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Frankford NAC Zoning to Take on 3 Cases This Month

The Frankford NAC Zoning group will meet on April 12th at 7 PM at the Second Baptist Church, Meadow and Mulberry Streets.

4943 Penn Street – PERMIT FOR A MULTI-FAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING (4 UNITS) WIHTIN AN EXISITING DETACHED STRUCTURE.

4943 Penn Street from Google Street View

1540 Womrath Street – PERMIT FOR CONVERSION OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING TO A TOTAL OF THREE DWELLING UNITS (MULTIFAMILY HOUSEHOLD LIVING) IN AN EXISTING ATTACHED STRUCTURE.

1540 Womrath from Google Street View

4122-50 Kensington Avenue – PERMIT FOR PROPOSED WELDING OF RAILINGS (GENERAL INDUSTRIAL) IN SPACE B AND PROPOSED AUTO MECHANIC SHOP TO INCLUDE SPRAY PAINTING (PERSONAL VEHICLE REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE) AND (VEHICLE PAINT FINISHING SHOP) IN SPACE A IN THE SAME BUILDING WITH EXISTING ROOMING UNITS (SINGLE ROOM RESIDENCE) AS PREVIOUSLY APPROVED IN AN EXISTING STRUCTURE.

4122 Kensington Avenue from Google Street View

You must have proof of residence to vote on a case.

 

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Volunteers Needed for Career Day at Harding Middle School

Harding Middle School from Google Street View

Dear Community Members and Potential Volunteers:

Harding Middle School will host a career day for our students on April 26th, 2018 from 9 am until 2 pm (time is dependent on number of volunteers and may change). Our goal is to expose our students to as many career options as possible before we send them off to high school. So many of our city high schools offer specialized programs based on student interests and we would like our students to be prepared to choose among them.

We are asking for your help to fill our career day spots. We are looking for volunteers to represent multiple fields – no volunteer will be turned away.

We have a specific need for CTE and public service fields.  CTE refers to Career and Technical Education.  These are hands-on work fields such as carpentry, mechanics, barbers, etc. Often these are fields that do not require college education, but do require technical training.

Volunteers should be able to get to Harding by 8:30 am at the latest on April 26th and should be prepared with visuals for their tables. Volunteers may also choose to provide students with handouts with additional information about their career or college experience.

If you, or someone you know, is interested in volunteering their time to support our mission, please contact Blair Downie at bdownie@philasd.org and provide the following information:

Name:

Education Experience:

Job Title:

Employer or Business Name:

Brief Job Description:

Years of Experience at Current Job:

Thank you in advance from our Harding family for your support as we continue to work diligently to prepare our students for high school and beyond. Feel free to reach out with any questions by sending an email to bdownie@philasd.org or by calling Harding at 215-400-3990 and leaving a message for Blair Downie.

Sincerely,

Harding’s Leadership Team

Blair B. Downie
School Based Teacher Leader – ELA and Social Studies
Harding Middle School
2000 Wakeling St, Philadelphia, PACheck out my DonorsChoose webpage!
http://www.donorschoose.org/ms.downie
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New Business in Frankford: Artisan Smiles

Artisan Smiles opened this week at 4821-27 Frankford Avenue.

The Artisan Smiles office is open and making appointments for their first week of service starting on April 9th.  This is a full service Dental, Oral Surgery and Orthodontic facility.  It is an exciting addition to Frankford Avenue.

Information about all their services and insurance taken is available at this link.

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New ShopRite Looks Good

ShopRite Delivers on a brand new, friendly store.

The new ShopRite at Harbison Avenue, (Harbison Avenue and Bridge Street) is so clean, it shines.  We took a walk through on Sunday afternoon, March 25th to check it out and were pleasantly surprised.

It started out with the friendly greeting from the shopping cart jockeys at the door.  The bright, well it, wide aisles made a good impression.  The 2 sets of rest rooms was a first in any supermarket we have been too.  The wide range of what is available in this store made the trip enlightening.

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Downtown Frankford is still a food desert and this new store does not fill the gap left by the departure of the Thriftway, but it does add to your shopping options and is an easy hop down Bridge Street.  Take a look for yourself.

 

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Vans Come All the Way From Japan to Frankford

Local Frankford dealer finds niche market for quirky van – Philly

A great story about that garage on Wakeling Street across from Gambrel.

1947 Wakeling Street in Philadelphia – Home of Delica USA

Now we know what they do there.

The four vans, all at least 25 years old, were imports from Japan and parked in a row by Gambrel Playground on Wakeling Street, but they’d soon leave Frankford for places far wilder, to ford rivers in Oregon or explore Canada’s vast boreal forest with bizarre features like ice makers and power curtains. Inside the brick-faced garage across the street, Michael Shmulevich was fielding calls from Utah and Washington, the state, because these quirky vans are beloved by outdoors enthusiasts and have become the bulk of his business.

Read the story on philly.com here: From Japan to Frankford to the great outdoors, local dealer finding niche market for quirky van – Philly