RE: [UC] Three terrible ideas-Campus Inn

[Glenn moyer]

And Mr. Esaul Sanchez!
I wrote a hand written sign and held it up a couple of times for the commissioners and Mr. Esaul Sanchez  to see.
"20 proposals"
At the end, the Penn wolves continued to assert that there was no interest in the historic building.  40th and Pine would be a ghetto forever and the Nimbys were going to cause the building to rot.
 All of the people who caught the SHCA zoning committee  back in February will remember Mr. Esaul Sanchez from Penn Real Estate.
In Feb, Mr Esaul Sanchez confessed that he had seen "20 proposals" from other Penn departments.  And why would anyone else put forth a proposal for a building Penn is landbanking?
Yesterday, the entire Penn team, Mr. Esaul Sanchez, and Mr. Glenn Moyer knew that the assertions being reinforced after we testified were completely false.  Mr. Esaul Sanchez could have come forward and told the PCPC the truth, but the public and mr. Glenn Moyer were not provided an opportunity to correct lies from developers after the public testimony is completed.
Unscrupulous developers need to keep their best lies for after the public testimony.  That way the PCPC process protects their lies.  Well done PCPC, well done Penn, well done Mr. Esaul Sanchez!
Glenn
 
-Original Message- From: KAREN ALLEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: Sep 17, 2008 6:04 PM To: UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, univcity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] Three terrible ideas-Campus Inn 

In attendance:On the Penn team were: Lussenhop, Adelman, their lawyer, some guy from the hotel chain, some guy from Penn, Dan DeRitis, Melani Lamond, Barry Grossbach, this downtown real estate agent named Jeff Block who said he lives in UC, and some blonde woman that Melani apparantly knew who said she lived  on Pine and that parking would not be a problem. Besides Glenn and myself were the residents from Pine Street and Woodland Terrace, including Marianna Thomas, Mary Daniels, Mary Nixon, and their attorney. Also, Dick Tyler (former head of the Historic Commission) Fran Byers, and a few other women whose names I did not know.   > Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:27:35 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: univcity@list.purple.com> Subject: Re: [UC] Three terrible ideas-Campus Inn> > KAREN ALLEN wrote:> > Or they would trot out rental-property mogul "Danny" DeRitis to tell > > everyone (paraphrasing his testimony yesterday) that he lived in this > > neighborhood leventy-zillion years ago, and since he left, there are > > "hardly any residents" in that area anyway [apparantly, his tenants > > don't count as residents].> > > who else testified at yesterday's hearing? do you remember > who else from the neighborhood was there?> > > ..> UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN

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RE: [UC] Three terrible ideas-Campus Inn

[KAREN ALLEN]

In attendance:
On the Penn team were: Lussenhop, Adelman, their lawyer, some guy from the 
hotel chain, some guy from Penn, Dan DeRitis, Melani Lamond, Barry Grossbach, 
this downtown real estate agent named Jeff Block who said he lives in UC, and 
some blonde woman that Melani apparantly knew who said she lived  on Pine and 
that parking would not be a problem.
 
Besides Glenn and myself were the residents from Pine Street and Woodland 
Terrace, including Marianna Thomas, Mary Daniels, Mary Nixon, and their 
attorney. Also, Dick Tyler (former head of the Historic Commission) Fran Byers, 
and a few other women whose names I did not know.  
 
> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:27:35 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 
> univcity@list.purple.com> Subject: Re: [UC] Three terrible ideas-Campus Inn> 
> > KAREN ALLEN wrote:> > Or they would trot out rental-property mogul "Danny" 
> DeRitis to tell > > everyone (paraphrasing his testimony yesterday) that he 
> lived in this > > neighborhood leventy-zillion years ago, and since he left, 
> there are > > "hardly any residents" in that area anyway [apparantly, his 
> tenants > > don't count as residents].> > > who else testified at yesterday's 
> hearing? do you remember > who else from the neighborhood was there?> > > 
> ..> UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN

[UC] DP hits homer for the Trustees

[Glenn moyer]

Carl Primavera, the developers' lawyer, said the approval application submitted 
to the ZBA stipulated that the hotel be used for extended-stay visits only.


Above is simply one lie in the DP.  I've studied this DP article.  Most of you 
have probably already considered that this Penn City Planning Commission 
performance was timed to coincide with the Trustees meeting.

Because of my experience with what I call the "Penn process for community 
destruction,"   I can also assure you that the delay from the May 20 tabling of 
the Campus Inn until yesterday has many purposes.  The use of false records by 
the commissions allows the pretense that a review of the traffic study was the 
only issue, way back in May.

