THE FALLSER
July 2013
www.thefallser.com
Volume 20, No. 2
NEWS & EVENTS FOR THE EAST FALLS COMMUNITY
Setting Stage for Ridge Flats
Independence, Philly Style
July 2, 8pm:
Fireworks and Concerts
Philadelphia Orchestra Neighborhood Concert
Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing,
101 S. Columbus Boulevard
Philadelphia Orchestra presents a free Neighborhood Concert on the RiverStage at the
Great Plaza, followed by a small
landside fireworks salute.
Benjamin Franklin Parkway between 18th & 23rd Sts.
Roots & special guests
Free outdoor Fourth of July
concert, followed by a fireworks
display.
Concert programming begins around 7pm; first performance estimated at 8pm.
Fireworks estimated to
begin around 10:30pm.
July 3, 8pm:
July 5-7:
POPS on Independence
Independence Hall, 5th and
Chestnut Sts.
Peter Nero and the Philly Pops!®
Free concert
Seating is first come, first
served. Bring blankets and lawn
chairs.
July 4, 7–11pm:
4th of July Jam & Grand
Finale Fireworks
Taste of Philadelphia
Penn’s Landing
101 S. Columbus Boulevard
Sample food from area restaurants and food trucks; enjoy
live entertainment and special
events.
Marsha Ambrosius will take
the stage on Saturday, July 6,
followed by another spectacular
fireworks show at the Adventure Aquarium Waterfront.
Celebrate the 4th
Close to Home!
S
tenton Masnion in neighboring Germantown will
hold an Old-Fashioned
July 4th Celebration! Spend
Wednesday, July 4, 11:30am to
1:30pm celebrating Independence Day in Historic Germantown. Begin at Stenton, where
guests will enjoy hot dogs and
make-your-own ice cream on
Stenton’s historic grounds to
celebrate America’s birthday.
Activities will include creating
an American flag-themed fan,
mingling with Benjamin Frank-
lin, colonial games, and music
by Run of the Mill String Band.
The event is free but reservations are greatly appreciated. Call
215-329-7312 or email programs@
stenton.org to reserve your space.
This program is just one of
many exciting programs happening in Historic Germantown
on July 4th. Visitors can spend
the whole day celebrating America’s birthday right in Freedom’s
Backyard! For more information
on other programs, visit www.
freedomsbackyard.com.
Artist’s rendering of proposed Ridge Flats, viewed from Falls Bridge. The first level of the new development’s
Calumet Street frontage is planned as shops for small businesses. The Kelly Drive and Calumet Street
corner will house a café w/bike racks and outdoor seating. Developers have increased the number of oneand two-bedroom rental units. Ridge Flats residents will have ground level parking internal to the building.
Once the developers have obtained zoning approvals, building is planned for completion within two years.
by William Epstein
Chair, EFCC Zoning and Land
Use Committee
T
he East Falls Community
Council’s Zoning and
Land Use Committee will
meet at 7 pm Wednesday, July
17 in the Downs Hall Auditorium on the campus of Philadelphia University to continue
its discussion and vote on the
zoning variances requested for
the proposed construction of
apartments and commercial
space at Kelly Drive and Calumet St. The Committee will
hear additional comments from
East Falls residents.
More than 50 residents attended the Committee’s meeting on Wednesday, June 19, to
hear representatives of the developer of the planned development, Ridge Flats, present
its proposal for four stories of
apartments and retail space on
the site.
Concerns expressed by
members of the committee
and other residents attending
included those related to adequate parking, height, density
and landscaping.
EFCC is the designated Registered Community Organization (RCO) for the East Falls
geographic area. The July 19
meeting satisfied the requirement under the city’s new zoning code that the developer
meet with the community via
the RCO prior to proceeding
further in the governmental review process.
The developer, Onion Flats
LLC, has received its Refusal
Notice from the Philadelphia
Department of Licenses &
Inspections. That document
states the reasons why L&I can-
not issue a permit for the project and sets the stage for the
developer to appeal the refusal
to the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The EFCC Zoning Committee will meet with the developer before that next step.
Concurrently, the developer is scheduled to meet with
the City’s Civic Design Review
Committee on July 3. Jen Arnoldi, a member of the EFCC
Zoning Committee, will represent the EFCC Zoning Committee in that meeting.
The Zoning Committee will
communicate with the developer about its concerns prior to
the July 17th meeting. The developer’s plans and the refusal
it has received from L&I can be
viewed at www.eastfallscommunity.org. Comments and
suggestions can be sent to
info@eastfallscommunity.org.
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Op-Ed
Things that
Puzzle Me
by Meg Greenfield
F
rom time to time we all encounter things that puzzle
us. I hope to be allowed
to share some of the things that
puzzle me from time to time.
Gas prices in and around
East Falls have mystified me
for some time. Why are gas
prices in our neighborhood significantly higher than those on
City Avenue? Over the last few
years I have noticed that prices
in East Falls for regular gas are
at least 10-20 cents higher a gallon than across the river. For
example, coming home from a
zumba class on June 13, I passed
the Sunoco stations on City Avenue, one in the City, the other in
Lower Merion. Gas was $3.42 a
gallon at both, likewise at the Lukoil. I decided to swing by our
BP and Sunoco stations on Ridge
Avenue. BP’s price was $3.61 and
Sunoco was $3.59. Why?
I use the Gas Buddy app
on my phone to check prices
and take my pick of the lower
priced options across the river.
Nonetheless, it would be nice
to know why East Falls merits
such special treatment.
A similar puzzle lies across
the river at Target. Have you
ever noticed that the Monument Road Target charges more
for some items than the Target
in Plymouth Meeting? One
example: over the counter eye
drops for dry eyes cost $14 to
$15 at the Monument Road Target but only $12.99 in Plymouth
Meeting. Hmm?
It would be interesting to
collect more examples. Anyone
interested in doing some comparison shopping? These price
differences are not accidents.
July 2013
East Falls’
Riverside Events
by Gina Snyder, Exc. Dir., EFDC
L
ast month’s Bike Race
Block Party was a lot of
fun. Our planning committee is a great group – headed by Peicha Chang of Falls
Flowers and Nancy Karahuta
from East River Bank. We
were overwhelmed with the
amazing kiddie carnival that
Creative Minds Child Care put
together for the event.
Thank you!
The event was successful
because hard working people
got together, meeting and plan
for months. Thank you to
Mimi Armstrong of the EFDC,
Michael Laing of National
Penn Bank, Jim Williamson
of Slices, Ronan Gill of RGM
Group, and Julie Camburn of
The Fallser & East Falls Business Assoc. Paul Camillo of
Franklin’s Bar and Grille was
a great help and enthusiastic
supporter.
This year, we were thrilled
that the Philly Cycling Classic
was a part of our work – much
thanks is due to the marketing genius of Michelle Freeman and Jaison Smulski. Our
thanks as well to Tim Shin
and the congregation of Metro
Presbyterian Church for taking care of the volunteers during the event. Many thanks to
the community organizations
that came for the day and the
great guys at East Falls’ Engine 26, Ladder 25 for helping
in so many ways.
The attendance at the Bike
Race seemed down but attendance at East Falls’ street
festival was as strong as ever.
Next year, Parks Casino, the
race’s main sponsor, has committed to supporting the
Philly Cycling Classic – this
should make the event more
predictable and word will get
out sooner. Attendance should
pick up.
With the Bike Race Block
Party behind us, we are already planning the Dance on
the Falls Bridge. It is set for
Sat. Sept. 7. Music, drinks and
dance lessons are included.
You can get your tickets from
us already. The price at the
door is $50. We have discounts - groups of ten or more
are only $35 a piece. And, if
you buy your ticket early, it
is only $40. So, buy early and
buy often!
Ridge Flats
Ridge Flats, the new “Net
Zero” apartment community planned for the lot at
4300 Ridge Avenue, is moving through the zoning process. Onion Flats, the developer, came before the East
Falls Community Council’s
Zoning and Land Use Committee last month as a step in
the Civic Design Review. We
have discovered, though their
application to Licenses and
Inspection that an error was
made when the new zoning
code was passed last August.
East Falls’ zoning overlay was
incorporated into a zoning
category that covered many
neighborhoods. Our particular parking requirement for
new businesses remained as
one of the few items in the
East Falls overlay. But, because the context of the commercial uses was removed in
the writing of the new code,
this parking requirement is
now being interpreted as applying to housing, which was
never the purpose or intention.
The result is that, on paper,
Ridge Flats has to have over
650 parking spaces for only
146 apartments. It was anticipated that some errors would
occur in the rewriting of the
new code – this was clearly
one of those glitches and will
be corrected.
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State of the City
State of East Falls
by Gina Snyder, Exec. Dir., East
Falls Development Corp.
R
ecently, I moderated a
panel discussion on a
study of the Pew Charitable Trusts, entitled “The State of
the City, Philadelphia 2013.” It
painted a not altogether pretty
picture - with high unemployment, poor health statistics,
high crime, and net loss of jobs
in recent years.
But there are some good
signs, according to the Project Director, Larry Eichel. The
study notes that “some of the
key demographics are positive
in a way they have not been for
decades. After falling for half a
century, the population of the
city grew by 58,897 to 1,547,607
from 2006 through 2012, according to the most recent census estimates, becoming more
diverse in the process. During those years, the share of
the population represented by
individuals age 20 to 34 grew
from 20 percent to 26 percent,
according to census estimates.
This accounts for the entire
citywide population increase
and more. These young adults
are well-educated; among the
25- to 34-year-olds, 37.5 percent have bachelor’s degrees or
higher, more than 10 percentage points higher than a decade
ago.”
East Falls is a leader in this
trend of millennials. The percentage of the population between 20 and 34 years of age
grew from 29 percent in the
2000 Census to 35 percent in
the 2007-2011 American Community Survey data.
To complement this growth
of young educated Philadelphians and to fight the flight of
jobs, we are happy to see that
BuLogics has rented space in
the historic Masons’ Building,
owned by Sherman Properties. EFDC’s Business Liaison,
Stacy Simon, helped bring BuLogics’ “Team of 10” to do its
computer engineering magic
at this location. BuLogics is
a wireless embedded software
engineering firm and creator of
the world’s largest wireless ecosystems, including The Wynn
Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas,
a 65,000 piece installation, and
an installation closer to home
at The Navy Yard. Recently, BuLogics announced the launch of
its StratIS Energy Management
System for Commercial Building Wireless Energy Management. The system focuses on
HVAC and Lighting controls
and automation and can save
on energy usage. BuLogics is
celebrating its tenth anniversary with its move to East Falls.
