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From 11 AM till 2 PM on the 4600 block of Paul Street. This week it’s Blendlife. The BlendLife Food Trailer, a.k.a. The BlendMobile, provides great tasting food made with unique, nutrient packed ingredients, that leave you feeling energized and healthy.
Come by and have a look at the Daral Building as it is transformed. It houses State Rep. Jason Dawkins office, the Frankford NAC and Frankford CDC.
The Frankford NAC zoning group will meet on Tuesday, June 8th at 7 PM at Second Baptist Church at 1801 Meadow Street.
Join us and Vote! Have a say on what happens in your neighborhood!
1611-41 Ruan Street
You must be 18 or older with ID to vote in these proceedings. Eligible Voters: Community and Neighborhood Residents/ Residents must have ID in order to vote.
Leslye D’Ingianni was born with a love of animals right from the start in Auburn, New York and growing up in Abington, it continued to grow.
By High School she was thinking she would like to become a veterinarian but was discouraged by her guidance counselor. She moved on to other things and excelled at breaking barriers in a variety of pursuits.
She did classic auto body restoration and was successful at buying and renovating real estate. She wanted a farm and now has one on 30 acres, raising all her own organic crops, in Mays Landing, New Jersey.
With all of that, Something was missing. What was never fulfilled in her life, was that long ago desire to become a Vet and so, one day, she headed back to school.
She graduated from Stockton University in 2009 and the Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine in 2016 and became Doctor D’Ingianni.
One car that Dr. Les has worked on is also fun to drive
With her dream finally realized she went to work at the Frankford Animal Clinic on Leiper Street in Frankford.
She spent a year there gaining valuable experience and made many friends, both 2 and 4 footed which she treasures to this day.
Then she decided it was time for a change and founded the Four on the Floor Veterinary Clinic.
She is a mobile Vet who will come to your home and treat your pets, She specializes in dogs and cats. Sick calls and wellness visits are available. She also provides end of life hospice care and end of life transition in the comfort of your home.
She knows how pet owners feel for their animals. She has Mr. Snuffy a Dashound, Isetta a Dashound, Wigit a Dashound, Cannoli an Exotic Short Hair, Cotton a Devon Rex, Cowboy a Devon Rex, Nabisco a Quarter horse Clydesdale mix and Snicker Doodle, Standard bred.
She commutes from South Jersey on a regular schedule to see her clients in Frankford and loves meeting new people as well as serving the existing ones.
She treasures Frankford for its diversity and enjoys sitting down with the people in the comfort of their home as she cares for their 4 footed friends.
When you ask what is the most rewarding thing about working with animals she says “Every day is a surprise, a challenge, a small kiss, a soft purr, gentle nicker, can teach and remind you to love and cherish life.”
If you would like to reach Doctor Les to make an appointment or for more information, call 1-609-625-1015.
I was surprised to learn a few years ago that you could buy liquor to go on Frankford Avenue, by the glass. It sounds very convenient but its not conducive to a family atmosphere. The problem is due to lax enforcement of regulations already on the books by the Liquor Control Board. After months of pressure by the community there was an enforcement sweep last October which actually closed a few bars down for a few day but things are pretty much back to the way it was. See this link for the story.
Many of these bars operate with a Restaurant license and the regulation for that license requires that they be primarily in the business of serving food and that they have the tables and chairs for 30 customers to eat inside. Common sense would tell you that it does not mean having a rack of chips on the counter but that is what some of these places do. It does not mean having chairs stacked up in the corner. It does not mean having an inside space on 4 feet wide and 15 feet long.
What is needed, is that the licenses should be suspended until those businesses comply with the existing regulations. It’s not brain science. It is not being enforced. Not one of the bars visited in the sweep in October was cited for that violation.
Thanks to our Councilperson, Maria Quiñones-Sanchez, City Council is considering giving additional muscle to Health Department restaurant inspectors that could give them the power to shut down nuisances. She has been helping Frankford in terms of pulling together the necessary City departments on an ongoing basis to address the issues that residents are complaining about on Frankford avenue around nuisance businesses in general (bars and stop and go stores included).
Read the story at the link below then email her office at Maria.Q.Sanchez@phila.gov and say thanks.
Source: Philly restaurant inspectors may get more power to crack down on bars
Coming this month to the 4600 block of Paul Street.
Come out and have a bite while you watch the construction. Take a tour of the new CDC office or say hello to the folks in Rep. Dawkins office. The street will be blocked off.
