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Despite the presence of newly renovated homes and an adjacent warehouse on the 1400 block of East Columbia is being convert-ed to luxury lofts directly behind it, the 400 block of Miller Street in Fishtown suffers from a drug problem. Thanks to limited ve-

hicle access, this block sits as a remote enclave in an otherwise high-traffic urban grid. But the lack of speeding cars down the street adds more than a peaceful element: It’s one that local dope dealers utilize to their benefit. “It’s difficult to get a car up that street,” Sgt. John Massi of the 26th Po-lice district said. “You can [drive up the street] but by the time you do it they can see you and move around.” The only way to get to the 400 block of Miller by car is to go up the 1400 block of Emerick from Belgrade. Pedestrians and bikes can use the 1400 block of Orange, which one person who lives nearby called “heroin alley.” “The dealers take advantage of that,” Massi said. Some cops refer to the block as the “dirty horseshoe.” Residents are scared. They’re so fearful of retribution from dealers that they refuse to go on the record. “We value our safety more than whatever good publicity could bring,” said one resident. Other residents report nodders, all-day dealing, needles and arguments. Fortunately there’s been no serious violence but calls to police paint a grim and even scary picture. Several calls to 911 resulted in emergency transpor-tation to a hospital. A few were fatal but records The Spirit obtained in time for our print date were unclear about which ones and how many.

You are not alone

People around East Somerset Street in Port Richmond have been experi-encing similar problems. Several area residents complained about a spe-cific set of houses on the 2500 block of the street. Each have reported the problem to police and local political representatives but to no avail. 2500 East Somerset is not difficult to access but the alleged dealers use the cover of their home. All of the residents mentioned that the dealing goes on all day but they see activity peak around 8AM. Apparent buyers, sometimes three at a time, double-park and go in the house. They come out and either drive away or use the narcotics in their car. One resident snapped photos of drugs outside the home. Another found empty “Suboxone” packages. “It’s what the addicts use when they can’t get their heroin,” the neighbor said. Neighbors have called the police as well as State Representative John Taylor’s office. The residents believe that Rep. Taylor and the police have heard them but point out that the problem still exists. The Philadelphia Police Department exercised their right to a 30-day de-lay in regard to The Spirit’s Right-to-Know request on police dispatches to the block, citing the need to “ascertain if... the record does exist” and to

”determine if the request requires... redaction[s].” A spokesperson from Rep. Taylor’s Port Richmond office acknowledged the existence of the problem and said upon learning of the issue, they no-tified the proper agencies, including the 24th district. “They’ve told us that we have to record license plate numbers,” said one resident. Marc Collazzo of Rep. Taylor’s office explained the problem. “Unfortunately... when the dealing is happening in the house, we don’t have proof,” he said. Rep. Taylor’s staff does several things when a constituent calls about a potential drug-dealing establishment at a private property. They report the issue to the Public Nuisance Task Force, which runs out of the District Attorney’s office. They also make sure the appropriate police district cap-tain is made aware of the problem. And “we send a letter to the owner of the property,” Rep. Taylor’s spokesperson said. Collazzo said residents using his office can and often do remain anonymous. Last month, Councilwoman Maria Quinones Sanchez told The Spirit that the fear of reporting is common. “We’re happy to take care of [reporting the problem] for [constitu-ents],” Sanchez said. She also encourages folks to speak up at community meetings. But not everyone at the community meetings are concerned citizens however. “Sometimes people come up to us after the meeting and say, ‘One of the people I wanted to tell you about was at the meeting.’ So the dealers are actually attending the meetings too,” Sanchez said. Rep. Taylor’s office said that the more details in a report the better. Philly’s new narcotics chief, who reads the city-wide reports daily, said last month in an interview with The Spirit that he couldn’t agree more. “The more information I have the more I have to work with,” said Dan MacDonald, Chief Inspector of Narcotics. One resident near the 2500 block of East Somerset property noticed that people who frequent the home often also walk up Somerset towards Kensington. They usually return about an hour later and briefly stop in the home in question for a few minutes and then leave. “This goes on every morning,” the resident said. It comes as no surprise to Rev. Billy Cortes, who runs his ministry near Front and Somerset. MacDonald’s narcotics team raided this drug hub re-peatedly in July as we reported first. “The busiest time is six in the morning to ten in the morning,” Cortes said. “People are coming from many different states; New York, New Jer-sey, Delaware, Allentown, all over,” Cortes said. But Cortes said it’s far from just being outsiders. “There are people walk-ing up from the [surrounding] neighborhoods and taking the [drugs]

