Mayor Michael Nutter helps cut the ribbon at the new Frankford Computer Center. Photo/Michelle Alton

With partners PhillyRising and Temple University, Frankford got a computer lab Friday.

The Frankford Community Development Corporation celebrated the grand opening with Mayor Michael Nutter, City Managing Director Rich Negrin and Manny Citron, PhillyRising’s Northeast coordinator. The CDC has been working with PhillyRising on several community improvement projects since the city brought the program to the neighborhood a year ago. continue reading »

Denby's Sweet Sensations hosted the most recent FrankfordRising meeting.

Frankford residents and business owners met last week to continue their FrankfordRising agenda.

Twenty-five people arrived at Denby’s Sweet Sensations to discuss after school activities, infrastructure, community health, vacant lots and green space, and economic development. The Frankford Gazette has notes from the meeting. continue reading »

The small grocery store at Frankford Avenue and Unity Street in Frankford has plans to sell beer and incorporate seating. But before the store makes those changes, the owners are getting community reaction.

The Frankford Gazette reports the store owners were at Thursday’s Frankford Civic Association meeting to float the idea of improving the small strip of stores adding seating and selling take-out beer.  No formal steps have been taken with the Zoning Board.

Last week brought a major milestone to the Frankford Gazette.

Until now, the neighborhood publication has been online-only, like NEast Philly. But last week, the Gazette hit the streets of Frankford in print form.

As part of the PhillyRising effort in Frankford to bring the police, city departments and neighborhood organizations together, the Gazette is printing to keep neighbors without computer access informed. continue reading »

Earlier this year, we announced NEast Philly would take on an investigative project through a J-Lab Enterprise Reporting Fund grant and our partnership with Philadelphia Neighborhoods.

We’ve been publishing pieces of that project throughout the year, and yesterday’s article about community building post in Mayfair capped our series. With more than 10 articles, several videos and a handful of interactive pieces under our belt, NEast Philly marks the unofficial end of the grant assignment. continue reading »

Raymond Grant of Philadelphia Cares brings supplies to help clean Wilmot Park. Photo courtesy of the Frankford Gazette.

Saturday was community cleanup day in Frankford, and the Frankford Gazette checked out three cleanup locations for the event.

Residents were hard at work cleaning up the former Smedley School, Wilmot Park and the 4900-block of Penn Street, all of which you can get a glimpse of on the Gazette’s site.

Friday – The Philadelphia Police Officer who was shot late Thursday night was released from Temple University Hospital early Friday morning. Officer Kevin Gorman of Mayfair was shot in the shoulder while on duty on the 3300-block of North Howard Street. The suspect remains on the loose. continue reading »

A Frankford resident became caught in the crossfire of a shooting over the weekend.

The Frankford Gazette reports Roy Koehler of Penn Street was shot in the leg near Arrott Terminal Saturday. continue reading »

Theresa Hanas, main street manager of the Frankford CDC, will resign later this month. As the Frankford Gazette reports, the CDC will accept applications for her replacement in the role.

CORRECTION: We originally reported that Theresa Hanas is the managing director, when is fact, she is the main street manager. Our apologies for the confusion.

Northwood Civic Association photo by Christopher Wink.

A busy meeting schedule kept us from Tuesday’s Northwood Civic Association meeting, but the Frankford Gazette was there.

Zoning issues were the most talked about topics at the meeting, which President Barry Howell said drew about 60 people. continue reading »