Cornerstone Christian Paschalville Job Fair
Academy Celebrates The Paschalville Library
its 30th Job Fair is usually held
Cornerstone has served twice a year
more than 6,500
students
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SOUTHWEST CDC
BRINGING GOOD NEWS TO THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1945
OPINION 60-Year-Old
Southwest Grandmother
Pay Attention or Gentrification Could Sneak
Up on You
PAGE 2
COMMUNITY
Transportation Improvements are coming to Named Cheyney
University’s Valedictorian
Island Avenue
PAGE 4
M
Calling all unsung heroes, legendary
community members, and wisdom-bearers! s. Rhonda E. Davis gradu-
PAGE 7 ated with two degrees. On
Saturday, May 11, 29019,
COMING UP & the 60-year-old budding artist and
BULLETIN BOARD writer not only graduated from
PAGE 13, 14 Cheyney University, the nation’s old-
est historically black college but also
served as its valedictorian. Ms. Davis
grade-point average was aA near-
perfect 3.97.
After telling her husband that she
planned on going to college to earn
her degree, he decided to leave her,
but that didn’t stop this grandmother
of 11 from achieving her dream. Her
husband died nearly a year ago and
she wishes he could see her now.
Rhonda moved out of her Southwest
Philadelphia home and into a dorm
at the University, living alongside
teens fresh out of high school.
She was awarded a scholarship
through Cheyney University’s
Keystone Honors Academy after
excelling at Community College of
Kingsessing Library
Fights the “Summer
Slide”
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Philadelphia, where she received
an Associate’s Degree. She lived on
campus where she inspired many
of her fellow students. She would
often tutor other students and give
them advice about life and stay-
ing on the right track. She earned
a degree in graphic design and one
in fine arts. She visited Cheney
University in the 70s and fell in
love with the school.
The graduation ceremony was a
culmination of a long journey for
Rhonda. Pursuing her dream wasn’t
easy. Her mother had her at the age
of 16. She was the oldest of six chil-
dren and once she was a teenager she
had to start working to help provide
for her younger siblings. She put
her education aside to care for her
family. When Davis’s own children
got older and her husband started
working with SEPTA, she wanted to
try something new and believed that
education was the answer.
Paschalville Library
Receives Grant for
Restoration
The Paschalville Library
is over 100 years old
and it desperately needs
attention.
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MAY 17, 2019
60-Year-Old Southwest Grandmother Rhonda
Davis, with a near-perfect GPA (3.97), named
Cheyney University’s 2019 Valedictorian
She hopes that her story inspires
others to take charge of their lives.
“Nothing changes, if nothing chang-
es,” she said during her speech at
the graduation ceremony. “You have
to be the person who initiates that
change.” Her children and grand-
children were all in attendance at
her commencement ceremony and
her mother live-streamed the event
from her Virginia Beach home. Ms.
Davis has plans to pursue a Master’s
Degree in fine arts.
2 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper May 17, 2019

Pay Attention or Gentrification Could Sneak Up on You

D
o you get calls, flyers or much investment in the commu- If you own:
visitors offering to buy your nity for a long time. Now outsiders • Don’t be tempted to sell your
house? This is a sign that the are drawn to the low-cost housing. house. Moving will cause you to
neighborhood is changing. Have you They are not going to be interested lose the equity you have in the
seen new, white neighbors walking in the vacant houses, they are being house (especially as values in-
down your block? While it’s certainly drawn to the homes that have been crease). There won’t be as many af-
not a problem to have white neigh- maintained with care by the people fordable homes left in the City and
bors, it’s what is likely to follow them living in them. The roof repairs, the property taxes in the suburbs
that could become a problem for new windows,and plumbing repairs are three to six times higher.
many living in Southwest. have already been done at the ex- • Advocate for eliminating the
Census Tract 74, which is the area isting homeowners’ expense. Oust- City’s 10-year tax abatement. This
a couple of blocks in all directions ing people is easier than rehabbing encourages the redevelopment of
around 50th and Woodland Avenue, a house. neighborhoods and rewards people
had 9% white population in 2012, Those that do rehab or move into minority people were displaced from who are coming to Philadelphia
but for the last 5 years, 51% of the a rehabbed house won’t have to pay Washington, DC. Between 1990 and from New York City and Washing-
home buyers are white. The new property taxes for 10 years, while 2011, the proportion of Black resi- ton, DC because housing is much
homeowners have a 37% higher in- you will be paying yours in full. dents in all Oakland, CA neighbor- less expensive.
come than the existing residents. Around the country, Blacks are hoods fell by nearly 40 percent. The If you rent:
The more disinvestment in a being forced out of cities in signifi- rent on a single room occupancy • Your landlord will be raising the
neighborhood the more profit- cant numbers. 119,000 fewer Blacks unit in San Francisco is now $1,000 rent. Advocate for rent control
able it is to gentrify. As Southwest live in New Orleans than lived there per month and going up, forcing policies so that you are not forced
residents know, there has not been in 2000. Since the year 2000, 20,000 minorities to the far suburbs. out of your home and the neigh-
Around Philadelphia, Blacks are borhood.
being forced out of their neighbor- • Consider buying a house as soon
hoods. Much of North and South as you are able. You can still buy
Philadelphia is gentrifying and the houses in decent condition in
new, white residents have signifi- Southwest for $80,000. For that
cantly higher incomes that than the price, your monthly payment will
Bringing “Good News” to our Community for over 70 years
former residents. be around $700 per month, way
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A COMMUNITY CONVERSATION ON
HUMAN TRAFFICKING

Join the Philadelphia Special Victims Unit for a

parent-only* discussion on the reality of trafficking
and how we can protect our youth.

THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2019

6 P.M. - 8 P.M.
Richard Allen Preparatory Charter School
2601 S. 58th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19143

Event is free and open to the public

*This is an adult-only conversation; staff will be available to monitor children.
4 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper
Transportation Improvements are Coming to Island Avenue
P
lease attend the Public Open
House: Wednesday, May 22,
2019, between 6:00pm and
9:00pm, at the John Heinz National
Wildlife Refuge.
The City of Philadelphia has fed-
eral funding to make transportation
improvements along Island Avenue
to reduce congestion and improve
safety for all modes of transporta-
tion. As part of this project, traffic
signals are being improved, intersec-
tions are being simplified with short-
er pedestrian crossing distances, and
a shared trail is being provided for
pedestrians and cyclists. Landscaped
areas and upgrading pavement
markings as well as street lights will
be included. Improvements made
as part of this project will allow for
SEPTA’s future Trolley Moderniza-
tion enhancements.
LOW COST
On The Spot Registration Cards
Drivers Licenses
Instant Tag & Title Insurance
License Suspensions Lifted AUTO INSURANCE
68th & Elmwood Ave
COMMUNITY NEWS
A meeting with community and
business stakeholders was held on
April 23, 2019 at the John Heinz
National Wildlife Refuge to discuss
the project, review the preliminary
design and gather input. Staff from
the City of Philadelphia Streets De-
partment and their consultants along
with SEPTA staff were available to
explain the plan, answer questions
and gather input.
On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, be-
tween 6:00pm and 9:00pm, the public
is invited to attend an open house
at the John Heinz National Wildlife
Refuge (8601 Lindbergh Boulevard,
Philadelphia, PA 19153) for the Island
Avenue Improvement Project. Dur-
ing this event, attendees will have the
opportunity to view the design, ask
questions and provide comments. Staff
from the City of Philadelphia Streets
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Participants in the Island Avenue Improvement Project Stakeholder Meeting, Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at
the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum (Auditorium). The Island Avenue Improvement Project
is being managed by the Philadelphia Streets Department, with funding through the Federal Highway
Administration’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program.
Department and their consultants ability will be on hand to discuss the
along with SEPTA staff are eager to City’s Vision Zero program. Light
engage with members of the public to Refreshments will be served and some
ensure project success. In addition, the activities will be provided for children
City of Philadelphia’s Office of Trans- in attendance.
portation, Infrastructure, and Sustain- Everyone is encouraged to attend!
TreePhilly & Southwest CDC Close
Annual Yard Tree Giveaway
S
outhwest CDC and TreePhilly has officially completed the 15th giveaway
season with a Free Yard Tree Giveaway on Thursday, May 2, 2019.
Launched in response to the Office of Sustainability’s Greenworks Plan,
TreePhilly strives to reach 30% tree canopy coverage in every Philadelphia neigh-
borhood. The Community Yard Tree Giveaway program empowers Philadelphia
community groups to host free yard tree giveaways in their neighborhoods.
Through this program, groups can partner with TreePhilly to help green their
neighborhood by distributing trees to neighbors, friends, and families. TreePhilly
provides FREE trees, event support, mulch, education, and a $200-500 grant
award. Partners are responsible for hosting and promoting the event and connect-
ing with their community. This season TreePhilly offered up to 12 grants to com-
munity groups to host yard tree giveaways in their neighborhoods between March
25th and May 8th 2019. Southwest CDC sign up to giveaway 25 trees.
At the Yard Tree Giveaway May 2 at Southwest CDC were TreePhilly Program Specialists Jack Braunstein
(right) and Marissa Wilson (left) with Adrian Parks, a SW block captain.
May 17, 2019
by Ehud Adar, Adult and Teen Ser-
vices Librarian,
Paschalville Branch Library
P
aschalville Branch Library held
its annual Spring Job Fair this
past Friday, May 3. An estimated
70 patrons and job-seekers showed up
to network and meet employers from
the community and throughout Phila-
delphia. Nineteen different employers
and organizations from various job
sectors participated, including the
United Postal Service (UPS), South-
eastern Pennsylvania Transportation
Authority (SEPTA), the Philadelphia
Fire Department Recruitment Unit,
Echelon Protection and Surveillance,
Parent Child Home Program and Lov-
ing Arms Elder Care.
Job-seekers discussed positions in
the fields of health-care, childcare
services, customer service, recruiting,
public service, office administration,
and education amongst others. Many
positions required just a high-school
diploma or equivalent, with no prior
experience necessary and the oppor-
tunity to train immediately on the job.
Some patrons headed directly over to
the Job Readiness Lab computers to
complete applications for the employ-
ers they had just met.
Immediately leading up to the Job
Fair, patrons were encouraged to
COMMUNITY NEWS Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 5
Paschalville Job Fair
participate in an “Employment Boot
Camp,” a four-day work-force de-
velopment course at the Southwest
CDC. This was a valuable resource for
receiving in-depth help on resumes
and cover letters, assistance signing-up
for email and LinkedIn accounts, and
even tips on interview preparation and
how to dress professionally to meet
employers. The course was meant to
inspire confidence in any participant
as they seek employment or a new ca-
reer, and some no doubt jumped right
into the recent job fair armed with the
knowledge and skills that were just
learned or had been strengthened.
In addition, many patrons were
familiar faces from frequent visits
to the Job Readiness Lab at the Pas-
chalville Library, facilitated by Digital
Resource Specialist Omelio Alexander.
The Job Readiness Lab is open Mon-
day through Friday during all regular
library business hours at the Pas- Employer helps job seeker at 2018 Job Fair
chalville branch.
The Paschalville Library job fair is
generally held twice a year, once in
the fall and once in the spring. Partici-
pants are encouraged to visit the Job Jack was worried
Readiness Labs at Paschalville Library
and Southwest CDC for help with any when he learned
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6 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper
Bartram’s Garden Spring Fest:
We Must Care for Our Environment
Plants still available from annual spring sale
LJ Brubaker and Ted Behr
A
mong the hundreds of visitors
who came out to Bartram’s
Garden to partake in this
year’s Southwest Spring Fest weekend
were representatives of the Philadel-
phia Mural Arts “Trash Academy.”
Present as well were environmental
activists associated with Philadelphia
Science Festival at the Franklin Insti-
tute promoting one of their programs
which is particularly relevant to
Bartram’s, “Be A Wetland Scientist.”
Their activities were the educational
highlight on the Sunday Spring Fest
program, engaging plenty of curious
minds at the Garden to the impor-
tance of studying the Schuylkill River
and how to keep it healthy.
Visitors got a chance to play a maze
game where they took on the role of trash
traveling from its source into the wider
waterways in order to better understand
pollution. Included in the event was using
giant round sections of discarded cor-
rugated plastic that could be connected to
build a colorful sculpture.
Visitors to the Bartram’s Garden Spring Fest engage in a City “Trash Academy” exercise that emphasizes
the negative impact of single-use plastic items on our environment.
May 17, 2019
Come visit us at
Paschalville Library…
and get ready for summer!
Bartram’s Garden is home to the
only freshwater tidal wetlands on the
Lower Schuylkill River. The 1.5-acre
wetland was created in 1997 and fea-
tures native plants, including bulrush,
marsh grass, spatterdock, iris, hibis-
cus, and marsh rose, as well as edibles
including pawpaw, beach plums, and
persimmon.
Wetlands are a critical part of our
natural environment. They protect
tidal banks on waterways like the
Schuylkill and Darby Creek from Summer of
wave action, reduce the impacts of Wonder BBQ
floods, absorb pollutants and improve
water quality. They provide habitat for
What’s happening Kick-Off
animals and plants and many contain at Paschalville? Tuesday, June 4,
a wide diversity of life, supporting 4:00 p.m.
plants and animals that are found • Crocheting for all ages
nowhere else. every Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
Wetland protection is a major focus
in Southwest with the Environmental
• Book Club the last Wednesday of every month
Protection Agency remediation of the • Free summer reading activities and programs
polluted Clearview Landfill Superfund for kids
site, the Lower Eastwick Public Lands
Follow us on Facebook to find out about special
BARTRAM’S GARDEN
programs and events hosted by Paschalville Library.
CONTINUES ON PAGE 14
What else can you do at
Paschalville?
• Sign up for English Language Classes.
We have classes for all levels and backgrounds.
Beginners are welcome!
• Visit the Job Readiness Lab. We can help you
write a résumé, sign up for email, and search
for a job.
Paschalville hours:
Mon & Wed 10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Tues & Thurs 11:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Fri & Sat 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
This program is made possible in part by the
(Saturday hours end June 8, 2019) Institute of Museum and Library Services.
 May 17, 2019 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 7
Do you have a neighbor who
goes above and beyond? Calling all unsung heroes,
We want to hear from them! legendary community members,
The Free Library of Philadelphia and Paschalville Partnership invite
you to honor an unsung hero, legendary community member, and wisdom-bearers!
or wisdom-bearer who lives in the neighborhood served by By Annette Mattei cle, we want participants to tell us why

