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The REM Network reports that mayor Street has awarded the area of Frankford Avenue between Sellers and Margaret over $1,000,000 in redevelopment funds.
Mayor John Street launched the ReStore Philadelphia Corridors program with an initial round of $21 million in funding. The program is a complement to the ongoing Neighborhood Transformation Initiative, and it was split among 36 neighborhoods.
I review the links over to the right periodically to make sure all are still in operation. While I was going through the list tonight, I added a link to Andrew Sullivan’s blog. If you want to hear what a real conservative (like Barry Goldwater not George Bush) has to say, take a look. He has a unique, in our times, perspective. Just in case you don’t see it over there here it is.
The Northeast Times reports on the most recent meeting of the East Frankford Civic Association. Read it here.
Plans are afoot to have petitions circulated to protest the proposed NET opening on the Avenue.
The Northease Times has an interview with our future council person this week. Here it is.
The reports on the local news were so bad i decided not to post anything about it. Then I noticed today over on Phillyblog some comments that sounded likely to be true so here they are:
Yesterday the Daily News had a more informative piece on the overall problem. Here it is for as long as it is available.
