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At their meeting last week the Northwood Civic Association voted to approve a new car wash in the Juniata Plaza shopping center on Castor Avenue reports the Northeast Times in this weeks edition. Read all about that and the other issues they are working on now in the Northeast Times.
The Northeast Times projects the agenda for the meeting of the Frankford Civic Association this Thursday.
Developer Vaughan Buckley wants to build 16 rental units at 1710 Pratt St., a few blocks from Frankford Avenue near Duffield Street. Buckley came before the civic association May 7 because he wants members’ OK for a zoning variance he needs to build on the property. The parcel currently is zoned for one structure.
Also at the June 4 session, members expect to hear more about city inspections of neighborhood drug rehabilitation facilities and recovery houses.
Sounds like another meeting that everyone will want to attend.
Here are some real estate transactions courtesy of our friends at ReMax CitySpace. Data includes sales of Frankford properties in May of 2009.
| 936-38 Herbert St $199,900 |
| 1118 Kenwyn St $55,000 |
| 1660 Granite St $27,500 |
| 5115 Valley St $65,000 |
| 5220 Oakland St $85,000 |
| 4339 Tackawanna St $45,000 |
| 5154 Leiper St $60,000 |
| 1105 Harrison St $110,000 |
| 930 Anchor St $55,000 |
| 2139 Carver St $56,000 |
| 4704 Large St $94,000 |
| 4310 Milnor St $99,000 |
| 5432 Discher St $89,900 |
| 5314 Sylvester St $125,000 |
| 5129 Walker St $89,900 |
| 2074 Simon St $71,000 |
| 1228 Wakeling St $175,000 |
Kenny's Soul and Seafood Restaurant
My mission today was to meet the winner of the Frankford CDC Phillies Phever Decorating Contest. Kenny Hill and his fiancee Keisha Gore have been in business down at 4428 Frankford Avenue for about 3 years now. Against some stiff competition they came in first in the contest.
Kenny offers a varied menu of seafood and soul food at moderate prices. Breakfast is also served until 3:00 PM. All foods are prepared fresh. At this time of year Kenny is open Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 AM till 10:00 PM.
They also do catering and private parties of all type: birthday, anniversary, kids.
Kenny is a native of North Philly but moved over to Frankford seven years ago. He is a graduate of the JNA Institute of Culinary Arts. Running a restaurant is hard work in the best of times. Many mornings he is up and out buying fresh fish or produce before dawn.
Kenny Hill and Keisha Gore
The day I met him he was at the restaurant doing maintenance and cleaning up since it was a Wednesday. I have to admit I have walked by Kenny’s dozens of times over the last few years without a thought. When the old timers wonder where all the good places to eat in Frankford have gone it never occurred to me that maybe some new ones have come in. That is a lesson learned.
So I’ll be back to sample the fish and grits (sort of like a combination of the Cracker Barrel and Red Lobster but with a shorter drive).
You may want to check out the specials on Friday and Saturday night. Kenny and Keisha will be happy to greet you.
Click here to have a look at their menu and here to see some of their specials. They are large files and will take some time to load.
The Inquirer has posted a database of the proposed new tax rates. In case you have missed it, the proposal is to recompute real estate taxes based on the estimated actual market value of your property. The present system makes no sense and is an invitation to fraud and misuse. So you can go to this link and see what your taxes would be under the proposed system. I am guessing that most taxes in Frankford will go down because our values have not increased relative to the rest of the city.