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Paschalville Library. Join us for a “story circle” celebration where they do what they do, what they love
we honor these neighbors by hearing their stories. ractically every block in our about our community, and what their
community has one – a neighbor hopes are for our community. We are
who goes above and beyond the looking to recruit up to six storytellers
Story Circle at Paschalville Library basic niceties of living close to one for our circle.
Thursday, May 23, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. another. Maybe it is the person who Participants do not need to prepare
cleans up the sidewalk each weekend. anything ahead of time, but we do
6942 Woodland Avenue Or the gardener who shares plants and encourage them to bring any item that
DINNER WILL BE PROVIDED flowers with neighbors. How about the might be helpful in telling their story.
person who organized the neighbor- First Person Arts, an arts organiza-
All are welcome. Event is free but you hood watch so kids can play outside, tion in the city, will lead the circle and
must sign up to attend. Register at or the neighbor everyone goes to when work to create a combined “commu-
Facebook.com/Paschalville or fill in the they need advice? nity story” for the theme.
form below and bring or send it to: There are countless stories of people The story circle will take place on
like this and we want to hear them! Thursday, May 23, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at
Paschalville Library Paschalville Library is hosting a first- Paschalville Library, 6942 Woodland
6942 Woodland Avenue ever “story circle” where we will honor Avenue. Dinner will be provided to
Philadelphia, PA 19142 these neighbors by having them share all participants. All are welcome! The
their stories. Community members are event is free but you must register to
encouraged to register a fellow neigh- attend. Interested in participating? You
 bor whose story is worth celebrating. can register at Paschalville Library’s
What is a story circle? Quite simply, Facebook page (Facebook.com/Pas-
Paschalville Story Circle – it is a group of people sitting around chalville) or fill out the form in our ad
Registration Form in a circle and sharing stories about a
given topic or theme. For our story cir-
in this paper and bring or send it to
Paschalville Library.
Name of neighbor you are nominating:
___________________________________________________________
Tell us why you are nominating this person: ________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
Your name: ___________________________________________________
Your phone: ________________________________________________
Your email: _________________________________________________

