Simpson Recreation Center is recruiting pool staff for the 2017 Summer season.
Positions available are:
- PMA’s
- Lifeguards 1
- Lifeguard 2
Interested candidates can contact Cynthia Young, at simpsonrecctr@hotmail.com.
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Frankford CDC Capital Campaign
There is still time to make your tax deductible donation to the Frankford CDC’s capital campaign. Follow this link to support the community.
Frankford Junction No More
A new plan for railroad service on the East Coast includes an Amtrak stop at Philadelphia International Airport and a project to bypass Frankford Junction for those high speed trains. That could help the region’s railroads run faster and more reliably.
Will there be a rush to buy up that land along the proposed right of way?
Read the details at the link below.
Source: Feds propose an Amtrak stop at the Philly Airport and greatly speeding up regional service
Capuchin Franciscan Friars Move to Frankford
The Friars are a Roman Catholic religious order of men who work in various ministries. Some serve in parishes. Others are at work at St. John’s Hospice down on Vine Street and one is a chaplain at Curran-Fromhold prison.
They had been living in West Philly but purchased the former St. Joachim convent at 1509 Church Street and have now moved in.
The residence is called a Friary and along with the Friars are postulants who are young men in the process of deciding whether they will join the order.
Early in 2017 there will be a daily Mass, Monday through Saturday, open to the public at St. Joachim Church. The times and other details will be made public as they become available.
Brother Kip Ledger, Guardian of the Friary (R) and the postulants at the St. Joachim Feast Day Mass held in July.
If you see any of the Friars or postulants in the neighborhood, say hello. They are a friendly group and are getting to know the community.
New German Grocery Chain Coming to Port Richmond
German grocery giant Lidl has acquired the site of an aged industrial building in Port Richmond for what may be the expanding chain’s first location in Philadelphia.
Lidl’s Arlington, Va.-based U.S. unit paid $2.88 million for two parcels covering nearly four acres at 2270 and 2300 E. Butler St., near Aramingo Avenue, according to city property records.
These parcels are directly across the street from Lowes and Walmart on Butler Street. Read the rest of the story at the link below.
Source: German grocery chain Lidl buys Philly site, aiming to blanket eastern U.S. with 150 stores
