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This story is the final part of a series about the effect of metha-done treatment on individuals and the neighborhood. Part One (November 12, 2014) gave an overview of methadone treatment and the Goldman Clinic; Part Two (January 28,

2015) examined the Ramonita de Rodriguez Library; Part Three (February 11, 2015) took a close look at the issues surrounding the intersection of Front Street and Girard Avenue; Part Four (March 11, 2015) outlined the potential of Vivi-trol, an alternative treatment; Part Five (March 25, 2015) discussed policing and politics. Here is the Final Part:

The “Broken Windows” series started with one complaint—one complaint by one individual about a group of people he saw as junkies and drug dealers. It was a matter of one local methadone clinic’s clients loitering and making the neighborhood look bad. Many agreed with him. Some did not. The individual’s name is Ray Caceres. He felt the presence of this group hurt his real estate business. His customers cited the activ-ity they saw as a reason to not buy property—at least not at the asking prices. Caceres claimed similar properties just a few blocks away, closer to the heart of Northern Liberties, sold faster, and for much more money. Data from Phila-delphia’s Office of Prop-erty Assessment showed him to be correct. But it was not a lost com-mission that brought Cace-res to The Spirit. It was not a “reduced price” sign that put him over the top. No, it was a fistfight—a fight between two women, who were believed to be clients of the nearby Goldman Clinic, though the clinic cannot confirm such in-formation, due to HIPPA

regulations. The two women brawled up and down the area around Girard Avenue and Marshall Street be-fore crashing through the front window of Caceres’ real estate business. The broken glass on his floor represented a temporary problem. The cause of that problem seemed like eternal hell. Our first encounter with

the characters of this story included one of the com-batants explaining herself to Caceres. She went from apologizing and promising to pay him back the half of the damages she was responsible for, to faulting him for not having shatter-proof windows. The story began with conflict, and it contin-ued with conflict. But the conflict had little to do

with fists or weapons. It had to do with change: the old versus the new. In most cases, the “new” is easily cast as the bad guy: a big corporation paving over an open-space area that a community loves, a politically-connected power-player threaten-ing eminent domain, or a methadone clinic moving into an old working-class neighborhood. But what happens when it’s a renew-ing neighborhood moving into a methadone clinic? Trickier, huh? This was not my first methadone clinic story. The people of Holmesburg and Mayfair long fought several clinics from setting up shop. I attended angry, vocal civic meetings, spoke to nearby, legitimately con-cerned business owners, and even chatted with the people who owned the clin-ics trying to open. Ameri-cans. Humans. All with opinions and insight. And emotion. Their battles spawned laws that morphed into variations that the River Wards may use in the fu-ture—or not. The laws are so complex that even if the bureaucracy needed to enforce those laws is ever set up, the inevitable flaws in the execution of enforcement would be low-hanging, sweet fruit for a legal team of a clinic. In this final part of the series, The Spirit decided to give ourselves and the community a voice. We spoke with a lot of people, but the ones that live here or set up a business here are the most vested. Politi-

cians come and go, police officers get transferred to other parts of the city, and employees of businesses take other offers and move on. But home is home. The first person up is the man who sells those homes: “The only way, I mean the only way, that anything changes is if [Goldman Clinic administrators] hire somebody. They need se-curity on that corner,” Caceres said. “Yes, it would cost them money. But it would be what? $18,000 a year? You would see a complete difference. Just that presence, not every other hour like the cops do. Keep things moving, that’s their beat. Nine to nine, nine to five, when-ever they’re open. Do it until these people get the message.” Caceres said the police presence, particularly the bike officer, has helped tremendously. He even no-ticed a pickup in property sales and interest in devel-opment in recent months. But he worries about the future. “The cops have other things to take care of. They can’t be here all the time,” he said. “We have daycare centers...how’s that going to work when you have zombies walking around?” Matt Kilcline is a com-munity activist from Fish-town. He spoke with me over coffee about SEPTA’s potential role, but also about the residents taking action directly. SEPTA Key is a fare-collection method that could be manipulated

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THE SPIRIT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS • WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2015

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Fishtown is a fluid neighborhood whose residents cover many different American classes. One thing that bonds all of us together in this ever-changing landscape is food. So how do you establish a restaurant in a neigh-borhood with shifting demographics? It’s simple. Start with the freshest ingredients available to you. That’s what Francesco Bellastelli does at Murph’s Bar, 202 E. Girard Ave. He’s cooking up an authentic Italian menu using ingredients sourced daily. “I buy fresh every morning,” Bellastelli said, his English flavored by a thick Italian accent. “What is in now, I give now.” Bellastelli is originally from Italy, and has only been in the United States for a year. He’s already worked at one of the trendiest Italian Market BYOB’s, Monsu. Before that he spent time cooking in Germany and Italy. It was a chance meeting between some of Murph’s regular customers and owner Greg Walton that put Francesco’s name on the table. “I just come in for a drink, and I ask why they don’t have a kitchen,” Bellastelli said. Murph’s kitchen’s previous lives included a “Fry-Olator,” which is just a fun way to say deep fryer. After that, a basement transformation to an industrial kitchen capable of pumping out multiple pizzas as well as roasted meats in an amount of time that would make the average cook’s head spin. Then the kitchen went silent until a few weeks ago. The chance meeting turned into a beneficial opportunity for both parties, giving Murph’s a shot at making its mark in the besieged land of taco trucks, gastro pubs and just about any other food trend that’s staking claims right outside their door Bellastelli’s attention to detail and fresh ingredients is especially evident in dishes like fried, fresh smoked moz-zarella, which bears no resemblance to its frozen stick counterpart. Three generous sized chunks of smoked mozzarella are hand breaded, then fried. You can taste all the seasonings in the perfectly crispy breading, and the smoky mozzarella adds a wonderfully different flavor. The proof is in the food, and it’s decadently good. Everything has lots of cheese. I counted three different kinds in my meal. I tried the gnocchi sorrentino first. The soft texture of the gnocchi blends amazingly with the cheesy red sauce. Flakes of parmesan and cilantro garnish the dish, adding a truly fresh authentic Italian taste. Next was fried meatballs with a side of ricotta cheese. The all-beef meatballs are drenched in Bel-lastelli’s own red sauce, and are the perfect textural harmony of firm and juicy. You get all the beefy flavor mixed with a blend of herbs and spices. If that isn’t rich enough, it’s served with two pieces of bread and a generous dollop of ricotta to be slathered at will. Bellastelli pays subtle homage to Murph’s Irish heritage by using Jameson Whiskey in his hand made Tiramisu. He even cooked a full ham and cabbage dinner on St. Patrick’s Day. “I respect that this is an Irish house,” Bellastelli said. The fact is that Murph’s is the only bar serving authentic Italian food in Fishtown. You may want to bring some friends, and order up a few plates to share. You won’t be disappointed. “Everybody likes Italian food. Some people like cheese, some people like meat,” Bellastelli said. “I want them to drink a glass of beer and have a plate of pasta.”•

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You can really see the attention to detail Bel-lastelli uses with the parmesan and cilantro garnish. Meatballs with a side of Riccota Cheese for dipping.

