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In 1947, the Philadel-phia Planning Commis-sion expressed that, “The critical need of the area is a north-south express highway, running close to the Delaware River...with quick access into down-town Philadelphia.” In 1962, construction began with many con-cerns about the highway separating the city from the Delaware River. Through the 60s and 70s, many pro-tested the changes, and in some cases, demolition and forced purchase/relocation of neighborhoods affected by the highway. This in-cludes a successful nega-tion of a proposed Cobbs Creek Expressway (I-695) in Southwest Philadelphia and neighboring towns in Delaware County. I-95

PennDOT’s I-95 Plans Deflate Recent ORCA Meetingwas officially completed in Philadelphia by 1985 and has been a much-discussed topic since. One of those discussions took place recently at the Cione Recreation Center at Lehigh and Aramingo Avenues. Residents packed into the room for the monthly Olde Richmond Civic Association (ORCA) meeting to hear a presenta-tion from the Pennsylvania Department of Transpor-tation (PennDOT) about the progress and plans for local infrastructure im-provements, particularly the AFC (Ann Street to Frankford Creek) section of the I-95 five-section renewal project. You can read more about the proj-ect at www.95revive.com. The first presenter from PennDOT was Sue Gib-bons, who highlighted promising local upgrades. The main topic was the upheaval of Richmond Street to restore the Route 15 trolley up to Westmore-land Street. Amidst some skepticism, this was gen-erally viewed favorably, particularly by neighbors who are eager to mesh Port Richmond’s shops and culture with an easily accessible trolley route. On Richmond Street between Ann Street and Allegheny Avenue, the sidewalks on both sides of the street will be narrowed by two feet to accommodate larger driving/trolley lane and parking lanes. The new design is based on Philly’s “Complete Streets” man-ual, including trees along the edge of sidewalks and

the trolley tracks embed-ded in concrete compared to asphalt to help prevent potholes. The microphone was then handed off to PennDOT’s Pam Conti, who began to explain the specifics of the I-95 project to concerned residents. Her presentation began on a positive note: The new routing of trucks from the industrial zone east of I-95 directly onto the highway to avoid the neighborhood streets, I-95 moving from a “fill” design to an elevated design above Monkiewicz Playground to nearly double the open space area, the installation

of a noise wall for every-one west of the highway, and expanded bike trails as part of the East Coast Greenway. For more visit http://www.greenway.org. From there, the meeting got a bit more tense and se-rious as focus shifted from the potential benefits of the project to the daunting, disruptive and dangerous effects that I-95 reconstruc-tion is having on residents. The loudest comments came from citizens whose houses are adjacent to the piledriving and demolition, incurring a daily wrath of vibrations and uncontrol-lable dust.

It’s gotten so bad that one resident shared a story of a daytime visit to his home from a representative from Hill International, a PennDOT associate. Hill’s mission, according to their website, “is to be the very best professional services firm in the world helping our clients mini-mize the risks inherent in the construction process.” Upon their visit to the Port Richmond home, the Hill representative deemed the house to be “unlivable” to the homeowner. For those of you curious to what an “unlivable” house may entail, it was described in-

detail by the homeowner to include “cracking walls, [out-of-control dust situa-tion], and having to push bottles on a shelf back to the wall every few days or they will fall off from the [nearly constant daytime] vibrations.” Concerning actual daily assistance from PennDOT, many residents expressed their frustration at the “lip-service” they were receiv-ing about their concerns. Conti defused a potentially unraveling situation by lay-ing down the bare truth: “I-95 was built decades

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April 23, 2015, will mark the 14th anniversary of what my husband and I consider the best life choice that we have made in our 21 years together: Our choice to move to a pre-boom Fishtown. We had just finished a hippie-esque campout tour of 37 states, and de-cided to settle a few exits down I-95 from where we were raised, in the Far Northeast. We looked at four houses that spring day, and easily settled on a “single,” next to a restau-rant—as I am incredibly non-culinarily inclined, this had mass appealed to me...and my husband. The action, convenience, and buzz of I-95 South traffic that would lull us to sleep each night, and the billboard that so would generously light my bedroom added up to the right combination to start the settled-down

Fishtown Family Fun: Meet the Perrys! portion of our lives. The tall, stuccoed, white home had many rooms, and an uncharacteristically large yard for the area— which would prove crucial to our success in the riverside abode—would soon be filled with a plethora of breathing beings. We had four children in seven years. The satisfac-tion of our homebase had much to do with each decision to add to our family. Our daugh-ter was first, and then three bouncing (wrestling, jumping, tackling) boys. I anticipated our future life in Fishtown, knowing that raising a large family here could be challenging, but it was a challenge that I was 100 percent up for. The Perrys could be considered non-tradi-tional by some but, in an ever-changing world and a rapidly diversifying neighborhood, we mesh well. Our children are proudly home-schooled. Our days are filled with

visits to art galleries, parks, libraries and when we do “hit the books” you can find us at one of our amazing neighborhood coffee shops, soaking up both atmosphere and algebra. We have become im-mersed in the expanding home-school community in our area. It is a de-cision that wholeheart-edly works for our family. However, we still join our peers in wishing and working for a better pub-lic school system for those who choose to educate their children the tradi-tional way. Our children are being raised to become aware and participating mem-bers of our community. We stand up for many causes and spend a large amount of time as volun-teers. Our primary outlet for displaying compas-sion and responsibility to those who need it is our time spent helping Philadelphia’s homeless

animals—our crew has found 214 homes for animals in less than two years. We also spend a good amount of fam-ily time cleaning up area parks, transporting sick pets, running a neighbor-hood playgroup, sorting donations at local chil-dren’s charities and feed-ing our neighborhood’s homeless, many of whom we know by name. Our children forgo presents at their yearly birthday parties, instead choosing a charity of choice to reap the generosity of our friends and family. While many young adults plan on enjoying the River Wards now, a good amount of them will make plans to move to suburbia once they expand their family. I hope to keep these young, community-minded, pro-ductive folks right here once they decide to have children because life in Fishtown has much to of-fer families, and things are looking better by the day. You can see it everywhere: friends groups are up and running for our public schools; playgrounds are getting makeovers; fami-

ly-friendly businesses are abundant; and a neigh-borhood once embroiled in a lifer vs. newbie battle is putting aside their dif-ferences for a bright and promising bigger picture. Despite our differences, we all love the same thing: A neighborhood—rich in history and bursting with promise for future generations—that will also benefit longtime resi-dents, who, together, can do great things. You’ll read about our f ami l y ’s adven ture s monthly in the pages of The Spirit as we check out local restaurants, event and activities that offer fun for the entire family. So, please accept our family’s challenge in at-tempting to convince nay-sayers that life in the Riv-er Wards, with children, is entirely possible—and even blissful.

