: A Scarecrow’s DreamWhat can we look for in this year’s

theme? A Scarecrow’s Dream is a fan-tasy, bound only by the limits of The Scarecrow’s imagination. Look for sev-eral “quick changes” throughout the per-formance.

What do you enjoy the most about be-ing a captain? A Captain is only as good as his club. The friendships, relationships and year-long commitment to one another and to the club make the countless hours of hard work all worthwhile.

How does this theme refl ect your bri-gade’s identity? Our theme this year is “A Scarecrow’s Dream.” And as the name suggests, it’s just that: A Dream. It’s a very “outside of the box” approach that will refl ect our innovation and creativity

Discuss the camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. We’re all very competitive people. But at the same time, any one of us would go out of our way to help another captain or club out. At the end of the day, I think we all have similar goals: to try our best to win the parade and for the association to be suc-cessful as a division.

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What can we look for in this year’s

theme? Really beautiful tribal and Na-

tive costumes, an upbeat non-stop perfor-

mance with creatures, dinosaurs, and of

course, King Kong.What do you enjoy the most about

being a captain? It’s an honor to lead my club members, guys I have grown up around and have known my whole life, up the street. Seeing everyone come together in just four months and perform the way they do is amazing. Now watching how our Little Jokers are so into the parade and theme is what keeps me going. Also knowing we have a great organization in place for them as they grow up.

How does this theme refl ect your bri-gade’s identity? We have been waiting quite some time to do a jungle theme, knowing when we did, we would have to put the Jokers twist on it. We were look-ing for something that would give us more options than just green leaves, and that’s when we came up with

Skull Island, home of King Kong, one of the all time Fancy Brigade pieces ever to go up the street. We know full well we must meet its standards, and as expected, [members] Jimmy and Rico are doing just that.

Discuss the camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. Our neigh-borhood is so tight, that there are times when there are fi ve or six brigade cap-tains in attendance at the same wedding, party, benefi t or fundraiser. Discussions range from parade topics to how out of shape Jacky Hatty has gotten. So we are close, but maybe sometimes a little too close. For four months during the sum-mer, I sleep 10 feet from Michael Adams. And even though my son Kellan and I are outnumberd 8 to 2 in our shorehouse, my mother-in-law, Alice, always ensures that there is a level playing fi eld. (At least for Kellan)

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Captain: Michael AdamsTheme: “Happily Never After”What can we look for in this year’s

theme? Once upon a time in a land far far away, it was the villains turn to have their day. For you see, not every fairytale has a happy ending. In this storybook land, all are rotten to the core! Mirror mirror on the wall, all the forces of evil I call, to come together for a monsters ball. This grue-some gala is sure to be one for the ages.

What do you enjoy most about being a captain? I enjoy and cherish the way our kids look up to and admire all the captains. There’s no better feeling when the kids run up to you at drill just to say hello or give their expert opinion. The ex-citement on their faces when they see the costumes for the fi rst time, climb on the fl oats or practice their performance, it is priceless.

How does this theme refl ect your brigade’s identity? The shooting stars are typically a traditional brigade whose strengths are costuming, powerful perfor-mances and fl oat building. This year, we are sticking to our strengths but also add-ing a few twists. The theme is full of your favorite fairytale characters who identify with a few of our favorite shooting star’s characters.

Discuss the camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. The bond that we share as captains only for-mer captains would be able to understand. The time and sacrifi ce it takes to create a theme and bring it to life is overwhelm-ing. We all share a mutual respect for one another and almost 9 out of 10 times, we will do whatever it takes to help a fellow captain out.

Satin SlipperCaptain: John Bielec Jr. Theme: Born to be WildWhat can we look for in this year’s

theme? Chaos. We took a look at what wecould try and take some gambles with butbe recognizable at the same time.

What do you enjoy the most aboutbeing a captain? I enjoy the process of picking the theme. Meeting with the club, throwing ideas out there and fi nding one that best fi ts our style. Then seeing it all come together at the Convention Center. It’s really cool to see the pride our club takes in their hard work.

How does this theme refl ect your bri-gade’s identity? I still think we are try-ing to fi nd exactly what our identity is but high energy and trying to stand out asmuch as possible worked for us last year, and we are trying to stick to that path.

Discuss the camaraderie that you andyour fellow captains share. I have only been captain for three years, but in thatshort time, the captain of each brigade has offered help and advice that has helpedme tremendously. I think that shows you that while we are competitors on January1, the other 364 days a year, we are all Mummers and look out for each other.


