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THE SPIRIT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014 PAGE 1

FEBRUARY 26, 2014 • Vol. 11 No. 8

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Everybody Hits Philadelphia:Unique Indoor Batting Cages in Northern Liberties

by Max Pulcini

see EVERYBODY HITS on page 12

The Super Bowl has come and gone. The NHL is still on Olympic break. March Madness is still a month away. And we have been coping with the coldest, snowiest winter in recent memory. These circumstances beg for one question to be answered: Is it baseball season yet? While we are still enduring this most bitter of winters, Spring Training has kicked off for the Philadelphia Phillies in Clearwater, Fla. This offseason has been a somewhat tumultuous one for the Phitins — fans have been clamoring for General Manager Ruben Amaro, Jr.’s head after his latest effort to reunite the Phillies ’03 outfield (seriously though, Marlon Byrd and Bobby Abreu?) and not pack up and rebuild the franchise with fresh, young talent. Fans also fear the worst for one-time projected opening day starter, pitcher Cole Hamels. The former World Series MVP showed up to the Sunshine State injured and scratched for start of the regular season. However, there is still reason to get excited—Amaro shook up the league by signing the aging yet effective A.J. Burnett to a one year deal in an effort to sure up the starting rotation, and former MVP Ryan Howard actually stuck to his Subway diet for an offseason and arrived to spring training lean and in shape. Will that mean another 35+ homerun season for Ry Guy? This writer and Phillies fans nationwide that still slap themselves at the slightest mention of Howard’s immovable (read: absurd) contract sure hope so. So now you’re all fired up for the baseball season. And you’re welcome—this is America’s pastime after all. But for those of us who can’t get down to sunny Florida, there’s a little urban oasis for you Phanatics jonesing for high heat and smell of pine tar. Everybody Hits Philadelphia is a unique indoor batting cage in Northern

“It’s been busy,” Gavigan said. “I’ve seen all different types of baseball and softball players from youth baseball to slow pitch softball leagues. We have a kid who is training for AA spring training right now and comes in twice a week to work with his grandfather and practice on his swing. I’ve also had another grandfather in here hitting fastballs—he was an older baseball man hitting 60 like it was nothing. Age is just a number, man.” Gavigan grew up playing baseball in year-round travel leagues and tournament teams in Reading, Pa. before taking some time away from the sport in college. When he moved back to Philadelphia in 2009, Gavigan fell in with a group of people playing informal pickup baseball at 8th and Poplar Streets. “The idea (for Everybody Hits Philadelphia) really sprung from that—that there were a lot of people playing baseball in the city and I was making my best friends playing the game,” Gavigan said. “It was an idea that got more serious until eventually I found this location, some equipment and the time to build this place with my friends.”

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Liberties. Located at 529 W. Girard Ave, the business is founded, owned and operated by David Gavigan. The cages, which opened in May 2013, can be found in a non-descript storefront in the middle of the block, acknowledged only by a white sign reading “BATTING CAGES” in bold, block lettering. “Yes, we actually do exist!” Gavigan said as I walked into the large room and laid my eyes on the large, expan-sive space that reminded me of a vintage 1950s lunch box—retro baseball cards act as wallpaper and old coin operated pinball machines and arcade games welcome you at the door. As for the actual cages, Everybody Hits offers a 3-stall, automatic batting cage that can deliver anything from slow-pitch softballs to fast pitch hardballs for baseball and softball players of any and all skill levels.

David Gavigan, with his love for baseball and spending time with friends in mind, opened Everybody Hits Philadelphia in May 2013. /Photo: Max Pulcini

How Are The Phillies Going To Do This Season?FIND OUT WHAT READERS HAVE TO SAY ON PAGE 4.

THE SPIRIT COMMUNITY NEWSPAPERS • WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2014

by Thom Nickels

THE LOCAL LENS with Thom NickelsThom Nickels

is a Philadelphia-

based author/journalist/poet, film critic

and feature writer for the Spirit Newspapers.

If you’ve ever read the gospels or the Sermon on the Mount you know that one of the most charitable works of mercy you can do is to visit somebody in prison. While I don’t have any friends in prison, a very long time ago I almost spent a night in jail when a police van picked me up in Center City because they were looking for a red haired felon. While walk-ing near Penn Center, I was ordered into the back of a police van where I was shocked to find ten other confused-looking red haired guys. We were taken to the Roundhouse and put in a lineup while a witness behind a one-way glass panel examined our faces. At the end of the ordeal, the victim decided that she could not identify anybody in the lineup, so we were summarily dismissed and told to find our own way home. “How rude,” I thought at the time. “You guys pick me off the street, ruin my night, drive me way out of my way, and then tell me to find my own way home. To top it off, you don’t even offer an apology!”

Being in a lineup was everything I’d seen on TV: you stand on an elevated platform or stage with the other suspects. You look straight ahead. You do not smile or grimace. In front of you is the big dark glass panel behind which the victim or victims of the crime scrutinize your face. Tension mounts like the build up of steam in a shower stall. If there are chorus lines in Hell this was it. I don’t recommend it as an “experience.” In my travels around the neighborhood, I’ve heard many people say that they know somebody on parole, or that they are on parole themselves. I find it a very sad thing that so many people wind up behind bars. While the United States accounts for just 5% of the world’s population, it houses 25% of the world’s prison population. Twen-ty-five percent is astound-ing. These numbers do not reflect a rise in violent crime but in the number of drug offenders. In fact, the numbers of incarcerated drug offenders has risen 1200% since 1980. Today there are over 500,000 people in the nation’s pris-

ons for drug-related of-fenses. Several years ago I spoke with filmmakers Cindy Burstein and Tony Heriza about their documentary film, “Concrete Steel & Paint,” about a group of Graterford Correctional prisoners and neighbors (some of them victims of violent crime) coming to-gether to paint a Mural Arts Project mural dedi-cated to “healing.” Ms. Burstein, who also works as Adjunct Professor of media and cultural studies in the Film & Media Arts Dept. at Temple University, said then that the documentary came along “at the right time.” “The number of people in prison since the late 1970s, when the prison popula-