It also allows the opposition time to disorganize.  Penn and the developers 
work continuously to make mega money.  Neighborhood volunteers organizing to 
oppose do not have the resources to dedicate for monitoring and fighting.  The 
delay aids that.

But neighbors, this DP report is a new and very troubling part of this Penn 
machine.  This is not just poor journalism.  The entire report about my 
testimony is a complete lie.  The so called reporter completely ignores the 
serious charges that I made that both commissions, PCPC and PHC, were creating 
and presenting false records of their hearings.  And when the reader reads the 
lie, he or she sees the perfect NIMBY, Glenn Moyer.

This journalist is very much in control of her little mistakes.  Her 
representation of all the issues brought by neighbors was perfectly ended with 
the lie about the most damning testimony of the day.

I reminded the commission that in May I had in fact testified about the lies 
the developers made at official PHC hearings.  Those PHC records created were 
also a false record, a misrepresentation of the hearings.

How could such a technically skilled writer not understand the juicy story that 
my testimony provided??  She never intended to accurately porrtray the 
issues.  And what a perfect creation of this NIMBY character, Glenn Moyer.  
Damn she is a skilled propagandist.

I think many of us know the DP is generally full of a lot of shit.  But please 
re-read this skilled piece of propaganda.  What is the connection the DP has 
with the Trustees?
Consider how this DP article is going to make the Trustees approval of the 
hotel extremely easy tomorrow???

Thanks for your indulgence,
Glenn 




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Re: [UC] Three terrible ideas-Campus Inn

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KAREN ALLEN wrote:
Or they would trot out rental-property mogul "Danny" DeRitis to tell 
everyone (paraphrasing his testimony yesterday) that he lived in this 
neighborhood leventy-zillion years ago, and since he left, there are 
"hardly any residents" in that area anyway [apparantly, his tenants 
don't count as residents].



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who else from the neighborhood was there?



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RE: [UC] Three terrible ideas-Campus Inn

[Glenn moyer]

"In this case, that would be Spruce Hill Community Association."
Karen,
I don't know if you heard this.  (I think it was Primavera, one of the Penn lawyers, testifying.)  He testified that the developers "had to" get approval from this Spruce Hill association for the hotel project to proceed.  OK then, let's see about that!
Barry must have been lurking behind the wall the whole time.  I didn't see him until the end when I spotted him immediately scurrying to  the Penn team.
Personally, I feel the people of this community need to take this damned SHCA to the federal authorities to get them stripped of their 501 c 3 status.  We have been waiting since february for this SHCA " the community" to show at least some minimal integrity and responsibility to the real people of this community instead of to Lussenhop, DiRitis, and Adelman.
I've been calling out to people to take action against this SHCA/UCHS/FOCP gang.  I know it's hard for our neighbors to get into conflicts with these people.  Nothing about neighborhood conlicts is pleasant.
Penn is not going to stop its destruction of this community.  Our neighbors, these "anointed," have proven their betrayal and have proven where their loyalties lie.
The vast majority of people in this neighborhood are going to need to decide if they are going to continue to allow these anointed to betray us because the conflict would be unpleasant!  They better consider the consequences of staying silent.
(I wonder how Melani is reporting her performance on the censored Penn list?-hahaha)
Glenn 
-Original Message- From: KAREN ALLEN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: Sep 17, 2008 11:54 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], univcity@list.purple.com Subject: RE: [UC] Three terrible ideas-Campus Inn 

At yesterday's hearing (I was the "woman holding a large sign reading NO HOTEL in our HOOD", thank you very much, DP!), I had a concern regarding the "75 dedicated parking spaces" Penn promised in their parking lots: I was concerned that Penn was promising that now just to get the building built, and once it was up, the parking spaces would disappear. The agreement will be between Penn and the developers, which means that the neighbors would have to rely on Lussenhop and Campus Apartments a/k/a David Adelman to demand enforcement of that agreement.  Given Lussenhop and Adelman's relationship with Penn, it is highly doubtful, in my opinion, that if Penn told them that the spaces were being pulled, they would do anything to enforce the provision unless, of course, it hurt their bottom line.  If the result was simply a matter of causing parking problems for the neighbors, Lussenhop/Adelman/Penn would just send their mouthpiece out to insult everybody's intellegence by telling them some sob story about how there was never really any such agreement, how if there was, poor Penn can't be expected to live up to their agreements; that Penn's mission is education, not parking; and that the neighbors should just shut up and convert their kids' play yards/side yards/rear bedrooms into parking lots.  Or they would trot out rental-property mogul "Danny" DeRitis to tell everyone (paraphrasing his testimony yesterday) that he lived in this neighborhood leventy-zillion years ago, and since he left, there are "hardly any residents" in that area anyway [apparantly, his tenants don't count as residents].  In light of this concern, I broached the question to the Commission: who has standing to enforce the parking provision? Did the neighbors have to rely on two like-minded parties for the enforcement of this provision?  Later in the hearing, it was stated that the local community association would have standing to enforce the parking provision.  In this case, that would be Spruce Hill Community Association.  Yo, Chris O'Donnell: I know a good paving contractor! 

