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The gardeners at La Finquita won a small victory in their fight against developer Mayrone, LLC. The development company recently acquired the lot at 428 Master St. in South Kensington, a move that has drawn much criticism from the volunteers at La Finquita for quietly purchasing the lot without regard for the people who are currently using it to grow vegetables for the community. The quiet purchase has spawned a not-so-quiet battle between the farmers and the developer. According to volunteer farm leader Shazana Goff, a back and forth game of cutting and replacing locks ensued fol-lowing the purchase. Amy Laura Cahn, staff attorney on the case, told Spirit News that a person showed up at the garden and told one of the volunteers that they were going to come back with a bulldozer.

According to Cahn, this was the last straw. The volunteers filed a title action on behalf of the Philadelphia Catholic Worker (PCW), which is the group that began La Finquita in 1988. According to Cahn and Goff, prior to the PCW taking over 428 Master St., the lot was abandoned and frequently used as an illegal dumping site. Cahn says the basis of their case is that Pyramid Tire, LLC, the original owners of the lot, legally had 21 years to evict PCW from the time they began farming there. They missed their chance to eject Philadelphia Catholic Worker, which they could have done over 21 years, and they didnt do it, Cahn

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Woods Brothers Building Materials, formerly located at 2621 Frankford Ave, has a special place in my heart. I worked as a mason for many years. Because our shop was in Port Richmond and many of our clients were in South Philly, Woods Bros. was the perfect place to pick up a ton of yellow bar sand or as many bricks and portland cement as the shocks on my worn-down pick up could handle. The time my boss spent inside talking to the always friendly clerks pro-vided me a few precious minutes to sleep off the few-too-many City Wide Specials I had imbibed the previous night, just before hoisting 100-lb bags of sand onto the back of the truck. It was a rest stop of sorts for me in those early morning hours, but in the grander scheme of things, Woods Bros. was supplying our company, and many others like us, with the tools

and materials to rebuild Philadelphia, literally. The loss of this business didnt just force local contractors to look to other suppliers and big-box stores for building materials the lot where Woods Bros. once stored their stone and masonry supplies has left a va-cant lot near the busy intersection of Frankford and Lehigh Avenues. As development continues to creep up Frankford Avenue, developers are beginning to smell opportunity along the Lehigh Avenue corridor. This particular lot now has the potential to contain one of the largest develop-ments that this section of Philadelphia has seen to date. On April 13th, a large crowd of residents and representatives from the developers of the project packed the Circle of Hope (2007 Frankford Ave.)

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BRZOZOWSKI, LAURENCE A. LARRY, about March 30, 2016: An avowed iconic idealist of the east end of Al-legheny Avenue an unsung urban legend Larry Love the Poet privately had his final fight wordless with a menac-ing medical malady. Beloved son of Francis J. Brzozowski and Emily Brzozowski deceased; sadly missed as brother of Frank T, Emily Valentine, Joan Crossett, Lillian (de-ceased), Rita, and Christopher (Naoyo) and closest friends of Rich and his marketing mentor Katerina of Dental 1. Memorial viewing Lawrence W Mc Elvarr Funeral Home, 1415 E. Susquehanna Avenue, Thursday, April 21, 2016; Funeral Mass April 22 at 10 am St. Adelberts R.C. Church, burial Magnolia Cemetery.

One of my scariest moments in journalism oc-curred on April 14, 2001 when I was the victim of a news tip that turned my life upside down. It was my journalistic Ides of March. The tip came from a man I had known for several years, Steve. A resident of Center City, his hobby was to befriend as many Philly writers as possible. Steve and I became so friendly that he felt comfortable asking me if I would es-cort him home from the hospital after his various surgical procedures. An older man, Steve said he was a Hollywood screenwriter who adopted The Wonder Boys to film. He also mentioned another project, a Harry Potter film. The fact that he chose to live in Philly and not New York did not surprise me because there are creative types who like the relative quiet and comfort of smaller cities. When Id visit Steve hed show me his film scripts and talk about the Hollywood stars he knew, such as Olivia Newton John, who gave him a big brown teddy bear that had a central place in his apartment. On one of my visits I hugged the bear and sang a few bars of, Hopelessly De-voted to You. Whenever Steve read a published article of mine, hed ring me up and talk about it. This went on for several years. Then one day he called and said he had a story for me. Are you sitting down? he asked. He seemed a lit-tle shaken when he told me that the media had ignored the story that he was about to tell. Ive decided to tell it to you, he confessed, because your stuff reaches a wide audience. The story involved the murder of a man in Washington Square. After Steve fleshed out the details of the story, I con-tacted my editor and related what I had heard. My editor agreed that an Op-Ed was in order and so I wrote a piece that came to be titled, Painful silence makes the slaying of a gay man a double tragedy. The piece was published on Saturday, April 14, 2001, but by the following Monday all hell would break loose. Heres what readers of The Inquirer read that day: About three weeks ago in Washington Square, just be-fore 8 a.m., two men approached a couple walking in the park. Within view were people scurrying to work What happened next would change many lives. One of the men pulled out a knife and demanded that the couple empty their pockets. The couple did as they were told; no doubt expecting the men would disappear once they got what they wanted. But one of the robbers plunged the knife into one of the robbed. The victim fell, and the two criminals ran. When police and ambulance arrived, the injured party was tak-en to a nearby hospital where he fell into a coma. While this was happening, the victims friend went with police to search for the assailants. They caught one of them, but the man responsible for the knifingby the following morning the charge would be murder remains at large. What made the story a double tragedy was the fact that the victim had been so private about his life that his fam-ily, after flying out from the Midwest, was hard pressed to find out anything about their son. The one of two friends remained tight lipped when the family wanted to know why their son didnt know more people. The family had no choice but to take the body home for a private funeral. The son of course knew many people, but because they were all gay, nobody was talking. After the piece was published I called Steve to see if he had read the Op-Ed, but he seemed to have vanished. Over the weekend various people called me to say how horrified they were that a murder of that magnitude had gone under the radar. In my mind, I was still thanking Steve for choosing me to be the one to break the story.

