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The North Broad Renaissance announced its five-year-plan to re-vitalize the stretch of North Broad Street between City Hall and Germantown Avenue on Tuesday, June 28. The North Broad Renaissance’s proposal would bring business and attention to

North Broad Street. Guests were ushered into the School District of Philadelphia’s lobby by the claps and cheers of volunteers eager to see the often-neglected corri-dor receive a little TLC and financial investment. The volunteers were mostly younger African-American women, all dressed in orange t-shirts that said “#thinkbroad” on the back. Though they welcomed guests for more than an hour, their applause and smiles

never faded. The party offered community members, stakeholders and the team be-hind the North Broad Renaissance (NBR) a chance to celebrate their five-year-plan and toast to a more hopeful future. “I’m happy to thank people for committing to work on revitalizing com-merce, community and culture along North Broad Street,” said Shalimar Thomas, executive director of NBR. Thomas is a rising star in Philadelphia. Named one of Philadelphia Business Journal’s 40 Under 40, Thomas transitioned from Kenyatta

For some, the word “golf” may conjure images of khaki-clad, mid-dle-aged men; sprawling, suburban courses; and country-club conversation. But the imagery is much different at Strawberry Green Driving Range.

Located at 33rd and Oxford streets in Strawberry Mansion, the nearly 40-year-old neighborhood institution sees upwards of 200 people each day — golfers of all ages, races and skill levels. “They’re in their own skill,” said manager Henry Stone, more commonly known to staffers and customers as “Stoney.” “Some people come in thinking they’re hitting the ball perfectly and you can tell they’re doing what they’ve read in a book or seen in a movie. Sometimes it makes you want to laugh and sometimes it makes you want to cry,” Stone joked.

Golfers who need a bit of help with their game can connect with the range’s professional instructor, who’s available by appointment. Beginners are welcome, and common, Stone said, noting the range hosts everyone from senior women’s groups to Temple and Drexel uni-versity students to elementary schoolers; later this month, a group of lo-cal youth enrolled in a summer program will be visiting. Getting local youth engaged with the sport was among the top priorities when Stone and Bill Stevens took over the property in 1978. It had been a driving range since the 1950s, under two separate owners, but was aban-doned and had fallen into disrepair by the mid-‘70s. “When we took over, it was all high grass and weeds,” Stone recalled.

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Johnson’s media and communications director to the ex-ecutive director of the African American Chamber of Com-merce before signing on as the executive director for NBR. Throughout, Thomas has managed her own boutique public relations firm, a peace of PR. Established in 2015, the NBR is a nonprofit focused on generating investment, interest and community involve-ment like the Avenue of the Arts, Inc. did for South Broad Street. As a voluntary service district, NBR will not tax busi-ness along North Broad Street. To remain solvent, NBR must partner with businesses. Currently, the NBR receives $375,000 from the City of Philadelphia and will continue to do so through 2020. The NBR is an evolution of the Avenue North Renaissance, a nonprofit founded in 2014 and celebrated by City Council President Darrell Clarke. Clarke, a resident of the area and councilman for the 5th District, has advocated for invest-ment in the North Broad Corridor for years, Thomas said. After thanking attendees for their time, Thomas intro-duced the chair of NBR’s board of directors, Ken Scott. As an introduction Thomas called Scott “our chairman, his-torian, scientist, [and] engineer.” Scott introduced the vision for a new North Broad Street, one that draws visitors from across the region. He acknowl-edged, however, that the program was in its earliest stages. “Of course with every new organization it takes time,” Scott said. “We’ve worked on developing the plan. We hope in the next coming months that you’ll see the fruits of the plan we’ve developed.” Thomas and the NBR welcomed community members and potential stakeholders to hear a presentation on the NBR’s plans as well as the chance to mingle with promi-nent community members and business owners. Donavan S. West, the COO of People For People, Inc. was eager to see the NBR’s plan for North Broad Street. Peo-ple For People, Inc. operates a charter school and an early education center, among other family and community fo-cused programs. “We want to galvanize community members to join us in what we call participatory partnership. The first step is awareness,” said West. West said that he believes a partnership between NBR and People For People, Inc. could bring rarely heard com-munity members into the conversation about the future of the neighborhoods north of City Hall. Earl Harvey, the owner and publisher of the Black Profes-sionals News, is a long-time North Philadelphia resident, intrigued by NBR’s investment in the communities sur-rounding North Broad Street. “I’ve been here since before Progress Plaza broke ground. So now I want to see what this next phase will be,” he said. “I want to know how the business community and the cor-porate community and the development community can all come to some kind of agreement about how this area is going to look.” While talking about the future, Harvey smiles with an engaging warmth. As he moves from generalities to the specific issues facing his community, his warmth remains but his smile begins to look forced. “There are issues about gentrification around Temple University. They’re continuing to eat into some of the tra-ditional neighborhoods,” Harvey said. “We want to know what the solution and resolution is. We want to know how we can all coexist.” Representatives from the Divine Lorraine Apartments of-fered a preview of what this Philadelphia landmark-cum-to-tem-of-gentrification will add to the neighborhood. Pam-phlets listing the building’s amenities and sketching out

