CSA Farm Share Returns to NoLibs – Sign Up Now!
Regular food deliveries May through October! Neighborhood Foods, a West Philly based urban farm, is partnering with NL’s own Liberty Lands and Cafe Chismosa to hold a 2013 farmers market and CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Customers pay…
Read More »D.A., City Controller, and Judges on the Ballot — Phila. Primary Election Tuesday
As a nonprofit charity, the NLNA does not promote or endorse candidates. But we do encourage you to VOTE, tomorrow, May 21. Solid info on races, candidates, polling places, and more can be found at the nonpartisan…
Read More »Weeders Club at Madison Memorial Park this Saturday
This week only — Weeder’s Club is wandering down to Madison Memorial park (you know, Doughboy park at 2nd and Spring Garden) to give it a little help. We have a wonderful new neighbor and volunteer who’s…
Read More »BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES – Meeting of April 1, 2013
PRESENT: Matt Ruben, President; Don Phillips, Vice-President; Steve Richman, Treasurer; Janet Finegar, Secretary; Fernando Benavides; Michael Coyne; Larry Freedman; Erika Goldberg; Lystra Harris; Katrina Mansfield; Chris Somers; Anne Waginger. ABSENT: Rick Angeli The meeting was called…
Read More »Love Your Park (annual spring work/play day) – this Saturday!
9:00am until 2:00pm this Saturday, May 11 Come join us at Liberty Lands for this biannual effort in parks across the city of Philadelphia. Sign in at the picnic tables by the toddler lot.
Read More »Zoning Meetings Tonight & Tomorrow – April 29 & 30
To review past Zoning Meeting Minutes and approved Motions see NLNA Board Meeting Minutes. To do this type: BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES in the search field above. Zoning Motions are approved by the Board at the following…
Read More »Final Public AVI Hearings April 22-23. Plus Possible Tax-Relief Bill for Long-Time Residents
City Council is concluding its 2014 budget hearings – and AVI is a major issue The last two public hearings are: Monday, April 22, location TBA, 6PM-8PM Tuesday April 23, City Hall Room 400, 6PM-8PM The hearing schedule,…
Read More »City Controller Candidates & NLNA Board Nominations at the NLNA April General Meeting – April 28
Join us for the April General Membership Meeting, Thursday April 25, 7pm at the Northern Liberties Community Center (3rd & Fairmount). We’ll be hearing from candidates in the upcoming City Controller’s primary election. Also, we’ll be taking…
Read More »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 »AVI First-level Review Deadline Imminent – March 31
AVI First-Level Review – Filing Deadline March 31 If you feel your new property assessment is wrong, you have until March 31 to file a “first-level review” request with the City’s Office of Property Assessment. Because March 31…
Read More »NLNA BOARD OF DIRECTORS MINUTES – March 4, 2013
PRESENT: Matt Ruben, President; Don Phillips, Vice-President; Steve Richman, Treasurer; Janet Finegar, Secretary; Rick Angeli; Fernando Benavides; Michael Coyne; Larry Freedman; Lystra Harris; Katrina Mansfield; Chris Somers; ABSENT: Erika Goldberg, Anne Waginger, The meeting was called to…
Read More »Zoning Agenda for Wednesday, March 27th
Due to the Jewish Holidays, this month’s Neighborhood Zoning Meetings will be held on Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Happy Passover. To review past Zoning Meeting Minutes and approved Motions see NLNA Board Meeting Minutes. To do this…
Read More »Summary of the AVI Meeting on March 14 – Deadlines Are Approaching…
Last week’s special community meeting on AVI was extremely well-attended and included a lot of valuable information, and powerful commentary by neighbors. A full set of minutes for the meeting is up on the NLNA web site…
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