The following Monday morning, as coffee brewed in my kitchen, my editor at The Inquirer called, his voice shaky as he announced that he had some bad news. He related how the Philadelphia Police had contacted the paper and reported that no murders had been committed in Wash-ington Square area at that time, and that my Op Ed had some city detectives sweating bullets thinking that they had missed a major crime. Neither The Inquirer or yours truly had called police to confirm that a murder had been committed before writing and/or running the story. The realization that my friend Steve had played a trick on me was devastating. When my editor informed me that the newspaper had printed a retraction in the Monday edition, I ran around to the local 7/11 to get a copy. My heart sank when I saw the boxed headline on the editorial page:

Murder report was a hoax

Reports of the crime were fabricated by a source on whom the writer relied in writing the commentary.The writer himself believed the report of the crime to be true, based on several interviews with a source who provided extensive details

I went home and headed straight for the telephone. Steve answered this time. My mood was up there with road rage drivers. There was no murder, Steve, the whole thing was a hoax, I said as soon as he answered. Why did you do this, Steve? He kept calling me Tommy and seemed to regard the incident as humorous. Why Tommy, he added, Why dont you just tell your editor that you made the whole thing up? I swallowed hard and reminded him of all the times Id taken him home from the hospital, carrying his overnight bag and sitting with him in taxis then escorting him into his apartment. Finally he told me that the story was from a new screenplay he was writing and that he just wanted to see if I would be convinced of its authenticity. I thought I told you it was from a screen play, he said, adding insult to injury. After that conversation I never spoke to Steve again. And in the news story melee that followed, Steve would refuse to comment when reporters like Daniel Brook of City Pa-per and Howard Kurtz of The Washington Post called for comments. Steve literally vanished after that. In the meantime, my Daily News editor called and left a message saying that he supported me and that what hap-pened would not not affect my work with the DN. I felt some relief hearing this even though he would come to break his promise. In a day or two I would need this edi-tors feedback when Washington Post writer Howard Kurtz called me requesting an interview. I wanted the DNs editors opinion about how to deal with Kurtz, since a writer friend of mine cautioned me that Kurtz could be a barracuda and make you look re-ally bad in print. The DN editor was not returning my calls, however, though I tried for a couple days before the dreaded Kurtz interview. When it became obvious that the DN editor had vanished, I went ahead with the interview. When the piece appeared in The Post, the DN editor mag-ically surfaced but only to criticize me for me for what I had said to Kurtz. You should have assumed full respon-sibility for what happened, he said. You never said those words, Years later I would see this phrase over and over again repeated by seasoned politicians and others who had been caught in some kind of scandal. I assume full responsibility. I assume full responsibility. Life was getting worse: not only had I perpetuated a hoax, but now I was seen by some as an arrogant son of a bitch who didnt seem sorry enough. But I truly was sorry and I thought I made that clear to

Kurtz, but somehow that sentiment never came through in his reporting. Some months later, I was interviewed by Daniel Brook of City Paper. These days, Thom Nickels is a busy man, Brook wrote. With the recent release of his new book, Manayunk (Arcadia Publishing), Nickels has been mak-ing the rounds on the local TV interview circuit. Thus far, hes appeared on WCAU and KYW. The City Paper artcile continued:

According to Nickels and another source who declined to be named, Steve claims to have written major Holly-wood screenplays like Wonder Boys under the pen name Steve Kloves. Indeed, Steve Kloves is the big-name Os-car-nominated screenwriter who adapted Wonder Boys to film. His latest project, a movie version of Harry Pot-ter, is due out this Thanksgiving. But according to two sources City Paper contacted, one at Warner Bros., which is producing the Harry Potter movie, and another at Creative Artists Agency, which rep-resents Kloves, Steve Kloves isnt a pen name. Hes a real person, who lives in Los Angeles with his wife and kids

Steve, meanwhile, had always told me that his wife had died in a plane crash. To this day I cannot hear an Olivia Newton John song without being reminded of how I was duped by a man who had a teddy bear in his living room.


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Last week was beautiful, especially considering it snowed less than two weeks ago! This April has proven to be pretty wild, but the week ahead looks tame for once. Temperatures are in the 60s most of the week and sunshine will dominate. It looks like the cold weather will stay in the West, Midwest and Cana-da for now. What we need to watch now are the back door cold fronts that swing down from New England that drop us into the 50s for a couple days and ruin our 70 and 80 degree warmth. We need to watch for showers on Friday morning and afternoon. We may also get wet on Tuesday. The Friday rain is the most significant rain of the week, but pales in

comparison to all the dry, nice weather we will receive this week. Wednesday will be a nice day with plenty of sunshine. It will be very comfortable during the day. Thursday is warm, sunny and continued nice with tem-peratures in the 70s. Clouds increase later in the day, but it should remain mostly dry. Friday is the wettest day of the week. Showers could ar-rive in the morning with another batch arriving in the eve-ning. At least it will be warm. Saturday is a little cooler as temperatures get cut back to the 60s, but with sunshine it will feel warm and nice. Sunday is much like Saturday with temperatures near 70

and plenty of sunshine. Its hard to emphasize it enough but finally, finally beautiful spring-like weather is becom-ing the norm instead of the exception. Monday is another warm and nice day. If a backdoor cold front comes down from New England it could turn cooler, but at this point it looks warm nonetheless. On Tuesday we need to watch for some showers, but it doesnt look like a lot of rain at all. Look at the daily up-dates for changes to this forecast.

