PhiladelphiaDaily Record

Vol. II No. 30 (190) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia March 28, 2011

JOHN J. DOUGHERTY, gracious host of powerhouse Democratic 1st Ward

Committee fundraiser, welcomed fellow Ward Leader Jewell Williams, a candi-

date for Sheriff, and Maria McLaughlin, candidate for Judge of Common Pleas.

More pictures page 4. Photo by Maria Merlino

The Mighty 1st

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Farnese Intros ‘Bath Salts’ BillState Sen. Larry Farnese introduced legislation this

morning that would ban substances commonly known

as ‘bath salts.’

The legislation would add the following chemical

compounds to Schedule I of the Controlled Sub-

stance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act: 3, 4—Meth-

ylenedioxymethcathinone (Methylone), 3,

4—Methylenedioxypyrovalerone (MDPV), 4—

Methylmethcathinone (Mephedrone), 3—

Methoxymethcathinone, 3-Flouromethcathinone, and

4-Fluoromethcathinone.

“This is a matter of public safety,” said the Senator

Farnese. “We need to act now.”

Bath salt is a white, powdery substance made up of

derivatives of the aforementioned chemicals. The

form of speed that is produced by mixing the chemi-

cals induces pharmacological effects similar to those

obtained through cocaine use.

The products go by names like White Rush, White

Girl, Blizzard and others. The labels say they are not

“for human consumption,” which keeps them legal.

Numerous crimes have been reported due to the use

of this drug including one last weekend in W. Pittston,

Pa. According to reports, a couple hallucinating from

bath salts nearly cut their 5-year-old daughter with the

knives they were using to stab “the 90 people living

in the walls” of their apartment. At least one suicide

has been reported due to the use of this drug and in

another case; a man broke into a church monastery

and stabbed a sleeping priest.

Bath salts are available over-the-counter from con-

venience stores, head shops and the internet. Its use is

on the rise in Pennsylvania and across the country.

Fumo’s Old Community Group Is Back, Under New Name

The Passyunk Avenue Revitaliza-

tion Corp. (formerly known as Cit-

izens Alliance for Better

Neighborhoods) is pleased to an-

nounce the resumption of its

neighborhood sidewalk cleaning

program. Following a competitive

bid process, a cleaning contract

was awarded to ABM Janitorial

Services. ABM will be responsible

for managing the cleaning crews,

hiring all personnel and running

the day-to-day operation of the

cleaning services.

A primary focus of cleaning activi-

ties will be E. Passyunk Avenue,

from Federal Street to Broad

Street, the location of the majority

of the real estate that PARC owns

and leases for commercial and res-

idential uses. This commercial cor-

ridor will be cleaned six days a

week, twice per day.

In addition, a surrounding residen-

tial area, bounded by 9th Street

(east), Snyder Avenue (south), S.

Broad Street (west) and Federal

Street (north), will be cleaned two

times a week.

PARC has also launched a Green-

ing Initiative for E. Passyunk Av-

enue and the surrounding

neighborhoods. To kick-start the

initiative, 17 trees will be planted

on the avenue with a concentration

of trees planned for the fountain

located at E. Passyunk Avenue and

Tasker Street. PARC has also com-

mitted to match up to $2,500 each

for the four surrounding commu-

nity groups and civic associations

who are in the process of raising or

who have raised funds targeted to-

ward neighborhood greening activ-

ities for a total $20,000 investment

by PARC toward “greening” the

neighborhood. The community

groups include the Passyunk

Square Civic Association, E.

Passyunk Business Improvement

District, Lower Moyamensing

Civic Association and the E.

Passyunk Crossing Civic Associa-

tion.

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PARC is also in the final stages of

completing the renovation of 1737

E. Passyunk Avenue. The building

contains one ground-floor retail

space and apartments on the sec-

ond and third floors. The building

is completely leased with the first

tenants moving in on Apr. 1.