tion was about 300,000, is now up to two million. A lot of that has to do with the drug laws of the 1980s, as well as sentenc-ing laws that are keeping non-violent offenders in jail for longer periods of time,” she told me. This brings me to the Pennsylvania Innocence Project, because what if-- on that “redhead” police lineup so long ago-- the victim in question had identified me as her as-sailant? How would I have proven my innocence? The Pennsylvania Project was founded by two Phila-delphia lawyers, David Richardson of Pepper Hamilton, and David Ru-dovsky, one of the coun-try’s leading civil rights and criminal defense at-

torneys (he is co-author of the book, Police Misconduct: Law and Litigation 2009: the Art of Arrest, Search & Seizure in Pennsylvania). PIP’s offices are located in an obscure office at Temple University’s Mc-Connell Hall. On a recent visit to the office, I counted as many as 15 law stu-dent volunteers working diligently at computers. The office has minimal decoration and is a study in Spartan economy: File boxes cover the floors, and the volunteers, glued to their computers, look like the readers of great mystery novels thoroughly engrossed in the stories or case studies at hand. Marissa Bluestine, the Project’s Legal Director, oversees the legal work of the project and the networking of the project. I ask Marissa if the recent media attention to wrong-ful convictions has had any impact on the criminal justice system. “Though there’s more attention paid to wrongful convictions today, there have been no prominent changes,” she says. The recording of in-terrogations of subjects, or even videotaping or audio taping them, does not stop false confessions, but it does give a jury or fact finders the ability to determine false confes-sions. Marissa says that the recording of interrogations is not happening in Penn-sylvania. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling stating that police, both local and federal, are permitted to lie to a suspect during an interrogation doesn’t help matters any, she said. In Europe, the opposite of this is true: police are forbidden to lie to a suspect, however hei-nous the crime. “The only thing that the police can-not do is threaten people with the death penalty, or with violence or some kind of physical ramifications,” Marissa adds. We live in an era when getting tough on criminals is seen as a way to fight crime. Stiffer sentences, the greater use of capital punishment, as well as a tendency to always assume guilt before innocence has been the way of the world where crimes that used to be considered rare—multiple random killings or family murders—are now the norm. An indi-cator of this change has been the Internet, where harsh “vigilante” feelings about suspects exceed the boundaries of civility. Here it’s not uncommon to read how people want suspects killed or put away for life without the benefit of a trial. One can understand these reactions on an emo-tional level, but things

don’t work that way in a civilized society. It should also be noted that the Innocence Project is some kind of “get out of jail” card. Since the Pennsylvania Project’s founding the or-ganization has received more than 2100 letters claiming wrongful convic-tion status, but from that huge pool, Marissa says the Project only selected 3 cases (with 3 others hav-ing been taken on outside that batch of letters). “In addition, we identified at least 100 cases as probable Innocence cases. The rest we rejected.” But even after a thorough analysis by law school and other trained volunteers (who all make confiden-tiality agreements), the Project may still decide that cases that don’t hold up or that lack sufficient “innocence” evidence have to be dropped. C o n s i d e r t h e “ u n -dropped” case of Harold Wilson, who spent 16 years in prison and who, in 1989, was given 3 death sentenc-es. Wilson was prosecuted by Philadelphia DA Jack McMahon and convicted of 3 counts of murder and robbery in South Philadel-phia. When Wilson was originally arrested he co-operated with police and assumed that his innocence would protect him. But this assumption, accord-ing to the National Center for Reason and Justice, is a mistake. “If you are ac-cused,” states the Center’s logo, “your innocence does not protect you.” This is especially true for poor and friendless suspects “that are unable to attract commit-ted advocates.” Happily for Wilson, his sentence was overturned in 1999. The timeline for the Penn-sylvania Innocence Project can be traced to 2006, whenPhiladelphia lawyer David Richardson was sitting in a meeting of the Penn-sylvania Prison Society. Richardson was paying particular attention to the speaker, Bill Moushey a retired investigative re-porter for The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Moushey’s talk fo-cused on the criminal cases he’d been involved with as well as the 40 Innocence Projects he’s been involved with around the country. Moushey asked the audi-ence, “How is it possible that there isn’t an Inno-cence Project in Philadel-phia?” Richardson, who used to work for Arlen Specter and who refers to that time as “the Golden Age of Philadelphia’s Prosecu-tion Office,” says he took

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The friends of Donna Hamilton are organizing a Beef and Beer Benefit on March 1 at Holy Name of Jesus Church Hall from 7-11PM. The band Rock-fish will perform. Donna passed away sud-denly and this benefit is being held to celebrate her life. Donna was an integral part of the Fishtown com-munity and for the past 20 years has served as a barmaid for the Starboard Side Tavern. We are asking for your help to contribute to this fundraiser if possible. We are in need of food items, monetary donations, as well as any type of baskets/items to raffle in our silent auction. We would like to thank you for considering this opportunity to support this benefit. If you are able to donate, please contact one of the below organizers, and thank you for your support.

