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Vol. II No. 140 (300) Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia September 15, 2011

300th Edition

2 | THE PHILADELPHIA DAILY RECORD 15 SEPTEMBER, 2011

T h e P h i l a d e l p h i a P u b l i c R e c o r d C a l e n d a rSep. 15-

Senior Fair sponsored by State

Rep. Brendan F. Boyle at Klein

JCC, 1100 Jamison Ave., 11 a.m.-

2 p.m. For info (215) 342-1700.

Sep. 15-

President John McNesby and FOP

Lodge 5 host City Council candi-

dates at 1336 Spring Garden St.,

5:30 p.m. By invitation.

Sep. 15-

Mario Lanza Institute & Museum

will be beneficiary of 3-tenor con-

cert featuring Viktor Antipenko,

Luigi Boccia and Maurice El Zein

at Settlement Music Sch., 416

Queen St., 7 p.m. Ticket $25. For

info (215) 238-9691.

Sep. 16-

11th Ward Fish Fry at Lou &

Choo’s, 21st & Hunting Pk. Ave.,

5-9 p.m. Tickets $10. For info V.

Tutie Edwards (215) 228-3134.

Sep. 16-

Fundraiser for Bill Rubin, Demo-

crat candidate for City Council

10th Dist., at Ashburner Tavern,

8400 Torresdale Ave., 5-8 p.m.

Tickets $25. For info Ed Mc-

Mullin (215) 510-0444.

Sep. 17-

Ward Leader John Sabatina hosts

Fall Picnic, in conjunction with

Democrat Wards 35, 53, 55, and

63 at Burholme Pk., Central Ave.,

from 1:30 p.m. $35 donation.

Sep. 17-

Autism Beef & Beer Fundraiser at

EOM Club, 138 Moore St., 7-11

p.m. 50/50 raffles, silent auction.

Tickets $30. Call Mina Deever

(215) 427-1133 or email cjde-

[email protected].

Sep. 18-

Northeast HS 62nd Reunion

Brunch for January/June ’49

classes brunch at Crowne Plaza

Hotel, Trevose, Pa., 10 a.m.-2 .m.

For info Jay Silver (215) 698-

1556 or Phil Klear (856) 985-

5811.

Sep. 18-

Korean Folk Festival for Children

at John Russell Field, 7420 Pen-

rose Ave., Elkins Pk., Pa. 1-5 p.m.

Free. For info (215) 884-8443.

Sep. 20-

Republican S. Jersey Coalition

hosts candidates forum Sep. 20 at

6:30 p.m. at N.E. Sheraton, 9461

Roosevelt Blvd. Confirmed candi-

dates include Karen Brown for

Mayor, Al Schmidt for City Com-

missioner and David Oh for

Council at Large. Free for mem-

bers and $20 for “e-team and non-

members”. For info (610)

667-1263.

Sep. 22-24

Ch. of Epiphany of Our Lord an-

nual Italian Festival 5 p.m. on

Thursday and Friday and 9 a.m.

on Saturday. Pasta Dinner reser-

vations needed for Thursday

Night pasta dinner. Call Mina

(267) 240-1992.

Sep. 22-

Fundraiser for Council candidate

Al Taubenberger at SmokeEaters

Pub, Frankford & Sheffield Aves.,

7-10 p.m. Live music with the

Scattered Marbles, dinner buffet,

beer and wine. $40/person,

$75/couple. For info Lou (267)

505-2182 or

[email protected].

Sep. 25-

Vendemmia Wine & Food Festi-

val, Girard Park, 21st & Porter

Sts., 2-7 p.m. supporting Students

of Italian heritage in S. Phila. For

info

www.vendemmifoundation.org.

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US Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) today

reintroduced the Help Veterans

Own Franchises Act (S. 1540), a

bill that establishes a tax credit for

veterans who purchase a franchise.

Congressman Aaron Schock (R-

Ill.) introduced a version of this

bill in the House of Representa-

tives.

“Veterans have made innumerable

sacrifices in defense of our coun-

try, yet despite their training and

experience, many are struggling to

find employment in today’s labor

market,” said the Senator. “This

important legislation will help en-

sure veterans who fought for their

country do not have to struggle to

find a job when their service is

complete. Franchises offer our vet-

erans a path toward realizing the

dream of small business ownership

and stimulate economic growth by

cultivating America’s small busi-

nesses.”