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About LaSalle Academy

La Salle Academy of Philadelphia, Pennsyl-vania is an independent Catholic grade school owned by the Board of Trustees and conducted in the traditions of the Brothers of the Chris-tian Schools and the Sis-ters of Saint Joseph. In the tradition of these communities, La Salle Academy is dedicated

to educating children in grades 3 through 8 whose potential is limited by fi-nancial, social, academic or emotional challenges, and whose parents and guardians desire, but can not afford, a Catholic ed-ucation. Contact: Megan Thompson, Development Director at [email protected]

About Lutheran Settlement House

Established in 1902, Lu-theran Settlement House (LSH) is a non-profit, community-based organi-zation who’s core mission is to empower individuals, families and communities to achieve and maintain self-sufficiency through an integrated program of social, educational and advocacy services. Contact: Amy Gendall, Director of Programming at [email protected] See also www.lutheransettlement.org.•

The “new” journalism of today can be quite sloppy and can lead to a lot of confusion. Let me explain: Every once in a while, a crime story will catch my eye, and I’ll look into it. Recently, I came across an Action News 6ABC head-line that read: Teen Shot Out-side Port Richmond Mini-Mart Dies, Gunman On Bike Sought. The reporter states the ad-dress of the mini-mart as the corner of Amber and Cambria Street. Okay, so what’s wrong with this picture, other than the fact that a grue-some murder has been committed? This Amber and Cambria street corner is clearly a Kensington ad-dress, not a Port Richmond address. The comments section that accompanied this story contained many messages addressing this fact. My first thought when reading this report was, “Here we go again,” even though I wasn’t all that sur-prised to read that another misidentification of Port Richmond had occurred. For many years now, both print and broadcast media have frequently misiden-tified the Fishtown-Port Richmond area. Not to be cynical, but I don’t expect this to change anytime soon. One reader comment, however, caught my eye. This comment alluded

to the fact that 6ABC is controlled by folks who want to do everything in their power not to tarnish the Kensington name be-cause, well, Kensington is currently cool and on the upswing, despite decades of a bad rep. But fact is fact, after all, whether or not the “new” Kensington is currently cool or not cool. “Tradi-tional” Kensington is still a pretty dicey area while Port Richmond has nev-er played that particular “game of dice.” Port Rich-mond has never had much of a reputation problem. I also don’t think that there are behind-the-scenes broadcast media hipsters who regulate the positives and negatives when it comes to using the name Kensington. While I subscribe to some con-spiracy theories (the Ken-nedy assassination and the death of Pope John Paul I), the idea of a bunch of bearded, mustached guys in flannel shirts, skinny jeans and tats altering news headlines to save the repu-

tation of the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby and Festival seems cartoon-ish and far-fetched. Several years ago, the neighborhood misiden-tification problem had a different twist. That’s when I walked into a broadcast media camera crew outside Applebee’s on Aramingo Avenue. I forget why the film crew was there, but at that time, the misiden-tification problem was the reverse of what it is now. News sources like 6ABC had a tendency to call most of Fishtown and Port Richmond Kensington. So, I took it upon myself to tell the camera guy to please remember that the area where he was filming is not Kensington. As it happened, he was getting a lot of people coming up to him, explaining where one neighborhood ended, and another one began. In many ways, the com-ments reflected the old neighborhood boundary line controversies, although everyone agreed on one thing: The area was defi-nitely not Kensington. In retrospect, I hate to think that perhaps I helped create the present day mis-identification problem, be-cause now the news media rarely uses the word Kens-ington. In fact, it seems they go out of their way to avoid using it. While we’re on the sub-ject of broadcast and on-line news, I’ve noticed another dangerous trend lately. That trend is to categorize what used to be called “petty news” as “breaking news.” Consider the case of the man who stole eight cans of Red Bull from the Wawa at 3222-48 Richmond Street: 6ABC reported this incident as a major robbery, because the Red Bull shoplifter was said to have “pushed” a cashier who tried to block his exit from the store. But really, what self-respecting shop-lifter is going to let himself get caught if all it takes is a push to clear the exit? And when did shoplifting become breaking news? A couple of months ago, there was a story on Philly.


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ago, without much thought towards maintenance and it’s effect on neighbor-ing homes and structures. However, it’s a vital region-al route that we all know is in disrepair and needs to be fixed. So please continue to be patient as we help you out the best we can until this five-section project is completed in 2027.” The AFC section of road work will likely last until 2025. The sobering reality of the overall I-95 project’s magnitude and time frame struck the room like light-ning and had a deflating effect on the tense atmo-sphere, bringing it back to a more helpless nature. Conti’s statement about our infrastructure is some-thing that should strike a chord in all residents. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) gave America a D+ grade in the subject of infrastructure. Pennsylvania earned itself

a grade of C-, with roads coming in at D-. One of the underlying causes to this massive problem is the near insolvency of the Highway Trust Fund which receives its funding from the Federal Gas Tax. According to the ASCE, the Trust Fund will run out of money on May 31 (bar-ring Congressional action) because the Gas Tax hasn’t been raised to keep up with inflation since 1993. This ongoing disaster is about more than Port Richmond and PennDOT, more than the myriad of water main breaks that pepper our area during the winter months, more than the rampant potholes which everyday and espe-cially during this time of year wreak havoc on all of our vehicles (bikes and cars alike), more than the offi-cials using these disrepairs to score a political point or two, more than the doz-ens of building collapses Philadelphia has endured in recent years and more than the hemorrhaging ef-fect this has on our region’s overall efficiency, competi-tiveness and quality of life. Eventually, these neglects begin to snowball from minor inconveniences into more pressing—potentially lethal—situations. Only God or a team of civil engineers can tell whether the two major area closures of the I-95 system due to structural deficiencies in recent years could be a omen of times to come if the roads continue to be poorly maintained. In March 2008, I-95 had to close for a few days be-tween Girard and Allegh-eny because PennDOT workers stumbled upon large cracks in the support columns propping up the highway. More recently, last summer in Wilming-ton, I-495 was closed for

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com about a protest at a col-lege lecture, because of the lecturer’s views on rape. The story quoted the pro-testers, and described the scene during the lecture in which people held up signs and/or walked out. What was left out of the story was a crucial ele-ment: Just what were the lecturer’s views that made her so detested and so controversial? This was left unsaid. To me, this seemed incomprehensible. How could any reporter—or that reporter’s editor—miss such a thing? The reader finished the story not knowing what made the protesters angry. While I’ve been critical of Philly.com in the past for its sensationalistic, tabloid tendencies, I admit, the website has been slowly improving despite still hav-ing problems with what passes as “breaking news.” Do we really need to know about every high school teacher who exchanges mash notes or who has a love affair with one of his or her older students? Are these really mega stories on par with the latest ISIS at-tacks? Years ago, even truly scandalous sexual molesta-tion and abuse cases were reported on page 15 in The Philadelphia Inquirer not only that, they were condensed down into small box nota-tions, almost as a journal-istic afterthought. When I was 16 years old, there was a huge sex scan-dal in my Chester County

