Community Alliance of Spring Garden and East Deutschtown

01/30/2026

Today the Tripoli Community center (816 Tripoli Street) is open today (Friday January 30th) until 6:30 as a warming center. Please come join us to stay warm!

01/13/2026

🚨 Community Meeting Tonight – 6:30 PM (In Person & Virtual) 🚨

Please join us tonight at 6:30pm for our community meeting. The main focus of the discussion will be the New Year’s Day shooting in the neighborhood and ongoing concerns around short-term rentals and their impact on community safety.

Local officials will be in attendance to talk through these issues, share updates, and discuss next steps. This is an important opportunity to hear directly from those involved and to ask questions.

🕡 Tonight | 6:30 PM
📍 In person at 1286 Spring Garden Ave or

Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/94879751565?pwd=WjdwQUhGRWw2QXo3MGFsYnc4cm9Vdz09

Meeting ID: 948 7975 1565
Passcode: 894761

Your presence matters — whether you’re able to attend in person or join virtually, we encourage neighbors to take part in this conversation.

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12/10/2025

✨❄️ What a magical Light the Night! ❄️✨

Even with the cold, our neighborhood showed UP in the biggest way. The fire was roaring, the music was flowing, kids were laughing, Santa was busy, and the community spirit was absolutely glowing.

Thanks to your generosity, we raised over $1,200 for Angels in the Garden — a huge testament to the heart and commitment of this community. ❤️ Thank you to every volunteer, donor, dancer, cocoa-drinker, raffle-basket lover, and neighbor who helped make the night unforgettable.

Swipe to see some of our favorite moments! 📸✨

🎁🍪 Community Spotlight: Garden Café Kids’ Holiday Market

The holiday fun continues! Our friends at Garden Café (our beloved neighborhood coffee shop) are hosting a Kids’ Holiday Market designed especially for little shoppers to pick out gifts for family and friends.

Thanks to generous community donations, everything is under $5 — making gift-giving possible for even the smallest community members.

✨ Kids’ Holiday Market Details
📅 Now through December 12
⏰ 5–7 PM nightly
📍 Garden Café
🍫 FREE kid-temperature hot cocoa + cookies
🎁 FREE gift wrapping
🛍️ Rotating inventory — new surprises every night!
☕ Full adult menu available for purchase
💳 Cash & credit accepted

This is what community is. 💕
From celebrating together on Saturday to supporting local businesses and creating magical moments for our kids — we’re so grateful to share this neighborhood with all of you.

Come out, warm up, and keep the holiday spirit going! 🎄✨

12/06/2025

12/06/2025

Come join us at the Spring Garden bus loop at 1604 Spring Garden Ave for Light the Night! We’re here until 8 pm raising money for Angels in the Garden. Basket of Cheer (alcohol assortment) tickets are $10. 50/50 and prize basket tickets available as well. Plus free drinks and snacks! Come down and join us!

12/04/2025

🎄✨ Light the Night – THIS SATURDAY! ✨🎄
We’re swapping our regular December community meeting for a full-on holiday celebration… and YOU’RE invited!

📅 Saturday, December 6
⏰ 5:30–8:00 PM
📍 1700 Block of Spring Garden Ave (PRT Bus Loop)

Join us for an evening filled with joy, lights, and community spirit!
Expect hot drinks + snacks, kids’ activities, Santa visits, letters to Santa, and tons of festive fun.
And yes… ZOOMBA 🕺🎶

💡✨ Holiday Magic + Raffle Baskets for a Cause
Support Angels in the Garden by grabbing raffle tickets!
Back again is the wildly popular Basket of Cheer — valued over $400 in adult beverages. 🍷🍻
$10 cash per ticket, ID required.
Plus many more amazing all-cash-donation baskets!
(Pic above doesn’t even show everything!)

