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South of South Neighborhood Association’s Pedestrian Advisory Committee and Universal Charter

School created a one-of-a-kind street mural at intersection of 15th & Catharine Streets. Mural was de-

signed to help beautify the neighborhood while bringing awareness to pedes-

trian and bicycle safety. Students from school and employees from Universal

Cos., along with neighborhood children volunteers, laid out and painted color-

ful mural. Photo by Martin Regusters, Leaping Lion Photography.

PhiladelphiaDaily Record

Vol. I No. 100 Keeping You Posted With The Politics Of Philadelphia November 15, 2010

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Feds Honor Two City High Schools

Two Philadelphia high-

school principals are in

Washington, D.C. today

meeting with other principals, pol-

icy-makers and leaders in educa-

tion from across the nation to

receive recognition for their 2010

National Blue Ribbon Schools of

Excellence.

Dr. Charles Staniskis and Marjorie

Neff, principals from the Franklin

Learning Center and Julia R. Mas-

terman Laboratory & Demonstra-

tion School, accepted the Blue

Ribbon honor on behalf of their

schools. They are the only two

high schools in the state to receive

this award.

“We are honored our district has

two high schools being recognized

this week as among the highest-

performing,” said Dr. Arlene Ack-

erman, superintendent for the

School District of Philadelphia.

“This Blue Ribbon Schools desig-

nation reminds us the Franklin

Learning Center and Masterman

serve as models for other schools,

not only in Philadelphia, but across

the nation.”

Both the Franklin Learning Center

and Masterman focus on preparing

their students for college or post-

secondary education by providing

well-rounded, practical curricu-

lums and supportive environments

conducive to students achieving

higher levels of learning.

The Blue Ribbon Schools Program

honors public and private schools

based on one of two criteria:

1. Schools whose students, regard-

less of backgrounds, are high-per-

forming. These are schools ranked

among the state’s highest-perform-

ing schools as measured by their

performance on State assessments

or, in the case of private schools,

that score at the highest perform-

ance level on tests referenced by

national norms in at least the most

recent year tested; and

2. Schools with at least 40% of

their students from disadvantaged

backgrounds that improve student

performance to high levels as

measured by the school’s perform-

ance on State assessments or na-

tionally-normed tests.

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Kitchen Teaches Mothers, Daughters About Domestic Abuse

LEADING WORKSHOP on domestic violence at Honick-man Learning Center in North central on Saturday,State Sen. Shirley Kitchen is flanked by co-host Gwen-dolyn West-Sutton of Lady-G Enterprises, left, and Va-lerie Moore, Miss Black Penna.

ATTENDING Sen. Kitchen’s workshop, “Mothers &Daughters”, were, from left, mother Anna Musolinoand daughter Karen Brown; Tina Covington and judi-cial candidate Angela Giampolo.

CONGRESSMAN Chaka Fattah, left, discusses mixed-use development named in his honor with People’sEmergency Center CDC head Kira Strong and Phila.Commerce Dept. COO Kevin Dow.

‘Fattah Homes’ Rebuild Lives On Lancaster Ave.

INNOVATIVE project combines mixed-use affordablehousing and commercial space on Lancaster Avenuein Mantua. Simultaneously tackling blight on businesscorridor and providing homes for homeless familieswho have problems with substance abuse or a physicaldisability, PEC has one of city’s best success rates inaddressing these problems.

Corbett To Take Smaller RoleIn Bonusgate ProbeAttorney General and Gov.-ElectTom Corbett said he will step backfrom the legislative-corruptionprobe which resulted in criminalcharges against more than two

dozen lawmakers and staffers overthe past two years.

Corbett will decrease his role in theinvestigation during the next twomonths because as governor-elect hewill be dealing regularly with leg-islative leaders. Corbett will not,however, cede decisions on majorissues.


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Nov. 15-

Hardy Williams Scholarship recep-

tion at Penna. Convention Ctr.,

5:30 p.m. William Coleman,

speaker. Tickets $100. Call (215)

843-2027.

Nov. 15-

Committee to Reelect John Taylor

hosts Monday Night Football at

Romano’s Catering, 1523 E.

Wingohocking St., $35. $35. In-

cludes tailgate buffet and refresh-

ments. For info (215) 545-1013.

Nov. 17-

Memorial Service & portrait un-

veiling for late Judge Joseph A

Dych at City Hall, Courtrm. 653,

4:30 p.m.

