Courtesy of votemcelhatton.com

By Shannon McDonald

Dan McElhatton’s public office resume is almost as extensive as his ties to the Northeast. The 59-year-old candidate for District Attorney is a City Council alum, graduate of North Catholic, former Assistant District Attorney and Northwood little league coach.He spent two years working at Solly Playground, then represented that district 20 years later as a council member.

In an exclusive interview with NEastPhilly.com, Dan McElhatton talks about his connections with the Northeast and his plans for the next District Attorney.

There aren’t many candidates from the Northeast running for public office. Where abouts are you from?
I was raised in Juniata and moved to Northwood. I went to Holy Innocents as a kid, then onto North Catholic, as did my three brothers, my father and my son. Then I went to Villanova and Temple Law.

How did you spend your time growing up?
My brothers and I were active in the Juniata Park Boys Club. I played varsity baseball and jv basketball at North, then played American Legion baseball in college. I also worked at Solly Playground in Rhawnhurst for two years during the early ’70s.

When did you make the move from Juniata to Northwood?
I got married in 1971, lived in Juniata for three or four years, then moved to Northwood in 1975. My kids went to St. Martin of Tours, where my wife taught. My wife is from Holmesburg; she went to St. Dom’s and St. Hubert’s. My wife’s family still lives in same house on Rowland Avenue.

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UPDATE: In yet another It’s Our City post about last week’s budget workshop at St. Dom’s, the school is again listed as being in Frankford. Fourth time’s not the charm.

Outside media don’t care about the Northeast. We have all seen them misuse, misspell and mistake our neighborhoods and our streets, so we at NEast mag wanted to do something about it. When they get it wrong, we set it right in a segment we like to call Right NEast/Wrong NEast.

By Shannon McDonald

This is getting embarrassing.

In yet another article about last Thursday’s budget workshop at St. Dom’s, WHYY writer Alan Tu called us the “North East.” Really, Alan?

It may seem insignificant, but I don’t see anyone referring to Southwest Philly as the South West. I’m not sure what WHYY’s editing protocol is for online stories, but it looks bad to mislabel a section of the the city three times in a blog called “It’s Our City.”

I really enjoy reading the articles, so I hope the WHYY reporters can invest a little more time in NEast research. Maybe fourth time’s the charm?

Outside media don’t care about the Northeast. We have all seen them misuse, misspell and mistake our neighborhoods and our streets, so we at NEast mag wanted to do something about it. When they get it wrong, we set it right in a segment we like to call Right NEast/Wrong NEast.

By Shannon McDonald

WHYY might need some new copy editors.

Writer Chris Satullo’s article about Thursday’s budget workshop at St. Dom’s placed the Catholic grade school in Frankford, nowhere near its home in Upper Holmesburg.

To make matters worse, after we pointed out Satullo’s error, a “correction” of sorts was made. St. Dom’s is now qualified as being situated in the lower Northeast, a term the City of Philadelphia reserves for neighborhoods like Fishtown and Kensington, neither of which are NEast.

The third strike? No one even admitted to the mistake. Rather than cross out the initial Frankford reference, someone subtly snuck in and changed the location without noting the correction.

Someone should warn St. Dom’s students that this will make for a longer commute to school.

See other Right NEast/Wrong NEast posts.