The Spirit of the Riverwards – March 30, 2016

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Local events, meetings and more.

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A recipe for meyer lemon tea cookies.

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Riverwards groups gear up for hunger relief.

FINNIGAN’SWAKE

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Through the efforts of a neighborhood organization, the Methodist Episcopal Church at the corner of East Montgomery Avenue and Frankford Avenue has been saved from a proposed demolition. On Tuesday, March 22nd, the Neighborhood Preservation Alli-

ance (NPA) issued a press release stating that the property at 1775 Frank-ford Ave. has been sold to a buyer who has agreed to keep the church intact. According to Ori Feibush, the developer who brokered the sale, the buyer or buyers would prefer their identity remain private. The news comes following a two month long effort to prevent the destruction of the church after demolition permits were issued for the building in late Jan-uary of this year. The NPA is a group of 16 Fishtown residents with a mission to “pre-serve the architectural heritage of Philadelphia neighborhoods whenever

possible” and to “support smart, progressive development that is both contextual to the existing neighborhood’s architectural language and re-spectful to the neighbors who live there.” The founders of the NPA, who aside from local historical preservationist Andrew Fearon wish to remain anonymous, formed the organization af-ter noticing demolition permits had been posted for the church and then quickly taken down. A brief investigation of the Licenses and Inspections permits yielded that the church was indeed slated for demolition. The NPA then wrote a Change.org petition to 5th District Council Representa-tive Darrell L. Clarke, which quickly received more than 600 signatures. Then the NPA entered what would turn out to be two months worth of

The Philadelphia Photo Arts Center (PPAC) debuted the first exhi-bition of the Philly Block Project at its gallery located at 1400 N. American Street earlier this month. According to the Philly Block Project, the showcase “provides

a visual narrative of South Kensington’s past and present through photo-graphs” and is split up into 3 exhibitions. The portion debuted on March 10 was named “Preface.” “Preface” will be shown until April 30. The exhibition is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10AM to 6PM each week. The opening night featured a Philly Block Project community meeting with residents and a panel discussion with the artists. Personal work by

the photographers who participated in the Philly Block Project was also shown and will remain on display until April 30. The community involvement in “Preface” is telling of the project’s focus on telling the stories of those living in Kensington. Sarah Stofla, founder of PPAC, said a monthly community meeting will be held in the space regarding Philly Block Project. “We invite anyone in the neighborhood or anyone interested in the project to come… to have dialogue about the project. They act as advi-sors for us as we start to make connections and learn more about the

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A stroke of Irish luck landed me a Saint Patrick’s Day Parade VIP pass and a spot on the official Parkway reviewing stand. The ‘luck’ in this case was meeting Jane Duffin, Editor of The

Irish Edition, the night before the parade and being told that she wanted to give away two coveted passes — one to me and the other to Marita Krivada Poxon, a local writer and author of Irish Philadelphia (Arcadia Publishing). A VIP pass puts you smack on the reviewing stand with a host of dignitaries, namely city judges, politicians, Irish dignitaries, and the parade’s Grand Marshall. The review-ing stand, which stood some ten feet off the ground, was made of wood and had a partial roof. Seating capacity was about thirty folding chairs. A hospitality tent filled with a variety of lunch foods, coffee and soft drinks stood near-by. The theme of this year’s parade were the heroes of the 1916 Easter uprising. Parades have never really rocked my world: Twirling ba-tons, drums, high school marching bands, tasseled hats, little princesses in tin foil crowns, and small children waving flags just isn’t my idea of excitement. All of that changes, however, when you view a parade from a height of ten feet and when the passing bands stop and perform directly in front of you and the judges. After watching the parade for a while, I felt something stir in my blood. It was the thought of how most of the people passing in front of me probably had direct links to the Irish that built Philadelphia. After all, there were la-bor union contingents, electrical workers, police and fire-fighters, fathers and sons, trombone players (some three sheets to the wind), singers and schools of toddlers (in Jeff hats) trying to dance traditional Irish dances. All were “lost” in the transcendent world of… The Parade. From this sea of salty, ruddy faces some stood out as lep-rechauns while others towered in height, their white hair signaling a glimpse of lost Irish aristocracy. The perform-ers were vying for high marks from the panel of judges, which included two Roman Catholic nuns in religious habits, a rare sight indeed. I stood on the edge of the platform and noticed a man’s head at the tip of my right shoe. The man was standing in a corded-off grassy area about the size of a small alleyway. It was more of a restricted pathway for local news tech-nicians, but this man did not look like a technician. He wore a tailored suit and his demeanor was calm and com-posed. I suspected it might be the mayor because his hair had Kenney’s familiar salt and pepper look, yet his tor-so seemed too thick. I had always assumed that the new Irish mayor had a slender, string bean kind of body, yet as I continued observing him, namely when he turned his head in the direction of the oncoming parade, I thought I saw the distinctive Kenney nose. “Yes, that’s the mayor,” I said to Marita. But what kind of mayor stands alone without security or an entourage? Mayor Nutter was famous for his entourage: se-rious looking men in dark suits with plugs and wires in their ears. Today, however, people were walking past the mayor as if he were a plain Mr. Joe Average from Bridesburg. Since it seemed nobody else was recognizing him, I be-gan to have doubts. “Maybe it’s not the mayor,” I said to

