South Philly Review 2-18-2016

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hether you consider Val-entine’s Day a so-called Hallmark holiday, a holi-day created by capital-

ism to spur the economy in the doldrums of winter, or a cherished day to remind loved ones of your affections – it’s a very popular phe-nomenon.

In the United States alone, there are nearly 190 million cards pur-chased and exchanged in addition to the loads of valentine-exchanges that happen in grade schools. Ac-cording to the National Retail Fed-

eration, average Valentine’s Day spending went from $101 in 2010 to $131 in 2013.

Romantically-devoted couples of-ten double down on their affections for each other while single folks lament the trials and tribulations of dating. But what if you had no one at all? What if you were home-less and the years of benign, sweet-spirited love-spreading on Feb. 14, something engrained in us as early as pre-school, came crashing back on your conscience?

Being alone on whatever Febru-ary night Valentine’s falls on is bad enough, but imagine if you were sleeping with all of your belong-

ings and on the street. Bethesda Project decided to do

something about it this year with a combined fund-raising effort and spirit-lifting gesture - $10 and you could make one of the 400 individ-uals currently in its care a little less gloomy.

At 13 sites, Bethesda provides homeless relief and support servic-es to nearly 2,500 Philadelphians annually. And with just a month’s duration, Bethesda received more than $1,500 in donations that mate-rialized into 600 valentines, enough for more than one valentine per resident or shelter-seeker.

“Hope your day is fi lled with” was

the prompt for one of three staff-designed valentines and donors wrote “hope and positivity!; joy and wonder; beauty and happiness; blessings; and optimism.” “Sending you a bear hug to make you feel,” held by a smiling teddy bear, was completed with “warm and cozy in-side; cared for and loved; alive and happy; hopeful and blessed.” With a fl oral theme, another read “Like a fl ower you are”: “charming; to be cherished; beautiful; full of life; and a gift of nature and beauty.”

“Some [recipients] communi-cated reactions with chuckles, but I’ll take them as smiles,” Kathy

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By Joseph Myers

Police Report: Plenty to fear

6By Joseph MyersA Point Breeze resident became a victim of a home invasion Sunday.

Cardella: Uncle Boot

17By Tom CardellaMy uncle’s name was Anthony. He was named after his father. But as long as I remember, Uncle Anthony was called “Boot” by everybody else. Sometimes I think I was the only one who called him by his given name.

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“I’m sick of Hillary Clinton because she’s not being humble. If she were a class act, she’d choose her words more carefully and turn the volume down a bit. Donald Trump should do that, too.”

Michael Avello, 900 block of Sigel Street

“Kris Jenner has not raised her children right. She condones too much, and I think she’s using her kids in whatever way possible just to make money.”

Janet Janssen, Broad Street and Snyder Avenue

“Defi nitely Kylie Jenner because she’s over the top. She’s doing a bit too much for being only 18 years old and is sending the wrong message out to young ladies.”

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Interviews by Joseph Myers Photos by Tina Garceau

To our Readers:Is it November yet? More than ever, I

have started to become interested in nation-al politics, and I must confess that making that decision has bred a very tiring journey of fathoming who is telling the fewest lies and whose semi-truths are the most toler-able. A glance at the calendar reveals we are eight-and-a-half months away from the end of it all and while that will certainly yield plenty of occasions to sort out whose stanc-es have lasting merit, I think the span will also fi nd me frequently reaching for aspirin. Oh, election process, you know how to test us. Here’s hoping for altruistic results.

Joseph MyersSouth Philadelphia Review editor

To the Editor:Dear Mr. Cardella:I was dismayed to read your Feb. 11 col-

umn entitled “The Establishment,” which misrepresents the political platform of Sen. Bernie Sanders. It seems you are one of the baby boomers who equate socialism with communism. Democratic socialism is a system of governance that works incredibly well in many European countries whose cit-izens have a much higher quality of life than we do here in the States. A quick Google search of “Bernie Sanders democratic so-cialism” will bring up a treasure trove of re-

sources for anybody wishing to know more about Bernie’s proposals and beliefs.

The only course of action you suggest is to regulate Wall Street: “The villains on Wall Street are the ones who broke the laws. Tighten regulations and there will be fewer law breakers.” Sanders is the only presiden-tial candidate who wants to re-establish the Glass-Steagall Act, which limited commer-cial bank securities, activities, and affi lia-tions within commercial banks and secu-rities fi rms. Some people believe it would have prevented the 2008 fi nancial crisis. Bill Clinton repealed it in 1999.

What saddens me about your column is the hopelessness and sense of futility you convey about our political system. It is this negative attitude that prevents so many people from taking part in the political pro-cess. In the Philadelphia election held last November, only 25.5 percent voted, even though one voter was chosen at random to win $10,000. More people probably bought Powerball tickets, where their odds of win-ning were much lower. Voting is free but lottery tickets aren’t!

I think the South Philly Review should present a comprehensive, non-partisan guide to the presidential candidates before the primary on April 26. You should also encourage and assist your readers in regis-tering to vote. The last day to register by mail is March 28. You can also register on-line very easily.

Rachel J. CoxSouth Philadelphia

To the Editor:City Commissioner Chairman Anthony

Clark has stated many times that illnesses have kept him away from his offi ce, but he has travelled abroad (Probably on our dime) and claims to have kept in touch with staff while away. He said he doesn’t use the In-ternet, so how could he effi ciently run his offi ce without that? If he has so many ill-nesses that have kept him out of his offi ce,

maybe he should resign and let somebody healthy do it. Mayor Jim Kenney has called his work ethic “insulting,” and U.S. Rep. Robert Brady has tabbed him “an absolute disgrace,” but these are the same people who endorsed him to run. They knew of his track record. Al Schmidt is another story. When he ran, his platform was reform; well, that didn’t happen. He said he was go-ing to back Lisa Deeley then changed his mind. Right now, if Clark doesn’t show up, Schmidt runs the offi ce. But if he would have done what he said, he wouldn’t have the little power he has. The mayor and Bra-dy say there’s not much they can do. They have said what he’s doing is insulting and he’s a disgrace. But they backed him for re-election. I think that’s BS. He works for and gets paid by the city, but he’s untouchable. He has to answer to somebody. Then he signed up for the Deferred Retirement Op-tion Plan. How nice to be able to grab close to $500,000 for not showing up. I want that job. This is worse than the 1960s and ’70s when the Democrats had dead people vot-ing and ghost employees. I’m glad I’m a Republican. We might not hold many of-fi ces, but we still have dignity.

Mario Marchetti

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t was a cruel Valentine’s Day for the inhabitant of the 1100 block of South Mole Street, who told authorities two unknown males knocked on her door to state they needed to check her water

pipes, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detec-tive Division said. They left when she informed them her pipes were fi ne but returned shortly after, forcing their way into the home upon her slightly opening the door.

A struggle ensued, and the occupant ended up pistol-whipped, with one of the aggressors ran-sacking her bedroom. Due to the extent of her in-juries, the victim was unable to tell detectives if the criminals had taken anything. She described the men as black, with the fi rst being 5-foot-11 to 6 foot; having dark skin and a Sunni-style beard; thin; wearing tan boots; and toting a small black handgun; and the second as having a stocky build; and wearing a blue puffy vest, dark jeans, and tan boots; and also possessing a small black handgun.

Call South Detectives at 215-685-1635, text PP-DTIP (773847) or visit phillypolice.com/forms.

An irate customer injured the manager of a South-of-South establishment.

At 6:50 a.m. Friday, offi cers ventured to Dunkin’ Donuts, 1551 Washington Ave., and met with the store manager. She reported a dissatisfi ed patron started knocking things down on the coun-ter, picked up a ceramic cup, and heaved it at her, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The throw caused the manager to suffer a wrist laceration, with the offender fl eeing the area in a dark vehicle, possibly a Ford Taurus.

The victim, who received fi ve stitches for her injury, described the aggressor as a black female, 5-foot-4, and in her early 20s; having a thin build and a light brown complexion; and wearing a black hat and tan jacket.


Authorities are after two individuals who robbed a woman in South of South Saturday.

At 3 p.m., law enforcement offi cials took to the 1900 block of South Street, meeting with the complainant, who relayed that two unknown males approached her on bikes, with one of them asking for the time, Detective Danielle Tolliver of South Detective Division said. The fi gure pointed a sharp object, which the witness believes to have been a knife, into her back area and made off with $60 and an LG Curve 3 cell phone.

She tabbed her attackers as black, with the fi rst being in his late teens to early 20s; having a medium complexion; wearing tan cargo pants, a burgundy jacket, and a black scarf covering his

face; and riding a black mountain bike; and the second as in his late teens to early 20s; wearing black pants, a black jacket with a hood, and a black mask to cover his face; and riding a dark-colored bike.


Two males attacked a man in Pennsport on Friday. The victim met with police at 3:16 a.m. on the

1900 block of South Front Street and relayed that an unknown individual had approached him to ask for a dollar, with an accomplice joining the proceedings from the rear, Detective Danielle Tol-liver of South Detective Division said. The latter struck him and then joined the fi rst fi gure in fl ee-ing in an unknown direction.

The complainant, who received treatment for a small cut to his head, characterized the offenders as white, with the fi rst having a long, dirty beard and long hair and the second having long, dark hair and a short beard.


The Philadelphia Police Department on Tuesday an-nounced the detainment of a fi gure believed to be behind a Queen Village assault and robbery.

At 11:47 p.m. Feb. 10, the complainant, an employee of 215-GET-A-CAB, picked up an individual at Fourth and

South streets. The passenger supposedly asked the motorist to take him to Fourth and Christian streets, with the individual allegedly producing a knife at Fourth and Catharine streets.