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Taylor Holds Office Hours at Simpson Rec Center

Rep. John Taylor will begin holding office hours every Thursday, from 5-7 p.m., beginning March 6, at the Simpson Recreation Center, 1010 Arrott St. “I want to thank the Simpson Recreation Center for giving me the chance to reach out to those who may have a difficult time reaching my district offices at 2901 E. Thompson St. and 4725 Richmond St.,” Taylor said. Residents are also encouraged to call Taylor’s office at 215-425-0901 and 215-744-2600 if they have any questions or need help with any issue.•

Moshe’s comment as a per-sonal rebuke. When he met David Rudovsky, then a Public Defender, the “two David’s” decided to do something about wrongful convictions and formed a Pennsylvania Innocence Project. “What people find ap-pealing about the Penn-sylvania Innocence Proj-ect is that we are only representing people who have claims of actual inno-cence,” Richardson said, adding that the Project is not about getting people off on legal technicalities. “We’re talking not only about a legally erroneous conviction but the fact that it resulted in an innocent person going to jail,” he says. In other words, people who have been wrongly arrested and convicted. Both Richardson and Ru-dovsky agree that journal-ists have done “incredible” work in wrongful convic-tion cases. “Law students,” Richardson says, “are used to writing briefs and they are unlikely, like journal-ists, to do the grubby work of digging out facts and finding witnesses.” Perhaps the strangest of

all wrongful conviction culprits is the false confes-sion. Why would somebody confess to a crime they did not commit? “The police come in and tell a suspect, ‘We’ve arrested your accomplice and your accomplice has already testified that you are the wrongdoer and so you are going to be executed for the offense unless I can help you. Give me something!’” Or, as Richardson elabo-rated, the police might pretend to have DNA evidence that shows that the suspect is the one who did the crime. “If you’re being inter-rogated for 5, 10 or 15 hours at a stretch, and if the police aren’t even acknowledging your deni-als but say, ‘We know you did it,’ the suspect thinks, ‘I gotta stop this because I know that the system will work and once I get outta here it will all be made right.’ But the truth is, nothing gets made right.” Most false confessions, I was told, come from the young and marginally educated who don’t have a lot of emotional support in their lives. Richardson cites pros-

ecutorial misconduct or suppression of evidence as a reason for wrongful convictions.

Local Lenscontinued from page 2

“Justice Scalia will say, ‘Nobody innocent has ever been executed.’ Well, that’s bull. A lot of people

who have been exonerated have been on death row and we’ve only been doing this work for a few years.” •

The Ladies AOH-Div. 51 are having their Annual Irish Cinnamon Potato Fundraiser. The cost is $5 per container. The Ladies will be at Holy Name Hall, Berks and Gaul Streets on Thursday, Feb. 27 from 7 to 9PM making them. You can purchase them at Holy Name on the date and time listed above. Please contact Renee Shaw at [email protected] if you have any questions.• They will also be available for sale at the Spirit Newspaper office. Call 215-423-6246.


Question and Photos by Max Pulcini

How Are The Phillies Going To Do This Season?

Jessa Stevens “I think they are going to win the World Series!”

Tim Hitchens “I think it’ll be like the movie Major League at best. I think that (new commentators) Matt Stairs and Jamie Moyer are going to be hilarious—the most finesse player in Phillies history and a guy that could have fit well on the ’93 commentating on Bobby Abreu?”

Jim Asher

“I’m probably guessing the same as last year. It’s just a mirror of last year’s team—an old, out of sync team. At this point just tear it down and rebuild.”

Eric Hazlett “I hear we’re going to bad. I have nothing to back that up on but I’m always excited for the Phillies.”

Amandah Povilitus “I’m excited for the Moyer and Stairs to be talking, that’s pretty much all I’m excited for at this point.”

George Miller “I think the Phillies are going to be fine. When expectations are this low the Phillies can only do better than expectations. If you think about the ’93 team, we had a bunch of guys who were all fairly washed up but had career years. I think we’re in that same situation right now.”

David Gavigan “Your guess is as good as mine, I have no idea. But eternal opti-mist, man— we’re going all the way. Like ’93 but a little bit sweet-er.”

Andrew Dyer “I’m hoping it’s going to be a better year than last year but you never know what can happen. I can just wish the Phillies the best because I love them.”

Brion Shreffler “This year, if everybody hits exceptionally well or above average we could get a wild card spot. The past couple seasons we’ve had really good pitching more than half of the time and we just weren’t giving the run support.”


Question and Photos by Max Pulcini

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MEETINGS

FNA Beautification CommitteeInterested in making Fish-town even MORE beauti-ful?! Yes? Then consider joining the FNA’s Beautifi-cation Committee! These meetings are open to all neighborhood residents and we’re always looking for new members. There’s a ton to do this year and we could use your help. Our February meeting will be held this Thurs., Feb. 27 at the Fishtown Recreation Center at 6:30PM. We hope to see you there!

Spring Garden Underpass Design: First Look at NLNA General Meeting On Thurs., Feb. 27, 7PM, NL Community Center, 700 N. 3rd St. Come see initial renderings of long-awaited artistic im-

of the night jackpot. Also selling pop-open tickets throughout the night for additional cash prizes. Package prices are $12 or $20. Kitchen on premises. Fenced-in parking lot. You must be at least 16 years of age to play.

Bible Study Group atFirst PresbyterianOn 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.

Zumba ClassesFrank Glavin Playground is holding Zumba classes for adults on Tuesdays 7:45-8:45PM. $4 per class. 215-685-9898.

Mariana Bracetti Academy Brick FundraiserMariana Bracetti Acad-emy is having a fundraiser to raise funding for their new location – the former building of t he Northeast Catholic High School for Boys, 1842 Torresdale Ave. They are selling engraved bricks ranging from $50 to $200. Your brick will be laid into the walls of the school to remember your generous donation for years to come. All do-nations will be put toward new gymnasium bleachers, auditorium curtains and to support their arts program. Bricks can be customized and purchased online at www.bricksrus.com/or-der/marianabracetti. For questions contact Anita Shelbrack at 215-291-4436, ext. 390. Please do-nate by buying your brick today.

