Tarken Rec Center's ice rink will undergo a $3.3 million renovation. Image/Google Maps

A $3.3 million renovation to the skating rink at the Tarken Recreation Center is expected to begin in June.

As a part of a private-public partnership with the City of Philadelphia, the Ed Snider Youth Hockey Foundation will fully enclose the rink located at 6250 Frontenac St. by matching a $6.5 million grant from the state’s Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program.

City Councilwoman Marian Tasco, D-9, announced the news from her district at Thursday’s City Council meeting, noting that a West Oak Lane rink had undergone a similar makeover.

Scanlon Ice Rink in Kensington, Laura Sims Skate House in West Philadelphia and the Simons Recreation Center in West Oak Lane were all open-air outdoor rinks that operated just 12 weeks a year until the foundation stepped in.

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By Shannon McDonald

A man was shot just before 10 p.m. last night at Elbridge and Frontenac streets near Tarken Playground. He died about 40 minutes later at Aria Health’s Frankford campus. His identity has not been release, and police are still investigating the details.