the apartments’ floor plans drew the sort of serious atten-tion usually reserved for window shopping at Tiffany’s. The Divine Lorraine towers over community with a me-dian income of $49,629, per the American Community Survey’s 2014 estimate. The one and two bedroom apart-ments that rent for $1325 and $2540 per month, respec-tively, will, without a doubt add a new element to the North Broad corridor. The NBR’s five-year-plan homes in on four areas that the leaders of the nonprofit believe will result in visible and achievable change, according to the full plan, re-leased on July 1. The organization’s goals are to improve the infrastruc-ture along North Broad Street, provide incentives for busi-nesses to open along the corridor and to show the rest of the city what North Broad has to offer. Over the next five years, to make sure that North Broad Street is safe and clean, NBR plans to partner with compa-nies to keep the sidewalks clean and to pair with the police to keep the street safe. So far, NBR has received proposals

from companies interested in contracting with the NBR but few concrete details are available. In addition to cleaning up the streets, NBR is search-ing for a developer to provide plants and planters along Broad Street. By 2020, NBR aims to have 135 planters along the street. The deadline for proposals passed on June 23 and no announcement has been made since. NBR’s marketing and business goals are aimed at bringing in new businesses and energy to the North Broad corridor. Within five years, NBR plans to establish a fellowship to involve local students in the development of the community. Over the next half-decade, NBR plans to provide incen-tives for businesses to join the growing community. At this early stage, however, NBR has not addressed con-crete steps or partnerships to achieve these goals. The NBR’s five-year plan is ambitious and the team re-sponsible for implementing the plan are passionate and committed to the neighbor. •

Shalimar Thomas, executive director of the NBR poses with Ed Cassela, regional property manager for EB Realty Management, the developer of the refurbished Divine Lorraine.

Shalimar Thomas outlines the NBR’s plan for the next five years. /Photos by Shane English

Guests are welcomed to the opening party and offered hats and t-shirts to commem-orate the new beginning for North Broad Street.

Guests network and mingle following the remarks by the NBR and Commerce De-partment.

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Here comes stifling the summer heat! Last week was warm, but not hot. 80s dominated the temperature scene making for great summer weather. All of that is about to change in a big

way. Temperatures will be in the 90s almost all of this week. We may even come close to 100 on Thursday! Don’t even bother trying to do much of anything outside. It will feel like you’re living in a Floridian swamp land, like you’ve just walked outside and into a bowl of soup! You get the point: It’s going to be very hot and very humid this week. The biggest rain event this week is on Friday with a weak cold front that will come through in the evening. Expect

heavy rain and thunderstorms to crash through the area Friday afternoon. There is also a slight chance of show-ers Thursday from the massive amount of heat and hu-midity that will be in the atmosphere. Otherwise, the week looks mostly dry. We start the forecast period hot and steamy! Wednesday will feature some of the hottest weather we’ve had all sum-mer. The heat and humidity will feel awful! Thursday is a repeat of Wednesday except it could be even hotter. A stray shower or thunderstorm may pop up in areas due to the heat. Friday starts very warm as temperatures jump into the

90s before heavy thunderstorms come through in the af-ternoon and especially the evening hours. Saturday and Sunday are very warm and sunny, tem-peratures will be in the 90s, but the humidity will start to decrease on Sunday. It will be warm at night and absolute-ly beautiful for fun around town or going to a ball game. Temperatures will finally retreat into the 80s on Monday before rebounding back into the 90s Tuesday. Sunshine will be plentiful both days as we go back to “normal” Sum-mer weather. The weather winner of the week is the Sunday; the weather loser is Thursday (too hot!). •