Marita, but immediately after saying this, the man in the suit would turned head again and the same Kenney nose would come into view. “That’s definitely Kenney’s nose. It is the mayor, yes. But why is he so invisible?” I watched as more and more people walked in front of Ken-ney, all of them blissfully unaware that he was the mayor. It was 20 minutes or so before people began to notice him. I spotted a woman in sunglasses walk up to Kenney and give him a hug. I recognized her as City Council member Helen Gym. I recalled her face from campaign photo-graphs, especially the one of her raising her fist in a “Pow-er to the People” salute while posing with Kenney for the Sanctuary City signing right after his inauguration. Because they were barely 3 feet away from me, I studied their interpersonal dynamic. Gym was doing most of the talking — a lot of talking, in fact. She barely came up to the mayor’s shoulder. Their conversation lasted about fifteen minutes before Gym left, although I never saw her walk away because Marita was busy introducing me to a retired city judge. My eyes were also focused on the teams of Irish dancers and the sound their heels made when they came down hard on the portable wooden dance boards. Gym’s hug-filled conversation, seemed to open the flood-gates to the mayor, because soon after she left other peo-ple began to come up to him. I also heard a “Hi, Jimmy!” from a woman in one of the marching bands. She was walking along carrying a baby. After that a tall man rushed at the mayor from the body of the parade and said, “Hey, Jimmy, congratulations.” Kenney seemed to take it all in stride. Perhaps the pressures of City Hall had already end-ed the mayoral honeymoon. At one point the mayor backed up tight against the edge of the platform and into the point of my shoe. He looked up at me as if to check out whose shoe it was and that who-ever was behind him wasn’t poking him with something. Somebody had given him a beautiful green shirt that was folded as neatly as a flag that he placed on the edge of the platform, near my shoe. Every so often the mayor would glance sideways as if checking on the position of the shirt, or to see that it was still there. Twice when he left the small passageway to talk to somebody in another area, he’d come back and quickly eye the shirt. It seemed to me he that he was afraid that it might get stolen. Eventually I saw that someone had brought him a chair. It was one of those plastic cafeteria chairs, but higher than most. The mayor was now sitting down so that his back was not smack up against the platform. A few times he’d look up at Marita. Since Kenney had met her before, he was able to give us both of us a nod. Somewhat later we would exchange a few words, parade cursory stuff, but at least it gave me time to introduce myself. Parades, unfortunately, often harbor loud noises, explo-sions or ceremonial gunshots, and this parade to Saint Patrick was no exception to the rule. A very loud ceremonial gunshot roared like fireworks over the heads of the crowd, causing the mayor to jump off his chair in what looked like an instantaneous spasm of panic. The chair wobbled and would have fallen to the ground had not the mayor caught it just in time. He