The weather winner of the week is Saturday; the weather loser is Friday!

BRZOZOWSKI, LAURENCE A. LARRY, about March 30, 2016: An avowed iconic idealist of the east end of Al-legheny Avenue an unsung urban legend Larry Love the Poet privately had his final fight wordless with a menac-ing medical malady. Beloved son of Francis J. Brzozowski and Emily Brzozowski deceased; sadly missed as brother of Frank T, Emily Valentine, Joan Crossett, Lillian (de-ceased), Rita, and Christopher (Naoyo) and closest friends of Rich and his marketing mentor Katerina of Dental 1. Memorial viewing Lawrence W Mc Elvarr Funeral Home, 1415 E. Susquehanna Avenue, Thursday, April 21, 2016; Funeral Mass April 22 at 10 am St. Adelberts R.C. Church, burial Magnolia Cemetery.

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to hear details of the proposed building construction and allow neighbors to voice their concerns over the project. The development is being called Woods Square as a homage to the company that used to stand there for years. The developer is proposing building three, four-story apartment buildings on the lot that is currently zoned for industrial use. The complex will include a whopping 178 units of housing and 20,000 square feet of retail space. The first floor is slated to have businesses, however Kevin Greenberg, the lawyer representing the developer, admits they are going into this project expecting a loss on the commercial properties. Realistically, I dont think were going to have 12 busi-nesses. I suspect well have eight or nine, but were build-ing it in a modular way so that if we have a restaurant that needs 4500 square feet and wants to be here, we can do that, Greenberg said He added: Frankford Avenue does not support commer-cial rents up there it does not support commercial rents consistent with building a new building but we know we need to energize Frankford Avenue, connect it and de-velop it to make this neighborhood be what [residents] would want it to be. The development will also include some public green space around the commercial areas, as well as private green space for those who take residence in the Woods Square complex. The plan is similar to that of the Piazza at Schmidts in Northern Liberties, but on a smaller scale. The developer of the project sought several zoning vari-ances: The property was not zoned for commercial or residential; it did not have the proper number of bicycle spaces, 60, properly shown on the plan; the zoning also called for each unit to have a backyard, which is not pos-

sible given the type of housing; and the developer sought to change the required amount of spaces due to proximity to public transit. The issue that drew most discussion, unsurprisingly, was parking something that residents of Fishtown and Northern Liberties already know so well. Residents ex-pressed their concerns about what Greenberg describes as a 20-30 parking spot deficit for what City Code requires. This prompted some residents to ask Greenberg, Where am I going to park? The argument of the developer is that the buildings proximity to the Market-Frankford Lines Huntingdon Station should allow for the apartment/commercial com-plex to require less parking spots since people living there will likely use public transit. Another concern is that even though the developers may cover the legal amount of parking spaces, if the business-

es are successful, they will draw outside patrons who will take up spaces that arent being accounted for. Despite the protests from the neighborhood, Greenberg says that this project will ultimately benefit the commu-nity. When we look at the 2035 plan that NKCDC, EKNA and the Planning Commission just put through, the defi-nite desire is for something that is non-industrial here. Theres recognition that Frankford Avenue has changed, that the community has changed, and theres specific lan-guage about encouraging commercial development along Frankford Avenue. Weve tried to embrace that, Green-berg said. The vote ultimately passed, 69-30 and a letter reflecting this decision will be written to the Citys Zoning Board of Adjustments stating the neighborhoods approval of the required variances.

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Woods Bros. site at Frankford and Lehigh. / Max Pulcini


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When Northeast Phillys Mike Stack became Lt. Governor a year and a half ago, the State Senatorial seat he held since 2001 finally opened up. The local Democratic party tapped State Rep. John Sabatina for the role and he won the special election with 75 percent of the vote versus Republican Timothy Dailey. The district has been quite stable since the mid-1980s. Stack defeated Frank Salvatore in 2000, a seat he held for four 4-year terms prior to that. Now the district will see a rare primary battle between two guys from the next gener-ation: State Rep. Kevin Boyle is challenging Senator Saba-tina for the spot. Judging by ads on TV, radio, and social media, this race has been less than cordial. Both men are well-known in their respective strong-holds in the Northeast. Boyle has run unopposed in the 172nd Representative district after soundly defeating now-city-councilman Al Taubenberger in 2012. Sabatina hasnt had a dangerous challenger for about a decade in the 174th. But neither are household names in the Riverwards. The common sentiment among attendees at recent Har-rowgate Civic Association meetings was, Which guy is the Democrat? Where is he from? and Why did I get some robo-call about coffee at Dunkin Donuts on Satur-day morning? The lack of familiarity sets our area as a de facto swing state in the race. The negativity in the ads have focused on big picture issues like abortion, payday loans, taxes on fracking, and showing up for votes and to be sure, both candidates teams have done a bang-up job of finding pic-tures of their opponent with his mouth awkwardly open, skin slightly blemished, and hair less than perfect. But lo-cal folks also want to know more about stuff that relates directly to them. Will the candidate put an office nearby? Sabatina said yes. Driving to the Northeast is a little bit far for some resi-dents, he said. Were looking in Bridesburg but havent decided on a specific location yet. Boyle also said yes. Port Richmond or Bridesburg is where hes looking. Were trying to be centrally located to [the neighborhoods] there, he said. The heroin epidemic has hit epic proportions in the last decade. Local folks want to know how the candidates will tackle these problem and what kinds of tools the state can provide. Boyle wants to enhance treatment opportunities, Iden-tifying [the addicts] and getting them in [programs] for the ones it can help, he said. But also, prosecuting the [dealers] that are a problem. Sabatina, a former Assistant District Attorney under Lynne Abraham, understands the situation with prosecut-ing dealers and said the area, needs more police on the streets, to battle the problem and take back the streets.

