Author: Frankford Community Development Corporation

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Third Aria & Frankford CDC Business Spotlight Day!

Aria Health Frankford Campus and the Frankford CDC teamed up this afternoon for our third business spotlight day, intended to introduce Frankford’s many wonderful small businesses to Aria staff. And what an event it was!

Aria employees flocked to Therice Denby and Terra Dukes for their delicious sweets and homemade beauty products, respectively. Therice brought pumpkin pie, egg nogg cheesecake, red velvet cupcakes, and pound cake that were gone before the blink of an eye, and Aria staff were eager to try Terra’s wonderful body scrubs. Both spoke to over forty Aria staff members, and even made some sales before the day was done!

The Frankford CDC and Aria couldn’t be more pleased with how these events have grown over the last few months. More and more Aria staff members know about this new initiative, and have come to know our business owners! One even said to Therice, “Oh good, I’m glad you’re here! I’ve heard so much about you!”

Check out pictures from the event here, and stay tuned for more information as we continue to hold these events!

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District Attorney Williams at Frankford Business & Professional Association Meeting

The Frankford Business & Professional Association was thrilled to welcome District Attorney Seth Williams to our October general meeting yesterday morning!

During the hour long session, the D.A. took some great questions from a packed room, and discussed what his office is doing to prevent crime around the City, how we can all work together to create safer neighborhoods, and how his personal story has shaped his career path and his goals as the City’s top prosecutor.

For those who couldn’t make it, we hope you enjoy the pictures below. And we want to extend a special thanks to the D.A., his office, and all who came out yesterday!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Behind the Scenes at Gil’s Upholstery: Settee Edition

We at the CDC learn new things all the time as we work with businesses all along the Avenue. We have some very skilled business owners that call Frankford Avenue home, and over the years we’ve had the pleasure of learning the tricks of a whole variety of different trades.

One of those trades is upholstery. We sat down with Gil Pons of Gilbert’s Upholstery again last week to talk about another project he’s currently completing – a settee that dates back to the late 1800s. Gil’s client received the piece from her grandmother in Ohio, but the loveseat was originally constructed in Chicago. The piece is a unique one for Gil because of its age, and the number of times its been reconstructed before ending up right here in Frankford.

Gil and his brother Rick had to completely strip the settee down yet again, and used hog hair – commonly used by those in the trade on older pieces to fill in the cavities – to re-stuff the chair. This particular customer wanted a softer feel to her seat, so foam was added to the mix. When we spoke with Gil about the piece, he was in the midst of a second round of work on the chair: this repeat customer had wanted the back to have more curviture, so Gil was busy ensuring his client got exactly what she wanted.

As we’ve said before, every piece of furniture has a story, and those histories are being written and rewritten right on the 4500 block of Frankford Avenue. Who knows where this settee will end up in twenty years – maybe right back on Frankford Ave getting another makeover!

 

Getting the job done on Frankford Ave:

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District Attorney to Speak at Next Frankford Business and Professional Association Meeting

Hi Frankford!

We have a very special and exciting announcement. District Attorney Seth Williams will be speaking at the next Frankford Business & Professional Association meeting, to be held:

Wednesday, October 17th
8:30a to 10:00a
Frankford ARIA Hospital, 4900 Frankford Avenue
2nd Floor Conference Rooms

We hope to see you all there for what will be a great discussion, and please help us to spread the word!