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“We had to do all the cleaning and cutting ourselves.” The range reopened under the moniker the "Long Knock-ers Club." “When our group of guys played and someone hit the ball far, they’d say, ‘Oh, look at that long knocker.’ That’s how we got the name,” Stone explained. Stone, Stevens and others taught the sport to the pre-dominantly African-American inner-city kids in the area. Stone, whose uncle played pro, said golf is a challenging alternative to the more common childhood sports and ac-tivities available to kids in the neighborhood. “It’s something different other than the swimming pool or the basketball court. Entirely different,” Stone said. “You have to use your head and you can get frustrated and you have to learn how to get your temper down.” Though the range has long been involved in the neigh-borhood, Stone said he has found a number of individuals who are surprised it exists where it does. “We’re right here in the middle of the city but a lot of peo-ple don’t know about us,” he said. “I guess when you’re driving your automobile you can only glance over here so you may not know we’re here. But I’ve met people who live three blocks away who never even knew it was here; it’s re-ally mind-boggling.” Located just off bustling 33rd Street, across from block after block of rowhomes, the range — with its rolling, pris-tinely kept grass — might be considered a neighborhood oddity by some. But Stone said its seeming out-of-place locale is part of what gives it its charm. “It’s a little like an island. It’s isolated. Just across the street, it’s different. I’m sure you’ll find different people with different attitudes. But here, it’s just golfers being golfers.” Many customers share the same enthusiasm for the sport, Stone said. The range is open April-November, but Stone said they’d likely still do good business if they re-mained open in the off-season. “These crazy people want us to stay open all year round,” he laughed. “I used to be like that when I first started. If there was snow on the ground, my buddies and I would just go out and clear the ground. That’s a golfer. They’re crazy. Golfers are nuts.” Many also travel a distance to get to Strawberry Green; beyond the local neighborhood, the range sees customers from the Art Museum area, Center City, South Philadel-phia and Roxborough, among many other areas. “They come from all over because we have the most de-cent driving range around,” Stone said. Maintaining that reputation is the work of Stone and two other employees, who interface with customers, retrieve balls from the range and manage upkeep. About three years ago, Stone passed on ownership of the operation to Synterra Partners. He said it has been a challenge adjusting to management who are business people, not golfers. “They’re businessmen so they’re ‘point, point, point.’

They know nothing of golf so it’s been a little hard. I like things to run smoothly, so that’s what I focus on.” Apart from the new owners, another new addition recent-ly joined the range: Philadelphia Hit Zone, batting cages adjacent to the range that opened last year. Company chief operating officer Jamie Roop makes the trip up from Delaware every day to oversee the operation. He said he was struck by the range’s unique location on his first visit. “You come right over that bridge there,” Roop said, point-ing to the small overpass on 33rd Street, “and as soon as you past the tree line, it jumps out at you as this big patch right in the middle of everything. It’s secluded and it makes you look twice, being right around Center City. It’s a beautiful range right in the middle of the city, which is fantastic. It’s a great place to be partnered up with.”

Roop said the businesses function as true partners: Stone often suggests golfers try their hand at the cages when they finish up and Roop sends batters Stone’s way. “We enjoy throwing customers back and forth. We like to work with each other,” Roop said. “I aspire to be like the range is; they’re busy pretty much every day, so we’re looking forward to getting to that point too.” Stone said he’s eager to continue expanding programs, especially with a focus on attracting beginner golfers. “I’d like to see it flourish and continue the progress. Oh, and I’d like my name in lights,” Stone laughed. As someone who’s seen the range through its ups and downs of the past nearly four decades, Stone and Straw-berry Green have become nearly synonymous. “My kids joke that they’re going to name the place after me,” he laughed. “After all this time, it’s part of me.” •

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Francisville

Several weeks ago, the Land Bank released a request for proposal (RFP) for eight vacant properties in Francisville, specifically near 19th and Brown Streets. This is the Land Bank’s first viable attempt at regulating redevelopment in the city. Mayor Jim Kenney and City Council President Darrell Clarke have lauded the Bank’s RFP release, claim-ing it will help to sustain economic diversity among the residents of the community. Two homes at the intersection of 16th and Brown Streets have recently been demolished. According to the posted permits, the developers who purchased the properties ear-lier this year are planning to construct a single building on the parcel. A new triplex stands at 1517 Brown Street as well. Two of the units are currently under negotiation; the third is still on the market, priced at approximately $325,000. Three more buildings are still to be constructed next door at 1511 - 1515 Brown Street. Down the block, by Ridge Avenue, permits indicate that a mixed-use building will soon grace the neighborhood as well. Joy Chinese Food at 723 North 19th Street has been put on the market for $160,000. The former eatery is situated across from Francisville Playground. It is unclear what is to become of the property. MJL Properties purchased a vacant triangular lot at 1644 Francis Street several years ago. On-site construction, however, has only recently begun. Morrissey Design han-dled the preliminary architectural details. Condomini-ums will supposedly constitute the four-story building.