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The UNISYS sign on One Liberty Place (the ZBA turned it down, does anyone know where the PCPC stood on this?) 
Putting the Foxwoods slot parlor into the space now occupied as The Gallery (Nutter and Rendell are for it; Chinatown leaders -- whose area backs up onto the Gallery -- are strongly opposed. Has anyone really considered issues like traffic, the clientele it will attract to Market Street East, the chance that people will really use SEPTA to get there?) 
Campus Inn (whatever happened to "vox populi, vox dei est"? Also, is the report in the DP really true, that the developers' attorney "said the approval application submitted to the ZBA stipulated that the hotel be used for extended-stay visits only"? If this is the case, then what happens if someone comes in and just wants a room for the night? Will they be legally required to either turn the person down or rent the room for whatever the stated minimum for "extended stay" is, whether the person uses it or not? And what 

[UC] Re: [UC-Announce] You're Invited: Arts Programs at the High School Of the Future

[Robin Gresham-Chin]

I got it!
On Sep 17, 2008, at 12:44 PM, Patty Bulack wrote:


Hello Everyone -
I wanted to let our community know that the excellent programming  
and beautiful facilities at the High School of The Future are open  
for public use through the West Park Cultural and Opportunity  
Center.  I am the new program coordinator for the youth afterschool/ 
arts programs there, and am excited to let my community know about  
the possibilities.  Below are descriptions of what we offer.  I  
especially wanted to highlight the Community Mass Choir, which is  
open to all ages and gives the opportunity for families and people  
from all skill levels to come together and sing! The director is an  
excellent teacher, trained at Juilliard, and a new resident of  
Philadelphia after teaching in Italy at the American School for 11  
years.  His son is a cellist, first chair at CAPA!  Please come and  
join me (I am the accompanist) as we benefit from his experience  
and leadership.  And bring ideas for music you would like to sing -  
he would like to do music from a world perspective, and will  
include gospel also.  You can contact me with any questions,  
especially if you or your children would like to register for any  
of the classes (there is a form to fill out, and some nominal fees  
for some of the classes).  The Choir is free.  I hope to see you  
there!


Patty Bulack
215 906-0243
[EMAIL PROTECTED]




AFTERSCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAMS (West Park Cultural Center)
at the School of the Future   4021 Parkside Avenue

Call us about registration, dance class fees, and scholarships  
(215/473-7810)


Ceramics
The Ceramics program, taught by artist Janice Merendino, provides  
students with the basic techniques needed to use clay as a medium  
of expression. No art experience is required.  Students are able to  
learn the potter's wheel and hand building techniques to design and  
produce their own unique functional and sculptural pieces.

This class is recommended for ages 10-17.

Mondays & Fridays / 4:15 – 6:00pm
__ 


Hip-Hop Dance
The Hip-hop dance program is taught by Clyde Evans, Jr., artistic  
director of Chosen Dance Co.  Several members of Chosen Dance were  
recently seen on MTV's "America's Next Best Dance Crew: Season 2"  
as members of Phresh Select.  The class will provide instruction on  
the basic vocabulary of movement that is the root of hip-hop dance  
today. Besides perfecting technique, the students will learn about  
the background history and intentions of the hip-hop movement,  
which are decidedly positive.  The classes will include 3  
performances throughout the year.


Mondays & Wednesdays / 4:15 – 6:00pm
Auditions / September 17th  4:15pm   (Call 215/473-7810 to register)

__
Music Technology and Production
Music Technology & Production is a comprehensive music technology  
experience that youth will love! The class is taught by Samori  
Coles, owner of Lil' Drummaboy Recordings.  With the use of "Acid"  
& "Fruity-Loop" computer software students will learn music  
composition including, lyrics, poetry, and formatting songs. The  
class will also incorporate work on keyboard.  This is a project- 
based class in which all students will have a chance to produce  
their own CD.