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City Pa per ceased its print pub lic a tion last week. The news was announced in a press release on the Broad Street Me-dia-owned Northeast Time’s website. The demise of City Paper (CP) was not entirely unexpect-ed, though — the alt weekly had been diminishing from some time. Not only did the paper’s physical size decrease but the content of the paper weakened like a Jersey shore-line crippled by climate change. The paper’s slow death seemed to accelerate after its purchase by Metro — the king of soundbite urban news and rapper glam. CP’s glory days were the 1990s and early 2000s when writers like Howard Altman covered the Center City jog-ger case in pieces like “The Kimberly Conundrum.” The jogger case was one of Philly’s most sensational crimes in which a 26-year-old paralegal was raped, murdered and left in a stairwell at the corner of 21st and Pine Streets in early morning hours of November 2, 1995. Alt-man’s two-part CP series told the story of the haphazard and disturbing legal events surrounding the murder and the arrest of suspects Herbert Haak and Richard Wise. I was also involved in reporting on that case for another publication but that’s another story… During that period of time, if you were a journalist or a new college grad with journalistic ambitions, writing for CP was an obligatory rite of passage. Philadelphia Weekly (PW), CP’s rival publication, was not such a prized venue because it came to ape sensationalistic elements of The New York Post. But for a period of time the two newspapers seemed to run neck-in-neck when it came to a quality product. Early on, CP’s consistently solid editorial basis put it heads above PW, especially after the latter’s bloody Cesar-ean section birth in January 1995 when the old Welcomat staff (and format) were sent packing in a coup right out of a Russian melodrama. In some ways, it’s not possible to talk about CP without tapping into PW’s history. At the time, Bill Warner was the Welcomat’s editor and a charismatic leader who the staff was very dedicated to. Warner’s editorial style had a micromanagement flavor but he was astute in a New Yorker Magazine kind of way. He had moved from New York to take the job and was be-ginning to make serious changes to The Welcomat. But he would never have a chance to implement his vision for the paper because publisher Michael Cohen had begun to en-gineer a coup in newsroom. Cohen wanted to bring an alternative weekly format to the paper but Warner and his staff resisted. Cohen eventually de-cided to fire Welcomat staffers following their current dead-line and bring in a new editorial staff. Just as the completed weekly was going out the door to the printer, The Inquirer called Suzanne Ross, who was the managing editor of The Welcomat at the time, and asked her how she felt about hav-ing lost her job. Ross didn’t realize she’d been fired. Soon a parade was forming down to Cohen’s office and that’s when people were told that they had all lost their jobs. In addition to my work as a Welcomat columnist, I also worked in the newsroom as a proofreader so I witnessed firsthand the tension between Cohen and Warner. The conflict seemed to be as much about personality as about

conflicting editorial views. Warner’s cerebral, insular style was the opposite of Cohen’s hyper-extroverted used car salesman persona. It seemed to me then that Warner saw Cohen as an editorially clueless money man who knew little or next to nothing about writing and culture. The way Warner saw it, Cohen’s job was to support the editor and work on the production side of things, like finding new distribution outlets. The monumental clash of egos contributed to Warner’s undoing. In fact, the word in the newsroom then was that Warner hated talking to Cohen. We will never know what PW might have become had War-ner not been given the axe. Former PW staffers like to say that the paper received an upgrade from community paper to alt weekly after the expulsion of Warner, but the fact is that The Welco-mat had already sailed into alternative waters after its move from a tiny office on Ludlow Street. Writers like John Guinther and Jim Knipel were hardly “commu-nity,” although I suppose the difference had to do with an alt weekly having more paid staff and music reviews than the old Welcomat could support. After the move from Ludlow Street, a new cover design improved the look of the paper and The Welcomat seemed headed in a new direction. And so PW was born. It strikes me as odd that CP staffers were notified of the loss of their jobs and the end of their publication the same way that old Welcomat staffers heard the news about the original PW coup. In both cases there was no advance warning. As CP stated in a press release: “This came to as a surprise to us. We first heard about it via Broad Street Me-dia’s press release announcing that they’d acquired intel-lectual rights to City Paper. That was brought to our atten-tion when people from other newspapers started calling us for comment.” In a strange, Machiavellian twist you might say that this was PW’s second bloody coup but only by default because it was conducted under the Metro and Broad Street Media umbrella. Looking over the legacy of both newspapers, it is true that both PW and CP seemed to run on the same editorial gas so that readers often got them confused, leading to talks of a merger and the benefits of a unified newspaper. That history was recounted in a 2013 Philadelphia Magazine ar-ticle by Jason Fagone, who wrote, “The staffs are very simi-lar, comprised of the same smart young urbanites; there’s been plenty of staff-swapping.” But by 2013 the differences between PW and CP had be-come radical: PW was up to its neck in New York Post and National Enquirer sensationalism, even as both publica-tions were being hammered down in size. The elimination of pages and content accelerated for CP last year when it

was purchased by Metro. With that purchase, CP’s death warrant was signed. Immediately after the sale of CP was announced in the Broad Street Media press release, it was explained that “the best” of CP would be incorporated into PW. It was also made clear that the Broad Street Media preferred PW although it was also suggested that after the “incorpora-tion” of the two papers that PW would rise from the ashes in phoenix fashion. What is this if not admitting that PW is currently little more than a patient etherized upon a table? Time will tell whether this urban prophecy occurs but as things stand today it is pretty obvious to most that PW needs more than an editorial transfusion and should have been the weekly standing on the firing line. •

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night will be at or below freezing! The greatest threat for rain this week is on Friday as a storm crosses by to our north. We could also get a sprinkle on Saturday but overall this week looks pretty dry. It is interest-ing to note that Upstate NY will get a little snow wake of the Friday storm. Yeah, just a little reminder that winter is right around the corner! Wednesday and Thursday are the best days of the week. They will be in the 60s with sunshine both days.