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high school involving an English teacher and over 20 underage male athletes. The Daily Locals News, lo-cated in West Chester at that time, buried the inci-dent in the middle of the newspaper, even relegating it to a small box item. It was as if reporting on a dog that had been hit by a milk truck. Today, that story would go viral. It seems that journalism has yet to find a respect-able middle ground when it comes to this topic. Then there’s the very controversial subject of race. Fear of talking about race, or even alluding to the subject of race has become more of an issue than talking about real race problems. In March, a CBS Philly story on the rape and robbery at gunpoint of a young woman at 3900 Richmond Street, by two underage teen boys, spelled out all the pertinent details of the incident, except for a physical description of the alleged rapists. Descriptions of the two rapists were no doubt omitted because they were caught almost immediately. But if that were not the case, a thorough ID would have been necessary, be-cause other women in the area late at night would want to know who to look out for: such as a boy with freckles, a crooked nose, a cleft chin, or a uni-brow. Without a physical descrip-tion, everyone is left guess-ing, and guessing leads to confusion. More bothersome, how-

ever, was the fact that the reporters did not say where the underage teens were from. Were they from the immediate neighborhood? Were they local Catholic school students? Were they kids from other neigh-borhoods who came into Port Richmond to cause trouble? It’s important to know these things because it gives residents a frame of reference. Without a frame of refer-ence, we don’t get the full story. •

over two months due to the discovery of severely tilted support columns holding the bridge up over 50 feet above the Christiana River. So far, luck has prevailed. This is an all-encom-passing, major crisis that the public is just begin-ning to wake up to. While some bear the pain of this neglect more than others (shoutout to our perse-

vering neighbors in Port Richmond) and others are more responsible for caus-ing it, this is an issue we all will have to deal with as it will inevitably continue to deteriorate before it improves. If a society is only as good as its weakest links, then there are some pretty large bridges that need repairing.•

26th District Crime ReportMarch 18 — March 31, 2015

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

• Zero (0) Homicides reported during this time.

• Two (2) Rapes reported during this time: 100 E Lehigh (3/19), 1200 Front (3/29)

• Zero (0) Robbery-Point of Gun during this time. • Two (2) Robberies Other Weapon during this time: 1900 Front (3/26), 2400 Gaul (3/21)

• Zero (0) Aggravated Assaults with a Gun during this time.

• Four (4) Aggravated Assault Other Weapon dur-ing this time: 100 E Lehigh (3/19), 2300 Norris (3/21), 1300 Palmer (3/22), 2500 Memphis (3/28)

• Six (6) Residential Burglaries during this time: 1100 Montgomery (3/19), 2100 Abigail (3/19), 1500 Montgomery (3/24), 1900 Oakdale (3/29), 2600 Ara-mingo (3/30), 1900 Oakdale (3/31)

• Twenty One (21) Thefts from Autos during this time: 2100 Norris (3/18), 2100 Berges (3/18), 2200 Ser-geant (3/18), 900 Front (3/18), 1800 Blair (3/18), 2200 Susquehanna (3/18), 2600 B St (3/19), 2200 Fletcher (3/20), 2400 Hagert (3/21), 1000 Delaware (3/21), 2500 Cedar (3/23), 1100 Crease (3/23), 2600 Braddock (3/25), 100 Laurel (3/26), 1800 Sergeant (3/27), 2400 Hazzard (3/28), 2600 Lehigh (3/28), 2600 B St (3/28), 1700 Frank-ford (3/29), 2100 Oakdale (3/31), 2000 Memphis (3/31)

• Ten (10) Thefts during this time: 2500 Coral (3/18), 600 Miller (3/20), 2600 Memphis (3/20), 2600 York (3/21), 2500 Richmond (3/22), 1500 Palmer (3/24), 2100 Lehigh (3/27), 2500 Aramingo (3/28), 2100 Lehigh (3/28), 1400 Delaware (3/30)

• Four (4) Stolen Auto during this time: 2500 Tulip (3/20), 2600 Frankford (3/26), 2400 Sepviva (3/27), 2500 Frankford (3/31).•


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MEETINGS EKNA Zoning Meeting TONIGHT APR. 8Wed., Apr. 8, 7:15PM at C i r c l e o f H o p e , 2007 Frank ford Ave Concerning: 2110 E Ari-zona St: New construction of a three-unit multi-family dwelling on lot zoned for single-family. Additional refusals for roof deck, open area, and rear yard.2111-19 E Dauphin St: Demolition of existing garage and new construc-tion of two multi-family houses with six units each (twelve units total). Twelve off-street parking spaces provided. 2121-27 E Cumberland St: Redevelopment of ex-isting former rectory build-ing as five single-family houses.2568 Frankford Ave:

New construction of a three-unit multi-family dwelling on lot zoned for first-f loor commercial. Also, no yard proposed (100% lot coverage). Agen-da subject to change.

FNA Zoning MeetingTues., Apr. 14, 7PM at First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave.• 1100 N Delaware Ave. - Proposal for a 12-story building with residential (180 apartments, 12 town-homes, 205 parking spaces) and ground floor office and retail • 1212 N Delaware Ave. - Proposal for a 6-story building with retail on ground floor, offices, and 27 apartmentsAll residents of Fishtown are eligible to vote. Please bring proof of residence or business ownership in the form of a driver’s license or a photo id and a lease,

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First Emmanuel Prayer PartnersPrayer MinistryFirst Emmanuel Prayer Partners Church, 711 W. Girard Ave. Prayer Min-istry. Looking for Prayer Partners. Everyone is wel-come to come pray with us every Tuesday night at 8PM. 215-456-9974 or 267-746-0448.

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

Cione Playground ActivitiesCione Playground is offering a number of activities for people of all ages. CHESS CLUB will be taking place on Tuesday and Thursday from 6:30-8PM at the park. All ages are wel-come and there is no fee. TOT REC still has a few openings, which is offered to children aged 3½-5 and takes place Tues-day, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9AM-12PM. Cione Playground is located at the intersection of Aramingo and Lehigh, they can be contacted at the office Monday through Friday from 2-9PM or by phone at 215-685-9880.

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

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

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

Library, 2987 Almond St. 215-685-9992.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Mayoral and Council Candidates at Special NLNA Meeting at Kieran TimberlakeThe April General Mem-bership Meeting of the NLNA features candidates for Mayor and City Coun-cil - and is being held at the beautifully renovated old Ortlieb’s Brewhouse at 841 N. American, the offices of new neighbor, architecture firm Kieran Timberlake. Wed., Apr. 22, 7PM.

Al-Anon Meetings at Holy Name Church HallAl-Anon Meetings are held every Monday night from 7-8PM at Holy Name Church Hall, Berks and Gaul Sts. Members share their personal experiences and stories. Personal con-tact is an important ele-ment in the healing pro-cess. The meetings provide strength and hope for fami-lies and friends of addicts. If you are worried about a loved one with any type of addiction, this meeting will help you. Everyone is wel-come to attend. Anything that is shared at meetings stays there. Al-Anon Meet-ings are free, anonymous and confidential.

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Last Call to Sign Up for Port Richmond Tigers Baseball and SoftballLast call for Baseball and Softball sign ups. Most teams are full. Call now for more info. There is still room for T-Ball sign-ups (ages 4-6 – girls and boys). For all Tigers info, call Tom Mack – 215-275-8838. Check us out on Port Richmond Tigers Facebook!

