Thursday, February 24, 2011

New Park in Tacony!

A new park coming to Tacony riverfront will add green space and wetland, keep fishing pier.

We’re pleased to share an article written by Kellie Patrick Gates for Planphilly.com’s website about the proposed development, Lardner’s Point Park. To read the original article, click on the following link: http://planphilly.com/new-park-coming-tacony-riverfront-will-add-green-space-and-wetland-keep-fishing-pier or go the DRCC website at www.drcc-phila.org/news.htm to read it there.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Love Your Neighborhood!

WE NEED YOUR HELP TO KEEP TACONY A GREAT PLACE!

COME TO THE "LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD" EVENT

SPONSORED BY THE TACONY CIVIC ASSOCIATION





WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 23RD FROM 6:00 UNTIL 8:00 P.M.

AT TACONY LIBRARY - 6742 TORRESDALE AVENUE


Do you have a couple hours per year to give back to your neighborhood??

Find out how you can help your neighbors make Tacony a better place to live, work and play...

Can you.......................

make phone calls? answer phone messages? plant a tree? pick up litter?
deliver posters or flyers? sweep up trash? maintain a computer database?
post to our website? blog about Tacony? create advertising? write a press release?
maintain a website? sell raffle tickets? take photos? write grants? shoot video?
generate website content? perform research? sit at community table at events?
be the eyes and ears of your block? plan a festival? serve on a committee?


If you can answer yes to one or more of these questions, come to our volunteer expo,
and find new ways to "Love Your Neighborhood" of Tacony!

Zoning Meeting

There will be an important zoning committee meeting at McDonald's on Torresdale Ave. on Monday 2/28 to discuss the project to build 14 apartments in the form of seven attached duplexes at 4900 Levick Street on a site zoned for commercial use. It will be at 7 PM.