Re: [UC] Scale and its adjudicators

2008-10-03 Thread Glenn moyer
Quoted by Ray from a Penn blog site: What’s most shocking, though, is the developers’ attitude toward their future neighbors. They’ve known of and heard these complaints for a long time now, but they still haven’t done anything to reassure current residents that anything but their worst

[UC] FWD: PVCA: Powel ES Kindergarten Tea, Oct 17

2008-10-03 Thread MLamond
I'm forwarding this message from PVCA. Powel is a K-4 public deseg school, so students from other parts of University City (and other areas of the city) can apply for kindergarten there. - Melani Lamond Hi, folks: The Powel school will be hosting its annual tea for prospective

[UC] LOST kitty - 48th Chestnut

2008-10-03 Thread Linda Lee
I'm sure you've seen the signs posted for this one:Domestic Long Hair Cat Black and Grey with White, Female (48th and Chestnut)Reply to:[EMAIL PROTECTED][?]Date: 2008-10-01, 10:53AM EDTLooking for our cat which went missing Friday. Kids are devastated. She is very friendly, and answers to

[UC] Re: UC Burglaries

2008-10-03 Thread Manuel McDonnell-Smith
I'm Manuel McDonnell-Smith; Senior Assignment Editor with FOX 29 News. We'd like to do a story on Sunday or Monday (most likely Sunday) about the rash of neighborhood burglaries. Most speficially, we would be interested in talking to anyone who has been a victim of these thieves. If you are

[UC] Re: PVCA: Powel ES Kindergarten Tea, Oct 17

2008-10-03 Thread MLamond
In a message dated 10/3/08 2:07:57 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: why, I wonder, has Lea never had that status? [Deseg program]  It would help to reintegrate the school which has about 15% ESL students, and is currently not overcrowded... in fact has only one grade I think it is third...

Re: [UC] Re: UC Burglaries

2008-10-03 Thread MLamond
In a message dated 10/3/08 3:32:48 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I'm Manuel McDonnell-Smith; Senior Assignment Editor with FOX 29 News. We'd like to do a story on Sunday or Monday (most likely Sunday) about the rash of neighborhood burglaries. Most speficially, we would be interested in

[UC] Bravo Phila. public students!

2008-10-03 Thread Glenn moyer
This inspirational action shows the children having a hell of a lot more sense than the adults. Stand up for reason and justice! Well done public school students! http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20081003_Phila__students_voice_concerns_on_teacher_pact.html They called attention to

Re: [UC] Re: UC Burglaries

2008-10-03 Thread nrvs
Hello Melani and Manuel: I don't think that doing a story will get these guys off the streets. More likely, you'll sensationalize it to get people to watch tv. I disagree. A TV news story would raise awareness of the burglary problem in University City. As a result, our neighbors are more

Re: [UC] News tip was Re: UC Burglaries

2008-10-03 Thread Glenn moyer
Hi Manuel, You may wish to investigate a very important city wide issue that has been witnessed by people from this neighborhood. Please feel free to contact me. I've personally witnessed the full problem and will give my full cooperation. The Philadelphia City Planning Commission and

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2008-10-03 Thread J. Matthew Wolfe
Tomorrow, Saturday, October 4 at Noon Penn meets Dartmouth in football for the 178th time at Franklin Field. It is Penn's Ivy League opener and it is Penn's Community Day. That means that through the generosity of Penn's Athletic Department and Penn's Office of Community Affairs there are free

Re: [UC] Re: PVCA: Powel ES Kindergarten Tea, Oct 17

2008-10-03 Thread Meg Wise
Actually, last year the district eliminated "deseg" status for all but 2 or 3 schools. If you do not live in the Powel catchment area, you can still apply to attend, just as you can for many schools. Greenfield and Meredith, for example, are popular with families who live outside their catchment

Re: [UC] Scale and its adjudicators

2008-10-03 Thread Anthony West
And that's why I originally quoted a remark by Gary Jastrzab of PCPC that you ignored in the original news article, and that you just ignored again: “Initially we had major issues with the height of 11 stories. But with the cut-outs, added Jastrzab in reference to the five rooms that were

[UC] Re: PVCA: Powel ES Kindergarten Tea, Oct 17

2008-10-03 Thread Wilma de Soto
Why, indeed? On 10/3/08 2:07 PM, Vivianne T. Nachmias [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: why, I wonder, has Lea never had that status?  It would help to reintegrate the school which has about 15% ESL students, and is currently not overcrowded... in fact has only one grade I think it is third... and

Re: [UC] Re: UC Burglaries

2008-10-03 Thread Wilma de Soto
I watch Fox 29 News on a regular basis. The Fox Ten O¹Clock News, Good Day Philadelphia in the AM because I feel they are one of the best local news channels after the other local network affiliates switch national news. However, the real reason I began watching them a while ago is because I

[UC] Re: Burglaries

2008-10-03 Thread Anthony West
Cindy Preston, veteran town-watch activist of the Squirrel Hill Police Ministation, gave forceful warning about these burglaries, which have been occurring at least in her part of University City, at yesterday's First Thursday meeting. I believe she herself was a recent victim of one. Penn VP

Re: [UC] Scale and its adjudicators

2008-10-03 Thread Glenn moyer
And that's why I originally quoted a remark by Gary Jastrzab of PCPC that you ignored in the original news article, and that you just ignored again: “Initially we had major issues with the height of 11 stories. But with the cut-outs, added Jastrzab in reference to the five rooms that were

Re: [UC] Scale and its adjudicators

2008-10-03 Thread Anthony West
This quotation derives from Nicole Contosta, who has covered this issue extensively for the University City Review for many months. Neither Contosta nor any other journalist is free of error. But I'll go with her report against that of a citizen journalist who faked an imaginary nursing home

Re: [UC] Scale and its adjudicators

2008-10-03 Thread UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
Glenn moyer wrote: Throughout this smokescreen of propaganda, all important relevant issues raised by the community were erased from all the city records while the falsified records put forth only a single unresolved issue behind the delay, the parking/traffic study. Was all of this a simple