In December 2009, Common-

wealth Judge Dan Pelligrini ap-

pointed Paul R. Levy as interim

conservator of the former Citizens

Alliance to make recommenda-

tions about its future. On Septem-

ber 10, 2010, Judge Pelligrini

approved a new name, PARC, and

a new, more-focused mission for

the organization concentrated pri-

marily on the service area on the

attached map. On Jan. 17, 2011,

after a two-month search process,

Sam Sherman was selected and

started work as the new executive

director for the organization.

PARC will continue to manage its

existing inventory of mixed-use

properties, primarily along

Passyunk Avenue, with the goal of

maintaining a balanced mix of re-

tail tenants who provide services

and amenities for the surrounding

neighborhoods, as well as to cus-

tomers from across the region.

Hughes Joins Local Officials For Bakers Square Groundbreaking

State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-

W. Phila.) joined the groundbreak-

ing for Bakers Square in the

Hunting Park West section of

Philadelphia at the former head-

quarters of the famed Tasty Baking

Co. on Friday.

“In the midst of a tough budget

season for Philadelphia and the

State, the development of the fu-

ture Bakers Square shopping cen-

ter is a perfect example of why we

need to make investments in our

communities,” the Senator said.

“Such community and economic

development brings about signifi-

cant, positive changes for the resi-

dents, local businesses and the

neighborhood for years to come.”

Bakers Square is a 220,000-

square-foot shopping complex lo-

cated at Fox & Roberts Streets.

This development is a part of the

Philadelphia City Planning Com-

mission Redevelopment Initiative.

Bakers Square will be anchored by

a 71,000-square-foot Brown’s

ShopRite supermarket owned and

operated by Brown’s Super Stores.

Brown’s Super Stores operate sev-

eral ShopRite supermarkets in

Philadelphia and are known for

their efforts to increase the avail-

ability of affordable, healthy foods

in under-served, urban communi-

ties. The mixed-use urban redevel-

opment project is being developed

by Metro Development.

“Powerful and visionary forces for

community improvement are join-

ing for a groundbreaking that says

a lot about the vitality of our city,”

said Congressman Chaka Fattah

(D-Pa.). “Once again, Jeff Brown

and Brown’s Super Stores are step-

ping up and voting ‘yes’ for

Philadelphia by anchoring Bakers

Square with their newest ShopRite

supermarket. The developers at US

Realty Associates and Metro De-

velopment Co. are showing the

way with bold investment in the

former Tasty Baking site.”

“Projects of this nature are essen-

tial to create and maintain neigh-

borhood revitalization. I foresee

Bakers Square along with the over

61,000 households in the area, en-

couraging further commercial de-

velopment for Hunting Park

West,” Councilman Curtis Jones

Jr. (D-W. Phila.) added. “Further-

more, this brand-new Brown’s

Super Stores ShopRite will create

over 300 jobs directly impacting

Hunting Park West while also en-

hancing community life for

Philadelphia as a whole.”

Jones added there are several proj-

ects proposed to join Bakers

Square and these projects will join

the reviving business community

of not only Brown’s ShopRite, but

Temple University Health Systems

and Pep Boys Corporate Offices

behind the reestablishment and de-

velopment of this area.

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Mar. 29-

Mayfair Civic Ass’n Meet the Candi-dates Night at Perzel Community Ctr.,2990 St. Vincent St., 6:30-9:30 p.m. Forinfo Joe DeFelice mayfaircivicassocia-tion@yaho.com or (215) 292-3926

Mar. 29-

Kappa Omega Zeta Chapter and ZetaPhi Beta Sorority honor Dr. Joi Sprag-gins as Woman of the Year Award, atCrowne Plaza Hotel, 1800 Market St.Tickets $55. RSVPDrjoi.eventbrite.com.Mar. 29-

12th Ward Candidates Forum, 6 to8 p.m.at PA School for Deaf Early CHildhoodApr. 19-Education Center, 243 W. Coul-ter St. Lot parking.

