Category: Meetings and Events

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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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Found in Frankford – An Exhibit Opening This Friday

Chris Baker Evens, Frankford resident, will open his exhibit – “Found in Frankford” on Friday, April 6th at the Frankford CDC at 4667 Paul Street.

The opening reception is from 6 to 8 PM.

 

You can sample some of his work here and here.  Come out and meet him in person Friday night.  The photographs will be on display for about a month.

About the Artist: Chris Baker Evens is a freelance photographer based in the Frankford neighborhood of Philadelphia. His subject matter explores the ways in which people access their power in public and private spaces. “Found in Frankford” is a collection of images made during the photo walks over the past twelve months. You can follow his work on Instagram: @chris_bakerevens or on the web at: www.chrisbakerevens.com

Questions? Contact Ileana Garcia at igarcia.fcdc@gmail.com

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Spring Cleanup at Overington Park

Update change of date:

Hello Friends of Overington Park (FOOPERS)

 

The spring cleanup in Overington Park has been canceled for Saturday due
to the weather forecast.  The SPRING CLEANUP DAY WILL BE ON SATURDAY
APRIL 14TH, 10 TO 1. Hope you can help us out on that day.
Thank you,
FOOP (Friends of Overington Park)

 

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Community Garden Taking Shape in Frankford on Paul Street

Mizpah 7th Day Adventist Church has permission to use the vacant lot next to the church at 4353 Paul Street.

The planning meeting for the Community Garden was attended by 10 residents last week and everyone brought their best ideas for the project.  The good news was that a local neighbor, who knows the owner of the lot next to the church, contacted him and he was happy to give the church use of the property and would be happy to donate the land.  The details of that transaction have yet to be worked out but the project is moving ahead.

On Thursday, local residents and some volunteers from Marymount Manhattan College in  who were on taking Alternate Spring Break in Frankford,  worked on cleaning up the block and building the first of the raised beds for the garden.

Christine Dejesus, Frankford NAC Coordinator and the volunteers from Marymount Manhattan College

If you would like to learn more and participate in the planning, the next meeting will be at 6 PM on April 3rd at Mizpah 7th Day Adventist Church at 4355 Paul Street.