Clinton Elementary School Clean-up Day
Help us clean up our local elementary school grounds.
9:30 AM to 12:00 PM on Saturday, April 26th, 2008
6110 N. Fairfield Ave, Chicago IL 60659
50th ward Streets and Sanitation will provide some cleaning materials.
Bring you racks and brooms to help.
Refreshments will be available
For more information contact Emily at 773-583-1387
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Rummage Sale at Christ Church of Chicago
Rummage Sale at Christ Church of Chicago on April 26, 2008 from 8 AM to 4 PM.
Clothes for all ages, Household Items, Books, Videos, records, CD's, Toys, Games, Kitchen Appliances, Dishes, Linens, Decorative items, Luggage, Furniture, Collectibles, Sports equipment, Tools, electronic equipment, Musical instruments, bedding, Antiques.
Hot Dogs, drinks, and snacks will be available for sale.
Christ Church is Located:6047 N. Rockwell, Just north of Peterson Ave. and west of Western Ave.
Clothes for all ages, Household Items, Books, Videos, records, CD's, Toys, Games, Kitchen Appliances, Dishes, Linens, Decorative items, Luggage, Furniture, Collectibles, Sports equipment, Tools, electronic equipment, Musical instruments, bedding, Antiques.
Hot Dogs, drinks, and snacks will be available for sale.
Christ Church is Located:6047 N. Rockwell, Just north of Peterson Ave. and west of Western Ave.
Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society
The Rogers Park / West Ridge Historical Society is pleased to announce its 22nd annual House Tour to take place Sunday, May 4, 2008, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The tour features homes, a place of worship and a commercial structure of historic interest in the West Ridge neighborhood.
In support of Preservation Chicago’s nomination of the Devon Avenue District as one of the Chicago Seven Most Endangered Sites, this tour includes one of the first structures of significance built on Devon in the 1920s. The Rance family of developers erected the white terracotta-clad Gothic revival Barnett Building at the corner of Devon and Western in 1927, on the heels of construction of their own Prudential Real Estate building one door east. Henry B. Rance and his sons Arthur and Hubert were leaders in the early growth of Devon Avenue as well as the adjacent residential areas.
The imposing Rance family home will also be featured, as well as five historic Chicago bungalows and single family dwellings, and the St. James Presbyterian church. All of the tour structures date to the post WWI 1920s building boom which changed the fabric of West Ridge from rural to urban.
On the day of the tour registration begins at 12:45 p.m. at the Warren Park Field House, located at 6601 N. Western Avenue.
To purchase advance tickets for pick-up at Warren Park on the day of the event, please mail a check for $20.00 per ticket to the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society at 7344 North Western Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60645-1814. Advance tickets for RP/WRHS members are $16.00. Tickets may also be purchased in person from the Society, please call (773) 764-4078 for details. On the day of the tour, tickets will be available for $25.00 or $20.00 for RP/WRHS members.
For additional information, please contact:
Glenna Eaves
Volunteer Services Director
Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society
rapzl@aol.com
Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society
7344 N. Western
Chicago, Illinois 60645-1814
Phone (773) 764-4078 or (773)764-4079www.rpwrhs.org
In support of Preservation Chicago’s nomination of the Devon Avenue District as one of the Chicago Seven Most Endangered Sites, this tour includes one of the first structures of significance built on Devon in the 1920s. The Rance family of developers erected the white terracotta-clad Gothic revival Barnett Building at the corner of Devon and Western in 1927, on the heels of construction of their own Prudential Real Estate building one door east. Henry B. Rance and his sons Arthur and Hubert were leaders in the early growth of Devon Avenue as well as the adjacent residential areas.
The imposing Rance family home will also be featured, as well as five historic Chicago bungalows and single family dwellings, and the St. James Presbyterian church. All of the tour structures date to the post WWI 1920s building boom which changed the fabric of West Ridge from rural to urban.
On the day of the tour registration begins at 12:45 p.m. at the Warren Park Field House, located at 6601 N. Western Avenue.
To purchase advance tickets for pick-up at Warren Park on the day of the event, please mail a check for $20.00 per ticket to the Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society at 7344 North Western Ave., Chicago, Illinois 60645-1814. Advance tickets for RP/WRHS members are $16.00. Tickets may also be purchased in person from the Society, please call (773) 764-4078 for details. On the day of the tour, tickets will be available for $25.00 or $20.00 for RP/WRHS members.
