Fountain Farmers Market
Passyunk & Tasker at the Singing Fountain
Wednesdays, Starting May 22nd, 2013
3PM – 7PM

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Eric Walter
Favorite Spot: The King of Jeans sign
Neighborhood: East Passyunk Crossing
Address: 1843 E. Passyunk Avenue (at 13th Street)

I am: a Michigan boy blown eastward for love and opportunity, a web producer at WHYY’s NewsWorks.org, a delinquent writer.
Years in Philadelphia: 4
Current Home: East Passyunk Crossing

Full story at…

http://www.phillylovenotes.com/eric-walter-king-of-jeans-south-philly/

Located at the northeast corner of 13th and Mifflin Streets, the Mifflin Substation was built in 1913 to serve the electrical needs of the City Transit Division’s trolleys. The building is built of brown brick and features four large, arched windows on the Mifflin Street side. The Substation is still used to supply back-up power for the Broad Street Subway. Time and vandalism have taken their toll on the exterior. The terra cotta band near the base of the building has pieces missing. A number of window panes are cracked, and the green metal screening that was installed to protect the glass is rusting and hanging haphazardly.

Several years ago students from the University of Pennsylvania’s Planning Program did a study of East Passyunk Avenue and the surrounding East Passyunk neighborhood. Working closely with the East Passyunk Crossing Civic Association (EPX) the study gathered community input to identify potential neighborhood improvements. The Substation was listed as a source of blight which could be turned into an attraction through better lighting and some form of ‘window dressing’ to mask the broken glass and rusted screening.

EPX contacted SEPTA and initiated discussions about an art project at the site. These conversations facilitated a series of improvements to the building including new security lighting, sidewalk repairs and a general clean-up of the surroundings. EPX applied for and received a $10,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED), and began a search for a designer.

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Thursday, November 29, 5-7pm
East Passyunk Avenue at Tasker

Passyunk Avenue Revitalization Corporation invites you to a tree lighting with carolers from Alphabet Academy, complimentary refreshments and, of course, Santa!

Itinerary:
5:00 PM – cider/hot chocolate/cookies set up for the kids
5:20-30 – PM—elected officials speak
5:30 PM – Santa lights the tree
5:30 PM – Alphabet Academy starts
6:00 PM -food and adult beverages are served
6:00-6:45 PM – Jackson School rock band performs

From Philly.com:

“Philadelphia homeowners can now apply for a Homestead exemption that would provide some relief to those who could be hit hard under Mayor Nutter’s plan to move to a new property-tax system based on market values.

Homeowners can apply until July 31. Primary residences of all homeowners are eligible regardless of age or income.

Fill out the application here. You can get your OPA number by entering your address here. For additional information go to the city’s website. Completed applications can be mailed to the Office of Property Assessment.

The homestead exemption would knock $15,000 or more off of all homeowners’ assessed values.

Prom Night is a big deal in a teenager’s life. And it’s one of the priciest! Even more so when the economy is in a shambles and jobs are hard to find. As prom season approaches, lots of teens (and their parents) are stressing over how to make the big night magical on a shoestring budget. But, OMG, skimp on the dress? Are you serious?

Well, this year you could find that Cinderella dress, and ALL accesories, at a bargain price at Goodwill’s “Prom Party” dress sale the weekend of March 31st/April 1st.

BUT Goodwill needs your help! In order to sell these dresses, shoes, bags, etc at a dicounted price, they must first be donated to Goodwill! So clean out those closets and donate your last year’s couture, bridesmaids gowns, and your own old prom dresses on FRIDAY, March 30 from 11 -7 at Etc., Thrift (Southeast Corner 12th & McKean) or at the Goodwill Store at 2601 S. Front Street! 

Your donatiosn are tax-deductable for you and the money from any dress purchased from Goodwill will go toward helping the nonprofit’s mission of providing education, training and job services for disadvantaged or disabled people.