braced himself against the chair and then looked up at Marita and me, smiled, and said, “I thought it was an ex-ecution firing squad!” Yes, Mr. Mayor, we can only imagine the stress that being in a high position brings, especially given the violent and unpredictable state of the world today. Expect anything from anywhere, especially when it comes to violence, whether you’re in Miami, Newark, and Wilmington or… Brussels. Ironically, none of the roving, obsessively click-ing photographers caught the mayor’s jump from the chair on camera, only Marita and I had seen the look of instant panic on his face. Come to think of it, I’m glad that the obsessively click-ing photographers were otherwise occupied. All in a day’s work, as they say, although I did manage to tell the mayor that “we,” meaning Marita and I, “would protect him.” God knows how we would do that, but at least it felt like something nice to say. The mayor stood in front of us for a good three hours. When he left, parade officials thanked him for spending so much time in attendance. Past mayors, apparently, were not as generous with their time, but Mayor Kenney is Irish. At the parade’s conclusion, the mayor’s security detail finally came into view: a wired man in a dark suit and an-other city official in uniform. Perhaps they were seated in mini chairs under the platform out of our view all along, hiding under the boardwalk as it were. The mayor, of course, was careful not to leave his beauti-ful green shirt behind. ·

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Finnigan’s WakeW R I T T E N B Y T H O M A S B E C K

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Those familiar with the tall tale of spirit-swilling Irishman Tim Finnigan will ap-preciate the following analogy: the deal is once again alive. Finnigan’s Wake, a now-defunct bar at the intersection of 3rd and Spring Gar-den Streets in Northern Liberties, will be undergoing renovations and convert-

ed into an office building. On Thursday, March 17, PlanPhilly reported that City Councilman Mark Squilla passed a zoning bill to facilitate the establishment’s conversion. This is not, however, his first attempt to do so. In May 2015, an almost identical proposal was put forth. Councilman Squilla passed a zoning bill that would allow for additions to be made to the establishment. Larry Freed-man of the Northern Liberties Neighborhood Association backed the proposal because it would have forced Finnigan’s owners to relinquish their nightclub permit. But that deal fell through. Councilman Squilla told PlanPhilly, “The [current] process is still early, and the reason why we introduced it and passed it and then withdrew it is because the deal fell apart, so now the deal is back on the table again, and we’re hoping to encourage that to happen.”

Prior to the recent back-and-forth, Finnigan’s was initially put on the market for $3.9 million. A group of investors expressed interest in purchasing the bar, but a settlement was never able to be reached. ·

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Elizabeth Martinez and Gabriel Espinoza pose for a a por-trait during a baby shower in the South Kensington home in November 2015. Photo by Lisa Fairstein/Hank Willis Thomas Studio. 2015.

neighborhood, but also voice their creativity and ideas,” Stofla said. The Philly Block Project is a group effort by the PPAC, photographer Hank Willis Thomas, curator Kalia Brooks and several other artists with varying techniques. The project focuses specifically on a 4-block radius in South Kensignton. Sarah Stolfa, founder of PPAC, told the Spirit News more about the conception of the Philly Block Project. “We call [Kensington] home… We are a young organiza-tion… and came to the realization people from the neigh-borhood are not coming into our space and not taking advantage of the resources and the opportunities we have here,” Stofla said. “We wanted to build relationships and you know, cross those barriers and erase those barriers… We’d really like this project to be a collaborative project with people who live here.” Residents submitted historical photos to be showcased starting on June 9. On September 10, present-day images of Kensington, shot by Thomas and other photographers, like Hiroyuki Ito and Will Steacy, will be displayed. Stofla talked about why multiple artists were asked to participate. “After speaking to people, [Thomas] felt that there were… so many stories and diversity going on in that [area] that having collaborating photographers also working on the project would better be able to reflect that diversity of that neighborhood,” Stofla said. “[The artists] all bring some-thing very different to the project and that’s why [Thomas] asked them to be involved.” Telling the stories of Kensington’s residents, Stofla said, is an attempt to combat the skewed image the media por-trays of Kensington. “I think the perception and the news and the images that have been produced in Kensington assist in creating a narrative very on the negative side. It’s all about the chal-lenges, right, that Kensington has,” Stofla said. “Kens-ington has its challenges. We’re not trying to erase those challenges or say they don’t exist, but I don’t think that the current narrative of Kensignton embraces the life and the cultural assets and the energy that lives here.” When asked if they would consider taking a project like this to other parts of the city, Stofla mentioned the time-consuming matter of going door to door and person to person to find these stories and build relationships. Plus, as mentioned before, the Philly Block Project is spe-cial to PPAC because of their location in Kensington. “It’s not off the table but it’s not in the forecast… Doing this in another neighborhood just changes what it is. A lot of this project is about us connecting with our immediate neighbors,” she said. ·

Photo by Donia Ahmad. L to R: Mohammed Ibrahim, Patricia Coyne, Miriam Abuawwadeh, Donia Mustafa, Nabeela Ibrahim – pose together at the Al-Aqsa Solidarity barbeque December 12, 2015. “I got to meet Patricia. It was a day for us to meet and show that we are all one community.”