Murph’s outdoor patio is an outdoor oasis in the spring and summer. Chef Francesco Bel-lastelli stands behind his work. /Photos: Ptah Gabrie

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I once saw Andy Warhol on the streets of Manhat-tan riding his bicycle. The flash of his white hair was unmistakable. It’s been almost 30 years since Warhol died in Man-hattan’s New York Hospital on February 22, 1987. Since his death, Warhol’s star has not faded. His works still sell for unprec-edented prices: In 2002, “Green Car Crash” sold for 71 million, last year “200 One Dollar Bills” was sold at Sotheby’s for a cool 43.7 million, and the artist’s 1963 work, “Eight Elvises,” netted 100 mil-lion. Ask anyone on the street today what they think of when they hear the name Andy Warhol, and you’re likely to get different re-sponses. Some see him as the hedonist filmmaker of the 1960s and 70s (Joe Dallesandro, where are you?). Others see him as a mediocre artist who got lucky when he fused com-mercial images with fine art, and came up with his own artistic hybrid. Still, others recall a manipula-tive artist who, while main-taining a rigid and highly disciplined work life, did nothing to “save” the hosts of men and women around him in the New York Fac-tory who destroyed them-selves with drugs in the name of “Art.” But when Warhol’s di-aries were published in 1989, the world saw that the most outrageous artist of the 20th century was

really a very conscientious workalocholic who went to Mass every Sunday. The same man who made movies entitled “Heat” and “The Chelsea Girls” didn’t believe in modern (non-monogamous) mar-riages and was celibate. One could be forgiven for expecting to find in Warhol’s diaries an endless litany of sexcapades a la the Ned Rorem Diaries or Paul Goodman’s famous sex diary, “Five Years.” The great artist might as well have been a Trappist monk with an occasional penchant for voyeurism. In life, Warhol only posed as a jaded debauchee. It was, as they say, a big act. As an artist, Warhol is mostly known for the Pop phase of his work, fusing high art with low art. One of his major influences was Walter Gropius, founder of the Bauhaus School of Architecture. Gropius believed that a “collective” of artists was necessary because the arts had be-come “isolated” in mod-ern times. To forge this new unity among the arts, Gropius founded (and de-signed) the Bauhaus School in Dessau, Germany, in 1925. Much like Andy Warhol’s Factory, the Des-sau Bauhaus School was a hydra-headed endeavor. Students and teachers alike worked together on the de-sign of buildings, furniture, teapots, wall hangings, table lamps, photography and advertising posters. Gropius’ vision of a syn-thesis of the arts, just as Warhol’s marriage of the fine and commercial art

worlds, gave the world something brand new. Before Warhol came on the art scene, the New York art world was ruled by the Abstract Expressionists. The Abstract Expression-ists were exclusively male (women in that art world were relegated to mak-ing coffee or becoming lovers and mistresses of the Abstractionists). The Abstractionists were also excessively macho, alco-holic, and homophobic. Warhol, who was anything but macho, did however find much to admire in the work of Jackson Pollock. A lot has been written about the Jackson Pollock crowd. In his diaries, War-hol refers to them as “hard-driving, two-fisted types who’d grab each other and say things like ‘I’ll knock your fucking teeth out’ and ‘I’ll steal your girl.’ “The toughness,” War-hol added, “was part of a tradition; it went with their agonized, anguished art. They were always explod-ing and having fistfights about their work and their love lives.” But shy, l i t t le Andy couldn’t resist annoying these beefy Abstraction-ist thugs. Despite his soft spoken voice, he never ran from a confrontation. Perhaps this is why his friends called him “Drel-la,” a name that was a combination of Cinderella and Dracula. “I certainly wasn’t a butch kind of guy by nature, but I must admit, I went out of my way to play up the other extreme,” he wrote of his time with these guys. Re-jected by the Abstract Ex-pressionists for being gay and for his love of com-mercial art, Andy had no choice but to cultivate an artistic life as a contrarian. In the 1950s and 60s, Warhol made it his mantra to keep repeating that the “snobbish distinctions be-tween fine and commercial (so-called high and low) art were no longer valid.” “A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good,” he wrote in The Philosophy of Andy Warhol: (From A to B & Back Again). Like many famous art-

ists, Andy eventually felt trapped by the public’s expectations of him. They wanted him to produce more images of popular culture, but at this stage of the game he was get-ting sick and tired of the non-stop parade of soci-ety portrait commissions that were coming his way. He was also beginning to grow bored with his life of nightly clubbing in Man-hattan. Warhol left the world of painting in 1965 in order to make movies. The change was perhaps predicable, given that the prince of Pop art had worked with a diversity of media and styles. By 1965, he was calling paintings “old fash-ioned.” “I don’t paint anymore,” he said in 1966. “I gave it up a year ago and just do

the movies now. I could do two things at the same time but movies are more exciting. Painting was just a phase I went through.” Warhol’s films, although they won awards among small artistic circles, never had the popularizing ef-fect of his art. People did not line up for a Warhol premier. Warhol’s future as an artist might have been different had he not met Jean-Michel Basquiat in the fall of 1982. Basquiat, originally a street artist, breathed new life into War-hol’s love of the paint-brush, and exerted enough influence that Warhol quit making movies after he made “Andy Warhol’s Bad” in 1976. The artist Keith Haring once said that “Andy trusted Jean even to the point that he would actually let him cut and sculpt his hair.” War-hol took Basquiat under his wing. Soon the two men were doing everything together, including filling the Factory with sweet-smelling pot smoke. Later, under the influence of Pollock and painters like Ellsworth Kelly, Warhol came to paint works of art like “Red Disaster,” 1985, a painting which

clearly demonstrates his fondness for the so-called “clean machine aesthet-ic.” His so-called “urine paintings,” which were influenced by Neo-Dadaist artists and Pablo Picasso, required him to paint with a sponge mop. Sometimes art imitates life, and vice versa. After a death threat, Warhol went into a sporting goods store to buy a camouflage hunt-er’s hat, and proceeded to paint a series of Camou-flage Paintings. A year before his death, he painted a series of self-portraits. He also began a rash of religious paintings, such as “The Last Sup-per,” and a slew of acrylic and silkscreen works like “Heaven and Hell are Just One Breath Away,” “The Mark of the Beast,” and “Repent and Sin No More.” In these last paint-ings of his there exists the influence of his childhood experiences of going to his Pittsburgh Byzantine Catholic church with its egg tempera and gold leaf icons. In an old YouTube clip of Andy’s graveside service, one can see elaborately vested Byzantine priests swinging censors over the artist’s open grave.•


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to conform with laws that require subsidized trans-portation for people with addiction, while limiting the amount of time they spend near the clinic. “SEPTA is holding off on adopting the Key RFID technology until after the upcoming Democratic National Convention and the Pope visit,” Kilcline said. “Understandably, they don’t want to be us-ing a less-than-fluid system during those moments of ... high scrutiny. Having said that, with the roll-out being paused, it could be a good time for them to bolster their understand-ing of the incoming system and its capabilities. Unfor-tunately, in their eyes, they have very little to gain by doing a lot more work. Maybe I can get the ear of a councilperson to put the appropriate pressure on SEPTA to encourage them to improve the loitering and all-day riding without purpose.” Kilcline continued: “The group that I started ... is tentatively titled ‘Front and Girard Group.’ [It’s] really about aligning the common interests of the surrounding neighbors, who, because of multiple overlapping divided bor-ders, have historically not been aligned. Some of the challenges are easy to find insurmountable, but the goal is to organize the huge problem and dissect it into more manageable pieces, like any project that the area’s professionals would

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do with their challenges at work.” Tom G., 39, a recovering addict who sat with me at the McDonald’s near Front and Girard, initially wrote a letter critiquing my opening article of this series. We talked for close to two hours. When we reconnected last week, Tom was still looking for a plumbing job—but more importantly, he was still clean. “I don’t see nobody at the donut shop [at 7th and Girard] when I pass by on the trolley anymore,” he said. “I can’t really say [the lack of activity at the shop] is going to solve the problem, though. It’s just gonna move somewhere else. It may be unsolvable. This whole thing is a com-modity. People want it, and they’re gonna get it.” Tom sees the problem as a healthcare system issue, too. “These people doctor-shop,” he said. “They say ‘I’m crazy, I need this.’ Then they pay him, say $100 or something, and he gives them a script for 120 zannies [the street term for Xanax]. Either they pay with cash or use public as-sistance.” For the recovering ad-dict, the solution may be positivity. “I had an idea,” he said. “It came from what you said about that homeless newspaper [One Step Away]. What if we had a methadone paper? We could write about success stories, you know? Like ‘He’s five years clean’ and

