I have a new page, available also through the sidebar to the right. There are a number of ways we become members of a community, and one of them is by joining organizations and participating in events, or just by hanging out and talking. Some community-building opportunities we have available here in Ward 15, or near it, […]
This weekend a new blog was born. It’s name is Save Our Land. Visit it here. Although it is named Save Our Land, we hope that it becomes a place of community collaboration. The Fulton Road Bridge Project has opened an avenue for dialogue that we have not seen recently in our city. There are […]
Yesterday, Tim and I participated in another insightful Meet the Bloggers interview with local architect and historic preservationist Bob Gaede. For those of you who don’t know Bob he has built his national reputation as an architect right here in our midst. Gaede Serne Architects, Inc. will celebrate their fiftieth year in the profession on […]
One Man’s Theory
“There are two races of people–men and women–no matter what women’s libbers would have you pretend. The male is motivated by toys and science because men are born with no purpose in the universe except to procreate. There is lots of time to kill beyond that….Women, however, are born with a center. They […]
My friend George Nemeth told me about www.folkalley.com sponsored by WKSU a couple of days ago. It is folk music all the time, but with a new twist.
Check it out here. You will be glad you did.
Denise Donaldson, our friend and neighbor, has written a great post questioning the recent Midtown corridor Innerbelt meeting and the Fulton Road Bridge Replacement project community meeting held here in our neighborhood last Saturday at Brewed Fresh Daily. To read more, go there.
We have people in our city, in our state, and in our country that are deciding at this very moment in time whether to stay warm (pay utility bills), stay well (buy medicine), and/or eat (buy food). This set of circumstances is an appalling situation in the richest country in the world.
In the 1980’s, I worked […]
Here it is s late at night and although I am tired I cannot sleep, so I googled Brookside Park just to see what I could find. Here are a few of the things I found. Brookside Park was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1902. Does that mean that the old stone wall along Fulton Road could […]
Yesterday was a busy day in Brooklyn Centre and I wanted to make sure that we all knew that one of our shining stars has another award for her outstanding work in our neighborhood. Sheryl Hoffman, executive director of Art House is featured in this Plain Dealer article. Sheryl has received one of three 2006 Arts […]
Tim and I just got back from the “AIM HIGH:2006 First Robotics Competion”. WOW! What an amazing experience. This competition is combination Soap Box Derby, NASCAR, basketball, computer technology, and engineering wrapped in team spirit with elements of Woodstock.
The teams all start with the same basic starter kit but that is where the resemblance ends. […]