Councilwoman Krajewski (l) reviews the wall of her fellow inductees for the inaugural Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame. Photo by Christopher Wink for NEast Philly.

The Northeast gets called a lot of things: suburban, Republican, behind-the-times — and those are just the subtle insults.

But what people in other parts of the city — and even people from the Northeast — don’t realize, is that our region is as important, historic and evolved as the rest of Philadelphia. And if you need proof, look no further than the Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame.

In the video below, City Councilwoman Joan Krawjewski, one of last year’s inductees, talks about the Northeast.

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Upper Holmesburg Civic Association Zoning Officer Paul DeFinis leads the zoning discussion at the March meeting.

Auto-related businesses were the focus of last night’s Upper Holmesburg Civic Association meeting, with zoning issues being the highlight of the 90-minute gathering.

Zoning Officer Paul DeFinis began the zoning portion of the evening with 8301 Torresdale Ave., whose occupants are seeking to legalize the many auto-related businesses in the industrialized area. continue reading »

Police are investigating an overnight shooting on the 900-block of Marcella Street, just off Summerdale Avenue.

Reports say a 19-year-old man is in stable condition at Einstein Medical Center after being shot in the hand and chest just after 6:30 last night.

Here’s a summary of the week’s Northeast news we didn’t cover. See others here.

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Scientists from Dow Chemical were at Benjamin Rush High School Wednesday as part of an ongoing effort to help teachers make science more fun for students. Melissa Hogg, a ninth grade teacher at Rush, was featured in the story.

Continue reading for interesting information about the Erin Express, a 1968 murder case and more.

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We know, we know — St. Patty’s Day was yesterday. But we figured, why not spread the fun out over a couple days?

NEast Philly reader and Mayfair resident Donny Smith sent us his photos from last weekend’s Shamrock Shuttle, and there are some good ones! See if you can spot you, your group or something stupid you saw someone doing.

Enjoy the slideshow, and send us your photos.

2nd District Officer Mark Mroz and Lt. Tomlin host a PSA meeting before the Lawncrest Community Association meeting begins.

The Lawncrest Community Association tried something different last night, but hosting for the first time the 2nd District Zone 2 Police Service Area meeting. From now on, the first 30 minutes of every LCA meeting will be dedicated to the PSA. Below are updates from the 2nd District, and additional news from around the neighborhood. continue reading »

We’re not sure where to begin with this one.

A police officer from the 24th District was injured Friday while trying to take two suspects into custody. Fortunately, the officer will be OK. Which allows us now to turn our focus to geographical mess KYW made out of the story. continue reading »

The SPCA was on the 1100-block of Hellerman Street yesterday afternoon, where employees cleared 68 animals out of a home.

Investigators obtained a search warrant after neighbors complained of seeing several rabbits on the property.

Twenty-two rabbits, 5 dogs, 7 guinea pigs, 8 doves, 22 cats, 1 pigeon. 1 duck, 1 turtle and 1 hamster were seized from the property, which has been deemed by L&I to be unfit for human habitation.

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Image from Bradley Gough Diamonds.

Two men robbed the Diamond Depot in Franklin Mills Mall Sunday morning, leaving with $80,000 to $100,000 worth of jewelry.

The men entered the store just before noon, wearing masks. They smashed a display case and stole in contents, then ran into the parking lot. According to reports, the men fled in a silver Dodge minivan.

The man killed by an Amtrak train Thursday at Holmesburg Junction has been identified as Steven Sumaliki.

The 25-year-old Holmesburg resident had reportedly been spotted near the station by Amtrak police earlier in the day, and was driven home when authorities believed he was intoxicated.

Sumaliki was struck by the train at 9:16 p.m., and the medical examiner’s officer is treating his death as a suicide.