- Saturday the 27th – Venture Crew 2108 at St. James Lutheran Church in Northwood
(Castor Avenue and Pratt Streets, 19124) is hosting a flea
market and harvest sale on Saturday, October 27th from 7 AM to
2 PM.Spots without tables are $10, spots with tables are $20.
Vendors are welcome! We will be selling hot dogs, hamburgers,
beverages (including hot apple cider), as well as pumpkin and
apple treats in celebration of the season! - Saturday the 27th – From the GAR – History & Mystery Tours announces the annual Howl-O-ween “Trail of Terror” tour!
Come to Old City Philadelphia on October 27, 2007 for
Halloween in Old City. Terror awaits you at the haunted
sites of the Founding Fathers: The horror starts on
Saturday. Meet at 7:30PM.The ‘original’ Ghost tour of Old City: “Prominent Spirits of
Philadelphia”Gather at 3rd Chestnut Sts. at 7:30PM for a 1 and a half
hour walking tour of ‘haunted’ sites, led by a famous spirit
of the past. Many of the sites feature prominent Americans
and Founding Fathers. The tour ends at the same spot where
it began. Participants will learn tales of ghostly doings
associated with plagues, war, murder and mayhem, which have
left some famous Americans not quite at rest.
Cost: $10. Per person, children under 12 are free. - Thursday November 1st – 7PM – East Frankford Civic Association meeting – Frankford Hospital
Murder in Frankford
On Wednesday night, story from the Inquirer:
…near Ditman and Pratt Streets in East Frankford. The victim, an unidentified male, was shot in the head and neck, and pronounced dead at the scene by paramedics. No other details were immediately available
Taubenberger makes his pitch at Northwood Civic
From the Northeast Times dated October 25, 2007:
Republican mayoral candidate Al Taubenberger opposes any effort by the Board of Revision of Taxes to implement a full-value assessment of properties. At present, the BRT uses a complicated formula to determine property taxes. By going to a full-value system, the board would lower the millage rate, but Taubenberger thinks many homeowners would be penalized.
Read the entire article here.
Future of Frankford is at a tipping point
From the Northeast Times dated October 25, 2007:
Frankford will be the first community in Philadelphia to take advantage of the city’s move to transit-oriented development zoning. “Neighborhoods like this are at a tipping point,” said Janice Woodcock, director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, at last week’s Future of Frankford meeting.
There is a lot of important information in this article. Read it in it’s entirety here.
East Fankford Civic Association
The East Fankford Civic Association has a new web site. We have a link to it over to the right or follow this link.