Sirma Celep, left, holds her granddaughter, Armina, on the front porch in November 2015. The duo was photo-graphed for the Philly Block Project in November 2015, a collaboration between the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center and Hank Willis Thomas. Photo by Wyatt Gallery/Hank Willis Thomas Studio.

Hakan Ibisi carries a photograph of his grandfather in his wallet. Ibisi was photographed for the Philly Block Project, a collaboration between the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center and Hank Willis Thomas. Photo by Wyatt Gallery/Hank Willis Thomas Studio.

Portrait of Ethel May Haines, contributed by her grand-son Roi Greene. “We used to call her Ethel May ‘All Day’ because she was always busy, working for her family and her community. This photo was taken in the 70’s, but she continued to wear flowers in her hair for as long as I re-member,” Roi Greene said.

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Last week, I had an extreme Clean Plate fail. After purchasing a bag of beautiful meyer lemons, I was set on finding an opportunity for them to shine in some-thing other than a glass of ice water or cup of tea. I found a recipe for a lemon shaker pie, which incorporates even the peel of the

lemon. I made an easy homemade crust in the food processor and thought I would have a dessert masterpiece in no time. Even though the filling was very runny, I thought it would at least taste delicious. But that wasn’t the case: Thanks to the peels, the lemon center was incredibly bitter and, in fact, inedible. Disappointed, but still determined, I went back to the store, bought another bag of mey-er lemons and was even more motivated to find the perfect recipe. Though I was craving something sweet, one thing was for certain: I would be steering clear of pies. This recipe for tea cookies seemed like the perfect welcome for the spring season; two biscuit-like cookies sandwich a layer of icing and all elements highlight the citrus and floral flavors of meyer lemons.

Meyer Lemon Tea Cookies – Adapted from My Madison BistroCookies¾ cup unsalted butter1 teaspoon lemon zest1 tablespoon lemon juice1 ¼ cup flour½ cup cornstarch1/3 cup confectioners’ sugar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cream butter, lemon zest and juice until fluffy. In separate bowl, sift dry ingredients and mix into butter on low speed. Divide in half. Shape each half into an 8×1 inch log and roll in plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours. Cut into ¼ inch rounds. Bake for 12 minutes. Cool cookies on a baking rack.

Frosting¾ cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted¼ cup unsalted butter, room temperature1 teaspoon lemon zest1 teaspoon lemon juice1 teaspoon almond extract

On low speed, mix the butter and sugar until well blended. Add the lemon juice, zest and almond extract. Mix until incorporated. Spread icing on on cookie and top with another. ·


