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Town Hall Meeting on Recovery Homes in Frankford
Councilwoman Maria Quinones-Sanchez hosted a town hall style meeting on the topic of recovery houses in Frankford at Sankofa Freedom Academy last Tuesday night. This was the followup to the meeting...
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Anybody Want to Open a New Halfway House in Frankford
This tip from Lisa came in yesterday afternoon. There is a lot of property for sale in Frankford and I didn’t pay much attention till I saw the possible uses for the building. Is this the best idea...
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Frankford Civic Association Meeting
I missed the Frankford Civic meeting last week but I knew both NEastPhilly and John Loftus of the Northeast Times would have it covered. You can read both accounts linked above. Sounds like it was a...
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Post Election Notes
The primary election on May 17th was a low turnout event as was expected. Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez defeated Danny Savage for the Democratic party nomination for the 7th District City...
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Recovery House Challenge
I admit it. I don’t get it. Why does it take state legislation to regulate recovery houses in the city of Philadelphia? Is there something in the constitution of the Commonwealth that prohibits a...
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Frankford Flophouses May Increase
This is from the ever vigilant tipster ob: I am not sure if you saw this- more information on everyone’s favorite topic in Frankford. These articles centered on recovery houses in Kensington, but...
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Frankford Civic Associaton Meeting 1/5/2012
The January 5th meeting of the Frankford Civic was very well attended with over 25 people in the conference room on the 2nd floor at Aria Health. There were 3 zoning issues on the agenda for the...
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Could Chris Christie Save Frankford and Foulkrod?
The Republican governor of New Jersey is the first elected official in this area with the courage to say the unthinkable, jail does not solve the drug problem. Jail may make the problem worse. Once...
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Living on the Edge in Frankford
City Paper has a good story by Daniel Denvir about drug rehabs and the effect Governor Corbett’s new budget will have on their survival. As noted in the piece, Frankford has a large number of these...
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Northeast Treatment Centers Clients Clean Up
Wednesday afternoon, April 18th, was the inaugural day of a new partnership between the Frankford CDC (Community Development Corporation and NET (Northeast Treatment Centers. Aimed at keeping the...
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Anybody Want to Open a New Halfway House in Frankford
This tip from Lisa came in yesterday afternoon. There is a lot of property for sale in Frankford and I didn’t pay much attention till I saw the possible uses for the building. Is this the best idea...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frankford Civic Association Meeting
I missed the Frankford Civic meeting last week but I knew both NEastPhilly and John Loftus of the Northeast Times would have it covered. You can read both accounts linked above. Sounds like it was a...
View ArticlePost Election Notes
The primary election on May 17th was a low turnout event as was expected. Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez defeated Danny Savage for the Democratic party nomination for the 7th District City...
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Recovery House Challenge
I admit it. I don’t get it. Why does it take state legislation to regulate recovery houses in the city of Philadelphia? Is there something in the constitution of the Commonwealth that prohibits a...
View ArticleFrankford Flophouses May Increase
This is from the ever vigilant tipster ob: I am not sure if you saw this- more information on everyone’s favorite topic in Frankford. These articles centered on recovery houses in Kensington, but...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Frankford Civic Associaton Meeting 1/5/2012
The January 5th meeting of the Frankford Civic was very well attended with over 25 people in the conference room on the 2nd floor at Aria Health. There were 3 zoning issues on the agenda for the...
View ArticleCould Chris Christie Save Frankford and Foulkrod?
The Republican governor of New Jersey is the first elected official in this area with the courage to say the unthinkable, jail does not solve the drug problem. Jail may make the problem worse. Once...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Living on the Edge in Frankford
City Paper has a good story by Daniel Denvir about drug rehabs and the effect Governor Corbett’s new budget will have on their survival. As noted in the piece, Frankford has a large number of these...
View ArticleNortheast Treatment Centers Clients Clean Up
Wednesday afternoon, April 18th, was the inaugural day of a new partnership between the Frankford CDC (Community Development Corporation and NET (Northeast Treatment Centers. Aimed at keeping the...
View ArticleOffering Rehabilitation Services That Respects the Individual; Not Just the Law
We attended the press conference concerning one of our area’s needs – tighter regulations and control over the recovery facilities which we know are very plentiful in the Frankford area. The press...
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