Friday will feature showers rolling in pretty quickly during the day (around noon) as a storm passes by to our north. I am not expecting a lot of rain, just a 3-4 hour period of showers. Saturday and Sunday are breezy and cool days. We take a step closer to winter, especially at night when it will feel pretty “cold.” Monday stays cool but it will be sunny. Tuesday we take a jump back up to near 70 de-grees with sunshine and some clouds. The weather winner of the week is Thursday; the weather loser is Sunday. •

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On the morning of Friday, October 2nd, grey clouds filled an overcast sky. But despite the uninspiring weather the mood inside the gymnasium of the First Philadelphia Prepara-

tory Charter School was far from dreary. Children, teach-ers, staff and prominent local politicians were on campus celebrating a ribbon cutting ceremony that marked the opening of a number of new buildings on campus. First Philadelphia Preparatory Charter School (First Philly) opened its doors in September 2002 with three dif-ferent campuses scattered across various Philadelphia neighborhoods. The school moved to a permanent loca-tion in 2004 and experienced expansion in 2009, which included the construction of a 700-seat auditorium. Con-tinued growth of First Philly brought about yet another expansion in February 2015 with the intention of allow-ing the K-12 school to operate entirely on one site. Today nearly 1700 students will be able to receive their education from a single campus setting. The ribbon cutting ceremony was more than a way to praise the completion of the new brick and mortar facili-ties. Those who spoke at the event choose to focus on dis-cussing the accomplishments of their students. “What is behind this ribbon is even more important than a building — it’s our students that inhabit this building that make it come alive each day,” Dr. Joseph Gillespie CEO of First Philly, said. “Yes, they are still growing and developing here at First Philadelphia as they continue their education but we are eager to present them to the world — a world that desperately needs their talents, their enthusiasm, their intellect and their goodness.” First Philly’s mission was articulated during the ceremo-ny, which highlighted the continued learning of all their students as something of the utmost importance. “Help kids learn to read so they can read to learn,” Jurate Krokys, CEO of American Paradigm Schools, said. “What greater task is there for us then to empower our students to become lifelong learners?”

American Paradigm Schools (APS) is an educational man-agement organization that assists First Philadelphia and three other local-area charters (including the Memphis Street Academy) in supporting academic success. Accord-ing to their website, APS was formed on July 1, 2011 to provide a positive blueprint to communities where edu-cational choices were absent. Much of the funding that has allowed First Philadelphia to grow in recent years has been largely managed with the help of APS. “We hire [APS] to come in and help us with the manage-ment of the school,” John MacDonald, First Philly Board of Trustees President, said. “It’s at arms length because, as I have told APS, if we were unhappy with what they are assisting us with, whether its educational efforts or fund-ing, we could look elsewhere.” It’s been all thumbs up thus far. MacDonald and others at First Philly have been pleased with the ways APS has as-sisted the schools in recent years and the excitement sur-rounding this expansion shows that.

But despite the success of First Philly and Memphis Street Academy, they operate within a backdrop of growing concerns and critiques of Philadelphia charter schools. In February the School Reform Commission (SRC) finished the review of 39 charter school applica-tions for the Philadelphia School District. In the end only five out of the 39 were approved. One of the five members of the SRC, Commissioner Mar-jorie Neff, didn’t vote for a single charter school to be ap-proved. She sighted a lack of the quality in the applica-tions as her reasoning. Krokys of APS condemd these listed deficiencies in a Philly.com artcile after the SRC’s decision had been made: “There were actual facts that were inaccurate and perhaps it reflected a lot of applications they had to review in a short time,” Krokys told Philly.com in Febuary. Meanwhile public schools are failing citywide and more closures are on the horizon. On October 1st, Philadelphia School District Superintendent William Hite announced closures, conversions to charter schools and even newly proposed schools, which will affect 5,000 students at 15 schools. The superintendent’s plan requires SRC approval and will cost up to $20 million. According to The Notebook, Hite says that schools slat-ed for the so-called Renaissance charter conversion (Jay Cooke in Logan, Samuel Huey in West Philadelphia and John Wister in Germantown) will build “on the success of