MICHAEL ADAMSM

JACK HATTYM

JOHN BIELAC JR.

JOSEPH GALLAGHERM

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SaturnalianCaptain: Jack HattyTheme: Voodoo on the BayouWhat can we look for in this year’s

theme? Our theme this year is very dif-ferent than any we have done in recent memory. It’s very edgy and full of energy throughout the show. “Black Magic” is key here, as almost anything can happen at any point in the show.

What do you enjoy the most about being a captain? Pride. Being voted as a captain of an organization is humbling. There are a lot of great people in my club, and the fact that they trust in me to rep-resent them each year in truly an honor. I hope that I make them just as proud as they make me every year.

How does this theme refl ect your bri-gade’s identity? We are a very tight-knit club with a vast array of personalities, to say the least. So when we decided to pick Voodoo as our theme, we fi gured the char-acter development part of the show would be entertaining. We had a lot of fun doing this theme, and it was a pleasure watching everyone jump on board with it so easily.

Discuss the camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. It’s truly re-markable. We all get along so well and most of us are good friends outside of Mummery, so it makes it even easier to work together. Recently, we lost one of the best to ever do it, Jimmy Julia. I think we all can agree, that not only did we lose a great Mummer, but an even better friend. It put everything into perspective that this is not just a four-minute show, but it is more about building friendships and bringing families together. I am very proud to sit next to each one of these guys and share this tradition with them.

2nd Street Shooters

Captain: Richie LindTheme: Mega Arcade AdventureWhat can we look for in this year’s

theme? A lot of old school 80’s Video game references.

What do you enjoy the most about be-ing a captain? Leading the best group of guys and girls up the street that I call fam-ily on New Year’s Day is the best part for me, no matter what the outcome.

How does this theme refl ect your bri-gade’s identity? Like the Shooters, this year’s theme is going to be a lot fun to watch.

Discuss the camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. There is nothing like it; it’s a special bond that all captains have, past and present day. We all try to help each other out in any way we can.

South PhillyVikings

Captain: Pete D’Amato Theme: Warcraft: Quest for the Crystal

SphereWhat can we look for in this year’s

theme? You can look for the way the characters in each costume are being pre-sented.

What do you enjoy the most about be-ing a captain? One of the things I enjoy the most is taking pictures with the specta-tors and their kids. Seeing them smile and cheering you on while marching in front of your club, it’s just special.

How does this theme refl ect your bri-gades identity? The theme refl ects our brigade’s identity in the unique style that we are presenting it.

Discuss the camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. It’s the friendship that comes along with the title we all share. We know what’s involved and would help each other in any way.

SpartansCaptain: Timothy M. LukoTheme: Monsters High - Class of 2016What can we look for in this year’s

theme? This theme will have a very dif-ferent “Mummer” approach then we typi-cally see. Musically, we are going outside the box and taking a shot. The theme is set-up just like a day in a high-school. Ex-cept this school is where all the children of the classical monsters attend.

What do you enjoy the most about be-ing a captain? It’s a very tuff job. Howev-er, the thing I enjoy most is still being able to participate in such a rich tradition that has been part of my life for over 30+ years. I enjoy being with my friends throughout the year, and planning the theme. I do it for the membership, they are the ones that keep me going.

How does this theme refl ect your bri-gade’s identity? The theme refl ects the clubs identity by trying to go a very dif-ferent route with a good idea. The theme itself is very different, and the music is ev-erything but traditional. We are not afraid to test the boundaries this year by going the non-traditional route.

Discuss the camaraderie that you and your fellow captains share. The funny thing, the majority of the captains were friends long before most of us were cap-tains. I personally grew up with about fi ve current captains. So we were friends, long before being Captains, and even mum-mers in some cases. ... It is a very tight bond based on friendship and family.

SPR - Compiled by Joseph Myers

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HighlightsTHIS WEEK

OTHER GOODIES Through Dec.

31. Tickets: $28-$42. Plays & Players, 1712 Delancey Pl. 215-592-9560. 1812productions.org.

Through Dec. 31. Tickets: $30-$135. The Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. paballet.org.

Through Dec. 31. Tickets: Free-$15. Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd. 215-413-8655. phillyseaport.org.

Through Jan. 1. Tickets: Free-$25. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.

Through Jan 2.

Tickets: $Free-$19.95. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215-448-1200.

fi .edu.

Through Jan. 3. Tickets: $15-$100. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. wellsfargocenterphilly.com.