For additional information, please contact:
Glenna Eaves
Volunteer Services Director
Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society
rapzl@aol.com
Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society
7344 N. Western
Chicago, Illinois 60645-1814
Phone (773) 764-4078 or (773)764-4079www.rpwrhs.org
Sunday, April 13, 2008
Meeting Wed April 16, 2008
North Side Alliance
Help make a difference in West Ridge!!!
Join us as we continue to take action and address neighborhood issues such as safety, unsecured vacant buildings and street cleaning.
Attend the next meeting at Christ Church of Chicago, 6047 N. Rockwell, (Corner of Rockwell and Glenlake, in the basement)
This Wednesday, April 16th 7:00 PM
Refreshments will be available
For more information contact Emily at 773-583-1387
Help make a difference in West Ridge!!!
Join us as we continue to take action and address neighborhood issues such as safety, unsecured vacant buildings and street cleaning.
Attend the next meeting at Christ Church of Chicago, 6047 N. Rockwell, (Corner of Rockwell and Glenlake, in the basement)
This Wednesday, April 16th 7:00 PM
Refreshments will be available
For more information contact Emily at 773-583-1387
Corner Gardens
4 Corners at: Rockwell & N. Shore – Maribeth Brewer, mbrewer@rcn.com
Maplewood & Rosemont – Maggie Reyes, jimger46@yahoo.com
Talman & Arthur – Deborah Newmark, deborah.n@sbcglobal.net
Rockwell & Rosemont – Laura Baruch, l.baruch@sbcglobal.net
If you like to have your corners planted – come join us!!
We are a group of neighbors who want to beautify the Far North Side by cleaning and planting flowers at corners all over the 50th Ward.
We are asking neighbors when they are thinning their garden plants to save them for the corner gardens - it will help to keep costs down and make the funds go towards soil additives for the corners.
You can contribute: Plants, Time, Money – any & all!!
Schedule:
Corners cleaning, digging & weeding will begin after May 1st.
Soil preparation with additives is after May 15th.
Flower planting & mulching is after June 1st.
Sponsored by: Northtown Garden Society(NGS) - North Side Alliance(NSA) - West Ridge Bungalow Neighbors(WRBN)
West Rogers Park Community Organization(WRPCO)
Maplewood & Rosemont – Maggie Reyes, jimger46@yahoo.com
Talman & Arthur – Deborah Newmark, deborah.n@sbcglobal.net
Rockwell & Rosemont – Laura Baruch, l.baruch@sbcglobal.net
If you like to have your corners planted – come join us!!
We are a group of neighbors who want to beautify the Far North Side by cleaning and planting flowers at corners all over the 50th Ward.
We are asking neighbors when they are thinning their garden plants to save them for the corner gardens - it will help to keep costs down and make the funds go towards soil additives for the corners.
You can contribute: Plants, Time, Money – any & all!!
Schedule:
Corners cleaning, digging & weeding will begin after May 1st.
Soil preparation with additives is after May 15th.
Flower planting & mulching is after June 1st.
Sponsored by: Northtown Garden Society(NGS) - North Side Alliance(NSA) - West Ridge Bungalow Neighbors(WRBN)
West Rogers Park Community Organization(WRPCO)
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Corner Gardens Coming Near You...
When: spring 2008
4 Corners at: Rockwell & N. Shore – Maribeth Brewer, mbrewer@rcn.com
Maplewood & Rosemont – Maggie Reyes, jimger46@yahoo.com
Talman & Arthur – Deborah Newmark, deborah.n@sbcglobal.net
Rockwell & Rosemont – Laura Baruch, l.baruch@sbcglobal.net
If you like to have your corners planted – come join us!!
We are a group of neighbors who want to beautify the Far North Side by cleaning and planting flowers at corners all over the 50th Ward.
We are asking neighbors when they are thinning their garden plants to save them for the corner gardens - it will help to keep costs down and make the funds go towards soil additives for the corners.
You can contribute: Plants, Time, Money – any & all!!
Schedule:
Corners cleaning, digging & weeding will begin after May 1st.