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the Renaissance charter program, which reignites in-district turnaround efforts, consoli-dates underperforming programs and launches new schools based on proven and inno-vative models and approaches.” Antoinette Powell, who has held teaching and leadership positions at Philly public schools and charter schools, is currently working as the assistant principal at First Philly. After receiving an Eagle Award for outstanding leadership during the ribbon cutting cer-emony, she made her way down the new hallways of the school. As she made her way, students repeatedly greeted her to spark up new conversations. Powell says this is typical of a normal day at First Philly. “It’s all about setting the tone with high expectations,” Powell said. “We let the kids know that school is about business and it’s important we focus on where their lives are going. Every child needs a champion… and when you are dealing with such a diverse population of kids from various backgrounds you have to be that champion and push them forward.” Alexander Ramon is an 11th grade student who started at First Philadelphia in 3rd grade. Before then he attended local area public schools. “I was kind of bad at reading and math and once I started coming here it boosted those skills and really helped a lot,” Ramon said. “If I did not understand something the teachers had no problem explaining everything. They care so much.” Mariam Majeed, also in 11th grade, started at First Philly in 9th grade. Born in Pakistan, Majeed notes that despite the cultural differences between her original home and Amer-ica, First Philly helped her to overcome adversity through opportunity. “This school is so important to me because one of the reasons why my parents brought me here was because of the education opportunities and this school gives me those opportuni-ties.” Majeed said. “It’s through internships, other programs and trying to send everyone to college. That mentality has been embedded in the environment here. In some it’s still growing and in others it has fully bloomed.” •

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1 tablespoon minced garlic1 tablespoon minced ginger3 scallions, white parts minced and green parts sliced3 teaspoons soy sauce1-20 oz. package ground turkey2 tablespoons vegetable oil1 small onion, chopped3 carrots, peeled and chopped4-3 inch pieces fresh lemongrass, outer stalky parts removed6 cups chicken broth8 oz. button mushrooms, sliced1 cup cooked jasmine rice Salt and pepper, to taste

Using your hands or a spoon, in a large bowl, combine ½ tablespoon each of garlic and ginger, the white bottoms of the scallions, soy sauce and ground turkey. Set aside. In a large pot, heat oil over medium-low heat. Add remaining garlic, ginger and lemongrass. Cook until fragrant. Add onion and carrots and cook until just soft, about 3 to 5 minutes. Pour in chicken broth, stir and bring to a boil. Drop ¼ cup sized, loosely made balls of the turkey mixture into the broth. Reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until meatballs are cooked through, approximately 10 to 15 minutes. Remove lid and add mushrooms and remaining scallions. Stir and turn off heat. Serve once mushrooms have softened. Season with salt and pepper. •

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home,” he said. Those type of buyers come all day. It’s a never-ending demand market. But one block fought back. And believe or not, they won.

Hope through persistence

Residents from the 2800 block of Almond Street watched as a group of alleged dealers took over a couple properties on their block and adjacent streets, possibly even manip-ulating an elderly resident. They operated on the corner, in the house, and dealt through a cut in the screen door. The residents noted that the crew appeared to get supplies from Front and Somerset as well. But within the last month the alleged perps were arrest-ed, charged and are awaiting a prelim in mid-October. Several residents agreed to sit down with The Spirit to tell their story. We sat in a conference room at Rep. Taylor’s of-fice with Collazzo and learned how regular folks can fight back. It wasn’t easy. As one resident explained, “It won’t happen with one email or one phone call.” There were many calls, many meetings, much documentation and a lot of patience. And maybe a little luck too. No, not easy. But it sure beats having to sell a home, which is what many of these Riverwards residents said they have contemplated. Next week we’ll continue Crime Blocks and explain the Al-mond Street ordeal. We’ll diagram how the residents went from initially tolerating drug dealing and using, while pro-tectively keeping their kids in the homes, to watching po-lice officers cuff the alleged dealers and put them in jail. •

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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 Community Women’s Education Project (CWEP) on the corner of Frankford Ave. and Somerset St. the second Mon. of the month from 4-7PM and Firm Hope Baptist Church on Tulip and Au-burn Sts. every second Wed. of the month. 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 tdonie@NKCDC.org 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.

Wednesday, October 14EKNA ZONING MEETINGMeeting takes place at 7:15PM at Circle of Hope, 2007 Frankford Ave. Concerning 2550 Emerald St: New con-struction of a two-family dwelling on lot zoned for single-family. 2423 Frankford Ave: New construction of a two-family dwelling on a lot zoned for first-floor commercial use. 2566 Frankford Ave: New construction of building with first floor commercial and multi-family (three units) above. The proposal exceeds height (by one foot), lot cov-erage (not enough yard), and number of units (3 instead of 2). Also, no roof deck setback is proposed (5’ is required). Agenda subject to change.

Monday, October 19EKNA OCTOBER MEETINGDoors open at 6:30PM and the meeting takes place at 7:00PM at Philadelphia Brewing Company (Martha & Hagert)

Tuesday, October 20FNA ZONING ANNOUNCEMENTSMeeting will take place at 7PM at the Fishtown Recre-ation Center. The announcements will cover 2208-10 E Fletcher St: Proposal for (2) Single family homes with roof decks and (2) interior off-street parking spaces, and 523 E Thompson St: Proposal for a (2) unit multifamily structure with roof deck and (2) off-street parking spaces on Eyre St. This meeting will take place at the Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E Montgomery Ave. All residents of Fishtown are eli-gible to vote. Please bring proof of residence or business ownership in the form of a driver’s license or a photo id and a lease, utility bill, or recent piece of mail addressed to your home or business.

