Hi all,

A while back, I asked for opinions of the area, and everyone replied that it is a nice and safe place to live. Most were enthusiastic, and it really relieved my worries.

After about two 2 months living here, I can only say that QV is an incredible place to live! Seriously, it's got great restaurants, nice people (ala Dr. Bob's post), mostly affordable housing (getting a little pricey), easy parking, and it's close to everything.

Having the big-box retail on Delaware Ave/Snyder within close range is great too...even though they are typically madhouses to actually shop in. Also, is it Columbus Blvd. or Delaware Ave...or doesn't it matter?

I know it's only been two months, but it really seems so much better than the other neighborhoods I considered when I moved.

Thanks for that opinions everyone...you certainly were right!

K

Glad you like it. Have you had brunch at Sabrina's yet, or dinner at the Butcher Shop?

I personally still think of that wide road on the eastern edge of Center City as Delaware Ave., though it was renamed Columbus Blvd. in honor of Chris's "discovery" of America (that was back in 1992 that it was renamed, right?).

Get an italian hoagie at shank & evelyns, and a canoli at isgro's you can thank me later.

Glad you enjoy living there, would we steer you wrong??

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Hey, Kevin -- Glad to hear that you're finding that life is good in QV. I'm wondering what other neighborhoods you considered when you were looking to move.

Jo

Im the prez of Bella Vista's civic assoc (which includes most of the italian market) and though we live in a great neighborhood with 5 parks, a rec center, retaurants, galleries and the like---trash has been a major issue for us...primarily because City Hall refuses to give us trash cans along or commercial corridors and they refuse to give us a sanitation officer who will issue violations.

SO.....the civic group in Bella Vista hired teams of sidewalk sweepers and trash haulers..and they're removed 500 bags of litter and weeds in about a month's time so far.

And we've also hung decorative banners, planted a few dozen trees, installed information kiosks, started to hold special events and concerts and take our neighbors on monthly trips to the jersey shore....all without a special service district or "BID" , which raises taxes on real estate.


So, that's why we in Bella Vista have decided to give our neighbors much of the services you'd find in a place with a service district--without burdening the middle class merchants and property owners who desperately need every dime just to keep it going.

We have committees that deal with immigrant issues (we recently worked with the south philly review to get them to post the once-omitted vietnamese and mexican restaurants in their Bella Vista dining guide free lsitings); we have a philanthropy committee that delivers about 60 turkeys with all the trimmings to Bella Vistans of modest means...we do an annual toys for Bella Vista tots, we launched the city-wide reasons tostay summits about population loss, we fought for more protection and police presence for south street's mardi gras (though we have preferred a full-fledged mardi gras at festival pier that everyone could enjoy!); we have a new planning committee working to develop an urban plan for the neighborhood so we fight reckless development; we have a newsletter; a website (bvuca.org); we're working to bring another charter school to the community and we do what we can to drive seniors to the new TARGET or to the big SUERFRESH from time to time.

Yes, we have a holiday festival, a holiday house decorating contest, a tree lighting, menorah lighting, a flea market to fund tree planting, a huge spring FESTA and the annual reception that has been the place where Ed Rendell led a konga line and many other notable events took place!

In fact, this year's event is Oct 6th at the Fleisher ARt memorial...and the the whole city is invited as usual---20 bucks at the door for open bar, food buffet and music.

And we do it all on a shoestring.

Instead of relying on a BID, we get our funds the old fashion way--grants, gifts, donations, bake sales---and so far, so good. Bella Vista, including the Italian Market north of Washington, is ALOT cleaner, greener and livable than it was just 4 weeks ago.

And we'll keep on keepin on.

Ciao,
Vern Anastasio

Queen Village is awesome...but be sure to shop and dine in Bella Vista!

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