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Review Staff Writer very year, Pew Charitable Trusts conducts a cell phone and land- line phone survey, asking Phila- delphians about their city. For 2015, the results are in and they’re pretty rosy, at least in a few of the categories. Namely in the categories defined as “Where Philadelphians Think the City Is Headed” and “Rec- ommend Philadelphia as a Place to Live.” Those two findings show an all-time high in positivity, with 48 percent of respondents contending the city is heading in the right direc- tion (33 percent say the opposite). Likewise, 70 percent of the polled said they would recommend Philly as a place to live (24 percent would not). “Put that all together and the over- all mood of the city was more upbeat than any time in the six years that Pew has been polling,” Larry Eichel, the director of Pew Philadelphia’s program and the poll brief’s writer, said. “Our goal in everything we do is to provide reliable non-partisan data and analysis to inform the pub- lic debate. That’s what we do. We’re trying to conduct a fair, responsible, scientific survey that finds what’s out there, whatever it is.” Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 19, 1,603 residents responded to the pollsters, with 640 landline users and 963 cell- phone users. “We’re confident that it is a repre- sentative sample of the city,” Eichel said. Of course, folks like VisitPhilly, Philadelphia’s thriving tourism and promotional arm, are thrilled and not shocked by Philadelphians’ enthusi- asm for their hometown. “It’s always wonderful for one’s perceptions to be affirmed,” Visit- Philly CEO and president Meryl Levitz said. “It wasn’t a surprise to us in the sense that there are so many indicators that people here and from outside Philly are seeing the city dif- ferently and appreciating its values and assets.” She cited a few preceding acco- lades for the city, like National Geo- graphic Traveler naming Philly “the next great city” in ’08, plus nods from publications like The New York Times, Conde Nast Travel, and Trav- el + Leisure. Levitz also said, true to Philly form, folks are now starting to realize that Philly’s on the up. “Then when you get a big thing like a papal visit or the DNC, it was very interesting this year to say ‘We can do it, we deserve it, we’ll do a great job.’ Rather than saying, ‘Oh, really?’ which we did in 2000 when we got the RNC,” she said. “People’s skepticism had to be overcome.” Skepticism was certainly a big part Photo by Corey Carter
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very year, Pew Charitable Trusts conducts a cell phone and land-line phone survey, asking Phila-delphians about their city. For
2015, the results are in and they’re pretty rosy, at least in a few of the categories. Namely in the categories defined as “Where Philadelphians Think the City Is Headed” and “Rec-ommend Philadelphia as a Place to Live.” Those two findings show an all-time high in positivity, with 48 percent of respondents contending the city is heading in the right direc-tion (33 percent say the opposite). Likewise, 70 percent of the polled
said they would recommend Philly as a place to live (24 percent would not).
“Put that all together and the over-all mood of the city was more upbeat than any time in the six years that Pew has been polling,” Larry Eichel, the director of Pew Philadelphia’s program and the poll brief’s writer, said. “Our goal in everything we do is to provide reliable non-partisan data and analysis to inform the pub-lic debate. That’s what we do. We’re trying to conduct a fair, responsible, scientific survey that finds what’s out there, whatever it is.”
Between Jan. 28 and Feb. 19, 1,603 residents responded to the pollsters, with 640 landline users and 963 cell-
phone users. “We’re confident that it is a repre-
sentative sample of the city,” Eichel said.
Of course, folks like VisitPhilly, Philadelphia’s thriving tourism and promotional arm, are thrilled and not shocked by Philadelphians’ enthusi-asm for their hometown.
“It’s always wonderful for one’s perceptions to be affirmed,” Visit-Philly CEO and president Meryl Levitz said. “It wasn’t a surprise to us in the sense that there are so many indicators that people here and from outside Philly are seeing the city dif-ferently and appreciating its values and assets.”
She cited a few preceding acco-
lades for the city, like National Geo-graphic Traveler naming Philly “the next great city” in ’08, plus nodsfrom publications like The New YorkTimes, Conde Nast Travel, and Trav-el + Leisure. Levitz also said, true toPhilly form, folks are now starting to realize that Philly’s on the up.
“Then when you get a big thinglike a papal visit or the DNC, it wasvery interesting this year to say ‘We can do it, we deserve it, we’ll do agreat job.’ Rather than saying, ‘Oh,really?’ which we did in 2000 whenwe got the RNC,” she said. “People’sskepticism had to be overcome.”
Skepticism was certainly a big part
Photo by Corey Carter
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By Corey CarterComment at southphillyreview.com/opinion
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“Patricia Lockwood’s ‘Rape Joke’ does a great job of putting emotions out there with a very descrip-tive, educational and non-chalant overtone of how to overcome misfortune.”
Michael Castaneda, 17th Street and Snyder Avenue
“Nellie Wong’s ‘When I Was Growing Up’ is mine because it talks about finding yourself amidst people trying to shape you and tell you who you are.”
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“I love ‘Elm’ by Sylvia Plath. I have a tattoo of a line from it. It speaks about not being afraid to experience change because of what the past has taught us.”
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he South Philly Review is conduct-ing its annual spring talent search mi-nus the celebrity judges. Instead, we are reaching out to Philadelphia area
school teachers, guidance counselors and other school administrators to tell us about the Rising Stars of the 2014-15 school year. This is a chance for elementary, junior high and high school students with local ties to earn some much deserved recognition after putting in a full year of hard work.
Nominees must be from South Phila-delphia or attend a school in the 19145, 19146, 19147 or 19148 zip codes. Being a straight-A student or valedictorian are both strong points, but it is not the only criteria being taken into consideration.
Maybe your nominee has made a dramatic academic turnaround since September or overcome a personal hardship. We want to hear about the talented individuals who excel in the classroom as well as numer-ous extracurricular activities. It can be anything from athletics to school clubs to volunteer work.
Last year’s kickoff edition (Aug. 14) rec-ognized 20 promising pupils ranging from elementary age up to high school. Some have moved on to the college ranks while others, we hope, are continuing to excel at their respective schools. This time around, the South Philly Review and the Grays Ferry-based Young Chances Foundation are looking to add 25 newcomers to the list
(previous winners are not eligible). Entry forms are being sent out to Philadelphia area schools, but they also are available via e-mail, [email protected], or online starting April 2 at southphillyre-view.com.
Many students will be worthy of this special recognition, but only 25 will make the final cut. Nomination forms should include as many details as possible, as it could make a major difference in the se-lection process. What is the reason(s) for nominating this student? What academic achievements has this student achieved
during the current school year? Has this student overcome any personal hardships during the past year?
The submission deadline is noon May 11. All of the entries will be reviewed, with the second annual class of Rising Stars ap-pearing in the June 4 edition of the South Philly Review. A special event honoring all of this year’s honorees will follow.
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Contact Editor Bill Gelman at [email protected] or ext. 121. Comment at south-phillyreview.com/news/features.
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he complainant told authorities she met the accused offenders Saturday while at Cookie’s Tavern, 2654 S. Alder St., with David Nichols sup-
posedly introducing her to Angelica Chevere, Gianna Vance and Khadidja Cherair, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. She de-cided to venture to another watering hole with them, with their departure from that site prompting a stop for food.
When they returned to their mode of transportation, a white Dodge Caravan, she relayed her company began to lob in-sulting names at her. She contends they also told her they were pondering making her exit the vehicle and walk home.
When she asked them to let her out, the offenders taunted her by opening then closing the door, preventing her depar-ture. As they were close to her residence, she exited and started walking, yet she stated one of the four figures approached her from behind and began punching her. Another individual reportedly pulled on her pocketbook, with the alleged parties using the vehicle to escape.
The complainant recovered her holder from the ground and noticed her iPhone was missing. Calling the police, she de-scribed the vehicle, which they shortly thereafter stopped at 23rd Street and Snyder Avenue, Tolliver said. The com-plainant received transport to the area and identified the detained figures as her attackers. Law enforcement agents also recovered her phone.
They charged the 39-year-old Nichols, of West Philly, with criminal conspiracy, simple assault, possession of a controlled substance, recklessly endangering anoth-er person, robbery and theft; the 22-year-old Chevere, of the 600 block of Sigel Street, with criminal conspiracy, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, robbery and theft; the 19-year-old Gianna Vance, of the 700 block of Sigel Street, with the same charges as Chevere; and 21-year-old Khadidja Cherair, of the 1800 block of McKean Street, with the same charges, too. Nichols had not post-ed his $50,000 bail as of press time and awaits an April 14 preliminary hearing.
