Mayfair: This Week In The News — Car Crashes And Thefts, Political Rematches And Swimming Overseas
In case you missed it, we found a few places where people are talking about things happening in Mayfair: Car crashes into funeral home– A man drove his car into the John F. Fluehr & Sons funeral home at Cottman and Rowland avenues last Friday night. Police say it was on purpose. (via NBC10) Local […]
Mayfair: Southern Rock, Health Screening, DC VS Marvel Quizzo And More Happening This Week
Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood. Breast Cancer Screening: Monday, Aug. 7, 9 a.m., Rep. John Taylor‘s office (4117 Longshore Ave.) High Noon concert: Wednesday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m., Pennypack Park Music Festival (see our recent story on the concert series here) […]
Mayfair: Japanese Whiskey, Night Market, Free Movie
Looking to find out what’s going on in Mayfair this week? Our calendar round-up lets you know what’s happening in your neighborhood. Summer Circus at Rolling Thunder: Monday, July 31, 10 a.m.-10 p.m., Rolling Thunder Skating Rink (7017 Roosevelt Blvd.) Japanese Whiskey Dinner: Wednesday, August 2, 6-10 p.m., 6235 Frankford Ave. Mayfair Night Market: Thursday, August 3, 5-9 p.m., 3500 […]
Port Richmond: Taylor, Hohenstein Battle for 177th District
Philadelphia and the Democratic Party have been closely aligned for several decades. The last Republican to be mayor of Philadelphia was Bernard Samuel, whose tenure at City Hall was completed in 1952. Since then, the citizens of Philadelphia have largely been represented by Democrats in city government, Harrisburg and Washington D.C. There has been one […]
Bridesburg: Private Police Not Yet The Answer
The residents had tolerated enough. They wanted their voices heard. On September 19 of last year, residents in Bridesburg held a community watch meeting to discuss the possibility of hiring an additional security force. Community leaders felt their neighborhood was being overlooked by Philadelphia’s 15th District police station, which also covers communities like Frankford, Mayfair […]