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July First Friday!

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
Kyle Fishers Living Room at Part Time Studios

Kyle Fisher's "Living Room" at Part Time Studios

 

 Before you split for the shore, check out Frankford Avenue’s July 1st Friday!  Held over at Proximity is “Self Portraits of People I dont Know”, check it out if you missed it last month.  Also of note; Kyle Fisher’s “Living Room” at Part Time Studios (pictured at left), and SUSPECT DEVICE BY Lauren Brick, Sydney Conaway, Emilie Fosnocht & Ingrid Burrington at Extra Extra.

New this month: Heathen Salon, a house salon where first friday goers chat, listen to music, check out neighbor’s artwork, and generally comiserate.

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Frankford Ave Improvments to Begin Next Week

Friday, June 18th, 2010

A friendly reminder to the denizens of Frankford Ave;

Beginning the week of June 21st, and continuing for 5 months, Frankford Ave. streetscape improvements will be installed.  During the project Frankford Ave will remain open to traffic in both directions at all times, however there will be rolling closures of the parking lanes.  Work will begin on the eastern side of Frankford at Palmer St. and continue north to York St. After the eastern side of Frankford is completed, work will begin on the western side at York St. and continue south to Palmer St.  Please take this opportunity to prepare for the short term inconvenience, and feel free to contact Sarah or Henry at NKCDC with any questions or concerns.

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Sculpture Derby a Smashing Success

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

Many Thank-yous to everyone who helped make the 2010 Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby a success!  (Especially Mayor Nutter, and most importantly Kathryn at NKCDC who’s hard work and vision has brought the derby here to Kensington and helped it grow over the past four years!)  If you wernt able to make it, take a look at the you tube videos below;

At the mudpit, Going down Frankford, And one more

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Kinetic Derby + Post Derby Events

Thursday, May 20th, 2010

This Saturday, beginning at noon, the Trenton Avenue Arts festival will be poppin off (def. 2). As part of that spectacular showcase of local artisans the Kensington Kinetic Sculpture Derby will commence at 12:30pm, departing from Trenton and Susquehanna.
And if that isn’t enough excitement for you, there will be a full slate of after derby events throughout the neighborhood at popular First Friday locations (click though the jump for more info).  (more…)

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19125 Cleanup Tosses 200 Bags of Trash!

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
NKCDC and PBC employees hand out the goods

NKCDC and PBC employees hand out the goods

Last Saturday saw a stunning success in the 19125 Fall Cleanup, which united the NKCDC, the Fishtown Neighbors Association, the Olde Richmond Civic Association, and the East Kensington Neighbors Association with a day of community spirit.

Over 100 volunteers came out to remove more than 200 bags of trash from the streets of Fishtown and Kensington.  With the assistance of the City of Philadelphia and the Streets Department, debris from the cleanup was quickly collected before 1pm.

Of course, no Cleanup would be complete without the generous efforts of the Philadelphia Brewing Co., which provided a scrumptious post-cleanup BBQ at their HQ.  NKCDC and the community at large are greatful to the Bartons and the entire PBC staff for their hard work and their extraordinary hosting abilities.

The BBQ was also made possible by generous donations from Fishtown Beverage, Kissin’ Fresh Meats, Thriftway, and Dunkin’ Donuts

Thanks to everyone who came out!

More photos from the cleanup after the jump, courtesy of Miguel Rilloraza, who also participated in the cleanup.

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