For more information, check
out www.bulogics.com.
As the Vice President of
Philadelphia Association of
Community Development Corporations, it was my pleasure
to share in a lively conversation with Mr. Eichel and my
colleagues about how our work
can help address the challenges
the City is facing. East Falls
can be happy that many of our
village’s statistics are on the
healthy side of the City’s image.
For more information about the
study and to take their fun little
quiz, check out the website:
pewtrusts.org and look for the
Philadelphia Research Initiative.
email us: editor@thefallser.com
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Features Writers/Contributors
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Town Watch
Robberies Subside;
Charges Filed
by Mary Jane Fullam, Pres.,
EFTW
O
ne of a pair of
alleged thieves
responsible for the
late-April through midMay spate of robberies—at
gunpoint—in East Falls was
charged with those crimes
on June 11th. Apparently,
he was being held on other
charges when the East Falls
involvement was determined.
He is looking at 11 counts
of robbery and aggravated
assault that were perpetrated
in the Falls, Mt. Airy, and
SW Germantown, which is
where the 21 year old alleged
crook resides.
While the second suspect
remains at-large as of The
Fallser deadline, Lt. Ed Bier,
chief of the 39th PD Police
Service Area #1 (PSA#1), reports “There were no further
hold-ups (as of June 6th) in
East Falls. It could be they
see all the police there - and
we are there (in East Falls) in
a heightened presence until
we solve the robbery problem.”
Lt. Bier exhorts the public
to be pro-active; to be alert
and aware of our surroundings at all times…to call 9-1-1
to report anything unusual,
anything that doesn’t seem
right. “Don’t hesitate to call
9-1-1. Neighbors need to help
in protecting themselves and others - by letting police
know what’s going on. That’s
the only way we’ll be successful in deterring criminal
activity.
On another front, members of the East Falls Town
Watch (EFTW) will again
participate in the city’s annual tire round-up program
in July and August. Any
household can donate two
tires to the effort by calling EFTW at 215-848-2033.
EFTW’s members will be
scouring the city-at-large for
abandoned tires to help diminish blight.
EFTW will host a pretzels and soft drink GetTogether at our HQ, 3540
Indian Queen Lane on the
evening of Tuesday, August
6th as part of the national
Night Out Program. Police
officers and firefighters will
be on hand. To paraphrase
our erstwhile sage, Benjamin
Franklin, we need to hang
together, not separately, to
deter crime. We hope you’ll
drop by.
Important meetings, to
which all neighbors are invited: Thursday, July 11th at
7:30pm, EFTW meeting at
our HQ, 3540 Indian Queen
Lane; Monday, July 22nd at
6pm, Community meeting at the 39th PD HQ; and
Wednesday, July 24th at 8pm,
39th PSA#1 at Philadelphia
University’s Downs Hall on
Schoolhouse Lane.
The Shape Of Things To Come
by Barnaby Wittels, President,
EFCC
R
ecently, a long time
member of Community
Council (EFCC) asked
if expansion of the Executive
Committee and other proposed
changes meant that we were
going to become “like those
other organizations where they
had an Executive Director who
made all the decisions, while
the Board was a rubber stamp.”
Nothing could be further from
the truth. Whatever changes
are implemented, and regardless of the improvements that
are made, the fundamental
principal of participatory
democracy will be preserved.
As an organization, the EFCC
functions in a manner that has
its roots in the ancient Demos
of Athens and the time honored
New England town meeting.
This principle is central to our
mission. We cannot represent
the community if we do not
have the full participation of
its members. We cannot speak
if we do not listen. We cannot
formulate policy and take positions without hearing from and
discussing issues of importance
with our fellow EFCC members.
The question, fairly asked
is what changes will be implemented and how will Community Council operate when
these improvements are realized. We begin with the question and through full discussion
and due deliberation we will
arrive at the answer. This future
will be shaped by and with the
full participation and active
input of our members. To do
anything less would be to betray the bedrock principles that
undergird our organization.
To begin with, organizations, regardless of their nature
or mission, fall somewhere on a
continuum between completely
egalitarian and totally authoritarian. Picture a circle on one
end of this continuum and a
pyramid on the other. Organizations which are completely
egalitarian such as a commune
or a co-operative are at one
end, while organizations such
as armies or religious orders
with rigid hierarchies are at the
other end of the continuum.
Both the circle and the pyramid
are unsuitable and unsustainable models for organizations.
Successful organizations find
their place somewhere along
that continuum, somewhere between the circle and the pyra-
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In the months to come we
will discuss the changes that
will be made, the evolution to
be accomplished and we will
do this together. The first step
is to think about the shape of
things to come and our position
on that continuum between the
circle and the pyramid. The second step, and one to be taken
co-terminously, is to think
about expanding the Executive
Committee. For that we need
members to step up and take on
a leadership role.
Any volunteers?
Coming Soon
…2013 East
Falls’ Fall
Festival!
by Claire Stilley, 1st VP, EFCC
T
he weather may be
warm and sunny, but
the East Falls Community Council (EFCC) has
begun planning its October
Fall Festival!
What would you like to do
or see?
Back by popular demand
is the House Tour, but do you
have a great idea to bring the
neighborhood together? What
is your organization or business
planning?
One idea is a Craft Fair!
Have you ever put one together?
Do you have a wonderful craft
to share and interested in participating? Where could we
hold it?
Email your ideas to programs@
eastfallscommunity.org!
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Library News
Falls of Schuylkill Library, 3501 Midvale Ave., (215) 685-2093. Falls of
Schuylkill Library’s Summer Hours: Monday and Wednesday 12-8
p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10-5 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday
CLOSED; We will be closed on July 4th.
All programs offered by the library are FREE. Many of our programs
are presented with the generous support of The Friends of The Falls of
Schuylkill Branch Library. Please consider joining the Friends-yearly
dues are only $5.00-if you haven’t already joined!
RED CROSS BLOOD DRIVE
MONDAY JULY 1ST FROM 1-6 P.M.
For Children
Weekly Programs:
Pre-School Story Times (for ages 3-5 years)
Mondays at 1 p.m. and Tuesdays at 11 a.m.
Caregivers are invited to come with their child to Pre-School
Story time and get them loving the library and ready to read! Together, using fun stories, songs, rhymes and activities, we will stimulate the children’s imaginations and help them develop respect for
others, learn library manners, and develop language, listening, and
motor skills.
Baby & Toddler Story Times (for ages 0-3 years)
Tuesdays at 10:15 a.m.
Caregivers are invited to come with their Infants and Toddlers
to Story time! Shorter than story times for Pre-Schoolers, these last
around 20-25 minutes and focus on teaching finger plays, rhymes,
songs, bouncing activities and oral language that will help you
teach your child basic coordination and beginning concepts.
Wee Can Craft (for ages 1-5)
Every Friday at 10:15 a.m.
Join us for stories, singing and rhymes with a theme. Then make
an easy craft with your child based on that theme.
Crafty Kids (for ages 6-11 years)
Every Friday at Noon
Come to library every Friday to make some cool crafts.
Monthly/Bi-Weekly Programs:
PMA Art Splash Workshop
Friday, July 12th in the afternoon
Come to the library and experience hands-on art projects, led
by interns from the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Call the library
at 215-685-2093 for the exact time.
Baby and Me Yoga (for ages 0-30 months)
Wednesday, July 10th at 6:30 p.m.
Embrace and enhance the bond you share with your baby
through yoga poses that gently sooth and stretch their developing
muscles and help ease digestion.
Toddler and Me Yoga (for ages 2 ½ -5)
Wednesday, July 24th at 6:30 p.m.
Preschoolers and toddler “strong walkers” are encouraged to
“play yoga” with their caregiver through yoga poses that are fun yet
build strength and flexibility.
Pre-School Story-dance with Ms. Loren (for ages 3 ½-5)
Thursdays, July 11th and 25th from 10:30 to 11:30
Toddler Story-dance with Ms. Loren (for ages 1-3)
Thursday, July 18th from 10:30 to 11:30
These dance classes will include creative and rhythmic movement inspired by children’s stories. We’ll have lots of fun while
being our selves, appreciating each other, working together, dancing like animals, playing games, and acting out stories.
For more information on these programs, or to confirm program
times, please call Maggie McGinn at 215-685-2093.
For Teens
Weekly Teen Programs
Gaming Parties
Every Wednesday (EXCEPT JULY 3rd) from 1 to 3 p.m.
Wii, Jenga, Battleship and more! Snacks provided.
Yoga for Teens
Every Wednesday (EXCEPT JULY 3rd) from 5 to 5:45 p.m.
Learn yoga for strength, flexibility and stress relief. Bring your
mat if you have one.
Thursday Movies
Every Thursday (EXCEPT JULY 4th) from 12 to 2 p.m.
Catch a flick, eat some snacks and hang out with your friends.
Call the library for each week’s title.
Crafts for Teens
Every Thursday (EXCEPT JULY 4th) from 2 to 4 p.m.
Learn to make awesome crafts, graffiti, jewelry and more!
Snacks provided.
Biweekly/Monthly Teen Programs
Short Story Workshops
Tuesdays, July 2nd, 16th and 30th from 2 to 3 p.m.
Read your favorite short stories and talk about them. Snacks provided.
Comic Book Club
Tuesdays, July 2nd, 16th and 30th from 3:30 to 5 p.m.
Talk about your favorites and work on writing/illustrating your
own. Snacks provided.
Cooking for Teens
Tuesdays, July 9th and 23rd from 1 to 2:30 p.m.
Learn to make some healthy (and maybe some not so healthy)
meals and snacks.
Teen Game Show Challenge
Tuesdays, July 9th and 23rd from 3 to 5 p.m.
Are you smarter than a fifth grader? Can you win Anime Jeopardy? Come find out! Snacks provided.
For Adults
Red Cross Blood Drive
Monday, July 1st 1 to 6 p.m.
Sign up online at http://www.redcrossblood.org (sponsor code:
East Falls Library) or simply show up! All presenting donors will
receive a coupon redeemable for $2.50 off the purchase of a 48 oz.
container of Turkey Hill Ice Cream.
Library Garden Group
Tuesday, July 2nd from 6 to 8 p.m.
All are welcome to join in keeping the Library Garden looking
beautiful. Please join us in the garden at the corner of Midvale Ave
and Warden Drive. For more information, call or email: Suzanne
Penn 215-848-0729 or euphorb99@gmail.com.
Culture of the Spirit World Music Concert
Wednesday, July 10th from 5 to 8 p.m.