Wednesdays & Fridays / 4:15 – 6:00pm
__ 
__

Fiber Arts
What is it? Fiber Arts includes forms of surface design, sculpture,  
wearable art, textiles and fabrics, papermaking and basketry  
utilizing man-made and/or natural fibers. Weaving, Quilting,  
Knitting & Crocheting are examples of Fiber Art. Youth will learn  
skills in order to create their very own fiber art masterpieces!


Tuesdays / 4:15 – 6:00pm
__ 
_

Film Making
Youth will learn the basics of filmmaking, including use of  
equipment and creation of plot and storyline.  The uniqueness of  
storytelling from the camera's viewpoint will be emphasized, to  
enhance students' abilities to bring to their own stories to the  
screen.  The class includes screenings of completed work.


Tuesdays / 4:15 –  
6:00pm   
215/473-7810

www.westparkcultural.org
ADULT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
GED Classes

Mondays & Wednesdays / 6:00 – 8:00pm

Tuesdays / 6:00 – 8:00pm

Instructor: Thanimas Scott

Adult Basic Education Tutoring

Mondays & Wednesdays / 6:00 – 7:30pm

Adult Computer Classes

Beginning Class / Tuesdays  6:00 – 8:00pm

Intermediate Class / Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm

FAMILY PROGRAMMING

West Park Community Mass Choir

FOR ALL AGES!

Directed by Roberto Termine, music educator at the School of the  
Future


The choir is an exploration of music from a global perspective

Rehearsals / Tuesdays  6:00 – 7:30pm

Two concert

[UC] You're Invited: Arts Programs at the High School Of the Future

[Patty Bulack]

Hello Everyone -
I wanted to let our community know that the excellent programming and
beautiful facilities at the High School of The Future are open for public
use through the West Park Cultural and Opportunity Center.  I am the new
program coordinator for the youth afterschool/arts programs there, and am
excited to let my community know about the possibilities.  Below are
descriptions of what we offer.  I especially wanted to highlight the
Community Mass Choir, which is open to all ages and gives the opportunity
for families and people from all skill levels to come together and sing! The
director is an excellent teacher, trained at Juilliard, and a new resident
of Philadelphia after teaching in Italy at the American School for 11
years.  His son is a cellist, first chair at CAPA!  Please come and join me
(I am the accompanist) as we benefit from his experience and leadership.
And bring ideas for music you would like to sing - he would like to do music
from a world perspective, and will include gospel also.  You can contact me
with any questions, especially if you or your children would like to
register for any of the classes (there is a form to fill out, and some
nominal fees for some of the classes).  The Choir is free.  I hope to see
you there!

Patty Bulack
215 906-0243
[EMAIL PROTECTED]

**
**
**
*AFTERSCHOOL YOUTH PROGRAMS** *(West Park Cultural Center)**

at the School of the Future   4021 Parkside Avenue

* *

*Call us about registration, dance class fees, and scholarships **
(215/473-7810)***

* *

*Ceramics*

The Ceramics program, taught by artist Janice Merendino, provides students
with the basic techniques needed to use clay as a medium of expression. No
art experience is required.  Students are able to learn the potter's wheel
and hand building techniques to design and produce their own unique
functional and sculptural pieces.

This class is recommended for ages 10-17.

*Mondays & Fridays / 4:15 – 6:00pm
   *

*
__
*

*Hip-Hop Dance*

The Hip-hop dance program is taught by Clyde Evans, Jr., artistic director
of Chosen Dance Co.  Several members of Chosen Dance were recently seen on
MTV's "America's Next Best Dance Crew: Season 2" as members of Phresh
Select.  The class will provide instruction on the basic vocabulary of
movement that is the root of hip-hop dance today. Besides perfecting
technique, the students will learn about the background history and
intentions of the hip-hop movement, which are decidedly positive.  The
classes will include 3 performances throughout the year.

* *

*Mondays & Wednesdays / 4:15 – 6:00pm*

*Auditions / September 17th  4:15pm   (Call 215/473-7810 to register)*

* *

*__*

*Music Technology and Production*
Music Technology & Production is a comprehensive music technology experience
that youth will love! The class is taught by Samori Coles, owner of Lil'
Drummaboy Recordings.  With the use of "Acid" & "Fruity-Loop" computer
software students will learn music composition including, lyrics, poetry,
and formatting songs. The class will also incorporate work on keyboard.
This is a project-based class in which all students will have a chance to
produce their own CD.

