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New & Improved

August 29, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Here’s a quick look at the new closets we’re going to be framing up and how they work with the bedrooms/hall.  It’s going to be a great use of space that […]

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Neighbors: Upcoming Homeowner Workshops

April 7, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

SOSNA and the Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia is hosting a series of Homeowner Workshops for owners and aspiring owners of historic homes. Right after we bought our house, Rob […]

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Neighbors: Recycling Plastic Bags

March 28, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Did you know you can recycle all your plastic bags at the SOSNA office?   In partnership with Keep Philadelphia Beautiful and BringItBackPhilly, SOSNA is encouraging all neighbors to reuse and/or recycle […]

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Neighbors: Please Take Julian Abele Park Survey by 6pm TODAY!!

March 7, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

Just received this email from our neighborhood association, SOSNA, about our neighborhood park, Julian Abele Park: One of the concepts under consideration, from the Park’s website: “Take the JULIAN ABELE […]

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Neighbors: Don’t You Love A Big Belly?

March 9, 2011by madisonsquare Leave a comment

You may have heard that our Graduate Hospital neighborhood association, SOSNA, is fundraising  to bring two sets of  Big Belly Trash & Recycling receptacles to our area.  This is great news- […]

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Neighborhood sights

October 7, 2009by madisonsquare Leave a comment

This is a pic of the house that collapsed last week… Too sad, all that’s left is the front door some back wall and a bunch of debris.

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