From Left: Instructor Chandi Queen from the People's Emergency Center's digital inclusion program, student Frank Cutler, State Rep. Tony Payton, Rasheem Jennings, William Brown and front row, Ethel Dawson and Karen Lee. Photo/Technically Philly

From basic computer skills to social networking and Internet usage, five Frankford residents got a crash course last week during the Frankford CDC’s three-day computer literacy certification program.

Hosted with the help of Pa. Rep. Tony Payton, D-179th, the event was one of about 80 organized for the annual Philly Tech Week. Residents were invited to sign up for the free workshop and use the CDC’s new computer lab to enhance their computer skills. It was the only Northeast Philadelphia event part of Philly Tech Week. continue reading »

From Left: Instructor Chandi Queen from the People's Emergency Center's digital inclusion program, student Frank Cutler, State Rep. Tony Payton, Rasheem Jennings, William Brown and front row, Ethel Dawson and Karen Lee. Photo/Technically Philly

From basic computer skills to social networking and Internet usage, five Frankford residents got a crash course last week during the Frankford CDC’s three-day computer literacy certification program.

Hosted with the help of Pa. Rep. Tony Payton, D-179th, the event was one of about 80 organized for the annual Philly Tech Week. Residents were invited to sign up for the free workshop and use the CDC’s new computer lab to enhance their computer skills. It was the only Northeast Philadelphia event part of Philly Tech Week. continue reading »

The two males seen in this surveillance footage are wanted for a knifepoint robbery in Mayfair. Image/Philadelphia Police

Police in the 15th District are still searching for the suspect who robbed a man at knifepoint late last month in Mayfair.

Just before 3 a.m. April 26, a car with two males inside pulled into the 7-Eleven parking lot at Cottman and Brous avenues. One of the suspects rifled through another car in lot, then approached the car’s owner when he emerged from the store. continue reading »

ABCOASTER competition winner Angela Radesky and RetroFitness staff member Michael Ritter at the gym's gran reopening Saturday, April 28. Photo/Michelle Alton

Greg Sweeney spent Saturday showing off what his newly renovated gym has to offer.

Sweeney has just finished an overhaul of the RetroFitness at 2524 Welsh Rd., and invited the public to grand re-opening ceremony to check out some new features and participate in the Ab Coaster Challenge for a chance to win a six-month membership. Challenger Angela Radesky took the prize.

See photos below in our slideshow by Michelle Alton.

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Philly Pretzel Factory CEO Dan Dizio will be on "Undercover Boss" tonight. Press photo/CBS

Dan Dizio has been selling pretzels since he was 11 years old, but it’s been a long time since he’s been behind the counter.

The co-founder and CEO of the Philly Pretzel Factory will be twisting dough again tonight when he appears on “Undercover Boss,” the CBS reality show that secretly puts executives to work with their unsuspecting employees. continue reading »

Councilman Denny O'Brien announces the 2012 Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame inductees. Photo/Rebecca Haegele

On October 21, Northeast Philadelphians will gather at Holy Family University. They’ll eat h’ordeuvres, listen to classical music and meet the historians who can answer almost any query about the region’s history.

They’ll be there as four people and seven houses of worship are added to a growing list of  Northeast Philadelphia Hall of Fame inductees. The new class of members was announced yesterday Holy Family, with President Sr. Francesca Onley and steering and selection committee members in attendance. continue reading »

“It happened in the Bustleton section of the city.”

No, it didn’t.

NBC10 was on the 2800-block of Grant Avenue yesterday for a school bus crash. If you’ve never been to that part of Grant Avenue, it’s that non-resident stretch around Ashton Road  and its biggest claim to fame is the Northeast Airport. continue reading »

David Toledo has been charged with slashing tires on his neighbors' cars in Mayfair. Photo/Action News

David Toledo has been arraigned on 49 counts of criminal mischief, seven counts of possession of an instrument of crime and five counts of false reports. His bail is set at $270,000.

His neighbors and the media gathered outside his house on the 4000-block of Aldine Street last night where Mayfair Town Watch President Milt Martelack called a press conference.

For months, residents of the block had been victims of vandalism, waking up many mornings to find their tires slashed, or the air let out. David Toledo was among them, but it turns out he isn’t a victim.

“He betrayed us,” Martelack told NEast Philly late Wednesday afternoon after initial reports indicated Toledo was a town watch member. In fact, Toldeo never received town watch training. Instead, Martelack believes Toldeo expressed interest in joining the rejuvenated neighborhood watch group to get a sense of how it works so he could proceed to vandalize several dozen cars on his own block. continue reading »

A suspect is seen climbing a homeowner's fence to break into a Bustleton property. Image/Philadelphia Police

A surveillance camera and burglary alarm may prove helpful to the 7th District Police as the officers look for the suspects wanted in connection with a break-in Monday.

Two males were seen on video scaling a privacy fence in the back of a home on the 9200-block of Masland Street in Bustleton around 6 p.m. Monday. But when the burglary alarm went off when they broke through the door, both suspects fled. continue reading »

Tarken Rec Center's ice rink will undergo a $3.3 million renovation. Image/Google Maps

A $3.3 million renovation to the skating rink at the Tarken Recreation Center is expected to begin in June.

As a part of a private-public partnership with the City of Philadelphia, the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation will fully enclose the rink located at 6250 Frontenac St. by matching a $6.5 million grant from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.

City Councilwoman Marian Tasco, D-9, announced the news from her district at Thursday’s City Council meeting, noting that a West Oak Lane rink had undergone a similar makeover.

Scanlon Ice Rink in Kensington, Laura Sims Skate House in West Philadelphia and the Simons Recreation Center in West Oak Lane were all open-air outdoor rinks that operated just 12 weeks a year until the foundation stepped in.

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