Next week in Frankford

Tuesday September 11th at 7:30 PM the Historical Society of Frankford presents "Mrs. Benjamin Franklin - the good wife"

Poll of the month

There are only 3 more days left to vote on the poll this month. The question was "Will the sale of the Third Federal building to NET be good for Frankford?"

As of this morning 31 readers responded and only 8 expressed a definite opinion that it will have a negative impact on Frankford. 14 said it would be positive and 9 said it would make no difference at all.

This issue is complicated by the fact that none of us has a crystal ball. The mission of NET is a necessary one in the society we live in today and because of the demographics it is more needed in Frankford than some other locations.

But the big question for me: does the presence of service providers like NET in our neighborhood bring more people to Frankford to use the services than would have otherwise resided here in the natural course of events. I do not know the answer.

If NET is as well run as it could be then this can actually be a plus for Frankford avenue. To the public the NET presence will not be apparanent. The bank will continue to use the Avenue side of the building. NET clients will use the entrance in the rear of the building where the parking lot provides great access.

The building will be improved and add some value for future use and at some time if a more valuable use becomes available NET will be able to cash out and relocate.

We will see but there is not harm in taking the optimistic side in the debate.

From Philly.com

Two recent reports of Frankford residents arrested for crimes in the news:

Police said yesterday they could not release the name of the victim of a fatal accident at G and Luzerne streets in Juniata at 5 a.m. Sunday.
The driver in that accident, Sylvester White, 32, of Frankford, was charged with driving under the influence, involuntary manslaughter, homicide by vehicle and related offenses, police said.

And also reported was:

A former Navy seaman from the city's Frankford section was held for trial yesterday on murder and weapons charges in last year's shooting death of 5-year-old Cashae Rivers.
Noel "Pablo" Garcia, 23, was the second man to be charged in the murder of Cashae, who was riding in the back seat of a white Oldsmobile in Strawberry Mansion when she was shot

Concert in the Park

Legendary Drummer Butch Ballard & His Trio performed to an appreciative crowd tonight in Frankford's Womrath park. This event was made possible by the Friends of Womrath Park, the Philadelphia Department of Recreation and a host of other people.

Only steps from the now idled Art Holiday theater, this was the first concert in a series of two. The next is scheduled for Wednesday September 19th at 6:30 PM. That concert will by a performance by the R&B group - Sparrow.

Frankford Home of the week

The spotlight this week falls on this pair of twins in the 4700 block of Penn Street. Clean sidewalk, neat and uncluttered porch, hanging baskets and a beautiful mini garden make this one stand out.

The Frankford Creek Greenway Master Plan

We are adding a link to the draft report on the Frankford Creek Greenway to the links list over to the right. Take a look at the potential future of Frankford as proposed by Greenways Inc. It is a very large pdf file that takes some time to load but it is well worth the wait. Take a look: http://www.greenways.com/pages/FrankfordDraft.html

NTI demolitions continue

This building, at 4726 Griscom Street, is being demolished this week with NTI funding.