Gold Standard Vandalized
Posted by Foobooz on June 10th, 2009
New Gold Standard Cafe at 48th and Baltimore was attacked last week by vandals who splashed the storefront with paint and anti-gentrification graffiti.
There’s always been an element that talks about gentrification,” explained [University City District's Baltimore Avenue Corridor Manager, Joe] McNulty, adding that while he feels it’s a worthwhile conversation, it’s one which needs to be handled through discussion, not acts of civil disobedience. ”We need to try to find a peaceful format,” he emphasized. As for the question of why the Gold Standard Cafe was targeted, McNulty is just as puzzled as the cafe’s owners, noting that Roger [Harman] and Vincent [Whittacre] have been members of the community “for years” and that their cafe “has one of the most diverse clienteles” in the area.
Gold Standard attacked by paint ball Christmas ornaments [University City Review]
The Gold Standard Cafe [Official Site]
4800 Baltimore Ave, Philadelphia, PA
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