Through Jan. 3. Tickets: Free-$17. Please Touch Museum, 4231 Ave. of the Republic. 215-581-3181. please-touchmuseum.org.

Through Jan. 3. Tickets: $24.95-$29.95. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215-448-1200. fi .edu.

Through Jan. 3. Tickets: $45-$95. Merriam Theater, 250 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kimmelcenter.org.

Through Jan. 3. Tickets: $16-$29. Arts Bank Theater, Broad and South streets. 215-496-9160. enchantmenttheatre.org.

Through Jan. 3. Tickets: $8-$14.50. National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. 215-409-6600. constitutioncenter.org.

Through Jan. 3. Tickets: $8-$14.50. Nation-al Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. 215-409-6600. constitutioncenter.org.

Through Jan. 3. Tickets: $15-$27. The Sedgwick Theater, 7137 Germantown Ave., Mt. Airy. 215-987-4450. quintessencetheatre.org.

Through Jan. 4. Tickets: Free-$25. The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Ben Franklin Pkwy. 215-278-7000. barnesfounda-tion.org.

Through Jan. 7, Tickets: Free-$16. Thomson Gallery at the Mütter Museum, 19 S. 22nd St. 215-560-8564. muttermuseum.org.

Through Jan. 10. Tickets: $20-$95. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. walnutstreetthe-atre.org.

Strut, Mummers, strutThe 116th annual Mummers Parade will begin at City Hall with judging taking place at 15th St. and JFK Blvd. before it goes south on Broad Street to its end point at Washington Avenue. An enhanced viewing area is at the Philadelphia High School for Creative & Performing Arts, 901 S. Broad St., and features a DJ, food trucks and more. 9 a.m. Jan. 1. Free. visitphilly.com. mummers.com.

Stumbling towards psychology“The Hard Problem,” Tom Stoppard’s brand new play,

follows Hilary, a 22-year-old brain scientist exploring

gray matter, ethics of analysis and consciousness.

South Philly cast members abound. Jan. 6-Feb. 6.

Tickets: $10-$45. The Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad

St. 215-893-9456. wilmatheater.org.

Calamari Catholicism“The Calamari Sisters’ New Year’s Eve Concert For

The Pope” gets a three-performance run and will

surely split the sides of anyone still buzzing from

Pope Francis’ visit to Philadelphia Dec. 31-Jan. 1.

Tickets: $45-$65. Penn’s Landing Playhouse, 211

S. Columbus Blvd. 855-448-7469. plplayhouse.

com.

at the Please Touch features two big ball-drop

countdowns at Noon and 1 p.m. in a New Year’s Day party for the little

ones, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $20-$25 (general admission does

not cover party entry). Please Touch Museum, 4231 Ave. of the Republic.

215-581-3181. pleasetouchmuseum.org.

are some of the

best in the city and visible from many points south of South Street. Dis-

plays go off at 6 p.m. and midnight. Dec. 31. Free. SugarHouse Casino,

1001 N. Delaware Ave. 215-599-0776. visitphilly.com.

sees ComedySportz’s New Year’s Eve

matches delighting laugh-seekers every year, 7:30 (all-ages) and 10:30

p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $30-$35. The Playground at the Adrienne, 2030

Sansom St. 866-512-5233. comedysportzphilly.com/tickets.

sees Pennsport resident and DJ,

Robert Drake, spinning classics for a modest fee and low fuss 9 p.m.

Dec. 31. Tickets: $20. The Dolphin Tavern, 1539 S. Broad St. 215-278-

7950. dolphinphilly.com.

boasts “5 great bars and clubs all under

one roof” with an all-inclusive ticket that includes food, drink and enter-

tainement 9 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $115. XFINITY Live!, 1100 Pattison

Ave. 877-987-6487. xfi nitylive.com.

is the perfect New Years Eve entertainment on South Street. 9:30 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $42.50. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 215-922-1011. lnphilly.com.

, presented by Free at the Kimmel,

is a packed-full day of activities, performances, and family-friendly at-

tractions 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Jan. 1. Free. Constitution Plaza at the Kimmel

Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kimmelcenter.org.

, RuPaul’s Drag Race alum and Philadelphia native,

recruits the Haus of Ham and Franky’s Foxes for New Year’s Day’s best

drag in town 8 p.m. Jan. 1. Tickets: $20. Kung Fu Necktie, 1250 N. Front

St. 215-291-4919. kungfunecktie.com.

welcomes 2016 with characteristic blues-jam funk, 8 p.m.

Jan. 2. Tickets: $35-$55. The Tower Theater, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby.