In an often related issue, absentee landlords and vacant lots represent an all-too-familiar problem in the Wards. Speculators sitting on trash-strewn lots until the real es-tate market pops and out-of-town LLCs with nuisance tenants (human and rodent) are unreachable by neigh-bors, civics, city agencies, and even the court system. Boyle wants to help with creating a registry of contacts for each property. Corporate law limits [the ability to know] of who actually owns it, he said. [But] we can le-gally mandate a contact person. For Sabatina the issue of a registry is something for me to pursue, and the problem is getting folks from the rest of the the state to understand the issues we face in Philly. In terms of being proactive for the area, both gentlemen want to work on improving the region for jobs and devel-opment.

Sabatina looks to the river as strong source of poten-tial jobs for the people who live nearby. There are many opportunities including [in] the Tioga terminal with international shipping. The state can use funds to im-prove facilities to draw companies to the Delaware River. We have advantages over other ports he said, citing spe-cifically a rail system in place. Boyle said the initial civil planners didnt recognize the value of the riverfront. He wants to increase, Public spaces [and] residential opportunity, in addition to in-dustrial investment. Neither candidate finalized their election game day plans at the time of the interview. But both know its al-ways a battle to get your own voters out. 2016 will probably look more like 2008 in terms of turnout. That was the last time there was a contested primary for the Democratic U.S. Presidential nomination in Pennsylvania. There were more than 38,000 votes cast in the 2008 5th district race. Thats more than three times the amount cast in 2012. Republican Ross Eric Feinberg is running unopposed and will face the winner in November. Election day is April 26. Polls open at 7AM and close at 8PM. It will be a busy day at the booth.

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said. Catholic Worker has maintained possession openly for now 28 years. The initial action was denied without a hearing, so neither party got a chance to plead their case before a judge. According to Cahn, La Finquita filed for emergency relief. As part of the appeal, the case was heard by an emergency judge who ruled in favor of La Finquita. This means La Finquita will be able to remain on the land while the case is pending. The court has said maintain the status quo until the next step, and that Mayrone should not be breaking locks and threatening the workers, Cahn said This comes as some relief for the volunteers who are already working on this years crop. Things are already in the ground, Cahn said Cahn believes that its beneficial to the community to maintain the status quo of La Finquita. Keeping the status quo really keeps the peace in the neighborhood, Cahn said. To take the matter into their own hands doesnt benefit anyone. Cahn also thinks its important for developers to start off on the right foot with the neighborhood. Theres a need to build relationships and if you want to be involved in the neighborhood over time, anyone whos involved in a neighborhood as a developer knows the benefit of having those relationships, Cahn said. Cahn says the timeline on the legal process is uncertain, but for now the volunteers are trying to put this out of their minds and focus on this years growing season. The gardeners have never left, Catholic workers continues to have possession. The gardeners have never quit and theyre not going to quit. Its very important for them to just keep going, Cahn said That kind of collaboration between long term and newer residents is so important in our city as part of the change.

La Finquita has been providing fresh vegetables, grown at their lot near 5th and Master Streets, to local food pantries and soup kitchens since 1988.

Volunteers from La Finquita stand with local resi-dent, Danny Rodriguez, whose son Junior helped start La Finquita in 1988. They hold a photo taken of the garden back when it was first founded.

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For many of us, having siblings is a blessing and a curse: We fight with them, we admire them and most importantly we love them hopefully. This can be all be said about two brothers from Fish-town Pat and Sean Murphy especially when it comes to their admiration of each other. Pat Murphy was just recently inducted into the North Catholic Hall of Fame the high school he graduated from in 1996. He played baseball and soccer for the Fal-cons and was recognized as All-Catholic in both sports, which is something he considers a great accomplishment in the prestigious Philadelphia Catholic League. Pat was inducted alongside his high school coach Tom Ciolka, former teammate Mike Primavera, and one of his childhood idols Joe Murtagh. Tom was an amazing coach who didnt care about what neighborhood you were from or who your family was, Pat recalled. Mike was a really good defender who was a smaller guy, but played like he was 6 foot 8. [Joe] was one of the most accomplished players to ever attend North Catholic. I was so fortunate to be inducted with those three people. After graduating from North Catholic, Pat stayed local and attended Temple University where he majored in Criminal Justice. Temple gave him the opportunity to continue playing baseball and soccer. Going to school and playing in North Philly made it easy for friends and family to come support Pat in his playing. I knew fairly early that Temple was where I needed to be because of the rich athletic tradition and superior coach-ing staffs, Pat said. Pat says that his time as a collegiate student-athlete was difficult, but appreciated the support he received from the University through tutoring sessions and study halls. Being a college athlete requires being able to juggle a grueling schedule between the classroom and the field, Pat said. Now out of college and sports, Pat resides in Bucks County with wife, Brenda, who he met at Temple while she played for the womens soccer team. Together they have triplets Breck, Julian and Kendall, 4 and one-year-old Kane. Pat is currently a youth counselor at the Bucks County Youth Center. Pat still follows Temple sports and tries to attend a game or two every year, whether it be basketball, football or soc-cer. Pat also enjoys staying up to date with the Phillies and the Flyers. Sports are still such a huge part of who I am as a per-son. They taught me valuable life lessons which I still ap-ply in situations that may arise in my life today, Pat said. Things like teamwork and giving a good effort to achieve a goal are values that I have learned and am passing them on to my kids. Pats kids follow in the Murphy footsteps they have already started playing soccer and will be playing tee ball soon as well. The kids are also influenced by their uncle, Sean Murphy. Sean graduated from North Catholic ten years after his older brother, Pat, and also succeeded in athletics. Sean was a football player for two years and a basketball player for three, but ultimately it was baseball that he excelled at most. When he reached his senior year of high school, he

