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Happy Friday! I wanted to pass on a recent discovery that PlanPhilly has a new blog dedicated to all that is happening in Philly, called Eyes on the Street (Jane Jacobs reference?). It’s loaded with photos & articles from around town, and you can search for articles by whatever issue interests you the most at that moment, like Bicycling, Design, Zoning or Technology. You can even sign up to contribute if you’re into that sort of thing. I would recommend checking it out:
Looking for something challenging and fun to do on Saturday October 29th this year? How about the SWCC Rock Roll & Run?
Register now and come run, walk, or stroller-push through our neighborhood!
If you’ve ever wanted to visit the West Philly Tool Library, this Thursday is the night. They’re having a party in their new space!
When: Thursday September 1st; 7:30 – 10:30pm
Where: their new warehouse space at 1314 South 47th Street
Why: checking out tools; listening to live local music
It was a beautiful morning for getting together with neighbors to clean up the block.
About a dozen neighbors made it out for our clean-up garden party.
We weeded & swept the sidewalk,
Weeded the garden,
And trimmed the bushes.
Thanks to everyone who came out!!! The garden looks great!
This Saturday morning is the Garden Party on Madison Square! We hope to see everyone out enjoying the weather and sprucing up for the SOSNA Streetscape Competition – judges will be by Sunday to evaluate our hard work!
Tomorrow it’s time to Rally for Your Alley – sponsored by SOSNA. If you’re in the neighborhood and have some “before” photos- send them over to SOSNA today and get your clean on tomorrow – you could win some cash for your block!
Upcoming Event that I like the poster for, just because of the Bike Basket:
Remember in 2009 when Philadelphia Water Department offered FREE rain barrels? Here’s ours to refresh your memory. Well they are back at it, but this time… they install it for you! Can’t beat that. Workshops are coming up but you have to sign up to get on “the list”.
Free is great, but what do you use a rain barrel for, anyway? We use ours for washing things down in the back alley, mixing mortar, you know, very normal. OR you could water your plants with the collected water! Even just waiting until the rain is long gone and then letting it flow saves the combined system a bit of stress.
Check out the SOSNA info
Check out the current Philadelphia Rainbarrel Map (including ours!)
(Image from SOSNA website)
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