* *

*Wednesdays & Fridays / 4:15 – 6:00pm*




*Fiber Arts*

*What is it? *Fiber Arts includes forms of surface design, sculpture,
wearable art, textiles and fabrics, papermaking and basketry utilizing
man-made and/or natural fibers. Weaving, Quilting, Knitting & Crocheting are
examples of Fiber Art. Youth will learn skills in order to create their very
own fiber art masterpieces!

* *

*Tuesdays / 4:15 – 6:00pm*

*___
*

*Film Making*

Youth will learn the basics of filmmaking, including use of equipment and
creation of plot and storyline.  The uniqueness of storytelling from the
camera's viewpoint will be emphasized, to enhance students' abilities to
bring to their own stories to the screen.  The class includes screenings of
completed work.

* *

*Tuesdays / 4:15 – 6:00pm
215/473-7810*

*www.westparkcultural.org*

*ADULT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS*

*GED Classes*

Mondays & Wednesdays / 6:00 – 8:00pm

Tuesdays / 6:00 – 8:00pm

Instructor: Thanimas Scott

*Adult Basic Education Tutoring*

Mondays & Wednesdays / 6:00 – 7:30pm

*Adult Computer Classes*

Beginning Class / Tuesdays  6:00 – 8:00pm

Intermediate Class / Thursdays 6:00-8:00pm

*FAMILY PROGRAMMING*

*West** Park** Community Mass Choir*

FOR ALL AGES!

Directed by Roberto Termine, music educator at the School of the Future

*The choir is an exploration of music from a global perspective*

Rehearsals / Tuesdays  6:00 – 7:30pm

Two concerts per year

*Visit our website at www.westparkcultural.org or call 215/473-7810***

Re: [UC] Three terrible ideas, and the Nutter Administration is just getting its feet wet

[Glenn moyer]

Also, is the report in the DP really true, that the developers' attorney "said the approval application submitted to the ZBA stipulated that the hotel be used for extended-stay visits only"?
 
No Al.  This is the typical journalism of the DP, Public Record, National Enquirer.
The reporter never talked to me, for example.  She completely made up my statement about "you don't live here"  I confronted the Penn commission about the falsification of city records not because they ignored me personally.
The "journalist" should be ashamed of herself.
Of course, they will take overnight guests.  This story is bullshit about bullshit.
Glenn
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sep 17, 2008 8:25 AM To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: [UC] Three terrible ideas, and the Nutter Administration is just getting its feet wet 

The UNISYS sign on One Liberty Place (the ZBA turned it down, does anyone know where the PCPC stood on this?) 
Putting the Foxwoods slot parlor into the space now occupied as The Gallery (Nutter and Rendell are for it; Chinatown leaders -- whose area backs up onto the Gallery -- are strongly opposed. Has anyone really considered issues like traffic, the clientele it will attract to Market Street East, the chance that people will really use SEPTA to get there?) 
Campus Inn (whatever happened to "vox populi, vox dei est"? Also, is the report in the DP really true, that the developers' attorney "said the approval application submitted to the ZBA stipulated that the hotel be used for extended-stay visits only"? If this is the case, then what happens if someone comes in and just wants a room for the night? Will they be legally required to either turn the person down or rent the room for whatever the stated minimum for "extended stay" is, whether the person uses it or not? And what will be the definition of "extended stay" -- three or more days, five or more days?)
Enquiring minds want to know.
 
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RE: [UC] Three terrible ideas-Campus Inn

[KAREN ALLEN]

At yesterday's hearing (I was the "woman holding a large sign reading NO HOTEL 
in our HOOD", thank you very much, DP!), I had a concern regarding the "75 
dedicated parking spaces" Penn promised in their parking lots: I was concerned 
that Penn was promising that now just to get the building built, and once it 
was up, the parking spaces would disappear. The agreement will be between Penn 
and the developers, which means that the neighbors would have to rely on 
Lussenhop and Campus Apartments a/k/a David Adelman to demand enforcement of 
that agreement. 
 
Given Lussenhop and Adelman's relationship with Penn, it is highly doubtful, in 
my opinion, that if Penn told them that the spaces were being pulled, they 
would do anything to enforce the provision unless, of course, it hurt their 
bottom line. 
 
If the result was simply a matter of causing parking problems for the 
neighbors, Lussenhop/Adelman/Penn would just send their mouthpiece out to 
insult everybody's intellegence by telling them some sob story about how there 
was never really any such agreement, how if there was, poor Penn can't be 
expected to live up to their agreements; that Penn's mission is education, not 
parking; and that the neighbors should just shut up and convert their kids' 
play yards/side yards/rear bedrooms into parking lots. 
 