quit basketball to focus on his baseball career and move onto college play. Sean was recruited to play college ball and spent time playing at several schools junior college stints in New Jersey; High Point, a Division I school in North Carolina; and finally Keystone College, a Division III school in La Plume, Penn. Sean says that jumping around between schools and states was not too difficult to adjust to and since he was used to the versatile backgrounds people had in Fishtown, he was able to make friends easily at ev-ery school. Despite not playing for one team consistently, Murphy consistently attracted the eyes of scouts, especially after a strong 2009 campaign at Keystone where he won 9 games, good for second highest single season total in school his-tory. He was drafted into the Oakland Athletics minor league system where he he continue to compete for a job in the Big Leagues. He has had his setbacks in the minors Sean recent-ly underwent Tommy John surgery on his elbow, which caused him to completely miss the 2015 season. It was a mental and physical setback for Sean, but he plans to come back even better than before and continue moving forward with his career. Plans for this upcoming season is to have a clear mind, believe in myself and just let my hard work speak for it-self, Sean said. Growing up, the two brothers were always surrounded by sports. Whether it was pick up matches with local kids or in various neighborhood leagues, the Murphy brothers were always involved. These neighborhood matches were the stepping stones to their ability. And it was always a tough match whether playing against your friends or ene-mies you never went easy on the opponent. Those pickup games were some of the most intense games that I have ever been a part of. Most times a kid left those games bloodied and battered, but couldnt wait for tomorrow to get right back at it, Pat said. With the ten year difference between the Murphy broth-ers, you could say Sean was able to look up to Pat, and he would agree. Pat was leading the way and accomplishing big things as Sean was growing up and Sean wanted to be

just like Pat. Both put in the hard work necessary for suc-cess. I cant explain how proud I am of Pat, to this day he is still my hero, Sean said. And what a great one at that. If you have ever watched Pat play a soccer game, you know what hard work is. When I was young I used to keep my eyes on Pat every time he played a game. Pat speaks very similarly about Sean and his ability to play so well and be a determined athlete. He was a determined little kid who would not be denied if he set his sights on a goal, Pat said. It is a pleasure to watch him develop as a professional athlete that he is today. When you leave the field after watching his games you know you just watched another man leave it all on the field. That is something you really have to respect about Sean. I couldnt be more proud of him than I am now and Im his biggest fan. Being brought up in Fishtown helped in shaping their work ethic and determination. The two brothers always competed with and against each other growing up, but for all the right reasons. My brother and I are fierce competitors, Pat said. I never let him win at anything when he was a kid and Im sure he would be the first person to tell you that. I was rough on him because that was the Fishtown way. One thing they also shared is their appreciation for their parents and the sacrifices they made growing up to help out with their athletic careers. I would like to thank my parents, Ray and Lorraine, for all of the sacrifices they made for my brother and I, travelling up and down the East Coast from field to field pretty much every day of their lives for 25 years. You dont realize it when you are a kid how much they gave up for you until you become an adult. They are the true profes-sionals and hall of famers, Pat said. Coming from a blue collar family and neighborhood like Fishtown, hard work is instilled in all of us. And I have the utmost respect for my parents because they taught me to be a respectable person. If it wasnt for my parents, I wouldnt be this far in my career. That being said, I will make them proud, Sean said.

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Last weekend was gorgeous sunny, warm and with plenty of fun things to do! Saturday kicked off when the Friends of Pops Park hosted a clean up of the East Kensington playground as part of the city-wide Spring Cleaning Day in and around Pops Park (Trenton Ave, and Hazzard St.). This was just one of many scheduled cleanups around the Riverwards. Just as the cleanup started winding down, the skatepark at Pops became the site of the 5th Annual Philly Cup Se-ries a skateboarding tournament of all ages and skill levels. In the early rounds, youngins shredded the park while being encouraged by their peers, family, friends and competition organizers. Around the same time as the Philly Cup Series, Kensing-ton Creative and Performing Arts High School (KCAPA) was holding their annual Raise Tigers fundraiser market. Residents sold off various items in the KCAPA parking lot as the schools drumline provided some background jams. Proceeds from the flea market benefited the KCAPA senior class for prom fees and senior dues.

On Sunday, Fishtown Neighbors Association (FNA) held what has become the organizations largest and most fun event of the year the FNA Chili Cookoff. This year was the biggest yet as the venue moved from 2424 Studios on York Street to the floor of The Fillmore Philly (29 E. Allen St.). Luke Demi and Jared Blake won the award for best residents chili while Lloyd Whiskey Bar won in the restaurant division.

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NKCDC OPEN OFFICE HOURSNKCDC is hosting open office hours in the 19134 zip code at two locations. They will be at the Firm Hope Bap-tist Church on Tulip and Auburn Streets every second Wednesday of the month from 4-7PM. They will assist you with signing up for benefits like SNAP, connecting to housing counselors for any housing needs, rent and prop-erty tax rebates, food referrals, health insurance and safe-ty or quality of life issues in your community. For further information contact Tess at [email protected] or 215-427-0350 x 139.

AL-ANON AT HOLY NAME CHURCH HALLMeetings are held every Monday night from 7-8PM at Holy Name Church Hall at 701 Gaul Street. Anything shared at a meeting stays there and everyone is welcome to attend. Al-Anon meetings are free, anonymous and confidential.

