Barkan Park, 4936 Spruce Street, Saturday, May 16, 2-4 PM --Come join your neighbors to clean up Barkan Park for the summer. We'll be clearing the paths, picking up leaves, twigs and trash, and planting flowers. Gloves, tools, and refreshments provided. To sign up in advance, go to https://www.givepulse.com/event/854703?wkey=81632169bf22ef061a164b7e459092bf&action=register Thank you!

Table 12, on 43rd Street, South of Chester Avenue

GCCA Annual Meeting Saturday, June 13, 1:30 - 3:30 PM West Philadelphia Mennonite Fellowship 123 South 51st Street (formerly Mosaic Community Church) Speaker: Paul Steinke, Executive Director, Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia (former GCCA Board Member & Treasurer) Also: A speaker from University City District Reports on GCCA Activities. Election of new GCCA Board Members. Free food & drink

Saturday, May 9 Small plants and vegetables (lettuce, tomatoes, green peppers, basil, greens) Give Away! Noon - 4 PM (or until supplies last) Garden Court Community Association (GCCA) Garden Spruce Street & 47th Street

The building project at 4614 Spruce Street in West Philadelphia is a blight on our neighborhood! That it has gotten this far despite stop work orders, failed inspections and safety violations demonstrates a systematic failure to protect the city and its residents from unscrupulous developers who are permitted to skirt the law. This has been going on for well over a year. To this day, no current building permit is posted at the site nor is the required contractor identificatio

At its April meeting the Garden Court Community Association Board voted to support the efforts of One PA West/Southwest Rising. The following letter is from One PA West/Southwest Rising (edited slightly for clarification) : We are asking you to join us in a critical campaign to save affordable housing in West and Southwest Philadelphia. Neighborhood Restorations is one of the largest providers of affordable housing in the neighborhood with 925 units housing 3,000 people.