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Next week in Frankford

  • Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House
    When-Sun, May 4, 12pm – 5pm
    Where-4278 Griscom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124
    Description-Presentation at 1:30 PM: Col Frederick Boland, 72nd PA (Baxter’s Fire Zoaves) and Member of GAR Post 2 Leona Baker (Descendant)
  • Open house Historical Society of Frankford

    When-Sun, May 4, 1pm – 4pm
    Where-1507 Orthodox Street Philadelphia, PA 19124
    Description-The Historical Society of Frankford in cooperation with Frankford Friends School presents An exhibit in Celebration of Frankford Friends School 175th Anniversary “Friends in Frankford” The entire school collaborated on projects that focus on the history of Quakers in Frankford This event is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served. For more information please call 215-743-6030 Sponsored in part by a grant from the Pennsylvania Humanities Council

  • Mother’s Day Playgroup

    When-Wed, May 7, 11:00am – 12:30pm
    Where-Frankford Group Ministry
    Description-Calling all Mothers! Come to the Neighborhood Parenting Program to celebrate Mother’s Day with your family and other moms! Mother’s Day is a day to pay tribute to you for everything you’ve done! This event will offer crafts, food and everything will be provided FREE. What better way to celebrate! When: Wednesday May 7, 2008 11:00 am- 12:30pm The Neighborhood Parenting Program, a part of Frankford Group Ministry, provides parenting classes, trips and activities for parents and their children age 12 and under. For more information, please call Rebecca Daniel at 215-744-2990 x212

  • Neighborhood Parenting Program

    When-Sat, May 10, 9am – 2pm
    Where-Garden State Discovery Museum
    Description-The Neighborhood Parenting Program is sponsoring a Free Bus Trip to The Garden State Discovery Museum on Saturday, May 10th, 2008 from 9 am to 2 pm for parents and their young children. The Garden State Discovery Museum is a hands-on museum for young children. It offers fifteen larger-than-life, kid powered interactive exhibit areas. You’ll be able to get inside of a gigantic bubble, scale a rock climbing wall, bandage a wounded teddy bear, whip up a pretend exotic meal at the Discovery Diner or build a two-story house! Space is limited. First come, first served! Pack a brown bag lunch to eat there for you and your children. The Neighborhood Parenting Program, a part of Frankford Group Ministry, provides parenting classes, trips and activities for parents and their children age 12 and under. We are located at 4620 Griscom St., Philadelphia, PA 19124. In Person registration required, please contact Rebecca Daniel at 215-744-2990 x212.

  • Frankford Garden club plant sale

    When-Sat, May 10, 10am – 2pm
    Where-in front of the Frankford Library
    Description-Frankford Garden club is holding a plant sale in front of the Frankford library on Sat. May 10. 2008, from 10am to 2pm. We are hoping to catch those mother’s day shoppers with beautiful plants for Mom or any gardener ready to kick off the planting season.

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Frankford beautification still on the way

Jon Campisi reports for the Northeast Times:

When former City Councilman Dan Savage detailed a plan to beautify Frankford’s business corridor with welcome signs and aesthetically pleasing trash receptacles, the assumption was that the amenities would be installed in a timely manner.
Well, the announcement was made in December. There’s no denying that the project has inched forward at a snail’s pace.

Read tbe entire story here.

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Frankford Civic Association Meeting

This is the agenda for the Frankford Civic Association meeting scheduled for Thursday, May1st.

 

Frankford Civic Association

4900 Frankford Avenue, 2nd Floor

Philadelphia, PA 19124

frankfordcivic@gmail.com

 

Agenda for May 1, 2008

 

1. Introductions and welcome to guests

 

2.  Minutes to be adopted from last month’s meeting- 4/3/2008

 

3.  Cancer Treatment Centers of America Presentation

 

4.  Civic Boundaries handout

 

5.  Quality of Life concerns or reports

 

6. Announcements

 

7.   Zoning

 

  • Update Kevin Walsh
  • Wedge Med & Other Zoning Hearings

 

8.  Adjourn Meeting

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Lydia Darragh

From Joe Menkevich we have this link.  It is an account of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) visit to Philadelphia on December 24, 1853.  He talks about several places of note he visited, among them:

At the corner of Little Dock and Second streets, stands the queer looking old house occupied by the heroic Lydia Darrah. It was here, if I remember the story aright, that she left the British officer, and taking her flour bag, set off to inform Gen. Washington of the intended attack of the British upon his camp; and her heroic conduct defeated the plans of the red-coats, and saved the Americans. Well does she deserve a monument; but no such monument is hers. As one might almost guess, her old mansion is now occupied by a Jew, as a clothing store.

Of course, he is reporting what was the accepted story at that time.

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Another shooting not in Frankford

From the iInquirer on April 28th:

At 5:49 p.m., police dispatchers sent officers to Frankford to investigate a report of a shooting. Police found Kalis Leslie, 15, of Southwest Philadelphia unresponsive near the intersection of Cambria and Amber Streets. Leslie was rushed to Temple University Hospital where he died of a single gun shot wound to the chest.

Police found a second victim at the scene, an 18-year-old man, and took him to Temple where he was in critical condition this morning with gunshot wounds to his chest and shoulder.

Maybe these new folks at the Inky need to invest in a map.  Cambria and Amber Streets IS NOT IN FRANKFORD.