History Is Made

Wednesday night saw many firsts for the JKRP softball team.  We had Dave's first 2011 appearance (he was 3 for 3), we had our first 9-run inning, and, for the first time in history, a pitching change was called for.  Glenn Werner, amassing a pitch count of 57 on his first batter, was pulled in the top of the third inning by interim manager/center fielder Mike Izzo.  The side was quickly retired after the change.  "The first one was right down the middle," said Werner on the bench, "but he didn't swing.  I guess he didn't want them like that."


There aren't many rules in slow-pitch architectural softball, but it felt like we were up against the entire ASL rulebook last night.  Two outs at the plate were nullified by a vocal Ewing Cole bench.  One in a "slide or surrender" situation (in which the runner neither slid nor surrendered), and another because "the foul tip didn't go over the batter's head."  Despite the bad calls, Marissa turned in some All-Star caliber play at the catcher's position.


What the team lacked in Krevolin brothers it more than made up for with grilled meats and cake balls.  Aggressive base running was not slowed by the pounds of hot dogs, cheeseburgers, and cake we ingested.  We were in it until the end, but ultimately walked away with a loss.  Only four more games to go before the 2011 season comes to a close. 

Happy Birthday Dear PauJaSaGreggg!!!!

Tram Fun here:  Last week, the office got together for a little pizza party on the deck to celebrate our June birthdays.  Don’t worry I won’t reveal identities or ages of our two milestone birthdays!  Despite all of this celebrating, our “singing” was just as pitiful as ever.  Everyone quickly came alive again when reaching for a delicious piece of chocolate glazed chocolate pound cake from Cake and the Beanstalk.  yummy!  Happy Birthday Paul, Jason, Sam, and Greg!!!

DISASTER AT JKR PARTNERS

Tim Here: At approximately 11:37 this morning, JKR Partners was crippled by a devastating power outage.  Within minutes, chaos had spread throughout the office.  

David Urffer, Principal at JKR partners, is being lauded as a hero after his daring call to PECO, shortly after which all power was restored.  Thanks to Urffer, no casualties have been reported.

Many suspect that the power outage was the result of unannounced maintenance conducted by PECO. However, PECO could not be reached to either confirm or deny these allegations at the time of writing. 

JKR Job Sign

Glenn F. Here: Glad that our JKR Job Sign can provide a canvas for the Philly Community.

Here we go!

Bob Here: On a cold winter day in December of 2010 the paperwork for a new cinema in the Willamsburg section of Brooklyn NY was filed with the New York Department of Buildings for permits.  Now a short six months later we officially have a permit in hand and are ready to see this vision on paper become a reality.  The seven screen art house is a composition of glass, steel, metal screen and  graffiti covered concrete block.  The Williamsburg Cinema should be a much welcomed addition to the neighborhood.

Philabundance Project on the Boards!

Izzo Here: Philabundance has asked us to come up with some schematic plans for their new space in Chester, PA only a few blocks from the new PPL Park soccer stadium.  Their plan is to put a new Philabundance food center in an existing building which is now attached to a Dollar Store and is very close to an adjacent parking lot in the rear of the building. The idea was to create a pedestrian walkway between the parking lot and the store softening up the approach to the entrance, while providing a functional outdoor plaza for seasonal vendors. Hopefully we can carry out these ideas in the near future!

Bureaucracy Triumphs

Zach checking in with the softball report:  Words cannot describe what nine (9) swinging strikes feel like on a warm summer evening, so I'm not even going to try.  It was a defensive struggle by both teams, but one inning got away from the JKR squad and we scrambled tirelessly in an attempt to make up a hefty deficit.  Two home runs were scored late in the game, but it was too late; the City Planning Commission covered us in red tape.