... stuff like that.” “This life is not fun. I ac-tually found myself lectur-ing a young guy the other day. And as I’m talking I thought, ‘I’ve heard this before.’ Yeah, because it’s exactly what someone told me way back when. Hope-fully he listens. I didn’t.” Tom Foley is an addiction treatment specialist who makes Northern Liberties his home. When we first met, he told me about the difficulty treatment professionals face with pa-tient compliance. He also helped me understand how Vivitrol, a once-monthly shot that is showing a lot of promise in replacing methadone, works. While promising, the new injec-tion is expensive. “How useful is the med-ication if nobody who needs it can afford it? And a great majority of the peo-ple who need it are some-times destitute or without the means to afford the medication,” Foley said. “Vivitrol’s gotten better ... but it’s the other end of that [if you can’t afford the medication], the insurance company doesn’t cover it, then you can’t pay out of pocket.” “Another thing is educa-tion. [By that I mean] treatment professionals have to understand ... more,” Foley said. “[They] have to know more of the options that are available.

The medical professionals, and the counselors, and the social workers, and the case managers have to know that these things are available, and that they’re safe and effective, and that they’re evidence-based.” Finally, it’s my turn—the reporter’s take. I usually just talk to people, write the story, and keep my fat butt out of it. But my editor convinced me to share my thoughts. I’ve interviewed more than 30 sources, on the re-cord and off. I’ve sat down with the administrators of the Goldman Clinic in their offices for hours. I lis-tened to residents at several civic meetings, and enjoyed many cups of coffee in do-ing so. My recorder mem-ory maxed once or twice, and somewhere a tree is missing a branch, due to all of my paper notes. So here it goes: All of the characters who sat down with me are correct—at least somewhat. Yeah, I know, that’s a cop-out, right? Well, no it’s not. I’ve been watching “The Nightly Show With Larry Wilmore” on Comedy Central, so I know how to “Keep it 100,” meaning 100 percent true. Caceres is right that a security person is needed. The addicts in question need more than just drugs and counseling. They need a lifestyle change. It be-

hooves the clinics to get their clients to stop hang-ing out on street corners. Tom G. told me “they look like fools out there.” I can’t help but think that hanging on corners as teenagers led to some poor decisions in the first place. It’s time to help them break that cycle. It’s time to get them to move along. But as Tom G. also pointed out, the problem will just relocate. In some respects, it has already. Now, the corner of Front Street and Girard Avenue seems to be more active. His idea of a addiction treatment-themed news-paper is interesting (How could I not think that? I’m a journalist). The vetted and accurate informa-tion for readers would be invaluable. That’s a long-term solution, but moving people along and illustrat-ing the light at the end of the tunnel may just buy time. The more time away from the drug, the better the chance for recovery. Matt Kilcline wants prob-lems solved now. His new group is just a culmination of his selfless hard work in recent months. I’ve seen him at the community meetings; I’ve seen him in the neighborhood. I’m impressed by how much research he did on SEPTA’s new RFID fare program. His recognition of the problem at Front and Gi-rard—which essentially boils down to no one group really owning it—and his solution to that problem is what leaders do. He’s got the ears of both of the

police organizations that cover the intersection, he’s got the civic groups with him, and the businesses’ attention. He’s going to start working on the City Councilmen that cover the area. And they better listen. If they don’t, they may be running against him in four years. Finally, Foley hits it on the head with access. Medica-tions like Vivitrol need to become more available, not less. That’s certainly a bigger problem than a neighborhood civic associ-ation can tackle, but it must be kept in mind. The com-munity needs to pressure the clinics to adopt the new treatments—particularly ones that possess no street value and reduce how of-ten recovering addicts need to be at the clinic. It comes back to the old versus the new. I don’t doubt for one single second that Laura Jones of the Goldman Clinic believes in what she does: that she believes in methadone, and that she cares deeply for her clients. But sometimes you have to recognize the merits of the new and embrace it. I believe in tipping points. There’s not one thing that will solve this problem. There’s no magic bullet. But if each person I spoke with did their part, if each one believed it could work, then maybe...maybe. May-be one addict gets away from the pressure of the predators for one more day, one more week, one more month. Maybe one busi-ness takes a chance, opens up, and hires someone. Maybe one young man not knowing what he’s going to do in life chooses to apply for that job rather than sell pills. Maybe. But it takes a first step. Ray Caceres made a call to The Spirit and told his story. Matt Kilcline gathered a group. Tom G. wakes up every day and journeys fur-ther and further from his demons. Tom Foley dedi-cated his professional life to helping addicts. They know it takes more than just complaining about it. No one ever paid Caceres for his broken window. But maybe, just maybe, the story it spurred will bring back something more valu-able than money. Maybe. •

“Some of the challenges are easy to find insurmountable, but the goal [of the Front and Girard Group] is to organize the huge problem and dissect it into more manageable pieces, like any project that the area’s professionals would do with their challenges at work.” ~ Matt Kilcline, Fishtown resident /Photo: Joshua Albert

“How useful is the medication if nobody who needs it can afford it?...Vivitrol’s gotten better ...but it’s the other end of that [if you cant af-ford the medication] the insurance company doesn’t cover it then you can’t pay out of pock-et.” - Tom Foley, addiction treatment specialist

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All it takes is a few clicks to vote and Glavin Play-ground at Almond and Westmoreland Streets can be a nationwide win-ner of a $20,000 im-provement grant from the National Recreation and Park Association (NRPA).During Earth Month this April, the NRPA, in collaboration with Dis-ney, ABC and ESPN, is expanding their “Parks Build Community” pro-gram to provide com-munities with resources to improve local parks through projects that con-nect kids with nature, promote healthy living and provide access to sports. Glavin is up against almost 50 other parks across the country for this $20,000 prize, but your vote can bring it home for not only all of Philadelphia, but also for the neighborhood of Port Richmond. If Glavin wins, the improvement plan is to remove existing safety surfacing and to make room for new green

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EKNA April Meeting Mon., Apr. 20. Doors open at 6:30PM, Meeting at 7PM at Philadelphia Brewing Company (Mar-tha & Hagert).

FNA Zoning Community MeetingTues., Apr. 21, 7PM1) 2508 Townsend St. - Proposal for a single fam-ily home with off-street parking.2) 241-43 E Thompson St. - Proposal for subdivi-sion into two lots.This meeting will take place at the Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E Mont-gomery Ave. All residents of Fishtown are eligible to vote. Please bring proof of residence or business ownership in the form of a driver’s license or a photo id and a lease, utility bill or recent piece of mail addressed to your home or business.

Mayoral and Council Candidates at Special NLNA Meeting at Kieran TimberlakeThe April General Mem-bership Meeting of the NLNA features candi-dates for Mayor and City Council - and is being

held at the beautifully renovated old Ortlieb’s Brewhouse at 841 N. American, the offices of new neighbor, architecture firm Kieran Timberlake. Wed., Apr. 22, 7PM.

Al-Anon Meetings at Holy Name Church HallAl-Anon Meetings are held every Monday night from 7-8PM at Holy Name Church Hall, Berks and Gaul Sts. Members share their personal experienc-es and stories. Personal contact is an important element in the healing process. The meetings provide strength and hope for families and friends of addicts. If you are worried about a loved one with any type of addiction, this meeting will help you. Everyone is welcome to attend. Anything that is shared at meetings stays there. Al-Anon Meetings are free, anonymous and confidential.

