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Neighborhood Planning Documents Online
Monday, May 14, 2012 - 12:43pm

At the SOSNA General Membership last week, Kevin Dow from the Department of Commerce rightly stressed the importance of neighborhood planning documents.  They are the product of long public processes and synthesize this extensive community input with planning expertise to provide roadmaps for the neighborhood's stability and growth.  SOSNA's Board of Directors and Initiatives are guided by these documents.  At your leisure, we invite and encourage you to peruse the following documents for our neighborhood, available for download from the SOSNA website. Copies are also available at the SOSNA Office, 1901 Christian Street:

New Neighborhood Business - SoWe
Wednesday, May 9, 2012 - 2:09pm

Please join the SOSNA Economic Development Committee in welcoming SoWe Bar & Kitchen to the neighborhood!  Started by proprietors Nancy Law and Troy Barton, SoWe has been open for a few weeks now and many in the neighborhood are discovering its fantastic food, drink and atmosphere. 

SoWe
 
Address: 918 South 22nd Street (at Carpenter St.)
Phone: 215-545-5790
 
From their press release . . .
Win 2 Tickets to 3 Upcoming Phillies Games in the 17th PDAC Annual Raffle
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 4:19pm

From our friends at the 17th Police District Advisory Council . . .

Wanna support your local police district AND have a chance to win two tickets to three upcoming Phillies games for only $1.00??? Then buy a ticket in the 17th Police District Advisory Council Annual Raffle! Stop by the SOSNA Office during office hours (Monday: 1-7 PM, Tuesday-Thursday: 11-3) or during any SOSNA committee meeting to purchase a ticket.  For only $1 you can enter a chance to see our Phils take on three NL East rivals, including a cruchtime September game - over $200 value!

Great rates: $1.00 per raffle ticket; or 6 for $5.00. 

Philadelphia Phillies Three-Fame Pack: July 7, 2012 (vs. Atlanta Braves); August 30, 2012 (vs. New York Mets); September 25, 2012 (vs Washington Nationals) (Click here for full Phillies Schedule for exact times)

Global Green Neighborhood Workshop - June 19-21, 2012 - Volunteers Needed!
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 4:06pm

GLOBAL GREEN NEIGHBORHOOD WORKSHOP- Tues. June 19-21, 2012
Volunteers Needed!
The City of Philadelphia and the Mayor's Office of Sustainability recently received a grant to bring national experts to Graduate Hospital/Southwest Center City this summer for a three-day intensive consultation focused on green neighborhood design and planning. Global Green, a national non-profit organization, will be providing their expertise to evaluate Southwest Center City's existing pattern of development, recognize existing positive qualities, consult with community stakeholders, host a public workshop, and identify opportunities to improve our neighborhood's sustainability. Recommendations for both physical and policy changes will be presented at the end of the team's visit.  

Global Green's recommendations are based on the LEED for Neighborhood Development standard, which provides a nationally recognized method for creating neighborhoods that are walkable, bikeable, resource-efficient, and equitable. A basic introduction to the LEED-ND system is available here: http://www.nrdc.org/cities/smartgrowth/files/citizens_guide_LEED-ND.pdf

Volunteers are needed to help organize the public workshop and community meetings!
Please contact Andrew Dalzell at AndrewD[at]southofsouth.org if you're interested in getting involved - please include "Global Green" in the subject heading.

Save Summer Jobs
Tuesday, May 8, 2012 - 2:52pm

Join the SAVE SUMMER JOBS campaign to help provide opportunities for Philadelphia youth to earn a paycheck while developing critical skills to prepare them for future success while also investing in tomorrow's workforce.

Visit: http://www.saveSummerJobs.org

If every adult in Philadelphia donated just $5, we would be able to exceed our goal of providing 7,500 summer jobs to young Philadelphians. Check out this help page of Summer Job FAQs