Twins at Powder Mill

I had heard that the ground breaking was scheduled for the end of December.




Site preparation is well underway now with heavy equipment grading and survey steaks laying out property lines.

We'll continue to monitor the progress and post updates as the project moves along. Meanwhile follow this link to the web site.

Third Federal Building on Frankford Avenue

Renovations are well underway on the Third Federal building. It is mostly evident on the upper floors with materials shown in the windows.








At the rear of the building a dumpster and more indications of renovations for a new tenant. This would be the main entrance to the NET facility.

New business on Frankford Avenue

Last week I came back from center city on the El in the afternoon and got off at Margaret-Orthodox. As the train pulled into the station my eye was taken by something unusual. It took a second or two before it hit me. Clean glass was beaming out from the second floor of one of the stores on Frankford Avenue (Googlemap). If you ride the El you will understand how unusual that is.



When I got off the train I walked down the platform to the end and had a closer look. There were new windows on the second and third floor and what looked like a new paint job over the brick front of the building. I went down the stairs and walked down to have a closer look. Yet it is a new business open now. The web site is http://www.saveonkitchen.com/

Home of the week

For this week, a nice 3 story twin all decorated for Christmas. this was in the 1800 block of Harrison Street (Google map).

Next week in Frankford

• Tuesday January 15th - 7PM - Northwood Civic Association meeting at St. James Lutheran Church.
  

Peggy Hoch

Peggy Hoch said "No". It was a simple as that. She saw what was going on around her and with simple courage, took a stand and made a difference. That is her legacy for Frankford and for the city as well. That is the example she set. If we would all do as much, what a wonderful world it would be.

Read more in this week's Northeast Times.

Her obituary in the Inquirer.

Crime in Frankford

From Philly.com today:

A 39-year-old man and a 15-year-old boy were shot in the legs yesterday at about 3:30 p.m. on Frankford Avenue near Foulkrod Street in the Northeast. The man was admitted to Frankford Hospital-Torresdale and the teenager to St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. Police did not identify the victims.

No other details available at this time.