Re: [UC] Zoning notice is up on Locust St side of former stores at 45th St SE corner
It's for a Daniel Thut for an eat in/take out establishment with live entertainment The second part of that phrase on the Notice references zoning code, as to what kind of live entertainment is *not* included in this zoning request... I don't recall the exact reference, however. Dan operates the other two Green Line Cafe's and I've never seen any loud bands or karaoke nights at either. Hopefully he doesn't plan to suddenly shift gears (what little I know of him, I doubt he would). The last I'd heard was the person who bought the property is keeping the house part as is - apartments and was putting a Vietnamese restaurant on the ground floor. The house part still stands as per the zoning notice. Dan W. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] more on 'anchor institutions' and expansion moves
Oh, yes! These three retail categories are killers. All of them have fled inner-city neighborhoods and all of them place mom-and-pop operations at a disadvantage in this decade. I sorely miss them, as I don't like trekking out to the malls for these items. The chief problem for University City is probably insufficient gentrification. Despite all the recent blather by anarchists on this subject, the average household income in West Philly as a whole is still way too low to attract merchants in these categories. That's why they're mostly in suburbia. Still -- In this 'hood, I can buy serviceable men's clothing at Forman Mills, a non-mom-and-pop, non-upscale affair; EMS addresses my particular sporting-good interests very well. I already have all the balls I need, I don't have to buy any extra; Monarch is one heckuva neighborhood hardware store but it doesn't have late hours, true; The classic Woolworth's store doesn't exist anymore as a category. That niche has been carved up between dollar stores, on the one hand, and drugstore chains, on the other. And we have enough of each to choke a horse. -- Tony West I would like to see: a men's clothing store for adult men a sporting goods store for real athletes a hardware/woolworths store for regular nine-to-fivers [aka ray] You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] more on 'anchor institutions' to Mom Pop
In a message dated 9/20/2007 4:40:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: but whatever was meant, I think we can all agree that the 'mom and pops' that are 'on campus' are ultimately (with few exceptions) all dependent on some kind of permit/leasing arrangement with penn? and so any 'mixing in' goal that's going on is really just 'more of the same'? A month or so ago, in an item in the DP that was reproduced on this list, statements were made by the wonderful folks in the Penn Real Estate Dept to the effect that there would be no space for local entrepreneurs -- more or less a synonym for the mom-and-pop operations being discussed here -- at Domus (or was it the Radian) because they were setting the bar on rents too high. Of course, to show that none of these people had been near Planet Earth for a while, they quoted figures greatly exaggerating the actual rents charged by mom-and-pop property owners for commercial space. So, while they implied that the Penn-property rents were about twice those available in the 'hood, they were actually four to six times as high. Earth, calling Craig Carnoroli. Come in please. Always at your service ready for a dialog, Al Krigman -- 36-year local resident and housing provider ** See what's new at http://www.aol.com
Re: [UC] more on 'anchor institutions' and expansion moves
BRING BACK MARTY'S !!! -cm `·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸º On Sep 20, 2007, at 4:48 PM, UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote: Frank wrote: If the Penn real estate folks are reading this: TLA Video and an Apple Store, please!! Then I will forgive you for closing Tony Luke's. And don't close the lobby of the 30th St. Post Office to the public! (I don't know if this is supposed to happen but they are leasing the office space in the building to the IRS.) I would like to see: a men's clothing store for adult men a sporting goods store for real athletes a hardware/woolworths store for regular nine-to-fivers .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being connected to this forger. -- Tony West Ray's falsehoods are more sophisticated, more believable -- Tony West __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] clothing donation
I did a massive closet clean-out the other night, and now have 5 bags of clothes sitting in my living room. Some are older and some are casual, but most are work clothes that Ive either shape-shifted out of or gotten tired of. I could take them to 2nd Mile that would be easiest, since theyre down the block but Id like to pass them on to someone who really needs them, rather than see them on the racks at 2nd Mile and regret my efficiency and re-purchase some. If someone can recommend a shelter or womens organization that needs work clothes, Id appreciate it. I know such an organization exists, I just cant remember the name right now. Thanks. Karen Heenan You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] clothing donation