215-922-1011. lnphilly.com.

follows Det. Frank Drebin

(Leslie Nielsen) - your cheep entertainment after Friday’s festivities. 8

p.m. Jan. 4. Tickets: $3. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888.

thetroc.com.

Through Jan. 10. Tickets: Free-$25. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.

Through Jan. 10. Tickets:

$13.95-$17.95. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900

Ben Franklin Pkwy. 215-299-1000. ansp.org.

Through Jan. 10. Tickets: $27-$52. The Prince Theater, 1412 Chestnut St. 215-422-4580. princetheater.org.

Through Jan. 10. Tickets: $27-$79. People’s Light & Theatre, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern. 610-644-3500. peopleslight.org.

Through Jan. 18. Tickets: Free-$17. Please Touch Museum, Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, 4231 Ave. of the Republic. 215-581-3181. pleasetouchmuseum.org.

Through Jan. 24. Tickets: Free-$10. Woodmere Art Museum, 9201 German-town Ave.. Chestnut Hill. 215-247-0476. woodmereartmuseum.org.

Through Jan. 30. Free. The Free Library of Philadelphia, 1901 Vine St. 215-686-5322. freelibrary.org.

Through Jan. 31, 2016. Tickets: $18-$36. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. ardentheatre.org.

Through Feb. 7. Tickets: Free-$12. The National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Indepen-dence Mall E. 215-923-3811. nmajh.org.

Through Feb. 15. Tickets: $28.95-$34.95. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215-448-1200. fi .edu.

Through Feb. 21. Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.

Through Feb. 24. Tickets: Free-$8. American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave. 215-389-1776. americanswedish.org.

: Through Feb. 28. Admission: $3-$5 ($9 skate rental). Dilworth Park, 1 S. 15th St. dilworthpark.org/rothmanicerink.

Through March 4. Free. Library Company of Philadelphia, 1314 Locust St. 215-546-3181. librarycompany.org.

Through March 13. Free. The Fabric Workshop and Museum, 1214 Arch St. 215-561-8888. fabricworkshopandmuseum.org.

Through April 3. Tickets: Free-$15. Pennsylvania Academy of Fina Art, 118-128 N. Broad St. 215-972-7600. pafa.org.

Through May 15. Tickets: Free-$10. The Rosenbach Li-brary & Museum, 2008-2010 Delancey Pl. 215-732-1600. rosenbach.org.

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: Ongoing. Tickets: Free-$8. American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave. 215-389-1776. americanswedish.org.

Ongoing. Tickets: Free-$15. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archae-ology and Anthropology, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. penn.museum.

10:30 a.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $15-$20. Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA. 610-649-8389. ardmoremu-sic.com.

4 and 8:30 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $109.90-$199.90. Penn’s Landing, 101 N. Columbus Blvd. 866-394-8439. spiritcruises.com/philadelphia.

5 to 7 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: Free-$15. Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Colum-bus Blvd. 215-413-8655. phillyseaport.org.

6 p.m. Dec. 31. Free. Sixth and Race streets. 215-629-4026, historicphiladelphia.org.

7 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $15-$17. Tabu Lounge & Sports Bar, 200 S. 12th St. 215-964-9675. tabuphilly.com.

8 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $15. Ortlieb’s, 847 N. Third St. 267-324-3348. ticketfl y.com/venue/3787-ortliebs.

8 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $10-$20. L’Etage, 624 S. Sixth St. 215-592-0656. creperie-beaumonde.com.

8 and 10:30

p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $35-$165. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215-496-9001. heliumcomedy.com.

8 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $30-$60. The Trestle Inn, 339 N. 11th St. 267-239-0290. thetrestleinn.com.

8 p.m. Dec. 31. Free. Milkboy Philly, 1100 Chestnut St. 215-925-6455. milkboyphilly.com.

8:30 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $30-$35. Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA. 610-649-8389. ardmoremusic.com.

9 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $100. 2nd Story Brewing, 117 Chestnut St. 267-314-5770. 2ndstorybrewing.com.

9 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $$15. Johnny Brenda’s. 1201 N. Frankford Ave. 215-739-9684. johnnybrendas.com.

9 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $49.50. Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St. 215-627-1332. elec-tricfactory.info.

9 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $59.50. The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St. 215-625-3681. lnphilly.com.

9 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $150. Volvér at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kimmelcenter.org.

9 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $40-$50. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. 215-232-2100. utphilly.com.

9 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $25-$50. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-726-1106. worldcafelive.com.