Someone from the Library

will call you back to set it up.

This program is made

possible in part by the
Institute of Museum and
Library Services.
First Person Arts will facilitate Story Circle on May 23rd.
8 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper
Kingsessing Library Fights
the “Summer Slide”
Ben Remnsen
Adult/Teen Librarian,
Library Manager
R
esearch shows that kids lose an
average of 20% of their school-
year gains over summer vaca-
tion. This “summer slide” tends to be
even slipperier in poor communities.
As summer approaches fast, the Free
Library of Philadelphia is gearing up
to fight that loss with Summer Read-
ing activities galore.
Starting in June, The Kingsessing
branch of the Free Library – at 1201 S.
51st Street – will host daily Summer
Reading activities for children, Mon-
day through Friday, at 3pm. Kids up to
11 years old will have fun while they
learn with take-home crafts, creative
challenges, and weird science. If camps
wish to participate, they are requested
to call ahead at (215) 685-2690.
On Monday, June 3rd, the library
will host a Teen Summer Reading
Kick-Off at 4pm. A local artist from
May 17, 2019
the Soapbox Community Print Shop
and Zine Library (at 47th and King-
sessing) will teach kids 12 to 19 years
of age to create a “mini-zine,” a tiny
book made from a single sheet of pa-
per. Pizza and other refreshments will
be served.
Starting on June 3rd, kids of all ages
can sign up for Summer Reading by
asking in person at the branch. All
children will get a card to keep tabs on
their progress and to win prizes along
the way. All teens will get a free book
and a free pass for up to six people
to the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Teens who complete a Summer Read-
ing task will be entered into a raffle
for free tickets to a Phillies game, one
entry for each activity completed.
Later in the summer, teens will get
the chance to share their reading rec-
ommendations while enjoying some
water ice and other snacks at three
Chat & Chill programs on Fridays
throughout the summer: June 21st,
July 12th, and August 2nd.
May 17, 2019 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper
Beer & Boats in Your Backyard –
What a Deal!
Bartram’s Garden Boat House is Bash is Back!
JUNE 6
W
hat a deal! Bartram’s Garden
at 5401 Lindbergh Blvd. has
billed itself as “Your Back
Yard” here in the Southwest. And what
better place to celebrate Philadelphia Beer
Week on the Schuylkill River at Bartram‘s
scenic boathouse and boardwalk. The
date is Thursday, June 6 and the beer bash
will run from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m.
“Beer & Boats is an awesome chance
to breathe in some sweet summer air,
try local beer and ciders, and get a great
view of the city skyline while paddling
out onto the water,” suggested June Man-
sfield, Development Coordinator and
Beer & Boats organizer. What could be
a better way to help support the work of
Bartram’s Garden than by spending an
evening with family and friends on the
beautiful Lower Schuylkill?” health of these waterways is, not only
General admission is $15; Bartram’s
Garden members pay $10. Tickets
include the cost of the first beer and a
rowboat or kayak excursion out onto
the Schuylkill River from our Com-
munity Boathouse. All instruction and
equipment is provided. Kids boat free
with a parent or guardian! Boating is
first-come-first-served; registering in
advance is recommended to ensure a
river outing.
Event partners: Cartesian Brewing,
Crime + Punishment Brewing Co., Sir
Charles Hard Cider, Sly Fox Brewing
Co., Dock Street Brewery, Yards Brewing
Co., Separatist Beer Project, Get Cozy
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Free Classes on
How to Rehab Houses!
Jumpstart is a model for community
development that provides training,
mentoring, networking, and financing
options for aspiring local developers.
A shot from last year’s Bartram’s Garden Boat &
Beer Bash. This year’s event will take place on the
dock and on the water on Thursday, June 6 from 5
to 9 p.m.
Mobile Bars, Philly Homebrew Outlet,
and Dos Hermanos Tacos.
The event also celebrates the impor-
tance of our major rivers to our com-
munity life here in Greater Philadelphia.
Here in the city, 100% of the water we
use to drink, bathe, water our gardens,
and yes - even brew beer - comes from Classes will be
Session 1 - June 5th
the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers. It’s offered in three,
hard to quantify just how important the  Create a Development
3-hour sessions
Strategy and Identify
for the citizens of Philadelphia but also on Wednesdays
Your Team
for the untold quantities of plants, fish, from 2:00-5:00pm
birds, amphibians, and other forms of  Source a Property
life that rely on this watershed in order and will be held at
Session 2 - June 12th
to thrive. the offices of
Bartram’s Garden invites its neighbors  Do Your Due Diligence
Southwest CDC
to form a closer relationship with the  Find Your Financing
River, with the goal of creating and em- 6328 Paschall Ave.
 Develop Design & Pro-
powering stewards of our urban natural Philadelphia PA
resources. The funds generated by Beer cure Permits
& Boats will help further this work.
For more information, visit www.bar-
Residents of Session 3 - June 19th
tramsgarden.org or phone June at 215- Southwest are  Customize Construction
729-5281 x107 or email: jmansfield@
bartramsgarden.org.
preferred. First  Lease/Manage/Sell
Your Property
timers only!
APPLY NOW!
WWW.JUMPSTARTSOUTHWEST.COM
For more information contact Steve Kuzmicki
215- 729-0736 or steven@southwestcdc.org
10 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper
Cornerstone Christian Academy Celebrates its 30th
By Ted Behr
C
ornerstone Christian Acad-
emy has been providing
superior academic education
and spiritual and social guidance for
Southwest youngsters for the past 3
decades. They celebrated that an-
niversary at a dinner at Springfield
Country Club, May 2, with over 350
supporters, teachers and students.
Also recognized were co-founders
James Sweet and the Rev. Dr. Tony
Campolo.
Cornerstone has served more
than 6,500 students since 1988 at its
campus at 58th Street and Kingsess-
ing Avenue and has graduated 375
youngsters since its first graduating
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COMMUNITY NEWS May 17, 2019
year of 1995. Teachers Constance
and William Harper were recognized
for their steadfast service and leader-
ship with a “Inspire Hope Loyalty
Award.”
Keynote Speaker was Rev. Dr.
Bruce Main, president and CEO of
Urban Promise. State Rep. Joanna
McClinton presented the school
with a message of appreciation from
the State House of Representatives.
Among the speakers were Corner-
stone’s present board chair Peter
Grim and current president and
CEO Richard Ollinger.
For more information about Corner-
stone phone 215-724-6858, visit www. At Cornerstone Christian Academy’s 30th Year Celebration, 6th Grader Safiatou Righter and music teacher
David Ford display a montage of sketches prepared by Cornerstone students in tribute to Ken Frazier,
cornerstonephiladelphia.com or email: Chairman and CEO of Merck & Co., and a CCA founding board member who received the “Inspire Hope
info@cornerstonephiladelphia.com Legacy Award.” Mrs. Andréa Frazier and Mr. Frazier flank the CCA pair.
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Darby, PA 19023
Call 1.877.GO MERCY (1.877.466.3729) to reserve
your spot or register online at mercyhealth.org.
*Dine with the Docs is an educational series providing the community an opportunity to meet with Mercy physicians and other clinical experts.
May 17, 2019
Paschalville Library Receives
Grant for Restoration
By Jackson Adams
O
n May 9, 2019, Coun-
cilman Kenyatta
Johnson joined Mayor
Kenney, the Rebuild Pro-
gram, Free Library staff and
members of the Southwest
Philadelphia Community at
the Paschalville Library to
announce that the Paschalville
Library, located on 6942
Woodland Avenue, will re-
ceive major funding through
Rebuild.
The Paschalville Library
is over 100 years old and it
desperately needs attention. It
was closed a couple weeks ago
because of a power outage, and
it has been closed during recent
years due to lack of air con-
ditioning in the summer and
heating problems in the winter.
The library is a valued re-
source for Southwest residents
that hosts many events, es-
pecially for those looking for
jobs. The restoration will help
the Library remain a com-
munity space where residents
can go to for job assistance,
use of computers, WiFi and of
course, reading material.
The Southwest CDC is
thrilled to hear that the library
has been chosen to undergo a
Mayor Jim Kenney announced a $9 million investment for Paschalville Library on
May 9th.
COMMUNITY NEWS Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 11
DID YOU KNOW
new ways
modernization. “The South-
west CDC has been a partner
with the Paschalville Branch
for over five years through
the Paschalville Partnership,”
THERE ARE
Donny Henry, Executive Di-
rector of the Southwest CDC, TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM HIV?
stated at the press conference.
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12 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper May 17, 2019

