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From a good source this morning:
The film “Safe” that has been filming around the city this past month- has set up shop at Torresdale and Church. I believe the actual filming site is on Church Street. I don’t know if they filmed last night or will film today (Wednesday), but all the trailers and equipment was on location last night.
This is the film on IMDB. I’ll have a look later to see if I can get a picture.
Tracy O’Drain, Managing Director of the Frankford CDC, is looking for applicants for the Commercial Corridor Manager.
Frankford Community Development Corporation is seeking a dynamic individual for the position of Commercial Corridor Manager. Frankford’s Commercial Corridor is unique and diverse in its tenants. The qualified candidate will be expected to cultivate relationships with a diverse business/client base.
The Frankford Commercial Corridor Manager coordinates activity within the Frankford’s commercial revitalization program that utilizes market development, community organizing, and economic restructuring. The Manager is responsible for the execution and documentation of all corridor activities.
The full job description is here in a word document. All applicants to sumbit their resume as soon as possible, she will begin interviewing qualified applicants immediately. Resume’s will be accepted until the job is filled.
I have a wine fridge. I really do. It’s a tiny little thing that only holds about 12 bottles that my wife and I picked up from Best Buy a while ago. Eventually we made the heart renching decision to unplug it because it became our mission to fill it up. Filling it up was fun, the emptying it out was even more fun and began interfering with our running. We’ve also gone to a few classes at the Wine School of Philadelphia, which is such a cool experience, I’d recommend it for anyone. We’re wine novices, but you know, we aspire….
So it is with more than passing curiosity that I’ve noted “a family owned company specializing in custom wine cellar consultation, design and craftsmanship”, Modern Cellar, has taken up residence in The Globe Dye Works complex. Check out their press page for an extensive and impressive list of media where their wares have been showcased. I don’t know to what extent their presence is, whether they’re manufacturing or distributing, or just run offices there, but I’m definitely curious. If Frankford is playing any part in wine culture, I must have an item, it’s a shame I probably can’t afford a custom cellar. I can, however, already envision where their INSTA wine rack will go in my kitchen. Aside from their complete custom work. their prefab stuff is being sold by local shops Matthew Izzo in Old City, and Hipster Home in Phoenixville, and of course are available online. Very cool.
[link] http://www.moderncellar.com/
Kathleen Kinslow has taken over as President and CEO of the Aria Health System replacing Roy Powell after 14 years. In an interview in the Philadelphia Business Journal she seems to be signaling a change coming to the Frankford Campus.
Kinslow said Aria’s Torresdale campus will remain a full-service hospital where the system will look to build on its strengths in areas including cardiology and orthopedics. Its Frankford Campus, she said, has the challenge of providing care to a community where many suffer from chronic health conditions such as diabetes and congestive heart failure.
Aria, she said, needs to determine ways to provide care to these patients in their home so they don’t end up using the hospital emergency department as their primary-care doctor.
That’s an interesting idea. The Aria system is a for profit corporation and they can’t make money with all of the uninsured people coming to the ER for treatment. Makes sense to divert them to a lower cost delivery system if its possible. Every hospital in the country has this problem but in Frankford it is much greater because of the demographics. Aria has to make money in order to stay here and we do want them to stay. Lets see how this develops.
Read the entire article here.
I’m just posting this for information purposes and the hope of finding a nice family who will move in.