The driver said the man reached through the partition and placed the object to his neck and demanded money. A struggle ensued, and the complainant contends the passenger cut his right hand. After he acquired approximately $65, the male reportedly exited the taxi and fl ed on foot, heading northbound on Fourth Street to Fitzwater Street then southbound on Fourth Street toward Catharine Street. The victim drove himself to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, receiving four stitches for his wound.

The police department obtained surveillance stills and posted them to its Facebook page. Tip-sters fl ooded them with replies and helped to iden-tify a suspect. Offi cials placed the supposed crim-inal’s image in a photo array, and the driver ended up picking the picture that matched the descrip-tion’s details. Pursuant to an affi ant’s arrest war-rant, authorities arrested a 51-year-old man whose name was not available as of press time because the court system had yet to arraign him. SPR

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any matters over the last week have led me to ponder durability in cer-tain areas of life, mainly faith, hope, and love. While considering these

abstract nouns will never grow tiring, I also know the value of refl ecting on visual bless-ings that have stood the test of time. Here then is a compilation of South Philly-cen-tric places and one resident who have made our environs that much better for their lon-gevity. Many of these appeared in the South Philly Review’s May 17, 2012 edition as part of our 65th anniversary celebration, so take to our website if you wish to see what we wrote about them and other treasured spots.

10) The Delaware Valley Youth Athletic Association: Certainly not as old as many of the other entries that I will include, this Marconi-situated haven dates back to 1953 and has bred many rivalries and friend-ships, with both reminding us of the beauty of baseball and football. Living only 1.5 blocks from the 2840 S. 18th St.-based site, I love witnessing the feats of its registrants and look forward to adding my son to the list one day.

9) Lucio J. Mancuso & Son Cheese Shop: If you read last week’s Top 10 list on what I will not be sacrifi cing for Lent, you know of my love of cheese. Over the two years that I lived a block away, this re-vered space, 1902 E. Passyunk Ave., which opened in 1940, was my willing accomplice in keeping me from having a cow.

8) Famous 4th Street Delicatessen: This Catholic enjoys a fi ne Jewish deli, and none is better than this Queen Village beauty, 700 S. Fourth St. Set to celebrate its 96th birthday this year, it has become a haven for politicians on Primary and Election days as they refl ect on their campaigns’ success. If it were a candidate for anything, I would vote for it hands up, well, because my mitts would have a sandwich in them, after all.

7) St. Paul Church: I count Bella Vista as my favorite part of South Philly, and this 173-year-old worship site has much to do

with that designation. Though not a parish-ioner, I enjoy occasional stops inside the 923 Christian St. space and give a reverent look skyward to thank its originators for their considerate construction.

6) Isgro Pastries: Continue along the block, and one will fi nd Isgro Pastries, 1009 Christian St., a 112-year-old reminder of the power of family. I am not a major sweets eater, but whenever I cave, taste and tradi-tion lead me here.

5) Tom Cardella: I knew of Tom Cardella long before I moved to South Philly in 2004 and became his neighbor two years later. Politically distant, we never let a contro-versial matter or election cycle override our friendship and consideration for our neigh-borhood. With 52 years of experience pen-ning columns for this publication, he will forever win my respect.

4) Gloria Dei (Old Swedes’) Church: Want to talk about durability? You must then consider this Queen Village giant, 916 S. Swanson St., which outdates the found-ing of our nation by 99 years! A bit of a church connoisseur, I enjoy knowing that this house of worship continues to offer an-swers to life’s most vexing problems.

3) Ralph’s Italian Restaurant: Much like those commercials that say “Nobody was hurt in the fi lming of this segment,” I must say no free food has gone to me in writing these words! Ralph’s, 760 S. Ninth St., makes this list for being the oldest res-taurant in the country whose owners are members of the family behind its creation. I have dined here only once, a travesty in-deed, but even if I had never set foot in there, I cannot argue with 116 years of rave reviews and family ties.

2) The Mummers Parade: Yes, it has undergone changes to its route and has in-curred the wrath of many for its content, but the Mummers Parade, also 116 years old, will forever (I hope) be an inviting way to welcome a new year. The gang’s all here, and everyone wishes to join in the jubilee for centuries to come.

1) Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park: What, this guy made a list that does not in-clude the Italian Market? Guilty! Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Broad Street and Pattison Avenue, checks in at a year older than the esteemed market and has yielded more personal memories for me than the younger stretch. With spring rapidly ap-proaching, I hope to venture there for stops at the American Swedish Historical Muse-um and my beloved tennis courts.

Thank you, South Philly. Live, and help us to live. SPR

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hen Veronica Britto was a student at Cheltenham High School in the early 1990s studying American History, she lived in La Mott, PA –

a major hub of Underground Railroad activ-ity (hence the town’s namesake – Lucretia Mott). La Mott was also a training site for black soldiers in the American Civil War. Britto was actually quite versed in black history and when she and some students in her history class asked their teacher if he had any special projects or speakers lined up for Black History Month, the answer caught her off guard.

“‘I don’t believe in Black History Month,’” she remembers, her teacher’s re-sponse. “To hear that from a teacher was heart-wrenching. Kids from the class who weren’t black were surprised, too. I was glad back then to have the library to go to and do my own research and read biogra-phies about Carter G. Woodson and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Or what happened in Selma and those four lit-tle girls or Juneteenth [Independence Day/Freedom Day].”

Britto’s a Mt. Airy resident who oversees a cluster of central library branches that include libraries in Port Richmond, Fish-town, Rittenhouse Square, Old City, and the Parkway Central branch. She was able to articulate Black History Month’s impor-tance and suggest that libraries are excel-lent ways to connect communities with historical programming and resources at every South Philadelphian’s fingertips with a library card.

“Some of what I find really exciting is happening down in South Philadelphia on Snyder Avenue,” she said, referring to the Whitman branch weekend matinee series.

The site will screen “Selma” at 2 p.m.

Feb. 21 and “The Watsons Go To Birming-ham” 2 p.m. Feb. 27. The latter is “a story about Kenny and his family and it so hap-pens that [when they visit] Birmingham that a lot of things are going on in 1963.” It’s a book she’s read with her nieces as a way of introducing black history.

And there’s a lot more going on through-out the city: “Mysterious Travels with William ‘Wali’ Bickley” brings a globally-known jazz musician to Parkway Central 7 p.m. Feb. 22, a collaborative effort with the Philadelphia Jazz Project; “A Taste of Af-rican Heritage” is a cooking class that fo-cuses on some of Africa’s healthiest foods (kale, sweet potato, okra) at the Parkway Central branch 6 p.m. Feb. 23; and “His-torical Threads” explores quilting and its place in the Underground Railroad at the Bushrod Branch, 6304 Castor Ave. 4 p.m. Feb. 25.

That’s not even the tip of the iceberg – there are digital resources that would frankly shock some Philadelphians. Learn Swahili. Find music from the African American Song Collection. Participate in the One Book, One Philadelphia project by reading Charles Frazier’s 1997 historical novel, “Cold Mountain,” or the companion piece “12 Years A Slave,” the autobiogra-phy of free-then-captured-slave Solomon Northup.

Britto was surprised when her mother told her that, growing up in Newark, N.J., she had to sit upstairs in the second floor of the theater because it was segregated.

“There’s a disconnect in our culture today – we don’t realize it was our mothers, fa-thers, and grandparents that went through it and so that everyone can hear it, we have to keep telling their stories. It’s important that we celebrate Black History Month. Why wouldn’t you want to learn these things?” she asks. “It’s really exciting and I think it’s wonderful to celebrate all cultures.”

WOODSON FOUNDED BLACK History Month as Negro History Week in 1926, and it was connected to the week that Abraham Lin-coln and Frederick Douglass were born – Feb. 12 and 14, accordingly.

In Philadelphia, a 23-years-young writer and Temple graduate, Sofiya Ballin, is giv-ing a fresh coat of paint to the Black History Month tradition. She has initiated and cu-rated a series called “Black History: What I Wish I Knew,” an identity series that asked 33 prominent black Philadelphians what they wish they knew about black history as a youth. It’s been a hit.

“A lot of black people feel like they get a dual education – you learn one history [in school] and then you go home and get an-other history,” Ballin said. “Not everyone has that. When you don’t have that at home or in your community, is the responsibility on schools to teach your history?”

She remembers a friend from school who said she’d had a teacher tell her that “slav-ery wasn’t that bad” and it made her inter-nalize her black identity – “like it was our rightful place to be under the thumb of a white person or inferior.” Ballin has since researched African history and knows they had kingdoms, empires, success, break-throughs in math and science, and said “I wish I would have known these things, then I wouldn’t have hated my skin color or my hair.”

One recent profile subject, Phil Freelon, is an award-winning architect. He told her “I’m following in Juilan Abele’s footsteps,” the legendary black architect who designed the Art Museum. His namesake park sits at 22nd and Catharine streets in the Graduate Hospital area.

Ballin recommends Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Between The World And Me” and Walter Rodney’s ’72 book, “How Europe Under-developed Africa.” She recommends films like the documentary “Let The Fire Burn”

about the ’85 bombing of the MOVE com-pound in West Philly and the recent Net-flix documentary, “What Happened, Miss Simone?” “She lost a lot for the sake of voicing her opinion,” Ballin says of singer Nina Simone.

Ida B. Wells, though, is her true hero. “She was a black woman writing about

voting rights and an activist, and she was fearless,” Ballin said. “I’m trying to be her.” SPR

Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Comment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.

Black History Month is here, and your local library branch is an ideal way to tap into endless resources for learning.

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Meck, Bethesda’s chief development of-fi cer, said.