New Bicycle Center

at Bartram’s Garden
Bikes available for public use at Garden events
LJ Brubaker

V
isitors to our glorious Bartram’s
Garden may notice something
new in the parking loop: a
huge metal shipping container. But,
don’t let its plain appearance fool you;
there’s a lot to be excited about inside.
Bartram’s Garden, located on the
banks of the Schuylkill River off Lind-
bergh Blvd. at 54th Street has part-
nered with the Greater Philadelphia
Bicycle Coalition to establish the new
Bicycle Center, housed in that mas-
Happy local bikers head out down a shady
sive shipping container. The container Bartram’s Garden roadway to explore nature’s
holds over a dozen bikes of all sizes, as beauty up close. Many open biking dates are
well as helmets, bike pumps, and basic scheduled (Contact info below)
repair equipment. These bikes will be basic maintenance workshops. The
available to the public to borrow for bicycles will also be available to bor-
free at a variety of upcoming events at row for a group ride before Bartram’s
Bartram’s Garden. Garden’s summer movie screenings, as
In addition to regular Saturday well as for upcoming Community Bike
boating, every third Saturday visitors Rides.
will also be able to borrow a bike and Check the Bartram’s Garden website
helmet to explore the Bartram’s Mile at for details and to stay up to date on
their leisure. In addition, expect week- bicycling events at the Garden: www.
end cycling lessons for all ages and bartramsgarden.org

