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WHAT'S NEW IN THE
NEIGHBORHOOD
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VOTE TO LOCATE
STANDS FOR BICYCLES BUILT FOR TWO (THOUSAND)
Next Spring,
the City will locate 150 to 200 bikeshare stations, each a minimum of 7' x 35',
containing as many as 2000 bikes available for short term rental. You can
register your vote as to where bikeshare stations should be located on line at
phlbikesharemap.com (a site
that favors Mozilla and Chrome browsers over Internet Explorer). The site
contains a map of the City dotted with blue icons, each of which represents a
suggested bike station location. Click on the icon to learn the address of the
suggested location and, in the upper left hand corner, the number of votes
garnered by the location. To determine which locations have gathered the most
votes, move your cursor to the arrow on the scale labeled "Filter by Popularity"
in the lower right of the page depicting the City map. As you move the arrow to
the right, the locations with the least votes are eliminated. You can create a
new location or add your vote to locations that have already been selected. At
present, the two top vote getters in our neighborhood are Broad and South (71
votes) and City Hall (87 votes), both non controversial choices. But some
obvious locations lag significantly. For instance, Markward Playground at
Taney Park has only 8 votes. Let's not let our neighborhood be outvoted by those
effete Easterners living in Wash West or Society Hill. And imagine the shame,
the unspeakable shame, of being out polled by the Southerners residing below
South Street. Neighbors Unite! Speak now or forever hold your
peace.
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FREE
SELF-DEFENSE CLASSES FOR THE FAIRER SEX SAT., JULY 12, GERSHMAN Y, 401 S. BROAD,
10 AM TO NOON
CCRA
and Councilman Kenyatta Johnson, working with Handbags 4 Peace, has organized a
free self-defense class for women and girls ages eight and over.
For more information, contact Tymea Sanchez at Tsanchez@girltinilive.com.
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PHILLY FOODWORKS CCRA
DISCOUNT PROGRAM
Philly Foodworks is offering CCRA members a
$20 discount on its home delivery option. CCRA members need only use the code
"CCRA" when signing up for home delivery on Philly Foodworks web site.
Philly Foodworks encompasses farmers, chefs, artisans, entrepreneurs,
activists, educators and customers who desire good food. Philly Foodworks'
Community Supported Agricultural (CSA) Program helps local farmers
build their business by marketing to all Philadelphians. CSA members can
customize their shares, are reimbursed when they can not pick up their share,
and can opt for delivery by Wash Cycle Laundry's bicycle delivery
system.
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CCRA
MERCHANT MEMBERS DISCOUNT PROGRAM
Support our
local merchants and save money too. These local merchants will provide a
discount (described
here) to any member
who shows a current CCRA membership card (Di Bruno Bros. has its own CCRA card)
and personal identification.
Di Bruno Bros., 1730 Chestnut St. and the Market at the Comcast Center
(215-665-9220)
Uber - In addition to these
local merchants, CCRA has arranged with the limo service Uber, for a 10%
discount for CCRA Members. Use code
CCRA14.
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OCT.
19 HOUSE TOUR SEEKING TOUR HOMES
Our
56th Annual House Tour, an important fundraiser for the Association, will be
held on Sunday, Oct. 19. As hundreds of your neighbors have done before, would
you be willing to place your home, apartment, or condo on the Tour this year?
We provide insurance and multiple on-site hosts/hostesses. You receive our
deepest thanks, as well as recognition in our Tour Book and the Center City
Quarterly. Please contact the CCRA office for further information at
215-546-6719 or centercity@centercityresidents.org.
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NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS AND
EVENTS
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VOLUNTEERS NEEDED AT THE
PHS POP-UP GARDEN UNTIL 10/3, 1438 SOUTH STREET
Help the Pennsylvania Horticultural Society while enjoying summer in the
Pop Up Garden.
PHS needs volunteers to work from 11am to 2pm in the Pop UP Garden. Your
duties will be to welcome visitors and provide information about PHS and the
City Harvest Program. PHS will provide all the information you need. If you would like to help PHS, please contact Jessica
Wong, PHS Volunteer Coordinator at: jwong@pennhort.org
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BASTILLE
DAY POTLUCK PICNIC, MON, 7/14, 7PM - 9PM SCHUYLKILL BANK, ACROSS FROM LOCUST
STREET ENTRANCE
Bring a dish for the potluck dinner (with serving
spoon), wine or other beverage,
plate, utensils, napkin and
cup,and a blanket to spread on the grass.
And bring your neighbors too! Table for the buffet and French music
provided.Suggested dress: red, white and
blue
Hosted
by:
John
and Missy Randolph
Ted
and Dianne Reed
Judy
Wicks and Craig Johnson
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4 PIANO VIRTUOSOS AT
CURTIS, 1726 LOCUST ST, SAT, 7/26, 7:30 PM TO SAT, 8/2, 4 PM
Philadelphia
Young Pianists' Academy will present piano concerts at Curtis Institute of
Music, Field Concert Hall. The artistic director is Ching-Yun Hu, a center city
resident. For concert information, click here, then click
on
Concerts.
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DISCOUNT TIX TO HARLEM
GLOBETROTTERS AT WILDWOOD NJ, WED, 8/6 - SAT, 8/9
The Globetrotters are offering our members ticket discounts to our members.
Click here to download form. Deadline to order is
Tues., 8/5. For more information, contact Jake Rubin at 800-641-4667 x 151 or
email your order to rubin@harlemglobetrotters.com.
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ATTENTION
SENIORS!
Friends
in the City, Friends Life Care and Feet First Philly, jointly invite seniors to
walk around Rittenhouse Square every Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Meet Pam at the Goat. Walk at any speed that is comfortable for you.
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