Chevere posted her $25,000 bail and has a hearing scheduled for the same date. Vance posted her $15,000 bail and also has an April 14 hearing set. Cherair had not posted her $25,000 bail and will join the others April 14.
Police are look-ing for the man who thrice took items from a Bel-la Vista store.
On the first oc-casion, the indi-vidual entered Whole Foods, 929 South Street, at 9:30 a.m. March 8 and ventured to the meat counter. He placed assorted packages inside his bag and left without paying. A week lat-er, he returned to the establishment at 10 a.m. and 6:25 p.m., taking various items before again departing illegally.
Call South Detectives at 215-686-3013 with DC#15-03-014102, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
The United States Attorney’s Office last week charged four men by indictment with Hobbs Act Robbery and a gun of-fense for a 2013 heist in Girard Estate.
The FBI and others investigated the case of Sharon Hill resident Jibri Cun-ningham, and Philadelphia inhabitants Tajeldin Cunningham, Samar Taylor and Lavell Carter, citing them as suspects in a Dec. 27, 2013 incident in which they sup-posedly stole money from the owner of H&Y Royal Jewelers, 2437 S. 23rd St., by producing guns, U.S. Attorney spokes-woman Patty Hartman said. The indict-ment details that each faces a mandatory term of 84 months in prison to comple-ment their advisory sentencing guideline ranges. They could also incur a fine, re-ceive a supervised release and need to pay a special assessment of $200.
Police are looking for a man who forced a cab driver out of his automobile.
At 3:50 a.m. Sunday, the offender ap-proached the motorist on the 2400 block of South Third Street and asked how much a ride to the 2700 block of Tasker Street would cost, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The driver
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inquired on whether the man had called for a cab and then told him he had to sit in the back seat after the figure tried to open the driver’s door.
The irate would-be passenger put his foot in the car and stated “No, I have to sit in the front,” producing a black gun. The op-erator left the ride, with the offender driv-ing away southbound on Third Street and westbound on Shunk Street, Tolliver said. Using GPS, All City Taxi tracked the cab to the 1300 block of South 19th Street, where officers located it unoccupied. The complainant stated his iPhone3 and wallet, which contained various cards, identifica-tion and $100, were missing. He described the offender as white, 19 to 24 years old and 5-foot-6 to 5-foot-8; clean-shaven; wearing a gray hoodie with red around the collar; and armed with a black gun.
Call South Detectives at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypo-lice.com/forms.
Police arrested a South Brook Park/Grays Ferry man for allegedly stealing from a Gi-rard Estate establishment.
At 8:52 p.m. March 25, plainclothes police officers were on patrol when they responded to a radio call of a burglary in progress at 22nd and Wolf streets, Detec-tive Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. Upon arrival, they contend they saw a man running from Captivating Styles Hair Salon, 2300 S. 22nd St., with a television wrapped in a salon apron.
The law enforcement agents exited their vehicle and ordered the alleged thief to stop after identifying themselves. The reported criminal set the television on the pavement and complied with their commands, Toll-iver said. Patting him down, they recovered additional evidence on his person.
Checking the business, they observed the side window broken and the front door pried open. The proprietor stated nobody had permission to enter the salon or to re-move property. Authorities arrested Brian Brooks, of the 1700 block of South 29th Street, and charged the 39-year-old with criminal mischief, burglary, criminal tres-passing, theft and possession of an instru-ment of crime. He awaits an April 9 pre-liminary hearing.
Police arrested an unidentified 19-year-old for shooting a fellow teen in Hawthorne Tuesday.
Shortly before 1 p.m., the 14-year-old was at 13th and Christian streets when he became involved in a confrontation with three individuals. The fight came to involve
gunfire, with a bullet striking the victim in his left buttock.
Authorities, who transported the boy to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where personnel listed him as stable, are looking for the other melee members and are in-specting surveillance footage from a pass-ing SEPTA bus. The weapon had not been recovered as of press time.
Call South Detectives at 215-685-1635, text PPDTIP (773847) or visit phillypo-lice.com/forms.
Authorities are trying to track down the man who attempted to rape a woman in Point Breeze.
At 3 a.m. March 26, the at-large male gained entrance to a home on the 1700 block of South Chadwick Street, using a front window as his means. Demanding money from the oc-
cupants, he choked and attempted a sexual assault on the chief complainant until cir-cumstances forced him to flee. He sped off on foot in an unknown direction.
Call the Special Victims Unit at 215-685-3251 with DC#2015-17-11721, text PP-DTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.
Police are looking for a man who pulled off a Whitman home invasion March 23.
Upon arriving at the 100-block-of-Tree-Street residence, authorities learned from the occupant that an unknown individual came into his abode, ventured to the sec-ond-floor bedroom, broke down the door and pointed a black handgun at him to de-mand money, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The two engaged in a struggle, with both falling down the stairs. Striking the complainant on the head with the weapon, the interlop-er copped $900 from his pants pocket and fled the area.
The homeowner, who received transport to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, described the attacker as black; having a light complexion; wearing a black hoodie; and wielding a black gun.
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arcia “Marcie” Martin died un-expectedly in her sleep at the age of 44 on February 4. She was so widely beloved, especially at Rus-
sell Bryers Charter School at 19th and Arch streets, that the school shut down for the day eight days later. Loved by stu-dents, staff, parents, and of course fam-ily and friends, she received particularly heartwarming affection from the school, which honored her passing in an unprec-edented closing in her honor.
Living at 19th and Dickinson streets in Point Breeze for most of her life, Marcie was a bright light of charity and goodwill to her extended family, even folks who aren’t blood at all but became so through Marcie’s compassion.
“She’s just a really good person. She started out as a volunteer [at Russell Bry-ers] but with her skills, they encouraged
here to get her teaching assistant certifi-cation,” cousin Sherrye Richardson, who sent a letter encouraging the South Philly Review to tell her story, said. “She had that kind of patience and kindness, I guess, to reach them. I don’t know that I have it my-self – she was like a gift from God.”
Richardson, who took custody of her grandson, Xavier, at nine months, remem-bers an uncanny calmness in her child-
care. “I remember picking up my grandson
from her house. He was screaming his head off, and Marcie was just calmly read-ing a book to the other kids like nothing was going on,” she recalled. “I was just amazed. Marcie was just cool, calm and collected.”
Dionne Mobley, a resident of the 1100 block of South 18th Street, has a simi-lar memory. Marcie was instrumental in her daughter’s growth at Russell Bryers. Makaila, 17, became very attached to the late volunteer.
“Marcie’s family to me. We became so close,” Mobley, who works for the Chil-dren’s Hospital of Philadelphia in a com-munity-based head start program, said.
Her husband passed from cancer when Makaila was 17 and Marcie took the bus with her to school.
“My husband passed on Marcie’s birth-day, and my daughter called her to say ‘Aunt Marcie, I’m sorry he passed on your birthday.’ She still has her moments but she’s had so much progress – Marcie would want you to keep going and keep pushing.”
“She always supported me through good and bad times,” Makaila wrote. “If the whole world was against me, I knew I could count on her to be there for me. I’m going to miss her motivational talks, our
laughs and her smile.”Her daughters, Qimera, 16, and Qiana,
22, are left to manage their grief mostly alone. Marcie was a single mother, and friend Jana-Dawn Muhammad has es-tablished a GoFundMe (gofundme.com/lmbbf0) page to help the girls to defray the costs of services. The page has raised $2,925 with 65 backers in one month. Their goal is $15,000.
“February 4th is a day I will never forget,” Qimera said. “I tried everything I could to help her, but it wasn’t enough. God had already called for her, my queen.”
Makaila’s mom says that she remembers the night that her late husband was rushed to the hospital, and when she followed, not thinking of where Makaila would be, it was Marcie that had her safe and sound.
“My husband got sick and I go to the emergency room and called her. She said ‘She’s home with me – she’s had dinner, she’s in pajamas waiting for you.’ Marcie is God’s angel on Earth.”
A celebration of her life took place on Feb. 12 at the Gospel Temple Baptist Church, 1327 S. 19th St. She was buried at Fernwood Cemetery and Mausoleum on Baltimore Avenue.