New Community Kitchen Dedication

New Spirit Church tests new facility with a food fundraiser

MAY 18
By Ted Behr

A
new modern, well-equipped

OFFICER
kitchen has been included as
part of the renovation and
transformation of The Common Place
which has taken place at 58th Street

and Chester Avenue. That facility will
be dedicated Saturday, May 18 at 2:00
p.m. to the memory of Carl Brooks-
Lytle, the late husband of the former
organizing pastor of TCP, the Rev.
Aisha Brooks-Lytle.*
The kitchen is equipped for prepar-
ing large meals for the use of various
OF THE MONTH
Elder Lorraine Outterbridge (right) In the new
kitchen at The Common Place, with the cooking
team at New Spirit Community Church preparing
take-out meals for its spring fundraising effort.
The kitchen will be dedicated on May 18.
Left to Right:
NEW COMMUNITY Capt. Drissel, P/O Carideo,
P/O Jackson, Lt. Gaile, Sgt. Luna
CONTINUES ON PAGE 14
May 17, 2019
• MAY 18: “Field Notes on Remembering.” Times (2) for reflection on life experiences in
the shadow of one of America’s ginkgo oldest trees. 12:00 & 2:00 p.m. Bartram’s Garden
5400 Lindbergh Blvd. Info: https://bartramsgarden.org/event
• MAY 18: Carl’s Kitchen (New Community Food Prep Facility) Ribbon Cutting – The
Common Place 2:00 pm, 5738 Chester Ave (Entrance on 58th St). Kindly RSVP 267-275-
8238 EXT 304 or email info@thecommonplacephilly.org.
• MAY 18: First Time Home Buyer Seminar 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. The Southwest CDC
will be hosting FTHB seminar. The registration fee is $35. For more info, contact Wydia at
215-729-0180 or wydia@southwestcdc.org
• MAY 18: Men’s Breakfast & Bible Study – All Welcome: 8:30 – 10:00 a.m., The Common
Place, 5738 Chester Ave (Entrance on 58th St). Info: 267-275-8238 EXT 304 or email
info@thecommonplacephilly.org.
• MAY 18, 19: Bird & Nature Walks for First Timers, Long Timers & Youngsters: Expert
Leaders: Heinz Refuge (also most Sundays): Starting hourly at 7:00 a.m. 8601 Lindbergh
Blvd. Starting Time Info: johnheinznwr@fws.gov/calendar or 215-365-3118
• MAY 18: Cub Scouts at Paschalville Library: 2:00 p.m., Boys, Grades 1-5. Outdoor &
indoor activities, 70th St & Woodland Ave. Info 215-685-2662
• MAY 20: Movie Matinee for Children: 5:00 p.m. Blanche Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library,
59th St. & Baltimore Ave. Info: 215-685-1973
• MAY 20: 12th District Police Service Area #1 Meeting, 5:30 p. m. ShopRite Supermarket • JUNE 1: “2nd Annual Community Connections Resource Fair” at Francis J. Myers
Community Room, Penrose Plaza, Island Ave. Learn what’s happening in your area. Info:
Lt. Allen (#58) PPD.12.PSA1@phila.gov
• MAY 20, 27: “Financial Peace University” 9-session workshop series - How to become
debt free! Instructors: Mr/Mrs Dale McCoy (based on course by Dave Ramsey). Classes at
Folcroft Union Church, 500 Primos Ave. Details/Fees 215-492-9663.
• MAY 21: PRIMARY ELECTION: Offices include: Mayor, City Council Districts &
At Large, Sheriff, Municipal Common Pleas & Commonwealth Judges, Superior Courts
Justices (Last day to register April 22)
• MAY 22: 12th District Police Service Area #3 Meeting, 6:30 p. m. Meyers Recreation
Center, 58th & Kingsessing Avenue. Learn what’s happening in your area. Info: Lt. Galie
PPD.12.PSA1@phila.gov
• MAY 23: 12h District Police Service Area #4 Meeting, 6:30 p.m. Kingsessing Library, 1201
South 51st Street. Learn what’s happening in your area. Info: Lt. Kelly PPD.12.PSA1@phila.gov
• MAY 23: Fishing Night – Heinz Refuge Free, No license Night: 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. The
Gaun First Catch Center will provide equipment, bait & basic fishing instruction - 8601
Lindbergh Blvd. Info: johnheinznwr@fws.gov
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• MAY 23: National Taffy Day Celebration - K-12 Kids & Caregivers: 4:00 p.m. History of Candy
and Taffy Pull! Blanche Nixon/Cobbs Creek Library, 59th St. & Baltimore Ave. Info: 215-685-1973.
• MAY 23: Story Circle: Honor a Community Member who goes above & beyond. 4:30
p.m. Paschallville Library, 70th St. & Woodland Ave. Info: 215-685-2662.
• MAY 23: “Human Trafficking” A Community Conversation, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Richard
Allen Prep. Charter School, 2601 S. 58th St. (entrance on 57th Street off Lindbergh Blvd.)
The Realities of Trafficking and How we can protect our children. Sponsor: Phila Special
Victims Unit. Free/Public welcome.
• MAY 24: Financial Education & Coaching Initiative Workshop 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
The Southwest CDC will be hosting FECI seminar. For more info, contact Wydia at 215-
729-0180 or wydia@southwestcdc.org
• MAY 24: Volunteer Saturday at Bartram’s Garden: 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.: Seasonal tasks
like weeding, planting, cleaning, pruning, light maintenance. (No special skills needed, but please
be prompt) 5400 Lindbergh Blvd. Info: https://bartramsgarden.org/event or 215-729-5281
• MAY 24: Nature Story Time: 10:00 a.m. Cobbs Creek Comm. Environmental Center: 700
Cobbs Creek P’way (at Catharine St.) Info: 215-685-1900
• MAY 30: “The Opioid Crisis in Philadelphia” Community Conversation: 6:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Greater Phila. Health Action, 5501 Woodland Ave. Facts, Challenges to Individuals & Families,
Supports, & Advocacy. Light Refreshments. Info: www.gphainc.org or 215-724-4700
Recreation Center 5801 Kingsessing Avenue 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. hosted by the Francis
J. Myers Advisory Council, in partnership with NueDae Foundation. For more info, contact
Jamil Montgomery, Secretary of FJ Myers Advisory Council, at myersadvisorycouncil@
gmail.com and/or Antonio Hunter, Executive Director of NueDae Foundation, at
nuedaefoundation@gmail.com.
• JUNE 1: 12th District Police PDAC – (FREE) Automobile VIN Etching 10:00 a. m. to
2:00 p.m. AutoZone Parking Lot, 70th & Elmwood Avenue. 70th & Woodland Avenue.
Info: CRO, Mitchell - 215 686-3122
• JUNE 1: Urban Landscape & the World Around Us: 4:00 p.m. Explore our living
environment with educators from Bartram’s Garden, Kingsessing Library, 1201 South 51st
St. (Between Kingsessing & Chester Aves) Info: 215-685-2690
• JUNE 1: Good Morning Yoga - Kingsessing Library (and every first Saturday), 10:30
a.m. Free community yoga class, (Supported by Studio 34. Beginner-friendly. Yoga mats
provided. 1201 S. 51st Street (215) 685-2690
• JUNE 4: Summer Program Kick-Off & Barbeque: 4:00 p.m. Paschalvile Library,
70th St. & Woodland Ave. Info: 215-685-2662 or www.freelibrary.org/locations/
paschalville-library
14 Southwest Globe Times Newspaper May 17, 2019