9 p.m. Dec. 31. Tickets: $30-$40. Under-ground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. undergroundarts.org.

11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 1. Tickets: Free-$10. Mishkan Shalom, 4101 Freeland Ave., Roxborough. 215-600-2864. philadelphiafamilypride.org.

5 to 8:45 p.m. Jan 1. Tickets: Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.

5 p.m. Jan. 1. Tickets: $5. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. 267-639-4528. bootandsaddlephilly.com.

11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Jan 2. Tickets: Free-$15. Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Colum-bus Blvd. 215-413-8655. phillyseaport.org.

Noon. Jan. 2. Tickets: $15-$25. The Liacouras Center, 1776 N. Broad St. 215-204-8499. owlsports.com.

7:30 and 9:45 p.m. Jan. 2. Tickets: $20-$28. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215-496-9001. heliumcomedy.com.

8 and 10 pm. Jan. 2. Tick-ets: $20. Chris’ Jazz Cafe, 1421 Sansom St. 215-568-3131. chrisjazzcafe.com.

8 p.m. Jan. 2. Tickets: $20. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-726-1106. worldcafelive.com.

8 p.m. Jan. 2. Tickets: $24.75-$35. The Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St. 215-625-3681. lnphilly.com.

8:30 p.m. Jan. 2. Tickets: $23-$45. Ardmore Music

Hall, 23 East Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA. 610-649-8389. ardmoremusic.com.

2 p.m. Jan. 3. Tickets: $29-$75. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. philorch.org.

7 p.m. Jan. 4. Free. Fringe-Arts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. 215-413-1318. fringearts.com.

7 p.m. Jan. 4. Tickets: $13-$145. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. comcasttix.com.

7:30 p.m. Jan. 4. Tickets: $8-$16. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-726-1106. worldcafelive.com.

8 to 10 p.m. Jan. 4. Free. The Foundry at the Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St. 215-625-3681. lnphilly.com.

7:30 p.m. Jan. 5. Tickets: $45-$200. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. wellsfargo-centerphilly.com.

8 p.m. Jan. 5. Tickets: $10. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. 267-639-4528. bootandsaddlephilly.com.

5 to 7 p.m. Jan. 6. Free. Fleisher Art Memorial, 719 Catharine St. 215-922-3456. fl eischer.org.

8:30 p.m. Jan. 6. Tickets: $10. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. 267-639-4528. bootandsaddle-philly.com. SPR

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Performers either based in South Philly or with ties to its never-say-die attitude brought us ample sporting glory.

Review Ed itor

JanuaryThe Prep Charter Huskies boys’ bas-

ketball team, 1928 Point Breeze Ave., struggled to string together consistent ef-forts, going 7-13 overall, including a 3-9 Division C record. However, senior guard Rahim Washington gave his all no matter the circumstances, including a 25-point effort against Lincoln.

Ciani Cryor, a senior standout at Ss. Neumann-Goretti High School, 1736 S. 10th St., reached 1,000 career points in the Saints’ 78-15 destruction of Little Flower. The point guard, who is matricu-lating at Georgia Tech, began her career at Prep Charter.

John Mosco, a former assistant under Neumann-Goretti boys’ basketball coach Car Arrigale, returned to South Philly as the head of Archbishop Wood. The Point Breeze native and the Vikings nearly stunned the hosts, who needed the ex-ploits of senior Lamarr “Fresh” Kimble to avoid the upset.

Then-sophomore Matthew Mayfield, a Passyunk Square resident, became a striking presence for the bowling team at Roman Catholic High School, winning the team’s MVP honor. He claimed simi-lar league distinction and helped the Ca-hillites to advance to the Catholic League championship tilt.

FebruaryJunior guard Jabri McCall clinched a

close contest against Phila. Electrical at the Edward O’Malley Athletic As-sociation, 144 Moore St., with four free throws. The Point Breeze resident and his Martin Luther King High School team-

mates advanced to the Public League semifi nals and the City and State fi nals, losing to Roman Catholic in the latter two.

Loved ones gathered at a Northern Liberties establishment to commend the community work of Christopher Ge-draitis, a Whitman native who died of an undiagnosed heart condition in 2006. The ninth annual Beast Day celebration gen-erated funds for Philadelphia- and South Jersey-situated youth athletics programs.

The girls’ basketball team from The Academy at Palumbo, 1100 Catharine St., capped a 17-2 season with a 65-52 AAA semifi nal loss to Universal Auden-ried Charter High School, 3301 Tasker St. The season included the Griffi ns’ fi rst playoff win and saw four roster members receive All-Public honors.

