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As I watch 3CDC repair the damage to their building on Race Street I have been pondering why the damage was so extreme . And then, while lo...

A friend and neighbor of our took this photo last week of the Washington Park garage construction. The concrete structure being demolished u...

  From 3CDC Washington Park Update

  The dark and cold of January is most difficult at the mornings and evenings. When dusk comes at late afternoon. At our house we have a r...

Late on a weekday evening I hear drunks singing, bottles breaking, an intermittent crazed scream and loud voices bragging and cursing. Peopl...

The Betts House just announced their next exhibit, and the flyer had this wonderful print on the front. 1880 Democratic National Conventio...

at Washington Park, where the playground was just removed:   I have no idea if they have found anything of interest.

This was a playground a few days ago:  

Stake for construction fencing  

If you want to change your city, what is the best way to go about achieving such change? Say for example, you wanted to improve conditions f...

Several types of cars regularly drive in Washington Park. The maintenance man drives his car into the park almost everyday and parks next to...

Cars are a twentieth century reality, and so far, they continue to be a reality in this century. And as long as personal autos are the domi...

Just a quick break from my summer hiatus, to notify you all about a new website that is dedicated to events and programming at Washington Pa...

In an attempt to get some work done (and to enjoy my evenings) I am turning my internet browser off for about a week... so no posts for a b...

The Drop Inn Center just entered the blogosphere . Since there is so much talk about their possible move and various issues such as sex off...

Here are a bunch of photos I took yesterday when I got into the new SCPA. The event was a thank you reception for Norma Petersen, a woman w...

I can't make it, we have our last soccer practice of the season tonight:  

Yesterday someone tagged all the trees in Washington Park with different colored ribbons. My son spent some time trying to figure out what ...

Good weather means intoxication in Washington Park. Oftentimes it is the kind of drinking that leads to much bravado and shouting. A group...