Soil preparation with additives is after May 15th.
Flower planting & mulching is after June 1st.
Sponsored by: Northtown Garden Society(NGS) - North Side Alliance(NSA) - West Ridge Bungalow Neighbors(WRBN)
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Meeting on Tuesday 2-26-08
Did you know that 6121 and 6134 N. Washtenaw there are vacant buildings?
Did you know both buildings are significantly lowering your property values?
Did you know both buildings are increasing your insurance rates?
Did you know that they a safety hazard for you and your children?
Did you know…..that these buildings attract rodents and a fire hazard?
Call 311 and report these buildings to the city!
Call 911 and ask the police to write a citation!
Call the alderman’s office at 773-761-6300
Attend a meeting to discuss this issue on 02/26/08 at the Christ Church of Chicago 6047 N. Rockwell (the corner of Rockwell and Glenlake), 7:00 PM.
For more information call Emily at 773-583-1387
Together we can make a difference!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Hello North Side Alliance
Notes from Meeting 1/22/08
Hello North Side Alliance!
I hope everyone is surviving the cold. Despite the weather, we had a great, very productive meeting Tuesday night at the Fluffy Turtle. We started out the meeting recapping what we’ve accomplished in 2007. From holding five meetings, to organizing a large meeting with Streets and Sanitation, to participating in/organizing 2 neighborhood cleanup days and to learning a great deal about vacant buildings in the neighborhood and getting started on what we can do to get them cleaned up, we have managed to begin a strong process of community change. For all that couldn’t come last night, give yourselves a round of applause.
Maggie mentioned two ongoing projects to invite everyone else to participate. We learned that the Aldermen are currently in the process of submitting their Aldermanic Menu, which is a budget for ward projects, and community groups can ask for specific funds to go to different needs. Maggie composed a letter which she will send in to the Ward office requesting funding for things like garbage cans on high-traffic areas. She will also be attending a garden club meeting to learn about how to get funding for garden projects. Contact Maggie for more info on these two projects.
Mary then reported on the meeting held in December between NSA and Edgewater Community Council to talk about the work they have done on vacant buildings. See previous emails for the full notes on this meeting.
We then decided to use a tool called a Strategy Chart to help map out what our next steps will be to address the vacant buildings. Please see the full version below. The resulting decision was that our goal is to put pressure on both the city (specifically the Police and the Department of Buildings) and the owners of the two vacant buildings identified on 6100 Washtenaw to get them in compliance with the code. The first step was getting as many letters as possible sent to these parties signed by neighbors in the area. Some people decided to canvass the area around the buildings with this purpose on a date in February to be determined. The drafted letter to the building owners is attached to this email. Please circulate! Feel free to make personal changes.
Next meeting date: February 26th.
Best wishes,
Emily
STRAGETY CHART: HOW TO SOLVE THE VACANT BUILDINGS ISSUE
GOALS:
Reduce the number of abandoned buildings in the neighborhood to as few as possible (long-term goal)
Bring the two problem buildings on 6100 Washtenaw up to code (short-term goal)
Ongoing building maintenance, safety and surveillance (mid-term)
ORGANIZATONAL CONSIDERATIONS:
We have 15-20 regular members and about 40 total
One of our members is a lawyer
We have a blog established (http://nsa50.blogspot.com/)
We have challenges to overcome:
Need more community presence
Need to improve our communication (schools/papers)
Want a more diverse membership
CONSTITUENTS, ALLIES AND OPPONENTS
Constituents
Neighborhood residents, especially the ones who live and own homes near 6100 Washtenaw
Schools, especially Clinton School
Indo American Center
Christ Church of Chicago
Allies
WRPCO
CAPS
The Fluffy Turtle, Susan and other business owners
Edgewater Community Council
Chamber of Commerce
Ald. Stone?
Streets and Sanitation
Opponents
Ald. Stone?
Building owners
TARGETS (Who can give us what we want?)
Building Owners – clean up their buildings!
