From Stephanie Adams:
Our group has not yet begun working on the final project, but we have some ideas. The Philadelphia Athletics played some of the first organized baseball games in the city on neighborhood playgrounds, and we’re planning on researching the ties to Brewerytown. In addition to this, we will be discussing Mayor Nutter’s “Play Ball” program, which helps out communities to restore fields, get equipment and organize leagues. Our articles, pictures, and broadcast story will revolve around these ideas.
Earlier in the week, the entire group crowded into Bob Seabury’s row home in Fairmount. Bob offered us iced tea and allowed us to make ourselves comfortable in his cozy living room. As he spoke confidently about his determination to bring a supermarket to the Brewerytown-Fairmount area, I gazed around the room, fascinated. The walls are covered in various forms of artwork; the furniture is draped with heavy blankets. A huge CD collection is almost concealed by the clutter in one corner. I don’t know what I was expecting before we entered the house, but it certainly wasn’t this. Something about the disorder made me like Bob immediately.
Bob detailed his mission with the West Girard Supermarket Coalition. They are in the process of trying to bring in a new supermarket at either 27th Street and Girard Avenue or 31st Street and Girard Avenue. The area has not had a market since the Shop-n-Bag closed nearly 10 years ago, and Bob believes that a supermarket is critical to keeping Philadelphia residents healthy. When only fast food and TV dinners are available, Bob says, residents are not getting the nutrition they need.
The passion Bob feels for his cause is obvious. That, coupled with his friendly smile and hospitable nature, left the group hoping that he and his coalition will be able to make their dream a reality.
Group 1
Steph, Andy and Eric
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