Bridesburg Rec NewsMen’s Softball League, Spring and Summer 2014 at Bridesburg Rec Center. Teams only. Wooden Bat League. If possible going to Single Wall Bat. Inter-ested: call Dan at 215-605-6004. Pre-School: Thurs. & Fri. Noon to 2:40PM. Two spots available in the af-ternoon class. Child must have turned three as of Sept. 1, 2013 and must be potty trained. Toddler Time: Mon. & Thurs. Noon to 2PM. Three spots available in the afternoon class. Child must have turned two as of September 1, 2013. Child does not have to be potty trained. Winter Adult ActivitiesZumba: Classes all year round. Mon. & Thurs. from 7-8PM. Zumba Ton-ing Wed. at the same time. The fee for all classes is $4 per class, walk in. Scrapbooking: Held all year round. Come join! Wed. evening 6:30-9:30PM. $5 each time you attend. You only need your photos and a book. We

have everything. Ladies Bowling League: Tues. at 9AM at Erie Lanes. Cost is $10 per week in-cluding bowling and prize money. Come any Tues. morning. Call 215-685-1247, 215-533-6448 or 215-331-9417.Reach Out and Read!: Please donate new or slight-ly used children’s books to the “Reach Out and Read” program for ill children. Drop the books off week-days from 9AM to 9PM at Bridesburg Recreation Center.Pride Banners: Available at the Rec Center weekdays 9AM to 9PM. Cost: $3 each. Bridesburg Recreation Center is located at 4601 Richmond St., 215-685-1247.

Fishtown Rec Center ProgramsD a i s i e s a n d B row n -ies – Mondays, 6-7PM; Men’s Hockey League – Mon.-Tues.-Wed.-Thurs., 6-10PM; Dance Mondays – 6-7:30PM; Tae Kwon Do – Mon.-Wed.-Fri., 6-8PM; Tot Rec. – Tues.-Wed., 9AM-1PM; Ceramics – Tues.-Wed., 6-9:30PM; Zoning Meetings – First three Tues. of the month; FNA Meetings – Third Thurs. of the month; Beautification Meetings – Third Thurs. of the month; Homeless Vets’ Meetings – Third Sat. of the month; Senior Citizen Bingo – Mon. and Thurs., 10AM-2PM. For information, call 215-685-9885.

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 ap-pointments. Richmond Library, 2987 Al-mond St. 215-685-9992.

Farm to FamiliesFarm to Families is a weekly fresh produce program in the neighborhood. Every box is packed with fruits and vegetables with meats, cheeses, and local eggs available for an additional cost. You can order a $10 box or a larger box for $15 - orders must be sent the week before pick-up. Pick-up is every Thurs-day from 4 to 7PM at the Frankford Garden Cen-ter at Frankford & Berks Streets. Contact Farm to Families:[email protected], 215-427-0350 x110 OR visit during pick-up hours.

Free Kickboxing Classes for GirlsAges 10-17, at Joe Hand Boxing Gym, 3rd & Green Sts. Kickboxing instructors Erin Fennell and Brittani Warner, in conjunction with the Joe Hand Boxing Gym and Computer Lab, are offering free cardio kickboxing classes for girls

provements to the Spring Garden underpass at 2nd & Spring Garden. The Delaware River Waterfront Corp. and its consultant will be on hand to show renderings, get input, and answer questions. This has been a long time coming, and will be a marquee feature of our community - don’t miss your chance to see it and give your input!

FACT MeetingFACT Membership Meet-ing Mon., Mar. 3 at 7PM. Penn Dot will give an IM-PORTANT update on the I95 project--especially for those who live near 95. Also Philadelphia Office for Emergency Manage-ment will give a presenta-tion on how to be prepared for emergency situations in the City. This is an excellent presentation that everyone should come out to hear!

FNA Zoning Community MeetingTues., Mar. 4 at 7PM, 1208-10 Shackamaxon St. A proposal for the con-struction a single family home with off-street park-ing. 1101 Frankford Ave. A proposal for 15 condomin-ium units, off-street park-ing, and a ground-floor restaurant in an existing building. This meeting will take place at the Fishtown Rec Center, 1202 E Mont-gomery Ave. All 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, utility bill, or recent piece of mail ad-dressed to your home or business.

Kensington Community Food Co-op MeetingThe Quarterly Member-ship Meeting of the Kens-ington Community Food Co-op is Sat., Mar. 8, 12-2PM, at Circle of Hope, 2009 Frankford Ave. Since the last general meeting, the board has made some significant steps toward opening a member-owned local grocery store, and is excited tell you about them and to answer your questions. The meeting is open to members and other neighbors.

EVENTS

Port Richmond Tigers Sign up now for baseball, softball and teeball. Girls and boys, ages 4-18. All are welcome. Teams will fill up quickly so don’t delay. Mon. thru Fri. from 6:30-8 PM at the Tigers Clubhouse, Chatham and Ann Sts. For more info, call the Clubhouse at 215-423-7611 or Tom Mack 215-275-8838. Check us out on the Tigers facebook.

Yoga at St. Michael’s ChurchYoga (“quiet time”) classes are being offered at St. Michael’s Church, corner of Trenton Ave. and Cum-berland St. on Mondays at 6:15PM. Strengthen and tone your body while breathing away the stress and worries of the day. The yoga instructor is Amanda Bossard. The cost is $5 (pay as you go). For more information call Marge at 610-996-7331.

Bingo at Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral Banquet HallGrand Opening! Bingo Game at Ukrainian Cath-olic Cathedral Banquet Hall, 801 N. 8th St. (8th & Brown), 215-829-8103. Doors open 4:30PM; game starts 7PM. They will be playing their package bin-go game every Mon. & Fri. night starting at 7PM. Program consists of lapboard games, specials, 50/50 games, quickies, lucky 7 games and end

aged 10-17, every Fri-day at 5:45PM at 547 N. 3rd St. Combine kickbox-ing to music with strength-ening, cardiovascular conditioning and toning exercises, while focusing on the girls’ self-confi-dence. Fennell, a certified kickboxing instructor, sees the classes as a building block to help young girls increase help young girls increase their self-esteem. “I think I started gaining self-esteem as a young girl once I started working out, and I think kickbox-ing had a lot to do with it as well,” said Fennell, a class instructor at Lucille Roberts and L.A. Fitness gyms. All necessary equip-ment will be provided for free by the Joe Hand Box-ing Gym. If interested in joining the class, contact Fennell at 267-765-6592, or [email protected].

