[UC] Mayfair Music

[Ann W Dixon]

Whomever was responsible for finding bands for Mayfair did an especially
good job this year. It was a nice mix of music, good musicians and a good
sound system. Thanks.
-Ann


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[UC] Toxic McDonald's

[Ann W Dixon]

Neighbors Against McPenntrification won the Toxic McDonald's Appeal on
May 28th!  Now McDonalds' won't be able to release the carcinogen,
tetrachloroethylene, into the air for us all to breath!

-Ann



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Re: [UC] UCD

[Ann W Dixon]

On Mon, 03 Jun 2002 10:30:51 -0400 Andrew Diller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
 This is a sad story, but I think that Larry Falcon has a slight axe 
 to  grind with UPENN. One thing-- if the guards let them up, why were 
 they  arrested? It sounds like the guards _didn't_ let them up, and then

 they  were in fact tresspassing.

They were arrested on charges of trespassing because there are "no
trespassing" signs posted. The guard did 
let them in. They were not charged with breaking and entering because
they didn't break to enter.
-Ann 



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Re: [UC] Zoning Bill 643

[Ann W Dixon]

Lauren and all,

I was at the recent meeting about Bill 643. It was very poorly
advertised- I only saw a few flyers up. Jannie Blackwell's assistant has
said that there will be more public meetings throughout the summer about
this bill. I hope that they are better advertised than this one. When the
bill was first introduced the same thing happened- the city (illegally)
neglected to inform citizens.

Richard Redding, City Planner and presenter, said that Bill 643 doesn't
efffect or change current or potential group house status. I have ben
lied to many times by city officials so I don't know if that is true or
not, but that is what he said. 

Ann


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[UC] meeting about 43rd & Market Area

[Ann W Dixon]

Someone told me that there  will be a meeting about planning for the area
around 43rd and Market Streets, Wed. August 14th, 4040 Market St., room
103, Elvin Partnership CDC, 7pm

-Ann


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[UC] sidewalk sale

[Ann W Dixon]

SIDEWALK SALE   SIDEWALK SALE  SIDEWALK SALESIDEWALK SALE
Saturday October 5th, noon-4pm  (raindate Sunday the 6th)

43rd Street, between Market & Ludlow

Neighbors Against McPenntrification benefit. Proceeds used to pay lawyer
so that tetrachloroethylene (a carcinogen) will not be pumped from the
ground into the air at the McDonald's construction site 43rd and Market. 




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[UC] Modern Laundry site

[Ann W Dixon]

The modern laundry site, soon to be Eckert's Drugs, is owned by David
Adelman of Campus Apartments.

According to the Annual Report of Pennsylvania Land Recycling Program
Report 2000 from the Department of Environmental Protection, the site is
highly toxic. This not surprising since dry cleaning operations use perc
and other toxic chemicals. McDonald's corportion decided to buy the lot
down the street at 43rd and Market instead of the modern laundry site
because the 43rd St site is slightly less toxic.

Neighbors Against McPenntrification flyered that neighborhood so that
residents would be aware of hazards. Of course, the flyers on poles were
immediately ripped down, courtesy of the UCD. I don't know of any other
educational efforts. Whenever I mention it to a nearby resident, they say
that they haven't heard about this issue.

The Storage Tank and Spill Prevention Act of August, 1989, requires
responsible parties to fund and clean up site contamination using
certified contractors. The responsible parties include current owners
even if they were not the ones causing contamination.

-Ann


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[UC] bagged leaf pickup

[Ann W Dixon]

If anyone knows what days the city is supossed to pick up bags of leaves
from the sidewalks, please send that info. to this list. Thanks. 


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[UC] Re: [focp-announce] Snow Postponement of Clark Park Work Day from March 1 to Saturday March 29

[Ann W Dixon]

March 29th sounds good for a workday. (March 15th is an anti-war march in
Washington.) -Ann


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[UC] 38th and Baltimore: say goodbye to the trees

[Ann W Dixon]

It's been about six years or so ago now, that the city wanted to
reconfigure the 38th St./Baltimore intersection. There used to be 3 big,
gorgeous oak trees in that traffic island. The city cut one, but citizens
got together and saved the other two by talking the city out of changing
the streets.

During the past couple of weeks workers have been taking core soil
samples on that traffic island and nearby island parking lot. This is to
see if the soil can support buildings on theses sites. Penn has indicated
in publications that they want to expand the nearby vet school. I don't
know what will happen to the roads when they do so. But, I bet that the
big healthy oaks and all the smaller trees (which Penn planted just a few
years ago) will be demolished.

Across 38th, are some more unusually healthy oaks and white pines. They
are slated to be killed to make way for the Life Science building.


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[UC] free movie

[Ann W Dixon]

"The Scarlett Claw", a 1944 Sherlock Holmes movie as well as some shorts
will be shown in Clark Park in cement area above bowl. Sat. August 2nd,
8:30 pm. From the collection of Jim Kietzman. Chairs not provided, so
bring your own if you like.

Yet another reason to join the Friends of Clark Park.


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[UC] Baltimore Ave.: quotes from the Phila. Business Journal

[Ann W Dixon]

 from the Philadelphia Business Journal [9/15]:
> ..
> 
> UCD's corridor initiative is funded by the William Penn
> Foundation and the Local Initiatives Support Corp.
> 
> The effort has focused on finding good businesses, he
> [Massar] said.
> 
> That has led to criticism from neighbors over just what is a
> "good business." Massar pointed to a plywood-fronted bar,
> saying that its owner has been chronically late in paying
> its city taxes. Obviously, the bar owner is not a UCD fan,
> Massar said.
> 
> But he was struck by the fact that even the city's
> Department of Licensing and Inspections was reluctant to
> crack down. L&I, he was told, does not want to put anyone
> out of business.
> 
> Massar said UCD has also been accused of trying to gentrify
> the neighborhood.
> 
> "It's amazing to me that people whose home values and
> business values are going up don't see that as a good
> thing," he said.
> 
> 


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[UC] Re: Bike traffic increases dramatically on Spruce St

[Ann W Dixon]

I think that the bike lanes are a huge improvement on Spruce. I used to
get squeezed out by cars when riding in the 4100 block and now I don't. 

Having a cutout for parking for the south side of all of the 3500-3700
blocks, so there would be street parking by the hospital, Quad, and all
stores including Wawa seems like what also should have happened to me.

-Ann


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Re: [UC] yoga

[Ann W Dixon]

I have taken classes with Colin on Buckingham Place. He is a great
teacher. He has studied very seriously, even went to India, but realizes
that not all his students are so serious. He is completely free of ego.
The place is small, so students get lots of individual attention. 

Class times are very limited and the building is cold, though.

Ann


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