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.
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hip Kelly has been the hot topic of the off-sea-son conversation, but Thursday night, at the
NovaCare Complex, One No-vaCare Way, The Katie Kir-lin Fund was presented with the top overall prize —$10,000 — as part of the Eagles Community Quarterback Awards, which recognizes some of the city’s outstanding volunteers for the chari-table organizations they serve. It was established in honor of Joseph and Roseann’s (pictured with check) daughter, Katie, who began participating in wheelchair sports while she was undergoing rehab for a cancerous tumor that had left her paralyzed at the young age of 10 in 1987.
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econd District Councilman Kenyatta Johnson and SEPTA’s Frances Jones, far right, capped Women’s History Month Tuesday with a City Council-situated celebration of local leaders Maria Donatucci, represented by Mi-chelle Brunella, from left, Jessica Gould, Elaine Fera, Jody Della Barba
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of the subject questions the poll asked. With questions about views on the mayor and City Council, the selling of Phila-delphia Gas Works, decriminalization of marijuana and levels of confidence in the police, results grew grayer.
On police confidence, according to the report, “Overall, 55 percent of Philadel-phians said they had a “great deal” or “fair amount” of confidence in the police in this regard while 43 percent said they had “just some” or “very little.” It gets worse when one breaks it down by ethnic groups. “Res-idents were also asked whether ‘almost all police’ or ‘not all police’ are trustworthy to do their jobs properly,” according to the report. “Thirty-three percent chose the first response and 62 percent the second. For whites, the breakdown was 44 to 51 percent; for blacks, 23 to 70 percent; and for Hispanics, 24 to 73 percent.”
When asked for comment, Lt. John Stanford from the Philadelphia Police Department responded with: “While I am not sure exactly who in the city completed this poll; however, the Philadelphia Police Department is committed to providing equal service, and fair and impartial po-lice practices. Many of our Citizens have expressed their confidence in our depart-ment, but we must continue our mission of Police Community Partnerships.”
LEVITZ POINTED TO a few watershed mo-ments over the last 35 years, like when Philadelphia broke the gentlemen’s agree-ment to build above William Penn’s head.
“Things could change and be better
while not handicapping William Penn,” she said. “Every corporate lobby and ho-tel lobby was renovated when the bar was raised. These sometimes seemingly small challenges to the status quo can be the trigger for wonderful changes to the city and then people say ‘Why haven’t we had this before?’”
“I think [the poll] captures the mood that we’re seeing among our membership, which is people are optimistic about the city but definitely have concerns about issues facing Philadelphia and the prima-ry issue that folks talk about as the first concern is schools and education,” Steve Huntington, the chairperson for the Phila-delphia Crosstown Coalition, said.
Huntington had dealt a lot with the Ac-tual Value Initiative (AVI) and his multi-ple-civics coalition has been cheering on Mayor Michael A. Nutter’s zoning and property value reassessments for years now.
Not surprisingly, the questions about AVI and the Gas Works sale were met with
a lack of knowledge. Forty-five percent of respondents had “No opinion” on the Gas Works issue and “Sixty percent of the en-tire sample, including 38 percent of ho-meowners, said they had not heard about the Actual Value Initiative.” The 10-year tax abatement policy on new construction was evenly split among three responses (fair, reduce it, eliminate it).
It’s worth noting that, in Pew’s State of the City report, 3,973 residential building permits were issued in ’14 (compared to 2,815 in ’13 and 2,175 in ’12). And the overall population grew to 1,560,297 from last year’s 1,556,052; however, that population gain is being attributed to births. Crime has gone down, too, with total major crimes and violent crimes at a nine-year low.
“In retrospect, we’ll come to regard Nut-ter’s eight-year term as a successful one, [especially because] he got some things done in terms of the zoning code,” Hun-tington, referring to the strong approval rating the Pew Poll reported of Nutter’s
administration, said. “52 percent of Phila-delphians approve of his job performance and 37 percent disapprove,” according to the report. In ’13, it was 39 and 52 per-cent, respectively.
Huntington identifies Philadelphia’s turnaround as when former Mayor Ed Rendell was elected into office in 1991. But he also said under-assessed land and property values could be sinking Philly and fast.
“A number of people are enjoying the tax abatement and are also enjoying an unfair advantage – we feel that the city is leaving a fair amount of money on the table because it’s not addressing the un-dersassessment,” Huntington said.
Unsurprisingly the Fitler Square resi-dent and executive director of the Center City Residents Association said “we have not been getting complaints about police procedure.”
Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.
One-hour one-on-one Computer Tutoring for Se-niors by appointment; Beginner English as a Second Language Class 12:30 p.m. April 2; Story Jams 10:30 a.m. April 4; English as a Second Language Conversa-tion Group 1 p.m., Easter Egg Hunt for ages 1 to 5 2 p.m. and for ages 5 and up 3 p.m. and Yoga for All Levels 6:30 p.m. April 6; Baby Storytime 10:15 a.m., Tod-dler and Preschool Storytime 11 a.m. and Beginner English as a Second Language Class 12:30 p.m. April 7; Chess Club 2-5 p.m. April 8. 932 S. Seventh St. 215-686-
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Sleepy-time Stories 10 a.m. April 4; Toddler Storytime 10 a.m. April 7; Arabic Class for Children 5:30-7 p.m. April 8. 2437 S. Broad St. 215-685-1758.
Putting Donor Relations at the Center and Build-ing a Culture of Philanthropy 1 p.m., E-Gadget Helpdesk 3 p.m., Let’s Speak English! 6:30 p.m. and T.C. Boyle reads from “The Harder They Come” 7:30 p.m. April 2; Two Strings and Five Tones: A Pop-Up Erhu Performance With Qin Qian 2 p.m. April 4; Baby & Toddler Storytime 11 a.m., Scott Simon reads from “Unfor-gettable: A Son, a Mother, and the Les-sons of a Lifetime” noon. Cost for read-
ing: $7-$15; SmART Readers: Art and Literacy Program 4 p.m. and Monday Po-ets with Kasey Jueds and Teresa Leo 6:30 p.m. April 6; Preschool Storytime with Miss Leigh 11 a.m., E-Gadget Helpdesk 3 p.m., Computer Class: Organizing Data with Excel 6:30 p.m. and Philip Glass reads from “Words without Music” 7:30 p.m. April 7. Cost for reading: $7-$15; Chow Down on Wellness with Veterans 11 a.m., Meeting of the Friends of Print and Picture Collection 6 p.m., Because Business is Another Language 6:30 p.m. and “Curiouser and Curiouser!”: An art-ist talk by Catherine Nelson 7 p.m. April 8. 1901 Vine St. 215-686-5322.
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Wee Ones Story-time 10 a.m., Ready-to-Read Storytime 11 a.m. and TAG Teen Advisory Group 4 p.m. April 2; Family Storytime 11 a.m. April 4; SmART Readers: Art and Literacy Program 4 p.m. and Wii Dance Party 5:30 p.m. April 6; SmART Readers: Art and Literacy Program 4 p.m. April 7; Magic: The Gathering Club 4 p.m. and Yoga Class for Adults 6:30 p.m. April 1. 200 Snyder Ave. 215-685-1754. SPRVisit freelibrary.org.
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Photo 1: The Fralinger String Band marked its 100th anniversary and commemoration of its first-place finish in this year’s Mum-mers Parade with a Saturday block party on the 1900 block of South Third Street. Photo 2: March 20’s Fourth annual Passyunk Square Civic Association Art Auction drew devotees to Theatre Exile, 1340 S. 13th St. Photo 3: The American Swedish Historical Museum, 1900 Pattison Ave., celebrated spring’s arrival through March 21’s Waffle Day gathering. Photo 4: Staff members from The Whitman Branch, 200 Snyder Ave., provided yet another example of their love of literacy March 23, holding a well-received Stuffed Animal Sleepover that saw the bedtime buddies engage in all sorts of educational activities before their rest periods. Photo 5: The Girard Estate Neigh-bors Association prepped for Easter with Saturday’s egg hunt celebration in Girard Park, 2101 Shunk St. Photo 6: Overseers of March 7’s William M. Meredith School auction at Penns Landing Caterers, 1301 S. Columbus Blvd., definitely have cause for celebration. Photo 7: Loved ones com-memorated the life of Louis E. Marchetti Sr., who died of stomach cancer Feb. 13, with a March 22 celebration at American Legion Post 153, 2514 S. 24th St.