FREE Tax Preparation Every Friday in February at FinantaCeiba, a coalition of Latino organizations, is teaming with Finanta and the South Kensing-ton Community Partners to offer free income tax preparation assistance to its neighbors in the Penn Treaty Special Services District every Friday afternoon in February at 1301 N. 2nd Street. VITA volunteers trained by the IRS to ensure that tax filers receive all the credits and refunds to which they are entitled will prepare tax returns elec-tronically. If the tax filer has a bank account, they can get their tax refund in 10 days at no cost. People interested in getting their taxes prepared at Finanta, located at 1301 N. 2nd Street, must call 215-427-3463 or 267-482-0501. The Penn Treaty Special Services District sponsors this service.

Music at St. Anne’sNew City Brass Quintet, Fri., Feb. 28 at 7:30PM at St. Anne’s Memphis and Lehigh. The New City Brass is an ensemble made up of five brass musicians all living in Philadelphia. For their performance they’ll be pulling out all the stops and fusing a program of classical stan-dards in addition to per-forming music of artists like The Beatles in a way you never expected to hear them. Reception to Fol-low! Suggested donation: $10 per person or $20 per family

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More than 150 Alter-native Middle Years at James Martin (Amy 5) students and teachers dressed as tigers on Feb-ruary 6 as part of a cam-paign to encourage Gen-eral Mills and other com-

More Than 150 Tigers and Government Leaders Rally at Amy 5 Middle School

Alternative Middle Years at James Martin (Amy 5) students and teachers dressed as tigers and carried posters at a rally to Help Save the Tigers.

panies to use only palm oil from sustainable sources. Sumatran tigers and other wildlife are endangered because increased palm oil production is leading to the destruction of the rainforests where they live.

Representatives from Con-gressman Robert Brady’s, Senator Michael Stack’s and Councilman Bobby Henon’s offices joined the students at the middle school on Richmond Street and commended them for

their commitment to this issue. Palm oil is used in half of all processed foods. In Sumatra, nearly 80% of deforestation over the last decade was due to palm oil expansion. Today, there

are less than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild. The students are encouraging General Mills and other companies to only use palm oil that is produced without destroying rain forests.

The students are ask-ing everyone who sup-ports this issue to like their “Amy Students for Tigers” Facebook page and sign their online peti-tion: www.facebook.com/amystudentsfortigers.•

• The first official game of baseball was played in 1846.

• The first professional baseball league was formed in 1876.

•Pittsburgh and Bos-ton played the first World Series in 1903. Boston won the nine-game series 5 games to 3.

•Baseballs are stitched by hand with two straight needles – 108 stitches each!

• Years ago, American League baseballs were stitched with red and blue thread and the National League base-balls were stitched with red and black thread.

•Babe Ruth had 714 career homeruns

• The National Base-ball Hall of Fame & Museum is located in Cooperstown, N.Y. founded in 1939 by Stephen Carlton Clark, the owner of a local hotel.•The first pack of baseball cards was cre-ated in 1868.

•Baseball is consid-ered the national sport of US.•

FUN FACTS

Mardi Gras, literally translated from French as “Fat Tuesday,” is just next week and, for many, it marks the last day of indul-gence before the 40 days of Lenten sacrifice. Cultural traditions vary, but final gorging in preparation for over a month of extra good, pre-Easter behavior seems to be the constant around the world. While we’re more familiar with the renowned New Or-leans festival, some coun-tries start the celebration in early January, after the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. The day before Ash Wednesday is marked with worldwide festivals, pa-rades, and parties. The traditional Gulf Coast King Cake is a well known symbol of Mardi Gras. The festive, colorful ring of dough is topped with icing and colored sug-ar, and is a pretty decadent option for a day of loading up on the good stuff. Typi-cally, a trinket or fava bean is tucked into the folds of the finished cake and the person who’s served that piece is charged with brining the King Cake the following year. Try your hand at this recipe to get your fair share of a fatty, sugary treat before Ash Wednesday.

King CakeCake1 cup lukewarm milk½ cup granulated sugar2 tablespoons active dry

yeast3 ¾ cups all-purpose flour1 cup unsalted butter, melted3 eggs1 teaspoon vanilla extract1 teaspoon grated fresh lemon zest2 teaspoons cinnamon¼ teaspoons fresh nutmeg

Filling2 teaspoons cinnamon½ cup sugar

Icing2 cups confectioners’ sugar2 tablespoons (or more, as needed) milkJuice from ½ a lemon½ teaspoon almond extractPurple, gold and green sugar for topping

For the cake, pour the warmed milk into a large bowl. Whisk in the sugar, yeast, and a tablespoon of the flour, mixing until the sugar and the yeast have dissolved. Once bubbles have developed on the surface of the milk and it begins to foam, whisk in the butter, eggs, vanilla, and lemon zest. Fold in the remaining flour, cin-namon, and nutmeg with a large rubber spatula. After the dough comes together and is smooth, shape it into a large ball. Knead the dough on a floured surface until it is smooth and elastic, about 15 min-utes. Put the dough back into the bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and set aside in a draft-free place to let it rise for 1 ½ hours, until the dough has doubled in volume. In the meantime,

