[UC] Glassblowers ?

Salutations, gentlefolk, A friend of mine has 400 pounds of silica - 8 50-pound sacks - sitting on his front porch in Yeadon, and is willing to give it away to anyone who'll give it a good home (He and I can haul it to wherever, though help therewith will be welcomed.) Note - this ain't 'san

Re: [UC] Reality check

Frank, If you distrust your boss so much that you believe he would say in public, "Frank is not fired," after secretly having told you, "Frank, you're fired" -- then, in my opinion, you should quit now, before things reach this pass. I might note John Fenton has not disputed in public this publ

Re: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West

Dave Axler wrote: Sharrieff says, "Those who are interested in participating in the committee will be heard and have an opportunity to participate in making decisions about where we go from here." Unfortunately, that's only partly true. Only those who can juggle their schedules so that they

Re: [UC] Glassblowers ?

John, There are 2 glass studios that I know of: http://www.phillyglassworks.com/studio.html (908A North 3rd, formerly at 3100 Spring Garden) http://www.hotsoupstudio.com/pages/home.html (26 S. Strawberry St. in the heart of Old City) Margie > Salutations, gentlefolk, > > A friend of mine has

RE: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West

Thanks Brian. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Siano Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 8:01 AM Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West Dave Axler wrote: > Sharrieff says, "Those who

RE: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West

Sharrief has also welcomed people to email him with suggestions. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Siano > Sharrieff is trying to organize a meeting of people who'd like to be on this committee. > So it's going to be a small, prelim

Re: [UC] Reality check

I thought John Fenton was under a gag order. If that's the case, he's not in a position to refute anything. From: "Anthony West" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check Date: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 07:29:19 -0400 I might note John Fenton has not disputed in public this public content

Re: [UC] Reality check

Yes Karen, That order was reported by Councilwoman Blackwell. That is the one point in her account that I heard someone else confirm at the Thurs. meeting. A reporter across the table from me made a confirming remark. To paraphrase, that's true, Mr. Fenton can't talk about this. Of course

Re: [UC] Reality check

First of all, that is one of the reasons I work for myself. Secondly, if you think this never happens, you are more naive than you let on. Do you honestly believe everything a CEO says publicly about an employee's departure is true? Please say you don't. Why should this situation be any dif

Re: [UC] Reality check

Frank wrote: First of all, that is one of the reasons I work for myself. Secondly, if you think this never happens, you are more naive than you let on. Do you honestly believe everything a CEO says publicly about an employee's departure is true? Please say you don't. Why should this situation

Re: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West

Brian, Sharrieff, & Co.: To quote again from the same mail sent by Sharrieff: "This is a committee meeting for those who already joined and those who want to join. ... All are welcomed to hear what is happening, but we will conduct a committee meeting." Yes, it's a planning meeting, as you p

Re: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West

Dave Axler wrote: Brian, Sharrieff, & Co.: To quote again from the same mail sent by Sharrieff: "This is a committee meeting for those who already joined and those who want to join. ... All are welcomed to hear what is happening, but we will conduct a committee meeting." Yes, it's a plannin

[UC] The FOCP complaint

Neighbors, Earlier today, I hand delivered a written complaint to the office of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and staff about the false information being posted publicly by the Friends of Clark Park about last Thursday's, University of Pennsylvania meeting. This publicly observed and documented

Re: [UC] The FOCP complaint

Glenn wrote: Neighbors, Earlier today, I hand delivered a written complaint to the office of Councilwoman Jannie Blackwell and staff about the false information being posted publicly by the Friends of Clark Park about last Thursday’s, University of Pennsylvania meeting. This publicly observe

Re: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West

The lack of an open, accessible planning process -- especially when it is implemented by small and exclusive organizing groups that decide if and how larger public activities will occur -- is a behavior that has been repeatedly noted on this list as a substantial and negative component of the oper

Re: [UC] Reality check

KAREN ALLEN wrote: I thought John Fenton was under a gag order. If that's the case, he's not in a position to refute anything. open questions: are the other ucd employees that were involved with the malcolm x park incident also under gag orders? also, is it true that marty and glenn bryan

Re: [UC] Out of the Ivory Tower and Into the Streets

Elizabeth F Campion wrote: My daughter, born in 1986 and my son, born in 1991 spent much of their free time in the park, in the "bad old days". Hilary Bonta wrote: That's funny, Ross, because a friend of mine was just telling me the complete opposite. She's raising her kid here as well. Ro

RE: [UC] The FOCP complaint

You should see what happens when someone denies him his juicebox before his naptime. - Mike V. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Siano Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:51 PM Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] The FOCP compl

Re: [UC] Reality check

Not cheap at all. I'm replying to this: All this is rapidly evolving even as we tap, of course. Real negotiations about matters of importance never take place on an unmoderated listserv. He posed it as a statement which is why I responded the way I did. That is Tony's style: Broad stateme

Re: [UC] Glassblowers ?