Performers include: flamenco guitarist Miguel Czachowski; sitar
player Avaneendra Sheolikar; tabla player and percussionist Sandesh
Popatkar; Indian classical violinist, vocalist and harmonium player
Pt. Prabhakar Dhakde; dancers Monia Giovannangeli, Anandita Basu
and Hema Kukreja and actress, poet and playwright Poornima Kirby.
For more details, please visit www.cultureofthespirit.us
Military History Book Club
Wednesday, July 10th at 7 p.m.
Discussion about selected non-fiction Military History books
and authors. The title for July is Empires of the Sea : the siege of
Malta, the battle of Lepanto, and the contest for the center of the
world by Roger Crowley. For more information, call Michael Davis
at 267-254-7734.
Scrabble: Every Thursday Morning
10:30 to Noon
Upstairs in the Main Library. Drop in for an engaging hour or
two at the Scrabble board. For more information on these programs, or to confirm program times,
please call Stephanie Rowe at 215-685-2093. Many of our programs paid
for by The Friends of Falls of Schuylkill Branch Library.
July 2013
For Families
Remarkable Reptiles
Monday, July 15th from 6:30 to
7:30 p.m.
Learn about the behaviors
and habitats of some amazing
reptiles. If you’re brave enough,
you can even touch some!
Wellness Wednesday
Wednesday, July 17th at 3:30 p.m.
Wellness Wednesdays are
a great time for children and
teens to learn to prepare and
enjoy VEGAN (dairy and meat
free) snacks and treats. Samples
provided.
Dig Into Native America
with the UPenn Museum of
Archeology and Anthropology
Monday, July 29th at 6p.m.
OR Tuesday, July 30th at 12:30
p.m. OR Wednesday, July 31 st
at 3 p.m.
Learn about Native Americans and enjoy some hands on
experience grinding corn and/
or making cornhusk dolls. See
exhibits of genuine artifacts, arrowheads and tools. The same
program is being offered at
three different times so attend
the one that fits your schedule!
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Students Honored at
Prize Assembly
Penn Charter recognized 38 Upper School students in May with
end-of-year awards honoring their contributions in areas such as
leadership, academics and the school’s service learning program.
Pictured, l to r: (front): Jessie Levin, Jessica Star, Ani Schug,
Erin Lo, Kelly Kubach, Carly Stern, McKenzie Case, Madeleine
Perlmutter, Ella DiGiovanni, Marissa Samuels, Kira Hastings;
(middle) Bennett Samuel, Andrew Uhlmann, Lital Netter-Sweet,
Leigh Steinberg, Hannah Kramer, Emily Diaz, Sarah Brody-Bizar,
Isabel Hirshberg, Mary Cain, Glynis Braun, Ayanna Matthews,
Kristina Ohemeng; (back) Zander Chovanes, Kidder Erdman,
Nic Hanson, David Kotch, Jordan DellaValle, Ben Skinner, Paul
Eberwine, David Kestenbaum, Dan Foley, Jakes Snipes, Patrick
McInerney, Ben Szuhaj, Hans Stedman, Ben Richards. Not pictured:
Kevin Kelly.
Friends of Mifflin Supports
Public Education
by George Matysik
W
ith the close of the
school year, the East
Falls community
congratulates the Class of 2013
graduates of Thomas Mifflin
School. This was a monumental year for Mifflin: the formation of the Friends of Mifflin
School, the first annual Community Festival, and a school
musical, “On the Other Side of
the Fence.” Our students have
excelled in the classroom as
well, thanks to the dedicated
support of teachers, staff, and
volunteers. We at Friends of Mifflin
School are confident our students will continue to shine,
but it is vital to have continued
support from Harrisburg, City
Hall, and, from you! As you
may have heard, the Philadel-
phia School District is currently
seeking funding from state and
local sources to keep our public
schools adequately funded. We
encourage you to reach out to
state and city lawmakers to let
them know that public education should be a funding priority.
In addition, it’s also important for us to demonstrate
to elected officials that our
community is in support of its
local public school. This year,
Friends of Mifflin has raised
close to $10,000 from the community—a number we will grow
even further next year. To find
out more on donating money,
time, or other resources to Mifflin, visit our website at http://
www.eastfallscommunity.org/
site/FOMS.html. Contact us if
you want to help make plans for
the coming fall semester.
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Arts Ed Superheroes Lauded
by Jennifer Yu I
n June, creativity festooned
City Hall. Signs taped to
the walls outside Councilman Curtis Jones’ office urged
council members to “Be an Arts
Ed Superhero!”
Jones and fellow Councilman Wilson Goode Jr. were
honored in a unique way for
their dedication to public education. “You guys are the real
heroes,” Jones insisted, while
Goode displayed photos from
his high school yearbook picturing those extracurricular
programs now under threat.
A coalition which included
ArtsRising, an initiative of the
Philadelphia Education Fund,
Public Citizens for Children
and Youth, Groundswell, an
initiative of the Greater Philadelphia Cultural Alliance, and
others worked together to recognize council members who
publicly support dedicated
funding bills for the School
District.
“This is fantastic,” ArtsZone
Coordinator Carla Bednar said,
“and it’s a great reflection of the
dedication of arts organizations
and arts education going on in
Jones’ District which ArtsRising
is working to promote–in East
Pictured, l to r: East Falls Community Assn. President Tom
Sauerman; Councilman Curtis Jones; performer/School of the
Future Graduate Ismail Yusef-Ali Abdus-Salaam; Councilman
Wilson Goode, Jr; ArtsZone Coordinator Carla Bednar; Cassidy
Student Saleem Smith; Cassidy Student Dennis Smith; Cassidy
Parent Shayla Burton Photo: Desiree Thompson
Falls, Wynnefield, Overbrook–
city wide.”
Performing artist and School
of the Future graduate Ismail
Yusef-Ali Abdus-Salaam and Cassidy school sixth grader Saleem
Smith performed an acoustic
song and a poem respectively, for
the councilmen, thanking them
for their leadership in working to
find funding for schools.
The councilmen were pre-
ROOFING
•
•
•
sented with Arts Ed Superhero
capes and folders with letters
from community members and
students about the importance
of instrumental music and arts.
DVDs of arts advocacy videos
made by Cassidy students were
presented to the Councilmen,
while Jones received a print calendar of the “Faces and Places
of Overbrook” made by Overbrook students.
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EFCC Agenda
The East Falls Community
Council represents and
advocates for residents of the
community; it is dedicated
to improving their quality of
life. Residents are encouraged
to attend both the EFCC
General and Zoning Committee
meetings.
There is no meeting of the
EFCC scheduled in July.
Zoning Committee
The EFCC Zoning Committee will meet on Wednesday, July 17, to further consider
the variance request from the
developers of Ridge Flats. The
meeting will be held in the
Downs Hall auditorium of Philadelphia University. If unable
to attend, comments can be
sent to zoning@eastfallscommunity.org.
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July Calendar
1 Monday
1-6pm: Red Cross Blood Drive
at Falls Library.
1pm, Pre-School Story Times
& Afternoon Book Club; 4:306pm, First Monday Movies, ages
6-12; Falls Library.
2 Tuesday
10:15am, Baby & Toddler Story
Times; Falls Library.
11am, Pre-School Story Times;
Falls Library.
2-3pm, Short Story Workshops; Falls Library.
3:30 -5pm, Comic Book Club;
Falls Library.
6-8pm, Library Garden Group;
Falls Library.
4 Thursday
5 Friday
10:15am, Wee Can Craft, ages
1-5; Falls Library.
10am-2pm, Farmers’ Market.
Under twin bridges. Saturdays
only.
8pm, Fifth Annual Summer One-Act Bonanza opens.
Old Academy Players, Indian Queen Lane. Runs thru
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8 Monday
10am: Stretch and Tone with a
Yoga Twist. 8-week. See EF Village article this issue for more
info.
1pm, Pre-School Story Times;
Falls Library..
9 Tuesday
10:15am, Baby & Toddler Story
Times; Falls Library.
11am, Pre-School Story Times;
Falls Library
1-2:30pm, Cooking for Teens,
Falls Library
3-5pm, Teen Game Show Challenge; Falls Library
10 Wednesday
Happy 4th of July
6 Saturday
July 14. Info: 215-843-1109 or at
www,oldacademyplayers.org.
1-3pm, Gaming Parties; Falls
Library
5-5:45pm, Yoga for Teens; Falls
Library
5-8pm, Culture of the Spirit
World Music Concert; Falls Library
6:30pm, Baby and Me Yoga;
Falls Library
7pm, Military History Book
Club; Falls Library..
11 Thursday
9:30am: EF Village Walking
Free. Thursday
FATHER OF for
EIGHTexercise.
seeks
energetic lady.
Must love except on July 4 and in
morning
kids, be fit and ready to
inclement weather; meet at Falls
jump in and join the fun.
Library Garden. Call 267-4444507 for info.
ADVENTUROUS
CAT LOVER
10:30-11:30am,
Pre-School
seeks adventurous cat owner.
DanceandClass
Please be employed
willing w/Ms. Loren, ages
3 1/2-5;fond
Falls
to relocate. Especially
of Library
black and white
tuxedo cats.
10:30-Noon,
Scrabble; Falls LiAll responses will be answered.
brary
Looking for that
Purrr-fect match.
12-2pm, Thursday Movies;
Falls Library
GRANOLA EATING,
CAMP
LOVING, WORLD
TRAVELER
2-4pm,
Crafts for Teens; Falls
seeks woman of my dreams.
Library.
Must be fit and love spending days
and nights outdoors
in the middle
7:30pm,
EFTW mtg. 3540 Indian Queen Lane. Community
residents invited.
12 Friday
10:15am, Wee Can Craft, ages
1-5; Falls Library
Afternoon, PMA Art Splash
Workshop. Call the library at
215-685-2093 for the exact time.
15 Monday
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1pm, Pre-School Story Times;
Falls Library
6:30-7:30pm, Remarkable Reptiles; Falls Library
July 2013
16 Tuesday
24 Wednesday
17 Wednesday
25 Thursday
10:15am, Baby & Toddler Story
Times; Falls Library
11am, Pre-School Story Times;
Falls Library
2-3pm, Short Story Workshops; Falls Library Falls Library
3:30-5pm, Comic Book Club;
Falls Library
1-3pm, Gaming Parties; Falls
Library
3:30pm, Wellness Wednesday;
Falls Library
5-5:45pm, Yoga for Teens all;
Falls Library.
7pm, The Complete Works
of William Shakepeare. Onenight only. McMichael Park.
Bring the kids, friends, neighbors; bring snacks or a picnic,
chairs or blankets. Free.
7pm, EFCC Zoning Committee meets to consider variance
for Ridge Flats. Downs Hall,
School House Lane, Phila Univ.
Comments can be set to zoning@eastfallscommunity.org.
18 Thursday
9:30am: EF Village Walking
for exercise. Meet in Falls Library garden. Free.
10:30-11:30am, Toddler Dance
Class w/Ms. Loren, ages 1-3;
Falls Library
10:30-Noon, Scrabble; Falls Library
12-2pm, Thursday Movies;
Falls Library
2-4pm, Crafts for Teens; Falls
Library.
19 Friday
1-3pm, Gaming Parties; Falls
Library Falls Library
5-5:45pm, Yoga for Teens; Falls
Library
6:30pm, Toddler and Me Yoga;
Falls Library
8pm, 39th Police District PSA
#1 mtg, Downs Hall, Schol Houise Lane at Philadelphia University.
9:30am: EF Village Walking
for exercise. Meet in Falls Library garden. Free.
10:30-11:30am,
Pre-School
Dance Class w/Ms. Loren, ages
3 1/2-5; Falls Library
10:30-Noon, Scrabble; Falls Library Falls Library
12-2pm, Thursday Movies;
Falls Library
2-4pm, Crafts for Teens; Falls
Library.
26 - Friday
10:15am, Wee Can Craft, ages
1-5; Falls Library
12pm, Crafty Kids, for ages
6-11; Falls Library..
29 - Monday
1pm, Pre-School Story Times;
Falls Library
6pm, Dig Into Native America with the UPenn Museum of
Archeology and Anthropology;
Falls Library.
30 Tuesday
22 Monday
1pm, Pre-School Story Times;
Falls Library.
6pm, Community mtg at 39th
district headquarters, 2201 W.
Hunting Park Ave.
10:15am, Baby & Toddler Story
Times; Falls Library Falls Library
11am, Pre-School Story Times;
Falls Library
12:30pm, Dig Into Native
America with the UPenn Museum of Archeology and Anthropology; 2-3pm, Short Story
Workshops; Falls Library
3:30-5pm, Comic Book Club ;
Falls Library..
23 Tuesday
31 Wednesday
10:15am, Wee Can Craft, ages
1-5; Falls Library.
10:15am, Baby & Toddler Story
Times; Falls Library
11am, Pre-School Story Times;
Falls Library
1-2:30pm, Cooking for Teens;
Falls Library
3-5pm, Teen Game Show Challenge; Falls Library.
1-3pm, Gaming Parties; Falls
Library
3pm, Dig Into Native America with the UPenn Museum of
Archeology and Anthropology;
Falls Library
5-5:45pm, Yoga for Teens; Falls
Library..
July 2013
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Award Winning Program
at Maxwell Mansion
S
tep back in time on Friday,
July 5th and discover the
challenges and enjoyments of Victorian women
across all socio-economic levels.
Attendees will be greeted at
the door by a Victorian maid
who will conduct a “Downstairs”
tour. Upstairs, the lady of the
house will guide visitors thru
the 2nd floor chambers of this
19th century merchant’s home.
Upstairs / Downstairs is
scheduled for Friday, July 5 at
7pm. To start the tour, guests
may choose a pin featuring a
Victorian woman’s portrait—
from suffragists to recipe book
writers, and prostitutes to medical doctors, to consider during
the tour how each would fare in
Victorian Philadelphia.
Display boards featuring Victorian era fashions and menus
will enhance the “manse” tour.
Champagne and light comestibles will be served. At
the end of the tour, guests will
receive a cookie and its recipe,
made according to a 19th century cookbook recipe.
East Falls Tree Tenders
That East Falls Tree Tender Could be You
by Roy Cortez
E
Cindy Iavecchia as the maid
Upstairs Downstairs received the 2013 Public Program and Educational Award
from the Pennsylvania Historic
Society for mid-sized museums.
Don’t miss this award-winning
interpretation.
Maxwell Mansion’s Upstairs
/ Downstairs tour and reception
will be held on Friday, July 5, 2013
at 7pm. Reservations are required.
Cost is $20 per person.
Tickets are available online at
www.ebenezermaxwellmansion.
org/visit_upstairsdownstairs.
html or by calling 215-438-1861.
PAGE 7
ast Falls
has planted close
to 1,000 trees,
through the efforts East Falls
Tree Tenders (EFTT) and 9,000
children touched by EFTT’s
Arbor Day and school programs.
Let me introduce you to some
EFTT volunteers, a diverse
group of well-trained neighbors,
They are bonded by desire to
plant and care for trees in their
home community invite you
to participate as a trained Tree
Tender or as a volunteer on
planting days.
Meet Alexis, Alice, Charlie, Cynthia, Doug, Ed, Ernie,
George, Gayle, Gina, Heather,
Herb, Jack, Judith, Mike, Ray,
Roy, Sue, another Sue, and others. They live on Ainslie, Cal-
umet, Coulter, McMichael,
Midvale, Penn, Ridge, Sunnyside, Tilden, Vaux and Warden.
Some are new to EFTT while
others date from its start in 1995.
A diverse group our East
Falls Tree Tenders – one is
a Franklin Learning Center
teacher of Chemistry and Biology committed to slowing
traffic as it moves through East
Falls; others include a retiree in
conservation and preservation
who volunteers with ActionAIDS and a volunteer for both
The Center for the Rights of the
Elderly and The Chamber Orchestra. A few EFTT volunteers
were essential in establishing
East Falls Village while several
are active in the care of Inn
Yard Park. Additionally, you’ll
find a clothing marketer, a
sculler and Actors Equity mem-
ber, a collector of vintage radios,
a former child adoption social
worker, a volunteer for nursing home residents, plus…two
retired teachers, a community
activist for trees and childhood
education and…a very fine carpenter!
Volunteer with EFTT as a
Tree Tender trained by The
Pennsylvania Horticultural
Society or just come to work
on planting days or help on
Arbor Day.
For more information
about EFTT contact Cynthia
Kishinchand, (215) 849 2474 or
crk3114@msn.com; to enroll for
Tree Tender training, contact
Mindy Maslin at PHS, (215) 988
8844 or mmaslin@pennhort.
org; to report a dead or a dead
or dying street tree. Call 311 or
(215) 685 4363.
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July 2013
About Our Residents
E
rin Lo of East Falls received the Alumni Senior
Award at the June Commencement for the Class of
2013 of William Penn Charter
School.
J. Peter Davis, president of
the Penn Charter Alumni Society, announced the award and
described Lo as “absolutely remarkable … having a wonderful
combination of curiosity, maturity, responsibility and sense
of humor.” The award is given
S
ome Stanton Street
residents may have been
wondering about the
strange activity at the vacant St.
Bridget’s School the weekend
of June 8th. Rest easy -- James
Brady, an East Falls resident
since 2008, was using it as a
location for his film, Color.
James has written a 30 minute short film about a group of
12 iconic figures on an “Alice in
Wonderland Adventure” while
traveling through their own
shared emotional roller coasters --- caused by color.
Approved by the SAG/
Aftra union, the cast includes
a “who’s who” of local Philadelphians, including Golden Globe
nominee Barbara Sigel.
James and wife, Joyce, produced the film. Color’s Director,
Chris R Notarile, has more than
10 million hits on his web page.
Four of the cast—James, Roberto Lombardi, Nakia Dillard
and Keyon Smith—are in the
cast of The Underground Kings,
a show written and produced by
Philly local Skye Dennis, as well.
James grew up in Media
and attended Cardinal O’Hara
High School in Springfield,
Delaware County. He earned
a Marketing degree at St. Joseph’s University, studied at
The Joe Kubert School in Dover,
NJ, and attended the prestigious Art Student’s League in
New York City.
Work includes animation for
Marvel’s Spiderman vs. The Sinister Six, a CD Rom Game. This
led James to Los Angeles where
he spent seven years working
in various art departments and
a stint as head Art Director for
NBC’s Operation Junkyard.
Following studies at Playhouse West, James was cast in
several film and television roles
and became a Union Actor.
James’ Art Show in Philadelphia in 2012, received a great review in The Weekly Press.
His personal website: http://
www.visualpallette.com while
Color’s Facebook page is https://
www.facebook.com/ColorbyBrady.
to a member of the class to recognize scholarship, character,
leadership and athletic achievement.
Erin received high honors at
PC while completing 10 accelerated classes and multiple sports,
including, in one season, both
golf and tennis. She also established at Penn Charter a successful peer tutoring program
for science.
Se will attend the University
of Pennsylvania.
EFHS Hosts Program & Elects Officers
T
he East Falls Historical
Society (EFHS) held its
final event of the year at
the Falls of Schuylkill Library
on Monday, June 6.
Rich Wagner, author of Philadelphia Beer: A Heady History
of Brewing in the Cradle of Liberty gave a power point presentation about the history of breweries in Philadelphia. There was
also a fascinating display of beer
related artifacts. Topping off
program were samples of beer
donated by the Manayunk Brewery. The lecture was informative
and a good time was had by all.
The final business meeting
for EFHS was held prior to the
presentation. A new slate of
officers was announced: Patty
Cheek (pictured), President,
Gayl Henze, vice-president,
Lyda Doyle, corresponding sec-
retary and, Kathleen Gillard as
recording secretary.
George Kroculick will serve
as legal counsel on a volunteer basis. Steve Peitzman and
Joe Leube have remained on as
members-at-large. One change
to the by-laws was announced.
The wording regarding the general membership meeting was
changed from “in May” to “once
a year.”
There are many volunteer
opportunities available for
those who would like to aid in
the efforts of the East Falls Historical Society. Please contact
Patty Cheek if you are interested: pcheek2002@yahoo.com
or 215-438-8539.
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The Turtle Talks…Shakespeare and
McMichael…perfect together…
by Alexis
Franklin
A
nne
and
Joseph
Jones stopped by McMichael
Park to visit the tree of Anne’s
brother, Danny Grimes. A
Fallser by birth, Dan is fondly
remembered as, for many years,
he delivered mail in the 19129
zip code.
Anne had lost track of the
tree and did not realize that it
had grown as tall as it has. She
was expecting something about
10 feet tall. As the photo below
shows, the Danny Grimes Memorial tree is thriving in its
central McMichael Park location. The 9 inches of rain in
June has kept McMichael Park
very green and lush. Everything
is growing.
To the north side Danny’s
tree is a large meadow area,
the venue for our “Free” summer production of Shakespeare.
This open space will provide
both better viewing and hearing as it is away from the traffic
on Henry Avenue. The Friends
was granted a new “state of the
art” electrical box which is in
the process of being greened by
our resident Friend, Deborah
Thorpe.