If you have slightly used, nice business attire for women who are returning to or just entering the workforce http://www.careerwardrobe.org/DonationInfo/Index.htm Found it through http://www.careerwardrobe.org/DonationInfo/Index.htm Dan W. On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 09:21:23AM -0400, Karen Heenan wrote: I did a massive closet clean-out the other night, and now have 5 bags of clothes sitting in my living room. Some are older and some are casual, but most are work clothes that I?ve either shape-shifted out of or gotten tired of. I could take them to 2nd Mile ? that would be easiest, since they?re down the block ? but I?d like to pass them on to someone who really needs them, rather than see them on the racks at 2nd Mile and regret my efficiency and re-purchase some. If someone can recommend a shelter or women?s organization that needs work clothes, I?d appreciate it. I know such an organization exists, I just can?t remember the name right now. You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
[UC] Boys exposing themselves
And I did not make up the headline just to get your attention. Recently -- in the past 2-3 weeks -- there have been at least four incidents involving two teenagers approaching young women and exposing themselves. I am aware of incidents at 4800 block of Warrington, 4800 block of Windsor, and just this morning right at the trolley stop at 48th and Chester, across from the Dog Park. The woman this morning screamed at the boys and they ran away, then the boys came back and she screamed again. One dog park member followed the boys down to Kingsessing and then up to the Kingsessing Rec Area ...the police came and the woman filed a report, but to now they have not found a suspect. If anyone else has information about any incident like this, we hope you will report it to the police. What may seem like a harmless prankster can evolve into a rapist or worse. Roger
Re: [UC] clothing donation
Oops. Found it through http://www.womenintransitioninc.org/ Dan W. On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 09:51:35AM -0400, Dan Widyono wrote: If you have slightly used, nice business attire for women who are returning to or just entering the workforce http://www.careerwardrobe.org/DonationInfo/Index.htm You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Zoning notice is up on Locust St side of former stores at 45th St SE...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Two things: 1) I did get confirmation from Councilwoman Blackwell's office that the street level was an application for a permit for a new (and bigger) Green Line. I somehow picture (unconfirmed) folk-type rather than band music, or some of our local talent doing their comic impersonations of their know-it-all friends and neighbors, as the entertainment 2) The zoning notice seems to say that what's now the first floor apartment would be converted to a card, gift, magazine shop. Years ago, there was a news stand in the one-story shop just south of the SE corner of 43rd Spruce. You could get rather eclectic magazines and an interesting assortment of international newspapers there. That was pre-Internet, so I don't know if there would be enough demand for this sort of thing today -- but it certainly catered to the snob I subsequently learned not to be (see the comic impressions. above). heh. maybe folks will be interested in viewing the documentary, Flag Wars, which will be shown next monday, september 24, at the uhuru solidarity center on 3733 lancaster. and then right afterwards people can stroll over to the green line cafe, on 3649 lancaster avenue, to discuss it. or do impressions. whatever. details about flag wars: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/268757/ Flags Wars is a poignant account of the politics of injustice and gentrification. Working class residents in Columbus OH, fight to hold on to their homes, while realtor's and gay home-buyers take over and displace the black community. Flag Wars is a candid, unvarnished portrait of privilege, poverty, and local politics, representative of conflicts taking place across America. A documentary by filmmakers Linda Goode Bryant and Laura Poitras. US, 2003, 90 minutes. .. UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN [aka laserbeam®] [aka ray] SERIAL LIAR. CALL FOR RATES. It is very clear on this listserve who these people are. Ray has admitted being connected to this forger. -- Tony West Ray's falsehoods are more sophisticated, more believable -- Tony West __ This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email __ You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
Re: [UC] Zoning notice is up on Locust St side of former stores at 45th St SE...
