[UC] GCCA Progressive Dinner 2008
Hello! I am posting this on behalf of Maria Delgado who is one of the organizers of the event. If you have any questions please contact her - it looks like a great event! GARDEN COURT COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION Cordially invites you to join friends and neighbors at the PROGRESSIVE DINNER 2008 Once more we will be offering the community a great time with the Annual Fundraiser Progressive Dinner and the opportunity to contribute to neighborhood educational projects DATE: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2008 from 5:30 PM to 10:00 PM This year's Theme: UNDER A TUSCAN MOON Come and join us visiting beautiful homes in the Garden Court Community and tasting delicious gourmet dishes, from the Tuscany region, prepared by great cooks in this neighborhood. Cost: $30.00 members$35.00 non members (includes one year Free membership) $15.00 children 5-12 years of age. Appetizers: 5:30 - 7:00 PM at the home of Lindsay Johnston at 400 S. 46th Street Main Course: 7:00 - 8:30 PM at the home of Angela Dowd-Burton and Reginald Burton, at 4618 Pine Street Dessert: 8:30 - 10 PM hosted by Dr. Frank Pepe at 4614 Pine Street Advanced reservations payment are required by Thursday, September 25, 2008 For information call Maria Luisa Delgado 215-748-5476 or Hazel Singleton, 215-476-2874 Mail, with check payable to GCCA to GCCA, P.O. Box 16654, Philadelphia, PA 19139 Name/s # of guests __$ enclosed __ Telephone e-mail _ Tina Horowitz Wharton Financial Institutions Center University of Pennsylvania 2306 SH-DH, 3620 Locust Walk Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-573-7382 fax 215-573-8757
[UC] UCD press release in DP today
http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/09/22/News/Residents.Weigh.In.On.Baltimore.Ave.Makeover-3443440.shtml 'After five years of support from the Main Street program, McNulty said, the hope is that it will feel like more of a cohesive experience as you go up Baltimore, rather than little pockets of businesses. It'll feel like it's thriving all the way up the street.' Ms. Harte, tossed a few extra comments in this press release for UCD. It gives more of an appearance of balanced reporting to toss in random statements. Hahaha, she certainly doesn't need to look far to find massive distrust of Penn/UCD projects! In 2003, UCD denied using LI to pressure Baltimore Ave businesses into facade upgrades when it was reported in the city Paper. Then, in the Philadelphia business Journal, the corridor manager seemed to take pride about this inappropriate use of a government agency. During the mayoral primary, it was revealed that UCD was violating federal law while doing favors Now, UCD will pay itself $50,000, and pass out $25,000 favors per year to supporters. Ostensibly, UCD wants to homogonize Baltimore Ave into something like the Cereality corridor of Walnut st where upscale businesses come and go. UCD passes out massive favors to upscale businesses like Sugar Hill Bakery. These businesses are targeted as supporters for the BID, Penn's scheme to gain taxation rights to further gentrification without any accountability. Any business that doesn't play along is going down hard as we've seen repeatedly. Penn's unilateral vision about beautification is absurd, (eg. The Hub, Radian, the 40th and Locust artwork, Walnut St). Who the hell told UCD that we want to destroy the long term businesses on Baltimore Ave to get a rotating group of upscale Cereality, Sugar Hill Bakery, etc. facades? Is this the work of that damned SHCA/UCHS? Glenn You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] FW: FYI
* If you grow up in Hawaii, raised by your grandparents, you're exoticand different.* Grow up in Alaska eating moose burgers, a quintessential Americanstory.* If you name your kid Barack, you're unpatriotic.* Name your kids Willow, Trig and Track, you're colorful.* If you're 18, white, and get an underage girl pregnant lifehappens.* If you're 18, black, and get an underage girl pregnant, you're aregistered sex offender.* If you're a minority and you're selected for a job over morequalified candidates you're a token hire.* If you're a conservative and you're selected for a job over morequalified candidates you're a game changer.* If you're a Democrat and you make a VP pick without fully vetting theindividual you're reckless.* A Republican who doesn't fully vet is a maverick.* If you get 18 million people to vote for you in a nationalpresidential primary, you're a phony.