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“I want to be famous one day,” Barbara Morehead, a Fishtown resident and member of St. Anne’s Senior Com-munity Center (2607 E. Cumberland St.), said. “I love art… I really do and I’m not cutting my ear off either.” Morehead says working with watercolors, Chinese ink and stained glass, among other mediums, helps her to re-lax and makes her feel fulfilled. Her work, along with about 20 other vendors’ crafts, were on sale at St. Anne’s Spring Craft Fair on Saturday, March 12. All types of crafts were available, like homemade pens, knitted baby clothes and St. Patty’s Day wreaths. The youngest crafter was 11-year-old Megan Kemp-inski who currently lives in Richboro, PA. Her table was mainly holiday-themed, with crafts like painted wooden snowmen, Easter signs and bunny dolls. Kempinski also planned to donate some of her proceeds to help kids with autism. “I had autistic kids at my school and I always liked to play with them and help them,” Kempinski said. “They were moving schools so I decided to have a fundraiser for them. So some money is going to the fundraiser.” For Maryanne Yost, a participant in the craft fair who has lived in the neighborhood for 63 years, Kempinski’s story was special to hear since Yost’s 7-year-old granddaughter is autistic. “That’s a special cause to my heart… [My granddaugh-ter] is right here from the neighborhood. She’s always been a little smarty-pants but now she’s getting better with her social skills,” Yost said. “I thought it was really nice of [Kempinski] to do that. I did buy a few things to support her.” One of St. Anne’s Senior Center’s main goals is to give back to the community. St. Anne’s requires no member-ship fee and offers programs to help people 50 and over maintain an active mind, a satisfying social life and a healthy body. Isabel Burgos became a member of St. Anne’s this past summer and told Spirit News about all of the benefits the center has offered her. “After I became sick two years ago, my mom passed right after that. I started to get depressed and this just picked me up,” Burgos said. “I love the people here… I come in here and I get hugs and I get kisses. I look forward to com-ing here everyday.” Karen Rouse, director of the Senior Center, organized the event to raise more money for the center and provide an opportunity for seniors to bring in income. She also wanted to find a way to promote community involvement at the center. “People kinda feel ‘Oh, it’s a senior center. Oh, they’re just in there and they aren’t involved in the community.’ But we are a part of the community,” Rouse said. Maria Cunningham, who claims to have a decoration at home for every holiday, is a Port Richmond resident who stopped by the center on Saturday to see what local craft-ers had to offer. “I’m glad they had [the craft fair] to show the talent of other people and as I say, that’s where I get my decora-tions. I’d rather buy something personal for myself or a gift than go to A.C. Moore or something,” she said. Rouse, a crafter herself, thinks it is very beneficial for seniors to stay active by making art. “Some of our members have been doing it for years. But for others, they just learned or are trying new things… It’s an opportunity for them to learn from each other. The other thing is socialization,” Rouse said. Morehead supports Rouse’s passion for encouraging art amongst the seniors.

“We should have more art,” she said. “It’s part of our culture. I think we should embellish it.” All aspects of creating community and family were ap-parent at the center on Saturday. Laughter and chit-chat could be heard over the sounds of coffee brewing. Rows of brightly lined tables filled the room as visitors milled around, touching tulle wreaths or personalized, wooden magnets. “It’s already beyond what I expected,” Rouse said. ·


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commemorate the event were Eagles icons Dick Vermeil and Vince Papale, along with poker room ambassador and professional Matt Glantz. In addition to showing off the new 6,000-square-foot

space, featuring 28 tables, the day marked the beginning of the inaugural “SugarHouse Poker Night Classic” that will feature 35 tournaments over 20 days running from March 23—April 11. The PNIA television production team will be at SugarHouse to live-stream the main event final table on April 11. PNIA will also record high-stakes cash game action with a lineup featuring Philadelphia’s own Joe McKeehen, the current World Series of Poker (WSOP)

Main Event champion. “Being the first-ever Poker Night in America Poker Room is a big honor for the SugarHouse team,” said Wendy Hamilton, general manager of SugarHouse Casino. “In addition to continuing our high-caliber tournaments, poker fans will get to see some of the game’s best players here in Philadelphia.” ·

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several-thousand people to the 20th Annual Thomas’ Walk Against Hunger next month, an effort that will have a direct impact on several hunger-relief organizations in the Riverwards. The 3.1-mile walk along Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, set for April 9, is organized by the Greater Coalition Against Hunger. In addition to raising awareness about the epi-demic of food insecurity in the City of Brotherly Love, the event is also a unique fundraising opportunity for groups working to stem the tide of hunger. Supporters are encouraged to create teams in honor of a hunger-relief nonprofit, food pantry or soup kitchen, and solicit pledges, which the Coalition will disperse directly to the named beneficiary. “The walk started as a way to bring awareness to the issue of hunger and has also evolved into a fundraising vehicle for a lot of small organizations,” said Coalition commu-nications manager Tom Mahon. “For a lot of these pro-grams, this serves as the only way for them to get funds throughout the year. If you’re a small food pantry at a church in Grey’s Ferry and you raise $1,000 that could be your entire yearly operating budget.” Last year’s walk brought in $258,000 altogether for the beneficiaries, Mahon noted, which was its most success-ful yet. He said the Coalition aims for that number to even higher this year. There are currently about 80 providers who will benefit from the walk, and Mahon expects that number to grow to more than 100 by walk day. Among the registered Riverwards groups walkers can support are Community Center at Visitation, Drueding Center, First Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ, NHS Fresh Start, The Simple Way and True Vine Baptist Church. Larger organizations like Philabundance are also putting