The Neumann-Goretti girls’ basketball unit dumped Archbishop Wood, 50-45, at The Palestra to score its second-con-secutive Catholic League championship. The senior-heavy team ran its record to 24-0 in the squeaker. In its quest for a seventh-straight crown, the boys’ team, however, fell to Roman Catholic, 64-59, at the same venue.

MarchSharpshooter Romeira Tucker led

Audenried in scoring, rebounds, and steals, helping the Rockets to advance to the AAA Public League fi nal. She and fellow guard Tatyana Sao combined to form The Splash Sisters, giving coach Kevin Slaughter a pair of perimeter threats.

Neumann-Goretti first-year coach Andrea Peterson captured the Naismith

Trophy National Coach of the Year honor in helping the hoopsters to continue to build a dynasty in South Philly. The Delaware County inhabitant served as an assistant to Letty Santarelli, a 2011 South Philly Review Difference Maker, dur-ing the school’s run to the ’14 Catholic League title.

Peterson and her charges completed an undefeated campaign by cruising past Seton-LaSalle, 79-34, to win the Penn-sylvania Interscholastic Athletic Associa-tion Class AA title in Hershey. Neumann-Goretti’s boys’ team also triumphed at the Giant Center, beating Archbishop Carroll 69-67 for the program’s fi fth state crown.

AprilLocal athletes, community leaders and

the District Attorney’s Office Focused Deterrence Program ventured to the Ford PAL Center, 631 Snyder Ave., for the South Philadelphia Basketball Clas-sic. The games and the efforts of the overseers, including 2013 South Philly Review Difference Maker Tyrique Glas-gow, aimed to spread the message that violence, especially the gun-fueled sort, only tears communities apart.

Despite three hits from senior shortstop Keegan McKoskey, the Prep Charter Huskies could not fight back against Olney in Division A baseball action at Citizens Adjusters Park, Seventh Street and Packer Avenue. The West Passyunk athletes went 8-4 in division play and lost their postseason opener.

Terrell Barr and Brendan Barnes won Second-Team Pop Warner All-American Scholar distinction for their efforts as Nu

Sigma Sharks. The local boys and their teammates perfect their performances at Chew Playground, 18th Street and Wash-ington Avenue.

Marconi’s Tim Gunn has enjoyed a joyous journey as a baseball coach, with the Germantown Friends School Tigers the latest benefi ciaries. The well-traveled leader hopes to return to college instruc-tion, having coached at Arcadia Univer-sity and Swarthmore College.

Carlos Ruiz and the Philadelphia Phil-lies traveled to South Bowl, 19 E. Oregon Ave., raising $175,000 for Philadelphia Futures through its Get in the Game tour-nament. The Whitman location served as the initiative’s host site for the fi rst time.

MayBehind intimidating hurler and feared

hitter Kaylee Fiocca, of the 300 block of McKean Street, the String Theory Acad-emy softball team captured the Public League Bronze Division title with an 11-1 win over Roxborough at Marconi Plaza, 2700 S. Broad St. The Pennsport resident struck out 11 and smacked a grand slam in the triumph.

Lifelong friends Tommy Nardini and Gino Tripodi had stellar seasons for the Neumann-Goretti baseball team, earning MVP and Pitcher of the Year recogni-tion. The battery mates attend Gwynedd Mercy University.

Neumann-Goretti product and Whit-man resident Joey Gorman celebrated the fostering of his desire to grow the Losing Is Not An Option foundation, which will offer resources to those suffering from a brain abnormality, through a gathering at Bill McIntyre’s Shooting Stars Brigade,

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1931 S. Third St. The young man won two Catholic League baseball titles and the 2012 Blue Division MVP award while a Saint.

A feverish rally fell short for the Neumann-Goretti Saints, who lost 3-2 to Archbishop Wood in the Catholic League baseball fi nal. The Saints received fi nal-inning knocks from senior Vinny Vac-cone and juniors Brian Verratti and Nick D’Amore.

JuneDickinson Square West resident

Natasha Wirth marked her debut cam-paign with The Block Party, a Philly Roller Derby constituent, by engaging in matches at The Class of 1923 Arena. Competing as Mar’ge Equality, she ea-gerly contributed to the club’s camarade-rie and commitment to altruism.

Major League Baseball’s fifth urban youth academy opened at 20th Street and Pattison Avenue, with area youths celebrating the occasion as participants within the Philadelphia Reviving Base-ball in Inner Cities program. An indoor facility at Marian Anderson Recreation Center, 740 S. 17th St., will complement the space.