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holds a Volunteer Meeting 7 to 7:45 p.m. April 7 at Mt. Moriah Church, 410 Wharton St. [email protected]. dickinsonsquarewest.org.
holds a Zoning Meeting for Bok-Remapping 7 p.m. April 8 at the Neu-mann Gorreti Auditorium, 1736 S. 10th St. (11th and Moore streets entrance). [email protected]. epcrossing.org.
hosts a fundraiser, “Help Us Help Vienna!,” bene-fitting a three-year-old with Leukemia 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 4 at the school, 1125 W. Moyamensing Ave. Tickets are $15 with all proceeds going to help her fight cancer.
hold a monthly meeting 7 to 8 p.m. April 7 at the South of South Neighborhood Association office, 1901 Christian St.
holds a Public Zoning Meeting 7 p.m. April 8 at the Prudential Bank Meeting Room, 1834 W. Oregon Ave.; and a Dad’s Night Out! 8 to 10 p.m. April 2 at Taproom on 19th, 2400 S. 19th St. girardestateneigh-bors.org. [email protected].
presents “Family That Prays Together is the Family That Can Get Healthy Together,” a group walk 8 to 11 a.m. April 4 at F.D.R. Park, S. Broad St. and Pattison Ave. Info: Linda (302-290-0418) or Stephanie (215-908-8168).
holds a Happy Hour with Sen-ator Farnese 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 7 at South-House, 2535 S. 13th St. ($5 donation requested); and an Education Meeting 7 to 8 p.m. April 8 at the Fumo Family Library Branch, 2437 S. Braod St. [email protected]. lomophilly.org.
meets 7 p.m. Thursdays. Epiphany of Our Lord-Church, 1121 Jackson St. 215-334-1035.
, holds a Neighborhood Walk 7 to 8 p.m. April 7 (contact [email protected] for details). president@new-
boldneighbors.org. newboldneighbors.org.
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hosts drop-in homework help and enrichment programs focusing on literacy and English language skills 3:30 to 5 p.m. Mondays and Wednes-days at the Bhutanese American Orga-nizaion-Philadelphia (BAO-P), 1927 S. Seventh St. They also call on volunteers to help - contact volunteer coordinator Aman-da Beardall at [email protected].
is coming Apr. 11 Volunteers are encouraged to visit PhillySpringCleanup.com. The Stagehands are calling on volunteers for their Sweep Up at 2401 S. Swanson St.
present “School Play,” a live theatre collaboration that explores our attitudes to-ward public education using real voices from across Pennsylvania. Dress preview 7:30 p.m. April 8, Philadelphia premiere 7:30 p.m April 9 at the National Constitu-tion Center, 525 Arch St. For more info call Steven, 215--563-5848, or email [email protected].
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, 1901 Christian St., recom-mends Young Involved Philadelphia’s City Council Candidate Convention 5:30 p.m. April 2 at WHYY, 150 N. Sixth St. (Regis-tration encouraged); and “Talking Politics with Neil Oxman: The Current State of the Mayor’s Race” 6:30 p.m. April 2 at the Academy of Vocal Arts, 1920 Spruce St. (Registration encouraged); a Stanton Com-munity Partners Meeting 6:30 to 8 p.m. April 6 at the school, 1700 Christian St.; holds a SOSNA Dines Out 7 to 9 p.m. April 6 at Devil’s Pocket, 2425 Grays Ferry Ave. (Three-course pre-fixe dinner is $35 per person); and holds a General Meeting with a focus on Neighborhood Parking and the Strategic Plan 7 to 8:30 p.m. April 8 at the Shiloh Baptist Church, 2040 Christian St. southofsouth.org. 215-732- 8446.
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s a longtime enthusiast for le-gal matters, especially situa-tions involving the protection of children, Tori Mittelman
frequently felt she would become a lawyer. Fate, however, issued a different verdict, leading the recent Point Breeze transplant to choose texts over briefs. Through April 19, the 25-year-old is continuing to be guilty of gravitating toward stages, portraying Maggie Lafferty in “Lafferty’s Wake,” a look at love, life and laughter.
“We can gain increased perspective if we step away from our problems and breathe in the joy of being able to share time with one another,” the resident of the 1600 block of Tasker Street said from The Wilma The-ater, where she serves as a literary and casting intern, of the main lessons within the script. “There is so
much to value about not always being so serious.”
The perceptive performer is promot-ing that position through the Society Hill Playhouse, which debuted Phila-delphia playwright Susan Turdish’s work in 1998. As Maggie, Mittelman plays the daughter of the titular char-acter, Charlie Lafferty, whose loved ones flock to a pub for a wake. Along with having an opportunity to en-hance her obsession with Irish culture, which she further honors by applying her violin acumen, she is reveling in establishing camaraderie with her colleagues, noting their brilliance in fostering flexibility, a key component of a production that involves audience participation.
“I enjoy the process in putting a work together,” Mittelman said of applying that passion to a play that marks her Philadelphia debut. “With everyone on this show, we develop a new vibe each time we go out there, so it’s a pretty cool thing to be able to make such strides.”
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Having had little familiarity with “Laf-ferty’s Wake,” she has come to count it as another piece that connects with her drive to experience works that bring forth laughter, tears and change. Well-versed in visiting audition websites and looking to “see what sticks,” she appreciates that Philadelphia has welcomed her into the theatrical fold so quickly, dubbing “Laf-ferty’s Wake” a “great introduction” to a city that appeals to her old soul.
“I’m eager to meet more people because the acting community here has so many smart, giving people,” Mittelman said. “I think theater works so well because it helps to give us ways to make decisions on how to better life. That’s important for au-diences because they’re the ones who vol-untarily give themselves into new worlds each time.”
ALONG WITH HER loyalty to the law, the Florida native nourished a childhood love for storytelling, revering tales for helping to transport her to vast expanses from the comfort of her bedroom. Because of her Navy brat status, she fed that fascination in many locations, with her Washington, D.C.-situated high school tenure proving
particularly beneficial.“That was the spark,” Mittelman, who
spent part of her day at an arts-centric sec-ondary institution, said of a not-too-distant era. “I found myself drawn to drama, but no matter what the project was, I saw my involvement as a way to help people.”
Crediting her mother, Tanis Mittelman, a nurse whom she dubbed Florence Night-ingale for her compassionate personality, for her giving spirit, the thespian, who had already shown her willingness to wax prophetic by penning a starring turn in a 10-minute play about Moses, sought to make more revelations, first at the Shenan-doah Conservatory then the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, both providers of prominent experiences.
“I’m stubborn with regards to what I like, so I involved myself in many projects at school,” Mittelman said. “I had a great support system, and I got a great idea of what this vocation could give to me and what I could give back.”
She secured employment with The Na-tional Theatre for Children upon graduat-ing, returning to the Sunshine State for a tour, with the work engendering a hope to teach children through camp participation
this summer. Scoring the Wilma intern-ship, she relocated to Philadelphia, with her Point Breeze stint only three-months old.
“There’s an overall European vibe here,” Mittelman said of the city at large. “When I arrived here, I immediately be-came aware of gritty, experimental shows, and my dark mind said ‘yay.’ I’m fond of the heartbeat that I hear within the theater scene.”
With dramatic and comedic sensitivities, she considers herself a diverse practitio-ner and wishes to add her creative eager-ness to playhouses. Through “Lafferty’s Wake,” she is gathering additional means to classify Philadelphia as a haven where overseers and hires care more about the integrity of their products than their com-mercialization.
“That’s inspiring because that’s how we get exposure to durable, powerful works,” Mittelman said. “I know it’s one of my goals to surround myself with people who feel the same, and it’s another quest to meet theatergoers who love challenges.”
Lauding the daring feel among local productions, she contends that no matter the subject matter, current creations con-
tain abundant lessons and that a common message is to treasure one’s tenacity and vulnerability. With an introverted nature, Mittelman furthers her mastery of those pointers through her own writing, with a beloved endeavor, “Blood on Blood,” possibly appearing in next year’s Fringe-Arts Festival. A passion for directing will find her presenting “Crave” in this year’s Fringe pageant.
