Attendance was high Saturday at the fundraising party to help send a group of Frankford High School students to Paris. Photo by Stephen Schultz.

Twenty-five Frankford High School students will go to Paris in March 2012 with their teacher, Nafisah Curry.

Saturday, Curry led a large block party open to students, neighbors and the public to help raise money for the trip.

“Many of the students have never even traveled outside of Philadelphia and they initially believed that this trip was impossible for them,” Curry told NEast Philly. continue reading »

Officers in the 15th District were busy yesterday with two evening crimes in Mayfair and Frankford.

At 6 p.m. officers responded to a robbery report at the First Republic Bank at Frankford at Cottman. Authorities are looking for a white male about 5’8″ with a thin build who was wearing a plaid shirt. The suspect reportedly handed a teller a demand note and fled on foot with $1,500. continue reading »

Friday — One man was stabbed early Friday evening in Frankford. According to reports, two men got into an argument at the 7-Eleven at Frankford Avenue and Dyre Street around 7 p.m. One of the men pulled a knife, and cut the other across his chest. The victim was taken to Aria Health-Frankford for treatment, and is in stable condition. No arrests have been made yet.

Saturday — A beef and beer was held Saturday night in honor of injured war vet Brian Long. The 29-year-old was medically discharged from the Army in 2006 for wrist and back injuries after a stint in Iraq. But Long is now having trouble finding medical coverage for his back injury, since it was never documented on his medical records. Friends and family held the beef and beer at Sheffield Tavern to help Long over his expenses, which may include future back surgeries. continue reading »

The occupants of a home on the 900-block of Dyre Street are safe today after escaping a fire early Tuesday morning.

A fire broke out in the Northwood home around 2:30 a.m. yesterday, which the owner said may have been caused by a faulty heater. In addition to battling the blaze, firefighters also had to deal with icy streets when water from the fire hose began to freeze.

By Shannon McDonald

UPDATE: The man who was shot was 47, FOX reports, not 30. Police say they expect the man, who walked to the emergency room, to recover. They are also investigating whether the man was involved with a group of people who were smoking crack cocain when the bullets came through the first-floor window of the home. The man is still in Frankford-Torresdale Hospital.

Police say a man was in his home on the 1600-block of Dyre Street in Frankford when a bullet came through his screen window at 5:30 this morning.

The 30-year-old man was struck twice in the head, and sustained severe brain damage.

CBS3 states the man remains in Frankford-Torresdale Hospital, though Frankford Hospital would make more sense. No arrests have been made.

By Shannon McDonald

Police say a man was in his home on the 1600-block of Dyre Street in Frankford when a bullet came through his screen window at 5:30 this morning.

The 30-year-old man was struck twice in the head, and sustained severe brain damage.

CBS3 states the man remains in Frankford-Torresdale Hospital, though Frankford Hospital would make more sense. No arrests have been made.