She works out of the nonprofi t’s head-quarters at 1630 South St., but her program coordinator at the Bainbridge location that houses 30 men, Michel’le J. Bryant, says many exclaimed “these are for us?! Slowly their smirks turned into big smiles.”

Meck, of the 400 block of South Street, is committed to a philosophy that connects all 13 sites, which range from immediate and emergency housing (as in the two shel-ters they open at church locations during the brutal winter weather months) to sus-tained, long-term housing that has no ex-piration date (such as at the Bainbridge lo-cation, 700 S. 15th St., where Bryant says “they can choose to stay here, there’s no time limit for them”) – it’s that staff and cared-for individuals are a family.

One resident chose to receive hospice care in his last days on Earth at the housing facility – Meck said “this is the only home he’s ever known.”

HOMELESSNESS IS NOT always a result of what most unfairly assume is addiction, al-coholism, or laziness. Bryant has a phrase she uses to describe what can render Phila-delphians homeless: “Some have just had a health condition that took them out of the race,” she said. “I have a gentleman here who, when you hear his story, it breaks your heart. He was dealing with cancer, and it caused him to be homeless.”

Without health care or insurance, a life-threatening illness could threaten one in ways that he or she didn’t imagine – strip-ping that person of any shelter or fi nancial resources.

“Addiction can often happen after some-thing else, like untreated mental health,”

Meck said. Plus, “if they’re living on the streets for decades, they don’t trust the sys-tem.”

The Queen Village resident explained they use a multi-pronged effort to im-proving the lives of individuals fi ghting homelessness, the fi rst of which is getting them housed and keeping them so. But then there’s “case management and a care plan for each individual, including getting proper identifi cation and access to benefi ts or rekindling a relationship with a family member.”

Bryant reported that she recently round-ed up her residents to see “Star Wars: The

Force Awakens” (“They pay for their own ticket,” she says), they have a volunteer-driven potluck dinner on Mondays and Thursdays, and once a week there’s a pop-corn and movie night in the TV room.

Another factor that can “take you out of the race” is simply age, and living on the streets tends to tack on extra years. Meck says a 40-year-old can have the body of a 70-year-old and that sometimes “it takes three years to convince John Smith to get off the streets but then he’s housed for three years and has the opportunity to build community.”

“If you’re 60 and up, working may not be

an option anymore,” Bryant said. She stays on her residents to keep ap-

pointments for care and rewards them if they stick to them. One resident’s reward will be a trip to Center City’s Liberty Place for a panoramic view of Philadelphia – “that’s his goal. He asks me ‘Can you Google Liberty Place?’”

“That’s what any family does for each other – keep them motivated and going forward,” Meck chimed in.

As for the Valentine’s Day fundraiser, she said small projects like those are crucial.

“Unrestricted dollars allow us to carry out our mission to the best of our ability,” Meck said.

Bethesda residents get placed through the Philadelphia Housing Authority or Shelter Care Plus. Meck noted that they’re looking for leaders to join their Young Profession-als Advisory Board.

The men who shuffl e through the space aren’t scary or threatening – they use Bethesda as a home where they can escape the winter cold, receive mail, get a cup of coffee, listen to some music from a boom-box and maybe make some connections that will keep them off the streets in the future. And for some, the fact that they’re there at all is a gift not unlike their Valentines.

Above Meck’s South Street offi ces are more Bethesda-provided permanent hous-ing options and one of them is the famous Mel, the self-proclaimed “Mayor of South Street.” Even after they’ve seemingly over-come homelessness, she said, they’re still family.

“They’re still part of the Bethesda fami-ly, but they don’t need as much of that case management support,” she noted. “But they talk to us, and we’re going to continue to be there for them.” SPR

Contact Staff Writer Bill Chenevert at [email protected] or ext. 117. Com-ment at southphillyreview.com/news/features.

Charles Santore Branch: One-on-one com-puter tutoring for seniors daily by appointment; Sign Language Storytime for Toddlers and Preschoolers 10:15 a.m. and Sign Language Storytime for Babies 11 a.m. Feb. 19; Tea, Scones and Work with your Phones 2:30 p.m. Feb. 20; English as a Second Lan-guage Conversation Group 1 p.m. Feb. 22; Baby and Toddler Storytime 10:15 a.m., Toddler and Preschool Storytime 11 a.m., and Beginner English as a Sec-ond Language Class 12:30 p.m. Feb. 23; Intermediate English as a Second Language Class 12:30 p.m. Feb. 24. 932 S. Seventh St. 215-686-1766.

Fumo Branch: Minecraft Club 2 p.m. Feb. 20; The Challenge Club: Structured Activities for Kids with Social Challenges 6 p.m. Feb. 22; Toddler Sto-

rytime 10 a.m. Feb. 23; Wooden Block Party 7 p.m. Feb. 24. 2437 S. Broad St. 215-685-1758.

Parkway Central Branch: E-Gadget Help Desk 3 p.m., Pokemon Card Club 4 p.m., Fast and Frugal Soups 6 p.m., and E.J. Dionne Jr. reads from “Why the Right Went Wrong: Conservatism—From Goldwater to the Tea Party and Beyond” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Cost for reading: $7-$15; Fun Fridays: Story and a Craft 4 p.m. Feb. 19; Bringing Literacy to Life: Read! 2 p.m. and The World Builder’s Writing Club 2:30 p.m. Feb. 20; Sundays on Stage: Lion Dance 2 p.m. Feb. 21; iPad for Seniors 10:30 a.m., Baby & Toddler Story Time 11 a.m., Digital Learning Class-room 3 p.m., Board Game Bonanza 4 p.m., Meatless Monday 6 p.m., Mysterious Travelers: Great Migra-tions with William “Wali” Bickley 7 p.m., and DIY Recording Meetup: Intro to Mixing: Thinking Vi-

sually 7:30 p.m. Feb. 22; Preschool Storytime with Miss Leigh 11 a.m., E-Gadget Help Desk 3 p.m., A Taste of African Heritage and A Cider Tasting with Strangelove’s Craft Beer Bar 6 p.m., Introduction to Blogging 6:30 p.m., and A.O. Scott reads from “Bet-ter Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth” 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Cost for reading: $7-$15; Baby & Toddler Story Time 11 a.m. and Providing the Best Customer Service and E-Resources for Job Seekers 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24. 1901 Vine St. 215-686-5322.

Queen Memorial Branch: Wooden Block Party 2 p.m. Feb. 20. 1201 S. 23rd St. 215-685-1899.

Thomas F. Donatucci Sr. Branch: LEAP Af-terschool activities 3 p.m. Mondays through Thurs-days; Baby Storytime (0-18 months) 10:30 a.m. Feb.

19; Preschool Storytime: Ms. Kate’s Favorites 10 a.m. Feb. 22; Crochet and Knitting Circle 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23. 1935 W. Shunk St. 215-685-1755.

Whitman Branch: Literacy Enrichment After-school Program 3 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays and 1 p.m. Saturdays; English as a Second Language Class 10 a.m. Feb. 18 and 23; Teen Advisory Group 4 p.m. Feb. 18; Family Story Time 11 a.m. and Video Game Club 2 p.m. Feb. 20; Black History Month Week-end Matinee Film Series showing of “Selma” 2 p.m. Feb. 21; Bringing Literacy to Life: Sing! 6:30 p.m. Feb. 22; Wee Ones Storytime 10 a.m. and Ready-to-Read Storytime 11 a.m. Feb. 23; Yoga Class for Adults 6:30 p.m. Feb. 24. 200 Snyder Ave. 215-685-1754. SPR

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17th Police District , 20th and Federal streets, holds a PSA 3 Meeting 6 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Gospel Temple Church, 1327 S. 19th St.; and a PDAC Meeting 6:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the District. 215-686-3170. phillypolice.com/districts/17th.

1st Police District , 24th and Wolf streets, holds a PSA 2 Meeting 6 p.m. Feb. 19 at the Barry Playground, 2301 S. 24th St. 215-686-3010. phillypolice.com/districts/1st.

Al-Anon Group meets Wednesday nights 7:30 p.m. at 1449 S. 29th St. 215-200-8575.

Bella Vista Neighbors Association holds a Nebinger School Fundraiser and School Spirit Night 5:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Villa di Roma, 936 S. Ninth St.; and an Events Committee Meeting 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24 at Palumbo Rec Center, 700 S. Ninth St. 267-872-4686. bellavistaneighbors.org.

East Passyunk Avenue Business Improvement District , 1904 E. Passyunk Ave., holds East Passyunk Restaurant Week Feb. 21-27 at 24 restaurants on the Avenue featuring a three-course lunch and/or dinner

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Friends of Julian Abele Park hold a meeting 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 22 at the South of South Neighborhood Association offi ces, 1901 Christian St.

Girard Academic Music Program (GAMP) and The Business hold a fund-raiser with the 7th Annual “A Night with The Business” 7 to 10 p.m. Feb. 20 at the GAMP Amphitheater, 2136 W. Ritner St. Tickets: $10 (Call 215-952-8589 or pur-chase at the door night of). gampschool.org.

Lower Moyamensing Civic Associ-ation holds a Board Meeting 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 21 (location TBD). [email protected]. lomophilly.org.

MARCO Civic Association holds a meeting 7 p.m. Feb. 18 at St. Richard Parish Hall, 3010 S. 18th St.

Nar-Anon Family Group meets 7:30 p.m. Thursdays. Clevemore Fancy Brigade,

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Newbold Neighbors Association holds an Outreach Committee Meeting 7 to 8 p.m. Feb. 18 at Benna’s West, 1444 S. Broad St.; recommends Movie Night hosted by the 17th District Police 6 to 7 p.m. Feb. 19 at the District; and a General Meeting 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Reed Street Presbyterian Apartments, 1401 S. 16th St. [email protected]. new-boldneighbors.org.