NKCDC Open Office HoursNKCDC is hosting open office hours into the 19134 zip code at two locations! They will be at the Com-munity Women’s Educa-tion Project (CWEP) on the corner of Frankford Ave. and Somerset St. the second Monday of the month from 4-7PM and Firm Hope Baptist Church on Tulip and Auburn Sts. every second Wednes-day of the month. They will assist you with signing up for benefits like SNAP, connecting to housing counselors for any housing needs, rent and property tax rebates, food referrals, health insurance and safety or quality of life issues in your community. Any questions, contact Tess at

Flag FootballToday, Wed., Apr. 8 is the last day to register for Phila-delphia Soul Flag Football. 40 kids are needed to run the league. Players receive a ticket for the Soul’s June 6 home game at the Wells Fargo Center https://www.mvp360.org/soul-football.html MVP360 is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide low income/disadvantaged communities with recre-ational and athletic op-portunities.

Nazareth Hospital’s Nutrition in Cancer Care PresentationNazareth Hospital will offer a free informative presentation on Nutri-tion in Cancer Care for patients diagnosed with cancer and their family members. The session will be led by Stephanie Clarke, a Registered Dietician with Nazareth Hospital. The presentation takes places Wednesday, April 8 from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in Naza-reth Hospital’s Marian Conference Center (2601 Holme Ave., Phila.). Re-freshments will be served. Space is limited. To reserve your seat, please call 1.866.NAZARETH.

IBD Day at St. Christopher’sSt. Christopher’s Hospi-tal for Children and the Philadelphia/Delaware Valley Chapter of Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of America is hosting the third annual Inflamma-tory Bowel Disease (IBD) Family Education Day at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children, located at 160 East Erie Ave. in Phila-delphia. The event will be held on Sat., Apr. 11 from 9AM to 12PM. The free event is open to the public.

EKNA Spring Clean-Up Sat., Apr. 11 from 10AM - 1 2 P M . M e e t - u p a t Cumberland & Coral St. Tools, gloves, and bag s p rov ided . Free lunch for volunteers at the Brewery afterwards!

MDG - Applebee’s Flapjack FundraiserMDG Home & School Association will host a Flapjack Fundraiser at Applebee’s on Aramingo Ave. on Sat., Apr. 11 from 8-10AM to help fund a Field Day and School-wide Trip. Tickets are $7 for adults and $5 for seniors and students. For tickets, please contact Patty Ellis at 215-219-4703.

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by David Prendergast may be harboring bugs and diseases which could sweep through your garden like the squirrels that are taking over Fishtown. The first step is to start removing all of last sea-son’s leaves and trash from your growing space. Make sure to clean any nearby surfaces as well. Anything left lying around will get blown into your garden at the next stiff wind. Next, take some time to remove any broken or dead branches from your trees and shrubs. You can tell if a branch is dead by its flexibility: If you bend it and it breaks then its dead, if it’s flexible then it’s alive. Another sign to look for is any discoloration. If the branch is dead it may become pale or black. Now it’s time to remove last season’s mulch, but you don’t want to remove it all. If you leave a thin layer it will help keep the weeds in tow until you’re ready to add your new mulch. Once you clean out your beds, work in an inch or two of fresh compost into your growing surfaces. If you’re not already composting you should consider starting. Compost

is steroids for your soil. It will rejuvenate your garden and give your plants and soil nutrients that were drained out during last year’s growing season. It’s great to do it yourself, but there are other options too. Philly Compost has a co-op composting site on the corner of Frankford Avenue and Berks Street. For a small fee you can drop off your debris and pick up fresh compost. Finally, it’s time to prune. This will give your gar-

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With Much Thanksfrom First Presbyterian Church

First Presbyterian Church, 418 E. Girard Ave., wishes to thank our neighbors for visiting the yearly “Easter Plant Sale”. The beauty of nature is a glorious event given to mankind each Spring to renew our spirit. May each neighbor be renewed and may you all enjoy a Happy Summer.

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Adele, Beyoncé, Cher, Cyndi Lauper, Lady Gaga, Gloria Estefan, Gloria Gaynor, Judy Gar-land, Madonna, RuPaul, Tina Turner, and Whit-ney Houston. What do all these ladies of song have in common? One word. DIVA. That’s who the Philadelphia Gay Men’s Choir channeled this past March 12-15, at the Su-zanne Roberts Theater on Broad Street, as they performed their sold-out show, “Proud Marys: A Diva Sing-A-Long.” The performance was spon-

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sored by Geno’s Steaks and was a sold out show that weekend. On that stage was PGMC member, Thom Wolfin-ger, who calls Kensington home. A French teacher in the Philadelphia School District for 15 years, Wolfinger moved to Philly to help out with plantings at a Kensington church. “I was commuting to my job as a teacher from Perkasie, Pa., but I loved this city,” Wolfinger said. “I bought a house and stayed.” Wolfinger wears his dedi-cation for his students on his sleeve: Sometimes be-ing the engine to fundraise

for their trips abroad, and then the caboose when he pushes them to excel beyond their expectations. “As a teacher, I believe we need to help give stu-dents opportunities to do great things like traveling,” he said. “At Lankenau High School, the students have traveled to Quebec, France, Spain, Costa Rica. In two weeks they will be leaving for Italy and Greece.” An alumnus of Susque-hanna University, Wolfin-ger vividly remember sitting on the bench on campus with Chaplain Ray Shaheen. Wolfinger was looking for some guidance, some direction. Shaheen gave him this advice: “Thom, some people use the expression, ‘called,’ exclusively for the ministry; but I believe that some people are also called to teaching.” It was a defining moment for Wolfinger, not only that he would be a teacher, but that he would teach in a larger urban center such as Philadelphia. And Wolfinger is lucky enough to combine his love of teaching with his love of singing and performing with the PGMC through their outreach program. Thanks in part to funding received from the Knight Foundation, the PGMC performed five school as-sembly programs in the fall of 2014, at Abing-ton Junior High School, Girard Academic Music Program, and Northeast High School. While at Northeast High, the PGMC was joined by

staff from the Attic Youth Center. The facilitators from the Attic followed up the PGMC concert presentation with leading discussions on a variety of LGBT topics. The feedback the PGMC received from faculty, staff and students after their

performance was inspir-ing, as their message was simple: “It is okay to be the person that you have been created to be; you are accepted.” What’s up next for the PGMC? Cabaret, May 2, 2015, at the William Way Center.

