Jenkintown Community Alliance A unique community of shops and neighbors.

Win a diamond this holiday season! Stop in My Jewel Shop at 411 York Road to fill out an entry form to win an unset pear-shaped diamond 1.25carats in size, valued over $2500.00. There is no purchase necessary to enter. Contest is from 11/14/2009-12/31/2009 and you must be 21 years or older to enter. The lucky winner will be drawn on 1/8/2010.

Shopping in Jenkintown will be a little easier starting on Black Friday this year.

The new parking lot at Greenwood Ave. and Leedom St. will be open for patrons starting this Friday, November 27. There will be complimentary 3-hour parking that day in the new lot. 66 new public spaces now make it even easier to find convenient parking in Jenkintown.

There will be FREE meter parking on Wednesday and Friday nights, starting at 5pm, and all day Saturday and Sunday from now through New Years Day. Happy holidays from Jenkintown!

Come to Abner’s on Saturday Nov. 7th and enjoy their customer appreciation day with entertainment, prizes, give-aways, free soda, beer tasting, and BBQ lessons. Abner’s Authentic Barbeque is at 505 Old York Road, Jenkintown. Phone: 215-885-8600.

One Night Only November 5, “The Yes Men Fix the World” is screening at the Hiway Theatre as part of Abington Art Center’s exhibition “Endurance: Daring Feats of Risk, Survival and Perseverance”
on view through November 29

“The Yes Men Fix the World” is a screwball true story about two gonzo political activists who, posing as top executives of giant corporations, lie their way into business conferences and parody their corporate targets in ever more extreme ways – to wake up their audiences to the danger of letting greed run our world.

Film will be shown one night only Nov 5 @ 7pm
at the Hiway Theatre, 212 Old York Road
Jenkintown, PA 19046.
Regular ticket rates apply
AAC members and Hiway members $5

Prior to the screening Sue Spaid, curator of “Endurance,” will be
giving tours of the exhibition in the Art Center’s galleries.
5-6:45pm. FREE. Just blocks away from the Theatre.

Both the Hiway Theatre and Abington Art Center are accessible by public transportation. R1, R2, R3, R5 regional rail or bus routes 55 & 77

ABINGTON ART CENTER
515 Meetinghouse Road, Jenkintown, PA 19046
215-887-4882 www.abingtonartcenter.org

Merchants, property owners can apply for matching funds to improve local façades

The Jenkintown Community Alliance (JCA) is administering a Façade Investment Grant Program with funds obtained through the Community Revitalization Program of Montgomery County. The program provides funding for property or business owners who are interested in upgrading or restoring the exterior of their buildings and/or businesses within the Jenkintown Business Improvement District (BID). Funds offered by the program will match up to 33 percent of the businesses’ investment with limits based on project scope. The funding may be used for a variety of new enhancements including signs, sign hardware, awnings, lighting, exterior painting, restoration of architectural elements, masonry repair, window replacement and other storefront improvements. Funds from the program cannot be used for existing or ongoing projects.

“I am excited about the prospect of making local building façades more attractive to customers, and the community at large. This is a great opportunity to use funding resources that improve the community and help businesses,” Linda Kligman, Executive Director of the JCA, said.

All proposed improvement projects must meet JCA-approved design guidelines to be eligible for grant program funds. Interested parties may obtain an information packet containing design guidelines and a project application at the offices of the Jenkintown Community Alliance at 201 York Road (Suite 3B), Jenkintown. The deadline for applications is December 31, 2009. All applications will be reviewed by the Jenkintown Community Alliance Design Committee to assure that each proposed project meets all program requirements.

The JCA will hold a free information session on Tuesday, November 10 at 7 p.m. at Midgard Properties at 305 York Road, Suite 301. Those interested in attending the session should RSVP to the JCA at 215-517-5507