Monthly Archives: April 2011

NLNA – E-Waste Drop Off Day!

The Northern Liberties Neighbors Association is sponsoring and E-Waste drop off day.  Properly dispose of anything you have that is electronic.  That includes, computers, TVs, printers, cell phones…anything. Saturday, April 30th at the NLNA Community Center (corner of 3rd and Fairmount).       NLNA – Northern Liberties Neighbors Association.

Supermarket Intrigue

There’s a big beautiful supermarket with the Pathmark logo outside, sitting forlornly at the corner of Girard Avenue and Second Street in Northern Liberties at the Schmidt’s complex.  The building is complete and was supposed to open in late 2010. Well here we are in mid-April 2011 and the market so eagerly awaited by thousands…

Peter Nero and the Philly Pops – the Fink Rant!

As the Philly O bankruptcy swirls and takes on new life in the press, the Philly Pops get more and more dragged thru the muck. As a player in the Pops, I believe we are a viable orchestra with a true mission and a dedicated audience.  I see the same people in the front rows…

A Bad Case of Garden Envy

The beautifully, artfully, horticulturally adorned rowhouses in my Philadelphia neighborhood, Society Hill to be specific, have given me garden envy.   I admit it.   My neighbors’ plantings are spectacular, and mine are not.  I have become an enthusiastic, though minimally skilled gardener who picked up the trowel rather by necessity than desire.    Several years ago,…

The Philadelphia Orchestra is Awesome! – Rant

Please support the Philadelphia Orchestra! Like the Philadelphia Orchestra Musicians Facebook Page! Article from NPR about Philly O’s current situation. Article about last night’s leaflet action. ______________________________________________________________________________ Do you realize how good Philly O is? I moved here in 1983 to go to music school mostly because of Philly O. I remember the first concert…

Its Spring, Sports/Real Estate Fans!

It’s a great time of year to be looking for your next home or condo in any of the many wonderful and livable center city neighborhoods. There are good buys to be had from Southwest Central Philadelphia and Fitler Square to Northern Liberties and Fishtown. I can help you find what you want in your…

Top Ten Favorite Things About Springtime in Philly

Overflowing flower boxes adorning Philadelphia’s rowhouses and daffodils bursting out of the urban gardenscapes of Center City Condos are a sure sign that spring has, at long last, arrived.    In light of this lovely fact, I was inspired to compose a list…my top ten favorite things about springtime in Philly…. 1.  The Phillies.  After a…

Listing Alert! 256 S. 24th St, Fitler Square Home for Sale

If you want to live in Center City Philadelphia and budget is on your mind, check out my new listing at 256 S. 24th St. This home features 4 floors of living space.  Public records says its 810 sq ft but it feels larger.  Its been in the same family for several generations so this…

Make your Real Estate Values Soar!!!! Support the Arts!!!

Kevin Spacey brilliantly explains exactly why the US Economy needs the Arts.  Like Winston Churchill said when faced with cutting the arts during WWII,  “Then what are we fighting for.” The Arts make cities worth living in – the arts are what make our neighborhoods great, the arts and artists are why people move to…

Point Breeze – Good Coffee – Good Beer and a changing landscape…

Southwest of southwest Center City is Point Breeze, bounded on the east by Broad Street and the west by 25th Street, and by Washington Avenue on the north and Mifflin Street on the south. As the article in the Inquirer depicted, Point Breeze is a neighborhood in transition, and consequently a neighborhood where good buys…