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Zoning Update: South Kensington Parking Lot

by John Piotrowski

Last month, when Roland Kassis received Fishtown’s blessing to put a hotel on Frankford Avenue near the corner of Thompson Street, it was based on the condi-tion that he would find a place to house the 107 parking spaces required by the city. In compliance, Kassis pitched his idea of a parking lot between Thompson and Master along Front Street to the community of South Kensington, replacing the current vacant lot. The meeting, mostly young residents with a smattering of older residents, listened for a few minutes as Kassis explained his plans for the lot. The lot would include 77 self-park spots for weekdays and a maximum capacity of 100 spots that would be valeted on weekends and during special events for the hotel. The lot would also include at least eight spaces for bike parking. Kassis was planning on working with local business with extra parking lots to accommodate the remainder of the needed parking. One point Kassis brought up was that in ten years, if the neighborhood has changed and doesn’t want/need a parking lot anymore, it is easy to develop the lot. The other details of the lot were mostly about minor cosmetic details, with resi-dents saying how Roland was “good at working with us.” The remainder of Kassis’ speech detailed his grand plans for the Front-Frankford corridor between Girard and Palmer. In the next few years there will be plans for restaurants at the South-east corners of Thompson and Master on Front Street, a greenhouse replacing the current parking lot at the Lutheran Center, and a City Fitness at Front and Master. A final provision was added to build the parking lot only if the hotel on Frankford Avenue was also approved and being built. The final vote was a landslide 20-2 in favor of developing the parking lot.•


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Joe’s Steaks used to be known as Chink’s Steaks, a name many found offen-sive. Even current owner Joe Groh lowered his voice when he reminded me what his world-class steak shop was known by from 1949 until April 1, 2013. The old name was taken from original owner Sam Sherman’s nickname, re-ferring to the shape of a certain race of people’s eyes. Sherman proudly owned his restaurant and created a brand of fa-mous cheesesteaks known throughout Philadelphia, and was even mentioned on TV shows, like Anthony Bourdain’s “The Layover.” Now, Groh turned the old Acropolis diner at 1 W. Gi-rard Ave. into a brand-new steak and soda shop, and put Fishtown on the map for real Philly cheesesteaks. Groh has owned the original location along Torresdale Avenue for the past 16 years, and worked there since 1979. Groh was visiting Fishtown four years ago when he got the idea to open a second shop in the area. Finding the right location was extremely tough, but when Groh was shown one potential prop-erty, he realized he had a bigger problem. “When I first came, I looked at a place next to Bottle Bar East,” Groh said. “The owner showed it to me, and when he found out that I was Chink’s steaks, he said no.” Groh realized the name was a problem for his future, so

Joe’s Steaks + Soda Shop: Welcome to the Neighborhood!by Ptah Gabrie

he decided it had to be changed. He’s changed his menu too, and added a black bean burger and a vegan cheesesteak to ap-peal to Fishtown’s broad, health-conscious demo-graphics. I’m standing in a line of people eagerly awaiting a taste of this legendary cheesesteak, when words I never thought I would ever say come out of my mouth: “One Vegan Cheesesteak, please.” I had already sampled one of Joe’s mouthwater-ing steaks, and I assure you

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Thang Long Noodle Restaurant: A Family Affairby K. Andrew Deffley

Business is a family affair for the Tranh’s at Thang Long Noodle Restaurant. Situated under the El tracks at 2534-36 Kens-ington Ave., Thang Long prospers as one of the only truly health-conscious Vietnamese restaurants in the area. Phan Tranh and his wife, Dung—both 69 years old—opened Thang Long Noodle Restaurant in 2007. “Business has evolved,” said Tuan Tranh, General Manager and 31-year-old son of Phan and Dung. “At first, it was all just Viet-namese patrons. But these past two-and-a-half years, we’ve noticed more of an

influx of a mainstream crowd.” Tuan also serves as as-sistant chef to his moth-er. “People have become more open-minded, more health-conscious and more enthusiastic about food from other cultures,” he said. It’s the recent national health craze and culture-driven cooking that have set Thang Long above the rest. The Tranh’s pride themselves in a slow-stew-ing process—which begins with Dung prepping the broth every morning at 4 o’clock—to extract the flavor from all their ingre-dients. “That’s what sets us apart

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Above: Owner Joe Groh stands behind the counter of his brand new steak and soda shop right on the corner of Frankford Avenue and Girard Avenue.

Right: Joe’s Steaks Fishtown location will be open until 3:00 a.m. on the weekends, making them a beacon for late night eaters. /Photos: Ptah Gabrie

In January 2015, the Philadelphia Inquirer rated Thang Long’s beef pho as the best in the city. The restaurant is also known for their spring rolls. /Photo: Joshua Albert


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from other Vietnamese restaurants,” Tuan said, “is how long we take to get the product ready to serve our customers. When you take your time on something and really show it love, the people really see that and thoroughly enjoy it.” The family business also comes full circle, as eldest daughter, Thu, shops ev-ery day at farmer’s mar-kets and butcher shops all around Southern New

Jersey. The Tranh’s also purchase their chicken from right next door, at Macs Poultry, making all their ingredients locally sourced, daily. Tuan, a Penn State graduate with a degree in Marketing, sees the busi-ness boom in Fishtown and Northern Liberties trickling down along Kens-ington Avenue, and credits that along with social me-dia for their being able to succeed despite setting up shop in somewhat of a rough area. “It’s made business here

easier,” he said. “We have an Instagram [@than-glongphilly]. We try to have our pictures speak a thousand words and start a thousand conver-sations.” Tuan said their Yelp.com reviews and word-of-mouth have also paid off, while in January of 2015, the Philadelphia Inquirer rated Thang Long the best place for beef pho in the city. Tuan said he knows the pho trend will finally hit its stride when people pro-nounce the word correctly. “People always pronounce

it like, ‘foe,’” he joked. “I always tell them it’s ‘pho,’ as in, ‘…duh.’” By mid-summer, Tuan plans to take the reins himself at Thang Long’s second location, as they expand to Northern Lib-erties. While they are still going through zoning and construction procedures, the Tranh’s are hesitant to reveal the location just yet. But Tuan teases, “Expect a very contemporary Viet-namese noodle house that’s futuristic in its own way.” Until then, expect the Tranh’s to operate business in Kensington as usual: as a family. “It’s that home-cooking flair,” Tuan said. “When you get invited to some-one’s house and their mother’s cooking for you, that’s the flair we’re going for. We’re just here with a great product and great personalities to serve it to you.”•

it is just as tasty as it is on Torresdale Avenue. Thin sliced ribeye, gooey whiz and sautéed onions make for a fantastic steak here, too. The cheese fries are just as cheesy, only now, Joe’s uses hand-cut skin-on French fries. You can still wash all that down with a rich, egg-cream milk shake. Joe’s vegan cheesesteak starts with seitan steak from Vegadelphia, a Philly vegan food vendor. It’s lightly fried on the edge of the grill, with mushrooms and onions. Once it’s been chopped through a few times, layers of vegan moz-zarella are left to melt away over the sizzling mixture. It’s gently cradled off the grill right into a warm, Baker Street, vegan roll. If you like seitan, you will love this sandwich. It’s soft, cheesy and still makes a good vessel to load up on pickles and peppers from their pickle bar. I will always love meat, but this sandwich is a delicious break from beef or chicken steaks. The closing of the Acrop-olis diner left a vacant building right in the heart of Fishtown. “Someone said on Twitter that the Acropolis diner being closed was an eyesore,” Groh said. “This basically is the gateway to Fishtown, and this is the first thing you will see.” Image and customer experience are crucial when you are run-ning a restaurant people are willing to travel to. Groh said a majority of his clientele at his North-east location come to him from around the region. He expects his Fishtown location to have the same appeal. South Philly may see a slight decline in post-

