Firefighters are battling a five-alarm blaze this morning at the Global Leadership Academy Charter School at 5151 Warren St. The fire is under control, according to reports and no injuries have been reported. The fire appears to have started at about 6 a.m. this morning.

Police have rerouted all traffic, including buses and trolleys, off of Lancaster Avenue near the fire.

About 500 students grades K-8 attend GLA Charter School, which is scheduled to begin the 2011-2012 school year at a new building near 46th and Girard.

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There are still a couple of hours left to catch today’s winter edition of the Clark Park Farmer’s Market. Several hearty vendors have braved the snow to offer some fresh vegetables, bread, eggs and the like. The market runs until 2 p.m. today.

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The Daily News included a nice little profile of West Philadelphia High School forward Lemeir Mitchell in its report of West’s drubbing of Horace Furness yesterday 76-60.

In addition to being a basketball player, Mitchell, who lives at 52nd and Hazel, is also an artist and, for now, he is specializing in tattoo art. He has even given himself a couple, including one that runs from elbow to his wrist.

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Brace yourselves. Death Bi Chocolate, the annual bake sale fundraiser for BiUnity, is this Saturday afternoon at A-Space (4722 Baltimore Ave.). If any of your New Year’s resolutions involve stopping or cutting down on your chocolate intake, then you need to put them hold for a day. This is worth it.

Death Bi Chocolate features large and small quantities of chocolate for sale in a variety of forms. Friendly folks will also be playing board games during the sale that are open to anyone. The sale runs from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

BiUnity is a social and support network for bisexual people, their family and friends. The all-volunteer organization has monthly discussion groups and events, including a movie night.

The Enterprise Center CDC, the Spiral Q Puppet Theater and the Philadelphia Water Department are joining forces this Saturday for a workshop on good nutrition, water quality, asthma prevention, fire safety and a bunch of other important issues for parents and children. The workshop begins at 10 a.m. at the Enterprise Center (4548 Market St).

Folks from the Water Department will talk about storm water prevention/pollution and the importance of clean drinking water. As a little enticement to attend, families will receive a free BRITA water filter and water test kit.

The children’s workshop sounds like it might be a little more lively. Puppets from Spiral Q will touch on some of the same issues with kids in their own special way.

You can RSVP for the workshop or get more information by contacting the Center’s Brian Mallon at 215-895-4010 or bmallon – at – theenterprisecentercdc.org.