GREENSGROW WORKSHOPSKefir & Kvass Fermentation – On October 17 from 12-2PM, a workshop on how to make homemade probiotic kefir and kvass, and fermentation practices. Yarn Spinning – On October 17 from 12-2PM, learn to spin yarn from wool and the technicals behind it. Everyone will get a drop spindle to work with in the class and to take home. Poultry Butchering – On October 24, Greensgrow Com-munity Kitchen will host a workshop on how to butcher and debone a chicken. Everyone will get a chicken to butcher in class and take home. For more information on these events and to register, visit www.greensgrow.org.

EAST KENSINGTON PARK PLANNINGBe a part of East Kensington’s newest green space! Join every Wednesday night from 6-7PM at the corner of Hun-tington and Emerald Street for cleaning, gardening and planning the future of this new community park.Call or email Jack with questions: 267-908-9038 or jack@arcadiacommons.org.

Saturday, October 24 THE FRIENDS OF CAMPBELL SQUARE EVENTSHalloween! 1:30-3PM Trick or treating for youngsters up

to age 10 accompanied by a parent or a guardian. Small pumpkins will be available for a small donation. Still working on additional surprises at this time.

Thursday, October 15FABA NEW BUSINESS MIXERJoin us in welcoming the many amazing new businesses that have opened in the neighborhood over the past year, at our next FABA Membership Mixer from 6-9PM at 15 W Girard Ave. We will enjoy delicious food & drinks at Kostas’ inviting back patio area, and celebrate the exciting growth our business community has been experiencing.To register and for more information visit fishtownbusiness.org.

Wednesday, October 14HACKETT SCHOOL OPEN HOUSEWant to see what is behind those blue doors? Come out for our Fall Open House for a tour and a chance to speak with Mr. Kimmel. The open house will take place at 5:30PM at Hackett School at 2161 E York Street.Please RSVP to info@friendsofhackett.org or call 215-291-4706.

Thursday, October 15GED PREP INFORMATION SESSIONLutheran Settlement House, 1340 Frankford Ave, offers 1-on-1 tutoring and classes for GED prep, basic math and literacy on the third Thursday of every month. Attend an information session at 10AM to enroll in our GED prep program ages 25+. All programs are free.For more information contact literacy@lutheransettlement.org or 215-426-8610 ext.1242.

Saturday, October 17PENNY AUCTIONThe Bethel Baptist Church at 2210 E. Susquehanna Ave will host a Penny Auction from 11AM -2PM. Items include gift cards, perfume, books, jewelry, tools, sports tickets and more. There will also be food vendors and a flea market. For more information call the Church at 215-426-1909.

Saturday, October 17DESIGNER BAG BINGOBingo takes place at Our Lady Help of Christians Hall at Gaul & Allegheny Ave. Doors at 5:15PM, bingo at 6PM. Bring your own refreshments and snacks. All proceeds benefit breast cancer awareness, education and research to find a cure. Admission $30 at the door or call 215-427-3222 or 215-287-5696 for tickets.

Saturday, October 17HISTORICAL MARKER DEDICATIONPlease join the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Friends of Palmer Cemetery and the Penn Treaty Special Services District for the dedication of an official State Historical Marker for Anthony Palmer, founder of Kensington. The Dedication Ceremony will begin at 12PM and will be followed by a reception with refreshments at the Elm Tree Post #88 American Legion, across from Palmer Cemetery. All are welcome. For more information go to palmercemeteryfishtown.com.

Saturday, October 17POLONIA DAYThe National Polish Apostolate Committee and the Saint John Paul II National Shrine are hosting a National Day of celebration of the legacy of St. John Paul II. The obser-vance will take place at the Shrine in Washington, DC. The group will be departing from St. Adalbert Church, 2645 E. Allegheny Ave, in Port Richmond, at 8AM. There will be participation in various exhibits, lectures, entertainment, concluding with Mass at the Shrine. Approximate arrival home will be 10PM. The total cost for transportation, gra-tuities and a buffet dinner is $60. A deposit is required to hold reservations. For more information call Theresa Romanowski at 215-922-1700 or 215-813-2780.

Sunday, October 18PHILLY TREE PEOPLE’S PRUNING CLUBPruning Club meets at 2424 E. York St from 10-12PM. Please join us if you would like to learn proper pruning techniques while getting to know other neighbors inter-ested in helping to beautify the neighborhood and the city. Everyone is welcome and no experience is necessary. Please bring a friend if you know someone who would be interested. Tools will be available for volunteers to use as

well as instruction on how to prune. Please bring eye pro-tection, gloves and any sharp tree pruning tools you have.

