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We’ve got a lot happening this October! Come out for Meet the Neighbors this Friday, Oct. 2 at Mural City Cellars Wine Garden, featuring live music, drinks, and a raffle with prizes from local businesses. Catch our final Music in the Park of the season on Friday, Oct. 16. We’ll also share more about the upcoming FNA Board election at our Monthly Community Meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 21. Plus, check out our new FNA t-shirts, designed by local artist Ethan Carroll, and read about a longtime Fishtown neighbor whose decades of service to the community are being recognized.

📅 Upcoming Meetings & Events

👋 Meet the Neighbors — Fri, Oct 2 • 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM • Mural City Cellars Wine Garden
Join us for an evening of live music, drinks, community, and a raffle featuring gift cards and experiences from neighborhood businesses, including Suraya, Kalaya, Mural City Cellars, Picnic, Brooklyn Bowl, Wm. Mulherin's Sons, Pizzeria Beddia, Middle Child, Evil Genius, Frankford Hall, Other Half Brewing, La Colombe, and Hotel Anna & Bel.

Purchase event & raffle tickets

🖼️ Artpocalypse Now Art Market — Sat, Oct 3 • 12:00 PM-5:00 PM • Starbolt
Shop art from local artists and markers.

🛡️ Safety Committee — Wed, Oct 14 • 7:00 PM • Fishtown Rec Center
Hear updates from the local police department and share your concerns.

🎵 Music in the Park — Friday Oct 16 • 6:00 PM • Konrad Square Park

Join us at Konrad Square Park for our last Music in the Park of the season. This month, Joe O'Brien will be performing acoustic hits.

🤝 Monthly Community Meeting — Wed, Oct 21 • 7:00 PM • Fishtown Rec Center
Join FNA for our monthly community-wide meeting to hear important updates and share input on topics impacting our neighborhood. This month, we’ll review an update to our boundaries and proposed bylaw additions, deletions, and amendments. With the FNA Board election coming up, we’ll also share more about the election and ways to participate.

🌳 Beautification Committee — Thu, Oct 22 • 6:30 PM • Rose Garden
Working together to create a cleaner, greener, and more beautiful Fishtown.

ℹ️ Senior Fair — Fri, Oct 23 • 1:00 PM- 3:00 PM • Holy Name of Jesus Church Hall (701 Gaul St)
Have questions about taxes, insurance, health care, or programs for seniors? Stop by the Senior Fair to connect with organizations that can help. Hosted by Holy Name of Jesus Parish and sponsored by State Rep. Mary Isaacson, with refreshments provided by FNA!

🎨 Teen Art Club — 1st Wednesday of Every Month • 7:30–9:00 PM • Shissler Rec Center
A monthly creative meetup for teen artists ages 13–18 in and around Fishtown. Local artists Corey Danks and Sarah MacAnulty will lead an evening of art‑making, expression, and new friendships. Did we mention there will be snacks?

RSVP Here

🏗️ Zoning News & Outcomes

Stay up to date on recent zoning activity and upcoming cases in our neighborhood.

📅 Upcoming Zoning Events

📍 Tue, Oct 6th • 6:30 PM • Zoom

237 E Girard - special exception for eating/drinking restaurant in basement, 1st & 2nd floor
1144 Frankford - Kinto Restaurant seeks Streets Department authorization to erect a Sidewalk Cafe
1148 Frankford - Secondhand Ranch seek support for Sidewalk cafe (Girard Ave side)

Register to Attend

📍 Tue, Oct 7th • 3:30 PM • Zoom
544 E Girard- Special Exception Eating-Drinking / Food Prep & Serving (FNA Supports 46 Support; 0 Opposed)

Register to Attend

Always check our Zoning Committee Calendar for future meetings!

👕 Show Your Fishtown Pride

FNA t-shirts are a fun way to show your Fishtown pride and support your neighborhood association at the same time! Designed by local artist Ethan Carroll, shirts are available with a $20 donation to FNA at upcoming events, including Meet the Neighbors, Music in the Park, and our Monthly Community Meeting.

And for our littlest neighbors, more kids’ shirt options are coming soon!

Can’t make it to an event? No problem! FNA t-shirts are also available for purchase at Another Chance, 404 E. Girard Ave.

🏅Celebrating Marie Windfelder

By Joey Windfelder

If you’ve spent any time in Fishtown, chances are you know my grandmother, Marie Windfelder.

Recently, Marie was honored with the Moody Family PDAC Award for her engagement and support of the 26th District Police District Advisory Council. This local award honors community members, officers, or organizations that show exceptional engagement with and support for positive police community relations.

The Moody Family PDAC Award adds to the list of honors Marie has received in recognition of her service to the neighborhood and community. She was also recognized by Senator Tartaglione’s office and State Representative Danilo Burgos, and last month received an award from the Philadelphia Police Department Commissioner.

While these awards are a wonderful recognition of everything Marie has done for her community, to those of us who know her, showing up for others is simply who she is. When I think about my grandmother’s impact on Fishtown, I don’t think about the awards. I think about the everyday things.

I think about when I was little, and Marie babysat me from the time I was three months old until I was four. She would walk me all around Fishtown. We would go to the Rec, swim at her neighbor’s pool, and make our way around the neighborhood. She took me to Sulimay’s for my first haircut, and my grandfather still goes to Joe at Sulimay’s today. Everyone knew Marie, and because of her, everyone knew me too.

Today, you might know Marie from Milkcrate Cafe, from seeing her walking up and down Girard Avenue making her rounds, from an FNA community meeting, through her work with the 26th District PDAC, or simply from being a neighbor. She has a way of knowing everyone and making sure everyone knows her.

Marie has lived in Fishtown since 1971, after growing up in North Philadelphia. For more than 50 years, she has been an active part of this community.

She joined the Fishtown Neighbors Association in the late 1980s. Her children played soccer at the PAL in the late 1970s, and she was a den mother for my father’s Cub Scout troop. She worked in the kitchen at St. Mary’s Hospital in the early 1970s and later worked at Farmers Choice for 14 years.

My grandmother is the most selfless person I know. She is always thinking about how she can help someone else before herself. She is the grandmother of eight grandchildren, who she loves and spoils, but she has always treated Fishtown like an extension of her family.

Fishtown has changed a lot since 1971, but Marie has remained a constant. She has watched generations of families grow up here, raised her own family here, and continues to give her time and energy to the neighborhood she loves. She has spent more than five decades building relationships, helping people, showing up, and simply being there for her community.

Fishtown has been lucky to have her for more than 50 years, and I’m lucky to call her Grandma.

🫶 Volunteers Needed

📦 Mutual Aid Deliveries

Help deliver 4 boxes from Riverwards to neighbors in need. We need 5+ volunteers each week in October, and deliveries generally take about 30 minutes.

Sign up to volunteer

📣 Communications Volunteer

Love communications, social media, or community engagement? FNA is looking for a volunteer to help with our newsletter, social media, and communications strategy. Email [email protected] to learn more.

✨ Thanks for being part of our amazing community!

Fishtown Neighbors Association