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Cione NewsSpring/ Summer registrations now taking place.ARTS AND CRAFTS: Saturdays 12PM to 1PM. Ages 5 to 12. No fee but space is limited.S U M M E R C A M P : Ages 5 to 12. Camp i s 9 A M t o 3 P M - Mon. through Fri. for 8 weeks beginning June 22 and ending Aug. 14. Trips, swimming, arts and crafts, sports, snacks, etc, are included. Precare and postcare are available. Space is limited. Camp has sold out 7 years in a row! Cione Playground is located at Aramingo and Lehigh Aves. 215-685-9880.

Ministry Streams Church Services for the CommunityAlpha and Omega Fel-lowship now streams its church services for the community. For those persons who are disabled, homebound, no transpor-tation or just have a busy schedule. You can watch from any mobile device or computer. The streaming time is on Sundays at 4PM at the following link: new.livestream.com/al-phaandomegafellowship. com. Viewers can also sign up for the text mobile club to receive service and event information. Visi-tors can come to our ser-vice location at 2341 N. 7th St. Call 215-792-6668 for more information.

St. Anne Regular Sunday BingoSt. Anne’s Bingo every Sunday! Memphis & Tucker in Social Hall Doors open at 4PM. Bin-go begins at 6PM. Cost at door - $10 package.

Adaire School StudentsExhibit ArtworkArtwork of the children from Adaire School was exhibited at Steep and Grind coffee shop, located at 1619 Frankford Ave., for First Friday. Thanks to Colleen McHale for host-ing this event. The Adaire student masterpieces were created under the guid-ance of their excellent art teacher Mrs. Char-lene Lutz. Stop by and check out their artwork which will be displayed all throughout the month of April.

St. Anne’s Senior Center Hosts “Explore Your Future” Workshop SeriesSt. Anne’s Senior Com-munity Center, 2607 E. Cumberland St., will be hosting “Explore Your Future” from Coming of Age on Apr. 15, 22, and 29 starting at 1:30PM. A highly interact ive workshop series that will provide older adults a unique opportunity to consider “what’s next” in their lives. The sessions will focus on four key questions: • What has influenced me? • Who am I now? • How can I realize my dreams? • How do I create an en-gaged life? Free off street parking is avai lable. There is a fee. St. Anne’s Senior Center has been selected as a site for this pilot program in Pennsyl-vania and welcomes older adults 50+ to attend this workshop series. For more information call 215-426-9799 or email [email protected].

Hancock Rec Basketball ClinicHancock Recreat ion Center will be conduct-ing its basketball clinics, starting Thurs., Apr. 16 from 5-7PM. This clinic will allow Hancock to formulate four ten man teams for our annual sum-mer basketball league, that will be starting in late June, and will ac-commodate players from ages 14-17 years old. Any child who is interested please call coach Larry at 215-685-9886/9877, or [email protected]. Clinic sign up and workouts will be held at Towey Recreation Cen-ter, Howard and Berks Sts. All players will have to present proof of age.

Paint To You NightPaint to You Night to benefit the cast of “Com-pany B” on Fri., Apr. 17 at Bridesburg Recreation Center, 4525 Richmond St. A great time, fun memories and a wonder-ful painting created by you. Even if you’re not an artist. Tickets are $35. Coffee, tea and water are included and you can bring your own snacks. Alcohol is not permitted on city property. Doors will open at 6PM and the fun will begin at 6:30PM. All tickets must be pur-chased in advance as we will need a head count. There is a limit to the size of the event (80 people). Tickets will be available at the door, ONLY if we don’t sell out. Tickets are available at Bridesburg Rec Center office or call Chris McDade 215-307-8572.

Port Richmond Tigers Beef & BowlThe Port Richmond Ti-gers will host a Beef & Bowl on Sat., Apr. 18 from 6-9PM at Thun-derbird Lanes, 5830 Cas-tor Ave. (Oxford Circle). Good food, cold beer and bowling with good friends. Limited number of bowlers available so call now to reserve a lane. For more info, call Tom Mack-215-275-8838.

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St. Anne Weekly NovenaSt. Anne weekly Novena Thurs. evening ser-vice, 7:30PM. Church of Saint Anne, Memphis St. and Lehigh Ave.

First Presbyterian Bible Study GroupOn Wed. evenings at 7PM a Bible Study Group meets at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, exciting and lively open discussions. As always, everyone is welcome.

Richmond Library ProgramsPreschool Storytime is every Wed. at 10:30AM. This program is intended for children from one-to four-years of age and their caregivers. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. Richmond Library, 2987 Almond St. 215-685-9992.

Storytime at Fishtown LibraryPreschool Storytime will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30AM. Fishtown Community Branch of the Free Library (1217 E. Montgomery Ave.). These programs are intended primarily for children through four-years of age and their caregivers. Sib-lings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. For more information, call Miss Sheila at 215-685-9990.

Free Music Program for GirlsSister Cities Girlchoir in-vites girls in grades 1-8 to join our FREE cho-ral academy in Northern Liberties. Rehearsals are every Saturday from 10AM -12PM at Walter Palmer Charter School( 910 N. 6th St.). SCG is the girl-empowerment choral academy serving over 250 girls in Philadelphia and Camden. Visit www.Sis-terCitiesGirlchoir.org or call Alysia at 909-4-SIS-TER for more informa-tion.

St. Anne Regular Sunday BingoSt. Anne’s Bingo every Sunday! Memphis & Tucker in Social Hall Doors open at 4PM. Bin-go begins at 6PM. Cost at door - $10 package.

LSH Senior Center EventsLutheran Sett lement House Senior Center, 1340 Frankford Ave. Dan-cercise with Rita Mon-days at 9AM, Tai Chi with Milt Wednesdays at 12:30PM. For more info call Jesse 215-426-8610.

Fishtown in the Fourth Annual St. LauRUNtius 5K. This year we will celebrate the 125th Anni-versary of St. Laurentius School, the oldest Catho-lic elementary school in Philadelphia! The race has quickly become a neighborhood tradition! Walkers can also lace up and join the one mile fun walk. Register at http://www.fishtown5k.org/. The run/walk concludes with a Finish Line Festi-val! The entire Fishtown community is invited to come out and enjoy great food, a beer tent, fun activities for kids, and more! If your business would like to sponsor the event please contact us. Also looking for Food Vendors and Crafters/Vendors! Local restau-rants and caterers are invited to set up shop at the Finish Line Festival for just $250 you will receive the benefits of regular sponsorship (logo on T-shirts, tent & table for selling, logo and link to your website). Crafters/Other vendors are also invited to take part in this fantastic event! Spots are available for just $25! For more information please email [email protected]. All proceeds benefit St Laurentius School.

Visitation Parish Presents 6th Annual Crawfish FestivalVisitation Parish presents 6th Annual Crawfish Fes-tival on Sun., Apr. 19, from 10AM - 4PM at 2625 B St., (behind par-ish on Potter Street). Live $6 a pound. Boiled $8 a pound. Crawfish are shipped live and fresh from Lafayette, LA, and are prepared on the spot. Contact parish office’s 215-634-1133 for infor-mation; or contact Ms. Huong’s 215-285-2877 for pre-order or just show up. Come hungry, leave happy!