* Get 100,000+ people to vote you governor of the 47th most populousstate in the Union, you're well loved.* Graduate from Harvard law School and you are unstable.* Attend 5 different small colleges before graduating, you're wellgrounded.* If you are biracial and born in a state not connected to the lower48, America needs darn near two years and three major spe eches to getto know you.* If you're white and from a state not connected to the lower 48,America needs 36 minutes and 38 seconds worth of an acceptance speech toknow you're one of us.* If you spend three years as a brilliant community organizer, becomethe first black president of the Harvard Law Review, create a voterregistration drive that registers 150,000 new voters, spend 12 years asa constitutional law professor, spend eight years as a state senatorrepresenting a district with over 750,000 people, become chairman of thestate Senate's Health and Human Services committee, spend four years inthe United States Senate representing a state of 13 million people whilesponsoring 131 bills and serving on the Foreign Affairs, Environment andPublic Works and Veteran's Affairs committees, you don't have any realleadership experience.* If you spend four years on the City Council and six years as themayor of a town with less than 7,000 people, 20 months as the governorof a state with only 650,000 people, then you're qualified to become thecountry's second highest ranking executive.* If your wife is a Harvard graduate lawyer who gave up a position in aprestigious law firm to work for the betterment of her inner citycommunity, then gave that up to raise a family, your family's valuesdon't represent America's.* If your husband is nicknamed First Dude, didn't register to voteuntil age 25 and once was a member of a group that advocated thesecession of Alaska from the USA, your family is extremely admirable.* If your pastor rails against inequality in the United States ofAmerica, you're an extremist.* If your pastor welcomes a sermon by a member of Jews for Jesus whopreaches that the killing of Jews by terrorists is a lesson to Jews thatthey must convert to Christianity, you're a fundamentalist.* If you spend 18 months building a campaign around the theme ofChange, it's just empty rhetoric.* If one week before your party's national convention you SUDDENLY makeyour candidacy about Change, that's the real deal.OK, much clearer now.
RE: [UC] UCD press release in DP today
Copied from the article: About one-third of the money, which was state-allocated, will go into actual building improvements. The other funds will be used to pay overhead costs, such as salaries and other administrative expenses. Two thirds of the money goes to administration? Sounds like it should be called The UCD Full Employment Program Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2008 10:58:58 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: univcity@list.purple.com Subject: [UC] UCD press release in DP today http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/09/22/News/Residents.Weigh.In.On.Baltimore.Ave.Makeover-3443440.shtml 'After five years of support from the Main Street program, McNulty said, the hope is that it will feel like more of a cohesive experience as you go up Baltimore, rather than little pockets of businesses. It'll feel like it's thriving all the way up the street.' Ms. Harte, tossed a few extra comments in this press release for UCD. It gives more of an appearance of balanced reporting to toss in random statements. Hahaha, she certainly doesn't need to look far to find massive distrust of Penn/UCD projects! In 2003, UCD denied using LI to pressure Baltimore Ave businesses into facade upgrades when it was reported in the city Paper. Then, in the Philadelphia business Journal, the corridor manager seemed to take pride about this inappropriate use of a government agency. During the mayoral primary, it was revealed that UCD was violating federal law while doing favors Now, UCD will pay itself $50,000, and pass out $25,000 favors per year to supporters. Ostensibly, UCD wants to homogonize Baltimore Ave into something like the Cereality corridor of Walnut st where upscale businesses come and go. UCD passes out massive favors to upscale businesses like Sugar Hill Bakery. These businesses are targeted as supporters for the BID, Penn's scheme to gain taxation rights to further gentrification without any accountability. Any business that doesn't play along is going down hard as we've seen repeatedly. Penn's unilateral vision about beautification is absurd, (eg. The Hub, Radian, the 40th and Locust artwork, Walnut St). Who the hell told UCD that we want to destroy the long term businesses on Baltimore Ave to get a rotating group of upscale Cereality, Sugar Hill Bakery, etc. facades? Is this the work of that damned SHCA/UCHS? Glenn You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] UCD press release in DP today
The most shocking thing about the article is that UCD is keeping 2/3 of the grant for administration and only doling out 1/3 for actual improvements! This money is from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Even the full $75,000 wouldn't go very far for that kind of thing. What nerve! Frank On Sep 22, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Glenn moyer wrote: http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/09/22/News/Residents.Weigh.In.On.Baltimore.Ave.Makeover-3443440.shtml 'After five years of support from the Main Street program, McNulty said, the hope is that it will feel like more of a cohesive experience as you go up Baltimore, rather than little pockets of businesses. It'll feel like it's thriving all the way up the street.' Ms. Harte, tossed a few extra comments in this press release for UCD. It gives more of an appearance of balanced reporting to toss in random statements. Hahaha, she certainly doesn't need to look far to find massive distrust of Penn/UCD projects! In 2003, UCD denied using LI to pressure Baltimore Ave businesses into facade upgrades when it was reported in the city Paper. Then, in the Philadelphia business Journal, the corridor manager seemed to take pride about this inappropriate use of a government agency. During the mayoral primary, it was revealed that UCD was violating federal law while doing favors Now, UCD will pay itself $50,000, and pass out $25,000 favors per year to supporters. Ostensibly, UCD wants to homogonize Baltimore Ave into something like the Cereality corridor of Walnut st where upscale businesses come and go. UCD passes out massive favors to upscale businesses like Sugar Hill Bakery. These businesses are targeted as supporters for the BID, Penn's scheme to gain taxation rights to further gentrification without any accountability. Any business that doesn't play along is going down hard as we've seen repeatedly. Penn's unilateral vision about beautification is absurd, (eg. The Hub, Radian, the 40th and Locust artwork, Walnut St). Who the hell told UCD that we want to destroy the long term businesses on Baltimore Ave to get a rotating group of upscale Cereality, Sugar Hill Bakery, etc. facades? Is this the work of that damned SHCA/UCHS? Glenn You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Easy Poll by PBS : Is Palin is qualified to be VP
In light of Karen Allen's thoughtful forwarding of provocative posts which illuminate the question of how race and party seem to be affecting perception and choice, I've decided to pass this along. PBS is doing a poll which asks if Palin is qualified to be VP. No registration is required. Vote at: http://www.pbs.org/now/polls/poll-435.html It only takes seconds. Yes is at the moment winning. This reminds me how lucky I feel to live within a community of thinkers and doers, and also how different our experience is from that of folks in less diverse communities. This weekend Larry and I were visiting a friend, near Lancaster, and she said she was afraid to post an Obama sign on her front lawn and cheered to see footage of the Alaskan Rally for Obama. She especially liked a sign Hockey Mama for Obama that used humor to make the divide seem cross-able. Feel free to send this on. All the best! Liz Campion Buried in medical files? Click here for information on an electronic system. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/Ioyw6i3oIm5tZ7Rc6WXTs89ZN5H2LrfRVlzZsPtYC8RF5NDUuW6sU5/
Re: [UC] From today's DP: Commission recommends approval for hotel
the daily pennsylvanian wrote: Like most members of the Planning Commission, commissioner Nilda Ruiz agreed that the hotel's appearance might seem overbearing at first. But she just doesn't see it being that much of a problem after the initial shock - she thinks residents will get used to the sight and not notice it after a while, Ruiz said yesterday. haha this is my favorite part of julia harte's article in the dp. openly admitting to the problem with the proposed hotel -- while trying not to see it! .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Did anyone see this from the DP?
