Castor Gardens residents cleaned up Max Myers Rec Center during the 2012 Philly Spring Cleanup. Photo/Michelle Alton

Is there a spot in your neighborhood that needs cleaning?

For those looking to volunteer, the Philly Spring Cleanup website has the full list of sites for the annual citywide clean-up event.

All cleanups scheduled for Northeast Philadelphia will be posted here, below. The clean-up day is April 13. continue reading »

Frankford residents visited Overington Park Saturday to purchase plants donated by local gardeners to help raise money for future park events. Photo/Frankford Gazette

Frankford gardeners came together Saturday to raise money for Overington Park events by selling perennials from neighborhood gardens.

The park at 4600 Leiper St. now has freshly planted annuals, Tropical Cannas and sunflower seeds, and many Frankford residents went home with flowers they purchased from neighbors. 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.

Dozens of volunteers helped spruce up three Frankford parks over the weekend for Philly Spring Cleanup. The Friends of Overington Park and Frankford CDC led the efforts, with help from Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez and State Rep. Tony Payton.

The Frankford Gazette has recaps of both events, which included cleaning and planting in Overington and Wilmot parks and the small park at Hedge and Orthodox streets.

Friday – Frankford residents gathered Friday in Overington Park to spread holiday cheer through the neighborhood with some Christmas carols. continue reading »

Here’s a summary of the week’s Northeast news we didn’t cover. See others here.

Northeast native and 2005 grad of the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts Peter Sabasino is currently a contestant on the FOX TV hit show So You Think You Can Dance. Sabasino’s primary style is tap, though he’s trained in modern, jazz, hip-hop and other styles.

Continue reading for coverage of last weekend’s Overington Park Fall Fest, a Holy Family basketball pep rally and more.

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The crowd awaits the Northeast Phily Idol contestants. Photo courtesy of the Frankford Gazette.

The 2009 Frankford Festival was this weekend – a nice treat after having been rained out the weekend before.

Held at Overington Park at Leiper and Overington streets, the festival featured live music, a petting zoo, a moon bounce and perhaps most anticipated: the Northeast Philly Idol contestants.

For coverage and more more photos from the Frankford Festival check out the Frankford Gazette’s story and slideshow.

By Shannon McDonald

Here’s a summary of the week’s Northeast news we didn’t cover. See others here.

A police officer is being investigated after being seen assaulting a woman on a store surveillance camera. Officer Alberto Lopez Sr. is pictured  approaching and provoking a physical confrontation with Agnes Lawless around 3 a.m. last August. Lawless and her friends had just been in a fender bender with Lopez’s son. The incident took place at a Lukoil store at Comly Road and Roosevelt Boulevard, not far from the scene of the car accident near Northeast Philadelphia Airport. The situation is a complicated one, which Internal Affairs is investigating. Lopez has since been removed from active duty while incident is further evaluated.

Keep reading for a special gift for some campers, a cleanup in Frankford and more. continue reading »