Local baseball lovers received two treats, as the Philadelphia Phillies select-ed Packer Park product Kenny Koplove as their 17th-round draft pick and the Pittsburgh Pirates made Whitman native and Neumann-Goretti alumnus Albert Baur their 28th-round choice.

He calls New Jersey home now, but Tim Mackey learned the power of love as a West Passyunk inhabitant. He received reminders of its might by participating in the 13th Annual Foundation for Breast and Prostate Health Father’s Day Gary Papa Run.

JulyNeumann-Goretti product Michael

DiFrancesco earned preferred walk-on distinction for the Temple University football team. The Marconi resident will look to crack the lineup for the Owls, who tallied a 10-4 mark, next season.

Lower Moyamensing product Sam Tropiano enjoys living legend status as a baseball coach in South Jersey. He had his profile enhanced when his Bishop Eustace Preparatory School charges de-feated Gloucester Catholic to give him his 600th career victory.

The 12-and-under softball representa-

tives from the Edward O’Malley Athletic Association batted and pitched their way to a spot in the Florida-situated Little League Softball World Series. Contribu-tions totaling $25,000 from local entities, including Mummers clubs, ensured their participation.

Passyunk Square’s Keli Engleson val-ues her loved ones and showed her regard for a fallen friend and an ill aunt by com-peting in IRONMAN Lake Placid. The occasion strengthened her commitment to quelling multiple myeloma.

Unity in the Community launched its Peace Week celebration with a nailbiter softball game at Smith Playground, 2100 S. 24th St. Mo’ne Davis, a star from last year’s Taney Dragons Little League squad, threw out the fi rst pitch for the contest, which Team Cathy won over Team Carr 8-7.

AugustWith 132 years to their name, the

Philadelphia Phillies have enjoyed the services of many gifted players, manag-ers, and executives. Through the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, fans can inspect an homage to those fi gures, with a stunning mural located adjacent to the Walnut Street Bridge.

Robert and Donna Wells, the owners of Traditional Tang Soo Do of Philadelphia, 1816 S. 11th St., have given area young-sters courage and conviction through their martial arts expertise. The husband and wife call East Passyunk Crossing home and are pursuing even more re-nown as instructors and practitioners.

Following a commended career at St. Joseph’s Preparatory School, Marconi dweller Dino Cattai enrolled at Chestnut Hill College. The All-Catholic baseball star will contribute to a program that has lately attracted many South Philly dwellers.

Greatly feared and much admired, Karamo Dioubate became a dynamic defensive line presence for the Prep Charter Huskies. He committed to Penn State University and will look to harass Big Ten Conference quarterbacks come late summer.

SeptemberAntonio “Scoop” Jardine has always

loved being a leader, with his time as a Neumann-Goretti and Syracuse Univer-sity basketball star as proof. The Point Breeze product wants to extend his talent

through humanitarian efforts, including his Basketball Is Life foundation.

Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Connor Barwin ventured to the Ralph Brooks Tot Lot, 20th and Tasker streets, to dedi-cate the Point Breeze-situated space’s rebirth. In December, he also attended the groundbreaking for planned improve-ments to Smith Playground.

Smokin’ Joe Frazier will forever be in the hearts of local boxing fans. Thanks to artist Stephen Layne, the heavyweight can now permanently be in their sight, as a massive statue of the pugilist appears outside XFINITY Live!, 1100 Pattison Ave.

Whitman’s Kenny Bergmann Jr. will attend the University of Connecticut to bolster his baseball profile. He has claimed All-Inter-Ac diamond distinction through his efforts at William Penn Char-ter School and duplicated that in the fall on the football fi eld.

OctoberThe Wunder family, of the 800 block

of Wharton Street, have long bonded over hockey. The quartet has made Rizzo Rink, 1101 S. Front St., the center of its ice endeavors, with Georgia and Spencer giving parents Margo and Kurt proof that genes can be quite kind to enthusiasm for adding athletic accomplishments.

Dana Ricci adores being active and en-courages the same stance as a hoop dance instructor at Women’s Fitness Solutions, 1324 E. Passyunk Ave. The Newbold inhabitant also holds interests in gymnas-tics, pole dancing, and aerial arts.

Homeless individuals are often the vic-tims of stigmatization. Joe Papp is look-ing to alleviate their struggles through soccer, as the Whitman resident serves as soccer commissioner of the Philadelphia Sports Network.

