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HomeMayfair Civic Association

Mayfair Civic Association

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Featured Stories

Mayfair: Abandoned Home And Disputed Back Lot Give Neighbors Headaches

October 29, 2013

On the 3400 block of Ryan Avenue in Mayfair, residents are becoming increasingly concerned with the quality of their community. One boarded up home is bringing down morale and a disputed plot of land behind

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Northeast: Mayfair Granted $20,000 Towards Frankford Avenue Revitalization

October 8, 2013

The 300 locally-owned businesses that line Frankford Avenue in Mayfair have been granted an opportunity to invigorate and improve their community. Although congested with outdated shops and mini-malls, community members have viewed Frankford Avenue as

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Northeast: Residents Continue to Battle ‘Brazen’ Scrappers

September 30, 2013

In Mayfair and Holme Circle, residents are battling brazen scrappers who are not only taking scrap metal from curbside garbage but also right from people’s yards. Scrappers are defined as those who take scrap metal

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Northeast: Mayfair CDC Outlines Major Deal at First Farmers Market

April 23, 2013

Earlier this month, the Mayfair Community Development Corporation and the Allegheny Iron and Metal Corporation struck a deal to revitalize Mayfair. The partnership was reached under Philadelphia’s CDC Tax Credit Program and will allow the

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Northeast: Farmers’ Market Preview Arrives in Mayfair

September 26, 2012

The 3500 block of Ryan Avenue was transformed into a small street fair Sunday during a preview of the Mayfair Farmers’ Market due to open in April 2013. Although the market will not be open

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Mayfair: Rebuilding the Memorial Playground

April 5, 2011

It looks like the Mayfair Memorial Playground is finally being rebuilt. The playground in front of Lincoln High School on Ryan Avenue was torn down three years ago after a little girl fell and was

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Mayfair: Candidate Night at the Perzel Community Center

April 2, 2011

https://vimeo.com/21847630] With the City Council primary elections right around the corner, candidates for Philadelphia’s 6th District seat waited their turn to speak to residents of Mayfair at the civic association meeting in the John Perzel

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