Brewerytown

MMPartners, a real estate agency, has purchased a va-cant six-story warehouse at 3101 Glenwood Avenue. The developers have purchased the property — named the Pyr-amid Electric Building — for $1.4 million and plan to con-struct a 50-unit apartment building with a ground-floor office and commercial space. Iron Stone Development purchased the property from Westrum in 2013 with a plan similar to that of MMPartners. But for reasons unknown, nothing ever came to fruition. Last summer, Westrum, a developmental construction company, completed a project on the 3100 block of West Thompson Street consisting of 64 rental units. The project has been dubbed 31 Brewerytown. A 50-unit extension of the complex was completed soon after at the intersection of 31st and Thompson Streets. Unit prices range, depend-ing upon the size and included amenities, from $1,325 to $1,925. The complex is architecturally dissimilar from the Brewerytown Square homes across the street.

Spring Garden

Two years ago, HOW Properties purchased what used to be Saint Francis Xavier’s convent at 2322 Green Street with plans to construct an 18-unit apartment building. They also planned to construct several more edifices nearby with an additional 30 apartment units. The devel-opers, whose initial proposal met some resistance due to lack of parking availability, opted instead to build 10 new (and very large) homes: three on Pennsylvania Avenue and seven on Green Street. The Historical Commission and Zoning Board of Adjustment (ZBA) needed to approve the developer's’ proposal. The project moved ahead smoothly. At least two of the homes on Green Street, each of which is priced at approximately $1.75 million, are currently under negotiation. One of the homes on Pennsylvania Avenue has been put on the market for $1.9 million. MJL Properties is also behind the 10-unit condo project at 1502 - 1504 Green Street. Two new four-story buildings are being constructed in place of what used to be a large wall.

North Central

There will be a new Student Health and Wellness Center on Temple University’s main campus at the intersection of 15th Street and Montgomery Avenue. The building will serve many purposes (i.e. academic, athletic and recre-ational). A track will run around and above the two-and-one-half story building. Moody Nolan, an architectural firm, designed the structure. The target date of comple-tion is late 2017.

Fairmount

Developers are planning to renovate the Art Deco show-room at 1501 - 1505 Fairmount Avenue. They will convert three of the property’s lots into one, divide the ground floor into two commercial spaces and add several stories to the structure. It will include 20 apartment units and seven bike spaces. The building, designed by Samuel Bay-linson in 1929, was added to the Philadelphia Register of Historic Places last year. •


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Abbey Dernoga, Manager and Stylist, Lather Salon: “We do Brewery-town social along with Crime and Punishment, Brewerytown Beats, the Monkey and the Elephant. That’s been really nice. It’s just cool to see other businesses displaying local artists and kind of bring that to the community.”

Izzat Rahman, Owner, Kayuh Bicycles and Cafe: “We were welcomed with open arms from the community. A lot of people that come in like how it’s changed the dynamic of the neighborhood. Ever since we launched the cafe, a lot of people that come in aren’t even cyclists. But they appreciate the scene, the vibe, and the culture.”

“We partnered with the school district when we opened in 2013. We did community work at Mead Elementary. I went there and taught stu-dents how to work on bikes and some of those students are now still customers here.”

“Right now the main priority is the make the cafe more stable. And once we get more help with the interns we have coming in, we’ll teach them how to handle some basic maintenance so we can focus more on community outreach.”

“The Banh Mi are from my mother’s marinade. Most of the banh mi these days have strayed from the traditional recipe. I wanna bring that back and do banh mi right.”

“Coffee is very much ingrained in Vietnamese culture. Vietnam is one of the largest global producers of robusta coffee beans and not many people know that. So us bringing coffee together with banh mi is really a natural sort of thing. It’s always been there. I’m just bringing it to Philadelphia.”

Eric Cha, Owner, Brown Street Coffee & Banhery:“We’re doing good business-wise. We don’t expect, nor do we want a line out the door. I see one too many restaurants that have a phe-nomenal first year, but then they start to fall off. Whether it’s quality or consistency. That’s why so many restaurants and cafe’s close down. They expand too fast. We’re just hoping for gradual growth. I want it to be organic.”

“We saw an opportunity here in Brewerytown. It’s a really close-knit community. It’s easy to get here from around the city. So if we have cli-ents coming all the way from Center City or other neighborhoods, they can get to us easily. So location-wise it just made a lot of sense.”

“Business is going very well. We’ve been here for over a year and a half. Things are only getting better. We have a full team now, which is amazing.”


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Every Saturday From June-September 9AM-12PMBREWERYTOWN GARDEN FARM STANDAt 27th and Master Sts., the Brewerytown Garden will host a farm stand selling seasonal organic produce. Past sales have included collard greens, kale, mustard greens, broc-coli and more!For more information, visit Brewerytown Garden’s Facebook page.