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sporting event cheesesteak runs. “I’m a destination on Tor-

People travel far just to get a taste of one of Joe’s delicious cheesesteaks. This is what a legendary sandwich looks like. /Photo: Ptah Gabrie

resdale Ave,” Groh said. “I think I’ll be a destination here too.” •

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Dung Tranh prepares a bowl of Thang Long’s famed beef pho in a small kitchen at the back of the restaurant. /Photo: Joshua Albert

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Neighborhood Spring Clean UpJoin community groups for the Neighborhood Spring Clean Up Sat., Apr. 11 from 10AM-12 PM with volunteer appreciation BBQs to follow. Volun-teers will help pick up trash, plant flowers, clean streets and beautify the neighborhood for spring! For more information or to find the closest clean up spot, contact Michaela at [email protected] or 215-427-0350 x125. Become a 311 Neighborhood LiaisonWant to learn how to re-port neighborhood nui-sances like dumping, pot-holes, blighted properties and more? Become a 311 Neighborhood Liaison and have a direct line to the City. Trainings are free and held Mon., Apr. 13 and Mon., May 11 at the Community Women’s Education Project (CWEP) at the corner of Frankford Ave. and Somerset St. To sign up, contact Tess at [email protected] or 215-427-0350 x139.

Fishtown LibraryFree EventsTax Diversify Your Re-tirement Income. Tues., Apr. 14, 6PM. Join us for an informational session and learn about protecting your family and tax diver-sifying your retirement income.The Amazing Magi. Tues., Apr. 28, 4PM. The Amazing Magi promises a program of entertaining magic with his mind-blow-ing illusions, his amazing sleight-of-hand, his story-telling to entertain and mystify. Fishtown Com-munity Branch, 1217 E. Montgomery Ave. 215-685-9990.

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Center Hosts “Explore Your Future” Workshop Series St. Anne’s Senior Com-munity Center, 2607 E. Cumberland Street, will be hosting “Explore Your Future” from Com-ing of Age on Apr. 15, 22, and 29 s tar t ing at 1:30PM. This highly interactive workshop series will provide older adults a unique opportunity to consider “what’s next” in their lives. The Explore Your Future sessions in April will focus on four key questions: • What has influenced me? • Who am I now? • How can I real-ize my dreams? • How do I create an engaged life? Free off street parking is available. There is a fee for the workshop series. St. Anne’s Senior Center has been selected as a site for this pilot program in Penn-

sylvania and welcomes old-er adults 50+ to attend this workshop series. For more information call 215-426-9799 or email [email protected].

Hancock Rec Basketball ClinicHancock Recreation Cen-ter will be conducting its basketball clinics, start-ing Thurs., Apr. 16 from 5-7PM. This clinic will al-low Hancock to formulate four ten man teams for our annual summer basketball league, that will be starting in late June, and will ac-commodate players from ages 14-17 years old. Any child who is interested please call coach Larry at 215-685-9886/9877, or [email protected]. Clinic sign up and workouts will be held at Towey Recreation Center,

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3. Julia Child pub-lished her first cook-book, “Mastering The Art of French Cook-ing, Volume I,” when she was 51 years old. She is credited for bringing French cui-sine to the American public through her books and TV cooking shows. Which country is she from?

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Late BloomersB. George ForemanC. Joe Frazier D. Leon Spinks

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CLEAN PLATE: Everything Bagel Bread

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Mark S. Codella, MD, Chairman of the Depart-ment of Medicine for Nazareth Hospital and gastroenterologist with Fox Chase Gastroenterol-ogy, received the Dr. Stanley J. Skromak Award at Nazareth’s Doctors’ Day Celebration. This award, named for Dr. Stanley J. Skromak, one of the founding physicians at Nazareth Hos-pital, is presented annually to one of the hospital’s physicians who exemplifies dedication to the medical profession, fosters medical education, demonstrates exemplary patient/physician interaction, shows courtesy and respect towards everyone, and who is a true “doctor’s doctor.” Dr. Codella joined the staff of Nazareth in 1989. “We thank Dr. Codella for his dedication to his patients, fellow colleagues and to Nazareth Hospital. Dr. Codella embodies the Skromak Award spirit, and we congratulate him for his achievement,” said Mathew Mathew, MD, Chief Medical Officer at Nazareth Hospital.•

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Carbohydrates seem to be the first thing people cut when swimsuit season is around the corner. With what seems like an endless array of no-carb or low-carb diets out there, bread has a bad reputation. How can something so simple and seemingly harmless be considered so evil? It’s incredibly significant in many cul-tures, and people all over the globe have their own variation that is consid-ered a staple of the table: the French visit their local boulangerie, daily, to pick up a fresh baguette for dinner; a hearty, saucey, Indian curry is nothing without Naan; and the most delicious aspect of Chinese pork buns is the chewy exterior of steamed dough. It’s practically a univer-sal custom to break bread with family and friends as a symbol of communion

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large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, salt, and yeast. Add water and stir until ingredients are well mixed. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and set aside for 12 hours. Preheat oven to 450 de-grees. When oven is ready, preheat a Dutch oven or sturdy pot with a lid in the oven for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, pour dough onto a floured surface and shape into a ball. Cover with plastic wrap and let set while the pot is heating. Whisk together egg with 1 tablespoon of water. Remove hot pot from the oven and drop in the dough. Brush with egg wash and sprinkle generously with spices; store remaining spice for later use. Cover pot with lid and return to oven for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes remove the lid and bake an additional 15 minutes. Remove bread from oven and place on a cooling rack to cool before serving.•

Philadelphia Declaration: Mayoral Election Update

by Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter, Phillydeclaration.org

Happy Birthday RuthCongratulations and best wishes go out to a special lady and very special friend, Ruth Derry on her birthday April 9th. From Richard.

After a few weeks cov-ering the City Council race in the 7th District, we are back to profiling the top candidates in Philadelphia’s Mayoral Primary. All of the candidates in the 2015 Mayoral Pri-mary have fought very hard for the “millennial vote,” which there is no good reason to believe, based on past elections, will be a significant factor at the polls in May. Doug Oliver, the 40-year-old political-newcomer who quit his job at Philadelphia Gas Works for an ultra-long-shot run at the Mayor’s office, is the closest of the candidates to actu-ally being a Millennial, by at least a decade. His campaign’s appeal to that demographic has

had the most authentic feel of any of the can-didates. Oliver is the only one of the six mayoral candi-dates who has never run for elected office, though he is not entirely new to government. He worked for the Commonwealth in the Ed Rendell ad-ministration and was Press Secretary to Mayor Michael Nutter for three years, beginning with his election in 2007. Oliver says his ambi-tion for public adminis-tration began when he was young with a visit to Wilson Goode Sr., then Philadelphia’s Manag-ing Director. Oliver was 8 years old. He says his childhood was not one of exemplary good be-havior. “I never got arrested, but that was because I never got caught,” he told the Public Record in March. He struggled to find a place in multiple

