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Future of Frankford

This is a link to the Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission document entitled Frankford Avenue Corridor Transit Oriented Development Plan. It is long and I haven’t read all of it but when you add this to the Frankford Greenway plan you can get a feel for what some people think Frankford will look like in the future. You can expect the next issue of the rezoning of the city will incorporate the concepts laid out in these plans.

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Dog fighting update

From the Daily news:

2 men in Northeast accused of running dogfight operation

Two local men have been arrested for running a dog-fighting operation out of a home in the Lower Northeast. Police said they found 18 injured dogs – including one that had to be euthanized – at a property on Adams Avenue near Wingohocking Street on Oct. 6.

Police also found training supplies and material for a dogfighting ring. Bryant Page, 30, and Terrence Hayward, 33, were both charged with cruelty to animals and related offenses, police said.

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Next week in Frankford

  • Saturday the 27th – Venture Crew 2108 at St. James Lutheran Church in Northwood
    (Castor Avenue and Pratt Streets, 19124) is hosting a flea
    market and harvest sale on Saturday, October 27th from 7 AM to
    2 PM.

    Spots without tables are $10, spots with tables are $20.
    Vendors are welcome! We will be selling hot dogs, hamburgers,
    beverages (including hot apple cider), as well as pumpkin and
    apple treats in celebration of the season!

  • Saturday the 27th – From the GAR – History & Mystery Tours announces the annual Howl-O-ween “Trail of Terror” tour!

    Come to Old City Philadelphia on October 27, 2007 for
    Halloween in Old City. Terror awaits you at the haunted
    sites of the Founding Fathers: The horror starts on
    Saturday. Meet at 7:30PM.

    The ‘original’ Ghost tour of Old City: “Prominent Spirits of
    Philadelphia”

    Gather at 3rd Chestnut Sts. at 7:30PM for a 1 and a half
    hour walking tour of ‘haunted’ sites, led by a famous spirit
    of the past. Many of the sites feature prominent Americans
    and Founding Fathers. The tour ends at the same spot where
    it began. Participants will learn tales of ghostly doings
    associated with plagues, war, murder and mayhem, which have
    left some famous Americans not quite at rest.
    Cost: $10. Per person, children under 12 are free.

  • Thursday November 1st – 7PM – East Frankford Civic Association meeting – Frankford Hospital
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Taubenberger makes his pitch at Northwood Civic

From the Northeast Times dated October 25, 2007:

Republican mayoral candidate Al Taubenberger opposes any effort by the Board of Revision of Taxes to implement a full-value assessment of properties. At present, the BRT uses a complicated formula to determine property taxes. By going to a full-value system, the board would lower the millage rate, but Taubenberger thinks many homeowners would be penalized.

Read the entire article here.