Pancake Breakfast for Temple StudentsEnjoy an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Sun., Apr. 19, 8-10AM at Applebee’s, 2501 Ara-mingo Avenue. Adults: $7. Children under 10:

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On Thursday, April 9, Tesla Science Foundation Partners, Tesla Motors, Tacony Academy Charter School Administration, staff, students, parents and special guests celebrated the unveiling of The Tesla Foundation’s Science Award to Tacony Academy Charter School. The mission of Tacony Academy Charter School is to enhance, support and promote creative and critical thinking as well as the problem solving skills of school-age learners. STEM learning will engage students by demonstrating inventions and innovations. The school is working with the Tesla Science Foundation to develop a Tesla inspired science curriculum in the making of original inventions as amazing solutions to puzzling problems while mastering Pennsylvania and national standards. Nicola Tesla was a genius and visionary who lived from 1856 to 1943 and developed the alternating current (AC) electrical system used throughout the world and many other technologies that are an integral part of the modern era. Tacony Academy Charter School is located at1330 Rhawn Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111, 215-742-5100.•

Tacony Academy Charter School students marvel at the Tesla coil, an electrical resonant transformer circuit invented by Nikola Tesla around 1891.

Ashley Redfearn Nes-wick, CEO and Prin-cipal of Tacony Acad-emy Charter School, unveils the Tesla Spir-it Award presented by Nikola Lonchar, President of the Tesla Science Foundation. /Photos: Joseph Kaczmarek for Tacony Academy Charter School

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The first-ever Lehigh Av-enue Arts Festival, nearly a decade ago, wasn’t much more than few craft tables outside the Portside Arts Center’s building, at the corner of Belgrade Street and Lehigh Avenue. “The f i r s t one was planned in three weeks, in a sort of ‘oh, let’s have a

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festival’ way,” Kim Creigh-ton, founding director of Portside Arts Center, said. “There were maybe ten vendors, just a few hundred people. It has doubled ev-ery year since then.” The annual celebration of children, art and com-munity has ballooned into a significant event that is both a major fundraiser for the non-profit and a hub for showcasing the area’s

creativity. It has gotten so big, in fact, it has outgrown both its original home on Lehigh Avenue and its name. Now called the Portside Community Arts Festival, the event will take place at Penn Treaty Park on April 25, from 12PM to 5PM. Creighton called the move a product of increased at-tendance, albeit one that comes with a little less

organizational headache. “[For the 2014 festival] We had to re-route four buses, there were two ac-cidents on 95, we had to get all the signatures from the neighbors,” she said. “[The move to Penn Treaty Park] gives us a lot more room, and a lot less organizational paperwork to do. But the neighbors are sad, they love the fes-tival. We love the com-

munity support we’ve had. It’s the reason we’re able to move it to Penn Treaty Park to cover the increase attendance we’ve had.” Creighton expects be-tween 5,000 and 7,000 residents to attend this year’s festival. Besides art displays, ven-dors and food trucks, this year’s festival will include slot car racing, tie-dye t-shirt-making, silk screen-

ing, sand art and live per-formance workshops. The event will also include the second Philly Puff, an in-flatable art display and competition, to be judged by members of the Phila-delphia Sculpture Gym. Assistant Director Jenna Wilchinsky said increasing the center’s online presence has made a big difference

(From left) Portside Arts Center Founding Director Kim Creighton, Portside board member and teacher Sarah Damiano and social media manager Sam Perry. /Photo: Nate Adams

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The Port Richmond On Patrol & Civic Association (PROPAC), participated in the 8th Annual Philly Spring Clean Up this past Saturday, with a huge cleanup project that cleared out the alleyways on the 3500-3600 blocks of Gaul, Miller, Belgrade and Livingston Streets. Led by PROPAC President Ken Paul, this yearly event had some help from Councilman Bobby Henon, and mayoral candidate Jim Kenney, who sent volunteers to assist Port Richmond. The Philly Spring Clean Up racked up the numbers with great results: 569 registered projects, 14,225 volunteers, 970,940 pounds of trash removed, 29,940 pounds of material recycled, 126,000 pounds of tires, 3,200 recycling bins distributed, and 14 parks and recreation centers cleaned. Kudos to PROPAC and Councilman Henon for keeping Port Richmond clean! •

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Meet 2-year-old Desel! This gorgeous boy was recently surrendered after his adopter passed away. Desel has a lot of energy and he loves to run around outside. He has met some dogs here and he’s good with them, but his play style is rough & tumble. When he’s not playing and having fun, Desel loves to be pet and get affection. Come and meet this sweet pup! If you have dogs of your own, you’ll need to bring at least one in to meet any potential dogs and make sure there is no major personal-ity clash. Please also bring proof that you are allowed dogs/cats at your home if you rent. Desel is located at ACCT, 111 W. Hunting Park Ave, Phila., PA 19140. Phone: 267-385-3800 - ask for the Lifesaving Department! Email: [email protected]. M o re a b o u t D e s e l : AC C T I D N U M -BER: A25066239, Primary colors: Slate Grey with White markings. Hair Length: Short. If you have any questions about Desel, please email [email protected].•

On March 28, Han-cock Recreation Center held its 13th annual tro-phy and awards cere-mony for the 6 through 11 year old Sixers Neighborhood Basket-ball League. Hancock’s basketball programs are dedicated to stop-ping the violence and increasing the peace in our community. The

Hancock Recreation Center Celebrates Sixers Neighborhood Basketball League Players

Coach Larry Vaughan presents certificates to children who par-ticipated in this year’s Sixers Neighborhood Basketball League. /Photo taken by Creative Images ([email protected])

children were honored for their achievements on and off the court. This year, Hancock Rec enrolled 40 chil-dren (a third of them young ladies) and they did their rec center and league proud. Many players came in not having much skill or knowledge of the game, but all of them want-ed to learn. When the players finished their league, coaches saw a vast improvement in their skill level and basketball IQ. L a r r y Va u g h a n , League Director and assistant recreation leader, spoke to the attendees about sports-manship, team play and the importance of an education in athletic competition. Vaughan reminded players, par-ents and other attend-

ees from across the city and state that he and league commissioner Don Mason stress to players that they are students first and ath-letes second. During the ceremony, everyone enjoyed an ar-ray of food and drinks. The players in Han-cock’s basketball league come from diverse cul-tural and economic backgrounds, and the food represented that! Afterward, players were awarded tro-phies, as well as cer-tificates from the Sixers Neighborhood Basket-ball League. Hancock Rec’s youth volunteer coaches were awarded plaques for their dedi-cation and willingness to give back. They will also be given commu-nity service letters for school for their efforts.•


$5. Support students from Temple University raise money to attend a national conference this summer. Students will be greeting, seating, serving and cleaning up at the breakfast to show their commitment of achieving their goal. Proceeds will help pay for airfare, hotel and registration. For more info, contact Mike Sheri-dan at 215-528-1596.

Mass at Immaculate Conception ChurchRegular weekly Mass at Immaculate Conception Church. Sun., Apr. 19 at 10AM at 1020 N. Front St. All Catholics are wel-come!

St. Adalbert Society of Our Lady of Fatima 65th AnniversaryOn Sun., Apr. 19, St. Adalbert Society of Our Lady of Fatima will be celebrating its 65th Anni-versary. Mass will be cele-brated at 9AM in St. Adal-bert Church, Thompson St. & Allegheny Ave. in the Port Richmond sec-tion of Philadelphia, fol-lowed with a brunch at the Casbah Caterers, 3461 E. Thompson St. Dona-tion is $20. Everyone is invited to attend. For more information or tickets, call Theresa Romanowski at 215-922-1700 or 215-813-2780.