Tuesday, April 19, 7PMFNA ZONING MEETINGThis meeting will take place at the Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E Montgomery Ave. All residents and business own-ers in Fishtown are eligible to vote. Please bring proof of residence or business ownership in the form of a drivers license or a photo id and a lease, utility bill, or recent piece of mail addressed to your home or business.The meeting will regard 20 West Thompson St (Referral) Proposal to convert use of existing unit into a single room residence. It will also regard 1506 E Susquehanna Ave, through to Hewson St (Refusal) Proposal for the subdivi-sion of (1) existing lot into (2) new lots (Parcels A & B); for the demolition of an existing attached building and erec-tion of a new attached single family home with accessory parking and roof deck on Parcel A; and for the addition of a roof deck on the existing single family home on Parcel B.

April 27, 7PMNLNA MEETING ON QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUESMark your calendar: Wednesday, April 27, NL Commu-nity Center (3rd & Fairmount), 7PM - a meeting featuring NLNA Quality of Life Coordinator Lara Kelly and several city officials to discuss the quality of life issues that are so important to many neighbors.

April 20, 7PMFNA GENERAL MEMBER MEETINGOn Wednesday April 20, at 7PM, come learn about kid-friendly things happening in Fishtown. Youll hear from the 19125 Parents Coalition, including local public school advocates, and others who can discuss child-friend-ly opportunities for enrichment and fun. We have TWO local businesses to spotlight, including pediatrician Ka-trina Poblete, M.D., who is opening an office in the area, and 3 Mama Llamas, a local childrens and maternity goods consignment store. Philly Tree People will also be attending. So whether youre a parent of young children or just want a tree in front of your home (or both!), this meeting is for you! As always, were meeting at the Fish-town Rec Center.

Saturday, April 30PHILADELPHIA KITE FESTIVALJoin us from 12 -5PM at Philadelphia Kite Festival at Penn Treaty Park. There will be kites, food trucks, eagle paint-ing, artist workshops and much more.

Thursday, April 21106TH ANNUAL PIONEER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD CEREMONYFrankford High School and the Alumni Association will host the 106th Annual Pioneer Achievement Award Cer-emony on Thursday, April 21st at 9:30 AM in the school auditorium. This years winner is Deputy Police Commis-sioner Christine Coulter, Class of June, 1980.

Thursday, April 28HAPPY HOUR FUNDRAISER AT WINWIN COFFEE BAR

From 6-9 PM, support Greensgrows food access programs while sipping tasty cocktails at WinWin Coffee Bar!On Thursday, April 28th, happy hour at WinWin will fea-ture two specialty drinks made with Greensgrow Grown herbs. Come grab a drink, eat some light snacks, and peruse the silent auction while enjoying the sounds of DJ John Morrison all in support of Greensgrows SNAP Box and Mobile Market Programs. Representatives from Greensgrow and WinWin will speak with guests about the importance of food access programs in our commu-nity and the benefits of growing fresh produce right here in Philadelphia. Tickets are $25 in advance or $30 at the door. With your ticket you will receive two specialty drinks, light refreshments, and the chance to win some very cool items in our silent auction. Its a WinWin! All proceeds support Greensgrows food access programs that bring low cost, fresh food to communities throughout Philadel-phia. If your business would like to support the event by contributing to our raffle contact [email protected]: WinWin Coffee Bar 931 Spring Garden StTickets are available at greensgrow.org.

Saturday, May 7 BRIDESBURG REC FLEA MARKET CTR Flea Market sponsored by Bridesburg United Methodist Church at the Bridesburg Rec Center (4501 Richmond St.). $15/space, 2 for $25 Bring your own table. From 8AM-1PM.For more info: 267-738-5414

Sunday, May 1ANNIVERSARY OF POLANDS CONSTITUTIONThe Polish American Congress and the Polish American community of Philadelphia andsurrounding areas will gather on Sunday, May 1, for a community-wide commem-oration of the 225th Anniversary of Polands Constitution, which began on May 3,1791 and became the second oldest democratic Constitution in the world and the first in Eu-rope. It will begin with a Mass at 12:30 PM at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Czestochowa in Doylestown, PA. At 2:30 PM a youth program and performance will take place in the Shrine Visitors Center. Admission is free and every-one is invited.

Saturday, May 14ADAIRE ALUMNI BEEF & BEER!Adaire Home & School and Friends of Adaire are teaming up to host our first annual alumni Beef & Beer and auction. More details to come, but for now, hold the date and pre-pare to celebrate with friends at Holy Name. This is open to the entire community.

2016 CAMPBELL SQUARE EVENTS While every effort will be made to reschedule events can-celled by bad weather, we cannot guarantee that alternate dates will be scheduled. Please call John at 267-886-8799 or Susan at 215-426-3766 on event dates for possible cancellations, or check us out on facebook at Friends of Campbell Square. May 30, Monday, 1-2PM MEMORIAL DAYJune 5th, Sunday, 8AM-l:30PM FLEA MARKETJune 21st, Tues., 7-9PM PASB (Polish American String Band)July 13th, Weds., 7-9PM CHARLIE GRACIE BANDJuly 27th, Weds. Dusk-FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT (tentative)Interested in volunteering? We want YOU! For exam-ple, help with scheduled gardening and maintenance at Campbell Square on Wednesday nights, 6:30-7:30PM, Spring/Summer park events and all year round!

Through End of AprilRECREATE FEATURED ARTIST RECEPTION: SARAH KOLKERSarah Kolker, a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College and Moore College of Art, was born and raised in Philadelphia and has studied health and wellness practices in Phila-delphia, Jamaica, SF Bay Area and New York City. Sarah is an Artist, Educator, Chef, Certified Yoga Instructor and Wellness Consultant. Sarahs work will be shown at the Resource Exchange (1701 N 2nd St.) gallery until the end of April. Sunday,April 24PANCAKE BREAKFAST FUNDRASIERElm Tree Post #88 American Legion will be holding a breakfast fundariser at AppleBees on Aramingo Ave. from 8-10 AM. Cost is $7.50/adult, $4.50/children under 12. All you can eat pancakes, sausage, juice and coffe. Tickets available from post members & at the door.

