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Northeast: Residents, Local Leaders Continue to Question UPS Warehouse Plans During Review Hearing

December 7, 2020 Brian Joseph Nowosielski 1

A second design review, hosted by the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, gave residents and registered community organizations another chance to express their displeasure with the development coming to 1 Red Lion Rd. [continue reading…]

Bustleton

Bustleton: Residents Express Disapproval for the UPS Warehouse on Former Budd Co. Site

November 11, 2020 Brian Joseph Nowosielski 1

At a meeting of the Greater Bustleton Civic League, officials from United Parcel Service presented their plan for the site, but residents expressed their concerns about a process that has not taken their input into account as often as they would like. [continue reading…]

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Northeast: Residents Look to City For Answers About Budd Site Development

October 16, 2019 Kelly Brennan 12

Shannon Lindsay lives in Island Green Estates, a subdivision off Red Lion Road in Bustleton that borders the now closed Island Green Country Club. When she and her husband purchased their home, they expected a [continue reading…]

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Bustleton: Danielle O’Driscoll Left Fashion for Floor Mats

March 22, 2019 Brittany Sims 0

Danielle O’Driscoll left her job in fashion a decade ago because she felt something was missing in her life. Already working part-time at the Northeast Racquet and Fitness Center (NERC), she decided to make fitness [continue reading…]

Bustleton

Northeast Philadelphia: Philadelphia’s Out-of-School Time Initiative Enters Phase One

September 29, 2017 Kristof Phillips 0

Philadelphia’s Out-of-School Time (OST) Initiative continues to build on past programs and improve the quality of OST for children by increasing participation from non-city funded programs. Mayor Jim Kenney’s administration sees improving OST programing as a [continue reading…]

Bustleton

Fox Chase: CORA Services Arrives At Loesche Elementary School

September 28, 2017 Kristof Phillips 0

CORA Services recently expanded its out-of-school-time (OST) network in Northeast Philadelphia, bringing additional services to schools like Loesche Elementary School. Located in Fox Chase, CORA provides children with academic support, psychological services, speech and language [continue reading…]

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Northeast: Brain Waste Drags Down Immigrants And Economy

July 7, 2017 Kristof Phillips 0

All along Bustleton Avenue are businesses built by foreign-born people who came to the U.S. in pursuit of a better life. Yet many highly educated and skilled immigrants are underemployed in Northeast Philadelphia and the [continue reading…]

Bustleton

Northeast Philadelphia: A Home For Immigrants To Live

July 7, 2017 Robert Fogarty 0

Since the ’80s, neighborhoods such as Bustleton, Somerton and Fox Chase have become a haven for Eastern European immigrants. Signs written in Russian can be seen throughout Bustleton Avenue, which hosts many immigrant businesses. One [continue reading…]

Business

Bustleton: Immigrant Businesses Booming Along Bustleton Avenue

July 7, 2017 Kristof Phillips 1

Northeast Philadelphia has become a home for small immigrant businesses. Shopping centers along Bustleton Avenue feature many thriving businesses owned by immigrants from all over the world. With his restaurant not even two months old, [continue reading…]

Bustleton

Fox Chase: Survivor Of Danube Swabian Ethnic Cleansing Shares Her Story

July 6, 2017 Kristof Phillips 3

Since the Danube Swabian Association moved to Fox Chase in 1972 it has been dedicated to passing on its Germanic culture and history, as well as honoring the memory of those lost to the ethnic [continue reading…]

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