Update: We’re happy to report that this guy has found his owner!

This puppy was found today in Cedar Park. He was wearing a white flea collar and a yellow (with rhinestones) collar. Please reply to this Craigslist posting if you think you might know where this dog belongs:

comm-zfgyg-2369207980@craigslist.org

Neighborhood residents can get an update of what’s in store for Baltimore Avenue this summer during the Cedar Park Neighbors annual board election meeting on Monday beginning at 7 p.m.

The meeting will be held at the Calvary Center for Culture and Community at 48th and Baltimore. The center will open at 6 p.m. for voting, which will continue until 7:30 p.m. Results will be announced at the end of the meeting.

Scheduled speakers include:

• Leah Pillsbury, Capital Campaign Coordinator at Mariposa Food Co-op.

Leah will talk about Mariposa’s expansion project.

• Vince Whittacre, co-owner of the Gold Standard Cafe and member of the Baltimore Avenue Business Association.

Vince will talk about new businesses and the proposal for outdoor seating on Baltimore Avenue.

• Algernon Allen, owner of Elena’s Soul and Cedar Park Neighbors board member.

Algernon will talk about upcoming events on Baltimore Avenue, including Jazz in the Park.

• Maureen Tate, Baltimore Ave Conversation Project volunteer

She will provide a summary of the Baltimore Avenue Conversation and possible next steps.
 

Saturday is “Love Your Park Day” in Philadelphia. For most of us, I suspect that every day is love your park day, but this one is official. That means that volunteers are needed.

Volunteers are needed at Clark Park from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Projects include cleaning the peripheral areas of the park to get them ready for spring and putting mulch around tree bases, beginning with the trees near the shuffleboard court at 45th and Chester. If weather permits, park benches will get a coat of sealant.

Help is also needed at Malcolm X. Park for a general clean-up from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Barkan Park (50th & Spruce) from 10 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Volunteers are also needed at Cedar Park from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. to help with the park gardens. Bring clippers and cutting shears if you have them. Other tools will be provided.

Don’t, don’t, don’t forget the Go West! Craft Fest this Saturday at Cedar Park.

Go West! will run from noon to 5 p.m. and will feature a massive variety of handmade items, from sweet jewelry made from records or real fruit to West Philly inspired prints and painting. Profiles of selected vendors are available here.

The festival will also feature a kids program beginning at 3:30 p.m. with Jay Sands of All Around this World fame. Firehouse Bikes will sell used bikes all day long. Stop by the VIX Emporium afterward from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

West Philly residents fanned out across the neighborhoods today to pick up trash, rake leaves and sticks and even clean up a stop sign or two as part of the spring cleanup activities around the city.

Organization is in the works for a cooperative cleanup of Cedar Park (50^th and Baltimore) on Saturday from 10 a.m. to noon. Cedar Park Neighbors is sponsoring the event with help from the West Philadelphia Cooperative School and the University City District. Free coffee, juice and snacks will be available for those who help out.

Organizers would love it if people RSVP’d on Facebook here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198483680174195.