Or they would trot out rental-property mogul "Danny" DeRitis to tell everyone 
(paraphrasing his testimony yesterday) that he lived in this neighborhood 
leventy-zillion years ago, and since he left, there are "hardly any residents" 
in that area anyway [apparantly, his tenants don't count as residents]. 
 
In light of this concern, I broached the question to the Commission: who has 
standing to enforce the parking provision? Did the neighbors have to rely on 
two like-minded parties for the enforcement of this provision?  Later in the 
hearing, it was stated that the local community association would have standing 
to enforce the parking provision. 
 
In this case, that would be Spruce Hill Community Association. 
 
Yo, Chris O'Donnell: I know a good paving contractor!
 


From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:25:52 -0400Subject: [UC] Three 
terrible ideas, and the Nutter Administration is just getting its feet wetTo: 
UnivCity@list.purple.com



The UNISYS sign on One Liberty Place (the ZBA turned it down, does anyone know 
where the PCPC stood on this?)
Putting the Foxwoods slot parlor into the space now occupied as The Gallery 
(Nutter and Rendell are for it; Chinatown leaders -- whose area backs up onto 
the Gallery -- are strongly opposed. Has anyone really considered issues like 
traffic, the clientele it will attract to Market Street East, the chance that 
people will really use SEPTA to get there?)
Campus Inn (whatever happened to "vox populi, vox dei est"? Also, is the report 
in the DP really true, that the developers' attorney "said the approval 
application submitted to the ZBA stipulated that the hotel be used for 
extended-stay visits only"? If this is the case, then what happens if someone 
comes in and just wants a room for the night? Will they be legally required to 
either turn the person down or rent the room for whatever the stated minimum 
for "extended stay" is, whether the person uses it or not? And what will be the 
definition of "extended stay" -- three or more days, five or more days?)
Enquiring minds want to know.
 
Al Krigmanreminding you that you read it first, here, on the popu-list

[UC] Mark Your Calendars! SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 University City Community Cleanup

[Mark Christman]

UNIVERSITY CITY COMMUNITY CLEANUP | SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 

Neighbors, block captains and community groups,

Please organize your block for the upcoming fall University City
Community Cleanup!

As always, University City District (UCD) will assist University City
blocks, block captains and neighbors by providing trash bags, work
gloves, and trash & litter pick up.  For more information or to sign up
for the
October 25 University City Cleanup, please contact Dexter Bryant at
[EMAIL PROTECTED] or 215-243-0555 x236.  








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[UC] The Return of Cafe Pier One

[Karen Heenan]

I ran into the owner of Cafe Pier One last night and she told me that they'll 
be reopening on Friday.  I'm glad the cafe survived the break and we didn't 
lose another neighborhood small business.  I for one am looking forward to 
breakfast there on Saturday or Sunday.
 
karen

[UC] Three terrible ideas, and the Nutter Administration is just getting its feet wet

[Krfapt]

*   The UNISYS sign on One Liberty Place (the ZBA turned it down, does 
anyone  know where the PCPC stood on this?) 
*   Putting the Foxwoods slot parlor into the space now occupied as The  
Gallery (Nutter and Rendell are for it; Chinatown leaders -- whose area backs  
up onto the Gallery -- are strongly opposed. Has anyone really considered  
issues like traffic, the clientele it will attract to Market Street East, the  
chance that people will really use SEPTA to get there?) 
*   Campus Inn (whatever happened to "vox populi, vox dei est"? Also, is 
the  report in the DP really true, that the developers' attorney "said the  
approval application submitted to the ZBA stipulated that the hotel be used  
for 
extended-stay visits only"? If this is the case, then what  happens if 
someone comes in and just wants a room for the night? Will  they be legally 
required 
to either turn the person down or rent the room for  whatever the stated 
minimum for "extended stay" is, whether the person uses it  or not? And what 
will 
be the definition of "extended stay" -- three or more  days, five or more 
days?)
Enquiring minds want to know.

Al  Krigman


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[UC] From today's DP: "Commission recommends approval for hotel"

[Krfapt]

 
Commission recommends approval for hotel

Julia Harte

The Philadelphia City Planning Commission unanimously  recommended yesterday 
that the city's Zoning Board of Adjustment approve plans  to build an 11-story 
hotel at 40th and Pine streets. 

For the past year,  the hotel has been a source of contention between 
developers and local  residents. Yesterday's hearing gave each side the chance 
to 
make its case to the  Planning Commission.

