[UC] The Gables Bed & Breakfast is hosting a reception to support James Roebuck State Representative

[Friends of Jim Roebuck]

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Friends of Jim Roebuck
435 South 46th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19143
www.friendsofjimroebuck.webs.com

-Original Message-
From: Jim Roebuck 
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 23:05:46 
Subject: The Gables Bed & Breakfast is hosting a reception to support James
 Roebuck State Representative

 The Gables Bed & Breakfast is hosting a reception to support James Roebuck
State Representative - 188th District

Friday, April 20th, 6 - 8 PM

•For years, Jim has been an effective voice for better schools
•Jim serves as Chair of the House Education Committee
•Jim actively advocates for funding for education, the arts, job training
and community building

Please RSVP to gab...@gablesbb.com

Sponsored by Don Caskey, Warren Cederholm, Doris & Denis Cochran-Fikes,
Marisa Guerin, Mike Sweeney, Patrick Loll, Nadia Adawi, Melani Lamond &
Brian Ratigan

Donations are welcome, but not necessary

Please VOTE for Jim Roebuck on Tuesday, April 24th!


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Friends of Jim Roebuck
435 South 46th Street
 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19143
 Phone: 215.382.1268
Website: www.friendsofjimroebuck.webs.com

Re: [UC] Citywide Summit: Our Schools Our Solutions (4/28 2-5 p.m.)

[wil.phil]

That's the school Debbie Wei started in Chinatown about ten years ago.She's a brilliant person, a good friend and a fellow college classmate. Debbie and Helen Gym were instrumental in forming Asian Americans 
United as well as another fellow college mate Paul Uyehara and his wife 
Mary.This summit should be a night to remember.Considering what the corporations are doing to Jim Roebuck, it is imperative 
people attend this meeting.Sent from Xfinity Mobile App

[UC] Citywide Summit: Our Schools Our Solutions (4/28 2-5 p.m.)

[Amara Rockar]

Please see below for information on an exciting and important upcoming
event. Please forward to any and all that might be interested. Thanks!

Amara
West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood
Schools

"Dear stakeholder in our public school system,

In an era of doing more with less, parents, teachers, and students and
community members are coming together to empower ourselves to improve our
neighborhood schools.  We've known for a long time that we are the ones we
have been waiting for when it comes to understanding what our schools *
really* need to improve, the vast abilities of our young people, the
amazing things the majority of our great educators can do, and the strong
community base of support among our parents, clergy, and community leaders
when it comes to our youth and our neighborhood schools.

Across the city we've seen amazing efforts like Supporters of Stanton, the
Teacher Action Group, the West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools,
Parent Power, and the Philadelphia Student Union in building the leadership
of parents, teachers and students, bringing these groups together, and
uplifting the true possibilities of our schools when directly effected
stakeholders turn our vision into reality.

There is *greatness on the ground* in our schools and communities.  We
believe that parents and communities deserve the choice to join with
educators they respect and trust to control the transformation of our
schools.  It is urgent that we improve our schools through as many avenues
as possible and our educators and communities are a source of untapped
potential in Philadelphia.

*Please join us on Saturday April 28th for a Citywide Summit: Our Schools
Our Solutions 
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location: Folk Arts and Cultural Treasures School**
1023 Callowhill Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123***2:15pm  — Opening Panel —
Transformation from Below: Changing OUR Schools

Speakers will address how they were able to make significant changes at
their schools.

*3:00 – 4:30pm — Breakout Sessions
*

Hear from students, teachers, and parents who are working to address the
problems in our schools.  Create your own strategy for improving your
school community. **

 *4:40 – 5:00pm — **Building OUR Power for School Change in OUR City*

End the day with hundreds of educators, students, parents and community
members, as we issue a call to action to expand our options for educational
changed *led by us* in the city of Philadelphia."

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[UC] Re: 52nd Street Area Development Meetings

[Amara Rockar]

I'm hearing that the ZBA approved the Apple Lofts project. Does anyone have
more info?