Passyunk Square Civic Associa-tion calls on submissions for the PSCA Art Auction April 1 with a deadline of Feb. 28. Email a photograph of your work with size details and a description to [email protected]; and holds a South Philly Language Exchange 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 18 at T

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Saint Richard Parish , 3010 S. 18th St., holds St. Richard Comedy Night (“A Cozy Night with Chris: Tribute to Cozy Morley and Old School Comedy” starring Chris Morris) 6:30 p.m. Feb. 20 at the church. Buffet at 7 p.m. Show at 8 p.m. Tickets: $25-$30. Contact Joann (215-336-2089) or Denise (215-939-3858) for more information. strichardchurch.org.

South of South Neighborhood Association , 1901 Christian St., holds a Board of Directors Meeting 7 to 9 p.m. Feb. 24 at the SOSNA offi ce. southofsouth.org. 215-732-8446.

United Communities Southeast Philadelhpia , in collaboration with Cam-paign for Working Families, will provide free tax preparation services 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays through April 14 at the Houston Center, 2029 S Eighth St. Call 215-468-1645 ext. 200. ucsep.org. SPR

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xperience begets wisdom if one is willing to locate lessons mixed among setbacks and sorrows. While everyone wishes to obtain durable delights, all things must pass, and the reverence that we long to give ex-

clusively to joy must also become an endowment for woe. Our fi nite natures have us perpetually pondering actions and thoughts, with Nora Gibson hoping those musings

yield determination to contribute any way possible to the eternal mystery that is life. Tomorrow through Sunday, she will address drives to maximize and value time through “Ephemeral,” her eponymous ballet entity’s second full-scale production.

“Dealing with departures is often very diffi cult, and do-ing so reiterates that time is such a limited commodity,” Gibson said. “Parting is a dispassionate process of nature, but that doesn’t mean it’s without any beauty.”

The Newbold resident will choreograph seven dancers’ displays of what fl eeting fl esh and momentary minds can

channel with regards to comprehending our exchanges with time. Also considering life cycles and seasons, the hourlong offering will fi nds its creator continuing her quest to make work that is “a story about an idea.”

“I’m very much an advocate for understanding the infi -nite arc of possibility and achievement,” Gibson said. “I know that knowledge can come through a number of pur-suits, and I’m also aware that as we acquire insights, we’re simultaneously losing time to implement them. I feel I’ve grown up considerably over the years, and I want to make use of that maturity to explore the benefi ts of never slow-

A Newbold resident’s eponymous ballet entity will addressour often perplexing partnership with time.

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ing our curiosity down.”The voracious learner and her hires will

present their observations at Christ Church Neighborhood House Theater, with the brainchild running concurrently with the 2016 Philadelphia Screendance Festival, Nora Gibson Contemporary Ballet’s newest niche fi lm celebration. The former fi nds Gib-son fulfi lling a desire to collaborate with in-dividuals possessing developed methods and strong points of view, with both serving as musts for a project so deeply enamored with being receptive to inconstancy’s constancy.

“We all eventually need to tackle many tough questions about our lives and aspi-rations,” the thoughtful practitioner said of mortality’s motivational identity. “I’m very interested in pushing myself and seeing what I can do for this art form, especially because it has bred so many watershed mo-ments for me.”

A press release for “Ephemeral” notes of time that “we are both in its fabric and ob-servers of it.” With each day that she looks to evolve and educate, the latter action ap-parent through locations such as Temple University and the University of the Arts, she believes that the more one wishes to fi nd something to say, the more that person will realize the universe’s willingness to

listen. “Yet we obviously can’t wait forever to

make a move,” Gibson said. “Even with the best intentions, we’re still so condensed in what we can do. As I’ve said before and fully believe, there’s beauty in those altera-tions, though. That’s what we’re after with ‘Ephemeral.’”

NEARLY SEVEN YEARS in Newbold have helped the fi gure to dub Philadelphia an amazing expanse for exploring her creative pursuits and fraternizing with passionate thinkers and doers. The Maryland native started ballet training at age 9, with the fl uidity of her frame eventually positioning her to commence a career that found her dancing professionally just as adolescence began.

“It was a compelling force immediately,” Gibson said of her discipline. “I became aware pretty early on that I wanted to dance all day. The whole idea of training and bet-tering myself proved too powerful to think about refusing.”

Incredible tutelage at the Baltimore School for the Arts, with Gibson singling out instructor Sylvester Campbell, often tabbed “the black Nureyev,” intensifi ed her immersion and contributed to her ac-

ceptance to the Tisch School of the Arts. That New York City stint, while certainly encouraging Gibson to think objectively about her skill set, had a dampening effect on her spirit and sense of connection to her roots, but the emotionally well-heeled art-ist would not let the Big Apple devour her diligence.

“There’s something humbling about the call to return to something we put aside,” she said of enlisting Philadelphia to end the hiatus she took from her vocation. “I think Philadelphia has helped me to reclaim my original path and is sating my desires to dance, teach, rehearse, and create. It shifts and changes and pushes us to do the same. It’s where I feel I can truly live the life of an artist.”

Inspecting her résumé makes evident the rewards of resiliency, with residencies and accolades easily capable of producing nods among perusers, particularly for her three-year tenure performing pieces by lauded postmodern dancer/choreographer Lucinda Childs. Thrilled to handle the composition of others, Gibson, who divulged that she made up her own pieces as early as age 11, also wants to step down from the shoulders of giants to craft original content, with last February’s “2^57,885,161 – 1” touching on

her attraction to understanding how science, mathematics, and the unknown affect our lives. “Ephemeral” registers as a notewor-thy successor to the 30-minute endeavor’s aims and prompts Gibson to contend it can help her to be more philosophical because it reveals her infatuation with acquiring and giving knowledge.

“In my youth and early adulthood, I’d say I had blinders on when considering the world and my comprehension of it,” Gib-son, whose increased confi dence and con-viction have also fostered a happy domes-tic situation for her husband and daughter, said. “I want to think I’m headed toward even more provocative realizations because it’s comforting to know that even in an un-steady world, we can be true to ourselves by investigating our surroundings and fi nding some means to make them better.” SPR

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Through Feb. 20. Tickets: $10-$20. Skinner Studio at Plays & Players, 1714 Delancey Pl. 866-811-4111. playsandplayers.org.

: Through Feb. 21. Tickets: $26.50-$101.50 The Merriam Theater, 250 S. 215-893-1999. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org.

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

Through Feb. 21. Tickets: $15-$25. The Latvian Society, 531 N. Seventh St. 215-923-8909. mauckingbird.org.

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

Through Feb. 28. Tickets: $15-$62. Suzanne Roberts Theatre, 480 S. Broad St. 215-985-0420. philadelphiathe-atrecompany.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 6. Tickets: $15-$50. Arden Theatre Company, 40 N. Second St. 215-922-1122. ardentheatre.org.

Through March 6. Tickets: $20-$85. Walnut Street Theatre, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. walnutstreettheatre.org.

Through March 6. Tickets: $25-$30. The Louis Bluver Theatre at the Drake Hotel, 1512 Spruce St. 215-454-9776. inisnu-atheatre.org.

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

Through March 20. Tickets: $27-$79. People’s Light & Theatre, 39 Conestoga Rd., Malvern. 610-644-3500. peopleslight.org.

Through March 27. Tickets: Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- philamuseum.org.

Through March 27. Tickets:

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

Through April 3. Tickets: Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-763-8100- phila-museum.org.

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

Through April 10. Free. Morris Gallery, Pennsyl-vania Academy of Fine Art, 118-128 N. Broad St. 215-972-7600. pafa.org.

Through April 24. Tickets: Free-$5. Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th St. 215-545-4302. philartalliance.org.

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

Through May 30. Tickets: $3-$5 (after $13.95-$17.95 general admission). The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, 1900 Ben Franklin Pkwy. 215-299-1000. ansp.org.

Ongoing. Tickets: Free-$17. Please Touch Museum, Memorial Hall, Fairmount Park, 4231 Ave. of the Republic. 215-581-3181. pleasetouchmu-seum.org.

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

Ongoing. Tickets: Free-$20. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South St. 215-898-4000. penn.museum.

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

Feb. 18-20. Tickets: $66-$126. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. philorch.org.

Feb. 18-21. Tickets: $39.50-$99. The Keswick Theatre, 291 N. Keswick Ave., Glenside, PA. 215-572-7650. keswicktheatre.com.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Tickets: $28.50-$78.50. The Tower Theater, 19 S. 69th St., Upper Darby. 215-922-1011. lnphilly.com.

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Sky-high musical mightBroadway Philadelphia presents “Pip-pin,” the long-running musical that debuted on Broadway 1972 but won a Tony for Best Revival of a Musical in 2013 - the national tour breezes through town Feb. 23-28. Tickets: $20-$105. Academy of Music, 240 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kimmelcen-ter.org.

Pop, bang, boom!“International Pop” opens at the Art Museum, a thrilling collection of pop art and its emergence from 1956 to '72. It’s the only East Coast venue for the traveling exhibit and features 150 works of art Feb 23-May 15. Tickets:

Free-$20. Philadelphia Museum of Art,

2600 Benjamin Franklin Parkway. 215-

763-8100- philamuseum.org.