Saturday April 23, 4-6PMFISHTOWN COMMUNITY DINNERWhere we open our doors and welcome every and anyone who wants to come out for a meal and be in fellowship with their fellow neighbors. The meal is always free, to help ensure there are no barriers to fellowship. 1st Presby-terian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave215-739-5695 www.1stpresbykensington.org

Saturday, April 30, 2-3:30PMSISTER CITIES GIRLCHOIR SPRING CONCERTSister Cities Girlchoir invites you to an upcoming concert celebrating Philadelphia-born singing legend, Marian Anderson. Sponsored by The Presser Foundation & Penn Treaty Special Service District and in partnership with First Presbyterian Church of Kensington (418 E. Girard Ave.) The FREE concert features performances by youth choirs from Philadelphia and Camdenincluding our Flagship Girlchoir based right here in Fishtown. Attend-ees should be prepared to hear music that connects to the social justice platform Ms. Anderson stood on throughout her career: a message of equality and freedom.

Wednesday, April 27th from 6:30-9PMCANCER IN THE FLESHWhat happens when the body is attacked by cancer and survives? Very recently remitted cancer survivor Alex Wild-man is acting as our model in this months installment of Go Figure, and he will show us that the answer is not al-ways an ugly one. Please join us for a very special session of Go Figure the Art Dept.s open figure drawing session falling on the last Wednesday of every month. $15 covers model, drinks, and snacks. BYO supplies or purchase some here at the gallery. The Art Dept. 1638 E Berks StreetContact for further info- www.artdeptphilly.com

Friday, May 6th from 6-9PMCRIME WAVE: NEW WORKS BY JAMES HEIMERCrime Wave is inspired by Heimers fascination with hardboiled writers like Chester Himes, Jim Thompson, Charles Willeford and Philadelphias own, David Good-is. The works exhibited are both a love letter and critical exploration of genre conventions and the iconography of sleazy, mid-century paperback publishing. The Art Dept., 1638 E Berks StreetContact for further info- www.artdeptphilly.com

April 30, 9AMANNUAL NLNA PLANT SALEMark your calendar: Saturday, April 30, the yard of the NL Community Center (3rd & Fairmount), 9AM - its the an-nual NLNA plant sale, with flowers, annuals, perennials, vegetable plants, and herbs.

Tuesday, April 26PENNSYLVANIA PRIMARY ELECTIONPennsylvanias Primary Election is April 26. Pennsylva-nians will be able to cast primary votes in a number of elections, including President, US Senate, US House of Reps, PA Senate, PA House of Reps and Attorney General.

Saturday, April 23FLEA MARKETThe Friends of Konrad Square will host a flea market from 8AM-3PM at the intersection of Tulip and Dauphin Streets. Anyone interested in renting a space should call Vicky at 215-426-9654.

Saturday, April 23 and Sunday, April 24PORTSIDE COMMUNITY ARTS FESTIVAL & PHILLY PUFF 2016The Portside Community Arts Festival is Portside Arts Centers biggest outdoor annual community arts event featuring local talented artisan vendors, popular food trucks, children & teen crafts, live youth music & dance workshops, raffles, 50/50s, a moon bounce and the 3rd Annual Philly Puff, an inflatable sculpture contest. All of the proceeds raised during the event will support Port-sides students scholarship fund for families of limited resources. The event will take place from 12-5PM at Penn Treaty Park. For more information visit PortsideCommunityArtsFest.org &phillypuff.org.

Thursday, April 28th, 6PMPHILLY HOME GIRLS PRESENT FRIENDS OF ADAIRE AND ADAIRE HSA BENEFIT CONCERT FEATURING ANDREW LIPKE AND JOHN BYRNE


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Join us at Adaire school as we celebrate the revamping of our schools auditorium, and welcome musician/compos-er/producer Andrew Lipke and internationally acclaimed Celtic folk act The John Byrne Band, who will play along-side elementary school students at a benefit concert. Doors open at 6PM with a food truck serving food. Free parking will be available in the schoolyard at Thompson and Palmer streets. The silent auction and 50/50 raffle start at 6:30. Musical performances begin at 7. Childcare and activities provided by Palmer Pond Arts Center will be available for children. The audience will be invited to attend an afterparty at Frankford Hall. You can buy your $15.00 tickets and reserve childcare here: http://adaire-home--school.ticketleap.com/adaire-bene-fit-concert/

Saturday, April 30COMCAST CARES DAY!Adaire has been selected once again as a site for Com-cast Cares Day, a day of volunteer service sprucing up the school. Comcast is providing lots of volunteers and in-credible resources to help us make our school look fan-tastic. This year, were focusing on inside the school, and the wonders we can work together are (almost) limitless! But we need YOU, too! Comcast is not only providing sup-plies, breakfast, resources, and volunteers, they also have this AMAZING incentive for us: For every volunteer who signs up online, Comcast will also provide MONEY in a grant based on how many volunteers sign up! That money came up HUGE this year because of the state budget im-passe. But be sure to list Friends of Adaire as the host organization. Please plan to join us on April 30th from 8AM-2PM and reg-ister here: http://www.comcastinthecommunity.com/Project/De-tail?projectId=6944

Fridays, 8-9:30AMPHILADELPHIA MASTERMIND GROUPEvery Friday Morning B2B Networking at Front Street Caf (1253 N Front St)For more info, contact Joe Scorese 215-290-5108 [email protected]

