West Girard "inching from dismal to trendy"

[CityMaps]

Neighbors/hood in the news today:

Neighborhood pool sparks new optimism | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/26/2010

Good article focusing on the need to support our pool.

[rp1]

Anyone know about the new Italian restaurant that was mentioned in the article?

[raider.adam]

Neighbors/hood in the news today:

Neighborhood pool sparks new optimism | Philadelphia Inquirer | 04/26/2010

Good article focusing on the need to support our pool.

And the Rec Center in general. Just got a new heating system installed. One of the gyms got fixed up.

The outside playground tends ot have a lot of families during the nicer weather.

The ARC and pool, in the middle of the Brewerytown-Sharswood neighborhood, is very important. The Civic Association tries hard to keep City Hall funding it and private sponsors, like the 76ers, investing in it.

[CityMaps]

Anyone know about the new Italian restaurant that was mentioned in the article?

That would have to be the former George's Pizza....rumored to be rebuilt as a bakery.

[Burnt Cheese]

I found it interesting that they're doing cow chip bingo as a fundraiser for the pool. Where I grew up (middle of nowhere) it was called "bossie bingo" and a common fundraiser for school things.