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Illegal Art Holiday Night Club Ordered To Shut Down

John Loftus reports in the Northeast Times that the unlicensed club operating out of the Art Holiday has been told it is no longer allowed to operate.  Apparently it’s been going by the name Eminence Hall.  We were the first to report that a shooting that happened by Womrath Park on October 15th involved the club’s patrons.

This is exactly the course of action needed to keep Frankford from sliding any further into the abyss.  Many thanks to the West Frankford Town Watch for spying on this situation.  And it’s great to see our civic organizations able to hold our officials accountable.  But we have to keep an eye on this place in the future.  Anybody seeing anything unusual should definitely let us know.

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Accident Victim ID’d and Two Shootings Highlight Weekend News

A couple of news items happened over the weekend:

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So You Thought You Would Never Miss the Art Holiday?

You may have heard about the shooting at Womrath Park the night of October 15th.  I usually leave the crime reporting to the professionals but since they did such a poor job I have to step in.  6ABC made no mention  of the former Art Holiday which was why the people were in the area.  Read the report below from Mike Mawson of the West Frankford Town Watch:

This is a notice that a new club has opened up on the 4200 block of Kensington ave.  last night Friday Oct. 15th.  Myself and member Phil Papas while on patrol saw about 75 kids standing out front of this property, formerly know as the art holiday movies.  We had our base opt. call 911 and report that there were about 75 kids standing out side and that the crowd was growing.   We also called one of the board members of the Frankford Civic, Pete Specos, and he also saw this was a problem waiting to happen

Then at about 11:50 pm police received a call that a person was shot at 4200 Kensington ave.   Upon our arrival we were told that witnesses heard about 5 shots.   The police at that time had 3 males in custody for investigation after a brief search of the area police found 3 shell casings and had 3 autos with bullet holes in them. Police  were holding the cars till detectives could get a search warrant for those autos involved.  We also want to know why that there were 7 armed guards needed at that location.   Wwere they expecting trouble?

I also spoke to a friend and was told that the kids that were coming to this club were not from Frankford.  They were from west Phila.,  North Phila. and Southwest Phila. Why would a club open up in Frankford and not advertise it in the Frankford area?

According to the BRT, this property at 4204-12 Kensington Avenue is owned by Eaglehead Realty Inc, 6103 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11220.  You can see from the picture they want to operate below the radar of the public with the lack of identification on the outside of the building.  The address is very prominent though and that must be how they advertise it to those unfamiliar with the neighborhood.  I’ll be checking with our Civic to see if this place is legal and if  any action is being taken against it.  It sounds like, at the very least, its a nuisance.

Former Art Holiday

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Crime Camera Still a Dud

We noted that this camera, corner of Frankford and Pratt) was not and has not been working on September 19th.  Representative Payton’s office reported it downtown to PPD headquarters.   Seems like it has been enough time to fix it doesn’t it unless the priority for Frankford issues is so low that they just don’t think its important.  I guess it will take somebody getting shot under before it gets fixed.

We’ve heard all the excuses before.  Just get the job done.

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Coming Up in Frankford

  • Northeast Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    When – Sun, October 17, 1pm – 2pm
    Where – Holy Family University – 9801 Frankford Avenue (map)
    Description – NORTHEAST HALL of FAME Holy Family University – 9801 Frankford Avenue Inductees: Benjamin Rush, Robert Purvis, Butch Ballard, Sister Mary Scullion, Special People in the NE (SPIN) Tickets $25.00 available from Holy Family University.
  • Northwood Civic Association Meeting
    When – Tue, October 19, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – St. James Lutheran Church, at Castor Avenue and Pratt Street. (map)
  • Frankford Parks Group
    When – Mon, October 25, 6pm – 7pm
    Where – Second Baptist Church – 1801 Meadow St. Phila. PA 19124 (map)
  • Northeast Philadelphia EPIC Stakeholders Group
    When – Thu, October 28, 5:30pm – 7:30pm
    Where – Mastery Charter School, Smedley Campus, 1790 Bridge St. St. Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – The ultimate goal is to create a process that enhances the community’s ability to solve issues surrounding truancy, domestic violence, child safety and substance abuse.
  • Winter clothes drive
    When – Fri, October 29, 3pm – 6pm
    Where – Overington Park 4600 Leiper St. and Wilmot Park 1800 Meadow St. (map)
    Description – We are having a winter clothes drive that will be held in two locations (Overington Park 4600 Leiper St. and Wilmot Park 1800 Meadow St.). If it rains we will move the locations to Cora’s Neumann Center 1000 Orthodox Street and to 2nd Baptist Church 1801 Meadow St. We will be giving away winter clothes and coats to needy families. The event will last from 3:00pm until 6:00pm. I have attached a flyer for the event. The partners that are responsible for this event are CORA’s EPIC Community Stakeholders and Young Professionals Group, The Frankford Recovery Coalition, The Frankford Boys and Girls Club, and Council Woman Maria Quinones` Sanchez’ office.
  • Overington Park Fall Festival
    When – Sat, October 30, 10am – 1pm
    Where – Overington Park – Orthodox and Leiper Sts, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Costume parade, pumpkin patch, games, scavenger hunt and refreshments
  • Friends of Overington Park
    When – Tue, November 2, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – CORA Neuman Center at 1000 Orthodox Street (map)
    Description – Come out and discuss our park and what we an do to make it a safe and pleasant place for everyone.
  • PS1 15th district Police Meeting
    When – Wed, November 3, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – Aria Health – 4900 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA (map)
  • Frankford Civic Association Meeting
    When – Thu, November 4, 7pm – 8pm
    Where – 2nd floor conference room, Aria Health, 4900 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
  • Grand Army of the Republic Museum Open House
    When – Sun, November 7, 12pm – 5pm
    Where – 4278 Griscom Street, Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map)
    Description – Presentation at 1:30 PM: ‘Meet Captain Percival Drayton, US Navy’ Jack Lieberman, Captain USN(Ret)
  • Frankford Special Services District Board Meeting
    When – Mon, November 8, 8:30am – 9:30am
    Where – St. Mark’s Church, 4442 Frankford Ave, Griscom Street entrance. (map)
    Description – Open to the public
  • Historical Society of Frankford program
    When – Tue, November 9, 7:30pm – 9:00pm
    Where – 1507 Orthodox St., Philadelphia, PA 19124 (map) – Veterans Guard 3rd Regiment Infantry
  • Frankford Community Garden Maintenance Meetup
    When – Thu, November 11, 6pm – 8pm
    Where – Corner of Oxford Ave. and Foulkrod St. (map)
    Description – Gather together with your friends and neighbors to maintain and improve this garden spot in Frankford.