Kinky smoke“Smoke,” by Kim Davies, debuts in Passyunk Square, an alluringly dark play starring Matteo Scammell and Merci Lyons-Cox, a fl irty couple that meet at a sex party and proceed to wrestle with the power of seduction, Feb. 18-March 3. Tickets: $10-$35. Studio X, 1340 S. 13th St. 215-218-4022. theatreexile.org.

begins every third Friday this spring at FringeArts; this month it’s curated by Bearded Ladies Cabaret’s John Jarboe. 10:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Tickets: $5-$10. FringeArts, 140 N. Columbus Blvd. 215-413-1318. fringearts.com.

starts cooking up their special brand of culinary education (and crass humor) Feb. 20-April 3. Tickets: $45-$65. Penn’s Landing Playhouse at the Independence Seaport Museum, 211 S. Columbus Blvd. 855-448-7469. plplayhouse.com.

gets the Academy of Vocal Arts treatment with award-winning resident artists Feb. 20-27. Tickets: $65-$95. Helen Corning Warden Theater, 1920 Spruce St. 215-735-1685. avaopera.org.

, an old-school dance party that benefi ts Stella Maris Parish 7 p.m. to midnight Feb. 20. Tickets: $40-$50 (Checks payble to: Stella Maris Parish). Stella Maris School Hall, 814 Bigler St. 215-463-3410.

opens at the Barnes with more than 50 of his works, mostly from 1912 to '24 when his style fl uctuated greatly, Feb. 21-May 9. Tickets: Free-$25. The Barnes Foun-dation, 2025 Ben Franklin Pkwy. 215-278-7000. barnesfoun-dation.org.

and encourages us to “believe in the unbelievable,” through Feb. 21. Tickets: $15-$100. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. wellsfargo-centerphilly.com.

is a new play by Chris Davis that explores the Mexican-American War and the last stand of the “Ninos Heroes (Boy Heroes),” all in a butcher’s shop Feb. 22-27. Tickets: $15 (includes food and drink). Los Amigos Food Market, 927 S. Ninth St. juanescutia.brownpapertickets.com. [email protected].

, one of country music’s leading ladies, brings some twang to Wells Fargo 7 p.m. Feb. 22. Tickets: $42-$75.50. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 215-336-3600. wellsfargocenterphilly.com.

is a portrait of the artist Mark Rothko and a Tony-winning Best Play from John Logan Feb. 23-March 20. Tickets: $30-$35. Walnut Street Theatre Independence Studio on 3, 825 Walnut St. 215-574-3550. walnutstreettheatre.org.

sees a world premiere from local playwright Emma Goidel, and it’s billed as a “scream rock fantasia” Feb. 24-March 13. Tickets: $5-$40. Proscenium Theatre at The Drake, 1512 Spruce St. 215-563-1100. azukatheatre.org.

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By Tom CardellaColumnist

y uncle’s name was Anthony. He was named after his father. But as long as I remember, Uncle Anthony was called “Boot” by everybody else. Sometimes

I think I was the only one who called him by his given name.

In a family that included fi ve good-look-ing brothers, Boot was the best looking one of all. He always had a broad smile on his face. Most times I saw him, he was content-edly puffi ng on a stogie.

There was always a sense of mystery about Boot. Despite his smiling face, there seemed some underlying sadness at his core. And Boot was intent on not revealing the reason for that sadness. At least that’s how I saw it.

One day I asked my dad how Boot got his name. My father said that the Nazis had cap-tured Uncle Boot during World War II. The facts here get a bit muddled. Dad is gone and so are Boot and his brothers, so there’s probably not much chance that I’ll ever fi nd out the full story. During his capture, Ameri-cans opened fi re on the Nazis, and Uncle Boot got shot in the foot. He was liberated and was fi tted with a special shoe, and the nickname “Boot” was born. Dad showed me a newspaper photo of Uncle Boot on R&R (rest and recuperation). He was wearing a Hawaiian lei and, sure enough, was don-ning his trademark smile.

Uncle Boot never let his boot get in the way of marching in the annual Mummer’s Day Parade. He was in a comic brigade and one time won a prize for dressing up as The Cisco Kid. I can still remember the excite-ment of watching him on TV that day. He wore a fancy braided white cowboy suit with matching white western hat. That beautiful smile looked great on a close-up. All that was missing was the stogie cigar.

Uncle Boot had this habit of sleepwalk-ing. There were times he was found wearing pajamas walking on Moyamensing Avenue blocks from his home. Who knows, maybe in his dream he was trying to escape from the Nazis or just strolling down the avenue on New Year’s Day. Luckily, someone from the neighborhood always found him and brought him home. Everybody liked Boot. Even after he was hired by the neighborhood as a watch-man, got a little tipsy, and shot out the lights in a pinball machine in a luncheonette one unfortunate night at Ninth and Wolf streets,

they still liked him. They took away his li-censed weapon, however.

Many folks said Uncle Boot had one great love. He wanted to marry her. My grandmother was a strong-willed woman. No woman ever seemed good enough for her boys. As the family story goes, grand-mom didn’t like Uncle Boot’s lady friend (a delicate term all but fallen out of use these days). Boot was very close to his mother. He had continued to live with her after grandpa died. Boot saw himself as her protector. If grandmom didn’t like his lady friend, there would be no marriage. She re-jected the marriage, and he accepted his fate. A light went out in Uncle Boot’s life that day. To just about everyone, he looked the same. He still smiled as warmly as ever with that stogie in his mouth. But wherev-er that spark resides that provides the fuel for what drives us through life, there were only embers left in Uncle Boot.

As the song says, maybe Boot smoked a little too much and he drank a little too much, and that’s the way his life faded into old age. He transformed the little barber shop on the premises into a candy store, the kind that sold licorice sticks and gum drops.

The years went by. Grandma died, leav-ing Uncle Boot alone in the house that once boasted the voices of fi ve brothers fi ghting amongst themselves and their sis-ter. The silence must have been deafening. And then Uncle Boot got sick.

I think there must be a kind of built-in warning system in older people. The sys-tem tells them that this illness will not be survived. No amount of visits to the doctor and multi-colored pills are going to bring them back from the edge this time. And maybe what separates people is how they react to the news.

In Uncle Boot’s case, I imagine he just lit up another stogie and let the news that he was at the end just percolate down deep. Probably pasted that broad smile on his still-handsome face. Heard his sister Mary tell him he shouldn’t be smoking cigars or drinking whiskey and just smiled at her, maybe even winked. But each time she would visit him, she would fi nd a bottle of whiskey neatly hidden way and the horrifi c (to her) odor of a recently smoked stogie cigar.

There was no defi ance in Uncle Boot, so I imagine his passing like a whisper that can be barely heard in a crowded room. His leaving us was like one of his freshly lit sto-gies and a sip of good sipping whiskey.

And as for his smile, it was a beautiful thing to see. In a way, he was much like that handsome guy dressed like The Cisco Kid dancing in a Mummer’s Day Parade long ago. SPR

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8 p.m. Feb. 18. Tickets: $16-$34. Helium Comedy Club, 2031 Sansom St. 215-496-9001. heliumcom-edy.com.

8 p.m. Feb. 18. Tickets: $10. Tin Angel, 20 S. Second St. 215-928-0770. tinangel.com.

8:30 p.m. Feb. 18. Tickets: $17-$20. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. 215-232-2100. utphilly.com.

Feb. 19-27. Tickets: $18-$30. Various locations. concertoperaphl.org.

11 a.m. and 8 p.m. Feb. 19. Tickets: $15-$25. Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St. 215-925-9914. paint-edbride.org.

8 p.m. Feb. 19. Tickets: $10-$12. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-726-1106. worldcafe-live.com.

8:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Tickets: $12-$15. Milkboy Philly, 1100 Chestnut St. 215-925-6455. milkboyph-illy.com.

8:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Tickets: $30-$40. Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA. 610-649-8389. ardmore-music.com.

8:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Tickets: $15. The Foundry at the Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St. 215-625-3681. lnphilly.com.

9 p.m. Feb. 19. Tickets: $20-$25. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.

Feb. 20-21. Tickets: $15-$25. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. 215-739-9684. johnnybrendas.com.

10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 20. Free. University

of Pennsylvania, Houston Hall, Hall of Flags, 3417 Spruce St. puhcweb.com.

1 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets: $45-$60. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-726-1106. worldcafe-live.com.

7 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets: $30. Underground Arts, 1200 Cal-lowhill St. undergroundarts.org.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets: $5-$20. Trinity Center for Urban Life, 2212 Spruce St. 215-735-6999. astralartists.org.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets: $17-$65. The Troca-dero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.

8 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets: $15. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 215-922-1011. lnphilly.com.

8:30 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets: $25-$30. Electric Fac-tory, 421 N. Seventh St. 215-627-1332. electricfactory.info.

8:30 p.m. Feb. 19. Tickets: $30-$40. Ardmore Music Hall, 23 East Lancaster Ave., Ardmore, PA. 610-649-8389. ardmoremusic.com.

9 p.m. Feb. 20. Tickets: $12-$14. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-726-1106. worldcafelive.com.

11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Feb. 21. Tickets: $17.50-$28.50. The Merriam Theater, 250 S. 215-893-1999. Broad St. kimmelcenter.org.

3 to 4 p.m. Feb. 21. Free. Old City Coffee, 221 Church St. 215-629-9292. oldcitycoffee.com.

3 p.m. Feb. 21. Tickets: $15-$25. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kim-melcenter.org.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 21. Tickets: $20-$25. Ardmore

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

8 p.m. Feb. 21. Tickets: $13. The Foundry at the Fillmore Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St. 215-625-3681. lnphilly.com.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 22. Free. The Foundry at the Fill-more Philadelphia, 1100 Canal St. 215-625-3681. theawe-somefest.com.