John Desmond wrote: Salutations, gentlefolk, A friend of mine has 400 pounds of silica - 8 50-pound sacks - sitting on his front porch in Yeadon, and is willing to give it away to anyone who'll give it a good home (He and I can haul it to wherever, though help therewith will be welcomed.) N

Re: [UC] Reality check

They're not listed on the web site. Frank On Jun 13, 2007, at 05:15 PM, UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN wrote: also, is it true that marty and glenn bryan were removed from ucd's board? when? were any reasons given why? You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity."

[UC] Water Ice (was "Baltimore Ave shops")

There's an Water Ice and Pretzel shop on Greenway just east of 49th. -Lew From: "Mark Bowerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Mark Bowerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: univcity@list.purple.com Subject: Re: [UC] Baltimore Ave shops Date: Tue, 12 Jun 2007 09:16:51 -0400 My e

Re: [UC] Reality check

- Original Message - From: "UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "University City List" Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [UC] Reality check KAREN ALLEN wrote: I thought John Fenton was under a gag order. If that's the case, he's not in a position to refut

Re: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West

Brian, Do try reading what I said, not what words you'd like to put in my mouth so that you can then inaccurately make claims about my having "impossibly utopian goals" (many of which you've invented on my behalf, a thankless task from which you may consider yourself excused in the future).

RE: [UC] The FOCP complaint

Brian, just out of curiousity, can you give us a rough count of the membership of FOCP? I'm wondering just how many of us are out there embarrassing the people of this community. Thanks, Kathleen From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Brian Siano Sent: Wed 6/

[UC] Clark Park: U of P taxi service depot

I regularly see UPenn vans idling next to Clark Park, and tonight one of drivers carelessly parked her van so that it was blocking the pedestrian crosswalk at 45th and Kingsessing, with the engine running, while she dined in another van across the street. When I called the number on

Re: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West

Does anyone ever recall any email on this listserv from Barry Grossbach (who is a major component in the initiatives that has affected the economic and physical development) inviting the community to participate with regard to any major community initiatives? I highly respect Barry and all he has

[UC] bike theft

I personally don't believe window bars are necessary if you are doing some of the other important anti-crime practices such as: - Sharrieff The block on which I live has, over the last 35 years, had EVERY house on it burgled with the exception of the house in which I live. The only element

Re: [UC] Lost cat -- 42ND AND SPRUCE

If you are serious and not being dramatically obtuse, she is one of many celebrity designers today. Her celebrity comes from her being David Spade's sister. She designs handbags mostly, although I could be wrong about this point, and they are sold in Manhattan mostly. Sande - Original Me

Re: [UC] "Committee meeting" on the 13th at Walnut West

Barry never really participated in this list.serv, as I recall. Rather, his partner, Mike Hardy used to post to the list, but unsubscribed after one of the mass defections of many list.servers back in the early 2000's. Sande - Original Message - From: Wilma de Soto

Re: [UC] The FOCP complaint

Turner,Kathleen wrote: Brian, just out of curiousity, can you give us a rough count of the membership of FOCP? I'm wondering just how many of us are out there embarrassing the people of this community. Why certainly, Kathleen. The Friends of Clark Park includes nearly _three hundred and fi

[UC] Notes from Planning Committee Meeting Re: UCD 6-13-07

Notes from Planning Committee Meeting Re: UCD Wednesday June 13th 2007 6PM Walnut West Library Meeting Length: 1 ½ hours The meeting was attended by 17 people, a cross-section of community representatives and residents. The agenda focused on allowing everyone to speak their mind regar

RE: [UC] bike theft

No energy to debate with you. S -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of SKnight Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 9:54 PM To: Jennifer Horner Cc: UnivCity@list.purple.com Subject: [UC] bike theft I personally don't believe window bars are necessa

Re: [UC] Notes from Planning Committee Meeting Re: UCD 6-13-07

Hi Sharrieff, Thanks for the extensive summary. I'm curious about a few points Racial Discrimination in UCD hiring polices If true, that's pretty serious. Was any evidence presented to support this claim? particularly the treatment of John Fenton. Just to clarify, what specificall

Fwd: [UC] The FOCP complaint

Glenn, How about sharing the complaint with the list? Paul -Original Message- From: Glenn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UnivCity@list.purple.com Sent: Wed, 13 Jun 2007 4:30 pm Subject: [UC] The FOCP complaint Neighbors, Earlier today, I hand delivered a written com

Re: [UC] bike theft

I've moved from home to home, REMOVING window bars. Rape is a horror, but relatively rare and survivable. When I consider what I value... ... I'd rather my family and pets could escape, or be helped out of our home than worry about our possessions. There are too many stories of Fireman unable to

Fwd: [UC] Reality check

I thought I saw Marty's name on the board list for UCD when I checked earlier this month.  I understand he was very present at the first Thursday with Jannie. Seems like he should have been the usual suspect for the committeeman7 message.  Right? Paul -Original Message- From: