September 2010
Cedar Park Neighbors Newsletter President’s Message: Come on Down to the Park! By Monica Allison, President, Cedar Park Neighbors ummer has ended, children are back in school and it’s time for the annual Cedar Park Fair, being held on Saturday, September 25, 2010. There will be information tables, local entertainment, our own DJ Jamar and Danophonic Raaf spinning tunes, raffle prizes and a chance to hang out with neighbors before winter sets in. Philadelphia Federal Credit Union (PFCU) will hold a shredder event that day, so feel free to come on down with your shreddable paperwork as well.
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The park saw lots of activity this season. We had a short but successful jazz season with great artists and a wonderful crowd. Thank you to the jazz committee who pulled all of it together. Special thanks to our sponsors — Elena’s Soul, PHS, PFCU, Spruce Hill Community Association and Central City Toyota. You helped make the series come alive. The Neighborhood 2 Neighborhood Festival was held on September 4th. This year’s headliners were Macy Gray and Chrisette Michele.
Thank you Senator Anthony H. Williams for another great event. Looking ahead, past the fair, the last garden workshop in the park will be held on October 7th, at 6 p.m. The final two Baltimore Avenue Conversations will take place on October 6th at 7 p.m. and October 9th at 10 a.m., and will be hosted by People’s Baptist Church, located at 5039 Baltimore Avenue. October 9th will also be the next Second Saturday Craft Fair at 50th and Baltimore at noon. Cedar Park Neighbors Association (CPN) is looking forward to a variety of activities celebrating the 100th anniversary of the park and 50th anniversary of the association. Keep your eyes open for breaking news. As we close our summer of activity, we invite you to stroll the Avenue, patronize the businesses, attend the Credit Union shredder event, partake in the Baltimore Avenue Conversation and visit the Cedar Park table at the Fair. And remember…
There is always something good happening in Cedar Park!
Keep Talking... Baltimore Avenue Conversation Continues any residents, businesses and M organizations participated in the Baltimore Avenue Conversation initiated by CPN this past spring. The focus of the Conversation was on the blocks of Baltimore Avenue from 49th Street to 52nd Street, and the changes, additions or improvements that the community would like to see on those currently struggling blocks along the commercial corridor. A series of workshops were held at People’s Baptist Church, facilitated by a volunteer team of architects and planners from the Community Design Collaborative. The Design Collaborative team gathered all of the community input from discussions and
Neighbors danced to live music at the Friday Night Jazz concert following the awarding of CPN Scholarships. See story on page 4.
a survey, and conducted further research on the area. They presented recommendations to the community at the second workshop and received additional input to further refine their design study, which has now been compiled into a final report. A presentation of the Baltimore Avenue Community Corridor Design Study will take place on Wednesday, October 6th at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday, October 9th at 10:00 a.m. The same presentation will be given at each session, and both sessions will be held at People’s Baptist Church. We hope you will plan to attend. For further information, please contact CPN president, Monica Allison.