Nazareth Hospital, Wesley Enhanced Living Pennypack Park Offer Free Adult Healthy Living Event on Advance Health Care Planning, Heart Health and NutritionNazareth Hospital and Wesley Enhanced Liv-ing Pennypack Park have partnered to present a new and engaging education-al program—the Adult Healthy Living series—to improve the health of resi-dents of our community. Members of the public are welcome to attend free monthly events and learn from healthcare and clinical experts how to live healthier. Adult Healthy

Living educational events take place each month from 10AM to 12PM at Wesley Enhanced Living Pennypack Park, 8401 Roosevelt Blvd., Phila-delphia, PA 19152. Pre-registration is preferred. For more information and to register, please call 1-866-NAZARETH (1-866-629-2738). Attendees can enter through the Wesley Hall entrance. Learn more about how to stay healthy during future events:• Apr 21: Physical Health and Wellness• May 19: Arthritis and Osteoporosis Presentation• June 13: Health and Wellness Fair (10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.)• July 21: Medications…bring your meds for free consultation• Aug. 18: Stress, Demen-tia and Depression• Sept. 15: Cancer Awareness and Prevention• Oct. 20: Infection Pre-vention, Flu Vaccines• Nov. 17: Living with Diabetes, Advance Health Care Planning• Dec. 15: Home Safety Awareness Light refreshments will be provided by Wesley Enhanced Living Penny-pack Park Culinary De-partment.

Free Adult Healthy Living Event on Physical Health and WellnessNazareth Hospital and Wesley Enhanced Liv-ing Pennypack Park have partnered to present the Adult Healthy Living se-ries in order to improve the health of residents of our community. Attend free monthly events and learn from healthcare and clinical experts how to live healthier. The Tues., Apr. 21 event will focus on Physical Health and Well-ness. The free lecture will cover age-related changes, physical activity, Medicare coverage, diet and much more. Free blood pressure and BMI screenings will also be provided. Adult Healthy Living educa-tional events take place each month from 10AM to 12PM and are held at Wesley Enhanced Living Pennypack Park (8401 Roosevelt Blvd., Phila-

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Youth Fitness and Self Defense CourseMVP360 is hosting youth fitness and self defense courses on Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5PM-6PM, Tues., Apr. 21 to Thurs., May 28 (PLUS: 1 Week of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 1-5 June) at Renzo Gracie Philly (2021 American St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19133). There is NO “striking” during the introductory sessions. You are encour-aged to purchase MMA Gloves and Black Shorts/Sweat pants for your child. Parents MUST attend sessions. If a child is left unattended, he/she will be removed from the program. The program costs $45 (one-time pay-ment for the 7 weeks) and you can register at https://www.mvp360.org/self-defense.html

Aramingo Acme ReunionOn Fri., Apr. 24, a re-union will be held for all those employees of the Aramingo Acme at Polish American String Band Hall, 2727 E. Westmore-land St., starting at 7PM. For more information please contact Joe Gla-ckin at 215-464-5735 or 215-847-2041.

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Calling all Bishop Neumann Business School AlumniAre you a graduate of Bishop Neumann Busi-ness School for girls, formerly at 5th Street and Girard Ave.? Would you like to connect with other BNBS grads? St. Peter the Apostle Parish will celebrate a special Mass and Reception for all the Bishop Neumann Business School Gradu-ates - all years - on Sat., Apr. 25 at 2PM. If you would like to attend the reception immediately following the Mass, please RSVP by Apr. 13 to Sr. Virginia Milner, Advance-ment Director for St. Peter the Apostle Parish and St. John Neumann Shrine, at 267-721-1596 or [email protected].

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Below is a breakdown of crimes committed in the 26th District in the neighborhoods that make up PSA #3:

• Zero (0) Homicides reported during this time.

• One (1) Rape reported during this time: 1200 Front (3/29)

• Zero (0) Robbery-Point of Gun during this time.

• Two (2) Robberies Other Weapon during this time: 1900 Front (3/26), 2400 Gaul (3/21)

• Zero (0) Aggravated Assault with a Gun dur-ing this time.

• One (1) Aggravated Assault Other Weapon during this time: 2500 Memphis (3/28)

• Three (3) Residential Burglaries during this time: 1900 Oakdale (3/29), 2600 Aramingo (3/30), 1900 Oakdale (3/31)

• Nine (9) Thefts from Autos during this time: 2600 Braddock (3/25), 100 Laurel (3/26), 1800 Sergeant (3/27), 2400 Hazzard (3/28), 2600 Lehigh (3/28), 2600 B St (3/28), 1700 Frankford (3/29), 2100 Oakdale (3/31), 2000 Memphis (3/31)

• Four (4) Thefts during this time: 2100 Lehigh (3/27), 2500 Aramingo (3/28), 2100 Lehigh (3/28), 1400 Delaware (3/30)

• Three (3) Stolen Autos during this time: 2600 Frankford (3/26), 2400 Sepviva (3/27), 2500 Frankford (3/31) •

26th District Crime ReportMarch 25- March 31, 2015

Starting a week after a beautiful holiday week-end is always rough, but mine was more hectic than usual. The busy season is in full effect at work and I’m gearing up for several events: my 9-month old is not only more mobile than ever, but also incredibly fast, and we took a road trip with my parents to visit my brother, a freshman at Duke University (a trip planned well ahead of their NCAA Cham-pionship title win). And while the getaway was a nice break from the “real world,” the long drive to and from North Carolina with a baby who only wants to climb, crawl, and play was an intense experience. Even though, at times, I

forgot what day it was and couldn’t function without loads of strong coffee, I wasn’t going to sacrifice eating well. Ordering delicious, fried, take-out seemed like the easiest op-tion, but I knew it was not the best choice. There’s no better time to maintain a healthy diet than when you’re on the brink of feeling rundown. Besides,

cooking is my creative outlet and it allows me to stay sane when my sched-ule is turned upside down. This recipe is loaded with healthy ingredients that will help get you through a chaotic week. Even better, it won’t leave you with a sink full of dishes when you have better things to do.

Crispy Coconut Kale with SalmonAdapted from Food52⅓ cup coconut oil, melted1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil2 tablespoons tamari or soy sauce1 tablespoon Sriracha1 bunch kale, washed, ribs removed and torn into pieces1 cup unsweetened coco-nut flakes1½ pounds salmon, sliced into fillets

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. In a lidded jar, combine the coconut oil, sesame oil, tamari, and Sriracha. Seal the jar and shake until emulsified. Place kale and coconut flakes on a baking sheet. Top with salmon filets. Drizzle with about ⅔ of the dressing and toss until well coated. Bake for 15 minutes.•

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in the Neighborhood• DIY Brewing: Cider and MeadMonday, April 27, 7:00-9:00pm, Yards Brew-ing Company (901 North Delaware Ave.) Give your home brew skills a little twist by learning the science behind making the delicious age-old classics, mead and cider. Get some hands-on experience while learning the chemistry behind these refreshing drinks. Participants will take home their own bottle of cider or mead! 21+, $15

• Let’s Get HappyWednesday, April 29, Doors open at 6:30 pm, 7:00–8:30 pm, Ruba Club Studios (416 Green Street) What makes you happy? Take a calming breath and join local scientists to discuss positive psychology, nature deficit disorder, pet therapy, and meditation. Hosted by local Comedian Chip Chantry, this night will be complete with happy sights, sounds, and sensa-tions that will have you walking on sunshine! $10 in advance, $12 at the door, adults 21+

• Gross AnatomyThursday, April 30, 6:30–8:30 pm, Ruba Club Studios (416 Green Street) Sometimes our bodies can be, well, gross. Celebrate all of your unsavory secre-tions with this taboo-breaking cabaret, and discover why the things we DON’T discuss at the dinner table are so important to our health!$7 in advance, $10 at the door, adults 21+

• Beer LabFriday, May 1, 7:00-9:00pm, Yards Brewing Company (901 North Delaware Avenue) Take a trip back to your high school science lab, but forgo the frog dissections. Instead, dust off those science skills for something a lot more refreshing: beer! Take a scientific tour of the ingredients behind your favorite sudsy brews, and don’t forget to record your observa-tions in your lab manual. Best grade in the class gets some sweet prizes!

