Frankford CDC turns a corner

There has been a great deal of discussion about the CDC and the mistakes made in the past. This update from the Northeast Times brings us up to date. The the entire very informative story by Reporter Diane Prokop here.

Frankford Civic Association meeting

Though the Frankford Civic Association, formerly known as the East Frankford Civic Association, is still awaiting official paperwork from Harrisburg to finalize its more inclusive name change, the group is moving forward with its agenda to be more proactive in the community.

From Diane Prokop of the Northeast Times, we have this summary of the proceedings at the last meeting. Read it here.

150 weasels captured

Not.

Well maybe they were. Then maybe they were not. How would we know?

Fact is, the city government does a pretty good job of keeping us in the dark. Remember the good old days when you could read the crime report in your local neighborhood newspaper? Well those days seems to have slipped by.

Now, the only way you will find out how the newest anti crime program is going, is when the next innocent child gets caught in the crossfire or attacked by some maniac who is walking the streets on unsupervised probation.

At the very least, we deserve to know the truth. While the commissioner is devising those new information systems, one of them should start providing information to the public.

They work for us. We pay the salaries. We're entitled.

Home of the week

This week we are on the 5300 block of Sylvester Street (map).

Weasels Wanted

I spent my spare time over the last few days reading the crime plan put together by Commissioner Ramsey. The headlines you have probably heard already. Put more cops where they are needed. (If you ever need a cop now go to the 1600 block of Foulkrod, any time day or night.) Better use of technology to schedule the police when and where they are needed. Lots of common sense stuff.

One of the shocking things to me is that at the time of the report, there were 2,810 outstanding warrants in the city. Those are arrest warrants that must mean something or else they would not have been issued. 2,810 wanted people. It must have impressed Ramsey too since he has since publicized, for the first time, a list of the top 150 wanted weasels in Philadelphia. This is in book form so that the cops know who they are looking for and now the public will too.

We gave it a run through and have identified those weasels who gave an address in Frankford and plotted them out on a map that you can see below. There are eight in total. Since they may still be lurking around their old stomping grounds, take a look at the complete list and see what the look like. You Don't need these folks as neighbors. If you recognize anybody, call 911.


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Next week in Frankford

• St. Joachim church will hold a pork and saurkraut dinner in the church hall (map)on Saturday February 9th from 4:30 to 7:30PM. The Schuplattler dancers will provide special entertainment. The cost is $8.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. For more information call the parish house at 215-743-2879.
• Butch Ballard Trio will be filmed for a documentary film on the “Savoy Ballroom” Tue, Feb 12, 4pm – 7pm Where - Mozaic (map)
  Please come and be apart of the taping that will be given to the Smithsonian’s archives, which willl document our own two legends of Frankford, Mr. Butch Ballard and mozaic Restaurant!
• Wed, Feb 13, 8:30am – 10:30am
  WhereFrankford Hospital, 2nd Floor (map)
  
  DescriptionFrankford Business and Professional Association General Meeting, Wednesday, February 13, 8:30 am at Frankford Hospital, 2nd Floor Come out and meet Maria Quinones Sanchez, 7th District Councilwoman
• Wed, Feb 13, 12:30pm – 1:30pm
  WhereNortheast Seniors Center Center 4744-46 Frankford Ave. (map)
  DescriptionFrankford Business and Professional Association, Pictures with Seniors 12:30 pm Northeast Seniors Center Free pictures for Valentines Day

Northeast EARN Center

From the Northeast Times:

Simone Woods and Lisa Lewis are taking full advantage of the Northeast EARN Center’s community service program.
Woods and Lewis are single moms who are clients at EARN, an acronym for Employment Advancement Retention Network. The office is located at 4739 Frankford Ave. (map).
The agency, which opened in November 2006, seeks to find work for people.

Read the entire story here.