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Frankford Author Publishes First Novel

Lisa A. Forrest is a mother and grandmother from Philadelphia PA, whose lifelong dream has been to write a book. She found the focus and drive to blog over the past few years, but still hadn’t been able to focus long enough to write a book. During her humanities class while working on her business degree, she was inspired and knew she needed to finally write that book. She started and didn’t stop until the completion of her first novel, “Parlons Cafe’ | And the Journey Through a Transcendental Love”.

The Forrest family roots run deep in Frankford and we are proud to highlight her achievement.

Will SEX or LOVE win when Charlie finds love in a very uncustomary way? Come share Charlie’s journey, while peeking in on her exciting and intimate liaisons, as she attempts to figure out what love means to her, and her unconventional approach to accepting it. Parlons Café (And the Journey Through a Transcendental Love),” …is the story of Charlise (Charlie) Langston. An entrepreneur whose answer to disconnecting from social media, is a café where people can socially intermingle in a live environment (as opposed to a virtual environment), and have real live conversations again. Parlons is French for ‘Let’s Talk’, an intentional and apropos name for the café that Charlise created. Parlons is also a story of female empowerment and sexual freedom, while journeying through an unconventional path of learning to love again. Charlie is an independent thinker, with anti-societal views, non-religious convictions, unbridled passion, cyber-sexual inclinations, with a struggle to balance her moral compass.

The book is available from Amazon at this link.

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Getting Ready for Spring at McIlvain

Happening at McIlvain Playground, 5200 Penn Street:

  • McIlvain Tot Rec Preschool Program is now enrolling for the 2018-19 school year. Program runs Mon-Fri from 9-12, children ages 2 1/2-5 years old.
  • We are looking for a qualified individual, 18 years or older, to run our After School Program. Program runs Mon-Fri from 2:30-6pm. Call 215-685-1228 for more information.
  • Upcoming programs: Chess Lessons on Friday nights at 6:30 and Art Classes on Monday nights at 6:30, stop by the Rec to register.
  • For more programming information, check out our Facebook page! facebook.com/mcilvainplayground
Matthew McMorrow

City of Philadelphia Parks & Recreation
Recreation Leader 1 | District 2 Visual Arts
McIlvain Playground | 5200 Penn St.
215-685-1228
matthew.mcmorrow@phila.gov

 

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Maria Quiñones-Sánchez for Congress?

Holly Otterbein, Staff Writer at philly.com speculates on the possibility that the redistricting that was ordered by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, if it becomes a reality, opens the possibility that some new folks may try to unseat the incumbents in 2 Congressional districts.  Since there is little competition from the Republican party, it would be interesting to see some among the Democrats.

Brendan Boyle is the Representative in the Pennsylvania Congressional District.  If the proposed new 2nd District boundaries are approved, the district changes so much that only about half of his previous constituents will be in the new district.  That makes it much easier for a challenger to come in and make a play for the seat.  Said to be considering a run are Bill Green, a School Reform Commission member and former city councilman, and Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez.

Read the rest of the story at the link below.

Pennsylvania’s new congressional map may lead to something rare in Philadelphia politics: challenges against Democratic incumbents.

Source: Will Bill Green, Maria Quiñones-Sánchez challenge U.S. Rep. Brendan Boyle? | Clout – Philly

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New Food Market in Frankford

It’s called the Pioneer Meet Factory Supermarket at 5353 Oxford Avenue and they are having a soft opening.  Grand opening will come in a couple of weeks.  This means they are open for business but may not be fully stocked yet and the EBT system isn’t up and running either.

Pioneer Meat Factory Supermarket at 5353 Oxford Avenue

The first thing that struck me when I went is was how clean and bright it is inside.  They did a lot of work on it since it was the auto parts store.  There is what looks like a great meat selection with band names of cold cuts.  The grocery and dairy area is well stocked.  The people are all friendly and happy to meet you.

The best way to see what is there is to stop by.  They are open 7 days a week from 8 AM to 8 PM.  Call 215-289-8008 for more information.