EMPLOYMENT – JOB & LIFE SKILLS DEVELOPMENT
• Job Fair - Find Your Next Job. Better Job, New Job! May 3, 11:00 a.m. Paschalville Library, 70th
St & Woodland Ave. Meet employers! Bring your résumé! Wear your best! Recruiting for customer
service, sales, administration, manufacturing, security, warehouse work, and more! Info: 215-685-2662
• Free Evening Adult Education/GED Classes, 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. Tilden Middle School, 6601
Elmwood Ave. Information: 215-474-1235 ext. 200
• Free Adult Beginning Reading Classes continue, sponsored by the Friends of Kingsessing
Library, at 51st and Chester. If you want to learn to read, or to teach with us, contact Adults Can
Learn to Read at https://never2late2read.org/
• English Classes, sponsored by Center for Literacy, held at Southwest CDC, 6328 Paschall
Ave and Paschalville Library, 6942 Woodland Ave. (70th & Woodland). Info: 215-729-0800 or
ACLTR.library@gmail.com or 267-419-7084.
• Gateway to Re-Entry Weekly Community Meetings for returning citizens, 12:00
Noon, Myers Rec. Center 58th & Kingsessing Ave.
• Outpatient Behavioral Health Services for individuals and families; behavioral
therapy for children, adolescents & adults, medication management, psychiatric
services; trauma focused treatment: theVillage, 6517 Chester Ave., (215) 730-2326,
email outpatient@village1877.org or visit website: https://village1877.org
• West Catholic Boys and Girls High School Class of 1979 40th Reunion, June, 2019.
Seeking Classmates. SAVE THE DATE: August 10, 2019. Contact: Mark Harrell at
267 460-1015 or mapowiz@aol.com
• Eastwick Family Services provides Home /Community and Companion services for
individuals with intellectual disabilities. We also provide 6400 Residential Housing &
Home Care for the aging. For more information, please call us at (267) 634-6410 or
visit our website: www.eastwickfamily.com.

• Employment & Educational Resources: Mon/Wed. 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Tues/Thurs: 11:00 • Rotary Club of Southwest Philadelphia-Eastwick: Wednesdays, 7:30-8:30 a.m. To
a.m. – 7:00 p.m., Fri. 10:00 a.m – 5:00 p.m. Paschalville Library, 6942 Woodland Ave. (70th & confirm location call 215-292-1254.or email dmhphilly@aol.com. Visitors welcome at
Woodland); Info: Niema at 215-685-2662. Also: facebook.com/SWJRL $5.00/breakfast.