May 4 – July 15, 2016HOPE GINSBURG: BREATHING ON LAND: BAY OF FUNDY AND MISHA WYLLIE: OUT TO LUNCHTyler School of Art (2001. N 13th Street) is pleased to an-nounce the 2015/16 Distinguished Alumni Mentoring Program exhibition: Hope Ginsburg: Breathing on Land: Bay of Fundy and Misha Wyllie: Out to Lunch. This is the culminating exhibition of Tyler’s fourth annual Distin-guished Alumni Mentoring Program. These exhibitions are the result of the work produced during a six-month mentorship between Hope Ginsburg (BFA ‘96) and the ex-ceptional recent Tyler graduate, Misha Wyllie (MFA ‘14). The exhibition will open on May 4, 2016 with a reception from 6:00 – 8:00 pm and will continue until Friday, July 15, 2015.For more information go to tyler.temple.edu.

June 22-July 16 CERULEAN ARTS’ 4TH ANNUAL EXHIBITIONVisit Cerulean Arts’ 4th Annual exhibition and see over 20 local artists share their work with the community. On Fri-day, June 24 from 5-8PM join the artists and the curators at Cerulean Arts for the opening reception. 10AM-6PM (Wed-Fri) & 12PM-6PM (Sat-Sun)For more info, contact Cerulean Arts at 267-514-8647

Saturday & Sunday, July 9-10 8AM – 5PMMASJIDULLAH FLEA MARKETAt 7401 Limekiln Pike (at Washington Lane) Philadel-phia, PA 19138. A family affair: great fun, great food, great deals! Housewares, toys, jewelry, clothing, food and more. All are Welcome!For more information call information: 215-229-3904.

Tuesday July 12, 6PMFAMILY MOVIE NIGHTThe Dell Music Center show the movie “Minions.” Come join the community for a night of laughs, family fun and a free movie.

Friday July 15, 5-8PMPHILLY FOODWORKS SUMMER BASH (2901 W HUNTING PARK AVE)Join Philly Foodworks for a relaxing night of food and fun. Bennett Compost will offer tours and Pop-Up Polaroid will take pictures. There will also be music and communi-ty workshops to be announced.For more info contact, [email protected].

Saturday, July 16, 5:30-8:30 PMBASTILLE DAY AT EASTERN STATE PENITENTIARYJoin the Bearded Ladies cabaret for some historical fun and Monty Python inspired laughs. The free performance

culminates in the storming of the Bastille. Following the show, visitors can take a twilight tour of the penitentiary ($10) or can visit one of nearby restaurants serving French food and drinks. For more info visit www.easternstate.org/bastille-day.

July 20, 6-7:30 PMSUMMER SOCIAL & NEW MEMBER MEET + GREETEnjoy the warmer and longer summer months while net-working with friends and colleagues from the Greater Art Museum Business Alliance. It's our way of saying thanks for renewing and to share what promotions, events and seminars we have planned for the coming year. Meet at Jack's Firehouse, 2130 Fairmount Avenue. Free for mem-bers, $25 for non-members (non-members can apply their registration fee to member dues if they join on-site).

Saturday July 30, 12-8:30PMTENTH ANNUAL JAZZ ON THE AVEJoin Patty Jackson and Dyana Williams at the intersection of Broad St. and Cecil B. Moore Ave. for a day of free live music. The "Jazz on the Ave" stage will feature live music by Philly's own Trombonist, Jeff Bradshaw & Friends with special guests. The Philly Soul Stock stage will showcase upcoming, talented, young artists from the Philadelphia and Metropolitan area. The artists lineup will be listed soon. The festival will feature health and wellness screen-ings, and HIV/AIDS testing.For more information call 215-763-8868.

Monday, August 1FCA SUMMER SOCIAL The FCA Summer Social event will be on Monday August 1 at Jack’s Firehouse. There is no charge for members, but it will require an online signup because of space lim-itations. More details will be available soon.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING:

Notice is hereby given that the Greater Brew-erytown Development Corporation (GBCDC) in Philadelphia, on July 14th, 2016 at 6pm at 3000 Master Street will conduct a public meet-ing to consider and discuss the redevelopment of the Pyramid Electric Building, located at 3101-27 W Glenwood Avenue, Philadelphia, PA, 19121, and the related submission of an application for $500,000 in Keystone Commu-nities Program funding through the Pennsylva-nia Department of Community and Economic Development. Public comment is invited at the meeting. If any person who wishes additional information or whose attendance requires as auxiliary aid, service or other accommodation to observe or participate in the proceedings, should contact MMPartners at [email protected]


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