Trying to stay of top of things in Homewood is becoming a full-time job (that's an observation, not a complaint). For instance, these events all took place last week:
1. Monday, students from Carnegie Mellon University hosted the second of three meetings for the Homewood and North Point Breeze communities to share information about, and receive input for, an ongoing project to construct a joint vision for the two neighborhoods. Was fun, as was the first one.
2. Wednesday, the steering committee of Operation Better Block's Block Watch Plus met. I don't know how much I am allowed to tell about that.
3. Thursday and Friday, I joined 15 or 20 others on a two-day trip to Philly to learn about initiatives there to redevelop vacant lots.
4. Saturday, the Save Race Street committee held a multi-block yard sale. Gray, chilly weather notwithstanding, we cleared about $200. And we still had enough stuff left over to say, "Let's do it again." So, we're planning a part 2 this Saturday.
More later, especially about 1 and 3. For now, the point is, Homewood is simmering, in a good way.
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Posted
Oct 26 2009, 02:14 PM
by
Elwin Green