• Janitor Position Available: Please contact Mt. Zion Baptist Church with resume. For more info • Small Business Loans: Join a Southwest “Affinity Group Lending Circle” Loans, and
call 215-724-0619 or email MZBCTrustee@gmail.com financing coaching. www.finanta.org or call 267-236.7000

OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS
• In-Home Family Services: Family Empowerment (FES) and Home Protective (IHPS) services
to strengthen and stabilize families and preventing children’s placement in foster care. For families
where DHS has determined that there is an active safety threat. theVillage Preheim Center, 6517
Chester Ave. Call 215-730-2240 or email fostercare@village1877.org
• Amer. Red Cross: URGENT NEED: BLOOD/ VOLUNTEERS visit redcrossblood.
org or call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)
• Housing Counseling: Help is a Phone Call Away: Qualified housing counselors
available at Southwest CDC to assist with housing needs Southwest CDC Housing:
215-729-0800.

NEW COMMUNITY
CONTINUES FROM PAGE 12
partners and occupants of TCP, New
Spirit Community Church, Grace
Christian Fellowship, CityLights Min-
istry and Wayne Presbyterian Church.
Part of the vision for the novel facil-
ity, however, will be to offer it for the
use of other neighborhood, church
and community affairs, and even as a
teaching center for culinary arts, if that
part of the dream can be realized.
Over the past month or so, the
kitchen has been “run in” by New
Spirit for their mission fundraising,
the most recent being a Chicken/Fish
Dinner offering on May 11. “We’ve
reached out to our neighbors at the
Presby Inspired Life Apartments down
the streets and deliver to them when
needed. Many of them don’t like to
cook for Saturday dinner,” mentioned
New Spirit elder Lorraine Outerbridge.
“We’d deliver to our friends on the
mainline in Wayne if we had enough
orders!”
*The Rev. Brooks-Lytle is presently
Executive Presbyter of Greater Atlanta
Presbytery. For the heart-rending story
of Aisha and Carl, visit: www.presby-
terianmission.org/story/living-dying-
rising-national-1001-new-worshiping-
communities-gathering/
BARTRAM’S GARDEN
CONTINUES FROM PAGE 6
Strategy which mandates wetland ar-
eas in development planning, and the
protection of the remaining 200 acres
of wetland in Heinz Wildlife Refuge.
The weekend included Bartram’s
Garden’s popular spring plant sale,
volunteer opportunities at Sankofa
Community Farm, a BioBlitz, com-
munity bike rides, and a free shuttle
from Bartram’s Garden to John
Heinz National Wildlife Refuge and
Cobbs Creek Community Environ-
mental Center.
The plant sale was far and away the
Unfortunately, rain the prior evening
and high winds on Saturday re-
sulted in the cancellation of Bartram’s
Garden’s community boating. If the
weather cooperates, though, expect a
great day of free public boating this
Saturday, May 18th, along with bicycle
rides and free bike maintenance les-
sons from the Greater Philadelphia
Bicycle Coalition.
Bikes will be available to borrow for
group rides before Bartram’s Garden’s
summer movie screenings, as well
as for upcoming Community Bike
Rides. Check the Bartram’s Garden
website at www.bartramsgarden.org
for details on bicycling events at the

GLOBE TIMES
most popular event of the weekend,
drawing gardeners from near and far
and generating upwards of $20,000
COMMUNITY BULLETIN BOARD in revenue for the Garden. For those
who missed the sale, don’t worry:
The Globe Times Welcomes Information About Your Community Events & Activites! “We’ll be growing plants in the nursery
We publish every other Fridays. The Deadline For New Bulletin Board Items is the
Wednesday before publication dates.
all season, so there’s always something
available for sale,” says Feeser.
Garden.
Trash Academy is a project of
Restored Spaces, an initiative of Mural
Arts Philadelphia. For more informa-
tion, contact trashacademy@mu-
ralarts.org or on Instagram at @trash.
academy and like it on Facebook at
facebook.com/TrashAcademy.
May 17, 2019
CAPTAIN’S
CORNER
Captain Scott Drissel,
12th District
H
ello! We are continuing to
have success in reducing vio-
lence in our district!
Remember, if you have any tips
you would like to provide us, even
if you wish to remain anonymous,
please call 215-686-TIPS or call the
district itself at 215-686-3120. Tips
can be as minor or severe as you
would like to provide! All tips are
followed up on!
We are also having a VIN (ve-
hicle identification number)
etching event on Saturday, June 1,
2019 at 10AM until 1PM at 70th
and Elmwood. This is a process of
permanently etching the VIN on
each piece of window glass on the
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Community Advisory Members Sam Ricks (2nd from the left), Lorraine
Thomas (3rd from the left), and Andrea Taylor (right) listen to a description of the special fire department
vehicles used in fires or spills involving hazardous materials.
Southwest Globe Times Newspaper 15
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5601 Chester Ave. Philadelphia, PA 19153
vehicle which serves a permanent Real Estate
fingerprint on your vehicle. This Since 1976
can prevent theft and assist the po- Licensed Broker
lice department in recovering your
vehicle if it is stolen. Come on out
to this free event!
Also, a friendly reminder, please
do NOT leave your vehicle unat-
tended while running or unlocked
overnight! We have experienced
numerous thefts and stolen vehicles
as a result of unlocked doors and
running vehicles.
My next town hall meeting is
scheduled for Tuesday, June 11th at
6:00 PM at the 12th District. Please
come out, so we can address your
concerns.
Willam A Rowell
We have the “keys” to the city!!
Rowell Management Company
www.rowellmgmtco.com
rmc19142@gmail.com
Office: 215.726.8817 Cell: 215.726.7273
Fax: 215.726.1277 6439 Paschall Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19142