We have Avril 50 for that now! I love that place. Frankus Sleek. Edgy. Infinitely flexible. On Sep 21, 2007, at 07:47 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: but it certainly catered to the snob I subsequently learned not to be
[UC] Fwd: It Ain't Easy Being Green
Salutations, gentlefolk, For those interested in the economic impact of institutions of higher education on their surrounding communities, here's one of the more interesting stories I've seen lately. Yours, John Desmond http://www.slepton.com/slepton/viewcontent.pl?id=865 It Ain't Easy Being Green: Notre Dame and the Economy of Sports by Dave Zirin September 20, 2007 There's an old cliche that the most popular college football team in the United States is whoever plays Notre Dame. Like the Yankees of New York and the Blue Devils of Duke, fans of the Fighting Irish believe winning is their birthright. Some programs see victory as being earned, Notre Dame sees it as being owed. It doesn't help that their head coach Charlie Weis bathes in this arrogance, walking around campus like the love child of Bear Bryant and Norman Schwarzkopf. He seems to believe that people should just genuflect in front of the Golden Dome and call it a day. But this season, Notre Dame is staring at a historic futility that's filling much of the college football world with joy. They are 0-3 for the second time in the 120 year history of the program. But it's not just 0-3, it's the kind of ugly 0-3 that has fans of the Kelly Green reaching for the Prozac and Jack Daniels: an 0-3 that saw them lose 38-0 to a Michigan team that couldn't beat Appalachian State; an 0-3 that has seen them generate zero offensive touchdowns; an 0-3 where they've displayed teamwork worthy of the United Nations. Not surprisingly this has led to an unprecedented agitation among the faithful. Weis has seen his popularity dip from Knute Rockne levels to Newt Gingrich, going from the throne to the hot seat in record time. The man with the 10 year contract probably shouldn't buy any perishable goods this winter. Personally I take no pleasure or pain Notre Dame's fall. When it comes to Touchdown Jesus, I'm an agnostic. But the gut-wrenching, internet hysteria, the fearfulness of - heaven forbid - having a lousy football team at Notre Dame, masks something far more tragic, far more familiar, in far too many cities - great and small. Unlike the Yankees, who play in the most arrogant city since Rome, and Duke, an isolated island in Durham, South Bend's hysteria for the health of Irish football actually takes on a dimension of something rotten far beyond the world of amateur sports. Football at the small, prestigious, Catholic school with a population of a mere 11,000, has become the hub on the wheel for the entire university and beyond. Notre Dame football according to the US Department of Ed, generates over 61 million dollars a year, with operating costs of only 4 million bucks. They also garner nine million dollars a year, every year until 2010 thanks to their exclusive and unprecedented TV deal with NBC, and are in the midst of a 60 million dollar relationship with Adidas. But more than just on campus, Notre Dame football has become the seed of both identity and economic self-sufficiency for the entire community. South Bend, Indiana, used to be one of those towns highlighted in black and white, static-flecked 1950s newsreels as a city on the move. People's identities and sense of worth were solidified proudly by the knowledge that anytime people drove a Studebaker, or used a Singer Sewing Machine, they would have South Bend to thank. But the industrial belt rusted out, and today the only monuments to the glory days of yesteryear reside in the abandoned factories, metallic skeletons that rattle about the past. Now according to the latest census, 16.7% of people in South Bend live below the poverty line, including 24.0% of those under age 1 and the number one employer, not only in South Bend, but all of St. Joseph's County, is the university of Notre Dame. If Notre Dame is the beating heart of the region, football money is the aorta, the muscle, the very pump, that gives the city oxygen. When 80,000 of the faithful that attend home game, $6.3 million dollars is on average generated into the economy of St. Joseph's county supporting an entire network of small businesses and bed breakfasts - not to mention an informal economy of vendors and sales people dependent upon the team's continual allure. The identity of the community begins and ends with the Fighting Irish. The economic is locked in a dance of death with the psychological. Now, as they lose it causes a crisis that has the feel of hysteria. What if the ratings drop - even more - for NBC? What if the BCS doesn't come calling? What if the team actually goes winless? What would that do to the generosity of the big boosters? What would that do to attendance? What would that do to South Bend? What would that do to St. Joseph's county? What would that do to the person selling bottles of cold tap water by the side of the road as tailgaters enter the parking lot? It feels criminal that a city's sense of self is dependent on whether 18 year old Jimmy Clausen can actually take a snap from center
