This came from our reader Kathleen Turner:

Dog Found, 50th and Locust, 5/19 at about 9:30. She’s a tan pit bull-type dog, with white markings and a very friendly disposition — definitely NOT an aggressive dog. She was wearing a chain collar with a leash attached, but no tags.

We walked around the neighborhood for awhile but no one seemed to be out looking for her.

If you think you might know her or her owner, please contact me by email (khturner32 [at] gmail.com), or call 215-834-1034.

We have 4 cats in the house and definitely cannot keep her, so I’d like to find her owner as quickly as possible!

“Meadow”, a female tortoise shell/tabby cat has been missing since April 17 from 45oo block of Osage. The cat is spayed, with a creamsicle orange left front paw and white chin.

If you have seen “Meadow” please call 215-472-5883 or email: awdixon [at] juno.com

A light gray female tabby was found the other night in Clark Park. The kitty has a white tummy, long tale, and white back legs.

If you recognize this cat email Michael Nairn at: mpnairn [at] sas.upenn.edu

Update 5/20: Che returned home.

A male creamsicle colored cat is missing from an apartment building at 44th and Osage. He answers to the name “Che”. The cat wasn’t wearing a collar when he went missing. No Santa hat either.

If you’ve seen “Che” please respond to this Craigslist posting: comm-d92fs-2389468233 [at] craigslist.org

A full slate of kindergarten open houses are on tap for next week. These open houses have some added significance for many with the limited number of spots at the Penn Alexander School and the recent news that enrollment in the school’s lower grades will be limited beginning next year regardless of whether a student lives in the school’s catchment area or not.

Some schools are putting more effort into this open house than in the past. For example, days of planning have gone into the open house at the Henry C. Lea School, where the group West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools has helped the school’s Home and School Association take care of everything from catering to publicizing the school’s May 23 open house. Lea’s catchment area borders Penn Alexander’s to the west.  Penn Alexander‘s open house is May 24 at 9:30 a.m. The Samuel Powel School will not have an open house.

The schedule for Lea’s open house (the only one where a full schedule was available) is:

8:20 – 8:40 a.m Meet and Greet with principal Dr. Lisa Bell-Chiles in the library
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Kindergarten Open House, Rooms 101 and 102
9:35 – 10:00 a.m. Lea School Tour lead by Maurice Jones
10:05 – 10:20 a.m. Kindergarten teacher Ms. Mykytiuch will be free to talk to parents, Room 101
10:25 – 10:45 a.m. Meeting with Lea Home School Association President Maurice Jones and others in the library
10:50 – 11:05 a.m. Kindergarten teacher Ms. McCloskey will be free to talk to parents, Room 102

Other open houses in the neighborhood include (list courtesy of the West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools):

A. D. Harrington School
5300-34 Baltimore Ave
(215) 471 – 2914
5/24, 9:00-10:00
Kindergarten teacher: Ms. Davis

Alain Locke School
4550 Haverford Ave.
(215) 823 – 8202
5/24 – 9-11 a.m.

Alexander Wilson School
1300 S. 46th St.
(215) 823 – 8206
5/24 – 9 a.m.
B. B. Comegys School
5100 Greenway Ave.
(215) 727 – 2162
5/24, 1:00-3:00 p.m.

Charles Drew School
3724 Warren St.
Phone: (215) 823 – 8204
5/26, 10:00-11:00
Kindergarten teacher: Ms. Gunderstorf

Penn Alexander School
4209 Spruce St.
(215) 823 – 5465
5/24 – 9:30 a.m.

Samuel B Huey School
5200 Pine St.
(215) 471 – 2901
NO OPEN HOUSE, Contact school to visit kindergarten individually

Samuel Powel School
301 N. 36th St.
(215) 823 – 8201
No open house

Lt. Brian McBride of the Philadelphia Police Department’s University City sub-division will be at the Calvary Center (48th and Baltimore) to talk to residents about crime issues in their neighborhood.

McBride’s meeting with residents last month proved fruitful when a resident’s tip led to the arrest of a man who had been stealing packages off of porches.

Meetings with McBride are held on the third Thursday of each month from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the large classroom on the lower level.