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According to the New York Times, Philadelphia Has a “Northside”

Northside or Northwood, the New York Times talks Frankford.

As Shanise Bolden, 26, strolled through her Northside neighborhood, Frankford, to her job working with the mentally ill, she had earbuds in her ear and carried her iPhone in a colorful case. A brown tote bag dangled from her wrist. Despite the high crime statistics in this part of town, she had little concern walking around here.

“Why would it be scary when we know each other?” she asked.

That sense of community and kinship belies the rough edges on Frankford’s surface, residents say. It is something that people would never see or appreciate if they judged the community only by crime and economic statistics, they said.

Read the story at the link below.

Source: According to the New York Times, Philadelphia Has a “Northside”

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TreePhilly Is Hiring

The TreePhilly Program seeks a seasonal Intern to support existing tree planting and giveaway projects and to develop new ideas to promote tree planting and maintenance in Philadelphia. The position requires an energetic and organized person who can work independently as well as collaboratively with the TreePhilly Program Manager. The Intern position will begin on Wed. March 1st, 2017 and end on Thurs. November 30th, 2017 and will have a flexible schedule that includes evening and weekend work, both in and out of the office. This position reports directly to the TreePhilly Program Manager. This is a paid position that requires a commitment of 37.5 hours per week.

Application Deadline: Friday, February 10th, 2017.  

Follow the link below to apply.

 

Source: JOB OPPORTUNITY: TreePhilly Intern Position Available

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Frankford CDC Gets a Vote of Confidence

The Frankford Community Development Corporation recently announced it was awarded a grant through Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development’s Neighborhood Assistance Program – Neighborhood Partnership Program!

Through this program, the Frankford CDC has partnered with BB&T Bank for the Neighborhood Assistance Program – Neighborhood Partnership Program tax credit.  This is a five-year program that will result in the CDC receiving $100,000 each year for five years.

The CDC will use the funding toward completing renovations on the Daral Building, construction of the Frankford Pause Park, and the Arrott area streetscaping project.

More importantly, acceptance into the program is a vote of confidence in the Frankford CDC.  It shows that the  grant makers recognize the CDC for its ability to plan and achieve its goals as planned.  Congratulations to Kim Washington and the crew.

 

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NY-based Fitness Chain Blink to Open at Tulip and Aramingo

New York-based health club chain Blink Fitness is expanding into the Philadelphia region, with four area gyms scheduled to open over the next year and more being planned, the company said in a release this week.

A new location, next year, will open  at the Shoppes at Wissinoming shopping center at Harbison Avenue and Tulip Street.

Read the rest of the story at the link below.

Source: NY-based fitness chain Blink opening four Philly-area locations

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Northwood Civic Uses Professional Blight Busters

Every neighborhood seems to have one: the house with the weeds cresting the windowsills, the caved-in porch, the swirls of trash, the collage of graffiti. Residents plead with City Hall for help, and violations get issued, yet somehow, the years go by, and the trash continues to pile up.

Northwood Civic is in the process of taking conservatorship of one property using this team.  Read who these guys are and how it works at the link below.

Source: These guys are Philadelphia’s professional blight busters