2013 marks the Sixth Season
for a free theater production in
McMichael Park. On July 17th,
7pm, the Friends of McMichael
Park will sponsor The Complete
Works of William Shakespeare
(abridged comedies)–very entertaining and fun for the entire
family (above). Bring a blanket
and a picnic to make it an evening in McMichael Park.
Invite your family and
friends for a little culture under
the stars. Commonwealth
Classic Theater with its professional actors and staging. You
are guaranteed to go home with
a smile on your face....Turtle
has been laughing during reherasals.
In the event of rain, the
production will move to the
William Penn Charter School
(meeting room), 3000 School
House Lane. Looking forward
to seeing all of you there on
Wednesday, July 17th.
PAGE 9
Community Garden Hosts Picnic
O
n a warm June Saturday the gardeners at
the Scotts Lane-Ridge
Ave. garden hosted a picnic
to which the community was
invited. Neighbors from Scotts
Lane, Ridge-Allegheny-Hunting
Park, and East Falls were in
attendance. While the guests
admired the 14 garden lush
plots, some gardeners built a
corrugated roof for rain collection into rain barrels.
Those interested in a garden
space next spring or desiring
to be on the newsletter list can
contact the committee at eastfallsgarden@gmail.com. The
garden is a cooperative project
of the Ridge-Allegheny-Hunting Park Assoc. and East Falls
Community Council.
Ben French (on ladder) and Drew Myers work to construct the roof
that will collect water into rain barrels for periods of drought.
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July 2013
Upper Valley Green Parking Lot to Close
F
riends of the Wissahickom
(FOW) will begin work
on a two-phase project at
the upper parking lot on Valley
Green Road in Wissahickon
Valley Park this summer. The
project will improve water quality in Wissahickon Creek by
helping to meet the EPA Total
Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
for sedimentation, improve
parking conditions, and restore
native vegetation. Phase 1 (July
1 to September 30) will involve
stabilizing the streambank
along the parking lot and Phase
2 (dates to be determined) will
involve resurfacing the parking
lot itself. Construction dates are
determined by the permitting
process and weather conditions.
The project will involve
stabilizing 350 feet of stream
adjacent to the parking area by
installing rock steps designed
by Mary Flournoy
Chair, Membership Committee
EFV starts third year…
s of late June, rhere are
157 members in East
Falls Village (EFV), representing 107 households.
East Falls residents join EFV
for many reasons: access to Vetted Vendors for varied services;
help with computers or setting up a new phone system at
home; Village programs and
activities; or, the opportunity
to meet, make new friends and
socialize with other community
residents.
In the two years that the
Village has been in existence,
we have provided more than
100 rides or in-home help with
technology. We currently have
61 volunteers; most of whom are
members and always willing to
help another member.
Visit the EFV website –
eastfallsvillage.org – for information about planned events
on the Calendar, FAQs (frequently asked questions) or
other benefits of membership. You can join online as
well, safely and securely with
your credit card, by clicking on
Member Sign Up.
If you have questions or
would like to have a brochure/
application mailed, call The Village Hotline: 267-444-4507.
Two Opportunities for
non-members to experience
what the Village offers:
A
Stretch & Tone – with a Yoga
Twist
A new Stretch & Tone Series
begins July 8th. Held on Mondays, 10am, at East Falls Presbyterian Church, classes are
led by Karen Carroll, a veteran
instructor from the Ralston
Center in West Philadelphia.
Classes include strengthening,
toning, and balance techniques
that incorporate the basics of
yoga. Cost for non-members is
$80 for the 8-week session.
Session 1 participants tell us:
“I never would have tried a ‘yoga’
class, but this is great and my
balance has improved.”
“ It’s low-key, non-competitive,
non-intimidating, and fun for
all ages and levels of ability.”
To sign up, call the Village
Hotline: 267-444-4507; or, send
a check to EFCC, PO Box 12672,
along with your contact information (note if you are a member of the Village or the Presbyterian Church).
Walk & Coffee Break with
Village Members & Friends
Any Thursday mornings (except July 4th), meet in the Falls
Library garden to join a Village-sponsored leisurely walk
through the Falls, with a stop
for coffee, snack and great conversation.
Everyone is welcome – no
reservations needed -- just
show up – you won’t be disappointed and you’ll feel better
afterwards.
to dissipate high energy storm
flows, resurfacing/restriping the
parking lot, repairing broken
wheel stops, and replacing invasive plant species with natives.
This project is being done in
partnership with Philadelphia
Parks & Recreation and the
Philadelphia Water Department
as part of the Wissahickon
Stormwater Mitigation and
Sediment Reduction Project, a
collaborative effort to reduce
erosion and the loss of forest
habitat park-wide.
The parking lot will be
closed during Phases 1 and 2,
beginning July 1, 2013. Parking will be limited during the
week prior to the start of Phase
1, from June 24 to 30. The two
parking lots closest to Valley
Green Inn will be reserved for
patrons with disabilities and
families with small children.
For the safety of all park
users, FOW has contracted for
additional Park Ranger patrolling during the length of the
project and cars parking in
non-designated parking areas
in Wissahickon Valley Park will
be ticketed; emergency vehicles
must have access. Park users
are urged to bike, walk, or use
public transportation to the
park, and use alternative parking
lots in the Wissahickon, which
are shown in the attached park
overview graphic. A more detailed map of the park, trails and
parking areas can be found on
FOW’s new Map of Wissahickon
Valley Park (available at www.
fow.org/about-park/maps).
“This could be a great opportunity for park users to explore
areas of the park they don’t normally visit,” says FOW Executive Director Maura McCarthy.
Philadelphia Traffic Court Still Open
S
tate legislation signed by
Gov. Tom Corbett in June
transferred the authority of the Philadelphia Traffic
Court to the Philadelphia Municipal Court, Traffic Division—
it did not close Philadelphia’s
Traffic Court.
If you have a citation, it is
still viable!
The courthouse remains
located at 800 Spring Garden
Street, Philadelphia, Pa., 19123,
where defendants should re-
spond to citations, pay fines,
contest motor vehicle violations
or resolve their issues regarding
impounded vehicles.
Defendants may contact the
court at 215-686-1675 for general information.
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Since 1928
President:
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215-848-2033
East River Bank
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Eastern University
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Slices Pizza
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St. Bridget Parish
www.stbridgeteastfalls.org
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East Falls Farmers Market
Fallser
Kitchen
by Noemi Armstrong
Come On Down to the River!
great scenic location
with parking and recreation, the East Falls
Neighborhood Farmers Market
can be found in the parking lot
under the Twin Bridges (4100
Ridge Ave.), every Saturday
from 10am-2pm.
McCann’s Farm is back this
season, while new to the Farmers Market are artisan craft
vendors. Shagannan Creations
sells crocheted jewelry and
painted glassware; Virginia
Evans offers stationery sets,
jewelry and photography; and,
Evvy Edinburg creates one-of-akind clothing and mosaic mirrors. McCann’s Farm accepts
A
by Anne Farnese
A
s health experts and
politicians continue
their arguments that
soda consumption is a major
culprit in rising obesity rates, it
is interesting to note that the
beverage was once considered
medicinal. That’s because soda
was developed from artificially
duplicating the healing waters
of natural springs both still and
effervescent.
Primarily made in
apothecaries, therapeutic
mineral water would
eventually be mass produced.
A carbonation system was
created in the eighteenth
century and refined in the early
nineteenth. Improvements
in manufacturing, bottling,
dispensing and flavoring would
grow a massive industry and
Philadelphia played a part in
the early process.
In 1807, one of the first to
sell the so-called health tonic
was “The Father of American
Surgery,” Doctor Philip Physick
of Philadelphia who touted
that one of its benefits was
a cure for obesity. Two years
later, Philadelphian, Joseph
Hawkins, was granted the first
7 UP™ CAKE
1 ½ cups butter, softened
3 cups sugar
5 eggs
2 teaspoons lemon extract
3 cups all-purpose flour
¾ cup 7 UP™
The handy man with professional skills
Heat oven to 325°. Grease well a 12-cup Bundt pan.
Cream together butter and sugar and beat for 20 minutes.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Mix in extract.
Alternately add flour and 7UP™
Pour into Bundt pan and bake for 60-75 minutes or until a
cake tester comes out clean.
U.S. patent for “the preparation
of imitation mineral water.”
French émigré Elias Durand
opened an elaborate apothecary
at sixth and Chestnut streets in
1825 and sold medicated waters
in the drugstore environment.
It became a social gathering
place for intellectuals that some
historians say gave way to the
similar but less high-brow
environment of soda fountains.
Eugene Roussell of Philadelphia
gets credit for adding syrup
B
ment of Fairmount Park in the
19th century.
Register by August 22nd:
https://org.salsalabs.com/
o/372/p/salsa/event/common/
public/?event_KEY=80423
The New West Bank
Greenway/Sunset and
Moonrise from the Schuylkill
River Gazebos
Tuesday, August 20, 2013,
5:30-8:00pm
As the Schuylkill River
leaves the coastal plain, it enters the more rugged Piedmont,
where our Victorian predecessors built several gazebos north
of the Art Museum which
afford wonderful sunset and
moonrise views. Two are well
known, but two are rarely vis-
cards, but most of the vendors don’t, so bring cash. More
farmer and vendor information
is available at www.eastfalls-pa.
com.
Vendor commitments are
week to week. We are always
looking for new vendors. If
you are interested in vending
your artisan craft or know of
someone who may be, contact
mimi@eastfalls-pa.com.
Shoppers have the opportunity to add a bit of East Falls
to Waffles, a 5’ tall catfish to be
installed at the Trolley Car Café
when completed.
Come on down to the river
for farm fresh produce and artisan crafts. Buy Fresh (and Creative), Buy Local!
Mostafa Mouhib
flavoring to soda. His product
was so successful he had to
design a distinctive cobalt blue
bottle to differentiate his soda
from rivals.
Soda is not just a beverage.
Often it is used as an ingredient.
Lots of cooks flavor baked ham
with ginger ale; root beer gives
an interesting taste to baked
beans and BBQ glazes. Perhaps
one of the most famous recipes
using soda as an ingredient is
the iconic 7UP™ Cake.
Parks Alliance Tours
The Fairmount Park Trolley Tour
Wednesday, July 24, 2013,
5:30-8:00pm
ob Thomas will share his
love of Fairmount Park
and transportation history as we enjoy a walk through
some of the quietest and least
visited parts of the Park, following the route of the old
park trolley (1896-1946). We’ll
see an array of historic engineering works and buildings
and magnificent views of the
Schuylkill River from the large
former trolley bridge. We’ll
trace the route of the trolley
from Wynnefield to Strawberry
Mansion, returning to Center
City for an optional dinner to
discuss the fascinating develop-
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ited. Join architect, historian,
planner & Parks Alliance Board
President Bob Thomas on an
early evening walking tour on
the new West Bank Greenway
past historic sites to reach these
great river views. We’ll see the
recently restored gazebos above
the Waterworks, the improved
views from Lemon Hill, and
hidden parts of the park awaiting rehabilitation.
