Friday – A water main break early Friday evening rerouted traffic from the busy Bustleton Avenue/Red Lion Road intersection. A 12-inch main burst around 7:30 p.m. The Philadelphia Water Department said only three customers lost service. Repairs began Saturday. continue reading »
Delaware Valley Academy was set to reopen Monday under new management. But it didn’t.
Its 100 students reportedly had no idea their school, which trains medical and dental assistants, would close, though former staffers told Action News school officials had let on about recent money troubles. continue reading »
Plans for the Wawa at Grant Avenue and Krewstown road include knocking down most of the existing shopping center and adding parking.
Demolition for the BP gas station at Grant Avenue and Krewstown Road is set to begin in the next two to three weeks. A full service Wawa will replace it.
E. June Spring, a senior real estate manager for Wawa followed up at last night’s Greater Bustleton Civic League meeting on the presentation the convenience store made at the group’s last general meeting. With approval from the GBCL, Wawa will now go before the Zoning Board of Adjustment for a variance and a certificate.
GBCL members put up little fight for the variance required to change the name on the existing sign from BP to Wawa and the certificate to allow for the sale of food.
It was traffic that most concerned the approximately 60 people in attendance. continue reading »
(L to R) Jane Golden, Executive Director of the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program; Councilwoman Joan Krajewski; John Byrne, MARC President; State Sen. Mike Stack; Mick Hartey, MARC Secretary; and State Rep. Mick McGeehan. Photo provided by MARC.
The Major Artery Revitalization Committee along side State Rep. Michael McGeehan (D-173), State Sen. Mike Stack (D-5) and City Councilwoman Joan Krajewski (D-6), dedicated its latest mural to beautify the neighborhood in East Torresdale.
The mural, located on the train station at Grant Avenue and James Street, depicts the old train station with the message “Welcome to East Torresdale.” continue reading »
Whenever I talk to anybody who is, at best, slightly familiar with the area, or Philadelphia in general, there are two specific places I like to reference to give them an understanding of where I grew up.
And, without a doubt, people usually are familiar with both and tend to have a story – sometimes negative – about at least one of them. continue reading »
The intersection of Rising Sun and Adams avenues is now equipped with a red light camera.
As part of the city’s ongoing crackdown on red light-runners, two more red light cameras have been installed — one in Roxborough, the other at Rising Sun and Adams avenues. continue reading »
Protesters gathered outside Albert’s Cafe Wednesday night following the shut down of the adjoining House of Blaze LGBT club.
The July 3 shut down came after a months-long feud between Albert’s owner Abert Buoncristiano and Blaze Walters, who owns the second-floor establishment, House of Blaze at the property on the 3100-block of Grant Avenue. continue reading »
Members of the Greater Bustleton Civic League prepare to discuss zoning matters at the association's March meeting.
Zoning was the primary focus of last night’s meeting of the Greater Bustleton Civic League, with the first order of business being a presentation from Eva Gladstein, executive director of the Zoning Code Commission, and Michael Thompson, Northeast representative for the City Planning Commission.
GBCL residents, who came together last night for the first time at Baldi Middle School, paid close attention, as neighborhood zoning issues often cause tension at the monthly meetings.
The three-module plan is expected to be presented to City Council by the fall. The revisions have been broken into three chunks:
Gladstein said in addition to the monthly community meetings across the city, in the future, the commission will seek to help those who feel their districts require remapping. To make the zoning process more approachable to those who refer to it most — residents and business owners — the new codes will be written more simply and in a less convoluted way. continue reading »
Bill Rubin of Philadelphia's Board of Pensions and Retirement explains the costs of DROP to Bustleton residents.
In what quickly devolved into arguments and accusations, the Greater Bustleton Civic League tackled several issues at last night’s meeting, including recent crime spikes, DROP and zoning.
Though more neighborhood-centric topics dominated the three-hour meeting, Bill Rubin, vice chairman of the city’s pension fund, was slated as the highlighted speaker, with the intent of talking with Bustleton residents about DROP.
“Nobody had any idea who I was three years ago,” Rubin commented about the recent public scrutiny of the Deferred Retirement Option Program. continue reading »
Jim Sanders, a representative for 311, explains the number's purpose to attendees at the January GBCL meeting.
“[The Northeast] is the envy of the city.” That’s what 311 employee Jim Sanders told attendees at last night’s Greater Bustleton Civic League meeting as he began his presentation on the city’s answer to the abundance of 911 calls.
Sanders, the Citizen/City Council Engagement Coordinator for 311, explained to Bustleton residents the background story around 311, and its purpose in Philadelphia. continue reading »
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