John Scanlon of the Northeast Times wrote a great story on the passing of the News Gleaner and it is hidden away under the letters section. Read it here but it is all the way at the bottom.
City Year comes to Frankford
From KatieRose Keenan of the Northeast Times:
The Philadelphia City Year branch was created in 1996 and serves as a key site among the 18 chapters in the country.
Now the organization is spreading its mission to Northeast Philadelphia, primarily Frankford. The Young Heroes program is expanding with school visitations throughout the Northeast and an appeal for youngsters to take part in service projects.
Recruitment began in October. Young volunteers will be trained by City Year staff and help out at schools, primarily in tutoring and mentoring, starting in January.
Find out what City Year is and what it will be doing in Frankford. Read the entire story here.
Guilty
A miserable excuse of a man pleaded guilty yesterday to rape and attempted murder earlier this year in Frankford. From the Inquirer:
A 33-year-old East Frankford man pleaded guilty yesterday to rape and attempted murder charges in the abductions of two high-school girls a year apart.
Both teens had been on their way to school when they were kidnapped.
Jason Johnson yesterday pleaded guilty to attempted murder, rape, kidnapping and aggravated indecent assault, and is to be sentenced March 19 by Common Pleas Judge Albert J. Snite Jr.
But the question that remains unanswered is who was this guy and why was he living in Frankford. Does anybody know? Was he in one of the fine drug flophouses established by the out of town landlords? Was he on parole for some other crime? Or was he just a lost sould who suddenly decided to turn into a monster
Real Estate Transactions
I have been wanting to get some information on real estate sales in Frankford for quite a while now. Working through City Hall to get what should be public information is a joke. This information came by way of Remax Cityspace and it is more current than what is available online at the BRT web site. It does seem to be accurate though. This list includes sales from the end of October and through November. So for what it is worth, here you go.
| 5233 Akron St $97,500 |
| 890 Granite St $92,000 |
| 1934 Church St $58,000 |
| 4606 Horrocks St $75,000 |
| 5445 Claridge St $112,000 |
| 2022 Bridge St $38,000 |
| 2041 Carver St $136,000 |
| 5455 Marsden St $47,000 |
| 5419 Valley St $99,000 |
| 5106 Frankford Ave $130,000.00 |
| 1210 Fillmore St $115,000 |
| 1322 Harrison St $50,000 |
| 1360 Gillingham St $31,000 |
| 1384 Dyre St $91,000 |
| 1638 Worrell St $62,000 |
| 1912 Haworth St $45,000 |
| 2015 Wilmot St $36,000 |
| 2032 Buckius St $88,500 |
| 4279-81 Paul St $119,900 |
| 4734 Frankford Ave $250,000.00 |
| 5220 Horrocks St $107,000 |
| 5263 Sylvester St $42,000 |
| 1646 Haworth St $65,000 |
| 1912 Briggs St $19,500 |
| 1322 Sellers St $58,000 |
| 1759 Brill St $33,000 |
Frankford Community Message Board
After months of tinkering and pondering we are happy to point you to the new Frankford Community Message Board. It is hosted on yuku.com and you will need to register to post but it is free and a good place to experiment with this format. Why do we need this. Well because we do get comments and as time has gone by the comments have become more frequent and more interesting. This is one way to express your opinions at get something back.
We get over a thousand folks through here every month and yet only a few of us get to say anything. The only condition is that we all make believe we are standing around together face to face. Don’t say anything that you would not say in person.
The link is up on the quick links list. Take a look.