[UC] Purse recovered, is now w/ Police : Please help restore it to the victim
I spent a half hour or so, between 5:30 and 6 PM, chasing two purse thieves and talking to Police Officers McBride and Oreo (no kidding). Two thrill seekers, age about 12, black and male were racing down the street in possession of a quilted bag. It was a large, 'crunchy' item, colored with a white base, densely covered in paisleyish medallions in green and blue. Since the purse seemed a major style clash with the running shoes, gender, age and Tommy Hilferty styling, of the two 5' tall, medium brown boys, there was a what's wrong with this picture element to the event. Shortly thereafter I passed a distraught woman, I started an exchange yelled from my car to her in the parking lane, which confirmed her purse had just been stolen. I dialed 911 and chased the kids north on 46th. I yelled Drop the Bag every few car lengths. They'd get ahead when I caught a light, and I'd catch up on the stretches. Pursuit started south of Spruce and ended at Market where chain link barriers stopped my car. The kids raced across Market, up the hill behind Aldi's and appeared headed for the projects. The cops caught up with us north of Chestnut. One car headed east on Ludlow, probably headed towards the logical end point. The other car stopped near me, and took details. As I was chasing the kids, they were throwing items out of the purse as they dug for the items they wanted. My passenger followed the route and gathered up 2 smaller purses that had been inside a hair brush, a small green journal and a few other items, and finally the quilted purse. These items were turned over to McBride and Oreo. I headed back to where I had seen the victim and she was gone. So... If anyone knows of a young woman, possibly named Stephanie S. (a name on an end page of the journal), who drives a car share car, and who had her purse stolen today, please let her know that any money, ID, credit cards or cell phone that were in the purse were not found, but the other items, that might be a comfort to recover, can be picked up, probably at 55th and Pine. Feel free to forward the message. Better she should get multiple announcements of the recovery than none. I am sorry the kids were not caught. Unless the police catch them with her ID in hand they would probably not be caught. To the victim: I am sorry two thrill seeking punks were motivated to take your purse, possibly wrecking your day. I hope tomorrow is better. These kids were young, and fit and should have been in an after school program for art or sports. They were having too much fun with the theft and even the chase. It seemed that opportunity and fun, not need was their motive. They need some retraining and different opportunities. People like Bruce Andersen, Lauren Leatherbarrow, Leland Mayne, Vivianne Nachmias, Betty Allen, Cyndy Preston and many others especially good teachers and coaches who volunteer time to give kids (not just their own) attention, tools (like books and reading, and bike repair), skills (like cooking, first aid, camping, etc.) fitness, and a sense of the larger community and opportunities to build a better future are models I deeply admire. The cops responded quickly and courteously. I wish their assistance had not been necessary or that the outcome had been a full recovery of lost items. I hope the young woman who lost her purse makes peace quickly with this bad event and takes all necessary steps (like cancelling her credit cards) to make sure it has no further negative consequences. Today some of our neighbors celebrate the beginning of important holy days. Today is also International Peace Day. I hope each of us makes some time to think and or pray and or act for peace. Best! Liz Elizabeth Campion Cell Phone: 215-880-2930 215-546-0550 Main, -546-9871 fax, Desk + VM: 215-790-5653 PRUDENTIAL, FOX ROACH REALTORS, LLC Please read Consumer Notice enjoy HOME PILOT tools at www.PruFoxRoach.com You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named UnivCity. To unsubscribe or for archive information, see http://www.purple.com/list.html.
