Jul9

Outside media don’t care about the Northeast. We have all seen them misuse, misspell and mistake our neighborhoods and our streets, so we at NEast mag wanted to do something about it. When they get it wrong, we set it right in a segment we like to call Right NEast/Wrong NEast.
By Shannon McDonald
We know by now Philebrity hates The NEast. And if snarky comments about our hair weren’t enough, there are these lovely remarks:
Oh come on. Look at a map. H-Valley is bordered by Welsh Rd. and Red Lion Road. It may have a different zip or pizza pretzel place but it’s culturally Norfeast.
I’ve always been of the mind that the Norfeast itself is NOT PHILADELPHIA, either
Those comments came from one of yesterday’s Philebrity posts, which called out Valley Swim Club for kicking out a group of black summer camps kids. Racist and ridiculous, yes. Northeast Philly? Nope, sorry. Valley Swim Club is in Huntingdon Valley, which is not only not Northeast, it’s not Philadelphia.
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Jun12
By Shannon McDonald
School is just about over, so it’s about that time for public pools to open. But with the city’s budget crisis, pools were one of the first thing to be cut. Thanks to Mayor Nutter’s Splash & Summer FUNd, the city is able to keep 46 of its 73 public pools open this summer.
With the help of generous donations, nearly $600,000 was raised for the fund, which had a $1.2 million goal. Check below to see if your neighborhood pool made the cut. continue reading »
May11
By Shannon McDonald
The two teens charged for the April 2 attack on a SEPTA bus driver are from the Northeast.
Estebon Santiago, 47 was attacked when he stopped his 124 bus at 12th and Market streets. The teens, whom he allowed to ride from King of Prussia while they searched for fare money, began beating Santiago after they refused to pay once the bus stopped in Center City.
Carlos Masip, 18 of Algon Avenue near Devereaux Avenue, turned himself into the 15th Police Distrisct at Harbsion Avenue and Levick Street Friday, after his accomplice was arrested. The second teen’s identitiy has not been released, as he is only 17, but he is from Anchor Street near Torresdale Avenue.