elementary schools be-fore his mother was able to secure him admission to the renowned Milton Hershey School, which he says shaped him into the man he is today. Doug Oliver knows he’s the underdog, and that’s mildly put, so he is not focusing on competing with the five political veterans in the race for the existing group of de-pendable voters. Oliver believes he can mobilize a large enough constitu-ency from the roughly 700,000 who do not regularly vote—among these, the highly sought-after millennials. He certainly has a fight on that front, and yet it may be his only good chance, with a recent poll (produced by backers of the Jim Kenney mayoral campaign) showing Oli-ver in a distant last place, tied with Nelson Diaz at 3 percent. Kevin McCorry wrote

in Newsworks when he interviewed Oliver in January that the candi-date “speaks like a man with nothing to lose.” His campaign is “lightly funded,” he says, but his PR game is top-notch. In response to an internal poll released by oppo-nent Lynne Abraham’s campaign which showed she had an absurd lead, Oliver’s campaign had soon sent out a press release with it’s own “in-ternal poll.” We excerpt, it’s deli-cious: “Today, the Oliver for Mayor campaign re-leased its own internal polling results, which unsurprisingly indicate whatever he wanted them to indicate.” The release continues: “Note: This news re-lease is written with tongue fully planted in cheek. The analysis is basedon the findings of a survey of a few hundred

voters representing the likely May 19th Demo-cratic Primary elector-ate in Philadelphia who were interviewed be-tween March 14-17th, 2015. The study was conducted by live inter-viewers who contacted likely voters via Face-time and Oovoo and was cross referenced with those who have active Instagram and Facebook accounts who also participated in or attended a step show

competition at some point in the past two Mayoral election cycles. The survey utilized a gym membership reg-istration-based sample which models the likely electorate that we chose to create.”•

Stay tuned for more election coverage in The Spirit as the primary nears. The Declara-tion is an alternative news source for Philadelphia, seek-ing to highlight city politics, art, culture and activism.


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WALKERJOSEPH F. 'DIXIE', on March 22, 2015, age 90. Born and raised in Kensington, spending his last 35 years in Fishtown. Survived by his son, Hugh M. Sewell (Debi); grand-father of Samantha and Kelly; great grandfather of Abigale and Jazmin; dear uncle of William Walker Jr. Joseph was the oldest of 5 children to the late Herbert and Frances (nee Earley). Alumnus, Class of 1942 Northeast Catholic High School, Veteran of WWII-US 3rd Army, Member of Dela-ware Chapter Veterans Battle of the Bulge. Joe was receipient of Good Con-duct and Victory Med-als. Following his Military Service, Joe worked for the City of Philadelphia as a Senior Purchasing Agent, all while staying active in the Screen Ac-tors Guild. Joe performed in several local theater productions, including Society Hill Playhouse. Joe performed in a YouTube

Joe Walker appeared in the Spirit Newspaper’s Senior issue, October 8, 2014 as the “Spotlight on Senior”. /Photo: Max Pulcini

Rest in Peace Joe Walker!

Production of the popular "Breakfast at Sulimay's". Joe was a Board Member of the New Kensington Community Development Corporation and was fea-tured in a Philadelphia Inquirer article on Aug. 2, 2009. Relatives and friends are invited to his Memorial Gathering on Saturday, April 11, 2015, 11 A.M. at Holy Name of Jesus Roman Catholic Church (corner of Gaul and Berks Sts.) where a Memorial Mass will be celebrated at

by Roman Blazic

Fishtown’s First Lady of the Arts, Mary Blazic, passed away on March 24 at the age of 98. Her art was celebrated, along with Kensington artist Marie Ulmer’s, on September 2, 2011 at the Frankford Avenue Art Cor-ridor hosted by Michael’s Decorators. The exhibi-tion’s curator was Irene Sfakianos, Master Lecturer from the University of the Arts. At that event, Michael Tonuci of Michael’s Deco-rators noted that the exhi-bition was a learning expe-rience for budding artists in the value of perseverance and dedication. “It’s nice that younger people were able to see what 90 plus years really means—to see how much work can be accomplished and to still have a passion for art after all those years is incredible.” And while the work spanned decades, Sfakia-nos noted it illustrates both artists’ unwavering and unique artistic prowess.

The First Lady of Fishtown: Artist Mary Blazic 1916-2015

“They didn’t succumb to styles or fads,” she said. “Being true to yourself is really the most important thing. That’s artistic in-tegrity.” Philadelphia City Coun-cilman Darrell Clarke is-sued citations that were presented to honor these ladies’ lifetime dedication to the arts. Legislative cita-tions were also issued by PA Rep. Mike O’Brien. Along-side O’Brien was Barbara Morehead, an artist as well and Founder and Vice President of the Friends of Penn Treaty Park, among other dignitaries. Mary was born on De-cember 14, 1916. She was a first-generation Ameri-can, the second born of thirteen children. English was her second language while growing up. Mary’s formal education was dif-ficult due to the language barrier, disdain between social classes and the need for work to help support her family. She left school after the seventh grade to attend to family household needs. As it was the time of the Great Depression, art was discouraged in favor of practical crafts necessary for survival, such as sewing skills for making dresses, pillows, sheets and slip covers, as well as a variety of knitting skills and lace making. It was the sounds of music and the sights of motion pictures that led Mary toward the arts. She knew hundreds of songs and knew about every ac-

12 Noon. Interment will be private at Joe's request. •

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FLEA MARKETSKensington CAPA’s 1st Annual “Raise Tigers” Flea Market Event

Participate in our 1st Raise Tigers event on Sat., Apr. 11 at Kensington CAPA’s Parking Lot (1901 N. Front St.) from 8AM-5PM. Organized to help Kensington CAPA’s Senior class of 2015 pay for class activities like prom and graduation. This is an event for the community to integrate with one another as it is a fundraiser for our Senior class. Currently looking for vendors who would like to participate. To reserve a table, go to https://raisetigersfun-draiser.eventbrite.com/

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

tor/actress that appeared on screen. It was in the very early 1930s that ac-tress Billie Burke replied to Mary’s fan letter by send-ing her initialed tea spoons which remain to this day. Actress Joan Crawford also sent Mary a warm note and autographed picture that’s since been lost. The arts remained on hold for Mary during the next two decades, but were not forgotten or aban-doned. Work remained the top priority. She married Roman Blazic, Sr. during World War II and soon fulfilled the duties of wife and mother. They were blessed with three sons, Gregory, Christopher and Roman, Jr. Although she did not have much time for herself, Mary did not give up her aspiration to artistically express herself, mainly through oil and some watercolor painting. Mary sharpened her skills

in the middle of her forti-eth year of age by teaching herself how to read music and play the piano. She instilled this passion of the arts in her children, espe-cially music. Mary came into full bloom after she retired at the age of 65. Within the next year, she began to teach arts and crafts at Lutheran Settle-ment House in Fishtown until retiring in 1996, at the age of 80. Mary received some pub-lic recognition through the exhibition of her art in her mid-seventies. Several articles were written about her art and on the front page of The Philadelphia

Inquirer for top honor at an exhibit sponsored by the Corporation of Aging. In 1998, at the age of 82, the International Library of Poetry published one of Mary’s poems. She also won 3rd place at the Hor-ticultural Society’s City Gardens Contest. Mary was an artist, ar-tisan, teacher and loving mother. As stated by me, her son Roman, “It is with great honor that my moth-er has entrusted me with the bulk of her remaining art and to persevere in the arts regardless of circum-stance or opposing voice.”