Amara

On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 9:56 AM, Amara Rockar  wrote:

> I didn't get to 52nd Economic Development Plan on Wednesday. Did anyone?
>
> The Apple Storage proposal is called "Apple Lofts" and (obviously) needs
> zoning to go from Industrial to Residential. 112 "loft-style" apartments:
> 25 studios, 41 1 beds and 46 2 beds with prices ranging from $700-1,400.
> They seem to think the 52nd and Baltimore transit corridor will make the
> project especially attractive. All market-rate, no subsidized (the company
> Ironstone, has other affordable rental buildings in the area, the Madison
> at 50th and Spruce and the Commodore at 48th and Locust, recently
> acquired). Hardwood floors, stainless steel appliances and exposed brick
> walls. 92 parking spaces in back included plus bike storage and Philly Car
> Share spots (they meant ZipCar, I guess). On the ground floor they want to
> put in 2,000 square feet of C2 commercial space for which they don't have a
> tenant (someone suggested a co-working space with possibility for community
> group usage). The building will look pretty much the same except with a lot
> more windows. They will be redoing the 52nd Street sidewalk. Sewage
> connection actually runs up 52nd Street and then under the building so they
> won't need to tear up 52nd Street for that.
>
> Ironstone are not general contractors, they will have to hire a general
> contractor, want to use local contractors, mixed shop, mostly open, some
> union. Long-term maintenance etc. positions in the building will likely be
> local. Business is looking to grow.
>
> They would be applying for a 10-year tax abatement. Redevelopment of the
> building should not impact real estate taxes on the two-story homes
> surrounding it (taxes are based on like buildings).
>
> Zoning hearing is on January 4, 2012. They want to break ground in April
> with the project finished in a year but begin renting within 9 months and
> have the property fully-rented one year after completion.
>
> Community concerns: parking because of the funeral home and church nearby,
> property taxes going up anyway, it not being affordable and/or senior
> housing, construction disrupting 52nd Street traffic, the project
> attracting rowdy students, the project attracting the kinds of people who
> ride bikes(?), the additional tenants making it harder to catch a trolley
> in the morning and developers not willing to commit to making improvements
> to the 52nd and Baltimore intersection because that's neither in their
> budget nor their property.
>
> I imagine if you want to support this project or voice your concerns, you
> should be emailing marty.ca...@phila.gov and sandy.ha...@phila.gov at
> Councilwoman Blackwell's office (be sure to provide your name and address)
> and/or testifying at the zoning hearing.
>
> Amara
>
> On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 1:48 PM, Amara Rockar  wrote:
>
>> There are two meetings this week related to development along the 52nd
>> Street corridor that may be of interest to neighbors. The following is all
>> the info I have. Thanks!
>>
>> 52nd st economic development plan community meeting, Wednesday December
>> 14th 6p.m.
>>
>> White rock baptist church, 5240 chestnut st, Philadelphia, PA
>>
>> and
>>
>> Cedar Park Neighbors is hosting a community meeting on a proposed new use
>> for the long empty Apply Storage building located at 780-782 S. 52nd
>> Street. The property owner, Apple Iron Stone, intends loft apartments with
>> a retail use on the first floor with resident parking located in the rear.
>> Cedar Park Neighbors
>> invites you to a
>> Community Meeting
>> Regarding: 780-782 S. 52nd Street
>> (Apple Storage Building)
>>
>> Thursday, December 15th, 2011
>> 7:00 pm
>> Wayland Memorial Baptist Church
>> 5126 Baltimore Avenue
>>
>> Many who participated in the Baltimore Conversation last year expressed
>> interest in seeing vacant buildings renovated and occupied once again. We
>> hope you will come to learn more about this proposed project for our
>> community. Questions? Contact CPN at: 267-531-4147;
>> cont...@cedarparkneighbors.org
>>
>
>


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