The next Parkwood Civic Association meeting will be held Wednesday, Jan.7 at 7 p.m.

Congrats to Parkwood for winning the Town Watch of the Year Award!

To all you Mayfair residents:

The next civic association meeting will be Monday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. at  the John M. Perzel Community Center at 2990 St. Vincent St.

By Shannon McDonald

It’s a NEastmas Extravaganza!

This Saturday, Dec. 27, four NEast bands will come together at the Oxley Post at Torresdale and Decatur.

Good For Nothing, Ceasefire, Bear Number 141 and Thru It All will play sets from 7 p.m. – 11p.m. in an effort to establish a legitimate NEast music scene. The cover is $8 for all ages, but also includes an open bar.

The Oxley has hosted this event twice before with great turnout, and there will be an after party at Tom’s Sportsman Pub on Frankford and Brighton.

For more information, contact Tom Reamer at TomGFN [at] yahoo [dot] com, or check out the MySpace pages of Good For Nothing, Ceasefire, Bear Number 141 and Thru It All.

To all our readers:

Happy Holidays from NEast Magazine! Thanks for following us so far, we look forward to bringing you more from NEastPhilly.com and NEast Mag.

We’re taking a short break for the holiday, posting will resume next week.

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We are looking….

I am looking for writers to work for NEastPhilly.com, the online home of NEast Magazine. The goal is to launch a print publication by Fall 2009, to be published quarterly.

Writers would work as unpaid interns, gaining expeience in blogging, editing and writing bylined features. Topics vary from news to entertainment, crime to gossip. The focus is local news for the niche audience of Northeast Philadelphia. Those who work with NEastPhilly.com may have a future with NEast Magazine’s glossy print product.

Employees should be dedicated and interested in the content. Experience and connection to the Northeast are preferred, but not required.

If you’re interested, contact Shannon here.

By Shannon McDonald

After the World Series chaos at Cottman and Frankford, we all kinda knew this, but NEasters are die-hard Phillies fans. Our latest poll results prove it.

We asked which team’s bandwagon you’re on, and the Phightin’ Phils came in first:

• Eagles: 17%
• Flyers: 11%
• Sixers: 0%
• Phils (because they won the Series): 17%
• Phils (because I’m a lifelong fan): 41%
• Phantoms: 0%
• Soul: 0%
• Kixx: 11%

You all agree the Sixers are on the same level as the minor league hockey and football teams. That’s gotta hurt.

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NEastPhilly.com is looking for writers to contribute online content for NEast Magazine. Topics vary from news to entertainment, crime to gossip. We need dedicated writers to cover Northeast Philly’s local news.

Writers who work for NEastPhilly.com may have a future with NEast Magazine’s print publication, set to launch in Fall 2009.

Some experience and connection to the Northeast is preferred, but not required. Those interested can view more details and review the application process here.

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Police responded to a robbery with force on the 1400 block of Pratt Street  at 11:26 p.m. More than $50 in valuables was taken from the victim.

By Shannon McDonald

We all remember the Golden Nugget ride on Wildwood Boardwalk’s Hunt’s Pier. The three-story coaster opened in the early ’60s and took countless riders on a mining adventure for more than 30 years before it shut down in 1999.

On January 31, 2010, the Golden Nugget will be taken down to make way for a newer, larger coaster.

Jack Morey of Morey’s Piers told the Daily News, “We just couldn’t make it work.”

The cost of restoring the ride proved too much for Morey, who assures the Golden Nugget props will end up in other Morey’s Piers rides or in a museum.

No matter what replaced the Golden Nugget, Wildwood lifers will always associate Hunt’s Pier with their favorite mining ride.

Thanks to the Daily News. Image courtesy of Kristen773′s Flickr.

By Shannon McDonald

Your votes are in!

In last week’s poll, we asked where your favorite place to eat is in the NEast. Here are the results:

• Chickie’s: 29%
• Montesini’s: 29%
• Mayfair Diner: 23%
• Nifty’s: 4%

The Bandwagon Poll closes in 3 days, so don’t forget to vote!

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