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

Port Richmond Tigers Beef & BowlThe Port Richmond Tigers will host a Beef & Bowl on Sat., Apr. 18 from 6-9PM at Thunderbird Lanes, 5830 Castor Ave. (Ox-ford Circle). Good food, cold beer and bowling with good friends. Limited number of bowlers avail-able so call now to reserve a lane. For more info, call Tom Mack-215-275-8838.

Runner, Walkers, Vendors Wanted!On Sat., Apr. 18 runners will flood the streets of Fishtown in the Fourth Annual St. LauRUNtius 5K. This year we will celebrate the 125th An-niversary of St. Laurentius School, the oldest Catholic elementary school in Phila-delphia! The race has quickly become a neigh-borhood tradition! Walk-ers can also lace up and join the one mile fun walk. Register at http://www.fishtown5k.org/. The run/walk concludes with a Fin-ish Line Festival! The en-tire Fishtown community is invited to come out and enjoy great food, a beer tent, fun activities for kids, and more! If your busi-ness would like to sponsor the event please contact us. Also looking for Food Vendors and Crafters/Vendors! Local restaurants and caterers are invited to set up shop at the Finish Line Festival for just $250 you will receive the benefits of regular sponsorship (logo on T-shirts, tent & ta-ble for selling, logo and link to your website). Crafters/Other vendors are also invited to take part in this fantastic event! Spots are available for just $25! For more information please email [email protected]. All proceeds benefit

St Laurentius School.

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

Pancake Breakfast for Temple StudentsEnjoy an all-you-can-eat pancake breakfast on Sun., Apr. 19, 8-10AM at Ap-plebee’s, 2501 Aramingo Avenue. Adults: $7. Chil-dren under 10: $5. Sup-port students from Temple University raise money to attend a national confer-ence this summer. Students will be greeting, seating, serving and cleaning up at the breakfast to show their commitment of achieving their goal. Proceeds will help pay for airfare, hotel and registration. For more info, contact Mike Sheri-dan at 215-528-1596.

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

Nazareth Hospital, Wesley Enhanced Living Pennypack Park Offer Free Adult Healthy Living Event on Advance Health Care Planning, Heart Health and NutritionNazareth Hospital and Wesley Enhanced Liv-ing Pennypack Park have partnered to present a new and engaging educa-tional program—the Adult Healthy Living series—to improve the health of resi-dents of our community. Members of the public are welcome to attend free monthly events and learn from healthcare and clinical experts how to live healthier. Adult Healthy Living educational events take place each month from 10AM to 12PM at Wesley Enhanced Liv-ing Pennypack Park, 8401

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

Youth Fitness and Self Defense CourseMVP360 is hosting youth fitness and self defense courses on Tuesdays & Thursdays, 5PM-6PM, Tu e s. , A p r. 2 1 t o Thurs., May 28 (PLUS: 1 Week of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 1-5 June) at Ren-zo Gracie Philly (2021 American St. Philadelphia, Pa. 19133). There is NO “striking” during the intro-ductory sessions. You are encouraged to purchase MMA Gloves and Black Shorts/Sweat pants for your child. Parents MUST attend sessions. If a child is left unattended, he/she will be removed from the pro-gram. The program costs $45 (one-time payment for the 7 weeks) and you can register at https://www.mvp360.org/self-defense.html

Aramingo Acme ReunionOn Fri., Apr. 24, a reunion will be held for all those employees of the Aramin-go Acme at Polish Amer-ican String Band Hall, 2727 E. Westmoreland St., starting at 7PM. For more information please contact Joe Glackin at 215-464-5735 or 215-847-2041.

American Legion Post 88 Flapjack Fundraiser BreakfastYou’re inv i ted to an Applebee’s® F lapjack Fundrai ser Breakfas t to support American Le-gion Elm Tree Post 88 $7.50 per person; $4.50 for kids under 10. Sat., A p r. 2 5 , 8 - 1 0 A M . WHERE: Applebee’s Neighborhood Grill &

Bar, 2501 Aramingo Ave. Phila., PA 19125. Tickets may be purchased by call-ing Marge Wible at 215-426-6435.

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

2015 Fishtown Fishing Derby 2015 Fishtown Fishing Derby will be held on Sat., Apr. 25 from 8-11AM at Penn Treaty Park, Dela-ware and Columbia Aves. Pre-register early by email-ing name, phone num-ber and email to [email protected]. No entry fee. Youth fishing starts at 9AM; all youth fishers receive free award. Catch and Release Tour-nament - Competition ends at 11AM. Prizes for most fish caught and larg-est fish caught. Licenses required for adult competi-tors. Children welcome. Fishing rods will be on hand for kids to use. www.penntreatypark.org.

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

427-1514. Email [email protected] Website portsideartscen-ter.org. Blog: http://www.portsideartscenter.blogspot.com/.

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

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

Free Street TreeSign up for a free street tree today! Experts will come to your home and asses what type of tree is best for your location. Ap-plications are due by Wed., Apr. 29 and can be found at http://phillytreepeople.org/PTPPropertyTreeRe-questForm.pdf. Contact Michaela at [email protected] or 215-427-0350 x125 with any questions or if you need assistance fill-ing out an application. Veterans Hospital Ceremony The Veterans Hospital will officially be called the Mi-chael Crescenz VA Medi-cal Center as of Sat., May 2. All are invited to attend the 10AM ceremony at 39th & Woodlawn Avenue. Michael is the only Medal of Honor winner from the Philadelphia area that was killed during the Vietnam War. It has taken many years and much legislative action to accomplish this well-deserved recognition.

Beef and Beer Fundraiser Sat., May 9, 7-11PM, Our Lady Help of Christians Hall, Gaul St & Allegheny Ave. Dancing, beef, beer, Chinese auctions; 50/50. Tickets are $30 per per-son prepaid; $35 cash at door. To benefit a wonder-ful neighbor and friend, Jackie Saier, who has been hospitalized since Novem-ber. She has served our Community as Former VP of Friends of Campbell Square; Co-Founder of Port Richmond on Patrol Town Watch; Member of PROPAC (Port Richmond Civic); Member of Ladies of the Ancient Order of Hibernians #87. For tick-ets contact: John Rajca (267-886-8799); Helene LaBenz (215-535-2086); or Alma O’Neill (215-743-2345).

Campbell Square Events for May• Sat., May 9 - “Love Your Park” Spring clean-up. Volunteer sign-up, 9AM-Noon: join us in getting things ready for this year’s events!• Mon., May 25 - Me-morial Day, flag raising ceremony to honor all our country’s fallen heroes. High noon-1PM. Hear patriotic music with the Polish American String Band and Irish Thunder Pipes and Drums!• Wed., May 27,7-9PM, City Rhythm Orchestra, playing the BIG band and swing music of the Great-est Generation!

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

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


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