Sunday, October 18HOMECOMING SERVICECalling all members and friends of Bethesda Method-ist Church at 2820 E. Venango St Worship Service is at 10:45AM. There will be no Sunday school. Lunch served after Worship Service. All are welcome.For more information call the Church at 215-739-7399

Friday, October 23FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTPROPAC presents a free family movie night featuring Ho-tel Transylvania. The event takes place at Samuel’s Recre-ation Center at Gaul and Tioga Streets. Bring your chairs and blankets. Snacks and refreshments will be sold.

October 24FALL OPEN HOUSE PARTYKensington Community Food Coop is having a Fall Open House Party and General Membership Meeting on Satur-day, October 24th, at the corner of Frankford and Lehigh Avenues. Tour the site of our future store at 11:3AM. Come to the general meeting at noon to get an update on the jour-ney toward a community-owned grocery store, then stick around for food, fun and children’s activities from 1-3PM Go to KCFC.coop or call 215-650-7286 for more information.

PORT RICHMOND TIGERS CARNIVALCarnival takes place from Wednesday, October 21 to Sun-day, October 25 at Northeast Hospital parking lot, Tulip and Allegheny. From Wednesday to Saturday the hours are 6PM-10PM, and Sunday from 1PM-8PM.For more information contact Tom Mack at 215-275-8838.

Wednesday, October 21FALL MOVIE NIGHTThe Friends of Konrad Square will host a fall movie night at 7:30PM at the corner of Tulip and Dauphin Streets. The film Frankenweenie will be screened. Please bring your own blanket. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, tweet @FriendsofKonrad.

Saturday, October 24KENSINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL LUNCHEONAll years Annual Luncheon at Williamson’s Restaurant (Horsham, PA). Special Honorees this year are the “Gor-geous Ladies of the Class of 65.” For more information call Barbara Jones at 215-740-1776 or 215-927-5644.

Saturday, October 24FAMILY HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZAThe Portside Arts Center located at 2531 Lehigh Avenue is hosting a family-friendly Halloween event from 5:30 to 8:30PM. Enjoy two floors of spooky fun, with adult activi-ties and drinks upstairs & children’s activities downstairs. Families are encouraged to come in costume to enter in our family costume contest. Crafts, games, dancing, raf-fles, hors d’oeuvres and more! This fundraiser will support the ArtsMobile Project. Your support will help us drive the arts into Philadelphia schools .For more information and to purchase tickets, visit us at www.portsideartscenter.org/family-halloween-extravaganza

Saturday, October 24KCFC OPEN HOUSE PARTYThe Kensington Community Food Co-op will host an Open House Party & General Membership Meeting at their future store, 2670 Coral Street. At 11:30AM, get a tour of the future store; at 12PM, the membership meeting. From 1-3PM, Grillin’ & Chillin’! Meet neighbors, get market-place samples, play kids games and get some cake. For more information go to kcfc.coop.

Sunday, October 25BASKET RAFFLEAt 11:30AM, Court St. Francis De Sales #2617 will host a Tricky Tray Basket Raffle. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children, which includes lunch and 2 raffle tickets. Additional tickets for sale. Bring canned goods for an ad-ditional raffle ticket. The event takes place at St. Joachim Church, 1527 Church St. For more information call Brenda at 215-288-8168.

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CHILDREN

TuesdaysFISHTOWN LIBRARY EVENTSJoin Miss Dana after school for stories and crafts at the Fishtown Library. Tuesdays at 4PM, from September 8 through November 3 at the Fishtown Public Library, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave. Autumn Toddler Storytime Wednesdays – Join Miss Dana for stories, songs, and silliness at the Fishtown Library! At 10:30AM from September 9th through November 4, at the Fishtown Library 1217 E. Montgomery Ave. Preschool Storytime Wednesdays – This program is in-tended for children ages 1-4 and their caregiver. Siblings are always welcome. Daycares should call for separate ap-pointments. Fishtown Community Branch of the Free Li-brary, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave.For more information call 215-685-9990.

WednesdaysPRESCHOOL 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 St. For further information call 215-685-9992.

AFTER SCHOOL ARTS PROGRAM Portside’s After School Arts Program (or ASA P , for short) in-troduces children from pre-k to 5th grade to the fundamen-tals of arts education through theater arts, hands-on visual arts programming. Homework help is also provided. ASAP begins September 8th and runs Monday through Friday from 3-6PM. Transportation from partnering schools to the Portside is provided via our Portside Mini-bus!To learn more and to register online, visit us at http://www.portsideartscenter.org/after-school-arts-program or call 215-427-1514. CHILDREN’S THEATER ARTS Come grow, play and explore with the Portside Arts Center. Students will use their imaginations and learn acting skills like speech, movement, improvisation, and character de-velopment through the use of theatre games, exercises and preparation for performance. Children will showcase their skills in a shared performance that will be presented at the end of the term. The class will be taught by Portside’s celeb-rity acting instructor Angela Goethals, an accomplished film, television and stage actress who has appeared in films such as Home Alone and Jerry Maguire.For information and registration, visit http://www.portside-artscenter.org/theater-child or call 215-427-1514

DANCE PROGRAMMs Jaclyn Scarborough will host hourly classes that take place on Tuesday evenings at 5:30PM for ages 3 and up. Also forming classes for 8 and older in jazz/Hip Hop from 7:30-8:30PM. Fee is 25.00 a month, with a 20.00 non-re-fundable registration fee also required at sign up.