We’ll conclude with an optional dinner at a local restaurant and discussion of the
restoration of the gazebos and
cliff-side paths.
Register by August 16th: https://
org.salsalabs.com/o/372/p/salsa/
event/common/public/?event_
KEY=80424
Responsible and careful worker for
carpentry, electric, plumbing,
cementing, clean outs,
organization, yard work, etc.
local references available
Tel: 215 843 6817
Cell: 267 312 5780
Now serving
choice wines
and liquor
fiorino
cucina italiana
3572 Indian Queen Lane, East Falls, PA 19129
Tel. 215-843-1500
www.fiorino.us
It’s Italian!
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LUNCH: MONDAY - FRIDAY 11:30 TO 2:30
DINNER: MONDAY- SATURDAY 5 TO 10, SUNDAY 4 TO 9
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July 2013
“I Speak” Translation Cards ACADEMY
5thOLDAnnual Summer One-Act Bonanza at OA
D
id you know that people
with limited English
skills can get interpretation help when they interact
with Philadelphia city government agencies?
The city uses bilingual employees, telephone interpreters,
and other “Language Access”
tools to make sure that all Philadelphians can get the services
they need.
The city distributes free “I
speak” wallet cards that can be
used by any city resident. The
cards are printed in English on
one side, and in a different language on the reverse side.
The card explains that the
person carrying it needs language assistance. It can be used
at any city agency, including:
• Philadelphia Police
• Philadelphia City Health Centers
• Dept. of Licenses & Inspections
• Philly 311 Call Center
•…and many more.
Originally developed by the
city’s Global Philadelphia program under David Torres, it’s
been a few years since the cards
were released, so we thought
it was a good time to re-send
them.
The card is currently available in Amharic, Albanian,
Arabic, Bengali, Burmese,
Cambodian (Khmer), Chinese
(Traditional), French, Haitian
Creole, Hindi, Indonesian, Korean, Mandinka, Nepali, Polish,
Portuguese, Russian, Spanish,
Tagalog, Ukrainian, and Vietnamese. There is also an “Other
Language” card that allows the
user to fill in the blank.
PLAYERS
F
rom July
6-14, 2013,
the Old
Academy Players will proudly
FOUR SCORE AND
A WHOLE LOT MORE
present
its Fifth Annual
192 3– 2003
Summer One-Act Bonanza.
Founded in 2009 by Old Academy member Chris Schenk,
the One-Act Bonanza is an
opportunity to feature new
playwrights and directors on
the Old Academy stage. Chris,
who spent four years with Old
Academy as an actor, writer,
producer, publicity chairperson and newsletter editor, produced the first two seasons of
the One-Acts until moving to
Chicago. He lost his fight with
cancer in March 2012, but his
legacy lives on through this
delightful annual event.
This year’s production features seven shows: How He
Lied to Her Husband, written by George Bernard Shaw
and directed by Polly Edelstein; Can You Hear Me Now?,
written by Lynne Moses and
directed by Tiffany Brink; The
List, written by Victoria Steele
and directed by Thomas Abraham; The Second Thanksgiving,
written by David Vazdauskas
and directed by Jane Jennings;
Alex Yurcaba and Brittany Adams are two of the local actors
appearing in Old Academy Players’ 5th Annual Summer One-Act
Bonanza, running July 6-14 at the East Falls’ theater.
Scrambled TV, written by Carlyle Dryden and directed by
Judy Van Buskirk; If, written
and directed by Brenna McBride; and The Signal, written
by David Vazdauskas and directed by Norm Burnosky.
Local actors bringing these
shows to life include Brittany
Adams, Courtney Bambrick,
Ilana Brookshier, John Clark,
Lea Faye, Cary Gottlieb, Marcy
Hoffman, Deborah McFetridge,
Dale Mezzacappa, Paul Muscarella, Randy Shupp, Austin
Stanton, Harrison Stengle, Robert Toczek, Thomas Van Dean,
Jonathan Walsh, Chris Wunder,
and Alex Yurcaba.
Friday and Saturday shows
are at 8 p.m., and Sunday
shows are at 2 p.m. Tickets
are $15. Parking is free. For
information and reservations,
call 215-843-1109 or visit www.
oldacademyplayers.org. Clinical Trial for Cardiac Device
D
safety and effectiveness of this
rexel University College
investigational system and is
of Medicine is studying
currently enrolling patients.
the AngelMed Guard“More than a million heart
ian System, an implantable
attacks occur every year, and
cardiac monitoring device
1/3 of those are fatal because
designed to track significant
most patients deny or don’t recchanges in the heart’s electriognize heart attack symptoms
cal signal and alerts patients to
and don’t get to the hospital in
seek medical attention.
enough time,” said Dr. Fontaine.
This device is designed for
“This device is designed to meapatients who are at high-risk of
sure changes in the electrical
having a first or recurrent heart
signal of the heart by continuattack. John M. Fontaine, M.D.,
ously recording an EKG from
professor in the Department of
inside the heart 24 hours a day,
Medicine, Division of Cardievery day and can potentially
ology, and director of cardiac
alert the patient at the earliest
arrhythmia services at Drexel
onset of a heart attack before a
Cardiology, is leading the
patient feels any symptoms so
ALERTS Pivotal study with coinvestigator, Peter Kurnik, M.D., that they can get treatment as
soon as possible.” Studies have
professor in the Department of
shown that most of the delay in
Medicine, Division of Cardiolreceiving treatment for a heart
ogy, and director of diagnosattack is due to the patients’
tic and interventional cardioldelay in contacting the emerogy. The study will evaluate the
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gency medical system and arriving to the hospital in a timely
manner.
The AngelMed Guardian
System is comprised of an implantable monitoring device, a
standard pacemaker lead, and
an external telemetry device.
There is also a programmer that
is used to wirelessly program
and retrieve data stored in the
implantable device.
The ALERTS clinical trial is
ongoing in approximately 100
centers throughout the United
States and abroad, more than
800 patients are currently enrolled. To participate in the
study, or to determine if you are
eligible, you must meet various
inclusion criteria. If you think
you may qualify and are interested in participating, call the
ALERTS clinical trial hotline at:
215-762-4570.
July 2013
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East Falls Goes Green
Happenings
by Noemi Armstrong
The SEPTA station
ave you noticed? East
Falls Goes Green has
been working on the
meadow at the SEPTA station.
Planters, rain barrels and the
meadow have been planted
or groomed. Regular seasonal
maintenance by the SEPTA
friends volunteer group is vital
to the success of our current
plantings. Willing volunteers
are welcome to contact mimi@
eastfalls-pa.com to sign up for
week-long watering commitments until November.
The planters have been
cleaned; some new plantings
have been added. The rainbarrels have been gathering
water and are almost full. The
meadow has been replanted
with material donated by PHS
and made possible through
neighbor George Grigonis and
Anna from the SHARE Food
Program on Allegheny Ave.
(http://sharefoodprogram.org/
get-involved/
There are many new, mature
plantings -- Coreopsis, Salvia,
butterfly Bushes and more. We
plan to create a clear border
with the Salvia and have lovely
pops of color with the other
plantings, grouped in threes.
Soaker hoses, hooked up to the
rain barrel system for watering,
will be added.
Be A SEPTA ‘friend’
East Falls Goes Green seeks
volunteers to water the planters from the 8-rain barrel system and tidy them of trash and
weeds. Each volunteer will take
a week (only twice during the
season). If you are interested in
becoming a volunteer to water
H
the planters at the SEPTA (R6)
station, contact Mimi at the
EFDC mimi@eastfalls-pa.com,
215-848-8084. Learn more about
the East Falls Model Stormwater Project and East Falls Goes
Green under plans & Projects at
www.eastfalls-pa.com
Clean Currents
The East Falls Development
Corporation is in partnership
with Clean Currents in The
Green Neighborhood Challenge
(http://www.cleancurrents.
com/your-community/greenneighborhood-challenge/).
More information is available
at www.eastfalls-pa.com. If you
sign up, make sure to note ‘East
Falls’. The EFDC receives $30
for every new customer to help
pay for neighborhood Go Green
projects. There is a drop-down
after you fill out the form; click
GNEC PA and then, under “further details,” type East Falls.
Go Green Resources
If you are interested in
rainwater collection at your
residence or business, a local
resource is Delaware Valley
Rainwater Catchment Systems.
DVRCS was created to address
the future of rainwater harvesting. Based in East Falls,
DVRCS comes to your home
and analyzes your home’s water
needs and rainwater collection
potential, then provides & installs the most effective solutions. Check out DVRCS and
other Go Green resources at
eastfalls-pa.com East Falls Goes
Green under Plans and Projects.
dvrainwater.com
Zip Car has a location in
the parking lot under the Twin
Bridges (4100 Ridge Ave); more
info: www.eastfalls-pa.com.
by Ellen Sheehan
O
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East Falls Past
n May 10th I interviewed former East
Falls resident Robert
P. Levy, pictured at his office in
Narberth. Bob lived at “White
Corners,” at the corner of Henry
Avenue and School House Lane.
The property is now part of the
campus of Philadelphia University.
What do you remember about
growing up in East Falls?
I was born in center city. My
parents lived in the Rittenhouse
Hotel. They moved to East Falls
when I was about 6 and starting school at Penn Charter. A
PC grad in ’48. I went to Penn
where I was active as a tennis
player and with the radio station there doing play-by-play. I
coached at Penn Charter; Jack
Kelly (Kel) and I helped to establish a gym on the campus.
Tell me about your parents.
My mother was Blanche
Paley. Born in Chicgo, she
moved here because her father
was in the cigar business in
Philadelphia, LaPalino Cigars. It
was the biggest cigar company
in the country. His son still
runs the company from Washington, DC.
My grandmother was Goldie
Paley; she built a house across
the street from us near the
Henry Avenue Bridge. When my
grandfather died, Goldie moved
to Chestnut Hill and gave her
house to Textile (now PhilaU).
My father, Leon, was from south
Philly, a graduate of Southern
High. He went to Penn and became a Dentist. One of his patients was Barbara Standwyck.
A research building at Penn is
named for him. He wasn’t making enough money as a Dentist,
however, so he started a radio
company, WCAU. It became a
TV station later on.