The bill provides a tax credit to

veterans who choose to purchase a

franchise and open a business in

their local community, equal to 25

% of the remaining franchise fee.

The credit is capped at $100,000.

Casey Bill Helps Veterans

Purchase Small Businesses

Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-

Phila.), a senior appropriator on

the House Appropriations Com-

mittee, announced the City of

Philadelphia and partner agencies

will receive $3 million for lead

abatement.

The grant from the US Dept. of

Housing & Urban Development

goes to the City Health Dept. for a

Lead Hazard Reduction Demon-

stration program to continue to

provide lead-safe housing to fami-

lies with lead-poisoned children.

The program will evaluate 250

homes for lead paint and hazards,

eliminate hazards in 244 homes,

conduct outreach and education

and provide individualized training

to residents.

“My goal is to have the City of

Philadelphia lead-free. Today’s

grant of federal resources is the

latest of many that we have

worked for through the years to

help City health officials address

this problem,” Fattah said. “Lead

poisoning hits especially hard on

our newest and poorest residents

living in old, poorly maintained

buildings where landlords have

been lax about their tenants’ safety.

It’s been shown conclusively that

poor children growing up in a lead

poisoned environment can have

their educational prospects and

learning abilities permanently

stunted. We can and must remove

this threat to our children’s life

chances.”

The city will be partnering with

the National Nursing Centers Con-

sortium, the Southeast Asian Mu-

tual Assistance Agency Coalition,

the Neighborhood Interfaith

Movement, Community Legal

Services, the Council of Spanish

Speaking Organizations (Con-

cilio), the Homeowner’s Associa-

tion of Philadelphia Co., the

Apartment Association of Greater

Philadelphia, the Philadelphia

YMCA, the City’s Office of Hous-

ing & Community Development,

the Philadelphia Housing Develop-

ment Corp., Federation Early

Learning Services; Rebuilding To-

gether Philadelphia, Public Citi-

zens for Children and Youth, the

Philadelphia Gas Works, the En-

ergy Coordinating Agency, Divi-

sion of Chronic Disease Control,

and Division of Maternal Child &

Family Health.

Fattah Announces Philadelphia Will Get

$3 Million To Combat Lead Poisoning

State Sen. Mike Stack (D-North-

east) today blasted the Senate Re-

publicans’ proposal to change the

Electoral College voting process.

Pennsylvania presidential electors

cast all votes for the candidate

who wins the state’s popular vote,

but under Senate Republican Ma-

jority Leader Dominic Pileggi’s

plan, presidential candidates

would receive one vote for each

Congressional district he or she

wins.

“This is a blatant attempt to usurp

the voices of the voters and gerry-

mander the voting process,” Stack

said. “Pennsylvania is typically a

battleground state and has been

trending toward voting for Demo-

cratic presidential candidates, but

we have a Republican governor

and Republican-led Senate and

House who want to place political

priorities over the collective voice

of the voting public.

“They need to stop gerrymander-

ing and start focusing on the real

issues affecting Pennsylvania, like

the lack of funding to our schools

and infrastructure, the increasing

poverty rate and the growing num-

ber of uninsured adults,” he said.


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Women’s Society Kicks Off

Campaign Season

GENEVIEVE SOCIETY held its

first political reception of election

season last night, hosted by Abbe

Fletman, Esq., at her law firm,

Flaster Greenberg. Waiting for

women elected officials and

women candidates to arrive are,

from left, members Eleanor Dezzi,

Judith Mondre and Fletman. Pho-

tos by Bonnie Squires

ARRIVING for Genevieve Society reception are, from left, Gail Inderwies, Lynn Yeakel, Councilwoman

Blondell Reynolds Brown, Rev. Bonnie Camarda and Sandy Sheller. Society encourages women to run

for elective office. Penna. Society will be the site of next reception for the group.


New ‘Parklet’ To Be Tried In Center City

The Center City District and

Mayor’s Office of Transportation

& Utilities will participate in

PARK(ing) Day tomorrow with a

demonstration project at 17th Street

& JFK Boulevard. Two parking

spaces will be transformed into a

landscaped area, showing the po-

tential for what could be a major

streetscape and transportation en-

hancement project for both JFK

Boulevard and Market Street from

15th to 20th Street.

The two parking spaces will be

richly planted and become a wel-

coming space for pedestrians as

part of an initiative to improve the

livability of these two corridors for

workers, residents, and visitors.