April 23 and 24FISHTOWN AC TRYOUTSFishtown AC is hoping to build at least two soccer teams at every age level for the upcoming season, and tryouts start Saturday. Bring your future soccer stars to Shissler Rec Center (1801 Blair St) on the corresponding date. Coaches and independent evaluators will be on hand.Saturday 4/23Girls born in 2005, 2007, 2009 - 1:00-2:30PMGirls born in 2006 and 2008 - 2:45 - 4:15PMGirls born in 2003 and 2004 - 4:30 - 6PMGirls born in 2002 and before - 6:15 - 7:45PMSunday 4/24Boys born in 2005, 2008 and 2009 - 1:00-2:30PMBoys born in 2006 and 2007 - 2:45 - 4:15PMBoys born in 2003 and 2004 - 4:30 - 6PMBoys born in 200 and before - 6:15 - 7:45PM

FISHTOWN LIBRARY EVENTSTuesdays: Super Storytime: Join Miss Dana after school for stories and crafts! Tuesdays @ 4:15PM/ For ages 3 and upWednesdays: Toddler Storytime: Join Miss Dana for sto-ries, songs, and silliness! Wednesdays @ 10:30AM.Tuesday, May 3 Bird Exploration with the Philadelphia Zoo. Families are invited to explore birds with the Phila-delphia Zoo at 3:30 PM Tuesday, April 19 Join us for a Friends of the Fishtown Library meeting at 6 PM.Tuesday, June 7 From 6 7:30 PM, Free Home Buying Seminar with the Philadelphia Credit Union. Learn all about shopping for a home, negotiating the price and fi-

nancing. To register, visit the events and classes page at pfcu.com or call 215-934-3580

TIGERS SIGN-UPSSign up now for the Port Richmond Tigers upcoming t-ball, softball, and baseball seasons at the Tigers club-house (Chatham & Ann) Mondays through Fridays from 6:30-7:30PM. Softball and baseball are travel leagues. A copy of the childs birth certificate, a wallet sized picture, and a small deposit are required for registration. Roster room is limited so sign up now. For more information call Tom Mack at 215-275-8838.

NOLIBS SUMMER CAMPThe NoLibs Rec Summer Camp is the perfect place to send your children to camp in Philadelphia. Our won-derful camp staff ensures that the camp environment is both safe and fun. We do activities, such as music, art, swimming, reading, and activities & games in the gym and playground, on site. We also go on weekly trips. Bus-es transport the children to bigger trips, and we also go on walking trips to the Rodriguez Library, Everybody Hits (batting cages), North Bowl, and Liberty Lands. The camp is for kids ages 6-12. For more information and to register, visit NoLibsRec.org.

WednesdayPRESCHOOL STORYTIME AT RICHMOND LIBRARYThis program is intended for children ages 1-4 and their caregiver. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate appointments. Richmond Branch of the Free Library, 2987 Almond Street.For further information call 215-685-9992.

CIONE SIGNUPSArts and Crafts for Kids Meetings for 5-12 years old. Arts and crafts have no cost and takes place every Wednesday from 6-7PM.Zumba Adult classes are on Fridays from 7:30-8:30PM, and the cost is $5 per class.Tae Kwon Do Upcoming classes in May. There will be a demonstration class on Friday, April 15 at 5:30PM.For more information call 215-685-9880.Chess Club For beginner to advanced players of all ages. Meetings take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-8PM.

2nd Thursday of the Month, 12:00-1:30PMHAPCO/DIG/GPAR LUNCH & LEARNReal estate meetup at the Greater Philadelphia Associa-tion of realtors (341 North Delaware Avenue, Suite 200)For more info, contact Joe Scorese 215-290-5108 [email protected]

3rd Wednesday of the Month, 6:30-8:30PMDIG/HAPCO PHILLY RIVERWARDS SUB GROUPDiversified Investors Groups meet up at Front Street Caf (1253 N Front St.)For more info, contact Joe Scorese 215-290-5108 [email protected]


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LANDMARK AMERICANA PUB COMING TO THE P IAZZA IN NORTHERN L IBERT I ES

STR IPP D JU ICE TO OPEN F ISHTOWN LOCAT ION

If youve enjoyed the food and beer at one of the four local Landmark Americana pubs, youre in luck. Ac-cording to an article on Philly.com, the same crew behind Saturday All You Can Eat Wings specials will be setting up shop at the Piazza in the Northern Lib-erties. The yet-to-be-named brewpub will open in early 2017 and is located in the largest space in the Piazza that was last used by Kings Oak. Dave Goldman, who helped found Landmark 13 years ago, is currently attending the University of the Sciences Brewing Science Certificate program to prepare to be the brewer for the project. Goldman has purchased a 7-barrel system so the brew-pub can offer a dozen beers from tap, along with specialty batches of hoppy beer, stouts, fruits and vegetable beers but no lagers. Customers can anticipate pairing their beer with wood-fired pizzas available off the menu and enjoying their

meals in outdoor seating. All details of the dcor are being handled by Lighthouse Design. Anticipation for the new location is high. John Weiss of MSC Retail handled the lease for the space and told Philly.com it is critical for the development of the Piazza.

According to Philly Mag, Strippd juice will be opening a new location at 1424-34 Frankford Avenue in Fishtown. The location will be con-tained in a brand new, two-story City Fitness, where it will have two storefronts one inside of the gym itself and one available to passersby on the street. Owner Khoran Horn stated in a press release that Strippd is,

excited to be a part of whats happening with food, health, and wellness in Philadelphia and we want Strippd to be an integral part of peoples daily routine in Fishtown.

The location will be the fifth front for City Fitness. The bi-level split will include a first floor decked out with tra-ditional equipment as well as a training area and fitness classroom on the other floor. City Fitness plans to inte-grate fitness technology throughout the location. Oh, and, there will be an actual, living tree right in the middle. The opening is set for next September.

/ Thomas Weir

1425-34 Frankford Ave.

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