Nov. 18-

Friends of Councilwoman

Blondell Reynolds Brown host re-

ception at Sande Webster Gallery,

2006 Walnut St., 6 p.m. For info

(215) 847-5264.

Nov. 19-

Mayor to raise 20 more nations’

flags on Parkway and swear in 20

new citizens between 20th and

21st streets, 11 a.m. If rain,

Mayor’s Reception Rm., Rm. 215,

City Hall.

Nov. 20-

UNICO, Italian American Charita-

ble Association, will be stuffing

175 turkey baskets at parking lot

on west side of Turf Club, 700

Packer Ave., 9 a.m.-12 m. Presi-

dent Guy Ciabattoni invites every-

one interested to join and help. For

info Guy (215) 774-9866, ext. 11.

Dec. 3- Phila. FIGHT marks 20th

anniversary gala at Ritz Carlton.

For ticket and other info (215)

525-8628.

Hardy Williams Education Fund Gala This Evening

The Hardy Williams Educa-

tion Fund, established to

further the legacy and advo-

cacy of the late trailblazing commu-

nity activist and lawmaker, will

introduce its inaugural class of

scholarship recipients during an

awards reception tonight at 5:30 p.m

at the Pennsylvania Convention

Center.

“This education fund came together

to not only honor the memory of

Hardy Williams, but to help con-

tinue the work he started,” said

Lynette M. Brown-Sow, chair of the

fund’s board. “Hardy was not only

committed to the cause, but he was

committed to the people, which

meant cultivating a new generation

of leadership.

That generation includes Christo-

pher Carter, Mara Harrington and

Yohn Hall Jr., the first HWEF schol-

ars.

Carter, a political science senior at

Cheyney University, hails from the

Homewood area of Pittsburgh and is

planning a career in law. Harrington,

a Doylestown native now living in

Philadelphia, is pursuing a paralegal

career after recently deciding to

switch from hair and design field.

And Hall is a graduating 8th-grader

at the Laboratory Charter School of

Communications & Languages.

The late Hardy Williams, who

served in both the state House and

Senate, sought to establish a pipeline

of leaders that would work to im-

prove the city, region and state. Ben-

eficiaries of his foresight range from

former Mayor W. Wilson Goode Sr.

to current Philadelphia DA R. Seth

Williams.

The education fund continues that

reach, aiding students whose career

goals center on practicing law or

other engagement in social change

through nonprofit or government

fields.

Harrington saw first-hand that being

able to maneuver within the legal

system can make all the difference.

After an investigation was opened

against her friend behind a misun-

derstanding, her documented notes

of the situation led to charges being

withdrawn. She salvaged her

friend’s reputation and reaffirmed

her faith in the system. The incident

solidified her decision to put her

newfound skills to work in a wider

arena.

“The law appeals to me for exactly

that reason,” said Harrington. “What

I appreciated most about Hardy

Williams was his courage and his

willingness to take on topics most

people may be hesitant to work

with. I admired his work with those

less fortunate. He cared about peo-

ple, and so do I.

As does Carter. He certainly isn’t

buying the hype that young people

cannot make a difference, or simply

are too indifferent to care without

some hoopla egging them on. Since

middle school, he’s been paying at-

tention to the nation’s direction

under the Bush Administration. By

the time he entered Cheyney, he

knew his career path would revolve

around law and politics. He’s made

inroads along the way as political

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Gunshop Honors Police

LARRY HANEY and Judy Rose of Shooter Shop at Allegheny &

Emerald marked Police Commemorative Day at their shop this Sat-

urday. Shooter Shop is lauded as a well-regulated gunshop that

keeps criminals from easily purchasing guns.

action committee chair of his cam-

pus NAACP chapter and leading

voter drives.

“There is currently a struggle be-

tween interests in our country,

where people often feel underrepre-

sented,” the 21-year-old said.

“Being able to advocate and repre-

sent constituencies in government is

very appealing to me. What is

needed in our generation today is a

successful effort to build stronger

grassroots political connections, de-

veloped for our community to be

more actively counted and repre-

sented in decisions made by elected

officials. More than they are today.”

HWEF scholarship candidates must

attend or plan to attend Philadelphia

schools. Recipients are drawn from

a pool that includes graduate and

undergraduate college students and

graduating seniors from public,

parochial or charter schools. The

fund awards scholarships ranging

from $500 to $2,500 based on the

quality of applications, written es-

says, academics and recommenda-

tions.