“I want to be as involved as I can be ear-ly on,” Mittelman, set to play Annelle in next month’s Wilmington-situated “Steel Magnolias” production, said of continu-ing her first fruitful Philly year.
With burgeoning success and an impres-sive list of residences, Mittelman could consider herself worldly but believes she has much more to learn and anticipates being a voracious student.
“I definitely want to evolve,” she said, “and I feel I’m in a great city to do so.” SPR
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hen I was working for the Defense Department some years ago, Con-gress was in love with the idea we should compete for business with
Veterans Affairs. Congress wondered why we couldn’t purchase items as cheaply as the VA? The catch was that while we at the Defense Department were subject to the De-fense Appropriations Act, the VA was not. In other words, while we were subject to the mandates of Congress, the VA was not. Without debating whether the congressional mandates were good or bad (some were nec-essary, some were not), the fact was that they added to both the time it took to procure an item and the cost of that item itself. We were not competing with the VA on a level playing field. In Philadelphia today, the public school system finds itself in much the same position when asked to compete with charter schools. There is an unequal playing field.
Those who read this column know I favor parents having a choice on where to send their children to school. I think parents who have a strong voice in the education of their children are an important element in quality education. I still believe in that principle. But when one stacks the deck in favor of charter schools, one is really not providing parents with a real choice. Choice is an illusion.
Unfairness is built into the system in the manner of how charter schools are funded. According to an article in the Daily News, charter schools receive about $8,000 per student and $23,000 for those special-ed stu-dents. Keep in mind that this money comes out of the hide of the public school system. This might seem fair at first until one real-izes losing a student to a charter school does not reduce the overhead or teaching costs of the public school. The funding system is particularly pernicious coming at a time when schools were hit with the drastic cuts imposed by the dearly departed Corbett Ad-ministration.
At one time, the public school district was reimbursed part of the lost money in order to provide oversight of the charter schools. That money, too, was lost under Corbett. Yes, new Gov. Tom Wolfe is promising to restore san-ity to funding our schools, but it is far from a sure thing that he can persuade the House Republicans in Harrisburg to go along with his proposed budget.
Funding is not the only reason the sys-tem favors charter schools. Charters have
been freed of many of the mandates under which public schools currently operate, in-cluding abiding by the contracts negotiated in good faith by the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers. Charters can pick and choose which students they choose to educate unlike the average neighborhood school. Note to the politicians — when you can pick and choose your students and you are a public school, you get Masterman, Central and Girls High, some of the best schools in the entire state — public or non-public.
I admit that probably like you, I can name the problems better than provide the solu-tions. I think we both want the same things — the best education for our students. I think allowing parents a realistic choice in educating their children makes for interested parents and motivated students.
I think the School District of Philadelphia has to regain the trust of voters that the tax dollars they get are spent wisely. Critics of the district have to understand the difficult conditions under which our schools oper-ate trying to educate students who carry to school problems that we never dreamed of when we ourselves were students. There is no magic wand to improve test scores, only hard work. Unrealistic expectations lead not to a better educated student, but to cheating or even just teaching to the test. If one wants a dramatized example of these problems, watch the season of HBO’s “The Wire” when it dealt with Baltimore public schools.
We must find a way to increase the base of support for education among voters. Too often, I hear folks my age voice the opinion that they should no longer have to pay school taxes because they do not have any kids in school. Our stake in the future does not end when our children graduate from school. I feel as if the only way we are ever going to have widespread support for funding the ed-ucation of our children is to give non-public school parents a stake in that funding. I admit this is easier said than done.
I have not seen any report that shows that charter schools are inherently better than pub-lic schools. I suspect this would be the same in non-public schools if they were forced to operate under the same conditions as their counterpart. Arguably the best school in this state is Masterman, a public school in our own city.
We have to stop undervaluing the teaching profession, and, yes, one way to do that is to improve the accuracy of teacher accountabil-ity. But to realize that goal, we must admit that teaching in some schools is much more difficult than teaching in others and stop try-ing to expect the same results from both.
When all is said and done, however, unless charter schools and public schools operate on a level playing field, school choice is an illusion.SPR
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One might not expect much from an animated flick voiced by the likes of J.Lo and Rihanna, but we’re digging the look of this “E.T.”-esque title about unlikely friendships. Tip (Rihanna) is a girl from Earth who pals up with Oh (Jim Parsons) a kindly fugitive from an invading alien race. The cross-species kinship makes for a cool U.N. metaphor, and the bright colors jazz up the proceedings. Now play-ing.
Helen Mirren and Ryan Reynolds co-star in this fact-based story about Maria Alt-mann (Mirren), an elderly Jewish woman and Holocaust survivor whose aunt was the subject of Gustav Klimt’s titular paint-ing. Though formulaic, the pair’s mission to reclaim the painting from Austria is moving in spurts, and Mirren is superb.Opening April 3.
DisneyNature’s latest offering contin-ues the subdivision’s nagging trend of anthropomorphizing its animal subjects, but there’s still a lot of good to be found in these docs that raise earthly awareness. The latest follows Maya and her migrating monkey clan as they venture from their “Castle Rock” home and also deal with social dynamics. Opening April 17.
The acapella gals are back, for an inter-national competition, in this much-antici-pated sequel to the film that made every-one rethink their use of cups. Returning stars Anna Kendrick and Rebel Wilson are joined by newcomer Hailee Steinfeld, and at the helm is Elizabeth Banks in her di-rectorial debut. Get ready to “aca-cheer” all over again. Opening May 15.
Filmmaker Brad Bird, the visionary and grown-up kid who gave us “The Iron Gi-ant” and “The Incredibles,” gets behind the camera again for “Tomorrowland,” a live-action adventure with George Cloo-ney as an ex-boy genius, and Britt Rob-ertson as a teen and the next generation of wondrous invention. The movie explores maturity, memory and the wistful magic of both. Opening May 22.
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linson Theater at Temple University, 1301 W. Norris St. 215-204-1122. temple.edu/theater.
Through April 5. Tickets: $20-$100.50. The Acad-emy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-670-2300. kimmelcenter.org.
Through April 5. Tikets: Free-$15. The Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, 118 N. Broad St. 215-972-7600. pafa.org.
Through April 5. Tickets: Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100. philamuseum.org.
Through April 11. Tickets: $15-$25. Luna Theater, 620 S. Eighth St. 215-704-0033. lunatheater.org.
Through April 12. Tickets: $15.50-$29.50. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215-448-1200. fi.edu.
Through April 12. Tickets: $30-$45. Walnut Street The-ater, 825 Walnut St. 215-574.-3550. walnutstreettheatre.org.
Through April 18. Tickets: $15-$20. Broad Street Ministry, 315 S. Broad St. 215-551-1543. philartistscollective.org.
Through April 19. Tickets: $35. The Red Room at the Society Hill Playhouse, 507 S. Eighth St. 215-923-0210. society-hillplayhouse.org.
Through April 19. Tickets: $15-$50. Arden Theater, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-8900. ardentheatre.org.
Through April 19. Tickets: Free-$15.95. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-299-1000. ansp.org.
Through April 25. Tickets: $14-$16. Walnut Street Theater, 825 Walnut St. 215-574.-3550. walnutstreettheatre.org.
Through April 25. Tickets: $22-$38. The Adri-enne Theater, 2030 Sansom St. 215-568-8079. interacttheatre.org.
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$95. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574.-3550. walnutstreettheatre.org.
Through Apr. 26. Tickets: Free-$10. The Rosenbach Museum and Library, 2008-2010 Delancey Place. 215-732-1600. rosenbach.org.
Through April 26. Tickets: $10-$45. The Wilma Theater, 265 S. Broad St. 215-546-7824. wilmatheater.org.
Through Apr. 26. Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.
Through May 3. Tickets: $10-$56. St. Stephen’s Theater, 923 Ludlow St. 215-829-0395. lanterntheater.org.
Through May 10. Free-$20.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-
763-8100- philamuseum.org.
Through May 24. Tickets:
Free-$15. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, 118 N. Broad
St. 215-972-7600. pafa.org.
Through May 31. Tickets: Free-$15.95. The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-299-1000. ansp.org.
Through May 31. Tickets: Free-$20.
Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-
763-8100- philamuseum.org.
Through June 30. Tickets: $10. The Marian Anderson Historical Society, 762 S. Martin St. 215-732-9505. marianandersonhistoricalsociety.weebly.com.