8 p.m. Feb. 22. Tick-ets: $3. The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St. 215-922-6888. thetroc.com.

8:30 p.m. Feb. 22. Tickets: $3. Boot & Saddle, 1131 S. Broad St. 267-639-4528. bootandsaddle-philly.com.

7 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets: $13-$145. Wells Fargo Center, 3601 S. Broad St. 800-298-4200. comcasttix.com.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets: $45-$65. Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, 300 S. Broad St. 215-893-1999. kim-melcenter.org.

7:30 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets: $10. L’Etage, 624 Bainbridge St. 215-545-4400. GershmanY.org.

8 p.m. Feb. 22. Tickets: $25. Theatre of the Living Arts, 334 South St. 215-922-1011. lnphilly.com.

8 p.m. Feb. 23. Tickets: $25. Union Transfer, 1026 Spring Garden St. 215-232-2100. utphilly.com.

8 p.m. Feb. 24. Tickets: $10. World Cafe Live, 3025 Walnut St. 215-726-1106. worldcafe-live.com.

8 to 11 p.m. Feb. 24. Tickets: $10. J.P. Caterers, 2812 S. Ninth St. 215-800-9698. SPR

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hen I was growing up, Sunday breakfast meant bagels and lox. Belly lox is salty while Nova Sco-tia salmon was not. Philadelphia

Brand cream cheese or Temptee whipped cream cheese was always in the fridge. Sometimes we enjoyed kippered salmon or smoked chubbies that were probably trout.

All Jewish delis offer a smoked fi sh platter for brunch. Iceberg lettuce, cucumbers, on-ion, tomatoes, and black olives formed the backdrop for the smoked fi sh. For the past few years, chefs have been smoking salmon, trout and bluefi sh. This is a fi ne thing.

Several weeks ago, I received a tweet from Fork. It included a photograph of the smoked fi sh platter for two ($75) available at Sunday brunch. I almost jumped through my com-puter screen.

Fork, under the ownership of Ellen Yin and Chef Eli Kulp, has been in business for more than 20 years. I have dined there many times and have never been disappointed.

We sat at a roomy table in the window and watched the comings and goings on Market Street. I sipped a bloody Mary ($10) that was prepared with tomato juice rather than a mix. It imparted the right touch of spice and Lea & Perrins.

The Italians are correct when they say “fi rst you eat with your eyes.” The smoked fi sh platter for two looked like a beautiful cross between a Seder plate and a caviar service.

A large silver plate was lined with crisp endive leaves and bite-size pieces of radic-chio. Thinly sliced smoked arctic char was nestled on the colorful vegetables. It tasted like the Nova of my childhood and was not one bit salty. The chefs at Fork make their own cream cheese. One small glass bowl contained the goodie topped with freshly grated horseradish, the other topped with bits of chopped chives. Cream cheese with chives is classic. I simply spread the cream cheese on the homemade bagels and added the fi sh. Fork has been baking bagels and a myriad of breads for years. One can buy them at High Street, the eatery’s sister res-taurant next door.

Another small glass bowl contained smoked bluefi sh. I’ve tasted smoked bluefi sh on a few occasions, but Fork likes to add its own

twist. The fi sh was done like a brandade. This classic from the south of France is al-ways prepared with salt cod and is whipped into a delicious oblivion. Tasting smoked bluefi sh in this manner was heaven-sent. Pieces of in-house smoked trout were placed in another small glass bowl. Smoked trout is sometimes salty, but this marvelous version was not. These fi shes were delicious on a ba-gel and slices of dense whole wheat bread. Chopped hard-cooked egg, sans mayonnaise, was a plus for the platter. Then I tasted the crispy capers. Capers are sometimes added to a smoked fi sh platter. But these tiny bits of goodness were crisp like the best potato chips you have ever enjoyed. I could enjoy them as a snack. But they added a different sort of crunch to the fi sh.

Yin was in the restaurant on this particular Sunday afternoon. I have known her forever since she opened Fork. She greeted us and wanted us to sample a few small oysters from Cape May along with a refreshing oc-topus salad. A small dish of American caviar kept company with the octopus. The bright orange eggs popped in my mouth. A winter salad of greens, kale and sweet orange seg-ments was another dish Ellen wanted us to enjoy.

Fork has received national recognition. Af-ter a perfect Sunday brunch, it is not diffi cult to see why.

Four tips of the toque to Fork. SPR

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Green Olives Cafe’s Falafeln their attempts to fi nd fulfi llment, many individuals end up making matters far worse by taking on so many pursuits that they are unable to derive little if any

joy from their endeavors. One need only watch Nouzha Cooper as she prepares food to know she is not among those who have to experiment with practice after practice to notice their niche. Since 2012, the 43-year-old has pleased patrons at Green Olives Cafe, 1941 E. Passyunk Ave., with her culi-nary creations and delightful demeanor.

“This is what makes me happy,” the host-ess said from the 50-seat East Passyunk Crossing-based establishment. “There are all sorts of ingredients for our food, but the favorite for me is my love.”

The Haverford occupant developed her affection for provisions as a Moroccan-reared youth. With 17 years in the United States, the Marrakesh product has proven that no matter where one lands, if a per-son can blend passion for a vocation and a sunny disposition, people will applaud the effort and encourage additional displays of verve.

“It’s easy to catch me singing and dancing as I tend to orders,” Cooper said of keep-ing owner George Ghawi’s location a light destination. “I want to make everyone who walks in here feel special.”

Guests will also be able to call themselves “full” through a trek to Green Olives Cafe. Window-situated Golden Grub awards cer-tifi cates make apparent that the site has won the favor of local diners, a fact that charms Cooper, who noted the BYOB spot prides itself on being the gateway to the restaurant haven that East Passyunk Avenue has be-come. With so many tempting options avail-able in the vicinity, she contends Green Ol-ives has enjoyed success because the food never needs to sacrifi ce taste to preserve a

dish’s status as a healthy selection. Fewer considerations make that more evident than the Green Olive Variety of Appetizers con-sisting of hummus, baba ghanouj, grape leaves, olives, cucumbers, tomatoes, and falafel, with Cooper choosing to share the recipe for the chickpea-constituted gem.

“We receive many compliments for our falafel,” she said of the item that also comes in sandwich form and as an appetizer on its own. “It’s a staple food in Middle Eastern countries and some African lands, too. It’s also an easy enough food to attempt to make, and the more you try to do so, the better you’ll become at it and the more confi dent you will be to share what you’ve made.”

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THEY SAY IT GETS EASIER AS TIME GOES ON, BUT AFTER 20 YEARS THE HURT AND SORROW

IS AS FRESH AS THE DAY GOD CALLED YOU HOME. NOW ALL I HAVE ARE MEMORIES

AND YOUR PICTURE IN A FRAME. QUIETLY REMEMBERING EVERY DAY OF ALL THE THINGS

YOU USED TO SAY. GOD HAS YOU IN HIS KEEPING, I HAVE YOU IN MY HEART.

Missing you on your 20th anniversary

Love, Annette

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Death is not the end, it is the beginning-Love never ends, and someday as we promised, we will meet again, on that bridge-you will hold my hand, touch my face and go into the light together-

DONALD

I love you, ValerieFrank misses you!

HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY

Catherine M. Gindville

Cathy,It has been seven years

since you have been gone.You, Monk, Mom and

Dad are together again, but never forgotten.We all love and miss

you so much.

Until me meet again,Will all our love, your family

Dear Mom,It’s been a year and we

still love you and miss you, and we want to honor you

on your 81st birthday.

In Loving Memory Of

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Love, Hazel, Karen, Martin and TessHappy Birthday From All Of Us!

Monk,It has been one year since you have been

gone, but never forgotten.

We all love and miss you so much.

Until we meet again.With all our love, your family

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DAVE FACENDANov 9, 1945 - Feb 22, 2013

If tears could build a stairway and memories a lane we would walk right

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We loved you dearly in life, and love you still in death.Our hearts are missing you today on your 82nd birthday.

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AAQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18): Remaining silent does not mean you condone someone’s

bad behavior. You might bite your lips for the sake of keeping the peace, but you don’t intend to have any further dealings with this person. Cutting nonbenefi -cial ties will be a wise move. Lucky number: 765.

SPISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20): Refrain from thinking a partner is as keen as you are to get

involved in a new project. There’s nothing stopping you from going after what you want, but this is more likely to be a solo effort rather than a desired team one. Lucky number: 951.

DARIES (March 21 to April 20): Work sched-ules hinder personal time. Emails and text

messages make it impossible for you to switch off at the end of each day. Turn off your emails, pings and vibrations. Once done work, you are entitled to undis-turbed downtime. Lucky number: 706.

FTAURUS (April 21 to May 20): You feel restless and fi dgety and not in the mood for

routine. You’re willing to take a chance on anything to keep this from turning into a slow, dull week. A fl ir-tatious conversation with a colleague will make you both yearn for more. Keeping your hands off each other will be your biggest challenge. Lucky number: 547.

GGEMINI (May 21 to June 20): Your talents are wasted if you stay in a restrictive situation.

Experiment with new ideas, and you will reawaken to life’s possibilities. Setting your sights on new goals will lift your spirits. You might just go for a partner’s unusual suggestion. Lucky number: 493.