forth teams and helping get the word out about the event. “This year, our staff will be walking in larger numbers,” said Philabundance Katherine Sprissler-Klein, deputy director of community engagement. “We’re putting the event out on all channels of social media and through our e- and print communications.” Philabundance has four locations: the South Philly head-quarters where most of the fresh food is packed, sorted and stored; a dry-good facility and offices at 302 W. Berks St. in Kensington; a community kitchen in North Phila-delphia; and the nation’s first nonprofit grocery store in Chester. Every dollar the food-rescue organization raises equates to two meals for Philadelphians, Sprissler-Klein said. This year, they aim to generate $10,000 through their participa-tion in the Walk Against Hunger. “We’ve done a little bit less in the past, but we’ve set new aggressive goals this year,” she said, noting the format of the event gives each organization the autonomy to coordi-nate its own fundraising efforts. “The Coalition provides the tools and then it’s up to us to engage our base.” On the event’s website, each team has its own fundrais-ing page to which they can direct supporters for dona-tions. But, support doesn’t have to be just monetary; participa-tion is free, which Sprissler-Klein said encourages the in-clusion of people who might not have the funds to donate. “This is not like many other charity walks. What the Co-alition does is tremendous because they have a sensitivi-ty that not all folks can afford to fundraise but still want to be there to show their support,” she said. “Clients or volunteers may not have the capacity to fundraise so in-stead they’re able to walk. Regardless of capacity, you can support the effort by being there, by donating or by asking friends and family to donate. It’s great that the event of-fers multiple ways to get involved.” The collaboration the walk promotes among the local hunger-relief organizations, Sprissler-Klein added, can be

key in the city’s fight against food insecurity. “This event is about all sorts of groups working together, which is what we need. This is such an important way to give back to the organizations in our area, and we’re de-lighted to be a part of it,” she said.

Check-in for the Walk Against Hunger kicks off at 8AM April 9 at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, 2600 Benjamin Frank-lin Pkwy. The walk sets off at 9 a.m. For more information, visit www.hungerwalk.org. For more information about Philabundance, visit www.philabundance.org. ·

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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.

Monday, April 4th, 7PMFNA & FACT COMMUNITY SAFETY MEETING. In February FNA & FACT held a joint meeting to discuss community safety concerns. As a result of that meeting a survey was distributed in the community both in print and online. On Monday, April 4th the results of that sur-vey as well as plans and suggestions on how to best ad-dress the issues will be discussed. Councilmen Clarke & Squilla and Captain Kappe will be attending. The meeting will be held at Holy Name of Jesus Church Hall.

Thursday, March 31, 5PM-7:30PMFRIENDS OF ADAIRE MONTHLY HAPPY HOURJoin Friends of Adaire young and not-as-young for a fam-ily-friendly happy hour at Frankford Hall. The conversa-tion and good time is free, and the food and drink you buy will benefit our work to support, promote, and expand ex-cellence in education at the K-8 Public School in the heart of Fishtown.

HEALTHY COOKING WORKSHOPLearn how to cook healthy meals with certified food spe-cialist Keisha Prosser as she prepares meals, gives tips and shows you how to incorporate healthy foods into your everyday lifestyle. You’ll also get to taste her delicious creations. The workshops will take place on Thursdays at 6PM on March 31, April 7, 14 and 28 at the Fishtown Com-munity Library, 1217 E Montgomery Ave.For more information call the Library at 215-685-9990.

Friday, April 1GREENSGROW HAPPY HOURThis First Friday, join us at our favorite local, Johnny Brenda’s to learn about the Greensgrow CSA, and have a CSA inspired cocktail on the porch from 5-7PM. We’ll be raffling off a pair of tickets to a show at Johnny Brenda’s music venue.

Saturday, April 2, 9AM-3PM.FRANKFORD FRIENDS SCHOOL ANNUAL RUMMAGE AND BAKE SALEClothes, toys, housewares and much more will be on sale at 1500 Orthodox Street

Sunday, April 3ANNUAL BREAKFAST FUNDRAISERLadies of Port Richmond will host a Breast Cancer fund-raiser breakfast at 10AM at Our Lady Help Of Christian Church Hall, at Gaul & Allegh-eny Ave. The cost is $10 for adults and $5 for children.For more information call Marylou at 215-427-3222.