📸 Family Photo Fun
So many adorable photo ops—holiday-card-worthy moments all around.
Come make memories you’ll cherish for years. ❤️

🙌 Volunteers Needed
Want to help make the magic happen?
Reach out to Michelle (the holiday hero making this all possible!) at [email protected]

This is our biggest community celebration of the season—don’t miss it!
Come light up the neighborhood with us! ✨🏘️🎄

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11/24/2025

Free Thanksgiving dinner available at St Michael’s Church Furhr Center at 1286 Spring Garden Ave. (enter in the back on Firth). Here until the food is gone (another hour or so).

11/21/2025

Food for those in need at the Sarah Heinz House in East Deutschtown.

Important notice regarding food donation distributions!📢

Because of the amazing support from our community, we're able to begin assisting those in need right away. If you or someone you know needs help, please reach out, and we’ll promptly arrange a visit to our makeshift food pantry.

We offer three convenient pick-up windows each day:
Monday-Friday: 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Monday-Thursday: 8 PM to 8:30 PM

Feel free to contact us at [email protected] or call 412-231-2377 and leave your name and phone number. A member from our team will reach out to help coordinate a time for food pickup.

Together, we’re making a wonderful impact!🧡💙💚

11/11/2025

🎉 LAST COMMUNITY MEETING OF THE YEAR! 🎉

ITS NOT TOO LATE TO COME ON DOWN- WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU

Join your neighbors TONIGHT(Tuesday, November 11 at 6:30pm) for our final CASGED community meeting of 2025 — with FREE PIZZA generously provided by our president, Erik Kath! 🍕

📍 In person: St. Michael & All Angels Church Hall
1286 Spring Garden Ave
💻 Or join on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94879751565?pwd=WjdwQUhGRWw2QXo3MGFsYnc4cm9Vdz09

Meeting ID: 948 7975 1565
Passcode: 894761

We’ll celebrate this year’s accomplishments, share updates on upcoming events, and discuss community concerns with local officials.

✨ Then mark your calendars for Light Up Night — Saturday, December 6th, 5:30–8PM at the Spring Garden Bus Loop (1700 Spring Garden Ave)!

Let’s close out the year together, neighbors! 💡💬🍕

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11/10/2025

🎉 LAST COMMUNITY MEETING OF THE YEAR! 🎉

Join your neighbors TOMORROW (Tuesday, November 11 at 6:30pm) for our final CASGED community meeting of 2025 — with FREE PIZZA generously provided by our president, Erik Kath! 🍕

📍 In person: St. Michael & All Angels Church Hall
1286 Spring Garden Ave
💻 Or join on Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/94879751565?pwd=WjdwQUhGRWw2QXo3MGFsYnc4cm9Vdz09

Meeting ID: 948 7975 1565
Passcode: 894761

We’ll celebrate this year’s accomplishments, share updates on upcoming events, and discuss community concerns with local officials.

✨ Then mark your calendars for Light Up Night — Saturday, December 6th, 5:30–8PM at the Spring Garden Bus Loop (1700 Spring Garden Ave)!

Let’s close out the year together, neighbors! 💡💬🍕

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10/14/2025

🌟 Vote Tonight!

Hey neighbors — we’ve got a big TONIGHT in CASGED and we’d love for you to be part of it!

🗳️ Community Meeting & Board Elections
📅 TONIGHT, Tuesday, October 14th
🕕 6:30 PM
📍 St. Michael & All Angels Church Hall — 1308 Spring Garden Ave
VOTING ONLY IN PERSON
💻 Join virtually: Zoom Link

Meeting ID: 948 7975 1565 | Passcode: 894761

What’s happening:
✅ CASGED Board Elections — In-person voting only.
If you’ve attended two CASGED meetings or events since Nov 2024 (including via Zoom), you’re eligible to vote!

Now counted toward voting eligibility:

Penn Brewery Event

Summer Block Party

National Night Out

Food City Happy Hours

Neighborhood Cleanups

(If you attended but didn’t sign in, please reach out so we can confirm your participation!)

Agenda Highlights:

Updates from Councilman Wilson’s office

Discussion on newsletter and budget items

Upcoming events & initiatives

Time for community concerns and local updates