Sunday, October 2nd, Frankford High School Stadium, Large and Dyre Streets. See details below.
Lower Northeast Riverwards Fall Football Classic and Block Party
Globe Dye Works in Frankford On the Market for $7.5 Million
Globe Dye Works at Kinsey and Worth Streets, a collection of 10 industrial buildings that houses tenants like Rival Bros. Coffee and Philadelphia Wooden Boat Factory, is looking for a new owner willing to take the reigns of a massive 145,000-square-foot artisan community. Follow the link below for the rest of the story.
Source: Massive Globe Dye Works in Frankford hits market for $7.5M – Curbed Philly
Give Kids Sight Day
Share:SAVE THE DATE! Free Eye Care for Kids at Jefferson Alumni Hall on Saturday, October 29, 2016 from 8:30 am to 1:00 pm.
For children 17 years and under, from Philadelphia and surrounding counties, who have not had, or who have not passed, an eye screening and/or who are uninsured. For more information email:gksd@pccy.org or call 215-563-5848
x21.Source: Give Kids Sight Day – Public Citizens For Children and Youth
Low Life Thieves Steal Sign for the Second Time
Sometimes you have to tell it like it is. There is no excuse for being a bum.
The Frankford CDC reports that the “Welcome to Frankford” sign, which was installed in Womrath Park, was stolen for a second time this past weekend.
The sign is part of the Destination Frankford wayfinding signage project, meant to replace the old signs along the El and to mark gateways to the Frankford neighborhood. This particular sign was originally installed in November, only to be stolen several months later.
It was finally replaced last week, on Thursday, September 22, and by Monday, September 26, it was gone again. Given the cost of fabrication, installation, and replacement ($7,700 initially and $3850 for replacement), they are unable to replace the sign at this time.
Gateway sign at the Frankford Transportation Center
The gateway sign at the Frankford Transportation Center is still in place and the CDC will be replacing the street name signage on the El structure as soon as arrangements with the City and SEPTA are finalized.
Mater Dolorosa Closes as Power Through the Word Ministry Begins
Mater Dolorosa Roman Catholic Church saw its last Mass on Saturday, September 17th. The parish had been merged into Holy Innocents in Juniata Park in 2013. The church had had been used as a worship site with use for special occasions since then. It was determined that the cost of maintaining the building was not justified and a decree was issued to desanctify the church, which will now allow it to be sold.
A large crowd of former parishioners from all over the area as well as those from other churches crowded in Mater Dolorosa for the last time. The Mass was celebrated by former pastor John Large.
It was ironic that as the people left the church for the last time, Pastor Edward Franklin of the Power Through the Word Ministries greeted them on the sidewalk entrance to the former Mater Dolorosa School. The ministry purchased the former school building and has turned it into a worship site for their congregation which is new to Frankford.
Rev. Franklin greets former Mater Dolorsa parishioners.
He opened the building to give the Mater Dolorosa parishioners the opportunity to see the school building again which many of them had attended.
So as one church leaves Frankford, another comes in to serve.
