A grey kitten with white nose, neck, and paw markings showed up at a neighbor’s house at 5oth and Baltimore on Friday night. It is at least 8 weeks old, can eat solid food, and is a bit skinny. Please contact themeul[at]gmail.com if you have any information regarding its owner or mother.

For neighbors celebrating Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur – here’s information from Kol Tzedek, a Reconstructionist synagogue located at 48th and Baltimore, about its upcoming holiday services:

September 16, 6:30 PM – Erev Rosh Hashanah

September 17, 9 AM – Rosh Hashanah

September 18, 9:30 AM – Rosh Hashanah

September 25, 6:15 – Erev Yom Kippur

September 26, 9:30 – Yom Kippur

Please send your questions to: religiouslife@kol-tzedek.org
 

The West Philly Coalition for Neighborhood Schools has announced that due to increased enrollment and demand, Lea Elementary (47th and Locust) will be adding Kindergarten and 1st grade classes for the 2012-2013 school year.

Registration and enrollment will begin on Wednesday, September 19 at 8:30 a.m. and those students who will arrive early enough in the day to register will be able to begin attending classes the same day. For information on what documentation to bring, please visit the School District of Philadelphia’s website. You can read more about Lea Elementary on the WPCNS website.

Police and local clergy members started going door to door talking to residents in an effort to tackle crime in the area. Last night they were particularly targeting the 19th Police District, ABC6 reports. The goal of this new initiative is to let residents in high crime areas know about what’s happening in their neighborhood, to hear from them about trouble spots and to see what police can do to help. “We want to know from residents if they’re having any problems; poor lighting, abandoned vehicles, vacant property,” Inspector Dennis Wilson told ABC.

Police are also talking to neighbors-property owners about what they should do to protect their property more effectively and encouraging businesses to install surveillance cameras and to register them with the city.

Next week the police are supposed to knock on doors of the 18th District‘s residents.

A PennDOT crew grinding off a layer of asphalt from Baltimore Avenue last evening.

Many residents have been wondering what’s happening with Baltimore Avenue after SEPTA completed the 34 Trolley track reconstruction at the beginning of the month. The sides of the street were not resurfaced, which makes it hard to use, especially for bicyclists. Yesterday evening the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) crews began resurfacing work as part of a bigger pavement improvement project in Philadelphia that involves repavement of Baltimore Avenue between 61st Street and University Ave. The project is scheduled to be completed this fall.

Photo by reader Brendan McTear.

An 82-year-old male driver crashed his car into Rite Aid pharmacy at 47th and Chestnut this afternoon, according to police. Luckily, neither the driver nor anyone in the building was injured. The building sustained some structural damage and was evacuated, police said. It’s not clear what caused the accident. When we arrived at the scene the car was gone, but here’s what the building looks like.