Monday, April 4DRINK WITH YOUR YINKS FOR INKH.A. Brown Elementary recently upgraded their computer equipment for their K-8 grade students through a grant. However, they have no funding for PRINTER INK! The stu-dents would like to be able to print off the images they are designing or have a hard copy of their written work, but they need our help. Raising your glass, will help us raise the funds we need to support our students. Lets drink for ink at Martha, 2113 E York St.

Saturday, April 9SPRING CLEANUPThe Friends of Konrad Square will have a neighborhood cleanup at the Square. If you can volunteer, please come over and support your park. For more information call Vicky at 215-426-9654.

Saturday, April 9DIVERSITY IN LAW ENFORCEMENT CAREER FAIRThe Philadelphia Police Department will host a career fair to promote diversity in law enforcement. The event will take place at Bright Hope Baptist Church, 1601 N. 12th St. from 10AM-2PM. For more information call 215-683-2677.

Saturday, April 9 and 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 Center’s biggest outdoor annual community arts event featuring local talented artisan vendors, popular food trucks, children & teen crafts, live youth music & dance workshops, raffles, 50/50’s, a moon bounce and the 3rd Annual Philly Puff, an inflatable sculpture contest. All of the proceeds raised during the event will support Port-side’s students scholarship fund for families of limited resources. The event will take place from 12-5PM at Penn Treaty Park. More information PortsideCommunityArtsFest.org &philly-puff.org.

Thursday, April 28ADAIRE BENEFIT CONCERTLocal musicians Andrew Lipke and John Byrne perform along with student musicians to benefit Adaire’s music program. There will be a food truck on site, free parking on site, and childcare. Doors open at 6PM, a raffle/auc-tion at 6:30PM, and the show starts at 7PM and goes until 9:30PM. For more information visit friendsofadaire.org

TIGERS SIGN-UPSSign up now for the Port Richmond Tigers upcoming t-ball, softball, and baseball seasons at the Tiger’s club-house (Chatham & Ann) Mondays through Fridays from 6:30-7:30PM. Softball and baseball are travel leagues. A copy of the child’s 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.

SIXERS NEIGHBORHOOD BASKETBALL LEAGUEHancock Rec has more openings for players in their SNBL league held at Moffett Elementary School. For more in-formation please contact Coach Larry @215-685-9877, or come to Moffet to register on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 4-6PM.

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 SIGNUPSSummer Camp for Cione Playground is now full. We are no longer taking applications.Arts 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.Chess Club – For beginner to advanced players of all ages. Meetings take place Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-8PM.For more information call 215-685-9880.

CASINO FUNDRAISERThe Ladies of Port Richmond are hosting a casino fund-raising trip to Atlantic City to help fight breast cancer. The cost is $30 with $25 to play. The bus leaves from Campbell Square on May 1 at 11:15AM.Call Marylou at 215-427-3222 or Marie at 215-743-3461 for more information.

Sunday, April 17FNA CHILI COOKOFFYou can’t have spring without the annual FNA Chili Cookoff! On April 17, we’re back for our sixth year, this time at The Fillmore so we accommodate even more guests. All Fishtowners are encouraged to compete in the Home Made Chili category. If you want to show off your chili-making chops, email us at [email protected]. We’ll fill you in on the rules and day-of details. If you don’t make chili but would like to volunteer to help with the event, please let us know. Volunteers and contes-tants get free admission. If you’re a restaurant interest-ed in competing and you haven’t already heard from us, you’re also welcome and encouraged to reach out to us at [email protected]. Contestants are being recruited now, and tickets go on sale later this week.

WednesdaysFIRST PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE STUDY GROUPA Bible study group meets at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave at 7PM . Come and bring a friend for in-formative, exciting and lively open discussions. As always, everyone is welcome.

ThursdaysST. ANNE WEEKLY NOVENASt. Anne weekly Novena Thursday evening service, 7:30PM Church of Saint Anne, Memphis St. and Lehigh Ave.

TuesdaysPRAYER MINISTRY First Emmanuel Prayer Partners Church, 711 W. Girard Ave. Prayer Ministry is looking for Prayer Partners. Every-one is Welcome to come pray with us.For further information call 215-456-9974.

