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UCREVIEW.COM · NOVEMBER 30 · 2011
Chic Fishtown Still A Drug Capital
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are rarely tested or searched for drugs. These houses are in the business of “recovery” only to make money. Addicts are evicted for non-payment of rent while injurious be- havior related to their recov- ery may be overlooked. There are good recovery houses, of course, where participants sign in and out and where drug tests are ad- ministered, but houses like this are not the norm. Despite the proliferation of new restaurants, bars and art galleries in Fishtown—there was even a laudatory article about the neighborhood in The New York Times a cou- ple years back—its reputa- tion as a drug capital is still well deserved. Neighbors may balk about the problem, and businesses may chase away panhandlers who beg for drug money, but the dai- ly tidal wash up of used nee- dles still manages to make a Jackson Pollock mess in nearly every local shopping center and Dunkin’ Donut parking lot.
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month’s First Friday on Pine Street will remain the same. Its shops will offer visitors snacks and drinks, explains SOTA’s Jonathan Kerr. Kerr has led the efforts to orga- nize First Fridays on Pine Street since its inception seven months ago. Those ef- forts resulted in response to an article published in the Philadelphia Inquirer in the fall of 2010, asserting that the corridor “was dead,” Kerr says, noting that while the corridor may have some vacant storefronts, the exact opposite is true. With that in mind, Kerr thought Pine Street should host First Fri- days to let the rest of the city know that it’s very much alive. “Each store has its own theme for First Friday that matches its business,” Kerr explains. Happily Ever Af- ter, for instance, offers its visitors milk and cookies. “It would be weird for a toy store to offer alcohol,” says Kerr, adding, that each month SOTA has a featured artist available to discuss his or her work. It also of- fers drinks and snacks. “This month, the snacks at SOTA
will be sponsored by Varga,” Kerr adds. But more impor- tantly, this month’s First Fri- day on Pine Street will also give those attending the op- portunity to give the gift of giving, Kerr says. Kerr’s comment comes in re- sponse to Pine Street’s efforts to support Project H.O.M.E., which works towards elimi- nating homelessness and poverty in Philadelphia. As a result, Pine Street business- es are asking people to buy new blankets and drop them off in the street’s stores this Friday. The blankets, Kerr explains, will be distributed to the homeless in shelters. This may be the first year Pine Street has participated in an event like this. How- ever, Kerr’s family has made it a point to help a different foundation each year dur- ing the holiday season. Last year, “we donated soap and shampoo to homeless shel- ters,” Kerr says, explaining that “this year we wanted to do something different. Everyone donates coats and food.” So blankets, Kerr ex- plains, seemed like the next logical step. While Kerr doesn’t have a goal in mind for how many blankets he would like to
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collect, he hopes “to receive lots and lots.” It’s a hope that seems promising given the fact that some of the stores along Pine Street “have al-
ready received new blankets from people who will not be able to attend this month’s First Friday but who want to help.”
Project H.O.M.E. has a twen- ty-four hour hotline. If you or someone you know needs its support, call 215-232-1984 or 877-222-1984.
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AutoPark @ the Gallery (10th & Filbert) AutoPark @ Jefferson (10th & Ludlow) AutoPark @ JFK Plaza (un- derground garage 16th & Parkway) If the patron exits after 5 p.m., the regular posted rates will apply. “The Philadelphia Parking Authority is pleased to join with Mayor Michael Nutter and be a part of spreading the holiday joy and encour- aging shoppers to patronize local merchants during the holidays,” Fenerty said.
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