Town Watch Integrated Services Presents a Halloween Safety Party For Kids 12 & under on October 25th from 4 to 8 PM at 4324 Frankford Avenue. See details below.
Halloween Safety Party for Kids
Category: Meetings and Events
Frankford Pause Park Community Planting Days
You’ve seen the progress we’ve been making on the park. This is your chance to be part of it! Join the Frankford CDC and the Frankford Garden Club for our community planting days on Friday, October 27, and Saturday, October 28, 10 AM – 2 PM. The Garden Club will be offering workshops throughout each day.
Friends of Overington Park Fall Festival
Come out to the park next Saturday October 21st for our Fall Festival 12 to 3 PM. FREE event for all! Bring the children For Pumpkins, Games, Candy and lots of Fun!
Coming Up in Frankford October 14 to 20
Empowerment Workshop by House of W.I.N. – Sat, October 14, 9:30 am – 2:00 pm, New Beginnings Church, 5185 Castor Avenue -Let it Go and Grow into the new you. Contact Caroline Payton for details and to register – 267-266-2310 or email house.of.win1@gmail.com
4th Annual Community Spirit Day Honoring Al Stark – Sat, October 14, 10 am – 2 pm
WhereSt Mark’s Church, Frankford 4442 Frankford Ave. – Activities, games, refreshments, community resources
Northwood Civic Association Meeting – Tue, October 17, 7 pm – 8 pm, Simpson. Recreation Center, 1010 Arrott St
15th Police District PSA1 Meeting – Thu, October 19, 7 pm – 8 pm, Aria Hospital
Taizé Prayer Evening – Fri, October 20, 7 pm – 8 pm, St Joachim’s Church, 1527 Church St. – Worship with us each Friday in October: 6, 13, 20 & 27 Taizé evenings consist of simple reflective songs in multiple languages to lead the community into prayer and praise. Fellowship will follow. Adorar con nosotros cada Viernes en Octubre: 6, 13, 20 & 27 Noches de Taizé consiste en sencillo, pensativo canciones en multiples idiomas para guiar la comunidad hacia oración y alabanza. Compañerismo seguirá. Parking is available in the St. Joachim Church parking lot on Griscom Street, just around the corner from the church.
The Frankford Pause is Moving Ahead
Yesterday afternoon, the Frankford CDC officially broke ground on the first phase of the much-anticipated Frankford Pause Park at 4671-73 Paul Street near SEPTA’s Arrott Transportation Center and next door to the Frankford CDC’s new offices at the Daral Building.
This first phase of the park includes bright pink artificial turf stripes on the ground and on the surrounding walls to illustrate the sound of the passing elevated Market-Frankford Line; planting beds; planter-benches; trees; and a stage area. During the first phase, the Frankford CDC will pilot different types of community programming and observe how the space is used and how people interact with the space, informing adjustments to the later phases and final design.
Further, this phase will allow the space to be put to active use while additional funds are raised for the full, final buildout of the park. Completion of the first phase is anticipated to finish by the end of October. Community Planting Days will be held on Friday, October 27th, and Saturday, October 28th, from 10:00 AM until 2:00 PM. The Frankford Garden Club will be supervising the planting and hosting workshops throughout the planting days.
The Frankford Pause Park was conceptualized through a community design process with the Community Design Collaborative in 2014 as part of the Frankford CDC and Philadelphia City Planning Commission’s Destination Frankford initiative. LOCUS Partners has prepared full construction drawings for the final buildout. Alexa Bosse of Hinge Collective, who worked on the initial conceptual design, designed the pilot phase which is currently under construction.
Funding for this phase of Frankford Pause Park comes from ArtPlace America and the Frankford CDC. Future phases have funding commitments from Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, the Philadelphia Department of Commerce, and the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society.
(left to right): Ileana Garcia (Frankford CDC), Rafael Alvarez (Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez), Larissa Klevan (Philadelphia City Planning Commission), Ellie Devyatkin (Frankford CDC), State Representative Jason Dawkins, Kimberly Washington (Frankford CDC), Ian Litwin (Philadelphia City Planning Commission), Alexa Bosse (Hinge Collective), Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Christine DeJesus (Frankford CDC), Charlie Bugg (State Representative Jason Dawkins).
Present at the groundbreaking were Frankford CDC Executive Director Kimberly Washington, City Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez, State Representative Jason Dawkins, City Planners Larissa Klevan and Ian Litwin, Landscape Architect Alexa Bosse, contractor Ruban Villatoro, and staff from the offices of Councilwoman Quinones-Sanchez, State Representative Dawkins, and the Frankford CDC.