Mar. 31-

Democrat 39B Ward hosts SpringFundraiser at Chickie’s & Pete’s, 1526Packer Ave., 5:30-8:30 p.m. Tickets $50.For info Matt Myers (215) 467-4643.Mar. 31- Sen.Shirley Kitchen hosts Energy Con-servation Workshop at 2 p.m. at St.William’s Church, 6200 Rising Sun Avin Parish Hall, Argyle and Robbins Av.Apr. 3- Congregation Beth Solomon CC andEuropean Immigrant Benevolent Ass’n’s25th annual gala honoring Rabbi & Re-bettzin Solomon Isaacson at HiltonHotel, 4200 City Line Ave., 5 p.m. Sin-gle $250. Featuring famous Ed Gold-bertt & Odessa Klezmer Band andmentalist and illusionist David Blatt.Gov. Ed Rendell and David Cohen,Event Chairs.Apr. 7- Dr. Norman Finkelstein will discussPalestinian situation at Walk Audito-rium, Ritter Ha., Temple University,13th & Montgomery Ave., 6-9 p.m. Forinfo Razi Fareed (215) 692-3396.Apr. 8- State Rep. Rosita Youngbloodsponsors Career Fair at 1st PresbyterianCh., 35 W. Chelten Ave., 10 a.m.-3 p.m.For info Dayne Cofer (267) 593-9156.

One And All Seek Dem 1st Ward’s Support

GATHERED AT 1ST WARD’S main event at Edward O’Malley Club

in Pennsport last week were, from left, Sheriff Barbara Deeley, 1st

Ward Leader John J. Dougherty, Sheriff candidate Jewell Williams,

attorney Sharif Street Esq. and Common Pleas candidate Carolyn

H. Nichols. Photos by Maria Merlino.

FROM LEFT are political consultant Tommie St. Hill, Deputy

campaign director Felisha Harris, “Johnny Doc” and 1st Dist.

Council hopeful Jeff Hornstein.

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In The ‘Other 1st’, Brown’s On A Roll

VETERAN Committeeman Ronald Drayton, center, receives award

from 10th Ward Chairwoman Isabella Fitzgerald and Leader Ron

Howard at well-attended banquet at Imhotep Charter School in

WE. Oak Lane. Throngs of activists and candidates turned out for

this professionally run ward fundraiser.

CITY GOP CHAIRMAN Vito Canuso, left, and a host of supporters

turned out with Republican mayoral candidate Karen Brown and a

host of supporters at Republican 1st Ward event.

10th Ward Powers Funds, Rains Awards

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Tasco Dubbed A ‘Legend’

CITY COUNCIL MAJORITY LEADER Marian Tasco (D) received Living Legend Award from Teen-

shop, Inc. during its annual Women’s History Month Luncheon. Scholarships were given to essay con-

test winners. Teenshop is an empowerment program for girls founded by Elleanor Jean Hendley in

1985. From left, Elleanor Jean Hendley; Ariel Parker, Mt. Carmel Teenshop; Tasco; LaShaya Rogers,

Zion Teenshop; and Morgan Lloyw, Grace Teenshop.

Cohen Snags AFL-CIO, TWU BackingSherrie Cohen, an attorney and social activist running

for a Democratic at-Large City Council seat, an-

nounced this morning she had received the endorse-

ment of the Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO and the

Transport Workers Union Local 234. These add to her

recent endorsements by the Gay and Lesbian Victory

Fund; Philadelphia NOW; the Bricklayers & Allied

Craftworkers Local Union No. 1; and Philadelphia’s

three Service Employees International Union affili-

ates, Local 32BJ, Local 668 and Healthcare PA.

The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO is comprised of

more than 100 labor unions representing 150,000

union members in Philadelphia in the public sector,

private industry, and the building and construction

trades. Local 234 of the TWU represents 4,700 work-

ers employed by The Southeastern Pennsylvania

Transit Authority.

“I am humbled and honored to be endorsed by the

Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO and by Local 234.

The Philadelphia Council AFL-CIO has been a leader

for over 50 years in the fight for social and economic

justice for working families on the job, in politics and

in the community. I look forward to continuing that

fight with them as a member of City Council,” Cohen

said. “As a daily SEPTA rider, I am pleased to stand

with the hard working members of the TWU and join

them in their fight for equality and justice for all

workers.”

