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Philly Church Project Features St. Marks

I’ve been following the Philly Church Project for a while because they have reviewed some of my favorite places.  I’m not too much in favor of reviewing churches like they were restaurants but it is what it is. From the review:

What to say about St. Mark? Well, I like the place. If you can survive a somewhat bland exterior (aside from a really neat angel-flanked inscription on the front), you’re treated to a great medieval interior. Gothic, columned and non-cruciform, it’s stone through and through except for the ceiling, and it’s kept nice and dark so it’s a great throwback to the wrath-of-God era. Probably the dysentery era, too, but the less we say about that the better.

Overall they give it a pretty good rating, which you can see here.

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Coming Up in Frankford

  • Friends of Overington Park
    When – Tue, March 1, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – CORA Neuman Center at 1000 Orthodox Street (map)
    Description – We will be talking about PHS tree planting, and the Mayor’s clean up on April 2nd, where Keep America Beautiful will be joining with us to plant trees and make our garden beds ready for planting. Please come out and help us plan for upcoming events in the park. Hope to see you there! Diane K.
  • Frankford Civic Association Meeting
    When – Thu, March 3, 7pm – 8pm
    Where2nd floor conference room, Aria Health, 4900 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
  • Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House
    When – Sun, March 6, 12pm – 5pm
    Where – 4278 Griscom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Presentation at 1:30 PM: The Last Leaf: Voices of History’s Last Known Survivors (last Civil War Widows) Stuart Lutz, Author
  • Historical Society of Frankford program
    When – Tue, March 8, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
    Where – 1507 Orthodox St., Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – ANNUAL MEETING “Behind the Scenes” Tour Come out and learn what has been done this past year at your historical society and meet the directors. Then, enjoy a rare, behind-the-scenes tour of our 1930’s building and vast museum and library collections. Don’t miss it!
  • 50th Anniversary of Lorenzo DeLavelle Barbershop
    When – Saturday, Mar 12, 2011
  • Northwood Civic Association Meeting
    When – Tue, March 15, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – St. James Lutheran Church, at Castor Avenue and Pratt Street. (map)
  • Northeast Philadelphia EPIC Stakeholders Group
    When – Thu, March 31, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
    Where – Aria Hospital’s Frankford Campus (4900 Frankford Avenue) in the 2nd floor meeting room. Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – The ultimate goal is to create a process that enhances the community’s ability to solve issues surrounding truancy, domestic violence, child safety and substance abuse.
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Gun violence turns deadly outside T&T Bar Friday night

T&T Bar, 4691 Hawthorne Street

You may have heard about the shooting over the weekend at the T&T bar at Margaret and Hawthorne.  Mike Mawson, West Frankford Town Watch, emails me when anything unusual is going on.  He sent me this one on Saturday morning:

Police responded to a shooting at about 1:40 a.m. in Frankford. A 20-year-old male was shot once in the chest at a bar in the 4600 block of Hawthorne Street. male was transported by private auto to Aria Health Frankford division.  He was transported to Aria Health hospital Torresdale.  He was later pronounced dead at the Aria Health hospital in Torresdale.   Police have not made any arrests in this case.

Then a followup on Sunday:

Christopher Spence, 20, was shot early Saturday at the T&T Bar in Frankford. He was transported to Aria Health-Torresdale Campus, where he was pronounced dead at 3:10 a.m., police said. The shooting is under investigation.  Now here is the question.  Why was this male in the bar in the first place The police have been there multiple times and the DA’s task force on nuisance  bars had shut them down in the past.  This I know first hand because myself and other members of West Frankford Town watch were there on 2 different nights when the task force shut them down.

Today the Inquirer gave a full report on who Chris Spence was and his history in Frankford.  So why was that place still open?

Click here to see the NEastPhilly piece on the news conference rally that was held at the location this afternooon.

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Friends of Overington Park to Meet March 1st

From Diane K.

Friends of Overington Park, FOOP, will have their next meeting on Tuesday March 1st, from 7 to 8pm, at the CORA center, Orthodox and Adams Ave. We will be talking about PHS tree planting, and the Mayor’s clean up on April 2nd, where America the Beautiful will be joining with us to plant trees and make our garden beds ready for planting. Please come out and help us plan for upcoming events in the park. Hope to see you there!