SundaysSUNDAY BINGOSt. Anne Church will host bingo on Sundays in the Social Hall, Memphis and Tucker streets. Doors open at 4PM; bingo starts at 6PM. Cost is $12. Call 215-739-4590 for more details.

LUTHERAN SETTLEMENT HOME EVENTSLutheran Settlement House Senior Center, 1340 Frank-ford Ave. Computer Classes: Level 1: Tuesdays from 9-10AM and Thursdays from 12-2PM. Level 2 Classes take place on Mondays from 1-3PM and Thursdays 2-4PM. Dancercise with Rita, Mondays at 9AM and Tai Chi with Milt on Wednesdays at 12:30PM.For further information call 215-426-8610.

SundaysSUNDAY BINGOSt. Anne Church will host bingo on Sundays in the Social Hall, Memphis and Tucker streets. Doors open at 4PM; bingo starts at 6PM. Cost is $12. Call 215-739-4590 for more details.

LUTHERAN SETTLEMENT HOME EVENTSLutheran Settlement House Senior Center, 1340 Frank-ford Ave. Computer Classes: Level 1: Tuesdays from 9-10AM and Thursdays from 12-2PM. Level 2 Classes take place on Mondays from 1-3PM and Thursdays 2-4PM. Dancercise with Rita, Mondays at 9AM and Tai Chi with Milt on Wednesdays at 12:30PM.For further information call 215-426-8610.

Presented by NKCDC as part of Frankford Ave ArtsFIRST FRIDAYS

To participate in First Fridays, contact NKCDC at [email protected] or visit FrankfordAveArts.org.

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5TH ANNUAL PFCU ART CONTEST FOR LOCAL 3RD - 5TH GRADE STUDENTS

Philadelphia Federal Credit Union (PFCU) has announced that its 5th annual art competition will begin on April 1, 2016, to coincide with the first day of National Financial Literacy Month.

Picture of Success Art Contest will be open to Philadel-phia-area students in grades 3-5 and is designed to teach children how to establish and maintain healthy financial habits. Each student will submit a work of art that depicts one of their financial goals and winners of the contest will receive prizes for their entire classroom, along with a personal $100 savings account. The deadline to submit entries is April 30, 2016. Since 2012, the art competition has prompted conversa-tions between teachers, parents and young people about the importance of learning and practicing positive finan-cial habits starting at an early age. All Philadelphia-area students in grades 3-5 are eligible to participate, regard-less of having a membership at PFCU. Once all entries are submitted on April 30, 2016, a special committee will se-lect ten finalists. On May 9, 2016, the artwork from the ten finalists will be posted on PFCU’s Facebook page for the public to vote on through May 23, 2016. Two winners will be announced on PFCU’s Facebook page on May 24, 2016. To enter the Picture of Success Art Contest, read the complete rules and download the Official Contest Entry Form by visiting www.pfcu.com/artcontest. Entries must be mailed to PFCU’s Operations Center (Attention: Mar-keting Department, 12800 Townsend Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154) or delivered to one of the 10 PFCU branches no later than April 30, 2016. ·

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FOUR PROPERT I E S ARE P END ING FOR H I S TOR IC DES IGNAT IONS IN F I SHTOWN

According to PlanPhilly, four properties on Frankford Avenue in Fishtown have been nom-inated to receive historic designation. Three of the four properties, located at 1105 -

1127 Frankford Avenue, have “significant character, interest or value as part of the development, heritage or cultural char-acteristics of the city” and “[exemplify] the cultural, political, economic, social or historical heritage of the community.” They are situated between Wildey Street and Girard Avenue, the unofficial entrance to Fishtown within the vicinity of the Delaware River. The two-story structures have in the past functioned primarily as commercial outlets. The fourth property is situated on the 1400 block of Frankford Avenue and served previously as a police station and bicycle shop. Architectural historian Oscar Beisert, in affiliation with representatives from Kensington and Olde Richmond Heritage LLC as well as Neighborhood Preservation Allies, nominated the properties. Owners Jason Nussbaum and

Roland Kassis are not, however, as thrilled as one might expect. The two plan on preserving the properties, but as-sert that historic certification would only stymie their ef-forts. Ken Milano, an author and local historian, assure them that it is in the best interest of the community to designate the buildings as historically significant because of the pervasive demolition occurring in Fishtown (and Kensington as well).

The Spirit of the Riverwards – March 30, 2016

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