Today’s event also will feature a

keynote address from the Rev. Da-

mone B. Jones Sr. of Bible Way

Baptist Church. Tickets are $100,

with proceeds to benefit the fund’s

activities. For details, call (215)

843-2027.


Got Love For Philadelphia? It MayCreate Economic Growth, Study Says

Athree-year Gallup study of

Philadelphia and 25 other

US cities has found peo-

ple’s love and passion for their

community may be a leading indi-

cator for local economic growth.

Surprisingly, social offerings,

openness and beauty are far more

important to Philadelphia residents

than their perceptions of the econ-

omy, jobs or basic services in cre-

ating a lasting emotional bond

between people and their commu-

nity.

The 26 cities in the survey with the

highest levels of resident love and

passion for their community, or

resident attachment, also had the

highest rates of local GDP growth

over time.

“This study is important because

its findings about emotional attach-

ment to place point to a new per-

spective that we encourage leaders

to consider; it is especially valu-

able as we aim to strengthen our

communities during this tough eco-

nomic time,” said Paula Ellis,

Knight Foundation’s VP for strate-

gic initiatives.

Three community qualities – social

offerings, openness and beauty –

have consistently emerged as the

leading drivers for community at-

tachment in Philadelphia and in the

other communities studied over the

three years of the research. They

beat out other possible drivers such

as perceptions of local economy,

leadership and safety.

Philadelphia residents identified

education and esthetics to be

strengths of their community, par-

ticularly the local colleges and uni-

versities. Residents’ perceptions of

the city’s parks and trails were

rated significantly higher this year

than in 2009.

Residents in Philadelphia feel the

city needs to improve in the area of

openness, particularly to young

college graduates seeking work.

Perception of a welcoming attitude

toward gays and lesbians is signifi-

cantly higher in 2010, and young

adults are perceived to be the most

welcome group.

“Philadelphia needs to do a better

job of attracting young talent, but

it’s encouraging to see that resi-

dents who have lived in the

Philadelphia area for three to five

years are the most attached group,”

said Donna Frisby-Greenwood,

Knight Foundation’s program di-

rector for Philadelphia. “We have a

highly attached community com-

pared to cities similar to Philadel-

phia, and once people get to expe-

rience the rich arts and cultural

scene here they become even more

attached.”

“Our theory is when a commu-

nity’s residents are highly attached,

they will spend more time there,

spend more money; they’re more

productive and tend to be more en-

trepreneurial,” Clifton said. “The

study bears out that theory and now

provides all community leaders the

knowledge they need to make a

sustainable impact on their com-

munity.”

Despite declines in the economy

since the study was begun in 2008,

the researchers found some surpris-

ing constants:

The things that create the greatest

emotional connection between peo-

ple and a community – social offer-

ings, openness and aesthetics –

have remained stable for three

years and are consistent among the

26 cities studied. These three

things reliably had the strongest

connection of the 10 community

qualities that attach residents to

place, which also included: civic

involvement, social capital, educa-

tion, perception of the local econ-

omy, leadership, safety, emotional

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Ex-Offenders Invited For CCP Roundtable

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well-being and basic services.

Perception of the local economy is

not a leading reason residents cre-

ate an emotional bond to a place.

The cities surveyed were chosen

because the Knight brothers owned

newspapers in those cities. They

vary in population size, economic

levels and how urban or rural they

are.

The following communities were

included in the survey: Aberdeen,

S.D.; Akron, Ohio; Biloxi, Miss.;

Boulder, Colo.; Bradenton, Fla.;

Charlotte, N.C.; Columbia, S.C.;

Columbus, Ga.; Detroit, Mich.;

Duluth, Minn.; Fort Wayne, Ind.;

Gary, Ind.; Grand Forks, N.D.;

Lexington, Ky.; Long Beach,

Calif.; Macon, Ga.; Miami, Fla.;

Milledgeville, Ga.; Myrtle Beach,

S.C.; Palm Beach, Fla.; Philadel-

phia, Pa.; San Jose, Calif.; St. Paul,

Minn.; State College, Pa.; Talla-

hassee, Fla.; and Wichita, Kan.

If you are an ex-offender and you

are a current CCP student or you

will be as of Spring 2011, you are

invited to attend the first Reentry

Support Project Roundtable event

at CCP this Tuesday, Nov. 16, 10-

11 a.m. in CBI, C2-5.

This event is only open to students

with criminal histories. Please feel

free to invite other students who

have spent time in county, State

and/or Federal prison.


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