CIONE SIGNUPSChess Club – Beginner to Advanced. All Ages. Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:30-8PM. Tumbling – Ages 3 and Up. Classes held on MondayHip Hop Class – Ages 7 and Up. Need more kids for the Class. Will be held on Mondays. Both Tumbling and Hip Hop classes have a $20 Registration Fee Non-Refundable and costs $25 a month.Tot Recreation – Spots remaining. Need to be at least 3 1/2 years of age. Registration Fee $20 Non-Refundable. Class-es Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday MorningsFor more information call 215-685-9880.

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FAITH

Wednesdays FIRST PRESBYTERIAN BIBLE STUDY GROUPOn Wed. at 7PM a bible study group meets at First Presby-terian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave. Come and bring a friend for informative, 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.

well as instruction on how to prune. Please bring eye pro-tection, gloves and any sharp tree pruning tools you have.

Sunday, October 18HOMECOMING SERVICECalling all members and friends of Bethesda Method-ist Church at 2820 E. Venango St Worship Service is at 10:45AM. There will be no Sunday school. Lunch served after Worship Service. All are welcome.For more information call the Church at 215-739-7399

Friday, October 23FAMILY MOVIE NIGHTPROPAC presents a free family movie night featuring Ho-tel Transylvania. The event takes place at Samuel’s Recre-ation Center at Gaul and Tioga Streets. Bring your chairs and blankets. Snacks and refreshments will be sold.

October 24FALL OPEN HOUSE PARTYKensington Community Food Coop is having a Fall Open House Party and General Membership Meeting on Satur-day, October 24th, at the corner of Frankford and Lehigh Avenues. Tour the site of our future store at 11:3AM. Come to the general meeting at noon to get an update on the jour-ney toward a community-owned grocery store, then stick around for food, fun and children’s activities from 1-3PM Go to KCFC.coop or call 215-650-7286 for more information.

PORT RICHMOND TIGERS CARNIVALCarnival takes place from Wednesday, October 21 to Sun-day, October 25 at Northeast Hospital parking lot, Tulip and Allegheny. From Wednesday to Saturday the hours are 6PM-10PM, and Sunday from 1PM-8PM.For more information contact Tom Mack at 215-275-8838.

Wednesday, October 21FALL MOVIE NIGHTThe Friends of Konrad Square will host a fall movie night at 7:30PM at the corner of Tulip and Dauphin Streets. The film Frankenweenie will be screened. Please bring your own blanket. Children must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, tweet @FriendsofKonrad.

Saturday, October 24KENSINGTON HIGH SCHOOL ANNUAL LUNCHEONAll years Annual Luncheon at Williamson’s Restaurant (Horsham, PA). Special Honorees this year are the “Gor-geous Ladies of the Class of 65.” For more information call Barbara Jones at 215-740-1776 or 215-927-5644.

Saturday, October 24FAMILY HALLOWEEN EXTRAVAGANZAThe Portside Arts Center located at 2531 Lehigh Avenue is hosting a family-friendly Halloween event from 5:30 to 8:30PM. Enjoy two floors of spooky fun, with adult activi-ties and drinks upstairs & children’s activities downstairs. Families are encouraged to come in costume to enter in our family costume contest. Crafts, games, dancing, raf-fles, hors d’oeuvres and more! This fundraiser will support the ArtsMobile Project. Your support will help us drive the arts into Philadelphia schools .For more information and to purchase tickets, visit us at www.portsideartscenter.org/family-halloween-extravaganza

Saturday, October 24KCFC OPEN HOUSE PARTYThe Kensington Community Food Co-op will host an Open House Party & General Membership Meeting at their future store, 2670 Coral Street. At 11:30AM, get a tour of the future store; at 12PM, the membership meeting. From 1-3PM, Grillin’ & Chillin’! Meet neighbors, get market-place samples, play kids games and get some cake. For more information go to kcfc.coop.

Sunday, October 25BASKET RAFFLEAt 11:30AM, Court St. Francis De Sales #2617 will host a Tricky Tray Basket Raffle. Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children, which includes lunch and 2 raffle tickets. Additional tickets for sale. Bring canned goods for an ad-ditional raffle ticket. The event takes place at St. Joachim Church, 1527 Church St. For more information call Brenda at 215-288-8168.

SENIORS

SundaysSUNDAY BINGOSt. Anne Church will host bingo on Sundays in the So cial Hall, Mem ph is and Tuck er streets. Doors open at 4PM; bingo starts at 6PM. Cost is $10. Call 215-739-4590 for more de tails.

