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Zoning Committee Openings – Are you interested in neighborhood development?
The NLNA Zoning Committee – which hears zoning variance requests and votes on the issues – has openings. Want to be a part of it? Just contact zoning chair Larry Freedman at zoning@nlna.org to find out more.
Read More »Earth Day Spring Tree Planting, Sunday, April 21!
Join your neighbors in our Earth Day Spring Tree Planting, Sunday, April 21 at 10 am! We will be planting 12 (bare root) street trees all over Northern Liberties and a variety of plants at Madison Memorial Park (aka Dough Boy…
Read More »Northern Liberties Clean-Up on Sat, April 13
9am to 1pm – Meet up and lunch will be held at Liberty Lands Join your fellow neighbors, along with students and teachers from our own, award-winning Bodine High School on Saturday, April 13, as part of Philly’s…
Read More »11th Annual NoLibs Variety Show Raises Over $2500 for Kearney Elementary
The PLAYWORKS Program comes to Kearney… Full time coach, Coach Anna, was brought on to run PLAYWORKS, a program which teach conflict resolution through play. The Schoolyard and Lunchtime Recess is the core of the program. Coach…
Read More »TreeCycle Your Christmas Tree with the NLNA This Saturday – January 5 – Volunteers Needed
Volunteers Needed to Fill 1 or 2 hour shifts this Saturday (Jan 5) from 10am to 4pm! (at Liberty Lands) Tasks include: • collecting donations • off-loading trees • hanging out We have help with the actual…
Read More »Standard Tap’s Wurst Christmas Sweater Ever Contest to Benefit Operation Santa!
Thursday, December 20th from 6 to 10pm Wear your most horrid Christmas Sweater Ever to win the Standard Tap’s Ugliest Sweater Contest! Your $5 entry fee will benefit the NLNA’s Operation Santa effort. Featuring Winter Holiday Beers!…
Read More »Operation Santa Appeal – Please Consider Donating to Families in Need This Christmas
Fellow neighbor, Each year the Northern Liberties Neighbors Association reaches out to those in need during the holiday season. For the past 25 years we have provided food and toys to over thirty needy families. It is your…
Read More »26th Police District Open House – Dec 17
6-8pm, 615 E Girard (Girard & Montgomery in Fishtown) Come meet the District’s Community Policing Team of officers! Find out about safety programs Ask questions Raise concerns The 26th covers the northern half of Northern Liberties: Poplar…
Read More »Operation Santa Wrapping Party – Thurs, Dec 20
Join the NLNA in wrapping holiday gifts to be delivered to families in need this season. Always a great time, with lots of neighbors, pizza, beer, soft drinks, and fun.
Read More »NLNA General Meeting – Thurs, Dec 6
7pm, NL Community Center, 3rd & Fairmount Join us this Thursday, December 6, at 7PM for the final NLNA General Membership Meeting of 2012. We’ll be providing updates and information on upcoming holiday season happenings, as well…
Read More »Liberty Lands Annual Meeting – Tues, Dec 11
Tuesday, December 11 at the Community Center All are welcome Distinct from our monthly general-membership and zoning meetings, this is just about Liberty Lands, our community owned park, community garden, and playground space. So come by the…
Read More »25 New Trees Planted on Sunday. Big Thanks To All Who Volunteered and Donated Lunch!
Community Fall Tree Planting Sunday, Nov 11 A total of 25 trees were planted around the Northern Liberties and at the Doughboy Park (2nd & Spring Garden) on Sunday by volunteer neighbors led by NLNA Board Member,…
Read More »Fall Festival Thank-You’s! Kudos to Local Businesses!
The NLNA would like to thank the many local businesses who sponsored the Fall Festival at Liberty Lands this past Sunday, with donations of money, food, supplies, and volunteer labor. They helped make this largely-free kids’ event possible….
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