Northern Ireland-situated youths met with southern hospitality, as St. Mal-achy’s College enrollees ventured to St. Gabriel’s Parish, 29th and Dickinson streets, to contest basketball games against area youths. The day featured an appearance by Temple University men’s basketball coach Fran Dunphy, who encouraged the teenagers to respect one another and their families.

NovemberLower Moyamensing’s Nick Lamb

became a deep threat for the Muhlenberg College football team, including a two-

game stretch where he caught 25 passes. The senior earned First-Team All-Centen-nial Conference kudos.

St. Joseph’s Prep star Joe DuMond captured the Catholic League’s AAAA Division most valuable player award. The Whitman inhabitant claimed six cham-pionships during his gridiron days at the North Philly school.

“Returning” and “debuting” stood out as key words for Zandra Walton and Chynell Precise as registrants for the GORE-TEX Philadelphia Marathon. The former, who won the Fastest Philadelphia Female title in 2012, came back after a three-year hia-tus, while Precise, like Walton a South of South dweller, continued her running od-yssey by appearing in her fi rst trek along Benjamin Franklin Parkway.

Alexis Santarelli will head to Lafay-ette College after completing her senior season at Bishop Eustace. The basketball star and Marconi inhabitant has claimed two most valuable player designations and as many fi rst-team conference com-mendations.

DecemberNeumann-Goretti senior Bryan Gabriel

scored MVP honors in the Saints’ 26-24 Thanksgiving Day win over South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St. The Whitman denizen will join the United States Marine Corps in July.

Grays Ferry product Steven Smith made numerous friends along his athletic journeys, including track and football coaching duties for Neumann-Goretti. Those colleagues and loved ones mourn-ed the loss of the 54-year-old following his death due to colon cancer.

Lower Moyamensing inhabitant Char-lie Gagliardi has long loved bowling. The resident of the 1200 block of Shunk Street has begun to share that enthusiasm with the squad from John W. Hallahan Catholic Girls’ High School, who sport a 10-6 mark ahead of their 2016 slate.

Gary Isaacs lost his altruistic son sud-denly two years ago, but he has not let the young man’s passing become a hindrance to his own understanding of giving. Hav-ing formed the Pennies From Kevan Foundation in honor of the fallen fi gure, the Society Hill inhabitant oversaw the second Homeless for the Holidays 5K Run/2K Walk at FDR Park, Broad Street and Pattison Avenue. SPR

Contact Editor Joseph Myers at [email protected] or ext. 124.

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Los Caballos Locos’ Pernilhen a hurricane halted his family’s stability 15 years ago, El Salvador native Felix Villanueva could have come to this country equipped

with confusion over what his life might yield, but he chose faith over fear, feeling he would eventually establish himself as a culinary professional. Four months into his tenure as co-owner of Los Caballos Locos, 101 W. Ritner St., the 32-year-old contin-ues to keep drama away from his dreams and has begun to become a revered restau-rant overseer and a gregarious addition to the Whitman neighborhood.

“This is a very quiet and friendly part of South Philly, so I’m glad to fulfi ll my wish here,” the proprietor said of the space that he operates with wife Patricia Mendoza. “I have a secure feeling thanks to my neigh-bors, and I want to show everyone how proud we are of our food.”

The resident of the 900 block of Jackson Street and his spouse blend his culture and her Ecuadorian background to offer an im-pressive menu featuring breakfast options, sandwiches, soups, salads, and protein-packed entrees. Having possessed a pen-chant for the kitchen since boyhood thanks to his mother, Hayde, Villanueva revels in making good on his desire to delight din-ers, especially those who might have had hesitation to try new dishes.

“We’ve enjoyed a great response from residents,” the Lower Moyamensing deni-

zen said of his 26-seat establishment. “There’s always pressure when you work for yourself, but we have had some nice feedback so far.”

Potential patrons need look only at yelp.com for evidence of their success, as long reviews commend his and Mendoza’s per-sonalities, the ambiance, and their output. Villanueva elected to share the recipe for Los Caballos Locos’ pernil entree, which has proven one of the site’s most popular requests.

“People take to the pork shoulder really well,” he said, adding that guests commend its juiciness and tastiness, which he com-plements by serving the pig product with yellow rice, plantains, and a mini salad. “I like hearing that because we want to be a staple here. We want to continue to make connections with our neighbors.”

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D I R E C T I O N S :Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Add slits to the pork shoulder, and place

it in the vinaigrette. Cook for two-and-a-half hours to ensure that the pork pulls apart easily. SPR

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