Northeast Philadelphia

The Jefferson Health Northeast Business Council teamed with the Greater Northeast Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce for a breakfast networking and meeting. Guests heard from business council chairman Frank Porrazza; Jefferson Chief Operating Officer – North Region Richard Galup; Dr. Marcia Brose, Chief of Cancer Services, Jefferson Health – Northeast; and Christina Bender, director of development […]

A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place recently for the grand opening of Wonder, a food hall in the Roosevelt Mall. The site is the New York-based company’s 45th, with “lots more to come in the Philly area,” said Meredith Stais, of Wonder’s marketing team. Billionaire Marc Lore, who co-owns the Minnesota Timberwolves with Alex Rodriguez, is […]

St. Hubert’s advanced-placement art students displayed selected pieces of their work at an exhibit at Holy Family from April 24 to May 1. The students in teacher Donna Cratin’s AP Studio Art class each produced a thematic body of work consisting of more than 10 pieces. They each selected a couple of pieces to be […]

Gail Bober loves her twice-a-month visits to KleinLife, where she leads a Healthy Lives Community Group of people 60-plus. “It gives people a sense of connection, community and shared experiences,” she said. Bober represents Connectedly, a Manayunk-based nonprofit that seeks to reduce social isolation and improve the well-being of older adults. The nonprofit was founded […]

• Danielle McFadden was among 32 University of Scranton students inducted into Upsilon Phi Delta, the national honor society for graduate and undergraduate students in healthcare administration programs. Students must have a minimum overall grade point average of 3.5 for induction. McFadden is a senior pursuing a health administration degree from the Jesuit university. • […]

The third annual Matthew Coll Gift of Life Games took place recently at Tacony Academy Charter High School. Matthew Coll, of Fox Chase, graduated from Tacony Academy in 2018 and was a member of the baseball team. He died in February 2022, two weeks after being involved as a passenger in a car accident at […]

COMMUNITY CALENDAR Dear Readers: Email listings to news@northeasttimes.com Thursday, May 8 EVENTS Bingo Cannstatter’s, 9130 Academy Road. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. Bingo starts at 6:30. 215-322-0121. Healing Movement with Donna Price KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Ave. 9:30 a.m. For adults 60+. Line Dancing Rosemary Montagno Senior Center, 12601 Townsend Road. 10:30 a.m. to noon. 215-673-7734. […]

Like many folks who grew up in the Northeast, Dan McMeans recalls plenty of good times.  “I have a lot of fond memories of Lawndale,” he said. McMeans grew up at 307 Magee Ave. after living for a few years in Overbrook. In the 1970s, from ages 13-18, he and a group of friends hung […]