Through Sept. 6. Tickets: $8-$29.50. The Franklin Institute, 222 N. 20th St. 215-448-1200. fi.edu.
The 18th Annual Subaru Cherry Blos-som Festival gets kicked off as the crown jewel of local celebrations of Japanese Culture Week (April 6-12). Various locations. 267-348-0250. subarucherryblossom.org
with more than 70 works by the renowned photographer with subjects like Andy War-hol and Allen Ginsberg through Aug. 2. Tickets: Free-$12. National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East. 215-923-3811. nmajh.org.
is Andrew Lloyd Weber and Tim Rice’s 1970s rock opera April 2-4. Tickets: $19.50-$34.50. Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. keswicktheatre.com.
lets the infamous Eastern State Peniten-tiary show off some of its extensively catalogued collection of artifacts April 2-12. Tickets: $10-$14. Eastern State Penitentiary, 2027 Fairmount Ave. 215-236-3300. easternstate.org.
pairs DJ/producer King Britt with choreographer Kate Watson-Wallace in curating music and dance from around the world 8 p.m. April 3. Tickets: $15-$20. FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. 215-375-7744. fringearts.com.
brings a unique disco musical to Philly that pays homage to the late great disco “queen,” Sylvester April 3-5. Tickets: $69.50-$79.50. The Painted Bride, 230 Vine St. 215-925-9914. paintedbride.org.
is one of Shakespeare’s most performed comedies; this one celebrates spring through faeiries and romance April 3-May 17. Tickets: $20-$25. Philadelphia Shakespeare Theater, 2111 Sansom St. 215-496-8001. phillyshakespeare.org.
boasts free easter baskets, moon bounces, an Easter egg hunt and potato sack races with snacks and live entertainment noon to 5 p.m. April 4. Vare Rec. Center, 2600 Morris St. 215-685-1876.
, West Philly resident Katie Crutchfield’s band, is one of indie rock’s most buzzed-about acts 8:30 p.m. April 8. Tickets: $15. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. 215-232-2100. utphilly.com.
stars South Philly’s Adair Arciero as the very-desired and courted titular character in a twist on Homer’s “The Odyssey” April 8-26. Tickets: $25-$30. The Off-Broad Street Theater at First Baptist Church, 1636 Sansom St. 215-454-9776. inisnuatheatre.org.
celebrates women who rock! April 8-May 31. Tickets: $45-$65. Penn’s Landing Playhouse at the Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd. 855-448-7469 .plplayhouse.com.
Through April 4. Tickets: $27-$68. People’s Light & Theatre, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, PA. 610-644-3500. peopleslight.org.
Through April 4. Tickets: $35-$110. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-670-2300. philorch.org.
Through April 4. Tickets: $10-$25. The Tom-
The 84th Annual Easter Pa-rade consumes the South Street Headhouse District with family fun, costume con-tests, the Philadelphia Free-dom Band and more emceed by Henri David 12:30 p.m. April 5. Free. East Passyunk Avenue and South Street to the Second Street Plaza. southstreet.com.
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The South Philly Review and The Mummers Museum would like to thank every one
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Cheesesteak: Steak Em Up
Runner up Fat Joe's
Hoagie: T&N
Runner Up Paesano's
Specialty Sandwich: Antney's Grub
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Overall Favorite: Steak Em Up
Runner up Antney's Grub.
People’s Choice: Fat Joe’s
Congratulations to all of the winners-here are the Judges favorites for each category
The second annual South Philly Sandwich Review returned to 1100 S. Sec-ond St. March 27 as local tasters enjoyed a two-hour plus friendly sampling competition featuring creative offerings from local vendors. A special thank
you goes out to our sponsors Aversa Bakery and Club Metro. This year’s partici-pants included Steak ‘Em Up, T&N, Antney’s Grub, Taproom on 19th, Fat Joe’s, Paesano’s and Dad’s Stuffing. Eric A. Bartello provided the musical entertain-ment while former Philadelphia Eagle and current Breakfast on Broad co-host Barrett Brooks (bottom, center) passed around the Super Bowl ring that he won as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Through Sept. 7. Tickets: $8-$14.50. National Constitution Center, 525 Arch St. 215-409-6600. constitutioncenter.org.
Through Sept. 27. Tickets:
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Through Nov. 1. Tickets: $10-$15. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archae-ology and Anthropology, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. penn.museum.
Ongoing. Tickets: Free-$14.50. Indepen-dence Mall, 525 Arch St. 215-409-6600. constitutioncenter.org.
Ongoing. Tick-ets: Free-$12. National Museum of American Jewish History, 101 S. Independence Mall East. 215-923-3811. nmajh.org.
Through 2019. Tickets:
Free-$15. University of Pennsyl-vania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. penn.museum.
9 p.m. April 2. Tickets: $8. Underground Arts, 1200 Cal-lowhill St. undergroundarts.org.
5 to 8:45 p.m. April 3. Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- phila-museum.org.
8 p.m. April 3. Tick-ets: $20-$24. Electric Factory, 421 N. Seventh St. 215-627-1332. electricfactory.info.
8 p.m. April 3. Tickets: $30. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.
10:30 p.m. Apr. 3. Tickets: $5 suggested donation. La Peg at FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. 215-413-9006. fringearts.com.
11 a.m.-1 p.m. April 4. Tickets: Free-$13.50. Independence Seaport Museum,
211 S. Columbus Blvd. 215-413-8655. phillyseaport.org.
4 to 9 p.m. April 4. Tickets: $20-$50. District N9ne, 460 N. Ninth St. 215-769-2780. districtn9ne.com.
6 p.m. April 4. Tickets: $26-$28. The
Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.
6 p.m. April 4. Tickets: $10. Underground Arts, 1200 Callowhill St. undergroundarts.org.
7:30 p.m. April 4. Tickets: $16. Theatre of Living Arts, 334 South St. 215-922-1011. tlaphilly.com.
8 p.m. April 4. Tickets: $15-$18.
World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. worldcafelive.com.
8:30 p.m. April 4. Tickets: $16-$18. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. 215-232-2100. utphilly.com.
3:30 p.m. April 5. Free. The Barnes Foundation, 2025 Ben Franklin Parkway. 215-278-7000. barnesfoundation.org.
7:30 p.m. April 5. Tickets: $52-$185. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. flyers.nhl.com.
8 p.m. April 5. Tickets: $25-$35. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-222-1400. worldcafelive.com.
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. April 6. Free. The Mutter Museum, 19 S. 22nd St. 215-560-8564. mut-termuseum.org.
7 p.m. April 6. Tickets: Free (donations encouraged). FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. 215-375-7744. fringearts.com.
7 p.m. April 7. Tickets: $52-$185. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600.flyers.nhl.com.
8 p.m. April 7. Tickets: $43.50. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-670-2300. kim-melcenter.org.
8:30 p.m. April 7. Tickets: $16-$17. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. 215-232-2100. utphilly.com.
7 p.m. April 8. Tickets: $27-$280. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 Broad St. 215.399.7600. nba.com/sixers.
8 p.m. April 8. Tickets: $37.50 -$45. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-670-2300. kimmelcenter.org.
8 p.m. April 8. Tickets: $49.50. The Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside. 215-572-7650. kes-wicktheatre.com.
April 8-26. Tickets: $25-$30. EgoPo Classic Theater at the Latvian Society, 531 N. Seventh St. 267-273-1414. egopo.org.
The Phillies’ home opener might be sold out, but baseball’s back at Citizens Bank! Tickets are still available for two preseasons games against the Pitts-burgh Pirates 7:05 p.m. April 3 and 1:05 p.m. April 4. Tickets: $10-$75. Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way. 215-463-1000. phillies.mlb.com.
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espite a cold rain pounding the field and Mother Nature’s refusal to ac-knowledge the calendar, baseball season got off the ground in Phila-
delphia Tuesday night. Not on the field, of course, but in the Hall of Fame Club at Citizens Bank Park, 1 Citizens Bank Way, where the Phillies’ new ballpark menu items, apparel and “phan” friendly tech-nology were unveiled.
A crowd of season-ticket holders, media and special guests gathered for the party, hosted by the Philly’s radio broadcast team of Scott Franzke and Larry Andersen. Various members of the Phillies’ market-ing team helped unveil everything from the return of classics like The Schmitter and Tony Luke’s to the arrival of Wayback Burgers and a slew of outrageously topped hot dogs.