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Money Gives Parent A Favorable Review

Savage Leads Deni Playground Repairs

Budget cuts have limited services across the city, but

thanks to the diligent work of Danny Savage, at least

one public space got needed maintenance Saturday

morning. Workers from the Operating Engineers

Local 542 donated time to recut the baseball field at

Deni Playground in Frankford, organized by Savage.

Even after leaving his City Council post, Savage has

taken time each year to ensure the children in the 7th

have well-maintained spaces to play. Youth sports’

teams as well as families from across Frankford

gather at Deni Playground to enjoy the open space.

FORMER PHILA. FLYERS great Bernie Parent, right, signed copies of his book Journey Through Riskand Fear: Face Fear. Find Your Purpose on Friday at Holy Family University in the Campus Center

Lower Lobby. With him are Republican Council-at-Large candidate Elmer Money, MBA, health-care

management, Holy Family and Linda DiGennaro. Motivational book promises readers to “live opti-

mally as you learn to face your fears and cultivate your dreams to find your purpose. You will find your-

self more successful in business and personal life when you take your own journey, through risk and

fear.”

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Henon Boasts More Endorsements, Hits $300 Grand In Funds

The campaign of Bobby Henon, Democratic candi-

date for City Council in Northeast Philadelphia’s 6th

Dist., today announced several new major endorse-

ments and a stunning fundraising total of more than

$300,000 in political contributions. The new endorse-

ments include those of State Sen. Mike Stack (D-

Northeast), State Reps. Michael McGeehan and

Kevin Boyle (both D-Northeast), the Pennsylvania

and Philadelphia Councils of the Service Employees

International Union and the Philadelphia Chapter of

the Transport Workers Union.

“The level of support we have received thus far – in

endorsements, volunteers, and contributions to our

campaign – has been amazing,” said Henon. “The ex-

traordinary level of financial support will enable us to

broadcast our positive message of more jobs and

greater public safety to every voter in 6th Council-

manic Dist.”

The Henon campaign says it has now canvassed in

each of the District’s 160 divisions, made several

thousand phone calls to registered voters, and at-

tended 27 town-hall, senior-citizen, and civic meet-

ings in the District.

Uliho, New Minority Business, Wins

State Cert For Workforce DevelopmentUliho, Inc. is a newly proclaimed

State- and locally-certified minor-

ity business enterprise under the

provisions regulated by the Penn-

sylvania Dept. of General Services

and the City Office of Economic

Opportunity. Uliho Inc is better

known in the wayfaring of local

communities as United Low In-

come Housing Opportunity, Inc.

The company has received support

and acknowledgment by State

Rep. Kenyatta Johnson (D-S.

Phila.) and Claudia Sherrod, exec-

utive director of South Philadel-

phia HOMES. Uliho was founded

in 1996 by social entrepreneur and

civic-engagement leader Keith

Mungin, whose notoriety in-

cludes being the recipient of a

2009 citation by City Council and

Mayor Michael Nutter for his

work in processing sustainable

communities.

Uliho seeks to serve as a trendset-

ter in workforce development and

as an employment opportunity

provider. The company currently

provides internship and practicum

experiential learning to a clientele

recruited by the EARN Center.

The prospectus for upcoming proj-

ects include financial-literacy and

money-management skills facilita-

tion with Beneficial Bank. Mungin

has become an ardent proponent of

neighborhood revitalization and

strategist for community preserva-

tion. His efforts led to his election

as president of the Point Breeze

Business District Alliance, for-

merly known as the Point Breeze

Avenue Business Association.

Mungin is preparing for a resched-

uled meeting on the Promise Plan-

ning Grant with Kenny Gamble

and A. Rahim Islam, executives

from Universal Cos. who have re-

ceived strategic-planning funds to

rebuild the underprivileged eco-

nomic corridors of South Philadel-

phia. Uliho’s sister organization

the House of Reconciliation is

seeking potential sponsors for its

planned July 2011 public-affairs

programing banquet fundraiser and

honoring ceremony for Johnson,

State Sen. Larry Farnese (D-S.

Phila.) and Officer Williams from

the 17th Police Dist, among others.