The Commission can do no more than recommend that  the ZBA grant approval, 
and it's not clear when that decision will be  made.

Developers, including former Penn managing director of real estate  Tom 
Lussenhop and Campus Apartments, say the hotel would provide visitors to the  
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania with much-needed extended-stay  
housing.

They have also pledged to renovate an old Italianate mansion on  the site and 
incorporate it into the hotel. 

But residents of the area  around 40th and Pine streets complain that the 
hotel will generate traffic, take  up streetside parking, be an eyesore and 
turn 
into an ordinary hotel with a  denser flow of visitors than developers claim.

Developers tried to  address some of these fears yesterday at the hearing. 
According to Lussenhop,  Penn would guarantee about 75 parking spaces in its 
garages to hotel  guests.

Carl Primavera, the developers' lawyer, said the approval  application 
submitted to the ZBA stipulated that the hotel be used for  extended-stay 
visits 
only.

"It's a use that's in high demand, and it's a  site that's in no demand," he 
said, pointing out that no other developer has  expressed interest in the area.

Development would benefit the historic  yet abandoned mansion at the site, 
said Jonathan Farnham, executive director of  the Philadelphia Historical 
Commission. 

"There were signs that this  building was suffering," Farnham said. "This may 
be the last opportunity to save  it."

The Historical Commission has approved the concept of the plan but  has yet 
to give it final approval.

About 15 local residents attended  yesterday's meeting. One woman held up a 
large sign reading "NO HOTEL in our  HOOD!" while others voiced their concerns 
to the commissioners.

One such  resident, Mary Goldman, said she was particularly concerned about 
the traffic  the hotel would bring to an already crowded street. She also said 
she would not  welcome the intrusion of such a large commercial building into 
her quiet  residential neighborhood.

When she moved to the neighborhood 40 years  ago, Goldman said, "Penn 
promised they wouldn't come west of 40th Street. This  is west of 40th Street."

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.

"You don't  live there," called out Glenn Moyer, another local resident. 
Addressing the  commissioners, Moyer complained that he felt "invisible" 
because 
his testimony  against the hotel plan seemed to be ignored by every city  
committee.



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[UC] Secret Cinema: CURATOR'S CHOICE 2008 at Moore College of Art & Design

[Lewis Mellman]

From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
	Subject: 	Secret Cinema: CURATOR'S CHOICE 2008 at Moore College of  
Art &  Design

Date:   September 17, 2008 2:10:42 AM EDT
To:   [EMAIL PROTECTED]

The Secret Cinema at Moore College of Art & Design
presents CURATOR'S CHOICE 2008: UNSEEN CORNERS OF
THE SECRET CINEMA ARCHIVES

Friday, September 26
8:00 pm
Admission: $7.00

Moore College of Art & Design
20th & Race Streets, Philadelphia
(215) 965-4099

On Friday, September 26, The Secret Cinema start its eleventh season  
at Moore College of Art and Design, with CURATOR'S CHOICE 2008:  
UNSEEN CORNERS OF THE SECRET CINEMA ARCHIVES. This hand-picked  
program of nearly-lost treasures from the deepest depths of the  
Secret Cinema film vaults will include just that -- with all films  
never shown before by us, and for that matter, probably 100%  
guaranteed to have never been seen before by any of the audience!


Some popular Secret Cinema programs get repeated over the years, to  
expose them to new audiences; other program ideas have been reused  
but with new/different films. CURATOR'S CHOICE 2008 falls in the  
latter category. This is only the third outing for the CURATOR'S  
CHOICE concept, which we last did exactly two years ago. WE HAVE  
NEVER SHOWN ANY OF THESE ACTUAL SHORT FILMS EVER BEFORE.


The Secret Cinema's private archive contains literally thousands of  
reels of 16mm (and 35mm, and 8mm) features, theatrical shorts,  
cartoons, newsreels, television shows, educational films, travel  
films, industrial films, and home movies. Together, they add up to  
well over one million feet of often rare celluloid, with several  
prints thought to be the only extant copies in the world.


Since 1992, the Secret Cinema has sought to create programming that  
exposes every type of these films, by showing these fascinating,  
historical, and often hilarious short films before features or in  
themed groupings. Yet, despite exposing hundreds of rare works this  
way, there are still many choice reels that we've never got around to  
screening publicly, often unclassifiable films that had inconvenient  
running times or could fit into no common theme.