HCANCER (June 21 to July 22): You and a colleague or neighbor have had a disagree-

ment. You respect his or her views but not the attempt to push them on you. Workplace tension makes it al-most impossible to get productive mileage out of joint efforts. Lucky number: 650.

aLEO (July 23 to Aug. 22): Alone-time leads to creative accomplishments. You’ll feel espe-

cially inspired by a creative challenge of an unusual nature. Later, text messages from an upset friend will interrupt your tranquility. Something he or she asks you to do won’t sit well with you. Lucky number: 571.

sVIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22): A friend’s change of heart about excitement-inspiring

plans is unfortunate. Do you have to change your arrangements just because of this person? Someone expects you to follow a lead, but you could bypass hurdles by ignoring his or her advice. Take the initia-tive, and success will be yours. Lucky number: 856.

dLIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22): Exercise good judgment with money and romance. Your best

friend or romantic partner is reluctant to support your ideas, and this lack of enthusiasm hurts. This is a bad time to make an Internet purchase. A social event will cost much more than anticipated. Lucky number: 021.

fSCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21): You are gen-erous with your affections and possessions.

People will readily respond to this mood. Seriously

think about a received proposition. Flexibility in your thinking makes you willing to explore new ideas. You could fi nd yourself warming to a friend’s or col-league’s unusual suggestions. Lucky number: 324.

gSAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21): You wish someone would realize you don’t need

his or her constant advice. You know this person has your best interests at heart, but the interference in your affairs is wearing you down. Are you single? Social activities bring you new and different places to go and help to appease your restless spirit. Lucky number: 324.

hCAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19): Your attention is so focused on business concerns,

you haven’t noticed how much a youngster or elderly relative needs you. Support struggling people. Keep your feet down to earth where family and work mat-ters are concerned. Try taking this week at an easier pace than normal. Lucky number: 685. SPR

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BY THE BOOKACROSS 1. Stupid 5. Hoodlum’s

group 9. Furious 12. Complaint 16. Fencing sword 17. Prefi x for mural

or venous 19. African nation 20. __ pie; term of

endearment 21. Book by beauty

salon patrons? 24. Dishonest folks 25. Musical tempos 26. Social class 27. Debutantes 28. Parts of overalls 29. Ms. Neuwirth

and others 30. Billy or nanny 31. Late Baroque

architectural style

34. Chemical compound

35. Chess piece 36. Become fi rm 39. Book by one

who has given up agriculture?

43. Center 44. Stable resident 45. __ Aviv 46. Ed Asner role 47. Archbishop of

Canterbury’s accessory

48. Begged 49. Book about an

embarrassed gambler?

54. Evasive 55. “QB VII” author

56. “__ With a View”; 1986 fi lm

57. High principles 58. Legendary 59. Rumpled 60. Joyful 61. African fl y 64. Flies alone 65. Broker’s advice 66. Tony of “Leave

It to Beaver” 69. Book written

at the Round Table?

72. __ avis 73. “To be __ to be...” 74. Modern: Ger. 75. Proterozoic or

Phanerozoic 76. Wicked 77. Arthur & others 78. Book about a

Dallas/Fort Worth mall event?

84. Time periods: abbr.

85. Journey 86. Horse’s gait 87. Noble; grand 88. Yardstick

divisions 89. Cautious 90. Request for

permission 91. Felt hat with a

wide brim 94. Motif 95. Settles an

account 99. Awakener for

many 100. Book about a

judge who was a giant & a dwarf?

102. Songbirds 103. Calendario

periods 104. Finest 105. Generations 106. Hill builders 107. Good speller’s

delight 108. Go fi rst 109. Landlord’s

collection DOWN 1. Prefi x meaning

“ten” 2. Work __

appetite; get hungry

3. Blend; merge 4. Spent too much

time and effort on

5. Present topper 6. Opening bets 7. Ultimate

degrees 8. Grad test, for

short 9. Creamy drinks 10. Away from the

wind 11. __ away with;

eliminated 12. Constructed 13. Catchall abbr. 14. Ireland, to the

Irish 15. __ up; come

clean 18. Upward slope 19. Me, __ and I 20. Drug-free 22. In readiness 23. Forbidden 27. Accepts

applause 29. Places for

clappers 30. Range 31. Freeway

entrances 32. Jack-__-trades 33. Drew __ 35. Introduction 36. “I __ Know”;

Elvis song 37. Mr. Flynn 38. Malicious looks 40. Work __; set

of principles for an diligent employee

41. Bruce and

Brandon 42. Brass or bronze 43. Ticketed 47. Religious

jewelry item 49. Striver 50. Fill cracks in

wood 51. Firebug’s crime 52. Martini & __

Asti Spumante 53. Unpleasant mail 55. Rattled 58. Group morals 59. Powerful one 60. “...I can’t __

satisfaction...” (song lyrics)

61. __-four; board 62. More certain 63. Lab burners 64. Move furtively 65. Exhibition 66. __ Letterman 67. Bay window 68. Palsy-__ 70. Map feature 71. J. Paul __ 72. Hunter’s dog 78. Zone 79. Merman & others 80. “Am I right __

wrong?” 81. “A Fig Leaf __”; 1944 movie 82. Rang

83. Ancient Greek region

85. Come to __ with; accept

88. Utensils 89. Woman’s name 90. __ Rica 91. Refrain part 92. Zesty spirit 93. Move quickly 94. Ditty 95. __-dieu; kneeler 96. Dried 97. __ Bator 98. “Hey! You!” 100. Talk on and on 101. Building

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ith Valentine’s Day half a week behind us, most upcoming men-tions of “passion” will likely center on supporters’ ardent con-

nection to their athletic heroes. A word with the wherewithal to convey relentless conviction, passion comes from “passio,” Latin for “suffering.” With nearly 27 years as a follower of Philly sports, Rudy Mezzy has often had to hang his head in disappointment, but no loss can nix his niche as a fan, and each success breeds even more reverence for athletes’ en-deavors. Enthused about addressing how other zealots process their teams’ prog-ress, the Passyunk Square inhabitant and two peers are trying to secure funds to foster “SportsTown,” an analytical series by 20/20 Visual Media, 813 S. Fourth St., that tackles locations’ affi nities for sport-ing pursuits.

“We’re really enamored with knowing what draws people to particular teams and with understanding how they defi ne themselves as backers,” Mezzy said Monday from his Queen Village-situated place of employment. “Certain places, it seems, carve out their identity based mainly on their pull toward their teams, and studying that attraction to the players and their efforts really interests me.”

The resident of the 700 block of Reed

Street and executive producers Rob Czyzewicz and Patrick Rosenbaum have 18 days remaining in their Indi-eGoGo campaign to generate $25,000 for the fi lming of the second episode of their “SportsTown” brainchild. Having headed to Tuscaloosa three years ago to chronicle the University of Alabama football squad’s devotees, they want to continue to understand the boosts and the bumps that come with adoring the feats of strangers.

“When I went to college, I wanted to have a relationship with the fans, espe-cially since I was one, too,” Mezzy said of his matriculation at Temple Univer-sity and coverage of the North Philly school’s student-athletes. “I’m not too far removed from those days, and it’s still amazing to me to wonder how sports can unite so many people. So few athletes end up being responsible for the joy of millions.”

He and his contemporaries ventured to the Yellowhammer State based on the Crimson Tide’s standing as the most dec-orated program in college football, with 16 claimed national titles, and his stint as a sports anchor in Nebraska, another territory where collegiate pigskinners win favor. Eager to show that one should not consider Tuscaloosa solely a football

haven, Mezzy and his mates succeeded in detailing residents’ regard for other fac-ets of life and look forward to duplicating their task in an undetermined city.

“If you look at college towns, for ex-ample, you’ll fi nd that people think only about the young men and women who put on cleats, pads, or whatever, and that perception pretty much blankets the uni-versity,” the multimedia producer said. “We know that while sports might be the center of attention for designated areas, getting at what drives that is where we’ll fi nd compelling stories and make con-nections. It’s going to be fun to see what our next spot will be.”

THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY native comes from a family with an intense affi nity for local athletes. His draw toward their drive began in earnest in 1993, with the Phillies’ run to the World Series stand-ing as a perennially rewarding introduc-tion into the psyches and the sorrows of Philadelphia fans.

“I am saying this defi nitely not out of disrespect because I’ve gone through it, too, over the years, but we just haven’t had many winners here,” Mezzy lament-ed. “There’s something about being a supporter of these teams that requires a hefty supply of patience. We’re pretty good at it, though. I just wish we could have a few breakthroughs.”

Through his adolescence and Temple tenure, the 26-year-old acquired even more of an appreciation for fans’ fervor and noted that even when the Phillies triumphed in 2008, defeating the Tampa

Bay Rays in fi ve games for the crown, the city’s championship swagger de-clined immediately and has yet to enjoy any sort of rejuvenation.

“There’s promise, for sure,” Mezzy said. “If we wait long enough, who knows? A redeeming part of the delay, though, is that we’ve been able to ex-perience the talent and dedication of people such as [former Phillies second baseman] Chase Utley and [ex-Eagle] Brian Dawkins. You’d be hard-pressed, in any city, to fi nd guys who could rival their characters and contributions to team unity.”

Originally a theater major, Mezzy graduated with broadcasting, telecom-munications, and mass media as his trio of means to ponder how to mesh his curiosity as a connoisseur of dynamic presentations of information and the ever-growing desire among people of all ages for constant stimulation and satis-faction of their need-to-know identities. Through his aforementioned stay in the Cornhusker State, he found himself en-ticed by the frenzy surrounding the Big 10 Conference constituent’s football unit and has grown in his own admira-tion for depictions of comparable pas-sion through his two-year journey with 20/20 Visual Media.

“I love what we’re doing,” Mezzy said of the four-year-old entity, whose Face-book page says its overseers root their passion “in telling the tales of triumph, perseverance, and dedication, whether on the basketball court or football fi eld, or in a high-profi le business or educa-tional environment.” “We hope it’s all building toward continuing to tell great stories and meeting great people.”