We are now about one month away from select-ing the Democratic can-didate and likely next Mayor of Philadelphia. On May 19th, voters will go to the polls to cast primary ballots, with the left side of the ticket serving for the most part as the predictor of the general election. Who-ever the Democrats pick next month will be the next mayor unless Nut-ter decides to declare an emergency dictatorship. While unlikely, the odds of that happening are better than those of lone GOP candidate Me-lissa Bailey. Among the five Dems running, the race seems to have nar-rowed to two bona fide contenders, with one candidate in particular scoring public relations victories including an upset endorsement. It’s not our job to pre-dict a winner, but at this stage in the race a mo-mentum has emerged

that simply cannot be ignored. Polling for the election is limited and unreli-able, and neither of two reports released by the Lynne Abraham and Jim Kenney campaigns, which each paint very different pictures, can be taken at face value. Abraham’s poll had her with more than twice the support of the two tied runners-up, Kenney and Anthony Williams, with 30 percent of 500 respondents saying they would pick the former District Attorney to be the next mayor. While those numbers may be an honest reflection of name recognition, Abra-ham has not made near-ly the splash with the media or with organized labor, which has been split between Williams and Kenney, favoring the latter. Additionally, with the endorsement of Ken-ney’s candidacy by State Representative Dwight Evans and a key coalition of black elected leaders in Northwest Philly, who

were expected to support Williams, a black man, many election-watchers saw a tilting-point to-ward victory for the for-mer City Councilman. Another poll released last week counters the findings from the Abra-ham camp. The poll, conducted by Public Policy Polling (PPP), was paid for by Super PAC Forward Philadelphia, which was created to help get Kenney elected. The PPP results seem to align more with report-ing on the race, showing Kenney and Williams neck-and-neck, with 26 percent and 25 percent, respectively. The PPP poll has Abraham with 20 percent of the vote. PPP was hired last year by the campaign com-mittee for City Control-ler Alan Butkovitz to sur-vey support for potential candidates in the upcom-ing primary. The results of that poll had Butko-vitz in the lead, and a special focus was given to data contrasting the City Controller’s support with that of Anthony Wil-

liams, though Butkovitz declined to run. The same poll placed Kenney in 2nd with 7 percent, Milton Street with 4 percent, and Williams with 2 percent. Kenney has also racked up endorsements from organized labor, gar-nering key nods from the Fraternal Order of Police, Federation of Teachers, and the AFL-CIO. Williams is backed by the Carpenters, who have become somewhat of a black-sheep of late with conflict over work at the Convention Center, and others, but union support for the early favorite has been disap-pointing. As the endorsements continue to come in, and new polls come out, we’ll have our eyes on the candidates as May 19th draws closer.•Stay tuned for more election coverage in The Spirit as the primary nears. The Declara-tion is an alternative news source for Philadelphia, seek-ing to highlight city politics, art, culture and activism.


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have so much fun, and it lets us introduce ourselves to the community.” That sense of community is key to the festival’s—and Portside’s—success, Creighton said. Proceeds from the festival go into the art center’s scholar-ship fund, which is applied for children, teens and adults who want to take art classes, but might not have the means. “A lot of people want to come here, or want to come more often, but they can’t afford it,” Creighton said. “It’s a luxury in this neighborhood…scholar-

ships can mean so much. We know a lot about our people, so we can distin-guish where the need is.” Las t year ’s f e s t i va l brought in between $6,000 and $8,000 for the center’s scholarship fund. This year, Creighton hopes to bring in $10,000. That money will be used, in part, to serve a wait list of families who would like to utilize the center’s classes but can’t afford the cost. “$10,000 means over 100 scholarships, anywhere from 100 to 150 classes, for kids, for teens, for adults,” she said.•

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2015 Fishtown Fishing Derby 2015 Fishtown Fish-ing Derby will be held on Sat., Apr. 25 from 8-11AM at Penn Treaty Park, Delaware and Co-lumbia Aves. Pre-register early by emailing name, phone number and email to [email protected]. No entry fee. Youth fishing starts at 9AM; all youth fishers receive free award. Catch and Release Tournament - Competi-tion ends at 11AM. Prizes for most fish caught and largest fish caught. Li-censes required for adult competitors. Children welcome. Fishing rods will be on hand for kids to use. www.penntreatypark.org.

Portside Community Arts Festival Sat., Apr. 25 from 12-5PM. (Rain Date Sun., Apr. 26, 12-5PM.) The Festival will be held at Penn Treaty Park. A HUGE arts festival that children, teens and adults can all enjoy, and in-cludes children and teen art activities, artisan ven-dors, food trucks, live performances and more. Portside’s Art Festival is our biggest fundraiser of the year. Money raised during the event goes to-wards Portside’s Student Scholarship Fund for chil-dren and teens of limited resources. These scholar-ships allow students to participate in the visual arts, performing arts and music classes year round. This years goal is to raise $15,000. Still in need of sponsors, volunteers and donations. If you would like to help, please contact Kim or Jenna at 215-427-1514. You can also donate online at the following link http://www.gofund-me.com/PortsideArtsFest. Portside Arts Center, 2531 East Lehigh Ave., 215-427-1514. Email [email protected] Website portsideartscen-ter.org. Blog: http://www.portsideartscenter.blogspot.com/.

Comcast Cares Day!Save the Date! Sat., Apr. 25, Alexander Adaire K-8 Public School has been selected as a site for Comcast Cares Day, the nation’s largest corporate service day. Friends of Adaire are working with Comcast to set this up, and along with Adaire Home & School and Comcast volunteers, we hope to be joined by Adaire neigh-bors, alumni, families, and friends to contribute to an improved school en-vironment. More details to come about what we’ll be doing, but do please plan to Join us! For more

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Friends of MDG Family Bingo “Friends of MDG” will host Family Bingo on Sat., Apr. 25. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children and includes 8 rounds of bingo. Two special rounds will be offered at an additional price. Prizes include Amer ican Gi r l Do l l , Kindle Fire HD 7, electric Razor Scooter, Pandora, iTunes gift cards, Lego, Victoria’s Secret, Polaroid Camera. Kitchen will be open, 50/50 chances and tombola. For tickets or information please contact Chrissy Yancer at 267-688-9470 or Frank Valentino 267-408-4926.

Fishtown Community DinnerOn Sat., Apr. 25 the First Presbyterian Church will be hosting its monthly FREE community din-ner. Dinner will be served from 4-6PM. Everyone is welcome. The meal is completely free, no strings attached. This is a time for all the neighbors to join each other at a dining table and be in fellowship (not just people who might be in need of a meal). This meal is truly for everyone! 418 E. Girard Ave (be-tween Columbia Ave and Palmer St.), 215-739-5695. www.1stpresbykensington.org.

St. John Cantius Designer Bag BingoDesigner Bag Bingo at St. John Cantius Parish Audi-torium, 4435 Almond St. Sun., Apr. 26. Doors open at 12:30PM; Bingo starts at 2PM. Tickets are $35 and includes buffet lunch, beverage and dessert. Get tickets early. Limited seat-ing. Tickets must be pur-chased by Mon., Apr. 21. No tickets will be sold at the door. Bring relatives and friends. 50/50, basket auction. Tickets are sold at St. John Cantius Rectory, 4415 Almond St. during rectory hours and weekend masses.

Fishtown LibraryFree EventsThe Amazing Magi. Tues., Apr. 28, 4PM. The Amazing Magi promises a program of entertaining magic with his mind-blow-ing illusions, his amazing sleight-of-hand, his story-telling to entertain and mystify. Fishtown Com-munity Branch, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave. 215-685-9990.