make filling by combin-ing sugar and cinnamon. Once the dough has risen, punch it down and divide the dough into 2 equal pieces. On a floured sur-face, roll each piece of dough out into a large rectangle (about 14” long) and coat with sugar and cinnamon mixture, leaving an inch wide border. Roll each piece up, starting at one long end and ending at the other, making long ropes. Twist each long rope individually, then, twist the two together and join at the ends, making a ring. Gently lay the braided dough on a non-stick cookie sheet and let it rise until it doubles in size, about 30 minutes. In the meantime, preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Once the ring has doubled in size, place the cookie sheet in the oven and bake until it is golden brown, about 30 minutes. Remove the cake from the oven and allow to cool. For the ic-ing, whisk together the confectioners’ sugar, milk, lemon juice, and almond extract in a bowl until

the icing is smooth and spreadable. If the icing is too thick, add a bit more milk. If it’s too runny, add a little more confectioners’ sugar. Once the cake has cooled, spread the icing over the top of the cake and sprinkle with purple, green, and gold decora-tive sugars while the icing is still wet. Let icing set, and serve. Recipes with yeast , like breads, have always seemed intimidating to me, partly because of the time, attentiveness and care it takes when knead-ing. The length of this recipe would fool you into thinking it was difficult when, in reality, it’s very simple. The yeast is the key factor in making this so easy, since it really does all the work, ensuring the dough rises and expands; so long as you’re working with fresh yeast, this King Cake should be a walk in the park. You’ll notice the dough seems extra slick when you first start maneuvering it with your hands, thanks to the ample amount of butter. Just be

sure to have a small bowl of extra flour set to the side so you can coat your working surface, and the dough won’t stick. The time dedicated to allowing the dough to rise, twice, seems like a lot but it’s extremely necessary. You’ll be glad you waited when you have a giant, massive cake coming out of the oven. The end result is truly a fine line between cake and bread, and the gentle hint of cinnamon lined through-out the twisted ropes of King Cake has the base of this recipe teetering more along the lines of a dessert. Of course, the thick coat-ing of icing and colored sugar do their fare shares to sweeten things up. Don’t bother buying decorative sugar at the store, though; just vigorously whisk about ¾ cups of granulated sugar with a few drops of food coloring and you can make your own. I don’t know what I like most about this recipe: the bread like texture; the cinnamon flavor; or the crunchy, sugary topping. Whatever your Fat Tuesday tradition, give this recipe a try; it’ll get you through 40 days of sacrifice.•

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State Rep John Taylor Legislative UpdateConrail tracks over Rich-mond Street. In addition, the contractor will replace a sewer main and fin-ish relocating Richmond Street to the east between Lehigh Avenue and Ann Street. In conjunction with closing part of Richmond Street, PennDOT also will shift Richmond Street traffic over to the rebuilt and relocated section of the street between Dyott Street and Lehigh Av-enue. PennDOT is rebuilding Richmond Street on a new alignment to the east of the existing roadway to make room for a new ramp and other improve-ments on I-95. The rebuilt and relo-cated Richmond Street will include two through lanes, a center turn lane, tracks for SEPTA’s Route 15 trolley, northbound and southbound bicycle lanes, sidewalks and deco-rative streetlights. A long retaining wall with “form liner” finishes depicting waterfront-themed im-ages separates Richmond Street from the Conrail property on the east side of the street. All improvements are expected to be completed, and Richmond Street reopened, in early 2016.

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• Two (2) robbery-point of gun during this time: 2400 Aramingo (2/14), 2400 Aramingo (2/15)

• Two (2) robberies other weapon during this time: 1800 Huntingdon (2/17), 2600 B St (2/18)

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• Two (2) stolen vehicles during this time: 300 Wildey (2/16), 2500 Cedar (2/17)

• Six (6) Thefts during this time: 2400 Aramingo (2/12), 2000 Frankford (2/13), 2600 York (2/14), 1600 Palmer (2/15), 2600 York (2/17), 1800 York (2/18)•

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Everybody Hits also hosts a BYOB Baseball trivia night, usually held last Thursday of every month in conjunc-tion with Phillies fan blog, Phillies Nation. The quizzo match also incorporates batting cages into the trivia to test both the brains and brawn of contestants. “Between each round of questions, each team selects a designated hitter to the cage,” Gavigan explained. “If you put your first pitch down for a bunt you get two bonus points. If you hit the machines with a line drive you get four bonus points.” Gavigan is also looking to expand on the building’s utility, as he aims to set up a monthly farmers market in the space. “This place used to be an indoor farmers market in the 1890s and I have a couple of friends who are doing interesting food business startups,” Gavigan said. “There will be a food truck out front, coffees, desserts… we’re trying to build a little community and take the building back to its roots. Hopefully in the spring we’ll bring in local farmers and sell actual produce here too.” Can anyone say farm team? To those who love baseball but feel as though their swing resembles that of a baby’s rather than Babe Ruth’s, fear not—the business also offers coaching clinics to anyone looking to improve their game. Ramon Castro is one of the coaches you can work with at the cages. Born in the Dominican Republic and drafted by the White Sox in 2002, Castro runs clinics that focus on the fundamentals of a good swing. “After I was done playing, I stuck around and kept help-ing develop lot of baseball players,” said Castro. “You see a lot of kids with potential out here, they just need the right coaching to take the right approach for the game.” “I met Ramon through a cousin of his who plays in a Wednesday night league in Port Richmond,” Gavigan explained. “It was totally serendipitous--his cousin told me, ‘you’ve got a batting cage? Well I’ve got a cousin.’” Ramon has been coaching for nine years now and acknowledges how important the sport can be to a youngster, especially in the city. “I think this is an area and community that needs a lot of help, kids needs to be involved in sports rather than staying in,” he said. Take just one step inside Everybody Hits and you’ll see that local children are buying into that. The cages were filled with kids hanging out, running around, playing baseball after school and talking it up with both Castro and Gavigan. According to the owner, that’s what putting these cages are all about—just hanging out with friends, enjoying the timeless game that is baseball and creating a sense of community. “Easily the coolest people I met in Philadelphia where the ones I met through pickup baseball. That’s contin-ued to be the case. I will see groups of friends enjoying themselves here. Baseball brings back a lot of memories for people and it seems to be a uniting thing with all kinds of people.” Everybody Hits is open to the public year-round, 7 days a week through all kinds of weather (yes, even blizzards.) The cages’ winter hours are Monday to Thursday 3PM to 9PM and Friday to Sunday from 12noon to 9PM. Located at 529 W. Girard Ave. You can find out more by visiting http://everybodyhitsphila.com/ •