LUTHERAN SETTLEMENT HOME EVENTSLutheran Settlement House Senior Center, 1340 Frank-ford Ave, Computer Classes: Level 1: Monday 9-10AM, Tuesday 9-10AM, Thursday 12-2PM; Level 2: Monday 1-3PM, Thursday 2-4PM. Dancercise with Rita, Monday at 9AM, Tai Chi with Milt, Wednesday at 12:30PM.For further information call 215-426-8610.

FridaysART WORK SHOP FOR SENI ORSSt. Anne’s Seni or Cen ter, 2607 E. Cum ber land St., is of-fer ing an art work shop for people age 50 and older. “Clay Cre ations” will meet weekly on Fri days, from 12:30-2 PM Par ti cipants will learn about the art of hand build ing to cre ate pots and oth er clay forms. Those in ter es ted should re gister in ad vance.For more de tails call 215-426-9799.

SENI OR EX ER CISE CLASSESEx er cise classes for people 50 and older will be offered at St. Anne’s Seni or Cen ter, 2607 E. Cum ber land St. Class sched ule will be En hance Fit ness on Mondays and Thurs-days at 9:30 AM, Chair Yoga on Tues days at 9:30 AM, Tai Chi on Wed nes days at 10 AM, and Line Dan cing on the first and third Fri day of every month. For more in form a tion call 215-426-9799.

MARKETS

Sunday, October 18FLEA MARKETThe Friends of Cione will be having a flea market from 8AM-3PM. We are located at Lehigh & Aramingo Ave. Any-one interested in renting a space can call Vicky at 215-426-9654.

Saturday, October 24KONRAD SQUARE MARKETThe Friends of Konrad Square will host a flea market at Konrad Square from 8AM-3PM at Tulip and Dauphin Streets. Anyone interested in renting a space can call Vicky at 215-426-9654.

Saturday, October 24PENN TREATY FLEA MARKETThe Friends of Penn Treaty Park will host a flea market from 10AM-3PM at Penn Treaty Park, located at Colombia & Delaware Ave. Email info@penntreatypark.org or call Barbara at 215-425-0393 to get a space.

Saturday, October 24MULTI FAMILY SIDEWALK SALE The 2900 block of Almond Street will host a sidewalk sale from 9AM-2PM. Toys, games, handbags, kitchen stuff, shoes and electronics will be among the items for sale.

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HAUNTED HOUSEThe Girl Scouts at Frank Galvin Playground will host a Haunted House on Friday, October 23 and Saturday, Oc-tober 24 from 6-8PM at 2600 Westmoreland St. The cost is $3 and food will be sold by the Advisory Council. Come out and reconnect with the community.

Saturday, October 31HALLOWEEN CONTESTThe Bridesburg Recreation Center, 4625 Richmond Street, will host a Halloween Contest at 2PM. There will be trophies and door prizes. For more information call 215-685-1247.

ANGEL PHOTOSThe Bridesburg Recreation Center, 4625 Richmond Street, will take pictures of your kids. Limit 4 children per appoint-ment. Pictures will be taken Monday through Thursday, November 2-5. A $10 non refundable deposit is required at registration, and an additional $15 due on picture day. For more information call Miss Jackie at 215-685-1247.

Saturday, November 14ST. ANNE’S FOOTBALL AND REUNION St. Anne’s will host a beef and beer to support the football program from 8AM to midnight. The event will take place in St. Anne’s Social Hall at Memphis and Tucker Streets. Come join for a fun night and to reunite with old friends. For more information call Jim at 267-496-4057.

Sunday, November 15FALL TREE PLANTING Help us plant 100 trees from 9:30AM-2:30PM, starting at 2771 Jasper Street. No experience necessary, tools, train-ing, and lunch at the Philadelphia Brewing Company pro-vided to volunteers. All ages and abilities welcome. Pick-up trucks (& drivers) needed. Volunteer groups welcome. We plant rain or shine! Fall is for planting! Planting trees is a fun feel good all ages event. You see an immediate impact and benefit to the neighborhood while making friends and meeting like-minded people along the way.

PORTSIDE ARTS CLASSESDrawing Classes for Children and Teens – Portside Arts Center offers fun and affordable art classes for all ages. In our drawing program for children and teens, students will learn the basics in figure, portrait and contemporary drawing. Adult Mosaic Art and Stained Glass Classes – Center Get creative! Learn how to use glass, found objects, and recy-cled materials to create one-of-a-kind fine art. All materi-als are provided!For more information and to register, visit www.portside-artscenter.org.

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Meet Jojo! He’s an exuberant and very handsome 3-year-old boy with short brown hair with white markings. Jojo’s owners left us with some great information about him. He already knows all his basic commands and he’s even lived peacefully with cats. If you have pets of your own, you’ll need to bring at least one in to meet any potential dogs and make sure there is no major personality clash. Please also bring proof that you are allowed pets at your home if you rent. JoJo is located at ACCT, 111 W. Hunting Park Ave. Call 267-385-3800 or email adopt@acctphilly.org to learn more.

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MEET jojo!

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