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Registration for Cione Tot ProgramCione Tot Rec Program, Aramingo and Lehigh Aves., will be holding registration for 2015-16 school year on Wed., Apr. 29 from 7-8PM. Class is held each Tues., Wed., and Thurs., from 9AM to 12Noon Children need to be 3-1/2 years old to attend. Our program offers a wide variety of subjects, daily snacks and interactive programs. Our weekly school fee includes the price of many trips we take throughout the school year. A $20 non-refundable registration fee is due at the time of registration. For more in-formation call Cione Tot Program, 215-685-9950 or 215-685-9880.

AOH/LAOH Div. 51 Annual Fill A Cart – Help a Vet in Need Food DriveAOH/LAOH Div. 51 will hold their annual Fill A Cart – Help a Vet in Need food drive at the Port Richmond Thriftway Supermarket, Aramingo Ave. and York St. on Fri., Sat., Sun., May 1, 2, and 3. Hours will be Fri., May 1 from 3-8PM; Sat., May 2 from 10-8PM; Sun., May 3 from 12-6PM. Food and cash donations are welcome. All proceeds benefit the Veterans.

First FridayWine & Cheese Art ShowCalling All Artists! The First Presbyterian Church (on E. Girard Ave) is putting on a Wine and Cheese Art Show on Fri., May 1 from 7-9PM. They want to fill their large multi-purpose room with local artists display-ing their artwork. You can sell your artwork if desired. That is fully up to you. First Presbyterian will provide the space, wine and cheese and the hospitality, but we need you to bring the art! There is no cost to display your art. Please contact Pastor Shawn - [email protected] if you are interested in reserving a spot. First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave (between Columbia & Palmer). Cost: $10 donation/ad-mission for guests. www.lstpresbykensington.org.

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Ceremony The Veterans Hospital will officially be called the Michael Crescenz VA Medical Center as of Sat., May 2. All are invited to attend the 10AM cer-emony at 39th & Wood-lawn Avenue. Michael is the only Medal of Honor winner from the Philadel-phia area that was killed during the Vietnam War. It has taken many years and much legislative ac-tion to accomplish this well-deserved recogni-tion.

Spring Plant SaleSat., May 2 from 10AM to 1PM, The Friends of Fishtown will hold their annual plant sale in Palmer Park on Frankford Ave. A variety of colorful flowering plants will be available, all proceeds will benefit Palmer Park. Rain Date May 3rd. St. Bartholomew’s ChurchSpring Penny PartyS t . B a r t h o l o m e w ’ s Church, 5600 Jackson St. is having their Spring Pen-ny Party on Sun., May 3 at 12PM after the 11AM Mass. Tickets are 50 for $1 and entrance fee is $3, which includes a cup of coffee or tea and a piece of cake. Tombola tickets are $2 for three tickets and 50-50s will also be on sale. Save the date and come out and enjoy yourself. For more information call 215-831-1224. www.stbartsparish.net.

Campbell Square Events for May• Sat., May 9 - “Love Your Park” Spring clean-up. Volunteer sign-up, 9AM-Noon: join us in getting things ready for this year’s events!• Mon., May 25 - Me-morial Day, flag raising ceremony to honor all our country’s fallen heroes. High noon-1PM. Hear patriotic music with the Polish American String Band and Irish Thunder Pipes and Drums!• Wed., May 27,7-9PM, City Rhythm Orchestra, playing the BIG band and swing music of the Great-est Generation!ARain date policy: While ev-ery effort will be made to reschedule events can-celled by bad weather, there is no guarantee that alternate dates will be scheduled. Call John, 267-886-8799 or Susan, 215-426-3766 on event dates for possible cancella-tions or check us on face-book at Friends of Camp-bell square. Thank you! Interested in volunteering? We want YOU! For example, help with scheduled gar-dening and maintenance at Campbell Square on Wednesday nights, 6:30-7:30PM, Spring/Summer

events and all year round!

Beef and Beer Fundraiser atOur Lady Help of Christians Hall S a t . , M a y 9 f r o m 7-11PM. Our Lady Help of Christians Hall, Gaul St. & Allegheny Ave. Dancing, beef, beer, Chinese auctions; 50/50. Tickets are $30 per person prepaid; $35 cash at door. To ben-efit a wonderful neighbor and friend, Jackie Saier, who has been hospital-ized since October. She has a rare, incurable, prog res s ive, genet i c disease called ‘Milroy’, a form of lymphedema. This has caused her to have her leg amputated a b o v e t h e k n e e . Ramifications from this disease also caused a heart attack and COPD. Jack-ie has served our Com-munity as Former VP of Friends of Campbell Square; Co-Founder of Port Richmond on Patrol Town Watch; Member of PROPAC (Port Rich-mond Civic); Member of Ladies of the Ancient Or-der of Hibernians #87. For tickets contact: John Rajca (267-886-8799); Helene LaBenz (215-535-2086) ; or Alma O’Neill (215-743-2345).

Volunteers Needed at Hagert Playground The Friends of Hagert Playground will be hold-ing special events and programming at the playground this spring and summer and can use volunteers. Love Your Park Day will be Sat., May 9. Free summer arts and educational pro-gramming will be offered on Saturdays and two evenings a week. Please email [email protected] if you would like to help volunteer!

Become a 311 Neighborhood LiaisonWant to learn how to report neighborhood nui-sances like dumping, pot-holes, blighted properties and more? Become a 311 Neighborhood Liaison and have a direct line to the City. Training is free and held Mon., May 11 at the Community Women’s Education Proj-ect (CWEP) at the corner of Frankford Ave. and Somerset St. To sign up, contact Tess at [email protected] or 215-427-0350 x139.

Adaire Kindergarten MixerCome join Adaire School’s kindergarten teachers, Ms. Choi and Mrs. Rice, on Thurs., May 14 from 4-5:30PM at 1300 E. Palmer St. Any families

with children coming into kindergarten in the school year 2015-2016 are in-vited to come for some fun, games, and food. Find out more information about kindergarten and Adaire as well!

11th Annual Ladies of Port Richmond Breast Cancer WalkThe 11th Annual Ladies of Port Richmond Breast Cancer Walk will take place on Sun., May 17 at 10AM at Monkiewicz Playground, East Allegh-eny Ave. at Richmond St. (off Allegheny Avenue exit I-95). Registration is $35 and includes a t-shirt. Rain or shine. Win an amazing gift basket in the Chinese Auction. Meet the Phillie Phanatic! Register or donate anytime at la-diesofportrichmond.com or in person at 3160 Cedar Street or call Mary Lou at 215-427-3222.

Portside 2015 Summer Arts CampKids have fun all summer long at the Portside Sum-mer Arts Camp, 2531 Le-high Ave., 215-427-1514. 2 WEEK SESSION – $300 + one-time T-Shirt fee $5. June 22 through Aug. 14. Mon.-Fri. 8:30AM to 3:30PM. Extended Care Hours Until 5:30PM - $100 per session. Painting-Drawing-Sculpture-Print-Making-Character-Build-ing-Swimming. Field Trip every week. Check out our website for more informa-tion portsideartscenter.org. Register now. Portside Arts Center, 2531 Lehigh Ave. 215-427-1514.

FLEA MARKET

Glavin Playground Flea MarketFrank Glavin Playground Flea Market, Almond & Westmoreland Sts., Sat., Apr.18, 9AM to 2PM. $10 per table set up. (Must bring own table).First Come. First Serve. No Food Vendors. No rain date.

Konrad SquareFlea MarketThe Friends of Konrad Square will host a Flea Market on Sat., May 9 and May 30, Tulip and Dauphin Sts. from 8AM-3PM. Anyone interested in renting a space should call Vicky at 215-426-9654.

TRIPS

Ladies of Port Richmond Casino TripThe Ladies of Port Rich-mond are taking a trip to Resorts Casino on Sun., Apr. 26. Call Mary Lou for more information. 215-427-3222.•


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