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Left: The cages are programmed to hit top speeds of 70 mph. However, the pitcher’s mound is closer to home than it would be at a Major League field. The reaction time necessary to notch a hit is increased and the ball feels like it’s coming toward you faster. Right: The 3-stall batting cage delivers slow-pitch softballs or fast pitch baseballs for players of all ages and experience. /Photo: Max Pulcini


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Act by offering free ap-pointments with Certified Application Counselors at several libraries through-out the city. Individuals seeking help should call to make an appointment with a Certified Appli-cation Counselor. The following Free Library locations are: • Kensington Library, 104 W. Dauphin St., 215-685-9996 or Ra-monita G. de Rodriguez Library, 600 W. Girard Ave., 215-686-1768. In ad-dition, the Tech Lab at the Parkway Central Library, 1901 Vine Street, will offer regular open hours from 10AM-2PM, during which time individuals can drop in for Afford-able Care Act assistance without an appointment. Available on a first come, first served basis. Available on the following dates: Feb. 28; Mar. 3, 10, 14, 17, 21, 24, 28, and 31. For more information call 215-686-5310.

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Learn About Weatherizing Your HomeJoin us for this service area briefing on Weatheriza-tion. Lower your utility bills by properly weather-izing your home and get FREE resources. Mon., Mar. 3, 6:30-7:30PM at Basement meeting space at the Community Wom-en’s Education Project (CWEP), 2801 Frankford Ave. (Frankford & Som-erset). An indoor educa-tion session to cover how to weatherize a home, at the end of which all at-tendees will receive a free weatherization kit. Learn how to clock thermostats. Information on energy grants also available. Pre-senter: Maria Ramos, En-

ergy Counselor, NKCDC. Sponsored by Energy Co-ordinating Agency (ECA), Philadelphia Gas Works (PGW) Partners: Somerset Neighbors for Better Liv-ing civic association and the Community Women’s Education Project. For more info, contact Ma-ria Ramos at [email protected].

PRO-ACT Family Addiction Education Program Serves PhiladelphiaSessions begin week of Mar. 4 in Northern Lib-erties, Northeast Philadel-phia and North Philadel-phia. When someone is addicted to drugs or alco-hol, the disease affects the entire family. Each month PRO-ACT (Pennsylvania Recovery Organization–Achieving Community Together) hosts a Family Addiction Education Pro-gram to help individu-als and family recognize and address an addiction problem in a spouse, par-ent, child or other loved one. Facilitated by trained volunteers who have been in the same situa-tion, these information and support programs run one evening a week for three consecutive weeks at three locations in Philadelphia. Sessions in Northeast Philadelphia meet on the first three Tuesdays of the month, from 7-9PM, at CORA Services. In North Phila-delphia, sessions are held on the first three Wednes-days from 6:30-8:30PM at the Philadelphia Re-covery Community Cen-ter. Sessions are also held on the first three Thurs-days from 6:30-8:30 PM at the PRO-ACT office in Northern Liberties. Sessions are free and confidential—first names only. Pre-registration is required. To register, call 800-221-6333, weekdays 9AM through 5PM or visit http://councilsepa.org/programs/pro-act/family-education-pro-gram/.

Glavin Playground Tot Program Registration NightThurs., Mar. 6, 6:30-7:30PM. $20 non-refund-able fee. All children must be able to handle their own bathroom needs; NO Pull-Ups! 3 yr old classes-Child must be 3 by De-cember 31, 2014. 4 yr old classes-Child must be 4 by December 31, 2014. Please bring a copy of your child’s birth certifi-cate. For more info please call 215-685-9898. Glavin Playground is located at Almond & Westmoreland Streets.

Sons of ItalyCoach Bag BingoThe Sons of Italy in Port Richmond is having a Coach Bag Bingo on Fri., Mar. 7. Can you put this

on the community calen-dar? Cost is $30 in ad-vance, includes 10 games and free glass of wine. For tickets call Gina 215-634-2553 or email [email protected].

Saint Anne’sCoach Bag BingoCoach Bag Bingo on Sat., Mar. 8, from 6-10PM at Saint Anne’s Social Hall, Memphis and Tucker Sts., 2nd floor. $30 person includes 12 games, coffee, tea, water, soda and cake. Doors open at 4PM. BYOB and snacks always welcomed. Tickets can be purchased through Theresa Stahl, 215-425-3219. Anyone purchasing 6 tickets can reserve a table. 12 regular games of bingo, 1 extra game for a special bag. 1 - 50/50. Sponsored by Saint Anne Reunion Committee.

Homemade Soup and Hoagie Sale Bridesburg United Meth-odist Church, 2717 Kirk-bride St. (between Rich-mond & Thompson Sts.) will host a Homemade Soup and Hoagie Sale on Sat., Mar. 15 from 9AM-1PM. Soups will consist of Chicken, Vegetable and Cheddar Cheese Broccoli. Quarts of soup are $8 and pints are $4.50. Hoagies will consist of American - $3.50 and Ham & Cheese, Turkey & Cheese and Italian at $4. An eat-in luncheon will also be of-fered consisting of: bowl of soup, hoagie of choice, beverage and dessert for $6. To place your orders call Joan at 215-941-8873 or 215-290-7335.

