Tonight’s the night!

We’re sponsoring a Northeast-themed quizzo event at the Grey Lodge Pub, and you should come. Why? Well aside from free quizzo, there will be drink specials, the Grey Lodge’s usual awesome menu and prizes.

If that doesn’t sell you, there’s also the fact that you’ll be able to meet the NEast Philly staff. And if you’re really not convinced, then maybe you should just come check out the kick-ass bathrooms.

So come join us from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. and shame your friends with your Northeast Philly knowledge (or let them shame you).

There is a ton of stuff happening every week in the Northeast. From family events to health seminars, senior gatherings to neighborhood meetings, you’d have to quit your day job to keep up with it all. Every week, NEast Philly will highlight some of the upcoming events in the region. For the full list, you’ll have to check our Calendar.

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How well do you know the Northeast?

Come test your knowledge at NEast Philly’s first event, where we’ll sponsor Northeast Quizzo at the Grey Lodge Pub. Wednesday, March 3 is the big day. Quizzo lasts from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m., and you’ll also get the chance to meet the NEast Philly staff and chat with the friendly folks at the Grey Lodge.

RSVP on Facebook here or contact us.

Quizzo is free for our readers, with prizes ranging from bar tabs, to free rounds, to NEast Philly merchandise. We couldn’t think of a better way to break up an otherwise boring week. The full details are below. continue reading »

There is a ton of stuff happening every week in the Northeast. From family events to health seminars, senior gatherings to neighborhood meetings, you’d have to quit your day job to keep up with it all. Every week, NEast Philly will highlight some of the upcoming events in the region. For the full list, you’ll have to check our Calendar.

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There is a ton of stuff happening every week in the Northeast. From family events to health seminars, senior gatherings to neighborhood meetings, you’d have to quit your day job to keep up with it all. Every week, NEast Philly will highlight some of the upcoming events in the region. For the full list, you’ll have to check our Calendar.

Monday, Feb 1. Members of Fox Chase Art Group will come together to talk with local artists and work on projects of all mediums. The group meets every Monday at the library (501 Rhawn St.), and new members are welcome. 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. continue reading »

Noted American Revolution historian Dr. Robert Selig highlighted an event last night at the Historical Society of Frankford celebrating this year's designation of the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route a National Historic Trail.

Ralph D. Nelson almost forgot his tri-cornered hat.

But just before he took the podium, the long, tall, graying Delaware-based historian placed the 18th-century-style cap on his head.

For years, Nelson has been among dozens of Revolutionary War buffs calling for greater acclaim for a 685-mile route along the East Coast that many say helped lead the colonies from fledgling collective to global superpower. See a map here.

Back in March, Nelson got his wish when President Obama signed into law a public management act that made the Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route — nicknamed W3R — a National Historic Trail.

Tuesday night was just gravy.

More than 60 attended an event held last night at the Historical Society of Frankford on Orthodox Street, just blocks from where the W3R trail winds through Northeast Philadelphia, by way of Frankford Avenue. The night was highlighted by a short lecture from noted American Revolution historian Dr. Robert Selig.

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The 11-building Globe Dye Works complex, portions of which are more than 140 years old, is given new life.

By Christopher Wink

Signs throughout Philadelphia point to the slow development of an industrialization long since gone — even in Frankford.

Tomorrow night, the opening reception of an art show will be held at the old Globe Dye Works on Torresdale Avenue above Kinsey Street. The show, called “Layers” features a host of established and upcoming artists from other Philadelphia neighborhoods and outside the region.

The show is curated by Veronica Scarpellino.

If you have interest in a free art show or not, Globe Dye Works, once the home of a fifth-generation textile dying factory,  is worth the visit. You’d never know it, driving north on Torresdale, passing another old brick relic of Philadelphia’s historic manufacturing past, but the Globe is alive.

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