Police – issue citations to owners for violations
Stone – get everyone else to do their job
Department of buildings – Inspect the buildings
TACTICS
Flyers
Inform people about what’s going on
Action steps about what to do: call 311, send a letter
Go door-to-door to pass out flyers and talk to people
Get a high volume of 311 calls in
write lots of letters to the city and building owners
copy the letters to ald. Stone and the dept. of buildings
Get the Media involved
Post the buildings on thegoodthebadtheugly of the 50th ward blog
send a mailing to surrounding residents
NEXT STEPS
Start sending letters to the building owners
Send letters to the Dept. of Buildings (Sofia will draft)
Canvass the area near the buildings in February with flyers and letters
Write and distribute a neighborhood newsletter with the information
NEXT MEETING: FEB. 26TH
Hello North Side Alliance!
I hope everyone is surviving the cold. Despite the weather, we had a great, very productive meeting Tuesday night at the Fluffy Turtle. We started out the meeting recapping what we’ve accomplished in 2007. From holding five meetings, to organizing a large meeting with Streets and Sanitation, to participating in/organizing 2 neighborhood cleanup days and to learning a great deal about vacant buildings in the neighborhood and getting started on what we can do to get them cleaned up, we have managed to begin a strong process of community change. For all that couldn’t come last night, give yourselves a round of applause.
Maggie mentioned two ongoing projects to invite everyone else to participate. We learned that the Aldermen are currently in the process of submitting their Aldermanic Menu, which is a budget for ward projects, and community groups can ask for specific funds to go to different needs. Maggie composed a letter which she will send in to the Ward office requesting funding for things like garbage cans on high-traffic areas. She will also be attending a garden club meeting to learn about how to get funding for garden projects. Contact Maggie for more info on these two projects.
Mary then reported on the meeting held in December between NSA and Edgewater Community Council to talk about the work they have done on vacant buildings. See previous emails for the full notes on this meeting.
We then decided to use a tool called a Strategy Chart to help map out what our next steps will be to address the vacant buildings. Please see the full version below. The resulting decision was that our goal is to put pressure on both the city (specifically the Police and the Department of Buildings) and the owners of the two vacant buildings identified on 6100 Washtenaw to get them in compliance with the code. The first step was getting as many letters as possible sent to these parties signed by neighbors in the area. Some people decided to canvass the area around the buildings with this purpose on a date in February to be determined. The drafted letter to the building owners is attached to this email. Please circulate! Feel free to make personal changes.
Next meeting date: February 26th.
Best wishes,
Emily
STRAGETY CHART: HOW TO SOLVE THE VACANT BUILDINGS ISSUE
GOALS:
Reduce the number of abandoned buildings in the neighborhood to as few as possible (long-term goal)
Bring the two problem buildings on 6100 Washtenaw up to code (short-term goal)
Ongoing building maintenance, safety and surveillance (mid-term)
ORGANIZATONAL CONSIDERATIONS:
We have 15-20 regular members and about 40 total
One of our members is a lawyer
We have a blog established (http://nsa50.blogspot.com/)
We have challenges to overcome:
Need more community presence
Need to improve our communication (schools/papers)
Want a more diverse membership
CONSTITUENTS, ALLIES AND OPPONENTS
Constituents
Neighborhood residents, especially the ones who live and own homes near 6100 Washtenaw
Schools, especially Clinton School
Indo American Center
Christ Church of Chicago
Allies
WRPCO
CAPS
The Fluffy Turtle, Susan and other business owners
Edgewater Community Council
Chamber of Commerce
Ald. Stone?
Streets and Sanitation
Opponents
Ald. Stone?
Building owners
TARGETS (Who can give us what we want?)
Building Owners – clean up their buildings!
Police – issue citations to owners for violations
Stone – get everyone else to do their job
Department of buildings – Inspect the buildings
TACTICS
Flyers
Inform people about what’s going on
Action steps about what to do: call 311, send a letter
Go door-to-door to pass out flyers and talk to people
Get a high volume of 311 calls in
write lots of letters to the city and building owners
copy the letters to ald. Stone and the dept. of buildings
Get the Media involved
Post the buildings on thegoodthebadtheugly of the 50th ward blog
send a mailing to surrounding residents
NEXT STEPS
Start sending letters to the building owners
Send letters to the Dept. of Buildings (Sofia will draft)
Canvass the area near the buildings in February with flyers and letters
Write and distribute a neighborhood newsletter with the information
NEXT MEETING: FEB. 26TH
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