Did you meet any famous personalities?
Yes, Frank Sinatra, Bing
Crosby, lots of Hollywood
stars…they all stayed at our
house. My father and his
brother, Ike, were friends with
Manny Sacs; Manny knew all
the Hollywood people. Sinatra
stayed with us whenever he performed at the Latin Casino or
the 500 Club..
Did he marry Ave Gardner at
White Corners?
I’ll tell you what happened.
My parents went to London and
said to me, “Now, don’t get into
any trouble.”
Frank and Ava were to
be married at “White Corners” but all the reporters
were hanging around there so
they decided to get married at
Manny Sac’s house on Walnut Lane in Germantown. A
friend of mine, Ronny Phillips, enticed the butler to dress
in a tuxedo and the maid in a
wig. Ronny drove the limo with
them in the back seat. We went
down School House Lane with
all the reporters in tow and
into Manny’s house. Of course,
the reporters were furious
when they found out the wedding was taking place somewhere else!
Note: The photo in last
month’s EFPast column, according to Mimi Mather who
owns the photo, was taken on
10/20/20 at Rose Tree Park. Pictured: John B Kelly, Sr., Man-0War, George Conway and Jack
Dempsey.
If you would like to conduct
an interview or know someone to
be interviewed, contact Wendy
Moody at wmoodyw@aol.com.
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Income Tax Preparation / Tax Help
Free review of your 2012 Individual tax return
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E-mail: cunninghamcpa@mail.com
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If you want to stop, That’s ours.
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EMERGENCY: 911
39th Police District
2201 W. Hunting Park Ave.
215/686-3390, 91, 92
fax: 215/685-9786
Commanding Officer:
Captain Michael Craighead
Community Relations: Police Officer Carol Keys, 215/686-2751
Community Liaison, organize & assist community meetings & workshops, assist Townwatch groups,
Police District Advisory Council,
Police Clergy, take complaints on
community problems.
Crime Prevention: Police
Officer Lukaitis, 215/686-2751
Conduct security surveys for residential & commercial properties,
offer suggestions to improve security, address groups on crime prevention, evaluate neighborhood to
reduce crime, S.A.V.E. (auto sticker)
program, business owners notification decal (B.O.N.D.) program.
Victims Assistance: Police Officer
Byrd, 215/686-3390
Contact victims of crime, make
referrals to appropriate agencies,
educate victims on the judicial
system, check status of court case,
determine eligibility for compensation, aid victim in filing
PA Crime Victim Compensation
Claim.
Sanitation: Ofc. Lukaitis and Ofc.
Keys, 215/686-2751
Deal with sanitation problems, answer questions regarding sanitation;
issue sanitation citations.
Abandoned Auto: Officer Lukaitis
and Officer Keys, 215/686-2751
Survey neighborhood & take complaints on abandoned autos; have
abandoned autos towed.
Philadelphia Anti Drug Violence
Network: 215-686-9521
Human Relations Commission: 215686-4670
Nuisance Hotline: 215-686-5858
F.X. DUFFY & CO.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC
ACCOUNTANTS
KEVIN P. DUFFY, CPA
President
4265 Kelly Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Tel. 215-438-8400
Fax 215-438-9630
Crime Report
The Information on these incidents comes
directly from the files of the 39th Police
District. The Fallser includes only those
occurrences within our distribution area.
Descriptions of perpetrators (race, age,
clothing, etc.) are as filed on police reports.
May 10, 10:15pm: Burglary.
41xx Ridge Ave. Unknown
person/s removed $4000+ from
home. Prior incident of vandalism
was reported but resident was
unavailable to see if anything was
missing.
May 23, 8:15pm: Theft. 37xx
Midvale Ave. Unknown person/s
removed a wallet from purse hanging on the back of chair. Purse
contained various ID, heath card,
SEPTA card and $40.
May 25, 8:20pm: Robbery.
30xx Midvale Ave. Complainant
stated he was approached from
behind by 2 unknown males wearing hoodies. Offender #1 reached
for the complainant’s left shoulder,
complainant turned and off #1
said, “Give me that $#!+.” while
holding a black semi-auto handgun
with a silver rail. Complainant then
handed over his Motorola Droid X2
cell phone and offenders fled n/b
on The Oak Road.
May 26, 12pm: Auto Theft.
29xx Queen Lane. Black 2005
Jeep Wrangler with PA tags.
May 27, 10am: Stolen Vehicle
Recovered. 32xx Woodstock
St. Previously stolen gray 2002
Mercury Sable with PA tags located.
May 30, 3pm: Theft. 33xx
Henry Ave. Unknown person/s
removed an I-Phone 4 from desk.
May 31, 7:50pm: Theft from
Auto. 27xx Kelly Drive. Unknown person/s smashed the front
d/s window of a 2003 Dodge Ram
and removed a correctional service
bag containing blue leather shoes,
July 2013
black pants, pink shirt and (3) gold
rings.
June 3, 11am: Theft from
Auto. 38xx N Ferry Road. Unknown person/s broke the rear p/s
window of a 2007 Hyundai Santa
Fe and removed a black bag with a
Dell Notebook and a fishing tackle
box.
June 4. 8:05am: Retail Theft.
36xx Ridge Ave. Complainant
observed an unknown female take
2 bottles of perfume and leave
without paying. This is not the first
time that this same female has taken items from store.
June 5, 3:45pm: Theft from
Auto. 43xx Kelly Dr. Unknown
person/s broke the d/s window of
a 2001 Honda Civic and removed a
leather purse containing $600, various credit cards and identifications.
June 9, 1:50pm: (4) Thefts
from Auto. 42xx Henry Ave.
#1 - Unknown person/s pried open
the d/s window of a 1998 Mercury SW and removed 8 CDs, $8 in
change and a duffel bag with clothing. #2 - Unknown person/s entered possible unlocked car and removed an HP laptop and a suitcase
with clothing. #3 - No further info.
#4 - Unknown person/s removed
items from vehicle.
June 13, 1:58pm: Arson. 32xx
Roberts Ave. Officer responded
to a red Mercedes Benz on fire in
parking lot. No tag and unable to
get VIN # due to fire.
June 14, 9am: Theft. 36xx
Conrad St. Unknown person/s
removed a white Apple laptop Macbook.
June 15, 9am: Auto Theft.
29xx Queen Lane. Blue 1985
Chevy Caprice with PA tags.
June 15, 12:30pm: Theft.
35xx Scotts Lane. Complainant walked into the 5th District and
stated she was at the Rec center
and an unknown female started to
strike her in the face and pull her
hair. Offender took her I-Phone after it had fallen to the ground.
June 15, 6pm: Aggravated
Assault. 32xx Henry Ave.
Complainant stated a known male
punched him in the face breaking
his jaw. Offender also threatened
complainant not to report incident.
June 15, 9:35pm: Theft from
Auto. 32xx McMichael St.
Unknown person/s removed an IPhone 4 in a blue case from the d/s
seat of a Nissan Altima that was
left open and running.
June 16, 4pm: Auto Theft.
33xx Allegheny Ave. A blue
1990 Oldsmobile Cutlass with PA
tags.
June 17, 6:30pm: Theft from
Auto. 33xx Ainslie St. Unknown
person/s removed a Macbook Pro,
Vera Bradley wallet and various
credit cards from a 2011Chevrolet
Cruze. No forced entry.
June 17, 11:27pm: Aggravated Assault on PO. 32xx
Allegheny Ave. An unknown
male offender pointed a black
handgun at the complainant who
was arrested for REAP, PIC and
agg assault.
June 18, 1:15pm: Theft. 32xx
Schoolhouse Lane. Unknown
person/s removed a Macbook Pro.
June 19, 12:15pm: Theft.
33xx Henry Ave. Unknown
person/s removed an I-Phone 5
from desk. Phone was tracked and
recovered a short time later.
June 19, 8pm: Theft from
Auto. 43xx Kelly Drive. Unknown person/s broke the d/s door
of a 1999 Subaru Impreza and removed a wallet containing ID, registration, credit cards, $100 and
other cards.
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he Friends of the Wissahickon (FOW) is encouraging park users to take
safety precautions this summer
when visiting Wissahickon
Valley Park. Park Rangers will
patrol throughout the summer
to increase safety and enforce
regulations regarding swimming, parking, littering, and
walking dogs off-leash.
Safety Guidelines
• Exercise with a partner
whenever possible; if exercising alone, try to avoid using the
park during off-peak times.
• Be alert! Go headphone
free! It is not only unsafe from
the perspective of crime prevention, but you won’t hear
bicyclists behind you or other
potential problems.
• Vary your routine. If you
always start your run at Valley
Green at 6am, try going to Bell’s
Mill Road or Kitchen’s Lane
once or twice a week.
• Trust your instincts. There
is a sense of isolation from the
City while in the Park that has a
lot of appeal. If you sense trouble in a person or a place, leave.
• When you park your car,
lock your doors, carry your
keys with you, and do not leave
wallets, cell phones, or other
valuables in plain sight in your
car. The major area of crime in
the Wissahickon is in the parking lots.
• Please report suspicious activity by calling 911.
• Visit www.fow.org frequently. FOW posts crime
alerts as necessary
Important Numbers to Know
If your car is broken into,
call 911. Report the location
of your car (the number of the
parking lot will help). Stay until
the police arrive.
The Fairmount Park Rangers
can be reached at 215-685-0144
FOW Trail Ambassadors
are often in the park. Their
primary role is to provide information to visitors about the
Wissahickon and report any
problems they see to Fairmount Park Rangers. If you are
unable to call 911 or the Rangers yourself, a Trail Ambassador can help.
July 2013
www.thefallser.com
National Security and the Constitution
by Michael Mattioni, Esquire and
Anna M. Haslinsky
W
hile national security
has always been a
government priority, since 9/11 efforts have
increased to monitor the
technology communications
of foreigners and American
citizens. With the recent
newsworthy leaks by Bradley Manning, and the latest,
Edward Snowden, you are
perhaps wondering, is this
legal? What rights do a citizen
and our government have
concerning secret surveillance
of internet use and telecommunications? This article will
introduce the legal framework
of this hot button issue.
First, the age of social
media makes it easier for others, including the government,
to track things that we publicly (or what we assume is privately) post on the Internet.
Since 9/11, Congress and
Presidents Bush and Obama
have expanded the rights of
security agency surveillance
through the USA Patriot Act,
amendments to the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act
(FISA), and the newly exposed,
top-secret PRISM program.