Some of the best of these amazing films will again see the light of a  
projector bulb in CURATOR'S CHOICE 2008. This previously ungroupable  
group of short films will include films that were made to entertain,  
to teach, to encourage commerce and to alter opinion. Spanning many  
decades, many show wondrous places, styles and things that have long- 
since vanished. Some of them now seem campy, others still have valid  
lessons to teach, but all are fascinating, and extremely unlikely to  
be seen anywhere else, including on video.


There will be one complete program, starting at 8:00 pm. Admission is  
$7.00.


The program is still being assembled, but just a few highlights are:

YOU IN GREAT BRITAIN (1954) - This Armed Forces Information Film was  
never meant to be seen by a general audience, but a uniformed one --  
specifically, members of our military who were stationed in a  
recovering England in the post-war era. The short begins with a short  
historical segment showing why the U.K., despite a very different  
temperament in its citizens, was much closer to the American ideal  
than other nations being harmed by "aggressive communism." We then  
take a more intimate peek at the lives of typical Britons. As England  
was still struggling to put its economy back together, the American  
soldiers were cautioned not to throw their money around in a boastful  
way that might offend our less-fortunate allies. A fascinating  
document, with Larry Hagman yet.


COCA COLA: OPERATION TIGER (1975?) - Yet another private film made  
for privileged eyes: This corporate motivational film was made to  
instill pride and passion in the hearts of Coca Cola bottlers and  
their delivery men, in hope that they would take extra care when  
setting up store displays of the "beautiful red and white labels" on  
countless cases of Coca Cola. It was part of a 1970s campaign  
secretly titled "Operation Tiger," and attempted to inspire these men  
to become fierce kings of the soft drink jungle. A rare view from  
inside the belly of the carbonated corporate beast!


THE MAKING OF THE PRESIDENT 1960 (1961) - This timely classroom  
short, made entirely from period newsreel footage, looks at the  
presidential campaigns and political conventions that launched our  
most tumultuous decade. Includes close-up looks at the winners  
(Kennedy and Nixon) and also-rans (Lyndon Johnson, Hubert Humphrey,  
Nelson Rockefeller, Adlai Stevenson and others). This was the first  
presidential election to collect votes from our two newest states,  
which coincidentally were the childhood homes of Barack Obama  
(Hawaii) and Sarah Palin (Alaska). Neither were yet born, but they  
were no doubt later inspired by the presence of local voting booths.


RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHT: MEETI

[UC] More PCPC details

[Glenn moyer]

Neighbors,

The famous “traffic study” highlighted in the May 20, false PCPC record, was 
the central item highlighted for the prepared unanimous approval of the Campus 
Inn.  Of course, this was to be expected. 

At the end of the "public hearing", both the new director, Greenberg, and 
Altman were ready with their “this is so hard speech.”

Like before, the most important issues raised were completely ignored.  The 
commission brought Farnham out after I explained that the PHC architectural 
committee, at the beginning of this pay to play process, had rejected the 
Campus Inn for numerous reasons!  Farnham ignored this fact and the commission 
played the ostensible “questioning” of Farnham but completely failed to ask 
Farnham for an explanation of the architectural committee rejection.

Farnham even claimed that the PHC commission approved the Campus Inn with 
advice from the architectural committee.  What the PHC actually did last 
November was change its policy on the spot to ignore the rejection of its 
architects. The architects rejected this hotel for all the numerous reasons 
which were excluded from all public record of testimony.  The commissioners 
voted to ignore them so that it could rubber stamp approval.

The PCPC does not allow any mechanism to correct misinformation.  At the end, 
the entire development gang and Farnham highlighted that the corner would 
become a ghetto  without this hotel.  While Esaul Sanchez watched and the 
entire Penn team, including the PCPC commissioners, made these claims (for the 
benefit of recordings) none of them corrected the misinformation.

When SHCA was publicly cornered in Feb, many of you will remember that Mr. 
Sanchez of Penn Real Estate admitted that there was great interest in the 
historic mansion and that he had received 20 proposals from University 
programs.  The false assertion that the corner would be a dilapidated corner 
for forever without this hotel became the most important bullshit of the day.  
I held up a hand written “20 proposals” but no correction of the misinformation 
was offered in testimony.

The commission was well prepared with “this decision is so hard” statements to 
cover that the decision had been determined in advance.  They wanted to 
“balance the needs of the community” but keep the corner from becoming a 
permanent ghetto.

To watch this pay to play in action seems so pathetic.  But a city and  society 
that is too ignorant to understand the reasons for democratic processes is 
going to have a pathetic government.  Our society deserves our government but 
the rest of the world and humanity does not deserve the consequences.

Most sincerely,
Glenn 


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