Glenn moyer wrote: I missed this one. This an interesting editorial It makes sense that some young writer, inexperienced journalist, would be susceptible to the snakes behind the Penn propaganda machine. I doubt Ms Hart understood how she and the DP were being used. http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/03/03/Opinion/Editorial.Responsible.Development-3246870.shtml it's fascinating how, as far back as march, the dp was framing the question of the hotel in terms of parking. and here we are now, with pcpc scheduling its hearings about the hotel in terms of parking. what happened to the main issue: the hotel's massive scale and height and footprint? .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Did anyone see this from the DP?
it's fascinating how, as far back as march, the dp was framing the question of the hotel in terms of parking. and here we are now, with pcpc scheduling its hearings about the hotel in terms of parking. what happened to the main issue: the hotel's massive scale and height and footprint? Yes, you noticed this attention to the single issue, parking. I previously posted a prediction that a superficial discussion of the traffic study would precede PCPC approval at the 2nd hearing. I wanted a public record to demonstrate how obvious the pattern between the false record keeping, propaganda and the subsequent hearings becomes to a witness. All of the comprehensive testimony and discussions about the various issues were completely edited out of the official public record. Here is the link to a two hour hearing, May 20, reduced to four pages on the PCPC website (pages 4-8). Please note how these minutes appear like transcripts and the need to review this traffic study is highlighted. Anyone witnessing the two earlier PHC hearings and the public record of same, would have expected the superficial discussion of the traffic study the moment they read these PCPC records! The backroom dealing is not hard to recognize, in person, even though it is impossible to see from the public record. They've got a tight little system between city hall, the DP, and the Franklin building. http://www.philaplanning.org/pubinfo/minutes/5-20-08%20mins.pdf -Original Message- From: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 22, 2008 1:00 PM To: University City List UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Did anyone see this from the DP? Glenn moyer wrote: I missed this one. This an interesting editorial It makes sense that some young writer, inexperienced journalist, would be susceptible to the snakes behind the Penn propaganda machine. I doubt Ms Hart understood how she and the DP were being used. http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/03/03/Opinion/Editorial.Responsible.Development-3246870.shtml it's fascinating how, as far back as march, the dp was framing the question of the hotel in terms of parking. and here we are now, with pcpc scheduling its hearings about the hotel in terms of parking. what happened to the main issue: the hotel's massive scale and height and footprint? .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] UCD press release in DP today
The most shocking thing about the article is that UCD is keeping 2/3 of the grant for administration and only doling out 1/3 for actual improvements! That's because UCD is Penn, in form and substance. When I came to Penn, I wanted to pursue grant money. Unless things have changed, this is Penn's formula. I think it was a 60% to 40% split but that was in th nineties. Any policy these UCD clowns have, is handed down directly from Penn. I doubt service organizations would ever get that type of administrative cut. Self promotion, consultant fees, Penn lawyers, all need funds while LI hit lists require staff time. Glenn -Original Message- From: Frank [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 22, 2008 11:41 AM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] UCD press release in DP today The most shocking thing about the article is that UCD is keeping 2/3 of the grant for administration and only doling out 1/3 for actual improvements! This money is from the National Trust for Historic Preservation. Even the full $75,000 wouldn't go very far for that kind of thing. What nerve! Frank On Sep 22, 2008, at 10:58 AM, Glenn moyer wrote: http://media.www.dailypennsylvanian.com/media/storage/paper882/news/2008/09/22/News/Residents.Weigh.In.On.Baltimore.Ave.Makeover-3443440.shtml 'After five years of support from the Main Street program, McNulty said, the hope is that it will feel like more of a cohesive experience as you go up Baltimore, rather than little pockets of businesses. It'll feel like it's thriving all the way up the street.' Ms. Harte, tossed a few extra comments in this press release for UCD. It gives more of an appearance of balanced reporting to toss in random statements. Hahaha, she certainly doesn't need to look far to find massive distrust of Penn/UCD projects! In 2003, UCD denied using LI to pressure Baltimore Ave businesses into facade upgrades when it was reported in the city Paper. Then, in the Philadelphia business Journal, the corridor manager seemed to take pride about this inappropriate use of a government agency. During the mayoral primary, it was revealed that