Obviously, national security
and terrorism pose compelling reasons for increasing
surveillance and searches, especially in light of domestic
tragedies like the Boston Marathon bombing. Nevertheless,
we still have rights guaranteed by the Constitution. The
First Amendment protects our
right to free speech, while the
Fourth Amendment protects
our rights against unreasonable searches by the government. So, how have courts balanced these equally compelling interests?
Several cases have been
brought questioning the validity of electronic surveillance.
FISA provides the process for
obtaining a court order authorizing foreign electronic surveillance. Likewise, the Patriot
Act expanded the power of
federal officials and agencies
to conduct surveillance within
the U.S. to prevent terrorism.
Courts have validated FISA
by noting, first, that it “represents a reasonable balance”
between intelligence gathering
and the Fourth Amendment,
and second, that the standards
required for criminal investigations and national intelligence are different. Addi-
tionally, a Foreign Intelligence
Surveillance Court exists to
review warrants regarding
national security and has survived several Constitutional
challenges.
Of course, it is not easy
to challenge these statutes
or warrantless searches due
to principles such as Standing. Standing limits plaintiffs in any suit to those who
can prove either actual or
imminent harm. In a 2012
case, human rights, legal, and
media organizations challenged the amendments to
FISA, which removed the requirement for probable cause
when the target is an agent
of a foreign power and noncitizen located abroad. The
Supreme Court denied standing because the injury was too
speculative. Another example
concerns a charity, which allegedly supported terrorist
activities. In that 2002 lawsuit,
the charity sought to bring an
injunction, or a court order
stopping an activity, against
the government regarding a
warrantless search. However,
because probable cause was
established after the fact, the
court denied the injunction.
Essentially, many searches are
considered valid under the
Fourth Amendment so long as
the purpose is to obtain foreign intelligence information.
In some instances, the warrant
does not even have to identify
a target or a location.
The statutory language
of the acts survived repeated
challenges concerning their
breadth under the First
Amendment and Due Process,
which ensures citizens receive
fair legal proceedings. Finally,
a Ninth Circuit case determined the Attorney General
may grant immunity to telecommunications companies
that cooperate with warrantless wiretapping. These are
just a few examples of how
the courts upheld these rather
sweeping provisions granting
greater government surveillance power.
So, what does this mean?
Regardless of what your
stance is on the necessity of
such programs as outweighing privacy rights, plenty of
people are upset about this
type of surveillance. Since the
most recent reports leaked to
The Guardian and The Washington Post, many citizens and
politicians feel confused, and
perhaps betrayed, concerning
the pattern of leaks, denials,
and admissions. Several accused social networking internet brands like Facebook and
Google have tried to protect
their image and business by
now asking for greater reporting transparency so the public
can be aware of their relationships with the National
Security Agency. Furthermore,
the American Civil Liberties Union filed suit challenging the constitutionality of
the policies and subsequent
searches. Although the courts
supported the controversial
policies, it certainly triggers
complex questions regarding
constitutional rights and the
rights of government security
agencies and major corporations to disclose information
in the name of national security.
This article provides general information and does not
provide legal advice. Anyone
with questions or concerns
about the topics addressed
should contact an appropriate
professional.
Michael Mattioni, Esquire
is a shareholder in the
Philadelphia office of the law
firm Mattioni, Ltd., where he
practices in the tax, business,
real estate development, land
use and zoning areas of the
firm.
Anna M. Haslinsky is a
summer law clerk with
Mattioni, Ltd., having recently
completed her first year at
Villanova University Law
School.
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Obituaries
Obituaries as posted in The Fallser may not be timely as this is a
monthly publication. It is never too late, however, to send condolences,
remembrances or donations honoring family or friends.
Wallace T. Miller, Sr. of East Falls
passed away on June 23rd. The beloved
husband of Betty L. Miller (nee Depo) and
dear father of Wallace T. Jr. (Christina),
Peter K. (Karen), Kimberly Fogarty (Brian)
and the late Matthew T. (Rebecca), he was
the loving grandfather of ten and great
grandfather of one. He is survived as well
by his brother Keith (Anna). Viewing and
services were held at St. Bridget Church
on June 28th. Interment private.
For those desiring, donations may be
made in Wally’s memory to The Wallace T.
Miller Scholarship Fund at the University of
Pennsylvania (http://alumni.med.
upenn.edu/annualgiving.php) or to the
Friends of Falls of Schuylkill Library, 3501
Midvale Ave., Phila, PA 19129 (http://www.
eastfallscommunity.
Phyllis Ditlow-Des Jardins died on
April 13th at age 71 of complications from
pneumonia and other chronic illnesses.
Pre-deceased by her father, Jack Ditlow,
and mother, Anne Cavich-Ditlow, Phyllis is
survived by her loving husband of 34 years,
John Des Jardins, and daughter, Margaux
Des Jardins, as well as a brother, Jerry Ditlow, sister, Marci Ditlow-Kaplan, numerous
nieces and nephews, and many other relatives and close friends.
Phyllis was born in Philadelphia January 8th 1942, attended Northeast High
School and held multiple degrees in Education and Psychology from Lehigh, Temple
and Hanhnemann Universities plus certifications in PA and NJ as a supervisor of curriculum and instruction, elementary school
supervisor and principal. For a time, she
had a private practice in clinical psychology specializing in alternative life style is-
sues and the treatment of GLBTG adults.
Phyllis became an authority on early
childhood education and an expert facilitator in research-based conflict/resolution
techniques. She spent 36 years in the Philadelphia School District and Vinelend, NJ
school systems, as supervisor, then principal.
A Life Celebration will take place Sunday, September 15th at the family home in
East Falls from noon until sunset.
Donations in Phyllis’s name may be
made to Planned Parenthood: 211 Chestnut Street, Suite 405, Phila., PA 19107;
any public media station directed for early
childhood programming, eg: WHYY Inc.,
N. Sixth Street Philadelphia, PA 19106;
KenCrest Services, 502 W. Germantown
Pike, Ste. 200, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Condolences to the family may be made to
thejohngardener@gmail.com
Eugene H. Hill, III of East Falls passed
away on June 6, 2013. He was the beloved
husband of Olivia “Mitzi” (nee Cort), dear
father of Cort and the late Hank, and the
loving grandfather of Alexander, Colby and
Macklin. Services were private.
John J. McGee of East Falls passed away
on June 15, 2013. Former husband of Patricia McGee, he was the dear father of
John, Meg Childs (Richard) and James, loving grandfather of Jacob (Ashley), Joshua,
Caleb (Amanda), Luke and Joy Childs and
Jason, Jessica and the late Justin McGee.
He is survived by his twin sister Theresa
Kelly.
A Funeral Mass I Joh’s memory ws held
at St. Bridget Church. Interment followed
at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery.
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It’s a Wrap!
T
he 2013 Baseball season wrapped up on June 27th with a
Closing Ceremony barbecue, awards ceremony, and All Star
game at McDevitt.
East Falls Rockies in the Rookie League: Ethan Ross, Jack Durkin,
Marlowe Asbury, Cormac Fitzgerald, Avery Williams, Colin McClarren.
www.thefallser.com
July 2013
Programs at Laurel Hill Cemetery
A
ll tours depart from Laurel Hill Cemetery’s Gatehouse entrance at 3822
Ridge Avenue, Philadelphia, PA
19132. Free parking is located
in the lot across the street from
the Gatehouse.
Cinema in The Cemetery
Sit back and relax with a
drink, popcorn and friends on
this summer movie night under
the stars. Feature film? An
American horror classic, House
on Haunted Hill, produced in
1959 and starring that “merchant
of menace,” Vincent Price. Bring
your own blankets or beach
chairs, picnics, and/or beverages.
Saturday, July 13, 9pm, (rain
date: Saturday, July 20, 9pm)
Gates open at 8pm.
$10/person general admission.
Advance reservations requeseted. Ticket info below.
The Nature Of A Great
American Cemetery
On a lively walk across the
grounds, Mike Weilbacher,
Exec. Dir. of Schuylkill Center
for Environmental Education,
introduces you to the names
and life stories of the cemetery’s
natural residents, from lowly
clover flowers to a massive sycamore. He’ll also share some of
the connections to acclaimed
scientists interred there. It’s a
cemetery the way you’ve never
seen it before: full of life.
July 9, 6pm
$12/person general admission.
Tour will be followed by wine
and beer.
Reservations suggested. Ticket
info below.
What’s In A Name?
Famous People Not Buried at
Laurel Hill Cemetery
An estimated 75,000 permanent residents now inhabit
historic Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Some bear illustrious names
synonymous with America
herself (George and Martha
Washington, General Robert E.
Lee as well as names from our
contemporary culture (Indiana Jones and Harry Potter) are
inscribed above earthy beds in
Philadelphia’s city of the dead.
Learn the stories of the famous
and the infamous, real and figurative not buried at Laurel Hill.
Program will be followed by a
light reception.
Thursday, July 18, 6pm
20/person; $18/students & seniors. Reservations suggested.
For tickets, see below.
Photographing Laurel Hill
After Hours
Lunar Strolls will occur on
the third Friday of every month
from May through August.
Photo enthusiasts: grab your
cameras, tripods and flashlights,
and capture the ethereal wonders of Laurel Hill Cemetery
after the sun goes down. This
guided stroll through the site’s
picturesque landscape, will visit
some of its most photogenic
spots and evocative statuary.
Learn to paint with light using
only a flashlight and ambient
iridescence.
Photography experience is
recommended, but not required.
July 19, 8pm
$15/person general admission.
Advance reservations required.
Ticket info below.
Fourth Friday Tour Series:
Hot Spots and Storied Plots
Informative overview of
Laurel Hill’s long and colorful history, which will include
many of the marble masterpieces, stunning views and legendary stories that afford the
cemetery its WOW factor. Presented monthly .
July 19, 10am
$8/person general admission.
Ticket info below
The French Connection
From its architecture (City
Hall) to avenues (Benjamin
Franklin Parkway), events (International Flower Show) and
art (Rodin Museum), Philadelphia bears a French influence
rivaled only by Paris itself.
It is only fitting that distinguished French Émigrés and
their offspring would choose
Laurel Hill Cemetery as their
final resting place—soldiers,
aristocrats and the best known
hair-dresser in 19th century
Philadelphia.
Sunday, July 28 .1pm
$12/person; $10/students and
seniors.
Ticket info below.
Unless otherwise indicated,
tickets for all programs/tours
can be purchased at the door,
or in advance by phone (215)
228-8200 or online at www.
thelaurelhillcemetery.org.
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Major League Astros are ready for the camera – and ready to
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Caleb L. Schodt
General Contractor
Minor League’s Tommy Boles aims to connect for his team!
Correction to last month’s photo: Joey Markey at bat.
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