In striving to secure a second place to profi le, the local noted pledgers can help to decide where they will head and confi rmed that if a distributor one day orchestrates a deal with them, he and his colleagues have as many as 100 sites on their minds, including the City of Brotherly Love.

“However we go forth, it’s going to be our goal to focus on people and how these teams have become such a part of who they are,” Mezzy said. “As some-one who loves latching on to teams, I expect for this to have a great effect on me, too.” SPR

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Contact Editor Joseph Myers at [email protected] or ext. 124. Comment at southphillyreview.com/sports/features.

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217 EARP ST - Prime Development Opportunity includes a Lovely 2 Story Home w/ 2 BR, LR, DR, EIK, Outdoor Space and rear Lots “216-218-220” Sears St. $449,900 115 DICKINSON ST - Wonderful Double Wide Property! Great for First Time Home Buyer or Investment. Property runs back to Wilder St. 2 BR’s, Living Rm, Lg Eat in Kitchen, Yard & Bsmt. $179,000 1342 S 4TH ST - For Rent - Wonderful 4 BR + Den, Hrwd Flrs T/O, LR, DR, Large Eat in Kitchen, Yard & Bsmt. $1350 1130 S FRONT ST - For Rent - Nice 2 BR Bi Level Apartment, Hrwd Flrs, Fp’s, LR, Sep DR, Eat in Kitchen & Fin Bsmt. $1750 1504 S 5TH ST - Beautiful Renovated 4-5 BR, 2.5 BA Federal Style Home w/ 3056 Sq Ft, Hrwd Flrs, Eat in Kitchen with Island, 2 Zoned Heating/Cooling & Patio. $429,900 1748 MOLE ST - An Extra Wide Federal Period Beautiful Home w/ 4 BR + Offi ce/Den, 2 BA, LR, DR, EIK, Hrwd Flrs, 2 Fps, Garden & Basement. $479,900 1520 E MOYAMENSING AVE - Stunning Completely Renovated Contemporary 2 BR, 1.5 BA Home w/ LR/DR, Hrwd Flrs T/O, Granite Eat in Kitchen, SS & Finished Basement. $229,000143 Roseberry St - A Great 3 BR Home w/ Beautiful Brick facade, LR, DR, Huge Eat in Kitchen, Patio & Finished Basement. $169,900

349 Fitzgerald St - Unbelievable 2 BR Home! A True WOW! Open & Spacious LR/DR, Hrwd Flrs, EIK w/ Breakfast Bar, Granite, Dramatic Floating Staircase, Spa Bath w/ Double Vanity, Finished Basement & Nice Yard. $234,900

1710 S Front St - Incredible Newer Construction Corner Property w/ 2 BR, 2 BA, LR, DR, Huge EIK, Yard & Finished Basement. Garage (14 x 32) behind the house at 105 Watkins St. included in the sale. $350,000 419 Greenwich St - A Nice 1 Bedroom Home with LR/DR, Hardwood Floors, Eat in Kitchen & Basement. Rent $925 1442 S 2nd St - A Huge 3 Story, 3 + BR Home with LR/DR, Hard-wood Floors, Fp, Lg EIK, Great Size Yard and Basement. $319,900 424 Dickinson St - Wonderful 4 BR, 2.5 Bath Home w/HW fl rs T/O, Granite Kitchen & Fireplace. $379,0001705 Ritner St - A Very Large 4 BR, 1.5 BA Home that Needs Updat-ing! HW fl oors, EIK, LR, DR, & Bsmt. $217,000 1725 S 2nd St - Mixed Use Property. 18x80. 1st Fl is Huge Open raw Space, 2nd Fl: 1 BR, 1 BA Apt w/ HW Flrs & EIK. $280,0001727 S.2nd St - Huge Corner Mixed Use Property w/ 2 Sep Entrances. 20x70. 1st Flr: Wide open Space. 2nd Fl: 2 BR, 1 BA, HW Flrs & EIK. (1723, 1725 & 1727 S.2nd St can be sold as a package. Call for details.) $300,0001520 S. 27th - Great investment opportunity. 3BR, 1BA home, lg kitchen & yard. Being sold as is. $59,900

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Southwark House, 101 Ellsworth St., offers Shoto-kan karate instruction for ages 14 and up 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays. Contact [email protected], or visit karatephiladelphia.org.

Biddy basketball at the Edward O’Malley Athletic As-sociation, 144 Moore St., is looking for registrants for Saturday action. The program is for children ages 3 to 7, with the $30 fee covering six games and instruction. Contact John at 215-266-4195.

The inaugural Dan Parrillo Boys vs. Girls School Sports Benefi t will begin at noon Feb. 20 at the East Passyunk Community Recreation Center, 1025 Mif-fl in St. Tickets are $5 to watch the youths square off in spirited basketball action. Visit facebook.com/events/1690830831198620/.

Capitolo Playground, 900 Federal St., is looking for teams to join its Sunday co-ed softball league for spring play. Contact Donny, 215-685-1883, or Eddie, 215-817-0837.

Through Soccer Shots, the Edward O’Mally Athletic Association, 144 Moore St., hosts Saturday soccer clin-ics for ages 2 to 7 through March 19. Visit philadelphia.ssreg.org/?sitename=EOM&input_address or philadel-phia.ssreg.org/index.php.

The Edward O’Malley Angels Softball program will be holding registrations for its spring in-house season from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 26 and 7 to 9 p.m. March 2 and 9 at 144 Moore St. The season will begin the fi rst week of April and run until the fi rst week of June. Registra-tion is for the 6-8-year-old instructional league at a cost of $30, and the 9-10 and 11-14-year-old instructional and competitive leagues, which run $35. Call Shawn Brown, 215-850-3179.

Guerin Recreation Center, 2201 S. 16th St., hosts a youth indoor foot hockey instructional league Wednesday and Thursday evenings for beginners ages 10 and younger. No equipment is necessary, with the fee being $25 for a shirt and an award. Call 215-685-1894.

Murphy Rec Center, 300 Shunk St., is forming a 10-and-under (Participants who turned 11 on Jan. 1 are be eligible) co-ed basketball league. Registration is $40, which includes T-shirts and awards. Practice and evaluations will begin 6 p.m. March 21. Call 215-685-1874.

The Neumann-Goretti girl’s basketball team will go after its third-straight Catholic League title Monday versus Archbishop Wood. The Saints defeated Arch-

bishop Carroll on Tuesday to advance to the 7 p.m. tilt at the University of Pennsylvania. Yesterday, the boys’ team played Archbishop Ryan in semifi nal action that ended after press time.

Rizzo Rink, 1001 S. Front St., offers public skating from 3:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays, 3:30 to 5 p.m., 6:30 to 8 p.m. and 8:30 to 10 p.m. Fridays, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturdays and 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Sundays. There is no entry fee, and skate rentals are $4. Call 215-685-1593, or visit rizzorink.com.

The third annual Rally for Rizzo will occur at Rizzo Ice Rink, 1001 S. Front St., from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 27. Tickets are $10 to $25. Visit rizzorink.com.

Guerin Recreation Center, 2201 S. 16th St., will hold basketball referee training sessions. The $25 cost will cover a T-shirt, a whistle and a lanyard. Contact Stephen Michielli, [email protected].

SEYAA, Seventh and Bigler streets, is registering for its spring T-ball, baseball, and girls’ softball programs that begin April 9. Divisions are 4 to 6 (T-ball), 7 to 8 (pitching machine), 8 to 10 and 10 to 12 (live pitch), 13 to 15 and 16 to 19 (Babe Ruth Baseball); and girls’ softball ages 9 to 11 and 12 to 14. Register by e-mailing your child’s info (Name, DOB and Phone Number) to [email protected] or in person Monday or Thursday evenings 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Taggart School Gym, Fifth and Porter Streets. For an information packet and form, send a request to [email protected] or call 215-463-8802.

Softball tryouts for girls born on or after Jan. 1, 2003 will occur Feb. 24 from 5 to 6:30 p.m. at South Philly Sports Training, 1401 S. 25th St. Games and tournaments will occur from March through June. Contact Lynne Hopper, [email protected].

DVYAA is accepting registrations for his spring baseball season weeknights from 6 to 7 p.m. at Barry Playground, 1800 Johnston St. Age groups are 5 to 7, 8 to 9, and 10 to 12. Call 215-468-1265 weeknights between 6 and 7 p.m., or visit dvyaa.siplay.com.

Former assistant Lincoln Townsend Jr. will serve as the head football coach at Neumann-Goretti.

The South Philly Saints 8U travel baseball team is seeking players for the upcoming season. Interested players should send information to [email protected]. Updates and additional information appear on southphillysaints.com, too.

Anyone who is interested in putting together women’s basketball teams for high school players and up can contact coach Stephen Michielli, 215-612-1727 or [email protected]. Games will occur at 7 and 8 p.m. on a to-be-determined night at the Edward O’Malley Athletic Association, 144 Moore St. Cost is $350, which covers shirts, offi cial fees and awards.

UYA developmental and skillbuilding basketball activities for boys and girls ages 5 to 18 occur on Saturdays through April at the Marian Anderson Recreation Center, 744 S. 17th St. The cost is $40 for uniforms and trophies. Contact Lorraine, 267-278-9473, or [email protected]. SPR

Send sports briefs by fax to 215-336-1112 or by e-mail to [email protected]. Comment at south-phillyreview.com/sports/sportsbriefs.

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215-336-3448628 Oregon Ave. Lic# 20283

www.oregonwindow.com

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Window Blind Factory(215) 755-4340

To advertise in SPR call: 215-3366-2500

or fax to: 215-336-1112

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