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Outdoors

Group Wissahickon Walk — Bear Free!*

May 17, 2016 Carolyn Fillmore 1

Relaxed, dog-friendly hike this weekend from Henry Ave trail head! Includes hermits’ caves, a Lover’s Leap, and a hidden playground/ballfield under a canopy of trees. If recent bear sightings have turned you off the Wissahickon, come [more…]

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Development

We Get Letters: Playground Update from the Friends of McMichael

May 16, 2016 Steve Fillmore 10

Alexis Franklin writes in defense of green space at McMichael Park and recaps a recent vote by the Friends of McMichael. [more…]

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Development

Never Say Goodbye: Redeemer Church — UPDATE

May 15, 2016 Carolyn Fillmore 6

A snapshot of the zoning moment that shaped the future of Redeemer Church in East Falls. [more…]

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Development

Long Time Coming for Ridge Flats — UPDATED

May 14, 2016 Gina Snyder 5

Almost twenty years of community planning may finally transform the East Falls Riverfront Business District! [more…]

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East Falls history

Let’s Talk About Race, East Falls

May 12, 2016 Carolyn Fillmore 3

BOOM! A brutally frank conversation between two sides of the race divide in East Falls.  Larry Benjamin blows up local social media again  — recounting experiences with neighborhood racism, and tangling with “Mo” from Nextdoor If [more…]

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Food and Drink

WE ARE BLESSED: Founders Breakfast Stout at Murphy’s

May 11, 2016 Steve Fillmore 2

East Falls ups our craft beer cred! Murphy’s scores coveted keg of Founders “Kentucky” Breakfast Stout, a mythical beer that only appears once a year, and inspires a devoted following. Beer snobs take note: a limited engagement [more…]

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Neighborhood councils

EFCC RECAP: Historic Election, Proposed Playground

May 10, 2016 Carolyn Fillmore 5

For the first time ever, EFCC will postpone this year’s elections (they’re still working on a candidate slate). Plus: a playground proposal for McMichael park gains acceptance, and a smidgen of ire.  Ah, how things change. Last [more…]

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Development

Setting the Record Straight on Ridge

May 10, 2016 Gina Snyder 3

Answering lingering neighborhood questions about the proposed Pennrose apartment building on Ridge Avenue [more…]

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Politics

Talk of the Town (Hall)

May 9, 2016 Pam DeLissio 0

In this month’s “Pam’s Perspective” — Reaching constituents one Town Hall at a time. [more…]

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Local news

Three Die, Six Injured in Henry Ave Crash — UPDATED

May 8, 2016 Judy Gotwald 4

Henry Ave’s rain-slick roads claimed two young lives earlier this month (and another last night). Now new signs & memorial remind drivers of the importance of seatbelts. Town News Today’s Judy Gotwald reports from East [more…]

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