“We take great pride in making the fan experience the very best at Citizens Bank Park,” Michael Harris, Phillies director, marketing and special projects, said. “Our new off-the-field lineup will no doubt en-tice fans of all ages.”
In section 134, the famous Phillies Frank will be livened up this year with four va-rieties being offered that will rotate by homestand. Back again will be the South Philly Dog topped with roasted red pep-pers, sharp, provolone and broccoli rabe. The cheestesteak dog, whose toppings need no explanation, will be available in section 122, Other creative combos will include:
New England Dog: Boston baked beans, bacon crumbles and shredded cheddar cheese on a New England-style bun.
Carnegie Dog: Pastrami, Swiss cheese and Thousand Island dressing.
Cuban Dog: Roasted pork, pickle chips and Swiss cheese.
Left-field staple Harry the K’s will be adding to their lineup of sandwiches. As the Phillies have always done, they will bring some local flavor and a bold approach. The Northern Liberties Roast Pork stands out thanks to the Yards ale jus that blends in superbly with the herb-salted pork, fontina and hot pepper relish squeezed into the roll. A brisket stack sandwich is composed of slow braised brisket, pancetta, raclette cheese spread and a fried egg. Ballpark overindulgence personified, eating these options anywhere else may bring some se-rious guilt but not under the summer sun as fans hear the crack of a bat and the roar of the crowd.
In addition to the vast selection of crafts around the stadium, this year the Phillies took it upon themselves to dabble in the wine trade. The team has partnered with locally based Chaddsford Winery to create their own house blend that will be avail-able in section 142. A blend of Chancellor, Chambourcin, Pinot Noir and Noiret this rich red is punctuated with notes of black cherry and hints of pepper with a cocoa fin-ish. Though the previous sentence doesn’t seem to belong in a column about ballpark food that doesn’t mean the glass wouldn’t be a nice change of pace for regulars at the ballpark. For those who prefer beers at the game but still want to give it a try, the Phil-lies wine will be available at select stores around the tri-state area. The makers sug-gest lamb, game and beef dishes, sausage and Mexican foods as great pairings.
With only four short days separating the team from opening day against the Boston Red Sox (3:05 p.m. Monday), what fans will see on the field this season is still very much in question. The eating and drinking portion of it, however, will be as great as 2008. Well, almost.
Contact columnist Tom Conway at [email protected] or ext. 115. Comment at southphillyreview.com/food-and-drink/features.
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Cubano dog (Left), Carnegie dog (Right)
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he burger bug has finally hit South Philly, and it is good news: P’unk Burger, from the folks behind SliCE, opened on East Passyunk Avenue in
February. I have been waiting for this pre-miere since last year.
It is a cash-only, family-oriented space decked out with soothing green walls, nat-ural wood floors and tables. The delight-ful staff knows each item on the menu, as two servers answered all our questions. Burgers of all sorts are featured along with salads, side dishes, milkshakes, ice cream
floats and Maine Root Fair Trade sodas ($2.50). Refills on the sodas are free.
We began with a bibb and bleu salad ($5.95) and a pulled portabello salad ($5.95). The first consisted of a classic combination of freshly-torn buttery bibb lettuce leaves tossed with tiny bits of blue cheese, thinly-sliced pears and walnuts. The only dressing available is a balsamic vinaigrette. I poured it on and found it flavorful and not too overpowering for the delicate lettuces. The portabello was a composed salad and featured warm woodsy slices of heady mushrooms, bibb
lettuce, red onion, small slices of ripe to-matoes, sweet corn and avocado. The mix of ingredients worked well in flavor and texture. Tomatoes are usually dreadful this time of year, but these were red, ripe and juicy.
The beef is organic, all-natural fair trade and hormone-free. The cattle are grass-fed and humanely treated. The vegetables are not genetically modified.
I wanted to build my own burger. It started with a well-formed beef patty ($7.95). Lettuce, tomato and sweet red on-ion come with each burger. Then I chose my toppings, which run from 50 cents to $1.75. I chose bacon and a beer and mustard cheddar cheese. The patty was medium-rare, quite juicy inside. It could have been seared a bit better, but I did not mind it. The bacon was thick cut, and the cheese caused quite a party in my mouth. Although it was served on a brioche bun, it was not too sweet. I also liked the ratio of beef to bread. Sometimes the bun over-takes the beef.
The specialty burgers also intrigued us. We tried the wasabi ahi ($10.95), which was a bit of a surprise. I thought it would be a tuna burger. Instead, it was a good- sized slice of spicy rare ahi tuna, nicely seared, and topped with wasabi sauce, arugula and slaw. It was spicy, indeed, but not so much that I had to drink a glass of water. I think this sandwich would fare better if the tuna were chopped and formed into a patty. Still, it was tasty.
I like thin cut french fries. I adore the crinkle cut ones at Shake Shack. I don’t care for the soggy, hand-cut fries that
are all the rage now. Thin cut Idaho and sweet potato fries are available. Sea salt fries ($3.75) were crisp, but not hot. I imagined how fine they could have been. Unfortunately, the onion rings ($3.99) were greasy.
I don’t drink soda, as it is mostly sugar and high fructose corn syrup. One sip sends me into a coma. But P’unk offers fountain sodas from Maine Root Fair Trade, so I had to give it a shot. The root beer was bold and filled with flavor, but the ginger brew was unlike any ginger ale I have ever tasted. Customers can actually savor the strong ginger used to make this drink. The company uses organic evapo-rated cane juice in its drinks.
P’unk Burger is BYOB. One couple brought two bottles of beer. It was a good idea, as burgers and wine do not marry well. P’unk Burger has seats for toddlers, too. Two little ones were enjoying them-selves during our visit.
Although burgers are offered every-where in South Philly, P’unk Burger is unique. I think it is the sole burger-centric restaurant on East Passyunk Avenue.
Two-and-a-half tips of the toque to P’unk Burger.
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hen Marlo Dilks signed the lease for the va-cant space at 1823 E. Passyunk Ave., the im-
mediate question was: “what’s going there?” She offered up a very vague response of “food.” Well for those who have been
stuck in I-hate-the-cold hiberna-tion, the avenue is now home to a hot new burger joint, and it’s a Marlo and Jason Dilks original. The Queen Village couple earned high marks for SliCE — includ-ing a 2015 Readers’ Choice Award for best gourmet pizza.
“In our head, it’s a different food but not necessarily a dif-ferent business concept,” Marlo Dilks said.
The 24-seat BYO, with up to an additional eight outside dur-ing the warmer months, has been quite busy since opening day, which included running out of Little Babies ice cream. Marlo Dilks seem pleased with the early returns.
“Can I use a few extra tables? Most definitely, but the rest of the day it would be vacant space,” she said.
With the latest venture draw-ing consistent business, the next logical question is: “Will there be another P’unk Burger location.”
“Somebody asked me that the third day I was open.” Marlo Dilks said. “I am never looking. It depends on my staff.”
The more refreshing topic is “how do you make one of those chillingly delicious Homemade Organic Speculoos Milkshakes?” Well, the answer follows. For those hoping for something beefi-er, venture over to P’unk Burger.
To make the homemade specu-loos cookies, combine the butter, sugar and brown sugar, and beat until combined and fluffy. Add in molasses, egg and pure vanilla ex-tract, and beat until smooth. Add in almond meal, cinnamon, gin-ger, cloves and salt, and stir until combined. Put the cookie dough onto a piece of parchment paper. Place another piece of parchment paper on top of the dough and, using a rolling pin, roll it out to 1/4-inch thickness, and place on a baking sheet. Chill in the freezer for one hour. Remove it from the freezer, and carefully peel the cookie dough from the parch-ment paper. Using a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the dough into 24 even squares.
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dLIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): A loved one’s advice will be helpful if you want to make
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s he waited to play basketball at the Ford PAL Center, 631 Snyder Ave., Saturday, Troy Fields reflected on the game’s significance, noting
that without hoops, he would likely be a loner. Because of the sport’s value to the 19-year-old and other community dwell-ers, local leaders and the District Attor-ney’s Office Focused Deterrence Program united to present the South Philadelphia Basketball Classic, with two tilts marking the conclusion of the initiative’s inaugu-ral attempt at curtailing the use of bullets through the pursuit of baskets.