Questions About Total Joint Replacement? Nazareth Hospital Has Answers During Information Classes Thinking about having a Total Joint Replacement? Scheduled to have a Total Joint Replacement? You and your family are in-vited to learn more about Total Joint Replacement at Nazareth Hospital. The classes will be held on the following: Monday Morning Classes Begin at 11:30AM: Mar. 17, Apr. 28 (A), May 19 (A), June 16, July 21, Aug. 18, Sept. 15 (A), Oct. 20, Nov. 24 (A), Dec. 15 (A). Wednesday Evening Classes Begin at 6PM: Feb. 5, Mar. 5, Apr. 2, May 7, June 4, July 2, Aug. 6, Sept. 3, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, Dec. 3. Classes are held at Naza-reth Hospital, located at 2701 Holme Avenue in Philadelphia, in Mar-ian Conference Rooms A and B. To reserve your seat, call 215-335-6313. You will be asked for your name, telephone number, number of people attend-ing, date of your surgery and name of your sur-

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5th Annual “St. Patty’s for Matty” Beef & Beer The 5th Annual “St. Patty’s for Matty” Beef & Beer Benefiting The Matthew Holmes Schol-arship Fund will take place on Sat., Mar. 15, 7-11PM at Polish Eagle Sports Club, 3157 E. Thompson St. Beef & Beer Tickets: $25. I.D. required. TV Raffle Tickets: $5 for a chance to win a Samsung 59” Plasma TV. All tick-ets can be purchased at: Primo Hoagies Port Richmond, 2703 E. Clearfield St., Farmers Insurance Agency, 601 E. Belgrade St., or Rich’s Barber Shop, 2626 E. Ontario St. For more in-formation contact: Mal-lory Gorham 267-970-3304, Patrick Gorham 215-718-7726 or Kevin Penko 215-280-2806 or visit http://matty-holmesscholarship.org. Please make donation checks payable to: The Matthew Holmes Schol-arship Fund. The five receipients of The Mat-thew Holmes Scholar-ships will be awarded at the Benefit.

13th Annual Fishtown March MadnessAcademic CompetitionJoin hundreds of your neighbors to celebrate education in our com-munity on Fri., Mar. 21 - 3:30PM. March Mad-ness is an academic com-petition for local grade school students in pub-lic, Catholic and charter schools. Thanks to the Penn Treaty Special Ser-vices District all students receive great prizes and refreshments. The win-ning schools advance all the way to the FINAL FOUR and CHAMPI-ONSHIP rounds. Last year’s Champion St. Lau-rentius will defend its title against Adaire, Penn Treaty, Visitation BVM, Our Lady of Port Rich-

mond, LaSalle Academy and other schools. If your school would like to par-ticipate, contact [email protected].

Penny Party atElm Tree Post 88The American Legion Auxiliary will hold their annual Penny Party fun-draiser on Sat., Mar. 29, at Elm Tree Post 88, 1414 Palmer St. Admission is $3, which includes a bev-erage, slice of cake and envelope of tickets. Ad-ditional tickets will be on sale for $1 per envelope, as well as 50/50 chances, large prize raffle tickets and refreshments. Doors will open at 1PM and the party begins at 2PM, Come out and enjoy the fun.

FNA Looking for Contestants for Chili CookoffFishtown Neighbors As-sociation is looking for contestants for its 4th An-nual Chili Cookoff ! The Chili Cookoff will be held on Sun., Mar. 30 from 1-4 PM at 2424 Studios (York Street). All contes-tants must bring 16 quarts of chili. There is no fee to enter but there are prizes for winning! If you are interested, please contact Jed at [email protected].

3rd Annual Fishtown 5k - St. LauRUNtius & Finish Line Block PartyJoin the St. Laurentius community for a race through the streets of Fish-town beginning and ending at the school on Sat., Apr. 12 at 10AM. Challenge yourself on this fun, fast course and stick around for the Finish Line Block party with music, food and drinks. Register for the race at the Run the Day Website. https://www.run-theday.com/registration/select_race_type/22873.

Penn Treaty Park - Easter Egg HuntJoin the Friends of Penn Treaty Park for our annual Spring tradition. Easter

Egg Hunt will take place on Sat., Apr. 12 at 11AM. Kids of all ages are welcome. Prizes, candy and fun for all. As with all of our events, par-ticipation in the hunt is free. However, some activities like face painting may require a small charge. www.penntreat-ypark.org.

When Schools Off Portside’s On! Winter and Spring Day CampsPortside Arts Center is offer-ing several day camps on days when schools areclosed. Go to work confident that your little one is having a great time making art, playing games and making friends. Camps run from 8AM-5PM. For ages 5-10 for just $36. Space is still available. April 18 Good Friday; May 20 - schools closed. For additional information and registration, visit our website: http://www.portsideartscenter.org/.

2nd Annual Cow Chip BingoU10 Fishtown BELLS & HOTSPURS 2nd Annu-al will hold their 2nd An-nual Cow Chip Bingo on Sat., Apr. 26 from 2-6PM. (Raindate Sun., Apr. 27) at the Ukranian Club, 847 N. Franklin St. There will be a moonbounce for the kids, grilled food, cold beer, DJ Edgie Lesinski and lots of fun! Tickets are $20 and will give you a chance to win the Grand Prize of $10,000!!! Please see any player for tick-ets or call Pat Cain Jr. 215-806-2540, Bobby Mulvenna 215-554-7198, TJ Farrell 267-496-9068 or Mike Galdo 267-205-0721. Come out and enjoy a day of fun for the whole family!!!

Trenton Ave Arts FestComing Mary 17The annual Trenton Ave Arts Fest (TAAF) will be held this year on Sat., May 17 from noon-6PM. Volunteers are needed to help with social media, vendor registration, door knocking, sponsorship, kids entertainment, and day-of support. Email [email protected] to let us know how you would like to help!•


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