Lawncrest dog owner Kris Cheung (right) takes her dog to the unofficial dog park in Lawncrest. Photo/Maryline Dossou

This is the second in a two-part series about how youth organizations interact with city and private agencies. Read Part One here.

On Apr. 25, the residents of Lawncrest assembled at a community meeting to discuss an ongoing issue affecting both the youth athletics and local dog owners. For the past three years, neighborhood athletic association’s little league team and the dog owners have been using the same baseball field at the Lawncrest Recreation Center for very different reasons.

The problem began when participation in youth sports within the athletic association started dwindling, leading to the eventual disintegration of the AA approximately 10 years ago. Since then, dog owners took to entering the gated field and letting their dogs run around. Over time, the space became an unofficial dog park.

Once the AA started back up again three years ago, dog owners were faced with having to find a new place to walk their dogs, but they continued using the field. In late 2011, the children started using the field again, causing concern among parents. Lawncrest parents Brad and Crystal El have been outspoken in their advocacy for the dog park for the safety of the children. continue reading »

Welcome back, Feltonville. It’s been a long time since we’ve seen you be associated with Northeast Philadelphia, but we knew it wouldn’t be the last.

Back in March, police found a dead pony at Howard and Wingohocking streets. Or, according to the NBC10 headline, police found a dead pony in Northeast Philly. continue reading »

Face painting is always a treat, no matter the weather. The Rotary Club sponsored this table at the Fox Chase Art in the Park event Saturday. Photo/G. E. Reutter

Overcast skies and an occasional drizzle on Saturday didn’t damper those attending the annual Fox Chase Arts in the Park held in Lions Park.

The park was full of artists, photographers, crafters, jewelry, toys, even sausage sandwiches and chocolate. The Philadelphia Firefighters and Paramedics Family Association was on hand to talk about “Brown Outs” imposed by Maypr Michael Nutter, and Vist Financial was on hand to offer financial advice to those passing through the park. continue reading »

Face painting is always a treat, no matter the weather. The Rotary Club sponsored this table at the Fox Chase Art in the Park event Saturday. Photo/G. E. Reutter

Overcast skies and an occasional drizzle on Saturday didn’t damper those attending the annual Fox Chase Arts in the Park held in Lions Park.

The park was full of artists, photographers, crafters, jewelry, toys, even sausage sandwiches and chocolate. The Philadelphia Firefighters and Paramedics Family Association was on hand to talk about “Brown Outs” imposed by Maypr Michael Nutter, and Vist Financial was on hand to offer financial advice to those passing through the park. continue reading »

Philadelphia’s City Council members will be in Northeast Philadelphia next week for a public hearing on the city’s budget.

The doors of St. William’s parish hall, 6234 Rising Sun Ave., will be open to the public, and residents are encouraged to give their public testimony.

“Please come and show your interest,” Tasco encouraged attendees of the March Lawncrest Community Association meeting. LCA meetings typically draw 80 to 100 impassioned residents, many of whom Tasco has been working with on specific neighborhood improvement projects. The meeting will be open to the general public and starts at 6 p.m. continue reading »

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Friends of Pennypack Park volunteers targeted Holmehust Avenue in Winchester Park as one of the hotspots for the Earth Day clean-up. File photo/Shannon McDonald

If you didn’t get out with us on April 28, then you didn’t get a snazzy Earth Day button with this year’s bird, the Osprey, faithfully drawn by Friends of Pennypack Park member Roland Williams.

You also missed hanging out with your fantastic 45 friends and neighbors (123.5 hours) and CLIP. The volunteers picked up 44 bags of trash and CLIP got 56 bags of curb-hugging trash (the stuff organic and non-organic that seems to settle in the street against curbs).

Working together on Lexington Avenue from Solly to Rhawn including curbs, street, and dirt path; on Lexington Avenue from Rhawn to Ryan, that dirt path and into Little City; the entrances to the park from Holmehurst; and the upper and lower parking lots at Little City, Pennypack Park now looks a lot better than before our Earth Day crew came out and did battle with that most devastating of insects – the litter bug. continue reading »

St. Hubert's High School students were honored Thursday in City Council. NewsWorks Photo/Micah Mahjoubian

There were two reasons why City Council honored Saint Hubert Catholic High School for Girls at a Thursday session attended by students, teachers, officials and supporters.

For one, the Torresdale Avenue mainstay is celebrating its 70th anniversary of educating students.  The other: How it fought to be able to celebrate a 71st.

Sixth District Councilman Bobby Henon, who sponsored the resolution, noted that the Archdiocese had slated the school for closing in early January.

It took a 51-day fundraising-and-rallying push to raise the $1.3 million and unquantifiable spirit needed to stave off padlocks.

Read the rest of this story from our partners at NewsWorks.

St. Hubert's High School students were honored Thursday in City Council. NewsWorks Photo/Micah Mahjoubian

There were two reasons why City Council honored Saint Hubert Catholic High School for Girls at a Thursday session attended by students, teachers, officials and supporters.

For one, the Torresdale Avenue mainstay is celebrating its 70th anniversary of educating students.  The other: How it fought to be able to celebrate a 71st.

Sixth District Councilman Bobby Henon, who sponsored the resolution, noted that the Archdiocese had slated the school for closing in early January.

It took a 51-day fundraising-and-rallying push to raise the $1.3 million and unquantifiable spirit needed to stave off padlocks.

Read the rest of this story from our partners at NewsWorks.

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 »