“In this neighborhood, not much comes easily or gets handed to you,” the resident of Seventh Street and Snyder Avenue said of his often tumultuous turf. “When we were presented with this opportunity, that was my motivation to involve the people around here.”
Fields and his friends met with collabor-ative personnel, including Lauren Baraldi, chief of the gun violence task force, in February, with the latter group looking to use neighborhood affinity for basketball to encourage the suppression of relying on firearms for conflict resolution. Though the Focused Deterrence outreach, which a brochure states as offering an “off-ramp for those who stop shooting and need help with turning their lives around,” mainly assists adults, organizers opened the tournament to participants as young as 17, with learners from South Philadelphia High School, 2101 S. Broad St., among the well-received athletes.
“I give so much credit to everyone re-sponsible for putting everything together,” Baraldi said, noting that some players have benefited from her employer’s services, including computer literacy in-struction, entrepreneurship development, GED preparation, job readiness training and substance abuse treatment. “They are the overwhelming reason that all of this came together and that it has been so suc-cessful.”
Focused Deterrence literature adds that overseers “assume that group members are reasonable and rational people who
want something better for themselves and their community.” Enamored with energizing his environs, Tyrique Glasgow fraternized with acquaintances, thrilled to sample their receptivity to regarding the necessary steps in forging a stronger community.
“We have a long way to go,” the Grays Ferry inhabitant and 2013 South Philly Review Difference Maker said as Team Bucketz and Team Lavish battled for third-place distinction. “However, we have momentum, and we can’t let any-thing halt that.”
Accustomed to giving the lion’s share of his passion to his Grays Ferry expanse, particularly through the three-year-old Young Chances Foundation, which con-ducts many celebrations at Vare Recre-ation Center, 2600 Morris St., Glasgow confided that nobody can afford to be insular when confronting such a costly matter as gun violence. Having begun a part-time position with the District At-torney’s Office in December, he marked the tournament, which commenced March
21, as his first major project and noted that no matter who is helming an initia-tive, full investment must occur to enrich communities.
“The participants fully realize that,” Ba-raldi said, adding all registrants needed to sign a pledge not to engage in objection-able behavior leading up to the contests. “We’re thrilled that people have rallied behind basketball, and it’s novel for us because it’s our first such attempt to use basketball as a way to advocate for com-munity growth.”
SUCH NEIGHBORHOOD IMMERSION has served as a tenet for Bruce Baldwin for more than two decades. The resident of the 400 block of Hoffman Street likewise bore a jubilant disposition as he joined in the ca-maraderie and contemplated how to keep countering catastrophe.
“It’s still a struggle for many people to learn how to get along with one another,” Baldwin, another ’13 South Philly Re-view Difference Maker mused. “Actually, sometimes I think it’s more problematic
for them to put that into practice. In othewords, they learn just fine but have troublimplementing the lessons.”
A long-time volunteer at the centehe noted that while gun incidents havaltered his surroundings, he finds morimportant the determining of the roobehind the occurrences, with poverty chief instigator.
“I look around and I’d say most of thpeople around here are good citizens whare often put in bad situations becausthey lack necessities,” the president of thSeventh Street Community Civic Association said as Team Bucketz outpaced TeamLavish. “We definitely want less crime othe street, so it’s vital to help people tacquire gainful employment and to realizthat crime is going to tear lives apart.”
Fields similarly spoke of building confidence among his neighbors, mentioninthat basketball has inspired his generation, especially because he and his peerare the successors of accomplished hooppractitioners. Proud to promote constructive choices over destructive options, henjoyed a second sort of joy, as his squadTeam Wolfpack, claimed the title thankto an 84-80 overtime win over TeamRabb, with Fields tallying five pointReveling with his mates, Fields helped tinspire Glasgow to reflect on the impotance of depositing scores through sporather than settling them through violencand the power of motivating youngsters.
“I’m just focusing on the big pictureand that’s providing for our communitand making sure it’s a safer one for thlittle ones,” Glasgow said. “It’s hard somdays, but, overall, it feels good to sesome improvements.”
“Basketball is important to SoutPhilly, sure, but what about after today?Baldwin questioned, with Glasgow latenoting a wealth of upcoming opportunties for citizens to share insights anresources. “Some people want improvements in their own right. We want changthat’s beneficial to all.” SPR
For more information, call Focused Deterrence at 215-821-5640.
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In Sunday’s Northeast Philly-situated 28th annual All-Star Labor Classic, the girls’ city team defeated a suburban squad 66-49. Neumann-Goretti’s A.J. Timbers led the victors with 16 points, with team-mates Sianni Martin, Christina Aborowa and Ciani Cryor scoring 11, 9 and 6, re-spectively.
The Albert C. Donofrio Classic, a single-elimination basketball tournament, is running through April 14. South Philly is well-represented, with Audenried’s Devon Jacobs and Terrance Moore playing for the James Fox All-Stars; Neumann-Goretti’s Dhamir Cosby-Roundtree and Lamarr Kimble suiting up for the Keystone Blazers Red and Denelle Holly playing for Water-view Dan Rumph; Southern’s Ben Baker and Letrelle Wilson playing for Positive Image I and Kahsiaan Kay, Barry Quartle-baum and Ahmad Wimbush performing for Positive Image II, which includes Prep Charter’s Marcell Curry. South Philly residents Jabri McCall, of Martin Luther King, is playing for the Old School Cava-liers, and Jahmil Harris, of West Catholic, is suiting up for Positive Image I.
The Delaware Valley Youth Athletic As-sociation accepts registrations for spring baseball 6 to 7:30 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at Barry Play-ground, 18th and Johnston streets. Ages are 5 to 7 for T-ball, 8 to 9 for Pee Wee and 10 to 12 for Majors. Call 215-468-1265.
The Edward O’Malley Athletic Asso-ciation, 144 Moore St., is holding T-ball registration for ages 3 to 7, with games oc-curring 9:30 a.m. Saturdays in April. The $30 cost covers a T-shirt and a trophy. Call John, 215-266-4195 to register.
Murphy Recreation Center, 300 Shunk St., is holding basketball registration for 10 and younger, 13 and younger and 16 and under action, with games occurring Mondays and Tuesdays. The cost is $40 and includes T-shirts, ref fees and trophies. The 10-and-younger season runs through May. The 13-and-younger league will run May through July, and the 16-and-younger one will go from July through August.
The University of Miami mens’ basket-ball team, with help from Neumann-Gore-
tti alumnus Ja’Quan Newton, who scored nine points, advanced to tonight’s NIT final versus Stanford University thanks to Tuesday’s 60-57 Madison Square Garden-situated win over Temple University. Jesse Morgan, who played for Prep Charter be-fore heading to Olney, scored seven points and grabbed seven rebounds.
On April 18, the Second annual Region 6 CYO Hall of Fame Golf Outing and Banquet will happen at the Sewell, N.J.-situated Pitman Golf Course and Galdo’s Catering, 20th Street and Moyamensing Avenue. The $60 banquet will begin at 8 p.m. and will honor four figures, includ-ing longtime St. Gabriel School basketball coach Hank Clinton Sr. Contact Bob Scott, 610-283-7026.
The Southeast Youth Athletic Associa-tion is accepting registrations for its spring T-ball and baseball programs. Divisions are ages 4 to 6 for T-ball, 7 to 8 for pitch-ing machine, 8 to 10 and 10 to 12 for live pitch, 13 to 15 and 16 to 19 for Babe Ruth Baseball. The association is also taking registrations for its girls’ softball program for ages 9 to 11 and 12 to 14. Register by e-mailing child’s name and date of birth and a phone number to [email protected], or stop by the association complex, Seventh and Bigler streets, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday through Thursday or 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Packets are available via e-mail (see above) or by phone, 215-463-8802. The association will also be holding tryouts for a 9-and-younger travel baseball team. Contact Coach Ray, 215-852-5087.
Murphy Recreation Center, 300 W. Shunk St., will begin hosting men’s fast pitch softball action this month. Contact Charlie, 267-784-7599.
The South Philadelphia Tennis Asso-ciation will oversee a free community play day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 11 at Bar-ry Playground, 18th and Johnston streets. Contact Bryan Hughes, 215-528-0196, or [email protected], or visit spta.usta.com to register.
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