Appointments can be made for ca-

reer development and low income

housing directives by calling (267)

639-2110 or (267) 971-0958 or

email Ulihoinc@aol.com or Fami-

lyCourtTV@yahoo.com.

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The mock-trial team from St.

Joseph’s Preparatory School is one

of four statewide which advanced

to the semifinal round of the Penn-

sylvania Bar Association

Statewide Mock Trial Champi-

onships on Saturday at the

Dauphin County Courthouse in

Harrisburg. The outcome was un-

available as the Daily Recordclosed this morning.

The St. Joseph’s Preparatory

School Mock Trial Team is com-

posed of Dante Alessandri, P.J.

Brogan, Brian Carden, Nick Cen-

trella, Rob Denault, Kevin Dlugos,

Phil Pasquarello and Dan Sulvetta.

The teacher coach is Thomas John-

son. The attorney advisors are

Charles Gallagher and Joseph Mc-

Nelis.

The four teams advancing to the

semifinals competed with teams

from eight other schools in Fri-

day’s quarterfinal rounds, includ-

ing Central High School. The

winning team of this year’s state

championship will represent Penn-

sylvania in the national mock-trial

finals to be later this spring in

Phoenix.

This year’s hypothetical trial case

is a civil action involving a pathol-

ogist who enters into a contract

with a dying and impoverished

elderly woman to obtain mutated

cancer cells. The case was written

by Jonathan A. Grode and Paul W.

Kaufman of Philadelphia.

During the competition, eight-

member student teams are given

the opportunity to argue both sides

of the case in an actual courtroom

before a judge. The students, who

play the roles of lawyers, wit-

nesses, plaintiffs and defendants,

are assisted by teacher coaches and

attorney advisors in preparing for

competition. Volunteer lawyers

and community leaders serve as

jurors in the trials. The juries de-

termine the winners in each trial

based on the teams’ abilities to

prepare their cases, present argu-

ments and follow court rules.

Nero Won’t Fiddle When Philly Pops’

‘Music And Comedy’ Program Opens

‘Prep’ Goes To State Mock-Trial Championships

CONDUCTOR Peter Nero.

by Adam Taxin

Comedian, singer and actor Robert

Klein joins the Philadelphia Pops

later this week for four perform-

ances of a program titled “Music

and Comedy.” The concerts, for

which tickets are still available,

will be held on Wednesday (Mar.

30) at 7:00 p.m., Friday (Apr. 1) at

8:00 p.m., Saturday (Apr. 2) at

3:00 p.m. and Sunday (Apr. 3) at

3:00 p.m.

The Philly Pops orchestra per-

forms a wide variety of musical

genres, with musicians coming

from throughout the Philadelphia

region. The Pops is conducted by

its Artistic Director, Peter Nero

(for whom “fiddling while Rome

burns” jokes do not particularly

work, given that the instrument for

which he has won two Grammys

for performance of is the piano,

not violin).

Nero has stated: “We’ve learned

audiences want an eclectic mix, a

mix they can’t get anywhere else.

That’s the success of our concerts

— quality, variety and a great or-

chestra that can play anything!

Pops concerts run the gamut —

from classics to big band, Broad-

way to rock ’n roll. Our concerts

are for people who love all kinds

of music.”

Bronx-born Yale Drama School

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graduate Robert Klein has been in the public eye as

an observational comedian since the early 1970s. His

popularity grew in the 1970s in part due to his exten-

sive routines about the Watergate scandal. Klein was

nominated for a Tony Award for “Best Actor in a Mu-

sical” in 1979 for his role in Neil Simon’s They’rePlaying Our Song. Klein has had a number of suc-

cessful comedy albums, and he has hosted SaturdayNight Live twice.

As for the specific musical details of its program, the

Pops prefers to keep those close to the vest.

“Music and Comedy” is the Pops’ second-to-last con-

cert program of the 2010-2011 season. In mid-May,

the Pops will present “Big Numbers,” at which the

Pops will play its most requested songs and feature

Nero on piano.

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Adam Taxin, a Center City attorney, can best be con-tacted via Facebook or at adamtaxin@gmail.com.