Representatives from the CCD and

MOTU will be on hand to explain

the concept to enhance the envi-

ronment along JFK Boulevard and

Market Streets for walkers, cyclists

and pedestrians. Plant material will

be generously donated by Fine

Garden Creations and Seravalli

Construction.

CCD President and CEO Paul

Levy noted, “The CCD began

working with property owners and

building managers on both JFK

Boulevard and Market Street in

2009 to identify potential improve-

ments to the on-street environ-

ment. The stakeholders were clear

in their desire to enhance these

corridors with new planted medi-

ans as well as make the region’s

core commercial district more

competitive by improving accessi-

bility for bicyclists while maintain-

ing adequate traffic flow and

loading operations.”

Following a series of analyses con-

ducted for CCD by consultants

JzTI and Parsons Brinkerhoff, a

preferred option emerged that in-

cluded a separated cycle track, the

retention of three 10-foot-wide

travel lanes, new landscaping, and

parking and loading on both sides

of the streets. These improvements

will enable the region’s largest em-

ployment center to build on its ex-

isting transit-oriented strengths by

adding state-of-the art bike lanes

and improved pedestrian

crossings. The planted medians

can also provide stormwater man-

agement benefits as well.

“We have a vision for a JFK

Boulevard and Market Street that

represents a truly complete street.

The power of this vision is that it

incorporates all types of travel. In

addition, it retains all parking and

loading zones in a way that is safe

and convenient. In mid-October,

we will test the impact on both

streets of removing a single lane of

traffic,” said Rina Cutler, deputy

mayor for transportation & utili-

ties. During the two-week test,

Streets Dept. traffic engineers and

CCD personnel will observe the

capacity and overall environment

of the streets to ensure that traffic

functionality is maintained. On-

street parking regulations will re-

main in effect and no parking

spaces will be impacted.

Hughes Hands $12 Million Check To

Bakers Centre

State Sen. Vincent J. Hughes (D-

W. Phila.) presented a $ 12 million

check to the Bakers Centre (for-

merly known as Bakers Square)

economic-development project.

The Bakers Centre shopping com-

plex is located in the Hunting Park

West section of Philadelphia at the

former headquarters of the famed

Tasty Baking Co.

The $12 million that Hughes was

instrumental in securing is funded

through the Redevelopment Assis-

tance Capital Program. The $60

million Bakers Centre project will

bring 350 construction jobs and

approximately 700 permanent

jobs.

Bakers Centre is a 220,000 square

foot, expansive shopping complex

encompassing 30 acres located on

Hunting Park Avenue, Fox Street

& Roberts Avenue. This develop-

ment is a part of the Philadelphia

City Planning Commission Rede-

velopment Initiative.

“We all heard the President’s am-

bitious and driven American Jobs

Act proposal that he submitted to

Congress this week. We know jobs

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are the number-one priority in the

minds of my constituents, of Penn-

sylvanians and of the all Ameri-

cans,” Hughes said. “Certainly, this

economic development project

provides great resources for the

community, but it also brings with

it valuable, necessary jobs at a

time when they are so badly

needed. Investing in projects like

Bakers Centre has great rewards.

With the state as a partner, we can

turn communities around.”

Bakers Centre 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 redevelop-

ment project is being developed by

Metro Development.

Justice O’Connor Pays Tribute To

Constitution Day

Former Supreme Court Justice

Sandra Day O’Connor will join

224 students from Constitution

HS in a reading of the Preamble

to the US Constitution in honor of

Constitution Day – the 224th an-

niversary of the signing of the

Constitution.

This ceremony is scheduled for

8:30 a.m. tomorrow at the Na-

tional Constitution Center’s Out-

door Terrace, 525 Arch Street.

Remarks will be provided by

David Eisner, president and CEO

of the National Constitution Cen-

ter; Jori Hartwig, VP of market-

ing for Amway; and Gerry

Cuddy, president and CEO of

Beneficial Bank.

The Preamble Reading kicks off a

day-long Constitution Day cele-

bration at the National Constitu-

tion Center. Admission to the

Center is free on Sep. 16, cour-

tesy of The Beneficial Founda-

tion. Amway is the national

sponsor of Constitution Day at

the National Constitution Center.

For a complete list of Constitu-

tion Day events at the Center,

visit

www.constitutioncenter.org/con-

stitutionday.

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