UCD was violating federal law while doing favors Now, UCD will pay itself $50,000, and pass out $25,000 favors per year to supporters. Ostensibly, UCD wants to homogonize Baltimore Ave into something like the Cereality corridor of Walnut st where upscale businesses come and go. UCD passes out massive favors to upscale businesses like Sugar Hill Bakery. These businesses are targeted as supporters for the BID, Penn's scheme to gain taxation rights to further gentrification without any accountability. Any business that doesn't play along is going down hard as we've seen repeatedly. Penn's unilateral vision about beautification is absurd, (eg. The Hub, Radian, the 40th and Locust artwork, Walnut St). Who the hell told UCD that we want to destroy the long term businesses on Baltimore Ave to get a rotating group of upscale Cereality, Sugar Hill Bakery, etc. facades? Is this the work of that damned SHCA/UCHS? Glenn You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC-Announce] Friday, 9/26: JAYME STONE MANSA SISSOKO: American Banjo reunited with its African roots
Crossroads Music presents: JAYME STONE AND MANSA SISSOKO American banjo reunited with its African roots Friday, September 26 at 7:30 pm 48th St. and Baltimore Ave. in West Philadelphia (in Calvary Church) http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org Canadian banjo virtuoso JAYME STONE learned his craft both from fellow banjo players Béla Fleck, Tony Trischka and Bill Evans and jazz musicians like Dave Douglass and Bill Frisell. He began his professional career playing roots-inflected jazz with the band Tricycle, but his first solo album, 2007’s Juno (Canadian Grammy) winning The Utmost, demonstrated that he is equally adept at jazz- inflected roots. While he had long wondered what aspects of the banjo didn’t make it across the ocean with the enslaved Africans who brought it to North America in the 1700-1800’s, Jayme began studying African music seriously after meeting Mansa Sissoko during a 2004 tour of Canada. With little common language between us, we turned to music for communication, he says of their first meeting. This tangible heart-to-heart connection was there immediately and I knew that he was the perfect collaborator for the project. In preparation for recording the album Africa to Appalachia, Jayme spent seven weeks in Mali, where he studied with the likes of Djelimady Sissoko, Adama Tounkara, Basseskou Kouyate, and Toumani Diabate. MANSA SISSOKO is both a griot from a family that preserves community history, stories, and music in the oral tradition and one of a new generation of singer-songwriters from Mali, West Africa who weaves his music around the sound of traditional instruments and lyrics which encourage people in their day-to-day life. A master of the kora, a 21- stringed harp, he grew up in the town of Kita, which has long been famous for its musicians. His mother sang for ceremonies like marriages and baptisms and especially for other women, while his father was a speaking griot, who reminded people of their family histories, their roles and responsibilities in society. For the past fifteen years, Mansa has been performing across Mali in both rural villages and major centers like Tombuktou, Segou, and Bamako. He has performed on national television, for ambassadors from around the world, and always for friends who visit at his house. For five years he played with the great Habib Koite and he has also recorded and performed with Tiken Jah Fakoly, one of West Africa's most popular new artists. He has toured Senegal, Burkina Faso, France, and Canada, organized and performed in Mali's national kora festival, and is the subject of an upcoming documentary film. Guitarist GRANT GORDY has performed with the likes of Chris Thile, Ben Krakauer and Matt Flinner and was chosen to play the prestigious Young Artists Concert at Carnegie Hall alongside Edgar Meyer and Mike Marshall. He currently plays in the Jayme Stone Quartet and most recently, the David Grisman Quintet. Drummer HARRIS EISENSTADT has collaborated with Bobby Bradford, Les Claypool, Yusef Lateef, Butch Morris, Sam Rivers, and Wadada Leo Smith, among many others. He has performed throughout the US and Canada, Australia, in Japan and West Africa, released six albums as a leader and appeared on 35 other recordings. His most recent recording, The All Seeing Eye + Octets was nominated for Best Tribute Album of 2007 in All About Jazz NY and appeared on Top Ten of 2007 lists in the Village Voice, Wire, Signal to Noise, and All About Jazz. SOUND SAMPLES AND MORE INFORMATION http://www.crossroadsconcerts.org TICKET PRICING Standard price: $15 Special Supporters: $20 Discount price: $10 (for students, seniors, or if you can’t afford to come otherwise) Children under 12: $5 Crossroads events are priced on a sliding scale. We are a not-for- profit organization and want as many people as possible to be able to come. If you’re unable to come otherwise, please pay the discount price, and, if you can afford it, please consider paying the supporter price so we can continue this policy. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity-Announce. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html. You may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list.
